The way you smile even though heartbreak
Is closing in around you
Girl you know that that's one thing
I ought to learn how to do
Won't you hear my plea
Come by and see me
'Cause every time you smile
You make my world
A fantastic planet of love What new battle will this day bring
Just this mornin' I felt like trouble's plaything
Believe me darling this is true
It's only when I'm next to you that I ever dream of
A fantastic planet of love
Right now I feel it
I feel something closing in around me
It's in the headlines of the tabloids
And I heard about it on TV
Come see about me, I can't wait to be
Hanging 'round with the one who makes, makes my world
A fantastic planet of love
Don't get angry
Yeah, that's what you say
Save your anger, you shouldn't look at it that way
Come over and I'll be satisfied
It's only when I'm by your side
That I ever dream of
A fantastic planet of love
I wonder what new battle will this day bring
Just this mornin' I felt like trouble's plaything
Believe me darling this is true
It's only when I'm next to you that I ever dream of
A fantastic, a fantastic, fantastic planet of love
(I think I cut myself)
Wanda met Duane in a local bar
next to an industrial park
Duane didn't like the clothes that she wore
but she felt so good in the dark
After a few days they said 'why wait'
and Wanda moved in to stay
into Duane's apartment on the second floor
next to the 605 freeway
They made love in the mornin'
love in the evenin', love in the afternoon
but all good things have got to come to an end
even in a warm bedroom
Duane got tired of hearing her voice
and Wanda got sick of his breath
Pretty soon they never said a word before falling asleep
on opposite sides of the bed
Oh ain't it a shame
there ain't no one to blame
when love just slips away
and only the lovers remain
Ain't it a shame
there ain't no one to blame
so the names have been changed
to protect Wanda and Duane
Wanda joined a gym but she never went
'cause it was just too far away
Duane held the tv remote control
and smoked three packs a day
Wanda thought that undercover she might take a lover
but you know that she never did
Duane fell in love with all the naked girls
in the magazines that he hid
Oh ain't it a shame
there ain't no one to blame
when love just slips away
and only the lovers remain
Ain't it a shame
there ain't no one to blame
so the names have been changed
to protect Wanda and Duane
Wanda was starin' out the front door
at the trees blowin' in the wind
She said 'maybe someday I'm gonna blow out that door
and not blow back in again'
Duane was starin' out the bedroom window
at the leaves falling from the tree
said 'maybe someday I'm gonna jump out that window
and not say goodbye when I leave'
Ain't it a shame
there ain't no one to blame
when love just slips away
and only the lovers remain
Ain't it a shame
there ain't no one to blame
so the names have been changed
to protect Wanda and Duane
I said there ain't no one to blame
so we changed our names to Wanda and Duane
You gave me a reason, to laugh when I was down
And you are all I feel for, you're all I care for in this town
Where we would have to die to survive
I know we would feel more alive
If of this could be, 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
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
Yes, for you and me, it's a vague memory
It's a vague memory
A vague memory
Sittin' in the classroom feel your heart thumpin'
start to get the feelin'
your head begins to reel n'
you can't hear what the teacher say
because the news is going down
'bout the rock and roll band in town
and you know you just gotta hear that band play
On Tuesday comes a letter
well the army thinks I better
get myself down there right away
Well it's not that I'm lazy
but I'm just too crazy
to go do things that way
'cause the kids will be in town and the jams are goin' down
gotta do things the natural way
Everyday, gonna hear them say
gonna get down in the USA tonight
OK kids...it's rockin' time!!
Everyday, gonna hear them say
gonna get down in the USA tonight
The sun starts goin' down
call my girl up on the phone
said I'll pick you up at 8
at last we'll be alone
I hop in my machine
you know I've gotta make the scene
but I'm dancin' to the ground
there's people going wild
when the band's really rockin' and there's no stoppin'
the room begins to whirl
the room begins to twirl
It's outta this world
it's outta this world
And then the man on the record says 'hey now everybody
I gotta get movin', I gotta go downtown and hustle me up
some ACK-shun' Oh well I'll see you all later...
Well bye bye
bye
She was kicking down the fence
tryin' to hide the evidence
that would give her game away
but everything was 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
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
crying time
Whisky, wine and cheap perfume
all those crowded bars and hotel rooms, yeah
Exotic rhythms to embrace
but everywhere is a lonely place
so down and down and down I go
but where I'm goin', well I sure don't know
But I can feel my restless mind
calling out for love at crying time
crying time
Whisky, wine and cheap perfume
so many crowded bars and hotel rooms, yeah
Exotic rhythms to embrace-ah
but everywhere is the same old place
so down and down and down I go
but where I'm goin', well I sure don't know
But I can feel my restless mind
calling out for love at crying time
crying time
I said down and down and down I go
but where I'm goin', well I sure don't know
But I can feel my restless mind
calling out for love at crying time
crying time
C'mon Julie, I've been watching you
ever since you came to town
I'm through with watchin' you
there's lots more we could do
Julie I need your love so bad
C'mon Julie, time's a wastin'
I should to be tastin' your sweet lips
C'mon give love a try, don't let it pass you by
Julie I need your love so bad
My love and my devotion
are deeper than the deepest ocean
Julie, won't you give your sweet love to me
C'mon Julie, say you'll love me
give me your sweet love all the time
C'mon take my hand, tell me you'll understand
Julie I need your love so bad
C'mon give love a try
don't let it pass you by
Julie I need your love so badMy love and my devotion
are deeper than the deepest ocean
Julie, won't you give your sweet love to me
C'mon Julie, say you'll love me
give me your sweet love all the time
C'mon give love a try, don't let it pass you by
Julie I need your love so bad
Julie I need your love so bad
Julie I need your love so bad
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
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
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
Said 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
I'll know right away by the look in her eyes
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
Yes I'm lookin' for a cynical girl...
Have you seen her face
her eyes reflect the colors in the sky
A warm familiar place to be swept into
whenever she's close by
makes me wonder why
Run by, don't turn back
Can't hide from the look in her eye
Must be the way she walks
A style made up to capture all she needs
No time to spend on this talk
If your luck runs right she might see you tonight
Everything in sight
Run by, don't turn back
Can't hide from the look in her eye
Run by, don't turn back
Can't hide from that look in her eye
You'll find you're locked in her spell
All the sights and sounds your senses will be found
And only time will tell
how much love can be to wait so patiently
Wait and see
Run by, don't turn back
Can't hide from that look in her eye
From my window nearly everyday
I see that girl go down the highway
And I think she's tryin' to catch my eye
Standin' 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
As life goes on and time goes by
Will her heart ever be satisfied
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
As life goes on and time goes by
Will her heart ever be satisfied
There she goes again with another guy...
Girls girls girls
When I'm walking downtown on a summer's day, yeah
Girls girls girls
All my troubles seem ten thousand miles away
I fall in love from my head to my feet
When I'm watchin' all the girls walkin' down the street
The feelin' goes to my head like red wine
You know I feel fine 'cause all I ever have in mind is
Girls girls girls
And anytime I turn on my TV
Girls girls girls
Are all that I really care to see yeah yeah yeah
You know I don't want to be impolite
But I need someone to hold beside me tonight
And make the feeling come on like red wine
You know I feel fine
You girls are driving me wild (yeah)
And I said wild (yeah)
Yeah girls girls girls
Yeah I fall in love from my head to my feet
When I'm watchin' all the girls walkin' down the street
The feelin' goes to my head like red wine
You know I feel fine
You girls are driving me wild (yeah)
And I said wild (yeah)...
No more carefree laughter
silence ever after
Walking through an empty house with tears in my eyes
Here's where the story ends
this is goodbye
Knowing me and knowing you (uh-huh)
there is nothing we can do
Knowing me, knowing you (uh-huh)
we just have to face it this time we're through
(This time we're through)
Breaking up is never easy I know but I have to go
Knowing me, knowing you
It's the best I can do
Memories, good days, bad days
They'll be, with me, always
This old familiar room where children would play
Holds only emptiness
nothing to say
Knowing me, knowing you (uh-huh)
There is nothing we can do
Knowing me, knowing you (uh-huh)
We just have to face it this time we're through
(This time we're through)
Breaking up is never easy I know but I have to go
Knowing me, knowing you
It's the best I can do
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
I 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
And 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
Now 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
I 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
And 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
