1. studio album



GYPSY (Mick Box/David Byron)

I was only seventeen
I fell in love with a gypsy queen
She told me: "Hold on"
Her father was the leading man
Said: "You're not welcome on our land" 
Then as a foe, he told me to go

He took me to a little shack
And put a whip across my back
Then told her: "Leave me"
I was out for quite a time
Came back with her on my mind
Sweet little girl, she means all the world

Oh, I want my gypsy queen
Will she still be torn between
Her father and lover
One day I will go to him
Strong enough to fight and win
The kind of man that he'll understand



WALKING IN YOUR SHADOW (Paul Newton/David Byron)

I'm walking in your shadow
Ever since you went away, yeah
And the clock on the wall
Really doesn't have very much to say
Oh, you left me bleeding
And left me needing you

In so very many ways
I was trying to attract your mind
But I'm the lonely one
Cause I've had to leave it all behind
Lied and deceiving
Why should I be grieving you

Ride on a golden wave
Set sail for the sun
Make every cloud your slave
Don't be alone
When I get back from my trip
Of the ocean wide
Still walking in your shadow
And still looking for somewhere to hide, yeah

If I am worse off
It's all because of you
It's all because of you



COME AWAY MELINDA (Fred Hellerman/Fran Minkoff)

Daddy, daddy, come and look
See what I've found
A little ways away from here
While digging in the ground

Come away Melinda
Come in and close the door
It's nothing, just a picture-book
They had before the war 

Daddy, daddy, come and see
Daddy, come and look
Why there's four or five little Melinda girls
Inside my picture-book

Come away Melinda
Come in and close the door
There were lots of little girls like you
Before they had the war

Oh, daddy, daddy, come and see
Daddy, hurry do
Why there's someone in a pretty dress
She's all grown up like you
Won't you tell me why

Come away Melinda
Come in and close the door
That someone is your mummy
You had before the war

 

LUCY BLUES (Mick Box/David Byron)

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

 

DREAMMARE (Paul Newton)

Grinning demons smiling sideways
Laughing in my face
Here within my troubled sleep
There's such a lonely place
Running fast but never moving
I can't get away
Strange but realistic objects
Making me that way

Then it's gone as fast as it came
Evil dream
Changing like the sun turns to rain
It would seem
La la la la ...
Dining with the god's of beauty
On a distant shore
Tasting fruits of untold sweetness
Never seen before
Dancing stars with crystal voices
Blinkin' with their eyes
Unicorn of many colours
Rides to paradise

Then it's gone as fast as it came
Peaceful scene
Changing like the sun turns to rain
It would seem

Sleepless nights that last a lifetime
Crucify my head
Dreams of peace and then disaster
Wish that I were dead
Looking for the end of darkness
Seeking out the day
For escape with speed of thunder
Bearing me away

Then it's gone as fast as it came
Peaceful scene
Changing like the sun turns to rain
It would seem

 

REAL TURNED ON (Mick Box/David Byron/Paul Newton)

Girl before you go now
There's one thing I wanted to do
That's get you to come back
Because I wanna make love to you

Got me real turned on, yes, you have

But there something in your eyes
Telling me you have to go, yeah
But you trying not to let it show
Oh, yeah

Got me real turned on

Next time you come over
I'll buy you a bottle of wine
Just take a little drink
And everything will turn out fine
Yes it will

Whoa baby, do you know what I've got in mind
Can you guess what it is
Or do you want it on the line, yeah

Got me real turned
Got me real turned
Got me real turned
Got me real turned on

 

I'LL KEEP ON TRYING (Mick Box/David Byron)

You came to me with all your lies
And I was takin' in so well
It took me quite a time to see the disguise
You made it very hard to tell
Now here you are again but your begging in vain
Cause I don't really want to know

You came to me with a little bit of charm
You had me down on my knees
I didn't really think there was any harm
But all you ever did was tease
You took all the love that I ever had to give
There was nothing left to show

Well I remember everything, everything around me
A long dark of winter till the breath of spring
Came close enough to drown me
So I gonna keep on trying
Till I feel like dying
And I lay down and pass away
But that won't happen till tomorrow
And by then I can borrow another day
So I'm gonna keep on trying, yeah

You came to me with a little bit of charm
You had me down on my knees
I didn't really think there was any harm
But all you ever did was tease
You took all the love that I ever had to give
There was nothing left to show

 

WAKE UP (SET YOUR SIGHTS) (Mick Box/David Byron)

Wake up set your sights
For never we shall fail
Stand up for your rights
And justice will prevail
You're listening through endless nights
And decision is your goal
So, wake up set your sights
Oh, the time is right for your role
Yeah, for your role, yeah, yeah

Wake up, wake up, wake up
Set your sight
Never, never, never
Shall we fail
Stand up, stand up, stand up
For your rights
Justice, justice, justice
Will prevail

There in the morning flying over the hills
While men are yawning they are crushed by our wills
Never have I witnessed people in fear
Not like today, not in many a year
Go kill another, there are more close behind
"No", screams a mother, "are you out of your mind"
Though they are shattered they just don't seems to yield
Bodies are scattered in all parts of the field
Oh no, did I tell you what would happen if you tried
"Oh god, stop this killing" said a young man before he died

Wake up set your sights
For never we shall fail
Stand up for your rights
And justice will prevail



Bonus tracks:

GYPSY (Mick Box/David Byron)

I was only seventeen
I fell in love with gypsy queen
She told me: "Hold on"
Her father was the leading man
Said: "You're not welcome on our land" 
And then as a foe, told me to go

He took me to a little shack
And put a whip across my back
Then told her: "Leave me"
I was after quite a time
Came back with her on my mind
Sweet little girl, she means all the world

Oh, I want my gypsy queen
Will she still be torn between
Her father and lover
One day I will go to him
Strong enough to fight and win
The kind of man that he'll understand



COME AWAY MELINDA (Fred Hellerman/Fran Minkoff)

Daddy, Daddy, come and look
See what I've found
A little ways away from here
While digging in the ground

Come away Melinda
Come in and close the door
It's nothing, just a picture-book
They had before the war 

Daddy, Daddy, come and see
Daddy, come and look
Why there's four or five little Melinda girls
Inside my picture

Come away Melinda
Come in and close the door
There were lots of little girls like you
Before they had the war

Oh, Daddy, Daddy, come and see
Daddy, hurry do
Why there's someone in a pretty dress
She's all grown up like you
Won't you tell me why

Come away Melinda
Come in and close the door
That someone is your Mummy
You had before the war



BORN IN A TRUNK (Mick Box/David Byron)

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