The dead of night and I'm all alone, yeah
I got my hand on the telephone
I've got to get ahold of you, 'cause when I do
I tell you something's gonna happen
Now just forget about your boyfriend, yeah
and I'll forget about my girlfriend
Come over and I'll show you how, I need you now
I said something's gonna happen
Aw baby, baby, baby
You know you really really wreck my nerves
You got my head goin' round and my feet off the ground
(You got me hangin' on the telephone)
Now we're all alone
with the lights on down low, yeah
Rockin' music on the radio
It's just the way it ought to be, and momentarily
I tell you something's gonna happen
I can't stand to see you sad
I can't bear to hear you cry
If you can't tell me what you need
All I can do is wonder why
Someday, someway aww
Someday, someway, yeah now
Someday, someway
Maybe I'll understand you
After all you've done for me
All I really want to do
Is take the love you brought my way
And give it all right back to you
Someday, someway
Someday, someway yeah yeah
Someday, someway
Maybe you'll understand me
You've taken everything from me
I've taken everything from you
I'll love you for my whole life through
Now after all you've done for me
All I really want to do
Is take the love you brought my way
And give it all right back to you
Someday, someway aww
Someday, someway, yeah now
Someday, someway Maybe you'll understand me
You've taken everything from me
I've taken everything from you
I'll love you for my whole life through
I can't stand to see you sad
I can't bear to hear you cry
If you can't tell me what you need
All I can do is wonder why
From my window nearly everyday
I see that girl go down the highway
And I think she's trying to catch my eye
Standing alone I see her drive on by
There she goes again with another guy
She was my girl not too long ago
How I lost her I'm not sure I know
But it makes no difference how I try
I get that feeling when she drives on by
There she goes again with another guy
It's a sad situation
But I know just what I ought to do
I'm gonna find someone better
Go have fun little girl I can live without you
I'll be stronger when she's off my mind
I hope she finds what she's been tryin' to find
And as life goes on and time goes by
Will her heart ever be satisfied
There she goes again with another guy
Well I'm goin' out
I'm goin' out lookin' for a cynical girl
Who's got no use for the real world
I'm lookin' for a cynical girl
Well I hate TV
There's gotta be somebody other than me
Who's ready to write it off immediately
I'm lookin' for a cynical girl
Well I'll know right away by the look in her eye
She harbors no illusions and she's worldly-wise
And I'll know when I give her a listen that she
She's what I've been missin'
What I've been missin'
I'll be lost in love
And havin' some fun with my cynical girl
Who'll have no use for the real world
I'm lookin' for a cynical girl
Well I'm goin' out
I'm goin' out lookin' for a cynical girl
Who's got no use for the real world
I'm lookin' for a cynical girl
Yeah I'll know right away by the look in her eye
She harbors no illusions and she's worldly-wise
And I'll know when I give her a listen that she
She's what I've been missin'
What I've been missin'
I'll be lost in love
And havin' some fun with my cynical girl
Who'll have no use for the real world
I'm lookin' for a cynical girl
It isn't such a crime
It isn't such a shame
It happens all the time
You shouldn't take the blame
Go on and have a laugh
Go have a laugh on me
Go on and have a laugh
At all your misery
Mary Anne, Mary Anne (don't cry Mary Anne)
I really wanna tell you Mary Anne, Mary Anne
I'm thinking of you
Mary Anne, Mary Anne (don't cry Mary Anne)
I really wanna tell you Mary Anne, Mary Anne, Mary Anne
You take a look around
And all you seem to see
Is bringing you down
As down as you can be
Go on and have a laugh
Go have a laugh on me
Go on and have a laugh
At how bad it can be
Mary Anne, Mary Anne (you'll be all right)
I really wanna tell you Mary Anne, Mary Anne
I'm thinking of you
Mary Anne, Mary Anne (you'll be all right)
I really wanna tell you Mary Anne, Mary Anne, Mary Anne
Mary Anne, Mary Anne (goodnight Mary Anne)
I really wanna tell you Mary Anne, Mary Anne
I'm thinking of you Mary Anne, Mary Anne (goodnight Mary Anne)
I really wanna tell you Mary Anne, Mary Anne, Mary Anne
The same old sounds, the same old sights
The same old Friday and Saturday nights
We're out all night, we must have fun
It's hard to know, but it has to be done.
I'm gonna be relieved when I can finally stop
And do the Monday Morning Rock.
Neon lights of pink and blue
A drink in my hand and my arm around you
The beat runs on 'till way past dawn
The doors open up, there's a day going on
That's when I know I gotta go home and set my clock
To do the Monday Morning Rock.
Well now everybody all up and down the block
Let's do the Monday Morning Rock.
No more fun, the weekend's done
We've done our duty, now we're all alone
I touch your hand, your eyes meet mine
It's warm, it's quiet, and I'm feeling fine
Let's turn out all the lights and lock the lock
And do the Monday Morning Rock.
I think about you and forget what I've tried to be
Everything is foggy and hard to see
It seems to be, but can it be, a fantasy?
Whenever I think about you, strangers eyes in the crowd flash past
I go on and think of the fate you've cast
It seems to be a reverie, you're here with me
CHORUS:
'Cause whenever you're on my mind
I leave the world behind
Whenever you're on my mind
I think about you and I'm weak though I'm in my prime
Set my watch and still lose track of time
It seems to be, but can it be, a fantasy?
BRIDGE:
I never thought I'd be in this situation
It seems wherever I go I'm with you
And though I never seem to find my place
At every turn I see your face.
I hear something in the sounds that surround me
That only seems to remind me
That I'm lost and longing for a different place and time
I wanna be walking down the avenue
Tall buildings staring down on me and you
But all I have is pictures running through my mind
CHORUS:
Sunlight dying
People rushing madly all around
Sirens crying
Gotta grab the next thing back to our town
Before the whole thing crumbles to the ground
Do you remember the promise I gave you?
The one I swore I would hold to
Well you're there,
I'm here and everything I said was wrong
So we're not out with the crowd nights
Not walking under the bright lights
All I can do is dream about it all night long.
CHORUS: (as above)
BRIDGE:
It's the place where we keep our hopes and dreams
The place where I lost my heart it seems
All people looking for danger and romance
Drop by there while you still have the chance
'Cause it's all gonna tumble down
It's gonna shake apart and crumble to the ground.
Laughing out loud to no one
Thinking 'bout the things I've done
For her love.
Knowing how wrong I've been
And how I'd do it all again
For her love.
I can't compare anything I've known
To what I feel when we're all alone
And we'll keep havin' our fun, wait and see
Even if it makes demands on me
I'm ridin on a subway train
And runnin' through the driving rain
For her love.
We walk together on a summer night
I close my eyes and I feel alright
And we'll keep having our fun, heart to heart
Even if my whole world falls apart.
When you're young, you do what you think you're 'spossed to (yes you do)
There ain't no big hand from heaven reachin' down to guide you
Well, I thought I loved you; I made a promise that I couldn't keep
Oh I'm sorry, and so is Brenda Lee
We used to laugh at how we would prove them all wrong
And it was gonna be blue skies and endless sweet love songs
Oh nowadays baby, you won't even admit that you once knew me
Well, well, I'm sorry, and so is Brenda Lee
Well, it's funny how the world turns 'round
It's funny how the seasons go
It's funny how it always rains on the day you get your shoes shined
And it's funny, how apart we've grown
Oh yeah baby it looks like you've gone your way,
and I guess I'll go mine
Oh, I know you've got your reasons for being unkind
Aw, but that's all right, darlin'
I'm never gonna miss the way things used to be
Oh I'm sorry, and so is Brenda Lee
Yea I'm sorry, and so is Brenda Lee
Well I'm sorry, and so is Brenda Lee
Waiting on the runway, rain falling down
I always crawl by, can't get above the ground,
I looked out at the window at the black clouds in the sky
So lonesome I could die
Well, we were on the lookout for adventure and fun
Then we told each other it was over and done
But here I go doing something I can't explain
I'm running to see her again
I want to talk to my little wild one
and I want to rock with my little wild one
All my life is a hollow display
When I'm away from my little wild one
She moves, she's a little wild one
Right down to her shoes, she's a little wild one
And I've been living in my own little hell
Since I fell for my little wild one
Waiting on the runway, in the new morning sun
I shouldn't have told her we both ought to move on
I shouldn't have told her because you know it does not pay
to let a good thing slip away
Aw, should I dial the number, or turn and walk away?
Makes no difference, I'm a fool any old way
But I know in my heart everything will be right
When I hold her tonight
I wanna carry on with my little wild one
Make love till dawn with my little wild one
She's mine 'till the last day runs down
And I'm a clown for my little wild one
She moves, she's a little wild one
Right down to her shoes, she's a little wild one
I'd swim an ocean and crawl though hell
To do well by my little wild one
Hey now little wild one, say why don't you
take anything you, anything you want from me
Hey now baby, don't you know I've been missing you
Yes we were on the lookout for adventure and fun
I shouldn't have told her it was over and done
But I know in my heart everything will be right
When I hold her tonight
Well, I'm gonna talk to my little wild one
And I'm gonna rock with my little wild one
All my life is a hollow display
When I'm away from my little wild one
I wanna carry on with my little wild one
Make love 'till dawn with my little wild one
And I've been living in my own little hell
Since I fell for my little wild one
Blues is king
A beautiful thing
You just don't know whenever you're done by the one you love
And the joke's on you
If you don't know it's true
If you lose your dreams
You'll know what I'm thinking of
Yeah, blues is king
so let it ring,
Surrender do, to the sound so real and true
And relax your mind, go on, you'll be fine
Surrender do, 'cause you'll never displace it
So face it, blues is king
As the sun descends, rain begins
Everything in view
Is a dull shade of blue
And the traffic sounds, the lights uptown
Make a sad and uninviting scene to walk into
But the blue of the night
Everything in daylight
Don't even begin, to be as blue as the mood I'm in
You go out alone, on their way home
I'm wandering on, remembering only
That I'm lonely
And blues is king
Blues is king,
A beautiful thing
You just don't know whenever you're (torn) by the one you love
And the joke's on you
If you don't know it's true
If you lose your dreams
You'll know what I'm thinking of
Yeah, blues is king,
So let it ring
Surrender do, to the sound so real and true
Just relax your mind,
Go on, you'll be fine
Surrender do, 'cause you'll never displace it
So face it, blues is king
You gave me a reason, to laugh when I was down
And you are all I feel for, or care for in this town
Where we are the only two dreamers alive
We've got to leave, we can only survive
Where all of this will be, a vague memory
We see old friends and lovers, with sadness in their eyes
Dark empty places, we don't quite recognize
Yes baby the world that we once knew now seems
to be be fading like scenes from old dreams
It's fading gradually, like a vague memory
A vague memory, may never go away
But it won't bring you down, day after day
For those who can't feel what a young heart can feel
This place holds something familiar and real
But for you and me, it's a vague memory
You gave me a reason to laugh when I was down
And you are all I feel for, or care for in this town
Whenever I hold you I know in my heart
That it soon will move on and restart
And all of this will be, just a vague memory.
A vague memory, may never go away
But it won't bring you down, day after day
For those who can't feel what a young heart can feel
This place holds something familiar and real
For you and me, it's a vague memory
Yes, for you and me, it's a vague memory
Just a vague memory.
A vague memory.
She was kicking down the fence trying to hide the evidence
that would give her game away
but everything was as clear as day
I knew she had no more to give, she hated everything she did
and I could feel her restless mind
calling out for love at crying time
All those days that seemed like years
the silence roaring in our ears
then at night a ticking sound
the timebomb of the life we'd found
I watched her leave, my heart in flames
fanned by all her other lovers' names
and I could feel my restless mind
calling out for love at crying time
Whisky, wine and cheap perfume; all those crowded bars
and hotel rooms
Exotic rhythms to embrace
but everywhere is a lonely place
so down and down and down I go
but where I'm going, well I sure don't know
But I can feel my restless mind
calling out for love at crying time
Yes I see we're movin' on
over unfamiliar ground
Wait a minute look around
Ah, this is easy
Yes I see we're movin' on
Maybe trouble's all we'll find
But compared to what's behind
Ah, this is easy
And there were nights when we knew
the sunshine would never ever reappear
It's not a good time all the time
Baby let's grab hold while it's here
Baby baby do I need to explain
or can you tell
that I'm feeling oh so well
Oh, this is easy
And I know there's not one thing
that could ever drag us down
Wait a minute look around
Aw, this is easy
Remember this when the dreams you treasure
are scattered like bowling pins
It's not a good time all the time
And nobody always wins Aw, this is easy, oh so easy
If we're crazy, well...we don't care
Oh aw this is easy, oh so easy
like falling falling
falling through empty air
And there were nights when we knew
the sunshine would never ever reappear
It's not a good time all the time
Baby let's grab hold while it's hereAw, this is easy, oh so easy
If we're crazy, well...we don't care
Oh aw this is easy, oh so easy
like falling falling
falling through empty air
Right, no warning. None at all
Just the word, "goodbye," written backwards
on the wall
Now my anger is in overdrive
so down the road I'm bound 'til I track you down
dead or alive
I heard somebody crying and the sky turned black and grey
Say, Miss Lady, where are you today?
Call me Daddy Rolling Stone
as I make my way down the back roads all alone
Why did you do it? I don't care!
I won't end this ride 'till you're by my side,
This I swear
I heard somebody crying and the sun's dropping out of sight
Say, Miss Lady, where are you tonight?
You should've been there as the sun went down
colors ran all across the ground
Then a thousand stars were spinning all around
Do you care...you should've been there
I saved you place right by my side
and waited there in the candlelight
But the only friend I had in sight was an empty chair
You should've been there
chorus:
Ran into some people we used to know
They were going somewhere I didn't want to go
So I kept on waiting for just a little bit more
not getting anywhere...you should've been there
Then I thought I saw you walking by into town
Into the crowd I went chasing you down
When I grabbed your arm...she spun around
a stranger glared...you should've been there
You should've been there
there's always so much to see in this old town
Don't you agree
But then again I never said I'd be anywhere
You should've been there
I saved you a place right by my side
and waited there in the candlelight
But the only friend I had in sight was an empty chair
You should've been there
Some folks live by a big blue ocean
Some folks live in the center of town
Some folks live without any notion
Me I'm just tryin' to live your love down
I'm just tryin' to live your love down
I'm not lookin' for another
I'm just lookin' to get long gone
To someplace that no sweetheart has discovered
Someplace where memories don't hold on
Someplace where memories don't hold on
chorus:
Somewhere the ties won't bind me
Someplace where love can't find me
Somewhere the past's behind me
Someplace where love can't find me
Someplace where love can't find me
It's the same old sad situation
Fall in love and it breaks your heart
Surely there's somewhere in this great nation
Where no one comes together just to fall apart
Where no one comes together just to fall apart
chorus
I'm getting nowhere...I'm getting nowhere
And gettin' over it is getting so hard
I want to go there I want to go there
Before they throw my heart in a junkyard
'Cause I don't have another love in me
Can't even let the last one go
Before I do it again please send me
Up to Nova Scotia down to Mexico
Up to Nova Scotia down to Mexico
Now you can't always get what you want
No, you can't always get what you need
Sometimes you lose what you thought you had
Now that's a real bad deal indeed
But when you're angry at life itself
Having a bad, bad day
Don't judge yourself so brutally
I can't stand it when you talk that way
Oh baby, baby
Better back off of that stuff
You'd better take it slow
I know you know
That your talking about someone I love
Did you say what I think I heard?
Did you mean what I think you said?
Why don't you redirect your rage
Onto someone else instead
Now, we all have to walk that line
Between sorrow and happiness
Come over here and take my hand
Won't you please give us both a rest?
Oh baby, baby
Better back off that stuff
You'd better take it slow
I know you know
That you're talking about someone I love
Oh baby, baby
I've heard enough
'Cause I know you will come through
And you know it too
You're talking about someone I love
Just last night when we were in bed
This thought came into my head
I would give anything girl
If I could steal a look into your secret world
What do you dream of?
Oh what do you dream of?
I'll never know what really lies
Behind your sleeping eyes
What do you dream of?
Oh what do you dream of?
Can you leave your worldly cares behind
Or do they rule your mind
When I see you smile, I've got a reason to smile
Oh what do you dream of?
I wonder once in a while
Close your eyes you know it feels fine
To let yourself finally unwind
From fighting hard to stay in the game
For all your trouble and time, you're getting more of the same
What do you dream of?
Oh what do you dream of?
When you're in a world that's yours alone
Another day is gone
What do you dream of?
Oh what do you dream of?
Keepin' your secrets to yourself
They're meant for no one else
I'll never solve all of your mysteries
Oh what do you dream of?
While you're lying next to me
Wish I could steal a look into your secret world
What do you dream of?
Oh, what do you dream of?
I'll never know what really lies
Behind your sleeping eyes
What do you dream of?
Oh what do you dream of?
When you're in a world that's yours alone
Another day is gone
I'll never solve all of your mysteries
Oh what do you dream of?
While you're lying next to me
Whenever I see you smile
I've got a reason to smile
Oh what do you dream of?
I wonder once in a while
The heat of the day begins to die
The faintest breeze comes drifting by
And you and I we watch the clouds roll by
All alone beneath the starless summer sky
Each night we talk about the day
When we run out of things to say
We sit and gaze into each other's eyes
So alone beneath the starless summer sky
Sometimes the best words are left unspoken
Sometimes the best words are left unsaid
Sometimes it's nobody else's business
Well together, tonight, you know that it's right
We sit and gaze into each other's eyes
and we kiss beneath the starless summer skies
Sometimes the best words are left unspoken
Sometimes the best words are left unsaid
Sometimes it's nobody else's business
Well together, tonight, you know that it's right
The heat of the day begins to die
The faintest breeze comes drifting by
And you and I we watch the clouds roll by
All alone beneath the starless summer sky
'neath the starless summer sky...
