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Keep On Keeping On
03:55
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‘Keep On, Keeping On’ by Steve Laffy & Jason Flinter ©
Intro Vamp
I’m breathing in, I’m breathing out
I’m finding what it’s all about
Make’s we want to stop and shout! Repeat
Verse 1
Why can life seem so hard, working both night and day
I’m busy doing over time, then giving it all away
Pre Chorus
Pressure’s on, time is tight, trying to reach the top
When I get there, I might find, it’s very hard to stop
Chorus
I’m breathing in, I’m breathing out
Finding what it’s all about
I’m breathing in, I’m breathing out
Makes me want to stop and shout!
Verse 2
The sun is beating down, on the African plain
Another year goes rolling by, without any rain
Pre Chorus
A mother cries, her baby dies, it’s just another day
And those that can, just turn their heads and look the other way
Repeat Chorus
Bridge
Receiving, believing, the meaning, …. of keeping on
Intro Vamp then into Solo (over verse)
Pre Chorus
Try to live life differently, or things just stay the same
I believe, yes I believe, that we can all make a change
Repeat Chorus ad lib,
Ending - Bridge
Receiving, believing, the meaning, …. of keeping on
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Living Alone In The City
03:17
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‘Living Alone In The City’
Music by Steve Laffy & Jason Flinter. Words by Steve Laffy ©
Verse 1 Living alone in the city, is no fun I can tell you
Walk the streets all by myself, no one to tell my troubles to
I wake up early in the morning, nobody lying by my side
Another lonely day is starting,
I’m gonna catch a train and ride
Verse 2
Waiting for the phone to ring, or someone knocking on my door
Or maybe even a letter saying, I won’t be lonely no more
Fed up staring out the window, fed up feeling down so low
Fed up waiting for the good times, time alone passes by so slow
Chorus
Living alone, living alone, living alone, lonely in the city
Verse 3
I see the lovers walking hand in hand, most every place I seem to go But I just walk all by myself, till I find myself once more back home
I know that out in the city, there is someone who feels the same
I don’t know where to start looking, I’ve got no address or name
Solo
Bridge
When I rest my mind, let the world be still
A peace I find, serenity and so fulfilled
Deep inside, there’s a part of me
That feels alone, it’s just I’d like some company
Repeat last 2 lines of Verse 1
Fed up staring out the window, fed up feeling down so low
Fed up waiting for the good times, time alone passes by so slow
Repeat Chorus x 2 to End
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A Life Inside
06:14
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A Life Inside by Steve Laffy & Andy Cleveland
Verse 1
Another dawn breaks on a bleak and empty day
Another long and lonely time to while away
Another day to wish and wonder why
I hang my head and cry
Verse 2
Another look upon a sad and lonely life
Another nightmare coming back to strike
And though I know that what I did was wrong
Do I have to stay so long?
Chorus 1
Outside the world is full of evil men and more
Who will never spend a day behind this door
Or is it just the fact that I am hounded by the law
Verse 3
Another day away from those I love
Another night denied the stars above
Another lonely child and weeping wife
I'm paying with my life
Verse 4
Another man so lacking dignity
Another day of pain and misery
Just what has caused and man to be
A prisoner like me
Chorus 2
Outside the world is full of war and poverty
And no-one takes the blame that a
All these things should be
One day I hope that all the world ... can be free
Repeat Chorus 1
Solo
Repeat Chorus 1
Repeat Verse 1
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Don't Go Breaking Down
03:51
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‘Don’t Go Breaking Down’ by Steve Laffy ©
Instrumental Theme Intro
Chorus
Don’t go breaking down, now’s the time for getting up
Come on, come on, come on, you just can’t get enough
There’s a plan going round the land, it’s plain for us to see
When we get together now how much better life can be
Verse 1
Now’s the time to change your mind, try your best to see
Change your mind now’s the time, to live in harmony
There’s a plan going round the land, it’s plain for us to see
When we get together now how much better life can be
Repeat Chorus
Verse 2
So many people think, that for then there’s no way
When you feel positive those, thoughts will clear away
So now’s the time to change your mind, try your best to see
Change your mind, now’s the time to live in harmony
Instrumental Intro - Solos (over verse)
Repeat chorus till end
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'I See No Future In Wicked Ways'
Chorus
I see no future, in wicked ways
‘Cause I believe, in judgement day
Verse 1
Be good to yourself, be good to you neighbour
Don’t walk on people, just to be a Raver
There’s wise and foolish, in all of us
So come on now, come with me, don’t miss that bus
Repeat Chorus
Verse 2
Be good to your brother be good to your sister
Be good to yourself and your children too
What you give, what you give, is what you get
What you give, is gonna come, gonna come right back to you
Repeat Chorus
Re Intro
Bridge
Wise people say, we can find a better way
But we just gotta keep on trying
Hold your head high, just reach for the sky
One whole nation unifying
Repeat Chorus
Repeat Verse 1
Repeat Chorus
Outro
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