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The Swing Shift
04:02
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Saturday night at the factory
The boss was shooting craps with our fate
Someone said, “The market value’s starting to climb”
As the late shift showed up late
Looked like I was gonna make it home on time
Until the Swing Shift locked the gate
Workin' on the Swing Shift
I’m a lucky man (HE'S A LUCKY, HE'S A LUCKY MAN"
Workin' on the Swing Shift
You put your life in their hands (YOU PUT YOUR LIFE, YOU PUT YOUR LIFE IN THEIR HANDS")
And you don’t wanna be on the other side
When the Swing Shift make a stand
Well, The Mexican foreman said, “You no gonna work?
Why you put your head in the noose?” (“WHY WHY WHY”)
I cried, “Why you wanna sacrifice yourself for that jerk?
The train’s supposed to pull the caboose!” (“WHOO WHOO WHOO”)
We were barricaded in the boiler room
Till the Swing Shift busted us loose
Workin' on the Swing Shift
I’m a lucky man
Workin' on the Swing Shift
You put your life in their hands
And you don’t wanna be on the other side
When the Swing Shift make a stand
It must’ve been early this morning
But it felt like very late last night (“LATE LAST, LATE LAST NIGHT”)
Big Charlie showed up without any warning
Tried to knock us out of the fight (“OUT OF THE FIGHT”)
We had the union recruiter (“RECRUITER”)
Charlie had his six-shooter (“SIX-SHOOTER”)
But the Swing Shift put out the light (“PUT OUT THE LIGHT”)
Workin' on the Swing Shift
I’m a lucky man
Workin' on the Swing Shift
You put your life in their hands
And you don’t wanna be on the other side
When the Swing Shift make a stand
...
He's been workin' on the Swing Shift a long, long time
WE BEEN WORKIN' ON THE SWING SHIFT A LONG, LONG TIME
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2. |
Far Rockaway
03:28
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Doctor won’t you cut out my cancer please
But leave my broken heart
Love’s a lot like a deadly disease
It needs a damaged place to start
We’ll always have Far Rockaway
You won’t see me again
It’s better this way
We may not have Paris, but
We’ll have Far Rockaway
I’m flying in to JFK on
BOAC or Pan American
I need to hear what my doctors say about
That pain in my chest – it was gone
But now it’s there again
We’ll always have Far Rockaway…
White Castle burgers and Jamaica Bay
We may not have Paris, but
We’ll have Far Rockaway
There’s no future in the wreck of a love affair
It would’ve been good if you could look me in the eye
Your love is like a cancelled cheque floating in the air
You promised me millions but the well ran dry
We’ll always have Far Rockaway…
White Castle burgers and Jamaica Bay
We may not have Paris, but
We’ll have Far Rockaway
“Get in the car with Leo now
"Leo’s gonna take you to the beach.
"Leo, take the scenic route, please... Bye-bye”
We’ll always have Far Rockaway
You won’t see me again
It’s better this way
We may not have Paris, but
We’ll have Far Rockaway
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The Earth moves around the Sun
That’s how the winter turns into the spring
The Earth moves around the Sun
And a body gets warm
I circle round your love, baby
Use your gravity and pull me down
The Earth moves around the Sun
That’s how a body gets warm
I don't like waiting, it's dark out there
I’m sick and tired of staying out in the cold
When you look at me you don’t shed a tear
Shine your light on me baby
The Earth moves around the Sun...
Honey you’re my star today
You radiate light
But you’re so far away
The Earth moves around the Sun
Make a body feel warm
I don’t like waiting – it’s dark out here...
The Earth moves around the Sun...
I’m like a rocket that can’t get started
Stuck in orbit, broken hearted
The Earth moves around the Sun
Make a body feel warm
I don’t like waiting – it’s dark out here
I’m sick and tired of staying out in the cold
When you look at me you don’t shed a tear
Shine your light on me baby
I want to feel the heat of your lips
Then we’ll take it to a total eclipse
Cause the Earth moves around the Sun
It makes a body get warm
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4. |
Sing For Our Lives
05:30
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We’re huddled under the waves in a submarine
We’re waiting for the sunrise in a world of black, blue & green
We may have to dive
We may have to roll
We may have to survive
All alone in the cold
But when the moment arrives
We’re gonna sing for our lives
We’re gonna sing for our lives
Some of us are gonna have to die for the rest to make it through
Nobody’s giving any guarantees - It could be me, it could be you
We may have to rock
We may have to swing
We may have to run
We could lose everything
But when that moment arrives
We’re gonna sing for our lives
We’re gonna sing for our lives
We’re heading over to hell tonight on a wing and a prayer
I wish we had a better idea of what’s waiting for us over there
We may have to dance
We may have to groove
We may have to drop everything cause
We may have to make a move
But when the moment arrives
We’re gonna sing for our lives
We’re gonna sing for our lives
It’s all about taking a chance in the end
It’s all about taking a chance & holding out for your friends
It’s all about sticking it out though you’re cutting it pretty fine
It’s all about laying it out there as you walk right down that line
Sing for our lives, We’re gonna sing for our lives
Sing for our lives, We’re gonna sing for our lives
Sing for our lives
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5. |
Night School
06:11
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You can’t fool me
I went to night school
I can read in the dark
They told us to watch out
For people like you
Life’s not a walk in the park
All night long, all night long - I went to night school
All night long, all night long - I went to night school
I live in the city now
But I’m not afraid
When I walk down your block
I thank my lucky stars
Y’know I wasn’t born on Mars
Or under a rock
All night long...
Hear me call your name
Watch me light the flame
You can bet it’s gonna get hot
Take me under your wing
Where you can hear me sing
Like it or not
All night long...
The things I saw
It was against the law
You probably wouldn’t believe
Those girls were so thin
Dancing on the head of a pin
Honey, I think it’s time to leave
All night long...
Getting on that train
Making my intentions plain
You see I’m not coming back
But keep it under your hat
I like it like that
Don’t wanna take no flak
All night long, all night long - I went to night school
All night long, all night long - I went to night school
Yeah I went to night school - You can't fool me
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