(It’s a) Modern World © 2013 (C.Rich)

2 - 3 - 4…
Flash back to the latest fashion
‘Cuz you gotta look good now to get a reaction
Sharp suit and a vintage tie
And a wartime coat and a 125

It's a Modern World...Modern World
It's a Modern World...Modern World

Dance all night down at Le Disco
At The Scene, or Whisky a Go Go
See the girl in the button shirt with the real short hair and a mini skirt

It's a Modern World...Modern World
It's a Modern World...Modern World

Going down to The Underground
‘Cuz you gotta find the place with the latest sound
The leather clad kids get no satisfaction
‘Cuz you gotta dress right here to get in the action

It's a Modern World...Modern World
It's a Modern World...Modern World

Don't have to take what they tell you
Be who they want you to be
You are the new generation…Style will set you, set you free...

No fight for love and glory
Just looking for a different story
All the kids know their time is now
‘Cuz you don't want to be just a Face in the crowd

It's a Modern World...
It's a Modern World...

Nothing Seems to Fit © 2013 (C. Rich)

Nothing seems to fit like it used to
From my coat to my new blue jeans
All the kids with nothing to lose still
Hanging ‘round the same old Scene

Riding round the streets of Soho
All the clubs are closing down
In the places we used to go to
Familiar faces can't be found

And I would ride all night and day
Through the wind and pouring rain
If only to say
That nothing seems to fit
Since you went away…

Looking for a light in the window
Heard that you were back from school
What about the summer in Clacton?
Did it have to end so soon…

Take me back to Crimson & Clover
Walking in the London rain
Play the record over-and-over
But it always ends the same…

And I would ride all night and day
Through the wind and pouring rain
If only to say
That nothing seems to fit
Since you went away…

Since you said it was over,
I've been falling so far down down down, don't push me round
It started out so neatly, then you done me completely
Does it even matter to you now?

Staring down the Cliffs of Dover
Could have been the one to blame
Spent another year getting older
But the tides about to change...

And I would ride all night and day
Through the wind and pouring rain
If only to say
That nothing seems to fit
Since you went away…

We Are The Mods © 2013 (C. Rich)

Got a P-150 and a Fishtail Parka
Shark skin suit and an RAF marker
Chrome and glass mirrors on the left and right
And a couple of mates, in case we get into a fight

We We We We We are the Mods
We We We We We are the Mods
We We We We We are all Mods tonight!

Down the rain drenched streets reflecting the lamplight
Looking for a club where the kids are all right
Meet me half eight down at Ladbroke and Leighton
‘Cuz if you haven't heard, there's a rumble in Brighton!

We We We We We are the Mods
We We We We We are the Mods
We We We We We are all Mods tonight!

My old man he tells me
“You haven't got a livin’ clue!”
I look at him and say, “At least I'm not like you!”

This modern life's the only one I know
Just look at all my friends, yeah we're ready steady go
If some rockabilly punk thinks they have the odds
I tell him bring it on ‘cuz WE ARE THE MODS

We We We We We are the Mods
We We We We We are the Mods
We We We We We are all Mods tonight…

Come On! © 2013 (C. Rich)

She got the beat
Down on Wardour Street
And when the D.J.’s spinning
Well you know she got the world at her feet

She got the moves
To all the latest grooves
And when she out on the floor
Well you know she got nothin’ to prove

She Got to Come On, Come On, Come On, Come On, Come On
Come On, Come On, Come On, Come On, Come On
Come On, Come On, Come On, Come On back to me…
Come On back to me

And all the guys
They know that look in her eyes
Like you better get back
Or she gonna’ cut you down to size

She got all night
You know she’s doing it right
And if I ever get a chance
Well you know that I just think I might

Tell her to Come On, Come On, Come On, Come On, Come On
Come On, Come On, Come On, Come On, Come On
Come On, Come On, Come On, Come On back to me…
Come On back to me

Come On, Come On (Come On, Come On)
Come On, Come On (Come On, Come On)
Come On, Come On (Come On, Come On)
Come On, Come On (Come On, Come On)

She got the boys in suits
She got the Chelsea boots
She got the short black skirt
And, man, she’s making it work…

Come On, Come On, Come On, Come On, Come On
Come On, Come On, Come On, Come On, Come On
Come On, Come On, Come On, Come On back to me…

Hadrian's Wall © 2013 (C. Rich)

Coming down from north of Heaton
On a scholarship to Kingston
Left it all behind to try to find the London sky

Met a girl from south of Surrey
Went to splash out on a curry
Looking for a sign that she would give a lad a try

She never told me it mattered at all
But I couldn't get over Hadrian's Wall..

Heard that she was riding fences
Wasn't sure just what my chance was
But you never know until the right one comes around

All her mates would never offer
Any hope or tell me proper
So she found me where they left me on the shore to drown

She never told me it mattered at all…
But I couldn't get over Hadrian's Wall…

Climbing over the garden gate
Her parents said "You woke us up and it's much too late...
You know you Northern Boys you never can get it straight...
And Haddie's already out with another date!"

Now another year's forgotten
So I'm heading back to Heaton
Never really had the right to find the London sky

On another night of drinking
Got to wonder what she's thinking
Every Roman stone would surely know the reason why

She never told me it mattered at all...
But I couldn’t get over Hadrian's Wall....

Ready Steady Go (Tonight) © 2013 (C. Rich)

Take a ride through the city lights
Pulling up to the Marquee sign
Join my mates, queuing all in a row
On my GS-150

Go Go, Ready Steady Go-Go
Go Go, Ready Steady Go-Go
Oh, Oh, Oh, Ready, Steady, Go Tonight…

All the kids lookin’ out of sight
They got their suits and their hair cut right
Now the band’s really starting to go
Another look, and they’re on the floor

Go Go, Ready Steady Go-Go
Go Go, Ready Steady Go-Go
Oh, Oh, Oh, Ready, Steady Go Tonight…

Some days I get looking back on the nights we used to know…
This track will bring it all back ‘cuz we’re Ready, Steady, Go!

Go Go, Ready Steady Go-Go
Go Go, Ready Steady Go-Go
Oh, Oh, Oh, Ready, Steady Go Tonight…

Take a ride through the city lights
Pulling up to the East End Sign
Join my mates queuing all in a row,
Heading in to the Ready Steady Go-Go…

Go Go, Ready Steady Go-Go
Go Go, Ready Steady Go-Go
Oh, Oh, Oh, Ready, Steady Go Tonight…
Oh, Oh, Oh, Ready, Steady Go Tonight…
Oh, Oh, Oh, Ready, Steady Go Tonight…