Bernd's Lyrics for MotorPlanet

all Lyrics by Bernd Harmsen; Music by Holger Metzler
 

Further words for MotorPlanet songs can be found on my general lyrics pages. There are a few songs for which Holger composed new music to the lyrics of my own stuff (I remember "peaceful times", "how does it feel", "gonna get my share", and "high enough" - still my favorite). Once he also intended to sing "summer night" (my version!), but unfortunately he never did, as far as I know. So here's my version: summer night (right song, wrong voice).

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the end of our love

this is the end of our love, Babe
can't you see, something's gone wrong
with our love and
with our lives
it's over
it's over

nobody else could break my heart like this
no way out - no cure for our souls
it's over
it's over

what have we done to our love
ruining our lives beyond bearing
how come we missed the first signs
wasting the time we were sharing

all our dreams were shattered in the course
of our love - we've buried all our hopes
it's over
it's over

nobody else could break my heart like this
no way out - no cure for our souls
it's over
it's over

what have we done to our love
ruining our lives beyond bearing
how come we missed the first signs
wasting the time we were sharing

this is the end of our love, Babe

 like the first time

I met this girl who simply shattered my whole world
I can't think straight,
I can't stop thinking 'bout this girl

it's just like the first time

(I) feel awkward, shy and nervous when I meet her eyes
my mood jumps from the bottom up to unknown heights

my life's turned upside down
she drives me crazy

just like it was the first time
- my heart keeps racing
just like it was the first time
- what am I facing?

my settled life
is goin' to ruins
my kids and wife -
boy, what shall I do?
she's gone to my head
what can I do?
boy, she drives me mad

just like it was the first time

she drives me crazy

just like it was the first time
my heart keeps racing
what am I facing?

she drives me crazy, boy

 

the same old place

well,
watch the boys cruise the neighbourhood
searching for a hot spot
wearing their cool, weekend-special look
no idea where to go ,though

but I
know what to do
I know where to go
to the same old place where I
once met you

well,
watch the girls getting all dolled up
(they're) looking real hot
little sweeties - all dressed-up
but nowhere to go

but I
know what to do
I know where to go
to the same old place where I
once met you

watch all this fussing and buzzing
like ants being lost
like all their heads have gone muzzy
with no place to go

but I
know what to do
I know where to go
to the same old place where I
once met you
to the same old place where I
once met you

 mother

Mother, Mother, don't remind me of the hardship
of that run-down place
that we called home

a beat-up mother, and her children crying
a life with no hope
and nights alone

I know
that you know
that I feel
I've done right

a desperate dream of a life worth living
no threats, no bruises
no cuts, no fear

with help, and comfort, and forgiving
and no boozer
me must call 'Dad'

I know
that you know
that I feel
I've done right

every day
cryin' myself to sleep
- there had to be a way out

Mother, Mother, do believe me
where's no judge there
is no crime

just some useless man's life wasted
where no one would
give a Dime

You know
that I know
that you feel
I've done right

a life to gain -
freedom doesn't come cheap
- sure there was a way out

 

motor planet

each tough driver dreams of a place
where they're having the perpetual race
no traffic lights and no speed limit
sure there's no room for the shy and timid

you will get there but you cannot plan it
you're always welcome to the motor planet

drive on ..

much better than the heavenly choir
is the sound of the continuous roar
tuned-up cars and stylish bikes
pushed to their limits till the motor strikes

you will get there but you cannot plan it
you're always welcome to the motor planet

ride on ..

me and my gang used to fill the air
with our engines' roar and gasoline smell
on our road to heaven or the highway to hell
though I cannot say that we really cared

you're the speed kings till your cars are wrecked
you'd risk a crash - never mind your neck
get prepared for the final race
heading from earth to the outer space

you will get there but you cannot plan it
you're always welcome to the motor planet

drive on ..

 sod it

you say that my friends are bad company
you say my friends ain't good enough for you

sod it!
you ain't tellin' me what I got to do
sod it!
you ain't tellin' me who to see

you say I've got to change for you
all I can say's: "no way!"

I'm living my life my way (- yeah)
and I won't compromise
gonna do my own thing anyway (-yeah)
I won't apologize

sod it!
you're not gonna change my way
sod it!
or accept that my friends are okay

I ain't gonna change for you
neither now nor here

 

I want you back

turning a blind eye to your affair
made it look like I didn't care
I was afraid to lose you
what could I do
I ran around with blinders
so I did not have to see
I need no reminder
the blame's on me

what does he have that I don't
what does he do that I won't
why don't you talk it out with me
why didn't you open my eyes
why not give us a chance
why do you stick to your lies
and your romance

I want you back
want you back
now and here
I want you back
I want you back
now and here

I know you used to mess around
now you have got me on the ground
and I still love you
what can I do
why do you say it's over
why do you say there's no choice
why can't we stay together
don't I have a voice

I want you
I want you
I want you back
I want you back
want you back
now and here

what does he have that I don't
...

I want you back
want you back
now and here
I want you back
I want you back
now and here

I want you
I want you
I want you back
I want you
I want you
I want you back

'bout you and me

spotting you just knocked me out
you took my breath away
we got wild and we had fun
turned the night to day
life was exciting, the world was re-born
just for you and me
though the past is history
it is still with me

don't know why we had to fight
and shouldn't get along
at times we were like cat and dog
there were times when we were full of hatred
times of misery
though the past is history
it is still with me

every day I feel
the time pass by
and how precious you're to me
and I realize
what life is all about
'tis 'bout you - 'bout you and me

we went through lows we went through heights
there was gay laughter there were angry cries
but we've stayed lovers, we've stayed friends
in the end - you see
though the past is history
it is still with me

every day I feel
the time pass by
and how precious you're to me
and I realize
what life is all about
'tis 'bout you - 'bout you and me

sudden silence

there were angry shouts
there was a shriek
sudden silence
in the night
went back to sleep
in the calm
after the violence
of the night

saw the item
on the front-page news
the next day
close to my place
they'd found a body
they've got no witness
is what they say
and not a trace

there were angry shouts
there was a shriek
sudden silence
in the night
went back to sleep
in the calm
after the violence
of the night

there were angry shouts
there was a shriek
sudden silence

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