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People Move On (1998):

01. Woman I Know
02. You Just Know
03. People Move On
04. A Change Of Heart
05. Autograph
06. You Light The Fire
07. Not Alone
08. When You Grow
09. You've Got What It Takes
10. Stay
11. In Vain
12. I'm Tired




Woman I Know
words and music: Bernard Butler


Well I feel so alive, got no reason to hide
There ain't any woman I know
That's got me so high
I got things on my mind
That will reach you in time
There ain't any woman I know
That's got me so high
And though she really lied
Yes though she really lied
There ain't any woman I know
That's got me so high
And though we really tried,
Yes though we really tried
There ain't an emotion I know
So low, so low

Got a reason to stay
She's taken the pain from yesterday
Got a reason to stay
She's got no rhythm, she says
She's got no rhythm, she says

So I feel so alive
Got no reason to hide
But there ain't an emotion I know
So low
So low



You Just Know
words and music: Bernard Butler


Do you believe in every breath I ever take?
Do you believe that I know every move I make?
You can't keep crying over chances I must take

Love I don't care if my feet are in the air
And there's one thing I will share - you just know
Lover I don't care if my feet are in the air
'Cos there's one thing I will share - you just know
Yeah you just know

Do you know just how many hands I've had to shake?
Do you think I know every place I've ever played?
Well I know you worry but this is it I'm afraid

Lover I don't care if my feet are in the air
And there's one thing I will share - you just know
Lover I don't care 'cos my hands are in the air
And there's one thing I will share - you just know
Yeah you just know
You just know



People Move On
words and music: Bernard Butler


Go play safe, fly low
For the sake of all you have known
Throw your staff down from the citadel and run away
He won't laugh at what you said
He's got a princess to impress
Got no boat, plane or place to go, just the rain

And people move on, move along
People move on...
Move along

There's a man that follows me down the street
Holding roses for all the girls he meets
And his hair curls down to his feet
(He gives me the creeps)
He'll take the wind from your sails
Quoting Jesus - hands on the Kells
But his words usually fail
To move me that way

People move on, move along
People move on...
Just gotta keep moving on

So go play safe, fly low
For the sake of all you have known
Throw your staff down from the citadel, and run away



A Change Of Heart
words and music: Bernard Butler


A change of heart couldn't hurt nobody
The way she goes around won't change your mind
A change of heart couldn't hurt nobody
The way she goes around won't make you smile

I live in style, but life gets me down
And when a little high she climbed inside and said:
"Don't go changing, no don't change me
Because it feels like coming down."

A change of luck couldn't hurt nobody
The way she goes around won't change your mind
A change of luck couldn't hurt nobody
And when she goes down, it's gonna change your mind

Well I live in style, but life gets me down
And when a little high she climbs inside my head
Don't change me, no don't go changing me
Because it feel like I'm coming down
Oh yes it feels like I'm coming down

A change of heart couldn't hurt nobody
The way we go around won't change your mind
It won't change your mind
It won't change your mind
So change your mind
Change your mind
...Go on change your mind



Autograph
words and music: Bernard Butler


Is the summer time nearly over
Or has your warm smile turned us cold?
When dark clouds slip between us
That's the moment when our love grows, our love grows

It's not what I choose to tell you
It's about what you already know
It don't matter which way you push me
You've got to feel which way I flow

Inside my book of autographs
I pictured scenes that I could not write
If your name was in that book of autographs
Would you stay with me every night?
...The songs in my head you write

Is the winter time really over
Or does the soft snow mirror your eyes?
When I say "don't hurry me over"
It's because I'm drifting to the edge of time

Inside my book of autographs
I pictured scenes that I could only describe
If your name was in that book of autographs
Would you stay with me here tonight?

...The songs in my head you write



You Light The Fire
words and music: Bernard Butler


You light the fire and I'll bring home a smile
And we'll probably be OK
Yesterday was fine but tomorrow you'll be mine
And then every day will stay the same

How long until you discover
That the man you broke won't decay?
How long until you recover
All the memories you threw away?

Take the car and drive as far as possible tonight
And promise me you'll stay away
For you'll be wanting more than the love you never saw
And the motherhood you cast aside in haste

How long until you discover
All the lives you broke along the way?
How long until you recover
And the man you broke walks away?

So you light me fire and I'll bring home a smile
And we'll probably be OK



Not Alone
words and music: Bernard Butler


Should I tell you why I feel so down
When all I've carried for days is
The same old doubts?
Well I'd tell you if I'd had a plan
Only you're one of those with
Your head in the sand

While I don't feel so afraid
Maybe this is just some kind of phase
But I don't care about the wind in my face

'Cos I'm not alone, these days

Could I tell you how I hear those sounds?
Well I've been roaming the streets with
My head in the cloud
And I won't need to show you my heart
'Cos all I need in my hands is an electric guitar

Well I thought that you understood
That friends like these won't ever do me no good
'Cos I have never known the people I should

But I'm not alone, these days

Maybe I misunderstood



When You Grow
words and music: Bernard Butler


When car lights flash in your face
Your kind heart will give you away
Don't keep us apart, don't lead us astray
Don't leave it too late
When darkness keeps you awake
And demons lead you astray
Don't keep us apart, don't leave it too late
Don't you take this away

And when you grow, I'll give you away
I'll lead you my way, I'll shield you from pain
And when you're low, I'll see that you're safe
I'll shield you from pain

When God's love gets in your way
Remember child how you were made
Don't keep us apart, don't lead us astray
Don't you leave it too late
And behind this explanation lies the sweetest inspiration

It won't keep us apart, it won't lead us astray
I'll keep the demons at bay

And when you gorw, I'll give you a way
I'll lead you my way, I'll shield you from pain
And when you're low, I'll see that you're safe
I'll shield you from pain



You've Got What It Takes
words and music: Bernard Butler


Rolling motor, lover sublime
Push me away if you feel so inclined
You've got what it takes
I'll be brother, I'll be guide
I'll take you home when you wanna hide
You've got what it takes

You've got what it takes...

Clicking machinery, clicking tongues
Ever wondered "What have I done?"
You've got what it takes, but nodbody knows
You confide in me at the end of your days
How you wish you'd written a book or a play
You had what it takes, you had what it takes

You've got what it takes...

Don't you feel so helpless, don't you feel so low
And when you catch me crying
You'll probably be the first
So don't let nobody else know

You've got what it takes...



Stay
words and music: Bernard Butler


These days are wasting away
The kind that I'd rather save
Don't go, stay
Don't go, stay
I hope it dont rain
The sky is laughing again

Don't go-stay this time
Don't go-just stay this time

I know I've gotta move with the times
For you to be mine, for you to be mine
I tried to believe what you say
That you wont change if you just stay
Don't go, stay this time
Don't go, just stay this time

And you remember that fears on your side
Good people are gonna keep you alive
And you remember the tears in my eyes
when all the things you do blow your mind

Dont go-stay this time
Dont go-just stay this time
Stay
Don't go
Stay



In Vain
words and music: Bernard Butler


I sit on life's window
I'm not afraid to slip off the ledge
Don't dry the tears from my pillow
They don't slip easy from my face

Goodbye brothers and sisters
My spirit will fly in your face
I'm not afraid if everything's over
Maybe the future's in space...

So goodbye brothers and sisters
Don't make me do it your way
Don't hinder me with your wisdom
Maybe the future's in vain...

In vain



I'm Tired
words and music: Bernard Butler


I'm tired, I can't explain
All the troubled notions scrambling my brain
I'm tired, let me be for now
There was a time when I was interested by you
But it isn't now

If only I could escape
Leave a dummy in my place,
Slip away through the walls
Not listen at all

I'm tired, I can't explain
I may as well have been talking to myself
By the look on your face
I'm high, I don't feel myself
I think I should feel happy
But I only want to lie down

If only I could escape
Leave a dummy in my place,
Slip away through the walls
Not listen at all

I'm tired, I might go away
I'm tired, I've no more to say
I'm tired, I'm tired
So take me, take me away







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