[Verse 1] A Holiday, a holiday The best one of the year Young Matty Groves to church did go The Preacher’s words to hear, The Gospel’s words to hear [Verse 2] The ladies came, all dressed in black And as they came to view Lord Arland's wife he saw at last In white among the pews, In white among the pews. [Verse 3] She strolled on up to Matty Groves Said “Come with me tonight Come home with me, dear Matty Groves, And lay with me til light, yes, stay with me til light” [Verse 4] “I mustn’t go, I dare not go I fear it'd cost my life For I see by that ring you wear You are Lord Arland's wife, the great Lord Arland's wife” [Verse 5] “And if I am lord Arlen’s wife? He won’t be home at all Lord Arlens gone to consecrate King Henry at Whitehall, King Henry at Whitehall” [Verse 6] Her servant boy did listen well to all that they had said He’d surely let lord Arlen know Before the sun would set, before the sun would set [Verse 7] And so he ran the Kings highway He swam that river wide He dare not stop until he came To the great Lord Arlens side, to the great Lord Arlens side [Verse 8] “What news what news young servant boy What news have you for me? Is my castle burned, Are my tenants robbed? Harm come to my lady? Harm come to my lady?” [Verse 9] “No harm has come your house and land” The servant boy did say "But Matty Groves tonight does lie With your fair lady, With your fair lady” [Verse 10] “If this be true, what you speak now boy A rich man you will be But if I find you’ve thought me blind You’ll be strung up from a tree, yes, strung up from a tree” [Verse 11] Lord Arlan gathered his merry men called them to his will then the bravest lad in all the crew Blew his horn so loud and shrill, blew his horn so loud and shrill [Verse 12] “I’d best get clothed cried Matty Groves I’d best get up and go It must be Arlen's merry men If that’s the horn I heard now blow, the horn I heard now blow" [Verse 12] “Lie down lie down sweet Matty Groves And keep my back from cold It's only father’s shepherd's horn a'callin the sheep to fold, a'callin the sheep to fold.” [Verse 13] So Matty Groves he did lie down And soon was fast asleep And when he woke Lord Arlen was A'standing at his feet, a'standing at his feet. [Verse 14] “Now how do you like my feather bed? So how do you like my sheets? How do you like my fair Lady? Who lies in your arms asleep, who lies in your arms asleep." [Verse 15] “Ah it's very well I like your bed And it's fine I like your sheets But it's best I like your fair young bride Who lies in my arms asleep, Who lies in my arms asleep.” [Verse 16] “Get up Get up young Matty Groves As quick as you possibly can In All the land it shall ne'er be said I slew a sleepin' man, I slew a sleepin' man” [Verse 17] “Oh, I can’t get up, I won’t get up! Don’t you want an honest fight? You’ve got two damascus blades And I not a pocket knife, aye, I not a pocket knife” [Verse 18] “True, I have me two fine swords And they cost me deep in the purse You may have the better of them And I shall have the worse, I shall have the worse. [Verse 19] You can have the first blow Strike it like a man I will follow with my blade And I’ll kill you if I can. I’ll kill you if I can” [Verse 20] So Matty struck the very first blow He hurt Lord Arlen sore With Arlen’s blow he then did know That Matty’d strike no more, Young Matty’d strike no more. [Verse 21] The Lord took then his fair lady He sat her on his knee Saying “Who do you like the best of us Be it Matty Groves or me, yes Matty Groves or me?” [Verse 22] She picked up Matty's dying head she kissed from cheek to chin Said "It’s Matty Groves I'd rather have Than you and all your kin, than you and all you kin. [Verse 23] Dig our grave on a tall green hill Dig it wide and deep” Then she took young Matty’s blade Which in her heart she’d keep, Which in her heart she’d keep.

Lifting the mask from a local clown, feeling down like him Seeing the light in a station bar and travelling far in sin Sailing downstairs to the northern line, watching the shine of the shoes And hearing the trials of the people there Who's to care if they lose?

Let’s go away for a year or a day We could find us a place that we can call home We’ll bring all our friends, on endless weekends We can sit by the fire, lit in the gloam Together, we’ll try, and I know we can fly It might take some time but it’s soon to come true So welcome my dear to a world without fear We can lie in the shade of the tall tall dark yew C G Em A Lets’ build us a home Wherever we roam By land by sea, By air or by foam

Dust on this tired, old street Mark corners where we used to play Dust trace our tired, old feet In circles as we pace our time away [Chorus] I just wanna die anywhere else If only I could die anywhere else So come with me, let's die anywhere else Anywhere... Just not here Stuck on this dead end street Where all the new kids come to play Stuck, where past and future meet Watching all our autumns drift away [Chorus] I just wanna die anywhere else If only I could die anywhere else So come with me, let's die anywhere else Anywhere... Just not here And if they ever hear my name Will they know I walked alone Around these dusty streets My tired old home And will they ever stop to think What was here before? No They won't remember that I'm gone [Chorus] I just wanna die anywhere else If only I could die anywhere else So come with me, let's die anywhere else Anywhere... Just not here Oh no

[Verse 1] She eyes me like a Pisces when I am weak I've been buried inside your heart-shaped box for weeks I've been drawn into your magnet tar pit trap I wish I could eat your cancer when you turn black [Chorus] Hey! Wait! I got a new complaint Forever in debt to your priceless advice Hey! Wait! I got a new complaint Forever in debt to your priceless advice Hey! Wait! I got a new complaint Forever in debt to your priceless advice Your advice [Verse 2] Meat-eating orchids forgive no one just yet Cut myself on angel hair and baby's breath Broken hymen of 'Your Highness', I'm left black Throw down your umbilical noose so I can climb right back [Chorus] Hey! Wait! I got a new complaint Forever in debt to your priceless advice Hey! Wait! I got a new complaint Forever in debt to your priceless advice Hey! Wait! I got a new complaint Forever in debt to your priceless advice Your advice [Guitar Solo] [Verse 3] She eyes me like a Pisces when I am weak I've been locked inside your heart-shaped box for weeks I've been drawn into your magnet tar pit trap I wish I could eat your cancer when you turn black [Chorus] Hey! Wait! I got a new complaint Forever in debt to your priceless advice Hey! Wait! I got a new complaint Forever in debt to your priceless advice Hey! Wait! I got a new complaint Forever in debt to your priceless advice Your advice Your advice Your advice

We're at the movies Watching some people move their mouths And a religious figure Who's not really a religious figure 'Cause he's an actor We feel okay Which is how we feel most of the time now Nothing can't be done without the willingness To succeed Let's go to the opera Since all of our favorite memories have failed us You make the choice, you make the choice You make the choice, you make the choice Historic properties, historic places The next generation Lost in a sea of faces There's no hope for generating electricity No sidewalks, I just need some kicks You make the choice, you make the choice You make the choice, you make the choice