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John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
All I need is a pair of wings
All I need is a pair of wheels
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
Center those fires
Saint Elmo's fire
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
Could there be a man in motion
Underneath this Cream of Wheat
Gonna be your man in motion
All I need is a pair of wheels
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
Could this be a bad emotion
Underneath this pair of wings?
Gonna be your man in motion
All I need is a pair of wheels.
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
Every now and then again I look down and high.
Feel like you're back again and hope riding high.
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
Feel like a bat again, on low flying high
Feel like you're back again and hope riding high
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
Feel like a man again, I hope I get high.
Feel like you're back again and hope riding high.
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
Feel like a vet again, I hope I ain't high
Feel like you're back again and hope riding high
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
Gonna be your Ferris wheel
All I need is a pair of wheels
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
Gonna feel your man in motion
Underneath this Dairy Queen
Take me where my future's lyin'
Santa knows fire.
Gonna be your man in motion
All I need is a pair of wheels
Take me where my future's lyin'
St. Elmo's Fire.
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
Grow a nub, you can't see them ride in on the wall.
Growin' up, you can't see the writing on the wall.
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
I can drown the highest mountain
Across the Balctic Sea
I can feel St. Elmo's Fire burnin' in deep.
I can climb the highest mountain
Across the wildest sea
I can feel St. Elmo's Fire burnin' in me.
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
I can feel your doughboy rising
Underneath a baking sky.
I can see a new horizon
Underneath the blazin' sky.
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
I can see a new harassment
I can see a new horizon
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
I can see the dough a-risin'.
I can see the new horizon.
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
I can see the new Verizon.
I can see the new horizon.
Editor's note: Do you really think he was saying Verizon? This song came out in 1985, long before the Verizon company came into existence. So this mishearing has got to be an anachronism.
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
I can see the palace fire
I can see the banners fly
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
I can see the pandas fly.
I can see the banners fly.
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
I can see the panties fly
I can see the banners fly
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
I can see the smoke arising.
I can see a new horizon.
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
I can see there no horizon.
or
I can see their 'no' arising.
I can see a new horizon.
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
I'll be where the ego's flyin' higher and higher.
I'll be where the eagles flyin' higher and higher.
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
I'm gonna be a man in motion
Underneath a ferris wheel.
I'm gonna be a man in motion
All I need is a pair of wheels.
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
Just once in his life
A man and his wife.
Just once in his life
A man has his time.
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
Just once in your life
A man and a wife
And my time is now
A gun and a knife.
Just once in his life
A man has his time
And my time is now
I'm coming alive.
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
Pacifier
Movin' straight ahead and you were rough.
Passin' by
Movin' straight ahead, you knew it all.
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
Play the game
You know you can quit into this world.
Play the game
You know you can't quit until it's won.
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
Santa goes flying
St. Elmo's Fire
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
Soulja Boy
Only you can do what must be done
Soldier on
Only you can do what must be done
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
Take me where the future's a lie
In St. Elmo's Fire.
Take me where the future's lyin'
In St. Elmo's Fire.
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
Take me where the future's a lion
St. Elmo's Fire.
Take me where the future's lyin'
St. Elmo's Fire.
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
Tell me where the futures lye
In St. Elmo's fire.
Take me where my future's lyin'
St. Elmo's Fire.
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
The right time is now
I have gun in my night.
And my time is now
And I'm comin' alive.
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
Underwear, the eagles flyin' hire and hire.
I'll be where the eagles flyin' higher and higher.
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
Up and where the eagles flyin' higher and higher
I'll be where the eagles flyin' higher and higher
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
You broke the bond in me
But you won't break some a**.
You broke the boy in me
But you won't break the man.
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
You broke the boy in me, but you won't break the band
You broke the boy in me, but you won't break the man
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
You broke the man in me
But you won't make amends.
You broke the boy in me
But you won't break the man.
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
You know in some ways you're not like me
You know in some ways, you're a lot like me
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
You know in some ways, you're a knight like me
You know in some ways, you're a lot like me
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
You know in some ways, you're a lad like me
You know in some ways, you're a lot like me
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
You know in some ways, you're a nut like me
You know in some ways, you're a lot like me
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
You know it's so bad for a man like me.
You know in some ways you're a lot like me.
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
You're just a pensioner
And you're tryin' to break free.
You're just a prisoner
And you're tryin' to break free.
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
You're just a prince of Hair
And you're tryin' to break free.
You're just a prisoner
And you're tryin' to break free.
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
You're just a prince of love.
You're just a prisoner of love.
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)"
And I can bellyache it, I know I can
And I can ma-ake it, I know I can
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)"
Born to run, don't know just how far that I can go
Burning up, don't know just how far that I can go
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)"
Chantelle's on fire
Saint Elmo's fire
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)"
Could I be a man in motion
Underneath is a parrot's wings
Gonna be your man in motion
All I need is a pair of wheels
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)"
Feel like a mannequin; I hope I get high
Feel like you're back again and hope riding high.
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)"
Gonna be your hell in motion
Gonna be your man in motion
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)"
I can feel St. Elmo's fire burning in heat.
I can feel St. Elmo's fire burning in me.
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)"
I can feel some elbows flying, burning in me.
I can feel St. Elmo's fire burning in me.
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)"
I can see a big red bison
I can see a new horizon
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)"
I can see a blue horizon
I can see a new horizon
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)"
I can see the future rising
I can see a new horizon
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)"
Look at me I'm a man holding lotion; all I need is a pair of heels
or
Look at me I'm a man in motion; all i need is a share of meals
Gonna be your man in motion, all I need is a pair of wheels
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)"
Send almost fire
St. Elmo's fire
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)"
Sentinel's fire
St. Elmo's fire
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)"
Sold your own
Soldier on
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)"
Take me where the future's alright in St. Elmo's Fire
Take me where the future's lyin'
St. Elmo's Fire
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)"
Take me where the future's bright in St. Elmo's Fire
Take me where the future's lyin'
St. Elmo's Fire
John Parr's,
"St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion)"
Gonna be your fairy motion
Gonna be your man in motion