歌词
·The Stranger
A stranger came in from the night
And he stood as if lost in a dream.
His smile was as sad as a true love denied
And his voice was a song in the wind.
I have travelled for many-a-mile
And my journey I cannot delay,
But I must rest for a while
For I'm weary and cold
And tomorrow I'll be on my way.
Give me fire to keep out the cold.
Close the shirters and make farse the door.
Give me food for the night and a candle for light
And I will make up my bed on the floor.
I have nothing to give for my keep
And your favours I cannot repay,
But a gift is not measured in silver and gold ...
It's a memory that's treasured each day.
The stranger arose with the dawn
And he shouldered his travelling load.
Without making a sound he took one look around
And the stranger – he took to the road.
When the cold wind hounds in the night
And the rain beats hard on the door,
A voice in the wind seems to echo again
And the stranger is travelling once more …
·Los Companeros
You see them in old Havana,
Playing cards, smoking cigares ...
And their polishing crome fenders
On their big old yankee cars.
Manuel sits in la casa de rosa,
Drinking rum, watching the girls ...
He whistles at the beautiful Maria
And she smiles and tosses her girls.
Now the bartender strums his guitar
And the rhythm plays out in the street.
Maria moves with the passion
As her body sways in the heat.
And the old guys, smiling with pleasure,
For a moment they're young and they're strong.
And the young girls are giving them flowers
As they sing their victory song.
REFRAIN:
Once we were bold companeros,
Running guns from the Florida keys,
On the beach from Santiago to Cuba,
We were figting with Fidel and Che.
He talks of the great revolution
In words of sadness and pride.
And the medals he wears
Are the scars that he bears –
And he drinks for the friends who died.
We were farmers, we were poets and we were hungry.
All we wanted was our own peace of land.
We were fighting for our wives and children
And freedom for every man!
REFRAIN
Now the yankees come for the fishing
And their pockets are loaded with greens.
Ten dollars will buy you a woman
or a tank of gasoline.
And the young kids are leaving the island
And the old guys have nothing to say.
Manuel is living on dreams of the past
And tonight he'll drink it away …
REFRAIN
·For Those We Knew
We saw the times.
We wrote the songs of cafe bars in midnight chimes
In perfect rhymes that danced with melodies and songs.
We sang the times.
We payed our dues.
We took the road and played the game of win or lose.
We chose the muse.
She led us on in neon lights of midnight hughes.
REFRAIN:
And throw it all,
The rise and fall,
The come and go, the lost and won.
We made our way
And took the day.
We marched the rhytms of our own.
And travelled home.
A single star that seems to hang on the horizon from afar.
A perfect star.
A city street light in the night, this was our star.
REFRAIN
Those we knew,
The ones we lost along the way, the chosen few.
They left too soon.
But we're the ones who carry on for those we knew.
·Running On Dreams
Strike up the fiddle, tune your guitar.
It's one more song for the faded star.
The night is waiting, the lights are burning low.
Take it down easy, take it down slow.
You made it look easy when the going was tough.
You sailed through the storm and you smooth out the rough.
The scars of the road are all there's left to show.
Take it down easy, take it down slow.
Roll in the dice, watchin' em spin.
Everytime you lose you've got to spin 'em again.
Stay in the game and go with the flow.
Take it down easy, take it down slow.
You could've done better in these things you regret.
You could have been a contender, you were worth a bet.
It's not for the winning that you play this show.
Take it down easy, take it down slow.
Running on dreams you've got no time to stay.
Time rolls on and it slips away.
Nothing to do, no place left to go.
Take it down easy, take it down slow.
Strike up the fiddle, tune your guitar.
It's one more song for the faded star.
The night is waiting, the lights are burning low.
Take it down easy, take it down slow.
Take it down easy ... take it down slow ...
·The Mission Hotel
Anna works at the hotel
Where all the singers hang out.
She brings them their coffee
When the drinks have run out.
She dreams in the kitchen,
Stands real close to the door,
And she listens to them singing.
She wants to hear more.
They sings songs of the travelling through strange and foreign lands,
Play tunes on guitars with strong and delicate hands.
Sing of the ladies they left so far behind
And fame and the fortune they're hoping to find.
REFRAIN:
Anna brushes her hair and waits for the day,
For her lover to come and take her away.
She will know him for sure,
Cause she's dreamed of him so many times before,
When he takes her away.
The night's winding down and they're playing out the last tune.
It's time to be leaving and chasing that old devil moon.
A casual glance and Anna is ready to go
To rule in the arms of some sweet talking Romeo.
REFRAIN
The song is a dream that sometimes gets lost on the way.
Dreaming's for lovers who sometimes don't know what to say.
But take it as given, it all comes 'round in the end,
When Anna is singing, dreaming of loving again.
·For What It's Worth
We send our postcars saying wish you were here.
Then made love under the portmouth peer.
I got it wrong and you started to cry.
I said I loved you but it was a lie.
You were gentle and I was rough,
I was talking big and acting tough.
Now I've forgotten your name, it was so long ago,
When we were two young kids ...
no place to go … no place to go …
We lost touch, I had the world to see.
I didn't think of you, did you think of me?
When you fell in love, was he good and kind
Like I should've been for your first time?
I should've got you a ring
From the trinket store
And drawn a heart with an arrow
On the portmouth wall.
Maybe got you a flower to wave in your hair.
I should have done something that was tender
To show that I care … to show that I care.
That's the way life sometimes goes.
How thing can change nobody knows.
For what it's worth and come what may,
I'm feeling bad when I think of that day.
Young love should be pure and true,
I should have been so good for you!
Do you remember the kid who got it all wrong?
Well that kid's now a man and he's writing this song.
I'm composing these words, trying to tell you somehow,
I didn't love you then – but I love you now …
I love you now!
That's the way life sometimes goes.
How thing can change nobody knows.
Nobody knows ... nobody knows ...
How things can change ... nobody knows ...
·Pearls And Wine
We travelled along this road together
To live the day and dream the night.
We made our promises forever
Our star was always burning bright.
As subtle beauty favours loving
I was yours and you were mine.
Each to the other freely giving
Treasured gifts of pearls and wine.
When misfortune crossed our journey
The winds of change blew cold and strong.
We turned our backs against the fury ...
This was our time, this was our song!
There may be jewels that sparkle brighter
And necktar from the God's divine.
But none so pure, no love so greater ...
Treasured gifts of pearls and wine.
As the sun fades in the distance
And makes its journey in tonight,
Sparkling crystal lies in shadows,
Our star is always burning bright.
And though the cloud may hide its beauty,
It cannot stay, it has no time.
Each to the other pace their duty,
Treasured gifts of pearls and wine.
Each to the other pace their duty ...
Treasured gifts of pearls and wine.
·When Time Is Short
How come we can't get along?
We tried so hard and it all goes wrong.
It's hard to be wise and strong
When time is short and nights are long …
Problems always come around
When dreams are built on shaky ground.
When and way out can't be found.
Crying at night is a lonely sound.
REFRAIN:
We don't know what to do
To find a way to get us through.
What is right, what is true,
What is good for me and you …
What is good for me and you.
Sorry can be hard to say
When pride and fear get in the way.
It just gets worse from day to day ...
Sorry can be hard to say …
So close your eyes and let it go,
Let your dreams drift with the flow.
It takes time for love to grow.
Close your eyes and let it go.
REFRAIN
How come we can't get along?
We tried so hard and it all goes wrong.
It's hard to be wise and strong
When time is short and nights are long …
When time is short ... and nights are long ...
A stranger came in from the night
And he stood as if lost in a dream.
His smile was as sad as a true love denied
And his voice was a song in the wind.
I have travelled for many-a-mile
And my journey I cannot delay,
But I must rest for a while
For I'm weary and cold
And tomorrow I'll be on my way.
Give me fire to keep out the cold.
Close the shirters and make farse the door.
Give me food for the night and a candle for light
And I will make up my bed on the floor.
I have nothing to give for my keep
And your favours I cannot repay,
But a gift is not measured in silver and gold ...
It's a memory that's treasured each day.
The stranger arose with the dawn
And he shouldered his travelling load.
Without making a sound he took one look around
And the stranger – he took to the road.
When the cold wind hounds in the night
And the rain beats hard on the door,
A voice in the wind seems to echo again
And the stranger is travelling once more …
·Los Companeros
You see them in old Havana,
Playing cards, smoking cigares ...
And their polishing crome fenders
On their big old yankee cars.
Manuel sits in la casa de rosa,
Drinking rum, watching the girls ...
He whistles at the beautiful Maria
And she smiles and tosses her girls.
Now the bartender strums his guitar
And the rhythm plays out in the street.
Maria moves with the passion
As her body sways in the heat.
And the old guys, smiling with pleasure,
For a moment they're young and they're strong.
And the young girls are giving them flowers
As they sing their victory song.
REFRAIN:
Once we were bold companeros,
Running guns from the Florida keys,
On the beach from Santiago to Cuba,
We were figting with Fidel and Che.
He talks of the great revolution
In words of sadness and pride.
And the medals he wears
Are the scars that he bears –
And he drinks for the friends who died.
We were farmers, we were poets and we were hungry.
All we wanted was our own peace of land.
We were fighting for our wives and children
And freedom for every man!
REFRAIN
Now the yankees come for the fishing
And their pockets are loaded with greens.
Ten dollars will buy you a woman
or a tank of gasoline.
And the young kids are leaving the island
And the old guys have nothing to say.
Manuel is living on dreams of the past
And tonight he'll drink it away …
REFRAIN
·For Those We Knew
We saw the times.
We wrote the songs of cafe bars in midnight chimes
In perfect rhymes that danced with melodies and songs.
We sang the times.
We payed our dues.
We took the road and played the game of win or lose.
We chose the muse.
She led us on in neon lights of midnight hughes.
REFRAIN:
And throw it all,
The rise and fall,
The come and go, the lost and won.
We made our way
And took the day.
We marched the rhytms of our own.
And travelled home.
A single star that seems to hang on the horizon from afar.
A perfect star.
A city street light in the night, this was our star.
REFRAIN
Those we knew,
The ones we lost along the way, the chosen few.
They left too soon.
But we're the ones who carry on for those we knew.
·Running On Dreams
Strike up the fiddle, tune your guitar.
It's one more song for the faded star.
The night is waiting, the lights are burning low.
Take it down easy, take it down slow.
You made it look easy when the going was tough.
You sailed through the storm and you smooth out the rough.
The scars of the road are all there's left to show.
Take it down easy, take it down slow.
Roll in the dice, watchin' em spin.
Everytime you lose you've got to spin 'em again.
Stay in the game and go with the flow.
Take it down easy, take it down slow.
You could've done better in these things you regret.
You could have been a contender, you were worth a bet.
It's not for the winning that you play this show.
Take it down easy, take it down slow.
Running on dreams you've got no time to stay.
Time rolls on and it slips away.
Nothing to do, no place left to go.
Take it down easy, take it down slow.
Strike up the fiddle, tune your guitar.
It's one more song for the faded star.
The night is waiting, the lights are burning low.
Take it down easy, take it down slow.
Take it down easy ... take it down slow ...
·The Mission Hotel
Anna works at the hotel
Where all the singers hang out.
She brings them their coffee
When the drinks have run out.
She dreams in the kitchen,
Stands real close to the door,
And she listens to them singing.
She wants to hear more.
They sings songs of the travelling through strange and foreign lands,
Play tunes on guitars with strong and delicate hands.
Sing of the ladies they left so far behind
And fame and the fortune they're hoping to find.
REFRAIN:
Anna brushes her hair and waits for the day,
For her lover to come and take her away.
She will know him for sure,
Cause she's dreamed of him so many times before,
When he takes her away.
The night's winding down and they're playing out the last tune.
It's time to be leaving and chasing that old devil moon.
A casual glance and Anna is ready to go
To rule in the arms of some sweet talking Romeo.
REFRAIN
The song is a dream that sometimes gets lost on the way.
Dreaming's for lovers who sometimes don't know what to say.
But take it as given, it all comes 'round in the end,
When Anna is singing, dreaming of loving again.
·For What It's Worth
We send our postcars saying wish you were here.
Then made love under the portmouth peer.
I got it wrong and you started to cry.
I said I loved you but it was a lie.
You were gentle and I was rough,
I was talking big and acting tough.
Now I've forgotten your name, it was so long ago,
When we were two young kids ...
no place to go … no place to go …
We lost touch, I had the world to see.
I didn't think of you, did you think of me?
When you fell in love, was he good and kind
Like I should've been for your first time?
I should've got you a ring
From the trinket store
And drawn a heart with an arrow
On the portmouth wall.
Maybe got you a flower to wave in your hair.
I should have done something that was tender
To show that I care … to show that I care.
That's the way life sometimes goes.
How thing can change nobody knows.
For what it's worth and come what may,
I'm feeling bad when I think of that day.
Young love should be pure and true,
I should have been so good for you!
Do you remember the kid who got it all wrong?
Well that kid's now a man and he's writing this song.
I'm composing these words, trying to tell you somehow,
I didn't love you then – but I love you now …
I love you now!
That's the way life sometimes goes.
How thing can change nobody knows.
Nobody knows ... nobody knows ...
How things can change ... nobody knows ...
·Pearls And Wine
We travelled along this road together
To live the day and dream the night.
We made our promises forever
Our star was always burning bright.
As subtle beauty favours loving
I was yours and you were mine.
Each to the other freely giving
Treasured gifts of pearls and wine.
When misfortune crossed our journey
The winds of change blew cold and strong.
We turned our backs against the fury ...
This was our time, this was our song!
There may be jewels that sparkle brighter
And necktar from the God's divine.
But none so pure, no love so greater ...
Treasured gifts of pearls and wine.
As the sun fades in the distance
And makes its journey in tonight,
Sparkling crystal lies in shadows,
Our star is always burning bright.
And though the cloud may hide its beauty,
It cannot stay, it has no time.
Each to the other pace their duty,
Treasured gifts of pearls and wine.
Each to the other pace their duty ...
Treasured gifts of pearls and wine.
·When Time Is Short
How come we can't get along?
We tried so hard and it all goes wrong.
It's hard to be wise and strong
When time is short and nights are long …
Problems always come around
When dreams are built on shaky ground.
When and way out can't be found.
Crying at night is a lonely sound.
REFRAIN:
We don't know what to do
To find a way to get us through.
What is right, what is true,
What is good for me and you …
What is good for me and you.
Sorry can be hard to say
When pride and fear get in the way.
It just gets worse from day to day ...
Sorry can be hard to say …
So close your eyes and let it go,
Let your dreams drift with the flow.
It takes time for love to grow.
Close your eyes and let it go.
REFRAIN
How come we can't get along?
We tried so hard and it all goes wrong.
It's hard to be wise and strong
When time is short and nights are long …
When time is short ... and nights are long ...
