We can't dance

Well the key to my survival

was never in much doubt

the question was how I could keep sane

trying to find a way out



Things were never easy for me

peace of mind was hard to fin

and I needed a place where I could hide

somewhere I could call mine



I didn't think much about it

til it started happening all the time

soon I was living with the fear everyday

of what might happen that night



I couldn't stand to hear the

crying of my mother

and I remember when

i swore that, that would be the

Last they'd see of me

And I never went home again



they say that time is a healer

and now my wounds are not the same

I rang the bell with my heart in my mouth

I had to hear what he'd say



He sat me down to talk to me

he looked me straight in the eyes



he said:



You're no son, you're no son of mine

You're no son, you're no son of mine

You walked out, you left us behind

and you're no son, no son of mine



oh, his words how they hurt me, I'll never forget it

and as the time, it went by, I lived to regret it



You're no son, you're no son of mine

but where should I go,

and what should I do

you're no son, you're no son of mine

but I came here for help, oh I came here for you



Well the years they passed so slowly

I thought about him everyday

what would I do, if we passed on the street

would I keep running away



in and out of hiding places

soon I'd have to face the facts

we'd have to sit down and talk it over

and that would mean going back



they say that time is a healer

and now my wounds are not the same

I rang that bell with my heart in my mouth

I had to hear what he'd say



He sat me down to talk to me

he looked me straight in the eyes



he said:



You're no son, you're no son of mine

You're no son, you're no son of mine

When you walked out, you left us behind

and you're no son, you're no son of mine



oh, his words how they hurt me, I'll never forget it

and as the time, it went by, I lived to regret it



You're no son, you're no son of mine

But where should I go and what should I do

You're no son, you're no son of mine

But I came here for help, oh I was looking for you

You're no son, you're no son of mine - oh

You're no son - ha yeah, ha yeah, ha yeah, ha yeah

You're no son, you're no son of mine - oh, oh...

You see the face on the TV screen

coming at you every Sunday

see that face on the billboard

that man is me



On the cover of the magazine

there's no question why I'm smiling

you buy a piece of paradise

you buy a piece of me



I'll get you everything you wanted

I'll get you everything you need

don't need to believe in hereafter

just believe in me



Cos Jesus he knows me

and he knows I'm right

I've been talking to Jesus all my life

oh yes he knows me

and he knows I'm right

and he's been telling me

everything is alright



I believe in the family

with my ever loving wife beside me

but she don't know about my girlfriend

or the man I met last night



Do you believe in God

cos that's what I'm selling

and if you wanna get to heaven

I'll see you right



You won't even have to leave your house

or get outta your chair

you don't even have to touch that dial

cos I'm everywhere



And Jesus he knows me

and he knows I'm right

I've been talking to Jesus all my life

oh yes he knows me

and he knows I'm right

well he's been telling me

everything's gonna be alright



Won't find me practising what I'm preaching

won't find me making no sacrifice

but I can get you a pocketful of miracles

if you promise to be good, try to be nice

God will take good care of you

just do as I say, don't do as I do



I'm counting my blessings,

I've found true happiness

cos I'm getting richer, day by day

you can find me in the phone book,

just call my toll free number

you can do it anyway you want

just do it right away



There'll be no doubt in your mind

you'll believe everything I'm saying

if you wanna get closer to him

get on your knees and start paying



Cos Jesus he knows me

and he knows I'm right

I've been talking to Jesus all my life

oh yes he knows me

and he knows I'm right

well he's been telling me

everything's gonna be alright, alright



Jesus he knows me

Jesus he knows me, you know...

Leaving my family behind me

not knowing what lay ahead

waving goodbye, as I left them in tears

remembering all we'd said



I looked to the sky, I offered my prayers

I asked Him for guidance and strength

but the simple beliefs of a simple man

lay in His hands, and on my head



I gave everything that they wanted

but still they wanted more

we sweat and we toiled

good men lost their lives

I don't think they knew what for



I sold them my heart

I sold them my soul

I gave everything I had

ah but they couldn't break my spirit

my dignity fought back,

fightback

can you hear me

can you see

Don't you hear me

don't you see



We worked in gangs for all we were worth

the young boys pulling the wagons

we were digging the tunnel, shifting the earth

it was then that it happened.



No-one knew how the cracks appeared

but as it fell they all disappeared

stone fell like rain



Can you hear me,

Can you see

Don't you hear me

Can you breathe



The smoke cleared, the dust it settled

No one knew how many had died

all around there were broken men

they'd said it was safe, they'd lied

you could hear the cries, you could smell the fear

but good fortune that day was mine

and it occurred to me the heart of a good man

it seems is hard to find.



Can you hear me,

can you see

Don't you hear me

don't you see



We worked, how we worked like

the devil for our pay

through the wind, through the snow,

and through the rain



Blasting and cutting through Gods country like a knife

sweat stinging my eyes, there has to be a better life



Ah but I can hear my childrens' cry

I can see the tears in their eyes

memories of those I've left behind

still ringing in my ears

Will I ever go back again

Will I ever see her face again

I'll never forget that night

As they waved goodbye to their fathers



We came from the North,

and we came from the South

with picks and with spades

and a new kind of order

showing no fear of what lies up ahead

They'll never see the likes of us again



Driving the last spike,

lifting and laying the track

with blistering hands,

the sun burning your back



Oh but I can hear my childrens' cry

I can see the tears in their eyes

memories of those I've left behind

still ringing in my ears

Well I'll always remember that night,

As they waved goodbye to their fathers



We followed the rail, we slept under the stars

digging in darkness, and living with danger

showing no fear of what lies up ahead

they'll never see the likes of us again



can you hear me

can you see

Don't you hear me

don't you see

Hot sun beating down

burning my feet just walking around.



Hot sun making me sweat

'Gators getting close, hasn't got me yet



I can't dance, I can't talk.

Only thing about me is the way I walk.

I can't dance, I can't sing

I'm just standing here selling everything.



Blue jeans sitting on the beach,

her dog's talking to me, but she's out of reach.



She's got a body under that shirt,

but all she wants to do is rub my face in the dirt.



Cos, I can't dance, I can't talk.

Only thing about me is the way I walk.

I can't dance, I can't sing

I'm just standing here selling.



Oh and checking everything is in place,

you never know who's looking on.



Young punk spilling beer on my shoes,

fat guy's talking to me trying to steal my blues.



Thick smoke, see her smiling through.

I never thought so much could happen just shooting pool.



But I can't dance, I can't talk.

The only thing about me is the way that I walk.

I can't dance, I can't sing

I'm just standing here selling



Oh and checking everything is in place

You never know who's looking on

A perfect body with a perfect face - uh-huh.



No, I can't dance, I can't talk.

The only thing about me is the way I walk.

No, I can't dance, I can't sing

I'm just standing here selling everything.



But I can walk.

No I can't dance.

No no no I can't dance

No I said I can't sing.

But I can walk.

There is never a time to say

cos it seems to me we've lost our way

so we carry on, down the road

and we live our lives haunted by

all the things we say and do

keep on missing, when I'm alone with you



No there's never a time to change

you don't get a chance to re-arrange

it's a long long long way to go

just to find out something, we both know

can't you see what's going on

it's so sad, that a love so strong, has gone



All I know is what is true

All I ask is for you

To just look around and see



You live your life locked in a dream

Where nothing is real, and not what it seems

We can't go on another day

Just being afraid to say



It's a long long way to fall

When we both thought we had it all

Well you know it's the time to say

cos we're all played out, we've lost our way

Oh, I hoped that you would be

oh so understanding

and by now you'd see, but oh no

so sad, oh so sad, that's the way that it goes

I know, I'm gonna tell you right now

In and out of darkness, in and out of sleep

trying to keep my hands upon the wheel.

Never saw the corner in the driving rain.

I never saw her step into the street.



Dreaming while you sleep

dreaming while you sleep

memories to keep

dreaming while you sleep



I can never understand what went thru my mind

I didn't stop to see what I had done.

Had to keep on driving deep into the night

the miles between would somehow put it right



Dreaming while you sleep

dreaming while you sleep

memories to keep

dreaming while you sleep



All my life you lie silently there

All my life in a world so unfair

All my life and only I'll know why

and it will live inside of me,

I will never be free all my life,

trapped in her memory all my life

Till the day that you open your eyes,

please open your eyes



Dreaming while you sleep

dreaming while you sleep



Heard it on the radio, saw it on TV,

but could I take my secret to the grave.

If I had another chance, would I do the same.

Would I still deny that it was me.



Dreaming while you sleep

dreaming while you sleep

Dreaming while you sleep,

Are you dreaming while you sleep?



All my life I'll be haunted by

all my life just one moment in time

all my life until the day I die

and it will live inside of me

Oh I will never be free all my life

trapped in her memory all my life

Till the day that you open your eyes



All of my life - you lie silently there

All my life - in a world so unfair

All my life - and only I know why

And it will live inside of me

I will never be free all my life

Trapped in her memory - all my life

Till the day that you open your eyes.



All of my life.

Just one moment of time, all my life.

Mothers crying in the street

Children dying at their feet, tell me why, ooh tell me why

People starving everywhere

There's too much food but there's none to spare,

Tell me why, oh tell me why



Can you see that shaft of sunlight

can you see it in my eyes

I can feel the fire that's burning

anger and hope so deep

so deep within my heart but before my eyes

for some it's too late

cos it seems there's no-one listening



People sleeping in the streets

no roof above, no food to eat, tell me why, oh tell me why

see the questions in their eyes

listen to their children's cries,

Tell me why, please tell me why



If there's a God, is he watching

can he give a ray of hope

so much pain and so much sorrow

tell me what does he see

when he looks at you

when he looks at me

what would he say

cos it seems there's no-one listening



Who would think it still could happen

even in this time and place

politicians, they may save themselves

ah but they won't save their face

so hope against hope it's not too late



You say there's nothing you can do

is there one rule for them and one for you,

tell me why, just tell my why



Listen can you see that shaft of sunlight

can you see it in my eyes

I can feel the fire that's burning

anger and hope so deep

so deep within my heart but before my eyes

for some it's too late

and it seems there's no-one listening



Hurry for me, hurry for me

Hurry for me, hurry for me, they cry, they cry...

I'm feeling so confused today

they've gone and changed the rules again

cos in my life I'm trying hard

to do it all so I can remain

healthy and sane



I'll live forever, always one more tomorrow

living forever, always one more tomorrow



I heard it on the radio

too much of what they said wasn't so

and now we've got to do those things

that they thought before were so wrong

to be healthy and strong



and live forever, always one more tomorrow

living forever, always one more tomorrow



I know we don't need you

I know we don't believe you

you don't really have the answers

you think you know better

you think it really matters

you just want to rule over everybody's lives



I think I'll change my life today

gone are the times of taking care

and I really don't need a reason why

all I need is all in a day

survive in a way



or just till tomorrow, there's always one more tomorrow

living forever, do you really want to live forever

Hold on my heart

just hold on to that feeling

we both know we've been here before

we both know what can happen



Hold on my heart

cos I'm looking over your shoulder

ooh please don't rush in this time

don't show her how you feel



Hold on my heart

throw me a lifeline

I'll keep a place for you

somewhere deep inside



So hold on my heart

please tell her to be patient

cos there has never been a time

that I wanted something more



If I can recall this feeling

and I know there's a chance

oh I will be there

yes I will be there

be there for you

whenever you want me to

whenever you call oh I will be there

Yes I will be there



Hold on my heart

don't let her see you crying

no matter where I go

she'll always be with me



So hold on my heart

just hold on to that feeling

we both know we've been here before

we both know what can happen

So hold on my heart...

If you take the tears from crying eyes

will the hurt just disappear

put a weapon in the hands of a frightened man

will he show no fear

so we stand and we watch as the city lights go out one by one

Mother Nature sits on the other side with a loaded gun



Why is there blue sky

why is there red sky,

now's the time to ask the reason,

should the blue sky, meet the red sky

should the rules have to change at all

we all know whatever they say, time is on our side

Ooh this world has been here before just going round and round



We all agree as far as we can see

It's just the way of the world,

that's how it's meant to be

There's right and there's wrong

There's weak - oh and there's strong

It's just the way of the world

and that's how it's meant to be



Take the motion from a spinning wheel and watch it stop

Take the danger out of a naked flame and what have you got

If you take the anger out of a broken heart, you feel no pain

Could you swear if you had that second chance you wouldn't do it again.



Why is there blue sky

why is there red sky,

now's the time to ask the reason,

should the blue sky, meet the red sky

should the rules have to change at all

we all know whatever they say, time is on our side

This world has been here before just going round and round



We all agree as far as we can see

It's just the way of the world,

and that's how it's meant to be

There's right and there's wrong

There's weak - oh and there's strong

It's just the way of the world

and that's how it's meant to be



We all agree as far as we can see

It's just the way of the world,

and that's how it's meant to be

There's right and there's wrong

There's weak - oh and there's strong

Cos it's just the way of the world

and that's how it's meant to be...

It seems in a moment, your whole world can shatter

like morning dreams they just disappear

like dust in your hand falling to the floor

how can life ever be the same



cos my heart is broken in pieces

yes my heart is broken in pieces

since you've been gone



It's all too easy to take so much for granted

oh but it's so hard to find the words to say

like a castle in the sand the water takes away

but how can life ever be the same



cos my heart is broken in pieces

yes my heart is broken in pieces

since I've lost you



oh now you'll never see

oh you'll never know

all the things I planned for you

things for you and me



Held your hand so tightly

that I couldn't let it go

Now how can life ever be the same



cos my heart is broken in pieces

yes my heart is broken in pieces

since you've been gone



cos my heart is broken in pieces

yes my heart is broken in pieces

since I've lost you



cos my heart is broken in pieces

yes my heart is broken in pieces

since you've been gone

Another time it might have been so different

oh if only we could do it all again

but now it's just another fading memory

out of focus, though the outline still remains



Far away, away, fading distant lights

leaving us all behind, lost in a changing world

and you know that these are the days of our lives

remember



Like the story that we wish was never ending

We know sometime we must reach the final page

still we carry on just pretending

that there'll always be one more day to go



Far away, away, fading distant lights

leaving us all behind, lost in a changing world

and you know that these are the days of our lives

so remember...



Another chance hello, another goodbye

and so many things we'll never see again

days of life that seemed so unimportant

they seem to matter but to count much later on



Far away, away, fading distant lights

leaving us all behind, lost in a changing world

and you know that these are the days of our lives

remember