Breakfast in America
Album - 1979 - Debaser id 15381

It's just a heartbreaking
I should have known that it would let me down
It's just a mind aching
I used to dream about this town

It was a sight to see
The place to be
Where the living is easy
And the kicks can always be found

It's such a shame about it
I used to think that it would feel so good
But who's to blame about it?
So many creeps in Hollywood

I'm in this dumb motel
Near the Taco Bell
Without a hope in hell
I can't believe that I'm still around

Ain't nothing new in my life today
Ain't nothing true, it's all gone away

I've had too much cryin', seen too much grief
I'm sick of tryin', it's beyond belief
I'm tired of talking on the telephone
They're trying to tell me that they're not at home

Ain't nothing new in my life today
I'm tired of walking from place to place
I've yet to come across a friendly face
And now the words sound familiar,
As they slam the door:
"You're not what we're looking for"

Ain't nothing new in my life today
Ain't nothing true, it's all gone away

If we only had time only had time for you
If we only had time only had time for you
If we only had time only had time for you

It was a heartbreaking
Now I ride in a big fine car
It was a mind aching
Yeah, I'm the talk of the boulevard
So keep your chin up boy
Forget the pain
I know you'll make it
If you try again

There's no use in quitting
When the world is waiting for you

When I was young
It seemed that life was so wonderful
A miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical
And all the birds in the trees
Well they'd be singing so happily
Oh joyfully, oh playfully watching me
But then they sent me away
To teach me how to be sensible
Logical, oh responsible, practical
And then they showed me a world
Where I could be so dependable
Oh clinical, oh intellectual, cynical

There are times when all the world's asleep
The questions run too deep
For such a simple man
Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned
I know it sounds absurd
Please tell me who I am

I say now watch what you say
Or they'll be calling you a radical
A liberal, oh fanatical, criminal
Oh won't you sign up your name
We'd like to feel you're acceptable
Respectable, oh presentable, a vegetable
Whoa (tick, tick, tick, yeah)

But at night when all the world's asleep
The questions run so deep
For such a simple man
Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned
I know it sounds absurd
But please tell me who I am, who I am, who I am, who I am

It was an early morning yesterday
I was up before the dawn
And I really have enjoyed my stay
But I must be moving on

Like a king without a castle
Like a queen without a throne
I'm an early morning lover
And I must be moving on

Now I believe in what you say
Is the undisputed truth
But I have to have things my own way
To keep me in my youth

Like a ship without an achor
Like a slave without a chain
Just the thought of those sweet ladies
Sends a shiver through my veins

And I will go on shining
Shining like brand new
I'll never look behind me
My troubles will be few

Goodbye strange it's been nice
Hope you find your paradise
Tried to see your point of view
Hope your dreams will all come true
Goodbye Mary, Goodbye Jane
Will we ever meet again
Feel no sorrow, feel no shame
Come tomorrow, feel no pain

Now some they do and some they don't
And some you just can't tell
And some they will and some they won't
With some it's just as well

You can laugh at my behavior
That'll never bother me
Say the devil is my savior
But I don't pay no heed

And I will go on shining
Shining like brand new
I'll never look behind me
My troubles will be few
Goodbye stranger it's been nice etc...

Take a look at my girlfriend,
She's the only one I got,
Not much of a girlfriend,
I never seem to get a lot,

Take a jumbo, across the water,
Like to see America,
See the girls in California,
I'm hoping it's going to come true,
But there's not a lot I can do,
Yeah!

Could we have kippers for breakfast,
Mummy dear, Mummy dear?
They got to have 'em in Texas,
'Cause everyone's a millionaire

I'm a winner, I'm a sinner,
Do you want my autograph?
I'm a loser, what a joker,
I'm playing my jokes upon you,
While there's nothing better to do,
Yeah!

Ba-ba-ba-dow, ba-bow-dum-doo-de-dow-de-dow, de
Ba-ba-ba-dow, ba-bow-dum-de-doo-de-dow

Na na na, nana na na na na...

Don't you look at my girlfriend, (Girlfriend)
She's the only one I got,
Not much of a girlfriend, (Girlfriend)
I never seem to get a lot (What's she got? Not a lot)

Take a jumbo, across the water,
Like to see America,
See the girls in California,
I'm hoping it's going to come true,
But there's not a lot I can do,
Yeah!

Ba-ba-dow, ba-bow-dum-doo-de-dow-de-dow, de
Ba-ba-ba-dow, ba-bow-dum-doo-de-dow-de-dow

Hey oh, hey oh, hey oh, hey oh,
Hey oh, hey oh, hey oh, hey oh,

Na na na, nana na na na nana...

Oh darling, will you ever change your mind
I've been feeling left behind
Like a shadow in your light
Ah honey won't you say that I'm the one
And if you think you're gonna run
Well you know

I'm gonna be around you, all about you
Always by your side
I'm gonna dream about you, scheme about you
Love you all the time,

Love you all the time
I'm gonna catch you lady
Catch you lady

The news is all over town
You better not let me down
Keep telling me you're feeling good
As good as you ever could
Please tell me that you'll never go
Ah ah no no

Ah lately, I'm like a watch that's overwound
And I've got both feet off the ground
Because you see

I'm gonna be so busy, oh my pretty
Love you night and day
And through the rain and shine
I'll make you mine
I'll love you come what may
I'm gonna catch you lady, catch you lady
Catch you lady uh huh

So you think you're a Romeo
Playing a part in a picture-show
Take the long way home
Take the long way home

'Cause you're the joke of the neighborhood
Why should you care if you're feeling good
Take the long way home
Take the long way home

But there are times that you feel you're part of the scenery
All the greenery is comin' down, boy
And then your wife seems to think you're part of the
Furniture oh, it's peculiar, she used to be so nice

When lonely days turn to lonely nights
You take a trip to the city lights
And take the long way home
Take the long way home

You never see what you want to see
Forever playing to the gallery
You take the long way home
Take the long way home

And when you're up on the stage, it's so unbelievable
Unforgettable, how they adore you
But then your wife seems to think you're losing your sanity
Oh, calamity, is there no way out?

Does it feel that you life's become a catastrophe?
Oh, it has to be for you to grow, boy
When you look through the years and see what you could
Have been oh, what might have been
If you'd had more time

So, when the day comes to settle down
Who's to blame if you're not around?
You took the long way home
You took the long way home

You took the long way home
You took the long way home
You took the long way home
You took the long way home
You took the long way home
You took the long way home

I know that there's a reason why I need to be alone
You show me there's a silent place that I can call my own
Is it mine, Oh Lord is it mine?

You know I get so weary from the battles in this life
And there's many times it seems that you're the only hope in sight
Is it mine, Oh Lord is it mine?

CHORUS:
When everything's dark and nothing seems right,
There's nothing to win and there's no need to fight

I never cease to wonder at the cruelty of this land
But it seems a time of sadness is a time to understand
Is it mine, Oh Lord is it mine?

CHORUS
When everything's dark and nothing seems right,
You don't have to win and there's no need to fight

If only I could find a way
To feel your sweetness through the day
The love that shines around me could be mine.
So give us an answer, won't you,
We know what we have to do,
There must be a thousand voices trying to get through.

I'm feelin' so alone now
They cut the telephone un hunh
Yeah my life is just a mess

I threw it all away now
I could have made a fortune
I lost the craving for success...

And as the Acrobats they tumble
So the corn begins to crumble
While in the mirror
She admires a brand new dress...

Live on the second floor now
They're tryin' to bust the door down
Soon I'll have a new address...

So much for liberation
They'll have a celebration
Yeah I've been under too much stress

And as the clouds begin to rumble
So the juggler makes his fumble
And the sun upon my wall is getting less

Don't, give a damn
Fight, while you can
Kill, shoot 'em up
They'll, they'll run amuck

Shout Judas
Loud, they'll hear us
Soldier, Sailor
Who's your tailor
They'll run for cover when they discover
Everyone's a nervous wreck now

I used to think she was so nimble
Would have bought her as a symbol
But now I can't afford the pen to sign her checks

I don't, give a damn
Fight, while you can
Kill, shoot 'em up
They'll, they'll run amuck

Shout Judas
Loud, they'll hear us
Soldier, Sailor
Who's your tailor
They'll run for cover when they discover
Everyone's a nervous wreck now
Life's just a bummer, they got your number
We'll give as good as we get now
Rise from the gutter, stick with each other
We'll drive 'em over the edge now
They're gonna bleed, that's what they need
We'll get together and blow their cover
We're ready
Yeah, we're ready
Yeah, we're ready

It doesn't matter what I say
You never listen anyway
Just don't know what you're looking for
Imagination's all I have
But even then you say it's bad
Just can't see why we disagree

Casual conversations how they bore me
Yeah they go on and on endlessly
No matter what I say
You ignore me anyway
I might as well talk in my sleep (I could weep)

You try to make me feel so small
Until there's nothing left at all
Why go on? Just hoping that we'll get along

There's no communication left between us
But is it me or you who's to blame?
There's nothing I can do, yes you're fading out of view
Don't know if I feel joy or pain
It's such a shame

And now it seems it's all been said
If you must leave then go ahead
Should feel sad
But I really believe that I'm glad
Yes I really believe that I'm glad

Well, who do you think you`re foolin`?
You say you`re havin fun,
But you`re busy going nowhere,
Just lyin in the sun.

You tried to be a hero,
commit the perfect crime
but the dollar got you dancing
and you`re running out of time.

You`re messin`up the water
You`re rollin`in the wine
You`re poisoning your body
You`re poisoning your mind
You gave me Coca-Cola
You said it tasted good
You watch the television
It tells you that you should

How can you live in this way ?
-(Why do you think it`s so strange ?)
You must have something to say
-(Tell me why I should change ?)
There must be more than this life.
It`s time we did something right.

Child of Vision, won`t you listen
Find yourself a new ambition.

I`ve heard it all before
You`re saying nothing new
I thought I saw a rainbow
but I guess it wasn`t true
You cannot make me listen
I cannot make you hear
You find your way to heaven
I`ll meet you when you`re there.

How can you live in this way?
-(Why do you think it`s so strange ?)
You must have something to say
-(Tell me why I should change)
We have no reason to fight
cos we both know that we`re right

Child of Vision, won`t you listen
Find yourself a new ambition.