Albert Hammond

Got on board a westbound seven forty seven
Didn't think before deciding what to do
Oh, that talk of opportunities,
TV breaks and movies
Rang true, sure rang true
Seems it never rains in southern California
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before
It never rains in California,
but girl don't they warn ya
It pours,man it pours
Out of work, I'm out of my bread
Out of self respect,I'm out of bread
I'm underloved, I'm underfed, I wanna go home
It never rains in California,
but girl don't they warn ya
It pours, man it pours
Will you tell the folks back home I nearly made it
Had offers but didn't know which one to take
Please don't tell 'em how you found me
Don't tell 'em how you found me
Gimme a break, give me a break
Seems it never rains in southern California
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before
It never rains in California,
but girl don't they warn ya
It pours, man it pours

Got on board a westbound seven forty seven
Didn't think before deciding what to do
Oh, that talk of opportunities,
TV breaks and movies
Rang true, sure rang true
Seems it never rains in southern California
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before
It never rains in California,
but girl don't they warn ya
It pours,man it pours
Out of work, I'm out of my bread
Out of self respect,I'm out of bread
I'm underloved, I'm underfed, I wanna go home
It never rains in California,
but girl don't they warn ya
It pours, man it pours
Will you tell the folks back home I nearly made it
Had offers but didn't know which one to take
Please don't tell 'em how you found me
Don't tell 'em how you found me
Gimme a break, give me a break
Seems it never rains in southern California
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before
It never rains in California,
but girl don't they warn ya
It pours, man it pours

"It isn't easy to say goodbye
I try to understand the reason why
My body is shaking
My heart is aching within me

From my window I watch you go
He's waiting for you in the street below
His arms wide open while mine are cold and so empty

'Cause your world and my world they're drifted apart
in yours the sun is shining
in mine it's raining
knocking on the lonely one

And your life and my life they've gone separated ways
in yours a new tomorrow
in mine the sorrow
knocking on the lonely one

Through the teardrops that cloud my eyes
I see the image of the love gone by
a silhouette that I won't forget for a long time
The days are longer now that you're gone
Without your loving arms to keep me whole
My future lies on a cloudy skies with no sunshine

'Cause your world and my world they're drifted apart
in yours the sun is shining
in mine it's raining
knocking on the lonely one

'Cause your world and my world they're drifted apart
in yours the sun is shining
in mine it's raining
knocking on the lonely one

And your life and my life they've gone separated ways
in yours a new tomorrow
in mine the sorrow
knocking on the lonely one"

Got on board a westbound seven forty seven
Didn't think before deciding what to do
Oh, that talk of opportunities,
TV breaks and movies
Rang true, sure rang true
Seems it never rains in southern California
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before
It never rains in California,
but girl don't they warn ya
It pours,man it pours
Out of work, I'm out of my bread
Out of self respect,I'm out of bread
I'm underloved, I'm underfed, I wanna go home
It never rains in California,
but girl don't they warn ya
It pours, man it pours
Will you tell the folks back home I nearly made it
Had offers but didn't know which one to take
Please don't tell 'em how you found me
Don't tell 'em how you found me
Gimme a break, give me a break
Seems it never rains in southern California
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before
It never rains in California,
but girl don't they warn ya
It pours, man it pours

Look at me, I'm a train on a track
I'm a train, I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, yeah
Look at me, got a load on my back
I'm a train, I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, yeah

Look at me, I'm going somewhere
I'm a train, I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, yeah
Look at me, I'm going somewhere
I'm a train, I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, yeah

Been a hard day, yes, it has been a hard day
Yes, it has been a hard day, yes, it has
I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, I'm a chucka train
I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, chucka train, yeah

Look at me, I'm a train on a line
I'm a train, I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, yeah
Look at me for the very last time
I'm a train, I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, yeah

It's been a life that's long and hard
I'm a train, I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, yeah
I'm going down to the breaker's yard
I'm a train, I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, yeah

Been a hard day, yes, it has been a hard day
Yes, it has been a hard day, yes, it has
I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, I'm a chucka train
I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, chucka train, yeah

It's been a life that's long and hard
I'm a train, I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, yeah
Going down to the breaker's yard
I'm a train, I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, yeah

Been a hard day, yes, it has been a hard day
Yes, it has been a hard day, yes, it has
I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, I'm a chucka train
I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, I'm a chucka train
I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, I'm a chucka train
I'm a train, I'm a chucka train

I'm a train
I'm a train
I'm a, I'm a, I'm a train
I'm a train
I'm a train...

Everything I want to do
I only want to do with you.
Everything I want to do
I only want to do with you.

I will always have a bed to sleep on
And there'll always be a side for you.
To let you in to half my world
Baby that's the least that I can do
And I don't want to go to work
Unless you're there when I get back home
And if you're not there I won't eat
'Cause I don't want to eat alone.

Everything I want to do ...

I don't ever want a house and garden
In the quiet of a dead end town
But if that's what you require me
Then I'll want to settle down.
And I don't want kids of mine
Runnin' round and raisin' hell
But I don't care what my kids do
If they belong to you as well.

Everything I want to do ...

So come with me and stay with me
And be with me ev'rywhere I go
And love with me and live with me
And watch with me as the garden grows.
I don't ever want to be an old man

I don't ever want to die alone.
To face the shadows of my life
But never never on my own.

Everything I want to do ...

Hammond-Hazelwood

Well, you make your way downstairs in the early evening
In the hopes that this will be your lucky night
And the bars come up in two's and three's but never all at once
And the fruit machines are winning left and right.

And you wipe your rhinestone glasses when they're misty
Hoping that this bummer's gonna end
And you're losing pretty heavy but, ma, no need to worry
'Cause the payoff has to be around the bend.

And it's a nickle here and a nickle there
And no one gambles harder than the Dime Queen of Nevada
And Jean-Louis of Paris set her hair with nickles everywhere.

Well, you say the magic words and you pull the handle
The jackpot comes up every now and then
And it roles around the floor there, must be twenty bucks or more there
So you pick it up and put it back again.

And it's a nickle here and a nickle there
And no one gambles harder than the Dime Queen of Nevada
And Jean-Louis of Paris set her hair.

No, no one gambles harder than the Dime Queen of Nevada
And Jean Louis of Paris set her hair.

No, no, no one gambles harder than the Dime Queen of Nevada
And Jean Louis of Paris set her hair.

No, no one gambles harder than the Dime Queen of Nevada
And Jean Louis of Paris set her hair.

Sitting by a lonely Kansas road
A car goes rushing by
At the rate of one an hour
Want a lift into the nearest town
And judging by the sky
We're heading for a shower

I'm a half a million miles from home

Hey there, man, don't step upon the gas
There's room enough inside
And I'm very tired of walking
I don't wanna do you any harm
I just wanna get a ride
And I'm very good at talking

I'm a half a million miles from home

Now the telegraph begins to hum
There's a message on the wire
An electric conversation
"Well, ain't that life", I'm saying to myself
"There's an awful lot of words
But there's no communication."

I'm a half a million miles from home

I'm a half a million miles from home
I'm a half a million miles from home...

Hammond-Hazelwood

A witness, a call, the Fire Department, the Sheriff and a half dozen cars
Talk back on the radios, flashing amber lights and sirens, on Fountain avenue

On Fountain avenue

Swearing and wondering, the Schaefer ambulance screaming against the evening sky
Pedestrians teeming from apartment blocks, a lady asks "What happened? Who's to blame?
Those motorbikes and their riders, you kids are all the same."

A car with a twisted grill, ooh, a bike thrown on its side
A loaded driver suffers shock, and a boy has quietly died

And they put him in the Schaefer, and the Schaefer pulls away
And another loaded driver wishes he hadn't gone out today

On Fountain avenue

Well, I'm witnessing something I'd never have dreamed of even a couple of years ago
Families screaming and running about, ringing their hands in the sky, singing

"No, no, no, not our generation
No, no, no, not our generation
No, no, no, not our generation
Tell us it's a lie!"

We're running out, running out
(You know we're running out)
We're running out, running out
(You know we're running out)

We are running out of hope, and we are running out of love
And we're running out of everything that I've been dreaming of
And we are running out of oil, we are low on light and air
And we're running out and digging holes and finding nothing there

It just ain't fair, running out
(You know we're running out)
There's nothing there, running out
(You know we're running out)

Now, the car won't go, and the pool won't heat
And we're eating beans 'cause there ain't no meat
And the lamps which once lit up our street no longer light the way
So we go to bed when the sun sinks low
'cause it's cold at night and the heat won't go
And the television studio closed down the other day

Hey, hey, hey, hey, running out
(You know we're running out)
Hey, hey, hey, hey, running out
(You know we're running out)

Oh, no, no, no, not our generation
No, no, no, not our generation
No, no, no, not our generation
Tell us it's a lie!

Oh, no, no, no, not our generation
No, no, no, not our generation
No, no, no, not our generation
Tell us it's a lie!

Oh, no, no, no, not our generation
No, no, no, not our generation
No, no, no, not our generation
Tell us it's a lie!

Oh, no, no, no, not our generation
No, no, no, not our generation
No, no, no, not our generation
Tell us it's a lie!...

Hammond-Hazelwood

Candle light, sweet candle light, throw shadows on the wall
And aside from the whisper of your breath, there is no sound at all
Candle light, sweet candle light, keep a loving mood
We won't leave this country paradise 'til we run out of food

I'll kiss you 'til you're quivering, I'll love you 'til you cry
I'll love 'til you're falling asleep
I'll wake you in the dead of night, I'll love you in your dreams
For my love is like the universe, so deep

Through the window in the roof what starry world above
But we will not leave this world of ours 'til we run out of love

Yes, I'll wake you in the dead of night, I'll love you in your dreams
For my love is like the universe, so deep

Candle light, sweet candle light, your wick has burned to death
But we will not leave this paradise 'til we run out of breath

Hammond-Hazelwood

You came into town with your truck and your wardrobe
Your turquoise, your pills and the crew
Your cowboys, your playboys, the studs and the gay boys
Your gals and your hairdresser, too

And you rented a small apartment, and everyone settled in
Midst the pillows, the beads and the stereo leads and the ups and the downs in the gin

Oh Mary, oh Mary, the stars of the prairie
Still shine on your high stepping shoes
But those were the days, Mary, those were the days
When you side stepped the Hollywood blues

When the money ran low all your friends found excuses
The family soon fell apart
And you learned there's a limit to what you can do
When your purse ain't as big as your heart

But still you're blasting off somewhere on something with somebody new
And nobody knows what he does, where he comes from, nobody, least of all you

Oh Mary, oh Mary, the stars of the prairie
Still shine on your high stepping shoes
But those were the days, Mary, those were the days
When you side stepped the Hollywood blues

Keeping my eyes on the road, I see you
Keeping my hands on the wheel, I hold you
99 miles from L.A.
I kiss you, I miss you, please be there

Passing a white sandy beach, we're sailing
Turning the radio on, we're dancing
99 miles from L.A.
I want you, I need you, please be there

The windshield is covered with rain, I'm crying
Pressing my foot on the gas, I'm flying

Counting the telephone poles, I phone you
Reading the signs on the road, I write you
99 miles from L.A.
We're laughing, we're loving, please be there

The windshield is covered with rain, I'm crying
Pressing my foot on the gas, I'm flying

Counting the telephone poles, I phone you
Reading the signs on the road, I write you
99 miles from L.A.
We're laughing, we're loving, please be there

99 miles from L.A.
99 miles from L.A.
99 miles from L.A.
99 miles from L.A...

City life was gettin' us down
So we spent the weekend out of town
Pitched the tent on the patch of ground
Down by the river

Lit a fire and drank some wine
You put your jeans on the top of mine
Said, come in the water's fine
Down by the river

Down by the river
Down by the river
Said, come in the water's fine
Down by the river

Didn't feel too good all night
So we took a walk in the morning light
Came across the strangest sight
Down by the river

Silver fish lay on its side
It was washed up by the early tide
I wonder how it died
Down by the river

Down by the river
Down by the river
Silver fish lay on its side
Down by the river

Doctor put us both to bed
He dosed us up and he shook his head
Only foolish people go, he said
Down by the river

Why do willows weep, said he
Because they're dying gradually
From the waste, from the factories
Down by the river

Down by the river
Down by the river
Why do willows weep, said he
Down by the river

In time, the river banks will die
The reeds will wilt and the ducks won't fly
There'll be a tear in the otter's eye
Down by the river

The banks will soon be black and dead
And where the otter raised his head
Will be a clean white stone instead
Down by the river

Down by the river
Down by the river
Will be a clean white stone instead
Down by the river

Hammond-David

In another life
We would always be together
Never for a day would you leave me
Believe me

In another life
I would be your only lover
You would never say love is never
Forever

I have one life
You have one life
Let's not live it in sorrow
Love me one time
In my lifetime
Lasting all my tomorrows

In another life
Where the pace is slow and easy
We would live our lives without tension
Decention

I have one life
You have one life
Let's not live it in sorrow
Love me one time
In my lifetime
Lasting all my tomorrows

Love me one time
In my lifetime
Love me now and for always and always and

I have one life
You have one life
Let's not live it in sorrow
Love me one time
In my lifetime
Lasting all my tomorrows

I have one life
You have one life
Let's not live it in sorrow...

Hammond-David

Love isn't love till you give it away
And as of today take mine
Losing my heart wasn't losing, I guess
I found happiness, share mine

Caring without sharing is like living without breathing
I don't know how
Without your love to lean upon, I could never stand alone
I know now

For me to be me I must be part of you
No one else will do, just you
Life hurries by like the wink of an eye
Stop wasting your time

Love isn't love till you give it away
As I take yours take mine

Caring without sharing is like living without breathing
I don't know how
Without your love to lean upon, I could never stand alone
I know now

For me to be me I must be part of you
No one else will do, just you
Life hurries by like the wink of an eye
Stop wasting your time

'cause love isn't love till you give it away
As I take yours take mine

These are the good old days

And all the sad young men,
Parading through there lifes
The girls that they have loved have now
become expensive wifes.
They think they know it all,
And in some ways they do
They reaching out for better times,
If they only knew…

These are the good old days
This is the best time of my life
The best I´ve ever known
And it won´t ever the same again
These are the good old days
And when my clothes are out of style
and life is slowing down
I know what I have done

And all the sad young men
Go marching of to war
The old men shake their heads and say
We´ve seen it all before
But how are they to know
The lesson takes so long
And by the time we found the answer, live is almost gone.

These are the good old days
This is the best time of my life
The best I´ve ever known
And it won´t ever be the same again
And when my clothes are out of style
And life is slowing down
I know what I have done.

Hammond-David

You used to write your songs for me
I used to love each melody
And you'd sing, and you'd play
And you'd sing, sing my life away

You gotta lay the music down
Lay it down for me
Why won't you let me be
Your lover

You had a broken down guitar
And then you turned into a star
Now you sing, and you play
You just sing, sing my life away

You gotta lay the music down
Lay it down for me
Why won't you let me be
Your lover

I feel that I just don't belong
I won't come second to your songs
I'm gonna sing, I'm gonna play
I'm gonna sing, sing this love away

I'm gonna lay your music down
I'm gonna lay your music down
I'm gonna lay the music down
I'm gonna lay the music down
I'm gonna lay the music down
I'm gonna lay the music down...

Hammond-David

Rivers are for boats to take us sailing
One day we will
Mountains are for trails to take us riding
One day we will

Dreams come true
I promise if you have the patience
Yours will not be denied
Everything you do without
The things you have to dream about
Just need a little time
And time is on your side

Valleys are for land to build a home on
One day we will
Meadows are for grass to walk a child on
One day we will

Dreams come true
I promise if you have the patience
Yours will not be denied
Everything you have to share
Your wishes and your hopes and prayers
Just need a little time
And time is on your side

Rivers are for boats to take us sailing
One day we will
Mountains are for trails to take us riding
One day we will

Ooh, valleys are for land to build a home on
One day we will
Meadows are for grass to walk a child on
One day we will

Hammond-David

Somebody's happiness
Somebody's happiness
Is someone else's loneliness
And pain this moment

Somebody's holding you
Somebody's holding you
The way my empty arms
Still long to do this moment

This was my love affair
This was my truest love
That ever lived
And true love never dies

And then you flew away
To someone else one day
I saw my happiness, my happiness
Turn into loneliness before my eyes

You were my everything
You were my music and my laughter
And my moon and my starry skies

And then you flew away
To someone else one day
Somebody's, my happiness
Turn into loneliness before my eyes

And then you flew away
To someone else one day
Somebody's, my happiness
Turn into loneliness before my eyes

David-Hammond

To all the girls I've loved before
Who travelled in and out my door
I'm glad they came along
I dedicate this song
To all the girls I've loved before

To all the girls I once caressed
And may I say I've held the best
For helping me to grow
I owe a lot I know
To all the girls I've loved before

The winds of change are always blowing
And every time I try to stay
The winds of change continue blowing
And they just carry me away

To all the girls who shared my life
Who now are someone else's wives
I'm glad they came along
I dedicate this song
To all the girls I've loved before

To all the girls who cared for me
Who filled my nights with ecstasy
They live within my heart
I'll always be a part
Of all the girls I've loved before

The winds of change are always blowing
And every time I try to stay
The winds of change continue blowing
And they just carry me away

To all the girls we've loved before
Who travelled in and out our doors
We're glad they came along
We dedicate this song
To all the girls we've loved before

To all the girls we've loved before
Who travelled in and out our doors
We're glad they came along
We dedicate this song
To all the girls we've loved before

Eres como una espinita
que se me ha clavado en el corazón
suave que me estás matando
que estás acabando con mi amor
yo que sufro por mi gusto
ese cruel martirio que me da tu amor
no me importa lo que hagas
si en tus besos vive toda mi ilusión
y que pase lo que pase
este pecho amante es sólo para ti
aunque yo quisiera no puedo olvidarte
porque siempre vas dentro de mí
suave que me estás matando
que estás acabando con mi juventud
yo quisiera haberte sido infiel
y pagarte con una traición
eres como una espinita
que se me ha clavado en el corazón
suave que me estás matando
que estás acabando con mi amor
y que pase lo que pase
este pecho amante es sólo para ti
suave que me estás matando
que estás acabando con mi juventud
yo quisiera haberte sido infiel
y pagarte con una traición
eres como una espinita
que se me ha clavado en el corazón
suave que me estás matando
que estás acabando con mi amor
suave que me estás matando
que estás acabando con mi amor
suave que me estás matando
que estás acabando con mi amor
suave que me estás matando
que estás acabando con mi amor

Eres toda una mujer
Albert Hammond
Eres toda una mujer
Y me has hecho tan feliz
Que tus besos significan hoy
La vida para mí

Eres toda una mujer
Pero guardas tu calor
Cuando estamos abrazándonos
Y hacemos el amor

Y ahora veo que todo ha cambiado
Dentro de mí, vivo para tí, sólo para tí
Y cuando alguien me pregunte le contestaré
Que tengo toda una mujer

Eres toda una mujer
Junto a tí quiero vivir
Y en tu pecho voy a refugiar
El niño que hay en mí

Tu cariño le ha dado de nuevo
A mi corazón, una sensación que no sé entender
Pero si alguien me pregunta le contestaré
Que tengo toda una mujer

Eres toda una mujer
Y me siento tan feliz
Cuando te estremeces al volcar
Todo tu ser en mí

Tal vez esten llorando mis pensamientos
Mis lagrimas son perlas que caen al mar
Y el eco adormecido, de este lamento
Hace que estés presente y en mi soñar

Ansiedad, de tenerte en mis brazos
Musitando,... palabras de amor
Ansiedad, de tener tus encantos
Y en la boca, volverte a besar

Tal vez este llorando mis pensamientos
Mis lagrimas son perlas que caen al mar
Y el eco adormecido, de este lamento
Hace que estés presente y en mi soñar

Quizás estes llorando al recordarme
Y estreches mi retrato con frenesi
Hasta tu oido llegue la melodia salvaje
Y el eco de la pena de estar sin ti.

Ansiedad, de tenerte en mis brazos
Musitando,... palabras de amor
Ansiedad, de tener tus encantos
Y en la boca, volverte a besar

Y tú que te creías el rey de todo el mundo
Y tú que nunca fuiste capáz de perdonar.
Y cruél y despiadado, de todo te reías
Hoy imploras cariño aunque sea por piedad.

A dónde está tu orgullo, a dónde está el coraje?
Porque hoy que estás vencido mendigas caridad
Ya vés que no es lo mismo amar que ser amado
Hoy que estás acabado que lástima me das.

Maldito corazón, me alegro que ahora sufras
Que llores y te humilles ánte ése gran amor.

La vida es la ruleta en que apostamos todos
Y a tí te había tocado no más la de ganar.
Pero hoy tu buena suerte la espalda te ha volteado
Fallaste corazón, no vuelvas a apostar.

Maldito corazón, me alegro que ahora sufras...

La vida es la ruleta en que apostamos todos...

Nos conocimos una tarde junto al sol
Con cuántas ganas me hiciste sonreír
Entre mis brazos sentía aquel calor
Que tú me dabas

Yo me creía que era tanta la emoción
Y te besaba sin poderme contener
Pero no pude engañar mi corazón
Por un momento que tuve de placer

Comprenderte
No es difícil
Complacerte
Ya lo sé
Conquistarte
Ya lo hice
El misterio es no poderte conocer

A veces pienso que me tengo que arriesgar
Por un instante sentirme más feliz
Y entretener sin compasión mi soledad
Con la mentira

Pero no quiero imaginarme el dolor
Que sentíría mi corazón después
Si tengo miedo poderme equivocar
Quiero con calma pensármelo otra vez

Comprenderte
No es difícil
Complacerte
Ya lo sé
Conquistarte
Ya lo hice
El misterio es no poderte conocer

Comprenderte
No es difícil
Complacerte
Ya lo sé
Conquistarte
Ya lo hice
El misterio es no poderte conocer

Comprenderte
No es difícil...

Hammond-Hazelwood

Listen to the world, the world, the world
Listen to the people cry
Listen to the world, the world, the world
Do you ever wonder why
We don't see eye to eye?

English doesn't flow enough
Chinese isn't slow enough
Russian we don't know enough
To tell them how we feel

All those preachers tellin' you
You're religious, good for you
Perfect for the whole world too
If they know what's good for them

Oh, listen to the world, the world, the world
Listen to the people cry
Listen to the world, the world, the world
Do you ever wonder why
We don't see eye to eye?

Did you ever listen to the TV ad-man's spiel?
Love is just another way to make another deal

Don't you feel a bit ashamed
For the politician's game?
Yet we signed beside his name
And put him where he is

Oh, listen to the world, the world, the world
Listen to the people cry
Listen to the world, the world, the world
Do you ever wonder why
We don't see eye to eye?

The voice of the people should echo far and wide
Instead of keeping what they feel bottled up inside

Let the people have their say
Tomorrow isn't far away
It should be better than today
If we raise our voices

Oh, listen to the world, the world, the world
Listen to the people cry
Listen to the world, the world, the world
Did you ever wonder why
We don't see eye to eye?

Listen to the world, the world, the world
Listen to the people cry
Listen to the world, the world, the world
Did you ever wonder why
You don't see eye to eye?

Listen to the world, the world, the world
Listen to the people cry
Oh, listen to the world, the world, the world
Did you ever wonder why
You don't see eye to eye?

Listen to the world, the world, the world
Listen to the people cry...

If you gotta break another heart
Then break it, come on and break it
If you gotta take that kind of chance
Then take it, go on and take it

Anything I say or do will make no difference
In the end you'll go ahead and do what you really wanna do

If you gotta break another heart, then break it
If you gotta take that kind of chance
Then take it, you are free to take it
But don't come runnin' back to me

If you're gonna make another change
Then make it, go on and make it
If you're gonna do it, do it now
Don't leave it ‘cause I can't take it

Everybody knows that you were born a drifter
You were born a drifter, baby, you'll never, never settle down

If you gotta break another heart, then break it
If you gotta take that kind of chance
Then take it, you are free to take it
But don't come runnin' back to me

If you gotta play another tune, then play it
If you gotta say what's on your mind
Then say it, go ahead and say it
But don't come runnin' back to me

Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da, then break it
Da-da-da-da-da-da another chance
Then take it, you are free to take it
But don't come runnin' back to me

If you gotta play another tune...

Hammond-Hazelwood

We came from Great Britain to L.A.
Where the groups from England play
Swing Auditorium, Hollywood Palladium, Civic Hall

She said she had a house up in the hills
Lived on orange juice and pills
California, sweet California, bless you all!

California tastes so good like coffee should
I can't put it down, but that's not all
If only they had soccer here, Watney's Beer
And the BBC, and the Albert Hall

I think, I might think of settling down
In this easygoing town
With a good woman, with a good woman just like you

I just wanna lay my head beside you
On the water bed, won't you lay me down
Help me to forget about tomorrow
And the early plane to another town

I came from Great Britain to L.A.
Must go back the other way
California, so long, California, I'll be back!

Yes, I'll be back!

Hammond-Hazelwood

There's a brand new world around us
Lots of good news on the way
And for each and everyone of us
It's a brand new day

There's a brand new kinda meaning
To the words that people say
And for each and everyone of us
It's a brand new day

It's a brand new day
It's a brand new day
For each and everyone of us
It's a brand new day

When the sun sets in the evening
There are people far away
Who awaken to the morning
Of a brand new day

So say goodnight to all your friends
And it isn't hard to say
When you know that come tomorrow
It's a brand new day

It's a brand new day

It's a brand new day
You know that come tomorrow
It's a brand new day

And if you're feeling lonely
Just look the other way
'cause standing right behind you
Is a brand new day

And he's leaning on your shoulder
And there's something he's tryna say
He's whisperin' softly in your ear
"It's a brand new day."

It's a brand new day
It's a brand new day
For each and everyone of us
It's a brand new day

It's a brand new day
Ma-ma, it's a brand new day
For each and everyone of us
It's a brand new day

Hammond-Hazelwood

Anyone here in the audience,
With a pad that I can crash in,
I?d really appreciate you letting me know,
?Cause the gig is over soon.
I?ve been out on the road for a couple of weeks,
And we didn?t take much cash in.
It?s raining outside and to tell you the truth,
I?ve been locked out of my room.

CHORUS:
Do you care?
Do you pity the poor musician?
Don?t you know,
What it?s like out on the road?
Don?t you think,
Don?t you think I?m always wishin?,
Someone would stand up,
And offer a hand up,
And take me home?

Anyone here in the audience,
Who can make a dish to fill me,
I?d really appreciate you letting me know,
Haven?t eaten all day long.
I?ve been out on the road for a number of weeks,

And the greasy food is killing me.
I?m hungry and tired and to tell you the truth,
All my will to pay is gone.

[CHORUS]

Anyone here in the audience,
With a heart that I can cling to,
I?d really appreciate you letting me know,
If you?ve got some love to spare.
I?ve been out on the road for a number of weeks,
And I?ve found no one to sing to.
And I just need to know,
Yes I just want to know,
Is there anyone there?

[CHORUS]

Mmmmm, Someone would stand up,
And offer a hand up,
And take me home.

Got on board a westbound seven forty seven
Didn't think before deciding what to do
Oh, that talk of opportunities,
TV breaks and movies
Rang true, sure rang true
Seems it never rains in southern California
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before
It never rains in California,
but girl don't they warn ya
It pours,man it pours
Out of work, I'm out of my bread
Out of self respect,I'm out of bread
I'm underloved, I'm underfed, I wanna go home
It never rains in California,
but girl don't they warn ya
It pours, man it pours
Will you tell the folks back home I nearly made it
Had offers but didn't know which one to take
Please don't tell 'em how you found me
Don't tell 'em how you found me
Gimme a break, give me a break
Seems it never rains in southern California
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before
It never rains in California,
but girl don't they warn ya
It pours, man it pours

City life was gettin' us down
So we spent the weekend out of town
Pitched the tent on the patch of ground
Down by the river

Lit a fire and drank some wine
You put your jeans on the top of mine
Said, come in the water's fine
Down by the river

Down by the river
Down by the river
Said, come in the water's fine
Down by the river

Didn't feel too good all night
So we took a walk in the morning light
Came across the strangest sight
Down by the river

Silver fish lay on its side
It was washed up by the early tide
I wonder how it died
Down by the river

Down by the river
Down by the river
Silver fish lay on its side
Down by the river

Doctor put us both to bed
He dosed us up and he shook his head
Only foolish people go, he said
Down by the river

Why do willows weep, said he
Because they're dying gradually
From the waste, from the factories
Down by the river

Down by the river
Down by the river
Why do willows weep, said he
Down by the river

In time, the river banks will die
The reeds will wilt and the ducks won't fly
There'll be a tear in the otter's eye
Down by the river

The banks will soon be black and dead
And where the otter raised his head
Will be a clean white stone instead
Down by the river

Down by the river
Down by the river
Will be a clean white stone instead
Down by the river

Hammond-Hazelwood

You had your faults, I had mine. Nothing's perfect, is it, baby?
If we'd given it the time, could have worked things out, well, maybe
Came to thinkin' what the hell
Not to dwell up on the problems
Our bodies came together well
And that was all we cared

More and more and more and more
More of the people gave up looking for
Avenues to happiness. You hear them say
"The road to understanding was just too far away."

While we watched the little things getting out of all proportion
There was so much more at stake, but we paid it no attention
I suppose if we had tried
We'd have saved the pot from boiling
But we went and let it slide
Until we lost control

And more and more and more and more
More of the people gave up looking for
Avenues to happiness. You hear them say
"The road to understanding was just too far away."

What was bad got worse, what was good just got forgotten
Could have stopped it there and then, but, girl, we didn't cotton
In the end we didn't care
All the love flew out the window
And I guess, just like you said
It all got outta hand

And more and more and more and more
More of the people gave up looking for
Avenues to happiness. You hear them say
"The road to understanding was just too far away."

More and more and more and more
More of the people gave up looking for
Avenues to happiness. You hear them say
"The road to understanding was just too far away."

More and more and more and more
More of the people gave up looking for
Avenues to happiness. You hear them say...

If I could make a wish
I think, I pass
Can't think of anything I need
No cigarettes, no sleep,
No lights, no sound
Nothing to eat, no books to read

Making love with you
Has left me peaceful, warm and tired
What more can I ask
There's nothing left t be desired

Peace came upon me
And it leaves me weak
Sleep, silent angel, go to sleep

Sometimes all I need is the air that I breathe
And to love you
All I need is the air that I breathe
Yes, to love you
All I need is the air that I breathe,
Ahh, ahh

Peace came upon me
And it leaves me weak
Sleep, silent angel, go to sleep

Sometimes all I need is the air that I breathe
And to love you
All I need is the air that I breathe
Yes, to love you
All I need is the air that I breathe,
Ahh, ahh

Peace came upon me
And it leaves me weak
Sleep, silent angel, go to sleep

Hammond-Hazelwood

Early in the misty, misty morning
Heading for another freeway jam
Sleepy eyed and shivering
Waking up and wishing
It was Sunday. I wish it was Sunday

On the radio they're playing love songs
Songs that make me want to turn around
Factory gates are up ahead
I wish that I was home in bed
With you, my love, back home with you, my love

But I work to make a living
And I work without a break
And I work when I am sleeping
And I work when I'm awake
Yes, and I'd like to leave the city
But I can't afford the move
And I think I'm goin' under
With those way down low down smokey factory blues

I was born a lover, not a worker
Money doesn't smell like sweet perfume
Some of us feel out of place
With engine oil upon our face
Believe me, you'd better believe me

And I work to make a living
And I work without a break
And I work when I am sleeping
And I work when I'm awake
Yes, and I'd like to leave the city
But I can't afford the move
And I think I'm goin' under
With those way down low down smokey factory blues

Yes, and I work to make a living
And I work without a break
And I work when I am sleeping
And I work when I'm awake
Yes, and I'd like to leave the city...

Get out
damn it

Close the door
don't slam it

Let me be alone a while
To give my nerves a rest.

Whatever you do I love you

No matter what you do I love you

And I want to run out after you
But I don't know what's best.

If you will take good care of me
I'll be your caretaker
You'll be the maker of the peace
And I'll be the peacemaker
If you will take good care of me
I'll be your caretaker
You'll be the maker of the peace
And I'll be the peacemaker.

Hours
later

I hear the key in the front door

We look each other in the eye
A timid sorry pair.

There's a little more conversation

A little more conversation

A battle's lost and a war is won
I think we've cleared the air.

If you will take good care of me . . .

Hammond-Hazelwood

It isn't easy to say goodbye
I try to understand the reason why
My body is shaking
My heart is aching within me

From my window I watch you go
He's waiting for you in the street below
His arms wide open while mine are cold and so empty

'Cause your world and my world they're drifted apart
In yours the sun is shining
In mine it's raining
Knocking on the lonely one

And your life and my life they've gone separated ways
In yours a new tomorrow
In mine the sorrow
Knocking on the lonely one

Through the teardrops that cloud my eyes
I see the image of the love gone by
A silhouette that I won't forget for a long time
The days are longer now that you're gone
Without your loving arms to keep me whole
My future lies on a cloudy skies with no sunshine

'Cause your world and my world they're drifted apart
In yours the sun is shining
In mine it's raining
Knocking on the lonely one

'Cause your world and my world they're drifted apart
In yours the sun is shining
In mine it's raining
Knocking on the lonely one

And your life and my life they've gone separated ways
In yours a new tomorrow
In mine the sorrow
Knocking on the lonely one"

Everything I want to do
I only want to do with you.
Everything I want to do
I only want to do with you.

I will always have a bed to sleep on
And there'll always be a side for you.
To let you in to half my world
Baby that's the least that I can do
And I don't want to go to work
Unless you're there when I get back home
And if you're not there I won't eat
'Cause I don't want to eat alone.

Everything I want to do ...

I don't ever want a house and garden
In the quiet of a dead end town
But if that's what you require me
Then I'll want to settle down.
And I don't want kids of mine
Runnin' round and raisin' hell
But I don't care what my kids do
If they belong to you as well.

Everything I want to do ...

So come with me and stay with me
And be with me ev'rywhere I go
And love with me and live with me
And watch with me as the garden grows.
I don't ever want to be an old man

I don't ever want to die alone.
To face the shadows of my life
But never never on my own.

Everything I want to do ...

My father is a doctor he's a family man
my mother works for charity whenever she can
and they're both good clean americans who abide by the law
and they both stick up for liberty and they both support the war
my happiness was paid for when they laid their money down
for summers in a summer camp and winters in the town
my future in the system was talked about and planned
but I gave it up for music and The Free Electric Band

I went to school in handwashed shirts with neatly ordered hair
and the school was big and newly built and filled with light and air
and the teachers taught us values that we had to learn to keep
and they'd clip the ear of any idle kid who went to sleep
my father organised for me a college in the east
but I went to California the sunshine and the beach
my parents and my lecturers could never understand
why I gave it up for music and The Free Electric Band

well they used to sit and speculate upon their son's career
a lawyer or a doctor or a civil engineer
just give me bread and water put a guitar in my hand
cos all i need is music and The Free Electric Band

my father sent me money and I spent it very fast
on a girl I met in Berkeley in a social science class
yes and we learnt about her body but her mind we didn't know
until deep rooted attitudes and morals began to show
she wanted to get married even though she never said
but I knew her well enough by now to see inside her head
she'd settle for suburbia and a little patch of land
so I gave her up for music and The Free Electric Band

ooh....The Free Electric Band....

Hammond-Hazelwood

Your father spent his life on a military base
He made the army his career
He pinned your pictures up in the officer's mess
And hoped you'd marry a bombardier

But you had a crush on the son of a working man
I know that made the major sore
But still he smiled with the utmost self-control
The day the British army lost the war

And they argued over tea
And they argued over me
And they sent you to your room and locked the door
Yes, and they argued over tea
Haha!, argued over me
The day the British army lost the war

But I know you loved you old man very much
But then I know you loved me more
And I loved you more than I even loved myself
The day the British army lost the war

And they argued over tea
And they argued over me
And they sent you to your room and locked the door
Yes, and they argued over tea
And they argued over me
The day the British army lost the war

The day the British army lost the war

Hammond-Hazelwood

You turned me on so bad that there was only one thing on my mind
An overnight affair was needed at the time
Hello, goodbye, no searching questions, that was clearly understood
But how was I to know that you would be so good?

For the peace, for the peace, for the peace of all mankind
Will you go away, will you go away, will you vanish from my mind
Will you go away and close the bedroom door
And let everything be as it was before

Too much too soon, too bad it didn't hit me till a week had passed
I might have saved the day if I had acted fast
I looked around in case you'd scribbled down the number secretly
But all you left were fingerprints and memories

For the peace, for the peace, for the peace of all mankind
Will you go away, will you go away, will you vanish from my mind
Will you go away and close the bedroom door
And let everything be as it was before

For the peace, for the peace, for the peace of all mankind
Will you go away, will you go away, will you vanish from my mind
Will you go away and close the bedroom door
And let everything be as it was before

Da-di-da, da-da-di, da-da-di-di-di-di-di
Will you go away, will you go away, will you vanish from my mind
Will you go away and close the bedroom door...

Sitting by a lonely Kansas road
A car goes rushing by
At the rate of one an hour
Want a lift into the nearest town
And judging by the sky
We're heading for a shower

I'm a half a million miles from home

Hey there, man, don't step upon the gas
There's room enough inside
And I'm very tired of walking
I don't wanna do you any harm
I just wanna get a ride
And I'm very good at talking

I'm a half a million miles from home

Now the telegraph begins to hum
There's a message on the wire
An electric conversation
"Well, ain't that life", I'm saying to myself
"There's an awful lot of words
But there's no communication."

I'm a half a million miles from home

I'm a half a million miles from home
I'm a half a million miles from home...

Look at me, I'm a train on a track
I'm a train, I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, yeah
Look at me, got a load on my back
I'm a train, I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, yeah

Look at me, I'm going somewhere
I'm a train, I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, yeah
Look at me, I'm going somewhere
I'm a train, I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, yeah

Been a hard day, yes, it has been a hard day
Yes, it has been a hard day, yes, it has
I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, I'm a chucka train
I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, chucka train, yeah

Look at me, I'm a train on a line
I'm a train, I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, yeah
Look at me for the very last time
I'm a train, I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, yeah

It's been a life that's long and hard
I'm a train, I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, yeah
I'm going down to the breaker's yard
I'm a train, I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, yeah

Been a hard day, yes, it has been a hard day
Yes, it has been a hard day, yes, it has
I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, I'm a chucka train
I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, chucka train, yeah

It's been a life that's long and hard
I'm a train, I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, yeah
Going down to the breaker's yard
I'm a train, I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, yeah

Been a hard day, yes, it has been a hard day
Yes, it has been a hard day, yes, it has
I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, I'm a chucka train
I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, I'm a chucka train
I'm a train, I'm a chucka train, I'm a chucka train
I'm a train, I'm a chucka train

I'm a train
I'm a train
I'm a, I'm a, I'm a train
I'm a train
I'm a train...

Hammond-Hazelwood

Listen to the world, the world, the world
Listen to the people cry
Listen to the world, the world, the world
Do you ever wonder why
We don't see eye to eye?

English doesn't flow enough
Chinese isn't slow enough
Russian we don't know enough
To tell them how we feel

All those preachers tellin' you
You're religious, good for you
Perfect for the whole world too
If they know what's good for them

Oh, listen to the world, the world, the world
Listen to the people cry
Listen to the world, the world, the world
Do you ever wonder why
We don't see eye to eye?

Did you ever listen to the TV ad-man's spiel?
Love is just another way to make another deal

Don't you feel a bit ashamed
For the politician's game?
Yet we signed beside his name
And put him where he is

Oh, listen to the world, the world, the world
Listen to the people cry
Listen to the world, the world, the world
Do you ever wonder why
We don't see eye to eye?

The voice of the people should echo far and wide
Instead of keeping what they feel bottled up inside

Let the people have their say
Tomorrow isn't far away
It should be better than today
If we raise our voices

Oh, listen to the world, the world, the world
Listen to the people cry
Listen to the world, the world, the world
Did you ever wonder why
We don't see eye to eye?

Listen to the world, the world, the world
Listen to the people cry
Listen to the world, the world, the world
Did you ever wonder why
You don't see eye to eye?

Listen to the world, the world, the world
Listen to the people cry
Oh, listen to the world, the world, the world
Did you ever wonder why
You don't see eye to eye?

Listen to the world, the world, the world
Listen to the people cry...

If you gotta break another heart
Then break it, come on and break it
If you gotta take that kind of chance
Then take it, go on and take it

Anything I say or do will make no difference
In the end you'll go ahead and do what you really wanna do

If you gotta break another heart, then break it
If you gotta take that kind of chance
Then take it, you are free to take it
But don't come runnin' back to me

If you're gonna make another change
Then make it, go on and make it
If you're gonna do it, do it now
Don't leave it ‘cause I can't take it

Everybody knows that you were born a drifter
You were born a drifter, baby, you'll never, never settle down

If you gotta break another heart, then break it
If you gotta take that kind of chance
Then take it, you are free to take it
But don't come runnin' back to me

If you gotta play another tune, then play it
If you gotta say what's on your mind
Then say it, go ahead and say it
But don't come runnin' back to me

Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da, then break it
Da-da-da-da-da-da another chance
Then take it, you are free to take it
But don't come runnin' back to me

If you gotta play another tune...

Hammond-Hazelwood

We came from Great Britain to L.A.
Where the groups from England play
Swing Auditorium, Hollywood Palladium, Civic Hall

She said she had a house up in the hills
Lived on orange juice and pills
California, sweet California, bless you all!

California tastes so good like coffee should
I can't put it down, but that's not all
If only they had soccer here, Watney's Beer
And the BBC, and the Albert Hall

I think, I might think of settling down
In this easygoing town
With a good woman, with a good woman just like you

I just wanna lay my head beside you
On the water bed, won't you lay me down
Help me to forget about tomorrow
And the early plane to another town

I came from Great Britain to L.A.
Must go back the other way
California, so long, California, I'll be back!

Yes, I'll be back!

Hammond-Hazelwood

There's a brand new world around us
Lots of good news on the way
And for each and everyone of us
It's a brand new day

There's a brand new kinda meaning
To the words that people say
And for each and everyone of us
It's a brand new day

It's a brand new day
It's a brand new day
For each and everyone of us
It's a brand new day

When the sun sets in the evening
There are people far away
Who awaken to the morning
Of a brand new day

So say goodnight to all your friends
And it isn't hard to say
When you know that come tomorrow
It's a brand new day

It's a brand new day

It's a brand new day
You know that come tomorrow
It's a brand new day

And if you're feeling lonely
Just look the other way
'cause standing right behind you
Is a brand new day

And he's leaning on your shoulder
And there's something he's tryna say
He's whisperin' softly in your ear
"It's a brand new day."

It's a brand new day
It's a brand new day
For each and everyone of us
It's a brand new day

It's a brand new day
Ma-ma, it's a brand new day
For each and everyone of us
It's a brand new day

Hammond-Hazelwood

Anyone here in the audience,
With a pad that I can crash in,
I?d really appreciate you letting me know,
?Cause the gig is over soon.
I?ve been out on the road for a couple of weeks,
And we didn?t take much cash in.
It?s raining outside and to tell you the truth,
I?ve been locked out of my room.

CHORUS:
Do you care?
Do you pity the poor musician?
Don?t you know,
What it?s like out on the road?
Don?t you think,
Don?t you think I?m always wishin?,
Someone would stand up,
And offer a hand up,
And take me home?

Anyone here in the audience,
Who can make a dish to fill me,
I?d really appreciate you letting me know,
Haven?t eaten all day long.
I?ve been out on the road for a number of weeks,

And the greasy food is killing me.
I?m hungry and tired and to tell you the truth,
All my will to pay is gone.

[CHORUS]

Anyone here in the audience,
With a heart that I can cling to,
I?d really appreciate you letting me know,
If you?ve got some love to spare.
I?ve been out on the road for a number of weeks,
And I?ve found no one to sing to.
And I just need to know,
Yes I just want to know,
Is there anyone there?

[CHORUS]

Mmmmm, Someone would stand up,
And offer a hand up,
And take me home.

Got on board a westbound seven forty seven
Didn't think before deciding what to do
Oh, that talk of opportunities,
TV breaks and movies
Rang true, sure rang true
Seems it never rains in southern California
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before
It never rains in California,
but girl don't they warn ya
It pours,man it pours
Out of work, I'm out of my bread
Out of self respect,I'm out of bread
I'm underloved, I'm underfed, I wanna go home
It never rains in California,
but girl don't they warn ya
It pours, man it pours
Will you tell the folks back home I nearly made it
Had offers but didn't know which one to take
Please don't tell 'em how you found me
Don't tell 'em how you found me
Gimme a break, give me a break
Seems it never rains in southern California
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before
It never rains in California,
but girl don't they warn ya
It pours, man it pours

Hammond-Hazelwood

Names
I know a man
Who drowns his sorrows in the cheapest booze
He knows he hasn't got that much to lose
Wino

Names
I know a man
Who speaks the language of another class
He sees nothin' in the looking glass
Phony

Names, tags, numbers, labels
Other people teach you what you are
You believe them as a rule
While my name for you is beautiful
Your name for me is fool

Tags
I know a kid
Somehow the ball game doesn't interest him
Isn't this where it all begins?
Sissy

Tags
She's twenty-five
She wants a family and a house to run
Her sister always was the pretty one
Lonely

Names, tags, numbers, labels
Other people teach you what you are
You believe them as a rule
While my name for you is beautiful
Your name for me is fool

Numbers
There's no escape
'cause time will do a number on us all
Your age is scrawled across the office wall
Old man

Labels
You gave me mine
At the time I took it casually
Is that all you really thought of me?
Sucker

Names, tags, numbers, labels
Other people teach you what you are
You believe them as a rule
While my name for you is beautiful
Your name for me is fool

Hm-hm-hm
Names, tags, numbers, hm, labels

City life was gettin' us down
So we spent the weekend out of town
Pitched the tent on the patch of ground
Down by the river

Lit a fire and drank some wine
You put your jeans on the top of mine
Said, come in the water's fine
Down by the river

Down by the river
Down by the river
Said, come in the water's fine
Down by the river

Didn't feel too good all night
So we took a walk in the morning light
Came across the strangest sight
Down by the river

Silver fish lay on its side
It was washed up by the early tide
I wonder how it died
Down by the river

Down by the river
Down by the river
Silver fish lay on its side
Down by the river

Doctor put us both to bed
He dosed us up and he shook his head
Only foolish people go, he said
Down by the river

Why do willows weep, said he
Because they're dying gradually
From the waste, from the factories
Down by the river

Down by the river
Down by the river
Why do willows weep, said he
Down by the river

In time, the river banks will die
The reeds will wilt and the ducks won't fly
There'll be a tear in the otter's eye
Down by the river

The banks will soon be black and dead
And where the otter raised his head
Will be a clean white stone instead
Down by the river

Down by the river
Down by the river
Will be a clean white stone instead
Down by the river

Hammond-Hazelwood

Early in the misty, misty morning
Heading for another freeway jam
Sleepy eyed and shivering
Waking up and wishing
It was Sunday. I wish it was Sunday

On the radio they're playing love songs
Songs that make me want to turn around
Factory gates are up ahead
I wish that I was home in bed
With you, my love, back home with you, my love

But I work to make a living
And I work without a break
And I work when I am sleeping
And I work when I'm awake
Yes, and I'd like to leave the city
But I can't afford the move
And I think I'm goin' under
With those way down low down smokey factory blues

I was born a lover, not a worker
Money doesn't smell like sweet perfume
Some of us feel out of place
With engine oil upon our face
Believe me, you'd better believe me

And I work to make a living
And I work without a break
And I work when I am sleeping
And I work when I'm awake
Yes, and I'd like to leave the city
But I can't afford the move
And I think I'm goin' under
With those way down low down smokey factory blues

Yes, and I work to make a living
And I work without a break
And I work when I am sleeping
And I work when I'm awake
Yes, and I'd like to leave the city...

Hammond-Hazelwood

It isn't easy to say goodbye
I try to understand the reason why
My body is shaking
My heart is aching within me

From my window I watch you go
He's waiting for you in the street below
His arms wide open while mine are cold and so empty

'Cause your world and my world they're drifted apart
In yours the sun is shining
In mine it's raining
Knocking on the lonely one

And your life and my life they've gone separated ways
In yours a new tomorrow
In mine the sorrow
Knocking on the lonely one

Through the teardrops that cloud my eyes
I see the image of the love gone by
A silhouette that I won't forget for a long time
The days are longer now that you're gone
Without your loving arms to keep me whole
My future lies on a cloudy skies with no sunshine

'Cause your world and my world they're drifted apart
In yours the sun is shining
In mine it's raining
Knocking on the lonely one

'Cause your world and my world they're drifted apart
In yours the sun is shining
In mine it's raining
Knocking on the lonely one

And your life and my life they've gone separated ways
In yours a new tomorrow
In mine the sorrow
Knocking on the lonely one"

Everything I want to do
I only want to do with you.
Everything I want to do
I only want to do with you.

I will always have a bed to sleep on
And there'll always be a side for you.
To let you in to half my world
Baby that's the least that I can do
And I don't want to go to work
Unless you're there when I get back home
And if you're not there I won't eat
'Cause I don't want to eat alone.

Everything I want to do ...

I don't ever want a house and garden
In the quiet of a dead end town
But if that's what you require me
Then I'll want to settle down.
And I don't want kids of mine
Runnin' round and raisin' hell
But I don't care what my kids do
If they belong to you as well.

Everything I want to do ...

So come with me and stay with me
And be with me ev'rywhere I go
And love with me and live with me
And watch with me as the garden grows.
I don't ever want to be an old man

I don't ever want to die alone.
To face the shadows of my life
But never never on my own.

Everything I want to do ...

It Never Rains in Southern California
Rebecca
Get you, brushing your hair with the wind
Riding your bike up on Mulholland Drive
Oh, I got a five-minute rush from you in your faded blue jeans
How many years is it you've been alive?
Oh, I'll take a guess, Rebecca, could it be eighteen, nineteen or so?
Ooh, Rebecca, will I ever know?

No way, where would I fit in your life?
What would you do with a man without change
Too strange and too poor to be trusted, rusted a couple of times
Shaken a bit by the years on the road
And the women I've known? Rebecca, you'd have liked the name I gave to you
Ooh, Rebecca, if you only knew

Go home
To your father's friends
Straight sons
To your mother's friends
Sweet ones
to those families
Well-to-do and so well-established
And one day you might wake up to a shock, girl

What has it come to this sensible life
The wife of a fool? Rebecca, reading magazines in a chic salon
Ooh, Rebecca. Where's Rebecca gone?

Hammond-Hazelwood

You turned me on so bad that there was only one thing on my mind
An overnight affair was needed at the time
Hello, goodbye, no searching questions, that was clearly understood
But how was I to know that you would be so good?

For the peace, for the peace, for the peace of all mankind
Will you go away, will you go away, will you vanish from my mind
Will you go away and close the bedroom door
And let everything be as it was before

Too much too soon, too bad it didn't hit me till a week had passed
I might have saved the day if I had acted fast
I looked around in case you'd scribbled down the number secretly
But all you left were fingerprints and memories

For the peace, for the peace, for the peace of all mankind
Will you go away, will you go away, will you vanish from my mind
Will you go away and close the bedroom door
And let everything be as it was before

For the peace, for the peace, for the peace of all mankind
Will you go away, will you go away, will you vanish from my mind
Will you go away and close the bedroom door
And let everything be as it was before

Da-di-da, da-da-di, da-da-di-di-di-di-di
Will you go away, will you go away, will you vanish from my mind
Will you go away and close the bedroom door...

Tal vez esten llorando mis pensamientos
Mis lagrimas son perlas que caen al mar
Y el eco adormecido, de este lamento
Hace que estés presente y en mi soñar

Ansiedad, de tenerte en mis brazos
Musitando,... palabras de amor
Ansiedad, de tener tus encantos
Y en la boca, volverte a besar

Tal vez este llorando mis pensamientos
Mis lagrimas son perlas que caen al mar
Y el eco adormecido, de este lamento
Hace que estés presente y en mi soñar

Quizás estes llorando al recordarme
Y estreches mi retrato con frenesi
Hasta tu oido llegue la melodia salvaje
Y el eco de la pena de estar sin ti.

Ansiedad, de tenerte en mis brazos
Musitando,... palabras de amor
Ansiedad, de tener tus encantos
Y en la boca, volverte a besar

Ansiedad
Albert Hammond
Esperame En El Cielo
Albert Hammond
Espérame en el cielo, corazón,
si es que te vas primero.
Espérame que pronto yo me iré
allí donde tú estés.
Espérame en el cielo, corazón,
si es que te vas primero.
Espérame que pronto yo me iré
para empezar de nuevo.
Nuestro amor es tan grande
y tan grande que nunca termina.
Y la vida es tan corta y no basta
para nuestro idilio.
Por eso yo te pido por favor
me esperes en el cielo
que allí entre nubes de algodón
haremos nuestro nido.

Y tú que te creías el rey de todo el mundo
Y tú que nunca fuiste capáz de perdonar.
Y cruél y despiadado, de todo te reías
Hoy imploras cariño aunque sea por piedad.

A dónde está tu orgullo, a dónde está el coraje?
Porque hoy que estás vencido mendigas caridad
Ya vés que no es lo mismo amar que ser amado
Hoy que estás acabado que lástima me das.

Maldito corazón, me alegro que ahora sufras
Que llores y te humilles ánte ése gran amor.

La vida es la ruleta en que apostamos todos
Y a tí te había tocado no más la de ganar.
Pero hoy tu buena suerte la espalda te ha volteado
Fallaste corazón, no vuelvas a apostar.

Maldito corazón, me alegro que ahora sufras...

La vida es la ruleta en que apostamos todos...

Nosotros
Albert Hammond
Atiéndeme,
quiero decirte algo
que quizás no esperes
doloroso tal vez.


Escúchame,
que aunque me duela el alma
yo necesito hablartey
así lo haré.


Nosotros,
que fuimos tan sinceros
que desde que nos vimos
amándonos estamos.


Nosotros,
que del amor hicimos
un sol maravilloso
romance tan divino.


Nosotros,
que nos queremos tanto
debemos separarnos
no me preguntes más.


No es falta de cariño,
te quiero con el alma,
te juro que te adoro y en nombre de este amor
y por tu bien te digo adiós.

Hammond-Hazelwood

You turned me on so bad that there was only one thing on my mind
An overnight affair was needed at the time
Hello, goodbye, no searching questions, that was clearly understood
But how was I to know that you would be so good?

For the peace, for the peace, for the peace of all mankind
Will you go away, will you go away, will you vanish from my mind
Will you go away and close the bedroom door
And let everything be as it was before

Too much too soon, too bad it didn't hit me till a week had passed
I might have saved the day if I had acted fast
I looked around in case you'd scribbled down the number secretly
But all you left were fingerprints and memories

For the peace, for the peace, for the peace of all mankind
Will you go away, will you go away, will you vanish from my mind
Will you go away and close the bedroom door
And let everything be as it was before

For the peace, for the peace, for the peace of all mankind
Will you go away, will you go away, will you vanish from my mind
Will you go away and close the bedroom door
And let everything be as it was before

Da-di-da, da-da-di, da-da-di-di-di-di-di
Will you go away, will you go away, will you vanish from my mind
Will you go away and close the bedroom door...

Got on board a westbound seven forty seven
Didn't think before deciding what to do
Oh, that talk of opportunities,
TV breaks and movies
Rang true, sure rang true
Seems it never rains in southern California
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before
It never rains in California,
but girl don't they warn ya
It pours,man it pours
Out of work, I'm out of my bread
Out of self respect,I'm out of bread
I'm underloved, I'm underfed, I wanna go home
It never rains in California,
but girl don't they warn ya
It pours, man it pours
Will you tell the folks back home I nearly made it
Had offers but didn't know which one to take
Please don't tell 'em how you found me
Don't tell 'em how you found me
Gimme a break, give me a break
Seems it never rains in southern California
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before
It never rains in California,
but girl don't they warn ya
It pours, man it pours

My father is a doctor he's a family man
my mother works for charity whenever she can
and they're both good clean americans who abide by the law
and they both stick up for liberty and they both support the war
my happiness was paid for when they laid their money down
for summers in a summer camp and winters in the town
my future in the system was talked about and planned
but I gave it up for music and The Free Electric Band

I went to school in handwashed shirts with neatly ordered hair
and the school was big and newly built and filled with light and air
and the teachers taught us values that we had to learn to keep
and they'd clip the ear of any idle kid who went to sleep
my father organised for me a college in the east
but I went to California the sunshine and the beach
my parents and my lecturers could never understand
why I gave it up for music and The Free Electric Band

well they used to sit and speculate upon their son's career
a lawyer or a doctor or a civil engineer
just give me bread and water put a guitar in my hand
cos all i need is music and The Free Electric Band

my father sent me money and I spent it very fast
on a girl I met in Berkeley in a social science class
yes and we learnt about her body but her mind we didn't know
until deep rooted attitudes and morals began to show
she wanted to get married even though she never said
but I knew her well enough by now to see inside her head
she'd settle for suburbia and a little patch of land
so I gave her up for music and The Free Electric Band

ooh....The Free Electric Band....

Hammond-Hazelwood

You turned me on so bad that there was only one thing on my mind
An overnight affair was needed at the time
Hello, goodbye, no searching questions, that was clearly understood
But how was I to know that you would be so good?

For the peace, for the peace, for the peace of all mankind
Will you go away, will you go away, will you vanish from my mind
Will you go away and close the bedroom door
And let everything be as it was before

Too much too soon, too bad it didn't hit me till a week had passed
I might have saved the day if I had acted fast
I looked around in case you'd scribbled down the number secretly
But all you left were fingerprints and memories

For the peace, for the peace, for the peace of all mankind
Will you go away, will you go away, will you vanish from my mind
Will you go away and close the bedroom door
And let everything be as it was before

For the peace, for the peace, for the peace of all mankind
Will you go away, will you go away, will you vanish from my mind
Will you go away and close the bedroom door
And let everything be as it was before

Da-di-da, da-da-di, da-da-di-di-di-di-di
Will you go away, will you go away, will you vanish from my mind
Will you go away and close the bedroom door...

Got on board a westbound seven forty seven
Didn't think before deciding what to do
Oh, that talk of opportunities,
TV breaks and movies
Rang true, sure rang true
Seems it never rains in southern California
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before
It never rains in California,
but girl don't they warn ya
It pours,man it pours
Out of work, I'm out of my bread
Out of self respect,I'm out of bread
I'm underloved, I'm underfed, I wanna go home
It never rains in California,
but girl don't they warn ya
It pours, man it pours
Will you tell the folks back home I nearly made it
Had offers but didn't know which one to take
Please don't tell 'em how you found me
Don't tell 'em how you found me
Gimme a break, give me a break
Seems it never rains in southern California
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before
It never rains in California,
but girl don't they warn ya
It pours, man it pours