Land of the Living Written by  Dennis DeYoung  and Jim Peterik Lead Vocals by Dennis DeYoung  It's good to be back in the land of the living Good to be back Good to be back in the land of the living Good to be back There's a seismic shift A powerful lift In the atmosphere And the whole world rocks Feeling after shocks Whenever you're near I wasn't living just existing Till the moment I saw your face Then the strongest of all emotions Hit me by surprise right between the eyes Resurrecting and I realize You're taking me back To the land of the living You're taking me back You're taking me back To the land of the living You're taking me back Taking me back, taking me back Well baby you're loving me back to life Up on higher ground From the lost and found You rescued me And restored my faith In all of the things That I could be In a galaxy filled with planets In a world of mystery When you looked in my direction From Venus to Mars we counted the stars An...

The Last Guitar Hero Written by  Dennis DeYoung  and Jim Peterik Lead Vocals by Dennis DeYoung The music plays for free tonight From the corporate parasites Living off the blood of the creators The player stands there all alone Works his fingers to the bone Everywhere he looks nothing but traitors Whatever skill that you posses The new machine makes you second best Their working hard you know it's true To find an app to replace you You're the last guitar hero With the tools of your trade The last guitar hero Genuine hand made The last guitar hero With your big old Marshall stack Gone like a record store And never coming back Never coming back They say that change is here to stay Hell that's what they said yesterday But who can tell which way this wind is blowing Were travelling past the speed of light We're nothing more than bits and bytes Does anybody know where this things going Is there a place for you and me Beyond the lure of technology They're counting beans y...

Your Saving Grace  Written by  Dennis DeYoung Lead Vocals by Dennis DeYoung Flying into solitude Slowly losing altitude When my engine stalled And I began to fall Suddenly I couldn't steer No parachute or landing gear Gone in the dead of night So I said my prayers and suddenly I saw a light Shining in the clouds above Showing me a kind of love That I'd never known And I wonder how my heart could ever thank you You saved me When I was barely breathing You saved me When I was lost in space And you healed me Where would I be without you 'Cause you raised mе up by The light of your saving grace Your saving grace Thе light of your saving grace Your saving grace And I can't explain Even in the pouring rain How your guiding hand Helped me safely land So I'm standing here Having shed my final tear Knowing that I'm letting go To all the things I realize I can't control And I will survive Certain that to be alive Is all that we know And I don't know how my heart c...

Proof of Heaven  Written by  Dennis DeYoung  and Jim Peterik Lead Vocals by Dennis DeYoung  and Jim Peterik Tell me all you know Whisper in my ear The secrets of the universe We're dying all to hear I promise not to tell Well, maybe just my wife Please explain the mystery They call the afterlife ’Cause I believe, I believe I tell myself everyday When I look around, I see A world in disarray But I keep on hoping, I keep on hoping We search for proof of heaven We seek the sacred light We kneel with saints and sinners Hoping for the black and white We look for guardian angels We pray for saving grace We search for proof of heaven In every stranger's face And tell me one more thing Why all this mystery Are there any more like us Out in distant galaxies 'Cause everyone I know (Everyone I know) From here to who-knows-where Wants to know the reasons why Oh, life can be unfair But I believe, I believe I tell myself everyday (Everyday) But when I look around, I see A world th...

Made for Each Other  Written by  Dennis DeYoung Lead Vocals by Dennis DeYoung 'Twas on a night like this With Shakespeare in the park Starring Romeo and Juliet We dreamed upon a kiss On a soft midsummer's night When we swore our love inviolate Poets tried for centuries to define the meaning of But we could solve this mystery if we told them 'bout our love 'Cause you and I we were made for each other Like couplets in perfect rhyme You and I we will stay here together Till the end of time Till the end of time And after all these years You really haven't changed Somehow you look the same And oh the scent of you Well no one can compare Not here or there or anywhere Our bodies always seem to fit so perfectly No other arms could ever hold so tenderly 'Cause you and I we were made for each other Just like two words in perfect rhyme Baby you and I we will stay here together 'Til the end of time 'Til  the end of time 'Til  the end of time On the night on the ...

There's No Turning Back  Written by  Dennis DeYoung and Jim Peterik Lead Vocals by Dennis DeYoung Reel after reel of old video tapes Christmas Day mornings, kids on first dates So many moments of laughter and tears Too many faces no longer here In a world where everything moves so fast How could we know it was too good to last And year after year the scrapbooks are stored There for the viewing but mostly ignored And oh for the chance to rewind and replay And relive the summers of innocent days And to find all of the things we've lost And hold them close no mattеr the cost And once again we look for a sign Dancing with shadows that wе've left behind And though we try we hear the clock chime We shatter the hourglass but ain't it a crime There's no turning back time Some days it feel we've just begun But time and tide wait for no one Another trip around the sun As days rush by Someone had said so long ago Beware my child how fast it goes The day will come before yo...

St. Quarantine  Written by  Dennis DeYoung Lead Vocals by Dennis DeYoung Bless us St. Quarantine Patron saint of broken dreams We pray you you'll hear our call As heavens fall Won't you save us all Guide us to better ways Put an end to wasted days Under the moon and sun Heal us everyone Yes everyone So we can plan for a new tomorrow Free from all the pain of sorrow Knowing our faith hides in the unforeseen We won't be fooled by grand illusions Only truth for all conclusions We promise you this oh St. Quarantine St. Quarantine St. Quarantine Are these the end of days Or just a passing phase There's so much we just don't know Can you tell us so Are we good to go We placed our trust in you Just the way you asked us to Lord we waited patiently And silently So you'd hear our plea So we wait on this new tomorrow But be wise on who we follow For no chapter, no verse explains this old universe Wake up, wake up St. Quarantine enough is enough Wake up, wake up We ain'...

Little Did We Know  Written by  Dennis DeYoung Lead Vocals by Dennis DeYoung So many were the days when life seemed unbearable Breathing in the haze that poisoned the air Lost and alone it was so inhumane In a twilight zone with the world gone insane So little did we know, denying our ignorance So little did we care in a cloak of indifference See we were the ones who refused to believe And now we'll see they'll be thеy'll be no reprievе Oh so little did we know Like zombies with flesh on our minds Oh no no now where can we go So little do we know Seems the only way we learn is when it's the hard way At the point of no return we still look away Unable to face the truth or the facts We start our vicious attacks, come what may What's wrong with us? Oh, the price that we'll pay We don't listen only speak 'cause, man, we know everything Don't you mess with my beliefs when you don't know anything Unwilling to change or even to bend We lose our family a...

Always Time Written by  Dennis DeYoung Lead Vocals by Dennis DeYoung I know that we're lost And we can't find our way As all the dreams that we dreamed Slip away And we don't know which way to turn Or where to go And the thoughts we've been having They frighten us so And what would you give To find one ray of hope Knowing it takes all your strength Just to cope While the days dissolve into years Oh we'd like to know Where did it all Where did it all go Time Is gone like a wish down a wishing well Never a pause on its carousel Always leaving us wanting for more Timе Racing away to the stratosphere Rеminding us all of the wasted years As we wonder what life has in store Oh time Always time Always time And you wonder each night Can you face all your fears Hoping some how That your faith reappears And shines its glorious light That saves the day But then once again Heaven's clock has its say Time Is gone like a wish down a wishing well With never a pause on its caro...

The Isle of Misanthrope Written by  Dennis DeYoung Lead Vocals by Dennis DeYoung Long ago in ancient times We learned of life from minstrels rhymes They told us tales of gods and kings And to be beware when sirens sing But when we heard the clarion call The people laughed and built a wall We joyfully rehearsed the tune Like howling wolves at devils moon We've all been taught our lines So righteous with our holy signs We were deaf to the lies We were blind and unkind and unwise And will we ever learn All empires built will someday burn When they've lost all concern And they fail just to listen and learn No more life No more air Like a ship of fools adrift on le mal de mer No more joy No more hope Still we search for signs of truth as we learn to cope Lord from the Isle of Misanthrope And will we ever learn All empires built will some day burn When they've lost all concern And they fail just to listen and learn No more light No more air Like a ship of fools adrift sur le mal ...

Grand Finale  Written by Dennis DeYoung  Lead Vocals by Dennis DeYoung Sail away superstars Sail away superstars So if you think your life is complete confusion 'Cause your neighbors got it made Just remember please please it's a grand illusion And deep inside we're all the same We're all the same  

  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...