1. CALL OF THE WILD

May the road you ride be kind
May all your troubles stay behind
May you find what you are looking for
And may the good wolf never go blind.

Wooo !

Let the four wild gale winds roar
Let winter howl some more
I will hold you close and comfort you
And keep the bad wolf from the door.

Think I've passed this way before
Many moons ago or more
And I loved you then and I always will
Keep the bad wolf from the door.

Out in the wild, a frightened little child
Calls for peace of mind.

Every bridge has to be spanned
Every helping must have a hand
Every man is born a wilderness
And the wild wolf understands.

Out in the wild, a frightened little child
Calls for peace of mind.

May the road you ride be kind
May all your troubles stay behind
May you find what you are looking for
And may the good wolf never go blind.


2. PEOPLE SAY

People say we all need love
But love may be so hard to find
When you find that love comes easy
Then they say that love is blind.

You and I they say are dreaming
Living only for today
Let them say the same tomorrow
Love will last us anyway.

People have no time they say
There's so much left to do
Let them go, my love, you'll see
They don't need me and you.

Love may come and love may go
And love will die so people say
Better to go on believing
We will always be this way.

We will always be, oh we will always be.

People have no time they say
There's so much left to do
Let them go, my love, you'll see
They don't need me and you.

Love may come and love may go
And love will die so people say
Better to go on believing
We will always be this way
We will always be this way.

We will always be, we will always be.


3. 1983

Talk about the last war, the past war, the one before
I wanna salute the troops and what is more
I'd like to toast a drink to the stink of the semaphore
I wanna parade on the graves of the gone before.

We were all together then, officers and gentlemen
Prisoners and pressmen, hound dogs and yellow men
Three million dead or more, what a score
With God on your side you'll never loose another war.

But don't despair, there's more to come
Make your repairs, re-skin your drum
And I'll guarantee World War Three
Will be the biggest show you've ever seen.

The Russians are coming, I can feel it in my piss
Better get out your gun, set your sights and don't miss
Better break out a bottle, make a toast to the past
If it don't taste like vodka, you'd better make it last.

But don't despair, there's more to come
Make your repairs, re-skin your drum
And I'll guarantee World War Three
Will be the biggest show you've ever seen.

But don't despair, there's more to come
Make your repairs, re-skin your drum
And I'll guarantee World War Three
Will be the biggest show you've ever seen.

What's this I see ? There's still foliage on the tree
Someone said hello, it was surely meant for me
Hello, I replied, feeling strange inside
He took me by the hand and he whispered an aside.

It's alright, don't let it worry your head
War is over now but unfortunately you are dead.

But don't despair, there's more to come
Come on make your repairs, re-skin your drum
And I'll guarantee World War Three
Will be the biggest show you've ever seen.


4. LOG ON YOUR FIRE

Just a log on your fire, that's all you desire
To warm you at night and keep you from harm
A barrel to your gun.

A barrel to your gun, that's all I become
When you wandered away from that day in the rain
A pawn in your game.

Just a pawn in your game, that's all I became
When you started to play with my burning desire
A log on your fire.

Well, I've got news for you and I hope you can use it to advantage
The past is all gone and the future has now to be managed
Bearing that in mind I've decided to decline your generous offer of marriage
I won't regret it, I won't let it get me down.

A jewel in your crown, just think of me that way
In future when they say : 'How've you been ? What's your tale ?'
I'll be the wind in your sail.

The wind in your sail but I'm sailing away
Like a bird on the wing flying higher and higher
Baby, better put a big log on your fire.

The wind in your sail but I'm sailing away
Like a bird on the wing flying higher and higher
Baby, better put a big log on your fire.


5. EVENING

In the evening, that's when I miss her
When the moon smiles down like a sister
And the time crawls by like a wounded fly
Oh, I don't know why, I just miss her.

In the morning, that's when I need her
To cook my breakfast, she got to feed me
But the sun shines on like she's never been gone
I don't know why, I just need her.

Easy, you know it ain't easy
You know it's so hard to carry on
Through the day when you know
Evening's on her way.

Easy, you know it ain't easy
You know it's so hard to carry on
Through the day when you know
Evening's on her way.

In the evening, that's when I miss her
When the moon smiles down like a sister
And the time crawls by like a wounded fly
I don't know why, I miss her.


6. EASY AND FREE

The night is young but who's counting hours ?
The birds and bees never count flowers
Rolling sands of time slip through your hand
Put your hand in mine, there's nothing so grand
You're where you want to be, easy and free.

Don't let them tell you what it is you should do
Just bear in mind the things that you could do
Roll and flow along, easy and slow
Hear the earth song roll with the flow
You're where you want to be, easy and free.

Love is the answer
I've said it before, I'll say it some more.

Rolling sands of time slip through your hand
Put your hand in mine, there's nothing so grand
You're where you want to be, easy and free.

Love is the answer
I've said it before, I'll say it some more.

We're where we want to be, easy and free.

We're where we want to be, easy and free.


7. MIRACLES

Whosoever besaw her could never forget the sight
Mangled up in mystery, madonna of the clear white light
The moon slipped in silence and settled upon her face
I saw then the sadness of the whole human race.

But I could not believe what I saw with my eyes
Oh no, not me, I'm an ordinary guy
And I don't believe in miracles, miracles don't exist
Oh no, I don't believe, don't believe in this.

She turned her head in torment, trying to explain
Her position as a woman was one and the same
As me with my moments but my moments were not to blame
For future lies and alibis and crazy old fashioned games.

But could not believe what I saw with my eyes
Oh no, not me, I'm an ordinary guy
And I don't believe in miracles,e miracles don't exist
Oh no, I don't believe, don't believe in this.

Then she smiled, she smiled again, she smiled again for free
Reminded me of William Blake and the smile of eternity
She was Bardot, she was Buddah, she was Marilyn Monroe
And by the light in her eyes like the midnight skies, I swear I began to know.

That I could believe what I saw with my eyes
Oh yes, it's me and I'm an extraordinary guy
And I do believe in miracles, that's all there is exists
Oh yes, I do believe, do believe in this.


8. WHEN FRIDAY COMES ALONG

One more Monday morning at the station
See the hangdog faces we all wear
They don't know I know the combination
When Friday comes along I'm gonna get my share.

Seasoned ticket holders, please, forgive me
I've had enough of Monday morning rain
I wonder if you knew you'd all come with me
When Friday comes along I'll never be the same.

Well, I've done more than my share
I know more about laissez-faire
Than to sit and wait until my ship comes in.

It took a whole lot of getting wise
And just a little bit of free enterprise
Before I realised that stealing is no sin.

Drag my name through scandal and sensation
Read about it on the Southern Line
I'm going where I need no reputation
When Friday comes along it's gonna work out fine.

I've got a ticket on a 747
And I'll be dancing all the way to heaven
When I get that Friday midnight flight down south.

And when my working day is done
I'll sell the story to the Sun
‘Cause I could never look a gift-horse in the mouth.

So if you get that early train next Monday
Say I won't go down without a fight
Even if I'm doing time by Sunday
When Friday comes along I'm gonna be alright
Yes, when Friday comes along I'm gonna be alright.


9. DEDICATED HOUND

I'm a writer, I'm a poet
Out of spiter and I know it
I don't need to hear your guitar
I'll write my review from the bar, should go far.

I'm a critic with position
Paralytic, you musician
I'm weary of punk and new wave
I invented them both anyway, sad to say.

Up town, hanging around
Street bar, town to town
I'm a ligger with a trigger.

Up, down, ‘round and ‘round
Feet don't touch the ground
I'm ready, I'm a dedicated hound.

I'm a wino midnight worker
With a biro, I'm a lurker
I'll get you a deal in the chart
Or stop you before you can start, that's my art.

Up town, hanging around
Street bar, town to town
I'm a ligger with a trigger.

Up, down, ‘round and ‘round
Feet don't touch the ground
I'm ready, I'm a dedicated hound.

I'm a prier and a trier
And I'm a liar on the wire
Just leave me your dressing room key
You did say that booze was for me, better be.

Up town, hanging around
Street bar, town to town
I'm a ligger with a trigger.

Up, down, ‘round and ‘round
Feet don't touch the ground
I'm ready, I'm a dedicated hound.


10. THIS HAS GOT TO END

I'm all choked up inside
Knowing that you and me have tried
Tried to preserve something that's died
All of the truth has turned to lies.

We still could carry on
Making the same mistakes again
Feeling familiar tears and pain
It's no use, I can't stand the strain.

(Oh no no) this has got to end
(Oh no no) I'm unable to bend
(Oh no no) this has got to end, end.

I think it's time to say
Oh, that maybe we've had our day
There's no use in trying to go on
We would be better off alone.

(Oh no no) this has got to end
(Oh no no) I'm unable to bend
(Oh no no) this has got to end, end.

We'd still go on till we were old
Till we're too tired to fight or scold
Every chapter, every line
Same old story, same old lies.

(Oh no no) this has got to end
(Oh no no) I'm unable to bend
(Oh no no) this has got to end, end.

(Oh no no) this has got to end
(Oh no no) I'm unable to bend
(Oh no no) this has got to end, end.


11. GOOD TO BE HERE

On and on we travelled on, a man upon his mount
So many miles had come and gone, I swear I had lost count
In my mind no purpose, just an aching to be free
On and on we travelled on forever to the sea.

The land loomed large ahead of me, it spread its wings so wide
But in a dream I seemed to fly to make the morning tide
And there on the dock stood the captain dressed in black
I climbed aboard his sailing ship and took a last look back.

And I saw the faces of everyone I'd known in my life at all
Lined up and laughing on the shore
'Goodbye' - they cried - 'you're off on a magic ride'
'Goodbye, dear boy, goodbye forever more'.

I guessed among this morbid throng for friends I'd loved and known
But as I gazed, the faces changed and merged into the one
And there, clear before me, with teardrops in her eyes
My wife stood lonely on the dock and asked the question why.

Before I had a chance to speak the captain gave a cry
All hands on deck anchors aweigh, you've said your last goodbye
And as the ship began to drift and the sea began to swell
The loneliness that belonged to me, I can't begin to tell.

And I saw the faces of everyone I'd known in my life at all
Lined up and laughing on the shore
'Goodbye' - they cried - 'you're off on a magic ride'
'Goodbye, dear boy, goodbye forever more'.

On and on we travelled on, through waters deep and wide
Through howling winds and raging seas were tossed from side to side
Then a voice cried out my name, I clearly heard it call
'Wake up, wake up, dear boy, wake up, it's just a dream, that's all'.

And I saw the face of my wife like the first time in my life
Laid back and laughing loud and clear
Just a dream, just a crazy midnight scream
Good morning, love, it's so good to be here
So good to be here
So good to be here
So good to be here
So good to be here.