Written by Hereward Kaye, Tom Robinson and Raphael Doyle
lyrics
Last night on the wireless
Heard the warning,
The BBC said Wall Street
Was falling;
Ain't no use in running
Or striking,
Got no job to go to
In the morning:
Well the nights are dark and lonely
I lie awake in bed
Get up in the morning
With the fear in my head...
CHO: Maybe it's me only feeling down
Maybe it'll all work out right
Maybe it's me only feeling down
Maybe everything's gonna be alright.
Ellen, have you heard the rumour
From the boundary?
There ain't no wheels-a-turning
At the foundry;
Got the bitter taste of failure
Deep inside me
I can almost smell the panic
All around me:
Well the nights are dark and lonely
I lie awake in bed
Get up in the morning
With the fear in my head...
CHO: Maybe it's me only feeling down
Maybe it'll all work out right
Maybe it's me only feeling down
Maybe everything's gonna be alright.
[With thanks to Inbar Grinstein for the transcription]
credits
from CAFÉ SOCIETY - Troubadour,
released September 1, 2023
Lead Vocal: Raphael / Piano: Tom / Acoustic gtr: Hereward / Lead gtr: Phil Palmer / Bass: Nick South / Drums: Jim Franks / Engineer: Roger Beale / Producer: Ray Davies
Quite good songs from some new inexperienced band that I've never heard but I think they have promise though really they needed to start their career say in the mid-1970's during a time of strife & hope with clashing cultures & international conflict to help inspire the tempering of this raw talent into something folkish and joecoqueresque avec a nouveau sensibility of finger pickin' geetar and riddim&blooooozzz and glued back hair, sequins, glitter, safetypins & paperhats. A good first attempt. quangobaud
So much atmosphere conveyed by so few words. This track truly lives up to its title and not only that - this version features Steve Laurie and Pat Davey - two old muso friends from the eighties. Richard Hayward
Ben Wheeler uses an East German synthesizer and a Soviet flanger to create hauntingly weird yet bright and open electronic soundscapes. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 10, 2022
This album has stuck with my dad for the best part of 30 years, Tom's music has a timeless quality that doesn't age and stays with his fans for decades. Adam Stephens