THE NIGHT OWLS by Little River Band [1981]

There's a bar

Right across the street

He's got a need

He just can't beat

Out on the floor

He shuffles his feet away

He'll get the girl

Cause he looks so fine

He's gonna win her every time

He knows he will

He's dressed to kill

He's a night owl

Move on, there's a

Howl of a night owl calling

To belong, she's crying in the night

Be strong, find the heart

Of a night owl falling

Stay up til dawn

Until the night is gone

What will become

Of the restless kind

Where do they go when

They've done their time

Wearing their hearts out

On the line for all to see

Must be the gypsy in their soul

They have a need to rock and roll

They always will

They're out there still

They're the night owls

Move on, there's a

Howl of a night owl calling

To belong, she's crying in the night

Be strong, find the heart

Of a night owl falling

Stay up til dawn

Until the night is gone

There's a bar

Right across the street

He's got a need

He just can't beat

Out on the floor

He shuffles his feet away

Yeah, yeah

He'll get the girl

Cause he looks so fine

He's gonna win her every time

He knows he will

He's out there still

He's a night owl

Move on, there's a

Howl of a night owl calling

To belong, she's crying in the night

(The night goes on and on)

Be strong, find the heart

Of a night owl falling

Stay up til dawn

Until the night is gone

Written by Graham Goble.

MAN ON YOUR MIND by Little River Band

I can feel it floating away

Inch by inch, day by day

Love boat set itself free

Castaway, slipping out to sea

I can feel it coming adrift

Even a blind man could see the rift

From an ocean liner to a Chinese Junk

There ain't been a ship that can't be sunk

I used to dream it could last forever

But pipedreams never come true

I'd be foolin' myself if I never

Thought something like this

Couldn't happen to you

I said baby you've got a man on your mind

You got a weight on your shoulders

How you ever gonna find the words to say goodbye

You don't know just what you got

Till it's gone

I guess you heard that a lot but it's true

It's not just a game

You can't change your life

By changing your name

It's not something you can hide away

Sooner or later it starts to show

It's written on your face

You've been betrayed

Do you really believe that I don't know

I said baby you've got a man on your mind

You got a weight on your shoulders

How you ever gonna find the words to say goodbye

It's already fallen

So it's no use to fight

And if he starts callin'

Let him know you're with me

For the rest of the night

Ooh I said baby you've got a man on your mind

You got a weight on your shoulders

How you ever gonna find the words to say goodbye

Baby you've got a man on your mind

You got a weight on your shoulders

How you ever gonna find the words to say goodbye

Written by Glenn Shorrock, Kerryn Tolhurst

Track from "Time Exposure"

TAKE IT EASY ON ME by Little River Band

It used to be so easy to be your lover

We wandered through the days like they had no end

But now that you are gone I'm undercover

I just can't think about you as a friend

Take it easy on me

It should be easy to see

I'm getting lost in a crowd

Hear me cryin' out loud

I just want you to know

I know that you have to go

It's all up to you

But whatever you do

Take it easy on me

So now I'll go the minstrel road without you

I know there will be times when I'll need you there

And each night as I sing those songs about you

I'll think back to the time when you used to care

Take it easy on me

It should be easy to see

I'm getting lost in a crowd

Hear me cryin' out loud

I just want you to know

I know that you have to go

It's all up to you

But whatever you do

Take it easy on me

Take it easy on me

Oh baby don't leave me cryin'

It should be easy to see

I've needed you for so long

Just one more chance, will you

Take a chance come on and take a chance

Take it easy on me

It should be easy to see

I'm getting lost in a crowd

Hear me cryin' out loud

Just want you to know

I know that you have to go

It's all up to you

But whatever you do

Take it easy on me

It's all up to you

But whatever you do

Take it easy on me

Written by Graham Goble.
The single peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1982.

COOL CHANGE by Little River Band

If there's one thing in my life that's missing
It's the time that I spend alone
Sailing on the cool and bright clear water
It's kind of a special feeling

When you're out on the sea alone
Staring at the full moon, like a lover
Time for a cool change
I know that it's time for a cool change

Now that my life is so prearranged
I know that it's time for a cool change
Well I was born in the sign of water
And it's there that I feel my best

The albatross and the whales they are my brothers
There's lots of those friendly people
And they're showing me ways to go
And I never want to lose their inspiration

Time for a cool change
I know that it's time for a cool change
Now that my life is so prearranged
I know that it's time for a cool change

I've never been romantic
And sometimes I don't care
I know it may sound selfish
But let me breathe the air

Let me breathe the air
Well I was born in the sign of water
And it's there that I feel my best
The albatross and the whales they are my brothers

It's kind of a special feeling
When you're out on the sea alone
Staring at the full moon, like a lover
Time for a cool change

I know that it's time for a cool change
Now that my life is so prearranged
I know that it's time for a cool change

Written by Glenn Shorrock.

LONESOME LOSER by Little River Band

Have you heard about the lonesome loser

Beaten by the queen of hearts every time

Have you heard about the lonesome loser

He's a loser but he still keeps on trying

Sit down

Take a look at yourself

Don't you want to be somebody

Some day somebody's gonna see inside

You have to face up

You can't run and hide

Have you heard about the lonesome loser

Beaten by the queen of hearts every time

Have you heard about the lonesome loser

He's a loser but he still keeps on trying

Unlucky in love, least that's what they say

He lost his head and he gambled his heart away

He still keeps searching

Though there's nothing left

He staked his heart and lost

Now he has to pay the cost

Have you heard about the lonesome loser

Beaten by the queen of hearts every time

Have you heard about the lonesome loser

He's a loser but he still keeps on trying

It's okay he smiles and says

Though this loneliness is driving him crazy

He don't show what goes on in his head

But if you watch very close you'll see it all

Sit down

Take a look at yourself

Don't you want to be somebody

Some day somebody's gonna see inside

You have to face up

You can't run and hide

Have you heard about the lonesome loser

Beaten by the queen of hearts every time

Have you heard about the lonesome loser

He's a loser but he still keeps on trying

Have you heard about the lonesome loser

(Repeat)

Written by David Briggs

Track from "First Under the Wire"

LADY by Little River Band

Look around you

Look up here

Take time to make time

Make time to be there

Look around

Be a part

Feel for the winter but don't have a cold heart

And I love you best

You're not like the rest

You're there when I need you

You're there when I need

I'm gonna need you

A long time ago I had a lady to love

She made me think of things I never thought of

Now she's gone and I'm on my own

But a love song has come into my mind

A love song it was there all the time

So lady

Let me take a look at you now

You're there on the dance floor makin' me want you somehow

Oh lady I think it's only fair I should say to you

"Don't be thinkin' that I don't want you cuz maybe I do"

Look around you

Come to me

I have no answers but know where I wanna be

I look around

Play a part

I was born in the winter and cooled by a warm heart

And I love you best

You're not like the rest

You're there when I need you

You're there when I need

I'm gonna need you

So lady

Let me take a look at you now

You're there on the dance floor makin' me want you somehow

Oh lady I think it's only fair I should say to you

"Don't be thinkin' that I don't want you lady I do"

Written by Graham Goble.