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I'm gonna clear out my head
I'm gonna get myself straight
I know it's never too late
To make a brand new start

I'm gonna kick down the door
I'm gonna get myself in
I'm gonna fix up the yard
And not fall back again

I'm gonna CLEAN up my earth
And build a heaven ON the ground
Not something distant or unfound
But something real to me
But something real to me

All that I can I can be
All that I am I CAN see
All that is mine is in my hands
So to myself I call

There's somewhere else I should be
There's someone else I CAN see
There's something more I can find
IT'S ONLY UP TO ME

I'm gonna clean up my earth
And build a heaven ON the ground
Not something distant on a cloud
But something real to me
But something real to me

I'm gonna clear out my head
I'm gonna get myself straight
I KNOW it's never too late
To make a brand new start
To make a brand new start
To make a brand new start

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joekubrick On Apr 15, 2004

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by bobby82

21y ago

Oh my god! Why has no-one commented on this song? This is Weller at his best - a melancholic but uplifting classic. Brilliant.

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by Libertine1

21y ago

Yes, it sounds so sad but it's actually supposed to be an uplifting song. Good for helping you 'move on' with your life...

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by guitaristben

20y ago

great paul weller song. the song is exactly what the title is. to make a brand new start. saying how he is going to do it

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by SmithersJones87

17y ago

Very inspirational. Always useful when I lose a job, brek up wiht a partner, or any of those other situations where life seems like it's pretty much over.

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