Lyrics to A Moveable Feast

The Jumpers Looking from the tower block I can see the river clock And I know it’s time to go All the words were spoken Oh, the party’s over All occasions choked of dear life In the sacred hour Join our hands and cower Smelling bloody London as we fly All the Kings and horses Will never get it sorted But we made bigger messes while alive Don’t look down, don’t look back. Don’t look down, don’t look back. First of January All the papers carry News of our hilarious demise Life is but a joke, dear And we are only fools here All the punch lines destined to fall flat

Through With Love And you lead in with a follow up to heartbreak. And you’re starting from the middle to the end… Her tolerance is low, let’s not pretend. And you take another bath in dirty water. And you will not find your innocence again. Still you’re looking for a Valentine to send Oh, I’m through with love. Through with love I’m through with love Through with love Every moment you do something you’re ashamed of Though you thought you knew yourself so very well. And you try to hide the fear, but she can tell And you’re just an open book with empty pages. And you’re reading into every word she says. Still, you’re looking for a Valentine to send. Oh, I’m through with love. Through with love I’m through with love Through with love “Everything is fine, “ she tells you, but it’s no use. Cuz your paranoia says the end is near So, in the morning when you wake she won’t be there And you take another bath in dirty water. And you will not find your innocence again. Still you’re looking for a Valentine to send Oh, I’m through with love. Through with love I’m through with love Through with love

An Ocean Part Deux Miles like time Relative and blind Callous and unkind And we decide what stays and what we’ll buy Just let the merchant cry Champagne dreams You lie, you cheat, you scheme And blame the bleeding sea That separated us, occasionally. Don’t you love geography? If politics or death do part us Farewell to the brokenhearted But an ocean makes no difference An ocean makes no difference My third eye sees The glow of your disease The Saccharine smile beams The lips that love to tease, the men you please Are the men that love to leave An alien shore A sign hangs from a door A phone rings off the hook And you don’t have to look, you know it’s me Don’t you love geography? If politics or death do part us Farewell to the brokenhearted But an ocean makes no difference An ocean makes no difference If politics or death do part us Farewell now, you brokenhearted But an ocean makes no difference An ocean makes no difference An ocean makes no difference

Storm King You were cruel as winter But that’s all over now Taking towns, on streets you tread Leaving everyone for dead Had an Indian Summer But that’s all over now In your Monday morning run Out to chase the Sunday sun You’re as restless as they come You’re as dangerous as a gun Oh, Storm King We can only move away If we know you’re coming Move along, you gypsy Oh, it’s all over now You have danced into the room And you left it all in ruins Baby, how I loved you But that’s all over now Can’t you see the damage done Staking claim to everyone You’re as restless as they come You’re as dangerous as a gun Oh, Storm King We can only move away If we know you’re coming

Don’t Hold Out Hope How much more can I endure I’m so tired and How long now before I’m sure I’m still biding my time Man, you wear your heart on your sleeve And all the strife and all the drama that brings God, you drive your poor friends crazy And it’s embarrassing Don’t hold out hope I know it’s not that simple, but Don’t hold out hope Or you’ll arrive at the gates With a weight on your back And They won’t let you through Cuz you can’t take it with you. I know she turned the world on for you But that feels like so long ago And the embers turned to ash And you’re holding, you’re holding fast But you can jump the ship before it Sails into, sails into the ice You can free yourself from prison It’s of your own design Don’t hold out hope I know it’s not that simple, but Don’t hold out hope Or you’ll arrive at the gates With a weight on your back And They won’t let you through Cuz you can’t take it with you. So, let go, let go What more do you need to know? (CHORUS REPEAT)

Bureau De Change Ta to London Where’s the band? All supply and no demand Fact is, I can’t afford the fare ‘Til we could play at Barbican Ta to London Trapped inside, trapped in love and trapped in time Can’t help but feel I’m in a rut, It’s bigger that just the two of us And I’m la la la la la lonely Please don’t leave me, mama Please don’t go I’m poorly Got no money, man Don’t you know And there’s nothing I could give That you really need now Bye, bye baby it’s a cruel town Ta to London What’s the use? I found a Teddy Baker suit Charcoal gray and green chartreuse Nothing at all that I can do Empty pockets Sharper taste Perpetually out of place Saw some things I thought you’d like My wallet made me think it twice Cos I’m poorly Got no money, man Don’t you know I’m la la la la la lonely Please don’t leave me, mama Please don’t go. And there’s nothing in your eyes That makes me think you’ll come down Bye, bye baby it’s a cruel town. Ta to London Where’s the band? 9 too many Here I am Next year we’ll play the Albert Hall Secret Policeman’s Other Ball Solo flying So low here So low crying in my beer 3,000 miles away from you Nothing at all that I could do And I’m la la la la la lonely Please don’t leave me, mama Please don’t go And poorly Got no money, man Don’t you know

The Devil In You Sings From Prudence and the pillbox To the messes in your bedroom You’re everything you said you’re not When you get down to the truth And you’re a foreign nation Where duplicity is king, yeah And you’re proud of your creations And the Devil in you sings Oh, Medusa Who’ll take the pictures when you fall Reality’s a monster With a voice yet to be heard It’s hiding all the answers And it’s lying without words As you collect your soldiers And covet brassy rings The angels in you whisper But the Devil in you sings, yeah Oh, Medusa Who’ll take the pictures when you fall

Don’t U Leave Me This Way Don’t U leave me this way I’m on your side, I’ve got nothing to gain From breaking you down and making you stay So don’t leave me this way. Don’t U leave me this way When things were bad I was your only friend Don’t you recall all the plans that we made So, don’t leave me this way Lying on your back on the bathroom floor, heard you cry out for me Where did you sleep last night, where will you go you’re done with me You’re done with me… Don’t u leave me this way You close the book and the chapter remains You could walk out and nothing will change But don’t leave me this way… Don’t U leave me this way I’m on your side, I’ve got nothing to gain From breaking you down and making you stay So don’t leave me this way.

What’s The New Girl Wonder I wanna know What’s the new girl wonder Does she find me bizarre Am I alright with her What does she care, she’s always Cruel and so cold It’s a mad surrender Did she fall from the stars Before she walked in the bar I feel like a loser I wanna know What’s the new girl wonder Does she fully condone it When I follow her home And sit on the corner in my car She knows I’m there And I know she really cares But she likes to play And I like her elusive way I was a mess when she found me Now everything’s changed One day she’ll wrap her arms around me And she’ll say I wanna know What’s the new girl wonder Does she think she’s alone When she picks up the phone She was a mess when I found her Now everything’s changed One day she’ll wrap herself around me And she’ll say…

Rey Rey Much to your dismay You think you’re late but you’re right on time Open the gates and come right this way Rey Take a leap of faith You think you’re wrong, but you’re right as rain Babe, let it go and leave it up to fate Hey, Rey No matter what they say You’re the only one in your skin Tomorrow, today and where you’ve been It’s all up to you All your Smithtown friends Found their man and are now Half dead, reading The Star and the National Inquirer A flask and yellow pills A date with Doctor Phil Amityville, Copiague, and Lindenhurst, Babylon Change at Jamaica for the train to Hicksville… Rey Your mother’s sister replays The tragic story of Cousin May, who went into town And was never heard from again Take a look around Please go west, baby, don’t look down Maybe you’re strange Maybe you’re gay But, WHO CARES?

Driving In Manhattan In My Car Driving in Manhattan in my car I could finally hear myself thinking Like the sound of a ship that’s sinking In my ears… in my ears Driving in Manhattan in my car Everything’s awash in neon And the streets I long to be on Are there lain ‘fore my eyes Driving in Manhattan in my car Cruising down from Eighth to Bleecker Where the bridge and tunnel people Come to hear the cover bands Driving in Manhattan in my car There’s no better way to spend hard times Though you’re missing from the skyline I’ll still find My way home I am home I am home

Now That I’m Back Now that I’m back, dear Fallen through the atmosphere Feet back on solid asphalt Love will find its way It’s been the longest ride And I’m sick from the ocean tides But, everyday I’m feeling better Cuz, love will find its way… Hold me, though you don’t know me anymore I can see how easy some lose everything. Show me Though you don’t owe me anything I won’t say I need you when you’re gone. When you’re gone I strayed like Augustine Played like a tambourine But in a whisper, clear as day, Say, love will find its way Love will find its way So, cast all the plans you made Into the Everglades Despite the jewelry and the heartbreak Love will find its way Love will find its way Hold me Though you don’t know me anymore I can see how easy some lose everything. Show me Though you don’t owe me anything I won’t say I need you when you’re gone. When you’re gone