A Rainy Night In Paris

Artist Chris De Burgh

it's a rainy night in paris ,

and the harbour 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 chapms-elyse'es ..."

" 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 ...

My Father's Eyes

Chris de Burgh

Year Released: 2006

I have seen it, I have seen it in my father's eyes,
I have seen it, I have seen it in my father's eyes,
I have heard it, I have heard it in my father's voice,
It's been a hard life, a hard fight, and all of the things that he wanted
Are in his hand, but silver would not betray what's written in the sand,
And a wall will not keep his people from the Promised Land;

And I will never believe that the same thing could happen to me,
And I will never believe I'll give up on the dreams that I see
In my father's eyes, my father's eyes;

I will go now, I will go now to my father's house,
I will show him, I will show him that I'm strong enough,
And there's a bright light, a great light that's shining around him
For now he has found a son, who will give to the world
The work he has begun, who will open the door to reveal
The chosen one;

And I will never believe that the same thing could happen to me,
And I will never believe I'd give up on the dreams that I see
In my father's eyes;
In my father's eyes, in my father's eyes;

And I will never believe that the same thing is happening to me,
And I will never believe I'd give up on the dreams that I've seen
In my father's eyes, in my father's eyes, my father's eyes;

I have seen it, I have seen it in my father's eyes.

A Spaceman Came Travelling

A spaceman came travelling on his ship from afar,

'Twas light years of time since his mission did start,

And over a village he halted his craft,

And it hung in the sky like a star, just like a star.

He followed a light and came down to a shed,

Where a mother and child were lying there on a bed,

A bright light of silver shone round his head,

And he had the face of an angel, and they were afraid.

Then the stranger spoke, he said "Do not fear,

I come from a planet a long way from here,

And I bring a message for mankind to hear,

And suddenly the sweetest music filled the air...

And it went...

La La La La La La La La La La

La La La La La La La

La La La La La La La La La La

Peace and goodwill to all men, and love for the child

La La La La La La La La La La

La La La La La La La

La La La La La La La La La La

This lovely music went trembling through the ground,

And many were wakened on hearing that sound,

And travellers on the road, the village they found,

By the light of that ship in the sky, which shone all around...

And just before dawn at the paling of the sky,

The stranger returned and said "Now I must fly,

When two thousands years of your time has gone by,

This song will begin once again, to a baby's cry..."

And it went...

La La La La La La La La La La

La La La La La La La

La La La La La La La La La La

This song will begin once again to a baby's cry...

And it goes...

La La La La La La La La La La

La La La La La La La

La La La La La La La La La La

Peace and goodwill to all men, and love for the child...

Oh the whole world is waiting, waiting to hear the song again,

There are thousands standing on the edge of the world,

And a star is moving somewhere, and the time is nearly here,

This song will begin once again, to a baby's cry.

Nothing Ever Happens Round Here

She was a girl from a one horse town,

The only place for miles around,

Cutting hair in the modern style,

Putting in the nine to five,

but, every night it was the same old dream,

On the cover of a magazine,

She, looked good but it could never come true,

'Cos nothing ever happens round here,

Nothing ever happens round here;

She had a boyfriend in the town,

He spent his days just messing around,

With stick shifts and steering wheels,

Motorbikes and automobiles,

And every night it was the same old thing,

Meet the boys for a couple of drinks,

Shoot pool and talk about girls,

And nothing ever happens round here,

Nothing ever happens round here;

They said nothing, no nothing,

Nothing ever happens round here,

Nothing, no nothing,

Nothing ever happens round here.

One day in a local bar,

She heard a movie man was looking for a star,

And everybody in the whole damn town,

Got the call to come on down,

And when she walked into the room,

Every heart went BOOM BOOM BOOM,

- Who's that girl?

She's exactly what were looking for,

But nothing ever happens round here,

Nothing ever happens round here;

They said nothing, no nothing,

Nothing ever happens round here,

Nothing, no nothing,

Nothing ever happens round here;

And so she took a screen test,

No doubt that she was the best,

The camera fell in love with her,

Before she knew it she was on the way to make that dream come true;

Now she's living in Hollywood,

And everything is looking good,

She thinks about the folks back home,

And her boyfriend all alone, but;

Every night it's still the same old thing,

Meet the boys for a couple of drinks,

Shoot pool and talk about girls,

And nothing ever happens round here,

Nothing ever happens round here,

They said nothing, no nothing,

Nothing ever happens round here,

Nothing, no nothing,

Nothing ever happens round here;

Old-Fashioned People

old-fashioned people, they never know why,

the world is changing day to day,

it moves so fast and leaves them in another time;

an old-fashioned dancer is dancing alone,

dreaming of those music halls,

and with his lady waltzing away until the dawn,

and i thought i heard him say,

please don't take my dreams away;

they carry me back again, show me that life again,

carry me back to the places that i knew,

carry me back again, show me that life again,

carry me back to the places that i knew...

old-fashioned lovers, they walk in the park,

beside the river hand in hand,

and hurry home for tea before it gets dark,

could be you and me one day,

time will come when we will say,

carry me back again, show me that life again,

carry me back to the places that i knew,

carry me back again, show me that life again,

carry me back to the places that i knew;

carry me back again, show me that life again,

carry me back to the places that i knew...

One More Mile To Go

When the valley's quiet with the snow,

And the train has one more mile to go,

To the station where my love will be,

She waits for me, she waits for me;

Now the lights are shining down below,

And I see the village that's my home,

And I see all the places that I love,

It's been so long, been away so long,

And I'm nearly home, one more mile to go;

There is joy for loved ones coming home,

And everyone has gone, I'm standing here alone,

But in the shadows I can see her face,

She comes to me, she's here for me;

And now a light is shining round the world,

It's a magic night, for every boy and girl,

'Cos it's the time, when all men dream of peace,

On Christmas eve, we dream of peace,

And we're nearly home, one more mile to go,

Yes we're nearly home, one more mile to go,

And we're nearly home, one more mile to go

The Girl With April In Her Eyes

There once was a King, who called for the spring,

For his world was still covered in snow

But the spring had not been, for he was wicked and mean

In his winter-fields nothing would grow

And when a traveller called seeking help at the door,

Only food and a bed for the night

He ordered his slave to turn her away

The girl with April in her eyes...

Oh, oh, oh

On and on she goes

Through the winters night, the wild wind, and the snow

Hi, hi, hi

On and on she rides

Someone help the girl with April in her eyes...

She rode through the night, till she came to the light,

Of a humble man's home in the woods

He brought her inside, by the firelight she died,

And he buried her gently and good

Oh the morning was bright, all the world was snow-white,

But when he came to the place where she lay

The field was ablaze, with flowers on the grave,

Of the girl with April in her eyes...

Oh, oh, oh

On and on she goes

Through the winters night, the wild wind, and the snow

Hi, hi, hi

On and on she flies

She is gone, the girl with April in her eyes...

This Song For You

hello darling, this is the army,

ive just got the time to write,

today we attack, theres no turning back,

the boys they're all ready for the fight.

yes, i'm well but this place is like hell,

they call it passchendaele,

in nineteen seventeen the war must be ending,

the general said this attack will not fail;

so i'm writing down this simple little melody,

when you play it my love, think for me...

we'll be todether in this song for you,

and it goes la la la ... sing it darling ... la la la ...

they got old bill and the sergeant is still out there

wounded in some shellhole,

they say this war will end all wars,

oh god i really hope it will,

oh hows old england, are they still singing

those songs that we loved to sing,

when all this over, we'll go sailing in dover,

catching fish like we used to with a string,

oh i miss you, i miss you, i miss you,

if they get me my love you will know...

we'll always be together in this song for you...

and it goes la la la ... i have to go now ...

take care of yourself my love.