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El Tapado

by Alan Tyler

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1.
Shattered 02:48
Shattered Close your eyes and take yourself away It doesn't matter Mattered But you can play and fight another day Better Leave it at the door and lay it down You're no regretter If she’s gone, we’ll write that letter Summer When the summer's gone another comes It's kind of easy Never Let the winter weather get you down Ever Wonder where they go or why they come? There is no answer Be a soldier, be a dancer Give yourself a break now Not a breakdown I can see you're shattered Shattered You can always stay Stay a long time Have yourself some peace time Shattered, Shattered, Shattered Close your eyes and take yourself away There is no answer Be a soldier, be a dancer Be a soldier, be a dancer And I know, and I believe If we live, we can achieve Never go, don't ever leave Shattered Shattered
2.
Hey! You’ve got a problem What’s your problem? Well I don’t know. It’s raining What d’ya mean it’s raining? It’s always raining What ya talking about? If you’re looking for an answer Swing that question and rock a little faster You say life has got no reason I say it’s better than being in prison Say lucky smile Lucky lonesome smile Lonesome smile Lucky lonesome smile Well I woke up this morning When I woke this morning I felt real good. And oh, your suggestion Is a good suggestion Let’s do it now I can’t touch a soul but I can feel an emotion With people like me love is the strangest notion If you’re looking for an answer Swing that question and rock a little faster Say lucky… You’ve got your plan And you’ve got your dreams A fistful of dollars For hair-brained schemes On invisible waves your ship’s set sail Just when I thought I was on your trail This thing calls for an explanation Maybe I figure it’s your creation You’ve got nobody now Where’d you get that smile, Lucky lonesome? Where did you get that Where did you get that Where did you get that smile? Say Lucky Smile.
3.
Where are the seasons? Where are the answers? What are the reasons? What is my name? I can’t deliver I can’t forgive her I felt the shiver I felt the rain Fair was the summer Fall into winter There was a river Clear was the stream I can’t get over I can’t go under I heard the thunder Now I don’t dream Did I tell you that I don’t dream? Do we still have a tale to tell? Is there anything left to sell? Is there anything left to dream? We got a phoney We get baloney Boney Maroney Was more my scene I’d like to see you I’d like to free you But I can’t be you Now I don’t dream Did I tell you that I don’t dream? Do we still have a tale to tell? Is there anything left to sell? Is there anything left to dream? Did I tell you that I don’t dream? Do we still have a tale to tell? Is there anything left to sell? Is there anything left to dream? Did I tell you that I don’t Dream?
4.
Dad paid for the train Next stop is Dunblane Roll up on a rainy day They had hopes for you What you wanted to do Then you went to Monterrey London came and went No more help with the rent Find another place to go As the towns fly by In the blink of an eye Going back to Mexico Going back to Mexico, my friend Going back to Mexico Thinking of a place, a place you know Going back to Mexico It’s not far at all Up and over the wall Adiós a los bastardos Navega sobre el mar Donde querías estar Saborealo mi amigo Wake up from your dream Time is 07:16 You’ll go where you’ve got to go Everything is fine Won’t be a long time You’ll be back in Mexico Going back to Mexico, my friend Going back to Mexico Thinking of a place, a place you know Going back to Mexico Going back to Mexico Going back to Mexico
5.
I Will 03:14
Follow the lines Follow that star We won’t get far But I will Moon into sun Sun into sky Time doesn’t fly But I will Left with no long goodbye You’ll never wonder why Trouble or care or cry But I will All that we had All we could be Won’t set us free But I will I'm flying away On judgement day No time to pray But I will What are the seeds we sow? Where does this river flow? Down the old road I go. Go. Left with no long goodbye You’ll never wonder why Trouble or care or cry But I will But I will
6.
Nice to see you Good to be here Been a long time Been a long year Hesitating Meditating Waiting waiting Waiting waiting How's the son and How's the daughter? Are they doing What they oughta? What do they do? How can this be? Did you miss me? Will you *ss me? I followed my heart But my heart was always wrong My heart was always wrong My heart was always wrong I wanted your arms In those arms where I belong Those arms where I belong Those arms were never wrong Still the same old Crazy crazy You be lovely I be lazy Come on over Do the talking While I listen Like I'm stalking Nothing changes Re-arranges Are we strangers In this strangeness? What shall we do? Why am I here? Just to see you? Just one last beer? Yes I remember To the last detail My epic fail When I set sail I followed my heart But my heart was always wrong My heart was always wrong I followed my heart But my heart was always wrong My heart was always wrong My heart was always wrong I wanted your arms In these arms where I belong These arms where I belong Your arms are never wrong
7.
There 03:17
Talking alone Words turn to dust Colours may fade Images last Like watching your face While you're wearing a mask Too bad It's always the same With the people you meet Miss it the first time Miss the repeat Still the sound of a voice And the shuffle of feet Lead me It starts with a whisper That ends in a shout I just wanna know What the hell it's about And if There is any way out I love you but I can't explain I'd put out the fire But I can't find the flame There's nothing There That I can name You hide and you hope That someone will seek You're under the staircase For more than a week You feel like a clown Or a carnival freak The word’s only all that it seems Adored or ignored Are just things you can be I know it's a choice But I think I can see The truth is that we'll Never ever be free So free You turn round a corner Your feet in the sand Like Robinson Crusoe In his alien land Who thought It had all been planned You stumble round You search for clues You try to win But still you lose The loss Is what You use.
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You found me lying by the way A wingless bird, a voiceless song But now we’re learning to get along With something to believe You never try to prove me wrong You take me weak you make me strong Now we’re learning to get along So love the little that you can I’ll do my level best To be your level man A friend’s a friend A fact’s a fact But what I want is not exact It’s not a promise and it’s not an act It’s something to believe Something to believe Something to believe Something to believe A friend’s a friend A fact’s a fact But what I want is not exact It’s not a promise and it’s not an act It’s something to believe Something to believe Something to believe Something to believe
9.
Jason 03:43
Out on his own When Jason comes home I’m dead at the end Of a working day He’s singing along And getting it wrong It could be OK Could be hell to pay We’re back in the red It’s doing my head Forgot what I said About a better way Am I left behind? Us innocent kind Are gonna get blind Gonna have our day I’m lying in till One again Now that Saturday’s come And we might still Have fun again Now that Saturday’s come We could be on an aeroplane A-heading for the sun I wish we had the mun Say how would it be If just you and me Took a few days In the out of town? Maybe the sea? An airbnb? I know it ain’t free But we’re getting down There’s too much to do So much to get through I’d like to have you But I can’t assume I’m battling the grime With so little time I’m hitting the wine In the other room I’m lying in till One again Now that Saturday’s come You’d think we might Have fun again Now that Saturday’s come But Jason’s got a game today He’s going with a chum He’s asked me if I’d like To come. Jason Oh Jason Jason It’s OK
10.
It’s good to be one of the boys Good to be one of the boys You’ll always be one of the boys Always be one of the boys You know how to say what is said You give up your gold for the lead Oh when will my bundle of joys Ever be one of the boys It’s hard to be one of the gang Hard to be one of the gang Remember the songs that we sang And hang in the places we hang The lion must lie with the lamb I am what I am what I am Oh when will my bundle of joys Ever be one of the boys To be one of the boys To be one of the boys To be one of the boys To be one of the boys Ohh, Ohh!
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The new album from Alan Tyler, lead singer of The Rockingbirds.

Post truth melancholia with electro hooks and country harmonies.

CD released on Hanky Panky Records on 5 January 2018 with additional track, a cover of Hank Devito's Hangin' Up My Heart.

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released December 25, 2017

Alan Tyler - vocals, acoustic guitar, OP-1 synthesiser and programming
Patrick Ralla - lead acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Angie Gannon - vocals
Sean Read - backing vocals, brass, percussion, recording and production

Songs written by Alan Tyler, except Something To Believe, written by Alan Tyler & Sean Read.

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Alan Tyler London, UK

Alan Tyler is the lead singer of English country rockers The Rockingbirds. He has also released albums withThe Lost Sons Of Littlefield, The Alan Tyler Show, and as a solo artist.

El Tapado is his new solo album, released on Hanky Panky Records in January 2018.
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