Heat Of The Night
I was caught in the crossfire of
a silent scream Where one man's nightmare is another man's
dream Pull the covers up high and pray for the mornin' light
Cause you're livin' alone in the heat of the night
Met a man with a message from the
other side Couldn't take the pressure - had to leave it behind
He said it's up to you You can run or you can fight -
(ya that's right) Better leave it alone in the heat of the
night
In the heat of the night they'll
be comin' around They'll be lookin' for answers they'll be
chasin' you down In the heat of the night (Where you gonna
hide when it all comes down) (Don't look back don't ever turn
around)
Had to pay the piper to call the
tune Said he'd be back someday - said he'd be back real soon
Pull the shades down low - you'll know when the time is right
When you're lyin' alone in the heat of the night
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Only The Strong Survive
When the pressure's on and you're
all alone Take a little ride into the danger zone When
the moon is up and the skies are clear Just show me a sign
and we'll be outa here Take me up on a wing and a prayer
If you need a friend you know I'll be there
Hound dogs howlin' all through the
night Eight miles high and I'm doin' alright Better move
over 'cause you're goin' too slow I feel the need for freedom
now it's time to go It's a fine line between pleasure and pain
Let your conscience be your guide 'til we meet again
Your time has come - you can stand
or you can run But don't keep it all inside Cause you
gotta understand that there ain't no second chance No-one gets outa
here alive - only the strong survive
Tearin' it up goin' down the track
Gonna fly so high, I might never come back If things get
tough you can count me in Cause if you play the game you gotta
play to win Take me up where only angels can fly If you need a helpin'
hand I won't pass you by
Your time has come - you can stand
or you can run But don't keep it all inside Cause you gotta
understand that there ain't no second chance No-one gets outa here
alive - only the strong survive Take me up on a wing and a prayer
If you need someone you know I'll be there
Your time has come - you can stand
or you can run But don't keep it all inside Cause you gotta
understand that there ain't no second chance No-one gets outa here
alive
Only the strong survive Only the
strong survive Well I'm doin' what I can - you gotta understand
Only the strong survive |
Into The Fire
Life - thin as a thread Sometimes
you're lucky Sometimes you're better off dead
Your first breath is taken and in
to the world you are cast You long for tomorrow while living
each day as your last
Well I know what your heart desires
But you can't take it with you Into the fire
Now you've done all you can
Your life's at the crossroads You watch as it slips through
your hands
So stand on the mountain and shout
in vain at the sky But nobody hears you - the words only echo
inside Oh shelter the flame - it may expire Risin' up
from the ashes Into the fire
Just hold on to your life down to
the wire Oh out from the dragon's jaws Into the fire
There's a moment in every man's
life When he must decide what is wrong and what's right
You could wait for your dreams to
come true But time has no mercy Time won't stand still
for you
Well I know what your heart desires
Crawlin' out from the wreckage Into the fire
Here I go...into the fire I
know...what your heart desires
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Rebel
He made his way back to the old
town And everything looked just the same The shops and
the schools and the factories were there But somehow the faces
had changed
So he went for a walk in the high
street Took his coat off and rolled up his sleeves He
thought of his father and his father before him And how he was
the first one to leave
Well he didn't come here for forgiveness
There isn't a lot they can say Cause I remember the reasons
he first ran away
He's a rebel Just a rebel
Got his back to the wall Gonna fight 'til he falls He's
a rebel
Don't ever look back - don't surrender
The old men say they've seen it before Oh they drink their
beer and they talk about friends Who didn't come back from the
war
Don't say he's too young to remember
Don't tell him what's wrong or what's right Just give him
a chance to get out there and fight
He's a rebel Just a rebel
All the battles are won But he's still on the run He's
a rebel
When it comes time for leavin'
Don't stand in my way There's nothin' left for me here
Gonna run, run away
In the morning he walks past the
old house In the rain under grey northern sky There's
a new coat of paint on the front garden gate But there's more
there than first meets the eye
For a moment he stands undecided
Looking back on the days of his youth As two worlds collide
in a moment of truth
He's a rebel |
Victim Of Love
Livin' on your own can be a lonely
game A face in the crowd - no one knows your name It’s
a table for one and a broken heart to go
She's the kind of lover that you
always dreamed Would come to stay and never wanna leave
But that's all changed - she's dealt the final blow Heaven knows
what you were thinkin' of Don't blame yourself you're just
a victim of love
It doesn't matter who was right
or wrong When the fire is over - when the magic's gone
You pick up the pieces and do the best you can
It knocks you down but you try it
again You get a little older it's a cryin' shame Sometimes
things don't work out like you plan
Who's gonna help when you've had
enough It ain't no secret you're a victim of love Heaven
knows what you were thinkin' of Don't blame yourself you're
just a victim of love
One goodbye was really all it took
Now you thumb through the pages of your little black book
But somehow all the numbers look the same You've been thinkin'
how to get around it But there ain't nothin' you can do about
it Nothin' ventured - nothin' gained
Ain't nothin' you can't rise above
Call it what you want but you're a victim of love
Who's gonna help you when you've
had enough Ain't no secret you're a victim of love
I don't wanna lose your love...
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Remembrance Day
For our king and our country and
the promise of glory We came from Kingston and Brighton to
fight on the front line
Just lads from the farms and boys
from the cities Not meant to be soldiers we lay in the trenches
We'd face the fighting with a smile
- or so we said If only we had known what danger lay ahead
The sky turned to grey as we went
into battle On the fields of Europe young men were fallin'
I'll be back for you someday - it
won't be long If I can just hold on 'til this bloody war is
over
The guns will be silent on Remembrance
Day There'll be no more fighting on Remembrance Day
By October of 18 Cambrai had fallen
Soon the war would be over and we'd be returnin'
Don't forget me while I'm gone far
away Well it won't be long 'till I'm back there in your arms
again
One day soon - I don't know when
You know we'll all be free and the bells of peace will ring
again
The time will come for you and me
We'll be goin' home when this bloody war is ended
The guns will be silent on Remembrance
Day We'll all say a prayer on Remembrance Day
On Remembrance Day - say a little
prayer On Remembrance Day
Well the guns will be silent
There'll be no more fighting Oh we'll lay down our weapons
On Remembrance Day
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Another
Day
Woke up lyin' on the floor
Can't recall the night before Oh - another day
Outside it's cold and damp
Unemployment cheque is spent Yeah - another day
Some people never know You
can't just let it go Or try and work it out some other way
Some people never learn My life ain't their concern
And nothin's gonna change come what may
Had a job but it fell through
Landlord says the rent is due Oh - another day
They say the best in life is free
But if you don’t pay then you don’t eat Oh - another day
I guess I'll never know You
can't just let it go Or try to work it out some other way
Some people never learn Their
life ain't my concern Ain't nothin' gonna change come what
may
Grass looks greener on the other
side But I can't get there my hands are tied And if I
do don't be surprised Oh - gotta figure it out another day
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Hearts
On Fire
Some other time Some other
place We might not 've 'bin here Standin' face to face
I just wanna tell ya Made up
my mind You know I can't help the way I feel inside
Oh this heart's on fire Right
from the start it's bin burnin' for you Oh this heart's on
fire One thing honey - this heart's true
The streets are empty The lights
are down Ain’t nothin' movin' This side of town
So come on over I ain't hard
to please Oh baby - what you get ain't always what you need
Oh this heart's on fire It's
gettin' hotter now can't you see Oh this heart's on fire
From now on babe it's gonna be you and me
Risin' to my feet I can feel the
heat It's tryin' to pull me under Runnin' through the
night we can make it right It's comin' on like thunder
Some got it good some got it bad
But you're the best I ever had I never worry you're so
fine From now on babe I'm gonna be by your side |
Native Son
I've seen many moons through these
wrinkled eyes The years have made me old but they've made me
wise Now the white man lives where our rivers run
For now better days have passed
We walk the streets of broken glass Our people vanished
as snow before the summer sun Like dogs we were driven from
this place Such injustice, time will not erase All these
changes cannot be undone
When you feel the anger inside of
you Hold your head high - let your aim be true Though
your heart beats like a drum My native son
Once there was a time my little
one Before the wagons - before the soldiers' guns When
this land was ours as far as the eagle flies
No white flag - no broken truce
With few words one can speak the truth - I don't hear it
Time won't heal it now
With each new day that comes to
pass Will the great spirit free us all at last? He said
we were the chosen ones
For all we had there's nothin' left
We won’t forgive - we can't forget You know that your
day will come My native son
With each new day that comes to
pass Will the great spirit free us all at last? What has
happened can never be undone
When I was young - not yet a man
The sun rose and set upon our land We were the chosen
ones My native son
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Home Again
When I was younger My life
was torn asunder And I was carried far away
Now somewhere in the distance
I feel a strange insistance I long to be there once again
The day is drawing nearer The
time has come to leave here The feeling just keeps gettin' stronger
every day
So I pray for the moment when I'll
be with you And all that we hoped for is all comin' true
When the time we've spent waitin' is finally through I'll be
home again
I can still remember Days that
never ended Standin' on a distant shore
With every raindrop fallin'
I hear the thunder callin' Like so many times before
Sometimes in the darkness I
hear what my heart says Maybe one day I'll know what that feelings
for
So I wait for the moment when I'll
be with you And all that we hoped for is all comin' true
The time we've spent waitin' is finally through I'll be home
again
When you're out there on your own
It can chill you to the bone There's a cold wind blowin'
But it feels good knowin' The worst is over now - I'm
finally goin' home
It's gettin' stronger Can't
wait any longer
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