Yazoo

Baraba · Džentlmen

And On

Your mother was crying
Your father passed her a handkerchief
Their tear-stained faces
Looked to mine for a sign of grief
A thousand raincoats
Always stand around too long
But I stayed to talk with you
After they had gone

The flowers I brought you
Were beginning to fade under the heavy rain
Your name on the card had run
So I tried in vain to write it again
They didn't understand you - No!
They didn't even try
I'm so glad that you left us now
Before you had the chance to die

I sat there for a long time
Expecting to turn and see you there
I ran my fingers through the long grass
Willing it to turn into your hair - and oh
I'm gonna miss you, dear
But I don't have to cry
I'm so glad that you left us now
Before you had the chance to die
And oh, I'm going to miss you dear
But I'm not going to cry
I'm so glad that your life stopped now
Before it had the chance to die

Written by: Alison Moyet

Baraba · Džentlmen

Anyone

Fate took a freeway to my room
Said to much while he stayed
And left too soon
Bright on an evening sea
He washed in with the tide
Deep in each other's dreams
Where all but dreams had died

Wretched in your thoughts
Gentle hate within the love you bought
Words fade like flowers shadowed
There beneath your wall
Wind cries from every angle
Dead leaves left to wait for fall

And in my darkest hour
When I can find no light
My goals are out of sight
And nothing warms the night
I close my eyes
And with such sweet surprise
I can be anywhere
I can be anyone

And in my darkest hour
When I can find no light
My goals are out of sight
And nothing warms the night
I close my eyes
And with such sweet surprise
I can be anywhere
I can be anything
I can be anyone
I can be anyone

Written by: Alison Moyet

Baraba · Džentlmen

Bad Connection

Morning this morning the curtains are shut
I'll ring you in the morning but the phone's been cut
Can you hear me
I've been calling all day
Can you hear me
The radio reporter said the line's all dead
He told me that I oughta write a letter instead
Can you hear me
I've been calling all day
Can you hear me

I'd wish they'd fix the wires cause my baby don't know
That I'm leaving in the morning and I'm ready to go
Can you hear me
Can you hear me at all
Gotta get the operator make a telephone call

And if I write a letter it won't get there on time
I'll only reach you baby on the telephone line
Can you hear me
I've been calling all day
Can you hear me
My car's all ready and my bags are all packed
I'm late already and I won't be back
Can you hear me
I've been calling you all day
Can you hear me

I'd wish they'd fix the wires cause my baby don't know
That I'm leaving in the morning and I'm ready to go
Can you hear me
Can you hear me at all
Gotta get the operator make a telephone call

Ooo can you hear me

Written by: Vince Clarke

Baraba · Džentlmen

Bring Your Love Down (Didn't I)

You say it's time to leave now babe I can't believe
That you have the strengh to go now
I won't stand in your way I'd be standing there all day
Ain't that something we both know now
You play your games but the fact remains
I'm the only one that can hold your reins

Didn't I bring your love down
Didn't I bring your love down all night

If you think you need a change well I'm sure we can arrange
For you to get on your own for a while
But I don't need to worry 'cause you'll get back in a hurry
I know that you like my style
You play your games but the fact remains
I'm the only one that can hold your reins

Didn't I bring your love down
Didn't I bring your love down all night

Written by: Alison Moyet

Baraba · Džentlmen

Don't Go

Came in from the city
Walked into the door
I turned around when I heard the sound
Of footsteps on the floor
Love just like addiction
Now I'm hooked on you
I need some time to get it right
Your love gonna see me through

Can't stop now
Don't you know
I ain't never gonna let you go
Don't go

Baby make your mind up
Give me what you got
Fix me with your lovin'
Shut the door and turn the lock Hey go get the doctor
Doctor came to late
Another night I feel alright
My love for you can't wait

Can't stop now
Don't you know
I ain't never gonna let you go
Don't go

Came in from the city
Walked into the door
I turned around when I heard the sound
Of footsteps on the floor
Said he was a killer
Now I know it's true
I'm dead when you walk out the door
Hey babe I'm hooked on you

Can't stop now
Don't you know
I ain't never gonna let you go
Don't go

[repeat to fade]

Written by: Vince Clarke

Baraba · Džentlmen

Good Times

Sometimes I feel
I'll never belong
I want to get there so bad
But it's taking so long
Sometimes I feel
Like letting go
But when it comes right down to it, baby
Who wants to know? (No-one)

And I find (for a good time)
I'm knocking for a good time (for a good time)
Now I find (for a good time)
I'm knocking for a good time (for a good time)

Standing on the outside
I'm looking in
Trying to be heard
I don't know where to begin
Help me baby show me how
To be a part of it all and all
Right here - and now

And I find (for a good time)
I'm knocking for a good time (for a good time)
Now I find (for a good time)
I'm knocking for a good time (for a good time)

Hands are full of silver
My pockets full of gold
It's time I'm trying to spend
And I can't get myself sold
I'm a bargain honey
I'm a giveaway
And you can have it all
If you'd use up my day

And I find (for a good time)
I'm knocking for a good time (for a good time)
Now I find (for a good time)
I'm knocking for a good time (for a good time)

[repeat to fade]

Written by: Alison Moyet

Baraba · Džentlmen

Goodbye 70's

To your credit to the thirty faces you created
To your headache to the shape of the 1980's
I'm glad that we don't hear you any more
I'm tired of playing in your fashion war

To the lights to the trend setting in your head
Sunday night tears from youth cults already dead
I'm glad that we don't hear you any more
I'm tired of fighting in your fashion war

Goodbye Seventies

To your credit to the thirty faces you created
To your subscription for the million copies of 1980
I'm glad that we don't hear you any more
I'm tired of losing in your fashion war

Goodbye Seventies

Written by: Alison Moyet

Baraba · Džentlmen

Happy People

Take no notice 'cos I'm just the same
There's a thousand other faces with the very same name
And we look like each other, and we all live together
We talk about the same things
And we never try and change things

We're the happy, happy people
We're the happy, happy people

We never give opinions and we never state views
After all, you can't be sure that what we say is true
And if you want to join us, you can follow on behind us
You can talk about your visions
You can make some big decisions

We're the happy, happy people
We're the happy, happy people

We believe in having fun and smiling all the time
And sometimes we're on TV if we're over 69
And when we have a raffle, then it's just a big reshuffle
It's a democratic poll
But we're the ones who are in control

We're the happy, happy people
We're the happy, happy people

[repeat to fade]

Written by: Vince Clarke

Baraba · Džentlmen

In My Room

I stand alone and watch the clock
I only wait for it to stop
And in the room locked up inside me
The cutout magazines remind me
I sit and wait alone in my room

And in my room against the wall
There is a picture very small
A photograph I took some years ago
It shows a picture of the room I know
I sit and wait alone in my room

The walls are white and in the night
The room is lit by electric light

I stand alone and watch the clock
I only wait for it to stop
The doors are shut and all the windows lock
The only sound is from the clock
I sit and wait alone in my room

The walls are white and in the night
The room is lit by electric light

Written by: Vince Clarke

Baraba · Džentlmen

Midnight

Midnight
It's raining outside
He must be soaking wet
Everyone is sleeping tight
God knows I tried my best
Darling you know it looks bad
Just lost the best thing that I ever had
Still I don't know why I did him wrong
It's too late now he's gone to say

Baby oh no, can't leave me now
Said think about it please
'Cos I love you
And I need you
And I should have thought of that
Before I did you wrong

Heartache
When I saw his face
I could see how bad I'd let him down
Cheating when he was working hard
I just had to mess around
I knew from the start he ain't got much money
I should have stayed content with all that good sweet honey
He's a good strong man and I love him so
so how on earth can I let him go

Baby oh no, can't leave me now
Said think about it please
'Cos I love you
And I need you
And I should have thought of that
Before I did you wrong

Now it's midnight
It's raining outside
And I'm soaking wet
Still looking for that man of mine
And I ain't found him yet
All of this rain can wash away my tears
But nothing can replace all of those wasted years
In all of this I tell you I have learnt
Playing with fire gets you burnt
And I'm still burning

Baby oh no, can't leave me now
Said think about it please
'Cos I love you
And I need you
And I should have thought of that
Before I did you wrong

You say you'll lose your pride
Well don't you know dear, don't you know
I'll lose so much more if you go now
Oh no...

Written by: Alison Moyet

Baraba · Džentlmen

Mr. Blue

Winter sounds the crying
Like an old man slowly dying
And the only sound, the wind that fills the trees
Even colder comes the moon
And though it never seems too soon
A sudden stillness as the rainfall starts to freeze

I'm Mr Blue
I'm here to stay with you
And no matter what you do
When you're lonely
I'll be lonely too

I'll come to you at night
When all the world is sleeping tight
And lie beside you, till the early morning dew
You can't hear me, you can't see
But you can feel me when you read
The folded letter she left addressed to you

I'm Mr Blue
I'm here to stay with you
And no matter what you do
When you're lonely
I'll be lonely too

A young girl, she is shaded
Bears the scars that never faded
Of the baby that was born on Christmas Day
While the heavens sing their song
A child's life is never long
'Cos the food supplies will only last a day

I'm Mr Blue
I'm here to stay with you
And no matter what you do
When you're lonely
I'll be lonely too

Patriot emotion
Is the cause of the commotion
After all there's really no-one here to blame
Soldiers taking orders, 'cos we must defend the borders
Of our nation (and the other side's the same)

I'm Mr Blue
I'm here to stay with you
And no matter what you do
When you're lonely
I'll be lonely too

Written by: Vince Clarke

Baraba · Džentlmen

Nobody's Diary

If I wait for just a second more
I know I'll forget what I came here for
My head was so full of things to say
But as I open my lips all my words slip away
And anyway

I can't believe you want to turn the page
And move your life onto another stage
You can change the chapter you can change the book
But the story remains the same if you'd take a look

For the times we've had I don't want to be
A page in your diary babe
For the good, the bad I don't want to see
A page in your diary babe
For the happy, the sad I don't want to be
Another page in your diary

Perhaps if I held you I could win again
I could take your hands we'd talk and maybe then
That look in your eyes I always recognise
Would tell me everything is gonna be fine
You're gonna be mine
for a long time...

For the times we've had I don't want to be
A page in your diary babe
For the good, the bad I don't want to see
A page in your diary babe
For the happy, the sad I don't want to be
Another page in your diary

Written by: Alison Moyet