"You can fight and steal you can drag your heels but you can't keep that poor boy down You can kick his ass if the kid's got class you can't keep that poor boy down."

"And all down through the ages the kid's been treated rough just take a look in any history book you can see that times were tough."

"So you can't keep that poor boy down you can be unkind you can rob him blind but you can't keep that poor boy down. you can lie and cheat you can chain his feet but you can't keep that poor boy down."

"He ain't looking for a handout he's just looking for a start he don't hate anyone he don't carry a gun you can tell that kid is smart."

"Maybe I'm not crying maybe I don't mind But it hurts just knowing your children won't be mine."

"There is nothing wrong with me there's nothing wrong with you maybe we're just blind to see each other's point of view. Nobody knows what we had."

"Say it loud, say it clear You can listen as well as you hear It's too late when we die To admit we don't see eye to eye"

"You say you just don't see it He says it's perfect sense You just can't get agreement In this present tense We all talk a different language Talking in defence"

"Every generation Blames the one before And all of their frustrations Come beating on your door"

"You may think it's foolish that I still believe in love You laugh and you sneer — It's cruel It's what I'm thinking of. I believe in the magic in the power of the soul one to one's my equation that carries the nation on to the goal we're all brothers and sisters, I'm told."

"I believe, I believe, I believe in love do you believe what you're seeing Oh I believe in love."

"The person here in question must be an angel here on earth if they can't see a human being for what a human being's really worth Oh, gentlemen please!"

"Nobody's perfect all of the time nobody's perfect we are what we are there's no perfect reason and no perfect rhyme for most of the time that's what we're looking for."

"It must be hard being an angel when the devil in your heart won't set you free"

"I said "go if you wanna go, Stay if you wanna stay" I didn't care if you hung around me I didn't care if you went away And I know you were never right I'll admit I was never wrong I could never make up my mind I made it up as I went along And though I treated you like a child I'm gonna miss you for the rest of my life All I need is a miracle, all I need is you"

"Swear allegiance to the flag Whatever flag they offer Never hint at what you really feel Teach the children quietly For some day sons and daughters Will rise up and fight while we stood still."

"As we walked into the room There were faces staring, glaring, tearing through me, Someone said, 'Welcome to your doom,' Then they smiled with eyes that looked as if they knew me, This is scaring me."

"When we played tag in grade school, You wanted to be it. But chasing boys was just a fad You crossed your heart you'd quit."

"You and I must make a pact We must bring salvation back Where there is love, I'll be there (I’ll be there) I'll reach out my hand to you I'll have faith in all you do Just call my name and I'll be there (I’ll be there)"

"Even though the pain and heartache seems to follow me wherever I go, Though I try and try to hide my feelings, they always seems to show."

"Automatic Systematic. Full of color self-contained. Tuned and gentle to your vibes."

"You’re the one I’ve been searchin’ for Like a special treat, in a candy store."

"That we can help each other to overcome. We can do it, we can do it now. Live together underneath the sun. Please, please, please just let me show ya"

"This magic music grooves me. That dirty rhythm moves me. The devil's gotten to me Through this dance."

"People all over the world Are the same everywhere I go, I give in to this, I give in to that, Every day it bothers me so, Am I in a bad situation, People taking me to the extreme, Am I being used? I just need a clue, I don't know which way to go."

"I don't know what's gonna happen to you, baby, But I do know that I love you, You walk around this town with your head all up in the sky, And I do know that I want you."

"Let's dance, let's shout! Shake your body down to the ground."

"I try to do what's right for me, But no-one sees the way I see, And then I try to please them so, But how far can this pleasing go?"

"Sometimes I cry cause I'm confused, Is this a fact of being used? There is no life for me at all, 'Cause I give myself at beck and call."

"All the colors of the world should be, Lovin' each other wholeheartedly. Yes, it's all right. Take my message to your brother and tell him twice Spread the word and try to teach the man Who's hating his brother when hate won't do, When we're all the same, 'Cause the blood inside me is inside of you."

"Memories of growing up And working hard Our childhood passed us by"

"Whispers at the bus stop. I heard about nights out in the school yard. I found out about you. Rumors follow everywhere you go. Like when you left and I was last to know. You're famous now and there's no doubt, In all the places you hang out, They know your name and know what you're about."

"You're such a mystery; It's never clear to me. You're always leaving me second guessing. All I wanna know is Baby where you go. Where you been when you come up missing? Miss Disarray."

"Sometimes late at night when I'm all alone, I watch the airplane lights, make my way back home. I wonder if you're flying somewhere up in the clouds, While the rest of us are stuck here down inside the crowd."

"I wonder what you're dreaming While we're halfway 'cross this bridge. We've come too far to turn back, We're just too close to quit."

"It gets hard; The memory's faded. Who gets what they say? It's likely they're just jealous and jaded. Well maybe I don't want to take advice from fools. I'll just figure everything is cool Until I hear it from you."

"Are they gonna find us lying face down in the sand? So what the hell now, we've already been forever damned."

"Anywhere you go, I'll follow you down; Anyplace but those I know by heart. Anywhere you go, I'll follow you down; I'll follow you down, but not that far."

"My nerves are frayed and I've had enough. I'm a lot afraid that it'll hurt too much. I can't seem to stop at all, I'm plain wore through, waiting for your call. I've been waiting around here all night long, Holding on to these memories until they come undone."

"So I guess I must have just been dreaming When I thought I heard myself say no. Anyway it looks like no one heard me, so here I go. 'Cause when you're in the company of strangers, Or just the strangers you call friends, You know before you start just how it's going to end."

"The last horizons I could see Are now resigned to memories. I never thought I'd still be here today."

"And every day's much better Since I've slowed my drinking pace. There's no swimming in the bottle It's just someplace we all drown."

"I've lost my mind on what I'd find, And all of the pressure that I left behind On Allison Road. Fools in the rain if the sun gets through, Fire's in the heaven of the eyes I knew On Allison Road."

"'Cause all I really want is to be with you, Feeling like I matter too. If I hadn't blown the whole thing years ago, I might be here with you."

"Tell me do you think it'd be all right If I could just crash here tonight? You can see I'm in no shape for driving And anyway I've got no place to go. And you know it might not be that bad, You were the best I'd ever had. If I hadn't blown the whole thing years ago, I might not be alone."

"Oh hell yes, I'm a nervous wreck."

"So boycott love, detox just to retox."

"What a match, I'm half-doomed and you're semi-sweet."

"Have you ever wanted to disappear?"

"Give me a pen, call me Mr. Benzedrine."