Dancing On The Couch
1. I Want To Hear It From You
2. Little Caesar
3. Masque Of Love
4. From Baltimore To Paris
5. True Colours
6. The King Is Dead
7. Chinese Whispers
8. Let’s Build A Boat
9. Crossfire
10. Dangerous
I Want To Hear It From You
Written by Peter Cox /Richard Drummie
There’s a rumour I have heard
That it’s over – That’s the word
You have found somebody new
Now I need
To hear you say it’s not true
I call you up on the phone
No reply – no one home
On my own and out of touch
I want to talk to you
I think you owe me that much
I want to hear it from you
(Time to showdown)
I want to hear it from you
(Here’s the lowdown)
I want to hear you say
So long, baby, goodbye
There’s a smile on your face
But your eyes give you away
If I’m wasting precious time
Why don’t you play your hand
Is this the end of the line?
I want to hear it from you
(Time to showdown)
I want to hear it from you
(Here’s the lowdown)
I want to hear you say
So long, baby, goodbye
Years from now
You will remember
Someday you’ll feel like I do
Someone will twist the knife in you
In your hunger to be free
You have made a fool of me
I can take the letting go
But it hurts to find
That I’m the last to know
There’s a rumour I have heard
That it’s over – That’s the word
You have found somebody new
Now I need
To hear you say it’s not true
Little Caesar
Written by Peter Cox /Richard Drummie
Across the sea
To be born again
And stand as tall
As any other man
Now you’re number one
On the wanted list
Oblivious
The contract’s out on you
Your land of hope and glory
Is shooting in the dark
Don’t let this be the end of little Caesar
In the chair
At the old house
Trigger-happy philistines
Won’t hear a word you say
Surrendering
To the blue crusade
Sing the song they want to hear
The Hollywood nineteen
Masque Of Love
Written by Peter Cox /Richard Drummie/Alan Murphy
We are no brief encounter
I used to share with you
From this unhappy distance
I wonder what to do
Denying my suspicions
I see what I want to see
But I can’t go on pretending
If you won’t talk to me
Masque of love
Shadowboxing
If you don’t want me
Say the word
Masque of love
Pulling punches
If our dance is over
Say the word
Your temporary silence
Is forcing us apart
The gold that leads to winter
Is heavy on my heart
We’ve been out of step too long
Do you feel you don’t belong
Tell me what would make the difference
Anything but independence……..
I dream of confidences
The way we used to be
But all I have is dreaming
If you won’t talk to me
From Baltimore To Paris
Written by Peter Cox /Richard Drummie
You knew those Belvedere weekends
Were just the beginning
Of a long way home
You were not meant to be
Just good friends
Rumour red
You were ahead of your time
From Baltimore to Paris
You held your head up high
Held back the tears
Across the years
A prisoner of circumstances
Outside looking in
If you had your time over
Would you do it all again ?
He was your lonely little boy
Lost in deep water
And about to go down
You soon became his favourite toy
A brighter jewel than any in the crown
He abandoned what he promised you
When he could not turn the tide
With a lifetime to prove yourselves
It was enough for you
To be at his side
You gave up your pride
Rumour red
One step ahead of your time
True Colours
Written by Peter Cox /Richard Drummie
Can’t run…you can’t run away
But don’t give yourself up
To the waiting game
You’ve taken every step
And made all the moves
But you’re still where you were
You think you’re going under
Come out tonight in your true colours
Stand in the light in your true colours
Shut down…
Shut out the warning signs
Whatever it takes to get off the line
You should be looking out
For number one
Another point of view
A new star shining for you
And when you break down
Don’t let it show
You hold your future in your hands
Don’t let go
Too late….
It’s never too late to learn
The lion is sleeping in everyone
You must be strong enough
To go all the way
Remember where you were
Don’t let yourself go under
The King Is Dead
Written by Peter Cox /Richard Drummie
The king is dead
No doubt about it
We came along way
Just to say goodbye
And in the end
It was the same old swansong
The king is dead
You’d never know it
But we got pictures
Of a different man
He’s fleash and blood
No-one knows all the answers
Some days we just do the best we can
You changed my mind in a minute
It breaks my heart to admit it
Don’t make me say…
The king is dead
The show is over
We came along way
Just to turn around
Lesson learned
No-one knows all the answers
Some days we just do the best we can
You let me in behind the lies
But you’re no use to me lifesize
No-ones to blame
Some days we just do the best we can
Chinese Whispers
Written by Peter Cox /Richard Drummie/Alan Murphy
A city street
Of paper houses
A price is paid
For information
It’s too late
Your fate is sealed
And there’s nothing you can do
You can’t hide in the shadows
There’ll be someone playing
Chinese whispers
Spy versus spy
Chinese whispers black and white lies
There are two sides
To every story
But who decides
Which one is safer?
You can’t see
Behind closed doors
So who do you believe…
When you’re trapped in the shadows
There’ll be someone playing
Zoom lenses seek sensation
Money talks
Under investigation
Don’t dance with a stranger
The power lies
In words and pictures
To twist the truth
And shape the future
Suddenly…your time runs out
And there’s nothing you can do
As you smile for the camera
There’ll be someone playing
Chinese whispers…
Lets Build A Boat
Written by Peter Cox /Richard Drummie
It’s a big world
Getting smaller every day
Here comes a big cloud
To wipe the smile off your face
Walking on fire now
Got to keep cool somehow
I’m on a volcano now
It’s a sign of the times
I want to go sailing
Let’s build a boat
All systems are failing
Let’s build a boat
It’s a time-bomb
It’s a gun against my head
I need a foxhole
Somewhere I can play dead
Going A.W.O.L.
Running off the rails
Cut my lifelines
Let me set my sails…
Looking at seconds now
Stopping that clock somehow
I’m on a volcano now
I’ve seen a sign of the times
Crossfire
Written by Peter Cox /Richard Drummie/Alan Murphy
Where the East shuts out the
western world
There is a frozen river
No way out to see
A great divide was opened over night
One mile became a million
All contact was lost
In crossfire
At the mercy of the chosen few
There is a broken city
Still living each day
In crossfire
Under the gun
In crossfire
Nowhere to run
Pray for the desperate man
With so far to fall
He knows his liberty
Is over the wall
On the east side of the western world
One mile is still a million
Is all contact lost
In crossfire
Dangerous
Written by Peter Cox /Richard Drummie
Double take
At the thin men on the wall
First mistake
To move a little closer
Sweat on skin
Every word you hear
Pulls you further in
A little knowledge can be…
Dangerous
You’ve got to fight the fascination
Dangerous
Who wants to be the inside man?
Go underground
But like a paperback
You just can’t put down
You’re slave to this addiction
No-one can help you now
The rules are broken
There’s nobody keeping score
You have the law
But you’re the underdog
In this one-man-war
A little knowledge can be…