Sometimes i look up high and then I think there might just be a better life. Away from all we know, that's where I wanna go, out on the wild side and I wish I was, o-oo-o-oh, a wild west hero.
Ride the range all the day till the first fading light, be with my western girl round the fire, oh, so bright. I'd be the Indians friend, let them live to be free, ridin' into the sunset, I wish I could be.
I'd ride the desert sands and through the prairie lands, try'n to do what's right. The folks would come to me, they'd say, we need you here. I'd stay there for the night. Oh, I wish I was, o-oo-o-oh, a wild west hero.
Ride the range all the day till the first fading light, be with my western girl round the fire, oh, so bright. I'd be the Indians friend, let them live to be free, ridin' into the sunset, I wish I could be.
Oh, I wish I was, o-oo-o-oh, a wild west hero. Oh, I wish I was, o-oo-o-oh, a wild west hero. Oh, I wish I was, o-oo-o-oh, a wild west hero. Oh, I wish I was, o-oo-o-oh, a wild west hero. Wish I was, o-o-oo-o-o-o-oo, a wild west hero.
Working on the road across this great big world I've been rolling like a stone, i never get back home Yes, i've been long-gone And boy, i've got the birmingham blues.
Been across the ocean to the south sea isles Yeah, i travelled to the east and west for mile and miles and miles And i've been long-gone And boy, i've got the birmingham blues.
Chorus: Across the world i've seen People and places Could be the same But with a different name.
I wouldn't change the things i do for anything But i'd just like to hear the message of the streets again Give me a ticket Cause boy, i've got the birmingham blues.
It may be kind of homely but it sure is sweet Industrial revolution put it on its feet But it's a long, long way Boy, i've got the birmingham blues.
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I'll go and stay awhile and all the folks i meet They'll say "you won't stay long, you got them travelling feet You'll soon be long-gone 'cos boy, you got the rest of the world blues!"
When the day is done And there's nowhere to run And the people of the city Have all lost and won, In your city dress, You stand and stare And you smoke another cigarette And comb your hair And the light that shines Paints a trace of sadness On the street, I wait, I can't seem to get to you.
Well, you start to sway, Check your Cartier 'Cause it's getting late, You can't afford to wait, So you move along Where it's going on And the people of the night Are playing 'till the dawn And the sun that shines Paints a trace of sadness In your eyes that cry, Wishin' and hopin'.
Sweet, sweet is the night, Now you are near. Dark, dark were the days, They disappear. Sweet, sweet is the night, Now you are near.
Well, you did your thing And you lost your wings And you hurt so bad You lost everything And the tears that fall On the city wall Will fade away with The rays of morning light That shines Paints a smile across Your pretty face I know Everything is alright, alright.
Sweet, sweet is the night, Now you are near. Dark, dark were the days, They disappear. Sweet, sweet is the night, Now you are near.
(Sweet is the night)
Sweet, sweet is the night, Now you are near. Dark, dark were the days, They disappear. Sweet, sweet is the night, Now you are near.
Sun is shining in the sky There ain't a cloud in sight It's stopped raining Everybody's in a play And don't you know It's a beautiful new day Running down the avenue See how the sun shines Brightly in the city On the streets where once was pity Mr Blue Sky is living here today Mr Blue Sky please tell us why You had to hide away For so long Where did we go wrong Mr Blue Sky please tell us why You had to hide away For so long Where did we go wrong
Hey you with the pretty face Welcome to the human race A celebration Mr Blue Sky′s up there waiting And today is the day we've waited for Mr Blue Sky please tell us why You had to hide away For so long Where did we go wrong Hey there Mr Blue We're so pleased to be with you Look around see what you do Everybody smiles at you Hey there Mr Blue We're so pleased to be with you Look around see what you do Everybody smiles at you
Mr Blue you did it right But soon comes Mr Night Creeping over now his Hand is on your shoulder Never mind I'll remember you this I'll remember you this way Mr Blue Sky please tell us why You had to hide away For so long Where did we go wrong Hey there Mr Blue We're so pleased to be with you Look around see what you do Everybody smiles at you
I've been thinking it over So many times they say You got it made They never understand The answer lies within your soul 'cos no one know which side The coin will fall.
Big wheels turning Baby i know Big wheels turning Baby i know Big wheels turning, turning...
Save it for a rainy day For when the cold wind blows Just to see how they run I thought they'd know I tried my best, all i could do But somehow it was not enough for you.
Big wheels turning Baby i know Big wheels turning Baby i know Big wheels turning, turning, Turning, turning...
Chorus: I remember the dead of night A lonely light that shines upon the window I see it all so clear The tenderness, the silent tears Out here in the pouring rain Through cold dark waiting days I see you standing there I see the big wheels turning Never ending, on and on they go.
I think i'm going home I think i'm gonna have to start again It's rather sad Because i've looked around, can't seem to find Whatever's always rolling through my mind
Big wheels turning Baby i know Big wheels turning Baby i know Big wheels turning, turning Turning, turning...
Here she comes (Here she comes) That little town flirt (Here she comes) You're falling for her And you're gonna get hurt.
Yeah, I know it so hard to resist The temptation of the tender red lips.
But you can get hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt Yeah, you can get hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt Foolin' around with that little town flirt.
Here she comes (Here she comes) Through that look in her eyes (Here she comes) She plays around With every guy that goes by.
Yeah, I know she's gonna treat you wrong So your heart just get better be strong.
'Cause you can get hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt Yeah, you can get hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt Foolin' around with that little town flirt.
I know how you feel, you think her love is real You think this time she'll be sincere But you think you got a paper heart When she starts to tear it apart That's when she'll let you go.
There she come (Here she comes) Just look at that style (Here she comes) She's lookin' at you Giving you that smile.
Yeah, I know she's gonna treat you wrong So your heart just get better be strong.
'Cause you can get hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt Yeah, you can get hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt Foolin' around with that little town flirt.
(Here she comes) You better, better hide now, boy (Here she comes) You better... (Here she comes) You better runaway now, boy (Here she comes) You better...
Just on the border of your waking mind, There lies another time Where darkness and light are one, And as you tread the halls of sanity You feel so glad to be unable to go beyond.
Sitting here, waiting for, Someone calling at my door, Too bad, I'm getting out of love.
What's the use of changing things, Wonder what tomorrow brings, Who knows, I'm getting out of love.
CHORUS My Shangri-la has gone away, Faded like the Beatles on Hey Jude She seemed to drift out on the rain That came in somewhere softly from the blue
Clouds roll by and hide the sun, Raindrops fall on everyone, So sad, I'm getting out of love.
CHORUS repeat
CHORUS repeat
Copyright (c) 1976 United Artists Music LTD. and Jet Music Incorporated. All rights for the USA & Canada controlled by Unart Music Corporation except "Do Ya" which is Copyright (c) 1972 Roy Wood Music LTD. and Carlin
In this life I've seen ev'rything I can see, woman I've seen lovers flying through the air hand in hand I've see babies dancin' in the midnight sun I've seen dreams that came from the heavenly skies above I've seen old men cryin' at their own grave sides And I've seen pigs all sittin' watchin' picture slides But I never seen nothin' like you Do ya, do ya want my love? Do ya, do ya want my face? Do ya, do ya want my mind? Do ya, do ya want my love?
Well, I heard the crowd singin' out of tune As they sat and sang Auld Lang Syne By the light of the moon I heard the preachers bangin' on the drums And I heard the police playin' with their guns But I never heard nothin' like you
In the country where the sky Touches down on the field She lay her down to rest in the mornin' sun They came -a-runnin' just to get a look Just to feel, to touch her long black hair They don't give a damn
But I never seen nothin' like you Do ya, do ya want my love? Do ya, do ya want my face? Do ya, do ya want my mind? Do ya, do ya want my love?
Well I think you know What I'm tryin' to say, woman That is, I'd like to save you for a rainy day I've seen enough of the world to know That I've got to get it all To get it all to grow
Do ya, do ya want my love? Do ya, do ya want my face? Do ya, do ya want my mind? Do ya, do ya want my love?
I came along to see your face, But the only thing I got from you, was telling me it's fantasy, That you would always be with me, I can tell you that's it's true, I'm waiting here, but it's alright, It's alright with me, you better believe me now.
I guess it's like a mountain side, You've got to climb it to the top, Floating in a sea of dreams, The only thing that you can see, Is the view above the clouds.
I'm waiting here, but it's alright, Still it's alright with me, You better believe me now.
Sailin' away on the crest of a wave It's like magic Rollin' and ridin' and slippin' & slidin' It's magic
CHORUS And you, and your sweet desire, You took me, higher and higher It's a livin' thing, It's a terrible thing to lose It's a given thing What a terrible thing to lose.
Making believe this is what you've conceived From your worst day, Moving in line when you look back in time To your first day
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Takin' a dive 'cos you can't halt the slide Floating downstream, So let her go don't start spoiling the show It's a bad dream
Two drifters on the morning sky, Two drifters sailing wide and high, When summer breezes blow across your mind, With you, I will walk the line.
CHORUS I want it so fine I want it so fine I want it so fine
People walking hand in hand, Everybody's singing to the band, I want to be where the stars shine bright, And hear sweet music on a summer night.
CHORUS repeat
Sundowners we'll go on and on, We'll find the land of the midnight sun, And when you look you'll see for miles around, You'll see, the world is in your hand.
For may days we travelled from a distant place and time, To reach a place they call the planet Earth, There was to be a celebration, On the mission of the sacred heart. The planet Earth from way up there is beautiful and blue And floating softly through a rainbow, But when you touch down things look different here, At the mission of the sacred heart. CHORUS Watching all the days roll by Who are you and who am I? On a dirty worn-out sidewalk, sits a mother with a baby, In her vale of tears she sees no rainbow And someone's singing from a window In the mission of the sacred heart. CHORUS repeat There's a building on a corner, in a city, in a land, On a place they call the planet Earth, My orders are to sit here and watch the world go by, From the mission of the sacred heart. CHORUS repeat
Just got back from the downtown palais Where the music was so sweet It knocked me right back in the alley I'm ready, yea, yea, yea, I'm ready, Wo, wo, wo, I'm ready And I'm really gonna rock tonight.
Sweet little lady sings like a songbird And she sings the opera like you ain't never heard, But she ain't ready, No, no, no, she ain't ready No, no, no, she ain't ready, And she ain't gonna rock & roll
CHORUS She's sweet on Wagner, I think she'd die for Beethoven, She loves the way Puccini lays down a tune, And Verdi's always creeping from her room
Come on I'll show you how to sing the blues Now baby, come on over you got nothin' to lose, Are you ready, hey, hey, hey are you ready Ooh, ooh, ooh, are you ready I wanna show you how to rock and roll.
Now listen here baby she, said to me Just, meet me at the opera house at a quarter to three, 'Cos I'm ready, yea, yea, yea, I'm ready, Woo, hoo, hoo, I'm ready, I'm gonna show you how to sing the blues.
CHORUS repeat
Far, far away the music is playing.
Well we were reelin' and a rockin' all through the night, Yea we were rockin' at the opera house until the break of light, And the orchestra were playin' all Chuck Berry's greatest tunes. And the singers in the chorus all got off on singing blues, And as the night grew older everybody was As one, The people on the streets came runnin' in to join in song Just to hear the opera singer singin' rock & roll so pure, I thought I saw the mayor there but I wasn't really sure, But it's alright
Hellohow are you Have you been alright, through all those lonely nights, That's what I'd say, I'd tell you everything, If you'd pick up that telephone.
Heyhow you feelin' Are you still the same Don't you realize the things we did were all for real not a dream, I just can't believe They've all faded out of view.
I look into the sky And I wonder why
CHORUS Telephone line, give me some time, I'm living in twilight Telephone line, give me some time, I'm living in twilight
O.K. so noone's answering, Well can't you just let it ring a little longer I'll just sit tight, through the shadows of the night Let it ring for evermore.
They say some days you're gonna win, They say some days you're gonna lose. I tell you I got news for you Your losin' all the time you never win If you believe that's how it's gonna be I'd better put you down Get off your tightrope up there come down on The ground you gotta save me now, You better turn around. When I looked around, I was heading down. Won't somebody throw me down a line.
They say some days you gotta give They say some days you gotta take If that's the way it's gotta be, Roll it over and you will see. The city streets are full of people going nowhere making time. The change from night to day is really only hours, It's just along the line can't you see the sign When I looked around, I was heading down, Won't somebody throw me down a line.
I want to look you straight in the eye, I want to tell you how I really feel, I can feel the wheels turnin' round, Won't somebody throw me down a line The city streets are full of people going nowhere making time, The change from night to day is really only hours It's just along the line, can't you see the sign When I closed my eyes, I was so surprised Somebody had thrown me down the linestopped me drownin
The visions dancing in my mind, The early dawn the shades of time. Twilight crawling through my window pane.
Am I awake or do I dream, The strangest pictures I have seen, Night is day and twilight's gone away.
With your head held high and your scarlet lies, You came down to me from the open skies, It's either real or it's a dream There's nothing that is in between
*Twilight, I only meant to stay a while Twilight, I gave you time to steal my mind Away from me.
Across the night I saw your face You disappeared without a trace You brought me here but can you take me back.
Inside the image of your light That now is day and once was night You leave me here and then you go away.
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You brought me here but can you take me back again.
With your head held high and your scarlet lies, You came down to me from the open skies, It's either real or it's a dream There's nothing that is in between
