I told you when I found you Is love that you fed by Perversion and pain Seems like forever and a day If my intentions are misunderstood Please be kind I've done all I should I won't ask of you What I would not do

Or the life to come If you call my name I will run whether or not it's tonight Just dropkick the shame I told you that I'd be the one Let go of the blame Have a little faith in me, girl Call my name Let go of the blame (let go of the blame)

My father told me These are the nights that never die One day my father he told me "Son, don't let it slip away" "When you get older Your wild heart will live for younger days Think of me if ever you're afraid" He said, "One day you'll leave this world

An easy feelin' in the mornin' light Drift away with the touch of the hand From the sleep tight, goodnight man And you'll have sweet dreams that'll last all night The sandman told me he's done all he can The situation calls for more than sand You been

If this ain't love 'Cause I don't know That's when she said "I don't hate you, boy, I just want to save you While there's still something left to save" That's when I told her "I love you, girl, but I'm not the answer For the questions that you still

Could you love me anyway? If I told you all the stupid things I've done I've blamed on being young But I was old enough to know I know If I told you the mess that I can be When there's no one there to see Could you look the other way? What if I told you

If ya told me from the start That you played around, I woulda been fine Then I woulda played too And I guess I woulda had a good time You are so fine Fine, fine, fine, fine, fine (so doggone fine) Fine (your love was sent from above)

And freedom tastes of reality An' I'm waiting for you to follow me How can we follow? If I told you what it takes To reach the highest high You'd laugh and say 'nothing's that simple' But you've been told many times before Messiahs pointed to the door

In the name of (love) In the name of love, name of love In the name of (oh oh oh, oh oh oh) Do it all in the name of love In the name of If I told you this was only gonna hurt If I warned you that the fire's gonna burn Would you walk in? Would you let me

These are the nights that never die My father told me One day my father—he told me, "When you get older Your wild life will live for younger days Think of me if ever you're afraid." He said, "One day you'll leave this world behind So live a life you will