Fairground Attraction

children with candyfloss
and prizes of goldfish
young men kill tin ducks
in sharp shooter poses
the laughter of the lovers
on the rickety stairs
the rumble of the diesel
and the sounds of the fair

an old gypsy lady
in soft Spanish whispers
took my hands in hers
and told me their secrets
??your heart is a fire
and his love is an ember
you must forget
what you'll always remember??

superstitious nonsense
just a fairground attraction
I walked through the neons
in search of distraction
but the tears in my eyes
knew the truth in my heart
she'd only confirmed
what I knew at the start

oh-ah-ah-ah
ah-ah-ah
ah-ah-ah

The way she whispers
The stories I have heard
In captivation my eyes are wide with her words
So much respect in here
My heart is blowing up to burst

With one step forward
She leads me by the hand
I think I'll make it
Though stars up in the sky
They show we're all the same
And some day soon they say we all must die

Chorus:

Tell them all
Wrap them up in fire
With your love
Here I am

Somebody told me
The answer's in the fight
Grab all you can
Take everything in sight
Don't care if I sit here forever
Holding nothing but my heart

She whispers to me
"It makes no difference
You get what you give
And only then just enough
To make you happy no more no less
Too much is too absurd

CHORUS

She speaks in silence
Her work is never done
But still goes on 'til
The battle she has won
But for a moment I thought I saw her
Dancing in the stars

children with candyfloss
and prizes of goldfish
young men kill tin ducks
in sharp shooter poses
the laughter of the lovers
on the rickety stairs
the rumble of the diesel
and the sounds of the fair

an old gypsy lady
in soft Spanish whispers
took my hands in hers
and told me their secrets
??your heart is a fire
and his love is an ember
you must forget
what you'll always remember??

superstitious nonsense
just a fairground attraction
I walked through the neons
in search of distraction
but the tears in my eyes
knew the truth in my heart
she'd only confirmed
what I knew at the start

oh-ah-ah-ah
ah-ah-ah
ah-ah-ah

my baby's love is called Clare
serpentine seductress, I can't compare
my baby's love is merciless to me
wailing like a hussy and laughing drunkenly

and over the rooftops when the stars prickle the skies
London is sleeping and the Mississippi moon shines
I hear them making love
I hear them making love

Clare was born in New Orleans
she grew up in the bars of Bourbon Street
back in the days of Marie Laveau
she learnt the ways of that old voodoo

and over the rooftops when the stars prickle the skies
London is sleeping and the Mississippi moon shines
I hear them making love
I hear them making love



and over the rooftops when the stars prickle the skies
London is sleeping and the Mississippi moon shines
I hear them making love
I hear them making love



I hear them making love
I hear them making love
I hear them making love

I hear them making love
I hear them making love
...

I don't want half hearted love affairs
I need someone who really cares.
Life is too short to play silly games
I've promised myself I won't do that again.

It's got to be perfect
It's got to be worth it yeah.
Too many people
Take second best
But I won't take anything less
It's got to be yeah perfect.

Young hearts are foolish they make such mistakes
They're much too eager to give their love away.
Well I have been foolish too many times
Now I'm determined I'm gonna get it right.

It's got to be perfect
It's got to be worth it yeah.
Too many people
Take second best
But I won't take anything less
It's got to be yeah perfect.

Young hearts are foolish they make such mistakes
They're much too eager to give their love away.
Well I have been foolish too many times
Now I'm determined I'm gonna get it right.

It's got to be perfect
It's got to be worth it yeah.
Too many people
Take second best
But I won't take anything less
It's got to be yeah perfect.
It's got to be yeah worth it.
It's got to be perfect.

jazz in a basement bar, the moon's on the rain
drunk too much, spent too much, penniless again
oh sweetheart where are you tonight
I remember when we used to walk by the Thames
the lights on the embankment like jewels on chains
I'll never forget what you said at the start
you said ??I'll put a string of lights 'round your heart??

I've got your photograph, the one that you signed
tucked in my pocket, all tattered by time
oh sweetheart who's with you tonight
are you there at the roundabouts, down in the park
where you sneak through the railings, when it's locked after dark
is she learning the song you taught me at the start
the one the bells and the banjos played on our hearts

Enstr체mental

now the bars are all empty, everybody's gone home
perhaps I'll walk down the embankment alone
oh sweetheart I'm glad that we met
and that there's jazz in the basement bars
and jewels on chains
'cause I've drunk too much
and spent too much
but there's moon on the rain

Vokal ??le Enstr체mental

Sky of ink and diamond stars
Empty streets of just occasional cars
Here we lie in a lullaby
Of the stillness in our room

Words are unable to speak of love
Like a smile in a whisper does
Ooh ooo, words are unable to speak of love
Like a smile in a whisper does

All of the letters an' all of the words
In all of the books, all over the world
They're nothing but sounds and vowels and nouns
For talking to strangers, that's all they're worth

Words are unable to speak of love
Like a smile in a whisper does
Ooh, words are unable to speak of love
Like a smile in a whisper does

Orchestra of tiny harps
It's like pepper sprinkled on our hearts
We're threading a needle with boxing gloves
When we try and talk about love

Words are unable to speak of love
Like a smile in a whisper does
Ooh, words are unable to speak of love
Like a smile in a whisper does

Ooh, words are unable to speak of love
Like a smile in a whisper does
Yea, words are unable to speak of love
Like a smile in a whisper does

Woh woh oh oh
Woh woh oh oh
Woh woh oh oh
Like a smile in a whisper does

I don't want half hearted love affairs
I need someone who really cares.
Life is too short to play silly games
I've promised myself I won't do that again.

It's got to be perfect
It's got to be worth it yeah.
Too many people
Take second best
But I won't take anything less
It's got to be yeah perfect.

Young hearts are foolish they make such mistakes
They're much too eager to give their love away.
Well I have been foolish too many times
Now I'm determined I'm gonna get it right.

It's got to be perfect
It's got to be worth it yeah.
Too many people
Take second best
But I won't take anything less
It's got to be yeah perfect.

Young hearts are foolish they make such mistakes
They're much too eager to give their love away.
Well I have been foolish too many times
Now I'm determined I'm gonna get it right.

It's got to be perfect
It's got to be worth it yeah.
Too many people
Take second best
But I won't take anything less
It's got to be yeah perfect.
It's got to be yeah worth it.
It's got to be perfect.

jazz in a basement bar, the moon's on the rain
drunk too much, spent too much, penniless again
oh sweetheart where are you tonight
I remember when we used to walk by the Thames
the lights on the embankment like jewels on chains
I'll never forget what you said at the start
you said ??I'll put a string of lights 'round your heart??

I've got your photograph, the one that you signed
tucked in my pocket, all tattered by time
oh sweetheart who's with you tonight
are you there at the roundabouts, down in the park
where you sneak through the railings, when it's locked after dark
is she learning the song you taught me at the start
the one the bells and the banjos played on our hearts

Enstr체mental

now the bars are all empty, everybody's gone home
perhaps I'll walk down the embankment alone
oh sweetheart I'm glad that we met
and that there's jazz in the basement bars
and jewels on chains
'cause I've drunk too much
and spent too much
but there's moon on the rain

Vokal ??le Enstr체mental

Cats are crying, gates are slammin'
The wind is howling 'round the house tonight
I'm as lonely as a boat out on the sea
when the night is black and the tide is high

Oh, on nights like this
(I) feel like falling to my knees
Fell like calling "heaven, please"

Find my love - Find my love
Find my love - Find my love

Oh, well, I turn the dial on my radio
trying to find an all-night station
Want to hear a song I know,
a song about my situation

Oh, on nights like this...

Find my love...

Somewhere out there,
there must be a boy for this girl
Could be anywhere, could be next door
or the other side of the world!
Call up the radio, give'em my number,
tell them to put it out on the air
There must be someone, there must be someone like me
sitting lonely as a boat out there

Oh, on nights like this...

Find my love...

Wish me well, say goodbye
I'll never tell I saw you cry
Understand, you're not to blame
It's just that the wind
The wind knows my name

And it's callin' me
Callin' me
Callin' me again

I think that you knew right from the start
There was this restlessness in my heart
It's a feeling that I have tried to tame
But it's hard when the wind
When the wind knows your name

And it's callin' me
Callin' me
Callin' me again

It's a cruel wind that tears us apart
But the worst thing is a tired and bitter heart
So dry your eyes, no more tears
(Hmm, hmm)
Hold me once and I'll walk out of here
(Hmm, hmm)
Who knows one day we'll meet again
(Hmm, hmm)
But don't wait for me 'cause the wind knows my name

And it's callin' me
Callin' me
Callin' me again
Yes, it's callin' me
Callin' me
Callin' me again

You carry on

my baby's love is called Clare
serpentine seductress, I can't compare
my baby's love is merciless to me
wailing like a hussy and laughing drunkenly

and over the rooftops when the stars prickle the skies
London is sleeping and the Mississippi moon shines
I hear them making love
I hear them making love

Clare was born in New Orleans
she grew up in the bars of Bourbon Street
back in the days of Marie Laveau
she learnt the ways of that old voodoo

and over the rooftops when the stars prickle the skies
London is sleeping and the Mississippi moon shines
I hear them making love
I hear them making love



and over the rooftops when the stars prickle the skies
London is sleeping and the Mississippi moon shines
I hear them making love
I hear them making love



I hear them making love
I hear them making love
I hear them making love

I hear them making love
I hear them making love
...

want to hear a comedy waltz tonight
a couple of beers and a comedy waltz tonight
small minded people at the place where I work
there's small minded people all over the world
so I want to hear a comedy waltz tonight

tell me a joke that brings tears to my eyes
please tell me a joke so that I can laugh till I cry
I've heard the news and it's always the same
never any laughs, just trouble again
so tell me a joke that brings tears to my eyes

there's something I can't quite put my finger on
about a clockwork monkey beating a drum
but any time I have seen such a thing
there's something inside of me knows what it means

I want to learn how to dance, I want to spin

Enstr체mental

there's something I can't quite put my finger on
about a clockwork monkey beating a drum
but any time I have seen such a thing
there's something inside of me knows what it means

I want to hear a comedy waltz tonight
a couple of beers and a comedy waltz tonight
yes, I want to hear a comedy waltz tonight

No calls, no letters
Just fireweeds and stinging nettles
But the moon is mine
Yeah, the moon is mine

Bad news in the papers
Bad news for this sinner's wages
But the moon is mine
Yeah, the moon is mine

Skim a stone across the river
Throw all my money in the wishing well
I can't afford the cost of living
If the price is living hell

No one to call me baby, no, no
No valentines again
But the moon is mine
Yeah, the moon is mine

No hook to hang my hat on
No rooms for rent today
But the moon is mine
Yeah, the moon is mine

Skim a stone across the river
Throw all my money in a wishing well
I can't afford the cost of living
If the price is living hell

I used to believe
In a glittering prize
But lately I've seen
That that's just a pillow of lies

And the moon is mine
Yeah, the moon is mine
That beautiful ball of cheese
Is my personal property

The moon is mine
The moon is mine
Oh, the moon is mine
The moon is mine

the kids from Station Street
don't play 'round here no more
she doesn't exactly understand
but it's something to do with the war
so she learned some tunes on piano
she's very good for her age
but sometimes she pounds the keys
with her tiny fists in a rage
she doesn't exactly understand
but it's something to do with the war

like when Aunt Mary took her to O'Riley's caff
he said ??I can't serve your kind in here
so don't go coming back??
so she took to painting pictures
such a promising child
but sometimes the pictures she paints
are ugly and wild
she doesn't exactly understand
but it's something to do with the war

Enstr체mental

so she prays to the statues on Sundays
she says ??please won't you give me a sign
if there's any sense to this
move your hand or wink an eye??
but the statues are cold and stony faced
like the soldiers by the door
she doesn't understand anything at all
anything at all

The way she whispers
The stories I have heard
In captivation my eyes are wide with her words
So much respect in here
My heart is blowing up to burst

With one step forward
She leads me by the hand
I think I'll make it
Though stars up in the sky
They show we're all the same
And some day soon they say we all must die

Chorus:

Tell them all
Wrap them up in fire
With your love
Here I am

Somebody told me
The answer's in the fight
Grab all you can
Take everything in sight
Don't care if I sit here forever
Holding nothing but my heart

She whispers to me
"It makes no difference
You get what you give
And only then just enough
To make you happy no more no less
Too much is too absurd

CHORUS

She speaks in silence
Her work is never done
But still goes on 'til
The battle she has won
But for a moment I thought I saw her
Dancing in the stars

the lights on the westway go on
a million cars hurry home
an ice cream van shuts off its tinsel bells
winter won't be long

I see you every day
I watch as you walk down this way
we pass on the stairs of this council block
too shy to find words to say

but your smile is a prayer that prays for love
and your heart is a kite that longs to fly
hallelujah here I am
let's cut the strings tonight

so meet me on the corner at eight
let's get out of this place
we'll kiss the first of a million kisses
and let the past fall away

for your smile is a prayer that prays for love
and your heart is a kite that longs to fly
hallelujah here I am
let's cut the strings tonight

Enstr체mental

yes your smile is a prayer that prays for love
and your heart is a kite that longs to fly
hallelujah here I am
let's cut the strings tonight

yes your smile is a prayer that prays for love
and your heart is a kite that longs to fly
hallelujah here I am
we'll cut the strings tonight

and we'll kiss the first of a million kisses
la-la-la-la-la-la

Like water wears away a stone,
time gently erodes memories
And when love's been replaced
by a bitter aftertaste
It's hard to recall
just what started it all

But
I remembered what I thought I'd forgotten
when I saw you again today
I resisted and I can be stubborn
but my resistance just crumbled away
and now I'm falling backwards
into your arms again

Days turned to years and went by
and my tears eventually dried
but the salt that remained
made me thirsty again
Well, nobody's all bad
and I couldn't stay mad

When I remembered what I thought I'd forgotten
when I saw you again today
I resisted and I can be stubborn
but my resistance just crumbled away
and now I'm falling backwards
into your arms again

Oh, sweetness, it's madness
to start this all again
But when we kiss
I'll gladly let them come and certify me insane, oh

I remembered that heatwave summer
We were practically kids
You persisted and I surrendered
and we were glad when I finally did

And now I'm falling backwards
into your arms again
Falling backwards,
falling backwards,
falling backwards,
into your arms again