This town has got me running scared
We're running out of time girl
Slogans painted everywhere
Messin' up my dream world
I'm trying to make it on my own
Find it all by myself
I can take the overflow,
Could've been me or you
Just like somebody else
I ain't going anywhere
Without you by my side girl
Someone like you comes around just one time
Even the weakest of hearts will survive
With a second chance
I know we can make it girl
With a second chance
Love will last forever
Breathing in this filthy air
Is tearing me in two girl
I hear the sirens every night
Like echoes in a cruel world
Nothing that I say or do
Seems to matter at all
Everyone is so confused That's why I had to call
Just hearing you across the line
Is good enough for me girl
Someone like you comes around just one time
Even the weakest of hearts will survive
With a second chance
I know we can make it girl
With a second chance
Our love will go on forever
Someone like you comes around just one time
Even the weakest of hearts will survive
With a second chance
I know we can make it girl
With a second chance
Our love will last forever
With a second chance
I know we can make it girl
With a second chance
It's Been Many Years
So Much Has Changed
It's Not The Same
I'm So Full Of Pain
By The Things That I've Seen
But Who Could I Blame
(Pre-Chorus)
See, The Road That Were On
Never Changes
People Turn Their Heads
And Run From The Truth
Is There Any Hope At All
Chorus
Sitting Here Watching The World
Falling Apart Oh, What Can We Do
Standing In The Shadows Of Lies
And Deceivers, When Does It End
Promises Made By People
We Trust, Are All In Vain
The Things That We're Told,
The Lives That Are Lost
It Seems Insane
(Pre-Chorus)
And The News We Get
It's Certain They're Pro-Gender
And The Talking Heads
Just Read Another Screen
Is There Any Hope At All
Chorus
Sitting Here Watching The World
Falling Apart Oh, What Can We Do
Standing In The Shadows Of Lies
And Deceivers, When Does It End
It's Just A Matter Of Time (It's Just A Matter Of Time)
There's Nothing Left For Us To Say (Nothing Left To Say)
In A World So Unkind (In A World So Unkind)
Reach Out Your Hands
Let's Try To Change Their Hearts
(Solo)
Is There Any Hope At All?
Chorus
Sitting Here Watching The World
Falling Apart Oh, What Can We Do
Standing In The Shadows Of Lies
And Deceivers, When Does It End
Sitting Here Watching The World
Falling Apart Oh, What Can We Do
Standing In The Shadows Of Lies
A razor's edge
The speed of your thoughts
A heart as black as coal
A sudden change
A painted-on smile
A woman with no soul
Dancin' on the edge of my dreams
Dealin' with your mixed up scenes
Darlin' don't you know what I mean
Save me from this pain
[Chorus:]
Twist the knife
Turn it around
Oh-oh
Twistin' my life away
Twist the knife
Turn it around
Oh-oh
A liar's dream
A piece of your heart
Don't really mean a thing
Scream right out loud
You're feeling' my pain
See what your fantasy brings
Dancin' on the edge of my dreams
Dealin' with your mixed up scenes
Darlin' don't you know what I mean
Save me from this pain
Twist the knife
Turn it around
Oh-oh
Twistin' my life away
Twist the knife
Turn it around
Oh-oh
Twist the knife
Turn it around
Oh-oh
Twistin' my life away
Twist the knife
Turn it around
Oh-oh
Twist the knife
Turn it around
Oh-oh
Twistin' my life away
Twist the knife
Turn it around
Oh-oh
Twist the knife
Turn it around
Oh-oh
Twistin' my life away
Twist the knife
Turn it around
Oh-oh
Twist the knife
Twist the knife
Twist the knife
Keep on twistin'
Twist the knife
Twist the knife
Twist the knife
Bass: Lee Sklar
Background Vocals: John Keane, Randy Goodrum & Steve Lukather
Steve Lukather & Randy Goodrum: Drum Programming & Synthesizers
Steve Lukather: Keyboards, guitars & lead vocals
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A thousand miles underneath my emotions
Hidden from the eyes of everyone
No one must know
All the secrets of my soul anymore
No never again
Girl you've got the only key
To open up the door - only you, for now
Eventually, even that could change
I will wait for you
But I don't want to wait forever
Cause I'm on my own
I'm trying to keep the fire from getting cold
I will wait for you
But I don't want to wait
Until our love turns to stone
I don't want to turn to stone
I don't want to spend another night without you
I'm afraid my mind will start to wander
Time between us,
Hours turning into days, into years
Oh, oh, oh
Looking back at what went wrong
Some things we must let go
Eventually, something's got to give
I will wait for you
But I don't want to wait forever
Cause I'm on my own
I'm trying to keep the fire from getting cold
I will wait for you
But I don't want to wait
Until our love turns to stone
I don't want to turn to stone
I will wait for you
But I don't want to wait forever
Cause I'm on my own
I'm trying to keep the fire from getting cold
I will wait for you
But I don't want to wait
Until our love turns to stone
A thousand miles underneath my emotions
Hidden from the eyes of everyone
No one must know
All the secrets of my soul anymore
No never again
Girl you've got the only key
To open up the door - only you, for now
Eventually, even that could change
I will wait for you
But I don't want to wait forever
Cause I'm on my own
I'm trying to keep the fire from getting cold
I will wait for you
But I don't want to wait
Until our love turns to stone
I don't want to turn to stone
I don't want to spend another night without you
I'm afraid my mind will start to wander
Time between us,
Hours turning into days, into years
Oh, oh, oh
Looking back at what went wrong
Some things we must let go
Eventually, something's got to give
I will wait for you
But I don't want to wait forever
Cause I'm on my own
I'm trying to keep the fire from getting cold
I will wait for you
But I don't want to wait
Until our love turns to stone
I don't want to turn to stone
I will wait for you
But I don't want to wait forever
Cause I'm on my own
I'm trying to keep the fire from getting cold
I will wait for you
But I don't want to wait
Until our love turns to stone
I will wait for you
But I don't want to wait forever
Cause I'm on my own
I'm trying to keep the fire from getting cold
I will wait for you
But I don't want to wait
Until our love turns to stone
When I became of age
My momma sat me down
She said, son you've grown up
It's time to look around
So I began to notice some things i
Hadn't seen before
That's what brought me hope
Knockin' on your back door
A closet queen, the worst I've seen
She wants to shake my hand
I don't want to be there
When she decides she can
It's apple dan, he's just the man
To pick fruit off your branches
I can't sleep if he can't keep
His cattle off my ranches
It's too strong, something's wrong
And I guess I lost the feeling
I don't mind the games you play
But I don't like you dealing
The cards look bad, my luck's been had
And there's nothin' left to smoke
Will all be back tomorrow
Queen of Hearts and Sister Vanity
Took me by the hand to show me royalty
In this castle so many things to see
And all I could become, a knight wasted away
I said Ooh ooh...it's not any thing you did to me
It's not what you made me feel I did to you
I cry, angry that I played the fool
For these are the tears of my own shame
Even just a page I never thought to read
And writing on the wall became a tapestry
The blues I felt , the reds they blinded me
And all the greens only taught me jealousy
(REPEAT CHORUS)
And I am not what I care to be
And she is not what I came to see
And like some Shakespearean tragedy
That in the end have to question...finally
I'm holding on
It's all that I can do
I can't imagine
Me without you
All alone
I close my eyes
And wake up screaming in the middle of the night
This heart
Don't need it anymore
Swear your love
Say that you remember
Share your love
Hear me calling out your name
I swear my love
Wait a little longer
How will it feel to be left
Standin' there all alone
You're on your own
If you walk through that door
I'm just a man
I can't give anymore
Somewhere deep inside
There's a memory that keeps you run and hide
You gotta know
You got a place to go
Swear your love
Say that you remember
Share your love
Hear me calling out your name
I swear my love
Wait a little longer
How will it feel to be left
Standin' there all alone
Somewhere deep inside
There's a memory that keeps you run and hide
You gotta know
You got a place to go
Swear your love
Say that you remember
Share your love
Hear me calling out your name
I swear my love
Wait a little longer
How will it feel to be left
Standin' there all alone
Swear your love
Say that you remember
Share your love
Hear me calling out your name
I swear my love
Wait a little longer
How will it feel to be left
I stand at the window
Looking out, looking out at the grey
After getting up and reading the paper today
Sometimes I just want to crawl back in bed
Pull the covers over my eyes
This world is so full of trouble
All the war planes in the sky
And it looks like rain
Can't you hear the thunder
And it looks like rain
Don't it make you wonder
Killers make the front page
Good deeds go unnoticed
Seems like, like there's no change
No matter what the vote is
It used to be we were
All looking out for everybody else
But now it seems the only law is
Every man for himself
And it looks like rain
Can't you hear the thunder
It looks like rain
Don't it make you
And it looks like rain
Falling down my eyes
It looks like rain
Don't you wonder why
I hear, hear it pounding
In the courtrooms and halls
I hear, hear it sounding
Through these paper-thin walls
I can hear people lying under oath
Lovers breaking their vows
I don't want to give up hope
Is it too late now
And it looks like rain
Can't you hear the thunder
It looks like rain
Don't it make you
And it looks like rain
Falling down my eyes
It looks like rain
Don't you wonder why
And it looks like rain
Can't you hear the thunder
It looks like rain
Don't it make you
I've seen that look
A look I know well
I can't decide
If this is heaven or this is hell
Inside your mind
That twisted device
Made up of fire
But it comes across like ice
I need to know what you're thinkin'
And why you are here
If you had power
Who would make you disappear
Laughing without smiling
I can't take no more
Dancin' in the madness
With the rope you twist that's around my neck
You know you're making me feel
Like a cancelled check
I said hey, you
I'm steppin' on top of your world
(I'm steppin' on top)
Hey you
I'm steppin' on top of your world
Warped by the curse
You're puttin' on me
I lay awake at night
And revenge is all I see
Time's runnin' out
But what should I do
It seems like the worst
Just ain't good enough for you
There's talkin', there's doin'
There's writing
Of things you don't know
The story's the same
But the answer is always unknown
Trying to remember
What I've done to you
You don't even know me
With the rope that you twist
That's around my neck
You know you're making me feel
Like a cancelled check
I said hey, you
I'm steppin' on top of your world
(I'm steppin' on top)
Hey you
I'm steppin' on top of your world
Hey, hey
Laughing without smiling
I can't take no more
Dancin' in the madness
With the rope you twist that's around my neck
You know you're making me feel
Like a cancelled check
I said hey, you
Hey, you
Hey, you
I'm steppin' on top of your world
(I'm steppin' on top)
Hey, you
I'm steppin' on top of your world
Hey, you
I'm steppin' on top of your world
(I'm steppin' on top)
Hey, you
I'm steppin' on top of your world
Keep searchin' for someone to tell me the truth
It seems like the longer I wait
Hesitate, it comes down to you
Time won't heal
Love ain't real anymore
Halfway to daylight
And my heart is open wide
It seems like the time that we shared
When we cared
It has passed us by
Life ain't fair, when I stare
At this picture of you
I feel the touch of your hand
And the look in your eyes
Oh! don't ya know I feel just like dying
When the tears start to fall
And my heart turns to stone
I'm tellin' you baby
I never walk alone
Life ain't fair, when I stare
At this picture of you
I still feel the touch of your hand
And the look in your eyes
Oh! lord I feel like dying
Cause when the tears start to fall
And my heart turns to stone
No place left to hide
Fire and smoke on all sides
And you can't tell the sky
From the skeletons, anymore
But there's no time to wait to be saved
The wasteland will spread like the plague
And you'll wind up in somebody's cage
Without a door
Could've been me or you
But if the foot fits the shoe
It just might be a deadly dance
Paint your face
Pound your drum
But don't forget
To load the gun
Say your prayer
And drink your wine
But never let
Them see you cry
And so how will you know
When compromise offers no hope
Take a tip from that tv show
And head for the hills
Cause it's not like there's something to lose
It's only the truth
And it hasn't exactly been used
And it never will
This is not something strange
Don't expect it to change
Does it matter if it works out as planned
When the author is the pen in your hand
When your mind does what you don't understand
Remember that a sentiment changes every day
As every sun leaves shadows, arrows pointing every way
Hey, look around, this is you
Don't you worry 'cos it's fine to be confused
When you're questioning your fate
In time, you will see
All that makes you who you are, will become so clear to you
And don't you love the things you hate
Life will give it's gift if we don't hesitate
Some see the paper, then throw the present away
If you feel you're dying and the clock just makes you wait
Time may find us in tomorrow looking for today
Hey look around this is you
Don't you worry 'cos it's fine to be confused
When you're questioning your fate
In time, you will see
All that makes you who you are, will become so clear to you
Cold night, you're gone
I can't remember who was right or who was wrong
Warm days with you
Girl we had everything and nothing to lose
Used to own the world
When you were near me
Used to have it all
Now you're not here
Now all I'm hearin' is the
Lonely beat of my heart
I'm lost in loneliness
I can't hear nothing but
The lonely beat of my heart
That's how it's gonna be
Till you're beside me again
Night fades, day breaks
Another morning baby calling out your name
Walk down these streets, yeah
I see your face in everybody's face I see
I can't stand the pain
I need you near me
Baby don't you know,
Until you're here
All I'll be hearin's is the
Lonely beat of my heart
I'm lost in loneliness
I can't hear nothing but
The lonely beat of my heart
That's how it's gonna be
Till you're beside me again
Don't you know that I'd give anything
To have you back in my life
Well you know baby I would sell my soul
Just to hold you one more time
It's just a lonely beat of my heart
I'm lost in loneliness
I can't hear nothing but
The lonely beat of my heart
That's how it's gonna be
'Cause all I'm hearing is the
Lonely beat of my heart
Lonely beat of my heart
I'm lost in loneliness
I can't hear nothing but
The lonely beat of my heart
That's how it's gonna be
We were told how the story should go
Strangers in time fighting ancient foes
And that only the way we perceive it
Has changed, it still remains
Somehow it's always right against wrong
Always the chance of temptation
But it's never as simple as black or white
Day or night
Ever searching for secrets of life
Missing the moments of being alive
But most important things can't be told
They're in your soul
Put away all your worry and pain
Destiny doesn't change things
When you find out what you really need
How will you know
How will I know
Well we all need a hero
Of mythical size
To explain what we can't understand
And we all need a hero
To sacrifice his soul
Where's the hero
With a thousand eyes
With another foolproof plan
You only can see through
The strange disguise
Any maybe find yourself
Deep inside this living hell
That knows you oh so well, knows you so well
Now we won't need a hero
With a thousand eyes
To explain what we can't understand
We won't need a hero
To sacrifice his soul
Who's the hero
With a thousand eyes
With another useless plan
Now we see through
The strange disguise
So you can find yourself
Deep inside this living hell
That knows you oh so well
I can't take no more
I'm so tired of running in somebody else's shoes
What's it all been for
What's the use of paying for somebody else's dues
I've been on the road for someone else's dreams
Now I'm trying to claw my way back again
It's time to break some rules
And strike before the fire in me cools
I got my way
Of getting through to you
I got my way
And I'm going back (out) where no one's been before
Some day
I'll show you something new
Got my way
To try and wipe the tears (years) from my eyes
I'm half scared to death
Think I'm right but what if I'm wrong
I've got one shot left
The door is open now but not long
The room's full of faces that I've never seen
Like a million pair of eyes looking down
The smoke is blinding me
But I can still see my destiny
I got my way
Of getting through to you
I got my way
And I'm going back (out) where no one's been before
Some day
I'll show you something new
Got my way
To try and wipe the tears (years) from my eyes
I got my way
Of getting through to you
I got my way
And I'm going back (out) where no one's been before
Some day
I'll show you something new
Got my way
You got my pride
Hanging outta my bed
You messin' with my life
So I bought my lead
Even messin' with my children
And you're screaming at my wife baby
Get off my back
If ya wanna get outta here alive
Freedom that's what I want now
Freedom that's what I need now
Freedom to live
Freedom so I can give
You got my heart
Speak electric water
You got my soul
Screamin' and hollerin'
You know you hooked my girlfriend
You know the drugstore man
Well I don't know her now
I'm tryin' to slam it out of her hand
Freedom so I can live
Freedom so I can give
Freedom yeah!
Freedom that's what I need
You don't have to say that you love me
If you don't mean it you better believe
If you need me or you just wanna bleed me
We wait with bated breath
Oh my god your shit is so hot
With all the latest threads
Don't care if you get it or not
It's all about the look
And making sure your quaffing your quim
Just need to set the hook
And wait till someone reels you in
It doesn't matter if it's Paris or Perez
It's only hilton we hear
And we don't care if your from Texas or Juarez
Or if your strait or your queer
You may be a headline on TMZ
Cause Harvey Levin's the man
One thing for sure your a hunk of meat
But your manager won't tell ya
Your agent just sells ya
Your publicist, hell
Your just a flash in the pan
Don't have a record deal
Or any movie to push
But you got a demo reel
And you're good at flashing your bush
Just hoping that your 15 minutes can generate a career
If your lucky you'll get 15 seconds
Then get thrown out on your ear
You may be a headline on TMZ
Cause Harvey Levin's the man
One thing for sure your a hunk of meat
But your manager won't tell ya
Your agent just sells ya
Your publicist, hell
Your just a flash in the pan
It doesn't matter if it's Paris or Perez
It's only hilton we hear
And we don't care if your from Texas or Juarez
Or if your strait or your queer
You may be a headline on TMZ
Cause Harvey Levin's the man
One thing for sure your a hunk of meat
But your manager won't tell ya
Your agent just sells ya
You may be a star, the celeb du jour
With your own little legion of fans
But you won't get far on this fantasy tour
Cause your manager won't tell ya
Your agent just sells ya
Your publicist, hell
I was born as me alone
Isolation far from home
I was nurtured in the light
Mother's milk pure and white
I was told of a secret
To close my eyes
Fall into velvet
What I fear
This childhood dream
Must be real
I can feel it
Now I understand
This comfort of man
Take my hand
Fall into velvet
(Cindy)
You can touch where you've never been touched
See further than you've ever seen
Fall into velvet
I was touched by those who know
Of this power to fly alone
As the path will twist and wind
Leave for others, as we find
So the future may collect
Close their eyes
Fall into velvet
What I fear
This childhood dream
Must be real
I can feel it
Now I understand
This comfort of man
Take my hand
Fall into velvet
(Cindy)
You can touch where you've never been touched
See further than you've ever seen
Fall into velvet
(Cindy)
Fall into the spiral circle
Life supplies the mind's survival
Fall into the spiral circle
World of fear
Dying sun
Amber tears
Wars to be won
World grown old
Lost to man
All alone
All but forgotten
Same extinction blues
You've heard before the same old news
You and i
Last chance
Age of ice
Frozen romance
Time repeats
Death to life
Heartbeats
Save us tonight same extinction blues
It's great to be optimistic
And look at the world
Through rose colored eyes
Tell you what not to wish for
Mountains don't move
When you want them to
Same extinction blues
You've heard before
The same old news
Cruisin' down the street
Got the glaze in my eyes
Lookin' for a thousand reasons why
I don't want to be here
I don't want to die
What was I thinking we should have known
All the lights are one
But there's nobody home
Drive a crooked road
Stop inside a liquor store
Just to grab a taste
Man behind the counter
Don't recognize my face
Give me all your money
Got not time to waste
What was I thinking
We should have known
All the lights are one
But there's nobody home
Drive a crooked road
Drive a crooked road
Satisfy your soul
Drive a crooked road
I just ran out of time
I just ran out of luck
I've never been busted
And this ain't even my truck
Everybody's laughin'
Nobody cares
It seems like there's red
Flashin' lights everywhere
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Sittin' in the darkness
I'm staring at the bars
Couldn't drive too fast
I couldn't drive too far
I could have been somebody
I could have been a star
Should have stayed at home
Should have stayed in bed
Thought I heard this crazy
Screaming, screaming in my head, said
Drive a crooked road
Drive a crooked road
Satisfy your soul
Drive a crooked road
What was I thinking
We should have known
All the lights are one
But there's nobody home
Drive a crooked road
Drive a crooked road
Satisfy your soul
When will you touch the sky
Will you stop to wonder why
Excitement is your pain
While I am helpless once again
Take it out on me
If it makes you feel
That once again you're free
Don't try to hang me on
This rope of greed
This rope I feed you
'Cos if I'm hanging on
You won't be there to watch me bleed over you
Your eyes reveal your tale
When silence scares your words away
You only turn to me
When it becomes too hard to see
Take it out on me
If it makes you feel
That once again you're free
Don't try to hang me on
This rope of greed
This rope I feed you
'Cos if I'm hanging on
Don't forgive me when I'm gone
Please forgive me if I was wrong
Find the strenght to carry on
Woke up this morning
With an emptiness inside my heart
That never dies
No one seems to care at all
10, 000 miles away, tears in my eyes
As I fall on the broken glass
Of my hopes and dreams
And the truth starts to unfurl
There's darkness in my world
There's darkness in my world
52 it sure came fast
Decades seems to pass,
I'm looking deep inside myself
Wonder what my life is worth
I question every move I make
My mortal sins, and life itself
As I question the how's and why's
Could we be near the end
I'm parying for differeal
There's darkness in my world
I feel a change coming over me
It seems I felt this way before
I sense the sound your eyes won't let you see
I can't take it anymore
Crashing windows, crash
Laughing voices, keep on laughing,
Oh, Oh, Oh
Stop for a minute
I chase the shadows and light
To a palce no one knows
I hear the screams of the wind
And I know it's the
Darkest night of the year
Can't tell the dreams from reality
My fears are one and the same
So who made me part of destiny
Who made me part of their game
Can't you feel it hurt
Too much pain to endure
Stop for a minute
I chase the shadows and light
To a palce no one knows
I hear the screams of the wind
And I know it's the
Darkest night of the year
Cold wind on my skin
Is the pain that I feel when you're near
It's a midnight street
Where we'll meet
And we'll run from the
Darkest night of the year
Crashing windows, crash
Laughing voices, keep on laughing,
Oh, Oh, Oh
Stop for a minute
I chase the shadows and light
To a palce no one knows
I hear the screams of the wind
And I know it's the
Of rags and bones
Rusty old wheels on a cobblestone street
Everything I won
Follows me round like a ghost that won't leave me alone
Even sticks and stones
Can't leave a mark on this spirit of steel
Have you really grown
When you come back bleeding from your love torn battles
Wish I could feel bad for you
Or sympathize after all I've been through
I'm not as strong as I seem
While your heart is beating
I've got this broken machine
Those days have gone
Took so long just to pick myself up, and try to walk alone
No more afraid to let the sun stare at my face
See what you have done
Nuts, bolts and parts of dark days of broken dreams
Take so long to replace
As for your falling apart at the seams
Wish I could feel bad for you
Or sympathize after all that I've been through
How come you're not as you seem
You've got your problem
Your self-esteem
Wish I could feel bad for you
Or feel anything after all I've been through
I'm not as strong as I seem
While your heart is beating
Featuring: Steve Lukather
Tryin' to reinvent myself in a fucked up world
Watching CNN doing 12 once curls
I said yeah
The antichrist is screaming from the wide screen
He's living in a mansion near the hollywood sign
Another right wing cat getting busted for blow
He's cheating on his lady with Tiger Woods' ho
I said yeah
He's lying to the people with a straight face
Tripping up the truth every step he takes
chorus
What about the age of peace and love we tried
Text me with the reason why it had to die
I can hear the raor and rage
On my facebook page
from my back booth at Brody's
A chick's walking by she's had a nip and tuck
Got a tattoo on her ass and she says you wanna ...
I said yeah
Trying to fight a war that we can't win
Trying to pass the blame
with a Glen Beck spin
Just silence, from the thunder
The reflection of a life
Can't reveal the light inside
But it's no wonder
Never took the chance to say
For whatever reasons why
Good intentions aren't enough
Can't afford to put them off anymore
But there's nothing to do to make it right
Cause the path of our fate won't be turned aside
Can't expect anyone to understand
But the answer is in your hands
'Cause it's borrowed time
When's the dime running out
Yes it's borrowed time
Just so much life
Without a doubt
Only borrowed time
Who decides, I wonder why
I can't say goodbye
Daylight casts my shadow like the rest
Cause the world keeps going on
And I know that from beyond
You feel my helplessness
But if you were standing here
You would laugh about my fears
Like you always did before
You demanded nothing else
Than you ever save yourself
So what am I frightened for
You were the one
To lead the way
Never fooled by the lights
That lead us all astray
And the last one to think
The worst of things
Doesn't change what
Tomorrow brings
'Cause it's borrowed time
When's the dime running out
Yes it's borrowed time
Just so much life
Without a doubt
Only borrowed time
Who decides, I wonder why
The first quiet breath of the day
Recalls the night
And as I reflect on the pain
Through tears gone dry
Am I as blind as I remind myself
Or did I depend on a dried up wishing well
Only till the end of time
Is through
I will keep
A burning torch for you
Born yesterday
Thought I knew enough
I've never felt this way
Born yesterday
Guess you're not so tough
All hearts don't break the same
Now everything seems to have
A smoother edge
But what really changed was
Suspicion in my head
Was I relieved at my naive display
Put to rest a question I never could explain
You could fool me for a hundred years
But now I won't be
Tortured by my fears
I wasn't born yesterday
Thought I knew enough
I've never felt this way
Born yesterday
Guess you're not so tough
All hearts don't break the same
I finally cut the cord
And all that went with it
And nothing is all I have to give
I didn't know
How good it could feel
It's easy to believe some people don't care
Believe a gift is to be given but never shared
When your clothes are stripped you got what you got
When you drive your car to heaven there ain't no parking lot
Another builded up, another undone
Like every day dawn becomes another setting sun
I still believe you came to see
Bet you thought I'd comprehend
You wish for me, you wish to be
But I'm a hero who can't pretend
I should have riches after all that I've been through
Should have some peace of mind, I should shave somebody new
A silver locket or a painting just for you
But all I got's a big old bag of tales
I tell the stories, I write by my hand
The things I've felt another could never understand
Better to have lived and loved than never because
It's not the things it could have bee, it's that that never was
I should have riches after all that I've been through
Should have some peace of mind, I should have somebody new
A silver locket or a painting just for you
When it's over...your're always the last one to know
It's a feeling...that nobody wants to show
Even though it's killing me
I still blame myself
I wish I could change, but Lord knows I know that I can't All the feelings...
Twisting inside my head
I know it's too late...
The past I can't seem to forget
If I could change the circumstance
I'd never let you go
I can't hide from the thruth and I want you to know
When I reach out my hand there's nobody there I can touch anymore
When I call out your name
The painrips right through me like never before
Is it too much to aks for one last memory
'Cause yesterday you said, you'd always be there for me
Don't know what's harder...
The truth or reality
I hit a brick wall
Painted with honesty
I wish that I could give to you, all the things you need
But the one thing I can't is making you leave
Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Now there's a look in your eyes, like black holes in the sky.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
You were caught on the crossfire of childhood and stardom,
blown on the steel breeze.
Come on you target for faraway laughter,
come on you stranger, you legend, you martyr, and shine!
You reached for the secret too soon, you cried for the moon.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Threatened by shadows at night, and exposed in the light.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Well you wore out your welcome with random precision,
rode on the steel breeze.
Come on you raver, you seer of visions,
All the questions that you never thought to ask
Always thinking he was there to watch your back
Years that you've wasted... gone
Always in the name of loyalty and faith
All the memories you wish you had not made
Tears, as you taste them, each one a piece of your soul
So cold, as the truth starts to unfold
One voice calling, one tear falling
They echo in emptiness
One bridge burning, last page turning
Don't waste time on regrets
One world's ending, broken, bending
It's time to walk out that door
And to savor the taste of good-bye
It's time for the letting go
Up till now the road was straight, and smooth, and clear
All at once the path's completely disappeared
Clouds bring the darkness down
Here's a candle and a match to help you on
Till the storm is done, and then you're on your own
A shoulder to lean on, just till you're back on your feet,
Till you're free... till that old smile starts to show
One voice calling, one tear falling
They echo in emptiness
One bridge burning, last page turning
Don't waste time on regrets
One heart breaking, rude awakening
Some things you just can't control
One world's ending, broken, bending
It's time to walk out that door
And to savor the taste of good-bye
It's time for the letting go
Smoke-colored L.A. sky
Hand covers up your sleepless eyes
As morning creeps in
Passed out there on my couch
Wearing the face of down and out
My long lost friend
Three cups of coffee and yo
Be on your way
Until this time tomorrow you come crawling back again
Open your heart to me
Think of my shoulder as sanctuary
Open your soul to me
I'll try to unravel your tangled up dreams
And the only thing that matters is your heart stays open for me
I always pictured you
As clear minded but confused with wounds
No one could see
You always made the friends
That never stuck with you until the end
Except for me
And the only difference I hear is your alibi
And the only thing in common is the reason
You're still here
Open your heart to me
Think of my shoulder as sanctuary
Open your soul to me
I'll try to unravel your tangled up dreams
And the only thing that matters is your heart stays open for me
I can feel your loneliness
Vodka, on the rocks
One more for my best friend
Long time, how you been
What lie should I tell him
'cause the scar inside is still there
Six piece little band
A hand shake was the contract
Ink pen in his hand
Getting ready for the last act
As i drink the last poisonous drop
The innocence of youth I had
Slithered out and left me with the
Tab in the end it's like a stab... a stab in the back
All that's left to do is just to stagger out
All the shoulda coulda beens don't matter now
And the cold ventura wind from the breath of his last spin
In the end it's just a stab in the back
Phone call on his cell
Went straight to his voice mail
At first glance, who could tell
He got his Rolex at wholesale
As I speak of behalf of the fools
The only page that's left to turn
I should tear it out and watch it burn
as the sun breaks down through the auburn haze to an empty town
all the rusted cars, the dissarray, not a soul around
it's the end result of a poison past, and it won't be long
till there's no one left to eat or breathe
that's the road we're on
so, line up and follow the fools
or stand up and shout out the truth
these are ever changing times
full of every danger sign
and the only hope for us to survive
is to wipe away the lies
every tear from every eye
every woman, man, and child realize,
these ever changing times
all the sounds of war ringing in the air all around the world
and the endless game leaving no one spared when the flag's unfurled
and the ground that's gained is the ground that's lost, making both sides lose
and the price that's paid is the highest cost, ‘cause it's me and you
so, line up and follow the fools
or stand up and shout out the truth.don't you know
these are ever chaning times
full of every danger sign
and the only hope for us to survive
is to wipe away the lies
every tear from every eye
every woman, man and child recognize
these ever changing times
**solo**
so, line up and follow the fools
or stand up and shout out the truth.don't you know
these are ever changing times
full of every danger sign
and the only hope for us to survive
is to wipe away the lies
every tear from every eye
every woman, man, and child realize
these are ever changing times
full of every danger sign
and the only hope for us to survive
is to wipe away the lies
every tear from every eye
every woman, man, and child recognize
You broke the sacred seal
Then you rolled away the stone
To a cave that leads way down to my soul
Your touch was cold as steel
Reaching through my flesh and bone
To a heart you thought somehow you controlled
Now your masquerade's unraveling
As my trap door closes without a sound
Reach through the shadows
Right through the empty air
Only the pure of heart can see if I'm really there
I woke up on a sidewalk in a dream
Where no one heard a single word I screamed
It was somewhere in the future
This is not the perfect world that I thought it would be
I wandered by the white house
All the weeds and broken bottles scattered everywhere
All the greed and bad intentions, our refusal to prevent them,
I just stood and stared
Empty highways, flooded towns
Is it way too late to turn it all around
Take your soul and throw it away
You won't need it in the new world
Where there's no one left to save
We gotta take our stand, it's judgment day
If we ignore the final warning
It's a new world
We gotta pay for our history
I woke up feeling shitty, drank a half a pot of coffee just
to clear my head
As i read the morning paper, I'm not feeling any safer,
After what i just read
Empty highways, flooded towns,
Is it way too late to turn it all around
Take your soul and throw it away
You won't need it in the new world
There's nothing left to save
We gotta take our stand, it's judgment day
If we ignore the final warning
It's a new world
We gotta pay for our history
Follow me now to higher ground
If we wait any longer then this world will tumble down
Those who were lost soon will be found
It's our destiny
Take your soul and throw it away
You won't need it in the new world
Where there's no one left to save
We gotta take our stand, it's judgment day
If we ignore the final warning
If we ignore the final warning
Take your soul and throw it away
You won't need it in the new world
There's nothing left to save
We gotta take our stand, it's judgment day
If we ignore the final warning
It's a new world
One more blue Kamikaze then I'll be out the door
Waitress shouts like a Nazi, I should've tipped her more
Freezing cold down on Houston.the freaks are everywhere
Bob and weave all around them, I gave them quite a scare
Two out of three, odds that I'll be icebound
Frozen in place, try'n to escape
Staring in space until I find the answers that I'm searching for
Icebound
Wake up six in the morning I'm staring at the sky
Cop says this is a warning, go out and get a life
Walked in cold, unexpected, that was a year ago
Watched your show undetected, it's time to hit the road
Two out of three, odds that I'll be icebound
Frozen in place, try'n to escape
Staring in space until I find the answers that I'm searching for
Icebound
Two out of three, odds that I'll be icebound
Two out of three, odds that I'll be icebound
Frozen in place, try'n to escape
I'm jammin' with jesus
You know me by name
I'll give you the answers
Just give me your pain
I'm jammin' with Jesus
I just need your trust
Just lay down your silver
Right down in the dust
So follow me now
It's out of the tomb
Just roll back the stone
And play for the tune
Come and bring mohammad to the mountain
Blue eyes, black skies and clouds filled with pain
Disguise the emptiness, the disdain
Late calls, long halls with words no one hears
Reveals the loneliness and the years
Like going backward
A revolving door
I don't know which way's out anymore
I can't run from the real truth
And not be living a lie
You can't hide from the fate chasing you
And watch it, from somebody else's eyes
Cold hearts, cruel thoughts can destroy the faith
Just ask the singer who hell from grace
But things change and strange days can turn a point of view
Just time till everyone gets their due
I may not save the world but I'll save myself
they try to walk on water
that's a waste of time
from the ivory tower
they can't take my vibe
rich man sees a heaven
he tries to keep from me
no one knows forever
no one rides for free
it's a big loud life
it's a heavy price
but the greed is your disease
at the gates of hell
go and ask yourself
what it means...
how many zeros... do you need?
ate up with the sickness
drowning in the luxury
taking in the glory
‘til your hour of need
burning with the hunger
that can't be satisfied
aching from addiction
‘til the day you die... ‘til you die
it's a big loud life
it's a heavy price
greed has got you on your knees
at the gates of hell
go and ask yourself
what it means...
Two A.M. it's e again
My mind is racing faster
Than the speed of light
The Sands Of Time. My human crimes
The time i spend reflecting
All the wrongs in life
Take another look inside
Those teeny cobalt eyes
It finally hits. You're full of shit
Your tiny fingers dancing
On your keys og hate
The tables run. What have you learned
Hope you're feelin' better
In your altered state
We can read the lies you write
For all the world to see
The reflection in the mirror
Shows it's you. But you blame me
Jump back. Turn around
You realize you're running
From your history
Ten days. A million years
It doesn't really matter
To me anyway
Push shove
Blame the world
Jump the ship
Ya can't run far enough away
The sky turnes from blue into grey
It's Judgment Day
Five A.M. It's you again
Forgetting that the words you wrote
Have crossed the world
You wipe your eyes and shake your head
The only thing that matters
Is the hate you hurled
You should take the time
To realize the pain inside
Take a look at your life
Instead of trying to tear at mine
The sky turn to grey
Never should rush into things
shouldn't spill the wine before it's time
wait and see what fortune brings
waste away till you can't see the signs
always taught to play it safe. wouldn't stick neck out if you could
everything is in it's place
might as well be chiseled out of wood
and your time's running thin
it's slipping through your fingers
with your chance to begin
forever again
don't know what you're waiting for
don't need a reservation just to live
you might be expecting more
but you won't get more than you have to give
and that's just the way I is
everyday it rains somewhere
you've got to make the best of what you have
you could tie a train out there
you better get some sunshine while you can
but you've heard this before
it's ancient information
just walk through the door
it's not that complicated
Night after night, day after day
. I pass by the house that once was our home.
I look through the windows, I lean on the bell.
There's a light but there's no sign of you.
The stranger's new car in the driveway tells me your there.
I know you're there.
I feel like a chump doing time on the street.
Low life and useless as the rags on my feet showin' through.
You don't know how much I hate everything about you
. Your honey red lips and your eyes big and sparkling blue.
The curve of your hips and your black Irish hair.
Sends a shiver that runs through me too.
You don't know how much I hate you, wish it was true.
The alleys are dark, sidewalks are bare.
Time's on my hands empty and cold. I'm looking for something to
knock out the night.
Till the sun comes up shining like new.
The chill in my bones reminds me life isn't fair.
And nobody cares.
To the lost souls surviving on hard knocks and vice.
In a world just as nasty as your world is nice.
(Baby Blue).
You don't know how much I hate everything about you.
Your voice like good bourbon so elegant, tasteful and smooth.
You're a goddess, a priestess, a temptress, a queen.
Greta Garbo's got nothing on you.
You don't know how much I hate you, wish it was true.
You were kind to my brother.
And good to my friends.
You were passionate, faithful and strong.
I must have been sleeping.
It feels like a dream.
I can't tell just where I went wrong.
Like a dog in the garbage with rocks in my head.
I'm strung out and crazy and can't find the thread, running
through. You don't know how much I hate everything about you.
The poison that runs through my veins telling me what to do.
With a flick of a match I could burn down this house.
Taking every last memory of you.
You don't know how much I hate you.
I say, you don't know how much I hate you
. You don't know how much I hate you.
try to replace life's broken windows
girl, it's so hard to do
try to retrace the lines ‘round your shadows
trying to get back to you
try to unwind the hands of time
trying to find where it all went wrong
why did it all have to change
never ending nights
as i slowly slip into my darkness
i'm missing you
still pretending i'm the one
who is willing to wait here forever
trapped inside this dream of mine
try to erase all the mem'ries of you
but my heart just won't lie
running away is my only solution
but there's nowhere to hide, baby
what will i do for the rest of my life
you were the one... who would light my way
why did it all have to change
Listen to my bluebird sing
She can tell you why
Deep within her heart you see
She knows I must cry
Yeah, cry
Here she sits aloft that bird
Strangest color blue
Flying is forgotten now
She thinks of you
Yeah, you
So with all those blues
Must be a thousand used
Each was differently used
You just know
You sit there mesmerized
By the depth of her eyes
Can't be categorized
She got soul
She got soul
She got soul
She got soul
Do u think she loves you
Do u think
At all
Soon she's going to fly away
Worries of her own
Find herself another day
And go home
come and see the smoke and mirror show
see how we turn the truth around
after which we slide across the floor
lead you away from solid ground
the angel falls and tempts the youth
but that's not the way ...
but i know what's right
what i hold in my soul helps me sleep through the night
it's hard not to stay
when the voices persuade you to turn and complain
everything fades away
tell me what you want from me
watch the people come, and watch them leave
they sell your heart and watch it grieve
always feeding from a helping hand
and slip away ‘cause that's the plan
but you know what is right
what i hold in my soul helps me sleep through the night
it's hard not to stay
when the voices persuade you to turn and complain
everything fades away
tell me what you want from me
all the tears... (answer) all of the tears
tears you cry
all the years... all of the years
years gone by
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