Ben Watt [보컬,기타,어쿠스틱 기타,피아노,일렉트릭 기타,오르간,씬디사이저,호른]

When the light fades on a long bad day, I sometimes weaken. Then I turn
to see you've been waiting for me, I know I'm not beaten. 'Cause you
lift me up, you do.

Coming home sometimes I catch the headlines. It's been raining since
Saturday night. And the trains run late, I'm stuck at Notting Hill
Gate. But you'll make it alright. 'Cause you lift me up (you make it
alright), you do.

Such a little thing, our love won't make the world alright, but love
makes sense of life and that's enough, at least tonight.

So late at night maybe, when you call me baby, the day will just fall
away. 'Cause you lift me up, you do.

Words and music by Tracey Thorn.

When the light fades on a long bad day, I sometimes weaken. Then I turn
to see you've been waiting for me, I know I'm not beaten. 'Cause you
lift me up, you do.

Coming home sometimes I catch the headlines. It's been raining since
Saturday night. And the trains run late, I'm stuck at Notting Hill
Gate. But you'll make it alright. 'Cause you lift me up (you make it
alright), you do.

Such a little thing, our love won't make the world alright, but love
makes sense of life and that's enough, at least tonight.

So late at night maybe, when you call me baby, the day will just fall
away. 'Cause you lift me up, you do.

Words and music by Tracey Thorn.

I wanted everything for a little while
Why shouldn't I
I wanted to know what it was like
But I pushed you too far and
you started laying down the law till
I didn't love you any more
Now you can pull a little bit
there's a little give and take
And love will stretch a little bit
but finally it's gonna break
Wherever you go I will follow you
'cause I was wrong
So there we both were in that little house
just hanging out
You didn't know what you were about
You turned to me as you were
threading daisies on a chain and you said
"It's decision time again"
Now you can pull a little bit
there's a little give and take
And love will stretch a little bit
but finally it's gonna break.
Wherever you go I will follow you
'cause I was wrong
And the ground's gonna swallow you
I was wrong
I wanted everything for a little while
Why shouldn't I
I wanted to know what he was like
Now you can pull a little bit
there's a little give and take
And love will stretch a little bit
but finally it's gonna break

I wanted everything for a little while
Why shouldn't I
I wanted to know what it was like
But I pushed you too far and
you started laying down the law till
I didn't love you any more
Now you can pull a little bit
there's a little give and take
And love will stretch a little bit
but finally it's gonna break
Wherever you go I will follow you
'cause I was wrong
So there we both were in that little house
just hanging out
You didn't know what you were about
You turned to me as you were
threading daisies on a chain and you said
"It's decision time again"
Now you can pull a little bit
there's a little give and take
And love will stretch a little bit
but finally it's gonna break.
Wherever you go I will follow you
'cause I was wrong
And the ground's gonna swallow you
I was wrong
I wanted everything for a little while
Why shouldn't I
I wanted to know what he was like
Now you can pull a little bit
there's a little give and take
And love will stretch a little bit
but finally it's gonna break

I wanted everything for a little while.
Why shouldn't I?
I wanted to know what it was like.
But I pushed you too far and you started laying
down the law till I didn't love you any more.
Now you can pull a little
bit, there's a little give and take.
And love will stretch a little bit,
but finally it's gonna break.
Wherever you go I will follow you, 'cause I was wrong.
So there we both were in that little house, just hanging out.
You didn't know what you were about.
You turned to me as you were
threading daisies on a chain and you said,
"It's decision time again".
Now you can pull a little bit,
there's a little give and take.
And love will stretch a little bit,
but finally it's gonna break.
Wherever you go I will follow you,
'cause I was wrong. And the ground's gonna swallow
you. I was wrong.
I wanted everything for a little while.
Why shouldn't I? I wanted to know what he was like.
Now you can pull a little bit,
there's a little give and take.
And love will stretch a little bit,
but finally it's gonna break.
Wherever you go I will follow you,
cause I was wrong

I wanted everything for a little while.
Why shouldn't I?
I wanted to know what it was like.
But I pushed you too far and you started laying
down the law till I didn't love you any more.
Now you can pull a little
bit, there's a little give and take.
And love will stretch a little bit,
but finally it's gonna break.
Wherever you go I will follow you, 'cause I was wrong.
So there we both were in that little house, just hanging out.
You didn't know what you were about.
You turned to me as you were
threading daisies on a chain and you said,
"It's decision time again".
Now you can pull a little bit,
there's a little give and take.
And love will stretch a little bit,
but finally it's gonna break.
Wherever you go I will follow you,
'cause I was wrong. And the ground's gonna swallow
you. I was wrong.
I wanted everything for a little while.
Why shouldn't I? I wanted to know what he was like.
Now you can pull a little bit,
there's a little give and take.
And love will stretch a little bit,
but finally it's gonna break.
Wherever you go I will follow you,
cause I was wrong

I wanted everything for a little while.
Why shouldn't I?
I wanted to know what it was like.
But I pushed you too far and you started laying
down the law till I didn't love you any more.
Now you can pull a little
bit, there's a little give and take.
And love will stretch a little bit,
but finally it's gonna break.
Wherever you go I will follow you, 'cause I was wrong.
So there we both were in that little house, just hanging out.
You didn't know what you were about.
You turned to me as you were
threading daisies on a chain and you said,
"It's decision time again".
Now you can pull a little bit,
there's a little give and take.
And love will stretch a little bit,
but finally it's gonna break.
Wherever you go I will follow you,
'cause I was wrong. And the ground's gonna swallow
you. I was wrong.
I wanted everything for a little while.
Why shouldn't I? I wanted to know what he was like.
Now you can pull a little bit,
there's a little give and take.
And love will stretch a little bit,
but finally it's gonna break.
Wherever you go I will follow you,
cause I was wrong

We are not true
We are not pure
We are not right

O but still I'll steal to you at night
Too selfish by half
Too ugly by far
But when your songs have been sung, come to me
Rumours are rife
And winter blows cold
Reminds me of such wretched times
And yet all the same
I will never deign
To think ill of you
When all's well
My love is like cathedral bells

Amongst all the dross
The lies and the grief
There are so many things you just wouldn't believe
But amongst all the dross
The lies and the grief
When all's well
My love is like cathedral bells

We are not true
We are not pure
We are not right

O but still I'll steal to you at night
Too selfish by half
Too ugly by far
But when your songs have been sung, come to me
Rumours are rife
And winter blows cold
Reminds me of such wretched times
And yet all the same
I will never deign
To think ill of you
When all's well
My love is like cathedral bells

Amongst all the dross
The lies and the grief
There are so many things you just wouldn't believe
But amongst all the dross
The lies and the grief
When all's well
My love is like cathedral bells

If you lose your faith, babe, you can have mine, and if you're lost I'm
right behind, cause we walk the same line. Now I don't have to tell you
how slow the night can go, I know you've watched for the light. And I
bet you could tell me how slowly four follows three, and you're most
forlorn just before dawn. So if you lose your faith, babe, you can have
mine, and if you're lost I'm right behind, cause we walk the same line.
And I don't need reminding how loud the 'phone can ring when you're
waiting for news. And that big old moon lights every corner of the
room. Your back aches from lying and your head aches from crying. So if
you lose your faith, babe, you can have mine, and if you're lost I'm
right behind, cause we walk the same line. And if these troubles should
vanish like rain at midday, well I've no doubt there'll be more. And we
can't run and we can't cheat, cause baby when we meet what we're afraid
of, we find out what we're made of. So if you lose your faith, babe, you
can have mine, and if you're lost I'm right behind, cause we walk the
same line...

If you loose your faith babe you can have mine
and if you're lost I'm right behind
cause we walk the same line.

Now I don't have to tell you
how slow the night can go
I know you've watched for the light.

And I bet you could tell me
how slowly four follows three
and you're most forlorn just before dawn.

So if you loose your faith babe
you can have mine
and if you're lost I'm right behind,
cause we walk the same line.

When it's dark baby,
there's a light I'll shine,
and if you're lost, I'm right behind,
cause we walk the same line.

And I don't need reminding
how loud the phone can ring
when you're waiting for news.

And that big old moon
lights every corner of the room.
Your back aches from lying
and your head aches from crying.

So if you loose your faith babe,
you can have mine,
and if you're lost, I'm right behind,
cause we walk the same line.

When it's dark baby,
there's a light I'll shine,
and if you're lost, I'm right behind,
cause we walk the same line.

And if these troubles
should vanish like rain on midday,
well I've no doubt there'll be more.

And we can't run and we can't cheat,
cause babe when we meet
what we're afraid of,
we find out what we're made of.

So if you loose your faith babe,
you can have mine,
and if you're lost, I'm right behind,
cause we walk the same line.

When it's dark baby,
there's a light I'll shine,
and if you're lost, I'm right behind,
cause we walk the same line

If you loose your faith babe you can have mine
and if you're lost I'm right behind
cause we walk the same line.

Now I don't have to tell you
how slow the night can go
I know you've watched for the light.

And I bet you could tell me
how slowly four follows three
and you're most forlorn just before dawn.

So if you loose your faith babe
you can have mine
and if you're lost I'm right behind,
cause we walk the same line.

When it's dark baby,
there's a light I'll shine,
and if you're lost, I'm right behind,
cause we walk the same line.

And I don't need reminding
how loud the phone can ring
when you're waiting for news.

And that big old moon
lights every corner of the room.
Your back aches from lying
and your head aches from crying.

So if you loose your faith babe,
you can have mine,
and if you're lost, I'm right behind,
cause we walk the same line.

When it's dark baby,
there's a light I'll shine,
and if you're lost, I'm right behind,
cause we walk the same line.

And if these troubles
should vanish like rain on midday,
well I've no doubt there'll be more.

And we can't run and we can't cheat,
cause babe when we meet
what we're afraid of,
we find out what we're made of.

So if you loose your faith babe,
you can have mine,
and if you're lost, I'm right behind,
cause we walk the same line.

When it's dark baby,
there's a light I'll shine,
and if you're lost, I'm right behind,
cause we walk the same line

<< Walking Wounded >>
--- Everything But The Girl

Out amongst the walking wounded, every face on every bus is you and me
and him and her. Nothing can replace the us I knew. Nothing can replace
the us I knew. I'm never gonna let you go. You know I'm never gonna let
you go. Now I know I had a choice, though you never made it clear to
me. I thought you never felt it deeply. And now I'm never gonna let you
go. I could have loved you forever. I could have loved you forever.
What do you want from me? Are you trying to punish me? Punish me for
loving you? Punish me for giving to you? Punish me for nothing I do.
Punish me for nothing. Punish me for nothing. For nothing. Out amongst
the walking wounded, every face on every bus is you and me and him and
her. Nothing can replace the us I knew. Nothing can replace the us I
knew. I'm never gonna let you go. You know I'm never gonna let you
go. Now I know I had a choice, though you never made it clear to me. I
thought you never felt it deeply. And now I'm never gonna let you go. I
could have loved you forever. Or I could have left you forever. What do
you want from me? Are you trying to punish me? Punish me for loving
you? Punish me for giving to you? Punish me for nothing I do. Punish
me for nothing. Punish me for nothing. For nothing. Out amongst the
walking wounded, every face on every bus is you and me and him and her
and nothing can replace the us I knew. Nothing can replace the us I
knew. Out amongst the walking wounded, every face on every train is you
and me and him and her. Somedays I think I could go insane. Somedays I
think I could go insane.

<< Walking Wounded >>
--- Everything But The Girl

Out amongst the walking wounded, every face on every bus is you and me
and him and her. Nothing can replace the us I knew. Nothing can replace
the us I knew. I'm never gonna let you go. You know I'm never gonna let
you go. Now I know I had a choice, though you never made it clear to
me. I thought you never felt it deeply. And now I'm never gonna let you
go. I could have loved you forever. I could have loved you forever.
What do you want from me? Are you trying to punish me? Punish me for
loving you? Punish me for giving to you? Punish me for nothing I do.
Punish me for nothing. Punish me for nothing. For nothing. Out amongst
the walking wounded, every face on every bus is you and me and him and
her. Nothing can replace the us I knew. Nothing can replace the us I
knew. I'm never gonna let you go. You know I'm never gonna let you
go. Now I know I had a choice, though you never made it clear to me. I
thought you never felt it deeply. And now I'm never gonna let you go. I
could have loved you forever. Or I could have left you forever. What do
you want from me? Are you trying to punish me? Punish me for loving
you? Punish me for giving to you? Punish me for nothing I do. Punish
me for nothing. Punish me for nothing. For nothing. Out amongst the
walking wounded, every face on every bus is you and me and him and her
and nothing can replace the us I knew. Nothing can replace the us I
knew. Out amongst the walking wounded, every face on every train is you
and me and him and her. Somedays I think I could go insane. Somedays I
think I could go insane.

Out amongst the walking wounded, every face on every bus is you and me
and him and her. Nothing can replace the us I knew. Nothing can replace
the us I knew. I'm never gonna let you go. You know I'm never gonna let
you go. Now I know I had a choice, though you never made it clear to
me. I thought you never felt it deeply. And now I'm never gonna let you
go. I could have loved you forever. I could have loved you forever.
What do you want from me? Are you trying to punish me? Punish me for
loving you? Punish me for giving to you? Punish me for nothing I do.
Punish me for nothing. Punish me for nothing. For nothing. Out amongst
the walking wounded, every face on every bus is you and me and him and
her. Nothing can replace the us I knew. Nothing can replace the us I
knew. I'm never gonna let you go. You know I'm never gonna let you
go. Now I know I had a choice, though you never made it clear to me. I
thought you never felt it deeply. And now I'm never gonna let you go. I
could have loved you forever. Or I could have left you forever. What do
you want from me? Are you trying to punish me? Punish me for loving
you? Punish me for giving to you? Punish me for nothing I do. Punish
me for nothing. Punish me for nothing. For nothing. Out amongst the
walking wounded, every face on every bus is you and me and him and her
and nothing can replace the us I knew. Nothing can replace the us I
knew. Out amongst the walking wounded, every face on every train is you
and me and him and her. Somedays I think I could go insane. Somedays I
think I could go insane.

<< Walking Wounded >>
--- Everything But The Girl

Out amongst the walking wounded, every face on every bus is you and me
and him and her. Nothing can replace the us I knew. Nothing can replace
the us I knew. I'm never gonna let you go. You know I'm never gonna let
you go. Now I know I had a choice, though you never made it clear to
me. I thought you never felt it deeply. And now I'm never gonna let you
go. I could have loved you forever. I could have loved you forever.
What do you want from me? Are you trying to punish me? Punish me for
loving you? Punish me for giving to you? Punish me for nothing I do.
Punish me for nothing. Punish me for nothing. For nothing. Out amongst
the walking wounded, every face on every bus is you and me and him and
her. Nothing can replace the us I knew. Nothing can replace the us I
knew. I'm never gonna let you go. You know I'm never gonna let you
go. Now I know I had a choice, though you never made it clear to me. I
thought you never felt it deeply. And now I'm never gonna let you go. I
could have loved you forever. Or I could have left you forever. What do
you want from me? Are you trying to punish me? Punish me for loving
you? Punish me for giving to you? Punish me for nothing I do. Punish
me for nothing. Punish me for nothing. For nothing. Out amongst the
walking wounded, every face on every bus is you and me and him and her
and nothing can replace the us I knew. Nothing can replace the us I
knew. Out amongst the walking wounded, every face on every train is you
and me and him and her. Somedays I think I could go insane. Somedays I
think I could go insane.

<< Walking Wounded >>
--- Everything But The Girl

Out amongst the walking wounded, every face on every bus is you and me
and him and her. Nothing can replace the us I knew. Nothing can replace
the us I knew. I'm never gonna let you go. You know I'm never gonna let
you go. Now I know I had a choice, though you never made it clear to
me. I thought you never felt it deeply. And now I'm never gonna let you
go. I could have loved you forever. I could have loved you forever.
What do you want from me? Are you trying to punish me? Punish me for
loving you? Punish me for giving to you? Punish me for nothing I do.
Punish me for nothing. Punish me for nothing. For nothing. Out amongst
the walking wounded, every face on every bus is you and me and him and
her. Nothing can replace the us I knew. Nothing can replace the us I
knew. I'm never gonna let you go. You know I'm never gonna let you
go. Now I know I had a choice, though you never made it clear to me. I
thought you never felt it deeply. And now I'm never gonna let you go. I
could have loved you forever. Or I could have left you forever. What do
you want from me? Are you trying to punish me? Punish me for loving
you? Punish me for giving to you? Punish me for nothing I do. Punish
me for nothing. Punish me for nothing. For nothing. Out amongst the
walking wounded, every face on every bus is you and me and him and her
and nothing can replace the us I knew. Nothing can replace the us I
knew. Out amongst the walking wounded, every face on every train is you
and me and him and her. Somedays I think I could go insane. Somedays I
think I could go insane.

<< Walking Wounded >>
--- Everything But The Girl

Out amongst the walking wounded, every face on every bus is you and me
and him and her. Nothing can replace the us I knew. Nothing can replace
the us I knew. I'm never gonna let you go. You know I'm never gonna let
you go. Now I know I had a choice, though you never made it clear to
me. I thought you never felt it deeply. And now I'm never gonna let you
go. I could have loved you forever. I could have loved you forever.
What do you want from me? Are you trying to punish me? Punish me for
loving you? Punish me for giving to you? Punish me for nothing I do.
Punish me for nothing. Punish me for nothing. For nothing. Out amongst
the walking wounded, every face on every bus is you and me and him and
her. Nothing can replace the us I knew. Nothing can replace the us I
knew. I'm never gonna let you go. You know I'm never gonna let you
go. Now I know I had a choice, though you never made it clear to me. I
thought you never felt it deeply. And now I'm never gonna let you go. I
could have loved you forever. Or I could have left you forever. What do
you want from me? Are you trying to punish me? Punish me for loving
you? Punish me for giving to you? Punish me for nothing I do. Punish
me for nothing. Punish me for nothing. For nothing. Out amongst the
walking wounded, every face on every bus is you and me and him and her
and nothing can replace the us I knew. Nothing can replace the us I
knew. Out amongst the walking wounded, every face on every train is you
and me and him and her. Somedays I think I could go insane. Somedays I
think I could go insane.

I met your boyfriend on St. Martin's Lane
and he said"Fancy running into you again".
We talked a minute or sothen he turned to go
and I walked into the crowd again.

And the morning was a different place
in every passerby I saw your face.
Love leaves a lonely ghost
with one thought uppermost
is this the case in every case?

Am I walking to you?
Am I walking to you?
In everything I do,
am I just walking to you?

It was seven years ago to the day,
you rang my house and we met halfway.
We walked round Leicester Square and
sat through 'Being There' and every moment I replay.

And I was desperate for love to be pure,
though what that meant, I never ws sure.
You spent your time on me,
I took it willingly,
and I made you trust in litterature.

Am I walking to you?
Am I walking to you?
In everything I do,
am I just walking to you?
I just don't know what to do

I met your boyfriend on St. Martin's Lane
and he said "Fancy running into you again"
We talked a minute or so then he turned to go
and I walked into the crowd again

And the morning was a different place
in every passerby I saw your face
Love leaves a lonely ghost
with one thought uppermost
is this the case in every case

Am I walking to you
Am I walking to you
In everything I do
am I just walking to you

It was seven years ago to the day
you rang my house and we met halfway
We walked round Leicester Square and
sat through 'Being There' and every moment I replay

And I was desperate for love to be pure
though what that meant, I never ws sure
You spent your time on me
I took it willingly
and I made you trust in litterature

Am I walking to you
Am I walking to you
In everything I do
am I just walking to you
I just don't know what to do

I met your boyfriend on St. Martin's Lane
and he said "Fancy running into you again"
We talked a minute or so then he turned to go
and I walked into the crowd again

And the morning was a different place
in every passerby I saw your face
Love leaves a lonely ghost
with one thought uppermost
is this the case in every case

Am I walking to you
Am I walking to you
In everything I do
am I just walking to you

It was seven years ago to the day
you rang my house and we met halfway
We walked round Leicester Square and
sat through 'Being There' and every moment I replay

And I was desperate for love to be pure
though what that meant, I never ws sure
You spent your time on me
I took it willingly
and I made you trust in litterature

Am I walking to you
Am I walking to you
In everything I do
am I just walking to you
I just don't know what to do

You're here, but what if you weren't? What would have happened to me?
That candle, unburnt, is history. One thing, I guess, this place would
be a mess, for my standards at best are undemanding. And that needs your
understanding.

Still here, but what if we weren't? Where d'you think I would be? For
love, I have learnt, depends on geography. Fortune found us when all
around us half the couples we knew were disbanding. And that takes some
understanding.

And do you know even when we disagree, and freedom holds out a hand to
me, I know I would never want to be without your company. And I mean
that totally.

One thing is clear, after all these years, we have reached an
understanding. We have reached an understanding.

You're here, but what if you weren't
What would have happened to me
That candle, unburnt, is history
One thing I guess this place would be a mess
For my standards at best are undemanding
And that takes some understanding

Still here, but what if we weren't
Where'd you think I would be (where would I be)
For love I have learned depends on geography
Fortune found us when all around us
Half the couples we knew were disbanding
And that needs your understanding

And do you know even when we disagree
And freedom holds out a hand to me
You know I would nver want to be without your company
And I mean that totally

We have reached an understanding
Understanding, understanding.

Frances keep your mouth shut dear
We don't want the neighbors 'round
With their ugly little schemes
That make the pretty world go 'round
And there's a place in it for every one of us
I'll keep the home fires burning
Only don't make a fuss

And if you're not impressed
With the wares life has to show
You can take them or leave them
They choose their own fare who say no
There's some ugly little dreams
For pretty girls to buy
It's enough to make you mad
But it's safer just to break down and cry

It's a battlefield Frances
You fight or concede
Victory to the enemy
Who call your strength insanity

What chance for such girls
How can we compete?
In a world that likes its women
Stupid and sweet

I bet you rue the day
The angels gave you your share
Of bright cornflower blue eyes
And golden hair
And there's a lot of ugly little dreams
For pretty girls to buy
It's enough to make you mad
But it's safer just to break down and cry
It's safer just to break down and cry

Well it's not for me to say, but I can't see what you see in him anyway.
But such righteousness in me is not a nice thing to display, and who am I
for christsakes anyway to judge a life this way, when my own's in
disarray? I watch Saturday kid's TV with the sound turned down. And i
leave food on the eiderdown. All my thoughts pushed underground. Maybe
you're happy - everyone says you are. You drive around on two star, you
leave your life ajar, and God knows you deserve it. Bad luck follows
everyone. So go on, and stop listening to me. Stop listening to me.
And don't ask me how I feel. Don't ask me how I feel. So it's not for
me to say, because I change my mind from day to day, and when I look at
you I only see bits of myself anyway. So go on, and stop listening to
me. Stop listening to me. And don't ask me what to say, or to judge a
life this way when my own's in disarray....

Well it's not for me to say,
but I can't see what you see in him anyway
But such righteousness in me
is not a nice thing to display,
and who am I for christsakes anyway
to judge a life this way when my own's in disarray?
I watch Saturday kid's TV with the sound turned down
I leave food on the eiderdown
All my thoughts pushed underground
Maybe you're happy - everyone says you are
You drive around on Two Star,
you leave your life ajar, and God knows
you deserve it.
Bad luck follows everyone.
So go on, and stop listening to me
Stop listening to me.
And don't ask me how I feel
don't ask me how I feel
So it's not for me to say
because I change my life from day to day,
and when I look at you
I only see bits of myself anyway
So go on, and stop listening to me
Stop listening to me
And don't ask me what to say, or to judge a life this way
When my own's in disarray

Well it's not for me to say,
but I can't see what you see in him anyway
But such righteousness in me
is not a nice thing to display,
and who am I for christsakes anyway
to judge a life this way when my own's in disarray?
I watch Saturday kid's TV with the sound turned down
I leave food on the eiderdown
All my thoughts pushed underground
Maybe you're happy - everyone says you are
You drive around on Two Star,
you leave your life ajar, and God knows
you deserve it.
Bad luck follows everyone.
So go on, and stop listening to me
Stop listening to me.
And don't ask me how I feel
don't ask me how I feel
So it's not for me to say
because I change my life from day to day,
and when I look at you
I only see bits of myself anyway
So go on, and stop listening to me
Stop listening to me
And don't ask me what to say, or to judge a life this way
When my own's in disarray

Now we're in twin cities, where the Mississippi rises and then falls.
One is Minneapolis, the other though less famous, is St. Paul.
There are stray dogs on the highway and the local farmers moan about lack of rain.
When the winds blew last winter I'd swear England had another hurricane.

And we are twin cities and we are that river.
From the standing still, we will be delivered.
The last time in new york was with Mandela and Madonna and the Mets.
For icons of an era, well, that's about as famous as it gets.

I've seen cities full of ticker tape and cotton trains through Utah disappearing out of sight.
And now I'm standing in a city that's as pretty as an ocean in the night.
And we are twin cities and we are that ocean. from the standing still, we are set in motion.
And no one calls me up to say, "how long are you going to be away?"

No one calls me up to say, "don't let that life lead you astray"
They were rioting in Detroit on the night the pistons won it back to back.
I was out of there the next day and I only had just two bags to pack.
And we are twin cities and we are one river.

From the standing still, we will be delivered. and we are twin cities and we are one ocean.
From the standing still, we are set in motion.

Now we're in twin cities, where the Mississippi rises and then falls.
One is Minneapolis, the other though less famous, is St. Paul.
There are stray dogs on the highway and the local farmers moan about lack of rain.
When the winds blew last winter I'd swear England had another hurricane.

And we are twin cities and we are that river.
From the standing still, we will be delivered.
The last time in new york was with Mandela and Madonna and the Mets.
For icons of an era, well, that's about as famous as it gets.

I've seen cities full of ticker tape and cotton trains through Utah disappearing out of sight.
And now I'm standing in a city that's as pretty as an ocean in the night.
And we are twin cities and we are that ocean. from the standing still, we are set in motion.
And no one calls me up to say, "how long are you going to be away?"

No one calls me up to say, "don't let that life lead you astray"
They were rioting in Detroit on the night the pistons won it back to back.
I was out of there the next day and I only had just two bags to pack.
And we are twin cities and we are one river.

From the standing still, we will be delivered. and we are twin cities and we are one ocean.
From the standing still, we are set in motion.

Now we're in twin cities, where the Mississippi rises and then falls.
One is Minneapolis, the other though less famous, is St. Paul.
There are stray dogs on the highway and the local farmers moan about lack of rain.
When the winds blew last winter I'd swear England had another hurricane.

And we are twin cities and we are that river.
From the standing still, we will be delivered.
The last time in new york was with Mandela and Madonna and the Mets.
For icons of an era, well, that's about as famous as it gets.

I've seen cities full of ticker tape and cotton trains through Utah disappearing out of sight.
And now I'm standing in a city that's as pretty as an ocean in the night.
And we are twin cities and we are that ocean. from the standing still, we are set in motion.
And no one calls me up to say, "how long are you going to be away?"

No one calls me up to say, "don't let that life lead you astray"
They were rioting in Detroit on the night the pistons won it back to back.
I was out of there the next day and I only had just two bags to pack.
And we are twin cities and we are one river.

From the standing still, we will be delivered. and we are twin cities and we are one ocean.
From the standing still, we are set in motion.

Don't say one thing one day, then something else the next day. I'm
trying to keep up with you - it's hard enough when you speak clearly, but
when you're confused, it's like a goods train running through these
rooms. And I'm reading more into your words than you have put into them,
and that's my problem, but you tied these knots, now you undo them. You
undo them. Oh and think before you speak, my darling. Cause with your
troubled mind, you're like a goods train running through my life. We all
walk through this word alone, we keep ourselves untouched, unknown. You
look up to the sky above you, read this there - I love you. Oh it's written
there, you know I love you, love you, love you, love you. But with your
troubled mind, you're like a goods train running through my life. And
when you're down, you bring me down too, and babe that's something I
would not do. I know it's hard, yeah I know it's hard, and babe that's
something that I don't disregard. I don't disregard. But with your
troubled mind, you're like a goods train running through my life.

Don't say one thing one day,
then something else the next day.
I'm trying to keep up with you
It's hard enough when you speak clearly,
but when you're confused,
it's like a goods train running through these rooms.

And I'm reading more into your
words than you ahve put into them,
and that's my problem, but you tied these knots,
now you undo them. you undo them.
Oh think before you speak, my darling.

Cause with your troubled mind,
you're like a goods train running through my life.
With your troubled mind,
you're like a goods train running through my life.

We all walk through this world alone,
we keep ourselves untouched, unknown.
You look up to the sky above you,
read this there I love you.
Oh it's written there, you know
I love you, love you, love you, love you.

With your troubled mind,
you're like a goods train running through my life.
With your troubled mind,
you're like a goods train running through my life.

And when you're down, you bring me down too,
and babe that's something I would not do.
I know it's hard, yeah I know it's hard,
and babe that's something I don't disregard.
I said, I don't disregard.

With your troubled mind,
you're like a goods train running through my life
With your troubled mind,
you're like a goods train running through my life.

With your troubled mind, you know
I love you, love you, love you, love you.
With your troubled mind, you know
I love you, love you, love you, love you.
With your troubled mind,
you're like a goods train running through my life.

Don't say one thing one day,
then something else the next day.
I'm trying to keep up with you
It's hard enough when you speak clearly,
but when you're confused,
it's like a goods train running through these rooms.

And I'm reading more into your
words than you ahve put into them,
and that's my problem, but you tied these knots,
now you undo them. you undo them.
Oh think before you speak, my darling.

Cause with your troubled mind,
you're like a goods train running through my life.
With your troubled mind,
you're like a goods train running through my life.

We all walk through this world alone,
we keep ourselves untouched, unknown.
You look up to the sky above you,
read this there I love you.
Oh it's written there, you know
I love you, love you, love you, love you.

With your troubled mind,
you're like a goods train running through my life.
With your troubled mind,
you're like a goods train running through my life.

And when you're down, you bring me down too,
and babe that's something I would not do.
I know it's hard, yeah I know it's hard,
and babe that's something I don't disregard.
I said, I don't disregard.

With your troubled mind,
you're like a goods train running through my life
With your troubled mind,
you're like a goods train running through my life.

With your troubled mind, you know
I love you, love you, love you, love you.
With your troubled mind, you know
I love you, love you, love you, love you.
With your troubled mind,
you're like a goods train running through my life.

Who would be born into a mans's man's man's world?
But what do children care
For grown ups' despair
A house can hold both boy and girl

But every mother's son grows up
And daughters imitate
And the burden of careworn world
Is his to bear
--Hers to wait

As the open world of a tomboy girl
Closes on a growing wife
From a childhood clear
Through teenage years
That always seem to be more
Trouble than strife.

From the hot dark of the night
To the cold light of day
From the cradle to wife to grave
Unless I stand in the way

As the open world of a tomboy girl
Closes in with growing strife
For my own sake I'll comfort take
To know I'd never make a wife
As the open world of a tomboy girl
Closes in with growing strife
For my own sake I'll comfort take
In the knowledge that I'd never make a wife

You hear them talk of women's way with hatred
And it cuts me like a knife
Poor men, so much to bear
The children and the trouble and strife

The open world of a tomboy girl
Is the best of life
From a childhood clear
You end up here
In trouble and strife

Who would be born into a mans's man's man's world?
But what do children care
For grown ups' despair
A house can hold both boy and girl

But every mother's son grows up
And daughters imitate
And the burden of careworn world
Is his to bear
--Hers to wait

As the open world of a tomboy girl
Closes on a growing wife
From a childhood clear
Through teenage years
That always seem to be more
Trouble than strife.

From the hot dark of the night
To the cold light of day
From the cradle to wife to grave
Unless I stand in the way

As the open world of a tomboy girl
Closes in with growing strife
For my own sake I'll comfort take
To know I'd never make a wife
As the open world of a tomboy girl
Closes in with growing strife
For my own sake I'll comfort take
In the knowledge that I'd never make a wife

You hear them talk of women's way with hatred
And it cuts me like a knife
Poor men, so much to bear
The children and the trouble and strife

The open world of a tomboy girl
Is the best of life
From a childhood clear
You end up here
In trouble and strife

Wherever you go I will follow you
Cuz I was wrong
Wherever you go I will follow you
Cuz I was wrong
Wherever you go I will follow you
Cuz I was wrong
Wherever you go I will follow you
Cuz I was wrong

I wanted everything for a little while,
why shouldn't I?
I wanted to know what it was like
But I pushed you too far,
and you started laying down the law
till I didn't love you anymore

Now you can pull a little bit
There's a little give and take
And love will stretch a little bit
But finally its gonna break
Wherever you go I will follow you
Cuz I was wrong

Wherever you go I will follow you
Cuz I was wrong
Wherever you go I will follow you
Cuz I was wrong

Now there we both were in that little house
Just hanging out
You didn't know what you were about
You turned to me as you were
threading daisies on a chain
and you said "It's decision time again"

Now you can pull a little bit
There's a little give and take
And love will stretch a little bit
But finally its gonna break
Wherever you go I will follow you
Cuz I was wrong

Wherever you go I will follow you
Cuz I was wrong
Wherever you go I will follow you
Cuz I was wrong

Wherever you go I will follow you
Cuz I was wrong
Wherever you go I will follow you
Cuz I was wrong
Wherever you go I will follow you
Cuz I was wrong
Wherever you go I will follow you
Cuz I was wrong

I wanted everything for a little while,
why shouldn't I?
I wanted to know what it was like
But I pushed you too far,
and you started laying down the law
till I didn't love you anymore

Now you can pull a little bit
There's a little give and take
And love will stretch a little bit
But finally its gonna break
Wherever you go I will follow you
Cuz I was wrong

Wherever you go I will follow you
Cuz I was wrong
Wherever you go I will follow you
Cuz I was wrong

Now there we both were in that little house
Just hanging out
You didn't know what you were about
You turned to me as you were
threading daisies on a chain
and you said "It's decision time again"

Now you can pull a little bit
There's a little give and take
And love will stretch a little bit
But finally its gonna break
Wherever you go I will follow you
Cuz I was wrong

Wherever you go I will follow you
Cuz I was wrong
Wherever you go I will follow you
Cuz I was wrong

Lying in my bed I hear the clock tick,
And think of you
Caught up in circles confusion
Is nothing new
Flashback warm nights
Almost left behind
Suitcases of memories,
Time after

Sometimes you picture me
I'm walking too far ahead
You're calling to me, I can't hear
What you've said
Then you say go slow
I fall behind
The second hand unwinds

If you're lost you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you I'll be waiting
Time after time

If you're lost you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you I'll be waiting
Time after time

After my picture fades and darkness has
Turned to gray
Watching through windows you're wondering
If I'm OK
Secrets stolen from deep inside
The drum beats out of time

If you're lost you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you I'll be waiting
Time after time

You said go slow
I fall behind
The second hand unwinds

If you're lost you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you I'll be waiting
Time after time

If you're lost you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you I'll be waiting
Time after time

Time after time
Time after time
Time after time

You're only two and the whole wild world revolves around you,
and nothing happened yet that you might ever wish to forget.
It doesn't stay that way, if I could I'd make stay that way.
And this you will recall in after years,
though you may weary of this vale of tears -
these days remember, always remember.

You're only two and I've no wish to worry you,
so pay no mind to those who say the world is unkind -
that's just something they've read,
and if I could I'd strike them dead.
And this you will recall in after years,
though you may weary of this vale of tears -
these days remember, always remember.

And honey there's no rush,
the world will wait for you to grow up.
And this you will recall in after years,
though you may weary of this vale of tears -
these days remember, always remember.

I hope you never change,
I'll call you Jimmy, they call you James;
don't ever change,
I'll call you Jimmy, they call you James.

something has come between me and the world that knew
what I thought wild last is falling apart in the face of something new
how can I explain that I had no choice
the sound of the waves fills her ears and drowns out my voice
and I'm just too far away for her to believe what I say
she couldn't hear me, she wouldn't listen anyway

how can I write a letter the post is so slow
if I'm to disappoint her then that's something she ought to know
I can just hear her voice fall as I wait here alone
how can so much harm be done by just two minutes spent on the phone
you say that things will get better
but she would hate me if I let her
and she reads so much in every word that I say

I thought that being apart would lust bring us some variety
but after some time it seems clear that she's changed in a different way from
me
and I would like to shout at someone but no one's to blame
it's just her it's just me and everything that is
just not the same
sometimes I would turn back the clock
and recapture all that we've lost
but I couldn't give up all that we have today

You packed your books last night, you break with the past tonight.
I hope you find some beach house on the coast out there with plenty of light.
Cause I know the road is very long
But in my head I'll always hold your song
And I'll keep a good thought for you.
I'll keep a good thought for you.

You left us "The Best of Frank" and on the back you signed your name.
"One For My Baby" was underlined again.
Now I know the road is very long
But in my head I'll always hold your song,
And I'll keep a good thought for you -
If you're lonely think of me.
I'll keep a good thought for you -
If you're lonely think of me.

There's a couple you knew quite well, they moved away last Spring,
And though he can't find suits they don't miss much of anything.
They're raising a baby now.
At least that's one gift that this world allows.
And I'll keep a good thought for you,
I'll keep a good thought for you.
Cause I know the road is very long
But in my head I'll always hold your song,
And I'll keep a good thought for you -
If you're lonely think of me.

The highlands and the lowlands
Are the roots my father knows
The holidays at Oban
And the towns around Montrose
But even as he sleeps
They're loading bombs into the hills
And the waters in the lochs
Can run deep but never still

I've thought of having children
But I've gone and changed my mind
It's hard enough to watch the news
Let alone explain it to a child
To cast your eye 'cross nature
Over fields of rape and corn
And tell him without flinching
Not to fear where he's been born

Then someone sat me down last night
And I heard Caruso sing
He's almost as good as Presley
And if I only do one thing
I'll sing songs to my father
I'll sing songs to my child
It's time to hold your loved ones
While the chains are loosed and the world
Runs wild

And even as we speak
They're loading bombs onto a white train
How can we afford to ever sleep
So sound again

I dreamed about you again last night. You never have the same face
twice, but I always know it's you, and you're always looking better than
you really do. Than you really do. And I walk around the whole next day
feeling like I've still got something to say. But I don't know what it
is, and I don't know how to reach you even if I did. Even if I did. Do
I wanna hear that you forgive me? Do I wanna hear you're no good without
me? Am I big enough to hear that you never even even think about me?
Why should you ever think about me? And I thought that I'd outgrow this
kind of thing. Tell me, aren't we supposed to mature or something? I
haven't found that yet, is this as grown-up as we ever get? Maybe this
is as good as it gets. And years may go by, but I think the heart
remains a child. The mind may grow wise, but the heart just sulks and it
whines and remains a child. I think the heart remains a child. Why
don't you love me? Why don't you love me? Why don't you love me?

The future of the future will still contain the past
Time goes slow and time goes fast
I can feel you looking back at me
To see how I?e done
What is it inside you that makes you want to be my god

Well it? so bright tonight
It? so bright tonight
It? so bright tonight
Do you see those cars, those lights?

The future of the future will still repeat today
Time goes fast and fades away
And you say think of the old days
We could have them back again
Well I thought about the old days
They? go bad like they did then

Well it? so bright tonight
It? so bright tonight
It? so bright tonight
Do you see those cars, those lights?

The future of the future will still contain tonight
The passage of day the passage of light
I? not going home again
Tomorrow will never come
I? not going home again
Tomorrow will never come

Well it? so bright tonight
It? so bright tonight
Do you see those cars, those lights?
Do you see those roads, these skies?

What ya gonna do about me now?
(Repeat 8x)

It? so bright tonight

the future of the future
will still contain the past
where time goes slow
and time goes fast.
i can feel you looking back at me
to see how i've got on.
what is it eating at you
that makes you want me now i'm gone?
and it's so bright tonight.
do you see those cars, those light?
the future of the future
will still repeat today
where time goes fast
then fades away.
you say - "think of the old days,
we could have them back again".
well i've thought about the old days
and they'd go bad like they did then.
and it's so bright tonight.
do you see those cars, those lights?
the future of the future
will still contain tonight
- the passage of day,
the passage of light.
and i'm not going home again,
tomorrow will never come.
and it's so bright tonight.
do your see those cars, those lights?
do you see these roads, these sights?
what you gonna do about me now?
what you gonna do about me now?
it's so bright tonight.

spending time with him again
intending to put things back when they were alright
just when we reach dry land why must it all get out of hand again tonight drinking till my tongue got loose
and thinking that the way it used to be was wrong
staying till the evening's wrecked
by saying things just for effect, went on too long

I used to think that you were all that kept me sane
when all else failed
now I think you were
probably what drove me off the rails

talking with our voices raised
walking home to silent days and tears
I said would rather shout
for after all what's love to cry about
I used to think you would hold out best of us all
am I flattering myself
or was I the one who made you cynical?

and still he lies awake at night
restless while every silence screams
and still she sleep turned to the wall
he fears the onslaught of his dream

touches her back but she doesn't stir
then round her hand his finger close
feeling the ring that cost more than the car
all of those questions that never arose

and still she lies awake at night
silently stares at the bedroom wall
feeling his hand dare to touch her back
it's been a month since ha started to paint the hall

and brightly burns the landing light
the baby's screaming down the hall
she shuts her eyes and she shuts her ears
she's had up to here because it's not his baby after all

and still he lies awake at night
restless while every silence screams
and still she sleep turned to the wall
he fears the onslaught of his dream

touches her back but she doesn't stir
then round her hand his finger close
feeling the ring that cost more than the car
all of those questions that never arose

and still she lies awake at night
silently stares at the bedroom wall
feeling his hand dare to touch her back
it's been a month since ha started to paint the hall

and brightly burns the landing light
the baby's screaming down the hall
she shuts her eyes and she shuts her ears
she's had up to here because it's not his baby after all

and still he lies awake at night
restless while every silence screams
and still she sleep turned to the wall
he fears the onslaught of his dream

touches her back but she doesn't stir
then round her hand his finger close
feeling the ring that cost more than the car
all of those questions that never arose

and still she lies awake at night
silently stares at the bedroom wall
feeling his hand dare to touch her back
it's been a month since ha started to paint the hall

and brightly burns the landing light
the baby's screaming down the hall
she shuts her eyes and she shuts her ears
she's had up to here because it's not his baby after all

this temperamental side,
the one you say that you can't hide.
d'you ever see yourself
- the way it looks to someone else?
this temperamental trick,
the one you say you can't predict.
you're like an empty cup.
forgive me if i don't wait up.
i don't get where you're coming from
- what is real and what's put on,
what has stayed and what has gone.
how long will this thing go on and on?
i don't want you to love me.
i don't want you to love me.
you're like an empty cup,
but i can't fill you up.
what planet are you on?
not the same one i am from.
do i just waste my time?
you pour your heart on mine.
you say it screws you up.
for gi e me if i don't wait up.
i don't get what you're trying to say
- what is wrong and what's okay.
you beat yourself up one more time,
you trample on this fierce heart of mine.
i don't want you to love me.
i don't want you to love me.
i don't know what you want from me.
all this endless sympathy.
you beat yourself up on more time,
you trample on this fierce heart of mine.
i don't want you to love me.
i don't want you to love me.

This temperamental side
The one you say that you can't hide
D' you ever see yourself
The way it looks to someone else
This temperamental trick
The one you say you can't predict
You're like an empty cup
Forgive me if I don't wait up
I don't get where you're coming from
What is real and what's put on
What has stayed and what has gone
How long will this thing go on and on

I don't want you to love me
I don't want you to love me

You're like an empty cup
But I can't fill you up
What planet are you on
Not the same one I am from
Do I just waste my time
You pour your heart on mine
You say it screws you up
Forgive me if I don't wait up
I don't get what you're trying to say
What is wrong and what's okay
You beat yourself up one more time
You trample on this fierce heart of mine

I don't want you to love me
I don't want you to love me

I don't know what you want from me
All this endless sympathy
You beat yourself up one more time
You trample on this fierce heart of mine

I don't want you to love me
I don't want you to love me

This temperamental side
The one you say that you can't hide
D' you ever see yourself
The way it looks to someone else
This temperamental trick
The one you say you can't predict
You're like an empty cup
Forgive me if I don't wait up
I don't get where you're coming from
What is real and what's put on
What has stayed and what has gone
How long will this thing go on and on

I don't want you to love me
I don't want you to love me

You're like an empty cup
But I can't fill you up
What planet are you on
Not the same one I am from
Do I just waste my time
You pour your heart on mine
You say it screws you up
Forgive me if I don't wait up
I don't get what you're trying to say
What is wrong and what's okay
You beat yourself up one more time
You trample on this fierce heart of mine

I don't want you to love me
I don't want you to love me

I don't know what you want from me
All this endless sympathy
You beat yourself up one more time
You trample on this fierce heart of mine

I don't want you to love me
I don't want you to love me

This temperamental side
The one you say that you can't hide
D' you ever see yourself
The way it looks to someone else
This temperamental trick
The one you say you can't predict
You're like an empty cup
Forgive me if I don't wait up
I don't get where you're coming from
What is real and what's put on
What has stayed and what has gone
How long will this thing go on and on

I don't want you to love me
I don't want you to love me

You're like an empty cup
But I can't fill you up
What planet are you on
Not the same one I am from
Do I just waste my time
You pour your heart on mine
You say it screws you up
Forgive me if I don't wait up
I don't get what you're trying to say
What is wrong and what's okay
You beat yourself up one more time
You trample on this fierce heart of mine

I don't want you to love me
I don't want you to love me

I don't know what you want from me
All this endless sympathy
You beat yourself up one more time
You trample on this fierce heart of mine

I don't want you to love me
I don't want you to love me

This temperamental side
The one you say that you can't hide
D' you ever see yourself
The way it looks to someone else
This temperamental trick
The one you say you can't predict
You're like an empty cup
Forgive me if I don't wait up
I don't get where you're coming from
What is real and what's put on
What has stayed and what has gone
How long will this thing go on and on

I don't want you to love me
I don't want you to love me

You're like an empty cup
But I can't fill you up
What planet are you on
Not the same one I am from
Do I just waste my time
You pour your heart on mine
You say it screws you up
Forgive me if I don't wait up
I don't get what you're trying to say
What is wrong and what's okay
You beat yourself up one more time
You trample on this fierce heart of mine

I don't want you to love me
I don't want you to love me

I don't know what you want from me
All this endless sympathy
You beat yourself up one more time
You trample on this fierce heart of mine

I don't want you to love me
I don't want you to love me

This temperamental side
The one you say that you can't hide
D' you ever see yourself
The way it looks to someone else
This temperamental trick
The one you say you can't predict
You're like an empty cup
Forgive me if I don't wait up
I don't get where you're coming from
What is real and what's put on
What has stayed and what has gone
How long will this thing go on and on

I don't want you to love me
I don't want you to love me

You're like an empty cup
But I can't fill you up
What planet are you on
Not the same one I am from
Do I just waste my time
You pour your heart on mine
You say it screws you up
Forgive me if I don't wait up
I don't get what you're trying to say
What is wrong and what's okay
You beat yourself up one more time
You trample on this fierce heart of mine

I don't want you to love me
I don't want you to love me

I don't know what you want from me
All this endless sympathy
You beat yourself up one more time
You trample on this fierce heart of mine

I don't want you to love me
I don't want you to love me

This temperamental side
The one you say that you can't hide
D' you ever see yourself
The way it looks to someone else
This temperamental trick
The one you say you can't predict
You're like an empty cup
Forgive me if I don't wait up
I don't get where you're coming from
What is real and what's put on
What has stayed and what has gone
How long will this thing go on and on

I don't want you to love me
I don't want you to love me

You're like an empty cup
But I can't fill you up
What planet are you on
Not the same one I am from
Do I just waste my time
You pour your heart on mine
You say it screws you up
Forgive me if I don't wait up
I don't get what you're trying to say
What is wrong and what's okay
You beat yourself up one more time
You trample on this fierce heart of mine

I don't want you to love me
I don't want you to love me

I don't know what you want from me
All this endless sympathy
You beat yourself up one more time
You trample on this fierce heart of mine

I don't want you to love me
I don't want you to love me

This temperamental side
The one you say that you can't hide
D' you ever see yourself
The way it looks to someone else
This temperamental trick
The one you say you can't predict
You're like an empty cup
Forgive me if I don't wait up
I don't get where you're coming from
What is real and what's put on
What has stayed and what has gone
How long will this thing go on and on

I don't want you to love me
I don't want you to love me

You're like an empty cup
But I can't fill you up
What planet are you on
Not the same one I am from
Do I just waste my time
You pour your heart on mine
You say it screws you up
Forgive me if I don't wait up
I don't get what you're trying to say
What is wrong and what's okay
You beat yourself up one more time
You trample on this fierce heart of mine

I don't want you to love me
I don't want you to love me

I don't know what you want from me
All this endless sympathy
You beat yourself up one more time
You trample on this fierce heart of mine

I don't want you to love me
I don't want you to love me

This temperamental side
The one you say that you can't hide
D' you ever see yourself
The way it looks to someone else
This temperamental trick
The one you say you can't predict
You're like an empty cup
Forgive me if I don't wait up
I don't get where you're coming from
What is real and what's put on
What has stayed and what has gone
How long will this thing go on and on

I don't want you to love me
I don't want you to love me

You're like an empty cup
But I can't fill you up
What planet are you on
Not the same one I am from
Do I just waste my time
You pour your heart on mine
You say it screws you up
Forgive me if I don't wait up
I don't get what you're trying to say
What is wrong and what's okay
You beat yourself up one more time
You trample on this fierce heart of mine

I don't want you to love me
I don't want you to love me

I don't know what you want from me
All this endless sympathy
You beat yourself up one more time
You trample on this fierce heart of mine

I don't want you to love me
I don't want you to love me

This temperamental side
The one you say that you can't hide
D' you ever see yourself
The way it looks to someone else
This temperamental trick
The one you say you can't predict
You're like an empty cup
Forgive me if I don't wait up
I don't get where you're coming from
What is real and what's put on
What has stayed and what has gone
How long will this thing go on and on

I don't want you to love me
I don't want you to love me

You're like an empty cup
But I can't fill you up
What planet are you on
Not the same one I am from
Do I just waste my time
You pour your heart on mine
You say it screws you up
Forgive me if I don't wait up
I don't get what you're trying to say
What is wrong and what's okay
You beat yourself up one more time
You trample on this fierce heart of mine

I don't want you to love me
I don't want you to love me

I don't know what you want from me
All this endless sympathy
You beat yourself up one more time
You trample on this fierce heart of mine

I don't want you to love me
I don't want you to love me

This temperamental side
The one you say that you can't hide
D' you ever see yourself
The way it looks to someone else
This temperamental trick
The one you say you can't predict
You're like an empty cup
Forgive me if I don't wait up
I don't get where you're coming from
What is real and what's put on
What has stayed and what has gone
How long will this thing go on and on

I don't want you to love me
I don't want you to love me

You're like an empty cup
But I can't fill you up
What planet are you on
Not the same one I am from
Do I just waste my time
You pour your heart on mine
You say it screws you up
Forgive me if I don't wait up
I don't get what you're trying to say
What is wrong and what's okay
You beat yourself up one more time
You trample on this fierce heart of mine

I don't want you to love me
I don't want you to love me

I don't know what you want from me
All this endless sympathy
You beat yourself up one more time
You trample on this fierce heart of mine

I don't want you to love me
I don't want you to love me

This temperamental side
The one you say that you can't hide
D' you ever see yourself
The way it looks to someone else
This temperamental trick
The one you say you can't predict
You're like an empty cup
Forgive me if I don't wait up
I don't get where you're coming from
What is real and what's put on
What has stayed and what has gone
How long will this thing go on and on

I don't want you to love me
I don't want you to love me

You're like an empty cup
But I can't fill you up
What planet are you on
Not the same one I am from
Do I just waste my time
You pour your heart on mine
You say it screws you up
Forgive me if I don't wait up
I don't get what you're trying to say
What is wrong and what's okay
You beat yourself up one more time
You trample on this fierce heart of mine

I don't want you to love me
I don't want you to love me

I don't know what you want from me
All this endless sympathy
You beat yourself up one more time
You trample on this fierce heart of mine

I don't want you to love me
I don't want you to love me

Don't be unkind, for once be untrue -
can't pretend I care for her, only you
Just be on time, spare me your shame,
for once don't mention her name.
Now I cannot claim angel's wings,
but mention her name and I'll wreck everything

I saw things not meant for my eyes,
I was happy once and then twice.
I said things I shouldn't have said.
I told tales of days in your bed.
In love and war there's nothing sacred.

Just don't pretend, wherever you go,
there are things that only I know -
because I'm sure, when she's there,
that you tell a few of the secrets of yours
that I had kept for you.

I saw things not meant for my eyes,
I was happy once and then twice.
I said things I shouldn't have said.
I told tales of days in your bed.
In love and war there's nothing sacred.

All this short summer night long I've been waiting for you
Just to give me a sign that you feel this way too

There are people on the streets for the weekend
But I don't hear them

There are others I could meet for the weekend
But I don't see them

Talk to me like the sea, makes me want to get out of the city
Talk to me like the sea, makes me want to get out of the city

I have a dream, of an inky blue sea
You could give up your job and go there with me

I know we'd miss the football and the dancing
There's always something

And you'd worry that the people here'd be talking
But that's nothing

Talk to me like the sea, makes me want to get out of the city
Talk to me like the sea, makes me want to get out of the city

In the morning I sit on the train and wonder
If I can go through all this again you know I
Feel like staying till the end of the line this time...
This time, this time, this time

Oh yeah. uh huh.

We come to fight and dream in this fairground of a town


Through the sweet and sickly streets from the airless undergrounds
While the planes fly out of Heathrow taking people late at night
To where the fields are like Australia in the early morning light

Talk to me like the sea, makes me want to get out of the city
Talk to me like the sea, makes me want to get out of the city

Talk to me like the sea
In the morning I sit on the train

Talk to me like the sea
Hey hey hey

Talk to me like the sea
In the morning I sit on the train

Talk to me like the sea
Oh oh yeah

Talk to me like the sea
Oh yeah, I sit on the train.

Talk to me like the sea

All this short summer night long I've been waiting for you
Just to give me a sign that you feel this way too

There are people on the streets for the weekend
But I don't hear them

There are others I could meet for the weekend
But I don't see them

Talk to me like the sea, makes me want to get out of the city
Talk to me like the sea, makes me want to get out of the city

I have a dream, of an inky blue sea
You could give up your job and go there with me

I know we'd miss the football and the dancing
There's always something

And you'd worry that the people here'd be talking
But that's nothing

Talk to me like the sea, makes me want to get out of the city
Talk to me like the sea, makes me want to get out of the city

In the morning I sit on the train and wonder
If I can go through all this again you know I
Feel like staying till the end of the line this time...
This time, this time, this time

Oh yeah. uh huh.

We come to fight and dream in this fairground of a town


Through the sweet and sickly streets from the airless undergrounds
While the planes fly out of Heathrow taking people late at night
To where the fields are like Australia in the early morning light

Talk to me like the sea, makes me want to get out of the city
Talk to me like the sea, makes me want to get out of the city

Talk to me like the sea
In the morning I sit on the train

Talk to me like the sea
Hey hey hey

Talk to me like the sea
In the morning I sit on the train

Talk to me like the sea
Oh oh yeah

Talk to me like the sea
Oh yeah, I sit on the train.

Talk to me like the sea

Don't go, don't go, don't go.
Baby, baby, baby, I'm lonely can't you see.
Baby, baby, baby come give your love to me.
Cause I'm just a prisoner, don't set me free.
Before you turn around, take one look at me.
Take me in your arms, won't you love me one more time.
Take me in your arms, won't you love me one more time
before you go.

Baby, baby, baby, chained and bound, can't you see.
Baby, baby, baby, chained and bound, can't you see.
Cause I'm just a prisoner, don't set me free.
Before you turn around, take one look at me.
Take me in your arms, won't you love me one more time.
Take me in your arms, won't you love me one more time
before you go.

Married in black, divorced in white
Though daddy tried to teach her wrong from right
It's hard to resist on a wintry night
When you're out of mind, when you're out of sight
This you shouldn't
And this you should
Oh, but Sugar Finney never could be good

I've grown a little weary of this old town
A conscience sure can bring you down
I'd like to hang around Chicago bars
With murderers and movie stars
And presidents who'd rather be
Alone with would be sinners like me

America is free
Cheap and easy

They say Sugar Finney went off her head
Lay once a month in a blood stained bed
But me, I'm careful where I tread
No handsome boy will ever leave me dead
For beauty is no guarantee
I'll take the looks and the rest you can keep
The rest you can keep
I hope it makes you happy
Sugar Finney

America is free
Cheap and easy

(Children pray for me
Such is the price of infamy
Tell them I was never happy
Goodbye Bobby Kennedy
In the White House still asleep,
Goodnight Jackie Kennedy
America is free
Cheap and easy)

There's a brown shirt swapped for a thin blue tie
There's a black truth swapped for a thin blue lie
There's a slim man sporting a clean cut dream
There's a slim man courting a wide extreme
There's a fly-blown flag in a dry-bone town
There will be no ships because they've all gone down
There's a man with a medal but he'll never sleep
There are guns in his head, they say the war was cheap
There are heaped up dreams on the mounds of slag
There are moped up tears as the hours drag
There's a suitcase gone and there's an empty drawer
There's a broken cup lying on the floor
There are questions asked in the house tonight
There's a wife been involved in a pillow fight
There's a husband there who she hardly knows
There's a patched up dream for a winter rose
There's a soft touch finally come to blows

I called you from the hotel phone
I haven't dialled this code before
I'm sleeping later and waking later
I'm eating less and thinking more
And how am I without you?
Am I more myself or less myself?
I feel younger, louder
Like I don't always connect
Like I don't ever connect

And do you like being single?
Do you want me back?
Do you want me back?
And do I like being single?
Am I coming back?
Am I coming back?

I'll put my suitcase here for now
I'll turn the TV to the bed
But if no one calls and I don't speak all day
Do I disappear?
And look at me without you
I'm quite proud of myself
I feel reckless, clumsy
Like I'm making a mistake
A really big mistake

And do you like being single?
Do you want me back?
Do you want me back?
And do I like being single?
Am I coming back?
Am I coming back?
Do you want me back? (x6)

And now I know
Each time I go
I don't really know
What I'm thinking
And now I know
Each time I go
I don't really know
What I'm thinking of

Do you want me back? (x5)