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TONY M

IT'S ONLY SHADOWS NOW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


who took the sunlight
that lit up my days
streets where I played
where are those rays

I only turned around
it's only shadows now
it's only shadows now

who took the yellow light
under we used to meet
old grey cracked pavements
now covered up by weeds

I only turned around
it's only shadows now
it's only shadows now

walls that I climbed
crumbled to the ground
old cars abandoned
tall trees all cut down

I only turned around
it's only shadows now
it's only shadows now

broken windows, reflecting all my yesterdays
how fast things change, no more time to play
street name missing words, that really hurts
where are the faces now, how did they turn out

I only turned around
it's only shadows now
it's only shadows now

I was born behind that broken door
run up and down that floor
we sat around the table there
run up and down those rotten stairs

who took the sunlight
that lit up my days
streets where I played
where are my yesterdays

I only turned around
it's only shadows now
it's only shadows now

IT'S ONLY SHADOWS NOW

TEARS IN THE DIRT
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


I've been there and back
I'm confused by what I saw
I think I touched on love
feels like I fought a war

those are my tears in the dirt

I recognise that face
don't remember all those lines
still got that taste of blood
I'm not aging well with time

those are my tears in the dirt
life is so, it fxxxing hurts
tried it all and nothing works
those are my tears in the dirt
those are my tears in the dirt

I have lay on thorny roses
white feathers fell from trees
held the sun between my fingers
picked glass splinters from my knees

I've washed myself in muddy rain
stood naked shaking in the snow
burnt the poison from my veins
tried to swim against the flow

those are my tears in the dirt
life is so, it fxxxing hurts
tried it all and nothing works
those are my tears in the dirt
those are my tears in the dirt

I've walked with gentle giants
shook the hand that shook the world
I've saved the lives of sinners
dried the eyes of that crying girl

those are my tears in the dirt
life is so, it fxxxing hurts
tried it all and nothing works
those are my tears in the dirt
those are my tears in the dirt
those are my tears in the dirt

TEARS IN THE DIRT

LIVING IN THE SKY
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--


I sweep around the old man in the doorway
and push a cigarette behind his ear
some body somewhere must be missing this old guy
but the city streets they help you to disappear

white lights hang behind tall smoking chimney tops
hillsides are clinging to the snow the sun forgot
and the wispy clouds are rising off the river
naked trees lined along the streets like soldiers, shiver

these cold winter winds they burn my face
hard city streets can be a lonely place
a hundred million eyes go passing by
and every single one goes home to cry

every body's living in the sky
every body's living in the sky

the old green tower clock is chiming seven bells
and shadows turn into the people night time hid
the number sixty seven slowly trundles up the hill
rain running down the valley, swallowed by the grids

these cold winter winds they burn my face
hard city streets can be a lonely place
a hundred million eyes go passing by
and every single one goes home to cry

every body's living in the sky
every body's living in the sky

tower blocks are everywhere you look these days
washing lines and bicycles tied up to walls
women gossip telling tales of what they saw
and this is rejuvenation a better life after the war

LIVING IN THE SKY


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IT'S ONLY SHADOWS NOW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


who took the sunlight
that lit up my days
streets where I played
where are those rays

I only turned around
it's only shadows now
it's only shadows now

who took the yellow light
under we used to meet
old grey cracked pavements
now covered up by weeds

I only turned around
it's only shadows now
it's only shadows now

walls that I climbed
crumbled to the ground
old cars abandoned
tall trees all cut down

I only turned around
it's only shadows now
it's only shadows now

broken windows, reflecting all my yesterdays
how fast things change, no more time to play
street name missing words, that really hurts
where are the faces now, how did they turn out

I only turned around
it's only shadows now
it's only shadows now

I was born behind that broken door
run up and down that floor
we sat around the table there
run up and down those rotten stairs

who took the sunlight
that lit up my days
streets where I played
where are my yesterdays

I only turned around
it's only shadows now
it's only shadows now

IT'S ONLY SHADOWS NOW

TEARS IN THE DIRT
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


I've been there and back
I'm confused by what I saw
I think I touched on love
feels like I fought a war

those are my tears in the dirt

I recognise that face
don't remember all those lines
still got that taste of blood
I'm not aging well with time

those are my tears in the dirt
life is so, it fxxxing hurts
tried it all and nothing works
those are my tears in the dirt
those are my tears in the dirt

I have lay on thorny roses
white feathers fell from trees
held the sun between my fingers
picked glass splinters from my knees

I've washed myself in muddy rain
stood naked shaking in the snow
burnt the poison from my veins
tried to swim against the flow

those are my tears in the dirt
life is so, it fxxxing hurts
tried it all and nothing works
those are my tears in the dirt
those are my tears in the dirt

I've walked with gentle giants
shook the hand that shook the world
I've saved the lives of sinners
dried the eyes of that crying girl

those are my tears in the dirt
life is so, it fxxxing hurts
tried it all and nothing works
those are my tears in the dirt
those are my tears in the dirt
those are my tears in the dirt

TEARS IN THE DIRT

LIVING IN THE SKY
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--


I sweep around the old man in the doorway
and push a cigarette behind his ear
some body somewhere must be missing this old guy
but the city streets they help you to disappear

white lights hang behind tall smoking chimney tops
hillsides are clinging to the snow the sun forgot
and the wispy clouds are rising off the river
naked trees lined along the streets like soldiers, shiver

these cold winter winds they burn my face
hard city streets can be a lonely place
a hundred million eyes go passing by
and every single one goes home to cry

every body's living in the sky
every body's living in the sky

the old green tower clock is chiming seven bells
and shadows turn into the people night time hid
the number sixty seven slowly trundles up the hill
rain running down the valley, swallowed by the grids

these cold winter winds they burn my face
hard city streets can be a lonely place
a hundred million eyes go passing by
and every single one goes home to cry

every body's living in the sky
every body's living in the sky

tower blocks are everywhere you look these days
washing lines and bicycles tied up to walls
women gossip telling tales of what they saw
and this is rejuvenation a better life after the war

LIVING IN THE SKY

THE THIEF IS YOU
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


too much of that courage
will get you hurt some day
ease off on that pushing
think about the things you say

you give your confessions
like you're the one being wronged
that beating stick you wade in with
is no longer than your tongue

stolen moments, the thief is a fool
stolen moments, the thief is you
the thief is you

you don't no what you've got
carry on it will be gone
ask yourself the question
is what you've got that strong

stolen moments, the thief is cruel
stolen moments, the thief is you
the thief is you

too much of that nowhere man
and you're gonna get lost
ice breaks the warmest heart
who want's love at that cost

stolen moments, the thief is a fool
stolen moments, the thief is you
the thief is you

you don't no what you've got
carry on it will be gone
ask yourself the question
is what you've got that strong

stolen moments, the thief is cruel
stolen moments, the thief is you
the thief is you

now it's no good asking why
who killed the flowers and the flies
cause love survives on trust
who's heart lies there in the dust

THE THIEF IS YOU

WHERE I HIDE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


cover me in your love
be the skin that grows on me
forgive me all my lies
cure the drunken man inside

where I hide, where I hide

it's too cold without you
sun used burn so bright
help me turn this black tide
bring me down from high

where I hide, where I hide
where I hide, where I hide

some times I try to run and find
the parts of me I left behind
I can't just be this pile of clothes
a man that no one's ever known

I'm screaming at the storm inside
I can't take the lightning strikes
I've tried to look it hurts my eyes
there's no comfort in the rage I cry

where I hide, where I hide
where I hide, where I hide

I have tried to visualise, clearer skies
where birds can fly, they fall and die

love touches me with freezing hands
she never makes me feel at home
the cold wind blows, cold wind blows
and no one knows, no one knows

cover me in your love
be the skin that grows on me
forgive me all my lies
be the lover by my side

where I hide, where I hide

WHERE I HIDE

MIDNIGHT RAIN
-------- - - -------




wet city lights are in her eyes
the wind is freezing on my face
people huddled under umbrellas
then suddenly I meet with fate

it's like looking back at my world
all the devastation as she leaves
she only turns to wave her fingers
ground opens up beneath my feet

I'm standing in the midnight rain
a drunken mess, been let down again
she had no reason to explain
I'm standing in the midnight rain

and all around me engines roar
car horns echo in my distant mind
I'm lost in a maze of loneliness
I'm the fool that love left behind

I'm standing in the midnight rain
a drunken mess, been let down again
she had no reason to explain
I'm standing in the midnight rain

thought we were stronger than we were
the city's shadows are closing in
their fingers pointing, faces laughing
the boy inside me can only scream

I'm a thousand miles away from home
and a mountain stands in front of me
looking up into the cold black sky
heart broken man sinks to his knees

I'm standing in the midnight rain
a drunken mess, been let down again
she had no reason to explain
I'm standing in the midnight rain
I'm standing in the midnight rain

MIDNIGHT RAIN

STANDING IN THE SHADE UNDER THE SUN
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touch the water
distort the view
a rippling mirror
a convex truth

now all is still
leaves have fallen
trees stand naked
birds are calling

I'm standing in the shade under the sun
I'm standing in the shade under the sun

a cold reality, confuses you
broken silence it's electric
wispy cloud, enhances blue
mere matted knots in fabric

I'm standing in the shade under the sun
I'm standing in the shade under the sun

and when the war was raging
I sight, whites of those eyes
when the enemy's engaging
shooting at you with the lies

I'm standing in the shade under the sun
I'm standing in the shade under the sun

touch the water
distorted imaginations
tears in crystal
returned vibrations

blood dries on the blades of grass
sweat and dirt are frozen in the air
toe to toe and face to face
first hit, a long cold steely stare

I'm standing in the shade under the sun
I'm standing in the shade under the sun

birds of prey they circle high
scent of flesh from the lying dead
between our beds a no mans land
fragile love stitched by threads

I'm standing in the shade under the sun
I'm standing in the shade under the sun

STANDING IN THE SHADE UNDER THE SUN

WHO CAN WRITE THEIR NAMES IN STONE
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why we looking into a grey sky
don't lovers some times act like fools
picked up this mornings papers
our story made the headline news

can't see the wind but it's blowing
stealing all the leaves off the trees
crystal raindrops dripping reflections
our canvas painted in a stormy scene

we're searching for a way back home
stumbled over on old heartbreak road
should we separate and go on alone
who can write their names in stone
who can write their names in stone

can't change the colours in a rainbow
there and back the birds have flown
we're the crumbled rocks on a mountain
who can write their names in stone
who can write their names in stone

and this is me looking back at me
but are you looking back at you too
silhouettes, dressed shadows of fools
missed the moment our sky was blue

we're searching for a way back home
stumbled over on old heartbreak road
should we separate and go on alone
who can write their names in stone
who can write their names in stone

can't change the colours of a rainbow
there and back the birds have flown
we're the crumbled rocks on a mountain
who can write their names in stone
who can write their names in stone

fate she has the coldest hands
we had the dice but didn't roll
had our chance and let it pass by
we're travellers with nowhere to go

WHO CAN WRITE THEIR NAMES IN STONE

My Uploads

IT'S ONLY SHADOWS NOW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


who took the sunlight
that lit up my days
streets where I played
where are those rays

I only turned around
it's only shadows now
it's only shadows now

who took the yellow light
under we used to meet
old grey cracked pavements
now covered up by weeds

I only turned around
it's only shadows now
it's only shadows now

walls that I climbed
crumbled to the ground
old cars abandoned
tall trees all cut down

I only turned around
it's only shadows now
it's only shadows now

broken windows, reflecting all my yesterdays
how fast things change, no more time to play
street name missing words, that really hurts
where are the faces now, how did they turn out

I only turned around
it's only shadows now
it's only shadows now

I was born behind that broken door
run up and down that floor
we sat around the table there
run up and down those rotten stairs

who took the sunlight
that lit up my days
streets where I played
where are my yesterdays

I only turned around
it's only shadows now
it's only shadows now

IT'S ONLY SHADOWS NOW

TEARS IN THE DIRT
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


I've been there and back
I'm confused by what I saw
I think I touched on love
feels like I fought a war

those are my tears in the dirt

I recognise that face
don't remember all those lines
still got that taste of blood
I'm not aging well with time

those are my tears in the dirt
life is so, it fxxxing hurts
tried it all and nothing works
those are my tears in the dirt
those are my tears in the dirt

I have lay on thorny roses
white feathers fell from trees
held the sun between my fingers
picked glass splinters from my knees

I've washed myself in muddy rain
stood naked shaking in the snow
burnt the poison from my veins
tried to swim against the flow

those are my tears in the dirt
life is so, it fxxxing hurts
tried it all and nothing works
those are my tears in the dirt
those are my tears in the dirt

I've walked with gentle giants
shook the hand that shook the world
I've saved the lives of sinners
dried the eyes of that crying girl

those are my tears in the dirt
life is so, it fxxxing hurts
tried it all and nothing works
those are my tears in the dirt
those are my tears in the dirt
those are my tears in the dirt

TEARS IN THE DIRT

LIVING IN THE SKY
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--


I sweep around the old man in the doorway
and push a cigarette behind his ear
some body somewhere must be missing this old guy
but the city streets they help you to disappear

white lights hang behind tall smoking chimney tops
hillsides are clinging to the snow the sun forgot
and the wispy clouds are rising off the river
naked trees lined along the streets like soldiers, shiver

these cold winter winds they burn my face
hard city streets can be a lonely place
a hundred million eyes go passing by
and every single one goes home to cry

every body's living in the sky
every body's living in the sky

the old green tower clock is chiming seven bells
and shadows turn into the people night time hid
the number sixty seven slowly trundles up the hill
rain running down the valley, swallowed by the grids

these cold winter winds they burn my face
hard city streets can be a lonely place
a hundred million eyes go passing by
and every single one goes home to cry

every body's living in the sky
every body's living in the sky

tower blocks are everywhere you look these days
washing lines and bicycles tied up to walls
women gossip telling tales of what they saw
and this is rejuvenation a better life after the war

LIVING IN THE SKY

THE THIEF IS YOU
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


too much of that courage
will get you hurt some day
ease off on that pushing
think about the things you say

you give your confessions
like you're the one being wronged
that beating stick you wade in with
is no longer than your tongue

stolen moments, the thief is a fool
stolen moments, the thief is you
the thief is you

you don't no what you've got
carry on it will be gone
ask yourself the question
is what you've got that strong

stolen moments, the thief is cruel
stolen moments, the thief is you
the thief is you

too much of that nowhere man
and you're gonna get lost
ice breaks the warmest heart
who want's love at that cost

stolen moments, the thief is a fool
stolen moments, the thief is you
the thief is you

you don't no what you've got
carry on it will be gone
ask yourself the question
is what you've got that strong

stolen moments, the thief is cruel
stolen moments, the thief is you
the thief is you

now it's no good asking why
who killed the flowers and the flies
cause love survives on trust
who's heart lies there in the dust

THE THIEF IS YOU

WHERE I HIDE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


cover me in your love
be the skin that grows on me
forgive me all my lies
cure the drunken man inside

where I hide, where I hide

it's too cold without you
sun used burn so bright
help me turn this black tide
bring me down from high

where I hide, where I hide
where I hide, where I hide

some times I try to run and find
the parts of me I left behind
I can't just be this pile of clothes
a man that no one's ever known

I'm screaming at the storm inside
I can't take the lightning strikes
I've tried to look it hurts my eyes
there's no comfort in the rage I cry

where I hide, where I hide
where I hide, where I hide

I have tried to visualise, clearer skies
where birds can fly, they fall and die

love touches me with freezing hands
she never makes me feel at home
the cold wind blows, cold wind blows
and no one knows, no one knows

cover me in your love
be the skin that grows on me
forgive me all my lies
be the lover by my side

where I hide, where I hide

WHERE I HIDE

MIDNIGHT RAIN
-------- - - -------




wet city lights are in her eyes
the wind is freezing on my face
people huddled under umbrellas
then suddenly I meet with fate

it's like looking back at my world
all the devastation as she leaves
she only turns to wave her fingers
ground opens up beneath my feet

I'm standing in the midnight rain
a drunken mess, been let down again
she had no reason to explain
I'm standing in the midnight rain

and all around me engines roar
car horns echo in my distant mind
I'm lost in a maze of loneliness
I'm the fool that love left behind

I'm standing in the midnight rain
a drunken mess, been let down again
she had no reason to explain
I'm standing in the midnight rain

thought we were stronger than we were
the city's shadows are closing in
their fingers pointing, faces laughing
the boy inside me can only scream

I'm a thousand miles away from home
and a mountain stands in front of me
looking up into the cold black sky
heart broken man sinks to his knees

I'm standing in the midnight rain
a drunken mess, been let down again
she had no reason to explain
I'm standing in the midnight rain
I'm standing in the midnight rain

MIDNIGHT RAIN


About Me

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hi I'm tony / benjo, I've been writing lyrics now for about three years, I was influenced by the tragic death of a teenage couple in a car accident, I wrote a poem for them and a friend put it to music, then I joined a song writing forum and got a lot of collaborations and compliments on my work so I decided to try and take it further and joined songbay, I'm 53 years old with a wife and two grown up children, I work in warehousing / FLT driver,I enjoy writing in my spare time...

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