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OUTBACK

by The UpTones

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1.
Burning Sky 04:03
I seen you on the news, yeah, with a big plastic smile, Just talkin’ ‘bout your views, yeah, and I wish you’d show some style, You’re talkin’ ‘bout national pride, how it fills you up inside, To see the youth marching in line, holding the flag to the sky, Just because you are winning, it does not mean that you’re right, And just because you are grinning now, it don’t mean the end of the fight, Just because you are winning, it does not mean that you’re right, And just because you are grinning now, it don’t mean the end of the fight, Well I’ve seen pictures of you and I, beneath the burning sky, Standing at the end of time, beneath the burning sky, Pictures of you and I, beneath the burning sky, Pictures of Iceland, yeah, you’re talkin' 'bout world peace, Pictures of Iran, yeah, you’re lying through your teeth, Nobody knows your policy, well, you ain’t got no policy, You just stand and pose with the army, take your picture, that’s diplomacy, Just because you are winning, it does not mean that you’re right, And just because you are grinning now, it don’t mean the end of the fight, Just because you are winning, it does not mean that you’re right, Just because you are grinning now, it don’t mean the end of the fight, Well I’ve seen pictures of you and I, beneath the burning sky, Standing at the end of time, beneath the burning sky, Pictures of you and I, beneath the burning sky © Eric Roy Dinwiddie King Roy Music
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Outback 03:39
Thirty eight dead when the cops bashed heads in Johannesburg today, And the bombs go off in Hamburg and in Libya and Bombay, Well there’s war in the streets at home and you can see it on your TV screen, And everybody’s asking their own God, well my god, what does this mean? I can’t predict the future, but I can see what’s come before, I can’t predict the future, I can only see what’s come before, Between East Berlin and West Berlin they built a wall with a barbed wire top, And everybody here has to live in fear of the day when the bomb will drop, Well there’s one world and it’s big enough for all, but the blues and reds they had to build a wall, And no one can live in peace until the stones all fall I can’t predict the future, but I can see what’s come before, I can’t predict the future, I can only see what’s come before, Livin' in the outback, As the sun burns red in the Eastern sky, More of God’s children are bound to die, And as the sun goes down, in the West, The blood of the rest on the hands of you and I Can’t predict the future, but I can see what’s come before, I can’t predict the future, I can only see what’s come before, Livin' in the outback © Ben Eastwood King Wood Music
3.
Girl on the avenue Got me in trance say you got me in trance say you got me in trance Girl on the avenue When you take a stance Girl on the avenue And when you dance Dance dance dance dance Girl on the avenue Got me in trance But don’t you know you’re playin’ with fire Oh don’t you know you’re playin’ with fire now Little girl’s desire Don’t you know you’re playin; with fire Girl on the avenue Walkin’ in time say you’re moving’ in time say you’re rockin’ in time When you take a stance Girl on the avenue And when you dance Dance dance dance dance But don’t you know you’re playin’ with fire Oh don’t you know you’re playin’ with fire now Little girl’s desire Don’t you know you’re playin; with fire Walkin’ in time say you’re moving’ in time say you’re rockin’ in time Girl on the avenue © Charles Stella, Paul Jackson, Eric Roy Dinwiddie King Roy Music, BMI
4.
Miles Away 03:15
I got a love inside my soul, it's there for you, You give my heart a bubblin' feeling when I'm alone and I feel blue, This boy know the greatest thing you could ever learn, Is to love someone and be loved right back in return, I got the message from you, miles away, When I'm alone and I feel blue, miles away, I got the message to you, miles away, When I'm alone and I feel blue, miles away, I send my thoughts straight out to you across the sky, From here I shall feel your tears if you should ever cry, I'm a long way from home, But no matter where I go you know I'm with you all the time, girl, I got the message from you, miles away, When I'm alone and I feel blue, miles away, I got the message to you, miles away, When I'm alone and I feel blue, miles away, © Eric Roy Dinwiddie King Roy Music
5.
No Lies 03:12
Well I remember when we met that day, We said everything that we could say, Politics were getting old, Politicians getting older, Throwing all that they could find, A last attempt to steal your mind, You took me by surprise, I will tell you no lies, What's good for you, What's good for you, What's good for you, What's good for you, Must be good for me too, Well three years later and we meet again, I see the strain on you, my friend, We share the same old points of view, We know just what we want to do, The headlines haven't changed at all, Same old writing on the wall, You took me by surprise, I will tell you no lies, What's good for you, What's good for you, What's good for you, What's good for you, Must be good for me too, They can send a man to space, And they can build the tools to end our race, Just a creature here on earth, We all deserve what we're worth, A place to lay our heads, And to see our children fed, You took me by surprise, I will tell you no lies, What's good for you, What's good for you, What's good for you, What's good for you, Must be good for me too, Must be good for me too, Must be good for me too, I'll take you by surprise © Eric Roy Dinwiddie, Paul Albert Jackson, Charles Enrico Stella King Roy Music, BMI
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Faith 04:23
Some turn to vanity, and lose their true identity, Some plead insanity, 'cos they can't take the pressure today, Some turn to religion, try to ease their minds, Some turn to a cold syringe, and die before their time, Got to have faith in something, Got to have faith in something, Got to have faith in something, Got to have faith, You got to have faith, And there's always someone there, to hit you when you're down, Take a step to cool yourself, and come right back around, Cos your heart still beating, and your love still breathing yeah, Yeah your heart still beating, and your love still breathing yeah, Got to have faith in something, Got to have faith in something, Got to have faith in something, Got to have faith, You got to have faith, Heart still beating, and your love still breathing yeah, Said your heart still beating, and your love still breathing yeah, You got to have faith in something, Got to have faith in something, Got to have faith in something, Got to have faith, You got to have faith © Eric Roy Dinwiddie King Roy Music, BMI

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Out of print since 1986, this is the last studio recording The UpTones made during the 80's. Recently remastered from analog, we're proud to re-release it on Berkeley Cat Records. Pick it 'tup!

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released August 15, 2019

Charles Stella - Guitars and Vocals
Eric Din - Guitars and Vocals
Paul Jackson - Keyboards and Vocals
Bennie Wood - Bass
John Mader - Drums
Adam Beach - Baritone and Alto Saxophones
Scott Jensen - Trumpet
Josh Miller - Tenor Saxophone

Produced by Jim Dean at the Music Annex in Menlo Park
Engineered by Jim Dean and Allen Craft
Digital re-master by Michael Romanowski at Coast Mastering
Cover art by Paul Jackson

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