He deals the cards as a meditation
And those he plays never suspect
He doesn't play for the money he wins
He doesn't play for respect
He deals the cards to find the answer
The sacred geometry of chance
The hidden law of a probable outcome
The numbers lead a dance
I know that the spades are swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that's not the shape of my heart
He may play the jack of diamonds
He may lay the queen of spades
He may conceal a king in his hand
While the memory of it fades
I know that the spades are swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that's not the shape of my heart
And if I told you that I loved you
You'd maybe think there's something wrong
I'm not a man of too many faces
The mask I wear is one
Those who speak know nothing
And find out to their cost
Like those who curse their luck in too many places
And those who fear are lost
I know that the spades are swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that's not the shape of my heart
I dream of rain
I dream of gardens in the desert sand
I wake in pain
I dream of love as time runs through my hand
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I dream of fire
Those dreams are tied to a horse that will never tire
And in the flames
Her shadows play in the shape of a man's desire
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This desert rose
Each of her veils, a secret promise
This desert flower
No sweet perfume ever tortured me more than this
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And as she turns
This way she moves in the logic of all my dreams
This fire burns
I realize that nothing's as it seems
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I dream of rain
I dream of gardens in the desert sand
I wake in pain
I dream of love as time runs through my hand
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I dream of rain
I lift my gaze to empty skies above
I close my eyes, this rare perfume
Is the sweet intoxication of her love
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I dream of rain
I dream of gardens in the desert sand
I wake in pain
I dream of love as time runs through my hand
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Sweet desert rose
Each of her veils, a secret promise
This desert flower
No sweet perfume ever tortured me more than this
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Sweet desert rose
This memory of Eden haunts us all
This desert flower, this rare perfume
Is the sweet intoxication of the fall
If blood will flow when flesh and steel are one
Perhaps this final act was meant
On and on the rain will fall
On and on the rain will fall
How many of you people out there
How many lonely sleepless nights?
'Love is pain, I hear you say
How could it be that what you need the most
One day you could be looking through an old book in rainy
weather
Why don't we turn the clock to zero honey
It could happen to you, just like it happened to me
Wait a minute, wait a minute
We'll turn the clock to zero honey
I'm the wiggle in your toe
Stand up, all you lovers in the world
I don't drink coffee I take tea my dear
See me walking down Fifth Avenue
I'm an alien
If manners make the man as someone said
I'm an alien
Modesty, propriety can lead to notoriety
Takes more than combat gear to make a man
If manners make the man as someone said
I'm an alien
You could say I lost my faith in science and progress
Some would say I was a lost man in a lost world
I never saw no miracle of science
When it?s love you give,
When there?s love inside,
Let?s make it all for one, all for love.
When it?s love you make,
That it?s all for one, all for love.
Don?t lay our love to rest,
Now it?s all for one, all for love.
Drying in the colour of the evening sun
Tomorrow's rain will wash the stains away
But something in our minds will always stay
To clinch a lifetime's argument
That nothing comes from violence
and nothing ever could
For all those born beneath an angry star
Lest we forget how fragile we are
Like tears from a star
Like tears from a star
On and on the rain will say
How fragile we are
How fragile we are
Like tears from a star
Like tears from a star
On and on the rain will say
How fragile we are
How fragile we are
How fragile we are
How fragile we are
Been hurt in some kind of love affair?
And how many times do you swear that you'll never love again?
How many lies, how many fights?
And why would you want to put yourself through all of that again?
Love is a cruel and bitter way
Of paying you back for all the faith you ever had in your brain
Can leave you feeling just like a ghost?
You never want to feel so sad and lost again
You see a picture of her smiling at you when you were still together
You could be walking down the street and who should you chance to meet?
But that same old smile you've been thinking of all day
I'll sell the stock, we'll spend all the money
We're starting up a brand new day
Turn the clock all the way back
I wonder if she'll take me back
I'm thinking in a brand new way
Turn the clock to zero sister
You'll never know how much I missed her
Starting up a brand new day
Turn the clock to zero boss
The rivers wide we'll swim across
Starting up a brand new day
There's simply no immunity, there's no guarantee
I say love is such a force if you find yourself in it
[And sometimes your reflection is there]
Wait a minute, wait a minute
Wait a minute, wait a minute
I'll sell the stock, we'll spend all the money
We're starting up a brand new day
Turn the clock to zero mac
I'm begging her to take me back
I'm thinking in a brand new way
Turn the clock to zero boss
The rivers wide, we'll swim across
Starting up a brand new day
Turn the clock to zero buddy
Don't wanna be no fuddy duddy
Starting up a brand new day
I'm the sun and you're the moon
I'm a bat and you're the cave
[You're the beach and I'm the wave]
I'm the plough, and you're the land
You're the glove and I'm the hand
I'm the train and you're the station
I'm a flagpole to your nation, yeah
Stand up and be counted, every boy and every girl
Stand up, all you lovers in the world
Starting up a brand new day...
I like my toast done on the side
And you can hear it in my accent when I talk
I'm an Englishman in New York
A walking cane here at my side
I take it everywhere I walk
I'm an Englishman in New York
I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York
I'm an alien
I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York
Then he's the hero of the day
It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile
Be yourself no matter what they say
I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York
I'm an alien
I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York
You could end up as the only one
Gentleness, sobriety are rare in this society
At night a candle's brighter than the sun
Takes more than license for a gun
Confront your enemies, avoid them when you can
A gentleman will walk but never run
Then he's the hero of the day
It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile
Be yourself no matter what they say
I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York
I'm an alien
I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York
You could say I lost my belief in the holy Church
You could say I lost my sense of direction
You could say all of this and worse, but
If I ever lose my faith in you
There'd be nothing left for me to do
You could say I lost my faith in the people on TV
You could say I'd lost my belief in our politicians
Yhey all seemed like game show hosts to me
If I ever lose my faith in you
There'd be nothing left for me to do
I could be lost inside their lies without a trace
But every time I close my eyes I see your face
That didn't go from a blessing to a curse
I never saw no military solution
That didn't always end up as something worse, but
Let me say this first
If I ever lose my faith in you
There'd be nothing left for me to do
I?ll be a man of good Faith.
Then love you?ll live,
I?ll make a stand, I won?t blink.
I?ll be the rock you can build on,
Be there when you?re old,
To have and to hold.
I swear I?ll always be strong.
Then there?s a reason why
I?ll prove to you we belong.
I?ll be the world that protects you
From the wind and the rain,
From the hurt and the pain.
Let the one you hold be the one you want
The one you need.
?Cause when it?s all for one, it?s one for all.
When there?s someone that you know,
Then just let your feelings show
And make it all for one, all for love.
I?ll be the fire in your night.
Then it?s love you take
I will defend I will fight
I?ll be there when you need me
When honor?s at stake,
This vow I will make:
Let the one you hold be the one you want
The one you need.
?Cause when it?s all for one, it?s one for all.
When there?s someone that you know,
Then just let your feelings show
And make it all for one, all for love.
?Cause we could stand up to the test.
We?ve got everything and more that we had
planned,
More then the rivers that run the lands.
We?ve got it all in our hands.
Let the one you hold be the one you want,
The one you need.
?Cause when it?s all for one, it?s one for all.
When there?s someone that you know,
Then just let your feelings show
When there?s someone that you want
When there?s someone that you need
Let?s make it all, all for one, and all for love.