I was born a poor man's son, and followin' tradition
When I came of age I hit the road, and followed blind ambition
I served my time and payed my dues, now I'm sittin' pretty
Sleeping in a feather bed high above this city.

It's four in the morning, and I'm sittin' here still thinking
Our love's on the borderline, I know this ship is sinking
I still remember when we talked about the Southern Cross a long time ago
Look through my window and I watch the cold rain fallin'
Somewhere in the distance I can hear a siren callin'
Is this a wilderness or just another station on the Rock Island Line?

When I first came to this town with sweet anticipation
My days were filled with music, and my nights with conversation
I didn't worry, didn't care which way the wind was blowin'
Yes there was magic in the air, and music kept on flowin'.

I was a superman ridin' on a river
She always wanted so much more than I could give her
I still remember everytime we said goodbye when I was back on the road
I was a rhythm man, now I'm a local hero
I still remember when my luck was down to zero
Right now I sit and wonder why nobody ever comes to knock on my door.

Now life is bitter, life is sweet, life is what you make it
Your love makes my life complete, and I just can't forsake it
The time has come to travel on, yes now the days I'm countin'
We're goin' back to where we come from, gonna live on some old mountain.

It's four in the morning, and I'm sittin' here still thinking
Our love's on the borderline, I know the ship is sinking
I still remember when we talked about the Southern Cross a long time ago
I was a rhythm man, now I'm a local hero
I still remember when my luck was down to zero
Is this a wilderness or just another station on the Rock Island Line?



Drums/Percussion: Arran Ahmun
Bass Guitar: Gerry Rafferty / Pete Zorn
Fretless Bass: Mo Foster
Keyboards: Alan Clark / Gerry Rafferty
Electric Guitars: Jerry Donahue
Acoustic Guitar: Gerry Rafferty
Saxophone: Mel Collins
Uilleann Pipes: Davy Spillane
Fiddles: Rick Sanders
Vocals: Gerry Rafferty

Moonlight and gold
Midsummer magic when the night turns to day
And songbirds greet the dawn
You lie awake
You watch and wonder while the moon fades away
And one more day is born.

Tides keep on turning, while hearts keep on yearning
To be where they know they belong
All on a new day, you see in a new way
The things you've been leaning upon.

Moonlight and gold
I will awaken to a love that runs deeper
Than the need in me.

While you are sleeping, the new day comes creeping
And life keeps on passing you by
Magic unfolds when the blue meets the gold
And the sun comes to open your eyes.

Moonlight and gold
Midsummer magic when the night turns to day
And songbirds greet the dawn
You lie awake
You watch and wonder while the moon fades away
And one more day is born.

Oh yeah



Drums/Percussion: Arran Ahmun
Bass Guitar: Ian Maidman
Electric Piano: Gerry Rafferty
Organ: Gerry Rafferty
Synthesizer: Alan Clark
Electric Guitars: Jerry Donahue
Acoustic Guitar: Gerry Rafferty
Vocals: Gerry Rafferty
(Introduction) String Arrangement: Wil Malone
(Introduction) Soprano Saxophone: Andy White

Big old moon and a sweet starry night
I think I'll go out walking
Wish I could change the way you're feelin' tonight
But I'm just tired of talkin'
You're still giving me that same old line
Like a bird that keeps on squawkin'
Sometimes I wonder what goes on in your mind
I'm just tired of talkin'.

Now little by little, and bit by bit, the truth is slowly dawning
I love you honey, but you just won't quit, let's leave it til the morning.

You lay the bait and I get caught in your trap
I'm the game you're stalkin'
Let's say good night and just leave it like that
I'm so tired of talkin' (yes I am)

Now little by little, and bit by bit, the truth is slowly dawning
We've got a puzzle but the pieces don't fit, let's leave it till the morning.

Same old blues at the end of the night
But you've got to keep on rockin'
Turn up the music, and turn out the light
I'm so tired of talkin' (yeah yeah yeah)



Drums/Percussion: Arran Ahmun
Bass Guitar: Ian Maidman
Keyboards: Kenny Craddock / Alan Clark / Gerry Rafferty
Electric Guitars: Jerry Donahue
Uilleann Pipes: Davy Spillane
Whistle: Davy Spillane
Fiddles: Rick Sanders
Accordion: Geraint Watkins
Vocals: Gerry Rafferty

Hearts run dry, something happens when two hearts run dry
That you can't explain, no you don't know why, oh no oh no
Love grows cold, meanwhile life goes on and the young grow old
And you've seen too many dreams unfold, oh yeah when hearts run dry.

The setting sun, fades away just like a love that's gone
You remember when two hearts were one, oh yeah, oh yeah
And in the night, you still want someone to hold you tight
But your medicine just won't come right, oh no, when hearts run dry.

I can't love you the way that I used to do, but don't tell me I'm using you, losing you
Through empty days and lonely nights, it's memorys that keep me here with you
There's no getting near to you, and I still don't know what to do, leaving you, loving you.

Each day's the same, you decide to play the waiting game
So you live a lie, but you feel no shame, oh no, oh no.

I can't love you the way that I used to do, but don't tell me I'm using you, losing you
Through empty days and lonely nights, it's memorys that keep me here with you
There's no getting near to you, but I still don't know what to do, leaving you, loving you.

Hearts run dry, something happens when two hearts run dry
That you can't explain, no you don't know why, oh no oh no
Love grows cold, meanwhile life goes on and the young grow old
And you've seen too many dreams unfold, oh yeah when hearts run dry.

Whoa-oh, when hearts run dry
Whoa-oh, when hearts run dry



Drums/Percussion: Arran Ahmun
Other Percussion: Maurice Pert
Bass Guitar: Ian Maidman
Fretless Bass: Mo Foster
Electric Piano: Betsy Cook
Hammond Organs: Kenny Craddock
Electric Guitars: Jerry Donahue
Saxophone: Mel Collins
Slide Guitar: Bryn Haworth
Accordion: Geraint Watkins
Acoustic Guitar: Gerry Rafferty
Vocals: Gerry Rafferty

Night was fallin', the horizon was callin', as we drove into the setting sun
Goin' back to that country that we still call home
Said good bye to the capital city, yeah this town has got me on the run
I need to spend some time out in the great unknown.

I'm lookin' for sweet inspiration, every morning noon and night
But these days it just keeps on passing me by,

I know you don't feel like making this journey, but you know that time is on my side
I can't go on living like a refugee
Way down south where the living is easy, we can look across the great divide
But all we've got is a pocketful of memories.

We stood on the motorway shoulder as the sun rose over the lowland hills
And my heart broke down, when I looked at you
Don't tell me you're leavin' me now, when you know how hard I've been tryin'
Darling you're my world, don't bring it all tumbling down
It's only the code of the road, and the sound of a motor wheel cryin'
Don't renege my love, don't bring it all tumbling down.

One more morning, yes another day dawning, and I'm looking at a bird that sings
Wish I could change my whole life, and just fly away
Over the mountains down through the valleys, through the homeland of the Celtic kings
Now it's just the frontline for the U.S.A..

We live in a time when the spirit of love and devotion is breakin' down
And my heart broke down when I looked at you
Don't tell me you're leavin' me now, when you know how hard I've been tryin'
Darling you're my world, don't bring it all tumbling down
It's only the code of the road, and the sound of a motor wheel cryin'
Don't renege my love, don't bring it all tumbling down.



Drums/Percussion: Arran Ahmun
Bass Guitar: Ian Maidman
Fretless Bass: Mo Foster
Keyboards: Alan Clark / Kenny Craddock
Synthesizers: Alan Clark / Kenny Craddock
Hammond Organ: Alan Clark
Electric Guitars: Jerry Donahue
Uilleann Pipes: Davy Spillane
Whistle: Davy Spillane
String Synthesizer: Gerry Rafferty
Saxophone: Mel Collins
Fiddle: Rick Sanders
Vocals: Gerry Rafferty

In a dance hall by the river, I was singing in a travelling band
Just another small town night, with a silver moon shining
I remember when I saw you, that first moment when it all began
You looked across a crowded room, and stole my heart away.

And we stood out in the moonlight, in the shadow of a factory wall
Music playing soft and low, and a gentle breeze sighing
And the light on the river was magic, yes a magic that I still recall
Moments come and moments go, but these moments still remain.

Remember how we met, down by the waterside
How easily we forget, all the love that we knew.

So we married our fortunes together, and we sealed it with a golden band
But somewhere down along the road, we could see the flame dying
Now an exiled heart gets weary, like two strangers in a foreign land
We reached the point of no return, a long long time ago.

Remember how we met, down by the waterside
How easily we forget, all the love that we knew.



Drums/Percussion: Arran Ahmun
Bass Guitar: Ian Maidman
Keyboards: Alan Clark / Kenny Craddock
Hammond Organ: Kenny Craddock
Saxophone: Mel Collins
Vocals: Gerry Rafferty

Winter's come, another year, another season begun
Everyday brings a long cold lonely night
Spirits in the wind, let out their mournful sighs
And I watch the rain fall down, like the teardrops from your eyes.

Oh my love, when you lay beside me, with this cold moon above
Dream your dreams, let your cares all fly away
We've been so alone, but soon these days must end
And I will take you home, when the summer comes again.

Yes we'll be movin' on, with no sad good byes
But it's only the deepest part of our love, that will keep us together
But while this cold wind blows, and tears fill your eyes
I'm counting the days, and learning the ways of a broken heart.

Yes we'll be movin' on, with no sad good byes
But it's only the deepest part of our love, that will keep us together
But while this cold wind blows, and tears fill your eyes
I'm counting the days, and learning the ways of a broken heart.

Winter's come, another year, another season begun
Everyday brings a long cold lonely night
Spirits in the wind, let out their mournful sighs
And I watch the rain fall down, like the teardrops from your eyes.



Drums/Percussion: Arran Ahmun
Bass Guitar: Ian Maidman
Keyboards: Kenny Craddock / Gerry Rafferty
Electric Guitars: Jerry Donahue
Uilleann Pipes: Davy Spillane
Whistle: Davy Spillane
Fiddles: Rick Sanders
Vocals: Gerry Rafferty

I like the trees and the birds and the bees
I'm a sucker for peace and quiet
But two weeks alone in this sweet little home
And I feel like starting a riot
I've been stuck in this old house too long
I need a little change of atmosphere
Let's go little darlin', nothin' ever happens down here.

I greet the day in my usual way
On my brow there's one more wrinkle
I can't speak, I ain't shaved in a week
And I look like Rip Van Winkle
We've got people in this neighbourhood
Who've been sleeping for a thousand years
Let's go little darlin', nothin' ever happens down here.

Let's take a train, or a boat and a plane
And go all the way to China
Let's stay alive till a hundred and five
Well nothing could be finer
I want to make sweet love to you, beneath a silver moon.

Same old scene on the T.V. screen
There's an inner city burning
It's dog eat dog, live high on the hog
But the lady's not for turning
We've got violence on the picket lines
And police in their riot gear
Let's go little darlin', nothin' ever happens down here.

Let's take a train, or a boat and a plane
And go all the way to China
Let's stay alive till a hundred and five
Well nothing could be finer
I want to make sweet love to you, beneath a silver moon.

I like the trees and the birds and the bees
I'm a sucker for peace and quiet
But two weeks alone in this sweet little home
And I feel like starting a riot
Let's take a trip up north, to Sauchiehall Street
And wish everyone a happy new year
Let's go little darlin', nothin' ever happens down here.

Let's go little darlin', nothin' ever happens down here
Let's go little darlin', nothin' ever happens down here

(dog ate the dog, the cat ate the mouse)



Drums/Percussion: Arran Ahmun
Bass Guitar: Pete Zorn
Keyboards: Gerry Rafferty
Electric Guitars: Jerry Donahue
Fiddles: Rick Sanders
Accordion: Geraint Watkins
Vocals: Gerry Rafferty

On a night like this, I need your sweet kiss
Yeah it's only you that can heal me girl
Till there's no more rain, and there's no more pain
Oh yeah darlin' you take it all all away.

I've been out walkin' on those city streets
I've been so restless for so long
In those dark places where they keep the beat
You're missing nothing, it's the same old song.

When the beat goes on, when the music's playing
It's raining in my heart yeah, and the room keeps on swaying
I'm sitting in this crowd, oh yeah, but you're the one I miss
I know how much I need you girl, on a night like this.

On a night like this, I just can't resist
All the sweet love, you want to give to me girl
When I'm all at sea, you can rescue me
Yeah it's only you, that can turn this old heart around.

It's been so long since I went steppin' out
I went looking for something new
Then I remember what it's all about
And I bring it all home to you.

When the beat goes on, when the music's playing
It's raining in my heart yeah, and the room keeps on swaying
I'm sitting in this crowd, oh yeah, but you're the one I miss
I know how much I need you girl, on a night like this.

When the beat goes on, when the music's playing
It's raining in my heart yeah, and the room keeps on swaying
I'm sitting in this crowd, oh yeah, but you're the one I miss
I know how much I need you girl, on a night like this.



Drums/Percussion: Arran Ahmun
Bass Guitar: Ian Maidman
Keyboards: Kenny Craddock / Alan Clark
Electric Guitars: Jerry Donahue
Accordion: Geraint Watkins
Piano Introduction: Gerry Rafferty
Acoustic Guitar: Gerry Rafferty
Vocals: Gerry Rafferty

I've got a woman, and she's so good to me
She broke into my heart, and she still holds the key
She's the only one I know, who ever really gave to me
Unselfish love, unselfish love, unselfish love.

I used to run around so fancy free
But all those crazy nights just drained my energy
Well I was thinking only of myself, like a fool I could not see
Her unselfish love, unselfish love, unselfish love.

Now everybody wants to share real love and understanding
Life without it can seem tragic
But when there is someone you love
And they give you real love in return
Well you know life can be magic.

She can turn my whole world upside down (up, down, and around)
She's the one who keeps my feet on solid ground
I never knew just what I had before but now I know I've found
Unselfish love, unselfish love, unselfish love (yeah)

Now everybody wants to share real love and understanding
Life without it can seem tragic
But when there is someone you love
And they give you real love in return
Well you know life can be magic.

When I'm feeling low down negative (still runnin' away)
And I know I've got to change the way I live
She just shakes her head and wonders
If I'll ever learn to give
Unselfish love, unselfish love, unselfish love (yeah)

Unselfish love
(I've got a woman and she's so good to me)
(yes she broke into my heart, and she still holds the key)
(when I'm feeling low down negative from the way I live)
She gives me reason (she just shakes her head and wonders if I'll ever learn to give)
Unselfish love (I've got a woman and she's so good to me)
She never worries (yes she broke into my heart, and she still holds the key)



Drums/Percussion: Arran Ahmun
Bass Guitar: Ian Maidman
Keyboards: Kenny Craddock / Alan Clark
Electric Guitars: Jerry Donahue / Gerry Rafferty
Saxophone: Gerry Rafferty
Vocals: Gerry Rafferty