Released: July 21, 1980
Songwriter: Björn Ulvaeus Benny Andersson
Producer: Björn Ulvaeus Benny Andersson
[Verse 1]
You hate, you scream, you swear
And still you never reach him
You curse, you try to scare
But you can never teach him
[Chorus]
It's a dead end street
They tie your hands and tie your feet
And the street is narrow
A nowhere lane, a nowhere train for
Elaine, Elaine, Elaine
Elaine, Elaine, Elaine
[Verse 2]
You know they're going to get you
You try to break away
But they will never let you
[Chorus]
It's a dead-end street
They tie your hands and tie your feet
And the street is narrow
A nowhere lane, a nowhere train for
Elaine, Elaine, Elaine (You're like a goldfish in a bowl)
Elaine, Elaine, Elaine (They have your mind, they'll take your soul)
[Verse 3]
You come, you stay, you go
It really doesn't matter
You've done it all before
By now they'll know the pattern
[Chorus]
It's a dead-end street
They tie your hands and tie your feet
And the street is narrow
A nowhere lane, a nowhere train for
Elaine, Elaine, Elaine (You're like a goldfish in a bowl)
Elaine, Elaine, Elaine (They have your mind, they'll take your soul)
[Post-Chorus]
Now that you're gone
You know they're going to get you
Now that you're gone
You know they'll never let you go
[Interlude]
[Chorus]
It's a dead-end street
They tie your hands and tie your feet
And the street is narrow
A nowhere lane, a nowhere train for
Elaine, Elaine, Elaine (You're like a goldfish in a bowl)
Elaine, Elaine, Elaine (They have your mind, they'll take your soul)
[Post-Chorus]
Now that you're gone
You know they're going to get you
Now that you're gone
You know they'll never let you
Now that you're gone
You know they're going to get you
Now that you're gone...
You hate, you scream, you swear
And still you never reach him
You curse, you try to scare
But you can never teach him
[Chorus]
It's a dead end street
They tie your hands and tie your feet
And the street is narrow
A nowhere lane, a nowhere train for
Elaine, Elaine, Elaine
Elaine, Elaine, Elaine
[Verse 2]
You know they're going to get you
You try to break away
But they will never let you
[Chorus]
It's a dead-end street
They tie your hands and tie your feet
And the street is narrow
A nowhere lane, a nowhere train for
Elaine, Elaine, Elaine (You're like a goldfish in a bowl)
Elaine, Elaine, Elaine (They have your mind, they'll take your soul)
[Verse 3]
You come, you stay, you go
It really doesn't matter
You've done it all before
By now they'll know the pattern
[Chorus]
It's a dead-end street
They tie your hands and tie your feet
And the street is narrow
A nowhere lane, a nowhere train for
Elaine, Elaine, Elaine (You're like a goldfish in a bowl)
Elaine, Elaine, Elaine (They have your mind, they'll take your soul)
[Post-Chorus]
Now that you're gone
You know they're going to get you
Now that you're gone
You know they'll never let you go
[Interlude]
[Chorus]
It's a dead-end street
They tie your hands and tie your feet
And the street is narrow
A nowhere lane, a nowhere train for
Elaine, Elaine, Elaine (You're like a goldfish in a bowl)
Elaine, Elaine, Elaine (They have your mind, they'll take your soul)
[Post-Chorus]
Now that you're gone
You know they're going to get you
Now that you're gone
You know they'll never let you
Now that you're gone
You know they're going to get you
Now that you're gone...
Thank You for the Music
- Ring Ring [Swedish/Spanish/German Version Medley]
- Under Attack
- The Winner Takes It All
- The Visitors
- That’s Me
- Thank You for the Music
- Take a Chance on Me
- Super Trouper
- So Long
- Should I Laugh or Cry
- She’s My Kind of Girl
- Santa Rosa
- S.O.S.
- Ring Ring
- Put on Your White Sombrero
- Voulez-Vous
- When All Is Said and Done
- Waterloo [French/Swedish Version Medley]
- ABBA Undeleted [Demo Medley]
- Slipping Through My Fingers / Me and I (Live) [Dick Cavett Meets ABBA]
- The Name of the Game [U.S. Remix]
- The Day Before You Came
- Summer Night City
- The Way Old Friends Do (Live)
- Pick a Bale of Cotton / On Top of Old Smoky / Midnight Special [Medley]
- I Wonder (Departure) [Live]
- Thank You for the Music (Doris Day Version)
- Honey, Honey [Swedish Version]
- Dream World
- You Owe Me One
- When I Kissed the Teacher
- People Need Love
- Our Last Summer
- One of Us
- Happy Hawaii
- Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
- Elaine
- Eagle
- Does Your Mother Know
- Dancing Queen
- Dance (While the Music Still Goes On)
- Crazy World
- Chiquitita
- Cassandra
- Another Town, Another Train
- Angeleyes
- Fernando
- Waterloo
- Hasta Mañana
- He Is Your Brother
- On and On and On
- My Love, My Life
- Merry-Go-Round
- Mamma Mia
- Lovelight
- Love Isn’t Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)
- Like an Angel Passing Through My Room
- Lay All Your Love on Me
- Knowing Me, Knowing You
- I’ve Been Waiting for You
- I Have a Dream
- I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
- Honey, Honey
- Head Over Heels
- Money, Money, Money
- Mamma Mia
- Dancing Queen
- The Winner Takes It All
- Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
- Super Trouper
- Fernando
- One of Us
- Waterloo
- Lay All Your Love on Me
- Chiquitita
- Andante, Andante
- Don’t Shut Me Down
- Slipping Through My Fingers
- Money, Money, Money
- Voulez-Vous
- When I Kissed the Teacher
- Happy New Year
- Thank You for the Music
- Why Did It Have to Be Me?
- My Love, My Life
- Chiquitita (Spanish Version)
- S.O.S.
- The Name of the Game
- Does Your Mother Know