Social Distortion

Every cheap hood strikes a bargain with the world
And ends up making payments on a sofa or a girl
Love 'n' hate tattooed across the knuckles of his hands
The hands that slap his kids around 'cause they don't understand

How death or glory becomes just another story
How death or glory becomes just another story
'N' every gimmick hungry yob digging gold from rock 'n' roll
Grabs the mike to tell us he'll die before he's sold
But I believe in this, and it's been tested by research
That he who fucks nuns will later join the church

From every dingy basement on every dingy street
I hear every dragging handclap over every dragging beat
That's just the beat of time, the beat that must go on
If you been trying for years, then we already heard your song

High school seemed like such a blur,
I didn't have much interest in sports or
School elections.
And in class I dreamed all day,
About a rock 'n' roll weekend.
And the girl in the front of the room, so close yet so far ya know she never seemed
To notice
That this silly school-boy crush
Wasn't just pretend.

Life goes by so fast, you only want to do what you think is right.
Close your eyes and then it's past;
(It's the) Story of my life.

And I went down to my old neighborhood,
The faces have all changed, there's no one left to talk to.
And the pool hall I loved as a kid
Is now a Seven Eleven.

I went downtown to look for a job,
I had no training, no experience to speak of.
I looked at the holes in my jeans
And turned and headed back.

Life goes by so fast, you only want to do what you think is right.
Close your eyes and then it's past;
(It's the) Story of my life.

Good times come and good times go,
I only wish the good times would last a
Little longer.

I think about the good times we had
And why they had to end.
So I sit at the edge of my bed,
I strum my guitar and I sing an outlaw
Love song.

Thinkin' 'bout what you're doin' now
And when you're comin' back.

I've sung the blues,
For every broken hearted lovesick dream
For you,
I've paid my dues,
Workin' hard-sweat, blood and tears for you.

So far away, so far away.
I've had it all,
And lost it all in one blackout night.
I want it back,
But I just can't seem to get it right.

So far away, so far away.
I've sung the blues,
For every broken hearted lovesick dream
For you,
I've paid my dues,
Workin' hard-sweat, blood and tears for you.

I've been in love, but now I'm waiting
Don't ever want to worry about a thing
I sit at home and I wonder
Will I rise or will I go under

Let it be me, if you're lonely
Let it be me, your one and only
Let it be me, to satisfy you
Let it be me, if you're feelin' blue
I've seen you around but you don't know me
I've watched your life but can't always see
I'll try and I'll try girl to love you
And when we die you will have loved too

Let it be me, if you're lonely
Let it be me, your one and only
Let it be me, to satisfy you
Let it be me, if you're feelin' blue
You know your friends talk bad about me
Your folks say it's not supposed to be
You know girl your life is going by fast
Try to make it last

Let it be me, if you're lonely
Let it be me, your one and only
Let it be me, to satisfy you
Let it be me, if you're feelin' blue

High school seemed like such a blur,
I didn't have much interest in sports or
School elections.
And in class I dreamed all day,
About a rock 'n' roll weekend.
And the girl in the front of the room, so close yet so far ya know she never seemed
To notice
That this silly school-boy crush
Wasn't just pretend.

Life goes by so fast, you only want to do what you think is right.
Close your eyes and then it's past;
(It's the) Story of my life.

And I went down to my old neighborhood,
The faces have all changed, there's no one left to talk to.
And the pool hall I loved as a kid
Is now a Seven Eleven.

I went downtown to look for a job,
I had no training, no experience to speak of.
I looked at the holes in my jeans
And turned and headed back.

Life goes by so fast, you only want to do what you think is right.
Close your eyes and then it's past;
(It's the) Story of my life.

Good times come and good times go,
I only wish the good times would last a
Little longer.

I think about the good times we had
And why they had to end.
So I sit at the edge of my bed,
I strum my guitar and I sing an outlaw
Love song.

Thinkin' 'bout what you're doin' now
And when you're comin' back.

Sick-boy, in his faded blue jeans,
Sick-boy, black leather jacket scene.
Sick-boy, he's always in trouble
With the law don't ya know

Sick-boy, he carries a switch blade knife
Sick-boy, likes to get into fights.
Sick-boy, he'll go drinkin'
With the boys all night long.

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Sick-boy, rides a big motorbike,
Sick-boy, combs his hair up just right.
Sick-boy, with tattoos up and
Down his arms, don't ya know

Sick-boy, he's got a girl wrapped around
his arm,
Sick-boy, with his street-like charm.
Sick-boy, he'll make love to her
All night long, don't ya know

[Chorus]

Love is a burning flame
And it makes the firery rain
Bound by one desire
I fell into a ring of fire

[Chorus:]
I fell into a burnin' ring of fire
I fell down down down
And the flames went higher
And it burns burns burns
That ring of fire
That ring of fire

The taste of love is sweet
When hearts like ours meet
I before ya like a child
Oh, let the fire burn wild

[Chorus]

Well it's been ten years, and a thousand tears
And look at the mess I'm in
A broken nose and a broken heart,
An empty bottle of gin
Well I sit and I pray
In my broken down Chevrolet
While I'm singin' to myself
There's got to be another way

Take away, take away
Take away this ball and chain
I'm lonely and I'm tired
And I can't take any more pain
Take away, take away
Never to return again
Take away, take away
Take away this ball and chain

Well I've searched and I've searched
To find the perfect life-
A brand new car and a brand new suit
I even got me a little wife
But wherever I have gone
I was sure to find myself there
You can run all your life
But not go anywhere

Take away, take away
Take away this ball and chain
I'm lonely and I'm tired
And I can't take any more pain
Take away, take away
Never to return again
Take away, take away
Take away this ball and chain

Well I'll pass the bar on the way
To my dingy hotel room
I spent all my money
Been drinkin' since a half past noon
I'll wake there in the mornin'
Or maybe in the county jail
Times are hard getting harder
I'm born to lose and destined to fail

Take away, take away
Take away this ball and chain
I'm lonely and I'm tired
And I can't take any more pain
Take away, take away
Never to return again
Take away, take away
Take away this ball and chain

I got friends who are in prison,
Friends who are dead.
I'm gonna tell you something
That I've often said.

You know these things that happen,
That's just the way it's supposed to be.
And I can't help but wonder,
Don't ya know it could of been me.
I had me a good girl,
Her kisses sweeter than wine.
And I had always hoped
That someday I'd make her mine.

But she ran off and married,
That's just the way it's supposed to be.
And I can't help but wonder,
Don't ya know it could of been me.
Well the junkie-cops on first street,
Sticks a needle in his arm.
No, he never meant to do
Anyone no harm.

But he's buried six feet deep,
That's just the way it's supposed to be.
And I can't help but wonder,
Don't ya know it could of been me.
I had me a good girl,
Her kisses sweeter than wine.
And I had always hoped
That someday I'd make her mine.

Everywhere she goes people turn their heads
She's a knockout
Everyone wishes she was sleeping in
their beds
She's a knockout
When guys see her comin' they start
spending their money
She's a knockout
But don't you know I'm the only one who can
call her honey

She's a knockout
She's a knockout, She's a knockout
She's exotic but not foreign, built like
an old Cadillac
She's a knockout
Once she's left your life she ain't never
comin' back
She's a knockout
With her black silk stockings and her high
heeled shoes
She's a knockout
Once she's left your life you'll surely sing the blues
She's a knockout
She's a knockout, She's a knockout

Some friends were tellin' me, just the other day
They walk right up to her, they don't know what to say
And when she calls me (hear a ring on the telephone)
I'll be there waiting for her, sitting at home
All alone
All alone

In the night clubs baby when the lights shine down
She's a knockout
If the feeling ain't right she don't even come around
She's a knockout
When she walks down the aisles you know her
Hips begin to sway
She's a knockout
Come on little baby I'll show you the way
She's a knockout
She's a knockout,
She's a knockout

I saw her today
Oh God I miss her smile
A pleasant memory
Of the things in life worthwhile, things worthwhile

We used to walk and we used to talk
We used to laugh and we used to cry
And there will always be a place in my heart for her

I thought of her today
Of the years together spent
A pleasant memory
Of the places we went, the places we went

We used to walk and we use to talk
We used to laugh and we used to cry
And there will always be a place in my heart for her

I saw her today
Oh God I miss her smile
A pleasant memory
Of the things in life worthwhile, things worthwhile

We used to walk and we used to talk
We used to laugh and we used to cry
And there will always be a place in my heart for you

It'll take you as high as the Heavens
It'll take you to the depths of Hell
It'll make you friends, it'll take your friends
Who will never live to tell

[Chorus]
Drug train, drug train
The train's first stop is pleasure,
The second stop is fun

But in a jail cell baby or a hospital bed
You'll need hope 'cause you ain't got none

[Chorus]

Drug train, drug train
The train passes through the graveyard,
May the loved ones rest in peace

For the last stop baby is a violent crash
And hard times they never cease

[Chorus]

Drug train, drug train

yeah loving, over and over again now
it ain't nothing girl
till you've felt the pain
up against the wall
why does love always have to hurt
your scratches run across my back and then a tear

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dear lover,
i can't take the pain no more
dear lover,
i pick my heart up from the floor
dear lover,
i can't believe its come to this
dear lover,
give me one last painful kiss

there ain't nothin',
in this world for free now
so how high of a price will you pay
hear the screams so loud,
wake up to the broken glass
it's a scene from bad to worse,
and many more tears

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one last kiss, one last kiss, one last kiss

I'm heading down a lonely highway
I'm running down a one-way street
I wanna know, are you going my way?
Is there some place quiet where we can meet?

And friends they come and friends they go,
But you were always by my side.
And where it all ends I don't know.
Don't cry no more, just hold on tight.

There was a time when I was desperate,
Living in a town without a name,
And when things got so dark and desolate
You taught me how to hide my shame.

And kings and queens and millionaires
May never know what I have known
And thank the stars I'm the lucky one,
Thanks for the lessons that I have been shown

I feel rich, I feel power and security,
And when I'm weak, you are strong.
Once in a lifetime, twice in eternity,
And guess what? Nothing else matters anyway.

When I was young, I was so full of fear
I hid behind anger, and held back the tears
It was me against the world; I was sure I would win
But the world fought back; punished me for my sins
Well, I felt so alone; so insecure
But I blamed you instead; made sure I was heard
They tried to warn me of my evil ways
But I couldn't hear what they had to say

I was wrong..
Self-destruction's got me again
I was wrong...
I realize now that I was wrong

And I think about my loves; well, I've had a few
I'm sorry that I hurt them; did I hurt you too?
Well, I took what I wanted; put my heart on the shelf
But how can you love when you don't love yourself?
It was me against the world; I was sure that I'd win
But the world fought back; punished me for my sins
They tried to warn me of my evil way
But I couldn't hear what they had to say

I was wrong..
Self-destruction's got me again
I was wrong...
I realize now that I was wrong
I was wrong...
I was wrong...

Well, I grew up fast, and I grew up hard
Something was wrong from the very start
I was fighting everybody; I was fighting everything
But the only one that I hurt was me
I got society's blood running down my face
Somebody help me get out of this place
How could someones bad luck last so long
Until I realized that I was wrong

Through these eyes
I've seen love and I've seen hate
I've seen the violence and the tears

Through these eyes
I got my schooling on the streets
I've seen the things in life you don't wanna see

Through these eyes
I've seen the shape of things to come
And I've watched them all fall apart

Through these eyes
I've seen the broken homes they cry
I've seen the poor man's face as he stands in line

And though my heart has made me weary
On a road less travelled on
Through the heart it hurts so dearly
And the pain it lingers on

Through these eyes
I've looked the devil in the face
And I've seen god's holy grace

Through these eyes
I've tried to walk the straighter line
I found myself again
I nearly lost my mind

And though my heart has made me weary
On a road less travelled on
Through the heart it hurts so dearly
And the pain it lingers on

And though my heart has made me weary
On a road less travelled on
Through the heart it hurts so dearly
And the pain it lingers on

This ain't the way it's supposed to be
There's a dark cloud following me
I'm disillusioned and I'm down on the world again

There's movies going on in my head
And all I can see is the color red
I'm relentless and I'm down on the world again

Give me tomorrow's broken dreams now
I'm feeling like a loaded gun

There's a world of guilt written on my face
And I feel ashamed for the human race
I've been forsaken and I'm down on the world again

I feel so alone in this crowd
My thoughts of despair are getting loud
I'm disrespected and I'm down on the world again

Love and tolerance have abandoned me
And I feel the gloom hovering over me
I'm resentful and I'm down on the world again

Give me tomorrow's broken dreams now
I'm feeling like a loaded gun

Give me tomorrow's holy schemes now
So hopeless when there's no place left to run

I try to blame all the higher stakes
You won't let me forget my taste
I'm unforgiven and I'm down on the world again

This ain't the way it's supposed to be
There's a dark cloud following me
I'm distorted and I'm down on the world again

At last we meet again, dear God,
Hear the angels sing.
The funerals are nicer, when we know you're there,
When the angels sing.
Sometimes I try so hard
To understand the things you do
Who am I to question You
When it all comes down
Hear the angels sing?

Stand up strong,
Feel the pain,
When the angels sing,
Love and Death
Don't mean a thing,
'Til the angels sing.

The prisoners pray when they're on Death Row,
Hear the angels sing,
The junkie cries for love, but its all run out
When the angels sing.
The sins of the world,
And its cold on the streets
When you're all alone
And the tears they start to fall
When it all comes down
Hear the angels sing.

Stand up strong,
Feel the pain,
When the angels sing,
Love and death
Don't mean a thing,
'Til the angels sing.
Little by little,
Day by day,
I watch the children play,
'Cause life and death
Don't mean a thing,
'Til the angels sing.

When the angel of death,
Comes looking for me,
Hear the angels sing,
I hope I was everything
I was supposed to be,
When the angels sing;
There's gotta be a heaven,
'Cause I've already done
My time in hell,
And a little baby's born,
When it all comes down;
Hear the angels sing.

Stand up strong,
Feel the pain,
When the angels sing.
Love and death
Don't mean a thing
'Till the angels sing.
Little by little,
Day by day,
I watch the children play
'Cause life and death
Don't mean a thing,
'Til the angels sing.

Spent my whole life yeah lookin' for something
What it was I'm not really sure
I looked for happiness but only found sorrow
Then I realized how to unlock the door yeah yeah yeah

So you think you've got it figured out
It don't come easy maybe just for fools
Some say life is a struggle now it's a game now
Just gotta know the rules
Gotta know the rules

Most people go through life thinking
Take what you can and leave the weak behind
Never stop to think what you can give now,
Too afraid to learn what you might find yeah yeah yeah

So you think you've got it figured out
It don't come easy maybe just for fools
Some say life is a struggle now it's a game now
Just gotta know the rules
Gotta know the rules

Spent my whole life yeah doing things my way
Doing unto others knowing it's wrong
When's the last time you looked in the mirror?
When's the last time you liked what you saw?
Yeah yeah yeah

So you think you've got it figured out
It don't come easy maybe just for fools
Some say life is a struggle now it's a game now
Just gotta know the rules
Gotta know the rules

Well here I come, I'm on a run
Who wants to fight temptation that's no fun
C'mon and play the games, don't you feel no shame
That's what Eve said to Adam before she came

You can smile now cry later on
you know that it might be wrong
But it feels so good
Like you know it would

There's damnation and disgrace
And guilt rears its ugly face
Yet you beg for more
Just a little more

Stand in line don't you lose your mind
Try like me to seek your pleasure three at a time
There's souls for sale, your're gonna burn in Hell
And if tomorrow never comes, its just as well

You can smile now, cry later on
You know that it must be wrong
But it feels so good
Like you know it would

There's damnation and disgrace
And guilt rears its ugly face
Yet you beg for more
Just a little more

Feel the pain! I feel it too
Have your hedonistic ways got the best of you?
Play the games, don't feel no shame
That's what Eve said to Adam before she came

You can smile now, cry later on
You know that it's definitely wrong
But it feels so good
Like you know it would

There's damnation and disgrace
And guilt rears its ugly face
Yet you beg for more
Just a little more

I'll be vigilant
I'll be silent
Yes know one will know
You want something for nothing
A toast on your grave

I just wanna give you the creeps

Run and hide when I'm on the streets
Your fears and your tears
I'll taunt you in your sleep

I just wanna give you the creeps

Well I'm in another state, another state of mind,
I wish that I could be there right next to her
This road leads to this, this one leads to that,
Her voice sends shivers down my spine.

These scars in my flesh,
I'm bruised and I'm bloodied
Only she know the pain that I've been through.
Talk to her a thousand miles away,
There's tears in her eyes.
If I make it back I'm gonna show her,
she's the one for me

Hitch a ride on the wild side,
It's real hell on wheels.
There's gonna be a fight tonight, I know.
Another city we can't find,
Another city left buried behind.
As I picture her, the cities burn away.

These scars in my flesh,
I'm bruised and I'm bloodied
Only she know the pain that I've been through.
Talk to her a thousand miles away,
There's tears in her eyes.
If I make it back I'm gonna show her,
she's the one for me

Last night a whore found murdered in the streets
The skid row bums are just waking up
A politician, caught holding drugs
A friend who's left us in a suicidal way

No one said life would be easy

Doesn't mean that much to me-
A crash a bash-up on Highway 109
His wife has left him for another man
A kid, a child experiments with drugs
A friend who's left us in a suicidal way

No one said life would be easy

The executioner has sung his last song

No one said life would be easy

Well I love the sound when I smash the glass
If I get caught they're gonna kick my ass
My mommy's worried about the way I drink
My daddy can't figure out the way I think
They wake me up, tell me, to get to work
I slam the door, say, shut up you jerk
I can't wait 'til the show tonight
When I'm with my friends every things alright

They're telling me, but I'm telling them
I'll do it my way, I'll always win
When the sun goes down I'm ready to play
It doesn't matter what anybody says

Well I love the sound when I smash the glass
If I get caught they're gonna kick my ass
My girls stands very close to me
That's just where I want her to be
they say it costs $6 to get in this shack
I'll go around sneak in the back
I hope the police don't show up here
Then we'll have to hide out of fear

An hour of anger an hour of love
This hour of confusion as I look above
Death life as I've never seen before
One more trip like that I'm in the mental ward

These sights sounds are all around me
They grasp and they don't let go
The sirens, the cries, the laughter the sighs
I hear thee hour- My Hour of Darkness
An hour of darkness, an hour that's passed
This life I feel just won't be surpassed
Death life as I've never seen before
One more trip like that I'm in the morgue

Mommy's little monster dropped out of school
Mommy's little monster broke all the rules
He loves to go out drinking with the boys
He loves to go out and make some noise
He doesn't wanna be a doctor or a lawyer get fat rich
He's 20 years old he quit his job
Unemployment pays his rent

His brothers sisters have tasted sweet success
His parents condemn him, say his life's a mess
He's mommy's little monster, he's not afraid to admit it
He's mommy's little monster, don't wake him in a fit

Mommy's little monster shoots methadrine
Mommy's little monster had sex at 15
She left home for the streets,
She couldn't deal with all that heat.
She had fun with the boys in the band,
In her eyes it will never end.
Her dad asked what happened to her face,
It could have happened in any place!!!

Her eyes are a deeper blue,
She likes her hair that color too.
She can even wear a dress,
That doesn't mean she'll ever confess.
She's mommy's little monster
She's mommy's little monster
She's mommy's little monster
Don't take her life away

You are so plastic you could be a Barbie Doll
You walk you talk just like them all
And, Oh how I love those pretty little curls
With shoes and skirts, who's the better girl

Anti-fashion take them off
Anti-fashion

And where did you get those $100 pants
You know I'd love to rip them up, to shreds
A shiny red sports care takes you to the mall
You shop with the elite and compare them all

Anti-fashion take them off
Anti-fasion

1,2,3,4,5,6,7
You won't see these kids in heaven
Colored hair and funny clothes
They are the menace of today
And they won't listen to what you say
But don't forget that they're your future

They're loud, they're obnoxious and proud
They are conscious
But don't forget that they're your future
They're loud, they're obnoxious they're proud
They are conscious
But don't forget that they're your future

These kids are accused for all the violence
You can't even keep them silent
You thought you had all the answers
You won't be able to make them pay
Cause they're not gonna fade away
Don't forget that they're your future

They're loud, they're obnoxious and proud
They are conscious
But don't forget that they're your future
They're loud, they're obnoxious they're proud
They are conscious
But don't forget that they're your future

Don't forget they're your future
And you thought you had all the answers

You beat us up when we're alone
Come back later and then you're gone
Now you're tucked away in your bed
And I've got stitches in my head

Cause you didn't like my looks
Cause I'm not in the fashion books
Admit it, you had some fun,
Just remember, I'm not the only one

You made a show for all your friends
But they're not gonna stick around to the end
Then you're gonna think, "Was it really worth it?"
Then your head is rolling in all that shit

Cause you didn't like my looks
Cause I'm not in the fashion books
Admit it, you had some fun,
Just remember, I'm not the only one

The justice system is slow it's true
So we'll have to take care of you
You're only safety is suicide
Face it buddy it's the end of the ride

Cause you didn't like my looks
Cause I'm not in the fashion books
Admit it, you had some fun,
Just remember, I'm not the only one

Moral Threat

We're sitting here in this cell
You know it's like a living hell
Was what you did really a crime?
The judge says you have to serve time

It's the law, you're in jail
It's the law that sets your bail
Don't bother to try and fight
It's only a few more nights

The deputy had a bad night
He couldn't get it up for his wife
So he's gonna be pissed on the job and
He's gonna bum out your life

A wish or a longing for, an obsession much too strong
Gratification of desire, an object requested for
A sesual feeling, an extension of time
Is it good or bad?
Does your conscience bother you
Does it make you sad or glad?

I don't want you to be high
I don't want you to be down
Don't want to tell you no lies
Just want to do me a round
Please come right up to my yacht
You will be able to hear what I say

Don't want you out in my world
Just you be my backstreet girl
Hey!

Please don't be part of my life
Please keep yourself to yourself
Please don't you bother my wife
That way you won't catch no hell
Don't try to ride on my horse
You're not the kind to ride a horse anyway

Don't want you out in my world
Just you be my backstreet girl
Hey!

Please don't you call me at home
Please don't come knockin' at night
Please never ring on the phone
Your manners are never quite right
Please take these favors I grant
Courtesy and luck and nochalant just ain't your way

Well, I'm goin' to a place
Where the tough guys go
And come out even tougher
A place where a man don't show his feelings
A place where a man don't cry
They say I'm being punished
And they say I can be reformed
But some day I'll return
Did they really think that
This time it would work?

You know all along it wouldn't

Oh, I'm prison bound
I did a crime
One too many times
It's on the outskirts of town
By the railroad tracks
Where the country moon shines
Oh, I'm prison bound
Tell my girl
I'll be back one day
Oh, I'm prison bound
I may never know any other way
(Any other way)

Well, they take away my freedom
Of expression or action
Johnny says I'll walk the line
With three hots and a cot
And a lot of talk
With lock up
Concrete and steel

Well it's cold and it's clammy
Man, it's colder than a pimp's heart
But I gotta do my time
There's a lesson to be learned here
But what a price to pay

You know, I may never learn

Oh, I'm prison bound
I did a crime
One two many times
It's on the outskirts of town
By the railroad tracks
Where the country moon shines
Oh, I'm prison bound
Tell my girl
I'll be back one day
Oh, I'm prison bound
I may never know any other way
(Any other way)

Well I walked
Man I walked
Through some pain today
Well I guess today was my turn to hurt

Well, why not
You know I'm not any different
And no pain means no gain
I've heard them say

Well I used to think that life
Was so ugly
Live fast, die young
Leave a pretty corpse

But now I see things so much different
And life seems sometimes pretty to me

The sound of a neighor's barking dog
The high prices of gigs today
I ordered a meal not an insult
I have nothing else to say

Something's gone wrong with my bike again
Can they play that song just one more fucking time?
That girl's attitude is hurting my head
Where am I supposed to draw the line?

Someone scratched my favorite Stones LP
My boss says that I'm a little slow
These people, places and things just aren't going my way
Situations that I can't control

I got in a fight at the liquor store
My neighbors are making too much noise
My girlfriend's not acting the way she's supposed to be
With a little time it'll all work out fine

I wanted a vintage Harley
I wanted a house with a yard
I wanted a pocket full of money and
A wardrobe of clothes with style
My style-

Because I want what I want
And I want it now
You mean this great big world
Doesn't revolve around me?

I wanted a '55 Cadillac
Sittin' low, chromed and shiny black
But then somebody told me
The best things in life aren't things

A question of morals, black market love
Street survivors for another cause
Family traditions of another kind-

Challenging politics with payoffs twice a month
Too much is not enough and enough is just too much
Not afraid of one man, not afraid of ten

Like a pirate in the city, he's a lover man too
Whatever it is that he wants from you
Just remember he always gets what he wants-

With a gun in one hand, a drink in the other
Deep inside he knows his days are numbered
In his world he led an important life

Hey!

Picked up by the police, only seventeen
What did he do, what did he say?
His father left him as a little boy
His mother turned tricks just to buy his toys

Seventy-two hour evaluation
Immediate psychiatric help
But Johnny wasn't crazy
He was just an angry boy

Hey!

Years later nothing much has changed
Liquor, drugs, and gangs have made him a man
Living in the streets in a world of his own
He stops and watches his heart turn to stone

He's an important person now
He's running with a wayward crowd
But Johnny wasn't crazy
He was just a lonely boy

Hey!

The pain got too great, an eventual suicide
Fear and anger were trapped deep inside
If only Johnny could have opened up his heart
Then me and Johnny would've never had to part

He's tired of running the vicious circle
He loaded and cocked his .45
But Johnny wasn't crazy
He was just a frightened boy

Oh, how many Johnnys must there be?
Oh, Johnny, how I wish you were here

Oh, how many Johnnys must there be?
Oh, Johnny, how I wish you were here

Oh, Johnny, how I wish
Oh, how I wish you were here

High school seemed like such a blur,
I didn't have much interest in sports or
School elections.
And in class I dreamed all day,
About a rock 'n' roll weekend.
And the girl in the front of the room, so close yet so far ya know she never seemed
To notice
That this silly school-boy crush
Wasn't just pretend.

Life goes by so fast, you only want to do what you think is right.
Close your eyes and then it's past;
(It's the) Story of my life.

And I went down to my old neighborhood,
The faces have all changed, there's no one left to talk to.
And the pool hall I loved as a kid
Is now a Seven Eleven.

I went downtown to look for a job,
I had no training, no experience to speak of.
I looked at the holes in my jeans
And turned and headed back.

Life goes by so fast, you only want to do what you think is right.
Close your eyes and then it's past;
(It's the) Story of my life.

Good times come and good times go,
I only wish the good times would last a
Little longer.

I think about the good times we had
And why they had to end.
So I sit at the edge of my bed,
I strum my guitar and I sing an outlaw
Love song.

Thinkin' 'bout what you're doin' now
And when you're comin' back.

Bad Luck
Some people like to gamble,
But you, you always lose.
Some people like to rock 'n' roll,
you're always singin' the blues
You gotta nasty disposition,
No one really knows the reason why,
You gotta bad, bad reputation,
Gonna hang your head down and cry...:
You got bad, bad luck
Bad, bad luck
You got bad, bad luck
Bad, bad luck
Thirteen's my lucky number,
To you it means stay inside.
Black cat done crossed my path,
No reason to run and hide.
You're looking through a cracked mirror,
No one really knows the reason why.
Your enemies are gettin' nearer,
Gonna hang down your head and cry...:
You got bad, bad luck
Bad, bad luck
You got bad, bad luck
Bad, bad luck
Some people go to church on Sundays,
others they pray at home.
You tell them that there ain't no God,
that they're better off standin' alone.
You're always scratchin' at the eight ball,
No one really knows the reason why.
You get to the top and then you fall,
Gonna hang down your head and cry...

Under my thumb's the girl
Who once had me down;
Under my thumb's the girl
Who once fucked me around.
It's down to me,
The way she talks when she's spoken to; down to me,
Change has come, she's under my thumb

Under my thumb's
A squirmin' dog who's just had her day;
Under my thumb's
A girl who has just changed her ways;
It's down to me
The difference in the clothes she wears; down to me,
Change has come, she's under my thumb.

Under my thumb's
A siamese cat of a girl
Under my thumb's
The sweetest pet in the world,
It's down to me,
The way she does as wash your soul out of me;
Change has come, she's under my thumb.

Under my thumb,
Her eyes are just kept
To herself;
Under my thumb,
Well, I
I can still look at someone else.
It's down to me,
The way she comes when I tell here to down to me;
Change has come, she's under my thumb.
Yeah

Well, I'm goin' to a place
Where the tough guys go
And come out even tougher
A place where a man don't show his feelings
A place where a man don't cry
They say I'm being punished
And they say I can be reformed
But some day I'll return
Did they really think that
This time it would work?

You know all along it wouldn't

Oh, I'm prison bound
I did a crime
One too many times
It's on the outskirts of town
By the railroad tracks
Where the country moon shines
Oh, I'm prison bound
Tell my girl
I'll be back one day
Oh, I'm prison bound
I may never know any other way
(Any other way)

Well, they take away my freedom
Of expression or action
Johnny says I'll walk the line
With three hots and a cot
And a lot of talk
With lock up
Concrete and steel

Well it's cold and it's clammy
Man, it's colder than a pimp's heart
But I gotta do my time
There's a lesson to be learned here
But what a price to pay

You know, I may never learn

Oh, I'm prison bound
I did a crime
One two many times
It's on the outskirts of town
By the railroad tracks
Where the country moon shines
Oh, I'm prison bound
Tell my girl
I'll be back one day
Oh, I'm prison bound
I may never know any other way
(Any other way)

Mommy's little monster dropped out of school
Mommy's little monster broke all the rules
He loves to go out drinking with the boys
He loves to go out and make some noise
He doesn't wanna be a doctor or a lawyer get fat rich
He's 20 years old he quit his job
Unemployment pays his rent

His brothers sisters have tasted sweet success
His parents condemn him, say his life's a mess
He's mommy's little monster, he's not afraid to admit it
He's mommy's little monster, don't wake him in a fit

Mommy's little monster shoots methadrine
Mommy's little monster had sex at 15
She left home for the streets,
She couldn't deal with all that heat.
She had fun with the boys in the band,
In her eyes it will never end.
Her dad asked what happened to her face,
It could have happened in any place!!!

Her eyes are a deeper blue,
She likes her hair that color too.
She can even wear a dress,
That doesn't mean she'll ever confess.
She's mommy's little monster
She's mommy's little monster
She's mommy's little monster
Don't take her life away

An emotional outbreak, stepped on by
people's feet, controlling panic, who'll
be the next one in line, a nervous
disturbance, there's a sniper on the top
of the roof, the masses of people, fitting
through one single door

I'll be vigilant
I'll be silent
Yes know one will know
You want something for nothing
A toast on your grave

I just wanna give you the creeps

Run and hide when I'm on the streets
Your fears and your tears
I'll taunt you in your sleep

I just wanna give you the creeps

Well I'm in another state, another state of mind,
I wish that I could be there right next to her
This road leads to this, this one leads to that,
Her voice sends shivers down my spine.

These scars in my flesh,
I'm bruised and I'm bloodied
Only she know the pain that I've been through.
Talk to her a thousand miles away,
There's tears in her eyes.
If I make it back I'm gonna show her,
she's the one for me

Hitch a ride on the wild side,
It's real hell on wheels.
There's gonna be a fight tonight, I know.
Another city we can't find,
Another city left buried behind.
As I picture her, the cities burn away.

These scars in my flesh,
I'm bruised and I'm bloodied
Only she know the pain that I've been through.
Talk to her a thousand miles away,
There's tears in her eyes.
If I make it back I'm gonna show her,
she's the one for me

I've been in love, but now I'm waiting
Don't ever want to worry about a thing
I sit at home and I wonder
Will I rise or will I go under

Let it be me, if you're lonely
Let it be me, your one and only
Let it be me, to satisfy you
Let it be me, if you're feelin' blue
I've seen you around but you don't know me
I've watched your life but can't always see
I'll try and I'll try girl to love you
And when we die you will have loved too

Let it be me, if you're lonely
Let it be me, your one and only
Let it be me, to satisfy you
Let it be me, if you're feelin' blue
You know your friends talk bad about me
Your folks say it's not supposed to be
You know girl your life is going by fast
Try to make it last

Let it be me, if you're lonely
Let it be me, your one and only
Let it be me, to satisfy you
Let it be me, if you're feelin' blue

Uninvited feelings
They come without a warning and stay too long.
I don't wanna feel ,
and if I run they'll be twice as strong.
I wait for a warning,
I'm waiting for some kind of sign .
I try to seperate,
Try to seperate my body from my mind .
Cold feeli

Well I love the sound when I smash the glass
If I get caught they're gonna kick my ass
My mommy's worried about the way I drink
My daddy can't figure out the way I think
They wake me up, tell me, to get to work
I slam the door, say, shut up you jerk
I can't wait 'til the show tonight
When I'm with my friends every things alright

They're telling me, but I'm telling them
I'll do it my way, I'll always win
When the sun goes down I'm ready to play
It doesn't matter what anybody says

Well I love the sound when I smash the glass
If I get caught they're gonna kick my ass
My girls stands very close to me
That's just where I want her to be
they say it costs $6 to get in this shack
I'll go around sneak in the back
I hope the police don't show up here
Then we'll have to hide out of fear

When I was young, I was so full of fear
I hid behind anger, and held back the tears
It was me against the world; I was sure I would win
But the world fought back; punished me for my sins
Well, I felt so alone; so insecure
But I blamed you instead; made sure I was heard
They tried to warn me of my evil ways
But I couldn't hear what they had to say

I was wrong..
Self-destruction's got me again
I was wrong...
I realize now that I was wrong

And I think about my loves; well, I've had a few
I'm sorry that I hurt them; did I hurt you too?
Well, I took what I wanted; put my heart on the shelf
But how can you love when you don't love yourself?
It was me against the world; I was sure that I'd win
But the world fought back; punished me for my sins
They tried to warn me of my evil way
But I couldn't hear what they had to say

I was wrong..
Self-destruction's got me again
I was wrong...
I realize now that I was wrong
I was wrong...
I was wrong...

Well, I grew up fast, and I grew up hard
Something was wrong from the very start
I was fighting everybody; I was fighting everything
But the only one that I hurt was me
I got society's blood running down my face
Somebody help me get out of this place
How could someones bad luck last so long
Until I realized that I was wrong

[Chorus:]
Atom bomb,
TNT new disease,

Poor city flying over hiroshima,
1945 the city looks small from way up here i wonder who'll survive,

[Chorus]

Poor city a blinding flash hotter than the sun,
Dead bodies lie across the path the radiation colors the air finishing one by one,

[Chorus]

Children are taught to hate, parents just couldn't wait
Some are rich and some are poor, others will just suffer more
Have you ever been ashamed and felt society try to keep you down?
I begin to watch things change and see them turn around

Turn around, they'll try to keep you down
Turn around, turn around
Don't drag me down

Ignorance like a gun in hand, reach out to the promised land
Your history books are full of lies, media-blitz gonna dry your eyes
Have you ever been afraid, and felt society try to keep you down?
I begin to watch things change and see them turn around

Turn around, they'll try to keep you down
Turn around, turn around
Don't drag me down

*guitar solo*

Ignorance like a gun in hand, reach out to the promised land
Your history books, are full of lies, media-blitz gonna dry your eyes
You're eighteen, wanna be a man
Your granddaddy's in the Ku Klux Klan
Taking two steps foward, and four steps back
Gonna go to the White House and paint it black...

Turn around, they'll try to keep you down
Turn around
Turn around, they'll try to keep you down
Turn around, turn around
Don't drag me down

Love is a burning flame
And it makes the firery rain
Bound by one desire
I fell into a ring of fire

[Chorus:]
I fell into a burnin' ring of fire
I fell down down down
And the flames went higher
And it burns burns burns
That ring of fire
That ring of fire

The taste of love is sweet
When hearts like ours meet
I before ya like a child
Oh, let the fire burn wild

[Chorus]

Uninvited feelings
They come without a warning and stay too long.
I don't wanna feel ,
and if I run they'll be twice as strong.
I wait for a warning,
I'm waiting for some kind of sign .
I try to seperate,
Try to seperate my body from my mind .
Cold feeli

Bad Luck
Some people like to gamble,
But you, you always lose.
Some people like to rock 'n' roll,
you're always singin' the blues
You gotta nasty disposition,
No one really knows the reason why,
You gotta bad, bad reputation,
Gonna hang your head down and cry...:
You got bad, bad luck
Bad, bad luck
You got bad, bad luck
Bad, bad luck
Thirteen's my lucky number,
To you it means stay inside.
Black cat done crossed my path,
No reason to run and hide.
You're looking through a cracked mirror,
No one really knows the reason why.
Your enemies are gettin' nearer,
Gonna hang down your head and cry...:
You got bad, bad luck
Bad, bad luck
You got bad, bad luck
Bad, bad luck
Some people go to church on Sundays,
others they pray at home.
You tell them that there ain't no God,
that they're better off standin' alone.
You're always scratchin' at the eight ball,
No one really knows the reason why.
You get to the top and then you fall,
Gonna hang down your head and cry...

Making Believe
Making believe,
That you still love me.
It's leaving me
Alone and so blue.
I'll always dream, but I'll never own you.
Making believe,
Is all I can do.
I can't hold you close,
Darling when you're not near me.
You're somebody's love,
You'll n

I was brought in this world 1962,
I didn't have much choice you see.
But by the time I was eight,
I could tell it was too late,
I was already barking up the wrong tree.
Well, when I was in school you thought I was a fool,
In trouble, breaking all the rule

I believe I was wrong but baby know I know.
You and your evil ways gotta go.
Take the key and break away these chains of love,
And I'll thank the good Lord above.
The radio's playin' a sad song...
"Bye Bye Baby", yeah, yeah
Well, maybe the others will

I was feelin' kinda beat,
I decided to hit the streets.
I was lookin' for a place for this heart of mine.
Well I said to myself,
Oh God this must be hell.
I think I was slowly losin' my mind.: Well round and round she goes,
Where she stops nobody knows.
Y'know that woman put a spell on me.
But if you start me, start me, start me.
You can't stop me, stop me, stop me.
When she begins to rock, honey,
I begin to roll.
I was hangin' by the phone,
Tired of sleepin' alone
Baby, tell me, where did I go wrong?
When minutes seem like hours,
And days seem like weeks,
How could a year last so fucking long?

:
I was hangin' out with a couple of chicks,
Man I was just lookin' for kicks.
I was looking for a place for this raggedy ol' heart of mine.
Well I said to myself,
Oh God this must be hell.
I think I was slowly losin' my mind.

:
When she begins to rock, honey,
I begin to roll

I'm broken hearted,
I'm a broken man.
Driven by anger,
On that night I ran.
I had me a woman,
I thought that she'd me true.
Now she's gone and left me,
You know her life is through.: Lonely weekends,
Baby, Lonely nights.
The judge he gave me,
Ninety Nine to life.
I wish she could be here,
Lord if she only could.
Instead she's layin',
In a puddle of blood.
She was my baby,
I Thought she'd be my wife.
I killed my baby,
I Killed her with my knife.

:
So alone I'm sittin',
In my prison cell.
Lord only knows now,
I'm in a living hell.
The rest of my life,
In this penitentiary,
The good Lord above now,
Please have mercy on me.

:

I was born a king of fools,
Most people think I'm just a playboy breaking rules.
But they don't know,
That when it comes around to love I always lose.
That's why I call myself the king of fools.
I was born never to care.
But now I want a love that I can share.
I've searched in vain,
For a love that would never be true.
That's why I call myself the king of fools.: King of fools, King of fools.
When I comes around to love,
I always lose.
I was born without a good thought,
Just to live fast, tell a lie, and break a heart.
I have broken many hearts,
And I've broken many rules.
That's why I call myself the king of fools.

:
I was born the king of fools,
At any other game I never lose.
But when it comes around to love that's when I realize,
I was born the king of fools.

:
King of fools, King of fools,
At any other game I never lose.

Sometimes I like you and sometimes I don't,
I feel like I'm gonna and then I won't.
Sometimes I wanna live to see a hundred,
Other times I wanna lay down and die.: Sometimes I do sometimes I don't X4
Sometimes I'm weak and sometimes I'm strong,
You know that I've loved ya all along.
Sometimes I'm rich, and sometimes I'm poor,
Nothing really matters when you're dead on the floor.

:
Sometimes I'm hot and sometimes I'm cold,
Sometimes I feel like I'm getting old.
Sometimes I'm fast and sometimes times I'm slow,
Other times I don't even want to go.

:
Sometimes I laugh and sometimes I cry,
Other times I sit and wonder why.
Sometimes I'm up and sometimes I'm down,
Other times I wanna blow this town.

As I'm looking back on broken down dreams,
Heartbreaks and memories that I've had.
I made it through the hard times,
And came back a stronger man,: But this time darling,
It's just not the same.
Down the lonely stairs,
With a suitcase in my hand,
Misery can be a heavy load.
I've made it through the hard times,
And in vail I made it back.

:
In the morning I was lonely,
But never bothered to cry.
Never even stopped to wonder,
Why leaving was just another,
Part of the game.

:
3rd VERSE:

:
1st VERSE:

X3:

Under my thumb's the girl
Who once had me down;
Under my thumb's the girl
Who once fucked me around.
It's down to me,
The way she talks when she's spoken to; down to me,
Change has come, she's under my thumb

Under my thumb's
A squirmin' dog who's just had her day;
Under my thumb's
A girl who has just changed her ways;
It's down to me
The difference in the clothes she wears; down to me,
Change has come, she's under my thumb.

Under my thumb's
A siamese cat of a girl
Under my thumb's
The sweetest pet in the world,
It's down to me,
The way she does as wash your soul out of me;
Change has come, she's under my thumb.

Under my thumb,
Her eyes are just kept
To herself;
Under my thumb,
Well, I
I can still look at someone else.
It's down to me,
The way she comes when I tell here to down to me;
Change has come, she's under my thumb.
Yeah