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Song List
CHRIS DE BURGH
POWER OF TEN
A CELEBRATION
Don't worry darling,
That's not forever in my eyes,
Just want to hold you for a while,
Nobody knows how it will go,
Spending the night together;
I can hardly believe it's true,
I can hardly believe it's you,
A celebration...
Turn it on and let it fly away,
And let's see what we can do,
Oh little darling, it's really something,
When it's me and when it's you;
I'm going to give everything I have,
Until this night is through,
Did you ever believe in love?
Did you ever believe in love?
I've got a feeling,
I've got a feeling in my heart,
We'd be together from the start,
Some inside you just cannot hide,
Is waiting the time to show it;
I can hardly believe it's true,
I can hardly believe it's you,
A celebration...
Turn it on and let it fly away,
And let's see what we can do,
Oh little darling, ain't something,
When it's me and when it's you;
I'm going to give you every thing I have,
Until this night is through,
Did you ever believe in love?
Did you ever believe in love?
Well this is it!
Something inside you just cannot hide,
Is waiting the time to show it;
And I can hardly believe it's true,
I can hardly believe it's you,
A celebration...
CHRIS DE BURGH
SPANISH TRAIN AND OTHER STORIES
A SPACEMAN CAME TRAVELLING
A spaceman came travelling on his ship from afar
'Twas light years of time since his mission did start
And over a village he halted his craft
And it hung in the sky like a star
Just like a star
He followed a light and came down to a shed
Where a mother and child were lying there on a bed
A bright light of silver shone round his head
And he had the face of an angel
And they were afraid
Then the stranger spoke
He said "Do not fear
I come from a planet a long way from here
And I bring a message for mankind to hear"
And suddenly the sweetest music filled the air
And it went La La...
Peace and goodwill to all men
And love for the child
This lovely music went trembling through the ground
And many were wakened on hearing that sound
And travelers on the road
The village they found
By the light of that ship in the sky which shone all around
And just before the dawn at the paling of the sky
The stranger returned and said "Now I must fly
When two thousand years of your time has gone by
This song will begin once again, to a baby's cry"
And it went La La...
This song will begin once again
To a baby's cry
And it goes La La...
Peace and goodwill to all men
And love for the child
Oh the whole world is waiting to hear that song again
There are thousands standing on the edge of the world
And the star is moving somewhere
The time is nearly here
This song will begin once again
To a baby's cry
Taken from the A&M album "Spanish Train And Other Stories"
CHRIS DE BURGH
BEAUTIFUL DREAMS
ALWAYS ON MY MIND
Maybe I didn't love you quite as good as I should have,
Maybe I didn't hold you quite as often as I could have,
Little things I should have said and done,
I just never took the time;
You were always on my mind,
You were always on my mind;
Maybe I didn't hold you all those lonely, lonely nights,
And I guess I never told you, I'm so happy that you're mine,
If I made you feel second best ,I'm so sorry I was blind,
You were always on my mind,
You were always on my mind
CHRIS DE BURGH
INTO THE LIGHT
BALLROOM OF ROMANCE
In the ballroom of romance there's a rock band playing
People swaying to the beast
Swaying in the beast
In the corner over there by door is a local cansanova
Yelling for another double scotch
Hey steady on the rocks
And when the girl walked in a copelete unknow
There was mass confusion
This beauty was alone
And then the room began to shimmer
Every heart was beating fast
Every man who had to win her was moving fast they said
I'm ready for romance
I'm ready for romance
Is here at last
In the ballroom of romance there's a young man waiting
Standing, looking over at the scene
It could be you or me
Every eye in the room was watching as she walked over to him
Whispered "Do you want to come with me, I'm heading for for the beach"
In her BMW 635, going smooth at ninety, feeling good to be alive
And then the moon began to shimmer
Hey the see was roaring in
Just one kiss and then his heart began to sing he said
"I'm ready for romance
I'm ready for romance is here at last
Hey the moon began to shimmer and the see was roaring in
The last thing I remember was her kiss, I said
"I'm ready, I'm ready for romance
I'm ready, I'm ready for romance"
I said "I'm ready, I'm ready for romance
I'm ready for romance is here at last"
In the ballroom of romance
In the ballroom of romance
In the ballroom of romance
In the ballroom of romance
I'm ready
Life goes on same old song
Life goes on and love grows strong
CHRIS DE BURGH
THE GETAWAY
BORDERLINE
I'm standing in the station
I am waiting for a train
TO take me to the border
And my loved one far away
I watched a bunch of soldiers heading for the war
I could hardly even bear to see them go
Rollin through the countryside
Tears are in my eyes
We're coming to the borderline
I'm ready with my lies
And in the early morning rain I see her there
And I know I'll have to say goodbye again
And it's breaking my heart
I know what I must do
I hear my country call me but I want to be with you
I'm taking my side one of us will lose
Don't let go
I want to know
That you will wait for me until the day
There's no border line
No border line
Walking past the border guards
Reaching for her hand
Showing no emotion
I want to break into a run
But there are only boys and I will never know
How men can see the wisdom in a war
And it's breaking my heart
I know what I must do
I hear my country call me but I want to be with you
I'm taking my side one of us will lose
Don't let go
I want to know
That you will wait for me until the day
There's no borderline
No borderline
No borderline
No borderline
RUPERT HINE
CHRIS DE BURGH
POWER OF TEN
BROTHER JOHN
Well Brother John went down to the garden,
On a long hot summer's day,
To watch that girl he would hide in the shadows,
As she worked the time away,
With her long black hair and her eyes of fire,
And a body to drive men crazy,
It was on that day there would be a change,
In the world of Brother John;
She felt his eyes and she walked up beside him,
And she took him by the hand,
She said " Brother John, it's so hard to be holy,
Would you like to be a man?
I will meet you tonight to the monastery wall,
If you're there we will find out together,"
And the Devil said, "There's a place in Hell,
For the soul of Brother John;"
Hallelujah! Temptation is here,
It's not a dream anymore,
Hallelujah! It's finally here,
I've been waiting, I'm waiting, I'm waiting...
Well Brother John lay tossing and turning,
In his bed in the heat of the night,
He heard his name and he went to the window,
There she was in the clear moonlight;
Oh the sins of the flesh are too much to deny,
He was lost to her body forever,
And the Devil laughed and the angels cried,
For the soul of Brother John;
Hallelujah! Temptation is here,
It's not a dream anymore,
Hallelujah! It's finally here,
I've been waiting, I'm waiting, I'm waiting...
Hallelujah! Temptation is here,
It's not a dream anymore,
Hallelujah! It's finally here,
I've been waiting, I'm waiting, I'm waiting...
Temptation is here for Brother John,
Temptation is here for Brother John...
CHRIS DE BURGH
THE POWER OF TEN
BY MY SIDE
It's all right I'm not lost,
I've got a reading on the Southern cross,
And I've been listening to the radio,
For signs of new life,
Some people find the game too tough,
And there are those who've simply had enough,
But I'm still here and I'm not giving up,
I'm going the distance;
Whatever it takes...I have to fight,
To build a better world...And make it right,
And when I am alone..It's late at night,
I reach out and you are right here by my side;
When every thing has gone,
You help me carry on,
You lift me up,you make me strong,
You give love to see me through,
Oo oo oo What would I do,
Without you by my side,
By my side,
And out here on the flight,
I'm on wing and a prayer tonight,
The moon is showing me the way to go,
I'm flying forever;
I've got what it takes..To win the fight,
And build a better world..And make it right,
I reach out and you're right here by my side,
When every thing has gone,
You help me carry on,
You lift me up, You make me strong,
You give love to see me through,
Oo oo oo what would I do,
Without you by my side,
Always you're in my heart
Always by my side,
Always you're in my life
Always right here,and Ilove You now
Always you're in my world
Always I think what would I do without you,without you
By my side,
Always you're in my heart...
And I need you now...
CHRIS DE BURGH
BEAUTIFUL DREAMS
CARRY ME (Like A Fire In Your Heart)
There is an answer, some day we will know,
And you will ask her, why she had to go,
We live and die, we laugh and we cry,
And you must take away the pain,
Before you can begin to live again;
So let it start, my friend, let it start,
Let the tears come rolling from your heart,
And when you need a light in the lonely night,
Carry me like a fire in your heart,
Carry me like a fire in your heart;
There is a river rolling to the sea,
You will be with her for all eternity,
But we that remain need you here again,
So hold her in your memory,
And begin to make the shadows disappear;
Yes let it start, my friend, let it start,
Let the love come rolling from your heart,
And when you need a light in the lonely night,
Carry me like a fire in your heart,
Carry me like a fire in your heart;
And when you need a light in the lonely night,
Carry me like a fire in your heart,
Carry me like a fire in your heart;
And when you need a light in the lonely night,
Carry me like a fire in your heart,
Carry me like a fire in your heart.
CHRIS DE BURGH
INTO THE LIGHT
DIAMOND IN THE DARK
Is it real, what I feel, is it love
Is it love that's making me weak, in the night
And when she's next to me
I just stumble on my words
And all the things I want to say
Come out wrong
I am lost in a dream
But I know this is more than it seems
I need a little help
Someone put on a love song
To bring her closer to me
All I want is this diamond in the dark
To begin what must be
When she turns at her name, when she smiles
When she smiles, I feel it again, in my heart
Across the crowded room
She is just a dance away
And I can feel her like a fire that's burning strong
She keeps looking at me
And I know this was all meant to be
And then it had to come
Someone put on a love song
To bring her closer to me
All I want is this diamond in the dark
To being what must be
All I want is this diamond in the dark
To begin what must be
All I want is this diamond in the dark, to begin what must be
Ail I want is this diamond in the dark, to begin what must be
CHRIS DE BURGH
BEAUTIFUL DREAMS
DISCOVERY
Lady love, go back to sleep, dry the tears from your eyes,
But I cannot stay with thee until the morning,
For the dawn is breaking, and my ship is waiting for me,
And I must go,
But I'll be back, yes, before this year is over;
So we sailed across the sea,
Till we found America,
`Round the Cape of storms we set our sails for home,
And when the sea was roaring
And the Lord I called to help my drowning men,
I saw the light, yes, the candle in your window...
And I have brought you silver, and I have brought you gold
And spices from the Indies bold;
I've seen ships on the horizon,
That I'd swear were going down,
But now I know for certain, the world is round,
I have seen ,my eyes have seen;
One day says Galileo,
A man will reach the sky,
And see the world completely,
From outside,
And gazing down from yonder,
On a world of blue and green,
He'll say with eyes of wonder,
I have seen, I have seen,
My eyes have seen,
I have seen,
My eyes have seen.
CHRIS DE BURGH
FLYING COLORS
DON'T LOOK BACK
Oh, there is a place where wild men go
When it's late at night and on the radio, they're telling
Everybody stay at home
It's no time for you to be alone, It's place on the edge of town,
Just shining in a hell-fire light ( they're sailing )
And if you're there, keep going on, they're waiting deep inside,
I'm telling you.
Don't look back, woman in the red and black, don't look back,
They're going to take your heart away
I'm telling you don't look back , women in red are I black.
Don't look back, they're going to steal your heart away.
I should have know better
Well Jimmy Pellin was a friend of mine, but he went out there
One too many times, I saw him running down the railroad track.
And I tell you boys he aren't coming back,
The early morning is their favorite time,
To find some body out on their own. (they're waiting)
They're waiting arms and flashing lights, standing out on the road,
so if you're going to the edge of town, don't lose in a hell-five - light.
( they're waiting ) there tonight, don't lose in a hall- five light.
they're waiting there tonight, I'm begging you don't look back
Women in the red and black, Don't look back they're
Going to steal your heart away. I should have known better.
CHRIS DE BURGH
THE GETAWAY
DON'T PAY THE FERRYMAN
It was late at night on the open road
Speeding like a man on the run
A lifetime spent preparing for the journey
He is closer now and the search is on
Reading from a map in the mind
Yes there's a ragged hill
And there's the boat on the river
And when the rain came down
He heard a wild dog howl
There were voices in the night - "Don't do it!"
Voices out of sight - "Don't do it!
Too many men have failed before
Whatever you do,
Don't pay the ferryman
Don't even fix a price
Don't pay the ferryman
Until he gets you to the other side"
In the rolling mist then he gets on board
Now there'll be no turning back
Beware that hooded old man at the rudder
And then the lightning flashed, and the thunder roared
And people calling out his name
And dancing bones that jabbered and a-moaned
On the water
And then the ferryman said
"There is trouble ahead.
So you must pay me now" - "Don't do it!"
"You must pay me now" - "Don't do it!"
And still that voice came from beyond
"Whatever you do,
Don't pay the ferryman
Don't even fix a price
Don't pay the ferryman
Until he gets you to the other side
Don't pay - the ferryman!"
CHRIS DE BURGH
EASTERN WIND
EASTERN WIND
Well my furrows are filled with corn
I have my woman to keep me warm
But there is one thing that I do fear
That Eastern Wind is getting near
Here's a woman shotgun beside my bed
This the country where I was born and breed
But I am sure as the willow will grow
That Eastern Wind is going to blow
Blowing a hole in my life
Eastern Wind
Running away with my life
Eastern Wind
There's a woman who reads the stars
She sees warlords on the planet Mars
And she said "Boy you'd better beware
That restless wind is getting near"
Blowing a hole in your life
Eastern Wind
Running away with your life
Eastern Wind
They are coming
They are coming
They are coming
Look out
In my dreams I saw a crowd
They were burning the palace down
I saw a mad old man and I ran to the door
And then that wind began to roar
And when they come, they'll find me here
I will not run and they will not see my fear
And I will fight to the very end
Before that wind I will never bend
If they're blowing a hole in my life
Eastern Wind
Oh running away with my life
Eastern Wind
Taking the plough from my hands
Eastern Wind
Taking every bit of my land
Eastern Wind
CHRIS DE BURGH
INTO THE LIGHT
FATAL HESITATION
The cafes are all deserted
The streets are wet again
There's nothing quite like an out of season holiday town in the rain
When the tourists go and the cold winds blow
And my girl is on a plane, home...
I'm never going to love another
The way that I have loved you
It's taken me a little time to discover it
Now I know it's true
But fatal hesitation
Made me miss the show
Oh Romeo is standing in the rain
And I know that I have let her slip away
Fatal hesitation
Fatal hesitation
I saw you again this morning
Walking down the beach
And though you are a thousand miles away
You were only just out of reach
But when I got up close
And I saw her face
I knew it couldn't be so, no, no
Oh Romeo is standing in the rain
And I, yes I know, I have let her slip away
Fatal hesitation
Fatal hesitation
I'm going to get on my boat and sail away
Oh Romeo is standing in the rain
And I, yes I know, that I have let her slip away
Fatal hesitation
Fatal hesitation
Fatal hesitation
Fatal hesitation
I'm going to read a little Shakespeare
And get her out of my head
It doesn't matter any more
I'm going to miss her just a little bit
Just a little bit
CHRIS DE BURGH
INTO THE LIGHT
FIRE ON THE WATER
When I touch you I can feel you shivering
I can feel your heart is beating fast
We are alone in this crowded room
Oh tonight there is something happening
And there's something that should never be
But there's a flame over you and me
And I can see the fire on the water
I can see the light shining in your eyes
I know that I can't stop it now
'Cos I've been caught in the heat of the sun
There is a place in an ancient fortress
High above the worries of the world
I'd love you there for a long, long time
And we'll discover all our deepest secrets
And let the spirits go flying free
Until the dawn breaks over the sea
It's burning like fire on the water
I can see the light shining in your eyes
I know that I can't stop it now
'Cos I've been caught in the heat of the sun
Yes I've been caught in the heat of the sun
Oh lead shine on me
And I can see the fire on the water
I can see the light shining in your eyes
I know that I can't stop it now
'Cos I've been caught in the heat of the sun
Yes I've been caught in the heat of the sun
Oh let it shine on me
And I can see the fire on the water
Can't stop it now
CHRIS DE BURGH
FLYING
Flying, I thought I'd never learn that flying.
I thought I'd spend my whole life trying.
For flying is that ancient art of keeping one foot on the ground...
Lying, I thought I'd never keep from lying.
I thought I'd love it all by sighing,
For lying is that ancient art of hiding words that will never be found
Crying, I thought I'd never stop that crying
I thought I'd always dream of dying.
For crying is that ancient art of weeping rivers into the ground.
Oh dying, I thought I'd never see that dying
I thought I'd spend my whole life flying.
For dying is that ancient art of keeping one world turning round,
Sighing, I thought I'd never keep from sighing.
I thought I'd always be there crying.
For sighing is that ancient art of breathing sadness all around.
And trying, I thought I'd spend my seasons trying.
I thought I could stop myself from lying.
For trying is that ancient art of proving that the word is round.
Oh flying, Oh Oh, lying, Oh Oh crying, Oh Oh, sighing, Oh Oh , Trying
Oh Oh & Dying , Oh Oh,
For Dying is that ancient art of growing flowers in the ground,
Yes it is...
CHRIS DE BURGH
INTO THE LIGHT
FOR ROSANNA
THIS IS FOR ROSANNA SWEET GIRL OF MINE .
A SONG FOR THE BABY WHO CHANGED MY LIFE ,
I WILL NEVER FORGET WHEN I SAW YOU FIRST ,
I THOUGHT IT THAT MY HEART WOULD BURST ,
WITH THE LOVE THAT I HAVE .
AS I WATCH YOU SLEEPING IN HERE TONIGHT
AND I HERE YOUR BREATHING SO SCAR AND LIGHT .
I CAN'T BELIEVE ALL THE THINGS THAT I FEEL .
WHEN I HOLD YOU NEXT TO ME IT'S THE LOVE THAT I HAVE .
OH ,HOW MY HEART IT IS SHINING
OH ,HOW MY HEART IT IS SHINING
THROUGH WITH THE LOVE THAT I HAVE ,
AND AS YOU ARE GROWING FROM BABY TO CHILD .
I SHARE THE WONDERS THAT ARE IN YOUR EYES .
AND I AM AMAZED AT THE WAY YOU CHANGED ALL ACCORDING TO THE PLAN
AND THE LOVE THAT I **** AND WHEN YOU ARE OLDER YOU'LL GO AWAY .
YOU'LL SEE INJUSTICE AND YOU'LL SEE PAIN ,
BUT NEVER FORGET THAT I'M ALWAYS THERE .
LIKE A SHADOW BY YOUR SIDE ,
WITH THE LOVE THAT I HAVE
OH ,MY LOVE ,YOU LOVE MOTHER'S EYES
AND WHEN I SEE YOUR LAUGH YOU HAVE YOUR MOTHER'S SMILE .
YOU'RE MINE ALL OF MY LOVE .
YOU'RE MINE ALL OF MY LOVE .
YOU'RE MINE BLOOD OF MY BLOOD .
YOU'RE MINE
OH ,HOW MY HEART IT IS SHINING .
OH ,HOW MY HEART IT IS SHINING .
OH ,HOW MY HEART IT IS SHINING THROUGH ,
WITH THE LOVE THAT I HAVE
CHRIS DE BURGH
FLYING COLORS
FREEDOM ROAD
I've got leather on my shoes, and I've got a dream to live
There is nothing left to lose so I'm going
I've got a suitcase here on my hand, and I've got hungry heart
And I'm going to join the millions, there before me
No, ones coming to my door ,and my friends have gone
There's no work here anymore ,it's deserted
And through I know hate to leave, from this land that love
There's a new tomorrow waiting
Yes it's shining, on the freedom roads, on the freedom roads
Oh sometimes, it's going to be lonely
Sometimes it will be sad
But I've got to help on going
Until I hold that promised land in the palm of my hand
Nothing ventured, nothing gained or won, without a bard fight
We would never reach the sun without trying
And when we're a million miles from home
Out in the starry nigh
We will see we're not alone
In the heavens out on the freedom road
Out on freedom road, out on freedom road
Out on freedom road
CHRIS DE BURGH
BEAUTIFUL DREAMS
GIRL
Is there any body going to listen to my story,
All about the girl who came to story?
She's the kind of girl you want so much it makes you sorry,
Still you don't regret a single day
Ah , girl.......girl.............
When I think of all the times I've tried so hard to leave her,
She will turn to me and start to cry,
And she promises the earth to me and I believe her,
After all there's time I don't know why,
Ah , girl.......girl.............
She's the kind of girl who puts you down,
When friends are there, you feel a fool,
When you say she's looking good,
She acts if it's understood,
She's cool, cool, cool, cool,
Ah , girl.......girl.............
Was she told when she was young that pain would lead to pleasure,
Did she understand it when they said,
That a man must break his back earn his day of leisure,
Will she still believe him when he's dead?
Ah , girl.......girl.............
CHRIS DE BURGH
GOODNIGHT
Well, it's after midnight and the stars shining bright
And a big for moon is dancing on the sea. and I'm thinking , oh my...
and that lord man in the sky he's looking me right in the eye.
And he's wondering why ,& he's saying " little singer .
Why aren't you sleeping, why aren't you sleeping?'
Oh, the day is hanging heavy on my eyes, I guess the time.
Has come to say good night..
And may your dreams take you traveling all night long,
With an angel by your side when the wind blows strong.
Oh stay away from that city, that sad & lonely place,
I will lead you to the river, here's the door ,
And the key is turning around.
Close the shutters ,do not cry, there's a new moon in the sky;
Oh hold on to you love , until your time has come to say...
Good night.
CHRIS DE BURGH
POWER OF TEN
HEART OF DARKNESS
Last night I saw it there, shining in the dark again,
The light that all men seem to fear,
They say that sailors were drowning in the bay,
And people kept away,
Waiting for the riches that a wreck would bring,
When the morning comes,
And on and on that light returns again,
To haunt the ones who would not hear the pain;
I took the old path down, climbing over rocks and stones,
The place I knew when I was young,
And in my fear I had to carry on,
Where no-one else had gone,
Looking in a heart of darkness from above,
To the man inside,
I took my chance and set off for the light,
And started on the journey of my life;
And in the darkest hour that light was calling me,
Through the doorway to another world,
And there below me I saw all the days of my life,
Till the moment I stood on the shore,
Worlds away, this was my destiny,
To be back here in another time,
And all around me I saw the faces that I knew,
Reaching out, "there is nothing to fear ,"
Worlds away;
Come with me;
Last night I saw it there, shining in the dark again,
The light that all men seem to fear;
Comes with me, comes with me, comes with me...
CHRIS DE BURGH
MAN ON THE LINE
HIGH ON EMOTION
Oh my heart is spinning like a wheel
Only she can see the way that I feel
Eyes are holding right across the room
High explosion coming out of the blue
Well here we go again
Living in a world that others cannot share
Yes here we go again
We are moving from a spark to a flame
I am high on emotion, high again,
High on emotion, your love will find the way
Oh my heart is burning like a fire
Closer now and she is breathing desire
Take my hand and give it all your light
Take command I am your rhythm tonight
Well here we go again
Living in a world that others cannot share
Yes here we go again
We are moving from a spark to a flame
I am high on emotion, high again
High on emotion, your love will find the way
I am high on emotion, high again
High on emotion, your love will find the way
High on emotion, high again
High on emotion, her love will find the way...
CHRIS DE BURGH
HOLD ON
Some where , a lonely girl lies weeping
A lonely man tries sleeping
But he's getting now here...
Sometime, it may be close to morning.
She thought she heard him calling.
But there's nobody there...
And somehow, somehow , he knows he's got to try to
Hold on, some where she's crying for him
Hold on, some day her smile will call him
Hold on, there's someone out there trying for him
Some how, Some time, somewhere...
Some where. again she sleeps alone,
He's reaching for the phone
But he's calling no-one...
Oh sometime she's dreaming of her lover.
It really can't be over.
We've only just begun...
And somehow, somehow, I know I've got to try to
Hold on, some where she's crying for me,
Hold on, Some day her smile will call me.
Hold on, there's someone out there trying for me.
Some how, Sometime, some where, hold on, hold on.
Some how, some time, some where.
CHRIS DE BURGH
SPANISH TRAIN & OTHER STORIES
I'M GOING HOME
I left my home by the ocean,
I left my love by the sea,
Dreaming I could sing my song in the city...
I thought the streets of London
Would be paved with gold.
But the only gold was in the setting sun,
And these city nights are so cold.
And you know that feeling when you've been too long,
And you wanna go home and it's so strong.
I'm going home, I'm going home,
Oh the leaves are falling and the wind is calling,
And I must get on the road,
You'll be alone, you'll be alone,
But it you're crying to the rhythm of the falling rain,
It's alright, I'm on my way, I'm going home,
I'm going home, yea...
Jilly she's got a smile in her eye,
And a bed just right for two,
Silly how much I love her, but I do;
Sunny days will be here again,
She whispered in my ear,
Oh Lord it's funny how much I've missed the country rain,
That's a sound I love to hear...
And I know that feeling and I've been too long,
And I wanna go home and It's so strong;
I'm going home, I'm going home,
Oh the leaves are falling and the wind is calling,
And I must get on the road,
You'll be alone, you'll be alone,
But if you're crying to the rhythm of the falling rain,
It's alright, I'm on the way, I'm going home,
I'm going home, yea...
Oh hold on darling, I'm going home,
I'm on the way, I'm going home,
I'm going home, hold on darling...
CHRIS DE BURGH
BEAUTIFUL DREAMS
I'M NOT CRYING OVER YOU
I don't mind this empty room, and I like it when I'm alone,
I try not to think about you,
I'm waiting by the telephone,
I'm watching a late-night movie,
Where the lovers say goodbye,
And it's really getting to me and tears are in my eyes,
But I'm not crying, I'm not crying,
I'm not crying over you, I'm over you;
I go out with all of my friends, and I'm hardly ever at home,
You know things just couldn't be better'
I have read it in my horoscope,
I might take a walk past your house, for a trip down memory lane,
You may see me at your window, standing in the pouring rain,
But I'm not crying, I'm not crying,
I'm not crying over you, no I'm not crying,
I'm not crying, I'm not crying, I'm not crying over you,
I'm over you;
No I'm not crying, I'm not crying,
I'm not crying over you, I'm over you;
I'm over you.
CHRIS DE BURGH
FLYING COLOURS
I'M NOT SCARED ANYMORE
When I'm lying in the arms of woman I love,
I'm completely at peace with the world,
And the dark clouds around me that often surrounded me,
Just fall into the night,
I'm not scared anymore;
When I can't sleep at the night and I just stare at the moon,
Listening to your beating heart,
To know that you're with me,
And the love that you give me keeps me from falling apart,
I'm not scared anymore,
You are near,
You are here,
When I think about the ways of the other world,
And all the ones who've gone before,
Well I believe they can see us,
I believe they are with us,
Here every word that we speak,
I'm not scared anymore;
Oooh, they can hear every word that we say,
Oooh, when I have my lover with me,
I'm not scared anymore,
I'm not scared anymore,
When I'm looking at my children and the world there we live,
And the violence coming every day,
Well I know I'll protect them with the power of my love,
To the very last drop of my blood,
I'm not scared anymore,
Can you here me?
I'm near,
Can you see me?
I'm here,
When I'm lying in the arms of woman I love,
I'm completely at peace with the world,
I'm not scared anymore,
I'm not scared anymore,
I'm not scared anymore,
CHRIS DE BURGH
POWER OF TEN
THE CONNEMARA COAST
Nothing can compare with the Connemara coast,
Gazing out in silence with the one you love the most,
The beauty of this place and the echoes deep inside,
Make me think we're only just a moment in time;
Then lead on good light gently through the night,
Hand in hand together we will cross that line;
Nothing can compare with the way you are tonight,
Lying here beside me in the firelight,
And one thing I will say before this journey's end,
That more than being my lover ,you are my friend;
Then lead on good light gently through the night,
Hand in hand together we will cross that line,
Whatever may come and wherever we may go,
I will always be with you,
Because you are my heart and soul.
Whatever may come and wherever we may go,
I will always be with you,
Because you are my heart and soul.
CHRIS DE BURGH
BEAUTIFUL DREAMS
IN DREAMS
A candy colored clown they call the sandman,
Tiptoes to my room every night,
Just to sprinkle star dust and to whisper,
"Go to sleep every thing is all right;"
I close my eyes and I drift away,
And to the magic night I softly say,
A silent prayer, like dreamers do,
Then I fall asleep to my dream my dreams of you;
In dreams I walk with you,
In dreams I talk to you,
In dreams you're mine, all of the time,
We're together in dreams, in dreams;
But just before the dawn,
I awake and find you gone,
I can't help it,
I can't help it if I cry,
I remember when you said "goodbye";
It's too bad that all these things,
Can only happen in my dreams,
Only in dreams,
In BEAUTIFUL DREAMS,
Only in dreams,
In BEAUTIFUL DREAM.
CHRIS DE BURGH
BEAUTIFUL DREAMS
IN LOVE FOR EVER
There's an angel crying up in Heaven tonight,
And I've got the Devil in my heart,
Because I keep on saying things that I don't mean,
And it's tearing us apart;
There's a wild wind blowing in the desert tonight,
Oh how I long to feel the rain,
And let it wash away these lonely tears,
And bring us back again,
`Cos it's a different world when I look into your eyes,
You're the nearest thing that I have seen to Paradise,
And I know with you I will be in love forever;
There's a stranger waiting deep in every heart,
To say the crazy things we say,
But I promise you you won't be back,
To steal your dreams away;
So come up close and put your sweet hand in mine,
I'm going to hold you all night long,
And if you wake up I will be here,
To tell you that I love you;
`Cos it's a different world when I look into your eyes,
You're the nearest thing that I have seen to Paradise,
And I know with you I will be in love forever;
Yes, it's a different world when I look into your eyes,
You're the nearest thing that I have seen to Paradise,
And I know with you I will be in love forever,
Yes I know with you I will be in love forever,
In love forever.
CHRIS DE BURGH
IN THE CLOSET
THERE'S SOMETHING
I HAVE TO SAY TO YOU
IF YOU PROMISE YOU'LL UNDERSTAND
I CANNOT CONTAIN MYSELF
WHEN IN YOUR PRESENCE
I'M SO HUMBLE
JUST TOUCH ME
DON'T HIDE OUR LOVE
WOMAN TO MAN
SHE'S JUST A LOVER
WHO MAKES ME HIGH
IT'S WORTH THE GIVING
IT'S WORTH THE TRY
YOU CANNOT CLEAVE IT
OR PUT IT IN THE FURNACE
YOU CANNOT WET IT
YOU CANNOT BURN IT
SHE WANTS TO GIVE IT
(SHE WANTS TO GIVE IT AAHH SHE WANTS TO GIVE IT)
DARE ME
(SHE WANTS TO GIVE IT AAHH SHE WANTS TO GIVE IT)
SHE WANTS TO GIVE IT
(SHE WANTS TO GIVE IT AAHH SHE WANTS TO GIVE IT)
YEA
(SHE WANTS TO GIVE IT AAHH SHE WANTS TO GIVE IT)
IT'S JUST A FEELING
YOU HAVE TO SOOTHE IT
YOU CAN'T NEGLECT IT
YOU CAN'T ABUSE IT
IT'S JUST DESIRE
YOU CANNOT WASTE IT
THEN IF YOU WANT IT
THEN WON'T YOU TASTE IT
SHE WANTS TO GIVE IT
(SHE WANTS TO GIVE IT AAHH SHE WANTS TO GIVE IT)
YEA
(SHE WANTS TO GIVE IT AAHH SHE WANTS TO GIVE IT)
SHE WANTS TO GIVE IT
(SHE WANTS TO GIVE IT AAHH SHE WANTS TO GIVE IT)
YEA
(SHE WANTS TO GIVE IT AAHH SHE WANTS TO GIVE IT)
ONE THING IN LIFE
YOU MUST UNDERSTAND
THE TRUTH O FLOUTS
WOMAN TO MAN
SO OPEN THE DOOR
AND YOU WILL SEE
THERE ARE NO SECRETS
MAKE YOUR MOVE
SET ME FREE
BECAUSE THERE'S SOMETHING
ABOUT YOU BABY
THAT MAKES ME WANT
TO GIVE IT TO YOU
I SWEAR THERE'S SOMETHING
ABOUT YOU BABY
JUST PROMISE ME
WHATEVER WE SAY
WHATEVER WE DO
TO EACH OTHER
FOR NOW WE TAKE
A VOW TO JUST
KEEP IT IN THE CLOSET
JUST PROMISE ME
WHATEVER WE SAY
WHATEVER WE DO
TO EACH OTHER
FOR NOW WE MAKE
A VOW TO JUST
KEEP IT IN THE CLOSET
CHRIS DE BURGH
POWER OF TEN
IN YOUR EYES
Some people fall in love in rooms that are so dark,
They can't see where they are going and they lose their hearts,
But when I saw your face it was a light so strong,
And I could see a long night coming on,
In your eyes, in your eyes,
And I saw driving down to the river,
Laughing in the rain,
Dancing out in the moonlight,
Papers in bed,
And I saw your delights as a lover,
Until the break of day,
And oh every time I look
It's you and me together in your eyes.
Some people say that time changes everything,
With love there's no way of knowing what the world may bring,
But I don't mind at all, because it's you and me,
And all I've ever wanted I can see,
In your eyes, in your eyes,
And we are driving down to the river,
Laughing in the rain,
Dancing out in the moonlight,
Papers in bed,
And I feel your delights as a lover,
Until the break of day,
And oh every time I look
It's you and me together in your eyes.
In your eyes, in your eyes;
And I feel your delights as a lover,
Until the break of day,
And oh every time I look
It's you and me forever in your eyes.
In your eyes, in your eyes;
Driving down to the river;
Your delights as a lover;
Dancing out in the moonlight...
CHRIS DE BURGH
FLYING COLORS
JUST A WORD AWAY
Plenty of time to turn off the light,
I want to keep this feeling inside,
For a little baby boy,
Is lying in my arms here tonight;
Tears in my eyes when I saw you being born,
So much emotion words can not form,
So I'll let it be,
Only to say it's you and me, for eternity,
I wish you a wonderful life,
And I'm only,
I'm only,
Just a word away;
I will be near whenever you call,
Pick you up whenever you fall,
Till the day will come,
You'll think you're out there on your own,
But you're not alone,
Remember that I will be here,
And I'm only,
I'm only,
I'm only,
Just a word away;
Your sister Rosanna's fast asleep,
So it's time for me,
To whisper I love you, good night,
And I'm only,
I'm only,
I'm only,
Just a word away,
Just a word away;
CHRIS DE BURGH
SPANISH TRAIN & OTHER STORIES
JUST ANOTHER POOR BOY
He was but a traveler on the lonely road of life,
She, her name was Mary a lady of the night,
She found him lying in that road, on a winter's night so cold,
Just another poor boy, treat him right;
She saw that he was hungry and gave him foot to eat,
She knew that he was weary And he had no place to sleep,
She took him home to her own bed, she lay down his wounded head,
And washed away the world from his hands and his feet;
He was just another poor boy, just another poor boy,
When he cried out in his deep she held him tight,
Just another poor boy, just another poor boy,
And she gave him love and comfort through the night,
Till the morning's light...
At night she sat beside him, by the water he would talk,
He said all men were brothers and that love could conquer all,
Many gathered round to hear, many for his life did fear,
In troubled times like these men seldom talked.
Oh they came for him one morning at the breaking of the day,
She woke to hear him calling as they carried him away,
Accusing him of spreading lies and hate;
His public meeting were a danger in the state,
Some soldier said "Who was he anyway?"
Just another poor boy, just another poor boy,
And the tears were falling from her face like rain,
Just another poor boy, just another poor boy,
And they hung him on a hillside far away,
And on the ground she lay...Poor Boy...Oh my Lord...
Oh my Lord...Oh my Lord...
Just another poor boy, just another poor boy,
And the tears were falling front her faces like rain,
Just another poor boy, just another poor boy,
And they hung him on a hillside far away, just another poor boy,
Just another poor boy, just another poor boy,
And she never dreamed she'd see his face again...
LAST NIGHT
LAST NIGHT I WAS WALKING THROUGH THE HARBOR
WHERE THE FISHING BOATS ARE LYING ON THE SHORE .
THE NEWS HAD TRAVELED FAST AND EVERYONE WENT
TO BE WHERE MAYER WAS MAKING A SPEECH .
AND I STARTED TO CHEERING WHEN HE TALKED
ABOUT THE GLORY OF IT ALL
AND THE BOYS COMING HOME FROM THE WAR.
LAST NIGHT THEY WERE DANCING IN STREETS
AND MAKING MUSIC IN THE ALLEY WAY AND BARS .
FROM A HOUSE DOWN IN THE OLD TOWN CAME THE SOUND OF GUITAR ONE WORD ( STRAIGHT
TO THE HEART) ...
ONE WORD ,ONE HEART ,ONE NIGHT IS ALL I WANT .
ONE WORD ,ONE HEART ,ONE GIRL IS WAITING THERE FOR ME .
MIDNIGHT AND ALL IS WELL ,
I HEAR THE MISSION BELL OUT ON THE ROAD NOTHING IS MOVING .
AS I SPEED FROM TOWN TO TOWN .
TWO HEARTS BEATING FAST .
BUT THEY ARE STILL MANY MILES APART .
OH THE MOON WAS SHINING ON A DISTANT SHORE ,
BURNING LIKE A FIRE IN MY HEART .
I'VE GOT TO SEE HER ,I'VE GOT TO SAY ;
ONE WORD ,ONE HEART ,ONE NIGHT IS ALL I WANT .
ONE WORD ,ONE HEART ,ONE GIRL IS WAITING THERE FOR ME ;
I NEVER KNEW I CARED SO MUCH BEFORE .
I'VE GOT TO TELL HER TONIGHT ,STRAIGHT TO THE HEART .
I'M GOING TO TELL HER TONIGHT ,STRAIGHT TO THE HEART .
I'VE GOT TO TELL HER TONIGHT ,STRAIGHT TO THE HEART .
LIKE A CANNON BALL .
HEAD LIGHTS ARE BLAZING THROUGH TURN ON THE RADIO ,
I HEAR THE NEWS.
HAND ON THE WHEEL FOOT ON THE FLOOR
AND ON AND ON WE GO THIS CAR IS LIKE A FRIEND .
BRING HER THE MESSAGE THAT I WANT TO SEND .
OH THE DAWN WAS BREAKING AND I SAW THE SUN .
BURNING LIKE A FIRE ON THE BAY ,
I'M NEARLY THERE NOW .I'M GONNA SAY ;
ONE WORD ,ONE HEART ,ONE NIGHT IS ALL I WANT .
ONE WORD ,ONE HEART ,ONE GIRL IS WAITING THERE FOR ME .
I NEVER KNEW I CARED SO MUCH BEFORE .
I'VE GOT TO TELL HER
CHRIS DE BURGH
FLYING COLORS
LEATHER ON MY SHOES
I've got leather on my shoes, and I've got a dream to lose.
There is nothing left to lose so I'm going.
I've got a suitcase here in my hand,
And I've got a hungry heart,
And I'm going to join the millions,
There before me, On the freedom road,
No, one's coming to my door, and all my friends have gone,
There's no work here any more, it's deserted,
And through I know I hate to leave,
From this land that love,
There's a new tomorrow waiting
Yet it's shining on the freedom road, on the freedom road,
Oh, sometimes it's going to be lonely, sometimes it will be sad,
But I've got to keep on going,
Until I hold that promised land in the palm of my hand,
Nothing ventured, nothing gained or won,
Without a hard fight,
We would never reach the sun without trying.
And when were a million miles from home,
Out in the starry night,
We will see were not alone,
In the heavens out on freedom road
Out on freedom road...
CHRIS DE BURGH
SPANISH TRAIN & OTHER STORIES
LONELY SKY
The cold north wind they call "La Bise"
Is Swirling round about my knees,
Trees are crying leaves into the river;
I'm huddled in this French cafe'
I never thought I'd see the day,
but winter's here and summer's really over,
Even the birds have packed up and gone,
They're flying south with their song,
And my love she too has gone she had to fly;
Take care, it's such a lonely sky
they'll trap your wings my love and hold your flight,
They'll build a cage and steal your only sky,
Fly away, fly to me, fly when the wind is high,
I'm sailing beside you in your lonely sky;
The old cathedral lights are low,
She and I we'd often go there,
To admire and sometimes kneel in prayer;
Lord and Ladies lie in stone,
Hand in hand from long ago,
And though their hands are cold they'll love for ever;
Even the choir rehearses those songs,
For Christmas is not long,
And alone I sing my song, she had to fly;
Out there, it's such a lonely sky,
They'll trap your wings my love and hold your flight,
They'll build a cage and steal your only sky,
Fly away, fly to me, fly when the wind is high,
I'm sailing beside you in your lonely sky,
Fly away, fly to me, and if you need my love,
I'm sailing beside you in your lonely sky...
I'll come in with the dawn,
I'm sailing beside you in your lonely sky,
On the wing of the morn,
I'm sailing beside you in your lonely sky,
Above the world we'll be flying,
I'm sailing beside you in your lonely sky;
CHRIS DE BURGH
POWER OF TEN
MAKING THE PERFECT MAN
It was way after midnight, all the village was asleep,
All except for one young villain through the night did creep,
He went down to the church, started ringing the bell,
Everybody came out looking, running like the hounds of hell;
There are lights in the castle, they are blazing all night long,
Let me tell you everybody there is something going on,
So they took to the torches and went over the wall,
Someone went ahead to tell of horrors hiding in the hall;
" What did you see?" -"I saw an apparition,"
" What did you see?" -"A monster on a bed,"
" What did you see?" -"I saw an old magician,
Waking up the living from the dead."
Keep away, keep away, they are making the perfect man,
Keep away, keep away, they are making the perfect,
Making the perfect man!
So they called for the doctor, the doctor said "It's strange,
He's got pistol on his fingers, he's got love on the brain,
He's got a tongue good for lying and the legs to run away,
He will fool all the people all the time someday."
" What will he be ?" -"A leader of the country,"
" What will he be ?" -"A member of the press,"
" What will he be ?" -"A banker selling moonbeams,
You can watch your money going west."
Keep away, keep away, they are making the perfect man;
Keep away, keep away, they are making the perfect,
Making the perfect, making the perfect man!
I'd like to spend a night with you,
And show you what I am..."
" What will he be ?" -"Could make a politician,"
" What will he be ?" -"A member of the press,"
" What will he be ?" -"A banker selling moonbeams,
You can watch your money going west."
Keep away, keep away, they are making the perfect man,
Keep away, keep away, they are making the perfect,
Making the perfect man!
Perfect man, perfect man;
Making the perfect, making the perfect man!
I'd like to spend a night with you...
Making the perfect, making the perfect man!
CHRIS DE BURGH
BEAUTIFUL DREAMS
MISSING YOU
I've got the roses,
I've got the wine,
With a little luck she will be here on time,
This is the place we used to go,
With romantic music and the lights down low,
And as you stand there amazed at the door,
And you're wondering what all this is for,
It's just a simple thing from me to you,
The lady that I adore,
`Cos there's something that you should know,
It's that;
I've been missing you, more than words can say,
And that I've been thinking about it every day,
And the time we had just dancing nice and slow,
And I said now I've found you,
I'm never letting go;
There is no reason to the things that we do,
You can break a heart with just a word or two,
And take a lifetime to apologies,
When the one you loves in front of your eyes,
And I will fall to my knees like a fool,
If it's the only way of getting through,
You see if I think you are beautiful,
Someone else is going to feel it too,
So there's only one thing to do,
Tell you that
I've been missing you, more than words can say,
And that I've been thinking about it every day,
Well tonight's our night for dancing nice and slow,
Because now I've found you, I'm never letting go,
No, now I've found you, I'm never letting go,
I've been missing you...
I've been missing you...
I've been missing you...
I've been missing you, darling...
CHRIS DE BURG
MAN ON THE LINE
MOONLIGHT & VODKA
Fix me a drink, make it a strong one
Hey Comrade a drink make it a long one
My hands are shaking and my feet are numb
My head is aching and the bars going round
And I'm so down in this foreign town
Tonight there's a band it aint such a bad one
Play me a song don't make it a sad one
I can't even to these Russian girls
The beer is lousy & the food is worse
And it's so down cold eyes it's so down cold
I know it's hard to believe
But I haven't been warm for a week
Moonlight and vodka takes me away
Midnight in Moscow is lunch time in LA
Oooh play boys play
Espionage is a serious business
Well live had enough of this serious business
That dancing girl is making eye at me
I'm sure she's working for the KGB
In this paradise oh cold as ice
Moonlight and vodka takes me away
Midnight in Moscow is sunshine in LA
Yes in the good old USA
MUCH MORE THAN THIS ...
Sometimes the man in me gets restless ,
I need to get away from you ,
And spend some time with someone that I knew ,
Just to see her for a night ,
And in the candlelight ,
To talk and remember early days ,
Sometimes the woman in yours uneasy ,
I can see it in your eyes ,
Just like me you need to know ,
Can you still fly ,
Can you still Arouse the passions ,
Of another man ,
And if you carry it through ,what would I do ?
it would take much more than this ,
To break a love so long in making ,
It would take much more than talk or dreams ,
To shake so strong a foundation - more than this :
Sometimes the man is me gets lonely .
When I am away from you ,
And in the darkness of another hotel room ,
If there's someone in the night saving ,
"It's gonna be alright to ease away the pain of missing you" ,
What can I do ?
If would take much more than this
To break a love so long in making ,
It would take much more than talk or dreams ,
To shake so strong a foundation - more than this ...
CHRIS DE BURGH
NEW MOON
A new moon is laughing up there in the sky, but my love is crying and I'll
Tell you why... crisis & confusion when I found out that I was wrong
She said "Baby. we're cruising along on the crest of a wave."
And I said " maybe, but baby I'm losing, & the only wave is goodbye...
'Cos just when I'm starting to burn with desire.
My blood's getting hot & the flame's rising higher, she says " Good night ".
And leaves me on fire, and I'm so sorry my love. I gotta say good bye ooh..
A new moon, a new tune, another song is coming soon.
New moon, new day, another love is coming my way. she took my heart .
& without a word she tore it apart, ooh.
New moon, so bright, shine your light on me for the rest of the night"..
Scenes of soft seduction, spinning through my head, watching her deduction
As I lay grinning on my bed, she said "honey it's so moving. I can almost see
Our wedding day," And I said " funny, you'd better start grooving honey
At the only move is away"... & then she turned with that look in her
Eye & I know that bad weather'll be here by and by.
And sure enough, she stared to cry. and I'm so sorry my love,
I really gotta fly, ooh.ooh,...
A new moon, a new tune, another song is coming soon,
New moon, new day, another love is coming my way.
She took my heart, and without a word she tore it apart, ooh,
New moon, so bright ooh, shine your light on my for the rest of the
Night...
New moon, new moon... oh, oh, new moon.
Bye, bye, bye, new moon, bye, bye, new moon.
CHRIS DE BURGH
SPANISH TRAIN & OTHER STORIES
OLD FRIEND
Old friend, so you're in trouble again, you ask me today,
To try and find a little time and maybe buy a glass of wine,
Old friend, I'm coming through...
Old friend, yes I remember you, always a smile on your face,
Oh a memory from years before, an old man and a little boy,
Old friend, I remember you...
You used to take me fishing down by the wishing well,
One day you threw a wish in and we listened while it fell,
And you made a wish...
"When the years are heavy and my heart is growing cold,
Well I wish when the evening comes that there'll always
be...some old friend who'll miss me too..."
Well I do, so friend I'm coming through...
Yes, for you I'll always find the time, we will have a bottle
of wine, old friend, I'm here, by your side, Oh, to the very end,
Old friend...I miss you too...My dear old friend...
Old friend...old friend...
CHRIS DE BURGH
BEAUTIFUL DREAMS
ONE MORE MILE TO GO
When the valley's quite with snow,
And the train has one more mile to go,
To the station where my love will be,
She waits for me, she waits for me;
Now the lights are shining down below,
And I see the village that's my home,
And I see all the places that I love,
It's been so long, been away so long,
And I'm nearly home, one more mile to go;
There is joy for loved ones coming home,
And everyone has gone, I'm standing here alone,
But in the shadows I can see her face,
She comes to me, she's here for me;
And now a light is shining round the world,
It's a magic night for every boy and girl,
`Cos it's the time that all men dream of peace,
On Christmas eve, we dream of peace,
And we're nearly home, one more mile to go,
Yes we're nearly home, one more mile to go,
And we're nearly home, one more mile to go.
CHRIS DE BURGH
INTO THE LIGHT
ONE WORD (STRAIGHT TO THE HEART)
One word, one heart, one night is all I want
One word, one heart, one girl, is waiting there for me
Midnight, and all is well
I hear the mission bell
Out on the road nothing is moving
As I speed from town to town
Two hearts are beating fast
But they are still many miles apart
Oh the moon was shining on a distant shore
Burning like a fire in my heart
I've got to see her
I've got say
One word, one heart, one night is all I want
One word, one heart, one girl, is waiting there for me
I never knew I cared so much before
I've got to tell her tonight- Straight to the heart
I'm going to tell her tonight- Straight to the heart
I've got to tell her tonight- Straight to the heart
Like a cannonball
Headlights are blazing through
Turn on the radio, I hear the news
Hand on the wheel, foot on the floor
And on, and on, and on we go
This car is like a friend
Bring her a message that I want to send
Oh the dawn was breaking and I saw the sun
Burning like a fire on the bay
I'm nearly there now, I'm gonna say-
One word, one heart, one night is all I want
One word, one heart, one girl, is waiting there for me
I never knew I cared so much before
I've got to tell her tonight- Straight to the heart
I'm going to tell her tonight- Straight to the heart
I've got to tell her tonight- Straight to the heart
Like a cannonball
One word, (yes), one heart
One night, (yes), one girl ,(yes)
I've got to tell her tonight- Straight to the heart
I've got to tell her tonight- Straight to the heart
I've got to give her my love- Straight to the heart
I've got to give her my love- Straight to the heart
I've got to tell her myself- Straight to the heart
I'm going to tell her tonight- Straight to the heart
Like a cannonball
CHRIS DE BURGH
SPANISH TRAIN & OTHER STORIES
PATRICIA THE STRIPPER
Dennis is a menace
With his "Anyone for tennis?"
And he'd beseech me to come keep the score.
And Maude said, "Oh Lord, I'm so terribly bored"
I really can't stand it anymore...
I'm going...out to dinner,
With a gorgeous singer,
To a little place I know,
Down by the key.
Her name is Patricia,
She calls herself delicia
And the reason isn't
Very hard to see.
She said, God made her a sinner
Just to keep those fat men, thinner
As they tumble down in heaps
Before her feet.
They hang around in groups
Like battle weary troops,
One can often see the
Queue right down the street.
Because Patricia
Or Delicia
Not only is a singer
She also removes all her clothing
For Patricia,
Is the best stripper in town...
And with a swing of her hips,
She started to strip
To tremendous applause
She took of her draws
And with a lick of her lips
She undid all her clips,
Threw it all in the air
And everyone stared
And as the last piece of clothing
Fell to the floor,
The police were banging on the door
On a Saturday night,
In 1924
Take it away boys...
Well, Patricia was arrested
And everyone detested,
The terrible manner in which
she was exposed
Later on in court
where everyone thought
A summer's run in jail
would be proposed..
But the judge said, "Patricia,
Or may I say Delicia,
The facts of this case lie before me (knock, knock, knock)
Case dismissed... This girl was in her working clothes...
And with a swing of her hips,
She started to strip
To tremendous applause
She took of her draws
And with a lick of her lips
She undid all her clips,
Threw it all in the air
And everyone stared
And as the last piece of clothing
Fell to the floor,
The police were yelling out for more (more)
On a Saturday night
In 1924
CHRIS DE BURGH
FLYING COLOURS
SAILING AWAY
Waiting at the water's edge
Watching all the ships as they are heading for the harbor wall
I was just a boy
I was just a boy
Dreaming of the wide world
Dreaming of the wide world
Watching as they disappear
Reading out the names of all the places I have never been
Looking out to sea
Staring out to sea
Dreaming of a wide world
Dreaming of the wide world
I wish I was sailing away
Sailing away
Sailing away, with you tonight
With you tonight
Walking down another street
Underneath the red lights I am watching where the shadows fall
Looking at the girls
Listening to the girls
Dreaming of a new world
Dreaming of that new world
I wish I was sailing away
Sailing away
Sailing away, in your arms tonight
In your arms tonight
I wish I was sailing away
Sailing away
Sailing away, with you now
With you now...
CHRIS DE BURGH
EASTERN WIND
SAILOR
Underneath the silver moon the ship is like a ghost
She's been out there for a week just waiting for the wind to blow
But she's off and running and there is nothing I can do
Cos I'm just a prisoner here until this war is through fines
And I am singing
Sailor, can you hear me
Sailor, hear my call
Sailor, take me with you
Sailor, take me home
Yesterday I saw a seabird wheeling light and low
Then she sailed off to the west
Like she was telling me the way to go
If I had two (her) wings my love I'd be with you tonight
But my last hope has gone, she's drifting out of sight
Wait for me oh...
Sailor, take me to her
Sailor, take me home
To feel the wind
To see a sky
To hear the waves is breaking on the shore again
To be with you
To lie with you
To hear your voice echo through the hills again
Oh my darling wait for me
Cos I'll be there
When it's over
When it is over
Yes I will return one day
Sailor, take me to her
Sailor, take me home
Sailor, can you help me
Sailor hear my call
Sailor
Sailor
CHRIS DE BURGH
SATIN GREEN SHUTTERS
Where your love is, put your heart, guard these moments well.
Where your dreams are, put your hopes, you know they will not fail you.
When the sun rises in the morning, you will wake up and find her yawning.
When the wind blows strange & cold she'll be with you until you grow old,
Where your love is. put your heart, Oh what would you do if your dreams
Came true, I would build a lovely house with satin green shutters,
It would be lovely,
The most lovely house in the world .
And I would sing a lovely song with you in my mined, and you in my eyes
the most lovely song in the world.
I would write it down on the wall, just for you . just for you;
And I would hold you in my arms for the rest of my days.
When you're sad & feeling low. You're on your own with now here to go.
Make believe that she is gone, play your guitar & write a song for her,
Write down the words about how you cried when you wodeup weeping,
'Cos you thought that she had died, & you heard her breathing.
Through your pain & you held her close & cried all over again;
Where your love is . put your heart, Oh what would you do if your
Dreams came true?
And inside my lovely house with satin green shutters, there would be
Children,
The most lovely children in the world.
And even when the skies are gray, we would be happy, for we have
Love, the most lovely love in the world;
I would write it down on the wind, just for you, just for you.
And I would hold you in my arms for the rest of my days.
CHRIS DE BURGH
BEAUTIFUL DREAMS
SAY GOODBYE TO IT ALL
We took a boat over lake Geneva,
It was raining all night long,
We were lucky and we saw no enemy,
And came from Switzerland, poor refugees,
Far from the guns of war,
We said goodbye to it all;
They brought us in to a nurse's station,
Half a mile behind the lines,
Oh lord, how my heart was breaking,
To see the children and the walking wounded,
Hoping for a ticket home,
And say goodbye to it all;
I woke up on a cold blue morning,
To see her there, standing right beside me,
Long years since I left her at the borderline,
And how she found me I'll never know,
But we decided there and then,
To say goodbye to it all ;
Say goodbye to it all,
Say goodbye to it all....
Took a train from Paris to the ocean,
Found a small hotel by the coast,
As we walked along the beaches of Normandy,
We came to Juno, Omaha and Gold,
And whispered a prayer for the boys,
Who said goodbye to it all;
Now we've got out own place by the water,
And I have a job in the old hotel,
She's ready and she's hoping for a daughter,
Well I don't mind, we've made our choice,
We've got all the time in the world,
We said goodbye to it all,
We said goodbye to it all,
Say goodbye to it all,
Say goodbye to it all,
say goodbye to it all,
Say goodbye to it all.
CHRIS DE BURGH
POWER OF TEN
SEPARATE TABLES
At separate tables we sit down to eat,
In separate bedrooms we go to sleep at night,
I only wish you knew how much you've been on my mind,
I think about you when the morning comes,
I think about you when all my day is done,
Wondering what you're doing now,
Are you lonely too?
Because I-I miss you here tonight,
And I wish you were by my side,
And I don't want to let go;
At separate tables we sit down to write,
The separate letters that never see the light,
If only we could just agree,
To read between the lines;
I want to see you and I know what I will say,
We must be crazy to throw it all away,
Never knowing what is lost,
Before it's all too late;
And I-I miss you here tonight,
And I wish you were by my side,
And I don't want to let go;
Yes I-I miss you here tonight,
And when I hold you by my side,
Well I'm not going to let go.
CHRIS DE BURGH
EASTERN WIND
SHADOWS AND LIGHTS
If you're out on a Saturday night
Head downtown to the city lights
They've got everything you're looking for who what's behind that door
"D'ya wanna go where the wild men go?"
"D'ya wanna come and see a dirty movie show?"
"D'ya wanna do what that wild men do?"
Well everything's right here in the
Shadows and lights, on a Saturday night
If you're feeling a little bit crazy
In the shadows and lights, on a Saturday night
Oh yes it's truly amazing
Take a walk down to old Soho
Chinese restaurant that I know
LEE HO FUNG
Couple of ladies are hanging outside
Down in the alley looking for a ride
"Little boy d'ya wanna come upstairs?"
"You'll never get a better offer anywhere young man"
"Do you wanna do what the lovers do?"
Well everything right here in the
Shadows and lights, on a Saturday night
If you are feeling a little bit crazy
In the shadows and lights, it's a double delight
Oh what can you do to amaze me
Shadows and lights, on a Saturday night
If you're feeling a little bit crazy
In the shadows and lights, on a Saturday night
Oh yes it's really amazing
CHRIS DE BURGH
POWER OF TEN
SHE MEANS EVERYTHING TO ME
When the night comes she'll be here,
Lying down in my bed,
I have woken way before the dawn,
With all the things that she said;
On and on I hear gondoliers,
Passing in the dark,
It's another moment for the heart,
Cos she means everything's to me
She means everything's to me,
I know that I love her;
When the day comes she'll be gone,
From the one who will not see,
He doesn't love her, he doesn't love her anymore,
But he will not set her free;
So on and on we've been like aero planes,
Passing in the night,
But there's no more hiding it this time,
That she means everything's to me,
She means everything's to me,
I know that I need her ;
There comes a time when we must be
With those we love,
And she means everything to me.
She means everything's to me,
She means everything's to me,
She is the one who gives me life,
She will be here with me tonight...
CHRIS DE BURGH
POWER OF TEN
SHINE ON
Shine on, brighter than the sun,
Live for every moment, before the moment's gone,
We shine on you and me tonight,
We're across the universe, burning like a fire in the night;
I was looking at a photograph,
Taken in a garden long before the war,
And out on the lawn,
There were old men and dogs and little children,
All of them gone forever;
And there were people by the waterside,
Standing in the same place where I am today,
Nothing has changed-but you know,
That time is moving like a river,
It can only be love forever;
We shine on, brighter than the sun,
Live for every moment before the moment's gone,
We shine on you and me tonight,
Way across the universe burning like afire in the night;
There are those who can never cross,
The space between a father and a son,
When they are young,
We must say all the words that should be spoken,
Before they are lost forever;
And I was looking at a photograph,
Taken from a window way above the world,
We've got to learn,
We must leave here a garden for our children,
When we are gone forever;
We shine on brighter than the sun,
Live for every moment, before the moment's gone,
We shine on, you and me tonight,
Way across the universe, burning like a fire in the night;
Leave here a garden for the children,
Leave here a new world,
Shine on...
CHRIS DE BURGH
THE GETAWAY
SHIP TO SHORE
Ship to shore, do you read me anymore
This line is bad, and fading
Ship to shore, answer my call
Send me a signal, a beacon to bring me home
I have been to see the world
Tasted life at every turn
And all the time
Your face came back to haunt me
Day by day the feeling grew
I know I'm still in love with you
The further that I go
The more I know it, I wanna show it
Ship to shore, do you read me anymore
This line is bad, and fading
Ship to shore, answer my call
Send me a signal, a beacon to bring me home
Moving fast, all systems go
You and I had time to grow
Before there was a breakdown in transmission
How I wish that we could turn
The clock back to the days when
We were lovers in the true sense
Of the meaning, you must believe me
Ship to shore, do you read me anymore
This line is bad, I'm drowning
ship to shore, answer my call
Send me a signal, a beacon to bring me home
Ship to shore, ship to shore, ship to shore...
I cannot believe my eyes
But I think I see a light
You are everything I've always
Wanted in my life
CHRIS DE BURGH
SIN CITY
Good morning. blue rider, and how was your night ?
Did you meet a nice woman, did she make you feel alright ?
I heard you came in from the country , looking for a good time.
You walked round the hot spots, & you met some good friends of mine.
Oh Major, come here, give my friend a glass of wine, strange flavor.
That's might, it's a mew recipe of mine - c'mon.
Pull up a chair, I want you to hear.
Have no fear & I'll tell you what goes on here.
I pick people up off the road side & lift them high in the sky.
There's no sense in walking on the wrong side,
You gotta live before you die
Anything that takes your fancy, you can have for free.
Wine, women & dancing, but you've got to sell your soul to me.
'Cose once you are in, you'll never get out from sin city, sin city,
Good morning . blue rider, and low was your night ?
Did you get the best deal from your body, did she make you feel alright ?
Well she did 'cos she's my friend...
I pick people up off the roadside, & lift them high in the sky,
There's no sense in walking on the wrong side, you gotta live before you die.
Anything that takes your fancy, you can have for free.
Wine, women & dancing, but you've got to sell your soul to me,
'cos ones you are in, you'll never get out from sin city, sin city.
CHRIS DE BURGH
LOVE SONGS
SO BEAUTIFUL TO ME
I'm lying here tonight, thinking of the days we've had,
Wondering if the world would be so beautiful,
If I had not looked into your eyes,
How did you know that I've been waiting,
Never knew the world would be se beautiful at all;
Spending all the days, dreaming of the nights we've had,
I never knew the love would be a miracle'
When I think of all at once before,
But now that I've found you I am flying,
I never knew that love would be so beautiful to me,
I never knew that love would be so beautiful to me;
And then we dance to the rhythm that is burning like a flame,
And when you touch me I can hardly move, you take my breath away,
You give me all that I want to feel when we become as one,
Then you take me to the heaven of your heart,
Nobody hasn't told you,
You're the best thing that has ever been,
Ah...You are so beautiful
Ah...You are so beautiful
Standing here tonight, thinking of the times we'll have,
I never knew that you would be so beautiful
from the day you came into my life,
I just want to say you made me happy,
I never knew that you would be so beautiful to me,
I never knew that you would be so beautiful to me,
So beautiful to me
So beautiful to me
So beautiful to me
I'm lying here tonight...
dreaming here tonight...
dance with you tonight...
So beautiful...
CHRIS DE BURGH
EASTERN WIND
SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE
The hero says his final goodbyes
And there are tears in my lover's eyes
But it was just a film
Make believe, they all get up and go home
And now you are asking me why love can with her away and die
Well I know, I know that some things go
But some things never change
Like the starlight that is shining in your eyes
Like a storm in a winter sky
Like the moon on the tide
Turning it again and again
Like the way that I love you
Some things never change
Like the way that I love you
Some things never change
The road is long and it's hard
I don't imagine for a minute it's not
But I'll keep my loving for you right down to the end
The life is blazing bright
We could sit here and talk all night
And though this wood must burn away
Some things never change
Like the starlight that is shining in your eyes
Like a storm in a winter sky
Like the moon on the tide
Turning it again and again
Like the way that I love you
Something never change
Like the way that I love you
Something never change
CHRIS DE BURGH
SPANISH TRAIN AND OTHER STORIES
SPANISH TRAIN
There's a Spanish Train that runs between
Guadalquivir and old Seville
And at dead of night the whistle blows
And people hear she's running still...
And then they hush their children back to sleep
Lock the doors, upstairs their creep
For it is said that the souls of the dead
Fill that train ten thousand deep!!
Well a railway man lay dying with his people by his side
His family were crying, knelt in prayer before he died
But above his bed just a-waiting for the dead
Was the devil with a twinkle in his eye
"Well God's not around and look what I've found
This one's mine!!"
Just then the lord himself appeared in a blinding flash of light
And shouted at the Devil "Get thee hence to endless night!!"
But the Devil just grinned and said "I may have sinned,
But there's no need to push me around
I got him first so you can do your worst
He's going underground!!
"But I think I'll give you one more chance"
Said the Devil with a smile
"So throw away that stupid lance
It's really not your style
"Joker is the name, poker is the game
"We'll play right here on this bed
And then we'll bet for the biggest stakes yet
The souls of the dead!!
And I said "look out lord, he's going to win
The sun is down and the night is riding in
The train is dead on time, many souls are on the line
Oh Lord, He's going to win!..."
Well the railway man he cut the cards
And he dealt them each a hand of five
And for the Lord he was praying hard
Or that train he'd have to drive...
Well the Devil he had three aces and a king
And the Lord, he was running for a straight
He had the queen and the knave and nine and ten of spades
All he needed was the eight...
And then the Lord he called for one more card
But he drew the diamond eight
And the Devil said to the son of God
"I believe you've got it straight
So deal me one for the time has come
To see who'll be the king of this place"
But as he spoke, from beneath his cloak
He slipped another ace...
Ten thousand souls was the opening bid
And it soon went up to fifty-nine
But the Lord didn't see what the Devil did
And he said "That suits me fine
I'll raise you high to a hundred and five
And forever put an end to your sins"
But the Devil let out a mighty shout, "My hand wins!!!"
And I said "Lord, Oh lord, you let him win
The sun is down and the night is riding in
That train is dead on time, many souls are on the line
Oh lord, don't let him win..."
Well that Spanish Train still runs between
Guadalquivir and old Seville
And at the dead of night the whistle blows
And people fear she's running still...
And far away in some recess
The Lord and the Devil are now playing chess
The Devil still cheats and wins more souls
And as for the Lord, well he's just doing his best...
And I said, "Lord, oh Lord, you've got to win
The sun is down and the night is riding in
That train is still on time, oh my soul is on the line
Oh lord, you've got to win..."
CHRIS DE BURGH
FLYING COLORS
SUDDENLY LOVE
Suddenly love, comes in and finds me on open ground
Nowhere to hide, nowhere to run
There's no turning back
And a journey has just begun
Suddenly love, breaks down the doors, there is singing inside
And all of the light that's in your eyes
Shining here tonight
Has woken the man in me
And the woman in you
The woman in you
All night, heads on pillow, and eyes that never shut
All night, rain on the window, but inside we have so much
Suddenly love, takes me away where I've never been
Shows me a world I have never seen
I could only dream
That I ever world find myself with a lover like you
A lover like you
All night, heads on pillow, and eyes that never shut
All night, body to body, and thrilling to every touch
Oh suddenly love, takes me away where I've never been
It shows me a world I have never seen
And just want to be
Alone in your mystery
Love me over and over and over, and over again
Taken from the A&M album "Flying Colors"
CHRIS DE BURGH
POWER OF TEN
TALK TO ME
Talk to me I need a little advice,
I've got you on my mind
Words of passion coming out of the night,
You made me feel alive;
I'm not one in a million, I'm a million in one,
Thinking of ways to your heart,
I've got a feeling that it will be your hand,
Taking me higher and higher,
Talk to me! Talk to me...
Talk to me! Talk to me...
Look at me'cos I've been looking at you,
I see desire in the night again,
Fascination and mysterious touch,
I know you feel the same;
This is one in a million, It's a million to one,
But I will be your lover in time,
Go with the feeling that is breaking inside,
You will discover it when you
Talk to me! Talk to me...
Talk to me! Talk to me...
I am the one, yes I am the one,
I am the one for you now,
I want you beside me,
I dream of your body,
I see you and me there forever...
Talk to me! Talk to me...
Talk to me! Talk to me...
CHRIS DE BURGH
FLYING COLORS
TENDER HANDS
Oh how, at the journey's end
I lie in the heat of the night
Feeling the heartache
Wondering why
I want a friend
I want a friend to lay down beside me
I want a friend
I want her now
Someone who knows what I mean When I say
That I need tender hands to hold me
I need tender hands tonight
Will you lay them on my shoulders
Will you lay them on my eyes
And I need tender hands to take me
All the way to paradise
And then, when it's over
I need tender hands to hold me through the night
Touch me with your velvet mouth
I will give all the love that have
Under the moonlight
Reaching your heart
Where are you now?
Where are you now?
Come out of the shadows
Where are you now?
I want you now
You know that I cannot always be strong
And I need Tender hands to hold me
I need tender hands tonight
Will you lay them on my shoulders
Will you lay them on my eyes
And I need Tender hands to take me all the way to paradise
And then, when it's over
I need tender hands to hold me through the nights
I am only a voice in a city of noise
Can you hear me this time
I see the storm grow
There's a light in the desert tonight
And I need tender hands
Give me tender hands
Will you lay them on my shoulders
Oh give me tender hands to take me all the way to paradise
And then when it's over
I have tender hands to hold you through the night
Darling
My tender hands will hold you through the night
I want your tender hands
You have tender hands
I want those tender hands
Tender hands...
CHRIS DE BURGH
THE GETAWAY
THE GETAWAY
The moon is on the bright side,
But we've thought at every thing,
Send the word to the prisoners,
Tonight, we getaway
When you hear signs of contusion,
Come drifting through the door,
Get your belongings to gather,
Don't leave nothing behind,
And hey boys tonight we getaway,
To the other side
Head for the wall and getaway
We've sick and tired of hearing,
That the world is gonna blow,
So there's something we'll do to the leaders,
Before we go,
Let's stick'em in a room together - yeah !!-
And make them fight it our,
Until they see nothing from nothing,
Will leave nothing at all,
And hey boys tonight we getaway,
To the other side,
Head for the wall and getaway,
And hey boys, tonight we getaway,
To the other side,
Head for the wall and getaway,
Open the door- open the door
Let me out - I wanna ya
Das ist auch untzete auch
This is our world too.
Ouic'est notre monde ausst
Hey boys tonight we getaway
To the other side
Head for the wall and get away
"Well give you anything you say"
Hey boys tonight we getaway
To the of her side
Head for the wall and get away
"Well miss you more than we can say".
CHRIS DE BURGH
MAN ON THE LINE
THE HEAD & THE HEART
Let us talk no more
Let us go to sleep
Let the rain fall on the window pain and fill the castle keep
I'm weary now, weary to my bones, weary from traveling
The endless country roads that brought us here tonight
For this weekend and a chance to work it out
For we cannot live together, we cannot live apart
It's a classical dilemma between my head and heart
She is sleeping now, softly in the night in my heart of darkness
She has been the only light
I'm lost in love, looking out her face
Still I hear the voice of reason telling me to chase this dream away
Oh here we go again
We're divided from start
Now the down begins still I cannot sleep
My head is spinning round but now, the way is clear to me
There is nothing left, nothing left to show
The jury and the judge will see
It's time to let her go
Now hear the heart, I believe that time will show
She will always be a part of my world
I don't wanna let her go
So I'll plead my case to hear the heart and stay
It's time to let her go!
I don't wanna let her go
And is this classical dilemma I find for my heart
CHRIS DE BURGH
THE KEY
Each time that I hold you, your eyes fill with fear.
You can't lose control now. the price is too dear.
But love, I have heard you crying in the dark.
And the tears on your pillow came bleeding, weeping, from your heart.
Oh sinner, you're losing all that you had.
Your day is in pieces, your night has gone mad.
And love cannot touch you, the search has no end.
and the one you've forgotten was really your only friend...
Then your soul flies to Heaven, you reach out for me.
But the door will not open, you've thrown away the key.
No the door will not open, You've thrown away the key...
Oh stranger beware the life that you lead.
Is filled with the warnings you can or will not read,
Your castle has fallen , it lies in the sand,
Oh gambler remember the love that you lend.
Will never come back for kthe game has no ending
The smiler is calling, your turn for the deal.
And the aces keep falling with every spin of the wheel,
Then you gather your winnings. You're ready to leave.
But the door will not open , you've thrown away the key.
Oh there's no point in staying
So don't wait to see.
For the door will not open.
You're thrown away the key.
CHRIS DE BURGH
BEAUTIFUL DREAMS
THE LADY IN RED
I've never seen you looking so lovely as you did tonight,
I've never seen you shine so bright,
I've never seen so many men ask you if you wanted to dance,
They're looking for a little romance,
Given half a chance,
And I have never seen that dress you're wearing,
Or the highlights in you hair that catch your eyes,
I have been blind;
The lady in red is dancing with me,
Cheek to cheek,
There's nobody here,
It's just you and me,
It's where I want to be,
But I hardly know this beauty by my side,
I'll never forget the way you look tonight;
I've never seen you looking so gorgeous as you did tonight,
I've never seen you shine so bright,
You were amazing,
I've never seen so many people want to be there by your side,
And when you turned to me and smiled,
It took my breath away,
And I have never had such a feeling,
Such a feeling of complete and utter love,
As I do tonight;
The lady in red is dancing with me,
Cheek to cheek,
There's nobody here,
It's just you and me,
It's where I want to be,
But I hardly know this beauty by me side,
I'll never forget the way you look tonight,
I never will forget the way you look tonight......
The lady in red, the lady in red,
The lady in red, my lady in red.
CHRIS DE BURGH
INTO THE LIGHT
THE LEADER
I looked to the north
And I turn to the west
For a sign a light in the sky
Oh, the message is clear that the time is near
For a leader who come again
A circle of stones on the head of a hill
Tonight is where it will be
In this desolate place we are stand a wait
For a leader to come again
Yes a leader will come again
For it is written that a leader will be here
And then a vision left me blinded by the light
THE VISION
And I saw a burning chariot
And the four horsenien of the apocalypse waiting on high
And I heard the sound of rolling
And behold our leader on a pair of horses running in the sky
And I saw this of battle field
With a hundred thousand men fighting hand to hand
And I heard the sounds of victory
And the rivers ran red with the blood of our enemies
And I saw the fire from the sky
I saw fire and I saw paradise, paradise fire from the sun
I saw fire and I saw Alpha and Omega
Fire, I saw fire and I saw paradise
Fire, I saw fire
WHAT ABOUT ME ?
I'm left in the night, trembling with fear
I've seen to the future and the future to hear
Our leader will bring victory
But our land is in flame
And as the final sounds of battle disappeared
I had to say:
What about me and you and the ones that we love
What about me and you and the ones that we love
Well, what about us?
CHRIS DE BURGH
SPANISH TRAIN & OTHER STORIES
THE PAINTER
I'd like you to meet my last queen,
Over there large as life,
She's been hanging there for almost a week,
My poor late wife;
What do you think of the color of her skin,
It has the bloom of a rose,
You'd see she begged me to bring a certain painter in,
And for that picture in here bedroom she would pose;
Well after a while he was driving me mad,
As you could well understand,
Sitting in here, day after day,
With my wife in the palm of his hand...
It was-
"Madam please do this and please do that",
You've never heard such display,
But he didn't mind he was taking his time,
It was me that had to pay,
"Oh madam I think we should take a walk in the woods,
You understand it's the light,
And did I mind, no, I was so kind when they
came back in the middle of the night,
And swear I'll take care of painter, Oh the painter...
Well as you can see it was hard for me,
But something has to be done,
She only had eyes for him his lies, and as for me.
Not a glance, not a single one;
My orders were sever and she disappeared,
It really was such a shame,
And when they told me she was dead I broke down and said,
"It's that painter, it's him, he's to blame."
With his "Madam please do this and madam please do that"
You've never heard such display,
But he didn't mind he was taking his time,
It was me that had to pay,
"Oh madam I think we should take a walk in the woods,
You understand it's the light."
And did I mind, no I was so kind when they
came back in the middle of the night,
And I hope it's the rope for the painter,
When he's found, it's hell bound for the painter,
I'll get that painter...
CHRIS DE BURGH
EASTERN WIND
THE RECORD COMPANY BASH
There is a woman in the wardrobe singing Beatles
Out of tune
And a salesman in the corner
Trying to blow up a burst balloon
And the Managing Director he's lying on his back
He's got ice-cream on his trousers
And he's planning his attack
It's just another Record Company Bash
Nice to know they've got the cash
You're the only one here I can talk to
Is there nowhere near we can walk to
I really want to see you again
But I don't know your name
Let's go, let's go home
Yea, let's go, let's go home
Let's go, let's get out
The Promotion Depart neat Secretaries are out
To kill tonight
And the A and R director is still looking for his wife
Oh and there is a party in the bedroom
They've got the mirror on the floor
And there's a guy who says he's from Rolling Stone
It's just another Record Company Bash
Nice to know someone's got cash
And they're gonna do something obscene
With the video machine
I really think it's time to leave
Won't you come with me please
Let's go, let's go home
Yea, let's go, let's go home
Grub a battle of whisky and a bottle of wine
It doesn't really matter if it's your place or mine
Let's go, let's go home
CHRIS DE BURGH
FLYING COLORS
THE RISEN LORD
Brother can you spare me food, and give me a drink of wine,
I've been traveling on this road
For such a long time
I have seen the wonders,
But most amazing of them all,
I believe I've seen the face of the risen lord.
On a night like this there came a stranger on the rood
I saw him stumble, heard him fall,
I helped him with his load,
Well the heavier it became,
And I believe I've felt the weight from another
World...
CHRIS DE BURGH
FLYING COLOURS
THE SIMPLE TRUTH
A child is born on a battle field,
A soldier boy falls to his knees,
And a woman cries in joy and pain,
When will we live in peace again?
A child is born where the wild wind blows,
In a country torn from the south to the north,
And a family runs from day to day,
When will we see our home again ?
When will we see the simple truth,
That the only thing that's worth a damn,
The life of a child is more than a forest
The life of a child is more than a border
Could ever be;
A child is born in the desert sun,
A tiny life has just begun,
And a mother cries for her hungry babe,
When will I feed my boy again ?
A child is born to an ordinary home,
East or west, it could be anyone,
But we all want to know,
Will my child survive to see the day,
When we will be secure again?
When will we see the simple truth,
That the only thing that's worth a damn,
The life of a child is more than a forest,
The life of a child is more than a border,
The life of a child is more than religion,
The life of a child is only a heart boat from eternity,
We must believe, for the sake of humanity,
We must believe ....
For the sake of humanity, we must believe,
CHRIS DE BURGH
BEAUTIFUL DREAMS
THE SNOWS OF NEW YORK
I can see you now by the light of the dawn,
And the sun is rising slow,
We have talked all night, and I can't talk any more,
But I must stay and you must go;
You have always been such a good friend to me,
Through the thunder and the rain,
And when you're feeling lost in the snows of New York,
Lift your heart and think of me;
There are those who fail, there are those who fall,
There are those who will never win,
Then there are those who fight for the things they believe,
And these are men like you and me;
In my dreams we walked, you and I to the shore,
Leaving footprints by the sea,
And when there was just one set of prints in the sand,
That was when you carried me;
You have always been such a good friend to me,
Through the thunder and the rain,
And when you're feeling lost in the snows of New York,
Lift your heart and think of me;
When you're feeling lost in the snows of New York,
Lift your heart and think of me,
Lift your heart and think of me.
CHRIS DE BURGH
INTO THE LIGHT
THE SPIRIT OF MAN
I'm chasing a shadow I can see a thing
It's dipping and diving like bird on the wing
And every time I get near it just seems to sleep away
There's a fighter inside who will never give up
We are what we are and it's never enough
We are like words in the sound that this man will come again
You may pan from the sea and the words disappear
Oh, you may fall to your linees, but the power is here to survive
It's shining again
It's shining again, the spirit of man
It's shining again, the spirit of man
Oh, I remember the first day of man on the man
The whole world was watching a whole in tune
It was hard to believe he was the same as me and you
Oh, look back to the future and look down the years
It was I and battles and bad news and tears
We have brought to this place a desire to have a dream
We may reach for the stars and full from the sky
Oh, in the darkest hour the spirit of man comes to life
It's shining again, the spirit of man (3)
And we work aha for the good things that we can have
Yea we work aha for the family and home
Yea we work aha for the d-mark and the dollar
Yea we work aha for the woman on the phone
Yea we work aha for the moment of elation
Yea we work aha for a chance to get away
Yea we work aha just to let imagination
Come inside and take mw away
We may reach for the stars and fall from the sky
Oh, in the darkest hour the spirit of man comes to life
It's shining again the spirit of man (3)
CHRIS DE BURGH
SPANISH TRAIN & OTHER STORIES
THE TOWER
A great Lord came walking through the forest,
One morning with a weapon in his hand,
Rich was his castle,
But killing was his plan,
When a white bird flew by she fell from the sky,
Nothing was found, only blood on the ground, she was gone;
Cursing his fortune,
He turned to the forest to kill once again,
And standing before him was a lovely young woman,
With her hand hung in pain,
When he saw her his eyes were filled with desire,
H said "I must have her, she must be mine, she will be mine..."
He offered her silver, he offered her gold,
But she threw it on the ground,
He fell to his knees and he begged her,
"Oh please come with me, what you wish will be found"
She said "Sire, I'll go if you put up your bow
And spare these creatures, leave them in peace.
You have no need..."
But her words were lost in the wind,
His eyes were fixed on a queen,
And all he saw was a queen and all she was, was a dream...
He took her and bound her with ropes tied around her
To his castle he did ride,
In a wood was a bower where stood and old tower,
And he threw her deep inside,
Then the birds left the sky, and a terrible cry,
Brought thunder and lighting and rain falling down,
Tears on the ground...
All through the days on her face he would gaze,
For she was lonely as the Spring,
No word would she speak but "Leave them in peace"
And some sad lament she would sing...
Oh, one day by the door, at the window she saw
A single white feature lying on the floor,
She was there no more...
Now that great Lord is dying,
His cold heart is crying,
For many an hour he has wept on the tower,
For she meant more than the world,
And once in the sky, a white bird flew by,
He lifted his hands and cried out in pain,
"Come back again..."
But his word were lost in the wind,
His castle was built upon sand,
And all he has is a memory,
And all he yearns is her hand,
Ah Ah.....all he has is the memory,
And all he yearns is her hand.
CHRIS DE BURGH
EASTERN WIND
THE TRAVELER
In from the cost
Riding like the wind and racing the moon
Shadows on the road
Dancing and a-weaving like a crazy fool
A hours man is coming
Death in his heart for a rendezvous
And where the traveler goes, nobody knows (2x)
A candle in the night
Fear on every face when he goes inside
"Maybe he's on the run"
Get from the bars
A stranger in town is dangerous sight
"Maybe he's got a gun"
Bring a bottle of whisky landlord
I want to talk for a while
And where the traveler goes
A cold wind blows (2x)
There's is something in his eyes
Something in his hands
You can almost smell his revenge
And whoever he is after
It will be disaster
This man is gonna take him to the very end
Well the landlord he trembled
Starting at a face he'd seen somewhere before
"You laid him in the ground"
Suddenly remembered a killing, yes a murder many years before
"T'was you that shot him down"
He said to a boy
"Saddle me the black, I'll meet you down blow"
With this man I must talk
With this traveler I'll go
With this man I must talk
Yes with him I must go
There is something in his eyes
Something in his hands
I can almost smell his revenge
And it's me that he is after
It will be disaster
This man is gonna take me to the very end
And they were never seen again
CHRIS DE BURGH
SPANISH TRAIN & OTHER STORIES
THIS SONG FOR YOU
Hello darling, this is the army,
I've just got the time to write,
Today we attack. there's no turning back
the boys they're all ready for the fight;
Yes I'm well but this place is like hell,
They call it Passehendaele,
In nineteen seventeen the war must be ending,
The General said this attack will not fail;
So I'm writing down this simple little melody,
When you play it my lone, think for me...
We'll be together in this song for you,
And it goes La La La...sing it darling...La La La
They got old Bill and the Sergeant is still out there,
Wounded in some shell hole,
They say this war will end all walls,
Oh God I really hope it will,
Oh how old England are they still singing,
Those songs that we love to sing,
When all this is over, We'll go sailing in Dover,
Catching fish like we used to with a string;
Oh I miss you, I miss you, I miss you,
If they got me my love you will know...
We'll always be together in this song for you...
And it goes La La La...I have to go know...
take care of yourself my love.
CHRIS DE BURGH
INTO THE LIGHT
THIS WAITING HEART
O Leon,O Leon,O Leon,Wellahiya,
O Leon,O Leon,O Leon,Wellahiya,
Out on the water I can hear them call,
I feel the rhythm inside of me,
This is the moment I've been waiting for,
When I'm bearing he drums in the night,
When I'm seeing the river of light,hey,hey,
out on the water it's another world,
I feel the power inside of me,
The flame is here and now it has to burn,
You can live but you cannot survive,
To the waiting heart-this waiting heart,
To the waiting heart-this waiting heart,
Oh I'm holding on,I'm just holding on,
Holding on,wellahiya,
Holding on,I'm just holding on,
Holding on,wellahiya,
And maybe tonight-tonight I'll go-
I'll go down to the river where my love will be,
This time-this time I know-
She will lay down beside me,cos everything comes,To
To the waiting heart-this waiting heart,
To the waiting heart-this waiting heart,hey hey,
Out on the water I can hear them call,
I feel the rhythm inside of me,
This is the moment I've been waiting for,
It is here, now I'm breaking away,
And it's fortune that favors the brave,
And the waiting heart ,oh the waiting heart,
This waiting heart-oh the waiting heart,
This waiting heart-oh yeah the waiting heart,
This waiting heart-oh the waiting heart,
This waiting heart;
CHRIS DE BURGH
EASTERN WIND
TONIGHT
Tonight I'll give you every bit of my heart
Give you everything that I've got
I don't want to lose you
Tonight you tell me what want me to do
Everything you want to get through
I won't let you down
But what's this talk of leaving to sort it out
You say that I never listen that I just don't seem to care
What happens in your world and I'm hardly ever there
Well tonight I'll give you every bit of my heart
Give you everything that I've got
I don't want to lose you
No tonight you tell me what you want me to do
Everything you want to get through
I'm in your hands tonight
Oh darling tonight
I want to work it out
I try to listen but sometimes I seem to forget
How much I need you
So tonight show me what you want me to see
And I'll show you I still believe
In you and me tonight
I'll give you every bit of my heart
Give you everything that I've got
I don't want to lose you tonight
CHRIS DE BURGH
THIS WAY UP
UP HERE IN HEAVEN
Up on the hill I see it begin,
Making the heroes where they fall,
In the stone, In the stone the names of those who have gone;
And over the river, there is a place,
Where they remember boys and men,
Windows talk, windows talk of all that they could have been,
We can hear you, we can hear you whisper our names;
Up here in heaven we stand together,
Both the enemy and the friend till the end of time,
Up here in heaven we are forever,
There is only one God up here for all of the world;
What of the children caught in the war,
how can we tell them that it's far,
When they cry, when they cry our voices heard any more,
Are you listening, are you listening men of the war,
There is nothing, there is nothing worth dying for;
Up here in heaven, we stand together,
Both the enemy and the friend till the end of time,
Up here in heaven we are forever,
There is only one God for all of the world,
The God of the world.
CHRIS DE BURGH
EASTERN WIND
WALL OF SILENCE
Hollywood is such a dream
When you're only seventeen it's wonderful
A movie man said she could be a star
A beauty queen or a cover girl
She believes and packs up her things
And the wall of silence grows
Every night was party night
She was everyone's delight
He let her stay
And when he'd had enough
He threw her out
And she found work in a small cafe
When she called they put her on hold
And the wall of silence grows
Give me a break
Give me a break
This is Hollywood
Open the door
Open the door
What I am going to do
When the money runs out
And there isn't any doubt
That I'll have nowhere to go
Hollywood is just a dream
But you're only seventeen, it's magical
She went home to hide away
She wore her sadness like a veil
And closed the door
Till the day she smiles and recalls
And the wall of silence falls
CHRIS DE BURGH
WATCHING THE WORLD
Pass me the bottle . pass me the wine.
Open your throttle, and I'll drive you right out of your mind.
Watching the waves. watching the sky. I'm just a sitting down here by the
Riverside, watching the world going by...
She said that she loved me and always be true,
But she was high above me, there's only one thing to do,
Bye baby baby bye bye little darling, and now she's flying blue
And I'm sitting down here by the riverside, watching the world passing
Through...
Oh yea yea yea Rambam bidoo ah... Ram bam bidoo ay...
Do you wanna meet my sister, she's good for a drink or two.
At forty - five smiles to the gallon she can watch the world floating
Through. Throw away your city clothes, throw away your suit,
Bring out your city rose, bring the dogs & the cats in the boot, yea yea..
You don't need no shoes, you won't feel the blues,
When you're sitting down here by the river side , watching the word
Passing through...
Oh Ram bam bidoo ah... Ram bam bidooay
Roll one for me brother, eighteen inches long.
And we can lay down here by the riverside.
Smoking & singing this song... Oh yea
Ram bam bidoo ah... Ram bam bidoo ay...
Sitting down here by the riverside.
Watching the world going by...
CHRIS DE BURGH
POWER OF TEN
WHERE WE WILL BE GOING
I've got every reason to be high,
I've got a place in the heaven beyond,
I've got dreams to live and I've got love to give,
And I know it in my heart and soul,
Where we will be going;
Well I lay me down to the northern sky,
I wake up with the light of the sun,
And the savage beast will surely die,
In the Bethlehem far below,
Where we will be going;
Oh... I've got the gold, and I've got the silver,
Oh... and I've got a plane to call my own,
It's a way of living forever,
It's a way of living the dream,
It's a way of living the whole life,
Come down to the river,
Come down to the sea;
I remember footsteps on the moon,
After Dallas darkened days,
When the whole world seemed to stop and look,
And they ask themselves every day,
Where we will be going?
But the Bowman turned and carried on,
Hal prepared for childhood's end,
And it come out of dark and wintry skies,
On a terrible December night,
In New York city;
Oh...hey John! are you out there listening,
Oh...way across the universe?
It's away of living for ever,
It's away of living the dream,
It's away of living the whole life,
Come down to the river,
Come down to the sea;
Oh ay oh...
Oh ay oh...
Oh ay oh...
Come down to the river,
Come down to the sea;
I've got every reason to be high,
I've got a place in the heaven beyond,
I've got dreams to live and I've got love to give,
And I know it in my heart and soul,
Where we will be going
Where we will be going
Where we will be going...
CHRIS DE BURGH
WINDY NIGHT
When the angry sky, opens up its mouth.
And lays down a belt of rain from the north to the south.
Close your windows and close all your doors.
And pray for those moon who fall weapon rocky shores.
And when the hungry road, points its finger at your heart. & say " stranger
Follow me, I will show you where to start, " well don't make a move, to the
Left or the right, to them. Hounds are gonna get you, send you running,
scramming through, the star my night . and one windy night, a flickering light
caught the eye of a passing angel as she was in flight; she came to the door
& there she saw a young soldier crying, as he lay dying from a wound of
War. then that angel of the lord, took the form of a girl,
And knelt by the boy and said " I will help you to that other world
Oh rest your weary soul, Lay your head upon my shoulder,
Press your trembling hand in mine until the night is over,
For that Devil wants you, but you are a soldier, and with a friend by your
Side there's no need to hide until the fight is over..."
Na na na na oh loved on this windy night. (2)
so if you need help on a windy night, be sure to leave a
Candle burning so a friend can see the light; there may be a stranger
Come looking for you and it way be an angel of the lord come to bring you
Better news;
On a windy night...
Na na na na oh lord on this windy night...
Oh hear me, hear me lord, Oh lord on my windy weight...
Oh tear me lord, oh lord on my windy night.
CHRIS DE BURGH
THIS WAY UP
YOU ARE THE REASON
A shadow in the moonlight, here she comes to me,
We sit and talk about it all,
And out in the distance, a dream is over,
All I've been working for;
This is not how I want to see me,
I have done the best I can,
Now the only thing I believe in,
Is a woman and a man;
You are the reason I'll stay in the fight,
When I can't tame it any more,
You are the reason I wake in the night,
And say that I was only dreaming of it all;
And now in the dawn light, she talks with me again,
Remember all the things we've done,
Been through the bad times and we've seen through the sad times,
We're stronger than before;
And you picked me up when I was falling,
And you gave me back my pride,
Are you listen when I am calling,
And hear the man inside;
You are the reason I'll stay in the fight,
When I can't take it any more,
You are the reason I wake it the night,
And say that I was only dreaming of it all,
You are the reason I'll stay in the fight...
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