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HEAT OF THE NIGHT

 

I was caught in the crossfire

Of a silent dream.

One man's nightmare

Is another man's dream.

Pull the covers up high

And pray for the mornin' light

'Cause you're livin' alone

In the heat of the night.

Met a man with a message

From the other side,

Couldn't take the pressure,

Had to leave it behind.

He said it's up to you,

You can run or you can fight, (ya, that's right)

Better leave it alone

In the heat of the night.

In the heat of the night

They'll be comin' around,

They'll be lookin' for answers,

They'll be chasin' you down.

In the heat of the night.

(Where you're gonna hide when it all comes down,

Don't look back, don't ever turn around)

Had to pay the piper

To call the tune,

Said he'd be back someday,

Said he'd back real soon.

Pull the shades down low,

You'll know when the time is right.

When you're lyin' alone

In the heat of the night.

 

 

 

INTO THE FIRE

 

Life, thin as a thread,

Sometimes you're lucky,

Sometimes you're better-off dead.

Your first breath is taken

And into the world you are cast,

You long for tomorrow

Livin' each day as your last.

Well, I know

What your heart desires,

But you can't take it with you

Into the fire.

Now you've don all you can,

Your life's at the crossroads,

You watch as it slips thru your hands.

So you stand on the mountain

And shout in vain at the sky,

But nobody hears you,

The words only echo inside.

Oh, shelter the flame,

It may expire,

Risin' up from the ashes

Into the fire.

Just hold onto your life

Down to the wire,

Oh, out form the dragon's jaws

Into the fire.

There's a moment in every man's life

Whrer he must decide

What's wrong and what's right.

You could wait

For your dreams to come true,

But time has no mercy

Time won't stand still for you.

Well, I know

What your heart desires,

Crawlin' out from the wreckage

Into the fire.

Here I go ...

Into the fire.

I know ...

What your heart desires.

 

 

 

VICTIM OF LOVE

 

Livin' on your own

Can be a lonely game,

A face in the crowd,

No one knows your name.

It's a table for one

And a broken heart to go.

She's the kind of lover

That you've always dreamed

Would come to stay

And never wanna leave,

But that's all changed,

She's dealt the final blow.

Heaven knows

What you were dramin' of,

Don't blame yourself,

You're judt a victim of love.

It doesn't matter

Who was right or wrong

When the fire is over

When the magic's gone

You pick up the pieces

And do the best you can.

It knocks you down,

But you try it again,

You get a little older,

It's a cryin' shame,

Sometimes things don't work out

Like you plan.

Who's gonna help you

When you've had enough,

It ain't no secret,

You're a victim of love.

Heaven knows

What you were thinkin' of,

Don't blame yourself,

You're just a victim of love.

One good-bye

Was really all it took,

Now you thumb through the pages

Of your little black book,

But somehow all the numbers

Look the same.

You been thinkin'

How to get around it,

But there ain't nothin'

You can do about it,

Nothin' ventured,

Nothin' gained.

Ain't nothin'

You can't raise above,

Call it what you want,

But you're a victim of love.

Who's gonna help you

When you've had enough,

Ain't no secret,

You're a victim of love.

I don't wanna lose your love ...

 

 

 

ANOTHER DAY

 

Woke up lyin' on the floor,

Can't recall the night before,

Oh, another day.

Outside it's cold and damp,

Unemployment cheque is spent,

Oh, another day.

Some people never know

You can't just let it go

Or try to work it out some other way.

Some people never learn

My life ain't their concern

And nothing's gonna change, come what may.

Had a job, but it fell through,

Landlord says the rent is due,

Oh, another day.

They say the best in life is free,

But if you don't pay then you don't eat,

Oh, another day.

I guess I'll never know

You just can't let it go

Or try to work it out some other way.

Some people never learn

Their lives ain't my concern

And nothing's gonna change, come what may.

The grass looks greener on the other side,

But I can't get there, my hands are tied,

And if I do don't be surprised.

Oh, gotta figure it out, another day.

 

 

 

NATIVE SON

 

I've seen many moons through these wrinkled eyes,

The years have made me old, but they've made me wise,

Now the white man lives where our rivers run.

For now better days have passed,

We walk the streets of broken glass,

Our people vanished as snow before the summer sun.

Like dogs we were driven from this place,

Such injustice time will not erase,

All these changes cannot be undone.

When you feel the anger inside of you,

Hold your head high, let your aim be true

Though your heart beats like a drum,

My native son.

Once there was a time, my little one,

Before the wagons, before the soldiers' guns,

When this land was ours as far as the eagle flies.

No white flag, no broken truce,

With few words one can speak the truth,

I can't hear it, time won't heal it now.

With each new day that comes to pass

Will the Great Spirit free us all at last,

He said we were the chosen ones.

For all we had there's nothin' left,

We won't forgive, we can't forget,

You know that your day will come,

My native son.

With each new day that comes to pass

Will the Great Spirit free us all at last,

What has happened can never be undone.

When I was young, not yet a man,

The sun rose and set upon our land,

We were the chosen ones,

My native son.

 

 

 

ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE

 

When the pressure's on and you're all alone,

Take a little ride to the danger zone.

When the moon is high and the skies are clear,

Just show me a sign and we'll be outa here.

Take me up on a wing and a prayer.

If you need a friend you know I'll be there.

Hound dogs howlin' all thru the night,

Eight miles high and I'm doin' alright.

Better move over 'cause you're goin' too slow.

I feel the need for freedom, now it's time to go.

It's a fine line between pleasure and pain,

Let your conscience be your guide till we meet again.

CHORUS:

Your time has come,

You can stand or you can run,

But don't keep it all inside,

'Cause you gotta understand

That there ain't no second chance,

No one gets outa here alive.

Only the strong survive.

Tearin' it up, goin' down the track,

Gonna fly so high, I might never come back.

If things get tough, you can count me in

'Cause if you play the game, you gatta play to win.

Take me up where only angels can fly.

If you need a helpin' hand I won't pass you by.

CHORUS

Take me up on a wing and a prayer.

If you need a friend you know I'll be there.

CHORUS

Only the strong survive.

Only the strong survive.

Well, I'm doin' what I can.

And you gotta understand.

Only the strong survive.

 

 

 

REBEL

 

He made his way back to the old town

And everything looked just the same,

The shops and the schools and the factories were there,

But somehow the faces had changed.

So he went for a walk in the high street,

Took his coat off and rolled up his sleeves,

He thought of his father and his father before him

And how he was the first one to leave.

Well, he didn't come here for forgiveness,

There isn't a lot they can say

'Cause I remember the reasons

He first ran away.

He's a rebel, just a rebel,

Got his back to the wall,

Gonna fight till he falls,

He's a rebel.

Don't ever look back, don't surrender,

The old men say they've seen it before,

Oh, they drink their beer and they talk about friends

Who didn't come back from the war.

Don't say he's too young to remember,

Don't tell him what's wrong or what's right,

Just give him a chance

To go out there and fight.

He's a rebel, just a rebel,

All the battles are won,

But he's still on the run,

He's a rebel.

When it comes time for leavin',

Don't stand in my way,

There's nothin' left for me here,

Gonna run, run away.

In the mornin' he walks past the old house,

In the rain under grey northern skies,

There's a new coat of paint on the front garden gate,

But there's more here than first meets the eye.

For a moment he stands undecided,

Lookin' back on the days of his youth,

As two worlds collide

In a moment of truth.

 

 

 

REMEMBRANCE DAY

 

For our king and our country

And the promise of glory,

We came from Kingston and Brighton

To fight on the front line.

Just lads form the farms

And boys form the cities,

Not meant to be soldiers,

We lay in the trenches.

We'd face the fightin' with a smile

Or so we said.

If only we had known

What dangers lay ahed.

The sky turned to grey

As we went into battle,

On the fields of Europe

Young men were fallin'.

I'll be back for you someday,

It won't be long

If I just hold on

Till this bloody war is over.

CHORUS:

The guns will be silent

On Remembrance Day.

There'll be no more fightin'

On Remembrance Day.

By October of 18

Cambrai had fallen,

Soon the war would be over

And we'd be returnin'.

Don't forget me

When I'm gone far away,

Well, it won't be long

Till I'll be back there in your arms again.

One day soon, I don't know when,

You know we'll all be free.

And the bells of peace will ring again.

The time will come for you and me,

We'll be goin' home,

When this bloody war is ended.

CHORUS

On Remembrance Day.

Say a little prayer

On Remembrance Day.

Well, the guns will be silent.

There'll be no more fightin'.

Oh, we'll lay down our weapons

On Remembrance Day.

 

 

 

HEARTS ON FIRE

 

Some other time, some other place,

We might not of been here standin' face to face.

I just wanna tell you, I made up my mind,

You know, I can't help the way I feel inside.

Ooh, this heart's on fire,

Right from the start it's been burnin' for you.

Ooh, this heart's on fire,

One thing, honey, this heart's true.

The streets are empty, the lights are down,

Ain't nothin' movin' this side of town,

So come on over, I ain't hard to please,

Oh baby, what you get ain't always what you need.

Ooh, this heart's on fire,

It's gettin' hotter now, can't you see.

Ooh, this heart's on fire,

From now on, baby, it's gonna be you and me.

Risin' to my feet

I can feel the heat,

It's tryin' to pull me under.

Runnin' through the night

We can make it right,

It's comin' on like thunder.

Some got it good, some got it bad,

But you're the best I ever had.

I never worry, you're so fine,

From now on, babe, I' m gonna be by your side.

 

 

 

HOME AGAIN

 

When I was younger,

My life was torn asunder

And I was carried far away.

Now somewhere in the distance

I feel a strange insistance,

I long to be there once again.

The day ist drawin' nearer,

The time has come to leave here,

The feelin' just keeps gettin' stronger every day.

So I pray for the moment when I'll be with you

And all that we hoped for is all comin' true.

When the time we've spent waitin' is finally through,

I'll be home again.

I can still remember

Days that never ended,

Standin' on a distant shore.

With every raindrop fallin'

I hear the thunder callin'

Like so many times before.

Sometimes in the darkness

I hear what my heart says,

Maybe one day I'll know what that feeling's for.

So I wait for the moment when I'll be with you

And all that we hoped for is all comin' true.

When the time we've spent waitin' is finally through,

I'll be home again.

When you're out there on your own

It can chill you to the bone,

There's a cold wind blowin',

But it feels good knowin'

The worst is over now,

I'm finally goin' home.

It's gettin' stronger,

Can't wait any longer.