14 Years
I try and feel the
sunshine
You bring the
rain
You try and hold me
down
With your
complaints
You cry and moan and
complain
You whine an
tear
Up to my neck in
sorrow
The touch you
bring
You just don't step inside
to
14 years
So hard to
keep my own head...
That's what I
say
You know...I've been the
beggar...
I've played the
thief
I was the dog...they all tried to
beat
But it's been
14 years of silence
It's
been
14 years of pain
It's been
14 years that are gone
forever
And I'll never have
again
Your stupid girlfriends tell
you
That I'm to blame
Well they're all used-up has-beens
Out of the
game
This time I'll have the last
word
You hear what I say
I tried to see it your way
It won't work
today
You just don't step inside
to
14 years
So hard to
keep my own head...
That's what I
say
You know...I've been the
dealer...
Hangin' on your
street
I was the dog...they all tried to
beat
But it's been
14 years of silence
It's
been
14 years of pain
It's been
14 years that are gone
forever
And I'll never have
again
Bullshit and
contemplation
Gossip's their
trade
If they knew half the real
truth
What would they
say
Well I'm past the point of
concern
It's time to
play
These last 4 years of
madness
Sure put me
straight
Don't get back 14
years
In just one day
So
hard to keep my own head
Just go
away
You know...just like a hooker she
said
Nothin's for free
Oh I tried to see it your way
I tried to see it your
way
--
"14 Years" Copyright
Guns N' Roses 1991
From the
album "Use Your Illusion 2" Released September 17th
1991
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