ONLY THE ONES WE LOVE
DELIVER ME
THIS STORY IN ME
TO WISH THIS
MUD IN ANY WATER
SUNFACE
NEVER KNOWN
THIS STRANGER
SWEAR BY ME
HOT PORK SANDWICHES
ME IN MIND
SOME TIME WITH ME
I LOVE THE HEAVEN’S SOLO
I’M GOING HOME
Words And Music By Tanita Tikaram



ONLY THE ONES WE LOVE
Oh you can’t say nothing to the pouring rain
And you can’t say nothing till there’s hope again
Say oh my baby – you must never change
For we’re only the ones we love
And I’ve stood stolen by a pauper’s heart
Yes, I’ve stood stolen where the aching starts
But the way you watched – it’s a life apart
For we’re only the ones we love
Only, only
You’re the only one who could say
I could love this way
I could love this way
Oh you can’t get even with this kind of pain
But to see you steady brings the calm again
Say oh my baby – let them stay the same
For we’re only the ones we love
And they’ve seen something, which I’ll never see
But I dreamed something when you fell for me
Yeah I dreamed something, which soars above
For we’re only the ones we love
Only the ones we love
Yes love, love mmm mmm
This love, love
I get tired – and I get old
But to see you steady brings a flood of gold
Saying oh my baby I’ve been taught and told
We’re only the ones we love
Only the ones we love
Love, love mmm mmm
This love mmm mmm

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DELIVER ME
One day to wonder what’s bothering me
You said it
I’m just the half of this – that just won’t see
Believe it
If I am wishing I am hoping as well
Sometimes I, I tell you clearly
But it’s hard to tell
Someone will watch me with an eager eye
But I’m not, I’m not even here, to even try
If the rain stops calling, calling my name
Well, I’m still in the thick of it and bearing the shame
Deliver me
Oh no – you don’t deliver in me
Deliver me
Oh no – you don’t deliver in me
Deliver me
Oh no – you don’t deliver but one day
You’ll wake up and then you’ll see
Some times are hard, some times they drag
Well I can see in your face – you’ve seen the half of this
Maybe, I’m naming all the changes too much
But see you, you never leave it if you have to touch
And I will always be waiting with a happy smile
But the smile is just a laughing killer
Laugh a while
Don’t know what I’m doing here
Don’t know if I’m sane
But I swear if I’m feeling this
I’m feeling the pain
Chorus
And I can’t be your standards
Wish you away
No I can’t be all this much
See you still have too much to say
Some skies are darkening and call out loud
Well, I’m the good side of you and still I’m proud
To be waiting for lightness when you stray
Well, I’m sure that I hear him
He’s slipping away
Chorus

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THIS STORY IN ME
A scene so simple
As if you’re carried along
I’ve seen some strange things and
He says “I’m used to winning”
Hearts abound
“I’m used to striking bands”
The sound
I’m used to turning every leading
Story in me
Believe this story in me
The scene’s a young man
It’s the same self – same man
It’s the way you won me
A day ago –
It’s strange to know so much
Always known too much
Always cared so much to take
Believe this story in me
Believe this story in me
Mm Hm Mm Hm Mm Hm
A scene – so second
A scene – so second best
I’m sure I’m saving you
When they look around
Here are the gathered
Here is the test of time
Here is what matters – in my heart
Yeah, maybe my heart’s blind
In my heart
Yes – maybe my heart’s blind
But I’m sure I’m taking
Believe this story in me
Believe this story in me
Mm Hm Mm Hm Mm Hm
Watch young scenery
Watch young
What’s been burning here?
Well – you know it’s
Seen the sun in me
Yes, you know it’s
Seen the sun in me
Yes, you know it’s warm and I feel better
I feel better
I feel better

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TO WISH THIS
It’s a long day
For me and my world
It’s a long day
To be your girl
It’s been a hard times
Spent missing so much
But I still love you
To wish this
To wishes
It takes some caring
To have enough
It takes some pleasing
To keep us crossed
And growing harder
To keep you crowned
But such a true look can be
To wish this
To wishes
Some dust in my eye
Some movement cries
Some will and won’t
Some he has shown me love
It takes a murmur
To keep this touch
It’s a murmur
Who wants this touch?
To such a soft heart
It can be found
To hush this longing
To wish this
To wishes
It takes a long day
To find your world
It takes a long day
To be your girl
But it’s the right time
To feel this much
I still love you
To wish this
To wishes

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Mud In Any Water
Brother – won’t you walk in town?
Don’t you ever wanna stray?
See, I’ve been seeing someone in this town
And they don’t wanna stay
Mud in any water – see you
See you laugh and sing
Everybody will be happy
Everybody will bring
Mud in any water – bring me
Never want to be alone
Can’t you ever sense it – send me?
Somebody bring me home
Mud in any water
He brings – he don’t wanna shy today
‘Cause the people want their friends
But they don’t want their friends true
‘Cause the people want their friends
But they don’t want their friends true
Mud in any water – want you
Want you to laugh and sing
Everybody will be happy
Everybody will bring
Have a shot at any heaven
Have a shot at any heart
Have a shot at where you’re taking
Maybe let me know my heart
Heaven seller
Heaven celebrate
Helps to bring us all around
Mud in any water’s danger
But you look to where it’s found
I got shot of any harbour
I got shot of any trial
Where the people are so open
Where my openness – a child
Mud in any water – see you
See you laugh and sing
Everybody will be happy
Everybody will bring

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SUNFACE
Often, too often closed
With a little beauty
And the right supposing
Suppose I meet you
And make you feel
There is no real reason
Why I be real for you
For you it’s just a dozen dreamers
This is the way I will it
Sometimes, I’m sometimes
I’m just, just, just too much
Just too much
And I don’t know
And never known
And all I ever want to be
And I can tell you
And I can tell you
But it’s never really near to me
Sunface, Sunface, Sunface, Sunface
And closing up and winding down
This little beautiful
This little wonder ground
How would it be to take your hand
I’m not the easy kind
I’ll never understand
And somehow make it seem so right
This is the easy child
Who’s going to face the light
Sunface, Sunface
Some felt it, some felt it
Sunface, Sunface
Some felt it, some felt it
And walk around and touch the view
There is an easy angle, least that is true
And truth’s enough to make me smile
Everybody’s able and
Everybody’s trial
And if you’re really high enough
To be the pauper and take the rough
Well the easy time will never be
But your, your comet’s down
And it, it shines on me
(Just a)
Sunface, Sunface, Sunface, Sunface
Sunface, Sunface, Sunface, Sunface
Sunface, Sunface, Sunface

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NEVER KNOWN
Where everybody was
Where everybody go?
Well, I’m so sorry boy
I don’t really know
Oh, how did you do today?
Well, I’m telling you this much
I might seem like a paying girl
But I’ve never had enough
Never known
No – I’m never really known
I ain’t never shown
To come alive and call my own
I’ll never be
Where the sweetness settles me
I ain’t never seen
Where somebody waits for me
Waste half an evening
Wasted half my time
Just to tell how I’m living this
And keeping us in line
Oh, how did you do today?
Well, it never seems to speak
Yes, I’m sure that I’m keeping this
But it’s keeping me too weak
Chorus
Old bones steal weakness
Old bones stay sane
All days come on speak to us
You can be what you say
You can be what you say
Air – everybody sings
Everybody dreams
Well, you know how it went for me
But it never seemed to mean
Where everybody hides
Everybody cries
Well you know if you’re feeling this
It lets everybody cry
Chorus

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THIS STRANGER
I’m gonna build a strange
City overcome
Mad as any and anyone
Who wants to wish upon me
I will take a city
And it will take the rain
Anybody who sees this face
Will have to blink at this
Strange heart
This stranger
Everybody’s angel and
Everybody’s friend
Everybody who came around
Will come around again
I will stake this city
And it will take the soil
And anybody who sings me
Will know the trouble’s been a
Strange heart
This stranger
Where’s yours sincerely?
Where you say you’ll be
I sit wrapped in this restless night
Yes it still comes back to me
Everybody’s favoured
And everybody’s day
‘Cause every time I see your face
I can see your
Strange heart
This stranger

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SWEAR BY ME
Amazing – you don’t have much to say
Amazing – you don’t have much to say
I know your kind all too well
The weather will storm
Will you swear by me?
Would you swear by me?
Innocence
That changes nothing I’m sure
That changes something aside
Would you go tell it wrong?
Not swear by me
Not swear by me
I’m huddling for the summer inside
The chase brings blues
The habit that grows inside
I bet it just grows and grows
Right back to you
I’m missing
So what do you say?
Amazing – that somebody will say
I guess I’ve seen some very strange faces
Well, we all wind up in the oddest of places
The value of swear by me
You will swear by me
You will swear by me
You will swear by me
You will swear by me
You will swear by me

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HOT PORK SANDWICHES
We don’t talk about our better selves
As it is, I survive and survive so well
Yes you know it, hovering on the edge of life
Is so exciting
Baby, you can take me home
Because dinner is
Dinner served alone
Now, who wants hot pork sandwiches?
Wrapped in foil
Corners are laced with gristle
I trust it’s been freshly boiled
Now, who wants hot pork sandwiches?
Wrapped in foil
Corners are laced with gristle
I trust it’s been freshly boiled
And in the darkness of the avenue
Boys in sharp suits and smiles
Girls with their recipe for romance
Are wide-eyed to the child
And as the stars shine brightly over them
Love will blossom once again
It’s hot – got that sizzle
It’s sizzle, sizzle, sizzle
‘Til then
Taking home a new apprentice
Clearer bubble
Always very hard to do
Because dinner is
Dinner served for two
Chorus
And every mother, father and son
Chant this little lullaby for one and all to see
What life should be
Waiting for the chance
To hear your life has changed
When baby you can take me home
Because dinner is
Dinner served alone
I want hot pork sandwiches
Wrapped in foil
Corners are laced with gristle
I trust it’s been freshly boiled
Now, I want hot pork sandwiches
Wrapped in foil
Corners are laced with gristle
I trust it’s been freshly boiled
Yes, I trust it’s been freshly boiled
Boiled
La ta ta ta ta ta ta ta yeah e yeah
Da da da da da da dum
La ta ta ta ta ta ta ta yeah e yeah
Da da da da da da dum
Da da da da da
Da da da da da da dum

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ME IN MIND
Well, our dog beats in his own heart
Our dog was from the start
Not much use in the rain
Not much use in the sun
Put it outside and let the paint run
Put it outside and let the paint run
Well, our mean day was not heaven sent
Couldn’t stay, couldn’t raise the rent
Couldn’t stay a little, let us be
Couldn’t stay so we set it free
Hey,
Supposing I meet you
We waste some time
Supposing I let you
You still be in mind, mind, mind, mind
Enter – kisses not able
Not able to turn some tricks
Not able to give me favours
Not even when I’m thick with it
And my heart wasn’t a stranger
But it sure made no sense to me
Made no sense to any flavours that came
Sown in so cautiously
Hey, hearts still
Yearn to make the sign
Watching you send
Me in mind, mind, mind, mind
Well, our old stairs are all the same
The same weather, the same wood stain
You can beep from the left
You can beep from the right
Put it outside and let them turn wide
Put it outside and let them turn wide
Well, no respect, no leniency
Was not ever so well spooked in me
Was not evil so it hangs OK
This the world in which we play
This the world in which we play
Hey, harder
Sane, spent and all awake
Their eyes shame me
With their mistakes
And mine, mine, mine

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SOME TIME WITH ME
If I ever wanna be someone
These words undone an evil spell in me
If I ever need to tell someone
This one who’s waiting
So patiently
Good enough
When nothing means enough
It’s just time sweeping
Some time beaten
Some time with me
If I ever need to hide away
You tell sometime
And still I pray for love
If I ever need to tell too much
You’ll hide sometime
It never means this love
Chorus
I owe you
Not to dance and scar
I owe you
But you never know
No you never know
If I ever want to shy away
These words, truth spoken
And still I play around
Just to tell you that it’s never true
This mind is aching
It’s just for you
Chorus
It’s just time sweeping
Some time beaten
Some time with me
It’s just time sweeping
Some time beaten
Some time with me

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I LOVE THE HEAVEN’S SOLO
Now – you can’t tell me – well
That you know too much, well
That you know too much to let go
Now I can’t watch you be
An easy vision
Well an easy vision
Lord I love the heaven’s solo
I love the heaven so
I love the heaven know by now
That there is a place to
You can’t tell me – well
I have lived too much
Well, I have lived too much to know
You can’t wash me
Like a simple reason
Well a simple reason
Chorus
Mmmm mmmm mmmm
You can’t tell me – well
I have dreamed enough
Well, I have dreamed enough to know
Well I can’t dream you
Like an easy vision
Well an easy vision
Chorus
Mmmm mmmm mmmm
Mmmm mmmm mmmm

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I’M GOING HOME
When the phone calls
I blew it I’m going home
I blew it you know,
So well, where I’m going
So long – leave me alone
The times change
I don’t believe that the times change
I’m deceived by the hum
Makes all days go circling round me
You were always doing best by me
You were always so true
But here sometimes
In here sometimes
There’s still someone watching for you
My love could not stand all this
To love, could not stand all the heartache
But I won’t be taking no sweet silence round here
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