Chris Rea

[fox69]

"Only With You"

"Only With You"


I was down, nowhere bound
Needed love, any love
Something new, breezy and bashful but true
Changing my whole point of view
Suddenly someone, a midnight romancer
A Romeo dancer in blue
But only with you
Only with you

No more rain, no more chains
No more cold lonely sleepless nights
Laughing eyes, wider than midsummer skies
Crazy but don't ask me why
Suddenly someone, a midnight romancer
A Romeo dancer in blue
But only with you
Only with you

Once a Lone Star rider who danced in super cool
Now a Romeo, it's true
But only with you
Only with you

 

[fox69]

"Out Of The Darkness"

"Out Of The Darkness"


There's an empty street in an empty town
There's an old boutique selling ageing gowns
Some words on the walls that were written
By the light of the moon so bright

Can you hear me, can you her me tonight
Take me out of this darkness and in to the morning light

The rain that falls doesn't make me cry
And the wind that blows cannot hurt my eyes
But the things that I see when I turn on TV
Make me wanna lie down and die

Can you hear me, can you her me tonight
Take me out of this darkness and in to the morning light
Can you hear me
Take me out of this darkness and in to the morning light

 

[fox69]

"Paint My Jukebox Blue"

"Paint My Jukebox Blue"


Since you've been gone
I've been wondering what to do
Maybe take the weekend out
The one I promised myself
I would always do

That place you said you never liked
Or would ever choose to go
Now this change has set me free
And I'm wondering what to do
Guess I'll paint my jukebox blue

I see some light in the distant sky
Its coming from
Where we used to be
The colours you made
From the smile that you gave
Or this freedom don't feel like its setting me free
Today I feel like the biggest fool
If freedom must be without you

Now I'm standing in that very place
And I'm wondering what to do
Guess I'll paint my jukebox, paint my jukebox,
Paint my jukebox blue

 

[fox69]

"Pass Me By"

"Pass Me By"


See me smile
When I go by
See me laugh
And wonder why
So surprised
Cos I'm not blue
Well this is me
Without you
Please don't cry
Just pass me by

Pass me by
Yeah, you done me wrong
Pass me by
That's why I sing this song
Pass me by
What you let go
Well this is me
And now you know
You look surprised
Oh, just pass me by
Yeah, oh pass me by
Pass me by

Pass me by
Goodbye don't cry
Yeah pass me by
You treated me unkind
Oh don't ask why
Mmm hmm, just pass me by
Yeah, yeah, yeah pass me by
Just pass me by
Oh pass me by
Just, just pass me by
Just pass me by

 

[fox69]

"Praise The Lord"

"Praise The Lord"


Well I’m talking with my brother,
I’m talking with my brother
I say what’s going on?
What a strange kind of music
Where’s it coming from?
Well, they sing it in the churches
They sing that Jesus saves
Oh they sing about the Holy Land
While they beat up on their slaves

Singing praise the Lord
Well I got to know this Jesus
I got to find out what he do
If you keep them in fine house
Maybe they’ll sing for me and you
Singing praise the Lord
Learn the rules of sin
Praise the Lord
Maybe he’ll let us in
Singing praise the chance
This could all be true
Well there’s nothing to lose
For me and you
So praise the Lord

 

[fox69]

"Que Sera"

"Que Sera"


There's a feathered cloud in an open sky
And the pale-tailed moon goes sailing by
This old engine housing's streaked with rain
And we're pushing down on them chains again
Friend we're like the wind that blows
Like the sea we come and go

And I'm not trying to tell you
How I think that it should be
I know deep down inside
We are yearning to be free
And you're only gonna think of No 1
So what am I to say
No matter what you do
We're always hurting anyway
Forever our hearts will be
Always running for what we see
By the strings of this old guitar
I swear, Que sera

And you're rolling down old runway ten
And the present becomes the past and then
Rotating through the driving rain
And you're way above those clouds again
And I'm not trying to tell you
How I think that it should be
I know deep down inside
We are yearning to be free
And you're only gonna think of No 1
So what am I to say
No matter what you do
We're always hurting anyway

Forever our hearts will be
Always running for what we see
By the strings of this old guitar
I swear, Que sera

 

[fox69]

"Raincoat And A Rose"

"Raincoat And A Rose"


Rain, tears of joy, tears of pain
Is this really me
Standing here at the station
The card said I mustn't be late
I've never been late
I've never really had the chance
Years and years and not even wanting a second chance
'Look for a raincoat and a rose'

I hope no one sees, they'll laugh I know
He was always like that, yes it always showed
Did I do something wrong to have to pay
In many more ways than one
Rainy day, what do I say
How simple it's all become

Love is for fools and fools have no grace
Damn them while you can
Out here on the fence is such a lonely place
I wish I was foolish now
The greatest of pain is never really knowing
Maybe today I'll find out this way
The way that I'm going

 

[fox69]

"Reasons"

"Reasons"


Set my sails out on a sunny day
Pretty soon I was on my way
Though what for sure it was
I could not say

Two thousand reasons
Maybe more
Eight hundred chances on faraway shores
Searching for something
Searching for more
Deep down inside me burning
Reasons for the learning

Now you can pick up reasons so easily
Where you've been and where you've got to be
And when the truth don't show you'll always see
Lots of reasons

And pretty soon you've got a heavy load
Dragging those reasons down an endless road
I got to thinking and I got to see
So many reasons coming at me

The one that leaves you high and dry
He says you still owe him, there's a reason why
He'll leave you crying till the tears run dry
He's the one, always the one with all the reasons
So many reasons the come and they go
The reasons for them I'll never know
I've seen so many, they've come and they've gone
I've turned all mine in and I'm happy with one

So don't talk of friendship, do it to me
Make me an offer and make it for free
Don't give me reasons 'cos I wrote that song
I only want love now so I'll just take the one

 

[fox69]

"Red"

"Red"


Put your hand in the paintbox and choose
Which one says the most about you
I would have to pick the deepest shade
The saddest shade of blue
But red is colour I'd choose
Red is colour I'd choose

I set my soul long ago and far away
Oh it's written down so deep it can never fade away
Though so many years have come and gone
Through my life one thing has stayed
An eternal light that shines clean through the grey

Red is colour I'd choose
Deepest red on a sky of deepest blue
It don't matter now if I should win
If I should win or lose
'cos red is colour I'd choose
If I waste my time away waiting just for you
I don't care what others say
'cos baby I just love, love what you do

Red is colour I'd choose
Deepest red on a sky of deepest blue
It don't matter now if I should win
If I should win or lose
'cos red is colour I'd choose

 

[fox69]

"Red Shoes"

"Red Shoes"


I was born a beggar
With the garbage round my feet
The devil lived in every hole
And every corner of the street
When mistery is all there is
You got nothing to lose
So come on and buy me
Come and buy me some red red red shoes

Don't tell me what I do is wrong
Don't preach 'cos you don't know
'Cos I was left without a chance
Such a long time ago
And anything is better
Than being cut and bruised
So come and buy me some red red red shoes

Don't tell me what I do is wrong
Don't preach 'cos you don't know
'Cos I was left without a chance such a long time ago
And anything is better
Than being battered and bruised
So come on and buy me some red some red red shoes