Forever Gold

You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life
See that girl, watch that scene, dig in the dancing queen

Friday night and the lights are low
Looking out for the place to go
Where they play the right music, getting in the swing
You come in to look for a king
Anybody could be that guy
Night is young and the music's high
With a bit of rock music, everything is fine
You're in the mood for a dance
And when you get the chance...

You are the dancing queen, young and sweet, only seventeen
Dancing queen, feel the beat from the tambourine
You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life
See that girl, watch that scene, dig in the dancing queen

You're a teaser, you turn 'em on
Leave them burning and then you're gone
Looking out for another, anyone will do
You're in the mood for a dance
And when you get the chance...

You are the dancing queen, young and sweet, only seventeen
Dancing queen, feel the beat from the tambourine
You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life
See that girl, watch that scene, dig in the dancing queen

I've been cheated by you since i don't know when
So i made up my mind, it must come to an end
Look at me now, will i ever learn?
I don't know how but i suddenly lose control
There's a fire within my soul
Just one look and i can hear a bell ring
One more look and i forget everything, o-o-o-oh

Mamma mia, here i go again
My my, how can i resist you?
Mamma mia, does it show again?
My my, just how much i've missed you
Yes, i've been brokenhearted
Blue since the day we parted
Why, why did i ever let you go?
Mamma mia, now i really know,
My my, i could never let you go.

I've been angry and sad about the things that you do
I can't count all the times that i've told you we're through
And when you go, when you slam the door
I think you know that you won't be away too long
You know that i'm not that strong.
Just one look and i can hear a bell ring
One more look and i forget everything, o-o-o-oh

Mamma mia, here i go again
My my, how can i resist you?
Mamma mia, does it show again?
My my, just how much i've missed you
Yes, i've been brokenhearted
Blue since the day we parted
Why, why did i ever let you go?
Mamma mia, even if i say
Bye bye, leave me now or never
Mamma mia, it's a game we play
Bye bye doesn't mean forever

Mamma mia, here i go again
My my, how can i resist you?
Mamma mia, does it show again?
My my, just how much i've missed you
Yes, i've been brokenhearted
Blue since the day we parted
Why, why did i ever let you go
Mamma mia, now i really know
My my, i could never let you go

Where are those happy days, they seem so hard to find
I tried to reach for you, but you have closed your mind
Whatever happened to our love?
I wish i understood
It used to be so nice, it used to be so good

So when you're near me, darling can't you hear me
S. o. s.
The love you gave me, nothing else can save me
S. o. s.
When you're gone
How can i even try to go on?
When you're gone
Though i try how can i carry on?

You seem so far away though you are standing near
You made me feel alive, but something died i fear
I really tried to make it out
I wish i understood
What happened to our love, it used to be so good

So when you're near me, darling can't you hear me
S. o. s.
The love you gave me, nothing else can save me
S. o. s.
When you're gone
How can i even try to go on?
When you're gone
Though i try how can i carry on?

So when you're near me, darling can't you hear me
S. o. s.
And the love you gave me, nothing else can save me
S. o. s.
When you're gone
How can i even try to go on?
When you're gone
Though i try how can i carry on?
When you're gone
How can i even try to go on?
When you're gone
Though i try how can i carry on?

They came flying from far away, now i'm under their spell
I love hearing the stories that they tell
They've seen places beyond my land and they've found new horizons
They speak strangely but i understand
And i dream i'm an eagle
And i dream i can spread my wings

Flying high, high, i'm a bird in the sky
I'm an eagle that rides on the breeze
High, high, what a feeling to fly
Over mountains and forests and seas
And to go anywhere that i please

As all good friends we talk all night, and we fly wing to wing
I have questions and they know everything
There's no limit to what i feel, we climb higher and higher
Am i dreaming or is it all real?
Is it true i'm an eagle?
Is it true i can spread my wings?

Flying high, high, i'm a bird in the sky (i'm an eagle)
I'm an eagle that rides on the breeze
High, high, what a feeling to fly (what a feeling)
Over mountains and forests and seas
And to go anywhere that i please

And i dream i'm an eagle
And i dream i can spread my wings

Flying high, high, i'm a bird in the sky (i'm an eagle)
I'm an eagle that rides on the breeze
High, high, what a feeling to fly (what a feeling)
Over mountains and forests and seas
High, high, i'm a bird in the sky (i'm an eagle)
I'm an eagle that rides on the breeze
High, high, what a feeling to fly (what a feeling)
Over mountains and forests and seas
And to go anywhere that i please

Must have left my house at eight, because i always do
My train, i'm certain, left the station just when it was due
I must have read the morning paper going into town
And having gotten through the editorial, no doubt i must have frowned
I must have made my desk around a quarter after nine
With letters to be read, and heaps of papers waiting to be signed
I must have gone to lunch at half past twelve or so
The usual place, the usual bunch
And still on top of this i'm pretty sure it must have rained
The day before you came

I must have lit my seventh cigarette at half past two
And at the time i never even noticed i was blue
I must have kept on dragging through the business of the day
Without really knowing anything, i hid a part of me away
At five i must have left, there's no exception to the rule
A matter of routine, i've done it ever since i finished school
The train back home again
Undoubtedly i must have read the evening paper then
Oh yes, i'm sure my life was well within it's usual frame
The day before you came

Must have opened my front door at eight o'clock or so
And stopped along the way to buy some chinese food to go
I'm sure i had my dinner watching something on tv
There's not, i think, a single episode of dallas that i didn't see
I must have gone to bed around a quarter after ten
I need a lot of sleep, and so i like to be in bed by then i must have read a while
The latest one by marilyn french or something in that style
It's funny, but i had no sense of living without aim
The day before you came

And turning out the light
I must have yawned and cuddled up for yet another night
And rattling on the roof i must have heard the sound of rain
The day before you came

You think you're gonna make me sulk, you and your fancy car, ah-ha-ha
But i can tell you honey your tricks ain't gonna get you far, ah-ha-ha
They say that money's got a magic touch
But not to me, it doesn't mean that much
You won't have me tonight
All right, all right, all right, all right

So long, see you honey
You can't buy me with your money
Chasing, dazing, driving me crazy
But i'll never be your girl
So long, see you honey
You can't buy me with your money
You know it's not worth trying
So long, so long, so long

You didn't have to send me flowers like you did today, ah-ha-ha
I wouldn't keep a thing from you, i gave them all away, ah-ha-ha
The girls might fall for everything you've got
But i'm not one of them, you know i'm not
You won't have me tonight
All right, all right, all right, all right

So long, see you honey
You can't buy me with your money
Chasing, dazing, driving me crazy
But i'll never be your girl
So long, see you honey
You can't buy me with your money
You know it's not worth trying
So long, so long, so long

So long, see you honey
You can't buy me with your money
You know it's not worth trying
So long, so long, so long
So long, so long, so long
So long, so long, so long

I was sitting by the phone
I was waiting all alone
Baby by myself i sit and wait and wonder about you
It's a dark and dreary night
Seems like nothing's going right
Won't you tell me honey how can i go on here without you?

Yes i'm down and feeling blue
And i don't know what to do, oh-oh

Ring, ring, why don't you give me a call?
Ring, ring, the happiest sound of them all
Ring, ring, i stare at the phone on the wall
And i sit all alone impatiently
Won't you please understand the need in me
So, ring, ring, why don't you give me a call?
So, ring, ring, why don't you give me a call?

You were here and now you're gone
Hey did i do something wrong?
I just can't believe that i could be so badly mistaken
Was it me or was it you?
Tell me, are we really through?
Won't you hear me cry and you will know that my heart is breaking

Please forgive and then forget
Or maybe darling better yet, oh-oh

Ring, ring, why don't you give me a call?
Ring, ring, the happiest sound of them all
Ring, ring, i stare at the phone on the wall
And i sit all alone impatiently
Won't you please understand the need in me
So, ring, ring, why don't you give me a call?
So, ring, ring, why don't you give me a call?
Oh-oh, ring, ring, why don't you give me a call?
So, ring, ring, why don't you give me a call?

Ah-ha-ha, ah-aaaah
Ah-ha-ha, ah-aaaah
Ah-ha-ha, keep thinking 'bout his angeleyes
I keep thinking, a-aaah

Last night i was taking a walk along the river
And i saw him together with a young girl
And the look that he gave her made me shiver
'cause he always used to look at me that way
Then i thought maybe i should walk right up to her and say
Ah-ha-ha, it's a game he likes to play

Look into his angeleyes
One look and you're hypnotized
He'll take your heart and you must pay the price
Look into his angeleyes
You'll think you're in paradise
And one day you'll find out he wears a disguise
Don't look too deep into those angeleyes
Oh no no no no

Ah-ha-ha, ah-aaaah
Ah-ha-ha, ah-aaaah
Ah-ha-ha, keep thinking 'bout his angeleyes
I keep thinking, a-aaah

Sometimes when i'm lonely i sit and think about him
And it hurts to remember all the good times
When i thought i could never live without him
And i wonder does it have to be the same
Every time when i see him, will it bring back all the pain?
Ah-ha-ha, how can i forget that name?

Look into his angeleyes
One look and you're hypnotized
He'll take your heart and you must pay the price
Look into his angeleyes
You'll think you're in paradise
And one day you'll find out he wears a disguise
Don't look too deep into those angeleyes
Crazy 'bout his angeleyes
Angeleyes
He took my heart and now i pay the price
Look into his angeleyes
You'll think you're in paradise
Then one day you'll find out he wears a disguise
Don't look too deep into those angeleyes
Oh no no no no

Ah-ha-ha, ah-aaaah
Ah-ha-ha, ah-aaaah

Ah-ha-ha, keep thinking, ah-aaaah
Keep thinking 'bout his angeleyes
Ah-ha-ha, keep thinking, ah-aaaah
Keep thinking, i had to pay the price

They passed me by, all of those great romances
You were, i felt, robbing me of my rightful chances
My picture clear, everything seemed so easy
And so i dealt you the blow
One of us had to go
Now it's different, i want you to know

One of us is crying
One of us is lying
In her lonely bed
Staring at the ceiling
Wishing she was somewhere else instead
One of us is lonely
One of us is only
Waiting for a call
Sorry for herself, feeling stupid feeling small
Wishing she had never left at all

I saw myself as a concealed attraction
I felt you kept me away from the heat and the action
Just like a child, stubborn and misconceiving
That's how i started the show
One of us had to go
Now i've changed and i want you to know

One of us is crying
One of us is lying
In her lonely bed
Staring at the ceiling
Wishing she was somewhere else instead
One of us is lonely
One of us is only
Waiting for a call
Sorry for herself, feeling stupid feeling small
Wishing she had never left at all
Never left at all

Staring at the ceiling
Wishing she was somewhere else instead
One of us is lonely
One of us is only
Waiting for a call

Down in the street they're all singing and shouting
Staying alive though the city is dead
Hiding their shame behind hollow laughter
While you are crying alone on your bed

Pity cassandra that no one believed you
But then again you were lost from the start
Now we must suffer and sell our secrets
Bargain, playing smart, aching in our hearts

Sorry cassandra i misunderstood
Now the last day is dawning
Some of us wanted but none of us could
Listen to words of warning
But on the darkest of nights
Nobody knew how to fight
And we were caught in our sleep
Sorry cassandra i didn't believe
You really had the power
I only saw it as dreams you would weave
Until the final hour

So in the morning your ship will be sailing
Now that your father and sister are gone
There is no reason for you to linger
You're grieving deeply but still moving on
You know the future is casting a shadow
No one else sees it but you know you're fate
Packing your bags, being slow and thorough
Knowing, though you're late, that ship is sure to wait

Sorry cassandra i misunderstood
Now the last day is dawning
Some of us wanted but none of us could
Listen to words of warning
But on the darkest of nights
Nobody knew how to fight
And we were caught in our sleep
Sorry cassandra i didn't believe
You really had the power
I only saw it as dreams you would weave
Until the final hour

I watched the ship leaving harbour at sunrise
Sails almost slack in the cool morning rain
She stood on deck, just a tiny figure
Rigid and restrained, blue eyes filled with pain
Sorry cassandra i misunderstood
Now the last day is dawning
Some of us wanted but none of us could
Listen to words of warning
But on the darkest of nights
Nobody knew how to fight
And we were caught in our sleep
Sorry cassandra i didn't believe
You really had the power
I only saw it as dreams you would weave
Until the final hour

I'm sorry cassandra
I'm sorry cassandra

Half past twelve
And i'm watching the late show in my flat all alone
How i hate to spend the evening on my own
Autumn winds
Blowing outside the window as i look around the room
And it makes me so depressed to see the phone
There's not a soul out there
No one to hear my prayer

Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight
Won't somebody help me chase these shadows away
Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight
Take me through the darkness to the break of the day

Movie stars
Find the end of the rainbow, with that fortune to win
It's so different from the world i'm living in
Tired of t.v.
I open the window and i gaze into the night
But there's nothing there to see, no one in sight
There's not a soul out there
No one to hear my prayer

Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight
Won't somebody help me chase these shadows away
Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight
Take me through the darkness to the break of the day

Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight...
Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight...

There's not a soul out there
No one to hear my prayer

Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight
Won't somebody help me chase these shadows away
Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight
Take me through the darkness to the break of the day
Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight
Won't somebody help me chase these shadows away
Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight
Take me through the darkness to the break of the day

Everybody screamed when i kissed the teacher
And they must have thought they dreamed when i kissed the teacher
All my friends at school
They had never seen the teacher blush, he looked like a fool
Nearly petrified 'cos he was taken by surprise
When i kissed the teacher
Couldn't quite believe his eyes, when i kissed the teacher
My whole class went wild
As i held my breath, the world stood still, but then he just smiled
I was in the seventh heaven when i kissed the teacher

One of these days
Gonna tell him i dream of him every night
One of these days
Gonna show him i care, gonna teach him a lesson alright

I was in a trance when i kissed the teacher
Suddenly i took the chance when i kissed the teacher
Leaning over me, he was trying to explain the laws of geometry
And i couldn't help it, i just had to kiss the teacher

One of these days
Gonna tell him i dream of him every night
One of these days
Gonna show him i care, gonna teach him a lesson alright

What a crazy day, when i kissed the teacher
All my sense had flown away when i kissed the teacher
My whole class went wild
As i held my breath, the world stood still, but then he just smiled
I was in the seventh heaven when i kissed the teacher
(i wanna hug, hug, hug him)
When i kissed the teacher
(i wanna hug, hug him)
When i kissed the teacher
(i wanna hug, hug, hug him)
When i kissed the teacher
(i wanna hug, hug him)
When i kissed the teacher
(i wanna hug, hug, hug him)

This park and these houses, old streets i have walked
Everything dear, will it be here
One day when i am returning?
My friends will get married, have children and homes
It sounds so nice, well-planned and wise
Never expecting surprises

I wonder, it's frightening
Leaving now, is that the right thing?
I wonder, it scares me
But who the the hell am i if i don't even try
I'm not a coward
Oh no, i'll be strong
One chance in a lifetime
Yes i will take it, it can't go wrong

My friends and my family, this dull little town
Buses i've missed, boys that i've kissed
Everything old and familiar

I wonder, it's frightening
Leaving now, is that the right thing?
I wonder, it scares me
But who the the hell am i if i don't even try
I'm not a coward
Oh no, i'll be strong
One chance in a lifetime
Yes i will take it.........
Yes i will take it, it can't go wrong

Coming through a cloud and looking at me from above
And i'm a revelation spreading out before your eyes.
And you find me beautiful and irresistible
A giant creature that forever seems to grow in size.
And you feel a strange attraction, the air is vibrant and electrified.
Welcome to me, here i am, my arms are open wide.

Somewhere in the middle of the never-ending noise
There is a pulse, a steady rhythm of a heart that beats.
And a million voices blend into a single voice
And you can hear it in the clamour of the crowded streets.
People come and take their chances,
Sometimes you win sometimes you lose a lot
Come, make your own contribution to this melting pot.

On the street you walk, the language you talk
I am the city.
The skyline is me, and the energy
I am the city.

The famous hotels and the cocktail bars
And the funny smells, and the turmoil of cars.
And the people, the air that you're breathing is me
Yes i am the city, you let me be.

People greet me with their lives, i am a hungry soul
And they all worship me and pay their homage, day and night.
Every day i meet a lot of tired shopping people
But come tonight they will be dancing in the neon lights.
Dazzled by the crazy music, they're grabbing pieces of the fatted calf.
And in the wind, if you listen hard, you'll hear me laugh.

On the street you walk, the language you talk
I am the city.
The skyline is me, and the energy
I am the city.

The famous hotels and the cocktail bars
And the funny smells, and the turmoil of cars.
And the people, the parks and the squares that you see
All the sounds that you hear and the air that you're breathing is me.
Yes i am the city, you let me be.
I am the city, you let me be.

I am the city
The famous hotels and the cocktail bars
And the funny smells, and the turmoil of cars.
And the people, the air that you're breathing is me

Coming through a cloud and looking at me from above
And i'm a revelation spreading out before your eyes.
And you find me beautiful and irresistible
A giant creature that forever seems to grow in size.

Somewhere in the middle of the never-ending noise
There is a pulse, a steady rhythm of a heart that beats.
And a million voices blend into a single voice
And you can hear it in the clamour of the crowded streets.

I wasn't jealous before we met
Now every woman i see is a potential threat
And i'm possessive, it isn't nice
You've heard me saying that smoking was my only vice
But now it isn't true
Now everything is new
And all i've learned has overturned
I beg of you......

Don't go wasting your emotion
Lay all your love on me

It was like shooting a sitting duck
A little smalltalk, a smile and baby i was stuck
I still don't know what you've done with me
A grown-up woman should never fall so easily
I feel a kind of fear
When i don't have you near
Unsatisfied, i skip my pride
I beg you dear......

Don't go wasting your emotion
Lay all your love on me
Don't go sharing your devotion
Lay all your love on me

I've had a few little love affairs
They didn't last very long and they've been pretty scarce
I used to think that was sensible
It makes the truth even more incomprehensible
'cause everything is new
And everything is you
And all i've learned has overturned
What can i do......

Don't go wasting your emotion
Lay all your love on me
Don't go sharing your devotion
Lay all your love on me

under attack

Don't know how to take it, don't know where to go
My resistance's running low
And every day the hold is getting tighter and it troubles me so
(you know that i'm nobody's fool)
I'm nobody's fool and yet it's clear to me
I don't have a strategy
It's just like taking candy from a baby and i think i must be

Under attack, i'm being taken
About to crack, defences breaking
Won't somebody please have a heart
Come and rescue me now 'cause i'm falling apart
Under attack, i'm taking cover
He's on my track, my chasing lover
Thinking nothing's gonna stop him now
Should i want to, i'm not sure i know how

This is getting crazy, i should tell him so
Really let my anger show
'cause waiting at the answer to his questions is a definite "no!"
(i'm kinda flattered i suppose)
Guess i'm kind of flattered but i'm scared as hell
Staring down the deepest well
I hardly dare to think of what could happen, where i'd be if i fell

Under attack, i'm being taken
About to crack, defences breaking
Won't somebody please have a heart
Come and rescue me now 'cause i'm falling apart
Under attack, i'm taking cover
He saw my track, my chasing lover
Thinking nothing's gonna stop him now
Should i want to, i'm not sure, i won't know how

Under attack, i'm being taken
About to crack, defences breaking
Won't somebody see and save a heart
Come and rescue me now 'cause i'm falling apart
Under attack, i'm taking cover
He saw my track, my chasing lover
Thinking nothing's gonna stop him now
Should i want to, i'm not sure, i won't know how

I'm nothing special, in fact i'm a bit of a bore
If i tell a joke, you've probably heard it before
But i have a talent, a wonderful thing
'cause everyone listens when i start to sing
I'm so grateful and proud
All i want is to sing it out loud

So i say
Thank you for the music, the songs i'm singing
Thanks for all the joy they're bringing
Who can live without it, i ask in all honesty
What would life be?
Without a song or a dance what are we?
So i say thank you for the music
For giving it to me

Mother says i was a dancer before i could walk
She says i began to sing long before i could talk
And i've often wondered, how did it all start?
Who found out that nothing can capture a heart
Like a melody can?
Well, whoever it was, i'm a fan

So i say
Thank you for the music, the songs i'm singing
Thanks for all the joy they're bringing
Who can live without it, i ask in all honesty
What would life be?
Without a song or a dance what are we?
So i say thank you for the music
For giving it to me

I've been so lucky, i am the girl with golden hair
I wanna sing it out to everybody
What a joy, what a life, what a chance!

So i say
Thank you for the music, the songs i'm singing
Thanks for all the joy they're bringing
Who can live without it, i ask in all honesty
What would life be?
Without a song or a dance what are we?
So i say thank you for the music
For giving it to me

I have a very good friend

The kind of girl who likes to follow a trend
She has a personal style
Some people like it, others tend to go wild
You hear her voice everywhere
Taking the chair
She's a leading lady
And with no trace of hesitation she keeps going

Head over heels
Breaking her way
Pushing through unknown jungles every day
She's a girl with a taste for the world
(the world is like a playing-ground where she goes rushing)
Head over heels
Setting the pace
Running the gauntlet in a whirl of lace
She's extreme, if you know what i mean

Her man is one i admire
He's so courageous but he's constantly tired
Each time when he speaks his mind
She pats his head and says, "that's all very fine
Exert that will of your own
When you're alone
Now we'd better hurry"
And with no trace of hesitation she keeps going

Head over heels
Breaking her way
Pushing through unknown jungles every day
She's a girl with a taste for the world
(the world is like a playing-ground where she goes rushing)
Head over heels
Setting the pace
Running the gauntlet in a whirl of lace
She's extreme, if you know what i mean

You hear her voice everywhere
Taking the chair
She's a leading lady
And with no trace of hesitation she keeps going

Head over heels
Breaking her way
Pushing through unknown jungles every day
She's a girl with a taste for the world
(the world is like a playing-ground where she goes rushing)
Head over heels
Setting the pace
Running the gauntlet in a whirl of lace
She's extreme, if you know what i mean
(she's just one of those who always has to do whatever she please)
And she goes
Head over heels

I've seen you twice, in a short time
Only a week since we started
It seems to me, for every time
I'm getting more open-hearted

I was an impossible case
No-one ever could reach me
But i think i can see in your face
There's a lot you can teach me
So i wanna know......

What's the name of the game?
Does it mean anything to you?
What's the name of the game?
Can you feel it the way i do?
Tell me please, 'cause i have to know
I'm a bashful child, beginning to grow

And you make me talk
And you make me feel
And you make me show
What i'm trying to conceal
If i trust in you, would you let me down?
Would you laugh at me, if i said i care for you?
Could you feel the same way too?
I wanna know......

The name of the game

I have no friends, no-one to see
And i am never invited
Now i am here, talking to you
No wonder i get excited

Your smile, and the sound of your voice
And the way you see through me
Got a feeling, you give me no choice
But it means a lot to me
So i wanna know......

What's the name of the game?
(your smile and the sound of your voice)
Does it mean anything to you?
(got a feeling you give me no choice)
(but it means a lot)
What's the name of the game?
(your smile and the sound of your voice)
Can you feel it the way i do?
Tell me please, 'cause i have to know
I'm a bashful child, beginning to grow

And you make me talk
And you make me feel
And you make me show
What i'm trying to conceal
If i trust in you, would you let me down?
Would you laugh at me, if i said i care for you?
Could you feel the same way too?
I wanna know......
Oh yes i wanna know......

The name of the game
(i was an impossible case)
Does it mean anything to you?
(but i think i can see in your face)
(that it means a lot)
What's the name of the game?
(your smile and the sound of your voice)
Can you feel it the way i do?
(got a feeling you give me no choice)
(but it means a lot)
What's the name of the game?
(i was an impossible case)
Does it mean anything to you?
(but i think i can see in your face)
(that it means a lot)