I don't wanna talk
about the things we've gone through
though it's hurting me
now it's history
I've played all my cards
and that's what you've done too
nothing more to say
no more ace to play

The winner takes it all
the loser standing small
beside the victory
that's her destiny

I was in your arms
thinking I belonged there
I figured it made sense
building me a fence
building me a home
thinking I'd be strong there
but I was a fool
playing by the rules

The gods may throw a dice
their minds as cold as ice
and someone way down here
loses someone dear
the winner takes it all
the loser has to fall
it's simple and it's plain
why should I complain

But tell me does she kiss
like I used to kiss you
does it feel the same
when she calls your name
somewhere deep inside
you must know I miss you
but what can I say
rules must be obeyed

The judges will decide
the likes of me abide
spectators of the show
always staying low
the game is on again
a lover or a friend
a big thing or a small
the winner takes it all

I don't wanna talk
if it makes you feel sad
and I understand
you've come to shake my hand
I apologize
if it makes you feel bad
seeing me so tense
no self-confidence

But you see
the winner takes it all

I was at a party
and this feller said to me
"something bad is happening
I'm sure you do agree
people care for nothing
no respect for human rights
evil times are coming
we are in for darker nights"
I said "who are you
to talk about impending doom"
he got kinda wary
as he looked around the room
he said, "I'm a minister
a big shot in the state"
I said "I just can't
believe it, boy
I think it's great
brother can you tell me
what is right and what is wrong"
he said, "keep on rocking baby
'til the night is gone"

On and on and on
keep on rocking baby
'til the night is gone

Over in the corner
I could see this other guy
he was kinda flirty
he was giving me the eye
so I took advantage
of the fact that I'm a star
shook my hair and took
a casual stroll up to the bar
and as sure as hell
this guy was coming up to me
he said, "who am I and
who are you and who are we
what's our situation do
we have some time for us"
I said, "I was not exactly
waiting for the bus"
he said, "if you're going
somewhere can I come along"
I said, "keep on rocking baby
'til the night is gone"

On and on and on
keep on rocking baby
'til the night is gone

Take it easy with me, please
touch me gently
like a summer evening breeze
take your time, make it slow
andante, andante
just let the feeling grow

Make your fingers soft and light
let your body
be the velvet of the night
touch my soul, you know how
andante, andante
go slowly with me now

I'm your music
I'm your song
play me time and time again
and make me strong
make me sing
make me sound
andante, andante
tread lightly on my ground
andante, andante
oh, please don't let me down

There's a shimmer in your eyes
like the feeling
of a thousand butterflies
please don't talk, go on, play
andante, andante
and let me float away

I'm your music
I'm your song
play me time and time again
and make me strong
make me sing
make me sound
andante, andante
tread lightly on my ground
andante, andante
oh, please don't let me down

Sometimes when I'm mad
there's a part of me
that seems to be a little sad
sometimes when I scream
there's a voice in me that says
"you shouldn't be so mean"
oh no, oh no
part of me is acting
while the other stands beside
yes, I am to myself
what Jekyll must have been to Hyde

We're like sun and rainy weather
sometimes we're a hit together
me and I
gloomy moods and inspiration
we're a funny combination
me and I
I don't think I'm different
or in any way unique
think about yourself for a minute
and you'll find the answer in it
everyone's a freak

Sometimes I have toyed
with ideas that I got
from good old Dr Freud
nothing new of course
it may seem to you
I try to break through open doors
oh no, oh no
I just wanna say
a lot of that applies to me
'cause it's an explanation
to my split identity

We're like sun and rainy weather
sometimes we're a hit together
me and I
gloomy moods and inspiration
we're a funny combination
me and I
I don't think I'm different
or in any way unique
think about yourself for a minute
and you'll find the answer in it
everyone's a freak

No more champagne
and the fireworks are through
here we are, me and you
feeling lost and feeling blue
it's the end of the party
and the morning seems so grey
so unlike yesterday
now's the time for us to say

Happy new year
happy new year
may we all
have a vision
now and then
of a world where
every neighbour is a friend
happy new year
happy new year
may we all
have our hopes
our will to try
if we don't
we might as well
lay down and die
you and I

Sometimes I see
how the brave new world arrives
and I see how it thrives
in the ashes of our lives
oh yes, man is a fool
and he thinks he'll be okay
dragging on feet of clay
never knowing he's astray
keeps on going anyway

Happy new year
happy new year
may we all
have a vision
now and then
of a world where
every neighbour is a friend
happy new year
happy new year
may we all
have our hopes
our will to try
if we don't
we might as well
lay down and die
you and I

Seems to me now
that the dreams we had before
are all dead, nothing more
than confetti on the floor
it's the end of a decade
in another ten years time
who can say what we'll find
what lies waiting down the line
in the end of eighty-nine

Happy new year
happy new year
may we all
have a vision
now and then
of a world where
every neighbour is a friend
happy new year
happy new year
may we all
have our hopes
our will to try
if we don't
we might as well
lay down and die
you and I

The summer air was soft and warm
the feeling right, the Paris night
did its best to please us
and strolling down the Elysee
we had a drink in each café
and you
you talked of politics, philosophy and I
smiled like Mona Lisa
we had our chance
it was a fine and true romance

I can still recall
our last summer
I still see it all
walks along the Seine
laughing in the rain
our last summer
memories that remain

We made our way along the river
and we sat down in the grass
by the Eiffel tower
I was so happy we had met
it was the age of no regret
oh yes
those crazy years, that was the time
of the flower power
but underneath we had a fear of flying
of getting old
a fear of slowly dying
we took the chance
like we were dancing our last dance

I can still recall
our last summer
I still see it all
in the tourist jam
'round the Notre Dame
our last summer
walking hand in hand
Paris restaurants
our last summer
morning croissants
living for the day
worries far away
our last summer
we could laugh and play

And now you're working in a bank
the family man, a football fan
and your name is Harry
how dull it seems
yet you're the hero of my dreams

I can still recall
our last summer
I still see it all
walks along the Seine
laughing in the rain
our last summer
memories that remain
I can still recall
our last summer
I still see it all
in the tourist jam
'round the Notre Dame
our last summer
walking hand in hand

They came from the hills
and they came from
the valleys and the plains
they struggled in the cold
in the heat and the snow
and in the rain
came to hear him play
play their minds away

We're all following a strange melody
we're all summoned by a tune
we're following the piper
and we dance beneath the moon

We're following the piper
and we dance beneath the moon for him
and we dance beneath the moon

Sub luna saltamus

They came from the south
from the west and the north
and from the east
they waited for the man
like a parish is waiting
for the priest
longed to hear him play
play their minds away

We're all following a strange melody
we're all summoned by a tune
we're following the piper
and we dance beneath the moon

We're following the piper
and we dance beneath the moon for him
and we dance beneath the moon

Sub luna saltamus

He gave them a dream
he seduced everybody
in the land
the fire in his eyes
and the fear was a weapon
in his hand
so they let him play
play their minds away

We're all following a strange melody
we're all summoned by a tune
we're following the piper
and we dance beneath the moon

We're following the piper
and we dance beneath the moon for him
and we dance beneath the moon

I wasn't jealous before we met
Now every woman I see is a potential threat
And I'm possessive, it isn't nice
You've heard me saying that smoking was my only vice
But now it isn't true
Now everything is new
And all I've learned has overturned
I beg of you
Don't go wasting your emotion
Lay all your love on me

It was like shooting a sitting duck
A little small talk, a smile and baby I was stuck
I still don't know what you've done with me
A grown-up woman should never fall so easily
I feel a kind of fear
When I don't have you near
Unsatisfied, I skip my pride
I beg you dear

Don't go wasting your emotion
Lay all your love on me
Don't go sharing your devotion
Lay all your love on me

I've had a few little love affairs
They didn't last very long and they've been pretty scarce
I used to think it was sensible
It makes the truth even more incomprehensible
'Cause everything is new
And everything is you
And all I've learned has overturned
What can I do

Don't go wasting your emotion
Lay all your love on me
Don't go sharing your devotion
Lay all your love on me
Don't go wasting your emotion
Lay all your love on me
Don't go sharing your devotion
Lay all your love on me
Don't go wasting your emotion
Lay all your love on me
Don't go sharing your devotion
Lay all your love on me

You and I
can share the silence
finding comfort together
the way old friends do
and after fights
and words of violence
we make up with each other
the way old friends do
times of joy
and times of sorrow
we will always see it through
oh I don't care
what comes tomorrow
we can face it together
the way old friends do