Thunder Album

Holed up on the tenth floor, listening to the radio
I heard it as the news broke, saw it on a tv-show
(You ought to be delighted)
(You should be excided) Yeah

('Cos you wanna know)what's the word up on the inside?
(You wanna know)was it just another suicide?
(You wanna know)you're always looking for that one dime head line
'Cos it's the only way you know

To hell with any consequence, you're standing out there now
Shoot your bullet from the hip, just watch it all come down
(But you're so short sighted)
(And they're all invited)hey

('Cos you wanna know)who's been living in the fastlane?
(You wanna know)underneath it you're all the same!
(You wanna know)hurting people, it's your full time campaign!

('Cos you wanna know) - every morning it's the same thing
(You wanna know)you get a kick from the silver aim
(You wanna know)if you think we're gonna drown in our sin
Then it's the only way you know

(You ought to be delighted) mmm
(You should be excided)Yeah
(But you're so short sighted)
(And they're all invited)hey
Mmm

('Cos you wanna know)what's the word up on the inside?
(You wanna know)was it just another suicide?
(You wanna know)you're always looking for that one damn head line
'Cos it's the only way you'll know

('Cos you wanna know)who's been living in the fastlane?
(You wanna know)underneath it you're all the same!
(You wanna know)hurting people, it's your full time campaign!
'Cause it's the only way you know

I couldn't sleep last night, listening to the sound in my head
I couldn't fight it, so I thought I'd walk the street instead,
Then it started to rain, and all the guilt and the pain
just for a moment, I felt it washing away
Today was just the same, wondering when the feeling would pass,
I rearranged the room, but it didn't help me shake off the past, oh no

I can still see your face, frozen in time and in space
And I don't know, if I can take any more

'Cos all I ever wanted was you
But in a moment of weakness, I broke it in two
All i ever wanted was you
Just say you love me

I can still see your face, frozen in time and in space (Mmm)
And I don't know (I don't know), if I can take any, any more

'Cos all I ever wanted was you
But in a moment of weakness, I broke it in two
All i ever wanted was you
Just say you love me
All I ever wanted was you
I was jealous and stupid, but what can I do?
'Cos all I ever wanted was you
to say you love me
Just say you love me
Just say you love me

Walk on plastic, kiss my ass, then tell me that it's raining
Don't misplace your other face, the weather could be changing
(Seen on all the bets until the odd's shorter)
(God you threw it on the baby with the bath water now, yeah now)

Man I'm gag, i'ts such a crack, when no one ever listen
Shout it out above the crowd, and dazzle 'em with your vissions
(Hoe it out of the way when the shit starts falling)
So, how does it feel with the fingers pointing now?) yeah now

You did everything you had to do
Just tried to lit the one you needed to
You really did well, didn't you?
But you're giving the game away

Threw a lot of stuff at the wall
It didn't sick there after all
Running out of people you can call
'Cause you're giving the game away

Children freeze celebraties, they love your sense of humor
You can't see that you're about, as welcome as a tumor
(You came a long way, just riding your ego)
(But every one's seeing the things that we know now) yeah now

Work your magic on another fool
I can't believe they believe in you
'Cause in the end you won't see it thru
You're giving the game again


Promise everything beneath the sun
Your only gig is what you're working on
How much longer can you carry on
giving the game away?

(You came a long way, just riding your ego)
(But every one's seeing the things that we know now) yeah now

You did everything you had to do
Just tried to lit the one you needed to
You really did well, didn't you?
But you're giving the game away

Threw a lot of stuff at the wall
It didn't stick there after all
Running out of people you can call
You're giving the game away

Yes, you're giving the game away
Yeah, you're giving the game away
Giving the game away

*****Still not sure on some of these, please edit as you see fit******

Judging by the distance, that's written in your eyes
This is that defining moment, that people realise
It's not communication, it's not that we don't try
We don't want the same thing, the facts are hard to fight

But if this is how it's going to end
And if the rules you want to life by won't bend
Then when you finally find the life you expect
you'll still need a friend

Comprimised solution, still could save the day
But when I move toward the middle, you just turn away
I understand the reasons, but that don't stop the pain
Your path was there before me, but from it you won't stray

'Cause I know that you'll be better off alone
And our love was never written in stone
But when you're out there in the world on your own
you'll still need a friend
you'll still need a friend

We've reached the end, I can't deny it
I know the honeymoon is over now
But no matter where you go
I'm on your side

So if this is how it's going to end
And if the rules you want to life by won't bend
Wehn you finally find the life you expect
You're still gonna need a friend
oh Lord, you're still gonna need a friend

Yes, I understand the reasons baby
Lord knows I do
When you're out there in the world on your own
You'll still need a friend
Gonna need somebody baby, mmm
You'll still need a friend

Sitting on the tarmac getting ready to roll
Didn't sleep a wink the whole night before
Wondering how they get this chunck of metal in the sky
And all I wanna do is pull my shade down and die

I get tired sometimes when it's that kind of game
I've made my bed and I'm lying in it every day
It could be worse, I know it could
But I can't tell you it's bad when it's good
So I say

Rolling the dice, it's the price I pay

Sometimes wish I'd never learned to play that guitar
'Til I turn around and see the size of my car
'Cos if the truth be known I'm not a hit with the girls
And it's murder living up to all the stories they've heard

Just an ordinary guy, with a strange old job
Getting paid to behave, like a juvenille slob, yes I am

No body takes me seriously
Guess that's the way it was meant to be

Like I said
For rolling the dice, it's the price I pay
It's the prize I pay, uh yeah

Never used to worry what the future would bring
But how long can I really keep on doing my thing?
I'll be like an addict trying to quit his stuff, yes I will
But it's sad but it's true, it's a labour of love

Guess I'll have to retire to the south of Spain
Teeing off with the wife I forget about the rain
So when it's slipping away from me
I'll rather be a slave to eternity

Like I said
For rolling the dice, it's the price I pay, yes it is
For rolling the dice, that's the price I pay
It's the price I pay, uh

You tell me there's one thing, tearing down the love that we have
And how you sacrificed something, that you'll never live the dreams that you have
So if I stare at the floor, the same as before
Please forgive me, I can't hear you any more

Something's going on in my head, but I'm not there
like I'm drifting away
And something going on in my heart, but I don't care
I can't face it again, I'm numb with the pain that I feel

I don't know what I did, but I never held you back like you claim
Now that I see, I guess some one's gotta shoulder your blame
And everything that you said, every bitter regreat
Every poison arrow is flying over my head

Well, something's going on in my head, but I'm not there
like I'm drifting away
And something going on in my heart, but I don't care
I can't face it again, I'm numb with the pain that I feel

Numb with pain that I feel

Uh, mmm, yeah

If I stare at the floor, the same as before
Please forgive me, I can't listen anymore

Well, something's going on in my head, but I'm not there
like I'm drifting away
And something going on in my heart, but I don't care
I'm numb with the pain that I feel

(Something's going on in my head) Numb with the pain I feel
(something going on in my heart, but I don't care) Numb with the pain I feel

Hey…do it now…yeah hey

Yeah, once I was a boogie singer…playin' in a rock & roll band
I never had no problems, yeah…burnin' down the one night stands
And everything around me, yeah…got to start to feelin' so low
And I decided quickly (yes, I did)…to disco down and check out the show

Yeah, they were dancin' and singin' and movin' to the groovin'
And just when it hit me somebody turned around and shouted

Play that funky music white boy
Play that funky music right
Play that funky music white boy
Lay down that boogie and play that funky music till you die…
till you die…

At first it wasn't easy…changin' rock & roll and minds
And things were getting shaky…I thought I'd have to leave it behind
Oh, but now its so much better (It's so much better)…I'm funkin out in ev-er-y way
But-I'll never lose that feelin' (No I won't)…Of how I learned my lesson that day

When they were dancin' and singin' and movin' to the groovin'
And just when it hit me somebody turned around and shouted

Play that funky music white boy
Play that funky music right
Play that funky music white boy
Lay down that boogie and play that funky music till you die…
Till you die…oh, till you die

They shouted (Play that funky music)
Play that funky music
(Play that funky music) Hmm got to keep on playing funky music
(play that funky music) Play that funky music
Lay down the boogie and play that funky music till you die
Till you die, Lord till you die

They shouted (Play that funky music)
Play that funky music
(Play that funky music) Hmm got to keep on playing funky music
(play that funky music) Play that funky music
Lay down the boogie and play that funky music till you die
Till you die, Lord till you die

I look in the mirror, I stand one eighty five
I'm glad I'm not too short, I'm glad that I'm alive
There's sometimes on a bad day, I got no self esteem
Especially when I see those shiny color magazines

Lord, you know I can see the picture now
Of the transformation they could do for me
If I was dumb enough I'd pick up that phone
And get in line, and they could stretch my sallow skin until it shines

Desire and envy, welling up in your heart
You wanna take a hammer to your next door neighbours car
So you dream of the good life, and how the fantasy burns
Makes you gamble on the tv, but you'll never ever learn

One in a million is better odds than you've got
But you still believe that this could be the one
Why don't you just relax and try to concieve the perfect plan
Or you can rub your lucky charm until it shines
Until it shines

You spent your heart and money on a house of cards
Not knowing which way the wind will blow
Invested all your loveing on a crazy whim
And there's no telling where she'll go

So you spend your time dreaming, thinking how it used to be
'Til you come to know the meaning of regreat
You've convinced yourself that everything's going how it ought to be, in your head
You're polishing the dirt until it shines
Lord until it shines, oh
Until it shines
Lord until it shines, oh

All that we're praying for, it ain't always what we find
So all of us sit waiting for the sun until it shines

You spend the night, just wasting your time away
waiting for a friend that didn't show
You wonder why you never tell them how you feel
All those freaky people that you know

Your mother calls to ask how it went today
Are you well and did you eat enough?
But what she really wants to know is something else
When will you settle down, and all that stuff
Enough!
It's time to get tough! Mmmm, uh

The girl you want is flirting with the competition
Then she tells you that she's in love
So you decide to tell her, he's the other way
To get your chances just a little shove
Shove! Mmm
It's time to get tough, uh

It's time to get tough
It's time to get tough
It's time to get tough
It's time to get tough, tough, tough
It's time to get tough, tough

When it all comes down
It's just another day

You know when you got the feeling, like you're running and standing still
Everybody's overtaking, and you can't get up that hill
Sun comes 'round too early, and the moon goes down too fast
While you're trying to make ends meet, The time is slipping past
I know you can't control the things that get you down
But it ain't all bad news, take a look around

Another day of freedom, another of life
Another little battle you'll survive
'Cause any way you cut it
there's still a lot to love in this world

('Cause we all go thru it)and when it all comes down it's another day
(There ain't nothing to it)we're gonna find you a way

Breaking down in the sunshine, and running home thru the rain
Failing in love the first time, feeling passion, feeling pain
Winning against a tall one, losing it on the cert
Drinking yourself to oblivion, and you know it's gonna hurt

The things you feel, they let you know that you're alive
So don't lock yourself away, celebrate your life

Another revolution, another point of view
You're doing things you thought you'd never do
What ever way you slice it, there's still a lot to love in this world

('Cause we all go thru it)and when it all comes down there's another day
(There ain't nothing to it)we're gonna find you a way

Another day of freedom, another you lie
Another little battle you survive
'Cause any way you cut it
there's still a lot to love in this world

('Cause we all go thru it)and when it all comes down there's another day
(There ain't nothing to it)you're gonna find your way
('Cause we all go thru it)and when it all comes down there's another day
(There ain't nothing to it) you're gonna find your way

Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na

Looking daggers at the sun
Counting each moment, that drags on and on
Praying for the night to come
Waiting just to see, if it's gonna be

It could be tonight
It could be tonight
If the stars all align, at the right place in time
Then it could be tonight

Laying my feelings open wide
It's never been easy, they've always been denied
But there's something in your eyes
And it's reaching out to me, I can't wait to see, yeah

It could be tonight
It could be tonight
I've been waiting so long, and if I don't get it wrong
Then it could be tonight
Mmm, oh

I guess you wouldn't need to read my mind
to know the way I feel inside
Baby, I know it's your decision
So make it right
Oh, make it right

It could be tonight
It could be tonight
If the stars all align, at the right place in time
It could be tonight, oh yeah
I've been waiting so long, and if I don't get it wrong
Then it could be tonight, mmm
Baby in the morning

Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na
Then it could be tonight
The stars all align
Oh it could be tonight, oh baby
Oh it could be tonight baby
Baby in the morning