Brothers in Arms
Dire Straits
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So Far Away
05 : 11
2
Money for Nothing
08 : 26
3
Walk of Life
04 : 12
4
Your Latest Trick
06 : 33
5
Why Worry
08 : 31
6
Ride Across the River
06 : 58
7
The Man’s Too Strong
04 : 40
8
One World
03 : 40
9
Brothers in Arms
07 : 00
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Track Lyrics
So Far Away Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Here I am again in this mean old town
And you're so far away from me
And where are you when the sun go down?
You're so far away from me
[Chorus]
You're so far away from me
You're so far, I just can't see
You're so far away from me
You're so far away from me, alright
[Verse 2]
I'm tired of being in love and being all alone
When you're so far away from me
I'm tired of making out on the telephone
'Cause you're so far away from me
[Chorus]
You're so far away from me
You're so far, I just can't see
You're so far away from me
You're so far away from me, alright
[Verse 3]
And I get so tired when I have to explain
When you're so far away from me
See, you've been in the sun, and I've been in the rain
And you're so far away from me
[Chorus]
You're so far away from me
You're so far, I just can't see
You're so far away from me
You're so far away from me, take it down
[Outro]
You're so far away from me
(You're so far) Oh, you're so far away from me
Yeah, you're so far away from me, so far away from me
(You're so far) And you're so far away from me
So far away from me
(You're so far) So far away from me
Oh, so far away from me
You're so far away from me, so far away from me
(You're so far) So far away from me
Yeah, so far away from me
(You're so far) Right
(You're so far) You're just so far away from me
Money for Nothing Lyrics
[Intro: Sting]
I want my, I want my MTV
I want my, I want my MTV
I want my, I want my MTV
I want my, I want my MTV
[Drum Solo]
[Verse 1: Mark Knopfler, Mark Knopfler & Sting]
Hah, now look at them yo-yos, that's the way you do it
You play the guitar on the MTV
That ain't workin', that's the way you do it
Money for nothing and your chicks for free
Now that ain't workin', that's the way you do it
Lemme tell ya, them guys ain't dumb
Maybe get a blister on your little finger
Maybe get a blister on your thumb
[Chorus: Mark Knopfler & Sting]
We got to install microwave ovens
Custom kitchen deliveries
We got to move these refrigerators
We got to move these colour TVs
[Verse 2: Mark Knopfler]
See the little faggot with the earring and the makeup?
Yeah buddy, that's his own hair
That little faggot got his own jet airplane
That little faggot, he's a millionaire
[Chorus: Mark Knopfler & Sting]
We got to install microwave ovens
Custom kitchen deliveries
We got to move these refrigerators
We got to move these colour TVs
[Interlude: Mark Knopfler]
Hoover, move-ah, huh
[Chorus: Sting, Mark Knopfler & Sting]
Got to install microwave ovens
Custom kitchen deliveries
He's gotta move these refrigerators
Got to move these colour TVs
Look-ee here, look at it
[Verse 3: Mark Knopfler, Mark Knopfler & Sting]
I shoulda learned to play the guitar
I shoulda learned to play them drums
Look at that mama, she got it sticking in the camera, man
Man, we could have some
And he's up there, what's that? Hawaiian noises?
He's banging on the bongos like a chimpanzee
Oh, that ain't workin', that's the way you do it
Get your money for nothing, get your chicks for free
[Chorus: Mark Knopfler & Sting]
We got to install microwave ovens
Custom kitchen deliveries
We got to move these refrigerators
We got to move these colour TVs
[Interlude]
*dog howling*
[Verse 4: Mark Knopfler, Mark Knopfler & Sting]
Listen here, now, that ain't workin', that's the way you do it
You play the guitar on the MTV
That ain't workin', that's the way you do it
Money for nothing, and your chicks for free
[Refrain: Mark Knopfler & Sting, Sting, Mark Knopfler]
Money for nothing
Chicks for free
Get your money for nothing
And your chicks for free
Oh, heh, money for nothing
Ch-ch, and your chicks for free
Get your money for nothing
And the chicks for free
(Money for nothing) Ooh, money, money for nothing
And the chicks for free
Get your money for nothing
Get your chicks for free
Ow, get your money for nothing (Yeah)
And the chicks for free
Get your money for nothing (What's that?)
And the chicks for free (Look at that, look at that)
Get your money for nothing (I want my, I want my)
(Bozos) And the chicks for free (I want my MTV)
Money for nothing (I want my, I want my)
And the chicks for free (I want my MTV)
Get your money for nothing (I want my, I want my)
And the chicks for free (I want my MTV)
Ah, get your money for nothing (I want my, I want my)
And the chicks for free (I want my MTV)
Easy, easy, get your money for nothing (I want my, I want my)
Easy, easy, and the chicks for free (I want my MTV)
Easy, easy, get your money for nothing (I want my, I want my)
And the chicks for free (I want my MTV)
That ain't working
[Guitar Solo]
[Outro: Sting]
Money for nothing, chicks for free
Money for nothing, chicks for free
Walk of Life Lyrics
[Intro]
Woo-hoo
Woo-hoo
[Verse 1]
Here come Johnny singing oldies, goldies
"Be-Bop-A-Lula," baby, "What'd I Say"
Here come Johnny singing "I Got a Woman"
Down in the tunnels, tryna make it pay
[Pre-Chorus]
He got the action, he got the motion
Oh, yeah, the boy can play
Dedication, devotion
He turnin' all the night-time into the day
[Chorus]
He do the song about the sweet loving woman
He do the song about the knife
Then he do the walk, do the walk of life
Yeah, he do the walk of life
Woo-hoo
[Verse 2]
Here come Johnny gonna tell you the story
Hand me down, my walking shoes
Here come Johnny with the power and the glory
Backbeat, the talking blues
[Pre-Chorus]
He got the action, he got the motion
Oh, yeah, the boy can play
Dedication, devotion
He turning all the night-time into the day
[Chorus]
He do the song about the sweet loving woman
He do the song about the knife
And he do the walk, he do the walk of life
Yeah, he do the walk of life
Woo-hoo-hoo
[Verse 1]
Here come Johnny singing oldies, goldies
"Be-Bop-A-Lula," baby, "What'd I Say"
Here come Johnny singing "I Got a Woman"
Down in the tunnels, tryna make it pay
[Pre-Chorus]
He got the action, he got the motion
Oh, yeah, the boy can play
The dedication, devotion
He turning all the night-time into the day
[Chorus]
And after all the violence and double-talk
There's just a song in all the trouble and the strife
You do the walk, yeah, you do the walk of life
Mmm, they do the walk of life
[Outro]
Woo-hoo
Woo-hoo-hoo
Woo-hoo-hoo
Woo-hoo
Woo-hoo-hoo
Yeah, he do the walk of life
Your Latest Trick Lyrics
[Saxophone Solo Intro]
[Verse 1]
All the late night bargains have been struck
Between the satin beaus and their belles
Prehistoric garbage trucks
Have the city to themselves
Echoes and roars of dinosaurs
They're all doing the monster mash
And most of the taxis and most of the whores
Are only taking calls for cash, mmm
[Chorus]
I don't know how it happened
It all took place so quick
But all I can do is hand it to you
And your latest trick
[Verse 2]
Well now, my door was standing open
Security was laid back and lax
But it was only my heart got-a broken
You must have had a pass key made out of wax
You played robbery with insolence
And I played the blues in twelve bars down on Lovers' Lane
And you never did have the intelligence to use
The twelve keys hanging off of my chain
[Chorus]
I don't know how it happened
It all took place so quick
But all I can do is hand it to you
And your latest trick
[Verse 3]
Well, now it's past last call for alcohol
Past recall has been here and gone
The landlord, he finally paid us all
The satin jazzmen have put away their horns
And we're standing outside of this wonderland
Looking so bereaved and so bereft
Like a Bowery bum when he finally understands
The bottle's empty and there's nothing left, mmm
[Chorus]
I don't know how it happened
It was faster than the eye could flick
But all I can do is hand it to you
And your latest trick
[Saxophone Solo Outro]
Why Worry Lyrics
[Instrumental Intro]
[Verse 1]
Baby, I see this world has made you sad
Some people can be bad
The things they do, the things they say
But baby, I'll wipe away those bitter tears
I'll chase away those restless fears
That turn your blue skies into grey
[Chorus]
Why worry? There should be laughter after pain
There should be sunshine after rain
These things have always been the same
So why worry now?
Why worry now?
[Verse 2]
Baby, when I get down, I turn to you
And you make sense of what I do
I know it isn't hard to say
But baby, just when this world seems mean and cold
Our love comes shining red and gold
And all the rest is by the way
[Chorus]
Why worry? There should be laughter after pain
There should be sunshine after rain
These things have always been the same
So why worry now?
Why worry now?
[Instrumental Outro]
Ride Across the River Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I'm a soldier of freedom in the army of the men
We are the chosen, we're the partisan, alright
Well the cause it is noble and the cause it is just
We are ready to pay with our lives if we must
[Chorus]
Gonna ride across the river, deep and wide
Ride across the river to the other side
[Verse 2]
I'm a soldier of fortune, I'm a dog of war, yeah
And we don't give a damn-a who the killing is for
It's the same old story with a different name
Death or glory, it's the killing game
[Chorus]
Gonna ride across the river deep and wide
Ride across the river to the other side
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
Oh, nothing gonna stop them as the day follows the night
Right becomes wrong, the left becomes the right
And they sing as they march with their flags unfurled
Today in the mountains, tomorrow the world
[Chorus]
Gonna ride across the river, deep and wide
Ride across the river to the other side
Gonna ride across the river, deep and wide
Ride across the river to the other side
[Instrumental Outro]
The Man’s Too Strong Lyrics
[Intro]
I am just an aging drummer boy
And in the wars I used to play
And I've called a tune, to many a torture session
Now they say I am a war criminal
And I'm fading away
Father, please hear my confession
[Verse 1]
I have legalized robbery, called it belief
I have a-run with the money, I have hid like a thief
Re-written history with my armies and my crooks
Invented memories, I did burn all the books
[Chorus]
And I can still hear his laughter
And I can still hear his song
The man's too big
The man's too strong
[Verse 2]
Well I've tried to be meek, I have tried to be mild
But I spat like a woman and I sulked like a child
I have lived behind walls that have made me alone
Striven for peace which I never have known
[Chorus]
And I can still hear his laughter
And I can still hear his song
The man's too big
The man's too strong
[Verse 3]
Well, the sun rose on the courtyard, and they all did hear him say
"You always was a Judas, but I got you anyway
You may have got your silver, but I swear upon my life
Your sister gave me diamonds and I gave them to your wife"
[Chorus]
Oh, Father please help me
For I have done wrong
The man's too big
The man's too strong
[Instrumental Outro]
One World Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Can't get no sleeves for my records
Can't get no laces for my shoes
Can't get no fancy notes
On my blue guitar
[Refrain]
I can’t get no antidote for blues
Ooh, oh yeah, ooh
[Verse 2]
Can't find the reasons for your actions
Or I don't much like the reasoning you use
Somehow your motives are impure
Somehow I can't find the cure
[Refrain]
Can't get no antidote for blues
Ooh, oh yeah, ooh
[Verse 3]
They say it's mostly vanity that writes the plays we act
They tell me that's what everybody knows
There's no such thing as sanity
And that's the sanest fact
[Refrain]
That's the way the story goes
Yeah, yeah, oh yeah, ooh
[Verse 4]
Can't get no remedy on my TV
It's nothing but the same old news
Where they can't find a way to be
One world in harmony
[Refrain]
Can't get no antidote for blues
Ooh, oh yeah, ooh
Ooh, oh yeah, ooh, alright
Brothers in Arms Lyrics
[Instrumental Intro]
[Verse 1]
These mist covered mountains
Are a home now for me
But my home is the lowlands
And always will be
Some day you'll return to
Your valleys and your farms
And you'll no longer burn
To be brothers in arms
[Verse 2]
Through these fields of destruction
Baptisms of fire
I've witnessed your suffering
As the battle raged higher
And though they did hurt me so bad
In the fear and alarm
You did not desert me
My brothers in arms
[Bridge]
There's so many different worlds
So many different suns
And we have just one world
But we live in different ones
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
Now the sun's gone to hell
And the moon riding high
Let me bid you farewell
Every man has to die
But it's written in the starlight
And every line in your palm
We're fools to make war
On our brothers in arms
[Guitar Solo Outro]