Only The Strong Survive

I couldn't fall asleep all last night my mind was racin'
I left so much behind to find the dream that i was chasin'
And now i have a need to take a look at what is real
I need to learn to live and love and breathe and touch and feel

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But all i really know is what i see
And everybody sees it differently
I wish someone would open up my heart and look inside of me
But i'm the only one who holds the key

Your body aglow as if to show you peacefully dreamin'
So only you could know that deep inside somebody was screamin'
And callin' out to anyone who could help you through the night
And hopin' that someone would come along to make it right

But all you really know is what you see
And everybody sees it differently
I wish someone could open up your soul and set the demon free
But you're the only one who holds the key

She looked at me with fire in her eyes.
Looks can't kill but she certainly tries,
And she tried as she might.
But i'm gonna be all right,
Shakin' it loose tonight.

She said honey, "forget me quick."
Another fool, another hollywood trick.
Movin' on a red light.
But i'm gonna be all right,
Shakin' it loose tonight.

I got to go there's someone on the phone.
Knock on my door, but there's nobody home
I turned out the light
And i'm gonna be all right,
Shakin' it loose tonight.

Shake, shake, shakin' it loose tonight.
Shake, shake, shakin' it loose tonight.
I'm gonna make it.
Shakin' it loose tonight.

Recently i've been thinkin about what i am and where my priorities lie
Gettin it together on some future plan, decidin what i need to get by
I tried workin and schoolin but there just not my plan, oh no
Can't ya see i'll always be a music man

Well i could be pickin bluegrass or singin the blues,
It doesn't really matter to me
As long as i'm playin the music i just can't lose,
And noones gonna tell me differently
Cause all i really care about is sittin right here in my hands,
Oh yeah
Can't ya see i'll always be a music man

Well my momma sits and worries about me for days
Even though she really likes the way the boy plays
My daddy tells her i'm just goin through a phase
But that's just what he always says
I hear what they're sayin but i take it with a grain of sand, oh yeah
Can't ya see i'll always be a music man
(repeat) yeah

(solo)

Well my momma sits and worries about me for days
Even though she really likes the way the boy plays
My daddy tells her that i'm goin through a phase
But that's just what he always says
I hear what they're sayin but i take it with a grain of sand, oh yeah
Can't ya see i'll always be a music man

Well i've told you my story now here's what i've found
To be happy you need only be real
So don't let anyone try to turn your head around
Just remember you are what you feel
You see all of my life people been tryin to tell me what i am, oh yeah
Can't ya see i'll always be a music man, oh yeah
(repeat)

You should've seen by the look in my eyes, baby
There was somethin missin
You should've known by the tone of my voice, maybe
But you didn't listen
You played dead
But you never bled
Instead you lay still in the grass
All coiled up and hissin

And though i know all about those men
Still i don't remember
Cause it was us baby, way before then
And we're still together
And i meant, every word i said
When i said that i love you i meant
That i love you forever

And i'm gonna keep on lovin you
Cause it's the only thing i wanna do
I don't wanna sleep
I just wanna keep on lovin you

(solo)

And i meant every word i said
When i said that i love you i meant
That i love you forever

(chorus)

Midnight on the hill i heard the thunder fill
The stillness of the night
It hit me like a slap, you're never comin' back
From the stillness of the night
It was never black or white, neither wrong or right
Like the shadow of a full moon's light
I knew we'd lost the track, when i heard the lightning crack
The stillness of the night

Chorus

In the stillness of the night
That's when we'll make it right
We can stop the thunder till the light
In the stillness of the night

I know you think you hear, those voices in your ear
In the stillness of the night
But i've tried to make it clear there's nothing left to fear
Just the stillness of the night
And if you listen hard you might find the reason for your fright
Just the wind is high tonight
And the danger we must face is the anger of this race
In the stillness of the night

Chorus