Once Upon A...

Have mercy on a poor boy's heart
Cause i got the key that can make your motor start
Can't you love me
Without messin' me around
You took everything i got then kick me when i'm down
Ooo, got this funny feeling that you ain't on the level
I look into those eyes but all i see's the devil

I heard through the vine that you may not be mine
Don't lock me up
I can't pay the fine
Make up your mind before you make me lose mine
Your love's got me doin' time

Have mercy on a poor boy's soul
I've been down so long never thought i could feel so low
First you love me
Then you stab my back
Close the door, turn the key, all i can see is black
Ooo, got this funny feeling that you ain't on the level
I look into those eyes but all i see's the devil

I heard through the vine that you may not be mine
Don't lock me up
I can't pay the fine
Make up your mind before you make me lose mine
Your love's got me doin' time

Love's got me doin'
Love's got me doin' time
Love's got me doin'
Love's got me doin' time

So what's a poor boy supposed to do
I've done everything i can, i've been so true
You got a mean streak
Like an alley cat
You sucked all the love from me like a vampire bat
Ooo, got this funny feeling that you ain't on the level
I look into those eyes but all i see's the devil

I heard through the vine that you may not be mine
Don't lock me up
I can't pay the fine
Make up your mind before you make me lose mine
Your love's got me doin' time

Love's got me doin'
Love's got me doin' time
Love's got me doin'
Love's got me doin' time
Love's got me doin'
Love's got me doin' time
Love's got me doin'
Love's got me doin' time
Love's got me doin'
Love's got me doin' time
Love's got me doin'
Love's got me doin' time
Love's got me doin'
Love's got me doin' time
Love's got me doin'
Love's got me doin' time
Love's got me doin'
Love's got me doin' time

You got me jumpin' right out of my skin
You keep it up and i'll be comin' on in
You start a feelin' you're the cream of the crop
You gonna break my heart or just make it stop
You told me that you'd always love me true
But then i heard you told another guy too
Take a cold shower but the water boils hot
The way you twist and shake it girl
You tie me in a knot
And get me hot

Ooo hot and bothered
So hot and bothered
You get me
Hot and bothered
Come on now

Now listen
I pick you up at eight by ten we do the town
Empty my pockets just a tryin' to get you down
Throw in the towel i think your games are such a bore
Just when i think i've lost you pull me to the floor
And get me hot

Ooo hot and bothered
So hot and bothered
You get me
Hot and bothered
So hot and bothered

Ooo you get me hot
Hot and bothered
So hot and bothered
Baby baby baby get me hot

Ooo hot and bothered
So hot and bothered you get me
Hot and bothered
Hot and bothered
So hot and bothered
You get me
Hot and bothered
Hot and bothered
So hot and bothered
Hot and bothered
You get me
Hot and bothered
So hot and bothered
Ooo hot and bothered
Hot and bothered

I took a walk down a road
It's the road i was meant to stay
I see the fire in your eyes
But a man's got to make his way
So are you tough enough for my love
Just close your eyes to the heaven above
I'm coming home
I'm coming home

I took a ride in a world
I'll be spinnin' for the rest of my life
I feel your heart beatin' baby
Ooo sometimes it cuts like a knife
So are you tough enough for my love
Just close your eyes to the heaven above
I'm coming home
I'm coming home

I'm coming home
Where your love tonight can shine on me
I'm coming home
Where your lovin' arms can set me free

I took a walk down a road
It's the road i was meant to stay
I see the fire in your eyes
But a man's got to make his way
So are you tough enough for my love
Just close your eyes to the heaven above
I'm coming home
I'm coming home

I'm coming home
Oh yea
I'm on my way oh yea
I'm coming home
I'm coming home

Here we go ooo yea, ooo
I'm on my way
Come on baby, come on now
Let your love, shine on me

Sing along, i'm on my way
Come on baby, ooo
Shine on, shine on, shine on me
Come on baby, i'm on my way
Come on baby, let you love shine on me
Oh yea, shine on me
Oh yea, shine on, shine on me
> i'm on my way
I'm on my way
I'm on my way

Alright, yea
I met this girl around quarter to ten
We made it once, she said "make me again."
She wrapped her love around me all night long
In the mornin' we were still goin' strong

Now let me tell ya, it sure feels good
First time i saw that girl i knew it would
Now let me tell ya, it sure felt right
No pullin' teeth, she didn't want to fight, she said

Shake me, all night, she said
Shake me, shake it, don't break it baby
Shake me, all night, she said
All night long
All night long baby

Screamed and scratched and rolled out of the bed
I never really got her out of my head
And now and then she makes those social calls
Gives me a squeeze, gets me kickin' the walls

Now let me tell ya, it still feels tight
And we were shakin' after every bite
I feel her comin' in the middle of the night
Screamin' higher

Shake me, all night, she said
Shake me, shake it, don't break it baby
Shake me, all night, she said
Shake me, ooo yea

All night, keep the fire burnin', cause we're doin' all right
All night, come on and shake it right

Shake me
Shake me
Shake me
Shake me

Shake me all night, she said
Shake me, shake it, don't break it baby
Shake me, all night, she said
Shake me, ooo yea

Shake me
Shake me, yea
Shake me
Ooo come on baby baby
Shake me
Shake me

Pull on up
to this old bar stool
Let me tell ya some stories
About how life can be cruel

I had big dreams
But they turned to dust
I need another shot of oil
Cause it's starting to rust

And i'm tryin' to make a living
Tryin' to find my way
I've been bustin' my ass
To be somebody someday

Tryin' to make a living
Tryin' to get ahead
Shootin' at the moon
But it shot me down instead

War stories
I'm kickin' and fightin' for my life
Through those war stories
I made it through the battle alive

And it's on and on until you're long gone
But the strong keep stickin' it out
Through those war stories
Everybody's got 'em when you hit the bottom and survive

I said have another drink
This one's on me
Let me tell ya 'bout pain from a to z
I got scars from my head to my feet
Some like a junkyard car still rolling down the streets

And i'm tryin' to make a dollar
Tryin' to pay my way
I've been bustin' my balls
And then they take it all away

Tryin' to climb the ladder
Reaching for the sky
I ain't going down
Until they hang me out to dry

War stories
I'm kickin' and fightin' for my life
Through those war stories
I made it through the battle alive

And it's on and on until you're long gone
But the strong keep stickin' it out
Through those war stories
Everybody's got 'em when you hit the bottom and survive

And it's on and on until you're long gone
But the strong keep stickin' it out
They got towing the line 'till the sun don't shine
But all i got left to talk about

Are those war stories
I'm kickin' and fightin' for my life
Through those war stories
I made it through the battle alive

War stories
Through those war stories
Everybody's got 'em when you hit the bottom and survive

Everybody needs a little place they can hide
Somewhere to call their own
Don't let nobody inside
Every now and then we all need to let go
For some it's the doctor
For me it's rock and roll
For some it's a bottle
For some it's a pill
Some people wave the bible, cause it's giving them a thrill
Others point their finger if they don't like what they see
If you live in a glass house, don't be throwing rocks at me

We all need a little shelter
Just a little helper to get us by
We all need a little shelter
Just a little helper ooo, and it'll be alright

Check out mr. politician in his suit and tie
But when the doors are closed there ain't nothin' he won't try
Meanwhile mr. medicine's treating his best friend's wife
Tipper led the war against the record industry
She said she saw the devil on her mtv
To look into the cabinet, it takes more than a key
Just like jimmy's skeletons and his ministry

We all need a little shelter
Just a little helper to get us by
We all need a little shelter
Just a little helper ooo, and it'll be alright
Hit it now

For some it's the needle
For some it's the kill
Some people wave the bible, cause it's giving them a thrill
You can spend your money before you get your pay
With a toss of the dice, you can piss it all away

We all need a little shelter
Just a little helper to get us by
We all need a little shelter
Just a little helper ooo, and it'll be alright

Alright
We all need
A little shelter
We all need
A little shelter
Just a little helper
Oh lord, it's gonna be alright
Come on now
Come on now and shelter me now
Just a little helper
Shelter, shelter, shelter, shelter, shelter, shelter, shelter, shelter
We all need
We need a little shelter
Just a little helper ooo, and it'll be alright

Me and billy boy and old lady jane
We hitched a ride, took a fast movin' train
Got to the top with our heads spinnin' round
You never know just what you got until you're comin' back
Down on the farmland mississippi shade
The folks down there they told me take it day by day

And walk the last mile
Before i sleep
It'll be a while
Before i get my peace
With the same style
I walked for years
On the last mile
I can rest my fears

I got a long way to go before i reach the light of day
Monkies on my back i gotta find a better way
Same old story never get just what you want
The more you got the more you want
Sometimes you do and then you don't
I guess i've always been a travelin' man
Cause when i'm movin' i can make a stand

And walk the last mile
Before i sleep
It'll be a while
Before i get my peace
With the same style
I walked for years
On the last mile
I can rest my fears

Don't know where i'm going
But i know where i've been
Look around me everybody's trying to win

I guess i've always been a travelin' man
Cause when i'm movin' i can make a stand yea yea

And walk the last mile
Before i sleep
It'll be a while
Before i get my peace
With the same style
I walked for years
On the last mile
I can rest my fears

The last mile
Before i sleep
It'll be a while
Before i get my peace
With the same style
I walked for years
On the last mile
I can rest my fears

The last mile
Before i sleep
It'll be a while
Before i get my peace
With the same style
I walked for years
On the last mile
I can rest my fears

I can't tell ya baby what went wrong
I can't make you feel what you felt so long ago
I'll let it show
I can't give you back what's been hurt
Heartaches come and go and all that's left are the words
I can't let go
If we take some time to think it over baby
Take some time, let me know
If you really want to go

Don't know what you got till it's gone
Don't know what it is i did so wrong
Now i know what i got
It's just this song
And it ain't easy to get back
Takes so long

I can't feel the things that cause you pain
I can't clear my heart of your love it falls like rain
Ain't the same
I hear you calling far away
Tearing through my soul i just can't take another day
Who's to blame
If we take some time to think it over baby
Take some time let me know
If you really wanna go

Don't know what you got till it's gone
Don't know what it is i did so wrong
Now i know what i got
It's just this song
And it ain't easy to get back
Takes so long

Do you wanna see me beggin' baby
Can't you give me just one more day
Can't you see my heart's been draggin' lately
I've been lookin' for the words to say

Don't know what you got till it's gone
Don't know what it is i did so wrong
Now i know what i got
It's just this song
And it ain't easy to get back
Takes so long

Don't know what you got till it's gone no
Don't know what it is i did so wrong
Now i know what i got
It's just this song
And it ain't easy to get back
Takes so long