Dog days Are Over / 1993

Honey I’m leaving,
I’m drawing the curtains on this act
I’m gonna leave it all behind
Tell me your secrets
‘Cause all my suitcases are packed
And outta sight is out of mind
Honey please, no matter what it will be
Won’t you sit and talk to me

‘Cause all you ever do is say you’re sorry babe
And everytime you say I shouldn’t worry babe
No matter what I try
You don’t wanna tell me the reason why
All you ever do is say you’re sorry babe

Why do you hide ‘em
These little secrets that you keep
I think I’m entitled to the truth
It’s pretty surprising
I heard you talking in your sleep
Girl, what are you trying to do
Honey please give it another shot
‘Cause you are everything I got

‘Cause all you ever do is say you’re sorry babe
And everytime you say I shouldn’t worry babe
No matter what I try
You don’t wanna tell me the reason why
All you ever do is say you’re sorry babe
That’s all you ever do!

Royalty in Exile / 1990

Hey barkeep where's my favorite ale
To all my friends, to all their tales
Hey Peter, where's my favorite song
You know I like to sing along
I wish I had my stereo
So I could sit back and enjoy
Some real Rock 'n Roll

What's the story, what happened this weekend?
They say that Gilbert's in the can
And what they say about Jenny, can you tell me if it's true
Cause you know I love her too
I wish I had been here that night
I could've made her feel allright
I could've told her I love her so!

So hey barkeep, what's the latest tale
About male and female
Boy meets girl, it's a fantasy world
It's like every oyster had a pearl
But life ain't no fairy tale
So just gimme another ale
And I'll drink to Rock 'n Roll

Skintight / 1988

We shared a good laugh
We shed a tear or two
And they can’t take that away
We shared the good times
We shared the bad times too
I know you want me to stay, oh yeah

What more can I say
When the feeling’s gone away
And I know that you will be better off without me
I just can’t explain
It would only bring you pain
And I know that you will be better off without me

Forget it honey, I wasn’t all that true
One night stands, I had a few
I didn’t tell you, I didn’t want to make you blue
Scared as hell to face the truth, oh yeah

CHORUS

We could’ve made it
You know just me and you
But it makes me feel so safe
Like birds of passage, they go their own way too
That’s exactly what I have to do

CHORUS

I couldn’t tell you why
But you know our love died
It’s time to say goodbye
I’d like to go in style

Inbetweenies / 1993

I’m tired of fighting when you rock the boat
Or compromising when you’re at my throat
I heard you say my friends are no good
You say I’m lying, I misunderstood

One more false remark and I’m outta here
Cause I can’t stand this anymore
And one more dirty look from your eyes my dear
And I’m headed for the door

You can play with my heart till it’s sore
You can tear it apart, that’s for sure
You can squeeze till it aches
And my poor heart will break
But you can’t call me yours anymore

Explanations, where have I been
Accusations I know are obscene
Your disguise is wearing thin
The game is over now, so please shed your skin

One more false remark and I’m outta here
Cause I can’t stand this anymore
And one more dirty look from your eyes my dear
And I’m headed for the door

You can play with my heart till it’s sore
You can tear it apart, that’s for sure
You can squeeze till it aches
And my poor heart will break
But you can’t call me yours anymore

Royalty in Exile / 1990

Hey I know, it's really early
And I know, it's not that hot
But in my car it's nice and cosy
So let's go I got the lot
The wind outside is bending trees
I feel it chasing through my clothes
I'll go get us some groceries
And we'll be rollin' down the road

Come on ! (*4)

Hey I know we're really rockin'
And I know the band is hot
And I know this riff is stolen
But it's really all we got
I wish I was back in the old days
I wish I had invented rock
Drivin' round in Chevrolets
Sometimes I stop to fill it up

Repeat chorus

Sunset over Wasteland /1995

She told me she was lucky
To find a guy like him
A man so sweet and gentle
And cute and everything

But she don’t know he’s lying
She hasn’t got a clue

She’s a cookie but she is blind

You’re making allegations
Is what she said to me
This guy’s really honest
Everything she dreamt he’d be

But now I caught her crying
Over mister harmony

She’s a cookie but she’s blind
So good looking but really blind

Ways of A Wild Heart / 2015
(Music: Guy Swinnen; lyrics: Guy Swinnen)

I never worried
About the way you spend your nights
But now you’re in a hurry
And you’re in no mood for a fight

You just slam the door
And I’m nailed to the floor

You just hide behind that smile
That excites me every time

(Could it be just me? x2)

I’m crazy ’bout you baby
But I do think that you lie
What you’ve been doing lately
Tell me, is it out-a-line?

Could it be just me?
Am I to blind to see?

I think about it daily
It’s always on my mind
And I remember vaguely
What things used to be like

Could it be just me?
Am I to blind to see?

SOLO
Could it be just me?
Am I to blind to see?

I think about it daily
It’s always on my mind
And I remember vaguely
What things used to be like

(Ooh-oohh x2)

Could it be there are demons taking over all my dreams
Could it be that our happiness is blown to smithereens
Could it be that our love just comes apart right at the seams
Could it be that’s the reason why we’re always making scenes
Could it be we hit the bottom
Couldn’t we agree
Could it be that we’ve forgotten
How the things could be

Oh-oh-ooh x2

Could it be I’m so blinded I’m ignoring all the signs
Maybe I should wake up, learn to read between the lines
I can still remember when our love was in it’s prime
You could be so sweet and you’d come over all the time

Skintight / 1988

Early morning beeping sound
Gulp down breakfast and I’m gone
Though I’m working hard all day
I can’t get no raise of pay

Maybe I’m just greedy
Maybe I’m just dumb
Maybe I’m just asking
For things that can’t be done

But I, I ain’t got no credit cards
That’s why I, I’m eating out my heart

Later in the afternoon
Strolling down the road
Buick's cruising up and down
Moving smooth and slow
Fancy cars, fancy bars, fancy limousines
All these people dine in places
I have never been

Some jerks drive a chevy
With a blonde you can dismount
I break down in traffic
When there’s no garage around

But I, I ain’t got no credit cards
That’s why I, I’m eating out my heart

SOLO

There’s no justice anymore
Let’s sing this song for the poor
Let’s get this show on the road
Cause that’ll be our only hold
Whatchasaynow!

But I, I ain’t got no credit cards
That’s why I, I’m eating out my heart
I, I ain’t got no credits card

Royalty in Exile / 1990

You’re heart and soul
You move your little body going to and fro’
You’re rock and roll
I even heard ‘em saying you were out on parole
You got the eyes baby, you got the thighs
The way you walk makes me lose control
It’s no surprise baby, cause you’re so nice
Lighten up my life before I grow old


There’s a crime wave baby
And you ain’t no lady
There’s a crime wave baby
Cause of you

You’re so bad that it makes me mad
Evil’s in your eyes and even in your head
There’s a gun in my pants and you make me draw
The way you move your hips must be against the law
Ooh what a backside, you’re wearnig black thights
God sure must’ve known what he was looking for
I know my own mind, this is an evil sign
My body’s giving signals that I cannot ignore

There’s a crime wave baby
And I don’t mean maybe
There’s a crime wave baby
Cause of you

They’re stealing cars and starting wars
They’re writing songs for you on their electric guitars

Solo

Cars are crashing, blue lights are flashing
Tyres are squeeling when all men are kneeling
Here she goes, she’s a human rose
She must be evil, a love overdose
Sent from hell, she’s a real Jezebel
She smiles an d she teaeses, she hurts me, she sqeeuzes
She moves like a queen, wants to be seen

Skintight / 1988

Lay on the grass beside me, crystal eyes
You know you hypnotize me with your crystal eyes
But I wake up when I found out abut your tiny little lies
And I had to face the truth

Just in time, you know
Before you made me blue
Comes a time, you know
When I will take no more
When I will take no more

So lay on the grass beside me, crystal eyes
You know you hypnotize me with your crystal eyes
Skintight jeans lying in the green
But it's only me who sees your tears

And it's time you know
That maybe I should go
Make up you're mind you know
Before you're on your own
Before you're on your own

Lay on the grass beside me, crystal eyes

jumping the tracks /1991

Don’t you know I tried to make it right with you
Well I should go after everything that we been through
I had the time of my life since that day that my luck took a dive
But if only the strong will survive
Won’t you stay with me, stay with me, stay with me, stay with me
If it’s time to let you go, let me know tomorrow
I don’t want to hear I told you so

Don’t you know we shouldn’t keep the score
Of all the dirty tricks we pulled before
Don’t you know I couldn’t anymore

Don’t you know I want you here to stay
Don’t you know it matters anyway, anyhow, don’t you know

I could’ve known I was chasing rainbows all the time
Well maybe so, but I always had your heart in mind
You were the light of my life, since that day that my luck took a dive
And if only the strong will survive
Won’t you stay with me, stay with me, stay with me
If it’s time to let you go, let me know tomorrow
I don’t want to hear I told you so

Don’t you know we shouldn’t keep the score
Of all the dirty tricks we pulled before
Don’t you know I couldn’t anymore

Don’t you know I want you here to stay
Don’t you know it matters anyway, anyhow, don’t you know

Solo

Repeat Chorus

Sunset over Wasteland /1995

Lichtning Lights The Heavens
And Rain Falls From The Sky
It’s Raining On My Pillow
Because Of Broken Lives

The Wind Has Called For Mary
Can You Hear It Cry?
Nasty Stormy Weather
Somebody Must Die

Can you hear it cry?
Nasty stormy weather
Somebody must die

A suicidal horseride
Kick it or you'll die
The clouds have come in you mind
And you can't see eye to eye

And you fly
Yeah you fly

All that have departed
And all those silent screams
They're coming back to haunt you
In your stolen dreams

Once you got it started
There's no turning back
Your memories like movies
Fading into Black

Solo

And you fly
Yeah you fly

Dog Days Are Over / 1993

There are times you look forward to what’s comin’
There are times to look back upon the past
From when you’re born till the day that you are dyin’
You always hope that the good times last

And you know you’re sailin’ the Titanic
Yeah you know in the end there’s the sea
No reason why you should start a panic
‘Cause you found out this is the place to be

Maybe I don’t let it show honey
Maybe you don’t even know
But if you would put two and two together
You’d know I got four aces in a row

One day you find your dog days are over
You realise a lot is left for you to do
And you try not to look over your shoulder
Ah but you will cause there’s chances that you blew

Repeat chorus

Solo

Maybe I don’t let it show honey
Maybe you don’t even know
But if you would put two and two together
You’d know I got four aces in a row
You got ‘em too cause you harvest what you sow
Life is a stake on a single throw

Skintight / 1988

I should have called you up
I shouldn't have left you by yourself
I should have run you down
I should have let you have your way
I shouldn't have beaten you black and blue
That was the meanest thing to do
But you know you were teasing me
you were pushing me over the edge

I knew I couldn't face you right away
I said I was sorry
I knew you would say

Still we are only halfway home (halfway home) Still we are only halfway home

But I'm not gonna change my point of view
That will be the last thing that I do
I made mistakes, I was wrong
Even though my arguments were strong
And I was walking on thin ice
Every step I took I thought twice
So if we don't meet again
I hope we can still be friends
I knew I couldn't face you right away
I was wrong but anyway

CHORUS

I'm waiting here by the phone booth
Trying to look up to the truth
And although it's freezing cold
This coin is to hot to hold
I just don't know what to do
Should I say I'm sorry, should I phone you?

CHORUS

Halfway home, halfway home...
You know I'm only halfway home...

Royalty in Exile / 1990

I gave you a hard time, I told you the news
There's no I'm sorries 'cause there aint't no excuse
The things I've been doin' the things that I say
The road to ruin between you and me

My reason for cheating, I don't know what to say
Maybe it's nature havin' it's way
You know that I love youn but that's easy to say
You'd make me proud of you if you would stay

I promised you sunshine, I promised you you'd be all mine
Instead of the good times, A killer came and took your heart away

I gave you hard times, baby
I told the truth and lies

I was silly belevin' my lies could last
'Cause sooner or later the rumour would spread
I often wonder how the things would be
If you hadn't found out the truth about that girl and me

Can't promise you sunshine, can't promise you you'll be all mine
I'll try to be honest, unlike the first time it won't slip my mind

Repeat chorus

I look out the window, I watch the street kids grow
Life was so easy when I was that old
There were no lies and no things to be told
Just lullabies and time to grow old

Jumping the tracks /1991

How many times have I told you so
That you are so hard to forget
How many times did I take the phone
And you were already in bed

Ohwow so hard to forget
Ohwow the lover that we had

If only for once I could realize
This love is a thing of the past
If only for once I could see through eyes
That weren't so blind and so wet

I don't know how to justify
The things that soon will be said
And I know for sure that this love of mine
Is steadily driving me mad

Chorus

So many times that I promised you
Never a tear would be shed
So many times that I dreamed about
The beautiful love that we had

Maybe the reason is obvious
Maybe it wasn't to be
Maybe the dream will belong to us
Or fade into our memories

Chorus
Solo
Chorus (X2)
Outro

jumping the tracks /1991

People say there’s a cure for feeling lonely
People say all is fair in love and war
Some tender passionate love is really what you’ve been thinking of
A secret love affair let's see if you dare

I grew tired of all this waiting
Tired of playing solitaire

Hello lonesome, hello there
Hello lonesome, Ain’t we A pair

People say getting caught is worse than dying
Don’t you know that I wouldn’t even care
Been thinking bout It A Lot
I really think I deserve A shot
Luck is the loser’s revenge
Let’s go ahead

I grew tired of all this waiting
Tired of playing solitaire

Hello lonesome, hello there
Hello lonesome, Ain’t we A pair

Solo

Hello lonesome, hello there
Hello lonesome, Ain’t we A pair
Hello lonesome, hello there

Ways of A Wilde Heart / 2015

HIGH TIDE Greenhouse gas and fossil fuels
Floods and storms are taking over the news
We’ll lose the land as the seas pollute
We need to act and stop the abuse
Hunger and disease
Fires and searing heat
Will claim more casualties
We must do something for humanity

The scientists say it’s the day of doom
The temperatures rise and the numbers boom
Hurricane Maggie is on the loose
Lightning strikes and dark skies rule
Hurry up baby, we need to move
’Cause the water will rise and the planet’s doomed

The Arctic melts and animals die
Human greed will take many lifes
Destroying things that money can’t buy
How long are we gonna take the lies?
Waterborne disease
Fires and searing heat
Destroy the economy
We must stop this insanity

The scientists say it’s the day of doom
The temperatures rise and the numbers boom
Hurricane Maggie is on the loose
Lightning strikes and dark skies rule
Hurry up baby, we need to move
’Cause the water will rise and the planet’s doomed

SOLO

The scientists say it’s the day of doom
The temperatures rise and the numbers boom
Hurricane Maggie is on the loose
Lightning strikes and dark skies rule
Hurry up baby, we need to move
Pack your bags and call up Mary Lou
Thank God we didn’t leave a day too soon
’Cause the water will rise and the planet’s doomed

It’s gonna give you nightmares
The water will rise and the planet’s doomed

Royalty in Exile / 1990

You could've noticed
By the way that I was tryin' to catch your eyes
You could have known it
'Cause I tried to start a conversation twice
I was really excited when you turned around and laughed at me
A silly smile and I didn't know what to say

I need you baby, I need you
I wanna have a talk with you
Baby it's so true

We didn't notice
That we talked and laughed until the mornign light
You didn't show it
You were waiting all the time to hold me tight
I'm really excited, I wanna come home and live with you
But I'm really tired an I got no place to go

Here's to you gang / 1983

They’re gonna kill my creativity
They’re gonna put me in a suit
I’ve finished school, I’ve finished school
I figured it would be different

Is this life? (Is this life!)
Is this life? (Is this life!)
Is this life? (Is this life!)
Is this life? (Is this life!)

They don’t accept my clothes
They don’t accept my hair
They wanna put me in a monkey suit

They’re not asking for people
They’re asking for perfect robots
Always nice and never cruel
I wish I hadn’t gone to school
They laugh when you’re being yourself
They’re glad and polite (glad and polite)
They’re glad and polite (glad and polite)
When you dress up in a suit

I don’t fit in your game
I don’t fit in your company
Don’t wanna kill myself psychologically
By accepting you’re kind of responsibility

Haven’t I got the right to live as a like? (repeat)

Inbetweenies / 1993

Just a little teenage girl
Living in her teenage world
She had nothing on her mind
Mam and daddies pride and joy
The killers little private toy
Always laughing always kind

Watch it by the riverside
They took Jodie for a ride
Watch it by the river where Jodie died

Watch it by the riverside
Information classified
Watch it by the river where Jodie died

People saw a Chevrolet
Taking little Jodie away
She was found later on
It really broke her daddies heart
Their perfect world was torn apart
But their lives were going on

Repeat chorus

And people in the neighbourhood
Searched the mountains and the woods
And by nightfall Jodie’s body washed ashore

jumping the tracks / 1991

I got my coffee and I got my coat
I turn the key and I hit the road
It looks like rain and it's freezing cold
Feel like heading for the twilight zone

So keep on driving
Like I want to reach the moon
Keep on driving
In my thin cocoon
I hope i'll be home soon

I called you up just to hear your voice
Your loving words fill my heart with joy
I miss your touch and I miss the boys
Wish I was home but I got no choice

Gotta keep on driving
Like I want to reach the moon
Keep on driving
In my thin cocoon
I hope i'll be home soon

There's a flash and I'm in a spin
I heard a crash don't recall a thing
I see a face with a perfect skin
Saying I checked out now I'm checking in

But keep on driving
Like I want to reach the moon
Keep on driving
In my thin cocoon
I hope i'll be home soon
Into the void I glide
An angel by my side

Keep on driving (*4)

Someone crying at my thomb
Someone howling at the moon
Keep on driven in my tin cocoon
Keep on driven gonna be home soon

Skintight / 1988

One day I met Minnie mouse
She said baby let's play house
I said honey I do want more but
What if Micky comes knocking on the door?

She said honey let's hit the sack
Cause Mickey mouse, he won't be back
She said baby I love your tail
And that so far is the end of the tale

The true story about Cinderella
Was that she broke up with another fella
The same day we met at the dance
She didn't wait, she took her chance

I sead oweeoweeow, what's wrong with you
Don't you like our menage a two
Her ex asked as sheet took her hand
She said she always loved the singer in a rock 'n roll band

Well keep on loving me honey
Like you did before
And if that prince comes crawling
Just show him the door

Let’s have A party
Let’s have A party
You and me hand in hand
Wandering through sexy wonderland
Let's have a party right now

I said beep beep
I said beep beep beep

Did you hear the gossip about Snowwhite
It turned out to be she's a transvestite
And do you know the story about Betty Boop
Well the people say she loves to do it in a group

Let’s have A party (*3)
Allright, A party
Baby baby
Eenie, meenie, minie, mo
Minnie mouse in stereo
3, 6 , 9, once upon A time Cinderella drank A little Wine
1, 2, 3 can’t you see the dirty little girl has A crush on me
Let’s have A party!

Royalty in Exile / 1990

A lovely face on the cover of a magazine
A paie of weary eyes that stare at me
A lonely life and a lot of misery
Behind a fragile smile

You got a hold on me
And the reason's in your eyes
I gotta hold you now
Tonight!

You'll be mine, funky little lady
You'll be mine, dirty little girl
You'll be mine, funky little lady
You'll be mine

I know you girl, but you don't know me
I read about you in these glossy magazines
Full colour photo right there on page three
Oh little lady when will we finally meet

I gotta hold you now
And even don't know why
Romance and candle light
Tonight!

Repeat chorus

Royalty in Exile / 1990

Neon light
Wanderin' around, Feelin' alright
Crowded street
Pushers, Pimps, It's the elite
Take a shot of brandy at the "Full Moon Bar"
Better take one for the road
Slam some tequila at "The Boulevard"
Hope I'll die before I grow old

Live it up, move it up down the road
I gotta live it up, move it up down the road

Cheap perfume
A lonely lady walkin' into the room
She's on the sauce
She lifts het glass and she spills of course
She's lookin' pretty hot in a suit and tie
She tries to make me feel like i'm the coolest guy
But there will be heart ache at the end of the line
To me it's just a good time

Repeat chorus

Where's my mates? They didn't keep the promises that they made
Where's my date? Pour me a drink, you'd better make it straight
Suddenly i'm on my own
Maybe there's a place called home

Repeat chorus

Royalty in Exile / 1990

I love my car and I love my wife
I love my dog and I love my life
Well I could fly a Jetplane, I could drive a Porche
I could live in the fastlane I could bat a horse

Is it the moon or is it the sun ?
Is it too soon for me to have all this fun ?
It sends shivers down my spine
I'm on top of the world and I have a real good time

I don't know what's the reason and I don't give a damn
Maybe it's the season and being what I am
I could travel far, grab life with bare hands
It's my lucky star this is where my bad luck ends

Bad luck ends
Bad luck ends

Okay ! freak out when I tell you !

Here's to you gang / 1983

I was thrown in a world full of disaster
I grew up with my disillusions
Someone smashed my toys when I was only four
And later on my best friend stole
My favorite Matchbox car
My favorite Matchbox car
My favorite Matchbox car
My favorite Matchbox car

The first girl I ever had she left me for a man
The priest who thought he knew it all
Kicked me in the balls
Because he didn't understand the way I felt
I wast talking to A wall
Talking to A wall

But don't expect i'll be depressed I learned how to get along (*2)
But Don’t Expect I’ll Be Depressed
I learned how to get along
I learned how to get along
I learned how to get along
I learned how to get along

Aw, aw, aw, aw, aw
My favorite Matchbox car (*4)
My favorite Matchbox car (*4)

Royalty in Exile / 1990

He's making deals with the devil
He sits by his right hand
He maybe promising heaven
But he ain't that kind of man
He's always talking by good times
But never in a future tense
If you decide to take his hand
Don't expect him to be your friend

He's comin' and goin'
The promised land
Don't ask him to help you
'Cause he can't

The Medicine Man (x2)

If you turn left at the cross roads
If you're headed for a dead end street
Don't be lookin' for stop signs
Cause that's something you won't meet
Don't be misleas by the roses
That grow by the side of the road
'Cause if you go back again barefoot
There's thorns deep in your soles

Odds & Outtakes / 1993

Mesaboogie feedback and a heart like a rolling stone
Mesaboogie feedback and i'm never on my own
I been doling and I know it can hurt
I been rock 'n rolling ever since my birth

Mesaboogie feedback pulled me through
Mesaboogie feedback I love you


Mesaboogie Feedback Pulled Me Through
Mesaboogie Feedback I Love You

I don't wanna go steady, my heart is bigger than my mind
I know I can get what I want but I don't know when to hide
So every time I see A lady passing by I say to myself
Better run before you die

Mesaboogie feedback pulled me through
Mesaboogie feedback I love you

Solo

I'm a guitarman and I know it doesn't pay
I'm a lazy bum for sure but I try to make A living that way
I know it's hard but it's A choice I made one day
And after all this time I still don't know how to say

Mesaboogie feedback I love you
Mesaboogie feedback pulled me through
Mesaboogie feedback I love you
Mesaboogie feedback pulled me through

Ways of A Wild Heart / 2015
(Music: Frank Saenen, Guy Swinnen / lyrics: Guy Swinnen)

When I’m down and all alone
And I want no one around
But my love
Yeah my love

I just call her on the phone
Just to hear her say hello
Yeah my love
My love

She knows how to soothe my soul
She knows how the dice will roll
That’s my love
Yeah my love

She even wears the right cologne
For a little evening stroll
My love
Yeah my love

When I see her
She’s my Shiva
And I worship
My love
When she wants it
She just flaunts it
And I long for
My love
Yeah my love
My love

I’m so afraid of losing you
Don’t think I could start anew
Yeah my love
My love

First release / 1983

Jeopardised
Criticized
Hypnotized
Broke

No place to go
No place to be
No place to stay
No place to be
So What?

Fight! Fight! Fight for your right
No cheque in the mail, what will I do?
Pay the bill, pay the rent
What will I do?
I’ll pay the bill on Saturday, when I get my pay
When I get my pay
When I get my pay
When I get my pay

Electricity, the gas company
Electricity, a black and white TV
Found a job, I’ll need a car
What will they pay?
Get some trash, second hand
What wil I pay?
I’ll pay the bill on Saturday, when I get my pay
When I get my pay
When I get my pay
When I get my pay

Ooooooh! Hey! (*2)

A car? That’s too expensive!
A stereo? You must be crazy!
Refrigerator? woooow!
Some bread? Yeah, that’ll go.
Some butter? Yeah, that’s ok!
Meat? I doubt it! (x4)

Ooooooh! Hey! (*2)

A car? That’s too expensive!
A stereo? You must be crazy!
Refrigerator? Woooow!
Some bread? Yeah, that’ll go.
Some butter? Yeah, that’s ok!
Meat? I doubt it! (*4)

Jumping the tracks / 1991

Been up all night trying so hard to kill the time
It seems the clock is running slow
I can’t deny the thought already crossed my mind
To write a final goodbye note

Try to watch the news without the sound, light a cigarette
So now there’s nothing going on in the world
And there’s nothing on my radio
So bye bye world
Nothing on my radio

I’m all alone, light my fuse i’m dynamite
Maybe I won’t maybe I will
And if I don’t I’ll remember how I tried
Feels like I’m paying without a bill

Sink another drink to forget, have another smoke
Thinking my life is a mess, what a joke

And there’s nothing on my radio
So bye bye world
Nothing on my radio

Up down all around
There’s voices in my head, i’m breaking down
I can’t take it any longer

Black, white, I can’t decide
I need someone around to hold me tight
I think the feeling’s getting stronger

Love, hate I can’t think straight
It may be better if I wait
I guess that I’m afraid to go

Life, death, what is best
If this is life i’m not impressed
Maybe i’ll have to take it slow

And there’s nothing on my radio
So bye bye world
Nothing on my radio
So bye bye world
Nothing on my radio

Jumping the tracks / 1991

Standing by the store at a quarter to eight
Just before opening time
I look at my reflection gotta lose some weight
But first I need a bottle of wine

Look at me now I got a smile on my face
And a brown paper bag in my hand
This is the way that I spend my days
The bottle is my best friend

I light a cigar as I walk to the bar
My head is killing me
I take a breath and count to three

One for the road boy
One for the road
I'm robbing the liquor store

Jacky, Jimmy, Johnny I tasted ‘em all
Their real good friends of mine
And when we are together we're having a ball
We have ourselves a real good time

I light a cigar as I walk to the bar
My head is killing me
I take a breath and count to three

One for the road boy
One for the road
I'm robbing the liquor store

I noticed that I'm shaking like a leaf on a tree
It's nothing that a drink can't solve
I think of the person I wanted to be
I told him not to get involved

I light a cigar as I walk to the bar
My head is killing me
I take a breath and count to three

I got the shakes boy
I got the shakes
I’m robbing the liquor store

Sunset over Wasteland /1995

Can you imagine when the wind is in your sails
And you glide over the waves
And suddenly a pale blue sky turns to grey
And your luck it seems to fade

The moment you remember how the times of doubt and pain
Used to drive you up the wall
You look into the mirror and you swear not that again
This time around you'll kill 'em all!

Chorus: Owowow

And you reach out because you need a helping hand
To put you right back on the track
It sure is good to know you can count on a friend
And they won't stab you in the back

You can make it, you can take it,
You just fight for your believes
And they can try to hold you down but you are stronger
You can sail the seven seas

Chorus: Owowow

Dog Days Are Over / 1993

Some guys are saying she's dirty
I heard 'em saying she's slick
Girls are saying she's flirty
And never misses a trick

But she's a natural woman
A very natural style
And always voices are humming
When she goes passing by

Chorus

Other woman ain't like her
All singles ain't hits
And not all woman are fighters
This one will give you the lip

All work and no play
Turn her into a bitch
There's nothing to say
She's just scratching that itch

Chorus

She's witty and sexy
I love hearing her talk
Her body attracts me
When she wiggles her walk

These things can be lethal
They hook you up like a drug
And I sure ain't no dealer
But I won't go trying my luck

Ways of A Wild Heart / 2015
(Music: Swinnen/words: Swinnen)

I need a shot of your love tonight
I can still remember what it tasted like
I need a shot at your love tonight
Baby I’m coming for you

I knew I had it coming cause you really are a sight.
I thought for a moment, cause you were bathing in the light,
An angel must’ve fallen from a cloud that’s shining bright
But I hear the wind is howling and the sky’s as dark as night
Disaster must be coming now the stars are all aligned

I need a shot of your love tonight
I can still remember what it tasted like
I need a shot at your love tonight
Baby I’m coming for you

I know your heart is yearning, yearning for something new
And I just keep on burning, burning baby for you
I’m tense and I am nervous and I don’t know what to do

Still I need a shot of your love tonight
I can still remember what it tasted like
I need a shot at your love tonight
Baby I’m coming for you

There ain’t a woman like you

I’m so tired of waiting after wasting all these years
I’ve been very patient but that soon will end my dear
I knew I should’ve walked away just to save my soul from tears

I need a shot of your love tonight
I can still remember what it tasted like
I need a shot of your love tonight
Baby I’m coming for you
I need a shot of your love tonight
Hold you in my arms before the night is through
Shot of your love tonight
Tell me that you need it too

Sunset over Wasteland / 1995

Silly, silly, silly me,
So now the bitch is gone, I knew it all along,
One day I'd be free, silly silly, silly me, thinking I'd be free,
Free from all the pain, no more ball and chain
Or waiting home alone, sleeping by the phone
Waiting for the call that explains it all
Such a sight to see...

Silly, silly, silly me (*3)

No more counting sheep or watching MTV
She'd be working late, thought she'd been delayed
She came home late at night
Sneaking up the stairs, she loosened up her hair
And I watched her undress…
And she brushed her teeth and slipped her frozen feet
Quietly in bed and I pretend to sleep…
I pretend to sleep

Silly, silly, silly me (*3)

You could say you're right, it seems that I am left
You guessed it all along, it's like the Presley song
She's really gone, I begged her on my knees
Baby won't you… please
Enough of being kind
I acted like a fool and broke the golden rule
I just made a scene, damn I'm really mean

Silly, silly, silly me (*5) silly, silly, silly me (*2)
Silly, silly, silly!

Inbetweenies / 1993

I don’t remember when it started
She went straight into my head
I figured her for a starlet
Cause she was playing hard to get

Only seventeen, she was looking like a girl in a fashion magazine
How long has it been since she took my heart and drove me insane

Now hold on little girl we can make it
You’ve stolen my heart, don’t go brake it
Hold on little girl don’t deny it
Cause we both know that you’re only a child

Like a lovesong sounds better on a stolen guitar
We must both stick together now you’ve stolen my heart

And eversince I’m broken hearted
I feel I’m losing grip
I never took her love for granted
Until I ran into het lips

I’m riding on the next train
Leaving all my troubels behind
This loving causes so much pain
Too much for human kind

Now hold on little girl we can make it
You’ve stolen my heart, don’t go brake it
Hold on little girl don’t deny it
Cause we both know that you’re only a child

Like a lovesong sounds better on a stolen guitar
We must both stick together now you’ve stolen my heart
Stolen my heart

SOLO

Like a lovesong sounds better on a stolen guitar
We must both stick together now you’ve stolen my heart
Like a lovesong sounds better on a stolen guitar
We must both stick together now you’ve stolen my heart
You’ve stolen my heart

The Pimp /1987

They can take away my music
I know how to survive
They can take away my care
If only they would try
If they take away my money
I'll be stealing from the rich
If they take away my Fender
I'll be crying like a kid
If they take away my tongue
I'll be singing with my lips
And if they run me down
I'll be over the edge

But there ain't no one gonna take my soul away
Whatever happens it will always be a part of me

They can take away my food
I'll try to stay alive
If they take away my friends
I'll die deep down inside
If they take away my liquor
I wouldn't even mind
They can take away my kicks
Cause I'm one of a kind
If they made me fall in love
I'd go blind
And if I couldn't dance
I'd be out there trying

But there ain't no one gonna take my soul away
Whatever happens it will always be a part of me

jumping the tracks / 1991

There was a time when I loved you
There was a time you loved me too
There was I time we were both feeling good

Now I don’t know what to do
You’re letting me go and that is new
Maybe you know what I been going through

Always been by your side
It’s always been you and I
It’s always been till the day we die

Tell me about it honey
Tell me if you can
I been really worried
But I would understand

Tell me about it baby
Tell me if you can
I’d be really crazy
To let you go again and again

Once in a while I get like this
Once in a while it’s in your kiss
Once in a while I can feel what I miss

So why don’t you try to say it loud
Why don’t you try to shout it out
Why don’t you try telling me all your doubts

BRIDGE
CHORUS
SOLO
CHORUS

Tell me about it, tell me about it
Tell me if you can
I been really worried
But I would understand

Tell me about it baby
Tell me if you can
I’d be really crazy to let you go again and again

Royalty in Exile /1990

You got me barking at your front door
You got me running wild like a little child
You made me crazy, you made me creep
Humiliate me way down deep
You made me cry, you made me sigh
You even made me wonder why
I’d fall for you baby
I’ll cling to you, I’ll never give up, never give up

Time baby, gimme time
I’m running wild running out of time

Come on, don’t tease me any longer
Let me know if you think it’s love
Oh I know, I let it show
Release your love and let it grow
You should be told it doesn’t hurt
To show your feelings, to hug and to flirt
Say it baby, say what’s on your lips
I’ve had enough of you playing tricks, playing tricks

Time baby, gimme time
I’m running wild running out of time

SOLO

Time baby, gimme time
I’m running wild running out of time

Here's to you gang / 1983

I am sitting in my living room
I’m tired of records and eating candy
Today feels like a thousand mondays
And I just lie there on my own

Locked up in this house
Trapped here by the rain
Softly ticking on the window
Softly ticking into my brain

I’m trapped by the rain (*2)

I don’t wanna hear your social talk
Your songs, your stories or your jokes
Don’t let me hear you understand me
‘Cause you don’t, no you just don’t

Locked up in this house
Trapped here by the rain
Softly ticking on the window
Softly ticking into my brain

I’m trapped by the rain (*2)

And I am bored with this conversation
I heard all this talk before
And I’m so tired of that happy tune
They’re playing on the radio (*4)

Locked up in this house
Trapped here by the rain
Softly ticking on the window
Softly ticking into my brain

I’m trapped by the rain (*4)

Ways of A Wild Heart / 2015

I’m in a rut, please come get me out
I need some luck, hardly can do without it
I really need to kick the blues
Find myself a brand new muse
All I need’s a night on the town
So don’t you go turning me down

Get on the bus, and hold on tight
And feel the rush, that’s in the air tonight
You know what I am thinking of?
If you and me could fall in love
Maybe when the music’s right
We’re gonna dance all night

So go turn it up! Listen to what I’m saying.
The music’s hardly loud enough
To dance to that Motown stuff
So go turn it up! Yeah, turn it up

You lift me up, up to a higher cloud
Let’s loosen up, ’cause that’s what it’s all about
You know what I am thinking of?
If you and me could fall in love
I know that if the music’s right
We’re gonna dance all night

So go turn it up! Listen to what I’m saying.
The music’s hardly loud enough
To dance to that Motown stuff
So go turn it up! And just keep on swaying
I wanna see the people move
So go turn it up!

INSTR

REPEAT CHORUS

Ways of A Wild Heart / 2015

Can you hear me howling?
Can you hear me squeek?
I could do with a shower
And an ice cold one indeed

Now have you got the message?
I think it’s loud and clear
No need for you to guess it
I spelled it out right here

Your lips just taste like wine, honey
I think you got the clue
I told you a thousand times, honey
But was it any use
To wait so long for you?

Have I wasted all this time honey
You know I long for you
’Cause you know what’s on my mind honey
Tell me that you know it too
And I wasted all this time
Spending on cloud nine
So now I’m blue

I’m getting to be impatient
Yeah I got a lack of sleep
Resisting to temptation
Makes all the yielding sweet

Somewhere in the future
Better near than far
Maybe even sooner
I’m gonna reach my highest star

Your lips just taste like wine, honey
Yeah I think you got the the clue
I told you a thousand times, honey
But was it any use
To wait so long for you?

CHORUS

Maybe you can remind me why I fell in love with you?
Tell me why you treat me bad
’cause I’m a fool for you.
It’s sure been a while

SOLO
CHORUS

Ways of A Wild Heart / 2015

Now the daily news has got you worried
Makes the world look like a garage heap
People praying for a little mercy
How they cry themselves to sleep

Yeah I know you wanna give up trying
’Cause reality brings you down
Ain’t no corner you can find to hide in
I can read it from your frown

Oh I been told the tide will turn
Oh I been told to watch and learn

People dreaming of a better future
People searching for that one way out
Find their minds are filled up with confusion
And their hearts are filled with doubt

Empty promises that you ain’t buying
Even stories that are makebelief
There are leaders who are always lying
’Cause they have no soul to keep

Oh I been told the tide will turn
Oh I been told to watch and learn
Yeah I been wrong but not this time
Hoping for better times for yours and mine

Now your path may seem a little winding
And your heart maybe a little cold
But every cloud, it has a silver lining
You’ll find out at the end of the road

Ways of A Wild Heart / 2015

Well, I’ve got something to say to you baby
And it’s not allright, oh no
The way I have been treating you lately
I doesn’t help my pride

With me you’re gonna throw your life away
Cause all this time I lead your heart astray
You’re not gonna like it
But I’m drawing the line

Well that’s just the way of a wild heart
This is where our fairy tale falls apart
No way in the world that things can ever be
Like way back in the days when we were wild and free

I don’t think that you know me
That’s why I need to move on, oh yeah
And all the explanations I owe ya
I been waiting too long

Somehow I’d like to be another man
Just like a stranger in a foreign land
My heart is pounding
And the feeling is strong

Well that’s just the ways of a wild heart
This is where our fairy tale falls apart
Maybe you and I should go our separate ways
Forget about the past and hope for better days

Oh yeah, I’m wasting no more time

SOLO

Something about us took the sun away
And all the stars up in the milky way
We better face it
We don’t get along

Well that’s just the way of a wild heart
This is where our fairy tale falls apart
No way in the world that things can ever be
Like way back in the days when we were wild and free
After all these years you’d think I got smart
But that’s just the way of my wild heart
Oh yeah

Royalty in Exile / 1990

She buys him food and clothing
She does his laundry
She washes his shirts
And she gets nothing in return
He's out ther earning wages
Talking dirty all the time
When he comes home for supper
He wants a slave and not a wife
He does him wham-bang-special
And falls asleep right by her side

Let me tell you now
You don't need a woman, you need a slave
And it's no excuse for the way you behave
Well, you don't need a woman

She can't wear too much make-up
'Cause make-up thats for whores
He sees her when she wakes up
Isn't she a bore
The weekends are for football
Or for drinking with the boys
Her heart is doing time
In a prison with no walls

Repeat Chorus