Getting The Band Back Together lyrics - Cold Chisel
Davo's polishing an antique Strat
That no musician could afford
He's got himself a twin and a pork pie hat
He's got himself a new jazz chord
He rang up Matty but Matty's not sure
If his wife's gonna let him off the leash
He says, "Matty, I'm getting the band back together
I need ya, brother, capiche?"
All across town, the word's out
It's all everybody's talkin' about
And they are...
Getting the band back together
Getting the band back together
The Mad Dog's rustled up a Tama kit
In a nitro sparkle shade o' red
He's booking 'em out, set 'em up for a hit
In a corner of the backyard shed
The boot shop's kitted out bassman Viv
With a bad pair of snakeskin shoes
His girlfriend's given him an apricot rinse
All the better for playing the blues
All that fire and all that belly
The bottom end's tighter than Byron and Shelley
And they are...
Getting the band back together
Getting the band back together, yeah they're
Getting the band back together, you know they're
Getting the band back together
Life is good with the kids all gone
But it's all been too quiet, too long
And they are...
Getting the band back together
Getting the band back together
Somewhere out in the great beyond
Biggie is singing forever
Even now that the weekend's coming
Getting the band back together
Getting the band back together, getting the band
Getting the band back together, I wanna tell ya they're
Getting the band back together, yes they are
Getting the band back together, hey (get it back together)
Getting the band back together, hey, hey, hey, hey
Getting the band back together, oh, yeah
Getting the band back together
Getting the band back together
Getting the band back together, together, baby
Getting the band back together
Getting the band back together, I said they're
Getting the band back together
Land Of Hope lyrics - Cold Chisel
Look east, look west
Look sharp, look best
Big car, big dick
Big ass, big lick
No style, no sass
No feel, no class
Lose hope, lose steam
Lost mind, and a lost dream
A land of hope, and a land of glory
A land of hate, and land of whoring
Sell your dreams, and sell your goals
Sell your love, and sell your soul
Last call, last chance
Last girl, last dance
Time please, time is money
Time's up, and time is coming
Plastic card, plastic world
Plastic tits on plastic girls
And name your poison, name your price
Change your mind, and change your life
A land of hope, and a land of glory
A land of hate, and land of whoring
Sell your dreams, and sell your goals
Sell your love, and sell your soul
A deep space, a deep green
A deep shit on every screen
Group think, a hate crime
Last drinks, it's closing time
A land of hope, and a land of glory
A land of hate, and land of whoring
Sell your dreams, and sell your goals
Sell your love, and sell your soul
Drive lyrics - Cold Chisel
I think I'll drive
Drive till I arrive
Don't know where I'm going to
Don't know where I've been
The passing lights that burn my eyes
Is the only thing I'm seeing
I think I'll drive
I think I'll drive
A little speed
That's what I need
Make my world a blur
Make me for, forget about her
I'm gonna hold the wheel
Till I forget the way I feel
Give it speed
Ah, give it speed
I'm peeling through the midnight
Aiming nowhere, driving blind
Nothing in the headlights
But the movie in my mind
Till the screaming of the engine
Leaves the scream that I'm imagining behind
Oh, no
Oh, I think I'll drive
Gasoline is all I need
The road in front of me
The only thing that sets me free
As far away as I can be
From him and her, not her and me
I think I'll drive...
Killing Time lyrics - Cold Chisel
I have no faith in you or me
There is no hope that I can see
We pray for help that never comes
Our fields are dry, no water runs
We curse the sun that burns the land
And slap the teeth that bite the hand
Of those who try, but don't succeed
All left to die, alone they bleed
It's killing time
It's killing time
It's killing time, too late to pray
Can't walk away
It's killing time, we made our choice
We have no voice
It's killing time
It's killing time
With lips pulled tight, the venom flies
You spit the words that make me cry
The clouds are black
There is no sky, no sun, no moon
There are no stars at night
I'm lost at sea, caught in a storm
Can't navigate, I'm so alone
Back to the wall, nowhere to turn
I will lash out, or I will burn
It's killing time
It's killing time
It's killing time
It's killing time, the dam is cracked
No turning back
It's killing time, I see it all
I start to fall
It's killing time, it's you or me
So, set me free
It's killing time
It's killing time
I Hit The Wall lyrics - Cold Chisel
I remember blue lagoons
I remember padded rooms
And fat lines and pillheads tryna
Load me up on sonic booms
And as the fuse of the night burned, I remember
Sucking down on a, a shotgun
Swinging a glass at a bartender
I hit the wall and the wall won
I hit the wall and the wall won
And next I know I'm in a, a cell block
In just a cowboy's helmet and a football sock
Two angels hanging up above
In uniforms and rubber gloves, I said
Darlin', ain't nobody's ever seen
The other side of where I've been
There's a wall out there and it's no fun
I hit the wall and the wall won
The sky'll tell ya if it's day or night
The Bible tells ya if it's wrong or right
The wall is there to tell ya slow down, son
I hit the wall and the wall won
He hit the wall and the wall won
I remember a quick chase
I remember a blast of mace
A ward somewhere, an intern too far
Bored to care stitchin' up my face
Darlin', ain't nobody's ever seen
The other side of where I've been
There's a wall out there and it's no fun
I hit the wall and the wall won
I hit the wall and the wall won
I hit the wall and the wall won
There's a wall out there saying slow down, son
I hit the wall and the wall won
Boundary Street lyrics - Cold Chisel
Mullet faces in the station
Ballerinas on a chain
Dancing bears with long eyelashes
Pretty bows and black moustaches
Jealous baby lost the party
Got a loaded forty-five
Put your lonely hand in mine
And we'll go where they're crossing live
Take me down to Boundary Street
Take me down to Boundary Street
I got friends who'd die to meet you
Maître d's who'll kill to seat you
Take me down to Boundary Street
Take me down to Boundary Street
I don't care what's goin' on
Down that street is where I'm gone
Little show all, got a catcall
Feathers on the football star
Leopards in designer labels
Laid across the roulette tables
Weekend users sliding outta
Limousines where we can hide
I'll be yours, and you'll be mine
And I'll strap you in for the ride
Come away with me, I'll show you
Hidden doors and where they go
Baby can't go on pretending
There'll ever be a happy ending
Take me down to Boundary Street
Take me down to Boundary Street
I don't care what's goin' on
Boundary Street is where I'm gone
Buried Treasure lyrics - Cold Chisel
Lookin' out over the reef from a heart marooned
Midnight on an infinite sea
Lookin' up above the lovelight lost
In all the sad constellations and the stars hangin' over me
I could sail away
And I think it once, but I never think it twice
I know I'll stay with my treasure here in the ice
'Cause the voyage from the night to the day
Is a journey I could measure alone
But I need someone to tear me away
From buried treasure, buried bones
Buried treasure, buried bones
There was a beautiful time that was given us
An isolated moment for two
I always wonder how a man can adjust
To the same isolation all alone getting over you
I could sail away
And I think it once, but I never think it twice
I know I'll stay with my treasure here in the ice
'Cause the voyage from the night to the day
Is a journey I could measure alone
But I need someone to tear me away
From buried treasure, buried bones
Buried treasure, buried bones
Did I hear you say
Is it ever time for a man to throw the dice?
I know I'll stay with my treasure here in the ice
'Cause the voyage from the night to the day
Is a journey I could measure alone
But I need someone to tear me away
From buried treasure, buried bones
'Cause the voyage from the night to the day
Is a journey I could measure alone
But I need someone to tear me away
From buried treasure, buried bones
Buried treasure, buried bones
Buried treasure, buried bones
Buried treasure, buried bones
Buried treasure, buried bones
Buried treasure, buried bones
I need someone to tear me away
Buried treasure, buried bones
Buried treasure, buried bones
Buried treasure, buried bones
Accident Prone lyrics - Cold Chisel
I remember her touch, the electrified air
Like a sweet Cohiba, forbidden and rare
But some men need what they never can own
I never stole nothin' that didn't come by
With the twisting fortunes of the accident prone
Accidental gunfire on an alien plain unknown
Accidental doorways in the afternoon rain
I'm accident prone
Yeah, I'm accident prone
I have seen what a bullet can do
They call me lucky, and it may be true
But I say, "No, I'm just accident prone"
Accidental contact with a foreigner's eyes alone
Accidental gunfire and a young man dies
I'm accident prone
Yeah, I'm accident prone
I may have pulled the trigger
I may have seen the flash
Maybe I hit the highway
Maybe we split the cash
Come ye who make the jury
Let fall the stone
What must be, will be
And we travel alone
Someday lyrics - Cold Chisel
Someday I'll be a better man
Someday I'm gonna change
Someday I'll know what's right and wrong
Someday I'll take the blame
Someday I'll see things how they are
Someday I'll face the truth
Someday I'll face up to the facts
Someday I'll call a truce
Someday I'll take it on the chin
And turn the other cheek
Someday I'll learn to bite my lip
Someday I'll let you speak
Someday
(Someday)
(Someday)
(Someday)
(Someday)
Someday never comes
Someday I'll look you in the eye
Someday I'll see things straight
Someday I'll never tell a lie
No matter what's at stake
Someday when it's just you and me
Someday when we're alone
Someday I'll tell you I can see
The selfless love you've shown
Someday the words will all come out
Someday I won't hold back
Yeah, someday I'll tell you that I know
You've always had my back
Someday
(Someday)
(Someday)
(Someday)
(Someday)
Someday never comes
Someday
(Someday)
(Someday)
(Someday)
(Someday)
Someday never comes
Someday I'll be a better man
Someday I'm gonna change
Someday I'll know what's right and wrong
Someday I'll take the blame
Someday I'll finally thank you
For all that you have done
And hope that I'm not all too late
That something never comes
Someday I'll learn and take the strain
Someday I'll bend my back
Ah, someday you'll just walk away
Someday you won't look back
Someday
(Someday)
(Someday)
(Someday)
(Someday)
Someday never comes
Someday I'll take it on the chin
And turn the other cheek
Someday
(Someday)
(Someday)
(Someday)
(Someday)
Someday never comes
Someday I'll learn to bite my lip
Someday I'll let you speak
Someday
(Someday)
(Someday)
(Someday)
(Someday)
Someday never comes
Someday I'll look you in the eye
Someday I'll see things straight
Someday
(Someday)
(Someday)
(Someday)
(Someday)
Someday never comes
You Are So Beautiful lyrics - Cold Chisel
You give me hope, pourin' right through my heart
You've got my big motor running, and we're ready to start
You are so beautiful, hard to believe
You say you're ready to ride with me
Kick off my shoes, I'm singing out in the dark
My love for you is older than the furthest star
You are so beautiful, hard to believe
You say you're ready to ride with me
And every goddam demon that ever possessed me, I remember
And every chance I get, I wanna set them free and forever
I hear the clock, I see the moon on the rise
My love for you like a river that never runs dry
You are so beautiful, when the day is done
Soul of a woman in the light of the sun
You are so beautiful, hard to believe
You say you're ready to ride with me
You are so beautiful in the light of the sun
Oh, so beautiful, let us be as one
Alone For You lyrics - Cold Chisel
Wake up in the morning, feel like shit
Waiting on a message, that’s my hit
Forget about food, forget about time
Alla my body, alla my mind
Alla my intentions, alla my drive
Is bent on keeping our connection alive
Every decision, my vision is pinned
Counting off the hours till you call again
I’m alone for you, I’m alone I’m alone for you
I’m alone for you, I’m alone I’m alone for you
Checkin’ on messages, lookin’ at the wall
Leavin’ my room, walkin’ up and down the hall
Exiting the building, on the street
Shopping for nothing on the same old beat
Wandering the city, another night lost
Counting off the hours, the stations of the Cross
Counting off the hours, back to my room
Teenage cars goin’ boom boom boom
I’m alone for you, I’m alone I’m alone for you
I’m alone for you, I’m alone I’m alone for you
Wake up in the morning, feel like shit
Waiting on a message, that’s my hit
Forget about food, forget about time
Forget about checkin’ out the scene of the crime
I’m alone for you, I’m alone I’m alone for you
Waiting on a message, that’s my hit
Forget about food, forget about time
Alla my body, alla my mind
Alla my intentions, alla my drive
Is bent on keeping our connection alive
Every decision, my vision is pinned
Counting off the hours till you call again
I’m alone for you, I’m alone I’m alone for you
I’m alone for you, I’m alone I’m alone for you
Checkin’ on messages, lookin’ at the wall
Leavin’ my room, walkin’ up and down the hall
Exiting the building, on the street
Shopping for nothing on the same old beat
Wandering the city, another night lost
Counting off the hours, the stations of the Cross
Counting off the hours, back to my room
Teenage cars goin’ boom boom boom
I’m alone for you, I’m alone I’m alone for you
I’m alone for you, I’m alone I’m alone for you
Wake up in the morning, feel like shit
Waiting on a message, that’s my hit
Forget about food, forget about time
Forget about checkin’ out the scene of the crime
I’m alone for you, I’m alone I’m alone for you
The Backroom lyrics - Cold Chisel
Down by the Hunter where the coal-trucks roll
And the billboards tell ya where to save your soul
There’s another place, does a better job by far
When the moonlight hammers on the railway bridge
And the whole world’s lookin’ for a beverage
And you ain’t got nothin’, nothin’ in the boot a the car
Time for the backroom at Dougie and Gleny Rae’s tikki bar
When the coal-trucks settle up and down the line
You can wake up thinking that it’s ‘89
But there’s another sound, thicker than a Bolivar
You can hear it pumping out the roll-a-door
Walnut piano on a wooden floor
Backbeat drummer, Roy on a slide guitar
Coming from the backroom at Dougie and Gleny Rae’s tikki bar
When the high tide’s suckin’ at the old sea wall
And the full moon’s lookin’ like a mirror ball
Bigger than Elvis, hotter than a speedway star
With a wet paypacket on a midnight hand
They say you can win a mariachi band
You can lose a girl, quicker than a coup de grace
In the backroom at Dougie and Gleny Rae’s tikki bar
Haul that mother, haul that son
Haul that rubber to the end of a run
That ain’t got ridden since between the wars
All hidden from the liquor laws
Down by the Hunter where the coal-trucks roll
And the billboards tell ya where to save your soul
There’s another place, does a better job by far
That’s the backroom (at Dougie and Gleny Rae’s)
And the billboards tell ya where to save your soul
There’s another place, does a better job by far
When the moonlight hammers on the railway bridge
And the whole world’s lookin’ for a beverage
And you ain’t got nothin’, nothin’ in the boot a the car
Time for the backroom at Dougie and Gleny Rae’s tikki bar
When the coal-trucks settle up and down the line
You can wake up thinking that it’s ‘89
But there’s another sound, thicker than a Bolivar
You can hear it pumping out the roll-a-door
Walnut piano on a wooden floor
Backbeat drummer, Roy on a slide guitar
Coming from the backroom at Dougie and Gleny Rae’s tikki bar
When the high tide’s suckin’ at the old sea wall
And the full moon’s lookin’ like a mirror ball
Bigger than Elvis, hotter than a speedway star
With a wet paypacket on a midnight hand
They say you can win a mariachi band
You can lose a girl, quicker than a coup de grace
In the backroom at Dougie and Gleny Rae’s tikki bar
Haul that mother, haul that son
Haul that rubber to the end of a run
That ain’t got ridden since between the wars
All hidden from the liquor laws
Down by the Hunter where the coal-trucks roll
And the billboards tell ya where to save your soul
There’s another place, does a better job by far
That’s the backroom (at Dougie and Gleny Rae’s)
All Hell Broke Lucy lyrics - Cold Chisel
A winter cold, eighteen, forty-three.
In a whiskey rage, and a heart would bleed.
She found a fancy-man, that would do the deed.
And take old Henry’s life and set Lucretia free.
She said she hated him unless they both were drunk
She swore she’d leave him cold, in the corner slumped.
Before his eyes were cold, they had the body dumped.
And at the break of day Lucretia came undone.
The hangman told her the truth,
She could dance with the devil at the end of a noose
She felt the pain inside from the very start,
All hell broke Lucy, it tore her apart.
Well a spot of blood by the bed was found,
It was hers not his, she was heard to shout.
And as they hauled her away and her hands were bound
Lucretia’s eyes were cold, as the cold, hard ground
The hangman told her the truth,
She could dance with the devil at the end of a noose
She felt the pain inside from the very start,
All hell broke Lucy, it tore her apart.
The trial was short the lovers had confessed,
And the rope was tied and slipped around their necks
And left the holy ground where they would never rest
And not a tear was shed the night Lucretia left
The hangman told her the truth,
She could dance with the devil at the end of a noose
She felt the pain inside from the very start,
All hell broke Lucy, it tore her apart.
The hangman told her the truth,
She could dance with the devil at the end of a noose
She felt the pain inside from the very start,
All hell broke Lucy, it tore her apart.
In a whiskey rage, and a heart would bleed.
She found a fancy-man, that would do the deed.
And take old Henry’s life and set Lucretia free.
She said she hated him unless they both were drunk
She swore she’d leave him cold, in the corner slumped.
Before his eyes were cold, they had the body dumped.
And at the break of day Lucretia came undone.
The hangman told her the truth,
She could dance with the devil at the end of a noose
She felt the pain inside from the very start,
All hell broke Lucy, it tore her apart.
Well a spot of blood by the bed was found,
It was hers not his, she was heard to shout.
And as they hauled her away and her hands were bound
Lucretia’s eyes were cold, as the cold, hard ground
The hangman told her the truth,
She could dance with the devil at the end of a noose
She felt the pain inside from the very start,
All hell broke Lucy, it tore her apart.
The trial was short the lovers had confessed,
And the rope was tied and slipped around their necks
And left the holy ground where they would never rest
And not a tear was shed the night Lucretia left
The hangman told her the truth,
She could dance with the devil at the end of a noose
She felt the pain inside from the very start,
All hell broke Lucy, it tore her apart.
The hangman told her the truth,
She could dance with the devil at the end of a noose
She felt the pain inside from the very start,
All hell broke Lucy, it tore her apart.
The Perfect Crime lyrics - Cold Chisel
The summer lightning flicks in sheets
The negative reveals
The last house where this dogtown meets the river
Meets the fields
Lookin’ out the East I’d say
That thunderhead could be a thousand miles away
Out off the coast
Unreal
I’ve been thinkin’, off and on, about you
About the summer now gone
And what I mean to do
All in all, this town
Is only good for if you need to not be found
For a while
For a turn or two
You, on the other hand, just may be
A whole new and fascinating possibility
How far, and how wired
Could we get on down the line
Once fired
On that trajectory
How long could we play
Who’d be the first to peel away before the end
Is what I’d like to see
Yeah, you can look around
But we ain’t got much time
Baby, we’ll be
The perfect crime.
The summer lightning flicks in sheets
Across the world tonight
All across this little town
This little party light
Strung out with the others
Down a highway bleak and beautiful as you
All flash
And no relief in sight
One kiss, you and I
Could outrun anything we do
For a while
And that’s alright
Yeah, you can look around
But we ain’t got much time
Baby, we’ll be
The perfect crime.
The negative reveals
The last house where this dogtown meets the river
Meets the fields
Lookin’ out the East I’d say
That thunderhead could be a thousand miles away
Out off the coast
Unreal
I’ve been thinkin’, off and on, about you
About the summer now gone
And what I mean to do
All in all, this town
Is only good for if you need to not be found
For a while
For a turn or two
You, on the other hand, just may be
A whole new and fascinating possibility
How far, and how wired
Could we get on down the line
Once fired
On that trajectory
How long could we play
Who’d be the first to peel away before the end
Is what I’d like to see
Yeah, you can look around
But we ain’t got much time
Baby, we’ll be
The perfect crime.
The summer lightning flicks in sheets
Across the world tonight
All across this little town
This little party light
Strung out with the others
Down a highway bleak and beautiful as you
All flash
And no relief in sight
One kiss, you and I
Could outrun anything we do
For a while
And that’s alright
Yeah, you can look around
But we ain’t got much time
Baby, we’ll be
The perfect crime.
Long Dark Road lyrics - Cold Chisel
It’s a long dark road, leads me to where I’m going.
It’s a hard, hard way, and I got no way of knowing.
I can see you dressing up, and wanting someone’s blessing
And I know it’s not for me
It’s a long dark road, It’s a hard, hard way
It’s a long, dark road, each step that I take to nowhere
And I travel alone, no trace of the things we once shared.
What we once were sharing all the hopes and dreams and caring
Are cast aside and left to bleed
It’s a long dark road, It’s a hard, hard way
I can see you dressing up, and wanting someone’s blessing
And I know it’s not for me
What we once were sharing all the hopes and dreams and caring
Are cast aside and left to bleed
It’s a long dark road, It’s a hard, hard way
And I travel alone, it’s a long dark road.
It’s a hard, hard way, and I got no way of knowing.
I can see you dressing up, and wanting someone’s blessing
And I know it’s not for me
It’s a long dark road, It’s a hard, hard way
It’s a long, dark road, each step that I take to nowhere
And I travel alone, no trace of the things we once shared.
What we once were sharing all the hopes and dreams and caring
Are cast aside and left to bleed
It’s a long dark road, It’s a hard, hard way
I can see you dressing up, and wanting someone’s blessing
And I know it’s not for me
What we once were sharing all the hopes and dreams and caring
Are cast aside and left to bleed
It’s a long dark road, It’s a hard, hard way
And I travel alone, it’s a long dark road.
Four In The Morning lyrics - Cold Chisel
It’s four in the morning, who knows why
I can’t sleep, and if I try
I can’t follow where she goes
When she closes those beautiful eyes
The shadowland those silken tents are drawn across,
The continent of heresy she wanders in
Savoring the call to maybe this time,
Make it permanent
I’ll give up smoking one day, maybe soon
Dogs’ll give up barking at the moon
Keeping watch across the hour
I’ll maybe one day find a tower
And open up a lighthouse come saloon
Lookin’ at her face, I can see
The bones of an Egyptian dynasty
The eyelids open just a crack below the lashes,
Shining back like scimitars,
Across the night at me
Well it’s four am, who knows how far
My rope’d run if I hired a car
Hit each town, never stayed
Left the motel bills unpaid
Just defied the way they say things are
In my mind I see that final town
Outta cash, axles in the ground
Lying in a hostel bed
No-one there to hold my head
Some internal organ breakin’ down
I can feel the midnight fading, all desires
Are out there with you singing in the wires
I wonder when the corner shop is open,
If the wind’ll drop before the dawn,
And frost up all the tires
It’s four in the morning, what can I do
A Don Alejandros should see me through
The hard reality is this
I got woken with a kiss
Once upon a time, one night with you
I can’t sleep, and if I try
I can’t follow where she goes
When she closes those beautiful eyes
The shadowland those silken tents are drawn across,
The continent of heresy she wanders in
Savoring the call to maybe this time,
Make it permanent
I’ll give up smoking one day, maybe soon
Dogs’ll give up barking at the moon
Keeping watch across the hour
I’ll maybe one day find a tower
And open up a lighthouse come saloon
Lookin’ at her face, I can see
The bones of an Egyptian dynasty
The eyelids open just a crack below the lashes,
Shining back like scimitars,
Across the night at me
Well it’s four am, who knows how far
My rope’d run if I hired a car
Hit each town, never stayed
Left the motel bills unpaid
Just defied the way they say things are
In my mind I see that final town
Outta cash, axles in the ground
Lying in a hostel bed
No-one there to hold my head
Some internal organ breakin’ down
I can feel the midnight fading, all desires
Are out there with you singing in the wires
I wonder when the corner shop is open,
If the wind’ll drop before the dawn,
And frost up all the tires
It’s four in the morning, what can I do
A Don Alejandros should see me through
The hard reality is this
I got woken with a kiss
Once upon a time, one night with you
The Mansions lyrics - Cold Chisel
I went down to The Mansions
Catch the early morning crowd
I went down to The Mansions
Catch the early morning crowd
They got My Way on the jukebox
And everybody belts it out
There’s a big black van in upper Kellett Street
Men in body armour moving softly on their feet
The whisper is the shotguns are staked out in pursuit
Of a man in a room above a house of ill-repute
I went down to The Mansions
Catch the early morning crowd
I went down to The Mansions
Catch the early morning crowd
They got My Way on the jukebox
And everybody belts it out
The gendarmes lead the escapee, half asleep and wired
Barefoot out the doorway, and not a shot is fired
The drunks are on the street now, schooners in their hand
Ready for the punchline as it rolls around again
I went down to The Mansions
I went down to The Mansions
I went down to The Mansions
I went down to The Mansions
They got My Way on the jukebox
And everybody belts it out
Catch the early morning crowd
I went down to The Mansions
Catch the early morning crowd
They got My Way on the jukebox
And everybody belts it out
There’s a big black van in upper Kellett Street
Men in body armour moving softly on their feet
The whisper is the shotguns are staked out in pursuit
Of a man in a room above a house of ill-repute
I went down to The Mansions
Catch the early morning crowd
I went down to The Mansions
Catch the early morning crowd
They got My Way on the jukebox
And everybody belts it out
The gendarmes lead the escapee, half asleep and wired
Barefoot out the doorway, and not a shot is fired
The drunks are on the street now, schooners in their hand
Ready for the punchline as it rolls around again
I went down to The Mansions
I went down to The Mansions
I went down to The Mansions
I went down to The Mansions
They got My Way on the jukebox
And everybody belts it out
The Toast Of Paris lyrics - Cold Chisel
We both know you’ll be leaving soon, flying for a day
Following a heart already gone
I can hear your conversation turning inward and away
We both know when it happens you’ll be flying out alone
I’ll watch you disappear like a stone into the blue
Take the loss and never let it show
You think your destination is waiting just for you
But you don’t know yet how much further you’ll need to go
It takes more than a sulky mouth
To be the toast of Paris
No matter what they told ya
No matter what they told ya
It takes more than a sulky mouth
To be the toast of Paris
I know that won’t hold you here
I know that won’t hold you
I love you for the way you still believe that you’re invincible
The way tomorrow has to happen now
I love the way you’re driven by a heart so incorruptible
But there’ll be ways to break it, and people who know how
I have seen the girls of Paris like gazelles on meth-amphetamines
Cashing in their only ticket home
Strung on the catwalk, loaded into limousines
To fill the kind of parties where you never see the dawn
It takes more than a sulky mouth
To be the toast of Paris...
We both know you’ll flying out alone
Riding on a ticket no return
I love you and I’ll pray for you out here on the edge I’ll burn
A candle every day until the day you get to learn
It takes more than a sulky mouth
To be the toast of Paris...
Following a heart already gone
I can hear your conversation turning inward and away
We both know when it happens you’ll be flying out alone
I’ll watch you disappear like a stone into the blue
Take the loss and never let it show
You think your destination is waiting just for you
But you don’t know yet how much further you’ll need to go
It takes more than a sulky mouth
To be the toast of Paris
No matter what they told ya
No matter what they told ya
It takes more than a sulky mouth
To be the toast of Paris
I know that won’t hold you here
I know that won’t hold you
I love you for the way you still believe that you’re invincible
The way tomorrow has to happen now
I love the way you’re driven by a heart so incorruptible
But there’ll be ways to break it, and people who know how
I have seen the girls of Paris like gazelles on meth-amphetamines
Cashing in their only ticket home
Strung on the catwalk, loaded into limousines
To fill the kind of parties where you never see the dawn
It takes more than a sulky mouth
To be the toast of Paris...
We both know you’ll flying out alone
Riding on a ticket no return
I love you and I’ll pray for you out here on the edge I’ll burn
A candle every day until the day you get to learn
It takes more than a sulky mouth
To be the toast of Paris...
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