Electric Light Orchestra - Elo'S Greatest Hits [compilation] (2000) by Electric Light Orchestra (보컬) on maniadb.com

You made a fool of me, but them broken dreams have got to end.

Hey woman, you got the blues, cos′ you ain′t got no one else to use.
There′s an open road that leads nowhere, so just make some miles
between here and there
There′s a hole in my head where the rain comes in
You took my body and played to win
Ha Ha woman it′s a crying shame
But you ain′t got no one else to blame

Rolled in from another town,
Hit some gold too hot to settle down,
But a fool and his money soon go separate ways,
And you found a fool lyin′ in a daze,
Ha Ha woman what you gonna do,
You destroyed all the virtues that the Lord gave you,
It′s so good that you′re feeling pain,
But you better get yourself on board the very next train.

Evil woman how you done me wrong,
But now you′re tryin′ to wail a different song,
Ha Ha funny how you broke me up,
you made the wine now you drink the cup
I came runnin′ every time you cried,
Thought I saw love smilin′ in your eyes,
Ha Ha very nice to know, that you ain′t got no place left to go

Sailing away on the crest of a wave
It's like magic
Rolling and riding and slipping & sliding
It's magic

And you, and your sweet desire,
You took me, ohhh higher and higher baby,
It's a living thing,
It's a terrible thing to lose
It's a given thing
What a terrible thing to lose

I'm taking a dive (echo)

Making believe this is what you've conceived
From your worst day, I'm takin a dive
Moving in line when you look back in time
To the first day, I'm taken I'm taken

And you and your sweet desire,
Don't you do it, don't you do it,
Taking me ohh, higher and higher baby
It's a living thing,
It's a terrible thing to lose,
It's a given thing
What a terrible thing to lose

I'm takin a dive

Taking a dive 'cos you can't halt the slide
Floating downstream, I'm takin a dive
So let her go don't start spoiling the show
It's a bad dream, I'm taking , I'm taking

And you and your sweet desire
Don't you do it, don't you do it
Taking me higher and higher baby

It's a livin' thing,
It's a terrible thing to lose
It's a given thing
What a terrible thing to lose

Midnight on the water
I saw the ocean's daughter
Walkin' on a waves chicane
Staring as she called my name

And I can't get it out of my head
No I can't get it out of my head
Now my old world is gone for dead
Cos I can't get it out of my head

Breakdown on the shore line
Can't move, it's and ebb tide
Morning don't go here tonight
Searching for her silver light
(repeat chorus)

Bank job in the city
Robin Hood and William Tell and
Ivanhoe and Lancelot they don't envy me
Sitting till the sun goes down
In dreams the world keeps going round and round
(repeat chorus

She cried to the southern wind
About a love that was sure to end
Every dream in her heart was gone
Headin' for a showdown.

Bad dreamer, what's your name?
Looks like we're ridin' on the same train
Looks as though there'll be more pain
There's gonna be a showdown.

And it's rainin' all over the world
It's raining all over the world
Tonight, the longest night.

She came to me like my friend
She blew in on a southern wind
Now my heart is turned to stone again
There's gonna be a showdown.

Save me, oh, save me
It's unreal the suffering
There's gonna be a showdown.

And it's rainin' all over the world
Raining all over the world
Tonight, the longest night.

Raining all over the world
Raining all over the world
The longest night.

And it's rainin' all over the world
Raining all over the world
Tonight, the longest night.

You gotta save me, girl
When I'm ready for save
Oh, I'm fool for you
You know that real that
Go on and save me.

Can you feel what you're doin'
To me now?
I'm on the run again
You gotta save your soul...

The city streets are empty now THE LIGHTS DON′T SHINE NO MORE
and so the songs are way down low TURNING TURNING TURNING
A sound that flows into my mind THE ECHOES OF THE DAYLIGHT
of everything that is alive IN MY BLUE WORLD

I turn to stone when you are gone, I turn to stone
Turn to stone when you comin′ home, I can′t go on

The dying embers of the night A FIRE THAT SLOWLY FADES TILL DAWN
still glow upon the wall so bright BURNING BURNING BURNING
The tired streets that hide away FROM HERE TO EVERYWHERE THEY GO
roll past my door into the day IN MY BLUE WORLD

I turn to stone when you are gone, I turn to stone
Turn to stone when you comin′ home, I can′t go on
Turn to stone when you are gone, I turn to stone

Yes, I′m turnin′ to stone ′cos you ain′t comin′ home
Why you ain′t comin′ home if I′m turnin′ to stone
You′ve been gone for so long and I can′t carry on
yes, I′m turnin′, I′m turnin′, I′m turnin′ to stone

The dancing shadows on the wall THE TWO-STEP IN THE HALL
are all I see since you′ve been gone TURNING TURNING TURNING
Through all I sit here and I wait I TURN TO STONE I TURN TO STONE
You will return again some day TO MY BLUE WORLD

I turn to stone when you are gone, I turn to stone
Turn to stone when you comin′ home, I can′t go on
Turn to stone when you are gone, I turn to stone

I turn to stone when you are gone, I turn to stone
Turn to stone when you comin′ home, I can′t go on
Turn to stone when you are gone, I turn to stone

Just got back from the downtown palais
Where the music was so sweet
It knocked me right back in the alley
I'm ready, yea, yea, yea, I'm ready,
Wo, wo, wo, I'm ready
And I'm really gonna rock tonight.

Sweet little lady sings like a songbird
And she sings the opera like you ain't never heard,
But she ain't ready,
No, no, no, she ain't ready
No, no, no, she ain't ready,
And she ain't gonna rock & roll

CHORUS
She's sweet on Wagner,
I think she'd die for Beethoven,
She loves the way Puccini lays down a tune,
And Verdi's always creeping from her room

Come on I'll show you how to sing the blues
Now baby, come on over you got nothin' to lose,
Are you ready, hey, hey, hey are you ready
Ooh, ooh, ooh, are you ready
I wanna show you how to rock and roll.

Now listen here baby she, said to me
Just, meet me at the opera house at a quarter to three,
'Cos I'm ready, yea, yea, yea, I'm ready,
Woo, hoo, hoo, I'm ready,
I'm gonna show you how to sing the blues.

CHORUS -- repeat

Far, far away the music is playing.

Well we were reelin' and a rockin' all through the night,
Yea we were rockin' at the opera house until the break of light,
And the orchestra were playin' all Chuck Berry's greatest tunes.
And the singers in the chorus all got off on singing blues,
And as the night grew older everybody was as one,
The people on the streets came runnin' in to join in song
Just to hear the opera singer singin' rock & roll so pure,
I thought I saw the mayor there but I wasn't really sure,
But it's alright.

I was searchin′ on a one-way street
I was hopin′ for a chance to meet
I was waitin′ for the operator on the line

(She′s gone so long)
What can I do
(Where could she be)
Oh no, no don′t know what I′m gonna do
I gotta get back to you

You gotta slow down
Sweet talkin′ woman
You got me runnin′
You got me searchin′
Hold on sweet talkin′ woman
It′s so sad if that′s the way it′s over

I was walkin′ many days gone by
I was thinkin′ ′bout the lonely nights
Communication break down all around me

(She′s gone so long)
What can I do
(Where could she be)
Oh no, no don′t know what I′m gonna do
I gotta get back to you

I′ve been livin′ on a dead-end street
I′ve been askin′ ev′rybody I meet
Insufficient data comin′ through

(She′s gone so long)
What can I do
(Where could she be)
Oh no, no don′t know what I′m gonna do
I gotta get back to you

Hello. How are you
Have you been alright
through all those lonely lonely lonely lonely lonely nights
That′s what I′d say. I′d tell you everything
If you′d pick up that telephone yeah yeah yeah

Hey. How you feelin
Are you still the same
Don′t you realize the things we did, we did
were all for real, not a dream
I just can′t believe
They′ve all faded out of view yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

Doowop dooby doo doowop doowah doolang
Blue days black nights doowah doolang

When I look into the sky, the love you need ain′t gonna see you through
And I wonder why the little things you planned ain′t coming true

Oh oh Telephone Line, give me some time
I′m living in twilight
Oh oh Telephone Line, give me some time
I′m living in twilight

Ok. So noone′s answering
Well can′t you just let it ring a little longer longer longer oh oh ooohhhhh
I′ll just sit tight through shadows of the night
Let it ring for evermore oh oh ooohhhhh yeah yeah yeah

Doowop dooby doo doowop doowah doolang
Blue days black nights doowah doolang

When I look into the sky, the love you need ain′t gonna see you through
And I wonder why the little things you planned ain′t coming true

Oh oh Telephone Line, give me some time
I′m living in twilight
Oh oh Telephone Line, give me some time
I′m living in twilight
Oh oh Telephone Line, give me some time
I′m living in twilight
Oh oh Telephone Line, give me some time
I′m living in twilight

Got love, if that's what you need
I got three or four babies sittin' on my knee
I got love waitin' for you
I come sneakin' round the corner of the avenue

You gotta Ma-Ma-Ma Belle, or I will get you
You know you gotta Ma-Ma-Ma Belle, before I get you

There's one thing that's on my mind
And that's getting hold of you before I serve my time
I'll keep on, with my heavy load
Till I see you come a strollin' down that open road

You gotta Ma-Ma-Ma Belle, or I will get you
You know you gotta Ma-Ma-Ma Belle, before I get you

I love you Ma-Ma-Ma Belle
That's why I want to get it all well I'm sure you can tell
I got, good soul, runnin' so deep
Gonna get you in the corner so that I can keep
Can't you hear me once Ma-Ma-Ma Belle

You gotta Ma-Ma-Ma Belle, or I will get you
You know you gotta Ma-Ma-Ma Belle, before I get you

You′re sailing softly through the sun
in a broken stone age dawn
You fly so high

I get a strange magic
oh, what a strange magic
oh, it′s a strange magic
Got a strange magic
got a strange magic

You′re walking meadows in my mind
making waves across my time
oh no, oh no

I get a strange magic
oh, what a strange magic
oh, it′s a strange magic
Got a strange magic
got a strange magic

Oh, I′m never gonna be the same again
now I′ve seen the way it′s got to end
sweet dream, sweet dream

Strange magic
oh, what a strange magic
oh, it′s a strange magic
Got a strange magic
got a strange magic

It′s magic, it′s magic, it′s magic

Strange magic
oh, what a strange magic
oh, it′s a strange magic
Got a strange magic

Strange magic STRANGE MAGIC
oh, what a strange magic STRANGE MAGIC
oh, it′s a strange magic
Got a strange magic

Strange magic STRANGE MAGIC
oh, what a strange magic STRANGE MAGIC
oh, it′s a strange magic
Got a strange magic
got a strange magic
you know I got a strange magic
yeah, I got a strange magic
oo-o-o-oo, strange magic

Sun is shining in the sky
There ain′t a cloud in sight
It′s stopped raining
Everybody′s in a play
And don′t you know

It′s a beautiful new day
Running down the avenue
See how the sun shines
Brightly in the city
On the streets where once was pity
Mr. Blue Sky is living here today

Mr. Blue Sky, please tell us why
You had to hide away For so long (so long)
Where did we go wrong
Mr. Blue Sky, please tell us why
You had to hide away For so long (so long)
Where did we go wrong

Hey you, with the pretty face
Welcome to the human race
A celebration
Mr. Blue Sky′s up there waiting
And today is the day we′ve waited for

Mr. Blue Sky, please tell us why
You had to hide away For so long (so long)
Where did we go wrong

Hey there, Mr. Blue
We′re so pleased to be with you
Look around, see what you do
Everybody smiles at you

Hey there, Mr. Blue
We′re so pleased to be with you
Look around, see what you do
Everybody smiles at you

Mr. Blue you did it right
But soon comes Mr. Night
Creeping over, now his
Hand is on your shoulder
Never mind, I′ll remember you this
I′ll remember you this way

Mr. Blue Sky, please tell us why
You had to hide away For so long (so long)
Where did we go wrong

Hey there, Mr. Blue (sky)
We′re so pleased to be with you (sky)
Look around, see what you do (look)
Everybody smiles at you