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We End Up Being All The Same
©2017 Neil Porter
We end up being all the same
Except for what we leave behind
We make all the same mistakes
Blind leading the blind
Half-hearted skyline
Sad tainted sky
Hide and seek lifeline
Wondering why
From brightest day to darkest night
Amazing how things turn around
Right is wrong and wrong is right
All lost not found
Half-hearted skyline
Sad tainted sky
Hide and seek lifeline
Wondering why
Half-hearted skyline
Sad tainted sky
Hide and seek lifeline
Wondering why
Paint the pictures sing the songs
Mine are yours and yours are mine
Tell the stories right the wrongs
While we’ve got time
Half-hearted skyline
Sad tainted sky
Hide and seek lifeline
Wondering why
Half-hearted skyline
Sad tainted sky
Hide and seek lifeline
Wondering why
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Cold Eyes On You
03:43
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Intro: | Em | Cm7add6 | B7sus4 | Em |
If you go swimming on a moonless night
Make out your will just spell my name right
Big fish swimming and it’s great and it’s white
It won’t take much just one little bite
Way down deep but just out of sight
Not really friendly and not that polite
Swimming around with not much to do
He’s got his eyes on you,
Eyes on you
Chorus: | Am | Am | Em | Em | Am | Am |
Em | B7sus4 |
He’s got his eyes on you
Cold eyes on you
He’s got his eyes on you
Cold eyes on you
Leave me the keys to your fancy car
I’ll take it for a drive but I won’t go far
Or if you’re riding on your motor bike
I’ll take it for a spin, it’ll be alright
Just don’t worry you can stay where you are
I’ll be heading off to the nearest bar
Riding around with not much to do
I got my eyes on you,
Eyes on you
Chorus: | Am | Am | Em | Em | Am | Am |
Em | B7sus4 |
BRIDGE:
( D9 Dm9 C#6 C#M7 ) x2
You dive down deep while the world’s
asleep
It can be it’s own reward
Trick or treat while they’re counting
sheep
There’s no time to get on board
SOLO
Chorus: | Am | Am | Em | Em | Am | Am |
Em | B7sus4 |
We can kill two birds with just one stone
I can drive you to the beach you’ll be all alone
No moonlight in the pitch black sky
Dive right in now don’t be shy
Big fin slicing through the water unseen
I know where you’re going ‘cos I know where
you’ve been
Feel a bit guilty to be having this dream
I got my eyes on you,
Eyes on you
Chorus: | Am | Am | Em | Em | Am | Am |
Em | B7sus4 |
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Some Say We Get What We Deserve
©2017 Neil Porter
Some say we get what we deserve
You think I’m messing with your head
I think there’s dangerous times a-coming
I think there’s lots of work ahead
You’ve got a lot of nerve
“Things are broken” that’s what you said
I can’t see things getting any better
We got a can of worms instead
Some say we get what we deserve
Some say we get what we deserve
SOLO
You see a chance to start again
I see a nightmare riding in
It seems we’ve borrowed so much trouble
Some kind of mess you’ve sunk us in
Some say we get what we deserve
Some say we get what we deserve
Some say we get what we deserve
Some say we get what we deserve
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Dead Man Walking
03:58
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Dead Man Walking
©2017 Neil Porter
D7 D7sus4
You’re just a dead man walking
You don’t realise
You’re just a poor fool talking
Like all the other guys
D#9
Dead man walking
F9
Poor fool talking
D7 D7sus4
D#9
Dead man walking
F9
Poor fool talking
Another blind man watching
Was there another way?
You must be hard of hearing
You had so much to say
Dead man walking
Poor fool talking
Dead man walking
Poor fool talking
BRIDGE: | G7 | G7 | C | C | F9 | F9 | Fm7 | Gm7 |
You’ve got so much to say
But I don’t know what you mean
I hear the words OK
But I can’t read in between
Sometimes I wonder
Did you learn anything at school
You’ve got so much to say
Not saying anything at all
SOLO
I’m hearing what you’re saying
But I don’t understand
I see the game you’re playing
See through your messy plans
Dead man walking
Poor fool talking
Dead man walking
Poor fool talking
You got my blood near boiling
I didn’t understand
Your squeaky wheel needs oiling
You need to kick some cans
Dead man walking
Poor fool talking
Dead man walking
Poor fool talking
Dead man walking
Poor fool talking
Dead man walking
Poor fool talking
Dead man walking
Poor fool talking
Dead man walking
Poor fool talking
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Le Chemin De La Vie
04:03
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Le Chemin De La Vie
©2019 Neil Porter
We’ll be on those trails again some day
Through La Roche and up to Réchandet
Walking home through blackberry gauntlet
Fresh red wine and strawberry sunset
We’ll be on those trails again some day
We’ll be treading ancient paths again
From Baume les Dames to Mont Dommage
Usine de pipes to Fente de Babre
Maybe we’ll see a chamois next time
Rambling on the razor ridge
We’ll be treading ancient trails again
CHORUS:
I want to go where the evening sun is shining bright
I want to watch the northern stars at night
Walk with you and understand
Better know this foreign land
Understand
We’ll be sharing ancient paths again
Padded trails of shady green
Le Sentier des Dolines
Notre Dame d’Aigremont
En bas de la colline d'Esnans
We’ll be sharing ancient paths again
Searing summer afternoons
Heading home to beat the heat
I’m melting in the driver’s seat
Cross the bridge, we’re nearly there
Soaking in the atmosphere
Searing summer afternoons
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Blue Pool Revisited
04:06
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Blue Pool
© 2007 Neil Porter
Well I’m packing up the wagon
Gonna do some camping by the sea
It’s ninety ks to paradise
Ninety ks from nowhere you and me
Well we’re heading up to Bermie
We’ll find a beach that isn’t far away
The water temp’s been falling
You couldn’t get this man in there, no way
Warmer than the ocean
Quite the place to be
Poetry in motion
Hangin’ in the sun sounds fine to me
Fine to me
Fine to me
Blue Pool
Warmer than the ocean
Quite the place to be
Poetry in motion
Hangin’ in the sun sounds fine to me
Fine to me
Blue Pool
Fresh caught calamari
Fishing boats that loiter in the bay
Moto Guzzi mayhem
80 years and clearly here to stay
Gelato by the seaside
Get to taste the ones you want for free
Talk of Rome and Vespas
Just about as cool as you can be
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7. |
Bye Bye Rainman
03:39
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Bye Bye Rainman
©2019 Neil Porter
INTRO
Rainman crossing the street last night
Looking to the left, leaning to the right
Big truck coming at the speed of light
Bye bye Rainman
Mirror mirror
What do you say?
Lost as lost in a Rainman way
Deep in thought
Far away
Can Rainman last for another day?
Lost in a dream
So you say
Lost as lost in a Rainman way
What’s the cost of the Rainman days?
SOLO
Rainman getting on a big jet plane
Airforce One take him home again
Jet comes down in a ball of flame
Bye bye Rainman
Mirror mirror
What do you say?
Lost as lost in a Rainman way
Deep in thought
Far away
Can Rainman last for another day?
Lost in a dream
So you say
Lost as lost in a Rainman way
What’s the cost of the Rainman days?
SOLO
Pleading with Her Majesty
Wishful thinking it may be
Slip something into his royal tea
Bye bye Rainman
Mirror mirror
What do you say?
Lost as lost in a Rainman way
Deep in thought
Far away
Can Rainman last for another day?
Lost in a dream
So you say?
Lost as lost in a Rainman way
What’s the cost of the Rainman days?
OUTRO
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At A Time Like This
03:21
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At A Time Like This
© Nov 2018 Neil Porter
You shouldn’t be alone at a time like this
It’s spinning in your head all the things you’ll miss
You’re going through em all just one more time
Going through the news it’s yours and mine
You shouldn’t be alone at a time like this
You’ve been sabotaged by a natural twist
Everybody thinks it’s just a game
You’re on the losing end, it’s not the same
Don’t want to talk about it that much
I won’t be changing your mind
I ‘d just be wasting my time
SOLO
You shouldn’t be alone at a time like this
You got caught out on a high-end risk
The news is in, the news is fake
The more you give the more they take
Don’t want to talk about it that much
I won’t be changing your mind
I ‘d just be wasting my time
You shouldn’t be alone at a time like this
You shouldn’t be alone at a time like this
You shouldn’t be alone at a time like this
You shouldn’t be alone at a time like this
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Closing Down
03:43
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Closing Down
© 2019 Neil Porter
The visitors are leaving town
Their time is up, we’re closing down
We watch them going south on the highway
The town is quiet, the sea’s still blue
And now I get to talk to you
There’s quite a lot of things we need to say
Chorus:
Closing down
Put all your things away
And just enjoy the day
Closing down
And just enjoy the quiet
SOLO
Chorus:
The city folks have been and gone
The winter swell is coming on
Lining up as far as eyes can see
Saltwater, Bittangabee
They mean a lot to you and me
There’s quite a lot of things that we can be
Chorus:
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Cold Black Heart
03:55
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Cold Black Heart
©2014 Neil Porter
You've got your evil eyes
You tear my world apart
I've had my nights of sighs
I don't know where to start
Don't want your evil eyes
Don't want your cold black heart
Don't want your web of lies
Don't want your cold black heart
You're on the other side
No need to get in line
You take me for a ride
Not gonna work this time
Don't want your evil eyes
Don't want your cold black heart
Don't want your web of lies
Don't want your cold black heart
Give to the rich, take from the poor
Don’t want you hangin’ round
One day I’ll see them put you
Down in the cold cold ground
Don't want your evil eyes
Don't want your cold black heart
Don't want your web of lies
Don't want your cold black heart
You wouldn't be here now
Without your web of lies
You wouldn't be here now
Without your web of lies
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Icarus Wings
03:51
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Icarus Wings
(©2019 Neil Porter)
Inside outside looking for rain
Can’t get enough of the gravy train
You hate your life think you’re going insane
Saw yourself as a company man
Was never gonna go the way that you planned
Thought you knew this city like the back of your hand
What’ll you do, live like a king?
You try so hard to make sense of these things
Icarus outside waxing his wings
Fly too high and you fall
Gravitate east, navigate west
Try too hard now you’re messing your nest
You still can’t figure why you get so depressed
Fly too high and you fall
Ride on the fast track, play to the choir
Warming your arse by the corporate fire
First class ticket for a getting-high flyer
Paul robs Peter, Peter robs Paul
Mary’s on the front desk making the calls
Quite convinced she’s had enough of it all
CHORUS
SOLO
CHORUS
Wife at home and a bit on the side
Gotta admit that it’s been a wild ride
You might even come out on the other side
Golden boy with a silvery spoon
Playing to the gallery, singing their tune
You’ve taken a shot, it’ll end real soon
CHORUS x 2
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Real Love Is Hard To Find
©2018 Neil Porter
I saw you yesterday
You hadn’t changed your mind
Saw you walk away
I’m feeling left behind
Don’t want to say too much
Real love is hard to find
You made your getaway
I wasn’t far behind
There’ll be another day
Don’t want no double bind
I’m feeling out of touch
Real love is hard to find
Just in time
I lost you just in time
Just in time
I lost you just in time
I’m over needing you
I need another track
I’ll catch another train
And then I won’t look back
Don’t want to say too much
Real love is hard to find
There’ll be another day
I’ll be myself again
No matter what you say
I’ll be “remember when”
I’m feeling out of touch
Real love is hard to find
Just in time
I lost you just in time
Just in time
I lost you just in time
Don’t know if you’ll be back
If you will change your mind
That just won’t change the fact
That you’ll be left behind
Don’t want to say too much
Real love is hard to find
Just in time
I lost you just in time
Just in time
I lost you just in time
Real love is hard to find
Real love is hard to find
Real love is hard to find
Real love is hard to find
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Taking The Long Way Home
04:03
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Taking The Long Way Home
©2020 Neil Porter
V1
Are you gonna come home tonight?
Or are you gonna be somewhere warmer?
You gonna be there holding him tight?
Have you been sneaking around the corner?
Taking the long way home
Taking the long way home
Are you taking the long way home?
The long way home from the danger zone
Taking the long way home
V2
Can you get on a plane tonight?
If you can, we can make things better
I could look up the latest flight
You can be an extreme jet-setter
And you’d be taking the long way home
Taking the long way home
Are you taking the long way home?
The long way home from the danger zone
Taking the long way home
SOLO
Taking the long way home
Taking the long way home
Are you taking the long way home?
The long way home from the danger zone
Taking the long way home
V3
There’s gotta be an end in sight
Just want to hear you’re somewhere safer
Just hope we can make things right
That there’s gonna be some time later
It’s such a long way home
It’s such a long way home
Are you taking the long way home?
Are you all alone
The long way home from the danger zone
It’s such a long way home
Taking the long way home
Taking the long way home
Are you taking the long way home?
The long way home from the danger zone
Taking the long way home
CAPO on 2
INTRO:
| DM7 | E6add4 | F#m | F#m |
DM7 | E6add4 | F#sus4 | F#sus4 |
V:
| F#sus4 | B7/F# | F#m | F#m |
| F#sus4 | B7/F# | F#m | F#m |
| F#sus4 | B7/F# | F#m | F#m |
| F#sus4 | B7/F# | F#m | F#m |
CH:
| DM7 | E6add4 | F#m | F#m |
| DM7 | E6add4 | F#m | F#m |
| DM7 | E6add4 | F#m | F#m |
| DM7 | E6add4 | F#sus4 | F#sus4 |
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The Disappearing Man
04:13
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The Disappearing Man
© Nov 2018 Neil Porter
INTRO: Asus2 Em
VERSE 1:
| Asus2 | Asus2 Em |
You won’t see the disappearing man
| Asus2 | Asus2 Em |
He moves about like shifting sand
Asus2#5
His visibility is getting low
A7sus2
You won’t see him anywhere you go
| Asus2| Asus2 Em | Asus2| Asus2 Em |
Asus2#5
He gets around everywhere he can
A7sus2
You won’t see the disappearing man
| Asus2| Asus2 Em | Asus2| Asus2 Em |
VERSE 2:
Sightseeing on a moonless night
There’s not a single soul in sight
Things just go from bad to worse
He’s living with the pharaoh's curse
He gets around everywhere he can
You won’t see the disappearing man
CHORUS:
Asus4#5
He’s just waiting ’til the time is right
Cadd9
He’s just waiting ’til the dead of night
Bb (with open top E)
Gonna be there when the warm winds blow
Gonna be there when it starts to snow
Asus4#5
He’s just waiting ’til the time is right
Cadd9
He’s just waiting ’til the time is right
Bb (with open top E)
He’s just waiting ’til the time is right
He’s just waiting ’til the dead of night
SOLO (on verse) x2
CHORUS:
Asus4#5
He’s just waiting ’til the time is right
Cadd9
He’s just waiting ’til the dead of night
Bb (with open top E)
Gonna be there when the warm winds blow
Gonna be there when it starts to snow
Asus4#5
He’s just waiting ’til the time is right
Cadd9
He’s just waiting ’til the time is right
Bb (with open top E)
He’s just waiting ’til the time is right
He’s just waiting ’til the dead of night
VERSE 3:
You might hear the disappearing man
He’s been here since time began
You’ll hear him when you’re all alone
He moves in and out of the twilight zone
He gets around everywhere he can
You won’t see the disappearing man
CHORUS: x2
Asus4#5
He’s just waiting ’til the time is right
Cadd9
He’s just waiting ’til the dead of night
Bb (with open top E)
Gonna be there when the warm winds blow
Gonna be there when it starts to snow
Asus4#5
He’s just waiting ’til the time is right
Cadd9
He’s just waiting ’til the time is right
Bb (with open top E)
He’s just waiting ’til the time is right
He’s just waiting ’til the dead of night
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Neil Porter Pambula Beach, Australia
Singer songwriter from Pambula Beach in Australia.
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