[Verse 1]
I can't see you mama
But I can hardly wait
Ooh, to touch and to feel you mama
Oh, I just can't keep away
In the heat and the steam of the city
Oh, it's got me running and I just can't brake
So say you'll help me mama
'Cause it's getting so hard, oh!

[Verse 2]
Now, I can't keep you, mama
But I know you're always there
You listen, you teach me, mama
And I know inside you care
So get down, down here beside me
Oh, you ain't going nowhere
No, I won't hurt you mama
But it's getting so hard, oh!

[Interlude]
Haha, heh, haha, heh, oh
Haha, heh, haha, heh, oh

[Bridge]
Can't you see me here
Mama, mama, mama, mama, please
Can't you feel my heart
Can't you feel my heart
Can't you feel my heart, oh
Now listen to me, mama, mama, mama
You're taking away my last chance
Don't take it away, can't you feel my heart?

[Interlude]
Haha, heh, haha, heh, oh

[Verse 3]
It's hot, too hot for me, mama
But I can hardly wait
My eyes they're burning, mama
And I can feel my body shake
Don't stop, don't stop me, mama
Oh, make the pain, make it go away, hey
No, I won't hurt you, mama
But it's getting so hard, oh!

[Verse 4]
Now I can't see you, mama
But I know you're always there
You taunt, you tease me, mama
But I never, never, never can keep away
It's the heat and the steam of the city
Oh, got me running and I just can't brake
So stay, don't leave me, mama
Cause it's getting so hard, oh!

[Outro]
Don't go, no, no, don't go
Ma-mama, don't go, no, don't go
Don't go, no, no, no, no, no, don't go, haha
Don't go, haha, heh, oh
No, no, no, don't go
Don't let me hear it, don't go
Haha, heh, oh, no, don't go
Don't go, haha, haha, heh
Don't go, I can't see you, don't go
				

[Intro]
Home by the sea
Home by the sea
Home by the sea
Home by the sea

[Verse 1]
Creeping up the blind side, shinnin’ up the wall
Stealing through the dark of night
Climbing through a window, stepping to the floor
Checking to the left and the right
Picking up the pieces, putting them away
Something doesn't feel quite right

[Chorus]
Help me, someone, let me out of here
Then out of the dark was suddenly heard
Welcome to the home by the sea

[Verse 2]
Coming out the woodwork, through the open door
Pushing from above and below
Shadows but no substance, in the shape of men
Round and down and sideways they go
Adrift without direction, eyes that hold despair
Then as one, they sigh and they moan

[Chorus]
Help us, someone, let us out of here
Living here so long on this Earth
Dreaming of the time we were free
So many years ago
Before the time when we first heard
Welcome to the home by the sea

[Post-Chorus]
Sit down, sit down
Sit down, sit down, sit down
As we relive our lives in what we tell you

[Verse 3]
Images of sorrow, pictures of delight
Things that go to make up a life
Endless days of summer, longer nights of gloom
Waiting for the morning light
Scenes of unimportance, photos in a frame
Things that go to make up a life

[Chorus]
Help us, someone, let us out of here
'Cause living here so long on this Earth
Dreaming of the time we were free
So many years ago
Before the time when we first heard
Welcome to the Home by the Sea
[Post-Chorus]
Sit down, sit down
Sit down, sit down, sit down, sit down
As we relive our lives in what we tell you
Let us relive our lives in what we tell you
Sit down, sit down, sit down
'Cause you won't get away, no, with us, you will stay
For the rest of your days, sit down!
As we relive our lives in what we tell you
Let us relive our lives in what we tell you, ohh
				

[Intro]

[Verse 1]
Just as I thought it was going alright
I found out I'm wrong when I thought I was right
It's always the same, it's just a shame, that's all
I could say day and you'd say night
Tell me it's black when I know that it's white
Always the same, it's just a shame, and that's all

[Chorus]
I could leave but I won't go
Though my heart might tell me so
I can't feel a thing from my head down to my toes
But why does it always seem to be
Me looking at you, you looking at me?
It's always the same, it's just a shame, that's all

[Verse 2]
Turning me on, turning me off
Making me feel like I want too much
Living with you's just a-putting me through it all of the time
Running around, staying out all night
Taking it all instead of taking one bite
Living with you's just a-putting me through it all of the time

[Chorus]
But I could leave but I won't go
Well it'd be easier, I know
I can't feel a thing from my head down to my toes
But why does it always seem to be
Me looking at you, you looking at me?
It's always the same, it's just a shame, that's all

[Bridge]
Truth is I love you more than I wanted to
There's no point in tryin' to pretend
There's been no one who makes me feel like you do
Say we'll be together 'til the end

[Keyboard Solo]
(Choo-choo, hoo-hoo
Ooh-hoo
Hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo
Yeah)

[Chorus]
But I could leave but I won't go,
It'd be easier, I know
I can't feel a thing from my head down to my toes
So why does it always seem to be
Me looking at you, you looking at me
It's always the same, it's just a shame, that's all
[Bridge]
But I love you more than I wanted to
There's no point in trying to pretend
There's been no one who makes me feel like you do
Say we'll be together 'til the end

[Verse 3]
But just as I thought it was going alright
I found out I'm wrong when I thought I was right
It's always the same, it's just a shame, that's all
Well, I could say day and you'd say night
Tell me it's black when I know that it's white
It's always the same, it's just a shame, that's all
That's all

[Outro]
(Hoo, ah, ooh-hoo
Yeah, hey
Ooh-hoo-hoo-hoo, ooh-hoo-hoo-hoo
A-cheh-deh-foo, hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo
Ooh, doo, hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo, hoo)
				

[Verse 1]
Got out of bed, wasn't feeling too good
With my wallet and my passport, a new pair of shoes
The sun is shining, so I head for the park
With a bottle of Tequila, and a new pack of cigarettes
I got a cousin and she got a friend
Who thought that her aunt knew a man who could help
At his apartment, I knocked on the door
He wouldn't come out until he got paid

[Pre-Chorus]
Now don't tell anybody what I wanna do
If they find out, you know that they'll never let me through

[Chorus]
'Cause it's no fun being an illegal alien
No, it's no fun being an illegal alien

[Verse 2]
Down at the office, had to fill out the forms
A pink one, a red one, the colours you choose
Up to the counter to see what they think, they said
"It doesn't count, man, it ain't written in ink"

[Pre-Chorus]
I don't trust anybody, least not around here

[Chorus]
'Cause it's no fun being an illegal alien, I tell ya
It's no fun being an illegal alien, no, no, no, no, no
It's no fun being an illegal alien, I mean it when I tell ya that
It's no fun being an illegal alien
An illegal alien, okay

[Instrumental Break]

[Bridge]
Consideration for your fellow man
Would not hurt anybody, it sure fits in with my plan
Over the border, there lies the promised land
Where everything comes easy, you just hold out your hand

[Instrumental Break]

[Bridge]
Keep your suspicions, I've seen that look before
But I ain't done nothing wrong now, is that such a surprise?
But I've got a sister who'd be willing to oblige
She will do anything now to help me get to the outside

[Instrumental Break]

[Pre-Chorus]
So don't tell anybody what I wanna do
If they find out, you know that they'll never let me through
[Chorus]
Because it's no fun being an illegal alien, I tell ya
It's no fun being an illegal alien, and it's getting me down
It's no fun being an illegal alien, no, no, no, no, no
It's no fun being an illegal alien, yeah, yeah, yeah
It's no fun (It's not much fun) being an illegal alien, I tell ya brother
It's no fun being an illegal alien, I tell ya
It's no fun being an illegal alien, no, no, no, no
It's no fun (It's not much fun) being an illegal alien, no, no, no
It's no fun (It's not bloody much fun) being an illegal alien (Illegal alien, no)
It's no fun being an illegal alien, and that's what I am
				

[Pre-Chorus]
Paperlate, paperlate
Paperlate, paperlate

[Chorus]
Ah, paperlate, ooh, I'm sorry
But there's no one on the line
Ah, paperlate, ooh, I'm sorry
But rest easy, no news is good news

[Verse 1]
Ooh, it's too easy to live like clockwork
Tick-tock watching the world go by
Any change would take too long
So dry your eyes
Ooh, it's too easy to live in a cold sweat
Just sitting dripping in pools below
You can wipe your face, kill the pain
But the fever won't go, no, no

[Chorus]
Ah, paperlate, pull it together now
Put your feet back on the ground
Ah, paperlate, ooh, don't worry now
You're not alone, look around you
Paperlate, ooh, I'm sorry
But there's no one on the line
Ah, paperlate, ooh, I'm sorry
But rest easy, no news is good news

[Verse 2]
Ooh, it's too easy to compute your future
Taking no risks and playing too safe
Any change would take too long
So dry your eyes
Ooh, it's too easy to talk about rocking the boat
Making changes and changing track
But you'd better not lock that door
'Cause you'll be coming back

[Bridge]
Ah, you're breathing faster
Silence the only sound
There's no need to be nice on the way up
'Cause you're not coming down

[Pre-Chorus]
Paperlate, paperlate
Ah, paperlate, paperlate
Paperlate, paperlate
Ah, paperlate, paperlate

[Chorus]
Ah, paperlate, ooh, I'm sorry
But there's no one on the line
Ah, paperlate, ooh, I'm sorry
But rest easy no news is good news
Ooh, paperlate, now, I'm sorry
But there's no one on the line
Ah, paperlate, ooh, I'm sorry
But rest easy no news is good news
				

[Verse 1]
Talk to me, you never talk to me
Ooh, it seems that I can speak
But I can hear my voice shouting out

[Refrain]
But there's no reply at all

[Verse 2]
Look at me, you never look at me
Ooh, I've been sitting, staring, seems so long
But you're looking through me like I wasn't here at all

[Refrain]
No reply
There's no reply at all

[Verse 3]
Dance with me, you never dance with me
Ooh, it seems that I can move
I'm close to you, close as I can get

[Refrain]
Yet there's no reply at all
There's no reply at all

[Chorus]
I get the feeling you're trying to tell me
Is there something that I should know?
What excuse are you trying to sell me?
Should I be reading stop or go? I don't know

[Verse 4]
Be with me, seems you're never here with me
Ooh, I've been trying to get over there
Oh, but it's out of my reach

[Refrain]
And there's no reply at all
There's no reply at all

[Chorus]
I get the feeling you're trying to tell me
Is there something that I should know?
What excuse are you trying to sell me?
Should I be reading stop or go? I don't know

[Bridge]
Maybe deep down inside
I'm trying for no one else but me
Too stubborn to say, "The buck stops here
It's not the one you're looking for"
But maybe deep down inside
I'm lying to no one else but me
Oh, but my back is up, I'm on my guard
With all the exits sealed
[Verse 5]
Listen to me, you never listen to me
Ooh, and it seems there's no way out
I've been trying, but we cannot connect

[Refrain]
And there's no reply at all
There's no reply at all
There's no reply at all
No reply at all

[Outro]
Is anybody listening? Oh, there's no reply at all
Is anybody listening? Oh, no reply at all
Is anybody listening? Oh, no reply at all
Is anybody listening? Oh, no reply at all
Is anybody listening? Oh, no reply at all
				

[Chorus]
Oh, no, not this confused again
Oh, no not the same mistakes again
You're taking it all to heart
You're taking it all too hard

[Verse 1]
Why can't you see what's going on?
I know you'd never admit
You would ever be to blame
Everything's a game to you
The old days are gone
And they're better left alone
I cannot help you
It's much too late

[Chorus]
Oh, no, not this confused again
Oh, no not the same mistakes again
You're taking it all to heart
You're taking it all too hard
There's always a reason why it happened
You never, never did anything wrong
But it, it just seemed to fall apart
But you're taking it all too hard

[Verse 2]
Now that it's dark, all of your fears
Like shadows creeping around
You're much too scared to look down
And it's lonely out on your own
The old days are gone
And they're better left alone
But I still miss you
I keep it to myself

[Chorus]
Oh, no, not this confused again
Oh, no not the same mistakes again
You're taking it all to heart
You're taking it all too hard
Oh, no, not this confused again
Oh, no not the same mistakes again
You're taking it all to heart
You're taking it all too hard
You're taking it all to heart
You're taking it all too hard
Oh, no, not this confused again
Oh, no not the same mistakes again
You're taking it all to heart
You're taking it all too hard
Oh, no, not this confused again
Oh, no not the same mistakes again
You're taking it all to heart
You're taking it all too hard
				

[Chorus]
See the lonely man there on the corner
What he's waiting for, I don't know
But he waits every day now
He's just waiting for something to show

[Post-Chorus]
And nobody knows him
And nobody cares
'Cause there's no hiding place
There's no hiding place, for you

[Verse]
Looking everywhere at no one
He sees everything and nothing at all, oh
When he shouts, nobody listens
Where he leads, no one will go, oh

[Chorus]
He's a lonely man there on the corner
What he's waiting for, I don't know
But he waits every day now
And he's just waiting for something to show, oh

[Post-Chorus]
And nobody knows him
And nobody cares
'Cause there's no hiding place
There's no hiding place

[Bridge]
For you and me
Are we just like all the rest?
We're looking too hard for something he's got
Or moving too fast to rest
But like a monkey on your back, you need it
But do you love it enough to leave it all?

[Chorus]
Just like the lonely man there on the corner
What he's waiting for, I don't know, oh
But he waits every day now
He's just waiting for that somethin' to show, oh
Who, the lonely man there on the corner
What he's waiting for, I don't know
But he's there every day now
And he's just waiting for something to show
Who, the lonely man there on the corner
What he's waiting for, I don't know
Oh, but he waits every day now
He's just waiting for that something to show
				

[Chorus]
There must be some misunderstanding
Ooh, there must be some kind of mistake
'Cause you left me in the rain for hours
But you were late

[Post-Chorus]
Now it's not like me to say the right thing
But you could've called to let me know
Well, I checked your number twice, and I don't understand it
Well, I went home

[Verse 1]
Well, I'd been waiting for this weekend
I thought that maybe we could see a show
'Cause I never dreamed I'd have this feeling
Ah, but seeing you is believing, ah, yeah
That's why I don't know why you didn't show up that night

[Chorus]
There must be some misunderstanding
Ah, please say there must be some kind of mistake
'Cause you left me in the rain for hours
And you were late

[Verse 2]
Well since then, I've been running around trying to find you
I went to the places that we always go
Rang your house but got no answer
So I jumped in my car, well I went round there
I still don't believe it, he was just leaving

[Chorus]
Now, there must be some misunderstanding
Oh, there must be some kind of mistake
You know, there must be some misunderstanding
Oh, there must be some kind of mistake

[Outro]
Ooh, there must be, there must be, oh-oh
Misunderstanding
There must be, there must be, oh-oh
Misunderstanding
There must be, there must be, now, now
Misunderstanding
Ah, there must be, there must be, oh no
Misunderstanding, ah-ha
Ah, oh, ah, misunderstanding
Misunderstanding, ah
There must be, there must be, oh-oh
Misunderstand
There must be
There must be some kind of misunderstand
D'you know there must be some, there must be some
There must be some, there must be some
Misunderstanding
You know there must be some, there must be some
There must be some, there must be some
Misunderstanding
You know there must be some, there must be some
There must be some, there must be some
There must be some, there must be some
There must be some
Misunderstanding
You know there must be some, there must be some
There must be some
Misunderstanding, oh
Now, now, oh
				

[Verse 1]
Stay with me
My love, I hope you'll always be
Right here by my side if ever I need you
Oh, my love
In your arms
I feel so safe and so secure
And every day, oh, is such a perfect day to spend
Oh, all alone with you

[Chorus]
I will follow you, will you follow me
All of the days and nights that we know will be
I will stay with you, will you stay with me
Just one single tear in each passing year

[Verse 2]
With the dark
Oh, I can see so very clearly now
But all my fears, y’know there drifting by me so slowly now
All fading away, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh, but I can say
That the night is long, oh, but you are here
So close at hand, you know that I'm better for the smile you give to me
Oh, and while I live

[Chorus]
I will follow you, will you follow me
All the days and nights that we know will be
I will stay with you, will you stay with me
Just one single tear in each passing year, there will be

[Chorus]
I will follow you, will you follow me
All of the days and nights that we know will be
I will stay with you, will you stay with me
Just one single tear in each passing year
I will follow you, will you follow me
All of the days and nights that we know will be
I will stay with you, will you please stay with me
Just one single tear in each passing year, I will
Follow you, will you follow me
All of the days and nights that we know will be
I will stay with you, will you please stay with me
Just one single tear in each passing year, I will

[Outro]
Na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na-na, na-na, ooh, yeah, ah
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh
				

[Instrumental Intro 0:00-1:08]

[Verse 1]
Look up on the wall, there on the floor
Under the pillow, behind the door
Ooh, there's a crack in the mirror
Somewhere there’s a hole in the window-pane
Now do you think I'm to blame
Tell me do you think I'm to blame

[Chorus]
(When they do it) You’re never there
(When they show it) You stop and stare
(Abacab) Isn't anywhere
(Abacab)

[Verse 2]
If you're wrappin' up the world
'Cause you've taken, ah, someone else's girl
Now, when they turn on the pillow
Or even when they answer the telephone
Now, don't you think they’ll find out
Tell me don’t you think they'll find out

[Chorus]
(When they do it) You’re never there
(When they show it) You stop and stare
(Abacab) Isn't anywhere
(Abacab) Doesn't really care, oh

[Non-Lyrical Vocals]

[Bridge]
You want it, you've got it, now gotta go
Ch-ch want it, ch-ch got it, well now you know

[Verse 3]
It’s an illusion, ch-ch it's a game
A reflection of someone else's name
Ooh, when you wake in the morning
You wake and find you're covered in cellophane
You know there's a hole in there somewhere
You know there's a hole in there somewhere
Babe, now there's a hole in there somewhere
Ah, there's a hole in there somewhere

[Chorus]
(When they do it) You're never there
(When they show it) You stop and stare
(Abacab) Isn't anywhere
(Abacab)

[Instrumental Outro]
				

All I need is a TV show, that and the radio
Down on my luck again, down on my luck again
I can show you, I can show you some of the people in my life
I can show you, I can show you some of the people in my life
It's driving me mad just another way of passing the day
I, I get so lonely when she's not there
I, I, I, I
You're just another face that I know from the TV show
I have known you for so very long, I feel you like a friend
Can't you do anything for me, can I touch you for a while
Can I meet you another day and we will fly away
I can show you, I can show you some of the people in my life
I can show you, I can show you some of the people in my life
It's driving me mad, it's just another way of passing the day
I, I get so lonely when she's not there
I, I, I, I
Turn it on, turn it on, turn it on again
Turn it on, turn it on, turn it on again (I can see another face)
Turn it on, turn it on, turn it on again (I can see another face)
Turn it on, turn it on, turn it on again (I can see another face)
Turn it on, turn it on, turn it on again (I can see another face)
Turn it on, turn it on, turn it on again (I can see another face)
Turn it on, turn it on, turn it on again (I can see another face)
				

The path is clear
Though no eyes can see
The course laid down long before.
And so with gods and men
The sheep remain inside their pen,
Though many times they've seen the way to leave.
He rides majestic
Past homes of men
Who care not or gaze with joy,
To see reflected there
The trees, the sky, the lily fair,
The scene of death is lying just below.
The mountain cuts off the town from view,
Like a cancer growth is removed by skill.
Let it be revealed.
A waterfall, his madrigal.
An inland sea, his symphony.
Undinal songs
Urge the sailors on
Till lured by sirens' cry.
Now as the river dissolves in sea,
So Neptune has claimed another soul.
And so with gods and men
The sheep remain inside their pen,
Until the shepherd leads his flock away.
The sands of time were eroded by
The river of constant change.