1. |
Riverside Song
02:30
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I’ll take you by the riverside, the only place to go
I’ll take you by the riverside, we’ll watch the water flow
I’ll take you by the riverside, down where the ground is bare
I’ll take you by the riverside when no-one else is there
I’ll take you and I’ll hold you throughout the lonely night
I’ll take you and I’ll hold you if it makes you feel alright
I’ll take you and I’ll hold you I will love you like a brother
I’ll take you and I’ll hold you I will never love another
You can love for me my money but I’ve none to spend on you
You can love for me just to spend my time while there’s nothing else to do
But if you take this lonely heart and all the loving it contains
You can love me when the sun goes down, and I’ll love you when it rains
You can love for me my money but I’ve none to spend on you
You can love for me just to spend my time while there’s nothing else to do
But if you take this broken heart and all the loving it contains
You can love me when the sun goes down, and I’ll love you when it rains
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2. |
A Month In The Summer
02:41
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It’s easy come and easy go,
Or so say those who ought to know
They’ll take you out and show you things
And share the gifts that summer brings
The fruits and flowers, the birds and bees
They’ll say the best things in this life all come for free
It’s easy come and easy go,
And so you go with the flow
Take a boat and find a friend
And row the river to the end
Now dip your feet but don’t get wet
And don’t you be surprised if this is all you get
And all this time you wondered, could it ever last?
It happened all so fast
It’s easy come and easy go
And now what do you have to show?
A postcard sent from Italy
To wish that you were here with me
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3. |
Ghost Of A Town
03:17
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Whatever is it now
Keeps us coming here?
Something in the water?
Something in the atmosphere?
We’re not the first to come here
We won’t be the last
Where the future’s tied up in the past
There’s ghosts in these alleyways
Ghosts walk these streets
They’ll tap you on the shoulder
And whisper in your sleep
And you listen to them
Though they say
You’ve got it wrong
You simply don’t belong
You’ve stayed here far too long
So you tread so lightly now
Where the roads are paved
With good intentions
And plans that you made
And laid to rest
Never fulfilled
Whatever keeps you hanging on still?
Whatever holds you back
From going on down where
The grass is greener
And hope is in the air
Instead of running on empty
Feeling so low
Nowhere else to go
Hanging around
Killing time
In this ghost of a town
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4. |
The Cuckoo
02:30
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Oh the cuckoo she’s a pretty bird
She singeth as she flies
She bringeth us good tidings
And telleth us no lies
Oh she sucks upon white flowers
For to keep her voice so clear
And the more she singeth “cuckoo!”
The summer draweth near
Oh the cuckoo she’s a giddy bird
No other is as she
That flies across the meadow
And sings from tree to tree
Oh a nest she never buildeth
A vagrant she doth roam
Her song it is but mournful
“I nowhere have a home”
Oh the cuckoo she’s a witty bird
Arriving with the spring
When summer sun is waning
She spreads her wanton wing
She flees the coming winter
She hates the rain and snow
Like her I would be singing
And with her I would go
Oh the cuckoo she’s a pretty bird
She singeth as she flies
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5. |
Willow Song
03:27
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Oh Willow, don’t you weep for me
Willow, don’t you weep for me
For I am bound for a better place
Where noone knows my name or face
And I won’t leave a single trace
So don’t you weep for me
Oh Willow, don’t you weep for me
Willow, don’t you weep for me
For I must run and I must ride
Until I find a place to hide
And you will be my only guide
So don’t you weep for me
Oh Willow, don’t you weep for me
Willow, don’t you weep for me
For someday soon and it won’t be long
They’ll look for me and I’ll be gone
And none shall know but you alone
So don’t you weep for me
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6. |
Windfall
02:57
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A tree stands in a garden
A forest once stood there
Boughs that hid their secrets once
Now stand so bare
And I’ve been waiting here to see you
To hear again your summer song
And I won’t be waiting long
The sun was down
You came around
You found me on the ground
On the forest floor
Yellow hearts a-windfall
Golden like the sun
And now the song is waiting to be sung
Three miles outside town
You took me down
Surrounded by the sound
Of sweet, sweet silence
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7. |
Should I Ever
03:18
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Should I ever be alone
I will know
That you are near to me
For there are many ways you’ve shown
And now it’s clear to me
But even now I’m not so sure where I am going
And in this world I wonder is there any way of knowing
For though I’m sure that you would never want to lose me
The shadows in the night still trouble and confuse me
But should I ever be alone
I will know
You have a place for me
And in the shadow of the unknown
You turn your face to me
And I hope that I shall learn to find you every day
You loved me first, teach me to be the same way
And though the night is long
Your light shines on and on and on
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Today or tomorrow, it means nothing to me
Didn’t wake up this morning til a quarter past three
Stayed in my bed and watched the TV
Just a sleepy nothing kind of day
Looked out of my window – there was nothing to see
I wandered around and I made cups of tea
Nothing exciting happened to me
Just a sleepy nothing kind of day
You can tell me I’m lazy, like as if I don’t know
Tell me I’m stupid and boring
But turn the light out after you when you go
And don’t wake me up in the morning
And I won’t go to work, and I really don’t care
It’s so very dull it just makes me despair
Tell me why should I waste such a lovely day there?
Just a sleepy nothing kind of day
They’ll probably sack me, but I really won’t mind
I could look for another job any old time
But I never was much of the hard-working kind
Just a sleepy nothing kind of day
So tell me I’m lazy, like as if I don’t know
Tell me I’m stupid and boring
But turn the light out after you when you go
And don’t call for me in the morning
And what if they sack me, I really won’t mind
I could look for another job any old time
But if every day was like this- I think I’d be fine
Just a sleepy, just a sleepy
Just a sleepy nothing kind of day
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9. |
Hold My Breath
03:05
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I always used to think that I could tell
The roads that led to Heaven and to Hell
Until this devil came along
To show me that I could be wrong
And looking back I learned my lesson well
Temptation comes in every shape and size
And often wears the flimsiest disguise
But who am I to play the judge
To say that I can tell so much
By looking at the colour of her eyes
And so I’ll..
Hold my breath and walk right in and then
Close my eyes and count from one to ten
On way or other life will never be the same for me again
Temptation comes in every shape and size
And often wears the flimsiest disguise
But who am I to play the judge
To say that I can tell so much
By looking at the colour of her eye
And so I burned my tongue on something sweet
Forbidden fruit I couldn’t help but eat
And if it left me feeling
Like my words had lost their meaning
Well at least I’m standing on my own two feet
And so I’ll..
Hold my breath and walk right in and then
Close my eyes and count from one to ten
On way or other life will never be the same for me again
Hold my breath and walk right in and then
Close my eyes and count from one to ten
On way or other life will never be the same for me again
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10. |
Stole The Ground
04:11
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I climbed the mountain high
But all that I could find
Was just another mountain
Over on the other side
Another hill to climb
Another fence to cross
Another milestone on the way
Another loved and lost
So put it down to experience
Put it down to my hard luck
A harmless way to pass the time
A second on the clock
Another notch upon my belt
A name stamped in my book
We say these things just happen
When we leap before we look
And I don’t know where I stand
And I don’t know where I should sleep
You stole the ground from underneath my feet
I thought I saw the way ahead
But you just blocked my view
You got the better of me
Still I got the best of you
And if you don’t know what to think
Well I can’t think what to say
Just hope you’re not offended
If I simply walk away
‘Cause I don’t know where I stand
And I don’t know where I should sleep
You stole the ground from underneath my feet
No I don’t know where I stand
And I don’t know where I should sleep
You stole the ground from underneath my feet
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11. |
Swallows
02:50
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On a lonely station platform
I watched the swallows in the sun
And stepped into a world
Where time had just begun
From a window by a courtyard
Where the swallows flew around
My ears thrilled to the swallow song
And no other sound
And everywhere I go now
No matter what I do
When I watch the swallows
I will think of you
Of a beauty that intrigued me
I wanted it so much
A beauty I’d approach
But never touch
And when the summer’s over
And the swallows are all gone
I swear I’ll still remember
When I go back home
From that empty station platform
Where we sheltered from the rain
Until next summer
Will I see you again?
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12. |
Hold Back The Tide
04:00
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In the days gone before I never wanted for more
Never thought there was more to be known
Like a leaf on a tree, like a wave on the sea
Never knowing which way I was blown
And the seasons would fly on by
In just a blink of heaven’s eye
Thought I might as well try and hold back the tide
But lately I’m sad for what I never had
And the reason’s not easy to see
Is it something I lack that is holding me back?
Well my head and my heart can’t agree
And the seasons turn into years
Of holding on to those hopes and fears
Now I might as well try and hold back the tide
If it isn’t to be, how can I be free?
Tell me now am I doing something wrong
Take it slow, but I can’t say no
‘Cause I’ve already waited too long
In the days gone before I never wanted for more
And it seemed all so clear in my mind
But there’s something I missed, feels a little like this
That I never believed I would find
Something so deep inside
Something I can no longer hide
And I might as well try and hold back the tide
Something so deep inside
Something I can no longer hide
And I might as well try and hold back the tide
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Jon Fletcher UK
Dazzling fingerstyle guitar, gently soulful vocals and songs aimed straight at the heart: Jon Fletcher weaves strands of English folk, jazz, blues and acoustic pop into a compelling and original take on the troubadour tradition.
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