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When I Reach My Limit
 People
think I'm the quiet type
cause I avoid the
crowd and I hide my light
but what they're thinking
just goes to show
there's a lot that they really
don't know
When
I reach my limit
I'm gonna go downtown
put on my torn up coat, and walk
around
I'm gonna watch the leaves blowing off of the trees
think about
Schubert and the Viennese
When I reach my limit I'm gonna go downtown
When I reach my limit
I'm gonna lose my mind
the man you know will
be long gone and hard to find
now you don't know what you're doing to me
drive me every which way, one two three
When I reach my limit I'm gonna lose
my mind
You might
think that I'm gonna take
every new demand
that you want to make
but keep it up and
you're gonna find
you'll wish you never
pushed me over the line
When I reach my limit
I'm gonna shout
out loud
jump up on a table and draw a crowd
I'll be telling you things
you never heard before
you'll be crawling out the windows instead of the doors
when I reach my limit I'm gonna shout out loud
When I reach my
limit
I'm gonna blow my top
gonna come to the end of the line where the
sign says Stop
my number's gonna come up, and it might be soon
gonna end
up in the backyard grabbing at the moon
when I reach my limit I'm gonna blow
my top
What Your Kisses Say
My friends say you're no good for me
you don't know your own mind, you'd
never let me be
but I'd give up my friends if I could be with you today
cause all I hear is what your kisses say
Your father tells me to leave
you alone
says I'm too old for you, we'd never get along
but I'm not listening
to him when he says to stay away
I only know what your kisses say
Might be a fool to pick up the pace
and
shorten the distance that keeps us apart
but
don't act too soon to turn me away
I'm only
marching to the beat of your heart
I tell myself this isn't meant to
be
you're from a time and a place too far away from me
but I pay no attention
when I'm talking this way
I only hear what your kisses say
And even
you my dear seem to know that it's true
you keep pushing my hands, my heart,
my love away from you
but I'm not asking you darling to see things my way
just listen to what your kisses say
Don't
Start Something
You've been stepping in my way
you've been talking when there's nothing
to say
now we're alone, and that's one thing
but seems like you're trying
to start something
Don't start, don't start, don't start something
you can't finish with me
Your kiss could open doors
your eyes are
asking for more
you're near, and getting nearer
what's on your mind couldn't
get much clearer
Don't start, don't start, don't start something
you can't finish with me
You
know we're supposed to be friends
that's where
it starts, that's where it ends
you and me are
not a good bet
get any closer and I might forget
I've lived and I've learned
I've been loved and I've been burned
if your kiss doesn't mean that much
you can look but you'd better not touch
Don't start, don't start, don't start something
you can't finish with
me
Bite Your Tongue
There she goes, walking away
and there's still
so much you've got to say
but you can't tell her nothing, no, she's just too
young
you can see what she's doing
she's gonna drive herself to wrack
and ruin
but it's her life to ruin, so man, you'd better bite your tongue
You want to say, watch your step
talk about the changes she ain't been
through yet
but you can't help her through 'em, no, better let her run
she's gotta find her way out that door
that you've been through so many times
before
but this is her time now, so man, you'd better bite your tongue
Don't tell her future, don't read
her palm
don't try to cushion her fall
when
she comes crying later, just stay calm
though that's
the hardest thing of all
You told the truth, you know she heard
but
she can't listen to a single word
and it just doesn't matter, no, if you're
the one
she'll only hate you if you get in her way
there's still a chance
that she'll be back some day
but that's her own business, so man,
you'd
better bite your tongue
It Doesn't Hurt
Me At All
I'm still smiling, so why do you have to cry?
I can walk away, so hey,
why shouldn't I?
I can stand to see you fall
it doesn't hurt me at all
It's easy for me, so why is it hard for you?
You're just a whim, I can
grin - it's all I ever do
I can watch you climb those walls
it doesn't
hurt me at all
You shouldn't take it so
hard
there's better ways to spend your time
why can't you understand
you're
no fun when you're wasting mine?
Call me cold, but gee, it works for
me
say I'm bad, but I've had enough misery
I won't catch you when you
fall
it doesn't hurt me at all
it doesn't hurt me at all
Things Aren't Going So Well
You smiled at first and said you were fine
and there was nothing special
on your mind
then you looked away across the street
and said it felt so
strange for us to meet
Then you sighed like I hadn't heard in years
and your eyes kinda narrowed up with tears
you said I might as well tell -things
aren't going so well
You stay out late at a club or a show
you got
a husband but he won't go
his friends don't like all the people you know
those were such good times we had so long ago -
I had to tear myself
away from you somehow
I'll be damned but you're even better looking now
Could you tell? Things aren't going so well
Now another midnight has come and gone
I don't
have the strength to disconnect the phone
I
want to hear your voice - well I do and I don't
can't
trust myself - wish I had someone else
I closed the book on that part
of my life
on the day you changed into another man's wife
"forsaking
all others" were the words you used
I was the one that you didn't choose
If you're over him, you sure could be over me
we could never get back
to the way that we used to be
I can just tell - things wouldn't go so well
Now I know better, I'm better off alone
but if it should ring, I'm picking
up that phone
I've got no choice in the matter at all
you can wreck my
life again, just make that call
I'm balanced at the top of a mountain
of need
just one push from you and I'll be picking up speed
straight down
to hell
things aren't going so well
An
Understanding Heart
Now she can have eyes that really put you wise
to all that a woman can
be
and she can have ways that keep you in a daze
and make you crave her
company
It might be unfair how she moves from here to there
she may
be fine in every part
you're liking all you see, but you've seen nothing until
she
shows you an understanding heart
Understanding
heart, don't make a start
no matter what you
want to do
she could be home, sitting all alone
but there's nobody home for you
When you
hear her voice, you'll think she's made a choice
and you will choose what
you want to hear
just to see her smile, you'll walk another mile
and
tell yourself she's getting near
Now wanting Lady Eve will make you make
believe
and you will pay to play a part
but it's no good to be misunderstood
you need an understanding heart
Understanding
heart, don't even start
whatever else she has
to show you
cause there's no fun when all is
said and done
loving one who'll never really
know you
Now each and every man needs a helping hand
and you had
better play it smart
if you can't get the best, don't bother with the rest
you need an understanding heart
Prove
It To You
They said that they loved you, and the tone was just right
they were
talking forever, but meaning tonight
they were thinking your body, but saying
your mind
when something's in it for them, they know how to be kind
Other men have acted a lover's part
other men have cheated you of your heart
here am I telling you this time it's something new
all I ask you to do - let
me prove it to you
You don't want to count all the ways you've been used
some tried to hurt you, and some were confused
they said they were sorry for
all you went through
they didn't know themselves enough to really know you
Other men have said that they were to blame
but other men would do it
all over again
here am I telling you this time won't be the same
all I
ask you to do - let me prove it to you
Now I'm
paying for what they've done
they make it hard
to be a man today
but I'm saying I could be
the one
to show you all of us are not that way
You've got your suspicions, I can see in your eyes
you can't help but
wonder if you're hearing more lies
well all I can tell you are the words I've
been taught
though you've heard them before, they're all that I've got
Other men have said all the things I've said
and other men have left
your heart for dead
here am I telling you this time the words are true
but what else can I do - let me prove it to you
You Brought My House Down
Built the foundation with my own hands
almost broke my back getting those
walls to stand
got the sun shining in through my window panes
put on a
roof to keep out the rain
now I'm gonna have to do it all over again
You brought my house down on me baby
you
brought my house down on me baby
you took my
day, you tore it up and threw it away
you took
my night and you put it clear out of sight
you
brought my house down on me baby
It withstood bitter cold and blistering
heat
there was no disaster that it couldn't beat
Texas twisters and tidal
waves, tropical storms and hurricanes
now it's lying in a shambles at your
feet
You brought my house down on me baby
you brought my house down on me baby
you
took my day, you tore it up and threw it away
you
took my night and you put it clear out of sight
you
brought my house down on me baby
Looks like I'm gonna have to start anew
this time I'm gonna need a little help from you
you've got what it takes to
get the walls to stand
but we can't go back to my original plan
gonna
have to make it big enough for two
You
brought my house down on me baby
you brought
my house down on me baby
you took my day, you
tore it up and threw it away
you took my night
and you put it clear out of sight
you brought
my house down on me baby
Pretty
Little Lolita
Pretty little Lolita
pretty little Lolita
out under the moon, you're
growing up too soon
the body of a woman, the heart of a child
it gives
you a thrill driving grown men wild
pretty little Lolita
pretty litle
Lolita
Pretty little Lolita
pretty little Lolita
when you're
moving that frame, you're drawing me like a flame
you've been trying it out
all over town
you've got seventeen men trying to run you down
pretty little
Lolita
pretty little Lolita
There's a smile
on your face,
I'm trying hard not to watch it
don't make my heart race
if you're not trying to catch it
pretty little
Lolita
pretty little Lolita
Pretty
little Lolita
pretty little Lolita
the boys at home all say you're used
to getting your way
whoever messes with you had better watch his step
you've got answers to questions no one's asked you yet
pretty little Lolita
pretty little Lolita
Pretty little Lolita
pretty little Lolita
when all is said and done, I gotta be the one
I know that your Daddy's been
so good to you
but are you gonna let me be your Daddy too?
Pretty little
Lolita
pretty little Lolita
pretty little Lolita
pretty little Lolita
I Really Miss You
Don't be fooled by the way I act
it's all for show and that's a fact
my smile's a mask, my mood is too
I really miss you
And don't believe
all the things I say
they're meant to keep you far away
those words are
made up, these are true
I really miss you
I know I've hurt you,
it's plain to see
I've got no right to fight it,
put
the blame on me
if I were free to ask for more
from you,
I surely would
cause
settling for less
is doing me no good
I
guess that I'll never fool myself
and think of you as someone else
I know
too well - you should too
I really miss you
Lonesome
Traveller
Lonesome traveller, you're still on the road
when others found a
home, it seems that you've found none
but lonesome traveller, consider where
you've been
think of all you've seen, look at all that you've done
Your soul's grown deeper from day to day
you've been alive in so many ways
can't you see O traveller, it's your own road leading you on?
Lonesome
traveller, you think of those you've loved
the ones you've left behind are
never far from your mind
but lonesome traveller, though they have slipped
away
their time with you is gone for they had roads of their own
No one's satisfied your every need
not one plan could ever succeed
but
if it had O traveller, you never would have moved on
Take heart, traveller, take heart
in all the
world no one else can take your part
and be
glad, O traveller be glad
that no one else could
have the life you've had
Lonesome traveller, don't wonder where you're
bound
though you will rest one day, you are still on the way
and lonesome
traveller, look at this road you're on
by now you should know it chose you
long ago
Every moment brings something new
this journey's meant for
no one but you
don't you see O traveller, it's your own road leading you on
Don't you see O traveller, it's your own road leading you on
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