Valerie please believe
It never could work out
The time to make plans
Has passed, faded away

Ooh the way you look
Makes my starry eyes shiver
Then I look away
Too much for one day

One thing we share
Is an ideal of beauty
Treasure so rare
That even devils might care

Your swimming pool eyes
In sea breezes they flutter
The coconut tears
Heavy lidded they shed
Swaying palms at your feet
You’re the pride of your street

While you worship the sun
Summer lover of fun
Gold number with neighbours
Who said that you’ll go far
Maybe someday be a star
A fast mover like you
And your dreams will all come true

All of my hope
And my inspiration
I drew from you
Our life pattern’s drawn in sand
But the winds could not erase
The memory of your face

Deep in the night
Plying very strange cargo
Our soul ships pass by
Solo trips to the stars
In the sky

Gliding so far
That the eye cannot follow
Where do they go?
We’ll never know

Before I die I write this letter
Here are the secrets you must know
Until the cloak of evening shadow
Changes to mantle of the dawn
Will it be sunny then I wonder?

Rolling and turning
How can I sleep?
Hold on ’til morning
What if I fall?

Over the hills and down the valleys
Soaring aloft and far below
Lying on stony ground the fragments
Truth is the seed we try to sow

Marking the time we spent on our journey
There isn’t much we have to show
Counting the cost in money only
Strikes me as funny, don’t you know

Tongue tied the thread of conversation
Weighing the words one tries to use
Nevertheless, communication
This is the gift you must not lose

Haunting me always are the voices
Tell us are you ready now?
Sometimes I wonder if they’re real
We’re ready to receive you now
Or is it my own imagination?
Have you any more to say?

Guilt is a wound that’s hard to heal
That’s the cross you have to bear
Could it be evil thoughts become me?
Tell us what you’re thinking now
Some things are better left unsaid

Magical moment
The spell it is breaking
There is no light here
Is there no key?

Well I’m here looking through an old picture frame
Just waiting for the perfect view
I hope something special will step into my life
Another fine edition of you
A pin-up done in shades of blue

Sometimes you find you’re yearning for the quiet life
The country air and all of its joys
But badgers couldn’t compensate at twice the price
For just another night with the boys, oh yeah
And boys will be boys will be boys

They say love’s a gamble, hard to win easy lose
And while sun shines you better make hay
So if life is your table and fate is the wheel
Then let the chips fall where they may
In modern times the modern way

And as I was drifting past the Lorelei
I heard those slinky sirens wail
So look out sailor when you hear them croon
You’ll never be the same again, oh no
Their crazy music drives you insane, this way

So love me leave me, do what you will
Who knows what tomorrow might bring?
Learn from your mistakes is my only advice
And stay cool is still the main rule
Don’t play yourself for a fool
Too much cheesecake too soon
Old money’s better than new
No mention in the latest Tribune
And don’t let this happen to you

In every dream home a heartache
And every step I take
Takes me further from heaven
Is there a heaven?
I’d like to think so

Standards of living
They’re rising daily
But home oh sweet home
It’s only a saying

From bell push to faucet
In smart town apartment
The cottage is pretty
The main house a palace

Penthouse perfection
But what goes on?
What to do there?
Better pray there

Open plan living
Bungalow-ranch-style
All of its comforts
Seem so essential

I bought you mail order
My plain wrapper baby
Your skin is like vinyl
The perfect companion

You float in my new pool
Deluxe and delightful
Inflatable doll
My role is to serve you
Disposable darling
Can’t throw you away now

Immortal and life size
My breath is inside you
I’ll dress you up daily
And keep you ’til death sighs

Inflatable doll
Lover ungrateful
I blew up your body
But you blew my mind

The bogus man is on his way
As fast as he can run
He’s tired but he’ll get to you
And shoot you with his gun

Focused his mind
On something he cared about
But it came out a shout
Just like before

The bogus man is at your heels
Clutching at your coat
You must be quick now hurry up
He’s scratching at your throat

Concealed his doubt
By skilful evasion
But he couldn’t find out
About deception

The bogus man is on his way
As fast as he can run
He’s tired but he’ll get to you
And show you lots of fun

Blue suns and grey lagoons
Silver starfish with honeymoons
All these and more to choose
If you

Satin teardrops on velvet lights
Morning sickness on Friday nights
Heaven knows what others I might bring
To you

Broken partings making strange goodbyes
Hopeless cases with fake alibis
Even hoping will be there to share
With you

For your pleasure
In our present state
Part false part true
Like anything
We present ourselves

The words we use
Tumble
All over
Your shoulder
Gravel hard and loose

There all night
Lying
With your dark horse
Hiding
Abhorring such extremes

You’re rubbing shoulders
With the stars
At night shining so bright
Getting older
But you’ll wake up
Soon and fight

In the morning
Things you worried about
Last night

Will seem lighter
I hope things
Will turn out right

Old man
Through every step a change
You watch me walk away

Ta-ra, ta-ra…

Buttercups, daisies
And most anything
They wither and fade
After blossom in Spring

Time conquers innocence
Pride takes a fall
In knowledge lies wisdom
That’s all

Everything changes
Weather blows hot or cold
Through alchemy iron turns gold

Quicksilver baby
So hard to pin down
Oh when are you coming around?

Hopelessly grounded
I walk through the streets
Remembering how we spent time
Hopefully yearning
That some day we’ll meet
But when will we? How could we? Why?
Oh my

Fashion house ladies
Need plenty loose change
When the latest creation
Is last year’s fab rave

Thought patterns hazy
This auto-style age
Will lady luck smile old and sage

She knows that never again, no
Will I give up my heart
To gamble with fate is my crime
Nevertheless love
It’s all here in my book
I’d write it but don’t have much time

You see I know it sounds crazy
But what can I do?
I’ve fallen head over heels
Over you

Chameleon colour
All phases of moon
The shifting of planets
And leopard spots too

As destiny wills it
So seasons will change
Just like you

Amazona
Is a zone where
There is no doubt
No more fall out
Why don’t you
Step through the mirror
And see?
From Arizona
To El Dorado
Sure is a mighty long way

Hey, little girl
Is something wrong?
I know it’s hard
For you to get along

The bell tower rings
It tolls a hollow sound
But your castles in Spain
Still may be realised
And longings more profound

You see every cloud
It has a silver lining
And sometimes paradise
Around your corner lies

In Amazona everything is nice
Little one, come take my hand
I’ll try to help you there
I’ll take you there

Amazona
Getting closer
Soon you’ll see
Journey’s over
We’re almost there

Try on your love
Like a new dress
The fit and the cut
Your friends to impress

Try on your smile
Square on your face
Showing affection
Should be no disgrace

Try out your God
Hope he will send
Kindness from strangers
On whom you depend

Try on his coat
A mantle most fine
Myriad colours
His harmony thine

Believe in me
Once seemed a good line
Now belief in Jesus
Is faith more sublime

Head in the clouds
But I can’t see the Lord
Short of perfection
I’ll try to be good

I’ll stand at his gate
I’ll wait for his sign
Then I’ll walk in his garden
When it’s my time

Drink from his cup
Hush now, don’t you cry
His quiet waters
Will never run dry

Nearing death’s vale
He’s here by my side
He leads me to paradise
A mountain so high

Don’t be afraid
Just treasure his word
Singing his praises
I know that I’ll be heard

He’s gonna take you by the hand
He’s gonna make you feel so good
Open up your eyes
And then you’ll see all that you should

Forget all your troubles
You will feel no pain
He’s all that you need
He’s your everything

When I’m feeling all at sea
And deliverance is that distant shore
I will not be worried
Someday his house will be my home
For evermore

Darkness falls
Round your window pane
A light still burns
But just a smouldering flame

Is it the end of another affair?
An open engagement with gloom
Or will you be smiling
When the sun conjures up
A broken spell
Au clair de lune

Silhouette
As you draw the shade
Cloak of night
You know it’s tailor-made

G-Plan gymnastics
By an everglow fire
Could never mean the same
As summer enchantment
By an old mill stream
From courtly love to costly game

Maybe I’m wrong for seeming
Ungrateful, unforgiving
Oh how it hurts now you’re finally leaving
I couldn’t take any more

Now’s the time
Let’s hide away
Sacred hours
Saved from yesterday

Boo-hoo willows
Weep around you still
Mirror reflections of dew
But waterfall pages
Of an open book
Could shower new horizons soon

Call the tune
Will you swoon
As I croon
Your serenade?

Here as I sit
At this empty café
Thinking of you
I remember
All those moments
Lost in wonder
That we’ll never

Find again
Though the world
Is my oyster
It’s only a shell
Full of memories
And here by the Seine
Notre-Dame
Casts a long
Lonely shadow

Now only sorrow
No tomorrow
There’s no today for us
Nothing is there
For us to share
But yesterday

These cities may change
But there always remains
My obsession
Through silken waters
My gondola glides
And the bridge
It sighs

I remember
All those moments
Lost in wonder
That we’ll never
Find again

There’s no more time for us
Nothing is there
For us to share
But yesterday

Ecce momenta
Illa mirabilia
Quae captabit
In aeternum
Memor

Modo dolores
Sunt in dies
Non est reliquum
Vero tantum
Communicamus
Perdita

Tous ces moments
Perdus dans l’enchantement
Qui ne reviendront
Jamais

Pas d’aujourd’hui pour nous
Pour nous il n’y a rien
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Le pass

Tous ces moments
Perdus dans l’enchantement
Qui ne reviendront
Jamais

Turn the lights down
Way down low
Turn up the music
Hi as fi can go
All the gang’s here
Everyone you know
It’s a crazy scene
Hey there just look over your shoulder
Get the picture?
No, no, no, no
Yes

Walk a tight rope
Your life sign line
Such a bright hope
Right place, right time
What’s your number?
Never you mind
Take a powder
Wait a minute what’s that coming round the corner
Have you a future?
No, no, no, no
Yes

Well I’ve been up all night
Party time wasting
Is too much fun

Then I step back thinking
Of life’s inner meaning
And my latest fling

It’s the same old story
All love and glory
It’s a pantomime

If you’re looking for love
In a looking glass world
It’s pretty hard to find

Oh mother of pearl
I wouldn’t trade you
For another girl

Divine intervention
Always my intention
So I take my time

I’ve been looking for something
I’ve always wanted
But was never mine

But now I’ve seen that something
Just out of reach, glowing
Very Holy Grail

Oh mother of pearl
Lustrous lady
Of a sacred world

Thus, even Zarathustra
Another time loser
Could believe in you

With every goddess a let-down
Every idol a bring-down
It gets you down

But the search for perfection
Your own predilection
Goes on and on and on and on

Canadian Club love
A place in the country
Everyone’s ideal

But you are my favorita
And a place in your heart dear
Makes me feel more real

Oh mother of pearl
I wouldn’t change you
For the whole world

You’re highbrow, holy
With lots of soul
Melancholy shimmering

Serpentine sleekness
Was always my weakness
Like a simple tune

But no dilettante
Filigree fancy
Beats the plastic you

Career girl cover
Exposed and another
Slips right into view

Oh looking for love
In a looking glass world
Is pretty hard for you

Few throwaway kisses
The boomerang misses
Spin round and round

Fall on feather-bed quilted
Faced with silk
Softly stuffed eiderdown

Take refuge in pleasure
Just give me your future
We’ll forget your past

Oh mother of pearl
Submarine lover
In a shrinking world

Oh lonely dreamer
Your choker provokes
A picture cameo

Oh mother of pearl
So-so semi-precious
In your detached world

Oh mother of pearl
I wouldn’t trade you
For another girl

Oh mother of pearl
I wouldn’t trade you
For another girl

Ah look at the sun
It’s all aglow
Slow burning star
Sinking low

Heaven knows
Where you go
Out of sight
Out of mind’s eye, no

Ah such a shame
You must leave
All day long
You were a friend to me

Still, the moon’s company
Until morning when
Larks will sing

Horizon’s appointment
You’ll keep
For sunswept
Flamingos must sleep

Scenes like these
From my dreams
Cover cutting-room floors
All over

Warm heart
We spin slowly from view
Why are you sad
Do you disapprove

How we’ve wasted our time
Sunset
End of my day
My decline

Postscript you trace
Colours the sky
Red-letter light fades
Is filed away

Sunburst fingers
You raise
One last sigh of farewell
Goodbye

You might remember
How it used to be
3 and 9 could show you
Any fantasy

Parti-coloured pictures
Now and then 3D
No cheap nostalgia
Conjured up by me

Back to the old days
Close to home
Show me some new ways
I’ll carry on

Whether making out or played out
3 and 9 make 12
I’ve a dozen reasons
Lying on the shelf

B-feature back rows
Filed away
No point pretending
Change is here to stay

3 and 9 to 45
Decimal romance
If you’ve warmed to centigrade
You stand a sporting chance

I’m not so special
You’re a misfit too
Why must they interfere
In everything we do

Should we play safe now
Or go all the way?
Six and two threes now
More I cannot say

Somebody told me
Just the other day
That you’re leaving me, we’re through
Well if you knew
How it hurt me so
Then you’d change your mind, I’m sure

Don’t want to hear
What’s going on
I don’t care what’s new
Don’t want to know
About anything
Cos all I want is you

Going out with other girls
Was always such a bore
But since I fell in love with you
I need you more and more

Don’t want to know
About one-night stands
Cut-price souvenirs
All I want is the real thing
And a night that lasts for years

If you ever change your mind
I’ve a certain cure
An old refrain, it lingers on
L’amour, toujours l’amour

Don’t want to learn
About etiquette
From glossy magazines
Why should I try to talk correct
Like they do in other scenes

Say no more
About imagery
You’re starting to confuse
Just make an offer
Of more romance
Of course I can’t refuse

All I want is you
Ooh ooh
I’m all cracked up on you

All your cares
Now they seem
Oh so far away
All your fears
I fear I once shared

Now I know
There’s a future
For all of us
Not so long ago
I was so scared

You seemed so sad
I could see
Through your twisted smile
So unsure
Always confused

Pale blue eyes
Gazing down
From your ivory tower
Through the haze
All broken and bruised

Then out of the blue
Love came rushing in
Out of the sky
Came the sun
Out of left field
Came a lucky day
Out of the blue
No more pain

I don’t mind
If it’s only
A passing craze
Throwaway lines
Often ring true

If I were you
I would stay
For a little while
If you were me
Would you walk out
In style?

Oh here it comes
That old ennui
I hope it won’t stay long
Well it’s every man to his own thing
And every singer to his song

If you’re feeling low
And all upset
Nothing’s going right
You just make a wish
Like in a fairy tale
And I’ll bewitch you
If it takes all night

There are many things
That I could say
To try and comfort you
But I know the words you’d like to hear
Are simply ‘I love you’

Sometimes I’m up
Sometimes I’m down
A topsy-turvy life
But I’m only searching
For the truth
And I’ll find it
If it takes all night

Well I myself
My main concern
Is what I can afford
So if music be my mistress
Then at least she’s Madame Claude
D’accord!

Ah more champagne!
To lose this pain
Would be very nice
So I’ll help myself to one more drink
And I’ll find myself
If it takes all night

Well this is such
A sad affair
I’ve opened up my heart
Oh so many times
But now it’s closed

Oh my dear
Every salted tear
It wrings
Bittersweet applause

But when the show’s in full swing
Every once in a while
High stepping chorus lines
Mean I’m forgetting
Mein Lullaby, Liebchen

How rich in contrast
Love can be
Sometimes I’m quite amused
To see it twist and turn
To taste, both sweet and dry

These vintage years
Lovers you consume, my friend
As others their wine

Nein, das ist nicht
Das Ende der Welt
Gestrandet in Leben und Kunst
Wie man wei
Noch viele sch nste
Wiedersehen
And now as you turn to leave
You try to force a smile
As if to compensate
Then you break down and cry

Here the soil is barren
Here nothing grows
But crosses
They know not what they do
You, your forgiveness
Falls as dew

Nailed upon a wooden frame
Twisted yet unbroken
Open-mouthed a silent choir
Understood, unspoken
Never was there heard a sound
Until the heavens opened

Now the tide is turning
To other-worldly yearning
Though the sun’s eclipse seems final
Surely he will rise again

You the hero
So many times
You’ve loved
And didn’t linger
Now my finger
Points at you
Another loser

You an island
On your own
Complete
In every detail
Monumental
A precious jewel
Or just a fool

Innovator
It’s in your mind
And blood
I watch it simmer
I see you’re courting
More despair
No hope?
Not a glimmer

Now you’re nothing
But second hand
In glove
With second rate now
Now you’re flirting
With heroin
Or is it cocaine?

Casanova
Is that your name
Or do you live there?
I know my place
Is here with you
Tonight
But not together

You’ve heard enough
Of the blues and stuff
You’re pretty swell now
Cos you’re pretty tough
But I don’t have to tell you
How hard it can be to get by

You never bothered
About anyone else
You’re well educated
With no common sense
But love, that’s one thing
You really need to get by

All your troubles
Come from yourself
Nobody hurts you
They don’t care
Just as long as you show them
A really good time

All the things
You used to do
A trip to the movies
A drink or two
They don’t satisfy you
They don’t tell you anything new

You know I don’t talk much
Except to myself
Cos I’ve not much to say
And there’s nobody else
Who’s ready and willing
And able to know me, I guess

Listen to me
I’m not finished yet
There’s something to tell you
That I can’t forget
Just have a really good, really
Really good, really good time

There’s a girl
I used to know
Her face is her fortune
She’s got a heart of gold
She never goes out much
But boy when she does
Then you know

She’s got no money
Well, maybe a dime
But she knows what she’s worth
And that’s reason why
She’s gonna make it
She’s got what it takes
You’ll appreciate that
She’s probably late
But I know
And you know
We all know
She’ll have a really good time

Texas
Oh that’s where I
Belong
It seems to me
Texas
Lonesome star
Shine on
The big country
Texas
With open skies
And you
For company
Texas
Oh prairie rose
How happy
I should be

Hey hey
You can take it from me
Hey hey
I’ll be coming, you’ll see
Hey hey
Oh what a state to be in
Hey hey
You’re tantalising me

Texas
I will compose
In fancy rhyme
Or just plain prose
Texas
A song of praise
To you
Prairie rose
Texas
Though I’m not sure
I can explain
Your strange allure
Texas
Oh prairie rose
A crown of thorns
A scented flower

Hey hey
I’d better leave right away
Hey hey
I can hear you calling me

Think I’ll walk out in the rain
Called you time and time again
I got no reply
You’ve gone

Reached the point of no return
The more I see
The more I stand alone
I see the end of the line

Were you ever lonely
Mystified and blue?
Realising only
Your number’s up, you’re through

Earned my share of winning
Now my turn to lose
After a fair beginning
The game’s up, I’m through

Think I’ll walk out in the storm
There’s no love to keep me warm inside
I hope it’s fine
At the end of the line

Now’s the time to take a dive
Try a magic carpet ride
Everything is wrong
You’ve gone

If you ever miss me
If I should cross your mind
You know where to find me
I’ll be waiting
At the end of the line

Surely you cannot be leading me on?
Well if that’s so
Oh never again will I love
How could I believe again?
How can I hold on?

Sentimental fool
Knowing fate is cruel
You ought to forget it

Yes, I know it’s true
I’ve seen what love can do
But I don’t regret it

Oh you silly thing
Can’t you see what’s happening?
You’re better without it

No, that’s not the case
If you were in my place
Then you wouldn’t doubt it

Sentimental fool
Who broke the golden rule?
You couldn’t resist it

Though it’s all in vain
I’d do it all again
Just to re-live one minute

A woman in love
Can make you feel good
You know what you’re living for

She’ll give you so much
And keep you in touch
With all that’s worth living for

Oh once she gets in
Through thick and through thin
She’ll show you what living’s for

The rhythm of love
It must go on
Can’t stop

The beat of your heart
It’s like a drum
Will it stop?

Mayday
Cut down to size again
What then
When less is more, my friend?

All change
And let me start again
Disguise
It’s too weird to explain

Why I
I’ll always call your name
Perdu with you
I could be anything
That I want to be, or sting

Whirlwind
Wild fire, driving rain
Wheel spin
Bowl me over hurricane

Whirlwind
Crack your cheeks and blow
Me far, so far
How far is Shangri-La from here
And is it this way?

There she blows
Tear me down tornado
Whirlpool
Drag me to the deeps below

Whirlwind
Will a wild cat strike me tame?
Earthquake
Shake me to my feet again

As crosswords go
You leave
A fatal clue I fear
This case is closed
Elementary, my dear

Beware
Whirlwind
Whirl
Whirlwind

Now you’re talking in headlines
Up to the minute and free
Stop press, hold the front page
Up as your mirror
Are you reading me?

I watch you walking in waltz time
A jigsaw puzzle in tune
Or are you faking a straight line
To suit yourself too soon?

Rather nouveau than never
Contemporary ideal
Some natural kind of poet might slow it
But she sells more my speed

She sells country and modern
Ancient western song
Of oriental confusion
You so right, me so wrong

Now you’re fixing to fly me
Auto-erotic pleas
Off the record you’re gliding
Your lingerie’s a gift wrap, slip it to me

Nine ’til five
The daily grind
Made-up eyes
Make up my mind
Same machine
Consuming me
Consuming you

I know why
She sells
I need

I see why
She sells
I need

Do you know what it means to me
To delight in your company
Could it happen to me?

Do you know what I’m certain of
I would love to fall in love
Could it happen to me?

Hey, won’t you look at me
Now I’m cracked wide open
I can’t conceal
My all-over trembling, I’m acting strange
And while you’re out of reach
I’ll never change

God knows, I’m beside myself
If a tear’s a crime then I must confess
My guilty secret, I’m not ashamed
Take me as I am, an average man

Oh boy, is it getting rough
When my old world charm isn’t quite enough
I throw you cantos, I jazz ’em up
But when I lay me down, you don’t pick up

Once more, it’s a crying shame
Only this time no one but myself to blame
All I touch turns to dust
It’s right there in my cards
I ought to cut
Let us sing of the tortured heart
And the lonely soul in his world apart
As he plays the field, takes a little pain
Then move our separate ways again

Is it easy to say ‘I do’
At this moment ‘I love you’
Seems beyond me, it’s true

Now that evening is closing in
Should I light that fire again?
Could it happen to me
Did it happen to you?

Please don’t ever let me down
For you know I’m not so sure
Do I have the speed to carry on
And burn you out of my mind alone?

You’re a flame that never fades
Jungle red’s a deadly shade
Both ends burning
Will the fires meet
Somewhere deep in my soul tonight?

Both ends burning
Burning
Burn

Now my course is plain as day
Running bold at work and play
Both ends burning
With a strange desire
That feeds the fire in my soul tonight

I will dance the night away
Living only for today
Both ends burning
While you’re counting sheep
Hell, who can sleep in this heat this night?

Both ends burning
Burning
Burn

Tell me, will I ever learn?
It’s too late, the rush is on
Both ends burning
And I can’t control
The fires raging in my soul tonight

Oh will it never end?
Put your foot down round the bend
Drive me crazy
To an early grave
Tell me what is there to save, tonight?

Both ends burning
Burning
Burn

Keep on burning
Till the end
Until the end

Before the morning comes
Will I hear your song
Come little nightingale
I won’t be here for long

When you’re up there flying
Do you care
If there’s no one else around?

When your lover leaves you
In the air
Do you waver, do you fall?

Now while the moon is high
Shall we, nightingale,
Duet all through the night
A pair of souls for sale?

Stars cluster glistening
Captive till the dawn
Patiently listening
They’ve heard it all before

Should I stay here, should I go?
I couldn’t bear to be alone
Was it really love I saw?
Now I’ll never know

What is this I hear
I recognise that song
Sweet little nightingale
I knew you’d come along

Soon when the morning comes
We will both be gone
So sing little nightingale
Lead, I’ll follow on

Maybe your heart is aching
I wouldn’t know now would I?
Maybe your spirit’s breaking up
I shouldn’t care now should I?
Maybe you’re thinking of me
Well I don’t know now do I?
If only you knew how I feel, oh
Wish I could die now, don’t I?

I’m just another crazy guy
Playing at love was another high
Just another high

Couldn’t believe in my eyes
You drifted into my life
But marriages made in heaven
Can they survive in this life?
Surely it came as no surprise
Love was too hot to handle
Well I really blew my cool, and you
You just blew out the candle

Didn’t you try just another high?
Didn’t you sigh as you waved goodbye
Just another high

I’m just another crazy guy
Playing with love was another high
Such a crazy high

Lately it seems so empty here
But I suppose I’m alright
Maybe tomorrow’s not so clear
Still I remember that night
Singing to you like this is
My only way to reach you
And though I’m too proud to say it
Oh how I long to see you

Shattered my dreams by your goodbye
Scattered my hopes, they fill the sky
Desolate am I
I’m just another crazy guy
Playing at love was another high
Just another high

Well maybe I should start anew
And maybe I’ll find someone who
Will maybe love me like I love you
But maybe I’m too stuck on you
Yes maybe I got stuck on you

Are you customised or ready-made?
Heavy metal, trick or treat?
Only seventeen
On the level
Trash is neat

Teenage fever oh you’ve got it bad
Caught the flavour want it all
Only seventeen
Bet you know
The trash I mean

Throw your features into magazines
Go to Plaza, where’s the trade?
Only seventeen
Slips are lower
Trash is in

Oh angel eyes
Am I deceived
Or did you sigh?
For all I know
You let your lovelight
Shine on me

Oh angel eyes
You never close
Who’s got the time?
I can’t wait
Until your lovelight
Shines on me

Oh angel eyes
Seems to me
You fill the skies
I’m far below
So let your lovelight
Shine on me

Oh angel eyes
On the wing and open wide
No matter now
How high the moon
Shine down on me

Dear Hyde
No more can I explain
I’ve tried
With words in vain
They pass you by
Like falling rain
From perfect skies
Still falls the rain
Inside

Hey brother don’t be square
Here it is not over there
I’m you’re man
I’ve got it made
You feed my fire
You need my shade

You’re here Hyde
Once more inspire
This strangely tied
Uncertain frame
So torn inside
Still falls the rain
Two minds, one vein
Still falls the rain
Inside

Hey doctor don’t be scared
It’s you and me
So where’s my share?
I’m the man, move aside
Call me mister
Call me Hyde

Hey lover don’t be shy
I’m a single minded guy
Better watch me
Boy I’m rough
Half a man
Ain’t strong enough

Hey brother don’t be square
Here it is, not over there
I’m your man
I’ve got it made
You feed my fire
You need my shade

Through the undercover hours
Bad and bleak
To be brief, too much sorrow
And flesh is weak

No more feeling
No more tears
The river’s wide enough
Flowing stronger through the years

Silver lips, kisses borrowed
Glances steal
To the quick, how they quiver
Too late, they’re sealed

No more feeling
No more tears
The river’s wide enough
Flowing stronger through the years

I’ve been around
So far it seems
Too bad the blues
Blew my schemes
Dynamite
Such sweet surprise
In southern heat
Or northern skies

Ain’t that so?

Shadows cling
Where shutters close
And who can tell?
Heaven knows
Why some can laugh
And some can sing
Stand in line
Or get on down and swing

Ain’t that so?

Across the street
Who’s ringing bells?
Peeling walls
Of cheap hotels
Neon flare
A sudden chill
And there you lie And time stands still

Ain’t that so?

Walking home tonight
It came as no surprise
Certain parties making out
Before my eyes
My little girl
Or woman of the world

There’s a small cafe
Where lovers take their time
It’s good for rainy days
Too bad the weather’s fine
My little girl
Or woman of the world

So what’s the story
True to life or just a lie?
See you later
So what’s new about goodbye?
My little girl
Or woman of the world
My little girl
Or woman of the world

Yesterday
Well it seemed so cool
When I walked you home
Kissed goodnight
I said it’s love you said alright

It’s funny how
I could never cry
Until tonight
And you pass by
Hand in hand with another guy
You’re dressed to kill
And guess who’s dying?

Dance away the heartache
Dance away the tears
Dance away the heartache
Dance away your fears
Dance away

Loneliness
Is a crowded room
Full of open hearts
Turned to stone
All together all alone
All at once
My whole world had changed
Now I’m in the dark
Off the wall
Let the strobe light up them all
I close my eyes
And dance till dawn

Daway the heartache
Dance away the tears
Dance away the heartache
Dance away your fears

Now I know
I must walk the line
Until I find an open door
Off the street onto the floor

There was I
Many times a fool
I hope and pray
But not too much
Out of reach is out of touch
All the way is far enough

Are you ready for bad blood?
I’ve got my share
I’m sick of them sweet sweet nothings
In my ear
Ain’t it funny I’m the honey
All your money just can’t buy
So baby you can cry cry cry cry cry
Now the last laugh’s mine

Are you ready for hot stuff?
Be prepared
I’m sick of your cheap cheap hustle
Oh don’t you dare
Let us pray the lord have mercy
On your mercenary mind
Cos even if you cry cry cry your heart out
I won’t be kind

Are you ready for good times?
Hard to bear
You’re stepping on holy ground
Hold it there
I’m fading out your hologram
A phony toothpaste smile
Remember when you cry cry cry your heart out
I did mine

Now the ballroom’s empty
Everybody I’ve known
Has been and gone

With the music over
Here am I
A shadow echoing on

Spin me round

Now there must be something
In what they say of all things
Great and small

There’s a dozen roses
Lying almost dying
To say it all

Spin me round

A nether world dancing toy
I’m wired for sound
Does it matter to me
Who turns the key?

Now if life is for living
Then the way is clear
Oh but I don’t understand

Why the dream has ended
Yet I can’t wake up
Lend a hand

Spin me round

Some expression in your eyes
Overtook me by surprise
Where was I? How was I to know?

How can we drive to a movie show
When the music is here in my car

There’s a band playing on the radio
With a rhythm of rhyming guitars
They’re playing Oh Yeah on the radio

And so it came to be our song
And so on through all summer long
Day and night, drifting into love

Driving you home from a movie show
So in tune to the sounds in my car

There’s a band playing on the radio
With a rhythm of rhyming guitars
They’re playing Oh Yeah on the radio

It’s some time since we said goodbye
And now we lead our separate lives
But where am I? Where can I go?

Driving alone to a movie show
So I turn to the sounds in my car
There’s a band playing on the radio
With a rhythm of rhyming guitars

There’s a band playing on the radio
And it’s drowning the sound of my tears
They’re playing Oh Yeah on the radio

Nothing lasts forever
Of that I’m sure
But now you’ve made an offer
I’ll take some more
Young loving may be oh so mean
Will I still survive the same old scene?

In our lighter moments, precious few
It’s all that heavy weather we’re going through
When I turn the corner
I can’t believe
It’s still that same old movie
That’s haunting me

Young loving may be oh so mean
Trying to revive the same old scene
Young loving may be so extreme
Maybe we should try the same old scene

Nothing lasts forever
Of that I’m sure
Now you’ve made an offer
I’ll take some more

Nothing lasts forever

My friend’s flesh and blood
She lies overtime
You’d nail her if you could
But she says love me for my mind
In my time
I’m not that kind

My friend’s flesh and blood
Night size, perfect ten
So rude, she’s no good
But as she says, it pays to win
Play to win
She plays to win

My friend’s flesh and blood
Street-wise for her time
You’d nail her if you could
But she says love me for my mind
In my time
In my time

Do I ever wonder
More than words can say
Heaven knows it’s hard enough to pray
Let me tell you something
There’s a change in me
Even now you’re gone you’ll always be

My only love

Does it seem so funny
For a fool to cry?
Do you know the meaning of goodbye?
There’s a river flowing
By a willow tree
When you need to know remember me

My only love

Let me tell you something
More than words can say
But they’re all I have, no other way
There’s a river flowing
By a willow tree
When you find you’re there remember me

My only love

Oh baby
This is nowhere
Wish I was somewhere
Over you
Your sweet lips
Tell me there’s no chance
No more romance
Over you

Oh baby
How can I go on?
Crying so long
Over you
Where strangers
Look for new love
I’m so lost in love
Over you

Some day
Yes it might come babe
When I’ll be babe
Over you
And always
Up to that moment
I will try to say
I’m over you

Eight miles high
And when you touch down
You find you're
Stranger than known
Signs in the street
That say where you're going
Are somewhere

Just being their own
Nowhere is there
Warmth to be found
Just those afraid
Of losing their ground
Rain gray town
Known for its sound
In places

Small faces abound
Round the squares
Huddled in storms
Some laughing
Some just shapeless forms
Sidewalk scenes
And black limousines
Some living
Some standing
Alone

You better take what’s left
Cos I’m feeling rough
In dread of night getting high
And the name on the dress
Stretch far too long
But it pleases the mind and that’s nice

Rain, rain, rain
Getting high

She put her head on the line
When she come on strong
A single girl about town
But she stand or fall
By the way she moves
Ahead of her time she can’t lose

Rain, rain, rain
Getting high

You got trouble in mind
Gets deep ’n’ worse
Oh please don’t stop getting high
You got lust for life
It don’t seem to die
Gonna last forever getting high

So there goes your life
Disappeared from ever-loving friends
And now a slave to obsession
Your strange delight

You lie awake
How your senses ache
Shaking off the night
Is there more strange delight?

There goes your self
In the clear forever out of line
And there you’ll stray through obsession
Your strange delight

Can’t bear this heat
Your poor heart skips a beat
Tearing back the years
To when you really cared

So where’s your soul?
In the field where every story ends
And then how plain your obsession
Your strange delight

So this is hell
Not so hard to tell
Better men than I
Have tried your strange delight
Is there no strange delight?

There’s that melody again
Burning through my head
It does me in
Turns me right around
To my old friend
I wonder how you’ve changed
Are you still

Running wild, like you do
When all your dreams come true
Happy days you pretend
That your love will never end
There’s that melody again

Where it’s coming from
I must have been
Drifting out of time, now I’m in
Underneath you’ll find
I’m just the same

Running wild, like you do
When all your dreams fall through
I can always pretend
That I’ll fall in love again

Running wild, like we do
If only dreams came true
I could even pretend
That I’ll fall in love again

No where nor why
No care nor cry
No where no sign
So rare so fine

The way I see it
This relationship ain’t right
The space between us
Listen here listen
Better close it up tonight

No where nor why
No care nor cry
No where no sign
So rare so fine

The space between us
Close it up tonight

No where no sign
So fair so fine

The way I see it
This relationship ain’t right
The space between us
Listen here listen
We better close it up tonight

Now the party’s over
I’m so tired
Then I see you coming
Out of nowhere
Much communication
In a motion
Without conversation
Or a notion

Avalon

When the samba takes you
Out of nowhere
And the background fading
Out of focus
Yes the picture’s changing
Every moment
And your destination
You don’t know it

Avalon

When you bossa nova
There’s no holding
Would you have me dancing
Out of nowhere?

(Instrumental)

All of those people
Everywhere
Ever so needing
Where’s it all leading?
Tell me where
Nothing insincere

I’d better have pity
I’d better go easy
I never will lay down
While my heart is still beating

Where’s it all leading?
Walk on air
Am I still dreaming
Where’s it all leading?
Words to spare
Lost in their meaning

I’d better be strong now
I’d better stop dreaming
My heart has flown away now
Will it never stop bleeding?

Look at my hand
There’s a soul on fire
You can lead me even higher
It’s the main thing

Everybody knows
There’s a good thing gone
You can really turn me on
It’s the main thing

You burn through here
With your words of sand
I can nearly understand
It’s the main thing

As they say, two can play
But keep that song away from me
In my time, too much love
Has made me sad for so long

I was lost, can’t you see?
Through the long lonely night
Heaven knows, I believe
Won’t you take a chance with me?

Sometimes I get so blue
People say I’m just a fool
All the world, even you
Should learn to love the way I do

I was blind, can’t you see
Through the long lonely night
Heaven knows, I believe
Won’t you take a chance with me?

So it gets to seven and I think of nothing
But living in darkness
And the diamond lady, well she’s not telling
I don’t even know her name

It’s amazing, times have changed
In days of old
Imagination’d leave you standing
Out in the cold

Dancing city, now you’re talking
But where’s your soul?
You’ve a thousand faces
I’ll never know

There are complications compensating
If you know the game
Agitated in Xenon nightly
I’ll take you home again

Travel way downtown in search of nothing
But the sky at night
And the diamond lady, well she’s not talking
Hey, that’s alright
So I turn the pages, tell the story
From town to town
People tell me be determined
Poor country boy

But too much luck and too much trouble
Much time alone
And arm in arm with my seaside diamond
I’ll soon be home

I could show you in a word
If I wanted to
A window on a world
With a lovely view
From close up inside a single room
With an open book aside
Like you read in school

It’s so easy, believe me
When you need fun
I’d do anything to turn you on
Anything to turn you on

Is it raining in New York
Down Fifth Avenue
And off Broadway after dark
Love the lights, don’t you?
I could walk you through the park
If you’re feeling blue
Or whatever

Spring, Summer, whenever
Winter through Fall
I’d do anything to turn you on
Anything to turn you on

I would leave you as you were
If I wanted to
Then I wonder is it fair?
Now you’re on your own
Who cares about you
Except me, God help me
When things go wrong

I’d do anything to turn…
You must phone me, you know me
When things go wrong
I’d do anything to turn you on

(Instrumental)