American Bands

"I seen you dancin', A natural beauty. You make this dive Seem sublime. You really get To the heart of the music. You're the poetry of time."

"It's not my place to know what you feel. I'd like to know but why should I? Who were you then? Who are you now? Common labourer by night, by day, highbrow. Back in my room, I wonder, then I Sit on the bed, look at the sky. Up in the sky Clouds rearrange Like the talk of the town."

"Take, take, take, takin' what you don't need You'll get, get, gettin' what you don't need Stand back, take a look and take heed All the children in God's kingdom bleed See the networks of concrete and steel They've no mystery but what they reveal Tells a story of a future that's void Of the beauty and the majesty that life on Earth is meant to be..."

"You're not supposed to do that; You know you're not allowed to. But you seem to get some kind of kick Out of doing what you're not allowed to. You deliberately defy the rules 'cause the law's upheld by fools. Shit on that. Bad boys get spanked."

"Talk, talk, talk, talk about the government And not a word about political favor Everything touched is my political choice The life you take is your political voice."

"Do unto others as you wish be done to you There's a million lies 'round everything true You slaughter when you feast You disrespect the beast Make our beds and lie there, take your share Waste not want not pick it up Waste not want..."

"Don't get me wrong, If I'm looking kind of dazzled. I see neon lights Whenever you walk by.Don't get me wrong, If you say hello and I take a ride Upon a sea where the mystic moon Is playing havoc with the tide. Don't get me wrong."

"I like the way you cross the street 'cause your precious. Moving through the Cleveland heat, how precious. Taking rides and all the kicks was so precious. But you know I was shittin' bricks 'cause I'm precious."

"Each little tear that falls from your eyes Makes, makes me want To take you in my arms and tell you To stop all your sobbing."

"Kid, my only kid, You look so small, you've gone so quiet. I know you know What I'm about, I won't deny it."

"Gonna use my arms; Gonna use my legs. Gonna use my style; Gonna use my sidestep. Gonna use my fingers; Gonna use my, my, my imagination.'Cause I gonna make you see There's nobody else here, No one like me. I'm special so special. I gotta have some of your attention. Give it to me."

"You asked me for advice, I said use the door. But you're still clinging to somebody you deplore. And now you wanna use me for emotional blackmail. I just feel pity when you lie, contempt when you cry."

"I'm the adultress. But I didn't want to be and I'm convenient And I make good tea. I stand accused Of the worst crime in history. That's my mystery; I'm the adultress."

"Mystery achievement Where's my sandy beach? Yeah. I had my dreams like everybody else, But they're out of reach, I said, right out of reach. I could ignore you, Your demands are unending. I got no tears on my ice cream but you know me, I love pretending."

"Now look at the people In the streets, in the bars. We are all of us in the gutter, But some of us are looking at the stars."

"Sometimes a smile can deceive the one who has made you promise. Suddenly you can't believe, the truth only leaves you cold. Sometimes the answers you fear are there on the face in the mirror. Something the world needs to hear but no one is even listening."

"You say it's time to stay behind. All I wanted was to hold you; All I wanted was to touch you. No need for blame cause we're not the same. All I wanted was to love you; That's all I wanted."

"Between the lyrical and compositional complexity of guitarist Kerry Livgren's mind to Robby Steinhardt's rock-fused violin or Phil Ehart's timely drumming, Kansas was more than just an arena rock staple from the 1970s. The band's early work was filled with virtuosity, and even its breakthrough 1976 Leftoverture, anchored by the classic "Carry On Wayward Son," was commercially progressive. There might not be a more progressive ballad than 1978's "Dust in the Wind.""

"It's so predictable and everybody judges by the numbers that you're selling. Just crank 'em out on the assembly line and chart 'em higher (higher, higher). Just keep it simple boys it's gonna be alright as long as you're inside the Mainstream, are we moving too far away? Is it worth it if it doesn't pay? The centerline is status quo, it's Mainstream."

"Look in the mirror and tell me Just what you see. What have the years of your life Taught you to be? Innocence dyin' in so many ways, Things that you dream of are lost, Lost in the haze.Hold on, baby hold on 'Cause it's closer than you think. And you're standing on the brink. Hold on, baby hold on 'Cause there's something on the way. Your tomorrow's not the same as today."

"Play, play the game tonight. Can you tell me if it's wrong or right? It is worth the time, is it worth the price? Do you see yourself in a white spotlight? Then play the game tonight."

"That's why I fight fire with fire. Oh I'm burning inside and my heart is a-cryin'. Fire with fire. I don't want to lose this flamin' desire."

"He had a thousand ideas, you might have heard his name. He lived alone with his vision Not looking for fortune or fame. Never said too much to speak of, He was off on another plane. The words that he said were a mystery, Nobody's sure he was sane.But he knew, he knew more than me or you. No one could see his view, Oh where was he going to?"

"I close my eyes, only for a moment, and the moment's gone. All my dreams pass before my eyes, a curiosity. Dust in the wind, all they are is dust in the wind. Same old song, just a drop of water in an endless sea. All we do, crumbles to the ground, though we refuse to see. Dust in the wind, All we are is dust in the wind."

"Well, it's a hard thing to face the music: But it's something everybody has got to do. So I hope that I can always remember All the crazy times we had to go through. Now it's a dream that is slowly fading, And I don't want it to go. All of the memories are evading And I want you to know (it's the)People of the south wind, people of the southern wind; It's the people of the wind, I got to be there again."

"Highways scar the mountainsides, buildings to the sky, people all around, Houses stand in endless rows, sea to shining sea, people all around. So we rule this land, and here we stand upon our paradise, Dreaming of a place, our weary race is ready to arise."

"Once I rose above the noise and confusion Just to get a glimpse beyond the illusion. I was soaring ever higher, but I flew too high. Though my eyes could see I still was a blind man; Though my mind could think I still was a mad man. I hear the voices when I'm dreamin', I can hear them say.Carry on my wayward son, For there'll be peace when you are done. Lay your weary head to rest. Now don't you cry no more."

"Your father, he said he needs you; Your mother, she says she loves you. Your brothers, they echo your words: "How far to the point of know return?" "Well, how long?""

"Masquerading as a man with a reason, My charade is the event of the season. And if I claim to be a wise man, it surely means that I don't know,"

"Let me make an offer I'm only trying to help you can make your load Just a little lighter All You Got To Do Is Share The Wealth"

"It seems that we forgot: I am a virus."

"Something to drive before you drive me insane"

"If you're right you'll never fear the wrong If your head is high"

"There was a man had a face that looked a lot like me I saw him in the mirror and I followed him in the street"

"And if you don't believe the sun will rise, stand alone & greet the coming night in the last remaining light the seven moons"

"I could read your thoughts And tell you what you saw And never say a word."

"Don't want to learn what I'll need to forget."

"I am the lightning, I am not your autumn moon I am the night, I am not your rolling wheels I am the highway, I am not your carpet ride I am the sky, I am not your blowing wind"

"And I've got just one thing that I can offer"

"And when you asked for light I set myself on fire And if I go far away I know you'll find another slave."

"On a cobweb afternoon, in a room full of emptiness, by a freeway I confess, I was lost in the pages of a book, full."

"In your house I long to be room by room patiently I'll wait for you there like a stone I'll wait for you there alone"

"Everything is all right all we need is some direction the last thing that he said was set this fucker off"

"I should have known this wasn't real And fought it off and fought to feel What matters most? Everything That you feel while listening to every word that I sing I promise you I will bring you home I will bring you home"

"I'm alive but I'm losing all my drive Cause everything we've been through And everything about you Seemed to be a lie A guiltless twisted lie It made me learn to hate you Or hate myself for letting it pass by"

"So you see, this world doesn't matter to me I'd give up all I had just to breathe The same air as you till the day that I die I can't take my eyes off of you"

"Stay with me, Or watch me bleed I need you just to breathe"

"But hold your breath Because tonight will be the night that I will fall for you Over again, don't make me change my mind Or I won't live to see another day, I swear it's true Because a girl like you is impossible to find, you're impossible to find"

"Suppose we were happy Suppose it was true And suppose there were cold nights But we somehow made it through And suppose that I'm nothing without you"

"The way that I feel tonight, so down, so down I pray I can swim just so I won't drown And the waves that crash over me I am gasping for air, take my hand so I can breathe as I write this last song down"