The saddest smile in history How she looked at me The way our lives are passing us by Lie after lie
Chorus: Tonight your luck ran out You may scream real loud You won′t get away I′m gonna make you pay Until I am done with you There′s nothing you can do Nowhere you can hide This city′s on my side
A classic case of too little too late At a quarter to eight No second thoughts ′cause this Saturday night Calls for a fight
Every place where I′ll find you (Cause I will find you) Looks the same in the dark
sometimes everything seems awkward and large imagine a Wednesday evening in march future and past at the same time I make use of the night start drinking a lot although not ideal for now it′s all that I′ve got it′s nice to know your name
You don′t knowyou don′t know you don′t know anything about me
an ocean a lake I need a place to drown let′s freeze the moment cause we′re going down tomorrow you′ll be gone gone gone you′re laughing too hard this all seems surreal I feel peculiar now what do you feel do you think there′s a chance that we can fall
you don′t know you don′t know you don′t know anything about me what do I know I know your name you don′t know you don′t know you don′t know anything about me anymore
I gave up dreaming for a while I gave up dreaming for a while
I′ve noticed these are mysterious days I look at it and like a jigsaw puzzle and gaze with wide open mouth and burning eyes if only I could start to care my dreams and my Wednesdays ain′t going nowhere baby baby baby you don′t know
you don′t know you don′t know you don′t know anything about me what do I know I know your name you don′t know you don′t know you don′t know anything about me
baby baby baby you don′t know you don′t know you don′t know you don′t know anything about me anymore
I grew up in the 90′s at least that′s what I tried looking for ways to be satisfied I went to San Diego to try out my luck came back 12 months later and again I was stuck
I felt like a goldfish stuck in a bowl I was waiting for something that I could control
after 2000 no longer a kid the world didn′t end but something else did when my father takes off I′m already 19 he wasn′t as happy as I thought he seemed
if this is my screenplay I don′t like my role these are the things that you just can′t control
although I feel a lot older I′m just 23 if you′re looking for answers don′t come to me instead of a future I′ve got a guitar but dreaming out loud won′t get me far
still I feel I′m ready for rock′n roll cus′ there might be something that I can control by the time I hit 30 I′ll have enough of being a twentysomething in love my friends will all be married or they will be gone I will still be wondering what′s going on
if that′s what it takes then I′ll sell my soul as long as there′s something that I can control
one day I′ll wake up and I′ll be 38 doing the things I used to hate the trick to forget the bigger picture is when you look at everything in close-up as often as you can our revolution is covered in mold cus′ there′s only so much you can control
this is no anthem because anthems are proud and pride isn′t something that this is about I shouldn′t care shouldn′t care but I do and that′s sometimes too hard to bear still walking the same road with my shoes full of holes just waiting for something that we can control
if I ever reach 50 or 65 too early to tell if I′ll still be alive we were born in the 80′s and now we are here my generation′s dream will disappear
I′m at a graveyard passing the rows a silent surrender we′ll never get close this is my story you swallowed it whole about us feeling the need to be in control
Stephanie always makes a lot of plans She has decided, she has decided She is gonna leave As soon as high school ends In a house where no one ever cares In her room in the attic, room in the attic She wakes up to the sound of footsteps On the stairs
If it′s true what they, what they say Stephanie has gone away If they′re right, if they′re right Stephanie took off last night
Stephanie lives with a mother and son Who can no longer hide it, no longer hide Their hate for her Because she is daddy′s favorite one On an August night in 2OO4 At the end of the summer, end of the summer When they enter her room A baseball bat falls on the floor
If it′s true what they, what they say Stephanie has gone away If they′re right, if they′re right Stephanie took off last night
Do you know that Billy Joel song It says only the good die young If they′re right, if they′re right Stephanie was killed last night
Stephanie always made a lot of plans She had decided, she had decided She was gonna leave As soon as high school ended On that terrifying August night
Down by the river, down by the river Is where Stephanie was left after she died
If it′s true what they, what they say Stephanie has gone away If they′re right, if they′re right Stephanie was killed last night If they′re right Stephanie was killed last night
She never really wanted much She never really had a chance
I made the call just too late At the end of May I just thought I could wait For one more day In the time that passed You went down so fast You went down so fast
Out of my reach, out of my hands I didn′t understand I would have changed all my plans
An empty house, a setting sun At four a.m. Some battles fought are battles won But this ain′t one of them One more shadow cast You went down so fast You went down so fast
Out of my reach, out of my hands I didn′t understand I would have changed all my plans I would have changed Out of my reach, out of my hands
Now the leaves are turning brown I watch ′em blow Where the earth pulls them down I let you go As your breath unwinds Through the restless pines
Out of my reach, out of my hands I didn′t understand I would have changed all my plans I would have changed Out of my reach, out of my hands I didn′t understand I would have changed all my plans I would have changed
Life always dumps something in your lap You′re constantly busy redrawing your map You leave behind a fading trail Of images and words that you hope will prevail
Life always dumps something in your way You try to make the best of it everyday You could give up and give in but you prefer To keep hoping some kind of change might occur Just hoping some kind of change might occur
Misery sure loves company And nobody′s ever who they seem to be The daily horror of people at their worst And most selfish, one day, your bubble will burst
So much time should not have passed At least not that way and not so fast It wasn′t always easy, it wasn′t always fun But it was always worth it, regrets I have none It was always worth it, regrets I have none
Life always dumps something so you should try. To acknowledge the fact you′re surrounded by These relics of a life that no longer exists Your name still appears on the waiting lists
Life always dumps something that makes things worse There are no rules in this self-help universe It′s never what you were expecting to find There′s darkness ahead and there′s darkness behind There′s darkness ahead and there′s darkness behind
There′s darkness ahead and there′s darkness… behind…
you came over like a midnight appetite nobody believes me now
i ran across and saw thousand people on my way, on my way, on my way out
one of it, two of it one of it, we′ll make the most of it you′ll love it one of it, two of it one of it, we′ll make the most of it you′ll love it
you left me out there in the early morning rain why would you believe me now I′m only trying to protect my point of view I want you to let me in
one of it, two of it one of it, we′ll make the most of it you′ll love it one of it, two of it one of it, we′ll make the most of it you′ll love it and you try
to give me something to give me something but i′ll do something but i′ll do something let′s try
one of it, two of it one of it, we′ll make the most of it you′ll love it one of it, two of it one of it, we′ll make the most of it you′ll love it
Coming of age ain’t about what you do It’s giving in to what’s predefined When you trade all your dreams for compromise It is never what you have in mind
One shot of happy, two shots of sad That’s how our lives are aligned The path that you chose has got highs has got lows But it’s never what you have in mind
I must say that I still wonder why it disappears Must say that I still wonder why The years keep tumbling by
Coming of age ain’t about who you meet It’s about the people who leave you behind Your brothers, your parents, your lovers, your friends It is never what you have in mind
One shot of happy, two shots of sad We know we might run out of time But when it comes to living, dying is the easy part Not exactly what you had in mind
I really doubt that I’ll find out why it disappears I really doubt that I’ll find out What these years are all about
You might ask if these thoughts that I just summed up Are of any importance to you Maybe not but when things don’t turn out like you planned It helps to know that they never do
Besides, if each shot of happy Comes with only two shots of sad Then coming of age is not so bad Then coming of age is not so bad Then coming of age is not so bad
I′m Peter van der Hold I′m 68 years old I doubt some questions have increased In 42 years of being a priest I′m at the end of my life I′m not sure if I′m gonna survive I often don′t know what to say When I talk to Him, when I pray In reply I receive Only silence, no relieve I′ve waited in vain for a little advice from that great voice in the therial skies
Once I was revolutionary A devoted mercenary A gifted student in God′s hands Now I′m old and sick of his demands I tried to be honest and good Did my job the best I could But I always stayed that average man Right in the spot where I′ll be began During the grieve with which I′ve dealt Spent three decades since I′ve felt The certainty I so have adored ′bout the existence of the Lord
I′ve seen enough, that′s why I know God left this place, long long time ago
I′ll give him to my perish Things I don′t have myself but cherish And namely love and charity Mostly purpose that′s what sets you free So I′m where the metaphore I′m not comforting anymore I think I′m almost done with my search Got old so fast even in my church But feels as if I′m kept out Some sort of secret about The meaning of life sometimes Can′t fail to notice these are mediocre types
I′ve seen enough, that′s why I know God left this place, long long time ago I′ve seen enough, that′s why I know God left this place, long long time ago
And time has made me good at one thing And horrible at everything else The blessings of a world divine Were always elsewhere and never mine Oh, I would like to hold someone Briefly maybe have some fun My body′s hardly designed So I′m not really the hugging kind Not once has there been Someone with a softer skin Who reached out for me in the middle of the night ′Cause my own lumpy mattress would′ve turn on the light I think I′ve been miscast And the time of saints is passed My faith is reclassed but not least After 42 years of being a priest The church is like a woman Thing out of reach like a vision She glimmers in the distance which I could never quite get Now I′ve left you with my regret
I′ve seen enough, that′s why I know God left this place, long long time ago I′ve seen enough, that′s why I know God left this place, long long time ago
I′ve seen enough, that′s why I know God left this place, long long time ago I′ve seen enough, that′s why I know God left this place, long long time ago
It′s my portion, it′s my call... It′s my portion, it′s my call...
Hey man, I′m tired of working all day I′m turning into a daysleeping walking cliche Hey man, let′s wait until daylight fades And we′ll join the dreamers and renegades
Hey, have you heard the radio news They say that soon all hell will break loose Me, I am trying to do my part But really changing the world seems so hard
Hey man, I′m tired of working all day I′m turning into a daysleeping walking cliche Hey man, let′s wait until daylight fades And we′ll join the dreamers and renegades
Girl, let′s just empty this bottle of booze And swirl all night in our dancing shoes
Hey man, I′m tired of working all day I′m turning into a daysleeping walking cliche Hey man, let′s wait until daylight fades We′ll join the dreamers and renegades
Hey hey hey, just you and me girl, what do you say Hey hey hey, just you and me girl, what do you say
Hey man, I′m tired of working all day
Hey man, I′m tired of working all day I′m turning into a daysleeping walking cliche Hey man, let′s wait until daylight fades And we′ll join the dreamers and renegades
Mama lies on the couch in her old wedding gown She turned pale long before the carnival had left town She stares at the front porch on the outlook for dad "Don′t worry, I′ll be back in a week" is the last thing he said We all knew he gambled in the city and lost Money we didn′t have must′ve be the line that he crossed It′s been over a year instead of a week Here in our house, our house by the creek
Me and my family live in the Netherlands In the house that he build with his bare hands My younger brother Jimmy is playing outside With his cap gun he tries to shoot planes from the sky In his chair by the window sits uncle Fred Since he′s back from the war there ain′t a word he has said And Freckles my sister as she passed away sir Sometimes in my dreams I catch up with dad and with her What we end up with is not what we seek Here in our house, our house by the creek
My name is Louis, it′s Louis, all right I play dad′s old accordion all day and all night I just turned eleven, so I′m still a kid But when I grow up I wanna find out what daddy did Mister believe me, I was thought not to cry And that family should stay together ′till the day that you die Yeah mister believe me, I was thought boys don′t cry And that the town where you′re born is the town where youll die That the town where you′re born is where youll probably die
What did God wanna show when He created man weak We don′t understand in our house by the creek
can I be excused from what I was doing but what was I doing I need to buckle up we make noise so pretty that closing time is only a matter of time
as far as I′m concerned we lost by a landslide and I think that just might keep pissing me off I didn′t see it coming I never see it coming not even this time
isn′t a wake-up call supposed to tell you something call me again sometime because now I just learned nothing you need to explain to me over coffee why you said this could be the worst day of the year
as far as I′m concerned I won′t get into the fact we turned into a couple of ghosts yearning to burn and yearning to rise and yet locked in time and space
isn′t a wake-up call supposed to tell you something call me again sometime because now I just learned nothing you need to explain to me over coffee why you said this could be the worst day of the year
you need to explain to me over coffee why you said this could be the worst day of the year
as far as I′m concerned I won′t get into the fact we turned into a couple of ghosts a couple of ghosts a couple of ghosts
If I had a way to get out of this day If I had a way I′d get out today Man, I would run away, man, I would run Cause these walls block out the sun Yeah they block out the sun
Today I′ve got nothing to lose I could go wherever I wanted to Leave, jump onto the world
If I had a way to get out of this deal If I had a way I′d break the deal I′m gonna grab the wheel, and man, I will drive 5000 miles just to survive, 5000 miles
Today I′ve got nothing to lose I could go wherever I wanted to Leave, jump onto the world As it′s spinning ′round going down Taking me along for the ride For the ride
If I had a way I′d get out today Man, I would run away
came over with a midnight appetite You said "If you wash up I′ll feed you tonight" People like you need to loosen up Give them a chance before they fuck up
The middle class is in control Of this country′s tired soul Mia thinks she′s seen the light She says: "No one′s gonna lose this fight"
For now we′ll keep going until we prevail On this shining path, on the long lost trail People like me stick around, it appears On the labor market, in this dale of tears
Shooting stars keep passing by Only Elvis will never die Mia never suffered and She asks: "Did you give up dreaming?"
The middle class is in control Of this country′s tired soul Mia never suffered and She says: "No one′s gonna lose this fight"
And shooting stars keep passing by Only Elvis will never die Mia never suffered and She asks: "Did you give up dreaming?"
I′m gonna move to Canada Yeah I′ve made up my mind Leave everything behind I′ll catch a plane, fly away from this rain
I′m gonna move to Canada I′m gonna meet Neil Young I just know we′ll get along Show up at his house Convince him and his spouse I′ll pick up my guitar and play A couple of my songs A couple of my songs A couple of my songs That I′ll sing at the top of my lungs
I′m gonna move to Canada Yeah I′ve made up my mind Leave everything behind I′ll catch a plane, fly away from this rain
Mister Young will be impressed And offer me a record deal And tell me to call him Neil We′ll have a ball until Canada′s too small Then I′ll pack up my guitar and I Will move to the US I′ll move to the US I′ll move to the US To be a sensational succes
I′m gonna move to Canada Yeah I′ve made up my mind Leave everything behind I′ll catch a plane, fly away from this rain
After Canada the USA is a piece of cake All the sales records I′ll break "The Best Thing Since The Beatles" Is what magazines will write With my guitar and band I will conquer every town I′ll conquer every town I′ll conquer every town Me, the singing rock′n roll clown
I still wanna move to Canada But for now I′ll just stay here I think it′s best for my career When I get home from the office Where I′ve worked all my life I pick up my guitar and play A couple of my old songs A couple of my old songs A couple of my old songs And I think: "Damn" "Neil Young would have loved these songs, He would have loved these songs"
She work it girl, she work the pole She break it down, she take it low She fine as hell, she about the dough She doing her thing out on the floor Her money money, she makin′ Look at the way she shakin′ Make you want to touch it, make you want to taste it Have you lustin′ for her, go crazy face it She′s so much more than you′re used to She know′s just how to move to seduce you She gone do the right thing and touch the right spot Dance in you′re lap till you′re ready to pop
She always ready, when you want it she want it Like a nympho, the info I show you where to meet her On the late night, till daylight the club jumpin′ If you want a good time, she gone give you what you want
Baby it′s a new age, You like my new craze Let′s get together Maybe we can start a new phase The smokes got the club all hazy, Spotlights don′t do you justice baby Why don′t you come over here, you got me saying
Aayooh I′m tired of using technology, Why don′t you sit down on top of me
Aayooh I′m tired of using technology I need you right in front of me
In her fantasy, there′s plain to see Just how it be, on me, backstrokin′,Sweat soaking All into my set sheets When she ready to ride, I′m ready to roll I′ll be in this bitch till the club close What should I do, one thing on all fours Now that that shit should be against the law Different style, different move, Damn I like the way you move Girl you got me thinking about, All the things I do to you Let′s get it poppin′ shorty We can switch positions From the couch to the counters in my kitchen
Baby it′s a new age, You like my new craze Let′s get together Maybe we can start a new phase The smokes got the club all hazy, Spotlights don′t do you justice baby Why don′t you come over here, you got me saying
Aayooh I′m tired of using technology, Why don′t you sit down on top of me
Aayooh I′m tired of using technology I need you right in front of me
She wants it, she wants it She wants it, I got to give it to her She wants it, she wants it She wants it, I got to give it to her
Baby it′s a new age, You like my new craze Let′s get together Maybe we can start a new phase The smokes got the club all hazy, Spotlights don′t do you justice baby Why don′t you come over here, you got me saying
Aayooh I′m tired of using technology, Why don′t you sit down on top of me
Aayooh I′m tired of using technology I need you right in front of me