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Out Of The Blue © 1977

1. Turn To Stone
2. It's Over
3. Sweet Talking Woman
4. Accross The Border
5. Night In The City
6. Starlight
7. Jungle
8. Believe Me Now [instrumental]
9. Steppin' Out

   Concerto for a rainy day

10. Standin' In The Rain
11. Big Wheels
12. Summer And Lightning
13. Mr. Blue Sky

14. Sweet Is The Night
15. The Whale [instrumental]
16. Birmingham Blues
17. Wild West Hero

TURN TO STONE /Jeff Lynne/

The city streets are empty now
(The lights don't shine no more)
And so the songs are way down low
(Turning Turning Turning)

A sound that flows into my mind
(The echoes of the daylight)
Of everything that is alive
(In my blue world)

(Chorus:)
I turn to stone, when you are gone, I turn to stone.
Turn to stone, when you comin' home, I can't go on.

The tired streets that hide away
(From here to everywhere they go)
Roll past my door into the day
(In my blue world)

(Chorus:)
I turn to stone, when you are gone, I turn to stone.
Turn to stone, when you comin' home, I can't go on.
Turn to stone, when you are gone, I turn to stone.

The dancing shadows on the wall
(The two-step in the hall)
Are all I see since you've been gone
(Turning Turning Turning)

Through all I sit here and I wait
(I turn to stone I turn to stone)
You will return again some day
(To my blue world)

(Chorus)

(Chorus)

(It's over, It's over, It's over)

Summer came and passed away,
Hardly seemed to last a day,
But it's over,
And what can I do? (do, do, do...)

Music playin' in the air,
Silence on a darkened stair,
'Cos it's over,
And what can I do? (do, do, do...)

(Chorus:)
It's over, it's over, all over,
It's all over now,
And the way you looked
Don't even mean I'm down. (It's over)
When you kick out the sea
And the sun says goodbye
There is nothing much to speak of.

Feelin' down, down, down,
It's all over.
Feelin' down, down, down.
Baby, baby, it's all gone,
Rolled out to sea.

Lookin' from this distant shore (distant shore),
You ain't sailin' by no more,
'Cos it's over,
And what can I do?

(Chorus)

Feelin' down, down, down,
It's all over.
Feellin' down, down, down.

Ah, it's over, it's over, it's over,
It's all over and what can I do?
Ah, it's over, it's over,
It's all over.

Oh, it's over, it's over.
Don't shed a tear for me, it's over,
Don't shed a tear although it's over.

(Where did you go?)

I was searchin' (searchin') on a one-way street,
I was hopin' (hopin') for a chance to meet.
I was waitin' for the operator on the line.

(She's gone so long) What can I do?
(Where could she be?) No no no,
Don't know what I'm gonna do,
I gotta get back to you.

(Chorus:)
You gotta slow down (slow down) sweet talkin' woman (slow down)
You got me runnin' (run run), you got me searchin'.
Hold on (hold on), sweet talkin' lover (hold on)
It's so sad if that's the way it's over.

I was (walkin') many days go by,
I was thinkin' (thinkin') about the lonely nights.
Communication breakdown all around.

(She's gone so long) What can I do?
(Where could she be?) No no no,
Don't know what I'm gonna do,
I gotta get back to you.

(Chorus)

I've been livin'(livin') on a dead end street,
I've been askin' (where's she hiding) everybody I meet.
Insufficient data coming through.

(She's gone so long) What can I do?
(Where could she be?) No no no,
Don't know what I'm gonna do,
I gotta get back to you.

(Chorus:)
Oh, slow down (slow down) sweet talkin' woman (slow down)
You got me runnin' (run run), you got me searchin'.
Hold on (hold on), sweet talkin' lover (hold on)
It's so sad if that's the way it's over.

Slow down (slow down) sweet talkin' woman (slow down)
You got me runnin', you got me searchin'.
Hold on, sweet talkin' lover (hold on)
It's so sad if that's the way it's over.

Slow down (slow down) sweet talkin' woman (slow down)
You got me runnin', you got me searchin'.
Hold on, sweet talkin' lover (hold on)
It's so sad if that's the way it's over. (repeat & fade out)

(I ve been workin' so hard, baby, tryin' to get to you.
I'm gonna be there soon because)

In the heat of the day
Many miles away
When the sun is beating down
Upon the main street.
I'll be waiting here at the station,
I gotta move down the line.

They'll be dancin' and singin' And doin' their thing
And they'll be rockin' and rollin' Until the day is done.
You know I got to Make the deadline.

(Chorus:)
I gotta get that southbound train tonight, ooh.
If I don't get to the border then I'll write.

I'm gonna catch a ride on the nine-o-five,
I'm gonna ride the rails
Until we reach the morning,
Maybe three or four
Hundred miles.

(Chorus)

(Chorus)

Standin' at the airport
Lookin' down the strip,
She was cryin' her eyes,
She was bitin' her lip.
Seven-four-seven just left from gate eleven,
And there's no turnin' round
'Cos it's just leavin' the ground
And gettin' higher (higer).

Standin' at the dock-side
Lookin' out to sea
When I saw her
But she did not see me.
There she stood with no hope
Because she'd missed the boat
And as her dreams sailed away
She headed back for the day,
Back to the city (city).

Night in the city, o-o-oh,
Madness at mid-mid-mid-midnight,
Night in the city drivin' you insane.

In the city (city)

Night in the city, o-o-oh,
Madness at mid-mid-mid-midnight,
Night in the city drivin' you insane.

I'll get you, yes, I'm gonna get you,
I'll get you, yes, I'm gonna get you,
I'll get you, yes, I'm gonna get you,
I'll get you, yes, I'm gonna get you,
I'll get you, yes, I'm gonna get you,
I'll get you, yes, I'm gonna get you,
Drivin' you insane.

Night in the city, o-o-oh,
Madness at mid-mid-mid-midnight,
Night in the city drivin' you insane,
Drivin' you insane,
Drivin' you insane.

Starlight, I hear you
Callin' out to me.
Sweet love, rollin'
Across my mind again.
I want you, yes I do,
I need you, yes I do.
And then you run.

(Chorus:)
You gotta stop foolin' around,
Keep your feet on the ground, little girl,
And starlight will shine
All around, little girl.

(Chorus:)
You gotta stop foolin' around,
Keep your feet on the ground, little girl,
And starlight will shine
All around, little girl.
You had me all the summer long, little girl.

(Chorus)

JUNGLE /Jeff Lynne/

I was standing in the jungle,
I was feeling alright
Mmmhmmm, Mmmhmmm
I was wondering in the darkness,
In the middle of the night
Mmmhmmm, Mmmhmmm
The moon began to shine,
I saw a clearing ahead
Mmmhmmm, Mmmhmmm
But what's that going on,
I think I'm outta my head
Mmmhmmm, Mmmhmmm

(Chorus:)
Chooka chooka hoo la ley
Looka looka koo la ley

(Chorus)

(Chorus)

Pretty soon I knew the tune and
We sat and sang under the moon
And the jungle rang
In joyful harmony

(Chorus)

(Chorus)

Chooka chooka hoo la ley...

BELIEVE ME NOW /Jeff Lynne/

[Instrumental with some words...]

Can you hear me?
Ahhhhhh, Something, something!

Believe me now,
I could never say goodbye,
Don't leave me now,
Believe me now.

STEPPIN' OUT /Jeff Lynne/

Pack up all your things
We're gonna be leaving
Sooner than I thought
Take the things you bought
Clouds are gathering.

Say goodbye to all your friends
We're gonna be sorry
For a while, that's how it goes
But then again, who knows
About the rain.

(Chorus: )
I'm steppin' out
I'm moving on
I'm gonna see the world
Like a rolling stone
I'm gonna be somebody...
Oh, I'm steppin' out.

Then I saw your face
And the song that you were singing
Though I thought I knew the words
The tune was quite absurd and out of key
Doo dah dah dee.

(Chorus)

Don't know where I'm going
Gonna see the world, gonna be somebody
Don't know where I'm going
I'm just steppin' out
I'm steppin' out
I'm steppin' out.

STANDIN' IN THE RAIN /Jeff Lynne/

(Concerto for a rainy day...)
(Rain...)

I'm standing in the rain
I'm waiting all alone
I'm so tired
I wanna go home.

I'm standing in the rain
Getting soaking wet
I'm doing my best
But what do I get?

I'm standing in the rain
Can't seem to get along
People rushing by
Wish they could hear my song.

I'm standing in the rain
It's teeming down on me
Cats & dogs
I wanna be free.

I'm standing in the rain
Doing my thing
I'm trying my best
What does it bring?

I'm standing in the rain
Getting soaking wet
I'm doing my best
But what does it get?

The good intentions and the pain
Lay drowned now in the pouring rain
I tried to be so good this time
But here I am under the sky.

The good intentions and the pain
Lay drowned now in the pouring rain.

BIG WHEELS /Jeff Lynne/

I've been thinking it over
So many times they say
You got it made
They never understand
The answer lies within your soul
'Cos no one know which side
The coin will fall.

Big wheels turning
Baby I know
Big wheels turning
Baby I know
Big wheels turning, turning...

Save it for a rainy day
For when the cold wind blows
Just to see how they run
I thought they'd know
I tried my best, all I could do
But somehow it was not enough for you.

Big wheels turning
Baby I know
Big wheels turning
Baby I know
Big wheels turning, turning,
Turning, turning...

(Chorus:)
I remember the dead of night
A lonely light that shines
Upon the window
I see it all so clear
The tenderness, the silent tears
Out here in the pouring rain
Through cold dark waiting days
I see you standing there
I see the big wheels turning
Never ending, on and on they go.

Big wheels turning
Baby I know
Big wheels turning
Baby I know
Big wheels turning, turning
Turning, turning...

(Chorus)

I have waited
For your love
For so long
How do I go on?
I have told you
So many times
It's no good
You're treating me so wrong.

Out there so far away
Above the sky will say
For you...
Here it comes again
It's all around me
It must be magic
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

I can see you
In my mind
The lost time
That you're saving
I could reach out
And touch you
What can I do?
The sun ain't shining.

Out there so far away
Above the sky will say
For you...
Only for you.

Here it comes again (summer and lightning)
It's all around me (summer and lightning)
It must be magic (summer and lightning)
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Here it comes again.

Here it comes again (summer and lightning)
It's all around me (summer and lightning)
It must be magic (summer and lightning)
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Here it comes again (summer and lightning)
I can feel it (summer and lightning)
It's all around me (summer and lightning)
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

MR. BLUE SKY /Jeff Lynne/

Sun is shinin' in the sky,
There ain't a cloud in sight
It's stopped rainin'
Everybody's in a play
And don't you know
It's a beautiful new day.

Runnin' down the avenue,
See how the sun shines brightly
In the city on the streets
Where once was pity,
Mr. Blue Sky is living here today.

(Chorus:)
Mr. Blue Sky, please tell us why,
You had to hide away
For so long where did we go wrong.

Hey you with the pretty face,
Welcome to the human race
A celebration Mr. Blue Sky's
Up there waitin' and today
Is the day we've waited for

(Chorus)

(Chorus)

When the day is done
And there's nowhere to run
And the people of the city
Have all lost and won
In your city dress
You stand and stare
And you smoke another cigarette And comb your hair
And the light that shines
Paints a trace of sadness
On the street I wait
But I can't seem to get to you.

Well, you start to sway,
Check your Cartier
'Cos it's getting late,
You can't afford to wait
So you move along
Where it's going on
And the people of the night
Are playing 'till the dawn
And the sun that shines
Paints a trace of sadness
In your eyes that cry
Wishing and hoping
Oh...

(Chorus):
Sweet, sweet is the night
Now you are near
Dark, dark were the days
They disappear
Sweet, sweet is the night
Now you are near.

(Chorus)

[Instrumental]

BIRMINGHAM BLUES /Jeff Lynne/

Working on the road across
This great big world
I've been rolling like a stone,
I never get back home
Yes, I've been long-gone
And boy, I've got the Birmingham Blues.

Been across the ocean
To the south sea isles
Yeah, I travelled to the east and west
For mile and miles and miles
And I've been long-gone
And boy, I've got the Birmingham Blues.

(Chorus:)
Across the world I've seen
People and places
Could be the same
But with a different name.

It may be kind of homely
But it sure is sweet
Industrial Revolution
Put it on its feet
But it's a long, long way
Boy, I've got the Birmingham Blues.

(Chorus)

(Chorus)

(Chorus)

(Wish I was, yeah, a wild west hero.)
Sometimes i look up high
And then I think there might
Just be a better life.
Away from all we know,
That's where I wanna go,
Out on the wild side
And I wish I was, o-oo-o-oh, a wild west hero.

(Chorus:)
Ride the range all the day
Till the first fading light,
Be with my western girl
Round the fire, oh, so bright.
I'd be the Indians friend, Let them live to be free,
Ridin' into the sunset, I wish I could be.

(Chorus)

Orchestra and choral arrangements: Jeff Lynne, Richard Tandy and Louis Clark.
Orchestra conducted by Louis Clark

Amplification
Acoustic Control Corp, Harmon Kardon, Marshall amps (Tony Frank custom built for Jeff Lynne), Gauss sreakers.
All road cases by Anvil.

Recorded and mixed at Musicland Studios, Munich, Germany
Engineered by Mack.
Special Effects by Mack.
All songs composed in Bassins, Switzerland.
Dance sequence by Spratley's Dancing
Academy featuring Bladys and Goreen Turvis

Special thanks to Mack, who slaved over a hot mixer for 1.127 hours and wins the award.
Special thanks to Brian Jones who made everything run smoothly throughout this project, and wins the other award.
Unique keyboard sounds and effects from the magic fingers of Richard Tandy.
Also thanks to Gerhard, Sid and Anna.
A very special thanks to Don and David Arden for all their help and guidance.

Cover illustration by Shusei Nagaoka
Portraits by Michael Bryan
Art direction & design: Ria Lewerke with Kosh

Special thanks to Harry Markewitz, Roy Guzman, and George Chacon.

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