And Then There Was the Blues - The Crusaders

And then there was you And then there was you, my dear I thought love was a game one would win or would lose Until I found you Until I found you, my dear I thought love was a shame so I threw it away And then there was you I thought I was right But now it seems I was wrong I just waited so long and I feared love had gone And then there was you

This is all a game and I know it Every word's a lie I tried to believe you But I'd just be wasting time You're all tired, torn and broken here And you're standing in a line again Just turn the dial, take me where I want to be And tell that the doctor that I said goodbye Tell that the doctor that I said goodbye One more chance to watch the midnight sky On my own and now you'll never Turn my heart to stone I could go on, I could go on Turn my heart too slow I could go on, I could go on It's such a shame to be living When clouds cover your sky I tried to see clearly Just make me feel alive You're out crying in the parking lot While I'm holding hands with God Just turn the dial, take me where I want to be And tell that the doctor that I said goodbye Tell that the doctor that I said goodbye One more chance to watch the midnight sky I'm on my own and now you'll never Turn my heart to stone I could go on, I could go on Turn my heart too slow I could go on, I could go on It's like pulling a needle with no thread In a glass house with no stones to throw through it It's like setting fire to the town As your boat pulls off the shore On my own and now you'll never Turn my heart to stone I could go on, I could go on Turn my heart too slow I could go on, I could go on Never

Like a thunder storm that pulls you deep into the night She speaks to me in numbers and is gone when I open my eyes She wants more You know I'll just forget it if you give me a chance One more chance I can't desire something if it just isn't there It just isn't there, it just isn't there It just isn't there, it just isn't there She's in my blood and like a fire inside me Consumes the air that leads me blindly She has my hopes and dreams She's the one I see who screams go on, go on She doesn't know who I am I really wanna tell her that this can't go on tonight Like a broken glass you'll take one last breath And she'll leave you bruised tonight She was calling and I kept waiting by the phone She looked at me with her left eye closed And said you don't know If you don't know then they won't know She wants more You know I'll just forget it if you give me a chance One more chance I can't desire something if it just isn't there She's in my blood and like a fire inside me Consumes the air that leads me, leads me, l-l-leads me She's in my blood and like a fire inside me Consumes the air that leads me blindly She has my hopes and dreams And she's the one I see who screams go on, go on She doesn't know who I am I really wanna tell her that this can't go on tonight Like a broken glass you'll take one last breath And she'll leave you bruised tonight She loves temptation and temptation has its place in me I never thought that I could live a lie so bravely She was proud and she's taking her time She goes on and on, she takes a hold and never let's you go She's in my blood and like a fire inside me Consumes the air that leads me blindly She has my hopes and dreams And she's the one I see who screams go on, go on And like a fire inside me Consumes the air that leads me blindly She has my hopes and dreams And she's the one I see who screams go on, go on Go on She doesn't know who I am I really wanna tell her that this can't go on tonight Like a broken glass you take one last breath And she'll leave you bruised tonight

There were bells on a hill But I never heard them ringing No, I never heard them at all 'Til there was you There were birds in the sky But I never saw them winging No, I never saw them at all 'Til there was you Then there was music and wonderful roses They tell me In sweet fragrant meadows Of dawn and dew There was love all around But I never heard it singing No, I never heard it at all 'Til there was you Then there was music and wonderful roses They tell me In sweet fragrant meadows Of dawn and dew There was love all around But I never heard it singing No, I never heard it at all 'Til there was you 'Til there was you

I still hang around Neither lost nor found Hear the lonely sound Of music in the night Nights are always bright That's all that's left for me, yeah I play the street life because there's no place I can go Street life, it's the only life I know Street life and there's a thousand cards to play Street life until you play your life away You let the people see just who you wanna be And every night you sang just like a superstar The type of life that's played, a temptin' masquerade You dress, you walk and talk You're who you think you are Street life, you can run away from time Street life, for a nickel, for a dime Street life, but you better not get old Street life, or you're gonna feel the cold There's always love for sale, a grown up fairy tale Prince charming always smiles behind a silver spoon And if you keep it young your song is always sung Your love will pay your way beneath the silver moon Street life Street life Street life Oh, street life I play the street life because there's no place I can go Street life, it's the only life I know Street life and there's a thousand cards to play Street life, until you play your life away, oh Street life Street life Street life Oh, street life Street life Street life Street life Oh, street life I play the street life because there's no place I can go Street life, it's the only life I know Street life and there's a thousand cards to play Street life, until you play your life away You let the people see just who you wanna be And every night you sang just like a superstar The type of life that's played, a temptin' masquerade You dress, you walk and talk You're who you think you are Street life, you can run away from time Street life, for a nickel, for a dime Street life, but you better not get old Street life, or you're gonna feel the cold There's always love for sale, a grown up fairy tale Prince charming always smiles behind a silver spoon And if you keep it young your song is always sung Your love will pay your way beneath the silver moon Street life Street life Street life Oh, street life Oh, street life Yeah, street life Street life Oh, street life Yeah, ooh