Freddie Mercury Extended Version Lyrics
This page includes the full lyrics of all extended versions released by Freddie Mercury.
Barcelona
Foolin' Around
I Was Born To Love You
Let's Turn It On
Living On My Own (UK and General version)
Living On My Own (US and Brazilian version)
Living On My Own (1993 Extended Remix) (on separate page)
Love Kills
Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow
Made In Heaven
My Love Is Dangerous
She Blows Hot And Cold
Stop All The Fighting
The Great Pretender
Time
Barcelona
Available on the CD and 12" singles, and in the 10CD/2DVD 'Solo' boxed set. Length 7:04.
This version adds a lengthy new instrumental section (which contains some backing vocals).
Details of the original version can be found on the 'Barcelona' album page. Barcelona, Barcelona, oooh, ooh
Barcelona, Barcelona, oooh, ooh
Viva
Ahhhhhhhh
Ah, ah, ah, ahhh
I had this perfect dream
Un sueño me envolvió
This dream was me and you
Tal vez estás aquí
I want all the world to see
Un instinto me guiaba
A miracle sensation
My guide and inspiration
Now my dream is slowly coming true
The wind is a gentle breeze (oooh)
El me habló de ti (ah, ah, ah, ahh)
The bells are ringing out
El canto vuela
They're calling us together
Guiding us forever
Wish my dream would never go away
Barcelona
It was the first time that we met
Barcelona
How can I forget
The moment that you stepped into the room
You took my breath away
Barcelona
La música vibró
Barcelona
Y ella nos unió
And if God willing
We will meet again
Someday
Ah, ahh, shaking all our lives
Barcelona
Barcelona
Ooooh, oooh
Barcelona
Barcelona
Ooooh, oooh
Let the songs begin
Déjalo nacer
Let the music play
Ahhhhhhhh
Make the voices sing
Nace un gran amor
Start the celebrations
Ven a mi
And cry
Grita
Come alive
Viva
And shake the foundations from the skies
Ah, ahh, shaking all our lives
Barcelona
Such a beautiful horizon
Barcelona
Like a jewel in the sun
Por ti seré gaviota de tu bella mar
Barcelona
Suenan las campanas
Barcelona
Abre tus puertas al mundo
If God is willing
If God is willing
If God is willing
Friends until the end
Viva
Ahhhhhhh
Barcelona
Ah, ah, ahh, ahhh
Foolin' Around
Available in the 10CD/2DVD 'Solo' boxed set only. Length 5:35.
This version adds a longer instrumental intro, and an additional instrumental section. It has a very similar feel to the album version.
Details of the original version can be found on the 'Mr Bad Guy' album page. You're so beautiful, you just lay it on me
Foxy lady, you really are the greatest show in town
You want to play
You wanna eat your cake and have it your way
You got it easy and you don't give a damn
Fooling around, you just keep fooling around with me
(Keep on fooling around with me baby)
Walking down the street, people watching closely
Such a tease, you can turn on any man you want (eh-op, eh-op)
You masquerade
You're the catch of the season every night and day
You, you, you don't have any time for me
You just keep fooling around with me, yes you do, actually
Fooling around (eh-op)-
Everywhere I go you're the only, only, only sexy lady
Fooling around (eh-op, eh-op)
All you do is keep me hanging around
You're really so hard to please, hey
You've gotta really watch that baby
Yeah, yeah, wow
Yeah, yeah
You just, you just, fooling around with me
You just, you just, fooling around with me
You keep fooling, you keep fooling
Hey, fooling, fooling, fooling, fooling, fooling
Want to play, but you always want it all your own way
You got it easy but you don't give a damn
Fooling around, you just keep fooling around with me
Just keep fooling around with me, yeah
I'm a fool, fool, fool, fool for you baby
Keep fooling around, yeah, yeah
I'm a fool, fool, fool, for you sexy baby
Keep fooling around
I'm a fool, fool, fool, baby
Hanging around
I'm a fool, fool, fool, fool for you baby
Keep fooling around
I Was Born To Love You
Available on the 12" single, on the 'Mr Bad Guy' CD and cassette albums, in the 10CD/2DVD 'Solo' boxed set, and on the 2CD 'Lover Of Life, Singer Of Songs' set. Length 7:03.
This version adds a lengthy instrumental intro, and additional instrumental sections in the middle and towards the end. It also features various stereo effects at various points.
Details of the original version can be found on the 'Mr Bad Guy' album page. Hey, hey
I was born to love you
With every single beat of my heart
Yes, I was born to take care of you
Every single day of my life
You are the one for me
I am the man for you
You were made for me
You're my ecstasy
If I was given every opportunity
I'd kill for your love, hey
So take a chance with me
Let me romance with you
I'm caught in a dream
And my dream's come true
So hard to believe
This is happening to me
An amazing feeling
Comin' through
I was born to love you
With every single beat of my heart
Yeah, I was born to take care of you, huh
Every single day of my life
I wanna love you
I love every little thing about you
I wanna love you, love you, love you
Born - to love you
Born - to love you
Yes (born, born, born) I was born to love you
Born (born, born) - to love you
Born (born, born) - to love you
Every single day of my life
I was born to take care of you
Every single day of my life
An amazing feeling
I was born to love you
With every single beat of my heart
Yeah, I was born to take care of you, huh
Every single day of my life
I wanna love you
I love every little thing about you
I wanna love you, love you, love you
Born (born, born) - to love you
Born (born, born) - to love you
Yes (born, born, born) I was born to love you
Born (born, born) - to love you
Born (born, born) - to love you
Every single day of my life
I was born to take care of you
Every single day of my life
Hey, hey
I was born to love you
With every single beat of my heart
Yeah, I was born to take care of you, honey
Every single day of my life
Let's Turn It On
Available on the 'Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow' 12" single, on the 'Mr Bad Guy' CD album, and in the 10CD/2DVD 'Solo' boxed set. Length 5:08.
This version is similar to the original, with more instrumental sections and other effects.
Details of the original version can be found on the 'Mr Bad Guy' album page. Let's turn it on
Dancing
Let's turn it on, and get everybody thinking, thinking, thinking, thinking
Let's turn it on, everybody song and dancing, dancing, dancing, dancing
Let's turn it on, turn it on, all the people got to get the right impression, yeah
Turn it on, turn it on, turn it on
Why don't we turn it on and let's stop everybody fighting
Let's get it on, let's get everybody jumping
Let's get it on, and get everybody stomping
Let's get it on, turn it on, all the people got to get the right impression
Let's get it on, turn it on
And let's get everybody dancing
Take it
Let's turn it on, yeah
Nobody is giving it up, yeah, yeah
Everybody's living it up, yeah, yeah
Everybody's living it up, living it up, let's turn it on, hey
Yeah, nobody's giving it up
Everybody's living it up, yeah, yeah
Everybody's living it up, living it up
Let's turn it on, turn it on, yeah
Dancing, dancing, dancing, dancing
Lovely feeling
Let's get everybody dancing, dancing, dancing, dancing
Let's turn it on, and get everybody swinging
Let's turn it on, get right into that lovely feeling
Let's turn it on, yeah, come on all you people get together
Turn it on, turn it on, yeah, turn it on, and let's get everybody dancing
Turn it on, and get everybody happy
Let's turn it on, let's make everybody happy
Let's turn it on, let's turn it on, come on all you, all you happy people together
Turn it on, yeah, turn it on, turn it on
Let's make everybody crazy
Living On My Own
(UK and general version)
Available on the 12" single, on the 'Mr Bad Guy' CD album, and in the 10CD/2DVD 'Solo' boxed set. Length 6:37.
This version contains extra percussion and other instruments, and a longer introduction and outro. It also adds longer instrumental breaks throughout the song.
Details of the original version can be found on the 'Mr Bad Guy' album page. Dee do de do day
Dee do de do de do do de do doh
Sometimes I feel I'm gonna break down and cry (so lonely)
Nowhere to go, nothing to do with my time
I get lonely
So lonely
Living on my own
Sometimes I feel I'm always walking too fast (so lonely)
And everything is coming down on me, down on me
I go crazy
Oh so crazy
Living on my own (living on my own)
Dee do day day
Dee do day day
I don't have no time for no monkey business
Dee do day day
Dee do day day
I get so lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely yeah
Got to be some good times ahead
Sometimes I feel nobody gives me no warning
Find my head is always up in the clouds
In a dreamworld
It's not easy
Living on my own, my own, my own
Dee do day day, lonely
Dee do day day, lonely
I don't have no time for no monkey business
Dee do day day
Dee do day day
I get so lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely yeah
Got to be some good times ahead (Ad-libbed section) Come on baby (Ad-libbed section) Wooh, hoo
Yeah, dee do day day
Dee do day day
I don't have no time for no monkey business
Dee do day day
Dee do day day
I get so lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely yeah
Got to be some good times ahead (Ad-libbed section) I don't have no time for no monkey business
Lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely yeah
Got to be some good times ahead
Yeah, baby (Ad-libs) Yeah, good times ahead (Ad-libbed section) Yeah, living on my own
Living on my own
Living on my own
Living on my own, wooh (Ad-libbed section)
Living On My Own
(US and Brazil version)
Available on the US and Brazilian 12" singles only. Length 6:40.
This remix features heavier and faster percussion, and a much longer intro. It rearranges and repeats some of the lyrics, and features other changes in places, such as a-capella type sections, and echoes.
Details of the original version can be found on the 'Mr Bad Guy' album page. Dee do de do day
Dee do de do de do do de do doh
So lonely
Living on my own (living on my own)
Dee do day day (dee do day day)
Dee do day day (dee do day day)
Dee do day day (dee do day day)
Dee do day day (dee do day day)
It's not easy
I don't have no time for no monkey business
I get so lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely yeah
Got to be some good times ahead (Ad-libbed section) Come on baby (come on baby)
Sometimes I feel I'm gonna break down and cry (so lonely)
Nowhere to go, nothing to do with my time
I get lonely
So lonely
Living on my own
Sometimes I feel I'm always walking too fast (so lonely)
And everything is coming down on me, down on me
I go crazy
Oh so crazy
Living on my own (living on my own)
Dee do day day
Dee do day day
I don't have no time for no monkey business
Dee do day day
Dee do day day
I get so lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely yeah
Got to be some good times ahead
Sometimes I feel nobody gives me no warning
Find my head is always up in the clouds
In a dreamworld
It's not easy
Living on my own, my own, my own
Dee do day day, lonely
Dee do day day, lonely
I don't have no time for no monkey business
Dee do day day
Dee do day day
I get so lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely yeah
Got to be some good times ahead (Ad-libbed section) Come on baby
Wooh, hoo
Yeah, dee do day day
Dee do day day
I don't have no time for no monkey business
Dee do day day
Dee do day day
I get so lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely yeah
Got to be some good times ahead
It's not easy
Living on my own, my own, my own
I get so lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely yeah
Got to be some good times ahead
Living on my own
Living on my own
Living on my own, living on my own, living on my own, living on my own
Living, living, living on my own
Living on my own, living on my own, living, living on my own
Living on my own, living on my own, living on my own
Living, living, living on my own
Living on my own, living on my own, living, living, living on my own
Living on my own, living on my own, living, living, living on my own
Living on my own, living on my own, living on my own, living on my own, living
Yeah
Dee do day day (dee do day day)
Dee do day day
I don't have no time for no monkey business
Dee do day day (dee do day day)
Dee do day day
I get so lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely yeah
Got to be some good times ahead (Ad-libbed section) Living on my own
Living on my own
Living on my own
Living on my own, wooh (Ad-libbed section)
Love Kills
Available on the 12" single, on the 'I Was Born To Love You' 7" double-pack, in the 10CD/2DVD 'Solo' boxed set, and later included on the 'Now That's What I Call 12" 80s: Remixed' various artists compilation in 2022. Length 5:21.
This version features a longer instrumental introduction and outro, and features new instrumental sections in the middle.
Details of the original version can be found on the Miscellaneous Songs page. Ooh, ooh, oooh
Ooh, ooh, oooh
Love don't give no compensation
Love don't pay no bills
Love don't give no indication
Love just won't stand still
Love kills, drills you through your heart
Love kills, scars you from the start
It's just a living pastime
Ruling your heart line
Stay for a lifetime
Won't let you go
Cause love (love) love (love) love won't leave you alone
Love don't take no reservation
Love is no square deal
Hey, love don't give no justification
It strikes like cold steel
Love kills, drills you through your heart
Love kills, scars you from the start
It's just a living pastime
Burning your life line
Gives you a hard time
Won't let you go
Cause love (love) love (love) love won't leave you alone
Hey, love can play with your emotions
Open invitation to your heart
Hey, love kills
Play with your emotions
Open invitation to your heart, to your heart
Love kills, love kills, hey
Love kills
Kills, kills, kills, kills
Love kills
Love kills, kills, kills, kills, kills, kills
Love can play with your emotions
Open invitation
Love kills, hey, drills you through your heart
Love kills, scars you from the start
It's just a living pastime
Ruling your heartline
Won't let you go
Love kills, hey, drills you through your heart
Love kills, tears you right apart
It won't let go
It won't let go
Love kills
Yeah, yeah
Ooh, ooh, oooh
Ooh, ooh, oooh
Ooh, ooh, oooh
Ooh, ooh, oooh
Ooh, ooh, oooh
Ooh, ooh, oooh
Ooh, ooh, oooh
Ooh, ooh, oooh
Ooh, ooh, oooh
Ooh, ooh, oooh
Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow
Available on the 12" single, and in the 10CD/2DVD 'Solo' boxed set. Length 5:31.
This version contains a new introduction, and a longer instrumental outro. It also has some additional instruments within the song.
Details of the original version can be found on the 'Mr Bad Guy' album page. You had to kill the conversation
You always had the upper hand
Got caught in love and stepped in sinking sand (sand, sand)
You had to go and ruin all our plans
Packed your bags and you're leaving home
Got a one way ticket and you're all set to go
But we have one more day together, so
Love me like there's no tomorrow
Hold me in your arms, tell me you mean it
This is our last goodbye and very soon it will be over
But today just love me like there's no tomorrow
I guess we drift alone in separate ways
I don't have all that far to go
God knows, I've learnt to play the lonely man
I've never felt so low in all my life
We were born to be just losers
So I guess there's a limit on how far we go
But we only have one more day together, so (oooh, ooh, oooh, ooooh)
Love me like there's no tomorrow
Hold me in your arms, tell me you mean it
This is our last goodbye and very soon it will be over
But today just love me like there's no tomorrow
Tomorrow - God knows just where I'll be
Tomorrow - who knows just what's in store for me
Anything can happen but we only have one more day together, yeah (oooohhh)
Just one more day forever, so (ooooh, ah, ah, ah, ahh)
Love me like there's no tomorrow
Hold me in your arms, tell me you mean it
This is our last goodbye and very soon it will be over
But today just love me like there's no tomorrow
So love me like there's no tomorrow
Hold me in your arms, tell me you mean it
This is our last goodbye and very soon it will be over
But today just love me like there's no tomorrow
Made In Heaven
Available on the 12" single, in the 10CD/2DVD 'Solo' boxed set, and on the 2CD 'Lover Of Life, Singer Of Songs' set. Length 4:48.
This version features a new vocal intro, a new instrumental section, reordered verses and a new ending.
Details of the original version can be found on the 'Mr Bad Guy' album page. Ahhh, ahhh
Ahhh, ahhh, ohhh
Ahhh, ahhh, ahhh
Ahhh, ahhh, ahhh
Ahhh, ahhh
Ahhh, ahhh
Ohhhh
Made in heaven
I'm taking my ride with destiny
Willing to play my part
Living with painful memories
Loving with all my heart
Made in heaven, made in heaven
It was all meant to be, yeah
Made in heaven, made in heaven
That's what they say
Can't you see
That's what everybody says to me
Can't you see
Oh I know, I know, I know that it's true
Yes, it's really meant to be
Deep in my heart
When stormy weather comes around
It was made in heaven
When sunny skies break through behind the clouds
I wish it could last forever, yeah, yeah
Wish it could last forever, forever, oooh
Made in heaven
I'm playing my role in history
Looking to find my goal
Taking in all this misery
But giving it all my soul
Made in heaven, made in heaven
It was all meant to be, yeah
Made in heaven, made in heaven
That's what everybody says
Wait and see, it was really meant to be
So plain to see
Yeah, everybody, everybody, everybody tells me so
Yes it was plain to see, yes it was meant to be
Written in the stars
Written in the stars
Written in the stars
Written in the stars
My Love Is Dangerous
Available on the 'Living On My Own' 12" single, in the 10CD/2DVD 'Solo' boxed set, and on the 2CD 'Lover Of Life, Singer Of Songs' set. Length 6:26.
This version features a lengthy drum/bass intro and other new instrumental sections.
Details of the original version can be found on the 'Mr Bad Guy' album page. My love is dangerous, dangerous
My love is dangerous
Always make you bleed, always make you bleed
Always make you bleed - love is dangerous, hey
Don't follow in my footsteps, you don't belong to me
You only make a mistake, don't try understand me
Don't try understand me, all I'm trying to say
My love is dangerous, huh, yeah, dangerous
Love is dangerous, yeah
Make everybody cry, everybody cry
Everybody cry, love is dangerous
Ha, don't waste your time with loving, love don't work for me
Don't try to show your feelings
Step carefully, step carefully, all I'm trying to say
My love is dangerous, because I'm your enemy
Watch your step carefully
Cause I know, I know, I know, I know, I know me
Dangerous, no can give you guarantee
I'm your one day ecstasy, next day no, hey
Oooh, dangerous
Love is dangerous, love is dangerous, yeah
All I'm really trying to say to you - love is dangerous
No go play fire with me - fire dance for me
You no can take a pisstake
Don't go criticise me, no go analyse me
All I'm trying to say
My love is dangerous, because I'm your enemy
Watch your step carefully
Cause I know, I know, I know, I know, I know me
Dangerous, hey, no can give you guarantee
I'm your one day ecstasy, next day no, hey
Dangerous, dangerous, my love is dangerous, yeah, yeah, yeah
Ha, always make you bleed
Always make you bleed
Always make you bleed
Love is
Yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Love is dangerous
My love is dangerous
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
She Blows Hot And Cold
Available on the 'Made In Heaven' 12" single, and in the 10CD/2DVD 'Solo' boxed set. Length 5:50.
This version has different drums at the start, more instrumental sections, and some lyric changes.
Details of the original version can be found on the 'Mr Bad Guy' album page. She's a sexy lady
She can do it then she kicks you out of bed
Tricky talking baby
She can rock 'n' roll and leave you for dead
Blow hot and cold, blow hot and cold
She can give you the business, give you the business
She blows, she blows hot and cold
She's a modern lady
She can fight it out man to man
She's a dirty so and so
She can do it, do it, and do it she can
Blow hot and cold, blow hot and cold
She can give you the business, give you the business
She blows, she blows hot and cold
Yeah, give me the business baby
She can give you the business, yeah
Yeah, she blows, she blows, she blows hot and cold
Yeah, give me the business baby
She can give you the business, yeah
She's a dirty so and so, hey, hey
Yeah, she blows, she blows, she blows hot and cold
She's a sexy lady
She can bring you to a very sticky end
Sexy talking tricky talking baby
She can rock 'n' roll and leave you for dead
Blow hot and cold, she blows hot and cold
She can give you the business, give you the business
She blows, she blows hot and cold
Hey, hey
She blows, blows hot and cold
Blows hot and cold
Come on and do it
Come on and give me the business
Go, go, girl
Yeah, give me the business baby
She blows, she blows hot and cold, ha
Come on
Yeah, tricky talking baby
Yeah, give me the business baby
She blows, she blows hot and cold
Yeah, come on
Blow hot and cold baby
Hot, hot, hot and cold, woh, hoo
Yeah
Yes, she blows, yes she blows
Hot and cold, hot and cold
She can give you the business
She can give you the business
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Stop All The Fighting
Available on the 'I Was Born To Love You' 7" double pack single (and not the 12"), and in the 10CD/2DVD 'Solo' boxed set. Length 6:35.
This version has more instrumental sections, a repeated verse, and a longer outro with 'machine' voices.
Details of the original version can be found on the 'Mr Bad Guy' album page. Stop all, stop all, stop all the fighting
Stop all, stop all, stop all the fighting
Stop that, stop all the fighting
We want to live in a better place (I want to live in a better place)
We want to make a better human race
We want to live in a better place, hey
Stop all the fighting
We want to make a better human race
Stop all the fighting, stop all the fighting
Don't - do that
Don't get - all excited
You - know that, know that - not gonna like it
Stop all, stop all, stop all, stop all the fighting
We want to live in a better place (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
We want to make a better human race
We want to live in a better place
Stop all the fighting
We want to make a better human race
Stop all the fighting
Stop all the fighting
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Get all excited
You don't have to do that
You're not gonna like it, that's a point of fact
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
We want to live in a better place
We want to make a better human race for you
We want to live in a better place
We want to make a better human race
Stop all the fighting
Stop all the fighting
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Get all excited
You don't have to do that
You're not gonna like it, that's a point of fact
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
We want to live in a better place
We want to make a better human race for you
We want to live in a better place
We want to make a better human race
Stop all the fighting
Stop all the fighting
Stop
(Stop all the fighting)
(Stop all) stop, stop (stop all), stop, stop, stop (the fighting)
Stop, stop, (stop), stop, stop (stop all) stop, stop (stop all the fighting)
Stop, stop, (stop that), stop, stop, (the fighting), stop, stop, stop
(Stop all the fighting)
The Great Pretender
Available on the 12" single, and in the 10CD/2DVD 'Solo' boxed set. Length 5:52.
This version has an extended introduction and an additional remixed section.
The extended video version has length 5:47 and has additional dialogue from backstage at the video shoot.
Details of the original version can be found on the Miscellaneous Songs page, while details are also available of the 'Freddie Mercury Video Collection' and 'Lover Of Life, Singer Of Songs' surround sound mix. Oh yes, I'm the great pretender, pretender, pretender, pretender, pretender
Pretender, pretender, pretender, pretender (ooooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-oooh)
Pretender, pretender, pretender, pretender (ooooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-oooh)
Pretender, pretender, pretender, pretender
Pretender, pretender, pretender (ooooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-oooh)
Oh yes, I'm the great pretender, pretender, pretender, pretender
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes, oh yes, oh yes (ooooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-oooh)
Oh yes, pretender, pretender , pretender (ooooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-oooh)
Pretender, pretender, pretender, pretender
Pretender, pretender, pretender (ooooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-oooh)
Oh yes, I'm the great pretender (oooh-ooh-oooh-ooh)
Pretending I'm doing well (oooh-ooh-oooh-ooh)
My need is such
I pretend too much
I'm lonely but no-one can tell
Oh yes, I'm the great pretender (oooh-ooh-oooh-ooh)
Adrift in a world of my own (oooh-ooh-oooh-ooh)
I play the game
But to my real shame
You've left me to dream all alone
Too real is this feeling of make believe (oooooh, make believe)
Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal (oooh, ooh, oooh, ooh, oooh)
Oh, oh yes, I'm the great pretender (oooh-ooh-oooh-ooh)
Just laughing and gay like a clown (oooh-ooh-oooh-ooh)
I seem to be what I'm not you see (oooh, oooh, oh, you see)
I'm wearing my heart like a crown
Pretending that you're still around
Yeah (ooooh-oh-ooh-oh-oooh)
Woo-hoo
Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal (real, feel, what my heart)
Oh yes, I'm the great pretender
Just laughing and gay like a clown (oooh-ooh-oooh-ooh)
I seem to be what I'm not you see
I'm wearing my heart like a crown
Pretending that you're
Still around
Around
Oooh-ooh-oooh-ooh
Oooh-ooh-oooh-ooh
Real, feel, what my heart
Yes, I'm the great pretender
Just laughing and gay like a clown (oooh-ooh-oooh-ooh)
I seem to be what I'm not you see
I'm wearing my heart like a crown
Pretending that you're
Pretending that you're still around
Time
Available on the 12" single, and in the 10CD/2DVD 'Solo' boxed set. Length 4:35.
This version has a slightly longer intro, and features a saxophone solo and also an additional verse.
Details of the original version can be found on the Miscellaneous Songs page. Time waits for nobody (ooooh, oooh)
Time waits for nobody
Time waits for nobody (ooooh, ooh, oooh)
We all must plan our hopes together
Or we'll have no more future at all
Time waits for nobody
We might as well be deaf and dumb and blind
I know that sounds unkind
But it seems to me we've not listened to
Or spoken about it all
The fact that time is running out
For us all
Time
Waits for nobody
Time waits for no-one
We've got to build this world together
Or we'll have no more future at all
Because time
It waits for nobody
You don't need me tell you what's gone wrong (gone wrong, gone wrong)
You know what's going on
But it seems to me we've not cared enough (ooooh, oooh)
Or confided in each other at all
It seems like we've all got our backs against the wall
Time
Time
We've got to trust in one another (ooooh, oooh)
Or there'll be no more future at all
(Time)
Time waits for nobody, no, no
Time don't wait for no-one
Let's learn to be friends with one another (ooooh, oooh)
Or there'll be no more future at all
Time, time, time, time
Waits for nobody
Waits for nobody
Time, time, time, time
Waits for nobody at all
Time waits for nobody
Ooooh, oooh
There'll be no more future at all
Time, time, time, time
Waits for nobody
Waits for nobody
Time, time, time, time
Waits for nobody at all
Time waits for nobody, yeah
Time don't wait (don't wait), waits for no-one
Let us free this world forever (ooooh, oooh)
And build a brand new future for us all
Ahh, ah, ahh, ah
Time
Waits for nobody, nobody, nobody
For no-one
Time don't wait for nobody at all