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It's a tug of warWhat with one thing and anotherIt's a tug of war
We expected moreBut with one thing and anotherWe were trying to outdo each other In the tug of war
In another worldIn another world we could stand on top of the mountainWith our flag unfurled
In a time to comeIn a time to come we will be dancing to the beatPlayed on a different drum
It's a tug of warThough I know I mustn't grumbleIt's a tug of war
But I can't let goIf I do, you'll take a tumble And the whole thing is going to crumble It's a tug of war
(Pushing, pushing, pulling puliing)(Pushing, pulling)
In years to come they may discoverWhat the air we breathe and the life we leadAre all about
But it won't be soon enough (it won't be soon enough for me)Soon enough for meNo it won't be soon enough (it won't be soon enough for me)Soon enough for me
In another world we could stand on top of the mountainWith our flag unfurledIn a time to come we will be dancing to the beatPlayed on a different drum
We will be dancing to the beatPlayed on a different drumWe will be dancing to the beat Played on a different drum
It's a tug of war(A tug of war, a tug of war)What with one thing and anotherIt's a tug of war
We expected moreBut with one thing and anotherWe were trying to outscore each otherIn a tug of war
(Pushing, pushing, pulling puliing)(Pushing, pulling)
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Take it awayWanna hear you play till the lights go downTake it awayDon't you wanna stay till there's no one else around?
Take it awayWanna hear you play till the lights go downTake it awayDon't you wanna stay till there's no one else around?
Lonely driver out on the roadWith the hundred miles to goSoul survivor carrying the loadSwitches on his radio
Take it awayWanna hear you play till the lights go down (down, down)Take it awayDon't you wanna stay till there's no one else around?
Take it awayWanna hear you play till the lights go down (down, down)Take it awayDon't you wanna stay till there's no one else around?
In the audience, watching the showWith the paper in his hand (in his hand, in his hand)Some important impresarioHas a message for the band, oh Take it awayWanna hear you play till the lights go down (down, down)Take it awayDon't you wanna stay till there's no one else around?
You never know who may be listening to ya(Never know who may be listening to ya)(You never know who may be listening to ya)
Take it awayTake it away
After hours, late in the barBy a darkened corner seatFaded flowers wait in the jarTill the evening is complete
(Aah, aah)(Aah, aah)
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When your body is coming apart at the seamsAnd the whole thing's feeling lowYou're convincing yourselfThat there's nobody there, I knowI know how you feel
Like somebody has taken the wheels off your carWhen you had somewhere to goWell it's annoying, not goingTo get very far I knowBut somebody cares
There's always someone, somewhereYou should know by nowAlways somebody who caresIt's happening day in, day outWell you know by nowAlways somebody who cares
And if you don't know itHow will it find you?How will we know your whereabouts?But I know how you feel
I know how you feel
Like somebody has taken the wheels off your carWhen you had somewhere to goWell it's frustrating, not goingTo get very far I knowBut somebody cares
There's always someone, somewhereYou should know by nowAlways somebody who caresIt's happening day in, day outWell you know by nowAlways somebody who cares
And if you don't know itHow will it find you?How will we know your whereabouts?But I know how you feel
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(Good morning)(Or good afternoon)(Good night)
What's that you're doing?Girl, I like what you do to me What's that you're doing?'Cause it makes no kind of sense to me
You can me me feel so proudYou can make me holler, ow!Girl, you make me wanna dance and sing
My mind is blown and you're the blameI say it's sunnin' where there's rainI know by l[...]
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And if I sayI really knew you wellWhat would your answer be?If you were here today
Ooh, ooh, oohHere today
Well knowing youYou'd probably laughAnd say that we were worlds apartIf you were here today
Ooh, ooh, oohHere today
But as for meI still remember how it was beforeAnd I am holding back the tears no more
Ooh, ooh, oohI love you
What about the time we met?Well, I suppose that you could say that we were playing hard to getDidn't understand a thingBut we could always sing
What about the night we criedBecause there wasn't any reason left to keep it all inside?Never understood a wordBut you were always there with a smile
And if I sayI really loved youAnd was glad you came alongThen you were here today
Ooh, ooh, oohFor you were in my songOoh, ooh, oohHere today
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Well I used to smile when I was a pupSailing down the Nile in a China cupWith the recipe for a lovely daySticking out of my back pocket
But it wasn't always such a pretty sight'Cause we used to fight like cats and dogsTill we made it up in the ballroom
Ballroom dancing made a man of meOne, two, three, fourI just plain adore yourBallroom dancing, seen it on TVI got what I got from ballrom dancingBig B.D.
Well I used to fly when I was a kidAnd I didn't cry if it hurt a bitOn a carpet ride to a foreign landAt the time of Davy Crockett
But it wasn't always such a pretty sight'Cause we used to fight like cats and dogsTill made it up in the ballroom
Ballroom dancing made a man of meOne, two, three, fourI just plain adore yourBallroom dancing, seen it on TVI got quite a lot from ballrom dancing Big B.D.
Well went so fast and we all grew up Now the days that passed in the China cup Are the memories of another day And I wouldn't want to knock it
But it wasn't always such a pretty sight'Cause we used to fight like cats and dogsTill made it up in the ballroom
Ballroom dancing made a man of meOne, two, three, fourI just plain adore yourBallroom dancing, seen it on TVI got quite a lot from ballrom dancingBig B.D., oh
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The pound is sinkingThe peso's failingThe lira's reelingAnd feeling quite appalling
The mark is holdingThe franc is fadingThe drachma's very weakBut everyone's still trading
The market's bottom has fallen right outAnd only the strong are survivors
Well I fear, my dearThat it's eminently clearThat can't see the trees for the forest
Your father was an extraordinary manBut you don't seem to have inheritedMany of his mannerismsOh, any of his mannerisms
The dollar's movingThe rouble's risingThe yen is keeping upWhich hardly seems surprising
The market's bottom has fallen right outAnd only the strong are survivors
Hear me, loverI can't be held responsible now For something that didn't happenI knew you for a minute
Oh, it didn't happen Only for a minute Your heart just wasn't in it anymore
The pound is sinkingThe peso's failingThe lira's reelingAnd feeling quite appalling
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You've got to get it, mmmYou've got to get it, don't forget, 'cause it doesn't come around againYou've got to get it, mmmYou've got to get it and you've got to get it good
Once I had a little spanish guitarThe neighbors told me I could go pretty farWell I came and I wentAnd my guitar got bent
But I discovered that the people who loveAre what we need if we're to get up above it allAnd that's thatUnless the world is flat
I wanna get it, mmmI wanna get it just in case it doesn't come around againI wanna get it, mmmI wanna get it and I wanna get it good
Pardon me if I've been misunderstood I wanna get it while the going is goodThe telephone rangAbout a song I sang
The life of Cadillac and Ultra for sureIs automatic for the Lady DemureShe came and she wentWithout a single dent
You've got to get it, mmmYou've got to get it, don't forget, 'cause it doesn't come around againYou've got to get it, mmmYou've got to get it and you've got to get it good
Come on, let's get it, mmmCome on, let's get it don't forget, 'cause it doesn't come around againYou've got to get it, mmmYou've got to get it and you've got to get it good
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Light out wanderlustHead us out to seaCaptain says there'll be a bustThis one's not for me
Take us from the darkOut where we can seeCaptain's out to make his markThis one's not for me
Light out wanderlustHelp us to be freeLight out wanderlustDo it just for meWanderlust
Oh, where did I go wrong, my love?What petty crime was I found guilty of?What better time to find a brand new day?Oh, wanderlust away
Light out wanderlustHelp us to be freeLight out wanderlustDo it just for meWanderlust
Captain's out to make his markThis one's not to be
Light out wanderlustHead us out to seaCaptain says there'll be a bustThis one's not for me
(Oh, where did I go wrong, my love?)(What petty crime was I found guilty of?)(What better time to find a brand new day?)(Oh, wanderlust away)
Dropping a lineMaybe this timeIt's wanderlust for me
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The one you wanted to beIs now the one you see
The one you wanted to beIs now the one you see