Leo Sayer

[fox69]

"Only Foolin'"

"Only Foolin'"


Yeah, when we're round at a friend's house
You act so precious and cool
You tell her I'm nothin' special at all
Just somebody who's passing through
Just somebody who's passing through
And here am I tryin' to tell you again
But you just don't understand
That we could be somethin' special I know
If you'd only let go, take a chance
Try it just once, take a chance
But we're only, we're only, we're only foolin'
You know that we are, we're only foolin'
You know that we are
We're only, we are, we're only foolin'
Tell me what are you gonna do
About a fool who's in love with you
What are you gonna do
When we go out on a Saturday night
Feel like I'm stringing along
I ask you where are we going from here
You know but you're not letting on, babe
Well you know but you're not letting on
So here we are at the crossroads
Between better or worse
You telling me I'm too serious babe
And one of us is gonna get hurt
Why do I always get hurt
We're only, we're only, we're only foolin'
You know that we are, we're only foolin'
You know that we are
We're only, we only, we're only foolin'
Tell me what are you gonna do
About a fool who's in love with you
What are you gonna do
[Solo]
You know that we are
We're only, we're only, we're only foolin'
You know that we are
We're only, we are, we're only foolin'
Tell me what are you gonna do
About a fool who's in love with you
When you know it won't do no good
To keep falling in love with you
I gotta know
I gotta know who's foolin' who
I wanna know who's foolin' who
We're only
Foolin'
Foolin around
We're only foolin'

 

[fox69]

"Orchard Road"

"Orchard Road"


To tell the truth it's really such a sad affair
Standing here waiting in the cold night air
But I've got to make this call
'Cos my heart is breaking
I hear the pips drop a coin in the slot
Has it been that long
I thought you'd forgotten me
Well I know that it's getting late
But I just couldn't wait
Will I have the nerve to say
I just wanna come back
You shouldn't just go away
I just wanna come back
I've been struck by such a bad luck
I need a place a little happiness and some love
I think I can see it now
Now let me paint the picture
It's twelve o' clock and the curtains are drawn
They're counting sheep down in Orchard Road
You're hanging on the telephone line tonight
And I wish I could be
In Orchard Road
Not much been happening here
I think I've got a job
They're gonna call me next week
And I'll be working out of town
Well it sure beats hanging around
What's that
Tomorrow at two
You're kidding me, no
Is it alright with you
I don't know what to say
It'll be like a holiday
When you say you're all alone
Makes me wanna come back
And this house is not a home
I just gotta go back
It's twelve ten when I put down the phone
The moon's shining down on Orchard Road
And I'm feeling like a schoolboy again and tonight
I'll see you in my dreams of Orchard Road
[Solo]
It's funny but I thought I'd never go back
I think sometimes I might lose track
But I remember you and the things we do
And I want it back
In Orchard Road you've got my heart
I left it in your doorway
In Orchard Road a welcome mat
Is waiting there just for me
In Orchard Road
The sun will shine again, I know, I know
In Orchard Road you keep my love
It's waiting there for me
It's eight o'clock and the dawn's arrived
In Orchard Road it's breakfast time
I climb in my car and I turn the key and I'm gone
I am coming home
To Orchard Road
I'm coming home

 

[fox69]

"Paperback Town"

"Paperback Town"


Imagine the space as it used to be
There were fields of corn
There were big oak trees
But a woman in a suit bulldozed it clear
Built a concrete world full of crocodile tears
And we don't understand
That we all have a part in a government plan
It's a hard shot
To be the people in the place that the world forgot
In a paperback town
And we live and die
In a paperback town
And we wonder why
In a paperback town
But I know I know I know we can be free
Though no guardian angel up above
Has kept an eye on me
And at night I listen to the sirens moan
For a broken heart from a broken home
So many people are so alone
In a paperback town
And one day soon I'm gonna write it all down
I live my life in a paperback town
I'm gonna take my troubles
Gonna pack my bags
Gonna fly my kite for a different flag
I'll sing my song
From the top of the hill
When the night is cold
And the wind is chill
'Cos I don't understand
Why I should be part of another man's plan
It's a hard shot
For the people in the place
That the world forgot
In a paperback town
Live and die - here
In a paperback town
Wonder why - here
In a paperback town
But I know I know I know we can be free
Though no guardian angel up above
Has kept one eye on me
And at night I listen to the rain fall down
And I shake with the fear that we all will drown
But my words don't even make a sound
In a paperback town
And one day soon I'm gonna write it all down
I live my life in a paperback town

 

[fox69]

"Paris Dies In The Morning"

"Paris Dies In The Morning"


I feel so lost and lonely
Standing by the river Seine
I don't know how I got here or why I came
But everywhere I see her smiling face
I remember
We met somewhere in the back streets
In this city of another age
And talking broken English 'til the darkness came
And in my room she called me by my name
And she whispered
Paris dies in the morning
That's something that they never say
They never tell you
Paris dies in the morning light
You'd never think it late at night, no, no
It disappears in the sunshine
It's something that they never say
They never tell you
Paris dies in the morning light
It's always gonna be that way
When we made love in that hotel
Like I never made before
Thought I could die
When she whispered slow
Marai toujours
She was wild and enchanting
The night was like a dream
We danced and sang the
Sweetest harmony
The words come back so clear
I remember when we sang
Paris dies in the morning
That's something that they never say
They never tell you
Paris dies in the morning light
You'd never think it late at night, no, no

[Solo]

When I awoke in the morning
She was nowhere to be found
That's why I'm standing
Waiting a t this river's edge
I know we'll never meet again
It was true when she said
Paris dies in the morning
(It ends this way)
The moment when it steals your heart
And then it loves you
Paris dies I the morning light
You'd never think it late at night, no no
She disappeared in the morning light
She said that it would end this way
Did not believe her
Paris dies in the morning light
I know we'll never meet again

[Solo]

I know we'll never meet again
She's gone
Paris dies in the morning

 

[fox69]

"Please, Don't Walk Away"

"Please, Don't Walk Away"


I was driving home late last night
When I heard the phone
It's my baby callin' says I need you here
How soon can you make it home
Well I pulled into the drive
Not knowing what to expect
She said I been talking to my girlfriends
They've been making a lot of sense
I need a little time alone
I need to take a break
I don't need no pressure in my life
I think I made a big mistake
I said what's that baby...?
Please don't walk away
Don't make me say
I'm just no good without you
I got a busted heart
It's been torn apart
And it won't work without you
Well we've been close for six good years
And she's the kind of girl
Makes you forget your fears
I was lonely before I met her
Don't wanna be lonely again
Hangin around some singles bar
Looking for a new best friend
So, please don't walk away
Don't make me say
I'm just no good without you
I got a busted heart
It's been torn apart
And it won't work without you now…
Not now, not now…

 

[fox69]

"Pop Life"

"Pop Life"


I used to play the clown
Making headlines in this town
I was living – the pop life

Everybody stared
At the make up that I weared
I was living – the pop life

Everything I did was new
And I didn't really have a clue
I made some people rich
Got treated like a bitch – pop life

It was 1981
When I finally had some fun
Really livin' – the pop life

Travelling round the world
With a dozen crazy girls
We were living – the pop life

They taught me a trick or two
Like how to never never get the blues
It's easy when you know
How to let your spirit go – pop life
It's alright – all night – pop life
You get it right – it's outta site – pop life

Now I'm getting old
I'm just doing what I'm told
I 'ain't livin' – the pop life

I made a little bread
Got a forty acre spread
Thanks to living the pop life

It's alright – my life – the pop life
It's outta site -all night – the pop life
Yeah the high light – of my life – was the pop life

 

[fox69]

"Raining In My Heart"

"Raining In My Heart"


The sun is out, the sky is blue
There's not a cloud to spoil the view
But it's raining
Raining in my heart
The weatherman says fine today
He doesn't know that you've gone away
And it's raining
Raining in my heart
Oh misery, Oh misery
Oh misery
What's gonna become of me, oh
I tell myself, my blues won't show but I know
That soon all my tears will flow
Come a raining down, raining in my heart

[Solo]

Oh misery, Oh misery
Oh misery
What's gonna become of me, oh
The sun is out, the sky is blue
There's not a cloud to spoil the view
But it's raining, oh it's raining in my heart

[Solo]

 

[fox69]

"Reflections"

"Reflections"


Through the hollow of my tears
I see a dream that's lost
From the hurt, ooh, that you have caused
Through the mirror of my mind
Time after time
I see reflections of you and me
Reflections of
The way life used to be
Reflections of
The love you took from me
I'm all alone now
No love to shield me
Lost in a world of distorted reality
Oh that happiness
Ah you took from me
And you left me with only memories
Through the mirror of my mind
Through all these tears I'm cryin'
Reflects a hurt I can't control
'Cos though you're gone
I keep holdin' on
Through the happy times
When you were mine
As I peer through the window
Of lost time
Thinkin' over my yesterdays
All the love I had in vain
All the love I have wasted
All the tears I have tasted, oh-ho
Through the hollow of my tears
I see a dream that's lost
From the hurt, ooh, you have caused
Everywhere I turn
Everything I see
Reflects the love that used to be
In you I put all my love
All of my faith and trust
And right before my eyes
My world has turned to dust
After all those nights
I sat alone and wept
Just a handful of promises'
All that's left of lovin' you
You're just a reflection - just a reflection
Just a reflection - the way life used to be

 

[fox69]

"Rely On Me"

"Rely On Me"


Devil take tomorrow
Take these blues away
Too much pain and sorrow
All our yesterdays
There's a world awaiting
Where you reap just what you sow
No good contemplating
So come with me and watch it grow
Rely on me
Rely on me
Rely on me
I will set you free
Rely on me
I'll break down the walls and set you free
Moon is bright in my sky
Nightingale sings sweet, sweet
You're the song in my heart
Put your faith in me
Let's not cool the spirit
Waste each others time
It's my world I want you in it
Trust in me and what we're sure to find
Rely on me
Rely on me
Rely on me
Put your faith in me
Rely on me
I will set you free
Rely on me
I'll break down the walls and set you free
[Solo]
You can rely
Rely on me
Rely on me
Rely on me
I'll break down the walls
I'll break down the walls
Set you free

 

[fox69]

"Rumours"

"Rumours"


I heard some things about you
I can't believe it's true
I heard the flame don't burn bright as it used to
I heard some things about you
I know they must be lies
Don't turn your face away, baby
When I need to see your eyes
'Cos I keep hearing rumours
People telling me rumours
I keep hearing those rumours
Seems like everybody's my best friend
Rumours, don't go believing rumours
I swear it's only rumours
Listen babe, I don't want our love to end
(It's a shame - they talk, they talk, they talk)
I heard some things about you
Suspicion coming on
I need some answers woman
Don't tell me nothing's wrong, nothing's wrong
I heard some things about you
The way you're treating me
You give your love to someone else
When it used to come to me
Oh I've been hearing rumours
Everybody's saying rumours
I don't wanna hear no rumours
How come everybody wants to be my best friend
I don't believe it no, oh
(It's a shame - they talk
They talk, they talk
They talk, they talk
They talk, they talk
Now I've got so many friends
I've never had before
And you're the only friend I want
I don't want no more
All these rumours I hear
I can't believe they're true
And they're trying to tear me
Oh no, they're trying to tear me away from you
Rumours, I don't believe it babe
Rumours
They're just whispers in the wind
They've got it all wrong
Everybody's wants our love to end
Rumours, I don't believe in those
Rumours, lots of big rumours
Rumours, it's only vicious rumours
I don't want our love to end
I don't want our love to end
I don't want our love to end