We'll see glimpses of our future
That someone else will have on our behalf
And if what you're left with doesn't suit you
There's only you make your mark

Cause someone else is breathing down our necks tonight
And someone else just got it harder

So place your hopes like bets for prizes
Chances are we'll all be damned
But prayers like ours will go unanswered
We'll laugh it off as best we can

Cause someone else is breathing down our necks tonight
And someone else just got it harder
Cause someone else is breathing down our necks tonight
And someone else just got it harder

If someone else is breathing down our necks tonight
Then someone else just got it harder
Well someone else is breathing down our necks tonight
And someone else just took it harder

The Rogue's Biography

I've got my stories, I don't mind splitting on my friends
(We never said that, it never happened that way)
Means of survival that may well justify my end
(How could you say that, you needed help on your way)
Is that what you think now, I'd be so nervous if that's so?
(What are you talking about, we always played fair)
I think you screwed me, but then that's something that you'd know
(Please don't do this, we can work something out)

Some vague connection to the truth
Getting closer to my youth
And I don't plan on getting sued

Blah, blah, blah

They'd always call me, I couldn't get a moment's peace
(Where did you get that from, it must have been someone else)
They almost bled me dry, I thought their thirst would never cease
(We were supportive of you, you couldn't do it by yourself)
You keep believing that but it will never be the truth
(Why can't you face it, and maybe give us our due?)
Now there'll be money, all for the rogue and not for you
(I hope you choke on it, I hope you choke on it)

Some vague connection to the truth
Getting closer to my youth
And I don't plan on getting sued

Woah, woah, woah

Some vague connection to the truth
Getting closer to my youth
And all these stupid things you do
I'd keep 'em up if I were you
I've got other things in my mind
Better look for somewhere to hide
In these connections to the truth

Stay Scared, Stay Tuned

When fear costs you money
Then you know you've been outclassed
Now the harbingers of doom are in your room

Osama's in your own backyard
The Taliban wired up your car
And the kids on the corner
Well they're all stoned

Are you nervous?
Did nothing occur?
Just stay right where you're at
We're a service and we wouldn't lie to you
We'll be back after ads
Stay scared, stay tuned...

Stay panicked in your own front room
Cause you may or may not be doomed
Bu stay scared but most of all stay tuned

Cause the floods are gonna get you next
And the Government can't save you yet
They're helping out a bank that needs a loan

Are you nervous?
Did nothing occur?
Just stay right where you're at
We're a service and we wouldn't lie to you
We'll be back after ads
Stay scared, stay tuned...

Are you nervous?
Did nothing occur?
Just stay right where you're at
We're a service and we wouldn't lie to you
We'll be back after ads
Stay scared, stay tuned...

Fill Her Up & Foot Down

Well some left before us and some missed their ride
We'll pick them up and we'll squeeze 'em in tight
Leave your worries all behind you as we'll get shown the door
They got nothing there but good times, I've been there before

If we take a little drink, we'll stay over the night
So long as we get there it'll be alright
Nothing's for nothing, this night is for keeps
Doesn't matter if you fall down, but nobody sleeps

If we don't get their soon then we'll surely never know
So fill her up and foot down, Brother let's go!

There's a crowd in a house on the outside of town
Some neighbours are leaving, some are standing their ground
Tell your boss there's no way he can reach you on the phone
There's enough in the tank to get us all back home

They've got a million different stories that'll set you in a spin
A million different ideas to welcome us in
We've got everything to live for, and nothing left to lose
Man, the choice ain't a hard one stop staring at your shoes

And there's a girl, you said you knew
Maybe you don't but she'll be there too
She's be dancing on air singing "Baby, Please Don't Go"
She'll tell you some stories that only she knows

Wrap your coat around her, put some pillows on the floor
Light a hundred candles, put a chair against the door!

Cause there's a crowd in a house on the outside of town
Some neighbours are leaving, some are standing their ground
Tell your boss there's no way he can reach you on the phone
There's enough in the tank to get us all back home

Yeah there's a crowd in a house on the outside of town
Some neighbours are leaving, some are standing their ground
Tell your boss there's no way he can reach you on the phone
There's enough in the tank to get us all back home

Something For Nothing

Assumed there was nothing, with not much to come
Been counting on lovers and prayed they’re ‘The One’
Your calling had missed you, you fell into despair
You were up for the fight or whatever gets you there

Falling apart and reeling around
You're looking for something that you’ve never found
You had a little taste and you're left wanting more
You got it for nothing, what will you sell it for?
Uh, uh, uh, sell it for...

So you got out of London while you still had the edge
Left the haircuts behind you for due punishment
Immune to their ravings, not part of that scene
You were headed for some place that you’d never been

I had your back while you were making your stand
While all that good fortune fell into your hands
You had a little taste and you still want some more
You got it for nothing, what will you sell it for?
Sell, sell, sell, sell it all

The taking was easy and you gained so much ground
But the price of respect isn’t measured in pounds
You still dish it out and yet you want more
You got it for nothing, what would you sell it for?
Ah, you gonna sell it all
You gonna sell it all
You gonna sell it all

While most had been working you took it with ease
You were young and good looking, been eating your greens?
Man, I couldn’t help but fall into your trap
Whatever I gave you I’ll now have it back

You were falling apart and reeling around
Looking for something that you never found
You had a little a taste and you still want some more
You got it for nothing... Na, Na, Nah…
I had your back while you were making your stand
And all of that fortune, it slipped through your hands
You got a little taste and still you want more
You got it for nothing, what will you sell it for?
You gonna sell it all
Uh, uh, you gonna sell it all
You gonna sell it all
Oh you're gonna it sell it all...

The Test

If every action and opinion
Is what really got us here
Then I'll fill my cup and raise it up
And toast ourselves with all the luck
For every moment that we're here

I've seen the fear of understanding
I've seen the fear of learning too
While ignorance don't hold them back
They've much to say on this and that
Like they've got better things to do

So while we're musing on our future
Why not go digging up the past
While none of us were built to last
There's those that claim that they know best
And I'd like to put them to the test

I've been so worried for us lately
So much more than I ever have
Well it might be age, or parenthood
Or the fear that I've misunderstood
The very notion of our path

If we stayed up all night 'til morning
Without retiring to your bed
The purpose being to give some thought
To all it is that you've been taught
There'd be scratch marks on your head

So while we're musing on our future
Why not go digging up the past
While not of us were built to last
There's those who claim that they know best
And I'd like to put them to the test

And while we're airing our opinions
Instead of clutching to our chest
There will be those that set a trap
Intending just to knock you back
Well I'd like to put them to the test.

Plans In The Sky

The stain on my lapel says that I'm living well
I've barely a care in the world
I ain't wearing a suit or putting down my roots
For a well-paid job or a girl

You could do so much better
Than that old tattered sweater
And a day off the booze wouldn't hurt
I am as you found me, I'll drink till I drowning
And take no advice from a skirt

Where did you get the Stones
You've yet to leave home
Don't call till you get your own keys
When you drink and you dial, I only smile
There's no sight like a man on his knees

I could tell you some stories
Of guts and past glories
That would wipe that smile off your face
Believe me I've heard them
More times than you've told them
I've gotta get out of this place

We made plans in the sky and they don't have to die
The world turns without you, without I
Catch your breath, fill your boots, look to your roots
Raise your glass, here's mud in your eye

So here's to your future
Here tell them I sent you
I'm here for better or worse
Do you need reminding, these hills we've been climbing
Are worn now, go sing your own verse...

We made plans in the sky and they don't have to die
The world turns without you, without I
Catch a breath, fill your boots, look to your roots
Raise your glass, here's mud in your eye

We made plans in the sky and they don't have to die
The world turns without you, without I
Catch a breath, fill your boots, look to your roots
Raise your glass, here's mud in your eye

Catching More Than We Miss

When I think of all the trouble that I've caused
I don't feel so bad cause it sure opened doors
I accept no responsibility
For the trouble that came after me

When I think of all the worries that I had
They mean no more than just a passing fad
Like motorbikes and Disco biscuits
Long hair and stranger business
I won't count the other options that I've had

I don't think too much about it
I don't care that much about it
There's always something else I could've had

And while we're breaking for another border, not reminiscing
No need to remind ourselves
We're catching more than we are missing

I don't keep a count of all unsettled scores
But it's safe to say there's gonna be some more
So many past realities
They get no closer, can't catch up with me

When I think of all the wrong calls that I've made
Hands in the air but nowhere near afraid
No claim for a superhero
A good day for your basic zero
And who knows he may or may not make the grade

And while we're breaking for another border, not reminiscing
No need to remind ourselves
We're catching more than we are missing

 

Head To Head

Am I the one that you have chosen to despise
When the pickings were so rich for all this time?
I'm the easiest of choices, the most audible of voices
The most obvious of thorns buried in your side

Collectively, you've a host of enemies
I'm so proud that I can stand above the rest
While I walk devoid of caution
I'm aware of your distortions
Hands down, I'm the winner, no contest

So come down why not tell me
Is this bitterness not just envy?
Then why give it such a high place in your heart?
Cause it was never my intention to strive for re-invention
I just didn't feel that much for you from the start

Respectfully, I care not for history
For yours or mine, or for a man I've never met
But its clear that I have pained you
Though I've never really tried to
Once again, I'm the winner, no content

But for the sake of argument
I have something to suggest
So that you may sleep tonight
Lets go head to head, would you put it to bed?
Go head to head, would you put it to bed?

How about the pushing and shoving we endured
Is there time for one more round, am I too late?
I don't want it, I don't need it and I know you won't concede it
Let's dook it out and set the record straight

Because of me you will expire before your time
And I don't need to face that standing at The Gates
You persevered this far along
I even wrote you your own song
Hands down, I'm the winner, take the bait

But for the sake of argument
I have something to suggest
So that you may sleep tonight
Lets go head to head, would you put it to bed?
Go head to head, would you put it to bed?

Were You There..?

Let's start at the top
I heard you're back in the game, or something much the same, should I stop?
Cause it's going to cause offense if I break the confidence or not
And depending where I stand or the weapon in your hand that you've got
If you going to take a swing then I really don't care a whole lot
I've been waiting here so long, there's much of us I've forgot
Does it mean nothing to you now, did you really go and lose the whole plot
Man I'm holding up my hands and I'm wait for your best shot

So tell me were you there?
Cause I always felt there was something left hanging in the air
No I never really knew so tell me were you there?
It was nothing I can touch but I always wondered, did you care?
About holding on for life being something that we all shared
No, I never really knew so tell me were you there?

So give me some good news
I've been fighting you for years, I'm none the wiser - still confused
It may mean nothing to you now but you and I lit that fuse
Now I'm trying to put it out for the healing of an old bruise
And where we've ended up is that something that you'd now choose?
Cause I'm singing for my supper or trying to re-write the Blues
I had enough of that when you and I were front-page news
So tell it to my face and put me in a place I can use

Tell me were you there?
Cause I always felt there was something left hanging in the air
No I never really knew so tell me were you there?
It was nothing I can touch but I always wondered, did you care?
About holding on for life being something that we all shared
No, I never really knew so tell me were you there?

Tell Yer Story Well

All the evidence suggests that the one we knew best
Never gave you all the facts you thoughts that they possessed
One size fits all, I've heard that before
You change the record or you've really gotta use the door

We've all been around the block a few times you know
You'll meet guys like me no matter where you go
Right here, back home or in the Government
Throwing rocks might just get over your sentiment

You've got a good idea you want to reinstate?
You're just looking for an opening to dominate
Take out your fags and we'll step outside
Leave you bags they'll be safe with mine

But don't come around here with your problems or your tears
You're as welcome as a guy that's got something that he's trying to sell
Cause there's no room at the bar for a rag-arse or a star
If you want to talk at all then you'd better tell your story well
Or get back in your shell

Some days its like the sun don't rise
Big deal, for you I cannot sympathise
So what d'you know?  Who'd you love, if anyone at all?
Don't tell me that you're waiting for religion's call

Make a move not made with your mouth
Walk a dog or go clean your neighbour's house
I heard your words, you just aimed them at the wrong guy
I'd wish you luck, that'd only go awry

Don't come around here with your problems or your tears
You're as welcome as a guy that's got something that he's trying to sell
Cause there's no room at the bar for a rag-arse or a star
If you want to talk at all then you'd better tell your story well
Or get back in your shell

 

Lyrics copyright ©2009 Miles Hunt and Erica Nockalls
Published by Spirit Music and Media, administered by Bug Music