Richard Marx

[fox69]

SHINE

SHINE


The tree you planted is still holding on
Leaves are turning
Like nothing's wrong, oh, what freedom
To only need the rain

Been without since May, ninety-four
Tricks of the mind make it feel like it's more
But I'm not special
It's the same for everyone

Hold on, baby, I'm coming for you
I can hear your voice through the wine
Teach me how to turn the page
And show me how to shine

Times I wished I was already gone
Ain't no place I can't leave when I want
But then I see their faces
And I'm frozen in my shame

Hold on, baby, I'm coming for you
I can hear your voice through the wine
Teach me how to turn the page
And show me how to shine

Sometimes the sun shuts down the little I can see
And I remember what it felt like to be me
But all at once I know that nothing is the same
And all I'm left with is the pain

Hold on, baby, I'm coming for you
I can hear your voice through the wine
Teach me how to turn the page

 

[fox69]

SHOULD'VE KNOWN BETTER

SHOULD'VE KNOWN BETTER


Another sleeplees night I can't explain

Somebody said they heard me call your name.
The radio won't let you leave my mind

I know it's over
but I don't know why.

Should've known better than to fall in love with you

Now love is ivst a faded memory.
Should've known better
now I'm a prisoner to this pain

And my heart still aches for you.

There was no risk that I wouldn't take

Not a promise that I didn't make.
AII I asked was that you just hold on

And now I'm wondering what I did wrong.
Should've known better than to fall in love with you
. . .

I gave you all of my body and soul

Never believing we might lose control

I took my hands off the wheel.

I can't remember if the lies were true

It's been a million years since I touched you.
I thought time might help me win this game

But being away from you is slowly driving me insane.

Should've known better than to fall in love with you
. . .
Should've known better than to fall in love with you
. . .

 

[fox69]

SILENT NIGHT

SILENT NIGHT


Silent Night, Holy Night,
All is calm, all is bright.
Round yon virgin mother and child,
Holy infant so tender and mild,

Sleep in heavenly peace,
Sleep in heavenly peace.

We've kissed the kids goodnight,
We've got their stockings by the fire.
A flame lights up the room and hand in hand,
We watch it start to snow.

The lights glow on the tree,
And we drink last hot coffee.
Your head's upon my shoulder,
And they just played Misletoe and Wine on the radio.

Silent Night, Holy Night,
All is calm, all is bright.
Round yon virgin mother and child,
Holy infant so tender and mild,

Sleep in heavenly peace,
Sleep in heavenly peace.

 

[fox69]

SILENT SCREAM

SILENT SCREAM


Twenty four and he believes for sure he?s got it made
Fame is here for good and looks will never fade, he doesn't know
The game is never over ?till the cards have all been played

Eighty three and still he feels his best is yet to come
He believes that youth is wasted on the young, he?s alone
The only dream he ever has is being with someone

Love you when you're standing tall but nobody knows you
When you're falling, all you have to do is call
But nobody ever hears the silent scream

Christmas came and went again but still nobody came
Staring at her wedding photo in a frame, she?s alone
We should hope the loss of memory helps to ease the pain

Love you when you're standing tall but nobody knows you
When you're falling, all you have to do is call
But nobody ever hears the silent scream

Memories, moments you recall, we should be remembered
For the greatest of them all, you can?t begin to live
Someone else?s life or your own will pass you by

Oh, who?s to know, maybe we can learn
A thing Or two from everyone

Love you when you're standing tall but nobody knows you
When you're falling, all you have to do is call

 

[fox69]

SLIPPING AWAY

SLIPPING AWAY


I said I wouldn't cry
The day you say goodbye
It's not like I'll never see you again
I guess the things you need
You just can't get from me
But you still can reach out to me now and then

My head is spinning round
All my defenses down
I have held the world in my hands
But I can't keep you from slipping away,

If time will show me grace
And you to a better place
Then I can live knowing it wasn't in vain
It hurts so much to know when love means letting go
And no one can tell me that they've felt my pain

No strength can stop you now
Will someone show me how
How to live it over again
'cause I can't keep you from slipping away

I will never break your power over me
I could never shake the thought of you burning in my mind
You're all I see

Repeat Chorus

Oh, I can't keep you from slipping away
Oh, Slipping away,

 

[fox69]

SOMEONE SPECIAL

SOMEONE SPECIAL


I've lived life in a single room
Hide my scars from the moon
I dream my dreams in the light
Rehearse the lines I already know
Basking in the TV's glow
I pray that tonight is the night

Ooh, there's gotta be more than this
The future hanging on a stranger's kiss
Could it be, I'm not so alone?

I'm someone special
I'm just in disguise
I may not be perfect
In everyone's eyes
It may not be tomorrow
But I still believe
There's someone special
Waiting out there for me

I guess the joke hasn't hit me yet
'Cause I'm still waitin' on my Juliet
She must be held up somewhere
Ooh, she'll be the air I breathe
She'll come for good and never want to leave
I'll love her only, I swear

People say there must be something wrong
For me to be all alone so long
And their words hit me like a stone

I'm someone special
I'm just in disguise
I may not be perfect
In everyone's eyes
It may not be tomorrow
But I still believe
There's someone special
Waiting out there for me

Lying in bed in a cold, cold sweat
Dreamin' 'bout women I'll never get
I won't always be sleepin' alone

I'm someone special
I'm just in disguise
I may not be perfect
In everyone's eyes
And it may not be tonight
But I still believe
There's someone special
Waiting out there for me

Yeah, there's someone special
Waiting out there for me
Waiting out there for me
She's waiting out there for me

 

[fox69]

SOUL MOTION

SOUL MOTION


I've got the fever, poison in my veins
My mind ain't workin' right
I know the answer, way to ease this pain
Only got myself to fight

I can see clearly but choose to be blind
A slave to desire, holdin' me, scoldin' me
Changin' your mind, you?re like playin' with fire

I need you, I want to stay on this soul motion ride
There is no danger when you?re here by my side

Given some distance, just a little time
Right and wrong seems clear
But my sense of reason is nothin' but unkind
Every time that you?re near

Over and over I say to myself
She?s only playin', ten thousand reasons
To find someone else, still I hear myself sayin'

I need you, I want to stay on this soul motion ride
There is no danger when you?re here by my side

Baby, I need you, I want to stay on this soul motion ride
There is no danger when you're here by my side

I'm out here on the edge and I know what?s in store
It should be over and done, just let go and run
But I've tasted too much, nothin's the same anymore

Baby, I need you, I want to stay on this soul motion ride
There is no danger when you?re here by my side

Baby, I need you, I want to stay on this soul motion ride
There is no danger when you?re here by my side

My baby, baby

 

[fox69]

STREETS OF PAIN

STREETS OF PAIN


She's still another party blonde who has always had her way
Now just another hanger on with a faded resume
He's gonna be a leading man in the Gary Cooper mold
Now workin' at a pretzel stand but it's him that's gettin' sold

Big dreamer gonna take the town but she's runnin' out of time
Still singin' at a sleazy lounge to a house of drooling swine
Self satisfied narcissist with a body like a God
He's thinking that's all there is but I don't want that job

Streets of pain, oh, they don't hear the cryin'
Streets of pain never felt the tears
Streets of pain, oh, they just keep on lyin'
Get it through your head 'cause some things never change

Won't it finally be obvious that there's very little chance?
Can't they see it's a Greyhound bus and not their handsome prince?
Isn't anybody satisfied with the average girl next door?
Does she have to be glamorized so the world will love her more?

Streets of pain, sinkin' like a rock in a river
Streets of pain never felt so cold, yeah
Streets of pain lower than a snake can slither
Not to mention all the stories never told

Pretty girl becomes a socialite, standin' in somebody else's light
Anything can happen late at night, in the morning she'll be out of sight
Made a million on a lucky streak, threw it all away as foolishly
One of many comic tragedies, what else can there be?

So you better get on the road to the desolation station
And you better bring all you own, it's a permanent vacation
We're waitin' here with open arms but it isn't what it seems
Just looking for the boulevard on the trail of broken dreams

Streets of pain, oh, they don't hear the cryin'
Streets of pain never felt the tears
Streets of pain, oh, they just keep on lyin'
Get it through your head 'cause some things never change

Streets of pain, sinkin' like a rock in a river
Streets of pain never felt so cold
Streets of pain lower than a snake can slither
Not to mention all the stories never told

Streets of pain, streets of pain
Streets of pain
Streets of pain, streets of pain

 

[fox69]

SUPERSTAR

SUPERSTAR


You're the queen of your own little world, you really made a splash
You're like a plane flying high, yet not afraid to crash
Everyone wants to know what goes on in your head
Why do you choose to lie so lonely in your bed?

Maybe life happened and happened too fast
Won't let anybody touch you?
(Or just waiting)
You're a victim of your own past

Plain to see there's a woman cryin' out for help
The star of so many, yet never one to herself
Money means nothing, that's so plain to see
You're a mystery to us all, you're looking for someone to set you free
(Only one though)

You face the end of your youth in a tired fueling rage
You talk to people with a tongue like a newly sharpened razor blade
Yours is not a life that lets you take control
Morals and convictions meet and has taken a toll

But in the end you'll be sleeping in the bed that you made
Good or bad, rich or poor, you made it your own way
It seems so clear to me, something has to change
The person that you are, the lions that you tame

Make the choice to grab the reigns or be a victim of your fate
All your life you've been running from the dreams you give away
Take it from me, I can feel your pain

 

[fox69]

SURRENDER TO ME

SURRENDER TO ME


Is that what we've been together much too long
The answer may not be in black and white

We're always trying to prove who's right or wrong
Yet know we're giving up without a fight

But I know when you're gone
I'll wish I'd held on

Chorus:
So, baby, surrender to me
There'll be no holding back now
So, baby, surrender to me tonight

I don't want our love to cause you so much pain
If this is how it's going to be I'll walk away

Neither one of us should ever say goodbye
Let's forget about the past and who's to blame

'cause when this is all gone
We'll wish we'd held on

Chorus

How could this love be in danger
That used to be so good, so right
To think that fate could make us strangers
Has thrown me in your arms tonight

Chorus