Real Life
From the album: Real Life
📊 Performance Timeline
Lyrics
Paula came from Washington with long golden hair,
Twenty eight dollars in a fake silk purse and a leather skirt to wear.
Shane came from Dublin town, from the old world so green,
Counterfeit ticket in to JFK in the land of his dreams.
Street life’s the only life, they take a walk in the park.
Even though they only met that day they were lovers by dark.
Laid out on the morning skies he puts a ring on her hand,
He said ‘Listen babe, we gotta take what’s ours, do it or die.’Quit dreaming this is real life baby.
Real life’s the only life, what’s it all about?
Quit dreaming this is real life baby.Way out on the dock that night the colour is red,
23rd victim of a gangland war takes his last breath.
Outside the sister cried, she said the whole world’s so mean.
Heavyweight killer in the ring, turns killing machine.
Quit dreaming this is real life baby.
Real life’s the only life, what’s it all about?
Quit dreaming this is real life baby.
All my love, you’re my all,
They way you move, you’re in control.
The way you talk, the way you dress,
Your hands, your touch, your sweet caress.
All my love, you’re the best,
Every little thing that I possess,
It’s all emotion when you take control,
I can feel wild horses running in my soul.
Oh my love, all I see,
The stars, the sun, the energy.
If this going to kill us then let it go,
Quit dreaming this is real life baby.
Up high above a desert sky where the space shuttles scream,
Sixteen men from a dying earth take their last dream.
Quit dreaming this is real life baby.
Quit dreaming this is cheap life baby.
Real life’s the only life, what’s it all about?
Quit dreaming this is cheap life baby.
Your eyes, your lips, the shape of your mouth,
It’s a sweet life baby.
All my love, you’re my all,
The way you move, the way you go.
I’m all emotion when you take control,
I can feel wild horses running in my soul.
All my love, you’re all I see,
The stars, the sun, the energy,
The way you move, you’re in control,
Quit dreaming this is real life baby.
Video
Real Life
Live Performances (207)
- 2017-02-16 Westpac Trust Arena, Christchurch
- 2017-02-14 Spark Arena, Auckland
- 2017-02-12 Sirromet Winery Estate, Mount Cotton
- 2017-02-11 Bimbadgen Winery Estate, Hunter Valley
- 2017-02-09 Hordern Pavilion, Sydney
- 2017-02-07 Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne
- 2017-02-05 Leconfield Wines Estate, McLaren Vale
- 2017-02-04 Rochford Wines Estate, Yarra Valley
- 2017-02-02 Kings Park & Botanic Garden, Perth
- 2015-05-04 Regent Theatre, Ipswich
- 2015-05-03 Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
- 2015-05-02 Oasis Leisure Centre, Swindon
- 2015-04-30 Hexagon Reading, Reading
- 2015-04-29 Bristol Beacon, Bristol
- 2015-04-28 G Live, Guildford
- 2015-04-26 New Theatre Oxford, Oxford
- 2015-04-25 Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea
- 2015-04-24 Winter Gardens, Margate
- 2015-04-22 UEA, Norwich
- 2015-04-21 Corn Exchange, Cambridge
- 2015-04-19 O2 Academy Bournemouth, Bournemouth
- 2015-04-18 Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff
- 2015-04-17 Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth
- 2015-04-15 Guildhall, Portsmouth
- 2015-04-14 Brighton Dome, Brighton
- 2015-04-12 City Hall, Sheffield
- 2015-04-11 O2 Academy Birmingham, Birmingham
- 2015-04-10 O2 Apollo, Manchester
- 2015-04-08 Perth Concert Hall, Perth
- 2015-04-07 Usher Hall, Edinburgh
- 2015-04-04 Bridlington Spa, Bridlington
- 2015-04-03 Opera House, Blackpool
- 2015-04-02 Empire Theatre, Liverpool
- 2015-03-31 De Montfort Hall, Leicester
- 2015-03-30 Victoria Hall, Stoke-on-Trent
- 2015-03-28 Cymru Arena, Llandudno
- 2015-03-27 Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby
- 2015-03-20 Zetlitz Konserthuset, Stavanger
- 2015-03-19 USF Rokeriet, Bergen
- 2015-03-18 Sentrum Scene, Oslo
- 2015-03-16 Lisebergshallen, Göteborg
- 2015-03-15 Münchenbryggeriet, Stockholm
- 2015-03-14 Conventum Arena, Örebro
- 2015-03-12 Falkoner Teatret, København
- 2015-03-11 Posten, Odense
- 2015-03-10 Train, Aarhus
- 2015-03-08 Tonhalle München, München
- 2015-03-07 Tollhaus Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe
- 2015-03-06 Haus Auensee, Leipzig
- 2015-03-04 Kulturzentrum Schlachthof, Wiesbaden
- 2015-03-03 Kongress Palais Kassel, Kassel
- 2015-02-24 Palladium Köln, Köln
- 2015-02-23 Theaterhaus Stuttgart, Stuttgart
- 2015-02-21 Emsland Arena, Lingen
- 2015-02-17 Rockhal, Esch-sur-Alzette
- 2015-02-13 Amphithéâtre 3000, Lyon
- 2010-07-28 La Venaria Reale, Venaria Reale
- 2010-07-24 Théâtre Jean-Deschamps, Carcassonne
- 2010-07-18 WEX, Marche-en-Famenne
- 2010-07-17 Zelt-Musik-Festival, Freiburg
- 2010-07-16 Area 47, Ötztal
- 2010-07-10 Bergen Festival, Bergen
- 2010-06-20 Karama Circuit, Madrid
- 2010-06-18 Le Bataclan, Paris
- 2010-06-08 La Coopérative de Mai, Clermont-Ferrand
- 2010-06-07 Le Transbordeur, Villeurbanne
- 2010-06-05 Rock Festival Esbjerg, Esbjerg
- 2010-06-04 NDR Plaza Festival, Hannover
- 2009-12-18 Autostadt Piazza, Wolfsburg
- 2009-12-17 013 Poppodium, Tilburg
- 2009-12-15 Sala Polivalenta, București
- 2009-12-12 AECC, Aberdeen
- 2009-12-11 SEC Centre, Glasgow
- 2009-12-10 Odyssey Arena, Belfast
- 2009-12-09 3Arena, Dublin
- 2009-12-07 OVO Arena Wembley, London
- 2009-12-06 Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff
- 2009-12-05 Utilita Arena Sheffield, Sheffield
- 2009-12-03 AO Arena, Manchester
- 2009-11-30 Utilita Arena Newcastle, Newcastle
- 2009-11-27 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg
- 2009-11-24 Sentrum Scene, Oslo
- 2009-11-23 Solnahallen, Stockholm
- 2003-12-20 Music Hall, Aberdeen
- 2003-12-18 City Hall, Newcastle
- 2003-12-17 Harrogate Convention Centre, Harrogate
- 2003-12-16 City Hall, Sheffield
- 2003-12-14 O2 Apollo, Manchester
- 2003-12-13 O2 Apollo, Manchester
- 2003-12-12 Resorts World Arena, Birmingham
- 2003-12-10 Bristol Beacon, Bristol
- 2003-12-09 Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth
- 2003-12-07 Corn Exchange, Cambridge
- 2003-12-06 Eventim Apollo, London
- 2003-12-05 Eventim Apollo, London
- 2003-12-03 Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
- 2003-12-02 Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow
- 2003-12-01 Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow
- 2003-11-28 Zenith München, München
- 2003-11-27 Glaspalast, Sindelfingen
- 2003-11-26 Messeparkhalle Trier, Trier
- 2003-11-24 Stadthalle, Offenbach
- 2003-11-22 Mitsubishi Electric Halle, Düsseldorf
- 2003-11-21 Volkswagen Halle, Braunschweig
- 2003-11-20 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg
- 2003-11-19 Columbiahalle, Berlin
- 2003-11-17 K.B. Hallen, København
- 2003-11-15 Bank Austria Halle, Wien
- 2003-11-12 PalaGranfiera, Pordenone
- 2003-11-11 Mediolanum Forum, Assago
- 2003-11-10 Teatro Cartiere Carrara, Firenze
- 2003-11-08 Arena, Genève
- 2003-11-07 Festhalle Ruegerholz, Frauenfeld
- 2003-11-05 Palais des Spectacles, Saint-Étienne
- 2003-11-04 Le Zénith de Paris, Paris
- 2003-11-03 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
- 2003-11-02 Forest National, Brussel
- 2003-10-31 Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea
- 2003-10-30 Winter Gardens, Margate
- 1991-10-23 OVO Arena Wembley, London
- 1991-10-21 OVO Arena Wembley, London
- 1991-10-13 Olympiahalle, München
- 1991-10-12 Unterfrankenhalle, Aschaffenburg
- 1991-10-10 Hallenstadion, Zürich
- 1991-10-07 Accor Arena, Paris
- 1991-10-05 Scandinavium, Göteborg
- 1991-10-04 Globen, Stockholm
- 1991-09-30 Resorts World Arena, Birmingham
- 1991-09-27 Patinoire de Malley, Lausanne
- 1991-09-26 Galaxie, Amnéville
- 1991-09-24 Halle de La Beaujoire, Nantes
- 1991-09-21 Maimarkthalle, Mannheim
- 1991-09-20 Waldbühne, Berlin
- 1991-09-18 Eissporthalle Kassel, Kassel
- 1991-09-17 Eissporthalle Grefrath, Grefrath
- 1991-09-15 Westfalenhalle, Dortmund
- 1991-09-14 Westfalenhalle, Dortmund
- 1991-09-12 Arena di Verona, Verona
- 1991-09-11 Mediolanum Forum, Assago
- 1991-09-07 Palazzo dello Sport, Roma
- 1991-09-04 Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
- 1991-09-01 Loreley Freilichtbühne, Sankt Goarshausen
- 1991-08-30 Goffertpark, Nijmegen
- 1991-08-29 Flanders Expo, Gent
- 1991-08-27 Weser-Ems-Halle, Oldenburg
- 1991-08-24 National Bowl, Milton Keynes
- 1991-08-22 OVO Arena Wembley, London
- 1991-08-21 OVO Arena Wembley, London
- 1991-08-20 OVO Arena Wembley, London
- 1991-08-17 Gateshead International Stadium, Gateshead
- 1991-08-14 AECC, Aberdeen
- 1991-08-13 Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow
- 1991-08-12 SEC Centre, Glasgow
- 1991-08-10 Maine Road Stadium, Manchester
- 1991-08-07 Stadio Comunale, Lignano Sabbiadoro
- 1991-08-05 Stadio Valerio Bacigalupo, Savona
- 1991-08-02 Municipal Stadium, Marbella
- 1991-07-31 Stadio Jose Alvalades, Lisboa
- 1991-07-27 Municipal Stadium, Marbella
- 1991-07-22 Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
- 1991-07-21 Les Arènes de Nîmes, Nîmes
- 1991-07-18 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Wien
- 1991-07-14 RheinEnergieStadion, Köln
- 1991-07-12 Volksparkstadion, Hamburg
- 1991-07-10 Forest National, Brussel
- 1991-07-08 Stadio Alberto Braglia, Modena
- 1991-07-05 Openair Frauenfeld, Frauenfeld
- 1991-07-03 Halle Tony Garnier, Lyon
- 1991-07-02 Accor Arena, Paris
- 1991-06-30 Festhalle Frankfurt, Frankfurt
- 1991-06-29 Sportpark Garbsen, Garbsen
- 1991-06-27 Roskilde Festival, Roskilde
- 1991-06-25 Thialf Ijsstadion, Heerenveen
- 1991-06-19 Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, California
- 1991-06-18 Copley Symphony Hall, San Diego, California
- 1991-06-16 Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, California
- 1991-06-15 Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, California
- 1991-06-05 Massey Hall, Toronto
- 1991-05-30 Beacon Theatre, New York, New York
- 1991-05-29 Orpheum Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts