Meredith Brooks

I stayed up all night
Thinking about this life
I've been working so hard baby
now it's time to fly
and you're my pleasure baby

I hit the ground each day
no time to stop and stare
but when I see you all my
worries seem to disappear
I love the way you do it
you're my pleasure baby

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Ooh ya ya
You're my pleasure baby
Ooh ya ya
I love the way you do what you do
To make me feel so fine

I like it when we play
The pressure melts away
I have been with out relief for 110 days
Tomorrow's too late
You're my pleasure baby

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Now this ain't livin' if it's just for the gettin'
It means nothin'
But nothin' is something if it's anything with you
And you're my pleasure baby

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Holding us together
Then we're tearing us apart
It's tragic then it's beautiful
We shine and then it's dark
Feeling like a little kid
Because I can't let go

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Every time I think about
The things that I can't live without
Well I must love the pain
Misunderstood and complicated
Happiness is overrated
I must love the pain

Everytime you draw me in
I take a step away
Maybe I'm just restless
'Cause I want
What I can't take

It's a shame that nothing else on earth
Can make me feel this way

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Feelin' like a little kid because I can't let go
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Well, I must love the pain
I do love the pain

Got a lot to say but I couldn't get it in
And we couldn't get along so it got in the way
I'll give you the spin and you couldn't even talk
But you never give in
Yeah I can fight with the best of them
And we've gone a few rounds and I shed a new light
And I counted to ten but it didn't seem to matter
You just wanted to win

I won't let you drag me in
I know you enjoy the pain
Oh you won't feel anything
Well I don't play that way

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It's a sure bet
The last thing you're ever gonna to hear from me
Are my footsteps
As I walk away (I walk away)
You've tried everything
To keep me coming back
Oh but I'm spent
As I walk away
One thing's for sure last thing you're
Ever gonna hear from me
Are my footsteps as I walk away

You love to fight and I couldn't get through
And your blood is running hot makes you feel alive
In everything you do and you want it that way
I can't abide by you
Look at the time I guess it went to waste
But I'm good to go I gotta toe the line
I'll make mistakes but I still got a chance
I'm gonna take

Everything you said
Is like a kick in the head
Don't count me out just yet
Place your money here instead

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Can't even tell me that you want me
But this time it's just all right
Something that you'll face in the morning
But baby if you want when I close this door
I'll leave on the light

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You're everywhere I walk
I don't remember if I smiled
I don't think we talked
But you always hung around a while
And I don't know your name
Yeah I think that you were tall
I don't remember if
I was ever nice to you at all
Suddenly you come undone
You tell me I'm the only one
You hold my head up with a gun
And tell me that we are in love
You touch me and you want the same
I close my eyes and start to pray
And tell you I will be the way
You want if you will
only say your name

You wrote me everyday
I never knew that it was you
I just threw it all away
I didn't know what else to do
Jesus told you to find me
And never ever let me go
And we would be so happy
He promised you that I would know
Suddenly you come undone
You tell me I'm the only one
You hold my head up with a gun
And tell me that we are in love
You touch me and you want the same
I close my eyes and start to pray
And tell you I will be the way
You want if you will
only say your name
your name
I am so sorry so sorry oh
I am so sorry
Jesus forgot to tell me

I see that you are crying
I know you only meant to be with me
Maybe I was hasty
I should have listened more carefully
Please tell me it's not too late
Your decision has been made
Before you pull the trigger
Please won't you tell me your name
your name
Suddenly you come undone
You tell me I'm the only one
You hold my head up with a gun
And tell me that we are in love
You touch me and you want the same
I close my eyes and start to pray
And tell you I will be the way
You want if you will
only say your name

I love the sound of summer disco in the air.
I throw my hands up like I just don't care.
It makes no difference where it's comin' from.
I'm on my way the party's just begun.

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Let me hear ya say I-I-I
no-no-no-no-no I'm not getting high.
I-I-I No matter what you do
I'm not getting high.

Sister freaky in a cloud of purple haze
She's groovin'; slowly through the Milky way.
The fish are jumpin' Everybody's free.
This kind of movie you will never ever see.

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Don't pass it my way.
I'm already high yea I'm fly.
What you say or do
Leave it up to you
This kind of something you will never see.
Baby if you want it come and get it
'Cause it's something that you can't deny.

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I search through my mind
And it's hard trying to find
Words that we haven't said
To tame the thoughts in your head
I can only promise you
That I will see this through

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You can count on me, you can cry with me
No one can divide me, you can depend on me
To see this through, I will cover you
I won't lie to you, I will choose to
Stand by you
I will stand by you
Stand by you
By you

When you're feeling weak and
You're close to defeat
You can look in my eyes
To find love, not my pride
You know that it's true
I'll be waiting here for you

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Fear can tear the road from underneath you
Nothing's worth my pride and nothing's worth the
Feeling in my life without you

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Lucky that you found me
You gotta hang around me some more
Cause I'll remind you
I'll be around
While you're waging your war
With yourself
And I
See it clearer than you see it
You gotta get out of your head
to believe it
Oh I know
something about you
You don't know
That's where you shine
When you're sinking you swim
When you see your way
out instead of in
That's where you shine
Like a diamond in the rough
You're always so resilient
That's where you shine
When you're walking the edge
No one's ever gonna
catch you stumbling
That's where you shine
Remember when you told me
To get up and dust yourself off
It wasn't easy
Everything can change
And it usually does
It does
You said
Shake it off like it ain't
no big thing
Won't be the last time
we're sinking
Oh I know some things
about you
You don't know
That's where you shine
When you think you've had enough
Just a matter of time
before you fade
That's where you shine
Like a clear in the brush
Like a headlight breaking
through the haze
That's where you shine
When there's nothing but no
And there's nowhere to go
You find a way
That's where you shine
Sometimes you need someone
to see yourself clearer
There's no reflection
when it's you inside the mirror

I know
something about you
you don't know
That's where you shine
When you're sinking you swim
When you see your way
out instead of in
That's where you shine
Like a diamond in the rough
You're always so resilient
That's where you shine
When you're walking the edge
No one's ever gonna
catch you stumbling
That's where you shine
That's where you shine
When you think you've had enough
Just a matter of time
before you fade
That's where you shine
Like a clear in the brush
Like a headlight breaking
through the haze
That's where you shine
When there's nothing but no
And there's nowhere to go
You find a way
That's where you shine

I was wrong this was my mistake
I resolve to save what's mine again
I've always wanted to believe in things
And I pity you for taking that from me

You tried to erase the guilt that's on your face
But you're just hiding out behind your cool
Like a hurricane you changed
And because you took the blame
You thought that would be enough
And then I'd be on my way

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Did you think that I would let you forget me?
Did you think that I would just lie on the floor?
As you walked into you future did you think I
would give you control?
Well, you don't know me
Did you think that I would simply forgive you?
Maybe you think I'd just lay down and die
As you walked away, didn't you think I'd survive?
Well, you don't know me

My world changed like a thought replaced
I was faithful to the promises you made
When you say my name
Will it sound the same
As when you used to talk to me so cool ?
You want me to pretend
So you'll have your happy end
To wash away your guilt
And make it easier for you, oh

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The list has been long full of complaints full of desires full of things
That keep me amused I don?t even want
Some say I got lucky
She poured down on me
When I didn?t have a place to sleep
But you said it was fine that way
All I need is this bed
And this guitar what more what more

I have everything I have everything
I have everything but you

I hang around the place you do laundry
And I don?t even wash a thing
You say that it?s cool we?re such good friends
I already know plenty of those friends
But not the kind I want to kiss

I have everything I have everything
I have everything but you
I have everything

Maybe it?s simple
But what else is there but love
You can have all the money in the world
But it doesn?t matter if I climb another dome alone
I?d rather be back home
Thinking of things to do with you and me
Just me and you

I have everything I have everything
I have everything I have every little every little thing
I have everything but you

Jump in it's fine without a lifeboat
I will give it another try
You say come back, don't go in too deep
But it's a rush to see me do it
Cause you don't dare
Even though there's nothing to it



This town's always gonna think I'm a little crazy
Somebody's always gonna try to label me insane
Funny how I always seem to be the one who's crazy
I just wanna live, I don't wanna fit
If that makes me crazy, then I am

No way I feel like nothings goin'
My way but my future's bright
Don't have a single dollar left
Got my keys inside my car
and the high way is opening wide
You ask me where, I can't tell you
But I'm putting town the pedal tonight




You say don't change a single thing
But your list is longer than my day
I can't help wondering
When all is said and all is done
Am I the crazy one?


I just want to live
I don't want to fit
I just want to try
I don't want to quit
If that makes me crazy, I am.

I need some good luck
I need a best friend
I need a rough dog
I need a mountain
I need some new clothes a TV, a cause
a trip to nirvana, the thrill of applause
I need a wet kiss
I need to confess
I need a vision, religion, the right to be silent
and then to be heard
a week on an island
a diet that works

I need a dose of the Bible
another course of survival
just talking 'bout the essentials
to make me feel alive

that's all I need
see how easy I am to please
that's all I need
see how easy I am

I need some money, more money and more time
a strong cup of coffee
a haircut, a lifeline
a stranger to trust me
my father to love me
Seattle, a sunburn, and lots of Todd Rundgren
I need a guitar
to do it on all fours
Cool friends, weekends and someone to die for

When I'm alone on my couch
Nothing can settle me down
I'm adding on to my list
It makes me feel alive
that's all I need
see how easy I am to please
that's all I need
see how easy I am I am I am

yeah that's all I need

I need a guru
I need to chill
I need a Mercedes 280 SL
yeah that'll fix it- I'll be complete
I need a -- I need I need a

That's all I need
see how easy I am to please
that's all I need
Maybe then I will be complete

That's all I need
I'm not asking for everything
That's all I need
See how easy I am- I am

I hate the world today
You're so good to me, I know but I can't change
Tried to tell you but you looked at me like maybe I'm an angel
underneath
Innocent and Sweet

Yesterday I cried
You must have been relieved to see the softer side
I can understand how you'd be so confused
I don't envy you
I'm a little bit of everything, all rolled into one

I'm a bitch, I'm a lover,
I'm a child, I'm a mother,
I'm a sinner, I'm a saint
I do not feel ashamed
I'm your hell, I'm your dream,
I'm nothin in between,
You know you wouldn't want it any other way.

So take me as I am
This may mean you'll have to be a stronger man
Rest assured that when I start to make you nervous
And I'm goin to extremes
Tomorrow I will change and today won't mean a thing

I'm a bitch, I'm a lover,
I'm a child, I'm a mother,
I'm a sinner, I'm a saint
I do not feel ashamed
I'm your hell, I'm your dream,
I'm nothin in between,
You know you wouldn't want it any other way.

Just when you think
You got me figured out
The season's already changing
I think it's cool,
You do what you do
And don't try to save me

I'm a bitch, I'm a lover,
I'm a child, I'm a mother,
I'm a sinner, I'm a saint
I do not feel ashamed
I'm your hell, I'm your dream,
I'm nothin in between,
You know you wouldn't want it any other way.

I'm a bitch, I'm a lover,
I'm a child, I'm a mother,
I'm a sinner, I'm a saint
I do not feel ashamed
I'm your hell, I'm your dream,
I'm nothin in between,
You know you wouldn't want it any other way.

I'm a bitch, I'm a tease
I'm a goddess on my knees
When you're hurt, when you suffer
I'm your angel undercover
I've been numb, I'm revived
Can't say I'm not alive
You know I wouldn't want it any other way.....

Somedays it goes your way
your on a road you can't explain
and then it all goes down the drain
Your cat's hit by a car
the ATM eats you card
you're wondering what changed from yesterday

Save me from- from going mental
Save me from just spinning out

Somedays are better than others
Somedays you just can't figure out
Somedays you can't explain

My best friend and me one night
Were drinking peace on crescent height (?)
Just like that we end up in a fight
like a yo-yo up and down
you're heading north
you end up south

Save me from- from going mental
Save me from just spinning out

Somedays are better than others
Somedays you just can't figure out
Somedays are better than others
you can't explain somedays away
someday

Save me from- from going mental
Save me from spinning out

Somedays are better
Somedays are never
Somedays- whatever
Somedays are better than lovers
Somedays you just can't figure out
Somedays are better than others
Somedays you just can't get out
Someday, yeah yeah

You were my wild companion
we were forever high high high
we burned the night around us
sleeping could wait until we die
You were the scars of passion
and since the crashing came
You've broken every promise
I walked away

I watched you fall
I was blind to ya
was lying to ya
like everyone else who watched you fall
say they love you but they're laughing when you crawl

It's such a weary feeling
When you've been stealing from yourself
wishing the world away
blaming someone else
no one can do this for you
straighten you hair
fix your face
Take all the pain inside you wash it away

I watched you fall
I was blind to ya
was lying to ya
like everybody else who watched you fall
say they love you but they're laughing when you crawl

Did I hear you?
Did I try?
Can I forgive myself for not standing by?

I watched you fall
I was blind to ya
was lying to ya
like everybody else who watched you fall
say they love you but they're laughing, laughin' when you crawl
I was blind to ya
was lying to you
said I love you but I'm laughing
when you crawl
was blind to ya
you fall
I watched you fall
I watched you

Here we go again
same ol' argument
you're callin me Miss Pollyanne
you see the world as cruel
and being mad is cool
you think that I don't give a damn

You don't have to shout to be heard
Who said dark is deep
You'd rather flip the bird
I'd rather show ya signs of peace
Love ain't a dying art
as far as I can see
yeah... o sentimental me

Fist up in the air
mine used to be up there
you only give yourself away
so paint your roses black and blue
use the fuck word I can too
when I have nothing else to say

You don't have to shout to be heard
Who said dark is deep
You'd rather flip the bird
I'd rather show ya signs of peace
Love ain't a dying art
as far as I can see
yeah... o sentimental me
yeah... sentimental me
yeah...

You don't have to shout to be heard
Who said dark is deep
You'd rather flip the bird
I'd rather show ya signs of peace
Love ain't a dying art
as far as I can see
yeah... o sentimental me
yeah... sentimental me
yeah... sentimental

here we go again
we may never change
so you can call me Pollyanne

Prick of a pin
No blood on me
I've been tested
Total wasted
In too deep
To the zone
I retreat
What doesn't kill you
Makes you strong eventually
Lay to my skin
Blurring the edge
Seven doves are waiting for me up ahead
I just breathe in
I just breathe out
I've taken every hairpin curve by now

I may crack
But I'll never shatter
I may crack
But it doesn't matter
I may crack
But I'll never shatter
I may crack

Promise the world
Dropped in a pool
Was it fun
Did you enjoy acting so cruel
Well here's the thing
Still have my head
I stumble hard but I'm not sleeping in your bed
Saved by the sun
No shame on me
Come out screaming it's the only time we're free
I just breathe out
I just breathe in
I ride the wave until I come again

I may crack
But I'll never shatter
I may crack
But I'll never shatter
I may crack
But I'll never shatter
I may crack

But I'll never shatter
Cause I still have a secret
In the dark I keep it close
I still have a secret no one knows

I may crack, but I'll never shatter
Just erased it over and over
I may crack, but it doesn't matter
In the darkness, I'll never shatter

Shake down
Twisted in time
It's amusing that I'm feelin' fine
I just breathe in, I just breathe out
I may crack but I'll never shatter

Cause I still have a secret
In the dark I keep it close
I still have a secret no one knows
In the dark I keep it close

I may crack
But I'll never shatter
I may crack
But it doesn't matter
I may crack
But I'll never shatter
I may crack

We lock the doors at night
All the sirens scream
I don't drive my car
Insurance is too high

I live here in the city
My hometown's far away
I workout with concrete
I don't drive my car

The stars come out at night
You see them on the strip
Everybody arms themselves
There's no other place like this

I'll never leave this
Small town girl behind
The place where I come from
Is with me all the time

Oh, you could walk the streets
When the sun goes down
In my little town
You don't need defenses
When the sun goes down
In my little town

Back home on the street
After 10 at night
Mrs. Avery walks her dog
Checks to see what's going on
She doesn't lock the door
She lives here in good health
You don't hear the horn
When Mrs. Avery walks her dog

All I ever wanted
Was a view of city lights
Break away from here
Leave behind the quiet nights
Spend half your life
Trying to make a change
Then the other half
Trying to get back again

Oh, you could walk the streets
When the sun goes down
In my little town
You don't need defenses
When the sun goes down
In my little town

Look down the road
Look at the highway
Look past the fences
Look at the faces
What do you have on the other side?

Oh, you could walk the streets
When the sun goes down
In my little town
You don't need defenses
When the sun goes down
In my my town
You could walk the streets
When the sun goes down
In my little town
You don't need defenses
In my little town where I come from
In my little town you don't need a gun
In my little town where I come from
In my little town

Electricity
Eye to Eye
Hey don't I know you
I can't speak

Striped my senses
On the spot
I've never been defenseless
I can't even make sense of this
You speak and I don't hear a word

What would happen if we kissed
Would your tongue slip past my lips
Would you run away
Would you stay
Or would I melt into you
Mouth to mouth
Lust to lust
Spontaneously combust

The room is spinning
Out of control
Act like you didn't notice
Brushed my hand

Forbidden fruit
Ring on my finger
You're such a moral moral man
Would you throw it away
No question
Will I pretend I'm innocent

What would happen if we kissed
Would your tongue slip past my lips
Would you run away
Would you stay
Or would I melt into you
Mouth to mouth
Lust to lust
Spontaneously combust

What would happen if we kissed

I struggle with myself again
Quickly the walls come crumbling
Don't know if I can turn away

What would happen if we kissed
Would your tongue slip past my lips
Would you run away
Would you stay
Or would I melt into you
Mouth to mouth

If we kissed
Would your tongue slip past my lips
Would you run away
Would you stay
Or would I melt into you
Mouth to mouth
If we kissed
If we kissed

Woke up this morning with my head so heavy...
Thought about leaving on the next train comin'
Sometimes it gets so easy running from town to town
But changing beds won't change this feeling that I'm gonna drown
Too many hearts are broken-- we're never asked why
Too many sunsets are just passing us by
Come over here now don't be shy
Do you want to be happy or you want to be right?

It don't get much better than this
There's nowhere left to run to
No use worryin' about what you missed
Cause here it is baby it don't get better than this

We talk and talk and never know what it means
It really doesn't matter 'cause nothin's ever what is seems
All I ever wanted is here with you
But sometimes, baby, I get wrapped up and confused
So lets go on down to the edge of the sand
Take some time and take my hand
So much here we don't understand
So kiss me like the world is gonna end!

It don't get much better than this
There's nowhere left to run to
No use worryin' about what you missed
Cause here it is baby: It don't get better than this
Oh, better than this

Come on
Come on take my hand

It don't get much better than this
There's nowhere left to run to
No use worryin' about what you missed
Yeah here it is baby: it don't get better than this
Oh Oh Oh (various chorus shouts until end)