Lyrics for singles by The Alan Parsons Project

(The System Of) Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether

Just what you need to make you feel better
Just what you need to make you feel
Just what you need to make you feel better
Just what you need to make you feel

At the far end of your tether
And your thoughts won't fit together
So you sleep light or whatever
And the night goes on forever
The your mind change like the weather
You're in need of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether

Even clouds seem bright and breezy
'Cause the livin' is free and easy
See the rat race in a new way
Like you're walkin' up to a new day
It's a wise thing if you're clever
Take a lead from Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether

Find the end of the rainbow
Fly wherever the winds blow
Laugh at life like a sideshow
Just what you need to make you feel better

Satisfaction altogether
Guaranteed by Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether

Find the end of the rainbow
Fly wherever the winds blow
Laugh at life like a sideshow
Just what you need to make you feel better

Don't stop bringin' the girls round
Don't start havin' a showdown
Keep on handin' the jug round
All that you need is wine and good company

The Raven

The clock struck midnight
Then through my sleeping
I heard a tapping at my door
I looked but nothing
Lay in the darkness

And so I turned inside once more
To my amazement
There stood the raven
Whose shadow hung above my door
Then through the silence
It spoke the one word
That I shall hear forever more:
Nevermore!
Thus quoth the raven:
Nevermore!

And still the raven
Remains in my room
No matter how much I implore
No words can soothe him
No prayer remove him
And I must hear forever more:
Quoth the raven: Nevermore!

Thus quoth the raven: Nevermore!
Thus quoth the raven: Nevermore!
Thus quoth the raven: Nevermore!
Nevermore! Nevermore! Nevermore! Never!
Nevermore! Nevermore! Never!
Nevermore! Nevermore! Never!
Nevermore! Nevermore! Nevermore! Never!
Nevermore! Nevermore! Never!
Nevermore! Nevermore!
Nevermore!!!

I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You

If I had a mind to
I wouldn't wanna think like you
And if I had a time to
I wouldn't wanna talk to you

I don't care
What you do
I wouldn't want to be like you

If I was high class
I wouldn't need a buck to pass
And if I was a fall guy
I wouldn't need no alibi

I don't care
What you do
I wouldn't want to be like you

Back on the bottom line
Diggin' for a lousy dime
If I hit a mother lode
I'd cover anything that showed

I don't care
What you do
I wouldn't want to be like you

Breakdown

I break down in the middle and lose my thread
No one can understand a word that I say
When I break down just a little and lose my head
Nothing I try to do can work the same way

Any time it happens I'd get over it
With a little help from all my friends
Anybody else could see what's wrong with me
But they walk away and just pretend

When I break down

I break down in the middle and lose my thread
No one can understand a word that I say
When I break down just a little and lose my head
Nothing I try to do can work the same way

Where are all the friends who used to talk to me
All they ever told me was good news
People that I've never seen are kind to me
Is it any wonder I'm confused

When I break down
When I break down

Freedom, freedom, we will not obey
Freedom, freedom, take the wall away
Freedom, freedom, we will not obey
Freedom, freedom, take them all away

Where are all of my friends
My so called friends
Take the wall away
Take them all away
Will somebody here me?

Damned If I Do

I ain't got a heart of stone
I'm hurtin' more now than I've ever known
If you mean the things you said
I'm gonna wind up outa of my head
Can't sleep alone at night
I just can't seem to get it right
Damned if I do
I'm damned if I don't but I love you

I don't want to tie you down
Don't need a reason to have you around
But each time you walk away
Don't be surprised if I ask you to stay
Can't sleep alone at night
I just can't seem to get it right
Damned if I do
And I'm damned if I don't but I love you
Damned if I do
And I'm damned if I don't but I love you

I ain't got a heart of stone
You haven't left me a mind of my own
But it's got such a hold on me
I don't think I could ever be free
How can I survive
I'm fighting to keep myself alive
I'm damned if I do
Damned if I don't but I love you
Can't seem to see the light
I've done everything but I can't get it right
Damned if I do
I'm damned if I don't but I love you

Games People Play

Where do we go from here now that all other children are growin' up
And how do we spend our lives if there's no-one to lend us a hand

I don't wanna live here no more
I don't wanna stay
Ain't gonna spend the rest of my life
Quietly fading away

Games people play
You take take it or you leave it
Things that they say
Honor Brite
If I promise you the Moon and the Stars
Would you believe it
Games people play in the middle of the night

Where do we go from here now that all of the children have grown up
And how do we spend our time knowin' nobody gives us a damn

I don't wanna live here no more
I don't wanna stay
Ain't gonna spend the rest of my life
Quietly fading away

Games people play
You take take it or you leave it
Things that they say
Just don't make it right
If I'm tellin' you the truth right now
Do you believe it
Games people play in the middle of the night

Games people play
You take take it or you leave it
Things that they say
Honor Brite
If I promise you the Moon and the Stars
Would you believe it
Games people play in the middle of the night

Games people play
You take take it or you leave it
Things that they say
Just don't make it right
If I'm tellin' you the truth right now
Do you believe it
Games people play in the middle of the night

Eye in the Sky

Don't think sorry's easily said
Don't try turning tables instead
You've taken lots of Chances before
But I'm not gonna give anymore
Don't ask me
That's how it goes
Cause part of me knows what you're thinkin'

Don't say words you're gonna regret
Don't let the fire rush to your head
I've heard the accusation before
And I ain't gonna take any more
Believe me
The sun in your Eyes
Made some of the lies worth believing

Chorus:
I am the eye in the sky
Looking at you
I can read your mind
I am the maker of rules
Dealing with fools
I can cheat you blind
And I don't need to see any more
To know that
I can read your mind, I can read your mind

Don't leave false illusions behind
Don't Cry cause I ain't chnaging my mind
So find another fool like before
Cause I ain't gonna live anymore believing
Some of the lies while all of the Signs are deceiving

Don't Answer Me

If you believe in the power of magic, I can change your mind
And if you need to believe in someone, turn and look behind
When we were living in a dream world, clouds got in the way
We gave it up in a moment of madness and threw it all away

Don't answer me, don't break the silence, don't let me win
Don't answer me, stay on your island, don't let me in
Run away and hide from everyone
Can you change the things we've said and done?

If you believe in the power of magic, it's all a fantasy
So if you need to believe in someone, just pretend it's me
It ain't enough that we meet as strangers, I can't set you free
So will you turn you back forever on what you mean to me?

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