Monday mornin' - it's time to get up.
Two cups of coffee and she runs for the bus.
Looks in the window and fixes her hair.
Nobody notices and nobody cares.
She admits it ain't no kinda life,
Workin' 9 to 5 you know...

She's only happy when she's dancin'!
There ain't no place she'd rather be.
When she's dancin'.
Just her heart and her soul and her fantasies.

When Friday evenin' finally rolls around,
She grabs a taxi and she heads uptown.
Goes to a place they call "The Ball And Chain",
Nothin' matters until Monday so she goes insane.
Well it's a bitch tryin' to make ends meet,
But that's the way the story goes.

She's only happy when she's dancin'!
There ain't nothin' makes her feel so free.
When she's dancin'.
The girl's outrageous and it's plain to see.

She ain't got much but she got independence.
Yeah - she's doin' alright.
His eyes are on her as the evenin's endin',
But she ain't goin' for no mystery,
'Cos nobody rides for free!

She's only happy when she's dancin'.
(C'mon dance with me babe)
Dancin' - there ain't no place she'd rather be.
When she's dancin',
Just her heart and her soul and her fantasies, babe - dancin'! 

When the feelin' is ended,
There ain't no use pretendin'.
Don't ya worry - it's only love.
When your world has been shattered,
Ain't nothin' else matters.
It ain't over - it's only love.
And that's all - yeah!

When your heart has been broken,
Hard words have been spoken.
It ain't easy - but it's only love.
And if your life ain't worth livin',
And you're ready to give in.
Just remember - that it's only love.

You can live without the aggravation.
Ya gotta wanna win - you gotta wanna win.
You keep lookin' back in desperation,
Over and over and over again.

When your world is shattered,
Ain't nothin' else matters.
It ain't over - it's only love.
If your life ain't worth livin',
And you're ready to give in.
Just remember - that it's only love.
Yeah - that's all.

Yeah it ain't easy baby,
But it's only love - and that's all! 

Drivin' home this evening 
I coulda sworn we had it all worked out 
You had this boy believin' 
Way beyond the shadow of a doubt 

Then I heard it on the street 
I heard you mighta found somebody new 
Well who is he baby - who is he 
And tell me what he means to you 

I took it all for granted 
But how was I to know 
That you'd be letting go 

Now it cuts like a knife 
But it feels so right 
It cuts like a knife 
But it feels so right 

There's times I've 'bin mistaken 
There's times I thought I'd 'bin misunderstood 
So wait a minute darlin' 
Can't you see we did the best we could 

This wouldn't be the first time 
Things have gone astray 
Now you've thrown it all away 

Now it cuts like a knife 
But It feels so right 
It cuts like a knife 
But it feels so right 

Turned on the radio,
Sounded like a disco.
Must'a turned the dial for a couple of miles,
But I couldn't find no rock 'n roll.
This computerized crap ain't gettin' me off.
Everywhere I go the kids wanna rock!

London to L.A.,
Talkin' 'bout the New Wave.
For a couple of bucks you get a weird haircut,
And waste your life away.
Around the world or around the block,
Everywhere I go the kids wanna rock

Get me my D.J!
I got somethin' he's gotta play.
I wanna hear it I can't wait.
So turn it up, turn it up - yeah! Wow!...

Kick down the barricades.
Listen what the kids say.
From time to time people change their minds,
But the music is here to stay.
I've seen it all from the bottom to the top,
Everywhere I go the kids wanna rock!

Around the world or around the clock,
Everywhere I go the kids wanna rock!

Everywhere I go.....the kids wanna rock! 

Some other time 
Some other place 
We might not 've 'bin here 
Standin' face to face 

I just wanna tell ya 
Made up my mind 
You know I can't help the way I feel inside

Oh this heart's on fire 
Right from the start it's bin burnin' for you 
Oh this heart's on fire 
One thing honey - this heart's true

The streets are empty 
The lights are down 
Ain't nothin' movin' 
This side of town 

So come on over 
I ain't hard to please 
Oh baby - what you get ain't always what you need 

Oh this heart's on fire 
It's gettin' hotter now can't you see 
Oh this heart's on fire 
From now on babe it's gonna be you and me 

Risin' to my feet I can feel the heat 
It's tryin' to pull me under 
Runnin' through the night we can make it right
It's comin' on like thunder 

Some got it good some got it bad 
But you're the best I ever had 
I never worry you're so fine 
From now on babe I'm gonna be by your side 

I shoulda seen it coming 
I shoulda seen the signs 
Didn't really think that she needs me
Must've 'bin blind 

She didn't give me a warning 
Said I shouldn't treat you wrong 
But when I woke up this mornin' 
She was gone gone gone 

She said... 
Take me back won't ya
Take me back won't ya 
I'll change my ways 
Take me back won't ya 
Take me back won't ya 
I'm not the same 

She didn't tell me about it 
Am I supposed to read your mind 
You make me get up and shout it 
It's a crime crime crime 

I shoulda seen it coming 
I shoulda seen the signs 
Didn't really think that she needs me 
Must've 'bin blind 

She said...
Take me back won't ya 
Take me back won't ya 
I'll change my ways 
Take me back won't ya 
Take me back won't ya 
I'm not the same 

Won't ya take me back 
Won't ya take me back  

Just a small town girl in the city lights 
The best was yet to come 
Then lonely days turned to endless nights
The best was yet to come 

How were you to know 
That you would be the lucky one 
Ain't it funny how time flies 
When the best is yet to come 

You can cry yourself to sleep at night 
You can't change the things you've done 
You had it there then it slipped away 
Yeah you left the song unsung 

Even through your tears 
I never saw you come undone 
What's so good about goodbye 
When the best was yet to come 

I find myself thinkin' about yesterday
When you were and livin' in a dream 
In the moment that it takes 
You find you made your first mistake 
Like the setting sun... 
You turn around it's gone 

Just a small town girl who had it made 
Or so the story goes 
She had it there then it slipped 
Oh - how was she to know 

Even through her tears 
I never saw her come undone
Ain't it funny how time flies 
When the best is yet to come 
What's so good about goodbye 
When the best was yet to come 

Oh - thinkin' about all our younger years.
There was only you and me,
We were young and wild and free.
Now nothin' can take you away from me.
We've been down that road before,
But that's over now,
You keep me comin' back for more.

Baby you're all that I want.
When you're lyin' here in my arms,
I'm findin' it hard to believe,
We're in heaven.
And love is all that I need,
And I found it there in your heart.
It isn't too hard to see,
We're in heaven.

Oh - once in your life you find someone,
Who will turn your world around,
Bring you up when you're feelin' down.
Yeah - nothin' could change what you mean to me.
Oh there's lots that I could say,
But just hold me now,
'Cause our love will light the way.

And baby you're all that I want.
When you're lyin' here in my arms,
I'm findin' it hard to believe,
We're in heaven.
Yeah, love is all that I need,
And I found it there in your heart.
It isn't too hard to see,
We're in heaven.

I've bin waitin' for so long,
For somethin' to arrive.
For love to come along.
Now our dreams are comin' true,
Through the good times and the bad
Yeah - I'll be standin' there by you. 

I was caught in the crossfire of a silent scream 
Where one man's nightmare is another man's dream 
Pull the covers up high and pray for the mornin' light 
Cause you're livin' alone in the heat of the night 

Met a man with a message from the other side 
Couldn't take the pressure - had to leave it behind 
He said it's up to you 
You can run or you can fight - (ya that's right) 
Better leave it alone in the heat of the night 

In the heat of the night they'll be comin' around 
They'll be lookin' for answers they'll be chasin' you down 
In the heat of the night 
(Where you gonna hide when it all comes down) 
(Don't look back don't ever turn around) 

Had to pay the piper to call the tune 
Said he'd be back someday - said he'd be back real soon 
Pull the shades down low - you'll know when the time is right 
When you're lyin' alone in the heat of the night  

She says her love for me could never die.
But that'd change if she ever found out about you and I.
Oh - but her love is cold.
It wouldn't hurt her if she didn't know. 'Cause...
When it gets too much,
I need to feel your touch....

I'm gonna run to you.
I'm gonna run to you.
'Cause when the feelin's right I'm gonna run all night,
I'm gonna run to you.

She's got a heart of gold she'd never let me down.
But you're the one that always turns me on,
You keep me comin' 'round.
I know her love is true,
But it's so damn easy makin' love to you.
I got my mind made up,
I need to feel your touch.........

I'm gonna run to you.
Yeah - I'm gonna run to you.
Cause when the feelin's right I'm gonna stay all night,
I'm gonna run to you.
Yeah - I'm gonna run to you.
Oh when the feelin's right I'm gonna run all night,
I'm gonna run to you 

You're the silent type,
And you caught my eye.
But I never thought that I'd be touchin' you.
How was I to know
I'd let my feelin's go,
And that I'd be yours before the night was through?

One night love affair,
Tryin' to make like we don't care.
We were both reachin' out for somethin'
One night love affair
Pretendin' it ain't there
Oh - and now we're left with nothin'

When the mornin' breaks.
We go our separate ways.
If the night was made for love it ain't for keeps.
But I lose control,
As I watch you go, 
All my senses say I'm in this much too deep.
Now you're outa reach.

One night love affair,
Tryin' to make like we don't care.
We were both reachin' out for somethin'.
One night love affair,
Pretendin' we don't care.
Oh - and now we're left with nothin'.

One night love affair,
Trying' to make like we don't care.
We were both reachin' out for somethin'.

One night love affair,
Sometimes life ain't fair.
Oh - and now we're left with nothin' nothin' - yeah!
One night, one night, one night, one night, one night, one night love affair - Yeah! 

The telephone's bin ringin' - ringin' off the wall.
It's your Las Vegas lawyer - another long distance call.
He says you get the house and the car,
And I get the clothes I got on.

Now she's gone.
Long, long, long, long gone.
Now I'm a happy boy.
She's long, long, long, long gone.

Operator get me Manhatten - get my baby on the line.
Sooner or later she's gotta realize,
That all my feelin's were for real.
But maybe she was leadin' me on...


Now she's gone.
Long, long, long, long gone.
Now I'm a happy boy.
She's long, long, long, long gone.

She took the frigidaire,
She got my favorite chair.
You could say she got the best of me.
It's like a legal crime,
But in a matter of time,
She'll be back for the rest of me.

Yeah! Now she's gone.
Long, long, long, long gone.
Now I'm a happy boy.
She's long, long, long, long gone. 

I got my first real six-string.
Bought it at the five-and-dime.
Played it till my fingers bled.
It was the summer of '69.

Me and some guys from school,
Had a band and we tried real hard.
Jimmy quit and Jody got married,
I shoulda known we'd never get far.

Oh when I look back now,
That summer seemed to last forever.
And if I had the choice,
Yeah - I'd always wanna be there.
Those were the best days of my life...

Ain't no use in complainin',
When you got a job to do.
Spent my evenin's down at the drive-in,
And that's when I met you.

Standin' on your mama's porch,
You told me that you'd wait forever.
Oh and when you held my hand,
I knew that it was now or never.
Those were the best days of my life...

Back in the summer of '69

Man we were killin' time.
We were young and restless,
We needed to unwind.
I guess nothin' can last forever - forever, no!

And now the times are changin'.
Look at everything that's come and gone.
Sometimes when I play that old six-string,
I think about ya wonder what went wrong.

Standin' on your mama's porch,
You told me it would last forever.
Oh the way you held my hand,
I knew that it was now or never.
Those were the best days of my life...

Back in the summer of '69 

I been lookin' for someone,
Between the fire and the flame.
We're all lookin' for somethin',
To ease the pain.

Now who can you turn to,
When it's all black and white?
And the winners are losers
You see it every night.

I need somebody,
Somebody like you.
(Everybody needs somebody)
I need somebody.
Hey what about you?
(Everybody needs somebody)

When you're out on the front line,
And you're watchin' them fall.
It doesn't take long to realize,
It ain't worth fightin' for.

I thought I saw the Madonna,
When you walked in the room.
Well your eyes were like diamonds,
And they cut right through - oh they cut right through.

I need somebody,
Somebody like you.
(Everybody needs somebody)
I need somebody.
Hey what about you?
(We all need somebody)

Another night another lesson learned.
It's the distance keeps us sane.
But when the silence leads to sorrow,
We do it all again - all again.

I need somebody,
Somebody like you.
(Everybody needs somebody)
I need somebody.
Hey what about you?
(Everybody needs somebody) 

I got out walkin' after midnight 
Out in the moonlight just like we used to do 
I'm always walkin' after midnight 
Searchin' for you 

I walk for miles along the highway 
Well, that's just my way of sayin' I love you
I'm always walkin' after midnight searchin' for you 
I stop to see a weepin' willow cryin' on her pillow 
Maybe she's cryin' for me 
And as the sky turns gloomy, night winds whisper to me 
I'm lonesome as I can be 

I go out walkin' after midnight
Out in the moonlight 
Just hopin' you may be out there a walkin' after midnight searchin' for me

I walk for miles along the highway 
Well, that's just my way of sayin' I love you
I'm always walkin' after midnight searchin' for you 

Breakin' rocks in the hot sun 
I fought the law and the law won 
I fought the law and the law won 

I needed the money 'cause I had none 
I fought the law and the law won 
I fought the law and the law won 

I miss my baby and I feel so bad 
I guess my race is run
She's the best girl I've ever had 
I fought the law and the law won 
I fought the law and the law won 

Robin' people with a six gun 
I fought the law and the law won 
I fought the law and the law won 

I miss my baby and I feel so bad 
I guess my race is run 
She's the best girl I've ever had 
I fought the law and the law won 
I fought the law and the law won 
 

Life - thin as a thread 
Sometimes you're lucky 
Sometimes you're better off dead 

Your first breath is taken and in to the world you are cast 
You long for tomorrow while living each day as your last 

Well I know what your heart desires 
But you can't take it with you 
Into the fire 

Now you've done all you can 
Your life's at the crossroads 
You watch as it slips through your hands 

So stand on the mountain and shout in vain at the sky 
But nobody hears you - the words only echo inside 
Oh shelter the flame - it may expire 
Risin' up from the ashes 
Into the fire 

Just hold on to your life down to the wire 
Oh out from the dragon's jaws 
Into the fire 
There's a moment in every man's life 
When he must decide what is wrong and what's right 
You could wait for your dreams to come true 
But time has no mercy 
Time won't stand still for you 
Well I know what your heart desires 
Crawlin' out from the wreckage 
Into the fire 
Here I go...into the fire 
I know...what your heart desires