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THE SHOW MUST GO ON

Baby, although I chose this lonely life
It seems it’s strangling me now
All the wild men, big cigars, gigantic cars
They’re all laughing at me now
Oh I’ve been used
I’ve been taken for a fool, oh what a fool
I broke all the rules
But I won’t let the show go on
Baby look there’s an enormous crowd of people
And they’re all after my blood
I wish maybe they’d tear down the walls
Of this theatre and let me out, let me out
Oh I’ve been so blind
I’ve wasted time
Wasted, wasted, oh so much time
Walking on the wire, high wire
But I won’t let the show go on
(Scat verse)
Oh I’ve been so blind
I’ve wasted time
Wasted, wasted, oh so much time
Walking on the wire, high wire
But I won’t let the show go on
Baby I wish you’d help me escape
And help me get away
Leave me outside my address
Far away from this masquerade
I’ve been so used I’ve been so abused
I’ve been a fool I broke all the rules
I’ve been so used oh and abused
But I won’t let the show go
I said I won’t let the show oh
Won’t let the show go on

 

 

WHEN I NEED YOU

When I need you
I just close my eyes
And I’m with you
And all that I so wanna give you
It’s only a heartbeat away
When I need love
I hold out my hands
And I touch love
I never knew there was so much love
Keeping me warm night and day
Miles and miles of empty space in between us
A telephone can’t take the place of you smile
But you know I won’t be travelling forever
It’s cold out
But hold out
And do like I do
When I need you
I just close my eyes
And I’m with you
And all that I so wanna give you babe
It’s only a heartbeat away
It’s not easy when the road is your driver
Honey that’s a heavy load that we bear
But you know I won’t be travelling a lifetime
It’s cold out
But hold out
And do like I do
Oh I need you
(Solo)
When I need love I hold out of my hands
And I touch love
I never knew there was so much love
Keeping me warm night and day
When I need you
I just close my eyes
And you’re right here by my side
Keeping me warm night and day
I just hold out my hands
I just hold out my hands
And I’m with you darling
Yes I’m with you darling
And all I wanna give to you
It’s only a heartbeat away
Oh I need you darlin’
Oh I want you darlin’

 

 

ONE MAN BAND

Everybody knows down Ladbroke Grove
You have to leap across the street
You can lose your life under a taxi cab
You gotta have eyes in your feet
You find a nice soft corner and you sit right down
Take up your guitar and play
Then the lawman comes and says move along
So you move along all day
I’m a one man band
Nobody cares nor understands
Is there anybody out there wanna lend a hand
To my one man band
For three days now I haven’t eaten at all
My, my, I must be getting so thin
Soon my cap won’t be large enough
To drop a half-a-crown in
So hey there mister don’t you look so sad
Don’t look so ill at ease
When I can play you any song you like
To cheer up the life you lead
I’m a one man band
Nobody cares nor understands
Is there anybody out there wanna lend a hand
To my one man band
And oh, oh, oh, look at the rain falling
Oh, oh, oh look at it rain
Oh look at it rain
Nobody sees the minstrel boy
As he sings his tale of woe
Nobody sees him coming, nobody sees him go
So hey there mister don’t you look so sad
Don’t look so ill at ease
When I can play you any song you like
To cheer up the life you lead
I’m a one man band
Nobody cares nor understands
Is there anybody out there wanna lend a hand
To my one man band

 

 

YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING

You’ve got a cute way of talkin’
You got the better of me
Just snap your fingers and I’m walkin’
Like a dog hanging on your lead
I’m in a spin you know
Shakin’ on string you know
You make me feel like dancing
I’m gonna dance the night away
You make me feel like dancing
I’m gonna dance the night away
You make me feel like dancing
I feel like dancing dancing dance the night away
I feel like dancing dancing - aah
Quarter to four in the morning
I ain’t feeling tired no no no no no
Just hold me tight and leave on the light
Cause I don’t want to go home
You put a spell on me
I’m right where you want me to be
You make me feel like dancing
I want to dance the night away
You make me feel like dancing
I’m gonna dance the night away
You make me feel like dancing
I feel like dancing dancing dance the night away
I feel like dancing, dancing – aah
Doo doo doo doo – woo woop
Doo doo doo doo – oh yeah
Doo doo doo doo – woo woop
Doo doo doo doo – ah ha
You take me higher
I’m gonna catch on fire ‘cos
You make me feel like dancing
I wanna dance the night away
You make me feel like dancing
I’m gonna dance my life away
I feel like dancing dancing dance the night away
I feel like dancing dancing dance the night away
I feel like dancing dancing dance the night away
I feel like dancing dancing - aah
You really slipped me a potion
I can’t get offa the floor
All this perpetual motion
You gotta give me some more
You gotta give me some more
And if you’ll let me stay we’ll dance our lives away
You make me feel like dancing I wanna dance my life away
You make me feel like dancing I wanna dance my life away
You make me feel like dancing I wanna dance my life away
I feel
You make me feel like dancing

 

 

RAINING IN MY HEART

The sun is out, the sky is blue
There’s not a cloud to spoil the view
But it’s raining
Raining in my heart
The weatherman says fine today
He doesn’t know that you’ve gone away
And it’s raining
Raining in my heart
Oh misery, Oh misery
Oh misery
What’s gonna become of me, oh
I tell myself, my blues won’t show but I know
That soon all my tears will flow
Come a raining down, raining in my heart
(Solo)
Oh misery, Oh misery
Oh misery
What’s gonna become of me, oh
The sun is out, the sky is blue
There’s not a cloud to spoil the view
But it’s raining, oh it’s raining in my heart
(Solo)

 

 

ORCHARD ROAD

 

To tell the truth its really such a sad affair
Standing here waiting in the cold night air
But Ive got to make this call
cause my heart is breaking.

I hear the bips drop a coin in the slot
Has it been that long
I thought youd forgotten me
Well I know that its getting late
But I just couldnt wait

Will I have the nerve to say
I just wanna come back
You shouldnt just go away
I just wanna come back

Ive been struck by such a bad luck
I need a place a little happiness and some love
I think I can see it now
Now let me paint the picture

Its twelve oclock and the curtains are drawn
Theyre counting sheep down in orchard road
Youre hanging on the telephone line tonight
And I wish I could be in orchard road

Not much been happening here
I think Ive got a job
Theyre gonna call me next week
And Ill be working out of town
But it sure beats hanging around

Whats that? tomorrow at two
Youre kidding me -- no
Is it allright with you
I dont know what to say
Itll be like a holiday

When you say youre all alone
Makes me wanna come back
And this house is not a home
I just gotta go back

Its twelve ten when I put down the phone
The moons shining down on orchard road
And Im feeling like a schoolboy again and tonight
Ill see you in my dreams of orchard road

Its funny but I thought Id never go back
I think sometimes I might loose track
But I remember you and the things we do
And I want it back.

In orchard road youve got my heart
I left it in your doorway
In orchard road a welcome back
Is waiting there just for me
In orchard road the sun will shine
Again I know I know
In orchard road you keep my love
Just waiting there for me

Its eight oclock and the dawns arrived
In orchard road its breakfast time
I climb in my car and I turn the key and Im gone
I am coming home
To orchard road

Im coming home 

 

 

GIVING IT ALL AWAY

I paid all my dues
So I picked up my shoes
I got up and walked away
Oh, I was just a boy
Giving it all away
I didn’t know how to play
I’ve worked hard and failed
Now all I can say is
I threw it all away
Oh, I was just a boy
Giving it all away
Sail away, sail away
Ooh, well I know better now,
I know better now
Giving it all away
Oh oh, I now better now,
I know better now
I’ve given it all away
Went out in the world
Too much for my nerves
Well, only myself to blame
See, I was just a boy
And there was nobody else to blame
I’ve done all I can
Now it’s out of my hands
Stand on my head and say
Oh, I was just a boy
Giving it all away
Sail away, yeah sail away
Oh, I know better now,
I know better now
Ain’t gonna give it all away
Oh oh, yeah yeah, I now better now,
I know better now
Ain’t gonna give it all away
Ooh, I know better now
I know better now
I’ve given it all away
See I was just a boy
Giving it all away
I was just a boy
Giving it all away
Oh, I know better now
Giving it all away
I was just a boy

 

 

I CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU (THOUGH I TRY)

 

So you’re leaving
In the morning
On the early train
I could say everything’s alright
I could pretend and say goodbye
You’ve got your ticket
Got your suitcase
Got your leaving smile
I could say that’s the way it goes
I could pretend and you won’t know
That I was lying
‘Cos I can’t stop loving you
I can’t stop loving you
No, I can’t stop loving you
Though I try
We took a taxi
To the station
Not a word was said
I saw you walk across the road
For maybe the last time, but I don’t know
Feeling humble
I heard a rumble
From the railway track
And when I hear that whistle blow
I’ll walk away and you won’t know
That I was lying
‘Cos I can’t stop loving you
I can’t stop loving you
No, I can’t stop loving you
Though I try
‘Cos I can’t stop loving you
I can’t stop loving you
I just can’t stop loving you
Why should I try
Why should I try

 

 

THUNDER IN MY HEART

Standing here alone with you
Wondering what it is that I’m supposed to do
And there you are with the lovelight in your eyes
Your bridges are burnt down
Your arms are open wide
Am I in too deep or should I swim to the shore
Is this the real thing I don’t know
But I’ve never been here before
And I feel a thunder in my heart
That I just can’t control
I feel a thunder in my heart
Should I walk away or follow my soul
I feel a thunder in my heart
Where it comes from I just don’t know
Oh no, oh no
There’s a storm ragin’ deep in my soul
There’s a howlin’ wind that I just can’t control
There’s a fire inside me I can’t explain
Every time you touch me my love falls like rain
I’ve only known you for an hour or more
But the time is standin’ still
Your love has opened up the door
I feel a thunder in my heart
It takes my breath away
I feel a thunder in my heart
Will I ever be the same
I feel a thunder in my heart
It’s telling me you’re here to stay
Oh no, oh no
There’s a thunder in my heart
There’s a thunder in my heart
There’s a thunder in my heart
There’s a thunder in my heart
Take me baby I’m all yours
Do just what you wanna do with my love
Let’s not let the night overtake us
‘Cos what’s happening right now may make or break us
Do you feel the way I do
Open up your heart now baby
I’m coming’ through
I feel a thunder in my heart
Takin’ my breath away
I feel a thunder in my heart
Since I met you I’ll never be the same
I feel a thunder in my heart
I know you’re here to stay
I feel a thunder in my heart
And I know you’re here to stay

 

 

LONG TALL GLASSES

 

I was travelling down the road feeling hungry and cold
I saw a sign saying food ‘n drinks for everyone
So naturally I though I would take me a look inside
I saw so much food there was water coming from my eyes
Yeah, there was ham, there was turkey, there was caviar
And long tall glasses with wine up to here
Then somebody grabbed me, threw me out of my chair
Said “before you can eat, you gotta dance like Fred Astaire”
You know I can’t dance, you know I can’t dance…
You know I can’t dance, you know I can’t dance… I can’t dance
Oh no
I am a man of the road, a hobo by name
I don’t seek entertainment, just poultry and game
But if it’s all the same to you, then yes I will try my hand
If you were as hungry as me I’m sure you’d understand.
(Hey, wait a minute)
Of course I can dance, I’m sure I can dance
I know I can dance, I know I can dance
I can dance
I really hit the floor
Look at me dancing
(Solo)
I did a two-step quick-step and a bossa nova
A little Victor Sylvester and a Rudy Valentino
You shoulda seen me moving right across the floor
Hand me down my tuxedo, next week I’m coming back for more
I can dance, oh yes, I can dance
Look at me dancing, the floors moving
And I feel good, I feel good
I can dance, I can dance, I can dance, I can dance
I can 

 

 

DON’T WAIT UNTIL TOMORROW

 

Don't wait until tomorrow
It may come too late
Don't wait until tomorrow
Only fools hesitate
Take hold of every chance
That's offered to you
Don't say it can wait
That never will do
Don't wait until tomorrow
'Cos it won't wait for you
Well I wonder sometimes
What the future will be
And all that it tells me
Is wait and see
Should I let the wind carry me
Like a wave on the shore
But I don't want my life
To just pass me by
When I think I'll grow old
It just makes me cry
There's too much to do and to say
And I don't have the time
It's all a waste of time
Don't wait until tomorrow
The waiting's no fun
Don't wait until tomorrow
Tomorrow never comes
Take hold of every chance
That's offered to you
Don't say it can wait
That never will do
Don't wait until tomorrow
'Cos it won't wait for you 

And this is the time where my heart belongs
I've waited in this town for much too long
Feeling like a leaf on a tree
I'm waiting to fall
I think I've seen it all
Don't wait until tomorrow
It may come too late
Don't wait until tomorrow
Only fools hesitate
Take hold of every chance that's offered to you
Don't say it can wait that never will do
Don't wait until tomorrow
'Cos it won't wait for tomorrow, no
Don't wait until tomorrow
It won't wait for you

It won't wait for you