Lost In The Flood
Composer(s): Bruce Springsteen
Performer(s): Bruce Springsteen



The ragamuffin gunner is returnin' home like a hungry runaway
He walks through town all alone
He must be from the fort he hears the high school girls say
His countryside's burnin' with wolfman fairies dressed in drag for homicide
The hit and run, plead sanctuary, `neath a holy stone they hide
They're breakin' beams and crosses with a spastic's reelin' perfection
nuns run bald through Vatican halls pregnant, pleadin' immaculate conception
And everybody's wrecked on Main Street from drinking unholy blood
Sticker smiles sweet as gunner breathes deep, his ankles caked in mud
And I said "Hey, gunner man, that's quicksand, that's quicksand that ain't mud
Have you thrown your senses to the war or did you lose them in the flood?"

That pure American brother, dull-eyed and empty-faced
races Sundays in Jersey in a Chevy stock super eight
He rides `er low on the hip, on the side he's got 
Bound For Glory in red, white and blue flash paint
He leans on the hood telling racing stories, the kids call him Jimmy The Saint
Well the blaze and noise boy, he's gunnin' that bitch loaded to blastin' point
He rides head first into a hurricane and disappears into a point
And there's nothin' left but some blood where the body fell
That is, nothin' left that you could sell
just junk all across the horizon, a real highwayman's farewell
And he said "Hey kid, you think that's oil? Man, that ain't oil that's blood"
I wonder what he was thinking when he hit that storm
Or was he just lost in the flood?
Eighth Avenue sailors in satin shirts whisper in the air
Some storefront incarnation of Maria, she's puttin' on me the stare
and Bronx's best apostle stands with his hand on his own hardware
Everything stops, you hear five, quick shots, the cops come up for air
And now the whiz-bang gang from uptown, they're shootin' up the street
And that cat from the Bronx starts lettin' loose
but he gets blown right off his feet
And some kid comes blastin' round the corner but a cop puts him right away
He lays on the street holding his leg screaming something in Spanish
Still breathing when I walked away
And somebody said "Hey man did you see that? His body hit the street with such a beautiful thud"
I wonder what the dude was sayin' or was he just lost in the flood?
Hey man, did you see that, those poor cats are sure messed up
I wonder what they were gettin' into, or were they just lost in the flood?

Always Take A Girl Named "Daisy" ('Cause Daisies Won't Tell)
Composer(s): Geo. W. Meyer - Alfred Bryan - Sam M. Lewis



Handsome Harry, handsome Harry Thomas
He was sued, yes, sued for breach of promise
He took Mary walking through the dell
And said "Now don't you dare to tell"

Mary went right home and told her mother
Ma told Pa and Pa then told another
Brother told the preacher and
the pracher went and tolled a wedding bell

Never take a walk with Mary
Never take a walk with Sue
Never take a walk with Maude or Carrie
That's the kind of girl you'll have to marry

If you take a girl out walking
Down a little shady dell
Always take a girl named Daisy
'Cause daisies won't tell

Harry's married life was pure and simple
Till he met a girlie with a dimple
She said "Dear I'm not acquainted here
I just came down from Beaver Fall"

Harry winked and said, why silk and satin
To this girl would be like Greek and Latin
Harry felt like fainting
when he missed his little dollar Ingersol

Never take a walk with Mary
Never take a walk with Sue
Never take a walk with Maude or Carrie
That's the kind of girl you'll have to marry

Lost In The Fifties Tonight (In the Still Of the Night)
Performer(s): Ronnie Milsap



Close your eyes, Baby
Follow my heart
Call on the memories
Here in the dark
We'll let the magic
Take us away
Back to the feelings
We shared when they played

In the still of the night
Hold me darlin', hold me tight
So real, so right
Lost in the fifties tonight

These precious hours
We know can't survive
But loves all that matters
While the past is alive
Now and for always
Till time disappears
We'll hold each other
Whenever we hear

In the still of the night
Hold me darlin, hold me tight
So real, so right
Lost in the fifties tonight 

Always Somewhere
Composer(s): Rudolf Schenker - Klaus Meine
Performer(s): Scorpions



Arrive at seven the place feels good
No time to call you today
Encores till eleven then Chinese fool
Back to the hotel again
I call your number the line ain't free
I like to tell you come to me
A night without you seems like a lost dream
Love I can't tell you how I feel
Always somewhere
Miss you where I've been
I'll be back to love you again

Another morning another place
The only day off is far away
But every cith has seen me in the end
And brings me to you again
Always somewhere
Miss you where I've been
I'll be back to love you again

Lost In Music
Composer(s): Bernard Edwards - Nile Rodgers
First release by: Sister Sledge - 1979
Covered by multiple other artists



We're lost in music; caught in a trap
No turning back
We're lost in music
We're lost in music
Feel so alive
I quit my nine-to-five
We're lost in music
Have you ever seen some people lose ev'rything?
First to go is their mind
Responsibility to me is a tragedy
I'll get a job some other time
I want to join a band and play in front of crazy fans
Yes
I call that temptation
Give me a melody
That's all that I ever need
The music is my salvation
We're lost in music; caught in a trap ...
In the spotlight
the band plays so very tight
each and every night
It's not vanity
To me it's my sanity
I could never survive
Some people ask of me: What are you gonna be?
Why don't you go get a job?
All that I can say
I won't give up my music
not me
not now
no way
no how
We're lost in music
caught in a trap
caught in our music
No turning back
We're lost in music
We're lost in music - don't take away our music
Feel so alive
Feel
I quit - I quit my nine-to-five
Yeah
we're lost in music
We're lost in music - melody is good to me
Caught in a trap
I'm caught
Oh baby
no turning back
No
no
no
we're lost in music
We're lost in music

Always On My Mind
Composer(s): John L. Christopher - Mark James - Wayne Carson
First recording/First release by: Brenda Lee - 1971/1972
Covered by multiple other artists

Versions In Other Languages:
1992 - Zonder Verhaal (by Mama's Jasje)
2000 - Wie My Härzschlag (by Polo Hofer & die SchmetterBand)



Maybe I didn't treat you
Quite as good as I should have
Maybe I didn't love you
Quite as often as I could have
Little things I should have said and done
I just never took the time

You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind

Tell me, tell me that your sweet love hasn't died
Give me, give me one more chance
To keep you satisfied, satisfied

Maybe I didn't hold you
All those lonely, lonely times
And I guess I never told you
I'm so happy that you're mine
If I make you feel second best
Girl, I'm sorry I was blind

You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind

Tell me, tell me that your sweet love hasn't died
Give me, give me one more chance
To keep you satisfied, satisfied

Little things I should have said and done
I just never took the time
You were always on my mind
You are always on my mind
You are always on my mind 

Lost In Loveliness
Composer(s): Leo Robin - Sigmund Romberg
Performer(s): Doris Day
and multiple other artists



What a thrill you are
What a sight to see
Something the eyes of mortals have no right to see
Am I on the earth or in the sky?
Lost in loveliness am I
When I look at you
I forget myself
I could go mad about you if I let myself
Should I let myself, or pass you by?
Lost in loveliness am I
I know I'm reaching for a star
What's more, I know how dangerous you are
If I were wise
I'd close my eyes
Or walk away and worship from afar
In the lonely night
You would haunt my heart
And I would pray that someday you might want my heart
And I'd have to live my whole life through
Lost in loveliness, the loveliness of you

Zonder Verhaal
((Adapted from: Always On My Mind (by Brenda Lee) - 1971/1972))
((Swiss Version: Wie My Härzschlag (by Polo Hofer & die SchmetterBand) - 2000))
Composer(s): John L. Christopher - Mark James - Wayne Carson - Peter Van Laet - Ben Destrycker - Paul Despiegelaere
Performer(s): Mama's Jasje - 1992



Aan de allerlaatste bladen
van een mooi, maar kort verhaal
waarin ze niet gescheiden waren
blijkt het einde nu fataal
want zijn boodschap wordt haar meegedeeld
terwijl het huwelijkslied al speelt

Hij verdween zonder verhaal
Hij verdween zonder verhaal

Haar verlangen is verdronken
en wat overblijft is pijn
Haar vertrouwen weggeschonken
aan de zeeën van de tijd
Als een zeilboot die maar verder vaart
zo ver weg van waar zij staat

Hij verdween zonder verhaal
Hij verdween zonder verhaal

Zeg mij, zeg mij waarom jij daar vaart en ik hier sta
Geef mij, geef mij nog een kans of doe me jouw verhaal, jouw verhaal...

Kleine dingen die hij niet begreep bleken groter dan de zee

Hij verdween zonder verhaal
Hij verdween zonder verhaal

Zeg mij, zeg mij waarom jij daar vaart en ik hier sta
Geef mij, geef mij nog een kans of doe me jouw verhaal, jouw verhaal...

Lost In Love 
Composer(s): Graham Russell
Performer(s): Air Supply



Oh I realize the best part of love 
Is the thinnest lace 
That it don't come for much 
But I'm not letting go 
I believe this too much to believe in 
So lift your eyes if you feel you can 
Reach for a star and I'll show you a plan 
I'd figure it out 
What I needed was so one to show me 
You know you can't fool me 
I'd been loving you too long 
It started so easy 
You want to carry on (carry on) 
(Now I) Lost in love and I don't know much 
Cause to thinking about, and felt out of touch 
But I'm back on my feet, and eager to be what you wanted

Always Never Now
Composer(s): Tim Finn
Performer(s): Tim Finn



Once he thought it was forever
But it's always never now

It was the best decision he ever made
Now he's living with the consequenses
He was still a bit green
Like a sheep in a ballroom
She had the devil in her
He couldn't stop himself experimenting in secret
Fire was a constant theme

Now he's glad that it's over
And the horrible feeling's gone away
Nothing prepares you
He said "I'd do it all again
Just to be where I am"

Once he thought it was forever
But it's always never now
Once he thought it was forever
But it's always never now

And it seems so long ago now
When he didn't have that peace in himself
Two overlapping circles
But you can't find the centre in somebody else

And the hardest of hearts
Couldn't fail to weep
Now he's on his way
Throw him a line as he walks to his sleep
Now he's on his way

Like the scales on a fish
They flash and flicker in the sea
But they're dull in the heat of the sun

When his back was to the wall
In a dirty bar in London
He didn't care about the Beatles
She would be angry & frightened
He would be hopeless & guilty
They had to discover that country for themselves
He went through life always
Looking to turn it around
The only way he can work it
Is from the inside
Making things happen from within
Once he thought it was forever
But it's always never now

Lost In America
Composer(s): Alice Cooper - Bruce Stuart Saylor - Dan Wexler
Performer(s): Alice Cooper; Francesca Beghe; Negative



I can't get a girl
cuz I ain't got a car
I can't get a car
cuz I ain't got a job
I can't get a job
cuz I ain't got a car
So I'm looking for a girl with a job and a car
Don't you know where you are

Lost in America

I got a mom but I ain't got a dad
My dad's got a wife but she ain't my mom
Mom's looking for a man to be my dad
But I want my mom and dad to be my real
mom and dad
Is that so bad
Oh, I think I've been had

Lost in America

Well, I live at the 7-11
Well, I'm tryin' to play this guitar
Well, I'm learning "Stairway to Heaven"
Cuz Heaven's where you are

I can't go to school
cuz I ain't got a gun
I ain't got a gun
cuz I ain't got a job
I ain't got a job
cuz I can't go to school
So I'm looking for a girl with a gun and a job
Don't you know where you are

Lost in America

Always Near You/Nowhere To Hide
Composer(s): Gene Simmons
Performer(s): Kiss



I've just begun since you've gone
To understand I'm the only one
And if you cross yourself at night

I'll come and see you
Don't run and hide
I'm always near you
I'm always near you, near you
And if you turn out the light
(Turn out the light)
Don't think you'll hide behind the night
(Behind the night)
And if you touch me, I might
Might turn and see you
Don't run and hide
I'm always near you
I'm always near you, near you
I've just begun since you've gone
(Since you've been gone)
To understand I'm the only one
(The only one)
And if you cross yourself at night
I'll come and see you
Don't run and hide
I'm always near you
I'm always near you, near you
Don't run and hide
You'll be the only one
I said don't try to hide for me and everyone
Don't try to hide
You'll be the only one
I said don't try to hide for me and everyone
Everyone, oh everyone...

Lost In A Fog
Composer(s): Dorothy Fields - Jimmy McHugh
Performer(s): Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees
and multiple other artists



Like a Ship at sea, I'm just lost in a fog
My mind is hazy, my thoughts are blue
Guess I'll always be kinda
Lost in a fog without you

Waitin' night and day like a bump on a log
I'm goin' crazy, what can I do
Help me find my way
`Cos I'm lost in a fog without you

It was sunny every day
The sky was fair above
But you took the light away
The day you took your love

Only fools like me could be tossed in a bog
I've got a heartache I never knew
Guess I'll always be kinda
Lost in a fog without you

Like a ship at sea, I'm lost in a fog
My mind is hazy, my thoughts are blue
Guess I'll always be kinda
Lost in a fog without you

Waitin' night and day like a bump on a log
I'm goin' crazy, what can I do
Help me find my way
`Cos I'm lost in a fog without you

It was sunny every day
The sky was fair above
But you took the light away
The day you took your love

Only fools like me could be tossed in a bog
I've got a heartache I never knew
Guess I'll always be kinda
Lost in a fog without you

Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life
Composer(s): Eric Idle
First release by: Eric Idle - 1979
Covered by multiple other artists



Some things in life are bad
They can really make you mad
Other things just make you swear and curse
When you're chewing your life's gristle
Don't grumble, give a whistle
And this'll help things turn out for the best
And.....

Always look on the bright side of life

Always look on the light side of life

If life seems jolly rotten
There's something you've forgotten
And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing
When you're feeling in the dumps
Don't be silly chumps
Just purse your lips and whistle 
That's the thing
And...

Always look on the bright side of life

Always look on the right side of life

For life is quite absurd
And death's the final word
You must always face the curtain with a bow
Forget about your sin
Give the audience a grin
Enjoy it 
It's your last chance, anyhow
So ...

Always look on the bright side of death

Just before you draw your terminal breath

Life's a piece of shit
When you look at it
Life's a laugh and death's a joke 
It's true
You'll see it's all a show
Keep 'em laughing as you go
Just remember that the last laugh is on you
And...

Always look on the bright side of life!

Always look on the bright side of life!

Always look on the bright side of life!

Always look on the bright side of life!

Always look on the bright side of life!

Always look on the bright side of life!

Always look on the bright side of life!

Always look on the bright side of life!

Always look on the bright side of life!

Always look on the bright side of life!

Always look on the bright side of life!

Always look on the bright side of life!

Lost Highway
Composer(s): Leon Payne
First release by: Leon Payne - 1948
Covered by multiple other artists



I'm a rollin' stone, all alone and lost
For a life of sin I have paid the cost
When I pass by all the people say
Just another guy on the lost highway

Just a deck of cards and a jug of wine
And a woman's lies makes a life like mine
Oh, the day we met, I went astray
I started rollin' down that lost highway

I was just a lad, nearly twenty-two
Neither good nor bad, just a kid like you
And now I'm lost, too late to pray
Lord, I paid the cost, on the lost highway

Now boy's don't start to ramblin' round
On this road of sin or you're sorrow bound
Take my advice or you'll curse the day
You started rollin' down that lost highway

Always Lift Him Up/Kanaka Wai Wai
Composer(s): Alfred Reed
Performer(s): Ry Cooder



When a fellow has the blues and feels discouraged
And there's nothing else but trouble all his life
When he's always grumbled at and never happy
Living with a scolding, aggravating wife
If he's sick and tired of life and takes to drinking
Do not pass him by, don't greet him with a frown
Do not fail to lend a hand and try to help him
Always lift him up and never knock him down

If he stays out late at night because he's worried
And because his home is not what it should be
Have a smile for him whenever you should meet him
It would help him just the right way, don't you see
If he gambles when he's in the town or city
Tell him what he ought to do to gain the crown
Lend a hand and do not fail to show him pity
Always lift him up and never knock him down

If he cannot pay his debts and feels disgusted
If he's blue and doesn't have a word to say
Let him know you are his friend who can be trusted
It would cheer this lonely fellow on his way
If he finds it hard for him to keep his family
Let a kind word greet his ear when he's around
Don't say anything at all to make against him
Always lift him up and never knock him down

If he has no friends and everyone's against him
If he's failed at everything that he has tried
Try to lift his load, to help to bear his burden
Let him know that you are walking by his side
And if he feels that all is lost, and he is falling
Try to place that poor man's feet on solid ground
Just remember he's some mother's precious darling
Always lift him up and never knock him down
Always lift him up and never knock him down

Lost Her In The Sun 
Composer(s): John Stewart 
Performer(s): John Stewart



Given any day there's a jet flying somewhere
Oh, she bought a ticket and she vanished in the sky
How was I to know she was leaving in the morning
I never heard her go, she never said goodbye
I've learned to love the night 'cause the light's gonna get ya
Right between the eyes in the morning like a gun
Reaching out your hand and she's not there beside you
Oh, what can I say, lost her in the sun
What have I done?
Lost her in the sun
Lost her in the sun

Oh, lost her in the sun
Oh, lost her in the sun
Lost her in the sun
Oh, I lost her in the sun

Fire up your heart for the wind is getting cold now
It always gets cold for the rider's of the night
You carry that scar when you know what lonesome is
Looking for a home like a bird in flight
And what have I done?
Lost her in the sun
Lost her in the sun

Oh, lost her in the sun
Oh, lost her in the sun
Oh, lost her in the sun
Lost her in the sun
Oh, I lost her in the sun

Oh, lost her in the sun
Oh, lost her in the sun
Oh, lost her in the sun
Oh, lost her in the sun

Always Late (With Your Kisses)
Composer(s): Lefty Frizzell - Blackie Crafford
First release by: Lefty Frizell - 1951
Covered by multiple other artists



Always late with your kisses
Won't you come to my arms, sweet darlin', and stay
Always late with your kisses
Why, oh why do you want to do me this way
How long do you think I can wait
When you know you're always late
Always late with your kisses
Why, oh why do you want to do me this way
(Guitar Solo)
(Piano Solo)
(Fiddle Solo)
Always late with your kisses
Won't you come to my arms, sweet darlin', and stay
Always late with your kisses
Why, oh why do you want to do me this way
How long do you think I can wait
When you know you're always late
Always late with your kisses
Why, why, why do you want to do me this way

Lost April
Composer(s): Emil Newman - Hubert Spencer - Edgar DeLange
Performer(s): Nat "King" Cole 
and multiple other artists



Lost April, where did you go
Like the winter snow I saw you vanish
Lost April, so soft and warm
A memory not even time can banish
Lost April, that taught me this
A single kiss could lead to heaven
But April had numbered days
So when they passed, love couldn't last
I lost love and you and April, too

Always In My Heart (Forever On My Mind)
Composer(s): J. Fred Coots - Roy Turk
Performer(s): Ethel Shutta



Always in my heart, forever on my mind
No matter what I do I find
That you’re always in my heart, and forever on my mind

When I’m all alone and gloomy clouds appear
Those gloomy clouds are silver lined
‘cause you’re always in my heart and forever on my mind

I have built a world of hopes about you
You’re part of me dear, I’m part of you
Life would be an empty shell without you
A love like this I never knew

Living just for you, today, tomorrow too
And when I leave this world behind
You’ll be always in my heart and forever on my mind