Backstreet Listen up This seems so hypnotic, smoke and mirrors, lights and magic Paper faces in gold There's soldier boys, beauty queens, everyone's
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The painted faces on the street caricatures of long ago oh they were young and oh so sweet down beyond the boulevard knock on doors and empty halls and
When I get home from work Wanna wrap myself around you I wanna take you and squeeze you Till the passion starts to rise I wanna take you to heaven That
I got lost on the road somewhere Was it Texas or was it Canada? Drinking whiskey in the morning light And I work the stage all night long At first we
Please clean your plate dear, the Lord above can see you Don't you know people are starving in Korea? Alcohol and razor blades and poison and needles
I'm a gambler and I'm a runner But you knew that when you lay down I'm a picture of ugly stories I'm a killer and I'm a clown Step into the street by
Hello! Hooray! Let the show begin I've been ready Hello! Hooray! Let the lights grow dim I've been ready Ready as this audience that's coming here to
If there's a tear on my face It makes me shiver to the bones it shakes me, babe It's just a heartache that got caught in my eye And you know, I never
I used to be such a sweet, sweet thing 'Til they got a hold of me I opened doors for little old ladies I helped the blind to see I got no friends 'cause
I'm top prime cut of meat, I'm your choice I wanna be elected I'm Yankee doodle dandy in a gold Rolls Royce I wanna be elected Kids want a savior, don
What a drag it is These gold lame' jeans Is this the coolest way To get though your teens Well, I cut my hair weird I read that it was in I looked like
She struts into the room Well, I don't know her But with a magnifying glance I just sort of look her over We have a drink or two Well, maybe three And
Who's the queen of the locker room? Who's the cream of the crop? Well Joey took her to the matinee Said, "God, she wouldn't stop" Holy muscle of love
Dear darlin' surprised to hear from me? Bet you're sittin' drinkin' coffee, yawnin' sleepily Just to let you know, I'm gonna be home soon I'm kinda awkward
What have I got That makes you want to love me? Now, is it my body or someone I might be Or somethin' inside me? You better tell me, tell me It's really
I'm a clone I know it and I'm fine I'm one and more are on the way I'm two, doctor Three's on the line He'll take incubation another day I'm all alone
You never show yourself You're livin' in disguise You keep on runnin' And you'll run until you die Someday, you'll realize You made a great mistake The
