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Day by day, night after night
Blinded by the neon light
Hurry here, hustling there
No one's got the time to spare
Money's tight, nothing free
Won't somebody come and rescue me

I am stranded, caught in the crossfire
Stranded, caught in the crossfire

Tooth for tooth, eye for an eye
Sell your soul just to bop on by
Beggin' for a dollar, stealin' a dime
Come on can't you see that I'm
Stranded, caught in the crossfire
I am stranded, caught in the crossfire
I need some, kind of kindness
Some kind of sympathy, oh no

(Lead) Save the strong, lose the weak
Never turning the other cheek
Trust nobody, don't be no fool
Whatever happened to the golden rule

Well, hello. dys. and I don't suppose that the cowboy will tell us who that interesting song is by, nor say, Hey, Letty, how are you today? <smile>

So, we're talking rescue are we?

How about this one, then:

Artist: Aretha Franklin Lyrics
Song: Rescue Me Lyrics




Rescue me
Oh take me in your arms
Rescue me
I want your tender charms
'Coz I'm lonely and I'm blue
I need you and your love too

Come on and rescue me
Come on baby and rescue me
Come on baby and rescue me
'Coz I need you, by my side
Can't you see that I'm lonely
Rescue me

Come on and take my heart
Take your love and conquer every part
'Coz I'm lonely and I'm blue
I need you and your love too

Come on and rescue me
Come on baby and rescue me
Come on baby and rescue me
'Coz I need you by my side
Can't you see that I'm lonely

Rescue me
Oh take me in your arms
Rescue me
I want your tender charms
'Coz I'm lonely and I'm blue
I need you and your love too
Come on and rescue me
Come on baby, take me baby, hold me baby, love me baby
Can't you see that I need you baby
Can't you see that I'm lonely
Rescue me

Come on and take my hand
Come on baby and be my man
Cuz I love you cuz I want you
Can't you see that I'm lonely?
take me baby
love me baby
need me baby
Can't you see that I'm lonely?

rescue me, rescue me.......

Fontella Bass?

I request "Dirty Old Town" by Ewan McColl or the Liverpool Spinners, please.

We have all the time in the World.
Time enough for life to unfold,
All the precious things love has in store.

We have all the love in the World.
If that's all we have you will find,
We need nothing more.

Every step of the way will find us,
With the cares of the World far behind us.

Just for love.
Nothing more, nothing less. Only love.

Every step of the way will find us,
With the cares of the World far behind us.
Yes..

We have all the time in the World.
Just for love.
Nothing more, nothing less. Only love.

Only love

Is that who dys' song is by, McTag?

and how are things in Manchester, Brit?

Dys's song is by Elmer Fudd and the Shyttkickers.

Things here are good, thank 'ee kindly.
My evening repast, well received, was lamb casserole.

Here it is, McTag:

Dirty Old Town menu
Ewan MacColl
I met my love by the gasworks wall
Dreamed a dream by the old canal
I kissed my girl by the factory wall
Dirty old town, dirty old town

Clouds are drifting across the moon
Cats are prowling on their beat
Springs a girl from the streets at night
Dirty old town, dirty old town

I heard a siren from the docks
Saw a train set the night on fire
I smelled the spring on the smokey wind
Dirty old town, dirty old town

I'm going to make me a big sharp axe
Shining steel tempered in the fire
I'll chop you down like an old dead tree
Dirty old town, dirty old town

Fairytale Of New York menu
Shane MacGowan
It was Christmas Eve babe in the drunk tank
An old man said to me, won't see another one
And then he sang a song, The Rare Old Mountain Dew
And I turned my face away and dreamed about you

Got on a lucky one, came in eighteen to one
I've got a feeling this year's for me and you
So happy Christmas, I love you baby
I can see a better time when all our dreams come true

They've got cars big as bars, they've got rivers of gold
But the wind goes right through you It's no place for the old
When you first took my hand on a cold Christmas Eve
You promised me Broadway was waiting for me

You were handsome, You were pretty, Queen of New York City
When the band finished playing they howled out for more
Sinatra was swinging, all the drunks they were singing
We kissed on the corner then danced through the night

The boys of the NYPD choir were singing 'Galway Bay'
And the bells were ringing out for Christmas day

You're a bum, You're a punk, You're an old slut on junk
Lying there almost dead on a drip in that bed
You scum bag, You maggot, You cheap lousy faggot
Happy Christmas your arse, I pray God It's our last

I could have been someone, well so could anyone
You took my dreams from me when I first found you
I kept them with me babe, I put them with my own
Can't make it all alone I've built my dreams around you

dys' song reminded me of one of the better Bacharach compositions:

What's it all about, Alfie?
Is it just for the moment we live?
What's it all about when you sort it out, Alfie?
Are we meant to take more than we give
or are we meant to be kind?
And if only fools are kind, Alfie,
then I guess it's wise to be cruel.
And if life belongs only to the strong, Alfie,
what will you lend on an old golden rule?
As sure as I believe there's a heaven above, Alfie,
I know there's something much more,
something even non-believers can believe in.
I believe in love, Alfie.
Without true love we just exist, Alfie.
Until you find the love you've missed you're nothing, Alfie.
When you walk let your heart lead the way
and you'll find love any day, Alfie, Alfie.

Francis, that is a lovely song, Paris, I wish it were true.

And you, Have you any requests?

ah, McTag. Thanks for the ID. I hate to go through the archives.

Crossfire by Stevie Ray Vaughan

Well, There's our Mr. Turtle. Yes, I like Alfie. Used to sing it, buddy.

poopity head!

ah, Thank you, cowboy, for the title.

Well, folks, let's pause for just a moment and get things straight. I am quite sure that we'll learn more. <smile>

McTag is a bed wetter

which is to say McTag sleeps like a baby.

Very well, folks. For those who never reply:

Hush now, don't explain
Just say you'll remain
I'm glad you're back, don't explain

Quiet, don't explain
What is there to gain
Skip that lipstick
Don't explain

You know that I love you
And what love endures
All my thoughts of you (nothing rates above you)
For I'm so completely yours

Cry to hear folks chatter
And I know you cheat
Right or wrong, don't matter
When you're with me, sweet

Hush now, don't explain
You're my joy and pain
My life's yours, love
Don't explain

That one was from Lady Day.

1600 pages...WOW!

Who woulda thunk?

Play on, dearest Letty! Play on!

Ah, Eva. It's nice to hear my name. <smile>

and what would you like to hear, dear?

Well, since our delightful turtle already alluded to this writer and singer, how about:

I'll Never Fall In Love Again
Burt Bacharach

What do you get when you fall in love?
A girl with a pin to burst your bubble
That's what you get for all your trouble
I'll never fall in love again
What do you get when you kiss a girl
You get enough germs to catch pneumonia
After you do, she'll never phone ya
I'll never fall in love again
I'll never fall in love again
Don't tell me what it's all about
'Cause I've been there and I'm glad I'm not
Out of those chains
Those chains that bind you
That is why I'm here to remind you
What do you get when you fall in love?
You only get lies and pain and sorrow
So far at least until tomorrow

I'll never fall in love again
I'll never fall in love again