@ALBUM: TAO By RICK SPRINGFIELD, 1985 Transcribed by Frantic Freddy @SONG: DANCE THIS WORLD AWAY (with Tim Pierce) Everybody looks so spaced out there, busy bowing to the priests of noise Turn it up and make it drown out the warning Bad news for the girls and boys Everybody looks so romantic, acting like it's nothing at all Looking out for Number One, working through the week and living to the beat Chorus: Dance this world away, dance this world away Dance this world away, dance this world away I see people all dressed like Nero, fiddling while Rome burns in strife Personal responsibility zero, we've lost that rhythm of life There's a shadow on our bright horizon It won't be manna falling out of the sky The hard rain hits everyone, working for the week and living to the beat chorus repeats 2x (Solo) Somewhere there is a ship that's sinking, why do I think that nobody knows Looking out for Number One Working through the week and dancing to the back beat Dance (dance) chorus repeats 2x Dance! chorus repeats 3x Dance! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @SONG: CELEBRATE YOUTH I can see the older man looking at the younger man I can see the younger man looking at the boy Over there the older woman is looking at the younger woman I can see the younger woman looking at the girl 'Cause every man sees in the younger man the hope An' every woman sees in the younger girl the dream Everybody lives, the pride and passion of the young From the womb to the tomb we will remember what it means, so Chorus: Celebrate youth (celebrate) those who have it (young ones) Celebrate youth (celebrate), give them sight The future of the world's in (celebrate) the hands of children (young ones) So celebrate youth (celebrate), teach them right Looking in a child's eye, there's no hate and there's no lie There's no black and there's no white I can see the older man and sometimes in the older man I still see the young boy burning in his eye And locked up here inside our spirit is the child that we are, hear it Some of us will always fear it and some will heed to cry But everybody sees in the younger one the hope And everybody sees in the younger one the dream Everybody lives, the pride and passion of the young From the womb to the tomb we will remember what it means, to chorus Looking in a child's face, there's no pride and no disgrace There's no struggle, there's no fight (Solo) Everybody sees in the younger one the hope And everybody sees in the younger one the dream Everybody lives, the pride and passion of the young From the womb to the tomb we will remember what it means Looking in a child's eye, there's no hate and there's no lie There's no black and there's no white chorus repeats 3x Looking in a child's eye, there's no hate and there's no lie There's no black and there's no white ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @SONG: STATE OF THE HEART (Who's there...) It's just the state of the heart, I'm waiting here for you in the state I'm in I know your name, I told you mine, we've stopped and passed the time of day You work in town, I work at night That give us six until seven to work this out If I seem a little strange it's just the state of the heart I'm waiting here for you in the state I'm in You are the moon, I am the sea, you pull me in and gaze on down at me I was alone, I thought I was immune It's good to know the door can still be open wide If I seem a little strange it's just the state of the heart I'm waiting here for you in the state I'm in It's just the state of the heart, I wait in the dark in the state I'm in We get closer and closer, to falling out or falling in I go over and over, but I can't change the state this heart is in (Solo) If I seem a little strange it's just the state of the heart I'm waiting here for you in the state I'm in It's just the state of the heart You know I wait in the dark in the state I'm in It's the state of the heart, the state of the heart, oh The state of the heart, the state of the heart, oh ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @SONG: WRITTEN IN ROCK On my way back from a wedding I drove round some of the old streets I got swept up by the memories of cold nights and warm sheets I parked outside the house we'd lived in, I tried to think of all the pain But all I remembered was the laughter and the precious trust we can't reclaim There are no second prizes and there will be no consolation wreath We may as well miss by a mile as miss by the skin of our teeth They all thought we were some sure thing I had the bloody coat and the wedding ring Chorus: But nothing's written in rock, I know I'm not the one Was I just the great pretender Written in rock, there was no battle won, only a mutual surrender No guarantees, that's all right If I was gonna stay I would have stayed all night Bye bye love, you were so damn right Nothing's written in rock, nothing's written in rock You finally learned the deep dark secret, that I knew you were waiting for So I watched the death of innocence of the young dreamer at life's door This world can tear your soul to pieces, if you give it half a chance There are no rules to remember, there are no written steps to the dance I don't believe in fate, I don't believe in blind luck on the draw I don't believe in love, I mean I don't believe anymore They all thought we were the real thing I had the bloody coat and the wedding ring chorus I remember you all dewy-eyed and breathless Pointing the direction to the great promised land I remember me all petrified and restless Wondering what you were hiding in the other hand Everybody keeps a lonely heart and everybody gets that feeling Everybody needs another heart To give a little bit of healing to a battered soul Oh, nothing's written in rock, oh chorus Oh, nothing's written in rock, oh ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @SONG: THE POWER OF LOVE (THE TAO OF LOVE) I think that somewhere along the line (And it's said, all things return to you in time) I must have finally opened up to your love Though I was building a wall at heaven's gate (Everything comes to those who wait) You must have found a secret path into my soul and now you're part of my life I can't believe that this is mine, every light has its time to shine I want to understand this change in me Is it the power of love, is it the power of love Is this the tao of love, I feel the power of love Caught up in the famous paper chain (In your eyes, I saw how I never fell from grace) I must have finally opened up to your love And I heard the battle's not always to the strong (The race is not always to the fleet) And the one who seeks to pluck the stars, will miss the jewels at his feet Blinded by momentary power, we almost had the final hour I'll never know what caused the change in me Chorus: Was it the power of love, is it the power of love Is this the tao of love, I feel the power of love Is it the power of love, is this the power of love Is this the tao of love, I feel the power of love (Solo) And I thought anything for the cause is worth the price (Losing you was the sharp edge of the knife) Now no more fear, the way is clear, I know you are the power in my life So better late than never, 'cause this heart is yours forever I'll never know what caused the change in me chorus I think that somewhere along the line (And it's said, all things return to you in time) I must have finally opened up to your love ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @SONG: WALKING ON THE EDGE (Spoken:) White boys, and chasin' coins, there's a black club that I can't join It's a man's world, through a man's voyage, and woman gives birth to the man There's no male growth in this fellin' of beast Wars in the west, wars in the east Man of God in the grip of a beast, for all go back to the promised land Keep on, keep on, whispering in the night There's no problem if it's not in sight In the face of annihilation we still plan futures for the children Keep on whispering in the night People talk but it's just cocktail chatter What we say, anyway, doesn't really matter Chorus: Everybody, time is tight, we're walking on the edge of the long black night From the left and from the right They're walking on the edge of the long black night And waiting on the big bang Wake up, wake up, yes this is your life too The light of spirit also burns in you In the face of extermination we still plan futures for the children Get up, yes this is your life too We talk and talk and shake our heads in wonder Nothing that we can do can stop us from going under chorus (Solo) I sit here and contemplate my future And all the songs that we all sing don't really do a thing chorus Waiting on the bang Everybody, time is tight, we're walkin' on the edge of the... chorus repeats 3x And waiting, waiting on the bang ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @SONG: WALK LIKE A MAN I got so many thoughts jumping out of my head, and I can't sit still I'm thinking about the universe, I'm looking at life on earth I can't shut the camera shutter I stare at the clock, the years slip away and I stay confused I'm dreaming about la raison d'etre, I'm frightened by the toxic threat I can't stop the motor running People saying I should learn some self-control But I just want to exorcise my soul And walk like a man, walk like a man I still feel like a boy and you feel like a girl in my hand I'm gonna walk like a man, walk like a man I'm still waiting at the revelation here in never-never land I got so many things jumpin' out of my brain and I feel so strange I'm crazy about the car I drive, while people struggle just to stay alive I can't put the two together I stare in the bathroom mirror at my face, God, I look so pale Lines crawl across my face I'm running in the human race, yeah, me first, who am I kidding Where is this peace that comes with age, someone show me to my cage Where I can walk like a man, walk like a man I still feel like a boy and you feel like a girl in my hands I'm gonna walk like a man, walk like a man I'm still waiting at the revelation here in never-never land (Where it finally hits me then and only then, I'll understand) Waiting for the revelation here in never-never land (Solo) Where is this peace that comes with age, will somebody take me to the stage Where I can walk like a man, walk like a man, walk Walk like a man, walk like a man, walk like a man, walk like a man Walk like a man, walk like a man I still feel like a boy and you feel like a girl in my hands I'm gonna walk like a man, walk like a man I'm still waiting on the revelation here in never-never land (Where it finally hits me then and only then, I'll understand) Waiting for the revelation here in never-never land Walk like a man ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @SONG: THE TAO OF HEAVEN Surrender, surrender, surrender, surrender The light of spirit burns in everyone, the diamond's buried deep - surrender When the heart is ready the teacher will come nothing remains without change - surrender The tao of heaven shines in every eye, the diamond's buried deep - surrender It's a gateless gate for those who never try nothing remains without change - surrender The light of spirit burns in everyone, the diamond's buried deep - surrender When the heart is ready the teacher will come nothing remains without change - surrender The tao of heaven shines in every eye, the diamond's buried deep - surrender It's a gateless gate for those who never try ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @SONG: STRANGER IN THE HOUSE We don't talk much, we don't make love like we used to and I stay guarded I've got walls and triggers I never thought I had and so do you But this is love and that's the way we seem content to play it I touch your clothes when you're gone, I let your scent wash over me You cry at night and you wish just like a child That we were how we used to be Chorus: There's a stranger in the house, in the house There's a stranger in the house, in the house There's a stranger in the house, in the house And she looks like somebody from a lifetime ago I stonewall you, you stonewall me, but we both know that Hiding deep inside us lives the love that we try hard to lose and never will But this is war and that's the way we seem content to fight it I get so angry and confused 'cause I want out but I want you You can't decide between moving out or moving in, you don't know what to do With a stranger in the house, in the house There's a stranger in the house, in the house There's a stranger in the house, in the house And she looks like you, and he looks like me (Solo) Is this the same girl that I fought so hard to win and now I fight to lose her Now I feel that it's just like skin to skin and nerve to nerve Strung out like wire, is that the way we are content to live We face off in anger in rooms once filled with love Looking for a chink in the armour, where we can stab the blade What are we thinking of chorus There's a stranger in the house, in the house (repeats) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @SONG: MY FATHER'S CHAIR My father's chair's still standing there, all alone since the long night Now it's three years on and I still feel, he'll come home, we'll be alright So where's this healing time brings, I was told the pain would ease But it still hurts like the first night That night my brother, my mother and I, were looking up at a distant star And wishing we could reach that far And back in the house and alone for the first time We told each other we cared, we avoided my father's chair I watch my family, we hold on, we are strong and we'll be alright The clock continues counting down, all the while And every child will share the long night But do the spirits meet again, why am I still so filled with doubt Is my soul everlasting And the far distant future, when I knew you'd be gone Came too fast and stays too long Why do they leave the weak of spirit and take the strong But when the world turns sour and I get sick from the smell And I can't find no comfort there, I climb into my father's chair ------------------------------------------------------------------------------