Lyrics - Jordan: The Comeback

All songs composed by Paddy McAloon Design by Peter Barrett and Andrew Biscomb. Photos by Jonathan Lovekin and Trevor Hart Produced by Thomas Dolby Looking For Atlantis If you're looking for Atlantis You should cast your eye on me Put your two and two together Don't you know who built Atlantis Then returned to the sea Don't you know who owns the weather ? Rain or shine? Sure is good to seek a challenge Sure is fine to set your sights Sure is foolish to be blinded Searchin' for the holy grail Isn't one of them can find it All this time Chorus: You should be loving someone And you know who it must be 'Cause you'll never find Atlantis 'Til you make that someone me (repeat) Say you do find your volcano and the darn thing is still hot Lesson one : Child don't waste it Lesson two : The world's your cherry, but tomorrow ? Maybe not Lesson three : Come on and taste it (all this time) (Chorus) Wild Horses Through the rails I spied Your ponytail. I tried With sugar cubes - And they're O.K. But I don't think I'll catch you that way I hate myself 'cause you're so cool With your mocking eyes, Won't you look at the old fool Wild horses - I want to have Wild horses - I want to have Wild horses - I want to have Wild horses - I want to Look at you - Unflawed. Now look at me - Plain overawed Grace and looks take no credit for Girl you're young and they're part of the score Like the chemicals at war in me 'Til I'm a wolf with an eye for the ponies Wild horses - I want to have Wild horses - I want to have Wild horses - I want to have Wild horses - I want to I want to have you . . . I want extra time to play, Afternoons in the hay It's a sorry way for a man to feel But sentimental is part of the deal I hate myself because it shows how I'm a fool for your rodeo Wild horses - I want to have Wild horses - I want to have Wild horses - I want to have Wild horses Wild horses - I want to have Wild horses - I want to have Wild horses - I want to have you Machine Gun Ibiza He's a stone delta blues man. He's a top rollmo' star He's a stone delta blues man. He's a top rollmo' star Black wand, white magic, nitroglycerine He's earned the right to be known as MACHINE GUN IBIZA - Voodoo up rollmo' down MACHINE GUN IBIZA - Hangin' ten with the hurricane sound If you've never been nowhere Don't you pay that no mind If you've never been nowhere Don't you pay that no mind Feel part of no circle ? If you make no scene Well you've earned the right To hang out with MACHINE GUN IBIZA - Voodoo up rollmo' down MACHINE GUN IBIZA - Hangin' ten with the hurricane sound If you're a goddess If your heart's sixteen Girl you're gonna wake up buddies with MACHINE GUN IBIZA - Voodoo up rollmo' down MACHINE GUN IBIZA - Hangin' ten with the hurricane sound Ooh light a fire - Be an ex-marine Baby learn to burn your dog tag like MACHINE GUN IBIZA - Voodoo up rollmo' down MACHINE GUN IBIZA - Hangin' ten with the hurricane sound Hangin' ten with the hurricane sound Hangin' ten with the hurricane sound Hangin' ten . . . sound MACHINE GUN IBIZA . . . VOODOO We Let The Stars Go There was a girl I used to know She'd tease me about my name Fan the embers long enough, I sometimes catch her flame The soothing voice of distance tells me, That was just a fling Other music fills my ears, but I still hear her sing. . . . She sings : Chorus: Paddy Joe, say Paddy Joe, Don't you remember me ? How long ago one gorgeous night We let the stars go Paddy Joe, say Paddy Joe, Don't you remember me ? How long ago one gorgeous night We let the stars go free There was a boy I used to be I guess that he was cold If she came to buy him now, how cheaply he'd be sold But the light is gone and it is dark what used to be the sky Is suddenly embarrassing to the naked eye. . . . You see : (Chorus) Paddy Joe, see Paddy Joe can't face this memory How long ago one gorgeous night we let the stars go Paddy Joe, see Paddy Joe can't face this memory How long ago one gorgeous night we let the stars go free Carnival 2000 Tonight let's raise a glass my friend to those who couldn't make it A century has shut its eyes and who are we to wake it ? Cool music we play, dance and say Chorus: Carnival 2000 Lives come and go but life no denial Is always in style. Welcome to : Carnival 2000 Loves come and go but love above all Is belle of the ball We ask for any wrong we've done the years ahead forgive us We ask for any good we've done that all of it outlive us Cool music we play, dance and say (Chorus two times) Jordan: The Comeback They say the spirit moves in mysterious ways Sometimes the way it moves looks plain berserk But two things you should be slow to criticize - A man´s choice of woman and his choice of work Some work'll earn you top dollar In this here tinseltown That's where I started thinkin' of something else 'Cos they couldn't film the spirit From the waist on down Sometimes I don't sleep too well, But one day I know : Chorus: End of the road I'm travelling, I will see Jordan beckoning End of the road I'm travelling, I will see Jordan beckoning And all those books about me Well there wasn't much love in 'em boys I'm tellin' you if I'd taken all that medication Man, I'da rattled like . . . one o' my lil girls toys Now they call me a recluse Been in the desert so long Layin' on my back bidin' my time I'm just waitin' for the right song - then I'm comin' back Sometimes I don't sleep too well, But one day I know : Chorus 2: End of the road I'm travelling, I will see Jordan beckoning End of the road I'm travelling, I will see Jordan beckoning Jordan sweet Jordan Hand me any cup you find that's lyin' spare Lord I've long time been a thirstin' for a share Jordan waiting for me there End of the road I'm travelling, I will see Jordan beckoning Repeat Chorus 2, ad lib until end Jesse James Symphony Jesse James is running and he´ll never be at rest ´Til the day they fold his arms across his chest He´s a long way from the craddle And his Ma´s authority but it only seems a minute since she stood over his bed And she tried to tell him something Now what the hell was it she said ??? Jesse James is thinking of the breaks he never had And the gene that cursed his blood group rhesus-bad Jesse James lived money his account was in the black ´Til the day he stopped a bullet with his back Well the zip code may read Vegas but the heart beats Tupelo And a footstep is such a small thing That it´s neither here nor there ´Til you string those steps together And find home is way back, way back where ? Jesse James was never part of life´s great symphony All he heard were penny whistles out of key Jesse James he promised: I will never die afraid That boy perjured every vow he ever made Jesse James Bolero Jesse was a renegade danced to his own drum Growin' wise could wait 'til tomorrow Took to a road signposted sorrow Jesse was a hooligan jumped right off the rail There in the cards there in the tarot Born to despise the straight and the narrow Jesse was a connoisseur - Home cookin' tasted stale Chorus: Jesse James bolero is a dance upon the run Every step proclaims that he's a wayward son Jesse James is waiting for the cheap music to stop Don't goodbye deserve some Bach not barbershop ? Jesse didn't hear the drum suddenly lose time All his plans crafted, clever; fated unborn - Unfinished forever Jesse didn't hear the drum stop outside his door In his dreams destiny towered In the cold light of day it came as a coward Jesse didn't hear the drum - At the age of thirty-four (Chorus two times until fade) Moondog The funeral cars crawl down The heartbreak side of town The mourners all discuss The boy who caused a fuss We chopped a billion trees To print up eulogies But guys we should have guessed, The girls would say it best . . . MOONDOG ! LOVE. 'Cos love's the final word Nothing crosses love Reason has to bow if love demands it MOONDOG ! - Guess who's on the moon MOONDOG ! - Guess who's on the moon Up there a flag will fly for mom and apple pie MOONDOG ! - Guess who's on the moon MOONDOG ! - Guess who's on the moon The one place left to play - The comeback's underway The world was younger then - In bed asleep by ten And daddies shook their fists At hidden communists The earth was merely round Before the slapback sound Is there one spell can bring The once and future king ? . . . MOONDOG ! Cut . . . To somewhere deep in space Beyond the Colonel's arms Handsome doggone rake the truly weightless MOONDOG ! - Guess who's on the moon MOONDOG ! - Guess who's on the moon Up there a flag will fly for mom and apple pie MOONDOG ! - Guess who's on the moon MOONDOG ! - Guess who's on the moon The one place left to play - The comeback's underway (repeat) All The World Loves Lovers All the world loves lovers All the world loves people in love Don't forget it, don't forget it Love whatever the price All the world loves lovers All the world loves people in love Don't forget it - love Don't forget it - love Love whatever the price ... Love You and I won't lose our heads the way some lovers do Saying this will last forever when it's just a year or two You and I won't be the fools that other lovers are Thinking every silver bottletop potentially a star still All the world loves lovers All the world loves people in love Don't forget it, don't forget it Love whatever the price All the world loves lovers All the world loves people in love Don't forget it - love Don't forget it - love Love whatever the price We won't make the promises that every lover makes Only to find that all we've made are similar mistakes No you and I won't wish for things Like other lovers do But let's cross our hearts and hope to die If none of them come true 'cause All the world loves lovers All the world loves people in love Don't forget it, don't forget it Love whatever the price All the world loves lovers All the world loves people in love Don't forget it - love Don't forget it - love Love whatever the price All the world loves lovers, love whatever the price All the world loves lovers, love whatever the price All the world loves lovers ... Love All Boys Believe Anything All boys believe anything. All boys believe anything. All boys believe anything. All boys believe anything. The Ice Maiden Standing on the boulevard You wish to know my name I'm the Ice Maiden - I think perhaps you like being unhappy I'm the Ice Maiden - The limit of your dreams Arctic winds blow and still you believe Loves makes you one of the chosen Die in the snow - I'll never grieve - So what if tomorrow you're frozen Death is a small price for heaven Welcome to the glow of high octane affairs Esperanto style and blonde dishevelled hair Subterranean streams, duckling you're a swan Infinities of dreams imploding into one All those nights I dreamt of you - I wonder where they've gone . . . You're the Ice Maiden Standing on the boulevard I've always known your name You're the Ice Maiden - Let you and I grow frosty together You're the Ice Maiden - Today you meet your match Girl when I burn - Hell nothing's the same I'll singe your pretty blonde lashes We're talking fire - We're talking flame - We're talking ice into ashes But death is a small price for heaven All those nights I dreamt of you - I wonder where they've gone Girl when I burn - Hell nothing's the same I'll singe your pretty blonde lashes We're talking fire - We're talking flame - We're talking ice into ashes But death is a small price for heaven Paris Smith Little Paris Smith Lovely name for a girl is Paris Smith Baby Paris Smith Don't repeat my mistakes Paris Smith Paris : Any music worth its salt is good for dancing Paris : But I tried to be the Fred Astaire of words . . . Paris you heard Little Paris Smith one day you'll have a job Yes Paris Smith Baby Paris Smith don't you grow up a snob No Paris Smith Paris : There are benefits to syncopated motion Paris : Which no high falutin' double talk can show - Paris Paris : Any music worth its salt is good for dancing Paris : But I tried to be the Fred Astaire of words . . . Paris you heard The Wedding March One dance whose steps I never could learn It's called the wedding march The grace that it takes, the grace you deserve, Require a lighter touch I know you love dancing. Oh, I know that you love dancing so much . . . I know you love dancing. Music's a wild thing with mischief to prove I can't adjust to the way that you move Music's a wild thing whatever the groove Some music isn't for dancing One dance whose steps I never could learn It's called the wedding march The grace that it takes, the balance and poise, I still find a mystery I know you love dancing. So, I know that you'd hate dancing with me I know you love dancing. So, I know that you'd hate dancing with me One Of The Broken Hi, this is God here: Talking to me used to be a simple affair Moses only had to see a burning bush And he'd pull up a chair Well it's been a long time since we talked in that way If you're wondering what to say . . . Sing me no deep hymn of devotion Sing me no slow sweet melody Sing it to one, one of the broken And brother you're singing, singing to me I remember King David With his harp and his beautiful, beautiful songs I answered his prayers And showed him a place where his music belongs It's not too far from here come get up off your knees If you're looking for ways to please . . . Sing me no psalm you're not King David Sing me no high hushed Glory Be Sing it to one, one of the broken And brother you're singing, singing to me Sing me no deep hymn of devotion Sing me no slow sweet melody Sing it to one, one of the broken And brother you're singing, singing to me Michael All the jobs I've ever held, positions I have known The one I was a fool to leave was Right hand to the throne Ambition took me speed of light To God's exclusion zone Michael if you're listening, Michael who stayed true One of us got out of line when Paradise was new One of us was exiled and the one who wasn't's you Michael - help me write a letter to you know who I will sign it Lucifer regrets . . . Can't forget his final words were Ain't no comeback gonna come your way - What if I pray ? Michael the archangel listen. Michael don't you see ? We've come to stand for principles that Prove free will is free If you are on the side of good Now where does that leave me ? Michael - help me write a letter to you know who I will sign it Lucifer regrets . . . Can't forget his final words were Ain't no comeback gonna come your way He never could resist a sinner Or ignore a distress call - but such a fall Mercy Mercy on me, oh say that I'm forgiven And wrap your arms around me To your goodness I surrender Without mercy where is goodness ? Won't you have mercy on me ? (Repeat) Scarlet Nights This is where your sleepless eyes will close This is where the weary find repose This is where a kinder bugle blows This is where you'll wake To find the River Jordan flows Scarlet nights waiting sleep is overdue Scarlet nights ending here on in they're blue Yes I know we're not saying goodbye Yes I know that farewell don't apply Yes I know no matter how I try . . . Yes I know, and you should know That all the same I'll cry Scarlet nights waiting sleep is overdue Scarlet nights ending here on in they're blue Blue as skies and blue as heavens Watching over Galilee and Rome Blue as water, Jordan's waters Blue as dawn and dawn will take you home Scarlet nights waiting sleep is overdue Scarlet nights ending here on in they're blue Blue as skies and blue as heavens watching over you Blue as water, Jordan's water washing over you Doo-Wop In Harlem There is a door we all walk through And on the other side I'll meet you Reunion in the air Acappella meets pure prayer - somewhere I can't wait to meet you there - somewhere I can't wait to meet you there If there ain't a heaven that holds you tonight They never sang doo-wop in Harlem If there ain't a heaven that holds you tonight They never sang doo-wop in Harlem There is a door it may seem locked But in a little while - Don't be shocked Above the noise, behind the glare I know you're listening out there somewhere - somewhere I can't wait to meet you there - somewhere I can't wait to meet you there If there ain't a heaven that holds you tonight They never sang doo-wop in Harlem If there ain't a heaven that holds you tonight They never sang doo-wop in Harlem