Crush

 


1. It's My Life

 

This ain't a song for the broken-hearted

No silent prayer for the faith-departed

I ain't gonna be just a face in the crowd

You're gonna hear my voice

When I shout it out loud

 

Chorus:

It's my life

It's now or never

I ain't gonna live forever

I just want to live while I'm alive

(It's my life)

My heart is like an open highway

Like Frankie said

I did it my way

I just wanna live while I'm alive

It's my life

 

This is for the ones who stood their ground

For Tommy and Gina who never backed down

Tomorrow's getting harder make no mistake

Luck ain't even lucky

Got to make your own breaks

 

(Chorus)

Better stand tall when they're calling you out

Don't bend, don't break, baby, don't back down

 

(Chorus, 2)

 

 

2. Say It Isn't So

 

I just can't believe

It was all a lie

No man in the moon

Just a big light in the sky

I hear Disneyland

Might lose Mickey Mouse

In some giant hostile corporate shake-up

Tell me it's a nightmare

Please wake me up

(Say it isn't so)

 

I found a book of matches

From someplace we've never been

How come you hang the phone up

The minute I walk in

Last night I had this dream

That I was losing you

I woke up in a cold sweat shaking

Rescue me my heart is breaking

 

Chorus:

Say it isn't so (tell me it's not true)

Say it isn't so (I believe in you)

Tell me it's a lie (I don't need no proof)

Say everything's alright (couldn't be, not you)

Say it isn't so

 

Superman don't fly

They did it all with strings

Elvis Presley died

They deep fried the king

Like some tacky cheesy bathing beauty

Dancing on the beach in a bad b-movie

 

Chorus 1:

Say it isn't so (tell me it's not true)

Say it isn't so (I believe in you)

Tell me it's a lie (I don't need no proof)

Say everything's alright (couldn't be, not you)

 

Chorus 2:

Say it isn't so (don't give up on me)

Say it isn't so (don't give up on you)

Get me through the night (we'll make it through)

Make everything alright (couldn't be, not you)

Say it isn't so..

 

(Chorus 1)

 

(Chorus 2)

 

3. Thank You For Loving Me

 

It's hard for me to say the things

I want to say sometimes

There's no one here but you and me

And that broken old street light

Lock the doors

We'll leave the world outside

All I've got to give to you

Are these five words when I

 

Chorus 1:

Thank you for loving me

For being my eyes

When I couldn't see

For parting my lips

When I couldn't breathe

Thank you for loving me

Thank you for loving me

 

I never knew I had a dream

Until that dream was you

When I look into your eyes

The sky's a different blue

Cross my heart

I wear no disguise

If I tried, you'd make believe

That you believed my lies

 

(Chorus 1)

You pick me up when I fall down

You ring the bell before they count me out

If I was drowning you would part the sea

And risk your own life to rescue me

 

Lock the doors

We'll leave the world outside

All I've got to give to you

Are these five words when I

 

(Chorus 1)

 

Chorus 2:

When I couldn't fly

Oh, you gave me wings

You parted my lips

When I couldn't breathe

Thank you for loving me

Thank you for loving me

Thank you for loving me

For loving me

 

 

4. Two Story Town

 

I couldn't sleep

Took a walk down Second Avenue

Sick of dreaming dreams that never come true

On a one way street and I know where its leading to

 

There's a "For Sale" sign on the front door of the city hall

The subway line got graffiti crawling off the wall

I could take a hit but I ain't gonna take the fall

 

That's just one side of the story

In this two story town

 

Chorus 1:

It's just the same old sights

And the same old sounds

I want to take my car and drive out of this two story town

It's the same old ship going down

I'm going down, down ,down, down, down

It's a two story town

 

There's a girl that I sleep with

She's got ecstasy eyes

He promised her roses and American pie

I called her and my demons

And I kissed them both goodbye

(bye bye)

 

Seven days of Monday morning

In this two story town

 

(Chorus 1)

 

One shot to make a move now

The ghosts are calling me out

 

And me I'm just one story

In a two story town

But you're never going to find me in the lost and found

 

(Chorus 1)

 

Chorus 2:

It's just the same old sights and the same old sounds

I want to take my horse and ride him off this merry-go-round

I won't give in and I won't back down

I'm never going down, down, down, down down

I ain't going down, down, down, down, down

In this two story town

In this two story town

 

 

5. Next 100 Years

 

Time ain't nothing but time

It's a verse with no rhyme

Man, it all comes down to you

 

Change ain't nothing but change

Just the faces and names

But you know we're gonna make it through

 

I'll believe

When you don't believe in anything

 

Chorus 1:

I'm gonna hold you 'til your hurt is gone

Be the shoulder that you're leaning on

I'll be standing here

For the next 100 years

If it all should end tonight

I'll know it was worth the fight

And we'll be standing here

For the next 100 years

 

I, when I think that I

Am losing my mind

It all comes back to you

 

And you, you know that it's true

After all we've been through

There's nothing that I wouldn't do

 

Stand by me

And I would gladly give up everything

 

(Chorus 1)

 

Chorus 2:

I'm gonna hold you 'til your hurt is gone

Be the shoulder that you're leaning on

I'll be standing here

For the next 100 years

If the world should end tonight

I'll know it was worth the fight

And we'll be standing here

For the next 100 years

 

 

6. Just Older

 

Hey, man, it's been a while

Do you remember me?

When I hit the streets I was 17

A little wild, a little green

I've been up and down and in between

After all these years and miles of memories

I'm still chasing dreams

But I ain't looking over my shoulder

 

Chorus 1:

I like the bed I'm sleeping in

Just like me, it's broken in

It's not old -- just older

Like a favorite pair of torn blue jeans

This skin I'm in it's alright with me

It's not old -- just older

 

It's good to see your face

You ain't no worse for wear

Breathing that California air

When we took on the world

We were young and brave

We got secrets that we'll take to the grave

Standing here shoulder to shoulder

 

(Chorus 1)

I'm not old enough to sing the blues

But I wore the holes in the soles of these shoes

You can roll the dice 'til they call your bluff

But you can't win until you're not afraid to lose

 

Well, I look in the mirror

I don't hate what I see

There's a few more lines staring back at me

The night has grown a little colder

Hey man, I gotta run

Now you take care

If you see coach T. tell him I cut my hair

I've kept my faith

I still believe I'm just

 

Chorus 2:

I like the bed I'm sleeping in

Just like me, it's broken in

It's not old -- just older

Like a favorite pair of torn blue jeans

This skin I'm in it's alright with me

It' s not old -- just older

It's not old -- just

 

 

7. Mystery Train

 

There are days when she's a whisper

Nights when she's a scream

A reason to wake up in the morning

To close your eyes and dream

She'll curse you like a sailor

She'll wound you with her eyes

She always makes it better

But won't apologize

You know everything about her but don't know her at all

 

Chorus 1:

She's a ride on a mystery train

To a place you've never been before

Better hold on tight to that mystery train

Now you're not in Kansas anymore

She's a ride

Mystery train

 

She cries because she's happy

She sings songs when she's mad

Like a stiff drink when you need it

She's good at being bad

And long before you knew her you knew she was the one

 

(Chorus 1)

I know everything about her but don't know her at all

 

Chorus 2:

She's a ride on a mystery train

To a place I've never been before

I've waited all my life for that mystery train

Now I'm not in Kansas anymore

She's a ride

On a mystery train

She's a ride

On a mystery train

 

 

8. Save the World

 

I never went to college

I don't have a degree

Let's say I went to night school

I learned all I know on the streets

I wasn't born a rich man, no

I ain't got no pedigree

The sweat on this old collar

That's my Ph.D.

 

It comes down to this

I wouldn't exist

Without you it ain't worth the grind

I'd fight for one kiss

On a night like this

You make me feel I could fly, like

 

Chorus 1:

I could save the world

Since the night your love saved me

Maybe I can't save the world

But as long as you believe

Maybe I could save the world

 

I got to confess

Sometimes I'm a mess

Sometimes I step out of line

Like this old tattoo

I ain't shiny or new

With you by my side nothing matters

 

Chorus 2:

I can save the world

Since the night your love saved me

Maybe I can't save the world

But as long as you believe

Maybe I can save the world

 

They can say it's blind love

But it's a fool who don't believe

That I'd fly all the way to the moon

Just to walk you down your street

 

Chorus 3:

I can save the world

Since the night your love saved me

Maybe I can't save the world

But as long as you believe

Our love is even stronger

Than God hoped it could be

Baby, all it takes is

Just a little faith in me

To feel like

I can save the world

I can save the world

 

 

9. Captain Crash and the Beauty Queen From Mars

 

Dressed up for a big date

Like Halloween day but it was Fourth of July now

A car crash with a suitcase and a painted face

She was one of a kind

She wears a plastic crown like Cinderella

And roller skates in bed

 

He rides the greyhound from his hometown

When he comes around 'cause they don't let him drive now

Mixed up as a milkshake

But make no mistake

Crash is looking like a star

 

Chorus 1:

You and me

We're invincible together

We can be so tragical, whatever

Dressed up just like ziggy but he couldn't play guitar

Captain Crash and the beauty queen from mars

 

Share a toothpick, trading lipstick

Watching traffic for days at the diner

Holding hands, making big plans

Playing Superman, he was wearing eyeliner

Another local legend and his longtime lucky charm

 

(Chorus 1)

 

They're drunk on love as you can get

Getting high on lust and cigarettes

Living life with no regrets

At least they're gonna try to fly

 

Chorus 2:

You and me

We're invincible together

We can be so tragical, whatever

We're Sid and Nancy

Fred and Ginger

Clyde and Bonnie

Liz and Richard

Kurt and Courtney

Bacall and Bogie

Joltin' Joe and Ms. Monroe

Here's captain crash and the beauty queen from mars

 

 

10. She's A Mystery

 

She won't let me buy her jewelry

She don't want things that she can keep

She wears wildflowers in her hair

Then throws them in the sea

She's the beginning and the end of me

 

Chorus:

She's a mystery

My most beautiful regret

I will never understand her

She's a mystery

The only promise I can keep

Even in my dreams she ruins me

 

I still don't know what to call her

She says that words don't mean a thing

She changes her name every day

And lies all the time

I feel lucky to call her mine

 

(Chorus)

She's anything in the world

That you cannot explain

But when she throws me a smile

It's fire in the rain

 

(Chorus)

 

She's a mystery

There's no defense

It's innocence

But she won't let you see

'Cause she's a mystery

 

 

11. I Got the Girl

 

It feels like I'm walkin' on air

When we walk down our street

When the neighbors stop to watch us walk by

You can hear 'em talking (let them talk)

Sometimes I think that you're the one reason

The sun still shines (when it shines)

And when this wicked world starts bringing me down

I tell myself that I'm one lucky guy

 

Chorus 1:

I got the girl (holding all the cards)

I got the girl (she's a work of art)

I got the girl (who's gonna break my heart)

 

She likes to wear her stripe with her plaids

And she won't brush her hair (I swear)

She don't like wearing shoes in December

But I don't care what she wears

 

(Chorus 1)

If I was a holy man I'd get down on my knees

So the angels that watch over her would give a break to me

Holy Mother of saint bubble gum and sister band-aid knees

Won't you please pray for the ones like me

 

But the truth is someday

Somebody is gonna take her (you see)

But the queen of hearts will always be

A five-year-old princess to me (to me)

 

(Chorus 1)

Chorus 2:

I got the girl (she's gonna leave her mark)

I got the girl (she's a work of art)

I got the girl (she's gonna break your heart)

 

I got the girl

 

 

12. One Wild Night

 

It's a hot night, the natives are restless

We're sweating by the light of the moon

There's a voodoo mojo brewing at the go-go

That could knock a witch off her broom

 

We slither on in and shed our skin

Make our way into the bump and the grind

I'm passing by, she gives me the eye

So I stop to give her a light

 

Chorus 1:

One wild night (blinded by the moonlight)

One wild night (24 hours of midnight)

One wild night (I stepped into the twilight zone and she left my heart with vertigo)

One wild, one wild, one wild, one wild night

 

Havin' as much fun as you can in your clothes

Margarita had me feelin' alright

It just might be that I found religion

I've been on my knees for half of the night

 

Then I'm rolling the bones with Jimmy 'no dice'

Gonna take him for a couple weeks' pay

Man, if you lose this roll I take your girlfriend home

So I stopped but you're not gonna believe who comes walking out

 

Chorus 2:

One wild night (blinded by the moonlight)

One wild night (24 hours of midnight)

One wild night (I stepped into the twilight zone and she left my heart with vertigo)

One wild night (que c'est la vie)

One wild night (welcome to the party)

One wild night (life is for the living so you gotta live it up, come on let's go)

One wild, one wild, one wild, one wild night

 

(Chorus 2)

One wild night (4x)

One wild night blinded by the moonlight

One wild night 24 hours of midnight

One wild night stepped into the twilight zone for

One wild, one wild, one wild, one wild night.

 

 

13. If I Could Make A Living Out of Loving You

 

If there's something that needs fixing

I'm the man to see

Look me up, I'm listed

Just check under "B"

If you're ever on the spot

Well, I'm good with my hands

24-7 I'm your handyman

 

Odd jobs, hard jobs, anything under the sun

Big jobs, small jobs, baby

 

Chorus 1:

I'd be a rich man, it's true

If I could make a living out of lovin' you

These two hands know what to do

If I could make a living out of lovin' you

I could make a living out of lovin' you

 

Until the work is finished

Well, I don't get paid

I don't mind getting dirty

That's my middle name

I'm in the service business

So I understand

Call me 24-7, I'm your handyman

 

Odd jobs, hard jobs, anything under the sun

Big jobs, small jobs, baby

 

(Chorus 1)

Tough jobs, rough jobs, say where and when

I'll leave you my card, call when you need me again

Odd jobs, hard jobs, baby

 

Chorus 2:

I'd be a rich man, it's true

If I could make a living out of lovin' you

These two hands know what to do

If I could make a living out of lovin' you

I'd be a rich man, it's true

I could make a living out of lovin' you

I'm a rich man

I could make a living out of lovin' you