Are You Sitting Comfortably?

The color of the evening With a sunset that bleeds The fallen on the stony ground Like so many seeds We're taking the country From border to shore Like people used to tell me All's fair in love and war For we are soldiers King for a day Mountains to molehills Peasants for pay People would cry If they'd seen what we've done But we'll be war heroes When we get home When we came across the borderline To another part of town Her streets were deserted As we tore the wire down The women were screaming As we came through the door But like people used to tell me All's fair in love and war For we are soldiers King for a day Mountains to molehills Peasants for pay People would cry If they'd seen what we've done But we'll be war heroes When we get home, when we get home Oh you'll cry If you'd seen what we've done But we'll be war heroes When we get home

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 23, 2026

They took the man from out of town They won't believe his alibi And on that day the sky fell down I swear I heard that young boy cry He told them: I'm no ordinary In your eyes I never will be I'm strange and peculiar Drive on, Drive on I want to go to paradise Drive on, Drive on The feeling cuts me like a knife Drive on, Drive on The rains came late again this year The crops won't grow without the sun It's better there than over here When will Dreamtime come? He told them: I'm no ordinary In your eyes I never will be I'm strange and peculiar Drive on, Drive on... I want to go to Paradise Drive on, Drive on The feeling cuts me like a knife Don't lose your head Just take your time Can't you see if I'm worth having I'm worth waiting for

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 23, 2026

Wish you were here with me in my head and looking through Same window but seeing a different view Dr Winsley he told me I'm unbalanced but that's outrageous Take a jacket to hold me; what did I ever do wrong? I'd better stay home it's not good in my stars today Can't sleep am I falling apart at the seams? Really out of my head now; is it me or the room that's spinning? Only water and bread now they're throwing me out of my home (Here it comes again!) Suspended animation making the colours all run into one In my imagination everything's right where it used to be wrong Facing the music we can't hear the words of the song Haven't you heard it's illegal to smoke in a restaurant But it's OK (it's OK!) if you carry a gun Terrorific news on four from the Lebanon All those stupid little bastards where in hell did they come from? (Here it comes again) Suspended animation making the colours all run into one In my imagination everything's right where it used to be wrong Facing the music we can't hear the words of the song Les, Les the Landlord's here to throw me out I gave him everything yes everything, everything But he still wants more Les, Les the Landlord sends his brothers 'round I'll take on anything yes everything, everything But don't bleed on my floor ==================================================================== ===

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 23, 2026

Wish you were here with me in my head and looking through Same window but seeing a different view Dr Winsley he told me I'm unbalanced but that's outrageous Take a jacket to hold me; what did I ever do wrong? I'd better stay home it's not good in my stars today Can't sleep am I falling apart at the seams? Really out of my head now; is it me or the room that's spinning? Only water and bread now they're throwing me out of my home (Here it comes again!) Suspended animation making the colours all run into one In my imagination everything's right where it used to be wrong Facing the music we can't hear the words of the song Haven't you heard it's illegal to smoke in a restaurant But it's OK (it's OK!) if you carry a gun Terrorific news on four from the Lebanon All those stupid little bastards where in hell did they come from? (Here it comes again) Suspended animation making the colours all run into one In my imagination everything's right where it used to be wrong Facing the music we can't hear the words of the song Les, Les the Landlord's here to throw me out I gave him everything yes everything, everything But he still wants more Les, Les the Landlord sends his brothers 'round I'll take on anything yes everything, everything But don't bleed on my floor Now to the wall Now to the wall Now to the wall

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 23, 2026

Mel and me, the railway children Played the disused line Run through fields we'd kicked our shoes off Drunk in air like sweet red wine Together like suede and leather No more easy come easy go I remember the coalmine closing Her father's face was a sight Bringing up kids on a pittance wages Nothing's left by Saturday night Those days will scar forever No more easy come easy go Melanie won't run-run-runaway Melanie can't come she's got to stay Worth her weight in gold ooh baby I'm sold on sold on sold on you Think of all tomorrow's parties And giving it all away There's nothing left here but muck-stack-Charlies Let's make a run for it, what do you say? You've got to make it happen No more easy come easy go Melanie won't run-run-runaway Melanie can't come she's got to stay Worth her weight in gold ooh baby I'm sold on sold on sold on you You're one in a million You'll always come first All the zeroes follow you Melanie you've got to save yourself This time take them for granted No more easy come easy go Melanie won't run-run-runaway Melanie can't come she's got to stay Worth her weight in gold ooh baby I'm sold on sold on yeah sold on

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 23, 2026

So baby, you don't have the time Too busy, you can't see the crime In keeping yourself to yourself Well, girl You don't look that good anyway Persistence paid off in the end She insisted we'd only be friends That was then this is now one year later It's not right, no not quite All the lights are on but no-one's home tonight Girl with a summer tan Slips through my fingers like sand All I wanted to see was you Coming home to me Smiled so wide I'm tearing my face When she moved her stuff into my place But all I see now are notes on a table Yeah, I love you too But what good does that do? We gotta get together baby Me'n'you Girl with a summer tan Slips through my fingers like sand All I wanted to see was you Coming home to me I go crazy pacing the floor Learn my lines Then you walk through the door When I see you it fires something in me Your loving shows I wanna burn these clothes Take your right there where you're standing Lace and all Girl with a summer tan Slips through my fingers like sand All I wanted to see was you Coming home girl Girl with a summer tan Slips through my fingers like sand When all I wanted to see was you Coming home Coming Home Coming home to me

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 23, 2026

I am just a small town boy But don't hold that against me Mum's a lawyer, Dad's got a bank But really I'm OK Should I stop or should I go I'm full of indecision I'd throw it away for a dollar a day If I could be like... You made me promise not to mention You can call round any time of day and see Me and my family These things are sent to try us Or to land us in hot water Turning grey as my Tube record plays When I call you, come as you are You don't need fancy cars or finery You don't need a credit card to buy me They'll never understand I bite the hand that's feeding me Saying I must be mad--that's a matter of opinion You, I'll give you all of my affection You and I can celebrate defection Get up and go tonight, I've seen the light that's leading me Saying that I'll be back well that's a matter of opinion We'll work we don't care how long it takes us We'll save we'll buy that house on the hill some day Never thought I'd be the black sheep of the family Never thought I'd be the black sheep of the family Control me, console me, conceive me, consume me We all need some space Just a little room to breathe My girl friend sees to me I know that I couldn't do it alone We will shine for you Come and share the atmosphere up here, now that we're Over, over the moon It feels like we're in Heaven, Heaven Over, over the moon It feels like we're in Heaven now Over, over the moon It feels like we're in Heaven, Heaven Over, over the moon It feels like we're in Heaven now Never thought I'd be the black sheep of the family

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 23, 2026

Did you ever wake at four in the morning? You ever, did you have a dream in your head? So determined to hang onto the moment Letting go, surrender, close the door I met a girl when I was shallow sleeping I heard the calling of a new frontier Facing tomorrow like Deucalion and Pyrrha Telling the story of pioneers Love matters most wherever it comes from We see each other when our eyes are closed It's not so easy living out of the shadows It would break my heart if your broke the spell Heaven is waiting and waiting is hell I would rather grow old In the land of my dreams Without them real-life means Nothing at all They said that it couldn't be done You know you must be out of your mind But I've finally found that someone Who'll take a chance and give it a try So I'll lay right back and fantasise (Getting nowhere) Let me be there I would rather grow old In the land of my dreams Without them real-life means Nothing at all (Nothing at all) Nothing at all (Nothing at all) Nothing at all (Nothing at all) Nothing at all (Nothing at all) Nothing at all (Nothing at all) Nothing at all (Nothing at all) Nothing at all (Nothing at all)

Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 23, 2026