La la la la Uh, uh, you can't tell me nothing Wait 'til I get my money right Then you can't tell me nothing right? Excuse me, is you saying something? You can't tell me nothing I had a dream I could buy my way to heaven When I awoke I spent that on a

You better hope you're not alone It will defeat you then teach you to get back up After it takes away all that You learn to love Higher than your heart Hope you're not alone Your shadow walks faster than you

Standing at the end of The final masquerade The light on the horizon Was brighter yesterday Shadows floating over Skies begin to fade You said it was forever But then it slipped away Tearing me apart

I'll keep rolling with my baby 'Cause she's sweet that way I had to roll with my baby Went to see my sweetheart Last night around about ten She said, "Home sweet, Papa" Squeeze me every now and then We went out to a movie Stop in the very last row

Captain Nemo said, "okay" (five, four, three, two, one) Then I raised my hand and waved Captain Nemo went away (Love me when I'm gone) Under the surface so crystal clear Everyone was really tense Waiting down there He had his own world just like I had

Hey, hey, hey My baby needs me I was born in Lil' Rock Had a childhood sweetheart We were always hand in hand I wore hightop shoes and shirt tails Suzy was in pig tails I know I loved her even then You know my papa disapproved it My mama boohooed it

Maybe one day along the way Maybe one day, you'll remember You'll remember me on this island Smiling at you how I used to And it won't be sad to think of all we had All unhappy ends will be behind us then You'll think of me, and you'll be smiling Maybe

I'm sorry for everything Oh, everything I've done We can let this drift away Oh, we let this drift away From the second that I was born it seems I had a loaded gun And then I shot, shot, shot a hole through everything I loved Oh, I shot, shot, shot a

Then just walk away But we had yesterday If I've got to be strong Don't you know I need to have tonight when you're gone? Touch me in the morning We don't have tomorrow Wasn't it me who said that Nothing good's gonna last forever?

Just for you And my arms are open, just for you just for you Golden days, life was play Pain was all a world away We went to school we learned the rules We trusted all they had to say Then life took a turn We had to learn And we can't go back again