THE TRUCK DRIVER AND HIS MATE
Before B-Side

Parked inside the lay-by
Their destination can wait
Dancing in the moonlight
The truck driver and his mate

Acting out of compulsion
After hours sitting in the van
Taking coals to Newcastle
Talking man to man

Loyal to the point of madness
Solemn as an act of fate
Dancing in the moonlight
The truck driver and his mate

The truck driver and his mate
The truck driver and his mate
The truck driver and his mate
The truck driver and his mate
The truck driver and his mate
The truck driver and his mate
The truck driver and his mate
The truck driver and his mate
The truck driver and his mate
The truck driver and his mate
The truck driver and his mate
The truck driver and his mate

Written by Neil Tennant & Chris Lowe
Published by Cage Music Ltd / EMI 10 Ltd
Copyright Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd 1996
 
 

HIT AND MISS
Before B-side

If you want to know
Why I miss you so
Just think back to the first time
We were in love

The night was getting late
I recognized my fate
When you spoke, I awoke
We were in love

Waiting, I'd been waiting so long for this
Waiting, all my life had been hit and miss
I knew in my heart this was only the start
Of a new life

Your solemn face, your eyes
Lit up at this surprise
My heart sped, raced ahead, for
We were in love

After that we stayed
Together every day
I relaxed with the facts that
We were in love
So in love

Waiting (always waiting), all my life had been hit and miss
Waiting (always waiting), to experience such a kiss
I knew in my heart this was only the start
Of a new life

Now if your heart is cold
And I seem too old
Just think back to the first time
We were in love
So in love
We were in love
So in love

Written by Neil Tennant & Chris Lowe
Published by Cage Music Ltd / EMI 10 Ltd
Copyright Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd 1996
 
 

IN THE NIGHT 1995
Before B-side

(Instrumental)
(Diva vocals by Sylvia Mason-James)

Written by Neil Tennant & Chris Lowe
Published by Cage Music Ltd / EMI 10 Ltd
Copyright Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd 1995
 
 

BETRAYED
Se A Vida E B-side

Did you ever feel betrayed by someone in your life?
Did you ever give your trust and had it sold?
For the sake of cheap expedience I now experience
Feeling betrayed by you

I woke at five this morning with you on my mind
Replaying conversations in my head
You said if you'd to choose between some money and a friend
You'd always choose the friend

So how come you could change your mind so easily?
How was it so speedily arranged?
You struck an easy bargain when persuaded it was not
And now it's all you've got

And still you need to justify yourself to others, but not me
With that more-in-sorrow-than-anger routine
Sometimes I think I'm going mad when I hear you've said "it's sad
He feels hard done by me"

Did you ever give a thought for someone else's pride?
Your actions prove that actually, you did
And threw it out the door as opportunity came through
I'd been betrayed by you

And still you need to justify yourself to others, but not me
With that more-in-sorrow-than-anger routine
Sometimes I think I'm going mad when I hear you've said "It's sad
He feels hard done by me"

Did you ever feel betrayed by someone in your life?
Did you ever give your trust and had it sold?
For the sake of cheap expedience I now experience
Being betrayed by you
That's all you have to do
To make me feel betrayed by you

Written by Neil Tennant & Chris Lowe
Published by Cage Music Ltd / EMI 10 Ltd
Copyright Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd 1996
 
 

HOW I LEARNED TO HATE ROCK'N'ROLL
Se A Vida E B-side

Someone states the obvious
Someone sneers at all you love
Someone preaches ugly manners
Excluding some, including me

This is how I learned to hate rock'n'roll
This is how I learned to hate rock'n'roll
This is how I learned to hate rock'n'roll
This is how I learned to hate rock'n'roll

All feelings blunted, all passion spent
Everybody does what everybody does
All the broken promises
To recreate the status quo

This is how I learned to hate rock'n'roll
This is how I learned to hate rock'n'roll
This is how I learned to hate rock'n'roll
This is how I learned to hate rock'n'roll
This is how I learned to hate rock'n'roll
This is how I learned to hate rock'n'roll

This is how I learned to hate rock'n'roll
This is how I learned to hate rock'n'roll
This is how I learned to hate rock'n'roll
This is how I learned to hate rock'n'roll
This is how I learned to hate rock'n'roll

Written by Neil Tennant & Chris Lowe
Published by Cage Music Ltd / EMI 10 Ltd
Copyright Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd 1996
 
 

THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM
Single-Bilingual B-side

A butterfly in the sitting room
Sudden sneezing overhead
Dragonflies skim the swimming pool
A dog is barking to be fed

And it won't be long
'Til we get the news
Though I'll soon be gone
I'll be the sucker who's
Always had the most to lose
When we get this news

Pheasants scatter, rabbits flee
A car departing in the rain
On the flightpath, a 747
Round the bend a Rocky Lane

And it won't be long
'Til we get the news
Though I could be wrong
I bet I'm the one who's left
With the tears and the telephoned threat
Who'll always be the most in debt
When we get the news

Baby, baby, did I ever tell you
That I worked out where I went wrong

Written by Neil Tennant & Chris Lowe
Published by Cage Music Ltd / EMI 10 Ltd
Copyright Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd 1996
 
 

CONFIDENTIAL
Single-Bilingual B-side
Demo for Tina Turner

You don't need to give me reasons
I understand
Some things are best kept secret
You've done all you can
I want no recompense
Just as much as you can give of yourself
And nothing else

And I'll keep it confidential
It's secret, confidential
It may come as some surprise
But I can stay secret from prying eyes
So don't worry I'll keep this condifential
Between you and me

Go on, tell me that you love me
Tell me you dare
We may not venture out in public
But at least I know you care
I want no guarantees
Just as much as you can give of yourself
That's all I need

And I'll keep it confidential
It's secret, confidential
It may come as some surprise
But I can stay secret from prying eyes
So don't worry I'll keep this condifential
Between you and me
It's secret
So secret

You play some silly games
And if everyone knew about us
I'd feel no shame

But I'll keep it confidential
It's secret, confidential
It may come as some surprise
But I can stay secret from prying eyes
So don't worry I'll keep this condifential
Between you and me
Between you and me

Written by Neil Tennant & Chris Lowe
Published by Cage Music Ltd / EMI 10 Ltd
Copyright Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd 1996
 
 

THE BOY WHO COULDN'T KEEP HIS CLOTHES ON
A Red Letter Day B-side

The boy who couldn't keep his clothes on
Loved dancing all night long
The boy who couldn't keep his clothes on
Loved dancing all night long

So far away from home
So free and so alone
His head up in the clouds
His body in the crowds

The boy who couldn't keep his clothes on
Loved dancing all night long
The boy who couldn't keep his clothes on
Loved dancing all night long

To rise above the pain
To prove them all wrong again
To shake away at last
The secret in his past

He is exactly where he wants to be
In a world of his own

His shirt falls to the floor
He's taking off some more
The crowd all love the show
Just how far will he go?

The boy who couldn't keep his clothes on
Loved dancing all night long
The boy who couldn't keep his clothes on
Loved dancing all night long
The boy who couldn't keep his clothes on
Loved dancing all night long
The boy who couldn't keep his clothes on
Loved dancing all night long
The boy

Yo, Louie
Oh no, you don't, you ain't dancing for all these men
I thought you said you quit that
You told me you was going to your mother
You get down from there right now, alright? Right now
Where your clothes at?
My, it's hot in here
Honey, you can stay here, but don't bother coming home tonight
Your clothes are going out the window
All your posse are gonna know tomorrow
I'll tell your mother
Oh no, you don't, you ain't dancing for all these men
It's over

The boy who couldn't keep his clothes on
Loved dancing all night long
The boy who couldn't keep his clothes on
Loved dancing all night long
The boy who couldn't keep his clothes on
Loved dancing all night long
The boy who couldn't keep his clothes on
Loved dancing all night long
The boy

Written by Neil Tennant & Chris Lowe
Published by Cage Music Ltd / EMI 10 Ltd
Copyright Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd 1997
 
 

DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR
A Red Letter Day B-side

The cathedral's glittering on coronation day
Crowned heads and cardinals under military sway
I approach the altar slowly in a humble shroud
To receive the acclamation of the loyal crowd

Give me power over people
In a palace with a permanent guard
And the flags unfurled
Give devotion, dedication, celebration
Not some cheap charade
And I'll rule the world
All of these delusions of grandeur
Because they said: "We don't understand you"
And I want revenge

In audience I receive the media's pleas
They kiss my ring in interviews on bended knees
In victory I am magnanimous and charming when
I speak exclusively at length to CNN

About power over people
In a palace with a permanent guard
And the flags unfurled
With devotion, dedication, celebration
Not some cheap charade
I will rule the world
All of these delusions of grandeur
Because they said: "We don't understand you"
And I want revenge

Ring the bells, tell everyone
Ring the bells, tell everyone
Ring the bells, tell everyone
Revolution can be fun

All of these delusions of grandeur
'Cause they said: "We don't understand you"
And I want revenge
Give me power over people
In a palace with a permanent guard
And the flags unfurled
Give devotion, dedication, celebration
Not some cheap charade
And I'll rule the world

Ring the bells, tell everyone
Revolution can be fun

Written by Neil Tennant & Chris Lowe
Published by Cage Music Ltd / EMI 10 Ltd
Copyright Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd 1997
 
 

THE VIEW FROM YOUR BALCONY
Somewhere B-side

Let us forget any sadness
Together tonight
Pour me some wine
Turn off the light
And look at the view from your balcony
London through your eyes
No one but you to keep me company
Twenty floors up a high rise

In a romance of the old school
If you lived in this tower block
You'd be a victim of the system
A subject for punk rock
But look at the view from your balcony
The sunset is searing the sky
And how proudly you are pointing out to me
London through your eyes

How like a prince in a castle
Viewing dominions below
Telling me now in a whisper
Something I needed to know

Look at the view from your balcony
London through your eyes
No one but you to keep me company
Twenty floors up a high rise

Written by Neil Tennant & Chris Lowe
Published by Cage Music Ltd / EMI 10 Ltd
Copyright Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd 1997
 
 

DISCO POTENTIAL
Somewhere B-side

Hot-pants legs in a red hard sell
Baby says all she wants is disco potential
Daddy sells shares in a distant shore
Back on the beach the temperatures soar (hey!)

It's got disco - It's got disco - It's got disco - It's got disco potential
It's got disco - It's got disco - It's got disco - It's got disco
It's got disco - It's got disco - It's got disco - It's got disco potential

It's got disco - It's got disco - It's got disco - It's got disco
It's got disco - It's got disco - It's got disco - It's got disco
It's got disco - It's got disco - It's got disco - It's got disco
It's got disco - It's got disco - It's got disco - It's got disco
It's got disco - It's got disco - It's got disco - It's got disco
It's got disco - It's got disco - It's got disco - It's got disco
It's got disco - It's got disco - It's got disco - It's got disco
It's got disco - It's got disco - It's got disco - It's got disco potential

Written by Neil Tennant & Chris Lowe
Published by Cage Music Ltd / EMI 10 Ltd
Copyright Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd 1997
 
 

SILVER AGE
I Don't Know What You Want But I Can't Give It Any More B-side

The prospect of sun
Page after page
Of black and white portraits
A siler age
Scent of a sunset
On a stage
Difficult music
A modern age

The palace is still
A frozen cage
Bayonets gleam
A silver rage
Earthquakes predicted
And someday soon
A total eclipse of
The sun and the moon

Earthquakes predicted
And someday soon
A total eclipse of
The sun and the moon

Written by Neil Tennant & Chris Lowe
Published by Cage Music Ltd / EMI 10 Ltd
Copyright Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd 1999
 
 

SCREAMING
I Don't Know What You Want But I Can't Give It Any More B-side

I've watched you from a distance
I've passed you on the street
I'm obsessed with you
I don't know what to do
To make you pay attention
And fall in love with me
I'm obsessed with you
I don't know what to do

Guess there's no place to hide
When you're screaming inside
There's no place to hide
When you're screaming inside

I've called you from the corner
You don't pick up the phone
I'm depressed by you
I don't know what to do
To make you understand me
To hear you speak my name
I'm impressed with you
I could impress you too

Guess there's no place to hide
When you're screaming inside
There's no place to hide
When you're screaming inside

(Screaming inside)
(No place to hide)
(Screaming screaming screaming)

I've explained it in my letters
I'm miserable as sin
I'm obsessed with you
What am I going to do?

Guess there's no place to hide
When you're screaming inside
There's no place to hide
When you're screaming inside
There's no place to hide
When you're screaming inside
There's no place to hide
When you're screaming inside

Written by Tennant / Lowe / Stephan
Published by Cage Music Ltd / EMI 10 Ltd
Copyright Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd 1999
 
 

JE T'AIME ... (MOI NON PLUS)
I Don't Know What You Want But I Can't Give It Any More B-side

Written by Serge Gainsbourg
Published by Cage Music Ltd / EMI 10 Ltd
Copyright Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd 1999
 
 

THE GHOST OF MYSELF
New York City Boy B-side

Looking back now I can see
The ghost of myself as I used to be
Looking back now I can see
The ghost of myself haunting me

It's an undistinguished room
With a single bed
I used to share with you
At the weekend
Books and records
New wave and disco
We'll go for a swim
And then the Cafe Picasso

Looking back now I can see
The ghost of myself as I used to be
Looking back now I can see
The ghost of myself haunting me

You can see them by the pub
Rockabilly boys
Camera crews in Flood Street
For the election
Mohicans, Sloanes, Clones
Go their own way
You packed up your stuff
And I went to the V&A

Looking back now I can see
The ghost of myself as I used to be
Looking back now I can see
The ghost of myself haunting me
Looking back now I can see
The ghost of myself wondering what to be
Looking back now I can see
The ghost of myself searching for the key

Haunted by my shy self
The things we used to do
The sudden ghost of myself
Getting it on with you

Looking back now I can see
The ghost of myself wondering what to be
Looking back now I can see
The ghost of myself searching for the key

Written by Neil Tennant & Chris Lowe
Published by Cage Music Ltd / EMI 10 Ltd
Copyright Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd 1999
 

CASTING A SHADOW
New York City Boy B-side

(Instrumental)

Written by Neil Tennant & Chris Lowe
Published by Cage Music Ltd / EMI 10 Ltd
Copyright Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd 1999
 
 

LIES
You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk B-side

Miss me
All those lies
All those lies
All those lies
All those lies
All those lies you used to tell me
All those lies you used to tell me
All those lies
All those lies
All those lies
All those lies
All those lies you used to tell me
All those lies you used to tell me

Do you think that I care?
Do I look in despair?
Were you going to say
What you were doing today?
'Cause if you think that I mind
Then you're going to find
That I have no feelings for you
So what are you going to do?

All those lies
All those lies
All those lies
All those lies
All those lies you used to tell me
All those lies you used to tell me
All those lies
All those lies
All those lies
All those lies
All those lies you used to tell me
All those lies you used to tell me
All those lies
All those lies
All those lies
All those lies
All those lies you used to tell me
All those lies you used to tell me

You thought you were smart
'Cause you got a hold of my heart
But you got it oh so wrong
I've been around far too long
And did you really believe
That I had no idea?
You told me all these lies
But I knew all along

Written by Neil Tennant & Chris Lowe
Published by Cage Music Ltd / EMI 10 Ltd
Copyright Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd 2000
 
 

SAIL AWAY
You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk B-side

When the storm clouds are riding through a winter sky
Sail away, sail away

When the love light is fading in your sweetheart's eye
Sail away, sail away

When you feel your song is orchestrated wrong
Why should you prolong your stay?
When the wind and the weather blow your dreams sky-high
Sail away, sail away, sail away

When your life seems too difficult to rise above
Sail away, sail away

When your heart feels as dreary as a worn out glove
Sail away, sail away

But when soon or late
You recognize your fate
That will be your great, great day
On the wings of the morning with your own true love
Sail away, sail away, sail away

Written by Noel Coward
Published by Warner Chappell Music
Copyright Pet Shop Boys Partnership Ltd 1998