I wrote to the President But I got no reply He claims, he tells the truth He writes it in the sky The tax man's at the door Though, he never seems polite
In the real world All that gold All that silver prove Is that the powerful own the truth With their heckle and jeckyll smiles Down to nickels and dimes
She's got everything I want Got my world in a tight black dress Keeps me on my feet and walking Keeps my heart alive I look up at the moon To see her
Come on baby, don't you wanna go? I could take you there You could get what you want in the south, you could let down your hair I said do you, don't you
Inside these moments waiting Beneath the windows of 'The House of Love' Like Romeo to Juliet above The lights out on the freeway They lead me back to
time on my own I'd give anything to find a heart That can't be sold Welcome to paradise Here is my brave new world And in my paradise I'm waiting for
Sometimes I wonder How I'd ever make it through Through this world without having you I just wouldn't have a clue 'Cause sometimes it seems like This
There's a silent movie running off Its real inside my mind As I try to fall asleep tonight On prescription lullabys In the darkness there's a doorway
a Cardboard mansion sleepin' Out there just beneath the freeway On a broken bottle carpet Snorin' now The Lord of the Universe Yeah A hippie called John
Missin' at school, bustin' the rules, hates everything in sight Needs some new shoes, dad's on the booze, she's never there Far away kid, all on his own
Nobody feels any pain Tonight as I stand inside the rain Everybody knows that baby's got new clothes But lately I've seen her ribbons and her bows Have
I can't play these games with you no more I get my fingers caught inside your door And now everything I say is just a joke Spend my money now you leave
I've been out here in this wasteland Throwing horseshoes at the stars Nickel, silver, and pearl inlay On an old guitar for my new life For the playwright
Ain't it beautiful Don't it make you feel complete It comes into your life Then sweeps you right off your feet Time stands still for two lovers And it
t have to wait (Don't have to wait) Losing this love could be your mistake Isn't it time? You don't have to wait (Don't have to wait) Losing this love
Love is a rose to me Growin' desperate and I'm desperately Reliving memories For love is a rose And when you look at me There's no one that I would rather
don't prove Love don't prove I'm right No, no, love don't prove Love don't prove Ooh, you used to celebrate Ooh, now you have to wait You're gonna wait
' at my watch Tappin' my fingers Wishin' time would fly Gonna look so sharp She and I will turn some heads as we walk by And just like vermeer I wait