The piper (1980)

they came from the hills
and they came from the valleys and the plains
they struggled in the cold
in the heat and the snow and in the rain
came to hear him play
play their minds away 

 we're all following a strange melody
we're all summoned by a tune
we're following the piper
and we dance beneath the moon
we're following the piper
and we dance beneath the moon for him
and we dance beneath the moon
sub luna saltamus 

they came from the south
from the west and the north and from the east
they waited for the man
like a parish is waiting for the priest
longed to hear him play
play their minds away 

 we're all following a strange melody
we're all summoned by a tune
we're following the piper
and we dance beneath the moon
we're following the piper
and we dance beneath the moon for him
and we dance beneath the moon
sub luna saltamus 

he gave them a dream
he seduced everybody in the land
the fire in his eyes
and the fear was a weapon in his hand
so they let him play
play their minds away 

 we're all following a strange melody
we're all summoned by a tune
we're following the piper
and we dance beneath the moon
we're following the piper
and we dance beneath the moon for him
and we dance beneath the moon
and we dance beneath the moon

So long (1974)

You think you're gonna make me sulk, you and your fancy car, ah-ha-haBut I can tell you honey your tricks ain't gonna get you far, ah-ha-ha

They say that money's got a magic touch

But not to me, it doesn't mean that much

You won't have me tonight

All right, all right, all right, all right

So long, see you honey

You can't buy me with your money

Chasing, dazing, driving me crazy

But I'll never be your girl

So long, see you honey

You can't buy me with your money

You know it's not worth trying

So long, so long, so long

You didn't have to send me flowers like you did today, ah-ha-ha

I wouldn't keep a thing from you, I gave them all away, ah-ha-ha

The girls might fall for everything you've got

But I'm not one of them, you know I'm not

You won't have me tonight

All right, all right, all right, all right

So long, see you honey

You can't buy me with your money

Chasing, dazing, driving me crazy

But I'll never be your girl

So long, see you honey

You can't buy me with your money

You know it's not worth trying

So long, so long, so long

So long, see you honey

You can't buy me with your money

You know it's not worth trying

So long, so long, so long

So long, so long, so long

So long, so long, so long

The day before you came (1982)

I must have left my house at eight
Because I always do
My train, I'm certain
Left the station just when it was due
I must have read the morning paper
Going into town
And having gotten through the editorial
No doubt I must have frowned
I must have made my desk
Around a quarter after nine
With letters to be read
And heaps of papers waiting to be signed
I must have gone to lunch
At half past twelve or so
The usual place, the usual bunch
And still on top of this
I'm pretty sure it must have rained
The day before you came

I must have lit my seventh
Cigarette at half past two
And at the time I never
Even noticed I was blue
I must have kept on dragging
Through the business of the day
Without really knowing anything
I hid a part of me away
At five I must have left
There's no exception to the rule
A matter of routine
I've done it ever since I finished school
The train back home again
Undoubtedly I must have
Read the evening paper then
Oh yes, I'm sure my life was
Well within its usual frame
The day before you came

I must have opened my front door
At eight o'clock or so
And stopped along the way
To buy some Chinese food to go
I'm sure I had my dinner
Watching something on TV
There's not, I think, a single
Episode of Dallas that I didn't see
I must have gone to bed
Around a quarter after ten
I need a lot of sleep and so
I like to be in bed by then
I must have read a while
The latest one by Marilyn French
Or something in that style
It's funny, but I had no sense
Of living without aim
The day before you came

And turning out the light
I must have yawned and
Cuddled up for yet another night
And rattling on the roof
I must have heard the sound of rain
The day before you came

Voulez vous (1979)

People everywhere
A sense of expectation hanging in the air
Giving out a spark
Across the room your eyes are glowing in the dark
And here we go again, we know the start, we know the end
Masters of the scene
We've done it all before and now we're back to get some more
You know what I mean


Voulez-vous (ah-ha)
Take it now or leave it (ah-ha)
Now is all we get (ah-ha)
Nothing promised, no regrets
Voulez-vous (ah-ha)
AinAin't no big decision (ah-ha)
You know what to do (ah-ha)
La question c'est voulez-vous

Voulez-vous...


I know what you think
The girl means business so I'll offer her a drink
Feeling mighty proud
I see you leave your table, pushing through the crowd
I'm really glad you came, you know the rules, you know the game
Master of the scene
We've done it all before and now we're back to get some more
You know what I mean


Voulez-vous (ah-ha)
Take it now or leave it (ah-ha)
Now is all we get (ah-ha)
Nothing promised, no regrets
Voulez-vous (ah-ha)
Ain't no big decision (ah-ha)
You know what to do (ah-ha)
La question c'est voulez-vous


And here we go again, we know the start, we know the end
Masters of the scene
We've done it all before and now we're back to get some more
You know what I mean


Voulez-vous (ah-ha)
Take it now or leave it (ah-ha)
Now is all we get (ah-ha)
Nothing promised, no regrets
Voulez-vous (ah-ha)
Ain't no big decision (ah-ha)
You know what to do (ah-ha)
La question c'est voulez-vous
Voulez-vous...


Voulez-vous (ah-ha)
Take it now or leave it (ah-ha)
Now is all we get (ah-ha)
Nothing promised, no regrets
Voulez-vous (ah-ha)
Ain't no big decision (ah-ha)
You know what to do (ah-ha)
I can still say voulez-vous


Voulez-vous (ah-ha, ah-ha, ah-ha)
Voulez-vous (ah-ha, ah-ha, ah-ha)
Voulez-vous (ah-ha, ah-ha, ah-ha)
Voulez-vous (ah-ha, ah-ha, ah-ha)


Voulez-vous (ah-ha)
Take it now or leave it (ah-ha)
Now is all we get (ah-ha)
Nothing promised, no regrets
Voulez-vous (ah-ha)
Ain't no big decision (ah-ha)
You know what to do (ah-ha)
I can still say voulez-vous

Dum dum diddle (1976)

I can hear how you work, practising hard
Playing night and day, woah-oh
And it sounds better now
Yes, you improve every time you play, woah-oh
But it's bad
You're so sad
And you're only smiling
When you play your violin

Dum-dum-diddle, to be your fiddle
To be so near you and not just hear you
Dum-dum-diddle, to be your fiddle
I think then maybe you'd see me, baby
You'd be mine
And we'd be together all the time
Wish I was, dum-dum-diddle, your darling fiddle

But I think you don't know that I exist
I'm the quiet kind, woah-oh
From the day when I first listened to you
You've been on my mind, woah-oh
You don't care
It's not fair
And you're only smiling
When you play your violin

Dum-dum-diddle, to be your fiddle
To be so near you and not just hear you
Dum-dum-diddle, to be your fiddle
I think then maybe you'd see me, baby
You'd be mine
And we'd be together all the time
Dum-dum-diddle, to be your fiddle
To be so near you and not just hear you
Dum-dum-diddle, to be your fiddle
I think then maybe you'd see me, baby
You'd be mine
And we'd be together all the time
Wish I was, dum-dum-diddle, your darling fiddle

Does your mother know (1979)

You're so hot, teasing me
So you're blue but I can't take a chance on a chick like you
That's something I couldn't do
There's that look in your eyes
I can read in your face that your feelings are driving you wild
Ah, but girl you're only a child

Well I can dance with you honey
If you think it's funny
Does your mother know that you're out?
And I can chat with you baby
Flirt a little maybe
Does your mother know that you're out?

Take it easy (take it easy)
Better slow down girl
That's no way to go
Does your mother know?
Take it easy (take it easy)
Try to cool it girl
Take it nice and slow
Does your mother know?

I can see what you want
But you seem pretty young to be searching for that kind of fun
So maybe I'm not the one
Now you're so cute, I like your style
And I know what you mean when you give me a flash of that smile(smile)
But girl you're only a child

Well I can dance with you honey
If you think it's funny
Does your mother know that you're out?
And I can chat with you baby
Flirt a little maybe
Does your mother know that you're out?

Take it easy (take it easy)
Better slow down girl
That's no way to go
Does your mother know?
Take it easy (take it easy)
Try to cool it girl
Take it nice and slow
Does your mother know?

Well I can dance with you honey
If you think it's funny
Does your mother know that you're out?
And I can chat with you baby
Flirt a little maybe
Does your mother know that you're out?

(repeat 2x and fade)

Take a chance on me (1978)

If you change your mind
(Take a chance, take a chance)
I'm the first in line
(Take take, chance chance)
Honey I'm still free
(Take a chance, take a chance)
Take a chance on me
(Take take, chance chance)
If you need me, let me know
(Take a chance, take a chance)
Gonna be around
(Take take, chance chance)
If you got no place to go
(Take a chance, take a chance)
When you're feeling down
(Take take, chance chance)

If you're all alone
When the pretty birds have flown
Honey I'm still free
Take a chance on me
Gonna do my very best
And it ain't no lie
If you put me to the test
if you let me try

Take a chance on me
(That's all I ask of you honey)
Take a chance on me

We can go dancing
(Ooh)
We can go walking
(Yeeah)
As long as we're together
(Together)

Listen to some music
(Ooh)
Maybe just talking
(Yeeah)
Get to know you better
(Better)

'Cause you know I've got
So much that I wanna do
When I dream I'm alone with you
It's magic
You want me to leave it there
Afraid of a love affair
But I think you know
That I can't let go

If you change your mind
I'm the first in line
Honey I'm still free
Take a chance on me
If you need me, let me know
Gonna be around
If you've got no place to go
If you're feeling down

If you're all alone
When the pretty birds have flown
Honey I'm still free
Take a chance on me
Gonna do my very best
And it ain't no lie
If you put me to the test
If you let me try

Take a chance on me
(Come on, give me a break will you)
Take a chance on me

Oh you can take your time baby
(Ooh)
I'm in no hurry
(Yeeah)
Know I'm gonna get you
(Get you)

You don't wanna hurt me
(Ooh)
Baby don't worry
(Yeeah)
I ain't gonna let you
(Let you)

Let me tell you now
My love is strong enough
To last when things are rough
It's magic

You say that I waste my time
But I can't get you off my mind
No I can't let go
'Cause I love you so

If you change your mind
I'm the first in line
Honey I'm still free
Take a chance on me
If you need me, let me know
Gonna be around
If you've got no place to go
If you're feeling down

If you're all alone
When the pretty birds have flown
Honey I'm still free
Take a chance on me
Gonna do my very best
Baby can't you see
Gotta put me to the test
Take a chance on me
(Take a chance, take a chance, take a chance on me)

Honey I'm still free
Take a chance on me
Gonna do my very best
Baby can't you see
Gotta put me to the test
Take a chance on me
(Take a chance, take a chance, take a chance on me)

Honey I'm still free
Take a chance on me
Gonna do my very best
Baby can't you see

Super Trouper (1980)

Super Trouper beams are gonna blind me
But I won't feel blue
Like I always do
'Cause somewhere in the crowd there's you

I was sick and tired of everything
When I called you last night from Glasgow
All I do is eat and sleep and sing
Wishing every show was the last show
(Wishing every show was the last show)
So imagine I was glad to hear you're coming
(Glad to hear you're coming)
Suddenly I feel all right
(And suddenly it's gonna be)
And it's gonna be so different
When I'm on the stage tonight

Tonight the
Super Trouper lights are gonna find me
Shining like the sun
(Sup-p-per Troup-p-per)
Smiling, having fun
(Sup-p-per Troup-p-per)
Feeling like a number one
Tonight the
Super Trouper beams are gonna blind me
But I won't feel blue
(Sup-p-per Troup-p-per)
Like I always do
(Sup-p-per Troup-p-per)
'Cause somewhere in the crowd there's you

Facing twenty thousand of your friends
How can anyone be so lonely
Part of a success that never ends
Still I'm thinking about you only
(Still I'm thinking about you only)
There are moments when I think I'm going crazy
(Think I'm going crazy)
But it's gonna be alright
(You'll soon be changing everything)
Everything will be so different
When I'm on the stage tonight

Tonight the
Super Trouper lights are gonna find me
Shining like the sun
(Sup-p-per Troup-p-per)
Smiling, having fun
(Sup-p-per Troup-p-per)
Feeling like a number one
Tonight the
Super Trouper beams are gonna blind me
But I won't feel blue
(Sup-p-per Troup-p-per)
Like I always do
(Sup-p-per Troup-p-per)
'Cause somewhere in the crowd there's you

So I'll be there when you arrive
The sight of you will prove to me I'm still alive
And when you take me in your arms
And hold me tight
I know it's gonna mean so much tonight

Tonight the
Super Trouper lights are gonna find me
Shining like the sun
(Sup-p-per Troup-p-per)
Smiling, having fun
(Sup-p-per Troup-p-per)
Feeling like a number one
Tonight the
Super Trouper beams are gonna blind me
But I won't feel blue
(Sup-p-per Troup-p-per)
Like I always do
(Sup-p-per Troup-p-per)
'Cause somewhere in the crowd there's you

Summer night city (1978)

Summer night city
summer night city
Waiting for the sunrise soul dancing in the dark
sumemr night city
walking in the moonlight love making in the park
summer night city
In the sun i feel like sleeping
i can't take it for too long
my impatience slowly creeping
up my spine and going strong
i know what's waiting there for me
tonight i'm loose and fancy free
ah-ahhh
When the night comes with the action
i jus tknow it's time to go
can't resist the strange attraction
from this giant dynamo
lots to give and lots to take
time to breathe and time to live
Waiting for the sunrise soul dancing in the dark
summer night city
walking in the moonlight love making in the park
summer night city
It's elusive call it glitter
somehow something turns me on
some folks only see the litter
we don't miss them when they're gone
i love the feeling in the air
my kind of people everywhere
ah-ahh
When the night comes with the action
i just know it's time to go
can't resisit the strange attraction
from this giant dynamo
and tomorrow when it's dawning
and the first birds starts to sing
in the pale light of the morning
nothing's worth remembering
it's a dream it's out of reach
scattered driftwood on the beach
Waiting for the sunrise soul dancing in the dark
sumemr night city
walking in the moon light love making in the park
summer night city
Waiting for the sunrise...
(repeat to fade)

S.O.S (1975)

Where are those happy days, they seem so hard to find
I tried to reach for you, but you have closed your mind
Whatever happened to our love?
I wish I understood
It used to be so nice, it used to be so good


So when you're near me, darling can't you hear me
S. O. S.
The love you gave me, nothing else can save me
S. O. S.
When you're gone
How can I even try to go on?
When you're gone
Though I try how can I carry on?


You seem so far away though you are standing near
You made me feel alive, but something died I fear
I really tried to make it out
I wish I understood
What happened to our love, it used to be so good


So when you're near me, darling can't you hear me
S. O. S.
The love you gave me, nothing else can save me
S. O. S.
When you're gone
How can I even try to go on?
When you're gone
Though I try how can I carry on?


So when you're near me, darling can't you hear me
S. O. S.
And the love you gave me, nothing else can save me
S. O. S.
When you're gone
How can I even try to go on?
When you're gone
Though I try how can I carry on?
When you're gone
How can I even try to go on?
When you're gone
Though I try how can I carry on?

Ring, ring (1973)

I was sitting by the phone
i was waiting all alone
baby by myself i sit and wait and wonder about you
it's a dark and dreary night
seems like nothing's going right
won't you tell me honey how can i go on here without you?
Yes i'm down and feeling blue
and i don't know what to do, oh-oh
Ring, ring, why don't you give me a call?
ring, ring, the happiest sound of them all
ring, ring, i stare at the phone on the wall
and i sit all alone impatiently
won't you please understand the need in me
so, ring, ring, why don't you give me a call?
so, ring, ring, why don't you give me a call?
You were here and now you're gone
hey did i do something wrong?
i just can't believe that i could be so badly mistaken
was it me or was it you?
tell me, are we really through?
won't you hear me cry and you will know that my heart is breaking
Please forgive and then forget
or maybe darling better yet, oh-oh
Ring, ring, why don't you give me a call?
ring, ring, the happiest sound of them all
ring, ring, i stare at the phone on the wall
and i sit all alone impatiently
won't you please understand the need in me
so, ring, ring, why don't you give me a call?
so, ring, ring, why don't you give me a call?
oh-oh, ring, ring, why don't you give me a call?
so, ring, ring, why don't you give me a call?

Money, money, money

I work all night, i work all day, to pay the bills i have to pay
Ain't it sad
And still there never seems to be a single penny left for me
That's too bad
In my dreams i have a plan
If i got me a wealthy man
I wouldn't have to work at all, i'd fool around and have a ball...

Money, money, money
Must be funny
In the rich man's world
Money, money, money
Always sunny
In the rich man's world
Aha-ahaaa
All the things i could do
If i had a little money
It's a rich man's world

A man like that is hard to find but i can't get him off my mind
Ain't it sad
And if he happens to be free i bet he wouldn't fancy me
That's too bad
So i must leave, i'll have to go
To las vegas or monaco
And win a fortune in a game, my life will never be the same...

Money, money, money
Must be funny
In the rich man's world
Money, money, money
Always sunny
In the rich man's world
Aha-ahaaa
All the things i could do
If i had a little money
It's a rich man's world

Money, money, money
Must be funny
In the rich man's world
Money, money, money
Always sunny
In the rich man's world
Aha-ahaaa
All the things i could do
If i had a little money
It's a rich man's world

It's a rich man's world

Knowing me, Knowing you (1976)

No more carefree laughter
Silence ever after
Walking through an empty house
Tears in my eyes
Here is were the story ends
This is goodbye

Knowing me, knowing you
There is nothing we can do
Knowing me, knowing you
We just have to face it
This is the time we're through
Breakin' up is never easy,
I know But I have to go

Knowing Me, Knowing You
It's the best I can do

Mem'ries, good days, bad days
They'll be with me always
In these old familiar rooms
Children would play
Now there's only emptiness
Nothing to say

Knowing me, knowing you..

I am the city (1982)

Coming through a cloud you're looking at me from above
And I'm a revelation spreading out before your eyes
And you find me beautiful and irresistible
A giant creature that forever seems to grow in size
And you feel a strange attraction
The air is vibrant and electrified
Welcome to me here I am my arms are open wide

Somewhere in the middle of the neverending noise
There is a constant steady rhythm of a heart that beats
And a million voices blend into a single voice
And you can hear it in the clamour of the crowded streets
People come and take their chances
Sometimes you win sometimes you lose a lot
Come make your own contribution to this melting pot

I'm the street you walk
The language you talk
I am the city
The skyline is me and the energy
I am the city
The famous hotels and the cocktail bars
And the funny smells
And the turmoil the cars and the people
The air that you're breathing is me
Yes I am the city you let me be

People feed me with their lives I am a hungry soul
And they all worship me and pay their homage day and night
Every day I knew a lot of tired shopping feet
But come the night they will be dancing in the neon light
Dazzled by the crazy magic
They're grabbing pieces of the fatted calf
And in the wind if you listen hard you'll hear me laugh

I'm the street you walk
The language you talk
I am the city
The skyline is me and the energy
I am the city
The famous hotels and the cocktail bars
And the funny smells
And the turmoil the cars and the people
The parks and the squares that you see
All the sounds that you hear
And the air that you're breathing is me
Yes I am the city you let me be

I am the city
You let me be
I am the city

The famous hotels and the cocktail bars
And the funny smells
And the turmoil the cars and the people
The air that you're breathing is me

[Last line is sung simultaneously with next line]

Coming through a cloud
You're looking at me from above
And I'm a revelation spreading out before your eyes

[Last line is sung simultaneously with next line]

I'm the street you walk
The language you talk
I am the city
Yes I am the city you let me be

And you find me beautiful and irresistible
A giant creature that forever seems to grow in size

[Last line is sung simultaneously with next line]

The skyline is me and the energy
I am the city

You let me be

Somewhere in the middle of the neverending noise
There is a constant steady rhythm of a heart that beats

[Last line is sung simultaneously with next line]

I'm the street you walk
The language you talk
I am the city
Yes I am the city you let me be

And a million voices blend into a single voice
And you can hear it in the clamour of the crowded streets

[Last line is sung simultaneously with next line]

The skyline is me and the energy
I am the city

You let me be

Dancing Queen (1976)

You can dance, you can give
Having the time of your life Ohh
See that girl, watch that scene
Diging the Dancing Queen

Friday night and the lights are low
Looking out for a place to go
Where they play the right music
Getting in the swing
You come to look for a king

Anybody could be that guy
Night is young and the music's high
With a bit of rock music
Everything is fine
You're in the mood for a dance
And when you get the chance

You are the Dancing Queen
Young and sweet, only seventeen
Dancing Queen
Feel the beet from the tambourine
Ohhh yeahh
You can dance, you can dance
Having the time of your life Ohhh
See that girl, watch that scene
Diging the Dancing Queen

You're a teaser, you turn 'em on
Leave'em burning
And then you're gone
Looking out for another
Anyone will do
You're in the mood for a dance
And when you get the chance

You are the Dancing Queen
Young and sweet, only seventeen

Dancing Queen
Feel the beet from the tambourine
ohh yeahh
You can dance, you can give
Having the time of your life
See that girl, watch that scene
Dig in the Dancing Queen(x4)

Bang a Boomerang (1975)

Making somebody happy is a question of give and take
you can learn how to show it so come on, give yourself a break
every smile and every little touch
don't you know that they mean so much
sweet sweet kisses so tender
always will return to sender
Like a bang, a boom-a-boomerang
dum-be-dum-dum be-dum-be-dum-dum
oh bang, a boom-a-boomerang
love is a tune you hum-de-hum-hum
by giving away, i think you'll learn
you'll get love in return
so bang, a boom-a-boomerang is love
a boom-a-boomerang is love
Love is always around and you can look for it anywhere
when you feel that you've found it my advice is to take good care
never use it as a selfish tool
never ever be such a fool
every feeling you're showing
is a boomerang you're throwing
Yes a bang, a boom-a-boomerang
dum-be-dum-dum be-dum-be-dum-dum
oh bang, a boom-a-boomerang
love is a tune you hum-de-hum-hum
by giving away, i think you'll learn
you'll get love in return
so bang, a boom-a-boomerang is love
And if you're warm and tender
i'll kiss you, return to sender
please surrender
Bang, a boom-a-boomerang
dum-be-dum-dum be-dum-be-dum-dum
oh bang, a boom-a-boomerang is love
a boom-a-boomerang is love

Andante andante (1980)

Take it easy with me, please
touch me gently like a summer evening breeze
take your time, make it slow
andante, andante
just let the feeling grow
Make your fingers soft and light
let your body be the velvet of the night
touch my soul, you know how
andante, andante
go slowly with me now
I'm your music
(i am your music and i am your song)
i'm your song
(i am your music and i am your song)
play me time and time again and make me strong
(play me again 'cause you're making me strong)
make me sing, make me sound
(you make me sing and you make me)
andante, andante
tread lightly on my ground
andante, andante
oh please don't let me down
There's a shimmer in your eyes
like the feeling of a thousand butterflies
please don't talk, go on, play
andante, andante
and let me float away
I'm your music
(i am your music and i am your song)
i'm your song
(i am your music and i am your song)
play me time and time again and make me strong
(play me again 'cause you're making me strong)
make me sing, make me sound
(you make me sing and you make me)
andante, andante
tread lightly on my ground
andante, andante
oh please don't let me down
Make me sing, make me sound
(you make me sing and you make me)
andante, andante
tread lightly on my ground
andante, andante
oh please don't let me down
andante, andante
oh please don't let me down

Dance (While the music still goes on) (1974)

Oh, my love it makes me sad.
Why did things turn out so bad?
Was it just a dream, everything we did, everything we had?

Baby, give me one more
Dance while the music still goes on
Don't think about tomorrow
Dance and forget our time is gone
Tonight's a night we borrow.
Let's make it a memory, a night of our own
A thing to remember when we're all alone
So dance, it's our way to say goodbye

Yes, all we have to do is
Dance while the music still goes on
This is no time for crying
Dance, don't you hear them play our song
God knows that we've been trying
But we didn't make it 'cause nothing's the same
We just couldn't help it, nobody's to blame
So dance while the music still goes on
And let it be our last goodbye

Yet it seems to make me sad.
Why did things turn out so bad?
Was is just a dream, everything we did, everything we had?

Baby, give me one last
Dance while the music still goes on
Just like the night I met you
Dance and believe me, when you're gone
You know I won't forget you
Our love was a snowbird, it's flying away
You tell me it's over, what more can I say?
So dance while the music still goes on
It's gonna be our last goodbye

Dance while the music still goes on
Don't think about tomorrow
Dance and forget our time is gone
Tonight's a night we borrow.
Let's make it a memory, a night of our own
A thing to remember when we're all alone
So dance while the music still goes on
And let it be our last goodbye

Dance while the music still goes on
This is no time for crying
Dance, don't you hear them play our song
God knows that we've been trying
Dance while the music still goes on
Just like the night I met you
Dance and believe me, when you're gone
You know I won't forget you

I do, I do, I do, I do, I do (1975)

Love me or leave me, make your choice but believe me
i love you
i do, i do, i do, i do, i do
i can't conceal it, don't you see, can't you feel it?
don't you too?
i do, i do, i do, i do, i do
Oh, i've been dreaming through my lonely past
now i just made it, i found you at last
So come on, now let's try it, i love you, can't deny it
'cos it's true
i do, i do, i do, i do, i do
Oh, no hard feelings between you and me
if we can't make it, but just wait and see
So come on, now let's try it, i love you, can't deny it
'cos it's true
i do, i do, i do, i do, i do
so love me or leave me, make your choice but believe me
i love you
i do, i do, i do, i do, i do
i can't conceal it, don't you see, can't you feel it?
don't you too?
i do, i do, i do, i do, i do

Happy new year (1980)

No more champagne
And the fireworks are through
Here we are, me and you
Feeling lost and feeling blue
It's the end of the party
And the morning seems so grey
So unlike yesterday
Now's the time for us to say...

Happy new year
Happy new year
May we all have a vision now and then
Of a world where every neighbour is a friend
Happy new year
Happy new year
May we all have our hopes, our will to try
If we don't we might as well lay down and die
You and I

Sometimes I see
How the brave new world arrives
And I see how it thrives
In the ashes of our lives
Oh yes, man is a fool
And he thinks he'll be okay
Dragging on, feet of clay
Never knowing he's astray
Keeps on going anyway...

Happy new year
Happy new year
May we all have a vision now and then
Of a world where every neighbour is a friend
Happy new year
Happy new year
May we all have our hopes, our will to try
If we don't we might as well lay down and die
You and I

Seems to me now
That the dreams we had before
Are all dead, nothing more
Than confetti on the floor
It's the end of a decade
In another ten years time
Who can say what we'll find
What lies waiting down the line
In the end of eighty-nine...

Happy new year
Happy new year
May we all have a vision now and then
Of a world where every neighbour is a friend
Happy new year
Happy new year
May we all have our hopes, our will to try
If we don't we might as well lay down and die
You and I

Gimme, gimme, gimme (1979)

Half past twelf,
And I'm watching the late show
In my flat all alone,
How I hate to spend the evening on my own
Autumn winds,
Blowin' outside my window
As I look around the room
And it makes me so depressed to see the gloom

There is not a soul out there,
No-one to hear my prayer

Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
A man after midnight,
Won't somebody help me
Chase the shadows away
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
A man after midnight,
Take me through the darkness
To the break of the day

Movie stars,
Find the end of the rainbow
With a fortune to win,
It's so different from the world
I'm linvin' in Tired of TV,
I open the window
And I gaze into the night,
But there's nothing to see
No-one in sight

There is not a soul out there,
No-one to hear my prayer

Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
A man after midnight,
Won't somebody help me
Chase the shadows away
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
A man after midnight,
Take me through the darkness
To the break of the dayThere is not a soul out there,
No-one to hear my prayer

Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
A man after midnight,
Won't somebody help me
Chase the shadows away
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
A man after midnight,
Take me through the darkness
To the break of the day

Movie stars,
Find the end of the rainbow
With a fortune to win,
It's so different from the world
I'm linvin' in Tired of TV,
I open the window
And I gaze into the night,
But there's nothing to see
No-one in sight

There is not a soul out there,
No-one to hear my prayer

Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
A man after midnight,
Won't somebody help me
Chase the shadows away
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
A man after midnight,
Take me through the darkness
To the break of the dayGimme! Gimme! Gimme!
A man after midnight,
Won't somebody help me
Chase the shadows away
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
A man after midnight,
Take me through the darkness
To the break of the day

Movie stars,
Find the end of the rainbow
With a fortune to win,
It's so different from the world
I'm linvin' in Tired of TV,
I open the window
And I gaze into the night,
But there's nothing to see
No-one in sight

There is not a soul out there,
No-one to hear my prayer

Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
A man after midnight,
Won't somebody help me
Chase the shadows away
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
A man after midnight,
Take me through the darkness
To the break of the dayMovie stars,
Find the end of the rainbow
With a fortune to win,
It's so different from the world
I'm linvin' in Tired of TV,
I open the window
And I gaze into the night,
But there's nothing to see
No-one in sight

There is not a soul out there,
No-one to hear my prayer

Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
A man after midnight,
Won't somebody help me
Chase the shadows away
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
A man after midnight,
Take me through the darkness
To the break of the dayThere is not a soul out there,
No-one to hear my prayer

Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
A man after midnight,
Won't somebody help me
Chase the shadows away
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
A man after midnight,
Take me through the darkness
To the break of the dayGimme! Gimme! Gimme!
A man after midnight,
Won't somebody help me
Chase the shadows away
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
A man after midnight,
Take me through the darkness
To the break of the day

 

Eagle (1978)

They came flying from far away, now i'm under their spell
i love hearing the stories that they tell
they've seen places beyond my land and they've found new horizons
they speak strangely but i understand
And i dream i'm an eagle
and i dream i can spread my wings
flying high, high, i'm a bird in the sky
i'm an eagle that rides on the breeze
high, high, what a feeling to fly
over mountains and forests and seas
and to go anywhere that i please
As all good friends we talk all night, and we fly wing to wing
i have questions and they know everything
there's no limit to what i feel, we climb higher and higher
am i dreaming or is it all real?
Is it true i'm an eagle?
is it true i can spread my wings?
flying high, high, i'm a bird in the sky
(i'm an eagle)
i'm an eagle that rides on the breeze
high, high, what a feeling to fly
(what a feeling)
over mountains and forests and seas
and to go anywhere that i please
And i dream i'm an eagle
and i dream i can spread my wings
flying high, high, i'm a bird in the sky
(i'm an eagle)
i'm an eagle that rides on the breeze
high, high, what a feeling to fly
(what a feeling)
over mountains and forests and seas
flying high, high, i'm a bird in the sky
(i'm an eagle)
i'm an eagle that rides on the breeze
high, high, what a feeling to fly
(what a feeling)
over mountains and forests and seas
and to go anywhere that i please