More Gold

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

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

I've always hated my room, it's so gloomy and dreary
Always the dark, for the windows just face the back yard
So i can't understand how it's happened, how everything's changing
This old dirty ceiling seems a little whiter
When you walked into the room it all got so much brighter

You must have a lovelight
Everything around you is lovelight
And i can feel your love everywhere
Maybe even when you're not there
The lovelight
Everything around you is lovelight
You're shining like a star in the night
I won't let you out of my sight
I don't want to lose you, i don't want to lose your lovelight

How i remember the first time we went to the movies
We had decided to meet on the corner downtown
And i waited there when you came up from behind and you kissed me
And the traffic seemed to get a little lighter
When you came into my life it all got so much brighter

You must have a lovelight
Everything around you is lovelight
And i can feel your love everywhere
Maybe even when you're not there
The lovelight
Everything around you is lovelight
You're shining like a star in the night
I won't let you out of my sight
I don't want to lose you, i don't want to lose your lovelight

And i feel so good
And i feel so right
And i know that you must have a lovelight
You've got lovelight
And i can feel your love everywhere
Maybe even when you're not there
You've got lovelight
Everything around you is lovelight
You're shining like a star in the night
I won't let you out of my sight
I don't want to lose you, i don't want to lose your lovelight
Everything about you is right
Let it glow and let it be bright
I don't want to lose your lovelight
Shining like a star in the night

Here's to us one more toast and then we'll pay the bill
Deep inside both of us can feel the autumn chill
Birds of passage, you and me
We fly instinctively
When the summer's over and the dark clouds hide the sun
Neither you nor i'm to blame when all is said and done

In our lives we have walked some strange and lonely treks
Slightly worn but dignified and not too old for sex
We're still striving for the sky
No taste for humble pie
Thanks for all your generous love and thanks for all the fun
Neither you nor i'm to blame when all is said and done

It's so strange when you're down and lying on the floor
How you rise, shake your head, get up and ask for more
Clear-headed and open-eyed

Summer night city...
Summer night city...

Waiting for the sunrise, soul dancing in the dark
Summer night city
Walking in the moonlight, love-making in the park
Summer night city

In the sun i feel like sleeping
I can't take it for too long
My impatience slowly creeping
Up my spine and growing strong
I know what's waiting there for me
Tonight i'm loose and fancy-free
Aa-ahhh

When the night comes with the action
I just know it's time to go
Can't resist the strange attraction
From that giant dynamo
Lots to take and lots to give
Time to breathe and time to live

Waiting for the sunrise, soul dancing in the dark
Summer night city
Walking in the moonlight, love-making in the park
Summer night city

It's elusive party feeling
Somehow something turns me on
Some folks only see the middle
We don't miss them when they're gone
I love feeling in the air
My kind of people everywhere

When the night comes with the action
I just know it's time to go
Can't resist the strange attraction
From that giant dynamo
And tomorrow, when it's dawning
And the first birds start to sing
In the pale light of the morning
Nothing's worth remembering
It's a dream, it's out of reach
Scattered driftwood on the beach

Waiting for the sunrise, soul dancing in the dark
Summer night city
Walking in the moonlight, love-making in the park
Summer night city

Honey honey, how you thrill me, ah-hah, honey honey
Honey honey, nearly kill me, ah-hah, honey honey
I'd heard about you before
I wanted to know some more
And now i know what they mean, you're a love machine
Oh, you make me dizzy

Honey honey, let me feel it, ah-hah, honey honey
Honey honey, don't conceal it, ah-hah, honey honey
The way that you kiss goodnight
(the way that you kiss me goodnight)
The way that you hold me tight
(the way that you're holding me tight)
I feel like i wanna sing when you do your thing

I don't wanna hurt you, baby, i don't wanna see you cry
So stay on the ground, girl, you better not get too high
But i'm gonna stick to you, boy, you'll never get rid of me
There's no other place in this world where i rather would be

Honey honey, touch me, baby, ah-hah, honey honey
Honey honey, hold me, baby, ah-hah, honey honey
You look like a movie star
(you look like a movie star)
But i know just who you are
(i know just who you are)
And, honey, to say the least, you're a dog-gone beast

So stay on the ground, girl, you better not get too high
There's no other place in this world where i rather would be

Honey honey, how you thrill me, ah-hah, honey honey
Honey honey, nearly kill me, ah-hah, honey honey
I heard about you before
I wanted to know some more
And now i know what they mean, you're a love machine

Love me or leave me, make your choice but believe me
I love you
I do, i do, i do, i do, i do
I can't conceal it, don't you see, can't you feel it?
Don't you too?
I do, i do, i do, i do, i do

Oh, i've been dreaming through my lonely past
Now i just made it, i found you at last

So come on, now let's try it, i love you, can't deny it
'cos it's true
I do, i do, i do, i do, i do

Oh, no hard feelings between you and me
If we can't make it, but just wait and see

So come on, now let's try it, i love you, can't deny it
'cos it's true
I do, i do, i do, i do, i do
So love me or leave me, make your choice but believe me
I love you
I do, i do, i do, i do, i do
I can't conceal it, don't you see, can't you feel it?
Don't you too?
I do, i do, i do, i do, i do

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

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

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