TERMINAL BY RUPERT HOLMES WITH LYRICS - TERMINAL BY RUPERT HOLMES WITH LYRICS

I've come back this mornin' to where I first came alive
Here within this terminal where the buses arrive
I was a commuter on the 804
Work for a computer on the 19th floor and...

You came down the aisle of the bus and you sat by my side
Shoulder up to shoulder we shared that 9 o'clock ride
Oh, my heart was screamin' as you left your seat
Followin' your movements I was at your feet and...

Oh, down into the terminal both of us smiled
So we entered the terminal just as you smiled
"Won't you leave out work for today?" you ask of me then
So I phoned-in-sick on the way to the home of a friend
We were all alone from 10 A.M. till 3
Really thought the fire had gone out of me but...

You awoke the sleep of my life from gray into red
Made the weary wonder of Wall Street rise from the dead
Could have held up budding my entire life
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But I had to get home to the kids and the wife and...
So I left for the terminal where I began
Baby, no, I wouldn't have left if I'd been half a man

So here I am this morning where love had asked for the dance
Here within this terminal where I passed on a chance
Lord, I'll never find her though I've truly tried
Probably she's found another bus to ride and...

I am now about to begin the last of my days
I'm within what others would call a terminal phase
I myself can only say it's livin' dead
Ridin' to the office with a song in my head that goes...

La da da...
And you know it grows
La da da...
Oh, la da da...
Oh, la da da...

Rupert Holmes Biography 1947-

Born February 24, 1947, in Northwich, Cheshire, England; immigrated to the United States, 1948; son of Leonard Eliot a band leader in the U.S. Army and ahigh school music teacher and Gwendolen Mary Pynn Goldstein; married Elizabeth Wood Dreifuss an attorney, April 17, 1969; children: Wendy Isobel. Addresses: Contact--c/o ASCAP, 7920 Sunset Blvd., Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90046.

Nationality
English, American
Gender
Male
Birth Details
February 24, 1947
Northwich, Cheshire, England
Famous Works

Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SPECIALS
Judge, The 1987 Miss America Pageant, NBC, 1987.
Credits; FILM APPEARANCES
Band leader at the wedding, No Small Affair, Columbia, 1984.
Credits; ALBUMS
Widescreen, Epic, 1974.
Pursuit of Happiness, Private Stock, 1978.
Partners in Crime, Infinity, 1979.
Adventure, MCA, 1980.
Full Circle, Elektra, 1981.
Other albums include Rupert Holmes '75 and Singles '77.
Credits; SINGLES
Songs include "Escape" also known as "The Pina Colada Song", 1980, "Answering Machine," and "Him."
Writings;STAGE PLAYS
And composer and lyricist, The Mystery of Edwin Drood based on the novelby Charles Dickens, New York Shakespeare Festival NYSF, Delacorte Theatre/Central Park, New York City, 1985, then Imperial Theatre, New York City, 1985-86, produced as Drood!, Imperial Theatre, 1986-87, later Savoy Theatre, London, 1987; and composer, Accomplice, Richard Rodgers Theatre, New York City,1990.
Solitary Confinement, Nederlander Theatre, New York City, 1992.
Writings;STAGE COMPOSER
Twelfth Night, NYSF, Delacorte Theatre/Central Park, 1986-87.
Writings;TELEVISION COMPOSER; SPECIALS
And song performer, Hi, Honey, I'm Home, ABC, 1991.
Writings;FILM COMPOSER
Death Play, New Line Cinema, 1976.
"Queen Bee" and "Everything," A Star Is Born, Warner Bros., 1976.
"No Small Affair," "Hot Headed," "Double Barrels," "Itchin' for a Fight,""Otherwise Fine," and score, No Small Affair, Columbia, 1984.
"You Got It All," Jaws: The Revenge, Universal, 1987.
Also composer for The Animals, 1971, Forbidden under the Censorship of the King and A.W.O.L., 1972, Memories within Miss Aggie, 1973, and Five SavageMen.
Writings;SONGS
Songs include "Escape" also known as "The Pina Colada Song", 1980, "Answering Machine," and "Him."


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TERMINAL BY RUPERT HOLMES WITH LYRICS I've come back this mornin' to where I first came alive Here within this terminal where the buses arrive I was a commuter on the 804 Work for a computer on the 19th floor and... You came down the aisle of the bus and you sat by my side Shoulder up to shoulder we shared that 9 o'clock ride Oh, my heart was screamin' as you left your seat Followin' your movements I was at your feet and... Oh, down into the terminal both of us smiled So we entered the terminal just as you smiled "Won't you leave out work for today?" you ask of me then So I phoned-in-sick on the way to the home of a friend We were all alone from 10 A.M. till 3 Really thought the fire had gone out of me but... You awoke the sleep of my life from gray into red Made the weary wonder of Wall Street rise from the dead Could have held up budding my entire life Find more similar lyrics on But I had to get home to the kids and the wife and... So I left for the terminal where I began Baby, no, I wouldn't have left if I'd been half a man So here I am this morning where love had asked for the dance Here within this terminal where I passed on a chance Lord, I'll never find her though I've truly tried Probably she's found another bus to ride and... I am now about to begin the last of my days I'm within what others would call a terminal phase I myself can only say it's livin' dead Ridin' to the office with a song in my head that goes... La da da... And you know it grows La da da... Oh, la da da... Oh, la da da... Rupert Holmes Biography (1947-) Born February 24, 1947, in Northwich, Cheshire, England; immigrated to the United States, 1948; son of Leonard Eliot (a band leader in the U.S. Army and ahigh school music teacher) and Gwendolen Mary (Pynn) Goldstein; married Elizabeth Wood Dreifuss (an attorney), April 17, 1969; children: Wendy Isobel. Addresses: Contact--c/o ASCAP, 7920 Sunset Blvd., Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90046. Nationality English, American Gender Male Birth Details February 24, 1947 Northwich, Cheshire, England Famous Works Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SPECIALS Judge, The 1987 Miss America Pageant, NBC, 1987. Credits; FILM APPEARANCES Band leader at the wedding, No Small Affair, Columbia, 1984. Credits; ALBUMS Widescreen, Epic, 1974. Pursuit of Happiness, Private Stock, 1978. Partners in Crime, Infinity, 1979. Adventure, MCA, 1980. Full Circle, Elektra, 1981. Other albums include Rupert Holmes '75 and Singles '77. Credits; SINGLES Songs include "Escape" (also known as "The Pina Colada Song"), 1980, "Answering Machine," and "Him." Writings;STAGE PLAYS And composer and lyricist, The Mystery of Edwin Drood (based on the novelby Charles Dickens), New York Shakespeare Festival (NYSF), Delacorte Theatre/Central Park, New York City, 1985, then Imperial Theatre, New York City, 1985-86, produced as Drood!, Imperial Theatre, 1986-87, later Savoy Theatre, London, 1987; and composer, Accomplice, Richard Rodgers Theatre, New York City,1990. Solitary Confinement, Nederlander Theatre, New York City, 1992. Writings;STAGE COMPOSER Twelfth Night, NYSF, Delacorte Theatre/Central Park, 1986-87. Writings;TELEVISION COMPOSER; SPECIALS And song performer, Hi, Honey, I'm Home, ABC, 1991. Writings;FILM COMPOSER Death Play, New Line Cinema, 1976. "Queen Bee" and "Everything," A Star Is Born, Warner Bros., 1976. "No Small Affair," "Hot Headed," "Double Barrels," "Itchin' for a Fight,""Otherwise Fine," and score, No Small Affair, Columbia, 1984. "You Got It All," Jaws: The Revenge, Universal, 1987. Also composer for The Animals, 1971, Forbidden under the Censorship of the King and A.W.O.L., 1972, Memories within Miss Aggie, 1973, and Five SavageMen. Writings;SONGS Songs include "Escape" (also known as "The Pina Colada Song"), 1980, "Answering Machine," and "Him." Read more: Rupert Holmes Biography (1947-)