Rick Springfield

[fox69]

"Love Screws Me Up"

"Love Screws Me Up"


It's no big deal
Not worth the trouble
This is the last time
I walk out of the rubble
I watched my heart
In your delicate hands
Slammed against my kitchen wall
It burst like a bubble
And it made me wish
Love slept with the fish
Or at least had a lame-brained stunt body double
In the mirror I see the living, breathing proof
And I think it's time that I,
That I face the truth

Love (na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na)
Screws me up
Love (na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na)
Screws me up

Love Potion number 9,
I guess I must have missed it
Jesus tell me is that
What got me so twisted?
All the hippies, magazines and TV
Keep selling true love
Like it really existed
And I want to drink from their picture perfect loving cup
But I fuck it up

Love (na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na)
Screws me up
Love (na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na)
Screws me up
Oh, love screws me up

And our little scene is
Shot down before it starts
Swept up with the trash
And the bodies
And the wreckage
And the garbage
And the junk
And the scrap
And the drunk and the busted hearts

Love (na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na)
Screws me up
Love (na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na)
Screws me up
Love (na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na)
Screws me up
Love (na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na)
Screws me up

 

[fox69]

"Love Somebody"

"Love Somebody"



I can see the path you're cutting
It cost me a little piece of my heart
I can see the doors you're shutting
'Cause they were open at the start

Baby, loving you has been hard on me
You're such a tough little sister
Just looking for Mr. Right
On the wrong side of town

You better love somebody
It's late
You better love somebody
Don't wait
You better love somebody
Don't tempt fate
You're gonna push it just a little too far
One night

Your eyes are wild, your skin's so white
You're undernourished and overfed
She's got the teeth, she knows how to bite
'Cause when you bit I bled

You got the perfect image
Of the perfect man
You're a tough little sister
But you'll settle for a mister tonight
But you're running out of time

You better love somebody
It's late
You better love somebody
Don't wait
You better love somebody
Don't tempt fate
You're gonna push it just a little too far
One night

I'm only saying what I feel
You think I'm wrong I know
You thought I was sleeping at the wheel
I thought that you were driving

You better love somebody
You better love somebody

You better love somebody
It's late
You better love somebody
Don't wait
You better love somebody
Don't tempt fate
You're gonna push it just a little too far
One night

One night - oh oh oh oh
One night - oh oh oh oh
One night - oh oh oh oh
One night - oh oh oh oh

 

[fox69]

"Lust"

"Lust"



Lust shows her pretty face and cupid hits his mark
and I have no time to say
I am not ready for this
Insipid smile on my face and a dumb remark, I trip,
slip, slide over the precipice
I got the right map baby but the wrong direction
I'm staring at the TV set trying to right this wrong
I didn't cast my vote, it was a fixed election
Somebody tripped the switch and the light came on

Now I can't make it stop, I cant make it stop, I cant make it stop

It's true and I can't explain
just what makes her so different

I should feel wonderful, but I don't feel wonderful
And I don't want to carry this weight myself
You tell me I look bad
Hey what do you mean by that?
Cause I'm addicted and I can't help myself

My wing and a prayer nose dives into the street
and the hang the disturbed sign outside my door
I twist my fingers and I shuffle my feet
My friend Dr. Robert said there is no cure
I got the right rat baby but the wrong disection
I'm staring at the TV set trying to write this song
I didn't seek this mountain or this insurrection
I just entered somewhere beautiful I don't belong

I can't make it stop, I can't make it stop, I can't make it stop
It's true and I can't explain just what makes her so different

I don't want this, fucked up pearl, I cannot take this
She must be the one

 

[fox69]

"Me & Johnny"

"Me & Johnny"


Lookin' back I'd say we broke a few rules
Left one or two hearts in a ruin
Spent all that precious time doin'
Things we figured that Presley might have done
Stole a few cars, never got caught
Started some fights in the scrimmage
We got caught up in the image
Of playing young rebels by the handbook
Looking back I guess we had some attitude
We were gonna be hard and tough
Me & Johnny
We're gonna play tonight
It's gonna be alright
We're gonna shine
Look in the mirror watch our faces change
We were gonna be McCartney clones
We skipped school to see the Rolling Stones
And sang their songs on the train on our way home
We were gonna be like all of them
Uncompromising to the very end
Live for girls, guitars and glory
And someday they'd write our story
Sometimes I think that they clapped in sympathy
But we were gonna be hard and tough
Me & Johnny
We're gonna play tonight
It's gonna be alright
We're gonna have some fun tonight
Me & Johnny
We may get blood on our face
We're gonna have our place
In the sun
Johnny's still living, back in Australia
I hear he's got himself a wife and kids
And I'm still chasing whatever it is
That put me out here on the road in the first place
I think of times, that I cursed out loud
Wishin' I was still runnin' with the same old crowd
Sometimes it can make you cry
Just watching the years roll by
Me & Johnny
We're gonna play tonight
It's gonna be alright
We're gonna have fun tonight
Me & Johnny
We may get blood on our face
We're gonna have our place
In the sun

 

[fox69]

"Million Dollar Face"

"Million Dollar Face"



You were hungry for the lights,
You spent your nights with socialites
You're a million-dollar baby with the million dollar blues
And the only gave your time to people you could use

Million dollar face with million dollar grace
You got off to a real bad start
Million dollar face in million dollar lace
You wound with a two cent heart

You were mine for just a little while
But true to style and with a smile you said,
"I have to leave you, baby, hold me one more time
'Cause I know where I should be and it's a long hard climb"

Million dollar face with million dollar grace
You got off to a real bad start
Million dollar face in million dollar lace
You wound with a two cent heart
Million dollar face with million dollar grace
You got off to a real bad start
Million dollar face in million dollar lace
You wound with a two cent heart

 

[fox69]

"Miss You Nights"
(originally by Cliff Richard)

"Miss You Nights"
(originally by Cliff Richard)



I've had many times
I can tell you
Times when innocence I'd trade for company
And children saw me crying
I thought I'd had my share of that
But these miss you nights
Are the longest

Midnight diamonds
Stud my heaven
Southward burning
Lie the jewels that eye my place
And the warm winds
That embrace me
Just as surely kissed your face
Yeah these miss you nights
Are the longest

How I miss you
I'm not likely to tell
I'm a man and cold day light
Buys the pride I'd rather sell
All my secrets
Are wasted affair
You know them well

Thinking of my going
How to cut the thread
And leave it all behind
Looking windward for my compass
I take each day as it arrives
But these miss you nights
Are the longest

Lay down all thought of your surrender
It's only me who's killing time
Lay down all dreams and themes once remembered
It's just the same
This miss you game
Yeah these miss you nights
Are the longest

 

[fox69]

"Miss Your Kiss"

"Miss Your Kiss"



Well I miss you yeah, but I don't really miss your touch
Not too much
Send your love express, but I don't need it all that much
Not too much
You know it's true, you know it's true
I don't miss your fascinating conversation
And there's more room in the bed now that your gone
Don't tell me I miss your smile, you know me baby
This is the real deal and you know just what I've missed
You get my gist, the thing is this

Baby I miss your kiss
The truth is this (you just can't miss)
I don't want to be fooling around (miss your kiss)
Baby I miss your kiss (trust me on this)
If I had my wish couldn't ask for more
Miss your kiss

Now when I get home if you still want to talk all night
That's alright
And I want it known if you just want to turn out the light
I won't fight
I'll make love to you, make love to you...If you want to
You know baby anything goes
And I'll even get you breakfast in your bed
As long as I get my fix
You know it baby, I'm missing the real thing
And you know just what that is.
If I resist just slap my wrist

Baby I miss your kiss
The truth is this (you just can't miss)
I don't want to be fooling around (miss your kiss)
Baby I miss your kiss (trust me on this)
If I had my wish couldn't ask for more
Miss your kiss

I know what I want, and what I don't have
What I won't give for your kiss
Nothing better, nothing better
If you hear me say 'Yeah yeah'
That's the way I want it face to face

 

[fox69]

"Misty Water Woman"

"Misty Water Woman"



I was driving 'round, as the sun went down
When I came upon a lake, the sign said "Misty Water"
And standing there, with wet and tangled hair was a girl
she said her name was "Bo", she was a farmer's daughter
I said get in, I'll take you home, you must be cold

Misty water woman
You never get to her
Misty water woman
You never get to touch her
And feel her near

It began to storm, and our talk grew warm
Till I stopped the car outside a cold and lonely place
I said we're here
But she had disappeared
And on the seat was a pool of tears
And a handkerchief of lace
I did not see her leave
I was amazed

Misty water woman
You never get to her
Misty water woman
You never get to touch her
And feel her warm

I sped into the house,
It took her father and her mother to straighten me out
What was it all about
Please let me know
She looked sad, and he looked mad
And he said, yes you're right, once we had a daughter
Her name was Bo, but that was long ago
Years have gone since she drowned at "Misty Water"
And the way he took it, took me by surprise

Misty water woman
You never get to her
Misty apparition
You never get to touch her
And feel her near

 

[fox69]

"Modern World"

"Modern World"



The alarm goes off, another monday morning
Just one more time you wake up in this mess
And baby it scares you but you catch yourself
You do whatever you do to face the test

I know you feel alone in this great big world machine
It's crazy, but maybe there's a soul somewhere out there
who's just like you now what are you waiting for
Baby don't mourn what might have been,
here's the only world we're living in

This is the modern world, This is the modern world

This is the modern world, and this is all it's going to be,
Living in the modern world...

Yeah, The telephone rings, another faceless caller
You're not a soul you're just a number
You're looking at families living on the street
Where mama can't buy her baby enough to eat

We all feel alone, in this great big world machine
But baby, just maybe listen to your heart
I don't know just what you're waiting for
Cause baby here's just where you begin,
in the only world we're living in

 

[fox69]

"Motel Eyes"

"Motel Eyes"


Her come-on was direct and strong
From her question to her kiss
She said she'd had a little much to drink
She didn't usually do this
But she was looking for another head to scalp tonight
And she had me right between her sights

I turned to face her as the jukebox clicked off
Playing a favorite song
And she looked pretty in the low lit bar
But something was wrong
I saw a dull red neon sign flashing in her eyes
It said "VACANCY," she had motel eyes

[Chorus]
They were black as the night
And shone like a star
Fueled by the light
From a medicine jar
I looked again but there was nothing there
But ice in her eyes
There's no disguising motel eyes

She had the angles all down pat
Her average must be high
And though it could have been a pleasure
I just had to say goodbye
Though there was something wicked
About the way she flexed her thighs
She scared me with her motel eyes

[Repeat chorus]

She started saying something
Bout movement versus size
The sign kept on flashing in her motel eyes

[Repeat chorus]

Black as the night
Black as the night, motel eyes