"Almost missed this one", he said I stared at the honky-tonk piano Sure beats living in town The beaches are half a mile away "Not much of the cat", I said He stared down underneath the couch It doesn't matter much to me Not gonna beat it, anyway It only takes a few cents more to go first class First class only takes a few It only takes a few cents more to go first class First class only takes a few "It's called 'quintessence", I said She stared at an Oreo cookie in black and white After water, earth, air and fire The fifth and highest play "Lobster okay?" She said I stared at her refrigerator door There'll be enough for the guy in the attic What's his name? It only takes a few cents more to go first class First class only takes a few It only takes a few cents more to go first class First class only takes a few Shared a floor with Nashville The burger queen bought herself a pearl A bloke named Bo but not bout skin With art and a very pretty Cali girl Downstairs, two Spanish lovers were singing along With some domestic dang horn I had to pinch myself, what a hell of a house I'd stumble on "June, July, August", she said They stared at the summer about to fade away Damn good three months of my life I remember now what living is "The cat's now a cat", I say You stared at the honky-tonk piano man Watch your step I just met Oliver, the lobster's his It only takes a few good friends to be first class First class only takes a few It only takes a few good friends to be first class First class only takes a few First class only takes a few It only takes a few It only takes a few It only takes a few Long live the island Long live the island Long live the island

Nice man George, newsagent on the corner Not very rich, but never any poorer Jaunty old George, a happy 63 Not very tall, but healthier than me He whistles timeless tunes as he saunters down the street Springs in his legs and elastic in his feet But in the middle of the night, he steals through your garden Gives your hosiery a fright and doesn't say pardon As soft as a breeze with an arm full of underwear On his hands and knees, dreams about the knicker scare Hello there George, newsagent on the corner How's the old car? Yes, the climate's getting warmer Chatty old George as you get your morning paper Read about the knicker thief, underwear taker Bids you, "Good day", as you wander out the door Never closes early, always cleans the floor But when darkness hits the town and there's washing on your line Get your knickers down, before the dreaded sign When the clock strikes eight and you're snuggled up in bed He'll be at the garden gate, filling underwear with dread Nice man George, newsagent on the corner He was closed today, maybe gone to mow the lawn I had to go further down the road to get me current bun Hello, isn't that George on page one? No, it couldn't be, but yes it is Difficult to see from these photofits But they are after him, of that you can be sure They've called him on the phone, they've knocked on his door A-but he's gone away, gone to stay with some mates He got the papers early and saw his own face

I'm gonna wait till the midnight hour That's when my love comes tumblin' down I'm gonna wait till the midnight hour When there's nobody else around I'm gonna take you girl and hold you And do all the things I told you In the midnight hour I'm gonna hold you in my arms And see that twinkle in your eyes I'm gonna wait, wait till the midnight hour That's when my love, begin to shine You're the only girl that I know Really love me so In the midnight hour I'm gonna wait till the midnight hour baby That's when my love come tumblin' down I'm gonna wait till the midnight hour my love When there's no one else around Only you and I, just you an I I'm gonna hold you in my arms In the midnight hour In the midnight hour Nobody around us, nobody bother us No [Incomprehensible] Just you and I Got to wait till the midnight hour That's when my love come tumblin' down Gonna wait, wait till the midnight hour baby When there's nobody, nobody around Just you an I Nobody around, just you and I, baby And I'm gonna hold you, hold you, hold you, hold you Squeeze you, squeeze you, I need you, love you baby [Incomprehensible]

As we wake up in your room Your face is the first thing I see The first time I've seen love And the last I'll ever need You remind her that your future Will be nothing without her Never lose her, I'm afraid Better think of something good to say But it's all been done more than once I'll keep on trying Oh, God don't let me be the only one who says No, at the top of our lungs there's no No such thing as too young Second chances won't leave you alone Then there's faith in love She was always the one I'll repeat it again, the one No such thing as too young Red lights flashing on the car we're kissing in Call me crazy, I've always tried to remind her That the future's just a few heartbeats away from disaster I'm afraid that I've thrown it all away No, at the top of our lungs, there's no No such thing as too young Second chances won't leave you alone No, at the top of our lungs, there's no No such thing as too young Second chances won't leave you alone No, we'll repeat it again, there's no No such thing as too young Second chances won't leave you alone 'Cause there's faith in love If you kiss me goodnight I'll know everything' is alright Second chances won't leave us alone Won't leave us alone 'Cause there's faith in love

Brother, I don't want you to die Brother, can you live forever? Brother, I don't wanna cry, oh Can you live forever? Can you live forever? (Oh) You were born and the dark was changed Like the stars into the night Like the sun breaking through the sky Brother, I, I Brother, I can see into your eyes And the way you look for something better And you can try to act like it's forgotten Oh, I see it way too often I see it way too often, oh You were born and the dark was changed Like the stars into the night Like the sun breaking through the sky Brother, I Can you live forever? Can you live forever? Oh Can you live forever? Oh Can you live forever? Oh

It's summertime And I can understand if you still feel sad It's summertime Though it's hard to see its true possibilities When you look inside, all you'll see When you look inside, all you'll see Is a self-reflected inner sadness Look outside I know that you'll recognize it's summertime Look outside I know that you'll recognize, it's summertime

Pass me that lovely little gun My dear, my darling one The cleaners are coming one by one You don't even want to let them start They're knocking now upon your door They measure the room, they know the score They're mopping up the butcher's floor Of your broken little hearts O-oh-o Children Forgive us now for what we've done It started out as a bit of fun Here, take these bеfore we run away The kеys to the Gulag O Children Lift up your voice, lift up your voice Children Rejoice, rejoice Come on, come on, come on, come on Here comes Frank and poor old Jim They're gathering 'round with all my friends We're older now, the light is dim And you are only just beginning Oh-oh-o Children We have the answer to all your fears It's short, it's simple, it's crystal clear It's round about and it's somewhere here Lost amongst our winnings O Children Lift up your voice, lift up your voice Children Rejoice, rejoice The cleaners have done their job on you They're hip to it, man, they're in the groove They've hosed you down, you're good as new And they're lining up to inspect you Oh-oh-o Children Poor old Jim's white as a ghost He's found the answer that we lost We're all weeping now, weeping because There ain't nothing we can do to protect you O children Lift up your voice, lift up your voice Children Rejoice, rejoice Hey, little train, we are all jumping on The train that goes to the Kingdom We're happy, Ma, we're having fun And the train ain't even left the station Hey, little train, wait for me! I once was blind, but now I see Have you left a seat for me? Is that such a stretch of the imagination? Hey little train, wait for me! I was held in chains, but now I'm free I'm hanging in there, don't you see? In this process of elimination Hey little train, we are all jumping on The train that goes to the Kingdom We're happy, Ma, we're having fun It's beyond my wildest expectation Hey little train, we are all jumping on The train that goes to the Kingdom We're happy, Ma, we're having fun And the train ain't even left the station