When I need you
I just close my eyes
And I'm with you. And all that I so wanna give you
It's only a heartbeat away.
When I need love
I hold out my hands
And I touch love. I never knew there was so much love
Keeping me warm night and day.
Miles and miles of empty space in between us
The telephone can't take the place of your smile.
But you know I won't be traveling forever.
It's cold out
But hold out
And do like I do.
When I need you
I just close my eyes
And I'm with you.
And all that I so wanna give you babe
It's only a heartbeat away.
It's not easy when the road is your driver.
Honey that's a heavy load that we bear.
But you know I won't be traveling a lifetime.
It's cold out
But hold out
And do like I do.
I need you.
When I need love.
I hold out my hand
And I touch love.
I never knew there was so much love
Keeping me warm night and day.
When I need you
I just close my eyes
And you're right here by my side.
Keeping me warm night and day
I just hold out my hands
I just hold out my hands
And I'm with you
Darling.
I'm with you
Darling
All I wanna give to you
It's only a heartbeat away.
I need you
Through the hollow of all my tears, I see a dream that's lost
From the hurt, ooh, that you have caused
Through the mirror of my mind
Time after time, I see reflections of you and me
Reflections of the way life used to be
Reflections of the love you took from me
I'm all alone now, no love to shield me
Back to the world of, that stops at reality
Oh, that happiness, ah, you took from me
And you left me with only memories
Through the mirror of my mind, through all these tears I'm cryin'
Reflects the hurt I can't control
'Cause though you're gone, I keep holdin' on
Through the happy times when you were mine
As I peer through the window of lost time
Thinkin' over my yesterdays
All the love I had in vain, all the love I have wasted
All the tears I have tasted, oh, oh
Through the hollow of my tears, I see a dream that's lost
From the hurt, ooh, you have caused
Everywhere I turn, everything I see
Reflects the love that used to be
In you I put all of my faith and trust
And right before my eyes, my world has turned to dust
At drop of night, I sat alone and wept
Just a handful of promises, all that's left of lovin' you, ooh
You got the reflection, you got the reflection
You got the reflection, the way I used to be
You got the reflection, ah, reflection
You got the reflection, ah, reflection
Your love still brings me to my knees
From day to day you feel my needs
This flame that burns
Within my heart will never die
Oh I bless the day you come along
You turned my life into a song
There is no greater love
And there will never be
'Cos you're the only one
(Your love still brings me to my knees)
Brings me to my knees
(Your love has given me)
Your love still brings me to my knees
(Your love has given me)
I find each day I love you more
Always the one I'm waiting for
No matter where I go
No matter what I do
'Cos you're the only one
(Your love still brings me to my knees)
Still brings me to my knees
(Your love has given me)
You bring me to my knees
(Your love has given me)
Now I never knew
What life was all about, yeah
Then you came along
And gave me a reason to understand what it's about, oh darling
[Solo]
Your love still brings me to my knees
From day to day you feel my needs
There is no greater love
And there will never be
'Cos you're the only one
(Your love still brings me to my knees)
It brings me to my knees
(Your love has given me)
Still brings me to my knees
(Your love still brings me to my knees)
You've given me everything
And if you say again to me
That we could all be free
I'll have to leave
Look at the sky
It's falling down
The world is spinning round
Without a sound
Where has all the lazy sunshine gone
Can anybody tell me
Why is everybody going home
Can anybody tell me
Can anybody tell me
Can anybody tell me
Oh have you stood
Before the wind
And let it blow your blues
So far away
Look at my life
Oh, what's the use
To everyone I know
Oh I'm a fool
Where have all the smiling faces gone
Can anybody tell me
Why is everybody going home
Can anybody tell me
Can anybody tell me
Can anybody tell me
Can anybody tell me
Can anybody tell me
Can anybody tell me
Can anybody tell me
Can anybody tell me
Can anybody tell me
Oh oh, yea yeaI love you more than I can sayI'll love you twice as much tomorrowOh love you more than I can say
Oh oh, yea yeaI miss you every single dayWhy must my life be filled with sorrow?I love you more than I can say
Why don't you know I need you so?Oh tell me please I gotta knowDo you mean to make me cry?Am I just another guy?
Oh oh, yea yeaI miss you every single dayWhy must my life be filled with sorrow?I love you more than I can say
Why don't you know I need you so?Oh tell me please I gotta knowDo you mean to make me cry?Am I just another guy?
Oh oh, yea yeaI love you more than I can sayI'll love you twice as much tomorrowOh love you more than I can sayI love you more than I can sayI love you more than I can say, oh
I heard some things about you
I can't believe it's true
I heard the flame don't burn bright as it used to
I heard some things about you
I know they must be lies
Don't turn your face away, baby
When I need to see your eyes
'Cos I keep hearing rumours
People telling me rumours
I keep hearing those rumours
Seems like everybody's my best friend
Rumours, don't go believing rumours
I swear it's only rumours
Listen babe, I don't want our love to end
(It's a shame - they talk, they talk, they talk)
I heard some things about you
Suspicion coming on
I need some answers woman
Don't tell me nothing's wrong, nothing's wrong
I heard some things about you
The way you're treating me
You give your love to someone else
When it used to come to me
Oh I've been hearing rumours
Everybody's saying rumours
I don't wanna hear no rumours
How come everybody wants to be my best friend
I don't believe it no, oh
(It's a shame - they talk
They talk, they talk
They talk, they talk
They talk, they talk:)
Now I've got so many friends
I've never had before
And you're the only friend I want
I don't want no more
All these rumours I hear
I can't believe they're true
And they're trying to tear me
Oh no, they're trying to tear me away from you
Rumours, I don't believe it babe
Rumours
They're just whispers in the wind
They've got it all wrong
Everybody's wants our love to end
Rumours, I don't believe in those
Rumours, lots of big rumours
Rumours, it's only vicious rumours
I don't want our love to end
I don't want our love to end
on the old dirt roadwithout a caregotta sixpence in my pocketoh I'm a millionairreoh and I would do anything to go back there
on the old dirt roadoh my brother and mewe make a mess all weekendtill sunday eveoh and I am travelling through the pastoh and I can see myself face to face in the looking glass
playing in the dustI haven't got a careand nobody makes a fuss'cos there's no one there
on the old dirt roadI got no namebuild a castle wallknock it down againoh and I am a child againoh and I don't need to pretend
oh I hear you crygo back to sleepbut I can't make it stop'cos it's not a dreamplaying in the dustI haven't got a careand nobody makes a fuss'cos there's no one there
He used to play mouth organ
In a folk club, in a pub they call the Lady Jane
All the sounds as his friends and he would holler
Songs of love and songs of pain
There wasn't much that he could use his time for
So he used to practice everyday
And play the mouth organ, blues and hard luck
Someday soon I'm gonna break away
He used to listen to the bells of St Mary's
As they would echo through those early days
And sometimes even now he thinks that he still hears them
Although they're but a thousand miles away
And so he came into this crazy business
And do you know the stars all fell his way
And he became another rock [incomprehensible] rock and roll troubadour
And threw the mouth organ far away
And so he listens to the bells of St Mary's
And so their echo haunts him every day
So clear he could reach out and touch them
Although they're but a thousand miles away
somebody get a firemansomebody come along and hose me downI think I'm going crazyshe got me dancin' like a clownthe d.j. plays desire(catch a fire)wanna take you higher(liar liar)this gun's for hireshe's gonna burn my playhouse down
she said her name was venusI think she came out of the nilebut all my friends who've seen hersay she's not by stylethe tv's showing "dallas"(shrinking alice)down the streets of paris(elysee palace)I lost my balanceshe turned me upside down
y'know I can't stop I can't stopI can't stop must be love must be loveI can't stop I can't stopI can't stop I can't get enough can't get enoughI can't stop I can't stop
I squeeze her in a taxiwith legs up to my earsshe smiles and then she smacks meI think she's getting pretty weirdand then she took me swimming(I was grinning)in the beginning(my head was spinning)I said you gotta be kiddingshe turned and stole my heart away
I can't stop I can't stop I can't stopgotta be love I can't get enoughI can't stop I can't stop I can't stopgotta be love gotta be loveI can't stop I can't stop
she's burning with desire(I'm catching fire)I can't get no higher(on the wire)call me a liar(but I'm a trier)yes, I'm a liar(and getting shyer)but I think I've gotta retireif I survive tonight
You've got a cute way of talkin'
You got the better of me
Just snap your fingers and I'm walkin'
Like a dog hangin' on your lead
I'm in a spin, you know
Shakin' on string, you know
You make me feel like dancin'
I'm gonna dance the night away
You make me feel like dancin'
I'm gonna dance the night away
You make feel like dancin'
I feel like dancin', dancin'
Dance the night away
I feel like dancin', dancin', ah
Quarter to four in the mornin'
I ain't feeling tired no, no, no, no, no
Just hold me tight and leave on the light
'Cause I don't want to go home
You put a spell on me
I'm right where you want me to be
You make me feel like dancin'
I want to dance the night away
You make me feel like dancin'
I'm gonna dance the night away
You make feel like dancin'
I feel like dancin', dancin'
Dance the night away
I feel like dancin', dancin'
Dance the night away
I feel like dancin', dancin'
Dance the night away
I feel like dancin', dancin'
Dance the night away, ah
And if you'll let me stay
We'll dance our lives away
You make me feel like dancin'
I wanna dance my life away
You make me feel like dancin'
I wanna dance my life away
You make me feel like dancin'
I wanna dance my life away
(I feel like dancin')
You make me feel like dancin'
I wanna dance my life away
(I feel just like dancin')
don't look back, that'll get you nowherea wall to wall suit and space circus hairone step forward, one step backthat's what happens and that's a fact
to tell the truth, you raise up your handdon't write me no invitations in the sandand when you talk, say what you meanjust keep it dry, lord, and keep it clean
watch out for la booga roogasome you win and some you loosawatch out for la booga roogasome you win and some you loosa
I don't know why and I can't explainwhy I'm lost on a street with no namebut that's alright, that's okayI just feel like I'm slipping awaysatellite mama, if you are nearhey, the party's over, now just get me outa heresilent night, watch over mesee that nobody writes me into the dream
watch out for la booga roogasome you win and some you loosawatch out for la booga roogasome you win and some you loosa
I'm on fire, inside my headsomeone put out the lightand they sent the world to bedit's not too late, but I just can't stopI think this time I'm going over the tophey, mr. dogface, please let me insay, don't you think that I'm worth rememberin'watch your step, watch what you do'cause you need me much more than I need you
We were just friend's babe
But love came on too strong
We could not stop
What we knew was wrong
We meet in this hotel
To hide from prying eyes
Nobody knows
About out secret life
We've got ourselves in love babe
We've got ourselves in love
What are we going to do about us
We're so much in love
We got ourselves in love girl
We've got ourselves in love
Nothin' we can do about us
Being in love
Oh we're so much in love
Don't talk in my sleep babe
I don't repeat your name
But somehow she knows
That we're playing games
So we talk in whispers
And plan out getaway
We've got to make our move
Before it's too late
We've got ourselves in love girl
We got ourselves in love
What are we going to do about us
We're so much in love
We've got ourselves in love babe
We've got ourselves in love
Nothin' they can do
My conscience says
That you and I should stay as friends
My heart pretends, oh baby
With you my life can start again
Got ourselves in love babe
We've got ourselves in love
There's nothin' they can do about us
Being in love
We got ourselves in love
We've got ourselves in love
And I know we'll pull through
Jeanette was a dancer
I suppose I knew her well
Her feet danced miracles
I was lost within her spell
Jeanette knew a singer
Was the leader of some band
Looked just like a boy
And stood just like a man
And it rains all down the avenue
Yes it rains all down the avenue
Just for you
Just for you
Just for you boy
Just for you
The kids in the back street cry
You hear their voices in your brain
The world is full of hungry souls
Behind the window panes
Little Jenny on the high wire
Slow motion as she fell
Sometimes I think the wire is me
The tragedy as well
And it rains all down the avenue
Oh yes it rains all down the avenue
It rains all down the avenue
Just for you
Just for you
Just for you boy
Just for you
Just for you boy
Just for you
[Solo]
I work on the west side
Jeanette I pulled your strings
I stood upon the pavement
I never owned a thing
And still I am the singer
I know my song so well
The rain falls through my eyes
And lands below the shell
And it rains all down the avenue
Yes it rains all down the avenue
Oh yes it rains all down the avenue
Just for you boy
Just for you
Just for you boy
oh girlI'd be in trouble if you left me now'cos I don't know whereto look for loveI just don't know howoh girlhow I depend on youto give me love when I need itright on timeyou would always be there
all my friends call me a foolthey saylet the woman take care of youso Itry to be hip and think like the crowdbut not even the crowdwill help me now
oh girltell me what am I gonna do?'cos I know I gotsuch a guilty facegirl, I feel so out of place
all my friends call me a foolthey saythe woman should be takingcare of youso Itry to be hip and think like the crowdbut not even the crowdwill help me now
the sun is up, the sky is bluethee's not a cloud to spoil the viewbut it's rainingraining in my heart
the weatherman says fine todayhe doesn't know that you've gone awayand it's rainingraining, raining in my heart
oh, oh mistery, miserywhat's gonna become of me
I tell myself, the blues won't showbut pretty soon all these tears will flowraining, raining in my heartoh, oh misery, oh miseryoh, what's gonna become of me
I'm thinking of takingthe easy way outopen the windowI'll fall to the groundI could do it -- wouldn't be much too it
I gotta little place here in the cityit's kind of small and dirty, it's a bedsitterand there's a lot of us living herewall to wall in one big house
and when the night comes 'roundI can see a lot of lonely lightsthere are people in there breathingbut it don't seem rightin the streets way down below meI'm listening for just a soundbut nobody comes aroundin bedsitterland
and there's a man below me on the balconycrying to be heardscreaming to be heardI'm haunted by his wordsand the people in the street just shrug their shoulderssaying he's disturbedhe's in another worldscreaming at the birdscrying to be heardI hear his every word
I've slept in the gutter on a summer's dayoh I've bummed cigarettes in the night cafesI've joined the breadlinebelieve I got a deadline
I gotta little place here in the cityit's kind of small and dirty, it's a bedsitterand there's a lot of us living herewall to wall in one big house
when the money runs outwhat will we do?turn around and start anewtakes all your lovin' babeto pull me throughwithout your love what would I do?
'cos I'd put you and me babeup against the worldthere ain't nobody elselike you 'n' me, girlwho wants the moneyand the luxarywhen love 'n' happinessis all you need?
can't you see all you're living foris dollars and centsit don't make no senseand all you think aboutin the final endis spend, spend, spend
so when the money runs outwe'll fly awayquit the city life 'n' find a hideawaylive in the country, babeoff the fat of the landwith nothin' to worry 'boutno money in the bank
who needs the moneywhat does it mean?another roll of paper, babe, in a sea of greento live life for moneyyou gotta be madwhen I watch you turn it upyou know I feel so sad
so when the money runs outwhat will you do?turn to me, babe, 'n' I'll pull you throughwe'll give back the diamonds'n' we'll sell the carwe'll live the simple lifeand make a brand new start yeah
the rain is falling through the windowdown the walls on the floorI'm sitting in a station and I'm wonderingooh can it rain any morewhen you're so far downthere's no getting up againoh I'm so aloneand I'm to blame
unlucky in loveunlucky in loveguess it always ends up that wayunlucky in loveunlucky in my lifeguess it'll always be the sameI'm the only one to blamewhy oh why am I unlucky in love
the train is standing on the platformbut my feet are stuck to the floormaybe in another town I'll get luckyyeah if I could reach that carriage doorbut when you're so far downain't no getting up againoh I'm so aloneand I'm to blame
you feel there's enoughyou try because you did get lonelyand hearts feel too muchand right now you know you're only blue'cos time ran out on youwell -- that's toughand so you try to steal the feelin'back -- when you toucha touch too much just starts you reelin' nowyou start to reason howyou know you do'cos time ran out on you
you keep holdin' onyou know it's wrong but you can't let goand here comes tonightyou say the situation's not your styleyou linger for a whilethat's what you do'cos time ran out on you
you just don't feel rightand you pretend to be sincerebut nothing is clearyou're no sincere
he pleads to his managerthere just seems to be no way outhave one last cigaretteno time to put it outhe's quitting this time for goodthis is the last gig for johnny b. goode
and now the pressure's really onblack limousines close inhis hotel suite is really neatbut the flight nearly did him ina telegram said break a legbut the doctor says he's broken his head
set up the ampsplay it loudso no one can hear the wordsgood jobthey wouldn't wanna hang aroundset up the ligthsbut keep em dimso no one will see him inthe state that he's in
ladies and gentlemenwill you welcome for the last timea man who if he could help itwould not be here tonightthe man who has nothing left to provebye bye johnny b. goode
let me tell you 'bout a girl I knewa rollin' stonethe sort of girl you give your lifetime tobut you never own
suki's missing -- she's not at homesuki's missing -- address unknown
on the paper there were fifteen wordssaying suki's gonea scribbled line to whom it may concernsaying nothing's wrong
suki's missing -- told a lie or twosuki's missing -- didn't leave a clue
missing missing missing
I call on missing personsleave your number you'll be calledhelp me operator 'cos I'm going up the wallI've tried every method to get suki back againnow I'm telling a computer'bout the shape that I'm inI know it's looking bad 'cos there hasn't beenback a wordso I'm asking on the street"you seen a chinese girl?"there's a poster on the boxupon the police station wallthere's a photo there of sukishe was with me I recall
suki's missing -- missing
you should have been there when I gave the newsI know you would have been surprised to seethe smoke and the fire that was comin' out of menow that I've finally shaken you looseand I have cut the chains that held me backfeelin' more and more like a train rolling down the track
running to my freedomI ain't never gonna give it backme and my freedom, from now on
one of these days it's gonna happen to youyou're gonna find yourself in love so deepthat you would give up anything for that love to keepthen sooner or later it will break down on youand when you finally feel all the hurt insideyou will understand the reason why I cried
running to my freedomI ain't never gonna give it backme and my freedom, from now on
and why I took my freedomI ain't never gonna give it backme and my freedom, from now on
running to my freedomI ain't never gonna give it backme and my freedom, from now onnow that I've finally shaken you looseand I have cut the chains that held me backfeelin' more and more like a train rolling down the track
rely on medevil take tomorrowtake these blues awaytoo much pain and sorrowall our yesterdays
there's a world a waitingwhere you reap just what you sowno good contemplatingso come with me and watch it grow
rely on merely on merely on meI will set you freeI'll break down the walls and set you free
moon is bright in my skynightingale sings sweet sweetyou're the song in my heartput your faith in melet's not cool the spiritwaste each other's timeit's my world I want you in ittrust in me and what we're sure to find
rely on merely on merely on meI will set you freeI'll break down the walls and set you free
oh when the night creepsup over the hillsideoh it's so quiet up hereyou can hear your thoughts from the insideoh well it took me a whileto take in the atmospheredark clouds of evil all around
you're only dreamingyou're only dreamingyou're only dreamingyou're only dreaming
there is no hooded killerno draculano frankensteinoh well it's all psychologicaloh it's all in your mind
oh when a boywe'd visit a haunted houseand there were demons insideof that there isn't a doubtand I would hide behind my hand every nightwith fear right there on my brow
I think of this most every nighthow hard it is to get it all rightI'm looking here and I'm lookin' thereI see a heart brokenpieces everywhere
wouldn't you try and wouldn't you knowyou try so hard still to let it all gotoo much trouble and too much painI think I'm gonna have that luck again
what'll I do if you walk awaywhat'll I do if you walk awaywell I haven't a chanceno I haven't a chance
once in a while I get this feelingnow and again I'm all in a dazetime after time I ask myself thiswill you walk awayonce in a while I get this feeling
when there's no more looking backand you feel you've loved in vainyou try and hide your sorrownow you're alone againso you block out your emotionlaugh it off and carry onsayin' why do I have to feel this waywas loving you so wrong
if I could only turn aroundone more time for old time's sakeI'd pick up all the piecesfrom the mistakes I madedid I give myself completelyor did I hang on for too longah, but what's the use of me talking this waynow that you're gone
no looking back, it's over nowall over nowI tell myself I'm gladit's over nowall over nowit's over now
Last night I realized there's no point in compromiseI guess it's time we said it's over'cause I been watchin' yousearchin' for somethin' newyou'll find it now 'cause it's all overwhat's the sense in bitterness?it only leads to emptinessI thought that we'd find happiness
but we've run out of track and we won't get it back'cause it's over, it's all over, it's all over, it's all over
I remember when you said to metake care when you share your lovebefore you give it all so easilybe sure that you can give enoughlook what happened there
you -- you are my reason to liveyou make me shine -- with all the love that you giveand when I think of you -- I keep driftin' awaylittle by little -- I love you more ever dayI lay in bed but I just can't sleepI close my eyes and you're all that I seeI can't believe that it's happening to me
living in a fantasyever since you came to meliving in a fantasydrowning in this luxuryever since you came to meI'm living in a dream
oh, I know -- there'll be storms up aheadwe'll blow them away -- bring back the sun againfor love conquers all -- the gloom and despairnothin' can go wrong -- just as long as you're thereI see a light on the path up aheadI know you'll wait on the cliff where you saidI'll hold you close 'till we're right on the edge
living in a fantasy
are you ever gonna change your mindwill there ever be another timeyou gotta let me know
I was hoping you would understandlove was never meant to be so blindyou gotta let me know
well I never had to wonder whyI've felt this way now for such a long timeand it's taken everything I havejust to tell you how it is -- that I feelwon't you let me know
we're no strangers to this world it's trueeverytime you cry it makes me feel so blueoh won't you let me through
oh I can see the sadness in your eyesyou shouldn't ever have to cryI will put you back on your feet againif you'll let me tryoh I will not stop fighting for youuntil the day I die
oh they know how to shatter your dreamsbut this time they've really gone to extremesthey just don't give a damn about you and me babebut we will not stop fightinguntil they set us free
a change of heartleads toa change of mindwe shouldn't be here wishingfor a change of timeI remember when we were just starting outyour world was lonely needed mineso I will not stop fighting for youuntil I run out of time
standing beside of the oceanlooking out across the watereverything is beautifulbut I still don't feel like I oughta
things we wanted, not so long agoI got 'em all now, babebut I ain't got you no more
still I rememberthe way you held meand all the sweet things you used to saywhen we were two young loversdancing the night away
I remember everythingdresses you used to wearyou were so light and gracefulyou seem to float right through the air
me I looked so funny dancingbut you loved me anyhownow I wish I could find somebodyto love me like that now
still I rememberthe way you held meand all the sweet things you used to saywhen we were two young loversdancing the night away
standing beside of the oceanlooking out across the bayI should look for companionshipbut it just gets in my way
all the lights are flickeringout along the shoreI see people dancing therebut I just don't dance no more
still I rememberthe way you held meand all the sweet things you used to saywhen we were two young loversdancing the night away
restless as the ocean -- stumbling in the darkblinded by emotion -- wishing on a staryeah I was yours from the startand no stranger could tear us apartlet me in to your heart tonight
when I'm beside you I see the childin you tonightI see a wild youth inside of youburning so bright
let my love create the sparksplit the ocean wide apartagents of the heart be kind tonight
yeah I was yours from the startand no stranger could tear us apartagents of the heart please be kind to me tonight
when I'm beside you I see the childin you tonightI see a wild youth inside of youburning so bright
it's a secret and he tells no onebut his heart leaps like a beating drumthat's how it feels when you're young and in love
she's the reason he smiles all daylike a bird sings in a gilded cagethat's how it feels when you're young and in love
they promise to be faithful and truebut young love needs no excuselike the future it never endsyoung hearts never pretendthat's when you know it's for realthat's how it feels when you're young and in lovethat's how it feels when you're young and in love
four in the morning she creeps down the stairruns to the rendevous will he be therea hand on her shoulder she sighsand the fear is over nowit's over now
in the moonlight there's a boy and girlthey're the only people in the worldthat's how it feels when you're young and in love
I never worry I never fret'cause when I got you on my side you can betI got it all I'm standing so talland when I hold you in my armsyou know I'll never let you fallwhen trouble comes to call
I will give you everything I've gotdon't you knowyou know that I will love you a lotnever let you godon't need nobodywant nobody but you
time's gonna comewhen you're put to the testand you and me girlwe won't be like the restwe'll see it throughjust me and youand when they ask uswe will say it's been tried and it's still truewe're still try'n' to prove
I will give you everything I've gotdon't you knowyou know that I will love you a lotnever let you godon't need nobodywant nobody but you
I will give you everything I've gotev'rything I gotyou know that I would love youlove you a lotdon't need nobodyneed no one but youno one but you
little girl have your funtake it easyjust don't jump the gunyou don't have to try so hardyou will always be my number oneyou got me in your bed of rosesplease don't change the boy'cause havin' you around heaven knowsis somethin' I enjoy
leave well enough alone babydon't get too serious noleave well enough alone childdon't go and change on uslife won't be the same for usbetter leave it alone
I know you've got ideasmonograms and sets of hers and hisI hate to have to break the spellbut let me tell you how it really isyou know I feel at home with you just the way we arebut go ahead and dream those dreamsbut just don't carry them too far
leave well enough alone babydon't get too serious noleave well neough alone childdon't go and change on uslife won't be the same for usbetter leave it alone
you know I thought I could live without youI thought I could get alongbut I never realized that I could be so wrongwas I a fool to leave youor was I a fool to let you go?doesn't seem to matter much now babyI should have never let you go
I want you backI want you backand I will never stop until I got you back, aah, aah
I wander the road where we used to walkand lotsof people pass bythey all look like they're in loveeverybody but meI see your face in the crowdI hear your voice everywhere I goand when I turn around thinking you've come backah, you're never, never, never there
I want you backI want you backand I'll keep on searchin' until you're really hereI want you backI want you backand I will never stop until the love I've gotis back in my heart to stay
I want you backI want you backand I'll keep on searchin' until the love I gotis back in my arms until I got you back
please, tell me what's on your mindI can see the tears but I don't know whyyou're cryingit it me or is it youis it real or just a moodwell I know you're sad but what are youtryin' to provewhen you say that you can't go onand you feel like you don't belongyou've got nobody to lean uponit seems we've come so far but we just can'tget along
where did we go wrongwhere did we go wrongwhere did we go wrongwhere did we go wrong
I've been workin' -- never coming home at allI left you chained to the kitchen busy walkin'up the wallnow I don't want nobody elseand I'm not thinking about myselfwhen I say that I'll do anything to stop yousaying that you don't belongand what we had is just upped and goneplease please try -- try to be strongoh I apologize -- I didn't mean to lead you on
where did we go wrong
monday morning nine a.m.I missed my bus I must've overslept again'phoned up work told 'em I can't go onsince she left this house is not a home I know
she's not coming backshe's not coming backshe's not coming backshe's not coming back
all my friends they keep coming aroundwell they can ress me up but I won't paint the townno one else'll do the things she'd doall my fun is up because I know this time for sure
she's not coming back-- she didn't have a reason-- she wanted to be free-- she told me she was leaving
monday evenings used to be so easy rollin'staying home with hernow this room is like a prisonI can't go nowhere I'm nothing without hershe's not coming back -- no more
tuesday morning and it's not that badwell I'm smiling now thinking of all the fun we hadand if I see her this is what I will saywell thanks for asking but as you see I'm okay
when we're round at a friend's houseyou act so precious and cooltell her I'm nothin' special at alljust somebody who's passin' throughjust sombody who's passin' through
and here I am tryin' to tell you againbut you just don't understandthat we could be somethin' special I knowif you'd only let go -- take a chancejust try it once -- take a chance
but we're only -- we're only foolin'you know that we are -- we're only foolin'tell me what are you gonna doabout a fool who's in love with youwhat are you gonna do
when we go out on a saturday nightfeel like I'm stringin' alongI ask you where are we going from hereyou know but you're not lettin' on babewell you know but you're not lettin' on
so here we are at the crossroadsbetween better or worseyou tellin' me I'm too serious babeand one of use is gonna get hurtwhy do I always get hurt
but we're only -- we're only foolin'you know that we are -- we're only foolin'
it's easy to love when I love someone like youit's easy to feel when you feel the way I doyou know love don't come easy and love don't comparebut when love comes to you, you gotta make it lastone the day that I met you I knew it could beso easy for you and so easy for me
it's easy to love when I love someone like youit's easy to feel when you feel the way I dolike the stars in the night seem to shine from abovebut that's the way I love to shine when you give me your loveand your love satisfies me like a natural highfrom the soles of my feet to the top of the sky
it's easy to love when I love someone like youit's easy to feel when you feel the way I doyou know love don't come easy, and love don't comparebut when love comes to you, you gotta make it lastone the day that I met you I knew it could beso easy for you and so easy for me
I got your postcard it made me lonelyI'm out of money and no one really caresthe south of france has sunny weatherpretty boats and lots of millionaires
now you're not coming homeyou like the style and you're staying herepretty boys everywhere you goyou lead 'em on and then you disappear
you say you're gonna find a millionaire-- well I wish you luckand we were never going anywhere-- and now you've had enoughyou didn't wanna begoing broke with a loser like meand you're a girl who's just got to be freeand I don't think you'll ever be happychasing a millionaire
all the streets are dead without youempty shops and old abandoned carsin saint tropez your man is waitinghe comes with diamonds to the hotel bar
you say you're not going homeyou like the sun and you're staying herehe'll ask if you're on your ownyou say "why not" then you both disappear
now you say you're found your millionaire-- oh well I don't caresays he's gonna take you everywhere-- I just don't care
I bet he'll let you downthat kinda guy never hangs aroundhe's got a girl in every townand I don't think you'll ever be happyliving with a millionaire
now you say you're found your millionaire-- oh well I don't caresays he's gonna take you everywhere-- I just don't carethen one day he's gonna let you downhe'll have you searching every club in townthat kind of guy will only drag you down
Writers: leo sayer & david courtney
When I came home this morning
I got your letter and what it said
I didn't understand
You told me it was over -- au revoir -- see you again sometime
I didn't understand
And overleaf you tell me that you love me...
Meet me on the corner
The usual time -- the usual place
I will be there
Meet me on the corner
I'll see you coming -- then I'll be sure
Sure you'll be there
Oh and I wanna tell you that I love you...
I see your face -- I see the night
I love you -- I love you
And deep in my sleep I see your eyes
I love you -- I love you
I stood on the corner
All the cars went sweeping by
Did somebody call me -- no there was no one there
Well I'll go on waiting -- perhaps tomorrow
Another day -- I will be there
Ev'rybody knows down Ladbroke Grove
You have to leap across the street
You can lose your life under a taxi cab
You gotta have eyes in your feet
You find a nice soft corner and you sit right down
Take up your guitar and play
Then the police come and say move along
So you move along all day.
I'm a one man band
Nobody cares or understands.
Is there anybody out there who could lend a hand
To my one man band?
For three days now I haven't eaten at all
I must be getting so thin
Soon my cap won't be large enough
To drop a half a crown in.
So hey
there
Mister
don't you look so sad
Don't look so ill at ease
I can play you any song you choose
To cheer up the life you lead.
I'm a one man band
. . .
And nobody hears the minstrel boy
As he sings his tale of woe
Nobody sees him disappear
And nobody sees him go.
So hey
there
Mister
don't you look so sad
. . .
I'm a one man band
. . .
look at the rain falling.
I was travellin' down the road, feelin' hungry and coldI saw a sign sayin' food and drinks for everyoneso naturally I thought I would take me a look insideI saw so much food, there was water comin' from my eye
yeah there was ham an' there was turkey, there was caviaran' long tall glasses, with wine up to yar
an' then somebody grabbed me, threw me outta my chairsaid before you can eat, you gotta dance like Fred Astaire
you know I can't dance, you know I can't danceyou know I can't dance, you know I can't danceI can't dance
I am a man of the road -- a hobo by nameI don't seek entertainment, just poultry and gamebut if it's all the same to you, then yes I will try my handif you were as hungry as me then I'm sure you would understand
hmmmnow wait a minutelet me see now
of course I can dance of course I can danceI'm sure I can dance, I'm sure I can dance..I can dance
I can danceI really hit the floorah feels goodlook at me dancin'
I did a two-step, quick-step and a bossa novaa little Victor Silvester, and a Rudy Valentinoyou should a seen me movin', right across the floorhand me down my tuxedo, next week I'm comin' back for more
he says he doesn't careto the girl with the painted hairand staggers through the angry crowdlike it isn't therefeels like a wall of soundas he crashes downno one stops to look when he hits the ground
we're the nouveau richon a one way tripliving out on a razor's edgejust to get our kickswe're gonna take a standtill the world is in our handsand if we win or losewe don't give a damn
hollow people living empty liveslooking vacant in the neon lightswho needs the truthwhen you can live a lie?can't stop now, it's too late'cos we're running blindtill the end comes like a thunderand we all fall underno one gives a damncome on now, let's meet the end
he tries to make it homehead like a block of stonehis eyes are so closed up nowhis arm so full of dopethere is nowhere to runhe cries out but no one comesin the back of some dark alleyhe dies alone
hollow people living empty liveshearts feel nothing in the neon lightsfeelings here are so cheap these daysthey don't mean a thingno one really careswhether we lose or if we winyeah -- we're the angry youthdon't wanna be like youyeah -- we're the nouveau richeyeah -- we gotcha in our gripthere's no escape for you'cos we're running blind
ghostspeople that I left behindwondering lonely in the nightall in my memory
dreamslong forgotten flights of timeflashbacks flooding through my mindof all the things you said to me
in the shadows where I walkin the silencethe wind talks of youlike a ghosthaunting the nightso you wander through my life
ghostspeople that I don't believejust what they've got to do with meoh -- I can't see it
ghostslong forgotten -- in timelook at those flashbacksflooding through my mindof all the things you've said to me
have you seen the old menthat lean on the wallsof salvation hallsin the streets of your town
you can't have missedthe vagranthe is the rubblehe is the trouble you want to remove
in the parks about sundownhe makes his bedhis shoes are a pillow for his head
have you seen the young menthat look so oldthey'd rather have the cold dark lonely road
have you ever wonderedwhy do they goleaving the tv and the automo
you can see them hailing trucks down the open roadyou wave your thumb and you hop on boardyou ain't got no keeper you don't need a friendI betcha wish you were the sameyeah I betcha wish you were the same
have you seen the old menwe lean on the wallsof salvation hallsin the streets of your townwe're just a little shadywe get a little crazyin the streets of your town
imagine the space as it used to bethere were fields of cornthere were big oak treesbut a woman in a suit bulldozed it clearbuilt a concrete world full of crocodile tears
and we don't understandthat we all have a part in a government planit's a hard shotto be the people in the place that the world forgotin a paperback town
but I know I know I know we can be freethough no guardian angel up abovehas kept an eye on meand at night I listen to the sirens moanfor a broken heart from a broken homeso many people are so alonein a paperback town
and one day soon I'm gonna write it all downI live my life in a paperback town
oooh--in a paperback townoooh--in a paperback town
I'm gonna take my troublesgonna pack my bagsgonna fly my kite for a different flagI'll sing my songFrom the top of the hillwhen the night is coldand the wind is chill
'cos I don't understandwhy I should be part of another man's planit's a hard shotfor the people in the placethat the world forgotin a paperback town
live and die herein a paperback townwonder why herein a paperback town
but I know I know I know we can be free |
though no guardian angel up abovehas kept an eye on meand at night I listen to the rain fall downand I shake with the fear that we all will drownbut my words don't even make a soundin a paperback town
Oh the lights in the harbour
They don't shine for me
I'm like a lost ship
Adrift on the sea
Sea of heartbreak
Lost love and loneliness
Memories of your caress
So divine
How I wish
You were mine again my dear
I'm on the sea of tears
Sea of heartbreak
Oh, how did I lose you
Oh where did I fail
Why did you leave me
Always to sail
Sea of heartbreak
Lost love and loneliness
Memories of your caress
So divine
How I wish
You were mine again my dear
I'm on the sea of tears
Sea of heartbreak
Oh what I'd give to sail back to shore
Back to your arms once more
[Solo]
Come to my rescue, oh come here to me
Take me and keep me away from the
Sea of heartbreak
Lost love and loneliness
Memories of your caress
So divine
How I wish you were mine again my dear
I'm on a sea of tears
Today's been long
It's been like slow motion
Walking in circles
Talking to the wall
Now I'm standing on the corner
And looking down at the ocean
Sure is cold
Makes me feel so old
See the couple there in slow motion
Flapping like a flag in the breeze
But why I'm here
I ain't got no notion
I got people to please
