All summer long we were happy we were one We didn't think of an ending to our play All summer long nights of wine, days of song It couldn't last, our
Misty eyes on a misty day Come across a place like this along your way You walk straight in to that sweet and tender trap And you know you're lost and
can't stop these changing times Nothing going ever to be the same You'd better look out Look out for these changing times © Chris Rea & Jazzee
You got to break the back of the mould you were made in Crack the shell, that's how it's got to be Nothing for certain, ain't no way of knowing Only believe
She's goin' down (She's goin' down) He's goin' down (She's goin' down) I'm coming off the ropes (He's going down) He thinks I'm beat (He's going down
On the restless road to nowhere There's no certain peace, it seems Desire to keep on moving Till the river of dreams Is it just because someone told
(instrumental)
It's all become a fantasy She sits and reads about Tiffany's I moan all day about the state of the world And the sun beats down Her book is full of pastel
Could have been a long hot summer night When all the stars were shining bright Against the blue Could have been that famous decade scene Top hats and
Sometimes I think I go insane So what's a boy supposed to do Working just to pay my way But baby when the day is through Just wanna have a good time Hey
Black dog barking in the cold grey light He pulls the chain and he pulls it tight This ain't no lonesome wail That boy ain't faking He bites the steel
Charlie was a loser till that sunny day No-one saw him leaving as he sailed away Treated like a sinner, no-one gave a damn Till charlie threw two sixes
blues away Yeah dance with me baby, dance 'til my blues can't stay Come on and dance with me baby Dancing my blues away © Chris Rea & Jazzee Blue
Catfish girl, makes it feel so fine Catfish girl, always pulling on my line When I see her smiling face, She get me every single time Yeah she does.
Diamond dream when the sun don't shine I close my eyes to see Twelve wild horses in silver chains Calling out to me Oh Daytona, shine your light on me
Burlington zephyrs And kenworths that pass in the night Deltics and steamers and f88's in full flight Old train take me back again To the one that I love
Oh getaway and don't come back Who do you think you're fooling with lies like that? You have dreams that set the rain on fire Burning with a cheap desire
Snow hard up against my doorway And it's falling twice as fast Funny I was just thinking of you my friend How long you were gonna last Driving those blizzards