N-n-n-no, no, no, no place I'd rather be When I am with you, there's no place I'd rather be If you gave me a chance I would take it It's a shot in the dark but I'll make it Know with all of your heart, you can't shame me With every step we take, Kyoto to

Why don't you be the artist, and make me out of clay? Why don't you be the writer and decide the words I say? 'Cause I'd rather pretend I'll still be there at the end Only it's too hard to ask, won't you try to help me You wait, I wait, casting shadows,

What if nothing ever will change? Whoa, oh oh whoa, oh oh whoa, oh oh whoa Oh I'm caught between your love and a hard place I'm caught between your love and a hard place, oh I'm caught between your love and a hard place But I, I'd rather fight Than lose

Ain't no place I'd rather be Chil'ren, dead homies and family Sky high, iced out paradise, in the sky Only place that's right for me Chromed out mansion in paradise, in the sky Shit, tired of gettin' shot at Tired of gettin' chased by the police and

All my good years I'd rather be anywhere Anywhere but here I pray to God I didn't waste all my good years I close my eyes and see a crowd of a thousand tears The voices screaming loud as hell We don't care 'bout no one else Nothing in the world could

I'm in love with a monster I'm in love (I'm in love) Did you know (did you know) Say what you want but I won't ever be told Got everything I need, and I'd rather be chasing Chasing love, with a monster Oh, he'll buy me a thorn before he'll buy me a rose

If I make sound, it better be loud If rock and roll's dead, you can kill me right now I'd rather be dead than bored out of my mind Till my voice is blowing out What if one day everything changed Will these words have any use to me I didn't make it here

Just say "yes" I'm sure that you know You'll be my firefly Take everything or nothing at all Tripping the wire, surrounded in time I see this as mystical See this as mystical "I'd rather have everything than nothing at all"

Say, love me or leave me and let me be lonely You won't believe me but I love you only I'd rather be lonely than happy with somebody else You might find the night time the right time for kissing Night time is my time for just reminiscing Regretting

Once again I'd much rather be me I love to look Out at the sea From the swing park here At Roome Bay Beach Today John Taylor Starts his month away On a boat, one ten miles east Of Aberdeen