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Learning To Crawl [Glen Burtnik]

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Learning To Crawl Written by Darden Smith & Glen Burtnik Lead Vocals by Glen Burtnik I'm learning to crawl. When it came to love I thought I knew it all I played the game until I dropped the ball Now I'm all grown up like a man; Just a child inside that can barely stand I'm learning to crawl I'm learning to fall. When it comes to love I don't know much at all Here I am back up against the wall. I've been here before but I chose not to see The truest love's the one that brings you to your knees Now I'm learning to crawl I flew too high when I was young But the air grew thin up close to the sun I came down hard but it broke the chain. Now I'm free to start from scratch again I'm learning to crawl. When it comes to love I don't know nothing at all I had to set myself up for this fall To get back to you I will learn to crawl.

Spirit Of A Boy, Wisdom Of A Man [Glen Burtnik]

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Spirit Of A Boy, Wisdom Of A Man Words and music by Glen Burtnik and Trey Bruce Lead Vocals by Glen Burtnik He was 16, tender & tough. She was too, & he'd do anything to prove his love With so much riding on the choice at hand The spirit of a boy, the wisdom of a man Hearts caught fire, love ran wild. She cried the day she called to say She was carrying his child With so much riding on the choice at hand The spirit of a boy, the wisdom of a man It's a constant contradiction What feels good & what feels right You live with the decisions you make in your life And what steers your direction is hard to understand The spirit of a boy, the wisdom of a man He drives a diesel out of Dallas Hauling cars out to the coast It ain't the dream that he remembers Just a few short years ago Tonight at the truck stop he drinks a cup The waitress grins, winks at him & says "my shift's almost up" With so much riding on the choice at hand The spirit of a boy with a...

Little Lucy's Blues [Glen Burtnik]

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Little Lucy's Blues Written by Glen Burtnik and Bob Burger Lead Vocals by Glen Burtnik Somebody's looking for the answer, Somebody dying to cut a deal Somebody got a cure to cancer, Somebody drunk behind the wheel But me, I'm just trying to find my little Lucy Somebody's bustin an illegal alien, Somebody's burnin' Hollywood Somebody forgot he was ever the president, Somebody wishes he could But me, I'm just holding up a sign for little Lucy Somebody's reachin' out to Jesus, Somebody don't know who to believe Somebody imitating Elvis Somebody doin' Lisa Marie But me, I'm just tryin' to make some time with little Lucy Me, I'm sneaking up behind my little Lucy  Rome's gonna burn from here to doomsday While I play my guitar tryin' to shake up little Lucy Somebody late for the big rehearsal, Somebody missed the whole goddamn show Somebody got a sex change reversal, Somebody thinks nobody knows But me, I'm just pourin' o...

My Crowning Achievement [Glen Burtnik]

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My Crowning Achievement Written by Glen Burtnik and Bob Burger Lead Vocals by Glen Burtnik A little more here, a little less there. Slowly creating a world out of air And surely frustrating the hell out of her; My crowning achievement She dug in heels & put up her fists Cursing the punchlines I had bound to her wrists But there was that feeling she couldn't resist: My crowning achievement So go on, go ahead, bang the walls, shake the bed, Tell me what you're afraid for Yeah, go on, go ahead, smash the mirror, wake the dead Isn't that what you came for? I felt the applause just knowing that I Had conquered the mountain, watched the sunrise And self satisfied I lay claim to my prize: My crowning achievement So go on, go ahead, bang the walls, shake the bed, Tell me what you're afraid for Yeah, go on, go ahead, smash the mirror, wake the dead isn't that what you came for? And when I awoke she stood over me. The look on her face I could hardly believe Placing a halo...

Means I Love You / Doesn't Mean I Love You [Glen Burtnik]

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Means I Love You Words and Music by Glen Burtnik and Danny Malone Lead Vocals by Glen Burtnik You're on my mind You're in my dreams I guess that means I love you

Watching The World Go By [Glen Burtnik]

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Watching The World Go By Written by Glen Burtnik and Bob Burger Lead Vocals by Glen Burtnik I wipe the dreams from my eyes, face the morning outside And I wake up watching the world go by I see the sun & the rain from my seat on the train Thru the window Watching the world go by And I look on at the day unfolding And the traffic going nowhere Gazing out on the street and the faces I meet everyday Watching the world go by There are those who don't stop for the hands on the clock They don't see the way that time can fly Always running behind with so much on their minds As for me, I'm watching the world go by And thru it all with the hours passing, Everybody rushing somewhere They're all moving so fast, trying hard to get past As I stand watching the world go by And in the end when the day is over When I ask myself just where the world is going And what's been lost what's been gained Have our lives really changed Then I laugh, but sometimes I wanna cry Watching...

Hold That Thought [Glen Burtnik]

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Hold That Thought Written by Glen Burtnik and Brett Cartwright Lead Vocals by Glen Burtnik Swam out of a dream early one mornin' In a boat on an ocean, just you and me Felt your breath on my cheek, our bodies were swayin' Like a wave it hit me what you were saying to me I got the message soft and clear It was the first time you said it and all I could hear.. Hold that thought, save that emotion. Put it in your pocket, close to your heart Hold that thought, read back that sentence When you say "I love you" - that's my favorite part Took a train to the city in a grey winter rain I'm miles from home now, and you're so far away I can smell the coffee, I can hear children playing In a crowd in the station somebody's callin' your name There's a note in the door of my hotel room A three word message, and it's signed by you Hold that thought, save that emotion Put it in your pocket, playback that sentence When you say "I love you" - that...

Johnny Comes Home [Glen Burtnik]

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Johnny Comes Home Words and Music by Glen Burtnik and Kasim Sulton Lead Vocals by Glen Burtnik Johnny dropped out, Johnny ran off on the next boat set to sail Johnny rode on, stars in his eyes With the sun setting on the trail Then he hitch hiked from heaven to hell And returned with a story to tell And here it comes Johnny go here, Johnny go there, Johnny always got a lot to say Everyone knows Johnny's in town When the piper comes around to play Well it's gonna be crazy tonite, There'll be action and camera and lites And here it goes 'Cause when Johnny comes home he's the life of the party; Back from around the world And his stories are filled with pirates & poseurs, Poets & party girls Johnny found gold, Johnny found love, Johnny found Jesus in a bar Everyone's heard all the tall tales From the prodigal superstar We believe every word of it all. We just add in a measure of salt And here we go Cos when Johnny comes home he's the life of the party; B...

Don't Give Up On Your Love [Glen Burtnik]

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Don't Give Up On Your Love Written by Glen Burtnik and Fran Smith, Jr Lead Vocals by Glen Burtnik Times are tough, you say you've had enough. Don't give up on your love; don't give up on your love. You gotta hold onto something when the going gets rough. Don't give up on your love; don't give up on your love. Everybody crying in their pillow, Looking for a place to hide Everyone's afraid to face the truth inside; inside the heart This storm aint gonna last forever. Don't give up on your love; don't give up on your love. I know you can make it, so pull yourself together. Don't give up on your love; don't give up on your love. Everybody looking for a mother, looking for a place to cry. Everyone's afraid to face the love inside; inside the heart. Lotsa people talking, trying to tell you what to do. Don't give up on your love; don't give up on your love. They like to listen to themselves, But they don't even have a clue. Don't...

Never Mind Me [Glen Burtnik]

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Never Mind Me Words and Music by Glen Burtnik and Shelly Peiken Lead Vocals by Glen Burtnik Never mind me The things that I say to you. Pay no attention to me if I get in the way Never mind me I'm just a fool for you, fall at your feet it's true, everyday Can't you see I may be just what you need? And if you don't know by now I'll try to show you somehow Isn't it love that moves the mountains? Isn't it love that breaks your fall? Isn't it love that makes you happy, Makes a difference in this world? But if your heart don't wanna hear it, If your eyes don't wanna see... Never mind me I'm not the one you want. Guess I'll be moving on I'll be alright. But you oughta think twice. Love can blow like the wind And not come around again...wave bye-bye I believe it may be just what you need You can pretend it's not true, I guess it's all up to you But isn't it love that moves the mountains? Isn't it love that breaks your fall? I...

Liar's Club [Glen Burtnik]

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The Liars Club Words and Music by Glen Burtnik Lead Vocals by Glen Burtnik Meet me tonight at the liars club A room full of kindness, more than enough Everyone's happy, everyone's loved Meet me tonight at the liars club There's a place I know Where they treat you like Elvis Where you're free to do whatever the hell you wanna do You can speak your mind Or just listen to the wisdom I know it's hard to believe And to good to be true There's a girl at the door The evening hostess She's like an open book with nothing to hide She's got a therapist, a hypnotist And a cosmetic surgeon She says when they're finished She'll be satisfied She'll be there to tonight at the liars club Where words are friendly, it never gets rough Nobody ages, everybody stays young Meet me tonight at the liars club In the back corner away from the window A deal's on the table hard to refuse This could be the big one, the chance of a lifetime Go ahead and sign the line, ...

A Good Thing [The Falling Wallendas featuring Todd Sucherman]

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A Good Thing Written by Allen Keller and Scott Bennett Lead Vocals by  Scott Bennett I wish that your flesh wasn't so very cold And your eyes painted like marigolds Girl, you're either gonna wind up in jail In the trunk of a car or somebody's lunch pail I know a good thing when I see it All of the wounds that refuse to heal Cover the scars that did But I've forgiven everything you've done I'll be your fool if I'm the only one I know a good thing when I see it All of the things I can't comprehend When the light goes from "walk" To "run as fast as you can" When stranger turns to lover then stranger again I know a good thing when I see it I know a good thing when I see it I know a good thing when I see it I know a good thing when I see it I know a good thing (when I see it) I know a good thing (when I see it) I know a good thing (when I see it) I know a good thing (when I see it) I know a good thing

The Adorable Horrible [The Falling Wallendas featuring Todd Sucherman]

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The Adorable Horrible Written by Allen Keller and Scott Bennett Lead Vocals by  Scott Bennett I'm so sorry The sorriest man you've ever seen When I lacked manners style and grace I picked up the check to compensate I followed you to a rave With all intentions to behave But my education failed, I was nearly impaled Never even heard of Nine Inch Nails My gin was no tonic after all I heard you purrs turn to catcalls Looked through Debrett's for some hand-me-downs Woke up in a hair shirt and thorny crown I'm so sorry The sorriest man there's ever been A well coifed fat head On the body of a skeleton Did I offend you I was just trying to act like I care You see I was spoiled then I was abandoned A boy who was stuck-up and left there That last scotch was anything but neat I said things I should never repeat I got sloppy serious and sentimental I spilled my guts and my tux was a rental Cause I'm the adorable horrible I'm the adorable horrible I'm the adorable h...

Hyde & Seek [The Falling Wallendas featuring Todd Sucherman]

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Hyde & Seek Written by Allen Keller and Scott Bennett Lead Vocals by  Scott Bennett The children would torment me My cleft palate and beriberi In the attic, nobody heard They broke my spirit, they broke their word Oh please Somebody look for me The middle child Playing hide and seek A little meek Won't somebody look for me? Father Ritter called me in Said the Lord died for my sins So I kneeled, contrite and afraid And when he locked the door, oh how I prayed Oh, please won't somebody look for me The middle child Playing hide and seek The little freak Won't somebody look for me? There was a girl I was her world We'd play hide and seek She'd count to ten Find me, but then again She would always peek I hid behind the big white oak They never found her I could not let her go Oh, please won't somebody look for me The middle child Playing hide and seek The little freak Won't somebody look for me? Please won't somebody look for me? Won't somebody please...

Monkey's Uncle [The Falling Wallendas featuring Todd Sucherman]

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Monkey's Uncle Written by Allen Keller and Scott Bennett Lead Vocals by  Scott Bennett It was late I asked where you'd been Felt like I was accusing Mary   Magdalene You looked hurt so I apologized Didn't even ask about those bruises 'round your eyes Everyone knew you as we passed through the bar They sent you drinks as I sent for the car The attendant leered at you like a Kennedy You pled mistaken identity Mistaken identity You struck a match but you had no Slim You struck a match to hid the scent of him You had no match so you struck up a conversation Oh I'll be a monkey's uncle I'll be a monkey's uncle You were to meet me at work today After you met with your CPA Arriving late you looked so relaxed You looked anything but taxed Anything but taxed You struck a match but you had no Slim You struck a match to hide the scent of him You had no match so you struck up a conversation With the guy next to you While I wore the monkey suit I'll be a monkey...

Mitchell Cooper [The Falling Wallendas featuring Todd Sucherman]

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Mitchell Cooper Written by Allen Keller and Scott Bennett Lead Vocals by  Scott Bennett Mitchell Cooper works into the dark At the Cooper Industrial Park Writing the speech for the ribbon cutting Of the Mitchell Cooper Cancer Wing Mitchell Cooper Mitchell Cooper Mitchell donates to some charities Fires out a glowing press release Mitchell Cooper Mitchell Cooper Mitchell Cooper likes the sound of his name From a deep sleep He wakes up screaming From a deep sleep He wakes up screaming Mitchell gives another wife his name (Judy Cooper) For his son, Mitchell does the same (Mitchell Jr.) Mitchell Cooper likes the sound of his name From a deep sleep He wakes up screaming From a deep sleep He wakes up screaming Mitchell's name is called in federal court Mitchell gets a fake Chilean passport (Miguel Hooper) From a deep sleep He wakes up screaming From a deep sleep He wakes up screaming his name Name His name His name His name

Hanging [The Falling Wallendas featuring Todd Sucherman]

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Hanging Written by Allen Keller and Scott Bennett Lead Vocals by  Scott Bennett I have faith in you, you're not coming back You never let me down when it comes to that As the floorboard creaks The hollows echo And the shutter slam I'm left by myself to define who I am And I'm left hanging here for you Left hanging here for you Left hanging Left hanging I'm hanging here Searching for Words to say As you walk out the door My cup filled with clouds of Half and Half Patsy Cline sang her epitaph Surrounded by tobacco silhouettes As the ashes piled up like regrets I'm hanging here for you Left hanging here for you Left hanging Left hanging I'm hanging here Searching for Words to say As you walk out the door Oh, left hanging here for you Ooh, left hanging here for you Oh, left hanging here for you Oh, left hanging here for you Oh, left hanging here for you Ooh Left hanging here Left hanging here Left hanging here Left hanging here

Venus Kicked The Stars [The Falling Wallendas featuring Todd Sucherman]

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Venus Kicked The Stars Written by Allen Keller and Scott Bennett Lead Vocals by  Scott Bennett A hundred silver bracelets jingle round her tiny wrists From her neck hung half a heart of braided gold and amethyst She patched her multi-colored sackcloth fringy Guatemalan dress Cuts the recipe in half and drinks a toast to no regrets Venus kicked the stars (Venus kicked the stars) Venus kicked the stars (Venus kicked the stars) Venus kicked the stars (Venus kicked the stars) Venus kicked the, Venus kicked the stars From out of the bathroom walked the only love of her life Orange almond fur peppered with tiny flecks of anthracite She emptied out the albacore from an aluminum can Since she was a little girl she'd been taught to please her man Venus kicked the stars (Venus kicked the stars) Venus kicked the stars (Venus kicked the stars) Venus kicked the, Venus kicked the stars The stars collided shooting fragments into the night Tearing up the atmosphere they opened holes of feral light...

Backwards Going [The Falling Wallendas featuring Todd Sucherman]

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Backwards Going Written by Allen Keller and Scott Bennett Going backwards You'll know where you've been Going backwards You're innocent as sin Going backwards The answers are plain Going backwards The questions still remain La la la la La la la la La la la la La la Going backwards You never run out of time Going backwards The future's far behind Traveling through life However we please The future's just a misplaced memory But time already happened Life's just a needle drop Time never started So time won't ever stop Going backwards Going backwards Going backwards Going backwards Yodel ay hee hoo Yodel ay hee hoo Yodel ay hee hoo Yodel ay hee hoo Yodel ay hee hoo Yodel ay Going backwards Going backwards Going backwards Going backwards Going backwards Going backwards Going backwards Going backwards Going backwards Going backwards Going backwards Going backwards Going backwards Going backwards Going backwards

My Big Brain [The Falling Wallendas featuring Todd Sucherman]

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My Big Brain Written by Allen Keller and Scott Bennett Lead Vocals by  Scott Bennett My big brain Read somewhere Happiness Is a symptom of despair Now I'm wondering how I could let you go What I was thinking I'll never know Because My big heart Loved you so But my big brain Has a mind of its own Alone the honey moon dripped droplets of light As the poet dips his pen In night If you think hard enough surely you'll find Love is entirely in your mind Says my big brain My big brain My big brain My big brain

Damn Spot [The Falling Wallendas featuring Todd Sucherman]

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Damn Spot Written by Allen Keller and Scott Bennett Lead Vocals by  Scott Bennett Do you love him or do you love me? Do you love him or do you love me? Do you love him or do you love me? Do you love him or do you love me? You can kill The love Kill the pain You can wash the sheets But you can't wash out the stain Do you love him or do you love me? Do you love him or do you love me? Do you love him or do you love me? Do you love him or do you love me? You can kill The love Kill the pain You can wash the sheets But you cant wash out the stain Stain Should I break down the door Should I break his head open What am I breaking down for Cause I can't get out the damn spot The damn spot The damn spot The damn spot Damn spot Damn spot Damn spot The damn spot The damn spot The damn spot Damn spot Damn spot Damn spot The damn spot Damn spot

Sleeping Beauty [The Falling Wallendas featuring Todd Sucherman]

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Sleeping Beauty Written by Allen Keller and Scott Bennett Lead Vocals by  Scott Bennett Aggie wants to stay Where she is She doesn't look too well In the brimstone and violet Found a piece of fruit In a cabinet Aggie you want some I'll trade you for a cigarette And if I And if I And if I had my way I'd take you I'd take you I'd take you to another day Aggie please get up From the broken glass I'm wrapped in her coat And I'm starting to float And if I And if I And if I had my way I'd take you I'd take you I'd take you to another day Another day Another day You used to say to me We're like two drops of mercury I threw my bottle at you But you wouldn't come to And if I And if I And if I had my way I'd take you I'd take you I'd take you to another day Another day Another day

Whatever Happened To Jenny Fountain [The Falling Wallendas featuring Todd Sucherman]

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Whatever Happened To Jenny Fountain Written by Allen Keller and Scott Bennett Lead Vocals by  Scott Bennett The shadows we're all casting Another marrying She tries to roll up the slack Like a rusty violin Where have you gone to? Care about the ruins

Dummy [The Falling Wallendas featuring Todd Sucherman]

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Dummy Written by Allen Keller and Scott Bennett Lead Vocals by  Scott Bennett She comes in unconcerned Lips swollen and beard burned Won't even lie to me Doesn't have the decency When I am all alone Sit lifeless by the phone Not moving here nor there The dummy waits A mouth that cannot say Two legs that cannot walk away I can't do anything Can't even cut these strings When I am all alone Sit lifeless on the phone Not moving here nor there The dummy waits Cause I'm the dummy Dummy dummy I'm your dummy Dummy dummy dummy I cannot close my eyes No matter how I try And crying does no good The tears only rot my wood And I am all alone Sit lifeless by the phone Not moving here nor there The dummy waits Cause I'm the dummy Dummy dummy I'm your dummy Dummy dummy And this is my song Put me away If I sing too long Cause I'm the dummy Dummy dummy dummy

Lion On The Lamb [The Falling Wallendas featuring Todd Sucherman]

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Lion On The Lamb Written by Allen Keller and Scott Bennett Raised by wolves with a pedigree Hitting the bottle the baby drowns in sleep One day he took the Coupe and flew Went out and joined a destruction crew She broke the hitchhikers rule of thumb Never hitch a ride near the asylum So every Bakelite radio ham A Rorschach treatment, a lion on the lamb Lion on the lamb Lion on the lamb Lion on the lamb She sprayed Chanel in her diaphragm That night in hell they built a dam He left to shill a pound of gram Street shoals and sirens for lions on the lam Lions on the lam Lions on the lam Lions on the lam Lions on the lam You're not an angel 'til you die Inherit arrows, the jugglers drop like flies With a blindfold day becomes night The shadows scram for cover, the garbage takes flight For lions on the lam Lions on the lam Lions on the lam Lion on the lamb Lion on the lamb Lion on the lamb Lion on the lamb

Agatha [The Falling Wallendas featuring Todd Sucherman]

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Agatha Written by Allen Keller and Scott Bennett Agatha Agatha Agatha Agatha The faucet drips and time runs down the drain Pull up the covers and pronounce myself dead again At six o-clock she staggers up the stairs Where there are shadows there must be light somewhere Agatha Agatha Agatha Agatha To forget her I can only try Kiss the glass and it tastes like lips of rye I can still hear her slam the door Or was it the sound of her head hitting the floor Agatha Agatha Agatha Agatha Now I see She was sent to me A gift to me Oh, Aggie are you still there Reaching out Reaching out for me I'm alright now I'm alright I'm alright now I'm alright I'm alright now I'm alright I'm alright now I'm alright I'm alright now I'm alright

Guns and God [Lawrence Gowan]

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Guns And God Written by Lawrence Gowan Lead Vocals by Lawrence Gowan Take a look at the million crosses Planted in the field Take a look at the streets around you And tell me what's the deal For so many there's a battle raging on And they'll never rest in peace until it's won Guns and God are forever Guns and God Just remember You're never going to know this world without 'em Guns and God, oh yeah Raise your fist and salute your forces And crush your enemy Make 'em pay for the pain you've suffered For all the hurt you've seen They deserve to be escorted straight to hell So feel justified and know that you've done well Guns and God are forever Guns and God Just remember You're never going to know this world without 'em Guns and God, oh yeah The bell tolls for the fallen hero Lying on the ground Night falls and the skies all light up Better pray you'll not go down Is it too late to turn this thing around? Guns and God are forever Guns a...

The Good Catches Up [Lawrence Gowan]

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The Good Catches Up Written by Lawrence Gowan, Eddie Schwartz Lead Vocals by Lawrence Gowan I've passed through many senseless days And squandered love a thousand ways Taken anger everywhere I go Been quick to hurt, but healed so slow But for every time I lent a hand The angels played some Dixieland With every hug, and every kiss Another hurt dropped off the list Sometimes it was harder, and it took me longer At times I was weak, but I always got stronger 'Cause sure as fire someday the good catches up If I give it time the good catches up It's not that far behind the good catches up With every act of love the good catches up The good catches up Yes it does The good catches up With every act of love When I care enough Good catches up You don't need a PhD To understand these things you see All the love that was never found Well it's still around, yeah, it's still around Sometimes it's harder, and it may take longer Sometimes I'm week, but I'll only ge...

I'll Be There In A Minute [Lawrence Gowan]

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I'll Be There In A Minute Written by Lawrence Gowan, Eddie Schwartz Lead Vocals by Lawrence Gowan Dandelion keep on growin' Grass high could use some mowin' Wonder what the drive-in's showing Sun beatin', heat keep risin' Hazy afternoon horizon Screen door just let the fly in If you ain't got much to do Want a little you know who Call me up I promise you I'll be there in a minute Lemonade in tall cool glasses Air thick like black molasses Perfect day for private classes Chocolate meltin' in a sweetbox Hotter than a hooker's street talk And all I'm wearin' are my Reeboks If you ain't got much to do Want a little you know who Call me up I promise you I'll be there in a minute I won't move for much at all 'Less I hear your beck'n call If you got some time to kill If you got a slot to fill You know I swear I will, I will, I will I'll be there in a minute If you ain't got much to do Want a little you know who Call m...

Laura [Lawrence Gowan]

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Laura Written by Lawrence Gowan, Eddie Schwartz Lead Vocals by Lawrence Gowan The dull parade, domestic scene She makes a meal of toast and beans today The soaps play on her TV screen A mundane way to wash her dreams away And so she looks ahead another year Terrified to see that she's still here Laura lives the straight life She plays the good wife at home But Laura thinks there's more to this life Wants to make a dream of her own She holds her book on Paul Goaguin And sees herself paint distant lands someday She wonders how the day would look If this dreary veil was torn away If one night he should stumble through the door To find she doesn't live here anymore Laura lives the straight life She plays the good wife at home But Laura thinks there's more to this life Wants to make a dream of her own In some warm exotic place She'll dance naked to the waist Paint reclining dark skinned men Seduce them now and then Oh, Laura One lonely, yellow, autumn leaf Clings to a ba...

Get It While You Can [Lawrence Gowan]

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Get It While You Can Written by Lawrence Gowan, Eddie Schwartz Lead Vocals by Lawrence Gowan Time waits for no one and neither will she Takes a man to admit that he finally sees Love's a much too precious thing to waste And this world can be a lonely place It don't come easy, reach out with both hands Don't be scared boy, stand up like man It's love she's giving, better get it Get it while you can She can see by your eyes that you're in doubt So before it's too late, better work this thing out Don't look back in 20 years and say "Why did I ever let you slip away" It don't come easy, reach out with both hands Don't be scared boy, stand up like man It's love she's giving, better get it Get it while you can Every man must take the bad with the good And find a love to make him, all that he could Stop denying that she's everything you need Love's a much too precious thing to waste And this world can be a lonely place It don...

Cyberbabes [Lawrence Gowan]

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Cyberbabes Written by Lawrence Gowan Lead Vocals by Lawrence Gowan Here they come again All so beautiful If they wanted to They could rule the world And here I'll sit silently fantasizing Carried on these waves of ecstasy The Cyberbabes are coming Cyberbabes are coming The Cyberbabes are coming Just for me I don't want to think I don't have to know If it's not for real I'll just enjoy the show I can't debate the moral values at the moment I'm too enraptured by the things I see The Cyberbabes are coming Just for me And everything's so wonderful Everything's so sensual So sexual... Here they come And here I sit silently fantasizing Carried on these waves of ecstasy The Cyberbabes are coming Just for me

Pigeon [Lawrence Gowan]

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Pigeon Written by Lawrence Gowan Lead Vocals by Lawrence Gowan Once upon a time in another jungle Everyone jumped when they heard your name Everything was done just to try and please you Cause everywhere you looked it was all your game But look around and see your world today All the rules have changed And you got lost along the way And now you're down with the common pigeon There's nothing special about you You had it all but you let it fall Now we'll get on better without you So run along before I get my gun... Pigeon Remember when you were young and mighty That wasn't so many years ago Swooping down like an awesome eagle On an unsuspecting world below And I was just an ordinary boy Looking up with wide-eyed wonder At the giants you could destroy And now you're down with the common pigeon There's nothing special about you You had it all but you let it fall Now we'll get on better without you So run along before I get my gun... Pigeon Isn't it ironic ho...

Put It Where the Love Don't Shine [Lawrence Gowan]

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Put It Where The Love Don't Shine Written by Lawrence Gowan, Eddie Schwartz Lead Vocals by Lawrence Gowan Nasty things are growing in the garden Evil weeds are choking out the light But I ain't gonna shiver in the darkness Running out of luck, Running out of time Running out of fight Gonna get back to the source Take this wondrous force And put it where the love don't shine Love is like a flower With a million watts of power Put it where the love don't shine Anywhere the love don't Put it where the love don't shine I've seen the serpent creeping on his belly Laughin' 'bout all the joy he stole Time to chase him back into his pit now Into his hole Into his hole Reclaim my soul Gonna get back to the source Take this wondrous force And put it where the love don't shine Love is like a flower With a million watts of power Put it where the love don't shine Anywhere the love don't Put it where the love don't shine

You'll Be With Me [Lawrence Gowan]

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You'll Be With Me Written by Lawrence Gowan Lead Vocals by Lawrence Gowan Now I must leave But before I do For the parting shot Let me look at you You've known my mind More than anyone When all else has passed This will linger on You'll be somewhere In that place where I'll be going You will always Be beside me without knowing Every moment you'll be with me Every moment you'll be with me Life isn't fair You'll hear people say Everyone you love Time will take away But save all your tears This is not good-bye Some things cannot change Some things cannot die You'll be somewhere In that place where I'll be going You will always Be beside me without knowing Every moment you'll be with me Every moment you'll be with me

Faith, Love and Hope [James Young Group featuring JY]

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Faith, Love And Hope Written by Donnie Vie, Chip Z'Nuff Lead Vocals by James Young I'm wide awake, wait for the break Wait for the break of the morning light I hear the sound, it's all around The sound is blastin' all through the night Cold sweat and no reverse Ain't we supposed to get the message first It's Faith, and Love, and Hope We're gonna turn you on to Faith, and Love, and Hope We're gonna turn you on I hold my head, my mind is dead I never wanted to feel the pain With no disgrace, all on my face Financially driving me insane Bad checks and bills to pay Aren't we supposed to make it day to day With Faith, and Love, and Hope We're gonna turn you on to Faith, and Love, and Hope We're gonna turn you on Hide in my black room Life begins at noon Hide in my black room Why can't you see that it's Faith, and Love, and Hope

Don't Get Mad [James Young Group featuring JY]

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Don't Get Mad Written by Michael Baran, Peter Spero Lead Vocals by James Young and ?? Is it haze or just illusion What'd I say that's so amusin'? What was love is now confusion Listen to me Heart breaks heart it's never even Lie meets lie now what's the reason Pain inside I gotta leave it Time for action 'Cause I don't get mad I get even No I don't get mad I get even Way down in from the surface Mad man lives deep within us When did life become a circus? Can you hear me Fire burns it's gettin' stronger Can't hold back, now how much longer Eyes closed tight but I can see you Stand and face me 'Cause I don't get mad I get even And it's my desire, what I believe in No I don't get mad, I get even Break down dawn on the horizon Flame on flame temperature risin' Steel meets flesh it's compromisin' Just you watch me Nights are long when you're the reason Sweat no sleep just heavy breathin' No sweet dreams just...

Into The Fire [James Young Group featuring JY]

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Into The Fire Written by James Young, Michael Baran, Ken Harck Lead Vocals by James Young Drivin' in the rain down the highway of life Pedal stuck to the metal on a white knuckle flight Don't know where I'm goin', can't seem to slow down It's a drag race to nowhere in a make believe town Lonely town Travelin' in a place where the sun never shines In the gaping black hole of the subconscious mind What am I doin' here, why did I come? I really wanna stay but I know I should run Run away Into the fire, she leads me blindly Into the fire, baby treat me kindly Your body's warm, but I've been told Your heart is cold Far from the mountains in the valley so low Take me on down where the river runs slow Roll me in the water so my eyes can't see The place that might be the end of me End of me Into the fire, she leads me blindly Into the fire, baby treat me kindly Your body's warm, but I've been told Your heart is cold Into the fire, she leads m...

Heart's Not the Same [James Young Group featuring JY]

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Heart's Not The Same Written by Kit Hain, Tina Shafer Lead Vocals by Lou DePasqua Looking back through the hourglass You and me had the future in our hands I always saw the two of us strong together But we can't hold the shifting sands Now it breaks me down to lose you But I don't know any other way 'Cause your heart's not the same Something inside has turned around the bend And you're hearing that lonely voice call Through all of your changes And everything we tried to get it back again I know that I have to let you go It's crystal clear in the looking glass I see myself through different eyes Haunted by the memory of lovin' you And listening to the echo of goodbye Well there's a time and place for every dream And darlin' ours just slipped away 'Cause your heart's not the same Something inside has turned around the bend And you're hearing that lonely voice call Through all of your changes And everything we tried to get it back again ...

Amazing Grace [James Young Group featuring JY]

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Amazing Grace Written by Donnie Vie, Chip Z'Nuff Lead Vocals by James Young Laying in my room I feel her body closer to me Sendin' me vibrations, drivin' me outta my mind No one could believe just what this girl could do if she tried She could squeeze, she could please, get me down on my knees Make me laugh, make me cry, I don't even wonder why Amazing Grace, is there anything that I can do? Amazing Grace, I wanna spend the night with you Summer comes around she's so crazy when she's dancin' with me Never leaves me wanting more I get as much as can be All I wanna do is make it 'til we can't even see She can squeeze, she can please, get me down on my knees Make me laugh, make me cry, I don't even wonder why Amazing Grace, is there anything that I can do? Amazing Grace, I wanna spend the night with you

Love (And Love Alone) [James Young Group featuring JY]

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Love (And Love Alone) Written by Glen Burtnik, Bob Burger Lead Vocals by  Lou DePasqua Love, and love alone Love is all you need to know And when you close your eyes You still can see And when you're trapped and afraid You still are free And don't you know that you have everything you need If you're looking for hope You're looking for peace Love, and love alone Mountain high and river low Love, and love alone Love is all you need to know And when you fall asleep You're still awake And though you're laughing you know Your heart could break And you could say that you're looking for trust You're looking for faith Love, and love alone Anywhere the four winds blow Love, and love alone Love is all you need to know And at the end of the day, you're still alive And when your strength is gone, you'll still survive And all the words in the world, can't tell you why If you're looking for truth, you're looking for peace

Let's Do It Everywhere [James Young Group featuring JY]

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Let's Do It Everywhere Written by Michael Baran Lead Vocals by James Young Lovin' you girl is like fatal attraction I can't find the switch to turn off the action Everywhere we go you just want to make love Your imagination's a cut above, baby Every day of the week, every hour of the day One thing's on your mind, and you say Daytime, night time, any time's the right time Let's do it everywhere Inside, outside, no reason to hide Let's do it everywhere Everywhere I go I feel your hands on me You got my engine racin', and you love to tease It's the only thing that's ever on your mind Except maybe tryin' for just one more time Every day of the week, every minute, every second One thing's on your mind, and you say Daytime, night time, any time's the right time Let's do it everywhere Inside, outside, no reason to hide Let's do it everywhere Hard to handle, hard to please her I'm workin' day and night, she says I just tea...

Heaven In Your Heart [James Young Group featuring JY]

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Heaven In Your Heart Written by Glen Burtnik, Mary Lee Kortes Lead Vocals by Lou DePasqua There's a heaven in your heart I see it when you smile If you don't believe in love Let me show you Heaven in your heart Take a look inside at the Heaven in your heart I'll be there for you I see you counting your troubles on your fingers You don't see the key that's in your hand How many nights will you cry into your pillow Until the day you discover that there's a Heaven in your heart I see it when you smile If you don't believe in love Let me show you Heaven in your heart Take a look inside at the Heaven in your heart I'll be there for you You've taken pictures of all your hopes and wishes Hung them up in castles made of sand You can spend your waking hours dreamin' of tomorrow Until the day you discover that there's a Heaven in your heart Take a look inside at the Heaven in your heart I'll be there for you And we're looking down that endless ...

City of Holy Faith [James Young Group featuring JY]

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City Of Holy Faith Written by James Young, Ken Harck, Hank Horton, Lou DePasqua Lead Vocals by James Young Put some blood on the drums We're gonna take a stance We're callin' back the spirits To do that tribal dance In the name of Jesus They claimed this property Cause the one true religion Don't need no quit claim deed You're the City of Holy Faith in the desert sands Lady Macbeth you are Red blood is on your hands You're the City of Holy Faith Better hide the children And get on your knees and pray Cause in the room next to the altar Holy men have gone astray In the City of Holy Faith An evil secret hides Fallen angels there Well sheltered from the light In the City of Holy Faith "In the middle of the second millennium, they came to the high desert; and, in the name of God, they did things that pleased Satan" Take a young mind And twist it all around But on the day of your atonement You hide on hallowed ground In the City of Holy Faith...

My Hallucination [Shaw/Blades featuring Tommy Shaw]

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My Hallucination Written by Tommy Shaw & Jack Blades Lead Vocals by Jack Blades Manson lived, Lennon died You don't know the reason why I'm crying Thirty years enough time for me Tell me who shot Kennedy I'm dying Long tall Sally She comes and goes Got diamond rings All through her nose Is that all we were fighting for? Somewhere in my hallucination I thought we were giving peace a chance But what's a revolution When the music plays And no one wants to dance We paid the price in Vietnam While crosses burned in Birmingham I'm sighing In Memphis now the church bells ring While L.A. crowns a different king Can't we all get along Hi-ho silver Don't you know I just got faxed from Tokyo Is that what we're still fighting for? Somewhere in my hallucination I thought we were giving peace a chance But what's a revolution When the music plays And no one wants to dance Fat chance Going insane with the fun you've had Who's to blame when it all goes ba...

I'll Always Be With You [Shaw/Blades featuring Tommy Shaw]

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I'll Always Be With You Written by Tommy Shaw & Jack Blades Lead Vocals by Jack Blades Morning brings another day The sun is shining across the bay And I've come to be with you I'll always be with you I'll always be with you Holding hands and singing songs And you were there To show me right from wrong And I've come to be with you I'll always be with you I'll always be with you Every time I try To tell you why Somehow the words Just slip my mind And I fall deeper and deeper and deeper and deeper There's no pretending and no regrets With wings upon you You look your best And I've come to be with you I'll always be with you I'll always be with you

Come To Be My Friend [Shaw/Blades featuring Tommy Shaw]

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Come To Be My Friend Written by Tommy Shaw & Jack Blades Lead Vocals by Jack Blades I don't know what happened I only know what she wants me to see I don't know how I got here I only know just what she burns inside of me There's no use in pretending As she rises from the ashes and then Writes a new happy ending Riding off into the sunset again How can I lay me down to sleep When a part of me is incomplete Whoa oh Guide me safely through the night Everything gonna be all right Oh yeah Now here we are Have you come to be my friend What pretty pictures You have dancing in my head Take what's been given Forget what has been said Now here we are Have you come to be Come to be my friend It all happened so easy She just loved to let me Lick all the spoons I even thought I was crazy She just laughed and kept on Kissing my wounds Now all the king's horses Little green men Can't figure out how to Put me together again Whoa oh Cracks in the window Holes in my soul How ...

Don't Talk To Me Anymore [Shaw/Blades featuring Tommy Shaw]

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Don't Talk To Me Anymore Written by Tommy Shaw & Jack Blades Lead Vocals by Tommy Shaw When I look at what's been going on I have to laugh to keep from crying When I think of how it used to be And how so much has changed I never thought to look down that road To see the distance in your eyes And now to think of all that might have been I don't know who to blame At last to sleep, to dream Escape the world that might have been Enough to face the sun again To feel the love shine through the rain Don't talk to me anymore Don't talk to me oh no no no If I ever get over you If my memory starts to fade away Don't be sorry and don't feel sad That's just the way it should be A lesson learned is a penny earned Thank the banker for keeping count of Keep these treasures buried deep in the ground Saved for the bridges we burned A chance to live again To breathe the air, let freedom in To face the world a different man Be who I might have never been Don't talk...

I Stumble In [Shaw/Blades featuring Tommy Shaw]

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I Stumble In Written by Tommy Shaw & Jack Blades Lead Vocals by Jack Blades There you were with your umbrella Standing in the pouring rain Lining up for a night of expectation He held you close And you danced together Late into the night it seemed As good as you could have ever imagined But it's all the same You wake up empty again Well you know where there's A shoulder you can lean on I stumble in And I can't help myself from falling I stumble in and I can't help myself no more I can't begin to tell you Everything I'm thinkin' Sometimes I'd rather Just not think at all Yes I know What you've been missing Yes I know I understand That you need every breath I will be your destination I'm your ticket home, my friend Feel that train arrivin' At your station When it's all the same You come up empty again Well you know where there's A shoulder you can dream on I stumble in And I can't help myself from falling I stumble in and I can...

Blue Continental [Shaw/Blades featuring Tommy Shaw]

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Blue Continental Written by Tommy Shaw & Jack Blades Lead Vocals by Tommy Shaw Everybody needs a place to ramble Everybody needs a place to hide In my blue Continental I got mine Headed down the coast from Newport Thought it was time for a change In my blue Continental In the rain If you see me in the morning Don't ask me why That road goes on forever By and by No, she's never temperamental She's so smooth and she's so gentle In my blue Continental I can fly

Down That Highway [Shaw/Blades featuring Tommy Shaw]

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Down That Highway Written by Tommy Shaw & Jack Blades Lead Vocals by Jack Blades Little baby crying for attention let me tell you I could use some too A little late for an ounce of prevention Better think of something else to do What happened to the days of summer They came and they went too fast Should have known it wouldn't last forever Now it's all just part of the past Memories, down that highway Whoa yesterday Sittin' in with the boys and a six-string Singin' every Beatles song we knew Gettin' lucky with a girl at the drive-in Keep me happy for a month or two School year dragged by so slowly Seemed like it wouldn't ever end Summer flew by out of control and Left me here again with the memories Down that highway Whoa yesterday Now Jimmy got lost somewhere in L.A. Paco's in trouble with the D.E.A. J.J. ook the easy way out Little Debbie never knew just what it was all about She still don't know today So much for the easy answers So much for the si...

How You Gonna Get Used To This [Shaw/Blades featuring Tommy Shaw]

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How You Gonna Get Used To This Written by Tommy Shaw & Jack Blades Lead Vocals by Tommy Shaw She was a Catholic girl from a northern town She'd tell you no just to see you crawl Plastic Jesus on the dash of her car Got the feeling that I wouldn't get far with Hank Junior blastin' on the radio Now it's too late, cross the wire We were gonna set the world on fire Now it looks as though you're on your own again How you gonna get used to this How you ever gonna learn to make the change  Sittin' alone on the carpet of your living room The kids are asleep, and he's drunk again Now and then, in the back of your mind Get the feeling you've been left behind when it's Me you're hearing blastin' on the radio How you gonna get used to this How you ever gonna learn To make the change How you gonna go through with this How you ever gonna Make it back again How you gonna get used to this How you ever gonna learn To make the change How you gonna go throu...

The Night Goes On [Shaw/Blades featuring Tommy Shaw]

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The Night Goes On Written by Tommy Shaw & Jack Blades Lead Vocals by Tommy Shaw Did you ever hear the whisper of the night as it rolls in Distant as the moon and yet it gets beneath your skin Gets around the promises of no never again Suddenly it takes the shape of an old familiar friend And ooh the night goes on You reach for your last cigarette, and yeah you ought to quit You ought to do a lot of things, but sometimes you forget And still the fog is lifting, so you take a drive around And over that horizon is an old familiar town And oh the night goes on Ooh the night goes on Ooh ooh the night goes on When old voices dance through your head Where you could run from the things that they said And how could you say "let 'em go, walk away" Oh no, not today You never run away when you can stay and fight today Ooh Ooh Ooh And ooh the night goes on Ooh the night goes on Ooh the night goes on

I Can't Live Without You [Shaw/Blades featuring Tommy Shaw]

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I Can't Live Without You Written by Tommy Shaw & Jack Blades Lead Vocals by Jack Blades Six o'clock Time to wake up Time to play that game again Put a smile on my face Tell all the lines in my face There was a time When growing up Seemed so far away It's eight a.m. Trapped in a car Nothing but miles of cars ahead Look for a star to chase Dream of a faraway place There was a time When you and I didn't care If we came home at night It was enough to be Layin' under the sky It was important to me To feel you by my side Can't the world go away Lock the door Come back another day I don't know what to do So I'm holding on to you I can live without most everything But I can't live without you Now here we stand It's you and me again Two strangers each on a mission Is it too late Was it worth it all Remember the night I laid you down And we knew it meant forever We swore forever Can't the world go away Lock the door Come back another day So many wa...

The End [Shaw/Blades featuring Tommy Shaw]

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The End Written by Tommy Shaw & Jack Blades Lead Vocals by Tommy Shaw & Jack Blades So this is the end Time to say good-bye So this is the end Where do we go Where did all the time go So where do we go From here So this is the end Have you come to be my friend Time to say good-bye So this is the end Will you stay until the end So this is the end We'll be coming back again

How Does It Feel? [Shaw/Blades featuring Tommy Shaw]

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How Does It Feel Written by Tommy Shaw & Jack Blades Lead Vocals by Jack Blades Lying in an open grave I didn't do it Sign says you'd better get set I wonder who they are talking to Down to the hole in your pocket Way down in the valley Go nothing but time to spend I guess you gonna waste that, too Easy money Is that what you need? Pretty little people surround you as you bleed Bonnie with a whip and chains Bonnie won a cracker So pretty but she got no brains Don't you want her number, too How does It feel to be used? Easy to win when there is nothing to lose How can you feel when it's over and time to go home? Throwing money down a deep black hole like it doesn't matter You tell me it belongs to you Who you think you're talking to? Slow dancing in a whiskey haze Ah, year, you're the victim Keep it up Keep it up all night Till you wake up and you're someone new Hey, hey So close the window Black out the day I see your peace of mind It's going the...