American Bands

"Are you gone and onto someone new? I needed somewhere to hang my head Without your noose. You gave me something that I didn't have, But had no use. I was too weak to give in, Too strong to lose. My heart is under arrest again. But I break loose. My head is giving me life or death. But I can't choose. I swear I'll never give in; I refuse."

"Come down and waste away with me, down with me. Slow how, you wanted it to be, I'm over my head, out of her head she sang, And I wonder when I sing along with you if everything could ever feel this real forever. If anything could ever be this good again. The only thing I'll ever ask of you, You've got to promise not to stop when I say when."

"Too alarming now, to talk about. Take your pictures down, and shake it out. Truth or consequence, say it aloud, Use that evidence, race it around.There goes my hero. Watch him as he goes. There goes my hero. He's ordinary."

"I'm looking to the sky to save me, Looking for a sign of life, Looking for something to help me burn out bright. I'm looking for a complication. Looking cause I'm tired of lying. Make my way back home when I learn to fly."

"A heart of gold but it lost its pride Beautiful veins and bloodshot eyes I've seen your face in another light Why'd you have to go and let it die?"

"When I talked about it, Carried on, Reasons only knew. But it's you I fell into."

"Don't want to be your monkey wrench, One more indecent accident. I'd rather leave than suffer this. I'll never be your monkey wrench. All this time to make amends, What do you do when all your enemies are friends? Now and then I'll try to bend, Under pressure wind up snapping in the end."

"Spinning and spinning deeper, The wheel is spinning me. It's never ending, Never ending. Same old story."

"This is a call to all my Past resignations. This is a call to all, This is a call to all my Past resignations. It's been too long."

"I've been around all the pawns You've gagged and bound. They'll come back and knock you down and I'll be free.I've taken all and I've endured. One day it all will fade, I'm sure."

"All my life I've been searching for something. Something never comes, never leads to nothing. Nothing satisfies, but I'm getting close, Closer to the prize at the end of the rope. All night long I dream of the day, When it comes around and it's taken away. Leaves me with the feeling that I feel the most, Feel it come to life when I see your ghost."

"Should have told you then I knew, Should have told you right From the start. But the words Didn't come out right. So I'll tell you Straight from my heart."

"It's been so long, since I've seen her face. You say she's doin' fine. I still recall a sad cafe. How it hurt so bad to see her cry. I didn't wanna say goodbye.Send her my love, memories remain. Send her my love, roses never fade. Send her my love."

"Workin' hard to get my fill, Everybody wants a thrill. Payin' anything to roll the dice Just one more time. Some will win, Some will lose, Some were born to sing the blues. Oh, the movie never ends, It goes on and on and on and on."

"Don't stop believin' Hold on to that feelin'."

"Those summer nights are callin', Stone in love. Can't help myself I'm fallin' Stone in love."

"Strangers waiting Up and down the boulevard. Their shadows searching In the night. Streetlights, people Livin' just to find emotion Hidin', somewhere in the night."

"Only the young can say They're free to fly away, Sharing the same desires, Burnin' like wildfire.They're seein' through the promises And all the lies they dare to tell. Is it heaven or hell? They know very well."

"Any way you want it That's the way you need it. Any way you want it. She loves to laugh, She loves to sing, She does everything. She loves to move, She loves to groove, She loves the lovin' things. Ooh, all night, all night, Oh, every night."

"It's been a mystery, But still they try to see Why something good Can hurt so bad.Caught on a one-way street, The taste of bittersweet Love will survive somehow, some way.One love feeds the fire, One heart burns desire. Wonder who's cryin' now."

"Just a small town girl Livin' in a lonely world. She took the midnight train Goin' anywhere. Just a city boy, Born and raised in South Detroit. He took the midnight train Goin' anywhere.A singer in a smokey room, A smell of wine and cheap perfume. For a smile they can share the night, It goes on and on and on and on."

"When the lights go down in the city And the sun shines on the bay, Do I wanna be there in my city?"

"Opened my eyes to a new kind of way, All the good times that you saved. Are you feeling, You feeling that way too? Or am I just, Am I just a fool?"

"Wheel in the sky keeps on turnin'. I don't know where I'll be tomorrow. Wheel in the sky keeps on turnin'."

"Lovin', touchin', squeezin' each other When I'm alone all by myself, You're out with someone else Lovin', touchin', squeezin' each other."

"Lying beside you here in the dark, Feeling your heart beat with mine. Softly you whisper, you're so sincere, How could our love be so blind?We sailed on together, We drifted apart. And here you are by my side.So now I come to you with open arms Nothing to hide, believe what I say. So here I am with open arms Hoping you'll see what your love means to me, open arms."

"Highway run into the midnight sun Wheels go 'round and 'round, you're on my mind. Restless hearts sleep alone tonight, Sendin' all my love along the wire.They say that the road ain't no place to start a family. Right down the line it's been you and me. And lovin' a music man ain't always what it's supposed to be. Oh, girl you stand by me, I'm forever yours, faithfully."

"Here we stand Worlds apart. Hearts broken in two, two, two. Sleepless nights, Losing ground. I'm reaching for you, you, you.Feelin' that it's gone. Can't change your mind. If we can't go on To survive the tide. Love divides."

"I've been thinking 'bout the times you walked out on me. There were moments I'd believe, you were there. Do I miss you, or am I lying to myself again? I do these things (it's all because of you). I keep holding on, but I'll try (try not to think of you). Love don't leave me lonely."

"The girl can't help it, she needs more. He hasn't found what he's lookin' for. They're still standing in the rain. He can't help it, and she's just that way. And when he calls her, She tells him that she still cares. Under the moonlight, He wonders why she can't be there...why. Why do they go on alone When they're missin' each other?"

"In my life I see where I've been, I said that I'd never fall again. Within myself I was wrong. My searchin' ain't over... over I know that.When you love a woman, You see your world inside her eyes. When you love a woman, You know she's standin' by your side. A joy that lasts forever. There's a band of gold that shines waiting Somewhere... oh oh yeah."

"Be good to yourself when, nobody else will. Oh be good to yourself. You're walkin' a high wire, caught in a cross fire. Oh be good to yourself When you can't give no more. They want it all but you gotta say no."

"I flip the switch on my laser video And there's the man staring back at me. He starts to speak in a voice so righteous About the sins of society.He's got answers to all my problems, Says he'll decide what I should hear and see. I try to change to another station, But all I get is more of his morality."

"Cause paradise is any place where I can be with you And leave behind the sorrow and the pain that I've been through. Safe in your arms, Safe from the world tonight. For you are my paradise."

"The problem's plain to see: too much technology. Machines to save our lives. Machines dehumanise.The time has come at last (Secret, secret, I've got a secret) To throw away this mask. (Secret, secret, I've got a secret) So everyone can see (Secret, secret, I've got a secret) My true identity… I'm Kilroy! Kilroy! Kilroy! Kilroy!"

"'Cause, nothing ever goes as planned. It's a hell of a notion, Even Pharaohs turn to sand. Like a drop in the ocean, You're so together and you act so civilised. But every time that things go wrong you're still surprised. You've done your duty, you've paid a fortune in dues. Still got those Mother Nature's Blues."

"Tonight's the night we'll make history, honey, you and I. And I'll take any risk to tie back the hands of time. And stay with you here tonight. I know you feel these are the worst of times. I do believe it's true. When people lock their doors and hide inside, Rumor has it it's the end of Paradise. But I know, if the world just passed us by, Baby, I know, you wouldn't have to cry."

"The best of times are when I'm alone with you. Some rain some shine, we'll make this a world for two. Our memories of yesterday will last a lifetime. We'll take the best, forget the rest And someday we'll find these are the best of times. These are the best of times."

"Is it any wonder I'm not crazy? Is it any wonder I'm sane at all? Well, I'm so tired of losing; I got nothing to do and all day to do it. I go out cruisin' but I've no place to go and all night to get there. Is it any wonder I'm not a criminal? Is it any wonder I'm not in jail? Is it any wonder I've gotToo much time on my hands, it's ticking away with my sanity. I've got too much time on my hands, it's hard to believe such a calamity. I've got too much time on my hands and it's ticking away from me. Too much time on my hands, too much time on my hands."

"Mirror, mirror on the wall The face you've shown me scares me so. I thought that I could call your bluff, But now the lines are clear enough. Life's not pretty even though I've tried so hard to make it so. Mornings are such cold distress, How did I ever get into this mess?I'm snowblind, can't live without you. So fine I just can't get away. Now I'm snowblind, snowblind, snowblind."

"Oh the river is deep; The river it touches my life like the waves on the sand. And all roads lead to Tranquillity Base Where the frown on my face disappears. Take me back to my boat on the river And I won't cry out anymore."

"Babe, I'm leaving, I must be on my way; The time is drawing near. My train is going, I see it in your eyes; The love, the need, your tears. But I'll be lonely without you. And I'll need your love to see me through. Please believe me, my heart is in your hands And I'll be missing you.You know it's you, Babe, Whenever I get weary and I've had enough, Feel like giving up. You know it's you, Babe, Giving me the courage and the strength I need. Please believe that it's true. Babe, I love you."

"Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto, domo...domo."

"I'm so confused by the things I read, I need the truth. But the truth is, I don't know who to believe. The left say yes, and the right says no. I'm in between and the more I learn, Well, the less that I know."

"Oh mama, I'm in fear for my life from the long arm of the law. Lawman has put an end to my running and I'm so far from my home. Oh mama, I can hear your crying; you're so scared and all alone. Hangman is coming down from the gallows and I don't have very long."

"Every night I say a prayer In the hopes that there's a Heaven. And everyday I'm more confused As the saints turn into sinners.All the heroes and legends I knew as a child have fallen to idols of clay. And I feel this empty place inside, So afraid that I've lost my faith.Show me the way, show me the way. Take me tonight to the river And wash my illusions away. Please show me the way."

"Whatcha doin' tonight, I got faith in our generation. Let's stick together and futurise our attitudes. I ain't lookin' to fight, but I know with determination We can challenge the schemers who cheat all the rules."

"Hard times come, hard times go, And in between you hope and pray. The scars don't show 'Cause life is strange and so unsure. The days you hardly make it throug, You swear that there's a curse on you. 'Cause nothing seems to fi And things won't go your way. You know you've had enough, You've got the right to say Why me, why me?"

"So if you think your life is complete confusion Because you never win the game, Just remember that it's a Grand Illusion And deep inside we're all the same. We're all the same…"

"And you're fooling yourself if you don't believe it. You're kidding yourself if you don't believe it. How can you be such an angry young man? When your future looks quite bright to me. How can there be such a sinister plan That could hide such a lamb, such a caring young man."