Matter of the Streets - Red Duck

No one can hold a light to your misery You're number one Being hard done Hard done by You'll get by with your smile Wicked smile and laughing at the misfortune of others Yelling at your kids A can of bricks Laughing as they pick up sticks And old ladies walks on by Trip up as they cry With all the battering it's taken I'm surprised it's still ticking Yeah with all the battering it's taken I'm surprised it's still ticking Let's get straight to the heart of the matter So glum, it's all on a platter So what's the matter, what's the matter today? I am no stranger to the cause I carry them in my soul They scorch my flesh and leave great holes In the meaning of my life But I get by, I get by Just as crooked little smile You'll get by, you'll get by With all the battering it's taken Well, I'm surprised it's still ticking Yeah, with all the battering it has taken I'm surprised it's still ticking Let's get straight to the heart of the matter So glum, it's all on a platter So what's the matter, what's the matter today? Oh let's get straight to the heart of the matter Why so glum it's all on the platter So what's the matter tell me what's the matter today? So hold a light to my misery But don't send it up in flames It's only I who take the blame But try me anyway And you'll get by you'll get by With your wicked little smile You'll get by, you'll get by with your wicked little Ohhhh With the battering it's taken I'm surprised that it's still ticking Yeah with all the battering it's taken I'm surprised it's still ticking Let's get straight to the heart of the matter Oh why so glum, it's all on a platter Oh what's the matter, what's the matter today? Let's get straight to the heart of the matter Why so glum, it's all on a platter Oh what's the matter is the glum ruining your day Straight to the heart of the matter Why so glum, it's all on a platter Oh what's the matter, what's the matter today? Let's get straight!

I got the call today, I didn't wanna hear But I knew that it would come An old true friend of ours was talkin' on the phone She said you found someone And I thought of all the bad luck And all the struggles we went through How I lost me and you lost you What are these voices outside love's open door Make us throw off our contentment And beg for something more? I've been learning to live without you now But I miss you sometimes The more I know, the less I understand All the things I thought I knew, I'm learning them again I've been tryin' to get down to the heart of the matter But my will gets weak And my thoughts seem to scatter But I think it's about forgiveness Forgiveness Even if, even if you don't love me anymore These times are so uncertain There's a yearning undefined And people filled with rage We all need a little tenderness How can love survive in such a graceless age And the trust and self-assurance that lead to happiness They're the very things we kill, I guess Pride and competition cannot fill these empty arms And the work they put between us You know it doesn't keep us warm I've been trying to live without you now But I miss you, baby The more I know, the less I understand And all the things I thought I figured out, I have to learn again I've been tryin' to get down to the heart of the matter But my will gets weak And my heart is so shattered But I think it's about forgiveness Forgiveness Even if, even if you don't love me anymore All the people in your life who've come and gone They let you down, you know they hurt your pride Better put it all behind you; 'cause life goes on You keep carryin' that anger, it'll eat you up inside I wanna be happily, ever, after And my heart is so shattered But I know it's about forgiveness Forgiveness Even if, even if you don't love me anymore I've been tryin' to get down to the heart of the matter Because the flesh will get weak And the ashes will scatter So I'm thinkin' about forgiveness Forgiveness Even if you don't love me anymore Even if you don't love me anymore

Along these broken pavements I let my mind run free The past and the present Seem just the same to me The people I have loved most Among these stones they dwell And in the cleanest language The stories they did tell They pass, they pass, they pass, they pass The streets of Edinburgh Hold half the world for me In scores, in droves, the living and the ghosts The streets of Edinburgh Mean most to me Depending on your view point This place is blessed or cursed And in the years I've lived here I've seen the best and worst An air of sordid passion A look of dirty grace But not right in your face It's not that kind of place They pass, they pass, they pass, they pass The streets of Edinburgh Hold half the world for me In scores, in droves, the living and the ghosts The streets of Edinburgh Mean most to me Down greasy potholed roadways I watch the traffic crawl But for the cars and busses I give no thought at all I think about the future I wonder at her health How with this human wealth She does renew herself They pass, they pass, they pass, they pass The streets of Edinburgh Hold half the world for me In scores, in droves, the living and the ghosts The streets of Edinburgh Mean most to me

Walking down the road Down the road of Soweto. Walking down the road Down the road of Soweto. Walking down the road Down the road of Soweto. Walking down the road Down the road of Soweto. I met a lady in black Everything stop for a sec I could not speak I was blank Thanks to the lady black Allow me to walk you as we chat Maybe grab a snack Later scratch you back Naughty Lady in black I met a lady in black Everything stop for a sec I could not speak I was blank Allow me to walk you as we chat Maybe grab a snack Later scratch you back Naughty Lady in black I met a lady in black She was wearing all black She look as if she was sad But, no wait she was glad. I ran to her and never back Holding hands as we chat She looked at me and she said: My, my, my (and she said) "I love you my man in black" (my man in black) Walking down the road Down the road of Soweto. Walking down the road Down the road of Soweto. I met a lady in black Everything stop for a sec I could not speak I was blank Allow me to walk you as we chat Maybe grab a snack Later scratch you back Naughty Lady in Black Excuse me my baby I can see all from heaven And I kinda knew I'd meet you here around seven I'd like to know you better Cook dinner for you later. Pin up the midnight oil While listening to the The Soil. My shoo be do be Can we be what we should be. My shoo be do be Lovers that's what we should be. My shoo be do be After the dinner could we pillow fight Turn off the light And hold each other tight Walking down the road Down the road of Soweto. Walking down the road Down the road of Soweto. I met a lady in black Everything stop for a sec I could not speak I was blank Allow me to walk you as we chat Maybe grab a snack Later scratch you back Naughty Lady in Black