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Bright Eyes Is it a kind of dream, Floating out on the tide, Following the river of death downstream? Oh, is it a dream? There's a fog along the horizon, A strange glow in the sky, And nobody seems to know where you go, And what does it mean? Oh, is it a dream? Bright eyes, Burning like fire. Bright eyes, How can you close and fail? How can the light that burned so brightly Suddenly burn so pale? Bright eyes. Is it a kind of shadow, Reaching into the night, Wandering over the hills unseen, Or is it a dream? There's a high wind in the trees, A cold sound in the air, And nobody ever knows when you go, And where do you start, Oh, oh, into the dark. Bright eyes, burning like fire. Bright eyes, how can you close and fail? How can the light that burned so brightly Suddenly burn so pale? bright eyes. Bright eyes, burning like fire. Bright eyes, how can you close and fail? How can the light that burned so brightly Suddenly burn so pale? Bright eyes. Soldier’s Song The smoke was slowly rising as the light began to fade, There were fires on the skyline from some distant border raid. And I was riding out at seventeen to join my first brigade Many years ago. And I chanced upon a farmhouse where the woman took me in, She gave me food and wine; she gave me shelter from the wind. She delayed me from my regiment, and service of my king Many years ago. She said: "Soldier, before I lose you to the fight, Oh my soldier, I'll make a man of you tonight." She took me over In the fading fire-glow, On that wild and misty night she was my woman. And when I rose next morning I was gone before she stirred, I tore myself away from there and left without a word. The sound of distant infantry was the only thing I heared On that morning. And in that day I aged ten years and died a thousand deaths, I learned the feel of frozen steel and fear within my breast. But the lesson I'll remember till they lay me to my rest Keeps returning. Soldier, before I lose you to the fight, Oh my soldier, I'll make a man of you tonight. She took me over In the fading fire-glow, On that wild and misty night she was my woman. And when the dice of war were thrown and victory was won, My drunken young compatriots went out to have their fun. And there was no single house they did not burn or over-run, On that evening. So I rode out to that place again as hard as I could ride, But I found her by the trail along the lonely mountainside. In the hands of those brave friends of mine she suffered and she died, Many years ago. Soldier, before I lose you to the fight, Oh my soldier, I'll make a man of you tonight. She took me over In the fading fire-glow, On that wild and misty night she was my woman. The Walls Of The World The sun is only shining like it always does, But I never noticed it in the sky before. And you don't need to worry, 'cause I need your love, my friend. There's a strong kind of feeling when I know you're near Nobody alive can take it away from me; And I feel like I've known you for a thousand years Bring it out into the light. 'Cause I think I'm gonna write it on the walls of the world, So everyone will know today the love I hold for you. I will write it on the walls of the world, So that the sun won't fade away the words I say to you, I love you And I know I'm not a loser when I'm on my own, I could be miles away in another land, And it keeps me together when I'm far from home, I won't keep it out of sight. And I think I'm gonna write it on the walls of the world, So everyone will know today the love I hold for you I will write it on the walls of the world So that the sun won't fade away the words I say to you, I love you A Winter’s Tale The nights are colder now. Maybe I should close the door, And anyway the snow has Covered all your footsteps And I can follow you no more. The fire still burns at night, My memories are warm and clear; But everybody knows It's hard to be alone at this time of year. It was only a winter's tale, Just another winter's tale, And why should the world take notice Of one more love that's failed? It's a love that can never be Though it meant a lot to you and me; On a worldwide scale We're just another winter's tale While I stand alone A bell is ringing far away I wonder if you hear, I wonder if you're listening I wonder where you are today. Good luck! I wish you well, And for all that wishes may be worth; I hope that love and strength Are with you for the length Of your time on earth. It was only a winter's tale, Just another winter's tale, And why should the world take notice Of one more love that's failed? It's a love that can never be Though it meant a lot to you and me; On a worldwide scale We're just another winter's tale. It was only a winter's tale, Just another winter's tale, And why should the world take notice Of one more love that's failed? It's a love that can never be though it meant a lot to you and me; On a worldwide scale We're just another winter's tale Love Makes You Crazy I was reading in my history book. Before the seventh war, They used to have a thing that they called love, That we don't have any more. I don't know the feeling But I'm told it was an evil thing. It used to make you crazy and fall down No one knows what it could bring. Love makes you crazy, Love makes you cry. Love made them crazy, In days gone by. Love makes you crazy, That's what they say. Love made them crazy, In the olden days. It must have seized the body and the mind Like a strong disease. Another plague that science has erased Even from the memories. Or maybe evolution wiped it out So just the strong survive. And no-one with that feeling could exist In the race to stay alive. Love makes you crazy, Love makes you cry. Love made them crazy, In days gone by. Love makes you crazy, That's what they say. Love made them crazy, In the olden days. Love makes you crazy, Love makes you cry. Love made them crazy, In days gone by. Love makes you crazy, That's what they say. Love made them crazy, In the olden days. System 605 I was born number 17, Romeo Delta 59, System 605, Unit 91. But you can call me Ralph; My friends do. And you can come and meet my mother, Any day you like, On System 706, Unit 91. She cooks a mean hamburger, She learned from a leaflet, Better than the kind you get from a take-away. She cooks a mean hamburger, She learned from a leaflet, Better than the kind you get from a take-away. I was born number 17, Romeo Delta 59, System 605, Unit 91. Caravan Song The early light is breaking, The morning sun is waiting in the sky, And I think I'm gonna break away, And follow where the birds of freedom fly, I need you give, I need to live, For the world is slowly turning, And the light of love are burning in my eyes. Caravans, Oh, my soul is on the run, Overland, I am flying; Caravans, Moving out into the sun, Oh, I don't know where I'm going, but I'm going. I wish I had the wisdom To find some simple words to make you see, That the things that mean a lot to you Don't always mean a lot to me. I need to breathe. I need to leave; When the sands of time go drifting by I may be on my own, but I'll feel free. Caravans, Oh, my soul is on the run, Overland, I am flying; Caravans, Moving out into the sun, Oh, I don't know where I'm going, but I'm going. Theme from “Caravans” (Instrumental) I Feel Like Buddy Holly I watched the planes come in On the early morning flights But I could not stand to see them land without you. Now I'm thumbing through my forty-fives on another endless night And the same old lines Going back in time Tell me this is nothing new. Well I feel like Buddy Holly 'cause it's Raining In My Heart All the sad songs take me back to you now that we are apart. Now I know how Paul McCartney felt when he got up to say: I wish it was Yesterday. So I sit here playing Solitaire It's a game I know so well Ever since that day when you called to say: It's over. Now I've made my reservation at the Heartbreak Hotel While I'm living without you I'm thinking about you Like Only The Lonely do. Well I feel like Buddy Holly 'cause it's Raining In My Heart Now I know what Paul Simon meant by the words he found: I wish I was Homeward Bound. Well I feel like Buddy Holly 'cause it's Raining In My Heart Now I know how Paul McCartney felt when he got up to say:... I wish it was Yesterday I wish it was Yesterday Lady OF The Dawn Lady of the Dawn, You've opened up my sleeping eyes. I never knew that I was born Well I like you for your body, But I love you cause you're wise I am your prisoner, You're my Lady of the Dawn. You are the dealer In this strange, uncertain game Take my cards And deal again I can feel my life is changing. Woman, Now you've taught me how to learn Teach me to earn The love you give to me The love you give to me Lady of the Dawn, You've opened up my sleeping eyes. I never knew that I was born Well I like you for your body, But I love you cause you're wise I am your prisoner, You're my Lady of the Dawn. I was waiting In the darkness of the night Only now I see the light Softly shining in the silence Woman, If you really hold the key Turn it for me And help me understand And help me understand Lady of the Dawn, You've opened up my sleeping eyes. I never knew that I was born Well I like you for your body, But I love you cause you're wise I am your prisoner, You're my Lady of the Dawn. The Winds Of Change We can't go on any more with this notion, Just saving up to buy a ball and chain; Seems it's all arranged. You can't buy time and you can't buy emotion, What have you and I been waiting for? The Winds of Change are blowing hard in our direction, We can't go back and we can't stand still; The Winds of Change may try to blow away my affection But they never will. They say in your life there's a tide for the taking. And if you wait, they say it goes away; It just flows away. I know it may be a mistake we are making, But if we don't try, we'll never know. The Winds of Change are blowing hard in our direction, We can't go back and we can't stand still; The Winds of Change may try to blow away my affection But they never will. Please Don’t Fall In Love I know that you’re with him just now as I write I know you need someone to hold you at night But I’m begging you, baby Please don’t fall in love I knew it might happen when I was away And now that it’s happened, I just want to say That I’m begging you, baby Please don’t fall in love I’m usually strong but I’m feeling so weak It wells up inside me, I cry when I speak But the more I call you on the phone The more I feel alone And the less we have to say I know that you’re with him just now as I write I know you need someone to hold you at night But I’m begging you, baby Please don’t fall in love I knew it might happen when I was away And now that it’s happened, I just want to say That I’m begging you, baby Please don’t fall in love We kissed at the airport, we said we could wait I believe it is we who determine our fate And I love you more than I can say Don’t throw it all away Don’t let it go by I know that you’re with him just now as I write I know you need someone to hold you at night But I’m begging you, baby Please don’t fall in love I know you dont tell me, to spare me the pain Don’t want you to tell me, I don’t need his name That I’m begging you, baby Please don’t fall in love I Watch You Sleeping Refrain: I watch you sleeping Little angel face And on behalf of the human race Welcome to this crazy place. I watch you sleeping Innocent and free I don't know what your dreams may be And you don't know what you mean to me. You have never heard the thunder You have never seen the rain But you can still feel the wonder You can still feel the pain And sometimes you look at me, So wise and so sure I could easily believe you have been here before. [Refrain] I won't be here forever But as long as I'm around I promise you I will never let you down To help make a world you can feel worthy of I would teach you to fly On the wings of my love. I watch you sleeping Brave and unaware You don't know yet, so you don't care I want you to know that it's hard out there [Refrain] I watch you sleeping... Railway Hotel We went to the room and we bolted the door, The bass from the jukebox was coming through the floor, And out through the walls we could still hear the roar of the trains. Was this all the comfort we got for our sins? No candles, no waiters, no soft violins? A dirty electric convector plugged into the mains. I had wanted much more for the first night with you, But the railway hotel was the best I could do. I knew the Savoy would have suited you well, But the best I could do was the railway hotel. Away in the sky were the lights ot a jet, Burning in the night like a slow cigarette. The lamp in the street threw a soft silhouette on the wall. And though it was crumbling and rundown and dead A chair and a sink and an old single bed, The love we began and the things that we said, I recall. I had wanted much more for the first night with you, But the railway hotel was the best I couid do. I knew the Savoy would have suited you well, But the best I couid do was the railway hotel. The Closest Thing To Crazy How can I think I’m standing strong, Yet feel the air beneath my feet? How can happiness feel so wrong? How can misery feel so sweet? How can you let me watch you sleep, Then break my dreams the way you do? How can I have got in so deep? Why did I fall in love with you? This is the closest thing to crazy I have ever been, Feeling twenty-two, acting seventeen, This is the nearest thing to crazy I have ever known, I was never crazy on my own: And now I know, That there’s a link between the two, Being close to craziness And being close to you. How can you make me fall apart Then break my fall with loving lies? It’s so easy to break a heart; It’s so easy to close your eyes. How can you treat me like a child Yet like a child I yearn for you? How can anyone feel so wild? How can anyone feel so blue? This is the closest thing to crazy I have ever been, Feeling twenty-two, acting seventeen, This is the nearest thing to crazy I have ever known, I was never crazy on my own: And now I know, That there’s a link between the two, Being close to craziness And being close to you x 3 The Ride To Agadir We rode in the morning, Casablanca to the west. On the Atlas mountain foothills leading down to Marakesh. For Mohammed and Marocco We had taken up our guns For the ashes of our fathers and the children of our sons. For the ashes of our fathers and the children of our sons. In the dry winds of summer We were sharpening the blades. We were riding to act upon the promise we had made. With the fist and the dagger, with the rifle and and the lance, We will suffer no intrusion from the infidels of France. We will suffer no intrusion from the infidels of France. We could wait no more, In the burning sands on the ride to Agadir. Like the dogs of war, For the future of this land on the ride to Agadir. Though they were waiting, And they were fifty to our ten, They were easily outnumbered by a smaller force of men. As the darkness was falling They were soon to realize, We were going to relive upon their godforsaken lives. We were going to relive upon their godforsaken lives. We could wait no more, In the burning sands on the ride to Agadir. Like the dogs of war, For the future of this land on the ride to Agadir. We rode in the morning, Casablanca to the west. On the Atlas mountain foothills leading down to Marakesh. For Mohammed and Marocco We had taken up our guns, For the edges of our fathers and the children of our sons. For the edges of our fathers and the children of our sons.