DIRE STRAITS

Getting crazy on the waltzers but it's the life that i choose
Sing about the sixblade sing about the switchback and a torture tattoo
And i been riding on a ghost train where the cars they scream and slam
And i don't know where i'll be tonight but i'd always tell you where i am

In a screaming ring of faces i seen her standing in the light
She had a ticket for the races just like me she was a victim of the night
I put a hand upon the lever said let it rock and let it roll
I had the one arm bandit fever there was an arrow through my heart and my soul

And the big wheel keep on turning neon burning up above
And i'm just high on the world
Come on and take a low ride with me girl
On the tunnel of love

It's just the danger when you're riding at your own risk
She said you are the perfect stranger she said baby let's keep it like this
It's just a cake walk twisting baby step right up and say
Hey mister give me two give me two cos any two can play

And the big wheel keep on turning neon burning up above
And i'm just high on the world
Come on and take a low ride with me girl
On the tunnel of love

Well it's been money for muscle another whirligig
Money for muscle and another girl i dig
Another hustle just to make it big
And rockaway rockaway

And girl it looks so pretty to me just like it always did
Like the spanish city to me when we were kids
Oh girl it looks so pretty to me just like it always did
Like the spanish city to me when we were kids

She took off a silver locket she said remember me by this
She put her hand in my pocket i got a keepsake and a kiss
And in the roar of the dust and diesel i stood and watched her walk away
I could have caught up with her easy enough but something must have made me stay

And the big wheel keep on turning neon burning up above
And i'm just high on the world
Come on and take a low ride with me girl
On the tunnel of love

And now i'm searching through these carousels and the carnival arcades
Searching everywhere from steeplechase to palisades
In any shooting gallery where promises are made
To rockaway rockaway from cullercoats and whitley bay out to rockaway

And girl it looks so pretty to me like it always did
Like the spanish city to me when we were kids
Girl it looks so pretty to me like it always did
Like the spanish city to me when we were kids

2. Romeo And Juliet

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A lovestruck Romeo sings a streetsuss serenade
Laying everybody low with a lovesong that he made
Finds a convenient streetlight steps out of the shade
Says something like you and me babe how about it?

Juliet says hey it's Romeo you nearly gimme a heart attack
He's underneath the window she's singing hey la my boyfriend's back
You shoudn't come around here singing up at people like that
Anyway what you gonna do about it?

Juliet the dice were loaded from the start
And i bet and you exploded in my heart
And i forget i forget the movie song
When you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong Juliet?

Come up on different streets they both were streets of shame
Both dirty both mean yes and the dream was just the same
And i dreamed your dream for you and now your dream is real
How can you look at me as i was just another one of your deals?

wHen you can fall for chains of silver you can fall for chains of gold
You can fall for pretty strangers and the promises they hold
You promised me everything you promised me thick and thin
Now you just say oh Romeo yeah you know i used to have a scene with him

juLiet when we made love you used to cry
You said i love you like the stars above i'll love you till i die
There's a place for us you know the movie song
When you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong?

I can't do the talk like they talking on the tv
And i can't do a love song like the way its meant to be
I can't do everything but i'd do anything for you
I can't do anything except be in love with you

And all i do is miss you and the way we used to be
All i do is keep the beat and bad company
All i do is kiss you through the bars of a rhyme
Julie i'd do the stars with you any time

Juliet when we made love you used to cry
You said i love you like the stars above i'll love you till i die
There's a place for us you know the movie song
When you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong?

A lovestruck Romeo sings a streetsuss serenade
Laying everybody low with a lovesong that he made
Finds a convenient streetlight steps out of the shade
Says something like you and me babe how about it?

3. Skateaway

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I SEEN A GIRL ON A ONE WAY CORRIDOR
STEALING DOWN A WRONG WAY STREET
FOR ALL THE WORLD LIKE AN URBAN TOREADOR
SHE HAD WHEELS ON ON HER FEET
WELL THE CARS DO THE USUAL DANCES
SAME OLD CRUISE AND THE KERBSIDE CRAWL
BUT THE ROLLERGIRL SHE'S TAKING CHANCES
THEY JUST LOVE TO SEE HER TAKE THEM ALL

NO FEARS ALONE AT NIGHT SHE'S SAILING THROUGH THE CROWD
IN HER EARS THE PHONES ARE TIGHT AND THE MUSIC'S PLAYING LOUD

HALLELUJAH HERE SHE COMES QUEEN ROLLERBALL
ENCHANTE WHAT CAN I SAY DON'T CARE AT ALL
YOU KNOW SHE USED TO HAVE TO WAIT AROUND
SHE USED TO BE THE LONELY ONE
BUT NOW THAT SHE CAN SKATE AROUND TOWN
SHE'S THE ONLY ONE

NO FEARS ALONE AT NIGHT SHE'S SAILING THROUGH THE CROWD
IN HER EARS THE PHONES ARE TIGHT AND THE MUSIC'S PLAYING LOUD

SHE GETS ROCK N ROLL A ROCK N ROLL STATION
AND A ROCK N ROLL DREAM
SHE'S MAKING MOVIES ON LOCATION
SHE DON'T KNOW WHAT IT MEANS
BUT THE MUSIC MAKE HER WANNA BE THE STORY
AND THE STORY WAS WHATEVER WAS THE SONG WHAT IT WAS
ROLLERGIRL DON'T WORRY
D.J. PLAY THE MOVIES ALL NIGHT LONG

SHE TORTURES TAXI DRIVERS JUST FOR FUN
SHE LIKE TO READ THEIR LIPS
SAYS TORO TORO TAXI SEE YA TOMORROW MY SON
I SWEAR SHE LET A BIG TRUCK GREASE HER HIP
SHE GOT HER OWN WORLD IN THE CITY
YOU CAN'T INTRUDE ON HER
SHE GOT HER OWN WORLD IN THE CITY
COS THE CITY'S BENN SO RUDE TO HER

NO FEARS ALONE AT NIGHT SHE'S SAILING THROUGH THE CROWD
IN HER EARS THE PHONES ARE TIGHT AND THE MUSIC'S PLAYING LOUD

SHE GETS ROCK N ROLL A ROCK N ROLL STATION
AND A ROCK N ROLL DREAM
SHE'S MAKING MOVIES ON LOCATION
SHE DON'T KNOW WHAT IT MEANS
BUT THE MUSIC MAKE HER WANNA BE THE STORY
AND THE STORY WAS WHATEVER WAS THE SONG WHAT IT WAS
ROLLERGIRL DON'T WORRY
D.J. PLAY THE MOVIES ALL NIGHT LONG

COME SLIPPIN AND SLIDIN
LIFE'S ROLLER BALL
SLIPPIN AND A SLIDIN
SKATEAWAY THAT'S ALL
SHALA SHALAY HEY HEY SKATEAWAY
SHE'S GOING SINING SHALA SHALAY HEY HEY
SKATEAWAY

4. Expresso Love

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She gets the sun in the daytime
Perfume in the dusk
And she comes out in the night time
With the honeysuckle musk
Because she smells just like a rose
And she tastes just like a peach
She got me walking where the wildlife goes
I'd do anything to reach her

And she was made in heaven
Heaven's in the world
Is this just expresso love
You know i'm crazy for the girl

She call me just to talk
She's my lover, she's a friend of mine
She says hey mister you wanna take a walk
In the wild west end sometime
And i get trouble with my breathing
She says boys don't know anything
But i know what i want
I want everything

Well i feel so good cos i feel so good
And i feel so good cos it feels so right
I was made to go with my girl
Like a saxophone was made to go with the night

And she can raise one eyebrow
Put her hand on my hip
And i close one eye now
Sweat on her tip
And i surrender to the fever
She love me so tender i got to believe her
Love? expresso love's alright

I don't want no sugar in it
Thank you very much
All wired up on it all fired up on it
Expresso touch
Hey maestro expresso
It's just another one just like the other one
Hey maestro expresso
Is this another one just like the other one

5. Hand In Hand

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The sky is crying the streets are full of tears
Rain come down wash away my tears
And all this writing on the wall
Oh i can read between the lines
Rain come down forgive this dirty town
Rain come down and give this dirty town
A drink of water a drink of wine

If i been hard on you i never chose to be
I never wanted no one else
I tried my best to be somebody you'd be close to
Hand in hand like lovers are supposed to

As you'd sleep i'd think my heart would break in two
I'd kiss your cheek i'd stop myself from waking you
But in the dark you'd speak my name
You'd say baby what's wrong?
Oh here i am baby i'm coming back for more
I'm like a wave that's got to roll into the shore
Yes and if my love's in vain how come my love is so strong?

Now you and me go parallel together and apart
And you keep the perfect distance and it's tearing at my heart
Did you never feel the distance
You never tried to cross no line
Now it's another dirty river and another dirty scar
And i don't know who's kissing you and i don't know where you are
So far from home don't you think of me sometime

sKy is crying see the streets are full of tears
Rain coming down to wash away my fears
And all this writing on the wall
Oh i can read between the lines

6. Solid Rock

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Well take a look at that
I made a castle in the sand
Saying this is where it's you know
Couldn't understand now
If i realised that the chances were slim
How come i'm so surprised when the tide rolled in

I wanna live on solid rock
I'm gonna live on solid rock
I wanna give i don't wanna be blocked
I'm gonna live on solid rock

Well i'm sick of potential
I'm sick of vanity now
I'm sticking to essential reality now
I don't know what's worse
Try to make a silk purse
Living an illusion living in confusion

Well a house of cards
Was never built for shock
You could blow it down in any kind of weather
Now two solid rocks two solid blocks
You know they're gonna stick
Yeah they're gonna stick together

Because the heart that you break
That's the one that you rely on
The bed that you make
That's the one you gotta lie on
When you point your finger cos your plan fell through
You got three more fingers pointing back at you

I wanna live on solid rock
I'm gonna live on solid rock
I wanna give i don't wanna be blocked
I'm gonna live on solid rock
I'm solid rock now

7. Les Boys

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Les boys do cabaret
Les boys are glad to be gay
They're not afraid now
Disco bar in germany
Les boys are glad to be
Upon parade now

Les boys got leather straps
Les boys got ss caps
But they got no gun now
Get dressed up get a little risque
Got to do a little s & m these days
It's all in fun now

Les boys come on again
For the high class whores
And the businessmen
Who drive in their mercedes benz
To a disco bar in old munchen

They get the jokes that the d.j. makes
They get nervous and they make mistakes
They're bad for business
Some tourists take a photograph
Les boys don't get one lough
He says they're useless

Late at night when they've gone away
Les boys dream of jean genet
High heel shoes and a black berret
And the posters on the wall that say
Les boys do cabaret
Les boys are glad to be gay

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