(Michael Bolton/Doug James)) For the first time in such a long time I've been feeling there's some reason To hold on through the night And for the
I've been kicked out, been told I'm a total disgrace I've been shoved I've been pushed I've been slapped in the face I've had drinks thrown my way And
Blacked out in a white room My last cigarette lost the cherry Reminds me of fallen idols Their hearts on their sleeves when they're buried And freedom
I?m a little bit crazy I?m a little bit reckless with this life Well, I don?t worry ?Cuz Heaven?s on my side When you?re walkin' on water The waves,
I am a nightmare walking, psychopath talking King of my jungle, just a gangster stalking Living life like a firecracker, quick is my fuse Then dead as
It took a long time to get to this place And now that I'm here no one can ever erase The joy that I feel way down deep beside The love that I have for
Yeah, 50 I gave her books to read, fed her mind with knowledge Gave her street smarts, shit, you can't get in college She's a reflection of me 'til you
Take take a look at the sky Sometimes your heaven seems so far away Take take a look under here Where deprivation turns into decay I've stood under this
Take, take a look at the sky Sometimes your heaven seems so far away Take, take a look under here Where deprivation turns into decay I've stood under
I've been places I can barely talk about Sunny days that died away in tears Tumbling like a leaf out on the sea of doubt I've seen nights that seem to
You walk in here with your guitar man Your shiny boots and your full on band A smile on your face, a knife in your hand Singing songs you gotta memorize
Up on the Blue Ridge Mountain, there I'll take my stand Up on the Blue Ridge Mountain, there I'll take my stand Rifle on my shoulder, 6 shooter in my
Annie laid her head down in the roses She had ribbons, ribbons, ribbons in her long brown hair I don't know, maybe it was the roses All I know I could
Katie's been gone since the spring time She wrote one time and sent her love Katie's been gone for such a long time now I wonder what kind of love she
I've been around the world, it's true Searchin' for someone, exactly like you I finally found a love that's true Oh, oh, oh You heard my story, you heard
Back through the years I go wonderin' once again Back to the seasons of my youth I recall a box of rags that someone gave us And how my momma put the
I was so excited when you asked if I could go But mom said I'd have to ask my daddy I met him at the front door, so afraid that he'd say no But he smiled
Red as the bloodshed, blue as the wounded, white as the crosses on our soldier's graves. Through the rain, through the sun, these colors never run. I