End of the beginning C

And I miss you

Just not enough to write a song about you

Terrified that I can’t live with out you

And that’s all I’m prepared to say

Yes I miss you

Just not enough to be afraid to say it

Not confident enough of how to play it

And too confused to walk away

And she turns to me and says

And she turns to me and says

Chorus

This is the end of the beginning

Not the beginning of the end

You are my lover and my friend

No fear no lies and no pretence

This is the end of the beginning

Not the beginning of the end

No matter where the river bends

Some day we both will meet again

And I’ll miss you

If you should need a soul to make a home with

Some one to spend these autumn days alone with

There’s a space here by my side

And I’ll miss you

If you should pass me on the way to be there

To some where better than today I’ll be there

Where tears don’t fall and hearts don’t sigh

Childish things F

I’m a child of the sixties come from the east side of Belfast

Don’t have many happy memories it’s the bitter ones that last

They’d say don’t expect much, just a manual job and wedding ring

Everybody said some day you’ll be a man

And you’ll put away the childish things

So I went down to high school that’s in Sterling Avenue

I left in my fourth year got a job in Harland and Wolff

Late at the weekends I’d get my guitar, go out and sing

Everybody said some day you’ll be a man etc

Chorus

Talking ’bout talking about

I’m talking bout the way it’s always been

Talking bout I’m talking about

Talking bout the childish things

I got me a girlfriend; I’d see her almost every night

We were very much in love; still sometimes we’d fight

She’d see me look at other women I’d say babe it don’t mean nothing

She said some day boy you’re gonna grow up

And put away that childish thing

Me an my Da were talking, that shows you never can tell

Don’t see him anymore he had a heart attack and he went to hell

He would see me looking in the mirror

Curling up my lip, acting like the King

He’d say some day boy you’re gonna grow up

And put away the childish things

A Woman’s Touch ­C sharp

Maybe my heart needs a woman’s touch

Someone who believes all I am is enough

Someone to smooth all the rough edges off

Oh maybe my heart needs a woman’s touch

I got this hunger I got the need

For somebody to hold me

Who’ll cry when I bleed

Someone to whisper the words that can heal

Somebody who’s open somebody who’s real

Maybe my heart needs a woman’s touch

Someone who believes all I am is enough

Someone to smooth all the rough edges off

Oh maybe my heart needs a woman’s touch

I have been out hiding, been closing the door

Been turning my back on what went before

I need an angel my faith to restore

Somebody who’s faithful somebody who’s sure

Maybe my heart needs a woman’s touch

Someone who believes all I am is enough

Someone to smooth all the rough edges off

Oh maybe my heart needs a woman’s touch

Sugar Queen Am

If you think you see a spy

Every time you meet a stranger

Then you’re looking in the eyes

Of the rabid dogs of danger

If you try a little pain

For you’re thinking pain can bring you pleasure

Don’t make the mistake of thinking

Pain’s the price of being together

You’re the sugar queen

You’re the sugar queen

You where inclined to follow me

These days you are the sugar queen.

If the shoulder that you cry on

Is the one you can’t rely on

I’ll be there I’ll be there

If the heart that you believed in

Falls apart and starts deceiving

I’ll be there I’ll be there

I used to be a step ahead

Of everything you do

Now you’re catching up

I got to keep an eye on you

Look at you you’re beautiful

You really take me by surprise

You capture my imagination

Keep it prisoner in your eyes

These days  F

I was walking south down North Street

I was thinking all about me and you

I was sipping I was dancing in the sunlight

On my way to buy saint domanics preview

These days I think your beginning to believe

These days you’re sweeter than you used to be

I asked the man behind the counter is it an original

He shrugged me off and said son I don’t have a clue

I tucked these twelve inches of vinyl under my left are anyway

And made my way up the street to make our secret rendezvous

These days I think your starting to understand

These days your demons don’t have the upper hand

Yet last night you cried yourself to sleep again

How many more nights are gonna end like this

Yes last night you cried yourself to sleep again

And this morning you kiss tastes like the ocean on my lips

Girl you’ve a million moving mysteries in motion

You know the truth is like gold it’s so very hard to find

And the past is like riches if you cling to it

It don’t bring you peace it just makes you drunk and then it makes you blind

These days I got a new vision of you

These days it’s like you been restored refreshed and renewed

The ballad of Mathew Shepherd Eb

One Wyoming county boy went out one night alone

Looking for a friend a long way from home

And the night was cold and the stars were bright

And he couldn’t know what he’d find that night

Two Wyoming country boys stood dinking at the bar

Smiling back at him letting him know they had a car

And he was too young to be afraid

He got in the back and they drove away

Chorus

And whose gonna dry your tears

And whose gonna ease your pain

And who’ll bring you back the years they stole away

Oh my Wyoming country boy

One Wyoming country boy

Found you on the road

Hanging on a fence

Like a broken scare crow

And they took you down

And you fought for life

But now we cry in shame

For the way you died

The Wyoming country boy

Murdered in Laramie aged 21 for being Gay

Chase the devil Em

I wish that I could disappear in fantasy with you

I’d be moderately wealthy

A part time prophet of the truth

But this nightmare that I’m going through’s

Too real for me to hype

I’m on a journey I didn’t pay for

On a train I don’t wanna ride

Your love is like a fire

In the desert at midnight

That keeps me warm

When the night grows cold

Chorus

Every breath you take is precious

Every smile you make is sweet

Every time I feel afraid

I know you’re there to

Chase the devil out of my dreams

I’ve never been this broken

I’ve never felt so sore

I’ve never been more fragile

I’m like a mirror on the floor

Some people find redemption

When their walls come caving in

They find a door into their future

Someday C

Though you’re far away I am by your side

I’ve a light that shines for you

On your longest day in your darkest night

I’ve a light and it shines for you

And it whispers if you listen

I will keep you safe from harm

And calls you from a distance

To the safety of my arms

Chorus

Someday in the fields of heaven

I will dance with you my friend

Someday in the fields of heaven

I will kiss your lips again.

Some day we will walk at leisure

In the tall grass up above

Someday we‘ll be together and free my love

In your secret place where there are no spies

I’ve a light that shines for you

Where you have fear and no need to hide

I’ve a light that shines for you

Out of the ruins

There’s a house on a street

Sale sign in the yard

There’s a space neath the sheets

And a hole in her heart

She’s out of her mind

He’s out of her life

The last thing they agreed on

Was the closing price

Chorus.

Out of the ruins a prayer rises up

For hope after pain and life after love

Just like a phoenix after the fire

She burned down the past

For she was born to fly higher

Higher than walls, ceilings and rooms

For a new life can grow out of the ruins

It’s just a house she said as she walked out the door

She left the memories for dead

Like the dust on the floor

She’s headed for somewhere

That she’s never been

She don’t know how she’ll change

But it’s time to begin

Red badge of courage B or C

My lady’s got a red badge of courage

She wears it like a medal on her heart

She wears it with pride like most people wear a smile

And no one else but me can see her scars

My lady’s got a red badge of courage

It’s one that you can’t steal and you can’t buy

It’s not a thing that you can hold but it means more to her than gold

And it’s wrapped around her heart like an old flag

Chorus

My lady she’s a fighter she’s a winner

But she’s not the type to boast or brag or swear

These last days I’ve seen the woman in her

That makes me not afraid to say that I belong to her

My lady’s in the role call of hero’s

Of those with nothing left to lose but life

For whose few remaining years are filled with days of constant fear

But who never quit or give up on the fight

My lady’s got a red badge of courage

She’s joined the ranks of those who know the score

For whom each day is still a prize, a gift that we can’t toss aside

For it’s too precious to be wasted like before

Yes my lady’s got a red badge of courage

It’s the one thing that I’m sure she’d rather not have

When you ask me what war and what she ever got it for

I say bravery in the face of certain death

It’s a new year baby (live take)

I know this year has left it’ s mark on you

But know this fear has made you stronger too

I see the light of hope deep in your eyes

Too strong to die

Chorus

It’s a new year baby

It’s a brand new day

It’s got a lot to offer

It’s got a lot to say

See the sun is shinning

Down on the both of us

It’s a new year baby

And maybe that’s enough

These last twelve months weren’t what we’d hope they’d be

Yes I’ll admit they took their toll on me

Bad memories, mistakes and some regrets

That we can forget

I’ve got one promise left to make to you

You can depend on me for all you go thru

Those new year resolutions come and go

But my love won’t