Supertramp

I hear only what I want to hear But, I have to believe in something Have to believe just the one thing I said, "Father Washington, you're all mixed up Collecting sinners in an old tin cup Well, spare a listen for a restless fool There's something missin...

Well I don't care about the summer rain I know it's good for the garden Don't care what blue skies, they turn to grey When you come around and try to run me down The storm clouds darken...mmm...yeah I don't get down when the leaves go brown It's just a charm...

Let me tell you a story that'll make a change, Let me tell you when I'm way out of range; It's about a man who's crueler than me, So promise not to cause a scene, Heaven help the one's you love, There's no big need for stars above Well, you can run, you, know...

So maybe you could do with a break You've had about all you can take You need to find somewhere you can run to Somewhere a long way from here Somewhere where the skies are all clear Somewhere you can think all your thoughts through It took a long time to mak...

So many years have come and gone since then Still I can't forget the past But you and me, we'll surelt meet again And maybe find the truth at last And the light, in the night Shines on brightly If it's alright with you It's alright with me Well I believe, th...

If there's no way of knowing where's the answer, You should know if you need me by now, tell me how. You saw me in the first place, Who d'you think I am How can you be so two-faced And tell me where I stand Yeah, we've been here once before, I see you by the d...

/Right, let's get the whole thing cooking/ I try to run in a different race But every time I seem to lose face Making it hard it's easy But I got to keep trying to lessen my pace I try to walk down a city-street I say hello to the people I meet They'r...

Jimmy Cream was keen, his brain was always winnin', I can't keep tabs on mine, it's really quite a joke I see him down the road, I ask if he'd be willing To lend me 15p - I'm dying for a smoke Don't arrange to have me sent to no asylum I'm just as sane as anyo...

Morning at last Every night is a fight till you're waking Dreams dancing past Through the silence of sleep, dawn is breaking I wake and watch them till then And I am not like other birds of prey I am not, I am not like other birds of prey Oh, night is...

All of my life I felt that you were listening Watching for ways to help me stay in tune Lord of my dreams, although confusion Keeps trying to decieve What is it that makes me believe in you? Babaji, oh won't you come to me Won't you help me face the mus...

I keep on churning away, but pay no mind You don't know nothing 'bout me but that's alright I tell you true that I'll be there and that's for sure You got to let me go everywhere, let me through that door Let me through that door You say you got a bee in you...

Trust me, I can help you Feel free, we can save you Join us in the good life And better days, better days Campaign for a new life Champagne and the bright lights Make way for the right way And better days, better days You didn't realize about the oth...

So you think your schoolings phoney I guess its hard not to agree You say it all depends on money And who is in your family tree Right, youre bloody well right You know you got a right to say Right, youre bloody well right You know you got a right to say Ha-ha...

YOUR SILVER NIGHTS AND GOLDEN DAYS I TRY TO REACH YOU IN A MILLION WAYS I´M CRAZY ´BOUT YOU BONNIE CAN YOU TELL? YOUR DIAMOND RINGS AND FANCY CLOTHES DO I WANT YOU BABE, WELL HEAVEN KNOWS I´M WILD ABOUT YOU BONNIE CAN´T YOU SEE, HEY BONNIE I´VE LOVED YOU OH...

Take a look at my girlfriend, she's the only one I got Not much of a girlfriend, never seem to get a lot Take a jumbo across the water, like to see America See the girls in California I'm hoping it's going to come true but there's not a lot I can d...

You make me nervous when you're flying around The secret service couldn't track you down You tell me no then you kiss me You say hello then you ditch me You try to run when you see me I never knew what this dream was about You say let's go then you're lost in...

There's a red cloud hanging over us And it's so big and it's gonna burst All you people with your heads in the ground Hey brother, where you bound? And they're no good and they're everywhere Try to tell you, but you just don't care Try to hear you but you don...

I never knew what a man was supposed to be I never wanted the responsibility I still remember what they tried to make of me They used to wonder what they couldn't get through to me, 'Cause all that I had as this music A-coming to me And all that I had was this...

Yes I've been waiting Waiting patiently and waiting Well if you ever feeling sorry So sorry for yourself And they tell you not to worry Just leave your problems on the shelf C'est what? C'est what, oh well C'est what? That's what they tell you C'est what? C'...

You're tellin' lies, so don't you criticize Yeah I got used, all messed up and abused You let me down, with all your runnin' round Still you pretend and try to call me friend Don't say a word, I know just what I heard Yeah you've been loose, you just go...

It doesn’t matter what I say You never listen anyway Just don’t know what you’re looking for Imagination’s all I have But ever then you say it’s bad Just can’t see why we disagree Casual conversations how they bore me They go on and on endlessly But...

Well, who do you think you`re foolin`? You say you`re havin fun, But you`re busy going nowhere, Just lyin in the sun. You tried to be a hero, commit the perfect crime but the dollar got you dancing and you`re running out of time. You`re messin`up the...

Now you're very much like your mother And that's a natural fact But you couldn't look much like your brother's wife Or anyone like that But you don't look much like your sister 'Cause she's all big and fat But don't breath a word to your mean old dad '...

Here's a little song to make you feel good Put a little light in your day These are crazy times And it's all been getting pretty serious Here's a little song to make you feel right Send the blues away Well it's a crazy game Tell me who's to blame, I'm kind of...

Now they're planning the crime of the century Well what will it be? Read all about their schemes and adventuring It's well worth a fee So roll up and see And they rape the universe How they've gone from bad to worse Who are these men of lust, greed, and glory?...

Goin' through my life, day by day Wonderin' why and what road it'll take Sometimes low and sometimes high Tryin' find a reason to live by Well I've been seaching far and wide Over the water beyond the sky And I've been watching the moon above Smiling down at...

Don't leave me now Leave me out in the pouring rain With my back against the wall Don't leave me now Don't leave me now Leave me out with nowhere to go And the shadows start to fall Don't leave me now Don't leave me now Leave me out on this lonely roa...

Took a boat Sunday, down by the sea It just felt so nice, you and me We didn't have a problem or a care And all around was silence, everywhere You are the reason I was born Be with you through all seasons I'll always hear you when you call We'll keep the love...

Dreamer, you know you are a dreamer Well can you put your hands in your head, oh no! I said dreamer, you're nothing but a dreamer Well can you put your hands in your head, oh no! I said: "far out- what a day, a year, a life it is!" You know - well you kno...

And if my heart's had wings, I'd be the bird that sings, I'd fly where love isn't shy And everyone is willing to try. And if we had the time, And time's so hard to find, I can't believe what you say, Start sending those shadows away, And if you know who you ar...

Even in the quietest moments I wish I knew what I had to do And even though the sun is shining Well I feel the rain - here it comes again, dear And even when you showed me My heart was out of tune For there's a shadow of doubt that's not letting me find you to...

Sharing's good, sharing's fine But no one wants to share this world of mine Is dull, dark and grey And no one wants to find the way To my front door is always open to you Hey now life, give me a break For much more of this I cannot Take me to a far off place...

History recalls how great the fall can be While everybody's sleeping, the boats put out to sea Borne on the wings of time It seemed the answers were so easy to find "Too late," the prophets cry The island's sinking, let's take to the sky Called the man a fool...

I will always love you true forever Forever, I will always love you true Hope you feel the same way too, forever Forever, I hope you feel the same way too Want to spend my life with you forever Forever want to spend my life with you My life with you, my...

When a spirit is broken Why go on When there's nothing to say And a love just a token It was strong Now it's fading away Ah but I'm free as a bird As I walk right out that door You have my word I won't bother you no more Yes I'm doing alright As I face the lo...

Hey buddy, want to talk to you 'Bout a friend in need, a friend indeed I hear you got a few friends too Who live up the stairs, sell their wears And they don't care, 'cause they don't know that Ooh, he's very lonely Ooh, he's lost his one and only Wom...

Monday has come around again I'm in the same old place With the same old faces always watching me Who knows how long I'll have to stay Could be a hundred years Of sweat and tears At the rate that I get paid Sometimes I slowly drift away From all the d...

You say you're so tired, you're never satisfied But I can't seem to make you understand I see your point of view, but life's been to good to you Just stand up and face things like a man You better get your act together If you ever wanna take it on the road Yo...

Give a little bit Give a little bit of your love to me Give a little bit Ill give a little bit of my love to you Theres so much that we need to share So send a smile and show you care Ill give a little bit Ill give a little bit of my life for you So give a li...

In time this fire will turn to ashes The sun will fall out the sky Still you see no urgency To spend some time with me Time with me I can't believe you haven't noticed Just how long I've been waitin' for you I've been such a patient man But I still don't unde...

Bless my heart and soul, I've discovered gold Spread the news around Get the ship afloat, a rock and roll the boat And let's get into town I am living down by the creek Getting mired in the mud No liquor for a week I feel the cold in my blood Here's...

It's just heartbreaking I should have known that it would let me down It's just a mind aching I used to dream about this town It was a sight to see The place to be, Where the living is easy And the kicks can always be found It's such a shame about it I used...

It was an early morning yesterday I was up before the dawn And I really have enjoyed my stay But I must be moving on Like a king without a castle Like a queen without a throne I'm an early morning lover And I must be moving on, yeah, yeah Now I belie...

I feel so close to you 'Cos you know you always do Help me down that road I go to slepp at night Feeling that it's alright 'Cos you help me down that road When I feel I've been beat You get me on my feet You help me spread that heavy load Now that I realize...

Hide in your shell cos the world is out to bleed you for a ride What will you gain making your life a little longer? Heaven or Hell, was the journey cold that gave your eyes of steel? Shelter behind painting your mind and playing joker Too Frightening to liste...

When is the time that a dream has gone wrong When you're with me When is a time when the blame went to you Please forgive me But the truth is, my friend, that the world isn't quite As I thought it to be Oh no, I wish I were back home again Oh no, I wis...

I'm beggin' you, let's start anew All my fears were wrong I was too headstrong Now I'm missing you It's been too long, and still you're gone If you ever cared About the life we shared Please let me know I think about you lately More than you will ever know A...

The actors and jesters are here The stage is in darkness and clear For raising the curtain And no-one's quite certain whose play it is How long ago, how long If only we had listened then If we'd known just how right we were going to be For we dreamed a...

Hey, how's your conscience lately You tried so hard to please me And now you seem so uneasy You say that you've enough and you're out of love It hit me like a hurricane It hit me like a speeding train I try to climb a mountain range And fall down on the groun...

I live in a vacumn, no air I'm stuck in back room, somewhere But it don't bother me amyway 'cos I know Goin' to get out soon, I got places to go There's a big world waiting for me I just need a break, someone to believe but right now I'm just tryin' to survive...

I want you in my arms tonight You know you whet my appetite It might be wrong for us to care And maybe something's in the air But if the world is unaware It's alright, please say it's alright You'll be mine tonight, it's going to be alright I won't care if w...

Oh, it's raining again Oh no, my love's at an end Oh no, it's raining again And you know it's hard to pretend Oh no, it's raining again Too bad I'm losing a friend Oh no, it's raining again Oh will my heart ever mend You're old enough some people say...

Woke up cryin' with the break of dawn, and, I looked up and the sky, The air was still, yet all the leaves were falling, Can you tell me why? Well, I just don't know the reason, I don't know what to say, it just seems a normal day, and, I've got to live my ow...

I'm feeling so alone now They cut the telephone uh huh Yeah my life is just a mess I threw it all away now I could have made a fortune I lost the craving for success And as the acrobats they tumble So the corn begins to crumble While in the mirror She admire...

Know who you are There's a world wants to know you. Know where to go There's a world wants to touch you. Feel all you can Let your heart speak and guide you. Don't be afraid Of the love deep inside you. Bring it out for everyone When you smile we can...

Lady, you come across the water, Well don't you think you oughta? Be waiting a while, Are you acting, on what your heart has told you, Is nothing gonna' hold you, from flying away, a-ha Flying away a-ha, flying away. 'Cause there's nowhere to go, Though the r...

Well if you want some advice You gotta listen to me Getta hold of your life And you can have a new dream Forget the ups and the downs There's a new game in town For every turn in the road There's a new way to go I don't hear what you say Gonna find my own way...

Woah ohh... I don't know any more Just don't know any more But think of what you're saying I really think you should You'd better stop complaining it won't do you any good You know you should have done the right thing When you drew your master plan But...

The situation's clear It's fine as long as you are here Of that I'm really sure I will live to love you more They say you drag me down They try to tell me you're around Just to even up a score But I will live to love you more And they say I've been b...

I know that there's a reason why I need to be alone You shown me there's a silent place that I can call my own Is it mine? Oh, Lord is it mine? You know I get so weary from the battles in this life and as many times it seems that you're the only hope in sight...

I'll tell you from the start He's gonna break your heart You can't stop the lover boy You can't stop the lover boy He's gonna tell you lies But you won't realize Because you can't stop the lover boy You can't stop the lover boy He's got a thing in his head I...

I ain't got too much money, I ain't got too much sense Long ago I had a dream but that's no recompense My father was a blind man, my brother was a fool My mother told me God is love But hatred makes the rules Teach me to fly, so I shall drag my feet in t...

Let me tell you what I want to say You're the only one who can make me feel this way My kind of lady No better love could I embrace No better heart, no other face Can quite compare with you You came along and then you mend my broken dreams I was so down and t...

So pardon me boys I'm gonna be late I don't have the choice I've got to get into shape It's eight on the nose And I gotta go So pass me my coat I've got to get to the show Ain't got no feeling Ain't got no pain Ain't got no reason To try again Do...

I can't believe what you're saying about me I can't believe it's true You know you never should doubt me And take this attitude You say there's something between us Something just ain't right But every time I ask you to tell me why You say it's not the moment...

Nothing to show beyond the fevered head Body so warm within his perfume bed Sleeping alone the shadow of a man He will entice you too an empty can Nothing to show for love has never been Nothing to show for love has never been Nothing to show for love h...

Oh darling, will you ever change your mind I've been feeling left behind Like a shadow in your light Ah honey won't you say that I'm the one And if you think you're gonna run Well you know I'm gonna be around you, all about you Always by your side I'm gonna...

Trouble is my calling card, that's my middle name Ever since you walked away, things are not the same Now my life is misery, don't know what to do Yes your gone, your history, but I can't get over you Used to be in Shang-Gri-La, life used to be so good You a...

Can you believe me when I say, there's nothing I like better, Than just to sit here and talk with you. Although I'll rant and I'll rave about one thing and another The beauty of it is so pure to me, though, I'm a poor boy, I can still be happy, As long as I ca...

The name is Potter, hi there I'm sure getting hotter, mind there I told this chick she could see my [Incomprehensible] cactus Back in the confines of my home She didn't say yes, but she didn't say no So we're just gonna go get a cactus supper at home N...

Put on your old brown shoes Right on your feet Time to move on, get away You know you paid your dues Did all you could Time to move on, no more to say You and me, we're helpless can't you see We've got to get away, get away Got to move on, 'til the madness ar...

Rudy's on a train to nowhere, halfway down the line He don't wanna get there, but he needs time He ain't sophisticated, nor well-educated After all the hours he wasted, still he needs time. He needs time - he needs time for livin', He needs time - for someone...

I can see you in the morning when you go to school Don't forget your books, you know you've got to learn the golden rule, Teacher tells you stop your play and get on with your work And be like Johnnie - too-good, well don't you know he never shirks - he's...

Did your shadow ever speak to you? And did he say that something's wrong? Huddle figure on a lamp-let wall Never realized he cared at all Did he stop you going on? Guess my shadow spoke to me tonight And made me throw my dreams away Told a story of a t...

Ohh - when I was a small boy, Well, I could see the magic in a day, But, now I'm just a poor boy, Well, maybe it's the price you have to pay, If you lock your dreams away If no-one wants to listen. What's the story, I wish I'd been a minstrel, Just think of a...

Slow motion, slow motion baby We want our love to last Everything's so right, why try to go so fast It's easy to lose sight and then the moments passed Go easy, go easy baby You know there's time for us Even though this world seems to be speeding up Maybe we...

I went back my home town To the school and walked around And the way it felt It seemed just like yesterday From the cradle to the grave Some say we never change No matter how we try We try to rearrange Life father so like son It's as if wife we're both as on...

Sooner or later it's gonna get better Sooner or later I'm gonna get over her You know I can't go on like this It's just a matter time There'll come a day when I will wake up Without her on my mind Sooner or later it's gonna get better Sooner or later I'm gon...

You've been lyin' I've been cryin' You've been messin' I've been guessin' 'bout you You've been cheatin' I've been creepin' around You've been leavin' I'll be grievin', I'm grievin' But I'm still in love with you And no matter what you do Cause you...

Surely there's a way, I could please you Only in your past, lie the tears Surely there's a day, you can say went your way Some illusion, you can keep through the years Only if I lied, could I love you? Nothin' of our lives could we share Only could we t...

So you think you're a romeo You're playing a part in a picture-show Well, Take the long way home Take the long way home But you're the joke of the neighborhood Why should you care if you're feeling good Well, take the long way home Take the long way ho...

Well now how you doin' do I know you Are you living round here or just passing through Seems like I met you before well how you do Take care while you're in there, the lights are low Though the gals are good, they're not the kind you want to know Just sit bac...

When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful, A miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical. And all the birds in the trees, well they'd be singing so happily, Joyfully, playfully watching me. But then they sent me away to teach me how to be sensible,...

Just look at the comfort that you call your home, Just kidding yourself that you're never alone; Well, maybe there's something, just one thing, you shouldn't have said, So, you better beware. And, you better get, and you better get, light in your head And, you...

Oh Lordy I got to feelin' so cold You know the mornin' it ain't too good for my soul I've been workin' in some faraway place I got to thinkin' 'bout your sweet smilin' face I got a thing for you I'm gonna change all my ways I'm gonna get off the road I'm gonna...

Captain, I am sorry that the ship should go astray Letting the ocean have it's own way Lay me down to pass exam, I'll pay for all my sins Pleading for mercy, my cancel begins Times have changed, and my vision it ain't so strong For the battle was too lon...

Look at me I'm a speck of sand, And I'm building ,dreams in a strangers land Tell me why do I care Tell me why do I care. Every time that I'm feeling down, oh they, pick me up and they spin me round. Tell me where do we go, Tell me where do we go from here....

Did you get all you want? Did you see the whole show? So where's all the fun That we used to know? As the memories fade Way out of view I'd love those old days To come back to you I've been waiting so long I'm not feeling so strong Did you say what you mean?...

Well I'm a wreck and I'm a tangle And tho I try to find an angle Can't find my way around you No matter what I do And nothing's right since you left me My life was full but now it's empty Can't find my way around you You say, that you can't see a way That I...

Where there's a will, there's a way Or so they say A friend in need is a friend indeed He'll be there every day And if it's trouble that's in store You know they'll tell you even more Where there's a will, there's a way That's what they'll say When the writin...

Why sing a lonely song? The whole world knows that love goes wrong Why loose a heart that isn't broken? It isn't broken, it can be broken Life's just a show for free Come along and watch with me The only sins are words unspoken Words unspoken, never sp...

Yes I've been waiting, but you just don't come around You've been dropping in on, everyone all over town Say what you like, but you just don't know your place And everywhere we go, people seem to know your face You've been checkin' out the scene, every single...

You win, I lose I beg, you choose You're so cool and I'm confused I'm me and you're you You're so loose and I'm uptight You're day, I'm night Like two ships in the night in foggy weather, Just a waitin' for fresh winds to blow. Maybe we're losin' one another...