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The Grand Illusion

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The Grand Illusion Written by Dennis DeYoung Lead Vocals by Dennis DeYoung Listen on YouTube Welcome to the Grand illusion Come on in and see what's happening Pay the price, get your tickets for the show The stage is set, the band starts playing Suddenly your heart is pounding Wishing secretly you were a star. But don't be fooled by the radio The TV or the magazines They show you photographs of how your life should be But they're just someone else's fantasy So if you think your life is complete confusion Because you never win the game Just remember that it's a Grand illusion And deep inside we're all the same. We're all the same... So if you think your life is complete confusion Because your neighbors got it made Just remember that it's a Grand illusion And deep inside we're all the same. We're all the same... America spells competition, join us in our blind ambition Get yourself a brand new motor car Someday soon we'll stop to ponder what on

Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)

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  Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man) Written by Tommy Shaw Lead Vocals by Tommy Shaw Listen on YouTube You see the world through your cynical eyes You're a troubled young man I can tell You've got it all in the palm of your hand But your hand's wet with sweat and your head needs a rest And you're fooling yourself if you don't believe it You're kidding yourself if you don't believe it How can you be such an angry young man When your future looks quite bright to me How can there be such a sinister plan That could hide such a lamb, such a caring young man You're fooling yourself if you don't believe it You're kidding yourself if you don't believe it Get up, get back on your feet You're the one they can't beat and you know it Come on, let's see what you've got Just take your best shot and don't blow it You're fooling yourself if you don't believe it You're killing yourself if you don't believe it Get up, ge

Superstars

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Superstars Written by James Young, Dennis DeYoung, Tommy Shaw Lead Vocals by Tommy Shaw and Dennis DeYoung Listen on YouTube You've read about me in the papers You've seen me on the movie screen You know everything about me I'm your late night fantasy But don't think I can't hear you calling From the shadow of the 14th row Cause I've had the same dreams you've had A few short years ago and that's why I know You and I We will climb so high Superstars Whoa whoa you and I And we'll just close our eyes And we'll become our fantasy Superstars yes, yes, superstars Step right this way. Everyone's welcome, We want your dreams. The offer's simple, momentary immortality Cause I've seen them all you know I've seen them climb and I've seen them fall I've seen them come and I've seen them go And through it all there's only one thing that matters Love - And that's simply You and I Yes, You and I For we are superstars

Come Sail Away

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  Come Sail Away Written by Dennis DeYoung Lead Vocals by Dennis DeYoung I'm sailing away, set an open course for the virgin sea I've got to be free, free to face the life that's ahead of me On board, I'm the captain, so climb aboard We'll search for tomorrow on every shore And I'll try, oh Lord, I'll try to carry on I look to the sea, reflections in the waves spark my memory Some happy, some sad I think of childhood friends and the dreams we had We live happily forever, so the story goes But somehow we missed out on that pot of gold But we'll try best that we can to carry on A gathering of angels appeared above my head They sang to me this song of hope, and this is what they said They said come sail away, come sail away Come sail away with me Come sail away, come sail away Come sail away with me I thought that they were angels, but to my surprise They climbed aboard their starship and headed for the skies Singing come sail away, come sail away Come sail

Miss America

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Miss America 1977 Miss America Written by James Young Lead Vocals by James Young You were the apple of the public's eye as you cut the ribbon at the local mall A mirage for both you and us. How can it be real? We love your body in that photograph, your home state sure must be proud The queen of the United States, or have you lost your crown Well aren't you Miss America Don't you Miss America Won't you Miss America Our love Well are you really who we think you are Or does that smile seem to wear you down This girl who you once were is screaming jump out This dream that you must live - a disease for which there is no cure This roller coaster ride you're on won't stop to let you off Well aren't you Miss America Don't you Miss America Won't you Miss America Our love Miss America, Miss America Miss America, Miss America Well it's true just take a look - The cover sometimes makes the book And the judges, do they ever ask to read between your lines And

Man In The Wilderness

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Man In The Wilderness Written by Tommy Shaw Lead Vocals by Tommy Shaw Another year has passed me by Still I look a myself and cry What kind of man have I become? All of the years I've spent in search of myself And I'm still in the dark 'Cause I can't seem to find the light alone Sometimes I feel like a man in the wilderness I'm a lonely soldier off to war Sent away to die - never quite knowing why Sometimes it makes no sense at all Ten Thousand people look my way But they can't see the way that I feel Nobody even cares to try I spend my life and sell my soul on the road And I'm still in the dark 'Cause I can't seem to find the light alone Sometimes I feel like a man in the wilderness I'm a lonely soldier lost at sea Drifting with the tide Never quite knowing why Sometimes it makes no sense at all (I'm alive) Looking for love I'm a man with emotion (And my heart's on fire) I'm dying of thirst in the middle of the ocean I'm aliv

Castle Walls

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  Castle Walls Written by Dennis DeYoung Lead Vocals by Dennis DeYoung Listen on YouTube Once in a dream Far beyond these castle walls Down by the bay where the Moonlit water falls I stood alone while the minstrel sang his song So afraid I'd lost my soul There in the fog his song kept calling me Leading me on with its haunting melody Deep in my heart a voice kept echoing I knew I'd soon be wandering Far beyond these castle walls Where the distant harbour meets the sky There the battle raged like hell And every dove had lost its will to fly Far beyond these castle walls Where I thought I heard Tiresias say Life is never what it seems And every man must meet his destiny

The Grand Finale

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The Grand Finale Written by Dennis De Young, James Young, Tommy Shaw Lead Vocals by Dennis DeYoung Sail Away Superstars Sail Away Superstars So if you think your life is complete confusion Cause your neighbors got it made Just remember, please, please, it's a grand illusion And deep inside we're all the same, whoa oh oh!