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| 1. |
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Is it asking too much to be given time
To know these songs and to sing them Is it asking too much of my vacant smile And my laugh and lies that bring them But as the stars are going out And this stage is full of nothing And the friends have all but gone For my life, my God, I′m singing We′ll take our hearts outside Leave our lives behind I′ll watch the stars go out We′ll take our hearts outside Leave our lives behind I′ll watch the stars go out Is it asking too much of my favourite friends To take these songs for real Is it asking too much of my partner′s hands To take these songs for real But as the stars are going out And this stage is full of nothing And the friends have all but gone For my life, my God, I′m singing We′ll take our hearts outside Leave our lives behind I′ll watch the stars go out We′ll take our hearts outside Leave our lives behind I′ll watch the stars go out We′ll take our hearts outside... We′ll take our hearts outside Leave our lives behind I′ll watch the stars go out We′ll take our hearts outside Leave our lives behind I′ll watch the stars go out We′ll take our hearts outside Leave our lives behind I′ll watch the stars go out We′ll take our hearts outside, Leave our lives behind, I′ll watch the stars go out I′ll watch the stars go out I′ll watch the stars go out... |
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| 2. |
| 3:43 |
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In time the stakes will change
even persistination couldn't stay I don't mind I don't mind I'll be around anywhere any place you want me I'll be around anywhere any time I'm free In time this place is mine you know the inspiration in my smile I don't mind I don't mind Leave it all behind I don't mind |
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| 3. |
| 4:21 |
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Walking home from work tonight
Your letter warm, I'm holding tight Said you want to see me soon I phoned you late this afternoon The bar we first met seems alive I'll see you there at eight tonight Shouldn't think like this But is there something in us meeting now? All this time, I've waited knowing Though I've changed my heart's still showing I'll wear a new dress, wash my clothes I'll wear the earrings that you chose If the man you've grown to be Is more Morrison than Morrisey I'll tell you straight as we undress That things got better when you left & though I've banned your name since then I'll call it with my dying breath No-one else would have me So I've made this day of all days The day I see you again Will you know me, will I cry Will the years that passed decide that Even we who loved & lied Shouldn't meet again tonight |
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| 4. |
| 4:41 |
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It's alright, I'm just a girl she said
talk down to me & take me to bed I don't think I don't feel & I don't really matter at all Kiss me in darkness turn out the light pretend you're with someone else tonight you don't think you don't feel & I don't really understand why I'm a person who speaks I'm a person who thinks but you hope I'll forget as you ply me with drinks & you cannot buy me & you cannot use me but I know that you'll want to try... It's alright, I'm just a girl she said you can't buy me & take me to bed because I think because I feel & you don't matter at all Just a girl she said |
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| 5. |
| 3:30 |
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If you need somebody around you
Well then I'll be the one who's there If you need somebody to listen Well then I'll be the one who's there But you seem to think you'll manage alone I'll be around and I'll be waiting for your call If you need somebody to love you Well, then I'll be the one who's there Yes, I'll be the one who's there... |
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| 6. |
| 4:30 |
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The wind′s whistling
My mind′s twisting I was making myself the usual cup of tea When the doorbell strangely rang Because I′ve been up here for a while I′m starting to feel the monotony of the tower block I′m not so manic now I can uphold the weight of those neighbours And she′s lifting and throwing to the wall The post-natal harmonies of youth When this younger man, twenty-five Advantageously took away her pride The wind′s whistling My mind′s twisting I was making myself the usual cup of tea When the doorbell strangely rang I staggered shaking slowly to the door Through the frosted panel I could see you Your intentions as a salesman truly cush You endeavoured as a psycho just to push And whilst lifting and throwing to the wall My puny structure of an ageing OAP No reason why you chose my flat Breathing deeply in a trance The wind′s whistling My mind′s twisting I was making myself the usual cup of tea When the doorbell strangely rang I′m not so manic now (not so manic now) I′m not so manic now (not so manic now) I′m not so manic now (not so manic now) I′m not so manic now (not so manic now) Because I′ve been up here for a while I′m starting to feel the monotony of the tower block I′m not so manic now I can uphold the weight of those neighbours And she′s lifting and throwing to the wall The post-natal harmonies of youth When this younger man, twenty-five Advantageously took away her pride I′m not so manic now I′m not so manic now I′m not so manic now I′m not so manic now Not so manic now I′m not so manic now I′m not so manic now Not so manic now I′m not so manic now I′m not so manic now Not so manic now I′m not so manic now I′m not so manic now Not so manic now |
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| 7. |
| 3:43 |
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Talking is useless when your cards
have all been shown I′ll make you feel bitter and I′ll never use the phone ′cos I′m not the kind of person soft enough to cry I′m not the kind of person to hide when I can fight So breakout now let the feelings out and take the blame away and leave the past for another day please no more talk today breakout now let the feelings out and take the blame away and leave the past for another day please no more talk today . ′cos I′m not the kind of person to hang around I′m not the kind of person to sympathise with self indulgence breakout now let the feelings out and take the blame away and leave the past for another day please no more talk today .. talking is stupid now my interest has flown I′ll make you feel useless if you call me on the phone So breakout now let the feelings out and take the blame away and leave the past for another day please no more talk today breakout now let the feelings out and take the blame away and leave the past for another day please no more talk today |
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| 8. |
| 3:38 |
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I Will Be Your Girlfriend
I'm the gum on your shoes The prostitute who rings your family I'll take your breath away You crossed my path and you'll pay And both your friends will laugh I'm a person with a plan for you I'm a person who will wreck your confidence I will be your namesake I will be your headache I will be your witsend I will be your girlfriend I'm the knee in your groin Look around you, no-one's noticed It's true I'm a person with a plan for you I'm a person who will wreck your confidence I will be your namesake I will be your headache I will be your witsend I will be your girlfriend I'm the gum on your shoe I'm the knee in your groin I'm the fly in your soup I have the fruit of your loin Somehow I'll complicate your life and now you'll have to tell your wife I'm a person with a plan for you I'm a person who will wreck your confidence I will be your namesake I will be your headache I will be your witsend I will be your girlfriend I will be your namesake I will be your headache I will be your witsend I will be your girlfriend I will be your girlfriend... |
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| 9. |
| 3:15 |
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Cathedral Park
A walk in the park This happens when something's up and stays till dark She's writing cathedral park but the words are lame like her life And then she says When you said there's something wrong It seemed like I'm living without you Of all the ways to hit me Of all the things to say A night at the bar This happens when she's alone Three pints too far He's a bar- fly in lonely town She sees him off He's useless and then he says When you said there's something wrong It seemed like I'm living without you Of all the ways to hit me Of all the things to say When you said there's something wrong It seemed like I'm living without you Of all the ways to hit me Of all the things to say .. When you said there's something wrong It seemed like I'm living without you Of all the ways to hit me Of all the things to say When you said there's something wrong It seemed like I'm living without you Of all the ways to hit me Of all the things to say |
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| 10. |
| 3:23 |
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i've seen your eyes, you're in the garden today.
i wonder if you could talk, just what you'd think to say. you know it's time for us to go, don't help me. tomorrow i'm back here on my own, don't hate me. no pain, won't strain i, i won't forget you. we've been here together, since 1983. i can't bear the thought, you'd have to die before me. you know it's time for us to go, don't help me. tomorrow i'm back here on my own, don't hate me. no pain, won't strain i, i won't forget you. you know it's time for us to go, don't help me. tomorrow i'm back here on my own, don't hate me. (x2) no pain, won't strain i, i won't forget you. |
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| 11. |
| 3:36 |
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Ghost
Riverside on Friday night My friends remain They say your name But my guard has gone Put a brave face on And make a smile you could hear But you're not here I'll trace the whole world to find your ghost But wherever I go I'm alone There's no-one else Still living by myself Yes I'm eating well I still cook for two you know And the bathroom's clean Windows let the sun shine in My complexion's clear But you're not here An empty bedroom A silent phone Wherever I go I'm alone Wherever I go I'm alone A stranger's face, a different place I see you everywhere It's funny how time does nothing and doesn't seem to care But.. I'll trace the whole world to find your ghost Who could understand me now you're gone I'll leave the bedroom Unhook the phone But wherever I go I'm alone I'll trace the whole world to find your ghost But wherever I go I'm alone.. |
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| 12. |
| 3:39 |
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Down the road
At the bar we sit We're a friendship My longing must resist But up the stairs Up into my heart We're the lovers Who never have the chance And I say, what's needed Are some memories Without pain It's hard when the world Knows your name Was it just last week? He was your only flame And the wind On our street calls his name But you could try me There's so much more to say And our neighbors Let them whisper All day The jukebox says Our moment has arrived Leave out all the history For tonight Let's make the memories The dreamers' only claim But it's hard When the world Knows your name The jukebox says Our moment has arrived Leave out all the history For tonight Let's make the memories The dreamers' only claim But it's hard When the world Knows your name |
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| 13. |
| 2:52 | 
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| 14. |
| 3:28 |
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If you tell me what you′re thinking
You see differences between us It′s the self same thing There′s a pain that you′ve been feeling And you think that i′m ignoring You′re wrong It′s the same thing between us [Chorus] (Ba ba da ba) We are the same (Ba ba da) It′s the self same thing (Ba-ba ba da ba) We are the same (Ba da ba) It′s the self same thing I′m moody in the morning And my friends are very boring, what a shame It′s the self same thing Your conversations tired And i know that you′ve been fired What a shame It′s the same thing between [Chorus] (Ba ba da ba) We are the same (Ba ba da) It′s the self same thing (Ba-ba ba da ba) We are the same (Ba da ba) It′s the self same thing I hope one day, you′ll understand We′ve an equal stake in all we′ve planned So put aside the divide you′ve seen I′m a girl, you′re a boy It′s so simple to see so [Chorus x 3] (Ba ba da ba) We are the same (Ba ba da) It′s the self same thing (Ba-ba ba da ba) We are the same (Ba da ba) It′s the self same thing |
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| 15. |
| 9:23 |
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I'm a liar
You're a cheat I'm tired You're asleep Times change And so So must we Old arrangements Too old To keep So let us dance to the songs Dance to the songs Those were the days Those were the days Dance to the songs Decisions were wrong Those were the days, my friend You are homeless I'm inside You so bitter I have my pride Days are long When your heart is buoyed Swan song We can't avoid So let us dance to the songs Dance to the songs Those were the days Getting your way Dance to the songs Decisions were wrong Those were the days, my friend Dance to the songs Dance to the songs Those were the days Those were the days Dance to the songs Dance to the songs Those were the days Those were the days Dance to the songs Dance to the songs Those were the days Those were the days Dance to the songs Dance to the songs Those were the days Those were the days Dance to the songs Dance to the songs Those were the days Those were the days Dance to the songs Dance to the songs Those were the days |
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Is it asking too much to be given time
To know these songs and to sing them Is it asking too much of my vacant smile And my laugh and lies that bring them But as the stars are going out And this stage is full of nothing And the friends have all but gone For my life, my God, I′m singing We′ll take our hearts outside Leave our lives behind I′ll watch the stars go out We′ll take our hearts outside Leave our lives behind I′ll watch the stars go out Is it asking too much of my favourite friends To take these songs for real Is it asking too much of my partner′s hands To take these songs for real But as the stars are going out And this stage is full of nothing And the friends have all but gone For my life, my God, I′m singing We′ll take our hearts outside Leave our lives behind I′ll watch the stars go out We′ll take our hearts outside Leave our lives behind I′ll watch the stars go out We′ll take our hearts outside... We′ll take our hearts outside Leave our lives behind I′ll watch the stars go out We′ll take our hearts outside Leave our lives behind I′ll watch the stars go out We′ll take our hearts outside Leave our lives behind I′ll watch the stars go out We′ll take our hearts outside, Leave our lives behind, I′ll watch the stars go out I′ll watch the stars go out I′ll watch the stars go out... |
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