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Promises and Lies

UB40

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Ali Campbell

Vocals

Astro

Percussion

Brian Travers

Saxophone

Earl Falconer

Bass Guitar

Jimmy Brown

Drums

Michael Virtue

Keyboards

Norman Hassan

Percussion

Robin Campbell

Guitar

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Ali Campbell

Composer

Brian Travers

Songwriter

Robin Campbell

Songwriter

Earl Falconer

Songwriter

Norman Hassan

Songwriter

Terence Wilson

Songwriter

Michael Virtue

Songwriter

Brown Jim (Gb 2)

Brown Jim (Gb 2)

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

UB40

Producer

Gerry Parchment

Gerry Parchment

Engineer

Delroy McLean

Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

All the sorrow and the pain

All the sacrifice in vain

I was much too blind to see

You make a loser out of me

You put me down for oh so long

While you sang your serpent's song

[Verse 2]

The rest is history

You can do no more to me

I've been down so low

Had nowhere left to go

I could see it in your eyes

All your promises were lies

Promises and lies

Promises and lies

[Verse 3]

Your cut was quick and deep

But then

You thought you'd never need a friend

But all things change

And tides must turn

You let all your bridges burn

Too many fatal wounds to heal

[Verse 4]

Now you're feeling

What I feel

The rest is history

You can do no more to me

I been down so low

Had nowhere left to go

I could see it in your eyes

All your promises were lies

Promises and lies

Promises and lies

[Verse 5]

All the sorrow and the pain

All the sacrifice in vain

But all things change

Tides must turn

You let all your bridges burn

Too many fatal wounds to heal

[Verse 6]

Now you're feeling

What I feel

The rest is history

You can do no more to me

I been down so low

Nowhere left to go

I could see it in your eyes

All your promises were lies

[Verse 7]

Promises and lies

Promises and lies

Promises and lies

Promises and lies

Promises and lies

Promises and lies

Promises and lies

Promises and lies

Promises and lies

Promises and lies

Written by: Ali Campbell, Brian Travers, Brown Jim (Gb 2), Earl Falconer, Michael Virtue, Norman Hassan, Robin Campbell, Terence Wilson

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