LYRICS

THE GRAHAM GOULDMAN SONGBOOK

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This songbook contains all the songs Graham Gouldman has written or co-written throughout his career. Titles written in this colour are from Graham Gouldman's solo-albums or written by 'Graham Gouldman-the-composer' for other groups or artists than 10cc. Titles written in this colour are from the 10cc-catalogue. Titles written in this colour are from the Wax- or Common Knowledge-catalogue. Lyrics of titles with this * mark may need correction. We are still searching for lyrics to complete this songbook. If you are in possession of the lyrics to the titles in this colour, please send a copy to the webmaster. Also adress to the webmaster if you have any remarks to make. Eternal gratitude and a place for your name in the Graham Gouldman Virtual Hall of Friends will be your part.

Under her spell (1997)

You may have noticed that I've been somewhere else
Lately I ain't been feeling quite myself
So confused, I'm acting curiously
Stuck in the middle of a mystery

Under her spell
She gives me fever - it must be serious
Under her spell
I'm so crazy now, I'm delirious
Under her spell
It feels so strange being a slave to her love
I know I got it bad 'cause I can't get enough
Under her spell
She reaches me in a place so deep inside
Under her spell
She's taking me on a magic carpet ride
She shook my life and turned it inside out
Now there can be no doubt
That I was looking when I fell under her spell
She looks so innocent, you'll never guess
That she's a demon in a party dress
Bubble, bubble toil and trouble, you'd agree
That it can take and make a man out of me

Under her spell
She gives me fever - it must be serious
Under her spell
I'm so crazy now, I'm delirious
Under her spell
It feels so strange being a slave to love
I know I got it bad 'cause I can't get enough
Under her spell
She reaches me in a place so deep inside
Under her spell
She's taking me on a magic carpet ride
She shook my life and turned it inside out
Now there can be no doubt
That I was looking when I fell
Can she walk on water?
Don't know but she set me free
Is she the Devil's daughter? Could be
It's getting hot in here
She gives me fever

Underwater Fantasy (1980)
(Gouldman)

Under the water where the seaweed grows
There is a world of fascination
Beneath the waves is where the coral grows
There is a world of jubilation

Below the surface in another world
The fishes tell another story
The wind don't whistle and the rain don't fall
The place is full of morning glory

Ooh gotta be there ooh 'cause it's me there
Ooh gotta be there ooh and I'm free there
Won't you join me under the water

You get a feelin' like you're upside down
It's like you're livin' in a mirror
And so like Alice in the looking glass
What is small and what is bigger

We're goin' down
Down down
Down in the water
Goin' down
Down Down
Doin' what an otta oughta'
Goin' down
Down down
Down in the water
Goin' down down down down

Goin' down etc.

Upstairs Downstairs (1968)
(Gouldman)

Upstairs, mmmm
Downstairs, mmmm
Upstairs, mmmm
Downstairs

Upstairs every night
There's a boy listening to his radio
Downstairs just one flight
A girl waits patiently
Downstairs every night
Sits a girl listening from the floor below
Upstairs just one flight
A boy waits patiently
Each one knowing
That the other is there
Each one hoping
That the other will dare
To climb the first stair

Upstairs, mmmm
Downstairs, mmmm
Upstairs, mmmm
Downstairs
Upstairs in the night
The boy hears crying from the room below
He goes down one flight
And dries her tear-filled eyes
Upstairs every night
All is quiet in the room above
Downstairs just one flight
There's nothing to be sad
No more lonely
Girl and boy have met
The upstairs room is
Advertised to let
Now these two have met

Upstairs, mmmm
Downstairs, mmmm
Upstairs, mmmm
Downstairs

Victoria (1984)
(Gold/Gouldman)

Oh Victoria, Oh Victoria
Oh Victoria, Oh Victoria
Two chairs in an empty room
Two people stand out of tune
We’re strangers now
Who missed somehow
Along the way
Both wondering how to start
Talk’s cheap when you’re worlds apart
Intentions good misunderstood
Too much wasted time

I don’t wanna say that you’ve been good to me
I don’t wanna say that you’ve been bad to me
I really only wanted to be good for me
And good for you
Two victims of circumstance
The price you pay for a second chance

Let defences fall
Break down this wall
Won’t you talk to me
Oh Victoria, don’t let this go too far
Oh Victoria, don’t want to fight this war
Oh Victoria, don’t let this go too far
Oh Victoria

I don’t wanna say that you’ve been good to me
I don’t wanna say that you’ve been bad to me
I really only wanted to be good for me
And good for you
Two chairs in an empty room
Two people stand out of tune
We’re strangers now
Who missed somehow
Along the way

Oh Victoria, don’t let this go too far
Oh Victoria, don’t want to fight this war
Oh Victoria, don’t let this go too far
Oh Victoria, don’t want to fight this war
Oh Victoria, no, no, no, no
Oh Victoria, Oh Victoria
Oh Victoria, Oh Victoria

Walkin' Away (1999)
(Gouldman/Gary Barlow)

She's walkin' away
Away from my side
I gave her everything I had to give
I gave my heart and a place to live

Where will she go
When she's feelin' kinda lonely
When will she see
You can't live your life on dreams

Its' over today
What can I say
You think you know but you never can tell
In just one day I've gone from heaven to hell
Now she's walking away

How come I'd never seen
The kinda girl she's always been
How could I have been so blind
To never see through her disguise
Lookin' back to yesterday
Now it seems so far away
After all I've done why should I
Be the one to pay

She's walkin' away
Away from my side
I gave her everything I had to give
But she's walkin' away

I don't understand
She had it all in her hand
I gave my heart and a place to live
I gave her everything I had to give
Now she's walkin' away

Walking With Angels (2000)
(Gouldman/Gordon Kennedy)

Walking with angels
Don't be afraid
They're here to help you
Show you the way

Somebody's listening
Said all your prayers
Love that surrounds you
Always been there

When you're walking with angels
Walking with angels

Flame in the darkness
Celestial guide
The road that you travel
There by your side

Following footsteps
Been here before
They know all your burdens
They fought your war

Walking with angels
Walking with angels

Scared of everything
The trouble life brings
You're born you live your life
Then you're dead
But don't forget
You've got another set of eyes
In the back of your head
In the back of your head
In the back of your head
In the back of your head

Walking with angels
Into the light
Beautiful journey
Heavenly flight

And you're walking with angels
Walking with angels
You're walking with angels
Walking with angels
Walking with angels

Wall Street Shuffle (1974)
(Gouldman/Stewart)

Do the Wall Street shuffle
Hear the money rustle
Watch the greenbacks tumble
Feel the Sterling crumble

You need a yen to make a mark
If you wanna make money
You need the luck to make a buck
If you wanna be Getty, Rothschild
You've gotta be cool on Wall Street

You've gotta be cool on Wall Street
When your index is low
Dow Jones ain't got time for the bums
They wind up on skid row with holes in their pockets
They plead with you, buddy can you spare the dime
But you ain't got the time
Doin' the....
Doin' the....

Oh, Howard Hughes
Did your money make you better?
Are you waiting for the hour
When you can screw me?
'Cos you're big enough

To do the Wall Street Shuffle
Let your money hustle
Bet you'd sell your mother
You can buy another
Doin' the....
Doin' the....

You buy and sell
You wheel and deal
But you're living on instinct
You get a tip
You follow it
And you make a big killing
On Wall Street

Waterfall (1973)
(Gouldman/Stewart)

Gonna meet you on the corner
Gonna take you out of town
Out to where the grass is greener
And no one can be found
Gonna be there in the morning
Gonna take you by the hand
Gonna get out of the city
Gonna get back to the land

Waterfall, and it's fallin' down on me
Waterfall, and it's fallin' down
But it ain't gonna let me be
Gonna be there in the morning
Gonna take you by the hand
Gonna get out of the city
Gonna get back to the land

Waterfall, and it's fallin' down on me
Waterfall, and it's fallin' down
But it ain't gonna let me be
Hey, Waterfall
Hey, Waterfall
Hey, Waterfall
Hey, Waterfall

The Way I'm Feeling Tonight (1997)
(Paul Carrack/Gouldman)

I admit it, this time I was wrong
Anybody can make a mistake
I overdid it and I can't complain
If someone's taken my place

It ain't the first time, it won't be the last
That I find my life in dissaray
No use regretting, it's all in the past
So tell me what can I say

Is there any point, goin' on about it
When you know that I can do nothin' right
I don't know that talkin' it over will change,
The way I'm feeling tonight

I used to wake up, jump out of my bed
With a great big smile on my face
I was the business, no one could deny
Now I've fallen from grace

I just need a chance to forget about it
Do you really care who was wrong or right
I don't know that talkin it over will change
The way I'm feeling tonight

So if you want your freedom, I won't stand in your way
Cos I've got my pride, and I won't beg you to stay
Maybe one day I will write a book about it
I'll put everything down in black and white
I don't know that talkin it over will change
The way I'm feeling tonight

Welcome to paradise (1992)
(Gouldman/Stewart)

I kissed my mother
Shook the hand of my brother
And I said goodbye to the woman I loved
It may seem like a madness
To be leaving the love nest
But I'm taking a chance on a place far away

Welcome to paradise
Who said you can't live twice
You will find heaven is here on earth
Welcome to paradise
Did somebody say . . .
There's a coup coming on
There's a coup coming on
There's a coup coming on
There's a coup coming on
A coup coming on
Bad vibrations (there's a coup coming on)
Feeling the tension (there's a coup coming on)
No smoke without fire (there's a coup coming on)

I could smell the danger
Never dance with a stranger
But the music took me and soon i was lost
So I questioned a lady
But her answers were crazy
And before I knew I was counting the cost
Welcome to paradise
Love it but don't look twice
You'll soon be living in make believe

Welcome to paradise
Did somebody say . . .
There's a coup coming on
There's a coup coming on
There's a coup coming on
There's a coup coming on
A coup coming on
Somebody help me (there's a coup coming on)
(Welcome to paradise)
So much I don't follow (there's a coup coming on)
(Welcome to paradise)
I'm not looking for trouble (there's a coup coming on)
(Welcome to paradise)
There's a coup coming on
A coup coming on
I shouldn't have come
No I shouldn't have come
Why did I come, hey!

The clouds were gathering
And the temperature rising
Be no turning back all my bridges were burned
Then it hit me, jumped up and bit me
Now I'm under your spell I can never return
This is your paradise
Now you must pay the price
You should have flown
When the coup was blown
Welcome to paradise
Did somebody say . . .
There's a coup coming on
There's a coup coming on
There's a coup coming on
There's a coup coming on
A coup coming on
A band on the run
Annie get your gun

We've made it to the top (1980)
(Gouldman)

There's gonna be a celebration
We can see our ships come in
Though we met some competition on the way
It was tiring it was testing
It was almost neverending
But we all pulled through and won the accolades

Now that we've made it, we've made it to the top
Now that we've made it, we ain't never gonna stop
Now that we've made it, we've made it to the top
Now that we've made it, we ain't never gonna stop

We made some friend along the way
We made some friends and we made the people happy
When we came in number one
And so we've reached the finish
All the races we have won

It's been a long and lonely battle
And we lost some on the way
But the time has come to hold our heads up high
We had to beat'em and defeat'em
But we never had to cheat'em
We're the champions who've made it all the way

Now that we've made it, we've made it to the top
Now that we've made it, we ain't never gonna stop
Now that we've made it, we've made it to the top
Now that we've made it, we ain't never gonna stop

We made some friend along the way
We made some friends and we made the people happy
When we came in number one
And so we've reached the finish
All the races we have won

Now that we've made it, we've made it to the top
Now that we've made it, we ain't never gonna stop
Now that we've made it, we've made it to the top
Now that we've made it, we ain't never gonna stop

We've Heard It All Before (1982)
(Gold/Gouldman/Stewart)

Einstein, he said, nothings original
Find something new, That's easy for him to say
Took his whole life explaining his theory
Try squeezing your life into 3 minute songs like
"My love, your face is a symphony
You play the strings of my heart
Say that we never shall part
If you say goodbye, then I'll surely die without you"

Oh, we've heard it all before
Oh, we've heard it all before
Don't wanna hear it anymore
We've heard it, We've heard it (oy)
We've heard it, We've heard it (oy)
We've heard it, We've heard it (oy)
We've heard it, We've heard it (oy)

We've come a long way from mono to stereo
Mozart would freak at the crap on the radio
Hits are produced by computer technology
Stick it in one end and it comes out the other

"My love, your face is a symphony
You play the strings of my heart
Say that we never shall part
If you say goodbye, then I'll surely die without you"

You plug us in and we regurgitate the hits
Bombard your senses with sound of microchips
Program it digitally into the top five
Brainwash your ears, is it tape or is it live?...live, live, live..

Oh, we've heard it all before [We've heard it, we've heard it]
Oh, we've heard it all before [We've heard it, we've heard it]
Oh, we've heard it all before [We've heard it, we've heard it]
Oh, we've heard it all before [We've heard it, we've heard it]
Oh, we've heard it all before [We've heard it, we've heard it]
Don't wanna hear it anymore

Wherever You Are (1989)
(Gold/Gouldman)

Whenever your shadow falls
On stony ground
And there's not a hand for you to hold
Whenever the dreams you dream
Come crashing down

Every time you think of home
Remember that you're not alone
And we'll be with you heart and soul
Wherever you are
And if you should lose your path along the way
And find yourself walking in the dark
Whenever the ones you love seem far away

Every time you think of home
Remember that you're not alone
And we'll be with you heart and soul
Wherever you are
(Sail on home...)
Some are lost and some are lonely
Drifting away but they are only
Reaching out for love to hold onto
(Sail on home...)
Mother father sister brother
Giving strength to one another
Guide them where the healing waters flow

Every time you think of home
Remember that you're not alone
And we'll be with you heart and soul
Wherever you are

Who Are They (1968)
(Gouldman)

Who are they?
Where're they bound?
The faceless mass on the merry-go-round
Who are they
Who are they

Nine to five
Every day
They never say what they're going to say
Who are they
On their way

They resemble everybody
Drip dry dress, unshrinkable
Who can they be
They're you and me, they're we
Getting wed
Going to bed
Two kids to feed and the mortgage ahead
Who are they
Who are they

They resemble everybody
Drip dry dress, unshrinkable
Who can they be
They're you and me, they're we
So they go
On and on
So much to do, yet nothings done
What a shame
What's their name
They're you, they're me, they're we

Why Did I Break Your Heart (1995)
(Gouldman/Stewart)

Inside my loneliness and sorting through the mess
I came across a bunch of snaps and letters
I found an eight by ten, taken God knows when
It took me back to when we found each other
How did I let it start
If I could only remember
Oh, Oh, why did I break your heart

The tender parts we played
I thought we had it made
The recipe for life, the perfect fusion
But when the love turned sour
I found the happy hour
But drinking for the world is no solution
How did I let it start
If I could only remember
Oh, Oh, why did I break your heart
Can't we go back to the start
I needed someone to tell me
Why did I break your heart

The cost of loving is a heavy burden
Somebody's gotta take the strain
The things we said would make a cover story
But who's gonna say
Who should take all the blame
We analysed ourselves
It didn't really help
No one to referee, no rhyme no reason
I thought we had the best
But when you flew the nest
My heart decided it was open season
How did I let it start
If I could only remember

Oh, Oh, why did I break your heart
Can't we go back to the start
I needed someone to tell me
Oh, Oh, why did I break your heart
Why did I break your heart.....

With You I Can Run Forever (1980)
(Gouldman)

With you I can run forever
With you I can run forever
'Cause you gotta be my inspiration
Side by side through every nation

We ride the world just like a roller coaster
As we take each road and we take each turn you bowl me over
'Cause you gotta be my inspiration
Together we can run forever

Through all the seasons we'll keep goin' on
Through the wind and rain and the morning dew
It doesn't matter baby where we are
With you I can run forever
With you I can run forever

We see the bright lights of the city
The colours change they rearrange themselves
In different patterns
But it's too crowded in the city
And so we leave it all behind
Go on to other places

With you I can run forever
With you I can run forever
There's nothing we can't win together
With you I can run forever
With you I can run forever

Woman In Love (1992)
(Gouldman/Stewart)

I don't know why it's the way of the world
But meanwhile....

You've seen her sway when she walks down the street
Look at her eyes see the glow in her cheeks
It ain't no secret she can't hide it away
There's someone special she's the dish of the day
She's a woman in love
She's a woman in her prime
(She's a woman in love)
Look at her face it's a picture
She's a woman in love
She's a woman

This chemistry you'll never find in a book
No Ectochrome's gonna capture this look
These mixed emo's make your senses to reel
You've got to be there to feel what she feels
She's a woman in love
She's a woman in her prime
(She's a woman in love)
Look at her face it's a picture
She's a woman in love
She's a woman

Why should a woman in all innocence
Be the one to inspire looks that kill
I don't know
I don't know why it's the way of the world
Some will win, some will lose
But she can't tell
This kind of beauty comes from within
Shouldn't be allowed yeh it's really a sin
You'd sell your soul for a night in her bed
You're far too late boy I've already said
She's a woman in love
She's a woman in her prime
(She's a woman in love)

Look at her face it's a picture
She's a woman in love
She's a woman
(repeat until fade)

Wonderland (1992)
(Gouldman/Stewart)

I wanna take a giant step
Don't know where I'll end up yet
The devil or the deep blue sea
There's always someone watching over me
The power of communication
Every little word's a big sensation
Sitting in the palm of my hand
Everyone at my command

It's a wonderland
(And I've only just begun)
(But I get a smile from everyone)
It's a wonderland
(Makes no difference, day or night)
('cos I won't go down without a fight)

I'd like to introduce you to
A special substance, good for you
No physical dependency
For a star in its ascendancy
The world is a great big oyster
I'm riding through on a roller coaster
I'm looking at exotic places
But Ii'm colour blind to all these faces

It's a wonderland
(And I've only just begun)
(But I get a smile from everyone)
It's a wonderland
(Makes no difference, day or night)
('Cos I won't go down without a fight)

Live while you can
Everyday's a holiday
These are the golden years
And they won't be coming round again
So little time to be wild and free
So many things that you want to be
So little space between the cradle and the grave
But the minutes are ticking away
These are the special times
And they won't be coming round again woh oh woh

People take me for a ride
But I'm feeling good inside
The consequence of love and pain
And I'm not the one who takes the blame
My head is on another planet
My thoughts are soothed
By the hands upon it
A simple trade in real affection
And I'm not alone in the twilight zone

It's a wonderland
(And I've only just begun)
(But I get a smile from everyone)
It's a wonderland
(Makes no difference, day or night)
('cos I won't go down without a fight)
It's a wonderland
(And I've only just begun)
(But I get a smile from everyone)
It's a wonderland
(Makes no difference, day or night)
('cos I won't go down without a fight)
It's a wonderland.....

Working Girls (1983)
(Gouldman/Stewart)

Working girls don't stand a chance
Typing pools are full deadly fish
Office Romeos believe
Dictation is the statutory dish
Do they want you for your body
When you wanna use your mind
Every day it's hustle hustle
But you're not the pushy kind
You worry and wonder when he calls you at five
You've got to work late will you get out alive
You know what he's after it's always the same
And soon you'll be playing the cat and mouse game

Working girls they dress to kill
Posing for some glossy magazine
You know the flashman wants an exposure
But your momma says you gotta keep it clean
Still you're selling with your body
And the camera never lies
Every shot is more revealing
As your inhibitions die
He asks you to stay but you want to decline
He leers as he opens another bottle of wine
Don't want to offend him your ticket to fame
So you play by the rules
It's a cat and mouse game

Working girls are lost in dreams
Buried in a paperback romance
Why don't you wake up to reality
And watch those fingers at the office dance
When you're struggling with your figures
Is he studying your form?
There's a silence in the boardroom
It's the calm before the storm
You wanna go home it's been a long day
The streets are so crowded and you must get away
You'll be back tomorrow
He'll call out your name
It's business as usual
The cat and mouse game

Working girls
Working girls
Working girls

The Worst Band In The World (1974)
(Creme/Gouldman)

It's one thing to know it but another to admit
We're the worst band in the world
But we don't give a....

If Garbo played guitar with Valentino on the drums
Then we'd be nothing more than a bunch of darma bums
So tune up, tune up

Well we've never done a days work in our life
And our records sell in zillions
It irrigates my heart with greed
To know that you adore me
Up yours, up mine
But up everybody's that takes time -
But we're working on it
Working on it (Ooh)

We never seen the van - leave it to the roadies -
Never met the roadies - leave them in the van
All because of circumstances way beyond control
We became the darlings of this thing called rock and roll, ooh

Here I am a record on a jukebox
A little piece of plastic with a hole, ooh
Play me
Buy me and you play me then my plastic turns to gold
Here we are together on your hi fi
A little piece of plastic with a hole, oh
Fade me, fade me, fade me, fade me.....