We have heard the chimes at midnight Into the void I go Will I ever see your face again Or will blank be all I know Arriving inside Ire hurts a life I saw the mountain crumble down I saw colossus in flames I heard the ocean draining

Now you run around with him, and him, and him How you do that? I shut down my life for you (I shut down my life) How you act like I never held you every night And now you never call back, please (please) If you saw me, would you understand? That I can't

(Get at me) Niggas want to clap me Snitches want to rap me Put it right where they back be I saw him, I saw him There he is right over there, over there (I see him) Okay, I got a message for you infamous You tell that son-of-a-bitch he's made a big

I just adore him So I can't ignore him The boy next door The moment I saw him smile I knew he was just my style My only regret is we've never met Though I dream of him all the while But he doesn't know I exist No matter how I may persist So it's clear to

Maybe I should have noticed You were my girl You were just half in love That I'm not the only one Somebody saw you with him Somebody told me that you Got another lover you've been giving it to Can't believe I believed you

Oh, oh, oh, Jamie's cryin' She wants to send him a letter, yeah yeah Just to try to make herself feel better It said, "Give me" ("Give me a call sometime") But she knows what that'll get her She saw the look in his eyes And she knew better He wanted her

Today I saw a boy And I wondered if he noticed me He took my breath away I can't get him off my mind And it scares me Cause I've never felt this way No one in this world Knows me better than you do

"Clang, clang, clang" went the trolley "Ding, ding, ding" went the bell "Zing, zing, zing" went my heartstrings For the moment I saw him I fell "Chug, chug, chug" went the motor "Bump, bump, bump" went the brake "Thump, thump, thump" went my heartstrings

Under attack, I'm being taken About to crack, defenses breaking Won't somebody see and save a heart? Come and rescue me now 'cause I'm falling apart Under attack, I'm taking cover He saw my track, my chasing lover Thinking nothing's gonna stop him now

Nobody saw him running from sixteenth avenue. They never found the fingerprint or the weapon that was used. But someone killed country music, cut out its heart and soul. They got away with murder down on music row. The almighty dollar and the lust for