Looking For Something - Paolo Nutini

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Now the dirt is washed away
And all alibis are out
And the hands that used to heal me only curse me now
The echoes of a woman so kind
Rain like waterfalls and ice-cream on my worried mind

I lay there in the puddle of myself
Fishing from a brand new wish from that bucket down the well
And in her colors I find my faith
Cause I remember every word that lady used to say

She said that hearts can't break themselves
Looking for something, leaving with nothing
But souls can save themselves
Learning to fly, sweet mother of mine!

Be a long way home without you
It's just a long way home without you
Yeah, yeah!

That's my mother, like no other
Made me human, made me brother
Hands with swelling and with blister
for my sake and my sisters
The guardian of my karma,
keep my feet on terrain firmer
And then release me like a scient to the sky!

She said that hearts can't break themselves
Looking for something, leaving with nothing
but souls can save themselves
learning to fly, sweet mother of mine
Yeah, yeah!

Sister, you've some hungry eyes
And by back you're hypnotized
Smiling faces in disguise
By back youre hypnotized
Keep going against the grain
And soon that's all, soon that's all youll know
soon that's all you'll know
And lets get this straight
Sometimes you'll rise, and theres time you'll fall
After all, you're just blood and bones
And you don't owe no one, oh
No, you don't owe no one
So don't live like one price is right
Cause there is some things in your life that you can't fight!

She said that hearts can't break themselves
Looking for something, wind up with nothing
But souls can save themselves
Learning to fly, sweet mother of mine!
of mine

She said that hearts can't break themselves,
looking for something, leaving with nothing
but souls can save themselves, learning to fly, learning to fly
she said that souls can save themselves, learning to fly, learning to fly
oh souls can save themselves, learning to fly, learning to fly
Oh momma, how I love you!
Learning to fly, learning to fly
No momma, how I love you
Learning to fly, sweet mother of mine!
be a long way home without you
mother of mine
mother of mine

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Paolo Giovanni Nutini (b. 1987) is a Scottish singer-songwriter. His influences include David Bowie, Damien Rice, Oasis, The Beatles, U2, Pink Floyd and Fleetwood Mac.

Born on born 9th January 1987 in Paisley, Scotland, his father is of Italian descent and his mother Glaswegian, although his father's family have been in Scotland for four generations. Nutini had no formal music training, and was expecting to follow his father into the family fish and chip shop business. He was first encouraged to sing by his music-loving grandfather and a teacher at his school who recognised his talent. He left school to work as a roadie and to sell T-shirts for Speedway and spent three years learning the music business, performing live, alone and with a band, and working as a studio hand at Glasgow's Park Lane Studio.

His big chance came when he attended a concert for David Sneddon's return to his home town of Paisley at the beginning of 2003. Sneddon was delayed, and as the winner of an impromptu pop quiz, Nutini was given the chance to perform a couple of songs on stage during the wait. The favourable reaction of the crowd impressed another member of the audience, who offered to become his manager.

A Daily Record journalist, John Dingwall, saw him performing at the Queen Margaret Union, and invited him to appear live on Radio Scotland. Still only seventeen, he moved to London, and performed regularly at the Bedford pub in Balham whilst still legally too young to drink alcohol himself. Other radio and live appearances followed, including two live acoustic spots on Radio London, The Hard Rock Cafe, and support slots for Amy Winehouse and KT Tunstall.

His debut album, These Streets, produced by Ken Nelson (Coldplay/Gomez), was released on 17th July 2006, and immediately entered the U.K. album charts at number three. Many of the songs on the album, including "Last Request" and "Rewind", were inspired by a turbulent relationship with a girlfriend, and "Jenny Don't Be Hasty" is a true story about encounters with an older woman.

On 29th May 2009 Nutini released his second studio album, Sunny Side Up, after the first single from that album, "Candy", was released on 18th May. In July, he appeared on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, performing "Coming Up Easy". This was released as the second single from the album on 10th August. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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