Paul Kelly is a singer, songwriter, musician and actor. He is one of Australia’s greatest musical legends, his career spans over three decades and has sold more than 20 million albums worldwide.
This post is to share some of the most amazing songs from his latest album Paul Kelly ‘Nothing But A Dream’ along with the lyrics and the meaning behind it.
1) Nothing But A Dream
The album starts with the track ‘Nothing But A Dream‘. The track is quite a soothing piece of music with its guitar riffs and acoustic beats.
This track has been written by Paul Kelly and this is the third song of his which he has written. The song is sung in the perspective of a man who was broken and left alone to struggle and find himself.
What is the meaning of the song?
The song talks about a man who is broken and left to struggle and find himself. He is not living a happy life because of his past mistakes.
He is struggling to find his dream, so in this song the singer talks about the fact that his life is nothing but a dream.
2) Life In Her Eyes
The second song of the album is ‘Life In Her Eyes’ and the lyrics are written by Paul Kelly and the music is composed by Paul Kelly.
In this song, the singer is talking about how he is a man and how he is in love with a woman.
He is in love with this woman and wants to live with her forever.
However, the girl is not in love with him and wants to live with someone else.
Why is she saying no to him?
The girl is not in love with the singer and she doesn’t want to marry him. She is looking for a guy who is rich, successful and good.
She does not want a loser like the singer.
She is telling the singer that she will never marry him and if she does then it will be for money.
3) Heartbreak On The Street
The next song of the album is ‘Heartbreak On The Street’. This is one of the best songs of the album.
This is a sad song and the lyrics are written by Paul Kelly.
In this song, he is singing about his heartbreak and how he is not able to get over her.
He is talking about how he is a man and this woman will never be in love with him.
He just wants her to say yes but he cannot get her to do it.
The man tells the girl that he wants to marry her but she is not interested.
4) I Got No One
The fourth song of the album is ‘I Got No One’. This is a beautiful song and the lyrics are written by Paul Kelly.
In this song, the singer is talking about how he is a man and how he is in love with this woman.
He is also feeling lonely and sad because he is not getting any response from the girl.
5) What Did You Give Me To Believe In
The fifth song of the album is “Love Is the Answer”, a song that is both tender and aggressive, with lyrics like: “You need to know you’re loved, you need to be loved”. The song was co-written by the band and producer Pat McCarthy, who also wrote and produced the band’s previous album “Trouble”.
