The World According To Gessle

Stupid
Do You Wanna Be My Baby?
Saturday
Kix
I Want You To Know
Reporter
B-Any-1-U-Wanna-B
Wish You The Best
Elvis In Germany (let's celebrate)
T-t-t-take It!
I'll Be Alright
There is My Baby
Lay Down Your Arms

Stupid
(words & music: Per Gessle)
Published by Gessle Music

Everything you do you do so right / The clothes you buy are awfully nice / You wear your image bullet-proof / Your stocks are always thru the roof / You make me feel so stupid / Make me feel stupid / And you grew up, made in the sun / They all loved you from Day 1 / You always remembered everyone's name / You always won the guessing games, ooh yeah / You make me feel so stupid / Make me feel stupid / And I'm not gonna take it anymore / I'm not gonna take it anymore / You always pick the perfect wine / Your money is sho nuff greener than mine / Your wit pours out when you open your mouth / My hometown is smaller than your house / You make me feel so stupid / Make me feel stupid/And I'm not gonna take it anymore / I'm not gonna take it anymore / I'm not gonna take it anymore / I'm not gonna take it anymore / You make me feel stupid / So stupid / You make feel stupid, ooh ooh. You make me feel so stupid.

Do You Wanna Be My Baby?
(words & music: Per Gessle)
Published by Gessle Music

I saw you rushin' down the street / People were pushin' in the heat / Well, I was stuck behind the wheel / I guess y'all know how it fells / Well, I was trying to keep your pace / You kicked me flat out on my face/You sent me cravin' on the moon / Up to the air like a balloon/How come you're lookin' so good?/How come you're lookin' so fine? / I wasn't ready for you / Well, I was just passin' time / Do you do you do you do you / Do you wanna be my baby? / Do you do you do you do you / Do you wanna be my baby? / I really gotta know, oh oh / I really gotta know, oh oh/It's really tricky to explain / It's really crazy to stay sane / Some things they happen really fast / Some things are born and bred to last / How come you're lookin' so cool? / How come you're lookin' so fine? / No one is ready for you / I'm only passin' my time / Do you do you do you do you /Do you wanna be my baby? / Do you do you do you do you / Do you wanna be my baby? /I really gotta know, oh oh / I really gotta know, oh oh. I really gotta know, oh oh / I really wanna know, oh oh/Do you do you do you do you / Do you wanna be my baby?/Do you do you do you do you / Do you wanna be my baby? /I really gotta know, oh oh / I really gotta know, oh oh / I really gotta know, oh oh / I really gotta know, oh oh / I really gotta know, oh oh / I really wanna know, oh oh / I really gotta know, oh oh / I really wanna know, oh oh / I really gotta know.

Saturday
(words & music: Per Gessle)
Published by Gessle Music

It's Saturday and I'm sleepin' late again / Goin'n down on a dream / It's Saturday - Kickin' the workin' week away is the greatest thing / It's a perfect day / In a perfect world / Such a perfect day / What a perfect world / It's Saturday and it's rainin' constantly / It's the best God can do/ It's Saturday and the man on the TV-screen / Wanna sell me some shoes / It's a perfect day/ In a perfect world / Such a perfect day / What a perfect world / Saturday / I'm not too sure if I'm laughin' or cryin' / Saturday / I'm tryin' to find a space of my own / It's Saturday and I'm sleepin' late again/ Oh the joy that it brings/ It's Saturday - Kickin' the working week away is the greatest thing / It's a perfect day / In a perfect world/ Such a perfect day / What a perfect world / Saturday / I'm not too sure if I'm laughin' or cryin' / Saturday / I'm tryin' to find some space of my own / I'm tryin' to find some space of my own.

Kix
(words & music: Per Gessle)
Published by Gessle Music

All around the world you go / All around the world you go / All around the world you go/ The more you go / The less you know, hey baby / You'll never stand a chance / All you're lookin' for is somebody to feed you/ All you're lookin' for is something in the air / All you're gettin' are some trash to breathe / The more you leave / The more we love you, baby/ Why should you stand a chance? / All that you love / All that you need / You came in for kix / All that you love / All that you need / You came in for kix / You're a super accident / You're a major accident / Everybody's tryin' to pay the rent / -"Out she went!" / It's heaven sent, hey baby / You'll never understand / All that you love / All that you need / You came in for kix / You're workin' so hard / On your demand / It's all about kix / It's not that funny, is it? / It's not that funny, is it? / It's not that funny... funny... / All that you love / All that you need / You came in for kix / You're workin' so hard / On your demand / It's all about kix / All that you love / All that you dig / You came in for kix / It's all in your head / It's all in your blood / It's all about kix /

I Want You To Know
(words & music: Per Gessle)
Published by Gessle Music

Ever since I saw you / Entering my world / Life has really changed / To diamonds and pearls / I'm tryin' to take it slow / Just goin' with the flow / I want you to know / I want you to stay/ Don't go / Every day's the same / Like cracks on the wall / But every time I meet you / All walls start to fall / But I'm tryin' to take things slow / Just goin' with the flow/ I want you to know / I want you to stay / Don't go / I want you to know / I'm comin' your way / Don't go / I want you to know / I want you to stay / Don't go / I want you to know / I want you today / Don't go.

Reporter
(words & music: Per Gessle)
Published by Gessle Music

Board a plane to Katmandu / Talk to Indians in Peru / Find out how the fire went / Was it all an accident? / Trace a modern voodoo chile / Maybe Jimi's still alive / Retrospective, big intrigue / The early 80's, The Human League / She's such a good reporter- workin' for a magazine / She's such a good reporter - got a big editorial dream / Take the government to court / Is the Mayor really bought? / Who went to the Hockney show? / Michael Caine, Brigitte Bardot / Ol' Lee Harvey will never die / CIA or the FBI? / Feed sir Santa's nose a tissue / Centerfold, the xmas issue/ She's such a good reporter- workin' for a magazine/ She's such a good reporter - got a big editorial dream / She's such a good reporter - watchin' from the trampoline / She's such a good reporter - keepin' her desk very clean / She wants political operations / She wants porno queen sensations / She wants wanted men's descriptions / And some celebrity addictions / She wants acces to the ANC / She wants lunch with British Royalty / She wants the management to tell her where she can interview Marie and Per / She's such a good reporter...etc / Keepin' her ass very clean / Keepin' her nose very clean / Keepin' her laundry clean / Oooh ooh.

B-Any-1-U-Wanna-B Homage to Brian W.
(words & music: Per Gessle)
Published by Gessle Music

Be anyone you wanna be / Be anyone you wanna be / But baby, if you come as you are / That's alright with me / Everybody wants to be someone else / Everybody wants to change their name and face / Everybody wants to be on TV / Everybody knows that 1+1=3 / Be anyone you wanna be / Be anyone you wanna be / But baby, if you come as you are / That's alright with me / Everybody wants to be a man of the world / Everybody wants to watch the poor little rich girl/ Everybody wants to sow the perfect seed / Everybody wants to be what everybody needs / Be anyone you wanna be / Be anyone you wanna be / But baby, if you come as you are / That's alright with me / Everybody wants to change their shirts and ties / Everybody wants the truth behind all lies / I can stay all night / Just to watch your eyes / Everybody wants invisibility / My mother still wants Ringo to come on over for tea / Be anyone you wanna be / Be anyone you wanna be / But baby, if you come as you are/ That's alright with me/ Everybody wants to change their shirts and ties/ Everybody wants the truth behind all lies.

Wish You The Best
(words & music: Per Gessle)
Published by Gessle Music

Stay forever / Stay a litlle while / I'm pleased to see you / I'm pleased to see you smile / September clouds / Shaped just like shells / September rain / Should fall somewhere else / It's been a long time / A lonely long time for me / I've missed your body / I've missed you company / There was a girl / Who looked just like you / There where some nights / You passed thru my room / And I walk around this small town / Like small town people do / You would never stay for long / Always passin' thru / Shine forever / Shine a little while /I'm pleased to see you / I'm pleased to see you smile/ This distant dream/ It might as well rest / I wish you peace / I wish you the best / Wherever you'll go / Whatever you'll do / I wish you the best.

Elvis In Germany (let's celabrate)
(words & music: Per Gessle)
Published by Gessle Music

The sky was clear, it was a beautiful day / The King arrived in such a glamorous way / Women ravin' wavin' hands in the air / Men were cheerin', children started to stare / The King he said he was the luckiest / He finally made it to the European side / Then the orchestra got ready to play / Another song from the Glorious Day s / Oh boy, did he look good in green! / Oh boy, did he did he look good in green! / Oh boy! / Hey! Let's celebrate / The nation's joinin' in (I'll tell you all about it) / Hey! Let's party on / The whole world's joinin' in / These were the days of peace in our hearts / No Major Tom was to be seen in the charts / No Sgt Pepper was found in your home / Just Colonel Parker countin' money alone/ The King he said he was a fortunate guy / Then he smiled and made every girl cry / Cos they all knew that this was the end / That things would never be quite the same again / Oh boy, did he look good in green! / Oh boy, did he did he look good in green! / Oh boy! / Hey! Let's celebrate / The nation's joinin' in (I´ll tell you all about it) / Hey! Let's party on / The whole world's joinin' in / With Elvis.

T-T-T-Take It!
(words & music: Per Gessle)
Published by Gessle Music

She is such a good girl livin' down the street / Workin' in the diner at the local brewery / She's married to this man for reasons I can only guess / He always beats her up and turns her face into a mess / I'm watchin' from the outside / Outside lookin' in / Watchin' from the outside / T-T-T-Take it! / T-T-Take it away, don't you leave it alone / When you walk out that door, honey you're on your own / Hey, God knows you'll be glad when he's gone / Sometimes when it's rainin' she doesn't go to work / She's lookin' at some pictures of her dad who was a clerk / She's puttin' on a record form the spring of 65 / She's dancin' by herself with big faraway eyes / I'm watchin' from the outside / Outside lookin' in / Watchin' from the outside / T-T-T-Take it! / T-T-Take it away, don't you leave it alone / When you walk out that door, honey you're on your own / You'll be glad when he's buried and gone / Yea, God knows you'll be glad when he's gone / Take it away, go back home / Take it away, won't you please go back home.

I'll Be Alright
(words & music: Per Gessle)
Published by Gessle Music

It you ever leave me / If you ever let me down / If you ever tell me / You don't want my love around / I'll be alright / You gave me the best years of my life / And a girl like you is very hard to find / So everything will be alright / People change, I know it / It's a most natural thing / And if you want to show it / You don't owe me anything / I'll be alright / I had the moments of my life / All I need is a little time to cry / Then everything will be alright/ Take it easy, baby / I wouldn't change a thing (anything about it) / After all, honey / I don't regret anything / I'll be alright / You gave me the finest things in life / And a love like that is very hard to find / So everything will be alright / You gave me the best years of my life / A love like that is very hard to find / So everything will be alright.

There Is My Baby
(words & music: Per Gessle)
Published by Gessle Music

I drive home late at night / Real tired / Got the radio blastin' high / I kill an hour on the freeway / It's so easy / Cos I know what's waitin' for me / I park the car in the yard/ Got my key in the direction / And suddenly she appears / In front of me like 1-2-3/ There is my baby / There is my girl / And she looks so fine / Best thing that ever happened in my life / Sometimes I feel so alone / All destroyed / Cryin' like a baby boy / She puts her arms around me / Then she kisses me / And tells me stupid little things I adore / In this old town you're bound to lose / I was the one with my mouth shut down / There's just one real reality / Waitin' there ahead of me / There is my baby / There is my girl / And she looks so fine / Best thing that ever happened in my life / Yes, she looks so fine / Best thing that ever happened in my life / Yes, she looks so fine / God, she looks so fine.

Lay Down Your Arms
(words & music: Per Gessle)
Published by Gessle Music

Babe, it feels like I've known you forever / You're a most peculiar girl / You seem to belong to a different world / And whatever you're thinkin' about me / Whatever you've heard around town / This time it's for real, the deal is all done / Lay down your arms / Right from the start / I'm out to make sure / I'll capture your heart / Lay it all down / When my love is comin' around / Whatever you planned for this summer / Whatever you'll read in my palm / There's no lookin' back babe, surrender your heart, yea yea yea / Lay down your arms / Right from the start / I'm out to make sure / I'll capture your heart / Lay it all down / When my love is comin' around / Comin' around / Lay down your arms / Right from the start / I'm out to connect / To capture your heart / Lay it all down / When my love is comin' around / Comin' around.