Restless Nights
Once we ran and lived as one
In another world, my little one
Where whispering trees and dark rivers run
I told a dream to you
Now outside the streets are gray
And the childhood games we played
Have faded away
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My baby she has restless nights
She has restless nights
My baby she has restless nights
On late-night movie screens
Young lovers look so sure
Lost in wide-awake dreams
That they can't afford
Once I held you in my arms
On a bed of stone
Now we have grown
(Chorus)
Once we ran and lived as one
In a different world, my little one
Where whispering trees and dark rivers run
I told a dream to you
Now I pray darling for the night
We'll dance down these darkened halls
Once again to fall
Into a dream
(Chorus)
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A Good Man Is Hard To Find (Pittsburgh)
It's cloudy out in Pittsburgh
It's rainin' in Saigon
Snow's fallin' all across the Michigan line
Well she sits by the light of her Christmas tree
With the radio softly on
Thinkin' how a good man is so hard to find
Well once she had a fella
Once she was somebody's girl
And she gave all she had that one last time
Now there's a little girl asleep in the back room
She's gonna have to tell about the meanness in this world
And how a good man is so hard to find
Well there's pictures on the table by her bed
Him in his dress greens and her in her wedding white
She remembers how the world was the day he left
And now how that world is dead
And a good man is so hard to find
She got no time now for Casanovas
Yeah those days are gone
She don't want that anymore, she's made up her mind
Just somebody to hold her
As the night gets on
When a good man is so hard to find
Well she shuts off the TV
And without a word
And into bed she climbs
Well she thinks how it was all so wasted
And how expendable their dreams all were
When a good man was so hard to find
Well it's cloudy out in Pittsburgh
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Roulette
We left the toys out in the yard
I took my wife and kids and left my home unguarded
We packed what we could into the car
No one here knows how it started
Suddenly everything was just so out of control
Now I want some answers, mister, I need to know
I hear all the talk but I don't know what you're sayin'
But I think I got a good idea of the game that you're playin'
Roulette, that's the name
Roulette, that's the game now
Roulette, I don't know what they're sayin'
Roulette, everybody's playin'
I grew up here on this street
Where nothin' moves, just a strange breeze
In a town full of worthless memories
There's a shadow in my backyard
I've got a house full of things that I can't touch
Well all those things won't do me much good now
I was a fireman out at Riker's, I did my job
Mister, I've been cheated, I feel like I've been robbed
I'm the big expendable, my life's just cancelled, null and void
But what are you gonna do about your new boy
Roulette, you're playin' with my life
Roulette, with my children and my wife
Roulette, every day the stakes get bigger
Roulette, a different finger on the trigger
Down by the river that talks
The night speaks in searchlights
And shortwave radios squawk
The police patrol the streets
But I've left behind the man I used to be,
Everything he believed in and all that belonged to me
I tried to find my way out to somewhere where I thought it'd be safe
They stopped me at the roadblock they put up on the interstate
They put me in detention but I broke loose and then I ran
They said they want to ask me a few questions but I think they had
other plans
Now I don't know who to trust and I don't know what I can believe
They say they want to help me but with the stuff they keep on sayin'
I think those guys just wanna keep on playin'
Roulette, with my life
Roulette, with my kids and my wife
Roulette, the bullet's in the chamber
Roulette, who's the unlucky stranger
Roulette, surprise, you're dead
Roulette, the gun's to your head
Roulette, the bullet's spinning in the chamber
Roulette, pull the trigger, feel the click
No further danger
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Dollhouse
Well ever since you were a little girl
You set the rules in your little world
But girls grow up and throw their toys away
You're a big girl now but you still wanna play
Girl we're living - You dress them up the way you want to
Girl we're living - You make them do just what you want them to do
Girl we're living - Once I thought we had a love that was true
But I'm just another doll in your dollhouse to you
We're living in a dollhouse
We're living in a dollhouse
Girl we're living in a dollhouse
You may feel safe and sound
But your dollhouse, girl, is falling down
It's all been neatly arranged in your mind
Every detail fits your own design
Every room is perfectly in place
But I can see the sadness, baby, on your face
Girl we're living - You had a plan and darling like a child
Girl we're living - You thought it's down to fashion, down to style
Girl we're living - But your little dreamhouse is runnin' wild
Before your very eyes we're shrinking down to size
We're living in a dollhouse
We're living in a dollhouse
Girl we're living in a dollhouse
We may feel safe and sound
But our dollhouse, girl, is falling down
Everything's as you dreamed it would be
But there's something wrong that you can't see
Room by room you looking for some little flaw
A crack somewhere in your dollhouse wall
Girl we're living - Something, girl, that will explain away
Girl we're living - The hurt you feel, darling, when we play
Girl we're living - Your little dolls they got a grip on you
Girl we're living - Your little dolls they got a grip on you
Girl we're living - Your little dolls they got a grip on you
Until you're just another doll in your dollhouse too
We're living in a dollhouse
We're living in a dollhouse
Girl we're living in a dollhouse
We may feel safe and sound
But our dollhouse, girl, is falling down
Oh we're living in a dollhouse
Girl, we're living in a dollhouse
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Where The Bands Are
I hear the guitars ringin' out
Ringin' out down Union Street
I hear the lead singer shoutin' out, girl
I wanna be a slave to the beat
Yeah, tonight I wanna break my chains
Somebody break my heart
Somebody shake my brains
Downtown there's something that I wanna hear
There's a sound, little girl, keeps ringing in my ear
(Chorus)
I wanna be where the bands are
I wanna be where the bands are
Where the bands are
I wanna be where the bands are
I get off from work and I grab something to eat
I turn the corner and I drive down your street
Little gray houses darling looks like nowhere
But hey I know you're hiding in there
Come on out for just a little while
You know that heart of stone, girl, it just ain't your style
Tonight I wanna feel the beat of the crowd
And when I tell you that I love you
I wanna have to shout it out loud
(Chorus)
I hear the guitars ringin' out again
Ringin' on down Union Street
I hear the lead singer shoutin' out and girl
I wanna be a slave to the beat
And I want something that'll break my chains
Something to break my heart
Something to shake my brains
There's a rocker's special on tonight
So meet me on down
'Neath the neon lights
(Chorus)
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Loose Ends
We met out on open streets when we had no place to go
I remember how my heart beat when you said "I love you so"
Then little by little we choked out all the life that out love could
hold
Oh no
(Chorus)
It's like we held a noose and baby without check
We pulled until it grew tighter around our necks
Each one waiting for the other, darlin', to say when
Well baby you can meet me tonight on the loose end
We didn't count tomorrows, we took what we could and baby we ran
There was no time for sorrow every place we went I held your hand
And when the night closed in I was sure your kisses told me all I had
to know
But oh no
(Chorus)
Our love has fallen around us like we said it never could
We saw it happen to all the others but to us it never would
Well how could something so bad, darling, come from something that
was so good
I don't know
(Chorus)
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Livin On The Edge Of The World
Early North Jersey industrial skyline
I'm an all-set cobra jet creepin' through the night time
Gotta find a gas station, gotta find a pay phone
This turnpike sure is spooky at night when you're all alone
I'm living on the edge of the world
Tryin' to get my girl on the line
Livin' on the edge of the world
But I think it's just a waste of my time
Some jerk keeps breaking my connection, girl
'Cause I'm living on the edge of the world
Living on the edge of the world
Radio, radio, hear my tale of heartbreak
New Jersey in the morning like a lunar landscape
Got a counter girl at the Exit 24 HoJo
Down past the refinery towers where the great black river flows
I'm living on the edge of the world
Tryin' to get back to you, girl
Living on the edge of the world
Tryin' to get a message through
I gotta make a connection, girl
Because I'm living on the edge of the world
Living on the edge of the world
Radio's jammed with gospel stations
Lost souls callin' long distance salvation
Hey mister deejay gotta hear my last prayer
It's a hey ho rock and roll, deliver me from nowhere
I'm living on the edge of the world
Tryin' to get back to you, girl
Living on the edge of the world
Tryin' to get a message through
I gotta make some connection, girl
Because I'm living on the edge of the world
Living on the edge of the world
Now my boss don't dig me 'cause he put me on the night shift
It takes me two hours to get back to where my baby lives
In the wee wee hours my mind gets hazy
Relay towers, won't you lead me to my baby
'Neath the overpass the trooper hits his party lights switch
Good night, good luck, one, two powershift
Living on the edge of the world...
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Wages Of Sin
When we fight and I wanna talk it out
You won't say nothing, nothing at all
You just sit there, you won't open that pretty mouth
I think you like keeping my back up against the wall
Wages of sin, you keep me paying
Wages of sin for wrongs that I've done
Wages of sin, you keep me paying
Wages of sin, one by one
I walk in the apartment, there's clothes thrown all over the place
You're crouched in the corner with makeup running down your face
I don't wanna believe what my heart keeps saying
You keep me on the line so you can keep me paying
Wages of sin, we keep paying
Wages of sin for the wrongs that we've done
Wages of sin, we keep paying
Wages of sin, that's how we have our fun
I remember when I was a little boy out where the cottonwoods grow tall
Trying to make it home through the forest before the darkness falls
Baby all the sounds I heard, even if they weren't real
I was running down that broken path with the devil snapping at my heels
I tried so hard, so hard in every way
Swore someday I'd grow up, just throw it all away
Cried all the tears, baby, that I could cry
Stomached all my fears till they came rushin' up inside
Darlin' I'm losin' and it's a mean game
Still I play on and on just the same
Wages of sin, yeah I keep paying
Wages of sin for some wrong that I've done
Wages of sin, well I keep paying
Wages of sin, one by one
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Take 'Em As They Come
Last night I dreamed he was runnin' through the outlands
Tears streamed your pretty face all burned red
I held your daddy's gun in my tremblin' hands
And down the highway another stranger comes
You gotta take 'em baby when they come
Little girl put on your red dress
Cause we're goin' out on the town tonight
Better bring along your switchblade
'Cause for sure some fool's gonna wanna fight
You gotta take 'em baby as they come
(Chorus)
You gotta take 'em
Take 'em as they come girl
Take 'em as they come girl
Take 'em as they come girl
Take 'em baby as they come
God save the rider in the black night
Save the man who taught that it was right
To do what they have done
To become what we have become
You gotta take 'em baby when they come
Little girl gone are the days
Faded away into the clear blue night
And all the vows that we made
Lie shattered and broken in the morning light
You gotta take 'em when they come
(Chorus)
I know your heart is breakin'
I can feel it too girl
Though my finger on the trigger's is shakin'
Here I Swear to you girl
If I could take all your sorrow so that you'd never cry, girl, or be
blue
Come tomorrow
That's what I'd do for you, pretty one
I swar I'll take 'em baby when they come
(Chorus)
--UP--
Be True
Your scrapbook's filled with pictures of all your leading men
Well baby don't put my picture in there with them
Don't make us some little girls dream that can't ever come true
That only serves to hurt us and make you cry like you do
Well baby don't do it to me and I won't do it to you
You've seen all the romantic movies you dream you take the boys home
But when the action fades your left all alone
You deserve better than this little girl can't you see you do
Do you need somebody to prove it to you?
Well you prove it to me and I'll prove it to you
Now every night you go out looking for true lust satisfaction
But in the morning you end up setting for lights,
Lihts, lights, lights, camera action
In another cameo roll with some big player you're befriending
You're gonna go broken hearted looking for that happy ending
Well girl your gonna end up just another lonely ticket sold
Crying alone in the theater as the credits roll
You say I'll be like those other guys
Who filled your head with pretty lies
And dreams that can never come true
Well you be true to me and I'll be true to you
--UP--
Ricky Wants A Man Of Her Own
Well look out mamma, your little girl she has changed
She cut her baby curls and she's got her act rearranged
Well look out daddy, what she needs now she can't find at home
Oh Ricky wants a man of her
She wants a man of her
Rick wants a man of her own
Mama says her little girl won't talk to her anymore
She just goes in her room, turns on radio, and shuts the door
She's got her own bathroom, TV, stereo, extension phone
Oh but mama, Ricky wants a man of her
She wants a man of her
Rick wants a man of her own
Well daddy says when he drops her of Friday night at the gym
She slides way down in the front seat so the kids won't see her with
him
Se don't do no work, she don't tell nobody when she's coming home
She makes poor daddy wait down on the corner at midnight all alone
She used to like me to take her to a ball game or a movie show
She used to make daddy take his little girl where she wanna go
Now we're left peeking through the curtains every time that we hear
a horn blow
I gues Rick wants a man of her own
Well my folks say "son talk to her, she'll listen to you"
Yeah, she listens real nice and she does what she wants to do
Daddy says she waers her jeans so tight "Well you change 'em or you're
stayin' home"
Oh but daddy Ricky wants a man of her
She wants a man of her
Rick wants a man of her own
She's almost grown
Ricky wants a man of her
She wants a man of her
Rick wants a man of her own
--UP--
I Wanna Be With You
Let the frozen cities crumble, crumble and fall
Well that's alright, I don't mind at all
Let 'em all tumble right into the sea
Well that's just fine, that's alright with me
Since you came down the line
I can't sleep at night, I got one thing on my mind
That's every day, every night
I wanna be with you
I wanna be with you, that's what I wanna do
'Cause you're just so out of sight
I wanna be with you, that's what I wanna do
Now I lost my job at the Texaco station
'Cause instead of pumping gas I'd dream of you
I got thrown out of my house, I got such a bad reputation
'Cause all I wanna do is be seen with you
They gave me my pay and said walk
I don't care what they say, go ahead let 'em all talk
Till the world falls apart
I wanna be with you
I wanna be with you, that's what I wanna do
Until they will rip out my heart
I wanna be with you, that's what I wanna do
Hold tight, love me just a little bit
Alright, a little bit more
Tonight, tonight give me just a little kiss
No, I don't know, I don't know, I don't
I just can't understand it, you're not pretty at all
But I come when you whisper, I run when you call
When I see you on the streets I fall on my face
I drop to my knees, I plead my case
Oh, oh, I wanna be with you
I wanna be with you, that's what I wanna do
Oh, oh, I wanna be with you
I wanna be with you, that's all I wanna do
Oh, oh, I wanna be with you
I wanna be with you, that's what I wanna do
Oh, oh, I wanna be with you
I wanna be with you because I love you so
--UP--
Mary Lou
Your scrapbook's filled with pictures of all your leading men
Well baby don't me picture in there with them
Don't make me some little girl's dream that can never come true
Oh baby, don't do it to me I won't do it to you
Mary Lou, I'm not like all those other guys
Mary Lou, I won't fill pretty head with their pretty lies
Mary Lou, and dreams that never, never, never ever will come true
Mary Lou, I don't deserve to hurt and make you cry like you do
You seen all the romantic movies, you dream to take the boys home
But when the action fades you're left all alone
You deserve better than this, a real love that can grow
And I ain't playin' outtakes, girl from some late late show, no
Mary Lou, you're not like all those others girls
Mary Lou, so afraid to shake up that neat little world
Every night you go out lookin' for true love's satisfaction
But you always end up settling for just lights, camera, action
And another cameo role with some bit player you're befriending
You're gonna go broken-hearted lookin' for that happy ending
Mary Lou, I've seen all those movies too
Mary Lou, well I know the hurt too much dreaming can do
Mary Lou, you're gonna end up just another lonely ticket sold
Mary Lou, crying alone in the theater as the credits roll
Let's go
--UP--
Stolen Car
Well I found me a girl and I settled down
In a pretty little house in a pretty little town
We got married and promised never to part
Then little by little we drifted from each other's hearts
Now I'm drivin' a stolen car on a pitch-black night
And I'm doin' my best to make it through
Well I'm just sittin' down here at the Stanton light
I wanna get caught but I never do
At first I thought it was just restlessness
That would fade as time went by and our love grew deep
But in the end it was something more, I guess
That tore us apart and made us weep
And I'm drivin' a stolen car waitin' on that little red light
I keep tellin' myself everything's gonna be alright
But I ride by night and I travel in fear
That in this darkness I might just disappear
She asked if I remembered the letters I wrote
When our love was young and we were bold
She said last night she read those letters
And they made her feel a hundred years old
There's a river runs by that little town
Down into the sea
It was there in the shade I lay my body down
As she flowed on so effortlessly
Now there's a party tonight out at county line
There'll be dancing down at Seven Trees
From these banks I can see those party lights shine
Maybe she's there, maybe she's looking for me
Last night I dreamed I made the call
I swore to return and stay forevermore
Once again we stood on the wedding steps at Victory Hall
And walked arm in arm through the chapel door
I can remember how good I felt inside
When the preacher said "Son, you may kiss the bride"
But as I leaned over to touch her pretty lips
I felt it all slip away through my fingertips
And I'm drivin' a stolen car through a pitch-black night
I keep tellin' myself everything's gonna be alright
But I ride by night and I travel in fear
No matter what I do or where I drive
Nobody ever sees me when I ride by
--UP--
Born In The USA
Born down in a dead man's town
The first kick I took was when I hit the ground
You end up like a dog that's been beat too much
Till you spend half your life just covering up
Born in the USA
Born in the USA
Born in the USA
Born in the USA
I got in a little hometown jam
And so they put a rifle in my hands
Sent me off to Vietnam
To go and kill the yellow man
Born in the USA
Born in the USA
Born in the USA
Born in the USA
Come back home to the refinery
Hiring man says 'Son if it was up to me'
I go down to see the V.A. man
He said 'Son don't you understand'
Born in the USA
Born in the USA
Born in the USA
Born in the USA
I had a buddy at Khe Sahn
Fighting off the Viet Cong
They're still there, he's all gone
He had a little girl in Saigon
I got a picture of him in her arms
Down in the shadow of the penitentiary
Out by the gas fires of the refinery
I'm ten years down the road
Nowhere to run, ain't got nowhere to go
I'm a long gone daddy in the USA
Born in the USA
I'm a cool rocking daddy in the USA
Born in the USA
--UP--
Johnny Bye-Bye
She drew out all her money from the Southern Trust
And put her little boy on the Greyhound Bus
Leaving Memphis with a guitar in his hand
With a one-way ticket to the Promised Land
Hey little girl with the red dress on
There's party tonight down in Memphis town
I'll be going down there if you need a ride
The man on the radio says Elvis Presley's died
We drove down into Memphis the sky was hard and black
Up over the ridge came a white Cadillac
They'd drawn out all his money and they laid him in the back
A woman cried from the roadside "Oh he's gone, he's gone"
They found him slumped up against the drain
With a whole lot of trouble running through his veins
Bye bye Johnny, Johnny bye bye
You didn't have to die, you didn't have to die
--UP--
Shut Out The Light
The runway rushed up at him, as he felt the wheels touch down
He stood out on the blacktop, and took a taxi into town
He got out down on Main Street, and went into a local bar
Bought a drink and found a seat in a corner in the dark
Well she called up her mama to make sure the kids were outa' the house
She checked herself out in the dining room mirror
And undid an extra button on her blouse
He felt her lyin' next to him and the clock said 4 am
He was starin' at the ceilin' he couldn't move his hands
(Chorus)
Oh mama, mama, mama come quick
I've got the shakes and I'm gonna be sick
Trow your arms around me in the cold dark night
Hey now mama don't shut out the light
Don't you shut out the light, don't shut out the light
Don't you shut out the light, don't shut out the light
Well on his porch they stretched a banner, that said Johnny Welcome
Home
Bobby pulled his Ford outa' the garage and they polished up the chrome
His mama said Johnny oh Johnny, I'm so glad to have you back with me
His pa said he was sure they'd give him his job back down at the factory
(Chorus)
Well deep in a dark forest, a forest filled with rain
Beyond a stretch of Maryland pines there's a river without a name
In the cold black water, where Johnson Linnier stands
He stares across the lights of the city and dreams of where he's been
(Chorus)
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