I'm So Anxious
(B. Rush)

Won't you come to Florida for a vacation?
The tan developer beckons from the television
They know they got me because I'm an insomniac
Records, detergents, here's the latest Pontiac
The got me so conditioned now that 
When they talk I just react
Why they throwing it all at me?

I'm so
I'm so
I'm so anxious

Hard sell pressure got to keep the motor running
Stimulate your need to satisfy something
You don't want to be the one who never gets in line
You don't want to be the one who's always left behind
Pick up that phone you're running out of time
Why they throwing it all at me?

I'm so
I'm so
I'm so anxious

I'm so
I'm so
I'm so anxious

I know you're worrying what will the people say?
I know you're worrying you've got bills to pay
Worrying will the backwash get you?
The undertow drag you out?

You don't want to be the one who never gets in line
You don't want to be the one who's always left behind
Pick up that phone, quick you're running out of time
Why they throwing it all at me?
Why they throwing it all at me?
Why they throwing it all at me?

I'm so
I'm so
I'm so anxious

I'm so
I'm so
I'm so anxious

Southside Music/Marilyn-Kristi Music ASCAP

All I Want is Everything
(J. Lyon/B. Rush)

There is a drug on the market
They claim will satisfy
But I tried them already
And they just don't gratify
There ain't no drug ever made
Ever gonna pacify me
'Cause all I want is everything
All I want is everything
All I want is everything, everything

Forty-second street has so many devices
But very little I haven't tried
Newspapers drool at a mouthful of vices
Headlined in the classifieds
They say there's a limit to endurance
I know that I haven't reached mine
All I want is everything
All I want is everything

And I know that it's just my obsession
Makes me scurry like a rat in a maze
And I know it's becoming an addiction
I Need it now, right now, right now

Strong arm tactics have come into fashion
The muscle boys are back in style
They shatter the bones of descension
And never crack a smile
Well, if that's the way breaks are gotten
You know I'm gonna give it a try
All I want is everything
All I want is everything
All I want is everything
All I want, all I want, all I want is everything
Just give me everything
I don't want much, I just want it all, want it all
Everything, everything, everything, everything

Southside Music/War Music/Amund Music ASCAP

Vertigo
(B. Rush)

What is the force
Pulling me like gravity?
Into your world
I'm swirling inescapably
Tangling my tongue
When I try to speak
Caught up in confusion
Leaving me so weak
The earth below drags me down
I'm grabbing on to air 
When I go to reach out
I don't like these heights
But you don't ever let me down
Will you girl

I want you so, I'm falling, falling vertigo

Won't you come closer
I feel secure when you're near
Don't take me so high
I cannot breath in this atmosphere
Hold me tight
I'm in the iron group of fear
Stay at my side
The drop is so sheer
You move in light years
And I can barely crawl
What seems like forever
Is no real time at all
If I look down, I know, I know I'm gonna fall
All the way, girl

I need you so, I'm falling, falling vertigo, vertigo

Every night
I'm hounded by this one dream
You speak
But I never know what the words mean
Until it's too late
And I feel my foot slip
Eyes shut tight
I know I'm in the grip
Then my fingers
One by one
Loosen their hold
Become undone
It pulls so hard
I must succumb
You know what it is
Round I go, spinning and whirling
Round I go, vision is blurring
Round I go, falling, falling
Vertigo
Vertigo
Vertigo

War Music/Amundo Music ASCAP

Paris
(J. Lyon/B. Rush)

She left on the morning train
She never spoke of returning
So blasé she just walked away
Oh, but this fire is still burning

Paris you're a drug, you won't let go
There is no use in denial
You're in my brain, you're in my veins
You've got my mind running wild

Goodbye to Paris
Goodbye to the past
We live in shadows that our dreams have cast
Memory and desire can only bring pain
Until I'm with you again

Goodbye to Paris
Goodbye to the past
We live in shadows that our dreams have cast
Memory and desire can only bring pain
Until I'm with you again
Till I'm back in your arms one more time

Southside Music/War Music/Amund Music ASCAP

Living In The Real World
(B. Rush)

I know there is a day without headlines
Where profit won't intertwine
With somebody's pain

We know there is hurt behind the laughter
The sting lingers after
Whoa for such a long time

And one crazy fool laughing at the newsreel
Watching as the citizens steal
It's such a riot downtown

Living in the real world
Living in the real world
Every day in the real world
Finds a way to remind me

I roam living in a wolf pack
Getting my fingers snapped
Whenever I reach out
And if I - if I ever stumble
I'll feel their warm breath
Nuzzling death in my ear

Living in the real world
Living in the real world
Every day in the real world
Finds a way to remind me

Passions turned to worthless litter
Dot the shores of human rivers
The tide just keeps on sweeping me along
Living in the real world

Left so weak 'cause the love she handled every day
Time slowly ate away
And it's a mouth that's forever hungry

And it's too late, the deck was already stacked
She thought she had love down pat
Till the ace jumped out of the hole

She's living in the real world
Living in the real world
Every day in the real world
Finds a way to remind me
Living in the real world
Living in the real world
We're all living in the real world

War Music/Amund Music ASCAP

Why
(B. Rush)

Whoa whoa whoa why, baby
Whoa whoa whoa what did I do
Whoa whoa whoa why, tell me
Whoa whoa whoa why

Baby, don't turn away if I try to talk to you
Words don't come easy when there's nothing you can say that's new

You can crush my heart
By the tone of your voice
Build up my hope
It's all in your choice
You can give me the look
That cuts me so small
Cancel me out 
For no reason at all

Whoa whoa whoa why, baby
Whoa whoa whoa what did I do
Whoa whoa whoa why, tell me
Whoa whoa whoa why

Baby get on the phone
You're gonna come out tonight
You're gonna get new clothes
Girl, you're gonna dress up right

Can you see what's inside
When you make up your eyes
When you pull on your jeans
Do they curve around tight
Are you hinting at action
By just standing still
When he comes up to talk
Girl, then why do you kill?

Whoa whoa whoa why, baby
Whoa whoa whoa what did he do
Whoa whoa whoa why, tell me
Whoa whoa whoa why did he do

Baby, don't turn away
If I try to talk to you
Words don't come easy
When there's nothing
You can say that's new

You can crush my heart
By the tone of your voice
Build up my hopes
It's all in your choice
You can give me the look
That cuts me so small
Freeze in my tracks
For no reason at all

Whoa whoa whoa why, baby
Whoa whoa whoa what did I do
Whoa whoa whoa why, tell me
Whoa whoa whoa what did I do
Whoa whoa whoa why
Whoa whoa whoa why
Whoa whoa whoa why
Whoa whoa whoa why

Amundo Music/Dangerous Music ASCAP

Long Distance
(B. Rush/J. Lyon)

You've got the soul of a lover
But it gets lost in the wires
All the static confusion
Destroys the illusion
Of your secret desires

When I call you long distance
I can't wait till I hear you
But there's a bad connection
No communication
I can't seem to get near you

Long distance, you're so far away
My telephone never knows what to say
Electronic voices never give themselves away
Whoa - long distance

I hear the whisper of voices
They're all adrift in the trunk lines
All those words from the heart
Just one more part of a computer grapevine

But though your voice is so sold
And it's so hard to hear
When I get you alone
In the night - it's alright

Amundo Music/Dangerous Music/Doppler Shirt Music ASCAP

Love When It's Strong
(B. Rush)

There's no better armor than love when it's strong
When the heart beats so frail
There's no better shield in the world
Than love when it's strong

Come to me baby, hold my hand
Grip me hard, as close as you can
Form a bond, there isn't much time
Defend your life and defend mine
Whoa whoaoaoa

There's no better armor than love when it's strong
When the heart beats so frail
There's no better shield in the world
Than love when it's strong

Sometimes we just don't see the same way
There is no love that's perfect everyday
Doesn't matter who is wrong or who is right
Just come here and squeeze me with all your might
Whoa whoaoaoa

There's no better armor than love when it's strong
When the heart beats so frail
There's no better shield in the world
Than love when it's strong

We can talk without speaking
Be like one in your thinking

There's no better armor than love when it's strong
There's no better armor than love when it's strong
There's no better shield in the world
Than love when it's strong

Amundo Music/Dangerous Music ASCAP

Why Is Love Such A Sacrifice
(B. Rush)

Here I am once again giving everything that I have
Wrapped up in a love and just getting out of the last
There's gotta be somebody who will always be there and pull you out
Love is a full time job that you can't live without

You take your faith and you put it in me
I open my heart, I give you the key
You build up trust by stripping down pride
To get to the truth, you got to clear the way

Why is love such a sacrifice?
Why is love such a sacrifice?

In the school of love, everyday there's a test
Is it better or worse or just the same as all the rest?

It can be so hot it can burn through your life
It's the only sure way through bad times and strife
It's no fun alone, so everybody wants it
The cost is high but you'll pay the price

Why is love such a sacrifice?
Why is love such a sacrifice?

Whoa oa oa oa
Whoa oa oa oa
Whoa oa oa oa
Whoa oa oa oa
Whoa oa oa oa
Whoa oa oa oa

Amundo Music/Dangerous Music ASCAP

Murder
(B. Rush)

Lying there in the dark
Afraid that I'm crazy
Try to figure out just what was real
And what you were faking

Your whispers' like claps of thunder
Tell me that I'm burned
my heart's lying in pools all over
and you're not even concerned

You're still there when my eyes are open
You're still there when my eyes are closed
Some people just live on with a broken heart
It's just another risk in the game

Murder, it's murder
Oh you got to, got to come back, baby

Eat in a lonely diner
Lie in the glow of T.V.
Words from your lips fell like a string of pearls
Just pretty lies

You're still there when my eyes are open
You're still there when my eyes are closed
Some people just live on with a broken heart
It's just another risk in the game

Murder, it's murder
Oh you got to, got to come back, baby

You're still there when my eyes are open
You're still there when my eyes are closed
Some people just live on with a broken heart
It's just another risk in the game

Murder, it's murder
Oh you got to, got to come back, baby

Amundo Music/Dangerous Music ASCAP

Trash It Up
(B. Rush)

The girl's so refined
Sweet and innocent
Chic and elegant

But pour on the french wine
And miss sophisticated
Turns into x-rated

I feel a frenzy coming on
A sexual storm is blowing strong
Break out the Fredrick's of Hollywood
And I promise I'll be very, very good

Trash it up

Just a little clean fun
Her nightgown is slitted
Delightfully wicked

A quiet evening at home
Indulging passions
With some naughty fashions

Press all the buttons of sensation
Come on strong like a power station
Get out the Fredrick's of Hollywood
And I promise I'll be very good

Trash it up

For dinner it's love, gimme my ration
Make it burn all night like a power station
Whip out the Fredrick's of Hollywood
And I promise I'll be very good

Dangerous Music ASCAP

Captured
(B. Rush)

Lying here on the ground
Warm winds are all wrapped around
Lighter than the softest feather
But holding us so tight together

Lots of room on this mountain top
Don't need much just one spot
We'll be here lying in it
Every day, hour, minute

Captured
We will always stay
In love forever
Captured
Time can never take away
A love forever
Captured
We will always stay
In love forever
Captured
Time can never take away
What is ours forever

We were free but we escaped
Empty life and lonely landscape
Freedom really has its limits
When there's no one sharing in it
Lots of space on this mountain top
Lots of room and lots of spots
Not too many others around
Who know the best way to be found is

Captured
We will always stay
In love forever
Captured
Time can never take away
A love forever
Captured
We will always stay
In love forever
Captured
Time can never take away
What is ours forever

Lying here on the ground
Warm winds are all wrapped around
We´'ll be here lying in it
Every day, hour, minute

Captured
We will always stay
In love forever
Captured
Time can never take away
A love forever
Captured
We will always stay
In love forever
Captured
Time can never take away
What is ours forever

Captured, we'll be captured
Oh, baby, captured
Time can never take away
A love forever
Captured, we'll be captured
Oh, baby, captured
Time can never take away
What is ours forever

Dangerous Music ASCAP

New Coat Of Paint
(T. Waits)

Let's put a new coat of paint
On this lonesome ol' town
Set 'em up
I'll be knockin' 'em down, down, down
You wear a dress, baby
I'll put on my tie
We'll laugh at that old bloodshot moon
In a burgundy sky

All our scribbled love dreams
Are lost or thrown away 
Here amid the shuffle
Of an overflowing day
Love needs a transfusion
Let's shoot it full of wine
Fishin' for a good time
Starts with throwin' in your line

Put a new coat of paint, baby
On this lonesome ol' town
Set 'em up, set 'em up
I'll be knockin' 'em down,
You wear your dress, baby
I'll root out my old tie
We'll laugh at that bloodshot moon
Up in that burgundy sky

Yes, we will
Laugh laugh laugh laugh
Come on, come on, come on, come on

Fifth Floor Music Inc. ASCAP

Walk Away Renee
(B. Calilli/M. Brown/T. Sansone)

And when I see the sign that points one way
The lot we used to pass by everyday

Just walk away Renee
You won't see me follow you back home
The empty sidewalks on my block
Are not the same
You're not to blame

From deep inside the tears, I'm forced to cry
From deep inside the pain, I chose to hide

Just walk away Renee
You won't see me follow you back home
Now let the rain beat down
Upon my weary eyes
For me and mine

Just walk away Renee
You won't see me follow you back home
Now let the rain beat down
Upon my weary eyes
For me and mine

Your name and mine inside a heart upon the wall
Still finds a way to haunt me
Though they're so small

Just walk away Renee
You won't see me follow you back home
The empty sidewalks on my block
Are not the same
You're not to blame

New York Times Music Corp. BMI

Little Calcutta
(J. Lyon/S. Skinner)

We're born to live and we're born to die
You're somewhere in between and I'm not sure why
Sleeping on a heat vent, eating what you find
I know we're somewhat more than kin
But a whole lot less than kind

That's what you'll find in Little Calcutta 
That's what you'll find in Little Calcutta
The Greatest City In The World

Now life in the subway is a long slow fade to black
When you're beneath the city ain't nothing you can do but crack
Ain't no use in cryin', your tears are all in vain 
If you're living on the city streets, you must be insane

That's what they say in Little Calcutta 
That's what the mayor says, he says
"Right here in Little Calcutta
The Most Exciting City In The World"

The buses come and the buses go
And leave you nothing but exhaust
Port Authority Bus Terminal in the midnight hour
Last stop for the dead, the dying and the lost 

You pray to God but he never seems to hear
You're in the mayor's prayers "Lord make them disappear"
Well, politicians can pray until they drop
It's been a long ride down and this is your last stop

All aboard for Little Calcutta
All aboard for Little Calcutta
All aboard for Little Calcutta
Last stop, all aboard for Little Calcutta
The Richest City In The World
The Richest City In The World
Ain't got no shame
City ain't got no shame
No pity in the big city
No no no

Doppler Shift Music/Liedela Music ASCAP/Nervous Music BMI

All I Needed Was You
(S. Van Zandt)

Outside the church bells toll 
For this wasteland we call home
There's nowhere left to hide or run to

Daddy drank real hard late at night
He'd say without love life's a long fight
l promised I'd win one fight for him, babe

The storm outside is raging
I close my eyes, l think about you, babe
I think about you, girl
There's got to be something left worth saving
We've wasted too much time

I played the fool I played the soldier
But my struggling days are over
I wanted everything
When all l needed was you, babe

l didn't understand I was just a young boy
All I wanted was the rich man's play toys
I didn't really care how I got there, baby

Now I've seen a thousand dreams die
In the oil fields, in the coal mines 
No need to wonder why
Nobody's satisfied lately

The storm outside is raging
I close my eyes l think about you, babe
I think about you, girl
There's got to be something left worth saving
We've wasted too much time

And I played the fool I played the soldier
But my struggling days are over
I wanted everything
When all l needed was you, babe 

All I needed was you, girl, yea
All I needed was you, babe

Little Jake Music ASCAP

Better Days
(S. Van Zandt)

I had the craziest dream last night
There was thunder and lightning everywhere
Hellhounds reached up and ripped a hole in the sky
Pissed in the water and spit black smoke up in the air

Demons were chasing me all tattooed
In dollar signs, suits and ties
They wanted me to party
I woke up just in time
I heard somebody say

Better days are comin'
We're gonna wake up and break this curse
Better days are on the way
'Cause you know and I know
It can't get no worse

Sometimes the dream seems so real
Comes to me over and over again
Last night I swear I saw America sleeping in the streets
When does this nightmare end?

I got to find my baby 
Maybe I'll find salvation in her kiss
Tell me I'm dreaming
It's got to get better than this
I want somebody to say

Better days are comin'
We're gonna wake up and break this curse
Better days are on the way
'Cause you know and I know
It can't get no worse

I believe I see a train coming
I know it's time to take a ride
Shattered dreams and broken promises
We gotta leave 'em all behind
'Cause you know
We're gonna catch that train, baby
We're gonna catch that train
We're gonna catch that train
I know we're gonna catch that train
Whooa yea

Better days are comin'
We're gonna wake up and break this curse
Better days are on the way
'Cause you know and I know
It can't get no worse

Little Jake Music ASCAP

It's Been A Long Time
(S. Van Zandt)

We lived in a time and a world of our own
Making up the rules as we went along
Just one coat between us and we never felt cold
We were never gonna get old

Playing cards 'till the sun came up, rollin' dice
Down to the club and listen to the blues all night
Girls out on the corner get lonely now and then
We'd never be that free again

It's been a long time since we laughed together
It's been a long time since we cried
Raise your glass for the comrades we've lost
My friend it's been a long, long time 

Workin' just enough to pay the rent
Money got made, baby, money got spent
Sleeping when we had nothin' left to do
Under the boardwalk and up on the roof

We never quite fit, baby, we never played the game
Came out explodin' like a runaway train
Up all night talkin' about dreams of better days
Ain't it funny how some things don't change?

It's been a long time since we laughed together
It's been a long time since we cried
Raise your glass for the comrades we've lost
My friend it's been a long, long time

We lived in a time and a world of our own
Making up the rules as we went along
Just one coat between us and we never felt cold
We were never gonna get old

It's been a long time since we laughed together
It's been a long time since we cried 
Raise your glass for the comrades we've lost
My friend it's been a long, long time

Little Jake Music ASCAP

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