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Not last night the night before
I came knocking at your door
You refused to let me in
No substitute for original sin
Lead me to the danger zone
Take me to your Pleasuredome
I don’t want to spend this night alone
Take me to your Pleasuredome
Kidnap me and take me away
Show me love in your own way
And I’ll take anything you can give
Take me in let’s start to live
Lead me to the danger zone
Take me to your Pleasuredome
This is where our minds get blown
Take me to your Pleasuredome
Well you’re the boss I’m just your slave
So just relax and misbehave
I’ll do what you want me to
Anything it’s up to you
Come on let’s ignite this fire
And quench the heat of your desire
Free to do just what we feel
Even if it gets surreal
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What Am I Doing Here
04:29
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I can feel it in my bones
There’s something going wrong
And I can hardly say a word
Without you feeling hurt
And I didn’t think I’d see
What is happening to me
They say that love is blind
And it’s all in my mind
What am I doing here
When I should be with somebody else
What am I doing here
When I should be with somebody else
The atmospheres not right
You could cut it with a knife
How long can I go on
I can’t take it for long
Because I’m standing on the edge
Out on love’s window ledge
How long before I fall
No one there when I call
What am I doing here
When I should be with somebody else
What am I doing here
When I should be with somebody else, that cares for me
What am I doing here
When I should be with somebody else
What am I doing here
When I should be with somebody else, who cares for me
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What We Do For The Blues
03:27
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All my life I’ve played the blues
Touring the world is what I chose to do
City to city and town to town
Trying to put some good music down
True emotional feelings
We can share with you
This is what we do for the Blues
Spend our life playing songs for you
This is what we do for the Blues
And there is nothing I would rather do
I’ve enjoyed every moment
Though the roads sometimes long
I learned so much from many legends
Sadly most of them gone
It's good for my heart
It was good for my soul
This is what we do for the Blues
Spend our life playing songs for you
This is what we do for the Blues
And there is nothing I would rather do
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Making It Up
04:03
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Sometimes I think I’m going crazy
Sometimes it’s everybody else
People don’t have no rhyme or reason
But I can work it out for myself
I don’t need no social media
To tell me what I should believe
Everybody’s now an expert
But we’re not all so naive
They’re making it up,
They’re trying to change our minds
They’re faking it up
But they’re not changing mine
Conspiracy theories all around us,
More unbelievable than the facts
From Elvis Presley to Diana
But neither will be coming back
People with nothing much to offer
With too much time on their hand
Try to infiltrate the masses
On subjects they don’t understand
We don’t need any phoney experts
Telling us what’s wrong or what’s right
Unqualified individuals
Should have lots of better things to write
If I am after information
I have my own eyes to see
While all my faculties are working
That’s quite enough for me
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My Great Escape
02:59
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I keep planning my getaway
I keep trying to find a way
Even though it’s very easy to stay right here
Sometimes you see what is going on
You need some fun but you’re getting none
You get the urge to cut and run to get clear
And I’m planning the great escape
I’ve got to make the break
Trying to see which path to take
I’m planning the great escape, planning my great escape
It’s really difficult to decide
Is it greener on the other side
Sometimes you have to swim the tide
Without fear
It’s plain to see I have to choose
When there is nothing left to lose
There comes a time when you have to move and it’s here
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Take It Or Leave It
02:28
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I feel love in the city
I need love in the town
I give love when I’m happy
I take love lying down
I’ve got love, take it or leave it
I’ve got love, take it or leave it
I’ve got love, take it or leave it
But if you leave it, baby I’ll be gone
Well I try to keep my hands clean
And I try to look ahead
I don’t know where I’m going
But I’ve got love inside my head
I’ve got love, take it or leave it
I’ve got love, take it or leave it
I’ve got love, take it or leave it
But if you leave it, baby I’ll be gone
Are you trying to drive me crazy
You’re driving me out of my head
I don’t know what I can tell you
But I can show you in my bed
I’ve got love, take it or leave it
I’ve got love, take it or leave it
I’ve got love, take it or leave it
But if you leave it, baby I’ll be gone
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She Heals My Soul
03:23
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Holding your hand
I can see clearly now
What I’ve been missing for so long
A little tenderness
And a warm caress
Makes me whole
She heals my soul
Precious moments
Special nights
I’d forgotten how they felt
Now everyday
In every way
She makes me whole
She heals my soul
All my problems disappear
When I have her standing here
That’s all it takes
Just one embrace
She makes me whole
She heals my soul
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In Your Hands
03:48
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You’ve been crying
I can tell
Your eyes are red
From this living hell
You tried your best
To make it work
There’s nothing you can do
You just keep getting hurt
And as the sadness turns to anger
It’s decision time for you
It’s in your hands
What you going to do about it
You must make plans
For how you’re going to live without him
The decision is in your hands
So much heartbreak
In your life
It’s time to change
And put things right
You tried so hard
To hold it together
But it’s no use
This time it’s surrender
Soon the sadness will be over
And you will understand
It’s in your hands
What you going to do about it
You must make plans
For how you’re going to live without him
It’s in your hands
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I’ve been around
From town to town
I didn’t want no roots
To tie me down
My own company
Was enough for me
Living my life
Doing what I pleased
That was long, before you came along
That was long, before you came along
And now it’s gone, and now it’s gone
And now it’s gone, and now it’s gone
I enjoyed the game
Kept me sane
Everyday was real
And never two the same
I should have known
Good things don’t last
I was alone
But having quite a blast
That was long, before you came along
That was long, before you came along
And now it’s gone, and now it’s gone
And now it’s gone, and now it’s gone
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Digital Curse
03:53
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The more I look the less I see
This world has lost it’s reality
We rely too much on this computer age
But we’re all out of touch
We just don’t engage
Something I don’t understand
Something I don’t get
Living our lives through the internet
How sad can this get
The more I listen the less I hear
We seem to have too much information here
Too much news, some fake some true
Whichever best suits our point of view
We’ve lost the ability to converse
We don’t realise it’s a curse
And that makes it worse
The more I touch the less I feel
The world is feeling so surreal
This modern world ain’t so much
When people feel so out of touch
Don’t let it get any worse
All we do is just observe
This digital curse
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11. |
Summer Song
04:48
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I’m looking at the sunshine
I’ve had enough of rain
And I’m looking for some good times
I’ve had enough of pain
I can’t believe what I’ve been through
Gave everything I had to you
I’m looking for tomorrow
I’m going to move out of the shade
No more days of sorrow
I’m feeling strong again
I could have never said goodbye
She was the strong one to decide
The river of love has flowed by
We drank the water until it ran dry
But we tried
I’m under no illusions
But I think I’ve turned the page
Living with delusions
Is such a futile game
Dark clouds are moving fast away
And now I’m living for today
The river of love has flowed by
We drank the water until it ran dry
But we tried
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Heart Of Stone
03:34
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You’ve got that hard expression
Chills me to the bone
You’ve got a heart of stone
A heart of stone
You could have told me
I was waiting on the telephone
You’ve got a heart of stone
And I should have known
And I just can’t take this
I don’t know anybody that can
Melt your heart, you’ve got a heart of stone
You’ve got a heart, you got a heart
You had me believing
Good things could be grown
In your heart of stone
You’ve got a heart of stone
I’ve got to be leaving
Too much time has flown
And I’m safer on my own
Than with your heart of stone
And I just can’t take this
I don’t know anybody who can
Melt your heart, you’ve got a heart of stone
You’ve got a heart, you’ve got a heart
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Running Down The Clock
03:03
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We live each day like it’s the last
We see the future not the past
We have ambition too
Still lots and lots to do
Having fun and playing the blues
I tell you what, we ain’t never gonna’ stop
We do our best to keep it hot
Having fun until we drop
I tell you what, we’re gonna’ give it all we got
As long as we can rock
We ain’t running down the clock
We only live once so they say
But we refuse to go way
We’re a long time gone
But we just carry on
Enjoying every single day
I tell you what, we ain’t never gonna’ stop
We do our best to keep it hot
Having fun until we drop
I tell you what, we’re gonna’ give it all we got
As long as we can rock
We ain’t running down the clock
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Lady Of The Moon
02:47
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Lady of the moon I see you shining
I can see the moon glow in your eye’s
Lady of the moon I’m close behind you
And I long to be
Beside the moon
Lady of the moon, the stars surround you
They can’t take away your special light
Lady of the moon I want to be around you
And I long to be
Beside the moon
Lady of the moon you’re so amazing
You should be sat beside the lake
Lady of the moon, you’ve got me craving
I long to be,
Beside the moon
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Feeling From The Start
02:46
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I feel so lonely, now that you’ve gone
I always knew, that it wouldn't last long
I should have known better
And listened to my heart
It was a feeling I had from the start
I was so lonely, I was a fool
At my age, I should have known too
That this woman would tear me apart
It was a feeling I had from the start
Better off lonely, at least I could sleep
Without this phoney
Love I can’t keep
But anythings better, than feeling this pain
And I’m not going through this again
If I could only prepare for a fall
But it’s not easy, I’ve got no crystal ball
It’s the last time, I’m playing this part
It was a feeling I had from the start
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K.O.'d
02:03
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When I called you up on Monday
You said you were staying in
And you had a lot to talk about
With your closest friend
As I was passing by your house
I thought that I’d drop in
You were out, I’m down, K.O.d
On Tuesday you said on the phone
You had to wash your hair
But it’s been a few days since I saw you
And I don’t think that you care
I wish I hadn’t bothered
To call on my way home
You were out, I’m down, K.O.d
Why don’t you, tell the truth
Don’t try to hide
The reasons why you had to lie
The next day you said you were tired
Too tired to explain
Where you’d been the night before
But it would not happen again
I wish I hadn’t bothered
To call you on the phone
You hung up, I’m down, K.O.d
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Change To Us
03:53
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I really wasn’t looking
When I saw her standing there
So sweet and so loving
I soon became aware
Of how much I loved her
Although we’d never really met
Such a magical moment
I never will forget
And that is why
I stopped saying I
And changed to us
That is why I stopped
And changed to us
You never know what’s round the corner
And what life has in store
Every hour a new experience
And everyday I love it more
I wasn’t searching for a new day
Or the endless steamy nights
The unpredictable is normal
When you are blinded by the light
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She Comes With A Warning
02:54
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When you see her coming,
Look the other way,
Or you could fall under her spell
And what a price to pay
She’s got a magnetic body
It just sucks you in
You can fight it all you want to
But you know you’ll never win
She comes with a warning
Danger lies ahead
Don’t look in her eyes
She can cut you dead
She’s got charms that will hold you
Nothing you can do
She comes with a warning
And I’m warning you
You’ve got to choose self preservation
Before she takes your soul
And keep your distance at all times
And practise self control
You’ve got to resist her
She will cheat you blind
And you can kiss your life goodbye
If she gets in your mind
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