D-l-Vor-C-E can be so hurtful,
It makes public property of things that are so personal
All the friends and family grab their share

Ink is black, as black as night,
Black as thoughts that shun the light
Truth will out and maybe then
You'll put down that poison pen
Poison pen

Everyone enjoys sharing a rumour
But when it's aimed at you it loses its humour
Sometimes words so innocent cut so deep
Everybody keeps telling me, "talk is cheap"
Sometimes words so innocent - they cut so deep

Black as night, as black as coal,
Black as thoughts that cast a shadow
Right across my soul
I thought that you were my friend
Until you picked up that poison pen

One road all around this land,
Like the lifeline in my hand
Out from nowhere the radio sings of
Distant memories that tug on my heartstrings
I feel twisted, feeling uptight,
As her face keeps fading from sight
In the wild

See me spinning out in the sun
I will burn on Highway One
I'm just burning in the sun,
I can't stop until she comes
In the wild
It's so dry

Some would say the ocean roars
As it stumbles to the shore
But to me it only sings
Of the sorrow that it brings

All my friends are dead
Or they're dying
Empty laughter turns into crying
It's death-defying

Well, I barely learned to swim,
Just enough to save my skin
Now I'll never sail alone,
And my harbour is my home

All our friends are dead
Or they're dying,
And our laughter only turns into crying,
It's death-defying

If there's one thing that I've learned,
It's the point of no return
And if that's to be our fate
Now's no time to hesitate

You're my doll and don't forget it
'Cos I'm the guy who will regret it
I love you more than when I said it when I first met you

I love the way you talk, you walk, you smile, your style,
Like now, Like, wow-wipeout! No doubt
I was gone the moment I laid eyes on you

You'll never be a beauty queen
Won't feature in no magazine
But you're the best that's ever been
I'm glad that I met you
Take every day now as it comes,
You take the cake I'll keep the crumbs
I only hear the sound of drums in my heart
(that means that I get you)

I love the way you walk, you talk, you smile, your style,
Your dress, your caress,
Well, yes, yes, yes I am impressed
I was gone the moment I laid eyes on you

Charlie had a teenage daughter he thought of as a little girl
But one day he came home his little girl had grown-up news to tell
"Oh Daddy", she cried "Oh Daddy, I tried but on the hayride how I fell
That was a hayride bound for Hell."

Now Billy Jackson was the father but he wasn't man enough to own
And his daddy was the mayor and he said,
"Charlie, just leave my Billy-boy alone "
Billy had to hide
But there was guilt inside
And you can't hide from yourself
That's just a hayride bound for Hell

Charlie's daughter died whilst giving birth to Billy Jackson's child
And Billy Jackson ain't been seen around these parts for quite a while
And Charlie would drive
For miles and miles

And his tail-lights say farewell
He's a hayride bound for Hell

You must know I've fallen hard for you
But you don't react as if you do
And your eyes just seem to look straight through
But I see you

Show me some emotion,
I cannot understand
There is no need to hide
All that you feel inside
Show some emotion -
Why are you waiting for?
How can I read your mind?

Truly my love is blind
Did somebody hurt you once before?
There are other friendships left for you to explore
You play your cards close to your chest,
What you're thinking I can only guess
Here is my request (it's just this :)
Show me some emotion
Show me your emotion
How can I read your mind?
Truly my love must be bind
My love is blind

If we were perfect we would know a perfect love
But we're so different we can't go like a hand fits in a glove
(Where did you go?) - I can't recall,
(What did you do?) - Not much at all,
The other side of paradise

The other side, the other side of your love
I'll cross that line, but that's not enough
It's too much

And in the end it will depend on you and me,
And if you still call yourself my friend you soon will see
It's in the way we treat ourselves and those all around
We must believe that we can help if we can
Fight against our prejudice and try to straighten out this mess
(What did you do?) - I cannot recall,
(Where did you go?)- Not far at all
The other side of paradise

I'm a primitive man, I said I am!
You're up to date, but I can't wait
I'm a stoneage Romeo, be my spaceage Juliet
We'll take guitars to Mars, and hit the discotheque!

Is She my girl? She
She is my girl She

On the mountain
Springs the fountain
Of eternal youth
I was taken
To awaken
To an ancient truth
She's the dreaming
With no meaning
In the light of day
And my senses
Sleep defenceless
As She slips away

Is She my girl? She
She is my girl She

Album Credits
Released: 1985
Band Members: Dave Faulkner - Lead Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards
Brad Shepherd - Lead Guitar, Vocals
Clyde Bramley - Bass
Mark Kingsmill - Drums
Produced By: Charles Fisher, Big Time Records