Michael Franks

We touched like watercolour fawns

In landscapes painted by Cezanne

Like lovers floating painted by Chegall

But you and I were you-I then

We thought the rush wo uld never end

We thought the sky, t he sky would never fall

We lived we loved we laughed we cried

We'll never die, and now I th ink of you

And I change right into Mr Blue

You say your lover buys you lace

I say he's fine, I like his face

I guess you still think love will conquere all

I know, but it's not what you think

I only hope it s tays in sync

I only want, I want to wish you well

When I walk around Soho
I remember Gamboa
There's a feeling, there's a beat
That hugs me like a boa

Walking by the docks
Where Donga make the samba
In the rhythm of the people
From Angola from Ruanda

Suffering along in the wonderful dilemma
Falling in the trap of the beautiful Morena
Oh, it feels so good kissing you in the cinema
With this God given love
Who would dare to condemn us?

Ai, ai, ai que coisa louca
Ai, meu deus que coisa boa
Ai, ai, ai que coisa louca
Ai, meu deus que coisa boa

Why can't we free the love inside us?
Those inhibitions which divide us
Is it naive of me to seek such ecstasy?
I crave the chemistry of love.

Let's build the Taj Mahal of pleasure
Follow the blue print to those treasures
A formula aside should help us
Crystallize into the chemistry of love.

Please don't recite me poetry
I rather feel you close to me
And listen to the rhythm of your heart
Now here we are woman and man
And like those statues by Rodin
I can't tell you for me
Inside the chemistry of love.

Snow in my shoes
Mid-Winter blues
Have got me down
(Just point me South...let's go now)
The clothes on my back
Are too Pasternak
From sole to crown
Where in the hell's the snowplow?
Down 95
We'll come alive
And by the time we get somewhere
Near Savannah
Give Winter the slip
It's well worth the trip
To be togerther
Under the sun

Under the sun
Stress is undone
With every mile
We travel down that highway
Hot tea and songs
It won't be long
Till we arrive

At our island hideaway
Unpack the car
See how things are
We'll roll up all the Blinds
To let some light in
We've come a long way
Small price to pay
To be together
Under the sun

And every evening watch the sunset
Oh the gardenia scent is sweet
Remember me, I'm from out West and
I need the heat

Under the sun
Over the opal sea
Sometimes a cloud
Sails along harmlessly
Under the sun
Sambaing hand-in-hand
You and me two
Sandpipers in the sand

Whenever I explore the land of Yin
I always take one on the chin
And now this lioness has almost made me tame
I can't pronounce her name
But eggplant is her game
The lady sticks to me like white on rice
She never cooks the same way twice-
Maybe it's the mushrooms
Maybe the tomatoes
I can't reveal her name
But eggplant is her game
When my baby cooks her eggplant
She don't read no book
And she's got a Gioconda
Kind of dirty look
And my baby cooks her eggplant
About 19 different ways
But sometimes I just have it raw
With mayonnaise
Maybe it's the way she grates her cheese
Or just the freckles on her knees
Maybe it's the scallions
Maybe she's Italian
I can't reveal her name
But eggplant is her game.

And when God gave out rhythm
He sure was good to you
You can add, subtract, multiply.
And divide by two
I know today's your birthday
And I did not buy no rose
But I wrote this song instead and I call it:
Popsicle Toes
Popsicle Toes,
Popsicle Toes are always froze
Popsicle Toes,
You're so brave to expose all those
Popsicle Toes
You must have been Miss Pennsylvania
With all this pulchritude,
How come you always load your Pentax
When I'm in the nude?
We ought to have a birthday party
And you can wear your birthday clothes,
Then we can hit the floor and go explore those
Popsicle Toes
You got the nicest
North America
This sailor ever saw-
I like to feel your warm Brazil
And touch your Panama
But your Tierra del Fuegos
Are nearly always froze-
We gotta see-saw until we unthaw those
Popsicle Toes

Most of the time
He's the lord of the jungle
Everyone grins while he gripes
Usually he's found just
Lounging around in his stripes

His tiger lady's
A superfine feline
Just what his highness deserves
A sweet purring pussycat
Proud of her pussycat curves

He's a tiger in the rain
It's the thunder and lightnin'
He can't explain
A tiger in the rain
Who's frightened

Caught in the storm he came
Searching for shelter
Right up to me and my spouse
Both stroked his chin and
Invited him into the house

He's a tiger in the rain
It's the thunder and lightnin'
He can't explain
A tiger in the rain
Who's frightened

He's a tiger in the rain
It's the thunder and lightnin'
He can't explain
A tiger in the rain
Who's frightened

Books are stacked on my table, I've got books filling my shelves
Day and night I've been trying to unravel myself
But I've been looking for answers that don't seem to wanna be had
And people don't live too long when they're feeling this bad

So I don't wanna know about nothin'
Unless it's something I can see or touch
'cause I've been living on the inside too much
I miss those Labor Day picnics like the ones that we used to have
Where no one's worrying about nothing, no one's feeling bad
I wanna roll down the hillside, lay dizzy in the cool green grass
And jump around like a frog in a gunny sack

And I don't wanna know about nothin'
Unless it's something I can see or touch
'cause I've been living on the inside a little too much

My friend has got some babies and she loves them with all of her might
They run around all day, they keep her up at night
But she can kiss those faces and she's the one who gets to see them smile
I'm thinking maybe that'd beat this by a pretty long mile

And I don't wanna know about nothin'
Unless it's something I can see or touch
'cause I've been living on the inside a little too much

We touched like watercolour fawns

In landscapes painted by Cezanne

Like lovers floating painted by Chegall

But you and I were you-I then

We thought the rush wo uld never end

We thought the sky, t he sky would never fall

We lived we loved we laughed we cried

We'll never die, and now I th ink of you

And I change right into Mr Blue

You say your lover buys you lace

I say he's fine, I like his face

I guess you still think love will conquere all

I know, but it's not what you think

I only hope it s tays in sync

I only want, I want to wish you well

And when God gave out rhythm
He sure was good to you
You can add, subtract, multiply.
And divide by two
I know today's your birthday
And I did not buy no rose
But I wrote this song instead and I call it:
Popsicle Toes
Popsicle Toes,
Popsicle Toes are always froze
Popsicle Toes,
You're so brave to expose all those
Popsicle Toes
You must have been Miss Pennsylvania
With all this pulchritude,
How come you always load your Pentax
When I'm in the nude?
We ought to have a birthday party
And you can wear your birthday clothes,
Then we can hit the floor and go explore those
Popsicle Toes
You got the nicest
North America
This sailor ever saw-
I like to feel your warm Brazil
And touch your Panama
But your Tierra del Fuegos
Are nearly always froze-
We gotta see-saw until we unthaw those
Popsicle Toes

Seventh of September
Remember when
We met at the shrine
Your kimono looked so fine
Temple dancers swaying
Flutes playing then
I was yours and you were mine
Paul Desmond on the stereo
We sipped the sake very slow
Kissing in the candleglow
That rainy night in Tokyo
We both got so hungry on the bullet train
Lugging our luggage through the station
Finding a taxi in the pouring rain
We must have made quite a sight
In love on a rainy night
And due for a little celebration
Safe from stormy weather
Together we
Stayed inside our room
Just admiring the typhoon
Heard the cats arrive
Nearly five but we
Were still making love in tune

When circumstance divides us,
I always close my eyes.
My thoughts retrace the image of your face:
Somehow our love survives.
Now we're in our prime
and it's Once Upon a Time...
Paper lanterns in the trees.
The photograph is framed
But the feeling's still the same:
I'm there for you
and you're always there for me.
After the hero stumbles,
After the lady cries,
After the fortress tumbles,
Somehow our love survives.
Each time we touch each other
the chemistry revives;
Each kiss contains an energy exchange:
Somehow our love survives.
Now we're in our prime
and it's Once Upon a Time...
Paper lanterns in the trees.
The photograph is framed
But the feeling's still the same:
I'm there for you
and you're always there for me.
After the hero stumbles,
After the lady cries,
After the fortress tumbles,
Somehow our love survives.

Now we're in our prime
and it's Once Upon a Time...
Paper lanterns in the trees.
The photograph is framed
But the feeling's still the same:
I'm there for you
and you're always there for me.
After the hero stumbles,
After the lady cries,
After the fortress tumbles,
Somehow our love survives.
After the hero stumbles,
After the lady cries,
After the fortress tumbles,
Somehow our love survives.
After the hero stumbles,
After the lady cries,
After the fortress tumbles,
Somehow our love survives.

Daddy plays the ashtray
Baby starts to cry
The Lady wants to know
The reason why
Daddy's just like Coltrane
Baby's just like Miles
The Lady's just like heaven
When she smiles
And the Lady wants to know
She wants to know the reason
Got to know the reason why
This man has got to go
This man is always leavin'
How he hates to say goodbye
But what she doesn't know
Is there really is no reason
There really is no reason why
Daddy he hates airplanes
Baby loves to fly
And the Lady wants to know
The reason why
Daddy's just like Coltrane
Baby's just like Miles
The Lady's just like heaven
When she smiles.

Lady, when you love me
I feel home sweet home
inside of you sublime
This garden's sure to grow you know
Our love is just like summertime
Parrots eye the fruit
And we make love
Between the harpsichords and lutes
Our green limbs intertwine you know
Our love is just like summertime
Our souls collide
We slip and slide
We feel no pain
And with our lives locked together
We weather the wind and rain
We grow the farm
We're safe from harm
Inside this circle of summertime
Both of us know is our love

Lovers from the past with poison smiles
All pray our love will never last
But we are trees not vines you know
Our love is just like summertime
As the song begins
These shipwrecks fade
Behind a wave of violins
Vivaldi made us rhyme you know
Our love is just like summertime

Whenever I am lost at sea
I remember you are here with me
You surrender to the fantasy
When I give my love to you
Running from the hurricane
Helter-skelter in the wind and rain
I find shelter, I find peace again
When I give my love to you
When I give my love to you
I can feel the downtime ending
And I ain't pretending
Words can simply not reveal
The degree of ecstasy
Only you can make me feel
When you give your love to me
Lover, when the world's too square
I discover you are always there
And no other lover can compare
When I give my love to you.

When the cookie jar is empty
Baby gets so glum
When the cookie jar is empty
Baby sucks her thumb
Baby breaks her dishes
And she won't eat her peas
Baby never misses
When she throws her spoon at me
Leo is high as I am leaving;
Love is the web that she is weaving
When the cookie jar is empty
Baby don't act right
When the cookie jar is empty
Baby cries all night
Baby gets so sassy,
How can I explain?
Baby moves her chassis
Like a locomotive train
Virgo is high as I'm returning;
Love is the candle she is burning

Antonio lives life's fervor
Antonio plays for truth
Antonio says our friendship
Is a hundred proof
The vulture that circles Rio
hangs in this LA sky
The blankets they
give the Indians
only make them die
But sing the song
forgotten for so long
And let the music flow
like light into the rainbow
We know the dance
we have We still have a chance
to break these chains And flow
like light into the rainbow

But sing the song
forgotten for so long
And let the music flow
like light into the rainbow
We know the dance
we have We still have a chance
to break these chains And flow
like light into the rainbow
Antonio loves the desert
Antonio plays for rain
Antonio knows that pleasure
is the child of pain
And Lost in La Califusa
When most of my hope was gone
Antonio's samba led me
to the Amazon
But sing the song
forgotten for so long
And let the music flow
like light into the rainbow
We know the dance
we have We still have a chance
to break these chains And flow
like light into the rainbow

Whenever I explore the land of Yin
I always take one on the chin
And now this lioness has almost made me tame
I can't pronounce her name
But eggplant is her game
The lady sticks to me like white on rice
She never cooks the same way twice-
Maybe it's the mushrooms
Maybe the tomatoes
I can't reveal her name
But eggplant is her game
When my baby cooks her eggplant
She don't read no book
And she's got a Gioconda
Kind of dirty look
And my baby cooks her eggplant
About 19 different ways
But sometimes I just have it raw
With mayonnaise
Maybe it's the way she grates her cheese
Or just the freckles on her knees
Maybe it's the scallions
Maybe she's Italian
I can't reveal her name
But eggplant is her game.

No one here
Venus and Mars
And a skyful of stars
It's been a slo-mo year
A few stolen kisses
And several near misses
I wait (wish my mission was clearer)
For the cherub's arrow
Hesitate (one last look in the mirror)
My lappels are narrow
Down the stairs and hit the street
The bravado's just pretend though
And the chic spot where we met
Is called Innuendo
You and I
Birds of a feather
We ought to know better
We're cool and shy
Love is outrageous
But highly contagious
We wait (while our salads are dressing)
For the cherub's arrow
You look great (cappuccino compressing)
To Ravel's Bolero
It would surely be a shame
If the evening had to end though
We're both masters of the game
Known as Innouendo
If you believe in love
Prepare for stormy weather
Guess I should heed my own advice
I can't believe that love
Would bring us back together
'Cause lighting never strikes the same place twice
Candlelight
And saying "I've missed you"
Confuses the issue
This summer night
The cabdriver chuckles
We smell honeysuckle
Too late (guess the poison got stronger)
It's the cherub's arrow
We can't wait (to make love any longer)
Guess it's now or never
And this happiness we feel
As we move to the crescendo
Makes the dialogue all real
Not just innuendo
No more innuendo

Remember, when your kite hits the ground
And your smile turns upside down
It's only going on inside you
Whenever the libretto won't do
And all the notes become too blue
Remember there's a song inside youCara mia, if you're ever lost at sea
Just call on me
You always have my love to guide you
When you give more than you're gettin'
When the tempest starts to threaten
You always have my love to hide you
You always have my love inside youWhenever you are feeling some curse
And you get locked into reserve
Then just send up a flare and i'll find you
Or anytime your engine won't start
From running ona brocken heart
Remember that the past is behind youCara mia, if you're ever lost at sea
Just call on me
You always have my love to guide you
When you give more than you're gettin'
When the tempest starts to threaten
You always have my love to hide you
You always have my love inside you

Books are stacked on my table, I've got books filling my shelves
Day and night I've been trying to unravel myself
But I've been looking for answers that don't seem to wanna be had
And people don't live too long when they're feeling this bad

So I don't wanna know about nothin'
Unless it's something I can see or touch
'cause I've been living on the inside too much
I miss those Labor Day picnics like the ones that we used to have
Where no one's worrying about nothing, no one's feeling bad
I wanna roll down the hillside, lay dizzy in the cool green grass
And jump around like a frog in a gunny sack

And I don't wanna know about nothin'
Unless it's something I can see or touch
'cause I've been living on the inside a little too much

My friend has got some babies and she loves them with all of her might
They run around all day, they keep her up at night
But she can kiss those faces and she's the one who gets to see them smile
I'm thinking maybe that'd beat this by a pretty long mile

And I don't wanna know about nothin'
Unless it's something I can see or touch
'cause I've been living on the inside a little too much

So empty like sky
Without any sun
Lotus Blossom, don't cry
You and I were meant to be one
And though we're apart
It won't be for long
I come to you
In my songSo happy we two
Like sparrows in spring
Lotus Blossom, it's true
Me and you like bow upon string
I live for the day
My journey will end
So I can touch you againAnd in my dream
You are always there with me
A Tahitian fantasy...
But then the film just breaks
And I wake...Lotus Blossom!So empty like sky
Without any sun
Lotus Blossom, don't cry
You and I were meant to be one
And though we're apart
It won't be for long
I come to you
In my song

Love has locked us up, peaches,
Locked inside this zoo,
Your bananas get thrown at me
And mine get thrown at you.
Ev'ry night we fuss and fight
Like me and you know who,
I guess love is always just:

Love is monkey see and monkey do, (that's all it is, peaches)
Love is monkey see and monkey do, (would I lie to you?)
Love is monkey see and monkey do, (that's all it is, peaches)
Love is monkey see and monkey do.

Do you want my love, peaches?
Do you want my rage?
Or do you merely like to see me shake my cage?
Your papayas get thrown at me
And mine get thrown at you,
I guess love is always just:

Love is monkey see and monkey do, (that's all it is, peaches)
Love is monkey see and monkey do, (would I lie to you?)
Love is monkey see and monkey do, (that's all it is, peaches)
Love is monkey see and monkey do.

You won't let me near you, peaches,
But one day you will.
Gonna jump up and stumble and eat all the jungle
Until I've had my fill.
Then you'll know the truth, peaches,
One and one ain't two,
One and one is one and love is:

Love is monkey see and monkey do, (that's all it is, peaches)
Love is monkey see and monkey do,
Would I lie to you? (would I lie to you, baby?)
Love is monkey see and monkey do, (that's all it is, peaches)
Love is monkey see and monkey do. (love is, love is)

Love is monkey see and monkey do, (that's all it is, peaches)
Love is monkey see and monkey do,
Would I lie to you? (would i lie to you, baby?)
Love is monkey see and monkey do, (that's all it is, peaches)
Love is monkey see and monkey do

And when God gave out rhythm
He sure was good to you
You can add, subtract, multiply.
And divide by two
I know today's your birthday
And I did not buy no rose
But I wrote this song instead and I call it:
Popsicle Toes
Popsicle Toes,
Popsicle Toes are always froze
Popsicle Toes,
You're so brave to expose all those
Popsicle Toes
You must have been Miss Pennsylvania
With all this pulchritude,
How come you always load your Pentax
When I'm in the nude?
We ought to have a birthday party
And you can wear your birthday clothes,
Then we can hit the floor and go explore those
Popsicle Toes
You got the nicest
North America
This sailor ever saw-
I like to feel your warm Brazil
And touch your Panama
But your Tierra del Fuegos
Are nearly always froze-
We gotta see-saw until we unthaw those
Popsicle Toes

Seventh of September
Remember when
We met at the shrine
Your kimono looked so fine
Temple dancers swaying
Flutes playing then
I was yours and you were mine
Paul Desmond on the stereo
We sipped the sake very slow
Kissing in the candleglow
That rainy night in Tokyo
We both got so hungry on the bullet train
Lugging our luggage through the station
Finding a taxi in the pouring rain
We must have made quite a sight
In love on a rainy night
And due for a little celebration
Safe from stormy weather
Together we
Stayed inside our room
Just admiring the typhoon
Heard the cats arrive
Nearly five but we
Were still making love in tune

When circumstance divides us,
I always close my eyes.
My thoughts retrace the image of your face:
Somehow our love survives.
Now we're in our prime
and it's Once Upon a Time...
Paper lanterns in the trees.
The photograph is framed
But the feeling's still the same:
I'm there for you
and you're always there for me.
After the hero stumbles,
After the lady cries,
After the fortress tumbles,
Somehow our love survives.
Each time we touch each other
the chemistry revives;
Each kiss contains an energy exchange:
Somehow our love survives.
Now we're in our prime
and it's Once Upon a Time...
Paper lanterns in the trees.
The photograph is framed
But the feeling's still the same:
I'm there for you
and you're always there for me.
After the hero stumbles,
After the lady cries,
After the fortress tumbles,
Somehow our love survives.

Now we're in our prime
and it's Once Upon a Time...
Paper lanterns in the trees.
The photograph is framed
But the feeling's still the same:
I'm there for you
and you're always there for me.
After the hero stumbles,
After the lady cries,
After the fortress tumbles,
Somehow our love survives.
After the hero stumbles,
After the lady cries,
After the fortress tumbles,
Somehow our love survives.
After the hero stumbles,
After the lady cries,
After the fortress tumbles,
Somehow our love survives.

He had strong defenses built,
His heart to surround
Not for long, when she appeared
All the walls tumbled down
She had scars reminding her
She was easily deceived
Only tears convinced her
Once again to believe
His ego would bend
Learning the art of love
Her heart soon would mend
Learning the art of love
They were two hearts tuned together
And beating as one
Ever new, each kiss was like
The very first one
They explored each landscape
Of their sweet intimacy
Never bored, love's horizon reached out
Infinitely
Both lovers and friends
Learning the art of love
Homework never ends
Learning the art of love
Learning the art of love
Requires some determination
You search for the heart of love
In every different situation
You apply the art of love.

Daddy plays the ashtray
Baby starts to cry
The Lady wants to know
The reason why
Daddy's just like Coltrane
Baby's just like Miles
The Lady's just like heaven
When she smiles
And the Lady wants to know
She wants to know the reason
Got to know the reason why
This man has got to go
This man is always leavin'
How he hates to say goodbye
But what she doesn't know
Is there really is no reason
There really is no reason why
Daddy he hates airplanes
Baby loves to fly
And the Lady wants to know
The reason why
Daddy's just like Coltrane
Baby's just like Miles
The Lady's just like heaven
When she smiles.

Most of the time
He's the Lord of the Jungle-
Everyone grins while he gripes
Usually he's found just lounging around
In his stripes
His tiger-lady's a superfine feline-
Just what His Highness deserves...
A sleek purring pussycat
Proud of her pussycat curves
He's a Tiger in the Rain
It's the thunder and lightning
He can't explain
He's a Tiger in the Rain
Who's frightened
Caught in the Storm
He came searching for shelter-
Right up to me and my spouse
We both stroked his chin
Then invited him into the house

Whenever I am lost at sea
I remember you are here with me
You surrender to the fantasy
When I give my love to you
Running from the hurricane
Helter-skelter in the wind and rain
I find shelter, I find peace again
When I give my love to you
When I give my love to you
I can feel the downtime ending
And I ain't pretending
Words can simply not reveal
The degree of ecstasy
Only you can make me feel
When you give your love to me
Lover, when the world's too square
I discover you are always there
And no other lover can compare
When I give my love to you.

When Sly calls
The profit speaks
When Sly calls
The secret leaks
The sky falls
The dice are tossed
The war is won
The battle's lost
When Sly calls
It's thirteen takes
When Sly calls
The summer breaks
The sky falls
The rain begins
And on the box some Leon spins
To insulate me from the icy aftershock I feel each time
That Sly calls
(Don't touch the phone)
I am not here
I'm making my escape
The me you hear
Is magnetized on tape
I'm flying south
For snorkeling and sleep
(a Cote d'Azur)
Just leave your message when you hear the
(Don't you dare touch that phone)
When you hear the
(Don't you dare touch that phone)
When you hear the
(Don't you dare touch that phone)
When you hear the beep
When Sly calls
It's tit for tat
When Sly calls
It's rat eat rat
The sky falls
The signal fades
I lock the door and shut the shades
And contemplate the crystal blue familiar funk I'm plunged into
When Sly calls

When the cookie jar is empty
Baby gets so glum
When the cookie jar is empty
Baby sucks her thumb
Baby breaks her dishes
And she won't eat her peas
Baby never misses
When she throws her spoon at me
Leo is high as I am leaving;
Love is the web that she is weaving
When the cookie jar is empty
Baby don't act right
When the cookie jar is empty
Baby cries all night
Baby gets so sassy,
How can I explain?
Baby moves her chassis
Like a locomotive train
Virgo is high as I'm returning;
Love is the candle she is burning

Lady, when you love me
I feel home sweet home
inside of you sublime
This garden's sure to grow you know
Our love is just like summertime
Parrots eye the fruit
And we make love
Between the harpsichords and lutes
Our green limbs intertwine you know
Our love is just like summertime
Our souls collide
We slip and slide
We feel no pain
And with our lives locked together
We weather the wind and rain
We grow the farm
We're safe from harm
Inside this circle of summertime
Both of us know is our love

Lovers from the past with poison smiles
All pray our love will never last
But we are trees not vines you know
Our love is just like summertime
As the song begins
These shipwrecks fade
Behind a wave of violins
Vivaldi made us rhyme you know
Our love is just like summertime

ved in a painting by Renoir
Dined late in those
sidewalk cafes
But lately I seem to be
more inclined
For a walk in the rain

I danced to Grappelli
and Django
Saw candlelight
through beaujolais
But lately I seem to be
more inclined
For a walk in the rain

We laughed at the weather
Out walking without umbrellas
How well I remember
Your face when
we walked in the rain

You know I was crazy about you
Some sadness
caused me to unwind
Maybe I will meet you
If fate is kind
On a walk in the rain

We laughed at the weather
Out walking without umbrellas
How well I remember
Your face when
we walked in the rain

We laughed at the weather
Out walking without umbrellas
How well I remember
Your face when
we walked in the rain

Every time I asked you to be truthful you lied
And when I lost my temper you cried
Crocodile tears and spoke double talk
It's the same old alibis and stories again
I redeye there to meet you and then
All you ever give me is double talk

You think that love means cope
Your life is like some daytime soap
Where all the dialogue is just double talk
Well I've got news for you
This little drama's through
'Cause I can't take no more of your double talk
Your double talk

You're so jive - sometimes I think your brain was mislaid
You've broken every promise you made
You ought to see a doctor for double talk

Never mind 'bout all the times we started again
I had the idea there to meet you and then
All you ever give me is double talk

Your brand of kindness smarts
You call me when I'm on the charts
But all you ever give me is double talk
Well I've got news for you
This little drama's through
'Cause I can't take no more of your double talk
Your double talk

Musical Interlude

It may come as quite a shock
But I'm hip to your double talk
All you ever give me is double talk
Each time you lie your profile grows-
It looks just like Pinocchio's
And I can't take no more of your double talk

It may come as quite a shock
But I'm hip to your double talk
All you ever give me is double talk
Each time you lie your profile grows-
It looks just like Pinocchio's
And I can't take no more of your double talk

There isn't any part of me she does not know
We've been together about a thousand years or so
Still almost instantly my love begins to show
Every time she whispers

It makes no difference if I'm upon my luck
When she invites me in my gloom becomes unstuck
I feel the barriers around me deconstruct
Every time she whispers.

Tensions dissolve when we touch
In her arms the world is erased when it's too much
All of my deep blue disappears
As soon as I hear her whisper

Passion evolves when we touch
In her arms I measure success counting how much
Music she composes in sighs
And how many times she whispers my name.

Love is the weakness that we need to make us strong
How can a hundred million Frenchmen all be wrong?
And I'm completely at the mercy of her song
Every time she whispers.

In your abandoned garden, sunlight still prevails:
The jasmine climbs the trellis fragrantly, the
jacaranda ultravioletly sways.
The blossom. each of them by your hand planted,
Will, even if I tell them of your sudden
Disappearance from us,
Not believe the tale.

Though the samba has ended, I know in the sound
Of your voice, your piano, your flute, you are found,
And the music within you continues to flow
Sadly, lost Antonio.

You were my inspiration, my hero, my friend;
On the highway of time will I meet you again?
If the heart ever heals, does the scar always show
For the lost Antonio?
For the lost Antonio?

In your abandoned garden, beauty is unchanged:
The hummingbird still hovers for the scent the
frangipane so seductively displays.
Camellias, each of them by your hand planted,
The sadness of your sudden disappearance still
unknown to them,
Await the kiss of rain.

Though the samba has ended, I know in the sound
Of your voice, your piano, your flute, you are found,
And the music within you continues to flow
Sadly, lost Antonio.

You were my inspiration, my hero, my friend;
On the highway of time will I meet you again?
If the heart ever heals, does the scar always show
For the lost Antonio?
For the lost Antonio?

You appear on the horizon far away
My desire to be there with you stirs the wind and fills the sense
In the bay I drop the anchor down swim ashore
On the beach the coconut palms, orchids, planchoniana and you

Your silent eyes convince me I'm your own
We're safe inside this agile blue lagoon

I want to know you bird of paradise
I want to show you of the love that I feel
I need to touch you bird of paradise
I need your touch to make this fantasy real

On the sea a storm is raging far away
And the ship like so many toys fear the wind and fight the waves
In your arms it's a forgotten dream, nothing more
Here the sky is perfectly clear, evening star the moonlight and you

Your silent eyes convince me I'm your own
We're safe inside this agile blue lagoon

I want to know you bird of paradise
I want to show you of the love that I feel
I need to touch you bird of paradise
I need your touch to make this fantasy real

Just you and me [Incomprehensible] of dreams
The bare necessities of love
My bird of paradise, I realize
But you were sent here from above
You're my bird of paradise
My bird of paradise

Just you and me [Incomprehensible] of dreams
The bare necessities of love
My bird of paradise, I realize
But you were sent here from above
You're my bird of paradise
My bird of paradise