summer of '69
Bryan Adams/Jim Vallance
I got my first real six-string
Bought it at the five-and-dime
Played it til my fingers bled
It was the summer of '69
Me and some guys from school
Had a band and we tried real hard
Jimmy quit and Jody got married
I shoulda known we'd never get far
Oh when I look back now
That summer seemed to last forever
And if I had the choice
Ya - I'd always wanna be there
Those were the best days of my life
Ain't no use in complainin'
When you got a job to do
Spent my evenin's down at the drive-in
And that's when I met you
Standin' on your mama's porch
You told me that you'd wait forever
Oh and when you held my hand
I know that it was no or never
Those were the best days of my life
Back in the summer of '69
Man we were killin' time
We were young and restless
We needed to unwind
I guess mothin' can last forever - forever, no
And now the times are changin'
Look at everything that's come and gone
Sometimes when I play that old six-string
I think about ya and wonder what went wrong
Standin' on your mama's porch
You told me it would last forever
Oh the way you help my hand
I know that it was now or never
Those were the best days of my life
Back in the summer of '69
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back to you
Words and music by Adams and Kennedy
I've been down - I've been beat
I've been so tired - that I could not speak
I've bin so lost that I could not see
I wanted things that were out of reach
Then I found you and you helped me through
And ya showed me what to do
That's why I'm comin' back to you
Like a star guide a ship across the ocean
That's how your love can take me home back to you
And if I wished upon that star - that someday I'll be where you are
I know that day is comin' soon - ya I'm comin' back to you
You've been alone but ya did not show it
You've been in pain but I did not know it
You let me do what I needed to
You were there when I needed you
Mighta let you down - mighta messed you round
But ya never changed your point of view
That's why I'm comin' back to you
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cuts like a knife
Produced by Bryan Adams and Bob Clearmountain
The Only One
Take Me Back
This Time
Straight From The Heart
Cuts Like A Knife
I'm Ready
What's It Gonna Be
Don't Leave Me Lonely
Let Him Know
The Best Was Yet To Come
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i'm ready
Bryan Adams/Jim Vallance
I'd like to see you,
Thought I'd let you know.
I wanna be with you every day
'Cause I've got a feelin'
That's beginnin' to grow
And there's only one thing I can say.
I'm ready - to love you.
I'm ready - to hold you
I'm ready - to love you
I'm ready - to hold you
As ready as I'm gonna be.
You left me a long note
When you left me here.
Told me that love was hard to find.
But baby, it's easy and I'll make it clear
That there's only one thing on my mind.
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fits ya good
Bryan Adams/Jim Vallance
Waitin' here for the workin' day to end,
Five o'clock and those walls Just move in closer
You get home so down and worn out,
It's understood,
Yeah, it fits ya good.
Was a time
You were bringin' me down,
But I know - it's just the way you look at life,
You don't know like I know, baby,
I did all that I could,
But it fits ya good.
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when you love someone
Bryan Adams/Gretchen Peters/Elliot Kennedy
When you love someone you'll do anything
You'll do all the crazy things that you can't explain
You'll shoot the moon - put out the sun
When you love someone.
You'll deny the truth - believe a lie
There'll be times that you'll believe you can really fly
But your lonely nights have just begun
When you love someone.
When you love someone you'll feel it deep inside
And nothing else can ever change your mind
When you want someone - when you need someone
When you love someone...
When you love someone - you'll sacrifice
You'd give it everything you got and you won't think twice
You'd risk it all - no matter what may come
When you love someone
You'll shoot the moon - put out the sun
When you love someone.
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18 til i die
Bryan Adams/R.J.Lange
Wanna be young the rest of my life,
Never say no, try anything twice.
When the angels come and ask me to fly,
Gonna be 18 til I die - 18 til I die
Can't live forever, that's wishful thinkin',
Whoever said that must of been drinkin'.
Don't wanna grow up, I don't see why,
I couldn't care less if time flies by.
18 til I die, gonna be 18 til I die.
Ya, it sure feels good to be alive,
Someday I'll be 18 goin' on 55!
18 til I die
Anyway, I just wanna say
Why bother with what happened yesterday,
It's not my style, I live for the minute,
If ya wanna stay young, get both feet in it
18 til I die
A little bit of this, a little bit of that,
Little bit of everything, gotta get on track.
It's not how you look, it's what ya feel inside,
I don't care when, I don't need to know why.
18 til I die, gonna be 18 til I die.
Ya, it sure feels good to be alive,
Someday I'll be 18 goin' on 55!
18 til I die
Ya, there's one thing for sure, I'm sure gonna try
Don't worry 'bout the future - forget about the past,
Gonna have a ball, ya, we're gonna have a blast,
Gonna make it at last - 18 til I die
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i think about you
Bryan Adams/Gretchen Peters
I ought to be workin', but I can't concentrate,
I ought to be sleepin', 'stead of stayin' up late.
When I ought to be doin' all the things I should do,
I think about you.
I ought to be writin', but I can't find the song,
Just sittin' here driftin', driftin' along.
There's only one thing that I wanna do,
And that's think about you.
I think about you, I can't get no rest,
I think about you, there ain't no one else,
It's all I can do, I can't help myself,
Ya, I think about you.
I could go cruisin', but I've had enough,
I could go drinkin', but I can't stand the stuff.
It just don't do me like it used to do,
I'd rather think about you.
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if ya wanna be bad - ya gotta be good / let's make a night to remember
IF YA WANNA BE BAD YA GOTTA BE GOOD
(Bryan Adams/Gretchen Peters)
She got a nasty reputation and a talent for sin
She's the kind of trouble I'd like to be in
I wanna be her lover - I wanna be her slave
She's the kind of woman makes me wanna misbehave
She'll give you what you want boy
Let's make it understood
But if you wanna be bad you gotta be good
She says there'll be no lyin', no foolin'around
No seven-day weekends - no nights on the town
But that's the way I want it
That's the way it's gotta be
If you're lookin' for trouble
Better get it from me
So get on your knees boy
And do what you should
If you wanna be bad you gotta be good
LET'S MAKE A NIGHT TO REMEMBER
(Bryan Adams/R.J. Lange)
Let's make a night to remember
From January to December,
Let's make love to excite us,
A memory to ignite us,
Let's make honey, baby, soft and tender,
Let's make sugar, darlin', sweet surrender.
Let's make a night ro remember
All life long.
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the only thing that looks good on me is you
Bryan Adams/R.J.Lange
Well, I don't look good in no Armani suits,
No Gucci shoes or designer boots.
I've tried the latest lines from a to z,
But there's just one thing that looks good on me.
The only thing I want,
The only thing I need,
The only thing I choose, yeah,
The only thing that looks good on me ... is you.
I'm not satisfied with versace style,
Put those patent leather pants in the circular file.
Sometimes I think I might be lookin' good,
But there's only one thing that fits like it should.
The only thing I want, yeah,
The only thing I need,
The only thing I choose, yeah,
The only thing that looks good on me ... is you.
Ya, it's you, it could only be you,
Nobody else will ever do.
Ya, baby, it's you that I stick to,
Ya, we stick like glue.
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a little love
Bryan Adams/Gretchen Peters/Elliot Kennedy
Some walk the straight and narrow - some walk the rocky road
Some get the silver spoon and some get the heavy load
There's a man in a paper box he smiles whenever we walk by
We just walk a little faster and say "there but for the grace of God go I"
But a little love - just a little love
A little love can change it all.
I've been up and down this highway and I ain't seen a road sign yet
It's a cold hard world baby you gotta hang on to what you get
I don't believe in miracles but that don't mean they don't come true
Well I may not get to heaven but I get a little closer when I'm with you
But a little love - just a little love
A little love can change it all.
Well I get a little tired walkin' down the street
People on my side - everyone I meet
But they don't know what's on my mind
They don't know that they might find
A little love - just a little love
A little love can change it all.
Right when you think you don't need love is when you need it most
Even if you got the father the son and the holy ghost
Well there's more to truth baby than what we know is true
Yeah we wander round in the darkness
But every now and then a little light shines through
And a little love - just a little love
A little love can change it all.
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heaven
Bryan Adams/Jim Vallance
Oh, thinkin' about all our younger years,
There was only you and me,
We were young and wild and fee.
Now nothin' can take you away from me,
We've been down that road before, but that's over now,
You keep me comin' back for more.
CHORUS:
Baby, you're all that I want,
When you're lyin' there in my arms
I'm findin' it hard to believe
We're in heaven.
And love is all that I need,
And I found it there in your heart.
It isn't too hard to see
We're in heaven.
Oh, once in your life you find someone
Who will turn your world around,
Bring you up when you're feelin' down.
Yeah, nothin' can change what you mean to me,
Oh, there's lots that I could say,
But just hold me now, cause our love will light the way.
CHORUS
I've been waitin' for so long
For somethin' to arrive,
For love to come along,
Now our dreams are comin' true.
Through the good times and the bad,
Yeah, I'll be standin' there by you.
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I'll always be right there
Bryan Adams/R.J.Lange/Michael Kamen
I swear to you
I'll always be there for you,
There's nothin' I won't do.
I promise you
All my life I will live for you,
We will make it through.
Forever we will be
Together, you and me.
Oh, 'n'when I hold you, nothin' can compare,
With all of my heart, you know, I'll always be right there.
I believe in us,
Nothin' else could ever mean so much,
You're the one I trust.
Our time has come,
We're not two people, now we are one,
Ya, you're second to none.
Forever we will be
Together, a family.
The more I get to know you, nothin' can compare,
With all of my heart, you know, I'll always be right there.
Forever we will be
Together, now just you and me.
The more I get to know you, the more I really care,
With all of my heart, you know, I'll always be ...
You know I really love you, ya, nothin' can compare,
For all of my life, you know, I'll always be right there.
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