AMMONIA AVENUE The Alan Parsons Project All lyrics by Eric Woolfson & Alan Parsons Woolfsongs Ltd / Careers Music, Inc. PRIME TIME Well even the longest night won t last forever But too many hopes and dreams won t see the light And all of the plans I make won t come together Something in the air (something in the air) Maybe for the only time in my life Something in the air (something in the air) Turning me around and guiding me right And it s a prime time, maybe the stars were right I had a premonition, it s gonna be my turn tonight Gonna be my turn tonight Well even the brightest star won t shine forever But all of the hands I play are working out right And every move I make feels like a winner Something in the air (something in the air) Maybe for the only time in my life Something in the air (something in the air) Turning me around and guiding me right And it s a prime time, maybe the stars were right I had a premonition, it s gonna be my turn tonight Gonna be my turn tonight Gonna be my turn tonight Gonna be my turn tonight (Something in the air) (Something in the air) And it s a prime time 1
LET ME GO HOME Waiting till the sun goes down Shadows walk in the night Living in a fantasy In and out of dreams Nothing is the way it seems I had a bad night leave me alone I ve had a hard time being on my own Every way I turn my eyes Shadows pass in the night Haunted by reality Living out of dreams Nothing is the way it seems I had a bad night leave me alone I ve had a hard time being on my own I m waiting till the sun goes down Shadows talk in the night Living out a fantasy Slipping into dreams Nothing is the way it seems I had a bad night leave me alone I ve had a hard time being on my own I had a bad night leave me alone I ve had a hard night 2
ONE GOOD REASON Gimme one good reason why I should listen to you I need one good reason why I should do What you want me to Gimme some air or I can t breathe I can t see so I can t believe Show me just a little more Oh oh gimme one Gimme one good reason why I should listen to you Just one good reason why I should do What you want me to Under your thumb ain t no place to hide I can t choose and I can t decide Gotta be a better way Oh oh gimme one, gimme one I keep making the same mistake No win no lose no give and no take I m just playing a simple game And I don t wanna ask you again and again For one good reason why I should listen to you Just one good reason why I should do What you want me to Under your spell ain t no place to be Don t mess around with a fool like me Help me just a little more Oh oh gimme one, gimme one Well I keep making the same mistake No win no lose no give and no take And I m just playing a simple game And I don t wanna ask you again and again For one good reason why I should listen to you Just one good reason why I should do What you want me to 3
Pull on the string you hold in your hand Making me jump like a one man band Gotta be a better way Oh oh gimme one (One good reason) One good reason (One good reason) One good reason SINCE THE LAST GOODBYE The hours, the minutes seem to fly And since the last goodbye You and I came a long way The nights, too short to fill with sleep Or falling in too deep Seem so far away now Memories, all we share between us Everything we were, all that we remain But memories somehow came between us Breaking up two minds that were one and the same The years are moments passing by No time to wonder why You and I went the wrong way The days too short to fill with dreams Or question what it means Are a part of me now Remember all the leaves were falling Walking hand in hand, standing in the rain Remember distant voices calling Whispers in the dark, I can hear them again Since the last goodbye It s all the wrong way round Since the last goodbye It s all the wrong way round Memories, all we share between us Everything we were, all that we remain But memories somehow came between us Breaking up two minds that were one and the same 4
Since the last goodbye It s all the wrong way round Since the last goodbye It s all the wrong way round (Since the last goodbye) Since the last goodbye It s all the wrong way round (it s all the wrong way round) Since the last goodbye It s all the wrong way round 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 your back forever on what you mean to me? 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 5
Run away and hide from everyone Can you change the things we've said and done? 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 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 Can you change the things we've said and done? Don't answer me 6
DANCING ON A HIGH WIRE We re living in a different reality We re toeing the same line We give in, we call it neutrality A joke with no punchline The silver plated hero Meets the golden hearted whore The odds ll give you zero She ll be leaving in a few days more Movin on forever, maybe she don t care Holding on together, maybe it just ain t there You re dancing on a high wire You need to be so sure There used to be a lifeline There isn t anymore We are the same with no similarity We talk at the same time We believe in freedom and charity As long as I get mine The ivory madonna Is walking through the door You watch her from a window It doesn t matter anymore Moving on forever, maybe she don t care Holding on together, maybe it just ain t there You re dancing on a high wire You need to be so sure There used to be a lifeline There isn t anymore Moving on forever, maybe she don t care Holding on together, maybe it just ain t there You re dancing on a high wire 7
YOU DON T BELIEVE My eyes with your vision My choice but always your decision My play with your direction Well it s my lead but always your connection But when I look into your eyes you don t believe me I can see it in your eyes you don t believe My words, your expression My land, always your possession My song, your production My expense is always your deduction But when I look into your eyes you don t believe me I can see it in your eyes you don t believe And the face I see before me Is both sides of a mirror You really know you ve got a hold on me And the face you re looking into Is both sides of a window Any way you look you see through me My fame, your reflection My weakness always your protection Well it s my terms on your conditions And they re my tunes but they re your compositions But when I look into your eyes you don t believe me I can see it in your eyes you don t believe And the face I see before me Is both sides of a mirror You really know you ve got a hold on me And the face you re looking into Is both sides of a window Any way you look you see through me But when I look into your eyes you don t believe me I can see it in your eyes you don t believe 8
PIPELINE (Instrumental) AMMONIA AVENUE Is there no sign of light as we stand in the darkness? Watching the sun arise Is there no sign of life as we gaze at the waters? Into the stranger s eyes And who are we to criticize or scorn the things that they do? For we shall seek and we shall find Ammonia Avenue If we call for the proof and we question the answers Only the doubt will grow Are we blind to the truth or a sign to believe in? Only the wise will know And word by word they handed down the light that shines today And those who came at first to scoff, remained behind to pray Yes those who came at first to scoff, remained behind to pray When you can t hear the rhyme and you can t see the reason Why should the hope remain? For a man will be tired and his soul will grow weary Living his life in vain And who are we to justify the right in all we do? Until we seek until we find Ammonia Avenue Through all the doubt somehow they knew And stone by stone they built it high, until the sun broke through A ray of hope, a shining light Ammonia Avenue 9