As I’m not playing live much at the moment I have started a weekend live stream. The aim is to play 4 or 5 new songs each time with the occasional request.
There are now Ten for you to watch. Last updated 12 December 2020
On 3rd September, the All Aboard festival returns to our river. I’ll be playing at 15.20 in the Janaway Gardens Green patch. It should be a great day. Come along.
If childhood dreams came true There would be unicorns and superheroes everywhere If childhood dreams came true Then my friends would be zookeepers and astronauts Some would drive trains and fight fires While the superheroes, save the world and the unicorns play
Wake up and dream, wake up and dream Wake up and dream, the world needs dreamers now The world needs dreamers now the world needs dreamers
If childhood dreams came true Ice cream and holidays would last forever If childhood dreams came true Jobs would be fun and people never mean we could eat ice cream, all summer long While the superheroes save the world and unicorns play
If childhood dreams came true Wars would be fought by plastic soldiers If childhood dreams came true Rabbits and dogs would never grow old One of the soldiers might get chewed, by the dog While the superheroes saved the world and unicorns danced
Wake up and dream, wake up and dream Wake up and dream, the world needs dreamers now The world needs dreamers now The world needs dreamers
When I was immortal I used to hitchhike alone Lifts from DJs and crazies When I missed the last train home When I was immortal I trusted in strangers Ignoring the dangers That the adverts warned about
One day we’ll all be dust But we get to laugh, we get to play Dreams will burn and rust But we get to dance today dance today
When I was immortal I used to squander my days Waiting for the sun’s rays To burn up the night before When I was immortal Smoking was fine Health warnings mean nothing. When the future’s so far away
Ice cream summers and swimming pools Waiting for life to start Took so many chances but nothing got broken Except for my heart, That was the best part
One day we’ll all be dust But we get to laugh, we get to play Dreams will burn and rust But we get to dance today
They walk along the pier Stop and stare down at the sea The waves are wild and free In a seaside town in winter They walk along the beach, Draw pictures in the sand He laughs and takes his hand, In a seaside town in winter
More under the surface, than people believe In the heat of the summer When the tourists are gone, the town starts to breath Starts to breath
They run towards the pub, Shelter from the rain Soaked to the skin again, In a seaside pub in winter When they get a drink, he says, I’ve dry clothes you can borrow Stay with me until tomorrow, In a seaside town in winter
In a seaside town, pull the shutters down In a seaside town, in a seaside town in winter In a seaside town, all the shutters down In a seaside town, in a seaside town in winter
It’s becoming routine, the same place every week He gets lucky on Friday, then they fall asleep Next day at half past sober He tells his friend I don’t want to twist I don’t want to turn I’ve got sunscreen I’m not going to burn I don’t want one-night stands I want olidays,olidays, olidays To share picnics in the park I want to fall in love before it’s dark Don’t want one-night stands I want olidays
His friend takes a drink and puts down his phone I often feel like that, you’re not alone He leans against the bar, together they sing
Now in a Hollywood film, The whole room would cheer Raise their glasses, and all move near They would be chanting, and dancing and waving and singing Olidays olidays olidays
But this is England He’s not in a film So people tutted He felt gutted and embarrassed But then he started to whisper Olidays, olidays, olidays
First night was takeaway pizza That’s how our relationship started The cheese was rubbery, but the toppings were good and we were both satisfied when we parted Now we get it hot and crispy, by making it at home Only time better out was on holiday in Rome (or was it Naples)
It’s a food romance Milestones of our time together It’s a food romance That I’m sharing with you.
When we got married, we took a train to Paris and with a group of friends we had a picnic by the seine Crusty French bread, a range of cheeses, Pâtisserie and Veuve Clicquot champagne We go back there to remember that day in October When we feasted, on Parisian treats
Cupcakes in the snow in New York Finding wild mushrooms in the forest Buying a truffle from a man with a hound hot fresh doughnuts on Brighton pier
It’s a food romance Milestones of our time together It’s a food romance That I’m sharing with you.
Every good venue that closes down Rips another piece from the heart of the town A city is more than fancy flats Generic stores and chains of coffee shops
I remember the place so well, Old posters on the wall behind the stage You had to breath in to squeeze in the hall While the band pumped out power chords and rage Saw them later on TV But where was the passion they had on that stage.
Used to be more than bricks It’s where we grew together, had fun together Used to be more than bricks But it’s back to bricks today Every good venue that closes down Rips another piece from the heart of the town A city is more than fancy flats Generic stores and chains of coffee shops
I remember the bar so well, Crowded round the table talking rubbish double speed Don’t remember all that we said It was always about music and the politics of greed. Sometimes met up in other pubs But it wasn’t the same, it wasn’t our place
used to be more than bricks It’s where we grew together, had fun together Used to be more than bricks But it’s back to bricks today just a pile of bricks today