We Weren`t Born to Follow

This one goes out to the man who minds for miracles
This one goes out to the ones in need
This one goes out to the sinner and the cynical
This ain’t about no apology
This road was paved by the hopeless and the hungry
This road was paved by the winds of change
Walking beside the guilty and the innocent
How will you raise your hand when they call your name?
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
We Weren’t born to follow
Come on and get up off your knees
When life is a bitter pill to swallow
You gotta hold on to what you believe
Believe that the sun will shine tomorrow
And that your saints and sinners bleed
We weren’t born to follow
You gotta stand up for what you believe
Let me hear you say Yeah
Yeah, Yeah, ooooohhh, Yeah
This one’s about anyone who does it differently
This one’s about the one who curses and spits
This ain’t about living in a fantasy
This ain’t about giving up or giving in
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
We Weren’t born to follow
Come on and get up off your knees
When life is a bitter pill to swallow
You gotta hold on to what you believe
Believe that the sun will shine tomorrow
And that your saints and sinners bleed
We weren’t born to follow
You gotta stand up for what you believe
Let me hear you say Yeah
Yeah, Yeah, ooooohhh, Yeah
Let me hear you say Yeah
Yeah, Yeah, ooooohhh, Yeah
Solo

When we Were Beautiful

The world is cracked, the sky is torn
I’m hanging in, you’re holding on
I can’t pretend that nothing’s changed
Living in the shadows of the love we made
Back… When we were beautiful
Before the world got small
Before we knew it all
Back… When we were innocent
I wonder where it went
Let’s go back and find it
Sha la la Sha la la hey Sha la la
Sha la la Sha la la hey Sha la la
Some dreams live, some will die
But the you and me is still alive
Now am I blessed? Or am I cursed?
‘Cause the way we are ain’t the way we were
Back… When we were beautiful
Before the world got small
Before we knew it all
Back… When we were innocent
I wonder where it went
Let’s go back and find it
(Solo)
The world is cracked, the sky is torn
So much less meant so much more
Back… When we were beautiful
Before the world got small
Before we knew it all
Back… When we were innocent
I wonder where it went
Let’s go back and find it
Back… When we were beautiful
Back… When we were beautiful
Back… When we were beautiful
Back… When we were beautiful
Sha la la Sha la la hey Sha la la
Sha la la Sha la la hey Sha la la

Work for the Working Man

I’m here trying to make a living
And I ain’t living just to die
Never getting back what I’m giving
Could someone somewhere help me justify
Why these strong hands are on the unemployment line
And there’s nothing left for what’s on my mind
Who’s gonna work for the working man
(work) For the working man
(work) Get your hands in the dirt
(work) Who’s gonna work off the curse
(work) Brother I’ve been damned
(work) If I dont raise a hand
(work) Who’s gonna work, work
Work for the working man
(work) Working man
Empty pockets full of worry
I had to get two jobs and it was hard enough just getting by
But with the grace of God I’ll get us through
I only know what I know how to do
But I’m the only one who’s gotta look my family in the eye
Day after day and night after night
Who’s gonna work for the working man
(work) For the working man
(work) Get your hands in the dirt
(work) Who’s gonna work off the curse
(work) Brother I’ve been damned
(work) If I dont raise a hand
(work) Who’s gonna work, work
Work for the working man
(work) Working man
(work) Working man
(work) Working man
I lost my pension
They took my ID
These were my friends, these were my dreams
These were my hopes, these ARE my streets
Can you hear me?
Who’s gonna work for the working man
(work) For the working man
(work) Get your hands in the dirt
(work) Who’s gonna work off the curse
(work) Brother I’ve been damned
(work) If I dont raise a hand
(work) Who’s gonna work, work
Work for the working man
(work) Working man
(work) Working man
(work) Working man
These were my friends, these were my dreams
These were my hopes, these ARE my streets

Superman Tonight

There’s something about you
I wanna rescue
I don’t even know you
So what does that mean
Maybe I’m cynical
Painfully logical
You’re tragic and beautiful
And that’s good enough for me
You’re looking for a hero
But it’s just my old tattoo
Tonight I swear I’d sell my soul
To be a hero for you
Who’s gonna save you when the stars fall from your sky
Who’s gonna pull you in when the tide gets too high
Who’s gonna hold you when you turn out the lights
I won’t lie
I wish that I
Could be your superman tonight
If somebody sent you
An angel to save you
What would you tell him
To turn himawayThat your heart don’t break?
That your lips don’t kiss?
That life is just a lie?
That heaven don’t exist?
Who’s gonna save you when the stars fall from your sky
Who’s gonna pull you in when the tide gets too high
Who’s gonna hold you when you turn out the lights
I won’t lie
I wish that I
Could be your superman tonight
Who’s gonna fix you
The next time you break down
Stranded alone by the side of the road
With your baggage that’s dragging you down
Don’t look back, let it go
Ooh-ooh [x2]
Who’s gonna save you when the stars fall from your sky
Who’s gonna pull you in when the tide gets too high
who’s gonna hold you when you turn out the lights
I won’t lie
I wish that I
Was that superman
Who’s gonna save you when the stars fall from your sky
Who’s gonna pull you in when the tide gets too high
who’s gonna hold you when you turn out the lights
I won’t lie
I wish that I
Could be your superman tonight
Woo-hoo …

Bullet

Dateline early Sunday morning
Shots ring out without a warning
No one seems to even blink in this town
Two dead and a baby missing
Silent screaming in the distance
Mother pleading bring my baby home now
For the pink slip of an SUV
The night cut down in tragedy
As defense another generation breakdown
Yeah, yeah
What is the distance
Between a bullet and a gun
God are you listenin’
Or have you just given up
Corporate countries go to war
Behind the lies they are fighting for
Black gold from an old king’s soul
How can someone take a life
In the name of God and say it’s right
How does money lead to greed
When there’s still hungry mouths to feed
Yeah, yeah
What is the distance
Between a bullet and a gun
God are you listenin’
Or have you just given up
We need forgiveness
We all need a lot of love
We need some hope
We need it now
Or real faith
Can help me out
I love to pray
D’you see me now
Guitar Solo
Yeah, yeah
What is the distance
Between a bullet and a gun
God are you listenin’
Or have you just given up
What is the distance
Between a bullet and a gun
We need forgiveness
We all need a lot of love
A lot of love
Yeah, yeah

Thorn in my Side

Thorn in my side, you’re always there
Just to remind me that I still care
Thorn in my side, you won’t let me go
Right there beside me to let me know
I’ve been pushed around, been knocked down
Lost a round of three
Life took a couple of things I loved when I was too blind to see
But I survived, I gave up on love but I’m still getting by
Yeah, I’m gonna be alright
You can test my faith but you can’t take my pride
Thorn in my side
Thorn in my side
Whoooo
Thorn in my side, you just won’t quit
Once in a while when I crack a smile
You rub my face in itch
Thorn in my side, you won’t let me run
God bless the fight that I’ve lost and won
But I survive, I gave up on love but I’m still getting by
Yeah, I’m gonna be alright
You can test my faith but you can’t take my pride
Thorn in my side [x6]
[solo]
I’ve been pushed around, been knocked down
Lost a round of three
Life took a couple of things I loved when I was too blind to see
But I survive, I gave up on love but I’m still getting by
Yeah, I’m gonna be alright
You can test my faith but you can’t take my pride
Thorn in my side [x6]
[woohoo's]

Live Before you Die

I was a little boy of nine years old
The whole world in my hands
Trying to toss that ball across the yard
A game of catch with my old man
He would always say “I’m sorry”
Every time he had to leave
And I was much too young to understand
When he would say to me
When you’re young, you always think
The sun is gonna shine
There’ll come a day you’ll have to say
Hello to Goodbye
Sit down son, come take my hand
Look me in the eye
Take these words, promise me
You live before you die
Now I was barely seventeen
Summer of ‘79
Already I was feeling like
I was running out of time
I had this girl, we fell in love
Should I say that she had me
That fateful night we’d change our lives
And made a memory
When you’re young, you always think
The sun is gonna shine
There’ll come a day you’ll have to say
Hello to Goodbye
She laid me down, she took my hand
Looked me in the eye
And just before she kissed me she said
We gotta live before we die
Live before you die
You learn to love to live
You fight and you forgive
You learn what’s wrong from right
Live before you die
I made mistakes, I’ve caught some breaks
But I’ve got no regrets
There’s some things I don’t remember
But one thing I don’t forget
When you’re young, you always think
The sun is gonna shine
One day you’re gonna have to say
Hello to Goodbye
Shout it out, let someone somewhere
Know you’re alive
Take these words
Wear them down
Live before you die
Live before you die
Hey
Live before you die
You learn to love, to live
You fight and you forgive
You face the darkest night
Just live before you die

Brokenpromiseland

Angels falling from the sky
Imagine that, imagine that
Nobody’s getting outta here alive
No turning back, no turning back
Who’s gonna bail out all our shattered dreams
And scrape some truth off of these city streets
No time for praying, get up off your knees
There’s hope I know
Out on that lonely road
‘cause home is where you are and where I am
Breathe in, breathe out
There’s only now
And all I got, I hold it in my hands
We’re breaking out of Brokenpromiseland
Let’s close our eyes and just disappear
Slip through the cracks, no looking back
We’d get a million miles away from here
And let the past just fade to black
So what, you learn to live with your regrets
No need to fear what hasn’t happened yet
Well I’ll forget you but you can’t forget
There’s hope, I know
Out on that lonely road
‘cause home is where you are and where I am
Breathe in, breathe out
There’s only now
And all I got, I hold it in my hands
We’re breaking out of Brokenpromiseland
So rise, my falling angel
Come on now
Come on now
Shine
Don’t let ‘em break you
Come on now
Come on now
Come on now
Come on now
Come on now
Come on now
Come on now
Come on
There’s hope, I know
Out on that lonely road
’cause home is where you are and where I am
Breathe in, breathe out
There’s only now
And all I got, I hold it in my hands
We’re breaking out of Brokenpromiseland
Breaking out of Brokenpromiseland
Breaking out of Brokenpromiseland

Love's the Only Rule

I don’t give a damn how it’s supposed to be
Light my world for you, it don’t work for me
You write your truth and I write mine
One man’s ceiling’s another man’s sky high!
Flying like an aeroplane
Cry like a lonely whistle of a long black train
Dance in the pouring rain
Spit in the eye of a hurricane
Who said life’s got to be so cruel
Love’s the only rule
It’s written in the scars where I fit in
It’s gonna hurt sometimes, you’ve got to lose to win
You got your sins and I’ve got mine
Sell your secrets, kiss them all goodbye
Flying like an aeroplane
Alive like a lonely note from John Coltrane
Run, like it’s a getaway
Say those things that you shouldn’t say
Think about it, wouldn’t that be cool
If love’s the only rule
[solo]
Might be a wrecking ball
Or just a wake up call
Tonight I let the pieces fall
[Woohoo's x3]
I’m gonna fly like an aeroplane
Cry like the whistle of a long black train
Dance in the pouring train
Alive like a lonely note from John Coltrane
Run, like it’s a getaway
Say those things that you shouldn’t say
When love
Love’s the only rule
If love
Love’s the only rule
Our love
Love’s the only rule
Oh love
Is the only rule
Love’s the only rule
[Woohoo's x3]

Fast Cars

How can I defend, let’s live for now and not then
We’re chasing taillights, let ‘em fade into the distance
Let’s say the engine stalled and start again
Turn around, let’s turn around
It’s a dark road we’d been heading down
Trust me tonight, I swear I know where we are
We’re gonna run all the lights
We’re gonna blow right through the radar
Fast cars, we are fast cars
How can I pretend the signs don’t say “dead end”
So many hearts just wind up in a junkyard
And memories are nothing but spare parts
Turn around, just turn around, we’ll leave the past behind us now
Come on, we ain’t gonna crash, it’s time we … rolling down
We’ll pull ahead of the pack slipping through the cracks
‘cause we are
Fast cars on a long ride
Take your foot off the brake
Let’s just put it in drive
We are fast cars on the inside
There’s no turning back on the highway of life
Fast cars, we are fast cars
Shala, shala
Flying through the stop signs
Shala, shala
Running over bend times
Shala, shala
Cuttin’ down the daylight
Cuttin’ deep like white lines
Holding on for our lives
We are fast cars
We are fast cars on a long ride
Take your foot off the brake
Let’s just put it in drive
We are fast cars on the inside
There’s no turning back on this highway tonight
Shala, shala
Shala, shala
We are fast cars
Shala, shala
We are fast cars
We are fast cars

Happy Now

What would you say to me if I told you I had a dream
If I told you everything would you tell me to go back to sleep
Take a look in these tired eyes, they’re coming back to life
I know I can change, got hope in my veins
I’m telling you I ain’t going back to the pain
Can I be happy now? Can I let my breath out?
Let me believe I’m building a dream
Don’t try to drag me down
I just wanna scream out loud can I be happy now?
Went down on my knees, I learned how to bleed
I’m turning my world around
Can I be happy now? Can I break free somehow?
I just wanna live again, love again
Take my pride off off of the ground
I’m ready to pick a fight
Crawl out of the dark to shine a light
I ain’t throwing stones, got sins of my own
Ain’t everybody just trying to find their way home
Can I be happy now? Can I let my breath out?
Let me believe I’m building a dream
Don’t try to drag me down
I just wanna scream out loud can I be happy now?
Went down on my knees, I learned how to bleed
I’m turning my world around
You’re born and you die, and it’s gone in a minute
I ain’t looking back, ’cause I don’t wanna miss it
You better live now
Cause no one’s gonna get out alive – alive
Can I be happy now? Can I let my breath out?
Let me believe I’m building a dream
Don’t try to drag me down
I just wanna scream out loud can I be happy now?
Went down on my knees, I learned how to bleed
I’m turning my world around
Can I be happy now? – [oohoohooh]
I’m turning my world around
Can I be happy now?

Learn to Love

I have run from the truth since the days of my misspend youth
I was hungry for kindness, I was lost in life’s blindness
When you’re born without wings all you dream of, all you want
Is that feeling of flying of rising and climbing
Halle, halle, we’re one breath away, halle, halle, from our judgement day
Leave it all on the table if you lose all you win
You’ve got to learn to love the world you’re living in
[woohoo]
Always thought I’d die young, in these hands I’ve held a gun
But it’s too late for dying, now there’s nothing worth hiding
I’ve lost love, lived with shame, I was humbled by my fall from grace
On the steps of decision it’s revenge or forgiveness
Halle, halle, we’re one breath away, halle, halle, from our judgement day
Leave it all on the table if you lose all you win
You’ve got to learn to love the world you’re living in
Halle, halle [x2]
Halle, halle, we’re one breath away, halle, halle, from our judgement day
Leave it all on the table if you lose all you win
You’ve got to learn to love the world you’re living in
Halle, halle, and that’s how it is
You’ve got to learn to love the world you’re living in
Halle, halle [x2]