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This songbook contains all the songs Graham Gouldman has written or co-written throughout his career.  Titles written in  this colour are      from Graham Gouldman's solo-albums or written by 'Graham Gouldman-the-composer' for other groups or artists than 10cc.   Titles written in thiscolour are from the 10cc-catalogue. Titles written in this colour are from the Wax- or Common Knowledge-catalogue. Lyrics of titles with this * mark may need correction. We are still searching for lyrics to complete this songbook.  If you are in possession of the lyrics to the titles in this colour, please send a copy to the webmaster. Also adress to the webmaster if you have any remarks to make. Eternal gratitude and a place for your name in the  Graham Gouldman Virtual Hall of Friends will be your part.
 
 

Dancing Days  (2000)
(Gouldman/Gary Burr)

I saw you laugh
Across the room
You don't forget a lovely laugh like that so soon
And you looked at him in that familiar way
It made me long for our dancing days

There was a time
Not long ago
The world could see that it was me that you loved so
But in the past is where our dreams must stay
Side by side with our dancing days

Dancing days
There gone before we know it
Dancing days
Live them while we can
If I have to go through
My life without you
Then here's to love
And all our dancing days

He holds your coat
You say your goodbyes
And I'm left to leave the broken pieces where they lie
And I'm reminded as you walk away
Of the music and our dancing days

Dancing days etc.

If I have to go through
My life without you
Then here's to love
And all our dancing days

Dancing days etc.
And if all there can be are sweet memories
Then here's to love and our dancing days
 
 

Dirty love (1997)

You've got an angel's face and a wicked smile
And a dress too short to mention
It's not too hard to read your one-track mind
You sure know how to get attention
One look my eyes are open
One touch and I'm aflame
One kiss and it's all over
I can't resist 'cause you got no shame

Your dirty love, your dirty love I love
Your dirty love
Your dirty love, your dirty love I love
Your dirty love

The things you whisper softly in my ear
You should really be ashamed
It's like a prayer and swear word out of your mouth
Every time you breath my name
Private lessons in the classroom
Extra curricular activity
One cool teacher and a student
Major in sensuality

Your dirty love, your dirty love I love
Your dirty love
Your dirty love, your dirty love I love
Your dirty love

When you ask me 'Are you hungry, love?'
No doubt what's on the menu
When you lay me down and serve it up
No-one can cook the way that you do
Oh no

Your dirty love, your dirty love I love
Your dirty love
Your dirty love, your dirty love I love
Your dirty love
Your dirty love, your dirty love I love
Your dirty love
Your dirty love, your dirty love I love
Your dirty love
 

Don't  (1992)
(Gouldman/Stewart)

If you want love to stay
Don't give all your secrets away
It's not the fashion
But hold back your passion
Don't - open your heart, no
Don't - share all your dreams in one night, no
Don't - tell the whole story
Why should you hurry?
You don't want love to leave
So don't wear your heart on your sleeve
It's not a crime to
Give her some time and
Don't - drive her away, no
Don't - love isn't built in a day, no
Don't - let it grow stronger
Feed in the hunger
Hold back your passion
You're not an open book
So don't let her take just one look
Under the cover
Let her discover
Don't - stop the surprising, no
Don't - take all the mystery out of it, no
Don't - put out the fire
Kill her desire
Don't - open your heart, no
Don't - share all your dreams in one night, no
Don't - tell the whole story
Why should you hurry?
Don't
Don't
Don't
[etc.]
 
 
 

Don't Ask  (1981)
(Gouldman)

You ask me what's it like now
I've got no woman - don't ask
You ask me how's it feel to be alone
You've got no one - don't ask
I'll tell you what's the story
Who's the judge and who's the jury - the past
Don't ask me what it's like to be alone at night
I hear a tapping on the wall
(I hear you knocking but ya)
I calm myself by leaving on the bathroom light
I know there's no one out there
But that don't really help at all
So tell me what's it like now
You got nobody - don't ask
Who looks after your health
I do it myself
How do you survive
I'm staying alive
Who looks after your home
I do it on my own
And how do you sleep
I sleep alone
Nobody told me that I had to live this way
Yea I could really have a ball
(you keep a knocking but ya)
But if I can't have you I'd rather stay this way
And live in hope that maybe
One day you'll take the time to call
So tell me what's it like now
You've got no woman - don't ask
Who looks after your health
I do it myself
How do you survive
I'm staying alive
Who looks after your home
I do it on my own
And how do you sleep
I sleep alone
I'll tell you what it's like now
I got no woman - don't ask
 

Don’t Break My Heart  (1984)
(Gold/Gouldman)

I saw you talk to him again
I thought that you were through
And he and you were just good friends
But when I saw you both stand so close
My heart just froze

Now don’t make us part, don’t make us part
Don’t break my heart now baby
We kissed so tenderly last night, so tenderly last night
I thought when I held you
That I saw true love in your eyes but
You never looked the way I saw you look at him today
Don’t break my heart, don’t break my heart
Don’t break my heart now baby

What am I gonna do if you run on back to him
What am I gonna do if you say goodbye
What am I gonna do without you by my side
He’ll never care for you half as much as I do so
Don’t break my heart, don’t break my heart
Don’t break my heart now baby

What am I gonna do if you run on back to him
What am I gonna do if you say goodbye
What am I gonna do without you by my side
Don’t break my heart, don’t break my heart
Don’t make us part now baby

Fools rush in so think about it
Don’t break my heart, don’t break my heart
Don’t break my heart now baby
Don’t break my heart again
Don’t break my heart again
Don’t break my heart again
 

Don't break the promises    (1992)
(Gouldman/McCartney/Stewart)

You know i cannot always be there with you
When something crazy takes me far away
We must stick together through this madness
I've got so many things I want to say
Too many forces try to come between us
So little time to share and talk to you
If i show my hand to you in panic
Please remember what i'm going through

I've loved you forever
But it seems like a day
And i want to be there with you
I didn't want it this way
Don't think i don't trust in you
I just needed to say
Don't break the promises
That we made today, oh no
Don't break the promises

Do you remember counting every moment
Before the world we knew was torn apart
Now when i close my eyes i can be with you
But are we really dancing in the dark
A bad connection leads us to confusion
We're all too easily misunderstood
Oh we've been together through these nightmares
And now we've got a chance to make it good

I've loved you forever
But it seems like a day
And i want to be there with you
I didn't want it this way
Don't think i don't trust in you
I just needed to say
Don't break the promises
That we made today, oh no
Don't break the promises
That we made today

Don't you break the promises
(Don't break the promises, promises)
If you do you'll be breaking my heart
(Don't break the promises that you made)
Oh don't forget the things we said
(Promises, promises)
At the start oh no
I've loved you forever
But it seems like a day
And i want to be there with you
I didn't want it this way
Don't think i don't trust in you
I just needed to say
Don't break the promises
That we made today, oh no
Don't break the promises
That we made today
Don't break the promises
That we made today
 

Don't Play That Song   (1989)
(Gold/Gouldman)

I remember warm and tender sighs
The night before she said goodbye
The song that we liked playing just for her and I
Now when I hear it I just come apart
It's like a needle in my heart
Each time the music starts
Please DJ don't put that on
We fell in love to that one

Don't play that song on the radio
It's so hard to forget
So here is my request
Don't play that song on the radio
I recall the way she held my arm
As we were dancing in the dawn
The radio on
Swaying to the same old song

It used to sound just like a lullaby
But now it only makes me cry
So don't play that one tonight
Please DJ don't put that on
We fell in love to that one

Don't play that song on the radio
It's so hard to forget
So here is my request
Don't play that song on the radio
On and on and round and round
The record spins

Everytime it's on I keep rememberin'
The things we did together
Now they're gone forever
Round and round it keeps repeating
In my ear

All the words of love that I won't ever hear
I'm walkin' in the rain (remember)
Don't play that song again
Please DJ don't put that on
We fell in love to that one

Don't play that song on the radio
It's so hard to forget
So here is my request
Don't play that song on the radio
 
 
 
 
 

Don't Squeeze Me Like Toothpaste (1977)
(Gouldman/Stewart)

I treat you like a woman
So treat me like a man
I took you to a better place
And helped you understand

(chorus)
So don't squeeze me like toothpaste
Like putty in your hands
I'm gonna go away, I'm gonna blow away
A woman is a woman
And a man is just a fool
It takes all of the heartaches
And life can be so cruel

(chorus)
Who's gonna be there when the morning comes?
Head on the pillow, smiling at me
I get up and make the coffee
It must be love, it must be love
Who's gonna be there when the morning comes?
Head on the pillow, smiling at me
I get up and make the coffee
It must be love, it must be love
I treat you like a woman
So treat me like a man
I took you to a better place
And helped you understand

(chorus)
 
 

Dreadlock Holiday  (1978)
(Gouldman/Stewart)

I was walkin' down the street
Concentratin' on truckin' right
I heard a dark voice beside of me
And I looked round in a state of fright
I saw four faces one mad
A brother from the gutter
They looked me up and down a bit
And turned to each other
I say

I don't like cricket oh no
I love it
I don't like cricket oh no
I love it
Don't you walk thru my words
You got to show some respect
Don't you walk thru my words
'Cause you ain't heard me out yet

Well he looked down at my silver chain
He said I'll give you one dollar
I said you've got to be jokin' man
It was a present from me Mother
He said I like it I want it
I'll take it off your hands
And you'll be sorry you crossed me
You'd better understand that you're alone
A long way from home
And I say

I don't like reggae no no
I love it
I don't like reggae oh no
I love it
Don't you cramp me style
Don't you queer on me pitch
Don't you walk thru my words
'Cause you ain't heard me out yet

I hurried back to the swimming pool
Sinkin' pina coladas
I heard a dark voice beside me say
Would you like something harder
She said I've got it you want it
My harvest is the best
And if you try it you'll like it
And wallow in a Dreadlock Holiday
And I say

Don't like Jamaica oh no
I love her
Don't like Jamaica oh no
I love her oh yea
Don't you walk thru her words
You got to show some respect
Don't you walk thru her words
'Cause you ain't heard her out yet
I don't like cricket
I love it (Dreadlock Holiday)
I don't like reggae
I love it (Dreadlock Holiday)
Don't like Jamaica
I love her (Dreadlock Holiday)
 
 
 

Dressed to Kill   (1980)
(Gouldman/Stewart)

Put your money where your mouth is
Get your finger on the buzzer
Paint it on
Show the bumps
Cos you're really gonna jump tonight
Can you fell you're getting ready?
Don't you see it in the mirror?
Show it all
Show too much
Hey, you're really gonna jump tonight
Drink in all that funky stuff
Take it till you've had enough
Put your image in your pocket
Hang your collar in the closet
Cause a crash
Make a splash
Cos you're really gonna wipe 'em out
Getting rid of inhibitions
Makes a little exhibition
Turn it on
Lossen up
Cos you're really gonna wipe 'em out
Dressed to kill, she wanna play with you
Watch your step, she's gonna run you through
Dressed to kill, she's got amazing grace
Watch the Devil, with an angel's face
Drink in all that funky stuff
Take it till you've had enough
So you're lookin' like a million
And you're getting the attention
Play 'em up
Turn 'em on
Boy they're really gonna work tonight
Hey he's sittin' in the corner
Like a little Jack Horner
Make him break
Take his cake
Oh he's gonna be your fool tonight
Catch him with that funky stuff
Take him till you've had enough
 
 
 

East West  (1966)
(Graham Gouldman)

East West over the ocean
Perpetual motion, travelling around
No rest, singing and playing
Night out and day in, doing the rounds
What a great life it must seem
(what a great life it must seem)

Swell joints, everything classy
Nothing that's passé, only the best
Lush girls ogling and eyeing
Crying and sighing, this is success
What a great life it must seem
(what a great life it must seem)

But when I hear young voices singing out
The bells at home come ringing out
When I think all alone
When I think of my home

Mom, Dad all round the fire
In festive attire, keeping the day
Aunts, kids, all the relations
Congratulations, this is success
What a great life it must seem
(what a great life it must seem)

But when I hear young voices singin' out
The bells at home come ringing out
When I feel all alone
Then I long for my home
 

Evil Hearted You  (1965)
(Graham Gouldman)

Evil hearted you
You always try to put me down
With the things you do
And words
You spread around against me

Evil hearted you
You kept
Kidding me along,
With your phoney smile
And with
Your siren song smiling, beguiling
You lead me on 'til all hope's gone
Persuading, degrading
On my knees I try to please

But I love you,
Just the same
And I want you
To remain
By my side
And you'll see
Just how much you
Mean to me

Evil hearted you
You always try to put me down
With the things you do
And words
You spread around against me
About me
What would you
Do without me?
Smiling, beguiling
You lead me on 'til all hope has gone
 

Feel The Benefit   (1977)
(Gouldman/Stewart)

REMINISCE AND SPECULATION

You went out on the street without your shoes on
You didn't listen what your momma said
She said you won't feel the benefit, won't feel the benefit
And if we all went out without our shoes on
Tell me where would we be, where would we be
If all the people in the world lost their reason
What would we see, where would we be
If all the entertainers in the world lost their music
What would they play, what could they say
To pacify the crowd, to justify themselves
Won't feel the benefit
You're like a cloud behind the sun
Like the face behind the clown
You're moving like the wrinkles in a frown
And you can never look back
A leaf that's borne upon the wind
A cardboard suitcase in your hand
The wanderer soon returns
And finds the colour of the grass is just the same
On the other side of the tracks, oh no

'A' LATIN BREAK

Ooh when you smile it's like a holiday
Ooh pack your bags and we can get away
We'll float on a Queen down to Rio
There's no need to shave
We'll be stinking like rum in a punch
You can walk on the water
You can dabble in the mumbo jumbo
You can smoke a little ganja
Float like a cloud over Rio, Rio
You can ride with the Gauchos
Swinging your bolas in a red bandana
You can run with the devil
Takin' your chances with Senorita
You can drink a lot of coffee in Brazil
But the bill is gonna make you ill

FEEL THE BENEFIT

So, you can go out on the street and take your chances
But if you do, you better do it right
Or you won't feel the benefit, won't feel the benefit
Spin the wheel and take your chances
And your number might come up
Though the odds may be in favor of the house
If all the people in the world would say together
We're all black and white, we're all day and night
If all the people in the world could sing together
How would it sound, what would we feel
We'd all feel the benefit
 
 

Feel The Love (Oomachasaooma) (1983)
(Gouldman/Stewart)

I saw you so pretty
Your face lit up the city
Two worlds came together
The memory stays for evermore
So different your fashion
You were the main attraction
Heads turning in wonder
I felt myself go under
(Oomachasaooma...)
'Ooh I'm a drowning man
Save me please
I need you so give me a helping hand

CHORUS
Nothing can stop you when you
Feel the love
No chains can hold you when you
Feel the love
Don't try to fight it when you
Feel the love
Nobody matters but the one you love
My intro I fumble
My facade starts to crumble
So strange your reaction
I made the right connection now
You got me no bother
I can't see any other
The world keeps on turning
I wouldn't care if it was burning
(Oomachasaooma...)
'Ooh I'm a drowning man
Save me please
I need you so give me a helping hand

CHORUS
It's a million to one
You should find the right door
But there's no guarantee
You'll find what you're looking for
Don't give up if you blow it the first time around
But you've got to beware
If you're walking on air
Keep your feet on the ground
(Keep your feet on the ground)

Don't stop me I'm not dreaming
I can't ignore this feeling
Your love is my lifeline
You're so right so fine so glad you're mine
(Oomachasaooma...)
'Ooh I'm a drowning man
Save me please
I need you so give me a helping hand
CHORUS (Repeat to fade)
 
 
 
 

Fill her up (1992)
(Gouldman/Stewart)

My baby told me she would meet me on the street
Stood behind a lamppost, I could only see her feet
Now I'm not one to grumble, don't want to be a bore
But that silly bitch Jane Fonda's got a lot to answer for
Told the women of the world that the only way to win
Work out 'til you burn out and you'll get super slim
I rushed her to the restaurant and called the maitre d', oh help me

Fill her up, fill her up
Load up, load up
Fill her to the top
Fill her up, fill her up
Keep it coming, keep it coming
Never let it stop

We staggered from the restaurant feeling in the pink
I slipped into the liquor store and gave the man a wink
My baby got the shivers, said you've got to stop and think
What you're doing to your body with this evil demon drink
Said the poison that you're buying gonna eat away your brain
I said you'd better listen up before you go insane
Knocked her off her soapbox, rushed her to the bar, and shouted

Fill her up, fill her up
Down 'em, drown 'em
Fill her to the top
Fill her up, fill her up
Keep 'em coming, keep 'em coming
Never let them stop

That's right, one more
Tequilla sunrise with a little umbrella on it
Okay, encore
A bloody mary with a little shot of bourbon on the side
Too many moaning minnies
They're out to spoil our fun
Watch out for sister Anna
She's the one who bangs the drum
Bang the drum

Now you may think i'm worried by the screwballs that i meet
Just to prove i'm not i'll throw a party in the street
Everyone's invited, but you've got to take the pledge
Leave behind your scruples, let me take you to the edge
Everything in moderation that's the golden rule
Take away all pleasure, that seems kind of cruel
To give the people power got to give them fuel, so i say

Fill em up, fill em up
Lead em, feed em
Fill em to the top
Fill em up, fill em up
Everybody, everybody
Never let it stop
Fill em up, fill em up
Lead em, feed em
Fill em to the top
Fill em up, fill em up
Everybody, everybody
Fill her up, fill her up...
(repeat to fade)
 
 

First Time In Love   (1997)
(Gouldman/Gold)

Honey, our little girl’s all grown up
Talks on the phone for hours
Lately don’t you think she’s too made up
And who’s been sending flowers
She acts so much like we did way back when
It’s just the same I swear
Do you remember what it felt like then
Walking on sunshine, walking on air

It’s her first time in love
Yeah, it’s her first time in love
And it’s the best time of all
Giving your heart for the first time
Tonight they’ll promise they won’t ever part
And whisper soft and low
Sweet nothings in the back of his car

Steaming up the windows
She’ll hold him close the way that you held me
Won’t want to say goodnight
No one can stop a love that runs so deep
We’ve given her wings, got to let her fly

It’s her first time in love
Yeah, it’s her first time in love
And it’s the best time of all
Giving your heart for the first time

It’s her first time in love
Yeah, it’s her first time in love
And it’s the best time of all
Giving your heart for the first time

She’s a big girl now
So, honey, can’t you see
She’s turned out just as wild
As you and me

Why panic if she comes home
Her hair a little messed
Show a little bit of faith
And a little bit of trust

It’s her first time
And it’s the best time
Giving her heart for the first time
It’s her first time in love
Yeah, it’s her first time in love
And it’s the best time of all
Giving your heart for the first time
 
 

Flying Junk   (1975)
(Gouldman/Stewart)

Oo he's a sly one
He's a razamataz man
He flew in from Singapore
On a flying junk man
Oo he's a devil
Oo and the devil's gonna bring you down

Oo he's a stalwart
With a heavy load on
He's got a finger in everyone's pie
And he's got what you want
Oo he's a salesman
Oo and his goods are gonna bring you down

He's never got the stuff
If you ever come to him without money
He hasn't got the time
For the people who are down on their knees
But if the price is right
You won't be asking him where it came from

Oo he's a remnant
From the swingin' sixties
He pushed his load down the Kings Road
To the Chelsea Potter
Oo he's a snow job
Oo and his shovels gonna cover you
 
 
 

Food For Thought  (1983)
(Gouldman/Stewart)

Milk and honey
Your lips are milk and honey oh oh
Overflowing
You get my juices going
Sweet and tasty
Your love is sweet and tasty oh oh
Skin so creamy
Your body's soft and dreamy

Food for thought
You give me food for thought
Filling me up with your love
I can't control my hands
Champagne kisses
You give me champagne kisses oh oh
Cool my passion
Slow down my fast reaction
Hot and spicy
Your love is hot and spicy oh oh
Something's burning
Down in your life I'm turning

Food for thought
You give me food for thought
Filling me up with your love
I can't control my hands
Food for thought
You give me food for thought
Oh don't let me down

I'll starve without your love
Starve without your love
Starve without your love
Starve without your love
Starve without your love
Starve without your love

Something's cooking
I know that something's cooking oh oh
In your kitchen
I feel my hunger rising
So feed my senses
Come on and feed my senses oh oh
I'm not starving
I need a second helping

Food for thought
You give me food for thought
Filling me up with your love
I can't control my hands
Food for thought
You give me food for thought
Oh don't let me down
I'll starve without your love
 
 
 

For You and I   (1978)
(Gouldman/Stewart)

The world is full of other people (ooh ooh)
take a look around
We're quick to laugh when they've got troubles (ooh ooh)
and we put 'em down
We go
We're not so hot you know
It's like a roller coaster
On a downward motion
On a one way street
We can't control our feet
We're on the road to ruin
Don't know what we're doin'

She may be quiet
She may be shy
But don't you bring her down
Don't pass her by
The world of wisdom behind her eyes
Could answer everything
But you and I

We seem to wander in a daydream (ooh ooh)
We never look around
The world is full of other people (ooh ooh)
and we put 'em down
We go
We're not so hot you know
It's like a roller coaster
On a downward motion
On a one way street
We can't control our feet
We're on the road to ruin
Don't know what we're doin'

She's not beautiful
But don't make it plain
You underestimate
It's not a game
A heart of gold
Behind the drab
Would comfort anyone
But you and I

Should try to see it from the other side (oooh)
We'll get a shock
It could surprise you
The world is full of other people (ooh ooh)
take a look around
We set the pace while others listen (ooh ooh)
never make a sound
The rain must fall
But we can change
Our understanding
will remain
So take a moment
To wonder why
The world keeps turning
For you and I
 

For your love  (1966)
(Gouldman)

For your love
For your love
I'd give you  everything and more and that's for sure
(For your love)
I'd bring you diamond rings and things right to your door
(For your love)
to thrill you with delight,
I'd give you diamonds bright
double takes I will excite,
make you dream of me at night
For your love
For your love
For your love

For your love,
For your love
I would give the stars above
For your love,
For your love
I would give you all I could
(For your love)
(For your love)
I'd give the moon if it were mine to give
(For your love)
I'd give the stars and the sun for I live
(For your love)
 
 
 
 
 

From Rochdale to Ocho Rios (1978)
(Gouldman)
From Rochdale to Ocho Rios
From Ocho Rios to Dorking
From Dorking its back to Rochdale
From Rochdale to Ocho Rios
You spend half your life in transit
But that's just the way God plans it
Pack a shirt and some fresh pajamas
That's all you need

Tried to get a flight out to San Juan
But Air Jamaica don't fly on Sunday
Gotta get a flight out to San Juan
Because I wanna see the Mama and the Papa

When I look into your blue eyes
I bend the truth but I never tell you lies
I need my lover, I need your care
Understandings not enough to make it fair

From Rochdale to Ocho Rios
From Ocho Rios to Dorking
From Dorking its back to Rochdale
From Rochdale to Ocho Rios
Asleep in a stream of sunlight
Awake in a dream at midnight
I'm rushing to wait for jumbo
Oh where am I now

Tried to get a flight out to San Juan
But Air Jamaica don't fly on Sunday
Gotta get a flight out to San Juan
Because I wanna see the Mama and the Papa

A dressing room so far from home
A corridor with a broken telephone
I wanna call but I got to go
The curtains up and it's time to do the show
Show time!

I just got in to the city
Yeah, it's so insane
But the man with the suitcase
is on the road again

Tried to get a flight out to San Juan
But Air Jamaica don't fly on Sunday
Gotta get a flight out to San Juan
Because I wanna see the Mama and the Papa

Asleep in a stream of sunlight
Awake in a dream at midnight
I'm rushing to wait for jumbo
Oh where am I now
You spend half your life in transit
But that's just the way God plans it
Pack a shirt and some fresh pajamas
That's all you need
Everybody sing!

From Rochdale to Ocho Rios
From Ocho Rios to Dorking
From Dorking its back to Rochdale
Oh where are we now