Chris Rea

[fox69]

"The American Way"

"The American Way"


Everyone tells me, everyone say
Nobody loses
The American way
Doctors and teachers
So much they can do
Food on the table
And a future for you

Sweet little angel, sleeping so still
I got to run for the boarder now
You won't see me until
Your papa got a good job
Got some money in his hands
Tell your Mama what I'm saying
She will help you understand
So while I'm gone
Pray that it won't be long
We'll be together again
On a shiny new day
Living the dream
The American way

I met a guy on a corner
I gave him all that we could
He said get me a green card
Mama's scared
She thinkd he's no good
I said this time it will work out
Anyway it's all we can do
'Cos we live for your future
That's why I got to get through
So while I'm gone
Pray that it won't be long
We'll be together again
On a shiny new day
Living the dream
The American way

 

[fox69]

"The Beat Goes On"

"The Beat Goes On"


See them talking on the corner
You'll see them every day
So many words, so many reasons
About the ship that sailed away
Was it somethingto do with bussines
What it love that done them wrong
Always somebody else to blame it seems,
For the half chance been and gone

The beat goes on,
I say the beat goes on
The beat goes on

See them drinking in the corners,
Be amazed at what they say
They've all got their tears and stories
About the big one that got away
There are always so many reasons
Why they misssed that place that day
Tales of woe and treason
About the ship that sail away

The beat goes on
Yeah, the beat goes on
And I see them everyday
Yeah, the beat goes on

 

[fox69]

"The Bones Of Angels"

"The Bones Of Angels"


Long shadows
Bright light
That falls to the front
From a darkness behind
There is no end
To this mountain top
Inside these stones
Only peace will we find

Inside out
We're all part of the stone
That makes up the mountain
And harbours the bones
The bones of angels
That showed us the way
You can feel them at night
While they sleep through the day

The bones of angels
The bones of angels

Together we will be
Forever we will see
I see you
And I see me
And the bones of angels

 

[fox69]

"The Chance Of Love"

"The Chance Of Love"


I came here to dance
To show my face
To try and lose my blues
Find something to take its place

And I don't care about the moon
And the stars way above
Just give me something in my pocket
And the chance of love
Oh the chance of love

I've been out along the hard wire
Trying to make it pay
We all needing to get lucky
And a chance to come my way

And I don't care about the moon
And the stars way above
Just give me something in my pocket
And the chance of love
The chance of love
Oh the chance of love

Dress me up in pretty colours
Let everybody see
The only thing I'm needing
The only that sets you free...
...the chance of love

And i'm paying for an angel
Yeah I'm looking for a break
Seems nobody wants to give out
But everybody wants to take

So... I don't care about the moon
And the stars way above
Just give me something in my pocket
And the chance of love

Oh the chance of love
The chance of love

Oh the chance of love
The chance of love
Oh the chance of love
Something in my pocket
The chance of love
The chance of love
Oh the chance of love
Yeah the chance of love

 

[fox69]

"The Closer You Get"

"The Closer You Get"


Street lights start to come on
I know that it's time
Stop what you're doing
Meet those drinking friends of mine
First lady call me on the telephone
She said 'Get out and die young but I'm staying at home'
Now I believe in love, I believe that it's true
Know I'm defenceless when I look into blue
Sleepy eyes down an angel's face
Don't worry honey no-one's gonna take your place

The closer you get, the better you look
Throw me a line
'Cos the closer you get, the more that I see
We'll sure have a good time
I know what you're thinking, well how do I feel?
We'll there's no rules in my book
Except the closer you get, the better you look

Keep one foot in the showroom, one out of sight
Girl I've had some close ones but I'm doing all right
Gold on her fingers don't mean a thing
He'll do his best to hear that sweet lady sing
Now I got the time if you got the place
We've got the know how and you got the face
We got the power, we got no shame
Come over baby, I sure do wanna light your flame
'Cos the closer you get, the better you look
Throw me a line
The closer you get, the more that I see
We'll sure have a good time
I know what you're thinking, well how do I feel?
We'll there's no rules in my book
Except the closer you get, the better you look

 

[fox69]

"The Hustler"

"The Hustler"


Time to get up
Make a move
Put the brain in gear
Cut the groove
Moving slow
With a smiling face
Never look like you want it
'Til it's right in your face

I'm the hustler
Playing my favourite game
Yeah I'm the hustler
Everybody knows my name

Well I can get all around you
While I think you stand still
The way you tell me you won't
Let's me know that you will
Last thing you tell them
Is what you came here for
The're never going to find out
'Til you way out the door
'Cos I'm the hustler
Playing my favourite game
Yeah I'm the hustler
Everybody knows my name

You got to love the work you do
How long it takes
Ain't important to you
Don't care whats in it
Loving every minute
Every minute, every hour
Every second of the day
Little by little
I see it coming my way

I'm the hustler
Playing my favourite game
Yeah I'm the hustler
Everybody knows my name

 

[fox69]

"The King Who Sold His Own"

"The King Who Sold His Own"


One thousand stories, one thousand years
Each song it goes from hand to hand
They tell of kings, they sing of war
And the news of far off distant lands

They sing of how the blues came to be
Their own king sold them into slavery
The sad chords melt
Where the sadness came to be
When their own king sold them
Into slavery

One thousand stories, one thousand years
The truth of guilt and shame
But a king who sold his people out
To a world of whips and chains
The sound of pain the smell of fear
A treason born in hell
The king who sold his people out
It’s a song they know so well

Cross the music, as you cross the sea
Cross your loved ones broken bones
Cos forever never to be free
Oh the king who sold his own …
Oh the king who sold his own …

 

[fox69]

"The Last Open Road"

"The Last Open Road"


How fast can I run?
How far can I go?
These are the questions
The young wanna know
I met her in Brooklyn
She was coming from Queens
I said where are you going
She said where have you been
'Cos I'm trapped in here
Set me free
I know your world so
Let me see
Take me down that last open road

I know there's something
Past this place
I see it smile on your jagged ragged face
Something tells me
Something strong
There's a world I've heard of
So before it's gone
I know it's out there
I know it's true
I wanna feel it, I wanna go with you
Before it's over
Before it's gone
An endless highway and a freedom song
Take me down that last open road

 

[fox69]

"The Memory Of A Good Friend"

"The Memory Of A Good Friend"


I love the sun
I love the sea
I'd like to think that you
were here with me

But people are seasons
and seasons change
I'd like to think that you
are still the same

Sometimes you made me happy
Sometimes you made me cry
But the memory of a good friend
never dies

Between the lines
of an aging face
something special that you can't replace

But people are seasons
and seasons change
I'd like to think that you
are still the same

Sometimes you made me happy
Sometimes you made me cry
But the memory of a good friend
never dies

And I see you standing
by the harbour wall
And I see you waving
from the aeroplane
Two hearts together
laughing in the rain

 

[fox69]

"The Pain Of Loving You"

"The Pain Of Loving You"


See me walking 'round town
See me out on the street
there's a tear in every face
Of the friends that I meet
they try so hard to hide it
But it's easy to see
I know they care about it
What it's doing to me
Cos they know
What I, what I'm going through
Time and again
They see the pain
Of loving you

In the coffee break
In a bar at night
They keep catching me
Hiding from the light
It's so easy to see
The futile steps that i'm taking
To raise up a smile
While my heart is breaking
Cos they know
What I, what I'm going through
Time and again
They see the pain
Of loving you

I know that you
You don't want it this way
I know you care about me
So if you see a tear turn away
There's nothing nobody can do
No-one's to blame
It's just the pain of loving you
The pain of loving you