RUMER – We Will

It’s over now you’ve had your fun
Get up them stairs go on quickly
Don’t run
Take off your shoes the both of you’s
Leave them down outside the door
Turn the landing light off,
No wait, leave it on,
It might make the night
That much easier to be gone
And in the morning who’ll be wide awake
And eating snowflakes
As opposed to those flakes.

We will, we will

That afternoon we spent the day
With uncle Frank and his wife auntie Mae
Well do you know since then
I’ve received up to four letters
All of which repeat the same
They say thrilled to bits
Can’t believe you came
We’ve relived it both
Over time and time again
And if there’s even a chance
Or even half you might be our way
Would you promise to stay

We will, we will

Oh it’s not easy pretending that you cannot hear
Once you’ve suffered the affliction within
It’s no use in an ending to proclaim from the start
That the moral of the story’s to begin.
On Sunday next if the weather holds
We’ll have that game
But I bagsy-being-in-goal
Not because I’m good
Or because I think I should
It’s just that well at my age
I think standing still
Would really suit me best
Do we all agree?
Hands up those who do,
Hands up those who don’t
I see well in that case
Will we please be kind enough
If not on Sunday,
To go to mass on Monday

We will, we will, we will

RUMER – Travelin’ Boy

Wake up my love beneath the midday sun
Alone once more alone
This travelling boy was only passing through
But he will always think of you

One night of love beside a stranger’s smile
As warm as I have known
A travelling boy and only passing through
But one who’ll always think of you

Take my place out on the road again
I must do what I must do
Yes I know we were lovers
But a drifter discovers
That a perfect love won’t always last forever

I won’t say that I’ll be back again
‘Cause time alone will tell
So no goodbyes for one just passing through
But he will always think of you

Yes I know we were lovers
But a drifter discovers
That a perfect love won’t always last forever

I won’t say that I’ll be back again
‘Cause time alone will tell
So no goodbyes for one just passing through
But one who’ll always think of you
One who’ll will always think of you

RUMER – The Same Old Tears On A New Background

It’s the same old tears on a new background,
Seeing you, a fading photograph
It hurts too much to laugh these days.
But I’m alright, yes, I’m alright, I’m alright.
It’s the same old song with a new melody,
But this old candle’s lingering flame is almost gone,
To see you again is all that keeps me hangin’ on.
But I’m alright, yes, I’m alright, I’m alright.
Remembering, remembering that familiar heartache,
No one but you can make my dreams come true
It’s the same old me crying the same old tears
And I walk away just like I always do
Still in love with you.
But I’m alright, yes, I’m alright, I’m alright.
I’m alright

Yes I’m alright, I’m alright.

RUMER – Soulsville

Black man, born free,
At least that’s the way it’s supposed to be
Chains that bind him are hard to see,
Unless you take this walk with me

Place where he lives, it’s got plenty of names
Slum, Ghetto and Black belt, and they’re one and the same
And I call it Soulsville

Soulsville

Any kind of job is hard to find,
That means an increase in the welfare line
Crime rate is rising too
If you were hungry, what would you do?

Rent is two months past due,
On a building that’s falling apart,
Little boy needs a pair of shoes,
And this is only a part of life in Soulsville

Soulsville

Some of the brothers got plenty of cash,
Tricks on the corner gonna see to that,
Some like to smoke and some like to blow,
Some are even strung out on a $50 Jones
Some are trying to ditch reality, by getting so high,
Only to find out, you can never reach the sky,

When your roots are in Soulsville

Soulsville

Every Sunday morning, you can hear the sisters sing
“Hallelujah, Hallelujah, trust in the Lord to make a way, ”
Oh I hope that He hears their prayers,
Because deep in their souls they believe,
That one day He’ll put an end
To all the misery that we have in Soulsville

Soulsville

Soulsville

Soulsville

Soulsville

Soulsville

Soulsville

RUMER – Soul Rebel

I’m a rebel, soul rebel,
I’m a capturer, soul adventurer

See the morning sun,
On the hillside
If you’re not living right,
I beg ya travel wide

Said I’m a, said I’m a,
Said I’m a living man
I got work to do
If you’re not happy,
Then you must be blue
Must be blue,

I’m a rebel,
Soul rebel,
I’m a capturer,
Soul adventurer,

See the morning sun,
On the hillside
If you’re not living good,
I beg ya travel wide

Said I’m a, said I’m a,
Said I’m a living man
I got work to do
If you’re not happy,
Then you must be blue
Must be blue

I’m a rebel, let them talk
Soul rebel, talk won’t bother me
I’m a rebel, did you hear what they said
Soul rebel, night and day

People say
I’m a rebel,
Do you hear them lippy
Soul rebel
Did you hear them on the corner
Soul rebel, night and day, night and day
I’m a rebel, soul rebel
I’m a capturer
Soul adventurer

RUMER – Slow

You make me want to sing about love
Every time I raise my head
You make me want to tell the whole world
What I’ve found is good

Then they say
Slow
Slow this right down
Don’t burn it out
Don’t let it show
Slow
Oh but my heart is racing
To hold your gaze and
let it go

My love, my love my love
killin’ time is easy when you’re here
From dreams I’ve seen you before
You’re so familiar
And everywhere I go
Hear me calling for your love
Cause if it’s you
I will disarm you
And if it’s you
Do you know how to calm me down
Oh let me sleep in your arms
Then I won’t hear them singing

Slow
Slow this right down
Don’t burn it out
Don’t let it show
Slow
Oh but my heart is racing
to hold your gaze then
let it go

You make me want to sing about love
Even though you don’t wanna know
You make me want to tell the whole world
But I know
You don’t like it
You don’t like it
You don’t like it

Slow

You make me want to sing about love
Every time I raise my head
You make me want to tell the whole world
What I’ve found is good

Then they say
Slow
Slow this right down
Don’t burn it out
Don’t let it show
Slow
Oh but my heart is racing
To hold your gaze and
let it go

My love, my love my love
killin’ time is easy when you’re here
From dreams I’ve seen you before
You’re so familiar
And everywhere I go
Hear me calling for your love
Cause if it’s you
I will disarm you
And if it’s you
Do you know how to calm me down
Oh let me sleep in your arms
Then I won’t hear them singing

Slow
Slow this right down
Don’t burn it out
Don’t let it show
Slow
Oh but my heart is racing
to hold your gaze then
let it go

You make me want to sing about love
Even though you don’t wanna know
You make me want to tell the whole world
But I know
You don’t like it
You don’t like it
You don’t like it

Rumer – Sara Smile

Baby hair with a woman’s eyes
I can feel you watching in the night
All alone with me
And we’re waiting for the sunlight
When I feel cold, you warm me
And when I feel I can’t go on
You come and hold me
It’s you and me forever
Sara Smile
Won’t you smile a while for me?
Sara
If you feel like leaving you know you can go
But why don’t you stay until tomorrow?
And If you want to be free

You know all you got to do is say so
And when you feel cold, I’ll warm you
And when you feel you can’t go on
I’ll come and hold you
It’s you and me forever
Sara Smile
Won’t you smile a while for me?
Sara, Sara
Sara Smile
Won’t you smile a while for me?
Sara, Sara
Won’t you smile a while for me?
Sara, Sara

RUMER – My Cricket

I was just thinking about you today
And the evening we slept in the mountains
But I cannot get through to you,
Find words to say to you
Darling you’re so far away.

Oh no I’m not crying, these ain’t tears in my eyes
I’m so happy I’m dying with laughter
If you’d only come over, I’m sure that you’d see,
We’re not lonesome, my cricket and me.

Oh, your picture reminds me, I wanted to be free
I hurt you, I drove you away
If you’d just come back over I’m sure that you’d see
We’re not lonesome, my cricket and me
We’re not lonesome, my cricket and me

Rumer – Just For A Moment

I’ve been up drinking
Biding my time
I’m loaded and wasted, all my desires
I’ve been using myself
Like only I care
But I understand
That you understand
‘Cause just for a moment
I found my peace
Just for a moment
I came across me
Everything is on
There’s nothing I’m missing
Just for a moment
I found my way

I’ve been up drinking
Biding my time
I’m loaded and wasted, all my desires
I’ve been using myself
Like only I care
But I understand
That you understand
‘Cause just for a moment
I found my peace
Just for a moment
I came across me
Everything is on
There’s nothing I’m missing
Just for a moment
I was complete
Just for a moment I was complete

RUMER – It Could Be The First Day

It could be the first day,
When dreams are once again, the things that I would have to say,
And with my next haze
I’ll learn the secrets of the games I’ve often had to play
And when I’ve finally settled down
To where my spirit can be found
I will call on all my friends
To say I’ve finally seen the end
It could be the last day
To give in all the places where I’ve often longed to stay
It could be the last way
To live among the things that I’ve often talked away
And when I’ve finally realised
Try my new day on for size
I will call on all my friends
To say I’ve finally seen my eyes
It could be the first day
Could could be the last day
It could be the first day
It could be the last day

RUMER – I Believe In You

When you’re sleeping, I watch you for hours
Feels like reading
Or gazing at stars
Never touch you, no
Just waiting for one to fall to Earth
Brighten up my empty world

‘Cause I believe in you
I believe in you
You make it better
You keep on coming through
So much, I don’t believe it
But I believe in you

Heroes win
But sometimes they fail
Some people can’t believe it
But I need you human anyway
Nothing less
I want my star to fall to Earth
It’s where we love; it’s where we hurt

‘Cause I believe in you
I believe in you
You make it better
You keep on coming through
So much, I don’t believe it
But I believe in you

(You make it better, baby)
You make it better, baby

I believe in you
(You make it better, baby)

You make it better
You keep on coming through
So much, I don’t believe it
But I believe in you

RUMER – Home Thoughts From Abroad

I could be a millionaire if I had the money
I could own a mansion
No, I don’t think I’d like that
But I might write a song that makes you laugh
Now, that would be funny
And you could tell your friends in England you’d like that

Now I’ve chosen aeroplanes and boats to come between us
And a line or two on paper wouldn’t go amiss
How is Worcestershire?
Is it still the same between us?
Do you still use television to send you fast asleep?
Can you last another week?
Does the cistern still leak?
Or have you found a man to mend it?
Oh, and by the way, how’s your broken heart?
Is that mended too?
I miss you, I miss you
I really do

I’ve been reading Browning
Keats and William Wordsworth
And they all seem to be saying the same thing for me
Well I like the words they use, and I like the way they use them
You know, Home Thoughts from Abroad is such a beautiful poem

And I know how Robert Browning must have felt
‘Cause I’m feeling the same way about you
Wondering what you’re doing
And if you need some help
Do I still occupy your mind?
Am I being so unkind?
Do you find it very lonely, or have you found someone to laugh with?
Oh, and by the way, are you laughing now?
‘Cause I’m not
I miss you, I miss you
I really do

I miss you
I really do

RUMER – Flyin’ Shoes

Days full of rain
Sky’s coming down again
I get so tired
Of these same old blues
Same old song
Baby, it won’t be long
‘Fore I be tyin’ on
My flyin’ shoes
Flyin’ shoes

Flyin’ shoes
Till I be tyin’ on
My flyin’ shoes

Spring only sighed
Summer had to be satisfied
Fall is a feeling that I just can’t lose.
I’d like to stay
And watch a winter’s day
Turn the green water
To white and blue
Flyin’ shoes
Flyin’ shoes
Till I be tyin’ on
My flyin’ shoes

The mountain moon
Forever sets too soon
Being alone is all the hills can do
Alone and then
Her silver sails again
And I will follow
In their flyin’ shoes
Flyin’ shoes
I will follow in their
Flyin’ shoes

Days full of rain
Sky’s coming down again
I get so tired
Of the same old blues
Same old song
Baby, it won’t be long
Till I be tyin’ on
My flyin’ shoes
Flyin’ shoes

Rumer – Brave Awakening

Mother, I fear for the laddies
There ain’t much more coal to go down to
There ain’t much more soul to get round to
Not anymore
Mother, I fear for the laddies
Ain’t much more soul to get round to
Lessening of companies that are finding
Things to bind to it anymore
I’d hate to just realize why
That company’s getting so shy
The bairns don’t have get togethers
‘Round here not anymore
It’s happening all over the city
Talking ’bout going on down to
The town where the money’s just bound to

Surely just ease the door
They’re telling their sisters of why
Feelings that pass them close by
All that they seek is what they’re wanting to keep
And it’s glistening right there in their eyes
Oh mother I fear for the laddies
Father, says no one goes down to
The face of some mine no boy of mines
Gonna be bound to, anymore
The future’s, a brave new awakening
Have to no more go back down to
Bowels of this earth that will take you
Away from home and more
Home home home
Working in a coal mine

RUMER – Be Nice To Me

No catch, no strings
None of the usual things
I’m happy just to lay and look
Let’s throw out the book
Now we’re off the hook
And please

Be nice to me

Be nice to me

So tired, so sad
So sick of being had
By everyone who comes along
Would it be so wrong
If you played along
And please

Be nice to me
It’s been a long, long time since I felt so fine

Be nice to me

And would it bring you down if I hang around
I know your love is fine
I know what’s on your mind but
Don’t laugh, don’t cry
Don’t make me wonder why
You’re doing what you’re doing now
Can’t you see somehow
It’s the wrong time now
So please

Be nice to me

(Nice to me…)

Be nice to me
It’s been a long, long time since I felt so fine

Be nice to me

It’s been a long, long time since I felt so fine

Be nice to me

Be nice to me

Be nice to me

Be nice to me

La la la la la, no catch

La la la la la, no strings

RUMER – Andre Johray

We all have friends possessed
Johray is the light of healing
Clear white light of Johray
Will burn away the evil possession
And the ether around us

A friend with a street in his head came to me and said
Man I’m Andre, not a pence to my name
I knew then his life was a shame
For he could not handle even the brink of fame

Andre Johray
Highway child
Look out Andre
Here come Fame

No thy self my friend
Fame don’t ever end
And every light is a lie
That you told to a friend

Now you’re naked and old
From the flesh to the bone

Oh how life can change
A poor man with money
Won’t stay quite the same
Now that you’re named
And stripped of your pride
Look out Andre
Please don’t take the ride

Will we ever run free
From those worldly wantings
Suddenly I’m hungry and hunting

Will he ever run free
From those blood thirsty wantings
That sends the unhungry hunting
The streets of shame and pride

Look out Andre
Please don’t take the ride
Ride

Andre Johray
Highway child

Rumer – A Man Needs a Maid

My life is changing in so many ways
I don’t know who to trust anymore
There’s a shadow running through my days
Like a beggar going from door to door.

I was thinking that maybe I’d get a maid
Find a place nearby for her to stay.
Just someone to keep my house clean,
Fix my meals and go away.

A maid, a man needs a maid.
A maid, a man needs a maid.

It’s hard to make that change
When life and love turns strange.
And old.

To give a love, you gotta live a love.
To live a love, you gotta be part of
When will I see you again?

A while ago somewhere I don’t know when
I was watching a movie with a friend.
I fell in love with the actress.
She was playing a part that I could understand.

A maid, a man needs a maid.
A maid, a man needs a maid.

To give a love, you gotta live a love.
To live a love, you gotta be part of
When will I see you again?

RUMER – P.F. Sloan

No no no no no no no no
Don’t sing this song
No, don’t sing this song
No no no no no no no no
Don’t sing this song
It belongs to P.F. Sloan

I have been seeking P.F. Sloan
But no one knows where he has gone
No one ever heard the song
That boy sent winging

Now you might sigh
And you might moan
And sweat about the skin and bone
And you just smiled
And read the Rolling Stone
While he continued singing
Now listen to him singing

No no no no no no no no
Don’t sing this song
No, don’t sing this song
No no no no no no no no
Don’t sing this song
It belongs to P.F. Sloan
Oh, from now on

Nixon’s come and bound to stay
He’s taken all my sins away
I heard it on the news today
But it set my ears to ringing
Can’t you hear the people singing

No no no no no no no no
Don’t sing this song
No, don’t sing this song
No no no no no no no no
Don’t sing this song
It belongs to P.F. Sloan
Oh, from now on

Last time I saw P.F. Sloan
He was summer burned and winter blown
But he turned that corner all alone
And he was singing
Listen to him singing

No no no no no no no no
Don’t sing this song
No, don’t sing this song
No no no no no no no no
Don’t sing this song
It belongs to P.F. Sloan
Oh, from now on

No no no no no no no no
Don’t sing this song
No, don’t sing this song
No no no no no no no no
Don’t sing this song
It belongs to P.F. Sloan
Oh, from now on