Dire Straits
So far away
Now here I am again in this mean old town,
And you're so far
away from me.
Now where are you
when the sun goes down,
You're so far away
from me.
You're so far away
from me,
So far I just can't
see.
You're so far away
from me,
You're so far away
from me.
Alright.
I'm tired of being
in love and being all alone,
When you're so far away from me.
I'm tired of making
out on the telephone,
Cause you're so far
away from me.
You're so far away
from me,
So far I just can't
see.
You're so far away
from me,
You're so far away
from me.
Alright.
And I get so tired
when I have to explain,
That you're so far away from me.
See you've been in
the sun and I've been in the rain,
And you're so far
away from me.
You're so far away
from me,
So far I just can't
see.
You're so far away
from me,
You're so far away
from me.
Check it out.
So far away.
You're so far away
from me.
(You're so far.)
Alright.
(You're so far.)
Yes, you're so far
away from me.
WHY WORRY
Baby I see this
world has made you sad
Some people can be
bad
The things they do,
the things they say
But baby I'll wipe
away those bitter tears
I'll chase away
those restless fears
That turn your blue skies into grey
Why worry, there
should be laughter after pain
There should be
sunshine after rain
These things have
always been the same
So why worry now
Baby when I get down
I turn to you
And you make sense
of what I do
I know it isn't hard
to say
But baby just when
this world seems mean and cold
Our love comes shining red and gold
And all the rest is
by the way
Why worry, there
should be laughter after pain
There should be
sunshine after rain
These things have
always been the same
So why worry now
The Man's Too Strong
I'm just and ageing
drummer boy
And in the wars I
used to play
And I've called the
tune
To many a torture
session
Now they say I am a
war criminal
And I'm fading away
Father please hear
my confession
I have legalised robbery
Called it a belief
I have run with the
money
And hid like a theif
I have re-written
history
With my armies and
my crooks
Invented memories
I did burn all the
books
And I can still hear
his laughter
And I can still hear
his song
The man's too big
The man's too strong
Well I have tried to
be meek
And I have tried to
be mild
But I spat like a
woman
And sulked like a
child
I have lived behind
walls
That have made me alone
Striven for peace
Which I have never
known
And I can still hear
his laughter
And I can still hear
his song
The man's too big
The man's too strong
Well the sun rose on
the courtyard
And they all did
hear him say
'You always were a
Judas
But I got you anyway
You may have got
your silver
But I swear upon my
life
Your sister gave me
diamonds
And I gave them to
your wife'
Oh father please help me
For I have done
wrong
The man's too big
The man's too strong
Sultans Of Swing
You get a shiver in
the dark
It's rainin' in the park but meantime
South of the river
you stop and you hold everything
A band is blowing
Dixie double four time
You feel alright
when you hear the music ring
And now you step
inside but you don't see too many faces
Comin' in out of the rain to hear the jazz go down
Competition in other
places
But the horns,
they're blowing that sound
Way on down south,
way on down south in London town
You check out Guitar
George he knows all the chords
But it's strictly
rhythm he doesn't wanna make it cry or sing
A standard note
guitar is all he can afford
When he gets up
under the lights to play his thing
And Harry doesn't
mind if he doesn't make the scene
He's got a daytime
job, he's doin' alright
He can play the
honky tonk like anything
Savin' it up for Friday night
With the Sultans...
with the Sultans of Swing
And a crowd of young
boys, they're foolin' around in the corner
Drunk and dressed in
their best brown baggies and their platform soles
They don't give a
damn about any trumpet playin' band
It ain't what they call rock and roll
And the Sultans...
yeah the Sultans played Creole... creole
And then the man, he
steps right up to the microphone
And says at last
just as the time bell rings
"Goodnight, now
it's time to go home"
And he makes it fast
with one more thing
"We are the
Sultans... We are the Sultans of Swing"