Lyrics for the album "Venus and Mars" by Wings

Venus and Mars

Sitting in the stand of the sports arena
Waiting for the show to begin
Red lights, green lights, strawberry wine
A good friend of mine follows the stars
Venus and Mars
Are alright tonight

Rock Show

What's that man holding in his hand?
He looks a lot like a guy I knew way back when
It's Silly Willie with the Philly Band, could be, oo wee
Tell me, what's that man moving cross the stage?
It looks a lot like the one used by Jimmy Page
It's like a relic from a different age, could be, oo wee

There's a rock show at the Concertgebow
They've got long hair at the Madison Square
You've got rock and roll at the Hollywood Bowl
We'll be there, oo yeah

The lights go down, they're back in town, okay
Behind the stacks you glimpse an axe
The tension mounts, you score an ounce, ole
Temperatures rise as you see the whites of their eyes

[chorus]

In my green metal suit, I'm preparing to shoot up the city
And the ring at the end of my nose makes me look rather pretty
It's a pity there's nobody here to witness the end
Save for my dear old friend and confidante, Mademoiselle Kitty
Kitty?  Kitty.  Kitty!

Oh, now, what's that man moving to and fro'?
That decibel meter doesn't seem to be reading low
But they was louder at the Rainbow, could be, oo wee

[chorus]

If there's a rock show at the Concertgebow
They've got long hair at the Madison Square
You've got rock and roll at the Hollywood Bowl, rock show
Rock show, come on, rock and roll, give it to me, sir
Rock show, rock and roll at the Hollywood Bowl
Rock show, sure to move me, long hair, I'm taking you there
Rock and roll, oh yeah, at the Madison, rock show, oh, rock show, come on, let's
Long hair, ah, professor, yeah, rock show, yeah, rock and roll

[spoken]

"Who's that? Who's that there, huh? Oh, it's you, baby, that's all right!
Come on, let's go down, come on, baby, we're going down to the rock show.
Remember last week when I promised you I was gonna buy a good seat at the rock show?
Well, I bought it, come on now, now get your dress on.
Place your wig on straight, we can't be late, come on, we've got a date.
We're going down to the rock show"

Love in Song

You Gave Me the Answer

You gave me the answer to love eternally, I love you and you, you seem to like me
Wherever we wander, the local folks agree, I love you and you, you seem to like me

Heading back to old familiar places, places where the cobwebs blow away
I can forget the airs and graces

"Shall we dance? This is fun. We should do this more often."

You'll never be crowned by the aristocracy
To their delight, you'd merely invite them in for a cup of tea
And I love you and you, you seem to like, you seem to like, you seem to like me

Magneto and Titanium Man

Well, I was talking last night, Magneto and Titanium Man
We were talking about you, babe, they said you was involved in a robbery
that was due to happen at a quarter to three in the main street

I didn't believe them, (I didn't believe them), Magneto and Titanium Man
But when the Crimson Dynamo finally assured me, well, I knew-
you was involved in a robbery that was due to happen at a quarter to three in the main street

So we went out, Magneto and Titanium Man, and the Crimson Dynamo came along for the ride
We went to town with the library, and we swung all over that long, tall bank in the main street

Well, there she were and to my despair, she's a five star criminal, breaking the code
Magneto said, now the time has come to gather our forces and run, oh no, this can't be so
Then it occurred to me, you couldn't be bad, Magneto was mad, Titanium too
and the Crimson Dynamo just couldn't cut it no more, you were the law

We went to town with the library, and we swung all over that long, tall bank in the main street
You know the one I mean?

Well, there she were and to my despair, she's a five star criminal, breaking the code
Magneto said, now the time has come to gather our forces and run, oh no, this can't be so
Then it occurred to me, you couldn't be bad, Magneto was mad, Titanium too
and the Crimson Dynamo just couldn't cut it no more, you were the law

Letting Go

Ah, she taste like wine, such a human being so divine
Oh, she feel like sun, (like the sun) Mother Nature, look at what you've done
Oh, I feel like letting go. Oh, I feel like letting go

Oh, she looks like snow, (like the snow), I wanna put her in a Broadway show
Ah, she'll dance and dine, like a Lucifer, she'll always shine
Oh, I feel like letting go. Oh, I feel like letting go
Oh oh oh, cause I feel like letting go, yeah. Oh, oh, I feel like letting go

Oh, she sings it so, I wanna put her on the radio
One day and there you are: ladies and gentlemen, a brand new star
Oh, I feel like letting go. Oh, (oh), I feel like letting go

Venus and Mars (Reprise)

Standing in the hall of the great cathedral
Waiting for the transport to come
Starship two-one-ZNA-nine
A good friend of mine
Studies the stars
Venus and Mars are alright tonight

Come away on a strange vacation
Holiday hardly begun
Run into a good friend of mine
Sold me her sign
Reach for the stars
Venus and Mars are alright tonight

Spirits of Ancient Egypt

You're my baby and I love you, you can take a pound of love and cook it in a stew
And when you're finished doing that I know what you wanna do
cause you're my baby and I love you

I'm your baby, do you love me? I can drive a Cadillac across the Irish sea
And when I'm finished doing that, I know where I'll wanna be
Cause you're my baby and you love me

Spirits of ancient Egypt
Shadows of ancient Rome
Spirits of ancient Egypt
Hung on the telly, hung on the telly, hung on the telephone

You're my baby, I know you know
You could sell an elevator to Geronimo
And when you're finished doing that I know where you'll wanna go
Cause you're my baby, I know you know

Spirits of ancient Egypt
Echoes of sunken Spain
Spirits of ancient Egypt
Hung on the phone-a, hung on the phone-a, hung on the phone again

Medicine Jar

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What's wrong with you? I wish I knew
You say time will tell, I hope that's true
There's more to life than blues and reds
I say I know how you feel now, your friends are dead

Dead on your feet, you won't get far
If you keep on sticking your hand in the medicine jar

Now don't give up, whatever you do
You say time will tell, I hope that's true
If you go down and lose your head
I say I know how you feel now, your friends are dead

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[chorus]

Take it!

What can I do? I can't let go
You say time will heal, but very slow
So don't forget the things you said
You said, I know how you feel now, your friends are dead

[chorus]

[chorus]

Medicine jar
The medicine jar

Call Me Back Again

Well, when I, when I was just a little, baby boy
Every night, I would call, your number brought me joy
I called your house every night since then. But I never, no, no, never, heard you calling me
come on and call me back again, come on and call me back again

Oh, I've heard your name every night since then
I called your house every night since then. But I never, no, no, never, heard you calling me
come on and call me back again, yeah, call me back again

Well, when I, I, I, I, I, I, I, when I was just a little, baby boy
every night, every night I would call because your number brought me joy
Oh, I've called your name every night since then
but I ain't never, no, no, no, no, never heard you calling me
come on and call me back again, come on and call me back again

Listen To What The Man Said

"Alright, okay, ha ha ha, very good to see you down New Orleans, man
yeah, really, yeah, yeah!"

Any time, any day, you can hear the people say that love is blind
well, I don't know but I say love is kind

Soldier boy kisses girl, leaves behind a tragic world
but he won't mind, he's in love and he says love is fine

Oh oh, yes, indeed we know that people will find a way to go no matter what the man said
and love is fine for all we know, for all we know our love will grow, that's what the man said
So won't you listen to what the man said? He said.  Oh, take it away

Oh oh, yes, indeed we know that people will find a way to go no matter what the man said
and love is fine for all we know, for all we know our love will grow, that's what the man said
So won't you listen to what the man said? He said

Oh oh, yes, indeed we know that people will find a way to go no matter what the man said
and love is fine for all we know, for all we know our love will grow, that's what the man said
So won't you listen to what the man said? He said

The wonder of it all, baby, the wonder of it all, baby, the wonder of it all, baby, yeah, yeah, yeah

Treat Her Gently/Lonely Old People

Treat her gently, treat her kind, she doesn't even know her own mind
Treat her simply, take it slow, make it easy and let her know you'll never find another way

Here we sit, two lonely old people, eaking our lives away
Bit by bit, two lonely old people, keeping the time of day
Here we sit, out of breath, and nobody asked us to play
Old people's home for the day, yeah, yeah, yeah, nobody asked us to play

So treat her gently, treat her kind, she doesn't even know her own mind
Treat her simply, take it slow, make it easy and let her know you'll never find another way

Here we sit, two lonely old people, eaking our lives away
Bit by bit, two lonely old people, keeping the time of day
Here we sit, out of breath, and nobody asked us to play
Old people's home for the day, yeah, yeah, yeah, nobody asked us to play

Crossroads Theme