Playlist Mike & The Mechanics

mike & the mechanics - a beggar on a beach of gold

I didn't know when I was lucky
Discontented feeling bad
Filled with envy
For possessions other people had

I found my pride had always hurt me
Fought the world to gain control
Not realising
I was sitting on a beach of gold

Oh lord I'm a poor man
With all the riches I can hold
I'm a beggar
And I'm sitting on a beach of gold

The problems I encountered
Gave me strength helped me sustain
To know the pleasure
First I had to cure the pain

When I was searching for solutions
I found the answer lay in me
I'm a drifter
But I'm drifting on a silver sea

Oh lord I'm a poor man
With all the riches I can hold
I'm a beggar
And I'm sitting on a beach of gold

I didn't have courage
My life was as dark as night
When alone in the darkness
I saw the brightest light
Let the light shine down

Are you out there now on empty
Feel you've nothing left to give
Sick of trying
Have you lost the will to live?

Don't be drowning in the shallows
With the beach so near at hand
Hear the voice say
Stand up get up
And join me on the gilded sand

Come and join me on the beach
With all the riches I can hold
Cause I'm a beggar
And I'm sitting on a beach of gold

Oh lord I'm a poor man
With all the riches I can hold
I'm a beggar
I'm sitting on a beach of gold

My children my salvation
The father to this man
They're my teachers
Playing on the golden sand

With my family all around me
I've all the riches I can hold
I'm a beggar
Sitting on a beach of gold

Oh lord I'm a poor man
With all the riches
I can hold I'm a beggar
Sitting on a beach of gold

mike & the mechanics - a call to arms

Pass the word, it's a call to arms
Midnight man at your door
Blackened faces run in the night
Daybreak under the floor

Bring my bow
Fill my head with flame, and we must
Let them know that the torch is lit again
Crystalize the pain behind your eyes
Are you ready to fight?

(You hear the drum and) run for your life
(Sweet Avalon the heat is on)
In other words, I hope and pray
That time and tide wash the hate away
A simple man with simple thoughts
Who turned to force as a last resort

All around us, chaos rings
Buildings crumbling down
Silhouettes in the fiery rain
Timbers crash to the ground

Bring my spear, invested with my youth
Bring the children near, they must now be told the truth
Old and young and those of foreign tongue
Are you ready to fight?

(You hear the drum and) run for your life
(Sweet Avalon the heat is on)
In other words, I hope and pray
That time and tide wash the hate away
A simple man with simple thoughts
Who turned to force as a last resort

In other words, I hope and pray
That time and tide keep the day away
When simple men with simple thoughts
Will turn to force as a last recourse

mike & the mechanics - a house of many rooms

There may be some things about me
Things you don't want to hear
For the rumours that precede me
May be very true I fear

They tell you I will deceive you
I don't know how to care
Though my intentions might be good
There's another darker look beware

When you walk through the door
Hang on to your senses
At best you must assume
It's a house of many rooms

Some rooms are filled with pleasure
Laughter and love and light
All the things you never see
I keep under lock and key at night

When you walk through the door
Hang on to your senses
At best you must assume
It's a house of many rooms

If you love me in the light
Love me in the shadow
I'm afraid you must assume
It's a house of many rooms
A house of many rooms

It's a house that's so unstable
There are those who recommend
If they'd the strength and they were able
It ought to be condemned
I don't agree but I will warn you
At best you must assume
I live in a house of many rooms

Here I'm in the library
Trying to understand
What empowers this behaviour
Degenerates the man
The same apartment later
With the bottle half consumed
I see a house of many rooms

In the parlour I'm your father
Who could ask for more
The bedroom compromise me
With your best friend from next door
In the kitchen being honest
The lounge a lying tongue
Locked in the bathroom
Pretending to be young

The chapel finds me kneeling
Praying for my soul
The painting in the attic
Can't prevent me growing old
Help me live forever
Silent as a tomb
I live in a house of many rooms

Join me at the dining table
Join me at the feast
Join me in the stable
I'm laying with the beast
You're walking in the garden
Oblivious who'd know?
I'm in the cellar ready to explode

mike & the mechanics - a time and place

There's a time and place
For you to make your mark and show your face
There's a place in time
When you must step outside the line

So understand what I mean
There is a time and place for you to have your dream
But here and now may not be
The time and place for you and me
You and me

It's the finest line
A missed opportunity or the perfect time
You must not despair
You'll recognise it when you're there

So understand what I mean
There is a time and place for you to have your dream
But here and now may not be
The time and place for you and me

The time and place for you and me
There's a time and there's a moment you will see
Don't lower your expectations
There are no limitations
There's a time and place for you and me

So understand hard as it seems
There is a time and place for you to have your dreams
Though here and now may not be
The time and place for you and me
You and me

mike & the mechanics - all i need is a miracle

I said "go if you wanna go,
Stay if you wanna stay"
I didn't care if you hung around me
I didn't care if you went away
And I know you were never right
I'll admit I was never wrong
I could never make up my mind
I made it up as I went along

And though I treated you like a child
I'm gonna miss you for the rest of my life

All I need is a miracle, all I need is you
All I need is a miracle, all I need is you
All I need is a miracle, all I need is you

I never had any time
And I never had any call
But I went out of my way just to hurt you,
The one I shouldn't hurt at all
I thought I was being cool
Yeah, I thought I was being strong
But it's always the same old story
You never know what you've got 'til it's gone

If I ever catch up with you
I'm gonna love you for the rest of your life

All I need is a miracle, all I need is you (all I need is a miracle)
All I need is a miracle, all I need is you (all I need is a miracle)
All I need is a miracle, all I need is you

And if I ever catch up with you
I'm gonna love you for the rest of your life

All I need is a miracle, all I need is you (all I need is a miracle)
All I need is a miracle, all I need is you (all I need is a miracle)
All I need is a miracle, all I need is you (all I need is a miracle)
All I need is a, all I need is a,
All I need is you (all I need is a miracle)

mike & the mechanics - another cup of coffee

And she pours herself another cup of coffee
As she contemplates the stain across the wall
and it's in between the cleaning and the washing
That's when looking back's
The hardest part of all

And she always did her best to try and please him
While he always did his best to make her cry
And she got down on her knees to stop him leaving
But he always knew one day he'd say goodbye

Where are your friends
Where are your children
Is this your house
Is this your home
Does nothing ever last forever
Does everybody sleep alone

And he tears the business tags from his old suitcase
As he packs away the pieces of his life
They all love him but they always try to change him
That's what happens when a girl becomes a wife

And she pours herself another cup of coffee
As the pictures leave a clean space on the wall
and it's in between the leaving and the loving
That's when looking back's
The hardest part of all

Where are your friends
Where are your children
Is this your house
Is this your home
Does nothing ever last forever
Does everybody sleep alone

Don't look back
Don't give up
Pour yourself another cup

mike & the mechanics - before

A freezing cold December brings a chill into my heart
And fills me with an emptiness now we're so far apart
A Lost in my confusion now through everything I see
Oh won't you come on back I need you here with me

Before
Before
Before the next heartache falls
Before
Before the next heartache falls

Lonely as the darkness casts a spell upon the night
I'm past the point of caring if I'm wrong or I am right
I wonder if you realise oh just what it means to me
Listen to me darlin' I'm just let you see

Before
Before
Before the next heartache falls
Before
Before the next heartache falls

Early morning finds me at the house upon the hill
Everywhere the laughter reminds me of you still
I'm haunted by the memories all too easy to recall
I would dare to mention there's a lesson for us all

Before
Before
Before the next heartache falls
Before
Before the next heartache falls

Tears already falling like the rain upon the ground
When the storm is over no trace of it is found
Never will I understand how you vanished like the rain
Tell me that you'll come back and let me live again

Before
Before
Before the next heartache falls
Before
Before the next heartache falls

mike & the mechanics - everybody gets a second chance

A single failure
A little slip
A misdemeanor
A little trip
Does this condemn me
Lock me away?
Before you turn the key
I have one more thing to say
To make amends
Maybe be friends

Everybody gets a second chance
The Circumstance to say I'm sorry
I'd like to tell you in advance
Take my chance and tell you
I'm sorry too

A little stumble
A little tall inconsequential
Nothing at all
Now there was someone
I heard him say
That the best laid plans
Sometimes go astray
So don't be surprised if I offer you no alibis

Everybody gets a second chance
The circumstance to say I'm sorry
I'd like to tell you in advance
Take my chance and tell you I'm sorry
Everybody gets a second chance
The circumstance to say I'm sorry
I'd like to tell you in advance
I'll take my chance and tell you I
Take my chance and tell you I love you

Everybody gets a second chance
Circumstance to say I'm sorry
I'd like to tell you in advance
Take my chance and tell you I'm sorry
Everybody gets a second chance
Circumstance to say I'm sorry
I'd like to tell you in advance
I'll take my chance and tell you I
Take my chance and tell you I'm sorry

Everybody wants a
Everybody needs a
Everybody gets a second chance

A single failure
A little slip
A misdemeanor
A little trip
Does this condemn me
Lock me away?
Before you turn the key
I have one more thing to say
To make amends
Maybe be friends

Everybody gets a second chance
The Circumstance to say I'm sorry
I'd like to tell you in advance
Take my chance and tell you
I'm sorry too

A little stumble
A little tall inconsequential
Nothing at all
Now there was someone
I heard him say
That the best laid plans
Sometimes go astray
So don't be surprised if I offer you no alibis

Everybody gets a second chance
The circumstance to say I'm sorry
I'd like to tell you in advance
Take my chance and tell you I'm sorry
Everybody gets a second chance
The circumstance to say I'm sorry
I'd like to tell you in advance
I'll take my chance and tell you I
Take my chance and tell you I love you

Everybody gets a second chance
Circumstance to say I'm sorry
I'd like to tell you in advance
Take my chance and tell you I'm sorry
Everybody gets a second chance
Circumstance to say I'm sorry
I'd like to tell you in advance
I'll take my chance and tell you I
Take my chance and tell you I'm sorry

Everybody wants a
Everybody needs a
Everybody gets a second chance

mike & the mechanics - get up

Do you remember how we used to say
Nothing could ever stand in our way
Well it's no use pretending things are still the same
Cause we're no longer ahead of the game

Well I've already gone through it all and it's true
If you want to survive there's just one thing to do

Get up! and do something
Get up! and take control of your life
Get up! and do something about it
Don't ever make the same mistake twice

Just like a flyer high above the ground
I'm on a tightrope, afraid to look down
Well I'm almost approaching the point of no return
Sometimes I wonder if I'll ever learn

Well I've already said that you ought to be proud
Listen, talking is cheap oh but action speaks loud

Get up! and do something
Get up! and take control of your life
Get up! and do something about it
Don't ever make the same mistake twice

All of this time you've been learning to crawl

When you're down on your knees you've got nowhere to fall
Get up!

mike & the mechanics - going goinghome

Going going home
I hold a memory
I can't let go
Going going home
Going going home

You're long ago
And far away
But I can still remember you

Going, going home
I've got a memory that
I can't let go
And I know I won't be alone
I'm goin' home

The ones I love will all be there
And I can see their smiling faces

Oh I'm giving in
It's like living in a war
It can't be right
And I can't fight this world
No more

I don't care where this highway goes

Going going home
I know I won't be alone
I'm going
I'm going home

I know you'll always wait for me
And now I'm going back to you

Oh I'm giving in
It's like living in a war
It can't be right
And I can't fight this world
No more
I don't care where this highway goes

mike & the mechanics - hanging by a thread

And through the grief and pain, I'm half insane
I give an inch you take a mile
You throw away the key, ignore my plea
You cut me down without a trial
(You keep me hanging by) hanging by a thread
(You keep me hanging by) leaving me for dead
(You keep me hanging by) I heard it when you said,
(You keep me hanging by) "Keep him hanging by a thread"

You throw a length of rope, I grab, you hope,
It's just enough to hang myself
I make a fatal slip, I lose my grip
There's no-one left to call for help

(You keep me hanging by) hanging by a thread
(You keep me hanging by) leaving me for dead
(You keep me hanging by) I'm not finished yet
(You keep me hanging by) I'm still hanging by a thread

I hear a final scream, another dream
I hear it then I start to go (hang him by a thread)
I recognise the pain, a time to play
Then stuck me to the afterglow (hang him by a thread)
Then I wake up wet, soaked in sweat
Tell you all you want to know (hang him by a thread)

mike & the mechanics - help me

Help me,help me understand
I still find it hard to comprehend
Tell me,tell me who I am
The one who shares your life or just a friend
I can read your heart like an open book
But I can't believe the things you do
Can't believe the things you do
Show me,show me what you need
Do you really know or do you care
You don't know me if you think I can't see
The promises you break when I'm not there
I can read your face like an open book
But I can't believe the things you do
I can't believe the things you do
Ooooh
When you are alone and looking out across the years
You call it space you call it time
And when you ate up all the laughter and the tears
I hope the future will be mine
Help me,help me understand
I still find it hard to comprehend
Tell me,tell me who I am
The one who shares your life or just a friend
Just a friend
Ooooh
Hey

By José Antônio/Uirapuru

mike & the mechanics - i believe

Shattered dreams worthless years
Here am I encased inside a hollow shell
Life bagan then was done
Now I stare into a cold empty well
The many sounds that meet our ears
The sights our eyes behold
Will open up our merging hearts
And feed our empty souls

I believe when I fall in love with you
It will be forever
I believe when I fall in love this time
It will be forever
Without despair

We will share and the joys of caring
Will not be replaced
What has been must never end
And with the strength we have
Won't be erased
When the truths of love are planted firm
They won't be hard to find
And the words of love I speak to you
Will echo in my mind

I believe when I fall in love with you
It will be forever I believe when
I fall in love this time
It will be forever
Ever, ever, ever

I believe when I fall in love with you
It will be forever
I'm so glad that I found someone
To believe in again

God surely answered my prayer
God surely answered my prayer
You know god surely answered my prayer
You know god surely answered my prayer
God always will answer your prayers
Believe in one who will answer my prayer
Thank you god

I believe when I fall in love with you
It will be forever
I believe when I fall in love with you
It will be forever

Come on let's fall in love
You're the woman I've been waiting for
Come on let's fall in love
You're the girl that I really adore
Come on let's fall in love
Come on baby let's fall in love
Come on let's.

mike & the mechanics - i don t want it all

I been keeping it to myself
I been thinking about it all day long
I got nobody I can blame
They say what goes around surely comes around

I wouldn't dream of trying to complicate your life
You don't need to change anything you do

Because
I don't want it all
I just need some time
A piece of love that I can hold on to
I don't want it all
I just need to feel
Something good is happening in my life

I read my paper and get depressed
No point in hanging around waiting for a call
I don't expect you to read my mind
This time I'm going to tell you exactly how I feel

I need the thought of stealing a moment with you
So I can just keep holding on

Because
I don't want it all
I just need some time
A piece of love that I can hold on to
I don't want it all
I just need to feel
Something good is happening in my life

Do you think you want to be free this time
I'll do anything to make you mine
I'll do anything

I don't want it all
I just need some time
A piece of love that I can hold on to
I don't want it all
I just need to feel
Something good is happening in my life

I don't want it all
I just need some time
A piece of love that I can hold on to
I don't want it all
I just need to feel
Something good is happening in my life

I been keeping it to myself
Thinking about it all day long
I just need some time
I don't want it all
I just need to feel something good
I just need some time

I just need some time
A piece of love that I can hold on to
I don't want it all
I just need to feel
Something good is happening in my life

I don't want it all
I just need some time
A piece of love that I can hold on to
I don't want it all
I just need to feel
Something good is happening in my life

I don't want it all
I just need some time
A piece of love that I can hold on to

mike & the mechanics - i get the feeling

I get the feeling, that I've been here before
Saying all these things to you
I get the feeling, that I fell through that door
Comin' down with deja-vu
There's no emotion, nothing at all
You don't even know my name
I get the notion that you don't recall
So here we go, and here we go
Here we go again

It's no good saying, that you've never been in love before
No good explaining, that you've never been in love before
No good denying, I've seen them comin' back for more
I know you're lying, baby
Cos your name is written on that door

Oh, baby

I get the feeling, that you've been here before
Saying all these things to me
I get the feeling, that I'm just a chore
You don't give your love for free
There's no excuses, nothing to say
You just play those little games
I get the feeling it would turn out this way
So here we go, here we go
Here we go again

Your love has given me, what I never never had before
But the way you're living, I just never never know the score
Oh, I'm though with trying, and I say I can take no more
You know I'm lying baby, when you hear me knocking at that door

Oh girl

I get the feeling, by the look on your face
Could be the right time, but it sure is the wrong place
I get the feeling that nothing I say
Is gonna change a single thing, gonna make you come away

Oh, I get the feeling
Oh, I get the feeling
Here we go again
Here we go again
Here we go
I get the feeling
Yeah get the feeling
No no no, tell me now now
Never been in love before
Don't try tell me
Don't try tell me about it
Never been in love before
I don't believe it darling, no

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