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The Power Of Dreams

  • Albums: Hearts And Flowers Love & Affection


Somehow you supply
All of the answers
I've fallen for your lack of mystery
Your honest emotions
Your love for me
Has opened up my world
Renewed my taste for life
Nothing was easy
Till you


You came everything else just fell into place
Till you
Daily routine was dragging me down

But somewhere deep inside
All disillusions
Were shattered by your hand touching mine
The strength of a new love
Can conquer all
I ever want is here
By any other name
The power of love

You came everything else just fell into place
You made all of the bad times
Just disappear
My step is light
You made my soul and my spirits fly
And how my fortune changed
The power of change


All I ask of all my hopes
My one recurring dream
The power of dreams
The power of dreams

Peace In Mind

  • Albums: Show Some Emotion

Slow to be angered
Quick to forgive
No jealous state am I in
Some people get satisfaction
From being
And bringing down
But you know
Pleasant things are still gonna happen
If you're fun
Or wear a frown
So go on with your plan
I thought you were
Better than that
I know that
Good things
Are still gonna happen
If you lie
Or make it sound
Cold
It's a state of mind
And I know what ever happens
I need peace in mine

You're looking for some thing
And I suspect revenge
Alright
Get your satisfaction
Hurting me inside
But you know
Some how
I saw it happening
And it's sad
It came about so
Go on with your plan
I thought
You were better
Than that
I know that
Good things
Are still gonna happen
If you lie
Or make it sound
Cold

 

 

 

People Who Win

  • Albums: This Charming Life

I got a feeling in my bones
Everything is gonna work out

On a  spiritual level
There ain't no mountain
That we can't climb

Let's go
Eh oh eh
Let's go
Eh oh eh
Let's go
Eh oh eh
Let's go
Eh oh eh

There is something going round
Trying to make our lives a wasteland

Put a strangle hold on hope
But there ain't no tempo we can't play

Let's go
Eh oh eh
Let's go
Eh oh eh
Let's go
Eh oh eh
Let's go
Eh oh eh

Everybody gets to ride  a bad patch of life
But it don't mean luck is never on your side
There's a bad man trying to break our backs
But he'll need the strength of ten before he breaks a sweat

We're fierce like a lion
Strong in our convictions
Hey  we are determine in our heart and soul
 
Yeh we stand
Yeh we fight
Yeh we hold
Into the night

Let's go
Eh oh eh
Let's go
Eh oh eh
Let's go
Eh oh eh
Let's go
Eh oh eh
 
There's a bad man coming trying to bring us down
There's a bad man coming trying to bring us down

I got a feeling in my bones
Everything is gonna work out

On  a spiritual level
There ain't no mountain
That we can't climb 

Hey mister man
Better get yourself a plan
If you think we're gonna fail
Then you've on the wrong track
I can tell by the way that you're choking for breath
You know you're looking at people
Who win

Let's go
We're the people who win



 

 

People

  • Albums: Joan Armatrading

People to the left of me
People to the right
I wanna be along
But it just gets worse all the time
Can't make it work
People all around me
In love
In pain
Some are integrated
Driving me insane
They're gonna drive me right out of my head

Scheming
There's people cheating
Pressure from all sides
Chain you
They try to change you
There's no escaping
People
People
People

Standing right in front of me
Moving up behind
Ringing on my phone
I got no place to hide
No where to go
People all around me
Singing out of tune
Draw me
Don't trace you
Oh...leave me alone
I gotta find somewhere else I can go

Once I wanted loving
Somebody of my own
That's all changed
Love somebody of my own
That's all changed
People all around me
In love
In pain
Some are integrated
Driving me insane
They're gonna drive me right out of my head
People
People
People

 

 

Persona Grata

  • Albums: Secret Secrets

Can you feel
How close we are
Can you tell
That this is real
Make up your mind
Cos any way you want it baby
Hey
You got it

Power over me
I'm your whipping boy
I can positively say

I am in love with you
I am in love with you
I am in love with you
I am in love with you

Here you are
All I've waited for
Bap par dap........ah

Now I give my heart to you
Take it all now
Make me feel good
It can make you feel good too

Hey
You got it
Don't waste precious time
Said anyway you want it baby
Hey
You got it

 

 

Physical Pain

  • Albums: Lovers Speak

It's a physical pain
My head just aches
I'm feeling raw
I feel crucified
I don't feel great

I'm gonna lick my wounds
Hide my crying eyes
It's my own fault
I told you lies

No touch sensation
No palpitations
Don't lick my lips
Don't lick my lips
In anticipation

I'm traumatized
And I feel confined
I seem so unsettled
I don't feel alive

I'm gonna lick my wounds
Hide my crying eyes
It's my own fault
I told you lies

No excitations
No good vibrations
Just a physical pain
Just a physical pain

Will I ever get to see you darling
This broken friendship
Means my broken heart
Are we ever gonna get together
Will I ever see your smiling face again
Can't wait

There's too much space
These empty rooms
Time on my hands
I'm gonna lick my wounds
Hide my crying eyes
It's my own fault
I told you lies
No excitations no good vibrations it's solitaire

I feel lost
I feel alone
With no desire
I feel numb

Will I ever get to see you darling
This broken friendship
Means my broken heart
Are we ever gonna get together
Will I ever see your smiling face again
Are we ever gonna get together
Are we ever gonna get together

Will I ever get to see you darling
This broken friendship
Means my broken heart
Are we ever gonna get together
Will I ever see your smiling face again
Are we ever gonna get together
Are we ever gonna get together

 

 

 

Play The Blues

  • Albums: Into The Blues

Blue hat
Checked shirt
Pimple on your cheek
Ears like handle bars
Teeth yellow
Like the sun
Gravelled voice like a beaten path
But baby when you sing the blues
I'd take all my clothes off for you
Baby when you sing the blues
I'd take all my clothes foff or you

Wake up
Every day
Turn my face
To feel the morning breeze
At night
When we meet
You’re brighter than a constellation of stars
Baby when you sing the blues
I'd take all my clothes off for you
Baby when you sing the blues
I'd take all my clothes off for you

Got a feeling that my cares gonna walk away
Got a feeling that my cares gonna walk away
Got a feeling that my cares gonna walk away
As long as baby don't leave
I'm happy every day

Got a feeling that my cares gonna walk away
Got a feeling that my cares gonna walk away
Got a feeling that my cares gonna walk away
As long as baby don't leave
I'm happy every day

Blue hat
Checked shirt
Pimple on your cheek
Ears like handle bars
Teeth yellow
Like the sun
Gravelled voice like a beaten path
But baby when you sing the blues
I'd take off all my clothes for you
Baby when you sing the blues
I'd take off all my clothes for you

Got a feeling that my cares gonna walk away
Got a feeling that my cares gonna walk away
Got a feeling that my cares gonna walk away
As long as baby don't leave
I'm happy every day

 

 

 

Promise Land

  • Albums: Hearts And Flowers Love & Affection

All this time I have followed the rules
And I've lived the perfect life
Alright
By somebody else's standards
All this time I did not feel too bad
But I was not what you call happy
Not really
I was searching for something
And all this time you were standing by
And all this time you were waiting

All this time I've been living a lie
And I even fooled myself completely
Now I'm really ready
Right or wrong
I will follow your course
And if you go down I'll drown
So save me
I'm not as strong as I look yea
All this time I've been saying
No
But all this time
I've been meaning

Yes I'm ready to take your hand
Follow you into the promise land
Ooh yea let's talk about it
I'm a fool for you
Ducking and diving
'Cos I'm a fool for you
All this time I've been saying
No
But all this time
I've been meaning
Yes I'm ready to take your hand
Follow you into the promise land

 

 

 

Promises

  • Albums: This Charming Life

Come to me baby
Stay by my side
Don't try to fake it
With little white lies

I want you to be always by my side
The burden of proof is for you to deny
I found you out
Now let's do whatever it takes
For us to survive

Promise love that never dies 
Paint  a blue and perfect sky

Come to me baby
Stay by my side
Where we stand now
Is our default line

I want you to be always by my side 
We've both made mistakes 
But we're  human and so
As much as we think we're infallible
We get it wrong sometimes 

Promise love that never dies 
Paint  a blue and perfect sky

Everything changes
As much as we wish
There is nothing that remains
And this feeling
That we're both searching for
It's elusive like chasing the clouds

Still  I want you to
Come to me baby

Promise love that never dies 
Paint  a blue and perfect sky

Promise love that never dies 
Paint  a blue and perfect sky

 

 

 

Prove Yourself

  • Albums: Lovers Speak

Some things are gonna come easy
Some things are gonna be hard
But don't let them put you off your stride
Cos you could make your mark

You're gonna get married
You're gonna be rich
Your gonna have all the things you ever wished
You're gonna be the boss
You know you're gonna pull
You could be the saviour of this wicked world

Some times you gotta be smarter
You've got to play to win the game
Don't let them make you give up
Right before you can begin

Going to the moon
Win a peace prize
Discover there's life on the other side
You're gonna get slim
Make a new friend
You can do what ever you think you can

People are gonna wanna tell you
Don't try too much
They're gonna warn you
About disappointment but

You're gonna prove yourself
You're gonna prove yourself
You're gonna prove yourself
You're gonna prove yourself

You're gonna tour the world
You're gonna write a book
You could be the one who finds life on Mars
You're gonna be happy
Listen to the voice
You can do it right
If you make that choice

To prove yourself
You're gonna prove yourself
You're gonna prove yourself
You're gonna prove yourself

You can do anything
You can do anything
You can do anything

You can do anything
You can do anything
You can do anything

And you're gonna prove yourself
You can prove yourself
You can prove yourself
You can prove yourself
You can prove yourself
You can prove yourself
You can prove yourself
You can prove yourself
And you're gonna prove yourself

 

 

 

The Power Of Dreams

  • Albums: Hearts And Flowers

Somehow you supply
All of the answers
I've fallen for your lack of mystery
Your honest emotions
Your love for me
Has opened up my world
Renewed my taste for life
Nothing was easy
Till you


You came everything else just fell into place
Till you
Daily routine was dragging me down

But somewhere deep inside
All disillusions
Were shattered by your hand touching mine
The strength of a new love
Can conquer all
I ever want is here
By any other name
The power of love

You came everything else just fell into place
You made all of the bad times
Just disappear
My step is light
You made my soul and my spirits fly
And how my fortune changed
The power of change


All I ask of all my hopes
My one recurring dream
The power of dreams
The power of dreams

 

 

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