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[fox69]

"At The Sunrise"

"At The Sunrise"


How could I be happy
Without her by my side
Without her smiling face
At the sunrise
How could I keep living
With emptiness inside
With no one there to touch
At the sunrise
She gave meaning to my words
She helped me find my way
The time I had to leave her
Leave her all alone
The way she looked at me
Made me cry
I know she understands me
She knows I'm feelin' bad
Until I'm back beside her
At the sunrise

 

[fox69]

"Baby, What A Big Surprise"

"Baby, What A Big Surprise"


Right before my very eyes
I thought that you were only fakin' it
And like before my heart was takin' it.
Baby what a big surprise
Right before my very eyes.
Yesterday it seemed to me
My life was nothing more than wasted time
But here today you've softly changed my mind.
Baby what a big surprise
Right before my very eyes.
Just to be alone
Was a little more than I could take
Then you came to stay
Hold me in the morning
Love me in the afternoon
Help me find my way.
Now and then just like before
I think about the love I've thrown away
But now it doesn't matter anyway.
Baby, what a big surprise.

 

[fox69]

"Bad Advice"

"Bad Advice"


She said, "Tell me what it's all about." I said "Why, why, why?
It's just something you could do without. You better try, try try."
She said, "I can't reach you on the telephone.
I can't call you when you're not at home.
You keep saying that you're all alone.
That's a lie, lie, lie."

[Chorus:]
Bad advice had me down and undone. Got to try again to believe in myself.
Look at me, I'm alone in the end. Can you see me falling, falling down.

I said, "Mama can you get it straight?" She said "Why, why, why?"
-"I wanna tell you that it just can't wait, so let's try, try, try"
She said, "I don't care where you might have gone.
I don't care 'cause you've done me wrong.
You been doin' it far too long,
So goodbye, bye, bye."

[Chorus]

She said "Tell me what it's all about." I said, "Why, why, why?
It's just something you can do without. You better try, try, try."
-"I can't reach you on the telephone. I can't call you when you're not at home
You keep saying that you're all alone. That's a lie, lie, lie.

 

[fox69]

"Beginnings"

"Beginnings"


When I'm with you, it doesn't matter where we are,
Or what we're doing. I'm with you, that's all that matters.
Time passes much too quickly when we're together laughing.
I wish I could sing it to you, oh no,
I wish I could sing it to you.
Mostly I'm silent.
Never think about words to say.
When I kiss you, I feel a thousand different feelings.
The color of chills all over my body.
And when I feel them, I quickly try to decide which one
I should try to put into words, oh no,
Try to put into words.
Mostly I'm silent.
Only the beginning of what I want to feel forever.
Only the beginning. Only just the start.
I've got to get you into my life.
Got to get you next to me.
Only the beginning. Only just the start.

 

[fox69]

"Better"

"Better"


You can count on a number of things
Like tomorrow the sun's gonna shine
There'll be flowers in spring time
Poets will make rhymes
Couples in moonlight are so ripe to fall

Fallin' in love, such a natural thing
There's a look in that one person's eyes
And the moment we know it
We don't want to blow it
So we get way too careful and it all slips away

You've always told me
You can do better
And something would always come along,
And so I listened, down to the letter
'Til somebody better came along

You... you can do better
Talkin' to you, you, you, you...
You gotta do better!

Now I feel like I'm swimming upstream
When the current is running so strong
I'm a fish out of water
The first time I saw you
Couldn't keep it together
Don't care if I'm wrong
But it seems like forever
Since we got along

You've always told me
You can do better
And something would always come along
And so I listened, down to the letter
'Til somebody better came along

You said it so often
You thought I'd believe it
That I was always doin' it wrong,
But you always said that
You could take it or leave it
So, somebody better came along!

[Repeat last two verses]

You... You can do better, better.
Talkin' to you, you, you...
You gotta do better!

 

[fox69]

"Bigger Than Elvis"

"Bigger Than Elvis"


Come, let's talk just you & me
For once just let me be.
The little boy you used to know.
Relive that summer's bliss.
Cause they came no more like this.
Those were the days,
The days when love was still in style.

All I ever dreamed I'd be
Is what you are to me.
Bigger than Elvis.
And for all the missing years,
A memory reappears.
Bigger than Elvis.

I saw you on tv.
The king, you were to me.
Could you feel me watching you?
At times my heart got mad,
Only heros are allowed
To run free, that they could come back inside of me.

All I ever dreamed I'd be,
Is what you are to me.
Bigger than Elvis.
And for all the missing years,
A memory reappears.
Bigger than Elvis.

We know the sadness of goodbyes
Must be the one that's bringing tears to your child's eyes.

Oh, from now on I'll walk with you
Making music like you do.
Would you believe I always knew?

You were never hard to take
In some mysterious way
Bigger than Elvis
And for all the missing years
Your memory reappears
Bigger than Elvis.

Now I've found the missing years,
Forgotten all my tears.
I've found the missing years.

 

[fox69]

"Birthday Boy"

"Birthday Boy"


Birthday boy, blow out the candles;
Good friends around you, you should feel O.K.
Don't look so sad and blue;
Don't act forsaken, this day's for you.
Good days are coming, my friend;
Life can be easy 'til the end.
Birthday boy, don't fear tomorrow;
Changes before you; years drift away.
You see life as pictures, frame to frame;
Many years wasted, what a shame.
Good days are coming, my friend;
Life can be easy 'til the end, 'til the end.
That empty feeling won't go away;
Caught up in hurting, day after day;
When will you see the joy in your life?
It's there for you, it's there for you.
Don't look so sad and blue;
Don't act forsaken, this day's for you.
Good days are coming, once you stop running;
Life could be easy, easy for you.

 

[fox69]

"Blues In The Night"

"Blues In The Night"


My Mama Done Told Me When I Was In Knee-Pants,
My Mama Done Told Me, She Said Son!
A Woman Will Sweet-Talk Ya, She'll Give You The Big Eye,
But When That Sweet Talkin' Is Done
A Woman's A Two-Face, A Worrisome Thing
Who'll Leave Ya To Sing The Blues In The Night.

Now The Rain's A Fallin', Hear The Train A Callin', Whoo-Ee,
Hear The Lonesome Whistle Blowin' 'Cross The Trestle, Whoo-Ee,
Whoo-Ee-A-Whoo-Ee, Ol' Clickety-Clack
I'm Back On The Track Of Blues In The Night

The Evening Breeze Will Start The Trees To Cryin'
And The Moonlight'll Hide Its Light,
When You Get The Blues In The Night.

Take My Word, The Mockingbird
He Will Sing The Saddest Kind Of Song,
He Knows Things Are Wrong And He's Right.
From Natchez To Mobile, From Memphis To St. Joe,
Wherever The Four Winds Seem To Blow,
I've Been In Some Big Towns And I've Heard Me Some Big Talkin',
But There Is One Thing I Know,
A Woman's A Two-Face, She's A Worrisome Thing
Who'll Leave You To Sing The Blues In The Night.

(Got A Case Of The Blues In The Night, Don't Know What To Do
Blues Every Night...)

 

[fox69]

"Brand New Love Affair Part I And II"

"Brand New Love Affair Part I And II"


Wish I knew what was going wrong
Seems so very long since we laughed together
It's no good to be all alone
When you hurt a friend
And you both feel empty
What I'd give to erase the pain
Will we ever make friends
Is it over or shall we try again
For a brand new love affair
Seems to me
We are both afraid
That our love may fade and we just won't make it
Maybe soon we'll be friends again
Find ourselves and then
Really make it happen
What I'd give to erase the pain
Will we every make friends
Is it over or shall we try again
For a brand new love affair
Start all over again
And do it up the right way
Come together my friend
And celebrate the new day
I can hardly believe
How much I really love you baby
All our tomorrows will be
A love affair with you my lady

 

[fox69]

"Byblos"

"Byblos"


I saw her once before; she didn't turn me on.
One night she stopped to talk to pass the time.
And then I saw her eyes; her softly smiling glow,
We sat and talked all night at Byblos.
She talked of feelings that I knew were true.
She painted me a picture using ev'ry shade of blue
It was light with laughter, At times it made me cry,
And now I'll never know just why I didn't ever try to hold her;
to squeeze her; to kiss her all night long, I never tried to please her.
Then, soon she had to go;
I sat there all alone
And thought of things she said
The whole day through.
And then I realized,
I never took the time
To find out where she lived
Or where to call.
I thought that I would see
Her the next night,
Anticipating how I'd set myself right.
Then, I went back to Byblos;
I sat there and waited,
Feeling just a little nervous
And a little frustrated.
Then, soon, in she came, looking just the same
Oo, I could hardly wait to take her far from the game.
Then a person came in to the club
that I had to speak to
I explained the situation to her
And i thought she understood
But I guess she thought I was jiving her around
Cause when I looked for her, this is what I found
She was rapping with a real good friend of mine,
He was happening, I guess it was his time.
I really couldn't blame him, cause he was sad and lonely too.
But just talking to her did me so much good, I knew she'd do him good too.
Then I went home and I got it on,
Sat down to write these words when I was finally alone.
And then, about halfway through I wondered if someone knew
where she was, so I could give her a call,
And I found out that she was right down the hall,
Not too far away,
but that's ok, I'll just wait for the day when I can see
her again and spend some time.