You're always on my mind And I never minded being on my own Then something broke in me and I wanted to go home To be where you are But even closer to you, you seem so very far And now I'm reaching out with every note I sing And I hope it gets to you on

I think that she knows Those flashing lights come from everywhere She's got me love stoned The way they hit her I have to stop and stare Man, I swear she's bad, and she knows The way they hit her I just stop and stare I think that she knows, think that

Welcome to a world where dreams become nightmares! Been to hell I can show you the devil! Down you fell Can't hold yourself together! Soul to sell Down here you live forever! Nightmares!

Paints a trace of sadness Sweet, sweet is the night When the day is done and there's nowhere to run And the people of the city have all lost and won In your city dress you stand and stare And you smoke another cigarette and comb your hair And the light

Where I let these demons remain Nobody said these bones wouldn't break Along the way, along the way Remove yourself We are the burden I thought you left me to die These wounds are getting deeper I've been betrayed and left behind Poison filling my mind

Oh, this is the greatest show This is the greatest show (oh!) Where the runaways are running the night We light it up, we won't come down Impossible comes true, it's taking over you And the sun can't stop us now Watching it come true, it's taking over

Once I get you up there Come fly with me, let's fly, let's fly away Where the air is rarefied We'll just glide Starry-eyed I'll be holding you so near You may hear Angels cheer, 'cause we're together Weather-wise, it's such a lovely day

Fly to who you are Climb upon your star Everywhere you go Your soul will find a home You'll be free to spread your wings Fly, you can fly to your heart Watch all the flowers Dance with the wind

(Africa, Africa) So what you know about Yo, in case you ain't know I go by the name of Akon and I'm from Home of the Goree Islands I'm from Senegal, West-side So I'ma share with you where I'm from And how I was comin' up So what you know about the

It’s where my demons hide This is my kingdom come When you feel my heat Look into my eyes Don’t get too close It’s dark inside No matter what we breed We still are made of greed When the days are cold