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Lead vocals: [[Derek]] and ensemble | Lead vocals: [[Derek]] and ensemble | ||
Words from the wise, encourage you, carries all your taking on, | Words from the wise, encourage you, carries all your taking on, | ||
Words from the wise, discourage too many people when things go wrong. | Words from the wise, discourage too many people when things go wrong. | ||
''Chorus:'' | |||
Words from the wise, encourage you, carries all your taking on, | |||
Words from the wise, discourage too many people when things go wrong. | |||
I have my doubts, as everyone. Little isle in a stormy sea. | |||
Words from the wise, believe in you, All I do is believe in me. | |||
If the going looks to strong, And a little seems too long | If the going looks to strong, And a little seems too long | ||
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Your the wise, The wise. | Your the wise, The wise. | ||
''(Chorus)'' | |||
When it feels so hard to try, Just a weight, a chain, a lie, | When it feels so hard to try, Just a weight, a chain, a lie, | ||
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Your the wise, The wise. | Your the wise, The wise. | ||
''(Chorus)''... | |||
=== Thank You === | === Thank You === | ||
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Lead vocals: [[Derek]] | Lead vocals: [[Derek]] | ||
THANK YOU, for staying around so long, I know it's been hard. | THANK YOU, for staying around so long, I know it's been hard. | ||
You spend half your life, just testing the ground. | You spend half your life, just testing the ground. | ||
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THANK YOU, You like all my funny ways, the things that I do. | THANK YOU, You like all my funny ways, the things that I do. | ||
We both understand, To give and to be. | We both understand, To give and to be. | ||
''Chorus:'' | |||
THANK YOU, | |||
For waiting such a long time, And strange that it just had to be. | For waiting such a long time, And strange that it just had to be. | ||
It's true, | It's true, | ||
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And taking my hand, and sharing my cares. | And taking my hand, and sharing my cares. | ||
''(Chorus)'' | |||
=== Giant For A Day === | === Giant For A Day === | ||
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Lead vocals: [[Derek]] | Lead vocals: [[Derek]] | ||
You can be President Carter, maybe Idi Amin, or say Muhammed Ali | You can be President Carter, maybe Idi Amin, or say Muhammed Ali | ||
Make yourself Marlon Brando, Mickey Mouse, anyone you can see. | Make yourself Marlon Brando, Mickey Mouse, anyone you can see. | ||
''Chorus:'' | |||
Listen to all these songs tell yourself that it's wrong to even go | |||
your own way | |||
Throw away your old cloak, put on your mask, be a Giant for a Day. | |||
Think to yourself you're in Paris, Tel Aviv, Istanbul, or maybe London or Rome. | Think to yourself you're in Paris, Tel Aviv, Istanbul, or maybe London or Rome. | ||
Close your eyes to be there, even though you may be sitting at home. | Close your eyes to be there, even though you may be sitting at home. | ||
''(Chorus)'' | |||
Sitting in a Rolls Royce, if it's the car of your choice or just a black | Sitting in a Rolls Royce, if it's the car of your choice or just a black | ||
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And if you don't think these suit you, just a Porsche or a plain Pontiac. | And if you don't think these suit you, just a Porsche or a plain Pontiac. | ||
''(Chorus)'' | |||
GIANT FOR A DAY, GIANT FOR A DAY | GIANT FOR A DAY, GIANT FOR A DAY | ||
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You can be the French Connection, Harvey Oswald, or the boys on the beat. | You can be the French Connection, Harvey Oswald, or the boys on the beat. | ||
''(Chorus)'' | |||
GIANT FOR A DAY, GIANT FOR A DAY | GIANT FOR A DAY, GIANT FOR A DAY | ||
PUT ON YOUR MASK IMAGINE YOU'RE A GIANT FOR A | PUT ON YOUR MASK IMAGINE YOU'RE A GIANT FOR A | ||
GIANT FOR A DAY | GIANT FOR A DAY | ||
=== Spooky Boogie === | === Spooky Boogie === | ||
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Lead vocals: [[Derek]] | Lead vocals: [[Derek]] | ||
Smooth-talkin', slow-walkin' tell no lie | Smooth-talkin', slow-walkin' tell no lie | ||
Cool is the fool with the eagle eye | Cool is the fool with the eagle eye | ||
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What did I do | What did I do | ||
What was I all about? | What was I all about? | ||
''Chorus:'' | |||
OH, take me | |||
Save me from my misery | |||
OH, take me | |||
I want to be free | |||
OH, take me | |||
Take my hand and help me on | |||
OH, take me | |||
I will soon be gone | |||
Good-timin', all-nightin' in the shade | Good-timin', all-nightin' in the shade | ||
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It looked me in the eye. | It looked me in the eye. | ||
''(Chorus)'' | |||
My how the time flies | My how the time flies | ||
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It looked me in the eye. | It looked me in the eye. | ||
''(Chorus)'' | |||
=== Little Brown Bag === | === Little Brown Bag === | ||
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Look around, It may tell you, She only puts a good case, | Look around, It may tell you, She only puts a good case, | ||
So lady, | So lady, | ||
HOLD ON | HOLD ON... | ||
=== Friends === | === Friends === | ||
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Lead vocals: [[John]] | Lead vocals: [[John]] | ||
FRIENDS | FRIENDS | ||
Where would I be without friends, to take good care of me, | Where would I be without friends, to take good care of me, | ||
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On my own. | On my own. | ||
''Chorus:'' | |||
Enemies, some say add spice to your life | |||
But I've always hated to be so disliked | |||
I can't see why in this short span of time | |||
Anyone does without friends. | |||
FRIENDS | FRIENDS | ||
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I feel | I feel | ||
''(Chorus)'' | |||
FRIENDS | FRIENDS | ||
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You only number just a few, | You only number just a few, | ||
But you are my good friends. | But you are my good friends. | ||
=== No Stranger === | === No Stranger === | ||
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Lead vocals: [[Derek]] | Lead vocals: [[Derek]] | ||
''Chorus:'' | |||
No stranger, No danger in your home. | |||
It's walking, It's talking on it's own. | |||
No stranger, No danger in your home. | |||
It's walking, It's talking on it's own. | |||
One staring eye with no sight or feature | One staring eye with no sight or feature | ||
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Takes care that you're always there. | Takes care that you're always there. | ||
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It makes you safe moving with protection. | It makes you safe moving with protection. | ||
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Says all that you have to know. | Says all that you have to know. | ||
''(Chorus)'' | |||
=== It's Only Goodbye === | === It's Only Goodbye === | ||
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Lead vocals: [[Derek]] | Lead vocals: [[Derek]] | ||
Strange though we made it, in those days that were bare | Strange though we made it, in those days that were bare | ||
What pulled us through them, something was there. | What pulled us through them, something was there. | ||
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Then you said to me... | Then you said to me... | ||
''Chorus:'' | |||
It's only goodbye, a smile and a cry, and suddenly over, when | |||
I think of you know, in kindness allow. My memory lingers, then | |||
It's only goodbye, my strength telling lies, Just facing what had to be. | |||
Mixed my reflections, did we think it was real | Mixed my reflections, did we think it was real | ||
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Weren't we both for sharing, No not really caring, | Weren't we both for sharing, No not really caring, | ||
I would realize that, when you said to me... | I would realize that, when you said to me... | ||
''(Chorus)'' | |||
IT'S ONLY GOODBYE.. | IT'S ONLY GOODBYE.. | ||
=== Rock Climber === | === Rock Climber === | ||
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Lead vocals: [[Derek]] | Lead vocals: [[Derek]] | ||
''Chorus:'' | |||
Rock climber, Good-timer, Backstager, All-nighter | |||
Rock climber, Good-timer, follows the songs through the night | |||
In the night | |||
Backstager, All-nighter, Fills you with praise till it's light. | |||
She's waited for you (or me). She saw you there on T.V. | She's waited for you (or me). She saw you there on T.V. | ||
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Do you want to meet me tomorrow not there, she's a... | Do you want to meet me tomorrow not there, she's a... | ||
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And then when she's in your room, it's over she calls your tune. | And then when she's in your room, it's over she calls your tune. | ||
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Tonight there's more faces, in all the same places, she's a... | Tonight there's more faces, in all the same places, she's a... | ||
''(Chorus)'' | |||
== Release Information == | == Release Information == | ||