1983 – Alpha

Don’t Cry[break] (Wetton/Downes)[break] [break] Hard times you had before you[break] I knew when I first saw you[break] You girl you’ve always been mistreated, cheated[break] [break] So leave it all behind you[break] It took so long to find you[break] I know that we can last forever, ever and more, more, oh[break] [break] Don’t Cry now that I’ve found you[break] Don’t Cry take a look around you[break] Don’t Cry it took so long to find you[break] Do what you want, but little darling please Don’t Cry[break] [break] I knew I’d never doubt it[break] I was so sure about it[break] Don’t think of all that’s been before[break] [break] I’ll hear you when you’re calling[break] I’ll catch you when you’re falling[break] Don’t worry I will always be there, like never before, or, oh[break] [break] The Smile Has Left Your Eyes[break] (Wetton)[break] [break] I saw you standing hand in hand[break] And now you come to me the solitary man[break] And I know what it is that made us live[break] Such ordinary lives[break] The where to go the who to see[break] No one could sympathize[break] The Smile Has Left Your Eyes[break] The Smile Has Left Your Eyes[break] [break] And I’ve become a rolling stone[break] I don’t know where to go or what to call my own[break] But I can see that black horizon glooming[break] ever close to view[break] It’s over now it’s not my fault[break] See how this feels for you[break] The Smile Has Left Your Eyes[break] The Smile Has Left Your Eyes[break] [break] But I never thought I’d see you[break] Standing there with him[break] So don’t come crawling back to me[break] [break] Now it’s too late you realized[break] Now there’s no one can sympathize[break] Now that the Smile Has Left Your Eyes[break] Now it’s too late you realized[break] Now there’s no one can sympathize[break] Now it’s too late you realized[break] Now that the Smile Has Left Your Eyes[break] [break] Never In A Million Years[break] (Wetton/Downes)[break] [break] Plain evil, I know what’s on your mind[break] Never say you’re leaving me behind[break] No trouble; get that from the start[break] You know the cost of loving is your heart[break] [break] I would never leave you[break] I would never go[break] I would never leave you[break] Never in a million, never in a million[break] Never In A Million Years[break] [break] Pure pleasure, the love that’s in your eyes[break] You never give me feelings in disguise[break] Same fever, it comes on all the time[break] Always lets me know what’s on my mind[break] [break] Live angel, you come to me and cry[break] Like tears of joy come raining from the sky[break] I’d never leave you, you knew that from the start[break] I’ll give it to you now straight from the heart[break] [break] I would never leave you[break] Never In A Million Years[break] I would never leave you[break] Never In A Million Years[break] [break] My Own Time (I’ll Do What I Want)[break] (Wetton/Downes)[break] [break] Walking through the snow kicking my heels[break] Seems that sunlight never felt so good before[break] Bet you really don’t know how it feels[break] I don’t have to answer to no one no more[break] And better I’ve never felt[break] Nothing to show, but nothing to lose,[break] I’m on my own[break] [break] Cast your mind back not so long ago[break] I was always busy playing by the rules[break] Bet you thought I really didn’t know[break] You were double dealing, now you’re back at school[break] Something you didn’t learn[break] Faith in myself[break] Gives me the strength to carry on[break] [break] I’ll do what I want to anyway[break] I’ll do what I want and I’ll do it in[break] My Own Time[break] [break] Don’t give that same old pack of lies[break] I’ll tell you the story how it really is[break] You think you always had me under ties[break] Someone better tell you that the table’s turned[break] Getting your fingers burned, how does it feel?[break] Now it’s for real this is the deal[break] [break] I’ll do what I want to anyway[break] I’ll do what I want and I’ll do it in[break] My Own Time is on my side again[break] And one thing I intend[break] Is to do it in My Own Time[break] [break] The Heat Goes On[break] (Wetton/Downes)[break] [break] You walk tall, got your head in the clouds[break] You talk soft, but you’re thinking aloud[break] And you know, exactly what you want[break] [break] You box shy, you’re hard to get[break] You got the face that I can’t forget[break] And I know, I know The Heat Goes On[break] [break] I know that The Heat Goes On[break] I know that The Heat Goes On[break] [break] You play tight, you’re nobody’s fool[break] You’re not cold, but I know that you’re cool[break] Look at you, I know The Heat Goes On[break] [break] Now tell me, with your hand on you’re heart[break] That you knew, you were right from the start[break] And you’re sure, you felt it all along[break] [break] You know that The Heat Goes On[break] You know that The Heat Goes On[break] [break] Times to decide, times that I’ve lied[break] Problems will never be solved[break] Which way is wrong, which could be right?[break] This heat will always go on[break] [break] You walk tall, got your head in the clouds[break] You talk soft, but you’re thinking aloud[break] And you know, exactly what you want[break] [break] You box shy, you’re hard to get[break] You got the face that I’ll never forget[break] You and I know, we know The Heat Goes On[break] [break] Eye To Eye[break] (Wetton/Downes)[break] [break] I don’t want to see your picture[break] On a faded video[break] I don’t want to turn the clock back[break] To the way it used to go[break] [break] Can you give me any reasons[break] Why I made this sacrifice?[break] When you thought you walked on water[break] You were skating on thin ice[break] [break] ‘Cause we don’t see Eye To Eye[break] ‘Cause we don’t see Eye To Eye[break] [break] I don’t want to be a memory[break] Just another anglophile[break] I would never learn your language[break] Could it be there’s no more time?[break] [break] Is there any reason talking[break] ‘Bout your crazy point of view?[break] You can’t even try to answer[break] The questions that I put to you[break] [break] ‘Cause we don’t see Eye To Eye[break] ‘Cause we don’t see Eye To Eye[break] [break] The Last To Know[break] (Wetton/Downes)[break] [break] Standing alone in solitude[break] Holding your head in your hands[break] Tears play like rain on your fingertips[break] Who but yourself is to blame?[break] How could I offer sympathy?[break] When all I feel is pure rejection[break] [break] I was the first one to really know your name[break] And you were the first one for me[break] But everyone knew but me[break] You were the first one to ever let me down[break] And I was just The Last To Know[break] [break] I was the fool who trusted you[break] No evil thoughts in my mind[break] When I saw you going out with him[break] Who could I blame, for this deception?[break] [break] True Colors[break] (Wetton/Downes)[break] [break] This evening really came as some surprise[break] It showed me just how little faith[break] I think back when you couldn’t criticize[break] You sure were glad to see my face[break] [break] True Colors, giving away your lies[break] True Colors, seeing them in your eyes[break] True Colors, giving away your lies[break] True Colors, seeing them in your eyes, eyes[break] [break] For you the tables turned full circle now[break] And all those people you call friends[break] See who defends you when you’re down again[break] Don’t count on money-spinners then[break] [break] True Colors, maybe you’ll see them then[break] True Colors, twisting the knife again[break] True Colors, maybe you’ll see them then[break] True Colors, twisting the knife again[break] [break] You did what you wanted to do[break] I lived to fight another day[break] I know that I want you to do[break] Just pack your bags and get away[break] [break] Midnight Sun[break] (Wetton/Downes)[break] [break] As far as the eye could see[break] From the horizon to infinity[break] Static forces down the line[break] Connecting voices talking rhymes[break] [break] Can’t decode nor can define[break] The signal’s perfect indicates a sign[break] [break] Midnight Sun[break] Guiding light[break] Take the eye[break] Go skimming[break] Across the sky[break] [break] As far as the eye could see[break] Communications were all down[break] Connecting voices in the air[break] New formations moving sound[break] Then came what I could not explain[break] I felt a hand turned ëround and saw a face[break] [break] Open Your Eyes[break] (Wetton/Downes)[break] [break] What on earth are you doing here, in the western world?[break] Another situation yeah you’re a different girl[break] You have lived your life dreaming you were someone else[break] Succeeding’s believing in yourself[break] [break] Open Your Eyes[break] And see the world that stands before you now[break] Open Your Eyes[break] And see the world that stands in front of you[break] [break] You have spent your days trying something new[break] You have looked at magazine girls wishing that they were you[break] Do you see in photographs an angel that once was you?[break] Does she tell you stories that are true?[break] [break] If I could stand with you right now and speak my mind[break] I would tell you no lies[break] I would shoot straight between the eyes[break] [break] You have stared a thousand times right into the lens[break] Have you ever thought just once, does it all make sense?[break] Your beauty’s eternal so don’t just pretend[break] Got to wake up girl, or it’s the end[break] [break] Daylight[break] (Wetton/Downes)[break] [break] All of the nights when the light was low and day seemed so far away[break] Darkness was endless and I kept seeing ghosts turn in shades of grey[break] I wanted to see things just the way they used to be[break] Don’t want those shadows hanging over me[break] [break] Daylight, I wanna see daylight[break] Wanna see daylight that shines all around[break] Daylight, I wanna see clear blue light[break] Wanna see daylight that shines all around[break] [break] Hours and hours in towers on the back road of tragedy[break] Voices are calling and fingers come on crawling all over me[break] Then when I sit up and my hands begin to shake[break] Suddenly there I see the dawn break[break] [break] Only one thing keeping me sane, oh