Took a trip down Anita Way Had to go on the 1st of May Didn't have much to celebrate Heart failed in the back of a taxi Heart failed in the back of a taxi doot do do doot do do
Get yer kicks all around the world Give a tip to a geisha girl Fit your bit with a piece of pearl Heart failed in the back of a taxi Heart failed in the back of a taxi doot do do doot do do
Sold the ground to a PLC Moved the club out to Newbury Sod the fans and their families Heart failed in the back of a taxi Heart failed in the back of a taxi
Picture-house built in '23 It's a place out of history Pulled it down for your cash money Heart failed in the back of a taxi Heart failed in the back of a taxi doot do do doot do do
It Fills Me With Unease Out There By The Roadside Something's Buried Under Sycamore Leaves Wet Grounds Late September The Foliage Of The Trees I Came Upon This Feeling That Someone's Lying Covered By Sycamore Leaves And I Could Never Face It And Take A Look And See And I Could Never Break Out And Shake It's Grip On Me
just as i walked away i turned to hear you say the words nearly got carried away by the wind but i could make out this much: don't back down don't back down this time brown eyes inside i cry don't back down don't back down this time sometimes i wonder why
knocked down in Fortis Green your mother hated me caught in a car outside the Odeon and rain pouring down the windscreen don't back down don't back down this time brown eyes inside i cry don't back down don't back down this time sometimes i wonder why
that summer felt so long i never felt so strong and then a sudden feeling that i might never see you again don't back down don't back down this time brown eyes inside i cry don't back down don't back down this time sometimes i wonder why
space exploration is a noble thing it's a noble thing if we'd only try arranging mountains is just mud and water it's just mud and water and the passing of time la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
overcome just a little high on a hillside with the sun in my eyes overcome just a little free from the city with the snow at my side
walked the street as it becomes a river and the cars are shining in the morning sun travel sideways till the (?) and all those rocketmen days are over and done la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
overcome just a little high on a hillside with the sun in my eyes overcome just a little free from the city with the snow at my side
boy is it coming to me lotta bodies i don't know hoped i could get some sleepin' hope that they will go
that boy is crying forget about the lying he's not singing cause his ears are ringing
i've gotta hit the sheets again gotta catch an hour before i go down to the streets beneath me out into the crowd below take me to the outer reaches rock me to and fro
this boy is crying fed up with the lying i'm not singing cause my eyes are stinging
get me on a roll again look me in the eye and flash your smile flash your smile
dream home in downey, california palm trees the sound of karen carpenter mother's holding baby baby's getting restless now looking for her mother looking for her mother
you don't, don't want to believe him now don't want to don't want to see him
eyes closed asleep in a crystal hideaway i stand they used to take the head away if she could tell the story frozen on her lips today she could tell her daughter she could tell her daughter
you want, want to believe him now you'll never you'll never feel
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you want, you want to believe him now you'll never see see
A rose scented June A rose he pulled in June They're full upon the lawn The doctor came at dawn
An old daily care And Suzie Banana Stand Through frosted windowpane Your father's middle name >From a train And everywhere the snow falls Sail away (x4)
A veil (pale(?)) faded blue A Ruben's old curfew(?) One windy Winter's day A Windsor market day People say Everywhere the snow falls Sail away (x8)
She's moving down the seaside 'Cause that's where he comes from He gave away all of her records Is that where she belongs?
Better think it through Remember who Is there something new? Or is it you again?
Sail away (x12)
So take your red gown And go down to the dam To do as you please On the streets of your town
The whistling kind Shake it out of your mind It could be the day When you finally say Sail away (x6) On and on (x7)
Sarah speaks (2 lines missing): Up the riverbank, land that dried up The causeway full of nice cars The sand a distant dream _____________ (?) ______________ _____________ (?) ______________ Across the riverbank Cross the riverbank, don't look back
Background sings: To sail away And on and on
Sarah sings: I sail, you sail I sail, you sail Do you remember how? (x4) Do you remember how we used to live? (x3)
Seventeen, high-school queen, Yeah you're pretty cute, I can see. Well you've come a long way since September, But, Sylvie, you oughtta remember, You know he's mine. You know he's mine. You know he's mine. Sylvie, girl, I'm a very patient person, But I'll have to shut you down, If you don't give up your flirting. Leave him alone, 'cos I know he loves me. Leave him alone, 'cos he tells me he loves me. Over and over and over and over again. Over and over and over and over again. Seventeen, high-school queen, Yeah you're pretty cute, I can see. Well you've come a long way since September, But, Sylvie, you oughtta remember, You know he's mine. You know he's mine. You know he's mine. Sylvie, girl, although you're my little sister, Well you're not without your charms, I'm not sure that he'll resist you. Give it all up, for we see you crying. Give it all up, 'cos I know you've been trying. Over and over and over and over again. Over and over and over and over again. Over and over and over and over again. (repeat to fade, with backing vocals of 'Oh, Sylvie girl, oh Sylvie girl.'
Today I got up easy You know I'm not a morning person Never said I was leaving I wasn't sure until this morning
Split screen our apartment Where you still lie there sleeping Keep feeling old cafes He's the one who needs you baby
Will you really miss me Will you really think about me Yeah I'd like to think so But as they say I'm always dreaming
Goodbye to the tower blocks Last look at the town I'm leaving Tall buildings and offices And this all full of memories baby
Now I really don't care Cause I'm dying to get the sun in my hair Yeah I really don't care That I'm here and you're still there Yeah I really don't care Cause I'm going to breathe the country air Yeah I really don't care But it's OK
I've been driving for ages Your tapes are starting to bore me Well I think I should stop now I'm not sure if I should call you
Split screen our apartment Where you have seen my letters Well I know its not Venus But the scenery's getting better baby
Checked-in at the airport half an hour late Jackie caused a scene when we reached the gate Sorry Mr. Pilot but you'll have to wait Cause Paul's still in the duty free
When I'm far from home You call me on the phone Tell me everything that's happening in England When I'm feeling blue You call me something new Another stupid name that makes me smile And in a while
Ooh another coffee yeah Ooh can you sense it in the air Feels so good Like someone really cares
Built my world around certain things you say I think of nothing else at the close of day Except for maybe how I ended up this way Another drink before you go
MTV is on another dreary song 20 after 2 and I'm at a loss Cause the hotel bar is closed I walk across the road Sound of Radio Boston makes me smile And in a while
