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Subject: do you know this song??
i'm chasing a song, i think it's by howard jones.only know a few lines.
wouldn't it be good to be in your shoes, even if it was for just one day.
wouldn't it be good if we could wish our cares away.
wouldn't it be good to be on your side, grass is always greener over there.
wouldn't it be good if we could live without a care.
i think that's how it goes
hope someone can help
Subject: Re: do you know this song??
I think you'll find it's Nik Kershaw, rather than Howard Jones (who incidentally played some of his first gigs at my local, The Nags Head, and for a brief time was at the same school as me. Not much of a claim to fame, is it?)
The song's called "Wouldn't it be good", IIRC.
Phil
Subject: Re: do you know this song??
Quoting:
wouldn't it be good to be in your shoes, even if it was for just one day.
wouldn't it be good if we could wish our cares away.
wouldn't it be good to be on your side, grass is always greener over there.
wouldn't it be good if we could live without a care.
End Quote
Yep. It's "Wouldn't It Be Good?" by Nik Kershaw. 8) The second line, by the way, is "Wouldn't it be good if we could wish ourselves away."
Subject: Re: do you know this song??
You did say you only knew a few words. Here are the complete lyrics:-
From http://members.home.nl/hvangerven/lyrics/wdnbgood.htm
I got it bad, you don't know how bad I got it
You got it easy, you don't know when you've got it good
It's getting harder just keeping life and soul together
I'm sick of fighting even though I know I should
The cold is biting through each and every nerve and fibre
My broken spirit is frozen to the core
I don't wanna be here no more
Wouldn't it be good to be in your shoes
Even if it was for just one day
And wouldn't it be good if we could wish ourselves away
Wouldn't it be good to be on your side
The grass is always greener over there
And wouldn't it be good if we cold live without a care
You must be joking, you don't know a thing about it
You got no problem, I'd stay right there if it were you
I got it harder, you couldn't dream how hard it got it
Stay outta my shoes if you know what's good for you
The heat is stifling, burning me up from the inside
The sweat is coming through each and every pore
I don't wanna be here no more
I don't wanna be here no more
I don't wanna be here no more
Wouldn't it be good to be in your shoes
Even if it was just for one day
And wouldn't it be good if we could wish ourselves away, oh oh oh
Wouldn't it be good to be on your side
The grass is always greener over there
And wouldn't it be good if we could live without a care
I got it bad, you don't know how bad I got it
You got it easy, you don't know when you've got it good
It's getting harder just keeping life and soul together
I'm sick of fighting even though I know I should
I don't wanna be here no more
Subject: Re: do you know this song??
The intro to this has been used as the theme song to the excellent '20 Things to do before you're 30'. Has anyone here been watching it?
(BTW sadly its too late for me to try any of the things that hey think you should do. But interesting to spot which I've done)