In an upstairs room in Blackpool
By the side of a northern sea
The army had my father
And my mother was having me
Military Madness was killing my country
Solitary Sadness comes over me
After the school was over and I moved
To the other side
I found a different country but I never
Lost my pride
Military Madness was killing the country
Solitary sadness creeps over me
And after the wars are over
And the body count is finally filed
I hope that The Man discovers
What's driving the people wild
Military madness is killing your country
So much sadness, between you and me
War, War, War, War, War, War
Graham Nash - Songs for Beginners Album Lyrics
Graham Nash - Songs for Beginners Lyrics
Writer: GRAHAM NASH
Copyright: Lyrics © Spirit Music Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Copyright: Lyrics © Spirit Music Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Better Days
by Graham Nash and Terry Reid
When your love has moved away
You must face yourself and say
I remember better days
Don't you cry `cause she is gone
She is only moving on
Chasing mirrors through a haze
Now that you know it's nowhere
What's to stop you coming home
All you got to do is go there
Then you'll really realize what's going down
You went to a strange land searching for a truth
you felt was wrong
That's when the heartaches started
Though you're where you want to be
You're not where you belong
When your love has moved away
You must face yourself and you must say
I remember better days
Don't you cry `cause she is gone
She is only moving on
Chasing mirrors through a haze
Drums:Dallas Taylor
Bass:Calvin Samuels
Piano:Joe Yankee
Organ, Piano & Acoustic Guitar:Graham Nash
Bass Clarinet Solo:Seemon Posthuma
Whiskers:Larry Cox
Lead Vocal:Graham Nash
Background Vocals:Graham Nash & Rita Coolidge
When your love has moved away
You must face yourself and say
I remember better days
Don't you cry `cause she is gone
She is only moving on
Chasing mirrors through a haze
Now that you know it's nowhere
What's to stop you coming home
All you got to do is go there
Then you'll really realize what's going down
You went to a strange land searching for a truth
you felt was wrong
That's when the heartaches started
Though you're where you want to be
You're not where you belong
When your love has moved away
You must face yourself and you must say
I remember better days
Don't you cry `cause she is gone
She is only moving on
Chasing mirrors through a haze
Drums:Dallas Taylor
Bass:Calvin Samuels
Piano:Joe Yankee
Organ, Piano & Acoustic Guitar:Graham Nash
Bass Clarinet Solo:Seemon Posthuma
Whiskers:Larry Cox
Lead Vocal:Graham Nash
Background Vocals:Graham Nash & Rita Coolidge
Writer: GRAHAM NASH
Copyright: Lyrics © Spirit Music Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Copyright: Lyrics © Spirit Music Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Wounded Bird
by Graham Nash
I've watched you go through changes
That no man should face alone
Take to heel or tame the horse
The choice is still your own
but arm yourself against the pain
A wounded bird can give
And in the end remember
It's with you you have to live
And in the end remember
It's with you you have to live
Stand your ground I think you've got
The guts it takes to win
But you must learn to turn the keys
Before she'll let you in
And understand the problems of the girl you want
so near or you'll wear the coat of questions `til the
answer hat is here
You'll wear the coat of questions `til the
answer hat is here
Serenade your angel with a love song from your eyes
Grow a little taller even though your age defies
Feel a little smaller
And in stature you will rise
A hobo or a poet must kill dragons for a bride;
And humble pie is always hard to swallow
with your pride
Acoustic Guitar & Vocals:Graham Nash
I've watched you go through changes
That no man should face alone
Take to heel or tame the horse
The choice is still your own
but arm yourself against the pain
A wounded bird can give
And in the end remember
It's with you you have to live
And in the end remember
It's with you you have to live
Stand your ground I think you've got
The guts it takes to win
But you must learn to turn the keys
Before she'll let you in
And understand the problems of the girl you want
so near or you'll wear the coat of questions `til the
answer hat is here
You'll wear the coat of questions `til the
answer hat is here
Serenade your angel with a love song from your eyes
Grow a little taller even though your age defies
Feel a little smaller
And in stature you will rise
A hobo or a poet must kill dragons for a bride;
And humble pie is always hard to swallow
with your pride
Acoustic Guitar & Vocals:Graham Nash
Writer: EDDIE CHACON, CHARLES C. PETTIGREW, J. FREED
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
I Used To Be A King
I used to be a King
and everything around me turned to gold
I thought I had everything
Now I'm left without a hand to hold
But it's all right I'm ok
How are you?
For what it's worth I must say
I love you
and in my bed late at night
I miss you
Someone is gonna take my heart
No one is gonna break my heart again
I used to be a King
and everything around me turned to rust
It's because I built my life on sand
and I watched it turn in the dust
But it's all right I'm ok
I want to know how you are
For what it's worth I must say
I loved you as you are
and in my bed
where are you?
Someone is gonna take my heart
No one is gonna break my heart again
break...
Someone is gonna take my heart
No one is gonna break my heart again!
I used to be a King
but everything around me turned around
but I know all I have to do is sing
and I lift myself way off the ground Yeah!
But it's all right I'm ok
How are you?
For what it's worth I must say
I love you
and in my bed late at night
God, how I miss you
Someone is gonna take my heart
but, No one is gonna break my heart again
No, no, no, no
and everything around me turned to gold
I thought I had everything
Now I'm left without a hand to hold
But it's all right I'm ok
How are you?
For what it's worth I must say
I love you
and in my bed late at night
I miss you
Someone is gonna take my heart
No one is gonna break my heart again
I used to be a King
and everything around me turned to rust
It's because I built my life on sand
and I watched it turn in the dust
But it's all right I'm ok
I want to know how you are
For what it's worth I must say
I loved you as you are
and in my bed
where are you?
Someone is gonna take my heart
No one is gonna break my heart again
break...
Someone is gonna take my heart
No one is gonna break my heart again!
I used to be a King
but everything around me turned around
but I know all I have to do is sing
and I lift myself way off the ground Yeah!
But it's all right I'm ok
How are you?
For what it's worth I must say
I love you
and in my bed late at night
God, how I miss you
Someone is gonna take my heart
but, No one is gonna break my heart again
No, no, no, no
Writer: GRAHAM NASH
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Spirit Music Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Spirit Music Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Be Yourself
How does it feel
When life doesn't seem real
And you're folating about on your own
Your life seems uncertain
So you draw the curtain
Pretending there's nobody home
Don't theorize
Look in your eyes
They can't tell lies
Though you may disguise what you see
The mirror is free
We once had a savior
But by our behavior
The one that was worth it is gone
Song birds are talking
And runners are walking
A prodigal son's coming home
Don't theorize
Look in his eyes
They won't tell lies
But if he defies what you see
He'll give you a key
Be yourself
Be yourself
Be yourself
We needed a tutor
So built a computer
And programmed ourselves not to see
The truth and the lying
The dead and the dying
A silent majority
Don't theorize
Look in their eyes
Are they telling lies
The ones that they learn on T.V.
What a way to be free
Be yourself
Be yourself
Then you can free yourself
Free yourself
See yourself
Then you can see yourself
Come on and see yourself
When life doesn't seem real
And you're folating about on your own
Your life seems uncertain
So you draw the curtain
Pretending there's nobody home
Don't theorize
Look in your eyes
They can't tell lies
Though you may disguise what you see
The mirror is free
We once had a savior
But by our behavior
The one that was worth it is gone
Song birds are talking
And runners are walking
A prodigal son's coming home
Don't theorize
Look in his eyes
They won't tell lies
But if he defies what you see
He'll give you a key
Be yourself
Be yourself
Be yourself
We needed a tutor
So built a computer
And programmed ourselves not to see
The truth and the lying
The dead and the dying
A silent majority
Don't theorize
Look in their eyes
Are they telling lies
The ones that they learn on T.V.
What a way to be free
Be yourself
Be yourself
Then you can free yourself
Free yourself
See yourself
Then you can see yourself
Come on and see yourself
Writer: GRAHAM NASH, TERRY REID
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Spirit Music Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., NW ROYALTY CONSULTING, LLC.
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Spirit Music Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., NW ROYALTY CONSULTING, LLC.
Simple Man
I am a simple man
So I sing a simple song
Never been so much in love
And never hurt so bad
At the same time
I am a simple man
And I play a simple tune
Wish that I could see you once again
Across the room
Like the first time
Just want to hold you
Don't want to hold you down
Hear what you're saying
And you're spinning my head around
And I can't make it alone
The ending of the tale
Is the singing of the song
Make me proud to be your man
Only you can make me strong
Like the last time
Just want to hold you
Don't want to hold you down
I hear what you're saying
And you're spinning my head around
I can't make it alone
So I sing a simple song
Never been so much in love
And never hurt so bad
At the same time
I am a simple man
And I play a simple tune
Wish that I could see you once again
Across the room
Like the first time
Just want to hold you
Don't want to hold you down
Hear what you're saying
And you're spinning my head around
And I can't make it alone
The ending of the tale
Is the singing of the song
Make me proud to be your man
Only you can make me strong
Like the last time
Just want to hold you
Don't want to hold you down
I hear what you're saying
And you're spinning my head around
I can't make it alone
Writer: Gary Rossington, Ron Van Zant
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Man in the Mirror
by Graham Nash
On the end of a tight rope
I'm over the town
I'd be good in a circus
But so would a clown
>From the way that I feel
All my hang-ups are down
In the middle of nowhere
I found me a tree
And the fruit that we live on
Reminds me of me
Though we live in the air
I'm not sure that we're free
And I don't really have much to say
`Cause I'm Living from day to day
Somewhere
And I don't care what the people say
`Cause if everyone know the way we're nowhere.
Two & two make four
They never make five
And as long as we know it
We all can survive
Make sure that the things you do
Keep us alive
And I don't really have much to say
`Cause I've living from day to day
Somewhere
And I don't care what the people say
`Cause if everyone knows the way we're nowhere.
Is the image I'm making
The image I see
When the man in the mirror
Is talking to me
Drums:Johnny Barbata
Bass:Chris Ethridge
Piano:Joe Yankee
Steel Guitar:Jerry Garcia
Vocal & Acoustic Guitar:Graham Nash
On the end of a tight rope
I'm over the town
I'd be good in a circus
But so would a clown
>From the way that I feel
All my hang-ups are down
In the middle of nowhere
I found me a tree
And the fruit that we live on
Reminds me of me
Though we live in the air
I'm not sure that we're free
And I don't really have much to say
`Cause I'm Living from day to day
Somewhere
And I don't care what the people say
`Cause if everyone know the way we're nowhere.
Two & two make four
They never make five
And as long as we know it
We all can survive
Make sure that the things you do
Keep us alive
And I don't really have much to say
`Cause I've living from day to day
Somewhere
And I don't care what the people say
`Cause if everyone knows the way we're nowhere.
Is the image I'm making
The image I see
When the man in the mirror
Is talking to me
Drums:Johnny Barbata
Bass:Chris Ethridge
Piano:Joe Yankee
Steel Guitar:Jerry Garcia
Vocal & Acoustic Guitar:Graham Nash
Writer: GRAHAM NASH
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Theres Only One
We can heed the call
We can trip and fall
We can read the scrawl on the garden wall
Let the ashes fall
Upon us all or not at all it's in us all
Can we say it's cool
From a heated pool
When we give a jewel to a starving fool
And if we can't be cruel
Then let us take the tool
And change the rule, change the rule
When we've all begun to see the world we're on
Don't you see there's only one
Then we'll all begin to see the skin we're in
It's just the same
There's only one
There's only one
Do we have the grace to begin the race
In another place
Face to face
Do we stand the pace or do we let the case go to
Waste, got to waste, go to waste
Do you like the taste
We can trip and fall
We can read the scrawl on the garden wall
Let the ashes fall
Upon us all or not at all it's in us all
Can we say it's cool
From a heated pool
When we give a jewel to a starving fool
And if we can't be cruel
Then let us take the tool
And change the rule, change the rule
When we've all begun to see the world we're on
Don't you see there's only one
Then we'll all begin to see the skin we're in
It's just the same
There's only one
There's only one
Do we have the grace to begin the race
In another place
Face to face
Do we stand the pace or do we let the case go to
Waste, got to waste, go to waste
Do you like the taste
Writer: NASH
Copyright: Lyrics © Spirit Music Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Copyright: Lyrics © Spirit Music Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Sleep Song
By Graham Nash
When you were asleep
I was kissing your forehead
You gave a frown
So I kissed you again
You started waking
And put your arms round my waist
Just making sure I was there
Then you drifted away
Then you drifted away
And when I awoke
I found out I'd been dreaming
Some of my bed clothes were still on the floor
I looked around
Realized you were leaving me
I saw the back of your dress
As you slipped through the door
As you slipped through the door
And when I return
I will kiss your eyes open
Take off my clothes
And I'll lie by your side
Then I will wait
Till The sandman is done with you
And as you sleepily rise
You'll find I'll be there
You'll find I'll be there
There, there
Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocal & Paper & Comb: Graham Nash
Celli: Dorian Rudnytsky
When you were asleep
I was kissing your forehead
You gave a frown
So I kissed you again
You started waking
And put your arms round my waist
Just making sure I was there
Then you drifted away
Then you drifted away
And when I awoke
I found out I'd been dreaming
Some of my bed clothes were still on the floor
I looked around
Realized you were leaving me
I saw the back of your dress
As you slipped through the door
As you slipped through the door
And when I return
I will kiss your eyes open
Take off my clothes
And I'll lie by your side
Then I will wait
Till The sandman is done with you
And as you sleepily rise
You'll find I'll be there
You'll find I'll be there
There, there
Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocal & Paper & Comb: Graham Nash
Celli: Dorian Rudnytsky
Writer: BRENDAN GRAHAM, ROLF U. LOVLAND
Copyright: Lyrics © SPIRIT MUSIC GROUP, Universal Music Publishing Group
Copyright: Lyrics © SPIRIT MUSIC GROUP, Universal Music Publishing Group
Chicago
by Graham Nash
So your brother's bound and gagged
And they've chained him to a chair
Won't you please come to chicago just to sing
In a land that's known as freedom how can such a thing be fair
won't you please come to chicago for the help that we can bring
We can change the world rearrange the world
It's dying - to get better
Politicians sit yourselves down, there's nothing for you here
won't you please come to chicago for a ride
don't ask jack to help you `cause he'll turn the other ear
won't you please come to chicago or else join the other side
We can change the world rearrange the world
it's dying - if you believe in justice
dying - and if you believe in freedom
dying - let a man live his own life
dying - rules and regulations, who needs them open up the door
Somehow people must be free I hope the day comes soon
won't you please come to chicago show your face
From the bottom of the ocean to the mountains of the moon
won't you please come to chicago no one else can take your place
We can change the world rearrange the world
It's dying - if you believe in justice
dying - and if you believe in freedom
dying - let a man live his own life
dying - rules and regulations, who needs them open up the door
Drums & Tambourine:Johnny Barbata
Bass:Chris Ethridge
Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Organ & Tambourine:Graham Nash
Whiskers:Larry Cox
Lead Vocal:Graham Nash
Background Vocals:Rita Coolidge, Vanetta Fields, Shirley Matthews, Clydie King & Dorothy Morrison
So your brother's bound and gagged
And they've chained him to a chair
Won't you please come to chicago just to sing
In a land that's known as freedom how can such a thing be fair
won't you please come to chicago for the help that we can bring
We can change the world rearrange the world
It's dying - to get better
Politicians sit yourselves down, there's nothing for you here
won't you please come to chicago for a ride
don't ask jack to help you `cause he'll turn the other ear
won't you please come to chicago or else join the other side
We can change the world rearrange the world
it's dying - if you believe in justice
dying - and if you believe in freedom
dying - let a man live his own life
dying - rules and regulations, who needs them open up the door
Somehow people must be free I hope the day comes soon
won't you please come to chicago show your face
From the bottom of the ocean to the mountains of the moon
won't you please come to chicago no one else can take your place
We can change the world rearrange the world
It's dying - if you believe in justice
dying - and if you believe in freedom
dying - let a man live his own life
dying - rules and regulations, who needs them open up the door
Drums & Tambourine:Johnny Barbata
Bass:Chris Ethridge
Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Organ & Tambourine:Graham Nash
Whiskers:Larry Cox
Lead Vocal:Graham Nash
Background Vocals:Rita Coolidge, Vanetta Fields, Shirley Matthews, Clydie King & Dorothy Morrison
Writer: DONALD CLINT GOODMAN, JACK S. CONRAD
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Songtrust Ave
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Songtrust Ave
We Can Change the World
We can change the world
We can change the world
(We can change the world)
We can change the world
(We can change the world)
(Yes, we can)
We can change the world
(We can change the world)
We can change the world
(We can change the world)
We can change the world
We can change the world
We can change
We can change the world
(We can change the world)
We can change the world
(We can change the world)
(Yes, we can)
We can change the world
(We can change the world)
We can change the world
(We can change the world)
We can change the world
We can change the world
We can change
Writer: NASH
Copyright: Lyrics © Spirit Music Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Copyright: Lyrics © Spirit Music Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Songs for Beginners is the debut solo studio album by English singer-songwriter Graham Nash. Released in May 1971, it was one of four high-profile albums (all charting within the top fifteen) released by each member of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young in the wake of their chart-topping Déjà Vu album of 1970, along with After the Gold Rush (Neil Young, September 1970), Stephen Stills (Stephen Stills, November 1970) and If I Could Only Remember My Name (David Crosby, February 1971).
Songs for Beginners peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart, and the single "Chicago" made it to No. 35 on the Billboard Hot 100. It has been certified a gold record by the RIAA.
Performed By:
Graham NashSongs for Beginners peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart, and the single "Chicago" made it to No. 35 on the Billboard Hot 100. It has been certified a gold record by the RIAA.
Genre(s): Folk rock, country rock, rock
Producer(s): Graham Nash
Length: 32:13
Released: May 28th, 1971
Year: 1971