This Ain’t A Love Song

i should have seen it coming when the roses died
should have seen the end of summer in your eyes
i should have listened when you said good night
you really meant good bye

baby ain't it funny how you never ever learn to fall
you're really on your knees when you think you're standing tall
but only fools are know-it-alls and i've played that fool for you

i cried and cried every night
there were nights that i died for you baby
i tried and i tried to deny it that your love drove me crazy baby

if the love that i got for you is gone
if the river i've cried ain't that long
then i'm wrong yeah i'm wrong
this ain't a love song

baby i thought you and me would
stand the test of time
like we got away with the perfect crime
but we were just a legend in my mind
i guess that i was blind

remember those nights dancing at the masquerade
the clowns wore smiles that wouldn't fade
you and i were the renegades some things never change

it made me so mad 'cause i wanted it bad for us baby
and now it's so sad that whatever we had
ain't worth saving oh oh oh
if the love that i've got for you is gone
if the river i've cried ain't that long
then i'm wrong yes i'm wrong
this ain't a love song

if the pain that i'm feeling so strong
is the reason that i'm holding on
then i'm wrong yeah i'm wrong
this ain't a love song

i cried and i cried every night
there were nights that i died for you baby
i tried and i tried to deny it that
your love drove me crazy

if the love that i got for you is gone
if the river i cried ain't that long
then i'm wrong yeah i'm wrong
this ain't a love song

then i'm wrong yeah i'm wrong
this ain't a love song
oh oh oh no no

These Days

i was walking around, just a face in the crowd
trying to keep myself out of the rain
saw a vagabond king wear a styrofoam crown
wondered if i might end up the same
there's a man out on the corner, singing old songs about change
everybody got their cross to bare, these days

she came looking for some shelter with a suitcase full of dreams
to a motel room on the boulevard
i guess she's trying to be james dean
she's seen all the disciples and all the wanna be's
no one wants to be themselves these days
still there's nothing to hold on to but these days

these days - the stars seem out of reach
these days - there ain't a ladder on these streets
these days - are fast, love don't last in this graceless age
there ain't anybody left but but us these days

jimmy shoes busted both his legs, trying to learn to fly
from a second story window, he just jumped and closed his eyes
his mamma said he was crazy - he said mamma "i've got to try"
don't you know that all my heroes died
and i guess i'd rather die than fade away

these days - the stars seem out of reach
but these days - there ain't a ladder on the streets
these days - are fast, nothing lasts in this graceless age
even innocence has caught the midnight train
and there ain't anybody left but but us these days

i know rome's still burning
though the times have changed
this world keeps turning round and round and round and round
these days

these days - the stars seem out of reach
but these days - there ain't a ladder on the streets
these days - are fast, nothing lasts in this graceless age
even innocence has caught the midnight train
and there ain't anybody left but but us these days

these days - the stars seem out of reach
these days - there ain't a ladder on the streets
these days - are fast, nothing lasts in this graceless age
there ain't no time to waste
there ain't anybody left to take the blame
and there ain't anybody left but but us these days
there ain't anybody left but but us these days

Something To Believe In

i lost all faith in my god, in his religion too
i told the angels they could sing their songs to someone new
i lost all trust in my friends, i watched my heart turn to stone
i thought that i was left to walk this wicked world alone

tonight i'll dust myself off
tonight i'll suck my gut in
i'll face the night and i'll pretend
i got something to believe in

and i had lost touch with reason
i watched life criticize the truth
been waiting for a miracle
i know you have too

though i know i won't win
i'll take this one on the chin
we'll raise a toast and i'll pretend
i got something to believe in

if i don't believe in jesus, how can i believe the pope
if i don't believe in heroin, how can i believe the dope
if there's nothing but survival, how can i believe in sin
in a world that gives you nothing, we need something to believe in.

if i don't believe in jesus, how can i believe the pope
if i don't believe in heroin, how can i believe the dope
if there's nothing but survival, how can i believe in sin
in a world that gives you nothing, we need something to believe in.

Something For The Pain

happiness, it’s been no friend to me
but forever after ain’t what it’s all cracked up to be
yeah, i had a taste, you were my fantasy
but i lost my faith when i hit reality
i don’t need no guru to tell me what to do
when you feeling like a headline on yesterday’s news

come on , come on, come on
give me something for the pain
give me something for the blues
give me something for the pain when i feel i’ve been danglin’ from
a hang-man’s noose
give me something for the pain
give me something i can use
to get me through the night
make me feel all right, something like you

loneliness has found a home in me
my suitcase and guitar are my only family
i’ve tried to need someone, like they needed me
i opened up my heart but all i did was bleed
i don’t need no lover, just to get screwed
they don’t make a bandage that is going to cover my bruise

come on , come on, come on
give me something for the pain
give me something for the blues
give me something for the pain when i feel i’ve been danglin’ from
a hang-man’s noose
give me something for the pain
give me something i can use
to get me through the night
make me feel all right, something like you

pull me under (help i’m falling)
run through my veins (night is calling)
to a place (feels like i’m flying)
where i feel no pain (christ - i’m dying)
be the pillow under my head
give me cover when i’m in my bed
take me higher than i’ve ever been
take me down and back again
come to me, be my disguise
open your coat, let me crawl inside
come on, come on, come on

come on , come on, come on
give me something for the pain
give me something for the blues
give me something for the pain when i feel i’ve been danglin’ from
a hang-man’s noose
give me something for the pain
give me something i can use
to get me through the night
make me feel all right, something like you

come on , come on, come on
give me something for the pain
give me something for the blues
give me something for the pain when i feel i’ve been danglin’ from
a hang-man’s noose
give me something for the pain
give me something i can use
to get me through the night
make me feel all right, something like you

My Guitar Lies Bleeding In My Arms

misery likes company, i like the way that sounds
i've been trying to find the meaning, so i can write it down
staring out the window, it's such a long way down
i'd like to jump, but i'm afraid to hit the ground

i can't write a love song the way i feel today
i can't sing no song of hope, i got nothing to say
life is feeling kind of strange, since you went away
i sing this song to wherever you are,
as my guitar lies bleeding in my arms

i'm tired of watching tv, it makes me want to scream
outside the world is burning, man it's so hard to believe
each day you know you're dying from the cradle to the grave
i get so numb sometimes, that i can't feel the pain

i can't write a love song the way i feel today
i can't sing no song of hope, i got nothing to say
life is feeling kind of strange, since you went away
i sing this song to wherever you are,
as my guitar lies bleeding in my arms

staring at the paper, i don't know what to write
i'll have my last cigarette-well, turn out the lights
maybe tomorrow i'll feel a different way
but here is my delusion, i don't know what to say

i can't write a love song the way i feel today
i can't sing no song of hope, i got nothing to say
and i can't fight the feelings, that are burning in my veins
i send this song to wherever you are,
as my guitar lies bleeding

i can't write a love song the way i feel today
i can't sing no song of hope, there's no one left to save
and i can't fight the feelings, buried in my brains
i send this song to wherever you are,
as my guitar lies bleeding in my arms
as my guitar lies bleeding in my arms
as my guitar lies bleeding in my arms

Lie To Me

rumour has it that your daddy's coming down
he's gonna pay the rent
tell me baby, is this as good as life is gonna get
it feels like there is a stranger standing in these shoes
but, i know i can't lose me, 'cause then i'd be losing you

i know i promised baby
i would be the one to make our dreams come true
i ain't too proud of all the struggles
and the hard times we've been through
when this cold world comes between us
please tell me you'll be brave

'cause i can realize the danger when forgiveness fades away
if you don't love me - lie to me
'cause baby you're the one thing i believe
let it all fall down around us, if that's what's meant to be
right now if you don't love me baby - lie to me

pour another cup of coffee, babe i got something to say to you
i ain't got the winning ticket
not the one that's gonna pull us through
no one said it'd be easy, let your old man take you home
but know if you walk out on me
that darling, i'd be gone

if you don't love me - lie to me
'cause baby you're the one thing i believe
let it all fall down around us, if that's what's meant to be
right now if you don't love me baby - lie to me
baby - i can take it

it's a bitch, but life's a roller coaster ride
the ups and downs will make you scream sometimes
it's hard believing that the thrill is gone
but we got to go around again, so let's hold on

if you don't love me - lie to me
'cause baby you're the one thing i believe
let it all fall down around us, if that's what's meant to be
right now if you don't love me baby - lie to me, lie to me
baby i can take it
c'mon lie to me.....

If That’s What It Takes

i played the part of a broken heart upon a shelf
i played that part so lonely and so well
thought that love belonged to someone else not me and you
yeah, i know that you've been shattered , you been bruised
we both know what it feels like when you lose
but i'd bet my life on the roll of the dice for you

if that's what it takes, that's what i'd do
tonite 's the night, i'm gonna prove it to you
do i have to break down, baby just to break through
if that's what it takes, that's what i'd do
if that's what it takes...

i bet you counted all the tears i bet you've cried
i bet you swore you'd never let love back inside
'cause it hurt you way too bad to say good-bye
now, there'll be times when i might put us to the test
and it's hard for broken hearts to just forget
but i'm driving blind, i'll lay it all on the line for you

if that's what it takes, that's what i'd do
tonite 's the night, i'm gonna prove it to you
do i have to break down, baby just to break through
if that's what it takes, that's what i'd do
if that's what it takes...
so, when you feel like jumping,
just when your heart starts pumpking
when you're standing out on that ledge-staring over the edge
i'll be there to talk you down, i'll be there before you hit the ground

if that's what it takes, that's what i'd do
tonite 's the night, i'm gonna prove it to you
do i have to break down, baby just to break through
if that's what it takes, that's what i'd do
if that's what it takes...

if that's what it takes, that's what i'd do
if we take the time to do it right, i know we'll pull through
if it took all my life, i'd prove it to you
if that's what it takes, that's what i'd do
if that's what it takes

Hey God

hey god, i'm just a little man got a wife and family
but i almost lost the house, yeah i bought into the dream
we're barely holding on when i'm in way too deep
we're two paychecks away from living out on the streets

she's a workin' single mom, like a saint she don't complain
she never says a word, but she thinks that she's to blame
her son just got convicted, he blew some punk away
she did her best to raise him, but the world got in the way

hey god - tell me what the hell is going on
seems like all the good shit's gone
it keeps on getting harder hanging on
hey god, there's nights you know i want to scream
these days you're even harder to believe
i know how busy you must be, but hey god....
do you ever think about me

born into ghetto in 1991, just a happy child
playing beneath the summer sun
a vacant lots' his playground, by 12 he's got a gun
the odds are bet against him, junior don't make 21

hey god - tell me what the hell is going on
seems like all the good shit's gone
it keeps on getting harder hanging on
hey god, there's nights you know i want to scream
these days you're even harder to believe
i know how busy you must be, but hey god....
do you ever think about me

i'd get down on my knees, i'm going to try this thing your way
seen a dying man too proud to beg spit on his own grave
was he too gone to save?
did you even know his name?
are you the one to blame, i got something to say

hey god - tell me what the hell is going on
seems like all the good shit's gone
it keeps on getting harder hanging on
hey god, there's nights you know i want to scream
these days you're even harder to believe
i know how busy you must be, but hey god....
do you ever think about me

Hearts Breaking Even

it's been a cold, cold, cold, cold night tonight
and i can't get you off my mind
god knows i've tried
did i throw away the best part of my life
when i cut you off, did i cut myself with the same damn knife
hide my tears in the pouring rain, had my share of hurt and pain
don't say my name, run away, cause it's all in vain

my hearts breaking even, now there's no use we even try
hey i cried, yeah i died, hell i almost died
don't got a reason, let's just fold the cards and say good-bye
it's all right, just two hearts breaking even tonight

it's been a long, long, long time
since i've had your love here in my hands
we didn't understand it, we couldn't understand it
but, nothing's fair in love and hate
you lay it all down and walk away , before it's too late
we danced all night as the music played
the sheets got tangled in the mess we made
there in the stains , we remain,
no one left to blame

my hearts breaking even, now there's no use we even try
hey i cried, yeah i died, hell i almost died
don't got a reason, let's just fold the cards and say good-bye
it's all right, just two hearts breaking even tonight

go on, get on with your life, yeah - i'll get on with mine
broken hearts can't call the cops, yeah it's the perfect crime
twisting and turning the night keeps me yearning
i'm burning alive
i'm paying the price again
but i'll see the light again

my hearts breaking even, now there's no use we even try
hey i cried, yeah i died, hell i almost died
don't got a reason, let's just fold the cards and say good-bye
it's all right, just two hearts breaking even tonight

Diamond Ring

diamond ring, wear it on your hand
it's gonna tell the world, i'm your only man
diamond ring, diamond ring
baby, you're my everything, diamond ring

red, red rose brought it home to you
blood red rose, tells me that you're true
red, red rose, blood-red rose
like a fire inside that grows, blood-red rose

when you're hungry, i will fill you up
when you're thirsty, drink out of my loving cup
when you're crying, i'll be the tears for you
there is nothing that i wouldn't do for you

when you're hungry, i will fill you up
when you're thirsty, drink out of my loving cup
when you're crying, i'll be the tears for you
there is nothing that i wouldn't do for you

you know, i bleed every night you sleep
'cause i don't know if i'm in your dreams
i want to be your everything...

diamond ring, wear it on your hand
it's gonna tell the world, i'm your only man
diamond ring, diamond ring
baby, you're my everything, diamond ring
darling, you're my everything, diamond ring
now, you've got me on your string.....diamond ring

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