QUEEN OF NEW ORLEANS (JON BON JOVI/DAVE STEWART)
She said baby our love's just like your songs
the beat ain't bad but the words are all wrong
it's time to pack my bags, it's time to just move on
she sang, Johnny, I'm gone, gone, gone
and she was gone.
Me and Leigh met summer of '95
in a burgundy dress lookin' finer than a French wine
a Cajun queen with another side
she was a schoolboy's dream, I was out my mind
she was lookin' fine
she sai "You want to drive me home"
but what I didn't know...
CHORUS:
ooh, ooh, I was dancing with the Queen of New Orleans
ooh, ooh, dancing in the streets of New Orleans
ooh, ooh, dancing cheek to cheek in New Orleans
ooh, ooh, I was almost like a dream
That night I made a move, man I fell hard
when I put my hands in her cookie jar
she was more than a girl, she was a cabaret star
nothing's what it seems
She was a Venus de Milo in her sister's jeans
CHORUS:
ooh, ooh, I was dancing with the Queen of New Orleans
ooh, ooh, dancing in the streets of New Orleans
ooh, ooh, dancing cheek to cheek in New Orleans
ooh, ooh, I was almost like a dream
ooh, ooh, I was dancing with the Queen of New Orleans
ooh, ooh, dancing in the streets of New Orleans
ooh, ooh, dancing cheek to cheek in New Orleans
ooh, ohh, dancing with the Queen down Bourbon St.
ooh, ooh, I was dancing with the Queen of New Orleans
ooh, ooh, dancing in the streets of New Orleans
ooh, ooh, nothing's what it seems in New Orleans
ooh, ooh, I was dancing with the Queen of New Orleans
JANIE DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE TO TOWN (JON BON JOVI)
Sitting here just watching you sleep
wish I could ship inside and be
in some Technicolor dream
but the air's too thick for one of us to breathe
I'm not fool enough to think
you couldn't live life without me.
I didn't come this far to throw the towel in
I didn't fight this hard to walk away
If I ain't smart enough to say I'm sorry
It's just because the words got in the way.
I remember how it used to be
I was you and you were me
We were more than just the same
now these shoes don't fit, my skin's too tight
when you want a kiss, I take a bite
Let your heart call up the cops, read me my rights
Las night I drank enough to drown
Raise a toast to your good looks and to my health
look, we both know how much I've let you down
Janie don't you take your love to town
CHORUS:
Janie don't you take your love to town
Janie don't you take your love to town
If I've got to beg, I'll beg, just don't walk away
Janie don't you take your love to town.
MIDNIGHT IN CHELSEA
Kids 'round here look just like sticks
trade old licks with a beat up six
I just smile and catch the groove
Got the girls all dressed in black
serious as heart attacks
Takes a little bit of getting used to
The old man with the whiskey stains
lost the night and forgot his name
His poor wife was sleeping alone again
It ain't hard to understand why she's holdin' on to her own hand
It's Midnight in Chelsea
(Sha la la la, Sha la la)
Midnight in Chelsea
(Sha la la la, Sha la la)
No one's asking me for favors
No one's looking for a savior
They're too busy saving me
I seen a lonesome rainy drive
Seems the chauffer took a dive
sold his secrets to the sun
Ahh, later in a magazine
I finally figured what it means
to be a saint but not a queen
Two lustful lovers catch a spark
chased their shadows in the dark
Someone's gettin' off tonight
A big red bus is packed so tight
disappears in a trail of light
Somewhere, someone's dreamin'
Baby it's alright
It's Midnight in Chelsea
(Sha la la la, Sha la la)
Midnight in Chelsea
(Sha la la la, Sha la la)
No one's pinnin' dreams on me
No one's asking me to bleed
I'm the man I wanna be
When Chelsea girls sing
Sha la la la, Sha la la la, Sha la la la, Sha la la la
Oh, oh
It's morning when I go to sleep
And here comes the distant dawn with church bell rings
Another day is comin' on
Baby's born an old man dies
the way young lovers kiss good-bye
I leave my soul and just move on
wish that I was there to sing this song
La la la la, Sha la la
Sha la la la, Sha la la
It's Midnight in Chelsea
Sha la la la Sha la la
Ahh Midnight in Chelsea
No one's askin' me for favors
No one's looking for a savior
They're too busy saving me
It's Midnight in Chelsea
yeah no one's pinnin' dreams on me
No one's askin' me to bleed
I'm the man I wanna be
the man I wanna be
the man I wanna be
Midnight in Chelsea
UGLY (JON BON JOVI/ERIC BAZILIAN)
If you're ugly, I'm ugly too
in your eyes the sky's a different blue
if you could see yourself like others do
you'd wish you were as beatiful as you
And I wish I was a camera sometimes
so, I could take your picture with my mind
put it in a frame for you to see
how beautiful you really are to me.
CHORUS:
Ugly, ugly
all of us just feel like that somedays
ain't no rainbow in the sky
when you feel U.G.L.Y
and that's ulgy, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Ugly, ugly
all of us just feel like that somedays
ain't no rainbow in the sky
when you feel U.G.L.Y
and that's ugly, ugly
all of us just feel like that somedays
ain't no cure that you can buy
when you fell U.G.L.Y
and that's ugly.
So, if you're ugly, I'm ugly too
if you're a nut, then I must be a screw
If you could see yourself the way I do
you'd wish you were as beautiful as you
I wish I was as beautiful as you.
STARING AT YOUR WINDOW WITH A SUITCASE IN MY HAND (JON BON JOVI)
You think you know me just because you know my name
you think you see me 'cause you've seen every line on my face
you want to want me just because I say that I want you
but does it matter if anything I'm saying is the truth
you need somebody, somebody to hold on to
but this ain't the movies and we ain't heroes.
CHORUS:
Staring at your window with a suitcase in my hand
the streetlights buzz as the cars roll by and the moon don't give a damn
my boots just keep on walkin', but my heart don't understand
why I'm starting at your window with a suitcase in my hand.
I said I want your, but when we woke up one of us was crying
you rolled over and all you said was "Man, I think I'm dying"
our song is over, this band of gold has been feeling like a noose
You place your bets, 'cause no one thinks they'll lose.
CHORUS:
Staring at your window with a suitcase in my hand
the streetlights buzz as the cars roll by and the moon don't give a damn
my boots just keep on walkin', but my heart don't understand
why I'm starting at your window with a suitcase in my hand.
The light of love can blind you 'til you cover up your eyes
and you try to find the reason not to say goodbye
It's the curse of every sallor standing on dry land
Staring at your window with a suitcase in my hand.
The night is fading, like my old tattoo
a heart and a dagger, that says "Forever".
CHORUS:
Staring at your window with a suitcase in my hand
the streetlights buzz as the cars roll by and the moon don't give a damn
my boots just keep on walkin', but my heart don't understand
why I'm starting at your window with a suitcase in my hand.
EVERY WORD WAS A PIECE OF MY HEART (JON BON JOVI)
I've been staring at the page
for what seems like days
I guess I put this one off for a while
Did I see a tear fall from your eyes
or did you laugh so hard that you cried
When I served my secrets on a silver tray to you
Hey now, I guess the night's just bringing me down.
CHORUS:
There's no love, there's no hate
I left them there for you to take
but, know that every word was a piece of my heart.
You've been the blood in my veins
the only one who knows my middle name
and the smiles they came easy 'cause of you
You know that I love you, but I hate you
'cause I know I can never escape you
let the choir sing for tonight I'm an easy mark
Hey now, am I acting just a little too proud
CHORUS:
There's no love, there's no hate
I left them there for you to take
but know that every word was a piece of my heart.
Have I said too much
maybe I haven't said enough
but know that every word was a piece of my heart.
Hush me darling, maybe I've lost my touch
maybe I lost my guts-there, is that truth enough
Hey now, hey now.
You know these love letters mix with whisky
just don't light a match when you kiss me
though I'm blow away, you know I'll be back soon
hey now, hey now, hey now, am I talkin'
just a little too loud
CHORUS:
There's no love, there's no hate
I left them there for you to take
but know that every word was a piece of my heart
Have I said too much
maybe I haven't said enough
but know that every word was a piece of my heart.
Hey now, am I talking just a little too proud
Hey now, the night's just bringing me down.
IT'S JUST ME (JON BON JOVI)
You know your favorite old pair of shows
the ones with the hole in the toe you won't lose
your favorite record that's all scratched and used
but still you love to play when your feeling blue.
That faded rose that's all dried our
those Bukowski poems we couldn't live without
your high school picture when you had wild hair
that stormy day on the beach that got us here.
Oh, you better believe there's just one thing you need
can't you see...
CHORUS:
It's just me baby
It's just me baby
if there's just one thing that you should keep
in your book of dreams
It's just me baby
Just like a shadow 10 feet tall
standing right behind you should you fall
I'll be the one to hold you up to walk
when this wicked world makes us want to crawl
and if you waves should every break at sea
I'll be there waiting, I'm that sandy beach
I'm that same old dog, scratching those same fleas
I'll be by your side, you can count on me
CHORUS:
It's just me baby
It's just me baby
If there's just one more thing that you should keep
in your book of dreams
It's just me baby
It's just me baby
what's it gonna take to make you see
what's it gonna take 'til you believe in me
oh, how my smile fades and my heart just breaks
every time you go away.
CHORUS:
It's just me baby
It's just me baby
If there's just one more thing that you should keep
in your book of dreams
It's just me baby
It's just me baby
what's it gonna take to make you see
what's it gonna take 'til you believe in me
and if someday some new memory comes along
looking shiny new, feeling really strong
yu can tell him that I'll tell him
he can just move on
I'm s fighter - I've been fighting for you all night long
It's just me baby
DESTINATION ANYWHERE (JON BON JOVI)
Hey babe, it's me parked outside your house
I know that he's sleep, so listen to me now
Darlin', I'm tired of living just in your dreams
I'm getting out
We're just growing old, in this sleepy, dead-end town.
CHORUS:
Destination anywhere
name the place and I'll be there
pack a bad and we're out of here-let's run
Baby, we both been running uphill for too long
we both settled for something, got nothing
and we both know it's wrong
go on admit it we lived it, I'm leaving
get your boots and come on
I got my coast and my keys, I need you next to me,
then I'm gone.
CHORUS:
Destination anywhere
name the place and I'll be there
pack a bad and we're out of here-let's run
Destination anywhere
left or right, I don't care
maybe we'll just disappear like the sun.
When these wheels spin, they can all eat our dust
as far as I'm concerned, this whole town's lost
it's nuts
We won't be here when they put us down
It's out big chance and I'm calling you now
They'll never let us go unless we try
I'm tired of living just to die
we're getting out of here, destination anywhere.
CHORUS:
Destination anywhere
name the place and I'll be there
pack a bad and we're out of here-let's run
Destination anywhere
left or right, I don't care
maybe we'll just disappear just like the sun,
come on, come on, come on.
LEARNING HOW TO FALL (JON BON JOVI)
I was walking on a wire
looking down, there was no net
now, I'm standing at your door
me and my last cigarette.
Yeah we've been through this before
too late to cover up my tracks
damn the gool who begs for more
I'll take my past and paint it black
now this circus has left town
this clown has got to get his feet back on the ground.
CHORUS:
I'm learning how to fall
learning how to take a hit
had to walk before I crawled
it was winner take it all
now I'm learning how to fall
yeah, I got the hang of it.
I was standing the light
there were faces all around
I put my gloves up for a fight
one sucker punch and I was down.
CHORUS:
I'm learning how to fall
learning how to take a hit
had to walk before I crawled
it was winner take it all
I'm learning how to fall
yeah, I got the hang of it.
I was flying through the clouds
pucker up, It's time to kiss the ground.
CHORUS:
I'm learning how to fall
I'm learning how to take a hit
had to walk before I crawled
it was winner take it all
I'm learning how to fall
now I got the hang of it.
NAKED (JON BON JOVI, GREG WELLS, MARK HUDSON)
My friend had a girlfriend
she liked her drink
sucked the head off her lager
threw me a wink
& she said to me "Buddy, what's your sign?"
I was off I was runnin'
knocked me clean off my feet
her tongue kept on selling
what any blind man could see
I just kept on stumbling through the stop signs.
She said "what you hiding underneath that shirt?"
right behind the buttons there's heart that hurts
Adam's evening left the curse
take it off make it work
CHORUS:
Naked, naked, just get back to basics
Naked, face it, you can't fake it when you're
naked, face it, am I'm saying.
The tail you been chasing
put the K back in kink
threw a coin in her jukebox
I started to think
she just smiled and offered me a peace sign.
How far you gonna run in those designer shoes
the soul with holes ain't gonna be the one you lose
I don't know which one is worse
Adam, me or you
CHORUS:
Naked, naked, just get back to basics
Naked, face it, you can't fake it when you're
naked, face it, am I'm saying.
Take it, embrace it
baby, here we are
can't you almost.... taste it.
Naked, naked, just get back to basics
Naked, face it, you can't fake it when you're
naked, naked, naked, naked.
LITTLE CITY (JON BON JOVI)
I got my call light on
gimme one more fare tonight
just get me over the bridge
I can see those shinny bay lights
You know I'm never alone
but I'm geeling lonely tonight
damn, I got my last cigarette
but I ain't got no light.
CHORUS:
God let these wheels roll
to where the girls are pretty
Where the nights explode
and life is still living
down this open road
the arms of pity
wait to greet me tonight in little city.
In my rear view mirror
I see someone else's hairline
I hear that fire in your eyes
is on the rock and doing hard time.
And the grapes of wrath, the're on the vine
there's wine in this dirt
here love ain't love
It's just another four letter word.
CHORUS:
God let these wheels roll
to where the girls are pretty
Where the nights explode
and life is still living
down this open road
the arms of pity
wait to greet me tonight in little city.
Now that cold gray fog's
just a rolling down the highway
he's come to carry me home
it's put a little smile on my face.
AUGUST 7, 4:15 (JON BON JOVI)
(This song is dedicated to the memory of Katherine Korzilius. Sometimes God
call his angels... too soon).
It was another day
a perfect Texas afternoon
a mother and two children play
the way they always do
As they raced home from the mailbox
A mother and her son
Against a little girl of 6 years old
The independent one.
The deputies went door to door
through all the neighborhood
they said I got some news to tell you folks
I'm afraid it ain't so good
Somehow something happened
someone got away
Someone got the answers for what happened here today
oh no, oh no, oh no, no, no, no.
CHORUS:
Tell me it was just a dream
August 7, 4:15
God closed his eyes & the world got mean
August 7, 4:15.
Now the people from the papers
and the local TV news
Tried to find the reason
cop dogs sniffed around for clues
Someone shouted "Hit & Run"
the coroner cried "Foul"
her blue dress was what she wore
the day they laid her body down
Oh no, oh no, oh no, no, no, no
Tell me it was just a dream
August 7, 4:15
God closed his eyes & the world got mean
August 7, 4:15.
I know tonight that there's an angel
up on heaven's highest hill
and no one there can hurt you baby
no one ever will
Somewhere someone's conscience
is like a burning bed
The flames are all around you
how you gonna sleep again.
Oh no, oh no, oh no, no, no, no
Tell me it was just a dream
August 7, 4:15
God closed his eyes & the world got mean
August 7, 4:15
COLD HARD HEART (JON BON JOVI) DEMO
You said you love to watch me sleep
you put your head down on my chest
to hear my breath
Go on, take my last breath from me
I don't want to live no more
and cut my eyes so I can't see
I can't see you looking back as you walk out the door.
CHORUS:
Cold, hard heart
cold, cruel heart
what's it gonne take
to break your cold, hear heart
Cold, hard heart
cold, cruel heart
what's it gonne take
to break your cold, hear heart.
What are you hiding underneath that shirt
if you're the one to run babe
then you don't fell the hurt.
Her hair so brown, and eyes so green
you used to say I made good company
she'd bring me wine and sip her tea
then you'd give yourself what you could give to me.
CHORUS:
Cold, hard heart
cold, cruel heart
what's it gonne take
to break your cold, hear heart
Cold, hard heart
cold, cruel heart
what's it gonne take
to break your cold, hear heart
what's it gonna take..
MIRO A TU VENTANA (STARING AT YOUR WINDOW... IN SPANISH)
Sabes mi nombre y me crees conocer
tu me miras pero se que ya no me ves
tu me quieres solo porque yo te quiero a ti
no te importa, niegas la verdad hasta el fin
y necesitas que alguien se quede aqui
me condenas a sufrir.
CHORUS:
Miro a tu ventana, no entiendo que paso
hay silencio en la ciudad, la luna se escondio
seguire vagando sin que sepa el corazon
por que miro a tu ventana y no entiendo que paso.
Te deseaba pero amanecimos llorando
dos extraños sin poder salvar la ilusion
ya es tarde, lo nuestro se quedo en el ayer
nunca pense que fuera a perder.
Miro a tu ventana, no entiendo que paso
hay silencio en la ciudad, la luna se escondio
seguire vagando sin que sepa el corazon
por que miro a tu ventana....
El amor te ciega si te dejas engañar
inventas un motivo para continuar
dicen que el que espera gana en el amor
miro a tu ventana, no entiendo que paso.
La noche escapa y se va tu amor
con ella te lleva para siempre.
Miro a tu ventana, no entiendo que paso
hay silencio en la ciudad, la luna se escondio
cansado de hablar tanto, he perdido la razon
por que miro a tu ventana y no entiendo que paso.
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