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1. _ Lessons in Love
I'm not proud, I was wrong
And the truth is hard to take
I felt sure we had enough
But our love went overboard
Lifeboat lies lost at sea
I've been trying to reach your shore
Waves of doubt keep drowning me
All the dreams that we were building
We never fulfilled them
Could be better, should be better
For lessons in love
For restless eyes egos burn
And the mold is hard to break
Now we've waded in too deep
And love is overboard
Heavy hearts token words
All the hopes I ever had
Fade like footprints in the sand
All the homes that we were building
We never lived in
Could be better, should be better
Lessons in love
If we lose the time before us
The future will ignore us
We should use it, we could use it, yeah
Lessons in love
Lost without love
Lessons in love
When will you ever learn
Lessons in love
When there's nowhere left to turn
Lessons in love
Don't let your spirit burn
Lessons in love
I'll wait 'till you return
All the dreams that we were building
We never lived them
We could lose it, we should use it
(Lessons in love) lessons in love
All the homes that we were building
We never lived in
Could be better (could be better), should be better
Lessons in love
If we lose the time before us
The future will ignore us
We should use it, we could use it (good god)
Lessons in love
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2. _ Dance on Heavy Weather
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3. _ Sandstorm
I've got a sandstorm blowin' in my head,
I'm seein' many colours but the only one
That's coming through is red,
And it's stoppin' me dead tryin' to make some tracks
But my feet are feeling like lead,
Stop being blead, stop being blead
Oh my things aren't the same,
Anyone could see that if I stayed much longer,
I'd be tamed
We stopped playing games
I'm not pointing fingers but I'm not gonna take the blame
Playin' all your games, taking all your blames
I said oh no, I don't even care,
I guess I'll be seein' you,
I guess I'll be leaving you today,
We're just not a pair,
I know you've been trying but I just can't bear to tell a lie'
Stop tellin' me all your lies
Stop tellin' me all your lies
Let me take you by the hand,
Try to understand, walk me to a land,
Try to understand,
But I ain't nothing but a man
I've got a sandstorm blowin' in my head,
I'm seein' many colours but the only one
That's coming through Is red,
You know how we feel, we can't go on pretending,
And we've just got to fix the deal,
Gotta make it real
Gotta make it real
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4. _ Fashion Fever
Fashion fever
Forever brand new
Always out of date
Fashion fever
It`s all about you
Tomorrow is too late
And when the fever fakes the feel
You must be sure of your appeal
Fashion fever
Forever brand new
Always out of date
Fashion fever
It`s all about you
You`ll be too late if you hesitate
I see you live behind that smile
With cold blue baby eyes
You cut me up with razor style
Dancing in disguise (dancing in disguise)
You chance your face to suit your hair
Look into the mirror again
And I`ll be there
Forever laughing
Watching as you play
Fashion fever
Forever dancing
There`s no time to sway yeah
And when the fever starts to fade
You know you may have gone too far
And what is left is anyone`s guess
No one knows who you are
Don`t scratch me with your tiger mind
And freaky fantasies
You say you can`t be satisfied
Well I`m sure you never will (sure you never will)
You look en vogue
To seek the scene
Try turning all the pages again
And I`ll be there
Forever laughing
Watching as you play
Fashion fever
Forever dancing
There`s no time to sway
Fashion fever
Forever brand new
Always out of date
Fashion fever
It`s all about you
Tomorrow is too late, yeah
Dur danga dong
Dur danga dong
Zeeba doo wah!!!
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5. _ Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)
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6. _ Three Words
Baby
Every time you go
Feels just like another rainy day
baby does it show
that I count each hour when you're away
When I'm out to learn
to trust in your return
I want you to know what it is you do to me
[Chorus]
All I want are three words from you
baby three words from you
There's no way life will ever be the same
Every time you go
You leave me in a room of emptiness
baby does it show
I'm waiting for the warmth of your caress
Every time you steal
Attention that was never meant for you
I've got to let you know what it is you do to me
[Chorus]
All I want are three words from you
baby three words from you
There's no way I could ever live without you
I'll be here forever
Lost in your eyes
It's not nice to reason why
There's no way life will ever be the same again
Affection is the fantasy
The troubles are reality
Baby (baby)
I need to know
but when I see the look that's in your eyes
my fears are gone I hope you realize
Baby (baby)
I need you so
Baby when I'm lost in your eyes
It's not nice to reason why
There's no way life will ever be the same
[Chorus]
All I want are three words from you
baby three words from you
There's no way I could ever live without you
I'll be here forever
Lost in your eyes
It's not nice to reason why
There's no way I could ever live without you
I'll be here waiting for
Three words from you
baby three words from you
There's no way I could ever live without you
I'll be here forever
Lost in your eyes
It's not nice to reason why
There's no way I could ever live without you
I'll be here waiting for You
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7. _ It's Over
I won't be here when you come home
I'm sorry if you don't understand forgive me if you can
But I can see another road
And I ain't coming back
Don't look for me you bound this town
Cause I will be so far away you'll never find me anywhere
And I won't take no souvernirs no perfume picture promises
Because it's over
And I ain't coming back
You gave me everything
And now I'm breaking your heart
You know that I don't mean
To tear your world apart
I would never leave, if I thought you couldn't stand the pain
A letter in hall, is written on the wall
A letter with the words of love at all
Because it's over
And I ain't coming back
And as I close the door
I know I'm breaking your heart
I should have loved you more
Instead I've torn world apart
And as I walk into the lonely afternoon
I feel sad enough, I feel bad enough
And all the times when you are lonely where you are
Please don't hate me then, I just could not pretend
Tears, feel the tears, I can feel the tears, running through the years
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8. _ Turn It On
Our dad
would send us to our room
he'd be the voice of doom
he said that we would thank him later
all day
he was solid as a rock
but by eight o'clock
we'd be crumbling
one night
my brother Joe and me
climbed down the family tree
that grew outside our bedroom window
we ran
though we knew it couldn't last
running from the past
from things that we were born to be
Looking back it's so bizarre
it runs in the family
all the things we are
on the back seat of the car
with Joseph and Emily
we only see so far
- and we all have our daddy's eyes
looking back it's so bizarre
Dad rang
the officer in charge
a man so large
he barely fit his circumstances
he said
two kids out on the street
were picked up on the beat
and in the station
so there's me
with Emily and Joe
daddy driving home
all heading in the same direction
he knew
no matter what the breaks
we'd make the same mistakes
couldn't take his eyes of Joe and me
Looking back it's so bizarre
it runs in the family
all the things we are
on the backseat of the car
with Joseph and Emily
we only see so far
- and we all have our daddy's eyes
looking back it's so bizarre
it runs in the family
all the things we are
looking back it's so bizarre
Like a dream within a dream
we're all somewhere in between
Like a drummer plays his drum
like a father like a son
- and your gonna have to face the music
- face the music
Hey hey
we keep it running in the family
hey hey
we keep it coming in the family
Looking back it's so bizarre
it runs in the family
all the things we are
on the backseat of the car
with Joseph and Emily
we only see so far
- 'cause we all have our daddy's eyes
take me back into your arms
it's no longer a mystery
no cause for alarm
could have never come this far
with no sense of history
it always leaves a scar
- and we all have our daddy's eyes
looking back it's so bizarre
running in the family
Hey, hey!
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9. _ Chant Has Begun
The spirit of the people
The spirit of the people
The spirit of the people
The rhythm has begun
Old men with their protocol
Lead us off to war
Sometimes we don't even know
What we're fighting for
Marching to the beat of their drum
Leaders we no longer trust
Told too many lies
The promises they made to us
Were never realized
Hear me now the chant has begun
Nowhere left to turn
No-one left to turn to
Voices raised in anger
They don't have the answer
Our whole world's in danger
Oil slicks on the ebbing tide
Progress out of hand
Blind men choke on swallowed pride
Heads down in the sand
Don't want to see the damage they've done
Trees destroyed by acid rain
Falling from the skies
When our children place the blame
Who will tell them why
Hear me now the chant has begun
Why is love so rare
All this talk of warfare
Voices raised in anger
They don't have an answer
Pass the word along
We can wait no longer
Too much blind destruction
Follow love's instructions
Now the chant has begun
Make your choice there's no escape
Add your voice, the chant has begun
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10. _ Tracie
Steppin` out from underneath my shadow
Walking home from fridays nine to five
Rememberin` the long way round the meadow
The one we used to take from time to time
I thought about you
How you must have changed now baby
Far away from me
How I used to savour all your kisses
Where no one else could see
Exchanging knowing glances across the schoolroom
Dreamin` of a love down by the sea
Changing plans to cover up for one another
Working on our secret fantasy
But now as I walk down the road to your house baby
There`s no one there but me
How I wish that I could steal your kisses
Just as they used to be
And I want to know
Tracie, where are you now girl
I don`t know why this feeling`s so strong
Tracie, where have you been
You know there`s no one now to tell us we`re wrong
Countin` by the street lights to the phone box
Where we used to meet before the dawn
Smoking on the top floor of the school bus
Promising the moon as we rode along
But now if I saw you across a crowded dance floor
Or somewhere in the town
Would you show me what I have been missing
And spin me round and round
Tracie, where are you now girl
I don`t know why this feeling`s so strong
Tracie, where have you been
You know there`s no one now to tell us we`re wrong
`Cause deep inside from some other place
I turn to find we`re there face to face
We laugh, we cry, we work and we play
As love filled night gives way to the day
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11. _ Kansas City Milkman
Born in this place
You only see so far
Hear what we say
If we put the truth in your hands
Would you really like to know
Kansas city milkman
A row of houses
Through the dawn
A sleeping city
Where I was born
I hear laughter
In the early light
Outside the playground
Were I learned to fight
Born in this place
You only see so far
Hear what we say
If we put the truth in your hands
Would you really like to know
Kansas city milkman
I read the papers
Every word
My only access
To the outside world
Yeah ... survival
That's my game
Just a common man
In that there is no shame ... is there? ...
Too much talking
Information ... in the hands of the few
All the talking
Dis-information ... that we take for the truth
Born in this place
You only see so far
Hear what we say
The world is a stage
And we know just who you are
What part do you play?
If we put the truth in your hands
Would you really like to know
Kansas city milkman
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12. _ Chinese Way
Take a journey back in time
Leave the western world behind
Cross the mountains to Peking
Where the paper laterns gently swing
The Chinese way
Who knows what they know
The Chinese legend grows
My eyes wide open
I feel a breeze
Words softly spoken
In Cantonese
Standing at the master's side
The with patience he confides
Secret knowledge - sacred ways
Paerls of wisdom from the dragon days
I could never lie
For honour I would lie
Following the Chinese way
So many years ago hero's ruled the world
(Some died for love in a cruel world)
They were the only ones in a cruel world
I could never lie
For honour I would lie
Following the Chinese way
From the mountains to Peking
Where the paper laterns gently swing
The Chinese way
Who knows what they know
The Chinese legend grows
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13. _ Weave Your Spell
Last night when you spoke to me
Emotion in your voice
You said that you gave to me
A very simple choice
I could leave you...
And go wandering on my own
Or believe in you...
Never leave you all alone
Weave your spell for one more day
You enchanted me to stay
When you met me I was wild
"The Spider and the Fly"
Your affections made me smile
I didn't have to try
But then you tamed me...
never blamed me for my pride
And you aimed to...
Find the real me deep inside
Weave your spell for one more day
You enchanted me to stay
Now I'm feeling like a change
You say that I don't care
But when I look across the way
It's always greener there
If I leave you...
I may never have the choice
To come back to...
All the loving that you gave unceasingly
Weave your spell for one more day
You enchanted me to stay
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14. _ Good Man in a Storm
It just occurred to me
I must be blind
Why do I try so hard to keep my cool
When I'm about to lose my mind
There was a vision
Flashing by
Of a summers' day I spent with you
Of a child who never learnt how to cry
When those around me
Fall in despair
I call upon my common sense
'Cause someone has to care
A sudden decision
I can't explain
Though I've often tried to change the rules
The game remains the same
For love
I've played the part so many times
It fits me like a glove
But I'm the victim
In the bitter end
I know you need me to be strong
L just don't know how much longer I can pretend
You always need me to be
A good man in a storm
It sometimes scares me
The further we go
Just how much we understand
And just how much we know
So whatever happened
In our hearts
While making perfect sense of life
We still remain so far apart
You always want me to be
A good man in a storm
Trying to fit the social norm
And be a good man in a storm
Trying hard since I was born
To be a good man in a storm
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15. _ Something About You
Now, how can it be
That a love carved out of caring
Fashioned by fate could suffer so hard
From the games played once too often
But making mistakes is a part of life's imperfection
Born of the years
Is it so wrong to be human after all?
Drawn into the stream of undefined illusion
Those diamond dreams, they can't disguise the truth
That there is something about you, baby, so right
I wouldn't be without you ,baby, tonight
If ever our love was concealed
No one can say that we didn't feel
A million things and a perfect dream of life (gone) fragile but free
We remain tender together
If not so in love
And it's not so wrong; we're only human after all
These changing years, they add to your confusion
Oh and you need to hear the time that told the truth
Because, there's something about you, baby, so right
I wouldn't be without you, baby, tonight
Because there's something about you, baby, so right
I couldn't live without you, baby, tonight
Something about you, the way you are, so right
I wouldn't be without you here tonight
There's something about you, the way you are so right
I couldn't live without you here tonight
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16. _ Why Are You Leaving?
Tell me why are you leaving
When there`s no place to go
What`s this secret you`r keeping
You don`t want me to know
Only ...... defending
'Cause the truth stands by itselves
It`s time for honesty
I can see - there`s someone else
When the dawn breaks tomorow
Will your whole life been changed
Are you sure all the sorrow
Won`t just flood back again
Some strange dream you`ve been chasing
It`s just another rainbow`s end
You won't find it there - not anywhere
So why pretend
Tell me why are you leaving
For the things that you know
If it`s dreams you believe in
Just how far can you go
If you leave, what`s the answer
Perhaps some other side-effect
Won't you change your mind
Take some time - and I`ll be there
(I`ll be there)
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17. _ Staring at the Sun
No one heard you say your prayers ... for love
No one ever seemed to care ... for you
Blind as you run
Aware
You were staring at the sun
Always someone's favorite fool ... playing
Games that they'd invent for you ... losing
Your heart and soul
Aware
There's no way you can repair yourself
Your fragile face reflects
Years of neglect
Love for so long denied
Dies in your eyes
And so you kiss and give
Your heart away
Far from the start
You knew
There was something out of view
Like a burning spear of stars ... falling
You dissolve the night in tears ... so tired
Blinded you run
Aware
You were staring at the sun
You've given it all away
No more prayers today
You got a homeless heart
That's tearing you apart
You couldn't feel more cold
Inside your secret soul
You never found no one
You were staring at the sun
(staring at the sun)
(staring at the sun)
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18. _ Heaven in My Hands
I'm going nowhere
Gotta face up to it
Gotta wake up to it
I feel so guilty
Killing time is a sin
A dam burst of dreams flows through me
They show me where I could be
Flash point feelings flow
Through my mind moving
When my friends tell me
You just can't connect
You ain't got no respect
They tell me nothing
'Cos I know about that
Yes I know about that
I'm not gonna take what people say
Don't feel that I belong today
Sense of freedom and
Sense of pride
From the mountains to the sea
I'll run across this land
Looking out for strength and beauty
A diamond in the sand
And I will chase the four winds over
Trying to understand
And I won't stop until I'm holding
Heaven in my hands
I won't let nobody
Turn me off the track
Now there's no turning back
Won't let no worries
Turn my inside down
Now there's no room for doubt
I'm heading for my destiny
And it feels electric to me
Flash point feelings flow
Thru' my mind
I was lonely going nowhere
Drowning on dry land
I was almost stranded there a
Shipwreck on the sand
But now I'll chase the whole world over
Making my demands
And I won't stop until I'm holding
Heaven in my hands
From the mountains to the sea
I'll run across this land
Looking out for strength and beauty
A diamond in the sand
And I will chase the four winds over
Trying to understand
And I won't stop until I'm holding
Heaven in my hands
I was lonely going nowhere
Drowning on dry land
I was almost stranded there a
Shipwreck on the sand
But now I'll chase the whole world over
Making my demands
And I won't stop until I'm holding
Heaven in my hands
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19. _ Hot Water
Tell, me something
Why do I always find it hard just to get along
Try my best, for nothing
Every little thing I do is wrong
Feel it in my brain
Driving me insane
Round and round
The same old tune
"Daddy's on the phone
You know you're not alone
Turn that down
And clean up your room."
Sons and daughters
(Don't fall in)
In hot water
Sons and daughters
(They don't do)
What they oughta
Tell (tell) you something
Music is the key to set me free
To the beat (on the street) I'm jumping
Forgetting all the things they said 'bout me
Here it comes again
Chugging like a train
Round and round
An impeccable groove
I know it's getting late
But I won't histate
Can't slow down
Got to do what I do
Sons and daughters
(Always in)
In hot water
Wasting time
Is a crime in their eyes
But I'm still young
So much time to decide, what to do ...
(I don't need confirmation
For my boyhood extrapolation
Though I'm not sure of my direction
I have the groove for my protection)
Here it comes again
Chugging like a train
Round and round
An impeccable groove
I know it's getting late
But I won't hesitate
Can't slow down
Got to do what I do
Sons and daughters
(Don't fall in)
In hot water
(When they fall by the way)
Sons and daughters
(They don't do)
What they oughta
Tell me something
Where you staying tonight
Your folks
Have waited up for you
Now they've locked the door
And turned off the light.
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20. _ Autumn (Paradise is Free)
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