BETWEEN TRUTH & LIES
BETWEEN TRUTH & LIES
this limited edition cd is dedicated to Paul Staniforth 1957 - 2007
donations for the cd should be made to the MND association - see back cover
I could go out with you for one million years Hold your hand and wipe away your tears Love you baby with your big brown eyes and I said Ooooh, you took me by surprise I don’t care what they do to me ‘cause I’ve got you and my remote control TV
The dogs are howling, the insects are biting me Neon lights flashing, your kisses exciting me (I’ve) Got some whiskey going through my veins, and it’s too late to catch the midnight train The air is heavy, the cop cars are buzzin’ Streetside hustlers are spittin’ and cussin (It’s a) long way down the Midnight Road And it’s a long way down I wear the perfume of cigarettes and liquor T Shirt couples argue and bicker Hispanic beauties in cocktail dresses Greased-back pimps chewing on matches Fresh cut limes in Mexican urinals Shop door bums sleepin’ under the finals (It’s a) long way down the Midnight Road And it’s a long way down ‘Hey baby, hey honey, what you doin’, goin’ spendin’ all my money’ ‘I’m doin fine, I walk the line, you want me to sign on the dotted line’ Jamaican yardies in caps and bandanas Rednecked guards with security cameras White boy in bling impressin’ his girlfriend Thinks he’s a rapper, when will this road end? The day is dawning, the sun is breakin’ My eyes are tired and my legs are aching (It’s) a long way down the Midnight Road And it’s a long way down
I wanna be your lovin’ baby, I wanna be your man This waitin’ is too frustration’, I just can’t stand, The way you tease me, with your bedroom eyes You leave me sweatin’, I’m hypnotised I wanna live, I wanna die, I wanna scream, I wanna love all that I can Oooooh oooooh, I wanna be your lovin’ man I’m gonna be your hoochie coochie, wear your voodoo crown I’m gonna make you, I’m gonna shake you all over town You drive me crazy, my heart’s on fire This kind of lovin’ sends me higher and higher I wanna fry, I wanna burn, I wanna fly, I wanna dream all that I can Oooooh oooooh, I wanna be your lovin’ man Gonna love you baby, Gonna make you mine Just give the green light honey, give me a sign I’ll turn the lights down, I’ll pull the blinds and Oooooh oooooh oooooh Girl, your lovin’s drivin’ me to drinkin, Pour another shot Give me some of your sweetest nectar from your honey pot I’m gonna squeeze, I’m gonna tease, I’m gonna wham, bam, thank you mam Oooooh oooooh, I’m gonna be your lovin’ man
It’s your house and you do what you like Your strength comes easy in the dark of the night Your head’s on fire with the things she said And your flames burn higher in your rage today She falls down crying and there’s blood on her face Things seem different now you forgot what she said It’s the same old story it’s goin’ to happen again Another scar to heal another wound to mend She’s stopped breathing and you say sorry now But sorry’s not good enough you’ve got to pay somehow Hate flows through your veins like the howlin’ wind And you try to explain but this is the end
Heard a dead man singing the same old song He stands before me goes on and on Take me with you Wherever you go Words seem important now There’s something I should know You never went to Woodstock, but you’ve seen the film (You) lived alone in the city of dreams, and you’ve got time to kill You held the world in the palm of your hands now you’re too scared to walk alone Said hello with the pain in your soul and your words turn to stone Take me with you Wherever you go Words seem important now There’s something I should know
I’ve been waiting for the phone to ring And there are shadows knockin’ at my door Look from my window to the street below and I can’t see her anymore All my dreams came to rest on her shoulder...but she’s not there Like the blind leading the blind, time after time down some dark alley of my mind Take my heart, take my soul everything, have it all Let me love Let me in La la la la Our love is stationary and every word in my dictionary can’t tell you how I feel Even though there’s no denying I just can’t help but try and bring you back to me Take my heart, take my soul everything, have it all Let me love Let me in La la la la I’ve been waiting
Beat up in the back streets of Dallas Haunted by the southern wind Left crying in the corner of a two-roomed apartment The child breaks down and cries Just set me free, set me free Blind to the consequence of action The man raises up his hand And brings it down on the innocence of his temptation The child bears another scar Just set her free, set her free Caught up in the crossfire that evening Words, words that break the bones She cried ‘Mama, there’s been too much hurtin’ ‘It’s time, it’s time to say goodbye” Just set us free, set us free
When I was young, my mama told me ‘Don’t go to the waters edge There are demons that wait in the shadows, and they whisper words of dread. And the Devil waits at the river, and the angels fear to tread and he carried away my baby and left her alone and dead’ Well I lived the life of a soldier and I fought this bloody war I’ve been face to face with my maker and death’s knocked at my door And the Devil still waits at the river and the angels fear to tread and he carried away my sister and left her alone and dead Well, revenge tastes so bitter, and his blood is on my hands and I laid him ‘neath the river on a bed of shifting sand And the Devil lives within me and the angels, they have fled my fate lies with my maker to live among the dead
Take me down to the river, the river of love Wash my hands in the water cool my blood Lay me down on a bed of red hot fire Kiss me once, kiss me twice, fill me with desire Move your body, to the rhythm, shake your hips Run your finger along my shoulder, touch my lips. You’re a temptress, heaven sent to us, playing with my soul You wrap me round your little finger, I’m under your spell. To the river the river of love Burning up with an atom bomb fever, I’m out of control Don’t need no doctor, don’t need no medicine just your rock’n’roll You’re an angel, you’re the devil you do as you please One more time, I’m begging you I’m on my hands and knees To the river the river of love
You made your money,You sold your soul To the devil, for a pocket of gold (You’ve) been running round on the wrong side of the track (where) they look you in the face, and they’ll stab you in the back Sheriff Carter says you killed a man and he won’t stop until he hunts you down Hungry for a lynching, the hypocrites and klan they want your blood across this land, Johnny Wrong Oooh oooh, Johnny Wrong They saw your hand upon a knife and you’ve been messing with his pretty wife (You’ve) been hanging out in the house of sin and now your guilty for the colour of your skin, Johnny Wrong Oooh oooh, Johnny Wrong You may be wrong , You may be right They took your life with a cold and bloody knife You may be right, You may be wrong They took your life and they wrote it in this song Oooh oooh, Johnny Wrong A rope is hanging from a tree They’re trying to steal your liberty The crowd are crying ‘You can’t be hung just keep on running, Johnny Wrong’ Oooh oooh, Johnny Wrong
Love is cruel and unkind and I’m foolish and I’m blind Dream, my solitude There is nothing I can do - to stop loving you Winds of time, our lips embrace Sunlight smiles upon your face Intoxicates my soul In my arms I long to hold - our love enfolds Please don’t break this heart of mine Please don’t break this heart of mine Please don’t break this heart of mine (The) sky is black and that is why I sit at home and cry (You) took my love and let it die Your heart has found an alibi - a love denied Please don’t break this heart of mine Please don’t break this heart of mine Please don’t break this heart of mine of mine of mine
Lost your loving when I was just a boy a hundred years ago – or so the story goes and it’s written on the back of my hand And it keeps me loving you And I saw you in a faded photograph throwing me into the sea – just you and me and we’re laughing but our eyes never met And it keeps me loving you Oh and then you let me in The day before you died – still I want to cry And I’m holding back the tears that we shared And it keeps me loving you
I was driving down Heaven’s Highway. Been searching for Salvation Road. Aint nothing been going my way, My head’s about to explode. Saw Jesus in the supermarket, Wearing trainers and a Nike hood. I said buddy I’ll see you on Sunday, He said OK, but it’ll do you no good. I don’t need your pity, That much is true I don’t need redemption honey, ‘cause honey I’ve got you. (I) saw your picture in the Sunday paper, I tore it out and put it on my wall I fell in love with your curvaceous body (I) don’t wanna touch I just wanna talk I was standing on the corner at midnight, The warm wind blowing through my hair I called out your name little darling You said hello But you weren’t there
all lyrics and illustrations by Tony Baker
all music written by Tony Baker and Mark Creswell except: Lost Your Lovin’, Dallas, Dead Man Singing by Tony Baker, Mark Creswell, Paul Staniforth It’s Your House by Tony Baker, Mark Creswell, Paul Staniforth, Eric Bellis, Phil Stanway
all songs performed by Tony Baker and Mark Creswell except: Remote Control by Tony Baker, Mark Creswell, Leon Johnson and Desmond Waters Midnight Road, Lovin’ Man, It’s Your House by Tony Baker, Mark Creswell, Leon Johnson and Shara Meek Let Me In and Dallas by Tony Baker, Mark Creswell, Rico Bell and Julie Lloyd Heart of Mine by Tony Baker, Mark Creswell and Matt Bourne
Paul was my best mate. He was also a loving son, a caring partner & father, a doting brother and loyal friend. He was a musician, an artist, a philosopher - a comedian, a carer and counsellor. He was a charmer, a perfectionist, a great talker, and was always naughty in the most astute and inoffensive way. He had a great mind, he treated everybody equally, and without judgement. He was always cool & stylish, and throughout all the idignities and physical deterioration that he suffered – he never changed. He always maintained his dignity and integrity, as well as his love of life and people. He was, in essence, a beautiful man.
taken from the eulogy 5th May 2007
1 : youth club disco : remote control tv 2 : that swiss taxi : midnight road 3 : voodoo tv : lovin’ man 4 : the rimbaudheads : it’s your house 5 : the drones club : dead man singing 6 : something something : let me in 7 : and behind the clouds, the wind : dallas (set them free) 8 : hush little baby : devil’s river 9 : big fish little fish : river of love 10 : the wrong side of the tracks : johnny wrong 11 : gridley quayle : heart of mine 12 : barefoot servants too : lost your lovin’ 13 : the berkley hotel : salvation road
This limited edition CD is not for sale, instead,donations should be made to: the Motor Neurone Disease Association www.justgiving.com/betweentruthandlies
limited edition of 100 no