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When You Come Back Home
Some people want to cut you down to their size
Just so they can push you around
They'll tell you they like everyone to grow to the same height
But they'd really rather see you on the ground
When they all want to turn you down
Like the sound on their TV set
Theres one place that you're welcome to
Where everything you say
Well, it's all up to you
When you come back home
And you find me waiting there
You're never on your own
And you find me waiting
Come back home
When you come back home and you find me waiting
Come back home and you'll find me waiting there
Some people want to cut you down to their size
Some people want to knock you off your feet
They dont know a good thing when they see it
They wouldn't know a good thing if it ran them down in the street
When they all want to turn you down like the sound
On their T.V set theres one place that you're welcome to
Where everything you say, well it's all up to you
When you come back home
And you find me waiting there
You're never on your own
And you find me waiting
Come back home
When you come back home and you find me waiting
Come back home and you'll find me waiting there
When you come back home
I love when you tell me how your day's gone
When you come back home
I want to be the one who stands beside you
When they try to bend you pride
And then they try to get inside you
Theme From "The Lounge Bar"
There's a man at the bar staring into space
Why is he drinking all by himself
What could have happened to his face?
What's that thing on his head?
Must have had quite a fall
he's listening to the song that's playing
He's hardly moving at all
And the song sounds like The Girl from Ipanema
And the song sounds like Ten Guitars
And the song sounds like The Girl from Ipanema goes walking
And walking
There's a woman she comes in out of the rain
She waits for a while then she says
"The service is pretty slow around here"
But the man doesn't hear her, he's still listening to the song
And the song sounds like la la la
She looks around the bar
she hasn't seen for so longNothing is changed, the jukebox playing the same old song
But just then a chord-change
Makes the blood change direction in her veins
And her heart sings dance, dance, dance to my Ten Guitars
The man at the bar has lost his memory
The man at the bar could be anybody
The bottle helps some people forget
But can the bottle help him remember
Will he ever remember who he was?
And the song sounds like The Girl from Ipanema
And the song sounds like Ten Guitars
And the song sounds like The Girl from Ipanema goes walking
And walking
How You Doing?
DON - Oh, How you doing? haven't see you for
HARRY - It's quite a while isn't it?
DON - What are you up to these days?
HARRY - Oh keeping busy, how about you?
DON - O yeah, yeah it's Kevin isn't it?
HARRY - What did you call me?
DON - Kevin? Its Kevin?
HARRY - Yeah John.
DON - Mike
HARRY - Mike!
[both] - Yeah. Mike That's it... (etc)
HARRY - Oh How you doing. I haven't seen you for
DON - It's quite a while isn't it?
HARRY - What are you up to these days?
DON - Oh, keeping busy, how about you?
HARRY - Oh you know. So where are you living anyway?
DON - Well you'd hardly call it living. I lost my job. I'm having quite a few emotional problems
HARRY - Hamilton? Wellington? Palmerston North?
DON - Grey Lynn
HARRY - Oh... Nice out there!
DON - Yeah it's me
HARRY - Yeah
DON - Grey Lynn, yeah
[both] - Oh how you doing. I haven't seen you for... oh How you doing. I haven't seen you
DON - Oh how you doing. I haven't seen you for Oh
HARRY - Yeah, it's quite a while isn't it
DON - I suppose you're married with a family and everything by now, eh?
HARRY - No way, not me
DON - Still it's only a matter of time eh?
HARRY - Hehe, Nah
DON - Yeah... eh?
HARRY - Hehe, Nah
DON - Yeah... eh?
HARRY - Hehe, Nah
DON - Yeah... eh?
[both] - Oh how you doing? I haven't seen you for Oh, how you doing? I haven't seen you for
Walk Around The House
A walk around the house
Till it's time for bed,
In one of these rooms is a person sleeping,
Breathing.
That is the person I love,
That is the person I say "I love you" to.
Eyes still move when they're closed,
Still move when they're closed.
Eyes still move when they're closed, (What is that person seeing?)
Still move when they're closed.
I turn off all the lights,
And I stand there in the dark,
Suddenly the house seems more relaxed,
More itself.
That is the moment that I like,
That is the moment that happens every night.
This was the living room,
That was a table and some chairs,
That could have been a pile of magazines,
That is the door to the room where I'm going to sleep.
Eyes get used to the dark,
Get used to the dark.
Eyes get used to the dark, (What is that person seeing?)
Get used to the dark.
Eyes get used to the dark, (What is that person seeing?)
Get used to the dark.
A walk around the house
Till it's time for bed,
In one of these rooms is a person sleeping,
Breathing.
That is the person I love,
That is the person I say "I love you" to.
Andy
Lets take a walk along the beach before the tide comes in,
You sure missed one hell of a party last night,
I was just disappointed,
That the rest of the family wont even mention your name,
Yeah, I know you didn't mean to let me down last night.
Andy,
Dont keep your distance from me,
Andy
Dont keep your distance from me.
So you didn't make it back in time for the birthday boy,
I know things can't stay the same year after year,
Take a look at this beach now,
There isn't much left of the place we knew when we were kids,
When we used to go diving from the rocks over there.
Andy,
Dont keep your distance from me,
Andy
Dont keep your distance.
What'd you say we go up north Head?
Try to catch the sailing races?
Can you believe this place?
Well can you?
They're making money out of money here,
They're making buildings out of glass.
Their kids look like they stepped out of fashion magazines,
But none of it's going to last.
A man gets angry,
Dont know why I'm telling all this to you,
On Takapuna beach.
On Takapuna beach.
On Takapuna beach.
On Takapuna beach I can still see you,
I can let myself pretend you're still around.
I turned 28 last night.
If you were still alive you you'd be just short of 33.
If only you could see your home town now.
Andy,
Dont keep your distance from me,
Andy
Dont keep your distance from me.
Tomorrow Night
She loves Wellington she was born there,
Out in the Hutt valley,
Then she left home looking for something,
She thought she'd find it in the city.
She'd go dancing in the weekends,
Her friends were starting up new bands,
Tight black dresses and hairspray,
Talking about,
Tomorrow night,
About 8 o'clock,
Tomorrow night
When the town starts filling up,
Tomorrow night about the time when the pubs start jumping,
And the drunks start fighting,
We'll start dancing.
She went to London to find work there,
To claim her colonial birthright.
Cleaning hotel rooms in the mother country,
While people trudged to work in the dim light,
She'd go dancing in the nightclubs,
On the underground she'd ride,
Talking loud in a kiwi accent,
Talking about,
Tomorrow night,
About 8 o'clock,
Tomorrow night
When the town starts filling up,
Tomorrow night about the time when the pubs start jumping,
And the band starts playing,
La la la la la la la,
We'll start dancing.
La la la la la la la,
We'll start dancing.
La la la la la la la,
We'll start dancing.
She flying over Wellington harbour,
Oriental bay is standing there in the sunlight,
And they're playing a tape for the landing,
Speed bonny boat, like a bird on the wing,
Onward the sailors cry,
No She didnt want to stay there,
She's on her flight,
She'll be standing on the same ground as we are,
Tomorrow night,
About 8 o'clock,
Tomorrow night
When the town starts filling up,
Tomorrow night about the time when the pubs start jumping,
And the band starts playing,
La la la la la la la,
We'll start dancing.
La la la la la la la,
We'll start dancing.
Tomorrow night about the time when the pubs start jumping,
And the drunks start fighting,
We'll start dancing.
Claude Rains
Claude Rains in Casablanca
He was the French Police Inspector
A functionary through and through
A small man
Remember at the end out on the airstrip
He could have tried to stop them
Ingrid Bergman and her friend from the French Resistance
But he pretended not to see
It was a small act of defiance
As the storm broke in the distance
He was on their side after all.
Claude Rains gave the order to collect the usual suspects
And the camera came in close up on his face
He watched as the plane left the airstrip
Like hope leaves a dying man
But he hung on to the choice he'd made
Claude Rains
Claude Rains
Claude Rains
Claude Rains
I saw a new film the other day
And it was set at the start of a nuclear war
The actors weren't as good as Claude Rains
But then there was nothing that they could do
All of their small acts could count for nothing
As the storm broke in the distance
Not much to make a film about
Tell Me What To Do
I don't want to hear nobody else telling me what to do
I only want to hear those words from you
I don't want to know what's going on in the rest of the world tonight
I only want to know what you like
Tell me what to do I only want to hear those words from you
Tell me what to do I only want to hear those words from you
I don't want to hear nobody else...
Just say the first thing that comes into your head
Like.... or... or...
Tell me what to do I only want to hear those words from you
Tell me what to do I only want to hear those words from you
Why don't you tell me (I've got one or two ideas)
Why don't you tell me (You can whisper in my ear)
It's the words that turn me on
I like the words
A Man And A Woman
Eugene said they'd be driving up last night
But the car's not there - that's strange
Why dont we take these things around the back
Maybe drop in later to thank him
You really should meet him
Look, there's a window open
Look, there's a curtain blowing
I wonder who left it like that
Wait a minute
A man and a woman
A woman and a man,
Look at them lying there
Sleeping in each other's arms
Don't wake them up, leave them sleeping
Don't wake them up, don't let them know we've seen them
Don't say a word to anyone
'Cause that's Sarah there, that's Eugene's wife
But that's not Eugene
Look, it's none of our business
Look, sometimes people just have to tangle up their lives
A man and a woman
A woman and a man
Look at them lying there
Sleeping in each other's arms
Don't wake them up, leave them sleeping
Don't wake them up, they look just like a picture
Don't try to tell me that it's wrong
Sure Eugene's my friend but he's never going to know
So let's just go now
I'll Never Have Anything More
I'll never have anything more than I've got today
If I'm not happy now I'll probably stay that way
There is no denying I've got to keep on trying
But I'll never have anything more than I've got today
No I'll never have anything more than I've got today
The Big Room
Good evening everybody
It's good to se you here
You people down the front
you people way back there
You're out there in the dark
We're down here in the light
But we're here for the very same reason
There's a Front Lawn show tonight!
Some of us shaved our facces
Some of us cleaned our teeth
Some of us drove a big flash car
And parked it in the street
Some of us put on trousers
Some of us on perfume
But we're all in the same room
We're all in the same room
We're all in the same room
It's a big big room
It's a big big room
People al in the same room
It's a big big room
It's a big big room
It's true these walls have echoed to sound of many feet
Flesh from every surburb has sweated in that seat
Many eyes have seen the glory
And many hearts have swelted
Many ears have heard the story
And many noses smelled
The smell of other people
The way they do their hair
How do they find the seat to sit in?
What do they do when they get there?
Come down angels and devils fill the air
And turn us round and round and round
Come down old ones
Ancient spirits come down!
We're all in the same room...
Found Another Body
I've found another body a bit like mine
I found it learning up against the wall
I found the other body to be all that i needed to be
To be
Doo bee doo bee doo
I've found another body a bit like mine
I found thee other body was yours
And you were quite at home in it
You walked across the room in it
To me, to me, to me
Doo bee doo bee doo
I've found another body...
Excuse me i just have to say
I hope you don't mind if i talk this way
But i want to feel your body!!!
I've found it getting closer to me
The closer bodies get
The closer bodies get
To what it is they want to do
What it is they want to do
Doo bee doo bee doo
I've found another body...
Everyone Disappears
She is falling asleep
When she comes around
He is stroking her hair
Where it's falling down round her face
And he brushes it aside with his hand
And the rest of the passengers seem to understand
Everyone disappears when they kiss
Everyone disappears when they kiss
There were three hundred names on the passenger list
But everyone disappears when they kiss
Half an hour ago
They were so far apart
Carefully unwrapping their meals
But now the movie starts
And if you were nearby you'd say something was going on
In row forty-three there's certainly something going on
Everyone disappears when they kiss...
When they kiss
He was a little surprised to find himself kissing her
When they kiss
It didn't seem right but it didn't feel wrong
When they kiss
He had no idea how long they were kissing for
Suddenly she turned away
He felt a fool
They didn't talk again for an hour or so
Everyone disappears when they kiss
Coming Ready Or Not
Calling
Your name
I know you can't hear me
I call just the same
You're hiding
From me
I'm coming to get you
One two three
I'm coming ready or not
Falling
Slowly
Into my arms you're falling
I hold you
And then
One two three four five six seven eight nine ten
I'm coming ready or not
One two three four five six seven eight nine ten
I'm coming ready or not
A Good Address
A good adress
The number on the letter box
Then the name of the street that we live in
A name dreamt up by some city councillor
Then five more numbers for the phone
I liked the look of it
On the insurance policy
On the page where we first signed our name together
And on the time payment form for the furniture
I couldn't wait to write it down again
A good adress
Quite a few of us on the same street
A good adress
Starting families at the same time
A good adress
A good adress
And bit by bit we filled it with possessions
Good things that we'd worked hard and saved for
A stove that was made in America
A fridge and a frezzer in one
They built them well
Back there in the fifties
When we moved in it took three men to lift them
And thirty-six Ferndale Road, Blockhouse Bay
Could only be
A good adress...
This is what we all had dreamt of
As we fought the war to end all wars
That at the end of the war to end all wars
There would be
A number on a letter box
Then the name of the street that we live in
A name dreamt up by some city councillor
Then five more numbers for te phone
A good adress
The Beautiful Things
The beautiful things
We see them, every moment of the day
We see them, we want them, right away
The beautiful things
We're full of desire
Every second, every moment of the day
Desire to touch
To have, to have and to hold
The beautiful things
We come from the land of the new
From a better place than this
Where everything's clean and fresh and new
And the people are young and handsome and true
But the world we live in is cold and it's dark
And it's full of the dirt and the death and disease
And the loneliness
Yes the loneliness
And the heartache and sorrow and fear
But it's OK
It's all right
Because on every shelf in every shop there's things
Yes things
Things from the land of the new
We are born clean
We are born clean
We are born clean
As if we'd come out of a washing machine
So we buy them
These things
These things that are clean and new
And we become clean and new just like themm
Yes we buy them
These things
These things that are clean and new
And every time we buy we're born again
So we buy
And we're born, we buy and we're born
So we buy
And we buy and we buy and we buy and we buy!
The beautiful things...
Queen Street
She parked her car
By the Salvation Army
She walked down Queen Street
There was nowhere she had to be
In front of the Savings Bank
There were Christians with a microphone
Singing let's put God in the driver's seat
He's the one who's going to get us home
When she got the Civic Theatre
I was standing by a traffic light
I was looking the other way
She could've slipped out of sight
But she caught my eye
She said hello
She seemed to want to talk
And outside Smith and Caughey's
We decided to take a walk
And it started on Queen Street
It started on Queen Street
We were walking close together
By the time we hit Victoria Street
Hey! Something for your girlfriend sir?
Said a woman selling jewellry
We crossed the street to Vulcan Lane
We saw ourselves in the window of a cafe
As if we were in colour
And everything else was in black and grey
And it started on Queen Street...
Coincidences
They bring us into this world
Coincidences
They tear us apart
If she'd looked in a window
She might not've seen him
If he'd lost his car keys
He'd never have lost his heart to her
There's no plan, there's no order
(There's no plan, there's no order)
Weak swimmers in the deep deep water
(Weak swimmers in the deep deep water)
But here I am
(Here he is)
Docteur Evans
(Docteur Evans)
I can only do my best
(He can only do his best)
I'm like a lifeguard
(He's a lifeguard)
I suppose
(He's a lifeguard
He's got his lifeline and his vest)
And I can rescue one in a hundred
(He can rescue one in a hundred)
They went back to his place and they went to bed
They got undressed and got into bed
And it started on Queen Street...
Breakfast Anthem/Mess Song
We are the people
Who eat toast and butter and jam
People in other places
Just wouldn't understand
We are the people
Who drink milk with our tea
People in other places
Don't do it like you and me
Suddenly you just look up
What do you see?
Everything's a mess
Everything's a mess
If you don't do things properly
You make a mess
And even if you do things right
You make a mess
There's always a point at the end of breakfast
When everything's a mess
And if you walk away and leave it
And come back in half an hour
The mess is even worse
It got worse all by itself
There must be no sign
That breakfast has happened
There must be no sign
That any of this has happened
Everything that we do makes a mess
Everything that we do makes a mess
Makes a mess...
Makes a mess...
Because She's Gone
Because she's gone,
You'll never see that sweet face again,
Because she's gone.
Because she's gone,
You'll drift across the ocean with the wind,
Because she's gone.
Because she's gone,
All you can do is find a place,
Where noone on earth can see your face,
All you can do is hide away,
Because she's in another's arms today.
Because she's gone,
You'll never hear that sweet voice again,
Because she's gone.
Because she's gone,
You drive down empty streets that never end,
Because she's gone.
Because she's gone,
She cannot know that she's been betrayed,
You don't leave flowers on her grave,
Her body's cold down in the clay.
Because she's in another's arms today.
And he will hold her forever,
And he will hold her when the night comes,
And he will hold her till the sun freezes over,
Because she's gone.
Because she's gone.
Because she's gone,
All you can do is find a place,
Where noone on earth can see your face,
All you can do is hide away,
Because she's in another's arms today.
And he will hold her forever,
And he will hold her when the night comes,
And he will hold her till the sun freezes over,
Because she's gone.
Because she's gone.
Because she's gone.
Weeding Song
They say a man is made mostly of water
And it's water that keeps us together
As we pass it on to our children
And they pass it on their own
And just as water is attracted to water
We all find someone to love and to care for
But water must find its own level
So we must make our choices alone
My friends you've come to witness something wonderful
So let's get on with it
Do you Graeme
Take this washing machine
To have and to hold?
Do you Graeme
Take this washing machine
To honour and obey you?
Do you washing machine
Take this man
To cherish and install you?
To put his dirty things inside you
I now declare you joined then
In matrimony
And what money has joined
Let no man put asunder!