Dream Into Action
Howard Jones (1985)
The second studio album from 80's synthpop maestro Howard Jones was released forty years ago today. It has three singles that charted in the United States, including Things Can Only Get Better and Life In One Day, but my favorite song on the record is this ballad that I'm pretty sure everyone can relate to at some point in their life.
You can look at the menu but you just can't eatYou can feel the cushions but you can't have a seatYou can dip your foot in the pool but you can't have a swimYou can feel the punishment but you can't commit the sinAnd you want her and she wants youWe want everyoneAnd you want her, and she wants youNo one ever is to blameYou can build a mansion but you just can't live inYou're the fastest runner but you're not allowed to winSome break the rules and let you count the costThe insecurity is the thing that won't get lostAnd you want her and she wants youWe want everyoneAnd you want her, and she wants youNo one ever is to blameYou can see the summit but you can't reach itIt's the last piece of the puzzle but you just can't make it fitDoctor says you're cured but you still feel the painAspirations in the clouds but your hopes go down the drainAnd you want her and she wants youWe want everyoneAnd you want her, and she wants youNo one ever is to blame
