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Mike Silver - Walk Away
03:46
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Just walk away she said it isn’t hard to do
You forget about me I’ll forget about you
The things we said oh they just weren’t true
Don’t say you lied to see if I would lie to you
Walk away walk away….
When something feels so strong in your heart and mind
You let it magnify a million times
Everybody knows that love is blind
You only see what you hope to find
Walk away walk away….
Walk away turn your back
Get the first train and don’t come back
Walk away let me go
Walk away walk away walk away walk away
She spoke of mountains high behind her home
And told me how she walked and stood alone
Next to the sky and snow and stone
And dreamed of love to call her own
Walk away turn your back….
Drums: Steve Jackson
Bass: Dave Quinn
Electric/acc. guitars: Jo Partridge
Electric guitar: Al Hodge
Acc. guitar: Mike
Special thanks to: Mark Parry
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Mike Silver - Pollyanna
02:55
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Pollyanna
© Faymusic Publishing Written and composed by Mike Silver
When Pollyanna gets the blues
She starts talking about good news
Silk dresses and brand new shoes to buy
You won’t see that girl cry
Tho’ she might have to close her eyes sometimes
Anna know what true love means
And honesty is all she need
With time and space to enough
To breathe a sigh
She’ll always find a smile
Oh there’s something in that girls’s style
Can’t you see Pollyanna he’s drawn to your name
Something like moth and candle flame
‘Cept you’d never let him burn away
No you’d never let him fall
When Pollyanna gets too low
You won’t ever see her let it show
Thinks she’ll get better if nobody knows she tried
She’ll never run and hide
She just cuts your blues down to size
Oh Pollyanna I’m drawn to your name
Something like a moth and a candle flame
‘Cept you’d never let me burn away
No you’d never let me fall
When Pollyanna gets the blues
She starts taking about good news
Percussion: Steve Cooksey
Backing vocals: Fiona Simpson and Mike
Acc. guitars: Mike
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Mike Silver - Down South
05:34
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Down South
© Faymusic Publishing Written and composed by Mike Silver
Let me take you down south I got a feeling we should go
Get some sun on the skin and let the good times roll
Don’t go waiting for the tide he won’t wait for you
Lover you have won my heart all my dreams are coming true
Northern Africa she calls and beyond her to the east
Once a long of men’s dreams now a land without peace
Don’t go waiting…
Listen babe I won’t go without you
Let me take you down south
Let me take you down south let me take you down south
Let me take you down south we’ll take it as it comes
I’ll stick a grin on your mouth get you loving on the run
Don’t go waiting…
Lover you have won my heart …
Take you down south…
Synth, electric guitar: Jo Partridge
Backing vocals; Jo and Mike
Acc guitar: Mike
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Dove and the Dolphin
© Faymusic Publishing Written and composed by Mike Silver
We have battled Neptune’s forces to set foot on this land
And all we’re trying to do is lend a helping hand
We follow no guru we seek no acolytes
We’re trying to take away the darkness
Maybe spread a little light
There are no politicians who drive us from behind
No lawyers or bankers we’re not deaf and we’re not blind
If you seek our discredit you may lose out in the end
Our hearts are built on love and hope
We sail out of the north its there we will return
We bring music from the heart their welfare’s our concern
The dove and the dolphin our symbol our sign
We expect and we ask nothing
We’re taking aid not taking sides
If you question what we do you must question yourselves
We’re only following our hearts ‘cos someone cried for help
We have nothing to gain but the joy of a smile
And the absence of fear in the eye of a child
We sail out of the…
And so here we are our footsteps on the quay
Will they echo in your minds enough to set you free
From the ties that bind your souls to a war locked in the past
Will you never let go and find inner peace at last
We sail out of the…
Piano, lead voice on 3rd verse and harmonies; Johnny Coppin
Backing vocals: Nancy March, Lynne Reynolds, Julie Boreham and Roger Nicholls
Acc guitar: Mike
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Not For You
© Faymusic Publishing Written and composed by Mike Silver
This bird has flown she’s gone to try her wings
So soft and clear she sings it
Don’t say you didn’t know
This bird has flown
This is that time one foot on the winding road
Shoes are tied in walking bows
Its not for you to mind
This is that time
If you think it through there’s nothing very much to say
She wouldn’t hear it anyway
She’s just the same as you
If you think it through
Some day she may return but only time will tell
And you may have to wait a long long time
If she comes back you need to know
She will not fly into your arms
Like she did as a child
She’s in full bloom colours brighter than the sun
She’s found her only one
Its not for you to choose
She’s in full bloom
This bird has flown
If you think through
She’s in full bloom
Guitar and vocal: Mike
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Wrong Side of Midnight
© Faymusic Publishing Written and composed by Mike Silver
He’s too close for comfort to some misty dream
Rather be part of something
That ain’t what it seems
The eyes behind the smile never match up to the grin
Why should she trust a man like him
He’s the wrong side of midnight again
He heads straight for the shower when he walks through the door
Hangs up his suit and his shirt on the floor
He won’t look in her eyes when she speaks out his name
She knows its no good to pretend
Its so hard not knowing it plays on her mind
She looks through his clothing oh what does she find
Theatre reservations second row stalls
For the week she’s away
He calls from the car says he won’t be on time
He’ll have to pass on the weekend cos his job’s on the line
Kiss the kids for me honey
I’ll see ‘em sometime
Wrong side of midnight
Wrong side of midnight
He talks on the phone when he thinks she can’t hear
Its the limo for him and limbo for her
He’s the wrong side of midnight lying again
Why should she trust a man like him
He’s always out when he’s s’posed to be in
Love’s a bitch when it gets to end
Cos he’s the wrong side of midnight agai
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Acc guitar and Vocal: Mike
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Not a Matter of Pride
© Faymusic Publishing Written and composed by Mike Silver
She knows he thinks about her tho’ the times are not so grand
But you can only play the cards you’re holding in your hand
She knows he thinks of leaving doesn’t wanna let him go
While there’s something left unfinished something that she needs to know
He says let’s decorate the bedroom DIY from the superstore
But he’s five cans down a six-pack he’s not listening any more
Yes she feels his heart is kinder than he wants to let her think
So she exercises patience does the dishes in the sink
Take your time ‘till you decide
Its a matter of love not a matter of pride
When people get close they sometimes collide
Oh how the truth gets turned into lies
He says I wish I had some money I’d show this town a thing or tow
See my woman let her hair down like she always wanted to
Tho’ I’m just a weekend dreamer still my heart’s not far away
Would she be better if I leave her or better if I stay
Take your time…
He doesn’t want another woman she doesn’t look at other men
An affair might be exciting yet disappoint you in the end
They both know there’s something missing floating just beyond their reach
In this lover’s search and rescue will they find what they might keep
Take your time…
Piano and harmony: Johnny Coppin
Guitar and vocal: Mike
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Mike Silver - Oh Doctor
04:49
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Oh Doctor
© Faymusic Publishing Written and composed by Mike Silver
I arrived late for the party that night
Got lost on the way something like that
When I finally got in just didn’t feel right
There weren’t too many faces I knew
The usual suspects I’d heard of the names
Been aware of the hype in the magazines
Not many of them could have been said to befriends
Tho’ there were a few and you
You waded in with your elbows out
That big old cheesy grin on your mouth
Throwing your head back and laughing too loud
Digging other guys in the ribs
Weaving your way in and out of the crowd
Trying to get close to the people with clout
Secretly wondering what its all about
And sneaking a peak at the waitresses legs
Oh doctor I’m in a terrible fix
But I really don’t need you to come tome quick
Could you be the reason that I’m getting sick
Perhaps you should keep away
Oh doctor I’m feeling much worse
I think I’d be much better off with a nurse
Your bedside manner’s clearly over rehearsed
You always have too much to say
Oh doctor its time to call it a day
Whispering in the ear of a household name
Hoping that they’ll let you back in the game
They’ll only make sure that you miss the last train
And you won’t get a free ride home
Sup with the devil you get little to eat
You’ll be lucky if you even get offered a seat
You’d like to feel strong but you’ll only feel weak
You’ll be talking about getting back up on your feet
You’ll win a demon like this for every day of the week
Till you find yourself right back out on the street
And discover your cover is blown
Oh doctor I’m feeling much worse
I think I’d be much better off with a nurse
Your bedside manner’s clearly over rehearsed
You always have too much to say
Oh doctor its time to call it a day
Piano: Johnny Coppin
Electric Guitar Jo Partridge
3rd verse duet: Nancy March
Backing vocals: Nancy March Lynne Reynolds, Roger Nicholls and Mike
Acc. guitar: Mike
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This Heart Sings
© Faymusic Publishing Written by Mike Silver and composed by Johnny Coppin
A heart once called to me was in those early times
The memory is clear the everlasting kind
How the years have flow since first I knew this heart
And I was made a friend and loved as good friends are
The heart sings come rain or shine
This heart sings though it may weep from time to time
This heart is pure with love so kind
Still this heart sings still she sings
The northern star rose high the night came in so low
A fire drew me in I had nowhere to go
My welcome was assured from that moment on
And through the open door I heard this heart in song
This heart sings…
Down here among the empty streets
I stop and wonder why
How love can sometimes fail to teach
A lonely heart to fly
And now this heart is free to find another home
And we who stay behind may wonder where she’s gone
Deep in mystery will she travel far
Beyond the sky and sea to dream among the stars
This hearts sings…
Piano, vocal and harmony: Johnny Coppin
Guitar, vocal and harmony: Mike
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Mike Silver - Elaina
06:54
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Elaina
© Faymusic Publishing Written and composed by Mike Silver
Elaina she’s a little bit crazy she sings in a cabaret band
She got a couple of coins in her pocket to jingle
But no diamond rings on her hand
Ah but I don’t know nothing about her
Except she was in the back bar
Oh how I wish I was able to laugh and say
You know how these things are
Elaina she’s a lover of music its part of her body and soul
She lives for the song the rhyme and the feel
And she wanted to let me know
Maybe she was talking sweet nothings
I couldn’t say for sure
At the end of the night she gave me a kiss
An’ smiled as she walked out the door
Elaina I tried hard to find
A place in my heart for you
Elaina you left me behind
Once away oh how swiftly you flew
Now it seems you’re just someone I once knew
Elaina she wrote me a letter
You know sent me a picture for my wall
She might have been here for a change in her plans
But I wasn’t home when she called
And upstairs my child lies a-sleeping
She’s wrapped up she’s kissed a sweet good night
I wonder does she dream of the sun or the moon
Do the stars guide her heavenly flight
Harp: Peter Fisher
Pedal stee: Nils Tuxen
Hurry Gurdy: Jake Walton
Backing vocals: Fiona Simpson and Mike
Acc Guitar: Mike
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Mike Silver - N.A.S.A.
04:25
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N.A.S.A.
© Faymusic Publishing Written and composed by Mike Silver
We got a deadline to meet we’re all ready to go
Don’t tell us nothing we don’t wanna know
We got state investment we just need replacement
We got a hundred percent and a billion more lives
If the money keeps talking ket the money decide
We got state…
Need another seven astronauts
No time to shout que pasa
Need another seven astronauts
Maybe six and another teacher
We’re taking up a British satellite
South African TV camera
Need another seven astronauts
Need another seven astronauts
When something goes wrong
How can we be to blame
Sabotage by Gaddafi or the C.I.A.
We got state…
Need another seven astronauts…
Electric guitars and keyboards: Jo Partridge
Bass: Dave Quinn
Drums and percussion: Duster Rolman
Acc guitar: Mike
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Breaking the Silence
© Faymusic Publishing Written and composed by Mike Silver
On my TV screen I see you weep for the memory of those you lost
The icy terror in your hearts caught in history’s permafrost
Overcome you cannot speak spirit willing flesh so week
Snow and rain on iron doors a billion hearts in time with yours
Now its over sixty years since since the gates were broken down
And the hollow faces filled with dread screamed their pain but made no sound
Skin and bone in the morning chill shivering and shaking still
Unbelieving that they were called to be the ones who survived at all
Breaking the silence speaking their minds
Voicing opinions they’ve got theirs I’ve got mine
Talking in nightmares leave no-one in doubt
Breaking the silence crying out loud.
So the doorway to revenge is closed but two wrongs never make a right
And hearts of steel must make a show and leaders look elsewhere to fight
But when another sixty years have gone who will question what was done
Will they ever be allowed to speak as free as you are now
Breaking the silence….
Johnny Coppin: Piano, counter melody and backing vocal
Mike: acc. Guitar and vocal.
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Mike Silver - Pretoria
04:48
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Pretoria
© Faymusic Publishing Written and composed by Mike Silver
Pretoria you will be remembered for how you kept the devil’s vow
Pretoria your days are numbered and everybody is counting now
Gold in the ground crops in the field
Clean mountain forest and ripe fruit to peel
Blind eyes in your head no right in your wrong
Blood on your hands and lies in your song
We know your solution to any who oppose
We’ve seen it in film clips on the 6 o’clock news
You break hearts you break heads a thousand at a time
Its just a temporary victory over shadowed by the crime
Pretoria…
Against all your power a miracle survives
The hope in the black man still keeps him a live
And you will not crush it in him or his kin
It rises against you never can win
There’s filth in your townships beneath the burning sun
There’s no communication with tear gas and guns
When you hold back a lion you have to use a chain
But you’d better not be around when he breaks free again
Pretoria…
So here are your choices its peace or its war
Peace has been offered but you keep closing the door
No conference table can quell your desire
Of your own volition you will perish in the fire
Pretoria…
Guitar and vocal: Mike
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How Many Rivers
© Faymusic Publishing Written and composed by Mike Silver
When I think of your smile things get all misty
I imagine I’ve seen you and then you are gone
The ghost of a dream is all that’s left over
I knew what was right and I knew what was wrong
Are you slipping away, that’s what it feels like
So long and good luck that’s how it goes
Wishes like sand on a lone desert island
Roll away from the land when the tine’s running low
How many waves out on the ocean
How many times will I say your name
How many stars wait just behind sunset
How many rivers in a season rain
I speak my mind I don’t pull my punches
If its worth saying its worth saying clear
But I’ll hold my hand up this time I’m in trouble
If I’d kept my mouth shut you might till be near
How many waves…
Standing room only in the heart deep inside you
So many who love you would I be allowed
Please don’t think about it I’ll keep my distance
Just wish it was different but I don’t know how
How many waves …
Piano: Johnny Coppin
Electric Guitar: Jo Partridge
Pedal Steel: Nils Tuxen
Backing Vocals: Nancy March, Lynne Reynolds and Julie Boreham
Acc. guitar: Mike
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Mike Silver - J.C.B.
04:04
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J.C.B
© Faymusic Publishing Written and composed by Mike Silver
I’ve never seen her kind before
There’s no-one like her thats for sure
She’s what man like me is for
If she asked me to I’d break the law
The one I love she’s got the bug
Talking up rockeries and flowering shrubs
She never has any time for love
When I kiss her she says that’s enough
Ooh she’s got an iron will
But her heart is gold right through
What ever you try to do for her
She’ll do twice as much for you
She don’t leave a single stone unturned
She’s got green fingers she likes toads and worms
She’s a-diggin’ every hour the clock can turn
While I’m in the kitchen so the dinner don’t burn
Hey the one I loves digs for peace
She digs it long she digs it deep
Even dreams about diggin’ in her sleep
Give her a shovel she’s a JCB
Drums: Wille Wilson
Bass: Chris Duddle
Acc guitar and backing vocals: Mike
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