1 - It's A Hard World
2 - You Win, I Lose
3 - Listen To Me Please
4 - Ain't Nobody But Me
5 - Sooner Or Later
6 - Free As A Bird
7 - Cannonball
8 - From Now On
9 - Breakfast In America
10 - Give Me A Chance
11 - Rudy
————— Disk 2 —————
1 - Downstream
2 - Another Man's Woman
3 - Take The Long Way Home
4 - Bloody Well Right
5 - The Logical Song
6 - Goodbye Stranger
7 - School
8 - And The Light
9 - Don't You Lie To Me
10 - Crime Of The Century
It's A Hard World
I live in a vacuum, no air
I'm stuck in a back room, somewhere
But it don't bother me anyway 'cos I know
I'm gonna get out soon, I got places to go
There's a big world waiting for me
I just need a break, someone to believe
But right now I'm just tryin' to survive
Livin' rough, shackin' up, hangin' tough, shapin' up
Get the picture, get the scene I paint for you
Yeah, but it's worth it, all the pain I'm goin' thru
Beat the sidewalk, hear the fast talk, everyday
I don't worry 'cos I know I'm on my way
The view from my window, it ain't too good
Should be some mail for me soon from Hollywood
When the phone rings, could be big things, anytime
Operator is there something wrong with this line
Rejections, I've had a few
Happens to the best, that ain't nothin' new
Still I keep on swingin' away
S'gonna be a breakthrough any day
Keep hanging in there, that's my philosophy
And soon I'll find my big chance, yeah just you wait and see
Some make it fast, but they just come and go
Me, I'm built to last that's one thing I know
It's a hard world
It's a hard world
It's a hard world
It's a hard world
It's a hard world
It's a hard world
It's a hard world
It's a hard world
It's a hard world
It's a hard world
It's a hard world
It's a hard world
Those straight life people, they don't understand
Yeah they just want it all laid out and planned
Me, I'm not like them, I do things my own way
And I know I'll get that breakthrough anyday
Life in the city, can get you down
There's a million guys out there all snooping around
You gotta think you're the best, beat out all the rest
And fight your way up to the top of the town
There's a big world waiting for me
I just need a break, someone to believe
But right now I'm just tryin' to survive
I know I'm gonna get there, dead or alive
Dead or alive
I know I'm gonna there
Oh, I know I will
I'm going to reach for the moon
And all the stars too
I want the universe
I want all the planets
I want everything
I need a big house, I need a big car
I'm gonna get it
It's just a matter of time
You Win, I Lose
You win, I lose
I beg, you choose
You're so cool and I'm confused
Well I'm me and you're you
You're so loose and I'm uptight
You're day and I'm night
Like two ships in the night in foggy weather
Just a waitin' for fresh winds to blow
Maybe we're losin' one another
But I could be wrong I don't know
You get the best, I get the rest
You pass the test, I'm just a mess
You got it made, I'm in the shade
Like two ships in the night in foggy weather
Just a waitin' for fresh winds to blow
Maybe we're losin' one another
I could be wrong I don't know
Like two dopes in the boat, without a paddle
Just a wonderin' why it don't go
We could be losin' one another
I could be wrong I don't know
I know you're tryin' to phase me
It's gonna drive me crazy
I can't wait for the day when
I win and you lose
You beg and I choose
You're in the shade, I'm on parade
Like two ships in the night in foggy weather
Just a waitin' for fresh winds to blow
Maybe we're losin' one another
I could be wrong I don't know
Like two dopes in the boat, without a paddle
Just a wonderin' why it don't go
We could be losin' one another
I could be wrong I don't know
Like two ships in the night in foggy weather
Just a waitin' for fresh winds to blow
Maybe we're losin' one another
I could be wrong I don't know
Like two dopes in the boat, without a paddle
Just a wonderin' why it don't go
We could be losin' one another
I could be wrong I don't know
...
Listen To Me Please
Well if you want some advice
You gotta listen to me
Get a hold of your life
And you can have a new dream
Forget the ups and the downs
There's a new game in town
For every turn in the road
There's a new way to go
I don't care what you say
Gonna find my own way
You just try to persuade
Everyone around you
We'll make it easy for you
Plan everything that you do
Won't have to work very hard
You'll make it big from the start
Don't have to take it from me
Here's a list you can see
Where every one of those names
Have found their fortune and fame
Well it all sound so sweet
So simple and so neat
But can I... I believe
Anything you tell me?
I know your life's a big mistake
Let's go, this music you must face
Listen to me please
I'm down upon my knees
They'll never treat you like they did before
I'll make your dreams come true
Now all I need is you
Please believe me and all this will be yours
You'll have a penthouse in town
You'll be the king with a crown
Live on country estate
You'll have a twenty foot gate
And getting tanned by the pool
You'll be making them drool
Taking trip overseas
Do anything that you please
I feel so alone
Where did I go so wrong?
Do you know? Can you tell?
Maybe can you help me
I know, it's hard for you to take
Let's go, this move you have to make
Listen to me please
I'm down upon my knees
They'll never treat you like they did before
I'll make your dreams come true
Now all I need is you
Please believe me and all this will be yours
Your vision will be clear
Your pain will disappear
You'll know that I'll be watching over you
I'm gonna chase your blues away
So change your life today
Everything I say to you is true
Listen to me please
I'm down upon my knees
They'll never treat you like they did before
I'm gonna make your dreams come true
Now all I need is you
Please believe me and all this will be yours
Your vision will be clear
Your pain will disappear
You'll know that I'll be watching over you
I'll chase your blues away
Change your life today
Everything I say to you is so true
Listen to me please
I'm down upon my knees
They'll never treat you like they did before
...
Ain't Nobody But Me
Let me tell you a story that'll make a change
Let me tell you when I'm way out of range
It's about a man who's cruel and mean
So promise not to cause a scene
Heaven help the one's you love
There's no big need for stars above
Well you can run, you know he'll find you
It don't matter now, just look behind you
You had your warning, you knew the score
You got it wrong, and that means war
So, why d'you have to treat me rough
Your explanation's not enough
Ain't nobody but me
Gonna lie for you
Gonna die for you
Ain't no fish in the sea
Gonna sigh for you
Gonna try for you
Gonna lie for you
Gonna die for you
Wooh
You see, I've got a mental disposition
Sometimes, I'm mean, sometimes I'm vicious
I'm Dr. Jekyll, I'm Mr. Hyde
So if you want to stay alive
Just give me all you've got to give
And then perhaps I'll let you live
Ain't nobody but me
Gonna lie for you
Gonna die for you
Ain't no fish in the sea
Gonna sigh for you
Gonna try for you
Gonna lie for you
Gonna die for you
Gonna sigh for you
Gonna try for you
Gonna lie for you
Gonna die for you
Hush - Now baby, stop your crying
Oh Yes - I know that I've been lying
Hush - Now baby, stop your crying
Oh Yes - I know that I've been lying
Won't you hush - Now baby, stop your crying
Oh Yes - I know that I've been lying
Won't you hush - Now baby, stop your crying
Oh Yes - I know that I've been lying
Won't you hush - Now baby, stop your crying
Aaaaah
Sooner Or Later
Sooner or later it's gonna get better
Sooner or later I'm gonna get over her
You know I can't go on like this
It's just a matter of time
There'll come a day when I will wake up
Without her on my mind
Sooner or later it's gonna get better
Sooner or later I'm gonna get over her
They say that time will heal everything
So I'm winding the clock
And waiting for the glorious moment
When my heartache will stop
She let me go
It took me by surprise
I feel out of place
Without her by my side
Sooner or later it's gonna get better
Sooner or later I'm gonna get over her
Sooner or later
Sooner or later
Sooner or later
Sooner or later
Sooner or later
Free As A Bird
When a spirit is broken
Why go on
When there's nothing to say
And a love just a token
It was strong
Now it's fading away
Ah but I'm free as a bird
As I walk right out that door
You have my word
I won't bother you no more
Yes I'm doing alright
As I face the lonely night
And our love it was over
Long ago
But we just didn't say
And the years they have fallen
One by one
How they drifted away
But now I'm free as a bird
As I walk out that door
You have my word
I won't bother you no more
Yes I'm feeling OK
As I face the brand new day
As I face the brand new day
You know I'm free as a bird
As I walk right out that door
You have my word
I won't bother you no more
Yes I'm doing alright
As I face the lonely night
As I face the lonely night
No more sorrows will I find
I've got tomorrow on my side
No more teardrops will I cry
Left my teardrops way behind
No more sorrows will I find
I've got tomorrow on my side
No more teardrops will I cry
Left my teardrops way behind
No more heartaches bother me
Don't wear my heartaches on my sleeve
It's gonna be a brand new story
What's the use of former glory
It's better not to do if you can't do right
It's time to get to celebrating
After all the years of waiting
I'm gonna have a ball if it takes all night
Cannonball
You're tellin' lies, so don't you criticize
Yeah I got used, all messed up and abused
You let me down, with all your runnin' round
Still you pretend and try to call me friend
Don't say a word, I know just what I heard
Yeah you've been loose, you just go no excuse
Just feel my rage, why can't you come of age?
I felt it all, just like a cannonball
Then you got mad, you said that I'm all bad
So what's the use, you lied and that's the truth
You took the key and drove right out on me
I never knew, put all my trust in you
OK that's it, I'm leaving now, I quit
I was unwise, so don't apologize
I paid the price, for taking your advice
I felt it all, just like a cannonball
You can say what you want all day
But I've never been so outraged
I'm washing my hands of you
How could you be so untrue
You know I can't stand no more
You know I can't stand no more
I can't stand no more
Can't stand no more
No
From Now On
Monday has come around again
I'm in the same old place
With the same old faces always watching me
Who knows how long I'll have to stay
Could be a hundred years of sweat and tears
At the rate that I get paid
Sometimes I slowly drift away
From all the dull routine
That's with me every day
A fantasy will come to me
Diamonds are what I really need
Think I'll rob a store, escape the law
And live in Italy
Lately my luck has been so bad
You know the roulette wheel's
A crooked deal, I'm loosing all I had
Soon be like a man that's on the run
And live from day to day
Never needing anyone
Play hide and seek, throughout the week
My life is full of romance
Guess I'll always have to be
Living in a fantasy
That's the way it's got to be
From now on
Guess I'll always have to be
Living in a fantasy
No it won't be really me
From now on
You think I'm crazy I can see
It's you for you, and me for me
Living in a fantasy
From now on
Guess I'll always have to be
Living in a fantasy
That's the way it's got to be
From now on
Guess I'll always have to be
Living in a fantasy
It's you for you, and me for me
From now on
Guess I'll always have to be
Living in a fantasy
That's the way it's got to be
From now on
Guess I'll always have to be
Living in a fantasy
It's you for you, and me for me
From now on
Guess I'll always have to be
Living in a fantasy
That's the way it's got to be
From now on
Breakfast In America
Take a look at my girlfriend
She's the only one I got
Not much of a girlfriend
Never seem to get a lot
Take a jumbo cross the water
Like to see America
See the girls in California
I'm hoping it's going to come true
But there's not a lot I can do
Could we have kippers for breakfast
Mummy dear, Mummy dear
They got to have 'em in Texas
Cos everyone's a millionaire
I'm a winner, I'm a sinner
Do you want my autograph
I'm a loser, what a joker
I'm playing my jokes upon you
While there's nothing better to do
Don't you look at my girlfriend
She's the only one I got
Not much of a girlfriend
Never seem to get a lot
Take a jumbo cross the water
Like to see America
See the girls in California
I'm hoping it's going to come true
But there's not a lot I can do
Give Me A Chance
In time this fire will turn to ashes
The sun will fall out the sky
Still you see no urgency
To spend some time with me
Time with me
I can't believe you haven't noticed
Just how long I've been waitin' for you
I've been such a patient man
But I still don't understand
You won't
Give me a chance to show how much I love you
Give me a chance to show how much I care
How I care
It's hard to know just what you're thinkin'
You cloak yourself in mistery
Conversations always brief
Like a sigh with no relief
You won't
Give me a chance to show how much I love you
Give me a chance to show how much I care
Give me a chance to show how much I love you
If you dare
Give me a chance to show how much I love you
Give me a chance to show how much I care
If you dare
You gotta give me a chance to show how much I love you
Give me a chance to show how much I care
Give me a chance to show how much I love you
Give me a chance
Give me a chance
You gotta give me a chance
You gotta give me a chance to show just how much I love you
Give me a chance
...
Rudy
Rudy's on a train to nowhere, halfway down the line
He don't wanna get there, but he needs time
He ain't sophisticated, nor well-educated
After all the hours he's wasted, still he needs time
He needs time - he needs time for livin'
He needs time - for someone just to see him
He ain't had no lovin'
For no reason or rhyme
And the whole world's above him
Well it's not as though he's fat
No there's more to it than that
See he tries to play it cool
Wouldn't be nobody's fool
Rudy thought that all good things comes to those that wait
But recently he could see that it may come too late
All through your life, all through the years
Nobody loved, nobody cared
So dim the light, dark are your fears
Try as I might, I can't hold back the tears
How can you live without love, it's not fair?
Someone said give but I just didn't dare
What good advice are you waiting to hear?
Hearing's alright for them that's all there
You'd better gain control now
You'd better show'em all now
You'd better make or break now
You'd better give and take now
You'll have to push and shove now
You'll have to find some love now
You'd better gain control now
Now he's just come out the movie
Numb of all the pain
Sad but in a while he'll soon be
Back on his train
Downstream
Took a boat Sunday, down by the sea
It just felt so nice, you and me
We didn't have a problem or a care
And all around was silence, everywhere
You are the reason I was born
Be with you through all seasons, I'll always hear you when you call
We'll keep the love light shining through each night and day
A lonely life behind me, oh what a change you've made
So down here on the ocean we will stay
Went through a lot of changes
Turned a lot of pages
When I took a boat Sunday
To know you as I know you now, that is all I need
And we will get along somehow, if we both believe
So down here on the ocean we will stay
Went through a lot of changes
Turned a lot of pages
When I took a boat Sunday
Another Man's Woman
If there's no way of knowing where's the answer
You should know if you need me by now
Tell me how
You saw me in the first place
Who d'you think I am
How can you be so two-faced
And tell me where I stand
Yeah, we've been here once before
I see you by the door
You said you knew an all night party
Yeah, you know you just can't lose
All you have to do is choose
Let me in on where your heart is
You ain't nothing but another man's woman
Living on another man's land
At night I hear a hound dog calling
Calling me a cheating man
I'll tell you something, I need good loving
But you don't understand
At night I see your cannonball coming
To blow me to the promised land
If there's no way of showing where your love lies
Is it me? Is it him? Or no-one?
What will be done?
About the mess you made me
Oh don't you give a damn
You're gonna drive me crazy
It's more than I can stand
'Round and 'round we always go
First it's yes and then it's no
Oh whatever keeps me staying?
I'm so helpless, can't you see?
Did you cast a spell on me
Say you love me please, I'm praying
You ain't nothing but another man's woman
Living on another man's land
At night I hear a hound dog calling
Calling me a cheating man
I'll tell you something, I need good loving
But you don't understand
At night I see your cannonball coming
To blow me to the promised land
Take The Long Way Home
So you think you're a Romeo
Playing a part in a picture-show
Take the long way home
Take the long way home
'Cause you're the joke of the neighbourhood
Why should you care if you're feeling good
Take the long way home
Take the long way home
But there are times that you feel you're part of the scenery
All the greenery is comin' down, boy
And then your wife seems to think you're part of the
Furniture oh, it's peculiar, she used to be so nice
When lonely days turn to lonely nights
You take a trip to the city lights
And take the long way home
Take the long way home
You never see what you want to see
Forever playing to the gallery
You take the long way home
Take the long way home
And when you're up on the stage, it's so unbelievable,
Unforgettable, how they adore you,
But then your wife seems to think you're losing your sanity,
Oh, calamity, is there no way out?
Althought you feel that you life's become a catastrophe?
Oh, it has to be for you to grow, boy
When you look through the years and see what you could
Have been oh, what you might have been,
If you'd had more time
So, when the day comes to settle down,
Who's to blame if you're not around?
You took the long way home
You took the long way home
...
Bloody Well Right
So you think your schooling's phoney
I guess it's hard not to agree
You say it all depends on money
And who is in your family tree
Right, you're bloody well right
You got a bloody right to say
Right, you're bloody well right
You know you got a right to say
Ha-ha you're bloody well right
You know you're right to say
Yeah-yeah you're bloody well right
You know you're right to say
Me, I don't care anyway!
Write your problems down in detail
Take them to a higher place
You've had your cry - no, I should say wail
In the meantime hush your face
Right, you're bloody well right
You got a bloody right to say
Right, you're bloody well right
You know you got a right to say
Ha-ha you're bloody well right
You know you're right to say
Yeah-yeah you're bloody well right
You know you got a right to say
You got a bloody right to say
You got a bloody right to say
You got a bloody right to say
You got a bloody right to say
The Logical Song
When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful,
A miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical
And all the birds in the trees, well they'd be singing so happily,
Joyfully, playfully watching me
But they sent me away to teach me how to be sensible,
Logical, responsible, practical
And then they showed me a world where I could be so dependable,
Clinical, intellectual, cynical
There are times when all the world's asleep,
The questions run too deep
For such a simple man
Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned
I know it sounds absurd
But please tell me who I am...
Now watch what you say or they'll be calling you a radical,
Liberal, fanatical, criminal
Won't you sign up your name, we'd like to feel you're
Acceptable, respecable, oh presentable, a vegetable!
At night, when all the world's asleep,
The questions run so deep
For such a simple man
Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned
I know it sounds absurd
But please tell me who I am...
Goodbye Stranger
It was an early morning yesterday
I was up before the dawn
And I really have enjoyed my stay
But I must be moving on
Like a king without a castle
Like a queen without a throne
I'm an early morning lover
And I must be moving on
Now I believe in what you say
It's the undisputed truth
But I have to have things my own way
To keep me in my youth
Like a ship without an anchor
Like a slave without a chain
Just the thought of those sweet ladies
Sends a shiver through my veins
And I will go on shining
Shining like brand new
I'll never look behind me
My troubles will be few
Goodbye stranger it's been nice
Hope you find your paradise
Tried to see your point of view
Hope your dreams will all come true
Goodbye Mary, Goodbye Jane
Will we ever meet again
Feel no sorrow, feel no shame
Come tomorrow, feel no pain
Now some they do and some they don't
And some you just can't tell
And some they will and some they won't
With some it's just as well
You can laugh at my behavior
That'll never bother me
Say the devil is my savior
But I don't pay no heed
And I will go on shining
Shining like brand new
I'll never look behind me
My troubles will be few
Goodbye stranger it's been nice
Hope you find your paradise
Tried to see your point of view
Hope your dreams will all come true
Goodbye Mary, Goodbye Jane
Will we ever meet again
Feel no sorrow, feel no shame
Come tomorrow, feel no pain
...
School
I can see you in the morning when you go to school
Don't forget your books, you know you've got to learn the golden rule,
Teacher tells you stop your play and get on with your work
And be like Johnnie-too-good, don't you know he never shirks
He's coming along!
After School is over you're playing in the park
Don't be out too late, don't let it get too dark
They tell you not to hang around and learn what life's about
And grow up just like them - won't you let it work it out
And you're full of doubt
Don't do this and don't do that
What are they trying to do?
Make a good boy of you
Do they know where it's at?
Don't criticize, they're old and wise
Do as they tell you to
Don't want the devil to
Come out and put out your eyes
Maybe I'm mistaken expecting you to fight
Or maybe I'm just crazy, I don't know wrong from right
But while I am still living, I've just got this to say
It's always up to you if you want to be that
Want to see that
Want to see that way
You're coming along!
And The Light
So many years have come and gone since then
Still I can't forget the past
But you and me, we'll surely meet again
And maybe find the truth at last
And the light, in the night
Shines on brightly
If it's alright with you
It's alright with me
Well I believe, that fate will find a way
To guide us through these restless years
And yes I know, we will speak one day
With no more doubts, no more fears
And the light, in the night
Shines on brightly
If it's alright with you
It's alright with me
So tell me now, if you can share my view
Tell me where you're comin' from
We've both had time, time to think it through
To know just where we both belong
And the light, in the night
Shines on brightly
If it's alright with you
It's alright with me
If your heart is real
Tell me how you feel
'Til then I'm saying
If it's alright with you
It's alright with me
It's quite alright with me
It's all alright with me
Don't You Lie To Me
Crime Of The Century
Now they're planning the crime of the century
Well what will it be?
Read all about their schemes and adventuring
It's well worth the fee
So roll up and see
And they rape the universe
How they've gone from bad to worse
Who are these men of lust, greed, and glory?
Rip off the masks and let's see
But that's no right - oh no, what's the story?
There's you and there's me
That can't be right
