Back 2 Back Hits: Empty/Lose This Life

I'm trying hard to understand you
And your over-rated state of mind
Sometimes you try to move me to you
And make believe that it's all fine

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You say you love me, yes you do
But I know who I'm talking to
You left me so lonely and empty
And I don't need your alibis
'Cause I can see through all your lies

You say you love me and I'll need you
But I don't need to live my life that way, no way
Every storm deserves an ending
And a break to peaceful skies
And every night I pray for my own mending

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Parading around like you're a superstar
Is that who you think you are
The higher you go, yeah, the harder you fall
You say you love me, yes you do
But I know who I'm talking to

You left me so lonely and empty
And I don't need your alibis
'Cause I can see through your disguise
You say you love me and I'll need you
But I don't need to live my life that way, no way

Everybody, yeah
Take it to the streets
Give the people hope, yeah
Give them love

Down in the street there is violence
Lots of work to be done
No place to hang out our washing
And I can't blame it all on the sun
Oh no

We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue
And then we'll take it higher
Oh we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue
And then we'll take it higher

Workin' so hard like a soldier
Can't afford a thing on TV
Deep in my heart I'm a warrior
Can't get food for the kids

Oh yeah, we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue
And then we'll take it higher
Oh we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue
And then we'll take it higher

We'll bring them love
We'll bring them hope
We'll bring them peace
We'll bring peace out in the streets

Then we'll take them higher
Who is to blame in one country
Never can get to the one
Dealin' in multiplication

And they still can't feed everyone
Oh no we gonna rock
Out in the street
I say out in the street

Out in the playground
In the dark side of town
We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue
Then we'll take it higher

Oh we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue
Then we'll take it higher
Electric Avenue
Take it to the streets

Electric Avenue
Give the people hope
Electric Avenue
Everybody yeah
Give them love
Electric Avenue

You never told me, but you always said you'll be here, we'll pray for you
Echoes in my head
I still remember, longing to escape
Like a man in prison chains, is my life in vain

I cry out for you to hear
And I wonder does anybody care
You talk about Jesus, how He set you free
You talk about a Savior, how He died for me

I don't understand it, what you're talking about
All I feel is pain when I look around
Whoa whoa whoa whoa
Whoa whoa whoa whoa - ooh

All I ever wanted, never wanted me
All the dreams that I lived for have left me incomplete
Now I'm still searching, if I could find the truth
But these voices haunting me have left me so confused

I cry out for you to hear
And I wonder does anybody care
You talk about Jesus, how He set you free
You talk about a Savior, how He died for me

I don't understand it, what you're talking about
All I feel is pain, please help me now
When I was cold, did you let me in
When I was hungry, were you my friend

When I was down and out and I needed your hand
Did you see a chance or just a desperate man
Ooh
You talk about Jesus, how He set you free

You talk about a Savior, how He died for me
I don't understand it, what you're talking about
All I feel is pain, please help me now
Oh you say we're equal, all men are brothers

But why are the rich more equal than others,
Yeah more equal than others
Don't ask the answers, I've only got one,
When a man leaves his darkness he follows the Son