Dreaming
When I met you in the restaurant You could tell I was no debutante You asked me what’s my pleasure A movie or a measure? I’ll have a cup of tea and tell you of my dreaming Dreaming is free I don’t want to live on charity Pleasure’s real or is it fantasy? Reel to reel is living rarity People stop and stare at me We just walk on by - we just keep on dreaming Feet feet, walking a two mile Meet meet, meet me at the turnstile I never met him, I’ll never forget him Dream dream, even for a little while Dream dream, filling up an idle hour Fade away, radiate I sit by and watch the river flow I sit by and watch the traffic go Imagine something of your very own Something you can have and hold I’d build a road in gold just to have some dreaming Dreaming is free Dreaming Dreaming is free Dreaming Dreaming is free
Call Me
Colour me your colour, baby Colour me your car Colour me your colour, darling I know who you are Come up off your colour chart I know where you’re comin' from Call me (call me) on the line Call me, call me any, anytime Call me (call me) my love You can call me any day or night Call me Cover me with kisses, baby Cover me with love Roll me in designer sheets I’ll never get enough Emotions come, I don’t know why Cover up love’s alibi Call me (call me) on the line Call me, call me any, anytime Call me (call me) oh my love When you’re ready we can share the wine Call me Ooo-oo-oo-oo-oo, he speaks the languages of love Ooo-oo-oo-oo-oo, amore, chiamami, chiamami Ooo-oo-oo-oo-oo, appelle-moi mon cherie, appelle-moi Anytime, anyplace, anywhere, any way Anytime, anyplace, anywhere, any day-ay Call me (call me) my love Call me, call me any, anytime Call me (call me) for a ride Call me, call me for some overtime Call me (call me) my love Call me, call me in a sweet design Call me (call me), call me for your lover’s lover’s alibi Call me (call me) on the line Call me, call me any, anytime Call me (call me) Oh, call me, oo-hoo-hah Call me (call me) my love Call me, call me any, anytime [fade]
One Way Or Another
One way or another I’m gonna find ya I’m gonna getcha getcha getcha getcha One way or another I’m gonna win ya I’m gonna getcha getcha getcha getcha One way or another I’m gonna see ya I’m gonna meetcha meetcha meetcha meetcha One day, maybe next week I’m gonna meetcha, I’m gonna meetcha, I’ll meetcha I will drive past your house And if the lights are all down I’ll see who’s around One way or another I’m gonna find ya I’m gonna getcha getcha getcha getcha One way or another I’m gonna win ya I’ll getcha, I’ll getcha One way or another I’m gonna see ya I’m gonna meetcha meetcha meetcha meetcha One day, maybe next week I’m gonna meetcha, I’ll meetcha And if the lights are all out I’ll follow your bus downtown See who’s hanging out One way or another I’m gonna lose ya I’m gonna give you the slip, a slip of the lip or another I’m gonna lose ya, I’m gonna trick ya, I’ll trick ya One way or another I’m gonna lose ya I’m gonna trick ya trick ya trick ya trick ya One way or another I’m gonna lose ya I’m gonna give you the slip I’ll walk down the mall Stand over by the wall Where I can see it all Find out who ya call Lead you to the supermarket checkout Some specials and rat food, get lost in the crowd One way or another I’m gonna getcha, I’ll getcha, I’ll getcha getcha getcha getcha (Where I can see it all, find out who ya call) One way or another I’m gonna getcha, I’ll getcha, I’ll getcha getcha getcha getcha (Where I can see it all, find out who ya call) One way or another I’m gonna getcha, I’ll getcha, I’ll getcha getcha getcha getcha (Where I can see it all, find out who ya call) [repeat until fade]
Heart Of Glass
Once I had a love and it was a gas Soon turned out had a heart of glass Seemed like the real thing, only to find Mucho mistrust, love’s gone behind Once I had a love and it was divine Soon found out I was losing my mind It seemed like the real thing but I was so blind Mucho mistrust, love’s gone behind In between What I find is pleasing and I’m feeling fine Love is so confusing there’s no peace of mind If I fear I’m losing you it’s just no good You teasing like you do Once I had a love and it was a gas Soon turned out had a heart of glass Seemed like the real thing, only to find Mucho mistrust, love’s gone behind Lost inside Adorable illusion and I cannot hide I’m the one you’re using, please don’t push me aside We could’ve made it cruising, yeah Yeah, riding high on love’s true bluish light Once I had a love and it was a gas Soon turned out I had a heart of glass [radio version] Soon turned out to be a pain in the ass [album version] Seemed like the real thing only to find Mucho mistrust, love’s gone behind
The Tide Is High"
The tide is high but I’m holding on I’m gonna be your number one I’m not the kind of girl who gives up just like that Oh, no It’s not the things you do that tease and wound me bad But it’s the way you do the things you do to me I’m not the kind of girl who gives up just like that Oh, no The tide is high but I’m holding on I’m gonna be your number one Number one, number one Every girl wants you to be her man But I’ll wait my dear 'til it’s my turn I’m not the kind of girl who gives up just like that Oh, no The tide is high but I’m holding on I’m gonna be your number one Number one, number one Every girl wants you to be her man But I’ll wait my dear 'til it’s my turn I’m not the kind of girl who gives up just like that Oh, no The tide is high but I’m holding on I’m gonna be your number one [Repeat and ad lib until fade]
X-Offender
[Spoken] I saw you standing on the corner, you looked so big and fine. I really wanted to go out with you, so when you smiled, I laid my heart on the line You read me my rights and then you said "Let’s go" and nothing more I thought of my nights, and how they were They were filled with I know you wouldn’t go You’d watch my heart burst then you’d step in I had to know so I asked You just had to laugh We sat in the night with my hands cuffed at my side I look at your life and your style I wanted nothing more I know you wouldn’t go You’d watch my heart burst then you’d step in I had to know so I asked You just had to laugh Walking the line, you were a marksman Told me that law, like wine, is ageless Public defender You had to admit You wanted the love of a sex offender I know you wouldn’t go You’d watch my heart burst then you’d step in I had to know so I asked You just had to laugh My vision in blue, I call you from inside my cell And in the trial, you were there With your badge and rubber boots I think all the time how I’m going to perpetrate love with you And when I get out, there’s no doubt I’ll be sex offensive to you
Hanging On The Telephone
I’m in the phone booth, it’s the one across the hall If you don’t answer, I’ll just ring it off the wall I know he’s there, but I just had to call Don’t leave me hanging on the telephone Don’t leave me hanging on the telephone I heard your mother now she’s going out the door Did she go to work or just go to the store All those things she said, I told you to ignore Oh why can’t we talk again Oh why can’t we talk again Oh why can’t we talk again Don’t leave me hanging on the telephone Don’t leave me hanging on the telephone It’s good to hear your voice, you know it’s been so long If I don’t get your call then everything goes wrong I want to tell you something you’ve known all along Don’t leave me hanging on the telephone I had to interrupt and stop this conversation Your voice across the line gives me a strange sensation I’d like to talk when I can show you my affection Oh I can’t control myself Oh I can’t control myself Oh I can’t control myself Don’t leave me hanging on the telephone Hang up and run to me Whoah, hang up and run to me Whoah, hang up and run to me Whoah, hang up and run to me Whoah oh oh oh run to me
Rip Her To Shreds
(Hey! Psst PSST! Here she comes now.) Oh, you know her, would you look at that hair Yeah, you know her, check out those shoes She looks like she stepped out of the middle of somebody’s blues She looks like the Sunday comics She thinks she’s Brenda Starr Her nose job is real atomic All she needs is an old knife scar Yeah, she’s so dull, come on rip her to shreds She’s so dull, come on rip her to shreds Oh, you know her, "Miss Groupie Supreme" Yeah, you know her, "Vera Vogue" on parade Red eye shadow! Green mascara! Yuck! She’s too much She looks like she don’t know better A case of partial extreme Dressed in a Robert Hall sweater Acting like a soap opera queen Yeah, she’s so dull, come on rip her to shreds She’s so dull, come on rip her to shreds She got the nerve to tell me she’s not on it But her expression is too serene Yeah, she looks like she washes with Comet Always looking to create a scene Yeah, she’s so dull, come on rip her to shreds She’s so dull, come on rip her to shreds She’s so dull. Rip her to shreds Oh, you know her, "Miss Groupie Supreme" Yeah, you know her, "Vera Vogue" on parade Yeah, you know her, with the fish-eating grin She’s so dull Yeah, she got the nerve to tell me! Huh, she’s so dull Yeah, there she goes now She making out with King Kong She take her boat to Hong Kong Well, bye bye sugar And not a minute too soon
Rapture
Toe to toe Dancing very close Barely breathing Almost comatose Wall to wall People hypnotised And they’re stepping lightly Hang each night in Rapture Back to back Sacrailiac Spineless movement And a wild attack Face to face Sadly solitude And it’s finger popping Twenty-four hour shopping in Rapture Fab Five Freddie told me everybody’s fly DJ’s spinning I said my, my Flash is fast, Flash is cool Francois sais pas, Flashe no deux And you don’t stop, sure shot Go out to the parking lot And you get in your car and you drive real far And you drive all night and then you see a light And it comes right down and lands on the ground And out comes a man from Mars And you try to run but he’s got a gun And he shoots you dead and he eats your head And then you’re in the man from Mars You go out at night, eatin' cars You eat Cadillacs, Lincolns too Mercuries and Subarus And you don’t stop, you keep on eatin' cars Then, when there’s no more cars You go out at night and eat up bars where the people meet Face to face, dance cheek to cheek One to one, man to man Dance toe to toe Don’t move too slow, 'cause the man from Mars Is through with cars, he’s eatin' bars Yeah, wall to wall, door to door, hall to hall He’s gonna eat 'em all Rapture, be pure Take a tour, through the sewer Don’t strain your brain, paint a train You’ll be singin' in the rain I said don’t stop, do punk rock Well now you see what you wanna be Just have your party on TV 'Cause the man from Mars won’t eat up bars when the TV’s on And now he’s gone back up to space Where he won’t have a hassle with the human race And you hip-hop, and you don’t stop Just blast off, sure shot 'Cause the man from Mars stopped eatin' cars and eatin' bars And now he only eats guitars, get up!
Atomic
Uh-huh make me tonight Tonight Make it right Uh-huh make me tonight Tonight Tonight Oh, uh-huh make it magnificent Tonight Right Ah, oh your hair is beautiful Ah, tonight Atomic Tonight make it magnificent Tonight Make me tonight Your hair is beautiful Oh, tonight Atomic Oh Atomic Oh Oh Atomic Oh Atomic Oh
Picture This
All I want is a room with a view A sight worth seeing, a vision of you All I want is a room with view, oh-oh I will give you my finest hour The one I spent watching you shower I will give you my finest hour, oh yeah All I want is a photo in my wallet A small remembrance of something more solid All I want is a picture of you Picture this - a day in December Picture this - freezing cold weather You got clouds on your lids and you’d be on the skids If it weren’t for your job at the garage If you could only oh-oh Picture this - a sky full of thunder Picture this - my telephone number One and one is what I’m telling you, oh yeah All I want is 20-20 vision A total portrait with no omissions All I want is a vision of you, oh-oh If you can picture this - a day in December Picture this - freezing cold weather You got clouds on your lids and you’d be on the skids If it weren’t for your job at the garage If you could only oh-oh Picture this - a sky full of thunder Picture this - my telephone number One and one is what I’m telling you Get a pocket computer Try to do what you used to do yeah
In The Flesh
Darlin' darlin' darlin' I can’t wait to see you Your picture ain’t enough I can’t wait to touch you in the flesh Darlin' darlin' darlin' I can’t wait to hear you Remembering your love Is nothing without you in the flesh Went walking one day on the lower East side Met you with a girlfriend, you were so divine She said, "Hands off this one sweetie, this boy is mine." I couldn’t resist you - I’m not deaf, dumb, and blind Darlin' darlin' darlin' Now you’re out of town Those girls that you run with They bring my head down Ooh Darlin' darlin' Watch out if I see you 'Cause if you say hello It’ll mean you wanna see me in the flesh Ooh warm and soft, in the flesh Ooh close and hot, in the flesh Ooh
Denis
Oh Denis doo-be-do I’m in love with you, Denis doo-be-do I’m in love with you, Denis doo-be-do I’m in love with you Denis Denis, oh with your eyes so blue Denis Denis, I’ve got a crush on you Denis Denis, I’m so in love with you Oh when we walk it always feels so nice And when we talk it seems like paradise Denis Denis I’m so in love with you You’re my king and I’m in heaven every time I look at you When you smile it’s like a dream And I’m so lucky 'cause I found a boy like you Denis Denis, avec tes yeux si bleux Denis Denis, moi j’ai flashe a nous deux Denis Denis, un grand baiser d’eternite Denis Denis, je suis si folle de toi Denis Denis, oh embrasse-moi ce soir Denis Denis, un grand baiser d’eternite Oh Denis doo-be-do I’m in love with you, Denis doo-be-do I’m in love with you, Denis doo-be-do I’m in love with you
(I’m Always Touched) By Your Presence Dear
Was it destiny I don’t know yet Was it just by chance? Could this be Kismet? Something in my consciousness told me you’d appear Now I’m always touched by your presence dear When we play at cards you use an extra sense (it’s really not cheating) You can read my hand, I’ve got no defence When you sent your messages whispered loud and clear I am always touched by your presence dear Floating past the evidence of possibilities We could navigate together, psychic frequencies Coming into contact with outer entities We could entertain each one with our theosophies Stay awake at night and count your R.E.M.'s when you’re talking with your super friends Levitating lovers in the secret stratosphere I am still in touch with your presence dear I am still in touch with your presence dear I am still in touch with your presence dear, dear, dear, dear, dear
Union City Blue
Oh, oh, what are we gonna do? Union, Union, Union City blue Tunnel to the other side It becomes daylight I say he’s mine Oh power, passion plays a double hand Union, Union Union City man Arrive, climb up four flights To the orange side Rearrange my mind In turquoise Union, Union, Union City blue Skyline, passion, Union City blue Power, passion plays a double hand Union, Union, Union City man I say he’s mine I have a plan I say he’s my Union City man Oh, oh, what are we gonna do? Union, Union, Union City blue
The Hardest Part
Twenty five tons of hardened steel rolls on no ordinary wheel Inside the armoured car ride two big armed guards In a bullet-proof vest, shatterproof glass, overdrive, we’re gonna pass Twenty five tons of hardened steel rolls on no ordinary wheel The hardest part of the armoured guard Big man of steel behind the steering wheel Nitro and acetylene open la machine No short heist, no overnight, big money take you to Brazil Bullet-proof vest, shatterproof glass, overdrive, we’re gonna pass Time bomb, greasy mob, count down, hurry up, come on The hardest part of the armoured guard Big man of steel behind the steering wheel In a wire mesh cage with a twelve gauge. Radio - we’re coming fast Ooh, I need to feel some hardened steel, deliver the big money deal Of the armoured guard here’s what I heard I’ll tell you that he will no matter what you feel The hardest part of the armoured guard Big man of steel behind the steering wheel Twenty five tons of hardened steel deliver the big money deal
Island Of Lost Souls
In Babylon On the boulevard of broken dreams My will power at the lowest ebb Oh what can I do? Oh buccaneer Can ya help me put my truck in gear? Can ya take me far away from here? Save my soul from sin? You wanna get away you’ve had it man Nothing’s going right So come sit on the sands of the island Island of Lost Souls No luxuries, no no amenities Too dull, your senses Oh oh only primitive "Hey hey really get away," is what he said Where did he go? I’m tired of waiting here for him Where can he be? He’s not with me Where did he go? What will I do alone? Why did he run, run away from me? The sky is blue the sea is warm and clear And golden sands are calling out to you inviting Make a new man outa you You can come for a while come with a friend Forget about work start all over again Let the real you through, here’s what we do Where did he go? I’m tired of waiting here for him Where can he be? He’s not with me Where did he go? What will I do alone? Why did he run, run away from me? No luxuries, no no amenities Too dull, your senses Oh oh only primitive Hey hey really get away Island of Lost Souls Ayya ayya ayya Island of Lost Souls
Sunday Girl
I know a girl from a lonely street Cold as ice cream but still as sweet Dry your eyes Sunday girl Hey, I saw your guy with a different girl Looks like he’s in another world Run and hide Sunday girl Hurry up, hurry up and wait I say awake all week and still I wait I got the blues, please come see What your loving means to me She can’t catch up with the working crowd The weekend mood and she’s feeling proud Live in dreams Sunday girl Baby, I would like to go out tonight If I go with you my folks’ll get uptight Stay at home Sunday girl Hey, I saw your guy with a different girl Looks like he’s in another world Run and hide Sunday girl When I saw you again in the summertime If your love was as sweet as mine I could be Sunday’s girl Hurry up, hurry up and wait I say awake all week and still I wait I got the blues, please come see What your loving means to me I got the blues
Maria
She moves like she don’t care Smooth as silk, cool as air Ooh it makes you wanna cry She doesn’t know your name And your heart beats like a subway train Ooh it makes you wanna die Ooh, don’t you wanna take her? Ooh, wanna make her all your own? Maria, you’ve gotta see her Go insane and out of your mind Latina, Ave Maria A million and one candle lights I’ve seen this thing before In my best friend and the boy next door Fool for love and fool on fire Won’t come in from the rain She’s oceans running down the drain Blue as ice and desire Don’t you wanna make her? Ooh, don’t you wanna take her home? Maria, you’ve gotta see her Go insane and out of your mind Latina, Ave Maria A million and one candle lights Ooh, don’t you wanna break her? Ooh, don’t you wanna take her home? She walks like she don’t care You wanna take her everywhere Ooh, it makes you wanna cry She’s like a millionaire Walkin' on imported air Ooh, it makes you wanna die Maria, you’ve gotta see her Go insane and out of your mind Latina, Ave Maria A million and one candle lights Maria, you’ve gotta see her Go insane and out of your mind Latina, Ave Maria A million and one candle lights