LYRICS "YOU AND I"
DIFFERENT UNIVERSES
She says stop and he says go
She says I´m tired and you know -
You never listen
He rolls his eyes and says okay
While she curls up and drifts away
To peaceful waters
And in her dreams she grinds her teeth
And faintly whimpers
While he satisfies his needs
In twilight shimmer
In the morning he feels fine
but she´s still grumpy
He´s brought all the stuff she likes
But she´s not hungry
She says please leave me alone
That makes him angry
She gets sad and on the phone
To call her familiy
So they waste another day
With grief and curses
They don´t see there is no way
They´re different persons
In different universes
It goes on like this
And then a year or so later…
She says please but he says no
He says I fell in love with Moe -
that´s so exciting
She holds her breath and then she screams
She can´t believe it
It´s even worse than in her dreams
But now she has to deal with it…
* * *
WHILE YOU´RE SLEEPING
While you´re sleeping I am sneakin
Round the block with my best friends
While you´re talking I am walking
5 times ´cross Lake Michigan
While you´re reading I am speeding
Down to Spain and back again
While you´re crying I am lying
On the beach in snow-white sand
And hey I feel great
How are you?
Hey I do fine
How do you do?
While you´re saving I am ravin´
and my head is in a whirl
While you´re longin I am tonguin´
15 boys and 15 girls
And hey I feel great
How are you?
Hey I do fine
How do you do?
Hey I enjoy what I do
And hey, do you mind if I do?
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GOODNIGHT, THANK YOU
I see no reason
For the season to change yet
All pretty colors
When I´m looking out of my flat
Outside – I wanna go
Outside – I wanna go
Got to get moving
The sun is up, the sky is blue now
The city´s buzzing
And I wanna check it out now
Daylight – crystal clear
Warm breeze – it´s nice out here
I´m going nowhere
And there´s no better place to go now
My feet keep walking
And I think I need a drink now
Liquid – crystal clear
Icecold – I like it here
The day is fading
And everybody´s in the streets now
They´re going dancing
But I think I let them be now
Goodnight – and take good care
Thank you – I´m happy here
* * *
JOHNNY AND MARY
In the beginning
Johnny was grinning
And he was jumping about the place
He was ignited
He was delighted
And it was written all over his face
Then came her letter
He should have known better
And he kept thinking „Oh, what a disgrace!“
Now he´s in heaven
24/7
And he´s regretting his stupid mistakes
Mary was nice and
Very polite and
Always kept playing it straight down the line
She did respect him
And she did protect him
And always could tell how he was in his eyes
But one day he hit her
And said that he´d leave her
And when she asked why -
he wouldn´t explain
So she packed her bags and
Drove to the tracks and
Without looking back she got on the next train
Timmy looks rather
Just like his father
And sometimes his mother is wondering why
Then there´s this dude whom
He has to call daddy
Although it´s just Steven
whom he doesn´t like
One day when he´s bigger
He´ll take his friend Mary
Together they´ll go to a faraway land
And they willl be happy
And they will have children
And he´ll be a faithful and honest man
* * *
KNOWLEDGE THAT I´LL KEEP
Oh I´m sorry
I was staring into space again
Couldn´t help it
I was feeling out of place again
Question: are you having fun?
Answer: barely more than none
So let´s face it
What goes up must come back down again
And I take it
I will smile and I will frown again
Question: are you getting bored?
Answer : no, I´m in for more
It is good to know
There is east and there is west to go
To go west you know
You don´t want to take an eastbound road
It makes perfect sense indeed
And it´s knowledge that I´ll keep
* * *
SONG FOR MOTHERS
Just like I said before
I want some more
And when you go away
I´ll stay and wait
Cause everytime you are hiding
I will be everything you´re fighting
And denying and rejecting
and refusing
That you´re scared of
that you´re tired of that you´re sick of
And that bugs you
And when you look away
I´ll stare and gaze
And when you say shut up
I´ll scream and shout
Cause everything that you ask for
Is nothing that I´m goin´ to give you
Cause you´re my mother
and you are stronger
And you´re bigger
And you have power
you can command me
you could destroy me
and you could leave me
And I am helpless
I am dependent
That´s why I hate you
Although I love you
And I dislike you
Because I need you
That´s why I hate you
Although I love you
* * *
SOME SAY YES
Say good bye or leave a note?
What´s the smarter thing to do?
Keep it quiet or rock the boat?
Steal away or feign your mute?
Uhhh…and be careful if you talk
Uhhh…you might break somebody´s heart
Go by car or take the plane
Hours of your precious time
Five hundred miles will stay the same
Whether you will drive or fly
Heyyeah…and be careful where you go
Heyyeah…don´t ask me I wouldn´t know
Uhhh…some say yes and some say no
Open up or draw a line?
Share a thought or close it in?
Speed ahead or fall behind?
Be the first or let them win?
Open up, draw a line
Share a thought and let it spin
Move ahead, look behind
Be the first and let them in
* * *
EVERYONE WEARS JEANS
Everyone wears jeans
Isn´t that extreme?
And they swing so cool
Down the avenue
And they shine so bright
Have they seen the light?
Not the slightest doubt
What they´re all about
Everyone makes art
Comin´straight from the heart
Or they play in bands
Yeah, like they can
So they come and go
But you never know
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