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Hundred Million Miles from Home

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Hundred Million Miles from Home Written by Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich Lead Vocals by Tommy Shaw Listen on YouTube You can't help but be who you are Your feet on the ground Your head in the stars And I can't help but love who I love You're still on my mind In the heavens above And I've got my hands on the wheel of my rocket mobile And I'm a hundred million miles from home My head's in the stars on a Mission to Mars And I'm a hundred million miles from home A hundred million miles from home And I've got to get a message to you I can't change the things that I've done The hearts I might have broken The races I've won And now it's all about the road that I'm on My eyes on The Mission My troubles be gone 'Cause I got my hands on the wheel of my rocket mobile And I'm a hundred million miles from home My head's in the stars on a Mission to Mars And I'm a hundred million miles from home A hundred mi...

Locomotive

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L ocomotive Written by Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich Lead Vocals by Tommy Shaw Listen on YouTube Locomotive, tell me where you are Now that you've become the distant star Did you lose your faith where you belonged? Did you hide from those who you did love? Have you read the messages I've tried to send? Will you ever come back home again? Castles by the sea you made from sand Hovercrafts and drones you built by hand (built by hand) Forever fearless asking why and how Locomotive, just look at you now (look at you now) No one else on Earth has ever been so far Locomotive, tell me where you are (where you are) And when that road calls your name Doesn't matter what's to gain - It's in your blood Staring up into the starry night One of them must surely be your light Ah Locomotive, you're fading into the rising sun And who am I to say that you're the lucky one? (you're the lucky one)

Radio Silence

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Radio Silence Written by  Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich, Lawrence Gowan Lead Vocals by Tommy Shaw Listen on YouTube Clear blue skies above And all I feel is love In this dream Sand, water The earth beneath my feet I feel complete I wake to darkness Remembering the fear I'm really here So far away Lost, helpless Were words I'd never say Until this day Yeah, yeah All I get is Radio silence (so lonely) No communication Radio silence Anybody, can you hear me? I need a little mercy It's gonna take a little faith to see The Mission It all comes down to me Full engines on Separated from the mother ship Retro rockets fired This is real Hypergolic fumes Hyperbolic tunes It's a symphony of fear But I'm still here Yeah, yeah All I get is Radio silence (so lonely) No communication Radio silence Anybody, can you hear me? I need a little mercy It's gonna take a little faith to see The Mission It all comes down to me And only me S.O...

The Greater Good

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The Greater Good Written by  Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich, Lawrence Gowan Lead Vocals by Lawrence Gowan and Tommy Shaw Listen on YouTube First Officer (Lawrence Gowan): You could lay down, in this hole you dug Just fade away into the red sand But we all know, it's not who you are You've come too far to be stranded on this star But we're not here to take a prize You know, just open up your eyes The things that got us here have little weight Perhaps a chance to be a man You dream to be, you know you can Come on, suit up and we won't let you fail For the greater good For the greater good For the greater good For the greater good Locomotive (Tommy Shaw): I hear what you're saying You know that I do But this is so much bigger than anyone imagined - Can't you see? First Officer: But you are not here on your own We've got your back, we'll make it home We're wide awake, there's so much to be done Locomotive: If you believe then I will...

You Never Let Go [Lawrence Gowan]

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You Never Let Go Written by Lawrence Gowan Lead Vocals by Lawrence Gowan If I recall the day I met you, we were fifteen years old We stood there lined up in the school yard on a winter's day cold You looked at me like you could see straight through The teachers said I should stay clear of you Strong rivers would flow (you never let go) Big winds soon would blow (you never let go) But one thing I know They never could change you You never let go (you never let go) You never let go We followed footpaths in the forest to see what we'd find You told me all your darkest secrets, and I told you mine The words you spoke that day were poetry And I saw in you what no one else could see Strong rivers would flow (you never let go) Big winds soon would blow (you never let go) But one thing I know They never could change you You never let go (you never let go) You never let go You wouldn't let them drag you under Or steal that hunger from your eyes And I knew even then, when I met you a...

Last Laugh [Lawrence Gowan]

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Last Laugh Written by Lawrence Gowan & E. Schwartz Lead Vocals by Lawrence Gowan There was a time when we couldn't do right There was a time when we were facing a fight We held on 'til the worst was past Out-gunned but not out-classed We'll have the last laugh now There was a place where we didn't belong That was the place where we learned to be strong Not too pretty Not too proud Unbroken and still unbowed We'll have the last laugh now We'll have the last laugh now They said we'd never make it through But you held by me and I stood by you We'll have the last laugh now I guess no one could ever see How much you mean to me We'll have the last laugh now We'll have the last laugh now They said we'd never make it through But you held by me and I stood by you We'll have the last laugh now

A.D. 1928 / Rockin' The Paradise

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A.D. 1928 Written by Dennis DeYoung Lead Vocals by Dennis DeYoung Tonight's the night we'll make history, as sure as dogs can fly And I'll take any risk to tie back the hands of time And stay with you here all night So take your seats and don't be late, we need your spirits high To turn on these theatre lights and brighten the darkest skies Here at the Paradise....  

Never Say Never

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Never Say Never Written by Tommy Shaw Lead Vocals by Tommy Shaw Listen on YouTube Never, never, never say never Ne dis jamais jamais Better, better believe in forever And it can be that way You think that you could never love again The one time really tore you apart So don't even try to touch your heart You're never going to give it again Never, never, never say never Ne dis jamais jamais Better, better believe in forever And it can be that way You think that too much joy can only bring pain Before you know it, it can be gone But give me a chance to prove you're wrong You'll never say never again Never, never, never say never Ne dis jamais jamais Better, better believe in forever And it can be that way Take time to smell the roses Don't hold back your one chance It hardly lasts, it hardly lasts Better, better believe in forever Out here I stand with my heart in my hand My hopes on a wing and a prayer I must have been born with a hole in my head Cause I've never ...

Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)

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Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) Written by Tommy Shaw Lead Vocals by Tommy Shaw Listen on YouTube Give me a job, give me security Give me a chance to survive I'm just a poor soul in the unemployment line My God, I'm hardly alive My mother and father, my wife and my friends I see them laugh in my face But I've got the power, and I've got the will I'm not a charity case I'll take those long nights, impossible odds Keeping my eye to the keyhole If it takes all that to be just what I am I'm gonna be a blue collar man Make me an offer that I can't refuse Make me respectable, man This is my last time in the unemployment line So like it or not I'll take those Long nights, impossible odds Keeping my back to the wall If it takes all that to be just what I am I'm gonna be a blue collar man Keeping my mind on a better life Where happiness is only a heartbeat away Paradise, can it be all I heard it was I close my eyes and maybe I'm already there

Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)

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  Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man) Written by Tommy Shaw Lead Vocals by Tommy Shaw Listen on YouTube You see the world through your cynical eyes You're a troubled young man I can tell You've got it all in the palm of your hand But your hand's wet with sweat and your head needs a rest And you're fooling yourself if you don't believe it You're kidding yourself if you don't believe it How can you be such an angry young man When your future looks quite bright to me How can there be such a sinister plan That could hide such a lamb, such a caring young man You're fooling yourself if you don't believe it You're kidding yourself if you don't believe it Get up, get back on your feet You're the one they can't beat and you know it Come on, let's see what you've got Just take your best shot and don't blow it You're fooling yourself if you don't believe it You're killing yourself if you don't believe it Get up, ge...