Diamond Life
Promise
::Hang On To Youe Love
in heaven's name why are you walking away?
hang on to your love.
in heaven's name why do you play these games?
hang on to your love.
take time if you're down on luck.
it's so easy to walk out on love.
take you time if the going gets tough.
it's so precious.
so if you want it to get stronger you'd better not let go.
you've got to hold on longer if you want you love to grow.
got to stick together, hand in glove.
hold on tight, don't fight.
hang on to your love.
in heaven's name why are you walking away?
hang on to your love.
in heaven's name why do you play these games?
hang on to your love.
be brave when the journey is rough,
it's not easy when you're in love.
don't be ashamed when the going gets tough
it's not easy,
don't give up.
if want it to get stronger you'd better not let go.
you got to hold on longer if you want you love to grow.
got to stick together, hand in glove.
hold on tight, don't fight.
hang on to your love.
in heaven's name why are you walking away?
hang on to your love.
in heaven's name why do you play these games?
hang on to your love.
so if want it to get stronger you'd better not let go.
you got to hold on longer if you want you love to grow.
got to stick together, hand in glove.
hold on tight, don't fight.
hang on to your love.
in heaven's name why are you walking away?
hang on to your love.
in heaven's name why do you play these games?
hang on to your love.
when you find a love, don't let it walk away.
when you find your love, you got to make it stay.
don't let it walk away.
when you find your love, you got to make it stay.
you've got to hang on to your love.
you've got to hang on to your love.
why are you walking away?
why do you play these games?
::Up
::Frankies First Affair
frankie, didn't i tell you,
"you got the world in the palm of your hand."
frankie, didn't i tell you,
"they're running at your command."
you know the chains as if they're your invention.
it wasn't your intension,
frankie,
to fall in the trap you made.
it's a crying shame.
you left a trail of destruction.
heartbreaker, you know now,
they really did care cause it's your first affair.
frankie, didn't i tell you,
"the lion would come in for a kill,"
frankie, didn't i say,
"it had power over your sweet skill."
so where is the laughter you spat right in their faces?
didn't i tell you,
frankie,
that you might run out of aces.
it's a crying shame.
you couldn't win the game, heartbreaker.
this time it's your first affair.
frankie...
frankie's first affair.
it's your time to cry, heartbreaker.
frankie, frankie's first affair.
it's your time to cry.
it's a crying shame, heartbreaker.
you know now,
they really did care cause it's your first affair.
frankie,
frankie's first affair.
frankie,
frankie's first affair.
it's your turn,
to cry.
it's your turn,
to cry.
it's your turn,
to cry.
it's your turn,
to cry.
don't you realise they really,
really,
really did care.
the party's over,
now you discover.
it's your turn to cry,
and don't you realise,
it's the toughest game.
the party's over,
it's your turn to cry
::Up
::When Am I Going To Make A
Living
when am i gonna make a living?
it's gonna take a while before i give in.
see the people fussing and theiving.
while the sharks are wheeling and dealing.
gotta look up and tell yourself,
there's no end to what you can do.
they'll waste your body and soul if you allow them to.
this is time to start believing in yourself.
put the blame on no-one else.
when am i gonna make a living?
it's gonna take a while before i give in.
see the people fussing and stealing.
too many lies, no-one is achiveing.
haven't i told you before,
"we're hungry for a life we can't afford."
there's no end to what you can do.
if you give yourself a chance to prove.
we're hungry but we won't give in.
hungry but we won't give in.
hungry but we won't give in.
hungry but we won't give in.
hungry but we won't give in.
we're hungry but we won't give in.
hungry but we won't give in.
hungry but we won't give in.
there's no end to what you can do.
they'll waste your body and soul if you allow them to.
start believing in yourself.
put the blame on no-one else.
when am i gonna make a living?.
it's gonna take a while before i give in. yes it is.
i'm sick and tired of scratching a living.
i am hungry but i'm not gonna give in.
we're hungry but we won't give in.
hungry but we won't give in.
hungry but we won't give in.
hungry but we won't give in.
hungry but we won't give in.
hungry but we won't give in.
hungry but we won't give in.
hungry but we're gonna win.
::Up
::Cherry Pie
son of a gun...
gotta find out what i meant to you.
you're the one who broke my heart.
gotta find out what i meant to you.
you're the one who broke my heart.
when i met you boy, you were as sweet as cherry pie.
that smiling eye you were as wild as friday night.
i should have known how ever hard you try.
change'd come and strangle it.
it was bound to die.
you were sweet as cherry pie,
wild as friday night.
sweet as cherry pie,
wild as friday night.
gotta find out what i meant to you.
you're the one who broke my heart in two.
gotta find out what i meant to you, oh boy.
gotta find out what i meant to you.
you're the one who broke my heart in two.
where were you just when i needed you?
you gave me your soul for at least a day.
"listen boy, there was a time when i wanted you to stay."
you'll know the cost, it's you who's gonna pay.
i'm stronger now, i loved you then.
i'll ask you anyway.
you were sweet as cherry pie,
wild as friday night.
sweet as cherry pie,
wild as friday night.
gotta find out what i meant to you.
you're the one who broke my heart in two.
where were you just when i needed you, boy?
gotta find out what i meant to you.
you're the one who broke my heart in two.
i needed you...
you teased me.
you broke my heart.
you broke my heart.
you were the only one.
you were the only one.
you're a son of a gun.
you were the only one.
you were the only one.
oh boy, you broke my heart.
sweet as cherry pie.
sweet as cherry pie.
gotta find out what i meant to you.
you're the one who broke my heart in two.
gotta find out what i meant to you, oh boy.
gotta find out what i meant to you.
where were you just when i needed you?
gotta find out what i meant to you, boy.
where were you when i needed you?
you were the only one.
you were the only one.
son of a gun.
you were the only one.
i'm feeling strong,
i loved you then.
so i ask you anyway.
gotta find out what i meant to you.
you broke my heart.
gotta find out...
gotta find out what i meant to you.
you teased me.
you were the only one.
you were the only one.
son of a gun.
you were the only one.
you were the only one.
::Sally
sally, you opened out your arms to all those young men.
and girl you had room,
for every one of them.
you're the only girl.
who are the only girl on barry and third
sure as hell,
you're the only one who cares.
so put your hands together for sally.
she saved all those young men.
put your hands together for sally.
she the one who cared for them.
she's doing our dirty work.
she's the only one who can.
doing our dirty work, thirsty world,
one angry day in new york.
take a look at dave he was once seventeen,
zoot suit and shiny shoes.
he ran around town and threw his metholated laughter.
most of his memories drowned.
but he remembers what his mother used to shout.
she used to shout,
"one day, surely son,
the street are gonna tire you out."
so put your hands together for sally.
she's the one who cared for him.
put your hands together for sally.
she was there when his luck was running thin.
she's doing our dirty work.
she's the only one who can.
doing our dirty work, thirsty world,
one angry day in new york.
tommy had a wife and family,
but the needle came between the love and the hard times.
thank god for sally,
she was there through the misery.
just a place to lay his head.
just about better off than dead.
she's doing our dirty work.
she's the only one who can.
doing our dirty work, thirsty world,
one angry day...
vince, came up from the country.
couldn't even find himself a room.
thinking about his babies.
they're further away than the moon.
with no money but his pride in his pocket.
there's really no way he can go home.
there's a picture of his woman in his locket.
most of all he doesn't want to be alone.
so put your hands together for sally.
she's the one who cared for him.
put your hands together for sally.
she was there when his luck was running thin.
she's doing our dirty work.
she's the only one who can.
doing our dirty work, thirsty world,
one angry day in new york.
::I Will Be Your Friend
i know that lately,
things haven't been so good.
i've always said,
"that if i could ever help you, i would."
ohhhh hooo i hooo. ohhhh hooo i hooo.
i love you for a thousand years.
ohhhh hooo i hooo. ohhhh hooo i hooo.
i'm here to wipe away the tears.
i will be your friend,
until the end of time.
i will be your friend.
i'm here to make you smile.
when your falling apart i pick up each piece,
and build a wall around your dream.
the punches to you heart,
melt away when you never thought they'd heal.
"so trust in me!"
these are the words i tattoo on you.
if hercules can't pick you up now,
then i really am true.
i will be your friend,
until the end of time.
i will be your friend.
i'm here to make you smile.
ohhhh hooo i hooo. ohhhh hooo i hooo.
i love you for a thousand years.
ohhhh hooo i hooo. ohhhh hooo i hooo.
i'm here to wipe away the tears.
"you've got so much to give,"
i'll tell you just when you need to know.
"get out and live,"
i'll pick you up when your feeling low.
so here's my hand,
trust in me i really am true.
you've got to understand,
there's nothing i wouldn't do.
i will be your friend,
until the end of time.
i will be your friend.
i'm here to make you smile.
i will be your friend,
until the end of time.
i will be your friend.
i'm here to make you smile.
"you've got so much to give!"
"get out and live!"
i will be your friend,
until the end of time.
i will be your friend.
i'm here to make you smile.
the punches to you heart...
take my hand.
when you're falling apart...
you've got to understand.
::Why Can't We Live Together
tell me why, tell me why, tell me why.
why can't we live together?
tell me why, tell me why.
why can't we live together?
everybody wants to live together.
why can't we be together?
no more war, no more war, no more war...
just a little peace.
no more war, no more war.
all we want is some peace in this world.
everybody wants to live together.
why can't we be together?
no matter, no matter what colour.
you are still my brother.
i said no matter, no matter what colour.
you are still my brother.
everybody wants to live together
why can't we be together?
everybody wants to live.
everybody's got to be together.
everybody wants to live.
everybody's going to be together.
everybody's got to be together.
everybody wants to be together.
i said no matter, no matter what colour.
you're still my brother.
i said no matter, no matter what colour.
you're still my brother.
everybody wants to live together.
why can't we be together?
gotta live together...
together
::Is It A Crime
it may come, it may come as some surprise
but i miss you
i could see through all of your lies
but still i miss you
he takes her love, but it doesn't feel like mine
he tastes her kiss, her kisses are not wine, they're not mine
he takes, but surely she can't give what i'm feeling now
she takes, but surely she doesn't know how
is it a crime
is it a crime
that i still want you
and i want you to want me too
my love is wider, wider than victoria lake
my love is taller, taller than the empire state
it divides and it jumps and it ripples like the deepest ocean
i can't give you more than that, surely you want me back
is it a crime
is it a crime
that i still want you
and i want you to want me too
my love wider than victoria lake
taller than the empire state
it dives and it jumps
i can't give you more than that, surely you want me back
is it a crime
is it a crime
that i still want you
and i want you to want me too
::The Sweetest Taboo
if i tell you
if i tell you now
will you keep on
will you keep on loving me
if i tell you
if i tell you how i feel
will you keep bringing out the best in me
you give me, you give me the sweetest taboo
you give me, you're giving me the sweetest taboo
too good for me
there's a quiet storm
and it never felt like this before
there's a quiet storm
that is you
there's a quiet storm
and it never felt this hot before
giving me something that's taboo
(sometimes i think you're just too good for me)
you give me the sweetest taboo
that's why i'm in love with you (with you)
you give me the sweetest taboo
too good for me
(sometimes i think you're just too good for me)
i'd do anything for you, i'd stand out in the rain
anything you want me to do, don't let it slip away
there's a quiet storm
and it never felt like this before
there's a quiet storm
i think it's you
there's a quiet storm
and i never felt this hot before
giving me something that's taboo
you give me the (you give me, you give me the) sweetest taboo
that's why i'm in love with you (with you)
you give me, keep giving me the sweetest taboo
too good for me
you've got the biggest heart
sometimes i think you're just too good for me
every day is christmas, and every night is new year's eve
will you keep on loving me
will you keep on, will you keep on
bringing out the best in me
::War Of The Hearts
i could aim
but i could not fire
got a bullet to spare
to kill my desire
who's calling the shots
one of us must make the peace
to have or to have not
the fire has got to cease
i'm loaded
don't know where to point this thing
it's a sin
how we hit where it hurts
who's calling the shots
one of us (one of us) must end this masquerade
to have or to have not
let's heal the wounds that we've made
it's a war of the hearts (it's a war of the hearts)
it's a war of the hearts
got a bullet to spare, don't wanna send it your way
who's calling the shots
one of us (one of us) must make the peace
to have or to have not
the fire has got to cease
it's a war of the hearts (it's a war of the hearts)
it's a war of the hearts
i'm loaded
don't know where to point this thing
(it's a sin) it's a sin
how we hit where it hurts (how we hit where it hurts)
one of us (one of us)
got to end this masquerade
got to heal the wounds that we've made
i've got a bullet to spare
don't wanna send it your way
if you wanna end it
if you wanna end it just say
it's a war of the hearts (it's a war of the hearts)
it's a war of the hearts
(got to end this masquerade)
i've got a bullet to spare
and we don't wanna send it your way
if you wanna end it (it's a...)
if you wanna end it (war of the...)
just say (hearts)
it's a war of the hearts
it's a war of the hearts
it's a war of the hearts
::You're Not The Man
you're not the man who gave me everything
i've ever wanted
you're not the man
who stepped inside my life
and haunted every, every day
you're not the man
who said he'd never leave
couldn't breathe
and could not sleep without me
that was someone who you left behind
a long time ago
you're not the man
who would bleed for me
never shed a tear
you're not the one
said he'd always be near
you're not the man
who threw me a lifeline
and you're not the man
i am so proud to call mine
and you're not the one
who said he'd never leave
the one who made me believe in me
that was someone who could do no wrong
but you lost him
you're not the man
who would bleed for me
but never shed a tear
you're not the one
who said he'd always, always, always be here
said he'd always, always be near
but don't get me wrong
although it seems sad
it's not all bad
you see
i'm not the little girl i used to be
you're not the man
not the one
who said he'd always, always, always be near
he was everything you see
he made me believe in me
said he'd always, always, always be here
::Jezebel
jezebel wasn't born with a silver spoon in her mouth
she probably had less than every one of us
but when she knew how to walk she knew
how to bring the house down
can't blame her for her beauty
she wins with her hands down
jezebel, what a belle
looks like a princess in her new dress
how did you get that?
do you really want to know she said
it would seem she's on her way
it's more, more than just a dream
she put on her stockings and shoes
had nothing to lose - she said it was worth it
reach for the top
and the sun is gonna shine
every winter was a war she said
i want to get what's mine
jezebel, jezebel
won't try to deny where she came from
you can see it in her pride
and the raven in her eyes
try show her a better way
she'll say you don't know what you've been missing
and by the time she blinks you know she won't be listening
reach for the top she said
and the sun is gonna shine
every winter was a war she said
i want to get what's mine
:: Mr. Wrong
he don't care
where he's been playing
he doesn't hear
a word she's saying
she's a fancy girl
so why's she staying
hanging on for mr. wrong
he doesn't show her that he needs her
she doesn't know his love's a liar
she's a fancy girl - got to be strong
say so long - mr. wrong
bye bye
get out on your own girl
show him how
you can be strong girl
you don't need him now
run away, pretty girl
say so long - mr. wrong
run away
bye bye
::Never As Good As The First
Time
good times they come and they go
never going to know
what fate is going to blow
your way just hope that it feels right
sometimes it comes and it goes
you take it ever so slow
and then you lose it, then it flows right to you
so we rely on the past
special moments that last
were they as tender as we dare to remember
such a fine time as this
what could equal the bliss
the thrill of the first kiss
it'll blow right to you
it's never as good as the first time
never as good as the first time
good times they come and they go
never going to know
it's like the weather
one day chicken next day feathers
the rose we remember
the thorns we forget
we'd love and leave
we never spend a minute on regret
it is a possibility
the more we know the less we see
second time, second time is not quite what it seems
natural as the way we came to be
second time won't live up to the dream
it's never as good as the first time
never as good as the first time
natural as the way we came to be
second time won't live up to the dream
natural as the way we came to be
second time is not quite what it seemed
it's never
as good as the first time
as the first time (never as good as the first time)
the first time
natural as the way we came to be
second time won't live up to the dream
natural as the way we came to be
second time is not quite what it seemed
it's never
as good as the first time
as the first time (never as good as the first time)
the first time
::Up
::Fear
blue is the colour of the red sky
will he, will he come home tonight
blue is the colour that she feels inside
matador i can't hide my fear anymore
azul es el color del rojo cielo
volvera, volvera a mi esta noche
azul es el color que siente a dentro
matador no puedo esconder mi temor
can she tame the beast that is her fear
puede domar la fiera que es su temor
waiting for her matador
will they bring the bad news
blue is the colour that she feels inside
matador i can't hide my fear anymore
azul es el color del rojo cielo
volvera, volvera a mi esta noche
azul es el color que siente a dentro
matador no puedo esconder mi temor
::Tar Baby
grandma came to see
something she could not believe
how could her girl be
so naive
tar baby, tar baby
told the secret she conceived
oh, that big old smile of yours
could turn the wind into a song
how could i have doubted
honey it's with me that you belong
tar baby, tar baby
i love you so
(i love you)
like a brand new blade
you cut into my life
cut through two decades
like a hot coal on ice
tar baby, my tar baby
it maybe, was meant to be
when i look at you
i can't believe my eyes
and with your magic
i think you just might charm the birds out of the skies
tar baby, tar baby
came good out of grief
a golden thread inside of the web
that i got caught in
oh, it's a lover's revenge, but out of the pain
come the best things you see
you cut into my life
you cut into my life (baby baby baby baby don't you know that)
you cut into my life (i love you)
you cut into my life
la la la la la ooh
you can turn the wind into a song
la la la la la baby baby baby
it's with me you belong
::Up
::Maureen
maureen
it's hard to explain
i'm never gonna see you again
and you'll never meet my new friends
maureen, i miss you
i just can't explain
i'm never gonna see you again
i wish you could meet my new friends
walking along the subway listening to
loving you is easy acapella
you were a souped-up car in that rent-a-go-cart town
and i miss you maureen
we're as thick as thieves
maureen, maureen
remember when my mother said to me
sade don't you come home too late
till you're back i stay awake
and maureen
with the boys you could tell at a glance
you'd say he looks good
let's hope he can dance
wicky wacky party to the...
where are we going tonight
and what will you be wearing
shone like a souped-up car in that rent-a-go-cart town
and i miss you maureen, i miss you girl
you were my best friend
never gonna see you again, maureen
and you'll never meet my new friends
you really were a pearl in my world, maureen
maureen
it's hard to explain
you'll never call 'round to see me again
you'll never meet my new friends
never meet my new friends
never meet my new friends
never meet my new friends