The Build - Jack Fuller

Clambering men in big bad boots Dug up my den, dug up my roots Treated us like plasticine town They build us up and knocked us down From Meccano to Legoland Here they come with a brick in their hand Men with heads filled up with sand It's build It's build a house where we can stay (Build) Add a new bit, everyday (Build) It's build a road for us to cross (Build) Build us lots and lots and lots and lots and lots (Build) Whistling men in yellow vans They came and drew us diagrams Showed us how it all worked out And wrote it down, in case of doubt Slow, slow, and quick, quick, quick It's wall to wall and brick to brick They work so fast it makes you sick It's build It's build a house where we can stay (Build) Add a new bit, everyday (Build) It's build a road for us to cross (Build) Build us lots and lots and lots and lots and lots (Build) Oh, build It's build It's build Down with sticks and up with bricks In with boots and up with roots It's in with suits and new recruits It's build It's build a house where we can stay (Build) Add a new bit, everyday (Build) It's build a road for us to cross (Build) Build us lots and lots and lots and lots (Build) It's build a house where we can stay (Build) Add a new bit, everyday (Build) It's build a road for us to cross (Build) Build us lots and lots and lots and lots and lots (Build)

The build-up lasted for days Lasted for weeks Lasted too long Our hero withdrew When there was two He could not choose one So there was none Worn into the vaguely announced Worn into the vaguely announced The spinning top made a sound like a train across the valley Fading, oh so quiet, but constant 'til it passed Over the ridge into the distances, written on your ticket To remind you where to stop And when to get off The spinning top made a sound like a train across the valley Fading, oh so quiet, but constant 'til it passed Over the ridge into the distances, written on your ticket To remind you where to stop And when to get off The spinning top made a sound like a train across the valley Fading, oh so quiet, but constant 'til it passed Over the ridge into the distances, written on your ticket To remind you where to stop And when to get off When to get off When to get off When to get off

Pulled up to rest, let the engine cool awhile. Open the beans, gather wood for the fire. I hum this tune, to all the girls I've known. Should I care, about the chances I've blown? Build a fire, they're gonna build a fire Build a fire, they're gonna build a fire They're gonna build a fire They're gonna build a fire When daylight breaks, I'll be down that road. Rockman 'an me, with a lighter load. We'll stop for lunch, in some taco bar. Lee marvin on the jukebox, 'wanderin star'. Build a fire, they're gonna build a fire Build a fire, they're gonna build a fire

Why do you build me up (build me up) Buttercup, baby Just to let me down (let me down) And mess me around And then worst of all (worst of all) You never call, baby When you say you will (say you will) But I love you still I need you (I need you) More than anyone, darlin' You know that I have from the start So build me up (build me up) Buttercup, Don't break my heart Why do you build me up (build me up) Buttercup, baby Just to let me down (let me down) And mess me around Yeah, worst of all (worst of all) You never call, baby When you say you will (say you will) But I need you still I need you (I need you) More than anything, darlin' You know that I have from the start So build me up (build me up) Buttercup, Don't break my heart You'll be over at ten, You tell me time and again But you're late, I wait around and then (bah-dah-dah) I went to the door, I can't take any more It's not you, Why don't you treat me right (Hey, hey, hey!) Baby, baby, I try to find (Hey, hey, hey!) A little time where I'll make you mine (Hey, hey, hey!) I'll be home Waiting by the phone for you Ooo-oo-ooo, ooo-oo-ooo Why do you build me up (build me up) Buttercup, baby Just to let me down (let me down) And mess me around Yeah, worst of all (worst of all) You never call, baby When you say you will (say you will) But I need you still I need you (I need you) More than anything, darlin' You know that I have from the start So build me up (build me up) Buttercup, Don't break my heart You were a toy, but you could be the boy I adore If you'd just let me know (bah-dah-dah) I'll build you up too, I'm attracted to you more and more Well, what can I say? (Hey, hey, hey!) Baby, baby, I try to find (Hey, hey, hey!) A little time where I'll make you mine (Hey, hey, hey!) I'm alone Waiting by the phone for you Ooo-oo-ooo, ooo-oo-ooo Why do you build me up (build me up) Buttercup, baby Just to let me down (let me down) And mess me around Yeah, worst of all (worst of all) You never call, baby When you say you will (say you will) But I need you still I need you (I need you) More than anything, darlin' You know that I have from the start So build me up (build me up) Buttercup, Don't break my... Why do you build me up (build me up) Buttercup, baby Just to let me down (let me down) And mess me around Yeah, worst of all (worst of all) You never call, baby When you say you will (say you will) But I need you still I need you (I need you) More than anything, darlin' You know that I have from the start So build me up (build me up) Buttercup, Don't break my heart

I had a dream that I was walking Middle of nowhere on my own I didn't care where I was going I never knew a place called home Out in the desert, I was waiting I'd never wandered here before There in the silence I heard You say it Went from a whisper to a roar You said rise up You said rise up I didn't know I was sleeping I didn't know I was lost You put the skeleton key in And opened the door to my heart I'm widе awake I'm wide awake You ovеrwhelmed me like an ocean You took my hand just like a child There's not one thing I did to earn it But You gave me back my life You said rise up You said rise up I didn't know I was sleeping I didn't know I was lost You put the skeleton key in And opened the door to my heart I'm wide awake I'm wide awake Wake up all you sleepers Walk in freedom, feel it in your bones Wake up all you sleepers Walk in freedom, let Him lead us home Wake up all you sleepers Walk in freedom, feel it in your bones Wake up all you sleepers Walk in freedom, let Him lead us home Let Him lead us I didn't know I was sleeping (I was sleeping) I didn't know I was lost (I was so so lost) You put the skeleton key in (Oh-oh) And opened the door to my heart I'm wide awake (I'm wide, I'm wide, I'm wide awake) I'm wide awake (I'm wide, I'm wide, I'm wide awake) I'm wide awake