It's My Life
This ain't a song for the broken-hearted 
No silent prayer for faith departed 
And I ain't gonna be just a face in the crowd 
You're gonna hear my voice 
When I shout it out loud  

Chorus
It's my life 
It's now or never 
I ain't gonna live forever 
I just want to live while I'm alive (It's my life) 
My heart is like an open highway 
Like Frankie said 
I did it my way 
I just wanna live while I'm alive, It's my life  

This is for the ones who stood their ground 
For Tommy and Gina who never backed down 
Tomorrow's getting harder make no mistake 
Luck ain't even lucky 
Got to make your own breaks  

Repeat chorus 

Better stand tall when they're calling you out 
Don't bend, don't break, baby, don't back down  

Repeat chorus

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Say It Isn't So
I just can’t believe 
It was all a lie 
No man in the moon 
Just a big light in the sky 
I hear Disneyland 
Might lose Mickey Mouse 
In some giant hostile corporate shake-up 
Tell me it's a nightmare 
Please wake me up 
(Say it isn't so) 
I found a book of matches 
From someplace we've never been 
How come you hang the phone up the minute I walk in 
Last night I had this dream 
That I was losing you 
I woke up in a cold sweat shaking                                
Rescue me my heart is breaking  

Chorus 1
Say it isn't so (tell me it's not true) 
Say it isn't so (I believe in you) 
Tell me it's a lie (I don't need no proof) 
Say everything's alright (couldn't be, not you)                       
Say it isn't so  

Superman don't fly 
They did it all with strings
Elvis Presley died 
They deep fried the king 
Like some tacky cheesy bathing beauty 
Dancing on the beach in a bad b-movie  

Repeat chorus 1 

Chorus 2
Say it isn't so (don't give up on me) 
Say it isn't so (don't give up on you) 
Get me through the night (we'll make it through) 
Make everything alright (couldn't be, not you) 
Say it isn't so..  

Repeat chorus 1 

Repeat chorus 2

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Thank You For Loving Me
It's hard for me to say the things 
I want to say sometimes 
There's no one here but you and me 
And that broken old street light 
Lock the doors 
We'll leave the world outside 
All I've got to give to you 
Are these five words when I  

Chorus
Thank you for loving me 
For being my eyes 
When I couldn't see 
For parting my lips 
When I couldn't breathe 
Thank you for loving me 
Thank you for loving me  

I never knew I had a dream 
Until that dream was you 
When I look into your eyes 
The sky's a different blue 
Cross my heart 
I wear no disguise 
If I tried, you'd make believe                                
That you believed my lies  

Repeat chorus  

You pick me up when I fall down 
You ring the bell before they count me out 
If I was drowning you would part the sea 
And risk your own life to rescue me  

Solo  

Lock the doors 
We'll leave the world outside 
All I've got to give to you 
Are these five words when I  

Repeat chorus  

When I couldn't fly 
Oh, you gave me wings 
You parted my lips 
When I couldn't breathe 
Thank you for loving me 
Thank you for loving me
Thank you for loving me,
For loving me

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Two Story Town
I couldn't sleep 
Took a walk down 2nd Avenue 
Sick of dreaming dreams that never come true 
One way street and I know where its leading to 
There's a "For Sale" sign on the front door of the city hall 
The subway line got graffiti crawling off the wall                           
I could take a hit but I ain't gonna take the fall  

That's just one side of the story 
In the two story town  

Chorus
It's just the same old sights 
And the same old sounds 
I’m gonna take my car and drive out of this two story town 
The same old ship, it’s going ’round
I'm going down, down, down, down, down 
In a two story town  

There's a girl that I sleep with 
Got ecstasy eyes 
He promised her roses and American pie 
I called her and my demons 
I kissed them both goodbye  

Seven days of Monday morning 
In this two story town  

Repeat chorus 

One shot to make a move now 
The ghosts are calling me out  

Guitar solo  

And me I'm just one story 
In a two story town 
But you're never gonna find me in the lost and found  

Repeat chorus 

Chorus 2: 
It's just the same old sights and the same old sounds 
I’m gonna take my horse and ride him off this merry-go-round 
I won't give in and I won't back down 
I'm going down, down, down, down down 
Never going down, down, down, down, down 
I ain't going down, down, down, down, down 
In a two story town
In this two story town

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Next 100 Years
Time ain't nothing but time 
It's a verse with no rhyme 
Man, it all comes down to you  

Change ain't nothing but change 
Just the faces and the names 
But you know we're gonna make it through  

I'll believe 
When you don't believe in anything  

Chorus
I'm gonna hold you 'til your hurt is gone 
Be the shoulder that you're leaning on 
I'll be standing here 
For the next 100 years 
If it all should end tonight 
I'll know it was worth the fight 
And we'll be standing here 
For the next 100 years  

I, when I think that I'm losing my mind 
It all comes back to you  

And you, you know that it's true 
After all we've been through 
There's nothing that I wouldn't do  

Stand by me 
And I would gladly give up everything  

Repeat chorus 
 
Guitar solo 

Repeat chorus 

Time ain't nothing but time 
It's a verse with no rhyme 
Man, it all comes down to you

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Just Older
Hey, man, it's been a while 
Do you remember me? 
When I hit the streets I was 17 
A little wild, a little green 
I've been up and down and in between 
After all these years  and miles and memories
I'm still chasing dreams 
But I ain't looking over my shoulder  

Chorus
I like the bed I'm sleeping in 
It's just like me, it's broken in 
It's not old -- just older 
Like a favorite pair of torn blue jeans 
This skin I'm in it's alright with me 
It's not old -- just older  

It's good to see your face 
You ain't no worse for wear 
Breathing that California air 
When we took on the world 
We were young and brave 
We got secrets that we'll take to the grave 
And we're standing here shoulder to shoulder  

Repeat chorus 

I'm not old enough to sing the blues 
But I wore the holes in the soles of these shoes 
You can roll the dice 'til they call your bluff 
But you can't win until you're not afraid to lose, yeah 

Solo  

Well, I look in the mirror 
I don't hate what I see 
There's a few more lines staring back at me 
Now the nights have grown a little bit colder 
Hey man, I gotta run 
You take care 
If you see coach T. tell him I've cut my hair 
I kept my faith
I still believe I’m just…
Repeat chorus

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Mystery Train
There are days when she's a whisper 
Nights when she's a scream 
A reason to wake up in the morning 
To close your eyes and dream
 
She'll curse you like a sailor 
And wound you with her eyes 
She always makes it better 
But won't apologize  

You know everything about her but don't know her at all  

Chorus
She's a ride on a mystery train 
To a place you've never been before 
Better hold on tight to that mystery train 
You're not in Kansas anymore 
She's a ride 
Mystery train  

She cries because she's happy 
She sings songs when she's mad 
Like a stiff drink when you need it 
She's good at being bad  

And long before you knew her you knew she was the one  

Repeat chorus 

Solo  

I know everything about her but don't know her at all  

Repeat chorus
 
She's a ride 
On a mystery train

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Save the World
I never went to college 
I don't have a degree 
Let's say I went to night school 
I learned all I know on the streets 
I wasn't born a rich man 
I ain't got no pedigree 
The sweat on this old collar 
That's my Ph.D.  

It comes down to this 
I wouldn't exist 
Without you it ain't worth the grind 
I'd fight for one kiss 
On a night like this 
You make me feel I could fly, like  

Chorus
I can save the world 
Since the night your love saved me 
Maybe I can't save the world 
But as long as you believe 
Maybe I can save the world  

I've gotta confess 
Sometimes I'm a mess 
Sometimes I step out of line 
Like this old tattoo 
I ain't shiny or new 
With you by my side nothing matters  

Repeat chorus  

Guitar solo  

They can say it's blind love 
But it's a fool who don't believe 
That I'd fly all the way to the moon 
Just to walk you down your street  

I can save the world 
Since the night your love saved me 
Maybe I can't save the world 
But as long as you believe  

Our love is even stronger 
Than God hoped it could be 
Baby, all it takes is 
Just a little faith in me 
To feel like 
I can save the world 
I can save the world

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Captain Crash and the Beauty Queen From Mars
Dressed up for a big date 
Like Halloween day but it was Fourth of July now 
A car crash with a suitcase and a painted face 
She was one of a kind 
She wears a plastic crown like Cinderella 
And roller skates in bed  

He rides the Greyhound from his hometown 
When he comes around 'cause they don't let him drive now 
Mixed up as a milkshake 
But make no mistake 
They're shooting for the stars  

Chorus
You and me 
We're invincible together 
We can be oh so tragical, whatever 
Dressed up just like Ziggy but he couldn't play guitar 
Captain Crash and the beauty queen from Mars  

Share a toothpick, trading lipstick 
Watching traffic for days at the diner 
Holding hands, making big plans 
Playing Superman, he was wearing eyeliner 
Another local legend and his longtime lucky charm  

Repeat chorus 

They're drunk on love as you can get 
Getting high on lust and cigarettes 
Living life with no regrets 
At least they're gonna try to fly  

Chorus
You and me 
We're invincible together 
We can be oh so tragical, whatever 
We're Sid and Nancy 
Fred and Ginger 
Clyde and Bonnie 
Liz and Richard 
Kurt and Courtney 
Bacall and Bogie 
Joltin' Joe and Ms. Monroe 
Here's Captain Crash and the beauty queen from Mars 
Captain Crash and the beauty queen from Mars

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She's A Mystery
She won't let me buy her jewelry 
She don't want things that she can keep                                
She wears wild flowers in her hair 
Then throws them to the sea 
She's the beginning and the end of me but 

Chorus
She's a mystery 
My most beautiful regret 
I will never understand her 
She's a mystery  

I still don't know what to call her 
She says that words don't mean a thing 
She changes her name every day 
And lies all the time 
I feel lucky to call her mine but 

Chorus
She's a mystery 
My most beautiful regret 
I will never understand her 
She's a mystery 
The only promise I can keep 
Even in my dreams she ruins me  

She's anything in the world 
That you cannot explain 
But when she throws me a smile 
It's like fire in the rain but 

Repeat chorus  

She's a mystery 
There's no defense 
It's innocence 
But she won't let you see 
'Cause she's a mystery

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I Got the Girl
It feels like I'm walkin' on air 
Walk down our street 
When the neighbors stop to watch us going by                                
You can hear 'em talking (let them talk) 
Sometimes I think that you're the only reason 
The sun still shines (when it shines) 
And when this wicked world starts bringing me down 
I tell myself that I'm one lucky guy  

Chorus
I got the girl (holding all the cards) 
I got the girl (she's a work of art) 
I got the girl (who's gonna break my heart)  

She likes to wear her stripe with her plaids 
Won't brush her hair (I swear) 
She don't like wearing shoes in December 
But I don't care what she wears 

Repeat chorus  

If I was a holy man I'd get down on my knees 
So the angels that watch over her would give a break to me 
Holy Mother of saint bubble gum and Sister band-aid knees 
Won't you please pray for the ones like me  

But the truth is someday                           
Somebody is gonna take her from me 
But the queen of hearts will always be 
A five-year-old princess to me (to me)  

Repeat chorus  

Chorus 2: 
I got the girl (she's gonna leave her mark) 
I got the girl (she's a work of art) 
I got the girl (she's gonna break your heart) 
I got the girl, oh yeah
I got the girl, I got the girl
She’s gonna…I got the girl, yeah
I got the girl, I got the girl
I got the girl

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One Wild Night
It's a hot night, the natives are restless 
We're sweating by the light of the moon 
There's a voodoo mojo brewing at the go-go 
That would knock a witch off her broom  

We slither on in and shed our skin 
Make our way into the bump and the grind 
I'm passing by, she gives me the eye 
So I stop to give her a light  

Na-na-na-na-na-na….alright! 

Chorus
One wild night (blinded by the moonlight) 
One wild night (24 hours of midnight) 
One wild night (I stepped into the twilight zone 
And she left my heart with vertigo) 
One wild, one wild, one wild, one wild night  

Havin' as much fun as you can in your clothes 
Margarita had me feelin' alright 
Just might be I found religion 
I've been on my knees for half of the night 
I'm rolling the bones with Jimmy 'no dice' 
Gonna take him for a couple weeks' pay 
”Man, if you lose this roll I take your girlfriend home”
So I stopped 
But you're not gonna believe who comes walking out  

Chorus 2
One wild night (blinded by the moonlight) 
One wild night (24 hours of midnight) 
One wild night (I stepped into the twilight zone 
And she left my heart with vertigo) 
One wild night (hey, c'est la vie) 
One wild night (welcome to the party) 
One wild night (life is for the living so 
You gotta live it up, come on let's go) 
One wild, one wild, one wild, one wild night  

Guitar solo  

Na-na-na-na-na-na… 

Repeat chorus 2 

One wild night, one wild night  

One wild night (blinded by the moonlight) 
One wild night (24 hours of midnight) 
One wild night (I stepped into the twilight zone) 
One wild, one wild, one wild, one wild night

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I Could Make A Living Out of Loving You
If there's something that needs fixing 
I'm the man to see 
Look me up, I'm listed 
Just check under "B" 
If you're ever on the spot 
Well, I'm good with my hands 
24-7 I'm your handyman  

Odd jobs, hard jobs, anything under the sun 
Big jobs, small jobs, baby  

Chorus
I'd be a rich man, it's true 
If I could make a living out of lovin' you 
These two hands know what to do 
If I could make a living out of lovin' you 
I could make a living out of lovin' you 
Until the work is finished 
Well, I don't get paid 
I don't mind getting dirty 
That's my middle name 
I'm in the service business 
So I understand 
Call me 24-7, I'm your handyman  

Odd jobs, hard jobs, anything under the sun 
Big jobs, small jobs, baby  

Chorus: 
I'd be a rich man, it's true 
If I could make a living out of lovin' you 
These two hands know what to do 
If I could make a living out of lovin' you 
If I could make a living out of lovin' you  

Solo  

Tough jobs, rough jobs, say where and when 
I'll leave you my card, call when you need me again 
Odd jobs, hard jobs, baby  

Chorus
I'd be a rich man, it's true 
If I could make a living out of lovin' you 
These two hands know what to do 
If I could make a living out of lovin' you 
I'd be a rich man, it's true 
I could make a living out of lovin' you 
I'm a rich man 
I could make a living out of lovin' you

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Neurotica
Looking like a train wreck 
Sipping on her long neck 
This ain't no model-actress 
She's attitude and accent (alright)  

Angel flying solo 
Must have gone and sold your halo 
She's accidental innocence 
And white trash elegance (alright)  

She's all mixed up 
Lays in bed 'til 3 
All messed up 
She's eccentricity  

Chorus: 
Neurotica 
Lay your love all over me 
Come on, baby, go a little crazy on me 
Erotica 
Every school boy's fantasy 
Not your ordinary woman 
But she's extraordinary to me  

She got a daily new addiction 
A walking contradiction 
Chain smoking cigarettes 
Talking to her silhouette (alright)  

All mixed up 
A little out of time 
All messed up 
But she don't really mind  

Chorus: 
Neurotica 
Lay your love all over me 
Come on, baby, go a little crazy on me 
Erotica 
Every school boy's fantasy 
She's not your ordinary woman 
But she's extraordinary to me  

Alright (no Jane or Gloria) 
Alright (she's schizophoria) 
Yeah, yeah, yeah 
And when I call her I got to call her 
And when I call her I call her  

Solo  

Chorus: 
Neurotica 
Lay your love all over me 
Come on, baby, go a little crazy on me 
Erotica 
Every school boy's fantasy 
Not your ordinary woman 
But she's extraordinary to me