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Time And Tide Lyrics

PROMISES

Promises
We forget all of our promises
And only keep some of the easiest
I confess I do

Make believe
However small the possibility
But sometimes tripped up by reality
Formality it seems

Now I found 
Having come the long way round 
I am closer - closer than before 
Here and now is all that it's about
Let's use it or we'll lose it

Go and ask anybody
They will all say the same - everyone
Love is contagious
We are part of a chain

History 
We could live our life from history 
But there's no future in a memory
You will see my love
Oh there's no future in a memory
You will see my love

Now I found 
Having come the long way round 
I am closer - closer than before 
Here and now is all that it's about
Let's use it or we'll lose it

Go and ask anybody
They will all say the same - everyone
Love is contagious
We are part of a chain

Go and ask anybody
They will all say the same - everyone
Love is contagious
We are part of a chain

You will see - my love

Go and ask anybody
They will all say the same - everyone
Love is contagious
We are part of a chain


RUN FOR COVER How well I know this feeling Seems that you will never learn It can't go on forever But very soon the tide will turn When it won't go away And no one else can cover you I'll shelter you from thunder Run for cover, got to run for cover When danger is around Run for cover, got to run for cover I'll never let you down down down If you play with fire You're gonna get your fingers burned Now the stakes are higher Remember what it was we learned When it won't go away And no one else can cover you I'll shelter you from thunder Run for cover, got to run for cover I'll always be around Run for cover, got to run for cover When the sky is falling down down down Everyday I'm getting stronger On a wave of hope that's going round There's another world inside my heart It's not impossible to turn it inside out Another world - inside my heart When it won't go away And no one else can cover you I'll shelter you from thunder Run for cover, got to run for cover When danger is around Run for cover, got to run for cover I'll never let you down down down Run for cover, got to run for cover I'll always be around Run for cover, got to run for cover When the sky is falling down down down
TIME AND TIDE It's hard for me to stop my heart love never knows when the time is right I don't want to hurt anybody but can't help loving you I never felt like this before I know this is passion worth waiting for let love take take its course that's the only thing for us to do We got time, oh baby, there's no rush gonna be a better day for us hang on and I will wait for you our love will always stay as good as new Time and tide nothing and no one can stop us now for better for worse this time I'm sure it's gonna last How can I stop my heart? Love never knows when the time is right don't want to hurt anybody don't want to make them cry don't want to make them cry We've got time, oh baby there's no rush gonna be a better day for us hang on and I will wait for you Our love will always stay as good as new It's a matter of time only a matter of time Time and tide nothing and no one can stop us now for better for worse this time I'm sure it's gonna last gonna last forever We got time, oh baby there's no rush gonna be a better day for us hang on and I will wait for you Our love will always stay as good as new Our love will always stay as good as new We got time, oh baby there's no rush gonna be a better day for us hang on and I will wait for you
FREEZE THAW Freeze---thaw Slow but sure It breaks my heart Either---or Make up your mind I'm hanging on If I counted all the times you are as sure as me I'd give you up for someone else whose heart was free When you change your tune With every mood Oh what am I to do with you Freeze---thaw Freeze and thaw Don't love and ignore me Come and go When you want I never know I open up You close me down We're out of time When you show the other side it warms the heart of me But there again It's not enough To keep my love When you change your tune With every mood Oh what am I to do with you Freeze---thaw Freeze and thaw Don't love and ignore me Freeze---thaw Slow but sure It breaks my heart Either---or Make up your mind I'm hanging on When you change your tune With every mood Oh what am I to do with you
FROM NOW ON Once upon a time it was for real Nothing mattered then we were together And I couldn't ask for more my dream came true You were nearest to my heart I can't make you love me anymore Nothing matters now when you are gone Tried so many times before Only now I understand we never felt the same But I don't mind I don't mind A better combination won't be hard to find Got to learn to walk again It's so new being free Start the life of different kind No more us From now on it's me I know this empty room too well I've got to plan my new life's resolutions First of all I show you how I can survive I never knew that I could laugh like this So I don't mind I don't mind A better combination won't be hard to find Got to learn to walk again It's so new being free Start the life of different kind No more us from now on it's me I don't mind (16x) Got to learn to walk again It's so new being free Start the life of different kind No more us from now on it's me Once upon a time it was for real Nothing mattered then we were together You were nearest to my heart Only now I understand we never felt the same I don't mind, I don't mind, I don't mind I don't mind, I don't mind, I don't mind Nevermind I don't mind, I don't mind, I don't mind
NEW DAY FOR YOU Hello again it's me Your shoulder's where I sit The half nobody sees of a silent partnership I am here your help at hand I'm never far away A clear view from where I stand I'll be there if you need me I am your helping hand My words you've heard them all before It's only for the sake of love It's gonna be a new day for you A new day for you The stars have played their part The past is gone and done Have more faith in love The best is yet to come So what is this I hear you deserve a break Take time to think it out Don't make a new mistake I am here your help at hand It's gonna be a new day for you A new day for you A new day for you A new day for you The stars have played their part The past is gone and done Have more faith in love The best is yet to come My words you've heard them all before It's only for the sake of love The stars have played their part The past is gone and done Have more faith in love The best is yet It's gonna be a new day for you A new day for you a new day for you a new day for you It's gonna be a new day for you A new day for you a new day for you a new day for you Hello again it's me Hello Hello
PRIME TIME TV It's only here by popular demand Where there's a hero You'll find a villain It is a tried and tested most successful billing They're in the kitchen They're in the bedroom They bring the world inside the home They want to live in As we look inside their private lives It's really me and you We're watching on the tube In just one week You'll be hooked so deep A daily dose of soap on the screen This is prime time TV A real life drama As seen on prime time TV You can not turn it off and walk away The same old story From rags to riches The conflicting morals of a family business You can't predict it The play's so twisted Maybe that's the reason why it's so addictive All the alibis and fake surprise Will Cecil B. DeMille be turning in his grave But even so like the ratings show We'll watch it once again everytime 'Cause this is prime time TV More real life drama As seen on prime time TV It's only here by popular demand Is it a window, is it a mirror Is it just for entertainment and for pleasure So when it's over we're back to people Just to prove that human touch can have no equal As we look inside their private lives It's really me and you We're watching on the tube In just one week You'll be hooked so deep A daily dose of soap on the screen It's only here by popular demand 'Cause this is prime time TV More real life drama As seen on prime time TV It's only here by popular demand 'Cause this is prime time TV More real life drama As seen on prime time TV It's only here by popular demand It's only here by popular demand
ASTRUD Nobody knows where she came from The tall-and-tanned-young-and-lovely girl With a voice as light as air Nobody knows but no one cares 'Cause everybody loves her When she sings makes you dream a fairy tale With a certain smile She can make you feel so nice Saying gently "Goodbye sadness" Still will break your heart Listen to her once You'll feel lucky she was there One note samba would never be the same Where is she now the lovely girl With the softest voice you ever heard Asking fly me to the moon I know I'll find her in the sun of Copacabana Meditating Her lonely heart is nothing new With a certain smile She can make you feel so nice Saying gently "Goodbye sadness" Still will break your heart Listen to her once You'll feel lucky she was there One note samba would never be the same Never be the same Listen to her once You'll feel lucky she was there One note samba would never be Nobody knows where she came from The tall-and-tanned-young-and-lovely girl With a voice as light as air Nobody knows but no one cares 'Cause everybody loves her When she sings makes you dream a fairy tale Where is she now the lovely girl With a voice as light as air
HOW DARE YOU Your voice that sounded soft and sweet Your manners knocked me off my feet Infatuation made me blind Today I know you are someone else Than the one I keep in my mind So now you think I'm yours And you don't have to try Seems nothing I do is right How dare you talk to me like that If you're not careful I'll get mad How dare you talk to me like that Let this be a warning You made me hope we'd live a dream But now you make me want to scream Poetic style turned into prose This gentleman that once I knew I wonder if it was really you 'Cause now you think I'm yours And you don't have to try Seems nothing I do is right How dare you talk to me like that If you're not careful I'll get mad How dare you talk to me like that Let this be a warning to you Now you think I'm yours And you don't have to try Seems nothing you do is right How dare you talk to me like that If you're not careful I'll get mad How dare you talk to me like that Let this be a warning Let this be a warning to you Let this be a warning Let this be a warning to you Let this be a warning How dare you talk to me like that (5x)
MILES AWAY I'm sorry darling but I was miles away from here (and didn't listen) But don't worry I'm with you 'Cause nowhere else I would rather be Couldn't live without you Wouldn't do without you near me I'm so happy where I am But too much of a good thing never hurt anybody So let's leave this noisy town And move out to tread on enchanted ground I've got to get things ready Don't delay it any longer And find a little house in a valley Where the sun's always smiling A perfect place for you and me Miles away Now you see the reason why I'm drifting miles away (but now without you) Just imagine a great big world Only waiting for us to discover it I'm getting so impatient Our life could be even better In our little house in a valley Where the sun's always smiling Where we got some more space to breathe Miles away When the world gets too much We'll hide So no one can find us there (says answering machine) "Phone again - leave your name Don't disturb our little home miles away.") Let's find a little house in a valley Where the sun's always smiling My neighbors are Jeff and Jill Miles away somewhere Miles away Miles away Couldn't do without you Couldn't do without you baby Miles away Somewhere Miles Away