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Rising Tide

by Robert Delaney

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1.
That Way 02:37
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That Way I never asked for affection Never asked for her touch I would have asked for something other But was that asking too much? I never wanted second glances Never wanted to stay (chorus) I never knew what I wanted Till she held me till she kissed me That way I never asked for devotion Never asked for tenderness I never asked for the passion But was I asking for less? I never wanted the fire You know I won’t hesitate (repeat chorus x 2) I wasn’t looking to charm her I wasn’t aiming to please I wasn’t looking for that pretty thing Called love I guess that pretty thing Came looking for me I never asked for affection Never asked for her touch I would have asked for something other But that was asking too much I never wanted second glances Never wanted to stay (repeat chorus x 2) ©Copyright Robert Delaney 2012
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When Beauty Hit The Street 03:26
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When Beauty Hit The Street I never believed in a beauty That was beyond time or grace Till you came to leave your mark on this world And put me in my place Oh I’ve been wild about you woman Ever since the day we met See I do for you just like you do for me Now baby for heaven we are set (chorus) The sun never felt so good on my face The air never tasted so sweet And this town it never looked so good Till your beauty hit the street And had me singing; ‘La Da Da Da ……’ These streets they’ve been getting so lonely baby Now that everyone’s out to score There are those who trade love for money And those trading money for more more more And I’m broke in a city so broken But that won’t stop my stride See I’m rich as a lover With my woman by my side (repeat chorus) Yesterday is dead and buried and tomorrow is yet to rise So how ‘bout we do a bit of living honey while today is still alive So won’t you wear that slinky number I’ll be as sharp as I can be And we’ll dance these streets so beautiful, these streets made for you and me And we’ll dance these streets so beautiful, these streets made for you and me (repeat chorus) ©Copyright Robert Delaney 2012
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Flight Of The Honeybee 02:36
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Flight Of The Honeybee Little honeybee When you gonna bring that sugar honey Back to me? I’ve been waiting on the stoop Where the lilacs bloom Lost in mystery For all my misgiving Birds do their singing from the honey tree And I’m buzzing with the bees (chorus) Seasons change Rivers rise From the breaking day to the falling night Everything must change And it’s all just a moment I know And moments come and go But still my love remains Little honeybee When you gonna fly my sugar honey Back to me? I’ve been waiting so long And still I’m hanging on For that taste so sweet I’ve been watching you dancing Busy romancing anything that grows You fly from daisy to rose (repeat chorus) With the bird singing sweet melody With the flight of the honey bee Still my love remains. And it’s all just a moment I know And moments come and go But still my love remains. Little honeybee Little honeybee ©Copyright Robert Delaney 2012
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New Wave 03:18
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New Wave New wave washing over me I’m as far from the city as I wanna be New wave time to take a dive These kind of chances they just pass you by They just pass you by Laying on the beach by the shady trees Children’s laughter blowing in the summer breeze I’ve got my new sunglasses and time on my hands No work no traffic here to mess my plans (chorus) And there’s a new wave starting to flow And the sunlight shines New wave cleaning my soul This is precious time This is precious time I never knew there could be times like these I can stay just where I want or go if I please Laying by the edge near the water’s flow Got the wind in my hair and sand in my toes Waves are crashing and sailboats chime There’s a pair of lovers strolling by the waterline Easy kind of living and summertime lingers Got a fever in my pocket and a tingling in my fingers (repeat chorus) New wave washing over me I’m as far from the city as I wanna be New wave time to take a dive these kind of chances they just pass you by (repeat chorus x 2) Easy kind of living and I’m feeling fine. ©Copyright Robert Delaney 2012
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Lilies For My Sweetheart 03:59
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Lilies For My Sweetheart I don’t have to know a single thing about love To feel the warmth of my woman’s touch Just like I don’t have to know what it is about need To know I need her so much Now I may never understand what Mother Earth is saying In her message of the flowers that grow But I know I bring lilies for my sweetheart To say I love her so (chorus) Yes I know she could leave me tomorrow Walk away like so many loves before But no no no that won’t stop me from giving I give all that I have to give, till she don’t want no more I don’t have to know a single thing about romance To know she needs to see the depth of my affection Just like I don’t have to understand matters of the heart To know that heart needs protection Now I don’t have to know a single thing about expression When I can’t find the words to let my feelings show I bring lilies for my sweetheart To say I love her so (chorus) Yes I know she could leave tomorrow. Walk away like she never cared for me. But no no no that won’t stop me from giving. Cause I’ll bring lilies for my sweetheart Whoever she may be. Whoever she may be. To say I love her so To say I love her so To say I love her so. ©Copyright Robert Delaney 2010
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Rising Tide 03:46
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Rising Tide Water seeps through the holes The bow is caught in the wind’s eye Overhead a thunderstorm rolls Unforgiving as the ocean tide (chorus) But he had high hopes for the higher seas But those waves cut him down to size There are no guiding boats only lights that mislead On a rising tide Driftwood never felt this alone Cast out on the endless deep How many years that foghorn whistle blow? Lost in the rage of a rising sea (chorus) But he had high hopes for the higher seas But those waves cut him down to size. There are no rising boats only lights that mislead On this rising tide Yeah the ship is sinking fast Since we built it that way Time to jettison the water I feel a wind in my sails For I will find my own way back When I know which way the wind is blowing. I hold my fingers in the ocean air It’s my only way of knowing But he had high hopes for the higher seas But those waves cut him down to size ©Copyright Robert Delaney 2012
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True American Girl 03:15
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True American Girl Early morning the rooster crows I wipe the sleep from my weary eyes I pack my truck I’ll drink my coffee on the road I kiss my sweet love where she lies Nose to the grindstone working hard for my pay I take a breath from the harvest air Knowing when the sun goes down and homeward I am bound I’ll find my sweet love waiting there (chorus) Cause this is true American living she’s a true American girl My hand is on my heart as she sees my flag unfurled They say American spirit makes American dreams Oh she’s the finest anything that ever I have seen Somewhere in these fields of endless gold I know my fortune will be found Together with the fellow man, working on different dreams I’m sure of which we can be proud Now when there’s worry lying heavy on my mind Some days just seem so hard to face But I know I know those days will come and go Cause this is my time this is my place (chorus) And this is true American living she’s a true American girl My hand is on my heart as she sees my flag unfurled They say American spirit makes American dreams Oh she’s the finest anything that ever I have seen She’s a true American girl This is true American living And she’s a true American girl ©Copyright Robert Delaney 2012
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If I Had You 02:35
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If I Had You If I had you I’d be like a kid in a candy store Filling my mouth up with your sweet honey Like I never had the taste before (chorus) My love, you’d be my one and only love I’d pen a thousand drunken lullabies it’s only you I’d be singing of If I had you I’d show you off for the world to see Sun is shining how about breakfast baby We’ll talk of how our dreams could meet Oh California raisins Arabica coffee That aroma always takes me away But your heart came from another world Maybe you’ll take me there someday (repeat chorus) Move a little closer turn the lights down low Let me wrap my arms around you For I would never let you go my love (repeat chorus x 2) ©Copyright Robert Delaney 2012
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Between The Canals 03:49
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Between The Canals Between the canals I rambled Searching for the city’s heart So I walked these streets till the end of the night I couldn’t find a place to start Couldn’t find it in the din of revelry That keeps the neon burning bright Could I find it in the busker’s bodhrán? That beats the rhythm of a lonely night (chorus) Oh my city she’ll never fail me Though I fear she’s been led astray But her heart is still here Beating for the break of day Between the canals I wandered Searching for a love unseen From Raglan Road up to Monto Are these all just forgotten dreams? Past the shadow boys on the tow path wall With a taste for Autumn Gold Luke Kelly their saint of anecdote As they sing of Dublin old (repeat chorus) Every empty needle in the gutter Has a story that’s begging to be told Just like every child has a dream of being somebody And having somebody to hold Between the canals there’s a face of a city Pretty with her battle scars Between the canals I rambled Searching of her fleeting heart (repeat chorus) ©Copyright Robert Delaney 2012
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Mercy On My Soul 03:33
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Mercy On My Soul I want mercy on my soul I won’t forsake what I know I wear no pity on my brow I am broken but unbowed (chorus) Oh Lord I fear the worst Were you misleading my love? My word my only curse For it’s bleeding my love If she’s the fallen bride renewed I am the Fisher King overboard If she’s the mother in chains Blessed and beautified I’d be dressed like the Lord Have mercy on my soul I have forsaken all I know I have faith in all I am I am but a grain of sand (repeat chorus) Oh Lord I fear the worst Were you misleading my love? My word my only curse For it’s bleeding my love ©Copyright Robert Delaney 2012
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Without You 03:25
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Without You Without you Every day would be Monday morning I’d wake from my bed Always on the wrong side I’d be late again Since my world Would have lost its order I could go about my day But I’d only get by (chorus) Without you Was I better off by myself? Stand on my own two feet Have to count on no one else Without you I could always do whatever I felt Now how could I go on Without you Without you All my words Would have lost their meaning I’d say the wrong thing Always at the wrong time That feeling of love Would be lost In my bitter memory I wouldn’t see this beauty Before my eyes (repeat chorus) Without you Without you ©Copyright Robert Delaney 2012
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Home 03:56
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Home When I’m gone travelling roads too long Struggling to find that place I call my own Then I find I can rest my mind In the cradle of your loving arms I am home (chorus) No more wanting for nothing I am home No more wandering I am home Wasted days on my worried ways This could be last chance living For all I know Here I am born a better man In the bosom of your precious arms I am home (chorus x 2) No more wanting for nothing My home is in her arms I keep her safe from harm Nothing weighing me down Nothing preying on my mind Nothing weighing me down Nothing preying on my mind When I’m gone travelling roads too long Struggling to find that place I call my own Then I find I can rest my mind In the cradle of your loving arms I am home (chorus x 2) ©Copyright Robert Delaney 2012

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released July 21, 2012

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Robert Delaney Dublin, Ireland

Hailing from Dublin, Ireland Robert Delaney is a singer/songwriter with influences of blues, soul and electronica. As featured on BBC Introducing and BBC Radio 1Xtra, his songs have a strong message covering themes of love, loss and injustice. Robert has some interesting releases on the horizon for the remainder of 2021 from his deep house and melodic techno collaborations. ... more

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