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The Best of Dropkick

by Dropkick

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    27 track, single CD version of The Best of Dropkick housed in a gatefold card Eco-sleeve and featuring a 16 page booket of lyrics and photos.
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    140gram 30 track Double Black vinyl in Gatefold Sleeve, with lyric booket insert and poly lined inner sleeves. Also features 2xCDs in card sleeves featuring the 30 album tracks featured on Vinyl plus 20 extra songs from across the Dropkick catalogue..
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    The 140gram double vinyl includes 30 songs from the Dropkick catalogue and a full colour photo and lyric booklet.
    Please Note: unlike initial vinyl copies sold directly by the band, these copies DO NOT include 2 bonus CDs with additional tracks. We will, however, inlcude a standard 26 track CD of the Best of.

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1.
Until I Fall Away What did you say? I heard it all wrong I don’t know what you want from me All of the stars couldn’t have seen I don’t know what you want me to be I’ve heard it before, that I should take advice from you Until I fall away, until I fall away Is your heart in the way of what your head wants to say I don’t know what you want from me I’ve heard it before, that I should take advice from you Until I fall away, until I fall away What did you say? I heard it all wrong I don’t know what you want from me I don’t know what you want from me
2.
Out of Tune 03:09
Out of Tune I’m never done being wrong All I see ahead is blinding me Insecure and hoping you’re Going to find a better way to be But all that’s different from today And the things that stay the same But I can’t find the words to state what you’d assume We’re out of tune Reasoning and opting in For all I know there could be nothing wrong You’ve got to hide how you feel inside The time to let it go has come and gone But all that’s different from today And the things that stay the same But I can’t find the words to state what you’d assume We’re out of tune It makes you worried I make you worry But I’ll be fine, I’ll be fine
3.
Feeling Never Goes Away What’s the point in finding myself when you already know me more It takes a lot of time to survive what I know you’ve been pushing for But I’m alive today I’m alive today I hope this feeling never goes away I could hide for hours, I could wait, but I already know the end It takes a lot of stress to accept that you weren’t really there my friend But I’m alive today I’m alive today I hope this feeling never goes away I hope this feeling never goes away I hope this feeling never goes away I hope this feeling stays
4.
Too Much To Say I will feel ok when I get home Maybe hold a thought, I should show I’ve grown But I don’t wait or care I’ve got too much to say so I’ll let it out But it feels so much better this way It feels so much better this way Taking three steps back to move on again Never showing tact, I am far from blame But I can’t lie or fake I’ve got too much to say so I’ll let it out And it feels so much better this way It feels so much better this way
5.
Slow Down 03:43
Slow Down Years ago would I have really minded? I would know, I wouldn’t be in doubt Now I find I’m questioning my feelings What it mine? Now I’m finding out But I really think like that these days I don’t feel like talking back these days When I’m around you Now slow down, say what you’re feeling Now slow down, say what you’re feeling I don’t know if I’m keeping up with you Falling down, I’m worn out over thinking I have found it’s better left unsaid Now I find I’m facing new directions And the time’s to follow where I’m led I don’t really think like that these days I don’t feel like talking back these days When I’m around you Now slow down, say what you’re feeling Now slow down, say what you’re feeling I don’t know if I’m keeping up with you But I don’t really think like that these days
6.
Obvious 02:20
Obvious If you want to stay or go I don’t really mind If you can’t decide today if you’ll be fine But if your heart was aching, I wouldn’t miss a thing ‘Cause you are in the grooves of the records that I spin If I was a song I’d be too obvious Like starting with a riff, ending in a double chorus But if my heart was breaking, would you feel a thing? Like the notes of songs I know I can’t really sing If you want to go or stay I don’t really mind If you can’t decide today if you’ll be fine But if your heart was breaking, you would hold the key And you would realise it’s you and it is me
7.
Style 02:11
Style So wake up and start again if you know I need you So what if and when again If you want I need to Maybe the time is now, once in a while take up the chance and see Change your style So face and start your brain, if you know it’s in there I won’t laugh and cry again If you want I’ll be there Maybe the time is now, once in a while take up the chance and see Change your style Why do you never finish what you start Why waste your time instead of following your heart So wake up and start again if you know I need you So what if and when again If you want I need to
8.
Red Kite 03:07
Red kite When you’re around you just take over My feet don’t touch the ground As the daylight hours get shorter And all my friends are outward bound Up here the dark night Up here the river keeps on flowing Up with the red kite As long as the wind still keeps on blowing You take the bus you always get 2 steps up before you’re back in the slow lane The driver yells out a steam train’s coming As you fall asleep against the window pane Up here the dark night Up here the river keeps on flowing Up with the red kite As long as the wind still keeps on blowing You find yourself looking back with the same old pity The distant lights and now the curtain fights The purple darkness messes the stars up above you Where saints once walked you were read your rights
9.
Only For Yourself Take a walk to clear your head From hearing over what you said Time would make you justify And if only for yourself you question why People tell you what to do They have no right to bother you And the take exception when you sigh And if only for yourself you question why And so you try to find a place to hide And if only for yourself you question why Going nowhere on your own Never notice where you’re going Expectations are too high And if only for yourself you question why And if only for yourself you question why
10.
It’s Still Raining When it comes around I’ll be there Without making sound, I’d be fair If I had a choice I’d run away I’d unhear your voice, I’d make it fade And even when the clouds have passed It’s still raining here And when the sun appears at last It’s still raining here Should I help you out and spend my time Wondering all about what’s in your mind If I had a choice I’d run away I’d unhear your voice, I’d make it fade And even when the clouds have passed It’s still raining here And when the sun appears at last It’s still raining here I can see it clearly now the mess has gone We can go further We can go further It’s still raining here
11.
I Wish I Knew It’s getting hard to hear you and the things I thought you said I knew that in my heart nothing was going right Hoping not to notice even though you’d had a few You knew that no one in your way would put up a fight And didn’t you have the chance to blow it in a hundred different ways If you were with me now I never knew It wouldn’t have lasted long It never could If you thought that I was counting on the space In the messages of love you sent to me Looking for a way to show it and the strength to follow through On the things I promised to deliver to you But didn’t I have the chance to show it in a hundred different ways If you were with me now I never knew It wouldn’t have lasted long It never could How’d you get to be mis-understood Singing a different song I wish I knew
12.
Annabelle In line, changing hands It all makes sense to me, Annabelle Delayed, altered plans It’s no surprise to me, Annabelle I thought that you were waiting You knew you couldn’t tell Where did you go to Annabelle Regrets, I don’t have But memories fade with age, Annabelle It goes yet some remain Some parts I can’t find, Annabelle I thought that you were waiting You knew you couldn’t tell Where did you go to Annabelle I thought that you were waiting You knew you couldn’t tell Where did you go to Annabelle I thought (that you were waiting) Annabelle
13.
Hold On 03:25
Hold On I take my time to get there I know now I’m always thinking too slow I don’t make lists to tick off I don’t plan I’m never sure which way to go But it’s a long way round to hold on for love It’s a long way round to hold on And when it’s done we’ll start again Would you like to guide me to show how your way of thinking would go but is it best to worry or be there I’m not to sure that I care But it’s a long way round to hold on for love It’s a long way round to hold on And when it’s done we’ll start again
14.
Can’t Help It Sometimes you get so down but you never tell me And sometimes when I’m around It’s as if you’re trying not to see me And you know this feeling’s not the one you really want You say that it’s not your fault Cause you can’t help it I don’t mind your stories Just try and keep them simple I don’t care if you’ve got spots on your face Or hair growing from your nipples And you know this feeling’s not the one you really want You say that it’s not your fault Cause you can’t help it It’s much too late you’re out of time you’ve gone too far A little hate may wear you out before you start And you know this feeling’s not the one you really want You say that it’s not your fault Cause you can’t help it
15.
Good Vibes 03:51
Good Vibes I've been getting those good vibrations Good vibrations now that you're gone Good vibrations those sounds from my heart Flowing through my veins For all my mild elations this surely is the one And though I talk a lot I know I can't be wrong For all my weeks frustrations I've been so undone You know I'll stand my ground even if I've none I've been getting those good vibrations Good vibrations now that you're gone Good vibrations those sounds from my heart Flowing through my veins You say my concentration is bound to let me down I say that's not the reason it's living in this town I'm going to make some alterations I'm getting out tomorrow Then I look into your eyes they seem to show no sorrow Good vibrations good vibrations(this surely is the one) Good vibrations good vibrations(I know I can't be wrong) Good vibrations good vibrations(I'm getting out tomorrow) Good vibrations good vibrations(They seem to show no sorrow)
16.
Choose 03:41
Choose I don’t have that much to find I don’t know why Leave a lot to chance using borrowed time Return it when you can Will you choose Hanging on to find your way Taking hold of the things We talk about I’m giving you time to talk so please use your mouth To show your worth Will you choose Hanging on to find your way I don’t to want what I can’t prepare I don’t want to be blind I don’t need what I cannot share what you know you’ll never find
17.
Breakdown 02:38
Breakdown Don’t want to wait Don’t want to sit down all day But when it’s fate I’m not in any hurry I have a choice just like you have no money When I’m away you think I’m acting funny It’s like a breakdown for you Just wait for the call but I don’t know how to fix it all Breakdown for you And will it go What did I say to make you turn round on me? I’ll take it back – just tell you that I’m sorry Make up the truth like it is just a story Though I’m no use – your words that flow straight through me It’s like a breakdown for you Just wait for the call but I don’t know how to fix it all Breakdown for you And will it go
18.
Come Home 02:50
Come Home You told me not to think aloud, look after myself and try to be home soon Take a leaf out of your book, taking my time and lie if I had to Come home, come home Testing what you could recall, finding your feet, never in doubt of Failing at the things you love, forever in fear of facing the climb down Come home, come home Where are you to go after this? Trying to move on Where are you to go after this? Trying to move on Come home, come home
19.
Figure it out Billy was a loser who needed money, never got what he deserved Tried to sell his soul on ebay but the devil wouldn’t meet the reserve Stumbles home at night after 15 whiskeys and chips with his doner pizza Drops half the food in the gutter for the rats and the gulls to feed on He’ll figure it out someday he’ll figure it out He says he gonna win someday He’s gonna fix it Sometimes on the bus he’ll sit next to strangers even though there’s plenty seats He spouts his opinions on politics, Prince William and Suarez teeth He points out the sights through the steamed up windows telling her what he’s done there Then the stranger stands up and talks to him and says you know I don’t even care
20.
Let Down Again Sometimes you let their world surround you too much I am not to blame let them pass away Forget they found you Listen, unwind the thoughts that haunt you, don’t wait For those you think are friends to take you out again Forget you found them Turning up sober thinking I want one of those This happens quite a lot Let down again Maybe the places that you hold dear to you You’ll visit once again when time has long been spent Where they don’t know you Where they don’t know you Where they don’t know you (turning up sober) Where they don’t know you This happens quite a lot Let down again
21.
I’m Over You, Goodbye Lessons like this don’t come round too often Be thankful then that no one saw you cry Once it’s done there’s no more bridges to be burned Just as well you’re drifting out of sight But when it’s me, tell me once and still I wonder why She told me once, ‘I’m over you, goodbye’ Photographs will always be a part of you Will you keep my picture in a frame Hopefully the music in me compliments Every image burned into your brain But when it’s me, tell me once and still I wonder why She told me once, ‘I’m over you, goodbye’ But when it’s me, tell me once and still I wonder why She told me once, ‘I’m over you, goodbye’
22.
Don’t Dream Of California The clouds start to break up like the Simpsons’ sky The sun dries the tears forming in your eye You won’t let their lies disguise the facts Don’t blame yourself, you know you tried so hard It wouldn’t make a difference if you go that far So leave with your dignity and your pride intact And did your mother never warn you You’re not good enough to go there So don’t you dream of California baby Some try and fail and lose their innocence Some lose their money and their instruments But you turned your back on false promise The sun, sea and sex and drugs, they won’t come free There’s no real people with real families So don’t waste your time and you won’t have regrets And did your mother never warn you You’re not good enough to go there So don’t you dream of California baby
23.
Back door key Shame on you let's face it you haven't got a chance with her tonight someone with the spirit not to fight is going to go away with her It started all in June alright, Summer took a bit of your cherry ripe All you want to do is dance or fight and end it all in her back seat So do you want to know if I'm dancing and do you remember the words still from last year Then as soon as I go, you make off on your own Until you slip back over to me, I want to borrow your back door key We were playing shows all over Deeside Two of us were caught in the Boat Inn fight Christie filmed the garage, Sandy lit a rocket Some guy went crazy so we told him to fuck it So do you want to know if I'm dancing and do you remember the words still from last year Then as soon as I go, you make off on your own Until you slip back over to me, I want to borrow your back door key
24.
Nowhere Girl 03:17
Nowhere Girl Saw you at the station all dressed in black I went to the park just to look at you Your face it reminds me of a past affair Nagging at my conscience though you’ve got no flair You left me for a bible and I regret it now, I regret it now Now you’re a nowhere girl Some just don’t like it how a woman moves You get really drunk and the music soothes Every ache and pain hiding in their brains Might drive them wild should you turn and run You left me for a bible and I regret it now, I regret it now Now you’re a nowhere girl Tried to take me with you not as if you cared played me for a fool To take my life away yeah, what could I say? Yeah I lost my cool
25.
Into The Background Picking over the words you left so I won’t let you down Hold them closely to my chest now you won’t be around When you told the joke I heard the ending long before All I found is fading into the background Moving boxes across my floor, these memories made a sound Did I need things from long ago? We covered so much ground When you played the song I guessed the chords would trip you up How we laughed has now faded into the past I don’t have the right to know if all is fine, is this for show? I don’t mean to make you wait, it’s already been too late When you said you’d arrive I thought you’d maybe stand me up Your silence drowned the noise into the background
26.
Come Around 03:24
Come Around Another year begins and brings me back to life But it gets hard to start again In a week or two of holding on to it I find I need to call on you Come around cause I haven’t got a clue Come around cause you’ll know just what to do Come around cause I haven’t got a clue When in doubt, I turn to you There’s no one to blame but I can’t get hold of you The shapes appearing are the same Focussed on a phone and it never helps but should I can’t do this on my own Come around cause I haven’t got a clue Come around cause you’ll know just what to do Come around cause I haven’t got a clue When in doubt, I turn to you In these different situations I end up feeling just the same But I don’t know what’s wrong Maybe I should go for where I once belonged
27.
Going Where You’re Going I used to know you I used to walk you home after school And carry books and I’d feel cool You used to tell me All of the secrets from your heart Tried to begin before the start What’s the point trying to change you What’s the point trying to change You’re going where you’re going to go Going where you’re going to go I thought you were special I thought you were up there with the stars Now you’re a black hole in my heart
28.
Dog and Cat 01:56
Dog and Cat I just want to stand outside and girl I never want to hide You just want to stay in doors Promise me you’ll give me more Tell me what you wanna do, tell me what you wanna do I want you to Don’t forget to ask me why all your dreams may reach the sky Hang around for long enough You’ll be strong and I’ll be tough Tell me what you wanna do, tell me what you wanna do I want you to Well, lately I’ve discovered that you’re a dog and I’m a cat That still doesn’t bother me Cause you’re the one I wanna see Tell me what you wanna do, tell me what you wanna do I want you to
29.
Give It Back 03:23
Give It Back As far as I could see all my friends and me We’d all been done again though we never even wanted it Some sunny afternoon still seeing last nights moon Oh please don’t go away but it never listened anyway Come on back me up Don’t I deserve that much You shout at me again So I just give it back I just give it back Honey I’m too small to climb higher walls I’d fall off and hit the ground with a crash crash crashing sound The bus to Aberdeen takes me through those hills I see To the town full of girlfriends but it’s coming to an end Come on back me up Don’t I deserve that much You shout at me again So I just give it back I just give it back Bright lampshade in the corner And I’m tired of washing up So I just pull the plug
30.
Where I’m From My time is precious now, I’ve not got long I’m nearer the finish line than from the front And when I’m away, away, away from home My thoughts take me back to where I’m from Taking the easy way to get things done Leaving the harder things to get some sun It’s taken a while, a while, I know it’s wrong But my thoughts take me back to where I’m from Leaving the door ajar to get some air Hoping the rain won’t come to leave me spare I’m never alone, alone and I don’t care But thoughts take me back to there…

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Produced, engineered and mixed by Andrew Taylor (except Dog and Cat by Alastair Taylor)
Mastered by Alastair Taylor
Compiled by Andrew Taylor
Artwork and design by Alan Lennon

Dropkick is / was:
Mike Foy
Ian Grier
Stuart Low
Alan Shields
Alastair Taylor
Andrew Taylor
Roy Taylor
Scott Tobin

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released March 5, 2021

All tracks written by Andrew Taylor
Except:
Red Kite, Good Vibes and Back Door Key by Roy Taylor
Can’t Help It, Figure It Out, Don’t Dream of California and Dog and Cat by Alastair Taylor
Nowhere Girl and Give It Back – music by Alastair Taylor, lyrics by Roy Taylor
Going Where You’re Going by Alastair Taylor, outro by Andrew Taylor

Dedicated to Stuart Low

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Hailing from the east coast of Scotland, Dropkick have drawn on influences such as Wilco, Teenage Fanclub and Tom Petty to produce their own blend of harmony-driven, power-pop for well over a decade.

“Those who have yet to latch onto them are surely missing something special....Indie, powerpop, accomplished harmonies, alt.country tendencies. What’s not to love?” The Herald newspaper
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