1985 – Astra

Go[break] (Wetton/Downes)[break] [break] Dig for victory, go for gold [break] I don’t wanna die before I get old [break] And I wonder where I’m going to [break] There’s some way out, there’s some way through [break] But I’m lost, I’m lost, I’m down again [break] My direction is changing, which way, [break] Which way can I go… [break] [break] Get up and go [break] [break] You start me up, you slow me down [break] No one can deny you get around [break] When you’re hot, you’re cold, you’re in between [break] Asking myself what does it mean? [break] And I walk that tightrope, you should know [break] I’m losing my balance, maybe, [break] Maybe I should go… [break] [break] Get up and go [break] [break] Face to face in sympathy [break] But now you turn your back on me [break] Turn a card and win, but you may lose [break] Fate only has that right to choose [break] If you’re right, leave me here, I’ll die alone [break] You’ve got the time, you’ve just got time [break] You got the time just go… [break] [break] Get up and go [break] Go [break] [break] Just go… [break] [break] Voice of America[break] (Wetton/Downes)[break] [break] I heard you on the radio [break] Some other time [break] From some forgotten studio [break] Way down the line [break] So long, so long I’ve waited now [break] To hear you again [break] That song, that song will still remain [break] Become an old friend [break] And now, the tears are in my eyes [break] The sound you can’t disguise [break] The truth comes back from lies [break] And all I want to hear [break] [break] Voice of America, ooh, America [break] Voice of America, ooh, America [break] [break] And then you came in stereo [break] Calling to me [break] And so I watch the videos [break] Across the T.V. [break] That sound, still ringing in my ears [break] From a decade ago [break] Around, around my head, the sound from my radio [break] I thought, that after all these years [break] The tears, the growing fears [break] That I would never hear [break] Never again [break] [break] Voice of America, ooh, America [break] Voice of America, ooh, America[break] [break] Hard On Me[break] (Wetton/Downes/Palmer)[break] [break] A secret smile [break] Comes to my eyes like a bolt from the blue [break] It’s not your style [break] But it leads me to dream about what we could do [break] [break] Could it be the same [break] (Could it be the same) [break] Ever be the same [break] (When I call your name) [break] Could it be the same again [break] Ever the same again? [break] [break] It’s hard on me [break] And I know, nothing comes easy [break] But it’s hard on you [break] Believe me, baby it’s hard on me [break] [break] A trick of light [break] Your face in the shadows alone in the night [break] You’re in my sights [break] All I’ve been thinking I know that it’s right [break] [break] See you standing there [break] (See you standing there) [break] Magic in the air [break] (Magic in the air) [break] Now the smoke has cleared [break] Time has disappeared [break] [break] It’s hard on me [break] But you know, nothing comes easy [break] But it’s hard on you [break] I need you, always believe me [break] [break] Could it be the same? [break] (Could it be the same) [break] Ever be the same [break] (When I call your name) [break] Could it be the same [break] Ever the same again? [break] [break] It’s hard on me [break] But I know, nothing comes easy [break] But it’s hard on you [break] I need you, always believe me [break] [break] It’s hard on me [break] But you know, nothing comes easy [break] But it’s hard on you [break] I’ve hurt you before [break] Now please don’t make it hard on me[break] [break] Wishing[break] (Wetton/Downes)[break] [break] Wishing, hoping [break] How can I keep coping? [break] Till I know your wish is to be with me [break] [break] You go, I know [break] You were the one who told me so [break] I’m wishing you lying in my arms again [break] [break] Sad, so sad [break] It’s written across my face [break] My tears leave no trace [break] They fall and disappear [break] [break] Mad, so mad [break] Leaving you on your own [break] You’re right to disown me [break] WIll always be so clear [break] [break] Wishing, so long [break] How can I keep holding on? [break] While missing you, wishing you home again [break] [break] Sad, so sad [break] It’s written across my face [break] My tears leave no trace [break] They fall and disappear [break] [break] Mad, so mad [break] Leaving you on your own [break] You’re right to disown me [break] WIll always be so clear [break] [break] Wishing… [break] [break] Rock And Roll Dream[break] (Wetton/Downes)[break] [break] Rock and roll dream [break] Not what it seems [break] Who is the dreamer now? [break] [break] When I see the faces from the limousine [break] No chance of our survival [break] Armed forces, guardians of the law [break] Awaiting our arrival [break] [break] They all are young [break] We all were young [break] And I’ve seen this place before [break] Open up the door [break] Let us in [break] [break] All the things I’ve seen [break] Words I said, I didn’t mean [break] Feelings, I took for granted [break] But now reality [break] One thing we could never see [break] Everything, we always wanted [break] [break] They all are young [break] We all were young [break] And I’ve seen this place before [break] Open up the door [break] Let us in [break] [break] {chorus} [break] [break] If I had the choice [break] Words came through my voice [break] I should have left unspoken [break] Now it’s obvious [break] Clear to all of us [break] The dream that now is broken [break] [break] Take the stage tonight [break] Go face the lights [break] With this image you should keep [break] You’re crying in your sleep [break] Tonight [break] [break] {chorus} [break] [break] Countdown To Zero[break] (Wetton/Downes)[break] [break] The night is cold, the sun is down [break] I see faces through the wire [break] No chance for them [break] No shoulder left to cry on [break] [break] It’s 4 am out on the street [break] Through the smoke I see the fire [break] It’s a funeral pyre [break] For them to die on [break] [break] {chorus} [break] Countdown to zero [break] Just begun [break] Coundown to zero [break] It’s time to start the run [break] [break] The city lights are fading now [break] As I climb into the plane [break] To shield me from [break] The stinging acid rain [break] [break] And this is it, it’s over now [break] As we taxi down Runway One [break] Tell me please [break] You’ll wake me when it’s over [break] [break] {chorus} [break] [break] Do you realize what’s happening in Western Europe? [break] Norway, Finland, Scotland, England [break] We will be the first to go [break] Don’t do it [break] [break] {chorus} [break] [break] Don’t do it [break] Don’t do it [break] Don’t start the countdown to zero [break] We want to live [break] We want to live [break] We will live [break] You’ve got your finger on the trigger [break] Take it off [break] Let it go [break] Let it pass [break] Let it go [break] [break] Love Now Till Eternity[break] (Wetton/Downes)[break] [break] Now, the party’s over [break] It’s you and I, just you and I [break] Now, the guests have gone [break] It’s one on one, one on one [break] [break] Which way now, will the eagle fly? [break] Tell me how, will the starts shine in the sky [break] [break] {chorus} [break] Love now till eternity [break] Shooting for the moon [break] To put your hand in mine and say [break] I vow to stay with you [break] [break] {chorus} [break] [break] You, you are my life [break] And so I give, all that I can [break] All, all that is left [break] That you are woman, I am man [break] [break] Which way now, will the eagle fly? [break] Tell me how, will the starts shine in the sky [break] [break] {chorus} [break] [break] Too Late[break] (Wetton/Downes/Palmer)[break] [break] I say, no way [break] You’ve gone and stepped across that fine line [break] I cried, you lied [break] I tried, maybe a thousand times before [break] I can’t take no more [break] [break] {chorus} [break] Too late [break] You let the sun go down [break] Too late [break] You changed direction [break] Too late [break] For you to turn around [break] We tried everything [break] [break] Move on, so long [break] Two side to every story [break] You told, good nights [break] bad days, time to go out separate ways [break] I can’t say no more [break] [break] {chorus x2}[break] [break] Suspicion[break] (Wetton/Downes)[break] [break] Where were you yesterday? [break] I called you up [break] No one answered [break] [break] The phone rings now [break] All the time [break] I pick it up [break] No one answers [break] [break] I know it seems like I just can’t go ahead [break] Sometimes it’s like holding a gun to my head [break] I get the green light but I’m still seeing red [break] Something I can’t stand [break] [break] Suspicion [break] Suspicion [break] [break] In the park, yesterday [break] I saw a face that spelled danger [break] A friendly smile, a worried look [break] I mistook for a stranger [break] [break] I keep on fighting and I know I can’t win [break] Something’s biting me I’ll never give in [break] Coming back to me again and again [break] The message in my hand [break] [break] Suspicion [break] Suspicion [break] [break] Eating away at me, it won’t let go [break] Suspicion is following, everywhere I go [break] He walks before me, he’s someone that I don’t know [break] [break] Suspicion [break] Suspicion [break] [break] Where were you yesterday? [break] Where will you be tomorrow?[break] [break] After The War[break] (Wetton/Downes)[break] [break] For those that are able [break] To go underground [break] Missiles disenable [break] They hit faster than sound [break] They’re coming and you have no choice [break] The helpless with one human foice [break] That will categorically say [break] This underdog will have his day [break] [break] One more dead is one more than it ought to be [break] A travesty [break] One more missed will be kissed to eternity [break] Or purgatory [break] [break] After the war [break] [break] Red button he’s pressing [break] But he knows not why [break] He’s programming orders [break] War lights up the sky [break] He’s on the hotline tonight [break] His mind is high as a kite [break] His fingers decide wrong or right [break] This man has it all in his sights [break] [break] Used as tools to believe in autonomy [break] Minorities are no more [break] Men are fools, one last cry to humanity [break] No sanity any more [break] [break] After the war [break] [break] On my arm, a tattoo for my sons to be [break] That numbers you and me [break] There’s a scar on my face [break] That is photographed for all to see [break] [break] After the war