Breakfast in America

Supertramp

℗ 1979 A & M Records 75021 3708

With Breakfast in America, Supertramp had a genuine blockbuster hit, topping the charts for four weeks in the U.S. and selling millions of copies worldwide; by the 1990s, the album had sold over 18 million units across the world. Although their previous records had some popular success, they never even hinted at the massive sales of Breakfast in America. Then again, Supertramp's earlier records weren't as pop-oriented as Breakfast. The majority of the album consisted of tightly written, catchy, well-constructed pop songs, like the hits "The Logical Song," "Take the Long Way Home," and "Goodbye Stranger." Supertramp still had a tendency to indulge themselves occasionally, but Breakfast in America had very few weak moments. It was clearly their high-water mark. — Stephen Thomas Erlewine.

1. Gone Hollywood (Rick Davies — Roger Hodgson) [05:21]
2. The Logical Song (Rick Davies — Roger Hodgson) [04:11]
3. Goodbye Stranger (Rick Davies — Roger Hodgson) [05:50]
4. Breakfast in America (Rick Davies — Roger Hodgson) [02:39]
5. Oh Darling (Rick Davies — Roger Hodgson) [03:48]
6. Take the Long Way Home (Rick Davies — Roger Hodgson) [05:09]
7. Lord is It Mine (Rick Davies — Roger Hodgson) [04:09]
8. Just Another Nervous Wreck (Rick Davies — Roger Hodgson) [04:25]
9. Casual Conversations (Rick Davies — Roger Hodgson) [02:58]
10. Child of Vision (Rick Davies — Roger Hodgson) [07:27]

Тексты:

Gone Hollywood

(Rick Davies — Roger Hodgson)

It's just heartbreaking
I should have known that it would let me down
It's just a mind aching
I used to dream about this town

It was a sight to see
The place to be,
Where the living is easy
And the kicks can always be found

It's such a shame about it
I used to think that it would feel so good
But who's to blame about it
So many creeps in Hollywood

I'm in this dumb motel
Nea the 'Taco Bell'
Without a hope in hell
I can't believe that I'm still around

Ain't nothin new in my life today
Ain't nothing true it's all gone away

I've had too much cryin', seen too much grief
I'm sick of tryin' it's beyond belief
I'm tired of talking on the telephone
They're trying to tell me that they're not at home

Ain't nothing new in my life today
I'm tired of walking from place to place
I've yet to come across a friendly face
And now the words sound familiar, as them slam the door
'You're not what we're looking for.'

Ain't nothing new in my life today
Ain't nothing true it's all gone away

If we only had time, only had time for you
If we only had time, only had time for you
If we only had time, only had time for you

It was a heartbreaking
Now I ride in the big fine car
It was mind aching
I'm the talk of the boulevard

So keep your chin up boy
Forget the pain
I know you'll make it
If you try again

There's no use in quitting
When the world is waiting for you

The Logical Song

(Rick Davies — Roger Hodgson)

When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful,
a miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical.
And all the birds in the trees, well they'd be singing so happily,
oh joyfully, oh playfully watching me.
But then they send me away to teach me how to be sensible,
logical, oh responsible, practical.
And then they showed me a world where I could be so dependable,
oh clinical, oh intellectual, cynical.

There are times when all the world's asleep,
the questions run too deep
for such a simple man.
Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned
I know it sounds absurd
but please tell me who I am.

And then what would you say  that we're calling you a radical,
a liberal, oh fanatical, criminal.
Won't you sign up your name, we'd like to feel you're
acceptable, respectable, oh presentable, a vegetable!

But at night, when all the world's asleep,
the questions run so deep
for such a simple man.
Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned
I know it sounds absurd
but please tell me who I am, 
Who I am x 3 !!!

Goodbye Stranger

(Rick Davies — Roger Hodgson)

IT WAS AN EARLY MORNING YESTERDAY
I WAS UP BEFORE THE DAWN
AND I REALLY HAVE ENJOYED MY STAY
BUT I MUST BE MOVING ON

LIKE A KING WITHOUT A CASTLE
LIKE A QUEEN WITHOUT A THRONE
I?M AN EARLY MORNING LOVER
AND I MUST BE MOVING ON

NOW I BELIEVE IN WHAT YOU SAY
IS THE UNDISPUTED TRUTH
BUT I HAVE TO HAVE THINGS MY OWN WAY
TO KEEP ME IN MY YOUTH

LIKE A SHIP WITHOUT AN ANCHOR
LIKE A SLAVE WITHOUT A CHAIN
JUST THE THOUGHT OF THOSE SWEET LADIES
SENDS A SHIVER THROUGH MY VEINS

AND I WILL GO ON SHINING
SHINING LIKE BRAND NEW
I?LL NEVER LOOK BEHIND ME
MY TROUBLES WILL BE FEW

GOODBYE STRANGER IT?S BEEN NICE
HOPE YOU FIND YOUR PARADISE
TRIED TO SEE YOUR POINT OF VIEW
HOPE YOUR DREAMS WILL ALL COME TRUE
GOODBYE MARY, GOODBYE JANE
WILL WE EVER MEET AGAIN
FEEL NO SORROW, FEEL NO SHAME
COME TOMORROW FEEL NO PAIN

Sweet devotion
It's not for me
Just give me motion
And set me free
And the Land and the Ocean
Far Away
It's the life I've chosen
Every Day
So Goodbye Mary, Goodbye Jane
Will we ever meet again (x2) 

NOW SOME THEY DO AND SOME THEY DON?T
AND SOME YOU JUST CAN?T TELL
AND SOME THEY WILL AND SOME THEY WON?T
WITH SOME IT?S JUST AS WELL

YOU CAN LAUGH AT MY BEHAVIOUR
THAT?LL NEVER BOTHER ME
SAY THE DEVIL IS MY SAVIOR
BUT I DON?T PAY NO HEED

AND I WILL GO ON SHINING
SHINING LIKE BRAND NEW
I?LL NEVER LOOK BEHIND ME
MY TROUBLES WILL BE FEW

(Chorus)

So now I'm leaving, got to go, hit the road
I'm saying once again
Oh yes I'm leaving, got to go, got to go
I'm sorry I must tell you
So Goodbye Mary, Goodbye Jane
Will we ever meet again (x2) 

I believe, Yes I've got to get away

GOODBYE STRANGER, IT?S BEEN NICE...