Love Is The Ritual Written by Glen Burtnik, Plinky Lead Vocals by Glen Burtnik Little sister She got a lot of time she got a lot of money Don't you know that ain't enough Pretty thing All dressed up for the main attraction Like a baby doll looking for love And she doesn't need a reason She just hears a calling to the wild God gave man the breath of life To grow up strong to take a wife To change the world and love is the ritual You learn to walk & talk & laugh & cry Heart & soul til the day you die And above it all love is the ritual Little man Beating his chest & flexing his muscles Gun for hire, he shoots for a star Like a handsome prince Walking down the streen in his shining armor Romeo in search of his heart There's a method to this madness And a message calling to the wild God gave man the breath of life To grow up strong to take a wife To change the world and love is the ritual You learn to walk & talk & laugh & cry Work your finge...

Show Me the Way Written by Dennis DeYoung Lead Vocals by Dennis DeYoung Every night I say a prayer in the hope that there's a heaven And every day I'm more confused as the saints turn into sinners All the heroes and legends I knew as a child have fallen to idols of clay And I feel this empty place inside so afraid that I've lost my faith Show me the way, show me the way Take me tonight to the river And wash my illusions away Show me the way And as I slowly drift to sleep, for a moment dreams are sacred I close my eyes and know there's peace in a world so filled with hatred That I wake up each morning and turn on the news to find we've so far to go And I keep on hoping for a sign, so afraid that I just won't know Show me the way, Show me the way Take me tonight to the mountain And wash my confusion away And if I see a light, should I believe Tell me how will I know Show me the way, show me the way Take me tonight to the river And wash my illusions away Show me th...

Edge Of The Century Written by Glen Burtnik, Bob Burger Lead Vocals by Glen Burtnik Listen on YouTube Living on the edge of the century See the world in revolution Spinning faster all the time We're heading for the end of something Just about to step across that line Oh, can't you see? We're staring in the face of reality Oh, you and me We're living on the edge of the century Feel the way the earth is shaking Hear the rumble miles away Say goodbye to Checkpoint Charlie Walls are falling every day Oh, can't you see? Every step we take we're making history Oh, you and me We're living on the edge of the century [alternate 2nd verse from the 1999 tour] Feel the way the earth is shaking Fires and floods and hurricanes A voice cries out in revelation "Say hello to Y2K!" Oh, can't you see? We're jumpin on the ledge of uncertainty Oh, you and me We're living on the edge of the century Can't turn off the information Can't sit back in you...

Love At First Sight Written by Dennis DeYoung, Glen Burtnik, James Young Lead Vocals by Dennis DeYoung Driving past your house again I feel the same way I did then I get weak, just thinking about you It all began so easily A look from you a glance from me Then our eyes met like thunder & lightning You and I, strangers lost in a moment Eye to eye We were caught unaware of the passion inside us Love at first sight I know that this can't be happening No, not to someone like me Love at first sight So rare, and so exciting I only hope this love we found can last I'm not a man who acts this way But lately I can't concentrate And I don't sleep, just dreaming about you I try to reach you on the phone But voices there say you're not home And my heart aches, thinking I've lost you One more time, seeing your face in the moonlight One more chance to be caught unaware Of this passion inside us Love at first sight I know that this can't be happening No, not to someone...

All In A Day's Work Written by Dennis DeYoung, Glen Burtnik Lead Vocals by Glen Burtnik She wakes up from a dream, checks the mirror for reality She says "Come on girl, it's all in a day's work" Gets herself dressed just in time, disappears on the 8:05 Oh the whistle blows and it's all in a day's work 'Til she calls it a day Oh she smiles as he glances up from the swimsuit issue Oh she sighs as he walks away into the downtown day Day after day night after night Loneliness creeps in her window She locks the door, turns off the light Rehearsing a kiss on her pillow, she cries It's all in a day's work Turning pages while the memories pass Familiar faces from her senior class How the years go by when it's all in a day's work "Dearest Ruby, hope you reach your star Don't ever change, stay as sweet as you are" And when a teardrop falls she calls it a day's work She calls it a day Oh she waits by the telephone for the call he...

Not Dead Yet Written by Ralph Covert Lead Vocals by Dennis DeYoung Listen on YouTube Well I was born too late to be a Rolling Stone I don't know Jerry Lee I never me John & Yoko Standin' with a strat, I'm rock 'n' roll's bastard son Go out get drunk get wild have fun I don't got a million dollars don't drive a Cadillac Give me half a chance 'cause I'm not dead yet I'm not dead yet I'm not dead yet I'm a mad dog fighting with the wall against my back You better get a bigger gun I'm not dead yet I've been machine-gunned handgunned hijacked left for dead Dive-bombed napalmed nuclear warheaded Dropped from a jet plane with no parachute Shot by a firing squad & raped by a business suit I'm dancin' on a land mine baby one leg left And I can still crawl and I'm not dead yet Well you're bigger tougher meaner rougher Dirtier and uglier and sneakier and trickier You wanna shoot me with a gun, cut me with a knife ...

World Tonite Written by Glen Burtnik Lead Vocals by Glen Burtnik Listen on YouTube A child is born in the world tonite, underneath the full moonlight And on the nightway a fire starts, diesel engines & broken hearts The girls wanna dance and the boys wanna fight Gonna get rockin' in the world tonite The black cat howls and the mad dog bites Something gonna happen in the world tonite Now up in heaven the starts align, stirring up the world tonite In the jungle the power's strong, and tribes are restless all night long And the girls wanna dance, the boys wanna fight Gonna get rockin' in the world tonite Tension's rising, you can cut it with a knife Sticky situation in the world tonite The world tonite Big moon staring at the world tonite Young blood run free, You can be anything you wanna be Young blood run wild You've got the will of a king and the heart of a child Yeah so gimme a beat cause here I come. Tonite's the night I'm Gonna bang my drum. Gotta mi...

Carrie Ann Written by Dennis DeYoung Lead Vocals by Dennis DeYoung Time stands still, baby, when I touch you I can't believe the way I'm feelin' Please don't speak, it's taken me all this time To find the strength just to say That I never knew what love was til I met you Never thought that I could act this way But I'm still afraid to show how much I need you Tell me, what makes a man like me this way Carrie Ann, don't ask me why Baby I work so hard just to hide my emotions Carrie Ann, words can't explain The way that I feel in my heart Lovers' hearts never quite beat in time They never find that perfect rhythm You know I let you down many times But this I promise to you That I'll never lead you through doors of deception I won't bind you to a chain of lies Though I know my love for you won't be perfection What I give to you will last all time Carrie Ann, don't ask me why Baby I work so hard just to hide my emotions Carrie Ann, my word...

Homewrecker Written by James Young, Dennis DeYoung Lead Vocals by James Young Listen on YouTube She's got heavy equipment She'll turn your head in an instant She likes to rock and roll all night long She's a one woman wrecking crew Playing the part of an ingenue In your personal tragedy Veiled in a false innocence, so clever The poison catalyst of your self destruction She's a homewrecker Like a real steam roller She's gonna drive you into the ground She's a heartbreaker A real mischief maker You know she'll walk away & never look back Just a near fatal attraction Maybe a psychotic reaction You just can't stop yourself, right or wrong Your tangled web of sin Put you in the state you're in Trapped by her passionate design Sentenced to loneliness, forever Destined for emptiness & down on your knees Just a near fatal attraction Maybe a psychotic reaction You just can't stop yourself, right or wrong Your mind's in disarray, left all alone...

Back To Chicago Written by Dennis DeYoung Lead Vocals by Dennis DeYoung I was waiting all alone last night When they cancelled all remaining flights And I was suddenly aware, I was being so unfair To turn and run from you again So I called you on the telephone And I said hey girl I'm coming home Cause I know my words were cruel And that I acted like a fool But I'm gonna make it all up to you And I don't care what people say Cause I'm gonna love you night & day Oh baby if you still want me Still need me, all you gotta do is let me Walk right up to your door I'm makin' my way back to Chicago I'm makin' my way come rain or shine I'm gonna find true love waiting for me I'm gonna make it all work out for good this time Let's go walking by the beach tonight And watch the sun come up on Lake Shore Drive Then I'll take you in my arms And I'll keep you from all harm Cause I know everything is gonna be alright And I don't care what peop...