That's The One

Believe me, I’m happier than I have been for a while
And even if I very rarely smile
Appearances can lie

Remember the many ways you thought I was alright
Forget about the things you didn’t like
You never know, you might

Sorry but I won’t apologise

Here’s the rain and here’s the sun
Catch the day and that’s the one
Birds can fly and cats can run
Clear blue sky, yeah that’s the one

I’m sorry, I know I haven’t written for an age
I haven’t had an awful lot to say
I’ll be in touch one day

“Here I am in 1993
This is what I feel and what I see”

Here’s the rain and here’s the sun
Catch the day and that’s the one
Birds can fly and cats can run
Clear blue sky, yeah that’s the one

Here’s the rain and here’s the sun
Catch the day and that’s the one
Birds can fly and cats can run
All-time high, yeah that’s the one

Where I’ll go and where I’ve gone
Come with me, yeah that’s the one
What I’ll do and what I’ve done
Here’s a dream, yeah that’s the one

Hang around and here’s a song
Hit that drum, yeah that’s the one
Can’t wear that, I’m much too young
One more time, and that’s the one

Someone’s friend and someone’s son
Just one life yeah that’s the one
Love will go and love will come
Where’s my kiss? Yeah that’s the one
Where’s my kiss? Yeah that’s the one
Where’s my kiss? Yeah that’s the one
That’s the one
That’s the one

Written by William Jones
Published by Summerhouse Music Ltd

Were We Really There?

There’s a place I used to know
I’m always drawn back there
Moments from a secret past
That I can never share

These are dreams I’ll always dream
And these are days that never come again

So were we really there
Or was it just a dream?
Memories so clear
Or only fantasy?
I don’t know any more
Couldn’t tell what is true

Feel the endless years of childhood
Say their long goodbye
Watch the last few days of summer
Burn across the sky

Who knows what the future holds
And who can see a clear way ahead?
This paradise or real life instead

Were we really there
Or was it just a dream?
Memories so clear
Or only fantasy?
I don’t know any more
Couldn’t tell what is true

Drifting away into the deep ocean
Slipping away into the dim distance now

Time seemed so much slower then
It goes so fast today
But coming back it’s just as though
I’d never been away

Souvenirs of far away
And photographs of weddings long ago
I never cared but now I want to know

Were we really there
Or was it just a dream?
Memories so clear
Or only fantasy?

Were we really there
Or was it just a dream?
Memories so clear
Or only fantasy?
I don’t know any more
Couldn’t tell what is true

Written by William Jones
Published by Summerhouse Music Ltd

Lies Lies Lies

If I hadn’t seen my family disappear
When you’re at the door
If I hadn’t heard your every good idea
At least once before
I would argue the case for you now

If I didn’t know that every thousand pounds
Was really a ton
If I didn’t hear you putting your best friends down
You’d still be the one
That I’d say was profound
And I’d still be around to impress

Please don’t phone
When you’re sitting all alone in an old folks’ home
I’m not in
And there’s no way I’ll begin when I just can’t win with you

If it hadn’t been for all of your endless talk
With zero to say
After twenty years of watching the way you work
I’ll call it a day
‘Cause you’re pure fantasy
And it’s easy to see through the hype

Don’t come round
‘Cause the kids are going to drown out the doorbell sound
Keep away
‘Cause there’s no-one here today to come out to play with you

If it wasn’t for a mutual friend who said
You’d told them the same
I would even be inclined to believe you meant
The best in your way
I would wait to have heard your excuse

If you didn’t have to make an impression on them
Then why all the fuss?
‘Cause it never really mattered to anyone
And least of all us
But it’s too bloody late
And I won’t hesitate to cut you off

Leave me out
There was never any doubt of what you’re all about
Just steer clear
My pathological fear of you being so near

Lies lies lies
Did you ever see the size of my big brown eyes?
Why why why
Did I never ever cry when I said goodbye to you?

Written by William Jones
Published by Summerhouse Music Ltd

Over And Over

Could I dream of any more than
I never knew what I could miss
Until I saw you smiling
Until I heard you laughing

Never understanding why I never understand
Never ever ending till I’m back where I began

I thought I could never feel the same
I thought you never knew my name
Until I heard you say it
Until I heard you shout it

Never understanding why I never understand
Never ever ending till I’m back where I began

I could never have believed my ears
But never in a thousand years
I thought you’d never notice
I thought you must be joking
I thought I must be dreaming

Could I dream of any more than this
I never knew what I could miss
It always leaves me wanting
It only leaves me nothing

Never understanding why I never understand
Never ever ending till I’m back where I began

My life is living twice as fast
As if it couldn’t ever last
Another thirty minutes
As if it ever mattered
As if I ever meant it

Never understanding why I never understand
Never ever ending till I’m back where I began
Never understanding why I never understand
Over and over and over again
Never ever ending till I’m back where I began

Written by William Jones
Published by Summerhouse Music Ltd

Let's Get Away From It All

A summer day
The city heat is killing me
I couldn’t stay
Another moment here but

We could be a thousand miles away, anywhere
We could leave a thousand times a day, everywhere

Let’s get away from it all
Let’s get away from it all
Let’s get away from it all
Let’s get away from it all

I couldn’t say
As if it ever mattered how
But every day
I see you all around me

Now I think of nothing at all, except you
Now I dream of no-one else at all, only you

Let’s get away from it all
Let’s get away from it all
Let’s get away from it all
Let’s get away from it all

Another year
As if it’s just another day
However near
You’re always far too far but

Stay with me and never let me go, for ever
Worlds away from all I ever know, together

Let’s get away from it all
Let’s get away from it all
Let’s get away from it all
Let’s get away from it all

Let’s get away from it all
Let’s get away from it all
Let’s get away from it all
Let’s get away from it all

Written by William Jones
Published by Summerhouse Music Ltd

Hey Jo

Hey Jo, you’re a real find
Hey Jo, good friend of mine
Hey Jo, you’d be a big catch for some lucky so-and-so

Hey Jo, you’re the best thing
Hey Jo, I love it when we sing
Hey Jo, I know that sometime soon you’ll make someone’s day

Hey Jo, you’re a magic charm
Hey Jo, you’re a bright star
Hey Jo, the world’s a better place with you around

And when you’re feeling down and out again
Will you remember what I said?
Will you believe that it will end?
Just try and keep in touch till then

Let it come to you
Hey Jo, the way it’s bound to do
Hey Jo, don’t give yourself away so easily

Hey Jo, you know they love you here
Hey Jo, don’t ever disappear
Hey Jo, the world and his son don’t know what they’re missing

And Jo, in your heart of hearts you know
There’ll be a place where you can go
‘Cause all your friends have told you so
Just stick around and take it slow

Hey Jo, you’re just so much fun
Hey Jo, we are the lucky ones
Hey Jo, don’t ever give up hope
Of finding someone like you

Hey Jo, you know you make me smile
Hey Jo, let’s hang around a while
Hey Jo, you can’t imagine how
You make a difference to my life

Written by William Jones
Published by Summerhouse Music Ltd

Many Places

There where I belong
Far away, long ago
One long lost home
Secret past, I don’t know

Far beyond the hills
Far across the water
Through the deepest fields
Far beyond the roads that brought me here

Up in the clouds
Spinning round, upside down
Shouting out aloud
Echoes sound, all around

Where the journey ends
There the journey started
Every day I spend
Leads me ways so long departed

Fading away, never stay
Where my heart is longing
Time floating by, only find
Distant years returning
I’ve climbed the hills and
I’ve seen the valleys
I’ll live in many places
And die where I was born

Where the skies are clear
Where the bells are ringing
Where the sea is near
Where the trees and birds are singing

Fading away, never stay
Where my heart is longing
Time floating by, only find
Distant years returning
I’ve climbed the hills and
I’ve seen the valleys
I’ll live in many places
And die where I was born

There where I belong
Far away, long ago
One long lost home
Secret past, I don’t know

And in my end
Is my beginning
Years that I spend
Never start and never finish

Fading away, never stay
Where my heart is longing
Time floating by, only find
Distant years returning
I’ve climbed the hills and
I’ve seen the valleys
I’ll live in many places
And die where I was born

Fading away, never stay
Where my heart is longing
Time floating by, only find
Distant years returning
I’ve climbed the hills and
I’ve seen the valleys
I’ll live in many places
And die where I was born

Written by William Jones
Published by Summerhouse Music Ltd

The First Day Of Spring

Bye bye bitter winter here’s the sun
Welcome back at last that day has come
Another year of joy just begun

Darkness dying hard before the dawn
Brightest light the trees and fields reborn
The orchard’s green at last
The blossom falling softly to the grass

Every day now, coming awake now
Every day now, living again
Every day now, back into life now
Every day now, bringing it round again

Waking naked underneath the sky
Frozen earth is aching with desire
It’s heaven to be there
The rain just hanging gently in the air
The village bell still ringing everywhere

Every day now, coming awake now
Every day now, living again
Every day now, back into life now
Every day now, bringing it round again

Every day now, coming awake now
Every day now, living again
Every day now, back into life now
Every day now, bringing it round again

Written by William Jones
Published by Summerhouse Music Ltd