The clock is ticking, so stay All you have to do is stay All you have to do is stay a minute Just take your time All you have to do is wait a second Your hands on mine I could give a thousand reasons why We can stay forever young Living on my sofa,

Take me to church I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife Offer me that deathless death Good God, let me give you my life Amen, Amen, Amen My lover's got humor She's the giggle at a funeral

Take it away It's the world I've grown to know Unforgiving and so cold I don't want it It's a life I'm forced to live I've got nothing more to give I don't want it anymore We're generation dead

I'm in a New York state of mind. Out of touch with the rhythym and blues But now I need a little give and take The New York Times, the Daily News. It comes down to reality, and it's fine with me cause I've let it slide. I don't care if it's Chinatown or

Take all of me And help to give me strength to face another day Help me be what I can be I can feel my body breaking Proud enough for you to call me arrogant Greedy enough to be labeled a thief Angry enough for me to go and hurt a man Cruel enough for me

Whether you are here or yonder, Whether you are false or true Whether you remain or wander, I'm growing fonder of you Even though your friends forsake you, Even though you don't succeed Wouldn't I be glad to take you, Give you the break you need More

What does it take to be a man? What does it take to see It's all heart and soul A gentle hand So easy to want and so hard to give How can you be a man 'Til you see beyond the life you live? Oh, what does it take to be a man? We can be blind, but a man

I hate and slide To let out what's inside Cause I will panic Sometimes I wish you'd die Full of sorrow And all this hate is bottled up inside I'll take this time Give me some courage Beating me down the (?) sometime

For givers, no takers An angel who never got wings You find Jesus and it's too late He's already closed the front gate And the sign's flashing no vacancy Love letters on wet paper You've broken my heart for the last time You promised the truth, and you

Ooh, I'm scared to fall in love again Take my hand and rock it real slow I wanna feel your love tonight Let's put the world on pause and get drunk off these city lights I'm all about us tonight Yeah, tried to give you everything, I was thinking wedding