About face

Dance, to the movement of the stars

Sing till the walls around us ring

Pray that it never fades away

Until we sleep



Feast, go ahead now, take your fill

Drink, till the room begins to sway

Play, and your cares will blow away

Until we sleep

Into a deep and dreamless sleep our spirits fall

And what we sow we cannot reap nor keep at all



Work, though the work will break your back

Rest, hope to feel your spirits rise

But the years, have cut you down to size

Now go to sleep

Into a deep and dreamless sleep our spirits fall

And what we sow we cannot reap nor keep at all

Some of them standing, some were waiting in the line

As if there was something that they thought they might find

Taking some strength from the feelings that always were shared

And in the background, the eyes that just stared



What was it brought you out here in the dark?

Was it your only way of making your mark

Did you get rid of all the voices in your head?

Do you now miss them and the things that they said?



On your own admission you raised up the knife

And you brought it down ending another man's life

When it was done you just threw down the blade

While the red blood spread wider like the anger you made



I don't want this anger that's burning in me

It's something from which it's so hard to be free



But none of the tears that we cry in sorrow or rage

Can make any difference, or turn back the page

Love on the air

I keep transmitting but reception is hazy

I don't get an answer

Keep sending it faster

Always knew it was crazy

To put my love on the air.



No one will hurt me again

No one will cause me to lie

No one will control me by pain

No one will cause me to cry

I was looking for love

In wandering eyes

Like a ship trying to fix on a beacon

I learned how to sigh

On the ribbon and wires

It's a habit that's so hard to weaken



No one will ever manipulate

Make me promise to do or die

No one can make me hesitate

What can I lose if they try

I was looking for love

Like the very first time

Didn't realize love never left me

Contradicted - conspired

I connived and designed

Nothing on earth could arrest me.



Reception is hazy

When you put your love on the air

Always knew it was crazy

To put my love on the air

But I only communicate

When I put my love on the air

You don't have to consummate

Love on the air

She's a blue light, yes it cannot be denied

She will give you back your pride

She squeezes, she freezes, she does what she pleases

But she says she thinks of others, all the time



You must rise to her defense when she's in danger

Turn around and you're looking at a stranger

She steals your savings from under your bed

And leads you into places even angels fear to tread

She's a blue light



She's not amused, when you're trying to upstage her

So you choose to do nothing to enrage her

'Cause under her mantle you feel safe from the cold

And you're safe from the danger of ever growing old

She's a blue light



I'm not very good with this funky sort of thing, But, uh,

sometimes, when the inspiration strikes, I can get down 

with the best of them.

Out of the blue on the wings of a dove

A messenger comes, with the beating of drums

It's not a message of love



Our children are born, and we keep them

They must have the right, to live in the light

To be safe from the storm



Out of the blue, with wings on his heels

A messenger comes, bearing regrets

For the time that he steals



But steal it he will, my children's and mine

Against our desires, against all our needs

Our blood spilled like wine



Over and over we call . . . no one hears

And further and further and further we fall

And though we pray that we soon will awake

It is clear, that it's no dream at all

Our lives are at stake



I cannot believe, nor even pretend

That the thunder I hear, will just disappear

And the nightmare will end



So hold back the fire, because this music is true

When all's said and done, the ending will come

From out of the blue

It takes a fool to phone a fool

When both have said it all

We make the rule, bemoan the rule

That neither one should call

But love that was

Is love that is

Demands to always be unchanged

But then all lovers are deranged.



We walk away with memories

And clutch them to our hearts

We're disembodied entities

We move in fits and starts

For burning wine

Intoxicates,

And takes all caution in its flames

All lovers are deranged.



You know that you don't really fall in love

Unless you're seventeen

The break of day will make your spirits fly

But you can't know what it means

Unless you're seventeen.



It takes a fight to start a fight

And differences remain

We have the right to think we're right

We're addicts feigning shame

For love recalled

Is love reborn

We're determined to relive the pain

But then lovers are deranged.

You can scream and shout with all your might

Dig in your heels and hold on tight

Either you are wrong or I am right



You speak the lines you've overheard

The ring of truth in every word

You know you're right and that's absurd



We really seem to have a problem here

But it is you or me

Whatever I have going through my mind

You always have to disagree

It's just a matter of opinions

It's not a simple fact

Why don't you try to see the other side

Don't turn your back



Now we survey this silent battleground

Recriminations all around

And still no compromise is found



Now we really have a problem

And it won't just disappear

And all the friends we thought we could rely on

Just want to whisper in my ear



"It's just a matter of opinions

You know you keep both in sight

Why should you bother with the other side

When you know yours is right."

Cruise you are making me sing

Now you have taken me under your wing

Cruise, we both know you're the best

How can they say you're like all the rest



Cruise, we're both traveling so far

Burning out fast like a shooting star

Cruise I feel sure that your song will be sung

And will ring in the ears of everyone



Saving our children, saving our land

Protecting us from things we can't understand

Power and Glory, Justice and Right

I'm sure that you'll help us to see the light

And the love that you radiate will keep us warm

And help us to weather the storm



Cruise, you have taken me in

And just when I've got you under my skin

You start ignoring the fears I have felt

'Cause you know you can always make my poor heart melt



Please don't take what I'm saying amiss

Or misunderstand at a time such as this

Because if such close friends should ever fall out

What would there be left worth fighting about



Power and glory, justice and right

I'm sure that you'll help them to see the light

Will you save our children, will you save our land

And protect us from all the things we can't understand?

Power and glory and justice for all

Who will we turn to when your hard rain falls?

And when you fell you're near the end

Will you just turn it over and start again

Is there a stirring in your heart

As the time comes when we will have to part?



And when you fell you're near the end

And there's a stranger where once was a friend

And you are left without a word

Only the whispers that you've overheard



Standing in silence, holding my breath

Disconnected and dry

And though I'm certain that there's nothing left

To hold on to, to give or to try

Some things never change, no don't ever change

And I'm feeling the cold

Thinking that we're getting older and wiser

When we're just getting old



And when you feel you're near the end

And what once burned so bright is growing dim?

And when you see what's been achieved

Is there a feeling that you've been deceived?