1993
1. can you forgive her?
another night with open eyes
too late to sleep, too soon to rise
you're short of breath, is it a heart attack?
hot and feverish you face the fact
you're in love, and it feels like shame
because she's gone and made a fool of you in public again
you're in love, and it feels like pain
because you know there's too much truth in everything she claims
so ask yourself now: can you forgive her
if she wants you to?
ask yourself: can you even deliver
what she demands of you?
you drift into the strangest dreams
of youthful follies and changing teams
admit you're wrong, oh, no, not yet
then you wake up and remember that you can't forget
she's made you some kind of laughing stock
because you dance to disco, and you don't like rock
she'd make fun of you, and even in bed
said she was gonna go and get herself a real man instead
so ask yourself now: can you forgive her
if she begs you to?
ask yourself: can you even deliver
what she demands of you?
or do you want revenge?
but that's childish, so childish!
(but that's childish, so childish!)
remember when you were more easily led
behind the cricket pavillion and the bicycle shed
trembling as your dreams came true
you looked right into those blue eyes and knew
it was love, and now you can't pretend
you've forgotten all the promises of that first friend
it's bad enough, she knows how you feel
but she's not prepared to share you with the memory
so ask yourself now: can you forgive her
if she begs you to?
ask yourself: can you even deliver
what she demands of you?
ask yourself now: can you forgive her
if she begs you to?
and ask yourself: can you even deliver
what she demands of you?
or do you want revenge?
but that's childish, so childish!
2. i wouldn't normally do this kind of thing
ask me why,
i say it's most unusual
how can i even try to explain
why today i feel like dancing
singing like lovers sing
well, i wouldn't normally do this kind of thing
i wouldn't normally do this kind of thing
ask me when, (ta ra ra ra)
i say it started when i met you (ta ra ra ra ra ra)
and ever since then i knew that the past couldn't last
for right now, i think i'm running
a race that i know i'm gonna win
and i wouldn't normally do this kind of thing
i wouldn't normally do this kind of thing
if people say i'm crazy, i tell them that it's true
let them watch with amazement
say it won't last beyond breakfast
it's just a phase he's going through
denigrate or speculate on what i'm going through
because it isn't the sort of thing i would normally do
ask me what, (ta ra ra ra)
i say i think it's good for you (ta ra ra ra ra)
believe it or not, i know where it's all leading to
i feel like taking all my clothes off
dancing to the 'rite of spring'
and i wouldn't normally do this kind of thing
i wouldn't normally do this kind of thing
i wouldn't normally do this kind of,
this kind of thing
3. liberation
take my hand,
i've changed my mind again
really, i believed it true
that all who fell in love were foolish
but I was wrong,
i've learned that lesson well
all the way back home at midnight
you were sleeping on my shoulder
take my hand,
don't think of obligations
now, right now,
your love is liberation
to free in me
the trust, i never dared
i always thought the risk too great
but suddenly, i don't hesitate, so
take my hand,
don't think of complications
now, right now,
your love is liberation
liberation
ta ra ra ra ra ra
ta ra ra ra ra ra
the night, the stars
our light shone through the dark
all the way back home at midnight
you were sleeping on my shoulder
take my hand,
don't think of hesitation
now, right now,
your love is liberation
liberation
ta ra ra ra ra ra
ta ra ra ra ra ra
ta ra ra ra ra ra
back home at midnight
all the way back home at midnight
6. yesterday, when i was mad
10. young offender
12. go west
* go west - village people
