'Cause I'm the taxman, yeah, I'm the taxman Let me tell you how it will be There's one for you, nineteen for me Should five per cent appear too small Be thankful I don't take it all 'Cause I'm the taxman, yeah I'm the taxman If you drive a car, I'll tax

I found peace in your violence Can't tell me there's no point in trying I'm at one, and I've been quiet for so long I've been quiet for too long I'm at one, and I've been silent for so long Yeah, I'd rather be a lover than a fighter 'Cause all my life,

And the way you look tonight. Some day, when I'm awfully low, When the world is cold, I will feel a glow just thinking of you... Yes you're lovely, with your smile so warm And your cheeks so soft, There is nothing for me but to love you, With each word

There's no end in sight Learning to fly, letting go of it all Finding these questions inside me still burn Like tomorrow never comes Tonight we black out the sun Better hold on tight Before you know it's gone And live like tomorrow never comes

Wanderlust will carry us on I'm speeding out of reach Oh, you're the one I had to meet I never wanted to go home There was nothing there for me In a high rise on my own Will there ever be a place for you and me I've been sleepwalking Through the railway

Is there life beyond the grave? And will I make the same mistakes, day after day? There must be a better way I know that one of these days I'll finally see you face to face at the golden gates Will you take me or will I fade into the grave? Forgive me

Don’t pin it all on me Fall upon your knees saying "This is my body and soul here" Fall and begging, pleading Oh blame, blame, blame (I got you, I got you) There’s no room for you here "You’ve got the power and control" You go sleep with the fishes Wrap

Makes me feel like I'm a modern man In line for a number but you don't understand Like a modern man And the people behind me, they can't understand In my dream I was almost there But we're wasted And that's why we're still waiting So I wait my turn, I'm

You took my kisses and all my love You taught me how to care Am I to be just remnant of a one side love affair All you took I gladly gave There is nothing left for me to save Why not take all of me Can't you see

And this bird you cannot change 'Cause I'm as free as a bird now Oh oh oh oh oh oh And the bird you cannot change Lord knows, I can't change If I leave here tomorrow Would you still remember me For I must be travelin' on now There's too many places I got