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I was your big man I was your prince charming King on a white horse hey now look how far Ive fallen I tried to trick you yeah but baby you got wise You cut me cut me right right down to size Now Im just a fool in Glorias eyes Swore Id get you back I was so sure Id get you back life I done so many times before A little sweet talk to cover over all of the lies You came runnin back but to my surprise Well there was somethin gone in Glorias eyes Well in the dark when it was just me and you I asked the question that I knew the answer to Is that a smile my little dolly on the shelf Tell me is that a smile Or is it somethin else? Now I work hard to prove my love is true Now I work hard and I bring it on home to you At night I pray as silently you lie Some day my love again will rise Like a shining torch in Glorias eyes I was your big man I was your prince charming King on a white horse now look how far Ive fallen

Princess cards she sends me With her regards Oh, barroom eyes shine vacancy To see her you gotta look hard Wounded deep in battle I stand stuffed like some soldier undaunted To her cheshire smile, Ill stand on file Shes all I ever wanted But you let your blue walls get in the way of these facts Honey, get your carpetbaggers off my back You wouldnt even give me time to cover my tracks Youre saying, Heres your mirror and your ball and jack But theyre not what I came for And Im sure you see that, too I came for you, for you, I came for you But you did not need my urgency I came for you, for you, I came for you But your life was one long emergency And the cloud line urges me My electric surges free Climb into my ambulance Your pulse is getting weak Oh, reveal yourself all now to me, girl While you got the chance to speak Cause theyre waiting for you at Bellevue With their oxygen masks I could give it all to you now If only you could ask But dont call for your surgeon Even he says its too late Its not your lungs this time Its your heart that holds your fate Well dont give me my money, honey I dont want it back You and your pony face And your Union Jack Well take your local joker And teach him how to act Cause I swore I was never that way Even when I really cracked Didnt you think I knew that you were born with the power of a locomotive Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound? And your Chelsea suicide with no apparent motive You could laugh and cry in a single sound, uh-huh, oh-hoh And your strength is devastating In the face of all these odds Remember how I kept you waiting When it was my turn to be the god? You were not quite half too proud When I found you broken on the beach Oh, remember how I poured salt on your tongue And hung just out of reach? And the band, they played the homecoming theme As I caressed your cheek Oh that ragged, jagged melody She still clings to me like a leech But that medal you wore on your chest Always got in your way Like a little girl without a trophy So soft to buy her way We were both hitchhikers But you had your ear tuned to the roar Of some metal-tempered engine On that alien, distant shore And now you left to find a better reason Than the one we were living for And its not that nursery mouth I came back for Its not the way you stretched out on the floor Cause Ive broken all your windows And Ive rammed through all your doors And who am I to tell you to lick my sore? And you should see that, too I came for you, for you, I came for you But you did not need my urgency I came for you, for you, I came for you But your life was one long emergency And the cloud line urges me And my electric surges free

I got a date with the preachers daughter She give me life she bring me water Every Sunday I watch her work Pretty little in a pretty little church Daddy gives her nod she takes collection Daddy gives her nod she kneels by her side Well Id sell my soul for just one touch The Lord would too if he loved her half as much Well I got a date with the preachers daughter Her Daddy say that the boys no good Just want to raise some out through the back woods Well baby better believe what your Daddy say Just wanna ramrod baby my life away Its a long walk to heaven and a road filled with sin And they better open up the freeway to let me in Cuz I got a date with the preachers daughter Well now I dont care what the preacher say Haaaaayyyy Well now I dont care what the preacher do Haaaaayyyy I dont care what the preacher like Haaaaayyyy I dont care what the preacher think Haaaaayyyy Leads me to water but wont let me drink He leads me to water but wont let me drink And now its on Saturday night Two boys fighting in a halo of light Car door flung open and a radio loud And everybody shouting and running around Two guys bloody and one I dont know And all little girls shouting Go Billy go Go Billy go Well just as I got the preachers daughter ready for a light And and something aint right And like a she-devil howlin from the gates of hell Goddam here come the preacher in his Coupe DeVille Burnin up the backroad kicking in the dirt And oh baby preacher thinks he is church Well now your lips they shine in the willow mist And I swear Id take you down for just one kiss I got a date with the preachers daughter I got a date with the preachers daughter And its haaaaayyyyoooo I got a date with the preachers daughter Hmmmmm...

I know the girls grow up fast where you come from You left behind what was asked and you were married, baby, oh so young Now that little girl of yours looks like she’s growing up overnight Do you miss the party lights Do you miss the party lights Do you miss the party lights when you’re lying in bed at night He was gonna be your Romeo, you were going to be his Juliet These days you don’t wait on Romeos, you just wait on that welfare check While other girls your age are out with lovers taking in the night Do you miss the party lights Do you miss the party lights Do you miss the party lights when you’re lying in bed at night Sometimes I see you on the street and you look so tired I know that job you’ve got leaves you so uninspired When I stop by to take you out to eat I find you lying, all dressed up on the bed, baby, fast asleep Then as I lean across the bed, darlin’, to switch out the light I wonder if you miss the party lights Do you miss the party lights Do you miss the party lights when you’re lying in bed at night Grab your coat and grab your hat, go in the bathroom put that makeup on We’re gonna take that little brat, we’re gonna drop her off at your Mom’s Just give me a sign, I’m waiting on the line tonight If you miss the party lights If you miss the party lights If you miss the party lights when you’re lying in bed at night Do you miss the party lights when you’re lying in bed at night Do you miss the party lights Do you miss the party lights

Sonny abandoned his car last night Had a meeting on the docks with a light blue Monterrey To breakaway Sonny was playing all his cards last night In a hotel room he dealt his life away To breakaway Now the promises and the lies they demand it Let the hearts that have been broken stand as the price you pay To breakaway, oh, breakaway, oh Ronde, Ronde, Ronde, Ronde Ray To breakaway Janie slipped from behind the bar last night Cashed out and walked onto streets rainy and grey To breakaway Janie slid into a car last night In a parking lot she gave her soul away To breakaway Now the promises and the lies they demand it Let the hearts that have been broken stand as the price you pay To breakaway, oh, breakaway, oh Ronde, Ronde, Ronde, Ronde Ray To breakaway Bobby lay neath a sheet of stars last night His back on blacktop still warm from the heat of the day From breakaway Bobby went down hard last night Saw a shooting star as the evening light slipped away From breakaway Now the promises and the lies they demand it Let the hearts that have been broken stand as the price you pay To breakaway, oh, breakaway, oh Ronde, Ronde, Ronde, Ronde Ray From breakaway Oh breakaway Oh breakaway Oh breakaway

We need some quiet 41 shots and well take that ride Cross this bloody river to the other side 41 shots cut through the night Youre kneeling over his body in the vestibule Praying for his life Is it a gun? Is it a knife? Is it a wallet? This is your life It aint no secret It aint no secret No secret, my friend You get killed just for living in your American skin 41 shots, Lena gets her son ready for school She says, On these streets, Charles Youve got to understand the rules If an officer stops you Promise me youll always be polite And that youll never ever run away Promise Mama youll keep your hands in sight Well, is it a gun? Is it a knife? Is it a wallet? This is your life It aint no secret It aint no secret No secret, my friend You get killed just for living in your American skin Is it a gun? Is it a knife? Is it in your heart? Is it in your eyes? It aint no secret It aint no secret It aint no secret 41 shots and well take that ride Cross this bloody river to the other side 41 shots, got my boots caked in this mud Were baptized in these waters and in each others blood Is it a gun? Is it a knife? Is it a wallet? This is your life It aint no secret It aint no secret It aint no secret No secret, my friend You can get killed just for living in You can get killed just for living in You can get killed just for living in You can get killed just for living in You can get killed just for living in Your American skin You can get killed just for living in You can get killed just for living in You can get killed just for living in You can get killed just for living in You can get killed just for living in You can get killed just for living in You can get killed just for living in You can get killed just for living in

I fell asleep on the couch last night, woke up with the TV on There was a woman in tight cotton exercise shorts And a big plastic machine she was climbing on She said The Abacycle guarantees ten inches off your waist And 50 pounds in just 3 minutes a day. I went to bed knowing the revolution had been postponed And everything was OK You can buy it, you can try it, go right ahead But dont be fooled folks, theres only one I forget the guys name but I know somebody must have said Sell it and they will come boys, sell it and they will come I switched the channels and there was Evel Knievel, I thought that he was Dead I found myself sitting there quietly, hanging on every word he said Now folks, the Stimulator removes all pain from your life And the best day of your life will be when you try this little thing out. The camera moved in as he said, Now let me tell you ladies and gentlemen Pain is something old Evel knows a little about You can buy it, you can try it, thats what I said But dont be fooled folks, theres only one I forget that guys name but I know somebody must have said Sell it and they will come boys, sell it and they will come And a fellow comes on shouting Free haircuts for life! Somehow you cut your hair with a vacuum cleaner And then I switched the channels and there was Dionne Warwick, communing With her psychic friends I watched for hours, taking warmth, comfort And pleasure in the things that I despise Touched by how much they needed me, and that gleeful desperation in their Eyes You can buy it, you can try it, itll help you in bed But dont be fooled folks, theres only one I forget that guys name but I know somebody said Sell it and they will come boys, sell it and they will come So Dionne, Cher, and all my late-night friends, I drink to your health And Tony Little, Americas personal trainer, please kill yourself Now Ive sold a few things myself in my time, and by the way folks Theres some t-shirts on your way outside Well last night I dreamed of lipstick and tight little cotton shorts Harder, faster, she breathed One, two, three, four, five Ride, Sally ride, girl, ride Sally ride You can buy it, you can try it, itll help you in bed But dont be fooled folks, theres only one I forget that guys name but somebody said Sell it and they will come boys, sell it and they will come

I bought a scooter and I rented a shack Out in the sun, by the railroad track I got a job and Im a-breakin my back Workin and workin for the big payback I keep a puttin and a puttin out I keep a sweatin like all get out I work so long that im a losin track Waitin, waitin on the big payback Well, its a wham, bam, thank you maam, god damn, look out Sam Its a gone dead train rumblin down this track They got your neck in the noose, youre draggin long in back Chasin and chasin the big payback Oh what my foreman does well I dont know He just throws me a shovel and yells Go, Bobby, Go Oh well - a all day long hes just a diddy wack wack While Im sweatin and sweatin the big payback Well, its a wham, bam, thank you maam, god damn, look out Sam Its a gone dead train rumblin down this track They got your neck in the noose, youre hands are tied up in back Chasin and chasin the big payback I quit that job, and Mister I aint goin back Got me a knife and shes a long and black Ill tell you how I make my piece at night Mac Down in the alley of the big payback I go a wham, bam, thank you maam, god damn, cmon man Youre a gone dead train rumblin down this track I got your neck in the noose and I dont give a damn, Jack Im on that long lost highway of the big payback Im on that long lost highway of the big payback

I lie in bed but baby I cant sleep no matter how hard I try Theres something bad, baby, wrong with me whenever I close my eyes The dreams of Mary keep me awake with every little curve in place When I walk home in the daybreak I pray come back home, baby, wont you give me Darlin bring on the night, oh yeah darlin, bring on the night Oh now darlin, bring on the night I walk the street, Im lookin for romance I end up stumblin in some stupid half-trance As I watch the lovers mix with circumstance We watch the disco dancers dance I look for connection in some new eyes But for protection theyre tranquilized Forbidding close inspection of whos tellin who Forbidding close inspection of whos tellin who lies Bring on the night, oh yeah darlin, bring on the night Oh now darlin, bring on the night Is it as simple as it seems I dont know what Im doin here, is it as simple as it seems Is it as simple as I fear, well if Im right... I look for connection in some new eyes But for protection theyre tranquilized Forbidding close inspection of whos tellin who Forbidding close inspection of whos tellin who Baby of whos tellin who lies Bring on the night, oh yeah darlin, bring on the night Oh now darlin, bring on the night, oh now darlin, bring on the night Come on darlin, bring on the night

Hey little girl, is your daddy home? Did he run away and leave you all alone? I got a bad desire Oh, babe, Im on fire Tell me now baby, is he good to you? Can he do to you the things that I do? Oh no, I can take you higher Oh, babe, Im on fire Sometimes its like someone took a knife, baby, edgy and dull And cut a six-inch valley through the middle of my soul At night I wake up with the sheets soaking wet And a freight train running through the middle of my head Only you can cool my desire Oh, babe, Im on fire Sometimes its like someone took a knife, baby, edgy and dull And cut a six-inch valley through the middle of my soul At night I wake up with the sheets soaking wet And a freight train running through the middle of my head Only you can cool my desire Oh Oh, babe, Im on fire Oh, oh, oh, babe, Im on fire

Some folks are born made to wave the flag Ooh, theyre red, white and blue And when the band plays Hail to the chief They point the cannon right at you It aint me, it aint me I aint no senators son It aint me, it aint me I aint no fortunate son Some folks are born silver spoon in hand Lord they dont help themselves But when the taxman comes to the door Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale It aint me, it aint me I aint no millionaires son It aint me, it aint me I aint no fortunate son Some folks inherit star spangled eyes Ooh, they send you down to war And when you ask them how much should we give ? They only answer more! more! more! It aint me, it aint me I aint no militarys son It aint me, it aint me I aint no fortunate son It aint me, it aint me I aint no fortunate one, no no It aint me, it aint me I aint no fortunate son

Ah-One, two, three, four Girl on the edge flippin off the lamp Therell be an end, darling, to your endless night On the other side of the street Yeah, light on portrait and the light in your face And youll be looking for another pretty place Baby, this side of the street Well, keep dreaming baby that your desire brings and girl I know the sadness that you find in things, its true If you cant take the heat, what can I do? Well, you and your poetry and your cuckoo world Behind your face hides the face of a modern girl Yeah, on the other side of the street Yeah, youve got the look as if you own the world Therefore, you go out there and they say that you can earn Baby, on this side of the street Well, youre tired of everyday bringing the same and so you Go out looking for some strange new games Well pretty soon you dont know the score anymore All right! Oh, I know you danger that your desire brings And I know the strangeness that youll find Waiting and youll see straighter then for you and for me Yeah Well turn on the end and baby turn off the lamps Therell be an end, darling, to your endless night On the wrong side of the street Yeah and everyday, well, it just brings the same You started looking for some other strange new game On the wrong side of the street Well, your desires for your sweet confusion Ill walk away then, I dont buy your delusions Ill see, open your eyes and see, girl All right

My name is frank davis, drive up Dixie 109 I was out on Highway 17, just south of the camden line It was down there in heart of Wilsonville, where I met my fate She was standing outside a barroom, said she was waitin for a date But I knew that was just a line And I knew I was messin with the losin kind Well I knew what we were both doin, and I knew that u cant win But when the light turned green, I reached across the seat,popped the lock and she slid in She said she liked Mexican music, she knew a place if I had the time So we had a few drinks and we danced for a while,I pulled her close, she didnt mind And what I knew kinda slipped my mind And I couldnt resist her kiss, with the losin kind Well we drove around in my Buick, getting drunk and having fun We ended up at the Best Western, out on Highway 101 It was around 3:00a.m., we went out, to this empty little roadside bar It was there the cash register was open, it was there I hit that guy real hard But I knew, when I hit him, for a second time That one attracts the other, when there the losin kind Well I grabbed her hand to get out of there, then I felt like I was gonna be sick About a half hour later the sleet started comin down

Youre scrapbooks filled with pictures of all your leading men Well baby dont put my picture in there with them Dont make us some little girls dream that can never come true Oh baby dont do it to me I wont do it to you Mary Lou, Im not like all those other guys Mary Lou, I wont fill your pretty head with their pretty lies Mary Lou, and dreams that never, never, never ever will come true Mary Lou, thatd only serve to hurt and make you cry like you do Youve seen all the romantic movies, you dream and take the boys home But when the action fades youre left all alone You deserve more than this, a real love that can grow And I aint playin outtakes, girl, from some late late show, no Mary Lou, youre not like all those others girls Mary Lou, so afraid to shake up that real world Every night you go out looking for true loves satisfaction But you allways end up setting for just lights, camera, action And another cameo role with some bit player youre befriending Youre gonna go broken-hearted looking for that happy ending Mary Lou, Ive seen all those movies too Mary Lou, I know the hurt too much dreaming can do Mary Lou, youre gonna end up just another lonely ticket sold Mary Lou, crying alone in the theatre as the credits roll

We took the highway till the road went black We marked Truth Or Consequences on our map A voice drifted up from the radio We saw the voice from long ago Wholl be the last to die for a mistake The last to die for a mistake Whose blood will spill, whose heart will break Wholl be the last to die for our mistake The kids asleep in the backseat Were just countin the miles you and me We dont measure the blood weve drawn anymore We just stack the bodies outside the door Wholl be the last to die for a mistake The last to die for a mistake Whose blood will spill, whose heart will break Wholl be the last to die for our mistake The sun sets in flames as the city burns Another day gone down as the night turns And I hold you here in my heart As things fall apart A downtown window flushed with light Faces of the dead at five I see a martyrs silent eyes Petition drivers as we pass by Wholl be the last to die for a mistake The last to die for a mistake Whose blood will spill, whose heart will break Wholl be the last to die Wholl be the last to die for a mistake The last to die for a mistake Darlin your tyrants and kings form the same fate Strung up at your city gates And youre the last to die for our mistake

Theres flying angels on your fire escape They lie to your mama for you, try to keep you safe Youre with them fire alley virgins on a midnight vamp Lost your heart on Main Streetto a beautiful tramp You lost your mind Shes sent from above Were so young and in love So young and in love So young and in love So young and in love So young and in love Rat traps filled with soul crusaders Theyre soppin n boppin n moppin with Little Melvin and the Invaders Missys on the dance floor doin her stuff Leroys dancin doin the continantal strut Sent from above So young and in love So young and in love So young and in love So young and in love Everybodys reelin when the bands hits the ceilin Dont you know you wanna go The kids start rockin when the boys start knockin And everybody wants to go Lets go! Joints shut down but you dont wanna go home Youre in the shady side of town and youre all alone Papas chewin your ear off, you aint got no cash Mamas chewin your ear off bout hanginout With thrash So fine, sent from above So young and in love So young and in love So young and in love So young and in love

From their northeast source the sour wind roars Bear gifts fresh from the valley waters Hallow echoes strip Pennsylvania mountain walls With their corsets and their old Betsy ruffles And their slips with pearly white They stand bulging up against the screen door And bid you Good night. Summers sweet and she brings me water But give me Winter, that old icy whore While Summer lies meek and follows orders Winter cries Me! and pulls you through the door The limp milk tramp cries metal-flake tears They drip like honey down the of Mommas leg He lay watchin a moth eat a hole in his cloth Hell ask, but he dont beg Said Id like to the mademoiselle Who holds the keys to all these doors around her waist And rings the bells Summers sweet and she brings me water But give me Winter, that old icy whore Summer lies meek and follows orders Winter cries Me! and pulls you through the door With scufflin sound, the knot-voiced matron makes her rounds Knockin on each and every door With a look like white heat, she sways, salty, sweet And leads me cross her Persian floor She squeezed my hand and before her I stood I was scared. It was dark, but it was good Summers sweet and she brings me water But give me Winter, that old icy whore While Summer lies meek and follows orders Winter cries Me! and pulls me through her door

As I was walking down the street Down the street, down the street A pretty girl I chanced to meet And we danced by the light of the moon Buffalo girls wont you come out tonight Come out tonight, come out tonight Buffalo girls wont you come out tonight And well dance by the light of the moon I danced with a girl with a hole in her stocking And he knees was knocking and her shoes was rocking I danced with a girl with a hole in her stocking And we danced by the light of the moon Buffalo girls wont you come out tonight Come out tonight, come out tonight Buffalo girls wont you come out tonight And well dance by the light of the moon I danced with a girl with a hole in her stocking And he knees was knocking and her shoes was rocking I danced with a girl with a hole in her stocking And we danced by the light of the moon Buffalo girls wont you come out tonight Come out tonight, come out tonight Buffalo girls wont you come out tonight And well dance by the light of the moon

I get up in the evening And I aint got nothing to say I come home in the morning And go to bed feeling the same way I aint nothing but tired And Im just tired and bored with myself Hey there baby, I could use just a little help You cant start a fire Cant start a fire without a spark This guns for hire Even if were just dancing in the dark Messages getting clearer Radios on and Im moving round the place Check my look in the mirror I wanna change my clothes, my hair, my face And I aint getting nowhere Man, Im just living in a dump like this Theres something happening somewhere Baby, I just know that there is You cant start a fire Cant start a fire without a spark This guns for hire Even if were just dancing in the dark You sit around getting older Theres a joke here somewhere, its on me Ill shake this world off my shoulders Come on, baby, the laughs on me Stay on the streets of this town Theyll be carving you up all right They say you gotta stay hungry Hey, baby, Im just about starving tonight Im dying for some action Sick of sitting round here trying to write this book I need a love reaction Come on, baby, give me just one look You cant start a fire Sitting round crying over a broken heart This guns for hire Even if were just dancing in the dark You cant start a fire Worrying about your little world falling apart This guns for hire Even if were just dancing in the dark

Well ever since you were a little girl You set the rules in your little world But girls grow up and throw their toys away Youre a big girl now but you still wanna play You dress them up the way you want to You make them do just what you want them to Once I thought we had a love that was true But Im just another doll in your dollhouse to you Were living in a dollhouse Were living in a dollhouse Girl were living in a dollhouse You may feel safe and sound But your dollhouse, girl, is falling down Its all been neatly arranged in your mind Every detail fits your own design Every room is perfectly in place But I can see the sadness, baby, on your face You had a plan and darling like a child You thought its down to fashion, down to style But your little dreamhouse is runnin wild Before your very eyes were shrinking down to size Were living in a dollhouse Were living in a dollhouse Girl were living in a dollhouse You may feel safe and sound But your dollhouse, girl, is falling down Everythings as you dreamed it would be But theres something wrong that you cant see Room by room you keep looking for some little flaw A crack somewhere in your dollhouse wall Something, girl, that will explain away The hurt you feel, darling, when we play Your little dolls they got grip on you Until youre just another doll in your dollhouse too Were living in a dollhouse Girl, were living in a dollhouse Oh were living in a dollhouse We may feel safe and sound But our dollhouse, girl, is falling down Oh were living in a dollhouse Girl, were living in a dollhouse

You do the drying, Ill do the dishes Wholl do the crying When all the wishes dont come true You do the washing, Ill do the folding Whose heart is breaking When whose arms are holding someone new Sittin on a peaceful lake sunnin Didnt hear the roar of the waterfall coming When its all a storybook story When its all so easy and nice Here comes trouble in paradise You did the dusting, I did the sweeping You did the driving oh and I did the sleeping a little too long On a picnic neath the sky so blue We didnt see the rain and heartache coming through When its all an old black and white movie And youre sure youve seen the ending twice Here comes trouble in paradise You said everything was fine Im sorry, baby, I didnt see the signs Oh so beautifully you read your lines But in a play where the hero has no vice And love comes without a price So does trouble in paradise Dont matter who did the dusting or who did the sweeping Who did the trusting or who did the cheating when its all gone Laying in a field on a summers day Waitin for those gray skies to clear away Knowing all loves glory and beauty Can vanish before you think twice Leaving trouble in paradise Now we share the laughing, we share the joking We do the sleeping with one eye open

Johnny got an angel dancing topless at night down in Toyland Where the blondies and the supergirls offer a sad look and soft hands And if youre looking for someone to steal your heart Someone tough enough to take it Someone to keep it or to tear it apart Someone to love you, someone to fake it Lonely night in the park Oh lonely night in the park Oh lonely lonely lonely lonely night Lonely lonely lonely lonely night in the park Well theres some dudes at the door givin talk Theres a lady at the bar, thats right Slip off your stool and you step through the rubble This is your chance, youre going to take it If she can dance, you can make it She takes off her shoes and runs down the beach Oh shes as soft as the night You fall and she crawls within your reach Let her drag you down on the sand And try to make it all right, ohhh And the boardwalk is so quiet at three in the morning The lonely wind breath life into a Ferris wheel Somehow tonight this street seems so boring Raped and ravaged, with no secrets to reveal Ohhh watch yourself now! Well the bars close down and the lonesome armies they run for cover The lost boys and their pick ups, man they hate each other Ah and youre drinking neath the pier with Kid Blue And Kid gets sick and throws up on your shoes And youre thinking of making it home Oh but your mom cant see you like this all alone Yeah youre walking down the street and no one knows your name Standing on the corner looking for the light to change Sitting on the picket, light by light, line by line They got nothing left but time Hey little stranger, what you doing tonight? Lonely lonely lonely lonely night Lonely lonely lonely lonely night Lonely lonely lonely lonely night Lonely lonely lonely lonely night Lonely lonely lonely lonely night Lonely lonely lonely lonely night Lonely lonely lonely lonely night Lonely lonely lonely lonely night

I woke up last night shaking from a dream Fot in that dream I died My wife rolled over and told me That my life would be immortalized Not in some major motion picture Or great American novel, you see No, theyre gonna make a TV movie out of me Well now, its one two three you take the money Yeah its as easy as A B C Yeah theyre gonna make a TV movie out of me Well They can change my name or they can leave it They can change my story too Or they can make me black or Chinese And do things that I never do Theyre gonna give my life a whole new ending And put me in prime time first-run And when its over, what I did there will be what I done Now I dont want my name in a history book Nobodys ever gonna see No, theyre gonna make a TV movie out of me Well now, its one two three you take the money Yeah its as easy as A B C Yeah theyre gonna make a TV movie out of me Well Im a shoe-in for sponsor Goodyear blimp and radial wheels Somebody had a meeting somewhere Somehow somebody made a deal Well I was one of them kinds of stories That everybody liked to see Yeah theyre gonna make a TV movie out of me Now I dont want no inscription on my gravestone No long soliloquy No theyre gonna make a TV movie out of me Well now, its one two three you take the money Yeah its as easy as A B C Yeah theyre gonna make a TV movie out of me

Well its Saturday night Youre all dressed up in blue Ive been watchin you a while Maybe youre watchin me too So somebody ran out Left someones heart in a mess Well if youre ready for love Honey Im tougher than the rest Some girls want a handsome Dan Or some good-lookin Joe On their arm, some girls like A sweet-talking Romeo Well around here baby I learned you get what you can get So if youre ready for love Honey Im tougher than the rest Well the road is dark And its a thin, thin line But I want you to know Ill walk it for you any time Maybe your other boyfriends Couldnt pass the test But if youre ready for love Honey Im tougher than the rest Well it aint no secret Ive been around a time or two Well I dont know baby Maybe youve been around too But theres another dance All you gotta do is say yes And if youre ready for love Honey Im tougher than the rest If youre sure youre ready for love Honey Im tougher than the rest

Well, she comes to me like a childhood soul Or an old time friend I aint seen so long When she sings to me, its like a loving song She can be so sweet, she dont do me no wrong You mean so much to me, baby You know you drive me crazy You mean so much to me, baby I want you for my girl Well, sometimes shes like a baby playing with a toy Then shes so much woman she makes me feel like a little boy And when she comes to me, and shes all alone And she cries: oh daddy, oh daddy make me strong! Thats when she means so much to me baby You know you drive me crazy You mean so much to me, baby I want you for my girl

Mary Ann on the avenue Girl all dressed up in Kensington blue Down where the hammer falls She’s born and bred within Whitetown walls Each and every day slowly passes away From a passing car she hears the music play Beneath the “El” she starts to sway Down in Whitetown Down in Whitetown Down in Whitetown Johnny’s trying to make his way He’s got a job, mister it don’t pay He sits and counts the scars On a stool down the end of a Whitetown bar And the old men here piss their lives away Drinking and joking about their cop-fighting days Ain’t no answers here, just the past and fear Of spending the rest of your days Down in Whitetown Down in Whitetown Down in Whitetown In a dream salvation comes with a beat Or the sound of breaking glass and running feet The beat that echoes down through the streets Mary Ann dances on Down in Whitetown Down in Whitetown Whitetown Down in Whitetown Down in Whitetown Down in Whitetown

Further up the road, further up the road Ill meet you further on up the road Where the way is dark and the night is cold Meet you further on up the road Where the road is dark and the seed is sowed Where the gun is cocked and the bullets cold The miles are marked in blood and gold Ill meet you further on up the road Further up the road, further up the road Meet you further on up the road Where the way is dark and the night is cold Meet you further on up the road Got on my dead mans suit and smilin skull ring Graveyard boots and a song to sing A song to sing to keep me out of the cold Ill meet you further on down the road Further up the road, further up the road Ill meet you further on up the road Where the way is dark and the night is cold Meet you further on up the road Now I been out in the desert, yeah, doin my time Searching through the dust for a sign If theres a light, brother I dont know Ill meet you further on up the road Further up the road, further up the road Ill meet you further on up the road Where the way is dark and the night is cold Ill meet you further on up the road Further up the road, further up the road Ill meet you further on up the road Where the way is dark and the night is cold Ill meet you further on up the road Further up the road, further up the road Ill meet you further on up the road Where the way is dark and the night is cold Meet you further on up the road Further up the road, further up the road Ill meet you further on up the road Where the way is dark and the night is cold Ill meet you further on up the road Further up the road, further up the road Meet you further on up the road Where the day is dark and the night is cold Meet you further on up the road Further up the road, further up the road Meet you further on up the road One sunny morning well rise I know Ill meet you further on up the road

Two kids get married, same old thing Folks congratulate you, church bells ring Whos got the ring, whos gonna pay the priest Get your mama in the paper, picture or two at least And at the reception all the old records play Where you gonna live, are you gonna taker her away? In a corner my new nephews showin me his knife You swore that youd love her for the rest of your life Went to kiss you at the altar we bumped heads Honeymoon night we figured we best shake on it instead Dressed kinda funny, laughin we hop in bed You can swear it on your feet, you can swear it on your head Come mornin my new famlilys sitting on the front porch swing Smilin kinda funny, nobody says a thing My new brother-in-laws throwin a football, he tosses me a pass

I walk along the levee to see the gypsy man The dirt neath my feet babys turnin to quicksand He looked into my palm, then looked me in the eye And told me you were gone, gone over the rise Once we stood together at the wishing well Our wishes like dreams, baby, into the water fell Oh then I kissed your lips but when I looked into your eyes They were gone, gone over the rise Tonight the blackbirds fly low on the waters edge Oh we walked this path not knowing where it led Now at the bottom of the river deep lies something shiny and gold Is a promise that love couldnt keep same as a promise broken Well I woke last night to the sound of rain The wind rustling branches against the window pane I searched the pillow beside me for the tears we cried Baby they were gone, gone over the rise

In the day we sweat it out on the streets Of a runaway American dream At night we ride through the mansions of glory In suicide machines Sprung from cages out on highway 9 Chrome wheeled, fuel injected, and steppin out over the line H-Oh, Baby this town rips the bones from your back Its a death trap, its a suicide rap We gotta get out while were young Cause tramps like us, baby we were born to run Wendy let me in I wanna be your friend I want to guard your dreams and visions Just wrap your legs round these velvet rims And strap your hands cross my engines Together Wendy we could break this trap Well run till we drop,and baby well never go back H-Oh, Will you walk with me out on the wire Cause baby Im just a scared and lonely rider But I gotta know how it feels I want to know if love is wild Babe I want to know if love is real Beyond the Palace hemi-powered drones Scream down the boulevard Girls comb their hair in rear view mirrors And the boys try to look so hard The amusement park rises bold and stark Kids are huddled on the beach in a mist I wanna die with you Wendy on the street tonight In an everlasting kiss The highways jammed with broken heroes On a last chance power drive Everybodys out on the run tonight But theres no place left to hide Together Wendy we can live with the sadness Ill love you with all the madness in my soul H-Oh, Someday girl I dont know when Were gonna get to that place Where we really wan to go And well walk in the sun But till then tramps like us Baby we were born to run Oh-Oh Baby we were born to run

I heard they seen you yesterday in Charles Town I heard about that story going round round All I gots a book of love with pages worn clean through A circle of gold and one bleeding tattoo Mary, Mary, where have you gone to This towns a secret shared and shattered in a sad song Just a Torn and tattered pieces of a love gone wrong Hearts of stone and eyes gone deep blue Only ours is filled two by two Mary, Mary, where have you gone to Summer storm blue and soft and cool On this slinky town streets where the love ruled Now its just a misty sidewalk with the rain drifting through Lipstick case and one lonely red shoe Mary, Mary, where have you gone to Mary, Mary, where have you gone to Mary, Mary, where have you gone to I heard they seen you yesterday in Charles Town

Youve got all the toys That money can buy But still you come to me like a little boy So unsatisfied Well I aint casting stones I dont want apologies You can play around But dont you play around me Im gonna call it quits Yeah, baby, Ive had enough Dont want to play cool I dont want to play tough Oh, all of the best things In life, they are still free Well, you can play around But dont you play around me Im not gonna walk Up on your high wire Im not gonna jump Through your little hoops of fire Im not gonna dance Like a puppet on a string, oh Oh, no, not me This is no day of judgment, Im Not waiting for you to confess Not waiting for the proud to someday fall Over humble to be blessed Im not waiting for anything Yeah, Im just walking free Well, you can play around But dont you play around me Yeah, you can play around Yeah, dont you play around me Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh

Aaah, Sun City Na na na na na, Sun City Na na na na na..... A way to South Africa We got to say I, I, I Aint gonna play Sun City I, I, I aint gonna play Sun City Everybody say I, I, I Aint gonna play Sun City I, I, I, I, I aint gonna play Sun City Relocation to phony homelands Separation of families I cant understand 23 million cant vote Cause theyre black Were stabbing our brothers And sisters in the back I wanna say I, I, I Aint gonna play Sun City I, I, I aint gonna play Sun City Our government tells us Were doing all we can Constructive engagement is Ronald Reagans plan Meanwhile people are dying And giving up hope Well, this quiet diplomacy Aint nothing but a joke I, I, I aint gonna play Sun City I, I, I aint gonna play Sun City Its time to accept our responsibility Freedom is a privilege Nobody rides for free Look around the world, baby It cannot be denied Somebody tell me why Were always on the wrong side I, I, I aint gonna play Sun City I, I, I aint gonna play Sun City Na na na na na, Sun City Na na na na na..... A way to South Africa Boputhuswana is far away But we know its in South Africa No matter what they say You cant buy me I dont care what you pay Dont ask me Sun City Because I aint gonna play I, I, I aint gonna play Sun City Lemme hear you say I, I, I, I, I, I Aint gonna play Sun City I dont wanna play Sun City Relocation to phony homelands Separation of families I cant understand 23 million cant vote Cause theyre black Were stabbing our brothers And sisters in the back I, I, I aint gonna play Sun City I, I, I aint gonna play Sun City.........

Well look out mama, your little girl she has changed She cut her baby curls and shes got her act rearranged Well look out daddy, what she needs now she cant find at home Oh Ricky wants a man of her She wants a man of her Ricky wants a man of her own Mama says her little girl wont talk to her anymore She just goes in her room, turns on the radio, and shuts the door Shes got her own bathroom, TV, stereo, extension phone Oh but Mama, Ricky wants a man of her She wants a man of her Ricky wants a man of her own Well daddy says when he drops her off Friday night at the gym She slides way down in the front seat so the kids wont see her with him She dont do no work, she wont tell nobody when shes coming home She makes poor daddy wait down on the corner at midnight all alone She used to like me to take her to a ball game or a movie show She used to make daddy take his little girl where she wanna go Now were left peeking through the curtains every time that we hear a horn blow I guess Ricky wants a man of her own Well my folks say Son, talk to her, shell listen to you Yeah, she listens real nice and she does what she wants to do Daddy says she wears her jeans so tight, Well you change em or youre stayin Home Oh but daddy, Ricky wants a man of her She wants a man of her Ricky wants a man of her own Shes almost grown Ricky wants a man of her She wants a man of her

Grab your ticket and your suitcase Thunders rolling down the tracks You dont know where youre goin But you know you wont be back Darlin if youre weary Lay your head upon my chest Well take what we can carry And well leave the rest Big Wheels rolling through fields Where sunlight streams Meet me in a land of hope and dreams I will provide for you And Ill stand by your side Youll need a good companion for This part of the ride Leave behind your sorrows Let this day be the last Tomorrow therell be sunshine And all this darkness past Big wheels roll through fields Where sunlight streams Meet me in a land of hope and dreams This train Carries saints and sinners This train Carries losers and winners This Train Carries whores and gamblers This Train Carries lost souls This Train Dreams will not be thwarted This Train Faith will be rewarded This Train Hear the steel wheels singin This Train Bells of freedom ringin This Train Carries broken-hearted This Train Thieves and sweet souls departed This Train Carries fools and kings This Train All aboard This Train Dreams will not be thwarted This Train Faith will be rewarded This Train Hear the steel wheels singin This Train Bells of freedom ringin

Every spring when the weather gets warm They come pourin into town straight off of them farms Driving 455s running hard and strong Theyd scratch built in them tool sheds all winter long Neath the trestless drinkin the beer and the wine Now some came on run, some just to pass the time With the brothers under the bridges Me and Tommy we was just fourteen, didnt have our licenses yet Our walls were covered with pictures of cars wed get Wed listen and wait for that highway to rumble and quake As they drove in through town when the weekendd break Bringin girls with that distant look in their eyes Now together neath the trestless theyd be laughing in the night With the brothers under the bridges Well me and my brotherd hitched a ride in Joeys pickup to the edge of town And we watched from the tall grass as the challenges were made and the duels Went down Wed hitchhike back home, sneak in, get in bed before our momd come And wed lay there in the night talkin about how we might someday be one Yeah someday run with the brothers under the bridges Well now I hear a cry in the distance and the sound of marching feet come and Gone Well Im stittin down here by this highway figuring, figuring just where I Belong Tonight up on Signal Hill I watch a young man in a red shirt walking through a night so still Put his jacket round his girl as the autumn wind send a chill

Oh well, oh well, I feel so good today We just touched ground on an international runway Jet propelled back home, from over seas to the U.S.A New York, Los Angeles, oh how I yearned for you Detroit, Chicago, Chattanooga, Baton Rouge Let alone just to be at my home back in old St. Lou Did I miss the skyscrapers, did I miss the long freeway? From the coast of California to the shores of The Delaware Bay You can bet your life I did, till I got back in the U.S.A Looking hard for a drive-in, searching for a corner cafe Where hamburgers sizzle on an open grill night and day Yeah, and a jukebox jumping the records like in the U.S.A Well, Im so glad Im livin in the U.S.A Yes Im so glad Im livin in the U.S.A Anything you want, we got it right here in the U.S.A Im so glad Im livin in the U.S.A Yes Im so glad Im livin in the U.S.A

Go Wasnt I always A friend to you? Wasnt I always A friend to you? Do you wanna Be my friend? Ooh, ooh Do you wanna Be my friend? Ooh, ooh Every once in a while Honey Let your love show Every once in a while Honey Let yourself show Nobody gets hurt No, no Ooh, ooh Nobody gets hurt Well We came here as two We laid down as one I dont care If Im not your only What I see in you You see in me But if I be wrong Smoke my smoke Drink my wine Bury My snakeskin boots Somewhere Ill never find Still be Your lover baby Oo, oo, oo Wasnt I always A friend to you? Wasnt I always A friend to you? Do you wanna Be my friend? Ooh ooh Do you wanna Be my friend? Ooh, ooh Every once in a while Honey Let yourself go Every once in a while Honey Let yourself show Nobody gets hurt No, no Ooh ooh Nobody gets hurt Well I could be An astronaut On the wrong side Of the moon Or wrapped up Like a baby On a bus under you Wherever I go You go with me But if I do you wrong Take the master suite Ill take the floor Sleep in late Get some rest Ill get mine Still be Your lover baby Oo, oo, oo Wasnt I always A friend to you? Wasnt I always A friend to you? Every once in a while Honey Let your love show Every once in a while Honey let yourself Go Nobody gets hurt Its only love Love, love Oo, oo, oo Wasnt I always A friend to you? Wasnt I always A friend to you? Wasnt I always A friend to you? Wasnt I always A friend to you?

Last night I went to the Coronado I bought my ticket and I found my seat It was a new adventure straight from Hollywood Lights went down as I felt the heat They went tearing from the final scene Burning rubber, spilling gasoline As the credits rolled away They were still chasing The man who got away Every night for weeks and weeks now I beat the traffic, I beat the heat now For two hours I can believe The man who got away was me I went tearing from the final scene Burning rubber, spilling gasoline As the credits rolled away They were still chasing The man who got away Drove into Stockton, my radio went dead That’s when I heard what the newsman said Said: “armed robbery on the ten-hundred block Was two men involved and one man shot While his accomplice made the payday With a .45 he blew the cashier away Last seen headed on the State Highway Driving a late model Chevrolet” I went screaming from the final scene In a hail of bullets and flaming gasoline As the credits rolled away They were still chasing The man who got away Man who got away Man who got away Man who got away

Sandy, the aurora is rising behind us Those pier lights, our carnival life forever Oh, love me tonight for I may never see you again Hey, Sandy, girl My, my, my, my baby Sandy, the fireworks are hailin over Little Eden tonight Forcin a light into all those stony faces left stranded on this warm July And the boys from the casino dance with their shirts open like Latin lovers on the shore Chasin all those silly New York virgins by the score Sandy, the aurora is rising behind us Those pier lights, our carnival life forever Oh, love me tonight, I promise Ill love you forever Oh, I mean it, Sandy, girl Oh, my baby Hey, Sandy girl My, my, my, my baby Sandy, the waitress I was seeing has lost her desire for me I spoke with her last night, she said she wont set herself on fire for me anymore Did you hear the cops finally busted Madame Marie for telling fortunes better than they do? For me, this boardwalk lifes through You ought to quit this scene, too, ooh Sandy, the aurora is rising behind us Those pier lights, our carnival life forever Oh, love me tonight, for I may never see you again Hey, Sandy, girl My, my, my, my baby Hey, Sandy, girl Oh, my baby Hey, Sandy girl My, my, my, my, my, my baby Hey, Sandy, girl Oh, my baby Hey, Sandy, girl My, my, my, my baby

I aint lookin for just excitement Baby thats just a fact If you want to get to her heart You better let her know just where youre at It aint written in the sky above No fortune-teller told me this You gotta tell her that you love her Tell her that you need her And give the girl a great big kiss Give the girl a great big kiss Now if youre such a fool you think It dont matter, baby, what you say Maybe you better tell her how youre feelin It aint gonna happen any other way It aint written in the sky above No fortune-teller told me this You gotta tell her that you love her Tell her that you need her And give the girl a great big kiss Give the girl a great big kiss Now baby all I wanna do Is darlin make sweet love to you Now I dont know what the meanin is Why you wanna hide the things you feel and say But baby its just a natural fact Love was never meant to be that way It aint written in the sky above No fortune-teller told me this You gotta tell her that you love her Tell her that you need her And give the girl a great big kiss Give the girl a great big kiss Now baby all I wanna do

Hear me now! I was born 13th child, neath the 13th moon Spit out all hungry and born anew Daddy drag me to the river tie me in rocks Throw me in where its deep and wide I go down, I dont die Hole in the river bottom, I crawl through Come back kill six brothers and sisters, kill papa too Sway down Mama, sway down low They going to know me wherever I go Into my bed with her kerosene my mama creep Set my flesh to burning, whilst I sleep I burn, burn, burn, till my soul burn black Black rains fall, I come back, I come back Get down Mama, get down low They gonna know me wherever I go 16 witches, cast 16 spells Make me a guitar outta skin and human skull Sing you a song like the wind in the sandy loam Bring you baby out your happy home Rams head, forked tail, clove hoof, loves my trail I sup on your body, sip on your blood like wine Out world theirs, this world mine So kiss me baby till it hurts God lost in heaven, we lost on earth Sway down Mama, sway down low They going to know me wherever I go Wherever I go, wherever I go Well I got a brand new lover I love her yes I do Shes my one and only and her name is Baby Blue

The screen door slams and Marys dress waves Like a vision she dances across the porch as the radio plays Roy Orbison singing for the lonely, hey thats me and I want you only Dont send me home again, I just cant face myself alone again Well dont you run back inside darling, you know just what Im here for So youre scared and youre thinking that maybe we aint that young anymore Well show a little faith theres magic in the night You aint a beauty but hey youre alright Oh and thats alright with me You can hide neath your covers and study your pain Make crosses from your lovers; throw roses in the rain Waste your summer praying in vain For a savior to rise from these streets Well now Im no hero its understood All the redemption Ive got to offer girl Is beneath this dirty hood With a chance to make it real somehow Tell me what else can we do now Except roll down the window and let the wind blow back your hair Well the nights busting open these two lanes will take us anywhere We got one last chance to make it real To trade in these wings on some wheels Climb in back heavens waiting down on the tracks Oh come take my hand, were ridin out tonight to case the promised land Oh Thunder Road, oh Thunder Road, oh Thunder Road Lyin out there like a killer in the sun I know its late but we can make it if we run Oh Thunder Road, sit tight, take hold, Thunder Road Oh well I got this guitar and I learned, I learned how to make it talk And my cars out back if youre ready to take that long walk From your front porch to my front seat The door is open but the ride aint free I know youre lonely for words that I aint spoken Well tonight well be free all the promises will be broken There were ghosts in the eyes of all the boys you sent away They haunt this dusty beach road in the skeleton frames of burned-out Chevrolets They scream your name at night in the street Your graduation gown lies in rags at their feet And in the lonely cool before dawn you hear their engines roaring on When you get to the porch theyre gone on the wind So Mary climb in Its a town full of losers and were pulling out of here to win

Now the seats are all empty Let the roadies take the stage Pack it up and tear it down Theyre the first to come and last to leave Working for that minimum wage Theyll set it up in another town Tonight the people were so fine They waited there in line And when they got up on their feet they made the show And that was sweet But I can hear the sound Of slamming doors and folding chairs And thats a sound theyll never know Now roll them cases out and lift them amps Haul them trusses down and getem up them ramps Cause when it comes to moving me You know you guys are the champs But when that last guitars been packed away You know that I still want to play So just make sure you got it all set to go Before you come for my piano But the bands on the bus And theyre waiting to go Weve got to drive all night and do a show in Chicago Or Detroit, I dont know We do so many shows in a row And these towns all look the same We just pass the time in our hotel rooms And wander round backstage Till those lights come up and we hear that crowd And we remember why we came Now we got country and western on the bus Are and be We got disco in eight tracks and cassettes in stereo Weve got rural scenes & magazines Weve got truckers on the CB Weve got Richard Pryor on the video We got time to think of the ones we love While the miles roll away But the only time that seems too short Is the time that we get to play People youve got the power over what we do You can sit there and wait Or you can pull us through Come along, sing the song You know that you cant go wrong Cause when that morning sun comes beating down Youre going to wake up in your town But well be scheduled to appear A thousand miles away from here People stay just a little bit longer We want to play, just a little bit longer Now the promoter dont mind And the union dont mind If we take a little time And we leave it all behind and sing One more song Oh wont you stay Just a little bit longer Please please please, say you will Say you will Oh wont you stay Just a little bit longer Oh please please please stay Just a little bit long I bet promotors dont mind And the roadies dont mind If we take a little time And we leave this all behind Singing one more song

Early in the morning, factory whistle blows Man rises from bed and puts on his clothes He takes his lunch and walks out in the morning light Its the working, the working, its the working life Through mansions of fear, through the mansions of pain I see my daddy walking through them factory gates in the rain Factory takes his hearing, factory gives him life Its the working, the working, just the working life End of the day, factory whistle cries Men walk through these gates with death in their eyes You better believe, boy, somebodys gonna get hurt tonight Its the working, the working, just the working life Early in the morning, factory whistle blows Man rises from bed and puts on his clothes He takes his lunch and walks out in the morning light Its the working, the working, just the working life Its the working, the working, just the working life Its the working, the working, just the working life

Living easy, living free Season ticket on a one-way ride Asking nothing, leave me be Taking everything in my stride Dont need reason, dont need rhyme Aint nothing that Id rather do Going down, party time My friends are gonna be there too Im on a highway to hell Im on a highway to hell Im on a highway to hell Im on a highway to hell No stop signs, no speed limit Nobodys gonna slow me down Like a wheel, gonna spin it Nobodys gonna mess me around Hey, Satan, paying my dues Playing in a rocking band Oh hey, Momma, look at me Im on the way to the promised land Im on a highway to hell Im on a highway to hell Im on a highway to hell Im on a highway to hell Dont stop me Im on a highway to hell Im on a highway to hеll Highway to hell Im on a highway to hell Highway to hell Im on a highway to hеll Im on a highway to hell Im on a highway to hell

Well the screen door slams, Marys dress waves And like a vision she dances across the porch While the radio plays Roy Orbison singing for the lonely Hey thats me and I want you only Dont turn me home again Cause I just cant face myself alone again Dont run back inside darling You know just what Im here for So youre scared and youre thinking That maybe we aint that young any more Show a little faith, theres magic in the night You aint a beauty, but hey youre alright And thats alright with me You can hide neath your covers And study your pain Make crosses from your lovers Throw roses in the rain Waste your summer praying in vain For a savior to rise from these streets Well listen I aint no hero Thats understood All the redemption I can offer, girl Is beneath this dirty hood With a chance to make it good somehow What else can we do now? Except roll down the window And let the wind blow back your hair This nights busting open These two lanes will take us anywhere Oh we got one last chance to make it real We can trade in these wings on some wheels Climb in back, heavens waiting down on the tracks Oh come take my hand Were riding out tonight to face the promised land Oh thunder road You know lying out there like a killer in the sun And oh I know its late, we can make it if we run We can make it if we run, we can make it if we run Yeah so we got this guitar We learned how to make it talk, the cars out back If youre ready to take that long, long walk From your front porch to my front seat The doors open but the ride it aint free Tonight you were lonely, for words that I aint spoken But tonight well be free All the promises will be broken There were ghosts in the eyes Of all the boys you sent away And they haunt this dusty beach road In the skeleton frames of burned out Chevrolets We got one last chance to make it real We got one last chance to make it real

I was standing by the river Where the cold black water runs I was standing by the river Where the cold black water runs I had my good eye to the dark And my blind eye to the sun I had all of the riches I had each and every one I had all of the riches I had each and every one I had my good eye to the dark And my blind eye to the sun Well I swore you were my darling Yeah, you were the only one Since I swore you were my darling You were the only one Had my good eye to the dark And my blind eye to the sun

We met on open streets where We both had no place to go I remember how my heart beat when You said “Oh, Billy I love you so” Now, standing in the doorway Did you ever think that we could look this old Victims of the little white lies that we told We didn’t count tomorrows We took what we could and ran There was no time for sorrow Every place you went I held your hand And when the night closed in I was sure your kisses told me all I had to know But they never whispered the little white lies that we told It was so good at the start Nothing could ever pull it apart Running hand in hand through the rain But soon the heart break, soon the pain girl There were no cold denials Nobody really lied It wasn’t in the things we said girl Just time spent, promises implied And when it began to fall apart Eaten quietly away from the inside Bit by bit by those little white lies Now standing in the doorway did you ever think Ever think that we could look this old Victims of the little white lies that we told Now lying here in the dark, did you ever think Ever think that we could be this cold Just as cold as the little white lies that we told Little white lies

Well, the doctor comes round here with his face all bright And he says, In a little while youll be all right All he gives is a humbug pill, a dose of dope and a great big bill Tell me, how can a poor man stand such times and live? He says, Me and my old school pals had some might high times round here And what happened to you poor black folks, well it just aint fair He took a look around, gave a little pep talk, said, Im with you then he took a little walk Tell me, how can a poor man stand such times and live? Theres bodies floatin on Canal Street and the levees gone to hell Martha, get me my sixteen gauge and some dry shells Them whos got got out of town And them who aint got left to drown Tell me, how can a poor man stand such times and live? I got family scattered from Texas all the way to Baltimore And I aint got no home in this world no more Gonna be a judgment thats a fact, a righteous train rollin down this track Tell me, how can a poor man stand such times and live?

I get up in the evening And I aint got nothing to say I come home in the morning I go to bed feeling the same way I aint nothing but tired Man, Im just tired and bored with myself Hey, there, baby I could use just a little help You cant start a fire You cant start a fire without a spark This guns for hire Even if were just dancing in the dark Messages keep getting clearer Radios on and Im moving around the place I check my look in the mirror Wanna change my clothes, my hair, my face Man, I aint getting nowhere I just live in a dump like this Theres something happening somewhere Baby, I just know there is You cant start a fire You cant start a fire without a spark This guns for hire Even if were just dancing in the dark You sit around getting older Theres a joke here somewhere and its on me Ill shake this world off my shoulders Come on, baby, the laughs on me Stay on the streets of this town And theyll be carving you up alright They say you gotta stay hungry Hey, baby, Im just about starving tonight Im dying for some action Im sick of sittin round here trying to write this book I need a love reaction Come on, gimme just one look You cant start a fire You cant start a fire without a spark This guns for hire Even if were just dancing in the dark You cant start a fire You cant start a fire without a spark This guns for hire Even if were just dancing in the dark Even if were just dancing in the dark

A 1-2-3 Good lovin, good lovin, good lovin I was feelin So bad Asked my family doctor just what I had I said Doctor Mr. M.D. Can you tell me Whats ailin me He said, Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yes indeed, all I, really need Good lovin Good lovin Good lovin, Honey, please Squeeze me tight Dont you want your baby to be all right? I said, Baby Its for sure I got the fever And you got the cure Everybody, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yes indeed, all I really need Is Good lovin Good lovin Good lovin, Good lovin Good lovin Good lovin Good lovin Good lovin Good lovin Good lovin Good lovin Its all a great time

Good evening Dublin! Well they blew up the chicken man in Philly last night Now they blew up his house too Down on the boardwalk theyre getting ready for a hell of a fight Gonna see what those racket boys can do Yeah theres trouble busting in from outta state And the D.A. cant get no relief Gonna be a rumble out on the promenade And the gambling commissions hanging on by the skin of its teeth Well now everything dies baby thats a fact But maybe everything that dies someday come back Put your makeup on, fix your hair up pretty Come on and meet me tonight in Atlantic City Well I got a job and put my money away But I had debts that no honest man could pay So I drew what I had from the Central Trust And I bought us two tickets on that coast city bus Well now everything dies baby thats a fact But maybe everything that dies someday come back Put your makeup on, fix your hair up pretty Meet me tonight in Atlantic City Solo! Well our luck may have died, and our love may be cold But with you forever Ill stay Were going out where the sands turn in to gold Put on your stockings baby, nights getting cold Well now, maybe everything dies, maybe thats a fact But maybe, everything that dies someday come back Hey! Well Ive been looking for a job but its hard to find Down here its winners and losers, and a wrong side of that line Well Im tired of coming on the losing end So honey, last night I met this guy Im gonna do a favor for him Everything dies baby thats a fact But maybe everything that dies someday comes back Put your makeup on fix your hair up pretty Meet me tonight Meet me tonight Meet me tonight Meet me tonight Meet me tonight Meet me tonight Meet me tonight Meet me tonight Meet me tonight Meet me tonight Meet me tonight in Atlantic City! Lah-lah-lah-lah-lah Lah-lah-lah-lah-lah Lah-lah-lah-lah-lah Lah-lah-lah Lah-lah-lah-lah-lah Lah-lah-lah-lah-lah Lah-lah-lah-lah-lah Lah-lah-lah Lah-lah-lah-lah-lah Lah-lah-lah-lah-lah Lah-lah-lah-lah-lah Lah-lah-lah Lah-lah-lah-lah-lah Lah-lah-lah-lah-lah Lah-lah-lah-lah-lah Lah-lah-laah... Good evening!

Born down in a dead mans town First kick I took was when I hit the ground You end up like a dog thats been beat too much Then you spend half your life just trying to cover up Born in the USA Born in the USA Born in the USA Got in a little hometown jam Ao they put a rifle in my hand Sent me off to a foreign land Go and kill the yellow man I was born in the USA Born in the USA Born in the USA Come back home to the refinery Hiring man says Son, if it was up to me Went down to see my V.A. man He said Son, dont you understand Had a brother at Khe Sahn Fighting off the Viet Cong Theyre still there and hes all gone He had a woman he loved in Saigon I got a picture of him in her arms Shadow of the penitentiary Out by the gas fires of the refinery Im ten years burning down the road Nowhere to run, aint got nowhere to go Born in the USA I was born in the USA Born in the USA Born in the USA Born in the USA I was born in the USA Born in the USA

They say love A love has its very own light That can shine through the darkest night That weve heard of And that light That you may want so much Well maybe you can never touch Though you may try Now at night I dream Im all alone Big sledgehammer and a cold dark stone Man swing the hammer World begin to shake Im just living in a town called Heartbreak Now Eve She stood by Adams side Ah, somewhere in paradise When the world was young And their love That was so pure and sound Was cursed straight into the ground That they walked on Now somewhere in every kiss I still feel the blame Like a dirty link In a long dark chain Man pull the chain World begin to shake Im just living in a town called Heartbreak Im just living in this town Youve gotta work with me baby with me baby with me baby Gotta with me baby with me baby Gotta with me baby Gotta with me baby Gotta work with me baby She says man Ive given you my flesh and blood But that just wasnt good enough You wanted my soul He says girl, No matter how hard I try You just aint ever satisfied Oh no no no Now at night the same dream Im all alone Big sledgehammer and a cold dark stone Man swing the hammer World begin to shake Im just living in a town called Heartbreak Im just living in a town called Heartbreak You gotta work with me baby with me baby with me baby oh with me baby Gotta with me baby with me baby with me baby Gotta work with me baby Gotta work with me baby Ooh You gotta work with me baby Youve gotta work with me baby Youve gotta work with me baby You gotta work with me baby Youve gotta work with me baby You gotta work with me baby

The way she kisses so tenderly The way she gives her love to me I been felt by the graces and angels up above The little things my baby does The little things my baby does The little things my baby does That make me love her The way she sighs when I hold her tight Good times and bad will be alright Faces on the street they push hard and they shove Disappear with the little things my baby does The little things my baby does The little things my baby does I know I love her The soft summer breeze fills her every sigh Her eyes are bluer than the summer sky I been felt by the graces and angels up above The little things my baby does The little things my baby does The little things my baby does That make me love her And when the night closes in Im drifting and I cant find a friend On the wings of the angels Im saved by her love The little things my baby does The little things my baby does The little things my baby does That make me love her The little things my baby does The little things my baby does The little things my baby does The little things my baby does

Well, Sandy, fireworks are hailing over Little Eden tonight Forcing light into all those stoned-out faces left stranded on this fourth of July Down in the town, the Circuits full of switchblade lovers, so fast, so shiny, so sharp And them wizards play down on Pinball Way on the boardwalk way past dark And the boys from the casino dance with their shirts open like Latin lovers along the shore Chasing all them silly New York girls Oh, Sandy, the aurora is rising behind us The pier lights our carnival life forever Love me tonight, because I--I may never see you again Whoa, oh, Sandy girl Well, now, the greasers, ah, they tramp the streets or get busted for trying to sleep on the beach all night And them boys in their high heels--ah, Sandy, their skins are so white And me, I just got tired of hanging in them dusty arcades, banging them pleasure machines Chasing the factory girls underneath the boardwalk Where they all promise to unsnap their jeans And you know that tilt-a-whirl way down on the south beach drag Well, I got on it last night and my shirt got caught And that Joey kept me spinning, I didnt think Id ever get off Oh, Sandy, the aurora is rising behind us The pier lights our carnival life on the water And I remember running down the beach at night with my old bosss daughter Well, he aint my boss no more, Sandy Hey Sandy, the angels, theyve lost their desire for us You know, I spoke to em just last night, and they said they wont set themselves on fire for us anymore And every summer when the weather gets hot, they ride their road down from heaven On their Harleys, they come and they go And you can see em dressed like stars in all the cheap little seashore bars And park, making love with their babies out on the Kokomo Well, the cops finally busted Madame Marie For tellin fortunes better than they do This boardwalk life for mes through You know, you oughta quit this scene, too Oh, Sandy, the aurora is rising behind us The pier lights our carnival life forever Oh, love me tonight, and I promise Ill love you forever I swear it! Oh, how bout it?

When I walk on by, girls be looking like damn he fly I pimp to the beat Walking on the street with in my new lafreak, yeah Girl look at that body Girl look at that body Girl look at that body I work out I got passion in my pants And I aint afraid to show it Im sexy and I know it Im sexy and I know it When Im at the mall, security just cant fight em off When Im at the beach Im in a speedo trying to tan my cheeks 1,2,3,4! Girl look at that body Girl look at that body Girl look at that body I work out Girl look at that body Girl look at that body Girl look at that body I work out When I walk in the spot, this is what I see Everybody stops and they staring at me I got passion in my pants And I aint afraid to show it Im sexy and I know it Im sexy and I know it Im sexy and I know it Im sexy and I know it Im sexy and I know it Come on everybody! Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle 1,2,3,4 Im sexy and I know it Im sexy and I know it Im sexy and I know it Im sexy and I know it

There’s a rumble in the park There’s a thunder in the dark The night’s so quiet, its Chain lightning Beneath a street light Two boys boppin’ in the night They had something in ’em called Chain lightning Though you never hear a sound There’s a fire underground Rumbling through the town You can’t keep it from comin’ down Lovers walking through the mist Romeo he steal a kiss Caught up in the moment of Chain lightning Now I don’t know about romance But baby it’s the latest dance Everybody’s getting up, doin’ it Chain lightning All along the strand baby Down in jungleland Everybody’s caught up in Chain lightning Ever hear the sound Of a fire underground Rumblin’ through the town The big cold is comin’ down Sittin’ at the light I’m a rider in the night Streaking light to light for Chain lightning I ain’t into style, baby I ain’t into fashion I just got a passion for Chain lightning Sittin’ at the light I’m a rider in the night Streaking light to light for Chain lightning

Well hed been hearing too many voices and feelina little off-rack Like there was something big pressing down on his back So he called up his friends and they said come on out west Its a place where a man can really feel his succes So he pulled his heart and soul down off the shelf Packed them next to the faith that hed lost in himself Said his good-byes and when the dirty work was done He turned his wheels into the fading sun For seven days and nights like a black-top bird he sped Maintained radio silence cept for in his head And just like his folks did back in 69 He crossed the border at Needles and heard the promised land on the line Now where the Transcontinental dumps into the sea Theres a bar made up to look like 1963 Girl in the corner eyed him like a hungry dog a bone As he brushed the desert dust off that Mercedes chrome Bartender said Hey, hows it hangin, tiger? He had a shot of tequila, smiled and whispered lighter He went down to the desert city where the rattlesnakes play And left his dead skin by the roadside in the noon of day Sun got so hot it almost felt like friend It could burn out every trace of where you been There was a woman hed met in a desert song A little while later a son come along Looked at that boys smile and called it home

Come to the door Ma, and unlock the chain I was just passin through and got caught in the rain Theres nothing I want, nothin that you need say Just let me lie down for a while and Ill be on my way? I was no more than a kid when you put me on the Southern Queen With the police on my back I fled to New Orleans I fought in the dockyards and with the money I made I knew the fight was my home and blood was my trade Baton Rouge, Poncitoula, and Lafayette town Well they paid me their money Ma I knocked the men down I did what I did well it come easily Restraint and mercy Ma were always strangers to me I fought champion Jack Thompson in a field full of mud Rain poured through the tent to the canvas and mixed with our blood In the twelfth I slipped my tongue over my broken jaw I stood over him and pounded his bloody body into the floor Well the bell rang and rang and still I kept on Till I felt my glove leather slip tween his skin and bone Then the women and the money came fast and the days I lost track The women red, the money green, but the numbers were black I fought for the men in their silk suits to lay down their bets I took my good share Ma, I have no regrets Then I took the fix at the state armory with big John McDowell From high in the rafters I watched myself fall As he raised his arm my stomach twisted and the sky it went black I stuffed my bag with their good money and I never looked back Understand, in the end Ma every man plays the game If you know me one different then speak out his name Ma if my voice now you dont recognize Then just open the door and look into your dark eyes I ask of you nothin, not a kiss not a smile Just open the door and let me lie down for a while Now the gray rains fallin and my ring fightins done So in the work fields and alleys I take all wholl come If youre a better man than me then just step to the line Now theres nothin I want Ma nothin that you need say Just let me lie down for a while and Ill be on my way Tonight in the shipyard a man draws a circle in the dirt I move to the center and I take off my shirt I study him for the cuts, the scars, the pain Man, nor the time can erase I move hard to the left and I strike to the face

Youre riding in my car I turn on the radio Im pulling you closer But you keep tellin me no You say you dont like it But I know youre a liar Cause when we kiss Ooh... Fire Late at night Youre taking me home You say you wanna stay But I want you to go Say I dont love you But you know Im a liar Cause when we kiss Ooh... Fire You had a hold on me right from the start A grip so tight I couldnt tear it apart My nerves all jumpin actin like a fool Well my kisses might burn But my heart stays cool Well Romeo and Juliet Sampson and Delilah Baby you can bet They were burnin with desire If I say split Then I know that Id be lying Cause when we kiss Ooh... Fire When we kiss Im on fire Your tenderness Gives me desire I cant resist Your tender lips When we kiss Ooh... Fire When we kiss Im on fire Your tenderness Gives me desire I cant resist Your tender lips When we kiss Ooh... Fire

Some say its destiny, whether triumph or tragedy But I believe we cast our nets out on the sea And nothing we gather comes for free I would have paid down through the years A price beyond rubies, beyond tears To keep you safe with me But your suspicion and your fear Your vow to let nobody near was your Trinity Such a tragedy I drew the best hand youd ever hold Then cashed my winnings in long ago Settled for silver, how could I know You were waiting with the gold? I could have caused your heart to yield But I was only a disturbance in the field of your dreams And I will never see you cry You wont be with me when I die A waste of you and me, a tragedy We took the wrong train to kingdom come No more damage can be done, baby Its just what the world dont need Its another stinking tragedy Thats how the story goes Our chapters coming to a close We are history But I will always think of you Everyday until my days are through You made me believe in tragedy

We fell in love and I made you the world I spent all my time tryin to satisfy you, girl Just one thing that I cant figure out Closer I get, farther baby I am out 30 days, 30 days out Well Im six days runnin but Im 30 days out 30 days, 30 days out With every kiss you leave a little shadow of doubt The roof was leakin honey where we live And Im wonderin whats that something that you wont give I started loving you but I gotta stop You got me mostly waitin for that other shoe to drop 30 days, 30 days out You keep me six days runnin but Im 30 days out 30 days, 30 days out With every kiss you leave a little shadow of doubt Tried to talk about whats goin on You just smile and tell me Baby there aint nothin wrong In your smile theres a sign in red It said Thousand miles of hard road dead ahead 30 days, 30 days out Yeah Im six days runnin but Im 30 days out 30 days, 30 days out With every kiss you leave a little shadow of doubt 30 days, 30 days out Well Im six days runnin but Im 30 days out 30 days, 30 days out With every kiss you leave a little shadow of doubt

The guilty undertaker sighs The lonesome organ grinder cries The silver saxophone says I should refuse you The cracked bells and washed out horns Blow into my face with scorn But its not that way I wasnt born to lose you I want you I want you I want you so bad Honey I want you The drunken politician leaps Upon the streets where mothers weep And the saviors who are fast asleep They wait for you And I wait for them to interrupt Me drinking from my broken cup And ask me to open up The gate for you Now all my fathers Theyve gone down True love Theyve been without it But all their daughters Put me down Cause I dont Think about it Well I return to the queen of spades And talk with my chamber maid She knows that Im not afraid to Look at her She is good to me and theres Nothing she doesnt see She knows where Id like to be But it doesnt matter Now your dancing child with the Chinese suit He spoke to me I took his flute No I wasnt very cute to him Was I But I did it because he lied Because he took you for a ride And because time was on his side And because I Want you I want you I want you so bad Honey I want you

Tear drops on the city Bad Scooter searching for his groove Whole world walking pretty But you cant find the room to move Everybody better move over, thats all Running on the bad side I got my back to the wall Tenth Avenue freeze-out, Tenth Avenue freeze-out Tenth Avenue freeze-out, Tenth Avenue freeze-out Stranded in the jungle Trying to take all the heat they was giving Night is dark but sidewalks bright And lined with the light of the living From a tenement window a transistor blasts Turn around the corner things got real quiet real fast I walk into a Tenth Avenue freeze-out Tenth Avenue freeze-out, Tenth Avenue freeze-out Tenth Avenue freeze-out, Tenth Avenue freeze-out When the change was made uptown And the big man he joined the band From the coastline to the city All the little babies raise their hands Gonna sit back right easy and laugh When Scooter and the big man bust this city in half With a Tenth Avenue freeze-out, Tenth Avenue freeze-out

Chorus: Blinded by the light Revved up like a Deuce Another runner in the night Blinded by the light, revved up like a Deuce Another runner in the night Madman drummers bummers Indians in the summer With a teenage diplomat In the dumps with the mumps As the adolescent pumps his way in to his hat With a boulder on my shoulder feeling kind of older I tripped the merry go round With this very unpleasing sneezing and wheezing The calliope crashed to the ground The calliope crashed to the ground and she was Repeat Chorus Some silicone sister with her manager mister Told me I got what it takes She said Ill turn you on sonny to something strong Play the song with the disco break And go kart Mozart was checking out the weather chart See if it was safe outside And little Early Pearly came by in his curly-whirly And asked me if I needed a ride The calliope crashed to the ground and she was Repeat Chorus twice Now Scott with a slingshot finally found a tender spot And throws his lover in the sand And some bloodshot forget me not his daddys within earshot Save the buckshot turn up the band Some silicone sister with her manager mister Told me I got what it takes She said Ill turn you on sonny to something strong.... She got down, but she never got tight Shes gonna make it through the night

Bright light city gonna set my soul Gonna set my soul on fire Ive got a whole lot a money just ready to burn So get those stakes up higher Theres a thousand pretty women just a-waitin out there Theyre all livin Devil may care And Im just the Devil with love to spare Viva Las Vegas Viva Las Vegas How I wish that there were more Than 24 hours in a day But even if there were 40 more I wouldnt sleep a minute away Theres Blackjack, Poker and the Roulette Wheel A fortune won and lost on every deal All you need is money and nerves of steel Viva Las Vegas Viva Las Vegas Well, Viva Las Vegas with your neon flashing and Your one-armed bandits crashing All your hopes down the drain Well, Viva Las Vegas turning day into night time Turnin night into day time If youve seen it once youll never be the same again SOLO Im gonna keep on the run Im gonna have me some fun If it costs me my very last dime If I wind up broke, well, Ill always remember That I had me a swinging time Im gonna give it every thing I got Lady Luck wont you let the dice stay hot Let me shoot a seven with every shot Viva Las Vegas Viva Las Vegas Viva Las Vegas Viva Viva Las Vegas BUSTED................ SOLO OUT

Wise men say only fools rush in But I cant help falling in love with you Shall I say would it be a sin cause I cant help falling in love with you Like the river flows Flowing to the sea Darling so it goes Some things were meant to be Take my hand, take my whole life too cause I cant help falling in love with you No, I cant help falling in love with you

Running down the highway half past eleven Waitin for my odometer to roll straight sevens Im a lucky man I went to see the gypsy the other night She looked in my palm looked me in the eye Said youre a lucky man Some folks got fortune some got eyes of blue What you got will always see you through Youre a lucky man Pa went from the army to the factory to the killing yard I make my living with my hands behind the wheel of this car Im a lucky man Messin with me man wouldnt be wise Roll them dice son - ah snake eyes Im a lucky man Had a girl in Calgary I gave her up Man that love thing was messin with my luck Im a lucky man Ill wake up tomorrow morning in another state Kiss me now baby before its too late If you wanna kiss a lucky man I dont miss no girl I dont miss no home He travels fastest who travels alone Hes a lucky man

They call him Mr. Outside Cause he dont care Mr. Outside Hes just havin his fun Mr. Outside Hes just looking out for number one Well Mr. Outside All your money and your power Wont help you come the dark hour Well kingdoms crumble To your feet Youre left another thief out on the street Mr. Outside Yeah he dont care Mr. Outside Hes just having his fun Mr. Outside Oh, looking out for number one Dark glasses and money for hire and high tension wire He got long dark, dark Cadillac He got pretty little little girl in back Mr. Outside Oh yeah he dont care Mr. Outside Hes just having his fun Mr. Outside Just looking out for number one Oh little baby got no diamond ring You cry cause you aint got no pretty things Them pretty things babe just look dumb You gotta take em when they come Mr. Outside Oh lord he dont care Mr. Outside Oh has his fun Mr. Outside Hes just looking out for No. 1 Mr. Outside Oh yeah he dont care Mr. Outside Hes just having his fun Mr. Outside Hes just looking out for No.

Hey little girl is your daddy home? Did he go away and leave you all alone? I got a bad desire Woah, Im on fire Tell me now, baby, is he good to you? Can he do to you the things that I can do? I can take you higher Woah, Im on fire Sometimes, its like someone took a knife, baby Edgy and dull, and cut a six-inch valley Through the middle of my soul At night I wake up with the sheets soaking wet And a freight train running through the Middle of my head Only you can cool my desire Woah, Im on fire Woah, Im on fire Woah, Im on fire

Night after night I keep holding on You say you love me Then you leave me so lonely Baby I dont believe a word youre sayin I think its all some evil game youre playin Still all day long all I do is think about you You got me believin that I cant live without you Well if you want it, heres my confession Baby I cant help it, youre my obsession Protection, thats what I need I need protection, baby, from your love Protection, thats what I need I need protection, baby, from your love I wait at home by the telephone When I call your house, baby, youre not there Knock on the door and I rush down the stairs When I open up, baby, youre not there When were together When were together and you put your arms around me You keep my mind Forever, ever in doubt You want me believin That, baby, I cant live without Protection, thats what I need I need protection, baby, from your love Protection, thats what I need I need protection, baby, from your love We stand alone, at my window And stare out, at the shadows down below I feel your fingers on my face I want to stay, I want to run away Protection, thats what I need I need protection, baby, from your love Protection, thats what I need I need protection, baby, from your love

I get up in the evening And I aint got nothing to say I come home in the morning I go to bed, feeling the same way I aint nothing but tired Man, Im just tired and bored with myself Ooh hey, there, baby I could use, just a little help You cant start a fire You cant start a fire without a spark This guns for hire Even if were just dancing in the dark Message keeps getting clearer Radios on, Im moving around the place I check my look in the mirror Wanna change my clothes, my hair, my face Man, I aint getting nowhere Just living in a dump like this Theres something happening somewhere Baby, I just know that there is You cant start a fire You cant start a fire without a spark This guns for hire Even if were just dancing in the dark You sit around getting older Theres a joke here somewhere and its on me Ill shake the world off my shoulders Come on, baby, the laughs on me You cant start a fire You cant start a fire without a spark This guns for hire Even if were just dancing in the dark Even if were just dancing in the dark Even if were just dancing in the dark Even if were just dancing, dancing Dancing baby Dancing in the dark Even if were dancing in the dark

Well I walk the way you want me to And Ill talk the way you want me to And Ive tried to do all I can just to please you Well I work hard every day for you And I brought home all my pay for you And Ive cried my tears through the rain night and again And oh whoa girl, its a shame Oh whoa girl, its a doggone shame We worked so hard, but its all in vain Oh whoa girl, its a shame Now I bought your gold and diamond rings And I brought you home your pretty things And I thought Id shown all the love I had for you, yes I did But as hard as I try it all falls through Well maybe I was born to be just your fool Trying to satisfy your every desire, each need you require Well oh whoa girl, its a shame Oh whoa girl, its a doggone shame I worked so hard, but its all in vain Oh whoa girl, its a shame Someone now! Whoa! Whoaaa, whoa-hoo Whoa Oh whoa girl, its a shame Oh girl, its a doggone shame We worked so hard, but its all in vain Oh whoa girl, its a shame Oh whoa girl, its a shame Oh girl, its a doggone shame I worked so hard, but its all in vain Oh whoa, girl its a shame

Take me now baby here as I am Hold me close, try and understand Desire is hunger is the fire I breathe Love is a banquet on which we feed Come on now try and understand The way I feel when Im in your hands Take my hand come undercover They cant hurt you now Cant hurt you now, cant hurt you now Because the night belongs to lovers Because the night belongs to lust Because the night belongs to lovers Because the night belongs to us Have I doubt when Im alone Love is a ring, the telephone Love is an angel disguised as lust Here in our bed until the morning comes Come on now try and understand The way I feel under your command Take my hand as the sun descends They cant touch you now Cant touch you now, cant touch you now Because the night belongs to lovers Because the night belongs to lust Because the night belongs to lovers Because the night belongs to us With love we sleep With doubt the vicious circle Turns and burns Without you I cannot live Forgive, the yearning burning I believe its time, too real to feel So touch me now, touch me now, touch me now Because the night belongs to lovers Because the night belongs to lust Because the night belongs to lovers Because the night belongs to us Because tonight there are two lovers If we believe in the night we trust Because tonight there are two lovers Because the night belongs to lust Because the night belongs to lovers Because the night belongs to us

Theres a place, so Ive been told Every street is paved with gold And its just across the borderline And when its time to take your turn Theres a lesson that you must learn You may lose more than youll ever hope to find And when you reach that broken promised land And all your dreams slip though your hand You have learned its too late to change your mind Cause you pay the price to come so far Just to wind up where you are And youre still just across the borderline Up and down The Rio Grande A thousand foot prints in the sand Reveal a secret no one can define The river rolls on like a breath In between our life and death Tell me who is next to cross that borderline And when you reach that broken promised land And all your dreams slip though your hand Youll know its too late to change your mind Cause you pay the price to come so far Just to wind up where you are And youre still just across the borderline

Its the end of another working day Come on and pack your blues away Change your clothes, well go for a ride To the other side Hurry up sundown, hurry up sundown Hurry up sundown, hurry up sundown Over here its easier to breathe Theres a place for you and me And theres no devil here to pay And come the light of day we pray Hurry up sundown, hurry up sundown Hurry up sundown, hurry up sundown And together well ride the other side Well feel so free, just you and me And Ill pray what is due Till the night sees us through And together well ride the other side Well feel so free, just you and me When this long day is through We will dance in blue Hurry up sundown, hurry up sundown Hurry up sundown, hurry up sundown, hurry up sundown Its the end of another working day Come and pack your blues away Its the end of another working day Come on and pack your blues away

Well dont you want to climb a mountain Yeah, dont you want to ride the river Drink from a magic fountain Give your woman all the love that you can give her Well dont you want to be an outlaw Dont you want to ride the range Dont you want to be an outlaw children Just like jesse, like jesse james Well now dont you want to swim the ocean Dont you want to climb the highest tree Drink some of mommas lovin potion Get your woman till she just cant see Dont you want to be an outlaw Just a poor boy out on the skids Dont you want to be an outlaw children Just like billy, just like billy the kid Well now billy he was a bad boy, he won the wild west By the year of 21, as many notches on his gun But someone laid him to an early rest Dont you want to climb a mountain Dont you want to ride the river Drink from a magic fountain Give your woman all the love that you can give her Dont you want to be an outlaw Dont you want to ride the range Dont you want to be an outlaw children Just like jesse Guitar solo Jesse he was a bad boy, he won the wild west As many notches on his gun as the years of 21 But someone laid him to an early rest Dont you want to climb a mountain Dont you want to ride the river Drink from a magic fountain Give your woman all the love that you can give her Dont you want to be an outlaw Dont you want to ride the range Dont you want to be an outlaw children Just like jesse, like jesse james Well dont you want to be an outlaw Dont you want to be an outlaw Just like jesse, just like jesse, just like jesse james

You promised me thered be no denials When I was weak under your spell When I feel thirsty you would not let me Take water from your well Well big black road Big black river Big black heaven in the sky above I need someone I can talk to I need someone I can love So I went down to that valley To a boy that I once knew And he looked at me so tender Oh baby like you used to do Well big black road Big black river Big black heaven in the sky above I need someone I can talk to I need someone I can love So I crossed that river of temptation And I lay down in that young boys arms And there I claimed my destination Through this one last unforgiving harm Well big black road Big black river Big black heaven in the sky above I need someone I can talk to I need someone I can love

The lights in the harbor dont shine for me Im like a lost ship adrift on the sea Sea of heartbreak, lost love, loneliness Memories of your caress So divine, I wish you were mine again, my dear On this sea of tears Sea of heartbreak How did I lose you? Oh, where did I fail? Why did you leave me always to sail? Sea of heartbreak, lost love, loneliness Memories of your caress So divine, I wish you were mine again, my dear On this sea of tears Sea of heartbreak Oh, what Id give to sail back to shore Back to your arms once more Come to my rescue, oh, come here to me Take me and keep me away from the sea Sea of heartbreak, lost love, loneliness Memories of your caress So divine, I wish you were mine again, my dear On this sea of tears Sea of heartbreak, lost love, loneliness Memories of your caress So divine, I wish you were mine again, my dear On this sea of tears Sea of heartbreak Sea of heartbreak This sea of heartbreak

1 - 2 - 3 - 4 Well, she was just seventeen You know what I mean And the way she looked was way beyond compare So how could I dance with another And I saw her standing there Well, she looked at me, and I, I could see That before too long, Id fall in love with her She wouldnt dance with another And I saw her standing there Well, my heart went boom When I crossed that room And I held her hand in mine Whoah, we danced through the night And we held each other tight And before too long, I fell in love with her Now, Ill never dance with another Since I saw her standing there Well, my heart went boom When I crossed that room And I held her hand in mine Whoah, we danced through the night And we held each other tight And before too long, I fell in love with her Now, Ill never dance with another Since I saw her standing there

Theyre grazin the field Covered with tar Cant get a price To see my way clear Im sitting down At the Sugarland Bar It might as well bury My body right here Tractors and combines Out in the cold Sheds piled high With the wheat we aint sold Silos filled with Last years crops If something dont break me Well gonna drop Well my wife got another Coming in july Shes just laid up in bed All she does is cries, cries, cries Tommy, oh Tommy Im so alone Tommy, oh Tommy Oh! Wont you stay home Pa dont say nothing Except when it rains He sits by the window Listening to the sound of passing trains Roaring out of the night Carrying an empty load We got a whole lot of grain That aint got nowhere to go Well, if prices Dont get no higher Ill fill this dustbin with gasAnd set these fields on fire Sit out on a ridge Where the bluebirds fly And watch the flame rise up Against this sugarland sky

Take me now baby here as I am Pull me close, try and understand Desire is hunger is the fire I breathe Love is a banquet on which we feed Come on now try and understand The way I feel when Im in your hands Take my hand come undercover They cant hurt you now Cant hurt you now, cant hurt you now Because the night belongs to lovers Because the night belongs to lust Because the night belongs to lovers Because the night belongs to us Have I doubt when Im alone Love is a ring, the telephone Love is an angel disguised as lust Here in our bed until the morning comes Come on now try and understand The way I feel under your command Take my hand as the sun descends They cant touch you now Cant touch you now, cant touch you now Because the night belongs to lovers Because the night belongs to lust Because the night belongs to lovers Because the night belongs to us With love we sleep With doubt the vicious circle Turn and burns Without you I cannot live Forgive, the yearning burning I believe its time, too real to feel So touch me now, touch me now, touch me now Because the night belongs to lovers Because the night belongs to lust Because the night belongs to lovers Because the night belongs to us Because tonight there are two lovers If we believe in the night we trust Because tonight there are two lovers ...

I was born saved in heaven It was nothing like the promised land Raised in a good christian house Underneath a good christian hand I was schooled down and dirty Signed a note back to town It was there that the workers slaved all week Waiting for payday to come around Break out, come on if youre coming Cause baby I just cant stay I want to take out the walls of this joint I want to blow this town away Now I aint into fast livin I aint into dying young And I aint looking to be forgiven For any of the stupid things that Ive done For the ones who once had a notion A notion it was good to be alive Feel the spark, the rush of emotion I want to break out baby tonight I want to dream, that I got a place I want to scream in somebodys face Make it seem, get out of this muddy race All night long Well all little kings lose their thrones tonight All you little pretty things better learn to sleep alone tonight It was down in the cool dirty living With the man with the master plan Some girl who can beg forgiveness And a ticket to the promised land Down where theyll tear your guts out Making out what youre all about Making while we were blasting like a ? ? I want out I want out I want out Want out to the outside Well Im a small fool I want to shout Im bound for nothing I want to shout about something too For the ones who once had a notion It aint no sin to be glad youre alive I feel the heat, the rush of devotion I want to tear out baby tonight I wanna do what aint ever been done I wanna win what aint ever been won I wanna lose blow it all away I wanna lose what Ive always won Prove it all night long I wanna know that I got a place I wanna go where I can see your face I wanna rock the roof off this place I want you to know I wanna live

Well, the screen door slams, Marys dress waves Like a vision she dances across the porch as the radio plays Roy Orbison is singing for the lonely Hey, thats me, I want you only Dont turn me home again, I just cant face myself alone again So dont you run back inside, darling, cause you know just what Im here for And youre scared and youre thinking that maybe were not that young anymore Well, show a little faith, cause theres magic in the night You aint a beauty, hey, alright Oh, and thats alright with me Now you can hide underneath the covers and study your pain Make crosses from your lovers and throw roses in the rain You can waste your summers praying in vain For a savior to rise from these streets Oh, Im no hero, and thats understood All the redemption I can offer, girl, is beneath this dirty hood We got a chance to make it good somehow Well, what else can we do now? Except roll down the window and let the wind blow back our hair This nights busted open, and these two lanes can take us anywhere We got one last chance to make it real To trade in these wings on some wheels Climb in back, darling, now heaven is waiting down on the tracks So, oh-oh, come take my hand Were riding out tonight to case the promised land Oh-oh-oh-oh, Thunder Road, oh, Thunder Road Oh, Thunder Road Well its lying out there like a killer in the sun And I know that its late, but we can make it if we run Oh-oh-oh-oh, Thunder Road Sit tight, take hold, Thunder Road Well, I got this guitar and I learned how to make it talk And my cars out back if youre ready to take that long, long walk From your front porch to my front seat The doors open but the ride aint free And I know youre lonely for things that I havent spoken But tonight well be free, all the promises will be broken There were ghosts in the eyes of all the boys that you sent away They haunt these dusty beach roads in the skeleton frames of burned out Chevrolets And they scream your name at night in the street The graduation gown lies in rags at their feet And in the lonely cold before dawn You hear the engines roaring on But when you get to the porch theyre gone On the wind So Mary climb in This is a town full of losers, Im-a pulling out of here to win

Well I stood stone-like at midnight suspended in my masquerade I combed my hair till it was just right and commanded the night brigade I was open to pain and crossed by the rain and I walked on a crooked crutch I strode all alone through a fallout zone, came out with my soul untouched Hid in the clouded wrath of the crowd, when they said sit down I stood up Growin up Ah-one, two, three, four! Well, the flag of piracy flew from my mast, my sails were set wing to wing I had a jukebox graduate for first mate, she couldnt sail but she sure could sing I pushed B-52 and I bombed em with the blues with my gear set stubborn on standing Broke all the rules, strafed my old high school, never once gave thought to landing Hid in the clouded wrath of the crowd, when they said come down I threw up Oh, oh, growin up Alright, come on boys! I took month-long vacations in the stratosphere and you know its really hard to hold your breath Well I lost everything I ever loved or feared, I was the cosmic kid! And my feet they finally took root in the earth, got me a nice little place in the stars I swear I found the key to the universe in the engine of an old parked car Hid in the clouded wrath of the crowd, when they said sit down stood up Oh, oh, growin up Yeah, yeah, growin up Yeeeeeahh! One, two, a-one! Thank you!

I worked hard, baby, night and day The things I had somebody took away They took away everything I earned But theres one lesson thata I have learned You got to hold on, little girl, to what youve got You got to hold on, little girl, to what youve got You got to hold on, little girl, to what youve got You got to hold on, little girl, to what youve got I been pushed and I been knocked down But I picked myself right back up off the ground And baby theres one thing that I have found Fightings the only ways to stand your ground You got to hold on, little girl, to what youve got You got to hold on, little girl, to what youve got You got to hold on, little girl, to what youve got You got to hold on, little girl, to what youve got Ive been used, Ive been abused Ive had, baby, my regrets Ive been lost, I paid the cost But theres one thing I aint gonna forget Ive heard some hard lines, Ive seen some cryin times Bad luck and trouble they been friends of mine Got to stand straight and stare right at your face And play it hard before its too late You got to hold on, little girl, to what youve got You got to hold on, little girl, to what youve got You got to hold on, little girl, to what youve got You got to hold on, little girl, to what youve got You got to hold on, little girl, to what youve got You got to hold on, little girl, to what youve got You got to hold on, little girl, to what youve got You got to hold on, little girl, to what youve got

When I asked you if everything is alright You whisper Dont worry and you shut out the light Now black is black in this bed were laying And I wanna believe the words that youre saying But your eyes look like a leavin train They keep on dragging me down Your eyes look like a leavin train They keep on draggin They keep on draggin They keep on draggin me down Well I did anything just to try to get close to you I took it step by step like a mans supposed to Tell me now, is this my Is this my contrition To have the love that I longed for fill me with suspicion But your eyes look like a leavin train They keep on dragging me down Your eyes look like a leavin train They keep on draggin They keep on draggin They keep on draggin me down Now its tellin time, oh my little sister Now can I believe the words, the words of love you whisper Is my train in vain, has my soul gone to waste Am I just a victim of, a victim of my lost faith

The screen door slams, Marys dress sways Like a vision she dances across the porch As the radio plays, Roy Orbison singing for the lonely Hey thats me and I want you only Dont turn me home again I just cant face myself alone again Dont you run back inside, darling You know just what Im here for So youre scared and youre thinking That maybe we aint that young anymore Show a little faith, theres magic in the night You aint a beauty, but hey youre alright Oh, and thats alright with me You can hide neath your covers And study your pain Make crosses from your lovers Throw roses in the rain Waste your summer praying in vain For a savior to rise from these streets Well now, Im no hero, thats understood All the redemption I can offer, girl, is beneath this dirty hood With a chance to make it good somehow Hey, what else can we do now? Except roll down the window And let the wind blow back your hair Well, the nights busted open These two lanes will take us anywhere We got one last chance to make it real To trade in these wings on some wheels Climb in back, Heavens waiting down on the tracks Oh oh, come take my hand Were riding out tonight to case the promised land Woah oh oh, thunder road, oh thunder road, oh thunder road Lying out there, like a killer in the sun Hey I know its late, we can make it if we run Woah oh oh, thunder road, sit tight, take hold, thunder road Well, I got this guitar, and I learned how to make it talk And my cars out back, if youre ready to take that long walk From your front porch to my front seat The doors open but the ride, it aint free And I know youre waiting For words that I aint spoken Tonight well be free All the promisesll be broken There were ghosts in the eyes Of all the boys you sent away They haunt this dusty beach road In the skeleton frames of burned out Chevrolets They scream your name at night in the street Your graduation gown lies in rags at their feet And in the lonely cool before dawn You hear their engines roaring on But when you get to the porch, theyre gone On the wind, so Mary climb in Its a town full of losers Im pulling out of here to win

Pasas desnuda ante mi celda Mejor callar y que no me entiendas Eres la reina en cualquier lugar Y yo me dejo, si tu quieres jugar Pero Mas es amar Mas es amar Con cuanto morbo te dejas caer Prendiendo fuego al atardecer Hago piruetas en tu dedo pulgar Pero eso es todo, no puedo pasar Porque Mas Mas es amar No sufras, todo va bien Ese rio ya lo cruce Bebeme entero como lluvia de abril Pero al volcan mejor dejarlo dormir Piensas que esto es un viene y va Y piensas bien, pero que mas da Sonrie ?quien pide mas? Hoy es hoy, manana es quizas Mirala, perfume frances Susurrame y caere a tus pies Gris luna en tu piel Sabes que hago lo que debo hacer Mas es amar Mas es amar Mas es amar Mas es amar

I come from down in the valley where mister, when youre young They bring you up to do like your daddy done Me and Mary we met in high school when she was just seventeen Wed drive out of this valley down to where the fields were green Wed go down to the river And into the river wed dive Oh down to the river wed ride Then I got Mary pregnant and, man, that was all she wrote And for my nineteenth birthday I got a union card and a wedding coat We went down to the courthouse and the judge put it all to rest No wedding day smiles, no walk down the aisle No flowers, no wedding dress That night we went down to the river And into the river wed dive Oh down to the river we did ride I got a job working construction for the Johnstown Company But lately there aint been much work on account of the economy Now all them things that seemed so important Well, mister they vanished right into the air Now I just act like I dont remember, Mary acts like she dont care But I remember us riding in my brothers car Her body tan and wet down at the reservoir At night on them banks Id lie awake And pull her close just to feel each breath shed take Now those memories come back to haunt me, they haunt me like a curse Is a dream a lie if it dont come true Or is it something worse, that sends me Down to the river though I know the river is dry That sends me down to the river tonight Down to the river, my baby and I Oh down to the river we ride

One, two! Well, madman drummers bummers and Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his way into his hat With a boulder on my shoulder, feeling kinda older I tripped the merry-go-round With this very unpleasing sneezing and wheezing the calliope crashed to the ground Some all-hot half-shot was heading for the hot spot snapping his fingers clapping his hands And some fleshpot mascot was tied into a lovers knot with a whatnot in her hand Now young Scott with a slingshot finally found a tender spot and throws his lover in the sand And some bloodshot forget-me-not whispers, Daddys within earshot, save the buckshot, turn up the band We were blinded blinded blinded baby by the light We were blinded blinded blinded baby by the light Some brimstone baritone anti-cyclone rolling stone preacher from the east Said, Dethrone the dictaphone, hit it in its funny bone, thats where they expect it least Some new-mown chaperone was standing in the corner all alone watching the young girls dance Some fresh-sown moonstone was messing with his frozen zone to remind him of the feeling of romance We were blinded blinded blinded baby by the light We were blinded blinded blinded baby by the light We were blinded blinded blinded baby by the light We were blinded blinded blinded baby by the light Yeah! Some silicone sister with her managers mister told me I got what it takes Said, Ill turn you on sonny, to something strong if you play that song with the funky break Go-cart Mozart checking out the weather chart to see if it was safe to go outside Little Early-Pearly came by in her curly-wurly, asked me if I needed a ride Some hazard from Harvard was skunked on beer playing backyard bombardier And Scotland Yard was trying hard, sent some dude with a calling card, said, Do what you like, dont do it here Well, I jumped up, turned around, spit in the air, fell on the ground, asked him which was the way back home Said, Take a right at the light, keep going straight until night, then youre on your own Zanzibar, shooting star, riding in a side car, humming a lunar tune The avatar said, Blow the bar but first remove the cookie jar shes gonna teach those boys to laugh too soon Some kidnapped handicap was complaining that he caught the clap from some mousetrap he bought last night I unsnapped his skull cap, between his ears I saw a gap, figured hed be all right We were blinded blinded blinded baby by the light We were blinded blinded blinded baby by the light We were blinded blinded blinded baby by the light We were blinded blinded blinded baby by the light Mama always told me not to look into the sights of the sun Oh but mama thats where the fun is One, two, one, two, three! Whoa! (Blinded, blinded, blinded baby by the light Blinded, blinded, blinded baby by the light)

I come from down in the valley Where, mister, when youre young They bring you up to do like your daddy done Well, Mary, we met in high school She was just seventeen Wed drive outta this valley Down to where the fields were green Wed go down to the river And into the river wed dive Oh, down to the river wed ride Well, I got Mary pregnant And, man, that was all she wrote Before my nineteenth birthday I got a union card and a wedding coat We went down to the courthouse And the judge brought it all to rest No wedding day smiles No walk down the aisles No flowers, no wedding dress Wed go down to the river And into the river wed dive Oh, down to the river wed ride I got a job working construction For the Johnstown company Lately, there aint been much work On account of the economy All those things that seemed so important Well, they just vanish in the air And I act like I dont remember Mary acts like she dont care And I remember us riding in my brothers car About ten and went around the reservoir At night on the banks, Id lie awake And pull her close to feel each breath shed take Those memories come back to haunt me Well, they haunt me like a curse Is a dream a lie that dont come true Or is it something worse? And wed go down to the river And into the river wed dive Oh, down to the river wed ride Down to the river, my baby and I Oh, down to the river, wed ride

I get up in the evening And I aint got nothing to say I come home in the morning I go to bed feeling the same way I aint nothing but tired Im just tired and bored with myself Hey there baby, I could use just a little help You cant start a fire You cant start a fire without a spark This guns for hire Even if were just dancing in the dark Messages keep getting clearer Radios on and Im moving round the place I check my look in the mirror I want to change my clothes, my hair, my face Man I aint getting nowhere Im just stuck in a dump like this Theres something happening somewhere Baby, I just know that there is Cant start a fire You cant start a fire without a spark This guns for hire Even if were just dancing in the dark You sit around getting older Theres a joke somewhere and its on me Ill shake this world off my shoulder Come on baby this laughs on me Stay on the streets of this town And theyll be carving you up alright They say you gotta stay hungry Hey baby, Im just about starving tonight Im dying for some action Im sick of sitting round here trying to write this book I need a love reaction Come on now baby give me just one look You cant start a fire without a spark This guns for hire Even if were just dancing in the dark You cant start a fire without a spark This guns for hire Even if were just dancing in the dark Even if were just dancing in the dark Even if were just dancing in the dark Even if were just dancing in the dark Hey baby

Pack up your bags Dont look back Theres a little place Out cross the the railroad tracks If youre broken-hearted And you dont know what to do But they got a place down there thats just for you Club Soul, Club Soul City, yeah yeah yeah Club Soul, Club Soul City, oh yeah Theres a waitress at the back bar Goes with the the guy that runs the place Shes got hair like a weeping willow And tears running down her face Shes seen a lot of guys like you coming around Looking for something that theyve lost Or trying to lose something that theyve found Down at Club Soul, Club Soul City, yeah yeah yeah Club Soul, Club Soul City, oh yeah So if youre down on your spirit And there aint no-one who cares If youre lost and youre lonely You wont be lonely down there You cant miss it, its just up the highway On the front door theres a sign that says Restricted to the losing kind Club Soul, Club Soul City, yeah yeah yeah Club Soul, Club Soul City, oh yeah Club Soul, Club Soul City, yeah yeah yeah Club Soul, Club Soul City, oh yeah

I was eight years old and running with a dime in my hand Into the bus stop to pick up a paper for my old man Id sit on his lap in that big old Buick and steer as we drove through town Hed tousle my hair and say, son, take a good look around This is your hometown Your hometown This is your hometown This is your hometown In 65, tension was running high at my high school There was a lot of fights between blacks and whites, there was nothing you could do Two cars at a light on a Saturday night, in the backseat there was a gun Words were passed, in a shotgun blast troubled times had come To my hometown My hometown My hometown My hometown Now Main Streets whitewashed windows and vacant stores Seems like there aint nobody wants to come down here no more Theyre closing down the textile mill across the railroad tracks Foreman says, these jobs are going, boys, and they aint coming back To your hometown Your hometown Your hometown Your hometown Last night me and Kate, laid in bed, talking about getting out Packing up our bags, and maybe heading south Im thirty-five, we got a boy of our own now Last night, I sat him up behind the wheel and said, son, take a good look around This is your hometown

Take me now, baby, here as I am Pull me close, try and understand Desire is hunger, is the fire I breathe Love is a banquet on which we feed Come on now try and understand The way I feel when Im in your hands Take my hand come undercover They can’t hurt you now Cant hurt you now Cant hurt you now Because the night belongs to lovers Because the night belongs to lust Because the night belongs to lovers Because the night belongs to us Have I doubt when I’m alone Love is a ring, the telephone Love is an angel disguised as lust Here in our bed until the morning comes Come on now try and understand The way I feel under your command Take my hand as the sun descends They cant touch you now Cant touch you now Cant touch you now Because the night belongs to lovers Because the night belongs to lust Because the night belongs to lovers Because the night belongs to us With love we sleep With doubt the vicious circle Turn and burns Without you I cannot live Forgive, the yearning burning I believe its time, too real to feel So touch me now, touch me now, touch me now Because the night belongs to lovers Because the night belongs to lust Because the night belongs to lovers Because the night belongs to us

I got a sixty-nine Chevy with a 396 Fuelie heads and a Hurst on the floor Shes waiting tonight down in the parking lot Outside the Seven-Eleven store Me and my partner Sonny built her straight out of scratch And he rides with me from town to town We only run for the money, got no strings attached We shut em up and then we shut em down Tonight, tonight the strips just right I want to blow em off in my first heat Summers here and the time is right For racin in the street We take all the action we can meet And we cover all the northeast state When the strip shuts down we run em in the street From the fire roads to the interstate Some guys they just give up living And start dying little by little, piece by piece Some guys come home from work and wash up And go racin in the street Tonight, tonight the strips just right I want to blow em all out of their seats Calling out around the world, were going racin in the street I met her on the strip three years ago In a Camaro with this dude from L.A I blew that Camaro off my back And drove that little girl away But now theres wrinkles around my babys eyes And she cries herself to sleep at night When I come home the house is dark She sighs, baby did you make it all right, She sits on the porch of her daddys house But all her pretty dreams are torn She stares off alone into the night With the eyes of one who hates for just being born For all the shut down strangers and hot rod angels Rumbling through this promised land Tonight my baby and me, were gonna ride to the sea And wash these sins off our hands Tonight, tonight the highways bright Out of our way, mister, you best keep Cause summers here and the time is right For racin in the street

This lightnings gonna strike Right through this heart of mine Again, again cause this rain aint gonna stop And were feeling every drop As they keep dancing on our heads But you gotta hold on You gotta be strong Right here with me if it all goes wrong To keep you from harm Away in my arms Steer you away from the storm When the sun wont come around And your world keeps washing out I wont let this love fall down Ill carry you Ill carry you So lets run toward waiting lights Cause I know theres better skies Ahead, ahead Sand through an hourglass This flood is gonna pass And well still be standing, hand in hand Oh, you gotta hold on You gotta be strong Right here with me if it all goes wrong To keep you from harm Away in my arms Steer you away from the storm