I guess this time you're really leaving

I heard your suitcase say goodbye

Well, as my broken heart lies bleeding

You say true love, it's suicide

You say you've 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

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 wanna be the air for you

I'll be there for you

I'd live and I'd die for you

I'd steal the sun from the sky for you

Words can't say what love can do

I'll be there for you

I know you know we've had some good times

Now they have their own hiding place

Well, I can promise you tomorrow

But I can't buy back yesterday

Yeah, baby, you know my hands are dirty

(Oh, woman, 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 drunk, I'll be the wine, oh

I'll be there for you

These five words I swear to you

When you breathe, I wanna be the air for you

I'll be there for you

I'd live and I'd die for you

I'd steal the sun from the sky for you

Words can't say what love can do

I'll be there for you

I wasn't there when you were happy

(I wasn't there to make you happy)

And I wasn't there when you were down, down

Didn't mean to miss your birthday, baby

I wish I'd seen you blow those candles out

Oh

I'll be there for you

These five words I swear to you

When you breathe, I wanna be the air for you

I'll be there for you

I'd live and I'd die for you

I'd steal the sun from the sky for you

Words can't say what love can do

I'll be there for

I'll be there for you

These five words I swear to you

When you breathe, I wanna be the air for you

I'll be there for you

I'd live and I'd die for you

I'd steal the sun from the sky for you

Words can't say what love can do

I'll be there for you

Whoa

Whoa

Whoa

Whoa

Whoa

This ain't a song for the broken-hearted

No silent prayer for faith-departed

And I ain't gonna be just a face in the crowd

You're gonna hear my voice when I shout it out loud

It's my life

It's now or never

But I ain't gonna live forever

I just want to live while I'm alive

(It's my life)

My heart is like an open highway

Like Frankie said, "I did it my way"

I just want to live while I'm alive

It's my life

Yeah, this is for the ones who stood their ground

For Tommy and Gina, who never backed down

Tomorrow's getting harder, make no mistake

Luck ain't even lucky, got to make your own breaks

It's my life

And it's now or never

I ain't gonna live forever

I just want to live while I'm alive

(It's my life)

My heart is like an open highway

Like Frankie said, "I did it my way"

I just want to live while I'm alive

Cause it's my life

Better stand tall when they're calling you out

Don't bend, don't break, baby, don't back down

It's my life

And it's now or never

Cause I ain't gonna live forever

I just want to live while I'm alive

(It's my life)

My heart is like an open highway

Like Frankie said, "I did it my way"

I just want to live while I'm alive

And it's now or never

I ain't gonna live forever

I just want to live while I'm alive

(It's my life)

My heart is like an open highway

Like Frankie said, "I did it my way"

I just want to live while I'm alive

Cause it's my life

Shot through the heart

And you're to blame

Darlin', 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

Oh, you're a loaded gun, yeah

Oh, there's nowhere to run

No one can save me

The damage is done

Shot through the heart

And you're to blame

You give love a bad name (bad name)

I play my part and you play your game

You give love a bad name (bad name)

Hey, 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

Whoa, you're a loaded gun

Whoa, there's nowhere to run

No one can save me

The damage is done

Shot through the heart

And you're to blame

You give love a bad name (bad name)

I play my part and you play your game

You give love a bad name (bad name)

You give love, oh

Oh, 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 (bad name)

Shot through the heart

And you're to blame

You give love a bad name (bad name)

I play my part and you play your game

You give love a bad name (bad name)

You give love

You give love (bad name)

You give love

You give love (bad name)

You give love

You give love (bad name)

You give love

You give love

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

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

Woah, we're half way there

Woah, livin' on a prayer

Take my hand, we'll make it I swear

Woah, 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

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

Woah, we're half way there

Woah, livin' on a prayer

Take my hand, we'll make it I swear

Woah, livin' on a prayer

Livin' on a prayer

Oh, we've got to hold on, ready or not

You live for the fight when it's all that you've got

Woah, we're half way there

Woah, livin' on a prayer

Take my hand, we'll make it I swear

Woah, livin' on a prayer

Woah, we're half way there

Woah, livin' on a prayer

Take my hand, we'll make it I swear

Woah, livin' on a prayer

Woah, we're half way there

Woah, livin' on a prayer

Take my hand, we'll make it I swear

Woah, livin' on a prayer

It's all the same, only the names will change

Every day, it seems we're wastin' away

Another place where the faces are so cold

I'd drive all night just to get back home

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

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 alone, well, all you do is think

I'm a cowboy

On a steel horse I ride

I'm wanted (wanted), dead or alive

Wanted (wanted), dead or alive

Oh, and I ride

Yeah

Oh, I'm a cowboy

On a steel horse I ride

I'm wanted (wanted), dead or alive

And I walk these streets, a loaded six-string on my back

I play for keeps 'cause I might not make it back

I've been everywhere, still I'm standing tall

I've seen a million faces and I've rocked them all

Cause I'm a cowboy

On a steel horse I ride

I'm wanted (wanted), dead or alive

Cause I'm a cowboy

I got the night on my side

And I'm wanted (wanted), dead or alive

And I ride (and I ride), dead or alive

I still drive (I still drive), dead or alive

Dead or alive

Dead or alive

Dead or alive

Dead or alive

It's hard for me to say the things

I want to say sometimes

There's no one here but you and me

And that broken old street light

Lock the doors

We'll leave the world outside

All I've got to give to you

Are these five words when I

Thank you for loving me

For being my eyes

When I couldn't see

For parting my lips

When I couldn't breathe

Thank you for loving me

Thank you for loving me

I never knew I had a dream

Until that dream was you

When I look into your eyes

The sky's a different blue

Cross my heart

I wear no disguise

If I tried, you'd make believe

That you believed my lies

Thank you for loving me

For being my eyes

When I couldn't see

For parting my lips

When I couldn't breathe

Thank you for loving me

You pick me up when I fall down

You ring the bell before they count me out

If I was drowning you would part the sea

And risk your own life to rescue me

Lock the doors

We'll leave the world outside

All I've got to give to you

Are these five words when I

Thank you for loving me

For being my eyes

When I couldn't see

You parted my lips

When I couldn't breathe

Thank you for loving me

When I couldn't fly

Oh, you gave me wings

You parted my lips

When I couldn't breathe

Thank you for loving me

Thank you for loving me

Thank you for loving me

Oh, for loving me

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's still lodged in my head

And some blonde gave me nightmares

Think that 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, the truth, what you mean to me

And the truth is

Baby you're all that I need

I want to lay you down in a bed of roses

For tonight I'll sleep on a bed of nails

Oh I want to be just as close as the Holy Ghost is

And lay you down on a bed of roses

Well I'm so far away

Each step that I take is on my way home

A king's ransom in dimes, I'd give each night

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 in a bed of roses

For tonight I'll sleep on a bed of nails

Oh I want to be just as close as the Holy Ghost is

And lay you down on a bed of roses

Well this hotel bar's hangover whiskey's gone dry

The barkeeper's wig's crooked

And she's giving me the eye

Well I might have said yeah

But I laughed so hard I think I died

Ooh yeah

Now as you close your eyes

Know I'll be thinking about you

While my mistress she calls me

To stand in her spotlight again

Tonight 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 in a bed of roses

For tonight I'll sleep on a bed of nails

I want to be just as close as the Holy Ghost is

And lay you down

I want to lay you down in a bed of roses

For tonight I'll sleep on a bed of nails

I want to be just as close as the Holy Ghost is

And lay you down

On a bed of roses

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

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 'til the stars don't shine

Til 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 wish I was him

With these words of mine

To say to you 'til 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 'til the stars don't shine

Til the heavens burst and the words don't rhyme

I know when I die, you'll be on my mind

And I'll love you, always

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

Rememberin' 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, baby

Remember how we used to talk

About busting out, we'd break their hearts

Together, forever

Never say goodbye

Never say goodbye

You and me and my old friends

Hoping it would never end

Say goodbye

Never say goodbye

Holdin' on, we've gotta 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

Together, forever

Never say goodbye

Never say goodbye

You and me and my old friends

Hoping it would never end

Say goodbye

Never say goodbye

Holdin' on we've gotta try

Holdin' on to never say goodbye

Oh, and I guess you'd say

We used to talk about busting out

We'd break their hearts

Together, forever

Never say goodbye

Never say goodbye

You and me and my old friends

Hoping it would never end

Say goodbye

Never say goodbye

Holdin' on, we gotta try

Holdin' on to never say goodbye, yeah yeah

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 asked

When is your Daddy gonna talk to you

But we're 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 head

Oh, 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 night on the neon Broadway signs

And she don't really mind

Its only love she hoped to find

Oh, she's a little runaway

Daddy's girl learned fast

All those things he couldn't say

Ooh, she's a little runaway

No one heard a single word you said

They should have seen it in your eyes

What was going on your head

Oh, she's a little runaway

Daddy's girl learned fast

All those things he couldn't say

Ooh, she's a little runaway

Well, I heard there was a secret chord

That David played to please the Lord

But you don't really care for music, do you?

Well, it goes like this the fourth, the fifth

The minor fall and the major lift

The baffled king composing Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Well, your faith was strong but you needed proof

You saw her bathing on the roof

Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you

And she tied you to her kitchen chair

She broke your throne and she cut your hair

And from the lips she drew the Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Yeah, baby, I've been here before

I've seen this room and I've walked this floor

I used to live alone before I knew you

And I've seen your flag on that marble arch

Your love is not a victory march

It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Well, there was a time when you let me know

What was going on below

Now you don't never show that to me, do you?

But remember when I moved in you

And the holy dove was moving too

And every breath we drew was Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Well, now maybe there's a God above

But all I've ever learned from love

Was how to shoot somebody who outdrew you

And it's not your cry that I hear at night, no

It's not someone who's seen the light

It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Hallelujah

Rainy night and we worked all day

We both got jobs 'cause there's bills to pay

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 hang on tight

Buckle up, baby, it's a bumpy ride

We're two kids hitching down the road of life

Our world, our fight

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 that 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

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

Your love is like bad medicine

Bad medicine is what I need

Oh, oh, oh, shake it up, just like bad medicine

There ain't no doctor that can cure my disease

I ain't got a fever, I 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

And I got all the symptoms, count 'em one, two, three

First you need (That's what you get for falling in love)

Then you bleed (You get a little and it's never enough)

And then you're on your knees

(That's what you get for falling in love)

Now this boy's addicted 'cause your kiss is the drug

Oh, oh, oh, your love is like bad medicine

Bad medicine is what I need

Oh, oh, oh, shake it up, just like bad medicine

There ain't no doctor that can cure my disease

Bad, bad medicine

I don't need no needle to be giving me a thrill

And I don't need no anesthesia or a nurse to bring a pill

I got a dirty down addiction that doesn't leave a track

I got a jones for your affection like a monkey 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 and it's never enough)

And then you're on your knees

(That's what you get for falling in love)

Now this boy's addicted 'cause your kiss is the drug

Oh, oh, oh, your love is like bad medicine

Bad medicine is what I need

Oh, oh, oh, shake it up, just like bad medicine

So let's play doctor, baby, cure my disease

Bad, bad medicine

Is what I want

Bad, bad medicine

Is what I need

I need a respirator 'cause I'm running out of breath

For you're an all night generator wrapped in stockings and a dress

When you find your medicine, you take what you can get

Cause if there's something better, baby

Well, they haven't found it yet

Oh, oh, oh, your love is like bad medicine

Bad medicine is what I need

Oh, oh, oh, shake it up, just like bad medicine

There ain't no doctor that can cure my disease

Your love, bad medicine

Bad medicine is what I need

Oh, oh, oh, shake it up, just like bad medicine

Your love's the potion that can cure my disease

Bad, bad medicine

Is what I want

Bad, bad medicine

Oh, baby, oh, baby

I gotta do, I gotta

I gotta do, I gotta

I gotta, I gotta

I gotta do it again

Wait a minute, wait a minute, hold on

I'm not done, one more time, with feel

Come on, one for that, help me up, now

Your love is like bad medicine

Bad medicine is what I need

Oh, oh, oh, shake it up, just like bad medicine

You got the potion that can cure my disease

Your love, bad medicine

Your kiss is what I need

Your love, bad medicine

You want commitment, and take a look into these eyes.

They burn with fire, Yeah, until the end of time.

And I would do anything, I'd beg, I'd steal,

I'd die to have you in theses arms tonight.

Baby I want you like the roses want the rain,

You know I need you like a poet needs the pain.

And 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 tonight.

Oh, yeah.

We stare at the sun, and we made a promise.

A promise this world would never blind us.

And these were our words.

Our words were our songs.

Our songs are our prayers.

These prayers keep me strong, and I still believe.

If you were in these arms.

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 tonight.

Your clothes are still scattered all over our room.

This whole place still smells like your cheap perfume.

Everything here reminds me of you.

There's nothing I wouldn't do.

And these were our words, they keep me strong, baby.

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 tonight.

If you were in these arms

Baby, like the roses need the rain.

Like the seasons need to change.

Like the seasons need to change.

Why you wanna tell me how to live my life?

And who are you to tell me if it's black or white?

Mama, can you hear me? Try to understand

Is innocence the difference between a boy and a man?

My daddy lived a lie, it's just the price that he paid

Sacrificed his life, just slavin' away

Ooh, if there's one thing I hang onto

That gets me through the night

I ain't gonna do what I don't want to

I'm gonna live my life

Shining like a diamond, rolling with the dice

Standing on the ledge, I show the wind how to fly

When the world gets in my face

I say, have a nice day

Have a nice day

Take a look around you, nothing's what it seems

We're living in the broken home of hopes and dreams

Let me be the first to shake a helping hand

Anybody brave enough to take a stand

I knocked on every door down every dead end street

Looking for forgiveness and what's left to believe?

Ooh, if there's one thing I hang onto

That gets me through the night

I ain't gonna do what I don't want to

I'm gonna live my life

Shining like a diamond, rolling with the dice

Standing on the ledge, I show the wind how to fly

When the world gets in my face

I say, have a nice day

Have a nice day

Oh, oh, if there's one thing I hang onto

That gets me through the night

I ain't gonna do what I don't want to

I'm gonna live my life

Shining like a diamond, rolling with the dice

Standing on the ledge, I show the wind how to fly

When the world gets in my face

I say, have a nice day

Have a nice day, have a nice day

When the world keeps trying to drag me down

Gotta raise my hands, gonna stand my ground

I say, hey, have a nice day

Have a nice day, have a nice day

Rumor has it that your daddy's coming down he's gonna

Pay the rent

Tell me baby, is this as good as this life is

Gonna get

It feels like there's a stranger

Whose standing in these shoes

But I know I can't lose me

Cause then I'd be losing you

I know I promised baby, I would be the one who would make our

Dreams come true

I ain't too proud of all the struggles and the hard times

We've been through

When this cold world comes between us

Please tell me you'll be brave

Cause I can't realize the danger

When forgiveness fades away

If you don't love me

Lie to me

Cause baby, you're the one thing

I believe

Let it all fall down around us

If that's what's meant to be

Right now, if you don't love me baby

Lie to me (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

Pour another cup of coffee, babe, I got something to

Say to you

I ain't got the winning ticket, not the one that's gonna

Pull us through

No one said that it'd be easy

Let your old man take you home

But know that if you walk out on me

That darling, I'd be gone

If you don't love me

Lie to me

Cause baby, you're the one thing

I believe

Let it all fall down around us

If that's what's meant to be

Right now, if you can't love me baby

Lie to me

Oh, oh, oh

Baby, I can take it

Oh, oh, oh

It's a bitch, yeah, life's a roller coaster ride

The ups and downs will make you scream sometimes

It's hard believing that the thrill is gone

But we got to go around again

So let's hold on

If you don't love me

Lie to me

Cause baby, you're the one thing

I believe

Let it all fall down around us

If that's what's meant to be

Right now, if you can't love me baby

Lie to me (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

Go on, lie to me (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

Baby, I can take it (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

Come on, lie to me (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

Go on, lie to me (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

Go on, lie to me (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

Lie to me (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah yeah

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

Go on, lie to me (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

Tell me everything's gonna be alright (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

Come on and get me through the night (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

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 through the rain

Lord you got to keep the faith

Faith, don't you let your love turn to hate

Now we've got to

Keep the faith

Keep the faith

Keep the faith

Lord, we've gotta keep the faith

Tell me baby when I hurt you

Do you keep it all inside?

Do you tell me "All's forgiven"

And just hide behind your pride

Yeah

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 through the rain

Lord, you've got to keep the faith

Don't you know it's never too late

Right now, we've got to keep the faith

Faith, don't you let your love turn to hate

Love, you've got to keep the faith

Keep the faith

Keep the faith

Oh, we've got to keep the faith

Keep the faith

Keep the faith

Lord, we've got to keep the faith

Ooh yeah

Ooh yeah

Yeah, yeah, yeah

I've been 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 your faith

Trying to hold on, trying to hold on

Faith, you know you're gonna live through the rain

Lord, you got to keep the faith

Faith, don't you let your love turn to hate

Right now we've got to keep the faith

Faith, keep the faith, keep the faith

Try to hold on, trying to hold on

Yeah

Keep the faith

Keep the faith

Everybody keep the faith

Keep the faith

Keep the faith

Ooh yeah

Everybody needs somebody to love

Everybody needs somebody to hate (ooh yeah)

I spent twenty years trying to get out of this place

I was looking for something I couldn't replace

I was running away from the only thing I've ever known

Like a blind dog without a bone

I was a gypsy lost in the twilight zone

I hijacked a rainbow and crashed into a pot of gold

I been there, done that

But I ain't looking back on the seeds I've sown

Saving dimes, spending too much time on the telephone

Who says you can't go home?

Who says you can't go home?

There's only one place they call me one of their own

Just a hometown boy born a rolling stone

Who says you can't go home?

Who says you can't go back?

I been all around the world, and as a matter of fact

There's only one place left I want to go

Who says you can't go home?

It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright

I went as far as I could

I tried to find a new face

There isn't one of these lines that I would erase

I lived a million miles of memories on that road

With every step I take, I know that I'm not alone

You take the home from the boy

But not the boy from his home

These are my streets, the only life I've ever known

Who says you can't go home?

Who says you can't go home?

There's only one place they call me one of their own

Just a hometown boy born a rolling stone

Who says you can't go home?

Who says you can't go home?

I been all around the world, and as a matter of fact

There's only one place left I want to go

Who says you can't go home?

It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright

Who says you can't go home?

It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright

Who says you can't go home?

I been there, done that, and I ain't looking back

It's been a long, long road

Feels like I never left, that's how the story goes

It doesn't matter where you are

It doesn't matter where you go

If it's a million miles away or just ten miles up the road

Take it in, take it with you when you go

Who says you can't go home?