SONG LYRICS
IN THE AUTHOR'S OWN HAND -
John's original handwritten lyrics
to "America. You're Home To Me"
We Got
'em Running
We got 'em running out of this place,
We got 'em running trying to save face,
We got 'em running, running for their lives,
Nowhere left to go, there's nowhere left to hide.
They had it coming right from the start.
They had it coming, they ain't got no heart
And they're still running away from it all
Now we're out to get them, now they're gonna crawl.
Yeah we got 'em running,
Boy they had it coming.
We got 'em running out in the street,
We got 'em running 'cause they can't take the heat.
They started something, they came from the skies,
Now we're gonna hit them right between the eyes.
Now we let them be for far too long,
We're gonna kick their ass and right the wrong.
We're gonna chase them down to hell and back.
Make no mistake 'cause that's a fact!
We got 'em running into the hills,
We got 'em running, we're in for the kill
And they're still running, we cut 'em down to size.
Though we didn't start it, we'll avenge the broken hearted.
Ready To Roll
Do you remember that warm September,
Was it the calm before the storm?
And how one day changed our lives forever
It put our backs up against the wall
All of the heartache and devastation
Just came out of a clear blue sky
Like a warning or a revelation
But for the grace of God go you and I.
I'm ready to roll down the highway
I'm ready to run with the pack
I'm gonna do everything my way
And I ain't ever gonna look back
Little things that we take for granted
Only show how fragile they are,
Something today might not be here tomorrow
Look around and see how lucky you are.
Ready to roll, I'm ready to roll...
Counting the days until we'll be together,
I feel my star is starting to rise
Round the corner awaits something better
With the love in my heart and the sun in my eyes.
I want to be there for the lonely
I'm gonna help my fellow man
I want to give help for the hungry,
Gonna do the best that I can.
I'm ready to roll, yeah I'm ready to roll...
Needle In My Eye
Everybody loves somebody one time in their life.
Everyone still needs someone to show them what is right.
Is it not enough to know your love means such a lot to me?
I don't want to live without you, don't know what I'd do without you.
The rising moon that lit the sun,
It shone for you and me.
But all to soon I lost the one
Who was beautiful and free.
And in the end we all must stand
In silence and alone.
We don't have to shout about it,
Why don't we just laugh about it?
Every night I think of her, I just sit and cry
When I see another day go by.
Every time I see her face I just start to cry
Thorn in my side, needle in my eye.
I'm Not Waiting Any Longer
I'm not waiting any longer
To show the world you're mine
And the feeling's getting stronger
This love is yours and mine.
Every minute, every hour
If you could only see
Every day I feel the power
From you inside of me.
I'm not waiting any longer
Please hear the words I say
And the feeling's getting stronger
I need you night and day.
It's getting stronger and maybe in time
A little longer and you're gonna be mine.
I can't wait for the sun to shine
On my love for you.
Don't Blame Me
Don't blame me if everything went wrong,
Don't blame me if we didn't get along;
Use your head and not your heart
And baby, come on home
So don't blame me, you're not alone.
Don't blame me because you've lost your way,
Don't blame me, there's nothing left to say;
You might feel this way tonight
But don't give up the fight
So don't blame me, we did all right.
Life was degraded, so complicated
There ain't no more places left to run.
We should've made it, but we were x-rated
Cry me a river when you're gone.
So don't blame me, to me it's all the same,
Why can't you see you have yourself to blame?
You know I love you still
And I guess I always will,
So don't blame me if time stood still.
Don't blame me, didn't we come this far,
I do believe it's just the way we are,
If you feel you must decide
I'm always on your side,
So don't blame me, it's just you and I.
America, You're Home To Me
Born out of some crazy dream,
Revolution, liberty;
Living hard, dying free
Paying the price of freedom,
Always shining that ray of hope,
A beacon for the world;
You have been, and always will be,
America, you're home to me.
No you weren't born with a silver spoon,
But you built the ship that sailed the moon
Then brought it home not a day too soon
To give to your children's children,
Where fortune was their destiny
No matter where they come from,
Life may be hard but the spirit is free,
America, you're home to me.
No matter what the cause we always brave the stormy weather,
One nation under God will always keep us all together.
You'll never beat it 'cause this nation rises as one,
Look to the future, it's only just begun.
We're America, America...
We're coming home, oh yeah.
Freedom lives wherever you roam,
Human rights are etched in stone
And everyday heroes come marching home
Keeping the home fires burning.
Lighting the torch of liberty
From the mountains to the sea,
Wherever I go, anywhere I will be,
America, you're home to me.
America, you're home to me.
Rightime
Every time I see you, you keep on looking away
Every time I hear your voice, you ain't got nothing to say;
But you and I know better, there's something deep inside,
I can tell just what you want, just take a look in your eyes.
I'm just waiting for the right time baby, when I get you all alone
I'm just waiting for the right day honey, when I have you on my own.
Every time you're near my heart starts thumping, you make me feel so high
Any day could be the right time baby; you're like the sun in July.
I got what you want, you got what I need
Just say the words out loud, I'll follow if you lead.
Don't even try to fake it, just come along for the ride,
Together we can make it, together we can fly.
I'm just waiting for the right time baby, why don't you notice me
I'm just waiting for the right day honey, you've gotta set yourself free.
There'll come a time when we can be together, too bad we have to wait
Anytime could be the right time baby, come on before it's too late.
I can't give up on you baby, I can't give up on you just right now,
I won't give up on you baby, you've got to be here with me somehow.
Whenever you're in my sight
Everything seems so right
I can't give up on you baby, I wanna be with you all my life.
I'm just waiting for the right time baby, you make me feel so high
I'm relaxing on a long vacation, just like the fourth of July.
Gonna tell you one again now honey, you know that I love you
I'm not waiting for the sandman baby, this dream is coming true.
If You Stand By Me
If you stand by me you'll never stand alone
'Cause a lonely heart is like a heart of stone,
Don't let it fall apart, set your spirit free,
Get a brand new start if you stand by me.
You don't have to keep your distance; you can do just what you please
'Cause you have a strange resistance that just brings me to my knees.
I am so afraid that I can't see the forest for the trees
I will be there in your darkest nights, if you stand by me.
If you stand by me I'll be there for you
With a guiding hand in everything you do,
Be at your command never asking why,
When you stand by me we can touch the sky.
Won't you tell me your decision, do you have another plan,
You keep changing your position I just don't know where I am.
Are you looking for commitment, are you longing to be free,
You can get yourself a better life if you stand by me.
Oh, when we're making love, I get touched by the hand of God.
How can I ever make you see, you better believe it
When you stand by me.
If you stand by me take a look around
We can make it work with the love we've found.
We can turn this world into a better place
If you stand by me put on a happy face.
You don't have to keep your distance; you can do just what you please
'Cause you have this strange resistance that just brings me to my knees.
I am so afraid that I can't see the forest for the trees
Will you be here in the morning, are you gonna stay with me?
Oh, when we're making love, I get touched by the hand of God.
How can I ever make you see, you better believe it
When you stand by me.
Ball Of Flame
My baby wants to be anything I want her to be
We can fight all night but in the morning everything's right
And after all this time I just gotta let her know
She's always in my sight; I never wanna let her go.
Your love is like a ball of flame, and when I call your name
I can see it once again.
It glows just like a neon sign, continuous it shines
And tells me you're still mine.
I never want to be anything she doesn't want me to be,
I'm at her command; I start to melt in the palm of her hand.
Time after all this time I still gotta let her know
She's always in my heart; I have to let my feelings show.
Your love is like a ball of flame, and when I call your name
I feel its warmth again.
Your love is a like a starry night, the dark against the light
Where everything's all right.
Love is a stranger, looking for danger,
It'll break your heart in two.
Tossing and turning, I feel the burning,
I'm lucky I have you.
Your love is like a ball of flame that's burning in my brain,
And searing through my veins.
I couldn't live my life with anyone else but you
And if the sky should fall your love will see me through.
Your love is like a ball of flame, and when I call your name
I feel its warmth again.
Your love is like a raging fire, that's raising my desire
As the temperature gets higher.
Your love is like a ball of flame that's burning in my brain,
And searing through my veins.
I Danced With You
When we were young it seemed the sun would never set
But how we changed and now it's easy to forget
All the times we laughed and all the other times we cried.
Now we look back on days we keep right here inside.
I danced with you and you danced with me
Into the night where we would be
All of our lives just you and me
Yeah, I danced with you and you danced with me.
When we were young it seemed the world was at our feet,
We had it all and everything was so complete.
After all this time we've learned to sing a different song;
We can't bring it back and now those things have been and gone.
So I danced with you and you danced with me
Into the night where we would see
Things in our lives and just what would be;
Yeah, I danced with you and you danced with me.
When we were young, naive and wide eyed like a child,
Never standing still, some days forever running wild,
Where did they go, those times we thought would never end?
But I know, as I look back, you're still my lover and a friend.
Natural High
Always there, never alone,
When you're talking on the telephone.
I don't care, it's meant to be,
I can hear you but can you hear me?
You're my natural high, always have been;
If I could do it over then I'd do it again.
You're my natural high, never so true;
No need to say I love you 'cause you know I do.
You and I, sunshine and rain,
You see the smile but I see the pain.
Look at me, maybe it shows,
How we got here nobody knows.
You're my natural high, know what I mean;
You just roll me over and I'll do it again.
You're my natural high, never so cool;
No need to say I love you 'cause you know I do.
You know I need you, you know I care
I want to spend all my time with you;
And if you get lonely then I'll be there
Hold me and tell me how you want me
I'll be comin' through.
Don't know where to start or where to begin;
You're the reason for the state I'm in.
You're ahead, I'm so far behind;
Did we meet in another time?
Natural high, you're my natural high...
Together Apart
I've been waiting, celebrating
All the good times about to start;
Stormy weather, gone forever,
We're still together apart.
Still wishing, I'm missing
Things that I hold dear to my heart;
Need consoling, but I'm still rolling
We're still together apart.
Out walking, just talking
About a perfect work of art;
I'm debating, contemplating
We're still together apart.
This road goes on forever
And it ain't too hard to see
The way I feel and what you mean to me.
If we can't be here together
You're always on my mind
And there you'll stay until the end of time.
I'm hoping, still coping
With a life that's torn apart;
It isn't whether you're gone forever,
We're still together apart.
We're still together apart.
Tell Me Why
I think I love you, but then again
You know I only remember when.
People say I'm crazy, what do they know,
Going round in circles, my feelings show.
Don't know where I'm going, this can't be right,
You say you're coming on home, then you stay out overnight.
Tell me why I can't get a hold on you,
Tell me why you keep doing the things you do.
You make me angry, you make me mad,
You're gonna ruin everything we had.
Don't you know I'm lonely, I cry for you?
Don't do this to me, you don't have to.
I can't remember when you were mine,
Now I am so lost, I can't keep you in line.
I guess I love you, you know I love you,
There was a time when we were never alone.
Now every night you know I'm filled with fright
Because I don't want to live a life on my own.
I guess I love you, but just the same
You only bring me more tears and pain.
You drive me crazy with your running wild,
How can you do this, you act like a little child?
Tell me why, tell me why, look me in the eye, tell me why.
Feelin' Lonely
You left me feelin' lonely,
Like you didn't care,
You had me chasing rainbows,
You were never there.
But you left in a hurry,
What I knew was true, 'cause I loved you.
You had me chasing rainbows,
What am I to do?
You always put the blame on,
You could never see,
But I'm always getting rained on,
So let me be.
You pushed me one step too far,
And you know it's true,
So you had me chasing rainbows,
But I'm over you.
Don't know where to run, don't know where to hide,
I can't get to sleep at night.
Don't know where to walk, don't know where to ride,
Everything about you is eating me up inside.
You left me feelin' lonely,
Like you didn't care,
You had me chasing rainbows,
You were never there.
And now the party's over,
Guess I always knew that I loved you.
So you had me chasing rainbows,
But I'm over you.
I'm lonely..
P.T.R.
Do you know that it's God-given to sell anything on TV?
You're watching prime time religion,
Better send your money to me,
We're selling God on TV, selling God on TV.
All you people looking for salvation,
I'm the man who's gonna save your skin,
A super rich evangelist,
Let me show you what a mess you're in.
Put your trust in me as you watch TV,
Every minute adding to my wealth,
I pray every night 'cause I've seen the light,
I'm holier than God Himself.
If you ever go to church on Sundays
There's a better way to reach the Lord.
In this day and age a TV screen
Is mightier than the sword.
As you live in sin I live like a king,
And sound like a prophet of doom,
So tune in to me as I save your soul
While you're sitting in your living room.
So wont you join my congregation,
Where I take from the rich and the poor;
I'll save you from hell and damnation,
Then what will you need money for?
Keep sending in the large donations,
Even God needs a helping hand.
No, you can't take it with you through the pearly gates,
And I've got my retirement planned.
If you wanna be ready for the next world
There's a price we all have to pay.
If you don't invest in eternal life
You'll be sorry on the judgment day.
So don't you know that it's God-given to sell what we like on TV?
You're watching prime time religion,
Better send all your money to me.
Keep watching prime time religion,
Yeah, we're selling God on TV
Turn on to prime time religion,
Better send your money to me,
We're selling God on TV,
We're selling God on TV.
