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You know I love getting up in the morning
When the sun first strikes the trees
All the morning birds that sing above
Still bring back memories
Of a girl who stood beside me
When the rights I did were wrong
But she went back down the river
Just when I thought I could be strong
When I thought I could be strong, so I sing

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She never told me why she left me
But the letter say goodbye
Now my mornings are for wond'ring
And my nights to reason why
Why a stranger comes to steal the love
Of a girl I had to hold
But she went back down the river
Just when I thought I could be strong
When I thought I could be strong, so I sing

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Irresistible Force

In the name of love and life
Turn your face to the lonely night
But you're not alone when she calls you home
And this your world is on the edge
As good as lost but you know the way
Through the faceless town
And she pulls me down

I know the place and the time (of our lives)
So long ago
And all through the years (never dies)
All things must pass

Irresistible force meets an immovable object and
Human animal madness and blood starts to flow
Invisible fingers and indescribable pleasure
I get to find my personal god
I get to find my personal god

God of love, god of gold
Ring of fire in the days of old
It's what I'm living for and love's the only law
So answer Mayday, S.O.S.
Search me North, East, South, or West
It's all I miss, just the one last kiss

This is goodbye to the days (of our lives)
My fair-weather friend
I feel your sorrow and tears (they are mine)
I share to the end

Irresistible force meets an immovable object and
Human animal magic
How far can you go?
The rolling of thunder and,
you decide what you're after

I get to find my personal god
I get to find my personal god

I surrender
All or nothing
You must spread your wings and fly

I know the place and the time (of our lives)
My fair-weather friend
I feel your sorrow and tears (they are mine)
We share to the end
When an irresistible force meets an immovable object
Human animal madness and blood starts to flow
there's bound to be heartbreak
You make it the hard way

I surrender
All or nothing
You must spread your wings and fly

I Should Have Stayed In Bed

Oh,oh,oh,oh,oh,oh,oh,oh,oh,oh,oh,oh,oh,oh,oh,oh
I should have stayed in bed
I didn't think it'd be this way
I didn't know you'd be walkin'past my house today
I should have stayed in bed,instead of fallin' for you
Heaven only knows what your lovin' will do

Woe is me , I should have realized
what your love could do to me now
I should have stayed beneath the
blankets and sheets and maybe we couldn't be

I should have stayed in bed instead of fallin' in love
I didn't know what this heart of mine was thinkin' of
oh,oh,oh,oh,oh,oh,oh,oh,oh,oh,oh,oh,oh,oh,oh,oh

oh(break)

Woe is me ,I should have realized
what your love could do to me now
I should have stayed beneath the
blankets and sheets and maybe we wouldn't be

I should have stayed in bed instead of fallin' in love
I didn't know what this heart of mine was thinkin' of
Oh,oh,oh,oh,oh,oh,oh,oh,oh,oh,oh,oh,oh,oh,oh,oh

Islands In The Stream

Baby when I met you there was peace unknown
I set out to get you with a fine tooth comb
I was soft inside
There was something going on
You do something to me that I can't explain
Hold me closer and I feel no pain
Every beat of my heart
We got something going on
Tender love is blind
It requires a dedication
All this love we feel needs no conversation
We can ride it together , ah ha
Making love with each other , ah ha

Islands in the stream
That is what we are
No one in between
How can we be wrong
Sail away with me
To another world
And we rely on each other , ah ha
>From one lover to another , ah ha

I can't live without you if the love was gone
Everything is nothing when you got no one
And you walk in the night
Slowly losing sight of the real thing
But that won't happen to us and we got no doubt
Too deep in love and we got no way out
And the message is clear
This could be the year for the real thing
No more will you cry
Baby I will hurt you never
We start and end as one
In love forever
We can ride it together , ah ha
Making love with each other , ah ha

Islands in the stream
That is what we are
No one in between
How can we be wrong
Sail away with me
To another world
And we rely on each other , ah ha
>From one lover to another , ah ha

Israel

You've had your troubles Israel
I've seen them all
But you put the writing on the wall
Israel Israel yeah

You know I've seen you fall so many times
I've cried for you and that's a crime
Israel Israel Israel

Where there's sand
Where there's beautiful sand yeah
You know you got a kind of feeling
That's just grand
Take me into your arms
Let me be with you
Israel Israel Israel

I like the smiles up on your people's faces
They make you feel warm embraces
And I want that kind of smile
that kind of smile
Israel you make the whole world think about you
And if they don't they'll find a reason
to shout about Israel Israel

You're the only one Israel Israel
Tell me all about it!
Tell me all about it
Tell me all about it
Oh take me into your arms
And make me feel your goodness
Be with me Israel
Hey hey hey hey
Oh oh oh
Take me into your arms
Let me hold hold you to myself
Oh I want to Israel

Israel Oh take me back into into your arms
Israel Israel Israel Israel
Israel

I Started a Joke


I started a joke, which started the whole world crying,
but I didn't see that the joke was on me, oh no.

I started to cry, which started the whole world laughing,
oh, if I'd only seen that the joke was on me.

I looked at the skies, running my hands over my eyes,
and I fell out of bed, hurting my head from things that I'd said.

Til I finally died, which started the whole world living,
oh, if I'd only seen that the joke was on me.

I looked at the skies, running my hands over my eyes,
and I fell out of bed, hurting my head from things that I'd said.

'Til I finally died, which started the whole world living,
oh, if I'd only seen that the joke was one me.

I Still Love You

Close your eyes do what you wanna
Baby how can I wait much longer
Make it hard to believe it happened to me
Morning comes too late tomorrow
All you lose is the dream you borrow
All you got is a soul that's born to be free
and cries to the wind
Waiting for you
My dream will find you someday
I stand beside my vision of you
And have you loving me

I still love you
(Ah...)
I still love you
(Ah..)

Though you're my imagination
You be there when we find salvation
Only then will there be no reason to hide
Stormy night out in the heaven
I believe in the true forever
There's a bright new star when somebody dies
I cry to the wind
Waiting for you
Sweet love returning someday
The day you learn love happened to you
You will be here with me

I still love you
(Ah...)
I still love you
(Ah..)

I'll be waiting for you
Sweet love returning someday
The day you learn love happened to you
You will be here with me
I still love you
(Ah..)
I still love you
(Ah..)
I still(repeat and fade)

It Doesn't Matter Much To Me

Hello angel , do you know me ,I'm you man
Would that be hard for you to try and understand
I've been waiting for this day for so so long
Could lovin' you be so so wrong

It doesn't matter much to me
Baby , I been hurt before
Don't you ask me why I'm here
Back and knockin' at your door

Do you remember
Do you remember all the nights
And all the love we went through
Well you know maybe I thought you had some left over
Could I mean that much to you

It doesn't matter much to me
Baby, I been hurt before
Don't you ask me why I'm here
Back and knockin' at your door

Now open up your arms and take me
Make me love you till I die
You wouldn't have me when I was a young man
But tonight I'm gonna try

It doesn't matter much to me
Baby , I been hurt before
Don't you ask me why I'm here
Back and knockin' at your door

I Surrender

From the highest tower, I will call you home
It's the same old story, love will find its own

You come to me, conspiracy of the night
The heart that you want just happens to be mine
Thieves in the dark, you ought to be locked in chains
But you wind up on my side, and what will be will be

That you wear a disguise, the epitome of deceit
The face of a friend invisible on the street
If you're battling to be mine, I'm victorious in defeat
And I surrender, I surrender

Anybody want me, anyone know my name
Do it in a lifetime, you be dust and the soul survives
Evens up the score

From the highest tower, I will call you home
It's the same old story, love will find its own

And I surrender, take me for all time
Love that lasts forever, I surrender

We are elite, prisoners of the night
We fight to the finish and savour the delights
It's your body that got me beat, and I'm crumbling at your feet
I surrender, I surrender

I will walk through fire, keep you safe and sound
In the final hour, turn my life around
And I surrender, take me for all time

It Makes No Difference

You made a promise , so did I
You'd never leave me alone
You wake me up in the middle of the night
Take what you what and you're gone

Tell me a reason for what I am
I'll never win this game you play
You wake me up in the middle of a dream
You make it over , that's ok

It takes a million years for us to
understand it all
All the love you need is why

It makes no difference now
There is no other you
I'd rather die without you
then let you go
My seasons in the sun
So many moments wasted
My love is living for you
and you should know

(break)

You make my world a better place
But I don't see you around , 'round , 'round
Could there be others I'm replacing
No more love to be found

It takes a million years to make
you understand your heart
Let my love lay where it falls

It makes no difference now
There is no other you
I'd rather die without you
then let you go
My seasons in the sun
So many moments wasted
My love is living for you
and you should know

(break)

It makes no difference now
It makes no difference now
It makes no difference now

It makes no difference now
There is no other you
I'd rather die without you
then let you go
My seasons in the sun
So many moments wasted
My love is living for you
and you should know

(repeat last verse and fade out )