The Wild Dog I’ve sown all my wild oats, stood in the rain while it poured And the thorns that I gave you moved you much more than the rose You’re in love with the wild dog, the fox that was never house trained Im always the grass that’s greener on the far away plains Im always the grass that’s greener on the far away plains There’s a mist in the morning, it clings to the river like love. I long to stay with you, be there when you wake up you’re in love with the rover, the man who can never be tamed Im always the grass that’s greener on the far away plains Im always the grass that’s greener on the far away plains Im the wild dog the tomcat , the lamb that’s dressed in wolves cloths the man tat will let you down, the dream that you can’t let go you’re in love with the black sheep, your dreams you try to restrain Im always the grass that’s greener on the far away plains Im always the grass that’s greener on the far away plains I’ve sown all my wild oats, stood in the rain while it poured and I’d probably lose you if I ever stop playing this role

Smell the earth Don’t know what Im trying to say but it fills me with wonder I feel al itchy on the inside Feel Im part of some subconscious Van Gough This is the night And Im standing by a field that’s recently been sown and the sky is filled with stars I can feel the wind blow I can hear the river trickle through the trees I can smell the earth I can see the jewels of the night I can smell the earth I can see the jewels of the night As blue sky turn to red these trees are flaming silhouettes and houses light up in the distance I feel a change inside and I am free to be a child This is way beyond my resistance Im crying with the wind and Im laughing with the stars I rise with the moon to the occasion The night surrounds me now and the daylight takes her final bow The birds are finished singing for this evening I can smell the earth I can see the jewels of the night I can smell the earth I can see the jewels of the night And Im standing by a field that’s recently been sown and the sky is filled with stars As blue sky turn to red these trees are flaming silhouettes The nighttime and her charms I can smell the earth I can see the jewels of the night I can smell the earth I can see the jewels of the night

Those steps once were mine I see her quite often but not as often as the rest Never has too much to say and she’s always nicely dressed Her skin is soft from soap and her loving grannies touch her world is full of fairy tales ,without them there’s not much I’v never seen her run and shout, I’v never seen her cry Never seen her with a dirty face and I’v never heard her joy I’v never seen her throw a punch , I’v never seen her share Never heard her complain once , She don’t know enough to care Know enough to care I see her walk with mommy or with daddy in the car buttoned up pink raincoat boots and a scarf She shares a joke with Dolly in the backyard of her world Dolly knows her secret thoughts Dolly knows the hurt Dolly knows the hurt I’v often tried to see behind the veil over her eyes Often tried to see who she really is inside I watch her walk uncertainly one step at a time I know just how she’s feeling those steps once were mine Those steps once were mine I see her quite often but not as often as the rest Never has too much to say and she’s always Oh she’s always nicely dressed

The sun and the sand and the sun and the sea The wind in my face and the sound of the waves Washing over me The touch of your hand and the morning is mine The touch of your hand and the memories of last night Washing over me The flowers and the flags and the flowers in your hair Fountains and pools and shadows in the shade Washing over me Silence and freedom and silence is golden Streets that are empty lanes that are lonely Washing over me The warmth of your eyes like the warmth of the sun Your gentle perfume and the smell of the rain Washing over me Paintings and sculptures and memories and feelings Dreams and the cold stone the sound of my footsteps Washing over me The love and the hate and the romantic balance The pleasure the pain the tide of emotion Washing over me My heart in my head a quickening drum Fear and despair a constant concerto Washing over me The signs in their eyes a fixed set of values Im running inside their tunnel of vision And their laughter and their laughter’s Washing over me Washing over me Washing over me

I wonder how Id feel if we had an earthquake and I wonder what Id do if I felt the ground shake to watch the buildings jumping and all the people running into cracks in the ground and I wonder what Id do I wonder how Id feel if we had an earthquake firemen digging in the rubble reaching for a hand shake and frightened parents waiting the rescue team are listening but they don’t hear a sound and I wonder what Id do And I wonder what Id feel if we had an earthquake would I be a looter would it be my big break or would I be a hero climbing to the rescue while the cameras are on and I wonder what Id do I wonder what Id do if we had an earthquake and I wonder what Id do if it came to my street to watch my family dying while I am trapped and helpless doesn’t bear thinking of and I wonder what Id feel Well I heard it on the late news from the radio by my bed I drifted off to sleep as I listened to what the news man said and I slept peacefully and I had pleasant dreams Lord it’s a funny world and I wonder what Id feel and I wonder what Id do and I wonder what Id feel and I wonder what Id do and I wonder what Id feel

Tender and blue soft like the rain these thing that you do are beautiful Tender and blue eyes like the moon you fill up my nights with dreams come true Running like a child with outstretched arms the morning sun reaches for my window and says the day’s begun Down the lane by my house the fog it slips away Slip away Tender and blue soft like the rain these thing that you do are beautiful Tender and blue eyes like the moon you fill up my nights with dreams come true You’re the wind Im the sea you’re the see Im the shore You’re the footsteps in the sand I’ll follow all my days You’re the sun in the sky you’re the dew on the ground that slips away Tender and blue soft like the rain these thing that you do are beautiful Tender and blue eyes like the moon you fill up my nights with dreams come true Crumbling leaves beneath my feet as autumn turns to winter Naked trees and memories beneath a frozen sun I am running like a child the frost taps out a rhythm That slips away Tender and blue soft like the rain these thing that you do are beautiful Tender and blue eyes like the moon you fill up my nights with dreams come true You know I love you

Sun beats down not a worry in the world Lazy seaside town time on your side There’s a radio playing and the music’s drifting out to sea Summer atmosphere caught in the tide And the sand on the beach is like gold dust at your feet And the day passes by and you never really wake up And the closest thing to work you’re going to do all day is stretch your legs on the peer This is summer, Oh yeah and I love it This is summer, Oh yeah and I le le le le love it Night comes down and the boats are coming in Sleeping seaside town romance in the air You walk down to the beach and you hold her hand so tightly Summer love caught in the tide And she’s wearing jeans and sandals and a white white T shirt And a baggy denim jacket and her hair’s in a ponytail And she kicks sand at you cos she knows you’re going to chase her And she rushes into the tide This is summer, Oh yeah and I love it This is summer, Oh yeah and I le le le le love it Oh shine on shine on Oh drift by drift by Oh last for ever Time to come home a tear in the eye Lazy seaside town it’s time to say your goodbyes Yeah that song’s still playing as the bus rolls through the rain Swear your heart was caught in the tide Now you step down off the bus like you’ll never find another And the way you’re feeling now well you don’t think that you’ll bother But there’s perfume on the wind and somebody says hello This is summer, Oh yeah and I love it This is summer, Oh yeah and I le le le le love it Oh shine on shine on Oh drift by drift by Oh last for ever Sun beats down not a worry in the world Lazy seaside town time on your side

Well it nearly broke your heart when she flew out to New York Swore she’d never come back for all that you were worth And you would’ve settled nicely Yeah she really made you smile Helped you stay off the beer and she helped you pass the time And you curse the day you met her and you curse the day she left Cursing’s the only comfort that you get When you’re too tough to talk and you’re too weak to forget Pint sized friend down the pub’s your only bet And you wonder if she’ll ever come again To the dark end of the street where the lovers often meet You can see their shadows in the lamplight And your footsteps lead you blindly till you find yourself alone with a battle on your hands that you can’t fight And you wonder if she’ll ever come again And you know that she’ll never come again Still you wonder if she’ll ever come again And you know that she’ll never come again Your answer’s in the mail you’ll have it in the morning Details are enclosed and a cutting from the paper And it’s going to break your heart so go out and buy strong drink Take it home and go to bed for the week The Tuesday morning rain taps cold against your window like the icy fingers in her picture on the wall It’s a frozen epitaph to the sentence you’ve been serving Spell is broken now but the pain goes on and on And you wonder if she’ll ever come again To the dark end of the street where the lovers often meet You can see their shadows in the lamplight And your footsteps lead you blindly till you find yourself alone with a battle on your hands that you can’t fight And you wonder if she’ll ever come again And you know that she’ll never come again Still you wonder if she’ll ever come again And you know that she’ll never come again

Scream and punch that steering wheel if it makes you feel a little better Curse me, curse the day that I was born, that we got together It’s a long drive home on your own Towns fly by in bleeding monochrome It’s a long drive home, you’ll be alone When all you’ve got left is my grave Cry, pull over for a while, try and get your head together Reach out, reach out into the night and try and find some answers It’s a long drive home on your own Towns fly by in bleeding monochrome It’s a long drive home, you’ll be alone When all you’ve got left is my grave You laugh at the madness of it all, that we had a chance to start with Hopeless, hopeless fed on hope, the fattest lie you ever swallowed It’s a long drive home on your own Towns fly by in bleeding monochrome It’s a long drive home, you’ll be alone When all you’ve got left is my grave