DIrty Laundry Song Lyrics
I'll bring the stars to you - written by John David Nixon
This might be the best of times if the number’s right
I hesitate to try my luck, you might just take flight
I think I got your number right, I’ve put it in my phone
Not sure how to spell your name, is it the only one you’ve owned?
And if I do get the look from you, you can take me home
We could get to know each other, face to face and under covers don’t you know
I’ve run this moment through a hundred thousand times
If it all comes true, I’ll bring the stars to you, [I’ll bring the stars to you]
I’ve been waiting for the phone to ring, hope he got my number right
I know I played it hard to get but I want him in my plans tonight
I should go with my heart though it’s not always been true
But if you call my phone tonight I promise heaven for both me and you….
If I do get the look from you ..you can take me home……..
We could get to know each other, face to face and under covers don’t you know
I’ve run this moment through a hundred thousand times
If it all comes true, I’ll bring the stars to you, [I’ll bring the stars to you]
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The Tide - written by John David Nixon
The man came to my home and said I’m him
The husband of the girl who never learnt to swim
She just drifted in along there with the tide
He said she’d done that times before and then he cried
Take it easy, don’t let it get to you
I suppose that what you fell for, the rest of us did too
What’s a man supposed to do when he looks into those eyes
Of the girl that drifted in with the tide
The man said he had a son, he wasn’t his
Over six foot two and he was five foot six
Isn't that- just a quirk of God’s blessed creation
He just said that he knew his girl and he knew his station
Sometimes life’s mapped out in front of you, and you enjoy the ride
Sometimes unexpected things make you swim against the tide
But you can’t swim against the tide
Before he left he said never would I see
The child I had created and was part of me
You don’t miss things you’ve never had but I sure do miss my son
Now I pour another whiskey and stare down at my gun
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Well Obviously! - Written by John David Nixon
Some things take time, some things just don’t
Some things happen in an instant, you just can’t say they won’t
Can you honestly tell me, you weren’t completely stuck on me?
The second our eyes met, well obviously!
How does that work? [We’ll never know]
I don’t think we should analyse what God’s bestowed,
I knew from the moment I saw you that forever’s what we’d be
I couldn’t take my eyes off you, [well obviously!]
Did you listen to the song that our hearts played
Heartstrings all in tune and the harmonies we made
Soaring high into the sky
Well obviously a hit for us [until the day we die]
I could ask if you would marry me, I know the answers yes, [well obviously!] Oh yeah!
You never scowl, [you’re never mean], you’re selfless to the core
What’s not to adore, [well obviously!]
I couldn’t ask for more, [well obviously!]
You couldn’t ask for more [well obviously!]
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The Family Wash - Written by John David Nixon
The washing in the breeze hanging on the line
It used to be so white now it’s seen better times
If only it could speak so many tales to tell
We went to hell and back despite the wishing well
Brother John came out of prison having maimed a man
Left him for dead there in the river south of Birmingham
The Alabama River took the man away
John has never been the same since he came back to stay
Rinsing away the memories of heartache on a summer’s day
that soap wouldn’t touch and left stains upon our hearts and all hope lost
You’re all welcome down here to the family wash
Sarah had a baby not so grown up herself
And daddy sent her far away, that secret on a shelf
She cried when he told her and packed her on her way
Her daughter’s tears with them, orphaned yesterday
The apples don’t fall far from the tree but they get bruised when they do
Collect them in and stew them up but even apple pie’s not enough to get you through
All sat round the table but there’s one empty chair
Moma’s not where she should be though it feels like she’s still there
She just couldn’t handle it, carrying that shame
Bowed out with dirty laundry fingers pointing as to blame
Rinsing away the memories of heartache on a summer’s day
that soap wouldn’t touch and left stains upon our hearts, they wouldn’t wash
Rinsing away the memories of heartache on a summer’s day
that soap wouldn’t touch and left stains upon our hearts and all hope lost
You’re all welcome down here to the family wash
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I Don't Want to Dance - written by John David Nixon
The washing in the breeze hanging on the line
It used to be so white now it’s seen better times
If only it could speak so many tales to tell
We went to hell and back despite the wishing well
Brother John came out of prison having maimed a man
Left him for dead there in the river south of Birmingham
The Alabama River took the man away
John has never been the same since he came back to stay
Rinsing away the memories of heartache on a summer’s day
that soap wouldn’t touch and left stains upon our hearts and all hope lost
You’re all welcome down here to the family wash
Sarah had a baby not so grown up herself
And daddy sent her far away, that secret on a shelf
She cried when he told her and packed her on her way
Her daughter’s tears with them, orphaned yesterday
The apples don’t fall far from the tree but they get bruised when they do
Collect them in and stew them up but even apple pie’s not enough to get you through
All sat round the table but there’s one empty chair
Moma’s not where she should be though it feels like she’s still there
She just couldn’t handle it, carrying that shame
Bowed out with dirty laundry fingers pointing as to blame
Rinsing away the memories of heartache on a summer’s day
that soap wouldn’t touch and left stains upon our hearts, they wouldn’t wash
Rinsing away the memories of heartache on a summer’s day
that soap wouldn’t touch and left stains upon our hearts and all hope lost
You’re all welcome down here to the family wash
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Catch of the Day - written by John David Nixon
I’ve had a dozen wives but only married twice
I’ve spent so many years complicating (my) life
It was fun at the time and I just couldn’t say no
Wherever they led me like a puppy I’d go
Now those times are over, end of that life
I’ll no longer covet someone else’s wife
And while I no longer have a wife of my own
I remember fondly those I took out on loan
Do do do do do, do do do x2
And all the memories I keep by my side
No names no pack drill but hell how I tried
Clandestine liaisons I won’t get into again
Leave temptation, this heart can’t take the strain
So, if you catch me changing my mind
Go on arrest me, have me locked up and fined
Don’t ever let me get caught up in that net
The catch of the day or one more regret
Do do do do do do do do x2
There was Donna and Alice and Kerry and Ann
Antonia and Karen, Elizabeth and Jan
Mary and Nic, now I’d forgotten that one
Tracey and Stephanie and now they’re all gone
So, if you catch me changing my mind
Go on arrest me, have me locked up and fined
Don’t ever let me get caught up in that net
The catch of the day and no more regrets
Do do do do do do do do x2
I no longer go fishing don’t trawl with no net
No rod and line and no heart to let
No longer giving other women the eye
Catch of the day, no more fish to fry
Do do do do do do do do
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