Foreigner is a British-American rock band, originally formed in 1976 by veteran English musicians Mick Jones and ex-King Crimson member Ian McDonald along with American vocalist Lou Gramm. Foreigner has sold more than 70 million albums worldwide[citation needed] (including over 37.5 million in the United States alone)
Songwriters: Gramm, Lou; Mcdonald, Ian; Jones, Mick;
Origin New York City
Genres Rock, hard rock, arena rock, AOR
Years active 1976–present
Labels Rhythm Safari, Atlantic
Associated acts Spooky Tooth, King Crimson, Jason Bonham Band, Hurricane, Smash Mouth
Website http://www.foreigneronline.com/
Members
Mick Jones
Mark Schulman
Thom Gimbel
Jeff Pilson
Kelly Hansen
Michael Bluestein
1. LOVE ON THE TELEPHONE
Monday, Tuesday, three days and more
Pretty soon you don't know anymore
Friday, the sixth day, Saturday seems late
Don't know how much longer I can wait
Ooh, could ya wait 'til I get home
Ooh, we need to be alone
'N' I don't wanna lose
My love on the telephone
You make me nervous 'cause the line's engaged
I can't believe we let it get to this stage
Sittin' here waitin' for you to give me a sign
You know I got my heart on the line
Ooh, I know that I was wrong
Ooh, I've been away too long
I can't stand to lose
My love on the telephone
Hello operator
You know that I've been waitin' on this call
I said, hey, operator
If you're givin' me a bad time
I'm gonna tear this phone right off the wall
Monday, Tuesday, three days and more
Pretty soon I don't know anymore
Friday is the sixth day, Saturday seems late
Don't know how much longer I can wait
Ooh, could ya wait 'til I get home
Ooh, we need to be alone
'N' I don't wanna lose
My love on the telephone
Ooh, I'm runnin' out of time
Ooh, my heart is on the line
'N' I don't wanna lose
My love on the telephone
Ooh, maybe I was wrong
Ooh, I've been away too long
'N' I can't stand to lose
My love on the telephone
Ooh, could ya wait 'til I get home
Ooh, we need to be alone
'N' I don't wanna lose
My love on the telephone
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2. BEAT OF MY HEART
Ooh the beat of my heart
Ooh the beat of my heart
Always here
I'll be close to you
But you won't see me
On the street or underground
I'll be there somewhere
You can look around
You can listen out
But you won't find me
Beyond the shadow
Of a doubt
Oh I'll be there for you
You've been living in another world
Ever since I met you
Don't wanna treat you like a little girl
I know you better
The beat of my heart
If you listen closely now
To the beat of my heart
You'll find your way
H-o-m-e
The beat of my heart
You won't be lonely
Girl I'm here
And I'll always be
There when you need me
Close at hand
Never far away
I'll be there for you
You're such a crazy little pretty girl
How could I ever forget you
You tried to take me to another world
But I wouldn't let you
And the beat of my heart
If you listen closely now
To the beat of my heart
You won't be lonely
The beat of my heart
Better listen to me now
The beat of my heart
Calling you
H-o-m-e
Ooh the beat of my heart
You won't be lonely
You've been living in another world
Ever since I met you
Don't wanna treat you like a little girl
I know you better
And the beat of my heart
If you listen closely now
To the beat of my heart
You won't be lonely
The beat of my heart
Better listen closely now
The beat of my heart
And it's calling you
H-o-m-e
Ooh the beat of my heart
If you listen closely now
For the beat of my heart
You'll find your way home
H-o-m-e
Ooh the beat of my heart
Ooh the beat of my heart
It's calling you
H-o-m-e
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3. FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME
I would climb any mountain
Sail across a stormy sea
If that's what it takes me baby
To show you how much you mean to me
And I guess it's just the woman in you
That brings out the man in me
I know I can't help myself
You're all in the world to me
It feels like the first time
Feels like the very first time
It Feels like the first time
It Feels like the very first time
I have waited a lifetime
Spent my time so foolishly
But now that I've found you
Together we'll make history
And I know that it must be the woman in you
That brings out the man in me
I know I can't help myself
You're all that my eyes can see
And it feels like the first time
Like it never did before
Feels like the first time
Like we've opened up the door
Feels like the first time
Like it never will again, never again
Feels like the first time, it feels like the first time
It feels like the very first time, very, very, it feels
It feels like the first time, oh it feels like the first time
It feels like the very first time
Open up the door, won't you open up the door? Yeah
Feels like the first time
And it feels like the very first time
And it feels like the first time
It feels like the very first time
And it feels like the first time
It feels like the very first time
Oh it feels, it feels like the first time
Yeah it feels like the first time
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4. SAFE IN MY HEART
In this world, life can be hard on a sensitive girl
Who do you turn to, when you really need someone
Don't give in, hold on, and in time
The day will come, and you will know
That your life has only just begun
And you will feel love, you'll feel the earth meet the heavens above
Leave the past behind, now is the time
Put your trust in me, and believe, when I tell you
I want you, close to me
And from now until the end of time
You'll be safe, safe in my heart, so safe, you know you are
In this space, in this heart
There will always be a place for you
Safe in my heart
From now on, girl I'll be there, I'll be strong for you
When you need me, I'll be right here by your side
Put your trust in me and believe when I tell you
I need you, close to me
From now, 'till the end of time, I want you to know
You are safe, in my heart, so safe, you know you are
In this space, in this heart
There's no room, for anyone but you
I would cry for you, even die for you
So just listen and remember, there will always be a place
for you
Safe in my heart....
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5. DOWN ON LOVE
Some people stay all alone and hide
They don't even want to know the reason why
They've given up on finding someone new
But new love comes, it's gonna come for you
When true love comes, it's gonna comfort you
Now you say you've got a broken heart
You oughta know this side of love can leave you torn apart
Dry your eyes 'cause your heart's gonna mend
And maybe tonight you'll fall in love again
Yeah, maybe tonight you'll fall in love again
But I know, I know that you're down on love
But you're wrong, so wrong
To be down on love
Now love seems so far away
Your skies are so cloudy
And the tears come like fallin' rain
Face up to it and don't pretend
And maybe tonight you'll fall in love again
Yeah, maybe tonight you'll fall in love again
Just once in a life you'll realize
When love takes two, only one heart cries
But you're wrong, so wrong to be down on love
You know you're not the only one
See I've been down on love
In matters of the heart
You better know before you start
You can't get down on love
So always be prepared
To be alone and a little scared
But never down on love
You see you can't stay down forever, girl
Down on love
Come on, now
Don't get down on love
This ain't right baby, no
Down on love
Don't you go through life livin' down on love
Down on love
Don't you go through life livin' down on love
Down on love
Don't you go through life down on love
Down on love
Down on love
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6. LONG LONG WAY FROM HOME
[Songwriters: Gramm, Lou; Mcdonald, Ian; Jones, Mick;]
It was a Monday, a day like any other day
I left a small town for the apple in decay
It was my destiny, it's what we needed to do
They were telling me, I'm telling you
I was inside looking outside, the millions of faces
But still I'm alone, waiting, hours of waiting
Paying a penance, I was longing for home
I'm looking out for the two of us, I hope we'll be here
When they're through with us
I was inside looking outside, oh the millions of faces
But still I'm alone, waiting, hours of waiting
I could feel the tension, I was longing for home
I'm looking out for the two of us And I hope we'll be here
When they're through with us, I'm a long way from home
Monday, sad, sad Monday, she's waiting for me
But I'm a long, long way from home
Sad, sad Monday, she's waiting for me
But I'm a long long way from home
Sad, sad Monday, ah she's waiting for me
But I'm a long, long way from home
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7. COLD AS ICE
[Songwriters: Gramm, Lou; Jones, Mick;]
You're as cold as ice
You're willing to sacrifice our love
You never take advice
Someday, you'll pay the price, I know
I've seen it before
It happens all the time
You're closing the door
You leave the world behind
You're digging for gold
Yet throwing away
A fortune in feelings
But someday you'll pay
You're as cold as ice
You're willing to sacrifice our love
You want paradise
But someday, you'll pay the price, I know
I've seen it before
It happens all the time
You're closing the door
You leave the world behind
You're digging for gold
Yet throwing away
A fortune in feelings
But someday you'll pay
Cold as ice
You know that you are
Cold as ice
As cold as ice to me
Cold as ice
Ooh, cold as, cold as ice
You're as cold as ice
Cold as ice, I know
Yes I know
You're cold as ice, cold as ice, I know
Oh yes I know
You're as cold as ice, cold as ice, I know
Oh yes I know
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8. DIRTY WHITE BOY
Hey, baby, if you're feelin' down
I know what's good for you all day
Are you worried what your friends see
Will it ruin your reputation lovin' me
'Cause I'm a dirty white boy
Yeah a dirty white boy
A dirty white boy
Don't drive no big black car
Don't like no Hollywood movie star
You want me to be true to you
You don't give a damn what I do to you
I'm just a dirty white boy
Dirty white boy, dirty white boy
Dirty white boy, dirty white boy
Dirty white boy
Well, I'm a dirty white boy
Dirty white boy, dirty white boy
Dirty white boy, yeah, dirty white boy
A dirty white boy
I've been in trouble since I don't know when
I'm in trouble now and I know somehow I'll find trouble again
I'm a loner, but I'm never alone
Every night I get one step closer to the danger zone
'Cause I'm a dirty white boy
Dirty white boy, yeah, dirty white boy
Dirty white boy, I'm a dirty white boy
Dirty white boy
C'mon, c'mon boy
Dirty white boy, white boy
Dirty white boy, I'm a dirty white boy
Dirty white boy
Hey, I'm a dirty white boy
Dirty white boy, yeah, I'm a dirty white boy
Dirty white boy, dirty white boy, yeah
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9. WAITING FOR A GIRL LIKE YOU
So long - I've been looking too hard
I've been waiting too long.
Sometimes I don't know what I will find
I only know it's a matter of time.
When you love someone - when you love someone
It feels so right so warm and true -
I need to know if you feel it too.
Maybe I'm wrong -
Won't you tell me if I'm coming on too strong?
This heart of mine has been hurt before
This time I wanna be sure.
I've been waiting for a girl like you
To come into my life.
I've been waiting for a girl like you
A love that will surive.
I've been waiting for someone new to make me feel alive
Yeah
waiting for a girl like you to come into my life.
You're so good - when we make love it's understood
It's more than a touch or a word we say.
Only in dreams could it be this way
When you love someone - yeah
really love someone.
Now
I know it's right
From the moment I wake up till deep in the night
There's nowhere on earth that I'd rather be
Than holding you tenderly.
I've been waiting for a girl like you . . .
I've been waiting
waiting for you.
I've been waiting
I've been waiting
yeah -
Won't you come into my life?
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10. THAT WAS YESTERDAY
[Songwriters: Gramm, Lou; Jones, Mick;]
I thought I knew you well
But all this time I could never tell
I let you get away
Haunts me every night and every day
You were the only one
The only friend that I counted on
How could I watch you walk away?
I'd give anything to have you here today
But now I stand alone with my pride
And dream that you're still by my side
But that was yesterday
I had the world in my hands
But it's not the end of my world
Just a slight change of plans
That was yesterday
But today life goes on
No more hiding in yesterday
'Cause yesterday's gone
Ooo
Love, my love I gave it all
Thought I saw the light when I heard your call
Life that we both could share
Has deserted me, left me in despair
But now
(But now)
I stand alone with my pride
Fighting back the tears I never let myself cry
But that was yesterday
Love was torn from my hands
But it's not the end of my world
Just a little hard to understand
That was yesterday
But today life goes on
You won't find me in yesterday's world
Now yesterday's gone
Goodbye yesterday
Now it's over and done
Still I hope somewhere deep in your heart
Yesterday will live on
Ooo
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11. YOU ARE ALL I AM
I never knew a man would be so lonely
The life of a treated man so wrong
But when the odds were all against me
You gave me the strength to carry on
You gave me a new start, so I will give you my heart
You, you are my life, you're all I am
Only you can understand the way I am
You never give me enough of your love
I need more and more each day
Honey, can't you see the only thing I can be sure of
Is that something real has come my way
Oh, so I believe my heart, though sometimes it tears me apart
You, you are my life, you're all I am
Baby it's you, you are my life, you're all I am
Only you can understand the way I am
You know I live my life for you
You are my life, you're all I am
Ooh baby it's true, you are my life, you're all I am
Only you can understand the way I am
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12. CAN'T SLOW DOWN
Feel the blood rushin' through my veins
Baby it's not because I'm ready to blow
Standin' still doesn't work for me
Takin' my shot
I've got places to go
Once you get just a little taste
And you feel the heat coming on strong
There's no way you're turning back
Oh I've got to keep moving on
Do or die, any day or night
My eyes stay on the prize
With the road underneath my feet
I'm learning how to fly
I can't slow down
I'm on the run, chasing down the dream
I won't slow down
I need some room, to roam, to breathe
And no matter how the world may change
It's the fire inside, a burning flame, no
I won't slow down
I can't slow down
Take a chance, time to make a change
Hit while it's hot, I got nothing to lose
Taking one day at a time
Want to see it all come true
Do or die, any day or night
My eyes stay on the prize
Keep the world underneath my feet
I'm learning how to fly
I can't slow down
I'm on the run, chasing down the dream
I won't slow down
I need some room, to roam, to breathe
And no matter how the world may change
It's the fire inside, a burning flame, no
I won't slow down
I can't slow down
Woah
Yeah
I can't slow down
I'm on the run, chasing down the dream
I won't slow down
I need some room, to roam, to breathe
And no matter how the world may change
It's the fire inside, like a burning flame
I won't slow down
I can't slow down,
I can't slow down
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13. MOUNTAIN OF LOVE
Open up your window
Open up your door
I need a taste of your sweet, sweet love
That's all I'm livin' for
I've been down on my luck
Down on my knees
Just waitin' for a chance to show you baby
I only aim to please
Hey-hey-honey
I'm out on the edge I'm on the borderline
Hey little honey
You won't believe what's goin' through my mind
I'll build a mountain of love
Everytime I think of you
A mountain of love
See it risin' up, and all you've gotta do
Is get high on my mountain of love
There ain't no use in pretendin'
"Cause I've got my eyes on you
The first time that I saw you girl, I knew
Nobody else would do
Hey-hey-honey
Take a little trip, take a ride with me
Hey little honey
'Cause I've got something you've just gotta see
It's a mountain of love
High enough to touch the sky
A mountain of love
Can't you feel it burnin' up inside
I'm gonna build a big mountain of love
Everytime I think of you
You'll feel a mountain of love
See it risin' up, and all you've gotta do
Is get high on my mountain of love
Hey-hey-honey
I'm out on the edge, I'm on the borderline
Say little honey
Come with me and we'll climb, climb, climb.....
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14. I NEED YOU
Selling your soul ain't the right way of givin'
Oh with you I could change
This misguided goal I've been livin'
Anything, anything, you might need or desire
Just call on me, 'cause my heart's on fire
And I need you
Do you need me too?
Yes I need you, yes I need you
Many is the time I've cursed the Lord's creations
Ah but you touched my hand
I loved this new sensation
It was very strange, what a change
Of you I did not tire
So call on me, my heart's on fire
Well I need you
Do you need me too? need me too?
Yes I need you, ah
Yes I need you
Oh I need you
And I need you
Say you need me too
Yes I need you
Oh I need
Say you need me too
Yes I need you
And I need you
Oh I need
Yes I need you
Oh I need
Say you need me too
Say you need me too
Say you need me too
Say, say baby
Say you need me too
Yes I need you
Oh I need you too
And I need you
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