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Burning Bridges

by The Saw

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1.
Burning Bridges Verse 1. It only takes a few dark clouds, For me to decide that I’m getting out Or if there’s a change in the way the wind blows Then I know that it’s time to go With just my toothbrush and old guitar I travel light and I travel far Chorus I left one city when I lost my band They wanted to do it with another man But soon they all begged me to return I waved farewell and watched my bridges burn Verse 2. I hit the road and it crosses my mind That there’s a lot of trouble I’ve left behind All those women out looking for me To pay for children I’ve never seen Or the husbands who want my blood For showing their wives just a little love Chorus I left one city on a greyhound bus Just as one man started to make a fuss He said you’re a dead man if you ever return I waved farewell and watched my bridges burn Chorus I left one city in an old sports car After I shut up a big mouth in a backstreet bar He said he’d friends waiting to meet me if you ever return I waved farewell and watched my bridges burn Verse 3. People wonder why I can’t settle down And put a few roots into the ground With a house and a steady trade To earn my living in a normal way But I know when trouble crosses my path I can slip away and never come back Chorus I left one city by Amtrak rail Just as they were gonna throw me in jail The judge said 10 years if you ever return I waved farewell and watched my bridges burn
2.
One Shot 03:36
One shot Verse 1. The pressure is on, the tensions building up This is my big chance, to show what I’ve got It’s win or lose, Succeed or fail A roll of the dice, a call of heads or tails Chorus I’ve got one shot, to make my mark I need to take it now and I need to play it hard It’s one shot only a single chance I’ve got to grab the prize or just leave the dance Verse 2. I can feel the heat, I can smell the fear There is an electrical charge in the atmosphere Is it to be a spark of light or a sense of gloom I’ll know the score all too soon Chorus Chorus Verse 3. The targets fixed and my sights are set It’s a moment of time I never will forget A single shot to make a dream come true And to get this right is what I must do Chorus
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All Hung Up 04:10
All Hung Up Verse 1. I’ve been checking my signal coz I don’t wanna miss your call And every time I check it I see you haven’t rung at all You said you’d ring just as soon as the wheels came down But it’s 4 hours later and my phone hasn’t made a sound. Chorus I’m all hung up and I’m climbing up the wall I’m all hung up waiting for you to call I’m all hung up and I’m feeling miserable I’m all hung up because you haven’t, I’m all hung up because you haven’t called verse 2 My whiskey bottle’s empty and it’s not helping keep me calm Imagining you in a bar with another guy on your arm And that girl you’re with well she ain’t no friend of mine She’ll take you out at night and get you wasted on the local wine Chorus Straight into middle eight I’m staring at the wall And I’m feeling oh so miserable While you’re there having a ball All I want is for you to make one call Please call Verse 3 I know I could text you or surprise you with a call But I don’t wanna appear to be totally insecure So I sit here in the silence with my mobile in my hand Hoping you have not forgotten the man that you left behind Chorus
4.
So complicated Verse 1. So many times I dreamed that dream Pictured in my mind just what could be It was always such an idyllic scene could never become just routine Then the chance came along for me to achieve all my desires unexpectedly But what I thought would be a dream became a nightmare in reality, in reality Chorus It’s getting so complicated I’m disenchanted, it’s over-rated Yes everything is complicated I dreamed of this, and it’s become tainted and now I hate it And now I hate it so. Verse 2. When I first encountered my misgivings I thought that they were all down to me That I had gone into this blind It will improve just wait and see But as time went on it didn’t get better And I knew that this was not the scene for me There was no hope this is gone forever So a quick escape is what I now need It’s what I now need. Chorus middle eight Looking back I wanted far too much but then I guess I’m not a great judge Looking back I wanted so much more But what I had it seemed like nothing at all Like nothing at all Verse 3. I guess this is the same old story disappointment instead of glory It’s not the end that I’d foreseen but let’s put this one down to history It’s history. Chorus
5.
Roseanne 05:09
Roseanne Verse 1. I guess I must have caught your eye as I walked into the bar An Englishman in a foreign land, you knew I was an easy mark You came across and smiled at me, and said you look like a stranger around here Stick around I will show you the sights, but first let’s drink some beer That night you made a man and a fool out of me As I fell under your spell it all seemed like a dream Chorus Roseanne, you knew that I was young and naive Roseanne, and decided to take advantage of me Roseanne, you lured me in to the trap that you’d laid Roseanne, and took all of my innocence away Verse 2. The drinks kept flowing and the night grew dark and then you took me by the hand You said I know a place that we can go, I’ve got some surprises planned You led me into the darkened streets and into places I did not know We came together down an alleyway and my lack of experience showed In that moment I lost my head completely And I never saw the guy or felt the punch he threw at me Chorus Verse 3. I woke up in that alleyway, feeling bruised and all alone You’d taken all of my money, and you were long gone I knew that in that bar we’d been no-one even knew your name That I was seen as just another mug a victim of your game But in my mind I knew just what you had given me But how could you leave me without my dignity Chorus
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Make me an offer Verse 1. I’ve seen you eyeing up something that’s mine Think you can take it, don’t even try Others have tried and all have failed But make me an offer and I just might sell Make me an offer and I just might sell Verse 2. What you desire is way out of your league But it could be yours if you pay the right fee Will your bid be enough well who can tell But make me an offer and I just might sell Make me an offer and I just might sell Chorus Where I come from everything has a price Money talks and so here’s some advice Fortune favours the brave I have heard tell Take a chance coz it might go well Yeah Make me an offer and I just might sell Make me an offer and I just might sell Verse 3. I know you envy me and what I now own But you think you could do better all alone Raise your game and you might excel Make me an offer and I just might sell Make me an offer and I just might sell Chorus Verse 4. So I’ll call the tune and you’ll dance the dance Stay in step and It’ll earn you a chance Learn from the master and stay under the spell But make me an offer and I just might sell Make me an offer and I just might sell Chorus
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Him Over Me 04:24
Him over me Verse 1. I did all of the things that I thought that you would want I bought you everything that I could barely afford But you said today that it’s not going to be That we can stay as friends but you’ve decided to see Him over me Him over me. Verse 2. I took you places that my friends said I’d never go I turned my back on them you were all I wanted to know But while I was doing this you were not being true And now so suddenly, right out of the blue it’s Him over me Him over me. Middle eight Why, I can’t understand So why, I made no demands So why, I did nothing wrong So why, why, why, why, why, why, why, Why, When I tried oh so hard So why, I did all that you asked So why, I could have done nothing more So why, why, why, why, why, why, why Verse 3. I tried to laugh it off and said I’ll stick around That it wasn’t serious and that we were just messing about But that is not the truth and I still cannot see What it was that made you decide it’s going to be
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Life in the fast lane Verse 1. No doubt you’ve always been good for me Giving sense to my thoughts bringing sanity If I felt frustrated and want to give it all up It’s you who makes me stop and take a step back. Coz when you’re standing so close to the edge Nothing’s more important than that next step Yeah when you’re standing so close to the edge Nothing’s more important than that next step Verse 2. The rewards are there for all to see There’s money on tap and the comfort it brings Fast cars, smart clothes and property But what is the real price of these With all these trappings of wealth There’s a hidden cost to your health Yeah with all of these trappings of wealth There’s a hidden cost to your health Chorus Coz this is life out in the fast lane The pressure’s on there’s so much to gain There are no prizes for second place When you’re running in the rat race Failure’s not an option there’s no plan B But I need you to watch my back for me Yeah, failure’s not an option there’s no plan B But I need you to watch my back for me Verse 3. There is many a man waiting to fill my shoes Wishing to have all that I can lose There are also some who think they are better than me But you know the truth and what I can achieve You are only as good as your latest result And it truly is so very tough at the top Yeah you’re only as good as your latest result And it truly is so tough at the top. Chorus. Coz this is life out in the fast lane The pressure’s on there’s so much to gain There are no prizes for second place When you’re running in the rat race Coz this is life out in the fast lane The pressure’s on there’s so much to gain There are no prizes for second place When you’re running in the rat race Failure’s not an option there’s no plan B But I need you to watch my back for me Yeah, failure’s not an option there’s no plan B But I need you to watch my back for me
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A Sight for Sore Eyes Verse 1. Blood red is your colour, with a hint of black Like bees to honey you say it is sure to attract Painted lips and nails and leather boots You turn the heads as you cross the room. Chorus Coz you’re a sight, you don’t see everyday A sight that takes my breath away A sight that makes the people say That you’re a sight, A sight for sore eyes. Verse 2. That skirt that you wear, is way too short The too tight top shows you’ve got the lot Sitting at the bar you’re like a glittering prize Any passing man has to feast his eyes Chorus Middle Eight And the guys at the factory I know that they all envy me coz I’m living out my fantasy every time you come home with me Verse 3. You’ve developed that walk since the day you were born Swaying down the street all the eyes are drawn Bottle blonde hair and throwaway smile Those hours in front of a mirror seem so worthwhile Chorus Middle Eight And the guys at the factory I know that they all envy me When they see you with me in their eyes I see jealousy And those guys at the factory I know that they all envy me coz I’m living out my fantasy every time you come home with me
10.
The later train. Chorus I caught the later train, I caught the later train, I’m on the later train, To miss you waiting at the gate Verse 1. I know no break up is ever easy And ours was as tough as it can be And I knew you would not want to accept it You would fight so hard to stay with me And that’s why Chorus Verse 2. As a couple I know that we have changed And I guess that I’ve had enough of being with you Those traits of yours that I used to enjoy Now mean that we cannot continue And that’s why Chorus Middle eight On the later train I had time to think And on the later train I had time for a drink On the later train I had time to prepare Just what I would say if you were still standing there And that’s why Chorus
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Girls On The Phone Verse 1. Well I’ve been talking to those girls on the phone I always ring them when I’m on my own We’ll talk a while and they do what I say Just as long as I continue to pay Verse 2. Well I’ve been talking to those girls on the phone I use my credit card and then they come on They’re always happy to talk to me Coz they want more of my money Chorus Girls on the phone are on my TV I see them and they’ll never see me It’s the way I like it and the way it should be The girls on the phone on my TV Verse 3. Well I’ve been talking to those girls on the phone I know all their names and I tell them my own They say that they have photo’s that I can see If I will pay them the required fee Chorus Middle Eight There are different types with different looks They shake the phone and their fingers crook Their ages vary and the hairstyles too Give them a call and they’ll talk dirty to you They’re from down South or way up North They dress to please and then they take it off They are long or short, They’re big or slim They are all there waiting for the phone to ring
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Drama Queen 04:45
Drama Queen Verse 1. Nothing seems easy There’s always a hitch You know how it goes Well life is a bitch But calling it a crisis When it’s only a snag And building up tension Just plays in your hands Chorus You’re seeking the attention Creating quite a scene Kicking up a fuss You’re a Drama queen All that over reaction Is really quite obscene Hogging the limelight Drama Queen Verse 2. You love the effect of causing commotion Losing proportion Through over emotion If you can be the centre of everyone’s gaze just being noticed makes for happy days Chorus You don’t want a quiet life For you that would be dull The more you’re in the spotlight The bigger is your smile 8 bars solo Verse 3. You love the effect of causing commotion Losing proportion Through over emotion By throwing a tantrum And playing mind games You can get what you want And achieve all your aims Chorus

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A four-piece rock band based on the South Coast of England, The Saw have released 3 Albums “Burning Bridges”, "Short Fuse" & Small Town - In A Big World which all showcases their original songs and demonstrates their West Coast ambient and 70’s Rock influences. ... more

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