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They put a parking lot on a piece of land
Where the supermarket used to stand Before that, they put up a bowling alley On the site that used to be the local palais That's where the big bands used to come and play My sister went there on a Saturday Come dancing All her boyfriends used to come and call Why not come dancing? It's only natural Another Saturday, another date She would be ready, but she'd always make him wait In the hallway, in anticipation He didn't know the night would end up in frustration He'd end up blowing all his wages for the week All for a cuddle and a peck on the cheek Come dancing That's how they did it when I was just a kid And when they said come dancing My sister always did My sister should have come in at midnight And my mom would always sit up and wait It always ended up in a big row When my sister used to get home late Out of my window I could see them in the moonlight Two silhouettes saying good nights by the garden gate What are you doing out there? Come on! Are you gonna be out there all night? The day they knocked down the palais My sister stood and cried The day they knocked down the palais Part of my childhood died, just died Now I'm grown up and playing in a band And there's a car park where the palais used to stand My sister's married, and she lives on an estate Her daughters go out, now it's her turn to wait She knows they get away with things she never could But if I asked her, I wonder if she would Come dancing Come on, sister, have yourself a ball Don't be afraid to come dancing It's only natural Come dancing Just like the palais on a Saturday And all her friends would come dancing While the big bands used to play |
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Cheap is small and not too steep
But best of all cheap is cheap Circumstance has forced my hand To be a cut price person in a low budget land Times are hard but we'll all survive I just got to learn to economize I'm on a low budget I'm on a low budget I'm not cheap, you understand I'm just a cut price person in a low budget land Excuse my shoes they don't quite fit They're a special offer and they hurt me a bit Even my trousers are giving me pain They were reduced in a sale so I shouldn't complain They squeeze me so tight so I can't take no more They're size 28 but I take 34 I'm on a low budget What did you say I'm on a low budget I thought you said that I'm on a low budget I'm a cut price person in a low budget land I'm shopping at Woolworth and low discount stores I'm dropping my standards so that I can buy more (Quality costs, but quality wastes, So I'm giving up all of my expensive tastes. Caviar and champagne are definite no's, I'm acquiring a taste for brown ale and cod roes ) Low budget sure keeps me on my toes I count every penny and I watch where it goes We're all on our uppers we're all going skint I used to smoke cigars but now I suck polo mints I'm on a low budget What did you say Yea I'm on a low budget I thought you said that I'm on a low budget I'm a cut price person in a low budget land I'm on a low budget Low budget Low budget Art takes time, time is money Money's scarce and that ain't funny Millionaires are things of the past We're in a low budget film where nothing can last Money's rare there's none to be found So don't think I'm tight if I don't buy a round I'm on a low budget What did you say Yes I'm on a low budget I thought you said that I'm on a low budget I'm a cut price person in a low budget land I'm on a low budget Say it again Low budget One more time Low budget (I look like a tramp, but don't write me off, I'll have you all know, I was once a toff At least my hair is all mine, my teeth are my own, But everything else is on permanent loan. Once all my clothes were made by hand, Now I'm a cut price person in a low budget land. I'm on a low budget I'll have you all know We're on a low budget I'm on a low budget) |
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I remember
When you were down And you needed a helping hand I came to feed you But now that I need you You won't give me a second glance Now I'm calling on citizens from all over the world This is captain America calling I bailed you out when you were down on your knees So will you catch me now I'm falling Help me now I'm calling you Catch me now I'm falling I'm in your hands, it's up to you Catch me now, I'm falling I remember When you were down You would always come running to me I never denied you And I would guide you through all of your difficulties Now I'm calling on citizens from all over the world This is captain America calling I built you up when you were down on your knees So will you catch me now I'm falling Help me now I'm calling you Catch me now I'm falling I'm in your hands, it's up to you Catch me now, I'm falling When you were through, you would come to me And I would always pull you around Now it's your chance to do the same for me And your secretary tells me sorry, but you've gone out of town. This is captain America calling This is captain America calling Help me now I'm calling you Catch me now I'm falling 4x I'm in your hands, it's up to you Catch me now, I'm falling I stood by you through all of your depressions And I lifted you when you were down Now it's your chance to do the same for me I call you up, and your secretary tells me that you've gone out of town This is captain America calling This is captain America calling Catch me now, I'm falling 4x I was the one that built you up Through all your depressions and your difficulties I never thought that you would let me down But the next time you're in trouble, baby Do not come running to me Now I'm calling all citizens from all over the world This is captain America calling I built you up when you were down on your knees So will you catch me now I'm falling Catch me now, I'm falling |
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I've been waiting for years to buy a brand new cadillac
But now that I've got one I want to send it right back I can't afford the gas to fill my luxury limousine But even if I had the dough no one's got no gasoline I went to my local dealer to see if he could set me straight He said there's a little gas going but I'd have to wait But he offered some red hot speed and some really high grade hash But a gallon of gas can't be purchased anywhere for any amount of cash I can score you some coke and some grade one grass But I can't get a gallon of gas I've got some downers some speed all the drugs that you need But I can't get a gallon of gas There's no more left to buy or sell There's no more oil left in the well A gallon of gas can't be purchased anywhere For any amount of cash two extra verses from long version: I love your body-work, but you're really no use How can I drive you when I got no juice? Because it's stuck in neutral and my engine's got no speed And the highways are deserted and the air smells unnaturally clean. It's got power-assisted overdrive and carpets on the floor, but it's parked out front just like a dead dinosaur. And I'll be paying off the bank for 45 years or more. It should go 100 miles an hour, but it's never moved away from my door. Who needs a car and a seven-forty-seven When you can't buy a gallon of gas Who needs a highway, an airport or a jet When you can't get a gallon of gas There's no more left to buy or sell There's no more oil left in the well A gallon of gas can't be purchased anywhere For any amount of cash You can't buy a gallon of gas |
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Ev'rybody got problems, buddy. I got mine.
When midnight comes around, I start to lose my mind. When the sun puts out the light, I join the creatures of the night, Oh yeah. I'm a sleepwalker. I'm a night stalker. I'm a street walker. I'm a night hawker. Ev'rybody got secrets that they wanna hide. When midnight comes along, I take a look inside. Don't go talkin' in your sleep: I might come in for a peep, Oh yeah.' I'm a sleepwalker. I'm a night stalker. When ev'rybody's fast asleep, I start to creep. Through the shadows of the moonlight, I walk my beat. Better close your window tight: I might come in for a bite, Oh yeah. When the night time comes, I start to creep. I prowl around when you're fast asleep. I walk around on my tippy toes, And I get into places that nobody knows. I'm always around if you wanna meet. You can find me on almost ev'ry street. You'll always get me on the telephone. I'll even come to your home if you're ever alone. I'm a sleepwalker. I'm a night stalker. I'm a street walker. I'm a night hawker. (repeat) |
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Haven't you noticed a kind of madness in my eyes?
It's only me, dear, in my midnight disguise. Pay no attention if I crawl across the room. It's just another full moon. Don't be afraid of me when I'm walking in my sleep. Don't get alarmed, dear, when I start to crawl and creep. Try not to listen when I mumble like a loon. It's just another full moon. It's just another full moon. You see before you a truly broken man. 'Cause when it gets to midnight, I don't know who I am. Full moon's a-callin', and it's put a curse on me, And it will never set me free. The full moon's still up there, Like a great white balloon. The owls are a-callin', And they're singin' my tune. The night keeps a-callin'. I wish the day would come soon, To get away from another full moon. Here comes another full moon. If your hands start shakin' When night starts to fall, If you're scared of the moonlight And the shadows on the wall, If the face in the mirror Isn't you at all, It's just another full moon. It's just another full moon. La la la la la la. La la la la la la. La la la la la la. La la la la la la. It's just another full moon. |
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You've been sleeping in a field
But you look real rested You set out to outrage But you can't get arrested You say your image is new But it looks well tested You're lost without a crowd Yet you go your own way You say your summer has gone Now the winter is crawling in They say that even in your day Somehow you never could quite fit in Though it's cold outside I know the summer's gonna come again Because you know what they say Every dog has his day You're a misfit Afraid of yourself, so you run away and hide You've been a misfit all your life Why don't you join the crowd and come inside You wander 'round this town Like you've lost your way You had your chance in your day Yet you threw it all away But you know what they say Every dog has his day Look at all the losers and the mad-eyed gazers Look at all the loonies and the sad-eyed failures They've giving up living 'cause they just don't care So take a good look around, the misfits are everywhere This is your chance This is your time So don't throw it away You can have your day 'Cause it's true what they say Every dog has his day You're a misfit Afraid of yourself so you run away and hide You've been a misfit all your life But why don't you join the crowd and come inside You wander 'round this town Like you've lost your way You had your chance in your day Yet you threw it all away Now you're lost in the crowd Yet still go your own way |
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Standing in the middle of nowhere,
Wondering how to begin. Lost between tomorrow and yesterday, Between now and then. And now we're back where we started, Here we go round again. Day after day I get up and I say I better do it again. Where are all the people going? Round and round till we reach the end. One day leading to another, Get up, go out, do it again. Then it's back where you started, Here we go round again. Back where you started, Come on do it again. And you think today is going to be better, Change the world and do it again. Give it all up and start all over, You say you will but you don't know when. Then it's back where you started, Here we go round again. Day after day I get up and I say Come on do it again. The days go by and you wish you were a different guy, Different friends and a new set of clothes. You make alterations and affect a new pose, A new house, a new car, a new job, a new nose. But it's superficial and it's only skin deep, Because the voices in your head keep shouting in your sleep. Get back, get back. Back where you started, here we go round again, Back where you started, come on do it again. Back where you started, here we go round again, Day after day I get up and I say, do it again. Do it again. Day after day I get up and I say, come on do it again. |
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Here's wishing you the bluest sky
And hoping something better comes tomorrow Hoping all the verses rhyme And the very best of choruses to Follow all the doubt and sadness I know that better things are on the way Here's hoping all the days ahead Won't be as bitter as the ones behind you Be an optimist instead And somehow happiness will find you Forget what happened yesterday I know that better things are on the way It's really good to see you rocking out and having fun Living like you just begun Accept your life and what it brings I hope tomorrow you'll find better things I know tomorrow you'll find better things Here's wishing you the bluest sky And hoping something better comes tomorrow Hoping all the verses rhyme And the very best of choruses to Follow all the doubt and sadness I know that better things are on the way I know you've got a lot of good things happening up ahead The past is gone, it's all been said So here's to what the future brings I know tomorrow you'll find better things I know tomorrow you'll find better things I hope tomorrow you'll find better things I know tomorrow you'll find better things I hope tomorrow you'll find better things |
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I met her in a club down in old Soho
Where you drink champagne and it tastes just like Coca-Cola C-O-L-A, Cola She walked up to me and she asked me to dance I asked her her name and in a dark brown voice she said Lola L-O-L-A, Lola La-la-la-la Lola Well, I'm not the world's most physical guy But when she squeezed me tight she nearly broke my spine, oh my Lola La-la-la-la Lola Well, I'm not dumb but I can't understand Why she walked like a woman but talked like a man, oh my Lola La-la-la-la Lola La-la-la-la Lola Well, we drank champagne and danced all night Under electric candlelight She picked me up and sat me on her knee And said "Dear boy, won't you come home with me?" Well, I'm not the world's most passionate guy But when I looked in her eyes, well I almost fell for my Lola La-la-la-la Lola La-la-la-la Lola Lola La-la-la-la Lola La-la-la-la Lola I pushed her away I walked to the door I fell to the floor I got down on my knees Then I looked at her and she at me Well, that's the way that I want it to stay And I always want it to be that way for my Lola La-la-la-la Lola Girls will be boys and boys will be girls It's a mixed up, muddled up, shook up world, except for Lola La-la-la-la Lola Well, I left home just a week before And I'd never ever kissed a woman before But Lola smiled and took me by the hand And said "Dear boy, I'm gonna make you a man" Well, I'm not the world's most masculine man But I know what I am and I'm glad I'm a man And so is Lola La-la-la-la Lola La-la-la-la Lola Lola La-la-la-la Lola La-la-la-la Lola Lola La-la-la-la Lola La-la-la-la Lola Lola La-la-la-la Lola La-la-la-la Lola Lola La-la-la-la Lola La-la-la-la Lola Lola La-la-la-la Lola La-la-la-la Lola Lola La-la-la-la Lola La-la-la-la Lola |
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Girl, you really got me goin'
You got me so I don't know what I'm doin' Yeah, you really got me now You got me so I can't sleep at night Yeah, you really got me now You got me so I don't know what I'm doin', now Oh yeah, you really got me now You got me so I can't sleep at night You really got me You really got me You really got me See, don't ever set me free I always wanna be by your side Girl, you really got me now You got me so I can't sleep at night Yeah, you really got me now You got me so I don't know what I'm doin', now Oh yeah, you really got me now You got me so I can't sleep at night You really got me You really got me You really got me Oh, no See, don't ever set me free I always wanna be by your side Girl, you really got me now You got me so I can't sleep at night Yeah, you really got me now You got me so I don't know what I'm doin', now Oh yeah, you really got me now You got me so I can't sleep at night You really got me You really got me You really got me |
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The sky is blue but there are clouds in my head,
With big decisions looming ahead. The sun is out but the room is so grey, So much confusion headed my way. Get positive, try to be gay. News of the world, tea and biscuits in bed. The headlines said that Diana is dead. She couldn't act much but she put on a show. She always smiled even when she felt low. I used to fancy her a long time ago. So today has got to be a good day, Today is gonna be a good day, Today is gonna be a good day, Good day, good day, good day. Holes in my socks and I can't find my shoes. It's no surprise that I'm singing the blues. So many holes in my life still to mend, And someone just said that the world's gonna end. So today better be a good day, Today is gonna be a good day, Today has got to be a good day, Good day, good day, good day, good day. If we blow away the past with a bloody great blast, Make it fast, make it fast. So have a good day today because it could be your last, Make it last, make it last. Will it light up the sky? Will it blot out the sun? Well we've waited this long, So it better be a good one. Good day, good day, good day. Yeah, it's gonna be a good day. Hey baby, if you come back home it'll be a good day today. They could drop a small atom bomb on the city today, But if you walk through that door honey, you know it'll be a good day. And now survival is my only aim. I call friends and see if any remain. Who was that girl who used to be my flame? I'd call her if I could remember her name. So today is gonna be a good day, Today has got to be a good day, Today is gonna be a good day, Good day, good day, good day, good day. Hey Diana, I've really got to learn to take a tip from you, Put on my makeup and try to make the world take notice of you. Yeah, it's gonna be good day today. Good day, gonna be a good day. (repeat) |
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All the stories have been told
Of kings and days of old But there's no England now All the wars that were won and lost Somehow don't seem to matter very much anymore All the lies we were told All the lies of the people running round Their castles have burned Now I see change But inside we're the same as we ever were Living on a thin line Tell me now, what are we supposed to do? Living on a thin line Tell me now, what are we supposed to do? Living on a thin line Living this way, each day is a dream What am I, what are we supposed to do? Living on a thin line Tell me now, what are we supposed to do? Now another century nearly gone What are we gonna leave for the young? What we couldn't do, what we wouldn't do It's a crime, but does it matter? Does it matter much, does it matter much to you? Does it ever really matter? Yes, it really, really matters Living on a thin line Tell me now, what are we supposed to do? Living on a thin line Tell me now, what are we supposed to do? Now another leader says Break their hearts and break some heads Is there nothing we can say or do? Blame the future on the past Always lost in blood and guts And when they're gone, it's me and you Living on a thin line Tell me now, what are we supposed to do? Living on a thin line Tell me now, what are we supposed to do? Living on a thin line |
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Met a girl called Lola and I took her back to my place
Feelin guilty, feelin scared, hidden cameras everywhere Stop! Hold on. Stay in control Girl, I want you here with me But I'm really not as cool as I'd like to be 'Cause there's a red, under my bed And there's a little yellow man in my head And there's a true blue inside of me That keeps stoppin' me, touchin' ya, watchin' ya, lovin' ya Paranoia, the destroyer. Paranoia, the destroyer. Well I fell asleep, then I woke feelin' kinda queer Lola looked at me and said, ooh you look so weird. She said, man, there's really something wrong with you. One day you're gonna self-destruct. You're up, you're down, I can't work you out You get a good thing goin' then you blow yourself out. Silly boy, you self-destroyer Silly boy, you self-destroyer Silly boy, you got so much to live for So much to aim for, so much to try for You blowing it all with paranoia You're so insecure, you self-destroyer (And it goes like this, here it goes) Paranoia, the destroyer (Here it goes again) Paranoia, the destroyer Doctor, doctor, help me please, I know you'll understand There's a time device inside of me, I'm a self-destructin' man There's a red, under my bed And there's a little green man in my head And he said, you're not goin' crazy, you're just a bit sad 'Cause there's a man in ya, gnawin' ya, tearin' ya into two. Silly boy, you self-destroyer. Paranoia, the destroyer Self-destroyer, wreck your health Destroy your friends, destroy yourself The time device of self-destruction Light the fuse and start eruption (Yea, it goes like this, here it goes) Paranoia, the destroyer (Here's to paranoia) Paranoia, the destroyer (Hey hey, here it goes) Paranoia, the destroyer (And it goes like this) Paranoia, the destroyer (And it goes like this!) |
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You look out of your window,
Into the night. Could be rain, could be snow, But it can't feel as cold as you're feeling inside. And all of you friends are either married, vanished, Or just left alone. But that's no reason to just stop living. That's no excuse to just give in to a sad and lonely heart. Don't forget to dance, no, no, no, Don't forget to smile. Don't forget to dance, no, no, no, Forget it for a while. 'Cause darling, darling, I bet you danced a good one in your time. And if this were a party I'd really make sure the next one would be mine. Yes, you with the broken heart. Don't forget to dance, no, no, no, Don't forget to smile. Don't forget to dance, no, no, no, Forget it for a while. Don't forget to dance, no, no, no, Forget it for a while. You walk down the street And all the young punks whistle at you. A nice bit of old, Just goes to show what you can achieve with the right attitude. As you pass them by They whisper their remarks one to another, And you give them the eye Even that you know that you could be their mother. You do the thing you love the most. What separates you from the rest, And what you love to do the most? And when they ask me how you dance, I say that you dance real close. Don't forget to dance, no, no, no, Don't forget to dance. |
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When I was small I believed in Santa Claus
Though I knew it was my dad And I would hang up my stocking at Christmas Open my presents and I'd be glad But the last time I played Father Christmas I stood outside a department store A gang of kids came over and mugged me And knocked my reindeer to the floor They said: Father Christmas, give us some money Don't mess around with those silly toys. We'll beat you up if you don't hand it over We want your bread so don't make us annoyed Give all the toys to the little rich boys Don't give my brother a Steve Austin outfit Don't give my sister a cuddly toy We don't want a jigsaw or monopoly money We only want the real McCoy Father Christmas, give us some money We'll beat you up if you make us annoyed Father Christmas, give us some money Don't mess around with those silly toys But give my daddy a job 'cause he needs one He's got lots of mouths to feed But if you've got one, I'll have a machine gun So I can scare all the kids down the street Father Christmas, give us some money We got no time for your silly toys We'll beat you up if you don't hand it over Give all the toys to the little rich boys Have yourself a merry merry Christmas Have yourself a good time But remember the kids who got nothin' While you're drinkin' down your wine Father Christmas, give us some money We got no time for your silly toys We'll beat you up if you don't hand it over We want your bread, so don't make us annoyed Give all the toys to the little rich boys |
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