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Oceans Apart

by The Forgotten Man

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1.
WalkAway 03:36
I CALLED YOUR NAME, YOU WALKED AWAY FROM LIVING A DREAM. I TRIED TO SHOW THAT I STILL CARED, THAT I STILL WANT YOU, BUT LOVE GROWS COLD, GROWS COLD,GROWS COLD. LOVE GROWS COLD, GROWS COLD, IT GROWS YOU WALKED AWAY, YOU WOULDN'T STAY, NO EXPLANATIONS. LOOKING FOR REASONS, SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS, TRYING TO FIND THEM, BUT LOVE GROWS COLD, GROWS COLD,GROWS COLD. LOVE GROWS COLD, GROWS COLD, IT GROWS MY ONLY TIME AND ONLY CHANCE TO START MY LIFE WITH LOVE AND LAUGHTER, WE WALKED THE FIELDS, TALKED SO CLOSE, MOVING FASTER, GETTING CLOSER. BUT LOVE GROWS COLD, GROWS COLD, GROWS COLD, LOVE GROWS COLD, GROWS COLD, IT GROWS... YOU TOLD ME LIES, GAVE ALIBI'S, YOU GAVE NO REASONS, HID YOUR FEELINGS, YOU HAD YOUR CHANCE FOR A FINE ROMANCE, YOU THREW IT AWAY, YOU WALKED AWAY, BUT LOVE GROWS COLD, GROWS COLD,GROWS COLD. LOVE GROWS COLD, GROWS COLD, IT GROWS
2.
RIDE WITH THE WIND ACROSS THE SEVEN SEAS, DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN, DON'T KNOW IF YOU WILL. SHACKLES OFF YOUR FEET, PRESSURE OFF YOUR BACK. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN, DON'T KNOW IF YOU WILL. AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN ‘COS I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WILL I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WILL. OH FLY THROUGH THE SKY, FOLLOW THE PATH THAT LEADS RIGHT ON THROUGH, SO EASY TO GLIDE. NO TREMORS HERE, BRIDGES SO NEAR, LEADS RIGHT ON THROUGH, SO EASY TO RIDE. WE WILL REMEMBER, WE WILL FOREVER LISTEN TO THE TRUTH THAT FLOWS FROM YOU MIND. WE WILL BIDE OUR TIME. ( INSTRUMENTAL ) WE WILL REMEMBER, WE WILL FOREVER LISTEN TO THE TRUTH THAT FLOWS FROM YOU MIND. WE WILL BIDE OUR TIME. THE SAVIOR IS HERE, OH SAVIOR PLEASE SAVE US WE WILL REMEMBER, WE WILL FOREVER LISTEN TO THE TRUTH THAT FLOWS FROM YOU MIND. WE WILL BIDE OUR TIME. OH RIDE WITH THE WIND ACROSS THE SEVEN SEAS, DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN, DON'T KNOW IF YOU WILL. FLY THROUGH THE SKY, FOLLOW THE PATH THAT LEADS RIGHT ON THROUGH, SO EASY TO RIDE. WE WILL REMEMBER, WE WILL FOREVER LISTEN TO THE TRUTH THAT FLOWS FROM YOU MIND. WE WILL BIDE OUR TIME. OH RIDE WITH THE WIND, OH RIDE WITH THE WIND, OH RIDE WITH THE WIND, OH RIDE WITH THE WIND, THE SAVIOR IS HERE, OH SAVIOR PLEASE SAVE US THE SAVIOR IS HERE, OH SAVIOR PLEASE SAVE US
3.
ALL STYLE THAT'S WHAT YOU WANTED, THAT'S WHAT YOU ASKED FOR, THAT'S WHAT YOU'VE GOT NOW. ALL STYLE IT'S ALL AROUND YOU, DRESS FOR SUCCESS IS WHAT IT'S ABOUT NOW. WALKING THROUGH THE STREETS AT NIGHT YOU REALLY FEEL THE HEAT IS ON, BRIGHTNESS OF THE FASHIONS SHOW, COLOURS CHANGING ON THE SCENE, TICKET FOR SUCCESS IS SEEN. ATTENTION THAT'S WHAT YOU WANTED, THAT'S WHAT YOU ASKED FOR, THAT'S WHAT YOU'VE GOT NOW. ATTENTION IT'S ALL AROUND YOU, STRESS OF SUCCESS IS WHAT IT'S ABOUT NOW. WALKING THROUGH THE STREETS AT NIGHT YOU REALLY FEEL THE HEAT IS ON, BRIGHTNESS OF THE FASHIONS SHOW, COLOURS CHANGING ON THE SCENE, TICKET FOR SUCCESS IS SEEN. ALL STYLE THAT'S WHAT YOU WANTED, THAT'S WHAT YOU ASKED FOR, THAT'S WHAT YOU'VE GOT NOW. ALL STYLE IT'S ALL AROUND YOU, DRESS FOR SUCCESS IS WHAT IT'S ABOUT NOW. WALKING THROUGH THE STREETS AT NIGHT YOU REALLY FEEL THE HEAT IS ON, BRIGHTNESS OF THE FASHIONS SHOW, COLOURS CHANGING ON THE SCENE, TICKET FOR SUCCESS IS SEEN.
4.
TimeTrack 04:17
Time is a deceiver Never is your friend Don't know when it started Or when it will end Time waits for no one It is always passing by Can we travel through it? Does anyone dare try? In time every time Have we time to choose? Take time to consider We're always bound to lose Time is of the essence It is always on my mind We're bound to reach the end But we don't know what we'll find Is time passing you by? Is time passing you by? (instrumental) Time limits, Speed limits, Time limits, speed limits, Running against time Achieve all you can Before the end of the line Success is what counts And there is no turning back 'Cos life is the race And time is the track Is time passing you by? Is time passing you by?
5.
Summerchild 04:08
FAR AWAY, AND YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN'T SWIM ALONE, AND YOU CAN'T WALK ALONE. I CAN'T RECALL YOUR NAME OR WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT. LIKE SHIPS IN THE NIGHT YOU CRAWL AWAY, YOU CRAWL AWAY. PRECOCIOUS CHILD, YOU'RE A SUMMER CHILD FROM A BEAUTIFUL TOWN, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MIND. OH AND THE DAYS GET ME DOWN, THEY GET ME DOWN, DAYS GET ME DOWN, THEY GET ME DOWN AND DOWN AND DOWN AND DOWN SUMMER CHILD LET ME BREAK YOUR ACHING NIGHTS, LET ME STEAL A DAY FROM YOU, LET ME TURN YOU AROUND. I CAN'T RECALL YOUR NAME OR WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT, LIKE SHIPS IN THE NIGHT YOU CRAWL AWAY, YOU CRAWL AWAY. I SEEM TO SIGH AND THINK ABOUT THE THINGS THAT YOU KNOW IT'S LIKE A KNIFE IN THE BACK WHEN YOU CRAWL AWAY, YOU CRAWL AWAY. AND SO I LOOK TO THE NIGHT.
6.
Borderlines 04:22
SOMETIMES WE FEEL ALTOGETHER AGAIN. I WATCH YOUR CLOSED EYES SEEM FOREVER ON MY MIND. DY DA DY DY DY DA DY DY DA DY DY DY DA DY GO TO THE WEST, STRETCH TO THE SEA. TEST THE BRAIN FOR DISCOVERY. WE WILL BE WHAT WE WANT TO BE. SOMETHING ELSE WE'RE NOT MEANT TO SEE. OVER BORDERLINES. YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL TO ME ALL THESE DAYS AND NIGHTS. YOUR CLEVER MIND UNDERSTANDS ALL THIS VOIDNESS WE FEEL. DY DA DY DY DY DA DY DY DA DY DY DY DA DY OH MELT WITH YOU, WONDERFUL, LOVELY FACE, WARM EMBRACE. THIS WORLD'S OURS ALTHOUGH IT'S STRANGE, NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE CHANGE. SO ETERNALLY. SOMETIMES WE FEEL ALTOGETHER AGAIN. I WANT TO BE YOUR FRIEND. DY DA DY DY DY DA DY DY DA DY DY DY DA DY
7.
THIS LIFE AND THE SCENES THAT WE CRINGE TO, PEOPLE IN CHARGE MAKE IT WORSE. WALK ON YOU, PRESS US TO THINK WE ENJOY THIS, WE’RE GOING TO IGNITE THIS HERE PLACE. TELEVISION, VIDEO SCREEN, ABSORBS THE MIND, PREYS ON YOU, UNTIL YOU'RE DOWN ON THE GROUND WITH YOUR FRIENDS, JUST A CHANCE. AWAY FROM THIS LIFE THAT WILL BLEED YOU, AWAY FROM THIS LAND THAT DIVIDES. OH, WE LA, LA, LA, LA, LAUGH. OH OH OH, WE LA, LA, LA, LA, LAUGH. OH OH TELEVISION, VIDEO SCREEN, ABSORBS THE MIND, PREYS ON YOU, UNTIL YOU'RE DOWN ON THE GROUND WITH YOUR FRIENDS, JUST A CHANCE. AWAY FROM THIS LIFE THAT WILL BLEED YOU, AWAY FROM THIS LIFE THAT DIVIDES. OH, WE LA, LA, LA, LA, LAUGH. OH OH OH, WE LA, LA, LA, LA, LAUGH. OH OH IMAGINE OUR TIME WITH ANOTHER, DIVINE WINE. DANCING WITH JOY ALL THE WAY. THEY CAN'T SEE THAT I'M NONE EXISTANT TO THEIR VIEW, AS THEY WILT THEY REPLACE SAME AGAIN. TELEVISION, VIDEO SCREEN, ABSORBS THE MIND, PREYS ON YOU, UNTIL YOU'RE DOWN ON THE GROUND WITH YOUR FRIENDS, JUST A CHANCE. AWAY FROM THIS LIFE THAT WILL BLEED YOU, AWAY FROM THIS LIFE THAT DIVIDES. OH, WE LA, LA, LA, LA, LAUGH. OH OH OH, WE LA, LA, LA, LA, LAUGH. OH OH OH, WE LA, LA, LA, LA, LAUGH. OH OH OH, WE LA, LA, LA, LA, LAUGH. OH OH WE LA, LA, LA, LA, LAUGH.
8.
The One 03:34
LOOK INSIDE YOUR HEART I THOUGHT I HEARD SOMEBODY CRY, I SEE YOUR EVERY MOVE AND I HEAR YOUR EVERY LIE. I AM THE ONE WHO MADE YOU WHAT YOU ARE, I AM THE ONE WHO MOVES YOUR GUIDING STAR. I AM THE ONE! I AM THE ONE! TAKE A LOOK AROUND AND SEE THE DAMAGE YOU HAVE DONE, THE WHOLE WORLD HAS GONE CRAZY EVERYBODY OWNS A GUN. THERE'S A RIOT IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD IN A CITY NEAR YOU, THE HEADLINES SCREAM DISASTER TELL ME WHAT'YA GONNA DO. I AM THE ONE! I AM THE ONE! PEOPLE SLEEP IN CARDBOARD BOXES CAN'T AFFORD NO ROOMS, CARS CHOKE UP THE CITY STREETS THE SKY IS FILLED WITH FUMES. AND ALL AROUND THE SOUND OF PEOPLE CRYING IN DESPAIR, IS ANYBODY LISTENING, DOES ANYBODY CARE. I AM THE ONE! I AM THE ONE! WE'VE GOT TO TAKE SOME ACTION NOW AND LEAVE THE PAST BEHIND, GOT TO CHANGE OUR WAY OF THINKING, GOT TO CHANGE OUR STATE OF MIND, IT'S UP TO YOU AND ME TO CHANGE THE WAY IN WHICH WE LIVE, WE CAN'T GO ON JUST TAKING, WE'VE GOT TO LEARN HOW TO GIVE. I AM THE ONE! I AM THE ONE!
9.
THIS IS THE NEW WORLD I GIVE TO YOU, THIS IS MY FREEDOM I WANT TO SHOW, BUT THEY DON'T KNOW ME, THEY AREN'T AWARE, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT I'M RIGHT HERE. THOUGHTS IN MY HEAD NOW, ALWAYS FROM ME. SILENCE IS SEEN NOW, THE SUN IS TO SHINE. THIS IS THE NEW WORLD I GIVE TO YOU. THIS IS MY FREEDOM I WANT TO SHOW. FEELINGS COME, FEELINGS GO, I JUST KNOW WHAT EXTREMES I SEE. FREEDOM SEEN, FREEDOMS HERE, THIS IS MY LIFE, I WANT TO SHOW. I WANT TO SHOW. SO SURE OF INTENTIONS, FIGHT TILL THE END, FALL AND SLIP NOW BUT THAT'S MY CAUSE. I'M GONNA WISH A STAR AND TAKE A BIG CHANCE. I HOPE YOU'LL JOIN ME, NO TIME TO WAIT. THOUGHTS IN MY HEAD NOW, ALWAYS FROM ME. SILENCE IS SEEN NOW, SUN IS TO SHINE. THIS IS THE NEW WORLD I GIVE TO YOU. THIS IS MY FREEDOM I WANT TO SHOW. FEELINGS COME, FEELINGS GO, I JUST KNOW WHAT EXTREMES I SEE. FREEDOM SEEN, FREEDOMS HERE, THIS IS MY LIFE, I WANT TO SHOW. I WANT TO SHOW. THIS IS THE NEW WORLD. THIS IS MY FREEDOM. NEW WORLD I SHOW TO YOU. NEW WORLD I GIVE TO YOU. THIS IS THE NEW WORLD.
10.
PLACES I SEE, COUNTRIES I KNOW, TRAVELLING ALONG EYES DOWN TO MY FEET. WIND IS SO COLD, TRY TO FORGET, FACES ARE WARM FAR FROM MY MIND. CAN'T DESCRIBE THE WAY I FEEL TODAY, CAN'T DESCRIBE THE WAY I FEEL TODAY, FORESTS AND FRIENDS, PEACE IN MY BED, ALL I WANT NOW IS TO BE JUST A FRIEND. BEAUTY I SEE BUT BLINDNESS IS COLD, WHY EXPLAIN, GOD ONLY KNOWS. CAN'T DESCRIBE THE WAY I FEEL TODAY, CAN'T DESCRIBE THE WAY I FEEL TODAY, SCENE, I TRY TO FIT IN, PEOPLE ACCEPT BUT SOME DISAGREE. LOVE IS THE GIFT I OFFER YOU, MY LIFE IN RETURN FOR A PLACE IN BERLIN. CAN'T DESCRIBE THE WAY I FEEL TODAY, CAN'T DESCRIBE THE WAY I FEEL TODAY, PLACES I SEE, COUNTRIES I KNOW, TRAVELLING ALONG EYES DOWN TO MY FEET. WIND IS SO COLD, TRY TO FORGET, FACES ARE WARM FAR FROM MY MIND. CAN'T DESCRIBE THE WAY I FEEL TODAY, CAN'T DESCRIBE THE WAY I FEEL TODAY,
11.
My Maria 03:48
SHE TAKES ME TO THE PLACES I HAVE NEVER BEEN SHE IS A POWER TO BEHOLD SHE SHOWS ME LOVE THE LIKE OF WHICH I’VE NEVER SEEN SHE HAS A HEART OF GOLD MY MARIA, MY MARIA OH MY MARIA, MY MARIA SHE BRIGHTENS UP MY DAY AND IS MY GUIDING LIGHT SHE IS MY INSPIRATION SHE’S ALWAYS WITH ME EVEN THROUGH THE DARKEST NIGHT SHE FILLS MY HEART WITH ADORATION MY MARIA, MY MARIA OH MY MARIA, MY MARIA SHE TAKES ME TO THE PLACES I HAVE NEVER BEEN SHE IS A POWER TO BEHOLD SHE SHOWS ME LOVE THE LIKE OF WHICH I’VE NEVER SEEN SHE HAS A HEART OF GOLD MY MARIA, MY MARIA OH MY MARIA, MY MARIA MY MARIA, MY MARIA OH MY MARIA, MY MARIA
12.
HIGH ON A HILLSIDE, AN ANGEL IS WATCHING HOPING TO FIND YOU, AND WELCOME YOU NORTHWARDS STANDING BEFORE YOU, WITH ARMS OUTSTRETCHED REACHING HOPING TO FIND YOU, AND WELCOME YOU HOMEWARD THIS NIGHT. COLD AND ALONE HE'S CALLING. HE'S CALLING TRYING TO CALL YOU BACK HOME, BACK HOME. ALL THAT HE SEES, ALL THAT HE FEELS, HERE RIGHT NOW, HERE RIGHT NOW SEARCHING FOR LIFE, THROWAWAY THE FEAR. OH. HE IS HERE, HE IS HERE RIGHT NOW CARRY YOU THROUGH. BE WITH YOU NOW, OVER THE RIVER, INTO THE LIGHT SEARCHING FOR LIFE THROWAWAY THE FEAR. OH. HE IS HERE, HE IS HERE RIGHT NOW HIGH ON A HILLSIDE, AN ANGEL IS WATCHING HOPING TO FIND YOU AND WELCOME YOU HOMEWARD THIS TIME HE'S CALLING WITH ARMS OUTSTRETCHED WAITING HE'S FLYING, HE'S CRYING, HE'S TRYING TO CARRY YOU HOME

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A selection of some of our older tracks re-recorded and updated plus a couple of new recordings thrown in for good measure.

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released July 30, 2018

All Tracks written by Dave Johnson & Phil Corrigan
except tracks 4, 8, & 11 Dave Johnson
copyright 2018 Monumental Music, Published by Simply Splendid Music, ASCAP,


Dave Johnson - Guitars, Keyboards, Bass, Programming
Phil Corrigan - Vocals

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The Forgotten Man Los Angeles, California

Purveyors of fine English Guitar Rock, marinated in Juicy Synth Sounds,
and garnished with Soulful Vocals.
Baked in the 80's

Formed in County Durham, England by Dave Johnson
and Phil Corrigan.

The pair played gigs in Durham, Newcastle,
Oxford, and London,
with occasional guest musicians.

After relocating to different areas, and being Oceans Apart, they continue to write and record.
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