You don't have to worry
You don't have to hide
You don't have to play the part of living like a saint
There's no need to try
You don't need the face on
The make-up and all
You don't have to slum it with the people in the street
You don't have to crawl
It doesn't matter how you try to dress it up
You're a solitary man
That's all you'll ever be, with all the friends you buy
And all the punch you got don't change a single thing
You'll never understand
It's shining in your face
It's dripping from your hand
Money don't lie
Money don't lie
Money don't stab you in the back and say I love you baby
Money don't try
Money don't lie
You came up the hard way
You had to get wise
You didn't find it easy living cold out in the streets
You had to survive
You got with the action
And learned all the names
And then you paid off all the people who deliver
The keys to the game
And all the time when you were living on the edge
You had reason to believe
That everything you did would work out for the best
But how were you to know that they played you for a fool
And suck you to the bone
It's shining in your face
You're way out on your own
Money don't lie
Money don't lie
Money don't put a bullet in you brain and say I love you baby
Money don't try
Money don't lie
(instrumental part)
It doesn't matter how you try to dress it up
You're just a solitary man
That's all you'll ever be, with all the friends you buy
And all the punch you got don't change a single thing
You'll never understand
It's shining in your face
It's dripping from your hand
Money don't lie
Money don't lie
Money don't put a dagger in your heart and say I love you baby
Money don't try
Money don't lie
Money don't lie
Money don't lie
Money don't lie
Money don't lie
Money don't lie
Money don't lie
Money don't put a bullet in your brain and say I love you baby
Money don't try
Money don't lie
Money don't lie
Money don't stab you in the back and say I love you baby
Money don't try
Money don't lie
Money don't lie
Money don't put a bullet in your brain and say I love you baby
Money don't lie
Money don't lie
Money don't lie
Money don't put a dagger in your heart and say I love you baby
Money don't try
Money don't lie
Money don't lie
Money don't lie
Money don't lie
NIGHTS IN FRANCE
Been down the river in the evening rain
And I sat in the chair
Shadows have fallen on the boulevard
The names are still there
Nights in France
Ain't the same anymore
Nights in France
Down on the avenue the street cafés
I know very well
Familiar faces in the photographs
Still lie where they fell
Nights in France
Ain't the same anymore
Nights in France
I'd rather be in London
(instrumental part)
The chairs are empty and the stage is bare
The dream fade away
My mind is leaving on a crowded train
But my heart wants to stay
Nights in France
Ain't the same anymore
Nights in France
Nights in France
Ain't the same anymore
Nights in France
I'd rather be in London
AYLA
Ayla
(Ayla, Ayla)
Why'd you run away
Why'd you run away
(Ayla, Ayla)
Why'd you hide away
Why'd you hide away
I tremble and shake
Quiver and ache
Suffer and sigh
Fever is high
Struggled, it's tough
And we've waited long enough
When the time is right
The time is right for love
(Ayla, Ayla)
No more waiting now
No more waiting now
(Ayla, Ayla)
We can take it now
We can make it now
Nights are getting longer
Days are getting short
My love's growing stronger
Your love's burning hot
We've been through the motions
And we've waited long enough
When the time is right
The time is right for love
I tremble and shake
Quiver and ache
Suffer and sigh
Fever is high
Struggled, it's tough
And we've waited long enough
When the time is right
The time is right for love
The time is right
The time is right for love
(Ayla, Ayla)
(Ayla, Ayla)
(Ayla, Ayla)
(Ayla, Ayla)
(Ayla, Ayla)
(Ayla, Ayla)
(Ayla, Ayla)
(Ayla, Ayla)
YESTERDAY'S GONE
Is this the way to Guernica
Is this the New York plane
Are you the man from Jericho town
The ticket's in my name
Been waiting for the phone to ring
Been waiting for your call
Another day and another night down
Don't think you'll ring at all
Yesterday's gone
Yesterday's gone
Got a new station on
Yesterday's gone
I want to see America
I'd like to live in Spain
I'd like to find a way to go back
I've got to know my name
Been waiting for the phone to ring
Been waiting for your call
Another day and another night down
Don't think you'll ring at all
Yesterday's gone
Yesterday's gone
Got a new station on
Yesterday's gone
Yesterday's gone
Yesterday's gone
Got a new station on
Yesterday's gone
(instrumental part)
Yesterday's gone
Yesterday's gone
Got a new station on
Yesterday's gone
Yesterday's gone
Yesterday's gone
Got a new station on
Yesterday's gone
Yesterday's gone
Yesterday's gone
Yesterday's gone
Yesterday's gone
Gone
Gone
Gone
DRAWN BY THE LIGHT
I used to have a job on the factory line
Saved a little money I was doing fine
Just a poor boy, but I was doing alright
I met her in a bar, I gave her the eye
Told me she was lonely and she seemed so shy
I was taken, taken for a ride
But I'm back in the game
Just like a moth to the flame
And it feels alright
I'm drawn by the light
I saved a little time, I'd had a holiday
Working like a dog, I had to get away
Show the city the back of my heels
She was on the highway, thumb in the air
Told me that her daddy was a millionaire
She's a rich girl, so why'd she steal my wheels
But I'm back in the game
Just like a moth to the flame
And it feels alright
I'm drawn by the light
(instrumental part)
I'm running out of cash, I head for the man
She was in the bank, a pistol in her hand
I fell over, and I fell right in love
I done it in the church and I done it in jail
And if I ain't in trouble then I'm out on bail
Just a poor boy, but I can't get enough
So I'm back in the game
Just like a moth to the flame
And it feels alright
I'm drawn by the light
Yes, it feels alright
I'm drawn by the light
Drawn by the light
Alright, alright, alright
[ad lib]
HARD LIVIN'
I'm stranded in time
And the grass is green
It's Saturday night
And the air is clean
The bell in the church ringing out for me
And that woman who was five foot three
Where'd she go
Hard, hard livin'
Hard livin' gonna drag me down
Hard, hard livin'
Hard livin' gonna drag me down
It's hard livin'
I'm looking for words
But the words disappear
I watch for the road
But the road isn't clear
I search for the sun
See the sky fall down
Put a bullet through my dressing gown
Made a mess
And it's hard, hard livin'
Hard livin' gonna drag me down
It's hard, hard livin'
Hard livin' gonna drag me down
It's hard, hard livin'
Hard livin' gonna drag me down
It's hard, hard livin'
Hard livin' gonna drag me down
(guitar solo)
One of these days
Gonna swim the sea
I've got a monkey
That's killing me
It's killing me
And it's hard, hard livin'
Hard livin' gonna drag me down
Yes it's hard, hard livin'
Hard livin' gonna drag me down
Yes it's hard, hard livin'
Hard livin' gonna drag me down
Yes it's hard, hard livin'
Hard livin' gonna drag me down
Gonna drag me down
Gonna drag me down
Gonna drag me down
SAVIOUR MAN
I know your story
I read about the things you said
I saw the movie
I saw the way they changed your head
I looked at the credits
The money men were no surprise
It's just a part of their game
And I know the message
And I think that it's been twisted around
They gave you an image
And dressed you up in a magician's gown
The word from the council
They ruled that you were someone else
Decided you should have a new name
So make your stand, while you can
I'll shake your hand, saviour man
Now there goes the bishop
He's gonna sell your TV show
And here comes the vicar
He's worried because your rental income's low
But there's no need to panic
Your stocks and shares are doing well
They're really doing great in your name
So make your stand, while you can
I'll shake your hand, saviour man
BONES
Living on the sidewalk
Feature on the news talk
Caught up in a daisy chain
Working on a shoeshine
Victim of a fine mind
Set up when he named the game
I know where the bones are buried
Heard it on a barber's chair
And the bones are buried in the middle of Trafalgar Square
Making up the price range
Shaking down the loose change
Saving for a rainy day
Trophy on the sideboard
Castle by the seashore
Judging he can make it pay
I know where the bones are buried
Heard it on the telephone
And the bones are buried in the middle of a broken heart
Bones
I got bones
You got bones
They got bones
She got bones
He got bones
Everybody here got bones
(instrumental part)
I know where the bones are buried
Heard it from the horse's mouth
And the bones are buried in a freeway heading down the south
Staking out the hotel
Making with the hard sell
Trying to nail a dollar down
Burn up in a fire ball
Trying to do the stonewall
Ain't nobody else around
I know where the bones are buried
Heard it on the Isle of Wight
And the bones are buried on the television every night
Bones
I got bones
You got bones
They got bones
She got bones
He got bones
Everybody here got bones
Bones
I got bones
Bones
You got bones
Bones
She got bones
Bones
He got bones
Bones
Bones...
YOUR LOVE IS STRANGE [B-side to 'Ayla']
Your love is strange
The way you look
I feel like I'm on
A fantasy ride
And I wanna learn
Your love is strange
The way you smile
I feel as though
It's winter inside
And I wanna burn
Your love is strange, your love is strange
Your love is strange, your love is strange, your love is strange
Your love is strange
The way you touch
I feel I'm on
A merry-go-round
And I wanna sigh
Your love is strange
You stole the sun
And I can feel
The rain comin' down
And I wanna die
Your love is strange, your love is strange
Your love is strange, your love is strange
Such a strange love, such a strange love
Your love is strange
The papers say
You gone away
With somebody cool
And who can that be
Your love is strange
The door is closed
The rooms are bare
And someone's a fool
An' isn't that me
Your love is strange, your love is strange
Your love is strange, your love is strange
Such a strange love, such a strange love
SOMETHING ABOUT YOU [on 'COLLECTION' album 1990]
Something about you baby, di dee di
Something about you baby blue
I don't know what it is whenever I'm around you
Some kinda magic that you do
Something about you baby, di dee di
Something about you baby blue
I'm in another world whenever I'm around you
Something about you baby blue
Well I tried to break the spell that you been weaving
And I tried to understand the things you do
But I found that I've just given up believing
There could be a way of leaving you
Cause there's something about you baby blue
(instrumental part)
Something about you baby blue
Well I tried to break the spell that you been weaving
And I tried to understand the things you do
But I found that I've just given up believing
There could be a way of leaving you
cause there's something about you baby blue
Something about you baby, di dee di
Something about you baby blue
I don't know what it is whenever I'm around you
Something about you
Something about you
Something about you baby blue