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never saw </div> <bR> <div> I saw you laugh when the knife was twisted</div> <div> It still hurts but the pain has shifted</div> <div> I'm lookin' back at the time that drifted by</div> <div> But I won't cry for the wasted years</div> <div> 'Cos you ain't worth the salt in my tears </div> <bR> <div> Feeling neglected, used and rejected</div> <div> You need a shoulder to lean upon</div> <div> Maybe you picked him, found your next victim</div> <div> Don't worry someone will come along </div> <bR> <div> I broke the spell that you kept me under</div> <div> I'd had enough of the rain and thunder</div> <div> I lost track of the time and I wonder why</div> <div> But I won't cry for the wasted years</div> <div> 'Cos you ain't worth the salt in my tears </div> <bR> <div> I'll sit around and drink a few more beers</div> <div> Until the memory just disappears</div> <div> 'Cos you ain't worth the salt in my tears </div> <bR> <div> I saw you laugh when the knife was twisted</div> <div> It still hurts but the pain has shifted</div> <div> I'm lookin' back at the time that drifted by</div> <div> But I won't cry for the wasted years</div> <div> 'Cos you ain't worth the salt in my tears </div> <div> 'Cos you ain't worth the salt in my tears</div> <div> 'Cos you ain't worth the salt in my tears</div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="286"><div> Just a Mile Away From Here</div> <bR> <div> I think I'd rather be lonely</div> <div> Than be somewhere I don't want to be</div> <div> And she's driving me crazy</div> <div> She knows it's over</div> <div> But she doesn't want to set me free</div> <div> But I won't let her make a slave out of me</div> <div> As long as there's always one place I can go</div> <div> You know the side of me she'll never know</div> <bR> <div> Just a mile away from here</div> <div> True love is waiting</div> <div> Just a mile away from here</div> <div> I close my eyes and I'm almost there</div> <bR> <div> She smells something burning</div> <div> She keeps looking</div> <div> But she's never gonna find the flames</div> <div> I think she thrives on friction</div> <div> She wants numbers and she wants names</div> <div> But I don't have the time for her foolish games</div> <div> 'Cos there's a weird and wonderful world out there</div> <div> And I'm just not ready for the  rocking chair</div> <bR> <div> Just a mile away from here</div> <div> True love is waiting</div> <div> Just a mile away from here</div> <div> I close my eyes and I'm almost there</div> <bR> <div> 'Cos there's a weird and wonderful world out there</div> <div> And I'm just not ready form the rocking chair</div> <bR> <div> Just a mile away from here</div> <div> True love is waiting</div> <div> Just a mile away from here</div> <div> I close my eyes and I'm almost there</div> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 837 WIDTH="265"><div> Put Your Hands on the Screen</div> <bR> <div> America, are you listening to me?</div> <div> Jesus sends me </div> <div> To show how good your life can be</div> <div> We don't care if you're sinners</div> <div> We don't want to know where you've been </div> <div> You can wash yourself clean</div> <div> Just put your hands on the screen</div> <bR> <div> Our lines are open</div> <div> And now we wait for you to call</div> <div> If your chair is comfy</div> <div> You hardly have to move at all</div> <div> There's a church on the corner </div> <div> But you haven't been  for a while</div> <div> But don't touch that dial</div> <div> Just put your hands on the screen</div> <bR> <div> The choir is singing</div> <div> And everybody's feeling good</div> <div> The phones are ringing </div> <div> From Bethlehem  to Hollywood</div> <div> So move in closer</div> <div> Let your faces feel the glow</div> <div> There's a holy presence</div> <div> Right here in the studio</div> <div> Bring the sick and the dying</div> <div> And maybe together we'll see</div> <div> Ze miracle of TV</div> <div> Just put your hands on the screen</div> <div>  </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="286"><div> Maybe I've Waited Too Long</div> <bR> <div> You're so late,</div> <div> I don't know what you think  it's  proving</div> <div> I hid  the clock </div> <div> But I can feel the numbers moving</div> <div> I don't know why I still worry about you</div> <div> Do you think I've nothing better to do</div> <div> You don't know how I hate </div> <div> To sit here and wait for you to arrive</div> <bR> <div> Maybe I've waited too long</div> <div> And I ain't gonna take it anymore (I've waited too long)</div> <div> What kind of fool do you take me for (I've waited too long)</div> <div> I'm giving up and I'm locking the door</div> <div> I could be wrong but maybe I've waited too long</div> <div> You used to be a very good friend (I've waited too long)</div> <div> But  you let me down time  and again (I've waited too long)</div> <div> And there can never be a happy end</div> <div> I could be wrong,  but maybe I've waited too long</div> <bR> <div> Remember</div> <div> When we were younger and you loved me</div> <div> Well I can't forget it</div> <div> I think about it when I'm lonely</div> <div> Making promises you could not keep</div> <div> Telling me lies to make me sleep</div> <div> But  we're getting nowhere </div> <div> It's as if you don't care </div> <div> If I'm dead or alive</div> <bR> <div> Maybe I've waited too long</div> <div> And I ain't gonna take it anymore (I've waited too long)</div> <div> What kind of fool do you take me for (I've waited too long)</div> <div> I'm giving up and I'm locking the door</div> <div> I could be wrong but maybe I've waited too long</div> <div> You used to be a very good friend (I've waited too long)</div> <div> But then you let me down again and again (I've waited too long)</div> <div> And there can never be a happy end</div> <div> I could be wrong,  but maybe I've waited too long</div> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 877 ><NOBR><div> She's So Flexible</div> <bR> <div> The first thing I taste </div> <div> Is the toothpaste in her kiss</div> <div> And because she's late</div> <div> She runs  for the bus that she mustn't miss</div> <div> She can be hard as steel</div> <div> But she can soothe like lanolin</div> <div> And even when she's busy</div> <div> She finds time to squeeze me in</div> <bR> <div> And as a matter of fact</div> <div> I never had a love like that</div> <div> She has an open mind</div> <div> She's sweet and kind</div> <div> But best of all</div> <bR> <div> She's so flexible, she's so flexible</div> <div> She never has to bend to be accessible</div> <bR> <div> We're always close</div> <div> No matter how far I go</div> <div> Calling coast to coast</div> <div> If only to tell her I love her so</div> <div> And 'cos she knows I do</div> <div> She doesn't need it in black and white</div> <div> She doesn't wanna stick like glue </div> <div> She doesn't need a window to see the light</div> <bR> <div> And as a matter of fact</div> <div> I never had a love like that</div> <div> She has an open mind</div> <div> She's sweet and kind</div> <div> But best of all</div> <bR> <div> She's so flexible, she's so flexible</div> <div> She never has to bend to be accessible</div> <div> She's so flexible, she's so flexible</div> <div> We ain't birds of a feather</div> <div> We're not always together</div> <div> But we're inseparable</div> <div> 'Cos she's so flexible</div> <div> I love her Rubba-Dubba-Doo</div> <bR> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="286"><div> A Rainy Day in New York City</div> <bR> <div> You swallow every line he feeds you</div> <div> He swears he's no cheap romeo</div> <div> He promises he'll always need you </div> <div> To need him too</div> <div> But you know it isn't true</div> <div> And I'm afraid, all along , he's been lying to you</div> <div> And he knows, that I know</div> <div> But I can't let it go</div> <div> No, not again</div> <bR> <div> It happened on a rainy day in New York City</div> <div> It wasn't love and they never pretended</div> <div> Some say it began as it ended</div> <div> On a rainy, rainy day</div> <div> But I say she's a cloud that won't blow away</div> <bR> <div> Did you notice he took longer shaving?</div> <div> He's never been so squeaky clean</div> <div> He leaves you at the window waving</div> <div> You'll see it through</div> <div> But you know it isn't true</div> <div> And I don't want to let  him make a fool out of you</div> <div> 'Cos he lies</div> <div> I saw him with my own two eyes</div> <div> It's happening again</div> <bR> <div> It's another rainy day in New York City</div> <div> Somewhere they're sharing a broken umbrella</div> <div> And you're the secret that he'll never never tell her</div> <div> It's a rainy, rainy day</div> <div> And I say she's a cloud that won't blow away</div> <bR> <div> In secrecy they'll meet </div> <div> On the corner of the street</div> <div> It's raining but he'll keep her dry</div> <div> You trust him ,but you don't</div> <div> You'll phone him , but you won't</div> <div> Afraid to check his alibi</div> <bR> <div> 'Cos you know it isn't true</div> <div> And I'm afraid, all along , he's been lying to you</div> <div> And he knows, that I know</div> <div> But I can't let it go</div> <div> No, not again</div> <bR> <div> It happened on a rainy day in New York City</div> <div> It's getting late and he said he'd be calling</div> <div> He lets you down and the tears keep falling</div> <div> It's a rainy, rainy day</div> <div> And I say she's a cloud that won't blow away</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 883 WIDTH="265"><div> I Wonder What She Thinks of Me</div> <bR> <div> I saw her first at the local pool</div> <div> Where all the young girls swim</div> <div> She was coming out as I was going in</div> <div> And though it was just a fleeting glance </div> <div> I knew she had to be</div> <div> The most beautiful girl that I would ever see</div> <div> I know she saw me too</div> <div> But then what could I do</div> <div> She always seems to be with someone else.</div> <div> But when he turns away</div> <div> I see she wants to say hello</div> <div> But she winks....</div> <div> Oh I wonder what she thinks of me</div> <bR> <div> I think about her every night </div> <div> Before I go to sleep</div> <div> I need her now but it's love that won't come cheap</div> <div> Oh , I've seen him </div> <div> He picks her up and he takes her out</div> <div> To fancy restaurants</div> <div> But I don't think he can give her what she really wants</div> <div> I saw her yesterday </div> <div> Again she looked my way</div> <div> She only does it when his back is turned</div> <div> And when I watch her go</div> <div> No one could ever know</div> <div> My poor heart sinks</div> <div> Oh, I wonder what she thinks of me</div> <div> We'll just have to wait and see</div> <div> Oh, I wonder what she thinks of me</div> <bR> <div> Someday I'll pin her down</div> <div> When he's not around</div> <div> I'd love to know what's on her  mind</div> <div> 'Cos when he turns away</div> <div> I see she wants to say hello</div> <div> But she winks....</div> <div> Oh I wonder what she thinks of me</div> <div> We'll just have to wait and see</div> <div> Oh, I wonder what she thinks of me</div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="286"><div> Dumb Love</div> <bR> <div> It was one of those places </div> <div> It was one of those nights</div> <div> She was one of those girls who had purposely ripped holes in her tights</div> <div> I saw her leaning up against the bar</div> <div> Wearing the leopard upholstery from a stolen car</div> <div> I thought she was a porno star</div> <div> She had a name I would never remember</div> <div> She had a face I will never forget</div> <div> She stood among the ruins and lit her cigarette</div> <div> In the light from the match </div> <div> I could see she was smiling, as she said</div> <bR> <div> "I hope that dumb love will be enough</div> <div> And you never get bored with the dirty stuff"</div> <div> 'Cos dumb love was the only kind of love she knew</div> <bR> <div> She was like no girl thatI had ever known</div> <div> Though the lights were on </div> <div> There was obviously nobody home</div> <div> I don't know what I ever thought I'd find</div> <div> Looking at the world too long through her venetian blind</div> <div> Could leave me with a hungry mind</div> <div> She used to live with a man who was shady</div> <div> And they both struck a beautiful pose</div> <div> Buy she only loved his money </div> <div> And he only loved her clothes</div> <div> But she never looked back</div> <div> She just kept smiling as she said</div> <bR> <div> "I just make dumb love and nothing else</div> <div> And you might as well talk to yourself</div> <div> Maybe dumb love will never be enough for you"</div> <bR> <div> Every morning she searches  the bed</div> <div> But there's nobody  near</div> <div> And it's the start of another long day</div> <div> She listens for something</div> <div> But she knows that there's nothing to hear</div> <div> Only the sigh of a distant highway</div> <bR> <div> She had a name I would never remember</div> <div> She had a face I will never forget</div> <div> We stood among the ruins and I  lit her cigarette</div> <div> In the light from the match </div> <div> I could see she was crying, as she said</div> <div> "I knew that dumb love wouldn't be enough</div> <div> And  you'd  soon get bored with the dirty stuff"</div> <div> 'Cos dumb love was the only kind of love she knew</div> <div> She just makes dumb love and nothing else</div> <div> And you might as well talk to yourself</div> <div> Maybe dumb love will never be enough for you</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 884 WIDTH="265"><div> One Night With a Stranger</div> <bR> <div> She takes a rest, puts her feet on the desk</div> <div> And the world's at her fingertips</div> <div> She's really come a long, long way</div> <div> But she gets bored if things are the same</div> <div> Everyday she's seen with a Cosmo dream</div> <div> Who was king of the questionnaires</div> <div> But there's a part of her life that he never shares</div> <bR> <div> One night, one night with a stranger</div> <div> Something to keep her on the rails</div> <div> A remedy that never fails</div> <div> One night, one night with a stranger</div> <div> One night, one night with a stranger</div> <div> And everything'll be alright !</div> <bR> <div> And later on when the feeling is gone </div> <div> And she's back in the old routine</div> <div> She can't believe that she did all that</div> <div> It's like a dream but she's keeping it under her hat</div> <div> That's how it goes, Mr. Right never knows</div> <div> She has so much to lose</div> <div> But when her motors running she's ready to cruise</div> <bR> <div> It only takes one night, one night with a stranger</div> <div> It's like a habit she cannot break</div> <div> And right now it's only gonna take</div> <div> One night, one night with a stranger</div> <div> One night, one night with a stranger</div> <div> And everything'll be alright !</div> <bR> <div> Until the night of the tattooed man</div> <div> It read HATE on the knuckles of his drinking hand</div> <div> A lot of zips and leather</div> <div> And the very last thing she saw</div> <div> Was the sight of her own blood on the floor</div> <div> She should of known better</div> <div> Diamonds are nice...</div> <div> But take my advice...</div> <div> Tattoos are forever</div> <bR> <div> It only takes one night, one night with a stranger</div> <div> The last one she would ever spend</div> <div> What a waste and a bad way to end</div> <div> One night with a stranger</div> <div> One night with a stranger</div> <div> And everything'll be alright !</div> <bR> <div> All songs Copyright 1983 Rare Blue Music, Inc./  Miserable Melodies (ascap)</div> <bR> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="286"><IMG BORDER="0" 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