01. Come To Me
02. When You Leave Me
03. Tomorrow I Go
04. JMC
05. I Am Willing
06. London A To Z
08. By The Heels Of Marilyn
09. Quits
10. I've Tried
11. Back In The Dead Of Winter
12. Love, Beer And Such

Come To Me

come, come, come, come to me
no need to argue
you know it as well as i do
come, come, come, come to me

come, come, come, come to me
some day, you'll know
there is no better place to go
come, come, come, come to me

there is fire, there is a flame
i claim the blame
there is fire, there is a flame
the blame, i claim

come, come, come, come to me
open the window
some day you will know
come, come, come, come to me

When You Leave Me

i'll skip the line
and smuggle in a bottle of wine
i'll try a little song-and-dance
and give the night a chance

when you leave me, when you leave me
when you leave me i'll give the night a chance

i'll hit the booze
early in the day, and then i'll take a snooze
i'll fix my shoes with a little bit of glue
and paint the city blue

when you leave me, when you leave me
when you leave me i'll paint the city blue

it'll be time to dilly-dally
with Matilda, Kaye, and Carrie
and at the bus stop in the summer rain
i'll fall in love again

when you leave me, when you leave me
when you leave me i'll fall in love again

Tomorrow I Go

yodeleedee-heedleedee-oh
today i stay, tomorrow i go

i know i walk like a wading bird
and half of what i say is absurd
i know i walk like a wading bird
and most of what i say is absurd
but i'm not scared of the storm
i've got feathers that keep me warm
i am a bit too thick to fly
so things are cool between me and the sky

i used to have a job, between brackets
i used to be a maker of straight jackets
loose became the new tight
and i got fired overnight
so i called on Captain Death
and gave up on wealth and health
to see the world, at least in part
and report to my friends at the White Hart

i sold tobacco, collected taxes
preached intelligence to the masses
saw the world, changed it a notch
had bourbon and water, and water and scotch
missed a thousand fashion shows
hardly ever changed clothes
and always made it to where i knew
there was work for me to do

JMC

stormy weather when i met her
on the boat to Valletta
i saw her name on a letter
Jeane-Marie Camilleri

Jeane-Marie, she lives in Gzira
she likes bigilla in a ftira
all i want is to be nearer
to Jeane-Marie Camilleri

Jeane-Marie Camilleri
reads the Times on the ferry
then she takes off her glasses in style
and gives me and the universe a smile

Jeane-Marie will be seeing me
down in the harbor watching the scenery
drinking Cisk and Hanini
here's to Jeane-Marie Camilleri

I Am Willing

you were so beautiful it gave me a start
from your features straight to my heart
we may not see eye to eye on a couple of things
but i could help you pass the time and sleek your wings
i don't do card tricks, but if you want anything else
sugar cubes, a match, a kiss, don't ring any other bells
just holler, i'll get you one, ten, a million
cause i am willing

take this and wear it, you're gonna catch cold
my father's mother knit it, i was told
but if you do catch yourself a little sniffle,
and you need room service, just whistle
when your boyfriend is on the nightwatch
and it itches where your fingers can't scratch
if you're looking for someone to fill in
well, i am willing

you looked away as you spoke
and i was thinking of the truth behind the joke
i kept tripping, smashing open doors
the joke was on me, but the truth was yours
the smoke from your mouth met moonbeams
i'd be happy just to be in your dreams
if you'd let me, i'll be the soft-hearted villain
oh, i am willing

London A To Z

i've been walking like crazy
on and off the beaten track
thank you, i'm done with the London A to Z
you can have it back

mind if i turn on the light
cause i'm not going to sleep tonight

i've been through a shitload of shit
my memory fails me
so i'll spare you the details, but here's the gist of it
the one friend i trusted betrayed me

By The Heels Of Marilyn

i don't need no shelter tonight
the stars say i'm gonna be alright
no kickin', no whinin', no swearin'
just me by the heels of Marilyn
love will stop in the middle of the air
and for a second, love will stare
without a nod, without a mumbled word
it ticks, ticks, ticks, like a hummingbird

i don't need no shelter tonight
the stars say i'm gonna be alright
no puke, no shit, no piss
i'm gonna lie here, just like this
love once was a friend of mine
we'd sit together all the time
it left, and not a drum was heard
it flits, flits, flits, like a hummingbird

Quits

the dragon was slain
the universe created again
with no tops and no bottoms
just molecules made of atoms
all that Science has to show
the model for everything we know
is a sphere in the middle of a disc
that's why i'm calling it quits

for the farmer in the dell
the apple never fell
the book said it was bitten
and, as soon as the book was written
they closed the file
there was no trial
but my name was on their list
that's why i'm calling it quits

tongue in cheek
i tried to speak
from the bottom of my heart and the top of my lungs
till the words were said and the notes were sung
my job is done
don't look for me, i'm gone
i have a knack for moonlight flits
that's why i'm calling it quits

I've Tried

the cold comes in through the cracks
in waves, gusts, and drafts
this is life, the cold, the heat
from your head down to your feet

i've tried
honest i have

i've been sweating like a stoker
hence the salt on the poker
and in the toilet, upstairs at the Duke
i washed my face after i'd puked

i took the high bridge there, and the lower bridge back
skipped stopping at the rum shack
but i couldn't stop myself from calling
any more than i could stop the rain from falling

you could hardly see that i liked you
i could hardly grab a little bite of you
but birds will sing, thoughts will linger
and i will have more than one deadringer

TELL ME HOW YOU DO

tell me how you do
tell me how you want me to
tell me how you'd like to be loved

i'm plain nuts about you
i'm not myself without you
the sun won't set like it used to
will you choose to

this dress on you is like a dream
straight out of a movie that i wish i'd seen
you're the goddess i'm saying a prayer to
will you care to

Back In The Dead Of Winter

i will know you
i won't let go of you
i will show you

i'll speak clearly
you will hear me
you'll come and sit near me

back in the dead of winter

i'll know you by the dove's cooing
and the creaking of the railing
a gust of cold air will usher you in
you pale frail little thing
there'll be no fire, not a candle
just the light of the moon
beaming with drama and scandal
as you'll head straight to our room

back in the dead of winter

i'll pour some whiskey and water
in one glass, just for me
i'll shudder, but it won't matter
cause you won't see
in the top drawer of your dresser
you'll find a manila envelope
discard it with a careless gesture
and wash your hands with vanilla soap

back in the dead of winter

Why Not Get Drunk

why not get drunk on a sunday
why not get drunk on a monday
why not get drunk on a tuesday
we'll sober up on wednesday

let's take Henry to the pub
and follow the hand-written signs
like the spikes to the hub
and perspective lines

let's not worry, not care
one shot, two words, one beer
like the calypsonians liming on the square
ready for carnival next year

when the day is drab
and your head is throbbing
just put it on my tab
but you have to let the love in