John Miles

"The lights are on, but you're not home. Your mind is not your own. Your heart sweats, your body shakes. Another kiss is what it takes. You can't eat, you can't sleep. There's no doubt you're in deep. Your throat is tight, you can't breathe. Another kiss is all you need. Whoa, you like to think that you're immune to the stuff, oh, yeah. It's closer to the truth to say you can't get enough, you know you're gonna have to face it, you're addicted to love."

"When I was young I never needed anyone and making love was just for fun. Those days are gone. All by myself, don't wanna be all by myself anymore."

"I was blinded. Yes, I was blinded, and the tender touch that said so much doesn't need me now. I was blinded, how I was blinded. When I think about how far I've got to fall it won't help that I was blinded by it all."

"So take these broken wings and learn to fly again, learn to live so free And when we hear the voices sing the book of love will open up for us and let us in Take these broken wings You got to learn to fly again, got to learn to live so free And when we hear the voices sing the book of love will open up and let us in Yeah, yeah"

"It's easily said with your gun to my head, no one wants to fight a fighter. If this is a dream then I'll stay out of bed, It's always dark before it gets lighter. I'm not being used again. No I won't be used again. I said I won't be used again. You can't keep a good man down."

"Hold on, it'll take a while. You can't always be so juvenile. Hold on while the love we had loses nothing, could be half as bad. Waiting for the right time. You never showed me one sign. Give me your lifeline, but don't you give me your sympathy."

"Don't give up 'cause you have friends Don't give up You're not the only one Don't give up No reason to be ashamed Don't give up You still have us Don't give up now We're proud of who you are Don't give up I know it's never, never been easy Don't give up 'cause I believe there's a place There's a place where we belong"

"Sitting in your easy chair looking at the wall, thinking of the things that might've been. And as you wish your life away with dreams of mystic gold, imagine all the things you could've seen, imagine all the things you could've seen. Looking out the window staring at the rain, Wonder if the sun will ever shine? And if you only realised that life won't pass you by, the only thing that's passing is your time. The only thing that's passing is your time. Oh no! Oh no! No!"

"It's not time to make a change. Just relax, take it easy. You're still young. That's your fault: there's so much you have to know. Find a girl, settle down, if you want you can marry. Look at me, I am old but I'm happy. I was once like you are now, and I know that it's not easy to be calm when you've found something going on, but take your time, think a lot, think of everything you've got, for you will still be here tomorrow but your dreams may not."

"There's once in your life if you're lucky enough to find it, that special love, deep inside your soul, opening your eyes to a bright new day, leaving loneliness behind you. No words could ever say, oh darling, how precious you are to me. Don't you see? Oh baby, now that I found you, girl, nothing's gonna take you away, 'cause, darling, I will love you for ever and ever."

"He really does shine for the ladies with painted faces. He spends his time being seen in all the right places. You only get to know him nearly, there can't be anyone who knows him really. He's doing so well and there's no one to tell you but Glamour Boy."

"Highfly, touch the sky, Whatcha gonna do now the well's dry? Good time, feeling fine. Whatcha gonna do now there's no wine?"

"Could a feeling be so wrong? Why I left you for so long. Home. Though I miss you more each day there was nothing you could say, I had to go my way: show them I was older now and not some toy that they could play with. Tell me how everything I need today is? Lost, only traces on faces that won't remember me now. Yes I'm going back there somehow. Lost where my memory waits for me. Home is where I belong"

"Just another dead end kid. Can't believe the things I did. Lots of pretty ladies by my side. Take it all for Number One. Wasted days with no harm done. Always leave tomorrow open wide. You took me by surprise, now my empty eyes had to realise that my life wasn't the way I want to be. No, I'll never change my mind, couldn't be unkind, love is hard to find, and I know by now I should say more, but I have never been in love before."

"I started working on an old song for Rosie. My mind was only halfway there. She came to my house and you know what she told me, slow dancin' in my easy chair...? I always knew one thing could lead to another, it didn't mean a thing, but now that it's over...? I took a chance. I thought you'd never discover..., Oh why, I'll never know. Now you say you're letting me go. I'll never do it again, that's the last time. Don't shake your head. Say that you believe me? I'll never do it again. Oh what a fool I am. Don't walk away, let me tell you something..."

"I need your love, I need your love. I need your love, I need your love. Sometimes I feel lost and I don't know what you believe. My wires get crossed, and I wonder how you could leave. But one thing I know, I just can't go on living from day to day, Won't you listen to me when I say, I need your love?"

"Once a close friend, now a stranger. Where the wind blows, you'll survive. You won't ever have to leave before midnight, one more fool go stay the night. If you try to find a reason, happiness could ease your mind; what you're looking for is sometimes what you came from and it's been there all the time. But if old enough could be bold enough when you're losing the show, and if young enough was strong enough to know, of all the things that I might do I will never try to write this song for you. And it's not called Angel."

"It's not over, no, it's not over yet. Yeah, we'll put all this pain behind us, recover and start again, come on. It's not over, no, it's not over yet. Sweet forgiving rain, wash away my shame, let the clouds roll by and reveal a brighter day. Yeah."

"Lady of my life, won't you comfort me tonight, when the troubles of the world are on my shoulders? Lady, make it right, please don't fuss or fight, I need some peace now I'm a little older. Lady, lady, lady, lady of my life, lady, lady, lady, lady of my life, stay with me tonight."

"Sun is shinin' in the sky There ain't a cloud in sight It's stopped rainin', everybody's in the play and don't you know it's a beautiful new day. Hey hey hey! Runnin' down the avenue, see how the sun shines brightly in the city, on the streets where once was pity Mr. Blue Sky is living here today, hey hey hey. Mr. Blue Sky, please tell us why you had to hide away for so long (so long) Where did we go wrong?"

"Music was my first love And it will be my last Music of the future And music of the past To live without my music would be impossible to do In this world of troubles my music pulls me through"

"Nice Man Jack, you should see him when the children play! Nice Man Jack, he's the one to take their tears away. Nice Man Jack, so very warm and kind. It's a pity there aren't more like him. Nice Man Jack - and he's always there to lend a hand. Nice Man Jack, such a well-respected gentleman. Nice Man Jack, so charming in his way. It's a pity there aren't more like him. It's a pity there aren't more like him. It's a pity there aren't more like him."

"No hard feelings, no tears, no pain. No hard feelings, no fears remain. I could see you slowly drifting away like a vision into the wall but I've got no hard feelings, I've got no feelings at all. No hard feelings, no cold goodbyes. No hard feelings, too old and wise. "And what happened to forever?", they say, "A lifetime seems so small." But I've got no hard feelings, I've got no feelings at all."

"In our times of trouble we only had ourselves. Nobody else knows, no one there to save us, we had to save ourselves. Yeah. When the storms came through, they found me and you back to back together. When the sun would shine it was yours and mine, yours and mine forever."

"Maybe I'm wrong, living high and chancing. I feel an ice cold look in your eye cut me down with glances. We both said "No", but we can't let go, and I'm feeling like we try to hide. I know I've waited so long. Now that yesterday's gone you need me there by your side. Just once in your life show me that you know how to make it right. For once in your life take a look around you and hold on tight."

"Another night over. The new day begins. Remembering the dreams that you left your love in, and you wonder, can you face another day, one more day without love?"

"Take a look at the blind man wishing every day he could see. He lives his life in darkness. Be grateful, you and me. Take a look at yourself now, standing with your back to the wall. Pride will get you nowhere fast, we're waiting for the fall."

"One more day and he'll be dreamin'. Let the night time roll away. He'll do great things tomorrow (so much to do today). Another mountain he'll be climbin' to a valley down below. There's sunshine all around him where the peaceful waters flow."

"Plain Jane, chasing rainbows, building castles in the sky. Plain Jane, chasing rainbows, make the end before you die. Not for you a poor man's son, your dreams of fortune have begun, and once you're off the ground you have to fly."

"Pull the damn thing down, we're gonna build a highway, and either side we'll beautify, with concrete reaching to the sky. Pull the damn thing down. Soon you won't remember, as all the people turn their backs on cobbled stones and chimney stacks. Pull the damn thing down!"

"Days may come and days may go. Funny how the children grow so fast. Nothing can last. Always try, and try we will. Nothing ever standing still for long. Is it all wrong? Time: tell me where you've flown. Wind, where have you blown? Taking us along, and changing as you go everything we know, like the rivers flow. What have we to show? Ready to spread your wings and fly away."

"Not for me all the things you must do I am glad now that I can see through. They say that I'm crazy, I'm out of my mind, searching for something I'll never find. Don't call me a loser, call me a rebel. No one said I must run in this race. Always right, putting me in my place. I know it's not easy: believe in yourself, you won't find the answer in somebody else. Don't call me a loser, Call me a rebel. Call me a rebel."

"Misty silence of the early morning. All around another day is dawning. Goodbyes ain't easy, so no-one sees me when I go. Only time is gonna last forever. Just remember what we had together. I must be leavin' and I can't even let it show. I am on my way, Remember Yesterday."

"You're on your own, back on the street, out in the cold you feel the heat. One way ticket to nowhere at your feet. Take what you need, a word to the wise: only the weak need alibis. Stakes are too high, zero again, no second chances at the end. Run, tell me where you're gonna run to? Run, oh, oh, oh where you gonna run to? Where you gonna run?"

"People always rushing round, makin' time to fuss and to worry. Get your feet back on the ground, it's no good to live in a hurry. Take it easy on your mind, no one wants to get behind. Think about it, you will find time is on your side, slow down. (Can't slow down)"

"This is my song for you. Thoughts of winter, dreams of sunshine. Nothing that I can do changes how I feel in my mind. This is my song for you. Times I hope you will remember. Things that were meant for two, here in my heart, here in my song for you."

"You can have the world if the world is what you need. Just take me round in circles, I'll follow where you lead. Go anywhere, if it's where you wanna go. It used to be for something, but lately I don't know. "Take me far away", all the people say. You're the price I pay. Blame me. Leave you far behind. Search until I find. I could lose my mind. Shame me. Tame me."

"And it's whispered that soon if we all call the tune then the piper will lead us to reason and a new day will dawn for those who stand long and the forests will echo with laughter. Oh-oh-oh-oh-whoa Ooh, really makes me wonder If there's a bustle in your hedgerow, don't be alarmed now It's just a spring clean for the May Queen. Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run there's still time to change the road you're on."

"Buildings tower round me like they're waiting for the kill. For days I haven't eaten and I really do feel ill. If I cry for help, would you hear my call? If I stumble now, would you let me fall? Won't you give me a hand, try to understand that I'm a stranger in the city? Stuck inside these streets it's like a human traffic jam. People walk right over me, now they don't give a damn. If I ask for death, would you give me a gun? If I took your hand, would you turn and run? Won't you pity me, just try to see that I'm a stranger in the city?"

"The right to sing, the right to play. The right to do the things I feel in my own way. And if you took it all and asked me to pretend, you'd be breaking a heart that won't mend. The right to win, the right to lose. The right to fall in love with anyone I choose. And when it's my mistake and everything goes wrong I would write what I feel in a song."

"Locked up with freedom you don't want at all, in crowds there is no-one to turn to. Down, when you're high, is a long way to fall, and all the mistakes you won't learn through. Time is for ever, and no one can say time shows, love goes Only the fears as you go through the years till the last sand of time blows away. Till last sand of time blows away."

"Why wait to give yourself a chance tomorrow? Let the feelin' grow You don't need someone else for you to follow Anywhere you go Leavin' your shell You'll never turn around! You know so well What always tied you down Is it for love, or is it only a game you're playing? Now I'm saying: Turn yourself loose Destiny calling Turn yourself loose You can't wait for a better day Turn yourself loose Go without any warning Turn yourself loose You can fly away"

"Over and over over and over we will discover we will discover that we all fall down. Yes, we all fall down. Yes, we all fall down. Yes, we all fall down."

"I never saw what was coming down. (What goes around, comes around.) My heart just shattered in pieces on the ground. (What goes around, comes around.) Twist an old cliché till the words ring true. What you do to someone, it can happen to you. Cause we're all links in this human chain, just the cause and effect of so much passion and pain."

"When you lose someone so young, how do you start again? You can't run and hide from the world outside and you lock yourself in, wonder where to begin: it multiplies the pain. When you lose someone so young, how do you start again? As time goes by and tears run dry and hope appears in place of fears it takes away the pain."

"As it was in the beginning it will be until the end. Your money buys you people but it will not buy you friends. Your life is an illusion so live it day by day. Just draw your own conclusion It's gonna happen anyway"

"You're the voice, try and understand it Make a noise and make it clear Oh, whoa We're not gonna sit in silence We're not gonna live with fear Oh, whoa Ooh, we're all someone's daughter We're all someone's son How long can we look at each other Down the barrel of a gun? You're the voice, try and understand it Make a noise and make it clear Oh, whoa We're not gonna sit in silence We're not gonna live with fear Oh, whoa"