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All In A Day's Work

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All In A Day's Work Written by Dennis DeYoung, Glen Burtnik Lead Vocals by Glen Burtnik She wakes up from a dream, checks the mirror for reality She says "Come on girl, it's all in a day's work" Gets herself dressed just in time, disappears on the 8:05 Oh the whistle blows and it's all in a day's work 'Til she calls it a day Oh she smiles as he glances up from the swimsuit issue Oh she sighs as he walks away into the downtown day Day after day night after night Loneliness creeps in her window She locks the door, turns off the light Rehearsing a kiss on her pillow, she cries It's all in a day's work Turning pages while the memories pass Familiar faces from her senior class How the years go by when it's all in a day's work "Dearest Ruby, hope you reach your star Don't ever change, stay as sweet as you are" And when a teardrop falls she calls it a day's work She calls it a day Oh she waits by the telephone for the call he...

Harry's Hands [Dennis DeYoung]

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Harry's Hands (For Maury, Jim, Teddy, Hud and all the Harry's I have known) Written by Dennis DeYoung Lead Vocals by Dennis DeYoung Harry's hands are all he's got 8 to 5 in the welding shop Barely finished junior high Took a job at the tool & die And if the weld was double tough Harry had the knack He's the kind of guy Who'd give his friends the shirt right off his back Now Harry doesn't care for booze Or stock reports in the daily news He likes baseball on T.V. He couldn't understand free agency See he never really wanted much Just a decent life Somewhere he could call his own For his kids and wife And layoffs were part of life Like taxes, death and union strikes But this one lasted much too long He was certain now there was something wrong So he went and looked for work in every factory But they were all now servicing in this new economy All at once there came a storm On the ships from foreign shores Smaller cars and VCRs were here to stay Harry cr...

A.D. 1928 / Rockin' The Paradise

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A.D. 1928 Written by Dennis DeYoung Lead Vocals by Dennis DeYoung Tonight's the night we'll make history, as sure as dogs can fly And I'll take any risk to tie back the hands of time And stay with you here all night So take your seats and don't be late, we need your spirits high To turn on these theatre lights and brighten the darkest skies Here at the Paradise....  

Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)

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Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) Written by Tommy Shaw Lead Vocals by Tommy Shaw Listen on YouTube Give me a job, give me security Give me a chance to survive I'm just a poor soul in the unemployment line My God, I'm hardly alive My mother and father, my wife and my friends I see them laugh in my face But I've got the power, and I've got the will I'm not a charity case I'll take those long nights, impossible odds Keeping my eye to the keyhole If it takes all that to be just what I am I'm gonna be a blue collar man Make me an offer that I can't refuse Make me respectable, man This is my last time in the unemployment line So like it or not I'll take those Long nights, impossible odds Keeping my back to the wall If it takes all that to be just what I am I'm gonna be a blue collar man Keeping my mind on a better life Where happiness is only a heartbeat away Paradise, can it be all I heard it was I close my eyes and maybe I'm already there