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Lyrics to my top ten favorite songs from the 1980s

#10
“How Soon Is Now" by The Smiths
written by Johnny Marr and Morrissey
album: “Meat Is Murder

I am the son
I am the heir
Of a shyness that is criminally vulgar
I am the son and the heir
Of nothing in particular

chorus:
You shut your mouth
How can you say?
I go about things the wrong way
I am human and I need to be loved
Just like everybody else does

There's a club
If you would like to go
You could meet somebody who really loves you
So you go
And you stand on your own
And you leave on your own
And you go home and you cry
And you want to die

When you say it's gonna happen "now"
Well, when exctly do you mean?
See I've already waited too long
And all my hope is gone

(repeat chorus)


#9
“Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" by Samantha Fox
written by Jon Astrop/Peter Harris/Mark Shreve
album: “Touch Me"

Ah touch me! (this is the night)
Ah touch me!
I want to feel your body
Ahhh....
Ahhh....

Full moon in the city
And the night was young
I was hungry for love
I was hungry for fun
I was hunting you down
And I was the bait
When I saw you there
I didn't need to hesitate

chorus:
This is the night
This is the night
This is the time
We've got to get it right (this is the night)
Touch me
Touch me
I want to feel your body
Your heartbeat next to mine (this is the night)
Touch me
Touch me now

Quick as a flash
You disappeared into the night
Did I hurt you boy?
Didn't I treat you right?
You made me feel so good
Made me feel myself
Now I'm alone an you're with somebody else

(repeat chorus)

Touch me, touch me now
Touch me, touch me now

Hold and cold emotion confusing my brain
I could not decide between pleasure and pain
Like a tramp in the night
I was begging for you
To treat my body like you wanted to

Oh, oh
Oh, oh
Oh, I was begging for you

(this is the night) Touch me
Touch me
I want to feel your body
Your heartbeat next to mine (this is the night)
Cause I want your body
All the time


#8
“Everything She Wants" by Wham!
written by George Michael
album: “Make It Big"

Somebody told me
Boy everything she wants
Is everything she sees
I guess I must have loved you
Because I said you were the perfect girl for me baby

And now we're six months older
And everything you want and everything you see
Is out of reach not good enough
I don't know what the hell you want from me, Oh!

chorus:
Somebody tell me (won't you tell me)
Why I work so hard for you (to give you money, work to give you money)

Some people work for a living
Some people work for fun
Girl, I just work for you
They told me marriage was a give and take
Well, you've shown me you can take
You've got some giving to do

And now you tell me that you're having my baby
I'll tell you that I'm happy if you want me to
But one step further and my back will break
If my best isn't good enough
Then how can it be good enough for two
I can't work any harder than I do

(repeat chorus)

Why do I do the things I do?
I'd tell you if I knew
My God, I don't even think that I love you

(repeat chorus)



#7
“You Are My Lady" by Freddie Jackson
written by Barry James Eastmond
album: “Rock Me Tonight"

There's something that I wanna say
But words sometimes get in the way
I just want to show my feelings for you

There's nothing that I'd rather do
Than spend every moment with you
I guess you should know
I love you so

chorus:
You are my lady (my love)
You're everything I need and more
You are my lady
You're all I'm living for

There's no way that I can resist
Your precious kiss
Girl, you've got me so hypnotized

Just say that you'll stay with me
Cause our love was meant to me
I promise to love you more each day

(repeat chorus)

Our love
You shine shine shine
Let's make it last
Oh... till the end of time

(repeat chorus twice)

Oh I want to tell the world (you are my lady)
Keisha my girl (everything I need and more)
Baby, let me love you
Baby please (you are my lady)
You're all I'm living for


#6
“The Promise" by When In Rome
written by When In Rome
album: “When In Rome"

When you need a friend
Don't look to a stranger
You know in the end
I'll always be there
But when you're in doubt
And when you're in danger
Take a look all around
And I'll be there

chorus 1:
I'm sorry but I'm just thinking of the right words to say
I know they don't sound the way I planned them to be
But if you'll wait around awhile
I'll make you fall for me
I promise you
I promise you I will

When your day is through
And so is your temper
You know what to do
I'm gonna always be there
Sometimes if I shout
It's not what's intended
These words just come out
With no grip to bear

(repeat chorus 1)

chorus 2:
I'm sorry but I'm just thinking of the right words to say
I know they don't sound the way I planned them to be
And if I had to walk the world
I'd make you fall for me
I promise you
I promise you I will

I gotta tell ya
I gotta tell ya
I need to tell ya...

(repeat chorus 1 & 2)

I will
I will


#5
“I Melt With You" by Modern English
written by Modern English
album: “After The Snow"

Moving forward using all my breath
Making love to you was never second best
I saw the world thrashing all around your face
Never really knowing it was always mesh and lace

chorus:
I'll stop the world and melt with you
You've seen the difference and it's getting better all the time
There's nothing you and I won't do
I'll stop the world and melt with you

Dream of better lives the kind which never hate
Dropped in the state of imaginary grace
I made a pilgrimage to save this human race
What I'm comprehending a race that long good bye

(repeat chorus)

The future's open wide

(repeat chorus)

The future's open wide
Hmm hmm hmm
Hmm hmm hmm hmm
Hmm hmm hmm
Hmm hmm hmm hmm

(repeat chorus)

I'll stop the world and melt with you
I'll stop the world and melt with you


#4
“You Spin Round (Like A Record)" by Dead Or Alive
written by Pete Burns/Michael Percy/Timothy Lever/Stephen Coy
album: “Youthquake"


If I
I get to know your name
Well if I
Could trace your private number baby

All I know is that to me
You look like you're lots of fun
Open up your lovin' arms
I want some, want some

I
I set my sights on you (and no one else will do)
And I
I've got to have my way now baby

bridge:
All I know is that to me
You look like you're lots of fun
Open up you lovin' arms
Watch out here I come

chorus:
You spin me right round
Baby, right round
Like a record, baby
Right round round round
You spin me right round
Baby right round
Like a record, baby
Right round round round

I
I got to be your friend now baby
And I
Would like to move in just a little bit closer

(repeat bridge and chorus)

I want your love.....
I want your love.....

(repeat bridge and chorus)

I want your love.....
I need your love.....

(repeat chorus till fade)


#3
“Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman
written by Tracy Chapman
album: “Tracy Chapman"

You got a fast car
I want a ticket to anywhere
Maybe we make a deal
Maybe together we can get somewhere
Any place is better
Starting from zero got nothing to lose
Maybe we'll make something
But me myself I got nothing to prove

You got a fast car
And I got a plan to get us out of here
I been working at the convenience store
Managed to save just a little bit of money
We won't have to drive too far
Just across the border and into the city
You and I can both get jobs
And finally see what it means to be living

You see my old man's got a problem
He lives with the bottle that's the way it is
He says his body's too old for working
I say his body's too young to look like his
But mama went off and left him
She wanted more from life than he could give
I said somebody's got to take care of him
So I quit school and that's what I did

You got a fast car
But is it fast enough so we can fly away
We gotta make a decision
We leave tonight or live an die this way

chorus:
I remember we were driving
Driving in you car
The speed so fast felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And you arm felt nice wrapped around my shoulder
And I
Had a feeling that I belonged
And I
Had a feeling that I could be someone, be someone

You got a fast car
And we go cruising to entertain ourselves
You still ain't got a job
And I work in a market as a checkout girl
I know things will get better
You'll find work and I'll get promoted
We'll move out of the shelter
Buy a big house and live in the suburbs

You got a fast car
And I got a job that pays all our bills
You stay out drinking late at the bar
See more of your friends than you do of your kids
I'd always hoped for better
Though maybe together you and me would find it
I got no plans, I ain't going no where
So take your fast car and keep on driving

(repeat chorus)

You got a fast car
But is it fast enough so you can fly away
You gotta make a decision
You leave tonight or live and die this way


#2
“Everyday Is Halloween" by Ministry
written by Alain Jourgensen
album: “Twelve Inch Singles 1981-1984"

Well I live with snakes and lizards
And other things that go bump in the night
Cause to me everyday is Halloween
I have given up hiding and started to fight
I have started to fight
Well any time, any place
Anywhere that I go
All the people seem to stop and stare
They say
Why are you dressed like it's Halloween
You look so absurd, you look so obscene

chorus:
Oh, why can't I live a life for me
Why should I take the abuse that's served
Why can't they see they're just like me
It's the same
It's the same in the whole wide world

Well, I let their teeny mind think
That they're dealing with someone who is over the brink
And I dress this way just to keep them at bay
Cause Halloween is everyday
It's everyday oh

(repeat chorus)

Oh, why can't I live a life for me
Why should I take the abuse that's served
Why can't they see they're just like me
I'm not the one that's so absurd
Why hide it?
Why fight it?
Hurt feelings best to stop feeling hurt
From denials, reprisals
It's the same it's the same
In the whole wide world

#1
“Sweet Child O' Mine" by Guns N' Roses
written by Guns N' Roses
album: “Appetite For Destruction"

She’s got a smile that it seems to me
Reminds me of childhood memories
Where everything was as fresh as the bright blue sky
Now and then when I see her face
She takes me away to that special place
And if I stared too long
I’d probably break down and cry

Oh… sweet child o’ mine
Oh… sweet love of mine

She’s got eyes of the bluest skies
As if they thought of rain
I hate to look into those eyes
And see an ounce of pain
Her hair reminds me of warm safe place
Where as a child I’d hide
And pray for the thunder and the rain
To quietly pass me by

Oh… sweet child o’ mine
Oh… sweet love of mine

Where do we go
Where do we go now
Were do we go
Sweet child o’ mine

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