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When The Stars Were Kind

by O K P A U L

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1.
Whole In One 02:51
Whole In One Whole In One Whole In One Once You Get Things Started They Should Be Good As Done So Don't Believe We've Only Just Begun Whole In One Whole In One Once You Get Things Started They Should Be Good As Done So Don't Believe We've Only Just Begun So Don't Believe We've Only Just Begun Hey! (Hey! Hey!) Hey! (Hey! Hey!) Whole In One Whole In One Once You Get Things Started They Should Be Good As Done So Don't Believe We've Only Just Begun So Don't Believe We've Only Just Begun So Don't Believe We've Only Just Begun © Paul O’Kane
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Serious 03:36
Serious Blackbird, sat Outside My Window Have You Got Something To Say What Words Could Eclipse The Silence Of The Way I Feel Today Why Count The Time In Hours Watching Shadows Come And Go I’d Rather Watch My Flowers Grow ‘Cos It Ain’t Necessarily Love But Something More Mysterious That Keeps Me From Giving Up When Things Get Serious I Hesitated And I Lost Every Dream I Had, Now, As I Sit And Count The Cost It Don’t Feel So Bad Why Count The Time In Hours Watching Shadows Come And Go I’d Rather Watch My Flowers Grow ‘Cos It Ain’t Necessarily Love But Something More Mysterious That Keeps Me From Giving Up When Things Get Serious And It Ain’t Necessarily So That I Ever Meant To Let You Go It’s Just That I Take It Slowly When Things Get Serious When Things Get Serious I Hesitated And I Lost Every Dream I Had © Paul O’Kane
3.
Where Are You Going? I look around and see you in a rush Don't know what you're after but I know it ain't that much I used to cry and wonder if I should Or wish that I could lie And do the same things you could But now I only Feel pity for you Scratch my head at what you said And ask myself Where are you going? Where are you going? Where are you going? Ooooh! Where are you going? I must admit you hit me hard and low But I've got you in my sights now don't you know It's coming to you What you did to me There will be no escape Nowhere to run Nowhere you see Where are you going? Where are you going? Where are you going? Ooooh! Where are you going? I've turned myself From a victim to a stone Now I'm dry as ash and cold as bone So, if you think you've found A way or a path Somebody hold me back I think I'm gonna laugh All roads are closed to you now Don't you know There's no retreat, no progress no No, no no way No, no, no how Where are you going? Where are you going? Where are you going? Ooooh! Where are you going? © Paul O'Kane
4.
Because Of You Stars all shine more brightly Like they’ve all been made anew Because of You My friends say I’ve even changed my ways And started to Do as you do It’s all because It’s all because It’s all because of you Because of you Whatever happens here today I won’t worry too much anyway Because you’re here to stay Oooh oooh hoo I won’t wait or hesitate to state That you’re the one The one I was looking for And It’s all because It’s all because It’s all because of you Because of, Because of you Because of you Because of you Because of you. © Paul O’Kane 2004
5.
Maybe We Could Make A Difference We met when each of us were free from ties And blinded to the fact there comes Darker times When tired eyes Can't face the sun We thought that anything was possible Until convention intervened Forcing us to count the costs Of all our schemes But if we could make it to the distance Maybe we could make a change Maybe we could make a difference Maybe we could make a Maybe we could make a Maybe we could make a change You bought a book on how to love someone Without waiting to be told Idle eyes unoccupied Will soon be sold But if we could make it to the distance Maybe we could make a change Maybe we could make a difference Maybe we could make a Maybe we could make a Maybe we could make a change Now we look back and regret The consequences Of our foolish ways Yet the clock is wound and set To ring the new days But if we could make it to the distance Maybe we could make a change Maybe we could make a difference Maybe we could make a Maybe we could make a Maybe we could make a change © Paul O'Kane
6.
Three Little Words I Can Remember How Could I Forget That Day In December When We First Met Oh What A Circus Played In My Head Made Me So Nervous That I Said I Said Three Little Words Three Little Words Once In A Lifetime There Comes A Day When It’s The Right Time For These Words To Say And No-One Can Ever Take Them Away And You Can’t Endeavour To Say To Say Three Little Words Three Little Words © Paul O’Kane
7.
Market Forces Blues Market forces Are coming after me Market forces Got me running Like a refugee The rent won't wait The tax won't wait The debts won't wait Wait for me Market forces Are coming after me Market forces Got me running Like a refugee The cops won't wait The costs won't wait The fines won't wait Wait for me Market forces Are coming after me Market forces Got me running Like a refugee Market forces Market forces Market forces Market forces Market forces Are coming After me Market forces Got me running Like a refugee The tax won't wait The cash won't wait The bailiffs won't wait Wait for me Market forces Market forces Market forces © Paul O'Kane
8.
Counting On You Ooooh! Baby please change your mind What we have Is oh! so hard To find Ooooh! Baby please understand My world Is under your Command One for the 1st of May Two For the lovers that held Each other that day Three For the words I learned to say Four for the walls that surround me now since you went away I’m counting on you To see us through ooh ooh Counting on you To see us through Oooh! ooh ooh Baby I‘ve paid my dues Now I’m Depending on you One for the 1st of May Two For the lovers that held Each other that day Three For the words I learned to say Four for the walls that surround me now since you went away I’m counting on you To see us through ooh ooh Counting on you To see us through © Paul O’Kane
9.
When the Stars Were Kind I Never Wanted To Be Too Disappointed Can’t You See That’s Why I Wrapped My World In Feathers And Smiles But When You Brought Your Love So Oiled And Anointed To Me How Could I Say 'Let’s Think A While' Let’s Think A While You Remind Me Of A Sweeter Time When Fields Were Greener And The Stars Were Kind You Remind Me Of A Sweeter Time When The Stars Were Kind After You Took Control And Ordered The Rules Into A Puzzle I Couldn’t Comprehend In My Imagination So Many Mountains Tumbled When You Announced ‘Let’s Just Be Friends’ Let’s Just Be Friends Let’s Just Be Friends You Remind Me Of A Sweeter Time When Fields Were Greener And The Stars Were Kind You Remind Me Of A Sweeter Time When The Stars Were Kind I Never Wanted To Be Too Disappointed Can’t You See © Paul O'Kane
10.
How Many More Times How many more times Will the river bend I’m looking for signs Of journey’s end I’m looking for new ways To release myself Still waiting for pay day To reward my faith I went looking for justice But I could not trust it And now that bubble’s busted How many more times Will the river bend How many more days WiIl it take before I’m ready to say I’m certain and sure I went looking for truth But a point of view Was the best that I could do How many more times Will the river bend I went looking for love Thought I’d found enough But your’s shone high above How many more times Will the river bend © Paul O'Kane
11.
Words Get In The Way You can say what you want and leave these Tatoos of meaning on me Love all you need and leave it to die But some things don’t have a reason Yet they still rhyme So please believe me This is our time Words get in the way Of all I want to say So get closer and be near Near enough to hear What my heart’s saying And how my soul’s praying That you’ll be staying dear We can’t be visionaries So just do what’s necessary To keep this hopeful feeling alive Don’t think too hard or wonder If there’s a problem under The shining surface of our love Words get in the way Of all I want to say So get closer and be near Near enough to hear What my heart’s saying And how my soul’s praying That you’ll be staying dear Words get in the way Of all I want to say So get closer and be near Near enough to hear What my heart’s saying And how my soul’s praying That you’ll be staying dear © Paul O'Kane
12.
End Of The World It's not the end of the world It's not the end of the world For what you lack You can't go back Cos that's exactly why You've taken this track For every second That you reckon You're still taking action Nevertheless You may think it's over But it's only just begun You may think it's over But it's only just begun It's not the end of the world Soon you will be laughing and then Smiling again It's a safe bet The sun will set But don't you let that get you upset just yet You've got go And get to know The highs as well as the lows In this world You may think it's over But it's only just begun You may think it's over But it's only just begun It's not the end of the world It's not the end of the world For what you lack You can't go back Cos that's exactly why You've taken this track For every second That you reckon You're still taking action Nevertheless You may think it's over But it's only just begun You may think it's over But it's only just begun It's not the end of the world It's not the end of the world It's not the end of the world It's not the end of the world It's not the end of the world It's not the end of the world © Paul O'Kane
13.
Seven by Seven When First I Came To You There Were Faces In My Garden Birds Flying, Animals, Screaming In The Dark Now Neighbours And Distant Friends All Shoulder Me And Say Don’t Fret How Come Our Innocence Attracts Like A Magnet Seven By Seven I’ll Wait For You Never Saying Never No Less Will Do What Have I Done To Deserve The Way I’m Feeling Never Knowing Where To Turn Burning In My Head Seven By Seven I’ll Wait For You Never Saying Never No Less Will Do © Paul O'Kane Seven By Seven I’ll Wait For You Never Saying Never No Less Will Do Copyright Paul O’Kane 2002

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When The Stars Were Kind

Artists learn as they grow that despite progress and experience the products of the past are rarely less valuable than more recent works. Rather, we come to prize the special charms that mark each era of our
activity. The songs on this album have long laid low, dormant and unadorned, but here arise to show their best shining face, coming around again, like those orbs that sparkle, disappear and reappear in the night, they aspire only to beguile, and yet, in doing so, also promise to influence our fate.

1. Whole In One 2. Serious 3. Where Are You Going? 4. Because Of You 5. Maybe We Could Make A Difference 6. Three Little Words 7. Market Forces Blues 8. Counting On You 9. When The Stars Were Kind 10. How Many More Times? 11. Words Get In The Way 12. End Of The World 13. Seven By Seven


Previous albums: Our Story: Songs by Paul O’Kane (2007), New Emotions (2010), Come What May (2013)

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released June 15, 2020

Words & music © Paul O’Kane
Produced by Marcus Cormack & Paul O’Kane
Recorded & Mixed by Marcus Cormack at Atomic Studios, London

This album bursts with gratitude for all who generously & conscientiously contributed their skill, time, energy, spirit & inspiration to its making.

Paul O’Kane - vocals, harmony vocals, guitar, bass, piano, additional guitars & keyboards.
Marcus Cormack - recording, engineering, production, drums, percussion, additional guitars & keyboards.
Bada Song - additional vocals. John Eacott - trumpet & additional keyboards.
Frank Biddulph - violin. Richard Dyer - blues harp.

Design & typography - Barnaby Lambert
Image ‘Window Light Gold’ (2017) by Eric Michel

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Paul O'Kane-songwriter London, UK

Seasoned singer-songwriter with a history of working in in pop, indie, soul, hip-hop and alternative musics
Four albums and three singles available as CDs and/or via steams.
Previous albums:
Our Story-Songs by Paul O’Kane (2007) www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kg02VGD7ag5UehkJPRNHD85EeHFK366-8

New Emotions (2010),
Come What May (2013), When The Stars Were Kind (2020)
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