Making Movies
Dire Straits
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Tunnel of Love
08 : 09
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Romeo and Juliet
06 : 00
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Skateaway
06 : 37
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Expresso Love
05 : 11
5
Hand in Hand
04 : 47
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Solid Rock
03 : 25
7
Les Boys
04 : 08
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Track Lyrics
Tunnel of Love Lyrics
[Instrumental Intro: "The Carousel Waltz"]
[Verse 1]
Getting crazy on the waltzers
But it's the life that I choose
Hey, sing about the six-blade, sing about the switchback
And a torture tattoo
And I've been riding on a ghost train
Where the cars they scream and slam
And I don't know where I'll be tonight
But I'd always tell you where I am
In a screaming ring of faces
I've seen her standing in the light
She had a ticket for the races, yeah
Just like me she was a victim of the night
I put a hand upon the lever
Said, "Let it rock and let it roll"
I had the one arm bandit fever
There was an arrow through my heart and my soul
[Chorus]
And the big wheel keep on turning
Neon burning up above
And I'm just high on the world
Come on and take a low ride with me girl
On the tunnel of love, yeah, love
[Verse 2]
It's just the danger, danger
When you're riding at your own risk
She said, "You are the perfect stranger"
She said, "Baby, let's keep it like this"
It's just a cake walk, twisting baby
Yeah, step right up and say
"Hey Mister, give me two, give me two now
'Cause any two can play"
[Chorus]
And the big wheel keep on turning
Neon burning up above
And I'm just high on the world
Come on and take a low ride with me girl
On the tunnel of love, oh, love, love
[Bridge]
Well, it's been money for muscle on another whirligig
Money for muscle and another girl I dig
Another hustle just to, just to make it big
And rockaway, rockaway
Oh, rockaway, rockaway
[Refrain]
And girl, it looks so pretty to me
Like it always did
Oh, like the Spanish City to me
When-a we were kids
Hey girl, it looks so pretty to me
Just like it always did
Oh, like the Spanish City to me
When-a we were kids
[Interlude]
Ooh-la
Check it out!
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
She took off a silver locket
She said, "Remember me by this"
She put her hand in my pocket
I got a keepsake and a kiss
And in the roar of dust and diesel
I stood and watched her walk away
I could have caught up with her easy enough
But something must have made me stay
[Chorus]
And the big wheel keep on turning
Neon burning up above
And I'm just high on the world
Come on and take a low ride with me girl
On the tunnel of love, yeah, love, love, love
On the tunnel of love, oh, love, love
[Bridge]
And now I'm searching through these carousels and the carnival arcades
Searching everywhere from steeplechase to palisades
In any shooting gallery where promises are made
To rockaway, rockaway
Rockaway, rockaway
From Cullercoats and Whitley Bay
Out to Rockaway
[Refrain]
And girl, it looks so pretty to me
Like it always did
Like the Spanish City to me
When we were kids
Girl, it looks so pretty to me
Like it always did
Like the Spanish City to me
When-a we were kids
[Instrumental Outro]
Romeo and Juliet Lyrics
[Verse 1]
A love-struck Romeo sings a streetsuss serenade
Laying everybody low with a love song that he made
Finds a streetlight, steps out of the shade
Says something like, "You and me babe, how about it?"
Juliet says, "Hey, it's Romeo
You nearly gave me a heart attack"
He's underneath the window
She's singing, "Hey la, my boyfriend's back
You shouldn't come around here
Singing up to people like that
Anyway, what ya gonna do about it?"
[Chorus]
"Juliet, the dice was loaded from the start
And I bet, when you exploded into my heart
And I forget, I forget the movie song
When you gonna realize
It was just that the time was wrong, Juliet?"
[Verse 2]
Come up on different streets
They both were streets of shame
Both dirty, both mean
Yes, and the dream was just the same
And I dreamed your dream for you
And now your dream is real
How can you look at me
As I was just another one of your deals?
Well you can fall for chains of silver
You can fall for chains of gold
You can fall for pretty strangers
And the promises they hold
You promised me everything
You promised me thick and thin, yeah
Now you just say, "Oh Romeo, yeah
You know I used to have a scene with him"
[Chorus]
"Juliet, when we made love you used to cry
You said I love you like the stars above, I'll love you ‘til I die
There's a place for us, you know the movie song
When you gonna realize
It was just that the time was wrong, Juliet?"
[Verse 3]
"I can't do the talks like they talk on the TV
And I can't do a love song like the way it's meant to be
I can't do everything, but I'd do anything for you
I can't do anything except be in love with you
And all I do is miss you and the way we used to be
All I do is keep the beat to bad company
And all I do is kiss you through the bars of a rhyme
Juliet, I'd do the stars with you anytime"
[Chorus]
"Juliet, when we made love you used to cry
You said I love you like the stars above, I'll love you 'til I die
There's a place for us, you know the movie song
When you gonna realize
It was just that the time was wrong, Juliet?"
[Outro]
And a love-struck Romeo sings a streetsuss serenade
Laying everybody low with a love song that he made
Finds a convenient streetlight, steps out of the shade
Says something like, "You and me babe, how about it?"
"You and me babe, how about it?"
Skateaway Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I seen a girl on a one-way corridor
Stealing down a wrong-way street
For all the world like an urban toreador
She had wheels on, on her feet
Well, the cars do the usual dances
Same old cruise and the kerbside crawl
But the rollergirl, she's taking chances
They just love to see her take them all
[Pre-Chorus]
No fears alone at night
She's sailing through the crowd
In her ears, the phones are tight
And the music's playing loud
[Verse 2]
Hallelujah, here she comes
Queen rollerball
And Enchanté, what can I say?
Don't care at all
You know, she used to have to wait around
She used to be the lonely one
But now that she can skate around town
She's the only one
[Pre-Chorus]
No fears alone at night
She's sailing through the crowd
In her ears, the phones are tight
And the music's playing loud
[Chorus]
She gets rock and roll and a rock and roll station
And a rock and roll dream
She's making movies on location
She don't know what it means
And the music make her wanna be the story
And the story was whatever was the song, what it was
Rollergirl, don't worry
D.J. play the movies all night long, all night long
[Verse 3]
She tortures taxi drivers just for fun
She like to read their lips
Says, "Toro, toro, taxi, see you tomorrow, my son"
I swear she let a big truck grease her hip
She got her own world in the city
You can't intrude on her, no, no, no
She got her own world in the city
The city's been so rude to her
[Pre-Chorus]
No fears alone at night
She's sailing through the crowd
In her ears, the phones are tight
And the music's playing loud
[Chorus]
She gets rock and roll and a rock and roll station
And a rock and roll dream
She's making movies on location
She don't know what it means
But the music make her want to be the story
And the story was whatever was the song, what it was
Rollergirl, don't worry
D.J. play the movies all night long, all night long
[Outro]
Come slipping and sliding
Yeah, life's a roller ball
Slipping and a-sliding
Skateaway, that's all
Skateaway
Sha-la, sha-lay, hey, hey, skateaway
Now, sha-la, sha-lay, hey, hey, skateaway
She's singing, "Sha-la, sha-lay, hey, hey, skateaway"
Sha-la, sha-lay
Expresso Love Lyrics
[Verse 1]
She gets the sun in the daytime
Perfume in the dusk
And she comes out in the night-time
With the honeysuckle musk
Because she smells just like a rose
And she tastes just like a peach
She got me walking where the wildlife goes
I'd do anything to reach her
[Chorus]
And she was made in heaven
Heaven's in the world
Oh, she was made in heaven
Heaven's in the world
Is this just expresso love?
You know I'm crazy for the girl
Just crazy for the girl
[Verse 2]
She call me just to talk
She's my lover, she's a friend of mine
She says, "Hey Mister, you wanna take a walk
In the wild west end sometime?"
And I get trouble with my breathing
When she says boys don't know anything
But I know what I want
Yes, I want everything
[Chorus]
'Cause she was made in heaven
And heaven's in the world
Oh, she was made in heaven
Yes, heaven's in the world
Is this just expresso love?
See I'm crazy for the girl
Just crazy for the girl
[Bridge]
Well I feel so good because I feel so good
And I feel so good because it feels so right
I was made to go with my girl
Just like a saxophone
Was made to go with the night
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
And she can raise one eyebrow
Put her hand on my hip
And I close one eye now
Sweat on her lip
Oh, and I surrender to the fever
And I surrender to the will of the night
She love me so tender, I got to believe her love
Expresso love's alright now
[Chorus]
'Cause she was made in heaven
And heaven's in the world
Oh, she was made in heaven
Yes, heaven's in the world
Is this just expresso love?
Know I'm crazy for the girl
Just crazy for the girl
[Outro]
Na-na-na-na
Go, well I don't want no sugar in it
No, thank you very, very, very
Wired up on it, all fired up on it
Expresso touch, woo-hoo
Na-na, na
Hey maestro, expresso now
Hey maestro, she said "Expresso now"
It's just another one, just like the other one
It's just another one, just like the other other one
Woah, hey maestro, expresso now
I say, hey maestro, expresso
I need another one…
Hand in Hand Lyrics
[Verse 1]
The sky is crying, the streets are full of tears
Rain, come down, wash away my fears
And all this writing on the wall
Oh, I can read between the lines
Rain come down forgive this dirty town
Rain come down and give this dirty town
A drink of water
A drink of wine
[Chorus]
If I've been hard on you, I never chose to be
I never wanted no one else
And I tried my best to be somebody you'd be close to
Hand in hand like lovers are supposed to
[Verse 2]
As you'd sleep, I'd think my heart would break in two
I'd kiss your cheek, I'd stop myself from waking you
But in the dark you'd speak my name
You'd say, "Baby, what's wrong?"
Oh, here I am, baby, I'm coming back for more
I'm like a wave that's got to roll into the shore
Yes, and if my love's in vain
How come my love is so strong?
[Chorus]
If I've been hard on you, I never chose to be
I never wanted no one else
And I tried my best to be somebody you'd be close to
Hand in hand like lovers are supposed to, supposed to do
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
Now you and me go parallel together and apart
And you keep the perfect distance and it's tearing at my heart
Did you never feel the distance
You never tried to cross no line
'Cause it's another dirty river and another dirty scar
And I don't know who's kissing you and I don't know where you are
So far from home
Don't you think of me sometime
[Chorus]
If I've been hard on you, I never chose to be
I never wanted no one else
I tried my best to be somebody you'd be close to
Hand in hand like lovers are supposed to
If I've been hard on you, I never chose to be
I never wanted no one else
I tried my best to be somebody you'd be close to
Hand in hand like lovers are supposed to
[Outro]
The sky is crying, the streets are full of tears
Rain, come down, wash away my fears
And all this writing on the wall
Oh, I can read between the lines
Solid Rock Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Well now, take a look at that
I made a castle in the sand
Saying this is where it's at, y'all
Couldn't understand now
If I realised that
The chances were slim
How come I'm so surprised
When the tide rolled in
[Chorus]
Gonna live, solid rock
Gonna live, solid rock
Wanna give, I don't wanna be blocked
I'm gonna live on solid rock
[Verse 2]
Well, I'm sick of potential
I'm sick of vanity now
I'm sticking to
Essential reality now
I don't know what's worse
Try to make a silk purse
Living an illusion
In confusion
[Chorus]
Gonna live, solid rock
Gonna live, solid rock
Gonna live, I don't wanna be blocked now
I'm gonna live on solid rock
[Verse 3]
Y'know a house of cards
Never built for shock
You could blow it down
In any kind of weather
Now you take two solid blocks
Two solid rocks
You know they're gonna stick
Yeah they're gonna stick together
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 4]
Yeah, because the heart that you break
That's the one that you rely on
The bed that you make
That's the one you got to lie on
When you point your finger
'Cause your plan fell through
You got three more fingers
Pointing back at you, yeah
[Chorus]
Gonna live, solid rock
I'm gonna live, solid rock
I wanna give, I don't wanna be blocked
I'm gonna live on solid rock
[Outro]
Rock, solid rock
Rock, rock, solid rock
I wanna give, I don't wanna be blocked
I'm gonna live on solid rock
The rock, solid rock
Rock, rock, solid rock
I wanna give, I don't wanna be blocked
I'm gonna live on solid, solid, solid, solid, rock
Rock, rock, rock, solid rock
Les Boys Lyrics
[Chorus 1]
Les boys do cabaret
Les boys are glad to be gay
[Verse 1]
They're not afraid now
A disco bar in Germany
Les boys are glad to be
Upon parade now
Les boys got leather straps
Les boys got SS caps
But they got no gun now
Get dressed up get a little risque
Got to do a little S & M these days
It's all in fun now
[Chorus 2]
Les boys come on again
For the high class whores
And the businessmen
Who drive in their Mercedes Benz
To a disco bar in old Munchen
[Verse 2]
They get the jokes that the DJ makes
They get nervous and they make mistakes
They're bad for business
Some tourists take a photograph
Les boys don't get one laugh
He says they're useless
[Chorus 2]
Les boys come on again
For the high class whores
And the businessmen
Who drive in their Mercedes Benz
To a disco bar in old Munchen
[Bridge]
Late at night when they've gone away
Les boys dream of Jean Genet
High heel shoes and a black beret
And the posters on the wall that say
[Chorus 1][repeat until fade]
Les boys do cabaret
Les boys are glad to be gay
Les boys do cabaret
Les boys are glad to be gay
Les boys do cabaret
Les boys are glad to be gay
Les boys do cabaret
Les boys are glad to be gay
Les boys do cabaret
Les boys are glad to be gay
Les boys do cabaret
Les boys are glad to be gay
Les boys do cabaret
Les boys do cabaret