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True Faith-94

I feel so extraordinary
Something's got a hold on me
I get this feeling I'm in motion
A sudden sense of liberty
I don't care 'cause I'm not there
And I don't care if I'm here tomorrow
Again and again I've taken too much
Of the things that cost you too much

I used to think that the day would never come
I'd see delight in the shade of the morning sun
My morning sun is the drug that brings me near
To the childhood I lost, replaced by fear
I used to think that the day would never come
That my life would depend on the morning sun...

When I was a very small boy,
Very small boys talked to me
Now that we've grown up together
They're afraid of what they see
That's the price that we all pay
Our valued destiny comes to nothing
I can't tell you where we're going
I guess there was just no way of knowing

I used to think that the day would never come
I'd see delight in the shade of the morning sun
My morning sun is the drug that brings me near
To the childhood I lost, replaced by fear
I used to think that the day would never come
That my life would depend on the morning sun...

I feel so extraordinary
Something's got a hold on me
I get this feeling I'm in motion
A sudden sense of liberty
The chances are we've gone too far
You took my time and you took my money
Now I fear you've left me standing
In a world that's so demanding

I used to think that the day would never come
I'd see delight in the shade of the morning sun
My morning sun is the drug that brings me near
To the childhood I lost, replaced by fear
I used to think that the day would never come
That my life would depend on the morning sun...

Bizarre Love Triangle-94

Every time I think of you
I feel shot right through with a bolt of blue
It's no problem of mine
But it's a problem I find
Living a life that I can't leave behind

There's no sense in telling me
The wisdom of the fool won't set you free
But that's the way that it goes
And it's what nobody knows
well, every day my confusion grows

Every time I see you falling
I get down on my knees and pray
I'm waiting for that final moment
You say the words that I can't say

I feel fine and I feel good
I'm feeling like I never should
Whenever I get this way
I just don't know what to say
Why can't we be ourselves like we were yesterday

I'm not sure what this could mean
I don't think you're what you seem
I do admit to myself
That if I hurt someone else
Then I'll never see just what we're meant to be

Every time I see you falling
I get down on my knees and pray
I'm waiting for that final moment
You say the words that I can't say

1963-94

It was January, 1963
When Johnny came home with a gift for me
He said I bought it for you because I love you
And I bought it for you because it's your birthday, too
He was so very nice, he was so very kind
To think of me at this point in time
I used to think of him, he used think of me

He told me to close my eyes
My gift would be a great surprise
I saw tears were in his eyes
He never meant to hurt me
Oh, God, Johnny, don't point that gun at me
There's so many ways our lives have changed
But please, I beg, don't do this to me
Johnny, don't point that gun at me
Can I save my life at any price?
For butter crunch will you listen to me?

And though he was ashamed that he had took a life
Johnny came home with another wife
And he often remembered how it used to be
Before that special occasion, 1963
There was too many ways that you could kill someone
Like in a love affair, when the love has gone
He used to think of her, she used to think of him

He told me to close my eyes
My gift would be a great surprise
I saw tears were in his eyes
He never meant to hurt me
Oh, God, Johnny, don't point that gun at me
There's so many ways our lives have changed
But please, I beg, don't do this to me
Johnny, you keep on using me
Can I change my life for any price?
Oh, Johnny, won't you listen to me?

He told me to close my eyes
My gift would be a great surprise
I saw hatred in his eyes
But he never meant to hurt me
Oh, God, Johnny, don't point that gun at me
There's so many ways our lives have changed
But please, I beg, don't do this to me
Johnny, you keep on using me
Can I change my life for any price?
Oh, Johnny, won't you listen to me?

I just want you to be mine,
I don't want this world to shine
I don't want this bridge to burn
Oh, Johnny, do you miss me?
I just want to feel for you
I will always feel for you...

Regret

Maybe I've forgotten
the name and the address
of every one I've ever known
It's nothing I regret
save it for another day
it's the school exam
the kids have run away

I would like a place I could call my own
have a conversation on the telephone
wake up everyday that would be a start
I would not complain about my wounded heart

I was upset you see
almost all the time
you used to be a stranger
now you are mine

I wouldn't even trust you
I've not got much to give
We're dealing in the limits
and we don't know who with
You may think that I'm out of hand
That I'm naive I'll understand
on this occasion it's not true
look at me I'm not you

I would like a place I could call my own
have a conversation on the telephone
wake up everyday that would be a start
I would not complain about my wounded heart

I was a short fuse
burning all the time
You were a complete stranger
Now you are mine

I would like a place I could call my own
have a conversation on the telephone
wake up everyday that would be a start
I would not complain about my wounded heart

Just wait till tomorrow
I guess that's what they all say
just before they fall apart

Fine Time

You're much too young
To be a part of me
Too young
To get a hold on me

You're much too young
You're much too young
You're much too young
To mess around with me

Hey
You know I've met a lot of cool chicks
But I've never met a girl with all her own teeth
That's why I love you babe
That's why we could be
But you're too young
Too young

The past doesn't matter

Hey
Sophisticated lady
You know I've met a lot of cool chicks
But you've got style
You've got class
But most of all

You've got love technique.

The Perfect Kiss

I stood there beside myself,
Thinking hard about the weather
Then came by a friend of mine
Suggested we go out together
Then I knew it from the start:
This friend of mine would fall apart
Pretending not to see his guilt,
I said "let's go out and have some fun"

I know, you know, you believe in a land of love
I know, you know, we believe in a land of love

I have always thought about
Staying here and going out
Tonight I should have stayed at home,
Playing with my pleasure zone
He has always been so strange,
I'd often thought he was deranged
Pretending not to see his gun,
I said "let's go out and have some fun"
I know, you know, we believe in a land of love
I know, you know, we believe in a land of love

When you are alone at night
You search yourself for all the things
That you believe are right
If you give it all away
You throw away your only chance to be here today
Then a fight breaks out on your street
You lose another broken heart in a land of meat
My friend, he took his final breath
Now I know the perfect kiss is the kiss of death

Shellshock

Hold on, it's never enough, it's never enough
until your heart stops beating
the deeper you get, the sweeter the pain
don't give up again
until your heart stops beating

You call me on the phone you left me all alone
all I get from you is shellshock
another day goes by and all I do is cry
all I get from you is shellshock

I tell the world and save my soul
rain falls down and I feel cold
cold that sleeps within my heart
it tears the earth and sun apart

That's the way that I can win
a victim of your evil sin
you've lost the hold you had on me
by causing me changes that you never see

Hold on, it's never enough, it's never enough
until your heart stops beating
the deeper you get, the sweeter the pain
don't give up again
until your heart stops beating on

When we walk through open doorways
counting time in one or more ways
we can't find our peace of mind
and life becomes a life of crime
that's the day I call your name
I came to you I called in vain
the loss of faith within your heart
the fire in your soul, from the end to the start

Hold on, it's never enough, it's never enough
until your heart stops beating
the deeper you get, the sweeter the pain
don't give up again
until your heart stops beating on

I've been good and I've been bad
but common sense I never had
now matter how I try and try
I had the truth behind our eye

That's the way that I can win
a victim of your evil sin
the loss of faith within your heart
the fire in your soul, from the end to the start

Hold on, it's never enough...

Thieves Like Us

I've watched your face for a long time
It's always the same
I've studied the cracks and the wrinkles
You were always so vain
Well, now you live your life like a shadow
In the pouring rain
Oh, it's called love
Yes, it's called love
Oh, it's called love
And it belongs to us
Oh, it dies so quickly
It grows so slowly
But when it dies, it dies for good
It's called love
And it belongs to everyone but us

I've lived my life in the valleys
I've lived my life on the hills
I've lived my life on alcohol
I've lived my life on pills
But it's called love
And it belongs to us
It's called love
And it's the only thing that's worth living for
It's called love
And it belongs to us
It's called love
Yes it's called love

Oh, love is found in the east and west
But when love is at home, it's the best
Love is the cure for every evil
Love is the air that supports the eagle
It's called love
And it's so un-cool
It's called love
And somehow it's become unmentionable
It's called love
And it belongs to every one of us
It's called love
And it cuts your life like a broken knife

Vanishing Point

Grow up children, don't you suffer
At the hands of one another
If you like a sleeping demon
Listen can you hear him weeping
Tears of joy and tears of sorrow
He buys love to sell tomorrow

My life ain't no holiday
I've been through the point of no return
I've seen what a man can do
I've seen all the hate of a woman too

Feel your heartbeat lose the rhythm
He can't touch the world we live in
Life is short but love is strong
There lies a hope that I have found
And if you try you'll find it too
Remember why I'm telling you

My life ain't no holiday
I've been through the point of no return
I've seen what a man can do
I've seen all the hate of a woman too

And they gave him away
While you whistle downwind
By the look on his face
He never gave in

Run

Answer me
Why won't you answer me
I can't recall the day that I last heard from you
Well you don't get a town like this for nothing
So here's what you've got to do
You work your way to the top of the world
Then you break your life in two

Well what's the use in complaining
When you've got what you don't need
Anyone would think you were hardened too
What do you want me to believe

What the hell is happening
I can't think of everything
I don't know what day it is
Or who I'm talking to

But I know that I'm ok
'Cause you're here with me today
I haven't got a single problem
Now that I'm with you

So what's the use in complaining
When you've got everything you need
Anyone would think you were hardened too
What do you want me to believe

Round & Round-94

I just can't help thinking
What you've done to me
You built a wall of love and tore it right down
In front of me
And you think you know what's going on
You keep telling me that I am wrong
I don't care about what you do
'Cause if you mess with me I'll get rid of you

The picture you see is no portrait of me
It's too real to be shown to someone I don't know
And it's driving me wild
It makes me act like a child

You think I am crazy, but what can I do
You waste your time, like my money
It ain't so funny, but it's true
(Don't waste my money, baby)
Now you can't tell me what's going on
And that I am weak while you are strong
What is it you need, that makes your heart bleed
Do you really know? 'Cause it doesn't show

The picture you see is no portrait of me
It's too real to be shown to someone I don't know
And it's driving me wild
It makes me act like a child

The picture you see is no portrait of me
It's too real to be shown to someone I don't know
And it's driving me wild
It makes me act like a child

World (The Price Of Love)

I turned sideways to the sun
I Keep my thoughts from everyone
It's a jungle I'm a freak
Hear me talk but never speak

So I'm stepping out of time
Because breaking is a crime
and it may all be too late
but I've no passion for this hate

That's the price of love
Can you feel it
If we could buy it now
How long will it last

And when this building is on fire
These flames can't burn any higher
I turn sideways to the sun
And in a moment I am gone

That's the price of love
Can you feel it
If we could buy it now
How long will it last

Ruined in a Day

Listen...
I maybe wrong but your missing
There's something wrong you could say
ruined in a day
You could be the lover of jade
Forever on your own in the shade
Let's do it anyway

Some people like to deceive you
while others may feel that they need you
but I do be the best that I can
keeping my life in my hands

And if you feel
Your cradle rockin'
Then take the wheel
Don't let me stop you
Hand around for a while
But stop acting like a child
Every step we take is the one
That's gonna undo what you've done
I could take all day

Some people like to deceive you
while others may feel that they need you
but I do be the best that I can
keeping my world in my hands

Touched by the Hand of God

I was standing by the ocean when I saw your face
I couldn't look at you
I guess you knew it but I never realized
That we were through

And now I'm down here all alone
With every feeling that I own
You can't take that away

And with every breath we take
And the illusions we create
Will come to you someday

(Chorus)
And I was touched by the hand of God
I Never knew it
But of course I was

I never hoped to do the things in this world
that I wanted to
Because everything I own
It belongs to you

I never looked at you in a sexual way
In my life before
And I've never woken up like this
So desparately before

Blue Monday 1988

How does it feel
to treat me like you do?
When you've laid your hands upon me
and told me who you are
I thought I was mistaken
I thought I heard your words
tell me how do I feel
tell me now how do I feel

Those who came before me
lived through their vocations
from the past until completion
they'll turn away no more
and I still find it so hard
to say what I need to say
but I'm quite sure
that she'll tell me
just how I should feel today

I see a ship in the harbour
I can and shall obey
but if it wasn't for you misfortune
I'd be a heavenly person today
and I thought I was mistaken
and I thought I heard you speak
tell me how do I feel
tell me now how shall I feel

Now I stand here waiting

I thought I told you to leave me
while I walk down to the beach
tell me how does it feel
when your heart grows cold

World in Motion

Well, some of the crowd are on the pitch
they think it's all over
well, it is now

Express yourself, create the space
you know you can win, don't give up the chase
beat the man, take him on
you never give up, it's one on one

Express yourself, it's one on one
express yourself, you can't be wrong
when something's good, it's never gone

Love's got the world in motion
and I know what we can do
love's got the world in motion
and I can't believe it's true

Now is the time, let everyone see
you never give up, it's how it should be
don't get caught, make you own play
express yourself, don't give it away

Express yourself, it's one on one
express yourself, it can't be wrong
when something's good, it can't be gone

You've got to hold and give
but do it at the right time
you can be slow or fast
but you must get to the line
they'll always hit you and hurt you
defend and attack
there's only one way to beat them
get round the back
catch me if you can
'cos I'm the England man
and what you're looking at is the master plan
we ain't no hoolingans
this ain't a football song
three lions on my chest
I know we can't go wrong

We're playing for England, EN-GER-LAND
We're singing for England, EN-GER-LAND
arivederci, it's one on one...