Rock and Metal Lyrics

BON JOVI Lyrics
Cross Road
(1994)

1. Livin' On A Prayer 2. Keep The Faith 3. Someday I'll Be Saturday Night 4. Always 5. Wanted Dead Or Alive 6. Lay Your Hands On Me 7. You Give Love A Bad Name 8. Bed Of Roses 9. Blaze Of Glory 10. Prayer '94 11. Bad Medicine 12. I'll Be There For You 13. In And Out Of Love 14. Runaway 15. Never Say Goodbye

1. Livin' On A Prayer

Once upon a time
Not so long ago

Tommy used to work on the docks
Union's been on strike
He's down on his luck...it's tough, so tough
Gina works the diner all day
Working for her man, she brings home her pay
For love - for love

She says we've got to hold on to what we've got
'cause it doesn't make a difference
If we make it or not
We've got each other and that's a lot
For love - we'll give it a shot

Chorus:
Whooah, we're half way there
Livin' on a prayer
Take my hand and we'll make it - i swear
Livin' on a prayer

Tommy's got his six string in hock
Now he's holding in what he used
To make it talk - so tough, it's tough
Gina dreams of running away
When she cries in the night
Tommy whispers baby it's okay, someday

We've got to hold on to what we've got
'cause it doesn't make a difference
If we make it or not
We've got each other and that's a lot
For love - we'll give it a shot

Chorus

We've got to hold on ready or not
You live for the fight when it's all that you've got

Chorus


2. Keep The Faith

Mother mother tell your children
That their time has just begun
I have suffered for my anger
There are wars that can't be won

Father father please believe me
I am laying down my guns
I am broken like an arrow
Forgive me
Forgive your wayward son

Everybody needs somebody to love
(mother, mother)
Everybody needs somebody to hate
(please believe me)
Everybody's bitching
'cause they can't get enough
And it's hard to hold on
When there's no one to lean on

Faith: you know you're gonna live thru the rain
Lord you got to keep the faith
Faith: don't let your love turn to hate
Right now we got to
Keep the faith
Keep the faith
Keep the faith
Lord we got to keep the faith

Tell me baby when i hurt you
Do you keep it all inside
Do you tell me al's forgiven
And just hide behind your pride

Everybody needs somebody to love
(mother, father)
Everybody needs somebody to hate
(please don't leave me)
Everybody's bleeding
'cause the times are tough
Well it's hard to be strong
When there's no one to dream on

Faith: you know you're gonna live thru the rain
Lord you got to keep the faith
Now you know is not too late
Oh you got to keep the faith
Faith: don't let your love turn to hate
Right now we got to
Keep the faith
Keep the faith
Keep the faith
Lord we got to keep the faith

Walking in the footsteps
Of society's lies
I don't like what i see no more
Sometimes i wish that i was blind
Sometimes i wait forever

To stand out in the rain
So no one sees me cryin'
Trying to wash away the pain
Mother father

There's things i've done i can't erase
Every night we fall from grace

It's hard with the world in yours face
Trying to hold on, trying to hold on

Faith: you know you're gonna live thru the rain
Lord you got to keep the faith
Faith: don't let your love turn to hate
Right now we got to keep the faith
Faith: now it's not too late
Try to hold on, trying to hold on
Keep the faith


3. Someday I'll Be Saturday Night

Hey, man i'm alive i'm takin' each day and night at a time
I'm feelin' like a monday but someday i'll be saturday night

Hey, my name is jim, where did i go wrong
My life's a bargain basement, all the good shit's gone
I just can't hold a job, where do i belong
I'm sleeping in my car, my dreams move on

My name is billy jean, my love was bought and sold
I'm only sixteen, i feel a hundred years old
My foster daddy went, took my innocence away
The street life aint much better, but at least i get paid

And tuesday just might go my way
It can't get worse than yesterday
Thursdays, fridays ain't been kind
But somehow i'll survive

Hey man i'm alive i'm takin' each day and night at a time
Yeah i'm down, but i know i'll get by
Hey hey hey hey, man gotta live my life
Like i ain't got nothin' but this roll of the dice
I'm feelin' like a monday, but someday i'll be saturday night

Now i can't say my name, and tell you where i am
I want to roll myself away, don't know if i can

I wish that i could be in some other time and place
With someone elses soul, someone elses face

Oh, tuesday just might go my way
It can't get worse than yesterday
Thursdays, fridays ain't been kind
But somehow i'll survive

Hey, man i'm alive i'm takin' each day and night at a time
Yeah i'm down, but i know i'll get by
Hey hey hey hey, man gotta live my life
I'm gonna pick up all the pieces and what's left of my pride
I'm feelin' like a monday, but someday i'll be saturday night

Saturday night here we go
Some day i'll be saturday night
I'll be back on my feet, i'll be doin' alright
It may not be tomorrow baby, that's ok
I ain't goin' down, gonna find a way, hey hey hey

Hey man i'm alive i'm takin' each day and night at a time
Yeah, i'm down, but i know i'll get by
Hey hey hey hey, man, gotta live my life
Like i ain't got nothin' but this roll of the dice
I'm feelin' like a monday, but someday i'll be saturday night
I'm feelin' like a monday, but someday i'll be saturday night
Saturday night __________,all right, all right
Saturday night


4. Always

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
To 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

Yeah, 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


5. Wanted Dead Or Alive

It's all the same, only the names will change
Everyday it seems we're wasting away
Another place where the faces are so cold
I'd drive all night just to get back home

Chorus:
I'm a cowboy, on a steel horse i ride
I'm wanted dead or alive
Wanted dead or alive

Sometimes i sleep, sometimes it's not for days
And the people i meet always go their separate ways
Sometimes you tell the day
By the bottle that you drink
And times when you're all alone all you do is think

Chorus

I walk these streets, a loaded six string on my back
I play for keeps, 'cause i might not make it back
I been everywhere, still i'm standing tall
I've seen a million faces an i've rocked them all

I'm a cowboy, on a steel horse i ride
I'm wanted dead or alive
I'm a cowboy, i got the night on my side
I'm wanted dead or alive
Wanted dead or alive


6. Lay Your Hands On Me

If you're ready, i'm willing and able
Help me lay my cards out on the table
You're mine and i'm yours for the taking
Right now the rules we made are meant for breaking

What you get ain't always what you see
But satisfaction's guaranteed
They say what you give is always what you need
So if you want me to lay my hands on you

Lay your hands on me, lay your hands on me, lay your hands on me,
Lay your hands on me, lay your hands on me, lay your hands on me,

Lay your hands on me

I'm a fighter, i'm a poet, i'm a preacher
I've been to school and baby, i've been the teacher
If you show me how to get up off the ground
I can show you how to fly and never ever come back down

Everything you want is what i need
Satisfaction's guaranteed
But the ride don't never ever come for free
If you want me to lay my hands on you

Lay your hands on me, lay your hands on me, lay your hands on me,
Lay your hands on me, lay your hands on me, lay your hands on me,

Lay your hands on me

Solo

Don't you know i only aim to please
If you want me to lay my hands on you

Lay your hands on me


7. You Give Love A Bad Name

An angel's smile is what you sell
You promise me heaven, then put me through hell
Chains of love got a hold on me
When passion's a prison, you can't break free

You're a loaded gun
There's nowhere to run
No one can save me
The damage is done

Chorus:
Shot through the heart
And you're to blame
You give love a bad name
I play my part and you play your game
You give love a bad name
You give love a bad name

Paint your smile on your lips
Blood red nails on your fingertips
A school boy's dream, you act so shy
Your very first kiss was your first kiss goodbye

You're a loaded gun
There's nowhere to run
No one can save me
The damage is done

Chorus


8. Bed Of Roses

Sitting here wasted and wounded
At this old piano
Trying hard to capture
The moment this morning i don't know
'cause a bottle of vodka
Is still lodged in my head
And some blond gave me nightmares
I think she's still in my bed
As i dream about movies
They won't make of me when i'm dead

With an ironclad fist i wake up and
French kiss the morning
While some marching band keeps
Its own beat in my head
While we're talking
About all of the things that i long to believe
About love and the truth and
What you mean to me
And the truth is baby you're all that i need

I want to lay you on a bed of roses
For tonite i sleep on a bed on nails
I want to be just as close as the holy ghost is
And lay you down on bed of roses

Well i'm so far away
That each step that i take is on my way home
A king's ransom in dimes i'd given each night
Just to see through this payphone
Still i run out of time
Or it's hard to get through
Till the bird on the wire flies me back to you
I'll just close my eyes and whisper,
Baby blind love is true

I want to lay you down on a bed of roses
For tonite i sleep on a bed on nails
I want to be just as close as the holy ghost is
And lay you down on bed of roses

The hotel bar hangover whiskey's gone dry
The barkeeper's wig's crooked
And she's giving me the eye
I might have said yeah
But i laughed so hard i think i died

When you close your eyes
Know i'll be thinking about you
While my mistress she calls me
To stand in her spotlight again
Tonite i won't be alone
But you know that don't
Mean i'm not lonely i've got nothing to prove
For it's you that i'd die to defend

I want to lay you down on a bed of roses
For tonite i sleep on a bed on nails
I want to be just as close as the holy ghost is
And lay you down on bed of roses


9. Blaze Of Glory

I wake up in the morning
And i raise my weary head
I got an old coat for a pillow
And the earth was last night's bed
I don't know where i'm going
Only god knows where i've been
I'm a devil on the run
A six gun lover
A candle in the wind
When you're brought into this world
They say you're born in sin
Well at least they gave me something
I didn't have to steal or have to win
Well they tell me that i'm wanted
Yeah i'm a wanted man
I'm colt in your stable
I'm what cain was to abel
Mister catch me if you can
I'm going down in a blaze of glory
Take me now but know the truth
I'm going down in a blaze of glory
Lord i never drew first
But i drew first blood
I'm no one's son
Call me young gun
You ask about my consience
And i offer you my soul
You ask if i'll grow to be a wise man
Well i ask if i'll grow old
You ask me if i known love
And what it's like to sing songs in the rain
Well,i've seen love come
And i've seen it shot down
I've seen it die in vain
Shot down in a blaze of glory
Take me now but know the truth
'cause i'm going down in a blaze of glory
Lord i never drew first
But i drew first blood
I'm the devil's son
Call me young gun
Each night i go to bed
I pray the lord my soul to keep
No i ain't looking for forgiveness
But before i'm six foot deep
Lord,i got to ask a favor
And i'll hope you'll understand
'cause i've lived life to the fullest
Let the boy die like a man
Staring down the bullet
Let me make my final stand
Shot down in a blaze of glory
Take me now but know the truth
I'm going out in a blaze of glory
Lord i never drew first
But i drew first blood
And i'm no one's son
Call me young gun
I'm a young gun


10. Prayer '94

Once upon a time
Not so long ago

Tommy used to work on the docks
Union's been on strike
He's down on his luck...it's tough, so tough
Gina works the diner all day
Working for her man, she brings home her pay
For love - for love

She says we've got to hold on to what we've got
'cause it doesn't make a difference
If we make it or not
We've got each other and that's a lot
For love - we'll give it a shot

Chorus:
Whooah, we're half way there
Livin' on a prayer
Take my hand and we'll make it - i swear
Livin' on a prayer

Tommy's got his six string in hock
Now he's holding in what he used
To make it talk - so tough, it's tough
Gina dreams of running away
When she cries in the night
Tommy whispers baby it's okay, someday

We've got to hold on to what we've got
'cause it doesn't make a difference
If we make it or not
We've got each other and that's a lot
For love - we'll give it a shot

Chorus

We've got to hold on ready or not
You live for the fight when it's all that you've got

Chorus


11. Bad Medicine

I ain't got a fever got a permanent disease
It'll take more than a doctor to prescribe a remedy
I got lots of money but it isn't what i need
Gonna take more than a shot to get this poison out of me
I got all the symptoms count 'em 1,2,3

First i need
That's what you get for falling in love
Then you bleed
You get a little but it's never enough
On your knees
That's what you get for falling in love
And now this boy's addicted cause your kiss is the drug

Your love is like bad madicine
Bad medicine is what i need
Shake it up, just like bad madicine
There ain't no doctor that can
Cure my disease

Bad, bad medicine
Bad, bad medicine

I don't need no needle
To be diving me a thrill
And i don't need no anesthesia
Or a nurse to bring a pill
I got a dirty down addition
It doesn't leave a track
I got a jone for your affection
Like a money on my back

There ain't no paramedic
Gonna save this heart attack

When you need
That's what you get for falling in love
Then you bleed
You get a little but it's never enough
On your knees
That's what you get for falling in love
Now i'm addicted and your kiss is the drug

Your love is like bad madicine
Bad medicine is what i need
Shake it up, just like bad madicine
So let's play doctor, baby
Cure my disease

Bad, bad medicine
Bad, bad medicine

Solo

I need a respirator cause i'm running out of breath
You're an all night generator wrapped is stockings and a dress
When you find your medicine you take what you can get
Cause if there's something better baby well thay haven't found it yet

Your love is like bad madicine
Bad medicine is what i need
Shake it up, just like bad madicine
There ain't no doctor that can
Cure my disease

Your love is like bad madicine
Bad medicine is what i need
Shake it up, just like bad madicine
Your love's the potion that
Can cure my disease

Bad, bad medicine
Bad, bad medicine


12. I'll Be There For You

I guess this time you're really leaving
I heard your suitcase say goodbye
And as my broken heart lies bleeding
You say true love in suicide

You say you're cried a thousand rivers
And now you're swimming for the shore
You left me drowning in my tears
And you won't save me anymore

Now i'm praying to god you'll give me one more chance, girl

I'll be there for you
These five words i swear to you
When you breathe i want to be the air for you
I'll be there for you
I'd live and i'd die for you
Steal the sun from the sky for you
Words can't say what a love can do
I'll be there for you

I know you know we're had some good times
How they have their own hiding place
I can promise you tomorrow
But i can't buy back yesterday

And baby you know my hands are dirty
But i wanted to be your valentine
I'll be the water when you get thirsty, baby
When you get drink, i'll be the wine

I'll be there for you
These five words i swear to you
When you breathe i want to be the air for you
I'll be there for you
I'd live and i'd die for you
Steal the sun from the sky for you
Words can't say what a love can do
I'll be there for you

Solo

And i wan't there when you were happy
I wasn't there when you were down
I didn't mean to miss your birthday, baby
I wish i'd seen you blow those candles out

I'll be there for you
These five words i swear to you
When you breathe i want to be the air for you
I'll be there for you
I'd live and i'd die for you
Steal the sun from the sky for you
Words can't say what a love can do
I'll be there for you


13. In And Out Of Love

Young and wired
Set to explode in the heat
You won't tire
Cause baby was born with the beat
Take you higher than you've ever known
Then drive you down to your knees
I'll pick you up when you've had enough
You been burned baby lessons learned

Chorus:
In and out of love
Hear what i'm sayin'
In and out of love
It's the way that we're playing
In and out of love
Too much is never enough
She's gonna get ya

Running wild
When me and my boys hit the streets
Right on time
She's here to make my night complete
Then i'm long gone i got another show
One more town, one mile to go
One endless night of fantasy
Is all she left of her with me

Chorus


14. Runaway

On the street where you live girls talk about their social lives
They're made of lipstick, plastic and paint, a touch of sable in their eyes
All your life all you've asked when's your daddy gonna talk to you
You were living in another world tryin' to get your message through.

No one heard a single word you said.
They should have seen it in your eyes
What was going around your heart.

Chorus:
Ooh, she's a little runaway.
Daddy's girl learned fast
All those things he couldn't say.
Ooh, she's a little runaway.

A different line every night guaranteed to blow your mind
See you out on the streets, call me for a wild time
So you sit home alone 'cause there's nothing left that you can do
There's only pictures hung in the shadows left there to look at you

You know she likes the lights at nights on the neon broadway signs
She don't really mind, it's only love she hoped to find

Repeat chorus

No one heard a single word she said
They should have seen it in your eyes
What was going around your heart

Ooh, she's a little runaway
Daddy's girl learned fast
All those things he couldn't say

Ooh, she's a little runaway
Daddy's girl learned fast
Now she works the night away

Ooh, she's a little runaway
Daddy's girl learned fast
All those things he couldn't say

Ooh, she's a little runaway
Daddy's girl learned fast
Now she was the night away


15. Never Say Goodbye

As i sit in this smokey room
The night about to end
I pass my time with strangers
But this bottle's my only friend

Remember when we used to park
On butler street out in the dark
Remember when we lost the keys
And you lost more than that in my backseat

Remember when we used to talk
About busting out - we'd break their hearts
Togheter - forever

Never say goodbye, never say goodbye
You and me and my old friends
Hoping it would never end
Never say goodbye, never say goodbye
Holdin' on - we got to try
Holdin' on to never say goodbye

Remember days of skipping school
Racing cars and being cool
With a six pack and the radio
We didn't need no place to go

Remember at the prom that night
You and me we had a fight
But the band they played our favorite song
And i held you in my arms so strong

We danced so close
We danced so slow
And i swore i'd never let you go
Togheter - forever

Never say goodbye, never say goodbye
You and me and my old friends
Hoping it would never end
Never say goodbye, never say goodbye
Holdin' on - we got to try
Holdin' on to never say goodbye

I guess you'd say we used to talk
About busting out
We'd break their hearts
Togheter - forever



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BON JOVI Lyrics
Keep the Faith
(1992)

1. I Believe 2. Keep The Faith 3. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead 4. In These Arms 5. Bed Of Roses 6. If I Was Your Mother 7. Dry County 8. Woman In Love 9. Fear 10. I Want You 11. Blame It On The Love Of Rock & Roll 12. Little Bit Of Soul 13. Save a Prayer 14. Starting All Over Again

1. I Believe

All i know is what i've been sold
You can read my life like a fortune told
I've seen the dream, there's no land of oz
But i got my brain and i got a heart
And courage built i won't let go
What we need right now is ....soul

I can't do this, you can't do that
They feed us lines but i won't act
And all good things will come to pass
But the truth is all you have to have
And would you lie for it?
(do you) cry for it?
(would you) die for it?
Would you

I believe, i believe
With every breath that i breathe
You and me can turn a whisper to a scream
I believe, i believe

You know what you came here for
You'll pay the cost,
Like it's your cross to bear
Are we the ones that put it there
Would you scheme for it
Scream for it, bleed for it
Would you

I believe, i believe
Believe we're still worth
The fight you'll see
There's no hope for this world tonight
I believe, i believe

Don't look up on your movie screens
In record stores or magazines
Close your eyes and you will see
That you are all you really need

I believe, i believe
With every breath that i breathe
You and me can turn a
Whisper to a scream
I believe, i believe


2. Keep The Faith

Mother mother tell your children
That their time has just begun
I have suffered for my anger
There are wars that can't be won

Father father please believe me
I am laying down my guns
I am broken like an arrow
Forgive me
Forgive your wayward son

Everybody needs somebody to love
(mother, mother)
Everybody needs somebody to hate
(please believe me)
Everybody's bitching
'cause they can't get enough
And it's hard to hold on
When there's no one to lean on

Faith: you know you're gonna live thru the rain
Lord you got to keep the faith
Faith: don't let your love turn to hate
Right now we got to
Keep the faith
Keep the faith
Keep the faith
Lord we got to keep the faith

Tell me baby when i hurt you
Do you keep it all inside
Do you tell me al's forgiven
And just hide behind your pride

Everybody needs somebody to love
(mother, father)
Everybody needs somebody to hate
(please don't leave me)
Everybody's bleeding
'cause the times are tough
Well it's hard to be strong
When there's no one to dream on

Faith: you know you're gonna live thru the rain
Lord you got to keep the faith
Now you know is not too late
Oh you got to keep the faith
Faith: don't let your love turn to hate
Right now we got to
Keep the faith
Keep the faith
Keep the faith
Lord we got to keep the faith

Walking in the footsteps
Of society's lies
I don't like what i see no more
Sometimes i wish that i was blind
Sometimes i wait forever

To stand out in the rain
So no one sees me cryin'
Trying to wash away the pain
Mother father

There's things i've done i can't erase
Every night we fall from grace

It's hard with the world in yours face
Trying to hold on, trying to hold on

Faith: you know you're gonna live thru the rain
Lord you got to keep the faith
Faith: don't let your love turn to hate
Right now we got to keep the faith
Faith: now it's not too late
Try to hold on, trying to hold on
Keep the faith


3. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

Seven days of saturday
Is all that i need
Got no use for sunday
'cause i don't rest in peace
Don't need no mondays
Or the rest of the week
I spend a lot of time in bed
But baby i don't like to sleep no

I won't lie to you
I'm never gonna cry to you
I'll probably drive you wild 8 days a week

Until i'm 6 feet under
Baby i don't need a bed
Gonna live while i'm alive
I'll sleep when i'm dead
Till they roll me over
And lay my bones to rest
Gonna live while i'm alive
I'll sleep when i'm dead

So you're looking for some action
I got got everything you need
Better keep your motor running
'cause i was built for speed
This ain't no slumber party
Got no time for catching z's
If they say that that ain't healthy
Well then living's a disease

We're never going to die baby
Come on let me drive you crazy
We'll make every night another new year's eve

Till i'm six feet under
I won't need a bed
Gonna live while i'm alive
I'll sleep when i'm dead
Till they roll me over
And lay my bones to rest
Gonna live while i'm alive
I'll sleep when i'm dead

Sleep when i'm dead, sleep when i'm dead
Gonna live while i'm alive,
I'll sleep when i'm dead
Seven days of saturday
Is all that i need

Got no use for sunday
'cause i don't rest in peace
I was born to live
You know i wasn't born to die
But if they party down in heaven
I'll be sure to be on time

Until i'm six feet under
I don't need a bed
Gonna live while i'm alive
I'll sleep when i'm dead
Till they roll me over
And lay my bones to rest
Gonna live while i'm alive
I'll sleep when i'm dead

I feel like i'm exploding
Going out of my head
Gonna live while i'm alive
I'll sleep when i'm dead

Till i'm six feet under
And they lay my bones to rest
Gonna live while i'm alive
I'll sleep when i'm dead

Sleep when i'm dead, sleep when i'm dead
Gonna live while i'm alive, sleep when i'm dead


4. In These Arms

You want commitment
Take a look into these eyes
They burn with a fire, just for you now
Until the end of time
I would do anything
I'd beg, i'd steal, i'd die
To have you in these arms tonight
Baby i want you like the roses
Want the rain
You know i need you
Like a poet needs the pain
I would give anything
My blood my love my life

If you were in these arms tonight
I'd hold you
I'd need you
I'd get down on my knees for you
And make everything alright
If you were in these arms
I'd love you
I'd please you
I'd tell you that i'd never leave you
And love you till the end of time
If you were in these arms tonights

We stared at the sun
And we made a promise
A promise this world would never blind us
These are my words
Our words were our songs
Our songs are our prayers
These prayers keep me strong
It's what i believe
If you were in these arms tonight

If you were in these arms tonight
I'd hold you
I'd need you
I'd get down on my knees for you
And make everything alright
If you were in these arms
I'd love you
I'd please you
I'd tell you that i'd never leave you
And love you till the end of time
If you were in these arms tonights

Your clothes are still scatteder
All over our room
This old place still smells like
Your cheap perfume
Everything here reminds me of you
And there's nothing that i
Wouldn't do to be in your arms

And these were our words
They keep me strong
I'd hold you
I'd need you
I'd get down on my knees for you
And make everything alright
If you were in these arms
I'd love you
I'd please you
I'd tell you that i'd never leave you
And love you till the end of time
If you were in these arms tonights


5. Bed Of Roses

Sitting here wasted and wounded
At this old piano
Trying hard to capture
The moment this morning i don't know
'cause a bottle of vodka
Is still lodged in my head
And some blond gave me nightmares
I think she's still in my bed
As i dream about movies
They won't make of me when i'm dead

With an ironclad fist i wake up and
French kiss the morning
While some marching band keeps
Its own beat in my head
While we're talking
About all of the things that i long to believe
About love and the truth and
What you mean to me
And the truth is baby you're all that i need

I want to lay you on a bed of roses
For tonite i sleep on a bed on nails
I want to be just as close as the holy ghost is
And lay you down on bed of roses

Well i'm so far away
That each step that i take is on my way home
A king's ransom in dimes i'd given each night
Just to see through this payphone
Still i run out of time
Or it's hard to get through
Till the bird on the wire flies me back to you
I'll just close my eyes and whisper,
Baby blind love is true

I want to lay you down on a bed of roses
For tonite i sleep on a bed on nails
I want to be just as close as the holy ghost is
And lay you down on bed of roses

The hotel bar hangover whiskey's gone dry
The barkeeper's wig's crooked
And she's giving me the eye
I might have said yeah
But i laughed so hard i think i died

When you close your eyes
Know i'll be thinking about you
While my mistress she calls me
To stand in her spotlight again
Tonite i won't be alone
But you know that don't
Mean i'm not lonely i've got nothing to prove
For it's you that i'd die to defend

I want to lay you down on a bed of roses
For tonite i sleep on a bed on nails
I want to be just as close as the holy ghost is
And lay you down on bed of roses


6. If I Was Your Mother

If i was your mother
Would you let me hold your hand
Would you say you were my baby
Would you always be my friend

If i was your mother
Could i teach you what's right
Could i tell you stories
Maybe tuck you in
And kiss you sweet goodnight

Tell me what i got to do
To make my life mean more to you
I could get so close it's true
If i was your mother

Would you always believe me
'cause i'd wake up in the middle
Of the night
Just to see if you need me

Tell me there's no mother
To who you're telling your secrets
And would you tell me
'bout all the boys you been
Bringing home to meet me

Tell me what i got to do
To make my life mean more to you
I could get so close it's true
If i was yours

Mother, mother
If i was your
Mother, mother

When love is blood
You're never on trial
Love don't get deeper
Than a mother & child
Oh baby, i got to get that
Close to you

Tell me what i got to do
To make my life mean more to you
I could get so close it's true
If i was yours

Tell me what i got to be
To make you a part of me
There's no one else you'd ever need
If i was your

Mother, mother
If i was your mother
Mother, mother

Mother, mother
If i was your mother
Mother, mother


7. Dry County

Across the border they turn
Water into wine
Some say it's the devil's blood
They're squeezing from the vine
Some say it's a saviour
In these hard and desperate times
For me it helps me to forget
That we're just born to die

I came here like so many did
To find the better life
To find my piece of easy street
To finally be alive
And i know nothing good comes easy
And all good things take some time
I made my bed i'll lie in it
To die in it's the crime

You can't help but prosper
Where the streets are paved with gold
They say the oil wells ran deeper here
Than anybody's known
I packed up on my wife and kid
And left them back at home

Now there's nothing in this paydirt
The ghosts are all i know
Now the oil's gone
The money's gone
And the jobs are gone
Still we're hangin' on

Down in dry county
They're swimming in the sand
Praying for some holy water
To wash the sins from off our hand
Here in dry county
The promise has run dry
Where nobody cries
And no one's getting out of here alive

In the blessed name of jesus
I heard a preacher say
That we are god's children
And he'd be back someday
And i hoped that he knew
Something as he drank his cup of wine
I didn't have too good of a feeling
As i head out to the night

I cursed the sky to open
I begged the clouds for rain
I prayed to god for water
For this burning in my veins
It was like my soul's on fire
And i had to watch the flames
All my dreams went up in ashes
And my future blew away

Now the oil's gone
And the money's gone
And the jobs are gone
Still we're hangin' on

Down in dry county
They're swimming in the sand
Praying for some holy water
To wash the sins from off our hand
Here in dry county
The promise has run dry
Where nobody cries
And no one's getting out of here alive

Men spend their whole lives
Waiting praying for their big reward
But it seems sometimes
The payoff leaves you feeling
Like a dirty whore
If i could choose the way i'll die
Make it by the gun or knife
'cause the other way there's too much pain
Night after night after night

Down in dry county
They're swimming in the sand
Praying for some holy water
To wash the sins from off our hand
Here in dry county
The promise has run dry
Where nobody cries
And no one's getting out of here alive


8. Woman In Love

Call it social commentary
Call it just what me eyes see
Seems that there's more pretty women
Than there are fish in the sea
...woman in love

You see there's girls who like your money
Girls who like your car
Girls who like to sip champagne
And feed on caviar
...woman in love

Send me some silk stockings
Smooth talking lipstick and curls
I want a woman
More than a girl
Need some lip-locking, cool walking
Diamonds and pearls
I'll wrap 'em all up
And give them the world

You know there ain't no woman
Like a woman in love
Ain't nothing
She can't rise above
She can part the water
When the seas get rough
But there ain't no woman
Like a woman in love

If lust is just a dirty dog
I've been scratching with the fleas
I've been waking up your neighbours
Barking up your tree
I went down to the shopping mall
To get it off my mind
But it's like sleeping with the enemy
If you're not deaf and blind

I tried to run
But it was too late for me
I tried to hide
Since the day adam met eve
Till i turned on the television
And i looked up on the screen
I saw a hundred pretty girls
Sing this song on mtv

Sen me some silk stockings
Smooth talking lipstick and curls
I want a woman
More than a girl
Need some lip-locking, cool walking
Diamonds and pearls
I'll wrap 'em all up
And give them the world

You know there ain't no woman
Like a woman in love
Ain't nothing she can't rise above
She can part the water
When the seas get rough
There ain't no woman
Like a woman in love
There ain't secret
To woman in love
You think that you can
Live without 'em
But you're asking too much
You see i've slept with romance
And danced with lust
But there ain't no woman
Like a woman in love
Oh, yeah

I've traveled all around the world
Across the seven seas
Got everything i wanted
There's just one thing i need
It hasn't changed forever
Fathers tell your sons
That there ain't nothing like
A thing called love

You know there ain't no woman
Like a woman in love
Ain't nothing she can't rise above
She can part the water
When the seas get rough
There ain't no woman
Like a woman in love
There ain't secret
To woman in love
You think that you can
Live without 'em
But you're asking too much
You see i've slept with romance
And danced with lust
But there ain't no woman
Like a woman in love
Oh, yeah


9. Fear

I see you looking over your shoulder
Tell me who do you think's out there
You're reaching for your four leaf clover
But baby there ain't no luck down there
I swear that there's no heart in this city
It's here the slogan reads
"do your time" everybody's doing
Their sentence
It's just there ain't nobody here
Who knows just what's the crime
I watched my father live a lie here
I'd rather die than fade away
I read the rules
And yeah i know them
Still you ain't ever gonna
Make me play the game of
Fear
Fear
Fear
Fear

Running with the rats
Through the city
Makes you feel like you're
A partner in crime
Girl once you won't stop to watch
That little girl did

Hey baby won't you stop and hear me
Just being here we're
Breathing heart attacks
We can run and chase
The setting sun we can run
And we won't ever look back

Take my hand i know we'll make it
I'll let nothing slow us down
I know you want to curse
This place but there's only
One thing that's stopping us now

Fear fear fear
Of a new thing
Fear fear fear
Of the brass ring

You ain't one for taking chances
You work and live and breathe that 9 to 5
Still that's what you call living
That's surviving to me

And surviving is living to die in
Fear


10. I Want You

The last time i saw her
Was the night she said goodbye
She said that love's a stranger
And it's sure to pass you by
As she packed up her belongings
She wouldn't look me in the eye
But i could see a tear roll
Off her face
As we both tried so hard
Not to cry she said

I never wanted the stars
I never shot for the moon
I like them right where they are
All i wanted was you
So baby just turn away
Because i can't face the truth
All i'm trying to say
Is all i wanted was you

I tried so hard to remember
Where when how why love went away
I tried to drown myself in pity
But the whiskey kept calling your name

I bought you fancy cars and diamond rings
All the things that money brings
And the servants to paint the sky blue
And i worked so hard seven days a week
And built a fortress for your heart to keep
If i could i'd wrap these words up for you

I never wanted the stars
I never shot for the moon
I like them right where they are
All i wanted was you
So baby just turn away
Because i can't face the truth
All i'm trying to say
Is all i wanted was you

I may have built for you a dreamhouse
But never thought you were alone
I filled the party up with company
But never made our house a home
All i got is my guitar these chords and the truth
All i got is my guitar ... but all i want is you


11. Blame It On The Love Of Rock & Roll

First time i heard the music
I thought it was my own
I could feel it in my heartbeat
I could feel it in my bones
My momma thinks i'm crazy
My dad says i'm insane
I got this boogie woogie fever
That's burning in my veins

They tried to take me to a doctor
But it's too late for me
Then they took me to a preacher
That they saw on their tv
Who said that for a small donation
My lost soul would be saved
I said i don't think so preacher
I'll come back another day

All i want, is to be a rolling stone
They don't understand what we all know

It feels so good that it ought to be illegal
I got my vaccination from a pornograf needle
I'll never grow up and i'll never grow old
Blame it on the love of rock & roll

My teachers didn't like me they always
Tried to put me down
'cause i wore my hair too long
I played my music way too loud

Every little boy wants to learn to play guitar
So he can pick up all the chicks
And be a rock-n-roll star

They said it won't last, but they misunderstood
If people think it's bad then i'll be bad for good

It feels so good that it ought to be illegal
I got my vaccination from a pornograf needle
I'll never grow up and i'll never grow old
Blame it on the love of rock & roll

Blame it on the love, blame it on the love
Dad don't understand what the little girls know
Blame it on the love of rock-n-roll

All i wanted, all i ever needed
My guitar gave to me
Every song i've sung blame it on love

Every war i've won blame it on love
Everything i've done blame it on love
Blame it on the love of rock-n-roll

It feels so good that it ought to be illegal
I got my vaccination from a pornograf needle
I'll never grow up and i'll never grow old
Blame it on the love of rock & roll

Blame it on the love, blame it on the love
Dad don't understand
What the little girls know
Blame it on the love of rock-n-roll


12. Little Bit Of Soul

You been robbed
You been used
You been crucified and
You been abused
You been sacrificen and
Now you're confused
Ain't it the truth

You got a hole in your head
And a cold empty spot
In your big brass bed
When you're mad at the world and
You feel like you're losing control
All you need to get by is
A little bit o soul

When you've lost in the flood
And you feel like you been
Kicked through the mud
You know they still
Haven't found the drug
To pick us up

Feeling down, misunderstood
You know these times
They ain't looking so good
When you're mad at the world and
You feel like you're losing control
What we all need to get by is
A little o soul

Whoa oh
Little bit of soul
What we all need
To survive
Is just
A little bit o soul

Everyone's complaining
Nothing but frustration
The king has pissed in
Your pot of gold
It ain't entertaining spending
So much time in the hole
Send down
A little bit o soul

When you're mad at the world
And you feel like
You're losing control
What we all need
To get by is just
A little bit o soul

Whoa oh little bit o soul
Whoa oh little bit o soul
Whoa oh little bit o soul


13. Save a Prayer

Dear Lord, Jesus, Buddah, Allah or can I just call you Joe
I've got a lot of things to tell you and some things I gotta know
I'm tired of hearing talk about this world's about to end
If we can die together then can't we all be friends
I gotta know
Hey, I gotta know
So Mister can you tell me, gotta know
Baby can you tell me, gotta know
Whoa oh oh I gotta know
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, I gotta know
Baby can you help me, gotta know
I gotta know

Did you ever feel like you were drowning, did you ever feel betrayed by a kiss?
Did you ever feel like you needed somebody, would you feel alone in a world like this?
Did you ever feel like you needed shelter, did you ever laugh when you wanted to cry?
Did you ever dream about evolution, don't you ever feel like your living a lie?

Oh, Whoa, too many children grow up blind to the truth.v I say, Oh Oh, Oh, Oh, say a prayer for me, I'll save a prayer for you.

Did you ever feel like you were helpless, did you ever feel like an open wound?
Did you ever feel that there ain't no forgiveness, did you ever feel that close to the truth.

Oh Whoa, the world closed their eyes on the blinding truth.
I say, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh , say a prayer for me, and I'll save a prayer for you
I'll save a prayer for you, I'll save a prayer for you, I'll save a prayer.... for you, for you, for you. I'll save a prayer.

Did you ever feel like you need shelter, did you ever feel like you lived through the flood?
Did you ever feel a lust for survival, did you ever feel, feel, feel?
The world keeps turning. Romes still burning. There's too many hearts that haven't found a home.
This train's on the tracks and the world's on my back, save a prayer for me and I'll save one for you

No one to blame , but it's hard to explain, why too many soul's are feeling so alone.
You've got to hold on if it's all you can do. Save a prayer for me, I'll save a prayer for you. I'll save a prayer for you, I'll save a prayer for you, I'll Save a prayer.... for you, for you, for you.


14. Starting All Over Again

I've been waiting, standing in the dark for hours
Tryin' to find the faith and the power to get back home to you
It's been a long time, long time since I've seen your face
On and on I could not replace the fire that burns for you
So here's to the good times, here's to the bad
Here's to the memories that we all had
Here's to tomorrow, let yesterday pass us by
Chorus:
Tonight we'll be starting all over again
And it feels like the first time
I'll never feel this way again
Starting all over again

Do you remember, remember the odds we were given
When we had nothing and we thought that was living
It's been such a long, long road… *(long long road)*
Here's to our old friend who helps us get by
Here's to the dreamers, may dreams never die
If we believe we can all keep the good times alive
Chorus:
Tonight we'll be starting all over again
It's like starting all over again
Chorus:
Tonight we'll be starting all over again
It feels like the first time
I'll never feel this way again
Whoa, tonight we'll be starting all over again
And it feels like the first time
I know whenever we're together my friends
It's like starting all over again
I been waiting, standing in the dark for hours




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BON JOVI Lyrics
New Jersey
(1988)

1. Lay Your Hands On Me 2. Bad Medicine 3. Born To Be My Baby 4. Living In Sin 5. Blood On Blood 6. Homebound Train 7. Wild Is The Wind 8. Ride Cowboy Ride 9. Stick To Your Guns 10. I'll Be There For You 11. 99 In The Shade 12. Love For Sale

1. Lay Your Hands On Me

If you're ready, i'm willing and able
Help me lay my cards out on the table
You're mine and i'm yours for the taking
Right now the rules we made are meant for breaking

What you get ain't always what you see
But satisfaction's guaranteed
They say what you give is always what you need
So if you want me to lay my hands on you

Lay your hands on me, lay your hands on me, lay your hands on me,
Lay your hands on me, lay your hands on me, lay your hands on me,

Lay your hands on me

I'm a fighter, i'm a poet, i'm a preacher
I've been to school and baby, i've been the teacher
If you show me how to get up off the ground
I can show you how to fly and never ever come back down

Everything you want is what i need
Satisfaction's guaranteed
But the ride don't never ever come for free
If you want me to lay my hands on you

Lay your hands on me, lay your hands on me, lay your hands on me,
Lay your hands on me, lay your hands on me, lay your hands on me,

Lay your hands on me

Solo

Don't you know i only aim to please
If you want me to lay my hands on you

Lay your hands on me


2. Bad Medicine

I ain't got a fever got a permanent disease
It'll take more than a doctor to prescribe a remedy
I got lots of money but it isn't what i need
Gonna take more than a shot to get this poison out of me
I got all the symptoms count 'em 1,2,3

First i need
That's what you get for falling in love
Then you bleed
You get a little but it's never enough
On your knees
That's what you get for falling in love
And now this boy's addicted cause your kiss is the drug

Your love is like bad madicine
Bad medicine is what i need
Shake it up, just like bad madicine
There ain't no doctor that can
Cure my disease

Bad, bad medicine
Bad, bad medicine

I don't need no needle
To be diving me a thrill
And i don't need no anesthesia
Or a nurse to bring a pill
I got a dirty down addition
It doesn't leave a track
I got a jone for your affection
Like a money on my back

There ain't no paramedic
Gonna save this heart attack

When you need
That's what you get for falling in love
Then you bleed
You get a little but it's never enough
On your knees
That's what you get for falling in love
Now i'm addicted and your kiss is the drug

Your love is like bad madicine
Bad medicine is what i need
Shake it up, just like bad madicine
So let's play doctor, baby
Cure my disease

Bad, bad medicine
Bad, bad medicine

Solo

I need a respirator cause i'm running out of breath
You're an all night generator wrapped is stockings and a dress
When you find your medicine you take what you can get
Cause if there's something better baby well thay haven't found it yet

Your love is like bad madicine
Bad medicine is what i need
Shake it up, just like bad madicine
There ain't no doctor that can
Cure my disease

Your love is like bad madicine
Bad medicine is what i need
Shake it up, just like bad madicine
Your love's the potion that
Can cure my disease

Bad, bad medicine
Bad, bad medicine


3. Born To Be My Baby

Rainy night and the worked all day
We both got jobs caus there's bills to play
We got something they can't take away
Our love, our lives

Close the door, leave the cold outside
I don't need nothing when i'm by your side
We got something that'll never die
Our dreams, our pride

My heart beats like a drum (all night)
Flesh to flesh, one to one (and it's alright)
And i'll never let go cause
There's something i know deep inside

You were born to be my baby
And baby, i was made to be your man

We got something to believe in
Even if we don't know where we stand
Only god would know the reasons
But i bet he must have had a plan
Cause you were born to be my baby
And baby, i was made to be your man

Light a candle, blow the world away
Table for two on a tv tray
It ain't fancy, baby that's ok
Our time, our way

So hold me close better hand on tight
Buckle up, baby, it's a bumpy ride
We're two kids hitching down the road of life
Our world, our flight

If we stand side by side (all night)
There's a chance we'll get by (and it's alright)
And i'll know that you'll be live
In my heart till the day i die

Cause you were born to be my baby
And baby, i was made to be your man

We got something to believe in
Even if we don't know where we stand
Only god would know the reasons
But i bet he must have had a plan
Cause you were born to be my baby
And baby, i was made to be your man

Solo

My heart beats like a drum (all night)
Flesh to flesh, one to one (and it's alright)
And i'll never let go cause
There's something i know deep inside

Cause you were born to be my baby
And baby, i was made to be your man

We got something to believe in
Even if we don't know where we stand
Only god would know the reasons
But i bet he must have had a plan

Cause you were born to be my baby
And baby, i was made to be your man

You were born to be my baby
And baby, i was made to be your man


4. Living In Sin

I don't no license
To sign on no line
And i don't need no preacher
To tell me you're mine
I don't need no diamonds
I don't need new bride
I just need you, baby
To look me in the eye

I know they have a hand time
And your daddy don't approve
But i don't need your daddy
Telling us what we should do

Now there's a million questions
I could ask about our lives
But i only need one answer
To get me through the night

So i say baby, can you tell me just where we fit in
I call it love they call it living in sin
Is it you and me or just his world we live in
I say we're living on love they say we're living in sin

Is it right for both our parents
Who fight it out most nights
Then pray for god's forgivness
When they both turn out the lights
Or wear that ring of diamonds
When your heart is made of stone
You can talk but still say nothing
You stay together but alone

Or is it right to hold you
And kiss your lips goodnight
They say the promise is forever
If you sign it on the dotted line

Baby, can you tell me just wher we fit in
I call it love they call it living in sin
Is it you and me or just this world we live in
I say we're living on love they say we're living in sin

Solo

Baby, can you tell me just wher we fit in
I call it love they call it living in sin
Is it you and me or just this world we live in
I say we're living on love they say we're living in sin

I call it love they call it living in sin

Living in sin

I don't know where to begin
I don't know where we fit in

Living in sin


5. Blood On Blood

I can still remember
When i was just a kid
When friends were friends forever
And what you said was what you did

Well, it was me and danny and bobby
We cut each other's hands
And held tight to a promise
Only brothers understand

But we were so young (so young)
One for all and all for one (for one)
Just as sure as the river's gonna run

Blood on blood
One on one
We'd still be standing
When all was said and done
Blood on blood
One on one
And i'll be here for you
Till kingdom come
Blood on blood

Well, bobby was our hero
Cause he hed a fake i.d.
I got busted stealing cigarettes
And he took the rap for me

Danny knew this white trash girl
We each threw in a ten
She took us to this cheap motel
And turned us into men

We were so young (so young)
One for all and all for one (for one)
Just as sure as the river's gonna run

Blood on blood
One on one
We'd still be standing
When all is said and done
Blood on blood
One on one
And i'll be here for you
Till kingdom come
Blood on blood

Solo

Now bobby, he's an uptown lawyer
Danny, he's a medicin man
And me, i'm just the singer
In a long haired rock'n'roll band

Through the years and miles between us
It's been a long and lonely ride
But if i got a call in the dead of the night
I'd be right by your side

Blood on blood, blood on blood

Blood on blood
One on one
We'd still be standing
When all is said and done
Blood on blood
One on one
And i'll be here for you
Till kingdom come
Blood on blood

Blood on blood


6. Homebound Train

When i was just a boy
The devil took my hand
Took me from my home
He made me a man
So, don't talk to me about sympathy now
Cause you can't dance if you
Take a chance on your rosary

I'm going down, down, down, down, down
On the homebound train

It's been a millions years
That i been gone
I been everywhere, now i'm heading home
Been a lot of girls, but
There's a woman i know
Said don't take no plane
Better take a train
Cause i like it real slow

All the way back home
On the homebound train
I'm going down, down, down, down, down
On the homebound train

Solo

I'm on my way
I'm heading home
To be with my baby
Where i belong
Coming down the tracks now
See, i done my time
I'm going back now
To that home of mine
Well, here i come baby

Here i come baby
Here i come baby

All the way back home
On that homebound train
I'm going down, down, down, down, down
On that homebound train


7. Wild Is The Wind

I tried to make you happy
You know i tried so hard to be
What you hoped that i would be
I gave you what wanted
God couldn't give you what you need
You wanted more from me
Than i could ever be
You wanted heart and soul
But you didn't know, baby

Wild, wild is the wind
That takes me away from you
Cold is the night without your love
To see me through
Wild, wild is the wind
That blows through my heart

Wild is the wind,
Wild is the wind
You got to understand, baby
Wild is the wind

You need someone to hold you
Somebody to be there night and day
Someone to kiss your fears away
I just went on pretending
Too weak, too proud, too tough to say
I couldn't be the one
To make your dreams come true
That's why i had to run
Though i needed you, baby

Wild, wild is the wind
That takes me away from you
Cold is the night without your love
To see me through, baby
Wild, wild is the wind
That blows through my heart tonight
That tears us apart

Wild is the wind,
Wild is the wind
You got to understand, baby
Wild is the wind

Solo

Maybe a better man
Would live and die for you
Baby, a better man would
Never say goodbye to you

Wild, wild is the wind
That takes me away from you
Cold is the night without your love
To see me through, baby
Wild, wild is the wind
That blows through my heart tonight
That tears us apart

Wild is the wind,
Wild is the wind
You got to understand, baby
Wild is the wind


8. Ride Cowboy Ride

Ride cowboy ride.
Through the back door to heaven.
To the other side.
I wanna know the danger of a kiss.
At midnight.
Ride, cowboy, ride.
Yeah, i learn my lesson.
In the story of the trial.
So i made my confession.
In this cheaper motel.
Like could try me pleasant.
But ain't got the money.
'n ain't got the town.
Ride, cowboy, ride.
Through the back door to heaven to the other side.
I wanna know the danger of a kiss.
At midnight. ride cowboy ride.
So you want to be a cowboy.
Ride cowboy, ride.
Baby, come on.
Ride, ride, ride.


9. Stick To Your Guns

So you want to be a cowboy
Well you know it's more that just a ride
Guess you got to know the real thing
If you want to know the other side
Ain't nobody riding shotgun
In this world tonight

And when you spit, you better mean it
You got to make 'em all believe it
If you're gonna be the one

Stick to your gun
Ain't nobody gonna hurt you, baby
You can go for the trigger
But only if you have to
Aim from the heart
Some will love and some will course you, baby
And you can go to war
But only if you have to
It's only if you have to

So you want to be the big time
Some people have to drag you down
There's no living in the backseat
If you're gonna drive through town
And when you pray for independence
Boy, you better stand your ground

You got to give it all you got now
Or you might get shot down
Fight hard until the battle is won

Stick to your gun
Ain't nobody gonna hurt you, baby
You can go for the trigger
But only if you have to
Aim from the heart
Some will love and some will course you, baby
And you can go to war
But only if you have to
But only if you have to

Solo

Well, you know that i been through it
I got the scars to prove it
Fight hard and the battle is yours

Stick to your gun
Ain't nobody gonna hurt you, baby
You can go for the trigger
But only if you have to
Aim from the heart
Some will love and some will course you, baby
And you can go to war
But only if you have to
It's only if you have to

But stick to your guns


10. I'll Be There For You

I guess this time you're really leaving
I heard your suitcase say goodbye
And as my broken heart lies bleeding
You say true love in suicide

You say you're cried a thousand rivers
And now you're swimming for the shore
You left me drowning in my tears
And you won't save me anymore

Now i'm praying to god you'll give me one more chance, girl

I'll be there for you
These five words i swear to you
When you breathe i want to be the air for you
I'll be there for you
I'd live and i'd die for you
Steal the sun from the sky for you
Words can't say what a love can do
I'll be there for you

I know you know we're had some good times
How they have their own hiding place
I can promise you tomorrow
But i can't buy back yesterday

And baby you know my hands are dirty
But i wanted to be your valentine
I'll be the water when you get thirsty, baby
When you get drink, i'll be the wine

I'll be there for you
These five words i swear to you
When you breathe i want to be the air for you
I'll be there for you
I'd live and i'd die for you
Steal the sun from the sky for you
Words can't say what a love can do
I'll be there for you

Solo

And i wan't there when you were happy
I wasn't there when you were down
I didn't mean to miss your birthday, baby
I wish i'd seen you blow those candles out

I'll be there for you
These five words i swear to you
When you breathe i want to be the air for you
I'll be there for you
I'd live and i'd die for you
Steal the sun from the sky for you
Words can't say what a love can do
I'll be there for you


11. 99 In The Shade

I feel i'm burning up with fever
But the fire's feeling really good tonight
And it's alright
I'm gonna see sahara jack and suntan sally
Somebody tells me even tommy's coming down tonight
If gina says it's alright

I'm gonna see those senoritas
Lying under the sun
They're greasing it up
With know i want to be their blanket
Gonna tell every girl
Hey, baby... you're the one...

Oh tell the boys i'm on my way
I got the radio blasting in my old man's chevrolet
I got a party in my pocket cause you know i just got paid
And i'm feeling fine, it's 99 in the shade
I'm feeling fine, it's 99 in the shade

When the sun goes down that's when the street heats up
Senorita margarita fills your empty cup tonight -
She make you feel alright

A good time here don't cost much money
Just a little sweet talking and a pretty native honey
And you're set for life
Or one hell of a nigth

I'm gonna see those sons of beaches
Out there living it up the surf
And the sand,
Man that life ain't so tough
So get me in the action so i can tell
Every girl she's the one

Oh tell the boys i'm on my way
I got the radio blasting in my old man's chevrolet
I got a party in my pocket cause you know i just got paid
And i'm feeling fine, it's 99 in the shade
I'm feeling fine, it's 99 in the shade


12. Love For Sale

Well i wake up this morning i rolled out of bed
I felt like a dog who's been kicked in the head
Checked out my mail there was letter that read
Love for sale, love for sale

I picked up the phone i called everyone i could
I let my fingers do the walking through the telephone book
You can't catch a fish if you ain't got the hook
Love for sale, love for sale

Send up a signal throw me a line
Somebody explain " this funny valentine"
It might not be legal but it sure ain't a crime
I'm one step from crazy and two steps behind

I called lt. columbo from my tv set
I've tried the dating game i haven't found her yet
I'm hoping that she's looking like a penthouse pet
Love for sale, love for sale

Solo

We've been living together 3 years,
2 hours, 20 minutes maybe four houndred beers
You can't shop for love when you're shopping at, sears
Love for sale, love for sale

I guess i've learnt my lesson it was easy to see
My old lady she played this joke on me
I never looked where i forgot it would be
Love for sale, love for sale


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BON JOVI Lyrics
Slippery When Wet
(1986)

1. Let It Rock 2. You Give Love A Bad Name 3. Livin' on a prayer 4. Social Disease 5. Wanted Dead Or Alive 6. Raise Your Hands 7. Without Love 8. I'd Die For You 9. Never Say Goodbye 10. Wild In The Streets

(album buy from amazon.com)




1. Let It Rock

The weekend comes to this town
Seven days too soon
For the ones who have to make up
What we break up of their rules

Well i saw captain kidd on sunset
Tell his boys they're in command
While chino danced a tango
With a broomstick in his hand
He said: it's alright (alright) if you have a good time
It's alright (alright) if you want to cross that line
To break on through to the other side

Chorus:
Let it rock, let it go
You can't stop a fire burning out of control
Let it rock, let it go
With the night you're on the loose
You got to let it rock

We go down to the broadway
Where everybody goes
To get on their rockin' horse
And blast that radio
Well i saw roxie on the table
Her girlfriend down below
They'll give it to the king of swing
Before it's time to go

They said: it's alright (alright) if you have a good time
It's alright (alright) if you want to cross that line
To break on through to the other side

Chorus


2. You Give Love A Bad Name

An angel's smile is what you sell
You promise me heaven, then put me through hell
Chains of love got a hold on me
When passion's a prison, you can't break free

You're a loaded gun
There's nowhere to run
No one can save me
The damage is done

Chorus:
Shot through the heart
And you're to blame
You give love a bad name
I play my part and you play your game
You give love a bad name
You give love a bad name

Paint your smile on your lips
Blood red nails on your fingertips
A school boy's dream, you act so shy
Your very first kiss was your first kiss goodbye

You're a loaded gun
There's nowhere to run
No one can save me
The damage is done

Chorus


3. Livin' on a prayer

Once upon a time, not so long ago.
Tommy used to work on the docks,
Union’s been on strike, he’s down on his luck....
It’s tough, so tough.

Gina works the diner all day,
Working for her man, she brings home her pay,
For love - for love.

She says: We’ve got to hold on to that we’ve got,
‘Cause it doesn’t make a difference, if we make it or not,
We’ve got each other and that’s a lot for love - we’ll give it a shot.

We’re half way there,
Livin’ on a prayer,
Take my hand and we’ll make it - I swear,
Livin’ on a prayer.

Tommy got his six string in hock
Now he’s holding in what he used to make it talk - so tough, it’s tough.
Gina dreams of running away,
When she cries in the night, Tommy whispers: Baby it’s okay, someday.

We’ve got to hold on to that we’ve got,
‘Cause it doesn’t make a difference,
If we make it or not,
We’ve got each other and that’s a lot for love - we’ll give it a shot.

We’re half way there,
Livin’ on a prayer,
Take my hand and we’ll make it - I swear,
Livin’ on a prayer.

We’ve got to hold on ready or not,
You live for the fight when it’s all that you’ve got.

We’re half way there,
Livin’ on a prayer,
Take my hand and we’ll make it - I swear,
Livin’ on a prayer.


4. Social Disease

You can read it in the papers
In some places it comes in thirty-two flavors
But you wouldn't tell no one
Your favorite if you could

>from the white house to the alleys
>from the president down to long tall sally
Can't live with it but
You'll die without it - yes you would

Senorita's in the kitchen
She's a fistful of dynamite
You call 911 but you
Can't stop the fun tonite, it's alright

Chorus:
You can't start a fire without a spark
But there's something that i guarantee
You can't hide when infection starts
Because love is a social disease

Where you look you can find it
Try to run but you're always behind it
So you play hide and seek like a blind kid
Till you're caught - yeah you're caught

So you'll say that you had some
But they took it and held it for ransom
Were they tall, dark, skinny or
Handsome - you won't talk

So you telephone your doctor
Just to see what pill to take
You know there's no prescription
Gonna wipe this one away

Chorus

So full of high grade octane
She could run the bullet train on 38 double d's
Now you know for sure, you know the cure
To make a blind man see


5. Wanted Dead Or Alive

It's all the same, only the names will change
Everyday it seems we're wasting away
Another place where the faces are so cold
I'd drive all night just to get back home

Chorus:
I'm a cowboy, on a steel horse i ride
I'm wanted dead or alive
Wanted dead or alive

Sometimes i sleep, sometimes it's not for days
And the people i meet always go their separate ways
Sometimes you tell the day
By the bottle that you drink
And times when you're all alone all you do is think

Chorus

I walk these streets, a loaded six string on my back
I play for keeps, 'cause i might not make it back
I been everywhere, still i'm standing tall
I've seen a million faces an i've rocked them all

I'm a cowboy, on a steel horse i ride
I'm wanted dead or alive
I'm a cowboy, i got the night on my side
I'm wanted dead or alive
Wanted dead or alive


6. Raise Your Hands

You - you got a nasty reputation
We're in a sticky situation - it's down to me and you
So tell me - is it true ... they say there ain't nobody better
Well now that we're together
Show me what you can do

You're under the gun
Out on the run
Gonna set the night on fire
You're out on the run
Under the gun
And playin' to win

Chorus:
Raise your hands
When you want to let a feeling show
Raise your hands
>from new york to chicago
Raise your hands
>from new jersey to tokyo
Raise your hands

I - i've been out on the front line
Where you'll go down if you waste time
They'll walk all over you
But i - i ain't here looking for surrender
I'll raise the flag if you'll defend her
It's up to you

You're under the gun
Out on the run
Gonna set the night on fire
You're out on the run
Under the gun
And playin' to win

Chorus


7. Without Love

She wasn't young, but still a child
There still was innocence
In painted smiles
She called to me as i passed her by
Lady of the night looked in my eyes
She said: i been through some changes
But one thing always stays the same

Chorus:
Without love, there's nothing without love
Nothing else can get through the night
Nothing else feels right without love

I saw a man down on lonely street
A broken man who looked like me
And no one knows the pain that he's been living
He lost his love and still hasn't forgiven
He said: i've been through some changes
But one thing always stays the same

Chorus

There's nothing without love
Nothing else but love can burn as bright
And nothing would mean nothing without love

I see my life
There's some things i took for granted
Love's passed me by
So many second chances
I was afraid
But i won't be afraid no more

Chorus

There's nothing without love
Nothing else but love can burn as bright
And nothing would mean nothing without love


8. I'd Die For You

If you could see inside my heart
Then you 'd understand
I'd never mean to hurt you
Baby i'm not that kind of man

I might not say i'm sorry
Yeah, i might talk rough sometimes
And i might forget the little things
Or keep you hanging on the line

In a world that don't know romeo and juliet
Boy meets girl and promises we can't forget
We are cast from eden's gate with no regrets
Into the fire we cry

Chorus:
I'd die for you
I'd cry for you
I'd do anything
I'd lie for you
You know it's true
Baby i'd die for you
I'd die for you
I'd cry for you
If it came right down to me and you
You know it's true, baby i'd die for you

I might not be a savior
And i'll never be a king
I might not send you roses
Or buy you diamond rings

But if i could see inside you
Maybe i'd know just who we are
'cause our love is like a hunger
Without it we would starve

In a world that don't know romeo and juliet
Boy meets girl and promises we can't forget
We are cast from eden's gate with no regrets
Into the fire we cry

Chorus


9. Never Say Goodbye

As i sit in this smokey room
The night about to end
I pass my time with strangers
But this bottle's my only friend

Remember when we used to park
On butler street out in the dark
Remember when we lost the keys
And you lost more than that in my backseat

Remember when we used to talk
About busting out - we'd break their hearts
Togheter - forever

Never say goodbye, never say goodbye
You and me and my old friends
Hoping it would never end
Never say goodbye, never say goodbye
Holdin' on - we got to try
Holdin' on to never say goodbye

Remember days of skipping school
Racing cars and being cool
With a six pack and the radio
We didn't need no place to go

Remember at the prom that night
You and me we had a fight
But the band they played our favorite song
And i held you in my arms so strong

We danced so close
We danced so slow
And i swore i'd never let you go
Togheter - forever

Never say goodbye, never say goodbye
You and me and my old friends
Hoping it would never end
Never say goodbye, never say goodbye
Holdin' on - we got to try
Holdin' on to never say goodbye

I guess you'd say we used to talk
About busting out
We'd break their hearts
Togheter - forever


10. Wild In The Streets

Joey comes from a sacred part of town
Where sometimes you talk so tough
That your feet don't touch the ground
And the sidewalk soldiers sing the midnite blues
While the old men recite their story lines
About when i was young like you
They say: oh yeah
We were cruising to the backbeat
Oh yeah, making love in the backseats
We were wild, wild in the streets

A member of the boy's brigade
Had a date with the girl next door
You know it made her daddy crazy
But it only made her want him more
They weren't looking for trouble
You know that boy didn't want a fight - not tonight
So she headed out thru her bathroom window
What her daddy didn't know was gonna be alright
They said: oh yeah
We were cruising to the backbeat
Oh yeah, making love in the backseats
We were wild, wild in the streets
Wild, wild in the streets
Wild, wild in the streets
Wild, wild in the streets

Sometimes this town ain't pretty
But you know it ain't so bad
Just like a girl who looks so happy
Whe inside she's so so sad
In here we got this code of honor
Nobody's going down
You don't walk in vain
Trough the kid's parade
'cause this is my hometown



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