FOOL'S GARDEN - THE PRINCIPAL THING (1997)
Do you have a problem?
Do you wanna whine?
Do you feel the need for a little more time?
Do you think about a change of scene?
You should go and ask Peggy
For the principal thing
Do you have no money?
Do you wanna know?
What you wanna do and where you wanna go to?
Do you have the funniest idea what I mean?
You should go and ask Peggy
For the principal thing
If you don't know what it means
It's easier than it seems
If you don't know what it means
He's got all the keys
You only have to seize
And you know what it means
Do you know what it means?
Do you know what it means?
She was a showgirl
She's been around the world
And everybody knows
Do you feel a dizziness?
Do you wanna know?
Where is above and where is below?
Do you really love it when you're in between?
You should go and ask Peggy
You should go and ask Peggy
You should go and ask Peggy
For the principal thing
If you don't know what it means
It's easier than it seems
If you don't know what it means
He's got all the keys
You only have to seize
And don't know what it means
And don't know what it means
If you don't know
You should go and ask Peggy
You should go and ask Peggy
If you don't know
You should go and ask Peggy
Emily's going out tonight
With a candle in her pocket and a lighter in her right hand
Does anybody know why she's gonna go
She's nearly out of sight
Emily's out tonight
So familiar how ladylike the old girl comes along
She's ninety something, dressed up and wide awake
A little slow but going strong
She's paid off the overdraft for the TV she has bought in 84
She's been paying all her lifetime
But now she's gonna pay no more
Deep religious
She went to mess on every Sunday morning
She's believing in God but she don't like
The priest he's new in town and very boring
She's listened to his sermon well
Though she's heard the same one hundred times before
She's heard them all her lifetime
But now she's gonna listen anymore
She's gonna do it today
She's gonna make it today
She's gonna do it, gonna do it, gonna do it
Emily's going out tonight
With a candle in her pocket and a lighter in her right hand
Does anybody know
Why she's gonna go away
She's gonna make it today
She's very friendly
And open minded always understanding
Bad behaviour, she doesn't like at all
She's very modest, she's never been demanding
She's always followed every rule
Though she didn't even know what they've been for
She has followed all her lifetime
But now she's gonna follow anymore
She's gonna do it today
She's gonna make it today
She's gonna do it, gonna do it, gonna do it
She's gonna make it all go round, round, round
She's gonna make it today
She's gonna do it, gonna do it, gonna do it
Emily's going out tonight
With a candle in her pocket and a lighter in her right hand
Does anybody know
Why she's gonna go away
Emily's going out tonight
With a candle in her pocket and a lighter in her right hand
Does anybody know
Why she's gonna go today
She's gonna do it
Emily's going out tonight
With a candle in her pocket and a lighter in her right hand
Does anybody know
Why she's gonna go
She's nearly out of sight
Mother's waiting in the kitchen
The elephant's waiting in the zoo
The teacher's waiting in the classroom
And I am waiting here for you
And the audience is waiting
For the show that won't begin
The artist's waiting at the backdoor
Because nobody let him in, oh no
Why did she go?
She said there's no tomorrow
How did she know?
Did anybody tell her?
I can't explain
I'm sitting in the corner
Staring at the wall
And she won't be back again
Louise was waiting for a lover
First he paid and then he came
Now she's cooking for a baby
The client wasn't seen again, no no
Why did she go?
She said there's no tomorrow
How did she know?
Did anybody tell her?
I can't explain
I'm sitting in the corner
Staring at the wall
And she won't be back again
It's time you started to think seriously about
Your future and your dreaming
She said and didn't leave no room for doubt
That if I took her meaning
There was no longer dreaming
It's just a perfect screaming
Why did she go?
She said there's no tomorrow
How did she know?
Did anybody tell her?
I can't explain
I'm sitting in the corner
Staring at the wall
And she won't be back again
Why did she go?
She said there's no tomorrow
How did she know?
Did anybody tell her?
I can't explain
I'm sitting in the corner waiting
I'm Staring at the wall waiting
And I am waiting, waiting, waiting
She's back again
The waitress is cleaning the bar
It's two in the morning
She offers some coffee to me
Turns the radio on
The caster is selling his voice to the night
The coffee gets cold in a while
The old man beside me is gone
He showed me a blueprint
Of a house he would build
With the money he never could save
His father was buried down by the sea
Once he was younger than me
Why am I sad today
Why am I on the way
Down to the border
Not over the line
Why am I sad today
Why am I on the way
Down to the limit of time
I'm sleepless tonight
Take me away from the gloom
I'm cold from the inside
The waitress has turned off the lights
There's nothing to fear
She's put on her coat and once in a while
The lines on her face disappear
Why am I sad today
Why am I on the way
Down to the border
Not over the line
Why am I sad today
Why am I on the way
Down to the living of time
Oceans awake and walls break down when you are there
You take my hand and you just lead me right out of here
Why am I sad today
Why am I on the way
Down to the border
Not over the line
Why am I sad today
Why am I on the way
Down to the living of time
Why am I sad today
Why am I on the way
Down to the border
Not over the line
Why am I sad today
Why am I on the way
Down to the living of time
I am sleepless tonight
Martha my dear
Though I spend my days in conversation
Please, remember me
Martha my love, don't forget me
Martha my dear
Hold your head up you silly girl
Look what you've done
When you find yourself in the thick of it
Help yourself to a bit of what is all around you
Silly girl
Take a good look around you
Take a good look you're bound to see
That you and me, were meant to be
For each other, silly girl
Hold your head up you silly girl
Look what you've done
When you find yourself in the thick of it
Help yourself to a bit of what is all around you
Silly girl
What is all around you, silly girl
Hold your head up you silly girl
Look what you've done
When you find yourself in the thick of it
Help yourself to a bit of what is all around you
Silly girl
Martha my dear
You have always been my inspiration
Please be good to me
Martha my love
Don't forget me
Martha my dear
Whenever I buy a lighter in the store
You take it away
I cannot find the ashtray anymore
Did you take it away?
Smoking is not good for me
It damages my health
If you don't give me nicotine
Well, then I ask somebody else
And you say what you do
Is just the way that I wanted you to
And you say what you see
Is not the way that you want me to be
Whenever I pour myself a glass of wine
You take it away
The bottle I bought today I cannot find
Did you take it away?
Drinking is not good for me
It damages my brain
I haven't had a single drop
And it's driving me insane
That you say what you do
Is just the way that I wanted you to
And you say what you see
Is not the way that you want me to be
Whenever I get some change from anywhere
You take it away
I'm loving my little bankbook you don't care
You take it away
Money is not good for me
It damages my soul
You take away my piggy bank
And dig it in a hole
And you say what you do
Is just the way that I wanted you to
And you say what you see
Is not the way that you want me to be
And you say what you do
Is just the way that I wanted you to
And you say what you see
Is not the way that you want me to be
What you say what you do
Is just the way that I wanted you to
And you say what you see
Is not the way that you want me, the way that you want me
They way that you want me to be
Dan is drinking coffee
Mary's drinking tea
Betty's having breakfast in the plastic surgery
Some say she's a beauty, some may say she's mad
But she doesn't care what the people say
And dyes her red hair black
You don't know, what they will say
You probably've to do it your own way
You don't know, what they will see
Absolutely nothing, probably
Tom is vegetarian, a little fool they say
His father wants to change his mind
He's trying every day
Anne is loving women
Fred is loving men
And everybody shakes their head
'Cause no-one understands
You don't know, what they will say
You probably've to do it your own way
You don't know, what they will see
Absolutely nothing, probably
In the corner plays a gypsy girl
With Indians and with Jews
Penny sings along with them
Though she wears different shoes
You don't know, what they will say
You probably've to do it your own way
You don't know, what they will see
Absolutely nothing, probably
You don't know, what they will do
No-one ever knows, you don't know too
You don't know, what they will say
You probably don't need another way
Another way, no no
There's no picture I could paint to tell you what you mean to me
And no poem I could write to tell you what you mean to me
You're more than fire, you are more than rain
You're more than love and you are more than pain
No, no, there's no single word that could explain
There's no flower blooming like the smile in your ethereal eyes
And no scholar ever could explain it, he could be so wise
You're more than heaven, you are more than Earth
You're the origin, you are more than birth
You're more than beautiful, you're everything to me
It's not the way that you move
It's not the glowing
On your face when you smile that makes me trembling and calm
It's not that look in your eyes when I am going
It's just everything, what you are
There's no ocean, deep enough to show you what you mean to me
And no mountain, high enough to show you what you mean to me
You're more than meaning, you are more than time
You are redemption, you're the reason why
You're so mysterious, you're everything to me
It's not the way that you move
It's not the glowing
On your face when you smile that makes me trembling and calm
It's not that look in your eyes when I am going
Don't you let them live in your soul
Whenever they will try to barricade the way that you go
You're fragile, souls can fly
It's not the way that you move
It's not the glowing
On your face when you smile that makes me trembling and calm
It's not that look in your eyes when I am going
It's just everything that you are, that you are
Look up now, there's no need to be ashamed
You don't have to wear it, take it off
Look up now and don't pretend
In the limelight you could take another bow
Would anybody see you?
You can run around in circles and you can chain yourself
Would there anybody be there to release you?
Don't speak now and don't turn around
When the moon kisses town
And all the elfs coming over
No more lies and no disguise anymore
Shame's just a word and nothing further
Do not turn around when the moon kisses town
Move along now, don't look behind
There's nothing to forget, let it lie
Move on now and don't turn around
When the moon kisses town
And all the elfs coming over
No more lies and no disguise anymore
Shame's just a word and nothing further
Do not turn around when the moon kisses town
Look up now, there's no need to be ashamed
You don't have to wear it, take it off
Look up now, while the world calms down
And the moon kisses town
And all the elfs coming over
No more lies and no disguise anymore, anymore, anymore
You can take away the cover, you can take away the cover now
Look up now, look up now
See the world calm down
When the moon kisses town
The porridge's been good, the marmalade too
I take another slice of bread
The bacon is hot but I don't mind
Too long I boiled the egg
I'm still a little tired, my bones are weak
Another day off I take
I guess the sun had the same idea
And now we have a break
It's a rainy day, a rainy day, but I love it
It's a rainy day, the water comes down
But I love you
Milkman Mr Miller is ringing my bell
Do you take a litre or two
But I don't wanna drink his milk today
I feel fine without it too
He steps into a puddle by going away
I hear him swearing at
The forecast promised high pressure today
And now he's getting wet
It's a rainy day, a rainy day, but I love it
It's a rainy day, the water comes down
But I love you
It's a rainy day, a rainy day, but I love it
It's a rainy day, the water comes down
But I love you
Rosalie MacLovely is waiting for a cab in the middle of the pouring rain
Old bold head MacArthur is waiting for his hair to grow again
Once upon a time he was a curly head, but all those days are gone
And now he's looking like a fireball when he gets into the sun
It's a rainy day, a rainy day, but I love it
It's a rainy day, the water comes down
But I love you
It's a rainy day, a rainy day, but I love it
It's a rainy day, the water comes down
The water comes down, the water comes down
But I love you
Now she's gone without a sign
Without a warning, the voice of anybody else
Is on the answering machine
The story's ending
You have to do it by yourself, tonight
So many years have passed, you shared so many hours
Expensive ones you've never cared
And now she's gone without goodbye
She's left no number
Like anyone from anywhere, oh boy
Are you lonely
Did she hurt you
In this northern town
Ain't nobody to console you
She has get you down
All your longings she returned
She's lit the candle of love and passion in your heart
But now you're forced again to dial another number
You should have known it from the start, oh boy
Are you lonely
Ain't nobody
In this northern town
When blue ethereal winds arise
And stars begin to paint the skies
Then don't be scared
Just close your eyes
When veils of silence lay them down
And no-one seems to be around
I'll be there for you, wait for you
The whole night through
Good night, I love you
Elfs and sprites, they'll be by your side
To lead you straight to your heart
Don't be afraid of going into
I'll be there for you, wait for you
The whole night through
Good night, I love you