I spent twenty years tryin' to get out of this place I was lookin' for somethin' I couldn't replace I was runnin' away from the only thing I've ever known
This one goes out to the man who mines for miracles This one goes out to the ones in need This one goes out to the sinner and the cynical This ain't about
I used to be the kinda guy Who never let you look inside I'd smile when I was crying I had nothing but a lot to lose Thought I had a lot to prove Lived
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
Should I? Could I? Have said the wrong things right a thousand times If I could just rewind, I see it in my mind If I could turn back time, you'd still
It might be hard to be lovers But it's harder to be friends Baby pull down the covers It's time you let me in Maybe light a couple candles I'll just
It's all the same Only the names will change Everyday It seems we're wastin' away Another place Where the faces are so cold I drive all night Just to
Rainy night and the worked all day Both got jobs 'cause there's bills to play We've got somethin' they can't take away Our love, our lives Close the
Tommy used to work on the docks The Union went on strike He's down on his luck, it's tough, so tough Gina works the diner all day Working for her man
Shot through the heart and you're to blame Darlin' you give love a bad name An angel's smile is what you sell You promise me heaven then put me through
If you're ready, I'm willing and able Gonna lay my cards out on the table 'Cause you're mine, I'm yours for the taking Right now the rules we made are
I guess this time you're really leaving I heard your suitcase say goodbye And as my broken heart lies bleeding You say true love in suicide You say you
Mother mother tell your children Their time has just begun I have suffered for my anger These wars can't be won Father father believe me I am laying
These days what's left of me Ain't no prince charming And my Cinderella feels like She stayed at the dance too long We ain't got much But what we got
Sitting here wasted and wounded at this old piano Trying hard to capture the moment this morning I don't know 'Cause a bottle of vodka is still lodged
Your love is like bad medicine Bad medicine is what I need Shake it up just like bad medicine There ain't no doctor that can cure my disease Bad medicine
There's something about you I wanna rescue I don't even know you So what does that mean? Maybe I'm cynical Painfully logical You're tragic and beautiful
Everybody wants somethin' Just a little more Makin' a livin' And what we're livin' for A rich man or a poor man A pawn or a king You can live on the
