Nelson

Was the night - I was young
When my father called for his first born son
Took me place at his side
While this great chief raged in the fire light
We'd reclaim days of old
If the tribe would do what his dream foretold

Praying to the vision of the promised land
Swaying to the rhythm of the drums
We were pledging our allegiance to Wevoka's plan
When the shots rang out, there soldiers all around
And their cannons put an end to our holy singin' of

(OH) The first cowboys were doing the Ghostdance singin'
(OH) The first cowboys were doing the Ghostdance

Hypnotized by my tale
Generations learn of the Great Betrayal long ago
At Wounded Knee
Where our grandfathers bled for what they believed
Wouldn't buy what they sold - reservation
Life for our Black Hills gold

For praying to the vision of the promised land
Swaying to the rhythm of the drums
We were pledging our allegiance to Wevoka's plan
The Great Spirit cried when our warriors fell to the hail of
The blue coat's guns (so we're singin')

(OH) The first cowboys were doing the Ghostdance singin'
(OH) The first cowboys were doing the Ghostdance

For your soul, for your name
Many brave men's blood's running through your veins
Leave your mark - walk with pride
Live in honor to those who gave their lives
Ancient hearts are still seeking peace -
As you sing and dance, so you set them free

For praying to the vision of the promised land
Swaying to the rhythm of the drums
Pledging your allegiance to Wevoka's plan
By the marker that stands where our women and children
Fell to the blue coat's guns (start singin')

Praying to the vision of the promised land
Swaying to the rhythm of the drums
We were pledging our allegiance to Wevoka's plan
When the shots rang out, there soldiers all around
And their cannons put an end to our holy singin' of

Started with a glimmer in your baby doll eyes
Worked it with your shimmer then made off with the prize
Made and broke the covenant we found ourselves in
Baptized in the waters of original sin

Chorus:
Give me an ";L"; for the loser that you'd swore I'd never be
An ";O"; as in over - just like you and me
I need a ";V"; as in victim, which is just what I am
An ";E"; for education cause I just don't understand
How could I give you the best I got
And it all still spells L.O.V.E. me not

Medicating words just added fluid to the flame
The king awoke to find he'd been a pawn in your game
Well, little miss spider, you can get out and gone
But the house is on fire, and the children are alone

Chorus

Hypnotized by the lies of a true believer
You gave me a crash course in my A.B.C. - ya's
I should've known it's all been just a game
Now that you're gone, who'll take the blame?

Looking back on a girl I knew
Whose smile and laughter carried me through
Oh, the way that I felt when she looked at me that way

When I heard she was gone I had no one to hold
I wept as I felt my heart growin' cold
Like poppa she taught me there's no time like today
...i hear her saying

Chorus:
Love me today, and let my strength be your own
Love me today, because tomorrow I'll be gone
When I feel it's time to go - I'll be on my way
So love me today

I remember a time back when


Poppa would laugh as I held his hand
And just one embrace would make my troubles pass

I thought those times would never end
The day that he left he smiled and he said,
I'll be home soon but poppa never came back...
I hear him saying

Don't be afraid to say, "i love you"
Take the moment and make it last
¡®cause if you don't tell them you love them
You might not get a second chance
...so hear them saying

Chorus
....love me today (oh)

Johnny played the rebel - huntin' for a cause
Sh-sh-sh-short fuse fused dynamite hungry for a spark - ooh yeah
His 9 mil. Loaded with borrowed time
Bad boy swore he couldn't die
Till he faced a man a little bit quicker on the draw

He tried to steal his destiny
He bragged of immortality
Now he ain't that tough six feet deep

Chorus:
Short rides on the glory train
Through dead end streets of no escape
Lyin' in the bed you made on a ship
That came in too late
You're running out of time
You're running out of time

Jenny came home from the ritzy side of town
D - drove her mommy's Benz -
Lived in Daddy's great big house - ooh yeah
She hawked her gold to feed the spike
A great escape on the pony ride
Cuz Mom and Dad wouldn't let their little baby out

When China White's your lyin' friend
You've sold you soul when the party ends
And you're dancing blind on the razor's edge

Chorus

You and me are victims of our blood
Haunted by the ghosts of who we loved
Our parents sing that same old song
";Where the Hell did we go wrong?";
Just take a look in the mirror Mom and Dad!

Don't look back it burns your eyes
You can't win if you don't try
Only you control your life

Chorus

Don't you know you're runnin' out of time?
Wake up! Wake up! God dammit wake up!
You're running out of time
You're running out of time
You're running out of time time time

It was right from the start
So I surrendered the key to my heart
I was sure we couldn't miss
But now I taste something strange in your kiss

People are talkin' lately sayin' you've been messin' around
I don't wanna believe it baby, but it's all over town

Chorus:
They tell me you've got the devil in your soul
Say it isn't so that I'm the very last to know
Say it isn't true about you
Before I say we're through
I wanna hear it from your point of view
Cause I would die if I had to let you go
Say it isn't so

I recall the love that we made
It was hot - like a hundred degrees in the shade
Tell me now - what do I do
If I find that you lied when I trusted in you?

Did you try to deceive me? Did you baby?
Or are you misunderstood?
You could sell me a story - maybe
But you better make it good

Chorus
(Come here and look me in the eye)
(Oh, no, no, you can't fool me, baby)

You can't hide your lyin' eyes - I gotta big surprise for you
(Girl you're gonna get it)
I found out what you're all about - you can scream and shout
(But I think you might regret it)
I'm gonna give you one more chance
To tell your tale - confess the past
So watch your step, cause it might be your last

They tell me you've got the devil in your soul
Say it isn't so that I'm the very last to know
Say it isn't true about you
Before I say we're through
I wanna hear it- baby, I swear it that
I would die if I had to let you go
Say it isn't so

(Oh no, no!)
Say it isn't so
Say it isn't so

A place like this - a girl like you
Is all I need to get me through
I'm hypnotized when you take the stage
Table dance my blues away

From Officer Easy to Little Bo Peep
She's a master of disguise
She's sugar and spice, she's naughty and nice
And she can read my dirty mind

Chorus:
C'mon little honey, walk this way
Strut your stuff in that lingerie
That's right, pretty momma
Give me your sunset strip
Tease me, please me, help me unwind
And I'll feed your pretty kitty one buck at a time

Bump it - grind it - blow me a kiss
I'm at your mercy when you do that sunset strip

You're a feast for hungry eyes
You could make a grown man cry
You're in control of every man
Your every wish is my command

If Calamity Jane doesn't drive me insane
Nurse Nympho is sure to please
Then Little Annie Fannie's gonna rock me to my knees

Chorus

Keep this up and I'll blow my lid
You make me explode when you do that sunset strip
Your sunset strip has got me goin' crazy
(Take it off!!!)

Oh yeah - it's just another night out with the boys
Oh baby - bring on those dancing girls
Yeah - we're all gonna leave here broke, drunk, and horny
Oh, I love you, I love you, I love you!

Chorus

I've been around the world and you're the best there is
You make me feel like a king
When you're queen of the sunset strip
(Take it off!!!)

The sunset strip has got me goin' crazy! (Take it off!!!)

Another lonely night
I can't fight this feeling
Lying in my cold, dark room alone

In a dream I see your face
You say you're never leaving
Then I wake up to find you're gone

Now, I know it's true
That only you can stop these

Chorus:
Tears of pain running down my face
I'll never be the same
Will I make it through another night?
You left and tore my soul apart
Now, nothing else remains but tears of pain

Here in my memories
We will last forever
It seems so close I can almost taste your love

If I must go down this endless road with you
I'll just lose control
And I'd break every rule

For one more chance at you
Cause only you can stop these

Chorus

Whoa, tears of pain running down my face
I'll never be the same
Will I make it through another night?
The emptiness still lingers on
I guess that I'm to blame
When you left it tore my soul apart
Now, nothing else remains but tears of pain

A painted promise - A smokescreen dream
It wasn't all we thought it'd be
A fortune made - when we betrayed
The faith we'd placed in our blind belief

We were once close as blood

Yeah...

Locked inside - pride's prison cells
Separately suffering for our sins
Well, the seasons changed - but the chill remains
A karmic debt keeps us siamese twins

Until it's said, nothing's done

Chorus:
The silence is broken
And that we have spoken
Don't turn away
I know we can change

A quickening - A bitter end
Come what may, something must be said
This reckoning - Should be deafening
Instead of pregnant tranquility

The rebirth has begun

Chorus

Emancipation lives and breathes
In the words one should but never speaks
Communication can end this speculation
And if we fall then at least we'll go down screaming!

Broken! The silence is broken!
Till it's said, nothing's done! The silence is broken!

You begged me to stop my fussin'
There's something that needs discussin',
You've been keeping inside you
And it's high time I know

There's no way to break it gently
When you told me forever,
It doesn't mean it wasn't true at the time,
But it's time for you to go

Am I readin' you right?
Did you just turn out the light at the end
of our ten year Tunnel of Love?
Yeah, I know it's your hour of need-
But what about me?

I won't be the cage that holds you,
I won't be the one who told you
that you're making a mistake
No Baby I've never been that kind

And if you're sayin' that I've confined you,
By all means go but let me remind you
You can't change your world as easy
as changin' your mind.

What more do I have to give?
Guess I'll just have to live with the thought
My tears'll be setting you free
And I hope you find all you seek-
But what about me?

What do you want me to say?
Girl, you're walking away with
The only dream I ever believed.
You'll be livin' through leavin' us be
But what about me?

Well I know love don't come guaranteed-
But what about me?

You're a mattress - you're a bees nest
You are heroin in an armored vest
You're a plane crash - you are white trash
You're a rubber arrow through my chest
So why oh why am I still in love with you?

You're a cartoon - you're a bastard moon
You're the feathered throat that brought Rome to ruin
You're a sunburn - you are milk turned
You were Sunday - schooled, but you never learned
So why oh why am I still in love with you?

And we danced to the sounds of Taj Mahal
And then the alarm clock rang and shook me from the ball

You're a used car - you're a porn star
You're a drunken sailor's wet cigar
So why oh why am I still in love with you?

You're an earthquake - you're a toothache
You're an angry nurse on a coffee break
So why oh why am I still in love with you?
Why oh why am I still in love with you? Why?

I've opened your eyes but you still won't see
Why a girl like you should want a boy like me
You can try but you'll fail to derail my one track mind

I wasn't raised to come on like this
Unsatisfied with your goodnight kissin' - listen, I've been cool
But baby, it's high time we went to school

Ooh - you talk too much - just give it a rest
After all this time, it doesn't make much sense
That I gotta take your word we ain't in no rush
One more night and a lame excuse
Ain't gonna change my mind - no, it ain't no use
I give you my love and I don't get your magic touch
Ooh - you talk too much

Oil and water would be more right
The limits we have are like fire and ice
Your daddy must be so proud you draw that line

If I were a picture, then you'd be the neg
But know that I ain't too prideful
To beg you on one bended knee
Till what I get is more what I've seen

Ooh - you talk too much - just give it a rest
After all this time, it doesn't make much sense
That I gotta take your word we ain't in no rush
One more night and a lame excuse
Ain't gonna change my mind - no, it ain't no use
I'm gonna explode if you don't feel my crush
Ooh - you talk too much

Tryin' to recover cuz you saw it my way
Walkin' two feet off the ground on a hard night's day
(I was) baskin' in the glow so it caught me unaware
When you met me at the door sayin', ";Stop right there!";

Ooh - you talk too much - just give it a rest
After all this time, it doesn't make much sense
Didn't you make me a deal when I called your bluff?
I wasn't foolin' bout (our) foolin' around
Whyc

So you think you'll take another piece of me
To satisfy you're intellectual needs?
(Do you want action?)
Well, I think it's time ¡®cause you've been pushing me
You'd better recognize my superiority

Liar (liar) Liar (liar) - You know you believe it
Higher (higher) Higher (higher) - ¡®cause I'm the main man

Chorus:
And that's why everyone wants a piece of the action
Everybody needs the main attraction
I've got what everybody needs -
Satisfaction guaranteed
Everybody wants a piece of the action

Well, I was suicidal ¡®cause you was my idol
Baby, baby, baby bring me to your knees
Well there was a time I would've walked the line
But you bled me dry with your insatiable greed

Liar (liar) Liar (liar) - You know you believe it
Higher (higher) Higher (higher) - ¡®cause I'm the main man

Chorus

Do you want (do you want?)
Do you want action
Everybody wants, everybody needs
Everybody wants, everybody bleeds
Let's go!

Desert messiah ain't nothing new - we all know his kind
Another self-appointed prophet with world domination
On his puny mind

Whispered scenes behind closed doors
How does one make the people think
His greed's worth dying for?
Hey, let's start a holy war!!!

Chorus:
Do you believe in religion?
I believe it's your decision
Do you think it makes a difference?
Is it just some man-made vision?
Do you believe in religion?
I believe it's your decision
Do you think it makes a difference?
Do you really care any way?

Midnight preacher calls me a sinner
And maybe he's right
He said he's just used the hot line
And God's got a message for me
He says
He condemns my situation if I wanna find salvation
It's time to phone in my donation as a vow of faith
He tells me that the church has got an image to protect
And god wants me to give - give till it hurts

Stayed me hand - it's just as well
They caught him using God's tax-free cash
To feed the kitty in some cheap motel
And now he's going to hell

You kissed your loved one good-bye
On a cold, foggy day
I guess you didn't know that I'd go so far away
You knew there'd come a time
When the road would call my name
And we'd have to put a hold on
All those dreams we made

So take my heart - I've already taken yours
This wound won't heal

I'm alone and cold inside -
Is there a moment we haven't shared
Two hearts drawn as one -
Now I stare at an empty chair
You called and said last night
I've been waiting for your kiss
Still I lie here at night as I think of the things I miss

So take my heart - I've already taken yours
This wound won't heal

Tell me - do you miss me like I miss you girl?
Hold me - in your heart - I'll never be lost again
Tell me - do you miss me like I miss you girl?
Hold me - in your heart - I'll never be lost again

Distance keeps burning inside of me
I need you with me - oh girl, tell me

You kissed your loved one good-bye
On a cold, foggy day
I guess you didn't know that I'd go so far away

Tell me - do you miss me like I miss you girl?
Hold me - in your heart - I'll never be lost again
Tell me - do you miss me like I miss you girl?
Hold me - in your heart - In your heart why don't you tell me
Tell me - you know, I didn't wanna leave you girl
Hold me - in your heart, I've already taken yours
Tell me - won't you tell me, do you miss me
Do you miss me like I miss you girl?
Hold me -I'll never - I'll never be lost again

You had me right in the palm of your hand
Gave you my soul - I was at your command
you had control -
how, I don't understand but it's over now

trusted your promises, believed your lies
how you tortured me slowly with your cheap alibis
I can finally let go now that I know what you're all about

so I'll always be glad you'd forget to forgive
when you leave
make the aftertaste of love
turned to hate bittersweet memories
I'm begging you please

Chorus:
Just kiss me when I cry
A taste of pretty poison to remember you by
Say you love me then tell me good-bye
Shoot me through the heart
And then kiss me when I cry

You bled me dry with your vicious demands
To steal my soul was a part of your plans
Your only happiness is breaking a man-
But it's over now

Use sex extortion and insatiable greed
How you'd stand there laughing after cutting me deep
You nearly killed me - never fulfilled me -
That's what you're all about

Since my pain is your pleasure
Take me down one last time
In your typical style you could kill me then smile
Hit me with a parting shot - leave me behind

Chorus

Salt and cyanide just don't mix
The tears will dry but remember this
I'll never make the same damn mistake
So come, seal your fate with one fatal kiss
Chorus

I am mommy's naughty boy
Her misbehavin' pride and joy
I'll sin then she'll punish me for my wicked ways
I've disobeyed and now I've got to pay

Chorus:
(She gets down) My girl gets me down on my knees
(Low down) Won't stop till I beg and I plead
(She gets down) I need to walk on the wilder side
So my girl gets down on me

Out of sight but not of mind
Lurking in my darker side
Fantasies torture me - strange perversities
My love is like Pandora's box
And my mistress holds the key

Chorus

(She gets down) My girl tames the monster in me
(Low down) She knows how to give what I need
(She gets down) She controls my sexual greed
So I let my girl get down on me

I get my pleasure from the pain
But if nasty habit gossip spreads
What would the neighbors say?

(Hurts so good)
Q: "Are you ready for me senator?"
A: "Yes Mistress."
(Like it should)
Q: "Have you been nice, or have you been naughty?"
A: "I've been a bad boy Mistress."
(Hurts so good)
Q: "You know I'm going to have to punish you
Don't you?"
A: "Oh, do what you must."

Chorus
(She gets down) My girl- she don't do it for free
(Low down) I pray that she keeps it discreet
(She gets down) "Cause no one knows
The life that I lead at night
When my girl gets down on me

Like a bat out of hell she came out of nowhere
A schoolboy's sticky sweet dream
And every woman's nightmare
She'll bring a grown man to his knees
And him cry for mercy
He could beg for her sweet wine
But she'd leave him thirsty

If you only knew what you're missing
You'd walk through fire for me
I try to tell you baby - you won't listen
Well, that's O.K. by me cause

Chorus:
Sooner or later I'm making you mine
You're gonna love me in a matter of time
There's no use runnin' babe, you just can't hide
¡®Cause sooner or later you're mine

Decided I'd had enough of walking the wire
So I finally found the guts to admit my desire
When I confessed
How much I craved her love and affection
I was paralyzed by the shock of a cold rejection

I'd give all that I have to own you
But you don't care I'm alive
You won't surrender - I can't control you
Well, here's the bottom line

Chorus

I've been looking for a lover who can satisfy me
Come and slide under the covers
I've got you where I want you
And you got me where you want me
Baby, tell me - do you like what you see?

Sooner or later I'm making you mine
¡®Cause I'm too full of you to swallow my pride
You can't tell me you don't want to feel it inside
¡®Cause sooner or later you're mine

You kissed your loved one good-bye
On a cold, foggy day
I guess you didn't know that I'd go so far away
You knew there'd come a time
When the road would call my name
And we'd have to put a hold on
All those dreams we made

So take my heart - I've already taken yours
This wound won't heal

I'm alone and cold inside -
Is there a moment we haven't shared
Two hearts drawn as one -
Now I stare at an empty chair
You called and said last night
I've been waiting for your kiss
Still I lie here at night as I think of the things I miss

So take my heart - I've already taken yours
This wound won't heal


Tell me - do you miss me like I miss you girl?
Hold me - in your heart - I'll never be lost again
Tell me - do you miss me like I miss you girl?
Hold me - in your heart - I'll never be lost again

Distance keeps burning inside of me
I need you with me - oh girl, tell me

You kissed your loved one good-bye
On a cold, foggy day
I guess you didn't know that I'd go so far away

Tell me - do you miss me like I miss you girl?
Hold me - in your heart - I'll never be lost again
Tell me - do you miss me like I miss you girl?
Hold me - in your heart - in your heart why don't you tell me
Tell me - you know, I didn't wanna leave you girl
Hold me - in your heart, I've already taken yours
Tell me - won't you tell me, do you miss me
Do you miss me like I miss you girl?
Hold me -i'll never - I'll never be lost again

You led me on and took me in
Behind the veil but never again
Will I ever betray myself surrender to a savior's hell

For seven years I'd trust in you
My innocence I gave to you
You'd turn upon this gentle soul
Destroy naivete and hope

The day I found the judas mirror
Shades of gray turned crystal clear and
I could see for miles and miles
Your betrayals and my denials

I swore allegiance to the flag -
Then bore your judgements on my back
As sign ¡®em up and rob ¡®em blind
Became modus operandi


Battered, bleeding, bruised of heart -
My self-esteem you tore apart
Then spoke to me with forked tongue
My game you threw and swore I'd won

Reflections in the judas mirror
Everything revealed so clearly
Steal a look at times gone by
And spitting out my last good-bye

Well I won't live in apathy, embittered by the memories
You haven't seen the last of me
Never, I'll never - pass your way again

I'm stunned you sleep with you each night -
An incubating parasite
When daylight shines through your disguise
The truth will lead to your demise

Well she looks just like a vision from heaven
When she smiles at him that way.
But if she knew what he's been up to I wonder what she'd say
And it really makes me mad
That he don't know what he has

Oh yeah,
What I wouldn't give to wake up in the arms of a girl like that
Oh yeah,
I was born to live in the ever-lovin' heart of a girl like that
And I may be out of line
But I wish that she was mine
Oh yeah, I would own the world if I owned the heart of a girl...
A girl like that

Well it's hard believin' that angel's not seeing
Right through his thin disguise
And I'd love to tell her I'd love her better if she'd only let me try
And it's drivin' me insane
That she don't even know my name

Oh yeah,
What I wouldn't give to wake up in the arms of a girl like that
Oh yeah,
I was born to live in the ever-lovin' heart of a girl like that
And I may be out of line
But I wish that she was mine
Oh yeah, I would own the world if I owned the heart of a girl...
A girl like that

Yeah, the thought has crossed my mind
That the truth may be unkind
And my one love's passed me by
As I watch her walk away

Oh yeah,
What I wouldn't give to wake up in the arms of a girl like that
Oh yeah,
I was born to live in the ever-lovin' heart of a girl like that
And I may be out of line
But somehow someday, I'll find a way of makin' her mine
Oh yeah, I would own the world if I owned the heart of a girl...
A girl like that
Oh yeah, I would own the world if I owned the heart of a girl...
A girl like that

Oh yeah, What I wouldn't give if I owned

I was wrong-so untrue...just let me make it up to you
I would give the world if i could now baby to turn this mess around

Who's gonna save me? i can see it in your eyes
(whoa)-you think it's over...

But everybody cries sometimes and everybody's got their alibis
Well, i know that you've got it in you girl to let the whole thing slide
'cause everybody cries sometimes

I can't sleep 'cause in my dreams my secrets wait to torture me
I would take it back if i could now baby to try to understand
Before you think i don't deserve you, i never meant to go and hurt you

Hey now baby, there's no hurry to decide-let me remind you...

That everybody cries sometimes and everybody's got their alibis
Well, i know that you've got it in you girl to let the whole thing slide
Everybody cries sometimes-don't give up on the love we brought to life
To make it last, forgive the past, and lean to dry your eyes



'cause everybody cries sometimes-everybody cries sometimes

When i head the truth come from you it hit me right between the eyes
I thought you were nothing like me...well, i got a big surprise
Now i learned what you were up to, 'cause you were talking in your sleep
Calling someone else's name-i guess the turnabout's complete

Hey now baby, can't you see it in my eyes-
The games are over now...

But everybody cries sometimes and everybody's got their alibis
Well, i know that you've got it in you girl to let the whole thing slide
Everybody cries sometimes-don't give up on the love we brought to life
We can make it last, forgive the past, and learn to dry your eyes
Everybody cries sometimes-it only makes us stronger down the line
We

Since the very first time when your eyes met mine I've been making a habit of crossing the line
I want you-do you want me too? Well, do ya?
Since your push came to shove I'm a fool for your love-going way too far just isn't enough
I want you-do you want me too?

Would I give in if it's ever a tie?
Would I take the fall if you're caught in a lie?
Would I always jump then say,

At a crossroads in London as the winter winds whipped through my hair
I noticed everyone stared at the ground and passed by like I wasn't there
I watched lonely people keep all to themselves full of fear in the worlds they had made
I swore then that I'd make a difference I promised that I'd make a change

Is that how it is?
Is that how it is, baby, with you?
Is that how you want it to be?
'Cause that's how it is with me

As I walked past a churchyard an old man on his knees in the street
Said,

I hear you loud and clear my dear but it's nothing I haven't heard
Excuse me if I'm not hanging on your every word
I can recite each line by heart
I know my role...I know my part
But the truth of the matter is I'm through with all this chatter

Enough about you baby-let's talk about me
You don't even have a clue lately what I really need
You forgot how to listen
That's what I'm missin'
And I just wanna scream enough about you baby
Let's talk about me

I must've dropped a hundred hints and you let 'em fly right by
Time and again I find myself just wonderin' why
Now when I try to talk to you
You're not the girl I thought I knew
Well, here's some good advice let me get a word in edgewise

Enough about you baby-let's talk about me
You don't even have a clue lately what I really need
You forgot how to listen
That's what I'm missin'
And I just wanna scream enough about you baby
Let's talk about me

Take some time to see what's on my mind
You'll be amazed at what you'll find

Enough about you baby-let's talk about me
You don't even have a clue lately what I really need
You forgot how to listen
That's what I'm missin'
And I just wanna scream enough about you baby
Let's talk about me
Let's talk about me
Me, Me, Me, Me, Me-Yeah
Enough about you baby

Life
Will go on without me
Take it and you'll see it doesn't matter

Life
I know what your game is
You take it and trade it for another

Life
Before you're over
I want something to show for all my trouble

Time come on in
I want you back again
Where're you goin' now?
I thought you'd know somehow...

Life
If you keep goin'
I'll try to throw in a little love
Life
I can't do without you
There's something about you that keeps me goin'

Life
I don't wanna stop now
I've been through so much now because of you

Tell me life...what are you here for?
Tell me life...I wanna know more
Tell me life...what are we here for?

I used to swear I'd die alone
No one could fence me in
That wedding vows were out of style
And bands of gold don't fit

But She made me a believer when she said that she'd be mine
With the words

Who's that on my radio?
Who's that on my new TV?
Who's that on my stereo?
Sheila is invading me

She Sheila's in my mind
The way she looks at me she might as well be blind
She Sheila's in my head
And when I talk to her I lie alone in bed

Pictures all around me
Pictures of her everywhere
She's the picture of my dreams
Picture perfect picture stare

She Sheila's in my mind
The way she looks at me she might as well be blind
She Sheila's in my head
An when I talk to her I lie alone in bed

When we said hello did my feelings show?
I know you didn't mean to break my heart
But when you left, it tore my world apart
Though it's been so long, it's hard to carry on
I still have to tell myself each day that I'm over you

Oh, can't you see it in my eyes?
I'll be searching for the rest of my life for love that's true with someone like you
Oh, I'll never find someone like you

I must've been insane to let you get away
I couldn't tell you how I felt inside and now I'm paying the price for my foolish pride
The time has come and gone to let you know that I was wrong
Now there's nothing I can say to make it up to you

Once again I'll watch you go
But it's killing me that you'll never know just what I'd do for someone like you
Oh, I'll never find someone like you

I'm holdin tight to broken dreams I've left behind
It's lonely fate but I will wait until the end of time
For someone like you

Oh-I know that I was wrong

Can't you see it in my eyes?
I'll be searching for the rest of my life for love that's true with someone like you
Oh, I'll never find someone like you
Will I ever fine...(someone like you)

(oh, How'd I ever let you go?)
(I try every day...but I still have this big hole in my heart)
(I'll never find someone like you)

Took a bite of my memories
The love I craved always starving me
And what I'd taste turned to bittersweet

Ooh-on and on I searched so long
A flag of white I flew
'Till I found you

You never stop giving me the hunger-never gonna fade away
Oh-I never fought the spell you put me under
Now I'll never be the same
Desire burning like a flame
And my heart'll never change
You'll never stop giving me the hunger

Years alone eat you up inside (it eats you up inside)
Cause time's no feast for an appetite
You hear stories told of the hearts served cold on the plate of life (On and On and On...)

Ooh-on and on delirium
Approached as I withdrew
'Till I found you

You never stop giving me the hunger-never gonna fade away
Oh-I never fought the spell you put me under
Now I'll never be the same
Desire burning like a flame
And my heart'll never change
You'll never stop giving me the hunger
Ooh-on and on you are my one

Eternal rendezvous...
REPEAT CHORUSOUT

After so many years tryin' to set it free
The pain seems to fade but it never leaves
The memories haunt me and I wish they'd let me be
I gambled on love and it tore me apart
Be still, be still, be still, my broken heart
Be still my heart!

I wasn't born wise but I learned this much
Though you took all I gave it was never enough
There was a time I'd have died for your soul, your strength, your touch
But I'll leave it behind, try to make a new start
Be still, be still, be still, my broken heart
Let the pain fade away

It was the heat of the moment in the heart of a dream
You lit fire to my soul and you said you'd never leave
It's tearin' me up, baby, where have you been?
Oh, please, oh please, oh please! Please just understand me
And what this nonsense means. Oh, yeah!

I gave up my dreams to let you inside
Boy, you sure took my momma;s little boy for a ride
I'll never know how I coulda ben so blind

Well, I gambled on love and it tore me apart
Oh! Be still, be still, be still, my broken heart
Be still, be still, be still, my broken heart
Be still my heart! My broken heart
Let the pain fade away!
Just a small town floozy a 'name' a Backwater Lucy,
Drivin' me down and down and down and down (be still my heart) Oh Yeah!!
That's what I get for bein' lazy, woman's drivin' me crazy

Drivin' me down and down and down and down and down (be still my heart)

It's a good day for a sad song
'Cause the rain is fallin' and someone is saying "Good-bye"
Close the door when you leave
'Cause there's a cold wind blowin' and it's bringin' tears to my eyes

After you go, I guess I'll never know where you've run
Will you try to disguise how you're dyin inside?
Well, then you'll be the only one

* Oh, I will get over you someday
Though, I never loved you anyway
And when you're gone my whole world won't fall apart
I swear, cross my broken heart

Word gets 'round in this small talk town
But I'll stand my ground and I won't even ask where you've gone to
When they play a song 'bout a love gone wrong
And you see me cryin', well, that don't mean I miss you

When I said I was crazy for you I was out of my mind
When the smokes clears I'll see it was not meant to be
Yeah, I will be just fine

By the second Tuesday of never I promise
That I will be just fine
Oh, yes, I will

* Repeat

Someday, maybe one day
I will understand what I did to send your love awway
Someday, maybe one day
I'll see through your eyes what made you cry and run away

'Cause I, I feel a changing of the seasons
I wonder why, but you're not givin' me a reason

Chorus:
Are we 1, or 2 far gone to say 3 words

Looking back on a girl I knew
Whose smile and laughter carried me through
Oh, the way that I felt when she looked at me that way

When I heard she was gone I had no one to hold
I wept as I felt my heart growin' cold
Like Poppa she taught me there's no time like today
...I hear her saying

* Love me today, and let my strength be your own
Love me today, because tomorrow I'll be gone
When I feel it's time to go - I'll be on my way
So love me today

I remember a time back when
Poppa would laugh as I held his hand
And just one embrace would make my troubles pass

I thought those times would never end
The day that he left he smiled and he said,
I'll be home soon but Poppa never came back...
I hear him saying

Don't be afraid to say, "I love you"
Take the moment and make it last
‘Cause if you don't tell them you love them
You might not get a second chance
...So hear them saying

* Repeat
Love me today (Oh)

Your first hello, the darkness is broken
You're scared, I know, the wheels are in motion
It's opening night for the show of your lifetime, my friend
The days roll by, you live for tomorrow
Against the tide, in an ocean of sorrow
Well, is it all worth it if nobody wins in the end?

We learn as a child to carry the pain and hide it away in the dark
We've all lived this charade, but I don't wanna play anymore

Chorus:
Give me love for the rest of my life
Give me hope for the rest of my days
I'm tired of watching the world slip away
There's one thing you must understand
When there's no forgiveness then nobody wins in the end

You've come of age (you're a slave), a slave and a soldier
You fight the rage (every day), but you heart's growing colder
You're starting to wonder if nobody wins in the end
You know, I'd rather die than keep living the lie we've become

Chorus
I wanna break free! I won't let these fools hold me down!
I'm gonna spread my wings and fly

It's time to go, the curtain is falling
The final show, a new play is calling
Just one thing to give you; take it or leave it, my friend
If we don't come together, then nobody wins in the end

Come on over, now don't be shy
All your stars and your planets are 'bout to align
Why not surrender to the gleam in my eyes?
Come and get it, before it dies

Afraid to take a chance
Been victimized by circumstance
Gather up your fears and let 'em go
That's over now, that's over now

Chorus:
I'll be your friend when you need one to turn to
Call out my name and I'll always be there
Wherever you go just remember I love you
Whenever you start to feel the pain
I'm only a moment away

Dust off the ashes and take my hand
I will pull you away from the quick in the sand
Tonight is the night we reach the promised land
When you whisper that I'm your man

You're clinging to the past
Scared to go too far too fast
Nothing's gonna change 'till you let go
I'll show you how, I'll show you how

Chorus

That's over now, that's over now
Yeah!!

Chorus (X2)

Can you hear me? are you there?
I need a friend to lend an ear
A million miles on my bones
I'm a child but i feel so old
Whoa i, i once had faith that guided me
But i, i've paid a price for my beliefs

Chorus:
Now i need some peace on earth
Can you heal my heartache? can you save my soul?
I'm loking for some peace on earth
I swear once i've found you, i'll never let you go

Through the years, i've walked alone
Guess i've finally reached the end of my road
Faced the fears, felt the rage
Up to now i've lived my life a crying clown inside a cage
Whoa i, i think i've lost my will to be
But i, i hear you calling out to me

Chorus 2:



Will you be my peace on earth?
Will you heal my heartache, will you save my soul?
I'm looking for peace on earth
I swear once i've found you, i'll never let you go

Bridge:
I'd give all i've got just to find
Somebody to love me, to stay by my side
Then i'd know that come heaven or hell
Everything's gonna be alright

Chorus 3:
You are my peace on earth
You healed my heartache, saved my soul
You've given me peace on earth
And now that i've found you i won't let you go
You are my peace on earth, peace on earth
You give me peace on earth, i wanted you to know
That it's thanks to you that i'm finally coming home

Do you think it's all over?
Do you feel your life is like a lover that's turned their back on you?
Are you runnin' for cover?
Does a day go by that you're not-a-wishin' that you could start anew?
I hear you! Alright!

So you feel a little jaded?
Do you find your dreams have all been traded for a grownup point of view?
Have your memories faded?
Did you forget how you always swore you'd make it?
Well, why is life now living you?

So many days I'd waste away
Let my dismay consume and bind me
Now here I stand, a liberated man
I took command by taking it easy

Chorus:
They say you ain't got it, but don't you believe it
They pray that you'll fall in line
Within your reflection discover perfection
Don't fall for the loveless lies
The one to believe in is right before your eyes

What they sell, are you buyin'?
Do I come off like another pitchman lyin'?
Well, who can you believe?
You might think you're dyin'...
Is what you feel just the child in your heart a-cryin'
For you to set it free? Oh!

We're bought and sold, taught lust for gold
Trade youth for old schoold blind ambition
But if you slow it down and take a look around
You won't believe what you've been missing

Chorus

What's family honor?
Did you faithfully bow down and allow your father
To steal your sense of pride?
Or was it your momma?
Has she treated you like you've been her little trauma
Since the day the rabbit died?
I hear you! Oh, yeah!

Chorus

Out chorus:
They say you ain't got it, don't you believe it
You've been chasing a waste of time
I

(Look up) There's no man on the moon tonight
Guess he's turned his back on me (once again)
The wicked walls of this dead-end town are closing in and I can't breathe
(Sail away) Down the river of shattered dreams;
My destiny's disguised (but I will find it)
Empty promises flow my way, adrift in shame; do you feel the same?

Chorus:
Another time, another place we won't be prisoners of fate
Somehow, we'll find a way to get out of here
Oh, why don't we make the great escape and set our sites on higher ground?
We're taking the ride all the way to the other side

(Step inside) See the man with the cracked guitar
Selling tales of sonic gray (the skies are falling)
No one gathers to sympathize or pay tribute to his fading flame
Tattoo girl on a butterfly
Sowing seeds of boundless hope (and devotion)
Follow me through a leap of faith; I know the way, I heard her say

Chorus

Bridge:
I know why you cry
Just let go; it's easy if you try

Out chorus:
Another time, another place we won't be prisoners of fate
Somehow, we'll find a way to get out of here
Oh, why don't we make the great escape and set our sites on higher ground?
We're taking the ride all the way to the other side. Whoa, yeah!
We've got to make the great escape and leave behind what can't be saved
We're taking the ride all the way to the other side

Don't look back, don't look back...
Come on, come on, come on and take my hand.
Whoa! Sail away!
Do you feel the same like I do?
Don't look back

Though I try, I can't decide
Won't walk away, walk away from you
Whoa, from you

The tears pour down in the nights spent awake
Salvation in sleep always seems to escape
I look down at your picture in pieces thrown across my room
The future was hidden in the cards we were dealt
How could you cheat on the love that I felt?
I sink my head in my pillow, confused about what I'll do about you

Chorus:
Though I try, I can't decide
Won't walk away, walk away from you
Whoa, from you
Can't you see what you mean to me
Won't walk away, walk away from you
Whoa, from you

I can't see an end to the pain that I'm in
The alibis you handed me seemed mighty thin
Clear the lump from my throat, read your letter just one more time
I haven't been asleep for a week 'cause it seems
That I can't close my eyes, you're there in my dreams
I throw your number in the trash, confused about what I'll do about you

Chorus

Addicted to your love like a martyr is to pain
Like a sinner craves a vice and a drug need a vein
Am I giving you the blade and begging you to run me through?
Well, I'm the type of man who believes in the fight
I know what is wrong and I'd die for what's right
I'll make you understand if it's the last thing I do
Whoa, that I love you

Chorus

No, I just can't walk away, walk away from you
Though I try, I just can't walk away, walk away from you
No, I just can't walk away, (I just can't walk away)
Walk away from you
Though I try, (yeah) I just can't walk away
I can't eat, I can't sleep, I can't live without you by my side now, babe

Little by little, you put me in the middle
And I can't stop the rain from falling down
Falling down like my world around me,
to drown me
I'm just shakin' my head, looking for an answer
As I watch all my heartstrings unwind
No, I can't hide from my worst suspicions,
I've listened
To every little tale she tells
Bought every little lie she sells

Chorus:
And now I'm all shook up
'Cause I've been finding out a lot about you, girl
Just running 'round in circles over you, it's true
Yes, I'm all shook up
You've got me all shook up

Minute by minute, got tired of stepping in it
And I can't ride this train anymore
So what's in store for a fool and a dreamer? I believed her
And now I'm speaking in tongues, lying to the mirror
I'm afraid that I still haven't learned
Don't be concerned if you see me crying, its only me dyin'
'Cause everything I had is gone
Everything that's right's gone wrong

Chorus

Bridge:
I don't wanna play, I don't wanna hear it
Nothing's gonna change my mind
I say,

Look in the mirror girl, by now you should know
You’re living in a fantasy, and you can’t let go
He never really loved you from the start
The only thing he ever gave you was a broken heart
Don’t be afraid to lose what was never meant to be
After the rain washes away the tears
And all the pain
Only after the rain
Can you live again
I know the emptiness you feel inside
You’re thinking if you break away, you’ll never survive
I’m waiting as my heart beats just for you
Come on and take my hand and I’ll pull you through
But things will never change until you want them to
After the rain washes away the tears
And all the pain
Only after the rain
Can you live again
You’ll see the sun appear to light the way
Only after the rain
Can you hope to find true love again
He never really loved you from the start
The only thing he ever gave you was a broken heart
Come on and take my hand and I’ll pull you through
You know the time has come for you to face the truth
After the rain washes away the tears
And all the pain
Only after the rain
Can you live again
You’ll see the sun appear to light the way
Only after the rain
Can you hope to find true love again
After the rain

What are you crying for
Don't you know that your falling tears are just a thin disguise
Baby I'm on to you
Always pleading your innocence with those guilty eyes
Hanging by a thread for your love to come around
But now the ties are broken
I'm crashing to the ground
Can't you see, my heart's in bits and pieces
It comes as no surprise after all your lies
I was a fool to believe in those empty tears you cried
How long was it going on
Could it be you were deceiving me, right from the start
I'll never forget the day I came back just to find you in someone
Else's arms
I let the passion blind when the truth was plain to see
You made the chains that bind me and I just can't break free
Can't you see my heart's in bits and pieces
It comes as no surprise after all your lies
I was a fool to believe in those empty tears you cried
Oh can't you see, our love's in bits and pieces
A nightmare coming true, all because of you
Now that the promise is broken, there's nothing left to lose
Little bits and pieces
After all your lies
I was a fool to believe you
My heart's in bits and pieces
Hanging by a thread for your love to come around
But now the ties are broken, I'm crashing to the ground

Matthew & Gunnar Nelson/Marc Tanner
Yesterday a sad goodbye
I told you that it wouldn't be for long
But it seems like a thousand years since I've been gone
Oh, what I'd give to hold you in my arms
Can't you see how much I need you tonight
I'm going crazy girl, can't get you off of my mind
Everyday that I live without you
I just can't help but dream about you
Everywhere I go
And after all the love that I've left behind me
You're the one I keep inside me
Everywhere I go... I get that feeling
It's hard to be so far apart
When thoughts of you keep coming on so strong
I picture you in every face I see
Now I know I left a part of me back home with you
There's nothing like falling for the very first time
I won't forget you girl, for the rest of my life
Everyday that I live without you
I just can't help but dream about you
Everywhere I go
And after all the love that I've left behind me
You're the one I keep inside me
Everywhere I go
I get that feeling
Everywhere I go
I get that feeling
You're with me
Everywhere I go
Everyday that I live without you
I just can't help but dream about you
Everywhere I go
And after all the love
That I've left behind me
You're the one I keep inside me
Everywhere I go
So when you're feeling lonely baby keep on shining
You'll always be here right beside me
Everywhere I go

You can't deny it
It's the same empty feeling, day after day
You've been waiting forever
For someone to come and take you away
I understand how it feels to be lonely
Like it's you against the world
But if you come take my hand we can face it together
Oh I give you my word
I can take you to heaven
Come along for the ride

* Let me fill you up with love tonight
Give you all of my love
Fill you up and make you come alive
I know you feel like giving up
But now, is the time
To open up your wings and fly high
So let me fill you up with love tonight
I know it ain't easy
It seems out of reach and beyond your control
But don't you give up on dreaming
Don't settle for less when you want so much more
Open your eyes up to what you've been missing
Life's been passing you by
But if you follow your heart it will all come together
So stop your cying
Oh - I can lead you to heaven
Come along for the ride

* Repeat

No use pretending, lets tell it like it is
You just took advantage when I gave all I had to give
After one too many battles I got tired of the fight
Each time we were together was just like walking on thin ice
Couldn’t make it happen, no matter how I tried
Decided it’s impossible to keep you satisfied
Our love was like a candle slowly dyin’ in the wind
You can’t hold on when the feelings gone now we’ve finally
Reached the end
I step out of the darkness and leave it all behind
Ooh 쭯 now I’m ready for a brand new life
Oh, I can hardly wait
Gonna find another love, gonna start to live again
Oh, I can hardly wait
For somebody new to get into
I can hardly wait
Don’t need the pressure I refuse to play the game
I won’t be around to jump next time you call my name
I’ll take my chances, I’ll take it day by day
Let the curtain fall I’m out of love, that’s all
Now there’s nothing left to say
Learning from the changes got my feet back on the ground
Ooo, nothing’s ever gonna stop me now
Oh, I can hardly wait
Gonna find another love, gonna start to live again
Oh, I can hardly wait
For somebody new to get into
I can hardly wait
Moving on, down the road of life
I’m looking forward to what it is I’ll find
The best is yet to come
And I can hardly wait∼I can hardly wait
I can hardly wait
Gonna find another love, gonna start to live again
Oh, I can hardly wait
For somebody new to get into
I can hardly wait

Do I
Do I love you baby
YeahYeahYeahYeah
More than ever
I remember all I wanted in a lover
Was just a pretty face but all I found were hearts of stone
Spent a lifetime
On the road to nowhere till I found my way back home
You gave me shelter from the cold and the rain - whoa and
Now I know pleasure where there used to be pain

* Do I
Do I love you baby
YeahYeahYeahYeah
More than ever
Do I do I need you baby
YeahYeahYeahYeah
More than ever
You saved me with warmth and understanding
You're everything that I could ever want
And after so long we're standing here together
And forever we'll live on
In time most other loves just wither and fade, I tell ya
Ours just gets stronger each and every day
Do I
Do I love you baby
YeahYeahYeahYeah
More than ever
Do I do I need you baby
YeahYeahYeahYeah
More than ever
Hey-come over here for a second...
I got something I wanna say...
Even though I may not think to tell you every day...
Ooh - I'm so happy you're still mine!
Oh, you came along with a love so sweet, took me by surprise
Knocked me off my feet
You still send shivers up and down my spine
Oh I gotta be the luckiest man alive

* Repeat

Hello my friend, sure has been awhile
I don't know where the time has gone, but I've really missed your
smile
It's been too long
I got so much to say, that I don't know where to start
Ever since we went our seprate ways
There's been a big hole in my heart
(But) as I recall, it was you that said goodbye
Now you're asking me to give it one more try

*Well only time will tell
If you're gonna stand beside me through both heaven and hell
I wanna know that you're behind me
But only time will tell
If what we have together's gonna last forever more

And so my friend, I hope you understand
It's hard to put my trust in you
'Cause I'm afraid you'll leave again
I want to believe, that you've finally seen the light
That you've missed my love and you want to make it right

*repeat

I got no way of knowing
what the future's gonna bring
So I'll just listen to my heart
Cause it's never lied to me
And what is meant to be

*repeat

Time will tell
Do you believe in me
Only Time will tell
If we're gonna be together
Only time will
I want a love to last forever
Only Time will tell
Only time will tell

I always will remember- those sultry desert nights
(Our) hearts burning with a passion- whoa, it's never felt so
Right
It was meant to last forever- but when I reached out you were
Gone
It's taken time to mend this broken heart and forget you done me
Wrong

Break:
Now you're back after all this time
You've rewakened all the feelings that I've tried so hard to
Hide- but baby-

* Will you love me like you loved me yesterday?
That's all I need to know
Will you love me like you loved me yesterday?
Or will you just let me go?
We could leave the pain behind us- take a shot at love again-
We could fool ourselves believing that our love would never end-
I've been missing you- whoa- what should I do?
Did you really have a change of heart or are you playing me for a
Fool?
Break:
You don't have to tell me where you've been
But there is one thing I've gotta know before I let you in- baby-

* Repeat