NO MORE 'I LOVE YOU'S' I used to be lunatic from the gracious days I used to be woebegone and so restless nights My aching heart would bleed for you to see Oh but now...(I don't find myself bouncing round whistling and fortunes to make me cry) No more "I love you's" The language is leaving me No more "I love you's" Changes are shifting outside the word (The lover speaks about the monsters) I used to have demonds in my room at night Desire,despair,desire,so many monsters Oh but now...(I don't find myself bouncing round whistling and fortunes to make me cry) *No more "I love you's" The langutage is leaving me No more "I love you's" The langutage is leaving me in silence No more "I love you's" Changes are shifting outside the word They were being realy crazy They were on the come. Ad you know what mammy? Everybody was being really crazy. Uh huh. The monsters are crazy. There are monsters outsides. (Repeat*) Outside the word TAKE ME TO THE RIVER I don't know why I love you like I do All the changes you put me through Take my money,my cigarettes I haven't seen the worst of it yet I wanna know,can you tell me I'd really like to stay *Take me to the river Drop me in the water Take me to the river Drop me in the water Wash me down,wash me down Wash me down,wash me down I don't know why you treat me so bad Think of all the thing that we could have had Love is an ocean And I can't forget my sweet sixteen I'll never fret I wanna know,can you tell me I'd really like to stay (*Repeat) Love me,squeeze me Love me,tease me Till I can't,till I can't Till I can't,till I can't- I don't know why I love you like I do All the trouble that you put me through Sixteen candles blowin' on the wall And here I am the biggest fool of all I wanna know,can you tell me I'd really like to stay Take me to the river Drop me in the water Dip me in the water Drop me in the water Dip me in the water Drop me in the water... A WHITER SHADE OF PALE We skipped the light fandango Turned cartwheels cross the floor I was feeling kind of seasick The crowd called out for more The room was humming harder As the ceiling flew away When we called outfor another drink But the waiter brought a tray *And so it was later As the miller told his tale That her face at first just ghostly Turned a whiter shade of pale You said there is no reason And the truth is plain to see But I wander through my playing cards And would not let it be I'm one of the sixteen virgins Who are leaving for the coast And although my eyes were open They might just as well been closed (*Repeat) A whiter shade of pale Turned a whiter shade of pale A whiter shade of pale DON'T LET IT BRING YOU DOWN **Old man lyin' By the side of the road With the lorries rollin' by Blue moon sinkin' From the weight of the load And the buildings scrape the sky Cold wind rippin' Down the valley at dawn And the morning paper files Dead man lyin' By the side of the road With the daylight in his eyes *Don't let it bring you down It's only castle burning Find someone who's turning And you will come around Blind man runnin' Through the light of the night With an answer in his hand Come on down to the river of sight And you can really understand Red lights flashin' Through the window in the rain Can you hear the sirence moan White cane lyin' In a gutter in the lane And you're walkin' home alone (*Repeat x2) (**Repeat) (*Repeat) You will come around (*Repeat) TRAIN IN VAIN They say you stand By your man Tell me something I don't understand You said you loved me And that's a fact And then you left me Said you felt trapped Well,somethings you can explain away But the heartache's with me till this day *Did you stand by me No,not at all Did you stand by me No way All the times That we were closed I remember These things the most I've seen all our dreams Come tumblin' down I can't stay happy Without you around So alone I keep the wolves a bay And there's only one thing I can say (*Repeat) You must explain Why this must be Did you lie When you spoke to me Did you stand by me No,not at all Now I got a job But it don't pay I need new clothes I need somewhere to stay But without all these things I can do But without your love I won't make it through Without you love I won't make it through But you don't understand my point of view I suppose there's nothing I can do (*Repeat x2) Stand by me,no way Stand by me,not at all Stand by me,no way Stand by me,not at all Stand by me,no way I CAN'T GET NEXT TO YOU I can turn the grey sky blue And I can make it rain Whenever I want it to And I can build a castle From a single grain of sand And I can make a ship sail On dry land But my life is incomplete And I'm so blue 'Cause I can't get next to you *I can't get next to you,babe I can't get next to you I can't get next to you,babe I can't get next to you I can fly Like a bird in the sky I can buy anything That money can buy I can turn a river into a raging fire I can live forever if I so desire But I don't want it all these things I can do 'Cause I can't get next to you (*Repeat) I can turn back the hands of time You better believe I can I can make the season change Just by the wave of my hand I can change anything from one to two The thing I wanna do the most I'm unable to do I'm an unhappy woman with all the powers I possess 'Cause man you're the key to my happiness 'Cause I can't get to next to you Ooh you're blowin' my mind 'Cause I can't get next to you Can't you see these tears I'm cryin' I can't get next to you Oh it's you that I need I gotta get next to you Can't you see these tears I'm cryin' Can't get next to you I,I,I,I,I,I Can't get next to you I,I,I,I,I,I Can't get next to you DOWNTOWN LIGHTS Sometimes I walk away When all I really wanna do Is love and hold you right There is just one thing I can say Nobody loves you this way It's all right,can't you see The downtown lights In love we're all the same We're walking down an empty street And with nobody calling on me Empty street,empty night The downtown lights *How do I know you feel it How do I know you feel it How do I know you feel it How do I know you feel it It's all right Tonight and every night Let's go walking down this empty street Let's walk in the cool evening night Wrong or right,be t my side The downtown lights It will be all right It will be all right The downtown lights (*Repeat) Neons and cigarettes The rented rose and rented cars The crowded streets,the empty bars Chimneytops,the trumpets The golden lights,the loving prayers Colored shoes,the empty trains I'm tired of cring on the stairs The downtown lights THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE *It's a thin line between love and hate It's a thin line between love and hate It's five o'clock in the morning And you're just getting in A knock upon the door A voice sweet and low says (who is it?) She opens up the door And she lets you in And never once does she say "where have you been?" She says,"Hold it, Are you hungry,did you eat yet, Let me hang up your coat now" And all the time she's smiling Never raises her voice It's five o'clock in the morning And you dn't give it a second thought (*Repeat) The sweetest woman in the world Could be the meanest woman in the world If you make her be that way She might be holding something in That's really gonna hurt you One of these fine days There you are in the hospital Bandaged from foot to head In a state of shock That much from bein' dead You didn't think your woman Could do something like that to you You didn't think she'd got the nerve Actions speak louder than words Louder than words Louder than words Louder than words,come on Come on,baby,baby If you won't give a damn about me Come on baby,bay You don't really care about me Hear what I say Hear what I say WAITING IN VAIN From the very first time I rest my eyes on you,boy My heart said follow through but I know now That I'm way down on your line But the waiting feeling's fine So don't treat me like a puppet on a string Because I know how to do my thing Don't talk to me as if you think I'm dumb I wanna know when you're gotta come,you see *I don't wanna wait in a vain for your love I don't wanna wait in a vain for your love I don't wanna wait in a vain for your love 'Cause sommer is here And I'm still waiting there Winter is here I'm still waiting there Like I said It's been three years since I'm knocking on your door And still I can knock some more Ooh boy,ooh boy,is it crazy look,I wanna know now For I to knock some more,you see In life I know That there is lots of grief But your love is my relief Tears in my eyes burn Tears in my eyes burn While I'm waitin' While I'm waitin' for my turn,you see (*Repeat) Like I said- I don't wanna,I don't wanna I don't wanna,I don't wanna I don't wanna wait in vain I don't wanna,I don't wanna I don't wanna,I don't wanna I don't wanna wait in vain It's been three years since I'm knocking on your door And still I can knock some more Ooh boy,ooh boy,is it crazy look,I wanna know now Like I said,the tears in my eyes burn Tears in my eyes burn While I'm waiting While I'm waiting for my turn,you see Ooh boy,ooh boy,is it crazy look,I wanna know now For I to knock some more In life I know there is lots of grief But your love is my relief SOMETHING SO RIGHT You've got the cool water When the river runs high And you've got the look of love Right in your eyes And I was in a crazy motion Till you calmed me down It took a little time But you calmed me down Some people never say the words "I love you" It's not their style to be so bold Some people never say the words "I love you" But like a child They're longing to be told They've got a wall in China It's a thousand miles long To keep out the foreigners They made it strong And I've got a wall around me That you can't even see It took a little time To get next to me If something goes worng I'm the first to admit it The first to admit it But the last one to know If something goes right Well,it's likely to lose me It's apt to confuse me Because it's such an unusual sight Oh I can't get used to something so right Something so right Some people never say the words "I love you" It's not their style to be so bold Some people never say the words "I love you" But like a child I'm longing to be told They've got a wall in China And I've got a wall around me It took a little time To get next to me HEAVEN Heaven Is the home of all hearts And heaven Won't tear you apart Yeah,heaven Is the home of all hearts And heaven Don't tear you apart There's too many cares Wanna hold you down And the world is a window Gone undergrund There's a hole in the sky Where the sun don't shine And the clock on the wall And it counts my time Heave Is the home of all hearts And heaven Don't tear you apart There's a song on the air With a long pure line And a face in the glass And it looks like mine And I'm stading on ice When I say that I don't hear planes Wanna scream at walls I wanna jump my chain Heaven Let me take you up Take you higher Take you up to the place Where you're gonna find peace Peace in your heart Peace in your heart You won't have to suffer You won't suffer There's a place in your heart Place in your heart Where there's peace Peace in your heart Peace in your heart