Yola

Yola
2001 SACD
(Mosco EMSACD1) Irl Canada USA
(MSMSACD113) UK & Rest Of World

Produced by Eleanor McEvoy and Brian Connor

Lyrics

  1. I’ve got you to see me through
  2. Isn’t it a little late?
  3. Did I Hurt You?
  4. Seasoned Love
  5. The Rain Falls Down
  6. Dreaming of Leaving
  7. Easy in Love
  8. Last seen October 9th
  9. Leaves me Wondering
  10. I hear you breathing in
  11. Something so Wonderful

I’ve Got You (To See Me Through) © ELEANOR MCEVOY


Before I met you I was lost
I’d been let down and double crossed
I played the fool, I played my games
Winning some along the way
But all the same, it was a shame
And I’ve only me to blame
For how I’d lost my way

And so I locked myself inside
I nursed my broken wounded pride
And in my eagerness to hide
I left my heart behind
Oh what a cost, my heart got lost
But now it’s been found
You picked it off the ground

And now you’ve come to soothe me
Bewitch me and amuse me
How did you ever choose me?
And if you will excuse me,
I’d like to return
The same to you
It’s the least I can do

I got you to see me through
Looking out for what I do
Springing sunshine from the skies
Placing rainbows in my eyes
Got you watching out for me
Making sense of what I see
When my world is wearing blue
I got you to see me through

Your tongue is wrapped in solid gold
the greatest story ever told
With words that dance and sing to me
With eyes that shimmer like the sea
A refugee, who grew to be
The apple of my eye
I really don’t know why

I was so taken by your face
That was the first of my mistakes
And though I’d many more to make
I am so glad that I fell down, and came around
To where you were
At the mercy of your charms
I fell into your arms

And it was then it hit me
That love had come to grip me
Of all the skills I’d with me
I’d nothing to equip me
With all I’d to do,
Now you’re here
It all becomes clear

I got you to see me through
Looking out for what I do
Springing sunshine from the skies
Placing rainbows in my eyes
Got you watching out for me
Making sense of what I see
When my world is wearing blue
I got you to see me through

I got you to see me through
Looking out for what I do
Springing sunshine from the skies
Placing rainbows in my eyes
Got you watching out for me
Making sense of what I see
When my world is wearing blue
I got you to see me through

Isn’t It A Little Late? © ELEANOR MCEVOY

Time was kinder to you
than it was to me
I paid dearly
you got off scot free
You always said you’d sleep
after you were dead
I think you should quit
while you’re ahead

Isn’t it a little late to be
Coming back here and cryin’ to me?
Isn’t it a little late to be
Coming here at all?
Isn’t it a little late to be
Coming back here and cryin’ to me?
Isn’t it a little late to be
Coming here at all?

There’s no applause, no curtain calls
no spotlight no acclaim
There are no prizes due to you
for all your little games
And if someday you’ll go change your ways
and then come passing through
Don’t expect me to be one
who’ll be believing you

Isn’t it a little late to be
Coming back here and cryin’ to me?
Isn’t it a little late to be
Coming here at all?
Isn’t it a little late to be
Coming back here and cryin’ to me?
Isn’t it a little late to be
Coming here at all

Did I Hurt You? © ELEANOR MCEVOY

All my arguments sound pretty weak
So I’ll be quick and concede defeat
All the evidence lies on your side
So I’ll come clean and say that I lied
I guess it’s OK if I’m hated and damned
But don’t go away thinking I had it planned
It wasn’t part of my scheme to be hateful to you

Did I hurt you?
What can I say?
I am guilty
Of walking away
And the signals that I sent you
I never meant to
Did I hurt you?
Forgive me please
I am guilty
I let you believe
That I loved you
And I tried to
Still you were lied to

Believe me please when I say
Sometimes our hearts can lead us astray
Believe me I never knew
How much of a hold I had over you
And try if you can to let reason be heard
Don’t let your anger be blind to my words
Don’t cut me off if I try and explain it to you.

Did I hurt you?
What can I say?
I am guilty
Of walking away
And the signals that I sent you
I never meant to
Did I hurt you?
Forgive me please
I am guilty
I let you believe
That I loved you
And I tried to
Still you were lied to

Seasoned Love © ELEANOR MCEVOY

I felt anticipation early in the spring
I looked forward to the riches it would bring
I smiled the day it led my heart to you
It seemed like the world was smiling too

We laughed and drank and sang in summertime
I felt your body always close to mine
Our love was so exciting and so new
It seemed like the world was lauging too

Things got colder when the autumn came along
But we straightened out the things that had gone wrong
As the leaves displayed their ever changing hue
It seemed like the world was changing too

The winter brought the rain and then the snow
And I cried out loud the day I saw you go
I didn’t really know quite what to do
It seemed like the world was crying too

I felt happiness inside when you were near
I’d feel a surge of tenderness when you’d appear
I feel so messed up now that I’m not with you
It seems like the world is messed up too

The Rain Falls Down © ELEANOR MCEVOY

The rain falls, the rain falls down
The rain falls, the rain falls down
The rain falls, the rain falls down
The rain falls, the rain falls down on me

Well I gotta get up
but I can’t get my head out of bed ’cause I went to bed late
So I drag myself out
and I wonder about how I let myself get in this state
And my coffee’s run out
and the milk has gone off and the last piece of bread has gone stale
And I hear myself curse,
when the heating won’t work ’cause I didn’t pay the bill right away

The cold air is chilling me
and my head is killing me and I’ve only got myself to blame
I swear that in future I’ll be more together
I see my computer, so I go to check my mail
It takes me a while,
but eventually I get on line, and when I finally do
I open up my messages
the second one’s from you……. then

The rain falls, the rain falls down
The rain falls, the rain falls down
The rain falls, the rain falls down
The rain falls, the rain falls down on me

So you’re breaking it off
and you didn’t think it could be said to me straight to my face
And those rumours were true,
you’ve got somebody new, you’ve been taking her out in my place
And now you want rid of me
you’ve gotta be kidding me, don’t you think I want rid of you?
And No you cannot be my friend
My friends they come through……….when

The rain falls, the rain falls down
The rain falls, the rain falls down
The rain falls, the rain falls down
The rain falls, the rain falls down on me

Well I click on your mail
and I drag it away to the trash and I gather my strength
I delete your address
all along with the rest of the messages you ever sent
‘Cause I will find someone new
someone who’ll love me too, cherish me to have and to hold
And you will be the one we’ll see
Out there in the cold………when

The rain falls, the rain falls down
The rain falls, the rain falls down
The rain falls, the rain falls down
The rain falls, the rain falls down ………. (ad lib) ……….on me

Dreaming Of Leaving © Lloyd Cole / Eleanor McEvoy

In her imagination
She’s driving through the sunshine
To Malibu
No children in the backseat
No husband at the wheel
No telling where she’s going
Just followin’ the highway
To where it leads

Dreamin’ of leaving
That’s all it is
Dreamin’ of something
More than this
Dreamin’ of leaving
That’s all it is
Dreamin’ of something
More than this

She looks out of her window
Water from the dishes
Running down the drain
Clouds on the horizon
Reflections of the pane
Serve only to remind her
Of how it is and how it might have been

Dreamin’ of leaving
That’s all it is
Dreamin’ of something
More than this
Dreamin’ of leaving
That’s all it is
Dreamin’ of something
More than this

She’s standin’ on the corner
The suitcase in her hand
Filled with promises
It’s not about unfaithful
It’s not about unkind
It’s just some words they’re missing
Some other words they left somewhere behind

Dreamin’ of leaving
That’s all it is
Dreamin’ of something
More than this
Dreamin’ of leaving
That’s all it is
Dreamin’ of something
More than this

Easy In Love © Eleanor McEvoy/Brad Parker

Walk down the road eyes on my feet
Out of the window came an easy beat
A love song hit me like a bolt out of the blue
Made me realise for the first time ever
We’ve never been apart, every second we’re together
It dawned on me, hey babe, has it dawned on you?

Like Bogey and Bacall
Scarlett and Rhett
A little like Romeo and Juliet
And some other couple we ain’t heard of yet
We’re crazy and madly and deeply and truly and wildly and easy in love
Like me and you
Me and you

Ordering in, tuning out
Always having so much we can talk about
Lying ’round in pajamas in the middle of the afternoon
Knowing what you’re thinking just before you think
Saying it all with a nod and a wink
Turning out the light and switching off the evening news

Like Bogey and Bacall
Scarlett and Rhett
A little like Romeo and Juliet
And some other couple we ain’t heard of yet
We’re crazy and madly and deeply and truly and wildly and easy in love
Like me and you
Me and you

Hold my hand and look into my eyes
Babe you’re all I’ve needed
Now I got you by my side

Like Bogey and Bacall
Scarlett and Rhett
A little like Romeo and Juliet
And some other couple we ain’t heard of yet
We’re crazy and madly and deeply and truly and wildly and easy in love
Like Bogey and Bacall
Scarlett and Rhett
A little like Romeo and Juliet
And some other couple we ain’t heard of yet
We’re crazy and madly and deeply and truly and wildly and easy in love
Crazy and madly and deeply and truly and wildly and easy in love
Like me and you
Like me and you
Like me and you
Like me and you

Last Seen October 9th © Eleanor McEvoy

Brown hair and blue-grey eyes
Slim build and average height
Blue jeans and navy coat
Last seen October 9th

Her photograph is blurred
She was smiling then
Her family must ache
To see that smile again

All of those who miss her, since October 9th
All their prayers go with her, (they) pray that she’s all right
No one’s heard a whisper, since October 9th
Since October 9th

Nothing on the news
Hopes are fading fast
She’s not the first to go
She won’t be the last

All of those who miss her, since October 9th
All their prayers go with her, (they) pray that she’s all right
No one’s heard a whisper, since October 9th
Since October 9th

Brown hair and blue grey eyes
Slim build and average height
Blue jeans and navy coat
Last seen October 9th

Last seen October 9th

Leaves Me Wondering © Eleanor McEvoy

I sit and stare at you and wonder, how I’d feel if you weren’t here
I think you’re scared of going under, so much more than you appear
It’s not that I would be more capable than you would
I’d go on, that I know
I just wonder how my life would be without you,
So do you I suppose,
So do you I suppose,

It leaves me wondering if you love me,
It leaves me wondering if I care
It leaves me wondering if you love me,
and it leaves me wondering if I care

Common decency requires me not to act on how I feel,
Common sense conspires to warn me to behave in spite of me,
So I impose on you the thoughts that lie within me
Be they mine
Be they yours
Trying to guess what you are thinking when you’re silent
But I can’t be sure,
No I can’t be sure

It leaves me wondering if you love me,
It leaves me wondering if I care
It leaves me wondering if you love me,
and it leaves me wondering if I care

Do I care?
Are we so beyond repair?
Or is everything okay?
When I leave it up to you
You don’t tell me either way

It leaves me wondering if you love me,
It leaves me wondering if I care
It leaves me wondering if you love me,
and it leaves me wondering if I care

It leaves me wondering if you love me,
It leaves me wondering if I care
It leaves me wondering if you love me,
and it leaves me wondering if I care

I Hear You Breathing In © Eleanor McEvoy

When I wake from dreaming
In the middle of the night
You’re asleep and yet you say
In your own sweet silent way
That everything’s alright
And your hair is lying
‘Cross the pillow by my head
You’re unconscious to the night
You can’t talk but that’s alright
Let your breathing speak instead

I hear you breathing in
You breathe out on my skin
That’s when I begin
To know you’re near me
I don’t turn on the light
I don’t need to use my eyes
The heartbeat by my side
Tells me you’re here with me

My senses can deceive me
When I’m sleepy and confused
from my heavy eyes I see
Only darkness around me
My dreams long since excused
Then my thoughts go racing
Through the cloisters of my brain
In those midnight hours I find
That you hypnotise my mind
With your soothing pulse again

I hear you breathing in
You breathe out on my skin
That’s when I begin
To know you’re near me
I don’t turn on the light
I don’t need to use my eyes
The heartbeat by my side
Tells me you’re here with me

Something So Wonderful © Eleanor McEvoy / Henry Priestman

How did you come to be strong?
Why don’t you falter?
How come you keep holding on
When nobody sees
What you’ve achieved
And all that you own
Is all you believe… I see

Something so wonderful
Somehow so sure
My eyes are blinded by
Something so pure
Something so wonderful
Somehow so sure
My eyes are blinded by
Something so pure

Wounded by weapons of man
Blinded by science
Touched by the chemical gun
The suffering they felt
Was it all you could stand?
That torch that you held
Is it still in your hand?… I see

Something so wonderful
Somehow so sure
My eyes are blinded by
Something so pure
Something so wonderful
Somehow so sure
My eyes are blinded by
Something so pure

And your light will show the way
Out of the darkness and the gloom
And your hand will guide me
To you
And your strength will give to me
The promise of a brighter day
And your love will surely
Take me away
Take me away
Take me away

When nobody sees
What you’ve achieved
When all that you own
Is all you believe
And the suffering they felt
Was it all you could stand?
And that torch that you held
Is it still in your hand?
‘Cause it’s …

Something so wonderful
Somehow so sure
My eyes are blinded by
Something so pure
Something so wonderful
Somehow so sure
My eyes are blinded by
Something so pure