Day One

Look around
Look around, look around
Is there something I'm missing here?
Is there something I should know?

And just listen to the sound
All around there's people living their lives
People passing by
As I catch their eye

It doesn't matter where you're from
'Cause wherever you are from
You got a long walk home
You got a long walk on

And I've walked for many years
And I've never shed a tear
For a place called home
'Cause in this place I roam...

Everyone's the same
When you're walking in the autumn rain
Walking in the autumn rain

When you're walking from your past
You can never walk too fast
Think you got away at last
Think you got away at last

And we all have to live with our mistakes
But what would it take
To make things right
To feel good inside?

It doesn't matter what you've done
'Cause whatever you've done
Life has to go on
Life has to go on, yeah

And my conscience is always clear every time I am here
Because there is no blame
When you're walking
In the autumn rain
In the autumn rain

Do you wanna go dancin?
In a club?
We could have a good time and live it up.
Said if you wanna go dancing you gotta wear a tuxedo
And we could do the tango wherever we go
Said if you wanna do the tango then we're gonna need a ballroom
So she took me by the hand and led me to her bedroom
And then she did it...stripped me half naked
And told me that her body was sacred.
She said I could take it, if I danced with her
But somehow I knew that she was an indian giver

I said "what about tomorrow?"
She said "what about tonight?"
She said "trust me baby-it'll be alright"

She walked in wearin stiletto boots
First woman, wedding, then honeymoon,
This girl that I thought I knew so well...
Didn't know her until we hit the hotel
And we're on the dancefloor, by the seashore
She said "these nights we dance together is what I live for"
I said "what about before, before these nights?"
She said "ask me no questions and i'll tell you no lies"

I said "what about tomorrow?"
She said "what about tonight?"
Trust me baby it'll be alright

And so we danced and danced and danced and danced and danced
So we danced and danced and danced and danced and danced -all night.

12 o' clock the music stopped (music fades out to silence)
She walked away from me and took her shoes off
And she said "thats it"
And I knew it,
She said "we can't dance without music." (music starts up again)

I said "we can dance tomorrow"
She said "we've already danced tonight, trust me baby you'll be alright"
It'll be alright.
It'll be alright.

Do you want to go dancin'?
In a club?
We could have a good time and live it up.
Said if you want to go dancing you gotta wear a tuxedo
And we could do the tango wherever we go
Said if you want to do the tango then we're gonna need a ballroom
So she took me by the hand and led me to her bedroom
And then she did it...stripped me half naked
And told me that her body was sacred.
She said I could take it, if I danced with her
But somehow I knew that she was an Indian giver

I said "what about tomorrow?"
She said "what about tonight?"
She said "trust me baby-it'll be alright"

She walked in wearin' stiletto boots
First woman, wedding, then honeymoon,
This girl that I thought I knew so well...
Didn't know her until we hit the hotel
And we're on the dance floor, by the seashore
She said "these nights we dance together is what I live for"
I said "what about before, before these nights?"
She said "ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies"

I said "what about tomorrow?"
She said "what about tonight?"
Trust me baby it'll be alright

And so we danced and danced and danced and danced and danced
So we danced and danced and danced and danced and danced all night.

12 o' clock the music stopped
She walked away from me and took her shoes off
And she said "that's it"
And I knew it,
She said "we can't dance without music."

I said "we can dance tomorrow"
She said "we've already danced tonight, trust me baby it'll be alright"
It'll be alright.
It'll be alright.

Do you want to go dancin'?
In a club?
We could have a good time and live it up.
Said if you want to go dancing you gotta wear a tuxedo
And we could do the tango wherever we go
Said if you want to do the tango then we're gonna need a ballroom
So she took me by the hand and led me to her bedroom
And then she did it...stripped me half naked
And told me that her body was sacred.
She said I could take it, if I danced with her
But somehow I knew that she was an Indian giver

I said "what about tomorrow?"
She said "what about tonight?"
She said "trust me baby-it'll be alright"

She walked in wearin' stiletto boots
First woman, wedding, then honeymoon,
This girl that I thought I knew so well...
Didn't know her until we hit the hotel
And we're on the dance floor, by the seashore
She said "these nights we dance together is what I live for"
I said "what about before, before these nights?"
She said "ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies"

I said "what about tomorrow?"
She said "what about tonight?"
Trust me baby it'll be alright

And so we danced and danced and danced and danced and danced
So we danced and danced and danced and danced and danced all night.

12 o' clock the music stopped
She walked away from me and took her shoes off
And she said "that's it"
And I knew it,
She said "we can't dance without music."

I said "we can dance tomorrow"
She said "we've already danced tonight, trust me baby it'll be alright"
It'll be alright.
It'll be alright.

Give me a smile,
things aren't that bad, are they?
It'll take a while,
but we can get this right some way.

So dry your eyes and
wipe those tears away.
'cause baby you are mine and
that's the way it's gonna stay.

I'm in your life.
I'm in your life.
I'm in your life.
I'm in your life.

You're going up in the world
and, baby, I'm coming down.
Looks like we're both out of luck girl
and we're stuck in this town.

We'll call it opportunity,
try and see it as fate.
'cause this is all new to me
so you'll have to pardon my mistakes.

I'm in your life.
I'm in your life.
I'm in your life.
I'm in your life.

Now I've been chasing that girl,
waiting for her to catch me.
And now I got that girl
right where she wants me.

And you can try and get out of here
until you're forgot.
But baby I'll still be here
and whether you like it or not

I'm in your life.
I'm in your life.
I'm in your life.
I'm in your life.

He was in section A to G,
She was under H to T.
Their eyes met across the queue,
Look at you.

He asked for her current address,
She blushed and said how her hair was a mess.
He said "I'd really like,
to go out with you".
He said "we'll wait, 'til ??? day,
And that way, the queen can pay.
So I'll pick you up tomorrow".

She answered wearing slippers,
Said she couldn't find a baby-sitter.
He said "I'm going nowhere without you."
So she took her kids to her mom's for the night,
And they went and the birght lights,
In the town, mad them feel, like a million pounds.

They went out for a romantic dinner,
Then went to to see a real blues singer.
She said "I really like, being with you".
And when they came to the end of the night,
He asked her hard again in a fortnight.
She said "I'll see your before, in the line,
when we sign".

So two weeks later she's looking for him,
But he's not in the queue amongst all the men.
She's looking frantically, but no luck.
She walks up to his friend,
And asks him why he isn't signing ???
He shakes his head, she says "what's wrong?"
He said "they took him away, yesterday".
He said "you see my darling, they did a search,
Turns out he's ??? in building work."

He said "I've seen it before, another broken heart,
From love on the dole, love on the dole,
It's love on the dole, love on the dole,
Love on the dole,
He said "it's love on the dole".

There is a woman
Who lives in this town
That has my heart
Held in her hand

I see her in the
Streets every day
But I can't find
The words to say

But if I were a writer
And could write a good hand
I'd write of this love
That I don't understand

The words in my head
They come and they go
I'm thinking I love her
But she'll never know

And if I were a sculptor
And had a good eye
I'd carve out her beauty
In marble or ice

But these hands of mine
Are far from refined
I guess I'll have to accept that I am
Just an ordinary man
I'm just an ordinary man

Now, if I were good looking
And had a pretty face
And if I could walk
And speak with grace

And if I had style
Then I
Wouldn't have to look down when she walked by

And if I were a singer
And could sing a good key
I'd sing of this love
In melody

But this voice of mine
Is far from refined
I guess I'll have to accept that I am
Just an ordinary man
I'm just an ordinary man

I know one day she'll look
I know one day she'll see me
And maybe that one day
She'll want to be with me
And maybe she'll love me
For who I am
Just as that ordinary man
Just as that ordinary man

Shhhhh.. be quiet now, be still my darling
I can see you lying there in your bed
Even know you're ?only in my head
I'm so far away X6

And if you could see what I can see
And if you could hear me now baby
And I can tell you this paradise is lost
Flowers blossom in stone in this place I'm livin lost
I'm so far away X3
And what I think I'm trying to say is
I can't help thinking about you
And I can't help thinking about every one in you
I can't help thinking about you
And I can't help thinking about every one in you

Do you remember old times my friend
Who knows good old times
You seem so distant now
From these days of mine
I can see you clearly now
Joking and drinking wine
Even know it's only in my mind

And if you could see me now
And if you could hear me now my friend
I can tell you this paradise is lost
Flowers blossom in stone in this (soons ?)
I can I'll be coming home
I'm so far away X3
And what I guess I'm trying to say is
I can't help thinking about you
And I can't help thinking about every one in you
I can't help thinking about you
And I can't help thinking about every one in you

I wonder what you're doing now
And whatever you're doing now
I hope you're alright
Do you remember that night ?
That night seems?so far away X3

And I could see what I can see
And its only me that can hear me
And I'm the only one in those
Paradises lost flowers blossoms in stone (stolen?)
I wish I was back home X2

It was a windy day outside the cafe
He was drinking coffee, she was sipping Chardonnay
And the were both from different (murks ?) of life,
Hers' a better life, his' a harder life
He walked his rhythm in worn leather shoes, the sole split
Down in an old leather jacket
She walked her rhythm in designer shoes expensive,
Her style got it (bother ?) quite overdressed
And then it happened, looking at each other imagine us as lovers
Don't ask said words, we only sat and sight
It felt right so stepped to her and said to her :

"Leave with me and compete with me
Leave with me and complete with me"

As they walked there was a silence between them
And silence is that counts for words
She looked into his eyes, romanticised his whole life
He had that look that he was foreign
Get up and smoke and spoke his words like a ballon
He was unshaven, (haired are craven ?)
For danger of a stranger, looked like he had it in his nature
And she said : "what are you thinking
What are you thinking about ?
What are you thinking, what are you thinking about ?
And he said:" the difference between thinking and talking
Is that talking is the expression of thought
And thought is the unexpressed idea
So if I know it is enough and ( if I said it I'd've thought em .?
She said:" you cant think enough"
He said:" you can think too much, you can think up a dream
But there's no dream that you can touch"
"But I can touch you, so you must be true"
And said (it out ?)
That I can touch you, so you must be true and said (...?)

I said you're the woman from last night
Standing just to my right
You're the one that said I was sweet
When I left your kiss in my cheek
And said we could hook up sometime maybe
Well now is a good a time as any
She said I don't mean to offend you
But you're not quite how I remembered you
You seemed to look a lot better then
But I think you're nice as a friend
So pull up a seat and sit down
We're just having a drink and hanging out
So I tried to play it sexy and hurt
She said I came across as an introvert
So I changed to being a deep and profound
Until she asked me if I was feeling down
And when I told her that I was well read
She looked at me and just said : Waouf waouf !

You're trying too hard but keep trying
You're trying too hard but keep trying
You're trying too hard but keep trying
Whatever it is I'm not buying

So I phoned her that weekend
She said she's seeing a barman called jonathan
He wears nice clothes and keeps his hair neat
But I could give her a call back next week
So next week we're out to coffee
She tells me she's really gone off me
I say gone off me? Hey you don't know me
She said exactly so don't phone me
I said you haven't even given this a chance
She smiled and looked with a glance and said : Waouf waouf !

You're trying too hard but keep trying
You're trying too hard but keep trying
You're trying too hard but keep trying
Whatever it is I'm not buying

You're trying too hard but keep trying
You're trying too hard but keep trying
You're trying too hard but keep trying
Whatever it is I'm not buying

When is this loneliness gonna end and
When will they stop crawling about their boyfriends (boyfriends)
When is a girl gonna get with me (me)
There must be one in this city see ? (see)
All I want is something that's real (real)
I'm tired of having to spiel (spiel)

Two months later she phones me up now
Saying hey I heard you're doing well now
Let's you and me go out for a meal
'Cause I've never told you how I really feel
So how about it and you can meet me
I said which me did you wanna see?
I got a girl now who knows who I am
So I can be my own man I'm flattered but

You're trying too hard but keep trying
You're trying too hard but keep trying
You're trying too hard but keep trying
Whatever it is I'm not buying

You're trying too hard but keep trying
You're trying too hard but keep trying
You're trying too hard but keep trying
Whatever it is I'm not buying

Said he was an actor
Bit of a photographer
But made his living out of laughter
Which made him a comedian
Waiting for his million
That was soon coming
But for now he was bumming

He looked in the mirror
Looking back at an era
And finished up his brushstroke
And laughing at a private joke
He saw the self-hate
In his self-portrait
That would one day hang in the tate
Next to a rembrandt
But still couldn't pay the rent-man

He said he was a musician
Who had this ambition
For everyone to listen
To his natural rhythm
But for now he was chilling
Just saying this :

It?s a matter of time
Before I get mine
You could call it fate
I'm just waiting for my break
I'm just waiting for my break

He said he was a model
But the only trouble
Was he didn't like the idea
Of getting photographed in swimwear
But he might try it next year

He's starting up a business
Before next christmas
'Cause he worked better on his own
With a mobile phone
But still waiting for the bank loan

He said he was a worker
That suffered from inertia
A real soul searcher
That had no religion
But still went to confession

He says he is a free spirit
Though he doesn't appear it
Living in a bedsit
With no fire exit
Waiting for a giro cheque
That's soon coming
But for now he's bumming
Just saying this:

It's a matter of time
Before I get mine
You could call it fate
I'm just waiting for my break
I'm just waiting for my break
Let me tell you this story
Over the drink you brought me
You see

I'm an actor
Bit of a photographer
But make my living out of laughter
Which makes me a comedian
Waiting for my million
That's soon coming

About 2 o' clock I left the party
I'd been drinking red wine and talking hardy
So I walked to the bus stop and looked over the city
Said hello to the man sitting there but he didn't hear me
So it's me and this stranger both trying to find a way home
Waiting for a bus that was never gonna come
So I said did you have a good night trying to make some discussion
The man said what's your problem I said nothing
'Cause I'm just walking now talking now and living now
And you're just walking now talking now and living now
In fact we're both walking now talking now and living now
So just walk now talk now and live now

It's getting half for three and I'm getting lonely
I call out my baby for some company
So we're lying there in bed talking about nothing in particular
I was staring at the ceiling and she was reading kama-sutra
Then she sat up and said you know our sex life is getting sort of circular
So I took her to the desk and switched on the computer
And said we're gonna take a trip down the information super highway
But if you're gonna come with me then you've got to do it my way
All it takes now is one push on the button
She said what's your problem I said nothing
I'm just walking now talking now and living now
And you're just walking now talking now and living now
In fact we're both walking now talking now and living now
So just walk now talk now and live now

It's around 4 o' clock and I'm back at the party
They're still drinking red wine and talking hardy
But now I've got a problem nobody wants to ask me what it is
They said that they would only it's none of their business
And someone says what's your opinion on Russian animal welfare
I said that's the least of my problems that's be quite frank I don't care
And someone said you have a good night trying to make some discussion
I said what's your problem he said nothing
I'm just walking now talking now and living now
And you're just walking now talking now and living now
In fact we're both walking now talking now and living now
So just walk now talk now and live now

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Written By PHELIM BYRNE, DONNI HARDWIDGE
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