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i will survive

At first I was afraid.
I was petrified.
I kept thinking I could never live
Without you by my side.
But then I spent so many nights
Just thinking how you'd done me wrong.
I grew strong.
I learned how to get along.
And so you're back from outer space.
I just walked in to find you here
Without that look upon your face.
I should have changed my fucking luck.
I would have made you leave your key
If I'd have known for just one second
You'd be back to bother me.

Oh now go.
Walk out the door.
Just turn around now.
You're not welcome anymore.
Weren't you the one
Who tried to break me with desire?
Did you think I'd crumble?
Did you think I'd lay down and die?
Oh not I.

I will survive.
As long as I know how to love
I know I'll be alive.
I've got all my life to live.
I've got all my love to give.
I will survive.
I will survive.

It took all the strength I had
Just not to fall apart.
I'm trying hard to mend
The pieces of my broken heart.
And I spent oh so many nights
Just feeling sorry for myself.
I used to cry.
But now I hold my head up high.

And you'll see me with somebody new.
I'm not that stupid little person
Still in love with you.
And so you thought you'd just drop by,
And you expect me to be free.
But now I'm saving all my lovin'
For someone who's lovin' me.

Oh now go.
Walk out the door.
Just turn around now.
You're not welcome anymore.
Weren't you the one
Who tried to break me with desire?
Did you think I'd crumble?
Did you think I'd lay down and die?
Oh not I.

I will survive.
As long as I know how to love
I know I'll be alive.
I've got all my life to live.
I've got all my love to give.
I will survive.
I will survive.

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never there

I need your arms around me
I need to feel your touch

I need your understanding
I need your love so much

You tell me that you love me so
You tell me that you care
But when I need you (baby)
Baby, you're never there

On the phone long, long distance
Always through such strong resistance
And first you say you're too busy
I wonder if you even miss me
Never there
You're never there
You're never ever ever there

Hey!

A golden bird that flies away
A candle's fickle flame
To think I held you yesterday
Your love was just a game
(x2)
You tell me that you love me so
You tell me that you care
But when I need you (baby)

Take the time to get to know me
If you want me why can't you just show me
We're always on this roller coaster
If you want me why can't you get closer

Never there
You're never there
You're never ever, ever, ever, there
(2X)

HEY!

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long time

It's been a long time,
Since I've seen your smiling face.
It's been a long time,
Since I've seen a su-u-u-u-u-u-unny day.

It's been a long time,
Since you wore your pillbox hat.
It's been a long time,
Since we drove your Po-o-o-o-o-o-ontiac.

It's been a long time,
Since you gave me bu-u-u-u-u-u-u-utterflies
It's been a long time,
Since I've seen it bu-u-u-u-u-u-urning in your eyes.

But I don't mind (I don't mind),
No I don't (I don't mind),
No I don't (I don't mind),
When I've got you next to me.

It's been a long time,
Since we tripped into this ditch.
It's been a long time,
Since we drank the ar-r-r-r-r-r-rsenic

It's been a long time,
Since we've been insi-i-i-i-i-i-ide of this tomb.
It's been a long time,
Since you wore your e-e-e-e-e-expensive French perfume.

But I don't mind (I don't mind),
No I don't (I don't mind),
But I don't (I don't mind),
When I've got you next to me.
Next to me

It's been a long time,
Since I've seen your smiling face.
It's been a long time,
Since I've seen a su-u-u-u-u-u-unny day.

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comfort eagle

We are building a religion
We are building it bigger
We are widening the corridors and adding more lanes
We are building a religion, a limited edition
We are now accepting callers for these pendant keychains

To resist it is usless
It is useless to resist it
His cigarette is buring but he never seems to ash
he is grooming his poodle
he is living comfort eagle
you can meet at his location but you'd better come with cash
now his hat is on backwards
he can show you his tatoos
he is in the music business
he is calling you "dude"

now today is tomorrow and tomorrow is today
and yesterday is weaving in and out
and the fluffy white lines
that the airplane leaves behind
are drifing right in front of the waning of the moon

he is handling the money
he is serving the food
he knows about your party
he is calling you "dude"

now, do you believe in the one big sign?
the double wide shine on the boot heels of your prime?
doesn't matter if you're skinny, it doesn't matter if you're fat
you can dress up like a sultan in your onion head hat

we are building a religion
we are making a brand
we're the only ones to turn to when your castles turn to sand
take a bite of this apple mr. corporate events
take a walk through jungle of cardboard shanties and tents
some people drink pepsi, some people drink coke
the wacky morning dj says democracy's a joke
he says, "now do you believe in the one big song?"
he's now accepting callers who would like to sing along
he says, "do you believe in the one true edge
by fastening your safteybelts and stepping towards the ledge?"

he is handling the money
he is serving the food
he is now accepting callers
he is calling me "dude"

do you believe in the one big sign?
the double wide shine on the bootheels of your prime?
there's not need to ask directions if you ever lose your mind
we're behind you, we're behind you
and let us please remind you
we can send a car to find you if you ever lose your way

we are building a religion
we are building it bigger
we are building a religion, a limited edition
we are now accepting callers for these beautiful pendant keychains

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the guitar man

Who draws the crowd?
Who plays so loud?
Baby it's the guitar man
Who's gonna steal the show
You know baby it's the guitar man
He can make you love he can make you cry
He will bring you down
He will get you high
Something keeps him going
Miles and miles away
To find another place to play
And night after night who treats you right
Baby it's the guitar man
Who's on the radio?
You know baby it's the guitar man
When he comes to town and you see his face
And you think you might like to take his place
Something keeps him drifting miles and miles away
Searching for the songs to play
Then you listen to the music and you'd like to sing along
And you want to get the meaning out of each and every song
And you find yourself a message and some words to call your own and take 'em home
He can make you love he can get you high
He will bring you down he will make you cry
Something keeps him moving
But no one seems to know
What it is that makes him go
Then the lights begin to flicker and the sound is getting dim
The voice begins to falter and the crowds are getting thin
But he never seems to notice he's just got to find another place to play
(Fade away)
(Got to play)
(Fade away)

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sick of you

I'm so sick of you, so sick of me
I don't want to be with you
I'm so sick of you, so sick of me
I don,t want to be with you
I wanna fly away
I wanna fly away
I'm so sick of work, so sick of play
I don't need another day
I need a hideaway
I need a hideaway
Every chinese toy
That is first for a good joy
But always starts to coy and annoy
Every camera, every phone
All the music that you own won't change that you're all alone (all alone)
Every piece of land, every city that you plan
Will crumble into tiny grains of sand
Everything you find, that at first seems to shine
Always turns into the same old lie (same old lie)
I wanna fly away
I wanna fly away
I'm so sick of you, so sick of me
I don't want to be with you
I'm so sick of you, so sick of me
I don't want to be with you
Every little dance, every end of that romance
All alone (all alone)
All alone (all alone)
I'm so sick of you, so sick of me
I don't want to be with you
I'm so sick of you, so sick of me
I don't want to be with you

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perhaps, perhaps, perhaps

You won't admit you love me
And so
How am I ever
To know
You only tell me
Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps

A million times I ask you
And then
I ask you over
Again
You only answer
Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps

If you can't make your mind up
We'll never get started
And I don't wanna' wind up
Being parted, broken hearted

So if you really love me
Say yes
But if you don't, dear,
Confess
And please don't tell me
Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps

If you can't make your mind up
We'll never get started
And I don't wanna' wind up
Being parted, broken hearted

So if you really love me
Say yes
But if you don't, dear,
Confess
And please don't tell me
Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps
Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps
Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps

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short skirt/long jacket

I want a girl with a mind like a diamond,
I want a girl who knows what's best,
I want a girl with shoes that cut,
and eyes that burn like cigarettes.

I want a girl with the right allocations,
Who is fast, and thorough, and sharp as a tack.
She's playing with her jewelry,
She's putting up her hair,
She's touring the facility
and picking up slack.
I want a girl with a short skirt and a long jacket.

I want a girl who gets up early, (gets up early!)
I want a girl who stays up late, (stays up late!)
I want a girl with uninterrupted prosperity,(uninterrupted!)
Who uses a machete, to cut through red tape.

With fingernails that shine like justice,
and a voice that is dark like tinted glass,
She is fast, and thorough, and sharp as a tack.
She's touring the facility
and picking up slack.
I want a girl with a short skirt and a long, long jacket.

(na na na na.....)

I want a girl with the smooth liquidation, (smoothliquidation!)
I want a girl with good dividends, (good dividends!)
At Citibank we will meet accidentally, (meet accidentally!)
We start to talk when she borrows my pen.

She wants a car with a cup holder-arm rest,
She wants a car that will get her there.
She's changing her name from Kitty to Karen,
She's trading her MG for a white, Chrysler LaBaron
I want a girl with a short skirt and a long jacket.

(na na na na na.....)

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the distance

Reluctantly crouched at the starting line
Engines pumping and thumping in time
The green light flashes, the flags go up
Churning and burning, they yearn for the cup
They daftly maneuver and muscle for rank
Fuel burning fast on an empty tank
Reckless and wild, they pour through the turns
Their prowesses podent and secretly stern
As they speed through the finish, the flags go down
The fans get up and they get out of town
The arena is empty except for one man
Still driving and striving as fast as he can
The sun has gone down and the moon has come up
And long ago somebody left with the cup
But he's driving and striving and hugging the turns
And thinking of someone for whom he still burns...
He's going the distance
He's going for speed
She's all alone (all alone!)
All alone in a time of need
Because he's racing and pacing and plotting the course
He's fighting and biting and riding on his horse
He's going the distance.
No trophy, no flowers, no flashbulbs, no line
He's haunted by something he cannot define
Bowel-shaking earthquakes of doubt and remorse
Assail him, impail him, with monster truck force.
In his mind, he's still driving, still making the grade
She's hoping in time that her memories will fade
'cause he's racing ad pacing and plotting the course
He's fighting and biting and riding on his horse
The sun has gone down and the moon has come up
And long ago somebody left with the cup
But he's striving and driving and hugging the turns
And thinking of someone for whom he still burns...
'cause he's going the distance
He's going for speed
She's all alone (all alone!)
All alone in a time of need
Because he's racing and pacing and plotting the course
He's fighting and biting and riding on his horse
He's racing and pacing and plotting the course
He's fighting and biting and riding on his horse
He's going the distance
He's going for speed
He's going the distance.

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comfort eagle

We are building a religion
We are building it bigger
We are widening the corridors and adding more lanes
We are building a religion, a limited edition
We are now accepting callers for these pendant keychains

To resist it is usless
It is useless to resist it
His cigarette is buring but he never seems to ash
he is grooming his poodle
he is living comfort eagle
you can meet at his location but you'd better come with cash
now his hat is on backwards
he can show you his tatoos
he is in the music business
he is calling you "dude"

now today is tomorrow and tomorrow is today
and yesterday is weaving in and out
and the fluffy white lines
that the airplane leaves behind
are drifing right in front of the waning of the moon

he is handling the money
he is serving the food
he knows about your party
he is calling you "dude"

now, do you believe in the one big sign?
the double wide shine on the boot heels of your prime?
doesn't matter if you're skinny, it doesn't matter if you're fat
you can dress up like a sultan in your onion head hat

we are building a religion
we are making a brand
we're the only ones to turn to when your castles turn to sand
take a bite of this apple mr. corporate events
take a walk through jungle of cardboard shanties and tents
some people drink pepsi, some people drink coke
the wacky morning dj says democracy's a joke
he says, "now do you believe in the one big song?"
he's now accepting callers who would like to sing along
he says, "do you believe in the one true edge
by fastening your safteybelts and stepping towards the ledge?"

he is handling the money
he is serving the food
he is now accepting callers
he is calling me "dude"

do you believe in the one big sign?
the double wide shine on the bootheels of your prime?
there's not need to ask directions if you ever lose your mind
we're behind you, we're behind you
and let us please remind you
we can send a car to find you if you ever lose your way

we are building a religion
we are building it bigger
we are building a religion, a limited edition
we are now accepting callers for these beautiful pendant keychains

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the winter

The winter's chill chilled me to the bone this year
And something in my mind just got away
Being in the places where we used to be
Somehow being there without you's not the same.

Parking lots, office parks and shopping malls
And all you left were bills you hadn't paid.
The winter's chill chilled me to the bone this year
And something in my mind just got away

It's all behind you now,
You're moving on.
They'll never find you now,
You're moving on, on, on.
Nah nah nah nah nah nah, naa
Nah nah nah nah nah nah, naa

Alcohol, cigarettes and luxury goods,
Christmas lights look desperate in this room.
Winter's light left me in the dark last night
And Jingle Bells are smothered in this gloom.

Winter's trees freezing in the bitter wind
And autumn's leaves have all been blown away.
Being in the places where we used to be
Somehow being there without you's not the same.

It's all behind you now,
You're moving on.
They'll never find you now,
You're moving on, on, on.
Nah nah nah nah nah nah, naa
Nah nah nah nah nah nah, naa

It's all behind you now,
You're moving on.
They'll never find you now,
You're moving on, on, on.
Nah nah nah nah nah nah, naa
Nah nah nah nah nah nah, naa

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let me go

When she walks, she swings her arms
instead of her hips.
When she talks, she moves her mouth
instead of her lips.

CHORUS:
And i've waited for her for so long
i've waited for her for so long
i've wondered if i could hang on
i wonder if i could hang on, yeah
let me go she said, let me go she said
let me go and i will want you more, let me go, let me go
let me go and i will want you

When she wants, she wants the sun
instead of the moon.
When she sees, she see the stars
inside of her room.

CHORUS

let me go she said (x3)
let me gooo
let me go she said
let me go, let me go, let me goooo
let me go, let me go, let me go, let let me goo

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rock n roll lifestyle

Well, your CD collection looks shiny and costly,
how much did you pay for your bad Moto Guzzi?
And how much did you spend on your black leather jacket?
Is it you, or your parents, in this income tax bracket?

Now, tickets to concerts and drinking at clubs
is sometimes for music that you haven't even heard of.
And how much did you pay for your rock and roll t-shirt
that proves you were there, that you heard of them first?

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CHORUS:

Now how do you afford your rock and roll lifestyle?
How do you afford your rock and roll lifestyle?
How do you afford your rock and roll lifestyle...
Ohhhh tell me..

ah yeah
ahh right
ahh right
ahh yeah
ahh right
ohh
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How much did you pay for the chunk of his guitar,
the one he ruthlessly smashed at the end of the show?
And how much will HE pay for a brand-new guitar,
one which he'll ruthlessly smash at the end of another show?
And how long will the workers keep building him new ones,
as long as their soda cans are red, white and blue ones?
And how long will the workers keep building him new ones,
as long as their soda cans are red, white and blue ones?

ahh yeah
ahhh yeah
ahh yeah
ahh right
ha! ahhhh haaaa haa haa
oh no..

Aging black leather and hospital bills..
And tatoo removal and dozens of pills.
Your liver pays dearly now for youthful magic moments,
but rock on completely with brand new components.

CHORUS

So good, ahh baby...

Excess ain't rebellion.
You're drinking what they're selling.
Your destruction doesnt hurt them,
your chaos won't covert them.
They're so happy to rebuild it.
You'll never really kill it off.
Yeah,
Excess ain't rebellion.
You're drinkin' what they're selling.
Excess ain't rebellion ahhhh.
You're drinkin', you're drinkin' ahh yeah
you're drinkin' what they're selling..

ahhh
yeah
ahhh right
ahhh
yeah!
ahhhhhhhh right

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where would i be

I?ve been waiting for so long
I?ve been hoping your love?s not gone
Houses are sliding in the mud
Rivers are raging in your blood

Where would I be wihout your love?
Where would I be without your arms around me?

You were to be the only one
If I knew you I would not run
You have been cloudy, distant, dark
I?m thinking of noah and the ark

Where would I be without your love?
Where would I be without your arms around me?

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dime

In the brown shag carpet of a cheap motel
In the dark and dusty corner by the TV shelf
Is a small reminder of a simpler time
When a crumpled up pair of trousers cost a brand new dime
Well you ask me how I made it through and how my mint condition could belong to you
When I'm on the ground I roll through town
I'm a president you don't remember getting kicked around
I'm a dime
I'm fine
And I shine I'm freshly minted
I am determined not to be dented
By a car or by a plane or anything not yet invented
I'm a dime
I'm fine
And I shine
In the hiss and rumble of the freeway sounds
As the afternoon commuters drive their cars around
There's a ringle jingle near the underpass
There's a sparkle near the fast food garbage and roadside trash
I'm a dime
I'm fine
And I shine I'm freshly minted
I'm silver-plated I'm underrated
You won't even pick me up because I'm not enough for a local phone call
I'm a dime
I'm fine
And I shine
I'm a dime
I'm fine
And I shine
I'm a dime
I'm fine
And I shine