Pay attention to the cracked streets And the broken homes Some call it slums Some call it nice I want to take you through A wasteland I like to call my home Welcome to paradise Dear mother It makes me wonder why I'm still here

Runnin' through the moment as the sun goes down (starlight, starlight) And all I ever wanted was to hear that sound (all night, all night) But it's all for you to prove it, keep on movin', keep on usin' Oh, ooh, take me higher My shine, my shine, my

Heart breaker, heart breaker Oh yeah, oh yeah Want to tear your world apart I want to tear that world The police in New York City They chased a boy right through the park And in a case of mistaken identity The put a bullet through his heart Heart

When he was eight years old Johnny's daddy was taking him fishin' Little girl came through the front gate Holdin' a fishin' pole His dad looked down and smiled He said, "We can't leave her behind" "Son, I know you don't want her to go But someday you'll

The winner takes it all I don't want to talk About the things we've gone through Though it's hurting me Now it's history I've played all my cards And that's what you've done too Nothing more to say No more ace to play

Baby it's yours If you want it tonight I'll give you the red light special All through the night Just come through my door Take off my clothes And turn on the red light Take a good look at it

This time I want it all Giving you all my heart This time I'll take the chance This time I'll be your man I can be all you need This time it's all of me Showing you all the cards Ran into you yesterday Memories rushed through my brain

(You live what you've learned) You like to think you're never wrong You have to act like you're someone You want someone to hurt like you You want to share what you've been through Forfeit the game Before somebody else Takes you out of the frame And puts

Do you believe in foresight? No matter what, you can't take what I've been through Imagine if I never went through what I went through Came, up, uh Ay, I want more Until I get it I won't slow I'm on tour Opening some brand new doors

You've got this heart of stone So take that any way you want to (Woah) If only I could live a little bit longer (Oh oh) Oh yeah it's true I'm never breaking through Feels like a dead end road That's keeping me from you If I break that you hate that Oh ya