[ John Farnham - through the eyes of a fan ]

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That Driving Beat ~ Trying To Live My Life Without You ~ You Don't Know Like I Know
Everything Is Gonna Be All Right ~ Man Of The Hour ~ I've Been Lonely For So Long
That's What Love Will Make You Do ~ I Can't Get Next To You ~ You're The Only One ~ I Thank You
Soul Reason ~ The Way ~ Walk Away

That Driving Beat
Willie Mitchell

Take off your high healed sneakers and put on our flats
We're going to a party, gonna show you where it's at
We're gonna do that pony, jerk, twist and shout
So get out on the floor girl and work it all out
Drive on

Just listen to the music and when you hear the beat
You can't fight the feeling, you've just got to move your feet
Baby let your hair down and don't go so slow
'Cos when you hear that driving beat you know you got to go
Drive on

Look over these at the girl dressed in white
She ain't wearing diamonds, she's gonna work all night
Stop looking at your watch, the lights will never blink
Don't worry 'bout the time 'cos it's later than you think
Drive on

You're looking good now
Just like I knew you would now

Trying To Live My Life Without You
Eugene Williams

I use to smoke five packs of cigarettes a day
It was the hardest thing to put them away
I drank four-five bottles of wine
I had a glass in my hand all the time

Oh breakin' those habits was hard to do
But it's nothing compared to the changes you put me through

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I'm tryin' to live my life without you baby
It's the hardest thing I'll ever do
Tryin' to forget the love we once shared
It's the hardest burden I'll ever bear

I had the worst reputation around
For chasing all the women in town
I thought changing my way of living was hard to do
But the worst habit baby, was loving you
I've done everything I've tried to do
But it's gonna take a miracle to get over losing you

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Tryin' to live my life without you baby
It's the hardest thing I'll ever do
Tryin' to forget the love we once shared
It's the hardest burden I'll ever bear

I've done everything I've tried to do
But it's gonna take a miracle to get over losing you

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Tryin' to live my life without you baby
It's the hardest thing I'll ever do
Tryin' to forget the love we once shared
It's the hardest burden I'll ever bear

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You Don't Know Like I Know
Isaac Hayes and David Porter

You don't know like I know
What that woman has done for me
In the morning she's my water
In the evening she's my cup of tea
Just as long as I live yeah
Whenever she comes around
I go to her and like a miracle
Everything just is all right

You don't know like I know
What that woman has done for me
She brings her loving home now
Just the way it's supposed to be
What she wants she can get
Tender loving 'til she's ready
'Til she's ready 'til she's ready to quit

Just as long as I live yeah
Whenever she comes around
I go to her and like a miracle
Everything just is all right

You don't know like I know
What that woman has done for me
In the morning she's my water
In the evening she's my cup of tea
Nobody knows nobody knows
Nobody knows like I know

Everything Is Gonna Be All Right
Willie Mitchell

Put up your shot gun Papa everything is gonna be all right
Put up your shot gun Papa everything is gonna be all right
Here come the preacher there's gonna be a wedding tonight

I'm not gonna try to run I know it ain't no use
So you can tell your brothers to turn me loose

Put up your shot gun Papa everything is gonna be all right
Here come the preacher there's gonna be a wedding tonight

I didn't want to marry but now I'll tie the knot
'Cos something made me realise what I really got
Drop your shot gun Daddy
You don't' have to worry 'bout a thing
No No Not a thing No No
Here come the preacher, your little girl will get her wedding ring

Put up your shot gun Papa everything is gonna be all right
Put up your shot gun Papa everything is gonna be all right
Everything is gonna be all right

Man Of The Hour
Sean Hosein, Dane Deviller and Steve Kipner

The ice is melting in my glass there's a storm out on the ocean
A picture in a golden frame lying cracked and broken
If you lined up all the losers and stood them in my shoes
They'd put me on a pedestal and crown me prince of fools

Cos even though you did me wrong
My heart denies the fact
If you give me half a chance
you know I'd take you back

If there's a fool born every minute
Then I'm the man of the hour
Seems I been living a lie for so long now
There's a spotlight and I'm in it
Cos I haven't got the power
To know when love is over
I'm the man of the hour

There's a time for giving up on love a time to stay and fight
I would give anything to be with you tonight
God I must be twisted cos I know you're just no good
If you asked me to blind my eyes then girl you know I would

Pull this dagger from my heart let it beat again
In my world of self delusion only you can stop the pain

Even though you did me wrong my heart genies the fact
If you give me one more chance you know I'd take you back

I've Been Lonely For So Long
Jerry Weaver and Posie Knight

I've been lonely for so long
Don't seem like happiness will come along
I've been lonely for so long
Don't seem like happiness will come along

These ain't wrinkles over my head
Everybody's throwing rocks in my bed
Just can't seem to get ahead in life
Ohh nothing I do ever turns out right
Won't somebody help me please

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I lay awake every night
Trying to figure out how to make things right
There's got to be a better way I know
To shake this money off 'cos he's making me sore
Won't somebody help me please

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I lay awake every night
Trying to figure out how to make things right
There's got to be a better way I know
To shake this money off 'cos he's making me sore
Won't somebody help me please

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That's What Love Will Make You Do
Milton Campbell

When I hear your name I start to shake inside
When I see you stroll I lose my self control

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That's what love will do
That's what love will make you do
No matter how hard I fight it
I'm still in love with you

If you're ever in need there's no limit to what I'll do
I'll work eight days a week and I will give it all to you

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When they speak of beauty you can stand the test
When it comes to making love baby you're the best
I don't want to brag about you too much and give others ideas
When I'm trying to express myself
Well baby that's the way I feel

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No matter how hard I fight it
I'm still in love with you
No matter how hard I fight it
Girl I'm still in love with you

I Can't Get Next To You
Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield

I can turn a grey sky blue
You see I can make it rain anytime I want it to
I can build a castle from a single grain of sand
I can even make a ship sail when it's on dry land

Well I'm happy with all the powers that I possess
Girl you're the key to my happiness and I

I can't get next to you babe
I can't get next to you
I can't get next to you babe

I can fly like the birds in the sky
I can buy anything that your money can't buy
I can turn a river into a raging fire
I can live forever if I so desire

I'm very happy with all the powers that I possess
You're the key 'cos I

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I can turn back the hands of time
I can make the seasons change I can eve turn water into wine
I can change anything from old to new girl
Oh all the things I want to do the most you see I'm unable to do

Honey you're part of all the power that I possess
Girl you're the key 'cos I

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You're The Only One
Merril Bainbridge

I had a dream
It started long ago
That you were mine
But as the story goes
You walked into my life
And tore me apart
At the seams

Then in a flash
You changed your mind again
And with a kiss
You took away my pain
I'm playing with fire
It's burning right through
To my soul

I've learnt my lesson
And you'd think I'd know
I'm going down
What a great way to go

Every mornin every evening
There ain't no time I ain't thinking 'bout
The way you smile
You're the one that drives me wild

I was a fool
To think that you would stay
And in a breath you took
Your love away
What else can I do
But cry me
A river of tears

Now all my sunny days
Have turned to grey
Nothin' but stormy clouds
Have come my way
Oh, but deep down inside
I'm praying for lightning
To strike

Just when I think
I'm out of the rain
You want me back
And here I go again

When I'm waking
Or while I'm sleeping
There ain't no time I ain't dreaming 'bout
You by my side
Every time I look into your eyes
It's plain for me to see
You're the only one for me

Just when I think
I'm out of the rain
You call me up and
You try to explain
Just say I'm crazy
Like the fool that I am
You want me back
And here I go again

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I Thank You
Isaac Hayes, David Porter

You didn't have to love me like you did
But you did but you did and I thank you
You didn't have to squeeze my like you did
But you did but you did and I thank you

If you took your love somewhere else
I wouldn't know what it meant to be loved to death
You make me feel like I've never felt
It feels so good I have to holler for help

You didn't have to squeeze me like you did
But you did but you did and I thank you
You didn't have to hold me like you did
but you did but you did and I thank you

Every day there's something new
You pull out your bag and you're fine to do
You've got to try some new things too
Just so I can keep up with you

You didn't have to shake me like you did
But you did but you did and I thank you
You didn't have to make me like you did
But you did but you did and I thank you

All my life I've been shortchanged
Without your love baby it's a crying shame
And now I know what they were talking about
When they say they're being turned out
I want to thank you baby

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Soul Reason
Jeff Pescetto, Steve Diamond

In my wildest dreams never thought I'd see
The day someone could change me
You walked into my life made me feel so alive
Now I'm just not the same me

You're my soul reason for feeling this way
Come and warm me like the sun
You're my inspiration you're every breath I take
You're my soul reason
I laugh I cry and I love

When my world turns blue all I have to do
Is hold you here inside me
Sometimes I wonder how I made it up 'til now
Without you here beside me

You're my soul reason for feeling this way
Come and warm me like the sun
You're my inspiration you're every breath I take
You're my soul reason
I live I die and I love

Out of nowhere a smile might cross my face
It can happen baby any time or any place
Ain't nobody like you

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The Way
Geoff Wells

I've come to talk with you my friend
Love's the message that I send
If you don't know what's going on
Everything just seems so wrong

If there is trouble in your life
Take the time to realise
That you will never be alone
Mother love will take you home

Hang on to your independence
To get you through the day
We all need a little help along the way

I feel the sadness in your heart
Always tearing you apart
Right now I'm reaching out my hand
I know your heart will understand

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Although the night is dark and cold
I send a message to your soul
That I've been with you from the start
And we will never be apart

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Walk Away
Oliver Sain

Heartaches and tears each and every day
Well, it just don't make sense for me to feel this way
I've got to stop crying, get up, and walk away
Walk away

Day after day it's getting so hard to bear
I'm sitting in the middle
Of a three way love affair
And it don't do me no good to cry
After a while, I've got to get up and walk away
Walk away

They keep on tellin' me
Some time brings round a change
But time stands so still for me
So still, so still, so still, so still for me

I can't wait no longer
I can't even cry no more
Why don't you take away these chains and set me free
Yeah, yeah, yeah

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