LATER lyrics in english

On this page you can also find and download the English CD booklet (as a PDF file) that goes with LATER

 

ALL THAT'S GOIN ON

 

all the nighttime it seems

I'm working out late

awake or asleep

too much on my plate

and when I get up

I cannot recall

what it was

that went on in my dreams

I missed it all

because of all that's going on

 

a serious wall

of records and books

waiting for me

someday soon

I'll go get lost

an endless search

but there is no chance

I will succeed

and quench this thirst

with all that's going on

 

oh Marvin you sing

of sexual healing

and I do believe

I know the feeling

for years I'veroamed

in need of a home

a place to let go

and find a true love

to rescue my soul

from all that's going on

 

LATER

 

boxes full of tapes tracks from long ago

Blondie and Pretenders on the radioshow

growing up so fast, you thought that it would take

a couple more years to find you begging for a break

much later

 

shuffling papers and your daily routines

as promises and longing in the twilight disappear

a sister is a mother now a son will be a dad

familiar faces wearing different hats

it's later

 

and when the road got dark you could no longer see

but you were building a house of love in between

 

another hangover or is it a disease

can you succumb to the pressure or is it just a breeze

the hours you can't sleep seem shorter than before

can you carry all the weight are you open for more

the days of wine and roses may have never been real

the more that you ask the less is revealed

later

 

IT'S ABOUT TIME

 

I'm not the kinda guy you'll find preaching

I'm not the reverend I'm not the judge

why would I be the one who's teaching

I tried so hard not to accuse

I tried so hard but it didn't work

then I tried hard to speak the truth

 

this heart it aches

it needs to find

a gentle pace

it's about time

 

I'm not the kinda guy to embrace the dark

I'm not the legal spokesman of Lucifer

why would I be so mean or smart

I tried so hard to make a stand

I tried so hard but it didn't work

then I tried hard to let it rest

 

this heart it aches

it needs to find

a gentle pace

it's about time

 

I'm not the kinda guy to be demanding

I'm not a therapist or a physician

so why should I be so understanding

I tried so hard to give it time

I tried so hard but it didn't work

then I tried hard to give up trying

 

VANITY

 

I was the kind of guy

I could mingel and socialize

I was doin' real fine

any suit would fit my size

yes I could fill my cup

I worked hard all the way up

somehow I lost the touch

and all I had became too much

 

this man you see

this man you see

is not a bit like me

 

I stopped reading the news

all these stories that I already knew

I'd seen a thing or two

most of all what it comes down to

hiding in my coat

sinking fast I went so slow

I couldn't stop the show

in spite of all I came to know

 

this man you see this man you see

is not a bit like me

 

I had a story to tell

I took the stage then the curtain fell

and I got caught in the act

I had to stop and look for myself

 

this man you see this man you see

he's not a bit like me

this man you see oh vanity

is not a bit like me

 

PRIVATE KINGDOM

 

this town will turn into a ghosttown

the shops will close after they sell out

sledgehammers come to tear the place down

building ground

 

this town is losing its civilians

if they won't stay to make a difference

it will be lost in insignificance

 

our house has been

a home for anyone at any hour , any day

no matter in what shape

about to leave or stay

noone here ever lost their face

 

I used to make myself a life here

new resolutions every next year

kindred souls I found in my scene

they all disappear

 

I never left this private kingdom

I never thought I'd see the outcome

that I'd be living high and lonesome

 

our house has been

a home for anyone at any hour , any day

no matter in what shape

about to leave or stay

noone here ever lost their face

 

so Mr. Blandings build your dream house

on the remains of our home grounds

I'll touch the green green grass and lay my body down

I'm built to last

 

RECORD

 

pressed in vinyl

with every turn

at 33 a minute

the needle would burn

scratching and bumping

shifting the groove

I felt so much better

recycling the blues

 

labels and covers

players and tracks

writers producers

warner and stax

everything's loaded

up in my core

the sound that drives me

what I do it for

 

these are my roots

when I go down

or go astray

when I can't escape myself

or disappear

I'll look that way

 

up in the attic

under my roof

piled up and dusty

still ever so good

on my father's turntable

records I scored

If I ever go under

I'll carry them down

 

HOTEL

 

the night porter is smiling

I can't believe my luck

when I hear a room is vacant

even though I'm stuck

 

my demons are free and done with hide and seek

they come as they please , come to make a fool out of me

or is it just that that I don't wanna face them

I'd better be sweet and man enough to embrace them

or just a let 'm go

 

a room that's suited

to crash or hang yourself

or start some holy reading

from the bible on the shelf

 

devils come and go searching for my soul

they are digging a hole to make themselves at home

or is it just that I don't wanna face them

I'd better be sweet and man enough to embrace them

or just a let 'm go

 

I may have found it

Elvis' last hotel

where broken hearted lovers

sing and ring the bells

 

when the angels pour me drinks and ask a little more

whatever's in store I'll show them the door

or is it just that I don't wanna face them

I'd better be sweet and man enough to embrace them

or just a let 'm go

 

TENDER LOVE

 

since you ask me to tell the truth

please don't leave babe you do me good

but if you feel like this is wrong

please don't stay too long

 

when the darkness here is all I see

having you my dear I keep my feet

but if you feel that's too big a claim

I just can't take the blame

 

I hate to see you go

regrets and I told you so's

how I long to see us grow

in our tender love

 

If putting things in a certain way

makes you uneasy with what I say

know that my troubles are hard to explain

so please don't ask today

 

I'll keep crossing the same old lines

there's a lot I better be leaving behind

don't worry 'bout this here troubled mind

just please me and I'll be fine

 

I hate to see you go

regrets and I told you so's

how I long to see us grow

in our tender love

 

I know I'll manage on my own

loving you can often scares me so

but even though I might be good alone

I found a lasting love

 

GUITAR

 

deep in the woods

lies a backbone of roots

(that) came down with the trees that I shake

that I stroke that I squeeze

I slide as I please

and all of my senses awaken

 

nickel or steel

and magnetic fields

make for a sweet combination

to cover my needs

and express how I feel

when I'm in a dumb situation

 

I'll skip the dance

it's in my hands

I'll tango and waltz with myself

 

I'll fall to the click

that comes from within

to all I can feel resonating

in the tones there that ring

make my heart sing

all that I hear when I'm playing

 

MISS IT

 

my love for you can be unreal

it's fragile as a love can be

you have been my achilles heel ever since we met

 

when we play it makes me proud

makes me dance and sing out loud

then we clash we twist and shout and things get out of hand

 

we are so afraid but act so tough

we play it hard we play it rough

but even when we've had enough and things are looking bad

 

all that we share, I just couldn't bear to miss it

this thing we have, I just couldn't bear to miss it

I found a love that's meant to be

 

in everything that´s bound to be

what I could see before you saw me

my my you´ve got a hold on me, right there from the start

 

I may think of what lays ahead

and talk too much while you act deaf

a lesson I will learn instead, as we both just both follow our hearts

 

and damn I´d wish that you would stay

I miss you more now everyday

I know you must go your own way, still I hope it won´t be far

 

all that we share, I just couldn't bear to miss it

this thing we have, I just couldn't bear to miss it

I found a love that's meant to be

I found something that I can keep