When I was a boy Four houses down from me Was a family with an only child She was the only girl In this whole world that can make me smile Down the
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Revvin' up your engine Listen to her howlin' roar Metal under tension Beggin' you to touch and go Highway to the Danger Zone Ride into the Danger Zone
Well, me and my lady had our first big fight So I drove around until I saw the neon lights At a corner bar and it just seemed right So I pulled up Not
You can run, you can hide never let it inside Keep livin' your life in the dark But sooner or later that gentle persuader Is gonna catch up with your
I've always said that I believe anything can happen Lately I've been wonderin' if that's really true For a boy, time can be a lovely dance Then suddenly
Show me a bar with a good lookin' woman then just get out of my way Turn on the jukebox, I'll show you a song you should play Sooner a later a few shots
On a warm summer's evenin' on a train bound for nowhere I met up with the gambler, we were both too tired to sleep So we took turns a starin' out the
While she lays sleeping I stay out late at night and play my songs And sometimes, all the nights can be so long And it's good when I finally make it home
With the rivers runnin' to the sky, to rain upon the land Our children's, children's sands of time are slippin' through our hands Take heed in what's
Everyone considered him the coward of the county He'd never stood one single time to prove the county wrong His mama named him Tommy, but folks just called
I hear you, hear you talkin' Goes in one ear and right out the other Not surprised where you come from What you want might be easy for someone But not
Where do you go after midnight When all the doors should be closed Your alibis just don't sound right I asked but nobody knows How can you look in the
Broken lines, broken strings Broken threads, broken springs Broken idols, broken heads People sleeping in broken beds Ain't no use jiving, ain't no use
Night falls and I'm alone Skin yeah chilled me to the bone You turned and you ran Oh yeah oh slipped, right from my hand Hey, blue on black, tears on
Walkin' down the king's highway With a paper bag in my hand Nothin' else but the clothes I got on But I ain't lookin' back, I ain't lookin' back I blame
Needles in my heart, spell on my mind Your powerful potion gets me every time I toss and turn, I can't sleep at night Your kiss burns, through my dreams
Now you can keep whatever you want to, baby And take whatever you need Sweep up the pieces of this broken love As a token to remember me Don't cry, baby
