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1. |
Intro
02:23
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2. |
Walk On By
02:57
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I look outside
Doesn’t it rain all night
There is no light inside
In this rain all night
Rain inside
Rain outside
Feeling like a reilroad station
Always waiting
Then for a sigh I saw you passing through
And then you just walked on by
You didn’t stop and try
No you walked on by
For just one sigh
Go on then: walk on by
Stop and try
Try to reach your destination
Walk on by
Oh walk on by
Oh walk on by
Oh walk on by
Yeah yeah yeah
I look inside
Doesn’t it rain all night
There is no light in sight
In this rain all right
Dripping down
Dripping down
Drowning in this sweet frustration dedication
Then for a drop in my wine there was you
And then you just walked on by
You didn’t stop and try
No you walked on by
For just one sigh
Go on then: walk on by
Stop and try
Try to reach your destination
Walk on by
Oh walk on by
Oh walk on by
Oh walk on by
Yeah yeah yeah
Could have been so good to take a walk down the lane
Or take a walk down anywhere square
But I really know I must be dreaming again
And dreams never seem to care
No, they walk on by
They don’t stop and try
No they walk on by
For just one sigh
Go on then: walk on by
Stop and try
Try to reach your destination
Walk on by
Oh walk on by
Oh walk on by
Oh walk on by
Yeah yeah yeah
Walk on by
Oh walk on by now
Stop and try now
Baby baby
Walk on by
Stop and try
Try to reach your destination
Walk on by
Oh walk on by
Oh walk on by
Oh walk on by
Yeah yeah yeah
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3. |
I Idolize You
03:13
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If you want some lovin’
That I can give to you
And I f you want some huggin', yeah
Well I can hug some too
Cause all I want, baby now
Is some parts of you
And just a little of your attention
You know, will see me through
Cause you know, that your’e my kind
And I want you to forever be mine
I idolize you, you know I idolize you
I would like to make love to you
When the lights are low
I would like to scream to you baby
Just to let you know
Cayse all I want, baby now
Is some parts of you
And just a little of your attention
You know, will see me through
Cause you know, your’e my kind
And I want you to forever be mine
I idolize you, you know I idolize you
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4. |
Deadline For My Memories
04:11
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Don’t fool me now
I’ve been waiting for your call for so long
And again and again and again and again I’ve been staring at the wall
Don’t you phone me
No more
It’s over
Cause the deadline for my memories was set a while ago
While I was waiting, my head was full of: Baby baby don’t go
But there had to be a limit boy
There had to be a deadline for my memories
Since you’re gone things are not quite the same (no more)
But then why should they be
When it’s too late now anyway
Deadline for memories
Since you’re gone things are not quite the same (no more)
But then why should they be, baby
When it’s too late now anyway, yeah
Deadline for memories
If you should fall in love again
And someone puts you down
There’ll be a time when you’ll be sich and tired of feeling like the clown
Then try it my way, baby
Make up a deadline for your memories
Yeah yeah make up a deadline for your memories
Baby
Etc.
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5. |
Get Better
03:55
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Just another motherless heart is so hard to be
Stop brother! Out in the dark, my heart skips a beat
Dark brother, out in the dark, don’t get taught for free
Get better, and in a while, you can talk with me
Get better, lalalala
Get better, lalalala
Get better, lalalala
Oh
The doctor looked at my heart, and he said to me:
You don’t feel well, no not at all
That’s what he said to me
And I said: My mother’s pushing too hard
My mother’s pushing too hard
My mother’s pushing too hard on me
Get better, lalalala
Get better, lalalala
Get better, lalalala
Oh
Just another motherless heart
Just another motherless heart
Just another motherless heart
Just another motherless heart
My mother
In the kitchen, baby
Cleaning so hard
Oh, dark brother
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6. |
Groovin
03:57
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Groovin’
I know a game that we can play
And we can play it all night long, oh
Groovin’
And it’s really moving
Groovin’
I know some words that we can say
And we can say it all night long, yeah
Groovin’ , oh
And it’s erally moving
And when the moon comes out
And we believe all the words that we say
I won’t be foolin’
We’ve got the whole night to spare
Groovin’
I know some words that we can say
And we can say them in the dark, yeah
Groovin’
Honey, you know
And when the moon comes out
And we believe all the words that we say
I won’t be foolin’
We’ve got the whole night to spare
Groovin’
Groovin’
I know some words that we can say
And we can say them in the dark, yeah
Groovin’
Oh it’s really moving
Oh it’s really moving
And it’s really moving
Oh it’s really moving
And it’s really moving
And it’s really moving
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7. |
Moving Downtown
05:10
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There is trouble
And it’s all inside the radio
They are down down down
Down under their ceilings, talking, you know
They’re talking ‘bout myself again
Talking like it really mattered to me
They’re talking ‘bout my reputation
They’re talking about you and me now, ha
When the sun goes down tonight
Oh, they sure would like to go
All the way up moving downtown
Ha!
Now…..
I say: This world
Ain’t it just going down down down
Gloriously grinning presidents
And it rains all day
(yes it does)
And the bars with their mouths open
Swallow all the little sounds they make
Oh, their conversatoins about the weather
Conversations about the work they do
And the little lady in the elevator
Oh, and they’re talking about me and you and me and you and me and you and me and you
And they’re talking about their little reputations
I said: they’re talking about their reputations
Don’t you hear me saying: I said: They’re talking about their reputation
Oh, and they think they’re takling about my generation
When the sun goes down tonight
They sure would like to go
All the way
And when the sun lights up the sky
They sure would like to go
All the way back movin’ updown
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Ain’t no time for good and evil believin’
Just the sound of dogs and heavy breathin’
When feeling down can be the main attraction
Doesn’t seem the place for satsifaction
Baby, let me light your candle
Firearms are hard to handle
Stop!
It’s two steps down to boredom
And it’s dragging me down
Stop!
It’s two steps down to boredom
What the hell became of the broken hearted
(They went two steps down)
Couldn’t stand the strain of getting started
Went to join the suntan lotion army (bang bang shoot shoot)
Telling you that cancer makes your charming
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Stop!
It’s two steps down to boredom
And it’s dragging me down
Stop!
It’s two steps down to boredom
Stop!
It’s two steps down to boredom
And it’s dragging me down
Stop!
It’s two steps down to boredom
Etc.
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I don’t ever seem to know about what’s going on in any way
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But somehow I can’t seem to keep from cryin’
Oh, there’s lots of little funny things that nseem to make me feel ok (ok)
But they never ever ever ever ever help me though the day (never)
Oh, I’ve got to find a better way of leaving all the trouble behind
But somehow I can’t seem to save my time
I seem to have an understanding of the little silly things that you do
I’ve been telling you - - - - - somebody like you
I’ve got - - -to save my time
I don’t ever seem to know about what’s going on in any way
(I don’t know what’s going on)
- - - - - - - -
(I can’t break this heartache)
Oh, I’ve got to find a better way of leaving all the trouble behind
But somehow, baby, I can’t seem to save my time
Etc.
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10. |
Vision
03:25
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What can I do when all the hope is gong
When I don’t fall in love anymore now
I used to dream but now reaslity won
I’ve no more tears to cry now
So I’m fighting the vision
The vision in my head
To forget all the things
Things you said
Vision
I’ve got this vision
It was the fifth drink
That made me jump into the big world
The pain
All aching bodies in the night tide
So I’m fighting the vision
The vision in my head
To forget all the things
Things you said
Vision
I’ve got this vision
I can hardly believe
What time did to me
But just look at me now boy
Ain’t it plain to see
And it’s killing me
But it was good luck
You got my out of this madhouse
This party began to be too much for my nightmare mind
So I’m fighting the vision
The vision in my head
To forget all the things
Things you said
Vision
I’ve got this vision
Etc.
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11. |
Be Forewarned
04:10
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As I wake
In the darkness
And I look around
There is no sound
It's so tranquil
It's so calm like you
But now I hear a noise
Is there any way to out of this nightmare
I'm alone now
And you're laughing at me
But I take life
In a way that you could never see
So if you're leaving
You better let me know
Cause I've already started my plan
And I'm never gonna let you go!
I've lived on the dark side of the moon
And I've been to the heart of the sun
I've had my time with many ladies
And I've killed many men
Before my sixteenth year was done
So you be forewarned
I'm coming after you
About the time I catch up to you
I'll never
No I'll never
I'll never let you go
Some say
I'm an advocate of Lucifer
And some say I'm a child of god - yes they do
Some people think I've got the nine lives of a cat
And others say I'm filthy as a dog
So you be forewarned
I'm coming after you
I’ll come howlin’ after you
When I catch you
No, I’m never gonna let you go
So you be forewarned
I'm coming right up on your trail
When I catch you
No, I’m never gonna let you go
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12. |
Heartbeat Misery
06:51
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The sound of useless words always gets you where it wants you
The sight of her eyes makes you wanna break down and cry
But you don’t min,d you don’t mind
It always used to please the way you’re feeling
The way you’re acting always makes me wonder
If I could be part of the things you do
But I won’t cry, I won’t cry
I never touched the blankets of desire
Tell me darling
Tell me please
About the heartbeat misery
Tell me darling
Tell me dear
Would you come with me
Or stay here
It’s one stone for each and every tragedy
Inside you there’s a lot of people trying ot get out
So you don’t depend on the ones who are trying to get in you
With a lot to think, and a lot to say
And a lack of things to do but acting tragic
Tell me darling
Tell me please
About the heartbeat misery
Tell me darling
Tell me dear
Would you come with me
Or stay here
It’s one stone for each and every tragedy
(In each and every town)
When a sign sais: ‘This way out’ it’s time to go home
But home is where the dirt is
Never to be found
So kill it with a silver bullet
And put it in the ground
Scatter the -
Across the land
- right here
That’s where I stand
Scatter the –
Across the land
- right here
Right where I stand
It’s one stone
For each and every tragedy
In each and every town
Etc.
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13. |
Build Our Gallows High
02:43
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14. |
No Escape
02:01
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Nowhere to run and nowhere to hide
I can't kill this pain inside
What can I do when your love’s gone
All I can do is just live on
No Escape from your heart
No Escape from your Lips
No Escape from you baby oh your finger tips
No Escape from you darling all the night and day
No Escape from you baby what else can I say
No Escape
No Escape
No Escape
What can I do without you (?) loss
I need your love whatever the cost
How can I hide this tears inside
What can I do when your love dies
No Escape from your heart
No Escape from your Lips
No Escape from you baby yeah you bring the tears
No Escape from you darlin all the night and day
No Escape from you baby no place to stay
No Escape
No Escape
No Escape
Nowhere to run and nowhere to hide
I can't kill this pain inside
What can I do when your love’s gone
All I can do is just live on
No Escape from your heart
No Escape from your Lips
No Escape from you baby oh your finger tips
No Escape from you darling all the night and day
No Escape from you baby no place to stay
No Escape
No Escape
No Escape
No Escape
No Escape
No Escape
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15. |
Pick It Up
04:53
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Pick it up
24 hours a day
you better you pick it up
You gotta -
Take it and use it
Pick it up
So you can chose it
Round the block and up the road
There’s a shark creature roamin’
And it’s down in the subway train
Lock the door and burn the house
And give daddy that knife back
And please put that gun away
Pick it up
Oh, you’ve got to have it
Why don’t you pick it up
24 hours a day
why don’t you, why don’t you…etc.
Oh I’m gonna tell you, what I’m gonna do
I’m gonna piss in the ocean
- - - - - - -
- - -
- - -
- - - -
Pick it up
Take and use it
Pick it up
Oh, you’ve got to have it
Why don’t you pick it up
24 hours a day
Why don’t you, why don’t you etc.
Oh I’m gonna tell you, what I’m gonna do
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Pick it up
Oh, you’ve gotta have it
Why don’t you pick it up
24 hours a day
Why don’t you, why don’t you…etc.
Ooh.Pick. It.Up
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I don’t like your party dress
Cause this ain’t no party
And grandma ain’t no christmas tree
And don’t you - me
With your wallpaper backdrop
I don’t belong to the family
Ooh.Pick. It.Up
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Ooh.Pick. It.Up
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16. |
Trucking
06:41
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Walking down this highway
Never look back
- - nightmare
Just follow your tracks
Right in the dead ends of the city streets
I’ll be lifting my feet now
Come on baby take a walk with me
If you’re looking for me
I’ll be trucking
Down -----
Doin’ the train
------ water
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Right in the dead ends of the city streets
I’ll be lifting my feet now
Come on baby take a chance with me
If you’re looking for me
I’ll be trucking
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Walking down this highway
Never look back
- - nightmare
Just follow your tracks
Right in the dead ends of the city streets
I’ll be lifting my feet now
Come on baby take a chance with me
If you’re looking for me
I’ll be trucking
Etc.
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17. |
Big Tears Of Laughter
03:40
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…..
that once more makes you wanna stay
We could have been the next big thing
There wasn’t really much else to do
But you turned out to be
Just another nightmare
In that everlasting daydream of -
You played the part
Of the bad guy
Tearing out a page of the shrinking cheque book of my heart
Big tears of laughter
Can save an evening
But they can never save your time
In the long run of the races
Never believed a word you said
But I agreed for a start
There was ten cents imagination
For a million dollar heart
Now they show bad comedies on TV
And the funniest part
Is that they go on and on and on
When you never really felt it was time to start
Big tears of laughter
Can save an evening
But they can never save your time
In the long run of the races
Big tears of laughter
Can save an evening
But they can never save your time
In the long run of the races
Big tears of laughter
Can save an evening
But they can never save your time
In the long run of the races
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