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.
Repeat chorus
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!"
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.
I ve been workin' so hard, baby, tryin' to get to you. I'm gonna be there soon because
In the heat of the day many miles away when the sun is beating down upon the main street I'll be waiting here at the station, I gotta move down the line. They'll be dancin' and singin' and doin' their thing and they'll be rockin' and rollin' until the day is done. You know I got to make the deadline.
I gotta get that southbound train tonight, ooh. If I don't get to the border then I'll write.
The Mardi Gras will be blowing strong and the people dancing all across the city. I'm leaving here tonight, I gotta move down the line. I'm gonna catch a ride on the nine-o-five, I'm gonna ride the rail until we reach the morning, maybe three or four hundred miles.
I gotta get that southbound train tonight, ooh. If I don't get to the border then I'll write.
When the wind is blowing softly through the streets of a little town and the music's playin you're waiting somewhere over the horizon.
I gotta get that southbound train tonight, ooh. If I don't get to the border then I'll write.
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.
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
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
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.
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
CHORUS -- repeat
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
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.
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?
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
The city streets are empty now THE LIGHTS DON′T SHINE NO MORE and so the songs are way down low TURNING TURNING TURNING A sound that flows into my mind THE ECHOES OF THE DAYLIGHT of everything that is alive IN MY BLUE WORLD
I turn to stone when you are gone, I turn to stone Turn to stone when you comin′ home, I can′t go on
The dying embers of the night A FIRE THAT SLOWLY FADES TILL DAWN still glow upon the wall so bright BURNING BURNING BURNING The tired streets that hide away FROM HERE TO EVERYWHERE THEY GO roll past my door into the day IN MY BLUE WORLD
I turn to stone when you are gone, I turn to stone Turn to stone when you comin′ home, I can′t go on Turn to stone when you are gone, I turn to stone
Yes, I′m turnin′ to stone ′cos you ain′t comin′ home Why you ain′t comin′ home if I′m turnin′ to stone You′ve been gone for so long and I can′t carry on yes, I′m turnin′, I′m turnin′, I′m turnin′ to stone
The dancing shadows on the wall THE TWO-STEP IN THE HALL are all I see since you′ve been gone TURNING TURNING TURNING Through all I sit here and I wait I TURN TO STONE I TURN TO STONE You will return again some day TO MY BLUE WORLD
I turn to stone when you are gone, I turn to stone Turn to stone when you comin′ home, I can′t go on Turn to stone when you are gone, I turn to stone
I turn to stone when you are gone, I turn to stone Turn to stone when you comin′ home, I can′t go on Turn to stone when you are gone, I turn to stone
Summer came and passed away, hardly seemed to last a day but it's over and what can I do? Music playin' in the air, silence on a darkened stair 'cos it's over and what can I do?
It's over, it's over, all over, it's all over now and the way you looked don't even mean I'm down. When you kick out the sea and the sun says goodbye there is nothing much to speak of.
Feelin' down, down, down, it's all over. Feelin' down, down, down. Baby, baby, it's all gone, rolled out to sea.
Lookin' over sunny days, searchin' for the righteous wave 'cos it's over and what can I do? Lookin' from this distant shore you ain't sailin' by no more 'cos it's over and what can I do?
It's over, it's over, all over, it's all over now and the way you looked don't even mean I'm down. When you kick out the sea and the sun says goodbye there is nothing much to speak of.
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
Standin' at the airport lookin' down the strip, she was cryin' her eyes, she was bitin' her lip. Seven-four-seven just left from gate eleven and there's no turnin' round 'cos it's just leavin' the ground and gettin' higher HIGHER.
Standin' at the dock-side lookin' out to sea when I saw her but she did not see me. There she stood with no hope because she'd missed the boat and as her dreams sailed away she headed back for the day, back to the city CITY.
Night in the city, o-o-oh, madness at mid-mid-mid-midnight, night in the city drivin' you insane.
In the city CITY
Night in the city, o-o-oh, madness at mid-mid-mid-midnight, night in the city drivin' you insane.
I was runnin' kinda lonely at the city place. I waited for an hour, I never saw her face. Crazy ladies that wait and slide around like a snake. I just can't take anymore, I'm going in through the door into the city CITY.
I'll get you, yes, I'm gonna get you, I'll get you, yes, I'm gonna get you, I'll get you, yes, I'm gonna get you, I'll get you, yes, I'm gonna get you, I'll get you, yes, I'm gonna get you, I'll get you, yes, I'm gonna get you, drivin' you insane.
Night in the city, o-o-oh, madness at mid-mid-mid-midnight, night in the city drivin' you insane, drivin' you insane, drivin' you insane.
Starlight, I hear you callin' out to me. Sweet love rollin' across my mind again. I want you, yes, I do, I need you, yes, I do. And then you run.
You gotta stop foolin' around, keep your feet on the ground, little girl, and starlight will shine all around, little girl.
Starlight, your eyes are lookin' out so far away. Constellation in the sky is smiling down on me, I wonder, wonder why. I can feel you're so real, I can see you're so near and the you run.
You gotta stop foolin' around, keep your feet on the ground, little girl, and starlight will shine all around, little girl. You had me all the summer long, little girl.
Moonglow, come light the way up to my window. As you roll across the night don't tell noby that I told you so. I want you, yes, I do, I need you, yes, I do. And then you run.
You gotta stop foolin' around, keep your feet on the ground, little girl, and starlight will shine all around, little girl. You had me all the summer long, little girl.
Starlight, your eyes are lookin' down on me so far away. (repeat & fade)
I was standing in the jungle, I was feeling alright Mmmhmmm, Mmmhmmm I was wondering in the darkness, in the middle of the night Mmmhmmm, Mmmhmmm The moon began to shine, I saw a clearing ahead Mmmhmmm, Mmmhmmm But what's that going on, I think I'm outta my head Mmmhmmm, Mmmhmmm.
Chooka chooka hoo la ley Looka looka koo la ley.
A hundred animals were gathered 'round in the night Mmmhmmm, Mmmhmmm And they were singing out a lovely song under the pale moonlight Mmmhmmm, Mmmhmmm I stood and stared for quite a while Then a lion sang to me and smiled: "Come join us if you so desire."
Chooka chooka hoo la ley Looka looka koo la ley.
I said now please explain the meaning of this song you sing Mmmhmmm, Mmmhmmm "Wondrous is our great blue ship That sails around the might sun And joy to everyone that rides along!"
Chooka chooka hoo la ley Looka looka koo la ley.
And they danced! Pretty soon I knew the tune and We sat and sang under the moon And the jungle rang in joyful harmony.
Chooka chooka hoo la ley Looka looka koo la ley. Chooka chooka hoo la ley Looka looka koo la ley.
"Wondrous is our great blue ship That sails around the might sun And joy to everyone that rides along!"
