The Neglected Gambit

by Maxi Dunn

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1.	The Neglected Gambit 04:31	lyrics	buy track
I don’t know what your aim was But it never worked too well I am still here so alive and free Unshackled and beautiful I fell to the dark side When I lost you But now I know It’s for the best I have a good heart And love inside my soul It’s good to share with someone Bridge I don’t know what you thought you’d achieve But this Neglected Gambit Has come back to tease you Look at me and look at you You’re just a mess, oh my, oh my! Chorus I have a good heart and a soul To share with someone Please share my love I have a full heart and a soul To share with someone Please share my love My love, my love. I don’t know what your aim was But you’re not what you may seem And I’m still here only in your dreams I’m unphased, while I pity you It’s good to share with someone Bridge I don’t know what you thought you’d achieve But this Neglected Gambit Has come back to tease you Look at you and look at me You’re just a mess, oh my, oh my. Chorus I have a good heart and a soul To share with someone Please share my love I have a full heart and a soul To share with someone Please share my love My love, my love. Oh Yeh! Chorus to fade (love love love) (It’s good to share your love)
2.	Why Do I Want You? 05:03	lyrics	buy track
I think about you daily You’re always in my thoughts You know that I still miss you It’s not a crime to hold some hope The days are cold and lonely You turned them that way And guilt doesn’t become you As long as you are okay. What is wrong with you? Where is your heart? Chorus I still want you I can’t see you I can’t have you Yet, I still love you The time has come for a real man To face the hurt they caused Why Do I Want You? Maybe it is time for you to say sorry and mean it You were quite contagious You knew all the best ways Of always taking and never giving You left me so afraid (left so afraid) You were a great deceiver To think that I loved you I still maybe a believer But your affair by the book was cruel What is wrong with you? Where is your heart? Chorus I still want you I can’t see you I can’t have you Yet, I still love you The time has come for a real man To face the hurt they caused Why Do I Want You? Middle Eight Maybe it is time for you to say sorry And mean it. Oh maybe it is time for you to say honey I mean it Oh hmmm maybe it is time for you to say darling I mean it…. Ahhhhhh Chorus I still want you I can’t see you I can’t have you Yet, I still love you The time has come for a real man To face the hurt they caused Why Do I Want You? I still want you I can’t see you I can’t have you Yet, I still love you The time has come for a real man To face the hurt they caused Why Do I Want You? Maybe it is time for you to say sorry And mean it. Oh maybe it is time for you to say honey I mean it Oh hmmm maybe it is time for you to say darling I MEAN IT!!!
3.	So What! 05:05	lyrics	buy track
Don’t make me look at the headline Don’t make me face up to what is lost Don’t let me know, it’s too hurtful So have some sense Do do do do do do ~ do do do do do do Don’t let me look at his picture Don’t let it show me the shallow edge It only makes the memories more intense Do do do do do do ~ do do do do do do Bridge Maybe I am lost on the wayside Maybe it’s true I am lost to low tides Things can’t stay like this forever Something I will try to endeavour Chorus So What! Lets face the truth I took my chance on a lowlife Maybe it is good for us sometimes To be denied I am not one of those who just accept And die There’s never a right time to say goodbye (To say goodbye) But maybe this is my time Don’t let me switch on the small screen Don’t le me turn on the buttons today Don’t let me read any words to make me cry Do do do do do do ~ do do do do do do Don’t let me tell you I miss you ooooh Don’t let me make myself look a fool Don’t let me change my opinion, My opinion of you. Do do do do do do ~ do do do do do do Bridge Maybe I am lost on the wayside Maybe it’s true I am lost to low tides Baby it can’t stay like this forever Something I will try to endeavour Chorus So What! Lets face the truth I took my chance on a lowlife Maybe it is good for us sometimes To be denied I’m not one of those who just accept And die There’s never a right time to say goodbye (To say goodbye) But maybe this is my time Middle Eight Ba ba da da da da da da Ba ba da ba da da da da oh woh who Ba ba da da da da da da Chorus So What! Lets face the truth I put my faith in a lowlife Maybe it is good for us sometimes To be denied I am not one of those who just accept and die There's never a right time, to say goodbye There’s never a right time, to say goodbye There’s never a right time to say goodbye Maybe this is my time.
4.	Baby, It's So Wonderful 05:06	lyrics	buy track
Baby, It’s so wonderful To see you standing there Standing in my path It’s a dream It’s a fantasy that I have Bridge/Chorus Do you know? Do you know? How much I miss you? Do you know, do you know? Baby, It’s so wonderful To hear your voice again A sound that melts my heart It’s so great, to hear your spoken words. Bridge/Chorus Do you know? Do you know? How much I miss you? Do you know? Do you know? Baby, It’s so wonderful To hold your hands again Just like all that time ago When you told me, You told me how much you cared. Bridge/Chorus Do you know? Do you know? How much I missed you? Do you know? Do you know? How much I loved you? Do you know? Do you know? You made me feel You made me feel Middle Eight Baby, It’s so wonderful To hold you in my arms To takeaway the weight of the world The weight of the world You make me feel so strong Bridge/Chorus Do you know? Do you know? How much I missed you? Do you know? Do you know? How much I loved you? Do you know? Do you know? Oooooohhh You made me feel, you made me feel so wonderful (Sha la la la la la la la la la) You made me feel so wonderful Oooh (Sha la la la la la la la la la) You made me feel so wonderful (Sha la la la la la la la la la) You made me feel so wonderful (Baby, it’s so wonderful) You make me feel so strong (Sha la la la la la la la la la)
5.	Tangled Tree 03:51	lyrics	buy track
I smell you in the cold night air Crossing bridges to bygone worlds Consumed in laughter those few days Enchanting smile, lost for words Chorus When I met you at the Tangled Tree We where back before the dark And the sign that I engraved for thee A memory that we were lovers Ba bah do ahhh Ba bah do ahhh Ba bah do ahhh Just like your sweater grey and cold Or was it blue, I can’t recall A walk, two hands, a square Together, breathing…. Breathing the same air Chorus When I met you at the Tangled Tree We where back before the dark And the sign that I engraved for thee A memory that we were lovers Ba bah do ahhh Ba bah do ahhh Ba bah do ahhh Middle Eight Ooooh ooooh When I met you at the Tangled Tree We were back before the dark And the sign that you engraved for me A memory that we were lovers Ba bah do ahhh Ba bah do ahhh Ba bah do ahhh (love is at the Tangled Tree) Ba bah do ahhh Ba bah do ahhh Ba bah do ahhh (love is at the Tangled Tree)
6.	You Took The Sunshine From My Heart 04:54	lyrics	buy track
Baby, can’t you hear The voice that said Please believe Have faith, have trust You will see We’ll work it all out It will be okay, okay, okay Bridge I would swim that big ocean To be there in your arms I would set the wheels in motion But fate it shot a dart Chorus To take the sunshine from my heart And it will take a long time before it’s found If I could take us both back to the start You would see we were so many, So many miles apart. Baby, please believe I mean every word, Can’t you see, I’ll find us a way Sometime soon We’ll figure it out It will be okay, okay, okay. Bridge As my heart’s getting weaker And the tears are still warm And the wounds are getting deeper They could be sealed in your arms Chorus You took the sunshine from my heart And it will take a long time before it’s found If I could take us both back to the start You would see we where, so many, So many miles apart You took the sunshine from my heart Bridge I would swim that big ocean To be there in your arms, I would set those wheels in motion But fate it shot a dart Middle Eight You took the sunshine from my heart And it will take a long time before it’s found To Fade Oooooh Ahhhhhh Ahhhhh Ahhhhh
7.	Firecracker V Mr Flash Rocket 04:23	lyrics	buy track
(Firecracker) It is that time of year again When we look to the sky Dreaming of solutions In the cold of the night Crossing stars, reach for mars The battle begins To light up the sky The best that’s ever been Chorus I am a firecracker I will burn you up There is no-one quite like me I’m too much of a dream I’m a little firecracker The way they bull me up I will never be like you You’re too much of a fool (Mr Flashrocket) So the battle commences To win your attention The younger the better Don’t have to speak the language I am red You are blue We Criss Cross the sky There’s always temptation to (TOUCH) As we fly Chorus My little firecracker The way you burn so bright I could never follow you I haven’t got a clue My little firecracker The way we bull you up I could never be like you I’m too much of a fool Middle Eight (Firecracker) Mr Flash Rocket You think you are so great So fake When Equatic is beautiful Your blind shell is out of date NO TASTE Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba bahhh Ohhh wohhhhh ooooooo wohhhhh Chorus (Mr Flash Rocket) My little firecracker The way you burn so bright I could never follow you I haven’t got a clue My little firecracker The way we bull you up I could never be like you I’m too much of a fool Mr Flash Rocket (I love you firecracker, Catherine wheel she’s not the same as you) Firecracker (Burn so bright, Mr Flash Rocket, you think you are so great, So fake)
8.	Make It Better 03:56	lyrics	buy track
I want you all to understand I had this friend who held my hand He kept me sane and smiley everyday He was my ultimate cosmic soul Chasing rainbows and glitter bows Our feelings took their toll and they gave way It was to late for us at the start I should have known It was to late for us at the start It was bound to explode But I need to let it all go I need to let it all go To make me feel better People just don't understand The way you left this sorry mess It's okay to creep and crawl to you Go on hurt me one more time One more chance to twist the knife Revenge is sweet What's due is due It was to late for us I can feel it, feel it in my heart It was to late for us I can feel it in my soul But I have to let it all go I have to let it all go To make me feel better I'm not a rags to riches baby It's just you didn't want me After all the lies you told and The face to face I love you Is something I cling onto It was to late for us When your wealth was all that kept you strong But I have to let it all go (the face to face I love you) I have to let it all go (is something I cling onto) I have to let it all go, to make me feel better
9.	Weather Warning 05:15	lyrics	buy track
I think you knew exactly what was happening I was blinded by your love I’ll never feel the same again How can you feel safe in your surroundings? Can you hear the sound of thunder Are you filled with a sense of wonder. Chorus Pitter patter, pitter patter goes the rain Honey can you feel my pain If the clock ticks once for every tear that falls Honey can you read out Read out the weather warning There’s another storm approaching Can you read the weather warning There’s another storm approaching Baby held my hand along the roadside After five you say lets go and you release me And watch me fall (and watch me fall) Does it make you happy to have this sense of pride Does it make you feel better Now we can’t even talk about the weather Chorus Pitter patter, pitter patter goes the rain Honey can you feel my pain If the clock ticks once for every tear that falls Honey can you read out Read out the weather warning There’s another storm approaching Can you read the weather warning There’s another storm approaching Middle Eight All this time Living in this grey sky All this time Looking for some sun, some sunshine Pitter patter, pitter patter, pitter patter Pitter pitter pitter pitter patter X4 Chorus Pitter patter, pitter patter goes the rain Honey can you feel my pain If the clock ticks once for every tear that falls Honey can you read out Read out the weather warning Theres another storm approaching Can you read the weather warning Theres another storm approaching Approaching (all this time, looking for some sun, some Sunshine)
10.	Messed Up 04:06	lyrics	buy track
I had a perfect life With kids and a life love Changed in a split second By a manipulator and shrivelled heart How did I have my head turned by someone like you? I originally thought you were a ? In the UK, that doesn’t mean you’re cool Chorus I messed up I messed up I messed up I messed up my life But you messed up You messed up You messed up You messed up my heart But I will take the blame I’ll take the blame for that I’ll take the blame We kept each other company In our otherwise boring live’s Or so it seems You where the one just, the one just Passing time Chorus I messed up I messed up I messed up I messed up my life But you messed up You messed up You messed up You messed up my heart But I will take the blame I’ll take the blame for that I’ll take the blame When you have someone tell you they love you Enough times you tend to believe it You seemed to up the stakes when you could see me Slipping, slipping through your fingers. Chorus I messed up I messed up I messed up I messed up my life But you messed up You messed up You messed up You messed up my heart, Oh yeh. But I’ll take the blame for that I’ll take the blame (brave lover, brave mother, brave soldier) I’ll take the blame for that (Put your trust in a coward, coward, coward) I’ll take the blame.
11.	Will You Forgive Me? 04:14	lyrics	buy track
Picking up the pieces Many near misses A pattern unwinds And I guess we learn From places that are dear Faces not so clear It should stay in the past The Hurt If you where here now I would hold you tight Chorus And say oooh, our loves out of bloom But you know I’m sorry Will you forgive me? Out of blue, this songs out of tune But you know I’m sorry Will you forgive me? A source of inspiration A year of frustration Okay, I admit such pain unfolds So, I’ll bury all the memories Stop talking of the stories Dead and buried Lets be bold. If you where here now I would hold you tight Chorus And say oooh, our loves out of bloom But you know I’m sorry Will you forgive me? Out of blue, this songs out of tune But you know I’m sorry Will you forgive me? Bridge Maybe it will fix itself tomorrow Tomorrow is another day Maybe I will find a smile to borrow It’s just a wish away Oooh, but you know I’m sorry Oh ooooh, oooh Bridge Maybe it will fix itself tomorrow Tomorrow is another day Maybe I will find a smile to borrow It’s just a wish away Chorus Oooh, our loves out of bloom But you know I’m sorry Will you forgive me? Out of blue, this songs out of tune But you know I’m sorry Will you forgive me? Oooh, our loves out of bloom But you know I’m sorry Will you forgive me? Out of blue, this songs out of tune But you know I’m sorry Will you forgive me? Oooh Oooh Oooh (You know I’m sorry will you forgive me) To repeat
12.	Winter Ghost 06:14	lyrics	buy track
I hear the crunching sound of dying leaves The cold is biting off my fingers Shredding layers of emotions here The seasons change and what they bring us Do you remember me? As I stand in front of thee Why do you look so transfixed? You say, I'm not real I don't exist You're just a winter ghost A winter ghost You're not real You're just a host and I can't feel you in my arms My winter ghost As the winter takes control of my world Freezes until I can no longer breathe in So miserable This hurt won't disperse I lose all humour and wit Do you remember me? As I stand in front of thee Why do you look so transfixed? You say, I'm not real I don't exist You're just a winter ghost A winter ghost You're not real You're just a host and I can't feel you in my arms My winter ghost You're just a winter ghost A winter ghost You're not real You're just a host and I can't see you here with me I can't feel you in my arms I can't feel you here with me and I can't feel you in my arms My winter ghost

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released July 25, 2011

Maxi Dunn - All vocals
Peter Hackett - Programming, Guitars, Bass Guitar, Mandolin & Percussion (all songs)
Damon Roots - Drums (tracks 2 & 6)
Mastered by Steve Turnidge (Ultraviolet Studios, Seattle, USA)
All songs written by Maxi Dunn
Photography - Jo Rutherford
Art Direction & Design - Rachael Dunn
The voices of Ian Carmichael and Terry Thomas taken from School for Scoundrels (1960) - tracks 1 & 11
Hand claps - Maxi Dunn (track 1)
Drum programming - Ronni O'Keefe

Produced by Peter Hackett (Brikhaus Bunker Studio's, Rowley Regis, West Midlands)
Vocals recorded by Maxi Dunn (Prescot, Merseyside)

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Maxi Dunn is a singer & songwriter from Liverpool. Maxi started out in 1990 as both a live and recording artist, as part of "Mahalia (1990-1993), Steal (1993-1995) and CS Drift (1995-1998). Maxi took a break in 1998 to raise her two children and returned to music in 2007. Since has released three solo albums and took a further break in 2015 after having her third child. ... more

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