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Stephen Cummings: Firecracker
  1. The Popular One
  2. Go Right Ahead and Break My Heart
  3. Nothing's Too Much
  4. Love's Coming
  5. Baby What's Come Over You
  6. I Want You To Want Me
  7. How Much Longer
  8. One Kiss
  9. Sweet Saturday
  10. Gone Baby Gone
  11. Music In The Air
  12. Why Doesn't She Want Me
  13. Flying Blind
  14. The Keys To Her Heart
The Popular One

Stephen Cummings

I'm sitting here feeling sorry for myself
Treading water in the maelstrom of life
Baby won't you consider my plea
I just want to know if there's a chance for me

She's the popular one
She's the popular one
She's the popular one
She's the popular one

She's so pretty, with a face like a flower
Been watching her for an hour
Sends a shiver up and down my spine
When her bee-stung lips met mine

She's the popular one
She's the popular one
She's the popular one
She's the popular one

I took that little lover by the hand
And I tried to make her understand
Honey, your love it thrills me
Honey, your love it kills me

She's the popular one
She's the popular one
She's the popular one
She's the popular one
She's the popular one
She's the popular one
She's the popular one
She's the popular one

She appears quiet as a mouse
But she really tears up the house
Baby, baby, can't you tell I'm upset
Honey you put me in a cold sweat

She's the popular one...
Go Right Ahead And Break My Heart

Stephen Cummings

Baby baby I can't understand
Why you treat me like a bad man
Got a lot of growing up to do
But I'm still the one for you
And my heart's on fire
And it burns with desire
Yes you're so right for me
But say it like you mean it baby

Go right ahead and break my heart
Go right ahead and break my heart

The sands keep on shifting
Yeah and our love is drifting
I cried last night and the night before
Woke up this morning, won't cry no more
Without you I miss my mark
Without you I'm lost in the dark
We just can't get along lately
Baby treat me kindly

Go right ahead and break my heart
Go right ahead and break my heart
Go right ahead and break my heart
Go right ahead and break my heart

Go ahead and break my heart
Go ahead and break my heart
Go ahead and break my heart
Go ahead and break my heart
Nothing's Too Much

Stephen Cummings

The milky way and it's trail of lights
Rising in the sky
My baby's hand tightened around mine
And I broke down and cried
Nothing's too much
Nothing's too much
Nothing's too much to keep my baby satisfied

A breeze came off the ocean
Swept under my door
Whispered in my ear
You don't love me no more
Nothing's too much
Nothing's too much
Nothing's too much to keep my baby satisfied

Anger ???? in the room
Like exhaust fumes from a car
I screamed baby I could change
Your love's like a flaming star
Nothing's too much
Nothing's too much
Nothing's too much to keep my baby satisfied

Silence, screamed my baby
Your talk it wearies me
Obviously I adore you
But somehow you fail to see
Nothing's too much
Nothing's too much
Nothing's too much to keep my baby satisfied

Nothing's too much
Nothing's too much
Nothing's too much to keep my baby satisfied
Nothing's too much to keep my baby satisfied
Nothing's too much
Nothing's too much
Nothing's too much
Nothing's too much
Nothing's too much
Love's Coming

Stephen Cummings - lyrics adapted from a poem by Shaw Neilson

Quietly as lovers
Creep at the middle moon
Softly as players tremble
In the tears of a tune
Love's coming
Talk to the thin air
Love's coming
I knew not it was there

Love's coming
Love's coming
Love's coming
I knew not it was there

Quietly as lilies
Their faint vows declare
Came the shy pilgrim
I knew not it was there
Love's coming
Talk to the thin air
Love's coming
I knew not it was there

Love's coming
Love's coming
Love's coming
I knew not it was there

Quietly as tears fall
On a wild sin
Softly as grief's call
In a violin
Love's coming
Talk to the thin air
Love's coming
I knew not it was there

Love's coming
Love's coming
Love's coming
I knew not it was there

Without hail or tempest
Blue sword or flame
Love came so lightly
I knew not that it came
Love's coming
Talk to the thin air
Love's coming
I knew not it was there

Love's coming
Love's coming
Love's coming
I knew not it was there
Love's coming
I knew not it was there
Love's coming
I knew not it was there
Baby What's Come Over You

Stephen Cummings

I'm sorry for you because you've never cried
All your love, it's buried inside
I'd like to see the world through your eyes
Sick of crying over all your lies

Baby baby what's come over you
Baby baby what's come over you
Nothing's the same once your heart's broke in two
Baby baby what's come over you

You like to see me looking like a fool
You run around and you treat me cruel
You never ever be true
You know I'm thinking of you

Baby baby what's come over you
Baby baby what's come over you
Like a bad omen where every word is true
Baby baby what's come over you

Fan the flames of love and you're gone
You're always coming on much too strong
Always messing with my mind
Always hitting me from behind

Baby baby what's come over you
Baby baby what's come over you
Like a bad omen where every word is true
Baby baby what's come over you

I'll be Jill - you can be Jack
You run around, I won't have you back
With you there's always something going wrong
Now every ray of hope is gone

Baby baby what's come over you
Baby baby what's come over you
Like a bad omen where every word is true
Baby baby what's come over you

You're like a bad omen baby...

You're always messing with my mind...

Fan the flames of love and you're gone sugar...
I Want You To Want Me

Stephen Cummings

Graham Lee (WMinc) explains how the studio recording was discarded in favour of a tweaked version of the original demo:

   There was no real clash on this as I recall - we'd been listening to demos a lot as Stephen tried to narrow down song choices and we both loved the track I Want You To Want Me for its slow burning soul feel. When the much more uptempo version came along we told Stephen we preferred the original feel. The song was nearly ditched entirely as Stephen came to agree with us on the tempo being too fast. I pestered Stephen to try to do something with the original as it wasn't feasible at that point to re-record the entire song. He was pleasantly surprised to find that the demo he'd thrown together stood up well under closer scrutiny. I'd be surprised if too many people thought the demo wasn't better than the uptempo version. That song is one a lot of reviewers etc have singled out as a standout track. While on the subject, it's a regular occurrence for people at the record company end to become unrealistically attached to demos of songs and to reject a better, properly recorded version unfairly - not that I think that's what happened in this case.
   Bands often find themselves, when it's time for "real" recording to begin, desperately trying to recreate the feel they had on their 4 track demo. These days demos are often of a high enough quality to be used on CDs.

There are moments every day when I look at you
There are moments every day when I look at you
Feel like my chest is going to break in two
Feel like my chest is going to break in two
As the night falls over the skyline
I want you to want me
I want you to want me all the time

The way she pulls her legs up to her chest
The way she pulls her legs up to her chest
Yeah, that's what I like best
Yeah, that's what I like best
As the night falls over the skyline
I want you to want me
I want you to want me all the time

The light was gold against the window
The light was gold against the window
There are things about you I'll never know
There are things about you I'll never know
As the night falls over the skyline
I want you to want me
I want you to want me all the time

As the night falls over the skyline
I want you to want me
I want you to want me all the time

Smells of perfume, bright red lipstick
Smells of perfume, bright red lipstick
She's a solid sender and a mystic
She's a solid sender and a mystic
As the night falls over the skyline
I want you to want me
I want you to want me all the time

As the night falls over the skyline
I want you to want me
I want you to want me all the time

I want you to want me all the time
I want you to want me all the time
I want you to want me all the time
How Much Longer

Stephen Cummings/Bill McDonald

How much longer
Must I wait for your love
How much longer
Must I wait for your love
I want what we once had
I want you, want you so bad

I'll do 
Whatever I have to
Can't we talk
Like we used to do
I just want you, I want you back
Without you 
The nights are lonely and black

How much longer
Must I wait for your love
How much longer
Must I wait for your love

Waiting at your door
Ready and willing
For more

I'll do 
Whatever I have to
Can't we talk
Like we used to do
I just want you, I want you back
Without you 
The nights are lonely and black

How much longer
Must I wait for your love
You got something
I can't get no other place

I'll do 
Whatever I have to
Can't we talk
Like we used to do
I just want you, I want you back
Without you 
The nights are lonely and black

I'll do 
Whatever I have to
Can't we talk
Like we used to do
I just want you, I want you back
Without you 
The nights are lonely and black
One Kiss

Stephen Cummings

You said that you would telephone
Then why am I sitting home alone
Is there anybody here tonight
Whose heart has been broken and put right
One kiss, one kiss, one kiss...
From your lips
One kiss from your lips

Well she rocks and she rolls
And I hurt to the bottom of my soul
She thinks about things just like I do
How could I ever, ever have doubted you
One kiss, one kiss, one kiss...
From your lips
One kiss from her lips

And when I think she wants to stay
She still goes away
And the world's, the world's just spinning 'round
But for me it's all upside down
One kiss, one kiss, one kiss...
From her lips
One kiss from her lips

One kiss from her lips
I never knew and neither did you
This is how a new life can open up for you
One kiss, one kiss
One kiss from her lips
One kiss from her lips
One kiss, one kiss
From her lips
Sweet Saturday

Stephen Cummings

It's seven days since she's gone
Seven more before she's back home
Without her I'm history
Deranged by grief and jealousy

Ooh, but I've got to be strong
Soon she'll be back home
Where she belongs
And she'll stay
This Saturday

Well I want my life to be
Like a fire burning slowly
It's starting to wear me down
Friday night and there's trouble to drown

Ooh, but I've got to be strong
Soon she'll be back home
Where she belongs
And she'll stay
This Saturday

I'd melt on the spot if she walked in
The kind of kitty that's sweet as sin
The gods might take pity on me
Place you before me for all to see

Ooh, but I've got to be strong
Soon she'll be back home
Where she belongs
And she'll stay
This Saturday

Sweet Saturday
Sweet Saturday
Sweet Saturday
Sweet Saturday
Sweet Saturday
Sweet Saturday
Sweet Saturday
Gone Baby Gone

Stephen Cummings

It tears me up when you say goodbye
It tears me up when you say goodbye
It tears me up when you say, say, say goodbye
Long black hair and your sweet brown eyes
Long black hair and your sweet brown eyes
Long black hair and your sweet, sweet, sweet brown eyes
Telling me all your sweet lies

Yep, I'll be gone baby gone
Yep, I'll be gone baby gone
Yep, I'll be gone baby gone
Yep, I'll be gone baby gone
Yep, I'll be gone baby gone
Yep, I'll be gone baby gone
You dress so fine
Oh you sparkle like a neon sign

Here's my heart; it's yours to take
Here's my heart; it's yours to take
Here's my heart; it's yours, yours, yours to take
To keep or to break
Yep, I'll be gone baby gone
Yes, I'll be gone baby gone
Yep, I'll be gone baby gone
Yep, I'll be gone baby gone
Yep, I'll be gone baby gone
Yep, I'll be gone baby gone
Yep I'll be...

You dress so fine
Oh you sparkle like a neon sign

Yep, I'll be gone baby gone
Yep, I'll be gone baby gone
Yep, I'll be gone baby gone
Yep, I'll be gone baby gone
Yep, I'll be gone baby gone
Yep, I'll be gone baby gone
Yep, I'll be gone baby gone
Yep, I'll be gone baby gone
Music In The Air

Stephen Cummings

I want you, I need you, I want you in my arms now
So give me your lips, lips so tender
Made just for complete surrender

Music in the air and the moon shone bright
Music in the air when we met tonight
Music in the air and the moon shone bright
Music in the air when we met tonight

You give me your love and your love is a melody
Deep in my heart I will carry this song with me
A love that's so divine, to see you one more time
I held you in my arms and I heard you say there'll be...

Music in the air and the moon shone bright
Music in the air when we met tonight
Music in the air and the moon shone bright
Music in the air when we met tonight

So let the dance begin I've learned a few things
Like how much you mean to me
So don't be late, don't hesitate
I'm so sorry I made you wait

There'll be...
Music in the air and the moon shone bright
Music in the air when we met tonight
Music in the air and the moon shone bright
Music in the air when we met tonight
Music in the air and the moon shone bright
Music in the air when we met tonight
Why Doesn't She Want Me

Stephen Cummings

I want to take your hands in mine
Look you in the eye one last time
I'm telling you because I know
I frightened you and made you go
I want to touch you, don't know why
To ease the hurt in my heart
Locked out of your world
Friend and lover in equal parts

Why doesn't she want me
Won't you go and ask her
Why doesn't she want me
Won't you go and ask her
Why doesn't she want me

I feel a fool with tears in my eyes
And a pain deep in my chest
If I could only steal your heart
Like eggs from a nest
What is there to say about love
All the words don't make it any different
Love came and then love went

Why doesn't she want me
Won't you go and ask her
Why doesn't she want me
Won't you go and ask her
Why doesn't she want me

I feel a fool with tears in my eyes
And a pain in my chest
If only I could steal your heart
Like eggs from a nest

Why doesn't she want me
Won't you go and ask her
Why doesn't she want me
Won't you go and ask her
Why doesn't she want me

Why doesn't she want me
Why doesn't she want me
Why doesn't she want me
Why doesn't she want me
Why doesn't she want me
Won't you go and ask her
Flying Blind

Stephen Cummings

I don't know where it all went wrong
But now the nights are much too long
You've left me so far behind
And now I feel I'm flying blind
Your eyes don't shine as before
You don't call my number any more
You say you're not the staying kind
But now I feel I'm flying blind

Flying, flying blind
I'm flying, flying blind
I'm flying, flying blind
I'm flying

I don't know if you heard the news
But you've got me singing the blues
If you could understand what's on my mind
I wouldn't feel I'm flying blind
A friend drops by to keep me company
Our love was ecstasy
So much for the ties that bind
Without you I'm flying blind

Flying, flying blind
I'm flying, flying 
I'm flying blind
Flying, I'm flying blind

I don't know where it all went wrong
But now the nights are much too long
You've left me so far behind
And now I feel I'm flying blind
Your eyes don't shine as before
You don't call my number any more
You say you're not the staying kind
But now I feel I'm flying blind

Flying, flying blind
I'm flying, flying blind
I'm flying, flying blind
I'm flying
The Keys To Her Heart

Stephen Cummings

Girl's a mystery
That girl's a mystery
A lover should be
Girl's a mystery
Yeah but she's not a flirt
She's not a flirt
And she dresses in blue
She dresses in blue

She gave me the key 
She gave me the key
She gave me the key to her heart

She got the sun inside her
She got the sun inside her
Hard to resist
?A love note crushed in a fist?

I want you now
I want you now
Not sooner not later
I want you now

She gave me the key 
She gave me the key
She gave me the key to her heart

Can't pin her down
Can't pin her down
She's not a butterfly
A fighter pilot in the sky
I want you now
Take your hands in mine
I want you now
Watch our fingers entwine

She gave me the key 
She gave me the key
She gave me the key to her heart

Gave the key to her heart
Gave the key to her heart
Gave the key to her heart
Gave the key to her heart...

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