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Ain't Nobody Left But Us

by Zatopeks

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1.
There’s some kind of commotion by the jukebox machine A sea of leather jackets and tight blue jeans, oh yeah And they’re coming for me, ‘cos I’ve got myself all tangled up All upside-down and dummystruck, oh yeah, because of just one thing I know she’s Jimmy’s girl but I love her The guys at the Hop don’t seem to understand She’s got me in a whirl, I’m in trouble And now’s the time I up and ran The cops pulled me over to the side of the road and said, “Get out of here, son, things are going to explode in your face, those guys are coming after you,” So I hitched a ride out to Dead Man’s Curve and rued the day I fell in love And threw it all away ‘Cos I know she’s Jimmy’s girl… Jimmy and the Vipers found me up at the Pass I could have sworn this Friday night on earth was gonna be my last But I stood my ground like I was greeting old friends ‘Cos some day every jukebox record must come to an end Jimmy clapped his hands, his boys moved in for the kill Then I heard the Giant’s T-Bird cruising slowly up the hill I turned and smiled, said: “You’ve got one choice, I think you’d better run- here come the Zatopek boys.”
2.
Smoked a joint down at the bus stop with that cute German girl with dreads Took my seat, it’s nearly 2am, a few more braincells dead Greek girl sitting next to me, we ate Turkish bread And talked about the European Union- its effects on the Greek economy She said “ship”, I thought she said “sheep” She put her head upon my shoulder, yeah we drifted off to sleep Before you realise it everyone is gone The building is empty, the lights are still on Talk into the morning, goodbyes are said What am I left with? A broken heart, and a loaf of this half-eaten Turkish bread She told me about her life in Greece, society built around debate Is that the German border? Man, I hope this bus will be delayed! They sit around just dodging work just like we do at home “And just remember, boy, that Athens is much prettier than Rome” And before you realise it everyone is gone The buildings they’re empty, the lights they’re still on Walk into the morning where goodbyes are said What am I left with? Yeah before I realise, the Greek girl she’s gone The bus is nearly empty, the lights are coming on She walks into the morning where goodbyes are said I take another bite of this delicious Turkish bread
3.
City Lights 02:12
The city lights up like a cigarette The moon’s a broken heart and the stars are set like peep-holes in an empty sky I wander lost alone on a Saturday night I pass the Stalinist flats, I pass the Marxist punks I pass the anarchist graffiti and although I’m drunk My mind is clear, my heart’s alive I’ve been through this before and I know that I’ll survive I don’t need your eyes, I’ve got the city lights Electric lifeblood flowing through these concrete veins And I don’t need your truths I’ve got one of my own… Walking around in circles and I’m laughing at the night You always said I was a psycho, I’m just trying to prove you right And so the cards were stacked, I had no hand to play The house we built collapsed, that’s why I’m singing here today And now I’m heading down to Simon-Dach, turn right up by the lights Following the train tracks leading deep into the night Dancing in the gutter, playing football with a stone Turn left down by the bridge and then I take the long way home I don’t need your eyes, I’ve got the city lights Electric lifeblood flowing through these concrete veins And I don’t need your words I’ve got some of my own Cold dark river keeps on flowing I watch it from the bridge above The moon’s just another light that’s glowing On this heap of concrete that I love I don’t need your eyes, I don’t need you
4.
Mary Lou 03:37
You broke my heart and everything in sight All I wanted was to feel alright Now I’m stuck here I don’t know what to do Stamped my foot and broke my shoe My blood ran red I sang the blues For Mary Lou We had a fight I don’t know what I did You took the car and left me with the kids Now I’m stuck here drinking all alone Stamped my foot… Oh I don’t care what they say about you my love I don’t care what they think about about me ‘Cos everytime I look into your eyes I know our love was meant to be So I was sat there drinking all alone I heard a car I thought that she’d come home But she just slapped me snapped my guitar Drove down to the roadhouse where we kissed for the first time I bought a hooker just to get you off my mind Can’t pay my bills now crying in the dark Stamped my foot…
5.
3am and 18 years old, some town in Northern France 15 pounds across the sea and back We were not looking for no answers, just fun Like a mirage in the night we saw them there Punk rock girls about our age Hanging for no reason in the moonlit village square We looked ahead and carried on our way Where’d those strangers get to, and where are they today? Re-traced our steps but they’re gone forever Life just seems to be that way One hour later a mate and I went back to find those girls again Left our friends sleeping underneath the stars Cops stopped and searched us, “What you doing in our town at 4am?” We finally hit the sad and empty square, just the beer cans remained The girls had vanished into their smalltown Gallic world We woke our mates and tried to find the nearest train But where’d those strangers get to, and where are they today? Re-traced our steps but they’re gone forever Life just seems to be that way It’s okay, life just seems to be that way
6.
I got pissed in a thousand cities, or so it seems I’ve been kissed by a million pretty women And they say, “the boy done good” I’m well known to a billion faces down the local pub I’ve been jipped at the Millwall races betting on the wrong dog Still they say, “the boy done good” Pour me another glass of your liquid poetry I used to own my destiny, I used to own my destiny Pour me another glass of your liquid poetry I used to own my destiny- now my destiny owns me First wife left me said I was pathetic, so did the sixth I had a trial down at Charlton Athletic, I was too damned drunk to kick Still they said, “the boy done good” Pour me another glass… I walked up Chiswick way, past the roundabout and down by the canal I found an old man pub, Fats Waller 45s spinning on a Wurlitzer in the corner They said, “come on in son, I see you’re from South Ealing, First pint of Pride is on the house, and why don’t you sing a little song with us? It goes like this…” You should have heard ’em sing, you should’ve heard them old drunks sing… Pour me another glass…
7.
Well don’t you know I’m number one in this town but I don’t mind When the girls like another guy’s style But the word was on the street from the Rebel’s Rock insiders There’s a new kid hanging around and he calls himself the Spider And the girl’s know DeNiro is a tolerant man To all the local gangs I know I like to lend a helping hand But things were getting kind of crazy and the only choice I saw Was for a drag-race at the point, we’ve got to lay down the law Well the moon was shining high above Rebel Point that night As Spider’s Chevy slowly topped the hill He stepped out on the kerb and leaned real casual on the hood Said, “These guys been hanging ’round, look like they’re up to no good” He seemed the kind of cat who likes to play it straight So I took him at his word and said, “Let’s get on with the race” We jumped behind the wheels and dropped the lights down low Then the Giant dropped the flag and shouted “1-2-3-Go!” The race was neck and neck until the final curve We saw some Vipers on the line, I guess we both had to swerve We took a head-count, we were looking at a ten-versus-two Spider shrugged it off, he dug it, man, he knew what to do In three seconds flat he’d put old Jimmy on the floor The Vipers backing off, they were not liking what they saw I lit a smoke, I shook his hand, said, “Kid, I guess you’re alright I wonder, son, you wanna cruise with the Zatopeks tonight?”
8.
Finally broke out, I’ve got to burn the bridges back I need to build myself a life ‘cos I was slipping through the cracks And I’m tired of the talking, tired of all the endless whining I was hanging out at Kopi but I had to get away Because the band were really bad and I was feeling out of place So I pushed through the crowd and headed for the empty street I was alone And the moonlight spilled like beer on Berlin Town It’s isolated, set aside It builds you up, it knocks you down Another night on the Divide Pass a punk rock couple, well, they hold each other tight And gaze at me with curiosity- a weirdo in the night So I stand on the bridge, yeah And watch the TV Tower for a while East Side Gallery, not a sound except my boots scuffing the tar I hear a voice, I turn around, it’s just a passing car And man I feel like I’m the only being on the earth tonight As the moonlight spills like beer on Berlin Town I’m isolated, set aside It builds me up, it knocks me down Another night on the Divide
9.
10.
Said goodbye to my woman, she said, “You’ll sink, boy, you ain’t gonna swim” I said goodbye to that woman, she said, “You’ll sink, boy, you ain’t gonna swim” That’s a nice pair of shoes, but will they walk you all the way to Berlin? Got a girl down in Rotterdam, she’s damn rotten to the core Got a girl down in Rotterdam, damn rotten to the core I’m gonna walk my way out, Lord, I ain’t coming back there no more Man, I nearly went crazy for them girls down in gay Paris Yeah, I thought I could charm them with, “Je t’adore, ma cherie” One hand in my pocket, the other on the waitress’ knee Said goodbye to my woman, she said, “You’ll sink, boy, you ain’t gonna swim” I said goodbye to that woman, she said, “You’ll sink, boy, you ain’t gonna swim” This is quality footwear and it walked me all the way to Berlin
11.
My heart grows cold and turns to stone I sit and I watch the sun sink, the city turns to gold It tears my soul in two, I’m leaving here I’m sick of all these words She was 16 and chasing dreams Took a trip to London Town where she found out what self-preservation means Yeah she’s old somehow, she’s wiser now Than the people on the street Where the rain pours down in streams just to wash away the dreams Things turning sour, four quid an hour Working down South Ealing, yeah, she’s stacking shelves all day She’s not the kind to shout, man, she’s breaking out With the minimum of fuss she’s jumped the nearest bus Just a V-Sign for the rest of us I got your letter yesterday, the only words it said: “My heart grows cold…”
12.
I’ve been thinking about a girl And she’s a million miles away from my cosy little world Oh this song’s for Sophie Scholl but I know it’s not rational Though you died 60 years ago, Miss Monroe step aside I’ve found my girl A white rose in her hand and Aquinas by her side Forever 21, how I see you still tonight It’s true the best die young, but that doesn’t make it right Oh no, oh yeah This song’s for Sophie Scholl Aquinas in her hand and the White Rose by her side “We will not be silent We are your bad conscience We will not leave you in peace” The White Rose will not leave you in peace This song’s for Sophie Scholl But I know it’s impossible Though you died 60 years ago, Miss Monroe step aside I’ve found my girl
13.
Sat in a booth watching the ice melt on my Cherry Coke Sad songs on the jukebox, I opened up a pack of smokes I heard a voice, well it was Jimmy of the Viper gang Said, “I wanna discuss something, this feud’s been going on too long” “DeNiro come on Don’t you know that we don’t have to fight Hey man, you know we only get one life, DeNiro, come on” I smelled a rat, and man I know that Jimmy packs a blade These Vipers live for drinking, fighting, baby, getting laid Jimmy boy, oh well I think that we should step outside Drag race at Rebel Point and Jimmy, be there or you die “DeNiro come on…”
14.
At The Dive 03:02
When the clock strikes one Darling bow your head, ‘cos I’ll be gone I was wrong, you know, but it’s alright Won’t find me at the Dive tonight When the clock strikes two I’ll no longer be in love with you Out the door and, darling out of sight Won’t find me at the Dive tonight When the clock strikes three Darling hang your head and think of me You were the one, you were the two, the three Oh gee! Won’t find me at the Dive tonight Out of the drive-in and into my dreams Thought we had something, it seems I was wrong I was wrong, I was wrong… When the clock strikes four Don’t come hanging round here anymore Where the roaches crawl upon the floor Won’t find me at the Dive tonight

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released March 12, 2005

Produced by Dennis Leidelmeijer, Zatopeks and Jerry Hormone
Recorded and mixed by Dennis Leidelmeijer, Matthijs von Wageningen and Hans Pieters at Excess Studios, Rotterdam
Mastered by V. Koreman at Angelmaker
Artwork by Stefan Tijs

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Zatopeks London, UK

Since forming in 2001, Zatopeks have gained a reputation for well-crafted songs and a crazy live show to match. Their own distinctive blend of 70s punk, rock n' roll, pop-punk, folk gives them an original sound. The songs are also defined by the powerful, poetic and insightful lyrics of singer Will DeNiro, covering subjects such ranging from philosophy, love, death, politics and public transport. ... more

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