De Burgh was born in Venado Tuerto, Argentina, to Colonel Charles Davison, a British diplomat, and Maeve Emily de Burgh, an Irish secretary. His father had substantial farming interests, and he spent much of his early years in Malta, Nigeria and Zaire, as he, his mother and brother accompanied Colonel Davison on his diplomatic and engineering work.
The Davisons finally settled in Bargy Castle, County Wexford, a twelfth-century castle in Ireland bought by his maternal grandfather, General Sir Eric de Burgh, a former Chief of the General Staff, British Indian Army, and from a distinguished Hiberno-Norman family. The castle was converted into a hotel where Chris gained much early experience performing to the guests and he later assumed de Burgh as his stage name.
After attending Marlborough College in Wiltshire, England, de Burgh went on to graduate from Trinity College, Dublin with a Master of Arts degree in French, English and History. He took his mother's maiden name as his professional stage name.
Birth name Christopher John Davison
Born 15 October 1948 (age 62), Venado Tuerto, Santa Fe Province, Argentina
Origin Argentinian, Irish and British
Genres Soft rock, pop rock, rock
Occupations Musician, singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals, Guitar, Piano
Years active 1974–present
Labels A&M Records, Ferryman Productions, Edel Records
1. WITHOUT YOU
No I can't forget this evening
Or your face as you were leaving
But I guess that's just the way the story goes
You always smile but in your eyes
Your sorrow shows, yes it shows
No I can't forget tomorrow
When I think of all my sorrows
When I had you there but then I let you go
And now it's only fair that I should let you know
What you should know
I can't live if living is without you
I can't give, I can't give any more
I can't live if living is without you
I can't give, I can't give any more
No I can't forget this evening
Or your face as you were leaving
But I guess that's just the way the story goes
You always smile but in your eyes
Your sorrow shows, yes it shows
I can't live if living is without you
I can't give, I can't give any more
I can't live if living is without you
I can't give, I can't give any more
I can't live if living is without you
I can't give, I can't give any more
I can't live if living is without you
I can't give, I can't give any more
I can't live if living is without you
I can't give, I can't give any more
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2. MY HEART'S SURRENDER
this is my heart's surrender
this is my chosen moment
this is the time - to tell you i love you
and i have to say good bye
and i will miss when winter comes
and when the summer is here
and i will listen to wind and wave
and i'll pray that you'll never forget
the one who is breathing your name
somewhere there's a heart that's waiting
for this day to come again
someday i will come to take you
to a world where love cannot hide anymore
so don't cry for me, don't cry for me - i will return
you say you'll always love me
a candle in your window
for ever shines where an angels wait's
to bring me home again
back to the place where i'll always be
with every dream that i have
for like a tree with the deepest roots
no storm can bring us down
somewhere there's a heart that's waiting
for this day to come again
someday i will come to take you
to a world where love cannot hide anymore
don't cry for me, don't cry for me - i will return
this is my heart's surrender
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3. SUDDENLY LOVE
Suddenly love comes in and finds me on open ground,
Nowhere to hide, nowhere to run, there's no turning back,
And a journey has just begun;
Suddenly love breaks down the doors,
There is singing inside,
And all of the light that's in your eyes, shining here tonight,
Has woken the man in me, and the woman in you,
The woman in you;
All night, heads on the pillow, and eyes that are never shut,
All night, rain on the window, but inside, we have so much;
Suddenly love takes me away where I've never been,
Shows me a world I have never seen, I could only dream,
That I ever would find myself with a lover like you,
A lover like you;
All night, heads on the pillow, and eyes that are never shut,
All night, body to body, and thrilling to every touch;
Oh, suddenly love takes me away where I've never been,
It shows me a world I have never seen, and I just want to be,
Alone in your mystery, love me over and over, and over and over again.
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4. CARRY ME [ LIKE A FIRE IN YOUR HEART]
There is an answer, some day we will know,
And you will ask her, why she had to go,
We live and die, we laugh and we cry,
And you must take away the pain,
Before you can begin to live again;
So let it start, my friend, let it start,
Let the tears come rolling from your heart,
And when you need a light in the lonely night,
Carry me like a fire in your heart,
Carry me like a fire in your heart;
There is a river rolling to the sea,
You will be with her for all eternity,
But we that remain need you here again,
So hold her in your memory,
And begin to make the shadows disappear;
Yes let it start, my friend, let it start,
Let the love come rolling from your heart,
And when you need a light in the lonely night,
Carry me like a fire in your heart,
Carry me like a fire in your heart;
And when you need a light in the lonely night,
Carry me like a fire in your heart,
Carry me like a fire in your heart;
And when you need a light in the lonely night,
Carry me like a fire in your heart,
Carry me like a fire in your heart.
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5. A NIGHT ON THE RIVER
Naked and frozen at the side of a lake,
I think I've gone and made my big mistake,
I took her swimming, we had a fight,
Now my clothes and the lady are well out of sight;
And it looks like I'm heading for a night on the river,
Under the moon and the stars,
Looks like I'm heading for a night on the river,
Me and my beating heart, singing in the dark;
Naked and frozen at the side of a lake,
If she was here I wouldn't hesitate,
To tell her how, the way things are,
With a long conversation in the back of a car;
And it looks like I'm heading for a night on the river,
Under the moon and the stars,
Could be I'm heading for a night on the river,
Just me and my beating heart, singing in the dark;
I think she owes me an explanation,
She's got the whip hand in this situation,
If I try to tell her just the way I feel,
It could start the whole thing all over again;
Ooh, I think I'm heading for a night on the river,
Under the moon and the stars,
Could be I'm heading for a night on the river,
But I see the lights of a car, shining in the dark,
Ooh, could be we're heading for a mm-mm,
Under the moon and the stars,
Could be we're heading for a mm-mm,
Just you and me and our beating hearts,
We're singing in the dark...
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6. IN LOVE FOR EVER
There's an angel crying up in Heaven tonight,
And I've got the Devil in my heart,
Because I keep on saying things that I don't mean,
And it's tearing us apart;
There's a wild wind blowing in the desert tonight,
Oh how I long to feel the rain,
And let it wash away these lonely tears,
And bring us back again,
'Cos it's a different world when I look into your eyes,
You're the nearest thing that I have seen to Paradise,
And I know with you I will be in love forever;
There's a stranger waiting deep in every heart,
To say the crazy things we say,
But I promise you he won't be back,
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To steal your dreams away;
So come up close and put your sweet hand in mine,
I'm going to hold you all night long,
And if you wake up I will be here,
To tell you that I love you;
'Cos it's a different world when I look into your eyes,
You're the nearest thing that I have seen to Paradise,
And I know with you I will be in love forever;
Yes, it's a different world when I look into your eyes,
You're the nearest thing that I have seen to Paradise,
And I know with you I will be in love forever,
Yes I know with you I will be in love forever,
In love forever.
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7. SWEETEST KISS OF ALL
And so the play begins, and though it is the final night,
My heart will sing, just to be beside her now is everything,
And though it's a play I believe every word that I say,
'Cos I'm in love with her;
I am her Romeo, and every night my Juliet will have to go,
With poison and the knife we die to end the show,
But nobody knows that tonight when the curtain falls,
She will be waiting at the door, we will not hide it anymore;
No-one can come between this love and destiny,
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With freedom there will be the sweetest kiss of all;
And now the play is done, and there are those who do not know
What has begun, and do not see that love should be for everyone,
But to marry a man from a far-away land is not right,
So she will be with me tonight, and for all this we will fight;
No-one can come between our love and destiny,
With freedom there will be the sweetest kiss of all,
With freedom there will be the sweetest kiss of all.
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8. MISSING YOU
I've been missing you . . .
I've got the roses, I've got the wine,
With a little luck she will be here on time,
This is the place we used to go,
With romantic music and the lights down low,
And as you stand there amazed at the door,
And you're wondering what all this is for,
It's just a simple thing from me to you,
The lady that I adore, 'cos there's something
That you should know, it's that
I've been missing you, more than words can say,
And that I've been thinking about it every day,
And the time we had just dancing nice and slow,
And I said now I've found you,
I'm never letting go;
There is no reason to the things that we do,
You can break a heart with just a word or two,
And take a lifetime to apologies,
When the one you love's in front of your eyes,
And I will fall to my knees like a fool,
If it's the only way of getting through,
You see if think you are beautiful,
Someone else is going to feel it too,
So there's only one thing to do, tell you that
I've been missing you, more than words can say,
And that I've been thinking about it every day,
Well tonight's our night for dancing nice an slow,
Because now I've found you, I'm never letting go,
No, now I've found you, I'm never letting go;
I've been missing you . . . I've been missing you . . .
I've been missing you . . . I've been missing you, darling .
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9. ONE WORD [ STRAIGHT TO THE HEART]
One word, one heart, one night, is all I want,
One word, one heart, one girl, is waiting there for me;
Nidnight, and all is well,
I hear the mission bell,
Out on the road, nothing is moving,
As I speed from town to town;
Two hearts are beating fast,
But they are still many miles apart,
Oh the mood was shining on a distant shore,
Burning like a fire in my heart,
I've got to see her, I've got to say -
One word, one heart, one night, is all I want,
One word, one heart, one girl, is waiting there for me,
I never knew I cared so much before,
I've got to tell her tonight - straight to the heart,
I'm going to tell her tonight - straight to the heart,
I've got to tell her tonight - straight to the heart,
Like a cannonball...
Headlights are blazing through,
Turn on the radio, I hear the news,
Hand on the wheel, foot on the floor,
And on, and on, and on we go,
This car is like a friend,
Bring her the message that I want to send,
Oh the dawn was breaking and I saw the sun,
Burning like a fire on the bay,
I'm nearly there now, I'm gonna say -
One word, one heart, one night, is all I want,
One word, one heart, one girl, is waiting there for me,
I never knew I cared so much before,
I've got to tell her tonight - straight to the heart,
I've got to tell her tonight - straight to the heart,
I've got to tell her tonight - straight to the heart,
Like a cannonball...
One word, (yes,) one heart,
One night, (yes,) one girl, (yes,)
I've got to tell her tonight - straight to the heart,
I've got to tell her tonight - straight to the heart,
I've got to give her my love - straight to the heart,
I've got to give her my love - straight to the heart,
I've got to tell her myself - straight to the heart,
I've got to tell her tonight - straight to the heart,
Like a cannonball...
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10. THE WORDS I LOVE YOU
There are those who think that love comes with a lifetime guarantee,
But we know from those around us, that this may not always be,
It’s the simple things that come between a father and a son,
But when they try to talk, the knives are out before they have begun;
Well that was me, and I have seen the light that shines for eternity,
Because I learned to say the words “I love you;”
Bebin che ghalbhâyi shekastand, tooye daste roozegâr
Bebin cheshmhâyi ro ke gashtand, peye noori moondegâr
Az eshgho bâvar, bâyad ke âkhar, beshe labriz delâmoon
Ye roozi har jâ, por beshe donyâ az tanine sedâmoon
Pas biâ bâ har zaboon, to ham bekhoon, bekhoon âsheghoone kenâram
Faryâd bezan begoo:"Doostet dâram"
And this endless road that we are on just keeps on going round,
But there’s one destination that always is here to be found;
So come with me,
Bâ man biâ
and you will see
to ham bebin
The light that shines for eternity,
Be strong and learn to say the words “I love you,”
Faryâd bezan begoo:"Doostet dâram"
The words “I love you,”
"Doostet dâram"
The words “I love you,”
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11. WHEN I THINK OF YOU
There is something on my mind and I’m losing concentration
And I feel it every time that you are near me
I could tell you all about your picture at my bedside
I should call you sometime and talk it over
Cos I get a kick inside and I feel a tingle too
It just comes from time to time and it only happens
When I think of you sleeping, when I’m dreaming, when I wake up
When I think of you walking, when I’m talking, when I look up
When I think of you
Take me away to a land of mass confusion
And I don't know what to say when I am near you
I could stand here all day long, just staring at your window
But I have so much to do that's so important
Then I get a kick inside and I feel a tingle too
It just comes from time to time and it only happens
When I think of you sleeping, when I’m dreaming, when I wake up
When I think of you walking, when I’m talking, when I look up,
When I think of
You may get the feeling that I’m dancing on the ceiling
When I get a kick inside and my head is spinning too
It just comes from time to time and it only happens
When I think of you sleeping, when I'm dreaming, when I wake up
When I think of you, when I whisper to your picture
When I kiss it, when I think of you
When I think of you (when I'm dreaming we're together on my sofa)
When I think of you (when I'm wishing that we're kissing, when we're dancing)
When I think of you
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12. LAST NIGHT
Last night I was walking through the harbour,
Where the fishing boats are lying on the shore,
The news had travelled fast and everyone went to be,
Where the mayor was making a speech,
And the crowd started cheering,
When he talked about the glory of it all,
And the boys coming home from the war;
Last night, they were dancing in the streets,
And making music in the alleyways and bars,
From a house down in the old town came the sound of guitars,
Margarita was waiting inside,
With her long black hair hanging down beneath the red light,
And she smiled, for the boys coming home from the war,
The boys coming home from the war;
And they said we were heroes, they said we were fine,
We were kings in command, we had God on our side,
And we said "nothing will make us change in any way,
Since yesterday - we're just the same,
Since yesterday - nothing has changed,
Since yesterday - we're just the same,"
But I can feel there's a new kind of hunger inside,
To be satisfied, I saw it there last night;
Last night I was walking through the shadows,
Far away from all the music and the girls,
When I saw a soldier waiting with a woman in black,
And they stood without any word,
Just staring at a photograph of someone, and she began to cry,
For a boy left behind in the war,
Some boy left behind in the war;
And they said we were heroes, they said we were fine,
We were kings in command, we had God on our side,
And we said "nothing will make us change in any way,
Since yesterday - we're just the same,
Since yesterday - nothing has changed,
Since yesterday - we're just the same,"
But I can feel there's this new kind of hunger inside,
To be satisfied, I saw it there last night...
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13. LADY IN RED
I've never seen you looking so lovely as you did tonight,
I've never seen you shine so bright,
I've never seen so many men ask you if you wanted to dance,
They're looking for a little romance, given half a chance,
And I have never seen that dress you're wearing,
Or the highlights in your hair that catch your eyes,
I have been blind;
The lady in red is dancing with me, cheek to cheek,
There's nobody here, it's just you and me,
It's where I want to be,
But I hardly know this beauty by my side,
I'll never forget the way you look tonight;
I've never seen you looking so gorgeous as you did tonight,
I've never seen you shine so bright, you were amazing,
I've never seen so many people want to be there by your side,
And when you turned to me and smiled, it took my breath away,
And I have never had such a feeling,
Such a feeling of complete and utter love, as I do tonight;
The lady in red is dancing with me, cheek to cheek,
There's nobody here, it's just you and me,
It's where I want to be,
But I hardly know this beauty by my side,
I'll never forget the way you look tonight;
I never will forget the way you look tonight...
The lady in red, the lady in red,
The lady in red, my lady in red,
I love you...
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