Hired Gun

Morning light meet the day
Nervous eyes look both ways
And it just won't matter, spring or fall
There's bread to win and shots to call
And there ain't nobody out there
Just a wild uncertainty
It's in your stride but it ain't no fun
Sometimes I feel just like a hired gun
I feel just like a hired gun
Always on the run

And how it started, well you can't recall
Did someone push you, did someone stall
Whatever the reasons there was lots to learn
To get home safely and not get burned
And it's all so cold and empty
As you watch the setting sun
You've picked up every dirty trick
Just to keep yourself always on the run
And I feel just like a hired gun
Always on the run

I dream of comfort and friendship long
But I can't trust you or anyone
The scars still hurt me and I don't let them heal
Each one's a lesson, each one's a shield
And I may even love you dearly
And I loathe what I have to do
You see I've picked up every dirty trick
In my fear of you
'Cos you make me feel just like a hired gun
Always on the run

Holding Out

I see you laughing up at me, and I can't hide
What it is that you can see
I guess that's why
I'm holding out my love for you
And when you turn it around
In different ways
The answers turn around and fly away

I see you laughing up at me
And I can't hide
What it is that you can see
I guess that's why
I'm holding out my love for you

A lifelong history
Of trust in vain
I lead the fools' parade
Out in the rain

I see you laughing up at me
'Cos you don't seem to care
But oh how happy I can be
When you are there

That's why I'm holding out
My love for you

I Ain't The Fool

I may look like a stranger with nothing to say
Silent in the corner while you're talking away
Your theories are endless, your lips never sleep
No time for reflection, there's no tongue in your cheek

Oh no, I ain't fool here
Oh no, I ain't fool here

The muscles in your mouth must be stronger than steel
You can talk till forever but ain't got no feel
Your scull must be empty, your brain cells run dry
Calling everybody
Learning nothing till the day that you die

Oh no, I ain't fool here
Oh no, I ain't fool here

I Can Hear Your Heartbeat

In the silence of the side street
In the whisper of the night
From the darkness of the empty hours
To the early morning light
From the hustle down on main street
With all it's lights so bright
To the trucker on the highway
Pressing through the night

I can hear you heartbeat
I can hear you heartbeat
Girl, the sound of you is so sweet

I'm in a European disco
And it's thumping up the beat
There's a jukebox in a cafe
Where the younger ones can meet
We got freezing Coca-Cola
We got anything you want
I'm moving on that back beat
Girl, but it's you that sings the song

'Cos I can hear you heartbeat
I can hear you heartbeat
The sound of you is so sweet

And I'm sailing on your wind song
Oh, I can feel the summer breeze
You've got me walking on my tiptoes
You've got me standing on my knees
From the mills way down in Pittsburgh
To the clubs of gay Paris
No matter where I roam, girl,
You can always get to me

And I still hear your heartbeat
Yea I still hear your heartbeat
Girl, the sound of you is so sweet,
to me

And I still hear your heartbeat
Yea I still hear your heartbeat
Girl, the sound of you is so sweet,
to me

I Can't Dance To That

Now there's no storyline
Just a real good time
And I don't want to seem to be mistaken
But there's a tale to tell
On this road to hell
It's in between the lines the case I'm making

Oh, lord, look my way
Save me from these crazy things I see
I don't know what's going on round here these days
But I can't dance to that
Oh, I can't dance to that
So let me dance to this
'Cos I can't dance to that

If you'll excuse me please
You see I got to go
And take myself before I'm past redemption
A voice is calling out
As if I didn't know
This wretched road is paved with good intentions
All the way
Down this Judas track
I know it so well
And I ain't going back
I don't know what happened to the good time songs
But I can't dance to that
Oh, I can't dance to that
So let me dance to this
'Cos I can't dance to that

Tell me what you know
Take away these chains
What stood in front of me it looks so pretty
But I can't dance to a cold machine
Oh, lord, and every drummer you know just what I mean
Oh, I can't dance to that
So let me dance to this

I Don't Care Anymore

I don't care anymore
All the things I hear you say
Don't care anymore
You're always lying anyway
Got a sweet little girl
And it's such a sunny day
I heard it all before
Gonna hear it some more
But you must understand one thing
I don't care anymore

I got a sweet little girl
And it's such a sunny day
I heard it all before
Gonna hear it some more
I don't care
I don't care anymore

I Don't Know What It Is But I Love It

Could it be just that I'm crazy
Could it be the way I feel this time of year
When a certain situation seems to bring the best out of me
I don't care

When she's standing close beside me
Something turns inside me
Brings my senses to the point of no return

And I don't know what it is but I love
And I don't know what it is but I want it to stay
And I love it

And it seems to be around me
Even though no-one can see
They seem to care
When a certain situation seems to bring the best out of me
I don't care

When she's standing close beside me
Something turns inside me
Brings my senses to the point of no return

And I don't know what it is but I love
And I don't know what it is but I want it to stay
And I love it

I Just Wanna Be With You

I just wanna be with you
No matter what they say
Just wanna be with you
Every night and every day
Cold nights, dark days
I wanna be with you
I wanna be with you

I just wanna be with you
'Till the final curtain falls
Just wanna be with you
Then know nothing at all
Cold nights, dark days
I wanna be with you
Wanna be with you

I know there's a price to pay
For doing what we do
But I just wanna be with you
Just wanna be with you

Don't wanna hold you down
Whatever that you do
Shine on sweet angel
'Cos I just wanna be with you
I wanna be with you
Oh I wanna be with you

I Saw You Coming

I saw you coming
With that poison in your hand
Now you're acting kind of funny
Like you don't seem to understand

Stop complaining
You've been caught fair and square
I saw you coming
I was guarding you that day

I saw you coming
Golden rule, you disobeyed
You were too busy showing off
How you gave yourself away

Stop complaining
You've been caught fair and square
I saw you coming
I was guarding you that day
I saw you coming

I Thought I Was Going To Lose You

I thought that i was going to lose you
Just for a moment you looked like slipping away
And my only thought was to come with you
There was no other reason to stay
Now i'm sinking in a river of happy returns
Though i'm tired i can do nothing but sigh
For the greatest relief i'm so thankful
As i gaze at your coming-back smile

Lord, i thought i was going to lose you
Yes, i thought i was going to lose you