https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bttu7o3iU_0

[Intro]
 
 

[Verse 1]
             
Paula came fro

             
m Washington w

             
ith long golde

  
n hair
           
Twenty eight d

             
ollars in a fa

              
ke silk purse 

             
and a leather 

         
skirt to wear
             
Shane came fro

             
m Dublin town 

             
from the old w

        
orld so green
           
Counterfeit ti

             
cket in to JFK

             
 in the land o

      
f his dreams
             
Street life's 

             
the only life 

             
they take a wa

          
lk in the park
           
Even tough the

             
y only met tha

             
t day they wer

            
e lovers by da


rk
             
Laid out on th

             
e morning skie

             
s he puts a ri

          
ng on her hand
           
He said listen

             
 babe we gotta

             
 take what's o

             
urs do it or d

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[Chorus]
  
            Qu

it dreaming, t

his is real li

fe baby
  
            Re

al life's the 

only life what

's it all abou

t
  
            Qu

it dreaming, t

his is real li

fe baby
  

[Verse 2]
             
Way out on the

             
 dock that nig

             
ht, the colour

    
 is red
           
23rd victim of

             
 a gangland wa

             
r takes his la

   
st breath
            
Outside the si

              
ster cried, sh

             
e said the who

              
le world's so 


mean
           
Heavyweight ki

             
ller in the ri

             
ng, turns kill

      
ing machine

[Chorus]
  
            Qu

it dreaming, t

his is real li

fe baby
  
            Re

al life's the 

only life what

's it all abou

t
  
            Qu

it dreaming, t

his is real li

fe baby
  

[Bridge]

All my love, y

ou're my all

They way you m

ove, you're in

 control

The way you ta

lk, the way yo

u dress

Your hands, yo

ur touch, your

 sweet caress.

All my love, y

ou're the best

,

Every little t

hing that I po

ssess,

It's all emoti

on when you ta

ke control,

I can feel wil

d horses runni

ng in my soul.

Oh my love, al

l I see

The stars, the

 sun, the ener

gy,

If this going 

to kill us the

n let it go,
             
Quit dreaming 

              
this is real l

              
ife baby

[Outro]
N.C.
Up high above a desert sky where the space shuttles scream,
          
Sixteen men fr

              
om a dying ear

              
th take their 

        
last dream.
  
            Qu

it dreaming, t

his is real li

fe baby
  
            Re

al life's the 

only life what

's it all abou

t
  
            Qu

it dreaming, t

his is real li

fe baby
  
            Qu

it dreaming th

is is real lif

e baby
  
            Qu

it dreaming th

is is cheap li

fe baby
  
            Re

al life's the 

only life what

's it all abou

t
  
            Qu

it dreaming th

is is cheap li

fe baby