Get all 14 Bill & Bob releases available on Bandcamp.
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I assumed it’d never happen to me
Find a girl who’d make me complete
But then Claire Green walked into my life
The only girl who made me feel right yeah
Claire Green what happened in your life?
You said you would be my wife
Yet years went by and what came of things?
Claire Green I’ll help you find your wings
Years went by and what became
Of that relationship in which we were raised
It pained me to see you slip away
But your secrets had to come out one day
Claire Green it seemed like yesterday
When we were at peace at work and at play
Yet years went by and what came of things?
Claire Green will you ever find your wings?
Claire Green ten years have passed us by
Who is that person behind your eye?
The stranger I gaze upon a woman no more
Did becoming a man help you close open doors?
Clive Green I really despise your name
No longer do I wonder what’s going
On. In. Your. Brain.
Strange how people change as time moves on
Yet the Claire I remember will forever be a woman
You were the love of my life
You were my flesh and bones
Now we’ve all moved on
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Voice Of The Dying Sun
02:37
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Voice of the dying sun!
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The Darkness
05:34
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The darkness is in me
The darkness is in my heart
The darkness is in you
The darkness is in your eyes
That Feeling is in my mind
My senses are going blind
Force-fed all these lies
Ahead the world dies!
The world is spinning faster than us now
As we head towards the sun
The apocalypse is nearing us
Judgement day has come
People killing others
The murdering of our brothers
Blackening of the skies
Ahead the world dies!
The ringing of alarm clocks
That were never set
The dying cries of a frenchman
As he eats his last baguette
The darkness is approaching us
The killing time has come
A mother sits there crying
At the fate of her unborn son
The ringing of alarm clocks
That were never set
The dying cries of a frenchman
As he eats his last baguette
He eats his last baguette
Baguette, baguette
The Frenchman eats a baguette
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What happened, to Jonah Obiah?
We had such a laugh!
What happened to those good old days?
He knew when the joke had gone too far
What happened, to Jonah Obiah?
Will we see him again?
Remembered as a good old friend
Throughout the year a chum
Here’s to a friend
Here’s to a foe
Here’s to a an old man
Who would never be sold
Where is he, Jonah Obiah?
He died in a shed?
With cattle around his feet
A bullet in his head
We’ll miss him, old Jonah Obiah
He had such a laugh
Until his last few months
Since he was kidnapped
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Lover's Boat
03:46
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There’s a little place down the south of town
Where we used to meet
The trees are green and the bird they do whistle
(Birdsong)
And we thought it would never end
We thought it would go on forever
But you just slipped away
Under that heather
(Ooh, you left me all alone)
There’s a little hole down the south of town
Where you lay
The people are sombre and the widows scream
Cry out meaoooooooooooooow
There’s a little place they call Lover's Boat
That’s where I want to be
Its where the widows scream (in pleasure)
There Aphrodite’s love is decreed
And I thought I would finally make it
I thought I would make it to that boat
But it just slipped away
When I found out I was impotent
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Superstars (1983)
02:50
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Superstars, today, tomorrow
Superstars, today, tomorrow...
We first wrote this song
When we were young, we were children
We fought our way up from the streets
Nineteen seventy nine was a memory
Of youth and its ways
We’d grown up from the jazz, as:
Superstars, today, tomorrow
We’ll find our way through the troubles
As light follows day
And as storytellers would say:
“The truth of the matter is found deeper”
We travelled to the core
Left the wanderers gagging for more
Yet still we climbed that mountain!
We are:
Superstars, fighting for tomorrow
You find your feet and overcome sorrow!
Superstars, today, tomorrow
We’ll find our way through the trouble
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Penultimate Song
06:52
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The end is near, one more song
I know what you think:
This journey has been long
But we've got 9 minutes left
(Starting from now) So hit it!
Roll those bones (pun intended)
Hey baby baby, went down town
Hey baby baby, bought myself a gown
Hey baby baby, I saw a clown
Hey baby baby, he touched my gown
Hey baby baby, I went to the park
Hey baby baby, I left my mark
Hey baby baby, but it got rather dark
Hey baby baby, and I got scared
This is the penultimate song
It’s not really about anything
This is the penultimate song
It’s just to fill up some unwanted space
It’s about a man in a hut
Or a dragon in a cave
It’s the penultimate some
Enjoy it while its on!
It’s not the first or the last
It’s not the beginning or the end
Not the winner or the loser
Not the worst or the best
Hey lady lady, went to the pub
Hey lady lady, met a man called Jacob
Hey lady lady, he took me to a nightclub
Hey lady lady, and then to scrub his bathtub
Hey lady lady, I went to the swings
Hey lady lady, to find some aspirins
Hey lady lady, we felt like kings
Vikings!
People going nowhere
A bloodbath for kings
How do you feel now?
We were just ingredients
In a terrible soup
Do you want a taste?
The murdering of the holy one
The death of our sins
It didn’t work!
(Hey baby baby, what d’you think your doin now?)
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You're Not Ready
03:56
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Power to a powerless mind
Brainwaves spreading through time
Hatred is all that you feel
Daydream of an endless mime
You’re not ready
Not ready to hide
You’re not ready
Not ready for time
Burning on an open fire
Memories of times gone by
Bleeding from an open wound
Just like when you were born you silly fool!
You’re not ready
Not ready to hide
You’re not ready
Not ready for time
SOLO!
Power to a powerless mind
Brainwaves spreading through time
Hatred is all that you feel
But what do you expect when you know I’m turning the wheel!
You’re not ready
Not ready to hide
You’re not ready
Not ready for time
etc…
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