Sally called
when she got the word
She said "I suppose
you've heard
but Alice"
Well I rushed to
the window and I
liked outside
Well I could hardly
believe my eyes
as a big limousine
rolled up
into Alice's drive
oh I don't know
why she's leaving or
where she's gonna go
I guess she's got
her reasons
but I just don't
wanna know
cause for twenty
four years
I've been
living next door
to Alice
Twenty four
years just waiting
for a chance
to tell her how
I feel and maybe
get a second glance
Now I gotta get used
to not living next
door to Alice
We grow up together
two kids in park
Caved our initials
deep in the park
mean Alice
Now she walks
through the door
with her head held high
Just for a moment
I caught her eyes
as a big limousine
pulled slowly
out of Alice's drive
Oh I don't know
why she's leaving or
where she's gonna go
I guess she's
got her reasons
but I just don't
wanna know
cause for twenty
four years
I've been
living next door
to Alice
Twenty four
years just waiting
for a chance
to tell her how
I feel and maybe
get a
second glance
Now I gotta
get used to not
living next door
to Alice
Then sally called back
and asked how I felt
She said
"I know how to help
get over Alice"
She said
"Now Alice is gone
but I'm still here
You know I've been
waiting twenty
four years"
And the big
limousine disappeared
I don't know
why she's leaving or
where she's gonna go
I guess she's got
her reasons
but I just don't
wanna know
cause for twenty
four years
I've been
living next door
to Alice
Twenty four years
just waiting
for a chance
to tell her how
I feel and maybe
get a
second glance
But I'll never
get used to not
living next door
to Alice
No I'll never get
used to not
living next door
to Alice.

First things first
I'ma say
All the words
inside my head
I'm fired up
and tired of
The way that things
have been oh woo
The way that things
have been oh woo
Second things second
don't you tell me
What you think
that I could be
I'm the one
at the sail
I'm the master
of my sea oh woo
The master
of my sea oh woo
I was broken
from a young age
Taking my sulking
to the masses
Writing my poems
for the few
That look at me
took to me
Shook to me
feeling me
Singing from heartache
from the pain
Taking my message
from the veins
Speaking my lesson
from the brain
Seeing the beauty
through the
Pain
you made me a
You made me a
believer believer
Pain
you break me down
You build me up
believer believer
Pain
oh let the bullets fly
Oh let them
rain
My life my love
my drive it came from
Pain
you made me a
You made me a
believer believer
Third things third
send a prayer
To the ones
up above
All the hate
that you've heard has
Turned your spirit
to a dove oh woo
Your spirit up above
oh woo
I was choking
in the crowd
Building my rain up
in the cloud
Falling like ashes
to the ground
Hoping my feelings
they would drown
But they never did
ever lived
Ebbing
and flowing
Inhibited limited
till it broke open
And rained down
and rained down like
Pain
you made me a
You made me a
believer believer
Pain
you break me down
You build me up
believer believer
Pain
oh let the bullets fly
Oh let them
rain
My life my love
my drive it came from
Pain
you made me a
You made me a
believer believer
Last things last
by the grace
Of the fire
and the flames
You're the face
of the future
The blood in my veins
oh woo
The blood in my veins
oh woo
But they never did
ever lived
Ebbing
and flowing
Inhibited limited
till it broke open
And rained down
and rained down like
Pain
you made me a
You made me a
believer believer
Pain
you break me down
You build me up
believer believer
Pain
oh let the bullets fly
Oh let them
rain
My life my love
my drive it came from
Pain
you made me a
You made me a
believer believer

Do you
love the rain
Does it
make you dance
When
you're drunk
With your friends
at a party
What's
your favorite song
Does it
make you smile
Do you
think of me
When
you close your eyes
Tell me
what are you dreamin'
Everything
I wanna know it all
I'd spend
ten thousand hours
And
ten thousand more
Oh if that's
what it takes to learn
That
sweet heart of yours
And I might never
get there
But
I'm gonna try
If it's
ten thousand hours
Or the rest of my life
I'm gonna love you
Do you
miss the road
That
you grew up on
Did you
get your middle name
From
your grandma
When
you think about
Your forever
now
Do you
think of me
When
you close your eyes
Tell me
what are you dreamin'
Everything
I wanna know it all
I'd spend
ten thousand hours
And
ten thousand more
Oh if that's
what it takes to learn
That
sweet heart of yours
And I might never
get there
But
I'm gonna try
If it's
ten thousand hours
Or the rest of my life
I'm gonna love you
I'm gonna
love you
Woo want the good
and the bad
And everything
in between
Woo gotta cure
my curiosity
Woo
yeah
I'd spend
ten thousand hours
And
ten thousand more
Oh if that's
what it takes to learn
That
sweet heart of yours
And I might never
get there
But
I'm gonna try
If it's
ten thousand hours
Or the rest of my life
I'm gonna love you
I'm gonna love you
yeah
And
I I'm gonna love you
I I'm gonna
love you

There is a house
in New Orleans
They call the
rising sun
And it's been the ruin
of many a poor boy
And Go I know I'm one
My mother was a tailor
She sewed my
new blue jeans
My father was
a gamblin' man
Down in
New Orleans
Now the only thing
a gambler needs
Is a suitcase
and a trunk
And the only time
he'll be satisfied
Is when he's all
a drunk

Oh mother
tell your children
Not to do
what I have done
spend your lives
in sin and misery
In the house
of the rising sun
Well I've got one
foot on the platform
The other
foot on the train
I'm going back to
New Orleans
To wear that ball
and chain
Well there is
a house in New Orleans
They call
the rising sun
And It's been the ruin
of many a poor boy
And God I know
I'm one

Take the ribbon
from your hair
Shake it loose and
let it fall
Laying soft upon
my skin
Like the shadows
on the wall
Come and lay down
by my side
Till the early
morning light
All I'm asking
is your time
Help me make it
through the night
I don't care
who's right or wrong
I don't try
to understand
Let the devil
take tomorrow
Lord tonight
I need a friend
Yesterday
is dead and gone
And tomorrow's
out of sight
And it's sad
to be alone
Help me make it
through the night.
I don't care
who's right or wrong
I don't try
to understand
Let the devil
take tomorrow
Lord tonight
I need a friend

Life is a moment
in space
When the dream
is gone
It's a lonelier
place
I kiss the morning
goodbye
But down
inside
You know
we never know why
The road is narrow
and long
When eyes meet
eyes
And the feeling
is strong
I turn away
from the wall
I stumble
and fall
But I give you
it all
I am a woman
in love
And I'd
do anything
To get you
into my world
And hold you within
It's a right
I defend over and
over again
What do
I do?
With you
eternally mine in love
There is no
measure of time
We planned it all
at the start
That you and I live in
each other's heart
We may be oceans away
you feel my love
I hear
what you say
The truth is
ever a lie
I stumble
and fall
But I give you
it all

And hold you within
It's a right
I defend over
and over again
What do
I do?
I am a woman
in love
And I'm talking to you
I know how you feel
What a woman can do
It's a right
I defend over
and over again
I am a woman
in love
And I'd
do anything
To get you
into my world
And hold you within
It's a right
I defend over and
over again
I am a woman
in love
And I'd
do anything
To get you
into my world
And hold you within
It's a right
I defend over and
over again

If I had to
live my life
Without you near me
The days would
all be empty
The nights would seem
so long
And you I see forever
oh so clearly
I might have been
in love before
But it never felt
this strong
Our dreams are young
and we both know
They'll take us
where we want to go
Hold me now
Touch me now
I don't want to live
without you
Nothing's gonna change
my love for you
You oughta know by now
How much I love you
One thing you can be
sure of
I'll never ask for
more than your love
Nothing's gonna change
my love for you
You oughta know by now
How much I love you
You'll only change
my whole life through
Nothing's gonna change
my love for you
If the road a head
is not so easy
Our love will lead
a way for us
Like a guiding star
I'll be there for you
if you should need me
You don't have to
change a thing
I love you just
the way you are
So come with me and
share the view
I'll help you see
forever too
Hold me now
Touch me now
I don't want to
live without you
Nothing's gonna change
my love for you
You oughta know by now
How much I love you
One thing you can be
sure of
I'll never ask for
more than your love
Nothing's gonna change
my love for you
You oughta know by now
How much I love you
You'll only change
my whole life through
Nothing's gonna change
my love for
Nothing's gonna change
my love for you
you oughta know by now
how much I love you
one thing you can be
sure of
I'll never ask for
more than your love-

Nothing's gonna change
my love for you
you oughta know by now
how much I love you
one thing you can
be sure of
I'll never ask for
more than your love
Nothing's gonna change
my love for you
you oughta know by now
how much I love you
You'll only change
my whole life through
Nothing's gonna change
my love for you
Nothing's gonna change
my love for you
you oughta know by now
how much I love you
one thing you can be
sure of
I'll never ask for
more than your love

It's late
in the evening
she's wondering
what clothes to wear
She puts on
her makeup
and brushes her
long blonde hair
And then she asks me
"Do I look all right?"
And I say
"Yes you look
wonderful tonight."
We go to a party
and everyone
turns to see
this beautiful lady
is walking
around with me
And then she asks me
"Do you feel
all right?"
And I say "Yes I feel
wonderful tonight"
I feel wonderful
because I see the love
light in your eyes
Then the wonder
of it all
is that you just
don't realize
how much I love you.

it's time to go
home now
and I've got an
aching head
So I give her
the car keys
and she helps me to bed
And then I tell her
as I turn out the light
I say
"My darling you are
wonderful tonight"
Oh my darling you are
wonderful tonight-

I think I'm drowning
asphyxiated
I wanna break
the spell
That you've created
you're something
Beautiful
a contradiction
I wanna play the game
I want the friction
You will be
the death of me
Yeah you will be
the death of me
Bury it I won't
let you bury it
I won't let you
smother it
I won't let you
murder it
And our time is
running out
And our time is
running out
You can't push it
underground
You can't stop it
screaming out

I wanted freedom
bound and restricted
I tried to give you up
but I'm addicted
Now that you know
I'm trapped
Since ovulation
you'd never dream of
Breaking
this fixation
You will squeeze
the life out of me
Bury it I won't
let you bury it
I won't let you
smother it
I won't let you
murder it
And our time is
running out
But our time is
running out
You can't push it
underground
You can't stop it
screaming out
How did it
come to this
Ooh ooh ooh
yeah yeah yeah yeah
Yeah ooh ooh ooh
yeah yeah yeah yeah
Yeah ooh ooh ooh
yeah yeah ooh yeah

Yeah you will suck
the life out of me
Bury it I won't
let you bury it
I won't let you
smother it
I won't let you
murder it
And our time is
running out
And our time is
running out
You can't push it
underground
You can't stop it
screaming out
How did it
come to this
Ooh ooh ooh
yeah yeah yeah yeah
Yeah ooh ooh ooh
yeah yeah yeah yeah
Yeah ooh ooh ooh
yeah yeah ooh yeah

Time it needs time
To win back your
love again
I will be there
I will be there
Love only love
can bring back
your love someday
I will be there
I will be there-

I'll fight babe
I'll fight
To win back your
love again
I will be there
I will be there
Love only love
Can break down
the walls someday
I will be there
I will be there
If we'd go again
All the way
from the start
I would try to change
The thing that killed
our love
your pride has
built a wall
So strong That
I can't get through
Is there really
no chance
To start once again
I'm loving you-

Try babe try
To trust in my
love again
I will be there
I will be there
Love our love
Just shouldn't
be throw
away I will be there
I will be there
If we'd go again
All the way
from the start
I would try to change
The thing that killed
our love
your pride has
built a wall
So strong That
I can't get through
Is there really
no chance
To start once again
If we'd go again
All the way
from the start
I would try to change
The things that killed
our love
Yes I've hurt you pride
and I know what
you've been through
You should give me
a chance
This can't be the end
I'm still loving you--
I'm still loving you--
I'm still loving you--
I need your love
I'm still loving you---

I'm still loving you--
I need your love
I'm still loving you--
I'm still loving you---

Would you know my name
if I saw you in heaven
would you be the same
if I saw you in heaven
I must be strong
and I'll carry on
cause I know
I don't belong
here in heaven-

would you hold my hand
if I saw you in heaven
would you help me stand
if I saw you in heaven
I'll find my way
through night and day
cause I know
I just can't stay
here in heaven-

Time can bring
you down
time can bend
your knees
time can break
your heart
have you beg and plead
beg and plead-

beyond the door
there's peace I'm sure
and I know
there'll be no more
tears in heaven-

would you know my name
if I saw you in heaven
would you be the same
if I saw you in heaven
I must be strong
and I'll carry on
cause I know
I don't belong
here in heaven
cause I know
I don't belong
here in heaven-

He deals the cards
as a meditation
And those he plays
never suspect
He doesn't play
for the money he wins
He doesn't play
for respect
He deals the cards
to find the answer
The sacred geometry
of chance
The hidden law
of a probable outcome
The numbers
lead a dance
I know that
the spades
Are the swords
of a soldier
I know that the clubs
are weapons of war
I know that
diamonds
Mean money
for this art
But that's not
the shape of my heart
He may play
the jack of diamonds
He may lay
the queen of spades
He may conceal
a king in his hand
While the memory
of it fades
I know that
the spades
Are the swords
of a soldier
I know that the clubs
are weapons of war
I know that
diamonds
Mean money
for this art
But that's not
the shape of my heart
That's not the shape
shape of my heart-

And if I told you
that I loved you
You'd maybe think
there's
Something wrong
I'm not a man
Of too many faces
the mask I wear is one
For those who speak
know nothing
And find out
to their cost
Like those
who curse
Their luck
in too many places
And those
who smile are lost
I know that
the spades
Are the swords
of a soldier
I know that the clubs
are weapons of war
I know that
diamonds
Mean money
for this art
But that's not
the shape of my heart
That's not
the shape of my heart
That's not the shape
shape of my heart-

Oh baby baby how was
I supposed to know
That somethin wasn't
right here
Oh baby baby
I shouldn't have
Let you go
and now you're
Out of sight yeah
show me
How you want it to be
tell me baby
Cause I need to know
now what we've got
My loneliness is
killin me (and I)
I must confess
I still believe
(Still believe)
when I'm not with you
I lose my mind
give me a sign
Hit me baby
one more time
Oh baby baby
the reason I breathe
Is you boy
you got me blinded
Oh baby baby
there's nothing
That I wouldn't do
that's not the way
I planned it show me
how you want it to be
Tell me baby
cause I need to know
Now what we've got
my loneliness is
Killin me (and I)
I must confess
I still believe
(still believe)
When I'm not with you
I lose my mind
Give me a sign
hit me baby
One more time ah-
yeah yeah
Oh baby baby how was
I supposed to know
Oh pretty baby
I shouldn't have
Let you go
I must confess that
My loneliness is
killin me now
Don't you know
I still believe
That you will be here
and give me a sign
Hit me baby
one more time
My loneliness is
killin me (and I)
I must confess
I still believe
(Still believe)
when I'm not with you
I lose my mind
give me a sign
Hit me baby
I must confess
That my loneliness is
killin me now
Don't you know
I still believe
That you will be here
and give me a sign
Hit me baby
one more time-

If I'm gonna
break down
I'ma break down pretty
yeah I love myself
But I hate this city
oh why
I'm running out
of crazy
Are you entertained
yet
Drown myself
in champagne tears
Yeah I know too much
at 19 years
They took my soul
as a souvenir
But the show
goes on
Beach blonde hair
on the bathroom floor
'Cause I don't wanna
be her no more
But they keep banging
on the hotel door
So the show
goes on
If I'm gonna
break down
I'ma break down pretty
yeah I love myself
But I hate this city
oh why
I'm running out
of crazy
Are you entertained
yet
If I'm gonna
break down
I'ma break down pretty
yeah all eyes on me
Like I'm 07 Britney
oh why
I'm running out
of crazy
Are you entertained
yet
Take what's left
of my confidence
And
I hold it high
Even though
I'm spending
Surrounded by people
building me up
10,000 feet just
to watch me fall off
You're dxxxxx
if you do
You're dxxxxx
if you don't
You're dxxxxx
if you will
You're dxxxxx
if you won't
But the show
goes on
If I'm gonna
break down
I'ma break down pretty
yeah I love myself
But I hate this city
oh why
I'm running out
of crazy
Are you entertained
yet
If I'm gonna
break down
I'ma break down pretty
yeah all eyes on me
Like I'm 07 Britney
oh why
I'm running out
of crazy
Are you entertained
yet
Woo woo
woo
If I'm gonna
break down
I'ma break down pretty
make the Hall of Shame
Are you coming with me
oh why
I'm running out
of crazy
Are you entertained
yet
If I'm gonna
break down
I'ma break down pretty
yeah I love myself
But I hate this city
oh why
I'm running out
of crazy
Are you entertained
yet
If I'm gonna
break down
I'ma break down pretty
yeah all eyes on me
Like I'm 07 Britney
oh why
I'm running out
of crazy
Are you entertained
yet
Woo woo woo
(the show goes on)

Here comes a wave
meant to wash me away
A tide that is
taking me under
Swallowing sand left
with nothing to say
My voice drowned out
in the thunder
But
I won't cry
And I won't start
to crumble
Whenever
they try
To shut me
or cut me down
I won't
be silenced
You can't keep me
quiet
Won't tremble
when you try it
All I know is
I won't go speechless
'Cause
I'll breathe
When they try
to suffocate me
Don't you
underestimate me
'Cause I know that
I won't go speechless
Written in stone
every rule every word
Centuries old
and unbending
Stay
in your place
Better seen
and not heard
Well now that story is
ending
'Cause I I cannot
start to crumble
So come on
and try
Try to shut me
and cut me down
I won't
be silenced
You can't keep me
quiet
Won't tremble
when you try it
All I know is
I won't go
Speechless
speechless
Let the storm in
I cannot be broken
No I won't live
unspoken
'Cause I know that
I won't go speechless
Try to lock me
in this cage
I won't just
lay me down and die
I will take these
broken wings
And watch me burn
across the sky
Hear the echo
saying
I won't
be silenced
Though you wanna
see me tremble
When
you try it
All I know is
I won't go
Speechless
speechless
'Cause
I'll breathe
When they try
to suffocate me
Don't you
underestimate me
'Cause I know that
I won't go speechless
All I know is
I won't go
Speechless
speechless

Here I stand
all alone
Have my mind
turned to stone
Have my heart
filled up with ice
To avoid
it's breakin' twice
Thanks to you
my dear old friend
But you can't help
this is the end
Of a tale
that wasn't right
I won't have no sleep
tonight
In my heart
in my soul
I really hate to pay
this toll
Should be strong
young and bold
But the only thing
I feel is pain
It's alright
we'll stay friends
Trustin'
in my confidence
And let's say
it's just alright
You won't sleep alone
tonight
In my heart
in my soul
I really hate to pay
this toll
Should be strong
young and bold
But the only thing
I feel is pain-

With my heart
with my soul
Some guys cry
you bought and sold
They've been strong
young and bold
And they say play
this song again
In my heart
in my soul
I really hate to pay
this toll
Should be strong
young and bold
But the only thing
I feel is pain-

This romeo is
bleeding
But you can't see
his blood
It's nothing
but some feelings
That this old dog
kicked up
It's been raining
since you left me
Now I'm drowning
in the flood
You see I've always
been a fighter
But without you
I give up
Now I can't
sing a love song
Like the way
it's meant to be
Well I guess I'm not
that good anymore
But baby
that's just me
And I will love you
baby always
And I'll be there
forever and a day
Always
I'll be there
Till the stars
don't shine
Till the heavens
burst and the words
Don't rhyme
and I know when
I die you'll be
on my mind
And I'll love you
always
Now your pictures
that you left behind
Are just memories
of a different life
Some that made us
laugh some
That made us cry
one that made
You have to say
goodbye
What I'd give to run
my fingers through
Your hair
touch your lips
To hold you near
when you say
Your prayers try
to understand
I've made mistakes
I'm just a man
When he holds
you close
When he pulls
you near
When he says
the words you've been
Needing to hear
I'll wish
I was him cause those
words are mine
To say to you till the
end of time
That I will love you
baby always
And I'll be there
forever and a day
Always
if you told me
To cry for you
I could
If you told me
to die for you
I would
take a look at
My face
there's no price
I won't pay
to say
These words
to you

Well there ain't
no luck
In these loaded dice
but baby if you
Give me just
one more try
We can pack up
our old dreams
And our old lives
we'll find a place
Where the sun still
shines
And I will love you
baby always
And I'll be there
forever and a day
Always
I'll be there
Till the stars
don't shine
Till the heavens
burst and the words
Don't rhyme
and I know when
I die you'll be
on my mind
And I'll love you
always always

Oh my love
my darling
I've hungered for
your touch along
Lonely time
And Time goes by
So slowly
and time can do
So much Are you
still mine
I need your love
I need your love
God speed your love
to me
Lonely rivers flow
to the sea to the sea
To the open arms
to the sea yeah
Lonely rivers sigh
wait for me
Wait for me
I'll be coming home
Wait for me
Oh my love my darling
I've hungered hungered
for your touch
A long
lonely time
And Time goes
by so slowly
And time can do
so much
Are you still mine
I need your love
I I need
your love
God speed your
love to me

I've been alone
with you inside my mind
And in my dreams
I've kissed your lips
a thousand times
I sometimes
see you pass
outside my door
Hello is it me you're
looking for
I can see it
in your eyes
I can see it
in your smile
You're all
I've ever wanted
and my arms
are open wide
Cause you know just
what to say
and you know just
what to do
And I want to tell you
so much I love you
I long to see the
sunlight in your hair
And tell you time and
time again
how much I care
Sometimes I feel my
heart will overflow
Hello I've just got to
let you know
Cause I wonder
where you are
and I wonder
what you do
Are you somewhere
feeling lonely
or is someone
loving you
Tell me how to
win your heart for
I haven't got a clue
But let me start by
saying I love you

Hello is it me
you're looking for
Cause I wonder
where you are
and I wonder
what you do
Are you somewhere
feeling lonely
or is someone
loving you
Tell me how to
win your heart
for I haven't
got a clue
But let me start by
saying I love you

Oh woo wo oh woo wo
oh woo wo~
You know you love me
I know you care
Just shout whenever
and I'll be there
You want my love
you want my heart
And we will never ever
ever be apart
Are we an item
girl quit playing
We're just friends
what are you saying
Said there's another
look right in my eyes
My first love
broke my heart
For the first time
and I was like
Baby baby baby oh like
baby baby baby no like
Baby baby
baby oh
Thought you'd
always be mine mine
Baby baby baby oh like
baby baby baby no like
Baby baby
baby oh
Thought you'd
always be mine mine
Oh oh for you I would
have done whatever
And I just can't
believe
We ain't
together
And I wanna
play it cool
But I'm
losin' you
I'll buy you anything
I'll buy you any ring
And I'm in pieces
baby fix me
And just shake me
til' you
Wake me
from this bad dream
I'm going down down
down down
And I just can't
believe my first love
Would be around
and I'm like
Baby baby baby oh like
baby baby baby no like
Baby baby
baby oh
Thought you'd
always be mine mine
Baby baby baby oh like
baby baby baby no like
Baby baby
baby oh
Thought you'd
always be mine mine
When I was 13
I had my first love
There was nobody that
compared to my baby
And nobody came
between us
Or could ever
come above
She had me goin' crazy
oh I was star-struck
She woke me up
daily
Don't need no
Starbucks
She made
my heart pound
And skip
a beat
When I see her
in the street
And at school
on the playground
But I really wanna
see her on the weekend
She know
she got me gazin'
Cuz she was
so amazin'
And now my heart is
breakin'
But I just
keep on sayin'
Baby baby baby oh like
baby baby baby no like
Baby baby
baby oh
Thought you'd
always be mine mine
Baby baby baby oh like
baby baby baby no like
Baby baby
baby oh
Thought you'd
always be mine mine
I'm gone
now I'm all gone
Now I'm all gone
now I'm all gone
I'm
gone