Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins LVO (born 30 January 1951) is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, keyboardist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for English progressive rock group Genesis Genesis (band) and as a solo artist.
Collins sang the lead vocals on eight American chart-toppers Billboard Hot 100 between 1984 and 1989; seven as a solo artist and one with Genesis. His singles, often dealing with lost love, ranged... [read more] - If Leaving Me Is Easy
I read all the letters, I read each word that you've sent to meAnd though it's past now, and the words start to fadeAll the memories I have start, still remain I've kept all the pictures, but I hide my feelings so...
- Tommorrow Never Knows
Turn off your mind, relax and float downstreamIt is not dying, It is not dying.Lay down all thoughts, surrender to the voidIt is shining, oh it is shining.That you may see the meaning of withinIt is beginning, oh it...
- Behind The Lines
I held the book so tightly in my hands,I saw your picture, heard you call my nameIt was strange I could not look away,I had to be there, I wanted to go You gave me no reasonyou gave me no warningBut I was with...
- This Must Be Love
It must be love, I'm feelingThis must be loveOh this must be love, I'm feelingThis must be loveWell I wait in every day, just in case,You decide to callAnd I can hardly wait, 'coz I never thought time could pass so...
- You Know What I Mean
Just as I thought I'd make itYou walk back into my lifeJust like you never left Just as I'd learned to be lonelyYou call up to tell meYou're not sure if you're readyBut ready or not, you'll take what you've got and...
- Thunder And Lightning
I never thought I'd ever get tired of playing gamesBut I've been holding back for too longNow the time has come to get it rightNow's the time to show them all that they're wrong 'Cos they said thunder and they said...
- The Roof Is Leaking
The roof is leaking and the wind is howlingKids are crying 'cos the sheets are so coldI woke this morning found my hands were frozenI've tried to fix the fire, but you know the damn thing's too old It's been months...
- I'm Not Moving
If you feel it do it,You don't need a reasonFor all you know/it could be good for you To show your feelingsDon't just leave themDo the things you believe in, it's alrightDon't worry turn around, I will still be here...
- Easy Lover
Released on Phil Bailey's "Chinese Wall" album, 1984Easy loverShe'll get a hold on you believe itLike no otherBefore you know it you'll be on your kneesShe's an easy loverShe'll take your heart but you won't feel...
- Seperate Lives
Released as Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin single, 1985You called me from the room in your hotelAll full of romance for someone that you metAnd telling me how sorry you were, leaving so soonAnd that you miss me...
- True Colors
features BabyfaceYou with the sad eyesDon't be discouragedOh I realizeIt's hard to take courageIn a world full of peopleYou can lose sight of it allAnd the darkness, inside youCan make you feel so smallBut I see your...
- A Groovy Kind Of Love
Featured on the soundtrack of "Buster", 1988When I'm feeling blue, all I have to doIs take a look at you, then I'm not so blueWhen you're close to me, I can feel your heart beatI can hear you breathing near my...
- The Least You Can Do
I was lying awake last night, waiting for your callBut if the rumours are true, that won't bother you at allI'm trying hard to understandWhat it takes to be your manNow I don't have to wonder anymoreLeast you can do...
- Through My Eyes
It's never where you think you'll find itThe thing you think you're looking forIt could take you all your lifetimeAnd still you'd never quite be sureYou could look everywhereBecause you know it's thereSomewhere...
- Can't Stop Loving You
So you're leaving in the morning on the early trainI could say everything's alrightAnd I could pretend and say goodbyeGot your ticketGot your suitcaseGot your leaving smileI could say that's the way it goesAnd I could...
- River So Wide
If we can cross at the place that divides us.cross the river, the river so wide,if we can smother the pain that's inside us,deny the demons that wait bu our side,we can find, find the lightOur nights are filled with...
- No Matter Who
Well it's a long, long road when you're out there alone,no matter what side you're on,but there's a heart of gold behind the smileand it brought me to where I belong.'Cos I'd set my sights on finding youand I'm...
- Dance Into The Light
It's there in the eyes of the childrenIn the faces smiling in the windowsYou can come on out, come on open the doorsBrush away the tears of freedomNow we're here, there's no turning backWe have each otherWe have one...
- Take Me Down
Seems I've lingered too long in the darknessunlock the door, turn the light on and wait.I should know better than to rest on a promisebut this body before you has seen too much pain.Take me down, take me down to the...
- The Same Moon
When the daylight comes and I look across the room,I see you're gone.As the morning breaks and I reach to hold your handI can see, see I'm the only one.Well, your clothes are gone and your bags are packedbut the bed's...
- Wear My Hat
She came looking for me with her arms open wide,like some long lost friend of mine.She said 'Excuse me, but do you remember me ?'I said 'No, I don't believe I do'So she looked me up and downand undressed me with her...
- That's What You Said
I remember the night you weren't at home(had to work late is what I heard)That's what you saidI can never forget the way it felt,you needed some time to work it out,that's what you saidand now I feel a fool.'Cos late...
- The Times They Are A-Changin'
Come gather 'round people wherever you roam,and admit that the waters around you have grown,and accept it that soon you'll be drenched to the boneif your time to you is worth savin'then you better start swimmin'or...
- Oughta Know By Now
You oughta know by nowthat a man can't hold on forever,so why do you keep waiting herewhen you know it makes me want you more?You oughta know by nowhow it fells to be loved,so why d'you keep me hanging here,with this...
- Love Police
Sometimes I lie awake, wondering if I'll make it out of here,but the wind blows round my heels, so I stayI remember lying there, wishing I could be someone elsetrying to find somehow to get away.If I asked him nicely...
- It's In Your Eyes
It's in your eyes,the love you hide away.You can't disguisethe things you feel, the thing you sayIf you just call my nameany time at all, I'll be there.I don't know why,the way you're falling away from me.I can't...
- Lorenzo
Once upon a time I made a lion roar -he was sleeping in the sunbeams on the old zoo floor.I had gone to see the park where my papa used to play,it's called called Villa Borghese and it's on the wayto East Africa.Down...
- Just Another Story
Father comes home 'cos his money's run out -seems a little loose tonight, he starts to shout.Dinner's not on the table, seems mother's not able,she's staring at the TV.You can smell it on his breath, feel it in his...
- Kein Weg Zurück
Immer tu ich einem andren wehund ich kann es nicht mehr ändern,es ist schon zu spät.Ich tat alles, was ich konnte, ja!Ich habe mich so bemühtund ich frage mich, wohin der Weg mich führt.Bruder Bär, du bist...
- Ich Bin Unterwegs
Sag allen hier ich bin unterwegs.Es gibt so viel Neues zu seh´n.Der Himmel ist blau, ich bin unterwegsund ich möchte gar nicht anderswo geh´n.Sag allen hier, ich bin unterwegsund ich liebe jeden kleinen Schritt.Und...
- Look Through My Eyes
There are things in life you learnAnd oh in time you'll seeIt's out there somewhereIt's all waitingIf you keep believingSo don't runDon't hideIt will be alrightYou'll seeTrust meI'll be there watching over youJust...
- Hello, Fred The Beard
"What's your name?""I'm Fred the beard.""What's your name?""I'm Fred the beard.""What's your name?""I'm Fred the beard.""Well, I ain't never seen a beard with a name like Fred.""I'm Fred the beard."(Hello, Fred the...
- Gossip
[Bridge]I hate gossipAnd I don't walk around lookin for it, you know?, ButYesterday It Seemed to just wander on till it found me,The gossip found meThen why don't you just prove it.How? You don't know how to prove...
- Don't Get Me Started
DonÂ’t get me started on politiciansAnd the lies they spreadDonÂ’t even mention *** and religionAnd who they take to bedBut if you see me running down the streetKnow where IÂ’m running toIÂ’m tired of honesty being...
- I Missed Again
So you finally came right out and said it girlWhat took you so longIt was in your eyes, that look's been there for too longI'm waiting in lineWould you say if I was wasting my timeCHORUSOr did I miss againI think I...
- All My Life
All of my life, IÂ’ve been searchingFor the words to say how I feel.IÂ’d spend my time thinking too muchAnd leave too little to say what I meanIÂ’ve tried to understand the best I canAll of my life.All of my life,...
- Do You Remember
We never talked about it but I hear the blame was mine I'd call you up to say I'm sorry, But I wouldn't want to waste your time 'Cause I love you, but I can't take anymore There's a look I can't describe in your eyes...
- Something Happened On The Way To Heaven
We had a life, we had a loveBut you don't know what you've got til you lose itWell that was then and this is nowAnd I want you backHow many times can I say I'm sorryHow can something so good, go so badHow can...
- Hang In Long Enough
The signs are getting clearer, clearer than you needThe writing's on the wall, for you to seeYou never thought you'd ever get the tasteYou never thought that it could be this goodJust tell me what you want and I'll...
- You're Been In Love
You've been in love that little bit too longYou've been in love and I think that you knowYou've been in love it's time to move onYou've been in love and it's starting to showShe's getting to used to your face, getting...
- Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)
How can I just let you walk awayJust let you leave without a traceWhen I stand here taking every breath with youYou're the only one who really knew me at allHow can you just walk away from meWhen all I can do is watch...
- Come With Me
I'll try to make the sunshine brighter for youI will even play the fool if it makes you smileI'll try to make you laugh if there's a tear in your eyeAfter all is saidAfter all is doneI'll do anything for you.Come with...
- In Too Deep
All that time I was searching, nowhere to run to, it started me thinking,Wondering what I could make of my life, and who'd be waiting,Asking all kinds of questions, to myself, but never finding the answers,Crying at...
- Another Day In Paradise
She calls out to the man on the street'Sir, can you help me ?''it's cold, and I've nowhere to sleep.is there somewhere you can tell me ?'He walks on, doesn't look back,he pretends he can't hear herstarts to whistle as...
- Everyday
I got lost, couldn't find my wayand I guess there's nothing more to saylove can make you blind, make you act so strangebut I'm here and here I will staySo everyday I cryyes everyday I falldo you ever wonder why, why I...
- Don't Lose My Number
They came at night leaving fear behindShadows were on the groundNobody knew where to find himNo evidence was found"I'm never coming back"They heard him cryAnd I believe himWell he never meant to do anything wrongIt's...
- Wake Up Call
- Two Hearts
Well, there was no reason to believe she'd always be thereBut if you don't put faith in what you believe inIt's getting you nowhereCos it hurts, you never let goDon't look down, just look upCos she's always there to...
- It's Not Too Late
Gently rolling Father timeIs calling to him now, And though he hears himHe looks out to sea.Somewhere out there lie his dreamsA story with no endingAnd till he finds his answersHe won't be going nowhereFor him, it's...
- Against All Odds
How can I just let you walk awayJust let you leave without a traceWhen I stand here taking every breath with youYou're the only one who really knew me at allHow can you just walk away from meWhen all I can do is watch...
- Driving Me Crazy
No matter where you go IÂ’ll be thereNo matter where you hide IÂ’ll find youIÂ’ll be there looking through the window watching everything you doThereÂ’s no escaping meIÂ’ll be like your worst enemyIÂ’m right behind...
- You Can't Hurry Love
I need love, love, love, ooh to easy my mindAnd I need to find, find someone to call mine, my mama saidChorus:You can't hurry love, oh you'll just have to waitShe said love don't come easy, it's a game of give and...
- I Don't Care Anymore
Well you can tell ev'ryone I'm a down disgraceDrag my name all over the place.I don't care anymore.You can tell ev'rybody 'bout the state I'm inYou won't catch me crying 'cos I just can't win.I don't care anymore I...
- Sussudio
There's this girl that's been on my mindAll the time, Sussudio oh ohNow she don't even know my nameBut I think she likes me just the sameSussudio oh ohOh if she called me I'd be thereI'd come running anywhereShe's all...
- One More Night
One more night, one more nightI've been trying ooh so long to let you knowLet you know how I feelAnd if I stumble if I fall, just help me backSo I can make you seePlease give me one more night, give me one more...
- Groovy Kind Of Love
When I'm feeling blue, all I have to doIs take a look at you, then I'm not so blueWhen you're close to me, I can feel your heart beatI can hear you breathing near my earWouldn't you agree, baby you and me got a groovy...
- Take Me Home
Take that look of worryI'm an ordinary manThey don't tell me nothingSo I find out what I canThere's a fire that's been burningRight outside my doorI can't see but I feel itAnd it helps to keep me warmSo I, I don't...
- In The Air Tonight
CHORUSI can feel it coming in the air tonight, Oh LordI've been waiting for this moment, for all my life, Oh LordCan you feel it coming in the air tonight, Oh Lord, Oh LordWell, if you told me you were drowningI would...
- Invisible Touch
Well I've been waiting, waiting here so longBut thinking nothing, nothing could go wrong, ooh now I knowShe has a built in abilityTo take everything she seesAnd now it seems I'm falling, falling for her.She seems to...
- I Wish It Would Rain Down
You know I never meant to see you againand I only passed by as a friendAll this time I stayed out of sightI started wondering whyNow I, I wish it would rain down, down on meYes I wish it would rain, rain down on me...
- I've Forgotten Everything
'...I get along without you very well' (Hoagy Carmichael. 1939) I've forgotten everything about you'til someone says your nameI've forgotten all the reasons I loved you'til someone tells me that you rangThe memories...
- There's A Place For Us
'...There's a place for us, somewhere a time and a place.' So here we are togetherjust you and mesitting side by sidedon't know whywith time just racing bybut I don't want to goWell I don't know much about it'cos all...
- Both Sides Of The Story
'Though we might hate to admit it, there are always two sides to every story...' Find yourself in the gutter in a lonely part of townwhere death waits in the darkness with a weapon to cut some stranger downsleeping...
- We're Sons Of Our Fathers
'It seems that family values have changed since I was a kid, at least I remember it that way...' When I grow up to be a manlike my father was when I was youngI hope i can make him so proud of meProud enough to call me...
- Please Come Out Tonight
'...When all is said and done, there's just you and me.' Please come out tonight I need you hereits been a long, long time and I can't waitlet's find out, let's see what it's like out thereif it rains we'll find...
- Survivors
'...I never meant to break your heart, please forgive me.' No I never meant to hold you backI never meant to turn awayplease forgive meI never meant to break your heartI'd give my last breath before I doplease forgive...
- Can't Turn Back The Years
'No matter how much you think you want or need it, the past has to remain just that, the past...'Could've given you everything that you needbut I cannot turn back the yearsThe perfect love was all you wanted from...
- We Wait And We Wonder
'To the outsider it seems that we in Britain live daily under the cloud of terrorism.That familiarity sometimes makes you think ofit as almost normal, then suddenly something will happen...' We stand, hang our heads...
- We Fly So Close
'We never realise just how close we come to disaster whether in love or everyday life...' My harbour lights are fading fastsoon they'll disappearalone I sit in darknesshoping someone might come nearthough I wait,...
- Can't Find My Way
'...To try to do the right thing...always the right thing.' I've been doing some thinking, here on my ownit's been on my mindthis debt I owe to youI have to repay in kindBut I can't find my wayTired and weary, I...
- Like China
My mom and daddy both sayI must be crazy to be this infatuatedBut I know you knowWe got something special never felt beforeYou get me going just looking at youAnd the feeling's not hard to recognise soAlright I'll...
- Do You Know, Do You Care?
You said you would, you didn't and I wanna know whyAnd don't make no excusesYou promised, you promised, you better explainTho' I don't know what the use isYou said you could, you couldn't, now why did you lieYou made...
- Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away
You were lonely and you needed a friendAnd he was there at the right time with the right smileJust a shoulder to lean onSomeone to tell you it'll all work out alright Don't let him steal your heart awayNo, don't let...
- It Don't Matter To Me
Well it don't matter to me what you say, what you sayAnd it don't matter to me what you're doing alright, alright. Because I've heard it all so many times beforeJust what you're saying andI don't really want to hear...
- Thru These Walls
I can hear thru' these wallsI can hear it when they're foolin' aroundI can hear thru' these wallsAnd I hear ev'ry sign, ev'ry soundI can hear thru' these wallsIn the dark with the shades pulled down Ev'ry word that...
- I Cannot Believe It's True
When I opened your letter yesterdayI could not believe my eyes'Cos I've already given all I have to giveAnd I think it must have slipped your mindBut I remember not so long agoI gave it all, it's goneAnd I gave it all...
- Why Can't It Wait 'Till Morning
Why can't it wait 'til morning?We can talk about it then'Cos I've had a drink too manyAnd my troubles, well I ain't got any Why can't it wait 'til daylight?Things will seem much clearer thenI'm tired and my eyes are...
- Heat On The Street
You've gotta shout if you've got something to sayI know it's getting bad, you read it every dayAnd you, you can try your best ot fight itBut you can't make it on your ownSomeone better tell the people up thereI think...
- All Of My Life
All of my life, I've been searchingFor the words to say how I feel.I'd spend my time thinking too muchAnd leave too little to say what I meanI've tried to understand the best I canAll of my life.All of my life, I've...
- That's Just The Way It Is
All day long he was fighting for youAnd he didn't even know your nameYoung men come and young men goBut life goes on just the sameAnd I don't know whyWhy do we keep holding onI don't know whyPretending to be oh so...
- Father To Son
Somewhere down the road, you're gonna find a placeIt seems so far, but it never isYou won't need to stay, but you might lose your strengthon the waySometimes you may feel you're the only oneCos all the things you...
- Colours
Deep inside the borderChildren are cryingFighting for foodHolding their headsBreaking their bread with a stoneAll along the roadsidepeople are standing watching the sunshielding their eyesBrushing the flies from their...
- Find A Way To My Heart
Find a way to my heart, and I will always be with youFrom wherever you are, I'll be waitingI'll keep a place in my heart, you will see it shining throughSo find a way to my heart, and I will, I will follow youThis...
- Do You Remember?
We never talked about itBut I hear the blame was mineI'd call you up to say I'm sorryBut I wouldn't want to waste your time'Cos I love you, but I can't take any moreThere's a look I can't describe in your eyesIf we...
- No Way Out
Everywhere I turn, I hurt someoneBut thereÂ’s nothing I can say to change the things IÂ’ve doneIÂ’d do anything within my power, IÂ’d give everything IÂ’ve gotBut the path I seek is hidden from me nowBrother bear, I...
- Welcome
There is nothing complicatedabout the way we livewe are here for each other, hand me to giveproud of who we arehumble beneath the starswe've everything we needthe moon, the sun there is more than enough here for...
- On My Way
Tell everybody I'm on my wayNew friends and new places to seeWith blue skies ahead yesI'm on my wayAnd there's nowhere elsethat I'd rather beTell everybody I'm on my wayAnd I'm loving every step I takeWith the sun...
- Transformation
Come with me, I'll take you nowTo a place that you fearFor no reason whyYour heart has turned away from meAnd I will make you understandEverything will become clear to youWhen you see things throughanother's...
- No Way Out (Single Version)
Everywhere I turn, I hurt someoneBut there's nothing I can say to changethe things I've doneOf all the things I hid from youI cannot hide the shameAnd I pray someone, something will cometo take away the painThere's no...
- Two Worlds Finale
Vocals: Phil CollinsPut your faith in what you most believe inTwo worlds, one familyTrust your heartLet fate decideTo guide these livesTo guide these lives we see Put your faith in what you most believe inTwo worlds,...
- Strangers Like Me
Whatever you do, I'll do it too. Show me everything And tell me how. You know me something, And yet nothing to me. I can see there is too much to learn; It's all so close, And yet so far. I see myself As people see...
- You'll Be In My Heart (Full Version)
Come stop your crying it will be all rightJust take my hand and hold it tightI will protect you from all around youI will be here don't you cry.For one so small, you seem so strong My arms will hold you, keep you safe...
- You'll Be In My Heart
Come stop your cryingIt will be all rightJust take my handHold it tightI will protect youfrom all around youI will be hereDon't you cryFor one so small,you seem so strongMy arms will hold you,keep you safe and...
- Two Worlds
Put your faith in what you most believe inTwo worlds, one familyTrust your heartLet fate decideTo guide these lies we seeA paradise untouched by manWithin this worlds blessed with loveA simple life, they live in...
- Two Worlds Reprise
Vocals: Phil CollinsEvery moment now the bond growsgrows strongerTwo worlds, one familyTrust your heartLet fate decideTo guide those lives we see
- Son Of Man
Vocals: Phil CollinsOh, the power to be strongAnd the wisdom to be wiseAll these things willcome to you in timeOn this journey that you're makingThere'll be answers that you'll seekAnd it's you who'll climb the...
- Long Long Way To Go
While I sit here trying to think of things to saySomeone lies bleeding in a field somewhereSo it would seem we've still got a long long way to goI've seen all I wanna see todayWhile I sit here trying to move you...
- We Said Hello Goodbye
We said goodbye to a dear old friendAnd we packed our bags and left feeling sadIt's the only wayWe said hello as we turned the keyA new roof over our headsGave a smileIt's the only wayOnly wayTurn your headAnd don't...
- Inside Out
Inside out, ooh you got me inside outOh inside out, oh inside outNow everybody keeps on telling me how to beAnd everybody tells me do what they sayOh I'll help myself it's up to me and no-one elseBut till I'm ready...
- Doesn't Anybody Stay Together Anymore
Doesn't Anybody Stay Together Anymore (Collins/Stuermer)You keep on walking so you don't fall downIt's the same old storyYou keep on hiding so you can't be foundIt's the same old storyOh but I know you, you're the one...
- I Don't Wanna Know
It's over, oh yes it's all overAnd it's been a long time comingSome say it's too longShe said it, and now she'll regret itBut if she'd ask anyoneI know they'll tell her to her face, that it's too lateCos I don't wanna...
- Who Said I Would
I know she says she wants meI hear it every dayAnd I know she know it keeps meWell there ain't no other wayBut she's got a heart must be made of stoneCos when I tell her that she'll miss me when I'm goneShe saysWho...
- Only You Know And I Know
We know you really only wanna hearThe things we like to sayBut if I said to you please don't do itYou do it anywaySometimes I know, we gotta be cruelBe cruel to be kindWhen I ask you, what you see in meYou say our...
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