John Hanlon – Floating : Pop Rock, Folk Rock 1973.
A1 When Will I Write This Song
A2 Platform No. 9 And Sequel
A3 A Minor Occurence
A4 Old Fashioned Music
A5 Doomwatch
A6 Puppet Master
A7 Floating
B1 Flight Of The Seagull
B2 Shy Anne
B3 Joe's Promise
B4 Mickey Mouse House
B5 She Laughs
B6 Are You Changing Your Mind About Me
A2 Platform No. 9 And Sequel
A3 A Minor Occurence
A4 Old Fashioned Music
A5 Doomwatch
A6 Puppet Master
A7 Floating
B1 Flight Of The Seagull
B2 Shy Anne
B3 Joe's Promise
B4 Mickey Mouse House
B5 She Laughs
B6 Are You Changing Your Mind About Me
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MusicTranscript
00:00Sitting in the sun, driving in the rain.
00:30Listening to that tune, it's that song again.
00:43When will we ever learn?
00:55When will we ever learn?
01:06It might seem quite funny to some of you.
01:16Having no money is good for you.
01:28When will we ever learn?
01:38And when will I ever write this song?
02:08Just passing time in a simple way.
02:24Just because there seemed no other way.
02:35When will we ever learn?
02:46When will we ever learn?
02:57Sitting in the sun, driving in the rain.
03:08Listening to that tune, it's that song again.
03:19When will we ever learn?
03:30And when will I ever write this song?
03:49Tell me when, when, when, when, when, when, when, when.
04:19When will we ever learn?
04:49When will we ever learn?
05:20Wasting time in the city, about the end of the day.
05:30No particular reason, it just happened that way.
05:38Then a man steps up to me and he says,
05:42And he says, boy, you know the train's always coming on platform number nine.
05:56His breath, it was weary, and his eyes, they were red.
06:05His body looks weary and well under bed.
06:13Then he leans on me and says, boy, don't step out of line.
06:21Cause the train's always coming on platform number nine.
06:35I left him there talking away to himself.
06:44I guessed he was mad and he needed help.
06:52But I have my own life to live and I don't care.
06:59Somebody's stupid old train, on platform number nine.
07:09Now I read in the paper, the very next day, an old man was killed.
07:22It seems it happened this way.
07:26You see, a very, very drunk old man fell on the line.
07:34Just as the train pulled in to platform number nine.
07:52Waiting at the station and it's getting late.
08:06Waiting for the train to come in.
08:13I said I'd be home by a quarter to eight.
08:18But I stopped for a bottle of gin.
08:25I can't take it no more, happiness passed my door.
08:31I can't take it no more, seems that happiness passed my door.
08:39I hear the rumble, I hear the train.
08:49Yes, I can see the light.
08:54And all my problems have faded away.
09:00My world ends tonight.
09:05I can't take it no more, happiness passed my door.
09:11I can't take it no more, seems that happiness passed my door.
09:16I can't take it no more, happiness passed my door.
09:20I can't take it no more, seems that happiness passed my door.
09:24Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah.
09:26Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah.
09:28Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah.
09:30Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah.
09:35There is a miner, sits in a teacup.
09:39Singing his songs of idle praise.
09:46In comes the teacher, trying to reach her.
09:50Making booze in a teacup.
09:56There is a miner, sits in a teacup.
10:00In comes the teacher, trying to reach her.
10:04Making believe your mind's amazed.
10:11Two thousand miles away.
10:16It's a sunny day, ain't it true?
10:22And then you find her, sit down beside her.
10:27Tell her you love her, kiss her hair.
10:34And when it's over, she cries on your shoulder.
10:39And then you hold her tenderly.
10:45Hold her tenderly.
10:51Far away it seems.
10:55Princess of your dreams makes love to you.
11:08Turning the pages, it's taken ages.
11:13Knowing your woman waits for you.
11:20Still there's that teacher, trying to reach her.
11:24Tell her her talking don't get you.
11:31I'm busy making love in the clouds above.
11:38Hey, why aren't you?
11:44There is a schoolboy, sits in a hot dog.
11:50Singing his songs of malted milk.
11:57In comes a new one, says that her name is fun.
12:01And that her sheets are made of silk.
12:07If she only knew, exactly what you do in the afternoons.
13:08I was sitting by the highway.
13:14Waiting, trying to hitch a ride.
13:19Along came a man in a big black car.
13:22Where you going? Is it far?
13:26Come on, get inside.
13:30Fifty years have I been farming.
13:34Twenty-five of them were bad.
13:38Tell me, son, what have you done?
13:41Where you going? I'm on the run.
13:44Hey, why are you looking sad?
13:47And I say, give me your old-fashioned music.
13:54Give me your old-fashioned song.
14:00Give me your old-fashioned music.
14:04But don't tell me, don't tell me there's nothing wrong.
14:10I think I get your meaning.
14:15But son, it seems to me.
14:19Down through all history, people just like you and me.
14:26Had to fight just to get free.
14:31Are the patriots all fighting?
14:36Are the heroes always dead?
14:40Do you mean to say, my friend, fighting brings the wars to an end?
14:46Well, this is not what I have read.
14:49And I say, give me your old-fashioned music.
14:56Give me your old-fashioned song.
15:01Give me your old-fashioned music.
15:04But don't tell me, don't tell me there's nothing wrong.
15:10Give me your old-fashioned music.
15:15Give me your old-fashioned song.
15:20Give me your old-fashioned music.
15:23But don't tell me, don't tell me there's nothing wrong.
15:30Give me your old-fashioned music.
15:34Give me your old-fashioned song.
15:39Give me your old-fashioned music.
15:42But don't tell me, don't tell me there's nothing wrong.
16:00Sitting, watching, waiting for the danger.
16:05Sitting, watching, waiting up some tree.
16:09Sometimes sit there wondering what he came for.
16:14What it really is he came to see.
16:18Don't ask me.
16:23People ever running round in circles.
16:27Speaking words of wisdom without gain.
16:32Gloomily predict the death of nations.
16:36Looking for someone to blame.
16:40It's insane.
16:53Princes, knights in armour come to battle.
16:57Shining, smiling, evil in the sun.
17:02Then the dying lie in there like cattle.
17:06And all the kings run back home.
17:15Doom watch over people.
17:19Doom watch over me.
17:23Doom watch over people.
17:28Can this really be the end of me?
17:37Doom watch.
17:58White cliffs tumble to the sea Pageantry of seagulls guided by me
18:25Don't bother me by the sea with trivialities You be the puppet master and I'll be the puppet strings
18:41Clouds be our marionettes, pretend that they have wings
18:52Shelley Beach, mothers teach their children how to swim
19:01And from here I can see them clear I'd love to join in
19:08You be the puppet master and I'll be the puppet strings
19:13Clouds be our marionettes, pretend that they have wings
19:38My life is a dream Floating on a sea
20:02And all I ever ask is to be free
20:12My love is the moon Floating in the sky
20:32Watchful in the stillness of the night My song is the wind
20:52Singing in the trees And all I ever hear is the air
21:12Clouds pass into time Silently pass by
21:32Floating to I know not where or why Seagull floating high
21:52Floating high Winging through the sky
22:08And all I ever ask is to be free All I ever ask is to be free
22:38Flight of the seagull The poor old seagull
22:56Wind rushes through my hair Then rushes
23:16I reach for the sun and try to touch it Oh, you might get burnt
23:26Pigeons landing on the beach It's strange, stranger
23:36Seagull gets annoyed by the tactics employed By the pigeons on the beach
23:40They teach him how to fly, he tries But my, oh my, they're flying round and round
23:48Until they've found their own way home So he cries, hear him cry
24:00Oh, fly seagull, cry seagull Fly seagull, cry him cry
24:22Fly seagull, cry him cry Fly seagull, cry him cry
24:50Fly seagull, cry him cry
24:56Oh, fly seagull, fly Oh, fly seagull, cry
25:06Oh, fly seagull, fly Seagull, fly him cry
25:20Oh, fly seagull, cry seagull Fly seagull, cry him cry
25:26Oh, we moved on, on to silence Trying not to make a sound
25:53I remember you were smiling At the dew and then I knew what I had found
26:05The birds they rise up singing They don't take the time to yawn
26:17While I stand with you, girl Through tired and sleepy eyes we watch the dawn
26:29Cheyenne, take my hand, girl Cheyenne, take my hand
26:41Though you can't understand, girl Cheyenne, take my hand
26:59And your hair's in need of combing You could say the same about mine
27:17And I suppose I'll have to brush it Indeed I will, if I find the time
27:29Cheyenne, take my hand, girl Cheyenne, take my hand
27:41Though you can't understand, girl Cheyenne, take my hand
27:53Cheyenne, take my hand, girl Cheyenne, take my hand
28:05Though you can't understand, girl Cheyenne, take my hand
28:17Cheyenne, take my hand, girl Cheyenne...
28:35Joe made a promise He'll keep it if he can
28:51But nobody believes him He is a simple man
29:03Joe got a problem Some say it's in his mind
29:09But if you got to know him You'd find that he was kind
29:21Oh Joe, you're really looking swell Joe, you really do
29:37And if you see me in the morning light Would you say I'm wrong?
29:47You know I'm right Or would you say that you might be well?
29:57But you cannot tell today Oh Joe...
30:17Maybe tomorrow he will understand She cannot be the wise one
30:31And he the simple man
30:39Joe got a problem It's all about a girl
30:45But Joe is like the seashell Inside there lies a pearl
30:57Oh Joe, you're really looking swell Joe, you really do
31:13And if you see me in the morning light Would you say I'm wrong?
31:23You know I'm right Or would you say that you might be well?
31:31But you cannot tell today Oh Joe...
31:53Don't look at me if you're looking to see The one you came here to see
32:21The one you came here after He went out of six and he's up to his tricks
32:26The cupboard moves on casters Down on his knees he looks at the trees
32:31To see that they were swaying Should I sigh? Should I sigh? Should I let him die?
32:36The record keeps on playing While the record keeps on playing
32:41Oh, can't get away Hold me tighter, hold me tighter
32:50Nice as you please Completely at ease
32:53Cool as the soft breeze blow With a pipe in his mouth
32:56And a house in the south Where the TV's always show
33:00Have a laugh, have a beer Have a look, have a leer
33:02But please don't lose your bearing And please don't admit that you're just making it
33:07While the radio keeps blaring While the radio keeps blaring
33:12Oh, can't get away Hold me tighter, hold me tighter
33:37Don't lock the boat, there's no time to gloat Shoot the boat, please don't abuse it
33:53Yes, you've got to choose who's the winner's to lose Comics are amusing
33:58Oh, Donald Duck was driving the truck in solitary confinement
34:03And Mickey Mouse is running the house The house that we call Parliament
34:08The house that we call Parliament
34:11Oh, can't get away Hold me tighter, hold me tighter
34:20Oh, can't get away Hold me tighter, hold me tighter
34:30Tighter, tighter
34:40You know, when the morning comes She will soon awake
35:02And then she's wondering How much did you take
35:11Every day it's the same old thing Nobody wants to say
35:17Girl, I think I love you I'd like you to stay
35:22To bear my children I want you to be my wife
35:27Live as my companion For the rest of your life
35:32You know, you know She laughs and laughs and laughs
35:35But she can't be high She laughs and laughs and laughs
35:40But she can't be high She laughs and laughs and laughs
35:45But you don't know why She laughs and laughs and laughs
35:49But she can't be high
35:52And when the time has come She'll be leaving soon
36:02She turns her head around To find no silver spoon
36:12Somebody is a childhood And nobody is a name
36:17Seems to me that she don't care For fortune or for fame
36:22Anyway you believe her And that much is true
36:27If she wants a man for life Well, that man sure ain't you
36:31You know, you know She laughs and laughs and laughs
36:34But she can't be high She laughs and laughs and laughs
36:39But she can't be high She laughs and laughs and laughs
36:44But you don't know why She laughs and laughs and laughs
36:48But she can't be high
36:51You know, you know She laughs and laughs and laughs
37:17But she can't be high She laughs and laughs and laughs
37:21But she can't be high She laughs and laughs and laughs
37:26But you don't know why She laughs and laughs and laughs
37:31But she can't be high She laughs and laughs and laughs
37:36But she can't be high She laughs and laughs and laughs
37:40But she can't be high
37:44She laughs and laughs and laughs But you don't know why
37:48She laughs and laughs and laughs But she can't be high
37:53She laughs and laughs and laughs But she can't be high
37:58She laughs and laughs and laughs But she can't be high
38:02She laughs and laughs and laughs But you don't know why
38:07She laughs and laughs and laughs But she can't be high
38:12She laughs and laughs and laughs But she can't be high
38:16She laughs and laughs and laughs But she can't be high
38:21She laughs and laughs and laughs
38:40Listen to me, you've got to be cool
38:44There's no telling that he ain't fooling
38:48You'll be going right to your head
38:51I tell you, girl, you're better off dead
38:54Oh, darling, are you changing your mind about me?
39:02Way past midnight, about 1.49
39:06Smoking cigarettes, drinking his wine
39:09He tried to make you girl like I made you mine
39:13I tell you, girl, you'll end up crying
39:16Oh, darling, are you changing your mind about me?
39:23Oh, darling, are you changing your mind about me?
39:46All about in the houses, the people are sleeping
40:00Do you understand what they're all about?
40:08To gaze out the frosted window and find you are weeping
40:17The guy who let you in won't let you out
40:25Listen to me, you've got to be cool
40:29There's no telling that he ain't fooling
40:33You'll be going right to your head
40:36I tell you, girl, you're better off dead
40:39Oh, darling, are you changing your mind about me?
40:47Way past midnight, about 1.49
40:51Smoking cigarettes, drinking his wine
40:54He tried to make you girl like I made you mine
40:58I tell you, girl, you'll end up crying
41:02Oh, darling, are you changing your mind about me?
41:09Oh, darling, are you changing your mind about me?
41:16Oh, darling, are you changing your mind about me?
41:23Oh, darling, are you changing your mind about me?
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