ACTION TIME IN A MODERN WEEK

MONDAY MORNING WHAT'S THE MATTER ?
(WHAT'S THE MATTER ?)
LET'S START AGAIN JUST FOR PLEASURE
(WITH PLEASURE !)
HERE COMES ANOTHER WEEK
ANOTHER ROARING MODERN WEEK
JOGGING 'ROUND & 'ROUND, TOGETHER
(TOGETHER !)
IT AIN'T NO FUN IN STORMY WEATHER
(STORMY WEATHER !)
BUT HERE COMES ANOTHER WEEK
ANOTHER ROARING MODERN WEEK

ACTION TIME IN A MODERN WEEK

POWER-DRESSING, FIT FOR FUN
(SLAVE AWAY TILL THE RACE IS WON, NOW ...)
... IT SEEMS THAT EVERYONE IS ON THE RUN
(SLOW DOWN, SLOW DOWN)
HERE COMES ANOTHER WEEK
ANOTHER ROARING MODERN WEEK
FITTED UP WITH A POCKET FULL OF GOOD CHEER
(YEAH ! YEAH ! YEAH ! YEAH ! YEAH !)
A NEW GENERATION BRINGS UP THE REAR
(HERE THEY COME NOW)
HERE COMES ANOTHER WEEK
ANOTHER ROARING MODERN WEEK

ACTION TIME IN A MODERN WEEK

MODERN WEEK, MODERN WEEK
WELCOME TO A MODERN WEEK

HERE COMES ANOTHER WEEK
ANOTHER ROARING MODERN WEEK

ACTION TIME IN A MODERN WEEK

© PamP

THERE WAS A LITTLE MAN
HE TRIED HARD TO UNDERSTAND
WHAT LIFE IS ALL ABOUT
BUT FORGOT TO SCREAM & SHOUT

IN HIS NARROW-MINDED LITTLE WORLD
NOTHING HAPPENED BUT HE EARNED
QUITE A LOT OF MONEY AT THE BANK
WHERE HE WAS A CLERK, A BUSINESS MAN
WITH THE BEST REFERENCES YOU CAN GET
HIGHLY ESTEEMED TO HIS SO CALLED FRIENDS

HOW WAS HE TO KNOW THAT
HE WAS JUST WAITING FOR TOMORROW
HE WAS JUST LIVING FOR TOMORROW
TOMORROW'S PENSION

THERE WAS A GARDEN AND A HOUSE
WHERE LITTLE CHILDREN PLAYED LOUD
THE PERFECT (FITTED) KITCHEN WAS A DREAM
LOOKED EXACTLY HOW IT USED TO BE

GOOD PLAIN COOKING EVERYDAY
ALWAYS KEPT THE DOCTOR AWAY
NO STAINS ON THE SILVER SPOON
AND HOLIDAYS WERE COMING SOON
IT WAS SO REAL, SO SPECIAL NICE
LIKE A POSTCARD FROM PARADISE

HOW WAS HE TO KNOW THAT
HE WAS JUST LIVING FOR TOMORROW
HE WAS JUST WAITING FOR TOMORROW
TOMORROW'S PENSION

THE SLIPPERS STOOD READY BY THE COUCH
WHILE HE WORMED HIS WAY THROUGH THE CROWD
( DAY IN, DAY OUT )
AND AFTER ALL THE BAGS WERE PACKED
SUDDENLY HE DIED OF A HEART ATTACK

HOW WAS HE TO KNOW THAT
HE WAS JUST WAITING FOR TOMORROW
HE WAS JUST LIVING FOR TOMORROW
TOMORROW'S PENSION

© PamP

IT STARTS AT HALF PAST SIX IN THE MORNING
WHEN THE BAKER'S WIFE OPENS THE DOOR AND
THE SMELL OF FRESH BAKED BREAD RISES UP
INTO THE AIR AND THE MAN IN THE CORNERSHOP
PULLS UP THE SLIDING SHUTTERS AND CALLS:

"GOOD MORNING, FOLKS, GOOD MORNING
HERE I AM AGAIN
A NEW DAY'S DAWNING AND AS MATTERS STAND
THE SITUATION IS UNCHANGED"

THAT'S ALL AROUND THE MARKET PLACE
ROUND AND ROUND IT GOES
ALL AROUND THE MARKET PLACE
SOMEWHERE IN THE BACK OF BEYOND

THE SCHOOL BELL RINGS, THE SILENCE RETURNS
AND SO THE DAY SHIFT GOES ON
THE PENSIONERS ARE SETTLING ON THE BENCHES
AT THE FOUNTAIN AND THE TALK OF THE DAY IS,
SURPRISINGLY, THE WEATHER ...

TEA TIME'S OVER, TEA TIME'S OVER
ON A SUNNY AFTERNOON
THE HOUSEWIFES DO THEIR SHOPPING
THE RADIO PLAYS THE SAME OLD TUNES

THATS ALL AROUND THE MARKET PLACE
ROUND AND ROUND IT GOES
ALL AROUND THE MARKET PLACE
SOMEWHERE IN THE BACK OF BEYOND

BUT SUDDENLY A THUNDERSTORM BREAKES OUT
UMBRELLAS SWIRL AROUND,
FOR A WHILE THE WORLD IS TURNING UPSIDE DOWN
BUT THEN SILENCE RETURNS AGAIN (well i wonder)

THATS ALL AROUND THE MARKET PLACE
ROUND AND ROUND IT GOES
ALL AROUND THE MARKET PLACE
SOMEWHERE IN THE BACK OF BEYOND
WHERE EVERYONE, KNOWS EVERYONE

© PamP

MUMBO JUMBO ! HE CAME A LONG WAY
TO CAST A SPELL OVER YOU
WITH A WHOLE BAG OF TRICKS
THE PICK OF THE BUNCH
FOR A PACK OF HOUNDS
IF YOU OBJECT HE'LL TAKE A SEAT
AND YOU'LL BE SPELLBOUND SOON
SO WHO'S THE SUBJECT OF YOUR ENTREATIES
ILLUMINATION IS COMING SOON

SHE SAYS MAKE ME SMILE, STOP THAT FOOLISH GAME
STOP THAT GAME, YOU GOTTA MAKE ME SMILE
ONCE FOR A WHILE, AIN'T THAT FOOLISH GAME
MAKE ME SMILE, YOU GOTTA MAKE ME SMILE

BEHIND THE CURTAIN, SO OUTRAGEOUS
HE'S LURKING AND YOU WON'T REMEMBER
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU GONNA DO
SEEMS YOU'VE PAID THE PRICE OF ADMISSION
FOR A TOTAL AMNESIA, AMNESIA
THE TIDE IS HIGH, YOU CAN'T REMEMBER
WHERE YOU COME FROM AND WHO YOU ARE

SO, MAKE ME SMILE ....

"THINGS AREN'T LIKE THEY USED TO BE
THE SUN NO LONGER SHINES FOR ME
HE SEALS YOUR FATE FROM 9 to 5
EJECT HIM, TAKE ME BACK INTO YOUR LIFE ..."

... AND MAKE ME SMILE

SHE SAYS MAKE ME SMILE
SHE SAYS STOP THAT GAME

© PamP

FOLLOW THE TREND, FOLLOW THE TREND, ...

NOW THERE'S A HUSTLE HERE AND A HUSTLE THERE
WHEN YOU SWIM WITH THE TIDE
BUT FRIENDS ARE WITH YOU, NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO
IF YOU DON'T STEP OUT OF LINE
IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD IT'S ON EVERYONE'S LIPS,
YOU'LL GET A MEGA-HYPE
GET INFECTED WITH ...(mh?!), WHATEVER IT IS
JOIN IN THE CHORUS LINE AND

FOLLOW THE TREND, FOLLOW THE TREND, ...

LET'S TAKE A CHANCE AND FOLLOW THE TREND
YOU'LL BE MY FRIEND WHEN YOU FOLLOW THE TREND
AND IF YOU FOLLOW THE TRENDYOU'LL BE IN GOOD HANDS
GIVE LIFE A SENSE AND FOLLOW THE TREND

IN A HUMAN LEAGUE, DANCING CHEEK TO CHEEK
TO THE NOMINATED FREAKS OF THE WEEK
SEE YOU ONE DAY SOON, IN A DRESSING ROOM
BEHIND THE SCENES, yeah,YOU'RE ON THE BEAM, MAN

FOLLOW THE TREND, FOLLOW THE TREND, ...

© PamP

WAGS CRACKING JOKES AT THE LATE NIGHT TALK SHOW
AS SOMEONE'S KNOCKING AT THE FRONT DOOR
''HELLO I'M THE REBIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST
THEY SENT FOR ME, I BRING ALONG THE LIGHT''

INFERIOR TO THE REST OF THE WORLD
A SLAVE FOR A LIFETIME
BUT SUPERIOR IN THE HEAT OF PASSION
INFERIOR TO THE REST, JUST FOR YOU

THE MUSICAL BACKGROUND IS SOFT AND DRY
IN A CROWD OF CONSUMERS THERE AIN'T NO HIDEAWAY
BETWEEN A MYRIAD OF JAMPACKED TROLLEYS
PUT ON THE SPOT, FORCED TO TELL HIS STORY

INFERIOR TO THE REST OF THE WORLD
A SLAVE FOR A LIFETIME
BUT SUPERIOR IN THE HEAT OF PASSION
INFERIOR TO THE REST, JUST FOR YOU

BUT SUPERIOR IN THE HEAT OF PASSION NOW
IN AN ECSTASY OF JOY, BEYOND ALL BOUNDS
AN OUTCRY OUT OF CONTROL
THE TRAGIC HERO IS FROM NOW ON
SUPERIOR NOW

© PAMP

DATA TRANSMISSION PARTY

PUT ME ON THE GUESTLIST
I'LL BE THERE WHERE THE ACTION IS
WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR A LONG TIME
FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS
IT ALL HAPPENS IN YOUR OWN PRIVATE IDAHO
ANONYMITY GUARENTEED
WELL, COME ON LET'S GO, COME ON LET'S GO

START ME, YOU GOT ME, READ SOMETHING ABOUT ME
START ME, YOU GOT ME, REALLY GOT ME
AT THE DATA TRANSMISSION PARTY

DIRECT CONNECTION, THIS IS WHAT WE NEED
GO FOR A RIDE ON A VISUAL ROUNDABOUT
WELCOME TO THE CHAT ROOM TEAM
DON'T FORGET TO PUSH THE BUTTON
AND I'LL BE ALWAYS BY YOUR SIDE
AS LONG AS YOU DON'T CLICK ME OFF
...WE'RE MESMERIZED, WE'RE MESMERIZED

START ME, YOU GOT ME, READ SOMETHING ABOUT ME
START ME, YOU GOT ME, REALLY GOT ME
AT THE DATA TRANSMISSION PARTY

LET'S GET TOGETHER, WE'RE ONLINE ON INTERNET
A TROOP OF WEB CHAT SIBLINGS TAKE A STAND
COME ON LET'S GO FOR A VERY SPECIAL EXPEDITION
GET YOUR VERY SPECIAL CLIMAX
DURING DATA TRANSMISSION

START ME, YOU GOT ME, READ SOMETHING ABOUT ME
START ME, YOU GOT ME, REALLY GOT ME
AT THE DATA TRANSMISSION PARTY

© PamP

A CLOAK, A PLASTIC BAG AND A BOTTLE OF WINE
SUIT HIM WELL
UNDER THE MAINSTREET BRIGDE
YOU CAN FIND HIS COMRADES AS WELL
ONCE HE WAS THE HELMSMAN FOR THE ONES
WHO DISDAIN HIM NOW
THE TIME HAS CHANGED
AND IT'LL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN
HE WAS SAILING ON A SHIP
AND IT BECAME A NEVER ENDING TRIP

MAN OVERBOARD, MAN OVERBOARD
HE SLIPPED OUT
SLIPPED & KICKED OUT OF THE LINE

NOBODY WANTS TO KNOW HIS NAME
AND THE STORY BEHIND THAT MAN
UNDER THE MAINSTREET BRIGDE
HE VEGETATES IN HIS LAST EXILE
ONCE HE WAS A SHINING EXAMPLE,
A SYMBOL FOR THE JUVENILES
BUT THE GLIMMERING FIGUREHEAD
LOST HIS FACE
WHILE HE WAS SAILING ON A SHIP
HE SLIPPED OUT AND SOMEONE GAVE HIM KICK

MAN OVERBOARD, MAN OVERBOARD
HE SLIPPED OUT
SLIPPED & KICKED OUT OF THE LINE

DAMNED, FORGOTTEN & ON THE DECLINE
A SHIPWRECKED NUMBER IN EXILE
THIS MAN'S DISQUALIFIED

© PamP

HE LIVED NEXT DOOR AND IT WAS BEFORE
BEFORE HE DIED, HIS WIFE JUST CRIED
CRIED OUT A PRAYER BUT IT WAS TOO LATE

HE WAS THE OWNER OF AN ELECTRIC LAWN MOWER
AND HE DIED ONE DAY, ONE FINE DAY
IT WAS THE LAST DAY OF A NEIGHBOUR

IT WAS THE LAST DAY OF A NEIGHBOUR

IT WAS BEFORE HE WAS LYING ON THE FLOOR
HIS FAMILY WAS AROUND
BEFORE HE FELT TO THE GROUND
THE SKY WAS TURNING GREY ON HIS LAST DAY
IT WAS THE LAST DAY OF A NEIGHBOUR

IT WAS THE LAST DAY OF A NEIGHBOUR
THE SKY WAS TURNING GREY ON THE LAST DAY

HE WAS THE CARETAKER OF A HOUSING AREA
AND HE ALWAYS TOOK
GOOD CARE IN HIS ROCKING CHAIR
HE ALWAYS TOOK GOOD CARE
IN HIS ROCKING CHAIR HE SPEND THE LAST DAY
IT WAS THE LAST DAY OF A NEIGHBOUR

IT WAS THE LAST DAY OF A NEIGHBOUR
HE ALWAYS TOOK GOOD CARE
AND IN HIS ROCKING CHAIR
HE SPEND THE VERY LAST DAY

IT WAS THE LAST DAY OF A NEIGHBOUR

© PamP

TWELVE O' CLOCK, IT WAS MIDNIGHT
WHEN THE LAST TRAIN LEFT THE SCENE
THE MOON HUNG BRIGHTLY
OVER THAT NOTORIOUS HILL

LOTS OF PECULIAR PILGRIMS
WE SAW THEM COME & GO
THEY SPEND SOME NIGHTS TOGETHER
AT THE BAR OF THE OLD BALLROOM

... A DROP TOO MUCH, A DROP TOO MUCH
AT THE HAUNTED HILL, THE HAUNTED HILL

ONCE THERE WAS CROWDED HOUSE
WERE PEOPLE LAUGHED, DANCED & SHOUTED OUT
WHAT REMAINS IS JUST A MEMORY
AND AN APPARITION AT THE HAUNTED HILL

IT IS SAID THE RUINS ARE HAUNTED
BY SOME DEMONIC ROCK & ROLL BANDS
AND ON WINDY NIGHTS YOU CAN HEAR
SCREECHING GUITARS ALL OVER THE HILL

AT THE HAUNTED HILL, THE HAUNTED HILL
A DROP TOO MUCH, A DROP TOO MUCH

YEAH ! ONCE THERE WAS A CROWDED HOUSE
WERE PEOPLE LAUGHED, DANCED & SHOUTED OUT
WHAT REMAINS IS JUST A MEMORY
AND THE APPARITION AT THE HAUNTED HILL

AND SOMETIMES AT MIDNIGHT
YOU CAN HEAR A SINGING WIND OF VOICES
TELLING TALES OF FORMER TIMES
TALES OF THE FORMER BALLROOM
WAS IT REAL, IS IT REAL ?

© PamP