Eline Four

Look at me I seethe, is it my grey hair, do I need new teeth, am I always too late, as if you'd care, use me like a fallen gate, what might have been, it's not fair, who needs a life of ease, nights I sway, without a slur, I can take the strain, don't sing of the sea, you're not that aware, these fine evenings, like a fish to the bait, your eyes blur, say I'm great, but can you love me, do you dare, I'm shaping to leave, are you scared?

Eline Three

Bum notes make me faint, where else can you go, this session group look grave, forget what's not fair, in the life of soul, I’m not square, give the eye and hesitate, don't make them groan, show them the milky way, it's not my long hair, plaided like a tow rope, that makes them scared, I go against the grain, out here alone, find it hard to delegate, my songs make them care, think it’s you they own, those inside the circle, singing keeps me resonate, the world's not made of stone, hands across my face, all you need to know.

Eline Two

Don't break holy orders, claim it’s all your mother, stuff you swore, love's free to cash, all the stuff you smother, a window without a sash, you can see my core, belly like an oven, a flame of burning more's, whenever money's crap, you curse your brother, he says it’s not on tap, hard stuff behind his door, fools live without clutter, then run away fraught, no book or deeds stashed, you won’t lie like the others, ignore their dash, you'll pay a heavy score, you’ve always been another, love for you is raw, better take cover.

Eline

Lit up at some ocean bar, well within the hurricane zones, searching for forgotten laws, only fools pay their dues, let you drink alone, leave you here to stew, you can only go so far, before the lining folds, start to skimp on cards, even without a feud, on throwaway 'phones, your ravaged face turns Blue, your hair is like tar, Saints reveal their bones, where is your Da, the trail is well used, far away from home, life circles around you, yours is not a lucky star, that hits the right note, hotel toilets for a Spa, tales of love a joke.

Johnny Four

I throw away the years, every age has its crust, the laughs and happy tears, no life is too short, for those in whom you trust, in our toil of waters, you run like the deer, with a smell of musk, in hazy bars you step clear, I knew you’d be caught, spinning pennies in the dust, but never overawed, what brought you here, on this tidal flood, a woman so sincere, no book or district Court, hides the fact you’re bust, or what I sought, blow flame across my fears, bring me all the luck, hope before you disappear, geese ride on the dusk.

Johnny Three

You won't let me hail, anyone else to dance, in rooms of darkest pale, always play the fool, waiting for kindness to pass, no path to you is smooth, nothing more to say, so little of pure chance, when you drive away, I rage against your feuds, lilac as a lonely fast, why do they get to you, life is like a freighter, and your face is tanned, gliding down the freeway, I’ll tell you what to do, pull over make a stance, you're no fool, whirl me 'round again, test me for balance, say what you want to say, give me another chance

Johnny Two

Stands by my unlit lamp, a tree, a bridge, shaking, he waits like a tramp, listens to some muted song, who would ever negate, a need to belong, better take a chance, if he plays this game, can always go to France, hopes he’s not wrong, looking at the rain, stream against a naked bar, ask how much this path, shuffles his remains, no more wounds to lance, someone will come along, say Heh Pal this way, put something in his pocket, cigarettes and laughs, beer sipped like champagne, here he lets life dance, praises each sweet day.