I'm better off now that you're gone There'll be no sleepless nights, I'll be alright from now on I'm through with this, I'll forget your kiss and move on I threw away a lifetime, you laughed and called it a sin There ain't ever gonna be a way to work it

Somehow to believe In the choice I made Am I better off this way? I can hear the voice inside my head Saying you should be with me instead Every time I'm feeling down, I wonder What would it be like with you around? And I want, I need I was only a kid

I'm asking him to change his ways If you want to make the world a better place I'm starting with the man in the mirror And no message could have been any clearer (Man in the mirror) You know it! I'm gonna make a change Take a look at yourself, and then

Play by the rules You're gonna miss all the fun He was a melon stealin' A do-it-anywayin' Playin' hooky from school A water tower poet class of '73 He'd say by God you better know it if you're runnin' with me

Communicating thoughts of ways To never have to speak again Let me be the fire in your head Bring what's yours, I'll take what's mine And meet you on the other side We'll leave a sun so anyone can find us A better place, a sweeter time We won't need any

Alone again Spend some time away Getting ready for the day you're born again Spend some time alone Understand that soon you'll run with better men No use looking out It's within that brings that lonely feeling Understand that when you leave here

Play by the rules You're gonna miss all the fun He was a melon stealin' A do-it-anywayin' Playin' hooky from school A water tower poet class of '73 He'd say by God you better know it if you're runnin' with me

My mother told me, before she passed away Said son when I'm gone don't forget to pray 'Cause there'll be hard times, hard times, oh yeah Who knows better than I? Well, I soon found out, just what she meant When I had to pawn my clothes, just to pay my

With your love, your love, I'm a better, better man Wrapped in your arms, I swear I'd die For your love, your love, I'm a better, better man Darling, all of my wrongs, they lead me right to me Fading away, fading away Wake up to someone with nothing to

You better watch your happy home. That's evil, evil is going on wrong. I have warned you brother, It's a long way from home, Can't sleep at night. Call on your telephone Something just ain't right. I want to warn you brother, You make it to your house,