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Sussudio (Collins)
There's this girl that's been on my mind All the time, Sussudio oh oh Now she don't even know my name But I think she likes me just the same Sussudio oh oh Oh if she called me I'd be there I'd come running anywhere She's all I need, all my life I feel so good if I just say the word Sussudio, just say the word Oh Sussudio Now I know that I'm too young My love has just begun Sussudio oh oh Ooh give me a chance, give me a sign I'll show her anytime Sussudio oh oh Ah, I've just got to have her, have her now I've got to get closer but I don't know how She makes me nervous and makes me scared But I feel so good if I just say the word Sussudio just say the word Oh Sussudio, oh Ah, she's all I need all of my life I feel so good if I just say the word Sussudio I just say the word Oh Sussudio I just say the word Oh Sussudio I'll say the word Sussudio oh oh oh Just say the word
Only You Know And I Know (Collins/Stuermer)
We know you really only wanna hear The things we like to say But if I said to you please don't do it You do it anyway Sometimes I know, we gotta be cruel Be cruel to be kind When I ask you, what you see in me You say our love is blind Cos only you know and I know The things we mean to say Only you know and I know The things we mean to say Whenever I think I know you better Better than I know myself I open up and give you everything Then you say, O.K. what else And when I run away you always cry You always over react But I don't know if you know how you really feel But you better know before I get back Cos only you know and I know The things we mean to say Only you know and I know The things we mean to say Just try to remember Now I'm the one you love You told me, ooh try to remember I'm the one you're always thinking of You told me, please try to remember Before I walk away Remember It's not good enough telling me the way it was yesterday Cos only you know and I know The things we mean to say Only you know and I know The things we mean to say Only you know and I know The things we mean to say, yes Only you know and I know The things we mean to say Only you know and I know...
Long Long Way To Go (Collins)
While I sit here trying to think of things to say Someone lies bleeding in a field somewhere So it would seem we've still got a long long way to go I've seen all I wanna see today While I sit here trying to move you anyway I can Someone's son lies dead in a gutter somewhere And it would seem that we've got a long long way to go But I can't take it anymore Turn it off if you want to Switch it off it will go away Turn it off if you want to Switch it off or look away While I sit and we talk and talk and we talk some more Someone's loved one's heart stops beating in a street somewhere So it would seem we've still got a long long way to go, I know I've heard all I wanna hear today Turn it off if you want to (turn it off if you want to) Switch it off it will go away (switch it off it will go away) Turn it off if you want to (turn it off if you want to) Switch it off or look away (switch it off or look away) Switch it off Turn it off
I Don't Wanna Know (Collins/Stuermer)
It's over, oh yes it's all over And it's been a long time coming Some say it's too long She said it, and now she'll regret it But if she'd ask anyone I know they'll tell her to her face, that it's too late Cos I don't wanna know No, I don't wanna know She can cry all she wants She's not gonna bring me back, no no I don't wanna know I don't wanna know She can try all she wants It's not gonna get me back, oh oh, no no They warned me Oh yes they all warned me They told me, don't lose your heart to her She'll never give it back, no no Oh it's too late She made a big mistake It wouldn't be the first one anyway Tell me how many more, no no no No I don't wanna know (what she said) No I don't wanna know (what she said) She can cry all she wants She's not gonna bring me back, no no I don't wanna know (what she said) No I don't wanna know (what she said) She can try all she wants It's not gonna get me back, oh oh, no no It's over Oh oh it's all over And it's been a long time coming Some say it's too long, oh oh They warned me Yes they all warned me They told me, now don't lose your head to her She'll never give it back, no no, no no I don't wanna know (what she said) No I don't wanna know (what she said) She can cry all she wants She's not gonna get me back, no no I don't wanna know (what she said) No I don't wanna know (what she said) She can try all she wants She's not gonna bring me back, no no...
One More Night (Collins)
One more night, one more night I've been trying ooh so long to let you know Let you know how I feel And if I stumble if I fall, just help me back So I can make you see Please give me one more night, give me one more night One more night cos I can't wait forever Give me just one more night, oh just one more night Oh one more night cos I can't wait forever I've been sitting here so long Wasting time, just staring at the phone And I was wondering should I call you Then I thought maybe you're not alone Please give me one more night, give me just one more night Oh one more night, cos I can't wait forever Please give me one more night, ooh just one more night Oh one more night, cos I can't wait forever Give me one more night, give me just one more night Ooh one more night, cos I can't wait forever Like a river to the sea I will always be with you And if you sail away I will follow you Give me one more night, give me just one more night Oh one more night, cos I can't wait forever I know there'll never be a time you'll ever feel the same And I know it's only words But if you change your mind you know that I'll be here And maybe we both can learn Give me just one more night, give me just one more night Ooh one more night, cos I can't wait forever Give me just one more night, give me just one more night Ooh one more night, cos I can't wait forever
Don't Lose My Number (Collins)
They came at night leaving fear behind Shadows were on the ground Nobody knew where to find him No evidence was found "I'm never coming back" They heard him cry And I believe him Well he never meant to do anything wrong It's gonna get worse if he waits too long Billy, Billy don't you lose my number Cos you're not anywhere That I can find you Oh now Billy, Billy don't you lose my number Cos you're not anywhere that I can find you, oh no Searching through the day and into the night They wouldn't stop till they found him They didn't know him and they didn't understand They never asked him why "Get out of my way" They heard him shout Then a blinding light Ooh all I could see was him running down the street Out of the shadows and into the night Now Billy, Billy don't you lose my number Cos you're not anywhere That I can find you, oh Now Billy, Billy don't you lose my number Cos you're not anywhere that I can find you, oh Don't give up Keep running, keep hiding Don't give up Billy, if you know you're right Don't give up You know that I am on your side Don't give up Oh Billy, you better, you better, you better run for your life Now Billy, Billy don't you lose my number Cos you're not anywhere That I can find you, oh Now Billy, Billy don't you lose my number Cos you're not anywhere that I can find you, oh They came at night leaving fear behind Shadows were on the ground Nobody knew where to find him No evidence was found "I'm never coming back" They heard him cry And I believe him He never meant to do anything wrong It's gonna get worse if he waits too long Now Billy, Billy don't you lose my number Cos you're not anywhere That I can find you, oh Now Billy, Billy don't you lose my number Cos you're not anywhere that I can find you, oh
Who Said I Would (Collins)
I know she says she wants me I hear it every day And I know she know it keeps me Well there ain't no other way But she's got a heart must be made of stone Cos when I tell her that she'll miss me when I'm gone She says Who said I would She knows it ain't easy for a simple boy like me She fills me full of loving Oh then she sets me free But she's got a heart must be made of stone Cos when I tell her that she'll miss me when I'm gone She says Who said I would, tell me, who said I would Who said I would, who said I would I'm not the only one but I do fine I suit her purpose and I'm just her kind I don't own her and I never could Don't think I do, don't think I should Tell me Who said I would, who said I would But she's got a heart must be made of stone And when I tell her that she'll miss me when I'm gone You're not the only one but you do fine You suit my purpose and you're just my kind I don't own me and you never could Don't think you do, don't think you should Who said I would (who said I would) Now she knows when she calls me I'll come running every time And she knows she gets me hot But she don't know it's her body never mine And she's got a heart must be made of stone Cos when I tell her that she'll miss me when I'm gone She says Who said I would, tell me, who said I would Who said I would, who said I would
Doesn't Anybody Stay Together Anymore (Collins/Stuermer)
You keep on walking so you don't fall down It's the same old story You keep on hiding so you can't be found It's the same old story Oh but I know you, you're the one who ran You know why, it's because you can, oh It's alright, cos I don't mind I'm just trying to help, but I wonder why Doesn't anybody stay together anymore I wonder why, doesn't anybody stay together anymore My friends keep falling and they can't get up It's the same old story Well one says white and the other one black It's the same old story And I don't know why you keep emotions walled up Your heart's on your sleeve, but your sleeve is rolled up But it's alright, cos I don't mind I'm just trying to help, but I wonder why Doesn't anybody stay together anymore I wonder why, doesn't anybody stay together anymore Things can change, from a misunderstanding Nobody talks, nobody hears, oh oh oh Makes me wonder why, doesn't anybody stay together anymore Oh I wonder why, doesn't anybody stay together anymore You keep on looking for that higher ground It's the same old story Your glass is empty and the chips are down It's the same old story But I don't know why, your emotions walled up Your heart's on your sleeve, but your sleeve is rolled up But it's alright, cos I don't mind I'm just trying to help, but I wonder why Doesn't anybody stay together anymore I wonder why, doesn't anybody stay together anymore Oh I wonder why, doesn't anybody stay together anymore
Inside Out (Collins)
Inside out, ooh you got me inside out Oh inside out, oh inside out Now everybody keeps on telling me how to be And everybody tells me do what they say Oh I'll help myself it's up to me and no-one else But till I'm ready just keep out of my way Inside out, ooh you got me inside out Oh inside out, oh inside out Now everybody's got me running round, up and down And here I am going out of my mind But I won't lose sight of all the, the things I'm looking for They're coming to me and I'm taking what's mine Inside out, ooh you got me inside out Oh inside out, oh inside out I'll play the game We'll make the same mistakes It's all the same If we can give and take Hold on, hold on, ooh Hold on, hold on, ooh Inside out, ooh you got me inside out Oh inside out, oh inside out All of my life I've been searching and hanging on Turning a corner, never know what I'd find But now I'm back again like I never went away Ooh let me in I'm through with wasting my time Inside out, ooh you got me inside out Oh inside out, oh inside out Oh inside out, ooh you got me inside out Oh inside out, oh inside out
Take Me Home (Collins)
Take that look of worry I'm an ordinary man They don't tell me nothing So I find out what I can There's a fire that's been burning Right outside my door I can't see but I feel it And it helps to keep me warm So I, I don't mind No I, I don't mind Seems so long I've been waiting Still don't know what for There's no point escaping I don't worry anymore I can't come out to find you I don't like to go outside They can't turn off my feelings Like they're turning off a light But I, I don't mind No I, I don't mind Oh I, I don't mind No I, I don't mind So take, take me home Cos I don't remember Take, take me home Cos I don't remember Take, take me home Cos I don't remember Take, take me home, oh lord Cos I've been a prisoner all my life And I can say to you Take that look of worry, mine's an ordinary life Working when it's daylight And sleeping when it's night I've got no far horizons I don't wish upon a star They don't think that I listen Oh but I know who they are And I, I don't mind No I, I don't mind Oh I, I don't mind No I, I don't mind So take, take me home Cos I don't remember Take, take me home Cos I don't remember Take, take me home Cos I don't remember Take, take me home, oh lord Well I've been a prisoner all my life And I can say to you But I don't remember Take, take me home...
We Said Hello Goodbye (Collins)
We said goodbye to a dear old friend And we packed our bags and left feeling sad It's the only way We said hello as we turned the key A new roof over our heads Gave a smile It's the only way Only way Turn your head And don't look back Set your sails for a new horizon Don't turn around don't look down Oh there's life across the tracks And you know it's really not surprising It gets better when you get there oh Well it really don't matter much where you are Cos home is in your heart It's a feeling that you wake with one day Some people key p running all their life And still find they haven't gone too far They don't see it's the feeling inside - the feeling inside oh Turn your head and don't look back Just set your sails for a new horizon Don't turn around don't look down Oh there's life across the tracks And you know it's really not surprising It gets better when you get there We said hello as we turned the key A new roof over our heads Gave a smile - it's the only way