Lyrics by The Blues Band

WAIT A MINUTE! by Paul Jones/Tom McGuinness Now I’m the kind of guy who likes to stay au fait But there’s too much going on and not enough hours in the day The house is overloaded with gadgets standing idle Each with an instruction book bigger than the Bible Wait a minute! This modern world is way too fast I don’t wanna get off I’m just not sure I’m gonna last Software, hard drives, modem, DVD Floppy discs and megabyte, new technology Pass the pen and paper and I’ll make up a list of all the things I didn’t know I needed to exist Wait a minute! ……… I don’t think I’m slowing down But this world ain’t going my way Where’s the exit to be found on this Information Superhighway I phone up for advice – the computer take my call One hour later I’m no wiser – I’m just climbing up the wall Information overload will make me blow my fuse To access me it’s www dot confused Wait a minute! ……. They say a computer to have human brainpower would be the size of Dallas and a 60 storey tower Well my mind finds that kind of fact pretty heady That box on my desk takes too much space already The other night on tv – I saw this dot com CEO While losses mounted up his shares just grow and grow He said "We’ve built a software driven media global powerhouse" I don’t know where he lives – we don’t talk like that in our house Wait a minute! ………..	STEPPING OUT ON MAIN by Gary Fletcher I’m stepping out on Main Street Been a long time gone Yes I’m stepping out on Main Street I’ve been a long time gone Well I stood as judge and jury I threw away the key I didn’t give no hearing Didn’t want to hear from me I was standing as defendant Pleading guilty to the charge I called for prosecution No punishment too harsh But’m back – on the downtown Main Street track Well I’m walking down the Main Street Been a long time gone Yes I’m walking down the Main Street I’ve been a long time gone I’d been living in the fast lane Pushing way too hard Burning up at both ends My head before my heart Something’s gotta give When you empty out your tank Nothing in reserve No credit in the bank But I’m back – on the downtown Main Street track Well I’m running down the Main Street Been a long time gone Yes I’m running down the Main Street I’ve been a long time gone Well I heard my soul a-calling We all got that voice within Finally started listening to some sense, meant I began to understand the need for my friends, my family Guess it took the dark to see the light in front of me But I’m back – on the downtown Main Street track (repeat)
HALF THE MAN (TWICE THE FOOL) by Paul Jones/Tom McGuinness When you were by my side I would not be satisfied I thought the grass was greener over the hill You gave me your heart But I held back a part saying "Maybe" when I should have said "I will" Now I must admit that I could not commit I thought I’d always be your Mister Right And when you said "We’re through" I said "There’ll be somebody new" and let you walk away without a fight (Leaving me) Half the man and twice the fool I was Had a master-plan – believed I was the boss Now I’m at the hard knock school ‘cause I broke the golden rule Now I’m half the man and twice the fool I was A man can spend his days in a melancholic haze of yesterdays and how-things-used-to-be Hindsight’s never wrong Now I know where I belong There’s no woman in this world but you for me Time and time again there were warnings from my friends They said "You’ll lose her if you carry on this way" But I was Mr Know-It-All riding for a fall When you walked out the blues walked in to stay (Finding me) Half the man ……… Look at this three time loser Now that you’re gone I lost my heart, I lost your love I lost the will to carry on Half the man ……..	BUS TO NOWHERE by Gary Fletcher (You’re) gonna ride on a bus going nowhere But always some place you’ve been Gonna sleep in a bed by your lonesome Phone your kids, cheap calls, weekends Gonna eat just what you are given And always be right on time to leave ‘cause this here’s a bus going nowhere Leastways no place you ain’t been So why ride it in the first place? Ain’t no penitentiary I guess the music is the reason – and the key – for me It take the blues to see Gonna work wherever they send you And be glad whenever they call Gonna ride this bus going nowhere ‘cause to me it’s the place with it all So why ride it in the first place? Ain’t no penitentiary I guess the music is the reason – and the key – for me It takes the blues to see So why ride …..
THESE SHOES by Tom McGuinness/Paul Jones Walked out the door with my suitcase packed Got to the corner, met myself coming back No matter what I do These shoes keep a-walkin’ back to you Thought I’d be happy if I got away Each time I try I find my feets go astray My departure’s overdue These shoes keep a-walkin’ back to you These shoes got a mind of their own These shoes find their way to your home These blues got a hold on my heart No matter what I do I just can’t make a brand new start Because You put these tears in my eyes Too many guys and too many lies No matter what you do These shoes keep a-walkin’ back to you These shoes got a mind of their own ……. Because You put these tears in my eyes …….	THE OTHER SIDE by Gary Fletcher Sure I need your money But I’d like to talk to you Yeh I could use your money But I wanna talk to you You throw me a coin as you rush past Your life is a blur that moves so fast I live in my place in the world at your feet Like to tell you how it is the other side of the street I’ll give you some money But I can’t talk to you You can have my money though I can’t talk to you I’ll do what I can but I’m real short of time Telephone is ringing Two calls on the line Places to go and people to meet Too busy to breathe The other side of the street We don’t understand how the other half live Yet the other half have so much to give We all travel to the place where we’ll going to meet Yet we never seem to make the other side of the street
I’LL BE HOME AGAIN TONIGHT by Paul Jones/Tom McGuinness Got my baby on the phone at last this morning "Honey I miss you more than I can say" She said "Don’t you worry darling I’m leaving here right away I know you know I’ve done you right and I’ll be home again tonight" I said "When you get back I’ll cook your supper" She told me, "Darling, don’t make no fuss" I said "I’ll get some champagne". She said "I don’t need it - all I need is the one I trust. You know I know you’ve done me right and I’ll be home again tonight" Everybody understands about separation Whichever one of us is too many miles away And thought you realise the reason Still you count those hours and days We all know what it takes to make it right These words – I’ll be home again tonight	LAST CHANCE TO DANCE by Paul Jones/Tom McGuinness This is your last chance to dance Come on join me on the floor ‘cause when the lights go on you’re gonna find me gone This is your last chance to dance We’ll have rhythm romance Just one dance and nothing more and then I’ll walk you home You shouldn’t be alone This is your last chance to dance I’ve been watching you all night long I could be right – I might be wrong You want someone to come along To get you out of your seat Get you up on your feet Get you hoppin’ to that boppin’ beat This is your last chance to dance Better take it while you can Before that midnight chime Why don’t we seize the time This is our last chance to dance I’ve been watching you all night long I could be right – I might as easily be wrong You want somebody to come along To get you out of your seat Get you up on your feet Slow jiving to that driving beat This is your last chance to dance Better take it while we can Before that midnight chime Why don’t we seize the time This is our last chance to dance