It’s a long way to happiness a long way to go but I’m gonna get there, boy the only way I know ’Cause it’s a long way to happiness a long way to go but I’m gonna get there, boy the only way I know
H.A.P.P.I.N.E.S.S. H.A.P.P.I.N.E.S.S.
It’s a long way to happiness a long way to go but I’m gonna get there, boy the only way I know ’Cause it’s a long way to happiness a long way to go but I’m gonna get there, boy the only way I know
It’s a long way to happiness and when we get there is anybody’s guess
H.A.P.P.I.N.E.S.S. H.A.P.P.I.N.E.S.S.
To happiness! To happiness!
The Pop Kids
Remember those days - the early 90s? We both applied for places at the same university Ended up in London where we needed to be to follow our obsession with the music scene Wherever we went whatever we did we knew the songs
They called us the Pop Kids ’cause we loved the pop hits and quoted the best bits so we were the Pop Kids I loved you I loved you They called us the Pop Kids
I studied history while you did biology To you the human body didn’t hold any mystery We were young but imagined we were so sophisticated Telling everyone we knew that rock was overrated We stayed out ’til late five nights a week and felt so chic
They called us the Pop Kids ’cause we loved the pop hits and quoted the best bits so we were the Pop Kids I loved you I loved you They called us the Pop Kids
(Remember those days? Remember those days?)
It was a wet Wednesday night We worried that no one would be going out How wrong we were! When we turned the corner there was already a queue stretching down the street We swept straight in and you said: "Ooh, I like it here! Ooh, I love it! Ooh, I like it here! Ooh, I love it! Ooh, I like it here! Ooh, I love it! Ooh, I like it here! Ooh, I am never going home"
I loved you
They called us the Pop Kids ’cause we loved the pop hits and quoted the best bits so we were the Pop Kids I loved you
Twenty-something
Twenty-something good as new Expectations got a few Find an issue get ahead Got it sorted like you said You’re twenty-something Join the queue
Twenty-something in the mix Always that ironic twist Got a start-up good to go when the money starts to flow Oh, Twenty-something up to tricks
That’s how you are or have to be in a decadent city at a time of greed You can make believe that it’s all you need Sometimes it’s hard day to day to pay your way
Twenty-something Quite a catch Think you'll ever meet your match? You’ve always been somewhat choosy but you’ll love her for the length of a good movie Oh, Twenty-something Call her back
That's how you are or have to be in a decadent city at a time of greed You can make believe that it’s all you need Take your smart phone and make your way home on your own
Twenty-something Hard to beat Check your reflection walking down the street Thirty’s calling round the bend Will your ideas ever trend? Oh, Twenty-something feel the heat
Find an issue get ahead Got it sorted like you said You’re twenty-something and so to bed
That’s how you are or have to be in a decadent city at a time of greed You can make believe that it’s all you need Sometimes it’s hard day to day to pay your way
Groovy
Look at me I'm just so… Look at me I'm just so… Look at me I'm just so groovy
Feeling good In the mood That’s the state I’m in Always will dress to kill Let the show begin I've earned the moment I've got to be seen I'm gonna go out and live beyond the dream
Look at me I'm just so… Look at me I'm just so… Look at me I'm just so groovy
Oh yeah!
When they see the latest me people stop and stare I don't mind I’m on cloud nine I can walk on air I've earned the moment I've got to be seen I'm gonna go out and live beyond the dream
Look at me I'm just so… Look at me I'm just so… Look at me I'm just so groovy
The dictator decides
Will someone please say the unsayable? Will someone please tell me I'm wrong? I live every day like a sad beast of prey for I have to appear to be strong and that’s wrong I’m too weak to be strong
Today I met with the generals and the head of my secret police discussing conspiracies and prison facilities for opponents I can never release and there’ll be no peace until they’re released
Of course I'm in league with the army It's not like I've got any choice They officially adore me and my father before me but gunpoint has a firm voice
The joke is I'm not even a demagogue Have you heard me giving a speech? My facts are invented I sound quite demented so deluded it beggars belief It would be such a relief not to give another speech
Can someone please say the impossible? Crowds should be out on the street I've lost any will to threaten and kill I'll be easy for you to defeat And at any resistance I meet I’ll beat a retreat
I'd rather that you didn't shoot me but I'd quite understand if you did Watch out for the army The generals'll go barmy at the thought of a takeover bid
Oh please will somebody put me out of my misery? This sad old dictator must sooner or later flee so that you can be free If you get rid of me we can all be free
Pazzo!
Pazzo! You’re crazy
Do you want to? Do you want to? Do you want to? Do you want to? Do you want to? Do you want to? Do you want to go pazzo?
You’re crazy That’s insane!
Do you want to? Do you want to? Do you want to go pazzo?
That’s insane!
Pazzo!
Inner sanctum
In the inner sanctum you’re a star The girls, the guys they all know who you are
Undertow
There’s an undertow pulling me to you There’s an undertow dragging me down And there’s an undertow I’ve got to pursue you There’s an undertow whenever you’re around, around, around
Nothing has been spoken of this Neither of us has said anything to anyone but nonetheless I’ve felt danger when you cross my path or walk into the room I cannot escape this fate It’s my approaching doom
There’s an undertow pulling me to you There’s an undertow dragging me down And there’s an undertow I’ve got to pursue you There’s an undertow whenever you’re around, around, around
Save me I can’t help it I’m sinking Help me get away But even as I speak these words I know I’m gonna stay Oh, where is my guardian angel when I need him most? Who’ll be my guardian angel with danger so close?
There’s an undertow pulling me to you There’s an undertow dragging me down And there’s an undertow I’ve got to pursue you There’s an undertow whenever you’re around, around, around
I know that there’s trouble coming I know that there’s trouble coming I know that there’s trouble coming and it’s coming soon
There’s an undertow pulling me to you There’s an undertow dragging me down And there’s an undertow I’ve got to pursue you There’s an undertow whenever you’re around, around, around
There’s an undertow There’s an undertow There’s an undertow
Sad robot world
Sad robot world They can manufacture what you want to capture in a robot world Management decisions Technical provisions
It can take your breath away the silent dedication A mechanical ballet of slow deliberation
Sad robot world taking a position of their own volition in a robot world Greeted with indifference but they’re always with us
There’s no sleep, no food, no pay doing as commanded 24 hours every day whatever is demanded
Sad robot world where you ponder leisure created for your pleasure Sad robot world Machinery is sighing I thought I heard one crying
Say it to me
My predicament is simply this: you’re an enigma even when you kiss You won’t tell me what or when or how What do you want from me? Just tell me now
Say it to me Say it to me
(Tell me something) Tell me want you from me I could give you all you need (Tell me something) I'll tell you what you mean to me Tell you how it feels for me (Tell me something)
A deeper feeling not a distant smile You're like a drug, a dream that lasts all night an unknown territory to explore Is there something that you’re longing for?
Say it to me Say it to me
(Tell me something) Tell me want you from me I could give you all you need (Tell me something) I'll tell you what you mean to me Tell you how it feels for me (Tell me something)
What do you want? What do you need?
Your distant smile won’t tell me when or how What do you want from me? Just tell me now
Say it, say it, say it Say it to me Say it, say it, say it Say it to me
(Tell me something) Tell me want you from me I could give you all you need (Tell me something) I'll tell you what you mean to me Tell you how it feels for me (Tell me something)
(Tell me something) You’re an enigma even when you kiss
Into thin air
Too much ugly talking Too many bad politicians We need some practical dreamers and maybe a few magicians Shall we get away from here where no one can find us? The north wind will blow us away We’ll leave this all behind us We’ll vanish No one will know where
Into thin air Into thin air Into thin air Into thin air
No one will ever know No one will ever know No one will ever know where
We’re different from the others No one understands us here Imagine how free we will be if we disappear? We won’t even pack a case just cash in all that we own Create two new identities and fly into the unknown We'll vanish No one will know where
Into thin air Into thin air Into thin air Into thin air
Into thin air (Clouds floating by) Into thin air (A painterly sky) Into thin air (Only us two) Into thin air (Lighter and new)
No one will ever know No one will ever know No one will ever know No one will ever know No one will ever know No one will ever know No one will ever know where
In bits
I’m in bits scared out of my wits In bits from that verbal blitz I’m in bits calling it quits In bits You’re counting your hits and it’s as good as it gets I’m in bits Calling it quits
Goodbye Can’t say I didn’t try But I may as well die By the by we never saw eye to eye but I won’t cry I’ll just say goodbye For I am a sensitive guy In bits calling it quits I’m in bits
