Love ain't for keeping Lay down beside me Lay down my darling Layin' on my back In the newly mown grass Rain is coming down But I know the clouds will pass You bring me tea Say "the babe's a-sleepin'"

It's hard, so hard, it's tearing out my heart It's hard letting you go It ain't no fun lying down to sleep And there ain't no secrets left for me to keep I wish the stars up in the sky Would all just call in sick And the clouds would take the moon out On

You know I'm always good for a good time I'm up for just about anything as long as it's almost legal I can fit in with any old crowd, long as there's a party, they're my kind of people So if you're down with painting the town, I'll be around all night I

A hundred miles an hour Out on highway 10 Top down burning up the night again Ain't no one can catch you But girl I'm gonna try I can see that dangerous look in your eyes You're my kind of crazy Full moon saying you know what I like

Yes I ask you very confidentially, ain't she sweet? Oh I repeat, well, don't you think that's kinda neat? Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Ain't she nice? Look her over once or twice. Yes I ask you very confidentially, ain't she nice?

You would leave me alone But I can't turn down 20 All these bitches wanna have sex 'Cause they know a nigga got money I know I had a girl at home But that shit ain't mean nothin' to me 'Cause i'm just like every other nigga Stackin' with the wrong hitta

I don't need their blessing now I don't need their invitation Ain't no way to shut me down Or to take this path I've taken And maybe I've been left out Never let this be mistaken They can keep that blessing now, forget me now 'Cause I was never welcome

Everybody look what's going down Stop, what's that sound? I think it's time we stop, hey, what's that sound? There's something happening here What it is ain't exactly clear There's a man with a gun over there Telling me I got to beware I think it's time

You're the one I'm sure in my heart Happy and free You're the one for me Let' em talk you down Call you names My mind's made up It ain't gonna change

You know it ain't easy Rock now, rock the night I've gone through changes I've gone through pain But there's not enough reason for me to go insane I know the feeling, when it grows I'm in a rage up from my head down to my toes. Running out of thrills