Howard Jones

[fox69]

"Powerhouse"

"Powerhouse"



You have been a healer, makin' me well
You have been my talker, givin' my ego hell
You came and settled me down, when my lights were so dim
You made me go on when I felt like givin' in

You have been my fire to warm this heart of stone
You stopped me from feelin' lost and on my own
You must have been through college, got a lovin' degree
You ripped away my mental chains and set this poor boy free

You are a powerhouse of energy
You are a powerhouse of love
Dealin' with what's right in front of you
Your are a powerhouse of love

When I was in pain, lyin' in my troubled bed
You would be my jester, makin' me laugh instead
You've been my guiding light and you have turned the switch on
You made me see positive when my whole damn world went wrong

You are a powerhouse of energy
You are a powerhouse of love
Dealin' with what's right in front of you
You are a powerhouse of love

 

[fox69]

"Respected"

"Respected"



Here in the dark, the shadows, they haunt me
Here in the shade, oh, the bright lights, they blind me
Yesterday is gone, time for moving on

Here's a brand new start, gonna base it on my heart
It's another day, I've got to find a better way
Won't you help me?

Failing that
If you have to go
It's all up to me, I know

I just wanna change my world but from the inside
I just wanna live my life
And make this place, make this time
For all our lives to be respected

Here in the cold light of day, this vision
Paints a different world, a world of the heart
And I want to live there

I've been on the run from all the people I've become
I want to shed this skin and start it all again
I want to draw a line in the sand for one last time
Will you help me?

Failing that
If you have to go
It's all up to me, I know

I just wanna change my world but from the inside
I just wanna live my life
With some hope and to do what's right

I just wanna change this world
And make this place, make this time
For all our lives to be respected

I just wanna change my world
(Change my world, ooh)
I just wanna live my life and to do what's right
(I just wanna live my life and to do what's right)

I just wanna change this world
(I just wanna change this world from the inside)
I just wanna live my life
(Just wanna live my life)

 

[fox69]

"Revolution Of The Heart"

"Revolution Of The Heart"



It's a frighten time
For people 'round the world
Feel uneasy now
About the future

Time to end the war
Against humanity
Time to build the peace
In our new century

We're talking 'bout a revolution
An evolution of the heart

The listening heart
Opens up but won't surrender
Just as you are
To what you could be

Opening mind
Reaching out for something better
Changing my life
A revolution of the heart

There's a beating heart
That beats in everyone
Fills the universe
Without exception

From a speck of dust
To far off galaxies
Right back down to earth
The heart of you and me

We're talking 'bout a revolution
An evolution of the heart

The listening heart
Opens up but won't surrender
Just as you are
To what you can be

Opening mind
Reaching out for something better
Changing my life
A revolution of the heart

We're talking 'bout a revolution
We're talking 'bout a revolution
A revolution of the heart

We're talking 'bout a revolution
We're talking 'bout a revolution
A revolution of the heart

 

[fox69]

"Road To Cairo"

"Road To Cairo"



A fella told me
This here road leads to Cairo
I got to get me a ride
I got to go back
Go back to my children
I got to see my little bride

I been travellin'
Gone a long long time
Don't know what I'll find
Scared of what I'll find
But I just got to see them again

Hey thanks for stoppin'
Are you headed down to Cairo?
I wrecked my Lincoln in Saint Jo
Why to little old Cairo?
No special reason
Look up some folks I used to know

Me I travel some
Have my share of fun
Now that's a life a man can live
Sure I've played and lost
But who minds the cost
You got to take more than you give

Hey you got another cigar?
Son I sure like this car
Oh from your daddy as a gift
Say on second thought
There's gifts I haven't bought
Just drop me here
Thanks for the lift

Yes I've travelled some
Yes I've been a bum
Never have a dime for gin
Left to make my way
Told her I can't stay
To see my children poor as sin

I know this road
It leads straight into Cairo
Twenty-two miles straight ahead
I can't I can't walk down this road to Cairo
They're better thinkin' I'm dead

I been travellin'
Gone a long long time
Don't know what I'd find
Scared of what I'd find
I can't I just can't walk down this road

 

[fox69]

"Roll Right Up"

"Roll Right Up"


Will the moon keep shining on
Can you stop the world from turning
Stop running away from things that might fail you
You have what you need you are the one

You can't hold a person down
'Cos the truth will find its opening
You must take it on the things you must feel
We all feel the same you are the one

[Chorus:]
Roll right up and feel it see the world
Prison doors are open wide
See the world you need it

You were born with something special
You were forged in open fire
Stop running away form things that might fail you
You have what you need you are the one

 

[fox69]

"Rubber Morals"

"Rubber Morals"


Quickly checking what company he's in
Absorbing values like a chameleon
His rhythm and his method have got out of line
When you sit on a fence you get a sore behind

Must not upset the apple cart
He'll choose your views today
Having some kinda conflict
Seems to get right in his way

[Chorus:]
Whoa...Rubber Morals
Whoa...Rubber Morals
Whoa...Rubber Morals, Plasticine ideals
See how this one feels

The men in St. Peters will not agree to a slipping
on his conscience like he slips on a johnnie
He's a part time socialist and a part time tycoon
Flags of convenience fly in his cocoon

Must not upset the apple cart
Preserve the status quo
His heart felt convictions
Left a long time ago

A sign over his bed will testify
Is there nothing in his life from which he'd live or die
A pale shade of grey lines a vacant head
With our condom-nation you are blessed

Must not upset the apple cart
He'll choose your views today
Having some kinda conflict
Seems to get right in his way

 

[fox69]

"Say It Like You Mean It"

"Say It Like You Mean It"



Whether or not we both agree you gotta right to your opinions
You don’t have to think like me, I gotta admit I don’t know everything, though I
Sometimes might act like I do disrespect you I don’t mean to
Stop compromising apologising

Go on
Say it like you mean it
Go on
Tell it like it is
Fight on
For all that you believe in, and
Shout it shout it out

Think of the time when we first met ‘n I began to get to know you
Tryin’ to say what you’d expect, I started to get so disconnected I
Acted like somebody else, just to please you, could you see through
All my frustration , my hesitation (you said)

Go on
Say it like you mean it
Go on
Tell it like it is
Fight on
For all that you believe in
Shout it shout it out

Close the distance
Between you and I
Conversation
Until we see eye to eye

Go on
Say it like you mean it
Go on
Tell it like it is
Fight on
For all that you believe in
Shout it shout it out c’mon and shout it out
For all that you believe in
Say it like you mean it
Say it like you mean it
Say it like you mean it
Say it like you mean it

 

[fox69]

"Seize The Day"

"Seize The Day"



Seize the day
Seize the day
This moment will not come again
This moment will not come again
Seize the day
Seize the day
This moment will not come again
This moment will not come again
Seize the day
Seize the day
This moment will not come again
This moment will not come again
Seize the day
Seize the day
Seize the day
Seize the day

 

[fox69]

"Shine Through"

"Shine Through"



I've been thinking about you
And the pain you can't break through
I can't give you the answers
But I believe in you

Don't tell me you given up
No don't tell me your truth

Every vision and dream
All the lives you've seen
It's all, it's all inside
Like the light in the sky
Shines through your eyes
It's all, it's all inside

You could wait for an angel
You could wait for the stars to fall
All you want is a miracle
But you don't need it at all

 

[fox69]

"Show Me"

"Show Me"



We got the same beat runnin' round
through this crazy town
Oh I'm sick and I can't hear it anymore
And when we touched as the blood and the rain
We'd be shakin' the ground
She's sick and there's a way to bring her 'round

Show me what you're waitin' for
This moment may not rise again
And your heart will never know
Show me what you're waitin' for
The voices may not rise again
And the world will never know

The party drags us over the edge to a poison shore
I can't carry this desire anymore
Across the blue sky callin' me with the sweetest demand
She talks to me of mercy make me understand

Show me what you're waitin' for
This moment may not rise again
And your heart will never know
Show me what you're waitin' for
The voices may not rise again
And the world will never know

And through these years
As the tears chase the rain
The picture has cleared
Can we face the change

Show me what you're waitin' for
The voices may not rise again
And the world will never know
Show me what you're waitin' for
This moment may not rise again
And your heart will never know