12 Songs
(March 1983)
Bright Lights Tonight :: Baby don't talk just get in the car
Tonight's the night I'm gonna make you a star We've been working all week now
it's Friday night Forget your working day blues And grab a-hold of me and baby
hang on tight We're gonna really cut loose I want to see those bright lights
tonight I wanna dance with you baby until the morning light I want to see those
bright lights tonight I want to do it to you do it to you do it again Do it till
we get it right Well I just got paid I think my pocket's on fire Gonna take you
to the city yeh you look so pretty Just wanna take you up higher And it feels so
good just like I knew that it would To have you here by my side I'm so glad you
could make it I'm so glad you could come Along with me for the ride I want to
see the bright lights tonight... The world I see sometimes it frightens me It
looks so hard and cold The price we pay to live today It chills me down to my
soul So you gotta have some fun you gotta have a good time You gotta learn how
to let your hair down When I been under the gun I need to ease my mind I just
head into town I want to see those bright lights tonight... (Spring
1979)
Heart of Gold :: There was a time when love was all we had
And that was good enough for you But now you find that when life treats you bad
Love aint enough to pull your through You need security You want things that
last Just seems like love gets in the way You laugh at me For living in the past
I Guess romance has had its day But can you see Ooh all the love I have to give
Or baby don't you even care Go on surround yourself With all your pretty things
Like a circle they lead you to nowhere And you can take your glitter You can
take your gold You can take your silver But don't you take my soul You can take
your money You can take your cash You can take it all honey 'Cause it's nothing
but trash And what you have well baby that's all you have Now tell me what it is
you got What you possess can't bring you happiness Without that you haven't got
a lot That heart of gold Now too cold to touch So baby I just won't try Once I
was sold But twice is once too much Yeh I'm the one thing you can't buy But can
you see... (February 1979)
Dust Balls :: Let's watch the dust
balls roll down the hall Let's watch the dustballs roll down the hall... (Spring
1988)
Over You! :: You must have thought I'd dry up and blow away
if you said goodbye But when you shoved your knife I left you today And I didn't
even cry Glass hearts false starts pop tarts bit parts Looks like the tables
have been turned Champaign cocaine blood stains old flames You played with fire
and you got burned When I used to say I loved you you know I was serious All the
silly things we do and say I must have been delirious White lies time flies
surprise love dies Did I catch you off your guard? No pride you lied inside I
died I hope you don't take this too hard 'Cause I'm over you over you I'm
finally over you Over you over you over you And it was easy too I know that love
is just a silly game to you You play awhile get bored then the game is through
My heart's not a toy that you just throw away I hope you realize just what you
lost someday So now it's over and you want me back I guess I always knew you
would And maybe I could've used a bit more tact But my way felt too good White
trash whip lash hot flash cold ash You're begging for a little sympathy See
throughs cork screws who's whos boo hoos Go on and just let me be... (June
1979)
No Time For Love :: She doesn't waste her time on foolish
games and love is just one more game that she don't play She says the men she
knows are all the same They love to look but they don't want to pay Her
conscience's bought off but her heart's bankrupt She counts her lovers just like
coins in a cup I'd like to love her but it costs too much Look all you want but
don't you try to touch 'Cause she's got no time for love I asked her once if she
would marry me She laughed and said 'Oh baby can't you see? I got big plans and
they don't include you The car I drive ain't even built for two But if you'd
like to hang on for awhile the line is forming please single file' I'd like to
go along for the ride but when I'm with her something's missing inside Because
she's got no time for love... (June 1979)
Turn My World Around ::
I was drowning in my pain A hurt that I could not explain Going down for the
last time Going down for the last time I was living in the past All my bridges
burning fast I had nowhere left to turn I had nowhere left to turn You came to
me an angel here on earth to watch me like the stars above You showed me what my
life was worth You showed my how to love And lately all I do is spend my time
thinking 'bout you Girl you got me shaking inside I don't think I can go on if
it's without you You came and took my heart by surprise You turned my world
around I was living all alone I had no love to call my own I was freezing up
inside I was freezing up inside You came to me an angel here on earth...
(January 1979)
(She's My) Teenage Queen :: Well my baby ain't like
any other girl Can't nobody else touch her in the whole wide world I saw her one
day walking in the park I thought I'd try to meet her just for a lark From the
moment that she smiled and said hello I knew that there was something there that
would grow The things I had to say they just could not wait I took her right
home and gave it to her straight She's my teenage queen she looks so fine And I
don't care if she's just seventeen I'm just glad that she's mine oh mine Now
we're gonna be lovers forever more We'll take together what lies in store We'll
share the laughter and we'll share the tears We're gonna be tight down through
the years Baby you're like a dream come true And I'm so happy that I found you I
couldn't do better even if I tried She says I make her feel so good inside She's
my teenage queen... She don't care what people say She ain't gonna worry her
life away It's her first time but she ain't afraid 'Cause she knows that we got
it made Now we're gonna be lovers forever more... Come here baby I got something
I wanna tell you. (Summer 1979?)
Dark Side Of Tomorrow :: Look at
us running 'round in circles never get nowhere Look at us once we had the world
but now we act like we just don't care All my life I've been looking for a lover
who could take me higher All my life I've been searching for a woman who could
set my heart on fire Sha na na na We're on the dark side of tomorrow We're lost
in yesterday And if I have to beg steal cheat or borrow I'm gonna find love one
day We're on the dark side of tomorrow We're living from day to day And maybe
I'm a man of constant sorrow But I'm gonna be happy one day The times are tough
we never seem to get enough of what we need This life is rough you fight your
war all day and at night you bleed And everyday is one less day that we could be
together baby And if I could I could I'd hold you in my aching arms forever Sha
na na na We're on the dark side of tomorrow... Don't worry about what people say
you're gonna worry your life away We'd have it made if your weren't always so
afraid Don't worry where you been don't worry about what you've seen We go where
we go we know what we have to know Sha na na na We're on the dark side of
tomorrow... (Winter 1979?)
Kids Today :: You know everybody's been
putting them down (The kids today The kids today) Saying they're all just losers
fools and clowns But don't you worry they're gonna be alright They're smart and
strong and they know how to fight The kids today Everybody's talking about the
kids today The kids today Well I'm here to tell you that the kids are okay hey
hey hey hey hey hey Everybody seems to think they got it made Don't they know
they're so afraid? So hard to make it when the world's insane So hard to live
with so much pain The kids today... Wondering how they're ever gonna get things
done Wondering if they'll even get their day in the sun But they ain't the type
to go run and hid Don't you know they got too much pride The kids today
Everybody's talking 'bout the kids today Well I'm here to tell you the kids are
okay hey hey hey hey hey hey... (Winter 1979?)
I Can't Hide My
Love :: How long do we have to go on pretending girl? Sometimes it seems
like this charade's never ending girl I know you are afraid to show the way you
feel But how long can you deny that our love is real? Anyone with two good eyes
can see that I love you and you love me And I don't really care what people say
I'm always gonna love you anyway And I can't hide my love for you And I don't
want to You don't know what I'm going through Baby I'm dying So hard to know
what to do Tell me girl 'Cause I can't hide my love for you Take me in your arms
and please let me hear you say the words I long to hear Please tell me love's
here to stay I know you are afraid to show the way you feel But how long can you
deny that our love is real? Anyone with two good eyes can see that I love you
and you love me... (Summer 1979?)
