A Decade Of Rock ‘n’ Roll
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Kevin Cronin Vocals
Gary Richrath, Dave Amato Lead Guitar
Greg Philbin, Bruce Hall Bass
Neal Doughty, Jesse Harms Keyboards
Alan Gratzer, Bryan Hitt Drums
So you figure that you’ve got him all figured out
He’s a sweet talkin stud
Who can melt a girl’s heart with his pout
He’s the kind of lover that the ladies dream about
He’s got plenty of cash
He’s got plenty of friends
He drives women wild
Then he drives off in a mercedes-benz
He’s got a long wick with a flame at both ends
He’s hot
But don’t let him go
Just give him a chance to grow
Take it easy, take it slow
And don’t let him go
He makes you so angry
He makes you so sore
The weight may be worth it
But how can you wait anymore
When you’re wonderin what you’re waitin’ for
Baby I don’t know
But don’t let him go
He just needs a chance to grow
Take it easy, take it slow
And don’t let him go
Don’t let him go
Words & Music Kevin Cronin
©1991 Sony Music Entertainment, all rights reserved
Original track from the album Hi Infidelity
She doesn’t like the tough guys.
They think that they can do anything they please.
But they’re gonna get a surprise,
When she brings them to their knees.
‘Cus she doesn’t like the rough guys.
They act like they can have any girl they choose.
They’ve got tricks, but my baby got wise,
So in case you haven’t heard the news,
She doesn’t like the tough guys.
She doesn’t like the rough guys.
So find some one you own size,
‘Cus she’s not afraid of you.
She doesn’t like the tough guys.
She thinks that they’ve got brains all where they sit.
They think they’re full of fire,
She thinks they’re full of shit.
She doesn’t like the tough guys.
She says she’s heard enough lies.
She’s gonna call your bluff, guys.
And you better believe it’s true.
Words & Music Kevin Cronin
©1991 Sony Music Entertainment, all rights reserved
Original track from the album Hi Infidelity
Heard it from a friend who
Heard it from a friend who
Heard it from another you been messin’ around
They say you got a boy friend
You’re out late every weekend
They’re talkin’ about you and it’s bringin’ me down
But I know the neighborhood
And talk is cheap when the story is good
And the tales grow taller on down the line
But I’m telling you, babe
That I don’t think it’s true, babe
And even if it is keep this in mind
{Refrain}
You take it on the run baby
If that’s the way you want it baby
Then I don’t want you around
I don’t believe it
Not for a minute
You’re under the gun so you take it on the run
You’re thinking up your white lies
You’re putting on your bedroom eyes
You say you’re coming home but you won’t say when
But I can feel it coming
If you leave tonight keep running
And you need never look back again
{Refrain x 3}
Heard it from a friend who
Heard it from a friend who
Heard it from another you been messin’ around
Words & Music Gary Richrath
©1991 Sony Music Entertainment, all rights reserved
Original track from the album Hi Infidelity
Keep the fire burnin’
Let it keep us warm
The world will keep on turnin’
Let it turn you on
Let us not stop learnin’
We can help one another be strong
Let us never lose our yearnin’
To keep the fire burnin’ all night long
You’ve been changing so much
I’m not sure your in touch with what’s real
You just come and you go
Never letting me know how you feel
And I’m livin here in doubt
There’s so much to talk about
I know that we can work it out
Chorus
We’ve been through this enough
It gets rough but there’s nowhere to run
This is where we belong
We are strong, we can never give up
If we wanted to we could
But we’ve always understood
To keep lookin’ for the good
Words & Music Kevin Cronin
©1991 Sony Music Entertainment, all rights reserved
Original track from the album Good Trouble
As soon as you are able
Woman I am willing
To make the break that we
Are on the brink of
My cup is on the table
Our love is spilling
Waiting here for you to
Take and drink of
So if you’re tired of the
Same old story
Turn some pages
I’ll be here when you are ready
To roll with the changes
I knew it had to happen
Felt the tables turnin’
Got me through my darkest hour
I heard the thunder clappin’
Felt the desert burnin’
Until you poured on me
Like a sweet sunshower
So if you’re tired of the
Same old story
Turn some pages
I’ll be here when you are ready
To roll with the changes
Words & Music Kevin Cronin
©1991 Sony Music Entertainment, all rights reserved
Original track from the album You Can Tune A Piano, But You Can’t Tuna Fish
| You have said as much as you can say Your heart is just about to overflow Must be something more I can do Some new plateau I’m listening to you Dying to know Everything that your feeling Every change you undergo Just don’t tell me that you love me Because I do’ wanna knowI do’ wanna know how much you love me I do’ wanna know how much you care I do’ wanna, I do’ wanna, I do’ wanna know I do’ wanna do what I’m supposed to I do’ wanna wear what I’m supposed to wear I do’ wanna, I do’ wanna, I do’ wanna know You are gonna do what you must do You are gonna go where you want to go You are gonna hear what you hear Fear what you fear Don’t say a word Don’t let it show You will be what you will be You will reap everything you sow Just don’t tell me that you love me Because I do’ wanna know Words & Music Kevin Cronin Original track from the album Wheels Are Turnin’ |
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| I can’t fight this feeling any longer And yet I’m still afraid to let it flow What started out as friendship, has grown stronger I only wish I had the strength to let it showI tell myself that I can’t hold out forever I said there is no reason for my fear Cause I feel so secure when we’re together You give my life direction You make everything so clearAnd even as I wander I’m keeping you in sight You’re a candle in the window On a cold, dark winter’s night And I’m getting closer than I ever thought I might And I can’t fight this feeling anymore Cause I can’t fight this feeling anymore My life has been such a whirlwind since I saw you And even as I wander I’m keeping you in sight And I can’t fight this feeling anymore Cause I can’t fight this feeling anymore Words & Music Kevin Cronin Original track from the album Wheels Are Turnin’ |
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Live every moment – love every day
‘Cus before you know it your precious time slips away.
Live every moment – love every day
‘Cause if you don’t you might just throw your love away.
I walked for seven miles this mornin’. Footprints in the sand.
Washed away without a warning when the water hit the land.
But I will walk on ’til I can no longer stand.
I’ll take you by the hand and we’ll…
Live every moment – love every day
‘Cus before you know it your precious time slips away.
There’s water in the wind tonight.
There’s a chill in the air.
It’s coolin’ down my skin tonight
Soakin’ through your hair.
There’s warmth enough within’ tonight
for both of us to share.
We can take it anywhere. And we’ll…
Live every moment – love every day
‘Cus before you know it your precious time slips away.
Sometimes I wish we could take a trip far away.
Leave all this trouble and heartache and pain for another day.
I will search for that place but ’til I find it all I can say is…
Live every moment – and love every day
Words & Music Kevin Cronin
©1984 Fate Music, all rights reserved
Original track from the album Wheels Are Turnin’
You tell me what you think I’m feelin’, you know why I do what I do
Why should you listen to a word I’m sayin’, when it’s already so clear to you
You tell me ’bout my bad intentions, you doubt the very things I hold true
I can no longer live with your misconceptions, baby all I can say to you, is
Chorus:
That ain’t love, I believe you’ve got the wrong emotion
That ain’t love, at least it doesn’t feel like love to me
As long as I say what you wanna hear
Do what you wanna do, be who you want me to be
You think that’s love, well baby that ain’t love to me
We’ve got to talk it over sometime, these feelings won’t just disappear
I’m just gonna keep telling you what’s on my mind
Even if it’s not what you wanna hear
Oooh right now your world and mine are such different places
Through yours I wander lost and confused
And I feel like I’m speaking in a different language
And the only words I haven’t used, are
chorus
You keep tellin’ me, you know a place where your life would be better
You’re makin’ plans long-range
But I don’t know how you expect to get there, when you refuse to change
(Solo)
Oooh baby – chorus
Ooh baby that ain’t love, that ain’t lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-love
That ain’t love, oh no, baby that ain’t love, that ain’t love
(That ain’t love, that ain’t love, that ain’t love, oohoo)
Words & Music Kevin Cronin
©1991 Sony Music Entertainment, all rights reserved
Original track from the album Life As We Know It
Talkin’ ’bout a hot-wired kid who thought he knew it all
And what he didn’t know, he didn’t need to
Changin’ women like tires when their use wore thin
Retread feelings, that’s all we knew
He’s been runnin’ lights for years, grindin’ down those forward gears
He’s got a lady in the back seat, lady in the front seat
Eyes on the road and whispers in both ears
Chorus: One too many girlfriends, and too little feeling left
He better find the one, he’s gonna take on the run, before it runs him down
He’s got far too many choices, he better make a few of them
He wants to have it all, and wind up standin’ tall
I hope his dream never ends, I guess it just depends
He’s got one too many girlfriends
Well there’s so damn much writin’ written on his walls
I can’t imagine that he doesn’t read it
Such a loud clear message screaming through the halls
Keep your advice, he don’t need it
He’s heard of living up to the truth, thinks it means giving up his youth
He doesn’t wanna get a haircut, looking for a shortcut
He needs a change, he needs more than a phone booth
chorus
Whooo, there’s anger and romance at every turn
Whooo, be careful boy that you don’t crash and burn
You’re in about as deep as you can get
It’s a matter of time before you get wet
I wouldn’t be in your shoes on a bet
(Solo)
He’s been runnin’ lights for years, grindin’ down those forward gears
He’s got a lady in the back seat, lady in the front seat
Eyes on the road and whispers in both ears
chorus
He’s got one too many girlfriends… look out!
Words & Music Kevin Cronin
©1987 Fate Music, all rights reserved
Original track from the album Life As We Know It
If ever you think you miss the thrill of the chase
Or just get tired of the same old face
I can be different honey, I can be new
Want someone else, I can be that too
Chorus: Whoa-oh, gonna make you feel right, honey if you want it, variety tonight
Whoa-oh, gonna make you feel right, honey you got it, variety tonight
The faces of love have their smiles and frowns
And every romance has its ups and downs
There are cases when love has been less than sweet
Love without hate is a little like light without heat
chorus
And the fire will fade if you forget it
‘Cause love can’t live unless you let it
Whoa, you gotta try just a little harder with the passin’ days
You got to find some new ways, ow!
(Solo)
Words & Music Neal Doughty
©1987 Part Time Publishing, all rights reserved
Original track from the album Life As We Know It
Please don’t hate me mama for what I’m about to do
But the good times we’ve had together are just about now through
Please don’t misunderstand me, I hate to see you cry
But I think that it might look better if I told you now goodbye
I’m back on the road again, it’s time I leave you now
And maybe I’ll see you next time, that I’m around
Until then I hope your happy baby and good times come your way
I’m back on the road again, I’m on my way
Well I’ve loved you since the day I met you and I’ll love you till the day I die
But we both know the life I’m livin and we both know the reason why
That I’ve got to leave ya mama and I’ve got to leave today
But you know that I’ll see you next time that I come through your town to play
(chorus) ooh, bye-bye baby
(solo)
Words & Music Bruce Hall
©1991 Sony Music Entertainment, all rights reserved
Original track from the album Nine Lives
You should’ve seen by the look in my eyes, baby
There was somethin missin
You should’ve known by the tone of my voice, maybe
But you didn’t listen
You played dead
But you never bled
Instead you lay still in the grass
All coiled up and hissin
And though I know all about those men
Still I don’t remember
Cause it was us baby, way before then
And we’re still together
And I meant, every word I said
When I said that I love you I meant
That I love you forever
And I’m gonna keep on lovin you
Cause it’s the only thing I wanna do
I don’t wanna sleep
I just wanna keep on lovin you
(solo)
And I meant every word I said
When I said that I love you I meant
That I love you forever
Words & Music Kevin Cronin
©1991 Sony Music Entertainment, all rights reserved
Original track from the album Hi Infidelity
My love is a rock, an immovable force
Anywhere that you are, my love is right here
With any tick of the clock
Life can change it’s course
But my love will not
My love is a rock
Headed out into uncharted waters
What you feel is your only guide
And each step that you take brings you closer
Just trust what you feel inside
Cause something’s telling you to keep on going
Telling you that your aim is true
Could be the voice of reason, or just blind devotion
Whatever it is, it’s calling out to you, singing….
Chorus
Mixed messages shoot through a wire
Tender turmoil in your voice
Change is spreading through you like a fire
Bridges are burning, you made your choice
And as you’re searching for peace in your world
You may find yourself spinning around, and around, and around
While the pain you’ve endured
Only serves to make you surer
Of the strength you have found, and then….
Chorus
You may not be looking for love, but love may find you
You may choose to close your eyes and run
You may leave love far behind you
In your eyes I can see the future
In your heart I can always trust
In your mind I will live on forever
In your arms I will turn to dust
These are feelings like I have never known
The song of my very soul
I can no longer silently sing it
I’m gonna take it to the mountain and let it roll singing…..
My love is a rock, an immovable force
Anywhere that you are, my love is right here
With any tick of the clock
Life can change it’s course
Some things are here and then gone before you know
Some things disappear without a chance to grow
But my love will not
My love is a rock
Words & Music Kevin Cronin
©1990 Warner Chappell Music Ltd./Bug Music Ltd., all rights reserved
Original track from the album The Earth, A Small Man, His Dog And A Chicken
| All heaven broke loose It hit me like a shot right out of the blue All heaven broke loose I was shaken by the power of love Taken by the power of youIf I don’t get to heaven For the things that I’ve done I guess it’s all just history now Too late to be the innocent one I know that I’ve been led astray Love has torn me apart But each day is a victory now Since you have given peace to my heart Oh, I was a little bit crazy then Wheels kept turnin around And I kept losin ground ‘Till you stopped me from fallin againChorus The love that you’ve given me Words & Music Jesse Harms, Adrian Gurvitz, Neal Doughty Original track from the album The Earth, A Small Man, His Dog And A Chicken |
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A man once said love is all you need
And if not right he was close indeed
It won’t pay the rent
Won’t buy your shoes
But it’s time well spent if it keeps away the blues
It won’t turn the tide or stop the rain
And deep down inside there might be a little pain
But you still go through it
Cause it gets you through the night
Cause when you get down to it love is all right
Love is all right
Love is all right
Oh, love is all right
When your girl walks out you just want her back
You got to have her now and that’s a fact Jack
Cause as big and bad and mean as you are
You can’t watch you’re woman in another man’s car
You wanna keep that girl in you’re passenger seat
You wanna find her groove, wanna keep her beat
So if you have to do it, you’re ready to fight
Cause when you get down to it love is all right
Words & Music Dave Amato, Neal Doughty, Bryan Hitt, Kevin Cronin
©1990 Dave Amato Music/Warner Chappell Music Ltd./, all rights reserved
Original track from the album The Earth, A Small Man, His Dog And A Chicken
Live it up, and let it go
Your time is up before you know
In a world full of wonder
Don’t let your troubles pull you under
You’re telling me your life is tough
And what you need is stronger stuff
Well you can live under sedation
Or get up and cause an overnight sensation
Woah, live it up
Life is what you make it
Woah, live it up
It’s right there for you to take it
You sit and watch your MTV
You dream away in a fantasy
If you don’t dig the situation
Then get a guitar and rock the nation
You can’t hold back once you light the fuse
And if it feels alright, then let it roll
You got nothin to lose
Woah, live it up
Life is what you make it
Woah, live it up
It’s right there for you to take it
Words & Music Jesse Harms
©1991 Sony Music Entertainment, all rights reserved
Original track from the album The Earth, A Small Man, His Dog And A Chicken
