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1.
He’s got what I want, gonna take it from him I don’t mind too much just coz stealing is a sin He don’t deserve it, I’ll make it right He’ll be the one who sleeps alone in bed tonight The deck is stacked, This game ain’t fair I got the better hand so I’m gonna steal his share He won’t like it, I don’t really care I got the better hand so I’m gonna steal his share He’s optimistic about the game we play But I can guarantee it ain’t gonna be his day When the battle’s over, when the dust finally sets I’ll be tasting victory, He’ll only feel regrets The deck is stacked, This game ain’t fair I got the better hand so I’m gonna steal his share He won’t like it, I don’t really care I got the better hand so I’m gonna steal his share The steal has been completed, It went just like I planned I waited till the final draw to play my winning hand To the victor go the spoils, that everyone can see It’ll go down in the history books that the winner here was me because The deck is stacked, This game ain’t fair I got the better hand so I’m gonna steal his share He won’t like it, I don’t really care I got the better hand so I’m gonna steal his share The deck is stacked, This game ain’t fair I got the better hand so I’m gonna steal his share He won’t like it, I don’t really care I got the better hand so I’m gonna steal his share
2.
If battle comes and you foresaw it Close the ranks and crack the whips Whatever people say ignore it Lose the navy save the ships Save the flag above all others Save the Colonel, lose the Corps Save your face and lose your brothers Win the Battle Lose the war When you sell your soul To get yourself off of the rack Don’t you know once it’s been sold No you’ll never get it back And if you face defeat withdraw it Crack the whip and close the ranks Preponderate and then restore it Lose the army, save the tanks Save the flag above all others Save the Colonel, lose the Corps Save your face and lose your brothers Win the Battle Lose the war When you sell your soul To get yourself off of the rack Don’t you know once it’s been sold No you’ll never get it back No you’ll never get it back No you’ll never get it back No you’ll never get it back If battle comes and you foresaw it Close the ranks and crack the whips Whatever people say ignore it Lose the navy save the ships Save the flag above all others Save the Colonel, lose the Corps Save your face and lose your brothers Win the Battle Lose the war Win the battle lose the war Win the battle lose the war Test your might but don’t lose sight of all the things you’re fighting for Win the battle lose the war Win the battle lose the war Test your might but don’t lose sight of all the things you’re fighting for When you sell your soul To get yourself off of the rack Don’t you know once it’s been sold No you’ll never get it back When you sell your soul To get yourself off of the rack Don’t you know once it’s been sold No you’ll never get it back
3.
He’ll ever be the optimist You can try to shoot him down I’ve seen him suffer allsorts But I’ve never seen him frown You can tell him that he’s ignorant You can tell him what you think You can tell him that you hate his ways He doesn’t even blink Chorus Nothing seems to phase him He takes on all the flak It doesn’t even graze him He always bounces back It’s business as usual He takes it in his stride He let’s you punch his iron jaw With a smile a mile wide If things are going badly He can always raise a smile A hand upon the shoulder That guides you for a while And the glass you say is half empty To him well it’s half full He’s always Mr Positive He doesn’t doubt at all Nothing seems to phase him He takes on all the flak It doesn’t even graze him He always bounces back It’s business as usual He takes it in his stride He let’s you punch his iron jaw With a smile a mile wide Ever the Optimist And he’ll be ever the Optimist And he’ll be so happy to exist And he’ll be ever the Optimist Things may be bad today Tomorrow’s looking fine He thinks thinking in the negative is just a waste of time Nothing seems to phase him He takes on all the flak It doesn’t even graze him He always bounces back It’s business as usual He takes it in his stride He let’s you punch his iron jaw With a smile a mile wide And he’ll be ever the Optimist And he’ll be ever the Optimist And he’ll be so happy to exist And he’ll be ever the Optimist
4.
Leader 04:48
I need you like I need a hole in the head You cloud my mind like a disease The longest winter that I’ve ever had It’s brought me down to my knees I’m battered and beaten I’m begging you please Come on now release me I’m begging you please Leader Come on Take me down Leader Come on Save me now I need ya to come on save me now Leader come on Take me down I’m battered and beaten I’m broken I bleed I’m wasting My pulse is racing indeed I worshipped you until I found about your lies And the one thing that you clamoured for you soon learn to despise It’s pointless to appeal They won’t listen to your pleas And punish you for failing to adhere to their decrees Leader Come on Take me down Leader Come on Save me now I need ya to come on save me now Leader come on Take me down They steal away your freedom and leave your hopes in strands And never face the music for the blood that’s on their hands They work you til you’re broken and when you’re past your prime They toss you to the wolves without a thank you for your time Leader Come on Take me down Leader Come on Save me now I need ya to come on save me now Leader come on Take me down
5.
That Girl 03:10
It’s so easy to be addicted, I was quite surprised to find The type of girl that I hadn’t predicted, had forced her way into my mind That Girl She’s not afraid to speak her mind and never take it back She don’t sit on the fence, destroys your confidence with her harsh scathing attack No matter how much I weigh it up I just can’t seem to make my mind up She’s abusive and intrusive She doesn’t care that the way she treats me isn’t fair She’s vindictive, but it’s addictive And it’s worth it for the way that everybody stops to stare That Girl That Girl That Girl That Girl She’s pretty and oh so witty She always has her laughs at my expense Don’t let it bother me, at least I try but see Her vicious words they pierce through my defence No matter how much I weigh it up I just can’t seem to make my mind up She’s abusive and intrusive She doesn’t care that the way she treats me isn’t fair She’s Vindictive, but it’s addictive And it’s worth it for the way that everybody stops to stare That Girl That Girl That Girl That Girl That Girl That Girl That Girl That Girl No matter how much I weigh it up I just can’t seem to make my mind up She’s abusive and intrusive She doesn’t care that the way she treats me isn’t fair She’s vindictive, but it’s addictive And it’s worth it for the way that everybody stops to stare Manipulates me, tells me she hates me She doesn’t care that the way she treats me isn’t fair She wants to kill me, but that’s what thrills me And it’s so worth it for the way that everybody stops to stare
6.
Boilermaker 03:47
Breakout another boilermaker One more, I’ll be ready for the undertaker My head is spinning, feet can’t touch the floor Time piece on the bar room wall is saying it’s half past four Chorus Eyes grow heavy my sight grows dim I hear the call of my lonely bed again Sun creeps through my window and peeps through the curtain Where do I go in life? It all seems so uncertain Eyes grow heavy my sight grows dim I hear the call of my lonely bed again Eyes grow heavy my sight grows dim I hear the call of my lonely bed again
7.
Stay Go 04:01
I don’t want you But I need you by my side I don’t want you But you’re eating me alive I think I’m leaving Must be on my way It’s time to go now Must be on my way All these years now We’ve been tearing us apart Put things together instead of tearing them apart I think I’m leaving Must be on my way It’s time to go now Or maybe I should stay I start breathing Things just start to clear Looking back now Back on all those years It’s time I faced my fears
8.
Another one that passed you by So alone again you lie You don’t talk they don’t read minds And you’re too bind to see the signs All the things you wanna say But lock away inside your head Now’s not the time to shy away They’ll find someone else instead It’s not too hard to hide away They won’t look to hard to find You’re self-confined for another day In the prison of your mind And now you reach out for your friends But no ones there to hear your call It’s far too late to make amends For the man who lost it all Don’t sit in silence anymore Let your life just pass you by Get your foot inside the door While you’ve got the time to try You’re in and no one understands While they’re all out there having fun Take your life in your own hands You must believe you are the one It’s not too hard to hide away They won’t look to hard to find You’re self-confined for another day In the prison of your mind And now you reach out for your friends But no one’s there to hear your call It’s far too late to make amends For the man who lost it all For The man who lost it all The man who watched it all slip away Now he only thinks of yesterday…
9.
I see the city lights that shine I see the stars at night at my place and that’s fine In the city they’re still there I know They don’t show their faces hidden by the orange glow Over the hills and through the fields Sun shines down and lifts my soul at the place that I call home No more worries no more fears Time goes by but days take years At the place that I call home Another day the ‘daily grind’ Worst publication of all time Just working overtime and time again I need a lift me up to heal my soul and fill my cup Over the hills and through the fields Sun shines down and lifts my soul at the place that I call home No more worries no more fears Time goes by but days take years At the place that I call home I know if I get lost and can’t find my own way I’ll head to where the skies are clear and look across the bay at home I see the city lights that shine I see the stars at night at my place and they’re fine Over the hills and through the fields Sun shines down and lifts my soul at the place that I call home No more worries no more fears Time goes by but days take years At the place that I call home At the place that I call home At the place that I call home At the place that I call home…
10.
Float Away 03:32
I would float so high Forgetting about things that I’ve never done I would touch the sky Look back to see just how far that I’ve come How much has changed since my journey begun I can’t wait to see their faces as If float on by Looking down on all the places I know, but from birds eye To escape from this world’s lies the one thing that I’ve found Close your eyes take to the skies leave your baggage on the ground I would float so high Forgetting about things that I’ve never done I would touch the sky Look back to see just how far that I’ve come How much has changed since my journey begun I’m so high can see for miles, can see how far I’ve come High as clouds but I won’t get my wings burned by the sun I know that it won’t be long ‘til I come crashing down But I’ll make my final descent with a smile not a frown I would float so high Forgetting about things that I’ve never done I would touch the sky Look back to see just how far that I’ve come How much has changed since my journey begun

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Debut album from The Dutch Solo Mouses a Dorset based band.

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released February 7, 2014

All songs written & produced by Evans-Jones, Milward & Smith. produced by Bob Shearn at Listen inn studios.

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Three musicians who have been friends for a long, long time and played together with other bands, finally got together and belted out their debut album.

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