Leo Sayer

[fox69]

"Running Man"

"Running Man"


When the sand's too hot to walk on
When the air's too foul to breathe
Than it's best to keep on pushin' on
To a place where you can be free

But who are you running to
And where are you running from
Do you realise in this great big world
That there's nowhere that you belong

You're just a running man
Poor little running man
You're just a running man
A running man

So you sold you soul for silver
So you lost your heart for gold
So you believed everything that was said to you
'Til what was hot felt warm then cold

So your best friends changed and hurt you
So your lovers were untrue
So your belief in yourself was a shallow lie
And now you're on the move

But who are you running to
And where are you coming from
Are you all alone in this big big world
Do you know why you don't belong

You're just a running man
Poor little running man
You're just a running man
A running man

Your little shoes will take you
Further along the road
Your little feet will make you
Go where you wanna go

But where are you running to
And who are you running from
When you realise in this big big world

 

[fox69]

"Running To My Freedom"

"Running To My Freedom"


You should have been there when I gave out the news
I know you would have been surprised to see
The smoke and the fire that was comin' out of me
Now that I've finally shaken you loose
And I've cut the chains that held me back
Feelin' more and more like a train rolling down the track
Running to my freedom
I ain't never gonna give it back
Me and my freedom, from now on
One of these days it's gonna happen to you
You're gonna find yourself in love so deep
That you would give up anything for that love to keep
Then sooner or later it will break down on you
And when you finally feel all the hurt inside
You will understand the reason why I cried
Why I took my freedom
I ain't never gonna give it back
Me and my freedom, from now on
Running to my freedom
I ain't never gonna give it back
Me and my freedom, from now on

[Solo]

And now that I've finally shaken you loose
And I have cut the chains that held me back
Feelin' more and more like a train rolling down the track
Running to my freedom
I ain't never gonna give it back
Me and my freedom, from now on
Running to my freedom
I ain't never gonna give it back
Me and my freedom, from now on

[Solo]

 

[fox69]

"Saturday Girl"

"Saturday Girl"


She takes the bus ride down Kinsella Street
Past The Queens Head and The Barrel Of Wheat
Rides the top deck 'til she'll reach the parade
And the penny arcade
Puts on an apron at the foot of the stairs
And a band of gold that ties back her hair
She bought a magazine about the stars on TV
She's gonna read with her tea
And she might share some spare conversation
About the weather and the world far outside
As she lays out the place mats
And brushes the doormat
And swings the sign around to open the cafe
And Mondays and Tuesdays and Wednesdays' a drag
Thursdays and Friday's so sad, so sad
But come Saturday girl, I'm on top of the world
The moment she steps through that door
She's got a smile like a rainbow in the grey
And a laugh that'd make a misery's day
And all the customers they think she's a hoot
Yeah and the boys think she's cute
And when we close up
She sings along to the jukebox
"I just need somebody, I need someone to love"
And then she climbs on the table top
Swinging her dishmop
And I wish I had the courage and I could say
Mondays and Tuesdays and Wednesdays' a drag
Thursdays and Friday's so sad, so sad
She's my Saturday girl, I'm on top of the world
Yeah it's the one day I feel like a king
It's Saturday, it's Saturday
Saturday, it's Saturday, it's Saturday
The moment she steps through that door…..

 

[fox69]

"Sea Of Heartbreak"

"Sea Of Heartbreak"


Oh the lights in the harbour
They don't shine for me
I'm like a lost ship
Adrift on the sea
Sea of heartbreak
Lost love and loneliness
Memories of your caress
So divine
How I wish
You were mine again my dear
I'm on the sea of tears
Sea of heartbreak
Oh, how did I lose you
Oh where did I fail
Why did you leave me
Always to sail
Sea of heartbreak
Lost love and loneliness
Memories of your caress
So divine
How I wish
You were mine again my dear
I'm on the sea of tears
Sea of heartbreak
Oh what I'd give to sail back to shore
Back to your arms once more

[Solo]

Come to my rescue, oh come here to me
Take me and keep me away from the
Sea of heartbreak
Lost love and loneliness
Memories of your caress
So divine
How I wish you were mine again my dear
I'm on a sea of tears
Sea of heartbreak

 

[fox69]

"She's Not Coming Back"

"She's Not Coming Back"


Monday morning nine A.M.
I missed my bus I must've overslept again
Phoned up work told 'em I can't go on
Since she left, this house is not a home I know
She's not coming back
She's not coming back
She's not coming back
She's not coming back
All my friends they keep coming around
Well they can dress me up but I won't paint the town
No-one else'll do the things she'd do
All my fun is up because I know this time for sure
She's not coming back
- Didn't have a reason
- Had to be free
- Told me she was leaving
She's not coming back to me
Monday evenings used to be so easy rolling
Staying home with her
Now this room is like a prison
Can't go nowhere, I'm nothing without her
She's not coming back
No she's not coming back
Oh she's not coming back - no more
No more, no more

[Solo]

Tuesday morning and it's not that bad
Well I'm smiling now, thinking of all the fun we had
And if I see her, this is what I will say
"Well thanks for asking but as you see, I'm OK"
She's not coming back
- Didn't have a reason
- Had to be free
- Told me she was leaving
She's not coming back
Oh she's not coming back
No she's not coming back
No she's not coming back
No she's not coming back, to me
Didn't have a reason
She wanted to be free
She told me she was leaving
She was leaving me

 

[fox69]

"Slow Motion"

"Slow Motion"


Today's been long
It's been like slow motion
Walking in circles
Talking to the wall
Now I'm standing on the corner
And looking down at the ocean
Sure is cold
Makes me feel so old
See the couple there in slow motion
Flapping like a flag in the breeze
But why I'm here
I ain't got no notion
I got people to please
But I'm dying on my knees

 

[fox69]

"Solo"

"Solo"


Used to see him hanging around everywhere
In a world of his own
See him hanging round street corners where
We would meet
He was a lonely kid
Now they tell us that he's moved on
Ain't been seen for so long
Don't know here he's gone
It's been so long, but I'm on the road
And though it ain't been easy
At least I made it on my own
My tongue's been tied for far too long
And now your gonna hear me
At least I now where I belong
S.O.L.O. I'm on the road
Hello hello, I'm on my own
Ah y'see everybody's got someone
To lay their troubled lives upon
I'm really glad I've only got my own
Once upon a time, well I had lots of friends
I moved freely through their lives
But two's a couple and, well three's a crowd
I was just left out
Hanging around
I've had as much now as I can take
There ain't no need to stay
S.O.L.O. I'm on the road
Hello hello, I'm all alone
Ah yes everybody smiles at me
As I go walking by
But I'm really glad I've only got my own
S.O.L.O. I'm all alone
S.O.L.O. I'm going down the road

 

[fox69]

"Something Fine"

"Something Fine"


The papers lie there helplessly
In a pile outside the door
I've tried and tried, but I just can't
Remember what they're for
The world outside is tugging
Like a beggar at my sleeve
Ah, that's much too old a story to believe
And you know, that it's taken it's share of me
Even though you take such good care of me
Now you say Morocco, and that makes me smile
I haven't seen Morocco for a long, long while
And dreams are rolling down
Across the places in my mind
And I just had a taste of something fine
The future hides and the past just slides
England lies between
Floating in a silver mist
So cold and so clean
And California's shaking like some angry child will
Who has asked for love and is unanswered still
And you know that' I'm looking back carefully
'Cos I know that there's still something there for me
But you said Morocco and that made me smile
And it hasn't been that easy for a long, long while
Looking back into your eyes
Oh, I saw them really shine
Giving me a taste of something fine
Something fine
Now if you see Morocco, oh I know you'll go in style
I may not see Morocco for a little while
But while you're there I was hoping
You might keep it in your mind
To save me just a taste of something fine
Something fine

 

[fox69]

"Stormy Weather"

"Stormy Weather"


Sometimes you can be like a stranger
In moments when you're so far away
In the night when I reach out to hold you
You just turn away
Why do you turn away
Oh, I love you so when you're smilin'
But your smile has faded overnight
Will we stay like this for a lifetime
Gettin' nothin' right,
Oh gettin' nothin' right
Why do we always have stormy weather
Why do we have it so rough
Is it so hard just to stay close together
Why can't we ever have love
Oh, I knew from the first time I saw you
I just had to make you mine
Felt so sad when you told me
'Bout your troubled life
All about your troubled life
So here we are just a few years further
Still tryin' to make it work
I've a feelin' what we really need right now, girl
Is just a little luck
Oh, baby just a little luck
Why should we always have stormy weather
Why should we have it so rough
It's not so hard just to stay close together
Why can't we only have love

[Solo]

But why should we always have stormy weather
Why should we have it so rough
It's not so hard just to stay close together
If we can only have love
Why do we always have stormy weather
Why do we have it so rough
Is it so hard just to stay close together
If we can only have love

[Solo]

 

[fox69]

"Streets Of Your Town"

"Streets Of Your Town"


Have you seen the old men
That lean on the walls
Of Salvation Halls
In the streets of your town
You can't have missed
The vagrant
He is the rubble
He is the trouble that you want to remove
In the parks about sundown
He makes his bed
His shoes are a pillow for his head
Have you seen the young men
That look so old
They'd rather have the cold dark lonely road
Have you ever wondered
Why do they go
Leaving the TV and the automo
You can see 'em hailing trucks down the open road
Wave your thumb and you hop on board
'Ain't got no keeper don't need a friend
I betcha wish you had the same
Yeah I betcha wish you had the same
Have you seen the old men
Who lean on the walls
Of Salvation Halls
In the streets of your town
We're just a little shady
We get a little lazy
While you all go crazy
In the streets of your town
In the parks about sundown
We lay our heads
Our shoes are pillow
The grass our bed
Don't need no keeper
Don't need no friend
I betcha wish you were the same
Yeah I betcha wish you were the same