Genius Lyrics
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UB40 – Kingston Town
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This song was written in 1970 by Lord Creator and was recorded by UB40 19 years later.
It is the second single from ‘Labour of Love II’ and it peaked at #4 on the UK singles chart
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UB40 – Bring Me Your Cup
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[Verse 1] / Did I ever say, how I feel about you / A thing I never found that easy to do / The things that you do, don't need to be heard / You know your actions, baby, speak
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UB40 – Watchdogs
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(Verse1) / You try to close your ears / And you try to close your eyes / But the blasphemies keep coming / And tempting you with lies / Chorus: / Give thanks for your protection
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UB40 – Higher Ground
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The 2nd Single from UB40s 1993 album, Promises and Lies. It would go on to peak at #45 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
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UB40 – Homely Girl
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It must have broke your poor little heart / When the boys used to say / You looked better in the dark / But now they'd give all they learnt in school / To be somewhere in the dark
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UB40 – Red, Red Wine
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“Red Red Wine” is sung from the perspective of somebody who can only rid himself of heart-break and misery by drowning himself in red wine.
The song was originally written and
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UB40 – Johnny Too Bad
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[Verse 1] / Walking down the road with a pistol in your waist / Johnny, you're too bad / Woah oh! / Walking down the road with a ratchet in your waist / Johhny, you're too bad
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UB40 – Groovin’
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I get my kicks from watching people / Running too and fro / And if you ask them where they're going / Half of the don't know / They're the ones who think I'm crazy / But they don't
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UB40 – Don't Break My Heart
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You shoot me down in flames / You put me down a lot / But I'm giving you my heart / Go on take it / Please be careful not to break it / Just remember it's the only one I've got
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UB40 – The Way You Do the Things You Do
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This is UB40’s cover of the 1964 hit song by the Temptations. The reggae arrangement originated with Eric Donaldson.
This was the sixth single released from their 1989 album
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UB40 (Ft. Chrissie Hynde) – I Got You Babe
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[Verse 1] / They say we're young and we don't know / Won't find out until we grow / Well I don't know if baby that's true / Cause you've got me baby, I've got you / [Chorus] / Babe
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UB40 – (I Can’t Help) Falling in Love with You
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In 1993, British reggae band UB40 recorded the song as the first single from their 1993 album Promises and Lies. The song was released in May 1993, in the majority of countries
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UB40 – Maybe Tomorrow
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I don't know how many stars there are / Up in the heavenly skies / I only know my heaven is here on earth / Please darling look into my eyes / You're all I need to get by / No one
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UB40 (Ft. Lee "Scratch" Perry) – Here I Am (Come and Take Me)
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“Here I Am (Come and Take Me)” is the second single by UB40 from their ninth studio album Labour of Love II. It is actually a cover version of Al Green’s song of the same name.
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UB40 – She Caught the Train
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Another night of loneliness, my love is gone / She made a fuss, and she was wrong, yet she is gone / I asked her friends if they'd seen her / They said she'd take the train / I ran
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UB40 – Tyler
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This track was used as the opener for UB40’s debut album, Signing Off, which was released in 1980.
The title is a reference to Gary Tyler, an African-American man who was a
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UB40 – Every Breath You Take
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Every breath you take / And every move you make / Every bond you break / Every step you take / I'll be watching you / Every single day / Every word you say / Every game you play
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UB40 – Impossible Love
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When we were together / Those were the happiest time in all my life / Now we're separated / I don't know what I will do / 'Cause I can't love another / No matter how I try / 'Cause
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UB40 – Please Don't Make Me Cry
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Track 3 on the album ‘Labour of Love’, this song was originally recorded in 1970 by Winston Groovy.
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UB40 – Food for Thought
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“Food for Thought” was an attempt to publicise and condemn the famine in north Africa, comparing it with the Western over-indulgent celebration of Christmas, nearly five years
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UB40 – Reggae Music
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I said we friendship come first, the band did come second / And that's why I decided to put it in a song / So listen crowd of people and throw up unnu hands / If you love dem their
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UB40 – One in Ten
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I am a one in ten, a number on a list / I am a one in ten, even though i don't exist / Nobody knows me, but im always there / A statistic, a reminder of a world that doesn't care
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UB40 – Wedding Day
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Where were you on our wedding day / I got the bad news that you went away / Where were you little girl I say / Where were you on our wedding day / Give me back my ring / I ain't
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UB40 – Dream a Lie
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Why do I have to dream of you when I dont wanna dream a lie / Why do I have to dream of you when I dont wanna dream a lie / Never was a better time for trying to set the words to
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UB40 (Ft. United Colours of Sound) – Swing Low
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Swing low, sweet chariot / Coming for to carry me home / Swing low, sweet chariot / Coming for to carry he home / Swing low, sweet chariot / Coming for to carry me home / Swing low
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UB40 – Dance with the Devil
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Some people search for the holy grail / Run round in circles and chase their own tails / But you can't really blame them for clutching at straws / For weeding some truth in our
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UB40 – I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
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Close your eyes - close the door / You don't have to worry any more / I'll be your baby tonight / Shut the light - shut the shade / You don't have to be afraid / I'll be your baby
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UB40 – Riddle Me
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Riddle me who, riddle me why, answer me this: / Who owns the chains that bind your wrists? / Riddle me who, riddle me why, answer again: / Riddle me who built the machine that
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UB40 – Good Situation
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That girl I'm gonna make her mine / If it takes all night / That girl I'm gonna make her mine / If it takes all night / Good evening sweet darling / May I ask your name / You seem
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UB40 – Cover Up
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Cover up with loving protection / Guard your love in every direction / Don't give up for fear of rejection / Stand your ground and voice an objection / Run away my sister and
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UB40 – Madame Medusa
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From the land of shadows / Comes a dreadful sight / Lady with the marble smile / Spirit of the night / See the scourge of innocence / Swinging in her hand / Hear the silent
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UB40 (Ft. Sister V) – V's Version
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Dis a de start and not the finish na go deal it with ace / I like to ride up in the riddim wid de treble and the bass / Not a courtroom could a hold me cause they wouldn't have a
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UB40 – Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
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In the twilight glow I see her / Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain / As we kissed good-bye and parted / In the twilight glow I see her / Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain / As we kissed good
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UB40 (Ft. Gilly G) – Moonlight Lover
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You're my moonlight / Moonlight lover / And when you walk along / With me / Woh woh people say / That our love isn't true / But to prove that it's true / I would die for you / And
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UB40 – Keep On Moving
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Lord, I gotta keep on moving / Lord, I gotta get on down / Lord, I gotta keep on moving / Where I can't be found / Law, they coming after me / I've been accused of a killing / Lord
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UB40 – Present Arms
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[Verse 1] / You got no job you got no pay / Join the military, sign today / They'll take you off to fight on foreign shores / [Verse 2] / You'll be your mother's pride and joy
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UB40 – The Pillow
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A smile for every passing car / And when they stop with door ajar / She shrugs and whispers que sera / And turns her thoughts to the pillow / Her face is etched with memories / She
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UB40 – You Could Meet Somebody
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(chorus) / You could meet somebody, you never know / From brief encounters habits grow / Into giant oaks that hide the sun / Life in the shadows ain't no fun / It's easy getting up
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