I had a good life Before you came I had my friends and my freedom I had my name Still there was sorrow and emptiness Till you made me glad Oh, in this
Ah, it's open season here my friend It always is, it always has been Welcome, welcome to the U.S.A. We're partying fools in the autumn of our heyday
I make my living off the Evening News Just give me somethin', somethin' I can use People love it when you lose, they love dirty laundry Well, I could
Nobody on the road, nobody on the beach I feel it in the air, the summer's out of reach Empty lake, empty streets, the sun goes down alone I'm drivin'
Did I lose your love a long time ago Or did I just wear it out? Baby, I don't know Seems like anymore we're not on the same page In the same book or on
Remember when the days were long And rolled beneath a deep blue sky? Didn't have a care in the world With mommy and daddy standing by When happily ever
I got the call today that I didn't wanna hear But I knew that it would come An old, true friend of ours was talkin' on the phone She said you'd found
Well I have stood upon the mountain I have seen the other side Wrestled with the devil I have wrestled with my pride Been down in the valley I have stood
I dreamed last night I was on the boat to heaven By some chance I had brought my dice along And there I stood And I hollered someone fade me But the
I can see that you haven't recovered from the girl who let you down And you'd sell what is left of your soul for another go-round You keep telling
I had a good life before you came I had my friends and my freedom I had my name Still there was sorrow and emptiness Till you made me glad Oh, and this
While you were sleeping They came and took it all away The lanes and the meadows The places where you used to play It was an inside job By the well-connected
I can see that you haven't recovered from the girl who let you down And you'd sell what is left of your soul for another go round You keep telling yourself
I met a Frenchman in a field last night He was out there with an easel painting carnival light He said, "I used to paint the princess, I used to paint
You know there ain't no end to man's desire To steal your water, steal your fire Snakes in the garden, apples on the tree All of this looks easy, none
I?m gonna love you, like nobody?s loved you Come rain or come shine High as a mountain, deep as a river Come rain or come shine I guess when you met
I know you love me You know I love you too You know I always will No matter what you do Say you haven't got another lover Say you only want to make the
Football, baseball, basketball games Drinkin? bear, kickin? ass and takin? down names With the top down, get-a-round, shootin? the line Summer is here