THE HAND OF FATE
Let the hand of fate come down on me
let the wild wind blow let the spirits run free
if the tables turn and my illusion shatters
I'll put my head in the sand my dreams in tatters
You can walk outside turn left or right
you can cross the street or head off into the night
if the fire burns and the heart beats true
you can ride the tiger before the tiger rides you
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And if you think that it might be to late
and if you think that love won't conquer hate
is this the hand of fate
I see a hero up with his heroine
they'd like to change the world but the world's gonna win
so they pay lipservice to all the best ideals
but they know how frustration feels
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HUNGRY EYES
This line I shoot has no disguise
straight from the rim no end in sight
so if you need proof that I'll survive
then take one look at these hungry eyes
Hungry eyes hungry eyes
just take one look at these hungry eyes
No fortune tellers crystal ball
can shut me out or make this heart feel small
I've just one shot in my lifetime
I'm gonna rule the roost you suckers stand in line
Hungry eyes hungry eyes
just take one look at these hungry eyes
Fancy women fancy cars
fancy talk in fancy bars
I'll live the life that money buys
to hide what lies behind these hungry eyes
Hungry eyes hungry eyes
just take one look at these hungry eyes
COMPANY MAN
He wears a suit an an even suntan
travels the world he's a company man
rumour has it that death and intrigue
are the stock in trade of his company
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No wild fantasy he's as real as you and me
an operator yes indeed - dirty tricks you wouldn't believe
no rain hard enough to wash away his sin
no pay high enough for the game he's in
Plans are changed governments fall
where the company man has been known to call
the third world points A to Z
have the dubious pleasure of his company
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From Santiago to Mozambique
he protects the interests of the company
every day the headlines scream
but the man behind them stays unseen
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ROLL THE WEIGHT AWAY
You say you want to leave me in the morning
why not now
If you want to leave the here's a warning
stay away from me now
If you want to look my way - then stay
If you want to make me pay - then hey
Roll the weight away
roll the weight away
roll the weight away - from me now
Why not think it over in the cold light
in the cold light of day
the things you say in anger to me this night
will seem different that way
If you want to look my way - then stay
If you want to make me pay - then hey
Roll the weight away
roll the weight away
roll the weight away - from me now
Bridge
I don't know why you say our love is a lie
you could have hid that emotion till the tears run dry
I don't know how you're going to prove to me now
that the hurt in your heart was there right from the start
You thought the moon in June could last forever
and lies like that
you hit a bit of rough and stormy weather
and there's no turning back
If you want to look my way - then stay
If you want to make me pay - then hey
Roll the weight away
roll the weight away
roll the weight away - from me now
TROUBLE IS MY BUSINESS
I've travelled round this world from east to west boys
looking for to rest this hired gun
but everywhere I look the same old story
it's everybody else that has the fun
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Trouble is my business
trouble is my life
trouble is my business
but I just don't seem to please
no I just don't seem to please
your private eye
A face to melt a heart that won't forget - boys
the price you pay to look is sometimes high
when stangers fall in love and never meet - boys
the promise of your heart becomes a lie
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For every cheap hotel I've laid my head in
for every seedy case I've tried to crack
I'd give my weight in silver for an angel
but when I've looked at you you don't look back
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YOU MAY FIND YOUR HEART
You may find your heart
in spite of all you do
you may laugh or sneer despise
at what goes on all around you
the feelings you can try
to shrug off without sorrow
won't matter now but they'll be back
to hit twice as hard tomorrow
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You may find your heart on some horizon
you may find your heart
you may find your heart won't need persuasion
you may find your heart
You left without a word
one cold monday morning
packed your glad rags stuffed your handbags
took off without warning
if the future lies within
a life untried
I know that you won't compromise
you'll leave no desire denied
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You may hurry down
the road to ride on
wear your freedom like a flag
with no sucker to depend on
you might trade in kind
with others who want nothing
where what you say and what you feel
need have no points touching
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GOLD
I've sailed in my boat round the Cape of Good Hope
Africa surprise
to search for the gold that the Spaniards had told
would dazzle a dead man's eyes
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Saw Cortez conquer Mexico, Pissaro take Peru
but I'd give all the gold in Eldorado just to be with you
I've seen trumpeting herds of fine feathered birds
blacken up the sky
to pick at the bones of the man who left home
to search for gold and die
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I've seen cities appear built by men without fear
twinkle of an eye
then crumble to dust in the hot dessert air
when the land had been sucked dry
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RIDE BLUE DIVIDE
Don't hold out for pity
besieged within your frightened city
the plans are laid but can they be changed
there's a man going round taking names again
the morning paper
tells tales of fresh disaster
and who'd care to say at the end of the day
that they'd live happy ever after
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Memo to my enemies
time is slipping by
don't put no plans in the hands of the man
ride blue divide
Boy cupid the smiler's gun
fired her heart but it couldn't be won
they hads plans that didn't agree
so they take their chances on a climbing tree
climbing tree climbing tree
the guilded cage of possibility
who could say it wouldn't be fun
you climb to the top take the money and run
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Blow away the stangers
those doggies in their mangers
the old men know which way they think it should go
and how they'd like to rearrange us
so strike out the fearless hunter
her heart will never waver
he spread his cloak and wound up broke
to win a lady's favour
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