CRYING IN THE RAIN
Written by Howard Greenfield/Carole King

I'll never let U see... The way my broken heart is hurting me
I've got my pride and I know how to hide... All the sorrow and pain
I'll do my crying in the rain!
If I wait for stormy skies... U won't know the rain from the tears in my eyes
You'll never know that I still love U so... Though the heartaches remain
I'll do my crying in the rain!

Raindrops falling from heaven will never wash away my misery
But since we're not together... I'll wait for stormy weather
To hide these tears I hope you'll never see!

[Chorus:]
Someday when my crying's done
I'm gonna wear a smile and walk in the sun
I may be a fool but till then darling you'll never see me complain
I'll do my crying in the rain!

Oooh, Ooooh
Since we’re not together I pray for stormy weather
To hide these tears... I hope you’ll never see!

[Repeat Chorus]
I’ll do my crying in the rain!
I’ll do my crying in the rain!
Huhhh

EARLY MORNING
Written by Pal Waaktaar/Magne Furuholmen

Early morning... Eight o'clock precise
I see the lonely August sun arise
Say U know... U will... Move me like U do
Out on the fields... I'm waiting the whole night through
Early morning, Early morning, Yeah

Ran the whole way... Down to the tracks
Through the doorway then a last look back
Say U know... U will... Save me like U do
Out on the fields... I've waited the whole night through
Early morning, Early morning, Yeah
Out of the fields...

I climbed all the stairways to find the rooftop clear
Got the shotgun lying with me here
Say U know... U will... Move me like U do

Out on the fields... U know how it feels, Yeah
Early morning, Early morning, Yeah

Early morning... Eight o'clock precise!

I CALL YOUR NAME
Written by Pal Waaktaar/Magne Furuholmen

We got married on a cold mid-winter's morning
We said our lines then kissed and it was over
Those pronouncements had such weight
I guess they made us hesitate... Hesitate!

When she moved her hips and swayed in my direction
I thought we could make it yet and beat the isolation
But in that gentle dark... Man, We tore ourselves apart!

[Chorus:]
Through the fire and rain
Through the wilderness and pain
Through the losses, Through the gains
On love's roller coaster train
I call your name!

I call your name!
[Repeat Chorus]
We used to laugh...
Is the fire dying, Babe? It hurts to ask
Let me hold U for awhile!

Through the fire and rain... On love’s roller coaster train
I call your name! I call your name!
Wooh, Wooh! Wooh, Wooh!
Aaow!
Wooh, Wooh! Wooh, Wooh!
(We got married on a....)

SLENDER FRAME
Written by Pal Waaktaar/Magne Furuholmen

Your coat is hanging loosely... On your slender frame
There's many roads to leave by but few come back again
I don't believe it... I believe it!
Take a look around and see
What's stopping U is stopping me
One moonless night and we'll make it right
And vanish in the dark of night!

[Chorus:]
Pack up your things and go
Run down the road, Don't take it slow
Pack up your things today and run away
Yeah, Run away!

U say it's useless crying... That never got U far
U claim there's none as lonely... Lonely as U are
I don't believe it... I believe it!
Take a look around and see
What's breaking U is breaking me
One moonless night we'll make it right
And vanish in the dark of night

[Repeat Chorus]
Yeah, Hey hey hey hey hey!
(Keep running)

One moon less night... And vanish in the dark of night!

[Repeat Chorus Twice]
And runaway, Run runaway... Runaway!

EAST OF THE SUN
Written by Pal Waaktaar

Half of a letter... Tells half a story
The way I see it... It's half the worry
Where I came from... I forgot too soon
East of the sun and west of the moon!

Money talks and hey, I'm listening
I've lived without it... Enough to miss it, Yeah!
Where I'm going... I'll get there soon
East of the sun and west of the moon!

[Chorus:]
Ooh, Never gonna get there later
U know I wanna get there soon
Never gonna get there babe
The desert rose will bloom
East of the sun and west of the moon!

Another day leaves me aching
I try to wake up but something's breaking
Here inside me... Deep and hollow
A sound that no other sound could follow
I know the pain... Before the wound
East of the sun and west of the moon!

[Repeat Chorus Twice]
Desert rose will bloom
West of the moon...

West of the moon... And the desert rose will bloom!

SYCAMORE LEAVES
Written by Pal Waaktaar

[Chorus:]
Can't stop thinking 'bout it.... It fills me with unease
Out there by the roadside something's buried...
Under... Sycamore leaves!
Hey yeah, Under sycamore leaves!

Wet grounds,  Late September... The foliage of the trees
I came upon this feeling that someone's lying
Covered by... Sycamore leaves!
Hey yeah, Under sycamore leaves!

And I could never face it and take a look and see
And I could never break out and shake it's grip on me!

Oh yeah, Alright! Alright!
C’mon baby! Oh yeah!
Sycamore leaves! Hey yeah!
Under sycamore leaves!
And I could never face it and take a look and see
And I could never break out and shake it's grip on me!

[Repeat Chorus]
Covered by sycamore leaves!
Yeah, Sycamore leaves... I’m covered by... Sycamore leaves
Sycamore leaves, C’mon baby! Alright!

WAITING FOR HER
Written by Pal Waaktaar/Magne Furuholmen

Waiting for her... That's all I ever do
Waiting for her...
So why didn't I take the measures justified?
Our love has always been the same...
She comes, Then goes away again!
Oh yeah!

Sweet little love is gone!

She used to say, “We didn't have the breaks we should've had... Coming our way”
So why didn't I take that time and put it right?
Our love has always been the same
She leaves me standing out in the rain
Oh yeah

Send her my love... She's all I'm thinking of
Oh yeah... I'm telling U!
We never had the breaks we should’ve had... Coming our way!

And when she's sleeping by my side
Eyes closed, All knowledge trapped inside
Oh yeah!

So why didn't I take the measures justified?
Send her my love... She's all I'm thinking of …
Oh yeah, I'm telling U! (Ayee, Ayee)
Sweet little love is gone!
I’m telling U (Wooh)
Sweet little love is gone!

COLD RIVER
Written by Pal Waaktaar/Lauren Savoy

I took a ride in an automobile
Pushed my hands out against the wheel
Asked a girl if she needed a ride
She said, "Sure babe but I wanna drive!"

[Chorus:]
Hey now, Wait awhile
We're going down with a smile
Cold river... She took me down
Cold river... She took my pride
(The river runs so deep)

Had to stop on account of the storm
Seemed like years since I'd been warm
We drove all night till the tires blew
Got in the back and did what U do

[Repeat Chorus]
On a sunny day!
On a sunny day (She took my pride)
All the money U made
Did U need it, Babe
(The river runs so deep)

[Repeat Chorus]
On a sunny day!
On a sunny day (She took my pride)
All the money U made
Did U need it, Babe
(The river runs so deep)

Yeah, Cold river, Cold river, Cold river, Cold river!

THE WAY WE TALK
Written by Magne Furuholmen

Sometimes the way we talk isn't all that good
We can't change though we know we should
Baby, these fights we have aren't always fair
Was this problem always there

If I could... I'd change... I swear!
If I could... I would... I swear!

ROLLING THUNDER
Written by Pal Waaktaar/Magne Furuholmen

It's the weight below us and our fate before us
Like a rolling thunder... Rolling up from under
Don't ever leave this way
I know it's getting harder, But hey
If your world should crumble, Yeah
And the rain gets in running through your skin
Soaking U outside in

The rain... See it falling
But I don't know how long it will be until... The storm's over
But I'll wait... I will!

Like the years of silence to the growing violence
Like a rolling thunder... Rolling up from under
Don't ever leave me this way
Wait a little longer, Yeah stay!
Through all the night I tumble, Yeah
When the rain comes in... I will shed my skin
Losing it from within

See the rain ... it's falling
But I won't be leaving your side until... All is over
I'll wait... I will!

So many lifetimes you've been waiting for it
All through the good times when U tried to ignore it
U hesitate... It's come too late
U hear the sound of when wheels engage

When the rain comes in... I will shed my skin
Ooh Losing it from within
See the rain ... it's falling
But I won't be leaving your side until... All is over
So I'll wait... Cause I will!
But I don't know how long it will be until... The storm's over
But I'll wait... Cause I will!

The storm is over... But I’ll wait... Cause I will!

(SEEMINGLY) NONSTOP JULY
Written by Pal Waaktaar

Walking by strangers... Stranger than me
We talk of the future... Between U and me
Sweet little darling, Where will we be?
Sweet little darling, Where will we be?

It's hard to conceive it... All comes to an end
A joke when it's funny, Well... I laugh and pretend
We're fools to believe it... We're fools to try
To slow down this seemingly nonstop July!

(Some old guy shouting in the background)

We’re fools to believe it... We’re fools to try
To slow down this seemingly non stop July!

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