by Philip Lynott on album Miscellaneous

It was a rainy night The night the king went down Everybody was crying it seemed Like sadness had surrounded the town Me, I went to the liquor store And I bought a bottle of wine and a bottle of gin

by Phil Lynott on album Classic Rock: 1980-1981

It was a rainy night The night the king went down Everybody was crying it seemed Like sadness had surrounded the town Me, I went to the liquor store And I bought a bottle of wine and a bottle of gin I

by Thin Lizzy on album Miscellaneous

Uh Betty was worried about the lover that she has married and she didn't know what to do He'd been hit by a hammer on the head and he lay dead an' all her worst fears had come true {Chorus} Ca

by Philip Lynott on album Miscellaneous

Dear Miss Lonely Hearts, I had to write this letter To tell you how I came to meet her She was sweet but I dated her sister That's how I made my mistake and I can't forget her I felt depressed till a

by Philip Lynott on album Miscellaneous

We all must beware of the yellow pearl The Yellow Pearl control Attack, attack, attack, attack Yellow Pearl It is foolish to venture into strange enchanted places If they aren't the places you want t

by Philip Lynott on album Miscellaneous

A beautiful girl A beautiful Irish girl A beautiful girl, Cathleen And if the song that I write is no good Won't you listen to it, please anyway? And if the words that I write are misunderstood Won't

by Philip Lynott on album Miscellaneous

The old covent garden I remember only too well The girl's a fool She broke the rule She hurt him hard This time you will break down She's lost his trust And so she must All is lost The system has br

by Philip Lynott on album Miscellaneous

The little girl, she comes running home from school She's lost her first public fight She's so upset as she wipes away her tears She can't concentrate on her homework that night And finally when she

by Philip Lynott on album Miscellaneous

Stop this lying, stop this cheating Stop treating me like I am some kind of fool Over whose eyes you can pull the wool, you're not so cool Remember it's to me you are speaking Stop cutting, stop hurt

by Philip Lynott on album Miscellaneous

The clash were headed for a head on collision Crash for complete control The pistols left behind a swindle and a scandal That nobody wished to handle Sham 69 were left in a shambles, Generation X was

by Philip Lynott on album Miscellaneous

Close your eyes, my sleepy child Don't let a teardrop fall There is no need to cry child There is no need at all Dry your eyes and sleep now Let your sweet dreams flow And when you rise know that I'l

by Philip Lynott on album Miscellaneous

The dream was not a vision Or some premonition like we were told It was no figment of the imagination To prove that we could be bought or sold The doctor of the diamond run Could be revealed to the i

by Philip Lynott on album Miscellaneous

If you see Stevie Wonder, tell him I hear If you hear little Stevie Wonder, tell him I see I don't want no songs for plants, I want songs for me I don't want no songs for plants, I want liberty I'm li

by Philip Lynott on album Miscellaneous

She comes home at 5:30 And though her clothes are never dirty She'll change them just the same She likes to keep her name She's giving it all up for love (Up for love, up for love) She's giving it al

by Philip Lynott on album Miscellaneous

Betty was a loser and everyone that used her Would let her take the blame And if she dare refused, and if she dare resist All suggestions that she made were quickly dismissed 'Til in the end in despa

by Philip Lynott on album Miscellaneous

Alright are you ready for this one? Alright this is big news I've been spending my time In cheap motels I've been drinking the wine For the cheap price it sells I've been cooking it up In Joey's gar

by Philip Lynott on album Miscellaneous

Oh, won't you send a letter home? To say I'm living on my own, girls I need someone to love I need someone, girls It's true I've been telling you all these lies And I can't understand it Why I've bee

by Philip Lynott on album Miscellaneous

Don't talk about me baby Don't talk behind my back Don't talk about me baby Don't talk about me like that The ladies act, it attracts The likes of me and Jack But in fact if you check it out It lacks

by Philip Lynott on album Miscellaneous

Please, please stop If you see her, please give her this message Oh, won't you tell her how much I miss her? Even better, tell her I must meet her Or tell her that I love her and nothing's changed Y

by Philip Lynott on album Miscellaneous

The woman she like to Rumba The woman she like Calypso The steel drums drive her crazy And she can't seem to say no She just can't seem to resist them, no She's been drinking Jamaican rum Dancing to