"Well some say life Will beat you down, And break your heart, Steal your crown.So it started out For God-knows-where. I guess I'll know When I get there."

"I'm learning to fly, But I ain't got wings. Coming down Is the hardest thing."

"I remember her standing in the tall grass and cattails Away from the windows at the end of the day. Watching the men from the landing in the tall hats & coat-tails. She'd never look different, but something would change."

"But not me, baby, I've got you to save me. Aw, yer so bad. Best thing I've ever had. In a world gone mad, Yer so bad."

"I felt so good, like anything was possible. I hit cruise control and rubbed my eyes. The last three days the rain was unstoppable. And it was always cold, no sunshine."

"It was a beautiful day, the sun beat down; I had the radio on, I was drivin'. The trees went by, me and Del were singin', Little runaway, I was flyin'.Yeah runnin' down a dream That never would come to me. Workin' on a mystery, goin' wherever it leads. I'm runnin' down a dream."

"Well I know what's right, I got just one life In a world that keeps on pushin' me around But I'll stand my ground And I won't back down."

"No I'll stand my ground, won't be turned around And I'll keep this world from draggin' me down Gonna stand my ground, And I won't back down."

"Well I won't back down, No I won't back down. You could stand me up at the gates of hell, But I won't back down."

"I wanna glide down over Mulholland. I wanna write her name in the sky. Gonna free fall out into nothing. Gonna leave this world for a while."

"All the vampires walkin' through the valley Move west down Ventura Boulevard. And all the bad boys are standing in the shadows All the good girls are home with broken hearts."

"And no I can't find no reason to explain the way that I feel. I remember things being more clearer, at one time things were more real."

"'Cause it can feel like perfection, But never all the time. And you don't wanna be alone again. Oh my, my."

"There were times apart, there were times together. I was pledged to her for worse or better. When it mattered most I let her down. That's the way it goes, it'll all work out."

"Take back your insurance, Baby nothin's guaranteed."

"Wherever you are tonight, I wish you the best of everything, in the world. And I hope you found Whatever you were looking for."

"Yeah and it's over before you know it. It all goes by so fast. Yeah, the bad nights last forever, And the good nights don't ever seem to last"

"For just a minute there I was dreaming. For just a minute it was all so real. For just a minute she was standing there, with me."

"There's a southern accent, where I come from. The young 'uns call it country, the Yankees call it dumb."

"I don't feel you anymore. You darken my door. Whatever you're looking for. Hey don't come around here no more."

"I was born a rebel Down in Dixie on a Sunday morning. Yeah, with one foot in the grave, And one foot on the pedal. I was born a rebel."

"Honey don't walk out, I'm too drunk to follow. You know you won't feel this way tomorrow. Well, maybe I'm a little rough around the edges, Inside a little hollow. I get faced with some things sometimes That are so hard to swallow."

"I don't believe the good times are over. I don't believe the thrill is all gone. Real love is a man's salvation; The weak ones fall, the strong carry on."

"Well I fought for you; I fought too hard. To do it all again babe, It's gone too far."

"Good love is hard to find. You got lucky, babe. You got lucky, babe, when I found you."

"I'm an insider, I been burned by the fire. And I've had to live with some hard promises. I've crawled through the briars, I'm an insider."

"Somewhere deep in the middle of the night, Lovers hold each other tight. Whisper in their anxious ears, Words of love that disappear."

"She's a woman in love And he's gonna break her heart to pieces. She don't want to see. She's a woman in love, but it's not me."

"The waiting is the hardest part. Every day you see one more card. You take it on faith, you take it to the heart. The waiting is the hardest part."

"Oh baby, don't it feel like heaven right now, Don't it feel like something from a dream."

"Louisiana rain now is falling just like tears. Running down my face washing out the years. Louisiana rain is soaking through my shoes. I may never be the same when I reach Baton Rouge."

"I was talkin' with a friend of mine, Said a woman done hurt his pride. Told him that she loved him so, then Turned around and let him go. Then he said "you'd better watch your step" Or you're gonna get hurt yourself. Someone's gonna tell you lies Cut you down to size..."

"Baby, even the losers get lucky sometimes. Even the losers keep a little bit of pride. They get lucky sometimes."

"And I'd show you stars you never could see Baby, it couldn't have been that easy to forget about me."

"I just catch myself wonderin', waitin', worryin' bout some silly little things that don't add up to nothin'."

"It just seems so useless to have to work so hard, And nothin' ever really seems to come from it."

"You know, sometimes, I don't know why, But this old town just seems so hopeless. I ain't really sure, but it seems I remember the good times Were just a little bit more in focus."

"Somewhere, somehow somebody Must have kicked you around some. Tell me why you wanna lay there And revel in your abandon. Listen it don't make no difference to me baby, Everybody's had to fight to be free. You see you don't have to live like a refugee"

"My baby is a rock n' roller."

"Restless sleep, twisted dreams Moving targets, silent screams. Restless city, restless street Restless you, restless me."

"She's gonna listen to her heart. It's gonna tell her what to do. She might need a lot of loving, But she don't need you."

"I need to know(I need to know) I need to know(I need to know) If you think you're gonna leave, Then you better say so."

"Little miss queen of hearts you're a strange thing. Why you wanna stay so vague? I'm wandering through this mess you've made To see what I can save."

"And for one desperate moment There he crept back in her memory. God it's so painful, something that's so close Is still so far out of reach."

"Well she was an American girl, raised on promises. She couldn't help thinkin' that there was a little more to life somewhere else. After all, it was a great big world with lots of places to run to. Yeah, and if she had to die tryin', she had one little promise she was gonna keep."

"There is no sense in pretending, Your eyes give you away. Something inside you is feeling like I do, We've said all there is to say."

"It's alright if you love me, It's alright if you don't. I'm not afraid of you runnin' away, Honey I get the feeling you won't."