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Artist: A Ha
Track: THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS

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Hey driver, where we're going
I swear my nerves are showing
Set your hopes up way too high
The living's in the way we die
Comes the morning and the headlights fade away
Hundred thousand people, I'm the one they blame
I've been waiting long for one of us to say
Save the darkness, let it never fade away
In the living daylights.

All right, hold on tighter now
It's down, down to the wire
Set your hopes way too high
The living's in the way we die
Comes the morning and the headlights fade in rain
Hundred thousand changes, everything's the same
I've been waiting long for one of us to say
Save the darkness, let it never fade away
In the living daylights.

Comes the morning and the headlights fade away
Hundred thousand people, I'm the one they frame
In the living daylights.
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​a-ha – The Living Daylights
This is the theme song of the James Bond film “The Living Daylights”, starring Timothy Dalton, based on Ian Fleming’s short story of the same title. There are two versions of this
​a-ha – The Living Daylights (Demo)
You've walked on virgin soil / You don't believe it / But / I'm not your mind's control / You will believe it / Set your hopes up way too high / La-la-la-la-la-la-la / La-la-la-
​a-ha – The Living Daylights [Soundtrack Version]
[Verse 1] / Hey driver, where we going? / I swear my nerves are showing / Set my hopes up way too high / The living's in the way we die / [Pre-Chorus] / Comes the morning and the
​a-ha – The Living Daylights (Main Title)
Hey driver, where we going? / I swear my nerves are showing / Set your hopes up way too high / The living's in the way we die / Comes the morning and the headlights fade away
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[Verse 1] / Ah, I'm on again / A momentary set-back, well, you know / And like before / I'm hiding more than I show / But I, I just wanted you to know / [Chorus] / A break in the
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​a-ha – You'll End Up Crying (Demo)
You'll end up crying / With your mother's eyes / Pretend you can't see yourself / Could have been better / Could have been worse / You could have been yourself / Brought up in mom'
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​a-ha – You Are the One (Demo)
Yeah / You are the one who has done me in / Who are you but everything / I do love you / Swing the way I want you to / Huh / Aaaaaaah / You are the one who can make life fun / You'
​a-ha – You Are The One (Early Version)
You are the one / Who has done me in / Guess you knew from the start / I call again, but there's no one in / Don't know where / With whom you've been / But I do / Love you / Any
​a-ha – Forever Not Yours (MTV Unplugged)
[Verse 1] / Hold me tight, this is a lonely night / And I've hurt you, baby, 'cause you're my light / Make me strong just like you make me weak / And your hands reach out for me
​a-ha – Take on Me (MTV Unplugged)
[Verse 1] / Talking away / I don't know what I'm to say / I'll say it anyway / Today's another day to find you / Shyin' away / I'll be coming for your love, okay? And / [Chorus
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[Verse 1] / One time to know that it's real, one time to know how it feels, that's all / One call, your voice on the phone, one place, a moment alone, that's all / One chance to go
​a-ha – Analogue (All I Want) [MTV Unplugged]
[Verse 1] / Come back, my darling one / I'm calling on you / The road ahead is long / And I must warn you / I wonder / Where did she go? / If I failed you / I tell you right now
​a-ha – This Is Our Home (MTV Unplugged)
[Verse 1] / It matters what you do / Matters what you say / It matters that you lead the way / It matters what you think / It matters what you know / There is no other place to go
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Genius Q&A
Q:When did ​a-ha release “The Living Daylights”?
​a-ha released “The Living Daylights” on June 22, 1987.
Q:When did ​a-ha release “The Living Daylights (Demo)”?
​a-ha released “The Living Daylights (Demo)” on October 13, 2015.
Q:When did ​a-ha release “The Living Daylights [Soundtrack Version]”?
​a-ha released “The Living Daylights [Soundtrack Version]” on May 11, 1987.
Q:Who produced “The Living Daylights [Soundtrack Version]” by ​a-ha?
“The Living Daylights [Soundtrack Version]” by ​a-ha was produced by Jason Corsaro, John Barry, Magne Furuholmen & Paul Waaktaar-Savoy.
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