SUMMER OF 69

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 Jodie got married,
I shoulda known 
we'd never get far.

Oh, when I look back now, 
The summer is a las 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've got a job to do,
Spent my evening's down at the drive-in,
And that's where I met you.

Standin' at your mama's porch,
You told me that you'd wait forever,
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 a-chanign',
Look at everything that's come and gone.
Every time I play that old six-string,
Think about you,wonder what went wrong.

Standin' by 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.

                STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART


I could start dreamin', but it never ends,
As long as you're gone, we may as well pretend
I've been dreamin'
Straight from the heart. 

You say it's easy, but who's to say
That we'd be able to keep it this way,
But it's easier
Comin' straight from the heart.

CHORUS:
Give it to me
straight from the heart,
Tell me we can make 
another start,
You know I'll never go
As long as I know
It's comin' straight from the heart.


I'll see you on the street some other time
And all our words would just fall out of line,
I was dreamin'
Straight from the heart. 

CHORUS

(Don't ever leave
me, darlin', oh no)

CHORUS

Straight from the heart,
Tell me we can make
one more start,
You know I'll never go
As long as I know
giving to me know
Straight from the heart,
Tell me we can make
one more start,
You know I'll never go
As long as I know
It's comin' straight from the heart.
giving to me
oh no, oh no
straight from the heart
You know I'll never go
As long as I know
It's comin' straight from the heart.


                         ITīS ONLY LOVE


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

When your heart has been broken
And 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 remeber
that it's only love.


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

When your world is shattered
And 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.

It ain't easy, baby,
It's only love, and
that's all.

     CANīT STOP THIS THING WE STARTED

You might stop a hurricane,
Might even stop the drivin' rain.
You might have a dozen other guys,
But if you wanna stop me, baby, don't even try.
I'm goin' one way,
your way.
It's such a strong way.
Let's make it our way. 

CHORUS:
Can't stop this thing we started,
You gotta know it's right.
Can't stop this course we've plotted.
This thing called love, we got it,
No place for the broken hearted.
Can't stop this thing we started,
No way, 
I'm goin' your way!


You might stop the world spinnin' round,
Might even walk on holy ground.
I ain't superman and I can't fly,
But if you want to stop me,
baby, don't even try.
I'm goin' one way,
your way.
It's such a strong way.
Let's make it our way. 

CHORUS

Ooh,
why take it slow.
I gotta know
'Cause nothin' can stop
This thing that we got.


               DO I HAVE TO SAY THE WORDS

Rescue me
from the mire,
Whisper words
of desire,
Rescue me,
darlin', rescue me. 

With your arms
open wide
Want you here
by my side,
Come to me,
darlin', rescue me.

When this world's
closin' in,
There's no need 
to pretend,
Set me free,
darlin', rescue me.

I don't wanna let you go,
So I'm standin'
in your way.
I never needed anyone
Like I'm needin' you today.


Do I have to say the words?
Do I have to tell the truth?
Do I have to shout it out?
Do I have to say a prayer?
Must I prove to you
how good we are together?
Do I have to say the words? 

Rescue me 
from despair,
Tell me you 
will be there,
help me please
darlin' rescue me.

Every dream that we share,
Every cross 
that we bear,
can you see
darlin' rescue me.


I don't wanna let you go,
So I'm standin'
in your way.
I never needed anyone
Like I'm needin' you today.


Do I have to say the words?
Do I have to tell the truth?
Do I have to shout it out?
Do I have to say a prayer?
Must I prove to you
how good we are together?
Do I have to say the words?

REPEAT

                             THIS TIME


I think about her all the time,
She's my fantasy,
An image burnin' in my mind,
Callin' out to me
While my imagination's runnin' wild,
Things are gettin' clearer. 

CHORUS:
This time,
everything is alright,
No way 
she's gonna get away.
This time, 
everything is easy,
Any day,
I'm gonna make her mine.


I've thought of every word I'd say,
Give or take a few,
But she turns and slowly walks away,
What do I have to do?
Hey, turn up your radio,
There's something I want you to know. 

CHORUS

It's hard to take
'Cause she's miles away
And I've waited a long time,
But the feelin's right,
Darlin', one of these nights,
Yeah, I'm gonna let you know.

CHORUS 


                           RUN TO YOU


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 feeling's right
I'm gonna run all night,
I'm gonna run to you.

She's got a heart of gold,
She'd 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
And I got my mind made up,
I need to feel your touch.


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

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

REPEAT


                                HEAVEN



Oh, thinkin' about all our younger years,
There was only you and me,
We were young and wild and fee.
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. 

CHORUS:
Baby, you're all that I want,
When you're lyin'there 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.
No, nothin' can 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. 


CHORUS

I've been 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.

CHORUS


                                  SUBIR  ARRIBA

                             CUTS LIKE A KNIFE



Drivin' home this evenin',
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 would be lettin' 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 been mistaken,
There's times I thought I'd been
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.

                         EVERYTHING  I  DO



Look into my eyes,
you will see
What you mean to me.
Search your heart,
search your soul
And when you find me there,
you'll search no more. 

Don't tell me
it's not worth tryin' for.
You can't tell me 
it's not worth dyin' for.
You know it's true
Everything I do
I do it for you.

Look into your heart,
you will find
There's nothin' there
to hide.
So take me as I am,
take my life.
I would give it all,
I would sacrifice.

Don't tell me
it's not worth fightin' for.
I can't help it,
there's nothin' I want more.
You know it's true
Everything I do
I do it for you.

There's no love 
like your love
And no other 
could give more love.
There's nowhere
unless you're there
All the time, 
all the way. 

You can tell me 
it's not worth tryin' for.
I can't help it,
there's nothin' I want more.
I would fight for you, 
I'd lie for you,
Walk the wire for you,
yeah, I'd die for you.

You know it's true
Everything I do
I do it for you.


                              SOMEBODY


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

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

CHORUS:
I need somebody,
Somebody like you.
Everybody needs somebody.
I need somebody,
Hey, what about you.
We all need 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
And your eyes were lide diamonds
And they cut right through,
Yeah, they cut right through. 

CHORUS

Another night,
Another lesson learnt.
It's the distance that keeps us sane
When the silence leads to sorrow
Let's do it all again,
All again.

CHORUS (2x)

                          KIDS WANNA ROCK 


Turned on the radio,
Sounded like a disco,
Musta 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 weirdh haircut
and waster your life away,
Around the world or around the block
Everywhere I go 
kids wanna rock.


Get me my D. J.,
I got somethin' he's gotta play,
Wanna hear it, I can't wait,
So turn it up,
turn it up ... 

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 block,
Everywhere I go
the kids wanna rock.
Everywhere I go
the kids wanna rock.


                         HEAT OF THE NIGHT


I was caught in the crossfire
Of a silent dream.
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.

CHORUS:
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're 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 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.

CHORUS 2


                             PLEASE FORGIVE ME



Still feels like
our first night together,
Feels like the first kiss,
It's gettin' better.baby, 
no one can better this.
Still holdin' on, 
you're still the one.
First time our eyes met,
Same feelin' I get,
Only feels much stronger,
Wanna love you longer.
You still turn the fire on. 

CHORUS:
So if you're feelin' lonely, don't,
You're the only one 
I ever want.
I only wanna make it good,
So if I love you
a little 
more than I should
Please forgive me,
I know not what I do,
Please forgive me, 
I can't stop lovin' you.
Don't deny me, 
this pain I'm goin' through,
Please forgive me if
I need you like I do.
Please believe me
every word I say is true,
Please forgive me, 
I can't stop lovin' you.

Still feels like 
our best times are together,
Feels like the first touch,
Still gettin' closer,baby,
can't get close enough,
Still holdin' on, still number one.
I remember the smell of your skin,
I remember everything,
I remember all your moves,
I remember you.
I remember the nights, ya know I still do.


CHORUS 

One thing I'm sure of
Is the way we make love
And one thing I depend on
Is for us to stay strong.
With every word and every breath I'm prayin',
That's why I'm sayin'

Please forgive me,
I know not what I do,
Please forgive me,
I can't stop lovin' you.
Don't deny me,
this pain I'm goin' through,
Please forgive me if
I need you like I do.
Babe, believe me
every word I say is true,
Please forgive me if
I can't stop lovin' you.
Never leave me,
I don't know what I'd do,
Please forgive me,
I can't stop lovin' you.

Can't stop 
lovin' you.