I don't feel the same as I did when you walked out my door
And I don't see things the same as I did
From down there on your floor
So you can take back those things
That you told me were true
Because I'm pretty sure that I'm over you
Take back that photograph with your pretty little red dress on
I don't need the memories
That keep me walking the floor until dawn
But don't you worry
Because all my lonely nights will soon be through
Because I'm pretty sure that I'm over
Oh yes, I'm pretty sure I'm over
I'm pretty sure I'm over you
And I just don't feel the same as I did before
You know this time around I won't let you back in my door
So you can take back those things
That you told me were true
Yes, because I'm pretty sure I'm over
Oh yes, I'm pretty sure I'm over
I'm pretty sure I'm over you
I'm over you
Don't you know, I'm over you
This time around
Hear me knocking on your door
Hear me knocking on your door
Let me in, I'll be good just like I was before
Hear me knocking on your door
Would you let me come on in
Let me come on in
Don't you know, I just want to be your friend
Now, would you let me come on in
I'll do more than hold your hand
If you'd just let me be your man
May I fix your TV set
Let me fix your TV set
I'll show you stations that you ain't seen yet
I know ashes slowly burn
But every fool has a lesson that's hard to learn
It's a desperate plea but I must say
Oh God, help me make it just one more day
There's a glass on the table beside my bed
Where I sleep with a bottle and I wake up dead
I got a hole in the bottom of both my shoes
Hey, my step's been heavy since I heard the news
Hey, and I know just what you'll say
When I tell you that I'm sorry that I let you get away
Well, you'll know I found out
That you're someone else's baby now
I see you when I walk down the street
Your smile's in the face of everyone I meet
Oh, and it tears me up to know that he's touching you
Oh, and learning all the secrets that I once knew
Hey, and I know just what you'll say
When I tell you that I'm sorry that I let you get away
Well, you'll know I found out
That you're someone else's baby now
Do you still leave your clothes piled on the floor
Maybe now you're different than you were before
She got a new way of walking and a different kiss
Oh, to keep you together on a night like this
Hey, and I know just what you'll say
When I tell you that I'm sorry that I let you get away
Well, you'll know I found out
That you're someone else's baby now
Hey, and I know just what you'll say
When I tell you that I'm sorry that I let you get away
Well, you'll know I found out
That you're someone else's baby now
Ms. Williams, where did you stay last night?
Say, you wasn't home till the sun was shining way too bright
The way you wear your hair, I know it surely was not right
Ms. Williams, could you tell me where you stayed last night?
Sun goes down and it's the same old thing
Float the whiskey river to the mountains of cocaine
Looking for that one true love to tell her she's a star
Instead she's drinking with a long haired boy that plays a rock and roll guitar
She just wants to shine
Her heart gets broken every time
But she knows one day soon she'll find
Ms.Williams, where did you stay last night?
In a wedding dress that no one wore
See the whole world's on fire so she slams the door
With a Bible on the front seat and a shotgun in the floor
She points her headlights to Hollywood 'cause she wants so much more
She just wants to shine
Her heart gets broken every time
But she knows one day soon she'll find
Ms.Williams, where did you stay last night?
Ms.Williams, could you tell me where you stayed last night?
Say you wasn't home till the sun was shining far too bright
The way you wear your long brown hair, I know it could not right
It's four in the morning, the phone on the wall is ringing so loudly
I'm sick of it all but what can I do? I told you again that we're through
The neighbors upstairs, yes, they know
These paper thin walls let everything show
They say keep it down but I can't with you hanging around
Now you tell me you don't want to fight
You're just here to see if I'm doing alright
Well, darling let me be lonely tonight
The sound of hearts shattering down on the floor
Is just the same as it was once before
My wisdom in years won't be washed away by your tears
Now I can see your disguise is nothing more than red lipstick and lies
Painted for me to see that you won't let me be
Now you tell me you don't want to fight
You're just here to see if I'm doing alright
Well, darling let me be lonely tonight
Now you tell me you don't want to fight
You're just here to see if I'm doing alright
Well, darling let me be lonely tonight
Let me be lonely tonight
Let me be lonely tonight
Wake in the morning
Lord I'm drunken with the dawn
Waiting on a train that I know runs no more
Just outside of Baltimore
Or Chicago well I just don't know
Everyday it's harder when you spend your time alone
And then there's no one there to ever say hello
When the sweet morning sun does come
And it always seems to come
Oh one day I will rise
High above it all
She will catch me if I fall
And I know I will always be the
King of Grey
Sweet promises of springtime
Turn the brown lies of early fall
Oh orbiting around a love that I once called my own
Never, never have I felt so small
And maybe it's the wintertime
Come to make me feel so cold
But there is just a slight chance
This pain comes from watching smiles fade away
They fade away
But one day I will rise
High above it all
She will catch me if I fall
And I will live today and I will
Watch her dancing in the sun
My whole world's come undone
And I know I will always be the
King of Grey
And bring me summertime
And take away this pain of mine
This emptiness is far too much won't somebody please
Come pick me up, pick me up, pick me up
'Cause one day I will rise
High above it all
She will catch me if I fall
And I will live today and I will
Watch her dancing in the sun
My whole world's come undone
And I know I will always be the
King of Grey
Oh yes always, oh yes I'll always
How would this be if I was alone tonight
Maybe then my love everything would turn out right
I wish that this were easy but you know that it never is
It seems like hearts get broken during things like this
And if you see her walking down along these streets
Her body softly swayin' to her heart's broken beats
And if you see her tell her that I'm doin' fine
And tell her if she feels like talkin' she should call me sometime
And I can't fight it anymore
I can't stop it once it starts
Well it's a shame, babe
Well it's a shame, babe
Well it's a shame, babe
The way we've torn it all apart
And if you see her let her know I wish her well
And if things will get much better tell her only time will tell
'Cause if she's lonely well I'm alright
'Cause you know
When it falls down I'll be there to pick it up one more time
And I can't fight it anymore
I can't stop it once it starts
Well it's a shame, babe
Well it's a shame, babe
Well it's a shame, babe
I threw away a lifetime you laughed and called it a sin
There ain't ever gonna be a way to work it out not after a night like this
I've been waiting on your call now just the silence and me
I know you want me to chase you around but I'm so tired of asking you please
I'm through with this I'll forget your kiss and move on
There will be no sleepless nights I'll be alright from now on
I'm better off now that you're gone
Better off now that you're gone
You put me so far down girl I couldn't even stand on my own
Ghosts of you would come back to me whenever I was alone
Now the candles have all burned out and the doors are locked and chained
Have no doubts this time I've figured out a way to end all these games
Nights filled with empty bottles and picking up broken glass
May the sunlight find your face
Even when the rain does fall
And get back on your feet again
Every time you trip and fall
And keep your heart wide open
And always taking in
And even when it's broken
Be strong enough to fix it up again
Oh little baby girl
Sweet little baby girl
Be strong in this great big world
Oh little baby girl
And I hope your hands are steady
And never need to make a fist
And I hope that when you're ready
You get one never ending kiss
And I hope that deep inside of you
There's a sweet eternal song
And I hope the words are pretty
And that you'll always sing along
Oh little baby girl
Sweet little baby girl
Be strong in this great big world
Oh little baby girl
And I hope your friends are many
And that your laughter's always loud
To help you when you're lonely
And pick you up when you're down
And may your eyes shine bright love
And learn to see the light
And take the time to listen
Decide yourself what's wrong or right
Oh little baby girl
Sweet little baby girl
Be strong in this great big world
Oh little baby girl
Oh little baby girl
Sweet little baby girl
I wish I could hold your hand in this great big world
Oh little baby girl
Oh little baby girl
Sweet little baby girl
Katie's got a new dress, she wears too tight
Her daddy said, "No"
But her momma said, "It's alright"
Let 'em fuss and fight
She don't care what they says right or wrong
She's gonna stay out all night long, all night long
She don't care about books or school
No, she just wants to rock and roll
Baby, she's no fool
You're so cool
She don't care what they says right or wrong
She's gonna stay out all night long, all night long
Well I know the way you feel now
Baby, can't you see
Well I know the way you want your
Little tangled web to weave
Black lipstick
She got a fake ID
You know the one that says, "Mrs. Jones is turning 23"
Oh baby, take a look and see
She don't care what they says right or wrong
She's gonna stay out all night long, all night long
She's gonna stay
I know it's late, it's the lonely hour
But I've seen your window and I've knocked on your door
There's no need to hide I'm a love lost disaster
And sooner or later you're gonna find out just what I'm here after
Hey, tonight say that you still love me
The way that you always did before
Hey tonight say the fire is still burning
And in the morning pretend we don't see the ashes on the floor
There's blood on these streets I know that I'm losing
My heart's been left open and I'm falling away
I know that I could I could change if I have to
But I've been here so long I think I've learned to like it this way
Into the ocean and with no light I'm sinking this ship tonight
I'm going down fast won't you hold on tight
Don't turn on the lights, don't look out from inside
She was just sixteen
With a pack of cigarettes and a pawn shop ring
She wanted things to turn out like she'd seen right there
On that silver screen
So she hit the road
With her thumb in the air and a ring in her nose
She had a tattoo of a butterfly because that's the way it goes
When you don't know, just which way the wind will blow
Hey girl
Where are you going to
Say that you'll be the queen
Of Heartbreak Avenue
She met a boy out there
With a silver El Dorado and jet black hair
He had a tattoo of Elvis so they took their clothes off to compare
And well you know just how far these things can go
Then the sun came shining bright
And true love in the morning doesn't feel like it is last night
He left a letter that said goodbye
Hold on tight now he's gone so she'll just move along
Hey girl
Where are you going to
Say that you'll be the queen
Of Heartbreak Avenue
So you say that you don't know how
Your broken dreams just drag you down
Hey girl
Where are you going to
Say that you'll be the queen
Of Heartbreak Avenue
Hey girl
Will you go with children
You say that it's over this time for good
But this time around you know that I wish that you would
Not call me on the phone, I need to get used to being alone
And now you tell me you want me to be your friend
But don't you know I'll be your fool again?
You say now you're gone and you won't be back
But this time around I'm just a little bit smarter than that
Just 'cause you've packed your bags
That doesn't mean that you won't return
That's the lesson I learned the last time I let you back in
Don't you know I'll be your fool again?
Don't you know I'll be your fool again?
My friends tell me that they doubt it
When I tell them I can learn to live without it
They say it's a game that I can't win, oh
You say you found a new man and he treats you fine
You say he brings you flowers and bottles of cheap red wine
You say you like the way he wears his hair
But don't you know I wouldn't care if you ever walk out on him
Don't you know I'll be your fool again?
Don't you know I'll be your fool again?
I remember as the seasons turned to fall
Wind was sitting and the leaves fell a hinting a sign
Of the near winter's ball
Chill in the air as I strolled down the back steps
Looking for a tale to tell
Then she slipped me a stare as I slid into my chair
She already knew me too well
She said, "Hello" in that beautiful voice
My reply was nowhere as sweet
She seemed impressed by the state of my mess
She laughed at the wigs on my feet
Offered me a cigarette but before I could even refuse
We were standing alone and she was chilled to the bone
She told me to sing the blues
Hey, hey now I feel alright and I just wanted to see
If I may, if I might be the king of your world tonight
So I told her of the books I'd read and details about the time
How I stole 6 dollars from a man named Jed
To turn around and pay him back 9
Quoted my favorite poem but I ended it terribly wrong
She said, "I understand" and then she clapped both her hands
And said "That's my favorite song"
Hey hey now I feel alright and I just wanted to see
If I may, if I might be the king of your world tonight
If I may, if I might be the king of your world tonight
Just then a man walked in and took her away
She said her sweet goodbye and I'll see you again one day
So it was over and I was standing right here all alone
And I said to myself as I dusted my shelf
This time I think it was love
Hey, hey now I feel alright and I just wanted to see
If I may, if I might be the king of your world tonight
Hey hey now I feel alright and I just wanted to see
If I may, if I might be the king of your world tonight
Here we sit again and tales begin to spin
About the things that we've done and seen
Stories of wine glutton and glory
And the occasional altered dreams
Appetites for memories grow
As the sunshine begins to fade
Across the hill it's the same old chill
Lurking right there in the shade
Just a child with bright eyes and a smile
Laughter was all she knew
Her mama was away and all papa did was pray
So the wanderlust slowly grew
She spread her wings and a couple other things
For the medicine man downtown
With his bottle of elixir he said that he would fix her
And soon she was going down
And everyone begins to look the same
Feel the burn from the same old evil flame
We watched her fall from sweet and kind
And I wish she could come back sweet Magdeline
She was gone on a bad trip
Followed by a needle and a silver spoon
Mama sat and cried and papa told us lies
Said she'd be back real soon
Suddenly the seasons changed
From the fall back to the spring
Answers live like peasants here
When the questions reign as king
And everyone begins to look the same
Feel the burn from the same old evil flame
We watched her fall from sweet and kind
And I wish she could come back sweet Magdeline
Just a child with bright eyes and a smile
Laughter was all she knew
Mama was away and papa sat and prayed
While the wanderlust that slowly grew
She spread her wings and wanted to do things
For the medicine man downtown
And with his bottle of elixir he said that he would fix her
And soon she was, soon she was going down, yeah
And everyone begins to look the same
Feel the burn from the same old evil flame
We watched her fall from sweet and kind
And I wish she could come back
And I will really do is, wish she come back
I see her every mornin' as the sun drips slowly down
Walkin' up on my street to her swanky little job uptown
She got an office with a window and I'm lookin' out my window too
I wish the four winds would blow and come and change my point of view
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
She wears them high steppin' shoes and her dress seems to fit so right
I got two pairs of corduroy pants everybody say they fit too tight
I got a three dollar shirt on, she got fifty five dollar hair
I want to pick her up and take her down
But she's already been there, probably two times
And every time I see her I just cry
Ain't no sense in even wonderin' why
She don't care about me, she don't care about me
She don't care about me
I know she lives on fourth street or somewhere 'round about
I wish she'd let me hold her hand or hang her dirty laundry out
She got a sister named Alice, her older brother's name is Bill
She ain't got no dentist but her teeth are shiny still
And every time I see her I just cry
Ain't no sense in even wonderin' why
She don't care about me, she don't care about me
She don't care about me
She probably likes them older men with those big long cars
And don't care much for fools like me that spend my time
In all these smoked bars
She likes shirts and ties and cigarettes that smell like fallen leaves
I just want to be the monkey that she let's climb her big tall tree
And every time I see her I just cry
Ain't no sense in even wonderin' why
She don't care about me, she don't care about me
She don't care about me, no, no, no, no
She don't care about me
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Here it comes another lonely night, I'm waking up in my clothes
I know this place is poison but I'm coming back for a lethal dose
I got fist full of chances and a washed up angel to fill me up with bad advice
Sex and God and lust and I just hope that maybe I can get this right
'Cause I want and I need
Do you really want to see me bleed?
'Cause I can't get nothin' from your secondhand heart
I get nothing from your secondhand heart
Filling pages with the same old secrets I still want just you
Blackbird on a lonely wire, do you ever think about me too
I want something that I can hold onto, I don't care if it's wrong or right
But sex and God and lust and I just hope that maybe I can get this right
'Cause I want and I need
Do you really want to see me bleed?
'Cause I can't get nothin' from your secondhand heart
I get nothing from your secondhand heart
I end up every time just playing your twisted games
I light myself on fire and you just watch as I go up in flames
Sex and God and lust and I just hope that maybe I can get this right
'Cause I want and I need
Do you really want to see me bleed?
'Cause I can't get nothin' from your secondhand
I want and I need
Do you really want to see me bleed?
'Cause I can't get nothin' from your secondhand heart
I get nothing from your secondhand heart
I get nothing from your secondhand heart
I get nothing from your secondhand heart
Hail, hail, rock 'n roll
Come here, son, and let me help you sell your soul
Sit right down and everything will be just fine
Won't you sign right here and it will all work out in time
So sit right down and I'll tell you about the plan
I'm gonna make you fifty thousand dollars and I'll only take ten million
But did I mention I got a new Mercedes Benz
Smile pretty, be witty, come meet your brand new friends
Everybody thinks that you'll go far
You're gonna be a rock 'n roll star
Now you got a banker and a lawyer down on 16th Avenue
That's the funny things they call you
If you spend a couple extra years in school
And they got big black cars and dollar signs in their eyes too
What is a boy like me to do
I got this guitar that I play a little out of tune
But it don't make no difference if I get all the right tattoos
Hey, get a look at these cheekbones
Who cares if Mick Taylor was ever even in the Rolling Stones
Besides, he didn't even get that far
But me, I'm gonna be a rock 'n roll star, yes, I am
So now we're livin' happy underneath the Sony tree
And I got my big top ten record on WKD
Something or other, bartender, could I have another
And another and another, oh
You're lucky we're even slinking in this bar
'Cause I'm gonna be a rock 'n roll star, yes, I am, yes, I am
Excuse me, do you have the time?
'Cause I've been here waiting since a quarter after nine
And it is not true love that I'm hoping I will find
No the truth is that I just don't want to be alone tonight
My how your eyes sparkle
Have you heard that one before?
'Cause if you have, don't you worry, I know at least one million more
Like the one about your father, stealing stars out of the sky
And if I could buy you just one more drink
I think I'd have the strength to tell these lies
And it must feel so fine
To get what you want every time
I would if I were more like James Dean
Then I could walk right up to you
And say, "Hello, how do you do?"
And then you'd come back home with me
But I'm just not that cool, you see
I'm just not that cool, you see
So for now I'll just sit here and wait alone
And hope that maybe you'll say hello
As the night just creeps along
And I don't want to know about the clothes you wear
I want to see you in the morning with the
Sunlight through your hair
And it must feel so fine
To get what you want every time
I would if I were more like James Dean
Then I could walk right up to you
And say, "Hello, how do you do?"
And then you'd come back home with me
But I'm just not that cool, you see
I'm just not that cool, you see, no
And it must feel so fine
To get what you want every time
I would if I were more like James Dean
Then I could walk right up to you
And say, "Hello, how do you do?"
And then you'd come back home with me
Then I could walk right up to you
And say, "Hello, how do you do?"
And then you'd come back home with me
But I'm just not that cool, you see
I'm just not that cool, you see
I'm just not that cool, you see
There's a storm brewing out on the open sea
Sweeping its way here to you and me
But all the lights are out and the streets are dark
And there's a soul without a fire trying to find a spark
And this heartbreak season, it's leaving its mark on me
But it doesn't have to be that way, it's not the way that it has to be
It's coming over the walls and I'm drowning in it can't you see
It's not the way that it has to be, doesn't have to be that way
Black night sitting heavy all around
I got a mind full of heartaches and hand me downs
I got a freight train screaming inside my head
That says you can't find love in a stranger's bed
And my mouth is full of all the words that I wish I had said
But it doesn't have to be that way, it's not the way that it has to be
It's coming over the walls and I'm drowning in it can't you see
It's not the way that it has to be, doesn't have to be that way
It's so much harder now that the blue skies have gone away
I wish I had just one more day
Whiskey like water flowing down a drain
And I'm wasted as a candle in a hurricane
But you can't stop something that's this far gone
Goodbyes are easier than I was wrongs
Suicide ain't a matter of degree
But it doesn't have to be that way, it's not the way that it has to be
It's coming over the walls and I'm drowning in it can't you see
See her walking alone
In this city of heartache and stone
She finds her way down to
Where she once found all her dreams
She doesn't understand why
Something she'd given her
Heart to could die
But that's just the way it works out
They say it's alright
She's coming back down
This carousel ride has stopped spinning round
She wants to say she's sorry and stay
But it's too late now
This carousel ride has shut down
Fingertips trace the lines
Pens and papers recall the good times
But clocks they do run
And change what's been done say goodbye
She's coming back down
This carousel ride has stopped spinning round
She wants to say she's sorry and stay
But it's too late now
This carousel ride has shut down
And I want you to come
With me tonight
I don't know if it's real
But it surely feels right
She's coming back down
This carousel ride has stopped spinning round
She wants to say she's sorry and stay
But it's too late now
She's coming back down
This carousel ride has stopped spinning round
She wants to say she's sorry and stay
But it's too late now
This carousel ride has shut down
Night ends another day begins
She feels just like she did the day before
She finds her coat she grabs her hat
She picks her stockings up from off the bathroom floor
With a plastic smile on
Closes the door and she's gone away
She hears all the things that they say
But talk is cheap so she gives it away
She don't want to get better, no no
She just wants to have some fun
She'll do anything the boys will let her, oh no
She just wants to be the one
(Yeah yeah yeah yeah)
She finds a bar that says it's open
So she takes a step inside
A man with a tall drink and a wall street haircut
Says that he can give her a ride
With a plastic smile on
Closes the door and she's gone away
She hears all the things that they say
But talk is cheap so she gives it away
She don't want to get better, no no
She just wants to have some fun
She'll do anything the boys will let her, oh no
She just wants to be the one, be the one
Everybody wants to be a star
In somebody's dream
But you can't get there
Darling, down upon your knees
(Oh baby)
Knees
(Yeah yeah yeah yeah)
She hears all the things that people say
But talk is cheap so she just gives it away
She don't want to get better, no no
She just wants to have some fun
She'll do anything the boys will let her, oh no
She just wants to be the one
(Yeah yeah yeah yeah)
No no, she don't want to get better, no
She'll just take the money and run
She'll do anything the boys will let her, no no
She just wants to be the one
(Yeah yeah yeah yeah)
Night ends another day begins
