ARCELIA
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.".....here is songwriting and singing of the very highest order..." 9/10 Americana UK
Pick Up the Pieces - Lyrics
1. LUCKY MAN
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You can pull your strings
You can clip my wings
But you can't sing your blues to me
And I like your voice
But if you had the choice
Would you like my brand of tea
I am a lucky man
I been dealt a lucky hand
How can we mess it up
With such a full cup
I admit I'm confused
About what is fake news
It's not self defence I care too much
And I try to make a difference
In my small existence
'Cos life for me ain't that tough
And I am a lucky man
I’ve been dealt a lucky hand
How can we mess it up
With such a full cup
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Written by Gavin Alexander.
Lead vocal - Gavin Alexander
BV's - Teresa Gallagher, Simon Foster
Pedal steel - Melvin Duffy
Piano - Perry White
Bass - Martin Elliott
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2. WASN'T ENOUGH
The days arrive
And say their goodbyes
They turn into night so fast
My waking hours are quickly devoured
So much to savour now
I take myself back
to a place where I had so much to give
But it wasn’t enough
I want you to know
It’s never enough.
If life seems grey
Just think of a day
when everything seemed so bright
The plans I made
The happy mistakes
Brought nothing but light
I think of the time
that I spent stood in line
I want you to know
It wasn’t enough
I want you to know
It wasn’t enough.
Written by Gavin Alexander/Cat Bloomfield
Lead vocal - Teresa Gallagher
BV's - Gavin Alexander, Simon Foster
Pedal steel - Melvin Duffy
Piano - Perry White
Bass - Martin Elliott
3. BLACKBIRD
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arrive
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these sunken eyes and learn to see
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to be free
Black bird fly, black bird fly
Into the light of the dark black night
Black bird fly, black bird fly
Into the light of the dark black night
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arrive
Written by Paul McCartney
Vocal a cappella arrangement - Simon Foster
Vocals - Gavin Alexander, Simon Foster, Teresa Gallagher
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5. PICK UP THE PIECES
Pick up the pieces now you're laid to rest
Raise a glass with those left behind
And take the hand of the lonely ones
Cos I know how it feels
It's like losing a wheel
It's like losing a wheel
Pick up the paper read the obituaries
Catch my breath over some of their words
But it weren't always like that between you and me
Yet I know how it feels
It's like losing a wheel
It's like losing a wheel
And I know how to be strong
And how to carry on
I'm feeling some confusion about which way to move on
And I'm hoping that you'll come along
Pick up the pieces now you're laid to rest
Brush your photo as I walk on by
And I'll tell you a story, a joke or two
Cos I know how it feels
It's like losing a wheel
It's like losing a wheel
And I know how to be strong
And how to carry on
I'm feeling some confusion about which way to move on
And I'm hoping that you'll come along
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Written by Gavin Alexander.
Vocal - Gavin Alexander
Guitar - Gavin Alexander
4. PEOPLE LIKE ME
People like me have it easy
People like me make it hard
People like me always hungry ,
But people like me never starve
People like me always hurting
People like me have a need
People like me win dirty
People like me rarely bleed
People like me keep rolling
People like me don’t need roots
People like me find our fortunes
In people like yous dusty boots
People like me will borrow
People like yous broken heart
People like me deal in sorrow
People like you bear the scars
Oh you
Played me like I tried to play you
Together as one
How can we ever lose
How can we ever lose
People like us can be certain
That people like you need the truth
People like us will unburden
Like you and your filthy rich blues
People like us always hurting
People like us have a need
People like us win dirty
People like us rarely bleed
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Written by Gavin Alexander.
Lead vocal - Simon Foster
BV's - Teresa Gallagher, Gavin Alexander
Dobro- Melvin Duffy
Piano - Perry White
Bass - Martin Elliott