Chris Rea

[fox69]

"Lord Tell Me It Won't Be Long"

"Lord Tell Me It Won't Be Long"


Oh Lord, tell me it won’t be long

I’ll take this pain, but tell me it won’t be long
Oh Lord please tell me it won’t be long

Oh they say the Lord is waiting
And I try to do no wrong
And the tears we cry will all run dry
On the other side they’ll be gone

Oh Lord tell me it won’t be long

 

[fox69]

"Lose My Heart In You"

"Lose My Heart In You"


The morning came
With a heavy snow
Our senses freeze
'cos it's time to go
You smile and wave
As the taxi pulls away
But you cannot rid
What your eyes really say

Now I've made up my mind
I know what I gotta do
I'm going to lose, my heart, in you
A restless soul, always
Wild and free
We are such different kinds
This sure ain't easy for me
To be without you
Is to lose the game
So I will surrender
I will make the change

Now I've made up my mind
I know what I gotta do
I'm going to lose, my heart, in you

To be what's me
Would have to let you go
But all I'd be
Is a shadow, in this cold and freezing snow

So now I've made up my mind
I know what I gotta do
I'm going to lose, my heart, in you

 

[fox69]

"Love Turns To Lies"

"Love Turns To Lies"


I could have stood to watch you walk away
And put it down to your uncertain ways
Or maybe baby you've had a change of heart
Maybe wanna make a brand new start
Crazy though what I say may seem
I could have learned to mend these broken dreams
You could have pushed I would have gently fell
I could have played the graceful one so well
What's that you say
You were gonna leave me anyway
Any fool can see, see what you've done to me
When your love turns to lies

The actor played the part of sweet desire
And tiptoed out upon the highest wire
The truth to tell upon a rope too thin
And so the fall of treachery begins
But oh to see the starlet's smiling face
So eagerly awaits to take the place
I tried to fall in a clean and graceful way
You could have said I would have given way

And I see him smile the way that I smiled
And I hear him laugh the way that I did
But I hear him screaming and I hear him cry
And I see him falling
When your love turns to lies

What's that you say
You were gonna leave me anyway
Any fool can see, see what you've done to me
When your love turns to lies

 

[fox69]

"Loving You"

"Loving You"


The night was black with thunder
The streets were wet with rain
Another day goes under
A little bourbon will take the strain
And I'm waiting for my take-home French fries
She smiled and said 'take me away'
We always laughed but I think she means it
But I'm dreaming my life away
Loving you
Loving you the way that I do

The weekend cars are leaving
In a spray of wind and sound
The bar-talk, make believing
And the drinks go easy down
It's back to the all-night take-away
She says 'Here comes the man of my dreams'
We always laugh but I think she means it
And I'm spending my time
Just loving you
Loving you the way that I do

 

[fox69]

"Lucifer's Angel"

"Lucifer's Angel"


You say I'm still here
But inside I'm gone
Lucifer's angel
Is singing this song
And you say there's no reason
For this sad soul to be blue
But that all depends
On what you heard was true

God in his chamber
Judge is in the hall
Lucifer's Angel screams a victory call
And you say it's all shiny, shiny and new
But that all depends
On what you say is true

There a kind of change
That not many will see
Til it's too late to reason
And the Devil runs free
And you say you're the wise man
We should listen to you
But that all depends
On what you ever knew

I see a new kind of winning
And I wish you could see too
All the rules have been broken
And they're laughing at you
You say I'm thinking too heavy
There's no fearing to do
But that always depended
On what you say is true

There's a big change coming
Like you ain't seen before
Lucifer's gone missing
There's something else at your door
While you say that I worry
And that men that hide
Can never sue
While that all was depending
On what you thought
You ever knew

 

[fox69]

"Lucky Day"

"Lucky Day"


A little bit of daylight shine on your pillow
Come through your window pane
Speak of the morning, hope is eternal
Better to look at it this way
This could be my lucky day

A glass filled with crystals, six million rainbows
Gifted to see with children's eyes
Always a small chance shooting that rainbow
Bless this dawn with sweet surprise
This could be my lucky day

No inhibitions, naive forever
Better looking up than looking down
Don't try to beat it, twist and defeat it
Leave those kind of complications never to be found
This could be my lucky day

 

[fox69]

"Man Gone Missing"

"Man Gone Missing"


Man gone missing
Let the good Lord above rest his soul
Man gone missing
Let the good Lord above rest his soul

Did he runaway or did they kill him
Seems nobody knows

Man gone missing
Hell dogs barking loud all through the night
Man gone missing
Hear those hell dogs barking loud all through the night
I swear I hear him screaming
I swear I hear him fight

Man gone missing
There's an empty place in the field
at the break of the day
Man gone missing
There's an empty place in the field
at the break of the day
What happened to him last night?
Nobody say
Man gone missing

 

[fox69]

"Marvin"

"Marvin"


Oh Marvin,
Seems so long
But I still remember you
I would have given everything
If I could have talked to you
For just one small moment
In the quiet of the day
You took my pain away

Oh Marvin
The one who wanted,
The one that could not stay
With a flash of illusion
Oh the big one that got away
Just one small moment
In the quiet of the day
You took my pain away

Oh Marvin
Oh Marvin

Oh how we miss you
Oh how we wish somehow
I could hold onto your wings
And fly away
Because the pain you knew
Was the pain I knew too
Misunderstood like the
thorn of a rose
Before the summer came,
Your beauty washed away
Like pretty petals in the wind and rain

 

[fox69]

"Maxwell Street"

"Maxwell Street"


Will you tell me mister
How did I end up here?
Oh, won't you tell me mister
How did I end up here?
I got a dollar for my trouble
And nothing for may fear

Oh, won't you tell me mister preacher
How did I end up this way?
Oh, won't you tell me mister preacher
How did I end up this way?
So cold and hungry down on Maxwell
And the blues tear came to stay

Well they told me I remember
This new life would be so cool
Oh, they told me I remember
This new life would be so cool
Now I'm standing here on Maxwell
Feeling like the biggest fool

Oh, my cousin caught the Greyhound
And my best friend jumped a train
Yeah, my cousin caught the Greyhound
Yeah, my best friend jumped a train
Now if I ever pull a big one
Maxwell won't see my face again

Oh maxwell
If I ever pull a big one
No you won't see my face again

 

[fox69]

"Maybe That's All I Need To Know"

"Maybe That's All I Need To Know"


It must have been
The shortest time
I thought we had it
Everything was fine
They must have timed it
Like a sly old cat
When I was sleeping
I did not hear the rat
And who was this creep you ask
Who hurt you so?
Oh somebody ...
Maybe that's all
Maybe that's all I need to know

I see their shadow
When I close my eyes
There is no way back now
It cut too deep inside
Dirty tricks I thought
I knew 'em all
There was no writing
on the wall
Who was this creep you ask
Who hurt you so?
Somebody ...
Maybe it's better
Maybe it's better
I don't know

The one they stole
Is now history
But that don't take away
The hurt inside of me
The painful razor
Of the Devil's kiss
Your closest friend
Could never do this
And who was this creep you ask
Who hurt meso?
Oh somebody ...
Maybe that's all
Maybe that's all
I need to know