(The) back street dolls And the side door johnnies The wide eyed boys with their bags full of Back in the alley Going bang to the wall Tied to the tail Of a midnight crawl Heaven wouldn't be

I recall when I used to come home never had a dime But Lord I always had a good time And I recall drinkin' wine with one of my friends Lord, I can't go back again Am I losin' my own way back home Am I losin' a good friend that I've known Am I losin'

This is not the world we had in mind But we got time We are stuck on it so we can thrive But we can turn it And even though we might have lost tonight The skyline reminds us of a different time Take me back Back to the mountainside

Why are you my remedy Why are you my clarity High dive into frozen waves Where the past comes back to life Fight fear for the selfish pain And it's worth it every time Hold still right before we crash 'Cause we both know how this ends Our clock ticks

Go on, girl (Go on, girl) Please, don't worry 'bout me, I'm fine (Please, don't worry 'bout me, I'm fine) Only gonna play the fool one time (Only gonna play the fool one time) Trust me when I say that I'll be okay But I don't want it back I realized that

I'm not giving up I won't let go 'Cause I am here till I'm done This time I've had enough I'm on my own But I am back where I belong Got my back against the wall Tried to scream there's no sound at all I'm stuck with nowhere to turn but I'm trying

Hey Miss Lady, come on home I remember long time ago You outside of your show Tell me to come back You said that I was on your jet So then that’s why all I know Someday you will come around talking your charm You say that you thought that you’ll be mine

I know it's true Blame it on my misplaced heart But what's the use I been losing time And it's a precious thing I don't watch my back much lately It's funny how I see, everything Twisted and turning in the breeze You made your mind up

Let the rain fall down upon her Let her cry, for she's a lady Let her dream, she's a child She's a free and gentle flower growing wild She's faced the hardest times you could imagine And many times her eyes fought back the tears And when her youthful

Are we growing up or just going down? It's just a matter of time until we're all found out 'Cause I swear I'd burn this city down to show you the light Take our tears, put 'em on ice I'll keep singing this lie Take our tears, put them on ice The best