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Tomorrow is teasing me
Time seems to run away from the future But this could be that lucky day A dream is make believe until Blood, sweat, and tears turn faith to will It's gonna take some miracle man To show there's a way I'm gonna take the Stone of Sisyphus I'm gonna roll it back to you Building a wall of stone Sometimes you know what's right Sometimes wrong is better than nothing They cast a stone so heavy to turn I believe in a love so true I believe you get what's coming to you We get so tired of living a dream For some other day I'm gonna take the Stone of Sisyphus I'm gonna roll it back to you Wall of stone around the two of us That only angels can break through Looks like it's another of those lonely nights Will we always be alone That's never kept me from you That's never stopped me from the fight I'm gonna take the Stone of Sisyphus I'm gonna roll it back to you I'll take the Stone of Sisyphus Wall of stone around the two of us I'm gonna roll it back to you |
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Come, let's talk just you and me
For once just let me be The little boy you used to know Relive that summer's bliss 'Cause they came no more like this Those were the days The days when love was still in style All I ever dreamed I'd be Is what you are to me Bigger than Elvis And for all the missing years A memory reappears Bigger than Elvis I saw you on TV The king, you were to me Could you feel me watching you? At times my heart got loud Only heroes are allowed to run free That they could come back inside of me All I ever dreamed I'd be Is what you are to me Bigger than Elvis And for all the missing years A memory reappears Bigger than Elvis We know the sadness of goodbyes Must be the one that's bringing tears To your child's eyes Oh, from now on I'll walk with you Making music like you do Would you believe I always knew? You were never hard to take In some mysterious way Bigger than Elvis And for all the missing years Your memory reappears Bigger than Elvis Now I've found the missing years Forgotten all my tears I've found the missing years |
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You ask me what I think
I tell you you ignore it The reasons for it make me crazy You ask me what is right Huh, you never hear it You're never nowhere near it, baby I spent my life believing It would not end this way All the years we wasted All the years we tried All the restless hours All the times we cried You ask me what I want I got no answer I know I'm only dancing faster So now we're stuck with us With you and all your stories but Who's the fool and who's the liar I spent my life believing It would not end this way All the years we wasted All the years we tried All the restless hours All the times we cried All the years we gambled All the years you lied All the hopeless dreamers All the dreams that died All the years we wasted All the years we tried All the restless hours All the times we cried All the years we gambled All the years you lied All the hopeless dreamers All the dreams All the dreams that died All the years we wasted All the years we tried All the restless hours All the times we cried |
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Third floor walk-up
One block east of Chinatown She walked by my window While the rain is pouring down Looking in she sees The easy money lying everywhere And it's clear she don't approve (And it's clear she don't approve) Through a cloud of smoke I shoot a little smile over there And I know what she's thinking She know Mah-Jong Mah-Jong she don't play She know Mah-Jong Waste your life away (Don't you throw it away) She know Mah-Jong Mah-Jong she don't play But she loves the player With the dark eyes burning I am opening the wall (Can there be no other chance?) I feel my fortune's turning And I wish for nothing else at all (Than to run to her) Looking up I see her signal With her fingers through her hair Telling me the hands are clean Understanding well I turn a dragon tail into a pair And the game is over She know Mah-Jong Mah-Jong she don't play (She don't play) She know Mah-Jong Waste your life away (Don't you throw it away) She know Mah-Jong Mah-Jong she don't play Though I don't obey her Still she loves the player She know Mah-Jong Mah-Jong she don't play She know Mah-Jong Waste your life away (Don't you throw it away) She know Mah-Jong Mah-Jong she don't play Though I don't obey her Still she loves the player Three floors up from where the lanterns Light the parlors on the street There awaits another world (There awaits another world) And though there are not many things Upon which she and I agree We enjoy the difference She know Mah-Jong Mah-Jong she don't play (Don't you play) She know Mah-Jong Waste your life away (Don't you throw it away) She know Mah-Jong Mah-Jong she don't play Though I don't obey her Still she loves the player |
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Caught in a love storm
Howling like a newborn Trying hard to stay warm My cover up is Torn up and tattered Addiction to Apocalypse Looking for the big hit Tending to take trips The ship of love is Beat-up and battered Time after time I blow me away Sign on the street now Brother, let me pray now Winter's here, I believe It's here to stay I read somewhere That religion is for people Who want to stay out of hell I was praying for a sign Or a vision or a message 'Till you been there You won't get well I was sitting in a room I never recognized it With a picture before my eyes I was sleeping in the middle Of the bed again I'm not sure this qualifies Lost in a crosswalk Battle only half fought Crawling 'cause I can't talk Childhood's finally Caught up with me Flashing like a neon Noisy as an A-bomb Looking to the beyond Staring into the Half-life of eternity Time after time I blow me away Time on the street now Brother, let me pray now Winter's here, I believe It's here to stay I read somewhere That religion is for people Who want to stay out of hell I was praying for a sign Or a vision or a message 'Till you been there You won't get well I was sitting in a room I never recognized it With a picture before my eyes I was sleeping in the middle Of the bed again I'm not sure this qualifies I read somewhere that religion Is for people who swear They need to be saved I was sleeping in the middle Of the bed again You can trust me I will be brave New York, New York The Big Apple New York, New York New York, New York 16 million feet stepping on each other New York is a state of mind Time after time I blow me away Time on the street now Brother, let me pray now Winter's here, I believe It's here to stay I read somewhere That religion is for people Who want to stay out of hell I was praying for a sign Or a vision or a message 'Till you been there You won't get well I was sitting in a room I never recognized it With a picture before my eyes I was sleeping in the middle Of the bed again I'm not sure this qualifies I read somewhere that religion Is for people who swear They need to be saved I was sleeping in the middle Of the bed again You can trust me I will be brave I read somewhere that religion Is for people who swear They need to be saved I was sleeping in the middle Of the bed again You can trust me I will be brave |
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Summertime came too soon
Summers in Kansas often do And the air was still I felt the pull I recall the heat rising From the ground in waves And I knew I was The first to pass this way I believe I stepped Across some line Or I stumble through The doorway to space and time Like a drunk Who blacks out from the wine Never remembers his name I always feel so alone Wherever I am I feel the pull And the life I've left Behind the pull And in case I have no future I've got the past There's no telling just How long this play will last I believe I stepped Across some line Or I stumble through The doorway to space and time Like a drunk Who blacks out from the wine Never remembers his name Never remembers I'm down, walking through a storm I hear a voice inside crying It calls my name like a judge accusing Black robe hanging down Oh, don't forget be brave about your love When I walk across The monkey moon Anger flashes in my eyes I don't know what I'm doing Like a drunk Who blacks out from the wine Never remembers his name Like a drunk Who blacks out from the wine Never remembers his name Never remembers his name I never remember my name |
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We rode the train from Paris
To the cold Atlantic shore The winter rain kept us In each other's arms until the dawn Do you remember? Faster than the sun Flying higher than everyone Like a dream too good to last I won't regret the past Here with me Deep down in my soul Now and forever A candle for the dark I keep you here with me A story with an unexpected end The morning plane Through empty doors A mountain in the sky A golden chain The autumn treetops Cast a knowing light Do you remember? We have no common ground Treasure lost will not be found We can blame our wild at heart From now and from the start Here with me Deep down in my soul Now and forever A candle for the dark I keep you here with me A story with an unexpected end Remember feelings I have known And chasing dreams I've never done Illusion led us both away Hold me in your arms before you go Here with me Deep down in my soul Now and forever You are a candle for the dark I need you here with me A story with an unexpected end Deep down in my soul You will be here with me A story with an unexpected end Everywhere I go You're here with me |
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Some will say it's too late
So don't change your story There's too much at stake to grow Yesterday was so great Just bask in the glory Don't let your feelings show And I say, oh yeah Like a man with condition I wait for my heart to stop And they say, "Stay down Got a plan, hold that position You can't afford a flop" Pack my suitcase With my game face Take the same place And put away the dreams I had Let my hair grow Find some old clothes Let the world know That my glory days were plaid I'm not asking for permission Are you ready for me to be me? Just pass the ammunition This prisoner's about to bust free from the chains For so long you told me to keep it familiar Just play what they all would buy I can wear this blindfold, stick to your story But I gotta ask myself "Why?" And I play those songs For so many seasons 'Til I'm sure I'm losing my mind And I say, "Oh no, Gotta have a much better reason To leave all my dreams behind" Others change it Rearrange it Stay the same thing And become your favorite fad With the see-through I gotta be true I can't be you Polyester comes in plaid I'm not asking for permission Are you ready for me to be me? Lord, pass some ammunition This prisoner's about to bust free from your chains I'm more than just excited Like a hundred pounds of monkey off my back I've got to find myself out Now everybody's invited To ride this train 'til we run clean out of track Clean out of track With the see-through I gotta be true I can't be you Polyester comes in plaid I'm not asking for permission Are you ready for me to be me? Pass some ammunition This prisoner's about to bust free from the chains I'm more than just excited Like a hundred pounds of monkey off my back I've got to find myself out Now everyone's invited To ride this train 'til we run clean out of track With the see-through I gotta be true I can't be you Polyester comes in plaid I'm not asking for permission Are you ready for me to be me? Better pass some ammunition This prisoner's about to bust free from the chains I'm more than just excited Like a hundred pounds of monkey off my back I've got to find myself out Now everyone's invited To ride this train 'til we run clean out of track I'm not asking for permission Are you ready for me to be me? Just pass some ammunition This prisoner's about to bust free from your chains I'm more than just excited Like a hundred pounds of monkey off my back |
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Something I forgot that I used to know
Keeps on coming back around Somewhere in the dark right before the dawn Like a light from down the hall Suddenly some old familiar music Songs I know I've never heard before I gotta play along I can't refuse it I hear the call We've all been so proud of our blindness No kindness to share I used to cry for the lost Until I had to turn away Then I looked inside, past the fool And found some deeper words to say To bring us together We can make it better We can make it right We hide behind the veil of our own success While we're following the rules Our eyes refuse to see past our little hands To the never changing truth Freedom needs to speak a little louder Justice needs to try her other arm Some of us could push a little harder To sound the alarm And I see children marching And I hear the drum again I used to cry for the lost Until I had to turn away Then I looked inside, past the fool And found some deeper words to say If we hope and pray It will come, give it half a chance Everyone, understand In our hearts and our minds You know there's nothing left to hide We're already there I used to cry (Used to cry for the lost I was walking away) (I used to try to find a reason) Then I looked inside (I used my mind everytime I was walking away) (I gotta find what I'm feeling) To bring us together I used to cry for the lost Until I had to turn away Then I looked inside, past the fool And found some deeper words to say If we hope and pray It will come, give it half a chance Everyone, understand In our hearts and our minds You know there's nothing left to hide We're already there |
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I've been trapped in the madness
From the shadows of sadness I laugh it away I've been blind to the passion While the whole world is flashin' I stash it away While I'm singing of freedom I'm trying to sell what I never had Hoping I'll be released from my own kind of hell 'Cause I lost the key to my past The show must go on It seems like there's something I'm leaving behind The show must go on 'Cause the dreams that I'm having I'm having all the time The show must go on There will be no confessions 'Cause I'd only be guessing Just where to begin There's only one thing I'm knowing This feeling ain't blowing Away with the wind And I'm tired of turning my back on myself Throwing truth away Let the fire burn down the front door to myself And give me a season of play The show must go on I just keep pretending to live for the game The show must go on I just keep on bending the rules to fit the pain It's time for collecting What I've been neglecting It's gonna be a little strange 'Cause one day I'll be gone And I'll be back in town Nothing's gonna, nothing's gonna be the same The show must go on And I just keep pretending to live for your game The show must go on I just keep on bending the rules to fit the pain The show must go on I put on the face, win every race It's only the strong, can't you see And I keep up the pace I won't leave a trace Of Still going on, still going on. The show must go on, The show must go on. |
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Third floor walk-up
One block east of Chinatown She walked by my window While the rain is pouring down Looking in she sees The easy money lying everywhere And it's clear she don't approve (And it's clear she don't approve) Through a cloud of smoke I shoot a little smile over there And I know what she's thinking She know Mah-Jong Mah-Jong she don't play She know Mah-Jong Waste your life away (Don't you throw it away) She know Mah-Jong Mah-Jong she don't play But she loves the player With the dark eyes burning I am opening the wall (Can there be no other chance?) I feel my fortune's turning And I wish for nothing else at all (Than to run to her) Looking up I see her signal With her fingers through her hair Telling me the hands are clean Understanding well I turn a dragon tail into a pair And the game is over She know Mah-Jong Mah-Jong she don't play (She don't play) She know Mah-Jong Waste your life away (Don't you throw it away) She know Mah-Jong Mah-Jong she don't play Though I don't obey her Still she loves the player She know Mah-Jong Mah-Jong she don't play She know Mah-Jong Waste your life away (Don't you throw it away) She know Mah-Jong Mah-Jong she don't play Though I don't obey her Still she loves the player Three floors up from where the lanterns Light the parlors on the street There awaits another world (There awaits another world) And though there are not many things Upon which she and I agree We enjoy the difference She know Mah-Jong Mah-Jong she don't play (Don't you play) She know Mah-Jong Waste your life away (Don't you throw it away) She know Mah-Jong Mah-Jong she don't play Though I don't obey her Still she loves the player |
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Tomorrow is teasing me
Time seems to run away from the future But this could be that lucky day A dream is make believe until Blood, sweat, and tears turn faith to will It's gonna take some miracle man To show there's a way I'm gonna take the Stone of Sisyphus I'm gonna roll it back to you Building a wall of stone Sometimes you know what's right Sometimes wrong is better than nothing They cast a stone so heavy to turn I believe in a love so true I believe you get what's coming to you We get so tired of living a dream For some other day I'm gonna take the Stone of Sisyphus I'm gonna roll it back to you Wall of stone around the two of us That only angels can break through Looks like it's another of those lonely nights Will we always be alone That's never kept me from you That's never stopped me from the fight I'm gonna take the Stone of Sisyphus I'm gonna roll it back to you I'll take the Stone of Sisyphus Wall of stone around the two of us I'm gonna roll it back to you |
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