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Bring It Back (2002)
01. The Theme From 'McAlmont and Butler'
02. Falling
03. Different Strokes
04. Can We Make It
05. Blue
06. Bring It Back
07. Where R U Now?
08. Sunny Boy
09. Make It Right
10. Beat




The Theme From 'McAlmont and Butler'
written by McAlmont/Butler


Is the audience listening?
This is a recording
And this is a microphone check... check, yeah
The microphone is working and the story's gotta told
This is the birth... here come the strings
Mix it all in... and let the story begin
Oooh, woah

He got a way with that guitar, he’s a Stratocaster kind of guy
He plugs his Copycat inside and turns his Marshall up to grind
And turn the music people on

And he, he sings like a bird or an angel or something
He sold his soul to get those pipes
He throws his head aside
Open up his mouth and his teeth catch the light
Until he make the people wild
Play on

Can you hear the sound he’s making?
Don’t let it pass you by
Cos he’s got a groove that’ll make you move
And he doesn’t even have to try

Oh, oh, sing me that song
Let the music play, let the band play on
Oh, oh, sing me that song till I’m gone

And they both had thing about the way they played
Something about the screams that they liked
When you put the disc on, when you slip it in
And you can feel the drummer keepin’ it tight

Little bit of feedback over there
Shaking up my granddaddy’s rockin’ chair
Little bit of sleaze, a little bit of brass little bit of..
Ahh, baby show me the light

Can you hear the sound he’s making
Don’t let it pass you by
Cos he’s got a groove that’ll make you move
And he doesn’t even have to try

Oh, oh, sing me that song
Let the music play let the band play on
Oh, oh, sing me that song till I’m gone

Thank you, goodnight, it is time to leave the stage
Now that we’ve rocked the living hell out of this place
But you could find a groove in a love shack somewhere nearby
Tell everybody that the sound you hear is fly

Cos we can do it funky, or we can do it slow
But just before we go, hear comes the crescendo
Are you ready? Are you ready?
Are you ready? Are you ready?

Ow!

Oh, oh, sing me that song
Let the music play let the band play on
Oh, oh, sing me that song till I’m gone

Oh, oh, sing me that song
Let the music play let the band play on
Oh, oh, sing me that song till I’m gone



Falling
written by McAlmont/Butler


Feeling lost and I don’t wanna be here
Burning up inside the atmosphere
If I should spread my wings I could fly away
But I don’t wanna stay up here all night

And if you take my hand, you could take command
Can’t you hear me calling I’m falling
Won’t you take my hand, won’t you understand?
Can’t you hear me calling I’m falling

See the world below and I’m floating by
All alone here in the fearless sky
Feeling weightless please don’t let me go
Cos I need you so, tonight, tonight

If you take my hand, you could take command
Can’t you hear me calling I’m falling
Won’t you take my hand, won’t you understand?
Can’t you hear me calling I’m falling

The sky at night is cool when your feet are on the ground
But I need your sense of gravity
Something to pull me down

Ahhh
Falling

If you take my hand, you could take command
Can’t you hear me calling I’m falling
Won’t you take my hand, won’t you understand?
Can’t you hear me calling I’m falling
For you yeah

Falling
For you



Different Strokes
written by McAlmont/Butler


Well I do the best I can
Try to improve the way I am
I work hard but when things get slow
I please my love the only way I know

Now mama said, "it’ll never pay
Get a proper job it’s the only way"
But I keep reaching for the stars
But with my feet on the ground they just seem so far

We paint with different strokes
From time to time we’re broke
But I’m a simple man, yeah
Take me for what I am

I didn’t mean to keep the money I made
I really meant to pay you back some day
But how could I make you feel like a star
Without my credit card and my big flashy car

Now mama said, "it’ll never pay
Be like everyone else it’s the only way"
But I believe in what you are
There ain’t a man on the planet who don’t wanna be a star

We paint with different strokes
From time to time we’re broke
But I’m a simple man
Take me for what I am

We paint with different strokes
From time to time we’re broke
But I’m a simple man
Take me for what I am - what I am



Can We Make It
written by McAlmont/Butler


(You know, all these peeople in here say,)
Keep trying, keep keep on trying)
("Boy, what the hell happened? God, what happened?)
Keep trying, keep keep on trying
(And I just say..)

Everybody’s saying
"What can we do to make it better?"
Day out and day in
We’re standing on the edge of forever
Can we make it, can we try?
Can we make it? Can we make it right?

And the news just keeps on breaking
It’s breaking now more than ever
Everybody aiming
To be a name and not a number
Can we make it, Can we try?
Can we make it? Can we make it right?
Can we make it? Can we make it right?

Who really cares what clothes we wear
Who styles our hair
Or what goes on in our heads (tell me)

Who really cares what books we’ve read
What boots we wear
All that matters is we are there
we are there (you can count me in)

Keep on trying, Keep on trying
Can we make it? Can we make it right?
One more time

Can we make it?
Don’t you spend your time now, wandering about forever
Don’t you waste your time now
Don’t you waste, don’t you waste, dont you waste..

Ahh
Can we make it? Oh, can we make it right?
Can we make it? Can we make it right?

You’ve gotta rock n roll, you gotta save your soul
You gotta make it right, you gotta work through the night
You gotta move on up, you gotta get on down
Spinning round and round and round



Blue
written by McAlmont/Butler


Hmmm
Blue, come today
Put colour on the trees and on the ground
Blue, come today
Shine on the town and turn the blues around
Save London from the grey and all the brown

I wanna walk you through a summer day
I want the clouds to leave the town
I need the sun to make a stand today
Now that everybody looks so down
I’m begging you...

Blue come today
The wind so cold don’t wanna be outside
Blue be winter’s grave
Shine on the town and turn the blues around
Shine on the town and turn my life around

I wanna walk you through a summer day
I want the clouds to leave the town
I need the sun to make a stand today
Now that everybody looks so down
I’m begging you...

Blue, blue, blue, blue
Shine on the town

I wanna walk you through a summer day
I want the clouds to leave the town
I need the sun to make a stand today
Now that everybody looks so down
I’m begging you...

Blue, blue, blue, blue
Shine on the town, shine on the town
Shine on the town, shine on the town

Blue



Bring It Back
written by McAlmont/Butler


I never wanted to hear you say goodbye (say goodbye)
And I wondered why (say goodbye)
I had to let you go and dry my eyes (dry my eyes)
My weeping eyes (dry my eyes)
Try to figure what was wrong with me (what's wrong with me)
what was wrong with me? (what's wrong with me)

But I’m glad you’re back now, baby
Now that we can complete what we started

Bring it back, bring it all back, bring it back, do it like that
Bring it, we got nothing to lose, I wanna see ya
Bring it back, bring it all back, bring it back, do it like that
Bring it, we got nothing to lose, I wanna see ya soon
Yeah

It’s been oh such a long time
But a change’s gonna come

It’s been a long time but I’m glad it’s over now (it's over now)
We said so many foolish things and how (it's over now)
It’s over now (it's over now, baby)
And the sun came out the moment you called (the sun came out)
I’m glad you called (the sun came out)
I’m gonna be whatever you want me
So if you wanna we can try to

Bring it back, bring it all back, bring it back, do it like that
Bring it, we got nothing to lose, I wanna see ya
Bring it back, bring it all back, bring it back, do it like that
Bring it, we got nothing to lose, I wanna see ya soon

And I don’t care what anyone says
People gonna say what they’re gonna say
So if you wanna try, we can start it over

Now I don’t care what anyone says
People gonna say what they’re gonna say
So if you wanna try we can start it over, over

Bring it back, bring it all back, Bring it back, do it like that
Bring it, we got nothing to lose, I wanna see ya
Bring it back, bring it all back, Bring it back, do it like that
Bring it, we got nothing to lose, I wanna see ya soon

Bring it back, bring it all back, Bring it back, do it like that
Bring it all back, bring it all back, yeah i wanna see ya

etc.



Where R U Now?
written by McAlmont/Butler


I get emotional going over it all
Look for a sign
Something to see something to guide
But could it be spiritual
Like the mantras in all
Should I put out to see
With my meditation and Buddha beads
If at the end of it all the only person I’m asking is me

Where r u now? Where r u now?
Where r u now? Where r u now?
Where r u now? Where r u now?

Thought I’d find it in you (find it in you)
But it wasn’t in you (wasn't in you)
I still can’t see (see)
Whatever it was that I am supposed to see
Mirror mirror on the wall
The only person that you show me is me
And you keep asking me

Where r u now? Where r u now?
Where r u now? Where r u now?
Where r u now? Where r u now?
Don’t leave me spinning round and round and round this way
Not today

Where r u now? Where r u now?
Where r u now? Where r u now?
Where r u now? Where r u now?
Where r u now? Where r u now?
Where r u now? Where r u now?
Where r u now? Where r u now?



Sunny Boy
written by McAlmont/Butler


One day I met a guy
He had sunshine in his eyes
Pretty soon I was hypnotised
Completely open

Then he smiled and he said "Hi"
And I thought, "ooh, he’s such a child"
But I was hooked
Was in a bind
And I was taken

Whithersoever you go I will follow
Whithersoever you go I will follow

I will follow yes I will yes I will
I will follow yes I will yes I will

We drove when we were wired
After talking through the night
It was good to find somebody else as crazy

And when the thunder made him high
He was a tripped out spirit child
Awake for four days at a time
How he amazed me

Whithersoever you go I will follow
Whithersoever you go I will follow

I will follow yes I will yes I will
I will follow yes I will yes I will



Make it Right
written by McAlmont/Butler


This conversation is getting to me
Eye to eye is something we’ll never see
There’s nothing else that I really wanna do
Maybe I’m crazy but I ain’t getting through

Tell me why can't we try
and make the right decision
Just one decision

Tell me why can't we try
And make the right decision
Make the right one

My own indifference is getting to me
I’m not aching for your sympathy
Baby my worst easily matched your best
I tried it on but you’re not easily impressed

Tell me why can’t we try
And make the right decision
Just one decision

Tell me why can’t we try
And make the right decision
Make the right one

Tell me why can’t we try
And make the right decision
Just one decision

Tell me why can’t we try
And make the right decision
Make the right one

Tell me why can’t we try
And make the right decision
Just one decision

Tell me why can’t we try
And make the right decision
Make the right one



Beat
written by McAlmont/Butler


The days are long, the nights are lean
I’m ready to go, ready to leave
I need to find somewhere to breathe
But it takes so long
I feel like the best of me is behind me

Back on the streets of the city with the air pollution
I don’t wanna choke anymore, I need a solution
And I know, I already know my decision
I wanna be free, I said I wanna be free

The trees are tall the air is clean
Take me home, I wanna go home
Finally found somewhere to be but it took so long
And the world is spread before me

But I’m beat, I can’t believe my own exhaustion
Everyday, so many faces so many decisions
Don’t wanna deal anymore, I wanna put my boots on
I said I wanna be free, I wanna be free

A need for silence
A need for peace
Down by the sea
In a field in the middle of nowhere
Kind of situation that you just won’t leave
But I’m beat, yeah, you know that I’m beat
Yeah

(one two three four)
Shoo-do-do-do, Shoo-do-do-do
Shoo-do-do-do, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Shoo-do-do-do, Shoo-do-do-do
Shoo-do-do-do, yeah, yeah, yeah







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