Nick Kershaw

[PrInCiPiEl]

Nick Kershaw
'The riddle'


I got two strong arms
blessings of babylon
with time to carry on
and try
for sins and false alarms
so to america the brave
wise men save

Near a tree by a river
there's a hole in the ground
where an old man of aran
goes around and around
and his mind is a beacon
in the veil of the night
for a strange kind of fashion
there's a wrong and a right
but he'll never, never fight over you

I got plans for us
nights in the scullery
and days instead of me
i only know what to discuss
of for anything but light
wise men fighting over you

It's not me you see
pieces of valentine
with just a song of mine
to keep from burning history
seasons of gasoline and gold
wise men fold

near a tree by a river
there's a hole in the ground
where an old man of aran
goes around and around
and his mind is a beacon
in the veil of the night
for a strange kind of fashion
there's a wrong and a right
but he'll never, never fight over you

I got time to kill
sly looks in corridors
without a plan of yours
a blackbird sings on bluebird hill
thanks to the calling of the wild
wise mens child

Near a tree by a river
there's a hole in the ground
where an old man of aran
goes around and around
and his mind is a beacon
in the veil of the night
for a strange kind of fashion
there's a wrong and a right
but he'll never, never fight over you

[PrInCiPiEl]

Nick Kershaw
'Wouldn’t it be good '

I got it bad
you don’t know how bad i got it
you got it easy
you don’t know when you got it good
it’s getting harder
just keeping life and soul together
i’m sick of fighting
even though i know i should
the cold is biting
through each and every nerve and fibre
my broken spirit is frozen to the core
don’t wanna be here no more

Wouldn’t it be good to be in your shoes
even if it was for just one day
and wouldn’t it be good if we could wish ourselves away
wouldn’t it be good to be on your side
the grass is always greener over there
wouldn’t it be good if we cold live without a care

You must be joking
you don’t know a thing about it
you’ve got no problem
I’d stay right there if it were you
i got it harder
you couldn’t dream how hard it got it
stay out of my shoes
f you know what’s good for you
the heat is stifling
burning me up from the inside
the sweat is coming through each and every pore
don’t wanna be here no more

Wouldn’t it be good to be in your shoes
even if it was just for one day
and wouldn’t it be good if we could wish ourselves away
wouldn’t it be good to be on your side
the grass is always greener over there
and wouldn’t it be good if we could live without a care

[PrInCiPiEl]

Nik Kershaw


"The Essential"

1. Wouldn't It Be Good
2. I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
3. Dancing Girls
4. Riddle
5. Wide Boy
6. Nobody Knows
7. One Step Ahead
8. Human Racing
9. Don Quixote
10. Drum Talk
11. Shame on You
12. Bogart
13. When a Heart Beats
14. Wild Horses
15. Gone to Pieces
16. Radio Musicola
17. Cloak and Dagger
18. Save the Whale