Left to my own devices

(Aaaaaaaah... ...ce)
I get out of bed at half past ten
Phone up a friend, who's a party animal
Turn on the news and drink some tea
Maybe if you're with me we'll do some shopping
One day I'll read, or learn to drive a car
If you pass the test, you can beat the rest
But I don't want to compete, or talk street, street, street
I can pick up the best from the party animal
     I could leave you, say goodbye
     Or I could love you, if I try
     And I could
     And left to my own devices, I probably would
     Left to my own devices, I probably would
Pick up a brochure about the sun
Learn to ignore what the photographer saw
I was always told that you should join a club
Stick with the gang, if you want to belong
I was a lonely boy, no strength, no joy
In a world of my own at the back of the garden
I didn't want to compete, or play out on the street
For in a secret life I was a round head general
     I could leave you, say goodbye
     Or I could love you, if I try
     And I could
     And left to my own devices, I probably would
     Left to my own devices, I probably would
     Oh, I would
I was faced with a choice at a difficult age
Would I write a book? Or should I take to the stage?
But in the back of my head I heard distant feet
Che Guevara and Dbussy to a disco beat
It's not a crime when you look the way you do
The way I like to picture you
When I get home, it's late at night
I pour a drink and watch the fight
Turn off the TV, look at a book
Pick up the phone, fix some food
Maybe I'll sit up all night and day
Waiting for the minute I hear you say
     I could leave you, say goodbye
     Or I could love you, if I try
     And I could
     And left to my own devices, I probably would
     Come on, baby, say goodbye
     I could love you, if I try
     And I could
     And left to my own devices, I probably would
     Left to my own devices, I probably would
Out of bed, at half past ten
The party animal phones a friend
Picks up news about the sun
And the working day has just begun
Sticks with the gang - at the back of the street
Pass the test - and don't compete
Drive the car, if you're with me
Che Guevara's drinking tea
He reads about a new device
And takes to the stage in a secret life
(Aaaaaaaah... ...ce)
     Left to my own devices, I probably would
     If I was left to my own devices, I possibly would
     If I was left to my own devices, I probably would
     Left to my own devices, I probably would
     I could leave you, say goodbye
     Or I could love you, if I try
     And I could
     And left to my own devices, I probably would
     Left to my own devices, I probably would
     Come on, baby
     Left to my own devices, I probably would


I want a dog

I want a dog,
A chihuahua
When I get back to my small flat
I want to hear somebody bark
     Oh, (oh oh) you can get lonely
Don't want a cat,
Scratching its claws all over my
Have it that,
Giving no love and getting fat
     Oh, (oh oh) you can get lonely
     And a cat's no help with that
I want a dog,
To walk in the park
When it gets dark, my dog will bark
At any passers-by
     Oh, (oh oh) you can get lonely
     I want a dog
I want a dog,
A chihuahua
When I get back to my small flat
I want to hear somebody bark
     Oh, (oh oh) you can get lonely
     I want a dog


Domino dancing

(All day, all day)
I don't know why, I don't know how
I thought I loved you, but I'm not sure now
I've seen you look at strangers too many times
The love you want is of a, a different kind
Remember when we felt the sun
A love like paradise, how hot it burned
A threat of distant thunder, the sky was red
And when you walked, you always - turned every head
     (All day, all day) Watch them all fall down
     (All day, all day) Domino dancing
I thought that when we fought I was to blame
But now I know you play a different game
I've watched you dance with danger, still wanting more
Add another number to the score
When you look around you wonder
Do you play to win?
Or are you just a bad loser?
   I don't know why, I don't know how
I'd thought I loved you, but I'm not sure now
I hear the thunder crashing, the sky is dark
And now a storm is breaking within my heart


I'm not scared

Your life's a mystery, mine is an open book
If I could read your mind, I think I'd take a look
     I don't care
     Baby, I'm not scared
     What have you got to hide? What do you need to prove?
You're always telling lies, and that's the only truth
     I don't care
     Baby, I'm not scared
          Tonight the streets are full of actors
          I don't know why
          Oh, take these dogs away from me
          Before they, they bite
     What have you got to say of shadows in your past?
 I thought that, if you paid, you'd keep them off our backs
     But I don't care
     Baby, I'm not scared
 What have you got to hide? Oh, will it compromise?
Where do we have to be, so I can laugh and you'll be free?
     I'd go anywhere
     Baby, I don't care
     I'm not scared
     I don't care
     Baby, I'm not scared
           Tonight the streets are full of actors
          I don't know why
          Oh, take these dogs away from me
          Before they, they bite
          Tonight I fought and made my mind up
          I know it's right
          I know these dogs still snap around us
          But I can, I can fight
 If I was you, if I was you
I wouldn't treat me the way you do
     I'm not scared
     Baby, I don't care
     I'd go anywhere
     Baby, I'm not scared
     I'm not scared
     Oh, I'm not scared


Always on my mind/In my house

Maybe I didn't treat you quite as good as I should
Maybe I didn't love you quite as often as I could
Little things I should've said and done, I never took the time
     You were always on my mind
     You were always on my mind
Maybe I didn't hold you all those lonely, lonely times
And I guess I never told you, I'm so happy that you're mine
If I made you feel second best, I'm so sorry, I was blind
     You were always on my mind
          Tell me, tell me that your sweet love hasn't died
          Give me one more chance to keep you satisfied
          Satisfied
Little things I should've said and done, I never took the time
     You were always on my mind
     You were always on my mind
          Tell me, tell me that your sweet love hasn't died
          Give me one more chance to keep you satisfied
          ... You were always in my house
"You were always on my mind, it's true
 I never thought of anyone else but you
 You were on my mind and in my dreams
 I should have stopped to make you see
 You were always..."
"I worked so hard, I thought you knew,
 My love, I did it all for you
 I never really had the time
 I guess you couldn't read my mind
 You were always..."
Maybe I didn't treat you quite as good as I should
Maybe I didn't love you quite as often as I could
Maybe I didn't hold you all those lonely, lonely times
And I guess I never told you, I'm so happy that you're mine
  (Maybe I didn't love you...)



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