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Ocean

  • Albums: Lovers Speak

I've got to keep on keeping on
I just wanna be beside you
Wanna do the best I can
Even though you've made it plain
You don't believe in love
I can't let you go
I can't walk away

Come on baby can't you see
All the need in me
Like the ocean speaks to the naked man
The rhythm of your heart is like a sonnet
Pure and sweet
How you haunt my memory

Believe me baby
In this brilliant world you're the best
You're like a porcelain charm
A perfumed smile
A teenage blush
You're like champagne roses

Come on baby can't you see
All the need in me
Like the ocean speaks to the naked man

I've got to keep on keeping on
How can I live without you
I've got to make you understand
Each species has a mate
And fate says you'll be mine
I won't let you down

Come on baby can't you see
All the need in me
Like the ocean speaks to the naked man
The rhythm of your heart is like a sonnet
Pure and sweet
How you haunt my memory

I believe in angels
You leave me no alternative
You're like a butterfly
A gospel choir
A sun kissed sky
You're like sensual velvet

Believe me baby
In this brilliant world you're the best
You're like a porcelain charm
A perfumed smile
A teenage blush
You're like sunshine roses

Come on baby can't you see
All the need in me
Like the ocean speaks to the naked man

 

 

 

One More Chance

  • Albums: Sleight Of Hand Love & Affection

Take it from me
I'm the one who knows
I've been there myself
I can tell you
It's not the place you want to be

Nothing's right
It's all wrong
And nothing good
Can ever come

Learn from me
I was stupid
Now I'm an enemy for life
I can tell you
It's not a thing I like

I feel so bad
Nothing works
I try my best
But I fail the test

Oh baby please don't go
It's just the one mistake
Give me one more chance
My heart my heart

Hear the sound
As I fall apart
Watch my senses fade
I'll throw the question open
How can I make things change

Nothing works
It's all wrong
I try my best
But I fail the test
I feel so bad
Nothing's right

I feel so bad
I feel so bad
I feel so bad

 

 

 

One Night

  • Albums: Secret Secrets Love & Affection

I only see
The side of you you want to show
How do I know
How much to let my feelings go
Cos every night
I have the same good dream
You making love
And the face I see
Looks like me
When you hold me tight
It seems so real

Oh babe I know
I could make you stay
If I could have

One night
And I know I could make you stay

Ready for love
Don't you think of safety first
Be a hero
You could take a chance on me
Cos every night
Here comes my favourite dream
You making eyes
And that courting stance
Is right at me
When you hold me tight
It's all so real

Oh babe
I know I could make you stay
If I could have

One night
And I know I could make you stay

 

 

 

Only One

  • Albums: Walk Under Ladders

I wanna be just where you are
I wanna take you so far
Away with me

I wanna be your only one
I wanna be the one you run to
when you're down

I wanna be the one your love
I wanna be the only one
you want around

Make me feel good
Make me feel find
Beautiful eyes
Promise of paradise

 

 

 

Opportunity

  • Albums: Show Some Emotion

Opportunity
Came to my door
When I was down
On my luck
In the shape
Of an old friend
With a plan
Guaranteed

Showed me the papers
As he walked me to the car
His shoes
Finest leather
He said
You could wear this style
If you follow my advice

He owned a gun
The calibre escaped me
But I noticed
Straight away
It makes me itch
Carried an address
With numbers on the back
And an L shaped
Bar of iron

What's that for
I asked my man
With eyes
Wide opened
And the knowledge in my head
And he said
Opportunity
World wide adventure
Money in the bank

We did the job
The work was so well done
No one saw us coming
Much less leave
But what I dropped
Carried my credentials
And a black and white
Shot of you and me

What's that for
I asked the cop
With eyes of innocence
And the knowledge in my head

And he said
Opportunity
World wide adventure
Let me have your hand

 

 

 

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