WAITING FOR THE PEACE OF THE NIGHT TO BE SHATTERED
 

MADNESS MONEY AND MUSIC

WEEKEND IN PARIS

ALL THE FLIGHTS WERE GROUNDED

SO I HEADED FOR THE HOMEWARD SIGN

DIDN'T THINK TO CALL YOU

I HAD MY WATCH SET ON PARISIEN TIME

THERE SHE WAS, HER FINGERS IN MY HOUSE

LYING ON HER BACK IN MY BED

WASN'T WHAT I'D HARDLY EXPECTED

AND OH GOD I WISH I WERE DEAD

 

CHORUS

I FOUND HER RED HEELED STILLETOES

I WATCHED THEM BURN IN MY FIRE

ONE WEEKEND IN PARIS I'VE GONE FOR GOOD

 

ALL HER CLOTHES WERE SCATTERED

HER PERFUME HANGING IN THE AIR

THROUGH THE DOOR HER LAUGHTER

GETTING LOUDER BUT YOU DIDN'T CARE

THERE IT WAS HER LIPSTICK HER MAKE UP

HER PAINTED NAILS STILL TOUCHING YOUR SKIN

COULD NOT BELIEVE WHAT MY EYES WERE WATCHING

AND OH GOD WILL I EVER WIN

 
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I DROVE ROUND TILL 4AM

HAD A COLD COFFEE AND THEN

I MADE UP MY MIND, MY WATCH WOULD STAY ON PARISIEN TIME

SHE CAN KEEP HER HEAD ON MY PILLOW

SHE CAN WATCH MY CEILING MY FLOOR

SHE CAN CHECK HERSELF IN MY MIRROR

CAUSE I WON'T BE DOING THAT NO MORE

 

REPEAT CHORUS (X2)

ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH

I NEVER KNEW A MAN WHO COULD GET ME FEELING THE WAY I DO

I WAS USED TO LIVING LIFE BY MYSELF

LOVERS COME LOVERS GO ANYWAY THE WIND BLOWS

THAT WAS ALRIGHT BY ME

NOW I NEED TO KNOW YOU CARE BEFORE I SHARE COMPLETELY

 

CHORUS

YOU'RE MAN ENOUGH, ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH

YOU'RE MAN ENOUGH, SAY YOU'RE MAN ENOUGH (YOU KNOW ME BY NOW)

TO STAY IN LOVE WHEN THE GOING'S TOUGH

IT TAKES A MAN TO HANDLE A LOVE THAT'S TRUE

YOU'RE MAN ENOUGH, ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH

HAD ENOUGH, HAVE YOU HAD ENOUGH (YOU KNOW ME BY NOW)

PLAYING GAMES PLAYING GAMES WITH LOVE

IT TAKES A MAN TO HANDLE MY LOVE FOR YOU

 

RICH BOY PLAY TOYS NIGHT LIGHT CITY LIFE

THAT WAS ALRIGHT BY ME

SINCE THE DAY YOU CAME ALONG I LOOK AT LIFE SO DIFFERENTLY

OH, YOU'RE MAN ENOUGH, ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH

YOU'RE MAN ENOUGH, SAY YOU'RE MAN ENOUGH (YOU KNOW ME BY NOW)

TO STAY IN LOVE WHEN THE GOING'S TOUGH

IT TAKES A MAN TO HANDLE A LOVE AND NOW

YOU'RE EVERYTHING TO ME

LET ME DOWN AND YOU'VE TAKEN MY LAST DREAM FROM ME

 

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WOULDN'T BEG FOR WATER

I MAKE FRIENDS, I MAKE ENEMIES

IT DOESN'T MATTER ALL THAT MUCH TO ME

I'M NOT THE KIND WHO DEALS BEHIND THE SCENES

I WON'T SELL MY SOUL, I'D BE NOTHING WITHOUT SOME INTEGRITY

 

CHORUS

I WOULDN'T BEG FOR WATER (X2)

IF MY SOUL WAS ON FIRE

THAT'S THE LAST THING I WOULD EVER DO

I WOULDN'T BEG FOR WATER (X2)

IF MY SOUL WAS ON FIRE

BUT I'D GET DOWN ON MY KNEES FOR YOU

 

I'VE GOT PRIDE

IT'S NOT THE FOOLISH KIND

DON'T OWE PEOPLE FAVOURS

THAT'S MY PEACE OF MIND

I DON'T KNOW WHY I DESERVE SOMEONE LIKE YOU

BUT YOU'RE MY ONE AND ONLY SOLE EXCEPTION

TO ALL MY RULES

 
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REAL LOVE IS HARD TO FIND

AS HOLDING BACK THE SANDS OF TIME

AND TIME CAN CHANGE MY LIFE AS MUCH AS YOU

 

I WOULDN'T BEG FOR WATER (X2)

IF MY SOUL WAS ON FIRE

YOU KNOW ME WELL ENOUGH TO KNOW IT'S TRUE

I WOULDN'T BEG FOR WATER (X2)

BUT I'D GET DOWN ON MY KNEES FOR YOU

MACHINERY

WAITING FOR THE PEACE OF THE NIGHT TO BE SHATTERED

I DO BELIEVE MY ILLUSIONS ARE IN TATTERS

WHEN I SEE THE PALE MOONLIGHT IN THE SKY

I KNOW IT'S GONNA COME LIKE A HURRICANE HITTING

I BREATHE A SIGH COS IT'S ONLY THE BEGINNING

WHEN I SEE REFLECTION DEEP IN HIS EYES I KNOW

HE'S GOT THE POWER TO HIT IT!

 

CHORUS

I DON'T BELIEVE WHAT HE SAID TO ME

I'M FEELING LIKE A PIECE OF MACHINERY

GOTTA GET IN CLOSER COS I CAN'T SEE

AND WHEN YOU'RE TELLING ME THE TRUTH

I REFUSE TO BELIEVE

 

RUNNING UNDERGROUND WITH MY INNOCENCE FADING

I DO BELIEVE THAT THERE IS SOMETHING I AM GAINING

WHEN I GET THE RED HOT FEVER INSIDE

I WANNA GIVE IT HELL AND BEHAVE JUST LIKE A GONNER

I WANNA STAY AND REDUCE THE THINGS I WANNA

WHEN I SEE THE PALE MOONLIGHT IN THE SKY I KNOW

HE'S GOT THE POWER TO HIT IT

 
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ICE OUT IN THE RAIN

I WAS ONCE YOUR DIAMOND, YOU SAID YOU WERE MINE

AND YOU BURN INSIDE ME

WHEN YOU LOOKED IN MY EYES

I SHOULD'VE SEEN CLEAR THROUGH YOU

THE CRYSTAL WAS CLEAR

WHEN I REACHED TO TOUCH YOU

THE MAGIC DISAPPEARED

IT WAS FADING, FADING

 

CHORUS

LIKE ICE OUT IN THE RAIN

SO COLD INSIDE WHEN YOU FEEL THE PAIN

LOST ILLUSIONS, JUST DIE AWAY

I FEEL THE SAME

LEFT LIKE ICE OUT IN THE RAIN

 

I WAS ONCE YOUR DIAMOND, AND THEY LAST SO LONG

THE LIGHT BURNS FOREVER

NOTHING EVER GOES WRONG

I WAS SO MISTAKEN, I RELIED ON YOU

WHEN YOU TOOK AWAY THE FIRE

ALL YOU LEFT ME WAS THE TRUTH

I WAS DYING, DYING

 

REPEAT CHORUS

 

ICE OUT IN THE RAIN (X2)

 
REPEAT CHORUS
 
ICE OUT IN THE RAIN (X2)

I DON'T NEED YOUR WORD

I HAVE WAITED ALL MY LIFE FOR YOU

AND NOW I'VE GOT TO LEAVE YOU

WHEN WE'RE HALF A WORLD APART

IT'S NOT SO FAR

AND I CAN FEEL I'M NEAR YOU

I'M NOT A KID, A CLINGING ROSE

WE'RE WISE ENOUGH TO KNOW

THE COST OF LETTING GO

AND I'LL BET MY LIFE ON YOU

SO DON'T MAKE PROMISES

'CAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE TO

 

CROSSES ON A CARD

A MIDNIGHT CALL

JUST TO SAY HELLO

THEN I'M GONNA KNOW

 

ALL THE DAYS AND MILES CAN'T CHANGE AT ALL

WHO YOU'RE THINKING OF

I DON'T NEED YOUR WORD

I ONLY NEED YOUR LOVE

MADNESS, MONEY AND MUSIC

YOU'RE NOT THE BEST BUT YOU'RE GETTING THERE

DON'T THINK YOU'VE ALREADY MADE IT

THERE'S ALWAYS TIME FOR COMPROMISE

AH, THAT REALLY BRINGS YOU DOWN TO SIZE

YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING ALRIGHT

AWAY FROM HOME EVERY NIGHT

YOU'VE DONE IT ALL

TRYING TO SUCCEED

BECAUSE IT'S ALL, ALL YOU'VE EVER NEEDED

 

CHORUS

MADNESS, MONEY AND MUSIC

INSIDE, OUTSIDE SCREAMING WON'T YOU LET IT BE

MADNESS, MONEY AND MUSIC

HEAVEN'S DOOR OR THE GATES OF HELL FOR ME

LIKE HEAVEN AND HELL I KNOW WHERE I'D RATHER BE

 

YOU GIVE THEM ALL YOU'VE GOT TO GIVE

YOU'VE GOT YOUR OWN LIFE TO LIVE

JUST SOME TIME TO REST A WHILE

JUST ENOUGH TO DO IT IN STYLE

AND WHEN THERE'S NOTHING LEFT AT ALL

YOU'LL REALISE THE PROBLEMS WERE SMALL

YOU TRY AGAIN WITH ONE NIGHT STANDS

BUT IT'S TOO LATE

YOU'VE LET IT SLIP FROM YOUR HAND

 

REPEAT CHORUS

THERE WHEN I NEEDED YOU

YOU'RE TOO KIND, AN EASY TOUCH FOR STRANGERS

YOU TAKE THEM IN, SALVATION FOR THE WAYWARD SOULS

LOSERS NO ONE WANTS TO KNOW

VAGRANT LOVE'S GOT A PLACE TO GO

 

WHEN THEY ARE DOWN AND OUT, THAT'S WHEN YOU'RE ATTRACTED

ANOTHER VICTORY IN YOUR PERSONAL CRUSADE

I WAS ALL USED UP BEYOND REPAIR

YOU PICKED ME UP

YOU WERE ALWAYS RIGHT

 

CHORUS

THERE WHEN I NEEDED YOU

YOU WERE THERE WHEN I NEEDED YOU

BROUGHT ME BACK

THERE WHEN I NEEDED YOU (RECYCLED ME BACK TO LOVE)
YOU WERE THERE WHEN I NEEDED YOU
BROUGHT ME BACK
 
 

IT'S THE SAME OLD SONG, YOUR PATIENCE MADE ME FALL FOR THE DOCTOR

THAT'S YOUR SIGN, YOU KNEW THAT I WOULD BE OKAY (YOU SENT ME ON MY WAY)

ON TO YOUR NEXT MISSION SOMEWHERE

LIKE YOU SAVED ME, YOU WERE ALWAYS RIGHT

 

REPEAT CHORUS

 

ON TO YOUR NEXT MISSION SOMEWHERE

LIKE YOU SAVED ME, YOU WERE ALWAYS RIGHT

 

REPEAT CHORUS (X2)

WIND BENEATH MY WINGS

IT MUST HAVE BEEN COLD THERE IN MY SHADOW

TO NEVER HAVE SUNLIGHT ON YOUR FACE

YOU'VE BEEN CONTENT TO LET ME SHINE

YOU ALWAYS WALKED A STEP BEHIND

I WAS THE ONE WITH ALL THE GLORY

WHILE YOU WERE THE ONE WITH ALL THE STRENGTH

ONLY A FACE WITHOUT A NAME

AND I NEVER ONCE HEARD YOU COMPLAIN

 

CHORUS

DID YOU EVER KNOW THAT YOU'RE MY HERO

AND EVERYTHING I'D LIKE TO BE

I COULD FLY HIGHER THAN AN EAGLE

(CAUSE) YOU ARE THE WIND BENEATH MY WINGS

 

IT MIGHT HAVE APPEARED TO GO UNNOTICED

BUT I'VE GOT IT ALL HERE IN MY HEART

I WANT YOU TO KNOW I KNOW THE TRUTH

I WOULD BE NOTHING WITHOUT YOU

 

REPEAT CHORUS

 

YOU ARE THE WIND BENEATH MY WINGS

YOU DO IT

YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY I LOVE YOU EVERYDAY - YOU DO IT

YOU DON'T HAVE TO TRY TO KEEP ME SATISFIED - YOU DO IT

LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE

YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN TAKE ME AWAY

AND WHEN YOU CAN'T BE MINE

I SPEND ALL MY TIME JUST WAITING

'TIL YOU COME BACK AROUND

THERE'S NO ONE ELSE I'VE FOUND CAN DO IT

THE WAY YOU DO IT TO ME

WHEN YOU LOVE ME

 

WHEN I NEED TO FEEL THE WAY I LOVE TO FEEL - YOU DO IT, YES YOU DO

I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT THE WAY THAT YOU KNOW HOW TO DO IT

TELL ME WHAT DID I DO RIGHT

TO GET YOU IN MY LIFE

WHERE I NEED YOU - NEED YOU TO STAY

AT TIMES IT ALMOST SEEMS I STEPPED INTO A DREAM WHEN YOU HOLD ME

I GUESS I'M TRYING TO SAY

CAN'T DO WITHOUT THE WAY YOU DO IT

THE WAY YOU DO IT TO ME WHEN YOU LOVE ME

 

TELL ME WHAT DID I DO RIGHT

TO GET ME IN MY LIFE

WHERE I NEED YOU - NEED YOU TO STAY

AT TIMES IT ALMOST SEEMS

I STEPPED INTO A DREAM WHEN YOU HOLD ME

I GUESS I'M TRYING TO SAY

CAN'T DO WITHOUT THE WAY YOU DO IT

THE WAY YOU DO IT TO ME WHEN YOU LOVE ME

 

YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY I LOVE YOU EVERY DAY COS YOU DO IT

YOU DON'T HAVE TO TRY TO KEEP ME SATISFIED - YOU DO IT, YES YOU DO

IN THE WINTER

THE DAYS ARE OKAY

I WATCH THE TV IN THE AFTERNOON

IF I GET LONELY

THE SOUND OF OTHER VOICES

OTHER ROOMS ARE NEAR TO ME

I'M NOT AFRIAD

 

THE OPERATOR

SHE TELLS THE TIME

IT'S GOOD FOR A LAUGH

THERE'S ALWAYS RADIO

AND FOR A TIME I CAN

TALK TO GOD, DIAL A PRAYER

ARE YOU THERE, DO YOU CARE?

ARE YOU THERE?

 
CHORUS

AND IN THE WINTER

EXTRA BLANKETS FOR THE COLD

FIX THE HEATER, GETTING OLD

I AM WISER NOW, YOU KNOW

BUT STILL AS BIG A FOOL

CONCERNING YOU

 

I MET YOUR FRIEND

SHE'S VERY NICE, WHAT CAN I SAY?

IT WAS AN ACCIDENT

I NEVER DREAMED WE'D MEET AGAIN THIS WAY

YOU'RE LOOKING WELL

I'M NOT AFRAID

 

YOU HAVE A LOVELY HOME

JUST LIKE A PICTURE

NO, I LIVE ALONE

I FOUND IT EASIER

YOU MUST REMEMBER HOW

I NEVER LIKED THE PARTY LIFE

UP ALL NIGHT, LOVELY WIFE

YOU HAVE A LOVELY WIFE

 
REPEAT CHORUS
 

AND IN THE WINTER

EXTRA BLANKETS FOR THE COLD

FIX THE HEATER, GETTING OLD

YOU ARE WITH HER NOW, I KNOW

I'LL LIVE ALONE FOREVER

NOT TOGETHER NOW

PLEASE DON'T SYMPATHISE

EVERYBODY TELLS ME

SHOULD FORGET YOU

THEY TELL ME WHY

BUT DON'T TELL ME HOW

I KNOW THEY MEAN WELL

BUT IT DOESN'T HELP ME

I'LL WORK IT OUT

BY MYSELF SOMEHOW

GOT TO BE ON MY OWN

IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT I MUST FACE ALONE

 

CHORUS

(SO) PLEASE DON'T SYMPATHISE

IT REALLY DOESN'T HELP

DON'T GIVE ME YOUR ADVICE

(JUST) KEEP IT TO YOURSELF

I APPRECIATE

YOUR TAKING TIME TO CALL

BUT PLEASE DON'T SYMPATHISE

IT DOESN'T HELP AT ALL

 

FRIENDS COME TO SEE ME

BUT I JUST CAN'T FACE THEM

FEEL SUCH A FOOL

WHEN THEY SEE ME CRY

SINCE YOU WALKED OUT

I'VE BEEN SO DOWNHEARTED

IT'S HARD TO TAKE

BUT I KNOW I MUST TRY

 

REPEAT CHORUS

 
GOT TO BE ON MY OWN
IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT I MUST FACE ALONE
 
REPEAT CHORUS TO FADE


Music and Lyrics - Steve Thompson