[Instrumental]
She's waking up
The mirror says
That her hairs
Getting far too long
A coffee cup
To start the day
Better make sure
It's good and strong
To get her through
Got things to do
And now that the clock says eight
Can't be late, so hit the brakes
Lost all your friends, they'd had enough, couldn't watch
While you killed yourself
And you pretend you gave them up
For a lifetime of cars and wealth
Misunderstood, don't feel so good.
Another the clock says eight
Can't be late so hit the brakes
[Instrumental]
Space exploration is a noble thing
It's a noble thing if we'd only try
Arranging mountains is just mud and water
It's just mud and water and the passing of time
Overcome just a little high on a hillside
With the sun in my eyes
Overcome just a little free from the city
With the snow at my side
Walked the street as it becomes a river
And the cars are shining in the morning sun
Travel sideways [Incomprehensible]
And all those rocket man days are over and done
Overcome just a little high on a hillside
With the sun in my eyes
Overcome just a little free from the city
[intro sample (on album):]
Of course London's a big place.
It's a very big place, Mr Shadrack. A man could lose himself in London. Lose himself. Lose himself. Lose himself in London!
Toast is burned, / and your coffee's cold, /
and you leave all the post `cause it's nothing but bills again. /
Home from work, / put the TV on. /
Get your kicks watching Bruce on the old Generation Game /
Just dial my number, / I've got some plans for you. /
You're in a bad way / and I can help you through. /
You're in a bad way, / every day is just the same. /
Just dial my number / or call my name. /
Jeans are old / and your hair's all wrong /
Don't you know that crew-cuts and trainers are out again? /
Going out / you're feeling low /
Running for cover, it looks like it's going to rain. / (What a shame.) /
Just dial my number, / I've got some plans for you. /
You're in a bad way / and I can help you through. /
You're in a bad way, / every day seems just the same. /
Just dial my number / or call my name. /
Just dial my number, / I've got some plans for you. /
You're in a bad way / and I can help you through. /
You're in a bad way, / every day seems just the same. /
Just dial my number / or call my name. /
You're in a bad way, / (you're in a bad way.) /
You're in a bad way, / (you're in a bad way.) /
You're in a bad way, / (you're in a bad way.) /
You're in a bad way, / (you're in a bad way.) /
Yeah.
A redwood tree, the radio
They moved them down the hall
A beauty queen from Idaho
Was broken in the fall
Never write a love song
Never write a trip hop
Never write a ballad
Got to get a grip now
'Cause nothin' ever matters
If you hide away from it all
In twenty years this place will be
Just like L.A. today
Never write a love song
Never write a trip hop
Never write a ballad
Got to get a grip now
'Cause nothin' ever matters
If you hide away from it all
Never write a love song
Never write a trip hop
Never write a ballad
Got to get a grip now
'Cause nothin' ever matters
If you hide away from it all
Never write a love song
Never write a trip hop
Never write a ballad
Got to get a grip now
'Cause nothin' ever matters
Would you like some sweets, Willy?
Would you like some sweets, Willy?
Would you like some sweets, Willy?
Would you like some sweets, Willy?
What would you like then?
Would you like some sweets, Willy?
Would you like some sweets, Willy?
Would you like some sweets, Willy?
Would you like some sweets, Willy?
What would you like then?
Would you like some sweets, Willy?
Would you like some sweets, Willy?
Would you like some sweets, Willy?
Would you like some sweets, Willy?
What would you like then?
The comic from the U.S.A.
Dream ticket for a Saturday
Saw an ad for a day-glo skeleton
Hey Dad, had a go about getting them
You never there when I needed you
You never lent me a hand or two
And when you did, you weren't much use
You didn't even know what a zipcode was
I never really saw the apes
Just said I did to save my face
Not impressed with my watch radio
Weighs a tonne and it ain't stereo
I never cried when Elvis died
Told you I did but hey, I lied
Bought into X-ray vision
Then music, sex, religion
You never there when I needed you
You never lent me a hand or two
And when you did, you weren't much use
You didn't even know what a zipcode was
You didn't even know what a zipcode was
[This songs is in two separate parts, with the song Tankerville segued between them.]
Western wind, / when will thou blow? /
Let the snow rain down, May(?) rain. /
Oh that my love / were in my arms / and I in my bed / again.
[Tankerville sits here.]
Western wind, / when will thou blow? /
Snow rain down, hey, rain. /
Oh that my love / were in my arms. /
Western wind, / when will thou blow? /
Snow rain down, hey, rain. /
Oh that my love / were in my arms. /
Western wind, / when will thou blow? /
Snow rain down, hey, rain. /
Christ, that my love / were in my arms
[instrumental.]
Like a birthday card / from a previous year, /
the weather in Chayco / is sparkling and clear. /
The girl lies in bed, / the boy sits in the yard. /
He wants to talk sleep / but he has to keep guard. /
She stirs from her sleep / and she calls for a beer; /
he knows there are none / and pretends not to hear. /
She hears his breath / like she's heard it before. /
She cuddles her sheets / as he slips out the door. /
God had derailed / the Lonestar train /
that can take her away / from sadness and pain. /
He acts like a saint / but the strain really shows; /
The boy scouts of America / taught him all that he knows.
Transcribed by Kevin Hung
Last Thursday
5 30
A shoot in Ladbroke Grove
Hours later
Hey waiter
Could you pour some more of those
All for you
And when I'm all alone
I'm by the microphone
I see your photograph
Don't even want to laugh
Some secret
Must keep it
Hey I wouldn't know who to tell
Next morning
Fair warning
Ooh you have you got something to sell
Wide awake
The cold cold light of day
Realise my taste
My taste just slips away
I say my taste just slips away
Days later
Saw the paper
How did I fall for you
All for you...
{Insert the usual apologies for a lack of accents.}
Il n'y a pas grand monde ce soir, deux mille spectateurs environ, a toute a l'heur.
Inter football, France Football. Une emission du service des sports presente par Jaques Vendou(?).
Inter football, France football. Presente en direct du stade de Saint Ouen - que, non Saint Etienne!
Transcribed by Dean Hotta
I found some time to stop and think it over.
And all I know is thank you
Chorus:
I never knew where to begin.
Or where it would end.
I never knew where to begin.
Ooooh
I want to be exactly where you're going.
The land, the sea.
Thank you
(repeat chorus to fade)
Composition:
Cracknell
Stanley
Wiggs
[intro sample:]
";Anyway, let's get on - are you ready? Finger, you put your finger on the thing, that's it, right... let's have a look at today's Countdown conundrum!";
[The track is an instrumental]
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
I'm thinking of them, I'm thinking of your new green dress
I saw it unfold on my plain near Bepindton Fair
Tall sycamores, your raven hair
I saw it so slow through the tall grass
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
I'm thinking of them, I'm thinking of streams
Through the air the night was so long and dizzy
Let's travel again to fall upon three chimneys
Rays of light upon the gown to bathe,
Greys, the dust that settles upon the ballastrade
I, I'm opening my eyes,
To find sun in my morning
(Sun in my morning,
This is what I see.)
Sun in my morning.
(Sun in my morning,
Shining down on me.)
Made a list of things to do today,
What a shame,
The morning breeze just blew It all away.
I, I'm opening my eyes
To find sun in my morning
(Sun in my morning,
This is what I see.)
Sun in my morning.
(Sun in my morning,
Shining down on me.)
(Sun in my morning,
This is what I see.)
(Sun in my morning,
Shining down on me.)
Who's that knocking on my door?
And who's that lying on the floor?
Driving through the pouring rain again
Romeo let's go
Shoot 'em out
Shoot out the lights
C'mon and shoot 'em out
Here comes the night
Let's make it all right
Better leave the motor on
Send a signal nothing's wrong
Jesus Christ, the radio has gone
And the shout black as night
Shoot 'em out
Shoot out the lights
C'mon and shoot 'em out
Here comes the night
Let's make it all right
Shoot 'em out
Shoot out the lights
C'mon and shoot 'em out
Here comes the night
On a fog bound morning
With my frozen tiger feet
All done, so I clocked off early
Walked down our street
Oh no
Oh no
Do I really deserve this?
Silhouettes at the window
It's so hard to believe this
Silhouettes at the window
I was only lonely, only thinking of you
I suspected nothing
Put all my trust in you
Now my pride's in a thousand pieces
World slides from view
Oh no
Oh no
Do I really deserve this?
Silhouettes at the window
It's so hard to believe this
Silhouettes at the window
[This song has vocals, but not many real lyrics as such. A couple of phrases are distinguishable.]
Floating higher, / floating, floating, floating...
[Introductory sample:]
I'm Helen Stevens, I'm having a party, and the other tenants are there, and a few friends. We'd like you to join us...
Mark.
Pardon?
I am Mark.
Oh, hello Mark. Please come in, you'll meet the others who live here, and...
Sorry, but... work.
[The rest of the track is an instrumental.]
[Intro announcement:]
Get on the floor and look real sexy!
Saw you,
and when I saw you
I thought ";This is real,
this is real!";
Kissed you,
and when I kissed you,
I whispered ";Forever,
forever!";
I love the way,
I love the way you move
I love the way,
I love the way you move
Just lose yourself,
lose yourself in circles of sound.
People get real,
people get real,
people get real!
Knowing
the way the way we are feeling
You told me that we'd turn clean,
??? we turned clean.
Talking,
taking advantage.
The other side of your dreams
of your dreams. Don't tell me
this is precious!
Don't tell me
this is soulful!
Well you have to be,
have to be kidding me on!
People get real,
people get real,
people get real!
So don't stop,
don't stop believing,
No and don't stop,
don't stop believing,
Just keep on, keep on, keep on believing it's here.
People get real,
people get real,
people get real!
I put off asking you
For so long
Afraid of what
Your answer would be
But there's no other way
So here I stay
You know, I believe in your lies
So easily
Ooh...
No...
No rainbows for me
I'm going for myself
(So I tell myself)
But there's no pot of gold
Just shades of blue
You think my heart's a toy
Like a little boy
Pick it up
Play with it
Break it when you're through
Ooh...
No...
No rainbows for me
Stop hurting me, baby
I may lose my mind
Stop hurting me, baby
Or I'll end up hurting you
Oh, why
No rainbows for me
[Instrumental]
Transcribed by Kevin Hung
Checked-in at the airport half an hour late
Jackie caused a scene when we reached the gate
Sorry Mr. Pilot but you'll have to wait
Cause Paul's still in the duty free
When I'm far from home
You call me on the phone
Tell me everything that's happening in England
When I'm feeling blue
You call me something new
Another stupid name that makes me smile
And in a while
Ooh another coffee yeah
Ooh can you sense it in the air
Feels so good
Like someone really cares
Built my world around certain things you say
I think of nothing else at the close of day
Except for maybe how I ended up this way
Another drink before you go
MTV is on another dreary song
20 after 2 and I'm at a loss
Cause the hotel bar is closed
I walk across the road
Sound of Radio Boston makes me smile
And in a while
instrumental
Transcribed by Jamie Fletcher
I wake up every morning, and there before my eyes.
I find my little darling, sighing good looking sighs.
I kiss his nice face, good morning sir!
He smiles and pulls me closer, says it's me he's living for.
Chorus;
La la la la, la la la, la la la.
I feel his arms wrapped around me.
La la la la, la la la, la la la.
He gives me love, la la la.
He comes every evening, for sure work gets him down.
But right there in the doorway, you know he aint got no frown.
My heart begins to bump, I open the door.
He takes me in his arms, hey!, how could ask for anything more?
Chorus x4.
Credits
Composition:
De La Calva
Arcusa
Julien
Vocals:
Ooh, what are you thinking of?
Boy, what are you dreaming of? Anyway
I run around the streets to find you
Shout your name, I want to hold you
Ooh, what are you thinking of?
I run around the streets to find you
Shout your name, I want to hold you
I'll be there, to run into your arms.
I'll be there, won't you hug my soul?
Ooh, what are you thinking of?
Boy, you're thinking about my love, anyway
You're walking through my dreams at night
Losing all my appetite, oh no
What are you thinking of?
You're walking through my dreams at night
Losing all my appetite, oh no
I'll be there, to run into your arms
I'll be there, won't you hug my soul?
I'll be there, to run into your arms
I'll be there, baby, we're alright
I'll be there, to run into your arms
I'll be there, won't you hug my soul?
I'll be there, to run into your arms
George, he called to say that he'd be late
There's something on the TV around eight
If you could see me and if you could see me, ooh
And if you could see me, ooh
Talk to you at night when you're asleep
I say, I deserve better than this
If you could see me and if you could see me, ooh
And if you could see me, ooh
Spring-time came, George didn't care at all
No-one's broke my heart like this before
If you could see me and if you could see me, ooh
And if you could see me, ooh
We hadn't had our tea for long
When you said there's something wrong
Can I take this once again?
You know I'd like to be a friend
Behind the wheel of my Capri
It seems it like no-one's noticed me
And now you're coming out from work
And deep inside I feel so hurt
I saw the people crowding 'round
You didn't move or make a sound
Sky so overcast and gray
And something happened here today
She's got to run, run away from home
You know she's gotta run
Run away from home, she's got to run
You know she's gotta run
Milan, when I was a kitten
We'd sit and sing old songs
Milan, when I was a kitten
We'd sit and sing old songs
In my head, listening to wind chimes
Married a fool, I know
In my head, listening to wind chimes
Married a fool, I know
Why on Earth didn't I wait for you?
Now look and see who's paying
Why on Earth didn't I wait for you?
Now look and see who's paying
Those days on Radio One
Set in the East, who cares?
Those days on Radio One
Set in the East, who cares?
Close all of the doors, Maisie
Make sure he knows I'm gone
Close all of the doors, Maisie
Make sure he knows I'm gone
Close down over the ocean
Open the doors, fresh air
Close down over the ocean
You only call? Well, let's go visit Mr. More
Your eight hundred
And I'll raise twenty-five hundred bucks
I can't stand it
South, I'm going south
South Street Seaport, the man says
Can't stand the heat, you can't stand it
You wanna play cards? The bet is two and a half thou
The bet? I'll tell you what the bet is
And I'll raise you six thousand dollars
You son of a bitch, you've been steamrolling over me all night
What are you trying to tell me? One card, you've got a flush
A full, what? I think you're bluffing, pal
I think you're trying to buy it
Then you're going to have to give me some respect
Or give me some money
I think you're bluffing
What are you, Joe Capp? I didn't ask what you think
Raise, call, or fold
I should raise your ass but I'm just gonna call
My marker's good for the money
What is this marker? Where are you from?
[This is a sample collage]
And, er... non-stop erotic cabaret.
Yahoo! Asa desuyo! Okite Kudasai! [That was a Japanese alarm clock saying it's morning, wake up!]
Say what, girl?
Daddy, can I go to the hop?
[a sample:]
Can I take your order?
Urrrmm, I'll have bacon, eggs, tomatoes, two toast and a cup of tea, please.
And you?
Chicken soup!
Transcribed by Kevin Hung
One night in never land
Checking out the Amsterdam scene
Got a room from some old guy
Outside the rocking machine
Don't know who you are
But you can't come in
Turn the TV down
Kick the TV in
All pictures scattered round
All soaked in alcohol
Next thing the lights go out
I heard a bang on the wall
Don't know who you are
But you can't come in
Turn the TV down
Kick the TV in
Turn the TV down
Kick the TV in
You know the hurt's so deep
That I can't sleep or eat
And what I'm hoping for
Is to feel your kisses sweet
If we could just talk
Things might be a little more clear
I really need the chance
To explain the way I feel
I can't sleep
(Can't sleep)
Thinking of you constantly
I can't sleep
(Can't sleep)
Wishing you were here with me
I can't sleep
(Can't sleep)
Where are you please?
When I get home from work
Sit down and watch TV
The night falls
Just like a bad dream
I can't sleep
(Can't sleep)
Thinking of you constantly
I can't sleep
(Can't sleep)
Wishing you were here with me
I can't sleep
(Can't sleep)
Where are you please?
I can't sleep
(Can't sleep)
Thinking of you constantly
I can't sleep
(Can't sleep)
Wishing you were here with me
I can't sleep
(Can't sleep)
[Instrumental]
Dream home
In Downey, California
Palm trees
The sound of Karen Carpenter
Mother's holding baby
Baby's getting restless now
Looking for her mother
Looking for her mother
You don't
Don't want to believe him now
Don't want to
Don't want to see
Eyes closed
Asleep in a crystal hideaway
I stand
They used to take the head away
If she could tell the story
Frozen on her lips today
She could tell her daughter
She could tell her daughter
You want
Want to believe him now
You'll never
You'll never feel
La la, la la, la la
La la, la la, la la
You want
You want to believe him now
No lyric, instrumental only.
Oh babe, I know you've gone
I won't be sad alone
'Cause the song that you left me
Hearing tunes in other rooms
They stay, they stay like morning rays
Summer in sound tumbling down
The sun around my face
Leaves are green like tambourines
A walk, a walk in morning dew
Soul in the breeze, places like theses
The times I shared with you
Can we slow it down, slow it down?
I'm afraid to go home
I'm afraid to go home
Can we slow it down, slow it down?
Scared of being alone
Scared to answer the phone
I'm afraid to go home
Ocean view is drowned in blue
The waves, the waves against the shore
Say, I don't care but knowing he's there
I'll pour a couple more
Can we slow it down, slow it down?
I'm afraid to go home
I'm afraid to go home
Can we slow it down, slow it down?
I'm afraid to go home
Boy is it coming to me
Lotta bodies I don't know
Hoped I could get some sleepin'
Hope that they will go
That boy is crying
Forget about the lying
He's not singing
Cause his ears are ringing
I've gotta hit the sheets again
Gotta catch an hour before I go
Down to the streets beneath me
Out into the crowd below
Take me to the outer reaches
Rock me to and fro
This boy is crying
Fed up with the lying
I'm not singing
Cause my eyes are stinging
Get me on a roll again
Look me in the eye and flash your smile
I knew when you
Came around here to see me
You'd stay here till the morning
Can't stop myself from falling
In love with you
You know we'll never be the same
Been so long
It's been so long
I'm tired of being alone
There's a way to go
Honey I know now I'm calling you on the phone
Pretending nothing has changed here
But strangely familiar tracks are falling
You came without a warning
I'm glad you're here
To take these lonely tears away
Been so long
It's been so long
I'm tired of being alone
There's a way to go
Honey I know now I'm calling you on the phone
On the phone
Been so long
It's been so long
I'm tired of being alone
There's a way to go
Honey I know now I'm calling you on the phone
On the phone
A neighborhood that I live in
I've always seen as home
At certain times at the evening
It's like a no-go zone
Got cash in my pocket
To last the weekend
And I've got feet just like white light
And don't mind keeping
But still I walk the side streets home
Even when I'm on my own
If I let myself believe
All the bad press and all the stories
I wouldn't set a foot outside
You say I live in a bubble
I find the bubbles best
Add a thing with a truffle
Just turn and head to west
Quite light on my feet
If I ever need be
As I zip down the street
No one ever sees me
That's why I walk the side streets home
Even when I'm on my own
If I let myself believe
All the bad press and all the stories
I wouldn't set a foot outside
I'm tempting fate
So nonchalant
I'll probably get it tomorrow
Till then I walk the side streets home
Even when I'm on my own
If I let myself believe
Side streets home
On my own
A redwood tree
The radio
They moved them down the hall
A beauty queen from Idaho
Was broken in the fall
Never write a love song
Never write a trip hop
Never write a ballad
Got to get a grip now
'Cause nothing ever matters
If you hide away from it all
In twenty years this place will be
Just like L.A. today
Never write a love song
Never write a trip hop
Never write a ballad
Got to get a grip now
Cause nothing ever matters
If you hide away from it all
Baby, you're making me want you
And baby, you're making me love you
We're in the city, city, making me want you
We're in the city, city, making me love you
Making me care
Do dooh, do dooh, do dooh, do dooh
Da da dum, da dum, da dum
Baby, you're making me want you
(Want you)
And baby, you're making me love you
(Love you)
We're in the city, city, making me want you
(Want you)
We're in the city, city, city, making me love you
(Making me love you)
Making me care
(Making me care)
Do do dooh, do dooh do do
Do doo dooh, do dooh
Da da dum, da dah
Do doo dooh, do doo dooh
Gave up on do's
Doohs and da's at this point
Da dum
Want you
Love you
Want you
In the city your footsteps float in the air
In the city at night there's no one else there
In the city see all the old street lamps again
In the city they took all the new ones away
You wind down a window to let in some light
Through the middle of glossum [unverified] billboards at night
And pausing to catch your breath in the rain
In the city your home again, again
Do dooh, do dooh
Do dooh, do dooh
Check my make-up and check my watch again
I can hardly wait
Play the album and play it all again
I can hardly wait
They say the music press is set to try us
They say that they're in love with synthesizers
And baby don't you know there'll be surprises
Tonight
Tonight
This could be my life this could save my life
I can hardly wait
Maybe they'll open with an album track
Or a top five hit no turning back
Ooh ooh ooh-oh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh-oh ooh
Maybe they'll open with an album track
Or a top five hit no turning back
Ooh ooh ooh-oh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh-oh ooh
Tonight when the lights are going down
I will surrender to the sound
And look at all the kids around
Tonight the sound is breaking like a wave
Wish it could always feel this way
And life will never be the same
Check my make-up and check my watch again
I can hardly wait
There's a part of me only they can see
I can hardly wait
Maybe they'll open with an album track
Or a top five hit no turning back
Ooh ooh ooh-oh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh-oh ooh
Maybe they'll open with an album track
Or a top five hit no turning back
Ooh ooh ooh-oh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh-oh ooh
Tonight when the lights are going down
I will surrender to the sound
And look at all the kids around
Tonight the sound is breaking like a wave
Wish it could always feel this way
And life will never be the same
It's been too long
It's been too long
Maybe they'll open with an album track
Or a top five hit no turning back
Ooh ooh ooh-oh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh-oh ooh
Maybe they'll open with an album track
Or a top five hit no turning back
Ooh ooh ooh-oh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh-oh ooh
Tonight when the lights are going down
I will surrender to the sound
And look at all the kids around
Tonight the sound is breaking like a wave
Wish it could always feel this way
Seventeen, high-school queen
Yeah you're pretty cute, I can see
Well you've come a long way since September
But, Sylvie, you oughtta remember
You know he's mine
You know he's mine
You know he's mine
Sylvie, girl, I'm a very patient person
But I'll have to shut you down
If you don't give up your flirting
Leave him alone, 'cause I know he loves me
Leave him alone, 'cause he tells me he loves me
Over and over and over and over again
Over and over and over and over again
Seventeen, high-school queen
Yeah you're pretty cute, I can see
Well you've come a long way since September
But, Sylvie, you oughtta remember
You know he's mine
You know he's mine
You know he's mine
Sylvie, girl, although you're my little sister
Well you're not without your charms
I'm not sure that he'll resist you
Give it all up, for we see you crying
Give it all up, 'cause I know you've been trying
Over and over and over and over again
Over and over and over and over again
Over and over and over and over again
Gentle and giving
All the rest is treason
Whose poor rainbow
Whose poor rainbow
And then return to the river again
To live by the water again
Whose poor rainbow
Whose poor rainbow
And then return to the river again
To live by the water again, again
Whose poor rainbow
Whose poor rainbow
Rain
(Poor rainbow)
Rain, rain
I have news, good news from Notting Hill
The consignment of white gold has arrived for Mr. Anderson
In the rain, in the fall
In the mud, in the hall
In the main, in the fog
In the showers call my name
In the rain, in the fall
In the mud, in the hall
In the main, in the fog
In the showers call my name
Call my name
In the rain, in the stall
In the bath, in the hall
In the car, in the main
In the showers call my name
In the rain
Call my name
In the rain, in the fall
In the mud, in the hall
In the main, in the fog
In the showers
In the rain, in the stall
In the bath, in the hall
In the car, in the main
In the showers call my name
Call my name
In the rain
Call my name
Call my name
Call my name
Call my name
She's the one
She's the one
She's the girl who thinks nothing of
Breaking up two people in love
In this world of ups and downs
In this world of ups and downs
In this world of ups and downs
In this world of ups and downs
In this world of ups and downs
In this world of ups and downs
In this world of ups and downs
In this world of ups and downs
She's the one
She's the one
Saw her again last night
I saw her with another guy
In this world of ups and downs
In this world of ups and downs
In this world of ups and downs
In this world of ups and downs
In this world of ups and downs
In this world of ups and downs
In this world of ups and downs
In this world of ups and downs
She's the one
She's the one
In this world of ups and downs
She's the one
In this world of ups and downs
In this world of ups and downs
In this world of ups and downs
In this world of ups and downs
In this world of ups and downs
In this world of ups and downs
In this world of ups and downs
In this world of ups and downs
He kissed me
He kissed me
He hit me
And it felt like a kiss
In this world of ups and downs
In this world of ups and downs
One year, to the day
Since you put on the night
One year, to the day
That you shut out the light
I made up my mind
I'll never say those words again
No, not to anyone that matters
Small change, in my hand
And the rain on the stair
Some train, over land
I could go anywhere
Stop wasting my time
I'll never say those words again
No, not to anyone that matters
I'll never say the things I said
Now, that you've gone, oh, I'm shattered
I made up my mind
I'll never say those words again
No, not to anyone that matters
I'll never say the things I said
Now, that you've gone, oh, I'm shattered
I know, I've got to get away
Girls got to move along from this town
Now, that you're not around from this town
Talking to Moscow in her bedroom
Over and over shadows fall low
Love feeling flowers in the harbor
Sleeping for hours with no father
Call in the winter and a letter
All of his friends have been wondering
Why he spent so long with her
He's so dark and moody
She is his sunshine girl
In the bed where they make love
She's in a film on the sheets
He shows dreams like a movie
She's the softness of cinema seats
He sees all of the girls
Like Demi Moore as she sighs
Dreams come true as he holds her
'Til the X's come up in her eyes
Like roses grow in a churchyard
Her skin white as the milk
Just like a Sherpa Tensing
When I was 10 I wanted to explore the World
There were these older kids at school who'd gone all the way to Somerset
Just to see Peter Gabriel's house, Peter Gabriel from Genesis
They way they'd dressed, the way their hair fell over their coat collars
It all happened because of music, I wanted to know why
I couldn't go to Somerset on my own, so I used Top of the pops as my World
Atlas
In 1974, I bought my first single, from Woollies in Redhill
I started to memorise the charts, to memorise the leagues
Tuesday lunchtime at 12:45, Saturday afternoon at five o'clock
I didn't go to church, I didn't need to
Green and yellow harvests, pink pies, silver bells and the strange and
Important sound of the synthesiser.
Over the border, I'm growing older, heaven only knows what's on it's way
Every single day, love is here to stay
Over the border, I'm growing older, heaven only knows what's on it's way
Every single day, love is here to stay
Kevin drove us to parties in his Morris Minor
And there were boys, and there was booze, and mock Tudor semis
And first kisses, and terrible chat up lines
But in the end, the conversation always turned to music
I was in love, and I knew he loved me because he made me a tape
I played it in my bedroom, I lived in my bedroom, all of us did
Reading Smash Hits and Record Mirror, Paul Morley and the NME,
Dave McCulloch and Sounds, Modern Eon and Modern English
Mute, Why, Zoo, Factory
Cutting them up, sucking them in, managing the story on our own
Over the border, I'm growing older, heaven only knows what's on it's way
Every single day, love is here to stay
Over the border, I'm growing older, heaven only knows what's on it's way
Every single day, love is here to stay
I had my mocks a month later
But I just wanted to listen to Dexys, New Order, anything on postcard
A few weeks and I'd be free
A few weeks and music wouldn't have to be so private, it would be there for
It would be there for me, and when I was married, and when I had kids
Would Marc Bolan still be so important
Over the border, I'm growing older, heaven only knows what's on it's way
Every single day, love is here to stay
Over the border, I'm growing older, heaven only knows what's on it's way
Over the coastline
Just like pebbles on a shore
Cat in the window
Rust and ivy by the door
Locked on the outside
Pictures take you back again
Told him I'd be there
When the nights are drawing in
One last flame
One last flame
Flew away, so frail
One last flame
One last flame
Our Father, who art in Heaven
Please, stay there
New thing, it's such a new thing
You got me where you want me
You got me where you want me, ooh yeah
New thing, it's such a new thing
You got me where you want me
You got me where you want me, ooh yeah
Could it be we'll stay together, will I ever know?
If this night could last forever, maybe then I'll know
Could it be we'll stay together, will I ever know?
If this night could last forever, maybe then I'll know
New thing, it's such a new thing
You got me where you want me
You got me where you want me, ooh yeah
New thing, it's such a new thing
You got me where you want me
You got me where you want me, ooh yeah
New thing, it's such a new thing
New thing, it's such a new thing
No rules for foolish hearts…
It only takes a moment to rewrite
Every single page, you never know
When you feel your eyes lock and engage
Changing time forever
There’s no sense of reason why we’re shot
With a bolt of blue
And there’s no par for the heart to follow
No-one’s side that you have to choose
No rules for foolish hearts
Never looking too hard
That’s the method of modern love
One touch is not enough
When you start, you can’t stop
That’s the method of modern love
You know there’s more, there’s more to modern love
There’s more, there’s more to modern love
You know there’s more, there’s more, there’s more to love
There’s more, there’s more, there’s more, there’s more
This primitive connection that we have
No resistance to it’s a design
And it’s our protection, leads to me
And it leads to you
Captured in an instant, saw the sparks
Multiple and fall
As we align for the next sensation
Coming close, what you waiting for?
No rules for foolish hearts
Never looking too hard
That’s the method of modern love
One touch is not enough
When you start, you can’t stop
That’s the method of modern love
You know there’s more, there’s more to modern love
There’s more, there’s more to modern love
You know there’s more, there’s more, there’s more to love
There’s more, there’s more, there’s more, there’s more
It’s love, love
L-O-V-E
Love, love
L-O-V-E
Oh, it’s love, love
L-O-V-E
Love…
No rules for foolish hearts
Never looking too hard
That’s the method of modern love
One touch is not enough
When you start, you can’t stop
I've never been to Rome
But I don't need to go
I don't need to go to know
Life would be sweet and slow
The traffic sign, the washing line
Down Holloway Road she goes, wasting time
Just a little sleep
I need some dreams to keep
To keep my mind from running through
The stupid things I do
The shopping's done, the kettle's on
And if he calls today I may come undone
Madeleine, could you explain?
Madeleine, did she mention my name?
Somewhere in the East
A caravan rolled on
The waters flowed on through the town
The rain fell on everyone
Madeleine, could you explain?
Madeleine, did she mention my name?
Madeleine, could you explain?
Madeleine, did she mention my name?
She's like the swallow that flies so high
She's like the river that never runs dry
She's like the sunshine on the lee shore
I love my love and love is no more
It's out of roses she made a bed
A stony pillow for her head
She's like the sunshine on the lee shore
[Incomprehensible]
The chicken soup mix of 'Join our club'
Join our club!
Don't you worry 'bout a thing
Teen spirit is the '90s scene
I know you want to hold my hand
I know you're going to love my band, yeah
Join our club!
(Do you believe in magic?)
Join our club!
(Do you believe in magic?)
You should call us up tonight
Our time, everything's alright
There's gonna be a storm quite soon
Get ready 'cause we're coming through, yeah
Join our club!
(Do you believe in magic?)
Join our club!
(Do you believe in magic?)
Do you believe in magic?
Do you believe in magic?
Slip on your pink fur coat, bring your rude pictures
Put on your teenage head, this is a love thing
We all want to kiss the sky
Join our club, we're going to try
Join our club!
(Do you believe in magic?)
Join our club!
(Do you believe in magic?)
Join our club!
(Do you believe in magic?)
Join our club!
(Do you believe in magic?)
Do you believe in magic?
Do you believe in magic?
When I'm alone, in my phones, I feel love in digital stereo
We're hand in glove, I can lose you I move with the music, the music
moves with me
I can't let go, I can't let, I can't let go, I can't let go, go, go
Everywhere I go, I've got your music, round and round it goes inside my
Head
I'm deep in the world, I've got your music and on the surface still your
Gone
Everywhere I go, I've got your music, round and round it goes inside my
Head
I'm deep in the world, I've got your music and on the surface still your
Gone
On and on and on, keep on playing, give me one more song, please I'm
Praying
You can do no wrong, and I'm staying deep in the world I've got your
music
Everywhere I go, I've got your music, round and round it goes inside my
Head
I'm deep in the world, I've got your music and on the surface still your
Gone
Everywhere I go, I've got your music, round and round it goes inside my
Head
I'm deep in the world, I've got your music and on the surface still your
Gone
When I'm alone, in my phones, I feel love in digital stereo
When in love, I can lose you I move with the music, the music moves
with me
I can't let go, I can't let, I can't let go, I can't let go, go, go
Everywhere I go, I've got your music, round and round it goes inside my
Head
I'm deep in the world, I've got your music and on the surface still your
Gone
Everywhere I go, I've got your music, round and round it goes inside my
Head
I'm deep in the world, I've got your music and on the surface still your
Gone
A rose scented June
A rose he pulled in June
They're full upon the lawn
The doctor came at dawn
An old daily care
And Suzie Banana Stand
Through frosted windowpane
Your father's middle name
From a train
And everywhere the snow falls
Sail away, sail away, sail away, sail away
A veil of faded blue
A Ruben's old curfew
One windy winter's day
A Windsor market day
People say
Everywhere the snow falls
Sail away, sail away, sail away, sail away
Sail away, sail away, sail away, sail away
She's moving down the seaside
'Cause that's where he comes from
He gave away all of her records
Is that where she belongs?
Better think it through
Remember who
Is there something new?
Or is it you again?
Sail away, sail away, sail away
Sail away, sail away, sail away
Sail away, sail away, sail away
Sail away, sail away, sail away
So take your red gown
And go down to the dam
To do as you please
On the streets of your town
The whistling kind
Shake it out of your mind
It could be the day
When you finally say
Sail away, sail away
Sail away, sail away, sail away
Sail away, on and on, on and on
On and on, on and on, on and on, on and on
Up the riverbank and under the viaduct
Causeway full of nice cars
The sand a distant dream
[Incomprehensible]
[Incomprehensible]
Across the riverbank
Cross the riverbank, don't look back
(To sail away and on and on)
(To sail away and on and on)
(To sail away and leave and go)
(To sail away)
I sail, you sail
(And on and on)
(To sail away)
I sail, you sail
(And on and on)
(To sail away)
Do you remember how?
(And on and on)
(To sail away)
Do you remember how?
(And on and on)
((To sail away)
Do you remember how?
(And on and on)
(To sail away and on and on)
Do you remember how we used to live?
Do you remember how we used to live?
Like four paper-dolls, all heavy with sleep
They hold you like a baby, your body so weak
They lay you on a white bed, almost dead at nineteen
Like four paper dolls, all heavy with sleep
And with your blond hair, all over my dress
Your heart had stopped beating, your head on my chest
And I told you for the last time that I loved you best
I'll run to you now
From somewhere you won't find me
A different place
A different time
Together that summer
We raised some hell, yeah
But I couldn't forget
You're a kiss and tell
Carrie's got a boyfriend
Carrie's got a boyfriend
Carrie's got a boyfriend
June 4th, 1989, Primrose Hill, Staten Island
Chalk Farm, Massif Central, Gospel Oak, Sao Paolo
Boston Manor, Costa Rica, Arnos Grove
San Clemente, Tufnell Park, Gracetown, York Way
Videoton, Clerkenwell, Portobello, Maida Vale
Old Ford, Valencia, Kennington, Galveston
Holland Park, Studamer, Dollis Hill, Fougeres
London Fields, Bratislava, Haggerston
Lavinia, Canonbury, Alice Springs
Tooting Graveney, Baffin Island
Pollard's Hill, Winnepeg, Plumstead Common
Hyderabad, Silvertown, Buffalo
If I hadn't left you
Suppose we'd still be lovers
Still be the fights
And I'd ladder my tights
Carrie's got a boyfriend
Carrie's got a boyfriend
Carrie's got a boyfriend
Nat West, Barclay's, Midlands, Lloyd's
Use a bank? I'd rather die
I loved to draw when I was a little girl
It helped me see the world as I wanted it to be
Sometimes, I walk home through a network of car parks
Just because I can, I love the feeling of being slightly lost
To find new spaces, new routes, new areas, I love the lack of logic
I love the feeling of being slightly lost
I believe that music in the long run can straighten out most things
There are too many bands that act lame, sound tame
I believe in Electrelane, over here it's new, it's now, it's you, it's clean
The beard and lipstick scene, so look beyond
Big brother, gossip culture, so bored of stupidity
The myth of common sense, I believe in Donovan over Dylan
In love over cynicism, oh [unverified]
Finisterre to tear it down and start again
Finisterre to tear it down and start again
Finisterre to tear it down and start again
Think about the love back in Finisterre
Five miles north is a town of silver birches
Twenty seven churches, a look of horror if you drop a H
Around here, it's hoods up and heads down
Got it the wrong way around when things get turned around
I slow down, dream about the notion of the perfect city
Imagine the 19th century never happened
Just a straight run from Beau Brummel to Bauhaus, dreams never end
This house believes in skyscrapers
Finisterre to tear it down and start again
Think about the love back in Finisterre
Finisterre to tear it down and start again
Think about the love back in Finisterre
Finisterre to tear it down and start again
Think about the love back in Finisterre
Finisterre to tear it down and start again
Think about the love back in Finisterre
Finisterre to tear it down and start again
Think about the love back in Finisterre
I want to know the whole of the city with you
A Nat West, Barclays, Midlands, Lloyds
Use a bank? I'd rather die
I loved to draw when I was a little girl
It helped me see the world as I wanted it to be
Sometimes, I walk home through a network of car parks
Just because I can, I love the feeling of being slightly lost
To find new spaces, new routes, new areas, I love the lack of logic
I love the feeling of being slightly lost
I believe that music in the long run can straighten out most things
There are too many bands that act lame, sound tame
I believe in Electrelane, over here it's new, it's now, it's you, it's clean
The beard and lipstick scene, so look beyond
Big brother, gossip culture, so bored of stupidity
The myth of common sense, I believe in Donovan over Dylan
In love over cynicism, oh [unverified]
Finisterre to tear it down and start again
Finisterre, to tear it down and start again
Finisterre, to tear it down and start again
Think about the love back in Finisterre
Five miles north is a town of silver birches
Twenty seven chuches, a look of horror if you drop a H
Around here, it's hoods up and heads down
Got it the wrong way around when things get turned around
I slow down, dream about the notion of the perfect city
Imagine the 19th century never happened
Just a straight run from Beau Brummell to Bauhaus, dreams never end
This house believes in skyscrapers
Finisterre to tear it down and start again
Think about the love back in Finisterre
Finisterre to tear it down and start again
Think about the love back in Finisterre
Finisterre to tear it down and start again
Think about the love back in Finisterre
Finisterre to tear it down and start again
Think about the love back in Finisterre
Finisterre to tear it down and start again
Think about the love back in Finisterre
I want to know the whole of the city with you
She's heading for the high street
They end up in a club instead
She wants to take a back seat
But the tunes get inside her head
He said it's just the music baby
Don't matter if we stay out late
Her eyes are so tired and heavy
She hears the last song of the night
Hear a sound turn around it's all in the breathing
And it's clear in the air like stars in the sky
Hear a sound turn around it's all in the breathing
Hold me tight, just hold me tight
Close your eyes to the DJ
Close your eyes and fade away
Making out to the DJ
Making out to the DJ
She wakes up in the morning
The tunes still inside her head
He said they'd go on Saturday
And take here to the club again
As she moves a little closer to kiss him
He only feels the cold night air
He's never going to keep his promise
She's never going to see him again
Hear a sound turn around it's all in the breathing
And it's clear in the air like stars in the sky
Hear a sound turn around it's all in the breathing
Hold me tight, just hold me tight
Close your eyes to the DJ
Close your eyes and fade away
Making out to the DJ
Making out to the DJ
Whenever she hears that sound she turns around, he's not around
The music she knows so well will save her now, save her now
Hear a sound turn around it's all in the breathing
And it's clear in the air like stars in the sky
Hear a sound turn around it's all in the breathing
Hold me tight, just hold me tight
Close your eyes to the DJ
Close your eyes and fade away
Making out to the DJ
Rain on the window pane
Thinking of you again, had to phone
To check you're still on your own
Just when I'd thought you'd gone
I'm catching a train back home
Five to three, playing a tape you made me
What you're looking for at the record fair
What you're looking for
Could you find me there?
Let me apologize
You know that I miss your eyes
Make me laugh
You know you make me laugh
What you're looking for at the record fair
What you're looking for
Could you find me there?
[Unverified] with me
Do you fancy some ginger tea?
Hearing your favorite band
You're holding both of my hands
What you're looking for at the record fair
What you're looking for
Rock could be so good
But we make it all so rubbishy
Signal's down and the men are searching this quarter
Power's gone and we got no heat and no water
But we're the salmon against the tide
You better get ready when the sounds arrive
Because the boys are back in town
And nothing can stop us now
Ooh, this is our wall of sound
Hate and fear are taking over this city
But they'll never get through when the records are sounding so pretty
'Cause we're the salmon against the tide
Gotta get a line to the world outside
To play the boys are back in town
And nothing can stop us now
Ooh, this is our wall of sound
But we're the salmon against the tide
You better get ready when the sounds arrive
Because the boys are back in town
And nothing can stop us now
Ooh, this is our wall of sound
Ooh, this is our wall of sound
Ooh, this is our wall of sound
Ooh, young heart
Ooh, young heart
Ooh, young heart
Pass me the suitcase, baby
I know it's not that easy
And give me my mirror, love
First give me back my memories
And oh, oh, how many years
Is it now Maurice?
Ooh, young heart
Ooh, young heart
Ooh, young heart
And, ooh, oh the clown's no good
And I was half-asleep
And riding on a slow-coach
I think I lose all these things
Still, meaning I'm not holy
And, oh, oh, your honey-dish
Oh, it's on my list
Ooh, young heart
Ooh, young heart
Ooh, young heart
And, ooh, oh the clown's no good
Wish my heart's wish climbing out your window
For your savage amusement
You put a spell over me, well
Smells like lemon flavor
Tuesday, if I had you back again
You know I'm against the future
Wednesday, I was a little girl
I was the little girl who'd like to snog your face
And ooh, oh, how many years
Is it now Maurice?
Ooh, young heart
Ooh, young heart
Ooh, young heart
And, ooh, oh the clown's no good
Ooh, young heart
Ooh, young heart
Ooh, young heart
Ooh, young heart
Ooh, young heart
Ooh, young heart
And, ooh, oh the clown's no good
And, ooh, oh the clown's no good
And, ooh, oh the clown's no good
And, ooh, oh the clown's no good
And, ooh, oh the clown's no good
And, ooh, oh the clown's no good
And then I shall take back to Maurice
Back, further back
Janine, just nineteen
Joined a pyramid scheme
Didn't think it mean
To inflate her estate, left it too late
Broke her dreams
Broke her friends
Who said
Courtesy is dead
And now a piece of Vambra
Is looking like Turana
She's banking on the fee
She'll get from ITV
Rethink, refrain
Don't pull a Jill, Jane
Amateur, amateur
Amateur
Kyle, frozen smile, got himself a mobile
Got a house, one wrinkle, couldn't get a signal
Pretty fast, put a mast
On the neighboring flats
A little girl called Jill
Will become very ill
But that is years away
So who gives a hey
Rethink, refrain
Don't pull a Jill, Jane
Amateur, amateur
Amateur
Five star review, who bought a new LP
Had to agree with the critic
Really dug my lyric
Tolerate all the people you hate
When they walk all over you
Ah, baby, what you gonna do
Get a Corinthian view
Wear the pink and blue
Rethink, refrain
Don't pull a Jill, Jane
Amateur
Amateur
Rethink, refrain
Don't pull a Jill, Jane
Amateur
Amateur
Rethink, refrain
Don't pull a Jill, Jane
Amateur
Amateur
Rethink, refrain
Don't pull a Jill, Jane
Amateur, amateur
Have you ever been
To a harvester before?
Drift along
Drift along
Gonna find them
Drift along
Gonna find them
Drift along
Drift along
Drift along
Need to make it special
Need to make it new
Looking for the action
Something more to do
Underneath the pavement
Towers in the clouds
Gotta find the action
Need it soon, right now
Drift along
Drift along
Drift along
'Cause I've been searching for
All the people I used to turn to and
All the people who knew the answer
Let's get the feeling again
'Cause I've been searching for
All the people I used to turn to and
All the people who knew the answer
Let's get the feeling again
Back in sweet suburbia
Middle of the road
Looking for the action
Everywhere I go
Need to make it special
Need to make it new
Looking for the action
Something more to do
Drift along
Drift along
Drift along
'Cause I've been searching for
All the people I used to turn to and
All the people who knew the answer
Let's get the feeling again
'Cause I've been searching for
All the people I used to turn to and
All the people who knew the answer
Let's get the feeling again
'Cause I've been searching for
All the people I used to turn to and
All the people who knew the answer
Let's get the feeling again
'Cause I've been searching for
All the people I used to turn to and
All the people who knew the answer
Dry your eyes boy, there's no need to be sad
Forget about yesterday and the bad times that you've had
You've loved and lost and now you're feeling so blue
But can't you see? It's me who really loves you
With the love I've got, you'll forget about her
And find it easy to live without her
It's only springtime
Oh, you're too young
To say you're through with love
It's only springtime
And I'll be different, boy
I promise you, swear to you
Once more you tell me I'm glad when we're friends
You say your heart's been broken again
How many times have you looked into my eyes?
Don't you realize we're two of a kind?
With the love I've got, you'll forget about her
And find it easy to live without her
It's only springtime
Hey, you're too young to say
You're through with love
It's only springtime
And I'll be different, I'll be different
I swear to you
I've been watching all your love affairs
Three years now, don't you think I care?
How many times have you looked into my eyes?
Don't you realize we're two of a kind?
It's only springtime
You're too young to say
You're through boy
It's only springtime
And I'll be different, I'll be different, boy
Yeah
It's only springtime
You're too young to say
You're through with love
Through with love
It's only springtime
I promise you, I swear to you
Ooh, I promise you
It's only springtime
You lie on the sofa
It's like I don't know you
Now we never talk
We never walk outside
It's the city outside
I look out the window
And see the streets below
Cars and the people
Lonely church steeple surrounded by gray
We need to move away
Here we go over and over and over
You're talking about it again
Let's move out, relocate
This place is in a state
Let's buy a pig or a hen
We need some open space
We need a change of pace
So life here in town girl
Is getting you down
And you long for a change
But won't it seem strange with fields all around?
We won't hear a sound
The grass may be greener
The air may be cleaner
But I love the city
I know it's not pretty
But at least there is life
You call this life?
Here we go over and over and over
You're talking about it again
Let's move out, relocate
This place is in a state
Let's buy a pig or a hen
We need some open space
We need a change of pace
Stars shine bright
In the country
Life feels right
Won't you trust me?
Hand me the remote
I'm not sure that we'd cope
In the middle of nowhere
Surrounded by fresh air
I'd miss my mates
This place is a state
You'd do your work from home
Online or on the phone
I could grow vegetables
Sounds like a load of balls
Let's relocate
I said, I'd miss my mates
Here we go over and over and over
You're talking about it again
Let's move out, relocate
This place is in a state
Let's buy a pig or a hen
We need some open space
Tony leaves the depot late
Seventeen years with the Unigate
Drives his float down Goswall Road
At twenty-five to eight
Number nine, Mrs Doris Brown
Pulls on her quilted dressing gown
Shuts the fridge and boils the kettle
Wipes the table down
La la la la la la
Just as she pours the tea
She's whistling randomly
A milk bottle symphony
Milk bottle symphony
Number twelve, there's Amy Chan
Writing down a line for the candy man
About the time she saw Tom Baker
Drinking down the Hat And Fan
The man next door is Gary Stead
Shuffles downstairs with a heavy head
Scans the paper, takes a pill
And stumbles back to bed
La la la la la la
Didn't get home 'til three
Singing appallingly
A milk bottle symphony
A milk bottle symphony
Emily Roe's at thirty-one
Twenty minutes left to get her homework done
Leaves her cornflakes on the sofa
Says goodbye to mum
La la la la la la
Jumps on a forty-three
Humming unconsciously
A milk bottle symphony
Transcribed by Mark Dorset
He's gone, / he's gone. /
She wears sad jeans / torn at the waistband. /
Her pretty face / is stained with tears. /
And in her right hand / she clasps a letter; /
I know this means / that he has gone. /
And in this town / of mis-guided tourists, /
she never thought / she'd fall in love. /
It was a few days / after her birthday, /
The thrill hostess / gave her first kiss. /
He said her skin / smelled just like petals, /
said stupid things / he knew she'd like. /
She said her life / was like a motorway: /
Dull, grey, and long / 'til he came along. /
He's gone, / he's gone. /
I said ";How could / he ever leave you? /
You two were good, / you were so right."; /
She said ";I wish / that he just left me; /
He'd be alive, / alive tonight."; /
He's gone, / he's gone. /
He's gone, / he's gone. /
He's gone, / he's gone.
Crazy superstitions on my mind
Could they help me get you back for good?
Such a striking combination's gone away
Could I save it if I knock on wood?
Did I have a chance and fail to keep it?
Lose my dream and let it slip away?
Will my destiny remain a secret?
Well, that's okay
Everyone should have a reason to believe
So I still believe
That lightning could strike twice for me
Every time I find a feeling's gonna be
Suddenly I see
That lightning could strike twice for me
Sitting down to read the stars again
Maybe they can tell me what's in store
Now I'm mixing up a magic potion
That's gonna get you banging on my door
Did I have a chance and fail to keep it?
Lose my dream and let it slip away?
Will my destiny remain a secret?
Well, that's okay
Everyone should have a reason to believe
So I still believe
That lightning could strike twice for me
Every time I find a feeling's gonna be
Suddenly I see
That lightning could strike twice for me
And I'm working on a silent song
Oh, baby, oh, baby
Got a feeling that it won't be long
Oh, baby, oh, baby
Well, don't you know that?
Everyone should have a reason to believe
So I still believe
That lightning could strike twice for me
Every time I find the feeling's gonna be
Suddenly I see
Tempers fraying in the Hat and Fan
Gets so hot in there even in November
Heated words from slicked back hair
It's too small a world for some people to share
Now Gary stares at an empty chair
Told her "Five or ten"
And he'd join her out there
Not again, she's not going in, she just sighs
It's only half nine, there's time
Time for drinking
And still more time
Till he gets to thinking of her
She's in two minds
Maybe she'll board up her door
He's into pints
And that's how it goes
It's guaranteed he's a funny man
You can bet your life that he'll bring the house down
Always plays such a winning hand
He just cools it down, they should Knight him for it
But outside, his former wife starts a solo drive
She's so tired of waiting
When he crawls in
Will she give him a surprise?
It's only half nine, there's time
Time for drinking
And still more time
Till he gets to thinking of her
She's in two minds
Maybe she'll board up her door
He's into pints
Took a trip down Anita Way
Had to go on the 1st of May
Didn't have much to celebrate
Heart failed in the back of a taxi
Heart failed in the back of a taxi
Doot do do, doot do do
Get yer kicks all around the world
Give a tip to a geisha girl
Fit your bit with a piece of pearl
Heart failed in the back of a taxi
Heart failed in the back of a taxi
Doot do do, doot do do
Sold the ground to a PLC
Moved the club out to Newbury
Sod the fans and their families
Heart failed in the back of a taxi
Heart failed in the back of a taxi
Picture-house built in '23
It's a place out of history
Pulled it down for your cash money
Heart failed in the back of a taxi
Heart failed in the back of a taxi
Hair in curls
Not quite as tall as the other girls
I'd run away from the laughter upstairs
Wear high heels and I cut my hair
Try to conceal, so tired of their small town games
Whistle a tune of a horse with no name
Hang around by the stadium
Drinking a wine like a bowery bum
Erica, let's go out tonight
Staying out till the morning light
Erica, let's go out tonight
Every thing's gonna be alright
Diamond Joe
He took my watch and my stereo
I wished I hadn't got a permanent wave
Can't show my face at the town arcade
Can't stand that place anyway
Tired of their small town games
Whistle a tune of I gotta see Jane, yeah
Read the stars of an Aries girl
Just as I walked away
I turned to hear you say
The words nearly got carried away by the wind
But I could make out this much
Don't Back down
Don't back down this time
Brown eyes inside I cry
Don't Back down
Don't back down this time
Sometimes I wonder why
Knocked down in Fortis Green
Your mother hated me
Caught in a car outside the Odeon
And rain pouring down the windscreen
Don't Back down
Don't back down this time
Brown eyes inside I cry
Don't Back down
Don't back down this time
Sometimes I wonder why
That summer felt so long
I never felt so strong
And then, a suddent feeling
That I might never see you again
Don't Back down
Don't back down this time
Brown eyes inside I cry
Don't Back down
Don't back down this time
Sometimes I wonder why
Don't Back down
Don't back down this time
Brown eyes inside I cry
Don't Back down
Don't back down this time
She's an auburn-haired girl, from a town of Spanish sand
And she wades through Junior High with a radio in her hand
And she never talks to the country kids
She just moves with the times like her mother did
And when, she comes in the spring
Her touch can do everything
'Cause she wears my ring
Ooh American records
She never looks at her watch 'cause time's the clock of her heart
Her eyes are a million years she sighs like a movie star
And under the boardwalk by the sea
With my baby is where I'll be
And when, she comes in the spring
Her touch can do everything
'Cause she wears my ring
Ooh American records
And under the boardwalk by the sea
With my baby is where I'll be
And when, she comes in the spring
Her touch can do everything
'Cause she wears my ring
Ooh American records
'Cause she wears my ring
Ooh American records
Ooh American records
Ooh American records
American records
[The ";Calico"; bits are Sarah and the rest is Q-Tee.]
Dreamin' / that you are in my world, /
wishin' / like a little girl. /
Watchin', / closely, / you suddenly appear. /
Like a dream, / you're gone, then you're here. /
You take to emotion / like a bird to flight. /
You drop an invitation, / maybe I just might /
be your lover / or better / a friendly / aquaintance. /
Truly as I duly pay my love to you like maintenance. /
Calico, / Calico, / Calico, / Calico. /
Calico, / Calico, / Calico, / Calico. /
You're realistic, / your face conceal. /
Accentuate the passion. / I will reveal. /
You're like an angel that delights with the day. /
I'm pleadin' / don't ever go away, /
story's reaching peak / the outlook is bleak. /
Please talk, say that you'll speak. / You're strong and I am weak. /
I need / the fortune at the end of the rainbow. /
I see you like a lantern - / you have a certain glow. / Calico. /
Your smile is warm soft, / forever / appealing. /
Whenever you are present like a letter I am sealing. /
My love / like a dove / that blesses from above. /
The shower in an hour / won't you let me be your towel? / Calico. /
Affection / affects you like a weapon. /
You're extreme and supreme / and nothing that you seem. /
A fateful chance / with a twist of hope. /
I'll be with you all the way / down the magical slope.
Calico, / Calico, / Calico, / Calico. /
Calico, / Calico, / Calico, / Calico. /
Calico, / Calico, / Calico, / Calico. /
Babe, don't be afraid, / I'm wit' you everywhere. /
Gliding through enchanted waters / to you I swear. /
Expression is the key, / it's good enough for me. /
Cali can't you see, / forever yours? /
There's a feeling / of warmth, / a serious / sensation. /
It's true, / you have that / good vibration.
Your charm is overwhelming, you have reaches that I seldom see, /
Calico just let me be the one! /
Calico, / Calico, / Calico, / Calico. /
Calico, / Calico, / Calico, / Calico. /
Calico, / Calico, / Calico, / Calico. /
Calico, / Calico, / Calico, / Calico. /
Calico. / I see / that we were meant to be. /
Goin' in ???
[outro samples:]
I never take of my hat except when I'm out of doors!
She made a prize from Jenkins' ear, / and washed it down with a bottle of beer.
Transcribed by Kevin Hung
Today I got up easy
You know I'm not a morning person
Never said I was leaving
I wasn't sure until this morning
Split screen our apartment
Where you still lie there sleeping
Keep feeling old cafes
He's the one who needs you baby
Will you really miss me
Will you really think about me
Yeah I'd like to think so
But as they say I'm always dreaming
Goodbye to the tower blocks
Last look at the town I'm leaving
Tall buildings and offices
And this all full of memories baby
Now I really don't care
Cause I'm dying to get the sun in my hair
Yeah I really don't care
That I'm here and you're still there
Yeah I really don't care
Cause I'm going to breathe the country air
Yeah I really don't care
But it's OK
I've been driving for ages
Your tapes are starting to bore me
Well I think I should stop now
I'm not sure if I should call you
Split screen our apartment
Where you have seen my letters
Well I know its not Venus
But the scenery's getting better baby
Ba ba-ba ba-ba ba-ba / Ba ba-ba ba-ba ba-ba /
Conchita, I know, / I know it should have been. /
Conchita, I know, / I know it should have been. /
Conchita, I know, / I know it should have been. /
Conchita, oh oh oh... /
Ba ba-ba ba-ba ba-ba / Ba ba-ba ba-ba ba-ba /
Conchita, I know, / I know it should have been. /
Conchita, I know, / I know it should have been. /
Conchita, I know, / I know it should have been. /
Conchita, oh oh oh... /
Ba ba-ba ba-ba ba-ba / Ba ba-ba ba-ba ba-ba /
Conchita, I know, / I know it should have been. /
Conchita, I know, / I know it should have been. /
Conchita, I know, / I know it should have been. /
Conchita, oh oh oh... /
Ba ba-ba ba-ba ba-ba / Ba ba-ba ba-ba ba-ba /
Conchita, I know, / I know it should have been. /
Conchita, I know, / I know it should have been. /
Conchita, I know, / I know it should have been. /
Conchita, oh oh oh... /
(outro sample:)
Maybe he means it's some sort of ghost?
Transcribed by Mark Dorset
Hey baby
I've been up all night
Trying to make sense of my life
Day's breaking
Things are getting bright
After all this time
And any fool could see
That you're the best thing
That's happened to me
4:35 in the morning
Everything is clear
4:35 in the morning
I wish that you were here
So lately
I've been coming home
Sleepy, all alone
Don't hate me
Left here on my own
Staring at the phone
And any fool could see
That you're the best thing
That's happened to me
4:35 in the morning
Everything is clear
4:35 in the morning
I wish that you were here
4:35 in the morning
Everything is clear
I hear the phone
It's ringing loud
I'm coming alive
4:35
4:35
Yeah any fool could see
That you're the best thing
That's happenened to me
4:35 in the morning
Everything is clear
4:35 in the morning
Everything is clear
4:35 in the morning
4:35 in the morning
4:35
When you told me your dream
(When you told me your dream)
I wanted to cry
You almost looked happy
(You almost looked happy)
Please don't tell me it's true
All our neighbors are old
(All our neighbors are old)
Street-lamp buzzes all night
There are some nice parts of London
(There are some nice parts of London)
You can see them from here
(You can see them from here, you can see them from here)
You're not going to change
We're not moving away
We're staying here
(Staying here)
We're staying here
(Staying here)
We both work 'til late, catch the fifty-eight
Usually asleep by eleven
(Asleep by eleven)
But somehow it didn't seem right
When you turned and said
(When you turned and said)
"Let's go mad tonight"
So we drank and danced
(So we drank and danced)
For once I felt close to you
(For once I felt close to you, for once I felt close to you)
You're not going to change
We're not moving away
We're staying here
(Staying here)
We're staying here
(Staying here)
We're staying here
(Staying here)
Without beforehand thinking,
sometimes I say things.
I could never hate you.
I could never hate you.
I do not mean one
word of what I say.
I don't hate you.
I don't, I do not.
Let's kiss and make up,
let's kiss and make up.
Let's you and I
kiss and make up.
Let's kiss and make up,
let's kiss and make up.
Let's you and I
kiss and make up.
Without beforehand thinking,
sometimes I say things.
I could never hate you.
I could never hate you. I do not mean one
word of what I say.
I don't hate you.
I love you.
Let's kiss and make up,
let's kiss and make up.
Let's you and I
kiss and make up.
Let's kiss and make up,
let's kiss and make up.
Let's you and I
kiss and make up.
Let's kiss and make up,
let's kiss and make up.
Let's you and I
kiss and make up.
Let's kiss and make up,
let's kiss and make up.
Let's you and I
kiss and make up.
"Thank you, every, come on
Give her a proper Liverpool hand, you can do better than that
And now ladies and gentlemen, what you've been waiting for"
I've come a long way
You walked into my life
I was tired, in love like a fool
But I know it's gonna work out fine, yeah
I've never felt so good
I've never felt so strong
Nothing can stop us now
No, no
I've heard some people say
So wrong, oh, so wrong
Do, do you want to know?
It's true, the touch of your hand, oh
I've never felt so good
I've never felt so strong
Nothing can stop us now
I've never felt so strong
I've never felt so good
It's like, I can't get past that S&M; barrier. 'Cause, I like, as I'm drinking something like whiskey or lager, it's actually painful to drink first of all.
Pour you a double?
Is that a double? You want a double?
Cigarette?
I don't smoke, but, you know, er...
Crisps?
Cigarette, a cup of tea, a bun.
Ooh... /
Button up your sheepskin carraway, / rainy cafe, kentish town, tuesday. /
Barry's looking through the racing post,
/ orders coffee, another round of toast. /
Lucy writes a letter, / she'd like to spend an evening with prince b. /
[when they perform the song live, the is often extended to:
Lucy writes a letter, / and harvey throws his arms around vanessa /??? spoke with pm dawn??? / she'd like to spend an evening with prince b.]
When we meet for a while, / tuesday morning ten a.m. /
When we meet for a while, / tuesday morning ten a.m. /
Everyone's dreaming of all they've got to live for, /
Joking around, still digging that sound. /
Everyone's dreaming of all they've got to live for. /
Squeezy bottles under pepsi signs, / joe and johnny chew the bacon rind. /
Jackie wants to meet the glitter band,
/ dilworth is a strange and lovely man, /
And eubank wins the fight, / and did you see the klf last night? /
[when they perform the song live, the is often extended:
Robbie wants to be the heavy [? ] /??? /]
When we meet for a while, / tuesday morning ten a.m. /
When we meet for a while, / tuesday morning ten a.m. /
Everyone's dreaming of all they've got to live for, /
Joking around, still digging that sound. /
Everyone's dreaming of all they've got to live for. /
Rainy cafe, kentish town, tuesday, /
Joking around, still digging that sound. /
Everyone's dreaming of all they've got to live for. /
When we meet for a while, / tuesday morning ten a.m. /
When we meet for a while, / tuesday morning ten a.m. /
When we meet for a while, / tuesday morning ten a.m. /
When we meet for a while, / tuesday morning ten a.m. (ten a.m.) /
When we meet for a while, / tuesday morning ten a.m. /
When we meet for a while, / tuesday morning ten a.m. (ten a.m.)/
When we meet for a while (meet for a while,
/ meet for a while, meet for a while.) /
When we meet for a while (meet for a while,
Slow down at the castle
Things to straighten in her head
And she knows it's not a castle
But that's what they've always said
Shaded by the tower
As she clambers to her seat
With the ash of last night's party
Clinging grimly to her feet
Not for the first time
She's made her bed
Now she leaves that all behind
And turns her mind to playful things instead
Days spent making stories
For the faces that pass by
From the lonely tea shop owner
To the misbehaving wife
Now they're growing ever wilder
As the people start to go
Now she dreams that there's assassins
Hiding in the woods below
Not for the first time
She's made her bed
Now she leaves that all behind
And turns her mind to playful things instead
And she knows this must end
As the long shadows start to blend
Does it pay to be so good?
Spend my whole life doing all that pays.
He said I should, all the time.
See the people having all the big fun
That could be mine,
Should be mine.
Now I want to be a star.
For the girl who's got it made,
Living in Primrose Hill up party place,
To play Manet.
You and I, saw your face in magazines and told you,
I said you'd be mine, and you'd be mine.
Now I want to be,
Yeah I want to be a star,
A star.
Have time to think about it,
Told my friends a lot about it.
Had enough of their moody faces,
Don't love those untidy places,
I knew, I new, yeah.
Does it pay to be so good?
Spend my whole life doing all those things
They said I should.
Now I'm gonna be,
Yeah I'm gonna be a star.
Does it pay to be so good, to be a star.
I said, does it pay to be so good, to be a star.
I told you, yeah, I told you, to be a star.
You should have listened, to be a star.
You can look at the stars, / look at the ocean; /
the answer's somewhere, / here's what I reckon: /
close your eyes, / kiss the future, / junk the morgue. /
Ooh... /
Close your eyes, / kiss the future, / junk the morgue. /
Close your eyes, / kiss the future, / junk the morgue. /
Ooh... /
Close your eyes, / kiss the future, / junk the morgue. /
(Junk, junk, junk...) /
Leave the planet, / junk the morgue. /
Leave the planet, / junk the morgue. /
You can look at the stars. /
And they call it "puppy love", /
but I guess they'll never know /
how the young heart really feels /
and why I love her so. /
And they say we? /
but I guess I'll never know /
in the saunas(?) of a soul. /
I'll cry each night [laughing] / my tears for you [laughing] /
my tears are all in vain. /
I hope and I pray / that maybe some day /
you'll be back in my arms once again. [dog barks] /
Someone help me, / help me, / help me please: /
is the answer up above? /
'cause its been so very hard for me, /
Me and my babe went to the show
I and babe went to the show
Did we sit on the end ? No
Cos a fallen girl was in the very front row
She got real lace curtains on her door
She got Brussels carpets on the floor
But she don't wear no silk or lace
No, Lords, she don't wear no corsetwaist
So love me sweet, my dear sweet Lucy
Love me sweet, my pretty baby
Love me sweet, Baby sweet Lucy
Love me sweet, Pretty Baby
Now babe's gone'n I won't come home
Now babe's gone'n I won't come home
Or with my clothes all wrinkled
And my hair ain't sittin' just right in the middle
She makes me want things I never had
She makes me want things I never had
Baby, there's too many things I never had
And too many things I will never have
And you're the best that it is
And I need you baby please
Cos you're the best that it is
I'll meet you / past the great divide, yeah, /
setting sail 'cross darkened dawn. /
Everybody wants / something, /
and I want it all. /
Stars are calling, / goodnight, darling. /
Don't say good-bye. /
Stars are calling, / take the slow train. /
Don't say good-bye. /
Marble lions / at the gates of Eden /
screaming songs to lull the rage. /
Let's raise a flag / that has no colours, /
release the sun into the empty cathedral, yeah. /
Stars are calling, / goodnight, darling. /
Don't say good-bye. /
Stars are calling, / take the slow train. /
Don't say good-bye. /
Don't say good-bye, darling, / don't say good-bye.
Stars are calling, / goodnight, darling. /
Stars are calling, / take the slow train. /
Stars are calling, / goodnight, darling. /
Stars are calling, / goodnight, darling. /
(Intro sample:)
Do you think a girl should go to bed with a feller, if she doesn't love him?
No. Unless it's me.
I heard she drove the silvery sports-car
Along the empty streets last night
Hanging around
With hair-dos like mine
No, I haven't seen the kids for some time
Picked up her shoes from the red-brick stairway
Just like a harpsichordist she moved
And back upstairs
At half past two
With a paper folded, outside the loo
Rain falls
Like Elvis tears
Oh no
No sugar tonight
Out on the high street
Dim all the lights and
Cry coloured tears again
And baby
Don't forget to catch me
Don't forget to catch me
Don't forget to catch me
Hobart paving, don't you think that's it's time
On this platform with the drizzle in my eyes
And baby
Don't forget to catch me
Don't forget to catch me
Don't forget to catch me
Hobart paving, don't you think that's it's time
The ticket's in my hand, the train pulls down the line
Rain falls
Like Elvis tears
Oh no
No sugar
Out on the high street
Dim all the lights and
Cry coloured tears
And baby
Don't forget to catch me
Don't forget to catch me
Don't forget to catch me.
Don't forget to catch me.
Oh no, no sugar tonight
Oh no, no sugar tonight
No no, no sugar tonight
Is it true what they do? Is it true what they do to
you?
Is it true what they say? Is true what they say to you?
Na nanana, na nanana, nana nana.
Na nanana, na nanana, nana nana.
Is it true what they do? Is true what they say to you?
Is it true what they say? Is it true what they do to
you?
Na nanana, na nanana, nana nana.
Na nanana, na nanana, nana nana.
Na nanana, na nanana, nana nana.
Na nanana, na nanana, nana nana.
[intro sample:]
Ee-ehhh, you be nice without long hair. now is cool, mmm? but your friend, I think they not recognise you...
There's a story: / I was a lonely girl, /
Going nowhere / in a dead end world, /
But now I'm moving / this is my day today, /
Now I'm a good thing / I'm gonna get my way. /
So won't you stop now / and take a look at me, /
'cause I'm everything / that a girl should be, /
And if you ask me/ you know I'm not sure why /
I just decided / I've got to touch the sky /
Because... /
Everything I touch is turning into gold, /
Turning into gold, / turning into gold. /
Everything I touch is turning into gold. /
Watch me baby, / ooh-ooh ooh. /
You say you need her, / but you just make me laugh; /
You know you love me - / do you want my photograph? /
I'm gonna get you; / I'm bending all the rules, /
You better lose her / 'cause she's the queen of fools. /
You're gonna get down, / get down on your knees, /
I'll make you beg me, / beg me "pretty please? " /
'cause I'm your future baby, / I'm your fantasy. /
So hey, hey honey, / give it all to me, / yeah. /
Everything I touch is turning into gold, /
Turning into gold, / turning into gold. /
Everything I touch is turning into gold. /
Watch me baby, / ooh-ooh ooh. /
Everything I touch is turning into gold, /
Turning into gold, / turning into gold. /
Everything I touch is turning into gold. /
Watch me baby, / ooh-ooh ooh. /
Everything I touch is turning into gold, /
Turning into gold, / turning into gold. /
Everything I touch is turning into gold. /
Watch me baby, / ooh-ooh ooh. /
Everything I touch is turning into gold, /
Turning into gold, / turning into gold. / (everything I touch, / turning, / turning.) /
Everything I touch is turning into gold. /
Watch me baby, / ooh-ooh ooh. / (turning baby, / turning me.) /
Everything I touch is turning into gold, /
Turning into gold, / turning into gold. /
Everything I touch is turning into gold. /
Hey there, honey, / ooh-ooh ooh. /
