Some things never change

I live in a vacuum, no air

I'm stuck in a back room, somewhere

But it don't bother me anyway 'cos I know

I'm gonna get out soon, I got places to go

There's a big world waiting for me

I just need a break, someone to believe

But right now I'm just tryin' to survive

Livin' rough, shackin' up, hangin' tough, shapin' up



Get the picture, get the scene I paint for you

Yeah, but it's worth it, all the pain I'm goin' thru

Beat the sidewalk, hear the fast talk, everyday

I don't worry 'cos I know I'm on my way



The view from my window, it ain't too good

Should be some mail for me soon from Hollywood

When the phone rings, could be big things, anytime

Operator is there something wrong with this line



Rejections, I've had a few

Happens to the best, that ain't nothin' new

Still I keep on swingin' away

S'gonna be a breakthrough any day



Keep hanging in there, that's my philosophy

And soon I'll find my big chance, yeah just you wait and see

Some make it fast, but they just come and go

Me, I'm built to last that's one thing I know



It's a hard world

It's a hard world

It's a hard world

It's a hard world



It's a hard world

It's a hard world

It's a hard world

It's a hard world



It's a hard world

It's a hard world

It's a hard world

It's a hard world



Those straight life people, they don't understand

Yeah they just want it all laid out and planned

Me, I'm not like them, I do things my own way

And I know I'll get that breakthrough anyday



Life in the city, can get you down

There's a million guys out there all snooping around

You gotta think you're the best, beat out all the rest

And fight your way up to the top of the town



There's a big world waiting for me

I just need a break, someone to believe

But right now I'm just tryin' to survive

I know I'm gonna get there, dead or alive



Dead or alive

I know I'm gonna there

Oh, I know I will

I'm going to reach for the moon

And all the stars too

I want the universe

I want all the planets

I want everything

I need a big house, I need a big car

I'm gonna get it

It's just a matter of time

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



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 pass the test, I'm just a mess

You got it made, I'm in the shade



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



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



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



...

You say you're so tired, you're never satisfied

But I can't seem to make you understand

I see your point of view, life's been too good to you

Just stand up and face things like a man



You better get your act together

If you ever wanna take it out on the road

You know you can't sit around

Or those bad times are gonna get to you

And you're never gonna get to see it through



I know, things don't seem so good right now

But you gotta move along somehow

Try to do the best you can

Sure enough, things will slowly turn around

You won't always be so down

I know that it's true



It won't always be such stormy weather

It may be a cliche but the sun is gonna shine

You know you can't sit around

Or the bad times are gonna get to you

And you're never ever gonna see it through



It don't matter where you've been

It's where you're going to

Yeah, and it won't do you no good

Just livin' in the past

Oh, you can't sit around

You know the bad times are gonna get to you

And you're never ever gonna see it through



And they're never ever gonna go

Yeah, they'll be here to stay

And it's always gonna be that way

You know what I'm saying

I think you know just what I'm saying

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes

...

The situation's clear

It's fine as long as you are here

Of that I'm really sure

I will live to love you more



They say you drag me down

They try to tell me you're around

Just to even up a score

But I will live to love you more



And they say I've been blind

That you deceive me every time

And soon our love will end

But I will live to love again



So what if they can't see

You know I'll love you endlessly

And this they can't ignore

I will live to love you more

I will live to love you more



I know they're only rumors

Although they say the truth hurts

I don't need to hear lies and

To fantasize you leaving me



But then I think it all over

Over and over

I still want you around me

You know you astound me

I couldn't live without you



If there's a price to pay

It's worth it just to hear you say

All their lies are just a bore

But I will live to love you more



The situation's clear

It's fine as long as you are here

Of that I'm really sure

I will live to love you more

Yes, I will live to love you more



I will live to love you

And put no-one above you

I will live to love you more

More and more



You know where my heart is

With you alone my every thought is

I will live to love you more, love you more

I will live to love you more



Love, love you for evermore

I'm gonna... love, love you for evermore

I'm gonna... love, love you for evermore

I'm gonna... love, love you for evermore

I'm gonna... love, love you for evermore

...

I went back my home town

To the school and walked around

And the way it felt

Seemed just like yesterday



From the cradle to the grave

Some say we never change

No matter how we try

We try to rearrange



And like father so like son

It's as if wife we're both as one

Just as if our fate was... it was pre-ordained



In some countries far from here

You know the one's we used to fear

Are they waiting to return to

Those old evil ways



You can take a correspondence course

Be single, married or divorced

You can psychoanalyze your brain

But you know some things will never change



And what will all those people do

When Russia starts anew

They'll just stand in line

All under a different name



You can listen to those brainwash tapes

Take a Jewish, Catholic, Buddhist faith

But I'm sure it's gonna be in vain

'Cos you know some things will never change



And if their theories all come true

Then there's nothin' we can do

Where the future lies

Well it's not to hard to tell



But after all is said and done

And the world lives as one

You can bid those old taboo's

A fond fare well

Yes a long fare well

A very long fare well

Well if you want some advice

You gotta listen to me

Get a hold of your life

And you can have a new dream

Forget the ups and the downs

There's a new game in town

For every turn in the road

There's a new way to go



I don't care what you say

Gonna find my own way

You just try to persuade

Everyone around you



We'll make it easy for you

Plan everything that you do

Won't have to work very hard

You'll make it big from the start

Don't have to take it from me

Here's a list you can see

Where every one of those names

Have found their fortune and fame



Well it all sound so sweet

So simple and so neat

But can I... I believe

Anything you tell me?



I know your life's a big mistake

Let's go, this music you must face



Listen to me please

I'm down upon my knees

They'll never treat you like they did before

I'll make your dreams come true

Now all I need is you

Please believe me and all this will be yours



You'll have a penthouse in town

You'll be the king with a crown

Live on country estate

You'll have a twenty foot gate

And getting tanned by the pool

You'll be making them drool

Taking trip overseas

Do anything that you please



I feel so alone

Where did I go so wrong?

Do you know? Can you tell?

Maybe can you help me



I know, it's hard for you to take

Let's go, this move you have to make



Listen to me please

I'm down upon my knees

They'll never treat you like they did before

I'll make your dreams come true

Now all I need is you

Please believe me and all this will be yours



Your vision will be clear

Your pain will disappear

You'll know that I'll be watching over you

I'm gonna chase your blues away

So change your life today

Everything I say to you is true



Listen to me please

I'm down upon my knees

They'll never treat you like they did before

I'm gonna make your dreams come true

Now all I need is you

Please believe me and all this will be yours



Your vision will be clear

Your pain will disappear

You'll know that I'll be watching over you

I'll chase your blues away

Change your life today

Everything I say to you is so true



Listen to me please

I'm down upon my knees

They'll never treat you like they did before

...

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



She let me go

It took me by surprise

I feel out of place

Without her by my side



Sooner or later it's gonna get better

Sooner or later I'm gonna get over her

Sooner or later

Sooner or later

Sooner or later

Sooner or later

Sooner or later

I feel so close to you

'Cos you know you always do

Help me down that road



I go to sleep at night

Feeling that it's alright

'Cos you help me down that road



When I feel I've been beat

You get me on my feet

Yeah, you help me spread that heavy load



Now that I realize

Just where our friendship lies

Well It helps me down that road



You think you've seen my best

But you ain't seen nothin' yet

Since you, help me down that road



When life is bitter sweet

You mix it up a treat

Yeah, you're the best pick up I know



If I don't satisfy

Don't give me the evil eye

It won't help me down that road



When I ain't doin' so well

You don't ever kiss and tell

You just help me down that road



Just when I'm feelin' sick

You give my heart a kick

Then I don't feel so all alone



When I can't get it right

Just when the end's in sight

Yes, you help me down that road



You know I'll be really

You know I'll be steady

When you help me down that road

Help me down that road

Help me down that road

Help me down that road



I know you'll be callin'

To see you that I'm OK

I know you will always be

With me night and day



I could live in poverty

I could live in pain

I know that you'll be here with me

To you it's all the same

So many years have come and gone since then

Still I can't forget the past

But you and me, we'll surely meet again

And maybe find the truth at last



And the light, in the night

Shines on brightly

If it's alright with you

It's alright with me



Well I believe, that fate will find a way

To guide us through these restless years

And yes I know, we will speak one day

With no more doubts, no more fears



And the light, in the night

Shines on brightly

If it's alright with you

It's alright with me



So tell me now, if you can share my view

Tell me where you're comin' from

We've both had time, time to think it through

To know just where we both belong



And the light, in the night

Shines on brightly

If it's alright with you

It's alright with me



If your heart is real

Tell me how you feel

'Til then I'm saying

If it's alright with you

It's alright with me

It's quite alright with me

It's all alright with me

In time this fire will turn to ashes

The sun will fall out the sky

Still you see no urgency

To spend some time with me

Time with me



I can't believe you haven't noticed

Just how long I've been waitin' for you

I've been such a patient man

But I still don't understand

You won't



Give me a chance to show how much I love you

Give me a chance to show how much I care

How I care



It's hard to know just what you're thinkin'

You cloak yourself in mistery

Conversations always brief

Like a sigh with no relief

You won't



Give me a chance to show how much I love you

Give me a chance to show how much I care

Give me a chance to show how much I love you

If you dare



Give me a chance to show how much I love you

Give me a chance to show how much I care

If you dare



You gotta give me a chance to show how much I love you

Give me a chance to show how much I care

Give me a chance to show how much I love you

Give me a chance

Give me a chance

You gotta give me a chance

You gotta give me a chance to show just how much I love you

Give me a chance

...

Yes I've been waiting

Waiting patiently and waiting



Well if you're ever feeling sorry

So sorry for yourself

And they tell you not to worry

Just leave your problems up on that shelf



C'est what? C'est what, oh well C'est what?

Yeah, that's what they gonna tell you

Day and night

C'est what? C'est what, oh well C'est what?



You're on the inside, looking outside

Wishing you were somewhere else

But you sit back with reservations

As you count up all your unearned wealth



C'est what? C'est what, oh well C'est what?

Yeah, they're sayin' it again

C'est what? C'est what, oh well C'est what?

You know it, I know it too

C'est what? What? C'est what, oh well C'est what?



Let me tell you a story

Like the one's I used to know

It's about love and all its glory

Well I'm sorry but it just ain't so

I said I'm sorry but it just ain't so

Just ain't so

Ah no, no



It took a long time just to get even

If you know just what I mean

So let's call it even Steven

In the land of broken dreams



C'est what? C'est what, oh well C'est what?

Yeah, they're at it again

C'est what? C'est what, oh well C'est what?

Yeah, every day and every night

C'est what? What? C'est what, oh well C'est what?

I can't take it anymore, you know I can't

C'est what? C'est what, oh well C'est what?



Gonna get it, don't sweat it

Don't apologize, it's all around you

Gonna get it, don't sweat it

Don't apologize, it's all around you

Gonna get it, don't sweat it

Don't apologize, it's all around you

Gonna get it, don't sweat it

Don't apologize, it's all around you



Gonna get it, don't sweat it

Don't apologize, it's all around you

Gonna get it, don't sweat it

Don't apologize, it's all around you

Gonna get it, don't sweat it

Don't apologize, it's all around you

Gonna get it, don't sweat it

Don't apologize, it's all around you



You may never be all that you wanna be

Deep down inside you, you know it will never be

No bed of roses or walk down the avenue

Culturally, socially, people walk over you

Get with the program and make with the attitude

Life is a dream if you face it my friend

Hey Hey Hey

Hey Hey Hey

Hey Hey Hey

Hey Hey Hey

...

Where there's a will, there's a way

That's what they'll say

A friend in need is a friend indeed

He'll be there every day

And if it's trouble that's in store

You know you're gonna hear it even more

Where there's a will, there's a way

That's what they'll say



When the writing is on the wall

And you could fall

When your best ain't good enough

And life gets tough

When the land of hope and dreams

It isn't always what it seems

Where there's a will, there's a way

They'll always say



You may be sorry, you may be sad

You may be blue

You think you'll never see that sun

Cut breaking thru

You struggle morning, noon and night

But you still can't get it right

Yeah but where there's a will, there's a way

Just say it every day



Yes just say it every single day

You might as well

Mmm



So much for trouble, so much for heartache

so much for pain

You just gotta get up, you gotta reach out

You gotta try and try again

You think you'll never see it thru

But what the hell are you gonna do?

Where there's a will, there's a way

You've heard 'em say



Well I don't know nothing about this world

And all it's wrongs

And I can't tell you now

Why we all can't get along

But after all is said and done

We gootta keep on, keepin' on

'Cos where there's a... Well if you don't know by now

I don't know what to say



Thru all your sorrows, all your dreams

And all your joys

In times of sadness, in time of grief

And even times that you enjoy

As your life you live it through

You know it all depends on you

And if there's a will, there's a way

You better get right down and pray

From the cradle to the grave

You better say it every day



When the crime's above the law

When the plane's about to fall

When the mighty oceans roar

When tomorrow's at your door

Where there's a will, there's a way

That's what they'll say

Well you know that's what they'll say