It's a tug of war,
What with one thing and another,
It's a tug of war.
We expected more
But with one thing and another,
We were tryin' to outdo each other
In a tug of war.

In another world,
In another world we could
Stand on top of the mountain with our flag unfurled.
In a time to come,
In a time to come we will be dancing to the beat
Played on a diff'rent drum.

It's a tug of war,
Though I know I mustn't grumble,
It s a tug of war.
But I can't let go,
If I do, you'll take a tumble
And the whole thing is going to crumble,
It's a tug of war.

In years to come, they may discover
What the air we breathe and the life we lead are all about.
But it won't be soon enough, (soon enough)
Soon enough for me.
No, it won't be soon enough, (it won't be soon enough for me)
Soon enough for me.

In another world
We could stand on top of the mountain with our flag unfurled.
In a time to come,
We will be dancing to the beat played on a diff'rent drum,
We will be dancing to the beat played on a diff'rent drum,
We will be dancing to the beat played on a diff'rent drum.

It's a tug of war, (a tug of war, a tug of war)
What with one thing and another,
It's a tug of war.
We expected more
But with one thing and another,
We were tryin' to outscore each other
In a tug of war

Take it away, wanna hear you play
Till the lights go down.
Take it away, don't you wanna stay
Till there's no one else around?

Take it away, wanna hear you play
Till the lights go down.
Take it away, don't you wanna stay
Till there's no one else around?

Lonely driver, out on the road,
With a hundred miles to go.
Soul survivor, carrying the load,
Switches on his radio.

Take it away, wanna hear you play
Till the lights go down. (down, down)
Take it away, don't you wanna stay
Till there's no one else around?

Mm-mm.

Take it away, wanna hear you play
Till the lights go down. (down, down)
Take it away, don't you wanna stay
Till there's no one else around?

In the audience, watching the show,
With a paper in his hand. (in his hand, in his hand)
Some important impresario
Has a message for the band.

Ooh, take it away, wanna hear you play
Till the lights go down. (down, down)
Take it away, don't you wanna stay
Till there's no one else around.

You never know who may be listening to you.
(you never know who may be listening to you)
You never know who may be listening to you.
Take it away,
Take it away.

After hours, late in the bar,
By a darkened corner seat.
Faded flowers waits in the jar
Till the evening is complete.

When your body is coming apart at the seams
And the whole thing's feeling low,
You're convincing yourself
That there's nobody there, I know.
I know how you feel.

Like somebody has taken the wheels off your car,
When you had somewhere to go.
Well, it's annoying,
Not going to get very far, I know.
But somebody cares.

There's always someone, somewhere,
You should know by now,
Always somebody who cares.
It's happening day in, day out,
Well, you know by now,
Always somebody who cares.

If you don't know it,
How will it find you?
How will we know your whereabouts?

But I know how you feel.

I know how you feel

Like somebody has taken the wheels off your car,
When you had somewhere to go.
Well, it's frustrating,
Not going to get very far, I know.
But somebody cares.

There's always someone, somewhere,
You should know by now,
Always somebody who cares.
It's happening day in, day out,
Well you know by now,
Always somebody who cares.

If you don't know it,
How will it find you?
How will we know your whereabouts?

But I know how you feel.

Good morning.
Or good afternoon.
Good night.

What's that you're doing?
Girl, I like what you do to me.
What's that you're doing?
Cause it makes no kind of sense to me.

You can make me feel so proud,
You can make me holler ow!
Girl, you make me want to dance and sing.
My mind is blown and you're the blame,
I say it's sunnin' when it's rain,
I jump by leaps and bounds, just call my name, uh.

What's that you're saying?
Girl, I like the way you talk to me.
What's that you're saying?
Even if it's wrong, girl, I do agree.

Girl, you make me feel so small,
Though I might stand six feet tall.
What you've got cuts me right down to size.
I'll be the last, you'll be the first,
I'll do my best to quench your thirst,
I'm the lucky one who keeps the prize.

Girl, I like what you're doing, (girl, I like what you're doing)
Baby, do it some more, mm. (baby, do it some more)
Girl, I like what you're doing, uh, (girl, I like what you're doing)
Baby, do it some more.
'Cause I like what you're doin' to me, doin' to me,
Now, do it some more.
I know I like what you're doin' to me, baby,
And do it to me, do it to me, do it some more.

- "did you know that I'm appreciating what you're doing to me?"
- "yeh."
- "you knew that?"

What's that you're doing?
Girl, I like what you do to me, ooh.
What's that you're doing?
'Cause it makes no kind of sense to me.

You can fill my appetite,
Without me taking up a bite,
Never knew that love could fill you up.
You're much too good for me to pass,
I'm for the taking, you just ask,
We can make it stick with love and luck.

Girl, I like what you're doing, (girl, I like what you're doing)
Baby, do it some more, (baby, do it some more)
Girl, I like what you're doing, (girl, I like what you're doing)
Come on. Baby, do it some more.
Do it to me, do it to me, now, do it some more.
You know I like what you're doin', mm, (girl, I like what you're doing)
Baby, do it some more, yeah, some more. Now, do it some more.

- "what's that you're doing?"

What's that I'm feeling?
That sensation's such a mystery.
I know that it's thrilling me,
And I hope this feeling last eternally.

Girl, you make me scream and shout,
Tell me what it's all about,
You make me give in without a fight, yeh, yeh.
I don't have no words to say,
You can fill it anyway,
And anything you do will turn out right, right, right.

Girl, I like what you're doing, (girl, I like what you're doing)
Come on, baby, do it some more, mm. (baby, do it some more)
Girl, I like what you're doing, (girl, I like what you're doing)
Baby, do it some more. (baby, do it some more)

She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah,
We love you, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Do it to me some more...

And if I say I really knew you well,
What would your answer be?
If you were here today.
Uh, uh, uh, here today.

Well, knowing you,
You'd probably laugh and say
That we were worlds apart.
If you were here today.
Uh, uh, uh, here today.

But as for me,
I still remember how it was before
And I am holding back the tears no more.
Uh, uh, uh,
I love you, uh.

What about the time we met? (what about the time?)
Well, I suppose that you could say
That we were playing hard to get.
Didn't understand a thing,
But we could always sing.

What about the night we cried? (what about the night)
Because there wasn't any reason
Left to keep it all inside.
Never understood a word,
But you were always there with a smile.

And if I say I really loved you
And was glad you came along.
Then you were here today,
Uh, uh, uh, for you were in my song.

Uh, uh, uh, here today.

Well, I used to smile when I was a pup,
Sailing down the Nile in china cup,
With the recipe for a lovely day
Sticking out my back pocket.

But it wasn't always such a pretty sight,
'Cause we used to fight like cats and dogs
Till me made it up in the ballroom.

Ballroom dancing, made a man of me,
One, two, three, four,
I just plain adore your
Ballroom dancing, seen it on TV
I got what I got from ballroom dancing.
Big b.d.

Well, I used to fly when I was a kid,
And I didn't cry if it hurt a bit,
On a carpet ride to a foreign land
At the time of Davie Crockett.

But it wasn't always such a pretty sight,
'Cause we used to fight like cats and dogs
Till me made it up in the ballroom.

Ballroom dancing, made a man of me,
One, two, three, four,
I just plain adore your
Ballroom dancing, seen it on TV
I got quite a lot from ballroom dancing.
Big b.d.

- "ladies and gentlemen,
The band is ready and we're starting with the first of our
Dances in this competition, that's the 'cha cha cha'."

Well, it went so fast and we all grew up,
Now the days that passed in the china cup,
Are the memories of another day
And I wouldn't want to knock it.

Oh, but it wasn't always such a pretty sight,
'Cause, we used to fight like cats and dogs
Till me made it up in the ballroom.

Ballroom dancing, made a man of me,
One, two, three, four,
I just plain adore your
Ballroom dancing, seen it on TV
I got quite a lot from ballroom dancing.
Big b.d.

Oh!

The pound is sinking,
The peso's failing,
The lira's reeling,
And feeling quite appalling.

The mark is holding,
The franc is fading,
The drachma's very weak
But ev'ryone's still trading.

The market's bottom has fallen right out
And only the strong are survivors.

Well I fear, my dear, that it's eminently clear,
That you can't see the trees for the forest.
Your father was an extraordinary man,
But you don't seem to have inherited
Many of his mannerisms.

Oh, any of his mannerisms.

The dollar's moving,
The rouble's rising.
The yen is keeping up
Which hardly seems surprising.

The market's bottom has fallen right out
And only the strong are survivors.

Hear me, my lover, (hear me, my lover)
I can't be held responsible now, (oh no, it wasn't me)
For something that didn't happen (i didn't do it and you knew it)
I knew you for a minute,
Oh, it didn't happen, only for a minute,
Your heart just wasn't in it any more, mm-mm-mm.

The pound is sinking,
The peso's failing,
The lira's reeling,
And feeling quite appalling.

Uh, uh, uh.

Light out wanderlust,
Head us out to sea.
Captain says there'll be a bust,
This one's not for me.

Take us from the dark,
Out where we can see.
Captain's out to make his mark,
This one's not to be.

Light out wanderlust,
Help us to be free.
Light out wanderlust,
Do it just for me, wanderlust.

Oh, where did I go wrong, my love?
What petty crime was I found guilty of?
What better time to find a brand new day?
Oh, wanderlust away.

Light out wanderlust,
Help us to be free.
Light out wanderlust,
Do it just for me, wanderlust.

Captain's out to make his mark,
This one's not to be.

Light out wanderlust
(oh, where did I go wrong, my love?)
Head us out to sea
(what petty crime was I found guilty of?)
Captain says there'll be a bust
(what better time to find a brand new day?)
This one's not for me
(oh, wanderlust away)

Dropping a line,
Maybe this time
It's wanderlust for me.

You've gotta get it, mm-mm,
You've gotta get it,
Don't forget it doesn't come around again.
You've gotta get it, mm-mm,
You've gotta get it and you've gotta get it good.

Once I had a little Spanish guitar,
The neighbours told me I could go pretty far.
Well, I came and I went
And my guitar got bent.

But I discovered that the people who love
Are what we need if we're to get up above it all,
And that's that,
Unless the world is flat.

I wanna get it, mm-mm,
I wanna get it just in case it doesn't come around again.
I wanna get it, mm-mm,
I wanna get it and I wanna get it good

Doo doo, doo doo,
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo,
Doo doo, doo doo,
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo,

Pardon me if I've been misunderstood,
I wanna get it while the going is good.
The telephone rang
About a song I sang.

The life of cadillac and ultra for sure,
Is automatic for the lady demure,
She came and she went
Without a single dent.

You've gotta get it, mm-mm,
You've gotta get it,
Don't forget it doesn't come around again.
You've gotta get it, mm-mm,
You've gotta get it and you've gotta get it good.

Doo doo, doo doo,
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo, I had you!
Doo doo, doo doo, go cat!
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo,

Come on, let's get it, mm-mm,
You've gotta get it, don't forget it doesn't come around again.
You've gotta get it, mm-mm.
You've gotta get it and you've got to get it good

Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!
Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!
Ha! Ha! Ha!

Ah, ha! Ha! Ha...

The one you wanted to be
Is now the one you see.

The one you wanted to be
Is now the one you see.

You can dress me up as a robber,
But I won't be in disguise.
Only love is a robber
And he lives within your eyes.
Oo-oo-oo oo-ee-oo.

You can dress me up as a sailor,
But I'll never run to sea,
As long as your love is available to me
What do I do with a sea of blue?
Oo-ee-oo.

Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba.

Dressing me up,
It doesn't make a diff'rence what you want to do.
Which ever way you look at it,
I'm still in love with you.
If we go on forever, I may never make a change.

Dressing me up, (dressing me up)
And if I don't convince you, you needn't look too far
To see that I'm not lying
But I love you the way you are.
What's the point of changing when I'm happy as I am?

You can dress me up as a soldier,
But I wouldn't know what for,
I was the one that told you he loved you,
Don't wanna go to another war.
No, no, no.

Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba.

Ebony and ivory,
Live together in perfect harmony,
Side by side on my piano keyboard,
Oh, lord, why don't we?

We all know that people are the same wherever you go,
There is good and bad in ev'ryone.
And we learn to live, we learn to give each other
What we need to survive, together alive.

Ebony and ivory,
Live together in perfect harmony,
Side by side on my piano keyboard,
Oh, lord, why don't we?

Ebony, ivory,
Living in perfect harmony.
Ebony, ivory.

Ooh -

We all know that people are the same wherever you go,
There is good and bad, mm-mm, in ev'ryone.
We learn to live when we learn to give each other
What we need to survive, together alive.

Ebony and ivory,
Live together in perfect harmony,
Side by side on my piano keyboard,
Oh, lord, why don't we?
Side by side on my piano keyboard,
Oh, lord, why don't we-ee-ee-ee, we?

Ebony, ivory, living in perfect harmony
Ebony, ivory, are living in perfect harmony.
Ebony, ivory,
Living in perfect harmony.
Ebony, ivory,
Living in perfect harmony.
Ebony, ivory,
Living in perfect harmony.

Ebony, ivory,
Living in perfect harmony.