Only Heaven Knows
Kevin Ayers – vocals and guitar
Gary Olson (Ladybug Transistor) - trumpet
San Fadyl (Ladybug Transistor) - drums
Kellie Sutherland (Architecture in Helsinki) - brass
Tara Shackell (Architecture in Helsinki) - brass
Isobel Knowles (Architecture in Helsinki) - brass
Gus Franklin (Architecture in Helsinki) - brass
Joe McGinty (baby steps) – keyboards
Candie Payne - backing vocals
Daisy Martey (Noonday Underground) – backing vocals
Heather McIntosh (The Instruments) – bass
Cold Shoulder

I don't understand anymore
as I grow older
nothing seems to be
clearer than before.
old shoulders
become cold shoulders
nothing left to dream on.
we're all kept in fear
we're afraid to take
too many chances
we must keep in step
but there are just too many
different dances.
and those old shoulders
become cold shoulders
nothing you can lean on.

There's a fire burning bright
At our house tonight
Slow music playing
And soft candlelight
On her lips I keep tasting
The warm red wine
I'm there in her arms
But it's all in my mind

The snow is piled high on the highway tonight
I'm a ship lost at sea on this ocean of white
Eighteen wheels anchored somewhere out of Dover
I wish I could hold her
Instead of huggin' this old cold shoulder

This old highway
Is like a woman sometimes
She can be your best friend
But she's the real jealous kind
She's the lady that leads me
To the life I dream of
She's the mistress that keeps me
From the ones that I love
The snow is piled high on the highway tonight
I'm a ship lost at sea on this ocean of white
Eighteen wheels anchored somewhere out of Dover
I wish I could hold her
Instead of huggin' this old cold shoulder
God, I wish I could hold her
Instead of huggin' this old cold shoulder

You say it's all in my head
And the things I think just don't make sense
So where you been then? Don't go all coy
Don't turn it ?round on me like it's my fault
See I can see that look in your eyes
The one that shoots me each and every time

You grace me with your cold shoulder
Whenever you look at me I wish I was her
You shower me with words made of knives
Whenever you look at me I wish I was her

These days when I see you
You make it look like I'm see-through
Do tell me why you waste our time
When your heart ain't admitting you're not satisfied
You know I know just how you feel
I'm starting to find myself feeling that way too

When you grace me with your cold shoulder
Whenever you look at me I wish I was her
You shower me with words made of knives
Whenever you look at me I wish I was her

Time and time again I play the role of fool
(Just for you)
Even in the daylight when you came in
(I don't see you)
Try to look for things I hear but our eyes never find
Though I do know how you play

You grace me with your cold shoulder
Whenever you look at me I wish I was her
You shower me with words made of knives
Whenever you look at me I wish I was her

You grace me with your cold shoulder
Whenever you look at me I wish I was her
You shower me with words made of knives
Whenever you look at me I wish I was her

i just got off a train
and i didn't sleep
i haven't been in this town in weeks
and the only things keeping me alive
are your picture in my pocket
and a dollar fourty five
and i'm walking to your house
hoping to hell that you're home
and as i approach your house on the beach
and your front gate is in my reach
try to think of one single good reason
why you'd want to take me back
in this winter season
you know what
can't think of a one

yeah the forcast is for a cold shoulder
it's been two months since i left you in boulder
it was the stupidest thing i've ever done
and now i'm coming back to you
unshaved and unslept and sorry

Well it's plain to see you're giving me a cold shoulder
You put a chill on every thrill with a cold shoulder
All the time I wait around to get a little squeeze
But nothing ever happens cause you just stand there and freeze
It ain't polite to waste moonlight with cold shoulder
It isn't smart to give my heart a cold shoulder
I need your love to warm me through and through
But I always get a cold shoulder from you

All the time I wait around to get a little squeeze
But nothing ever happens cause you just stand there and freeze
It ain't polite to waste moonlight with cold shoulder
It isn't smart to give my heart a cold shoulder
I need your love to warm me through and through
But I always get a cold shoulder from you

There's a fire burning bright
At our house tonight
Slow music playing
And soft candlelight
On her lips I keep tasting
The warm red wine
I'm there in her arms
But it's all in my mind

The snow is piled high on the highway tonight
I'm a ship lost at sea on this ocean of white
Eighteen wheels anchored somewhere out of Dover
I wish I could hold her
Instead of huggin' this old cold shoulder

This old highway
Is like a woman sometimes
She can be your best friend
But she's the real jealous kind
She's the lady that leads me
To the life I dream of
She's the mistress that keeps me
From the ones that I love
The snow is piled high on the highway tonight
I'm a ship lost at sea on this ocean of white
Eighteen wheels anchored somewhere out of Dover
I wish I could hold her
Instead of huggin' this old cold shoulder
God, I wish I could hold her
Instead of huggin' this old cold shoulder