you're beautiful

my life is brilliant

my life is brilliant
my love is pure
i saw an angel
of that i'm sure
she smiled at me on the subway
she was with another man
but i won't lose no sleep on that
'cause i've got a plan

you're beautiful, you're beautiful
you're beautiful, it's true
i saw your face in a crowded place
and i don't know what to do
'cause i'll never be with you

yes, she caught my eye
as i walked on by
she could see from my face that i was flying high
and i don't think that i'll see her again
but we shared a moment that will last 'til the end

you're beautiful, you're beautiful
you're beautiful, it's true
i saw your face in a crowded place
and i don't know what to do
'cause i'll never be with you

you're beautiful, you're beautiful
you're beautiful, it's true
there must be an angel
with a smile on her face
when she thought up that i should be with you
but it's time to face the truth
i will never be with you

goodbye my lover

did i dissapoint you or let you down?
should i be feeling guilty or let the judges frown?
'cause i saw the end before we'd begun
yes i saw you were blind and i knew i had won

so i took what's mine by eternal right
took your soul out into the night
it may be over but it won't stop there
i am here for you if you'd only care

you touched my heart you touched my soul
you changed my life and all my goals
and love is blind but then i knew it
my heart was blinded by you

i've kissed your lips and held your head
shared your dreams and shared your bed
i know you well, i know your smell
i've been addicted to you

goodbye my lover
goodbye my friend
you have been the one
you have been the one for me

i am a dreamer and when i wake
you can't break my spirit - it's my dreams you take
and as you move on, remember me
remember us and all we used to be

i've seen you cry, i've seen you smile
i've watched you sleeping for a while
i'd be the father of your child
i'd spend a lifetime with you

i know your fears and you know mine
we've had our doubts but now we're fine
and i love you, i swear that's true
i cannot live without you

goodbye my lover
goodbye my friend
you have been the one
you have been the one for me

and i still hold your hand in mine
in mine when i'm asleep
and i will bear my soul in time
when i'm kneeling at your feet

goodbye my lover
goodbye my friend
you have been the one
you have been the one for me

i'm so hollow, baby, i'm so hollow
i'm so, i'm so, i'm so hollow

cry

i have seen peace. i have seen pain
resting on the shoulders of your name
do you see the truth through all their lies?
do you see the world through troubled eyes?
and if you want to talk about it anymore
lie here on the floor and cry on my shoulder
i'm a friend

i have seen birth. i have seen death
lived to see a lover's final breath (hold on)
do you see my guilt? should i feel fright?
is the fire of hesitation burning bright?
and if you want to talk about it once again
on you i depend. i'll cry on your shoulder
you're a friend

you and i have lived through many things
i'll hold on to your heart
i wouldn't cry for anything
but don't go tearing your life apart

i have seen fear. i have seen faith
seen the look of anger on your face
and if you want to talk about what will be
come and sit with me, and cry on my shoulder
i'm a friend
and if you want to talk about it anymore
lie here on the floor and cry on my shoulder once again, cry on my shoulder
i'm a friend

alright tonight

if you want to you can stick around
'cause its alright, tonight
she said "i will stay here, stay with you
'cause you're alright, tonight
and i, i hoped that things would turn
out my way 'cause she's alright, tonight
she said "this is fun, this is good, yes
it's alright, it's alright

do you want this one night stand?
let's take a risk and go play in the sand
you can leave that ring on your finger
i'm a sinner, you're the winner, i am too

we made out now, we made up, yeah
we made love for the world cup i said
i want things i've never had before
she said "alright, tonight
so we entered heaven to accept our fate
and to sum it up baby, it was great, yeah
it's not often that i see the light
but it's - it's alright, it's alright

do you want this one night stand?
let's take a risk go play in the sand
you can leave that ring on your finger
i'm a sinner, you're the winner, i am too

here she comes again now
here she comes again now
here we go again now

[do you want this one night stand]
[all right all right]

do you want this one night stand?
let's take a risk go play in the sand
you can leave that ring on your finger
i'm a sinner, you're the winner, i am too

it's alright

[you can leave that ring on your finger
i'm a sinner, you're the winner, i am too]

billy

billy's leaving today (don't know where he's going)
holds his head in disgrace (he can't escape the truth)
he knows the price that he's paid
he admits that it's too late to admit that he's afraid

tomorrow comes. sorrow becomes his soul mate
the damage is done. the prodigal son is too late
all doors closed but he's always open
to hear the time in his mind
oh billy

billy's leaving today (don't know where he's going)
he's got lines on his face (they tell the story of his pain)
he accepts it's his fate
he admits it took too long to admit that he was wrong

tomorrow comes. sorrow becomes his soul mate
the damage is done. the prodigal son is too late
all doors closed but he's always open
to hear the time in his mind
oh billy

once he was a lover sleeping with another
now he's just known as a cheat
and he wish he'd had a mirror; looked a little clearer
seen into the eyes of the weak

tomorrow comes. sorrow becomes his soul mate
the damage is done. the prodigal son is too late (too late)
all doors closed but he's always open
to relive time in his mind
oh billy

so long, jimmy

i just can't believe that it's over
we were chilling out on the sofa
digging how the guitar goes
in a song that no one knows
did you lick that line yourself
or did the voodoo magic help?
does everyone have a different take?
do you seem real but i seem fake?
does everyone get hypnotized by your fire?

so long, jimmy, so long
though you only stayed a moment
we all know that you're the one. singing
so long, jimmy, so long
sure we're glad for the experience
we miss you now you've gone
we're just swimming in your soul 'cause
we all wish we wrote this song
life goes on

i'm just so relieved that it's over
we were hanging out going nowhere
digging how the guitar goes
in a song that no one knows
did you burn that bridge yourself
or did the voodoo magic help?
does everyone have a different take?
are you just cool and i'm just baked?
does everyone get mesmerized by your fire?

so long, jimmy, so long
though you only stayed a moment
we all know that you're the one. singing
so long, jimmy, so long
sure we're glad for the experience
we miss you now you've gone
we're just swimming in your soul 'cause
we all wish we wrote this song
life goes on

out of mind

judging by the look on the organ grinder
he'll judge me by the fact that my face don't fit
it's touching that the monkey sits on my shoulder
he's waiting for the day when he gets me
but i don't need no alibi - i'm a puppet on a string
i just need this stage to be seen
we all need a pantomime to remind us what is real
hold my eye and know what it means

cause i'm out of my mind
i'm out of my mind

judging by the look on the organ grinder
he'll judge me by the fact that my face don't fit
it's touching that the monkey sits on my shoulder
he's waiting for the day when he gets me
but i won't be your concubine - i'm a puppet not a whore
i just need this stage to be seen
will you be a friend of mine to remind me what is real?
hold my heart and see that it bleeds

cause i'm out of my mind
i'm out of my mind

cause i'm out of my mind
i'm out of my mind

da da dadadada

tears and rain

how i wish i could surrender my soul
shed the clothes that become my skin
see the liar that burns within my needing
how i wish i'd chosen darkness from cold
how i wish i had screamed out loud
instead i've found no meaning

i guess it's time i run far, far away; find comfort in pain
all pleasure's the same: it just keeps me from trouble
hides my true shape, like dorian gray
i've heard what they say, but i'm not here for trouble
it's more than just words: it's just tears and rain

how i wish i could walk through the doors of my mind
hold memory close at hand
help me understand the years
how i wish i could choose between heaven and hell
how i wish i would save my soul
i'm so cold from fear

i guess it's time i run far, far away; find comfort in pain
all pleasure's the same: it just keeps me from trouble
hides my true shape, like dorian gray
i've heard what they say, but i'm not here for trouble
far, far away; find comfort in pain
all pleasure's the same: it just keeps me from trouble
it's more than just words: it's just tears and rain

high

beautiful dawn
lights up the shore for me
there is nothing else in the world
i'd rather wake up and see with you

beautiful dawn
i'm just chasing time again
thought i would die a lonely man, in the endless night

but now i'm high!
running wild among all the stars above
sometimes it's hard to believe you remember me

beautiful dawn, (beautiful dawn)
melts with the stars again
do you remember the day when my journey began?
will you remember the end of time?

beautiful dawn,(beautiful dawn)
you're just blowing my mind again
thought i was born to endless nights, until you shine

high!
running wild among all the stars above
sometimes it's hard to believe you remember me

will you be my shoulder when i'm grey and older?
promise me tomorrow starts with you

getting high!
running wild among all the stars above.
sometimes it's hard to believe you remember me

high!
running wild among all the stars above.
sometimes it's hard to believe you remember me

no bravery

there are children standing here
arms outstretched into the sky
tears drying on their face
he has been here
brothers lie in shallow graves
fathers lost without a trace
a nation blind to their disgrace
since he's been here

and i see no bravery
no bravery in your eyes anymore
only sadness

houses burned beyond repair
the smell of death is in the air
a woman weeping in despair says
he has been here
tracer lighting up the sky
it's another family's turn to die
a child afraid to even cry out says
he has been here

and i see no bravery
no bravery in your eyes anymore
only sadness

there are children standing here
arms outstretched into the sky
but no one asks the question why
he has been here
old men kneel to accept their fate
wives and daughters cut and raped
a generation drenched in hate
says he has been here

and i see no bravery
no bravery in your eyes anymore
only sadness

wise man

she said to me, "go steady on me"
won't you tell me what the wise men said?
when they came down from heaven
smoked nine 'til seven
all the shit that they could find
but they couldn't escape from you
couldn't be free of you
and now they know there's no way out
and they're really sorry now for what they've done
they were three wise men just trying to have some fun.yeah."

look who's alone now
it's not me. it's not me
those three wise men
they've got a semi by the sea
got to ask yourself the question
where are you now?
got to ask yourself the question
where are you now?

really sorry now
they weren't to know
they got caught up in your talent show
with you pernickety little bastards in your fancy dress
who just judge each other and try to impress
but they couldn't escape from you
couldn't be free of you
and now they know there's no way out
and they're really sorry now for what they've done
they were three wise men just trying to have some fun.yeah

look who's alone now
it's not me. it's not me
those three wise men
they've got a semi by the sea
got to ask yourself the question
where are you now?
got to ask yourself the question
where are you now?

look who's alone now
it's not me. it's not me
those three wise men
they've got a semi by the sea
got to ask yourself the question
where are you now?
got to ask yourself the question
where are you now?

where are you now?

got to ask yourself the question
where are you now?
got to ask yourself the question
where are you now?

sugar coated

i'm on a bus. i'm in a rush
i would catch a cab, but i'm not that fussed
another day. another dime
i know some might say, that i'm wasting time
and then at night, another fight
and i don't know what it means but i'd never cause a scene

i'm gonna make today sugar-coated
i'm gonna get so high i'm lying here on the floor
it's time these shoes of mine were fully loaded
it's time to sit back and smile
i've had a smoke and it's been a while
it's been a while

hello dawn. it's good to be
did i pay for the girl lying next to me?
i had a love, but little luck
i don't bleed any more 'cause my heart's been crushed
and now i'm free - lucky me
yeah my girlfriend was a bore, she don't love me anymore

i'm gonna make today sugar-coated
i'm gonna get so high i'm lying here on the floor
it's time these shoes of mine were fully loaded
it's time to sit back and smile
i've had a smoke and it's been a while
it's been a while

a little hush. a little rush
i guess now we'll see, if i'm big enough
finally it's only me
things will never be the same. there's no living life again

i'm gonna make today sugar-coated
i'm gonna get so high i'm lying here on the floor
it's time these shoes of mine were fully loaded
it's time to sit back and smile
i've had a smoke and it's been a while
it's been a while
james the best
by chiary '92