The Masters Of Bad Luck And Trouble music: Veijo Airaksinen
lyrics: Veijo Airaksinen

Ray was a guitar slinger,
almost a rock’n roll star
He met Paul in the corner table
of a crowded karaoke bar
They never had met before,
but they felt like good old friends,
when sharing the stories of their lives
and their deepest ends

Ray had written a couple of tunes
before his band had a clash
Paul was a divorced Dylan freak
with a voice like Johnny Cash
They agreed to write a song in the bar,
Ray was humming a tune
Paul started pouring out his heart
and the song got ready pretty soon

They knew they would be a famous,
rich and celebrated couple
because of the song they called
”The Masters Of Bad Luck And Trouble”

They felt they had a big time hit
stored in a Chinese phone
They drank more beer and whiskey
before leaving home
Ray staggered into his hotel room
but Paul fell in the stairway
when trying to find the key to the flat
where he used to stay

Paul’s mobile crashed on the floor
and the song was gone forever
They could’nt remember the tune next day
when drinking again together

They knew they could be a famous,
rich and celebrated couple
because of the song they called
”The Masters Of Bad Luck And Trouble”

They knew they could be a famous,
rich and celebrated couple
because of the song they called
”The Masters Of Bad Luck And Trouble”
”The Masters Of Bad Luck And Trouble”

 

Old Man Blues

music: Veijo Airaksinen
lyrics: Veijo Airaksinen

I got these old man blues – my hands are shaking
I got these old man blues – my knees are aching
I got these old man blues and a leaky old bladder
I got these old man blues, but does it matter?

’Cause I still really got the lust
for singing and playing the guitar
You know, I don’t wanna rust,
but stay on the screen of the radar
And when I’m singing this song
I feel I’m going strong

I got these old man blues – my back is hurting
I got these old man blues – not too much flirting
I got these old man blues, but I am still not done
I got these old man blues – I’m gonna have fun!

’Cause I still really got the lust
for singing and playing the guitar
You know, I don’t wanna rust,
but stay on the screen of the radar
And when I’m singing this song
I feel I’m going strong

’Cause I still really got the lust
for singing and playing the guitar
You know, I don’t wanna rust,
but stay on the screen of the radar
And when I’m singing this song
I feel I’m going strong

 

When The Sun Used To Shine

music: Marko Aho
lyrics: Ville Haatanen

Time it surely changes
through these sad but true ages
Where are the good old times,
when the sun used to shine

Some names have been forgotten,
some were left to be rotten,
some stood up at the frontline,
when the sun used to shine

Love walked a different way
one sad and painful day
You were meant to be mine,
when the sun used to shine

Well, you seek and try to find
some kind of piece of mind
You didn’t expect to start to whine
when the sun used to shine

Dreaming about the past
why those times could not last
Everything was clear and fine,
when the sun used to shine

Time it surely changes
through these sad but true ages
Where are the good old times,
when the sun used to shine

Some names have been forgotten,
some were left to be rotten,
some stood up at the frontline,
when the sun used to shine

 

One More Try

music: Marko Aho
lyrics: Ville Haatanen

I’m a blues man with a country heart
I bet getting glance on you ain’t smart
But what to do when the angel smiles
and drinking goes well on both of our styles

I’m on the road to hell and right back
I don’t know how to find a right track
My home situation ain ́t really clear,
we should it leave like this, my dear

So let’s wave our hands for a goodbye
I oughta head back home and have a one more try
I’ll find you again if it all goes dry
Hey baby, let’s wave our hands for a goodbye

I know I wanted to leave with you,
that’s a very last thing that I should do
May the devil be my witness on that
I’m glad all we had was just a chat

So let’s wave our hands for a goodbye
I oughta head back home and have a one more try
I’ll find you again if it all goes dry
Hey baby, let’s wave our hands for a goodbye

I know I wanted to leave with you,
that’s a very last thing that I should do
May the devil be my witness on that
I’m glad all we had was just a chat

So let’s wave our hands for a goodbye
I oughta head back home and have a one more try
I’ll find you again if it all goes dry
Hey baby, let’s wave our hands for a goodbye
Hey baby, let’s wave our hands for a goodbye
Hey baby, let’s wave our hands for a goodbye

 

Rising From The Dark Hole

music: Veijo Airaksinen
lyrics: Veijo Airaksinen

Dancing in the moonlight, grooving alone
Jiving like crazy in her own zone
Under the stars, in the pale light
She’s healing her scars alone in the night
She’s almost too happy, almost too keen
but she’s too shy to be seen

She’s rising from the dark hole of her mind
and aiming at the sunny side
She’s dancing with the stars tonight, my friend
’cause the daylight is still too bright

Some days are cool – feel like a queen,
but people are cruel, people are mean
She has been hurt, she has been down,
they made her feel like a clown

She’s rising from the dark hole of her mind
and aiming at the sunny side
She’s dancing with the stars tonight, my friend
’cause the daylight is still too bright

Dancing with the creatures of the night,
pixies and goblins – they are alright,
’cause they won’t raise a fight

She’s rising from the dark hole of her mind
and aiming at the sunny side
She’s dancing with the stars tonight, my friend
’cause the daylight is still too bright

She’s rising from the dark hole of her mind
and aiming at the sunny side
She’s dancing with the stars tonight, my friend
’cause the daylight is still too bright

 

Whom Do You Think He Really Cares For?

music: Veijo Airaksinen
lyrics: Veijo Airaksinen, Ville Haatanen

He is saying he will give you silver and gold
tremendous riches for the young and the old
His words keep on pouring through his dirty mouth
puzzling the people in east, west, north and south

He thinks, he’s the smartest guy walking on the earth,
better than anyone a woman gave a birth
He promises to give you more, more, more,
but whom do you think he really cares for?

These clubs of the fat cats all around the globe
really want to rule the world, that’s what they hope
They promise dreamy scenerys, but give you nightmares
If you disagree with them, they’ll push you down the stairs

He thinks, he’s the smartest guy walking on the earth,
better than anyone a woman gave a birth
He promises to give you more, more, more,
but whom do you think he really cares for?

They’re seeking for the glory of the lost golden days
They can’t see the world is now a very different place
They don’t care about the modern equal ways
These lunatics are spitting on the face of human race

He thinks, he’s the smartest guy walking on the earth,
better than anyone a woman gave a birth
He promises to give you more, more, more,
but whom do you think he really cares for?

He thinks, he’s the smartest guy walking on the earth,
better than anyone a woman gave a birth
He promises to give you more, more, more,
but whom do you think he really cares for?

 

Once Upon A Time

music: Veijo Airaksinen
lyrics: Veijo Airaksinen

Once upon a time,
no hate, no fear
Once upon a time –
but now the doom is here

I see those manic fools
destroying homes and schools
Millions of refugees
praying for the peace

Once upon a time,
no cry, no scream
Once upon a time –
but was that just a dream?

Too much rough debate,
too much useless hate
Stop the mindless fight
and try to set your minds right

Once upon a time,
there was harmony
Once upon a time –
but now it’s gone, I see

Once upon a time,
no cry, no scream,
Once upon a time –
but was that just a dream?

I hope it’s not too late
to change the vicious fate
I wish the whole world sees:
we have to choose the peace

Once upon a time,
no blood, no pain
Once upon a time –
but is all the hope in vain?

 

This Morning The Mist Is High

music: Veijo Airaksinen, Jari Kivelä
lyrics: Ville Haatanen

This morning the mist is high,
it’s almost scraping the sky
Pale light is trying to shine through,
it’s giving us just a hue

You can’t see the town nearby,
through the outskirts you drive like a spy
The cars are crawling in front of you,
they’re swallowed and lost with no clue

This morning the mist is high,
it’s almost scraping the sky
Pale light is trying to shine through,
it’s giving us just a hue

The woods and the fields disappear,
the nature is feeling the fear
We all need to go back home
or we’re doomed in an endless roam

This morning the mist is high,
it’s almost scraping the sky
Pale light is trying to shine through,
it’s giving us just a hue

Our senses are on a high alert
hoping for the world to revert