Let It Rock

The weekend comes to this town

Seven days too soon

For the ones who have to make up

What we break up of their rules

Well I saw Captain Kidd on Sunset

Tell his boys they’re in command

While Chino danced a Tango

With a broomstick in his hand

He said : it’s alright (alright)

If you have a good time

It’s alright (alright) if you want

To cross that line

To break on through the other side

Let it rock, let it go

You can’t stop a fire burning out of control

Let it rock, let it go

With the night you’re on the loose

You got to let it rock

We go down to the Broadway

Where everybody goes

To get on their rockin ’horse

And blast that radio

Well I saw Roxie on the table

Her girlfriend down below

They’ll give it to the king of swing

Before it’s time to go

They said it’s alright (alright)

If you have a good time

It’s alright (alright)

If you want to cross that line

To break on through the other side

Let it rock, let it go

You can’t stop a fire burning out of control

Let it rock, let it go

With the night you’re on the loose

You got to let it rock

You Give Love A Bad Name

An angel’s smile is what you sell

You promise me heaven, then put me through hell

Chains of love got a hold on me

When passion’s a prison, you can’t break free

You’re a loaded gun

There’s nowhere to run

No one can save me

The damage is done

Shot through the heart

And you’re to blame

You give love a bad name

I play my part and you play your game

You give love a bad name

You give love a bad name

You plant you smile on your lips

Blood red nails on your fingertips

A school boy’s dream, you act so shy

Your very first kiss was your first kiss goodbye

You’re a loaded gun

There’s nowhere to run

No one can save me

The damage is done

Shot through the heart

And you’re to blame

You give love a bad name

I play my part and you play your game

You give love a bad name

You give love a bad name

Livin' On A Prayer

Once upon a time

Not so long ago

Tommy used to work on the docks

Union's been on strike

He's down on his luck...it's tough, so tough

Gina works the diner all day

Working for her man,

She brings home her pay

For love - for love

She says we've got to hold on

To what we've got

'Cause it doesn't make a difference

If we make it or not

We've got each other and that's a lot

For love - we'll give it a shot

Whooah, we're half way there

Livin' on a prayer

Take my hand and we'll make it - I swear

Livin' on a prayer

Tommy's got his six string in hock

Now he's holding in what he used

To make it talk - so tough, it's tough

Gina dreams of running away

When she cries in the night

Tommy whispers baby it's okay, someday

We've got to hold on to what we've got

'Cause it doesn't make a difference

If we make it or not

We've got each other and that's a lot

For love - we'll give it a shot

We've got to hold on ready or not

You live for the fight when it's all that you've got

Social Disease

You can read it in the papers

In some places it comes in thirty-two flavours

But you wouldn't tell no one

Your favourite if you could

From the White House to the Alleys

From the President down to Long Tall Sally

Can't live with it but

You'll die without it –

Yes you would Senorita's in the kitchen

She's a fistful of dynamite

You call 911 but you

Can't stop the fun tonite, it's alright

You can't start a fire without a spark

But there's something that I guarantee

You can't hide when infection starts

Because love is a social disease

Where you look you can find it

Try to run but you're always behind it

So you play hide and seek like a blind kid

Till you're caught - yeah you're caught

So you'll say that you had some

But they took it and held it for ransom

Were they tall, dark, skinny or handsome

You won't talk

So you telephone your doctor

Just to see what pill to take

You know there's no prescription

Gonna wipe this one away

So full of high grade octane

She could run the bullet train

On 38 double d's

Now you know for sure, you know the cure

To make a blind man see

Wanted Dead Or Alive

It's all the same, only the names will change

Everyday it seems we're wasting away

Another place where the faces are so cold

I'd drive all night just to get back home

I'm a cowboy, on a steel horse I ride

I'm wanted dead or alive

Wanted dead or alive

Sometimes I sleep, sometimes it's not for days

And the people I meet always go

Their separate ways

Sometimes you tell the day

By the bottle that you drink

And times when you're all alone

All you do is think

I walk these streets,

A loaded six string on my back

I play for keeps, 'cause I might not make it back

I been everywhere, still I'm standing tall

I've seen a million faces an I've rocked them all

I'm a cowboy, on a steel horse I ride

I'm wanted dead or alive

I'm a cowboy, I got the night on my side

I'm wanted dead or alive

Wanted dead or alive

Raise Your Hands

You - you got a nasty reputation

We're in a sticky situation –

It's down to me and you

So tell me - is it true ...

They say there ain't nobody better

Well now that we're together

Show me what you can do

You're under the gun

Out on the run

Gonna set the night on fire

You're out on the run

Under the gun

And playin' to win

Raise your hands

When you want to let a feeling show

Raise your hands

From New York to Chicago

Raise your hands

From New Jersey to Tokyo

Raise your hands

I - I've been out on the front line

Where you'll go down if you waste time

They'll walk all over you

But I - I ain't here looking for surrender

I'll raise the flag if you'll defend her

It's up to you

You're under the gun

Out on the run

Gonna set the night on fire

You're out on the run

Under the gun

And playin' to win

Without Love

She wasn't young, but still a child

There still was innocence

In painted smiles

She called to me as I passed her by

Lady of the night looked in my eyes

She said: I been through some changes

But one thing always stays the same

Without love, there's nothing without love

Nothing else can get through the night

Nothing else feels right without love

I saw a man down on Lonely Street

A broken man who looked like me

And no one knows the pain that he's been living

He lost his love and still hasn't forgiven

He said: I've been through some changes

But one thing always stays the same

There's nothing without love

Nothing else but love can burn as bright

And nothing would mean nothing without love

I see my life

There's some things I took for granted

Love's passed me by

So many second chances

I was afraid

But I won't be afraid no more

There's nothing without love

Nothing else but love can burn as bright

And nothing would mean nothing without love

I'd Die For You

If you could look into my heart

Then you would understand

I'd never mean to hurt you

Baby, I'm not that kind of man

I might not say I'm sorry

Yeah, I might talk tough sometimes

And I might forget the little things

Or keep you hanging on the line

In a world that don't know Romeo & Juliet

Boy meets girl and promises we can't forget

We are cast from Eden's Gate with no regrets

Into the fire we cry

I'd die for you

I'd cry for you

I'd do anything

I'd lie for you

You know it's true

Baby, I'd die for you

I'd die for you

I'd cry for you

If it came right down to me and you

You know it's true

Baby, I'd die for you

But if I could see inside you

Maybe I'd know just who we are

'cause our love is like a hunger

Without it we would start

In a world that don't know Romeo & Juliet

Boy meets girl and promises we can't forget

We are cast from Eden's Gate with no regrets

Into the fire we cry

I'd die for you

I'd cry for you

I'd do anything

I'd lie for you

You know it's true

Baby I'd die for you

Id die for you

I'd cry for you

If it came right down to me and you

You know it's true

Baby, I'd die for you

Never Say Goodbye

As I sit in this smoky room

The night about to end

I pass my time with strangers

But this bottle's my only friend

Remember when we used to park

On Butler Street out in the dark

Remember when we lost the keys

And you lost more than that in my backseat

Remember when we used to talk

About busting out - we'd break their hearts

Together - forever

Never say goodbye, never say goodbye

You and me and my old friends

Hoping it would never end

Never say goodbye, never say goodbye

Holdin' on - we got to try

Holdin' on to never say goodbye

Remember days of skipping school

Racing cars and being cool

With a six pack and the radio

We didn't need no place to go

Remember at the prom that night

You and me we had a fight

But the band they played our favourite song

And I held you in my arms so strong

We danced so close

We danced so slow

And I swore I'd never let you go

Together - forever

Never say goodbye, never say goodbye

You and me and my old friends

Hoping it would never end

Never say goodbye, never say goodbye

Holdin' on - we got to try

Holdin' on to never say goodbye

I guess you'd say we used to talk

About busting out

We'd break their hearts

Together – forever

Wild In The Streets

Joey comes from a sacred part of town

Where sometimes you talk so tough

That your feet don't touch the ground

And the sidewalk soldiers sing the midnight blues

While the old men recite their story lines

About when I was young like you

They say: Oh yeah

We were cruising to the backbeat

Oh yeah, making love in the backseats

We were wild, wild in the streets

A member of the boy's brigade

Had a date with the girl next door

You know it made her daddy crazy

But it only made her want him more

They weren't looking for trouble

You know that boy didn't want a fight –

Not tonight so she headed out

Thru her bathroom window

What her daddy didn't know

Was gonna be alright

They said: Oh yeah

We were cruising to the backbeat

Oh yeah, making love in the backseats

We were wild, wild in the streets

Wild, wild in the streets

Wild, wild in the streets

Wild, wild in the streets

Sometimes this town ain't pretty

But you know it ain't so bad

Just like a girl who looks so happy

When inside she's so sad

In here we got this code of honour

Nobody's going down

You don't walk in vain

Through the kid's parade

'Cause this is my hometown

Lay Your Hands On Me

If you're ready, I'm willing and able

Let me lay my cards out on the table

You're mine and I'm yours for the taking

Right now the rules we made are meant for breaking

What you get ain't always what you need

But satisfaction's guaranteed

They say what you give is always what you need

So if you want me to lay my hands on you

Lay your hands on me

Lay your hands on me

Lay your hands on me

Lay your hands on me

Lay your hands on me

I'm a fighter, I'm a poet, I'm a preacher

I've been to school and baby,

I've been the teacher

If you show me how to get up off the ground now

I can show you how to fly

And never ever come back down

Everything you want is what I need

Satisfaction's guaranteed

But the ride don't never ever come for free

So, if you want me to lay my hands on you

Lay your hands on me

Lay your hands on me

Lay your hands on me

Lay your hands on me

Lay your hands on me

Solo

Don't you know I only aim to please

If you want me to lay my hands on you

Lay your hands on me

Lay your hands on me

Lay your hands on me

Lay your hands on me

Lay your hands on me

Whoah...

Bad Medicine

I ain't got a fever, got a permanent disease

It'll take more than a doctor

To prescribe a remedy

I got lots of money but it isn't what I need

Gonna take more than a shot

To get this poison out of me

I got all the symptoms count 'em 1, 2, 3

First you need

(that's what you get for falling in love)

Then you bleed

(you get a little but it's never enough)

On your knees

(that's what you get for falling in love)

And now this boy's addicted 'cause

You're kiss is the drug

Your love is like bad medicine

Bad medicine is what I need

Shake it up, just like bad medicine

There ain't no doctor that can cure my disease

I don't need a needle to be giving me a thrill

And I don't need no anaesthesia

Or a nurse to bring a pill

I've got a dirty, down addiction

It doesn't leave a track

I got a jones for your affection

Like a monkey on my back

There ain't no paramedic

Gonna save this heart attack

First you need

(that's what you get for falling in love)

Then you bleed

(you get a little but it's never enough)

On your knees

(that's what you get for falling in love)

An now this boy's addicted 'cause

You're kiss in the drug

Your love is like bad medicine

Bad medicine is what I need

Shake it up, just like bad medicine

So let's play doctor, baby cure my disease

Bad, bad medicine

Bad, bad medicine

Guitar solo

I need a respirator 'cause

I'm running out of breath

You're an all-night generator

Wrapped in stockings and a dress

When you find your medicine you take

What you can get

'cause if there's something better, baby,

Well they haven't found it yet

Your love is like bad medicine

Bad medicine is what I need

Shake it up, just like bad medicine

There ain't no doctor that can cure my disease

Your love is like bad medicine

Bad medicine is what you need

Shake it up, just like bad medicine

There ain't no doctor that can cure my disease

Born To Be My Baby

Rainy night and we worked all day

We both got jobs cause there's bill to pay

We got something they can't take away

Our love, our lives

Close the door, leave the cold outside

I don't need nothing when I'm by your side

We got something that'll never die

Our dreams, our pride

My heart beats like a drum (all night)

Flesh to flesh, one to one (and it's alright)

And I'll never let go cause

There's something I know deep inside

You were born to be my baby

And baby, I was made to be your man

We got something to believe in

Even if we don't know where we stand

Only god could know the reason

But I bet he must have had a plan

'cause you were born to be my baby

And baby, I was made to be your man

Light a candle, blow the world away

Table for two on a TV tray

It ain't fancy, baby that's okay

Our love, our way

So hold me close, baby, hang on tight

Buckle up, baby, it's a bumpy ride

We're two kids hitching down the road of life

Our world, our fight

If we stand side by side

(all night)

There's a chance we'll get by

(and it's alright)

And I'll know that you'll live in my heart

'til the day that I die

'cause you were born to be my baby

And baby, I was made to be your man

We got something to believe in

Even if we don't know where we stand

Only god would know the reason

But I bet he must have had a plan

Cause you were born to be my baby

And baby, I was made to be your man

My heart beats like a drum

(all night)

Flesh to flesh, one to one

(and it's alright)

And I'll never let go cause

There's something I know deep inside

Living In Sin

I don't need no license to sign on no line

And I don't need no preacher

To tell me that you're mine

I don't need no diamonds,

I don't need no new bride

I just need you, baby, to look me in the eye

I know they have a hard time

Your daddy don't approve

but I don't need your daddy

Tell us what we should do

Now there's a million questions

I could ask about our lives

but I only need one answer

To get me through the night

So I say

Baby, can you tell me just where we fit in

I call it love

They call it living in sin

Is it you and me or just this world we live in

I say we're living on love

They say we're living in sin

Is it right for both our parents

To fight it out most night

Then pray for god's forgiveness

When they both turn out the lights

Or wear that ring of diamonds

When your heart is made of stone

You can talk but still say nothing

You stay together but alone

Or is it right to hold

And kiss your lips goodnight

They say the promise is forever

If you sign it on the dotted line

Baby, can you tell me just where we fit in

I call it love

They call it living in sin

Is it you and me or just this world we live in

I say we're living on love

They say we're living in sin

Solo

Baby, can you tell me just where we fit in

I call it love

They call it living in sin

Is it you and me or just this world we live in

I say we're living on love

They say we're living in sin

Living in sin

I don't know where to begin

I don't know where we fit in

Living in sin

Blood On Blood

I can still remember when I was just a kid

When friends were friends forever

And what you said was what you did

Well it was me and Danny and Bobby

We cut each other's hands

And held tight to a promise

Only brothers understand

But we were so young

(so young)

One for all and all for one

Just as sure as the river's gonna run

Blood on blood one on one

We'd still be standing when all was said and done

Blood on blood one on one

And I'll be here for you 'til Kingdom come

Blood on blood

Well, Bobby was our hero 'cause he had a fake ID.

When I got busted stealing cigarettes

He took the rap for me

Danny knew this white trash girl

We each threw in a ten

She took us to this cheap motel

And turned us into men

We were so young (so young)

One for all and all for one

Just as sure as the river's gonna run

Blood on blood one on one

We'd still be standing when all was said and done

Blood on blood one on one

And I'll be there for you 'til Kingdom come

Blood on blood

Solo

Now Bobby, he's an uptown lawyer

Danny, he's a medicine man

And me, I'm just the singer

In a long haired rock 'n' roll band

Through the years and miles between us

It's been a long and lonely ride

But if I got that call in the dead of the night

I'd be right by your side

Blood on blood

Blood on blood

Blood on blood one on one

We'd still be standing when all was said and done

Blood on blood one on one

And I'll be there for you 'til Kingdom come

Blood on blood

Homebound Train

When I was just a boy

The devil took my hand

Took me from my home, home, home

Made me a man

So don't talk to me

About your sympathy now

'cause you can't dance

If you take a chance on your Rosary

I'm going down, down,

Down, down, down

On that homebound train

It's been a million years that I been gone

I been everywhere now I'm heading home

Been a lot of girls,

But there's a woman I know

Said don't take no plane, better take train

'cause I like it real slow

All the way back home

On a homebound train

I'm going down, down,

Down, down, down

On a homebound train

Solo

I'm on my way

I'm heading home

To be with my baby

Where I belong

Coming down the tracks

See, I done my time

I'm going back

To that home of mind

Well, here I come baby

Here I come baby

Here I come baby

Here I come...

All the way back home

On that homebound train

I'm going down, down,

Down, down, down

On that homebound train

Wild Is The Wind

I tried to make you happy

Lord know I tried so hard to be

What you hoped that I would be

I gave you what you wanted

God couldn't give you what you need

You wanted more from me

Than I could ever be

You wanted heart and soul

But you didn't know baby

Wild, wild is the wind

That takes me away from you

Cold is the night

Without your love to see me through

Wild, wild is the wind

That blows through my heart tonight

Wild is the wind, wild is the wind

You got to understand, baby

Wild is the wind

You need someone to hold you

Somebody to be there night and day

Someone to kiss your fears away

I just went on pretending

Too weak, too proud, too tough to say

I couldn't be the one

To make your dreams come true

That's why I had to run though

I needed you, baby

Wild, wild is the wind

That takes me away from you

Cold is the night

Without your love to see me through

Wild, wild is the wind

That blows through my heart tonight

That tears us apart

Wild is the wind, wild is the wind

You got to understand, baby

Wild is the wind

Solo

Maybe a better man would live and die for you

Baby a better man would never say goodbye to you

Wild, wild is the wind that takes me away from you

Cold is the night

Without your love to see me through

Wild, wild is the wind

That blows through my heart tonight

That tears us apart

Wild is the wind, wild is the wind

You got to understand, baby

Wild is the wind

Stick To Your Guns

So, you want to be a cowboy

Well, it's more than just a ride

Guess you got to know the real thing

If you want to know the other side

Ain't nobody riding shotgun

In this world tonight

And when you spit you better mean it

You gotta make 'em all believe it

If you're gonna be the one

Stick to your guns

Ain't nobody gonna hurt you, baby

You can go for the trigger

But only if you have to aim from the heart

Some will love and some will curse you, baby

And you can go to war but only if you have to

It's only if you have to

So, want to be the big time

Some people have to drag you down

There's no living in the backseat

If you're gonna drive through town

And when you pray for independence

Hey boy, you better stand your ground

You got to give it all you got now

Or you might get shot down

Fight hard 'til the battle is won

Stick to your guns

Ain't nobody gonna hurt you, baby

You can go for the trigger

but only if you have to aim from the heart

Some will love and some will curse you, baby

And you can go to war but only if you have to

But only if you have to

Solo

Well, you know that I've been through it

I got the scars to prove it

Fight hard and the battle is yours

Stick to your guns

Ain't nobody gonna hurt you baby

you can go for the trigger,

But only if you have to aim from the heart

Some will love and some will curse you, baby

You can go to war but only if you have to

It's only if you have to

But stick to your guns...

I'll Be There For You

I guess this time you're really leaving

I heard your suitcase say goodbye

And as my broken heart lies bleeding

They say true love is suicide

You say you've cried a thousand rivers

Ad now you're swimming for the short

You left me drowning in my tears

Ad you won't save me anymore

Now I'm praying to god you'll give me

One more chance, girl

I'll be there for you

These five words I swear to you

When you breathe I want to be the air for you

I'll be there for you

I'd live and I'd die for you

Steal the sun from the sky for you

Words can't say what love can do

I'll be there for you

I know you know we've had some good times

now they have their own hiding place

I can promise you tomorrow

But I can't buy back yesterday

and baby you know my hand are dirty

But I wanted to be your valentine

I'll be the water when you get thirsty, baby

when you get drunk, I'll be the wine

I'll be there for you

These five words I swear to you

When you breathe I want to be the air for you

I'll be there for you

I'd live and I'd die for you

Steal the sun from the sky for you

Words can't say what love can do

I'll be there for you

Solo

And I wasn't there when you were happy

I wasn't there when you were down

I didn't mean to miss your birthday, baby

I wish I'd seen you blow those candles out

I'll be there for you

these five words I swear to you

when you breathe I want to be the air for you

I'll be there for you

I'd live and I'd die for you

Steal the sun from the sky for you

Words can't say what love can do

I'll be there for you

99 In The Shade

I feel I'm burning up with fever

but the fire's feeling really good tonight

and it's alright

I'm gonna see Sahara Jack and Suntan Sally

Somebody told me even

Tommy's coming down tonight

If Gina says it's alright

I'm gonna see those senoritas

Lying under the sun

They're greasing it up with their stereos on

You know I want to be their blanket

Just to tell every girl

Hey, baby... You're the one

Oh, tell the boys I'm on my way

I got the radio blasting in my old man's Chevrolet

I got a party in my pocket

'cause you know i just got paid

I'm feeling fine, it's 99 in the shade

I'm feeling fine, it's 99 in the shade

When the sun goes down,

That's when the street heats up

Senorita margarita fills your empty cup tonight

She'll make you feel alright

A good time here don't cost much money

Just a little sweet talking and a little native honey

And you're set for life or one hell of a night

I'm gonna see those sons of beaches

But there living it up

In the surf and the sand

Man, that life ain't so tough

So get me in the action

So I can tell every girl she's the one

Oh, tell the boys I'm on my way

I got the radio blasting in my old man's Chevrolet

I got a party in my pocket

'cause you know I just got paid

And I'm feeling fine, it's 99 in the shade

I'm feeling fine, it's 99 in the shade

Solo

99, 99, 99, 99 in the shade

99, 99, 99, 99 in the shade

Love For Sale

Well, I woke up this morning

I rolled out of bed

I felt like a dog who's been kicked in the head

Checked out my mail

There was this letter that read

Love for sale, Love for sale

I picked up the phone

I called everyone I could

I let my fingers do the walking through

The telephone book

You can't catch a fish

If you ain't got the hook

Love for sale, Love for sale

Send up a signal, throw me a line

Someone explain; this funny valentine;

It might not be legal, but it sure ain't a crime

Being one step from crazy, being two steps behind

I called Lieutenant Columbo from my TV set

I tried the dating game i haven't found her yet

I'm hoping that she's looking like a penthouse pet

Love for sale, Love for sale

Well, we've been living together for three damn years

Two hours, 20 minutes, Baby, 400 beers

She said, you can't shop for love

When you're shoppin' at sears

Love for sale, love for sale

I guess I've learned my lesson

It was easy to see

My old lady played this joke on me

I never looked

Where I forgot it would be

Love for sale, love for sale

Love for sale, love for sale

Love for sale, love for sale

I Believe

All I know is what I've been sold

You can read my life like a fortune told

I've seen the dream, there ain't no land of oz

But I've got my brain and I got a heart

With courage built I won't let go

What we need right now is... soul

I can't do this, you can't do that

They feed us lines but I won't act

And all good things will come to pass

But the truth is all you have to have

And would you lie for it?

(do you) cry for it?

(would you) die for it?

Would you

I believe, I believe

With every breath that I breathe

You and me can turn a whisper to a scream

I believe, I believe

You gave it all, then you gave me

You know what you came here for

You'll pay the cost, like it's your cross to bear

Are we the ones who put it there

Would you scheme for it

Scream for it, bleed for it

Would you

I believe, I believe

Believe we're still worth the fight,

You'll see there's a hope for this world tonight

I believe, I believe

Don't look up to your movie screens

In record stores or magazines

Close your eyes and you will see

That you are all you really need

I believe, I believe

With every breath that I breathe

You and me can turn a whisper to a scream

I believe, I believe

I believe, I believe

With every breath that I breathe

You and me can turn a whisper to a scream

I believe, I believe

Keep The Faith

Mother, mother tell your children

That their time has just begun

I have suffered for my anger

There are wars that can't be won

Father, father please believe me

I am laying down my guns

I am broken like an arrow

Forgive me, forgive your wayward son

Everybody needs somebody to love

(mother, mother)

Everybody needs somebody to hate

(father, father)

Everybody's bitching 'cause

They can't get enough

And it's hard to hold on

When there's no one to lean on

Faith: you know you're gonna

Live through the rain

Lord, you got to keep the faith

Faith: don't you let your love turn to hate

Right now we got to keep the faith

Keep the faith, keep the faith, keep the faith

Lord, we got to keep the faith

Tell me baby, when I hurt you

Do you keep it all inside

Do you tell me all's forgiven

and then hide behind your pride

Everybody needs somebody to love

(mother, mother)

Everybody needs somebody to hate

(please don't leave me)

Everybody's bleeding 'cause the times are tough

Well it's hard to be strong

When there's no one to dream on

Faith: you know you're gonna

Live through the rain

Lord you got to keep the faith

Now you know is not too late

Oh, you got to keep the faith

Faith: don't let your love turn to hate

Right now we got to

Keep the faith, keep the faith, keep the faith

Lord we got to keep the faith

Walking in the footsteps of society's lies

I don't like what I see no more,

Sometimes I wish that I was blind

Sometimes I wait forever

To stand out in the rain

So no one sees me cryin',

Trying to wash away the pain

(mother, mother)

There's things I've done

I can't erase

Every night we fall from grace

It's hard with the world in your face

Trying to hold on, trying to hold on

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

Seven days of Saturday is all that I need

Got no use for Sunday

'cause I don't rest in peace

I don't need no Mondays or the rest of the week

I spend a lot of time of bed but baby,

I don't like to sleep no

I won't lie to you,

I'm never gonna cry to you

I'll probably drive you wild 8 days a week

Until I'm six feet under baby,

I don't need a bed

Gonna live while I'm alive,

I'll sleep when I'm dead

'til they roll me over

And lay my bones to rest

Gonna live while I'm alive,

I'll sleep when I'm dead

So you're looking for some action,

I got everything you need

Better keep your motor runnin' baby,

I was built for speed

This ain't no slumber party,

Got no time for catching;

If they say that, that ain't healthy

Well, then living's a disease

We're never gonna die baby,

Come on, let me drive you crazy

We'll make every night another New Year's Eve

'til I'm six feet unde

 I won't need a bed

Gonna live while I'm alive,

I'll sleep when I'm dead

'til they roll me over

And lay my bones to rest

Gonna live while I'm alive,

I'll sleep when I'm dead

Sleep when I'm dead

Sleep when I'm dead

Gonna live while I'm alive

I'll sleep when I'm dead

Seven days of Saturday is all that I need

Got no use for Sunday

'cause I don't rest in peace

I was born to live you know,

I wasn't born to die

But if they party down in heaven

I'll be sure to be on time

'til I'm six feet under I don't need a bed

Gonna live while I'm alive,

I'll sleep when I'm dead

'til they roll me over

And lay my bones to rest

Gonna live while I'm alive,

I'll sleep when I'm dead

I feel like I'm exploding,

Going out of my head

Gonna live while I'm alive,

I'll sleep when I'm dead

'til they roll me over

And lay my bones to rest

Gonna live while I'm alive,

I'll sleep when I'm dead

Sleep when I'm dead

Sleep when I'm dead

Gonna live while I'm alive

I'll sleep when I'm dead

In These Arms

You want commitment,

Take a look into these eyes

They burn with fire until the end of time

And I would do anything

I'd beg, I'd steal, I'd die

To have you in these arms tonight

Baby, I want you

Like the roses want the rain

You know I need you

Like a poet needs the pain

I would give anything

My blood, my love, my life

If you were in these arms tonight

I'd hold you, I'd need you

I'd get down on my knees for you

And make everything alright

If you were in these arms tonight

I'd love you, I'd please you

I'd tell you that I'd never leave you

And love you 'til the end of time

If you were in these arms tonight

We stared at the sun

And we made a promise

A promise this world

Would never blind us

These are my words,

My words are my songs

Our songs are our prayers

These prayers keep me strong

It's what I believe

If you were in these arms tonight

I'd hold you, I'd need you

I'd get down on my knees for you

And make everything alright

If you were in these arms

I'd love you, I'd please you

I'd tell you that I'd never leave you

And love you 'til the end of time

If you were in these arms tonight

Your clothes are still scattered

All over our room

This whole place still smells

Like your cheap perfume

Everything here reminds me of you

There's nothing I wouldn't do

To be in your arms

And these are our words

They keep me strong

I'd hold you, I'd need you

I'd get down on my knees for you

And make everything alright

If you were in these arms

I'd want you, I'd please you

I'd tell you that I'd never leave you

And love you 'til the end of time

If you were in these arms tonight

Bed Of Roses

Sitting here wasted and wounded

At this old piano

Trying hard to capture

The moment this morning I don't know

'cause this bottle of vodka

Is still lodged in my head

And this blonde gave me nightmares,

I think that she's still in my bed

As I dream about movies

They won't make of me when I'm dead

With an ironclad fist, I wake up

And French kiss the morning

While some marching band

Keeps its own beat in my head

While were talking

About all of the things that I long to believe

About love, the truth and

What you mean to me

And the truth is, baby, you're all that I need

I want to lay you down on a bed of roses

For tonite I sleep on a bed of nails

I want to be just as close as the Holy Ghost is

And lay you down on a bed of roses

Well I'm so far away

That each step that I take is on my way home

A king's ransom in dimes I'd give each night

Just to see through this payphone

Still I run out of time

Or it's hard to get through

'til the bird on the wire flies me back to you

I'll just close my eyes and whisper,

Baby, blind love is true

I want to lay you down on a bed of roses

For tonite I sleep on a bed of nails

I want to be just as close as the Holy Ghost is

And lay you down on a bed of roses

The hotel bar hangover whiskey's gone dry

The barkeeper's wig's crooked

And she's giving me the eye

I might have said yes

But I laughed so hard I think I died

Solo

When you close your eyes

Know that I'm thinking about you

While my mistress she calls me

To stand in her spotlight again

Tonite I won't be alone

But you know that don't

Mean I'm not lonely I've got nothing to prove

For it's you that I'd die to defend

I want to lay you down on a bed of roses

For tonite I sleep on a bed of nails

I want to be just as close as the Holy Ghost is

And lay you down on a bed of roses

If I Was Your Mother

If I was your mother

Would you let me hold your hand

Would you say you were my baby

Would you always be my friend

If I was your mother

Could I teach you what's right

Could I tell you stories, maybe tuck you in

And kiss you sweet goodnight

Tell me what I have to do

To make my life mean more to you

I could get that close to you

If I was your mother

Would you always believe me

'cause I'd wake up in the middle of the night

Just to see if you need me

Tell me there's no other

To who you're telling secrets

And would you tell me 'bout all the boys

You been bringing home to meet me

Tell me what I have to do

To make my life mean more to you

I could get that close it's true

If I was yours

Tell me who I got to be

To make you a part of me

There's no one else you'll ever need

If I was your

Mother, mother

If I was your

Mother, mother

When love is blood

You're never on trial

It don't get deeper

Than a mother and child

Oh, baby I got to get that

Close to you

Tell me what I got to do

To make my life mean more to you

I could get so close it's true

If I was yours

Tell me who I have to be

To make you a part of me

There's no one else you'd ever need

If I was your

Mother, mother

If I was your mother,

Mother, mother,

Mother, mother

If I was your mother,

Mother, mother

Dry County

Across the border they turn

Water into wine

Some say it's the devil's blood

They're squeezing from the vine

Some say it's a saviour

In these hard and desperate times

For me it helps me to forget

That we're just born to die

I came here like so many did

To find the better life

To find my piece of easy street,

To finally be alive

And I know nothing good comes easy,

And all good things take some time

I made my bed, I'll lie in it;

To die in it's a crime

You can't help but prosper

Where the streets are paved with gold

They say the oil wells ran deeper here

Than anybody's known

I packed up on my wife and kid

And left them back at home

Now there's nothing in this paydirt,

The ghosts are all I know

Now the oil's gone,

The money's gone

And the jobs are gone

Still we're hangin' on

Down in dry county

They're swimming in the sand

Praying from some holy water

to wash the sins from off our hands

Here in dry county

The promise has run dry

Where nobody cries

And no one's getting out of here alive

In the blessed name of Jesus

I heard a preacher say

That we are all God's children

And that He'd be back someday

And I hoped that he knew

Something as he drank his cup of wine

I didn't have too good of a feeling

As I head out to the night

I cursed the sky to open,

I begged the clouds for rain

I pray to God for water

For this burning in my veins

It was like my soul's on fire

And I had to watch the flames

All my dreams went up in ashes

And my future blew away

Now the oil's gone

And the money's gone

All the job's are gone

Still we're hangin' on

Down in dry county

They're swimming in the sand

Praying for some holy water

To wash the sins from off our hands

Here in dry county

The promise has run dry

Where nobody cries

And no one's getting out of here alive

Men spend their whole lives

Waiting praying for that big reward

But it seems like sometimes

The payoff leaves you feeling

Like a dirty whore

If I could choose the way I'll die,

Make it by the gun or knife

'cause the other way there's too much pain

Night after night after night

Down in dry county

They're swimming in the sand

Praying for some holy water

To wash the sins from off our hands

Here in dry county

The promise has run dry

Where nobody cries

And no one's getting out of here alive

Woman In Love

Call it social commentary,

Call it just what my eyes see

Seems that there more pretty women

Than there are fish in the sea

(woman in love)

You see there's girls who like your money,

Girls who like your car

Girls who like to sip champagne

And feed on caviar

(woman in love)

Send me some silk stockings,

Smooth talking lipstick and curls

I want a woman

More than a girl

Need some lip-locking, cool walking

Diamond and pearls

I'll wrap 'em all up

And give them the world

You know there ain't no woman

Like a woman in love

Ain't nothing

She can't rise above

She can part the water

When the seas get rough

But there ain't no woman

Like a woman in love

If lust is just a dirty dog,

I've been scratching with the fleas

I've been waking up your neighbours,

Barking up your tree

I went down to the shopping mall

To get it off my mind

But it's like sleeping with the enemy

If you're not deaf and blind

I tried to run

But it was too late for me

I tried to hide

Since the day Adam met Eve

'til I turned on television

And I looked up on the screen

I saw a hundred pretty girls

Sing this song on MTV

Send me some silk stockings,

Smooth talking lipstick and curls

I need a woman

More than a girl

Need some lip locking, cool walking

Diamonds and pearls

I'd wrap 'em all up

And give them the world

You know there ain't no woman

Like a woman in love

Ain't nothing she can't rise above

She can part the waters

When the seas get rough

There ain't no woman

Like a woman in love

There ain't no secret

To a woman in love

You think that you can

Live without 'em

But you're asking too much

You see I've slept with romance

And danced with lust

But there ain't no woman

Like a woman in love

Oh, yeah

I've travelled all around the world,

Across the seven seas

Got everything I wanted,

There's just one thing I need

It hasn't changed forever,

Fathers tell your sons

That there ain't nothing like

A thing called love

You know there ain't no woman

Like a woman in love

Ain't nothing she can't rise above

She can part the waters

When the seas get rough

Ain't no woman

Like a woman in love

There ain't no secret

To a woman in love

You think you can

Live without 'em

But you're asking too much

You see I've slept with romance

And danced with lust

But there ain't no woman

Like a woman in love

Oh, yeah

Fear

I see you looking over your shoulder

Tell me who do you think is out there

You're reaching for your four leaf clover

But baby there ain't no luck down here

I swear that there's no heart in this city

It's here the slogan reads

“Do your time“ everybody's doing their sentence

It's just that ain't nobody here

Who knows just what's the crime

I watched my father live a lie here

I'd rather die than fade away

I read the rules

And yeah, I know them

Still you ain't ever gonna

Make the play the game of

Fear

Fear

Fear

Fear

Running with rats

Through the city

Makes you feel like you're

A partner in crime

Girl, once you were young and so pretty

Now you won't stop to watch

That little girl die

Hey, baby won't you stop and here me

Just being here we're

Breathing heart attacks

We can run and chase

The setting sun we can run

And we won't ever look back

Take my hand, I know we'll make it

I'll let nothing slow us down

I know you want to curse

This place but there's only

One this that's stopping us now

Fear, Fear, Fear

Of a new thing

Fear, Fear, Fear

Of the brass ring

You ain't one for taking chances

You work and live and breathe that 9 to 5

Still that's what you call living

That's surviving to me

And surviving is living to die in

Fear

I Want You

The last time that I saw her

Was the night she said goodbye

She said that love's a stranger

And it's sure to pass you by

As she packed up her belongings,

She couldn't look me in the eye

But I could see a tear roll

off her face

As we both tried so hard

Not to cry she said

I never wanted the stars,

I never wanted the moon

I like them right where they are

All I wanted was you

So baby just turn away

Because I can't face the truth

All I'm trying to say

Is all I wanted was you

I tried so hard to remember

Where when how why love went away

I tried to drown myself in pity

But the whiskey kept calling your name

I bought you fancy cars and diamond rings,

All the things that my money brings

And the servants to paint the sky blue

And I worked so hard seven days a week

I built a fortress for your heart to keep

If I could I'd wrap these words up for you

I never wanted the stars

I never wanted the moon

I like them right where they are

All I wanted was you

So baby just turn away

Because I can't face the truth

All I'm trying to say

Is all I wanted was you

I may have built for you a dreamhouse

But I never thought you were alone

I filled the party up with company

But never made our house a home

All I got is my guitar, these chords and the truth

All I got is my guitar... but all I want is you

Blame It On The Love Of

Rock 'N' Roll

First time I heard the music

I thought it was my own

I could feel it in my heartbeat,

I could feel it in my bones

My momma thinks I'm crazy,

My dad thinks I'm insane

I got this boogie woogie fever

That's burning in my veins

They tried to take me to a doctor

But it's too late for me

Then they took me to a preacher

They saw on their TV

He said that for a small donation

My lost soul would be saved

I said I don't think so preacher,

I'll come back another day

All that I want is to be a Rolling Stone

They don't understand what we all know

It feels so good it ought to be illegal

I got my vaccination from a phonograph needle

I'll never grow up and I'll never grow old

Blame it on the love of rock & roll

My teachers didn't like me, they always

Tried to put me down

'cause I wore my hair too long

I played my music way too loud

Every little boy wants to learn to play guitar

So he can pick up all the chicks

And be a rock-n-roll star

They said it wouldn't last but they misunderstood

If people think it's bad, I'll be bad for good

It feels so good it ought to be illegal

I got my vaccination from a phonograph needle

I'll never grow up and I'll never grow old

Blame it on the love of rock’n’roll

Blame it on the love, blame it on the love

Daddy just don't understand

What his little girl knows

Blame it on the love of rock'n'roll

All I wanted, all I ever needed

My guitar gave to me

Every song I've sung blame it on love

Every war I've won blame it on love

Everything I've done blame it on love

Blame it on the love of rock’n’roll

It feels so good it ought to be illegal

I got my vaccination from a phonograph needle

I'll never grow up and I'll never grow old

Blame it on the love of rock’n’roll

Blame it on the love, blame it on the love

Daddy just don't understand

What his little girl knows

Blame it on the love of rock’n’roll

Little Bit Of Soul

You been robbed

You been used

You been crucified and

You been abused

You been sacrificed and

now you're confused

Ain't it the truth

You got a hole in your head

And a cold empty spot

In your big brass bed

When you're mad at the world and

You feel like you're losing control

All you need to get by is

A little bit of soul

When you're lost in the flood

When you fell like you've been

Kicked through the mud

You know they still

Haven't found the drug

To pick us up

Feeling down, misunderstood

You know these times

They ain't looking so good

When you're mad at the world and

You feel like you're losing control

What we all need to get by is

A little bit of soul

Whoa oh

Little bit of soul

What we all need

To survive

Is just

A little bit of soul

Everyone's complaining

Nothing but frustration

The king has pissed in

Your pot of gold

It ain't entertaining spending

So much time in the hole

Send down

A little bit of soul

When you're mad at the world

And you're feeling like

You're losing control

What we all need

To get by is

A little bit of soul

Whoa oh a little bit of soul

Whoa oh a little bit of soul

Whoa oh a little bit of soul

Hey God

Hey God, I'm just a little man, got a wife and family

But I almost lost the house,

Yeah I bought into the dream

We're barely holdin' on, when I'm in way too deep

We're two pay checks away from living out

On the streets

She's a workin' single mom,

Like a saint she don't complain

She never says a word,

But she thinks that she's to blame

Her son just got convicted, he blew some punk away

She did her best to raise him,

But the world got in the way

Hey God

Tell me what the hell is going on

Seems like all the good shit's gone

It keeps on getting harder hanging on

Hey God

There's nights you know i want to scream

These days you're even harder to believe

I know how busy you must be, but Hey God...

Do you ever think about me?

Born into the ghetto in 1991

Just a happy child playing beneath the summer sun

A vacant lot's his playground, by 12 he's got a gun

The odds are bet against him, junior don't make 21

Hey God

Tell me what the hell is going on

Seems like all the good shit's gone

It keeps on getting harder hanging' on

Hey God

There's night's you know i want to scream

These days you're even harder to believe

I know how busy you must be, but hey god...

Do you ever think about me?

I'd get down on my knees,

I'm going to try this thing your way

Seen a dying man too proud to beg

Spit on his own grave

Was he too gone to save?

Did you even know his name?

Are you the one to blame? i got something to say...

Hey God

Tell me what the hell is going on

Seems like all the good shit's gone

It keeps on getting harder hangin' on

Hey God

There's nights you know i want to scream

These days you're even harder to believe

I know how busy you must be, but hey god...

Do you ever think about me?

Something For The Pain

Happiness, it's been no friend to me

But forever after ain't

What it's all cracked up to be

Yeah, I had a taste, you were my fantasy

But I lost my faith when i hit reality

I don't need no guru to tell me what to do

When you're feeling like a headline

On yesterday's news

Come on, come on, come on

Give me something for the pain

Give me something for the blues

Give me something for the pain

When I feel I've been danglin' on

A hang-man's noose

Give me something for the pain

Give me something i can use

To get me through the night,

Make me feel alright, something like you

Loneliness has found a home in me

My suitcase and guitar are my only family

I've tried to need someone, like they needed me

I opened up my heart but all i did was bleed

I don't need no lover just to get screwed

They don't make a bandage

That's gonna cover my bruise

Come on, come on, come on

Give me something for the pain

Give me something for the blue

Give me something for the pain

When I feel I've been danglin' on

A hang-man's noose

Give me something for the pain

Give me something i can use

To get me through the night,

Make me feel all right, something like you

Pull me under help I'm falling

Run through my veins night is calling

To a place feels like I'm flying

Where I feel no pain Christ I'm dying

Give me cover when I'm in my bed

Take me higher than I've ever been

Take me down and back again

Come to me, be my disguise

Open your coat, let me crawl inside

Come on, come on, come on

Come on, come on, come on

Give me something for the pain

Give me something for the blue

Give me something for the pain

When I feel I've been danglin' on

A hang-man's noose

Give me something for the pain

Give me something for the blues

To get me through the night,

Make me feel alright, something like you...

This Ain't A Love Song

I should have seen it coming when the roses died

Should have seen the end of summer in your eyes

I should have listened when you said goodnight you really meant goodbye

Baby, ain't it funny, how you never ever learn to fall

You're really on your knees, when you think you're standing tall

but only fools are 'know-it-alls" and i played that fool for you

I cried and I cried, there are nights

That I died for you baby

I tried and I tried to deny that you love

Drove me crazy, baby

If the love that i got for you is gone

If the river I cried ain't that long

Then I'm wrong, yeah I'm wrong

This ain't a love song

Baby, I thought you and me would stand

The test of time

Like we got away with the perfect crime

But we were just a legend in my mind,

I guess that I was blind

Remember those nights dancing at the masquerade

The clowns wore smiles that wouldn't fade

You and I were the renegades,

Some things never change

It made me so mad 'cause I wanted it bad for us baby

Now it's so sad that whatever we had ain't worth saving

If the love that I got for you is gone

If the river I've cried ain't that long

Then I'm wrong, yes I'm wrong

This ain't a love song

If the pain that I'm feeling so strong

Is the reason that I'm holding on

then I'm wrong, yeah I'm wrong

This ain't a love song

Solo

I cried and I cried, there were nights

That I died for you baby

I tried and I tried to deny that your love

Drove me crazy

If the love that I got for you is gone

If the river I cried ain't that long

then I'm wrong, yeah I'm wrong

This ain't a love song

If the pain that I'm feeling so strong

Is the reason that I'm holding on

Then I'm wrong, yeah I'm wrong

This ain't a love song

If the pain that I'm feeling so strong

Is the reason that I'm holding on

Then I'm wrong, yeah I'm wrong

This ain't a love song

Yes, I'm wrong, yeah I'm wrong –

This ain't a love song (3x)

These Days

I was walking around, just a face in the crowd

Trying to keep myself out of the rain

Saw a vagabond king wear a Styrofoam crown

Wondered if I might end up the same

There's a man out on the corner singing old songs about change

Everybody's got their cross to bare these days

She came looking for some shelter

With a suitcase full of dreams

To a motel room on the boulevard

Guess she's trying to be James Dean

She's seen all the disciples and all the wannabes

No one wants to be themselves these days

Still there's nothing to hold onto but these days

These days the stars seem out of reach

These days there ain't a ladder on the streets

These days are fast

Love don't last in this graceless age

There ain't nobody left but us these days

Jimmy shoes busted both his legs,

Trying to learn to fly

From a second story window

He just jumped and closed his eyes

His momma said he was crazy

He said, momma, I've got to try;

Don't you know that all my heroes died

And I guess I'd rather die than fade away

These days the stars seem out of reach

These days there ain't a ladder on the streets

These days are fast

Love don't last in this graceless age

Even innocence has caught the midnight train

And there ain't nobody left but us these days

I know Rome's still burning though

The times have changed

This world keeps turning round and round

And round and round these days

Solo

These days the stars seem out of reach

These days there ain't a ladder on the streets

These days are fast

Nothing lasts in this graceless age

Even innocence has caught the midnight train

And there ain't nobody left but us these days

These days the stars are out of reach

These days there ain't no ladder on the streets

These days are fast

Nothing lasts, there ain't no time to waste

There ain't nobody left to take the blame

There ain't nobody left but us these days...

Lie To Me

Rumour has it that your daddy's coming down,

He's gonna pay the rent

Tell me baby, is this as good as life is gonna get

It feels like there's a stranger standing in these shoes

But, I know I can't lose me,

'cause then I'd be losing you

I know I promised baby, I would be the one

To make your dreams come true

I ain't too proud of all the struggles

And the hard times we've been through

when this cold world comes between us,

Please tell me to be brave

'cause I can realize the danger

When forgiveness fades away

If you don't love me

Lie to me

'cause baby you're the one thing I believe

Let it all fall down around us,

If that's what's meant to be

Right now if you can't love me, baby

Lie to me

Pour another cup of coffee, babe

I got something to say to you

I ain't got the winning ticket,

Not the one that's gonna pull us through

No one said that it'd be easy,

Let your old man take you home

But know if you walk out on me that darling,

I'd be gone

If you don't love me

Lie to me

'cause baby you're the one thing i believe

Let it all fall down around us if that's what's meant to be

Right now if you can't love me baby

Lie to me

Baby, I can take it

It's a bitch but life's a roller coaster

The ups and down will make you scream sometimes

It's hard believing that the thrill is gone

But we got to go around again, so let's hold on

If you don't love me

Lie to me

'cause baby you're the one thing i believe

Let it all fall down around us if that's what's meant to be

Right now if you can't love me baby

Lie to me

Baby I can take

C'mon lie to me

Damned

I'm lying here beside you in someone else's bead

Knowing what we're doing's wrong,

But better left unsaid

Your breathing sounds like screaming,

It's all that i can stand

His ring is on your finger but my heart is in your hands

Damned if you love me.

Damned if you don't.

It's getting harder holding on

But I can't let you go

Damned if you don't need me.

Damned if you do

God, I wish it wasn't me standin' in these shoes

Damned, Damned

A door slams like a shotgun,

You jump up to your feet

But it's just the wind blowing through

The secrets that we keep

Made me want to want you,

God knows i need to need you

By the time this love is over,

I'll be sleeping on the streets

Damned if you love me.

Damned if you don't.

It's getting harder holding on

But I can't let you go

Damned if you don't need me

Damned if you do

God, I wish it wasn't me standin' in these shoes

Damned, Damned

Why won't you talk to me?

(because I'm too blind to see)

Why won't you look at me?

(because I'm afraid to breathe)

What do you want from me?

(all that I can stand)

The lies are on my tongue and I can't turn back

I know my soul is damned

Don't worry, I ain't gonna call you

Or hear you say my name

And if you see me on the street,

Don't wave, just walk away

Our lives are getting twisted,

Let's keep our stories straight

The more that i resist it,

My temptation turns to fate

Damned if you love me.

Damned if you don't

It's getting harder holding on,

But i can't let you go

Damned if you don't need me.

Damned if you do

God, I wish it wasn't me standing in these shoes

My Guitar Lies Bleeding In My Arms

Misery likes company, i like the way that sounds

I've been trying to find the meaning

So i can write it down

Staring out the window, it's such a long way down

I'd like to jump, but I'm afraid to hit the ground

I can't write a love song the way i feel today

I can't sing no song of hope, i got nothing to say

Life is feeling kind of strange, since you went away

I sing this song to you wherever you are

As my guitar lies bleeding in my arms

I'm tired of watching TV, it makes me want to scream

Outside the world is burning, man it's so hard to believe

Each day you know you're dying

From the cradle to the grave

I get so numb sometimes, that I can't feel the pain

I can't write a love song the way I feel today

I can't sing no song of hope I've got nothing to say

Life is feeling kind of strange,

it's strange enough these days

I send this song to you wherever you are

As my guitar lies bleeding in my arms

Staring at the paper, I don't know what to write

I'll have my last cigarette - well, turn out the lights

Maybe tomorrow I'll feel a different way

But here in my delusion, I don't know what to say

I can't write a love song the way I feel today

I can't sing no song of hope, I've got nothing to say

and I can't fight the feelings, that are burning in my veins

I send this song to you wherever you are

As my guitar lies bleeding

I can't write a love song the way i feel today

I can't sing no song of hope, there's no one left to save

And I can't fight the feelings buried in my brains

I send this song to you wherever you are

As my guitar lies bleeding in my arms.

(It's Hard) Letting You Go

It ain't no fun lying down to sleep

And there ain't no secrets left for me to keep

I wish the stars up in the sky

Would just call in sick

And the clouds would take the moon out on some one-way trip

I drove all night down streets that wouldn't bend

But somehow they drove me back

Here once again

To the place I lost at love

And the place I lost my soul

I wish I'd just burn down this place that we called home

It would all have been so easy if you'd only made me cry

And told me how you're leaving me to some organ grinder's lullaby

It's hard, it's hard

It's tearing out my heart

It's hard letting you go

Now the sky, it shines a different kind of blue

And the neighbour’s dog don't bark

Like he used to

Well - me, these days, I just miss you

It's the night's i go insane

Unless you're coming back

For me, that's one thing

I know that won't change

It's hard, so hard

It's tearing out my heart

It's hard letting you go

Now some tarot card shark said

I'll draw you a heart

And we'll find you somebody else new

But I've made my last trip to those carnival lips,

When I bet all that I had on you

It's hard, it's hard, it's hard, so hard

It's hard letting you go

It's hard, so hard

It's tearing out my heart

But it's hard letting you go

Hearts Breaking Even

It's been a cold, cold, cold, cold night tonight

And I can't get you off of my mind

God knows I've tried

Did I throw away the best part of my life

When I cut you off, did I cut myself with the same damn knife

Hide my tears in the pouring rain,

Had my share of hurt and pain

Don't say my name, run away, 'cause it's all in vain

My hearts breaking even,

Now there's no use we even try

Hey, I cried

Yeah, I lied

Hell, I almost died

Don't got a reason

Let's just fold the cards and say goodbye

It's alright

Just two hearts breaking even tonight

It's been a long, long, long, long time

Since I've had your love here in my hands

We didn't understand it, we couldn't understand it

But, nothing's fair in love and hate

You lay it all down and walk away before it's too late

We danced all night as the music played

The sheets got tangled in the mess we made

There in the stains, we remain

No one left to blame

My hearts breaking even

Now there's no use we even try

Hey, I cried

Yeah, I lied

Hell, I almost died

Don't got a reason

Let's just fold the cards and say goodbye

It's all right

Just two hearts breaking even tonight

Go on, get on with your life

Yeah, I'll get on with mine

Broken hearts can't call the cops

Yeah, it's a perfect crime for burning alive

I'm paying the price again

But I'll see the light again

My hearts breaking even

Now there's no use we even try

Hey, I cried

Yeah, I lied

Hell, I almost died

Don't got a reason

Let's just fold the cards and say goodbye

It's all right

Just two hearts breaking even tonight

Something To Believe In

I lost all faith in my god, in his religion too

I told the angels they could sing

Their songs to someone new

I lost all trust in my friends

I watched my heart turn to stone

I thought that I was left to walk

This wicked world alone

Tonight I'll dust myself off

Tonight I'll suck my gut in

I'll face the night and I'll pretend

I got something to believe in

and I had lost touch with reason

I watched life criticize the truth

Been waiting for a miracle

I know you have too

Though I know I won't win

I'll take this one on the chin

we'll raise a toast and I'll pretend

I got something to believe in

If I don't believe in Jesus,

How can i believe the pope

If I don't believe in heroin,

How can i believe in dope

If there's nothing but survival,

How can i believe in sin

In a world that gives you nothing

We need something to believe in

If I don't believe in Jesus,

How can I believe the pope

If I don't believe in heroin,

How can I believe in dope

If there's nothing but survival,

How can I believe in sin

In a world that gives you nothing

We need something to believe in

If That's What It Takes

I played the part of a broken heart upon a shelf

I played that part so lonely and so well

Thought that love belonged to someone else

Not me and you

Yeah, I know that you've been shattered, you been bruised

We both know what it feels like when you lose

But I'd my life on a roll of the dice for you

If that's what it takes, that's what I'd do

Tonite's the night, I'm gonna prove it to you

Do I have to break down, baby just to break through

If that's what it takes, that's what I'd do

If that's what it takes...

So, when you feel like jumping

Just when your heart starts pumping

When you're standing our on that ledge - staring over the edge

I'll be there to talk you down

I'll be there before you hit the ground

If that's what it takes, that's what I'd do

Tonight's the night, I'm gonna prove it to you

Do I have to break down, baby just to break through

If that's what it takes, that's what I'd do

If that's what it takes...

If that's what it takes, that's what I'd do

If we take the time to do it right, I know we'll pull through

It if took all my life, I'd prove it to you

If that's what it takes, that's what I'd do

If that's what it takes...

Diamond Ring

Diamond ring

Wear it on your hand

It's gonna tell the world

I'm your only man

Diamond ring

Diamond ring

Baby, you're my everything

Diamond ring

Red, red rose

Brought it home to you

Blood red rose

Tells me that you're true

Red, red rose

Blood-red rose

Like a fire inside that grows

Blood-red rose

When you're hungry

I will fill you up

When you're thirsty

Drink out of my loving cup

When you're crying

I will be the tears for you

There's nothing that i wouldn't do

You, I bleed every night you sleep

'cause I don't know if I'm in your dreams

I want to be your everything...

Diamond ring

Wear it on your hand

It's gonna tell the world

I'm your only man

Diamond ring

Diamond ring

Darling, you're my everything

Diamond ring

Now, you've got me on your string

Diamond ring

It's My Life

This ain't a song for the broken-hearted

No silent prayer for the faith-departed

I ain't gonna be just a face in the crowd

You're gonna hear my voice

When I shout it out loud

It's my life

It's now or never

I ain't gonna live forever

I just want to live while I'm alive

(it's my life)

My heart is like an open highway

Like Frankie said

I did it my way

I just wanna live while I'm alive

It's my life

This is for the ones who stood their ground

For Tommy and Gina who never backed down

Tomorrow's getting harder make no mistake

Luck ain't even lucky

Got to make your own breaks

It's my life

And it's now or never

I ain't gonna live forever

I just want to live while I'm alive

(it's my life)

My heart is like an open highway

Like Frankie said

I did it my way

I just want to live while I'm alive

'cause it's my life

Better stand tall when they're calling you out

Don't bend, don't break, baby, don't back down

It's my life

And it's now or never

'cause i ain't gonna live forever

I just want to live while I'm alive

(it's my life)

My heart is like an open highway

Like Frankie said

I did it my way

I just want to live while I'm alive

It's my life

And it's now or never

'cause I ain't gonna live forever

I just want to live while I'm alive

(it's my life)

My heart is like an open highway

Like Frankie said

I did it my way

I just want to live while I'm alive

'cause it's my life!

Say It Isn't So

I just can't believe

It was all a lie

No man in the moon

Just a big light in the sky

I hear Disneyland

Might lose Mickey Mouse

In some giant hostile corporate shake-up

Tell me it's a nightmare

Please wake me up

(say it isn't so)

I found a book of matches

From someplace we've never been

How come you hang the phone up

The minute I walk in

Last night I had this dream

That I was losing you

I woke up in a cold sweat shaking

Rescue me my heart is breaking

Say it isn't so

(tell me it's not true)

Say it isn't so

(I believe in you)

Tell me it's a lie

(I don't need no proof)

Say everything's alright

(couldn't be, not you)

Say it isn't so

Superman don't fly

They did it all with strings

Elvis Presley died

They deep fried the King

Like some tacky cheesy bathing beauty

Dancing on the beach in a bad b-movie

Say it isn't so

(tell me it's not true)

Say it isn't so

(I believe in you)

Tell me it's a lie

(i don't need no proof)

Say everything's alright

(couldn't be, not you)

Say it isn't so

(don't give up on me)

Say it isn't so

(don't give up on you)

Get me through the night

(we'll make it through)

Make everything alright

(couldn't be, not you)

Say it isn't so.

Say it isn't so (tell me it's not true)

Say it isn't so (i believe in you)

Tell me it's a lie (i don't need no proof)

Say everything's alright (couldn't be, not you)

Say it isn't so (don't give up on me)

Say it isn't so (don't give up on you)

Get me through the night (we'll make it through)

Make everything alright (couldn't be, not you)

Say it isn't so..

Thank You For Loving Me

It's hard for me to say the things

I want to say sometimes

There's no one here but you and me

And that broken old street light

Lock the doors

We'll leave the world outside

All I've got to give to you

Are these five words when i

Thank you for loving me

For being my eyes

When I couldn't see

For parting my lips

When I couldn't breathe

Thank you for loving me

Thank you for loving me

I never knew I had a dream

Until that dream was you

When I look into your eyes

The sky's a different blue

Cross my heart

I wear no disguise

If I tried, you'd make believe

That you believed my lies

Thank you for loving me

For being my eyes

When I couldn't see

For parting my lips

When I couldn't breathe

Thank you for loving me

You pick me up when I fall down

You ring the bell before they count me out

If I was drowning you would part the sea

And risk your own life to rescue me

Solo

Lock the doors

We'll leave the world outside

All I've got to give to you

Are these five words when I

Thank you for loving me

For being my eyes