Lyrics Howard Jones - Dream Into Action

Lyrics Howard Jones - Dream Into Action

Between every man there is a division
Nobody ever seems to get it right
Even between friends there is a long gap
One of them makes a mistake, there is a fight
Whatever you do you have the benefit of the doubt
Whatever I do please understand
Whatever we do let's make a pledge to put it right
So we can end the rule of the division
Putting the dream into action, into action
Putting the dream into action, into action
Whatever you like to do then let that be my pleasure
Whatever you like to say I'll try to understand
Whatever you do you have the benefit of the doubt
Whatever I do please understand
Whatever we do let's make a pledge to put it right
So we can end the rule of the division
Putting the dream into action into action
You are strong
We are strong
You feel it
We feel it
You are strong
We are strong
You are action
Putting the dream into action

Lyrics Howard Jones - Things Can Only Get Better

Lyrics Howard Jones - Things Can Only Get Better

We're not scared to lose it all
Security throw through the wall
Future dreams we have to realize
A thousand skeptic hands
Won't keep us from the things we plan
Unless we're clinging to the things we prize

And do you feel scared, I do
But I won't stop and falter
And if we threw it all away
Things can only get better
Wow wow wow oh, wow wow wow oh oh oh oh

Treating today as though it was
The last, the final show
Get to sixty and feel no regret
It may take a little time
A lonely path, an uphill climb
Success or failure will not alter it

And do you feel
Wow wow wow oh...
And do you feel...

Lyrics Howard Jones - Two Souls

Lyrics Howard Jones - Two Souls

Whatever happened to the value of our love
I've seen you change
I've seen it coming slowly, these changes
You're not the same

It's not too late to start over
It's not too late to turn around
What are the things important to you?
Can't be the money
Well I got news for you

Two souls (should be two souls together)
Two souls (in the life that we planned)
But you're working obsession is squeezing me
Out of your world

I'd rather live in a doll's house in a small street
Where it always rains
You kid yourself you're working all for me
But older kids play with bigger trains

It's not too late to start over
It's not too late to turn 'round
It's like we live in separate worlds
Can't buy the lost time
I want my share of you
I want my share of you

Two souls (should be two souls together)
Two souls (in the life that we planned)
But you're working obsession is squeezing me
Out of your world

Can't buy the lost time
I want my share of you
I want my share of you

Two souls (should be two souls together)
Two souls (in the life that we planned)
Out of your world

Lyrics Howard Jones - Sleep My Angel

Lyrics Howard Jones - Sleep My Angel

Sleep my angel
It is time for bed
I will be there
To watch over you
I'll protect you from the world
And the voices in your head
I'll be with you
With my life I will defend
I'll be with you
I will be there in the end
And I'll cry your tears
As you feel every pain
Coax out the sun
From the endless rain
Thought I'd never feel
So much love for another
I'll be with you
I will be there in the end
Love that is there
Through the false and the real
Love that desires
No reward and no gain
As I hold your tiny hand
You'll never know how I feel
There's a promise
With my life I will defend
I will be there with you 'til the end
And I'll cry your tears
As you feel every pain
Coax out the sun
From the endless rain
Thought I'd never feel
So much love for another
I'll be with you
I will be there 'til the end
All that potential
Bursting inside
Let me help you on your journey
Let me help you with life
I will be there with you 'til the end

Lyrics Howard Jones - Let Me Be The First To Know

Lyrics Howard Jones - Let Me Be The First To Know

If you find a time when things just seem to fall apart
And there's no way to keep a cheery face
When the sight of your own reflection only breaks your heart
And all your dreams have given up the chase
Pick up the telephone
You know I'm always home
Any old time of night or day
Let me be the first to know
Let me be the first to know
Let me be the first to know
If you find a time when you just have to walk away
Because of a call to pastures new
You're in need of some fresh words to wish you on your way
You need to fly on up and touch the moon
Sharing this temporary weight
No time to hesitate
I will be everything you need
Let me be the first to know
Let me be the first to know
Let me be the first to know
Let me be the first ...
We're water breaking on an endless wave
Potential bursting from the sea
Compassion is what sets our minds apart
Be cheerful when you break
The chains of morality
Oo, sharing this welcome weight
Don't even hesitate
I will be everything you need
Let me be the first to know
Let me be the first to know
Let me be the first to know
Let me be the first to know
Let me be the first one to know

Lyrics Howard Jones - Someone You Need

Lyrics Howard Jones - Someone You Need

The streets here are empty, all the people went home
Well, I was just wondering if you're alone
So how you've been lately? I hear you're a little down
And do you think maybe I could come around?

[Chorus]
I could be someone you need
Wrap you in blankets on dark winter nights
Be your best confidante, pay the right compliment
I could be someone you need

We had coffee on 3rd Street and talked for a time
I still have your letter, I know every line
I hope this ain't coming from way out of the blue
'Cause I got to thinking and I thought of you

[Chorus]

You need someone there when the world isn't fair
Or it's all just too good to be true
Someone to care for you, issue a dare to you
When the moment comes you need to fly, fly

[Chorus]

Lyrics Howard Jones - Bounce Right Back

Lyrics Howard Jones - Bounce Right Back

I was walking down the street
With my old friend luke
And the strangest thing we saw
There was a flash like dynamite
And we fell down to the floor
And as we looked up this weird dude stood
I guess he was standing about four feet five
With a nonchalance and a joie de vivre
His face was grinning from side to side

Chorus
Well he said button up and tighten your lip
Keep a check on what you say
Those crazy words you fling from your mouth
Are going to bounce back on you some day

Now several years pass
I thought nothing more
It was down to a nine to five grind
I was shuffling round to my old friend's house
I had party on my mind
While chatting this chick
A guerilla muscled in
A brace of henchmen right behind
My blood boiled hard
I'll give you a piece of my mind
And this guy appeared by my side
Don't you know what he said

Chorus

I was walking down the street with my old friend luke
We were getting into a bit of a heavy scene
He say yes and I say no
He say what do you mean
I pulled my piece and he pulled his
We stared each other right in the eye
There was a flash like dynamite
And this guy appeared by our side

Chorus

Lyrics Howard Jones - Let The Spirit Carry Me

Lyrics Howard Jones - Let The Spirit Carry Me

People come together it's time for a union
C'mon c'mon c'mon lets do it right
When the darkness takes control and we lose the reason
C'mon c'mon c'mon lets see the light
Well let the faith shine down on me and let the spirit carry me
To a place where the stars don't know your name
To a town where the children fly
To a city where love comes naturally
In a country where devils die
I want to be there one more time
When my brain is on the floor I need you to help me
C'mon c'mon c'mon don't watch me die
And a friend is someone that you allow to help you
Carry me back carry me back hear me cry
Well let the faith shine down on me and let the spirit carry me
And I dreamt of a love that knows no gain
And our guilt didn't paralyse
Men and women and children can walk free
In the world where our devils die
I want to be there one more time
I want to be there one more time, I want to be there one more time
To a place where the stars don't know you're name
To a town where the children fly
To a city where love comes naturally
In a country where devils die
I want to be there one more time
Well let the faith shine down on me and let the spirit carry me

Lyrics Howard Jones - Rubber Morals

Lyrics Howard Jones - Rubber Morals

Quickly checking what company he's in
Absorbing values like a chameleon
His rhythm and his method have got out of line
When you sit on a fence you get a sore behind

Must not upset the apple cart
He'll choose your views today
Having some kinda conflict
Seems to get right in his way

Chorus
Whoa...rubber morals
Whoa...rubber morals
Whoa...rubber morals, plasticine ideals
See how this one feels

The men in st. peters will not agree to a slipping
On his conscience like he slips on a johnnie
He's a part time socialist and a part time tycoon
Flags of convenience fly in his cocoon

Must not upset the apple cart
Preserve the status quo
His heart felt convictions
Left a long time ago

A sign over his bed will testify
Is there nothing in his life from which he'd live or die
A pale shade of grey lines a vacant head
With our condom-nation you are blessed

Must not upset the apple cart
He'll choose your views today
Having some kinda conflict
Seems to get right in his way

Lyrics Howard Jones - The Prisoner

Lyrics Howard Jones - The Prisoner

You have watched me, safe in your anonymity
I have dreamed you, held in your security
Some people believe a photograph traps your mortal soul
Your eyes ARE the camera and you've TAKEN hold
And you captured me
I need you to take control
I am a prisoner of no confidence
You've entered me now make me whole

Every place I go I feel your lenses trained on me
This distant concentration takes away my energy
Your image burns it's negative
Behind my waking eyes
Then the night comes and you stalk your prize
And you captured me
I need you to take control
I am a prisoner of no confidence
You've entered me now make me whole

Some people believe a photograph traps your mortal soul
Your eyes were the camera and you've taken hold
And you captured me
I need you to take control
I am a prisoner of no confidence
You've entered me now make me whole

Lyrics Howard Jones - Law Of The Jungle

Lyrics Howard Jones - Law Of The Jungle

Law of the jungle only the fit survive.
Better make your life your own, do the survival jive.
There are no answers, words are Cul-de-sac
And the pity with actions... Difficult turning back

Don't give a thought about those lucky dice
Paranoid thoughts of worldly vice
The big thumb it never rests on you
Anything you want lies here for you...
Takes a bit of time, means a bit of work
Heart will give the sign it'll make me look.

Ain't got a clue why I'm here at all
So while I'm here I'm gonna have it all
Science men won't explain a thing
In this prison my soul must sing.

Don't give a thought about those lucky dice
Paranoid thoughts of worldly vice
The big thumb it never rests on you
Anything you want lies here for you...
Takes a bit of time, means a bit of work
Heart will give the sign it'll make me look

Lyrics Howard Jones - Fresh Air Waltz

Lyrics Howard Jones - Fresh Air Waltz

Looking at you now, you seem just a shadow
You had the energy to recharge our batteries
I suppose your success became your security
Darkness is not what you need

You were the one who refused to give up
You were the one who lifted us, lifted us off our knees
Now it's our turn to give you some help
Fresh air that's just what you need

Not the stale bread from the failing bitter table
It's so hard
Where's the justice we cry
It's there and will follow us 'til the day we die, 'til
The day that we die

Looking at you know, you seem just a shadow
You had the energy and you recharged our batteries
Now it's our turn to give you some help
Fresh air that's just what you need

Now it's our turn to give you some help
Fresh air that's just what you need
That's just what you need

Lyrics Howard Jones - Little Bit Of Snow

Lyrics Howard Jones - Little Bit Of Snow

Please don't throw you away we need you to stay
When you die a part of us dies
Not the body but part of the soul
You have a light for us we need every glimmer
Don't destroy yourself in a little bit of snow
When there is no feeling and no pain
It only lasts a little while
When one light goes out a part of all of us cries

Please hang on for us
Please give you to us
Don't destroy yourself in a little bit of snow

Please don't throw you away we need you to stay
When you die a part of us dies
Not the body but part of the soul
Drink the sunshine warm to the rain
Keep the glimmer alive for all of us
And a million matches in the night
Will help to light the way
When one light goes out
A part of all of us cries

Please hang on for us
Please give you to us
Don't destroy yourself in a little bit of snow

Drink the sunshine, warm to the rain
Keep the glimmer alive for all of us
And a million matches in the night
Will help to light the way
When one light goes out
A part of all of us cries

Lyrics Howard Jones - Change The Man

Lyrics Howard Jones - Change The Man

Don't talk to me about ban the bomb
Don't talk to me about who's side I'm on
Replace the system with one just the same
Don't you know that we are all to blame
It's so easy as an armchair blamer
Get off your seat and make a personal change sir
Can't change the system by smashing it down
Inside route personal revolution
Chorus
Change the man
Rip out the root
Let's get rid of this insanity
When the mothers had told the kids straight
When the fathers felt no more hate
When a man can walk down the street without fear
Then thing must change and it's not too late

Lyrics Howard Jones - Life In One Day

Lyrics Howard Jones - Life In One Day

The old man said to me
Said don't always take life so seriously
Play the flute
And dance and sing your song

Try and enjoy the here and now
The future will take care of itself somehow
The grass is never greener over there
Time will wear away the stone
Gets the hereditary bone

[Chorus]
Don't try to live your life in one day
Don't go speed your time away
Don't try to live your life in one day
Don't go speed your time away

The old man said to me
Said you can't change the world single handedly
Raise a glass enjoy the scenery
Pretend the water is champagne
And fill my glass again and again
While the wolves are gathering round your door
Time will wear away the stone
Gets the hereditary bone

[Chorus]

The old man said to me
Said don't always take life so seriously
Play the flute
And dance and sing your song

Try and enjoy the here and now
The future will take care of itself somehow
The grass is never greener over there
Time will wear away the stone
Gets the hereditary bone

I tried to live my life in one day
Don't go speed your time away

I bit off more than I can chew
Only so much you can do

Wolves are gathering round my door
Ask them in and invite some more

I tried to live my life in one day
Don't go speed your time away

Don't try to live your life in one day

Lyrics Howard Jones - Wedding Song

Lyrics Howard Jones - Wedding Song

I can see you
On your wedding day
With the one you love
To share the way
A life ahead of you
Youth left behind
Go out and make yourself
Some memories
despair and pleasure
Faced at every turn
And there's children
To save from harm's way
Three thousand doorways
Reveal a thousand more
Treasure each moment
Forever more
I promise to love you and do my best for you
I need you to help me to find my strength
Walk with me all through my life
My lover my husband my wife
Share this journey with me
Write this story with me
Life comes and it will go
And there's no time to sit and watch the grass grow
When we are old and grey you know we'll say
We went and made ourselves some memories
We're starting our life
We're starting together now
I need you to help me to find my strength
Walk with me all through my life
My lover my husband my wife
Share this journey with me
Write this story with me

Lyrics Howard Jones - City Song

Lyrics Howard Jones - City Song

It was that night at nowhere,
I saw you standing there
Darlin' you were hungry for life,
an innocent in this land

What is it about this city,
that brings us all to life
Ten millions souls vibrating,
They're shimmering in the night

You mustn't think of staying,
The price is more than you'd think
It's giving up the sweetest part of you,
For this heartless prize

When does a vision of heaven
become a living hell
Ten million souls vibrating,
they're acting it out for real

Where do all the lonely people go,
When they want some lovin'
Where do all the lonely people hide,
when they feel like cryin'

It was that night at nowhere,
a cold glass in your hand
Darlin' you were angry with life,
a prisoner in this land

What is it about this city,
that brings us all to life
Ten millions souls vibrating,
They're shimmering in the night

Where do all the lonely people go,
When they want some lovin'
Where do all the lonely people hide,
when they feel like cryin'
Where do all the lonely people go,
in this crowded city
Where do all the lonely people hide,
there's no sanctuary

Nowhere to run to, nowhere to hide
Nowhere to handshake, nowhere to smile
Won't you talk with me
Spend some time and give me life
When does a vision of heaven
become a living hell
Ten million souls vibrating
They're shimmering in the night

Where do all the lonely people go,
in this crowded city
Where do all the lonely people hide,
there's no sanctuary

A vision of heaven
A vision of heaven

Lyrics Howard Jones - Learning How To Love

Lyrics Howard Jones - Learning How To Love

Creeping through your bedroom door
Just after all the lights go out
Feeling the warmth of your body
And the sweetness of your mouth
Set the alarm again for 5 am
Uneasy sleep will soon be following
Creeping back to my own bed again
I will see you in our uneasy morning
Chorus
Learning how to love
Learning how to love
Learning how to love
Learn how to love
Sitting down at breakfast time
A silence always fills the air
Many things that should be said
Are ending in a vacant stare
And they know just what is going on
But make us feel like we are criminals
Our only wish is learning how to love
Just a small word would make us feel it's natural
Set the alarm again for 5 am
Uneasy sleep will soon be following
Creeping back to my own bed again
I will see you in our uneasy morning

Lyrics Howard Jones - Will You Still Be There?

Lyrics Howard Jones - Will You Still Be There?

How many lives have been shaken
'cause a few simple actions were not taken
There will be a time, time for the next world
Can't let the feelings be left unsaid
Chorus
Will you still be there when the night comes
The glory's over and the chill comes
When the night comes, will you still be there
Will you still be there when the night comes
Will you still be there?
When the world seems to fall apart for us
When all the hope has turned to desperation
How can we torture, torture the ones that we Love
Can't let the feelings be left unsaid
How many hearts have been broken
How many have been broken in two
'cause a few simple words had not been spoken
Not been spoken, no, no, no
There's a need to know that we're wanted
That we're wanted yeah, yeah, yeah
There's a need to know you care
Need to know who cares for you yes we do

Lyrics Howard Jones - Assault And Battery

Lyrics Howard Jones - Assault And Battery

The lives were taken
For feasts at the table
A life of misery
Ending with a shock

Brutal murder (brutal murder)
All hands to the slaughter
Mass torture
All hands to the knife

And I can hear the screams
With the knife, the jolt, the wring
They must follow in our dreams
Carrying a twisted sting

Children's stories with their farmyard favourites
At the table in a different disguise

Don't talk to me of health
Or something someone else will do
We're talking about the act
Of taking life for me and you
And I hear their screams