1974 United Artists Records Produced by Jeff Lynne All selections by Jeff Lynne Personnel Jeff Lynne: Guitar/vocals/Moog/backing vocals Hugh McDowall: Cello Mic...

There's a girl next door to me who's round the bend But she wonders why she can't make any friends From her garden she could see me In her silver-clad bikini Si...

Did you see your friend crying from his eyes today Did you see him run through the streets and far away Aah Did you see him run, did you see him fall Did his li...

A penny in your pocket, suitcase in your hand, They won't get you very far, Now you're a 21st century man Fly across the city, rise above the land, You can do ...

Hush little baby, don't you cry Oh-oh, don't you cry Maybe tomorrow's, a better life Oh-oh, if you try Rain is falling all around Storm came, it brings you dow...

Hush little baby, don't you cry Oh-oh, don't you cry Maybe tomorrow's, a better life Oh-oh, if you try Rain is falling all around Storm came, it brings you dow...

Seems like forever and time left to spare When I look out the window And still you're not there You're a long time gone Such a long time gone Tearing down memo...

Don't know why It's the strangest thing It's no lie Don't know what's happening When I know that you know that It's a matter of fact I know that you know that ...

I came along to see your face, But the only thing I got from you, Was telling me it's fantasy, That you would always be with me, I can tell you that it's true I...

I came along to see your face, But the only thing I got from you, was telling me it's fantasy, That you would always be with me, I can tell you that's it's true...

ACROSS THE BORDER I ve been workin' so hard, baby, tryin' to get to you I'm gonna be there soon because In the heat of the day many miles away when the sun is b...

I've been workin' so hard, baby, Tryin' to get to you I'm gonna be there soon because In the heat of the day many miles away When the sun is beating down upon ...

The night has a thousand eyes And they're all on you The night has a thousand ears Listening to your cries Let it work its magic Let it work its magic The night...

Everybody all around the world, gotta tell you what I just heard There's gonna be a party all over the world I got a message on the radio, but where it came fr...

Everybody all around the world, gotta tell you what I just heard There's gonna be a party all over the world I got a message on the radio, but where it came fr...

Everybody all around the world, gotta tell you what I just heard There's gonna be a party all over the world I got a message on the radio, but where it came fr...

She was a good girl, been true to herself Never swayed by the notions of somebody else She'd had it rough, maybe most of the time With only one thing on her min...

The gold verandah in the dark has gone Down to the metal man No better time to leave the ground And maybe try to understand You gotta hold on to somethin that ...

Don't know why It's the strangest thing It's no lie Don't know what's happening And I know that you know that It's a matter of fact I know that you know that I...

Love my baby in the afternoon But she's crying, she's crying Told my baby in the afternoon But she don't like it, she don't like it Baby used to love me so Bab...

My Lord King, You stoop to betray your own people, And even in the eyes of God, Do you not relent? I am therefore bound by no other course I shall raise an army...

There we go, running before we can walk again Can you imagine the hours I keep Learning to sleep again, see her face again Blast the world, fruits of the mornin...

She cried to the southern wind About a love that was sure to end Every dream in her heart was gone Headin' for a showdown Bad dreamer, what's your name Looks l...

In the land they call the west On the praries virgin crest Lived a great man and his braves And he led them to their graves Big chief plays with baby son The w...

In the land they call the west On the prarie's virgin crest Lived a great man and his braves And he led them to their graves Big chief plays with baby son The ...

I've been thinking it over So many times they say You got it made They never understand The answer lies within your soul 'Cos no one know which side The coin wi...

Working on the road across this great big world I've been rolling like a stone, I never get back home Yes, I've been long-gone And boy, I've got the Birmingham ...

Working on the road across this great big world I've been rolling like a stone, i never get back home Yes, i've been long-gone And boy, i've got the birmingham ...

Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night Blinded by t...

The streets, the signs are pointing all one way But you don't realize just what they say You may fight, you may run, you may know what you've done It makes me f...

Little darlin' of my life You keep movin' 'cross my mind You gave me a sunny day Now it looks as if I'll pay Why do they say Bluebird is dead? I can still see ...

Little darlin' of my life You keep movin' cross my mind You gave me a sunny day Now it looks as if i'll pay Why do they say -- bluebird is dead? I can still se...

Take me to the heart of you, Take me to the heart of you, Take me, take me, take me, take me, Take me to the heart of you Take me to your heart and then Take m...

Do you remember, you said to me That you would wait, wait for me eternally? I've been wondering, and I've been hoping Your still the same, only you can say I'll...

Hey, Boy Blue, can't you hear all the noise It's for you, all the town's waiting there Let us go, there's a show like you ain't seen before Welcome home, where ...

Hey boy blue, can't you hear all the noise, it's for you All the town's waiting there, let us go There's a show like you ain't seen before Weclome home, where y...

Pretty pretty are the girls as they go by Chilly chilly is the air under moonlit sky The windows watch you as you walk along And the streets lead back to where ...

(Jeff Lynne) Somebody told her that there was a place like heaven Across the water on a 747 Yeah, we're living in In a modern world And pretty soon she's really...

(Somebody) Told her that there was a place like heaven Across the water on a 747 Yeah, we're living in In a modern world And pretty soon she's really got the ...

Midnight on the water I saw the ocean's daughter Walkin' on a waves chicane Staring as she called my name And I can't get it out of my head No I can't get it o...

Midnight, on the water, I saw the ocean's daughter, Walking on the wave's chicane Staring as she called my name CHORUS And I can't get it out of my head, No, I...

Sometimes you get caught in a trap and you don't know it Sometimes it's better to get out while you know it Some people never learn they keep on falling You can...

Discovered that the papers have been signed To my bed I am confined Owing to my state of mind Special food for thought I must be fed The authorities have said ...

(it was one morning when i woke up, and then i found out that they'd signed some Papers, and then i was gonna be kept in a bed owing to my state of mind And th...

Bury a jar of shao-sing When the girl is born Surely you know the wine will age Till she?s fully grown Dont fly into the night Soon enough the world will end Wh...

Its all so easy for me to see We can be Close together, for always forever Youll never believe but it's true You will see The happy corners where we will be It...

Everywhere the sun is shining All around the world it's shining But cold winds blow across your mind Confusion--it's such a terrible shame Confusion--you don't ...

Everywhere the sun is shining All around the world it's shining But cold winds blow across your mind Confusion--it's such a terrible shame Confusion--you don't ...

(Big Band:) Anybody blue, anybody needin' someone too Anyone feelin' cold, no one there, you can hold Don't wait to get old and gray, I'm gonna blow all the clo...

Here she comes down the street and that look is in her eye And the way she looks, if looks could kill they might All the kids down in the street run away When s...

Gotta good reason Were taking the easy way out Gotta good reason Were taking the easy way out She was a daytripper, one way to go, yeah Took me so long to find...

I'm getting outta here 'cause there's too many complications Yeah I'm getting outta here don't get driven any information And if they ask you for a number to ca...

Well, in this life I seen everything I can see Well I, I've seen lovers flying through the air hand in hand, I've seen babies dancing in the midnight sun, And I...

You got me runnin goin out of my mind, You got me thinkin that Im wastin my time Don't bring me down,no no no no no, Ill tell you once more before I get off the...

Why do I say, don't walk away You'll be the way you were before, when you don't want me anymore Don't turn around, don't ever leave, a lonely room where empty d...

Why do I say, don't walk away, You'll be-ee the way you were before When you don't want me anymore, Don't turn around, don't ever leave A lonely room where empt...

The world outside don't like us much 'Cause they ain't got our classy touch But they ain't good enough to breathe This town's good air, we make 'em leave CHORUS...

Ah sweet little lady used to drive me crazy Had to stick around to play Chorus Down on the bay Thats where I stay The clouds are gray Down on the bay And that...

Saviour of the night came slowly on the silent river And the lord of life came following, his sins to be forgiven While the world sat back and laughed away the ...

One, two, three Tell me I'm mistaken I must be kinda slow But the only time you ever cared Was when you needed more Easy money, easy money You got out of cont...

I've had enough of forever being told what to say and do I've had enough I've had enough being always pushed around by the likes of you I'm making some plans of...

In the crystal ball The gypsy sees the villa The riders on the hill The fire in the fields She sees the mission bell Swinging in the silence Now the shooting st...

The dreamer, the unworken fool, In dreams, no pain will kiss the brow The love of ages fills the head The days that linger there in prey of emptiness, Of burned...

Did you see your friend crying from his eyes today Did you see him run through the streets and far away Aah Did you see him run, did you see him fall Did his li...

Bye, bye, pretty woman I've got to leave you now I find you never really cared Sometimes I think I live on a merry-go-round I don't know if I'm goin' up or dow...

You should be so happy You should be so glad Twenty first century man Though you ride on the wheels of tomorrow You still wander the fields of your sorrow Let ...

I've got rocket for your parade Heavy breathing for you made in the shade I've got an itch that just won't quit I see you wear the dress that just don't fit I s...

I've got rocket for your parade Heavy breathing for you made in the shade I've got an itch that just won't quit I see in that dress that just don't fit I see yo...

You made a fool of me, but them broken dreams have got to end Hey woman, you got the blues, cos' you ain't got no one else to use There's an open road that lead...

Wildflowers grow everywhere Vibrations flow, things will have to change (good evening, madam it's a recording yes) Strange new ideas fill the air Some people le...

Woke up one morning half asleep With all my blankets in a heap And yellow roses gathered all around me; The time was still approaching four I couldnt stand it a...

No one can say How she caught my eyes To this day I don't know why Oh well, her eyes So much like diamonds And her heart So much like gold I knew that I'd win...

No one could say How she caught my eyes To this day, I don't know why Oh well her eyes So much like diamonds, And her heart So much like gold I knew that I'd Wi...

I used to think she was the greatest thing I really cared, gave her a diamond ring She said she'd rather die than ever leave me Well I never saw her face since ...

Oh you, you're so hard to get to, Oh you, you don't wanna play, You were no better before, I sent a letter before, I sent a dream to you last night From the end...

Listen to me sister, I got news from the governor, and he's heard people shouting from the towers in the city while their babies grow in test tubes over night R...

Listen to me sister, I got news from the governor, and he's heard people shouting from the towers in the city while their babies grow in test tubes over night ...

It's out of control (out of control) And there's nothing I can do now Out of control (out of control) Spinning softly through the blue now And look beyond these...

It's out of control, And there's nothing I can do now Out of control, spinning softly through the blue now And look beyond these walls as the meaning starts to ...

You shake my nerves and you rattle my brain Too much love drives a man insane You broke my will, oh what a thrill Goodness gracious, great balls of fire You ca...

Verse They say there's gold under the stone They say there's fire in the ice They say that love is crazy it's true But what can a poor man do When he's burned b...

One look and you know she's trouble Ruby red lips and flashing eyes Can't resist, you just gotta have her Ooh it's a feeling that you can't disguise You're book...

Oh I know it's strange, but I think that it's about to change So I'll take the chance to get back into the straight again Heaven only knows, I'm really on the l...

Hello, hello It's great to see you once again It's been so long, we were such friends Long time ago Hello, hello Your smiling face, your warm embrace We've bee...

Hello Hello, it's great to see you once again It's been so long, We were such friends, Long time ago Hello Hello, your smiling face Your warm embrace, We've bee...

Early morning day is dawning Cooling towers and factory gates Dirty streets and laughing people Skinny dogs and beer crates Hello my old friend Hello my old fr...

Helpless, helpless, helpless, helpless I thought about it but I couldn't think of what to say But I thought about it anyway, yeah I tried to tell you what you ...

Here is the news, Coming to you every hour upon the hour Here is the news, The weather's fine but there may be a meteor shower Here is the news, A cure's been f...

Hmmhold on tight to your dream Yeahhold on tight to your dream When you see your ship go sailing When you feel your heart is breaking Hold on tightoohto your dr...

We're just a stone's throw From burning hellfire Does anybody know Where did all the heroes go? We've had our fill of This gallery of scoundrels The leaders of...

I'm alive And the world shines for me today I'm alive, suddenly I am here today Seems like forever (and a day) Thought I could never (feel this way) Is this rea...

On the seven seas there was a phantom ship acoming Shinin' in the dead of night I heard the crew a hummin' Tunes that sounded like the Rolling Stones and Leonar...

I'm alive And the world changed for me today I'm alive Suddenly I am here today Seems like I can't go on Thought I could not go on Is this really me? I'm alive ...

Doom, gloom and misery That's what you gave to me Cold, tight, late and mean Beyond my wildest dreams Now that it's over And the sun came out to shine Don't lo...

Doom, gloom and misery That's what you gave to me Cold, tight, late and mean Beyond my wildest dreams Now that it's over And the sun came out to shine Don't lo...

Down, down, you can see them all rising gaily to the top keep on rising babe you know you got a long drop you better cling cos it's the done thing Down, down, a...

Dear Jo, don't know where to begin so I'll just say hello Dear Jo, is it so much better now you're on your own You never believed in yourself So now that you're...

I spent some time across the waves I've learned a lot of things I never could I waved my magic wand over the past I never understood It really doesn't matter a...

Sailin' away on the crest of a wave It's like magic Oh and rollin' and ridin' and slippin' and sliding It's magic And you, and your sweet desire You took me, o...

Summer came and passed away, Hardly seemed to last a day But it's over and what can I do? Music playin in the air, Silence on a darkened stair Cos it's over and...