Long Live the Wild Ones

You don't know what you got yourself into this time When you met me at the pool hall drinkin wine You knew that I wasn't like the others The kind of guy you don't bring home to mother Mercy mercy on my soul I don't wanna break your heart no no Mercy mercy I'm beggin please Let me dance with the birds and bees Well you don't know what you got yourself into this time Darlin you said "Baby your place or mine?" I tried to warn you baby I'm a rollin stone Gonna walk this lonesome road alone Mercy mercy on my soul I don't wanna break your heart no no Mercy mercy I'm beggin please Let me dance with the birds and bees Mercy mercy on my soul I don't wanna break your heart no no Mercy mercy I'm beggin please Let me dance with the birds and bees

Last of my kin From ashes to limb Born a few thousand hours after my first Kick I’m sorry mama I didn’t mean to be so cruel Tore the flesh of your womb Trying to make it in this world Stir my soul Stir my soul Don’t let me go Wake me up Warm my heart Please rock my cradle, I’m cold Spilling tears on your blood I couldn’t stop crying Loving me anyways You never stopped trying You raised me up Never let me down You filled my cup When I had nothing of my own Stir my soul Stir my soul Don’t let me go Wake me up Warm my heart Please rock my cradle, I’m cold Stir my soul Stir my soul Don’t let me go Wake me up Warm my heart Please rock my cradle, I’m cold Stir my soul Stir my soul Don’t let me go Wake me up Warm my heart Please rock my cradle, I’m cold

Sitting on the edge of a tightrope, trying to find my way back home. I'm afraid I'll never get it right until you're right. Kiss me with your eyes open, lay me down upon the floor shut the curtains close the door and stay inside God. Take my hand and hold it tight I’m afraid won’t make it right I’m afraid I never did Do you right Kiss me with your eyes closed Lay me down watch my love unfold Pull the curtains close the door I’m still a shy guy Run your fingers through my hair Bite your lip and let me stare Into your eyes for the night Forever memories Got nostalgic for your touch Now you’re gone I’m out of luck Didn’t know what i had Now it’s gone Broke all of the rules with you baby You brought out the best in me Sorry I was afraid' of your family Should’ve been there for you I'm sorry I wasn’t there to trust Sorry I wasn’t there to love Sorry I chalked it up to lust I didn’t do you right

Don’t leave me here alone in my thoughts You know I’m insecure by it all It’s not about what happened to me last fall As I fell off the face of the earth Don’t tease me, I know you won’t come through Just testing the waters on foot on the shore I’m sure you wouldn’t dive in with me As you show me what I’m worth As I stand at your door with flowers in hand and a letter confessin my love And some other guy answers me on your step, my feelings sink from my chest Don’t use me like a pawn in your game Kill me off on your way to check mate Let me set the record straight As I lay dying with a sword through my heart As I stand at your door with flowers in hand and a letter confessin my love And some other guy answers me on your step, my feelings sink from my chest Don’t play with me when you’re bored Just act cool and accidental Maybe it’s intentional But I give the benefit of all doubts As I stand at your door with flowers in hand and a letter confessin my love And some other guy answers me on your step, my feelings sink from my chest

Way way back in time Way before we met Tried to tell myself I’d meet ya one day Underneath the stars I wished upon a shootin star Or maybe an asteroid My wish like an asterisk I believe in miracles I know my wish came true A fantasy, call me crazy But it’s just like I dreamed Was that very night That I’d be someone special I poured out my heart I solemnly swear I knew my prayers Oh what a night Oh what a night Oh what a night When I close my eyes I was riding high Magic carpet ride Above the tallest range It was my escape It’s a game we played Manifest what we believe We can’t stop fate can we? Was that very night That I’d be someone special I poured out my heart I solemnly swear I knew my prayers Oh what a night Oh what a night Oh what a night

Break me into a million pieces Take me all or not at all Take me all or not at all I’m a God damn wrecking ball Break me into a million pieces Take me all or not at all Take me all or not at all I’m a God damn wrecking ball

I was chased beneath a full moon, By a demon taking flight. His crooked wings took hold of me A shadow in the night I heard a whisper split the darkness, Like a faint lullaby A murmur in the distance Held me as I cried When my feet were tired You carried me so When my strength was fading, Took me from my lows All the glory, all the glory, Lord hear my prayers All the glory, all the glory Take me up your stairs Thought I’d walked this road alone, Lord, With more miles than I could bear. Looking back, there was one set of footprints— You’d been carrying me there. Every wish made upon a star Found a way into my heart As I look into the water. A reflection of myself Where the stillness held my figure A calmness made me whole Sung the name of Jesus As God walked in that door All the glory, all the glory, Lord hear my prayers All the glory, all the glory Take me up your stairs Thought I’d walked this road alone, Lord, With more miles than I could bear. Looking back, there was one set of footprints— You’d been carrying me there. All the glory, all the glory, Lord hear my prayers All the glory, all the glory, Lord hear my prayers

Been traveling a long time Never know where to go Searching for the glass of wine That Jesus used to toast Lookin far and and wide Even to the heavens above Trying to find a little light Trying to find a little love Traveled far to the highest mountain Lord I climbed, lord I climbed There I found a snow cap beauty Don't let me die lord, don't let me die I asked for forgiveness I asked for the way No one had an answer They just told me to pray So I prayed all night long Tried to find right from wrong Let the wind guide my path To show me at last Traveled far to the highest mountain Lord I climbed, lord I climbed There I found a snow cap beauty Don't let me die lord, don't let me die And I stood there in the silence Blowin in the wind Take me home lord To a place without sin

Roll the dice, play the game Ask her out to the masquerade Buy her flowers Tell her she looks beautiful in that dress Hold the door, she walks in Smile like a gentleman Take the floor when she wants to move Do it anyway, play the fool She wants someone like you She wants to be free She wants to be cared for Someone like you, show her you care My God she’s a queen of everything Don’t give up, she’s worth it man Glitters like a diamond Show her the nicer things Things that money can’t buy Rub her toes and kiss her neck Paint her nails and braid her hair Do for her what ought to be done You know it’s worth it every time She wants someone like you She wants to be free She wants to be cared for Someone like you, show her you care My God she’s a queen of everything

Wavin red white and blue Ridin the tide Chasin pretty girls On the beach Imma tidal wave Crashing over me I’m crushin you We’re spinnin hoola hoop Shake it like a hurricane Come on girl let’s have some fun Oh Hop on my board Catch a vibe Swimming with the sharks Sunset paradise Follow me Into the dark Stir a few embers Dancin round the campfire I’m looking into your eyes Stay with me for the night Wild heart I’m tired a being alone My heart might break But that’s OK Got to spend some time with you Wavin red white and blue Ridin the tide Chasin pretty girls On the beach Imma tidal wave Crashing over me I’m crushin you We’re spinnin hoola hoop I’m chewing bubble gum Come on girl let’s have some fun Oh Step on my clutch We’re good to drive Like Bonnie and Clyde Take the wheel, babe You’re my partner in crime Speed racin Got cherries for lights Outrunnin the brights This karma karma girl Stay with me for the night Wild heart I’m tired a being alone My heart might break But that’s OK Got to spend some time with you

Didn’t I say I loved ya? Didn’t I buy you flowers? I’m sorry I made you cry I’m sorry I thought to lie Honey I make mistakes Honey my mask is fake Why’d we leave it up to fate? Can’t you see I’m trying babe? Will you still take this rose And forget about its thorns? Let my love bloom for you Let my love sing to you But I cry too

This world’s too cruel for a poor boy to live in The one you love is with a different man We all rent another and drink our gin The one you love buys a different brand She’s lone gone now I’m lonesome and blue I met her at the pool hall played til 2 We twisted and shouted and she dug my blues We did the milkshake boogie all night long We rolled and tumbled to our favorite songs She’s lone gone now I’m lonesome and blue I met her mother’s mother on mother’s day She looked at me like she had something to say But my black cat mojo caught her tongue Spun her round and round til she slipped her tongue She’s lone gone now I’m lonesome and blue She’s lone gone now I’m lonesome and blue

In your darkest hour In your lonely despair When the devil plays Between your two ears When you’re lonely and hungry Angry at the world And drowning in sorrow Spinning out of control Amazing grace Don’t you listen to me? Don’t you hear me pray? And answer my dreams... When the storms are heavens And it feels like the end The thunder strikes down Our future plans Catch lightning in A bottle then Fill it with rain Rain come down on me Rain come down on me

I'm so afraid to tell you that I love you And my whole heart is broken I can't understand why you keep on pushing me away From the inside out Your body keeps pulling me under But I don't know if it's real or not I want to be free, just like I do in my dreams And even though you're gone Your spirit still pulls me back into the dark And I hope by now you know that I'm going through it Against me Even if you have something of an extraordinary life Please write this But I can't understand how much time has passed And I can only imagine being free I want to be free, just like I do in my dreams And even though you're gone Your spirit still pulls me back into the dark Mmm, mmm Mmm, mmm

Well I drink and I smoke and I cuss when I talk Grab a beer with the boys and pass the joint around Put on some records and pour a stiff drink Get out your guitar sing this song with me You only live once and that’s good enough for me Yeah I’m young at heart and wild and free You’re on your own but you can lean on me Yeah this song’s for friends, you’re in good company When I stumbled and falled you picked me up off the floor It’s closing time but you took me home I stuttered and stammered right through your front door Ya lent me your ear and whispered these words to me You only live once and that’s good enough for me Yeah I’m young at heart and wild and free You’re on your own but you can lean on me Yeah this song’s for friends, you’re in good company Once stranger to me in this strange land Blinded in the unknown Walked past the fear and into the light Got them cocaine eyes and fever for the night, you said You only live once and that’s good enough for me Yeah I’m young at heart and wild and free You’re on your own but you can lean on me Yeah this song’s for friends, you’re in good company