East of Midnight Written by  Dennis DeYoung Lead Vocals by Dennis DeYoung A south-side brick bungalow In a lifetime long ago When I was just a lad of seventeen I was searchin' for connection To the big machine Feelin' lost like everyone Thinkin' I was the only one Like a tiny spoke in a wheel, just spinnin' round I was lookin' for direction When I heard that sound (And I came alive) And it was all I'd ever needed (And I was revived) When the rock began to roll (And I survived) And now when I feel defeated I hear The Best Of Times And the music lifts my soul Just east of midnight I can hеar the late night radio And like a sеarchlight It will point the way Just east of midnight I can hear the world in stereo And like a lifeline I will save the day So I got me a vehicle A second hand miracle Just a set of wheels with a dashboard radio I was cruisin' down the airwaves In the afterglow (So I turned it up) 'Cause it was all I'd ever needed (I turned it u...

  With All Due Respect  Written by Dennis DeYoung, Jim Peterik Lead Vocals by Dennis DeYoung Talk talk yada yada blah blah woof woof Talk talk yada yada blah blah woof woof Fake news, fake facts New days, new hacks Fake truth, fake lies Guess what? Surprise! Fake fun, fake facts Hey look, new tax Fake red, fake blue Fake me... Well, fake you Ow! On the TV talk shows, on the radio The talking heads put on their show They got the answers, these pundits do In ruby red and royal blue (Oh no) But watch out these cognoscenti (Oh no) Hot dog they sure know plenty (Oh no) They remind us night and day (Ooh) But should I ever meet one (Ooh) I'd walk right up to greet them (Ooh) And here's politely what I'd say What I'd say With all due respect You are an asshole! With all due respect You make me sick! With all due respect Plug up your pie hole! With all due respect You don't deserve no damn respect In their ivory towers from their limousines They've all forgotten what it ...

A Kingdom Ablaze  Written by  Dennis DeYoung Lead Vocals by Dennis DeYoung With the kingdom ablaze We averted our gaze By hiding our eyes When the pillars came down We heard not a sound From the city of lies Nero's sang the same song they'd been singing While hero's shot in vain their arrows slinging Then the king and his knaves The fools and the slaves Kept pouring our wine And we knew we should stop But we drank every drop Every grape from the vine Barren grew the land between the oceans And sorcerers could not conjure magic potions House of cards, cried the child We are tribes, running wild It was you, it was me It was us, can't you see? When our greed becomes our need All will bleed So we musn't blame fate When fools legislate Without any plan And we dare not ignore The devil in store From the nature of man The future lies in state with tragic endings While we still contemplate our happy endings House of cards, cried the child We are tribes, running wild Was it ...

You My Love  Written by  Dennis DeYoung Lead Vocals by Dennis DeYoung And now, now that your love is gone I'm barely hanging on So lost here without you 'Cause you, you were the only one My one and only one Who said you'd always love me But knowing now how you deceived me I'm wondering how you could leave me this way So I'll pray, pray for a miracle Read every oracle Hoping they'll guide me While you, you who could not explain The reasons for all this pain You've left here inside me hide me Far away so I won't rеmember The promisеs we made on that day 'Cause when I said I do I swore I'd stay with you Through the good and bad times And all that comes between I vowed I'd place no one above You my love And so I sit here all alone Hand on the telephone Hoping you'll call me But I see, even through all these tears So many wasted years That it was all me baby Cause I would climb, climb any mountain Any time that you needed me there 'Cause w...

Run for the Roses  Written by  Dennis DeYoung Lead Vocals by Dennis DeYoung Seems like everyone I know Longs for the good life The smell of sweet success That they call happiness We keep our score with notches On our silver belts But torn and tattered sleeves Can hide nobilities But it's the people that we treasure The moments we define That gives us every reason To cross the finish line Every day we run for the roses Every passing hour we reach for victory But when we count up all the gold Well it's the same old story told On the last page we will find our legacy Oh oh we run for the roses Every day I rise To hear the voices telling me Don't be the runner up Go claim the loving cup So I keep on moving on The only way I know Charging straight ahead Just like a thoroughbred But it's the riches that we share With family and friends The love that flows between us That matters in the end Every day we run for the roses Every passing hour we reach for victory But when the fin...

Damn That Dream Written by  Dennis DeYoung, Jim Peterik Lead Vocals by Dennis DeYoung All my life I have tried To make sense of this dream I'm chasing Tryin' to silence the voice, tellin' me I'm not good enough Be the best you can be Boy remember to keep on smiling Try, try harder and someday son you'll see 'Cause you can do better, I know These are the words I was told long ago But to never give up or give in man it's takin' its toll Hey, damn the dream that steals the night With restless thoughts till mornings light In sleepless hours wе ask is this what we're made of Damn that drеam that robs the soul That cuts us all in half from whole Damn the fears that know just what we're afraid of Damn that dream I love that dream What the hell do you do When your future is all in past tense And the clock on the wall keeps spinning round and round Well here's my point of view When the world seems to make no damn sense Why not take some other avenue ...

Unbroken  Written by  Dennis DeYoung Lead Vocals by Dennis DeYoung Something wicked has come our way On a raging wind And should this tempest have its say We'll be destroyed and from within Will we find the courage That we'll need to survive? Well we cannot be discouraged As long as we are still alive Against the rain, we'll forge a chain, unbroken And we'll defy every lie that's spoken And now, if we join together In the age of the great divide And face the truth with our еyes wide open Our hеarts, our minds, this dream Will stand unbroken, unbroken Unbroken, unbroken In the streets all the angry voices Shout the world's unfair As the universe stands in silence Bolts of lightning flash everywhere Restless is the night We pray but we must fight Day by day we search for ways To lead us to the guiding light Against the rain, we will remain, unbroken We seek a time, where only truth is spoken And so, while the ground is shaking, Let there be a call to arms To face ...

The Promise of This Land Written by  Dennis DeYoung Lead Vocals by Dennis DeYoung Once upon a promised land From sea to shining sea People lived by freedom's light Folks like you, and folks like me And out there in this promised land Behind every door Anyone could dare to dream Like no place else like none before And so we came from everywhere Together and alone Searching for a better life Then the one we had known And so we pledge tonight No matter where we stand To keep the promise of this land But out there in this promised land Beneath this fairy tale Suddenly the winds of change Have steered a course beyond the pale And with this new uncertainty Where nothing's as it seems Can our children still believe They'll find a way to reach their dreams  

To the Good Old Days Written by  Dennis DeYoung, Julian Lennon Lead Vocals by Dennis DeYoung It's so hard to say goodbye So I promise not to cry But any tears that might be shed Are only tears of joy And I thank my lucky stars That we've come so very far Rising up against the odds To where we are today And though there may be sadness Let's all raise a glass Cheers to us And all that's passed To the good old days When the world was new When we still believed Dreams could come true To the good old days And to all our friends May the memories last May they nevеr end S o we'll go our sevеral ways Wishing somehow we could stay Safe again, so safe again In all our innocence When we all would sing along As they played our favorite song Dreaming of tomorrows That seemed so limitless So as we come together Let's make this moment last Here's to us (Yeah, here's to us) And to the past To the good old days To the sweetest years To the ones we loved Through the laugh...

A.D. 2020 Written by Dennis DeYoung  Lead Vocals by Dennis DeYoung And so my friends I'll say goodbye For time has claimed Its prize But the music never dies Just listen and close your eyes And welcome to paradise

  Last Flight Home Written by Todd Sucherman and J.K. Harrison Lead Vocals by  Todd Sucherman The crew is late, they’ve changed the gate And now the systems are down Seen nine time zones in thirty days And I’m on hold again The bags aren’t gonna make it, but I don’t care if they do As long as I can just make it home to you My head’s on my pillow Your head is on my shoulder And our daughter’s in slumber If I could catch a break I’ll be on the last flight home I need some sleep, and something to eat I guess its the vending machine No place to think, can’t even get a drink Only one bar on my phone Don’t want the same hotel room, I’ve been displaced there before I am caught in a spell, so I’ll dream of home some more My head’s on my pillow Your head is on my shoulder And our daughter’s in slumber If I could just catch a break I’ll be on the last flight home Kiss our girl for me she’s wondering where her daddy’s been Tell her it won’t be long, I know she waited up for me My head’s ...

Sacred Book Of Favorite Days Written by  Todd Sucherman and J.K. Harrison Lead Vocals by  Todd Sucherman I see you smile I see your pretty face and I see through the ages I hear you laugh I hear your funny laugh and I know it’s contagious I’m sitting here turning pages In my Sacred Book of Favorite Days Favorite Days One thing remains You’re on every page I kiss your lips I kiss your honey lips and I, I just can’t take it I wander back Through colored memories and I know it’s outrageous I’m sitting here turning pages In my Sacred Book of Favorite Days Favorite Days One thing remains You’re on every page I dedicate this book to you It’s filled with dreams you can’t undo I read your mind I hear your deepest thoughts and I’m floating inside them When I’m with you You turn the smallest room into wide open spaces I’m sitting here turning pages In my Sacred Book of Favorite Days Favorite Days One thing remains

  Ad Lib Everything Written by Todd Sucherman Lead Vocals by  Todd Sucherman She burst onto the stage before her scene, swearing elegantly Well, she was too good to be true and too true to be good But a lady with a past needs a man with a future Drawn to the flame of this aberration Forgetting that trouble starts out as fun There’s no point in memorizing the words We’ve all been cast in the theater of the absurd Horror and relief are never far from each other Sometimes a shock is required to know you’re not dead She came with a warning you couldn’t heed She’ll swallow you whole and then spit out the seeds There’s no point in memorizing the words We’ve all been cast in the theater of the absurd There’s no time for run throughs, we’ve already begun Just step into the spotlight, baby, you’re on I asked her, “What time is it?” She said, “It’s now” I said, “Perfect, cause ‘never’ ain’t ever started a thing” No snare in stolen words well rehearsed Ad Lib Everything We’ll brave every...

An Invitation Written by Todd Sucherman Lead Vocals by  Todd Sucherman You are cordially invited to attend my final exit All the town’s sinners will be there Manor born and squalor torn at elbows to the fair They’ll gasp and they’ll jeer at the unfortunates here Miscreants out of time Eyes to the ground, they’ll proceed to the sound of the clock’s final chime The sands of time will soon be mine, my dear A final gaze into your eyes I’m that falling tear- oh, I’m that falling tear Jewel of the Grail, cloaked under veils in a gilded cage of fear The imprisoned kiss you can’t resist is here Her howl in the night gave me the right to tangle with the swan The moon, a distant voyeur, vanishes by dawn The sands of time will soon be mine, my dear A final gaze into your eyes I’m that falling tear- oh, I’m that falling tear High above these anguished moors, with stars perched to remember The lights, now sealed, I’ll hold my breath ’til the glorious ever after Here and gone, now beyond, but st...

It's Perfection Written by Todd Sucherman Lead Vocals by  Todd Sucherman 5 foot 9 in four inch heels, she’s over your head but never makes you feel small Long blonde hair swings left to right, drifting away in her endless eyes you fall She knows to shift from cool to coy, so as not to scare the boys Knows where every eye is focused, but pretends not to notice Oh, are you ready for perfection Oh, get ready for perfection It’s perfection Finishes your sentences, she can volley back anything you serve her A clever girl ahead of the curve but she never makes you feel you don’t deserve her As you kiss her, lean against the door, she parts her pillow lips and sighs for more She can stop the world from turning, she can end the years of yearning Oh, are you ready for perfection Oh, get ready for perfection It’s perfection Perfect chemistry, perfect symmetry, perfect poetry, perfect harmony Zero gravity, crazy energy, she holds the master key to set me free Oh, are you ready for perfection ...

  The Damage Written by Todd Sucherman Lead Vocals by  Todd Sucherman Cigarettes, candy bars, and a bottle of Hendrick’s The traveling minstrel sings, he’s got a few hat tricks I’ve been around a thousand years, I’ve whispered in a thousand ears I wish I were oblivious to the damage around me I wish I weren’t responsible for the damage around me Beautiful, innocent, she thought she could tame me But before the paint had dried, she’d already framed me Tried to stay but colors run, or they fade from the sun I wish I were oblivious to the damage around me I wish I weren’t responsible for the damage around me A beautiful flower torn to shreds, trying to figure out if we love each other You can’t force it, if it doesn’t fit If you lose yourself you can’t find another Oh, I wish I were oblivious to the damage around me I wish I weren’t responsible for the damage around me I wish I weren’t I wish I weren’t I wish I weren’t… responsible

She's Red Velvet Written by Todd Sucherman Lead Vocals by  Todd Sucherman The Princess gave me access Passed security to the vérité Certain, drew the curtain To her secret place- the smile beyond her face Now she’s let me in I’ll never leave I’m the trick that’s up her sleeve She’s red velvet And from the day we met, I’ve been hell bent I can’t replace her, I’ll have to chase her Red velvet girl Birthday— it’s her worst day Though she feels on trial, she leaves them all beguiled Lights up when I turn up Though I’m just a pawn, I’m her favorite song When I sing to her she hums along Then, she reads my rights and wrongs She’s red velvet And from the day we met, I’ve been hell bent I can’t replace her, I’ll have to chase her Red velvet girl

Do You Know Me Written by Todd Sucherman Lead Vocals by  Todd Sucherman Night falls, and so do I Nothing to hold It wasn’t always this bad—maybe it was But this time I feel the end And so, I’m asking “Please…leave on a light” Let me know I’m not alone, even though I am Give me a sense of connection Do you know me? ‘Cause I don’t One thing I promise you: I’ll never leave Even though I slip away into the night My shadow knows no doubt Do you know me? ‘Cause I don’t

I Can't Use Them Anymore  Written by Todd Sucherman Lead Vocals by  Todd Sucherman Above the waving flames, snowflakes of ash Scatter in the wind like a lost idea Put the fire to bed, clear the dust inside your head Kick away the cage- you’re free Under city lights, I’m still running But somehow my shadow beats me there So, take these dreams and trade ‘em in for anything ‘Cause I can’t use them anymore I’ve been a prince or a fool for one too many kings The skies are finally clear, but I’ve got broken wings The pictures under glass, they’re just presents from the past I’m folding up these memories And you could fix it all if you’d just hold me But can you see me through your tears? So, take these dreams and trade ‘em in for anything ‘Cause I can’t use them anymore Oh, tear the flesh from my bones I just need to feel again Till the soil again, and plant the seeds, my friend And what we’ve left to reap could be beautiful

Kindling  Written by Guy Garvey, Craig Potter, Mark Potter, Pete Turner Lead Vocals by  Todd Sucherman Had a circular saw blade Where I should have had a heart I was trusted, I adored her And I tore it all apart Twin moons on a millpond From a tumbledown barn I can still taste the heat of the sun on her skin in my arms I could fold to the cold of these January streets But your smile in the half light is pure pillow print cheek I will be far away for awhile but my heart’s staying put Warming and guarding and guiding the one that I love Warming and guarding and guiding the ones that I love The silence and the waiting and the rush of all aboard Fifty should to a carriage and I’m trying hard to be ignored Then my telephone shakes into life and I see your name And the wheat fields explode into gold either side of the train And the wheat fields explode into gold either side of the train And the wheat fields explode into gold