The Highschool Reunion

The Highschool Reunion

Jeanie was really a sight for sore eyes
Captain of the cheerleader team
Got knocked up by one of those fratguys
Had a kid at seventeen
Steve was a rich kid without any problems
Riverdale’s quarterback
Broke his leg, didn’t make it to college
Now he’s hooked on crack

Whatever happened to our dreams
Did they fade away when we failed to see
That nothing in this world is what it seems
But what can you do, what is there to prove
When you’re out of luck, when you’re down to lose
Hoping for a moment to set you free

Larry worked his way up to a college degree
Always was the teacher’s pet
Fell down after a crash on Wall Street
Now a million dollars in debt
Frank married Sue, his highschool sweetheart
Working on the railroad tracks
Couldn’t pay the bills after he got layed off
His wife took his son and left

Do you remember when we had all these plans
We were on a roll
We had all the time
And the world was at our feet
But did it ever fall out of our hands
Or is that the way things go
We close our eyes and hope for another dream

But whatever happens to your dreams
Don’t let ’em fade away, just don’t fail to see
That nothing in this world is what it seems
Just keep holding on, you gotta stay strong
Believe in love and you can’t go wrong
Hoping for a moment to set you free
To set you free

Out on the streets

Out on the streets
See the cars
See them flying by and by
Evening rush fills the air

Out on the corner
The girls sell their pride
To break away
Men in their cars stop and stare

Something’s going down
Let’s make sure we’re out on the streets
Hitting just the right parts of this town
Taking back what’s ours
And whatever else we need
And we won’t stop until we own this town

Hitting the bars
Getting drunk
Getting higher, higher yeah
Wandering the streets for some more

Run into the cops
Put our hands
Where they can see them, see them yeah
Spending the night on the floor

Come along
Out on the streets we live the way we want it
On the run
Got us some cash that’ll keep the action comin’
Bring it on
Tomorrow will be another day to worry
Come along, yeah

(All We Really Want Is) Rock ‘n Roll

Listen up, have you noticed
Every day it’s the same old beat
Go to work without a motive
And then crash down in front of the TV

I don’t know how long we can take it
Can’t you see, we need to break out
Everyday it’s making us crazy
Oh we need to turn it around
Yeah we’re gonna scream and shout

C’mon c’mon we’re gonna take control
‘Cause now we’re on the loose
Yeah tonight we hit town
And all we really want is rock ‘n roll

All the time we had to stay in line
But now’s our time to choose
Yeah tonight we hit town
And all we really want is rock ‘n roll

Everyday we keep on hoping
There’s something left at the end of the day
To come home all broken
With a stack of bills you gotta pay

Rushing into tomorrow

Hurry, it’s early Monday morning
Coffee and then straight ahead
Working, fill your weeks with worries
Endless schooldays
And then straight to bed

No time to waste
You gotta run to keep up with the pace
Everybody’s rushing into tomorrow
Make it fast, don’t finish last
You can’t afford to live in the past
‘Cause everybody’s rushing into tomorrow

Hungry, get a burger at the drive-thru
Running, get stuck in a traffic jam
Days end, you worked for money and glory
To waste it, just as fast

At the arcade

[instrumental]

Class of ’88

Hi, you’ve reached Kelly
Please leave a message at the tone

Hi it’s me…
About the other night, what I was trying to tell you was that…
Well, I never expected this to happen
I mean, I really  thought I knew you better
Better than this
You told me you would love me forever
I told you the same thing
The only difference is I meant it
That kind of changes everything

So now it’s someone else huh? That guy from work?
Does he hold you when you’re afraid sometimes?
Does he even know your fears, that jerk?
Well, then again, I thought I did
Anyway, I hope you guys are happy now
No, I hope you rot in hell
Or maybe even better, I hope, in a month or so
He ditches you for someone else

We were in the same class in highschool
For years I’ve only known your name
Now you finally told me “goodbye fool”
(Now I finally told you “goodbye fool”)
And I know I’ll (you’ll) never feel the same

It’s Randy, leave  a message

Hi, it’s Kelly, I just got your call
And I want you to know that…
I’m sorry you had to find out this way, you know
I was meaning to tell you soon
With our anniversary coming up and all…
But please don’t be sad! I still think you’re a nice guy, I really do!
It’s just that lately you’ve become more of a brother to me
Well, I have to go now
You’ll find someone else too, you’ll see!

I know you never intended to hurt me
Please let me tell you, you never did
Remember that girl from the mall, her name is Shirley
She’d like you to know that she’s in my bed

It Had 2 B U

It was a rainy night
A dark night
A special night
Oh oh you felt betrayed
Oh oh, oh no

I went from town to town
Wandering around
And full of doubt
Then you gave me a smile
Oh oh, oh yeah

All this time you were dancing around
I had a crazy thought
Started dreaming out loud
That maybe I could end up
With a pretty girl like you

It had to be you
Who turned my whole world around oh oh oh
Only you
It had to be you
Who makes it all worthwhile oh oh oh
Only you

Yeah we met later on
We hit the bar
Something was going on
Back in our hotel room
Oh yeah, oh yeah!

We travelled for a while
Saw paradise
Spend all those nights
We decided to give it a try
Oh oh, oh yeah

All or nothing

Doin’ time
9 to 5
Tell myself it’ll be alright
It ain’t over, oh till it’s over
I close my eyes
I try to smile
I think about going away for a while
When it’s over, yeah when it’s over

It takes time to control
It takes time to let go
And leave it on the other side
Tomorrow again
No I won’t be there
I greet the morning sun
Take my chances on the road

On the run till my dying day
Whatever I call home
I’m never gonna stay
All this time yeah
I wanted to break away
‘Cause I don’t believe the day will come
I settle down and fade away

In every town
I touch the ground
I see a face in every cloud
I’m still dreamin’, oh keep on dreamin’
I take my stand
Tear down the fence
There’s always time for another chance
To believe in, oh to believe in

Can’t stop

You can try to kick me out of your apartment
You can break all the plates on my head
You can call me all the names you ever wanted
Refuse entry to your bed
You can try to stop me from coming over
Change all the looks on your door
Block my emails, try to push me over
And save yourself from some more

But you can’t stop me from loving you

You can try to forget what we’ve been thru
Eat your breakfast alone in your bed
Throw all the frames out of the window
Even try another man
You can tell around how you’ve been mistreated
But deep inside you know that’s not true
You can dream up a thousand reasons
But you can’t stop me from loving you

No you can’t stop me from loving you

They say that nothing lasts forever
You know it’s the truth
There’s nothing we can do
But we got into this together
Oh c’mon now baby don’t you understand
If it’s not working out we’ll just try again and again

You can stop me from behaving badly
Blind my eyes to see any other girl
But you can’t stop me from loving you madly
Even if we live in different worlds
You can try to make me promise
You can try to love me again
Let’s just forget all of our troubles
C’mon baby and start over again

‘Cause you can’t stop me from loving you

Major Tom

Gründlich durchgecheckt steht sie da
Und wartet auf den Start – alles klar
Experten streiten sich um ein paar Daten
Die Crew hat dann noch ein paar Fragen
Doch der Countdown läuft

Effektivität bestimmt das Handeln
Man verlässt sich blind auf den andern
Jeder weiss genau was von ihm abhängt
Jeder ist im Stress, doch Major Tom macht einen Scherz

Dann hebt er ab und…

Völlig losgelöst von der Erde
Schwebt das Raumschiff völlig schwerelos

Die Erdanziehungskraft ist überwunden
Alles läuft perfekt – schon seit Stunden
Wissenschaftliche Experimente
Ddoch was nützen die am Ende denkt sich Major Tom

Im Kontrollzentrum da wird man panisch
Der Kurs der Kapsel der stimmt ja gar nicht

“Hallo Major Tom, können Sie hören
Woll’n Sie das Projekt denn so zerstören?”
Doch, er kann nichts hörn’

Er schwebt weiter…

Völlig losgelöst von der Erde
Schwebt das Raumschiff völlig schwerelos

Die Erde schimmert blau
Sein letzter Funk kommt:
“Grüsst mir meine Frau!”
Und er verstummt

Unten trauern noch die Egoisten,
Major Tom denkt sich “wenn die wüssten
mich führt hier ein Licht durch das All,
das kennt ihr noch nicht, ich komme bald
Mir wird kalt.”

Völlig losgelöst von der Erde
Schwebt das Raumschiff völlig schwerelos

Alive & Around

Everyday you turn a page
Put another day to rest
And you’re wandering and waiting
Hoping and praying
For some kind of change
Everyday you keep the faith
In an answer from the sky
That will tell you
There’s not a lot you can count on these days

Rivers keep on flowing
The world will turn around
Stars keep on shining in the night
Gods come and go
The bright sun will hit the sky
Oceans will dry up and rise

Everyday you wanna turn around
From what’s happening around
You wonder what on earth
Might get you out of the rain
And all those days you thought of running away
You stood in the door full of doubt
With your mind full of thoughts
With the words in your mouth that could say

Feel the love, this beautiful world is alive and around you
Catch the sun, spin around and around and around
Just believe in what you wanna do
Make your world, don’t believe what you hear
Let your heart decide for you
You got only one chance
Don’t you waste it like that
Understand that the world is you