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Corridors Of Power
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If you want to run in the corridors of power, then you'd better take a Ju Ju ,
Ahh Ahh give your plans to the secretary.
If you want to act like an animal, your manners are needing some attention,
Ahh Ahh, better see your veterinary, ,better see.. boom boom wow wow !
They snap and snarl in the corridors of power..
They snap and snarl.
If you wanna run for the top job then you'd better run like a cheetah,
Got to beat the competition ..
If you want to act like an animal, you'd better then act like a leader,
Makin sure of your position.
Makin sure..boom boom wow wow !
They snap and snarl in the corridors of power..
They snap and snarl in the corridors of power..
Hang around the money lenders ..
The Bankers and the spenders..
Bare your teeth to the contenders...boom boom wow wow !
White House, Number 10 ,
Pentagon, Vatican,
House of Commons, Kremlin.. corridors they run in..
Knesset, The Quai d'Orsay.. Bonne Bonne Bombs away,
Montealterio, Mao's place here we go.. boom boom wow wow !
They snap and snarl in the corridors of power !
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Velvet, Black and Red
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Love shone its leering face on me,
I couldn’t escape,
I felt the lurch inside of me,
I couldn’t get out,
Though I was well aware. . .
Completely in control. . .
I let her take me back and sit around
And consummate our fate in this Hotel. . .
Love came in velvet, black and red,
An ivory smile,
Slow moving mountains in the bed,
She was the Queen of the Nile
Within this darkened room. . .
Unholy Honeymoon. . .
The time is standing still, I sit around
And contemplate my fate in this Hotel.
“Get me out of here, I remember scenes
From this Hotel. . .
Legends fill my dreams. . .
In this Hotel" . . .
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Two for Joy
04:33
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Time keeps rolling along.
Time keeps rolling along.
We ought to try and cut out all this pretense,
It's not doing any good us sitting on the fence,
And even if you are the one for sorrow like me,
Time keeps rolling along.
I learned to love myself at a time when nobody else would,
And when I met you I found it hard to give away,
And even if you are the one for sorrow like me,
Time keeps rolling along and,
We've got to get a two for joy situation here. . .
We had to search ourselves until the mystery ended,
And there was nothing you did not know about me,
I think I've become the one for sorrow like you,
Time keeps rolling along and,
We've got to get a two for joy situation here. . .
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Miranda
02:59
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When a lot of people are looking at you,
And you need a kiss and a tranquiliser,
Confidence is building up when I’m beside you,
Come away in my catamaran. . .
MIran, Miran, Miranda. . .
So we’ll take a drive to Southampton,
Where the “Mamaru” is ready to sail.
Come away in my catamaran. . .
Miran, Miran, Miranda. . .
Say what you want, Miranda,
Say what you need.
I know what you need, Miranda,
Sun, and a little whoa, whoa, yeh, yeh!
You will see the Indian Ocean and the
Islands in the Timor Sea.
If you come away in my catamaran
Miran, Miran, Miranda. . .
Say what you want, Miranda,
Say what you need.
I know what you need, Miranda,
Sun, and a little whoa, whoa, yeh, yeh!
Two can be a wonderful number,
When they’re anchored in a Tropical Bay,
Why don’t you come away in my catamaran
Miran, Miran, Miranda. . .
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The Bridge
03:32
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An awful lot of bridge has been built over the water, by time.
Though memories heal,
And things get better,
Time just steals your life away,
And you let her.
An awful lot of bridge has been built over the water, by time.
Your suffering pride,
Bruised and dented,
When you can't decide if it's just a joke,
Or she meant it.
You wanna let it ride,
Love to ignore it,
But something inside tells you your only hope's to explore it.
I see the bridge before me
but I just cannot cross it,
The bridge does not look all that safe to me.
I see the bridge before me
but I just cannot cross it,
Although I know it is my destiny.
An awful lot of bridge has been built over the water, by time.
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They didn't try to paint a pretty picture,
They just wrote down the facts
"We're sorry your man's been lost in action, and is never coming back."
How long will she cry for?
For how long will she grieve?
She will not forget her anger
When she begged him not to leave.
Oomah Oomah cry away.
Oomah Oomah cry away your tears.
The home she loved and cared for,
Is now an empty shell.
The feelings have all disappeared and her spirit's gone as well.
And everything is useless, tho' relations rally round,
She must serve her lonely sentence,
For her love on foreign ground.
Oomah Oomah cry away.
Oomah Oomah cry away your tears.
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If you really want a reason,
if you're really gonna push me to say,
You get no sympathy for treason,
And now I don't care anyway,
It still doesn't come all that easy to say.
Going through the motions. . .
You gave me a lesson in losing,
And I've lost quite a few,
Now I look back it's amusing,
What I let you put me through.
But that doesn't mean I'm not thinking of you,
I am!
Going through the motions. . .
You say that I ought to forgive you,
You know me it's on the cards,
Wish I could be more vicious,
Wish I could be more hard,
That doesn't mean I'm not still loving you,
I am!
Going through the motions. . .
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And if you think you've got it all worked out and know the reason for the split,
Well don't you hold it back, just tell me and I'll publish it,
And if you think you know what kind of people you are dealing with..
The men behind the walls, in rooms with leaded doors,
Threatening the world...
Will you be the one.. be the one, be the one..
Will you be the one to hold my shooter,
Will you let me share your bivouac,
Would you settle down with a reformed looter,
Will you help me get my spirit back,
And will you supply me with ooh ooh ooh ooh..
Will you be the one ?
Will you be the one to hold my shooter,
Will you let me share your bivouac,
Would you settle down with a reformed looter,
Could you help me get my spirit back,
And will you supply me with ooh ooh ooh ooh..
Will you be the one ?
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Chris Bradford England, UK
Chris Bradford is a British musician and songwriter, best known for being the lead vocalist and songwriter in the British
rock band The Heroes, and founding member of the singer songwriting trio, Bardot.
Bardot's album "Rockin In Rhythm" was released in 1978 on RCA, and The Heroes' "Border Raiders" in 1980 on Polydor.
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