Gino Vannelli

People come on and do it right
Shake your behinds like dynamite
Chuck alll your worries and toss your thighs
To be tame is a pain when you realize
You gotta move...
People gotta move...
Shake all your brains and pump your heart
Show all the world what y

Here I write you dear
Seems our love had to run
And how I wish you here
'Cause lady you are
Oh maybe you are the one
I know, here I'am alone
Guess we kids had our fun
And I hear you've grown
To the lady you are
Oh maybe you are the one
I realize that I'm just a boy who believes in what he feels
And my dreams have all been changed by what is real
Will you write me dear
Only now as best friends
I'll always wish, I'll always widh you here
Oh then lady for me
Say you'll begin again my love

Jack my friend, he's a busy man
Trying to hustle an easy buck instead of a good man's dollar
Oh Jack my buddy he's so goddamn full of money
Workin' for a funny company for his father
He got a black satin shirt best you could buy
And a big fat straw hat to match his white tie
And a shiny thirty-eight that'll look you straight in your eye
Jack miraculous he was a' sure spectaculous
The son of a New York gun
Look out Jack ...
He got a black satin shirt best you could buy
And a big fat straw hat to match his white tie
And a big twenty-two that'll make you do what he want
Jack miraculous he was a' sure spectaculous
The son of a New York gun
Look out Jack ... Jack miraculous
The son of a New York gun
Look out Jack

My my my what a marvelous life
Wear your patent leather shoes
Gotta win and never lose
Oh then why oh why Jack I cry
Save your life and flee today
Why why why such a glorious guy
Easy friends are easy foe
Who you never know
Oh then my oh my oh Jack you'll die
Save your life and run away
What are my chances of living
If I were to stay close to you
Jack all this crime and no giving
I couldn't do for you
What are my chances of living
If I were to stay close to you
Jack all this crime and no giving
I couldn't see for me
What a life
Damn your patent leather shoes
Come the time to pay your dues
Oh then fly and fly dear Jack goodbye
Save your life and run away
Today

Jesu my lord
Won't you hear this cryin' soul
Messiah so kind
Won't you save this child of mine
Jo Jo oh my Jo Jo
Jo Jo he's my beautiful boy
He's my beautiful boy
And if he should die hold him near to you
'Cause my Jo Jo he's just a new born babe
Jo Jo oh my Jo Jo
Jo Jo you're such a beautiful boy
You're such a beautiful boy

Look at the powerful people
Stealing the sun from the day
Wish I could do something about it
When all I can do is pray

It's a lonely afternoon
With nowhere to go but my room
And Sunday when there's time
I think of these things on my mind
And I don't know
Where I will go

Look at the ominous people
Draining the salt from the sea
Wish I could just stand up and shout it
Why can't they let goodness be

Oh it's a lonely afternoon
With nowhere to go but my room
And some day when there's time
I think of these things on my mind
And I don't know
Where I will go

Come on you world won't you give a damn
Turn on some lights and see this garbage can
Time is the essence if we plan to stay
Death is in stride when filth is the pride of our home
Wish I could just stand up and shout it
Why can't they let goodness be

Oh it's a lonely afternoon
With nowhere to go but my room
And Sunday when there's time
I think of these things on my mind

Oh and Monday there's no time
So I close both my eyes and I'm blind
And I don't care where oh where is my prayer

Felicia you're gonna cry when I'm gone
Felicia you're gonna curse your own ways
And now when my life is over
You're gonna cry for me
Felicia I got no control of my soul
But now when my life is over
I'm gonna lie in peace
And now when my life is over
I'm gonna lie in peace

I've been slavin' my mind just to try to find a way out
And it's been on my brain just to put the blame on you
I've gotta find a way just to make my day a useful one
'Cause I'm a front row ticket to a nothin' show
I've got one free pass just to let me know

Hey babe, it's a stagnant time
But it takes more than that to hang my coat and hat and sleep
I've gotta sweat once more till my bones feel sore
I tell you why

'Cause I'm a front row ticket to a nothin' show
I've gotta crash this prison and not let go
My heart's on a sun cloud screamin' for progress
'Cause I want work
I'll keep slavin' my mind just to try to find some kind of light

I'm gonna burn this damn ticket and think of tomorrow
And I won't live this long life in stagnation no more
My heart's on a sun cloud screamin' for progress
'Cause I'm a man and man's gotta work

Give him a soft guitar to play what he choose
He ain't got no fancy chords
Only got his blues
Poor happy Jimmy
I didn't know him very well but he was with me
And I won't take a dime just to make it rhyme
Cause I cried and cried the day he died
Poor happy Jimmy
Give him sweet melodies he sing with all he has
He got a funky paraphrase
It sound like good time jazz
Poor happy Jimmy
I didn't know him very well but he was with me
And I won't put the blame on the aeroplane
But I boo-hoo'd on the day he flew
Poor happy Jimmy
I wonder why
That I can't forget all the things you said about your life and times
You set a spell inside
Oh James your soft guitar it make me feel to cry
The sole consolation is
A good man never dies
God bless you Jimmy
I love you with all my heart so deep within me
And you won't see the end of your lonely friend
Cause I'll pray and pray for you every day
Poor happy Jimmy
Poor happy Jimmy ....

Brother to brother
Now we must join our hearts and hands
Yeah, if we love one another
We hold the key to the promised land
Think of all that we've been through
The shucks and jives and royal blues
Let us pray our time will come
When this world will live

In my life
I've felt so self assured
But suddenly it's all changed
She's a cloud
That hangs above my world
And I find myself wond'ring in the rain
And now I can't go on
'cause I am lost
Living inside myself
Living inside this shell
Living outside your love
I am lost
Somewhere inside my own dreams
Afraid of what life really means
Living without your love
I need a guiding light
To shine on my darkest days
I was young, and time was on my side
But like a fool I let it slip away
And now those days are gone
And I am lost
Living inside myself
Living inside this shell
Living outside your love
I am lost
Somewhere inside my own dreams
Afraid of what life really means
Living without your love
In my life
I've felt so self-assured
But oh how all the seasons change
And now I'm not that strong
'cause I am lost
Living inside myself
Living inside this hell
Living outside your love
I am lost
Somewhere inside my own dreams
Afraid of what life really means
Living without your love
I am lost
Living inside myself
Living inside this shell
Living outside your love
I am lost

As the sun goes down on the arizona plain
and the wind whistles by like a runaway train
hey hey hey it's a beautiful thing
well it's me and you and a flatbed truck
my heart kicking over like a whitetail buck
hey hey hey in the middle of spring
You can cut me deep
you can cut me down
you can cut me loose
don't you know it's okay
you can kick and scream
you can slap my face
you can set my wheels on a high speed chase
hey no matter what you do
Wild horses could not drag me away from you
Wild horses could not drag me away from you
As the sky falls down from the midnight blue
spittin' like bullets on a hot tin roof
hey hey hey it's a beautiful sound
well it's me and you in a flatbed truck
in a foot of mud just my luck
hey hey hey a hundred miles out of town
You can call me a fool
you can call me blind
you can call it quits
can't hear a word you say
cause if I had you once
I'm gonna have you twice
I'm gonna follow my heart instead of good advice
hey no matter what you do
Wild horses could not drag me away from you
Wild horses could not drag me away from you

It's a crazy life a hazy life
A mixed up jumbled phasy life
A crazy life for people who want to smile
I just don't understand
Why so hard to say hello before goodbye
It's a coocoo life a lulu life
A moody magic voodoo life
A coocoo life for people who wa

The sun rises after midnight
big dreamers never sleep
she takes a slow walk in the red light
wishin' on the stars in concrete
jet black roots under alabaster hair
betty grable legs gonna get her somewhere
she's runnin' every light on the road to recognition
under one condition
In the name of money
in the name of fame
anything goes
when you play that game
in the name of money
in the name of fame
you gotta stick it out
if you want to claim your fame
So some hotshot in a rag top
gets her on the silver screen
a hundred mirrors far a backdrop
but her face was never seen
agents of love, devils in disguise
they're blowin' smoke in the little girl's eyes
yeah, she'll sign the dotted line and fall into submission
under on condition
In the name of money
in the name of fame
anything goes
when you play that game
in the name of money
in the name of fame
you gotta stick it out
if you want to claim your fame
Someday she'll be a leading lady
in a baby blue mercede'
when she's rich and famous
her scandals will entertain us
the badder the better
Jet black roots under alabaster hair
betty grable legs gonna get her somewhere
she's runnin' every light on the road to recognition
under one condition
In the name of money
in the name of fame
anything goes
when you play that game
in the name of money
in the name of fame
you gotta stick it out
if you want to claim your fame

More and more
Your kiss is like a half opened door
I can't get in
You stop me just before I begin
And it hurts to be in love
When you never get enough
Oh it hurts to be in love
This endless urge
Keeps my body right on the verge
We touch and then
I wanna

Tonight I watch you in your sleep
wondering what dark secrets you keep
away from me
a careless word falls from your lips
a time and place that somehow slips
from a memory
I feel my way through darkness
but I trust in where your heart is
Cause each time I

People come on and do it right
Shake your behinds like dynamite
Chuck alll your worries and toss your thighs
To be tame is a pain when you realize
You gotta move...
People gotta move...
Shake all your brains and pump your heart
Show all the world what y

I seen highways in the rain
Waved goodbye to midnight trains
I seen sweet dreams disappear
All my life
I felt cold wind cut my skin
Waiting on ships that never came in
But I never cried real tears until tonight
If I should lose this love
If you should turn away
I couldn't bear to face
One more day
If I should lose this love
I couldn't stand the pain
I can do without better things in life and still get by
But If I should lose this love oh baby
I might just lay down & die
I staggered on the edge of hell
Stealing coins from wishing wells
And If the world went up in flames
What did I care
But when I look into your eyes
You know I suddenly realize
For the first time in my life baby I'm scared
If I should lose this love
If you should turn away
I couldn't bear to face
One more day
If I should lose this love
I couldn't stand the pain
I can do without better things in life and still get by
But If I should lose this love oh baby
I might just lay down & die
I don't want to lose this love

Under the cover of night
She crawls into sight
Her skin is cold china white
She's a dark angel wearing dark glasses
Dark shadows under long false lashes
The night exposes the cracks
She wears her makeup like wax
To hide every scratch
'Cause she a dark angel riding dark horses
Sitting pretty in her dim lit covers ... I say
Black cars look better in the shade
She smears her lipstick on right before she sleeps
For all those phantom lovers in her dreams
She smokes them french cigarettes
In cocktail gloves and a strapless dress
She cuts a perfect silhouette
But she's a dark angel wearing dark glasses
A fading beauty as the night time passes ... I say
Black cars look better in the shade
Black cars look better in the shade