The days grow shorter and the nights are getting long Feels like we're running out of time Every day it seems much harder tellin' right from wrong You got to read between the lines
Don't get discouraged, don't be afraid, we can Make it through another day Make it worth the price we pay
The Good Book says it's better to give than to receive I do my best to do my part Nothin' in my pockets I got nothin' up my sleeve I keep my magic in my heart
Keep up your spirit, keep up your faith, baby I am counting on you You know what you've got to do
CHORUS: Fight the good fight every moment Every minute every day Fight the good fight every moment It's your only way
All your life you've been waiting for your chance Where you'll fit into the plan But you're the master of your own destiny So give and take the best that you can
You think a little more money will buy your soul some rest You'd better think of something else instead You're so afraid of being honest with yourself You'd better take a look inside your head
Nothing is easy, nothing good is free But I can tell you where to start Take a look inside your heart There's an answer in your heart
We passed the point of no return How can we make amends All alone I watch the candle burn Burnin' at both ends Nothin's ever gonna change Can tears wash away this pain
CHORUS: Tears in the rain Here it comes again I'll never know the reason why I cry these tears in the rain
The time has come to make a stand We've waited much too long Nobody's gonna lead us by the hand How could we be so wrong? We lost the chance to play the game Can tears wash away this pain
CHORUS
So many times I've wondered why We still play this game
Music hold the secret, To know it can make you whole It's not just a game of notes, It's the sound inside your soul The magic of the melody Runs through you like a stream The notes the play flow through your head Like a dream Like a dream Like a dream
I sing this song for the common man For the people in despair I bring my song into the world And I sing it everywhere The simple truth lies waiting here For everyone to share So hold on, and I will take you there Hold on and I will take you there
The daily routine takes your soul, Lost without a trace It hold you down and turns you 'round And puts you in your place Another day, another dollar Another pretty face Another chance to lose yourself In the endless race
CHORUS
Hold on, hold on to your dreams Hold on, even though it seems Everyone around you has their little schemes Listen to your heart and hold on to your dreams
Can't you feel the magic Feel it everywhere Can't you hear the music There's something in the air There's a celebration Deep within a song Celebrate this feeling, You know it can't be wrong
CHORUS
Caught up in routine, You got to break it Time won't wait for us, We got to make it Fate gives you the chance You've got to take it Take it
Makin' my way to the job each day Slave like a dog for my hard-earned pay When the bell rings I'm ready to run Gonna get high, gonna have some fun I know the boss, he don't think I'm good Baby I'm just badly misunderstood 'Cause you know what I like
CHORUS: I live, I live, I live for the weekend I live, I live, I live for the weekend
Ya know ya gotta serve Ya know ya gotta please My baby puts my mind at ease Friday comes 'n' I'm thinkin' of you 'Cause at five o'clock, they're gonna set me loose Come on, babe, we're gonna live it up Don't ya know that I can't get enought Of your sweet love
CHORUS
I know, babe, you don't think I'm good But, you got me badly understood An' I know what I like
Something's at the edge of your mind, you don't know what it is Somethin' you were hopin' to find but your not sure what it is Then you hear the music and it all comes crystal clear The music does the talkin' says the things you want to hear
CHORUS: I'm young, I'm wild and I'm free I got the magic power of the music in me (Repeat)
She climbs into bed, pull the covers overhead and turns her little radio on She's had a rotten day so she hopes the DJ's gonna play her favorite song It makes her feel much better, brings her closer to her dreams A little magic power makes it better that it seems
She's young now, she's wild now, she wants to be free She gets the magic power of the music in me
If you're thinkin' it over but you just can't sort it out Do you want someone to tell you what they think it's all about Are you the one and only who's sad and lonely, reachin' for the top Well the music keeps you goin' and it's never gonna stop Never gonna stop Never gonna, never gonna, never gonna stop
The world is full of compromise, and infinite red tape But the music's got the magic, it's your one chance for escape So turn me on - turn me up - it's your turn to dream A little magic power makes it better than it seems
People say Don't ever look behind Happiness is just a state of mind Rock and Roll lives and breathes in the hearts of the young So carry on You're runnin' on borrowed time Tryin' hard to survive Keep on runnin' Your time in comin' Keep your dreams alive
CHORUS: Follow Your Heart (You got to Follow Your Heart) Living for the day, forget about tomorrow Follow Your Heart (You got to Follow Your Heart) Any other way can only lead to sorrow Don't wait any longer Follow Your Heart
Plays for keeps And try to never lose Live it fast but live the life you choose Rock and Roll lives and breathes in the hearts of the young So let it ride Each time you roll the dice Luck will finally arrive Keep on runnin' Your time is comin' Keep your dreams alive
CHORUS
Oh, listen to the rhythm Your heart won't lie Rock and Roll hearts Just never die, never die
The days grow shorter and the nights are getting long Feels like we're running out of time Every day it seems much harder tellin' right from wrong You got to read between the lines
Don't get discouraged, don't be afraid, we can Make it through another day Make it worth the price we pay
The Good Book says it's better to give than to receive I do my best to do my part Nothin' in my pockets I got nothin' up my sleeve I keep my magic in my heart
Keep up your spirit, keep up your faith, baby I am counting on you You know what you've got to do
CHORUS: Fight the good fight every moment Every minute every day Fight the good fight every moment It's your only way
All your life you've been waiting for your chance Where you'll fit into the plan But you're the master of your own destiny So give and take the best that you can
You think a little more money will buy your soul some rest You'd better think of something else instead You're so afraid of being honest with yourself You'd better take a look inside your head
Nothing is easy, nothing good is free But I can tell you where to start Take a look inside your heart There's an answer in your heart
If looks could kill then I know she would She's playing the part, you know it's understood I know the second glance was my first mistake I took the chance that I had to take Fire in her eyes made my blood run cold She took me by surprise and I'm
CHORUS: Spellbound, dreaming of you all the time Spellbound, feels like I'm falling over the line Spellbound, will my head be clear by the morning light
I don't make promises I can't keep But I better think it over, I'm in way too deep I'm shook up, paralyzed by her icy stare, long legs and golden hair Late night love is on my mind She took me by surprise and I'm
CHORUS
I'm on a one way ride to where I just don't know She put a spell on me, the fantasy comes and goes
I clear my head in the morning light Start all over when I feel alright I've gotta shape up before it's too late I think I'm losin' my mind and I'm
CHORUS
Spellbound, can't find a reason, can't find a rhyme Spellbound, give me a signal, show me a sign Spellbound, will my head be clear in the morning light
Is it fate or random chance How can I decide Are we victims of circumstance When destinies collide All the odds are against you But somehow you make it through You can rationalize it away But it all comes down to you Half our lives we spend waiting For the knock upon the door When it comes, will it be the one That I've been waiting for
CHORUS: Somebody's out there, somewhere Waiting for someone to come their way Somebody's out there, somewhere I will somehow be somebody's someone Someday
Standing in the shadows Hiding from the light Reach out in the darkness And hold on for your life All the fear of the future All the loneliness inside When the moment of truth arrive, hey, You can run but you can't hide
CHORUS
...I can feel it inside me I've been holding on so long Something's tellin' me something's got to give 'Cause the feeling's way too strong, too strong
It's the same old story all over again You turn a lover into just another friend I want to love you, I want to make you mine Won't you lay it on the line?
I'm tired of playing all your foolish games I'm tired of all of your lies making me insane Won't you lay it on the line
Lay it on the line Lay it on the line Don't waste my time Lay it on the line
You got no right to make me wait We better talk, girl, before it gets too late I never thought you could be so unkind Won't you lay it on the line
You know I love you, you know it's true It's up to you, girl, what've I got to do Don't hold me up, girl, don't waste my precious time Won't you lay it on the line
I tell you sweetly now Why I can't come to bed I'm listening to the music That's playing in my head While your filled With sleepy dreams I'm moving to the sounds The beat keep driving In my brain And the words go Round and round I see myself up on the stage And holding my guitar And I can't tell If it's Carnegie Hall Or just some local bar But the hands are clapping And the place is moving And I feel it in my soul It's late at night And I can't sleep I gotta write some Rock and roll
It drives me crazy about Twenty-four hours a day It's bouncing all around In my brain I've just got to play
While the world Outside is quiet And the children Are fast asleep But here inside I'm rockin' 'n' rollin' To a crazy beat So come on come on come on Come on boys let's play Yeah we're gonna do it, Do it, do it Twenty-four hours a day
Everybody party Twenty-four hours a day Everybody party Come on boys let's play Listen baby what I say Everybody party Party party every day
Street fighting man He's a hard one yes indeed Just got in from Houston Who knows when he'll leave Made his reputation In small town southern bars Everyone respects him Treats him like a star
Street fighter Street fighting man (You got to) Watch yourself today While you're on the run Cover the tracks That you lay down Your time is gonna come (Yes it is)
He's got a lady waiting Back home in New Orleans A Louisana sweetheart They call the Southern Queen He promised her They'd settle down And make a home someday But he said, "Babe, You've got to wait awhile. I've got one last debt to pay."
He met his man at Steeler's Inn Where they play Cards for pay In a flash Two shots were fired And one man rode away
The crowd began To circle him As he lay there dying And in the night He thought he heard His sweetheart lady crying
Come on pretty baby Put your party dress on Come on won't you rock-it With me all night long Can't we lovey-dovey like the Way we used to do before That's what I like
CHORUS: Let me take you home tonite Everything will be alright Baby, let me get next to you
Don't you try and tell me girl That I'm not your style, Come on get to know me For a little while Can't we lovey-dovey like the Way we used to do before
That's what I like
CHORUS
The way you shake and shimmy Girl you drive me wild When you touch me girl You set my soul on fire Can't we lovey-dovey like the Way we used to do before That's what I like
