Chris de Burgh (born Christopher John Davison on 15 October 1948) is an Argentinian-born British singer-songwriter, perhaps most famous for his 1986 love song "The Lady in Red The Lady in Red (Chris de Burgh song) ". He does, however, write in a wide variety of genres, and is a trained instrumentalist. [read more] - Wall Of Silence
Wall Of SilenceHollywood is such a dream,And when you're only seventeen, it's wonderful,A movie man said she could be a star,A beauty queen, or a cover girl,She believes and packs up her things,And the wall of silence...
- Sailor
SailorUnderneath a silver moon, the ship is like a ghost,She's been out there for a week, just waiting for the wind to blow,But now she's off and running, and there's nothing I can do,'Cos I am just a prisoner here...
- Tourist Attraction
Tourist AttractionDown in the jungle, you can hear a rumble,Way up the Himalayas, in a Mexican bodega,Something is going on,People are coming, running round the world,There's no way to avoid them, they're...
- The Record Company Bash
The Record Company BashThere's a woman in the wardrobe singing Beatles out of tune,And a salesman in the corner trying to blow up a burst balloon,And the managing director, he's a-lying on his back,He's got ice-cream...
- Some Things Never Change
Some Things Never ChangeThe hero says his final goodbyes, and there are tears in my lover's eyes,But it was just a film, make-believe, they all get up and go home,And now you're asking me why love can wither away and...
- Tonight
TonightTonight, I'll give you every bit of my heart, Give you everything that I've got,I don't want to lose you, Tonight, you tell me that you want me to do, Everything you want to get through,I won't let you down;...
- Eastern Wind
Eastern WindWell my furrows are filled with corn,I have my woman to keep me warm,But there's one thing that I do fear,That eastern wind is getting near;There's a shotgun beside my bed,This is my country, where I was...
- The Traveller
The TravellerIn from the coast, riding like the wind and racing the moon,Shadows on the road, dancing and a-weaving like a crazy fool.A horseman is coming, death in his heart, for a rendezvous,And where the traveller...
- Flying Home
Flying HomeWe're sitting out here on the runway,Waiting for the plane to leave,And the captain says, "There'll be a short delay,Bear with me please,"They gave us the usual hassle,"You can't take those guitars on...
- Shadows And Lights
Shadows And LightsIf you're out on a Saturday night, head downtown to the city lights,They've got everything you're looking for, who knows what's behind that door,"D'ya wanna go where the wild men go?""D'ya wanna come...
- What You Mean To Me
What You Mean To MeUna mesa para dos, vino tinto de la casa,Esta noche vaya con amor!This is the place to be on a night like this,The moon is shining on the silver sea where lovers kiss,So many times it was you and...
- Rose Of England
Rose Of EnglandHear my voice and listen well, and a story I will tell,How duty brought a broken heart, and why a love so strongMust fall apart;She was lovely, she was fine, daughter of a royal line,He, no equal, but...
- The Journey
The JourneyGo with love upon your journey, go with wonder in your heart,May the light be there to guide you through the terrors of the dark,You have always been a good friend, but I won't know when youHave arrived,...
- Five Past Dreams
Five Past DreamsIt's five past dreams, I should be home asleep,But I just want to keep this moment alive, it's just you and I,And I can't deny that I've had too much to drink tonight,But everybody's gone, and we're...
- The Road To Freedom
The Road To FreedomI feel the wind blowing through my doorway,It's telling me that the summer's gone,And the winter waits in shadow, waiting with the storm;I am old and my bones are weary,And my son he is all I...
- Read My Name
Read My NameFor every child that has been born there is a chance to shine,And everyone can have a dream until the end of time,So live for every moment as the world keeps turning round,And lift your hands up to the sky...
- Here For You
Here For YouI don't know where the time has gone, suddenly here we are alone,Only a word before you go, everyone's waiting;So many friends to say goodbye, so many tears they'll have to cry,So many wings to help you...
- The Words "I Love You"
The Words "I Love You"There are those who think that love comes with a lifetime guarantee,But we know from those around us, that this may not always be,It's the simple things that come between a father and a son,But...
- Songbird
SongbirdI heard a voice so pure and easy, a songbird singing for me,I had no choice, only to listen, and surrender to her world,And she will fly over the rainbow,She will walk in fields of gold,And when she sings from...
- Snow Is Falling
Snow Is FallingSnow is falling, snow is falling on the ground,In the forest, in the forest there's no sound,A shallow grave is where we lie,The boys and men who died,And snow is falling on the ground,And we are...
- Quiet Moments
Quiet MomentsOh my love the evening light is catching colours in your eyes,Take another glass of wine and bring your body next to mine;Tell me all the things you've done since you went away this morning,Oh these quiet...
- Old-Fashioned People
Old-Fashioned PeopleOld-fashioned people, they never know why,The world is changing day to day,It moves so fast and leaves them in another time;An old-fashioned dancer is dancing alone,Dreaming of those music...
- The Devil's Eye
The Devil's EyeCan you hear me, are you listening, has your programme disappeared?I can see you, I am watching you, I've been planning this for years.I have blacked out you television, every station in the world is...
- Just In Time
Just In TimeJust in time I heard the cry,And looking up I saw the snowbirds wheeling in the sky;They said, "We are the last ones left",And so I brought them in, I gave them comfort, gave them rest, Just in time, to...
- Carry On
Carry OnWhatever the words that you hear,Somehow the meaning is clear,We're all on the same ship together, moving on,From the first time that life could be heard,To the last sounds of men on this earth,The question is...
- It's Such A Long Way Home
It's Such A Long Way HomeSitting by the window of this broken-down hotel,Trying to write a letter just to show you that I'm well,But I've been watching all the people as they cross the marketplace,And though there...
- I Had The Love In My Eyes
I Had The Love In My EyesShow me a man secure in his love,And I'll show you a lucky man;I loved her too well and I just couldn't tell,She was holding another hand,And when she said that she would leave in the...
- Something Else Again
Something Else AgainPeace and understanding is the wisdom of her world,She loves without a reason, she gives without a word,There are those who make me smile, brighten up my day,But oh this woman she is something else...
- Crusader
Crusader"What do I do next?" said the bishop to the priest,"I have spent my whole life waiting, preparing for the feast,And now you say Jerusalem has fallen and is lost,The king of heathen Saracen has seized the holy...
- You And Me
You And MeThe time has come for me to take my bows and leave the stage,But I feel I'm just beginning,There's so many things I want to say before I go,But I'll be back, to sing again;And I'll lead you through the...
- The Girl With April In Her Eyes
The Girl With April In Her EyesThere once was a king, who called for the spring,For his world was still covered in snow,But the spring had not been, for he was wicked and mean,In his winter-fields nothing would...
- I Want It (And I Want It Now!)
I Want It (And I Want It Now!)Four in the morning and I just can't sleep,I've got a craving now for something sweet,So I head off for my local all-night supermarket,When I get there, it's deserted;And now I'm standing...
- The Last Moments Of The Dawn
The Last Moments Of The DawnIn the last moments of the dawn, before the day begins,Before we say goodnight, hold me now, kiss me now,Me hands are shaking and my heart is aching,At the thought of making love with...
- Saint Peter's Gate
Saint Peter's GateI was lost in the dark, and the fear was in my heart,All around me, the forest and the rain,Then with the flash of a light, I saw it in the night,I must be getting near - Saint Peter's Gate!When I...
- Natasha Dance
Natasha DanceNatasha brings me kisses in the moonlight,She kneels above me, silk upon my skin,I reach for her, and I can feel her heartbeat,Beneath her breast so heavy in my hand;The rain is running rivers on my...
- Nothing Ever Happens Round Here
Nothing Ever Happens Round HereShe was a girl from a one-horse town, the only place for miles around,Cutting hair in the modern style, putting in the nine to five,But every night it was the same old dream,On the cover...
- Quiet Revolution
Quiet RevolutionThere's a quiet revolution going on,Like a fire in every corner of the world,And friends that you have known for many years,Are talking with a new light inside,Talking with a brightness in their...
- You Look Beautiful
You Look BeautifulYou're looking good, I haven't seen you for a long time,How've you been, I like the way you have your hair,But something has changed,And I can see a woman in your eyes, and in your smile;Remember...
- The Rivers Of Abraham
The Rivers Of AbrahamHe walked alone up the rocky road,To find the place, to read the stone,And bring the word back, from the top of the mountain,Where it would be;The lightning struck and the thunder roared, as he...
- I See You Everywhere
I See You EverywhereI see you everywhere, I see your eyes, I touch your hair,You took me on a highway to the stars, and left me halfway there;I hold you in my dreams, your tender kiss is never what it seems,'Cos when...
- A Woman's Heart
A Woman's HeartA woman's heart is filled with passion,A woman's heart is filled with lust,If you don't believe that these things happen,Could be the biggest mistake that a man can make;A woman's night is filled with...
- When I Think Of You
When I Think Of YouThere is something on my mind, and I'm loosing concentration,And I feel it every time that you are near me,I could tell you all about your picture at my bedside,I should call you sometime, and talk...
- Love Of The Heart Divine
Love Of The Heart DivineAnd he laid her down in a field of corn, and the sun was on his back,Up above there was a clear blue sky, she held him by the hand,She had known him since they both were young,He'd been always...
- Living In The World
Living In The WorldLiving in this fantasy, working with reality,I have come back her again, to touch the sun and feel the rain,Invitations, conversations, friends to make me strong,I've seen that light and I watch it...
- The Same Sun
The Same SunI cannot sleep tonight, I have you on my mind,Even the wind is calling your name,Though you are far away, I feel that you are near,Whispering words from over the sea,And if you wake in your night, remember...
- My Lover Is
My Lover IsMy lover is a morning with the sun,Another day with her has just begun,She's waking me up to see her world,My lover is the light;My lover is a chance to play the fool,To shake a lot of trees and break the...
- Spirit
I was an eagle but I cannot fly,I was a lion, but I run no more,I was a river, but the river's dry,And soon the spirit is coming to take me home;I've seen the sunrise in a thousand ways,I've seen the wonder of a...
- The Shadow Of The Mountain
Last night I dreamed again that I was by your side,I felt your tender kiss, and with your lips on mine,My world became, complete again,Beneath the shadow of the mountain, we were lovers till the dawnwas on the sea;But...
- The Storyman
I lived my life in the words of a Storyman,Watched my dreams from the years gone by,Heard my voice in the songs of a Storyman,Always by my side, always by my side;I saw him first in a castle by candlelight,Turning...
- Leningrad
There she stood in an empty room, heard a voice from another time,And the memories came rolling back of Leningrad in the war;For the girl in the photograph, much had changed in the years that passed,But her longing...
- The Sweetest Kiss Of All
And so the play begins, and though it is the final night,My heart will sing, just to be beside her now is everything,And though it's a play I believe every word that I say,'Cos I'm in love with her;I am her Romeo, and...
- The Grace Of A Dancer
She had the grace of a dancer, pretty as the morning sun,Her days were filled with laughter, and when sixteen years had come,She went to work in the old house, and there she met her love,But he, the son, was...
- One World
I can feel it in my blood, I can hear it in my footsteps,I can see it all around, that everywhere connectionsAre breaking away, and people know that something must change, must change;There are better men than I, who...
- The Storyman Theme
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- Raging Storm
Silently dawn comes in with the rain, and I feel the world is crying,The moment is here, and it's time to say goodbye;Words cannot tell of all you have done, and the love that you have shown me,You're more than a...
- The Mirror Of The Soul
The Mirror Of the Soul Part IBrother, there's a man at the gate, he has something in his hand;He says it fell down from the sky, should I let him in?Maybe it's an omen, maybe it will take away our sin, our...
- My Fathers Eyes
I have seen it, I have seen it in my father's eyes,I have seen it, I have seen it in my father's eyes,I have heard it, I have heard it in my father's voice,It's been a hard life, a hard fight, and all of the things...
- Taking It To The Top
Taking It To The TopEvery now and then I hear a song I used to know,Playing late at night on radio,And I remember when the schooldays finally had to end,We were neatly wrapped and sent off in a row;To be champions of...
- The Ecstasy Of Flight (I Love The Night)
The Ecstasy Of Flight (I Love The Night)Come to my door, meet me at midnight,I can't wait anymore, and after midnight,We must head for the town,Keep under cover till dawn,With a bagful of wine;The night is alive, look...
- Moonlight And Vodka
Moonlight And VodkaFix me a drink, make it a strong one,Hey comrade, a drink, make it a long one,My hands are shaking and my feet are numb,My head is aching and the bar's going round,And I'm so down, in this foreign...
- Sight And Touch
Sight And TouchMy girl wakes in her bed of night,Dressed in silver and dressed in white,She says she's having the strangest dreams,Of another time and century;And now she speaks of a far-off place,A woman and a man...
- Much More Than This
Much More Than ThisSometimes the man in me gets restless,I need to get away from you,And spend some time with someone that I knew,Just to see her for a night,And in the candlelight,To talk and remember early...
- Man On The Line
Man On The LineThere's a man on the line, he is wasting my time,He calls me everyday, he's got nothing to say,And at the dead of night when I turn out the light,The telephone rings, it's him again;I wouldn't mind if...
- The Head And The Heart
The Head And The HeartLet us talk no more, let us go to sleep,Let the rain fall on the window pane,And fill the castle keep,I am weary now, weary to my bones,Weary from the travelling,And the endless country...
- Transmission Ends
Transmission EndsLooking out on a windy sky,Watching seabirds as they fly,On a summer day, on a summer day;And now the sun is here to stay,The winter seems so far away,In the summertime, in the summertime;Sitting here...
- The Sound Of A Gun
The Sound Of A GunI have seen the diamond stylus,Cut a groove from north to south,Heard them calling from the islands for a better day,One by one they tell their story,One by one it's just the same,"They've taken our...
- High On Emotion
High On EmotionOh my heart is spinning like a wheel,Only she can see the way that I fell,Eyes are holding right across the room,High explosion coming out of the blue;Well here we go again,Living in a world that others...
- Sailing Away
Sailing AwayWaiting at the water's edge,Watching all the ships as they are heading for the harbour wall,I was just a boy, I was just a boy,Dreaming of the wide world, dreaming of the wide world;Watching as they...
- I'm Not Scared Anymore
I'm Not Scared AnymoreWhen I'm lying in the arms of the woman I love,I'm completely at peace with the world,And the dark clouds around me that often surround me,Just fall away into the night, I'm not scared...
- Missing You
Missing YouI've been missing you...I've got the roses, I've got the wine,With a little luck she will be here on time,This is the place we used to go,With romantic music and the lights down low,And as you stand there...
- Just A Word Away
Just A Word AwayPlenty of time to turn out the light,I want to keep this feeling inside, for a little more,It must be a Daddy's pride and joy, a little baby boy,Is lying in my arms here tonight;Tears in my eyes when I...
- A Night On The River
A Night On The River*** and frozen at the side of a lake,I think I've gone and made my big mistake,I took her swimming, we had a fight,Now my clothes and the lady are well out of sight;And it looks like I'm heading...
- Suddenly Love
Suddenly LoveSuddenly love comes in and finds me on open ground,Nowhere to hide, nowhere to run, there's no turning back,And a journey has just begun;Suddenly love breaks down the doors,There is singing inside,And all...
- The Last Time I Cried
The Last Time I CriedThe last time I cried, I was sitting home,And it was deep in the night,Staring at the shadows and the flickering lights,Giving all that I had, to take them away,Giving all that I had, to make them...
- Leather On My Shoes
Leather On My ShoesI've got leather on my shoes,And I've got a dream to live,There is nothing left to lose,So I'm going,I've got a suitcase here in my hand,And I've got a hungry heart,And I'm going to join the...
- The Simple Truth (A Child Is Born)
The Simple Truth (A Child Is Born)A child is born on a battlefield,A soldier boy falls to his knees,And a woman cries in joy and pain,When will we all live in peace again?A child is born where the wild wind blows,In a...
- Don't Look Back
Don't Look BackOh, there is a place where the wild men go,When it's late at night and on the radio,They're telling everybody, stay at home,It's no time for you to be alone,It is a place on the edge of town,Just...
- Carry Me (Like A Fire In Your Heart)
Carry Me (Like A Fire In Your Heart)There is an answer, some day we will know,And you will ask her, why she had to go,We live and die, we laugh and we cry,And you must take away the pain,Before you can begin to live...
- The Risen Lord
The Risen LordBrother can you spare me food,And give me a drink of wine,I've been travelling on this road,For such a long long time,I have seen the wonders,But most amazing of them all,I believe I've seen the face,Of...
- Tender Hands
Tender HandsOh how, at the journey's end, I lie in the heat of the night,Feeling the heartache, wondering why,I want a friend, I want a friend to lay down beside me,I want a friend, I want her now, someone who knows...
- Fatal Hesitation
Fatal HesitationThe cafés are all deserted, the streets are wet again,There's nothing quite like an out of season holiday town,In the rain,When the tourists go and the cold winds blow,And my girl is on a plane,...
- One Word (Straight To The Heart)
One Word (Straight To The Heart)One word, one heart, one night, is all I want,One word, one heart, one girl, is waiting there for me;Nidnight, and all is well,I hear the mission bell,Out on the road, nothing is...
- Fire On The Water
Fire On The WaterWhen I touch you I can feel you shivering,I can feel your heart is beating fast,We are alone in this crowded room,Oh tonight there is something happening,And it's something that should never be,But...
- The Lady In Red
The Lady In RedI've never seen you looking so lovely as you did tonight,I've never seen you shine so bright,I've never seen so many men ask you if you wanted to dance,They're looking for a little romance, given half a...
- The Ballroom Of Romance
The Ballroom Of RomanceIn the ballroom of romance, there's a rock band playing,People swaying to the beat, swaying in the heat,In the corner over there by the door is a local casanova,Yelling for another double...
- The Leader
The LeaderI looked to the North, and I turned to the West,For a sign, a light in the sky,Oh the message is clear, that the time is near,For a leader to come again;A circle of stones on the head of a hill,Tonight is...
- The Spirit Of Man
The Spirit Of ManI'm chasing a shadow, I can't see a thing,It's dipping and diving like a bird on the wing,And every time I get near it just seems to slip away;There's a fighter inside who will never give up,We are...
- The Vision
The VisionAnd I saw a burning chariot,And the four horsemen of the apocalypse,Waiting on high,And I heard the thunder rolling in,And behold our leader on a pale horse riding in the sky;And I saw this land a...
- For Rosanna
For RosannaThis is for Rosanna, sweet girl of mine,A song for the baby who changed my life,I'll never forget when I saw you first,I thought that my heart would burst,With the love that I have;As I watch you sleeping...
- Last Night
Last NightLast night I was walking through the harbour,Where the fishing boats are lying on the shore,The news had travelled fast and everyone went to be,Where the mayor was making a speech,And the crowd started...
- Say Goodbye To It All
Say Goodbye To It AllNo borderline, no borderline...Took a boat over Lake Geneva,It was raining all night long,We were lucky and we saw no enemy,And came from Switzerland, poor refugees,Far from the guns of war,We...
- In Love Forever
In Love ForeverThere's an angel crying up in Heaven tonight,And I've got the Devil in my heart,Because I keep on saying things that I don't mean,And it's tearing us apart;There's a wild wind blowing in the desert...
- I'm Not Crying Over You
I'm Not Crying Over YouI don't mind this empty room, and I like it when I'm alone,I'm trying not to think about you, I'm not waiting by the telephone,I'm watching a late-night movie, where the lovers say goodbye,And...
- In Dreams
In DreamsA candy coloured clown they call the sandman,Tiptoes to my room every night,Just to sprinkle star dust and to whisper,"Go to sleep everything is alright;"I close my eyes and I drift away,And to the magic...
- One More Mile To Go
One More Mile To GoWhen the valley's quiet with the snow,And the train has one more mile to go,To the station where my love will be,She waits for me, she waits for me;Now the lights are shining down below,And I see...
- Always On My Mind
Always On My MindMaybe I didn't love you quite as good as I should have,Maybe I didn't hold you quite as often as I could have,Little things I should have said and done,I just never took the time;You were always on my...
- Girl
GirlIs there anybody going to listen to my story,All about the girl who came to stay?She's the kind of girl you want so much it makes you sorry,Still you don't regret a single day, Ah, girl ... girl... When I think of...
- Lonesome Cowboy
Lonesome CowboyThere was a lonesome cowboy, who rode his horse all day,At night he slept in the moonlight, till he heard that midnight train...And then that lonesome cowboy, looked up at the stars in the sky,"I will...
- Windy Night
Windy NightWhen the angry sky, opens up its mouth,And lays down a belt of rain from the north to the south;Close your windows and close all your doors,And pray for those men who fall upon rocky shores.And when the...
- Goodnight
GoodnightWell, it's after midnight and the skies are shining bright,And a big fat moon is dancing on the sea, and I'm thinking oh my...And that old man in the sky he's looking me right in the eye,And he's wondering...
- Turning Round
Turning RoundFlying, I thought I'd never learn that flying,I thought I'd spend my whole life trying,For flying is that ancient art of keeping one foot on the ground...Lying, I thought I'd never keep from lying,I...
- Watching The World
Watching The WorldPass me the bottle, pass me the wine,Open your throttle, and I'll drive you right out of your mind,Watching the waves, watching the sky,I'm just sitting down here by the riverside,Watching the world...
- The Key
The KeyEach time that I hold you, your eyes fill with fear,You can't lose control now, the price is too dear,But love, I have heard you crying in the dark,And the tears on your pillow came bleeding, weeping from your...
- Hold On
Hold OnSomewhere, a lonely girl lies weeping,A lonely man tries sleeping,But he's getting nowhere...Sometime, it may be close to morning,She thought she heard him calling,But there's nobody there...And somehow,...
- Sin City
Sin CityGood morning, Blue Rider, and how was your night?Did you meet a nice woman, did she make you feel alright?I heard you came in from the country, looking for a good time,You walked round the hot spots, and you...
- Satin Green Shutters
Satin Green ShuttersWhere your love is, put your heart, guard these moments well,Where your dreams are, put your hopes, you know they will not fail you,When the sun rises in the morning, you will wake up and find her...
- New Moon
New MoonA new moon is laughing up there in the sky, butMy love is crying and I'll tell you why...Crisis and confusion when she came along,Followed by delusion when I found out that I was wrong,She said "Baby, we're...
- Save Me
Save MeOnce in a dream I was falling in love,With someone who looked a lot like you,But just as our lips were starting to kiss,I woke up on the floor;It's one of those nights for standing around,And talking to people...
- She Must Have Known
She Must Have KnownShe must have known from the moment she saw him,From the look in his eye and the way that he smiled,She must have dreamed of lying beside him,His hands on her body, his whispers of love;There is...
- Love And Time
Love And TimeShe is alone again, wondering how her world could have been,He's on the phone again, telling her he'll be working late,"We're gonna have a real good life, the money keeps rolling in,We can never really...
- Bal Masqué
Bal MasquéSo many hearts, so many years, so many people in this vale of tears,But there is one you will meet again, in this endless duet of the dance,Then the carriages come and the ladies descend with their...
- If Beds Could Talk
If Beds Could TalkIf beds could talk - mine would be singing,Singing about the time when you and I were lovers,All night long we could not stop,They were amazing times, they were the crazy times,They were the best...
- The Best That Love Can Be
The Best That Love Can BeThere was a time the fire was burning bright,And everything was shining in the light,But when the heart is cold, together we're alone,Thinking of reasons to stay away;There was a time that...
- Timing Is Everything
Timing Is EverythingWe play the game, we pay the price with luck that comes and goes,No matter what the Gods decide, we always spoil their show,Just like when you are finally near the lover of your dreams,And as you...
- Guilty Secret
Guilty SecretI'm living with a guilty secret deep in my heart,Living in a guilty secret life;We meet at night, we stay out late,And we avoid the man who makes her life so bad,'Cos he doesn't want her the way that I...
- Lebanese Night
Lebanese NightIt was late in a Lebanese restaurant,In the heat of a Lebanese night,There was dancing, people were singing,She came in from the garden outside,In her eyes I saw the stars,And I felt something happen in...
- There's Room In This Heart Tonight
There's Room In This Heart TonightHow many times can I look in your eyes,And say I have nothing to give?And how many more times must I wake in the night,With dreams of the way that you live?Well I can hear you crying...
- Another Rainbow
Another RainbowBreaking bread and drinking wine,Talking deep into the night,Just dreaming dreams and making plans forever,We have been the best of friends,And always said since way back when,We'd change the world with...
- A Spaceman Came Travelling
A Spaceman Came TravellingA spaceman came travelling on his ship from afar,'Twas light years of time since his mission did start,And over a village he halted his craft,And it hung in the sky like a star, just like a...
- Just Another Poor Boy
Just Another Poor BoyHe was but a traveller on the lonely road of life,She, her name was Mary, a lady of the night,She found him lying in that road, on a winter's night so cold,Just another poor boy, treat him...
- I'm Going Home
I'm Going HomeI left my home by the ocean,I left my love by the sea,Dreaming I could sing my songs in the city...I thought the streets of LondonWould be paved with gold,But the only gold was in the setting sun,And...
- This Song For You
This Song For YouHello darling, this is the army,I've just got the time to write,Today we attack, there's no turning back,The boys they're all ready for the fight.Yes, I'm well but this place is like hell,They call it...
- Lonely Sky
Lonely SkyThe cold north wind they call "La Bise"Is swirling round about my knees,Trees are crying leaves into the river;I'm huddled in this french caféI never thought I'd see the day,But winter's here and summer's...
- The Painter
The PainterI'd like you to meet my last queen,Over there large as lifeShe's been hanging there for almost a week,My poor late wife;What do think of the colour of her skin,It has the bloom of a rose,You see she begged...
- The Tower
The TowerA great lord came walking through the forestOne morning with a weapon in his hand;Rich was his castle, he lacked for nothing,But killing was his plan;When a white bird flew by she fell from the sky,Nothing...
- Old Friend
Old FriendOld friend, so you're in trouble again, you ask me today,To try and find a little time, and maybe buy a glass of wine,Old friend, I'm coming through...Old friend, yes I remember you, always a smile on your...
- Patricia The Stripper
Patricia The StripperDennis is a menace with his "anyone for tennis?"And beseeching me to come and keep the score...And Maud saya "Oh Lord! I'm so terribly bored!"I really can't stand it anymore...I'm going out to...
- Spanish Train
Spanish TrainThere's a Spanish train that runs betweenGuadalquivir and old Saville,And at dead of night the whistle blows,and people hear she's running still...And then they hush their children back to sleep,Lock the...
- Two Sides To Every Story
Two Sides To Every StoryChris:I really love it when you say to me,That I'm the one who makes you strong.When we're together we are so complete,You say here's where you belong.But when you dance,Oh, how you dance...
- Patricia The Stripper 2000
Patricia The Stripper 2000I'm going out to dinner, with a gorgeous singer,To a little place I've found down by the quay;Her name is Patricia, she calls herself Delicia,And the reason isn't very hard to see...She says...
- I Want It (And I Want It Now!) DJ Q-BAll Re-Mix
I Want It (And I Want It Now!)Four in the morning and I just can't sleep,I've got a craving now for something sweet,So I head off for my local all-night supermarket,When I get there, it's deserted;And now I'm standing...
- Missing You 2001
Missing You 2001I've been missing you... I've been missing you.I've got the roses, I've got the wine,With a little luck she will be here on time.This is the place we used to go,With romantic music and the lights down...
- Liberty
LibertyRoll away the dawn,Roll away the dawn, and let me see,The land of the free,Has anything changed at all;Sweet liberty,Sweet liberty is in our hands,It's part of the plan,Or is it a state of mind?Horses and...
- Crying And Laughing
Crying And LaughingSearchlights, rain on the road,Waiting for the airport limousine,Your time in this foreign land,Is nearly over, I'll never forget howLast night, after he called,You held me like you'd never let me...
- Light A Fire
Light A FireWatch, and wait, get ready for the sign,There are many here among us now,Who have not seen the light,We must send the word to all the people in the land,Go to every hill and mountain,For the time is now at...
- Borderline
BorderlineI'm standing in the station,I am waiting for a train,To take me to the border,And my loved one far away,I watched a bunch of soldiers heading for the war,I could hardly even bear to see them go;Rolling...
- The Revolution
The RevolutionWake up boys, there's a light at the window,I can hear someone knocking on the door,There are voices in the street,And the sound of running feet,And they whisper the word - "Revolution!"There are men...
- Don't Pay The Ferryman
Don't Pay The FerrymanIt was late at night on the open road,Speeding like a man on the run,A lifetime spent preparing for the journey;He is closer now and the search is on,Reading from a map in the mind,Yes there's...
- All The Love I Have Inside
All The Love I Have InsideWhen I wake up in the morning she is there,With her sleepy smile and a long night of windy hair,And when I hold her close beside me,Well it feels so good,That I'd like to stay here all day...
- I'm Counting On You
I'm Counting On YouThe night is so wild, and downstairs the child,Is sleeping, her spirit is free,For more than an hour, I have walked in the rain,I've been wondering what she will be,But where are the heroes, where...
- Where Peaceful Waters Flow
Where Peaceful Waters FlowRestless hearts, it has been a long time,Out here on the journey, for a glimpse of paradise,It's getting hard to find a place to go,Where peaceful waters flow;I took a walk past the old saxon...
- The Getaway
The GetawayThe moon is on the bright side,But we've thought of everything,Send the word to the prisoners,Tonight, we getaway,When you hear signs of confusion,Come drifting through the door,Get your belongings...
- Ship To Shore
Ship To ShoreShip to shore, do you read me anymore,This line is bad, and fading,Ship to shore, answer my call,Send me a signal, a beacon to bring me home; I have been to see the world,tasted life at every turn,And all...
- Living On The Island
Living On The IslandDay by day they drink and dream,Old men staring out to sea,From the island, living on the island;And down in the harbour, it's a show,Watching all the people as they come and go,On the island,...
- Diamond In The Dark
Diamond In The DarkIs it real, what I feel, is it love,Is it love that's making me weak, in the night,And when she's next to me,I just stumble on my words,And all the things I want to say,Come out wrong,I am lost in a...
- This Waiting Heart
This Waiting HeartO Léon, O Léon, O Léon, Wellahiya,O Léon, O Léon, O Léon, Wellahiya,Out on the water I can hear them call,I feel the rhythm inside of me,This is the moment I've been waiting for,When I'm...
- Brazil
BrazilOoh, next time I see you, I'll be singing in Brazil,Misty land of music where the feet are never still,And pretty senhoritas dressed up for the kill,They'll be glad that you're coming to Brazil, yeah, me too,So...
- A Rainy Night In Paris
A Rainy Night In ParisIt's a rainy night in Paris,And the harbour lights are low,He must leave his love in Paris,Before the winter snow;On a lonely street in Paris,He held her close to say,"We'll meet again in...
- In A Country Churchyard (Let Your Love Shine On)
In A Country Churchyard (Let Your Love Shine On)In a country churchyard there's a preacher with his people,Gathered all around to join a man and woman,Spring is here and turtledoves are singing from the steeple,Bees...
- Discovery
DiscoveryLady love, go back to sleep,Dry the tears from your eyes,But I cannot stay with thee,Until the morning,For the dawn is breaking,And my ship is waiting for me,And I must go,But I'll be back, yes,Before this...
- Round And Around
Round And AroundOoh, give me freedom and light, give me reason and right,All I need's a little time to get by,Turn my face to the wind, hear the nightingale sing,And wonder at the stars in the sky,So many things I...
- Summer Rain
Summer RainOld man walking by the sea is dreaming,Dreaming of the days when he was young,Hand in hand, a little boy beside him,Hearing about the weekends under the sun... "Ah most of all I remember,A little song we...
- Perfect Day
Perfect DayOh Lord, I'm tired, it's time to go to bed,Way, after midnight, and the wine's gone to my head,Lying here upon the shore just listening to the waves,And it's been a perfect day.Packed up a picnic and set...
- If You Really Love Her, Let Her Go
If You Really Love Her, Let Her GoPlease give me one more chance,I'm begging you, just one more chance,If you'll listen...This is not some movie romance,Or everlasting love at a glance,Won't you listen...She is a part...
- I Will
I WillI'm going to an island,Where the sun will always shine,Where the moon is always riding on the sea;And when I go I'll leave behind,These chains that hold me down,The time has come to set my spirit free,Ah ah ......
- Broken Wings
Broken WingsThese broken wings can take me no further,I'm lost, and out at sea,I thought these wings would hold me forever,And on to eternity,And far away I can hear your voice,I can hear it in the silence of the...
- This Weight On Me
This Weight On MeSome are talking of revolution, they've got guns and they got cash,But nobody knows, nobody gives a damn,So they call in the television who are happy to oblige,And this nothing story's on the news...
- The Son And The Father
I was walking down that road, to the place that was my home,And the memories of a life go on forever,Here's the village, here's the sea and here's the place where it began,When I found myself in the arms of Lady...
- Oh My Brave Hearts
Oh My Brave HeartsOh my brave hearts, we must leave this land tomorrow,We can't live here anymore,And in the quiet hours, we talk before the dawn;And the old hearts, they are calling from the shadows,Telling us we...
- The Snows Of New York
The Snows Of New YorkI can see you now by the light of the dawn,And the sun is rising slow,We have talked all night, and I can't talk anymore,But I must stay and you must go;You have always been such a good friend to...
- Up Here In Heaven
Up Here In HeavenUp on the hill I see it begin,Marking the heroes where they fall,In the stone, in the stone the names of those who have gone;And over the river, there is a place,Where they remember boys and...
- Blonde Hair, Blue Jeans
Blonde Hair, Blue JeansBlonde hair, blue jeans, best thing I've ever seen,She looks great, she feels good, lives in my neighbourhood,And when she walks past my house she brings me to my knees,It's like a long dark...
- Love's Got A Hold On Me
Love's Got A Hold On MeI got a light shining over me,I thought this could never be,It's so amazing what I feel,'Cos love - love's got a hold on me;Up in the air walking down the street,Smile like a fool at everyone I...
- This Silent World
This Silent WorldThis silent world, we're living in,Nobody knows, nobody knows 'bout me and you,In silent words, we talk together,Nobody hears, nobody hears a word we say;And I would give anything to be with you...
- You Are The Reason
You Are The ReasonA shadow in the moonlight, here she comes to me,We sit and talk about it all,And out in the distance, a dream is over,All I've been working for;This is not how I want you to see me,I have done the...
- Here Is Your Paradise
Here Is Your ParadiseI never knew love could be a silence in the heart,A moment when the time is still,And all I've been looking for is right here in my arms,Just waiting for the chance to begin;I never knew love...
- Talk To Me
Talk To MeTalk to me, I need a little advice,I've got you on my mind,Words of passion coming out of the night,You make me feel alive;I'm not one in a million, I'm a million in one,Thinking of ways to your heart,I've...
- A Celebration
A CelebrationDon't worry darling,That's no forever in my eyes,Just want to hold you for a while,Nobody knows how it will go,Spending this night together;I can hardly believe it's true,I can hardly believe it's you,A...
- Shine On
Shine OnShine on, brighter than the sun,Live for every moment, before the moment's gone,We shine on you and me tonight,Way across the universe, burning like a fire in the night...I was looking at a photograph,Taken in...
- By My Side
By My SideIt's all right I'm not lost,I've got a reading on the Southern Cross,And I've been listening to the radio,For signs of new life,Some people find the game too tough,And there are those who've simply had...
- She Means Everything To Me
She Means Everything To MeWhen the night comes she'll be here,Lying down in my bed,I have woken way before the dawn,With all the things that she said;On and on I hear gondoliers,Passing in the dark,It's another moment...
- Heart Of Darkness
Heart Of DarknessLast night I saw it there, shining in the dark again,The light that all men seem to fear,They say that sailors were drowning in the bay,And people kept away,Waiting for the riches that a wreck would...
- Making The Perfect Man
Making The Perfect ManIt was way after midnight, all the village was asleep,All except for one young villain through the night did creep,He went down to the church, started ringing the bell,Everybody came out looking,...
- The Connemara Coast
The Connemara CoastNothing can compare with the Connemara coast,Gazing out in silence with the one you love the most,The beauty of this place and the echoes deep inside,Make me think we're only just a moment in...
- Separate Tables
Separate TablesAt separate tables we sit down to eat,In separate bedrooms we go to sleep at night,I only wish you knew how much,You've been on my mind;I think about you when the morning comes,I think about you when...
- In Your Eyes
In Your EyesSome people fall in love in rooms that are so dark,They can't see where they are going, and they lose their hearts,But when I saw your face, it was a light so strong,And I could see a long night coming...
- Brother John
Brother JohnWell Brother John went down to the garden,On a long hot summer's day.To watch that girl he would hide in the shadows,As she worked the time away,With her long black hair and her eyes of fire,And a body to...
- Where We Will Be Going
Where We Will Be GoingI've got every reason to be high,I've got a place in the heaven beyond,I've got dreams to live and I've got love to give,And I know it in my heart and soul,Where we will be going;Well I lay me...
- Riding On A Rainbow
Riding On A RainbowWe're riding on a rainbow,We're flying free,We're riding on a rainbow,Yes, you and me; There is a place I love in Africa,That they call the rainbow land,It is a place to grow and live as one,In a...
- Every Drop Of Rain
Every Drop Of RainThey say there will be rain tonight,But that's okay, we'll stay inside,This is the first time I have felt so satisfied,I know love has found me;And now the night, is getting wild,And she is sleeping...
- In A Country Churchyard
In A Country ChurchyardIn a country churchyard there's a preacher with his people,Gathered all around to join a man and woman,Spring is here and turtledoves are singing from the steeple,Bees are in the flowers,...
- Broken Wings (Live Version)
Broken Wings (Live Version)These broken wings can take me no further,I'm lost, and out at sea,I thought these wings would hold me forever,And on to eternity,And far away I can hear your voice,I can hear it in the...
- Waiting For The Hurricane
Waiting For The HurricaneStanding in the foyer of the Grand Hotel,Suitcase in his hand looking for a bill,There's a hurricane coming and everyone's trying to get away;Time of the season, time of the year,The weather...
- Forevermore
ForevermoreI wake with the dawn, something is wrong,Then I hear you breathing softly by my side,And I know that I was dreaming, of a time that may come,When you would be no longer in my life;I slip out of the bed, I...
- It's Me (And I'm Ready To Go)
It's Me (And I'm Ready To Go)The autumn leaves were falling,On these old cathedral walls,There were candles in the darkness,Singing in the choir,And reading out the names,Of all the ones who've gone before,Well I...
- So Beautiful
So BeautifulI'm lying here tonight, thinking of the days we've had,Wondering if the world would be so beautiful,If I had not looked into your eyes,How did you know that I've been waiting?I never knew the world would...
- There's A New Star Up In Heaven Tonight
There's A New Star Up In Heaven TonightThe shadows darken and the day is done,And I cannot believe,It's really true and you have gone,You were always here beside me;You gave so much as the Queen of Hearts,To those...
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