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Hard Wired

by Maurice Douglas

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Drunken Sailor 04:28
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DRUNKEN SAILOR The floor keeps spinning Under your feet Down your whiskey Hard fast and neat “ Time gents please Or we’ll have to close all the doors Drunken Sailor One for the road” Gin and vodka Women and wine Captain Morgan Sailors delight Take a swim You’ll be drowning in your sorrow Last bells ringing Fill up your glass Drunken Sailor Make it your last Wine and women Two deadly sins Drunken sailor Out of your skin Take a swim You’ll be drowning in your sorrow Drunken sailor One for the road Drunken sailor Out of you head (Copyright © Maurice Douglas 2022 - (All Works Registered by Copyright House)
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Proud Of It 04:50
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PROUD OF IT I don’t talk like that No no And I ain't afraid To let my accent slip I'm a northern boy And I'm proud to say Most people find it hard Understanding And I ain't that shy Just a normal guy Kind of common man With my head held high Stiff upper lip Well pardon me If I don’t back down If I don’t fit In your crowd Then who gives a dam? I got my roots My dignity And my self-respect So what you see Is what you get And I’m proud of that I never wear a tie Or a smart pressed suit Take me for what I am Oh yes I’m proud of it An ordinary dude With strict principles A little touch of slang That no one understands I take off my hat Hold my head up high Dress the way I want Not like some city boy I’m a man of means Casual in jeans Never break a sweat As simple as that Stiff upper lip Well pardon me If I don’t back down If I don’t fit In your crowd Then who gives a dam? I got my roots My dignity And my self-respect So what you see Is what you get And I’m proud of that I take off my hat There’s no shame in that Every inch you see Comes with what you get Every pound of flesh Every spoken word Any hidden doubts As simple as that I don’t talk like that No no I don’t talk like that No no no Stiff upper lip Well pardon me If I don’t back down I don’t talk like that No no I don’t talk like that No no (Copyright © Maurice Douglas 2022 - (All Works Registered by Copyright House)
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Days Of Our Lives 05:22
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DAYS OF OUR LIVES As the circus drives in Vehicles heavy in tow And the field is all muddy and worn The waltzer the speedway A carnival show All for the fun of the fair And aye, I’m looking back Aye, many a year The bands marching down With their banners and horns Crowds are all gathered in wait Parading the streets Cheered as they pass Echoes that blast from the past Coz aye, I’m looking back Aye, many a year When the fair comes to town Circus and clowns Having the time of our lives Come rain or shine The show must go on Those were the days of our lives Goldfish and sweet candy floss Straight from the grease pan Haddock and chips Wrapped in a newspaper page Up on the grass bank With a couple of beers Saturday night out with the lads Yes aye, I’m looking back Aye, many a year When the fair comes to town Circus and clowns Having the time of our lives Come rain or shine The show must go on Those were the days of our lives Toffee apples sweet candy floss Those were the days of our lives Days of our lives (Copyright © Maurice Douglas 2022 - (All Works Registered by Copyright House)
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It's Your Party 04:07
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IT’S YOUR PARTY She puts on her modern hits Pours another drink It’s her party The atmosphere is high So while the night is young We get happy Casual relaxed All her friends and guests Roll in Socially intense Shindig through the night Fun and games Let the fun begin We’re getting in the swing Turn the music up It’s your big night Happy birthday girl Hold tight It’s you’re party Pour yourself another drink Vodka party punch Cocktails in the mix Let’s get happy If it gets too much Or when the night is done Call a taxi Let the fun begin Happy go lucky Turn the music loud Let’s get silly A night to remember It’s you’re party Pour yourself another drink The lights fading And the last song is playing Such a good time Comes to a close So let the fun begin Happy go lucky Turn the music loud Let’s get silly A night to remember It’s you’re party Pour yourself another drink It’s you’re party Pour yourself another drink It’s you’re party Pour yourself another It’s you’re party It’s you’re party It’s you’re party (Copyright © Maurice Douglas 2022 - (All Works Registered by Copyright House)
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Blue Jeans 02:31
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BLUE JEANS I get out of bed Shower wash my hair Then I clean my teeth I put on my jeans Got a ripped tee shirt Comfortable in rags Pair of old plimsolls I put on a smile Nothing fancy nothing complicated Trousers shirt and tie feels Irritating Worn out faded I put on my old blue jeans Casual but smart Holes in my knees Tearing at the seams I put on my jeans Always in soft shoes Easy on my feet Fashionably discreet On my old tip toes Nothing fancy nothing complicated Trousers shirt and tie feel Irritating Worn out faded I put on my old blue jeans Darkend shades And faded blues Casual But looking good Trendy places Dress codes Lots of different faces Look down at my shoes See my un-tied laces Belts or braces I put on my Old blues jeans Worn and faded I put on my old blue jeans (Copyright © Maurice Douglas 2022 - (All Works Registered by Copyright House)
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Can't Feel The Love 04:05
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Can’t Feel The Love A broken house Can’t feel the warmth Cold atmosphere So intense No welcome sign Out of comfort zone An icy chill Within these walls The mood is flat Small talk conversation Outspoken misdirection Offensively in fact And if I have to Put on a face put on a smile The more I try to I can’t feel the love But if I have to Look away and hide my anger The longer I stay I can’t feel the love A war of words A deafening silence Tensions rise The walls close in The mood is flat Small talk conversation Outspoken misdirection Offensively in fact And if I have to Put on a face put on a smile The more I try to I can’t feel the love But if I have to Look away and hide my anger The longer I stay I can’t feel the love And if I have to Put on a face put on a smile The more I try to I can’t feel the love But if I have to Look away and hide my anger The longer I stay I can’t feel the love (Copyright © Maurice Douglas 2022 - (All Works Registered by Copyright House)
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Gambling Man 04:25
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GAMBLING MAN The stakes are high In a losing streak The risk is critical A dangerous move Expensive habits Become addictive You end up losing Everything you own Now who’s is the joker In the pack And who is the clown Then why Place your money knowing Win or loose The odds are stacked Roll the dice Place your bets If you’re a gambling man Maybe this will be your lucky hand Or hit you really where it hurts Red or black Play the tables Wheel of chance The odds are stacked Luck runs out It’s the way it goes Now who is the joker Then why Place your money knowing Win or loose The odds are stacked Roll the dice Place your bets If you’re a gambling man Maybe this will be your lucky hand Or hit you really where it hurts The ace of hearts It's just the way The dealer deals the cards Lady Luck will surely take a shine Or hit you right between the eyes He knows The stakes are high When living dangerous Take the hit and just accept The loss Luck deserts you Roll the dice Place your bets If you’re a gambling man Lady Luck will surely take a shine Or hit you right between the eyes Copyright © Maurice Douglas 2022 - (All Works Registered by Copyright House)
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Wake Up Smell The Coffee 04:48
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WAKE UP SMELL THE COFFEE Here we go again Winding down the clock The same routine Sunday afternoon Monday morning looms Reality check Here it comes again Trying hard to sleep Tossing and turning Wake up Caffeine in your cup Time to smell the coffee Put on your good shoes Wake up Shower and shave Don’t be running late Put on your best suit Here we are again Monday morning head Cobwebs are clinging Hard to motive Running on cold start It’s just the beginning Here we are again Humanised machines Slaves to the system Wake up Caffeine in your cup Time to smell the coffee Put on your good shoes Wake up Shower and shave Don’t be running late Put on your best suit Here we go again Humanised machines Slaves to the system Wake up Caffeine in your cup Time to smell the coffee Put on your good shoes Wake up Shower and shave Don’t be running late Put on your best suit Wake up Give yourself a shake You know it’s getting late Put on a clean shirt Wake up Gets you in the mood The right side of the bed Put on a new hat Wake up Wake up Wake up (Copyright © Maurice Douglas 2022 - (All Works Registered by Copyright House)
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Heaven Can Wait 05:14
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HEAVEN CAN WAIT (A Tribute To My Brother Neil Who Sadly Left Us In 2021 … Gone But Never Forgotten) Life is precious Unpredicting So much beauty To embrace Beyond the depths of human Expectation Time and space Unaccomplished In your mission Interrupted All your plans And if it takes a lifetime To reflect And analyse There’s a million stars Up in the sky Much too busy living Heaven can wait So don’t count the hours By the days There’s so much to live for In many ways The world won’t stop Don’t think of getting off Start living Heaven can wait To adventure To explore Or waist your whole life Sitting in a chair Your dreams may end in tears You’ll spend the nights and days Regretting There’s a zillion stars Up in the sky This is not your time Heaven can wait So don’t count the hours By the days There’s so much to live for In many ways The world won’t stop Don’t think of getting off Oh brother Heaven can wait There’s so much to discover A lifetime is not enough When you find your hidden treasure Its closer than you think Oh brother So don’t count the hours By the days There’s so much to live for Heaven can wait (Copyright © Maurice Douglas 2022 - (All Works Registered by Copyright House)
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Shut Up" Shut Up" 04:03
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SHUT UP SHUT UP Chat shows Media gossip Soap channel Daytime TV Tele addicts Brainwashing Drowning in my coffee I dont watch TV Propaganda with my tea Talk show Reality and soap Fake news makes the headlines Shut up shut up Chitter chatter Doing my head in Clap trap Every word News channel Hysteria driven Media spinning out of control I dont watch TV Propaganda with my tea Talk show Reality and soap Fake news makes the headlines I turn off TV Social media radio Doesn’t matter where you go these days The whole world’s s in a rage Brain drain To much information Turn off reset Every TV station To much information Shut up shut up Shut up shut up Shut up shut up Fake news makes the headlines Talk talk Prittle prattle Talk talk Shut up shut up (Copyright © Maurice Douglas 2022 - (All Works Registered by Copyright House)
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Having A Bad Day 07:45
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HAVING A BAD DAY Nothing ever seems to fit Tight on your feet Wrong shoe size You make a fuss when buying clothes Tight on your skin They don’t feel right It’s clearly plain to see by your reaction You’re having a bad day Aways complaining about the food Your appetite Puts you in a mood Stuck in traffic for so long Angry and tired And it just gets worse The wrong side of the bed so just watch your head You’re having a bad day Stop and count to ten Take a long deep breath One step back, take control Things can’t get much worse Don’t beat up yourself Get a hold, take a minute It’s clearly plain to see by your admission So deep breath and counting You’re having a bad day Swollen ankles aching feet Nowhere to sit Street to street, shop to shop Pushing shoving total chaos Mentally drained As it takes its toll Pour yourself a drink And put up your feet So deep breath and counting You’re having a bad day Dehydrated out of patience Dead on your feet Make your mind up the clock is ticking So deep breath and counting You’re having a bad day Stuck in a car jam Can’t stand the heat Can’t find your shoe size Nothing in your style Back to the first shop My legs are aching No use complaining It’s totally frustrating Nothing to show for Don’t like window shopping I’m off my trolley I need a cold beer I need a cold beer Ice cold (Copyright © Maurice Douglas 2022 - (All Works Registered by Copyright House)
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Little White Lies 04:18
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LITTLE WHITE LIES I got something to hide Guilty as sin Just like a typical man Yet another white lie Can't hurt You make me twist my words There's been no crime But I'd better come clean Just a little white lie Could hurt I'm thinking no big deal Won't me get out of jail I'll face the music As it comes Yes I'm gonna feel guilty From my head to my toes But Nobody gets hurt When it's Little white lies I can't keep a secret Well I have to admit I can't find words For those little white lies Maybe she read my mind There's something up Can read her like a book Suspicion always goes Into overdrive Got myself into this mess Maybe better to confess But if you want it Go get it You may live to regret it Yes I'm gonna feel guilty From my head to my toes But Nobody gets hurt When it's Little white lies I can't keep a secret Well I have to admit I can't find words For those little white lies I can’t justify Every trick and every lie It's easier just to hide And keep it to myself Yes I'm gonna feel guilty From my head to my toes But Nobody gets hurt When it's Little white lies I can't keep a secret Well I have to admit I can't find words For those little white lies Guess I ain't so clever And I'm easily exposed And a little white fib Ain't such a big deal It plays on my mind And I just can't hide I can't find words For those little white lies Little white lies (Copyright © Maurice Douglas 2022 - (All Works Registered by Copyright House)
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Swing Shift 04:19
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SWING SHIFT I get into my car Turn up the radio On the four o’clock shift Right up to midnight Will I get to see my women? Before I hit the sack Living like two strangers Passing in the night Creeping around on my tip toes Every creek I’m in trouble I get home feeling dirty and rough I just got rolled in from another swing shift Take off my boots yea I’m ready to drop Come Saturday night I’ll be ready to rock Oh yea Socially trapped See you at the weekend By the end of the month I feel battered and drained Dont get to see my women Strangers in the night Don’t get to eat together Lost my appetite Feels like I’m walking on hot coals She wakes up I’m in trouble I get home feeling dirty and rough I just got rolled in from another swing shift Take off my boots yea I’m ready to drop Come Saturday night I’ll be ready to rock Oh yea I get home feeling dirty and rough I just got rolled in from another swing shift Take off my boots yea I’m ready to drop Come Saturday night I’ll be ready to rock Oh yea I get home / he gets home Dirty and rough / dirty and rough Take off my boots / takes off his boots I’m ready to drop / he’s ready to drop I get home / he gets home Dirty and rough / dirty and rough Take off my boot’s yea / takes off his boots Come Saturday night I’ll be ready to rock Oh yea (Copyright © Maurice Douglas 2022 - (All Works Registered by Copyright House)
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Human 09:03
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HUMAN Flesh and bone We are only human after all In our lives We face the biggest test We know Sometimes we learn from our mistakes Not knowing where are paths will take Eventually knocking at those gates We’re only human Still we fail To learn the lessons we were taught in school Flesh and blood Love and kindness Turned to hate Always afraid to face our fears When mortality comes face to face Hope is our only saving grace It's being human Sometimes we fail to get things right Losing our way but not lose sight Guided by conscience and our strength We're only human It's in the hands of all mankind If only we understood the science Buried our conscience in the sand We're only human One day we'll rise to seal our fate At the hands of self-betrayal And disappear without a trace Destroy the human race The gift of life we should appreciate The gift of life we should appreciate The gift of life we should appreciate Human (Copyright © Maurice Douglas 2022- (All Works Registered by Copyright House)

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Maurice Douglas / Guitarist Songwriter Musician .. North East of England.

Guitarist Songwriter Musician from the North East of England who has been playing and performing since he was 15 years of age.

Maurice has toured with Martin Turner (Founder Member Of Wishbone Ash) in the UK & Euro in 2009 & recorded with Jon Camp of Renaissance. ... more

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