You never saw me when I did it rightSo, I had to do everything wrongYou didn’t let me have an electric guitarSo, I saved money and got me oneI was 10 years old, listening to HendrixAnd learned ”Hey Joe” quite real fastI was spelled by the sound of that burning StratAnd the influence of that mighty blues did lastI plugged in my guitar and played it harderSo, it sounded much louder than my father
I was the long-haired oneThe testing oneThe peculiar oneThe useless oneI was the loud and invisible, loud and invisible sonJust the loud and invisible, loud and invisible son
I was standing in the doorway, looking at youhope you should notice me by chanceYou were hammering the newly laid-out floorstaring down didn’t give me a glanceI was kicking the doorframe quite gentlyAnd began to sing your most hated songYou didn’t show any sign of noticeSo I raised my voice heavily and strong I was howlin’ ”Satisfaction” to my pa, thenI ran away from him all through the garden
I was the long-haired oneThe horny oneThe sensitive oneThe lonely oneI was the loud and invisible, loud and invisible sonJust the loud and invisible, loud and invisible son
One day, you acted so totally strangeand took me for a walk downtownSurprisingly, you took me to the music storeAnd asked me if I liked the soundI was pretty sure that you really tricked meBut told you the guitar was OKIt was a moment of the highest contradictionAnd my life’s most unexpected dayYou bought me a semi-electric guitarOnly weeks before you left for the stars I was the long-haired oneThe rebellious oneThe annoying oneThe abandoned oneI was the loud and invisible sonI was the loud and invisible sonI was the loud and invisible sonI was the loud and invisible son
Can you here me?Can you here me?Can you here me, now? I was the loud and invisible, loud and invisible sonJust the loud and invisible, loud and invisible son
I was talking to a nurse in the local healthcareI felt so bad, a pain I really could not bearShe’s talking so sweet; promise me some helpBut as soon as we hung up, she forgot me in a secShe gave me her word she would come back to me at threeShe didn’t, so I called again, but now she could not talk to me
[chorus]I’m Restlesshate to wait for your callI’m restlesscrazy, climbing the wall
Something is burning; the flames are high like hellHow did the fire start? Sorry, I can’t tellI could feel the heat in each and every boneI tried to reach the firefighters over the phoneThey said: We would like to help you, but most of the fighters are freeAnd the few we are on duty are saving a cat down from a tree
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I don’t know why not any of youhave time to talk to meI need some help from all of youIs that so bloody hard to see
My heart is pumping, and my hands are unstableI’ve prepared myself for weeks to get ready and ableI dial the number with trembling fingersBut at the last digit, my right hand lingers“Please leave a message” OK, but what the fuck should I sayI love you forever, come over and forever stay
It’s going up, it’s going downIt’s going round and round and roundIf you’re not in, you’re all outYou never leave the roundaboutYou just spin and wait to blow your fuseHowlin’ the big fat city bluesHowlin’ the big fat city blues
It’s going fast, and will never lastRight now is already the pastMove on, be strongOr else the chance is goneYou end up with friends you’d never chooseHowlin’ the big fat city bluesHowlin’ the big fat city blues
The wheel turns, and your heart burnsNo one really learnsYou are blinded, can’t find itThe gradual is always hidingYou raise your bet, though you know you’ll loseHowlin’ the big fat city bluesHowlin’ the big fat city blues
I love my darlingBut we just never agreeWhen I want coffeeShe’s always keener on teaIt´s always you and me, babeBut very far from a we
[chorus]We are on and off, off and on and offOn and off, off and on and offWe try to get along but are miles from successBut we just can’t wait until we both get undressedWe are on and off, off and on and off
When she packs for AustraliaI´d rather go to RomeWhen she’s up for a wild partyI prefer a silent evening at homeYou’re the love of my lifeBut sometimes, I feel completely alone
She wants to get marriedI said, just let’s wait and seeWhen I finally gave her the ringShe just threw it back on meIt’s hard to do it rightWhen she’s always hiding the key
Your voice made my fingers freeze on the phoneMy pounding heart turned into stoneDid I just get run over by a truck?The icy breakup shook my entire city blockI’m totally broken, but I can’t stand to show my pain So, I’m crying in the rainI’m crying in the rain
Could not say a word for a week or twoAnd I had no idea how I should get over youI made myself busy with a thousand different thingsI stole a kiss or two that the summer night can bringIt didn’t help much, but kept me from going insaneWhile crying in the rainStill crying in the rain
I don’t have a clue what kind of rumours you hear But I aint gonna show you even one single tear
The forecast tells me it’ll be a rainstorm tomorrowI’m so happy that I can cover my sorrowIt is so liberating to join the tears from the skyAnd let the endless rain fall from my eyesOn the verge of drowning, I’m slowly breaking your chainWhen I’m crying in the rainWhen I’m crying in the rain
On the verge of drowning, I’m slowly breaking your chainWhen I’m crying in the rainWhen I’m crying in the rainWhen I’m crying in the rain
Something is going on in the cityYou can see it from the glances you meetThe faces are open, and the women so prettyThe children laugh and play down the streets
The first tables coming out on the pavementsAnd couples don’t look at their feetHeads are held high, shoulders sink downLooking forward to the upcoming heat
There’s a smell of coffee and perfumeAnd a promise in the airYou left your job early to see your friendsAnd you think: soon we will be there
[chorus]Stockholm in the springCan’t think of a much better message to bringThe city opens up its heartfor those who have the soul and songs to singStockholm in the spring
Walking around in my neighborhoodThere is life in every single spotFrom the frozen city in the wintertimeTo what must be considered as hotThere is dancing, love, and musicin the queen city of the northWe forget Jack Frost in the blink of an eyeThe night’s young, so let’s go forth
What are you saving yourself forWhat is holding you backAre you waiting for a blessing from heavenOr is it just the courage you lackcourage you lack time to find the right trackso just let it showThis is your time to glow
[chorus]So let it out, let it outShow no doubt, and just let it outlet it out, let it outlet it out, that’s what it’s all aboutAfter all those years of silenceIt’s time to do it loudSo let it out
You know you can, you know you willAnd your mojo’s getting strongThis is not the time for talkingAnd not the time for keep holding onJust holding onLet the good times comeI know you’ve got it in youAnd I’m sure you’ll get it out too
You can’t keep it inside any longerThe mighty power that needs to break freeAnd day by day, the urge’s getting strongerTo be the man you always wanted to be
It’s time for dinnerWhat we gonna eatI want no pastaAnd I want no meatI want something juicyAnd very aliveWhy don’t you show meWhere can I diveOpen it gently And set it freeI’m ready to eat itserve it to me
[chorus]Eating oysterThat is on the menu tonightEating oysterAnd I know how to do it right
I’m starting With the tip of my tongueI’m licking and suckingAnd tasting for a longCan’t get enough ofThe mild salty tasteAnd can’t stop lookingAt your beautiful faceI can feel the tremblingDeep in my mouthAnd I can see in your eyesYou’re heavily aroused
Here comes the first then the second oneI count to four but I’m still not doneWave after wave on the edge of passionTo make you happy is my holy mission
Let’s bring a toastFor the eating pleasureExpensive champagneAnd your magic treasure
Been down so low with my head held highI bet on the wrong horse in many a raceBeen bad in life and cheating in loveI could not stand the sight of my face; sight of my face
I’ve been working hard for companiesThey didn’t set my soul on fireI had to smile to pay my rentMy heart was cold, and my brain for hireNow the doubt is gone, the work is done, and I know that she’s the one
[chorus]For the best years The best years yet to comeFor the best years The best years yet to come
I chickened out from some fat chancesBut there’s no use to sawing in dustSince that day, I’ve done what I wantAnd no motherfucker can say what I mustNow the doubt is gone, the work is done, and I know that she’s the one
I’ve had regretful years, dreadful years, unsuccessful and many tough and stressful yearsSome careless years, but most thoughtless years Now, I’m longing for the best years yet to come
I met a woman who gave me loveThe best kind of love I ever feltWithout locked doors and boring boxesWith a smile that makes my resistance meltNow the doubt is gone, the work is done, and I know that she’s the one
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Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ohOh oh oh oh oh oh oh ohOh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
There’s a legend sitting by the windowWith his beer and glory around his headDon’t you even dare to come near his chairYou might risk it all and drop down deadBut take a few steps to the barYou’re gonna meet Aron’s friendly faceWith a glass in your hand, a few chords from the bandThe night offers some flirting and graceAll your trouble seems to float away like a dark ship on the horizonThe lady smiles, you smile right back and find yourself looking into her eyes then
[chorus]You’re never aloneAt the Harvest HomeThere’s always a seat and something to eat For poets and lovers and dreamers and othersYou´re never alone at the Harvest HomeOh oh oh oh oh oh oh ohOh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Gary lost his job but found his Godand we’re all happy for his sakeBetty has trouble with thieves in her storeAnd the kitchen delivers a steakHer wine and lips were deeply redYou felt the tension and the steamHer name was Clarissa, she was an excellent kisserThen she vanished in the night like a dreamLove comes and goes like a leaf in the storm, and you are never ready to catchBut everything is alright even though your favorite team lost their match
You’re never aloneAt the Harvest HomeThere’s always a seat and something to eatFor poets and lovers and dreamers and othersYou´re never alone at the Harvest HomeOh oh oh oh oh oh oh ohNever alone at the Harvest HomeOh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ohNever alone at the Harvest HomeOh oh oh x3… There’s a legend sitting by the window …
I trusted you like I never trusted anyone elseI did things with you that I never would do myselfYou made things possible that were just a dream to meYou convinced me of everything that you and I could be
Walking down our streetsDriving down our roadsSwimming in our waterRunning through our woodsI miss you, darlingBut I’m still on my feetWalking down our streets Walking down our streets
You could make a Tuesday to the best day of the weekWhen I searched for a word, you gave me exactly the one I needYou expanded my world to a much more exciting place to live inAnd you opened up my heart when I was about to give in
Walking down our streetsDriving down our roadsSwimming in our waterRunning through our woodsI miss you, darlingBut I’m still on my feetWalking down our streetsWalking down our streets
I could not believe it when I talked to you that nightThat the big C had struck its way into your vivid lifeYou were so strong in your long battle with that fucking diseaseBut on Christmas Eve last year, you got pain release
Walking down our streets… (repeat)
I grew up so far from homeA total stranger in my father's houseI stood stranded, all aloneNo one to ask what life's aboutI sought for answers in the starlightAnd found I was on my ownUntil I felt the sweet smell of yourlove, babeAnd by now I'm taking the long wayhome
People told me what to doThey all had loads of good adviceWhen I'd listened to one too manyMy beating heart froze to iceI lost my soul down the pathwayMy life became a short term loanUntil I felt the sweet taste of yourlove, babeAnd by now I'm taking the long wayhome
You open up the door, slowly takemy handAnd lead me to the spring of ahoneydripping landTaking the long way, taking thelong wayTaking the long way home
Your house of love has room forfreedomAnd lots of light is shining inSometimes you open all the windowsAnd welcome new sensations withthe windI really love to hear you come, babeAnd softly listen to the toneOf the spirit we have built togetherIn your heart that's where I've foundmy home
I may have walkedDown that empty streetWith a heart dead brokenFrom hard luck and mistreat
Don't count me outBecause I'm down on my kneesA broken heartIs no life time disease
I may have lostA number of fightsBattered and bruisedIn the dark of the night
Don't count me outI'm still on my feetThere's a couple of roundsBefore my final retreat
Don't count me outBy losing I'm learning to winDon't count me outI'm telling ya count me inOne, two, three, four
When the words fly like birds justright up to heavenAnd the bragging is over the hillWhen the number of whiskeys iscounted to sevenAnd his ego is impossible to fillWalk out that door, breathe some airWalk away from it all and justdon't care
Take it downTake it downTake it downTake it down
When the prophets promise theparadise to youIn exchange for everything you've gotWhen the politicians hide in the towerof powerAnd just show up in a phoney tv-spotWalk out that door, shake them offTurn back to yourself, to your reallife stuff
Take it down from the liars andleavers and losersTake it down from those who betrayTake it down from high hopes andtightropes and daydreamsTake it down to a bearable scale
Walk out that door, breathe some airWalk away from it all and justdon't care
I took down the stars for you and placedthem in your bedI made a crown of soft moonlight and putit on your headSo woman, you can't treat me this wayHey woman, you can't treat me this way
I drove my car a hundred miles throughthe dark and rainy nightto hear your endless childhood stories'til the break of morning lightSo woman, you can't treat me this wayHey woman, you can't treat me this way
I gave you flowers, pearls and presentsmost each and every dayWe went to all the fancy places and younever had to paySo woman, you can't treat me this wayHey woman, you can't treat me this way
Stop teasing, stop cheating,stop lying and petrifying,stop fooling around, stop playing lostand foundHey, hey, hey woman, you can't treat methis wayYou can't treat me this way
I was so young, I had a fortune of timeTo do anything I wantedBut doing anything is close to doing nothingAnd time fades away moment by momentI was getting older every dayI didn't understand the price I payedI was so hasty I never got away
Now I'm all tied downTo my hands and my feetIn a final retreatIn a dead end street am IAll tied down
Made a lot of efforts to catch up in the raceTo make a little something for myselfBut I took the wrong steps, or maybe thesteps took meAnd all my dreams ended up on a shelfAnd I worked so hard to forgetBut time was tough and just didn't letMe avoid to get
All tied downTo my hands and my feetIn a final retreatIn a dead end street am IAll tied down
I have to face the truthI just can't break loose
'cause I'm all tied downTo my hands and my feetIn a final retreatIn a deed end street am IAll tied down
Your tears hide just behind your laughterYour sorrows just behind your joyAnd all the heavy pain you carryJust want to waste love and destroyYou caress me with your left handAnd push me away with your rightYou don't know how toHandle me to night
We are lovers in the rainOur kisses have a bitter taste of painNone of us can really stand the strainOf trying to fulfil our claim
You are the dream that I wake up fromI'm the song that makes you blueWe are made for one anotherUntil reality comes throughI can see it comingThe change of weather in your faceClouded over luck just leftWithout a trace
We just can't live togetherAnd we're gonna do it forever
There's a slow man walking down the roadThere's a slow man walking down the roadThere's a slow man walking down the road'cause the last train's long gone
Too busy waitin' and hesitatin'Always late in the final statin'Too busy thinkin' trying not to sink inThe hopelessness of heavy drinkin'That's maybe whyThey all pass him by
There's a slow man walking down the road'cause the last train's long gone
Too busy doin' nothin', too busy waistin' timeToo busy makin' phonecalls to whoever lends a dimeToo busy chasing women that's aleady goneToo busy doin' things other men've already doneThat's maybe whyThey all pass him by
You never meet him on your way to the topBut on your way down, he might show up
He wanted every night to be a Saturday niqhtHe couldn't stand the city without the neon lightsHe drank the attention, he ate the howlin' crowdHe yelled his heart out, standing tall and proudAt first his records sellThen the numbers fellHe owed the record companyAnd they gave him hell
He's a rock'n roll victimHe's a rock'n roll wreckHe's a rock'n roll victimVictim for life
He tried to get up, then he tried to come downHe couldn't stand still here in jungletownHe tried to make a living, then he tried to take his lifeHe lost his mind and his music, and his friendsand his wifeThe pills helped him outBut bored him to deathHe stopped his medicationAnd destroyed his health
It's a rock'n roll nightmare, the day when he wakes upThe guitar is stamped on, all he's got is a broken cupHe got it from his parents, back way up northHe remembers the happy years, when he went backand forthSemetimes he borrowsa guitar from a friendhe's lost the beginning of the songcan't remember the end
When the night comesIt's spinning in my headWhen the night comesAnd I'm losing my shreadEvery dark corner of the pastComes back to haunt meFailures and misfortunes strikes againAnd soon I'm driftingDown the backstreets of the cityNot even the girl on the corner sees myTears in the rainStuck with the blues again
When will the hope die?I can't stand it no moreWhen will the hope die?I hate it for sureWhen the light is onThe fear is goneAnd the women give me eyesI can feel a tiny, sparkling living flameBut just right whenThe turning point gets closerThe coin falls so softOn the wrong side againStuck with the blues again
I'm on the outsideAnd I can't come inI'm on the outsideUnable to winI touch the SkyWondering whyThe demons never leave meStaring at me from the broken mirror againIs it a plan by the real big manThat my life is just a trialSeeking for revelationIn the invisible stainStuck with the blues again
There've been days. when I couldn't get out of bedTnere've been days, when I couldn't gel out of bedThere were no fuel in my bodyand not a trace of will in my aching head
And there were nights when I couldn't stop to drinkAnd there were nights when I couldn't stop to drinkMy legs couldn't stop walkingAnd my brain was all drained not to think
I'm standingStanding after allI'm standningWaiting for the great big fall
I've had weeks when the days stood like seven sorrowsI've had weeks when the days stood like seven sorrowsWhen the misery finally was overI met an endless row of hopeless tomorrows
I've lived through years that I hardly rememberI've lived through years that I hardly rememberMy life was a strange kind of clubwhere I was not recommended as a member
You never saw me, you never cared what I didexcept when I played my quilar to loudYou had all the ansivers but you never gave me oneYour wisdom was classified and that made you proudYou gave me the black eyeWhen you found a pack of cigarettesin my jacket, that was the only time you talked to meWe fought for weeks and then a Friday you were goneHow could I live on?
It suddenly froze my world the 13:th of NovemberThe thing that couldn't happen actually didThe fear of closeness occupied my heartand paralyzed me into a forever warrying kidEverything I did, I did for you to like meand waited for a sign of recognition from aboveBut the light was not for me and now I've hoped too longHow could I live on?
There's a void in my soul, a sorrow that never healsThere's an anger that you left without taking a standWhy did you die in the middle of a fight,the battle that should have made me a man?I've walked so lonely on the minefields of my lifeI've missed a father and a father's adviceI hope you hear when I sing you this songHow could I live on?
The smoke from your cigarette reached for the skyThe summer was tired and said goodbye, bye byeWe closed down the house and put away the keyThe way to our hearts was no longer freeWhat do you do this time of year?What are your dreams and hopes and fears?
You can blame it on the plane we missedYou can blame it on the girls I've kissedYou can blame it on the rain that fellYou can blame it on the neighbours raising hellIf you can't stand the shame, want to shield your nameJust put the blame on me
The birds left the country, the leaves turned yellow and redEverything was done and every word was saidThe heater was on but the car was so coldNobody called on your phoneYou were put on holdWhat do you do this time of year?What are your dreams and hopes and fears?
I'm sorry if I let you downBut I'm just who I amI hope you've found what you've been missingThat he can give you everything that I can'tWhat do you do this time of year? What are your dreams and hopes and fears?
I see young girls in short skirtsand high heels that really hurtsI see fancy chicks with foxy tricks,flirty eyes that never sticksI see long legs that really begsCome on man, please turn your headIt's all the same, the same old gameThe surface is wild but the soul is tame
It takes a hell of a woman to make me feel alrightIt takes a hell of a woman to take me through the nightAnd the woman is you
An open sense, experienceand not a thought of where it endsA lot of soul and dancing on the poleShow me what you can, mama, don't get cold
It takes a hell of a womanIt takes a hell of a womanIt takes a hell of a womanIt takes a hell of a womanAnd the woman is you
Music is foreverJust like the friendship built on chords,verses, bridges end chorusCome on join the band nowPut it on, plug it in and tune it upand play the chorus for us
Oh oh oh oh this is paradiseOh oh oh oh for long lost friendsOh oh oh oh this is paradiseOh oh oh oh never let it end
On the stage togetherWith a steady backline and in frontthe growin' demanding crowdGive them what they want nowplay the red guitar until it burnsIt can never be too loud
We're gonna stamp our rockin' feetWe're gonna stamp them from the graveWe're gonna die with our guitars onStonedeaf, poor and brave
Play it one more time, boyPlay like the night's gonna last, gonnalast foreverSee the crazy womanThe way they move, the way they groovedon't let them stop, no never
There will be peace in the world, all overAnd no one stands with the gun in his handThe earth will feed its childrenAnd every rich field is every man's land
If I ever fall in love againIf I once more feel that pleasure of painIf I ever fall in love again
All the good men will live foreverAnd the bad ones will all die youngAnd all the high men with mighty powerWill use their force to make others strong
There will be big reunionsTrue confessions and all the nations are freeThere will be no condemnationsNo more curses and no stupidity
I'm back, I'm back where I startedI'm back, I'm back where I once beganI'm back, on the crimescene once againI' ve travelled 'round the worldjust like a lost and wounded birdBut now I'm back
I'm back, I'm back to who I wasI'm back, I'm back with a heavy crossI'm back, guilty as a man can beI walked the desert to the seaand all I found was another meI'm back
I'm back, I'm back where I startedI'm back, I'm back where I once beganWhere I still belong
I'm back, I'm back where I lost the sightI'm back, where she vanished in the nightI'm back to see if my baby's still aroundThere she's standing with a smilesaying: “Hey, you' ve been gone a while”I'm back
They can talk for hourswithout saying anythingWhen they ask for another cup of coffeeyou're ready to take a swingThey have built a containerof promises they never fillYou'd better take your timebefore somebody else willYou'd better take your timebefore somebody else will
The private life of a millionoccupies your homeThey come from everywhereand create an idiot zoneThey steal your spacewith their meaningless thrillYou'd better take your timebefore somebody else willYou'd better take your timebefore somebody else will
'Cause every precious minute you've gotthese criminals are ready to killSo you'd better take your timebefore somebody else willYou'd better take your timebefore somebody else will
You can win backbig money you've lostYou can repair a smashed carif you're ready to take the costBut you can never reclaimthe days that you spillYou better take your timebefore somebody else will
I'm stuck on the lower eastsidewith the suvs, furs and bratsI just can't wait to leave themthe whole bunch of lazy fat catsBut something's holding me back nowfrom my necessary change of lifeI've got to follow the tracks downto where the nest of freedom lies
Moving to the southsideI wanna leave right nowMoving to the southsideI'm gonna get there somehow
I don't know what ties me down herein these blocks of how do you doI feel a sense of desperationand another dogshit under my shoe
And you can't stop me from leavingone of these days I'm gonna break freeWe should never have been togetherthat rich fat bitch and me
Your pocket is emptyyou're out of cashyou've lost your jobafter a heavy clashYour only friend is in Chinato find himselfYou can't find nothing to eatbeen starving for daysOh oh oh oh ohYour life is falling apart
Your savior saysYou'd better believeYou'd better believeYou'd better believe
Your luck is hidingso hard to findYou don't have a clear thoughtin your twisted mindYour room is emptyshe took your couch and your heartShe gave it to your brotherand he tored it apartOh oh oh oh ohYour life is falling apart
You've got to trust faith my friendYour time will come I promise youYou've got to wait until the endbefore you judge what faith can do
It was a lonely nightI figured you were lonely tooThe bar was about to closebut I had time to buy a cosmopolitan to youYour eyes were filled with longing, lies and worriesbut when I took your handIt seemed you came to some ease
I don't wanna knowyour dreams or things about your lifePlease don't you show mepictures of your children or your house
We met a neighbour by the front dooron his way out with his dogWe fell in love in the hallwayand made some lovestains on the rugThen you looked at me and sighedThe signal was so clearYou need to tell the storyThat I could not stand to hear
Can you please spare methe details that ruin everythingThe only thing I wanna shareis the freedom that love can bring
You wanted to drop your bagsand leave the store with its empty facesYour hands would be freelike lawyers without any casesHow did you end up like this, my lovewith your sanity on a thin lineStill waiting for the daysof roses and wine
You could have a few drinksmeet a man at the barYou could feel something awakeningmaybe you would go to far'cause you can't stand another dayof a sun that never shinesYou'd take a taxi and a chancefor roses and wine
You want roses, roses and wineIf you just got that,everything would be so fine
You would wake up coldin the middle of the nightYou'd look at the stranger by your sideand sense the frightYou'd think: Now I've lost everything I gotIt was not much, but is was mineAnd I didn't get a bitof roses and wineRoses and wineRoses and wineRoses and wine
The silent years, no use for my earsNobody called, nobody at allThe loneliness showed in phonebills so lowEveryone disappeared, there was nobody hereThrough the silent years
The silent years with cold empty fearsI was a shadow of myselfMight as well been someone elseI could not stand the light, I was stuck in the nightThe only thing near was my own burning tearsThrough the silent years
The silent years, not a sound from the musketeersA guitar full of dust, a voice crammed with rustDid not take a tone, lost in a mutilized zoneTo be true and sincere, the end was quite nearThrough the silent years
Forget the smile she gave to youforget the silent kisses tooand the smell of her hairin the moonlightForget about her summerdresssensations of her sweet caressand the sense of her skinin the soft night
'Cause it hurts too much to rememberIt hurts too much to recallyour young heart beating fastIt hurts that nothing lasts
Forget when you and Johnny wentthrough the city like presidentsin a car with heaven as a roofForget the dreams you had that nightDon't think about the cancelled flightsbut you' re guiltyAnd the present is the proof
It hurts when the memories haunt youabout what you should andshould not have doneOutside your windowthe hard rain is fallingYou've lost your ticket to the sun
If you don't use your talentGod can take it backYou can lose it in a minutefrom a divine attackWhen did it slip awaywas it a random moment?Or was it lack of faiththat announced your soul for rent?
Soul for rentSoul for rentSoul for rent
If you haven't got no moneythat's the only thing on your mindIf your dream hides in the shadowit's not easy to findIf your child needs supportyou got to have something to sendAnd somewhere down the lineyou had to put your soul for rent
When you're born under aburned-out starthe angels cry for youThey cry tears of mercythat brings another try for youWhy did it take so longthis message from heaven sentNow, do you dare to take the sign downwith your soul for rent
Here I amand I'm gonna make you listenTo the song that was buriedin my soulIt got new life by the tablein my kitchenAfter I finally crawled outfrom my hole
Steppin' outfrom the shadowSteppin' outfrom the dark
And here I amand I'm tellin' you that I like itI bet you gonna like it tooMy aim is to make you feellike dancingAnd by soon I'm gonnamake love to you
Steppin' outfrom the shadowSteppin' outfrom the darkand here I am
My love is gone, it never really lastMy wine is gone, I drink it all too fastThe cat is gone, I don’t know where it wentJimi’s gone for long to guitar heaven sent
Now it’s just me, me and the bluesWhen everybody else is gone, it’s just me and the blues
My daddy’s gone, he died all too youngMy faith is gone, it used to be so strongMy money’s gone, have you seen them anywhere?My trousers gone, the lady fled down the stairsNow it’s just me, me and the bluesWhen everybody’s gone, it’s just me and the blues
My hat is gone, taken by the windMy coat is gone, never mind, it was ugly, thorn and thinMy friends are gone, they didn’t like my styleMy luck is gone, I haven’t seen it for a whileNow it’s just me, me and the bluesWhen everybody’s gone, it’s just me and the blues
When everybody is gone it’s just me and the blues
The days roll along, like waves on the sea and it seems like your ship never sails towards me You must go by the wind and follow your heart I'm standing on the shore, eager to give you all my loveeach and every minute of my so precious
Time I can't save a minute and I can't get it backI said time I know what I want before everything is blackTime I want to spend it with you
You are finally here and I'm so fired upI'm on a higher ground, on my way to the top We are walking for hours, making love for daysTalking for ages and I totally forget the ruthless, unyieldingand terrible ticking of
Want to walk through the streets of Paris and RomeWant to find the best of your erogenous zones Want to talk through the soft and promising nightWant to share black coffee in the first glimmering morning light
The car broke down It's impossible to start But the days run so fast they are tearing me apart There are so many places I want to see that I never gonna reach There is so much I wanna learn that no one in this world can teach
It's too late To turn back now I've come way to far not to follow this road to the end I made my choices And took my stands Now I'm standing here naked without anything to pretend
I've been wasting time Challenging my luck I've taken my chances and stretched my heart 'til it all bounced back I always tried to be true in what I do and what I say But I've been hurting people that I love in many ways
I want more time I need more space I have to find all the treasures hiding beyond the haze And God, even though you don't exist, I'm calling out your name Let me rest in my lover's arms without the fear and all the shame And God, even though you don't exist I'm calling out your name Let me rest in my lover's arms without any fear and any shame Before it's too late
I put the city in the rearview mirror like a friend you've seen a little bit too much Every mile increase the distance to all demands and the everyday rush I'm driving slowly, there's no hurry now soon we'll sit at the bay again where pines and spruces bow I can feel a touch from above when the beauty unfolds When the water turns the moonlight into gold
Sometimes you're taken by surprise, like-94, my first time on JFK The fabled city awaiting and me – knowing only where to stay The driver took the fast lane on Queensborough bridge I leaned back in the yellow cab and suddenly heard those magic images The radio played Born to run, a greeting from Freehold Like when the water turns the moonlight into gold Like when the water turns the moonlight into gold
Sometimes it's hard to see things that mean much to me I need to get away Just to want to stay Knowing that I'm free
I meet the lovers down the boardwalkand I can't help thinking about you The evening is so mild and soft and the memories so clear and bitter blue The woman in the bar looks a lot like you I drink my vodka tonic slowly, wondering why we couldn't get it through Travelling to Venice again Laughing, growing old While the water turns the moonlight into gold While the water turns the moonlight into gold While the water turns the moonlight into gold
The houses here are worn, some of the people tooThey gather in a hardened flock, their losses stick like glue I meet them by the subway station, almost every day Them and all the hipsters with their usual café au laitGuitars are howling when the darkness falls People are crying when success never calls Down on the south edge of town Where the Western Bridge takes me home to little Berlin
The years passed like footsoldiers, without any lookaroundIt's been a long time since we parted, since the day I let you dow'nWe met in a corner of time where disappointments burned We chased each other's love, but it was never our turn I hope you have forgiven me after all these years that peace and consolation has dried all your tears Down on the south edge of town Where the Western Bridge takes me hometo little Berlin
Far from everything is beautiful, down in little Berlin But the night is sweet and tender, it's goosebumps on your skinI put my arm around you along the crowded boardwalk We listen to the sounds of the city, we really don't have to talk Soon we are at Josef's bar, drinking a glass of red There is something about the people here, I've really met myself Down on the south edge of town Where the Western Bridge takes me Where the Western Bridge takes meWhere the Western Bridge takes me Where the Western Bridge takes me hometo little Berlin
There she is, sitting in the darkness againCounting guesses about his new found friend Is she blond or is she dark, Does she have a small birthmarkon he chin He made her feel like the only woman bornBut that was before all her pretty dreams were tornNow he leaves her all aloneAnd is tired when he comes home
A rain of lost dreams is falling tonightWhen every heart is crying
The car he bought, it shines so new The tank is full, oh what can he doDrive his car to the end of the road Or buy flowers and let it all explode
A rain of lost dreams is falling tonightWhen every heart is crying The politician smiles at his big desk He appears on TV, it's the government nextHe asks himself in the midnight hour“What did I want to do with all my power?” The day when you have everything, just everything you want You've already forgot what really was the point That's why every heart is cryingEvery heart is cryingEvery heart is cryingEvery heart is cryingfor more
My mother told me I was such a happy boy that always filled her heart with so much joy When I see the pictures of my five year old smile I have to close my eyes for a while
From a happy boy to a man of sorrow From an open world to a path so narrow, so cold
I grew up Smile's gone from my face The mirror reveals all the sleepless nights I'm looking at a man with evasive eyes Wondering what to do to turn things right
I'm still searching Torn between joy and pain and even if it hurts I will try once again I just live on Some days I don't know why Maybye I get it all the day I die
From a happy boy to a man of sorrow From an open world to a path so narrow, so cold I'm growing old The days fade away I want them to stay
It was a midweek party, in a midlife week There were drinks, hugs and laughter And lots of familiar faces to greet Suddenly you're standing in the doorway As a reminder of who I was When the world was wide open When love was a dream of passion and pain And our kiss in the night nearly drove me insane Hey, what do we do now?
It's so long ago now, I can see it in your eyes You missed some big chances And had your share of cheating and lies But your smile is still the same, and you give it to me Still standing in the doorway While life is moving on and want to pass by We don't know where to go, is it worth one more try
The years fell down on me like a river of dead roses Aiming at my defenceless heart The dreams from the past were burning of desire And then we started drifting apart But hey, what do we do now?
I started as a little boy down on the west coast beaches collecting the most beautiful burdensThey felt so soft against my hand, almost like hard peaches in a world where almost nothing seemed certain I grew up on football fields and dirty dreams trying to learn the chords in Hey Joe My older brother always held me back said: Brother, keep your expectations low
Drowning stones are taking me down to the bottom of the sea Drowning stones dreams to be found Where a man can never be free, never be free
I've always been a dreamer, had a hard case growing up unhealthy scared of every day life I got a job in writing and I was slowly moving up couldn't stand the ugly games and lies I had to leave before it was too late My soul wouldn't last much longer And brother please don't say it's human fate that what ever doesn't kill you makes you stronger
It's hard to get around these days, it's hard to make a life Competition rules in every room and field A young man can get a job one day, and lose it just as fast There's no longer no safety and no shield My daughter's growing up and I've told her (but she really hates me when I preach)I would do anything to lift the burden of your shoulders Just please leave the stones on the beach
The roof is leaking and the windows need a fixAnd It's high time lo chop some wood The house is old and drafty, and cold as a freezerThe family would buy a new one if they could But he ain't gonna worry, he ain't gonna worryHe ain't gonna worry no more His son is hanging out with the rascals down the roadbasically doing everything wrong His daughter is gonna marry a drugdealer from the south and she is not really that strong But he ain't gonna worry, he ain't gonna worry He ain't gonna worry no more He ain't gonna worry, he ain't gonna worry He ain't gonna worry any more
His woman and wife needs some arms to hold her And she misses their good old lovin' She is gonna pray for a man to make her warm like a stoveand something big and hard in her oven But he ain't gonna worry, he ain't gonna worry He ain't gonna worry no more Where he's at there's no hurry, he ain't gonna worry He ain't gonna worry no more
He ain't gonna worry, he ain't gonna worry no more He ain't gonna worry no more But he ain't gonna worry, he ain't gonna worry no more He ain't gonna worry no more
She's running to meIn a summer dressWith nothing under Nothing but the flesh And a strong desire for the only thing that really can put out the fire I've gotta save her here and now 'cause my baby is burnin' She can not talk Almost choking, on her knees I can not talk Hardly dare to breathTime circles like a hungry wild beast waiting out its quarry The flames are licking down her loins 'cause my baby is burnin' Her lips are tremblin' Saying: Take me hard Her hair thrown back I'm her fireguard And the heat is rising to the big explosion That will free and fill the earth The fire is out, but sparks again and my baby is burnin'
In the narrow streets of Bombay On the highway to L.A. Down the toughest parts of Paris Along the slopes of Monterey
Beauty can burst out from nothing Even when it seems without a chance Through the asphalt, between the brickstones Can't be stopped by any fence
There's concrete and dust, big houses of stone Heavy traffic wherever you go There's pollution and smoke, black rain on dirty roads That's where the roses grow
The stalk can force any resistance With the strongest will to see the sun But it needs shelter when the snow comes If not, all its beauty soon is gone There's concrete and dust, big houses of stone Heavy traffic wherever you go There's pollution and smoke, black rain on dirty roads That's where the roses grow Beauty can burst out from nothing Even when it seems without a chanceThrough the asphalt, between the brickstones Can't be stopped by any fence There's concrete and dust, big houses of stone Heavy traffic wherever you go There's pollution and smoke, black rain on dirty roads That's where the roses grow
When everything dies, you open my eyes for the narrow way forward, a tomorrow in disguise When I shriver and shake, keep the devil awakeYou can ease my mindlike nobody else can doNobody else but you
When I cry bitter tears, of sorrow and fears you comfort me gently so true and sincere When I see the world as a place of hate and disgrace you show me love like nobody else can doNobody else but you
Nobody else can move the stars in the sky to a better position where the lucky birds fly Nobody else can make God change his mind and move away the dark cloud from time to time
When your body moves I hear all your ohhhs I finally realize what it is I can lose When I feel your lips, with my hands on your hips you raise my blood like nobody else can do Nobody else but you
When everything dies, you open my eyes for the narrow way forward, a tomorrow in disguise When I shiver and shake, keep the devil awake you can ease my mind like nobody else can do Like nobody else can do Nobody else but you