Against All odds
How can I just let you walk away?
Just let you leave without a trace?
When I stand here taking every breath, with you, ooh
You’re the only one who really knew me at all
How can you just walk away from me
When all I can do is watch you leave?
‘Cause we’ve shared the laughter and the pain and even shared the tears
You’re the only one who really knew me at all
So take a look at me now
Oh, there’s just an empty space
And there’s nothing left here to remind me
Just the memory of your face
Ooh, take a look at me now
Well, there’s just an empty space
And you coming back to me is against the odds
And that’s what I’ve got to face
I wish, I could just make you turn around
Turn around and see me cry
There’s so much I need to say to you, so many reasons why
You’re the only one who really knew me at all
So take a look at me now
Well, there’s just an empty space
And there’s nothin’ left here to remind me
Just the memory of your face
Now take a look at me now
‘Cause there’s just an empty space
But to wait for you, is all I can do
And that’s what I’ve gotta face
Take a good look at me now
‘Cause I’ll still be standing here
And you coming back to me is against all odds
It’s the chance I’ve gotta take
Take a look at me now
Heaven
[Chorus]
Baby, you’re all that I want
When you’re lyin’ here in my arms
I’m findin’ it hard to believe
We’re in Heaven
And love is all that I need
And I found it there in your heart
Isn’t too hard to see
We’re in Heaven
[Verse 2]
Oh, once in your life, you find someone
Who will turn your world around
Bring you up when you’re feelin’ down
Yeah, nothin’ could change what you mean to me
Oh, there’s lots that I could say
But just hold me now
‘Cause our love will light the way
[Chorus]
And baby, you’re all that I want
When you’re lyin’ here in my arms
I’m finding it hard to believe
We’re in Heaven
Yeah, love is all that I need
And I found it there in your heart
It isn’t too hard to see
We’re in Heaven, yeah
[Bridge]
I’ve been waitin’ for so long
For somethin’ to arrive
For love to come along
Now our dreams are comin’ true
Through the good times and the bad
Yeah, I’ll be standin’ there by you, oh
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
And baby, you’re all that I want
When you’re lyin’ here in my arms
I’m findin’ it hard to believe
We’re in Heaven
And love is all that I need
And I found it there in your heart
Isn’t too hard to see
We’re in Heaven, Heaven
Woah-oh-oh
[Outro]
You’re all that I want
You’re all that I need
Youngstown
[Verse 1]
Here in northeast Ohio
Back in 1803
James and Dan Heaton found the ore
That was lining Yellow Creek
[Verse 2]
They built a blast furnace
Here along the shore
And they made the cannonballs
That helped the Union win the war
[Chorus]
Here in Youngstown
Here in Youngstown
My sweet Jenny, I’m sinking down
Here, darling, in Youngstown
[Verse 3]
Well, my daddy worked the furnaces
Kept ’em hotter than hell
I come home from ‘Nam, worked my way to scarfer
A job that’d suit the devil as well
[Verse 4]
That taconite coke and limestone
Fed my children and made my pay
Them smokestacks reaching like the arms of God
Into a beautiful sky of soot and clay
[Chorus]
Here in Youngstown
Here in Youngstown
Sweet Jenny, I’m sinking down
Here, darling, in Youngstown
[Bridge]
Well, my daddy come on the Ohio works
When he come home from World War II
Now, the yard’s just scrap and rubble
He said, « Them big boys did what Hitler couldn’t do »
Yeah, these mills, they built the tanks and bombs
That won this country’s wars
We sent our sons to Korea and Vietnam
Now, we’re wondering what they were dying for
[Chorus]
Here in Youngstown
Here in Youngstown
My sweet Jenny, I’m sinking down
Here, darling, in Youngstown
[Verse 6]
Seven-hundred tons of metal a day
Now, sir, you tell me the world’s changed
Once, I made you rich enough
Rich enough to forget my name
[Chorus]
In Youngstown
In Youngstown
My sweet Jenny, I’m sinking down
Here, darling, in Youngstown
[Verse 7]
When I die, I don’t want no part of Heaven
I would not do Heaven’s work well
I pray the devil comes and takes me to sta
Hexagone
Ils s’embrassent au mois de Janvier
Car une nouvelle année commence
Mais depuis des éternités
L’a pas tell’ment changé la France
Passent les jours et les semaines
Y a qu’le décor qui évolue
La mentalité est la même
Tous des tocards, tous des faux culs
Ils sont pas lourds, en février
À se souvenir de Charonne
Des matraqueurs assermentés
Qui fignolèrent leur besogne
La France est un pays de flics
À tous les coins d’rue y’en a 100
Pour faire règner l’ordre public
Ils assassinent impunément
Quand on exécute au mois d’mars
De l’autr’ côté des Pyrénées
Un arnachiste du pays basque
Pour lui apprendre à s’révolter
Ils crient, ils pleurent et ils s’indignent
De cette immonde mise à mort
Mais ils oublient qu’la guillotine
Chez nous aussi fonctionne encore
Etre né sous l’signe de l’hexagone
C’est pas c’qu’on fait d’mieux en c’moment
Et le roi des cons, sur son trône
J’parierai pas qu’il est all’mand
On leur a dit, au mois d’avril
À la télé, dans les journaux
De pas se découvrir d’un fil
Que l’printemps c’était pour bientôt
Les vieux principes du seizième siècle
Et les vieilles traditions débiles
Ils les appliquent tous à la lettre
Y m’font pitié ces imbéciles
Ils se souviennent, au mois de mai
D’un sang qui coula rouge et noir
D’une révolution manquée
Qui faillit renverser l’Histoire
J’me souviens surtout d’ces moutons
Effrayés par la Liberté
S’en allant voter par millions
Pour l’ordre et la sécurité
Ils commémorent au mois de juin
Un débarquement d’Normandie
Ils pensent au brave soldat ricain
Qu’est v’nu se faire tuer loin d’chez lui
Ils oublient qu’à l’abri des bombes
Les Francais criaient, ‘Vive Pétain’
Qu’ils étaient bien planqués à Londres
Qu’y avait pas beaucoup d’Jean Moulin
Etre né sous l’signe de l’hexagone
C’est pas la gloire, en vérité
Et le roi des cons, sur son trône
Me dites pas qu’il est portugais
Ils font la fête au mois d’juillet
En souv’nir d’une révolution
Qui n’a jamais éliminé
La misère et l’exploitation
Ils s’abreuvent de bals populaires
D’feux d’artifice et de flonflons
Ils pensent oublier dans la bière
Qu’ils sont gourvernés comme des pions
Au mois d’août c’est la liberté
Après une longue année d’usine
Ils crient, « Vive les congés payés »
Ils oublient un peu la machine
En Espagne, en Grèce ou en France
Ils vont polluer toutes les plages
Et par leur unique présence
Abîmer tous les paysages
Lorsqu’en septembre on assassine
Un peuple et une liberté
Au cœur de l’Amérique latine
Ils sont pas nombreux à gueuler
Un ambassadeur se ramène
Bras ouverts il est accueilli
Le fascisme c’est la gangrène
À Santiago comme à Paris
Etre né sous l’signe de l’hexagone
C’est vraiment pas une sinécure
Et le roi des cons, sur son trône
Il est français, ça j’en suis sûr
Finies les vendanges en Octobre
Le raisin fermente en tonneaux
Ils sont très fiers de leurs vignobles
Leurs, ‘Côtes-du-Rhône’, et leurs, ‘Bordeaux’
Ils exportent le sang de la terre
Un peu partout à l’étranger
Leur pinard et leur camenbert
C’est leur seule gloire à ces tarrés
En Novembre, au salon d’l’auto
Ils vont admirer par milliers
L’dernier modèle de chez Peugeot
Qu’ils pourront jamais se payer
La bagnole, la télé, l’tiercé
C’est l’opium du peuple de France
Lui supprimer c’est le tuer
C’est une drogue à accoutumance
En décembre c’est l’apothéose
La grande bouffe et les p’tits cadeaux
Ils sont toujours aussi moroses
Mais y a d’la joie dans les ghettos
La Terre peut s’arrêter d’tourner
Ils rat’ront pas leur réveillon
Moi j’voudrais tous les voir crever
È touffés de dinde aux marrons
Etre né sous l’signe de l’hexagone
On peut pas dire qu’ca soit bandant
Si l’roi des cons perdait son trône
Y aurait 50 millions de prétendants
Russians
[Verse 1]
In Europe and America
There’s a growing feeling of hysteria
Conditioned to respond to all the threats
In the rhetorical speeches of the Soviets
Mr. Khrushchev said, « We will bury you »
I don’t subscribe to this point of view
It would be such an ignorant thing to do
If the Russians love their children too
[Verse 2]
How can I save my little boy
From Oppenheimer’s deadly toy?
There is no monopoly of common sense
On either side of the political fence
[Chorus]
We share the same biology
Regardless of ideology
Believe me when I say to you
I hope the Russians love their children too
[Verse 3]
There is no historical precedent
To put the words in the mouth of the president
There’s no such thing as a winnable war
It’s a lie we don’t believe anymore
Mr. Reagan says, « We will protect you »
I don’t subscribe to this point of view
Believe me when I say to you
I hope the Russians love their children too
[Chorus]
We share the same biology
Regardless of ideology
What might save us, me and you
Is if the Russians love their children too
Tous les cris les sos
Comme un fou va jeter à la mer
Des bouteilles vides et puis espère
Qu’on pourra lire à travers
SOS écrit avec de l’air
Pour te dire que je me sens seul
Je dessine à l’encre vide un désert
Et je cours
Je me raccroche à la vie
Je me saoule avec le bruit
Des corps qui m’entourent
Comme des lianes nouées de tresses
Sans comprendre la détresse
Des mots que j’envoie
Difficile d’appeler au secours
Quand tant de drames nous oppressent
Et les larmes nouées de stress
Etouffent un peu plus les cris d’amour
De ceux qui sont dans la faiblesse
Et dans un dernier espoir
Disparaissent
Et je cours
Je me raccroche à la vie
Je me saoule avec le bruit
Des corps qui m’entourent
Comme des lianes nouées de tresses
Sans comprendre la détresse
Des mots que j’envoie
Tous les cris les SOS
Partent dans les airs
Dans l’eau laissent une trace
Dont les écumes font la beauté
Pris dans leur vaisseau de verre
Les messages luttent
Mais les vagues les ramènent
En pierres d’étoile sur les rochers
Et j’ai ramassé les bouts de verre
J’ai recollé tous les morceaux
Tout était clair comme de l’eau
Contre le passé y a rien à faire
Il faudrait changer les héros
Dans un monde où le plus beau
Reste à faire
Et je cours…
Yesterday
[Verse 2]
Suddenly
I’m not half the man I used to be
There’s a shadow hangin’ over me
Oh, yesterday came suddenly
[Bridge]
Why she had to go
I don’t know, she wouldn’t say
I said something wrong
Now I long for yesterday
[Verse 3]
Yesterday
Love was such an easy game to play
Now I need a place to hide away
Oh, I believe in yesterday
[Bridge]
Why she had to go
I don’t know, she wouldn’t say
I said something wrong
Now I long for yesterday
Let it be
When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
And in my hour of darkness she is standing right in front of me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
And when the broken hearted people living in the world agree
There will be an answer, let it be
For though they may be parted, there is still a chance that they will see
There will be an answer, let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
There will be an answer, let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be, be
And when the night is cloudy there is still a light that shines on me
Shinin’ until tomorrow, let it be
I wake up to the sound of music, Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
And let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
And let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
Hey Jude
Hey Jude, don’t make it bad.
Take a sad song and make it better.
Remember to let her into your heart,
Then you can start to make it better.
Hey Jude, don’t be afraid.
You were made to go out and get her.
The minute you let her under your skin,
Then you begin to make it better.
And anytime you feel the pain, hey Jude, refrain,
Don’t carry the world upon your shoulders.
For well you know that it’s a fool who plays it cool
By making his world a little colder.
Hey Jude, don’t let me down.
You have found her, now go and get her.
Remember to let her into your heart,
Then you can start to make it better.
So let it out and let it in, hey Jude, begin,
You’re waiting for someone to perform with.
And don’t you know that it’s just you, hey Jude, you’ll do,
The movement you need is on your shoulder.
Hey Jude, don’t make it bad.
Take a sad song and make it better.
Remember to let her under your skin,
Then you’ll begin to make it
Better better better better better better, oh.
Na na na nananana, nannana, hey Jude…
(repeat X number of times, fade)
The last song
Yesterday you came to lift me up
As light as straw and brittle as a bird
Today I weigh less than a shadow on the wall
Just one more whisper of a voice unheard
Tomorrow leave the windows open
As fear grows please hold me in your arms
Won’t you help me if you can to shake this anger?
I need your gentle hands to keep me calm
‘Cause I never thought I’d lose
I only thought I’d win
I never dreamed I’d feel this fire beneath my skin
I can’t believe you love me
I never thought you’d come
I guess I misjudged love between a father and his son
Things we never said come together
The hidden truth no longer haunting me
Tonight we touched on the things that were never spoken
That kind of understanding sets me free
‘Cause I never thought I’d lose
I only thought I’d win
I never dreamed I’d feel this fire beneath my skin
I can’t believe you love me
I never thought you’d come
I guess I misjudged love between a father and his son
Holding out for a hero
Where have all the good men gone, and where are all the gods?
Where’s the streetwise Hercules to fight the rising odds?
Isn’t there a white knight upon a fiery steed?
Late at night, I toss and I turn, and I dream of what I need
I need a hero
I’m holding out for a hero ’til the end of the night
He’s gotta be strong, and he’s gotta be fast
And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero (hero)
I’m holding out for a hero ’til the morning light
He’s gotta be sure, and it’s gotta be soon
And he’s gotta be larger than life, larger than life
Du-du-du-du
Du-du-du-du
Du-du-du-du
Oh, oh
Somewhere after midnight in my wildest fantasy
Somewhere just beyond my reach, there’s someone reaching back for me
Racing on the thunder and rising with the heat
It’s gonna take a Superman to sweep me off my feet
I need a hero
I’m holding out for a hero ’til the end of the night
He’s gotta be strong, and he’s gotta be fast
And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero (hero)
I’m holding out for a hero ’til the morning light
He’s gotta be sure, and it’s gotta be soon
And he’s gotta be larger than life
I need a hero
I’m holding out for a hero ’til the end of the night
Up where the mountains meet the heavens above
Out where the lightning splits the sea
I could swear there is someone somewhere watching me
Through the wind and the chill and the rain
And the storm and the flood
I can feel his approach like a fire in my blood
(Like a fire in my blood, like a fire in my blood)
(Like a fire in my blood, like a fire in my blood)
I need a hero (hero)
I’m holding out for a hero ’til the end of the night
He’s gotta be strong, and he’s gotta be fast
And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero (hero)
I’m holding out for a hero ’til the morning light
He’s gotta be sure, and it’s gotta be soon
And he’s gotta be larger than life
I need a hero (hero)
I’m holding out for a hero ’til the end of the night
He’s gotta be strong, and he’s gotta be fast
And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero (hero)
I’m holding out for a hero ’til the morning light
He’s gotta be sure, and it’s gotta be soon
And he’s gotta be larger than life
I need a hero
I’m holding out for a hero ’til the end of the night
Somewhere over the rainbow – what a wonderful world
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high
And the dreams that you dreamed of
Once in a lullaby
Oh, somewhere over the rainbow
Blue birds fly
And the dreams that you dreamed of
Dreams really do come true, ooh-ooh
Someday I’ll wish upon a star
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
High above the chimney tops, that’s where
You’ll find me
Oh, somewhere over the rainbow
Blue birds fly
And the dream that you dare to
Oh, why, oh, why can’t I?
Well, I see trees of green and
Red roses too
I’ll watch them bloom for
Me and you
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world
Well, I see skies of blue and I see
Clouds of white
And the brightness of day
Highlight the dark
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world
The colors of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people passing by
I see friends shaking hands
Saying, « How do you do? »
They’re really saying, « I, I love you »
I hear babies cry and I watch them grow
They’ll learn much more
Than we’ll know
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world, world
Someday I’ll wish upon a star
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
High above the chimney top, that’s where
You’ll find me
Oh, somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high
And the dream that you dare to
Why, oh, why can’t I?
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh, ah-ah, yeah, ah-ah, ah-ah, ah, ah