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Until that day
My life had been a river
Following the same, pre-destinated course
Suddenly detouring so unexpectedly
With uncompromising forces
My strongholds broke down all too easily
I remember well
How it did embarrass me
I hung on to his every smile
Marveled at his style

Chorus
Just like that
He walked into my house
As smug as a cat
He was handsome and smart
Walked away with my heart
Just like that
He found a temporary home in my flat
Telling innocent lies
Throwing dust in my eyes
But i led him on
Knowing that someday soon he'd be gone
Just like that
As though he only stopped awhile for a chat
But my secrets he learned
Leaving no stone unturned

And once again, the river's flowing slowly
Following the same and uneventful course
Now the tears have dried
It's become a pleasant break
I recall without remorse
But now and then
I wonder where he is
And i will admit
He had something that i miss
I guess he was a rolling stone
The only one i've known

Repeat chorus

(B.Andersson/B.Ulvaeus)
First release 1972

I have tried in vain never had success
So it seems my life is nothing but a mess
I have lost my only friend
Now it seems I have to start again

Merry go round
Where am I bound
With my love and feelings
Merry go round
Who wants to kiss me
And hug me and miss me
Yes, who wants to do it
I wish that I knew it
Merry go round
Wish I had found
Somebody to care for
Where am I bound
Life is so lonely
If life is just only
To love when my loving
Goes round and round

Looking for someone
Who would want to stay
I might find her
With a bit of luck one day
But who knows
So until then
I can only try and try again

Merry go round
Where am I bound
With my love and feelings
Merry go round
Who wants to kiss me
And hug me and miss me
Yes, who wants to do it
I wish that I knew it
Merry go round
Wish I had found
Somebody to care for
Where am I bound
Life is so lonely
If life is just only
To love when my loving
Goes round and round

Merry go round
Where am I bound
With my love and feelings
Merry go round
Who wants to kiss me
And hug me and miss me
Yes, who wants to do it
I wish that I knew it
Merry go round
Wish I had found
Somebody to care for
Where am I bound
Life is so lonely
If life is just only
To love when my loving
Goes round and round

Coming through a cloud you're 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 neverending noise
There is a constant 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

I'm 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 the cars and the people
The air that you're breathing is me
Yes I am the city you let me be

People feed me with their lives I am a hungry soul
And they all worship me and pay their homage day and night
Every day I knew a lot of tired shopping feet
But come the night they will be dancing in the neon light
Dazzled by the crazy magic
They're grabbing pieces of the fatted calf
And in the wind if you listen hard you'll hear me laugh

I'm 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 the 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 the cars and the people
The air that you're breathing is me

'(Last line is sung simultaneously with next line)'

Coming through a cloud
You're looking at me from above
And I'm a revelation spreading out before your eyes

(Last line is sung simultaneously with next line)

I'm the street you walk
The language you talk
I am the city
Yes I am the city you let me be

And you find me beautiful and irresistible
A giant creature that forever seems to grow in size

(Last line is sung simultaneously with next line)

The skyline is me and the energy
I am the city

You let me be

Somewhere in the middle of the neverending noise
There is a constant steady rhythm of a heart that beats

(Last line is sung simultaneously with next line)

I'm the street you walk
The language you talk
I am the city
Yes I am the city you let me be

And a million voices blend into a single voice
And you can hear it in the clamour of the crowded streets

(Last line is sung simultaneously with next line)

The skyline is me and the energy
I am the city

You let me be

You hate
You scream
You swear
And still you never reach them
You curse
You try to scare
But you can never teach them

It's a dead-end street
They've tied your hands
And tied your feet
And the street is narrow
A nowhere lane
A nowhere train for
Elaine, Elaine, Elaine

Elaine, Elaine, Elaine
You know they're gonna get you
You try to break away
But they will never let you

It's a dead-end street
They've tied your hands
And tied your feet
And the street is narrow
A nowhere lane
A nowhere train for
Elaine, Elaine, Elaine

Elaine, Elaine, Elaine
You're like a goldfish in a bowl
Elaine, Elaine, Elaine
They have your mind
They'll take your soul

You come
You stay
You go
It really doesn't matter
You've done it all before
By now they know the pattern

It's a dead-end street
They've tied your hands
And tied your feet
And the street is narrow
A nowhere lane
A nowhere train for
Elaine, Elaine, Elaine

(B.Andersson/B.Ulvaeus)
First release 1972

I'd give anything to be back home in Santa Rosa
How I wish this road would take me home where I belong
'Cause I have found no other place where I will stay
I'm tired and broke, my dreams have failed along the way

I'd give anything to be back home in Santa Rosa
Though I wonder what my folks would think about me
now
I guess I've changed, like people do, when things go
wrong
But in the end, somehow I know, we'll get along

Santa Rosa I'll be back to stay
I'm on my way
Santa Rosa I'll be back to stay

I'd give anything to be back home in Santa Rosa
How I wish to see the old house where I used to live
And all my friends, will they be there, when I come
home
How I regret the day when I set out to roam

Santa Rosa I'll be back to stay
I'm on my way
Santa Rosa I'll be back to stay
I'd give anything to be back home in Santa Rosa
I'd give anything to be back home in Santa Rosa
I'd give anything to be back home in Santa Rosa

(B.Andersson/B.Ulvaeus)
First release 1994

Put on your white sombrero
Saddle your horse my dear
And ride off into the sunset
You'd better go
For there is no
Place for you here
Like and old fashioned hero
You stand before me
You think our life is a movie
My world is real
I live and feel
And I can do without you
Put on your white sombrero
Your red bandana too
Think of this day as a showdown
Goodbye my friend
This is the end
For me and you
Now be a bold vacquero
Don't show your feelings
I'll cry while you're disappearing
Into the night
All dressed in white
Unchained and free without me
Put on your white sombrero
Like all the cowboys do
Go find a sweet senorita
Somebody meek
Who'll never speak
Harshly to you
You're such a cavaliero
Proud, never bending
I want someone who will take me
Just as I am
I need a man
Who is in rhyme
With his time
You'll never take me
Just as I am
I need a man
Who is in rhyme
With his time

(Benny Andersson / Bjorn Ulvaeus)

He stands towering over me beside my bed
Losing his head
Tells me I must take him seriously
Droning on the usual way
He's such a clever guy
Then I wonder Should I Laugh Or Cry

He's dressed in the striped pajamas that I bought
Trousers too short
Gives me all his small philosophy
Carries on the way he does
And me I get so tired
And I wonder Should I Laugh Or Cry

High and mighty his banner flies
A fool's pride in his eyes
Standing there on his toes to grow in size
All I see is a big balloon
Halfway up to the moon
He's wrapped up in a warm and safe cocoon
Of an eternal lie
So Should I Laugh Or Cry

Strange how dangerously indifferent I have grown
Cold as a stone
No more pain where there was pain before
Far away he rambles on, I feel my throat go dry
And I wonder Should I Laugh Or Cry

I don't mind if his banner flies
A fool's pride in his eyes
Standing there on his toes to grow in size
All I see is a big balloon
Halfway up to the moon
He's wrapped up in a warm and safe cocoon
Of an eternal lie
So should I laugh or cry?

Well, you hoot and you holler and you make me mad
And i've always been under your heel
Holy christ what a lousy deal
Now i'm sick and tired of your tedious ways
And i ain't gonna take it no more
Oh no no - walkin' out that door

Burning my bridges, cutting my tie
Once again i wanna look into the eye
Being myself
Counting my pride
No un-right neighbour's gonna take me for a ride
Burning my bridges
Moving at last
Girl i'm leaving and i'm burying the past
Gonna have peace now
You can be free
No one here will make a sucker out of me

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, call it glitter
Somehow, something turns me on
Some folks only see the litter
We don't miss them when they're gone
I love the 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

(repeat 2x and fade)

There's a gentleness to everything you do
And it's rubbing off on me i feel it too
I've been waiting but my loneliness i get
When you call me on the phone
And i'm feeling so alone
When you ask me to come over
Baby you know i will
I could never stay on my own

Givin' it all i got to give
I've never done that before
I'm always givin' a little more
When i'm with you

Givin' it all i got to give
I've never done that before
I'm always givin' a little more
When i'm with you
I'm always givin' a little more
When i'm with you

Givin' it all i got to give
I've never done that before
I'm always givin' a little more
When i'm with you
Givin' it all i got to give
I've never done that before
I'm always givin' a little more

(B.Andersson/B.Ulvaeus)
First release 1970

Han står p? torget varje dag
En vänlig gammal man
Hans hår är lite grånat
Under mössans röda band
Med blanka knappor i sin rock
Och bössan i sin hand
Han vet nog ganska väl
Vad vi vill fråga om ibland

Hej gamle man
Kan du visa oss den väg som vi ska g?
För at f? komma dit som vi vill n?
Hej gamle man
Kanske är det vi som gör något fel änd?
Du har ju allt som vi har svårt att f?

Han verkar kanske trött ibland
Vem skulle väl r? med
Att lysa upp en väg för någon
Som aldrig kunnat se
Men trots att han har stott där nu
I alla dessa år
S? verkar det p? honom som har kommit dit igår

Hej gamle man
Kan du visa oss den väg som vi ska g?
För at f? komma dit som vi vill n?
Hej gamle man
Kanske är det vi som gör något fel änd?
Du har ju allt som vi har svårt att f?