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Johnny and the Dead 5:120:00/5:12
Last Orders
Bottle of Wine

VERSE 1
It’s been too long, since we were so good
Doubt crept in, whispered cruel words
Left us in confusion as we slung the mud
Then we split, for better or worse
But I saw you today and so wanted to say
Your eyes still sparkle and shine
Do you have time for me, now we’re both free
Shall I bring round a bottle of wine
CHORUS
Please throw me a lifeline, give me one more chance,
Kiss me for old times, and save me a dance.
VERSE 2
It was a cruel dance, that drew us apart
I wish there was someone to blame
Our past we ripped up, we twisted our hearts
And left with the cold smell of shame
But I saw you today I wanted you to say
My eyes still sparkle and shine
Do you have time for me, now we’re both free
Will you bring round a bottle of wine
CHORUS
BRIDGE
It’s never so easy,
Going back through old history
Old photographs fade,
Old love remains
VERSE 3
It’s been too long, since we were so good
It was pretty good to the end
For-give my lies, I’ll forget your falsehoods
Sometimes we must make do and mend
Cos I saw you today and so wanted to say
Your eyes still sparkle and shine
Do you have time for me, now we’re both free
Let’s both down a bottle of wine
CHORUS
Atlantic Merchant Company

(by Nic Rigby)
VERSE 1
Outside it was a cold dark night, inside I've worked too long,
In the office in Argyle Street, the coffee was awful and strong,
This old building, they say, was paid for by slavery,
But my firm does not like to dwell, upon its history.
CHORUS
The Atlantic Merchant Company, Investments and security,
Incorporated AMC, will be, the death of me.
VERSE 2
I was thinking of my sweet love Rose, but the work had to be done
My hands should be running through her hair,
Instead I'm running through the sums,
They say this building's haunted, by a young man they say,
Seen running up the old stairwell, shouting her lover's name.
CHORUS
BRIDGE
Working far to hard, working far too long,
My senses overtaken by a bright fluorescent hum.
VERSE 3
The light above me flickered, then finally gave in,
Did I hear somebody call my name, did a door somewhere slam,
I headed for the stairwell, someones running up from below,
I shouted out: "Hello, old friend." He shouted the name Rose.
CHORUS
The Tarot Deck
(by Nic Rigby)
VERSE 1
You nervously shuffle your tarot deck,
Like you’re playing Russian Roulette,
And you’re never satisfied with the cards you get
Your landlord says he admires you,
Cause he secretly desires you
But you are not that desperate, At least not yet
BRIDGE
And you lust for the long lost stranger,
Smelt of whiskey, smelt of danger
In the bar in Barcelona, where he called you his sweet angel
TAG 1
Did he leave you in a mess? Did you write down his address?
Did you lose it in some drunken reverie?
Did you always suspect he was never a safe bet?
Did you run out of Spanish currency?
VERSE 2
Now your hard won time is ticking,
And you really should be sticking,
But all bets are lost, the house has won again,
You stay shut up in your room,
Count in the evening gloom,
You so want to stab someone with your pen
BRIDGE
And you lust for the long lost stranger,
Smelt of whiskey, smelt of danger
In the bar in Barcelona, where he called you his sweet angel
TAG 2
Do the passions still remain? Are they etched into your brain?
Is it something you would ever risk again?
Did you stay inside your room, Did you see it as a tomb,
Do you so want to stab someone with your pen?
Do you wonder at the arrogance of men?
You wonder at the arrogance of men
Pretty Boy
(by Nic Rigby)
VERSE 1
I want you to keep me awake, by being in my bed,
And not just in my head,
In my mind, you're driving me blind, as I try to get some sleep,
I'm in over my head, my thoughts were never deep,
But this photograph I keep, so close, so close to me,
But it's you that I need here, to set my body free
CHORUS
Pretty boy won't to fly away with me
Pretty boy won't you lie awake with me
Pretty boy, Pretty boy, Pretty boy, Pretty boy
VERSE 2
If I speak freely, will my world explode, if you say: no
You're not for me
If you analyse me will you spot the floors in my personality
Too many compromises, too many pointless lies,
I'd never be more paranoid if I had an army of spies
And I know I'm not so wise
But can string some words together,
More than your usual type
CHORUS
Ode to Lavinia in Winter
(by Nic Rigby and Liam Capper-Starr)
VERSE 1
Oscar met Lavinia down by the Old Mill brook,
He liked women with that 19th Century chronic TB look,
And when she fainted he held her close,
And woke her with a kiss.
But Oscar you're a fool, I said, No good will come of this.
I walked into the winter night, my gun back by my side,
For many years no one had a clue,
How that sweet fellow died.
CHORUS
Lavinia, my darling, I had to have it all,
Marry Cinderella, and every day's a ball
VERSE 2
Lavinia, I remember, how you looked oh so sweet
The night you threw my stuff and my life on to the street
You said I was a passing passion, nothing now remained
You said you didn't want me dead, but you'd like to see me maimed
So I rode into the night to make my getaway
Damning every inch of you and wishing I could stay
CHORUS
VERSE 3
But I rejoined Lavinia, we robbed many an honest man
In Hull, and Halifax and Hell we're wanted across the land
I'm sure I'll face a final fall, I know my soul is damned
But whoever twists in the last knife, Lavinia will lend a hand
And I'll be buried in the night, my flesh will rot away
Though worms may eat up my insides for Lavinia's love I'll pray
CHORUS

Matthew, I Never Knew

(by Nic Rigby)
VERSE 1
Matthew, I never knew
You were with our family for such a short time
I said to my mother, you could be my big brother
And you’d seen a life that I’d been sheltered from
And we played among grave stones in the old garden
With sticks, grass and ivy we built the best den
At playtimes, the sun shines, the clock groans, the missed signs
Matthew, I never knew
VERSE 2
Matthew, what did you do
Did you bite off more rejection, than you could chew
When your mother died, did you know to cry
Or was it just one more thing you’d been waiting for
You played with the big boys, and had your own girl
You seemed so cool, to my little world
Time flies, the crow cries, the earth mourns, the day dies
Matthew, I never knew
BRIDGE
Matthew ---------------- Ah Ah Ah Ahh
Matthew, I never knew
VERSE 3
Matthew, what you went through,
Did you go to find yourself under the eastern sky
Did you stumble? Did you cry? Could you not be left alive?
Your two children left to wonder “why?”
Were you desperate to find some longer lasting thrill
Had you been let down so many times, you’d finally lost the will
The lost times, the fast times, the clock mourns, a lifetime
Matthew, I never knew
Matthew, I never knew