I get out of bed at half past ten Phone up a friend who's a party animal Turn on the news and drink some tea Maybe if you're with me we'll do some shopping One day I'll read or learn to drive a car If you pass the test, you can beat the rest But I don't like to compete or talk street, street, street I can pick up the best from the party animal I could leave you Say good-bye Or I could love you If I try And I could And left to my own devices I probably would Left to my own devices I probably would Pick up a brochure about the sun Learn to ignore what the photographer saw I was always told that you should join a club Stick with the gang if you want to belong I was a lonely boy, no strength, no joy In a world of my own at the back of the garden I didn't want to compete or play out on the street For in a secret life I was a Roundhead general I could leave you Say good-bye Or I could love you If I try And I could And left to my own devices I probably would Left to my own devices I probably would Oh, I would I was faced with a choice at a difficult age Would I write a book? Or should I take to the stage? But in the back of my head I heard distant feet Che Guevara and Debussy to a disco beat It's not a crime when you look the way you do The way I like to picture you When I get home, it's late at night I pour a drink and watch the fight Turn off the TV, look at a book Pick up the phone, fix some food Maybe I'll sit up all night and day Waiting for the minute I hear you say I could leave you Say good-bye Or I could love you If I try And I could And left to my own devices I probably would Come on, baby Say good-bye I could love you If I try And I could And left to my own devices I probably would Left to my own devices I probably would Out of bed at half past ten The party animal phones a friend Picks up news about the sun And the working day has just begun Sticks with the gang at the back of the street Pass the test and he don't compete Drive the car, if you're with me Che Guevara's drinking tea He reads about a new device And takes to the stage in a secret life (I would if I could) Left to my own devices I probably would If I was left to my own devices I possibly would (I would if I could) If I was left to my own devices I probably would If I was left to my own devices I probably would I could leave you Say good-bye Or I could love you If I try And I could And left to my own devices I probably would Left to my own devices I probably would Come on, baby Left to my own devices I probably would

I had a hard run Running from your window I was all night running I wonder if you care? I had a run-in Run around and run down Run around a corner Run smack into a tree I had to move Really had to move That's why if you please I am on my bended knees Bertha don't you come around here anymore Dressed myself in green I went down to the sea Try to see what's going down Maybe read between the lines Had a feeling I was falling Turned around to see Heard a voice calling You was comin after me I had to move Really had to move That's why if you please I am on my bended knees Bertha don't you come around here anymore Ran into a rainstorm Ducked into a bar door It was all night pouring But not a drop on me Test me, test me Why don't you arrest me? Throw me in the jail house Until the sun goes down Till it go down I had to move Really had to move That's why if you please I am on my bended knees Bertha don't you come around here anymore

In My Dreams Toss and turn all night in the sheets I can't sleep Night after night don't know what it means In my dreams What can I say or do You won't come back, we're through I've realized too late That, baby, your love has turned away In my dreams--it's still the same Your love is strong, it still remains In my dreams--you're still by me Just the way it used to be Calling your name, but you're turning away Please don't leave Running in circles, waiting to see you In my dreams What can I say or do You won't come back, we're through I've realized too late That, baby, your love has turned away In my dreams--it's still the same Your love is strong, it still remains In my dreams--you're still by me Just the way it used to be In my dreams--it's still the same Your love is strong, it still remains In my dreams--you're still by me Just the way it used to be In my dreams--it's still the same Your love is strong, it still remains In my dreams--you'll always be In my heart and in my dreams In my dreams--it's still the same In my dreams--you're still by me In my dreams--just the way it used to be In my dreams--what can I say In my dreams--You're still by me And in my dreams--You'll always be In my dreams--You'll always be In my dreams--your love is strong In my dreams--You're still the same In my dreams

I went down to the crosroads Fell down on my knees Down to the crossroads Fell down on my knees I said I'm beggin' for mercy won't you take me If you please I went down to the crossroads Tried to beg a ride I went down to the crossroads Tried to beg a ride Nobody seemed to know me Everybody passed me by Take a ride Going down toward Rosedale Took Loretta by my side Going down to Rosedale Took Loretta by my side Can still buy a house there On the riverside One more time You can run, you can run Tell all my friends I'll be by You can run, you can run Tell my friends I'll be by And I'll be stayin' in the crossroads I believe I'm sinkin' down

There is a better fight A cause close to my heart The struggle against loneliness That's tearing you apart Where are you gonna run to now from loneliness? (Loneliness) Who are you gonna turn to out of loneliness? (Loneliness) Like Ringo walking by the canal Downcast and alone You're taking time to play that part A man who skims a stone Where are you gonna run to now from loneliness? (Loneliness) Who are you gonna turn to out of loneliness? (Loneliness) When are you gonna not say no and make the answer yes? Who is here to help you out? Tell me, can't you guess? (Loneliness) (Loneliness) Wherever you go, you take yourself with you There's nowhere you can hide From the loneliness that's haunting your life The sense of wounded pride Everybody needs time to think Nobody can live without love Who you gonna run to now from loneliness? (Loneliness) Who could come and help you out? Oh, can't you guess? (Loneliness) When you gonna not say no and make the answer yes? Who is here to help you turn your back on loneliness? (Loneliness) (Loneliness)

Farewell to the mountains Goodbye to the trees So long to the ski slopes Join the absentees Salzburg is a cradle Rocking you no more Memory the only thing That's still worth living for Wiedersehen Auf Wiedersehen Wie wir gehen Auf Wiedersehen Books are in their boxes Manuscripts are packed A dealer expressed interest So paintings were dispatched The ladies from the village Say tearful goodbyes The gardener locks the greenhouse Suspicion in his eyes Wiedersehen Auf Wiedersehen Wie wir gehen Auf Wiedersehen The world before the war Exquisite in your dreams Still bore the angry children Who only saw extremes You never saw it coming What was it they lacked? The civilised rejected Modernity attacked Wiedersehen Auf Wiedersehen Wie wir gehen Auf Wiedersehen Your old friend Freud has helped you Illuminate the hate Find motive in desire But now it's much too late The train is on the platform The knife is in your back Your suitcases are sitting On the luggage rack Wiedersehen Auf Wiedersehen Auf Wiedersehen Wie wir gehen Auf Wiedersehen Auf Wiedersehen

Street's like a jungle So call the police Following the herd Down to Greece on holiday Love in the 90's Is paranoid On sunny beaches Take your chances looking for Girls who want boys Who like boys to be girls Who do boys like they're girls Who do girls like they're boys Always should be someone you really love Girls who want boys Who like boys to be girls Who do boys like they're girls Who do girls but they're boys Always should be someone you really love Avoiding all work Because there's none available Like battery thinkers Count your thoughts on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 fingers Nothing is wasted Only reproduced You get nasty blisters Du bist sehr schon But we haven't been introduced Girls who want boys Who like boys to be girls Who do boys like they're girls Who do girls like they're boys Always should be someone you really love Girls who want boys Who like boys to be girls Who do boys like they're girls Who do girls like they're boys Always should be someone you really love Looking for Girls who want boys Who like boys to be girls Who do boys like they're girls Who do girls like they're boys Always should be someone you really love Girls who want boys Who like boys to be girls Who do boys like they're girls Who do girls like they're boys Always should be someone you really love