THE WORLD IS A BALL

Everybody on the ball running to somewhere Somewhere to go Everybody on the ball sees there is nowhere Nowhere to go We're moving faster and faster To save the things that we know

Well the world is a ball that's going through the motions Living at the speed of light Well the world is a ball that's causing a commotion Mixing up the day and night Close your eyes and you'll make this moment last forever Sailing up the Milky Way Well the world is a ball ask Christopher Columbus Never let it slip away

Everybody on the ball searching for heaven Heaven on earth Everybody on the ball tries to imagine Heaven on earth It's getting too hot to handle It's in the palm of our hands

Well the world is a ball that's going through the motions Living at the speed of light Well the world is a ball that's causing a commotion Mixing up the day and night Close your eyes and you'll make this moment last forever Sailing up the Milky Way Well the world is a ball ask Christopher Columbus Never let it slip away

I WATCH - I WAIT

I watch I wait But I know I'll never see you again I watch I wait But I know I'll never see you again

Walking on the beach hearing the rain Coming down around me Walking on the beach hearing the rain Coming down around me Walking on the beach hearing the rain Coming down around me Walking on the beach hearing the rain

The halfway man has a shack on the hill With a view that's br and wide Wind singing high in the trees And in the yard a rusting car And travel magazines Promise to take him away

Walking on the beach hearing the rain Coming down around me Walking on the beach hearing the rain Coming down around me Walking on the beach hearing the rain Coming down around me Walking on the beach hearing the rain

The halfway man is staring at a memory Tacked up on the wall Sining to hosts in the night An throug his team he sees a land Where money grows on trees Falling like leaves in his hands

Walking on the beach hearing the rain Coming down around me Walking on the beach hearing the rain Coming down around me Walking on the beach hearing the rain Coming down around me Walking on the beach hearing the rain

WATCHING THE BOYS FALL DOWN

Out on the pavement Down in the schoolyard Snowballs flying everywhere Running in circles Our little soldiers Shooting stars down from the sky

Now the boys have to show that they're tough Now the boys have to show that they're rough If the boys were to see what the men have to be Would the boys say they've had enough?

Watching the boys fall down Watching the boys Watching the boys fall down Watching the boys Watching the boys fall down Watching the boys Watching the boys fall down Watching the boys

Down on the cold ice Someone is bleeding Not a tear comes to his eye Up on his feet now Nobody touch him Let him take it like a man

Now the boys have to show that they're tough Now the boys have to show that they're rough If the boys were to see what the men have to be Would the boys say they've had enough?

Watching the boys fall down Watching the boys Watching the boys fall down Watching the boys Watching the boys fall down Watching the boys Watching the boys fall down Watching the boys

Now the boys have to show that they're tough Now the boys have to show that they're rough If the boys were to see what the men have to be Would the boys say they've had enough?

Back in the boardroom Pointing the finger Heads are rolling everywhere Up on the carpet Tempers are boiling Men of steel are melting down

Watching the boys fall down Watching the boys Watching the boys fall down Watching the boys Watching the boys fall down Watching the boys Watching the boys fall down Watching the boys

ONLY YOU

Well I made through the window Now I'm on my way I couldn't take the weather For another day Where I'm going to end up Only heaven knows Expect the unexpected That's the only road

Every word an open book Watch your dreams don't eat you up Ask the questions with your eyes Realize

Only you can set the world on fire Only you can take my breath away Only you can give me sleepless nights Only you can make the heavens cry

Got my feet in heavy water And my head in the clouds Heartbeat oscillation Laughing right out loud Everybody has a theory It's a search without clues Expect the unexpected Coming out of the blue

Every word an open book Watch your dreams don't eat you up Ask the questions with your eyes Realize

Only you can set the world on fire Only you can take my breath away Only you can give me sleepless nights Only you can make the heavens cry

Waiting for a signal From the other side Trying to close the distance In the great divide Aurora Borealis Shiver down my spine This time I'm going to make it To the end of the line

Every word an open book Watch your dreams don't eat you up Ask the questions with your eyes Realize

Only you can set the world on fire Only you can take my breath away Only you can give me sleepless nights Only you can make the heavens cry Only you can set the world on fire Only you will make my dreams tonight Only you can give me sleepless nights Only you can make the heavens cry

THE WATERS OF BABYLON

Let me sing a lullaby Shadowplay across your face I won't take a thing away All the stars are in their place

Doesn't matter who you are I won't leave you in the dark Close your eyes so you can see The world the way it used to be

Children born on shaky ground Falling rain turns green to grey There's no shelter from the storm Silver lining washed away

Scent of something long since gone Precious things don't last too long Close your eyes so you can see The world the way it used to be

Rising moon dips blue to black Now the trees begin to weep Broken gods upon their knees By the waters of Babylon

Touch me and I'll disappear You look at me too long I fear Close your eyes so you can see The world the way it used to be

SONG IN MY HEAD

I was fine when you met me but now I'm blue I was fine when you met me but now I'm blue Oh yeah When you put your arms around me And tell me that you care I don't want to be there I was fine when you met me but now I'm blue Oh yeah I never needed you to come along You'll sing a different tune when I am gone

There's a song in my head going 'round and 'round 'Cause there's something in my heart that I've never found There's a song in my head going 'round and 'round 'Cause there's something in my heart that I've never found

You were half when you met me - I made you whole You were half when you met me - I made you whole Oh yeah A fish out of the water A ship without a sail Man overboard! Man overboard! You were half when you met me - I made you whole Oh yeah You started giving me that old refrain I never want to hear that song again

There's a song in my head going 'round and 'round 'Cause there's something in my heart that I've never found There's a song in my head going 'round and 'round 'Cause there's something in my heart that I've never found

Sometimes the words are there but nothing said I'm going to wash that man right out of my head

There's a song in my head going 'round and 'round 'Cause there's something in my heart that I've never found There's a song in my head going 'round and 'round 'Cause there's something in my heart that I've never found

Head going 'round Head going 'round Head going 'round Head going 'round

DON'T JUMP THE GUN

Did it single-handed Been double-crossed before Had to do his duty Even up the score

Law and Order made to order Drive the bleeding hearts away Chain reaction lost in action Keep the crazy world at bay

Don't jump the gun Don't jump the gun Don't jump the gun Don't jump the gun Don't jump the gun Don't jump the gun Don't jump the gun Don't jump the gun

Those animals weren't part Of what he called the human race Took it in his hands to make The world a safer place

Helter-skelter run for shelter Pools of blood across the floor Targets screaming must be dreaming Now's the moment he's been praying for

Don't jump the gun Don't jump the gun Don't jump the gun Don't jump the gun Don't jump the gun Don't jump the gun Don't jump the gun Don't jump the gun

There's always strength in numbers Got a city on his side He'd do it all again He wouldn't bat on eye

Politicians sweat and glisten Read the writing on the wall Law and Order made to order No one stands a chance at all

Don't jump the gun Don't jump the gun Don't jump the gun Don't jump the gun Don't jump the gun Don't jump the gun Don't jump the gun Don't jump the gun

STUCK ON THE GRID

I bought the best shoes that money can buy To go walking on the water But I sank 'til I passed right out of this world And that's what you get That's what you get

I'm stuck - stuck on the grid I'm stuck - stuck on the grid

Isn't it marvellous? The sun is out I feel no pain Frightened soldiers rushing in to work Up against the bottom line

I'm up - up on the grid I'm up - up on the grid

Take my picture and my fingerprints Say a prayer before you sleep Run away run away to a foreign land The happy-go-luckies are happy to shake your hand

Stuck on the grid I'm stuck - stuck on the grid I never eat like I should If I were hungry then maybe I would Stuck on the grid

Spoke the language like a native son Made a promise that I could not keep Spoke the language like a native son Made a promise that I could not keep

I'm stuck - stuck on the grid I'm stuck - stuck on the grid I'm stuck - stuck on the grid I'm stuck - stuck on the grid I'm stuck - stuck on the grid I'm stuck - stuck on the grid I'm stuck - stuck on the grid I'm stuck - stuck on the grid I'm stuck - stuck on the grid

Light a candle for the one you love Nights of passion with someone strange Run away run away to a safer place You promised to return then you Dissapeared without a trace

SOMEONE ELSE'S SHOES

Should I turn it inside out? Would that satisfy my doubt?

I know that there is an answer I know that hope never sleeps My spirit walks through the mountain I rock the future in the arms of a dream

What you say Stepping into someone else's shoes Shake it up shake it down Stepping into someone else's shoes I was lost now I'm found Stepping into someone else's shoes Wrap it up take it home Stepping into someone else's shoes

Should I walk or should I run? I can't stop what I've begun

I think that I've found a rhythm I think that I've found the beat My bosy's so overloaded It's going to send me through the roof of the world

What you say Stepping into someone else's shoes Shake it up shake it down Stepping into someone else's shoes I was lost now I'm found Stepping into someone else's shoes Wrap it up take it home Stepping into someone else's shoes

I know that there is an answer I know that hope never sleeps My spirit walks through the mountain I rock the future in the arms of a dream

What you say Stepping into someone else's shoes Shake it up shake it down Stepping into someone else's shoes I was lost now I'm found Stepping into someone else's shoes Wrap it up take it home Stepping into someone else's shoes Add It up it's no joke Stepping into someone else's shoes I was lost now I'm found Stepping into someone else's shoes Clear the air, make a plan Stepping into someone else's shoes Wrap it up take it home Stepping into someone else's shoes

AS A MATTER OF FACT

I feel a world of difference in you I feel a world of difference in the things that we do I feel a world of difference in me I feel the world of difference in the way that we see Like night and day Love's here to stay There is everything to lose and so much more to gain It's going to feel like everything is in its place again

As a matter of fact I really want you back As a matter of fact you never really left me As a matter of fact I really want you back As a matter of fact I never really left you

I can see that we're not eye to eye And I know there'll be times when we yell and we cry I don't want you to be just like me Keep a hold of yourself and the things you believe Let's both agree To disagree Mr. Sandman well you certainly did take your time To wake us up and put us on the track back on the line

As a matter of fact I really want you back As a matter of fact you never really left me As a matter of fact I really want you back As a matter of fact I never really left you

Take my heart take my soul take my everything Take my heart take my soul take my everything Take my heart take my soul take my everything Take my heart take my soul take my everything

As a matter of fact I really want you back As a matter of fact you never really left me As a matter of fact I really want you back As a matter of fact I never really left you

Shake the world up! Shake the world up! Shake the world up! Shake the world up!

Mark Gane - vocals, guitar, bass, backing vocals, keyboards, rhythm loop
Martha Johnson - vocals, keyboards, rhythm loop
David Piltch - bass
Mike Sloski - drums
Dick Smith - percussion
David Lord - keyboards
Eluriel Tinker Barfield - bass
Yogi Horton - drums
Jo Swan and Jerry Marotta - backing vocals
Robin Cass - sub-igloo
Ruby Turner - backing vocals
Tony Levin - stick