℗ 1998
(Tennant - Lowe)
(Twenty seconds and counting... T minus fifteen seconds, guidance is okay) When I look back upon my life It's always with a sense of shame I've always been the one to blame For everything I long to do No matter when or where or who Has one thing in common, too It's a, it's a, it's a, it's a sin It's a sin Everything I've ever done Everything I ever do Every place I've ever been Everywhere I'm going to It's a sin At school they taught me how to be So pure in thought and word and deed They didn't quite succeed For everything I long to do No matter when or where or who Has one thing in common, too It's a, it's a, it's a, it's a sin It's a sin Everything I've ever done Everything I ever do Every place I've ever been Everywhere I'm going to It's a sin Father, forgive me, I tried not to do it Turned over a new leaf, then tore right through it Whatever you taught me, I didn't believe it Father, you fought me, 'cause I didn't care And I still don't understand So I look back upon my life Forever with a sense of shame I've always been the one to blame For everything I long to do No matter when or where or who Has one thing in common, too It's a, it's a, it's a, it's a sin It's a sin Everything I've ever done Everything I ever do Every place I've ever been Everywhere I'm going to - it's a sin It's a, it's a, it's a, it's a sin It's a, it's a, it's a, it's a sin (Confiteor Deo omnipotenti vobis fratres, quia peccavi nimis cogitatione, verbo, opere et omissione, mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa) [trans. "I confess to almighty God, and to you my brothers, that I have sinned exceedingly in thought, word, act and omission, through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault"] (Zero!)
(Tennant - Lowe)
Ask me why, I say it's most unusual How can I even try to explain Why today I feel like dancing Singing like lovers sing When I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing? I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing Ask me when, (ta ra ra ra) I say it started when I met you (ta ra ra ra ra ra) And ever since then I knew that the past couldn't last For right now, I think I'm running A race that I know I'm gonna win And I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing If people say I'm crazy, I tell 'em that it's true Let them watch with amazement Say it won't last beyond breakfast It's a phase he's going through Denigrate or speculate on what I'm going through Because it isn't the sort of thing I would normally do Ask me what, (ta ra ra ra) I say I think it's good for you (ta ra ra ra ra) Believe it or not, I know where it's all leading to I feel like taking all my clothes off Dancing to the Rite of Spring And I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing I wouldn't normally do this kind of - This kind of thing
(Tennant - Lowe)
(All day, all day) I don't know why, I don't know how I thought I loved you, but I'm not sure now I've seen you look at strangers too many times A love-you-once is of a, a different kind Remember when we felt the sun A love like paradise, how hot it burned A threat of distant thunder, the sky was red And when you walked, you always - turned every head (All day, all day) Watch them all fall down (All day, all day) Domino dancing (All day, all day) Watch them all fall down (All day, all day) Domino dancing I thought that when we fought I was to blame But now I know you play a different game I've watched you dance with danger, still wanting more Add another number to the score (All day, all day) Watch them all fall down (All day, all day) Domino dancing (All day, all day) Watch them all fall down (All day, all day) Domino dancing When you look around you wonder Do you play to win? Or are you just a bad loser? (All day, all day) (All day, all day) (All day, all day) Watch them all fall down (All day, all day, domino dancing) (All day, all day) (All day, all day) I don't know why, I don't know how I'd thought I loved you, but I'm not sure now I hear the thunder crashing, the sky is dark And now a storm is breaking within my heart (All day, all day) Watch them all fall down (All day, all day) Domino dancing (All day, all day) Watch them all fall down (All day, all day, domino dancing) (All day, all daeheheheheheheh) (All day, all daeheheheheheheh) (All day, all day) (All day, all day) (Domino dancing) (All day, all day) (All day, all day) (All day, all day) Watch them all fall down (All day, all day, domino dancing) (All day, all day) Watch them all fall down (All day, all day) Domino dancing (All day, all day) Watch them all fall down (All day, all day)
(Tennant - Lowe)
The telephone's not answered So many times you'll call For many different reasons so many tears will fall before You find your love before it comes knocking at your door Before you know for sure this is what you were waiting for So many fears will haunt you Deny them or regret Some men will make you want to and you will not forget before You find your love before it comes knocking at your door Before you know for sure this is what you were waiting for There's a story of a man who loved too much He ended up inside a prison cell You've got to want to give to get it or you could land up in the same suspicious hell It's happened before It's happened before Coincidence and patience will mend this fatal flaw Though it may seem a long wait others have been here before You find your love before it comes knocking at your door Before you know for sure this is what you were waiting for One day when the phone starts ringing you'll answer to the words you're longing for No tears no trade no prison cell Whatever you need he will return more It's happened before It's happened before
(Tennant - Lowe)
(Uuu.....us) I get out of bed at half past ten Phone up a friend, who's a party animal Turn on the news and drink some tea Maybe if you're with me we'll do some shopping One day I'll read, or learn to drive a car If you pass the test, you can beat the rest But I don't like to compete, or talk street, street, street I can pick up the best from the party animal I could leave you, say goodbye Or I could love you, if I try And I could And left to my own devices, I probably would Left to my own devices, I probably would Pick up a brochure about the sun Learn to ignore what the photographer saw I was always told that you should join a club Stick with the gang, if you want to belong I was a lonely boy, no strength, no joy In a world of my own at the back of the garden I didn't want to compete, or play out on the street For in a secret life I was a round head general I could leave you, say goodbye Or I could love you, if I try And I could And left to my own devices, I probably would Left to my own devices, I probably would Oh, I would I was faced with a choice at a difficult age Would I write a book? Or should I take to the stage? But in the back of my head I heard distant feet Che Guevara and Debussy to a disco beat It's not a crime when you look the way you do The way I like to picture you When I get home, it's late at night I pour a drink and watch the fight Turn off the TV, look at a book Pick up the phone, fix some food Maybe I'll sit up all night and day Waiting for the minute I hear you say I could leave you, say goodbye Or I could love you, if I try And I could And left to my own devices, I probably would Come on, baby, say goodbye I could love you, if I try And I could And left to my own devices, I probably would Left to my own devices, I probably would Out of bed, at half past ten The party animal phones a friend Picks up news about the sun And the working day has just begun Sticks with the gang - at the back of the street Pass the test - and you don't compete Drive the car, if you're with me Che Guevara's drinking tea He reads about a new device And takes to the stage in a secret life (Uuu.....us) Left to my own devices, I probably would If I was left to my own devices, I possibly would (Uuu.....us) If I was left to my own devices, I probably would Left to my own devices, I probably would I could leave you, say goodbye Or I could love you, if I try And I could And left to my own devices, I probably would Left to my own devices, I probably would Come on, baby Left to my own devices, I probably would
(Tennant - Lowe)
(Again... Again... Again... Ooooh (Again... Again... Again... Again... ...) You dress me up, I'm your puppet You buy me things, I love it You bring me food, I need it You give me love, I feed it And look at the two of us in sympathy With everything we see I never want anything, it's easy You buy whatever I need But look at my hopes, look at my dreams The currency we've spent (Ooooh) I love you, oh, you pay my rent (Ooooh) I love you, oh, you pay my rent You phone me in the evening on hearsay And bought me caviar You took me to a restaurant off Broadway To tell me who you are We never-ever argue, we never calculate The currency we've spent (Ooooh) I love you, oh, you pay my rent (Ooooh) I love you, you pay my rent (Ooooh) I love you, oh, you pay my rent I'm your puppet I love it And look at the two of us in sympathy And sometimes ecstasy Words mean so little, and money less When you're lying next to me But look at my hopes, look at my dreams The currency we've spent (Ooooh) I love you, oh, you pay my rent (Ooooh) I love you, you pay my rent (Ooooh) Ooh, I love you, you pay my rent Look at my hopes, look at my dreams The currency we've spent (Ooooh) I love you, oh, you pay my rent (Ooooh) I love you, you pay my rent Look at my hopes, look at my dreams The currency we've spent (Ooooh) I love you, oh, you pay my rent (Ooooh) I love you, you pay my rent (Ooooh) I love you, you pay my rent (It's easy, it's so easy) (Ooooh) You pay my rent (It's easy, it's so easy) (Ooooh) You pay my rent (It's easy, it's so easy) (Ooooh) I love you (It's easy, it's so easy) (It's easy, it's so easy) (It's easy, it's so easy) (It's easy, it's so easy) (It's easy, it's so easy) (It's easy, it's so easy) (It's easy, it's so easy)
(Tennant — Lowe)
Another night with open eyes Too late to sleep, too soon to rise You're short of breath, is it a heart attack? Hot and feverish you face the fact You're in love, and it feels like shame Because she's gone and made a fool of you in public again You're in love, and it feels like pain Because you know there's too much truth in everything she claims So ask yourself now: Can you forgive her If she wants you to? Ask yourself: Can you even deliver What she demands of you? You drift into the strangest dreams Of youthful follies and changing teams Admit you're wrong, oh, no, not yet Then you wake up and remember that you can't forget She's made you some kind of laughing stock Because you dance to disco, and you don't like rock She'd make fun of you, and even in bed Said she was gonna go and get herself a real man instead So ask yourself now: Can you forgive her If she begs you to? Ask yourself: Can you even deliver What she demands of you? Or do you want revenge? But that's childish, so childish! (But that's childish, so childish!) Remember when you were more easily led Behind the cricket pavillion and the bicycle shed Trembling as your dreams came true You looked right into those blue eyes and knew It was love, and now you can't pretend You've forgotten all the promises of that first friend It's bad enough, she knows how you feel But she's not prepared to share you with the memory So ask yourself now: Can you forgive her If she begs you to? Ask yourself: Can you even deliver What she demands of you? Ask yourself now: Can you forgive her If she begs you to? And ask yourself: Can you even deliver What she demands of you? Or do you want revenge? But that's childish, so childish!
(Tennant - Lowe - Hague)
Sooner or later, this happens to everyone To everyone You can live your life lonely Heavy as stone Live your life learning And working alone Say this is all you want But I don't believe that it's true 'Cause when you least expect it Waiting round the corner for you Love comes quickly, whatever you do You can't stop falling (Ooh ooh) Love comes quickly, whatever you do You can't stop falling (Ooh ooh) You can live a life of luxury If that's what you want Taste forbidden pleasures Whatever you want You can fly away to the end of the world But where does it get you to? 'Cause just when you least expect it Just what you least expect Love comes quickly, whatever you do You can't stop falling (Ooh ooh) Love comes quickly, whatever you do You can't stop falling (Ooh ooh) I know it sounds ridiculous, but speaking from experience It may seem romantic, and that's no defense Love will always get to you Sooner or later, sooner or later, this happens to everyone To everyone You can fly away to the end of the world But where does it get you? Love comes quickly, whatever you do You can't stop falling (Ooh ooh) Love comes quickly, whatever you do You can't stop falling (Ooh ooh) Love comes quickly, whatever you do You can't stop falling (Ooh ooh) (Oooh) Love comes quickly, whatever you do You can't stop falling (Ooh ooh) Love comes quickly, whatever you do You can't stop falling (Ooh ooh)
(Tennant - Lowe)
(Money) I've had enough of scheming and messing around with jerks My car is parked outside, I'm afraid it doesn't work I'm looking for a partner, someone who gets things fixed Ask yourself this question: Do you want to be rich? I've got the brains, you've got the looks Let's make lots of money You've got the brawn, I've got the brains Let's make lots of money You can tell I'm educated, I studied at the Sorbonne Doctored in mathematics, I could have been a don I can program a computer, choose the perfect time If you've got the inclination, I have got the crime Oh, there's a lot of opportunities If you know when to take them, you know? There's a lot of opportunities If there aren't, you can make them Make or break them I've got the brains, you've got the looks Let's make lots of money (Oooooooh) You've got the brawn, I've got the brain Let's make lots of money (Money Money Money) Money (Money Money) (Aaaah ah ah ah ah aaaah) Money (Money) (Aaaah ah ah ah ah aaaah - Di du da di da bu di ba) (Money) You can see I'm single-minded, I know what I could be How'd you feel about it, come and take a walk with me? I'm looking for a partner, regardless of expense Think about it seriously, you know, it makes sense Let's (Got the brains) Make (Got the looks) Let's make lots of money (Oohh money) (Let's) You've got the brawn (Make) I've got the brain Let's make lots of money (Oohh money) I've got the brains (Got the brains) You've got the looks (Got the looks) Let's make lots of money (Oohh money) Money
(Thompson - James - Christopher - Tennant - Lowe)
Maybe I didn't treat you quite as good as I should Maybe I didn't love you quite as often as I could Little things I should've said and done, I never took the time You were always on my mind You were always on my mind Maybe I didn't hold you all those lonely, lonely times And I guess I never told you, I'm so happy that you're mine If I made you feel second best, I'm so sorry, I was blind You were always on my mind You were always on my mind Tell me, tell me that your sweet love hasn't died Give me one more chance to keep you satisfied Satisfied Little things I should've said and done, I never took the time You were always on my mind You were always on my mind Tell me, tell me that your sweet love hasn't died Give me one more chance to keep you satisfied You were always on my mind You were always on my mind You were always on my mind You were always in my house (You were always) (Always) (You were always) (Always) (You were always) "You were always on my mind, it's true I never thought of anyone else but you You were on my mind and in my dreams I should have stopped to make you see You were always..." (You were always) "I worked so hard, I thought you knew, My love, I did it all for you I never really had the time I guess you couldn't read my mind You were always..." (You were always) (Always) (You were always) (Always) (You were always) (Always) (You were always) (Always) (You were always) (Always) (You were always) (Always) (You were always) (Always) (You were always) (Always) (You were always) (Always) (You were always) (Always) (You were always) (Always) (You were always) (Always) (You were always) (Always) (You were always) You were always on my mind You were always on my mind You were always on my mind You were always on my mind You were always on my mind You were always on my mind You were always on my mind You were always on my mind Maybe I didn't treat you quite as good as I should Maybe I didn't love you quite as often as I could Maybe I didn't hold you all those lonely, lonely times And I guess I never told you, I'm so happy that you're mine (Maybe I didn't love you...)
(Tennant - Lowe)
(....forever) Sometimes you're better off dead There's gun in your hand and it's pointing at your head You think you're mad, too unstable Kicking in chairs and knocking down tables In a restaurant in a West End town Call the police, there's a madman around Running down underground to a dive bar In a West End town In a West End town, a dead end world The East End boys and West End girls In a West End town, a dead end world The East End boys and West End girls West End girls Too many shadows, whispering voices Faces on posters, too many choices If, when, why, what? How much have you got? Have you got it, do you get it, if so, how often? And which do you choose, a hard or soft option? (How much do you need?) In a West End town, a dead end world The East End boys and West End girls In a West End town, a dead end world The East End boys and West End girls West End girls West End girls (How much do you need?) In a West End town, a dead end world The East End boys and West End girls Oooh West End town, a dead end world East End boys, West End Girls West End girls You've got a heart of glass or a heart of stone Just you wait 'till I get you home We've got no future, we've got no past Here today, built to last In every city, in every nation From Lake Geneva to the Finland station (How far have you been?) In a West End town, a dead end world The East End boys and West End girls A West End town, a dead end world East End Boys, West End girls West End girls West End girls West End girls (How far have you been?) Girls East End boys And West End girls And West End girls And West End girls East End boys The West End girls The West End boys And West End girls The West End girls The West End boys The West End girls
(Tennant - Lowe)
I came across a cache of old photos And invitations to teenage parties "Dress in white" one said, with quotations From someone's wife, a famous writer In the nineteen-twenties When you're young you find inspiration In anyone who's ever gone And opened up a closing door She said: "We were never feeling bored 'Cause we were never being boring We had too much time to find for ourselves And we were never being boring We dressed up and fought, then thought: "Make amends" And we were never holding back or worried that Time would come to an end When I went I left from the station With a haversack and some trepidation Someone said: "If you're not careful You'll have nothing left and nothing to care for In the nineteen-seventies" But I sat back and looking forward My shoes were high and I had scored I'd bolted through a closing door I would never find myself feeling bored 'Cause we were never being boring We had too much time to find for ourselves And we were never being boring We dressed up and fought, then thought: "Make amends" And we were never holding back or worried that Time would come to an end We were always hoping that, looking back You could always rely on a friend Now I sit with different faces In rented rooms and foreign places All the people I was kissing Some are here and some are missing In the nineteen-nineties I never dreamt that I would get to be The creature that I always meant to be But I thought in spite of dreams You'd be sitting somewhere here with me 'Cause we were never being boring We had too much time to find for ourselves And we were never being boring We dressed up and fought, then thought: "Make amends" And we were never holding back or worried that Time would come to an end We were always hoping that, looking back You could always rely on a friend And we were never being boring We had too much time to find for ourselves And we were never being boring We dressed up and fought, then thought: "Make amends" And we were never being boring We were never being bored 'Cause we were never being boring We were never being bored
(Morali - Belelo - Willis -Tennant - Lowe)
Come on, come on, come on, come on (Together) We will go our way (Together) We will leave someday (Together) Your hand in my hands (Together) We will make our plans (Together) We will fly so high (Together) Tell all our friends goodbye (Together) We will start life new (Together) This is what we'll do (Go West) Life is peaceful there (Go West) In the open air (Go West) Where the skies are blue (Go West) This is what we're gonna do (Go West, this is what we're gonna do, Go West) (Together) We will love the beach (Together) We will learn and teach (Together) Change our pace of life (Together) We will work and strive (I love you) I know you love me (I want you) How could I disagree? (So that's why) I make no protest (When you say) You will do the rest (Go West) Life is peaceful there (Go West) In the open air (Go West) Baby you and me (Go West) This is our destiny (Aah) (Go West) Sun in wintertime (Go West) We will do just fine (Go West) Where the skies are blue (Go West, this is what we're gonna do) There where the air is free We'll be (We'll be) what we want to be (Aah aah aah aah) Now if we make a stand (Aah) We'll find (We'll find) our promised land (Aah) (I know that) There are many ways (To live there) In the sun or shade (Together) We will find a place (To settle) Where there's so much space (Without rush) And the pace back east (The hustling) Rustling just to feed (I know I'm) Ready to leave too (So that's what) We are gonna do (What we're gonna do is Go West) Life is peaceful there (Go West) There in the open air (Go West) Where the skies are blue (Go West) This is what we're gonna do (Life is peaceful there) Go West (In the open air) Go West (Baby, you and me) Go West (This is our destiny) Come on, come on, come on, come on (Go West) Sun in wintertime (Go West) We will feel just fine (Go West) Where the skies are blue (Go West) This is what we're gonna do (Come on, come on, come on) (Go West) (Go West) (Go, ooh, go, yeah) (Go West) (Go, ooh, go, yeah) (Go West) (Go, ooh, go, yeah) (Go West) (Go, ooh, go, yeah) (Gimme a feelin') (Gimme a feelin') (Go West) (Gimme a feelin') (Gimme a feelin') (Go West) (Gimme a feelin') (Gimme a feelin')