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A Stab In The Dark

by Penknife Glides

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1.
TAKING THE WEIGHT OFF 06:04
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It seems like you don't care no more I'm sick of begging you to stay on with money I don't care care care care care just leave me alone I'm sick of livin' in the shadow of your smile Want to take the weight off my feet I've got no time to sink or swim Swear I'll never be the same again So I watch my woman getting closer to him But she don't say much Turn the other cheek in my mind Want to take the weight off my feet for a while Yah yah yah yah - I'm taking the weight off Yah yah yah yah - taking the weight off Now I know I'm not here for long Only long enough to fit the pieces together Full admission to a mis spent youth spent doing time Found the fingerprints came from my file Want to take the weight off my feet for a while Yah yah yah yah - taking the weight off Yah yah yah yah - taking the weight off When every morning starts the same Got no reason to complain no more I see the bars before me in my prison cell But can't turn back time I'm sick of living in the shadow of barbed wire Have to take the weight off my feet for a while I'm not coping in this world too well It's like I'm locked up in a prison cell Has someone's stolen all the air I breathe I can't stand on my own two feet Stonewalled it's a crying shame Guess I only got myself to blame Reminising don't mean much to me Taking the weight off is my remedy I'm taking the weight off I'm taking the weight off Yah yah yah yah - taking the weight off Yah yah yah yah - taking the weight off Taking the weight off is my remedy Taking the weight off
2.
MY LIFE 04:18
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6.30 news on the television I might be watching you but I'm not listening A parking ticket or two for no reason Can't get my message across to all these people Why should I bother to stick around It doesn't matter to me I just follow the next man stuff the King and country There must be more to my life I've had enough so I'm leaving There must be more to my life The politicians are dreaming So I'm setting myself free now Then in the papers I find a crummy survey How all the kids of today have gone their own way I see my life revolve around in circles Two generations of the same person Why should I bother to stick around It doesn't matter to me I just follow the next man stuff the King and country There must be more to my life I've had enough so I'm leaving There must be more to my life The politicians are dreaming There must be more to my life Switch off the TV There must be more to my life This plane ticket can free me now So I'm setting myself free stuff the King and the country If my face don't fit I swear to God I'm gonna hurt someone And if the DJ talks over my record again I wanna kill someone This is my life I've got a plane to catch plans to hatch Got a feeling London's where it's at A cheap suit a last farewell It's an opportunity to see the world Don't leave guitars or drums behind Let's see which way this Penknife Glides... It's my life
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CITY RATS 03:47
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Back street brick walls heading for some hard falls Living in the city welcome to the city oh yeah A pocket full of day dreams running from a crime scene Living in the city existing in the city oh yeah Are you coming out tonight on a rollercoaster ride Lets all try to get together that way we can make things better It's over rated the venues old and dated There's a padlock on the entrance and a poster on the wall A message on the door say's we're not welcome any more Oh yeah run like city rats...oh yeah The downtown night life razor sharp penknife Living in the city welcome to the city oh yeah It's out life our choice singing out with one voice Living in the city existing in the city oh yeah Are you coming out tonight on a rollercoaster ride Lets all try to get together that way we can make things better Its over rated the decors old and faded The management have bolted with the takings in a car There's a crowd outside waiting for a gig that never starts Oh yeah run like city rats Oh yeah we're like city rats Way down in the sewer where the city rats are living We're all in this together going absolutely nowhere Back streets on brick walls bright lights and hard falls Police all seem determined to squash us all like vermin It's over rated the venues old and dated The mods ride off dejected while the punks are giving chase Another vacant building til' a disco takes its place Oh yeah run like city rats Oh yeah run like city rats Run run run run run run run like city rats Run run run run run run run we're like city rats
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MONEY TO BURN 04:19
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It seems like only yesterday I was home and hosed no rent to pay What am I going to do about it Everybody knows you can't live without it And now Monday morning out of bed I get to work late someone says Where have you been son aren't you making a habit of this And I'm working away from nine to five There must be easier ways of staying alive Tell me your secret they say you didn't start from scratch Time and time again blood rushes to my head Friday nights the night I like the best The money I earn burns a hole in my pocket It's a feeling I get I just can't stop it Cigarette smoke and chip fat fingers The Main Street lights and the K Road swingers The money I earn burns a hole in my pocket Sex and drugs and late night shopping Beer stained carpets and lip stick collar Spending my money like there's no tomorrow...no tomorrow Now what are you trying to do You've been away for a week or two Can you spare me a tenner I'll pay you back later I promise to Hey you there in the street with you safe job and family What are you going to do about it Cos' everybody knows you can't live without it Time and time again blood rushes to my head Friday nights the night I like the best The money I earn burns a hole in my pocket It's a feeling I get I just can't stop it Cigarette smoke and chip fat fingers The Main Street lights and the K Road swingers The money I earn burns a hole in my pocket Sex and drugs and late night shopping Beer stained carpets and lip stick collar Spending my money like there's no tomorrow...no tomorrow Monday Tuesday I detest Wednesday Thursday even less Friday nights the night I like It satisfy's my appetite Friday nights the night I like the best The money I earn burns a hole in my pocket It's a feeling I get I just can't stop it Cigarette smoke and chip fat fingers The Main Street lights and the K Road swingers The money I earn burns a hole in my pocket Sex and drugs and late night shopping Beer stained carpets and lip stick collar Spending my money like there's no tomorrow...no tomorrow
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TOO LATE NOW 04:43
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Strain to see beyond the light at the other end of the hall Is that the shadow from my girlfriends back heading for the door What would you have done in my place why did we ever start You've broken all the rules to love while tearing out my heart Don't say something that you might regret I might forgive you but I won't forget Too late too late too late too late It's too late now you fool it's too late I've been down and out so many times it didn't bother you I was mad back then to really think the lies you spun were true Are you really really leaving me you'll never settle down Guess I'm just one more statistic in a ruthless battle ground Don't strut around town like you're the only one My head hangs heavy from the damage done It's too late too late too late too late now It's too late now you fool it's too late It's too late now you fool it's too late It's too late now you fool it's too late to change your mind It's too late now you fool it's too late Don't say something that you might regret I might forgive you but I won't forget Too late too late too late too late now Don't strut around town like you're the only one My head hangs heavy from the damage done It's too late too late too late too late now It's too late now you fool it's too late It's too late now you fool it's too late It's too late now you fool it's too late to change your mind It's too late now you fool it's too late Don't say something that you might regret Don't say something that you might regret Don't say something that you might regret Don't say something that you might regret I won't forgive you too late now you fool it's too late It's too late now you fool it's too late
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FILLING IN TIME 03:32
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Put yourself in my place what would you do In the changing face of danger Strike a match in the dark light a fag from the spark In the eyes of a stranger I've got something on my mind I've been meaning to explain But I don't think it's necessary to be unkind I'm too busy living out this wasted youth of mine Filling in time I'm just filling in time Place the key in the lock becoming of age but what have we got Conflicting opinions So change your mind all too soon thinking you are nobody's fool You're just one in a million I've got something on my mind I've been meaning to explain But I don't think it's necessary to be unkind I'm too busy living out this wasted youth of mine Filling in time I'm just filling in time So do yourself a favour I'm nothing to write home about Don't bother to ask me that question why You know what I'm talking about I've got something on my mind I've been meaning to explain But I don't think it's necessary to be unkind I'm too busy living out this wasted youth of mine Filling in time I'm just filling in time I'm filling in time I'm just filling in time Filling in time that's all I'm filling in time I'm just filling in time Filling in time that's all I'm just filling in time Filling in time
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NEW STATION HOTEL 03:50
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Hey you - so you've finally decided you'll come What took you so long Too late - now that the damage is done I've heard the rumours you've spun And is it true what they've been telling me lately You'll be coming down with your friends so maybe Let's just figure this out cos' it's beginning to get on my nerves My nerves It's a barrel of laughs when we're down at the station They're all turning their hearts at the state we're in It's barrel of laughs when we're down at the station Keeping our fingers crossed I hope we both get in Slow down - you speed up Anzac parade I won't get in your way I can meet you - down at The Station Hotel if you're going as well And is it true what they've been telling me lately You'll be coming down with your friends so maybe Let's just figure this out cos' it's beginning to get on my nerves My nerves It's a barrel of laughs when we're down at the station They're all turning their hearts at the state we're in It's barrel of laughs when we're down at the station Keeping our fingers crossed I hope we both get in I guess the people inside will be glad to see you Everyone knows you're such a popular girl I've seen you around having short conversations But your second hand clothes are old and fade Your second hand clothes are threadbare baby And I don't give a shit I bet you look good naked So meet me at the station - New Station Hotel She's gonna meet me at the station - New Station Hotel So meet me at the station - New Station Hotel She's gonna meet me at the station - New Station Hotel
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LIFE'S LIKE THAT 03:59
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I see myself thru different eyes as each precious moment flies on by Two different points of view so easily misunderstood And there's no need to go on like this fighting every day I see the world from both sides now and heed the words My girlfriend say Life's like that yeah yeah don't worry bout a thing Yeah life's like that yeah yeah don't worry bout a thing I see my life thru changing times and read the news it's no surprise It's there for everyone to see I'm feeling history repeat And there's no need to go on like this oh I just can't explain I dig myself an early grave and heed the words my girlfriend say Life's like that yeah yeah don't worry bout a thing Yeah life's like that yeah yeah don't worry bout a thing I don't know what to do I'm feeling so confused There's nothing I can say that's gonna make a change That's just the way it is yeah some things never change It's just the way it is life's like that yeah life's like that No don't worry everything's gonna be alright Everything's gonna be alright Everything's gonna be alright And there's no need to go on like this we're fighting every day I see the world from both sides now And heed the words my girlfriend say Life's like that yeah yeah don't worry bout a thing Yeah life's like that yeah yeah don't worry bout a thing No don't worry don't worry bout a thing No don't worry don't worry bout a thing Oh life's like that yeah yeah don't worry bout a thing No don't worry bout a thing Oh don't worry
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QUICKSTEP 04:12
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I do the quickstep I see you walk my way Quickstep sidestep backwards again Little by little bit by bit ya' dug a hole now ya' sinking in it Ya' dug a hole now ya' sinking in it There's nothing more to say oh no It's been nice knowing ya' babe I do the quickstep I see you walk my way Quickstep sidestep backwards again Don't try to hurt me with ya' sticks and stones Your bleeding heart and your broken bones There's nothing more to say oh no.... It's been a steep steep steep learning curve I just gotta keep keep keep holding my nerve Yeah somethings gotta give we can't live together Yeah somethings gotta give this was never gonna last forever Nothing more to say oh no It's been nice knowing ya' babe I do the quickstep I see you walk my way Quickstep sidestep backwards again I guarantee you won't feel much better When you read my lawyers letter Yeah when you read my lawyers letter Nothing more to say oh no Yeah somethings gotta give ooh if we can't live together It's been a steep steep steep learning curve I just gotta keep keep keep holding my nerve Oh somethings gotta give yeah somethings gotta give Somethings gotta give if we can't live together Yeah somethings gotta give yeah somethings gotta give Yeah somethings gotta give this was never gonna last forever Oh there's nothing more to say oh no Oh it's been nice knowing you babe
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LOVER'S DISEASE 03:54
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Since she walked into my life brought happiness to me Yeah since she walked into my life happiness to me I met her at seven last night almost forgot to tell her I'll try anything once oh but this time She wasn't ready for lights out sweet caress Time out to undress and fleeting moments of passion Since she walked into my life brought happiness to me Yeah since she walked into my life happiness to me We were swallowing blues in a smoke filled room shuffling shoes In a world of our own full of manic music and flashing chrome With ideas inside our heads from latest NME's we'd read All tasting part of the action Since she walked into my life brought happiness to me Yeah since she walked into my life happiness to me Since she walked into my life brought happiness to me Yeah since she walked into my life happiness to me I'm floating on alcohol diggin' reggae on speed While all the boys in blue uniforms handcuff me You can lock me up in a prison cell and throw away the key But tonight I'm untouchable I've got the lovers disease Since she walked into my life brought happiness to me Yeah since she walked into my life happiness to me Since she walked into my life brought happiness to me Yeah since she walked into my life happiness to me Don't leave me this way Don't leave me this way Don't leave me this way Oh don't leave me this way Don't leave me this way...

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Originally released in limited edition CD format - 2010.
This album evolved when Cliff 'Skeats' Gravelle discovered the lyrics and rough demos to some early Penknife Glides tracks most of which had never been recorded before. With fingers crossed and for posterity's sake he apprehensively hit the record button....we hope you dig Skeats interpretation of some of these early gems.

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released July 24, 2023

All songs written/performed and arranged by Cliff 'Skeats' Gravelle
Produced and mixed by Cliffhanger Productions
Recorded at SW1 Studios Sydney Australia
Mastered by King Willie Mastering

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With the cut and thrust of British pop and a slice of pork pie, the talented song writing team of Penknife Glides have re emerged from the ashes of the 80’s. Join them here by exploring through their extensive back catalogue of hits, myths and beyond.

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