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Elm Road

by Ralph Clayton

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1.
Up for It? 03:52
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How long is it I’ve known you So long now I forget I’ve dipped my feet in the water But I’m scared of getting wet There’s a voice still inside of me And it’s quieter than a mouse Cos where his leaving led me to Led me to an empty house Alright, alright Led me to an empty house I don’t want to say goodnight Just want to hold you tight Baby bite your lip are you up for it I don’t want to say goodnight Just want to say I might Baby this is it, are you up for it I don’t want your kiss goodnight Just want to get it right Baby bite your lip are you up for it How long is it since love left So long I can’t recall I’ve said some things that I shouldn’t have But some weren’t said at all There’s a feeling I get sometimes It’s strange as hell alright But where his leaving led me to Led me to a sleepless night Alright, alright Led me to a sleepless night I don’t want to say goodnight Just want to hold you tight Baby bite your lip are you up for it I don’t want to say goodnight Just want to say I might Baby this is it, are you up for it I don’t want your kiss goodnight Just want to get it right Baby bite your lip are you up for it All I wanted was someone who would care for me I never in all my life thought just how hard that would be It’s not a matter of time To get to you No one else is gonna do It’s not a matter that I misunderstood No one else could make me feel so good You make me so good Yeah, yeah, yeah I don’t want to say goodnight Just want to hold you tight Baby bite your lip are you up for it I don’t want to say goodnight Just want to say I might Baby this is it, are you up for it I don’t want to say goodnight Just want to hold you tight Baby bite your lip are you up for it I don’t want to say goodnight Just want to say I might Baby this is it, are you up for it I don’t want your kiss goodnight Just want to get it right Baby bite your lip are you up for it
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The Price Is High 03:50
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Lost hours in between the night and day Overpower me with everything your kisses betray I want you, I want you Could it be all I want Everybody wants what you got But you know what’s going on Everybody wants your touch But you’re too much, you’re too much Odd moments catch me by surprise and then They overwhelm me every time I hear your name Obsession – is that what I really want? Everybody wants what you got But you know what’s going on Everybody wants your touch But you’re too much, you’re too much The price is high God knows I’ve got to try, try, try The price is high God knows how do you mystify You’re too much, you’re too much Strangest feelings speeding from inside my brain Overtake me then dissolve and slip away Your special, so special Someone that I really want Everyone in the whole wide world Can’t know what’s going on Everybody wants your touch But you’re too much, you’re too much The price is high God knows I’ve got to try, try, try The price is high God knows how do you mystify You’re too much, you’re too much The price is high God knows I’ve got to try, try, try The price is high God knows how do you mystify You’re too too much The price is high God knows I ask you why, why, why Yeah The price is high God knows how you can crucify You’re too much, you’re too much Oh yeah
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Le Jardin 04:00
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In this garden here alone In this garden where I used to stay See it today I loved it anyway I get the picture let’s stay In this garden here alone In this garden where I used to stay See it today I Ioved it anyway I get the picture let’s stay Say yes if it’s alright with you I can see you looking through the tree at me I can water flowers if I need to, well I want to Who are you anyway In this garden here alone In this garden where I used to stay See it today I loved it anyway I get the picture let’s stay Say yes if it’s alright with you I can see you looking through the tree at me I can water flowers if I need to, well I want to Who are you anyway Oh when I see it I just want to keep my memory here for always I can see you looking through the tree at me I can water flowers if I need to, well I want to Who are you anyway Oh when I see it I just want to keep my memory here for always Memory, keep it look at me From wherever you are I’ll water flowers to keep them growing like our memories Oh when I see it I just want to keep my memory here for always Oh when I see it I just want to keep my memory here with you
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Spice - After You 03:36
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What am I gonna do without you What am I gonna do without you What am I gonna do Finding one where there were two After you And I don’t believe in fake advances I don’t believe in taking second chances The staring as I leave Don’t know what they perceive Don’t care how much they know What do they know Words When words would never do I threw them after you You, you, you, you Everything’s after you You, you, you, you What am I gonna do without you What am I gonna do without you What am I gonna do Finding one where there were two After you The glances as I leave Don’t know what you perceive Don’t care how much you know What do you know Love When love would never do Just thrown away on you You, you, you, you Everything’s after you You, you, you, you What am I gonna do without you What am I gonna do without you What am I gonna do Finding one where there were two After you What am I gonna do without you Finding one where there were two Everything’s after you You, you, you, you What am I gonna do without you Finding one where there were two I threw my love away on you You, you, you, you
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Spice - Run to Hide Away 04:23
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I don’t want to be alone In a world like this Don’t want to be on my own I don’t want to be alone In a world this cruel Who would be on their own Do I want you, yes I do That’s the difference between me and you Do I need you, no I cry At least on that we see eye to eye Oh I don’t know what’s happened to me It’s just a question of time ‘til I make you mine And I don’t know what it all means But right now being with you is what I wanna do I don’t want to be alone In a world like this Don’t want to be on my own I don’t want to be alone In a world this cruel Who would be on their own In a world so cold could I feel at home If it feels this good Is it understood I don’t want to be alone In a world like this Who would be on their own Does it disturb you the way they stare And whisper loudly as if you weren’t there Is it them or is it me It doesn’t seem like loving to me Do I love you, do I love you not You don’t want to know so let’s let it go Do I want you, do I want you not You don’t want to know but it’s starting to show I don’t want to be alone In a world like this Don’t want to be on my own I don’t want to be alone In a world this cruel Who would be on their own In a world so cold could I feel at home If it feels this good is it understood I don’t want to be alone In a world like this Who would be on their own Run to hide away Run to hide away I don’t want to be alone Run to hide away Run to hide away I don’t want to be alone Run to hide away Run to hide away You don’t want to know but it’s starting to show I don’t want to be alone In a world like this Don’t want to be on my own I don’t want to be alone In a world this cruel Who would be on their own In a world so cold could I feel at home If it feels this good is it understood I don’t want to be alone In a world like this Who would be on their own Do I want you, yes I do Yes I do Yes I do Yes I do
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Spice - Little Steps 03:50
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I’ve got time so don’t you rush I’ve still got your tender touch Uncertainty’s one of your charms Little steps into my arms I don’t have to say to you Show me what you got Something came from nothing baby Someone’s getting hot Everybody’s talking but It’s you I’m thinking of As long as you’re still taking Those little steps to love Little steps, little steps to love Little steps, little steps to love Little steps, little steps to love Little steps, little steps to love Let me take it in my stride If you’ve just come on for the ride But I’m not gonna push or shove If you’re taking little steps to love I don’t have to say to you Show me what you got Something came from nothing baby Someone’s getting hot Everybody’s talking but It’s you I’m thinking of As long as you’re still taking Those little steps to love Little steps, little steps to love Little steps, little steps to love Little steps, little steps to love Little steps, little steps to love Uncertainty’s one of your charms Little steps into my arms Like when you said you thought about me The time I was away Knowing the depth of your defence I know how hard that was to say It’s one of those little steps Little steps to love It’s one of those little steps Little steps to love One of those little steps Little steps to love It’s one of those little steps Ow I don’t have to say to you Show me what you got Something came from nothing baby Someone’s getting hot Everybody’s talking but It’s you I’m thinking of As long as you’re still taking Taking little steps to love I don’t have to say to you Show me what you got Something came from nothing baby Someone’s getting hot Everybody’s talking but It’s you I’m thinking of So long as you’re still taking those Little steps to love Little steps, little steps to love Little steps, little steps to love Little steps, little steps to love
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Spice - Heaven and Hell 04:39
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Don’t explain, just leave the way you came Don’t explain, don’t explain There’s nothing to be gained I saw a picture of, a dream of love and I bought it with my heart But it takes two to share, your love was never there the picture fell apart Why do I, give my heart away Why do I, sail when they warn of rain Why do I, cause myself this pain Why do I, give my heart away And I can’t start trying ‘til I stop crying I give my heart away Please don’t explain Oh sure we can still be friends It’s so plain to see, no I’ll never ever see you again ‘Cause everything that you claim, was done to you By somebody before me Has gone and turned it’s aim And though no-one’s to blame You hurt me, still you hurt me Why do I, give my heart away Why do I, sail when they warn of rain Why do I, cause myself this pain Why do I, give my heart away And I can’t start trying ‘til I stop crying I give my heart away You showed me heaven and gave me hell You showed me rainbows and in I fell I gave you everything I had to give How could I refuse your gift of Heaven and Hell Heaven and Hell Your gift of heaven and hell Heaven and Hell Why do I, give my heart away Why do I, sail when they warn of rain Why do I, cause myself this pain Why do I, give my heart away And I can’t start trying ‘til I stop crying I give my heart away Give my heart away Give my heart away Give my heart away Give my heart away
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Precious Night 04:15
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I tried to figure out what was on your mind But you don’t know just what you’re feeling half the time Just when I thought I was an inch from your caress You turn away and leave me clutching emptiness Come to me, say to me That you’ll be mine For one precious night Keep it alive Yesterday, a dream away, a thread of love was spun I wanted to scream and yell and shout to everyone Now I awake, consigned by fate, to wonder was it true ‘Cos who would believe there’d ever be a me and you Come to me, say to me That you’ll be mine For one precious night Keep it alive How many times must my heart break and bend Before I can’t be put back together again But no I won’t cry, no I won’t cry Love to do, things to you No-one else can For one precious night Keep it alive Come to me, say to me That you’ll be mine For one precious night Keep it alive Keep it alive Keep it alive Keep it alive Keep it alive Keep it alive
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Try 04:55
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The ride has stopped It’s over now The fruits of love Left on the bough It’s hard to think The way we’ve been It’s hard for me to stop loving him And now we go our separate ways To dream of love Of better days Now all that’s left A second chance Could I suggest we try to love again One more romance I’ll do my best To try to love again But when you’ve loved someone As much as anybody can It’s hard to try It’s hard to try again We’re out of love And out of time Just shadows of when you were mine Disturb the peace of lonely nights Through sympathetic demi-light But do you ever think of me Alone here in your memory Now all that’s left A second chance Could I suggest we try to love again One more romance I’ll do my best To try to love again But when you’ve loved someone As much as anybody can It’s hard to try It’s hard to try again Trying not to think of you Trying not to cry Trying not to call you Admit that it’s goodbye Goodbye Now all that’s left A second chance Could I suggest we try to love again One more romance I’ll do my best To try to love again A second chance Could I suggest we try to love again One more romance I’ll do my best To try to love again But when you’ve loved someone As much as anybody can It’s hard to try It’s hard to try again It’s so hard to try It’s hard to try again
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Hold Me 03:44
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Regrets, I know I’ve got a few Too many to go into Then I think of you You’ve made mistakes too Is it too much to ask To forget the past and Just be me and you Just to have you Hold me (Stop leading me on) Everytime you’re near me (Don’t think you hear me) Just to have you hold me (Something ain’t right) Anytime you’re near me (It just feels wrong) You want it, you got it Sometimes I’ve often been a fool The errors and deception Words could be so cruel Take a different view The love, we used to care And laughs were always there boy Always me and you I long to have you Hold me (Stop leading me on) Everytime you’re near me (Don’t think you hear me) Just to have you hold me (Something ain’t right) Anytime you’re near me (It just feels wrong) Night after night I couldn’t sleep My stomach churns, I can’t eat Life’s so cheap and dirty You want to hurt me? Rip my feelings raw Constantly abuse me Treat me like a whore I’m going to open you up and see what I can see A sociopath, don’t try analyse me Lack of concentration, self-mutilation Programmed from birth to have no sense of worth Am I being followed, too much to swallow Am I complexed as my complexes? I get vexed with my hexes Protect my pretences Heighten my senses Lower my defences Nobody knows me, I don’t exist I’m a figment of your imagination my retina fits This is how I sound as my personality splits Sometimes, I know I’ve been a fool The errors and deception Words could be so cruel You’ve made mistakes too Is it too much to ask To forget the past And always me and you I long to have you Hold me (Stop leading me on) Everytime you’re near me (Don’t think you hear me) Just to have you hold me (Something ain’t right) Anytime you’re near me (It just feels wrong) You want it, you got it Hold me (I really want to) Everytime you’re near me (You push me away) Yeh just to have you hold me (I wanna hold you) Anytime you’re near me You want it, you got it Hold me (I’m there for you) You gotta put me on (Once bitten twice shy) And just to have you hold me
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If You Want to Stay (It's OK) [feat. Lou Taylor, Sue Da Silva & Mark Da Silva] 04:36
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I took a chance on you Exposed a part of me I’d locked away I wouldn’t let it see the light of day ‘Cos love cuts so deep So you’ve been hurt before The scars of love you’re wearing every day Every minute since she went away ‘Cos love hurts so deep I, I know you loved then, so why not again? It makes no sense Oh, what I mean to say If you want to stay, it’s OK I know myself I never thought that I could say these things I’ve felt cold steel on my heart strings Love cuts all the way Never thought I’d say these things I, I know you loved then, but never again? It makes no sense Oh, what I mean to say If you want to stay, it’s OK It’s OK I know it’s crossed your mind Don’t need to tell you that it’s been on mine Not that I’ve left all my doubts behind But love feels so good I, I know you loved then, but never again? It makes no sense Oh, what I mean to say If you want to stay, it’s OK I, I know you loved then, but never again? It makes no sense Oh, what I mean to say If you want to stay, oh it’s OK Yeh, it’s OK It’s OK Said, it’s OK Ooh ooh it’s OK Said it’s OK It’s OK
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Up for It? (Again Mix) 03:44
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Alright, alright, alright How long is it I’ve known you So long now I forget I’ve dipped my feet in the water But I’m scared of getting wet There’s a voice still inside of me And it’s quieter than a mouse Cos where his leaving led me to Led me to an empty house Alright, alright Led me to an empty house I don’t want to say goodnight Just want to hold you tight Baby bite your lip are you up for it I don’t want to say goodnight Just want to say I might Baby this is it, are you up for it I don’t want your kiss goodnight Just want to get it right Baby bite your lip are you up for it How long is it since love left So long I can’t recall I’ve said some things that I shouldn’t have But some weren’t said at all There’s a feeling I get sometimes It’s strange as hell alright But where his leaving led me to Led me to a sleepless night Alright, alright Led me to a sleepless night I don’t want to say goodnight Just want to hold you tight Baby bite your lip are you up for it I don’t want to say goodnight Just want to say I might Baby this is it, are you up for it I don’t want your kiss goodnight Just want to get it right Baby bite your lip are you up for it All I wanted was someone who would care for me I never in all my life thought just how hard that would be It’s not a matter of time To get to you No one else is gonna do It’s not a matter that I misunderstood No one else could make me feel so good You make me so good Yeah, yeah, yeah I don’t want to say goodnight Just want to hold you tight Baby bite your lip are you up for it I don’t want to say goodnight Just want to say I might Baby this is it, are you up for it I don’t want to say goodnight Just want to hold you tight Baby bite your lip are you up for it I don’t want to say goodnight Just want to say I might Baby this is it, are you up for it I don’t want your kiss goodnight Just want to get it right Baby bite your lip are you up for it

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The house and garden have long gone but the memories remain.
Dedicated to all those who came to Elm Road to make some music.
All the songs on this album started life there.

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released June 23, 2018

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Ralph Clayton London, UK

My name is Ralph Clayton. I'm also sometimes known as Lemon.

I play piano and write songs - both with others and alone.

Tracks featured are from the band that was Spice and then solo recordings from 2003 onwards.
Most recently I've been collaborating with Chess - a London based singer and voice over artist.

I also wrote and recorded with Ba2ta. Listen to Ba2ta here:
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