A Rainy Night In Paris
From At The End Of Perfect Day    Written by Chris de Burgh    By Chris de Burgh

It's a rainy night in Paris,
And the harbor lights are low,
He must leave his love in Paris,
Before the winter snow;

On a lonely street in Paris,
He held her close to say,
"We'll meet again in Paris,
When there are flowers on the Champs-Elysées..."
"How long" she said "How long,
And will your love be strong,
When you're across the sea,
Will your heart remember me?..."
Then she gave him words to turn to,
When the winter nights were long,
"Nous serons encore amoureux,
Avec les couleurs de printemps..."
"And then" she said "And then,
Our love will grow again,"
Ah but in her eyes he sees,
Her words of love are only words to please...
And now the lights of Paris,
Grow dim and fade away,
And I know by the lights of Paris,
I will never see her again...

The Record Company Bash
From Eastern Wind    Written by Chris de Burgh    By Chris de Burgh

There's a woman in the wardrobe singing Beatles out of tune,
And a salesman in the corner trying to blow up a burst balloon,
And the managing director, he's a-lying on his back,
He's got ice-cream on his trousers and he's planning his attack,
It's just another record company bash,
Nice to know they've got the cash,
 

    You're the only one here I can talk to,
    Is there nowhere near we can walk to,
    I really want to see you again,
    But I don't know your name;

    Let's go, let's go home,
    Yea, let's go, let's go home,
    Let's go, let's get out...
    The promotion department secretaries are out to kill tonight,
 

And the A and R director is still looking for his wife,
Oh and there's a party in the bedroom,
They've got the mirror on the floor,
And there's a guy who says he's from Rolling Stone
Who shouldn't be here at all,
It's just another record company bash,
Nice to know someone's got cash,
And they're gonna do something obscene,
With the video machine,
I really think it's time to leave,
Won't you come with me please?
 

    Let's go, let's go home,
    Let's go, let's go home,
    Grab a bottle of whisky and a bottle of wine,
    It doesn't really matter if it's your place or mine,
    Let's go, let's go home...

The Revolution
From The Getaway    Written by Chris de Burgh    By Chris de Burgh

Wake up boys, there's a light at the window,
I can hear someone knocking on the door,
There are voices in the street,
And the sound of running feet,
And they whisper the word - "Revolution!"

There are men coming down from the valleys,
There are tall ships lying off the coast,
And they carry the light,
In the dark of the night,
Like a whisper in the wind - "Revolution!"

Bring my gun and a handful of silver,
By the sea we will gather for the fight,
It's been so many years, so many tears,
We have lost once before,
Now we'll settle the score,
When our cannons will roar - "Revolution!"

Riding On A Rainbow
From Live In South Africa    Written by Chris de Burgh    By Chris de Burgh

We're riding on a rainbow,
We're flying free,
We're riding on a rainbow,
Yes, you and me;

There is a place I love in Africa,
That they call the rainbow land,
It is a place to grow and live as one,
In a brotherhood of man,

There is light that comes from Africa,
And its shining round the world,
Let all the colours speak of pride and joy,
In a voice that must be heard,

We're riding on a rainbow,
We're flying free,
We're riding on a rainbow,
Yes, you and me;

There is a heart I hear in Africa,
And it's beating like a drum,
Let everyone get up and to the stars,
We will go marching on,

I had a dream I was in Africa,
I was soaring like a bird,
And then a million voices all around,
Were singing to the world...

That we are riding on a rainbow,
We're flying free,
We're riding on a rainbow,
Yes, you and me;

We are together on a rainbow,
We're flying free,
We are forever on a rainbow,
Yes, you and me;

Lala lala la lalala,
Lala lala laa,
Lala lala la la lala,
La lalala,

Yes we are riding on a rainbow,
We're flying free,
We're riding on a rainbow,
Yes, you and me;

We are together on a rainbow,
We're flying free, yeah,
We are forever on a rainbow,
Yes, you and me...

The Risen Lord
From Flying Colours    Written by Chris de Burgh    By Chris de Burgh

Brother can you spare me food,
And give me a drink of wine,
I've been travelling on this road,
For such a long long time,
I have seen the wonders,
But most amazing of them all,
I believe I've seen the face,
Of the risen Lord;

On a night like this there came,
A stranger on the road,
I saw him stumble, heard him fall,
I helped him with his load,
The further that we walked,
Well the heavier it became,
And I believe I've felt the weight,
From another world...

The Rivers Of Abrahaam
From Quiet Revolution    Written by Chris de Burgh    By Chris de Burgh

He walked alone up the rocky road,
To find the place, to read the stone,
And bring the word back, from the top of the mountain,
Where it would be;

The lightning struck, and the thunder roared, As he lifted it up,
In the name of the Lord,
And many waited for the new revelation,
They are ready to go, they're going home;

And the rivers of Abraham are running free,
With the dawn of a waking man, and destiny,
To the garden of Eden, and Paradise,
We will never be broken, and we will never die;

We cross the bridge to the silver bird,
And say goodbye to the ones that we love,
No skies or oceans in the place we are going,
Like seeds on the wind;

The time has come, we shut the door,
We are ready to go, in the name of the Lord
A world is waiting for a new destination,
We are ready to go, we're going home;

And the rivers of Abraham are running free,
With the dawn of a waking man, and destiny,
To the garden of Eden and Paradise,
We will never be broken and we will never die;

And the rivers of Abraham, are running free,
With the dawn of a waking man and destiny,
To the garden of Eden and Paradise,
We will never be broken, We will never die,

And the rivers of Abraham are running free,
We will never be broken and we will never die.

The Road To Freedom
From the Road To Freedom     Written by Chris de Burgh    By Chris de Burgh

I feel the wind blowing through my doorway,
It's telling me that the summer's gone,
And the winter waits in shadow, waiting with the storm;

I am old and my bones are weary,
And my son he is all I have,
But he has gone to fight for freedom, leaving with my heart;

All my life I have loved this land, worked it with my hands,
But can this freedom send the rain when seed is in the ground,
Can this freedom heal the pain and bring my boy back to me again?
Oh oh oh...

I watched them sail from the rocks below me,
'Twas like the sea in its endless rage,
Many fall on the road to freedom, dying on the stones;
All my life I have loved this land, worked it with my hands,
But can your freedom send the rain when seed is in the ground,
Can your freedom heal the pain and bring my boy back to me again?
Oh oh oh...

Late last night, as the world was sleeping, I dreamed my boy,
He was calling out, ‘cos he was lost in some dark forest, and
Snow was falling down, falling on the ground...ooh...

Round And Around
From At The End Of Perfect Day    Written by Chris de Burgh    By Chris de Burgh

Ooh, give me freedom and light, give me reason and right,
All I need's a little time to get by,
Turn my face to the wind, hear the nightingale sing,
And wonder at the stars in the sky,

So many things I don't know, so many ways I won't go,
So many secrets that will never be found,
But as long as you're with me with loving to give me,
We can watch the world going round...
Ooh, around and around and around and around,
Everything in the world goes around,
Yes around and around and around and around,
And around, everything goes around...
From the moment of birth till you go back to the earth,
Your life is like a circle of gold,
And everything you begin, every song that you sing,
Sooner or later must go...

Another time, another place, another life, another face,
Oh my love I know I'll see you again,
And the circle that starts with the beat of your heart,
Takes you back to the beginning again...
Oh around and around...
Everything in the world goes around,
Oh around and around...
Everything goes around,
Yes around and around...
Oh around and around...
Everything in the world goes around...

Round and around, round and around, round and around...