Crocodile Shoes

Words and music by jimmy nall

When the world is dark, when the lights go down
When the demons walk, when they're all around
There's a light that comes from a place on high
There's a light that comes that the angels shine
And it shines for you, and it shines for me
And it shlnes for all, and it shines for free
When the world is dark, when the demons walk
There's a light that shines like a burning arc

And though i walk through the valley of the shadow
I will fear no evil
And though i walk through the valley of the shadow
I will fear no evil

Since the dawn of time, when the world began
We've borne witness to all the acts of man
How he ruled the earth, when he learned to walk
How he learned to hurt, when he learned to talk
And he's broken laws, and he's broken dreams
And he's broken bones, and ignored the screams
Through the longest day, through the darkest night
There wlll always shine, his redeeming light

And though i walk through the valley of the shadow
I will fear no evll
And though i walk through the valley of the shadow
I will fear no evll

Words and music by jimmy nail

What do you do when it hurts when the kids
Call you names ?
Nobody wants to know you and they won't let you
Join in all their games
And what will you do when the man in the moon
Goes away ?
And leaves your little world in darkness
Hiding from the nightmare until the day

You can come to me, i'll know what to do
And if i don't i'll pretend or i'll lie for you
But i'll be there for you forever
Until the day i dle
Right there by your slde,
To keep you safe and warm
Glad to be your shelter from the storm
Yes i'll be there for you forever
Until the day i die

What will you do when you've grown and
Flown away ?
Where wlll the four winds take you ?
And will they bring you back to me someday ?
And what will you do when the one that you love
Breaks your heart ?
You have to pick up all the pieces
But you don't know just where to start

You can come to me, i'll know what to do
And if i don't i'll pretend or i'll lie for you
But i'll be there for you forever
Until the day i die
Right there by your side
To catch you when you fall
And put you back together whether-with-all
Yes i'll be there for you forever
Until the day i die

Until the day i die
I'll be there until the day i dle

Until the day i die
I promise until the day i die

Words and music by jimmy nail

You wake up in a dlfferent bed
Forgotten every word you said
Do you recognise the person next to you ?
You're sneeking down the backroom stairs
Braving all ihe public stares
What's a living legend supposed to do ?

I've been told that you're looking old
But you're still appearing well preserved to me
Let them stare, let them lose their hair
'cos you've seen the movie, read the book
You've been there, done that, set that look for free

You keep trying but you just can't win
You keep breathlng but the air's too thin
Keep knocking but you can't come in
Keep trying but you just can't win

Looking at your works of art
Banging your peroxide heart
You get them in a lucky bag for free
You said you couldn't live without it
So what you gonna do about it ?
Nostalgia's not the game it used to be

And i've been told about your bands of gold
But i have to say they cut no ice with me
Silver chains that dangle down
And you're tryin' hard to beat the clock
Dressed up shouting long live rock & roll

You keep trying but you just can't win
You keop breathing but the air's too thin
Keep knocking but you can't come in
Keep trying but you just can't win

Words and music by jimmy nall

One day at a time
That's how i live my life today
One glimpse at the sun
And i was blinded by the light
What a price i was to pay

Each morning i rise
And i pray to god above
That one day i will return
To the world i left behind
To the people that i love

It's been ten years, maybe more
Since i've been locked behind this door
And by rights i should be free

You can take a man, break his will
Make him bad, give him time to kill
But you can't do that to me
I'm an innocent man

And i refuse to lie down
I refuse ta lie down

They put me in a place
Where the sun refused to shine
They took away my soul
But my memories remained
Of that once-upon-a-time

One day at a time
That's how i live my life today
Still searching to find
A single word ihat fits the lock
To turn the key to set me free

And i refuse to lie down
I refuse to lie down

Words and music by paddy mcaloon

Blue roses will blossom in the snow
Before i ever let you go
Blue roses will grow up to the sky
Before i ever make you cry
Blue roses...

You need more reassurance
Than a frightened orphan child
That i'm always gonna want you
That i'll always be beguiled
So i search for words to tell you
That my love for you is blind
But this fragment of a children's song
Is all that i can find

Blue roses will blossom in the snow
Before i ever let you go
Blue roses will grow up to the sky
Before i ever make you cry
Blue roses...

This nursery rhyme is corny,
It is stranded out of time
Yet it's simple and it's honest
The same and since when was that a crime ?
And perhaps whoever wrote it
Loved someone like i love you
For in matters of the heart i've learned
There's little that is new

Blue roses will blossom in the snow
Before i ever let you go
Blue roses will grow up to the sky
Before i ever make you cry
Blue roses...

Words and music by jimmy nail

Hey momma don't you cry for me
I'm gonna shake all the apples off of all the trees
Oh yeah, but i'm coming home

Hey baby don't you weep tonight
When i see them apples hangin' gonna take a bite
Oh yeah, but i'm coming home

Hey daddy don't you worry now
I'm gonna make every little thing right somehow
Oh yeah, i'm coming home

Hey momma don't you cry no more
You know that very soon now i'll be beyond the law
Oh yeah, i'm coming home

Hey child remember when i'm gone
I got to ride in a town car, twenty feet long
Oh yeah, i'm coming home

Hey boy you'd better get it right
When you tie that rope you'd better fix it tight
Oh yeah, i'm coming home

Hey boys you remember me
I rocked the ground. i shook the tree, but no more
I'm coming home

Hey jesus give a hand to me
I'm a two-time sinner tryin' to make it three
I'm about as bad as i can be, but i swear
I'm coming home
Oh i'm coming home