TAKE ON ME
Written by Pal Waaktaar/Mags/Morten Harket

We're talking away... I don't know what...
I'm to say I'll say it anyway
Today's another day to find U
Shying away... I'll be coming for your love, OK?

[Chorus:]
Take on me(Take me on)
Take me on(Take me on)
I'll be gone... In a day or two

So needless to say... I'm odds and ends
But that's me... Stumbling away
Slowly learning that life is OK!
Say after me... It's no better to be safe than sorry!

[Repeat Chorus]

Oh the things that U say... Is it live or just to play my worries away
You're all the things I've got to remember
You're shying away... I'll be coming for U anyway!

[Repeat Chorus Till Fade]

CRY WOLF
Written by Mags/Pal Waaktaar

(U know the night I left the city, I dreamt of a wolf)

He came from where the winds are cold and truth is seen through keyholes
Strange longings that will never sleep and now he’s come where no heart beats!

[Chorus:]
Cry wolf (Oo ho)
Time to worry!
Cry wolf (Oo ho)
Time to worry now!

U can start but U cannot stop, U give in but U can’t give up
U can tell all your desperate jokes to a world that puts your love on hold

[Repeat Chorus Twice]

I dreamt of a wolf, A wolf...
The sunken-in eyes and the pain in the cries...
A shape in the dark

[Repeat Chorus Till Fade]

TOUCHY!
Written by Morten Harket/Mags/Pal Waaktaar

Donna found us in her slow and dreamy way
I can't hear a word the waiter says
She's looking older now... The color of her hair
She walks into the room and pleased to find me there

[Chorus:]
Me I'm touchy  - Touch U
Me I'm touchy and U know what to do
Me I'm touchy
Touch,  Touch U

Me I'm touchy and U know what to do

Both of us together in a room by ourselves
I sneeze to look around, but there's no escape
What can I do? What can I say?
She's waiting for this moment to explain itself

[Repeat Chorus]
Touching love is the best I can do

[2nd Chorus]
Hey, This time you've gone too far
U know how touchy we are
Hey, This time you've gone too far (Come on, Come on)
(Don’t U know I’m touchy) U know how touchy we are
 
Donna found me in her slow and dreamy way
Now she reads me what the papers say
The way she laughs at what I do
I'm waiting for this moment to explain itself through

[Repeat Chorus]
Touching love is the best I can do

[Repeat 2nd Chorus]
O yeah! O yeah, Yeah! Yeah!

[Repeat 2nd Chorus]
Yeah yeah! Yeah! Yeah yeah! Yeah!

[Repeat Chorus]
The best I can do!

(Come on, Come on) Touchy – Touch U
Touchy - The best I can do

U ARE THE ONE
Written by Mags/Pal Waaktaar

U are the one who has done me in
Guess U knew from the start
I call again but there's no one in
Don't know where, with whom you've been

But I do love U... Anyway U want me to

And U are the one... Now the state I'm in!
Catching U was so hard
I fought for U... Did U let me win!?
U don't even care, U don't care where I've been!

But I do love U... Anyway U want me to
U are the one!

I’ve done all I can do
All the letters... I've sent through
Put my life in the palms of your hands
Maybe now U can see... That it's got to be me!
But if U leave me
I'll understand, Yeah!
If U leave me, I'll understand!

But U are the one who has done me in
Guess U knew from the start
I call your friends but there's no one in
Catching U is so hard!
U are the one! U are the one! U are the one!
U! U are the one! U are the one!

MANHATTAN SKYLINE
Written by Pal Waaktaar

We sit and watch umbrellas fly... I'm trying to keep my newspaper dry
I hear myself say, "My boat's leaving now"... So we shake hands and cry
Now I must wave goodbye, Wave goodbye, Wave goodbye, Wave goodbye
Wave goodbye (Wave goodbye!)

U know... I don't want to cry again
I don't want to cry again... I Don't want to say goodbye
Don't ever to cry again... I don't want to run away
Don't want to race this pain... I'll never see your face again!

Oh but how... How can U say?
That I didn't try... U see things... In the depths of my eyes
That my love's run dry... No!

We leave to their goodbyes... I've come to depend on the look in their eyes
My blood's sweet for pain... The wind and the rain bring back words of a song
And they say wave goodbye, Wave goodbye, Wave goodbye, Wave goodbye
Wave goodbye (Wave goodbye!)

But U know... I don't want to fall again
I Don't want to know this pain... Don't want another friend
I Don't want to try again... Don't ever want to see U hurt
Don't let me see U hurt... I don't want to cry again
I'll never see your face again

How can U say? That I didn't try
U know I did! U see things...  In the depths of my eyes
That my love's run dry! I don’t want to cry again!

So I read to myself,  “A chance of a lifetime to see new horizons”
On the front page... A black and white picture of Manhattan Skyline

THE BLOOD THAT MOVES THE BODY
Written by Pal Waaktaar

It's the way we feel... Tonight
As if it's all unreal... All right?!
My love, Won't U come back to
Our love, U know I'll react to
The blood that moves my body
Now covers the ground
(The blood that moves the body)
(The blood that moves the bod)

There's nowhere to go... Tonight
Lend some warmth to our cold and lonely lives!
Red stains on 'Eyes Of A Blue Dog'
My pains fade as the interiors fog
The blood that blood moves my body
Now colors the ground
(The blood that moves the body)
(The blood that moves the bod)

[Chorus:]
Not long ago... It hurt us so
A tremble through our lives
The love and care... The way we were
Lost its way at nights

It's the way we feel... Tonight! Um yeah!
(The blood that moves the body)
(The blood that moves the body)

[Repeat Chorus]

It's the way we feel... Tonight!
Lend some warmth to our cold and lonely lives!
My love... Won't U come back to
Our love... U know we'll react to
The blood that moved our bodies
Now covers the ground... The ground
Now covers the ground!

Ah! Covers the ground (The blood that moves the body)
Covers the ground (The blood that moves the body)
Covers the ground (The blood that moves the body)
(The blood that moves the body)

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!

HUNTING HIGH AND LOW
Written by Pal Waaktaar

Here I am and within the reach of my hands
She's sound asleep and she's sweeter now
Than the wildest dream... Could have seen her
And I Watch her slipping away

[Chorus:]
But I know I'll be hunting high and low... High!
There's no end to the lengths I'll go to
Hunting high and low, High!
There's no end to lengths I'll go

To find her again... Upon this my dreams are depending
Through the dark... I sense the pounding of her heart
Next to mine... She's the sweetest love I could find

[Repeat Chorus]
Do U know what it means to love?

I'm hunting high and low
And now she's telling me she's got to go away!
I'll always be hunting high and low
Hungry for U... Watching me tearing myself to pieces
Hunting high and low, High!
There's no end to the lengths I'll go to
Oh, For U I'll be hunting high and low

MOVE TO MEMPHIS
Written by Pal Waaktaar/Magne Furuholmen

Walked around no one around... U were the one who taught me better
This old town brings me down... U were the one who told me
You've got to

Move to Memphis... That's what I'll do
Move to Memphis and follow U
Trace that highway... Down to your doorway!
Move tho Memphis and be with U

On the day U walked away... I was the one who said
You'd better stick around stay in town... U were the one who told me
You've got to

Move to Memphis... That's what I'll do
Chase the shadow that follows U
Trace that highway... Down to your doorway!
Move to Memphis and be with U

That's what I'll do!
Move to Memphis to be with U
I'm gonna be with U! I'm gonna be with U!
Gonna move to Memphis!

I'VE BEEN LOSING U
Written by Pal Waaktaar

It wasn’t the rain that washed away
Rinsed out the colors of your eyes
Putting the gun down on the bedside table
I must have realized
It wasn’t the rain... That made no difference
And I could have sworn it wasn’t me
Yet I did it all so coldly... Almost slowly
Plain for all to see

[Chorus:]
Oh Come on,  Please now(Ah)... Talk to me, Tell me
Things I could find helpful (Ah)
How can I stop now? Is there nothing I could do?
I have lost my way... I’ve been losing U!

I can still hear our screams competing
Your hissing your s’s like a snake
Now in the mirror stands half a man
I thought no one could break
It wasn’t the rain, That made no difference
Nervously drumming on,  Run away
But I want the guilt to get me, Thoughts to wreck me
Preying on my mind

[Repeat Chorus Twice]

Please now (Ah)... Talk to me... Tell me
Oh tell me what to do
(Helpful) How can I stop now? Is there nothing I can do?
I have lost my way... I’ve been losing U!
U... I’ve been losing U!
U... I’ve been losing U!

(Wasn’t the rain... Runaway, Runaway now!)

THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS
Written by John Barry/Pal Waaktaar

Hey driver! Where we going? I swear my nerves are showing
Set your hopes up way too high, The living’s in the way we die!
Comes the morning and the head lights fade away
Hundred thousand people... I’m the one they blamed
I’ve been waiting long for one of us to say...
“Save the darkness... Let it never fade away”

[Chorus:]
Ooooo the living daylights
Ooooo the living daylights
(The living daylights)

Alright hold on tighter  now... It’s down... Down to the wire
Set your hopes up way to high, The living’s in the way we die!
Comes the morning and the headlights fade in rain
Hundred thousand changes... Everything’s the same
I’ve been waiting long for one of us to say... Yeah
“Save the darkness... Let it never fade away”

[Repeat Chorus]

Ooooo the living daylights (Daylights)
The rain...
Comes the morning and headlights fade away
Hundred thousand people, I’m the one they framed

[Repeat Chorus]

Set your hopes up way to high... The living’s in the way we die
[Repeat till fade]

CRYING IN THE RAIN
(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

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....)

STAY ON THESE ROADS
Written by Morten Harket/Mags/Pal Waaktaar

The cold has a voice... It talks to me
Stillborn, by choice
It airs no need to hold

Oh old man feels the cold
Oh baby don't... 'Cause I've been told

Stay on these roads
We shall meet, I know
Stay on... My love
We shall meet, I know... I know!

Where join should reign... These skies restrain
“Shadow your love...” The voice trails off again
The voice trails off again

Oh old man feels the cold
Oh baby don't... 'Cause I've been told

Stay on these roads
We shall meet, I know
Stay on... My love
U feel so weak... Be strong!
Stay on... Stay on
We shall meet, I know... I know!
I know my love, I know!

Feel the cold... Winter’s calling at my home
Stay on these roads... We shall meet
I know, Stay on my love
We will meet, I know so stay on... I know!
Stay my love, Stay on!
We will meet, I know... I know!
 My love I know!

TRAIN OF THOUGHT
Written by Pal Waaktaar

He likes to have the morning paper's crossword solved
Words go up words come down...
Forwards backwards twisted round
He grabs a pile of letters from a small suitcase
Disappears into an office... It's another working day

[Chorus:]
And his thoughts are full of strangers
Corridors of naked lights
And his mind once full of reason
Now there's more than meets the eye
Oh, A stranger's face he carries with him

He likes a bit of reading on the subway home
A distant radio whistling tunes that nobody knows
At home a house awaits him, He unlocks the door
Thinking once there was a sea here
But there never was a door

And his thoughts are full of strangers
And his eyes to numb to see
And nothing that he knows of
And nowhere where he's been
Was ever quite like this, Yeah!

[Repeat Chorus]

And at heart he's full of strangers
Dodging on his train of thought
Train of thought!

THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON T.V.
Written by Pal Waaktaar

[Chorus:]
Touch me... How can it be
Believe me... The sun always shines on T.V
Hold me... Close to your heart
Touch me... And give all your love to me, To me!

Huh! I Reached inside myself and found nothing there
To ease the pressure off my ever worrying mind (Oh)
All my powers waste away... I fear the crazed and lonely looks
The mirror's sending me these Days(Oh)
[Repeat Chorus]

Please don't ask me to defend... The shameful lowlands
Of the way I'm drifting... Gloomily through time(Oh)
I reached inside myself today
Thinking there's got to be some way
To keep the troubles distant

[Repeat Chorus]

Hold me... Close to your heart
Touch me... And give all your love to me, To me!

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