Song Lyrics
New Locations Album Lyrics c 1986
New Locations Album Lyrics Music Match
This Place (New Sensation) –c Wayne Gillespie (1985) –Key E
1) I don’t want to sound complaining, about the way things are
Don’t you know it’s so frustrating, me so close and you so far
If you want you know that I’ll be with you, if you don’t then I won’t stay
There’s so much that I could give you, but I don’t want to stand in your way
Chorus:
Everybody needs a new sensation
Everybody needs a change of pace
Everybody needs a new location
So why do I have to stay ... in this place.
2) I don’t want to sound confusing, it’s just the way I am
Can’t shake this sense of losing, wish I had a master plan
Every time I change the station, the sound just remains the same
I’m looking for some stimulation, to revive this tired old brain
Chorus:
Everybody needs a new sensation
Everybody needs a change of pace
Everybody needs a new location
So why do I have to stay ... in this place.
3) It doesn’t matter what I do now, ‘cos I know it won’t be right
I’m in a funny mood now, it’s neither black or white
How can you ask me for direction when I don’t even know the way to go?
I’d love to help you with your question but some things we will never know.
Chorus:
Everybody needs a new sensation
Everybody needs a change of pace
Everybody needs a new location
So why do I have to stay ... in this place.
Everybody needs a new sensation
Everybody needs a change of pace
Everybody needs a new location
So why do I have to stay ... in this place
Heart’s For – c Wayne Gillespie (1985) –Key A
1) Pumping blood and oxygen
A machine mortal as all men
That’s what your heart’s for
That’s what your heart’s for
2) It’s the hand that shapes your moods
It’s so strong but it so easily wounds
That’s what your heart’s for
That’s what your heart’s for
Bridge 1:
Sometimes that pulse is strong
Sometimes there’s nothing –where’s it gone?
Though all joy and pain
It takes the strain and carries on
3) Hidden by a shield of bone
Wishing it was not so all alone
That’s what your heart’s for
That’s what your heart’s for
4) Helping us in times of stress
Beating fast as we undress
That’s what your heart’s for
That’s what your heart’s for
Bridge 2:
Sometimes I find when I
Take a look inside that it’s gone
Then you look my way
And it’s back to stay where it belongs
5) Built to a simple plan
And yet so hard to understand
That’s what your heart’s for
That’s what your heart’s for
6) Once so bright and bold
Now dull and hard as we grow old
That’s what your heart’s for
That’s what your heart’s for
Bridge 3:
Sometimes that pulse is strong
Sometimes there’s nothing –where’s it gone?
Though all joy and pain
It takes the strain and carries on
7) Now the ravages of time
And fading memories gone by
That’s what your heart’s for
That’s what your heart’s for
8) Stained forever red and
Feeling things that can’t be said
That’s what your heart’s for
That’s what your heart’s for
That’s what your heart’s for….
Number 37 (New Locations Album version) –c Wayne Gillespie (1985)Key F#m to Gm
1) Wailing Marvin's proud of his dark skin now
You see him glistening on the factory floor
Being black he knows is no sin now
But being white ... he's not so sure
Every day he catch the bus from Brixton
To his home down in Peckham Rye
He knows Jah has almighty wisdom
But still he wonders why
He’s
Riding on the Number 37
Riding on that number
Riding on the Number 37
Riding on that number
2) Little Edith she's a bus conductress
She's light and breezy as she clips the fare
And though her body's aching for a rest
She don't seem to have no care
Outside the sky is raining
The West Indies seem so far
She knows it's no use complaining
About the way things are
Cos she's
Riding on the Number 37
Riding on that number
Riding on the Number 37
Riding on that number
3) Outside there's a young man running
He yells out "Stop this bus!"
He climbs on board his face is bloody
And Edith says "You're safe with us"
On the top deck it's like Jamaica
As we’re all moving to that Reggae beat
Marvin says "Can I see you later?"
And Edith says "You know you got some cheek"
Can't you see
I'm riding on the Number 37
Riding on that number
I'm riding on the Number 37
Riding on that number
Repeat
Wrong Way (New Locations Album version) -c Wayne Gillespie (1985)Key Gm
1) Every time that I’m here next to you
I say there must be something else that we can do
Cos it’s the wrong way
Don’t you know it’s the wrong way?
2) It’s the touch of your skin, it’s my hands in your hair
It’s the way I can close my eyes and still know that you’re there
But it’s the wrong way
Don’t you know it’s the wrong way?
Bridge:
Your eyes they change just like your moods to a different hue
At first they were a cold cold grey but now they’re china blue
3) Well you use up my nights but you spare me the days
You seem so attractive in so many way
But they’re the wrong ways
Don’t you know that they’re the wrong ways?
4) Locked in your arms, I can’t move from this spot
There’s a sign that’s up ahead, there’s a sign that says stop!
It’s the wrong way
Don’t you know that it’s the wrong way
The wrong way
The wrong way
Sweet Angel – c Wayne Gillespie 1978 -Key G
1) Sweet angel sighs out in the morning with the new sunrise
She sneaks home just before it’s light
‘Cos she’s found a man who will love her right
She’s so sweet, so sweet
So shoowapdee, shoowapdee sweet
Sweet Angel Sweet Angel
2) Sweet angel sings of love and finer things
She looks young but she acts old
She seems shy but she’s so bold
She’s so sweet, so sweet
So shoowapdee, shoowapdee sweet
Sweet Angel Sweet Angel
Bridge: Now my baby she likes to dance
And my baby she likes romance
But me I’d rather watch TV
In the hope that I might see my
3) Sweet angel swing oh she can bop like anything
To Joe Jackson or the (Stray) Cats
But she’s not heard of Louie or of Fats
But she’s so sweet, so sweet
So shoowapdee, shoowapdee sweet
Sweet Angel Sweet Angel
4) Sweet Angel’s been in the pages of a magazine
Her legs are long and her eyes are blue
She wants to be an actress too
But she’s so sweet, so sweet
So shoowapdee, shoowapdee sweet
Sweet Angel Sweet Angel
Losing One –c.Wayne Gillespie c1984 Key E
1) You should say that you don’t want me ‘cause I don’t want you
I won’t let you ghost haunt me I’ve got better things to do
You won’t forget my words, you won’t forget my face
You won’t forget who it was who put you in your place
I’m not the losing one
I’m not the losing one
I’m not the losing one
2) You should say that it’s over you should say we’re through
Now that you’ve found another who takes are of you
Does it feel as sweet as honey when he holds you in his arms
I may not have his money but I have other charms
I’m not the losing one
I’m not the losing one
I’m not the losing one
2) I’m sick and tired of all your lies I’ve heard them all before
Your telling me the same old lines they won’t work on me no more
Don’t ask me to stay don’t try to plead
Just watch as I slip away I’ve got everything I need
I’m not the losing one
I’m not the losing one
I’m not the losing one
TEN FRANCS –New Locations Album Version - (WAYNE GILLESPIE) c 1981 –Key E
1) The passengers were jostled as they moved into the station
Some were coming home from work and some were on vacation
They were greeted by the singers who were scattered high & low
Some were playing in "La Rue D'arts" and some were hidden in le metro.
But still he never even said thanks
No he never even said thanks to the man
Who gave him Ten Francs.
La la la la la la
La la la la la la la la.
2) You could hear the sound go bouncing off the subway walls
You could see the crowd start pushing as they opened up the doors
But they all rushed by they never seemed to care but then
A soft voice whispers "Monsieur, tu jous très bien"
Et je n'ai jamais dit merci
Non je n'ai jamais dit merci à l'homme
Qui m’a donné dix francs
La la la la la la
La la la la la la la la
3) Did his song remind you of someone that you knew
Or was it that old sadness that was creeping up on you
Or was it the look in the singers’ eye
You knew that he meant it when he sang
"Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye"
But still he never even said thanks
No he never even said thanks to the man
Who gave him ten francs
La la la la la la
La la la la la la la la
SHADOWS –c 1985 Wayne Gillespie –Key B
1) The shadows fall along my street, this time I miss you
The dogs are barking I can’t sleep, wish I could kiss you
These days I keep my heart in check, me I don’t fall lightly
This must be an accident, it’s so unlike me
2) The tears are rolling down her cheeks, her head upon my shoulder
The heart yearns but the head it seeks, I try to scold her
Only a madman would turn her away, me I’m so much older
Only a sad man knows he can’t stay, least that’s what I told her
3) These summer nights I just can’t sleep, tossing and turning
Who knows if again we’ll meet, can’t stop this yearning
Never thought I’d feel this way, thought I was too clever
At the ending of the day, you know I need you more than ever.
Your Heart (Leads You To That Fire) – c Wayne Gillespie (1985) – Key A
1) It’s the way you walk, it’s the way you talk, it’s the way that you inspire
I don’t know just what it is, that keeps us moving higher
I know you’ve made your vows and you know that I’ve made mine
It’s more than time allows for us to change our minds
Your heart your heart leads you to that fire
Your heart your heart leads you to that fire
2) It’s the way you move, it’s the way you feel, the way that you enquire
You loved me once , do you love me know, have you still got that desire?
You seem to know your mind, you stick to your task
Anything you want from me you only have to ask
Your heart your heart leads you to that fire
Your heart your heart leads you to that fire
Bridge: Hey what’s that, hey what’s that, waiting in the wings?
None of us can ever know what tomorrow brings
It’s dark in here, it’s dark in here, ut we don’t need to rest
The years go by, the years go by, but we’re not past our best
3) Are you thinking of the future or living for today
When you look at me like that you give yourself away
I try to keep control I don’t react to much
You say “let emotion show, be spontaneous”
Your heart your heart leads you to that fire
Your heart your heart leads you to that fire
Invercargill -© Wayne Gillespie 1985
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Bm+e.. Gmaj7.. Bm+e.. G6/D.. Bm9/C#
1) That's right there's a car for sale
It's in good condition and the motor is running
It was my wife's but she went away
Bm+e.......................Asus/C#..A
She went to live in ....Invercargill
2) It's got everything you could ever need
It's got bucket seats and the tyres they're radial
She never said a word - I never thought she'd leave
Just found a note on the kitchen table...
3) Come around we could have a drink
I don't live far from the local
It really must be sold this week
Up to now I guess I was hopeful
4) Don't really know what I can say
The engine's small but it's got tons of power
I know that we will never be the same
Once we could do a 100 miles an hour
Instrumental 16 bars Double time, Bm to Gmaj7
5) Starts well on a winter's day
Seats look like leather but they're only vinyl
She came home to see the kids in May
But she soon went back ....to Invercargill
6) Did everything I could to make her stay
I even got her a warrant of fitness
It's been a year now since she went away
She wouldn't even come home for Christmas
Instrumental Interlude 4 bars, Bm to Gmaj7
7) That's right there's a car for sale
It's got a little rust but it's really not too bad
Every day you know I check the mail
But it takes such a long time to get here ....from Invercargill
END
Invercargill Appears on:
1985 Auckland Acoustics Compilation Vinyl -Real Groovy Records 1985
1987 New Locations Album -Wayne Gillespie - Recorded Jan 1986 released CBS/Wayward 1987
1989 Mike Harding, One For You, LP
1994 Chris Priestley, Argentina to Invercargill and beyond, CD (from an earlier 1985 cassette?)
1998 Mike Harding Past to the Present, CD
TEN FRANCS (WAYNE GILLESPIE) c 1981
Appears on Wayne Gillespie Albums "Wayward Son" (1984) and New Locations (1986)