LYRICS / GIVING THE GAME AWAY

1 GIVING THE GAME AWAY

I'm not feeling myself today
I'm changing in the most mysterious way
Hey, hey, hey
I'm not giving the game away
But I've a feeling
Now it's my turn to play
Hey, hey, hey

I'm not trying to steal the show
But I can't let this opportunity go
No, no, no
I've been meaning to take it slow
But I can't stop it now it's started to grow
No, no, no

I'm not traveling anywhere
But I'm moving to a place I don't feel scared
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Don't exactly have faith to spare
But I've a feeling I'll be seeing you there
Yeah, yeah, yeah

2 LISBON 3 AM

Lisbon 3 am
Traffic light is red
Turns to green inside my head
Sunlight on the bed
We can sleep the day away
Swim across the lake
We should take a holiday

We should go before it gets too late
Sometimes nothing comes to those who wait
Let me wake you as the sun goes down
Wander through the ruins of this town

Hang my washing on the line
Drinking coffee drinking wine
Take the train out to the beach
See the breakers, out of reach

We should go before it gets too late
Sometimes nothing comes to those who wait
All our friends are gathered in the square
I will find a way to meet you there

Portuguese guitar
Underneath the stars
Smoking up a storm
Hanging out 'til dawn

We should go before it gets too late
Sometimes nothing comes to those who wait
We may never come this way again
Nothing that you see here will remain

3 FALL IN LOVE WITH ME

Let's make this easy
I'm gonna count to three
And when I get there
You're gonna be in love with me

One, two, three
Won't you fall in love with me?
Four, five, six
It's useless to resist

What's the use of talking
'Til you're blue in the face?
Let's just start walking
I wanna join the human race

One, two, three
Won't you run this race with me?
Three, two, one
The countdown has begun

I'm not just asking to hold your hand
I'm placing myself under your command
No compromises no dating games

I'm talking wedding bells and baby names

How can I 'splain this?
It's pretty clear to me
Down through the ages
This is how it's meant to be

Do, Re, Me,
This is how it's meant to be
One, two, three
Won't you fall in love with me?

4 WONDERLAND

I wonder why she smiles at me
I wonder why she talks to me
I wonder why she sits next to me
I wonder why she is sweet on me

Must have been something I said
The words just popped into my head
How long can this really last?

Surely the moment will pass
 

I wonder why she stays with me
I wonder why she stands up for me
I wonder why she believes in me
I wonder why she loves me

Must be some kind of mistake

No way I can carry that weight
How long can this really last?
Surely the moment will pass

I wonder why she said yes to me

If we're gonna do it, let's do it by the book
You smash some dishes, I'll give you my angriest look
Call all your friends, tell them I'm up to my old tricks
I'll pitch a fit, give the door a couple of kicks

With a hey ho, whadda you know?
With a hey ho, well this is how it goes

For the 21st time it appears we're calling a truce
I'm tired of yelling and you look like you're out of juice
You tell me you want me, you want me to come back for more
Tonight we can make up, tomorrow we'll go back to war

With a hey ho, whadda you say?
With a hey ho, is this the only way?

Have a drink, have another, have a third, have a fourth, have a fifth
It's the sixth or the seventh that’ll really give you a lift
Be afraid, be afraid, be afraid of Virginia Woolf
‘Cos here comes a session that’s all set to blow off the roof

With a hey ho, tra la la
With a hey ho, this time we went too far

5 DRINKING AND FIGHTING

6 PRAY FOR RAIN

Well I'd heard about you
Yeah I'd heard about your kind
Something weird about you
Something better left behind

And every day
I prayed for rain to come my way
And every prayer
Was thrown away

Changed my mind about you
Changed my mind about your style
Like to be around you
Like to stay here for a while

And every day
I prayed for rain to come my way
And every prayer
Was thrown away
Until today

Now I'm mad about you
And the forecast's looking fine
Yeah the skies have opened
And this rain feels like sunshine

And every day
I prayed for rain to come my way
And every prayer
Was thrown away
Until today

Really nice to meet you, seen you around
Heard a lot about you, word gets around
Where you going later, what's on your agenda?
Am I getting warmer, can I get your number?

I know you've heard it before about a million times
In a million bars full of pickup lines
Well here it goes again, around and around
Familiar tune, familiar sound

Getting in the groove now, think we're on the move now
Something here is working, all our friends are talking
Days are getting longer, nights are getting warmer
Where we going later, think we're getting closer

I know you've heard it before, about a million times
On a million calls down a million lines
Well here it goes again, around and around
Familiar tune, familiar sound

Been a little while now, been a little slowdown
Couldn't tell you why now, couldn't get the lowdown
Will I see you later, are you on your way now?
Are you coming over, or are we doing under? 

I know you've heard it before, about a million times
Between a million tears and a million sighs
Well here it goes again, around and around
Familiar tune, familiar sound

See you on your own now, see you heading downtown 
In your winter coat now, ready for the cool-down
Where you going later, what's on your agenda?
Do you ever wonder, do you still remember?

8 FAMILIAR TUNE

9 TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE

I don't know you but I know I'm supposed to
I've been told there's a place you can take me to
Everyone tells me you're the one to help me
Everyone's thinking that now is the time to break through

I'd like to go there with you
It sounds so good
It sounds so lovely and new

I've been thinking about this crazy system
How you get to pulling all the crazy strings that you pull
I've been hearing all the crazy stories 'bout
How you get into all the crazy places you do

I'd like to go there with you
They sound so good
They sound so crazy and cool

I've been talking to someone who came calling
Stories to tell me ‘bout who came before me and when
Told me to find out where they all got to
Told me to ask why they've never been heard from again

Don't wanna go there with you
Guess you're too good
Guess you're too good to be true

I've been floating
Hanging around, killing time
Deep frozen
Lost in space, anaesthetized
Coming around now
Open my eyes now

I've been thinking
Now is the time to make a change
Sick and tired
Sleepless nights and sleepy days
Time to start over
Wiser and older

Someone tell me how it's done
You make it seem so easy
Catching up with everyone
Learning to be happy

Now I'm hearing
The sweetest sound from the ground below
All the voices
Of everyone I've ever known
They're getting nearer
Louder and clearer

Come on tell me how it's done
You make it seem so easy
Keeping up with everyone
Learning to be happy

C’mon show me how it’s done

And I will try and try again
Try and try again
Try and try again
Try and try again

10 LEARNING TO BE HAPPY