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Lonely Monster

by Mike Greene

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1.
You Woke Me Up 04:27
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MY LIFE WAS GOING ALONG ALRIGHT THEN ONE DAY YOU CAUGHT MY EYE IN THAT INSTANT MY HEART FILLED WITH LIGHT YOU WOKE ME UP INSIDE NOW BABY AIN’T IT FUNNY HOW LIFE SLIPS AWAY SEEMS ONE DAY YOU’RE YOUNG THE NEXT YOU’RE OLD WE NEVER SEEM TO TAKE THE TIME TO PLAY OR TO FEED OUR SOUL IT NEVER WOULD HAVE OCCURRED TO ME I COULD EVER FEEL LIKE THIS NOW BABY CAN’T YOU SEE YOU’RE THE LOVE AH THAT I’VE BEEN MISSIN’ IT NEVER WOULD HAVE OCCURRED TO ME I COULD EVER FEEL LIKE THIS NOW BABY CAN’T YOU SEE JUST ONE TOUCH AND WE’LL BE KISSING EVERYBODY DESERVES TO FIND THE WINGS TO GIVE ‘EM FLIGHT YOU’RE MY EAGLE MY JOY IN LIFE YOU WOKE ME UP INSIDE NOW BABY YOU WOKE ME UP INSIDE
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Love Knocks Twice 04:44
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I FIRST SAW YOU JUST A PICTURE IN A MAGAZINE YOUR TEETH REAL WHITE AND YOUR SKIN AIRBRUSHED SO CLEAN A FANCY GIRL SURELY LIVING UP A FANCY LIFE TURNED THE PAGE FELL RIGHT BACK TO EARTH AND SIGHED, I'M JUST A NORMAL GUY AND THEN LATE ONE NIGHT YOU'RE SNIFFIN' MELONS ON THE PRODUCE AISLE MY HEART STOOD STILL WHEN YOUR EYES CAUGHT MINE AND SMILED YOU WALKED RIGHT UP AND ASKED IF I WAS STALKIN' YOU AROUND I WAS MORTIFIED TRIED TO SPEAK BUT COULDN'T MAKE A SOUND DUMBFOUNDED WHITE-FACED CLOWN BOY YOU GOTTA BE READY WHEN LOVE WALKS IN YOU BETTER BE READY FOR LOVE CAUSE WHEN THE GIRL OF YOUR DREAM WALKS THROUGH THE DOOR SIEZE THE MOMENT CAUSE LOVE SHE DON'T ALWAYS KNOCK TWICE I'M JUST A FOOL TO THINK SHE'D BE MINE WHO CAN SAY WHAT'S ON A WOMAN'S MIND OH NO I'M BUBLING BENEATH HER WATER LINE HYPNOTIZED THEN YOU WALKED AWAY GOT NO NUMBER OR NO STREET ADDRESS I COULD FOLLOW YOU BUT YOU'D PROBABLY CALL FOR MY ARREST I FELL TO THE FLOOR PROPPED AGAINST AN EVIAN DISPLAY THEN YOU PEEKED AROUND THE CORNER AND I HEARD YOU SAY BOY IT'S YOUR LUCKY DAY BOY YOU GOTTA BE READY WHEN LOVE WALKS IN YOU BETTER BE READY FOR LOVE CAUSE WHEN THE GIRL OF YOUR DREAMS WALKS THROUGH THE DOOR SIEZE THE MOMENT CAUSE LOVE SHE DON'T ALWAYS KNOCK TWICE LOVE DON'T LOVE DON'T ALWAYS KNOCK TWICE LOVE IT AIN'T GONNA KNOCK TWICE
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Dreamin' In Black & White & Red 03:38
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ONE VOICE SAYS LEAVE ONE BEGS TO STAY THE KEEPER OF MY HEART LEFT WATCHING MY LIFE FALL INTO DISARRAY WHAT IF YOUR FATHER’S RIGHT AND OUR LOVE JUST EVAPORATES I WOULD FOLLOW YOU ANYWHERE DREAMIN’ IN BLACK AND WHITE AND RED LOVER OF MY SOUL THEY’RE OUT TO STEAL OUR DREAMS PLANTING SEEDS OF FEAR AND DOUBT THEY TRY TO MAKE OUR LOVE SEEM UNCLEAN YOU WERE WARNED ABOUT ME ALL YOUR FRIENDS SAID DON’T YOU DARE BUT YOU FOLLOWED YOUR HEARD AND JUST DIDN’T CARE DREAMIN’ IN BLACK AND WHITE AND RED THE NOISE GETS LOUD AND THE ROOM TURNS COLD FEAR FALLS FACE DOWN LIKE A JAUNDICED ROSE THE LOVE WE SHARE NO ONE COULD KNOW LET ME SEE YOU SMILE PULL BACK YOUR HAIR DREAMIN’ IN BLACK AND WHITE AND RED
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Gangsta Samurai 03:02
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WHAT CAN YOU DO WHEN THE MONEY’S ALL GONE THIS OLD WORLD GIVES BIRTH THEN IT EATS ITS’ YOUNG THESE MEAN STREETS ARE A KILLING FLOOR POLITICIANS LOOK THE OTHER WAY AS OUR FUTURE GOES IGNORED SO MANY CHILDREN LEFT ON THEIR OWN NOBODY’S THERE WHEN THEY GET HOME ABUSED THEY LEAVE THEIR CHILDHOOD PLAY THEY CAN’T FIND ANOTHER WAY NO OTHER WAY PRETTY LADY WALKING DOWN THE STREET KEEPS HER EYES STRAIGHT DOWN AFRAID OF WHAT SHE’LL SEE BUT YOU CAN TELL THAT SHE WANTS TO HELP THE CHILD BUT SHE’S TOO SCARED OF THE GANGSTA SAMURAI KAMAKAZIS WAIT IN THE DARK ON A DARE THEY’LL RIP OUT YOUR HEART WHAT BROUGHT SOCIETY TO THE EDGE AND WHERE WILL THE MADDNESS STOP SO MANY CHILDREN LEFT ON THEIR OWN NOBODY’S THERE WHEN THEY GET HOME ABUSED THEY LEAVE THEIR CHILDHOOD PLAY THEY CAN’T FIND ANOTHER WAY NO OTHER WAY CAN’T FIND ANOTHER WAY NO OTHER WAY
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This Angel Must Fly 04:10
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YOU ASKED ME AS YOUR FRIEND WAS SHE SOMEONE SPECIAL TO ME AND I TOLD YOU A LIE I KNOW JUST HOW YOU FEEL SHE CAN MAKE THE SUN AND MOON ASHAMED TO SHINE WHILE SOOTHING THE BEAST IN YOUR LIFE I KNOW YOU PRAY SHE’LL STAY FOREVER THE THOUGHT OF HER LEAVING DRIVES YOU WILD SHE’S NATURE’S PERFECT GIFT SHE’S A REFLECTION IN GOD’S EYE NO DON’T QUESTION JUST LOVE HER TONIGHT ‘CAUSE ALL TOO SOON THIS ANGEL MUST FLY ANOTHER PLACE AND TIME I BUILT MY WHOLE WORLD AROUND HER LOVE I TURNED AROUND AND SHE WAS GONE A CAT WITHIN A CAGE NOW I SEE I HELD ON FAR TOO TIGHT AND I FRIGHTENED HER AWAY ALL THESE MANY YEARS I’VE BEEN WONDERING WHAT WERE THE REASONS FOR HER SAYING GOODBYE NOW WE’RE HERE MY FRIEND AND YOU’RE ASKIN’ MY ADVICE NO DON’T QUESTION JUST LOVE THAT GIRL TONIGHT CAUSE ALL TOO SOON THIS ANGEL MUST FLY ALL TOO SOON THIS ANGEL MUST FLY
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New Mojo 04:24
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THE CANDLE’S SLOWLY DWINDLING THEN FROM ACROSS THE ROOM I SAW HER THERE MY HEART JUST STARTED MENDING LYING TO MYSELF PRETENDING YOU’RE HER NEXT UNHAPPY ENDING AS YOU TWO WALKED AWAY SHE TOSSED HER HEAD AND WINKED AT ME BE CAREFUL BOY SHE CUTS JUST LIKE A KNIFE I GUESS I SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU SHE’S THE DEVIL’S SOUL FOOD SHE STEALS YOUR BREATH AWAY THROWS YOU DOWN WON’T LET YOU SPEAK IN HER SPELL FAR TOO WEAK TO FIGHT SHE’S GONNA ROCK YOUR WORLD TONIGHT YOU’RE GONNA NEED A NEW MOJO OR SHE’LL EAT YOU UP ALIVE YOUR GONNA NEED A NEW MOJO CAUSE WITHOUT A DOUBT SHE’LL CHEW YOU UP AND SPIT YOU OUT BUT OH GOD WHAT A RIDE SHE’S GONNA ROCK YOUR WORLD TONIGHT THERE’S NO WAY TO UNDERSTAND YOUR HAPLESS HEART WON’T BE THE SAME THE SIREN SWEETLY SINGS AS YOU TAKE FLIGHT YOU’RE GONNA NEED A NEW MOJO OR SHE’LL EAT YOU UP ALIVE YOUR GONNA NEED A NEW MOJO CAUSE WITHOUT A DOUBT SHE’LL CHEW YOU UP AND SPIT YOU OUT BUT OH GOD WHAT A RIDE YOU BETTER HANG ON FOR YOUR LIFE OH GOD WHAT A RIDE SHE’S GONNA ROCK YOUR WORLD TONIGHT
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Rebel Grows 03:40
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SOMETHING’S THERE THAT YOU CAN’T SEE PERHAPS IT’S JUST THE SHADOW OF YOURSELF BIG AS LIFE BLOCKING OUT THE LIGHT THE CHILD RETREATS THE REBEL GROWS AND WHO’S TO SAY WHAT HELPS OR TURNS HIS HEART TO STONE FETAL THERE AND ALL ALONE OPEN YOUR HEART NOW FATHER THE DAMAGE IT’S IN THE EYES GO TELL THAT BOY YOU LOVE HIM BEFORE HE TURNS AWAY FROM THE LIGHT NO ONE MOVE OR HE’LL EXPLODE TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT PUSH THE ENVELOPE IT’S EASY TO GIVE UP HOPE YOU’RE WAITING THERE TO BREAK HIS FALL BUT NOT UNTIL HE KNOWS YOU KNOW HE’S RISKED IT ALL ALL THE WAY TO THE WALL OPEN YOUR HEART NOW FATHER THE DAMAGE IT’S IN THE EYES GO TELL THAT BOY YOU LOVE HIM DON’T LET HIM SLIP AWAY WITHOUT A FIGHT OPEN YOUR HEART NOW FATHER THE DAMAGE IT’S IN THE EYES GO TELL THAT BOY YOU LOVE HIM BEFORE HE TURNS AWAY FROM THE LIGHT
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Malibu Road 04:55
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THE CANDLE’S SLOWLY DWINDLING THEN FROM ACROSS THE ROOM I SAW HER THERE MY HEART JUST STARTED MENDING LYING TO MYSELF PRETENDING YOU’RE HER NEXT UNHAPPY ENDING AS YOU TWO WALKED AWAY SHE TOSSED HER HEAD AND WINKED AT ME BE CAREFUL BOY SHE CUTS JUST LIKE A KNIFE I GUESS I SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU SHE’S THE DEVIL’S SOUL FOOD SHE STEALS YOUR BREATH AWAY THROWS YOU DOWN WON’T LET YOU SPEAK IN HER SPELL FAR TOO WEAK TO FIGHT SHE’S GONNA ROCK YOUR WORLD TONIGHT YOU’RE GONNA NEED A NEW MOJO OR SHE’LL EAT YOU UP ALIVE YOUR GONNA NEED A NEW MOJO CAUSE WITHOUT A DOUBT SHE’LL CHEW YOU UP AND SPIT YOU OUT BUT OH GOD WHAT A RIDE SHE’S GONNA ROCK YOUR WORLD TONIGHT THERE’S NO WAY TO UNDERSTAND YOUR HAPLESS HEART WON’T BE THE SAME THE SIREN SWEETLY SINGS AS YOU TAKE FLIGHT YOU’RE GONNA NEED A NEW MOJO OR SHE’LL EAT YOU UP ALIVE YOUR GONNA NEED A NEW MOJO CAUSE WITHOUT A DOUBT SHE’LL CHEW YOU UP AND SPIT YOU OUT BUT OH GOD WHAT A RIDE YOU BETTER HANG ON FOR YOUR LIFE OH GOD WHAT A RIDE SHE’S GONNA ROCK YOUR WORLD TONIGHT DAYLIGHT FALLS FILLING ALL THE CORNERS AND MY LIFE SEEMS IT’S FALLING APART TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE ALL OF MY FRIENDS THEY TOLD ME DAMN THE LIGHT THE RAGE IT COMES AND GOES ON MALIBU ROAD MALIBU ROAD A SMILE ON A SMILE BRINGING THE CREAM AND COFFEE A MISCHIEVOUS CHILD TEASING A DARE I NEVER KNEW HOW VERY MUCH I LOVED YOU WITHOUT A WORD YOU WERE HERE AND NOW YOU’RE GONE FROM MALIBU ROAD MALIBU ROAD THERE’S A LESSON TO LEARN A PRECIOUS PRICE TO PAY LOVE’S NOT FREE IT MUST BE EARNED EVERYDAY NOW EVERYWHERE THAT I GO I’M SURE I HEAR YOUR LAUGHTER AND WHEN I’M LOST IN A CROWD I SEARCH FOR YOUR FACE AND IF I LISTEN REAL HARD I CAN ALMOST HEAR YOU SINGING HOW CAN I LET YOU KNOW IT’S HERE THAT YOU BELONG ON MALIBU ROAD MALIBU ROAD
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Gone Too Long 03:32
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TWO KIDS BEHIND THE WALL DREAMS OF THE FUTURE WE SAW IT ALL THE FIRE AND OUR LUST FOR LIFE WAS STRONG WE’VE BEEN GONE TOO LONG THEY STOLE YOUR DREAMS A SLIGHT OF HAND I DREW MY SEPARATE LINE IN THE SAND FORGETTING THE MEASURE OF THE MAN YOU’VE BEEN GONE TOO LONG NOW WE’RE HERE LIKE MIRRORS IN LINE REFLECTING FOREVER, SO STRONG OUT OF THE SHADOWS A NEW PLACE IN TIME FEELING NOW WHAT WE KNEW ALL ALONG WE BELONG BABY WE BELONG YEA NOW WE’RE HERE LIKE MIRROS IN LINE REFLECTING FOREVER SO STRONG OUT OF THE SHADOWS A NEW PLACE AND TIME FEELING NOW WHAT WE KNEW ALL ALONG WE BELONG YOU’VE BEEN GONE TOO LONG YEA YOU’VE BEEN GONE TOO LONG YOU’VE BEEN GONE TOO LONG
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One More Night 04:02
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YOUR MEMORY RUNS THROUGH MY VEINS WE WERE EACH OTHER’S VERY FIRST LOVERS I REMEMBER THE NIGHT US FIGHTING OUT IN THE RAIN YOU SLAMMED THE DOOR AND IT WAS OVER YOU CAN BELIEVE WHAT YOU NEED TO BELIEVE ABOUT ME YOUR GIRLFRIENDS SAY YOU’RE DOING JUST FINE LIVIN’ WITHOUT ME I GUESS WE BOTH GREW TIRED OF CALLING EACH OTHER SUCH TERRIBLE NAMES YOU WERE SO SURE I WAS LOVIN’ ON SOME OTHER LADY I WAS SURE YOU WERE GOING INSANE BUT YOU KNOW HOW TIME HAS ITS’ OWN WAY OF MAKING THINGS CLEAR AND IF THERE’S ONE THING I KNOW BABY IT’S CLEAR I NEED YOU HERE JUST ONE MORE NIGHT THAT’S ALL I’M ASKING BABE ONE MORE NIGHT TO TRY AND FIND LOVE WE THREW AWAY I THINK I’VE LEARNED A WHOLE LOT OUT HERE ON MY OWN AND NOW IT’S TIME FOR YOU TO COME ON HOME I KNEW THAT I LOVED YOU FROM THE WORDS YOU TOLD ME ON THE FIRST NIGHT WE MET YOU SAID THAT PEOPLE SPEND A LIFETIME LOOKIN’ FOR LOVE THEY CHASE IT DOWN JUST TO DESTROY IT WE STARTED TAKIN’ FOR GRANTED THAT SWEET LOVE THAT WE HAD I GUESS WE STOPPED TALKING, STOPPED LAUGHING REACHING FOR TENDERNESS OH GOD I NEED YOU BAD JUST ONE MORE NIGHT THAT’S ALL I’M ASKING BABE ONE MORE NIGHT TO TRY AND FIND LOVE WE THREW AWAY I THINK I’VE LEARNED A WHOLE LOT OUT HERE ON MY OWN IT DRIVES ME CRAZY THINKING ‘BOUT YOU IN ANOTHER MAN’S ARMS THERE’LL BE NO MORE EMPTY NIGHTS ALL ALONE NOW IT’S TIME FOR YOU TO COME ON HOME OOH COME ON HOME NOW BABY OOH BABY WON’T YOU PLEASE COME ON HOME
11.
Someone Else 05:21
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WE WERE YOUNG AND HEADED WEST CHASIN’ DREAMS LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE MAKIN’ LOVE WHILE SHADOWS STRETCHED OUT FOREVER THINGS WERE CLEAR SO EASY THEN NOW MY LIFE’S SO SHRILL I CAN’T HEAR THUNDER BABY’S TOUCH GROWS COLD NOW I WONDER IS THERE SOMEONE ELSE SOMEBODY NEW NOW A SHADOW FALLS BETWEEN ME AND YOU CAUGHT A GLIMPSE OF THE PROMISED LAND BLIND AMBITION TURNED MY HEAD YOU’D SMILE AT ME AND SAY YOU UNDERSTAND ‘CAUSE YOU LOVED ME SOON THE CHASE CONSUMED MY SOUL YOUR TRAIL OF TEARS I BARELY NOTICED SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY YOU STOPPED HOPING NOW THERE’S SOMEONE ELSE SOMEBODY NEW HIS SHADOW IT STANDS BETWEEN ME AND YOU EVERYNIGHT I SEARCH THE SKY AND CURSE THE GROUND EVERYNIGHT I PRAY SOME PEOPLE CHANGE ONLY WHEN THEY LOSE IT ALL I PRAY IT’S NOT TOO LATE WHERE TO GO JUST WHAT TO DO HOW TO EARN MY WAY BACK TO YOU SO MANY LIES TOO MANY PROMISES BROKEN LOOKIN’ FOR THE ONE YOU LOVED THE MAN I LOST WHEN I WAS YOUNGER THERE’S COURAGE IN MY HEART STILL I WONDER CAN I BE SOMEONE ELSE SOMEBODY NEW CAN I FIND THE MAN THAT YOU ONCE KNEW SOMEONE ELSE SOMEBODY NEW CAN WE FIND THE LOVE THAT WE ONCE KNEW THAT WE ONCE KNEW JUST ME AND YOU PRAY FOR ME ‘CAUSE I’M COMING HOME

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released August 20, 2012

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