compilation: songs from the Spice era



BORN IN A TRUNK (Mick Box/David Byron)
(Spice)

You were born in a trunk
Everyone talkin' about you
You were born in a trunk
Where would they be without you 

You gotta move off the rails
People begin to look subways
You gotta move off the rails
You won't even listen to my way

I'm livin' in shame
People say I don't matter
I'm livin' in shame

You were born in a trunk
Everyone talkin' about you
You were born in a trunk
Where would they be without you

You gotta move off the rails
People begin to look subways
You gotta move off the rails
You won't even listen to my way



SIMON THE BULLET FREAK (Ken Hensley)
(alternate take)

Greater than to face it, give me your money
Make my life sunny for a day
Road that leads to nowhere, please stop your crying
I ain't fit for dying this way
Go steal another with your eye
Go try some other heartless lie

Now I have hope of speaking, bring back the moon
Don't play your silly games with me
Oh what a waste of daydream, what is your need
I'm gonna bleed until you pay
You've lost all sign of your direction
You're only looking for the next one
The next one to kill

Ashes of destruction spread out so far
Blackened nurses crying over me
See a one time city, now just a scar
Tears of the flower man fill the sea
Give me a chance to fly away
There's nothing here for me today
Today



HERE AM I (Ken Hensley)
(alternate take)

I sit in my sunny chair
With my head held low
I know the reason I'm dreaming
It's really been fun
But where is there left to go
Save to give my life a new meaning

And if by chance
You'd come my way
I'll have to say
Here am I, give me love
Here am I, give me love

How was I to know
Your heart was unsatisfied
When you never troubled to tell me
No wish that you made to me
Ever was denied
I played it just the way
That it should be

But then you turned
And walked away
I have to say
Here am I, give me love
Here am I, give me love

Here am I, give me love

I imagine I must sit here
Till the winter comes
And just watch the days
Growing shorter
To gather in dust won't go
Till my thinking's done
And I walk from this troubled water

By then my need won't be so bad
And I'll gladly say
Here am I, give me love
Here am I, give me love ...



MAGIC LANTERN (Mick Box/David Byron)
(Spice)

When you look inside
My magic lantern
All the world is yet unseen
Try to gaze into
The yellow glowing
To get a reflection of me

In a land of make believe and magic
You can be just anything you feel
You think that what you're in is a dream
But know that the lantern is viewing

View the magic lantern
Take a trip around the world
View the magic lantern
There's a thousand
Mysteries unfurled
And I know one of them

I remember your face
Can't remember the place
Here on our own
Living alone

You can dream that
You're a man of power
Ready to be happy with your gold
Without love your mind is going sour
Money's no good when you're old

View the magic lantern
You can have the sky above
Yeah, the magic lantern
You'll buy everything but love
Everything but love



WHY (Mick Box/David Byron/Ken Hensley/Paul Newton)
(11 minute version)

Thought of no tomorrow
The pain, tears and sorrow
And you never told me why
The way you cheated and mistreated
I could never ask you why

Well I'm gonna find out, I'm gonna find out
What's been messing up your mind
Messing up your mind

Well I've been through some changes
Now I'm leaving
Why my mind rearranges, Why I'm grieving
I don't mean that you hurt me or deceive me
For I know that you're there and you need me, you sure do
But I hope you can't see how it is
I can't stand it, oh love
I got to go

Is there any true reason or anything I could explain
Can't we talk about it baby
And that you give again
You see I have a feeling that this isn't the end
And I feel no end, oh, on you I depend
I depend on you

I'm gonna find out yes I am
I'm gonna find out
What is that's been messing up your mind
Messing up your mind, ooh

Well I said that I love you and I need you
That it means I am yours
Yes I belong to you
Well I just can't be certain that you love me too
But I got to know if I can believe in you
Please believe my heart is yours
I can't stand it, oh love
I got to go

Perhaps it's best for us to stay together
And try to live our lives as one
And maybe we will find out we're still together
To watch the setting of the sun
Oh, oh, oh, oh



ASTRANAZA (Mick Box/David Byron)
(Spice)

Hey girl, you're the one
That got me started
And I bet you'll be
The one to get us parted
In the beginning, in the beginning
You were the only one
In the beginning, in the beginning
Now everybody's had their fun

How I'm wishing
We could live together
Ooh, but the answer
In your eyes is never
In the beginning, in the beginning
You were the only one
In the beginning, in the beginning
Everybody's had their fun

Well, you and me
And we know what we're saying
To the rest of them
It's a game we're playing
In the beginning, in the beginning
We were the only one
In the beginning, in the beginning
Everybody else will come

How I'm wishing
We could live together
Ooh, but the answer
In your eyes is never, never
In the beginning, in the beginning
You were the only one
In the beginning, in the beginning
Or the mother of my son

In the beginning, in the beginning
You were the only one
In the beginning, in the beginning
Everybody had their fun

How I'm wishing
We could live together
But the answer in your eyes is never
In the beginning, in the beginning
You were the only one
In the beginning, in the beginning
Everybody had their fun

You and me
And we know what we're saying
To the rest of them
It's a game we're playing
In the beginning, in the beginning
We were the only one
In the beginning, in the beginning
Or the mother of my son

In the beginning, in the beginning
You were the only one
In the beginning, in the beginning
Everybody had their fun

Like Astranaza
Astranaza ...



WHAT'S WITHIN MY HEART (Ken Hensley)

Will I never see again
The smiling faces of my friends
Could it be they've gone completely
And though thoughts will linger
Sweetly in my heart

May I hear once more
The bird calls my name
May I be permitted just one friend
To share my game

The one who doesn't give a damn
For what I seem to be
And really cares for what I am and
What's within my heart

I believe the sun will shine
And I know that given time
The leaves will blow tumble and
Cry upon the autumn stone below

And my heart grows tired each day
As the sun grow cold
Weary uninspired each day
Til the story is told

You gave your love to one
Who only wants what you seem to be
And doesn't really care for you or
What's within your heart

On my grave lay one black rose
Do this for me but don't suppose
Because I'm gone, my soul is dead
For I'll be here in spirit
And our love once more

There must be a heart somewhere
In need of the love I have
That will reach out in sincerety and
Take my life in hand

Then I'll know it's not some one
Who wants just what I seem to be
The one who cares for what I am and
What's within my heart

What's within my heart ... 



WHAT SHOULD BE DONE (Ken Hensley)
(alternate take)

So you think you've found a way of living
That prevents you losing any sleep
Well my friend take this that I am giving
It's your peace of mind you oughta keep 

You'll run into trouble for sure
By living behind a locked door

Will you run the risk of being taunted
By doing what you want to do
Or do you prefer to have your whole life to be haunted
By the ones who choose to care for you

Beware of their motives my friend
Take care you're still there at the end

Watch out for winter it'll bite you with cold 
Black spirits trying hard to bribe you with gold

Would you steal a nickel from a blind man
Well right now I do believe you would

It's not the thought of you doing it that hurts me
It's the mind behind it that's no good

If this is your way I don't want to know
There's only so far I can go

I want go no further not for you or anyone
I have my own ideas on what should be done



LUCY BLUES (Mick Box/David Byron)
(alternate take)

Well, the very first time I saw you, darling
Not one single word would come to my lips
Yes, the very first time I saw you, darling
Not one single word would come to my lips
You see I was afraid you wouldn't love me
I want to tell you right now
I was frightened right down to my fingertips

So baby when you went away
That unlucky day last September
I was like a little lost boy in the wilderness
Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby
When you went away
Oh, yeah I was like a little lost boy in the wilderness

And I've just sitting here thinking of everybody I've ever known
Yeah, well you know I still love you the best
Yeah, the best



I WANT YOU BABE (Mick Box/David Byron)
(Spice)

Oh, I want you babe
I want you all to myself
And now and then
I'm gonna hold you
Tell you that I'm gonna love you
Come with me and I will show you
In a while I'll get to know you

Oh, you know I needed you woman
I needed you, I needed you
Every day and night, right
Now and then
I'm gonna hold you
Tell you that I'm gonna love you
Come with me and I will show you
In a while I'll get to know you
Yeah, yeah, oh

Well, you know what
The secret is I guess
And you think you know
Who your lover's wife is

So you better stop
That thing you're doing
Baby, you're driving me, driving me
Driving me to my ruins
But I, I want you babe

When I was a young man
Always trying to say hello babe
But you'd never know
You live in want
Never knowing that I existed
Till my mind was twisted
I was always trying, sometimes crying
Oh, I needed you, needed you
Needed you ...

Stop that thing that you're doing
Baby, you're driving me, driving me
Driving me to my ruins
Oh, I want you babe

I needed you, I needed you
Every single day
Of my entire life
And everytime I tried
Someone else would come along
There it went again

But now and then
I'm gonna hold you
Tell you that I'm gonna love you
Come with me and I will show you
In a while I'll get to know you
You and me we're gonna make it
Come with me, we mustn't break it



CELEBRATE (Garry Bonner/Alan Gordon)
(Spice)

Celebrate, celebrate
Dance to the music ...

Slippin' away, sittin' on a pillow
Waitin' for night to fall
Girl in a dream, sittin' on a pillow
This is the night
We're going to the celebrity ball

Satin and lace, isn't it a pity
Didn't find time to call
Ready or not
Gonna make it to the city
This is the night
We're going to the celebrity ball

Dress up tonight, why be lonely
You'll stay at home
And you'll be alone
So why be lonely

Celebrate, celebrate
Dance to the music ...

Sittin' alone, sittin' on a pillow
Waitin' to climb the wall
Maybe tonight
Wherever your dream goes
Woman alive
We're going to the celebrity ball

Dress up tonight, why be lonely
You'll stay at home
And you'll be alone
So why be lonely

Celebrate, celebrate
Dance to the music ...



SCHOOLGIRL (Mick Box/David Byron)
(Spice)

Everyone said that you'd always
Been left but you got there
Here we are now when
The rest of the show are not there
Nobody knows by the look of
Your clothes you're a schoolgirl
Who would've guessed
By the way that you're dressed
You're a schoolgirl

You said on my lap that
I wasn't the right kind of person
What I wanna know is that
Who in the show I am worse than
Who would've guessed
By the way that you're dressed
You're a schoolgirl
Nobody knows by the look of
Your clothes you're a schoolgirl
Oh, schoolgirl

Looking for something
That you can't have ...

You said on my lap that
I wasn't the right kind of person
What I wanna know is that
Who in the show I am worse than
But who would've guessed
By the way that you're dressed
You're a schoolgirl
And nobody knows by the look of
Your clothes you're a schoolgirl
Oh, schoolgirl

Looking for something
That you can't have ...

Listen!
Everyone said that you'd always
Been left but you got there
Here we are now when
The rest of the show are not there
Nobody knows by the look of
Your clothes you're a schoolgirl
Who would've guessed
By the way that you're dressed
You're a schoolgirl
Oh, schoolgirl



BORN IN A TRUNK (Mick Box/David Byron)
(instrumental version)



LOOK AT YOURSELF (Ken Hensley)
(original but unissued single edit)

I see you running
Don't know what you're running from
Nobody's coming what d'you do that was so wrong
Look back and turn back, look at yourself
Don't be afraid, just look at yourself

If you need assistance, or if all you need is love
There's no point in hiding, tell me what you're frightened of
You've got a friend, just look at yourself
Don't be afraid, just look at yourself

Look back and turn back, look at yourself
Don't be afraid just look at yourself



DREAMMARE intro (Newton)
(unlisted track)