The Secret Life of the Waterboys 81–85

The Secret Life of the Waterboys 81–85 is an album of outtakes, live tracks, and demos, released by The Waterboys in 1994.

The Secret Life of the Waterboys 81–85
Compilation album by The Waterboys
Released	1994
Recorded	February 1981–November 1985
Genre	Rock
Length	—
Label	Chrysalis
Producer	—
The Waterboys chronology
Dream Harder (1993) The Secret Life of the Waterboys 81–85 (1994) A Rock in the Weary Land (2000)

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Track listing

Tracks written by Mike Scott, unless otherwise noted.

1. "Medicine Bow" (Scott, Anthony Thistlethwaite) – 5:07
2. "That Was the River" – 4:45
3. "A Pagan Place" – 5:19
4. "Billy Sparks" – 3:21
5. "Savage Earth Heart" – 7:23
6. "Don't Bang the Drum" (Scott, Karl Wallinger) – 5:57
7. "The Ways of Men" (Scott, Thistlewaite) – 6:36
8. "Rags (Second Amendment)" – 5:15
9. "The Earth Only Endures" (Scott, Traditional) – 5:04
10. "Somebody Might Wave Back" – 2:03
11. "Going to Paris" – 4:39
12. "The Three Day Man" – 3:35
13. "Bury My Heart" – 6:22
14. "Out of Control" – 4:07
15. "Love That Kills" – 6:02