Jackie Lomax Album

Lomax

Man who waits is a man who don't go
Man who hesitates is a man who don't know
Man who lies, now, he don't live
Man who cries is a man who don't give

So don't be silly, give all you've got

Man who runs is a man who can't walk
Man who shouts ain't quite learned to talk
Man who begs, now, he can't ask
Man who grabs is a man who can't grasp

So don't be silly, give all you've got

Man who fails is a man who don't learn
Man in jail don't pay no tax return
Man in bed, now, he's too late
Man who's dead don't get no joy rebate

So don't be silly, give all you've got

A dozen men from Arkansas swore to bring me in
Through the office of the law they persecute my kin
I have left a hundred mountains way behind
An' I do believe it's countin' on my mind

I can go no further I declare I had my fill
I can go no further I'm gonna wait by the whisky still

I robbed a man who robbed the dead well before their time
Anyone with half a head can see that ain't no crime
I have left a hundred mountains in my past
An' I do believe my time is comin' fast

I can go no further I declare I had my fill
I can go no further I'm gonna wait by the whisky still

(He can go no further) I swear I had my fill
(He can go no further) I'm gonna wait by the whisky still

They shot my leg to pieces, ya know I near enough bled to death
If not for the horse between us I'd still be lyin' there yet
I have mastered many mountains at my best
An' I do believe it's time for me to rest

I can go no further I declare I had my fill
I can go no further I'm gonna wait by the whisky still

(He can go no further) I swear I've had my fill
(He can go no further) I'm gonna wait here for the kill

When the wind blows
And the leaves turn yellow
And my mind flows
And my night-time is mellow
That's when I miss you the most
That's when I miss you the most

When the rain falls
And the trees they shiver
And the time crawls
Like a slow-flowing river
That's when I miss you the most
That's when I miss you the most

Now the weeks have passed
And the days just get longer
And the clouds clash
And my weakness gets stronger
That's when I miss you the most
That's when I miss you the most

Fly high above the clouds
On the wings of a dream
I hear your whisper loud
Or so it seems

Down in the shadow land
Where the sun never beams
I touch your slender hand
Or so it seems

It seems as though the world is such a place
Where we will have to treasure every trace of grace we find
Behind the walls below the ceiling
And it's all inclined to give me such a bad, bad feeling

Run through the meadow land
Through the fast-flowing streams
I feel you near at hand
Or so it seems

I have drunk Virginia Water
I have dug my own Gravesend
Set my foot ashore in Newport
Travelled far beyond my Land's End
And my home, home, home is in my head

I have dived into a Blackpool
With a Maidstone round my neck
I just drifted into Southsea
With no Hull beneath my decks
And my home, home, home is in my head

Well, I lost a wheel in Barrow
Tried to cross the No-one-Cambridge
When my Liverpool grew shallow
I had to dig more Wells in Tunbridge
And my home, home, home is in my head

Lomax

I do the best I can with no monogram
I say, who I am ain't a happy man ' today
'Cause nothin' ever seems (nothin' ever seems) to go my way
It's gettin' much harder to play ' today

I used to waste my time thinkin' she was mine
I only read her face and not the mind behind ' too late
Nothin' ever seems (nothin' ever seems) to go my way
Well, I never stashed nothin' away
And this is my rainy day
Nothin' ever seems to go my way

He gets a few spare bills, some headache pills
Tanked to the gills and the tension builds ' too high
Nothin' ever seems (nothin' ever seems) to go my way
It's got to get brighter some day
I wish it would be right away
'Cause nothin' ever seems to go my way

As I grow older
I don't get colder ' I get warm inside
Although I told her
I could not hold her satisfied

She took me higher
She took me higher than I cared to go
She took me longer
Her grip was stronger than anyone I know
I want you all to know

As I get calmer
I would not harm her ' I get soft inside
Do not alarm her
I ain't no farmer from the countryside

She took me higher
She took me higher than I cared to go
She took me longer
Her grip was stronger than anyone I know
I want you all to know

As I remember
My eye is tender from the thought of you
My hope is slender
But I intend her to see me through

She took me higher
She took me higher than I cared to go
She took me longer
Her grip was stronger than anyone I know
I want you all to know

Lomax

When you have ceased to judge
Then can you criticise
When you no longer bear a grudge
Then can you sympathise
When you have ceased to fight
That's when your hearts reveal
If you do wrong to do right
Tell me, how can you heal

Don't do me no harm
Don't do me no harm

When you have ceased looking down
That's when you start to climb
When you no longer wear a frown
You will begin to smile
If you have hurt and hurt yourself
And you know how your tears release
Why don't you make war on the thought itself
And we all shall know peace

Don't do me no harm
Don't do me no harm

You say that you need a holiday
But it's Saturday ' anyway
You say that you need more money
A Playboy Bunny
Couldn't spend more money, honey

It's such a crime to bring each other down
It's time for me to head for higher ground
Above the water line'

You say that you're feeling restless
Edgy, even helpless
I can't help your feelings
It's so revealing
What you say with your feelings

It's such a crime to bring each other down
It's time for me to head for higher ground
Above the water line'

I'm gonna head for the mountains
Set my sights higher
I'm gonna be over the horizon
Before you look for me

You say that you need more time
To turn it over in your mind
You've had time enough
Ain't got to cry
Don't cause a fuss

It's such a crime to bring each other down
It's time for me to head for higher ground
Above the water line'

Early in the morning
I feel my body rise
But I don't come to my senses
Until she's kissed my eyes

I got one helluva woman
I got one helluva woman to love me

She lets me go up country
She takes me down to town
She buys me gin and whisky
And my head goes around and 'round

I got one helluva woman
I got one helluva woman to love me

She comes around at midnight
Tripping down the stairs
Strives to make me feel right
And release me of my cares

I got one helluva woman
I got one helluva woman to love me

Thoughts with no rhyme or reason
Rule over my mind
Move in circular motion
Follow no set line

Turning around
My head

Waves of colour that can't be seen
Wash across my shore
Moving shadows of violet sheen
Flash and pass on before

Turning around
My head

For only moments I had you to build my dreams on
For only moments of my time
All too soon the world had turned around
And left me no sight, no sense, no sound
For only moments I could see
From you within me

For only moments we had sat beside the water
Taking stock of all we see
But winds of change have brought the snow and ice to me
And only you, only you can set me free
For only moments the sun shone brilliantly
From you within me