Paul Pratt

Verse 1
They put a lock and chain
On love lane
But the whores remain
Their beds are made
Open for trade
Sunshine or rain
For the lost and waylaid
They lie waiting to be paid
No one can complain
Chorus
Stay out of the cold
You will get old
If you are too bold
You will be bought and sold
Verse 2
The windows are blocked
On love lane
One cannot be shocked now
The doors stay open
The pipes are fully stocked
No need to knock
No words are spoken
The deal is locked
Anyhow
Bridge
They put a lock and chain
On love lane
Verse 3
An age old occupation
Profit from sexual relation
Removes anticipation
From any occasion
An enterprise beyond surprise
Willing and able
Never unstable
Folded money upon the table
Bridge
They put a lock and chain
On love lane
Verse 4
The lights burn dim
On love lane
To disguise the sin
Of no shame
To colour the shadow
In candle flame
All come and go
Without being
No one needs to
Know their name
Everyone looks
Without seeing
Bridge
They put a lock and chain
On love lane
Verse 5
The birds don’t fly
On love lane
They watch the sky
As if they feel pain
Dogs don’t bark
Even after dark
I don’t know why
Perhaps the look in the eye
Of the passerby
As they walk by
That gather their thought
About being caught
Before they even try
Keep the animals away
Every day
Bridge
They put a lock and chain
On love lane
Verse 6
All stays the same
On love lane
Nothing will change
You can come again
An open cage
No detail plain
An empty stage
In any age
Where only you can turn the page
Before you ride the train
Chorus
Stay out of the cold
You will get old
If you are too bold
You will be bought and sold

Verse1
In the subconscious
My dream is endless
A loop of infinite potential
Unresolved yet essential
To pursue an open cage of possibility
Verse 2
Freedom seems out of control
Belief finds a purpose
Imagination determined and immortal
Flows into regions of liquid crystal
Lucid sequence imagery
Displays alternate reality
Bridge
As the dream goes on
Verse 3
Space vast in continual process
Collapses
The temporal measure slows
Cosmic interaction follows contraction
Hypnosis structures dimension
There is a tension in the stream
To balance each state
Chorus
Dreams reveal
Endless scenes
Sleep carries themes
Streams of truth pretend
Time may bend
But never end
Space will extend
Like a perfect friend
They fit together
As they work alone
They share forever
To welcome you home

Verse 1
I found you in my storybook
Illustrated and animated
One look is all it took
I was on the plain
In the rain in Spain
Beyond allegories concepts
Fantasy and fresh ideas
I understand childhood fable magic
Runs deeper than it appears
Chorus
You may dance through the cracks
Attack Mad Max
Romance Cleopatra
Until the aliens come back
But you cannot deny
The truth and the lie
Nor overlook
The eye in the sky
Writes in the storybook for
You and I
Verse 2
There we were
Children together
Hansel and Gretel
Alice and Mad hatter
The mystery escaped
I threw my cape
To cover the puddle
You my queen took the trouble
To free me from the villainous toad
Who came in from the cold
We left on the road
Yet the theatre remains
Filled with color code epic
Fairytales and
Criminal novel bloodstains
Bridge
As we walk the leopards
In the snow
You and I know
We never can say goodbye
Verse 3
I saw you again
You did not age
On another page
We were in love
In a time of war
Oliver Twist was asking for more
Fenimore Cooper and a Mohican family
Dancing to a romantic score
Light covered your flashing eyes
Doctor Strangelove offered fascination
Sergeant Pepper consolidated imagination
We travelled through time
To the East where
Storybook lines rewind
Chorus
You may dance through the cracks
Attack Mad Max
Romance Cleopatra
Until the aliens come back
But you cannot deny
The truth and the lie
Nor overlook
The eye in the sky
Writes in the storybook for
You and I

DEAF EARS
Verse 1
I find it cruel
Deeper than insult
To feel like a fool
We cannot achieve a positive result
You follow no rule
N o matter how we connect
Discuss or reflect
You neglect and reject
Every aspect of
Strategy and advice
A tragedy beyond price
Deaf Ears
Chorus
Attention to detail
Before you set sail
Allows you some time to prove
When you listen to the room
Mountains move
As you follow your tune
Angels dance
You find chance romance
You advance
You take heed before you assume
To find peace on earth
Under a clement moon
Verse 2
There is no imbalance
Ignorance is too kind
No matter we remind
Define challenge the
sanity of your mind the
Refusal you find is absurd
You never heard one word
Bridge
I fear you cannot hear
Verse 3
Failure offers no defense
Defeated consequence
Loss is inescapable
Beyond mistreated
Generosity is despair
Foolish to care
Nothing spare
When you share fresh air
Chorus
Attention to detail
Before you set sail
Allows you some time to prove
When you listen to the room
Mountains move
As you follow your tune
Angels dance
You find chance romance
You advance
You take heed before you assume
To find peace on earth
Under a clement moon

FETCH AND CARRY
Verse 1
I will carry your load
I shall walk that road
Obey command
Supply the demand
Dedicated servant
Observant obedient
Responsive expedient
Relevant and willing
Fulfilling every whim C
Chorus
I read the signs
Commit the crimes
I understand the grand gesture
I play the court jester
I cannot hide my smile inside as
your every wish is satisfied
Verse 2
I offer my energy
The result of my liberty
My freedom an oath of servility
I will secure your identity
Reason your cause
Walk with you toward you to
Protect you
No matter the circumstance
Bridge
I will fetch and
I will carry
Verse 3
You are my focus
What you need is my wish
There is no simple reaction beyond this
I will bear the weight
Associate my instinct
Link my fate
Every reflex all assistance
Is yours to take
For you I fetch and carry
Chorus
I read the signs
Commit the crimes
I understand the grand gesture
I play the court jester
I cannot hide my smile inside as
your every wish is satisfied

CHORUS
Ride it high
You wear it well
I never thought that I would find
Your cowboy hat
Verse 1
When you place your hope
In all that
Helps you cope
There is no room to overlook
Or ignore what fate has
Left in the store
for you so don’t
Forget that
And hold on to your cowboy hat
Bridge
I never thought
That I would find
Your cowboy Hat
Verse 2
Remember that thrill
That special moment
When time stood still
One you will always
Remember until
The rest of your time
Has passed through
Are the moments you
Wore your cowboy hat
Bridge
I never thought
That I would find
Your cowboy Hat
Verse 3
When all is done and the days are gone
And so are the seasons
When you still find reasons
For the rhymes you repeat
For the ones you mistreat
Those closest to you touched by your will
That keep holding on still –Bridge
Bridge
I never thought
That I would find
Your cowboy Hat
Verse 4
When all have the point of view
That the depths you have
Reached was due to the fact that
You did not wear
Your cowboy hat
And that is that
Never lose your cowboy hat
CHORUS
Ride it high
You wear it well
I never thought that I would find
Your cowboy hat

Verse 1
You sheltered me
Guided me to closure
Saved me from exposure
allowed no further access to
Experience or influence beyond
My boundaries to further
Disturb or distress
One so helpless
Unable to befriend or defend
Reality or the self with no
wealth or spirituality
Another broken jar on a vacant shelf
Chorus
You surprise me still with your contribution
You revive my growth without persecution
My future is free from prosecution
Sheltered from the rain
Every sunrise I remain
Unafraid to begin again
Verse 2
Your support
When I could not stand
The strategy planned
Formed the basis of liberation
From the alienation I achieved when you
Replaced the air I breathe and


The wounds I bleed with the
Spirit of peace
In the Shelter of your freedom
Pain ceased
Chorus
You surprise me still with your contribution
You revive my growth without persecution
My future is free from prosecution
Sheltered from the rain
Every sunrise I remain
Unafraid to begin again

Verse 1
Chosen one
Your journey has begun
favoured son
Infused with inner joy
Your spiritual peace has
Become divine
In your time the
Light of the universe will shine
In your dimension
Bliss and grace combine for
Your state is sublime
Chorus
Finally
We feel the thrill of
Divine will
Demanding understanding of
The testament
The return of a
Living blessed
Being
Breathing in our element
The truth of
Eternal Promise
Verse 2
Exceptional by nature
Holy of purpose
Mover and shaker
Born to protect us
Consecrated perfect
Inheritance the cause privileged
To create effect
Bridge
Our time now to accept a
Blessed being
Verse 3
Transcendence you share
Connection is sacred
Communication so righteous
No sense of hatred
To uplift others to care to
Achieve the state of mind to
Believe in your reality
Chorus
Finally
We feel the thrill of
Divine will
Demanding understanding of
The testament
The return of a
Living blessed
Being
Breathing in our element
The truth of
Eternal Promise