Vh1 Storytellers

Heaven can wait
And a band of angels wrapped up in my heart
Will take me through the lonely night
Through the cold of the day
And i know
I know
Heaven can wait
And all the gods come down here just to sing for me
And the melody's gonna make me fly
Without pain
Without fear
Give me all of your dreams
And let me go along on your way
Give me all of your prayers to sing
And i'll turn the night into the skylight of day
I got a taste of paradise
I'm never gonna let it slip away
I got a taste of paradise
It's all i really need to make me stay --
Just like a child again

Heaven can wait
And all i got is time until the end of time
I won't look back
I won't look back
Let the altars shine

And i know that i've been released
But i don't know to where
And nobody's gonna tell me know
And i don't really care
No no no
I got a taste of paradise
That's all i really need to make me stay
I got a taste of paradise
If i had it any sooner you know
You know i never would have run away from my home

Heaven can wait
And all i got is time until the end of time
I won't look backr
I won't look back
Let the altars shine

Heaven can wait
Heaven can wait
I won't look back
I won't look back
Let the altars shine
Let the altars shine

The sirens are screaming and the fires are howling
Way down in the valley tonight
There's a man in the shadows with a gun in his eye
And a blade shining oh so bright
There's evil in the air and there's thunder in the sky
And a killer's on the bloodshot streets
And down in the tunnel where the deadly are rising
Oh i swear i saw a young boy
Down in the gutter
He was starting to foam in the heat
Oh baby you're the only thing in this whole world
That's pure and good and right
And wherever you are and wherever you go
There's always gonna be some light
But i gotta get out
I gotta break it out now
Before the final crack of dawn
So we gotta make the most of our one night together
When it's over you know
We'll both be so alone

Like a bat out of hell
I'll be gone when the morning comes
When the night is over
Like a bat out of hell i'll be gone gone gone
Like a bat out of hell i'll be gone when the morning comes
When the day is done
And the sun goes down
And the moonlight's shining through
Then like a sinner before the gates of heaven
I'll come crawling on back to you

I'm gonna hit the highway like a battering ram
On a silver black phantom bike
When the metal is hot and the engine is hungry
And we're all about to see the light
Nothing ever grows in this rotten old hole
And everything is stunted and lost
And nothing really rocks
And nothing really rolls
And nothing's ever worth the cost
And i know that i'm damned if i never get out
And maybe i'm damned if i do
But with any other beat i got left in my heart
You know i'd rather be damned with you
If i gotta be damned you know i wanna be damned
Dancing through the night with you
If i gotta be damned you know i wanna be damned
Gotta be damned you know i wanna be damned
If gotta be damned you know i wanna be damned
Dancing through the night
Dancing through the night
Dancing through the night with you

Oh baby you're the only thing in this whole world
That's pure and good and right
And wherever you are and wherever you go
There's always gonna be some light
But i gotta get out
I gotta break it out now
Before the final crack of dawn
So we gotta make the most of our one night together
When it's over you know
We'll both be so alone

Like a bat out of hell
I'll be gone when the morning comes
When the night is over
Like a bat out of hell i'll be gone
Like a bat out of hell i'll be gone when the morning comes
But when the day is done
And the sun goes down
And the moonlight's shining through
Then like a sinner before the gates of heaven
I'll come crawling on back to you
Then like a sinner before the gates of heaven
I'll come crawling on back to you

I can see myself
Tearing up the road
Faster than any other boy has ever gone
And my skin is rough but my soul is ripe
And no one's gonna stop me now
I gotta make my escape
But i can't stop thinking of you
And i never see the sudden curve until it's way too late
I never see the sudden curve until it's way too late

Then i'm dying on the bottom of a pit in the blazing sun
Torn and twisted at the foot of a burning bike
And i think somebody somewhere must be tolling a bell
And the last thing i see is my heart
Still beating
Breaking out of my body
And flying away
Like a bat out of hell

Then i'm dying at the bottom of a pit in the blazing sun
Torn and twisted at the foot of a burning bike
And i think somebody somewhere must be tolling a bell
And the last thing i see is my heart
Still beating
Still beating
Breaking out of my body and flying away
Like a bat out of hell
Like a bat out of hell
Like a bat out of hell
Like a bat out of hell
Like a bat out of hell
Like a bat out of hell

From the very first moment i saw you, i knew our love would be so strong
And the very first moment i kissed you, i knew our joy would last so long
And then i saw you making love to my best friend, i didn't know whatever to say
I saw you making love to my best friend
So i looked him right in his eyes and i said - listen boy

Chorus:

Won't you take some more, it's what you came for
And don't mind me, i won't throw you no curves
Have yourself a ball with my good woman
Won't you take some more boy, it's more than you deserve
Won't you take some more boy, it's more than you deserve

When i saw you hanging round the truck stop, shining like an angel in the night
And when i saw you crying like a baby, i knew you'd have to be my wife

Then i saw you making love to my best friend, i didn't know whatever to say
I saw you making love to my best friend
So i looked him right in his eyes and i said - listen boy

Chorus

(instrumental break)

Now i think i'm gonna have to leave you
Because i'm feeling much too weak to share
And the pie, oh it's cut in too many pieces
The flavor that i crave is no longer there

Then i saw you making love to two of my best friends
I didn't know whatever to say
I saw you making love to a group of my best friends
So i looked them right in their eyes and i said - listen here, group

Chorus

Won't you take some more boys, it's more than you deserve

Baby we can talk all night
But that ain't getting us nowhere
I told you everything i possibly can
There's nothing left inside of here
And maybe you can cry all night
But that'll never change the way that i feel
The snow is really piling up outside
I wish you wouldn't make me leave here

I poured it on and i poured it out
I tried to show you just how much i care
I'm tired of words and i'm too hoarse to shout
But you've been cold to me so long
I'm crying icicles instead of tears

And all i can do is keep on telling you
I want you
I need you
But -- there ain't no way i'm ever gonna love you
Now don't be sad
'cause two out of three ain't bad
Now don't be sad
'cause two out of three ain't bad

You'll never find your gold on a sandy beach
You'll never drill for oil on a city street
I know you're looking for a ruby in a mountain of rocks
But there ain't no coupe de ville hiding at the bottom of a cracker jack box

I can't lie
I can't tell you that i'm something i'm not
No matter how i try
I'll never be able
To give you something
Something that i just haven't got

There's only one girl that i will ever love
And that was so many years ago
And though i know i'll never get her out of my heart
She never loved me back
Ooh i know
I remember how she left me on a stormy night
She kissed me and got out of our bed
And though i pleaded and i begged her not to walk out that door
She packed her bags and turned right away

And she kept on telling me
She kept on telling me
She kept on telling me
I want you
I need you
But there ain't no way i'm ever gonna love you
Now don't be sad
'cause two out of three ain't bad
I want you
I need you
But there ain't no way i'm ever gonna love you
Now don't be sad
'cause two out of three ain't bad
Don't be sad
'cause two out of three ain't bad

Baby we can talk all night
But that ain't getting us nowhere

I want my money back
I want my money back
It's all or nothing

And nothing's all i ever get
Every time i turn it on
I burn it up and burn it out

It's always something
There's always something going wrong
That's the only guarantee
That's what this is all about

It's a never ending attack
Everything's a lie, and that's a fact
Life is a lemon and i want my money back!

And all the morons
And all the stooges with their coins
They're the ones who make the rules
It's not a game - it's just a rout

There's desperation
There's desperation in the air
It leaves a stain on all your clothes
And no detergant gets it out

And we're always slipping through the the cracks
Then the movie's over - fade to black
Life is a lemon and i want my money back!

I want my money back
I want my money back

What about love?
It's defective!
It's always breaking in half

What about sex?!
It's defective!
It's never built to really last

What about your family?
It's defective!
All the batteries are shot

What about your friends?
They're defective!
All the parts are out of stock

What about hope?
It's defective!
It's corroded and decayed

What about faith?
It's defective!
It's tattered and it's frayed

What about your gods?
They're defective!
They forgot the warranty

What about your town?
It's defective!
It's a dead end street to me

What about your school?
It's defective!
It's a pack of useless lies

What about your work?
It's defective!
It's a crock and then you die

What about your childhood?
It's defective!
It's dead and buried in the past

What about your future?
It's defective!
And you can shove it up your ass!!

I want my money back
I want my money back

It's all or nothing
And nothing's all i ever get
Every time i turn it on
I burn it up and burn it out

It's a never ending attack
Everything's a lie, and that's a fact
Life is a lemon and i want my money back!

And we're always slipping through the the cracks
Then the movie's over-fade to black
Life is a lemon and i want my money back!

i was nothing but a lonely boy
Looking for something new.
And you were nothing but a lonely girl
But you were something
Something like a dream come true
I was a varsity tackle and a hell of a block
When i played my guitar
I made the canyons rock -- but --
Every saturday night
I felt the fever grow

Do ya know what it's like
All revved up with no place to go
Do ya know what it's like
All revved up with no place to go

In the middle of a steaming night
I'm tossing in my sleep
And in the middle of a red-eyed dream
I see you coming
Coming on to give it to me

I was out on the prowl down by the edge of the track
And like a son of a jackal
I'm a leader of the pack -- but --
Every saturday night
I felt the fever grow

Do ya know what it's like
All revved up with no place to go
Do ya know what it's like
All revved up with no place to go

Oh, baby, i'm a hunter in the dark of the forest
I've been stalking you and tracking you downr
Cruising up and down the main drag all night long
We could be standing at the top of the world
Instead of sinking further down in the mud
You and me 'round about midnight
You and me 'round about midnight
Someone's got to draw first

Draw first
Someone's got to draw first blood
Someone's got to draw first blood
Oooh i got to draw first blood
Oooh i got to draw first blood

I was out on the prowl down by the edge of the track --
And like a son of a jackal i'm a leader of the pack -- but --
Every saturday night
I felt the fever grow

Do ya know what it's like
All revved up with no place to go
Do ya know what it's like
All revved up with no place to go

I was nothing but a lonely all-american boy
Looking out for something to do
And you were nothing but a lonely all-american girl
But you were something like a dream come true
I was a varsity tackle and a hell of a block
And when i played my guitar i made the canyons rock
But every saturday night
I felt the fever grow
All revved up with no place to go
All revved up with no place to go
All revved up with no place to go
All revved up with no place to go
All revved up with no place to go