SUPERTRAMP
420a-ANOTHER MAN’S WOMAN – Sib M
Supertramp
If there's no way of knowing where's the answer,
You should know if you need me by now,
tell me how.
You saw me in the first place,
Who d'you think I am
How can you be so two-faced
And tell me where I stand
Yeah, we've been here once before,
I see you by the door,
You said you knew and all were calling,
Yeah, you know you just can't lose,
All you have to do is choose,
let me in on where your heart is.
You ain't nothing but another man's woman,
Living on another man's land;
At night I hear a hound dog callin’,
A callin' me a cheatin' man.
I tell you somethin', I need good lovin',
At night I see you cannonball comin'
To blow me to the promised land.
If there's no-way of showing where your love lies,
Is it me?, is it him?, or no-one;
What will be done?
About the mess you made me,
Oh don't you give a damn,
You're gonna drive me crazy,
It's more than I can stand,
'Round and 'round we always go
First it's yes and then it's no,
Oh whatever keeps me sane?
I'm so helpless, can't you see?
Did you cast a spell on me,
Say you love me please, I'm praying
You ain't nothing but another man's woman,
Living on another man's land;
At night I hear a hound dog callin’,
A callin' me a cheatin' man.
(Instrumental end)
420b-ASYLUM – C1 La M
Supertramp
Jimmy Cream was keen,
his brain was always winnin',
I can't keep tabs on mine,
it's really quite a joke
I see him down the road,
I ask if he'd be willing
To lend me 15p –
I'm dying for a smoke
Don't arrange to have me sent to no asylum
I'm just as sane as anyone
It's a just a game I play for fun - for fun.
I told em - look! - I said
I'm not the way you're thinkin,
Just when I'm down,
I'll be a clown, I'll play the fool.
Please don't arrange
to have me set to no asylum
It's just a game I play for fun - for fun.
Will he take a sailboat ride?
He is very likely to,
Will he feel good inside?
He ain't very likely to,
Will he tell you he's alive?
He is always trying to
But nothin', no nothin', does he say
In the morning when the day's begun
- "Hello Good morning, how are you?"
And in the evening or the noonday sun
- "What a lovely afternoon!"
Well I've been living next to you
Bluesy Monday is the one day
that they come here,
When they haunt me and taunt me
in my cage.
I mock them all, they're feelin' small,
they got no answer
They're playin' dumb but I'm just lauging
as they rage
Don't arrange to have me sent to no asylum
It's only a game I play for fun
I've been foolin' everyone - everyone.Will he take a sailboat ride?
He is very likely to
Will he feel good inside?
He ain't ever likely to
Will he tell you he's alive?
He is always tryin' to
But nothin', no nothin' does he ever say
In the morning when the day's begun
- "Do you think it looks like rain"?
And in the evening or the noonday sun
- "You know I nearly missed my train"
Well I've been living next to you my friend
But what kind of friend are you?
Is it the beginning or the sorry end?
Will I ever see it through?
I've never been insane Oh what's the game?
421a-BABAJI – C1 Si M
Supertramp
All of my life i felt that you were listening
watching for ways to help me stay in tune
lord of my dreams,
although confusion
keeps trying to deceive
what is it that makes me believe
in you?
Babaji, oh won't you come to me
won't you help me face the music
bring it out so we can sing it out
help me to find it before we lose it
at night when the stars are near
and there's no one to keep you from coming here
and there's no one to shield me before your eyes
is it mine, is it mine, is it mine to know?
I can see it's not too good to me
to be afloat in the sea of glory
Babaji, oh how you comfort me
by showing me it's a different story
your light in the dark is real
and i know that you know it is how i feel
when i see the reflections that's in your eyes
is it mine, is it mine, is it mine to know?
Babaji, have you a song for me
to tell the world of its guardian angel
bring it out so we can sing it out
oh must you always remain a stranger?
at night when the stars are near
and i long for delusion to disappear
the i see the reflection that's in your eyes
is it time, is it time, is it time to know
421b-BLOODY WELL RIGHT – C1 La M
Supertramp
So you think your schooling's phoney
i guess it's hard not to agree
you say it all depends on money
and who is in your family tree
Right, you're bloody well right
you know you got a right to say
right, you're bloody well right
you know you got a right to say
Ha-ha you're bloody well right
you know you're right to say
yeah-yeah you're bloody well right
you know you're right to say
me, i don't care anyway!
Write your problems down in detail
take them to a higher place
you've had your cry - no, i should say wail
in the meantime hush your face
Right, you're bloody well right
you know you got a right to say
right, you're bloody well right
you know you got a right to say
Ha-ha you're bloody well right
you know you're right to say
yeah-yeah you're bloody well right
you know you're right to say
me, i don't care anyway!
422a-BONNIE – La m
Supertramp
Your silver nights and golden days
i try to reach you in a million ways
i´m crazy ´bout you Bonnie can you tell?
Your diamond rings and fancy clothes
do i want you babe, well heaven knows
i´m wild about you Bonnie can´t you see,
hey Bonnie
I´ve loved you oh so long
i know we´d get along
hey bonnie will you ever notice me
Yes i know you oh so well
just one look and i fell
please tell me that our love will always be
I´ve seen your films and all your plays
i read about you every single day
i´d like to get my lovin´arms ´round you
From rags to which you´ve got it made
how does it feel to be a famous name
well Bonnie can you do the same for me
oh Bonnie
I feel you in my soul
to love you is my role
oh bonnie you´re the only one for me
Yes i got my fortune read
and here´s what the gypsy said
that we´ll live and love and share eternity
---INSTRUMENTAL BREAK---
Bonnie please be nice
we´ll find paradise
beneath the golden skies
Bonnie you´re good
make me if you could
the toast of Hollywood
I´ll give you all my love
we´ll really live it up
beneath the stars above
Your silver nights and golden days
i try to reach you in a million ways
i´m crazy ´bout you Bonnie
can you tell…
422b-BREAKFAST IN AMERICA – C1 Si m
Supertramp
Take a look at my girlfriend
She's the only one I got
Not much of a girlfriend
Never seem to get a lot
Take a jumbo
across the water
Like to see America
See the girls in
I'm hoping it's going to come true
But there's not a lot I can do
Could we have kippers for breakfast
Mummy dear, Mummy dear
They got to have 'em in Texas
Cos everyone's a millionaire
I'm a winner,
I'm a sinner
Do you want my autograph
I'm a loser,
what a joker
I'm playing my jokes upon you
While there's nothing better to do
Don't you look at my girlfriend
She's the only one I got
Not much of a girlfriend
Never seem to get a lot
Take a jumbo
cross the water
Like to see America
See the girls in
California
I'm hoping it's going to come true
But there's not a lot I can do
423a-BROKEN HEARTED – C1 Si m
Supertramp
You make me nervous when you're flying around
the secret service couldn't track you down
you tell me no then you kiss me
you say hello then you ditch me
you try to run when you see me
I never knew what this dream was about
you say let's go then you're lost in the crowd
i don't know where you're going
you won't show then you're showing
i don't know then i'm knowing
*You're always busy when i call on the phone
(stop stop)
i'm broken hearted are you made out of stone
(stop stop)
snakes alive why you grievin'
it's six to five and i'm leavin'
i can't stand no more teasin'
---SAX BREAK---
I wrote a letter (letter) i couldn't get her (get her)
some other fella (fella) was going to tell her (tell her)
this kind of weather (weather)
you need a sweater (sweater)
it's geting wetter (wetter)
drink amaretto (retto)
light as a feather (feather)
ain't no one better (better))
you wearing leather (leather)
ain't nothing better (better)
i'm going to renta a (renta a))
spiffy lambretta (bretta)
i want to wed her (wed her)
the day i met her
Love me hug me shove me you blow me away
you bug me snub me club me
you fill me with with praise
you tell me this way or that way
but take it thin way or fat way
i say it's my way or highway
(stop stop)
i'm broken hearted are you made out of stone
(stop stop)
snakes alive why you grievin'
it's six to five and i'm leavin'
i can't stand no more teasin'…
423b-C’EST LE BON – Sol M
Supertramp
I never knew what a man was supposed to be
I never wanted the responsibility
I still remember what they tried to make of me
They used to wonder
what they couldn't get through to me,
'Cauce all that I had as this music
A-coming to me
Andall that I had was this rhythm
A-running through me.
I took a tip from the man in the ministry
He said, "My son, better work in the factory"
Well there were days I can tell you quite honestly
I saw myself winding up in the military
A-coming to me
I'm lucky to have all this rhythm
A-running through me
I'm watching the movie go down
Around, about me
I'm watching the marry-go-round
Go down about me.
I said, "Lovers,
you're needed in the garden
'Cauce there's a lot of crazy people
Who've forgotten where their heart is
And they don't give a damn
About hurting those flowers and those trees."
C'est le bon, sailing on and on...
Sometimes I wonder where my life is taking me
Sometimes I wonder what they all expect of me
Well there were days I can tell you quite honestly
I saw myself winding up in the monastery
'Cauce all that I have is this music
A-coming to me
And all that I have is this rhythm
A-running through me
I'm watching the movie go down
Around, about me
I'm watching the marry-go-round
Go down about me.
I said, "Lovers,
'Cauce there's a lot of crazy people
Who've forgotten where their heart is
And they don't give a damn
About hurting that small child in me."
C'est le bon, sailing on and on...
424a-CHILD OF VISION – C1 Sol M
Supertramp
Well, who do you think you're foolin'?
You say you're havin' fun,
But you're busy going nowhere,
Just lying in the sun.
You tried to be a hero,
commit the perfect crime
but the dollar got you dancing
and you're running out of time.
You're messin' up the water
You're rolling in the wine
You're poisoning your body
You're poisoning your mind
You gave me Coca-cola
You said it tasted good
You watch the television
It tell you that you should.
How can you live in this way?
You must have something to say.
There must be more to this life.
It's time we did something right.
Child of Vision,
won't you listen?
Find yourself a new ambition.
I've heard it all before
You're saying nothing new
I thought I saw a rainbow
But I guess it wasn't true
You cannot make me listen
I cannot make you hear
You find your way to heaven,
I'll meet you when you're there.
How can you live in this way?
You must have something to say.
We have no reason to fight,
cos we both know that we're right.
Child of Vision, won't you listen?
Find yourself a new ambition.
424b-CRAZY – Re m
Supertramp
Here´s a little song to make you feel good
put a little light in your day
these are crazy times
and it´s all been getting pretty serious
Oh, yes
Here´s a little song to make you right
send the blues away
well it´s a crazy game
tell me who´s to blame, i´m kind a curious
Oh, yes
Right if you win, wrong if you lose
nobody listens when you´re singing the blues
well something´s the matter
but nothing gets done
oh everyone´s waiting for a place in the sun
well something is wrong now
can something be wrong with me
oh brother, why´s it got to be so crazy
Gimme little left, gimme little right
gimme little black, gimme little white
gimme little peace, gimme little hope
gimme little light
´cause you know it seems
that the situation´s getting serious
Right if you win, wrong if you lose
nobody listens when you´re singing the blues
well something´s the matter
but nothing gets done
oh everyone´s waiting for a place in the sun
well something is wrong now
can something be wrong with me
oh brother, why´s it got to be so crazy
---SAX BREAK---
Oh, something is wrong with me
oh, brother,
425a-CRIME OF THE CENTURY – Re m
Supertramp
Now they're planning
the crime of the century
Well what will it be?
Read all about
their schemes and adventuring
It's well worth a fee
So roll up and see
And they rape the universe
How they've gone from bad to worse
Who are these men
of lust, greed, and glory?
Rip off the masks and let's see.
But that's no right - oh no,
what's the story?
There's you and there's me
---guitar & piano long break---
That can't be right
425b-DON’T LEAVE ME NOW – C1 Mi m
Supertramp
Don't leave me now
Leave me out in the pouring rain
With my back against the wall
Don't leave me now
Don't leave me now
Leave me out with nowhere to go
And the shadows start to fall
Don't leave me now
Don't leave me now
Leave me out on this lonely road
As the wind begins to howl
Don't leave me now
Don't leave me now
All alone on this darkest night
Feeling old and cold and grey
Don't leave me now
426a-DOWNSTREAM – La M
Supertramp
Took a boat Sunday,
down by the sea
It just felt so nice,
you and me
We didn't have a problem
or a care
And all around was silence,
everywhere
You are the reason
I was born
Be with you through all seasons
I'll always hear you when you call
We'll keep the love light shining
Through each night and day
A lonely life behind me
Oh what a change you've made
So down here on the ocean
we will stay,
we will stay,
we will stay
Went through a lot of changes
Turned a lot of pages
When I took a boat Sunday
---PIANO BREAK---
To know you as I know you now
That is all I need
And we will get along somehow
If we both believe
So down here on the ocean
we will stay,
we will stay,
we will stay
Went through a lot of changes
Turned a lot of pages
When I took a boat Sunday
426b-DREAMER – Re M
Supertramp
Dreamer, you know you are a dreamer
Well can you put your hands
in your head, oh no!
I said dreamer, you're nothing but a dreamer
Well can you put your hands
in your head, oh no!
I said "Far out, -
What a day, a year, a laugh it is!"
You know, -
Well you know you had it comin' to you,
Now there's not
a lot I can do
Dreamer, you stupid little dreamer;
So now you put your head in your hands, oh no!
I said "Far out, -
What a day, a year, a laugh it is!"
You know, -
Well you know you had it comin' to you,
Now there's not
a lot I can do.
---BREAK---
Well work it out someday
If I could see something
(You can see anything you want boy)
If I could be someone-
(You can be anyone, celebrate boy.)
If I could do something-
(Well you can do something,)
If I could do anything-
Well can you do something out of this world?
Take a dream on a Sunday
Take a life, take a holiday
Take a lie, take a dreamer
dream, dream, dream, dream, dream along...
Dreamer, you know you are a dreamer
Well can you put your hands
in your head, oh no!
I said dreamer, you're nothing but a dreamer
Well can you put your hands
in your head, oh no!
OH NO!
427a-EASY DOES IT – Re M
Supertramp
And if my heart's had wings,
I'd be the bird that sings,
I'd fly where love isn't shy
And everyone is willing to try.
And if we had the time,
And time's so hard to find,
I can't believe what you say,
Start sending those shadows away,
And if you know who you are,
You are your own superstar,
And only you can shape
the movie that you make,
So when the lights disappear;
And only the silence disappears,
And only the silence is near,
Watch yourself; easy does it,
easy while you wait.
427b-EVEN IN THE QUIETEST MOMENTS – Sol M
Supertramp
Even in the quietest moments
I wish I knew what I had to do
And even though the sun is shining
Well I feel the rain
here it comes again, dear
And even when you showed me
My heart was out of tune
For there's a shadow of doubt
that's not letting me find you too soon
The music that you gave me
The language of my soul
Oh Lord, I want to be with you.
Won't you let me come in from the cold?
Don't you let the sun fade away
Don't you let the sun fade away
Don't you let the sun be leaving
Won't you come to me soon
And even though the stars are listening
And the ocean's deep, I just go to sleep
And then I create a silent movie
You become the star,
is that what you are, dear?
Your whisper tells a secret
Your laughter brings me joy
And a wonder of feeling
I'm Nature's own little boy
But still the tears keep falling
They're raining from the sky
Well there's a lot of me got to
go under before I get high
Don't you let the sun disappear
Don't you let the sun disappear
Don't you let the sun be leaving
No, you can't be leaving my life
Say that you won't be leaving my life
Say that you won't be leaving my life
Say won't you please, stay won't you please
Say won't you please, stay won't you please
Lord, won't you come and get into my life
Lord, won't you come and get into my life
Say won't you please, stay won't you please
Say won't you please, stay won't you please
Lord, don't go
And even when the song is over
Where have I been
was it just a dream?
And though your door is always open
Where do I begin
may I please come in, dear?
428a-FROM NOW ON – C1 Mi M
Supertramp
Monday
has come around again
I'm in the same old place
With the same old faces
always watching me
Who knows
how long I'll have to stay
Could be a hundred years
Of sweat and tears
At the rate that I get paid
Sometimes
I slowly drift away
From all the dull routine
That's with me every day
A fantasy
will come to me
Diamonds
are what I really need
Think I'll rob a store,
Lately
my luck has been so bad
You know the roulette wheel's
A crooked deal
I'm loosing all I had
Soon be
like a man that's on the run
And live from day to day
Never needing anyone
Play hide and seek
Throughout the week
---SYNTH BREAK---
My life is full of romance
Guess I'll always have to be
Living in a fantasy
That's the way it's got to be
From now on
You think I'm crazy I can see
It's you for you, and me for me
Living in a fantasy
From now on
428b-GIVE A LITTLE BIT – Re M
Supertramp
Give a little bit
Give a little bit of your love to me
Give a little bit
I'll give a little bit of my love to you
There's so much
that we need to share
Send a smile
and show you care
I'll give a little bit
I'll give a little bit of my love to you
So give a little bit
Give a little bit of your time to me
See the man
with the lonely eyes
Take his hand,
you'll be surprised
429a-GONE HOLLYWOOD – C1 Sol M
Supertramp
It's just heartbreaking
I should have known that it would let me down
It's just a mind aching
I used to dream about this town
It was a sight to see
The place to be,
Where the living is easy
And the kicks can always be found
It's such a shame about it
I used to think that it would feel so good
But who's to blame about it
So many creeps in Hollywood
I'm in this dumb motel
Nea the 'Taco Bell'
Without a hope in hell
I can't believe that I'm still around.
Ain't nothin new
in my life today
Ain't nothing true
I've had too much cryin', seen too much grief
I'm sick of tryin' it's beyond belief
I'm tired of talking on the telephone
They're trying to tell me that they're not at home
Ain't nothing new
in my life today
I'm tired of walking from place to place
I've yet to come across a friendly face
And now the words sound familiar,
as them slam the door
"You're not what we're looking for."
Ain't nothing new ….
If we only had time, only had time for you (3X)
Now I ride in the big fine car
It was mind aching
I'm the talk of the boulevard
So keep your chin up boy
Forget the pain
I know you'll make it
If you try again
There's no use in quitting
When the world is waiting for you
429b-GOODBYE STRANGER – C1 Sol M
Supertramp
It was an early morning yesterday
I was up before the dawn
And I really have enjoyed my stay
But I must be moving on
Like a king without a castle
Like a queen without a throne
I'm an early morning lover
And I must be moving on
Now I believe in what you say
Is the undisputed truth
But I have to have things my own way
To keep me in my youth
*Like a ship without an anchor
Like a slave without a chain
Just the thought of those sweet ladies
Sends a shiver through my veins
*And I will go on shining
Shining like brand new
I'll never look behind me
My troubles will be few
Goodbye stranger it's been nice
Hope you find your paradise
Tried to see your point of view
Hope your dreams will all come true
Goodbye Mary, Goodbye Jane
Will we ever meet again
Feel no sorrow, feel no shame
Come tomorrow, feel no pain
Now some they do and some they don't
And some you just can't tell
And some they will and some they won't
With some it's just as well
*You can laugh at my behavior
That'll never bother me
Say the devil is my savior
But I don't pay no heed
*And I will go on shining
Shining like brand new
I'll never look behind me
My troubles will be few
Goodbye stranger it's been nice etc…
430a-HIDE IN YOUR SHELL – C1 La M
Supertramp
Hide in your shell
cos’ the world is out to bleed you
for a ride
What will you gain
making your life a little longer?
Heaven or Hell,
was the journey
cold that gave your eyes of steel?
Shelter behind
painting your mind and playing joker.
Too Frightening
to listen to a stranger
Too Beautiful
to put your pride in danger
You're waiting for
someone to understand you
But you've got demons in your closet
And you're screaming out to stop it
Saying life's begun to cheat you
Friends are out to beat you
Grab on to what you scramble for
Too Frightening
to listen to a stranger
Too Beautiful
to put your pride in danger
You're waiting for
someone to understand you
But you've got demons in your closet
And you're screaming out to stop it
Saying life's begun to cheat you
Friends are out to beat you
Grab on to what you scramble for
Don't let the tears linger on inside now
Cos’ it's sure time you gained control
If I can help you, if I can help you
If I can help you, just let me know
Well, let me show
you the nearest signpostTo get your heartback and on the road
If I can help you, if I can help you
If I can help you, just let me knoooow.
Don't let the tears linger on inside now
Cos’ it's sure time you gained control
If I can help you, if I can help you
If I can help you, just let me know
Well, let me show
you the nearest signpost
To get your heartback and on the road
If I can help you, if I can help you
If I can help you, just let me know.
ORGAN
All through the night
as you lie awake
and hold yourself so tight
What do you need,
a second-hand-movie-star
to tend you?
I as a boy,
I believed the saying
the cure for pain was love
How would it be
if you could see the world
through my eyes?
... just let me know
I wanna know...
I wanna know you...
Well let me know you
I wanna feel you
I wanna touch you
Please let me near you
Can you hear what I'm saying?
Well I'm hoping, I'm dreamin', I'm prayin'
I know what you're thinkin'
See what you're seein'
431a-THE LOGICAL SONG – C1 Si m
Supertramp
When i was young,
it seemed that life was so wonderful,
a miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical.
and all the birds in the trees,
well they'd be singing so happily,
joyfully, playfully watching me.
but then they send me away
to teach me how to be sensible,
logical, responsible, practical.
and they showed me a world
where i could be so dependable,
clinical, intellectual, cynical.
there are times when all the world's asleep,
the questions run too deep
for such a simple man.
won't you please, please tell me what we've learned
i know it sounds absurd
but please tell me who i am.
Now watch what you say
or they'll be calling you a radical,
liberal, fanatical, criminal.
won't you sign up your name,
we'd like to feel you're
acceptable, respectable, presentable, a vegetable!
Instrumental break
at night, when all the world's asleep,
the questions run so deep
for such a simple man.
won't you please, please tell me what we've learned
i know it sounds absurd
but please tell me who i am.
431b-LONG WAY HOME – C1 Si m
Supertramp
So you think you're a Romeo
playing a part in a picture-show
Take the long way home
Take the long way home
Cos you're the joke of the neighborhood
Why should you care if you're feeling good
Take the long way home
Take the long way home
But there are times that you feel
you're part of the scenery
all the greenery
is comin' down, boy
And then your wife seems to think
you're part of the furniture
oh, it's peculiar, she used to be so nice.When lonely days turn to lonely nights
you take a trip to the city lights
And take the long way home
Take the long way home
You never see what you want to see
Forever playing to the gallery
You take the long way home
Take the long way home
And when you're up on the stage,
it's so unbelievable,
unforgettable,
how they adore you,
But then your wife seems to think
you're losing your sanity,
oh, calamity,
is there no way out?
---SYNTH BREAK---
Does it feel that you life's become a catastrophe?
Oh, it has to be for
you to grow, boy.
When you look through the years
and see what you could have been
oh, what might have been,if you'd had more time.
So, when the day comes to settle down,
Who's to blame if you're not around?
You took the long way home
You took the long way home........…
432a-LOVER BOY – C1 Re M
Supertramp
I'll tell you from the start
He's gonna break your heart
You can't stop the lover boy
You can't stop the lover boy
He's gonna tell you lies
But you won't realize
Because you can't stop the lover boy
You can't stop the lover boy
He's got a thing in his head
It's from a book he's read
It's got a funny title,
It tells you how to be vital
He took a lot of time
Over every line
Because it's guaranteed
To satisfy
He's gonna knock 'em dead
The boy's got that book read
You can't stop the lover boy
You can't stop the lover boy
Right from the clothes he wears
The way he combs his hair
You can't stop him now, because he knows all the tricks
He used to have a problem but he got it fixed
He took a small apartment
Above a shoe department
And he could see from his window
All the lights in the street glow
There's a club on the corner
And tonight he will go there
To find a new affair
So all you ladies beware
He's got to have a good time in the city
He's got to have a good time every night
He's gonna love 'em and leave 'em,
cheat and decieve 'em
He's gonna show 'em who's wrong and who's right
He's got to have a good time in the city
He's got to have a good time every night
He's gonna love 'em and leave 'em,
cheat and decieve 'em
He's gonna show 'em who's wrong and who's right
432b-MY KIND OF LADY – La M
Supertramp
Let me tell you what i want to say
you're the only one who can make me feel this way
my kind of lady
no better love could i embrace
no better heart, no other face
can quite compare with you
you came along and
then you mend my broken dreams
i was so down and
then as foolish as it seems
you gave me your affection
yeh baby you came through
we'll make it you'll see
in spite of those who say it's wrong
this time we feel that we belong
now we can truly say
we'll be together and that's all we'll ever need
we'll love each other, that's the way it's gonna be
and nothin' under the sun of moon
can make us be apart
*oh my honey
you know i'll love you every day
when things go wrong we'll find a way
i'm so glad i met you
much more than i can ever say
(we're making plans and holding hands just like before)
we'll try again, we'll make amends along the road
it's fellin' good, just like it should, this time we know
we'll share each other's happiness
for now and evermore
i've been wastin' my life away
i've got a message for you today
to tell you that you are
my kind of lady
i'm not the same since i met you
all of my dreams had fallen through
and then you came along
one magic night when things went right it was so fine
looked in your eyes and realized that you were mine
and nothin' under the sun of moon
can make us be apart
you know i'll love you all the way…
433a-OH, DARLING – Re M
Supertramp
Oh darling,
will you ever change your mind
I've been feeling left behind
Like a shadow in your light
Ah honey
won't you say that I'm the one
And if you think you're gonna run
Well you know
I'm gonna be around you,
all about you
Always by your side
I'm gonna dream about you,
Love you all the time,
Love you all the time
I'm gonna catch you lady
Catch you lady
The news is all over town
You better not let me down
Keep telling me you're feeling good
As good as you ever could
Please tell me that you'll never go
Ah ah no no
Ah lately,
I'm like a watch that's overwound
And I've got both feet off the ground
Because you see
I'm gonna be so busy, oh my pretty
Love you night and day
And through the rain and shine
I'll make you mine
I'll love you come what may
I'm gonna catch you lady,
catch you lady
Catch you lady uh huh….
433b-POOR BOY – C1 La M
Supertramp
Can you believe me when i say,
there's nothing i like better,
than just to sit here and talk with you.
although i'll rant and i'll rave
about one thing and another
the beauty of it is so pure to me,
though, i'm a poor boy,
i can still be happy,
as long as i can feel free.
So many people i know,
get old way too early (well are you feelin' kind of weary)
just to impress you with the money they've made
(you better, you better change your theory)
one drop of rain, they complain,
it's the same about the ways they're earning.
Well, that is not the way i'm gonna be,
don't mind the rain,
don't mind snow,
don't mind nothin'
if i know,
you will be
(*)We'll let her stay, don't mind a point of view,
how can we all afford to live like you;
this life is simply not enough,
we have no grievances, we must be tough-
---CLARINET BREAK---
-poor boy- if that's the way it's gonna be
-poor boy- it's you for you and me for me
-poor boy-
i've tried all i can, understanding,
all the fools and all threir money,
when half of what they've got,
you know they never will use,
enough to get by, suits me fine,
i don't care if they think i'm funny.
i'm never gonna change my point of view,
don't mind the rain, don't mind snow,
don't mind nothing, if i know
you will be
right here with me,
all the way.
na-na-na
don't mind the rain, don't mind snow,
you will be right here with me , all the way
434a-RUDY – La m
Supertramp
Rudy's on a train to nowhere,
halfway down the line
He don't wanna get there,
but he needs time
He ain't sophisticated,
nor well-educated
After all the hours he wasted,
still he needs time.
He needs time - he needs time for livin',
He needs time - for someone just to see him.
*He ain't had no lovin'
For no reason or rhyme
And the whole world's above him.
*Well it's not as though he's fat
No there's more to this than that
See he tries to play it cool
Wouldn't be nobody’s fool.
Rudy thought that all good things
comes to those that wait
But recently he could see
that it may come too late.
All through your life, all through the years
Nobody loved, nobody cared.
So dim the light, dark are your fears
Try as I might, I can't hold back the tears
How can you live without love, it's not fair?
Someone said give but I just didn't dare.
What good advice are you waiting to hear?
Hearing's alright for them that's all there
You'd better gain control now
You'd better show'em all now
You'd better make or break now
You'd better give and take now
You'll have to push and shove now
You'll have to find some love now
You'd better gain control now.
Now he's just come out the movie.
Numb of all the pain,
Sad but in a while he'll soon be
back on his train…
434b-SCHOOL – La m
Supertramp
I can see you in the morning when you go to school
Don't forget your books,
you know you've got to learn the golden rule,
Teacher tells you stop your play
and get on with your work
And be like Johnnie - too-good,
well don't you know he never shirks
- he's coming along!
After School is over you're playing in the park
Don't be out too late,
don't let it get too dark
They tell you not to hang around
and learn what life's about
And grow up just like them
won't you let it work it out
- and you're full of doubt
---INSTRUMENTAL BREAK---
Don't do this
and don't do that
What are they trying to do?-
Make a good boy of you
Do they know where it's at?
Don't criticize,
they're old and wise
Do as they tell you to
Don't want the devil to
Come out and put your eyes…
Maybe I'm mistaken
expecting you to fight
Or maybe I'm just crazy,
I don't know wrong from right
But while I am still living,
I've just got this to say
It's always up to you
if you want to be that
want to see that
want to see that way…
- you're coming along!
435a-SISTER MOONSHINE – La M
Supertramp
Ooo-when i was a small boy,
well, i could see the magic in a day,
but, now i'm just a poor boy,
well, maybe it's the price you have to pay,
if you lock your dreams away
if no-one wants to listen.
What's the story,
i wish i'd been a minstrel,
just think of all the maidens i could call,
oh-i wish i'd been a gypsy,
then maybe i could read the crystal ball,
'cause surrounded by these walls,
just makes me feel uneasy.
I said hey, sister moonshine
won't you send
me a little sun
i said hey,
sister moonshine
who's a stranger
to everyone.
So, -make us all laugh-
make us all cry
-make us all give-
make us all try
give us a secret, show us the light,
well, strike up the music, light up the sky.
Mmm-if i was a lion,
well, i could be the king off all the plains,
mmm-if is was an eagle,
well, maybe i could fly above the rains,
oh, fly above the pain
but, i know i'm only foolin'
I said hey, sister moonshine,
won't you send me a little sun,
i said hey, sister moonshine,
who's a stranger
to everyone.
So, -make us all laugh-
make us all cry,
-make us all give-
make us all cry,
i said hey, sister moonshine
i said hey, sister moonshine,
i said hey, i said hey sister moonshine
435b-A SOAPBOX OPERA – Mi m
Supertramp
I hear, only what I want to hear,
But, I have to believe in something,
Have to believe in just one thing.
I said Father Washington, you're all mixed up,
Collecting sinners in an old tin cup.
Well, spare a listen for a restless fool,
There's something missing when I need your rule…
Well ,hey there;
You tell me you're a holy man,
But, although I am just a beginner,
I don't see you as a winner.
I said, Sister Washington, you're all washed up,
Collecting teardrops in a paper cup;
If I could tell you what you need to know;
If I could tell you to get on with the show.
SINTH BREAK
I'd rather never leave her,
There's a storm in my head,
Makes me hear what you say;
Just was it true?
So, what have I to do?
-Well, what has he to do?-
Oh, what is there to-oo do
What oh-oh-ohoh
voices: "All creatures great and small,
all things wise and wonderful,
the lord god made them all"
Mary, oh tell me what I'm living for,
'Cause I feel like I'm tossed in the river,
Oh' have you a son to deliver.
I said, Father Washington, you're all mixed up,
Collecting sinners in an old tin cup,
you tell the children what you need to know,
But, will they listen when it's time to go.
Oh, Sister Robinson, you're all washed up,
Collecting teardrops in a paper cup,
Can someone tell me what I need to know,
Can someone help me to get on with the show.
436a-IT’S RAINING AGAIN – C1 La M
Supertramp
Oh it's raining again,
oh no my love's at an end.
oh no it's raining again,
and you know it's hard to pretend
oh no it's raining again,
too bad, i'm losing a friend
oh no, it's raining again,
oh, will my heart ever mend
You're old enough, some people say,
to read the signs, and walk away.
it's only time that heals the pain,
and makes the sun come out again.
Oh it's raining again,
oh no by love's at an end.
oh no it's raining again,
too bad, i'm losing a friend
436b-LADY – Si m
Supertramp
Lady, you come across the water,
well don't you think you oughta?
be waiting a while,
are you acting, on what your heart has told you,
is nothing gonna' hold you,
from flying away, a-ha
flying away a-ha, flying away.
'cause there's nowhere to go,
though the road is out stretching before you,
and the farther you go,
i said,
-ain't nothing gonna get you to heaven-
i said,
-ain't nothing gonna get you to heaven-
and you know just who you are
and you know that there's something between us,
and you like what you feel, but
-i can tell that you're not gonna turn back-
-well i can tell that you're not gonna turn back-
and don't you know i'm a little bit
sad, oh-no
Oh-la-la-la-la *4 arrgh *3
Mister, you better get a move on
you better get a fix on,
mmm-you better walk straight.
i said lady, oh just take me if you want me, oh,
take me as you find me,
oh, i'm needing your love so bad *3
And there's nowhere to go,
though the road is out stretching before you,
and the farther you go,
i said,
-ain't nothing gonna get you to heaven-
i said,
-ain't nothing gonna get you to heaven-
and you know just who you are
and you know that there's something between us, and,
you like what you feel, but,
-i can tell that you're not gonna turn back-
but,
-i can tell that you're not gonna turn back-
and don't you know i'm a little bit
sad, sad, sad, sad.
takin' the long way,
555a-SOONER OR LATER – Sol m
Supertramp
Sooner or later, it's gonna get better
Sooner or later, I'm gonna get over her
You know I can't go on like this
It's just a matter of time
There'll come a day when I will wake up
Without her on my mind
Sooner or later, it's gonna get better
Sooner or later, I'm gonna get over her
They say that time will heal everything
So I'm winding the clock
And waiting for the glorious moment
When my heartache will stop
555b-IF EVERYONE WAS LISTENING – C1 Si m
Supertramp
The actors and jesters are here,
The stage is in darkness and clear
For raising the curtain
and no-one's quite certain whose play it is.
How long ago, how long?
If only we had listened then.
If we'd known just how right
we were going to be.
For we dreamed a lot
And we schemed a lot
And we tried to sing
of love before
the stage… fell apart.
If Everyone was listening, you know
There'd be a chance that we could save the show,
Who'll be the last clown
To bring the house down?
Oh no, please no, don't let the curtain fall.
Clarinet break
Well, what is your costume today?
And who are the props in your play?
You're acting a part
which you thought from the start
was an honest one.
Well how do you plead?
An actor indeed!
Go re-learn your lines,
You don't know what you've done.
The finale's begun.
If Everyone was listening, you know
There'd be a chance that we could save the show,
Who'll be the last clown
To bring the house down?
Oh no, please no, don't let the curtain fall.
556a-WORDS UNSPOKEN – C1 Si m
Supertramp
Why sing a lonely song
The whole world knows that love goes wrong
Why bruise a heart that isn't broken
It isn't broken. It can be broken…
Life's just a show for free
Come along and watch with me
The only sins are words unspoken
Words unspoken, never spoken…
Sweet thing come and go
Give me shame, I'll give you woe
To live for love isn't so easy
It isn't easy, it won't be easy…
How all good men try
Look around and wonder why
Can they shape this world to please me
Can they please me, should they please me…
And follow, and maybe you'll correct me
Or wish you'd never met me
For I am no gentle man
Follow and while you watch and wonder
I pull the world asunder
And show you who I am
Send me a gentle dream
Of love so strange it's never seen
And prove how such a love can happen
It can happen, make it happen
Fine things don't abound
Fade away without a sound
But hope must never end or slacken
Never slacken, never slacken
And follow and maybe you'll correct me
Or wish you'd never met me
I am no gentle man
Follow and while you watch and wonder
I'll pull the world asunder556b-YOU WIN, I LOOSE – Fa M
Supertramp
You win, I lose, I beg, you choose
You're so cool and I'm confused
Well, I'm me and you're you
You're so loose and I'm uptight
You're day and I'm night
Chorus:
Like two ships in the night in foggy weather
Just a-waitin' for fresh winds to blow
Maybe we're losin' one another
But I could be wrong, I don't know
You get the best, I get the rest
You passed the test, I'm just a mess
You got it made, I'm in the shade
CHORUS
Like two dopes in the boat, without a paddle
Just a-wonderin' why it don't go
We could be losin' one another
I could be wrong, I don't know
I know you're tryin' to phase me
It's gonna drive me crazy
I can't wait for the day when
I win and you lose
You beg and I choose
You're in the shade, I'm on parade
Like two ships in the night in foggy weather
Just a waitin' for fresh winds to blow
Maybe we're losin' one another
I could be wrong, I don't know
Like two dopes in the boat, without a paddle
Just a-wonderin' why it don't go
We could be losin' one another
I could be wrong I don't know (x2)
Like two ships in the night in foggy weather...
064b-NOTHING TO SHOW – Re m
Supertramp
Nothing to show beyond the fear I had
Body so warm within this perfumed bed
Sleeping alone, the shadow of a man
He will entice you too, and if he can
Nothing to show for love that's never been
Nothing to show for love that's never been
Nothing to show for love that's never been
Nothing is handed, power is changing fast
Many the empty hopes his lips caress
Sorry to say his days are spent in vain
Chasing a dream of doom of nights in pain
Nothing to show for love that's never been
Nothing to show for love that's never been
Nothing to show for love that's never been
Shadowy nights of memories of the grave
Gentle my love and sweetness sometimes sick
Keep up his time while his crimes are known
Only a fool can see he's sold his love
Nothing to show for love that's never been
Nothing to show for love that's never been
Nothing to show for love that's never been
Nothing to show for love that's never been
Nothing to show for love that's never been
Nothing to show for love that's never been115a-AIN'T NOBODY BUT ME – Mi M
Supertramp
Let me tell you a story that'll make a change
Let me tell you when I'm way out of range
It's about a man who's cruel and mean
So promise not to cause a scene
And heaven help the ones you love
There's no big need for stars above
Well you can run, you know he'll find you
It don't matter now, just look behind you
You had your warning, you knew the score
You got it wrong, and that means war
So, why d'you have to treat me rough
Your explanation's not enough
Ain't nobody but me
Gonna lie for you
Gonna die for you
Ain't no fish in the sea
Gonna sigh for you
Gonna try for you
Gonna lie for you
Gonna die for you
Sax & guitar break
You see, I've got a double disposition
Sometimes I'm mean, sometimes I'm vicious
I'm Dr. Jekyll, I'm Mr. Hyde
So if you want to stay alive
Just give me all you've got to give
And then perhaps I'll let you live
Ain't nobody but me
Gonna lie for you
Gonna die for you
Ain't no fish in the sea
Gonna sigh for you
Gonna try for you
Gonna lie for you
Gonna die for you
Gonna sigh for you
Gonna try for you
Gonna lie for you
Gonna die for you
Hush.
Now baby, stop your crying
Oh, yes.
I know that I've been lying
Hush.
Now baby, stop your crying
Oh, yes.
I know that I've been lying
Won't you hush.
Now baby, stop your crying
Oh, yes.
I know that I've been lying
Won't you hush.
Now baby, stop your crying
Oh, yes.
I know that I've been lying
Won't you hush.
Now baby, stop your crying…
115b-SURELY – La M
Supertramp
Surely there's a way
I could please you
Only in your past
lie the tears
Surely there's a day
you can say went your way
Some illusion you can keep
through the years
Only if I lied
could I love you
Nothing of our lives
could we share
Only could we try
to get by on a sigh
Just because,
just this once, I was there
116a-EASY DOES IT – Re M
Supertramp
And if my thoughts had wings
I'd be the bird that sings;
I'd fly where love isn't shy,
And ev'ryone is willing to try.
And if we had the time,
That time's so hard to find,
I could believe what you say,
Start sending those shadows away.
And if you know who you are,
You are your own superstar,
And only
you can shape the movie that you make.
So when the lights disappear,
And only the silence is here,
Watch yourself, easy does it, easy does it,
easy while you wake.
116b-IT'S A LONG ROAD – Mi m
Supertramp
Well the road I see before me
Threatens pain at every bend, yeah
Well my needs are mine, I understand
And hope to calling friends
Well, good company,
it may comfort me
But I don't want love to
distract my heart from the way
Now your love it gave me sorrow
And a broken heart to mend, yeah
So I took me to this lonely road
My sweet hopes, to defend
Oh and why pretend,
I won't look back
Even though the love of
a happy man waits before
117a-JUST A NORMAL DAY – La M
Supertramp
Woke up cryin'
with the break of dawnin,
I looked out at the sky,
The air was still,
yet all the leaves were falling,
Can you tell me why ?
Well, I just don't know the reason,
I don't know what to say,
it just seems a normal day,
and I've got to live my own life,
I just can't spare the time,
'Cause you've got strange things
on your mind
Well, I just feel
that every minute's wasted,
My life is unreal,
And anyway,
I guess I'm...I'm just not rated,
At leastwise, that's how I feel...
Well, I just don't know the reason,
I don't know what to say;
It just seems a normal day
Oh, And I've got to live my own life,
I just can't spare the time;
You've got strange things
on your mind.
Eat a lot,
sleep a lot,
Passing the time of day,
Maybe I'll find my way,
Who am I kidding?
Is it just myself ?...
117b-TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME- C1 Si m
Supertramp
So you think you're a Romeo
Playing a part in a picture show?
Take the long way home
Take the long way home
'Cause you're the joke of the neighborhood
Why should you care if you're feeling good?
Take the long way home
Take the long way home
But there are times that you feel
You're part of the scenery
All the greenery
is comin' down, boy
And then your wife seems to think
You're part of the furniture
Oh, it's peculiar!
She used to be so nice
When lonely days turn to lonely nights
You take a trip to the city lights
And take the long way home
Take the long way home
You never see what you want to see
Forever playing to the gallery
You take the long way home
Take the long way home
And when you're up on the stage
It's so unbelievable,
oh unforgettable
How they adore you
But then your wife seems to think
You're losing your sanity
Oh, calamity!
Is there no way out?
Does it feel that you life's become a catastrophe?
Oh, it has to be for you to grow, boy
When you look through the years
And see what you could have been
Oh, what might have been!
If you'd had more time
So when the day comes to settle down
Who's to blame if you're not around?
You took the long way home
You took the long way home118a-YOUR POPPA DON'T MIND – Do M7
Supertramp
Give it a whirl, give it a try
Why don't you sleep out, start living high?
You're on your own, you make your bed
No time for wasting, just look ahead
Your poppa don't mind what you do or say
You can't surprise him anymore
He's got a reputation that he don't look back
Your poppa don't mind at all
He's getting old, it's getting late
It's soon tomorrow, so celebrate
Bring it out and go to town
Before you're thinkin' of settling down
Your poppa don't mind what you do or say
You can't surprise him anymore
He don't believe in heaven like a good man should
Your poppa don't mind at all
Finding out is half the fun
And when you find out don't try to run
And if you know then you've begun
But if you don't know it's still to come
Your poppa don't mind what you do or say
You can't surprise him anymore
He talks about his women and his old school's tie
Your poppa don't mind at all
Your poppa don't mind what you do or say
You can't surprise him anymore
He don't believe in heaven like a good man should
Your poppa don't mind at all
Your poppa don't mind at all
Your poppa don't mind at all
122b-TIMES HAVE CHANGED – C1 Re m
Supertramp
Captain I am sorry
that the ship should go astray
Letting the ocean
have it's own way
Lay me down to pass exam,
I'll pay for all my sins
Pleading for mercy,
my cancel begins
Times have changed,
and my vision ain't so strong
For the battle was too long,
for me to bear
I don't feel the pain,
for my soul is sinking fast
And I notice there's at last
a chance for me
In and out of turmor,
and in another mind
Deeper the ocean,
stronger the tide
Stormy seas surround me,
no sails to keep me dry
I prayed to you captain,
but you heard not my cry
Times have changed,
and my vision ain't so strong
For the battle was too long,
for me to bear
I don't feel the pain,
for my soul is sinking fast
And I notice there's at last
a chance for me
For me, for my story
Let me lie in peace
I want to say I'm sorry now
Then I'll be on my way
Then I'll be on my way
Then I'll be on my way
Times have changed, …