It don't really matter
Gonna find out for yourself
No, it don't really matter
Gonna leave this thing to somebody else

If they were missionaries
Real time visionaries
Sittin' in a Chinese stew
To view my dis-infatuation

I know that I'm a classic case
Watch my disenchanted face
Blame it on the Falun Gong
They seen the end and you can't hold on now

'Cause it would take a lot more hate than you
To end the fascination
Even with an iron fist
More than you got to rule a nation
When all I've got is precious time

It don't really matter
Guess I'll keep it to myself
Said it don't really matter
It's time I look around for somebody else

'Cause it would take a lot more time than you
Have got for masturbation
Even with your iron fist
More than you got to rule a nation
When all we've got is precious time
More than you've got to fool a nation
When all I've got is precious time

It don't really matter
I guess you'll find out for yourself
No, it don't really matter (matter)
So you can hear it now from somebody else

You think you got it all locked up inside
And if you beat them enough, they'll die
It's like a walk in the park from a cell
And now you're keeping your own kind in hell
When your great wall rocks, blame yourself
While their arms reach up for your help
And you're out of time 
				

I got a funny feeling there's something wrong today
I got a funny feeling and it won't go away
I got an itchy finger and there'll be hell to play
I'm gonna pull the trigger and blow them all away

Don't ever try to tell me
How much you care for me
Don't ever try to tell me
How you are there for me

I don't believe there's a reason (I don't believe it)
I don't believe there's a reason (I don't believe it)

I got a wicked demon, his hunger never fades
I got an empty feelin', I won't be home today

Don't ever try to tell me
How much you care for me
Don't ever try to tell me
How you are there for me

I don't believe there's a reason (I don't believe it)
I don't believe there's a reason (I don't believe it)
I don't believe there's a reason (I don't believe it)
I don't believe there's a reason (I don't believe it)

No one is a stoppin' you from doin' what you want to do
No one is a stoppin' you now, stoppin' you now

I don't believe there's a reason (I don't believe it)
I don't believe there's a reason (I don't believe it)
I don't believe there's a reason (I don't believe it)
I don't believe there's a reason (I don't believe it) 
				

No one ever told me when I was alone
They just thought I'd know better.. better...(axl-oooooouuuu)
No one ever told me when I was alone
They just thought I'd know better.. better...

The hardest part, this troubled heart has ever yet been through now,
Was heal the scars that got their start inside someone like you now,
For had I known or I'd been shown back when how long it'd take me,
To break the charms that brought me harm and all but would erase me.

I never would or thought I could, no matter what you'd pay me,
Replay the part you stole my heart, I should have known you're crazy,
If all I knew was that with you I'd want someone to save me,
It'd be enough, but just my luck, I fell in love and maybe...

All that I wanted was...

Now I know you better,
You know I know better,
Now I know you better!

So bittersweet, this tragedy won't ask for absolution,
This melody inside of me, still searches for solution,
A twist of faith, a change of heart kills my infatuation,
A broken heart provides the spark for my determination.

No one ever told me when I was alone,
They just thought I'd know better, better...(axl- ooouuuuuu)
No one ever told me when I was alone,
They just thought I'd know better, better...

All that I wanted, was...

Now I know you better,
You know, I know better,
Now I know you better!

(guitar solo)

I never wanted you to be so full of anger (echo-anger),
I never wanted you to be somebody else,
I never wanted you to be someone afraid to know themselves,
I only wanted you to see things for yourself.

All that I wanted, was...

Now I know you better,
Now we all know better!

All that I wanted was...

(guitar solo)

Na na na na (x4)

If I were you, I'd manage to avoid the invitation,
Of promised love that can't keep up with your adoration,
Just use your head, and in the end you'll find your inspiration,
To choose your steps and won't regret this kind of aggravation.

No one ever told me when I was alone,
They just thought I'd know better.. better...
No one ever told me when I was alone,
They just thought I'd know better.. better...
				

All the love in the world couldn't save you
All the innocence inside
You know I tried so hard to make you
Oh, to make you change your mind

And it hurts too much to see you
And how you left yourself behind
You know I wouldn't want to be you
Oh, now there's a hell I can't describe

So now I wander through my days
And try to find my ways to the feelings that I felt
I saved for you and no one else
And though as long as this road seems
I know it's called the street of dreams
But that's not stardust on my feet
It leaves a taste that's bitter sweet
That's called the blues

I don't know just what I should do
Everywhere I go, I see you
Though it's what you planned, this much is true, oh
What I thought was beautiful don't live inside of you anymore, oh

I don't know just what I should do
Everywhere I go I see you
Though it's what you planned, this much is true, oh
What I thought was beautiful don't live inside of you anymore, oh

What this means to me is more than I know you believe
What I thought of you now has cost more than it should for me
What I thought was true before were lies I couldn't see
What I thought was beautiful is only memories

Oh, oh, oh, what'd I tell you?
Oh, oh, oh, that's what I'd tell you
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, inside of you 
				

If the world would end today
And all the dreams we had would all just drift away, ooh
You know there's nothing more to say
If the world would end and our love slipped away, ooh

I never knew the way that you looked at me
Would ever mean so much to me
But in my heart I found the feelin's that I've never shown
And now they've got the best of me

If the world would end today
And all the dreams we've had would all just drift away, ooh
You know there's nothing more to say
If the world would end and our love slipped away, ooh

Ooh
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la

I never thought all the love I was lookin' for
Could ever be so close to me
But you're the only one I have ever loved that has ever loved me
And now you got the best of me

If the world would end today
And all the dreams we had would all just slip away, ooh
You know there's nothing more to say

If the world would end today
And all the dreams we had would all just drift away, ooh
You know there's nothing more to say
If the world would end and our love slipped away 
				

Broken glass and cigarettes,
writing on the wall,
It was a bargain for the summer,
and I thought I had it all.
I was the one who gave you everything,
the one who took the fall,
you were the one who would do anything,
the one who can't recall
where she was while she was sleeping,
in another woman's bed,
or the doctors or the lawyers,
or a stranger that she met.
If there's nothing I can gain from this,
or anything at all,
it'd be the knowledge that ya gave me,
when I thought I had it all.

It was a long time with you,
it was a long time with me,
it'd be a long for anyone,
but looks like it's meant to be.

Social class and registers,
cocaine in the hall,
all the way from California,
on the way beyond that stall.
To those non-negotiations
to simulate a call,
all the bad of learning evils and your ways around the laws that keep you

;:::::::::::: here :::::::::::::::::::::::::

up and sitting pretty,
on a pedestal of men
and now you're sleeping like an angel,
near the man who reaped it in.

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

If there's something I can make of this,
or anything at all,
it'd be the devil hates a loser and you thought you had it all.

It was a wrong time for you,
it was a wrong time for me,
it was the wrong time for everyone
but looks like I'm about to see for myself.

If I could go back in time to the place in my soul,there all alone,
lonely tear drops,
ooh,are calling you.
but I don't wanna know it now,
'cause knowing you, it won't change a damn thing.
but there was a time.

Yeah, there was a time,
didn't wanna know it all,
didn't wanna know it all and
I don't wanna know it now

oh,

Yeah, there was a time,
didn't wanna know it all,
didn't wanna know it all and
I don't wanna know it now,

oh,
I would do anything for you,
there was a time,
I would do anything for you,
oh,I would do anything for you,
there was a time.

There was a time,
oh, I would do anything for you,
oh, I would do anything for you...
yeah there was a time,
didn't wanna know it all,
didn't wanna know it all,
and I don't wanna know it now,
I would do anything for you,
There was a time...was a time 
				

When all is said and done
We're not the only ones
Who look at life this way
That's what the old folks say
But every time I’d see them
Makes me wish I had a gun

If I thought that I was crazy
Well I guess I'd have more fun
Guess I'd have more fun

Oh No, No, No, No, No

The Catcher in the Rye again Ooh
Won't let ya get away from him
It's just another day like today

You decide
Cause I don't have to
Then they'll find
And I won't ask you
At anytime
Or long hereafter
If the cold's outside
As I'm imagining
It to be
Oh no....

(Solo)

The Catcher in the Rye again Ooh
Won't let ya get away from him
It's just another day like today


When all is said and done
We're not the only ones
Who look at life this way
That's what the young folks say
But every time I'd see them
Makes me wish I had a gun
If I thought that I was crazy
Well I guess I'd have more fun
It's what used to be's not there for me
And ought to find someone that belongs insane like I do


Oh no
Not at all (repeat)

On an ordinary day
Not in an ordinary way
All at once the song I heard
No longer wouldn't play for anybody
Or anyone
That needed comfort from somebody
Needed comfort from someone who cared
To be
Not like you
And Unlike me
And then then voices ran away
From me
So now you set the wheels in motion
It Haunts our memories
You were the instrument
You were the one
How a body took a body
And Gave that boy a gun
You Took our innocence
Beyond our stares
Sometimes the only thing
You got at all
When no one else is there 
				

Aye-oh, don't you try to stop us now
Aye-oh, I just refuse
Aye-oh, don't you try to stop us now
Aye-oh, 'cause I just won't let you

Sometimes I feel like the world is on top of me
Breakin' me down with an endless monotony
Sometimes I feel like there's nothing that's stopping me
All things are possible, I am unstoppable

Some may convince you, no one can break through
I'm here to tell you you're worth more than they tell you

Aye-oh, don't you try to stop us now
Aye-oh, I just refuse
Aye-oh, don't you try to stop us now
Aye-oh, 'cause I just won't let you

Sometimes I feel like my life's a catastrophe
Can't understand why it seems like it has to be
Sometimes I feel like it's all opened up for me
Nothing's impossible, I am in-conquerable

No one can make you, do what they want to
You know you're stronger than the lies that they tell you

Aye-oh, don't you try to stop us now
Aye-oh, I just refuse
Aye-oh, (I would have never made it so far) don't you try to stop us now
Aye-oh, 'cause I just won't let you

Some may convince you, no one can break through
You know you're stronger than the lies that they tell you

Aye-oh, (I'd give anything to know) don't you try to stop us now
Aye-oh, I just refuse
Aye-oh, (I would have never made it so far) don't you try to stop us now
Aye-oh, 'cause I just won't let you 
				

Riad n' the Bedouins
Had a plan and thought they'd win
But I don't give a fuck 'bout them
'Cause I am crazy

Oh, my salvation
And all my frustration
Caught in the lies, no one had wove as well
Somewhere in time where only I could tell, ooh

Riad n' the Bedouins
Say that's a war that you can't win
But I have had enough of them
And who can blame me

Sands of time and desert winds
Nomads and barbarians
I won't bend my will to them
You aggravate me

Oh, my salvation
And all my frustration
Caught in the lies, no one had wove as well
Somewhere in time where only I could tell
Oh, my salvation
And all my frustration
Caught in the lies, no one had wove as well
Somewhere in time where only I could tell, ooh

Oh, my salvation
And all my frustration
Caught in the lies, no one had wove as well
Somewhere in time where only I could tell, oh

Riad n' the Bedouins
Had a plan and thought they'd win
Riad n' the Bedouins
Crossed the line and lost again 
				

You like to hurt me, you know that you do
You like to think in some way that it's me and not you
(But we know that isn't true)

You like to have me jump and be good
But I don't want to do it
You don't know why I won't act the way you think I should
What were you thinking 'cause I don't forget

You don't know why I won't give in
Hell with the pressure, I'm not cavin' in
You know that I got under your skin
You sold your soul, but I won't let you win
You talk too much, you say I do
Difference is, nobody cares about you

You've got all the answers
You know everything
Why nobody asked you
Is a mystery to me

I'm sorry for you, not sorry for me
You don't know who in the hell to or not to believe
I'm sorry for you, not sorry for me
You don't know who you can trust now or you should believe
You should believe
You don't know who you can trust now or you should believe

You close your eyes, all well and good
I'll kick your ass like I said that I would
You tell them stories they'd rather believe
Use and confuse them, they're numb and naive
Truth is the truth hurts, don't you agree?
It's harder to live with the truth about you
Than to live with the lies about me

Nobody owes you
Not one goddamn thing
You know where to put your
Just shut up and sing

I'm sorry for you, not sorry for me
You don't know who in the hell to or not to believe
I'm sorry for you, not sorry for me
You chose to hurt those that love you and won't set them free
Won't set them free
You chose to hurt those that love you and won't set them free

You don't need anyone else to be sorry for you
You've got no heart
You can't see all that you've done for me
I know the reasons you tear me apart 
				

Love
Is it true
What they say of you

Gonna call the President
Gonna call a Private Eye
Gonna get the IRS
Gonna need the FBI

There's not anymore that I can do
All the reasons that you give
I follow you
So when you lead them in, that'll be the end of time it's true

Wouldnt be the first time I've been WRONG
Wouldnt be the last I'M SURE, I've Known
With all the rumors I can tell,
Some things didn't work so well

Well anyway, it feels the same

As when you first told me you were gone,
So long ago but I still held on
Through all the EMOTIONS that I've had to take
And thats the truth, and here's the worst yet

Wouldn't even matter the things that I say
You've made your mind up and gone anyway
And there's no use now in dragging it on
Should've seen it coming all along

Well it’s true....ooh....I had,
My doubts of you

Gonna call the President
Gonna call myself a Private Eye
Gonna need the IRS
Gonna get the FBI

Gonna make this a federal case
Gonna wave it right down in your face
Read it baby with your morning news
With a sweet hangover
And the headlines too, now

Ah ah Ah ah

I bet you think I'm doing this all for my health
I should've looked again then at somebody else
Feelin' like I've done way more than wrong
Feelin' like I'm livin' inside of this song
Feelin' like I'm just too tired to care
Feelin' like I've done more than my share
Could've been the way that I carried on
Like a broken record for so long

And I do
Ooh, oh,
I'm Gonna call the President,
I'm gonna call a private Eye
Gonna get the IRS,
Gonna need myself the FBI.

Oooh, What shall I do,
If I gave my heart to you?
It's such a crime you know it's true

Gonna call the president
Gonna need myself a private eye
Ooh, gonna need the IRS
Gonna get the FBI

Gonna make it a federal case
Gonna wave it right down in your face
Read it baby with your morning news
With the sweet hangover and the headlines too

There's not anymore that I can do
				

I won't be told anymore
That I've been brought down in this storm
And left so far out from the shore
But I can't find my way back, my way anymore

Oh no, I won't be told anymore
That I've been brought down in this storm
And left so far out from the shore
Oh, that I can't find my way back, my way anymore, no
Oh, I, I

Forgive them that tear down my soul
And bless them that they might grow old
And free them so that they may know
That it's never too late

For the many times what seemed like a memory
I've searched and found the ways you used to lure me in
Oh, I've found the ways, oh why it had to be
Mired in denial and so afraid

If we ever find it's true
That we have the strength to choose
Oh, free of all the chains, we have to together

I'm gonna tell you a story
Stand up for righteousness
Eh, what? Stand up for justice
Eh, what? Stand up for truth
How can a person grow up with all this around them?
You gotta call on that something
Where does it come from?
That can make a way out of no way
All this hatred
What we've got here is
That power that can make a way out of no way
Failure to communicate
I tell you, I've seen the lightning flash
I've heard the thunder roar
Everybody's actin' like we can do anything and it don't matter what we do
Maybe we gotta be extra careful because maybe it matters more than we even know
Sometimes
Hatred isn't something you're born with
I feel discouraged
It gets taught
Sometimes I feel discouraged
I felt this fear
He promised never to leave me, never to leave me alone
No, never alone
No, never alone
Let's get somethin' straight, alright
He promised never to leave me
This whole thing is fucked up
Never to leave me alone
Well, all men betray, all lose heart
I don't wanna lose heart! I wanna believe!
Black men and white men together at the table of brotherhood
I have a dream
Free at last, free at last
Thank god almighty, we are free at last

Oh, I won't be told anymore, if we ever find it's true
That I've been brought down in this storm
That we have the strength to choose
And left so far out from the shore
Oh, freed of all the chains
That I can't find my way back, my way anymore
Oh no, I won't be told anymore, if we ever find it's true
That I've been brought down in this storm
That we have the strength to choose
And left so far out from the shore
Oh, freed of all the chains
That I can't find my way back, my way anymore
We held together 
				

And now I don't know why, she wouldn't say goodbye
But then it seems that I had seen it in her eyes
And it might not be wise, I'd still have to try
With all the love I have inside, I can't deny

I just can't let it die 'cause her heart's just like mine
And she holds her pain inside
So if you ask me why, she wouldn't say goodbye
I know somewhere inside

There is a special light still shining bright
And even on the darkest night, she can't deny

So if she's somewhere near me, I hope to god she hears me
There's no one else could ever make me feel, I'm so alive
I hoped she'd never leave me, please god, you must believe me
I've searched the universe and found myself within her eyes

No matter how I try, they say it's all a lie
So what's the use of my confessions to a crime
Of passions that won't die in my heart

So if she's somewhere near me, I hope to god she hears me
There's no one else would ever make me feel, I'm so alive
I hope she'd never leave me, please god, you must believe me
I've searched the universe and found myself within her eyes

So if she's somewhere near me, I hope to god she hears me
There's no one else could ever make me feel, I'm so alive
I hoped she'd never leave me, please god, you must believe me
I've searched the universe and found myself within her eyes

So now I don't know why, she wouldn't say goodbye
It just might be that I had seen it in her eyes
And now it seems that I gave up my ghost of pride
I'll never say goodbye 
				

Seems like forever and a day

If my intentions are misunderstood
Please be kind, I've done all I should
I won't ask of you what I would not do
Oh, I saw the damage in you
My fortunate one, the envy of youth

Why would they tell me to please those that laugh in my face?
When all of the reasons they've taught us fall over themselves to give way

It's not a question whether my heart is true
Streamlined, I had to pull through
Look for a new beginning on you
Oh, I got a message for you
Up and away, it's what I gotta do
Forgive what you have, for what you might lose

What would you say if I told you that I'm to blame?
And what would you do if I had to deny your name?
Where would you go if I told you I love you and then walked away?
And who should I turn to, if not for the ones that you could not save

I told you when I found you, if there were doubts
You should be careful and unafraid
Now they surround you and all that amounts to
Is love that you fed by perversion and pain

So if my affections are misunderstood
And you decide I'm up to no good
Don't ask me to enjoy them just for you

Ask yourself
Why I would choose to prostitute myself
To live with fortune and shame, oh yeah
When you should have turned to the hearts of the ones that you would not save

I told you when I found you, all that amounts to
Is love that you fed by perversion and pain