LIFE & RHYMES

LIVE NOW PAY LATER

Give me that money boy and don't look down

I'm tired of being beaten up and bullied around

Got an ambition that I'm gonna fulfill

And if It means taking money well you know I will

Live now pay later

Live now pay later

Live now pay later

Live now pay later

What does it matter where we go from here

And don't look at me 'cause I got no idea

Our stake in the future looks pretty grim

Ah but bacon and eggs well that's a different thing

Live now pay later

Live now pay later

Live now pay later

Live now pay later

Keep your chin up

You know you got great potential

And if you work real hard

You know you could become influential

Whatever that means and whatever it seems

And whatever it seems

It means damn all

All kind of people kinda feel the same

Ain't got nothing else to do but complain

Got to be crazy if you wanna survive

And the only way to do it is to do it in style

Live now pay later

Live now pay later

Live now pay later

Live now pay later

 Keep your chin up

You know you got great potential

And if you work real hard

You know you could become influential

Whatever that means and whatever it seems

And whatever It seems

It means damn all

So give me that money boy and don't look down

I'm tired of being beaten up and bullied around

Got an ambition that I'm gonna fulfill

And if it means taking money well you know I will

Live now pay later

Live now pay later

Live now pay later

Live now pay later

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BEAR WITH ME

I know that you've enjoyed all the good things money's given to you

And that to have to live without them is not an easy thing to do

You take great pride

In your appearance all of which is second to none

And I can understand how you're feeling when you see yourself growing old

The man you love is never there to hold

So bear with me just a little bit longer

Honey won't you bear with me

And I guarantee you that our love will grow stronger

Bear with me just a little bit longer honey won't you

Bear with me

I know I said I'd be back tomorrow without any further delay

And I know how you felt when I rang up and told you that I had to stay

You seem to forget that I'm doing everything in my power

To safeguard both our futures we cannot live on love alone

Gotta have more if we're to build a home

So bear with me just a little bit longer

Honey won't you bear with me

And I guarantee you that our love will grow stronger

Bear with me just a little bit longer honey won't you

Bear with me

Love Is the strangest thing as any song will tell

Just when you think it's heaven it turns out to be hell

You seem to forget that I'm doing everything in my power

To safeguard both our futures we cannot live on love alone

Gotta have more if we're to build a home

So bear with me just a little bit longer

Honey won't you bear with me

And I guarantee you that our love will grow stronger

Bear with me just a little bit longer honey won't you

Bear with me

All you gotta do is bear with me

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YOU DON'T OWN ME

You may have given me the breaks

Amended all my life's mistakes

Ooh but pretty baby

You don't own me

You may be more than just a friend

On whose assistance I depend

Ooh but pretty baby

You don't own me

What makes you think you have the right

To say that I owe you my life

A life you say is your life only

Nothing to do with me

Well don't forget for all your power

Even in my darkest hour

You don't own me

You may be fully in control

Of every dream I'll ever hold

Ooh but pretty baby

You don't own me

You might have taught me how to dress

Whereas before I looked a mess

Ooh but pretty baby

You don't own me

I know it sounds so very cruel

To have to say I don't want you

After all the love you've shown me

Let's not start a feud

I'm not your slave don't you forget it

And even if I live to regret it

You don't own me

Why must you always be so right

Why can't you never be wrong

It's not a crime to say you're sorry

And It don't take long

It don't take long

(If it only takes a minute to say something that's nice)

(If it only takes a minute then why not twice)

It might interest you to know

If I'm unhappy then I'll go

No point in staying here being lonely

What good would that do

It's time you got it through your head

Although I'm grateful for all your help

You don't own me

You don't own me

You don't own me

You don't own me

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A MINUTE OF YOUR TIME

I've got a good position here, my boss is proud of me

He said so in a letter that he wrote the other week

My parents too are happy, which is nice

For without their encouragement I never would have tried

But now much to their horror, I've decided I might quit

What's the point of working hard when I can hardly live

The key to my survival lies with you

Don't ask me what you've got

I only know that while you do

For a minute of your time, a minute of your time

I would gladly go with you anywhere

For a minute of your time, a minute of your time

I'd be happy In despair

It's funny how our lives are mapped out in a certain way

Call it fatalistic if you want to that's okay

The point I'm trying to make is as a rule

An error on your part can be a costly one for you

But looking back how often have you thought, well I'll be blown

If it wasn't for that error, I'd be on a different road

Which leads me very nicely round to you

You know how much I love you and until you love me too

For a minute of your time a minute of your time

I would gladly go with you anywhere

For a minute of your time, a minute of your time

I'd be happy in despair

For a minute of your time, a minute of your time

Even though it may not seem that long to you

For a minute of your time, a minute of your time

Even less for me would do

I don't suppose you'd ever think of moving in with me

Lots of people do it, it's quite common I believe

This may come as a shock even to you

But I'm the one who feels this way and here's what I would do

For a minute of your time a minute of your time

I would gladly go with you anywhere

For a minute of your time, a minute of your time

I'd be happy in despair

For a minute of your time, a minute of your time

Even though it may not seem that long to you

For a minute of your time, a minute of your time

Even less for me would do

For a minute of your time, a minute of your time

Even less for me would do

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IS IT A CRIME?

Is it a crime to say I love you

A crime to say I care

Is it a crime to want you madly

With me everywhere

Is it a crime to be reminded

That someone close to you is true

If it's a crime of course I'm guilty

But you are guilty too

Is it unwise to ask a question

Unwise to ask how come

Is it unwise to say I'm sorry

For something I might have done

Is it unwise you'll have to tell me

Because as far as I can see

If it's unwise all I can say is

God help you and me

Patience is a timely virtue

Helps us overcome delay

Waiting up all hours won't hurt you

But it will done with skill

Kill you anyway

Is it a crime to say how are you

A crime to say how well

Is it a crime to beg forgiveness

After putting you through hell

Is it a crime you wouldn't think so

But from the looks that I've received

Not only should I not have said it

But I shouldn't even speak

Memories alone won't take up

As much time as we'd like them too

Strangely enough the more we break up

The less I find peace of mind

Living without you

Without you

Is It a crime to say I love you

A crime to say I care

Is it a crime to want you madly (gladly)

Without you even there

Is It a crime to be remembered

By someone close to you

If it's a crime all I can say is

What is this world coming to

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GOT TO BE THAT WAY

Let me take you half way round the world

Better still out into space

We may be drops upon the ocean

Something of so little importance

Yet in each other's arms, it can be so great

Seeing something start and then escalate

To such dizzy heights like of which I always knew

With you, just got to be that way

If we'd only met the night before

If our paths had only crossed

How many times have people said this

When in their hearts they never meant it

You're like a breath of Spring on a Winter's day

Like the moon in June in the month of May

Can't believe my ears when I say those words to you

But I do, just got to be that way

(If only moments that we treasure)

(Could last for now until forever)

How can I put in words what I mean to say

Without it sounding so like an old cliché

What's wrong with that you ask

And the answer I conclude

With you, just got to be that way

Just got to be that way

Just got to be that way

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HAS BEEN

I think a lot about the times when I was old and full on lines

Like man it's all so hip or was it groovy

Well anyway that's all so yuk

Like a book I didn't read last night

Concerning someone else's wife

Whose husband's son had ran off with his mother

And you know if three and two were multiplied they'd equal six

Little children started building not with bricks

But with what they had been told was

Advantageous to an old and sort of in between

Has been

 I must admit it frightens me to think we take so literally

The fact that you can get away with murder

There ought to be a law against

Common sense of course will not prevail

If people going into jail

Are doing so for fear of unemployment

And you know what makes a parrot talk

Is really rather cute

What he does is listen close then follows suit (follows suit)

And within a minute two at best refers to you

As nothing less than some obscene

Has been

I've never had myself altered, what for

I mean if I did, I'm not sure

I'd be all that happy to see another me

I wouldn't be at all surprised if I looked you

Straight in the eyes

And saw there were no stars only your eyeballs

And you know, if two and two were joined by two they'd equal six

Little children started building not with bricks

And without even the prompting will bestow on you

The daunting little words that mean

Has been

A sort of in between

Has been

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I PROMISE HONEST

Now that you're gone everything I do seems so wrong

Nothing is the same anymore then I'm to blame

 Even my toes usually so calm and composed

Are arguing to see whether you'll come back to me

I'm not saying it's true, I just pray that you do

And I promise honest never to hurt you again

Cross my heart and hope to die God's honour please

I don't care two hoots about all this so called liberation

All I care about is that you'll come back to me

And I promise honest never to hurt you again

Even If that means giving up my life

Lord knows that shows I care for you darling

Do us both a favour and it'll be alright

Couldn't we try (Couldn't we try) something

In the region of why, for even at a glance

I can tell that there's a chance

Don't you think so too, please tell me you do

And I promise honest never to hurt you again

Cross my heart and hope to die God's honour please

I don't care two hoots about all this so called liberation

All I care about is that you'll come back to me

And I promise honest never to hurt you again

Even If that means giving up my life

Lord knows that shows I care for you darling

Do us both a favour and it'll be alright

And I promise honest never to hurt you again

Cross my heart and hope to die God's honour please

I don't care two hoots about all this so called liberation

All I care about is that you'll come back to me

And I promise honest never to hurt you again

Even If that means giving up my life

Lord knows that shows I care for you darling

Do us both a favour and it'll be alright

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WONDER WHY

Some say the right words, some say it's absurd

To think that children can brutally die

I say it's easy, so very easy

And all we do is wonder why

In spite of progress

You say we're making

In spite of wisdom stretching afar

We find solutions, always solutions

But none to mend a broken heart

Can't be in two places at one time

I can't even stretch my legs

Without someone pointing a finger at me

Saying you'd better stop or else

You are the kingdom, you are the glory

No doubt without you

I just couldn't survive

And yet it happens, oh when it happens

What do we do, we wonder why

Can't be in two places at one time

I can't even stretch my legs

Without someone pointing a finger at me

Saying you're too big for yourself

Some say the right words, some say it's absurd

To think that children, without food can die

I say It's easy, so very easy

And all we do is wonder why

I say It's easy, so very easy

And all we do is wonder why

Wonder why, just wonder why

Easy, so very easy, wonder why

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LOOKING (A TALE OF TWO MEANINGS)

I'm looking for a man who knows how to finish

Better than to begin

I'm looking for a girl whose age is Virginia

Name around seventeen

I'm looking for a tie that won't get knotted

One that will not be four, making five

Oh I've a reason you see

That's good, tell me where's the door

I like to think it's time I stopped interfering

In peoples private lives

I like to think the bits I find fascinating

Ought to decrease in size

I like to think but then you tell me who doesn't

And I'll tell you a tale/tail

Is the part you start with when you begin

Or brush if your dog's on sale

I like to think but then you tell me who doesn't

And I'll tell you a sale

Is the time you find out everything's cheap

Only prices remain unchanged

I'm wondering if the girl I married this morning

Wants us to get divorced

I'm wondering if the child we both plan on having

Shouldn't be ordered first

I'm wondering if the pain I have In my left leg

Isn't just In my head

Which Is fine, don't mind as long as I'm here

Which Is fine, don't mind as long as I'm here

Which Is fine, don't mind as long as I'm here

I might as well stay myself

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IF I KNOW YOU

I should have known from the start this would happen

From the moment we went anywhere

If other women so much as looked at me

You'd be screaming blue murder I swear

And yet you say that my leaving doesn't hurt you in the least

But even if that's true

You'll do all in your power to destroy me

If I know you

You never once in the time spent together

Even loved me with half of your heart

Okay you gave me the world and I took it

But I was young then and eager to start

And yet despite you declaring you understand the way I feel

Now that we are through

You'll do all in your power to destroy me

If I know you

What on earth possesses children to abandon fairytales

Are we simply getting old

Or as parents have we just failed

I never stopped wanting you for a second

In all the time I was with you I swear

But I will not spend my life with a woman

Who thinks that love is a state of affairs

And yet you say you're not bitter, we had one too many years

But even if that's true

You'll do all in your power to destroy me

If I know you

What on earth possesses people

To destroy each others homes

Are we really all as bad

As the TV cameras have shown

You say how much you respect what I'm doing

You say how high you regard my ideas

And yet for years as I stood in the background

You never once let me up off my knees

Put a sign on my heart for those who care to read

This one's broken too

If it breaks even more you'll die laughing

If I know you

If it breaks even more you'll die laughing

If I know you

If I know you

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AT LEAST I'M HONEST

I'd tell you a lie if I told you that

I wouldn't tell you the truth

I'd stand in the way of a runaway train

If it came towards you

Well maybe not if there was

I'm a coward I have to confess

But at least I'm honest

I'll never forget how it was that we met

You were just seventeen

I told you I liked older women

And you were the oldest I'd seen

You started to laugh

Told me I must be daft

Whereupon I said yes

But at least I'm honest

And I'll go on sending you birthday cards

That arrive the following week

And I'll try my hardest not to forget

Not to forget next year

And I'll come home late when I should be early

Blame it on the one for the road

Though it may not always be to your liking

For instance, I, could never climb

The highest mountain peak

To prove to you, my love is true

I'm scared of heights you see

You never say much when I long for your touch

Except keep me enthralled

One thing I like about you is you're

Never embarrassed at all

Me, I'm so shy, that at night if the lights on

I won't get undressed

But at least I'm honest

I'll give you a lift on my bicycle

If you don't mind going slow

Needless to say it can vary

Depending on how the wind blows

Cars are okay but on my earnings

I couldn't afford the test

But at least I'm honest

And I'll go on telling your dear old mother

She's always welcome round here

That is providing she can keep her mouth shut

And doesn't interfere

And I will for want of a better word

Love you more than words ever say

Though it may not always be to your liking

I couldn't climb a mountain high

To prove I loved you so

I'm not the type, I'm scared of heights

A touch of vertigo

And I'll never hurt you, how could I do

You're the one good thing in my life

If it weren't for the fact we're already married

I'd marry you tonight

And I'll do whatever is necessary

To improve our standard of life

Though it may not always be to your liking

For instance I, could never die

To prove my love was real

It wouldn't do, a lot for you

And even less for me

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All lyrics and music by Gilbert O'Sullivan