SECOND THOUGHTS (1976) SPLIT ENZ (part of "Split Enz Seventies Collection" box set) 1. LATE LAST NIGHT (P.Judd) 4:04 I saw you standing there at the bar Your eyes were glazed with passion A look of afar - A secret smile I blew a few kisses Said my name is Lyle That love in her eyes (love in her eyes) Heart to heart (heart to heart) A tender goodbye (a tender goodbye) Nothing could ever keep us apart As you sipped your tequila I knew I had to steal ya Read like a book Surprise that you took your time Dig that rhyme Gone, love took offence at the things I said Good advice would be to go to bed Rest my head, yeah Catch 40 winks While I dream about the things she said Late last night, ooh yeah, late last night She told me someone taught me everything I need to know, yeah Last last night, late last night She took my trembling hands and led me under the velvet sky Rolling on the hill top playing Jack and Jill Suddenly (suddenly) all was still, she was gone She seemed so aloof That's ninety per cent proof, with a lump in my throat I grabbed my coat and ran, cornered again! So I'll live for the moment and I'll take it as an omen Gotta weakness for de women and de wine Late last night, ooh yeah, late last night She told me someone taught me everything I need to know, yeah Late last night, ooh yeah, late last night She told me someone taught me everything I need to know, yeah Last last night, late late late late last night She told me everything I know, know know... _____________________________________________________________________ 2. WALKING DOWN A ROAD (P.Judd/T.Finn) 5:28 Walking down a road hedged with roses Time stands still forever Somewhere in the shadows hiding Sits an old man laughing Talking to the wind I drank the beauty I found no time to count the hours Even though I do my best Sometimes I get to thinking But it really don't amount to much...no Window shades are securely drawn Childish patter is heard no more Papers left strewn upon the lawn And there's nobody home next door, no-one Well was that what you meant When you said I...I should stay at home Was that what you thought When I left you on your own Dida la da, dida la da, dida la dah I turned to my guide but just as I feared The preaching began so I...disappeared To a tiny door with a golden sign That magic place of great renown Only lines, on our four dead minds(?) Yes only rags for our blinds You know that bare boards, and paper walls They don't make any sense When there's only Time to kill _____________________________________________________________________ 3. TITUS (P.Judd) 3:16 I found myself in silver dreams I'm talking in my sleep to pawns & queens Outspoken words, you know they just don't mean the same thing Somebody must be kiddin' me Somebody must be lying to me And please don't ask me Which is red and which is black When are you coming back to me babe Oh when are you coming back to me babe I saw myself in checkered lands I even dreamt I was the knight in command The bishop screamed `Don't horse around boy' Somebody must be kiddin' me Somebody must be lying to me Oh please don't tell me I'm losing my way You promised me everything now, didn't you babe? You promised me anything now, didn't you babe? _____________________________________________________________________ 4. LOVELY DOVEY (P.Judd/T.Finn) 3:08 My house is sliding into the sea Skies are grey, since you've been away The chickens aren't laying eggs no more It can only mean you left me for sure But I still think of you when I'm alone How can I ever repay you for what you do to me I still think of you when I'm alone How can I ever repay you for what you do to me La do dah la do dah dah la do dah My trees are all turning brown The sun won't shine, now you're no longer mine The rats are crawlin' up me back It can only mean you're never coming back But I still, think of you when I'm alone Oh how could I ever repay you for what you do to me And I still, think of you when I'm alone Oh how could I ever repay you for what you do to me La do dah la do dah dah la do dah Wooh! My bed is leaning to one side You know I can't sleep now that I've lost my pride The flies are swarming in like bees I even have to share my clothes with fleas But I still, yeah think of you when, I'm alone How can I ever repay you for what you do to me And I still, yeah think of you when, I'm alone How can I ever repay you for what you do to me Come on! _____________________________________________________________________ 5. SWEET DREAMS (P.Judd) 5:07 Cunning as a con-man, shrewd as a liar I went weak in the knees, the first time I saw you Deep inside, day to day ritual Oh give it a try Do what you will, look out now! But I've seen it all before It's nothing new to me A living legend, like 15 million other, angels Try as I do, I can never get through I only got as far, as the back seat of my car It's all very well to cry now Yes it's all very well to lie now Now I'm wasting my time, clutching at straws (yeah) You know damn well, what's mine is yours Rich man or poor, duchess or whore I haven't got time for, either or I can't get over it Thank God the storms passed over I'll settle down I guess Sweet dreams every once in a while Sweet dreams every once in a while Matovani, Martini and money I fell for your etiquette The first time we ever met You really socked it to me With your finger snap rhythym Look out now, break-up You've got it all figured out Ten to one I lose Drop your lovers noose and swing me Cruelly deprived, I don't know how you've survived Romantic theories of the pixies and fairies Looking in retrospect seldom wrong but never correct Emotions are aired like carpets out to dry I can't get over it Thank God the storms passed over I'll settle down I guess Sweet dreams every once in a while Sweet dreams every once in a while Sweet dreams, sweet dreams, sweet dreams every once in a while Well you wouldn't know me from a bar of soap A part of the furniture, an ornament, a rocking chair It's all very well to cry now Sweet dreams every once in a while _____________________________________________________________________ 6. STRANGER THAN FICTION (P.Judd/T.Finn) 7:06 Stranger than fiction Larger than life Full of shades & echoes It's the story of my life Just like a picture book Daddys gone away Leaving Mummy in her room With another one on the way At nights I've heard her screaming Through the coloured walls Oh please don't leave me alone Please don't leave me alone And even her friend the hippyman With his tarot cards to play Drowning in his sea of words Why he never has much to say And I've seen him standing by the river Singing to the birds Just like the mystic says Be careful of what you say Talking to himself he needs no one To help him on his way At nights I've heard him screaming Through the candle flame Oh please don't leave me alone Please don't leave me alone _____________________________________________________________________ 7. TIME FOR A CHANGE (P.Judd) 4:06 You act as though You are a blind man who's crying Crying 'bout all the virgins that are dying In your habitual dreams, You know, seems you need more sleep But like a parrot in a flaming tree I know, it's pretty hard to see And I'm beginning to wonder if it's time for a change But still you try like a fat boy Dancing Gershwin's blues But you'd rather sit at home and watch the news And I'm beginning to wonder if it's time for a change I'm beginning to wonder if it's time for a change _____________________________________________________________________ 8. MATINEE IDYLL (129) (P.Judd/T.Finn) 2:57 Hiding in the wings forever We'll take the stage, cos it's now or never And the whole thing reeks of cheap striptease The matinee idylls they all fall to their knees It's not all first nights at all There's nothing more dull than a curtain call 'get on with it' Playing Romeo, you make your debut, ha! Rose red cheeks but your face is all blue It's not all bouquets & white crayons They're going to laugh when you look down I'm going to ask you if you want to be a chorus boy You can mime the tragedy while we all sing along It's not all first nights at all There's nothing more dull than a curtain call 'jolly good show everyone' _____________________________________________________________________ 9. THE WOMAN WHO LOVES YOU (P.Judd/T.Finn) 6:55 Don't stand a chance Without romance Keep the graveside warm for me Ever since you shot through I've crooned for you Because the woman who loves you Is the woman, you need, need to hold But the woman, who loved me Well she's dead - wow ohoh! Without her charm Arm in arm, lovers lane would be just a memory Because the woman who loved me Well she's dead Well I wanted to buy her a diamond ring And I wanted to buy her the kitchen sink You know I wanted to buy her everything See how she wobbles from side to side See how she wobbles my lovely bride Meet me wife, she's true to life, I love her Yes I do, pushing daisies six feet down beneath her Now me hair is falling out And there's not much room to doubt Life has left me cold Ninety five and getting old That's half the story told Because the woman who loves you Is the woman, the woman you need, need to hold But the woman, the woman, who loves me, well she's dead, dead, yeah yeah... (*spoon solo*) Oh how we danced, and when she glanced Then I, I knew she cared for me Ever since you've been gone, it's been so very long Because the woman who loves you Is the woman you need, need to hold But the woman, the woman who loved me Well she's dead, dead to the world She's dead to the world, yeah!