Mommy's Little Monster (1982)
The Creeps
I´ll be vigilant, I'll be silent Yes, know one will know.
You want something for nothing,
A toast on your grave!!
[Chorus:]
"I just wanna give you the CREEPS!!"
Run and hide when I'm on the streets,
Your fears and your tears
I'll taunt you in your sleep!!
[Chorus:]
"I just wanna give you the CREEPS!!"
Another State Of Mind
Well I'm in another state, another state of mind,
I wish that I could be there right next to her
This road leads to this, this one leads to that,
Her voice sends shivers down my spine.
[Chorus:]
These scars in my flesh,
I'm bruised and I'm bloodied
Only she know the pain that I've been thru.
Talk to her a thousand miles away,
There's tears in her eyes.
If I make it back I'm gonna show her,
she's the one for me - - -
Hitch a ride on the wild side,
It's real hell on wheels.
There's gonna be a fight tonite, I know.
Another city we can't find,
Another city left buried behind.
As I picture her, the cities burn away.
Repeat [Chorus]
It Wasn't A Pretty Picture
Last nite a whore- found murdered in the streets...
the skid row bums are just waking up
A politician, caught holding drugs
A friend who's left us in a suicidal way.
[Chorus:]
No-one said life would be easy,
Doesn't mean that much to me-
A crash-a bash-up on Highway 109
His wife has left him for another man
A kid, a child experiments with drugs
A friend who's left us in a suicidal way.
[Chorus:]
No-one said life would be easy,
THE EXECUTIONER, HAS SUNG HIS LAST SONG-
[Repeat 1st chorus]
Telling Them
Well I love the sound when I smash the glass,
If I get caught they're gonna kick my ass.
My mommy's worried about the way I drink,
My daddy can't deal with the way I think.
They wake me up, tell me, "to get to work,"
I slam the door, say, "shut up you jerk."
I can't wait til the show tonite,
When I'm with my friends every things alright...
[Chorus:]
They're telling me, but I'm telling them.
"I'll do it my way, I'll always win."
"When the sun goes down I'm ready to play,
It doesn't matter what anybody says!!!"
Well I love the sound when I smash the glass,
If I get caught they're gonna kick my ass.
My girls stands very close to me,
That's just where I want her to be.
they say it costs $6 to get in this shack,
I'll go around sneak in the back.
I hope the police don't show up here,
Then we'll have to hide out of fear...
[Repeat chorus]
Hour Of Darkness
An hour of anger an hour of love,
This hour of confusion as I look above.
Death life as I've never seen before,
One more trip like that I'm in the mental ward
[Chorus:]
These sights sounds are all around me,
They grasp and they don't let go.
The sirens, the cries, the laughter the sighs,
I hear thee hour- My Hour of Darkness
An hour of darkness, an hour that's passed,
This life I feel just won't be surpassed.
Death life as I've never seen before,
One more trip like that I'm in the morgue.
[Repeat chorus]
Mommy's Little Monster
Mommy's little monster dropped out of school,
Mommy's little monster broke all the rules.
He loves to go out drinking with the boys,
He loves to go out and make some noise.
He doesn't wanna be a doctor or a lawyer get fat rich.
He's 20 years old he quit his job,
Unemployment pays his rent!
His brothers sisters have tasted sweet success,
His parents condemn him, say "his life's a mess!"
He's mommy's little monster, he's not afraid to admit it.
He's mommy's little monster, don't wake him in a fit!!!
Mommy's little monster shoots methadrine,
Mommy's little monster had sex at 15
She left home for the streets,
She couldn't deal with all that heat.
She had fun with the boys in the band,
In her eyes it will never end.
Her dad asked what happened to her face,
It could have happened in any place!!!
[Chorus:]
Her eyes are a deeper blue, she likes her hair that color too.
She can even wear a dress, that doesn't mean she'll ever confess.
She's mommy's little monster
She's mommy's little monster
She's mommy's little monster
DON'T TAKE HER LIFE AWAY!!!
Anti-fashion
You are so plastic you could be a Barbie Doll.
You walk you talk just like them all.
And, Oh how I love those pretty little curls,
With shoes and skirts, who's the better girl?
[Chorus:]
Anti-Fashion take them off
Anti-Fashion
And where did you get those $100 pants?
You know I'd love to rip them up, to shreds
A shiny red sports care takes you to the mall,
You shop with the elite and compare them all
[Repeat chorus]
All The Answers
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,
You won't see these kids in heaven
Colored hair and funny clothes
They are the menace of today
And they won't listen to what you say
But don't forget that they're your future
[Chorus:]
They're loud, they're obnoxious and proud
They are conscious
But don't forget that they're your future
They're loud, they're obnoxious they're proud
They are conscious
But don't forget that they're your future
These kids are accused for all the violence
You can't even keep them silent
You thought you had all the answers
You won't be able to make them pay
Cause they're not gonna fade away
Don't forget that they're your future
[Chorus]
Don't forget they're your future
And you thought you had all the answers
Moral Threat
You beat us up when we're alone
Come back later and then you're gone
Now you're tucked away in your bed
And I've got stitches in my head
[Chorus:]
cause you didn't like my looks
cause I'm not in the fashion books
admit it, you had some fun,
just remember, I'm not the only one
You made a show for all your friends
But they're not gonna stick around to the end
Then you're gonna think, "Was it really worth it?"
Then your head is rolling in all that shit
[Chorus]
The justice system is slow it's true
So we'll have to take care of you
You're only safety is suicide
Face it buddy it's the end of the ride
[Chorus]
Moral Threat
Prison Bound (1988)
It's The Law
We're sitting here in this cell
You know it's like a living hell
Was what you did really a crime?
The judge says you have to serve time
[Chorus]
It's the law, you're in jail
It's the law that sets your bail
Don't bother to try and fight
It's only a few more nights
The deputy had a bad night
He couldn't get it up for his wife
So he's gonna be pissed on the job and
He's gonna bum out your life
[Chorus]
Indulgence
A wish or a longing for, an obsession much too strong
Gratification of desire, an object requested for
A sesual feeling, an extension of time
Is it good or bad?
Does your conscience bother you
Does it make you sad or glad?
Like An Outlaw
Like an outlaw
I'd lie for you
I'd kick and scream and do time for you
I'd rob and steal and go without meals and
Terrorize this town
For you-for you
Like an outlaw
I'd lurk in the baddest parts of town
I'd wait there for you baby
Until they hunt me down
For you-for you
Like an outlaw
They'd put a price on my head
Wanted dead or alive or painted a bloodied red
For you-for you
Like an outlaw
I'd kill for you
I'd kick and scream and hang for you
I'd go inside and kick some hide and
Bury a man who died
For you-for you
Backstreet Girl
I don't want you to be high
I don't want you to be down
Don't want to tell you no lies
Just want to do me a round
Please come right up to my yacht
You will be able to hear what I say
[Chorus]
Don't want you out in my world
Just you be my backstreet girl
Hey!
Please don't be part of my life
Please keep yourself to yourself
Please don't you bother my wife
That way you won't catch no hell
Don't try to ride on my horse
You're not the kind to ride a horse anyway
[Chorus]
Please don't you call me at home
Please don't come knockin' at night
Please never ring on the phone
Your manners are never quite right
Please take these favors I grant
Courtesy and luck and nochalant just ain't your way
[Chorus]
Prison Bound
Well, I'm goin' to a place where the tough guys go
And come out even tougher
A place where a man don't show his feelings
A place where a man don't cry
Well, they say I'm bein' punished
And they say I can be reformed
But some day I'll return
Did they really think that
This time it would work
You knew all along it wouldn't...
[Chorus]
Oh, I'm prison bound
I did a crime one too many times
It's on the outskirts of town, by the railroad tracks
Where the country moon shines
Oh, I'm prison bound
Tell my girl I'll be back one day
Oh, I'm prison bound
I may never know any other way
Well, they take away my freedom of expression or action
Johnny says I'll walk the line
With three hearts and a cot
And a lot of talk
With lock-up, concrete, and steel
Well it's cold and it's clammy
Man, it's colder than a pimp's heart
But I've gotta do my time
There's a lesson to be learned here
But what a price to pay
You know I may never learn-
[Chorus]
No Pain No Gain
Well I walked
Man I walked
Through some pain today
Well I guess today was my turn to hurt
Well, why not
You know I'm not any different
And no pain means no gain
I've heard them say
Well I used to think that life
Was so ugly
Live fast, die young
Leave a pretty corpse
But now I see things so much different
And life seems sometimes pretty to me
On My Nerves
The sound of a neighor's barking dog
The high prices of gigs today
I ordered a meal not an insult
I have nothing else to say
Something's gone wrong with my bike again
Can they play that song just one more fucking time?
That girl's attitude is hurting my head
Where am I supposed to draw the line?
Someone scratched my favorite Stones LP
My boss says that I'm a little slow
These people, places and things just aren't going my way
Situations that I can't control
I got in a fight at the liquor store
My neighbors are making too much noise
My girlfriend's not acting the way she's supposed to be
With a little time it'll all work out fine
I Want What I Want
I wanted a vintage Harley
I wanted a house with a yard
I wanted a pocket full of money and
A wardrobe of clothes with style
My style-
[Chorus]
Because I want what I want
And I want it now
You mean this great big world
Doesn't revolve around me?
I wanted a '55 Cadillac
Sittin' low, chromed and shiny black
But then somebody told me
The best things in life aren't things
[Chorus]
Lawless
A question of morals, black market love
Street survivors for another cause
Family traditions of another kind-
Challenging politics with payoffs twice a month
Too much is not enough and enough is just too much
Not afraid of one man, not afraid of ten
Like a pirate in the city, he's a lover man too
Whatever it is that he wants from you
Just remember he always gets what he wants-
With a gun in one hand, a drink in the other
Deep inside he knows his days are numbered
In his world he led an important life
Lost Child
Picked up by the police, only seventeen
What did he do, what did he say?
His father left him as a little boy
His mother turned tricks just to buy his toys
72 hour evaluation
Immediate psychiatric help
But Johnny wasn't crazy
He was just an angry boy
Years later, nothing much has changed
Liquor, drugs and gangs have made him a man
Living in the streets in a world of his own
He stops and watches his heart turn to stone
He's an important person now
He's running with a wayward crowd
But Johnny wasn't crazy
He was just a lonely boy
The pain got too great, an eventual suicide
Fear and anger were trapped deep inside
If only Johnny could have opened up his heart
Then me and Johnny wouldn't never had to part
He's tired of running the vicious circle
He loaded and cocked his .45
But Johnny wasn't crazy
He was just a frightened boy
Oh,
How many Johnnys must there be?
Oh Johnny
How I wish you were here
Social Distortion (1990)
So Far Away
I've sung the blues,
For every broken hearted lovesick dream for you.
I've paid my dues,
Working hard-sweat, blood and tears for you.
[Chorus:]
So far away, So far away, So far away! [x2]
I've had it all,
And lost it all in one blackout summer night.
I want it back,
But I just can't seem to get it right.
[Chorus]
I've sung the blues,
For every broken hearted lovesick dream for you.
I've paid my dues,
Working hard-sweat, blood and tears for you.
[Chorus]
Let It Be Me
I've been in love, but now I'm waiting
Don't ever want to worry about a thing
I sit at home and I wonder
Will I rise or will I go under
[Chorus:]
Let it be me-if you're lonely
Let it be me-your one and only
Let it be me-to satify you
Let it be me-if your feelin' blue
I've seen you around but you don't know me
I've watched your life but can't always see
I'll try and I'll try girl to love you
And when we die you will have loved too
[Repeat Chorus]
You know your friends talk bad about me
Your folks say it's not suppose to be
You know girl your life is going by fast
Try to make it last
[Repeat Chorus]
Story Of My Life
High school seemed like such a blur,
I didn't have much interest in sports or school elections.
And in class I dreamed all day,
Of a rock 'n' roll weekend
And the girl in the front of the room,
So close yet so far y'know she never seemed to notice
That this silly schoolboy crush
Wasn't just pretend.
[Chorus:]
Life goes by so fast
You only want to do what you think is right.
Close your eyes and then it's past;
Story of my life
And I went down my old neighborhood
The faces have all changed there's no one left to talk to
And the pool hall I loved as a kid
Is now a Seven Eleven
I went downtown to look for a job
I had no training, no experience to speak of.
I looked at the holes in my jeans
And turned and headed back.
[Chorus]
Good times come and good times go,
I only wish the good times would last a little longer.
I think about the good times we had
And why they had to end.
So I sit at the edge of my bed
I strum my guitar and I sing an outlaw love song.
Thinkin' 'bout what you're doin' now
And when you're comin' back.
[Chorus]
Sick Boys
Sick-boy, in his faded blue jeans
Sick-boy, black leather jacket seams
Sick-boy, he's always in trouble
With the law don't ya know...
Sick-boy, he carries a switchblade knife,
Sick-boy, likes to get into fights.
Sick-boy, he'll go drinkin'
With the boys all night long.
[Chorus:]
Sick boys-ohwayoh
Sick boys-nananana
Sick boys
Sick-boy, rides a big motorbike,
Sick-boy, combs his hair up just right.
Sick-boy, with tattoos up and
Down his arms, don't ya know...
Sick-boy, he's got a girl wrapped around his arm,
Sick-boy, with his street-like charm.
Sick-boy, he'll make love to her
All night long, don't ya know...
[Chorus]
Ring Of Fire
Love is a burning flame
And it makes the firery rain
Bound by one desire
I fell into a ring of fire
[Chorus:]
I fell into a burnin' ring of fire
I fell down down down
And the flames went higher
And it burns burns burns
That ring of fire
That ring of fire
The taste of love is sweet
When hearts like ours meet
I before ya like a child
Oh, let the fire burn wild
[Chorus]
Ball And Chain
Well it's been ten years and a thousand tears
And look at the mes I'm in-
A broken nose and a broken heart,
An empty bottle of gin
Well I sit and I pray
In my broken down Chevrolet-
While I'm singin' to myself
There's got to be another way
[Chorus:]
Take away, take away
Take away this ball and chain
I'm lonely and I'm tired
And I can't take any more pain
Take away, take away
Never to return again
Take away, take away
Take away this ball and chain
Well I've searched and I've searched
To find the perfect life-
A brand new car and a brand new suit
I even got me a little wife-
But wherever I have gone
I was sure to find myself there-
You can run all your life
But not go anywhere
[Chorus]
Well I'll pass the bar on the way
To my dingy hotel room-
I spent all my money
Been drinkin' since half past noon-
I'll wake there in the mornin'
Or maybe in the county jail-
Times are hard getting harder
I'm born to lose and destined to fail-
[Chorus]
She's A Knockout
Everywhere she goes people turn their heads
She's a knockout
Everyone wishes she was sleeping in their beds
She's a knockout
When guys see her comin' they start spending their money
She's a knockout
But don't you know I'm the only one who can call her honey
She's a knockout
[Chorus:]
She's a knockout, She's a knockout
She's exotic but not foreign, built like an old Cadillac
She's a knockout
Once she's left your life she ain't never comin' back
She's a knockout
With her black silk stockings and her high-heeled shoes
She's a knockout
Once she's left your life you'll surely sing the blues
She's a knockout
[Chorus]
Some friends were tellin' me, just the other day
They walk right up to her, they don't know what to say
And when she calls me (hear a ring on the telephone)
I'll be there waiting for her, sitting at home all alone
All alone
In the nightclubs baby when the lights shine down
She's a knockout
When she walks down the aisle ya know her hips begin to sway
She's a knockout
come on little baby I'll show yo the way
She's a knockout...
[Chorus]
A Place In My Heart
I saw her today,
Oh God I miss her smile.
A pleasant memory
Of things in life worthwhile.
[Chorus:]
We used to walk and we used to talk
We used laugh and we used to cry
And there will always be a place in my heart for her.
I thought of her today,
Of years together spent.
A pleasant memory
Of places that we went.
[Chorus]
Drug Train
It'll take you as high as the heavens
It'll take you to the depths of hell
It'll make you friends, it'll take your friends
Who will never live to tell
[Chorus:]
Drug train, drug train
The train's first stop is pleasure,
The scond stop is fun
But in a jail cell baby or a hospital bed
You'll need hope 'cuz you ain't got none
[Chorus]
The train passes through the graveyard
May the loved ones rest in peace
For the last stop baby is a violent crash
And hard times they never cease
[Chorus]
Somewhere Between Heaven And Hell (1992)
Cold Feelings
Uninvited feelings, they come without warning and they stay too long
I don't wanna feel, and if I run they'll be just as strong.
I've been a-waiting, I'm waiting for some kind of sign,
I try to separate, try to separate my body from my mind.
I watch the clock as the second hand slowly goes strolling by.
I don't want to feel, when a loved one's time's come to die,
I've been a-waiting, I'm waiting for some kind of sign,
I try to separate, try to separate my body from my mind.
Cold feelings in the night.
You know, this feeling just ain't right.
And though I try I just can't hide.
Cold feelings in the night.
Look out!
Yeah I got faith, but sometimes fear it just weighs too much,
I don't want to feel, cold winds blowing through me like an empty touch.
I've been a-waiting, I'm waiting for some kind of sign.
I try to separate, try to separate my body from my mind.
Cold feelings in the night
You know, this feeling just ain't right.
And though I try I just can't hide
Cold feelings in the night
[x2]
Cold feelings in the night
[x3]
Bad Luck
Some people like to gamble,
But you, you always lose.
Some people like to rock 'n' roll,
you're always singin' the blues
You gotta nasty disposition,
No one really knows the reason why,
You gotta bad, bad reputation,
Gonna hang your head down and cry...
[Chorus:]
You got bad, bad luck
Bad, bad luck
You got bad, bad luck
Bad, bad luck
Thirteen's my lucky number,
To you it means stay inside.
Black cat done crossed my path,
No reason to run and hide.
You're looking through a cracked mirror,
No one really knows the reason why.
Your enemies are gettin' nearer,
Gonna hang down your head and cry...
[Chorus:]
You got bad, bad luck
Bad, bad luck
You got bad, bad luck
Bad, bad luck
Some people go to church on Sundays,
others they pray at home.
You tell them that there ain't no God,
that they're better off standin' alone.
You're always scratchin' at the eight ball,
No one really knows the reason why.
You get to the top and then you fall,
Gonna hang down your head and cry.
Making Believe
Making believe,
That you still love me.
It's leaving me
Alone and so blue.
I'll always dream, but I'll never own you.
Making believe,
Is all I can do.
I can't hold you close,
Darling when you're not near me.
You're somebody's love,
You'll never be mine.
Making believe,
I'll spend my lifetime
Loving you
And making believe.
Born To Lose
I was brought in this world 1962,
I didn't have much choice you see.
But by the time I was eight,
I could tell it was too late,
I was already barking up the wrong tree.
When I was in school you thought I was a fool,
In trouble,
Breaking all the rules.
I was absent from class,
My daddy spanked my bare ass,
But I sure tried hard to be cool.
[Chorus:]
Born to lose, was what they said,
You know I was better off dead.
Born to lose, you're just bad news,
You don't get a second chance.
It was a hot summer night in mid July,
A hangover and a black eye.
Your momma said I was a loser,
A dead end cruiser, And deep inside I know that she was right.
[Chorus:]
Born to lose, was what they said,
You know I was better off dead.
Born to lose, you're just bad news,
You don't get a second chance.
I tried to get myself a job
Because that's the way that
Things are, wanna have nice
Things and go far. Well I'm sorry
Honey, I ain't got much money
But I can sure play this here old
Guitar. As the years went on,
I made a few mistakes it was a
Troublebound for this young
Man. The police knockin' at my
Door, "Well he don't live here no
More, and he's playin' in a rock 'n'
Roll band."
[Chorus:]
Born to lose, was what they said,
You know I was better off dead.
Born to lose, you're just bad news,
You don't get a second chance.
Bye Bye Baby
I believed I was wrong but baby
Now I know, you and your evil
Ways gotta go. Take the key and
Break away these chains of love,
And I'll thank the good Lord
Above.
The radio's playin' a sad song...
"Bye Bye Baby."
Well, maybe the others will
Believe your lies, you can tell
Those schoolboys your alibis.
And baby I'll catch you later on
Down the line, cuz maybe I got
Better things on my mind.
The band's playin' a sad song...
"Bye bye baby."
When She Begins
I was feelin' kinda beat, I decided
To hit the streets. I was lookin'
For a place for this heart of
Mine. Well I said to myself, oh
God this must be hell
I think I was slowly losin' my mind
[Chorus:]
Well round and round she goes
Where she'll stop nobody knows.
Y'know that woman put a spell
On me, but if you start me, start
Me, start me you can't stop me,
Stop me, stop me. When she begins
To rock, honey, I begin to roll
I was hangin' by the phone, tired
Of sleepin' alone
Baby tell me where did I go wrong? When
Minutes seem like hours and
Days seem like weeks, how could
A year last so fucking long?
[Chorus:]
Well round and round she goes
Where she'll stop nobody knows.
Y'know that woman put a spell
On me, but if you start me, start
Me, start me you can't stop me,
Stop me, stop me. When she begins
To rock, honey, I begin to roll
I was hangin' with a couple
Of chicks, man I was just looking
For a place for this raggedy ol'
Heart of mine.
[Chorus:]
Well round and round she goes
Where she'll stop nobody knows.
Y'know that woman put a spell
On me, but if you start me, start
Me, start me you can't stop me,
Stop me, stop me. When she begins
To rock, honey, I begin to roll.
99 To Life
I'm broken hearted, I'm a broken
Man. Driven by anger, on that
Night I ran. I had me a woman,
I thought that she'd be true.
Now she's gone and left me, you
Know her life is through.
[Chorus:]
Lonely weekends, baby lonely
Nights the judge he gave me,
Ninety nine to life.
I wish she could be here, Lord if
She only could, instead she's
Layin' in a puddle of blood.
She was my baby, thought she'd be
My wife. I killed my baby, I killed
Her with my knife.
[Chorus:]
Lonely weekends, baby lonely
Nights the judge he gave me,
Ninety nine to life.
So alone I'm sittin' in my prison cell
Lord only knows now, I'm in
A living hell, the rest of my life,
In this penitentiary, the good
Lord above now, please have
Mercy on me.
[Chorus:]
Lonely weekends, baby lonely
Nights the judge he gave me,
Ninety nine to life.
King Of Fools
I was born a King of Fools.
Most people think I'm just a playboy breaking rules.
But they don't know that when it comes around to love, I always lose.
That's why I call myself the King of Fools.
I was born never to care,
But now I wanna love that I can share.
I've searched in vain for a love that would never be true.
That's why I call myself the King of Fools
[Chorus:]
King of Fools, King of Fools
When it comes around your love, I always lose.
I was born without one good thought.
Just to live fast, tell a lie and break a heart.
I have broken many hearts and I've broken many rules;
That's why I call myself the King of Fools.
[Chorus]
I was born the King of Fools.
At any other game I never lose.
But when it comes around to love, that's when I realize:
I was born the King of Fools.
[Chorus]
King of Fools, King of Fools.
At any other game I never lose.
King of Fools...
King of Fools...
When it comes around your love, I always lose.
Sometimes I Do
Sometimes I like you and sometimes I don't,
I feel like I'm gonna and then I won't.
Sometimes I wanna live to see a hundred,
other times I wanna lay down and die.
[Chorus:]
Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't
Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't
Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't
Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't
Sometimes I'm weak and sometimes I'm strong,
You know that I've loved all along.
Sometimes I'm rich and sometimes I'm poor,
nothing really matters when you're dead on the floor.
[Chorus:]
Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't
Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't
Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't
Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't
Sometimes I'm hot and sometimes I'm cold,
other times I feel like I'm getting old.
Sometimes I'm fast and sometimes I'm slow,
other times I don't even want to go.
[Chorus:]
Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't
Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't
Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't
Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't
Sometimes I laugh and sometimes I cry,
other times I sit and wonder why.
Sometimes I'm up and sometimes I'm down,
other times I wanna blow this town.
[Chorus:]
Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't
Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't
Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't
Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't
This Time Darling
As I'm looking back on broken
Down dreams heartbreaks and
Memories that I've had. I made it
Through the hard times and came
Back a stronger man but this time
Darling it's just not the same
Down the lonely stairs with a
Suitcase in my hand misery can be
A heavy load.
I've made it through the hard
Times and in vain I made it back
But this time darling it's just not
The same
[Chorus:]
In the morning I was lonely but
Never bothered to cry never even
Stopped to wonder why leaving
Was just another part of the
Game but this time darling it's
Just not the same
In the morning I was lonely but
Never bothered to cry never even
Stopped to wonder why leaving
Was just another part of the
Game but this time darling it's
Just not the same
As I'm looking back on broken
Down dreams heartbreaks and
Memories that I've had. I made it
Through the hard times and came
Back a stronger man but this time
Darling it's just not the same
This time darling it's just not the same
This time darling it's just not the same
This time darling it's just not the same
Ghost Town Blues
Ever since my baby left me you
Know this ghost town ain't no
Fun no more she stole my heart
Away from me and then she
Dropped it on the floor my
Outside's tough, hellbent
Leather overcoat of what was
Once a man but inside's a little
Broken hearted boy whose
Feelings he cannot stand.
[Chorus:]
I've got these ghost town blues
With nothing left to lose
The noose swings high up on the
Gallows in the wind
I've got these ghost town blues
I feel like an undertaker dressed
In black but no one left for dead
She left me in a heartbeat
And now there's no one left to
Sleep in my bed where laughs and
Cries and memories were once
Now lie and tumbleweeds and dust
And an empty graveyard
Feeling that began once just as a
Childhood lust
[Chorus:]
I've got these ghost town blues
With nothing left to lose
The noose swings high up on the
Gallows in the wind
I've got these ghost town blues
My pontiac spit back feelings of
Contempt out the exhaust
A hundred miles an hour down a
Highway. Well I'm beat up and I'm
Lost she's gone and I know it,
Like an outlaw she ran for the
Hills and I'll start a brand new
Life with a new girl and these
Same old ghost town thrills.
[Chorus:]
I've got these ghost town blues
With nothing left to lose
The noose swings high up on the
Gallows in the wind
I've got these ghost town blues.
White Light, White Heat, White Trash (1996)
Dear Lover
Yeah, loving
Over and over again now
It ain't nothing girl
Till you've felt the pain
Up against the wall
Why does love always have to hurt?
Your scratches run across my back
And then a tear
Dear lover
I can't take the pain no more
Dear lover
I pick my heart up from the floor
Dear lover
I can't believe it's come to this
Dear lover
Give me one last
Painful kiss
There ain't nothin'
In this world for free now
So how high of a price
Will you pay
Hear the screams so loud
Wake up to the broken glass
It's a scene from bad to worse
And many more tears
Dear lover
I can't take the pain no more
Dear lover
I pick my heart up from the floor
Dear lover
I can't believe it's come to this
Dear lover
Give me one last
Painful kiss
Dear lover
I can't take the pain no more
Dear lover
I pick my heart up from the floor
Dear lover
I can't believe it's come to this
Dear lover
Give me one last
Painful kiss
One last kiss [x3]
Don't Drag Me Down
Children are taught to hate
Parents just couldn't wait
Some are rich and some are poor
Others will just suffer more
Have you ever been ashamed
And felt society try to keep you down, I begin to watch things change
And see them turn around
Turn around
They'll try to keep you down
Turn around [x2]
Don't drag me down
Ignorance is like a gun in hand
Reach out to the promised land
Your history books are full of lies
Media-blitz gonna dry your eyes
Have you ever been afraid
And felt society try to keep you down, I begin to watch things change
And see them turn around
Turn around
They'll try to keep you down
Turn around [x2]
Don't drag me down
Ignorance is like a gun in hand, reach out to the promised land
Your history books
Are full of lies, media-blitz gonna dry your eyes
You're eighteen
Wanna be a man
Your granddaddy's in
The Klu Klux Klan
Taking two steps foward
And four steps back
Gonna go to the White House
And paint it black
[x2] Turn around
They'll try to keep you down
Turn around [x2]
Don't drag me
Down
Untitled
I'm heading down
A lonely highway
I'm running down
A one-way street
Well, I wanna know
Are you going my way?
Is there some place quiet
Where we can meet
And friends they come
And friends they go
But you were always by my side
And where it all ends
Well, I don't know
Don't cry no more, just hold on tight
There was a time
When I was desperate
Living in a town
Without a name
And when things got
So dark and desolate
You taught me how
To hide my shame
And kings and queens
And millionaires
May never know
What I have known
And thank the stars
I'm the lucky one
Thanks for the lessons
That I have been shown
I feel rich
I feel power
And security
And when I'm weak
You are strong
Once in a lifetime, twice
In eternity and guess what?
Nothing else
Matters anyway
I feel rich
I feel power
And security
And when I'm weak
You are strong
Once in a lifetime, twice
In eternity and guess what?
Nothing else
Matters anyway
I Was Wrong
Oh, when I was young
I was so full of fear
I hid behind anger, held back the tears
It was me against the world
I was sure that I'd win
But the world fought back, punished me for my sins
I felt so alone
So insecure
I blamed you instead, made sure I was heard
And they tried to warn me
Of my evil ways
But I wouldn't hear what they had to say
I was wrong
Self destruction's got me again
I was wrong
I realize now that I was wrong
And I think about my loves
Well, I've had a few
Well, I'm sorry that I hurt them
Did I hurt you too?
I took what I wanted
Put my heart on the shelf
But how can you love me when you don't love yourself?
It was me against the world
I was sure that I'd win
The world fought back, punished me for my sins
And they tried to warn me
Of my evil ways
But I couldn't hear what they had to say
I was wrong
Self destruction's got me again
I was wrong
I realize now that I was wrong
I was wrong, yeah
I was wrong
I grew up fast
And I grew up hard
Something was wrong from the very start
I was fighting everybody
I was fighting everything
But the only one that I hurt was me
I got society's blood running down my face
Somebody help me get outta this place
How could someone's bad luck last so long?
Until I realized that I was wrong
I was wrong
Self destruction's got me again
I was wrong
I realize now that I was wrong
I was wrong
Self destruction's got me again
I was wrong
The only moment that I was me
I was wrong
Through These Eyes
Through these eyes I've seen love and I've seen hate
I've seen the violence and the tears
Through these eyes
I got my schooling on the streets
I've seen the things in life
You don't wanna see
Through these eyes I've seen the shape of things to come
And I've watched them all fall apart
Through these eyes
I've seen the broken homes, they cry
I've seen the poor man's face
As he stands in line
And though my heart has made me weary
On a road less travelled on
Through the heart it hurts so dearly
And the pain it lingers on
Through these eyes, I've looked the devil in the face
And I've seen God's holy grace
Through these eyes
I've tried to walk the straighter line
I found myself again
But nearly lost my mind
And though my heart has made me weary
On a road less travelled on
Through the heart it hurts so dearly
And the pain it lingers on, yeah
And though my heart has made me weary
On a road less travelled on
Through the heart it hurts so dearly
And the pain it lingers on
And though my heart has made me weary
On a road less travelled on
Through the heart it hurts so dearly
And the pain it lingers on, yeah
Down On The World Again
This ain't the way it's supposed to be, there's a dark cloud
Following me
I'm disillusioned
And I'm down on the world again
There's movies going on in my head
And all I can see is the color red
I'm relentless
And I'm down on the world again
Give me tomorrow's broken dreams now
I'm feeling like a loaded gun
There's a world of guilt written on my face and I feel ashamed for the human race
I've been forsaken
And I'm down on the world again
Well, I feel so alone in this crowd, my thoughts of despair
Are getting loud
I'm disrespected
And I'm down on the world again
Love and tolerance have abandoned me and I feel the gloom hovering over me
I'm resentful
And I'm down on the world again
Give me tomorrow's broken dreams now
I'm feeling like a loaded gun
Give me tomorrow's holy schemes now, so hopeless
When there's no place left to run
Well, I tried to play for the higher stakes
You won't let me forget my mistakes
I'm unforgiven
And I'm down on the world again
This ain't the way it's supposed to be, there's a dark cloud
Following me
I'm distorted
And I'm down on the world again
When The Angels Sing
At last we meet again, dear God
Hear the angels sing
The funerals are nicer when we know you're there
When the angels sing
Sometimes
I try so hard
To understand
The things you do
I like to question you
When it all comes down
Hear the angels sing
Stand up strong
Feel the pain
When the angels sing
Love
And death
Don't mean a thing
Till the angels sing
The prisoners pray when they're on to death row
When the angels sing
The junky
Cries for love but it's all run out
When the angels sing
The sins
Of the world
And it's cold on the streets
And you're all alone
And the tears
They start to fall
When it all comes down
Hear the angels sing
Stand up strong
Feel the pain
When the angels sing
Love
And death
Don't mean a thing
Till the angels sing
Little
By little
Day by day
I watch the children play
Cause life
And death
Don't mean a thing
Till the angels sing
When the angel of death comes to looking for me
Hear the angels sing
I hope I was everything I was supposed to be
When the angels sing
There's gotta be a heaven
Cause I've already done
My time in hell
And a little
Baby's born when it all comes down
Hear the angels sing
Stand up strong
Feel the pain
When the angels sing
Love
And death
Don't mean a thing
Till the angels sing
Little
By little
Day by day
I watch the children play
Cause life
And death
Don't mean a thing
Till the angels sing
Gotta Know The Rules
Spent my whole life, yeah
Looking for something
What it was, I'm not really sure
I looked for happiness
But only found sorrow
Then I realized how to unlock that door, yeah, yeah, yeah
So you think you've got it figured out
It don't come easy
Maybe just for fools
Some say life
Is a struggle now
It's a game now
Just gotta know the rules
Gotta know the rules
Loads of people go
Through life thinking
Take what you can and leave the weak behind
Never stop to think
What can you give now
Too afraid to learn what you might find, yeah, yeah, yeah
So you think you've got it figured out
It don't come easy
Maybe just for fools
Some say life
Is a struggle now
It's a game now
Just gotta know the rules
Gotta know the rules
I spent my whole life, yeah
Doing things my way
Doing unto others knowing it's wrong
When's the last time you
Looked in the mirror?
When's the last time you
Liked what you saw, yeah, yeah, yeah
So you think you've got it figured out
It don't come easy
Maybe just for fools
Some say life
Is a struggle now
It's a game now
Just gotta know the rules
Gotta know the rules
Crown Of Thorns
Pretty much been alone now
For almost five years
Well, I could always find a way
To hide these bitter tears
Still I am waiting
And wishing somehow
I wish I knew then
What I know now
It's no bed of roses
It ain't no crown of thorns
Better than lonely
I've been there before
Gotta bad reputation
For playing with love
Gonna play again now
And beat the odds above
And still I am waiting
And wishing somehow
I wish I knew then
What I know now
It's no bed of roses
It ain't no crown of thorns
Better than lonely
I've been there before
Are you tired of being alone?
Or have you fallen out of love?
Do you care enough about yourself?
I have worn you're crown of thorns
[x2] It's no bed of roses
It ain't no crown of thorns
Better than lonely
I've been there before [x2]
Pleasure Seeker
Well, here I come
I'm on a run
Who wants to fight temptation, that's no fun
C'mon and play the games
Don't you feel no shame
That's what Eve said to Adam
Before she came
You can smile now, cry later on
You know that it might be wrong, but it feels so good
Like you know it would
There's damnation and disgrace
And guilt rears its ugly face, yet you beg for more
Just a little more
Stand in line
Don't you lose your mind
Try like me to seek your pleasure three at a time
There's souls for sale
You're gonna burn in Hell
And if tomorrow never comes
It's just as well
You can smile now cry later on
You know
That it must be wrong but it feels so good
Like you know it would
There's damnation and disgrace
And guilt rears its ugly face, yet you beg for more
Just a little more
Uah
Feel the pain
I feel it too
Have your hedonistic ways, got the best of you
Playing the games
Don't feel no shame
That's what Eve said to Adam
Before she came
You can smile now, cry later on
You know
That it's definitely wrong but it feels so good
Like you know it would
There's damnation and disgrace
And guilt rears its ugly face, yet you beg for more
Just a little more
Come on and beg for more
Just a little more
Down Here (W/ The Rest Of Us)
You work hard now
To put the food on the table
You're working for the men
Who don't even know your name
That's the way that it goes
When you're down here with the rest of us
You might lose now
Your beautiful children
Your happy home, yeah
And your beautiful wife
That's the way that it goes
When you're down here with the rest of us
You'll suffer hard now
As you bury
Your loved ones
You'll suffer hard now
When you lose your best friend
That's the way that it goes
When you're down here with the rest of us
That's the way that it goes
And I know how you feel
No ones immune now
To a world of problems
No ones exempt now
From a world of pain
That's the way that it goes
When you're down here with the rest of us
I try hard now
To do the right thing
Yet I wonder
Why I still do what's wrong
That's the way that it goes
When you're down here with the rest of us
That's the way that it goes
And I know how you feel
Under My Thumb
Under my thumb' the girl
Who once had me down
Under my thumb's the girl
Who once fucked me around
It's down to me
The way she talks when she's spoken to down to me
Change has come, she's under my thumb
Under my thumb's
The squirmin' dog who's just had her day
Under my thumb's
A girl who has just changed her ways
It's down to me
The difference in the clothes she wears, down to me
Change has come, she's under my thumb
Under my thumb
It's a Siamese
Cat of a girl
Under my thumb
Well, she's the sweetest
Pet in the world
It's down to me
The way she does just what she's told down to me
Change has come, she's under my thumb
Under my thumb
Her eyes are just kept
To herself
Under my thumb
Well, I
I can still look at someone else
It's down to me
The way she comes when I tell her to laugh at me
Change has come, she's under my thumb
Yeah
Sex, Love And Rock 'N' Roll (2004)
Reach For The Sky
When I was young I was invincible,
I find myself now thinking twice,
I never thought about no future,
its just the roll of the dice.
But the day may come when you've got something to lose,
and just when you think you're done paying dues
And you say to yourself, dear God what Have I done?
And hope its not too late 'cause tomorrow may never come.
[Chorus:]
Reach For the Sky, 'cause tomorrow may never come
Reach For the Sky, 'cause tomorrow may never come
Yesterday is history and tomorrow's a mystery
But baby right now, its just about you and me,
You can run you can hide, just like Bonnie and Clyde
Reach for the sky ain't never gonna die,
and I thank the Lord for the love I have found
and hold you tight cause tomorrow may never come.
[Chorus]
So if you please take this moment
Try if you can make it last
Don't think about no future and just forget about the past
and make it last.
[Chorus]
Highway 101
Take a drive baby up the coast, yeah highway 101
I'll pass Ventura and Santa Barbara too, just as fast as my motor runs
Gotta pocket full of memories, some happy and some are sad
Gotta girl standing by my side through the good times and the bad.
Listen to the boulevard, listen to the falling rain,
I believe in love now, with all of its joys and pains
Sick boy, sick girl, looking nice dressed up on a Saturday night
Take a walk downtown for a while and chase the pale moonlight
I can still hear the mission bells and the train rolling through your town
Gonna leave this world behind, we're Southern California bound.
Listen to the boulevard, listen to the falling rain,
I believe in love now, with all of its joys and pains
Follow the palm trees under the California sun
I believe in love now, I believe in love again
[x2]
Don't Take Me For Granted
I'm your worn in leather jacket
I'm the volume in your fucked up teenage band
A bag of smokes and a six pack
I'm the dreams you had walking down the railroad tracks
You and Me.
I'm your first taste of romance
I'm your first broken heart on a Saturday night
Guys like us ain't got no chance
But I'm the thing that keeps you and me alive
But not forever
[Chorus:]
So take me down the road
take me to the show
its something to believe in
that no one else knows
but don't take me for granted
I'm the blood on your guitar
I'm that wave you caught back in 1975
I'm as strong as a thousand armies
I'm as soft as petal on a long stem rose
I am love
[Chorus]
I'm with you when you're born
You can take me when you die
With all the reasons why
But don't take me for granted
Footprints On My Ceiling
Everybody wants a lover
Nobody wants to uncover
what may lay deep beneath a sometimes painful past
wanna go without a care
pull Gardenias from her hair
I think of a time we didn't have a care in the world
captivated by her beauty I knew it was my life long duty
she had all the grace and charm of a radiant queen
How do you talk without speaking? yeah!
How do you hear without listening?
How do you live without feeling? yeah!
How do you take without giving?
And keep it all inside?
There are footprints on my ceiling
I can't help this fucked up feeling
something's wrong, you ain't coming 'round here no more
try to get my thoughts together
I think of a time when things were better
this miscommunication is breaking me down
How do you talk without speaking? yeah!
How do you hear without listening?
How do you live without feeling? yeah!
How do you take without giving?
How you treat your new best friend?
Everybody wants a lover
Nobody wants to uncover
what may lay deep beneath a sometimes painful past
my heart is heavy slowly sinking
I redirect my desperate thinking
And kiss her red full lips like I did the very first time
How do you talk without speaking? yeah!
How do you hear without listening?
How do you live without feeling? yeah!
How do you take without giving?
There are footprints on my ceiling, yeah!
And I kept it bottled up inside... all my life.
Nickels And Dimes
I'm a Cadillac tramp at the end of his road
a swap meet rat who's sitting on gold, yeah baby
I'm a guitar gangster without a tune
I'm the baseball bat that's waiting to swing
Your loan shark friend with the broken knees
I'm a penthouse pauper with nothing to do
[Chorus:]
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, I'm chasing Nickles and Dimes
The rest of the world passes me by
Nah, Nah, Nah, Im just wasting my time
I'm just sitting here and wondering why?
I'm the high rolling creep that's in too deep
with the slicked back hair and the silver teeth, yeah baby
I'm a vagabond king with a stolen crown
I'm a jailhouse poet, a genius, a fool
I'm the pimp who lost his cool, yeah baby
I've got first class taste in a second class town
I'm a loaded gun that pointed at the mirror
A drugstore cowboy whose end is near, yeah baby
I'm a big time schemer with broken down dreams
I'm a derelict rebel without a cause
I ain't the cat with the sharpest claws, no baby
Cause sometimes life just ain't what it seems.
[Chorus]
And just like you, I'm wondering why.
I Wasn't Born To Follow
When I grow up, gonna be a star
Gonna sing my songs and play my guitar, im ready
gonna change the world, gonna turn the page
gonna say what i feel, let out this rage, get ready
we're going down, down to the streets below
gonna sing the songs of the streets again
gonna knock me off my feet so get ready
I'll sing a song for the fallen angels
This one goes to all the unsung heroes
[Chorus:]
We're Going Down, Down to the streets below
'cause don't you know, I wasn't born to follow
I realize that in your eyes you got ideas
but i got mine, get ready
here comes the new generation
hope they feel and fight the same way as we did
[Chorus]
When I grow up, gonna be a star
gonna sing my songs and play my guitar, im ready
Gonna change the world, gonna turn the page
Gonna say what I feel, let out this rage, get ready
we're going down, down to the streets below
I said "goodbye to the masses, I wan't born to follow"
Winners And Losers
Winners and losers, turn the pages of my life
We're beggers and choosers, with all the struggles and the strife
I got no reason to turn my head and look the other way
we're good and we're evil, which one will I be today?
There's saints and sinners
Life's a gamble and you might lose
There's cowards and heroes
Both have been known how to break the rules
there's lovers and haters
The strong and the weak will all have their day
We're devils and angels
Which one will I be today?
[Chorus:]
Are you happy now with all the choices you've made?
Are there times in life when you know you should've stayed?
Will you compromise and then realize the price is too much to pay?
Winners and losers, which one will you be today?
There's a a light and a dark side
standing at the crossroads, there we'll meet
there's prophets and fools there
the lies and the truths, will be at our feet
I got a reason to turn my head and look the other way
it's heaven and hell here, which one will I live today?
[Chorus]
Which one will I be today?
Faithless
I know a girl who warns the dangers of love
all the pain and the anguish, the sorrow that it brings
she keeps herself in a world that's protected
her outsides are tough
but inside her heart longs to sing
[Chorus:]
Don't let your walls down
You might fall in love,
You might fall in love
He's gonna get his girlfriend's name tattooed on his neck
and hope he never, never lives to regret
he's gonna walk down that long, dark alley
and what he finds there you know he'll never forget
[Chorus:]
Don't let your walls down
You might fall in love,
You might fall in love
They're crashing down now,
You might fall in love
I remember a time I believed
that the words love and pain were both one in the same
I'm gonna trade in my old ways for a new shot at life
I'm gonna change, change my direction
I'm gonna change my ways
[Chorus:]
Don't let your walls down
You might fall in love,
You might fall in love
They're crashing down now
It's you I'm thinking of,
It's you I'm thinking of
Let's fall in love.
Live Before You Die
When pressures up and the stress is high
and I wanna bid this world good bye
I'm gonna bury my frustrations
grab some of life's satisfactions
yeah I'm gonna live before I die
I try to find some peace of mind
when my life's treating me unkind
paiin will be my motivation
I'm gonna use my imagination
yeah I'm gonna live before I die
[Chorus:]
So close your eyes, and embrace your memories
leave your troubles and your worries far behind
stop contemplating and start celebrating
yeah you gotta live before you die
I think of chances I didn't take
i try to learn from my mistakes, yeah
I'm tired of being pushed around now
life ain't gonna drag me down now
yeah, I'm gonna live before I die
[Chorus]
Angel's Wings
You say you're down on your luck
hey baby, its a long, long way up
hold back now, hold back your fears
you say you're really down and out
and you feel like there's no way out now
let go now let go of your tears some more
How many times have you asked yourself
is this the hand of fate that I've been dealt?
you're so disillusioned this can't be real
and you can't stand now the way you feel
I don't care about what they say
I won't live or die that way
tired of figuring out things on my own
angel's wings wont you carry me home
[Chorus:]
And when you're down on your luck
hey baby, its a long, long way up
hold back now, hold back your fears
and when you're really down and out
and you feel like there's no way out now
let go now let go of your tears some more
[Repeat Chorus]
I triumphed in the face of adversity
and I became the man I never thought I'd be
and now my biggest challenge, a thing called love
I guess I'm not as tough as I thought I was
I don't care about what they say
I'm gonna marry you some day
go ahead and wake up, its a brand new day
Angel's wings gonna carry you away
Angel's wings are going to carry me away
Angel's wings are going to carry us away