Borderline - Lady in Red: The Very Best of Chris de Burgh

I’m standing in the station, I am waiting for a train, To take me to the border, And my loved one far away, I watched a bunch of soldiers heading for the war, I could hardly even bear to see them go; Rolling through the countryside, Tears are in my eyes, We’re coming to the […]

The Lady in Red - Lady in Red: The Very Best of Chris de Burgh

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’ve never seen that dress you’re wearing Or that highlights in your hair […]

Sailing Away - Lady in Red: The Very Best of Chris de Burgh

Waiting at the water’s edge Watching all the ships As they are heading for the harbour wall, I was just a boy, I was just a boy, Dreaming of the wide world, Dreaming of the wide world; Watching as they disappear, Reading out the names Of all the places I have never been, Looking out […]

In Love Forever - Lady in Red: The Very Best of Chris de Burgh

There’s an angel crying up in Heaven tonight, And I’ve got the Devil in my heart, Because I keep 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, […]

Don’t Pay the Ferryman - Lady in Red: The Very Best of Chris de Burgh

It was late at night on the open road, speeding like a man on the run A lifetime spent preparing for the journey. He is closer now and the search is on, reading from a map in the mind: Yes there’s that ragged hill and there’s a boat on the river. And when the rain […]

Here Is Your Paradise - Lady in Red: The Very Best of Chris de Burgh

I never knew love could be a silence in the heart, A moment when the time is still, And all I’ve been looking for is right here in my arms, Just waiting for the chance to begin; I never knew love could be the sunlight in your eyes, On a day that you may not […]