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"You say it's time to stay behind. All I wanted was to hold you; All I wanted was to touch you. No need for blame cause we're not the same. All I wanted was to love you; That's all I wanted."

"Play, play the game tonight. Can you tell me if it's wrong or right? It is worth the time, is it worth the price? Do you see yourself in a white spotlight? Then play the game tonight."

"Once I rose above the noise and confusion Just to get a glimpse beyond the illusion. I was soaring ever higher, but I flew too high. Though my eyes could see I still was a blind man; Though my mind could think I still was a mad man. I hear the voices when I'm dreamin', I can hear them say.Carry on my wayward son, For there'll be peace when you are done. Lay your weary head to rest. Now don't you cry no more."

"Masquerading as a man with a reason, My charade is the event of the season. And if I claim to be a wise man, it surely means that I don't know,"

"Highways scar the mountainsides, buildings to the sky, people all around, Houses stand in endless rows, sea to shining sea, people all around. So we rule this land, and here we stand upon our paradise, Dreaming of a place, our weary race is ready to arise."

"Your father, he said he needs you; Your mother, she says she loves you. Your brothers, they echo your words: "How far to the point of know return?" "Well, how long?""

"He had a thousand ideas, you might have heard his name. He lived alone with his vision Not looking for fortune or fame. Never said too much to speak of, He was off on another plane. The words that he said were a mystery, Nobody's sure he was sane.But he knew, he knew more than me or you. No one could see his view, Oh where was he going to?"

"I close my eyes, only for a moment, and the moment's gone. All my dreams pass before my eyes, a curiosity. Dust in the wind, all they are is dust in the wind. Same old song, just a drop of water in an endless sea. All we do, crumbles to the ground, though we refuse to see. Dust in the wind, All we are is dust in the wind."

"If you had just a minute to breathe and they granted you one final wish, Would you ask for something like another chance? Or something similar as this? Don't worry too much, It'll happen to you as sure as your sorrows are joys. And the thing that disturbs you is only the sound of The low spark of high-heeled boys."

"If I gave you everything that I owned and asked for nothing in return, Would you do the same for me as I would for you? Or take me for a ride, and strip me of everything, including my pride? But spirit is something that no one destroys. And the sound that I'm hearing is only the sound of The low spark of high-heeled boys."

"Often lost and forgotten, the vagueness and the mud, I've been thinking I'm working too hard, but I've got something to show."

"I climbed on the back of a giant albatross, Which flew through a crack in the cloud, To a place where happiness reigned all year round, Where music played ever so loudly."

"Well you think you had a good time With the boy that you just met, Kicking sand from beach to beach, Your clothes all soaking wet. But if you look around and see A shadow on the run, Don't be too surprised if it's just a paper sun."

"Seems I've got to have a change of scene 'Cause every night I have the strangest dreams. Imprisoned by the way it could have been, Left here on my own or so it seems. I've got to leave before I start to scream, But someone's locked the door and took the key.You feelin' alright? I'm not feelin' too good myself. Well, you feelin' alright? I'm not feelin' too good myself."

"Forty thousand headmen couldn't make me change my mind. If I had to take the choice between the deafman and the blind, I know just where my feet should go and that's enough for me. I turned around and knocked them down and walked across the sea."

"Dear Mister Fantasy play us a tune, Something to make us all happy. Do anything, take us out of this gloom. Sing a song, play guitar, Make it snappy."

"Like a hurricane around your heart when earth and sky are torn apart He comes gathering up the bits while hoping that the puzzle fits. He leaves you, he leaves you, Freedom rider."

"When you get so down that you can't get up, and you want so much but you're all out of luck When you're so downhearted and misunderstood, just over and over and over, you could..."

"I've got a ticket to the moon. I'll be leaving here any day soon"

"A place where nobody dared to go the love that we came to know They call it Xanadu And now, open your eyes and see what we have made is real We are in Xanadu A million lights are dancing and there you are, a shooting star An everlasting world and you're here with me, eternally Xanadu"

"Sun is shining in the sky There ain't a cloud in sight It's stopped raining Everybody's in a play And don't you know, it's a beautiful new day"

"The love, the echoes of long ago you needed the world to know They are in Xanadu The dream that came through a million years That lived on through all the tears, it came to Xanadu"

"It's a livin' thing. It's a terrible thing to lose. It's a given thing. What a terrible thing to lose."

"My Shangri-la has gone away, Faded like the Beatles on Hey Jude She seemed to drift out on the rain That came in somewhere softly from the blue."

"As I gaze around at these strangers in town, I guess the only stranger is me. As I see what they've done to this place that was home, shame is all that I feel."

"Midnight on the water I saw the ocean's daughter Walking on a wave's chicane Staring as she called my name And I can't get it out of my head No, I can't get it out of my head Now my old world is gone for dead 'Cos I can't get it out of my head"

"Your poppa don't mind what you do or say. You can't surprise him any more. You don't believe in Heaven, like a good man should. Your poppa don't mind at all."

"Oh but Rosie, a girl with a strange kind of humor, Stupidly took in a rumor, Making her think that she'd lost, Double-crossed by a man who was dear, Very near to her."

"While I am still living I've just got this to say: It's always up to you"

"Did your shadow ever speak to you? And did he say that something's wrong? Huddle figure on a lamp-let wall Never realized he cared at all Did he stop you going on?"

"Hide in your shell, cos the world is out to bleed you for a ride. What can you gain making your life a little longer?"

"Nothing to show, for love has never been, Nothing to show, for love has never been, Nothing to show, for love has never been."

"Dreamer, you know you are a dreamer, Well can you put your hands in your head? Oh no!"

"Well, if my thoughts had wings, I'd be the bird that sings. I'd fly where love isn't shy, And everyone is willing to try."

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

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

"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 don't see why we disagree Casual conversations and how they bore me"

"Goodbye stranger, 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."

"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."

"Take a look at my girlfriend, She's the only one I got. Not much of a girlfriend, 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."

"Know who you are There's a world wants to know you Know where to go There's a world wants to touch you Feel all you can Let your heart speak and guide you Don't be afraid Of the love deep inside you"

"History recalls how great the fall can be While everybody's sleeping, the boats put out to sea. Borne on the wings of time, It seemed the answers were so easy to find. "Too late, " the prophets cry. "The island's sinking, let's take to the sky.""

"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, playfully watching me. But then they send me away to teach me how to be sensible, Logical, oh responsible, practical. And they showed me a world where I could be so dependable, Oh clinical, oh intellectual, cynical."

"Sometimes I slowly drift away From all the dull routine that's with me every day A fantasy will come to me ... Guess I'll always have to be Living in a fantasy That's the way it's got to be From now on"

"When I was a small boy, Well, I could see the magic in a day, But, now I'm just a poor boy. Well, maybe it's the price you have to pay, If you lock your dreams away. If no-one wants to listen."

"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."

"Give a little bit Give a little bit of your love to me I'll give a little bit I'll give a little bit of my love to you There's so much that we need to share So send a smile and show you care"

"Sometimes I wonder where my life is taking me Sometimes I wonder what they all expect of me Well there are days I can tell you quite honestly I've seen myself hanging up in the monastery 'Cause all that I have is this music Coming to me And all that I have is this rhythm Running through me"

"In these days of cool reflection (reflection) You come to me and everything seems alright In these days of cold affections You sit by me - and everything's fine.This could be heaven for everyone This world could be fed, this world could be fun This could be heaven for everyone This world could be free, this world could be one."

"Too much love will kill you If you can't make up your mind Torn between the lover And the love you leave behind You're headed for disaster 'Cos you never read the signs Too much love will kill you - every time."