About InsomniaWaiting for the dawn for a dream
A chance to lie down
That confused imitation of life Eludes me now
All routes of resistance impaired by your face
Oh fugitive hope will I see you today?
In a tunnel, on a bridge or a viaduct
Echo BeachI know it's out of fashion
And a trifle uncool,
But I can't help it -
I'm a romantic fool.
It's a habit of mine
To watch the sun go down.
On Echo Beach, I watch the sun go down.
Halfway Through The Week1980Baked-bean eyes in a head of skin
Rumors fly as to where he's been
Rolling over like a dying whale
He blows his load like a sudden gale
He moves so well that you hope he stays
But he leaves you empty as the darkness plays
A game of shadows on your sleeping face
Hide And SeekHow long have I known you, how long?
How long can I wait for you, how long?
When I close my eyes and I count to ten
Then you run and hide from my arms again
How long can I stay away, how long?
Run while you can
I'm behind you
IndecisionMy life is in a rut
Though my problem's clear-cut
I find I have two faces
And my hand is in two places
I know I must make a decision
If only they'd invent human fission
A dual personality, my mind permits
Insect LoveFor years I suffer
A loser's fate
My love life was in a pretty dreadful state
Twilight zone
Emotion prone
No luck with women
I left them moping
Luna ParkLuna Park, this is the future
Luna Park, vision of beauty
Outside, life was a problem
Inside, we have potential
Animals are trained to do things
Baby-hatching apparatus
Naughty midgets do it for you
MonotoneInside I'm frozen
And outside I'm numb
The present is stagnant
The future looks glum
My face is a mask
My heart is a stone
When you broke up, the pain
Cut me right to the bone
MotorbikinMotorbikin', motorbikin', motorcycling, motorbikin'
I'm movin' on the queens' highway
Lookin' like a streak of lightnin'
Well if you gotta go, go, gotta go motorbike ridin'
Motorbikin', motorbikin', motorcycling, motorbikin'
Paint By Number HeartI could tell it from the start (I could tell it from the start)
That you wanted me to be (wanted me to be)
A certain kind of girl (a kind of girl)
That I know just isn't me (well I know just isn't me)
Well I've gone along this far
And I've tried to play the part
But now, you'd better listen
I haven't got a paint-by-number heart
SaigonLimping in the hotel Hilton
Spending days in old Saigon
Walking in pagoda gardens
Drinking absinthe 'till dawn
City of obscure paternity
Paris of the Orient
Tumbling off into eternity
Teddy The DinkGot a job in a bank sittin' at a desk
Smirkin' at him all the intellects go by
"Little bank boy on the make", they laugh
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha
Can't they see?
He'll never be what they wanted hie to be
Terminal TwilightThere's a telephone ringing in an empty room
And car brakes squealing
Distant traffic, constant sighing
Far-off voices mumbling
Vah-vah-vah, jet plane droning
Dogs barking, kitchens moaning
Dishes rattling in a sink
A screen door slams
Trance And DanceAbandon all your cares and woes
And come with us to a place we know
Just close your eyes and let your body sway
Hypnotic rhythm takes you far away
Trance, trance and dance
Don't resist, just let it flow
Women Around The World At WorkIn a hundred wars across the earth
Men and guns are thought to prove their worth
Women stay behind and grow the food
Placing soldiers in a dangerous mood
Women around the world at work
Working, working