Rick Springfield

[fox69]

"Why Are You Waiting"

"Why Are You Waiting"


What can I do I'm at the door
I've tried turning back there's no point in that now
What should I say, what should I do
Should I fix my hair oh why am I scared now

Facing the world is so hard do you know what I mean
People are so often hard and far too ready to say...hey...ohhh

Why Are You Waiting?
Why Are You Waiting?
Why Are You Waiting?
What if I fail (you won't fail)
Why Are You Waiting?
What if I fail (you won't fail, you won't fail)

Look at me stand outside the door
Like a frightened child with a nervous smile see
What should I do, what should I say
Should I speak at all
I am much too small now

Facing the world is so hard do you know what I mean
People are so often hard and far too ready to say...hey...ohhh

Why Are You Waiting?
Why Are You Waiting?
Why Are You Waiting?
What if I fail (you won't fail)
Why Are You Waiting?
What if I fail (you won't fail)
Why Are You Waiting?
What if I fail (you won't fail, you won't fail, you won't fail)

 

[fox69]

"Why?"

"Why?"



I don't know how
To tell you who I am
Try to justify
You'd still deny I'm a man

I never understood it
So I don't expect you to
But I can't change now
Love, just for you

Maybe it's better
That you know at last
Oh I am sorry
It all happened so fast

We might have lasted longer
If I told you when we met
But it's an old song
For you to forget

Why did you love me more
Lord did I let her down
Why did she never understand me
Whey did she love me
Lord did I let her down
Why is it so hard to be yourself

I never understood it
So I don't expect you to
But I can't change now
Love, just for you
Maybe it's better
That you know at last
Oh I am sorry
It all happened so fast

We might have lasted longer
If I told you when we met
But it's an old song
For you to forget

Why did you love me more
Lord did I let her down
Why did she never understand me
Whey did she love me
Lord did I let her down
Why is it so hard to be yourself

 

[fox69]

"Wide Awake"

"Wide Awake"



So nice to meet you
So good to see your friendly face
Living in shadows
I was walking a wire without a safety net
Fighting to breakthrough
Trying to outrun the human race
Sleeping with voodoo
I opened my eyes and I saw your face
You showed me there's a place

Where I am wide awake
I'm wide awake
The mountains shake to my earthquake
And everyone is my friend
I'm wide awake
So wide awake
The future's bright alive with light
And I am free to be a kid again

One hand on the throttle
But I always had one hand on the break
Under the spotlight
I was never alone but I always was by myself
I want to be famous
Willing to sleep with a rattlesnake
Looking for daylight
Trying to wake up from this nightmare screaming
You showed me my mistake

And now I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake
The ramparts fall love conquers all
And everyone is my friend
I'm wide awake forever wide awake
The future's bright alive with light

I can see a place where I could always be a hopeless case
And if I didn't learn to bend
You know that I would break

But now I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake
The mountains shake to my earthquake
And everyone is my friend
I'm wide awake
So wide awake
The future's bright alive with light
And I am free to be a kid again

I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake
The ramparts fall love conquers all
And everyone is my friend
(And everyone is my friend)
Everyone is my friend
Everyone is my friend)
And I am free to be a kid again

 

[fox69]

"Will I?"

"Will I?"


So I lied and said that I'm okay
Cause there's the way you are
and the way I wish you were
And what you want and what you say you want
are both different answers
I was standing here waiting,
my hands and knees shaking
for the one I thought was you
And you gave it away like it was nothing at all
Tell me...

[CHORUS:]
Will I ever see you again, will I?
It is what it is
Will I ever see you again, will I?
I should just let it go...

I'm a mess but I can't tell you so
Tho' I broke my heart on the reef of your infidelity
I'm down hearing calling, my hands and knees crawling
for the one I thought was you
Cos you gave it away like it was nothing at all
Tell me

[CHORUS:]
Will I ever see you again, will I?
It is what it is
Will I ever see you again, will I?
I should just let it go

I'm down hearing calling,
my hands and knees crawling
Looking for the one that was you
Cos you gave her away like she was nothing at all
Tell me

[CHORUS:]
Will I ever see you again, will I?
It is what it is
Will I ever see you again, will I?
I should just let it go
Will I ever see you again, will I?
It is what it is
Will I ever see you again, will I?
I should just let it go

 

[fox69]

"Woman"

"Woman"


And I say no (no), no more, I can't see you again
But I don't know if I mean it
I don't know if I just pretend
I make up my mind the feeling's dead
But who's fooling who inside my head
And I know that I had the feeling
That something's wrong
It's been out of my control for much too long
I always seem to want to fall in love
With the iron hand inside the velvet glove
But it feels too good

Oh Woman, I need you (do you want me to beg)
I lost my pride long ago (and you know it)
Oh Woman, I love you (when you take me to bed)
My private beatings never show
Woman when you make love you close your eyes
(And I get any closer to the mystery)
Oh Woman, I need you (you must be the one)
Don't cut me free 'cause I can't be myself

The voices say (stand up), I wish that I could
I feel the nail being driven in
But there's something about it that feels so good
You're always the talk of the town
And the town won't shut up talking
'Til the king is crowned
And I know that I know you like it, hard and tough
There's a lot of heat and spark, but that's not enough
The actor wants to skip the final scene
Tho' the keys are in the getaway machine
I just can't go

Oh Woman, I need you (do you want me to beg)
I lost my pride long ago (and you know it)
Oh Woman, I love you (when you take me to bed)
My private beatings never show
Woman when you make love you close your eyes
(And I get any closer to the mystery)
Oh Woman, I need you (you must be the one)
Don't cut me free 'cause I can't be myself

And I know that I get the feeling
There's something wrong
It's been out of my control for much too long
I always seem to want to fall in love
With the iron hand inside the velvet glove
But it feels so good

Oh Woman, I need you (do you want me to beg)
I lost my pride long ago (and you know it)
Oh Woman, I love you (when you take me to bed)
My private beatings never show
Woman when you make love you close your eyes
(And I get any closer to the mystery)
Oh Woman, I need you (you must be the one)
Don't cut me free 'cause I can't be myself

 

[fox69]

"World Start Turning"

"World Start Turning"



I was born in the Southern Land
Yeah, a million miles from America
And whatever we wanted was just a matter of choosing
And I was raised in the Great White Way
Just like all those kids in America
And the T.V. taught us to win with no thought of losing (then I woke up)

This is the real world, the real town without pity
This is the real world, in the shadow of the city
This is the real wheel,
You don't get too many spins
This is the real deal, not everybody wins

Just another soul lost in America
I was so frustrated and I got so lonely
It almost took a miracle to open my eyes

World Start Turning (turn into the wind)
World Start Turning (some things were never meant to be)
I've been standing on the beach
Crying to the raging sea
I was falling, falling
Heart start beating (turn into the wind)
Heart start beating (some things were never meant to be)
Made a promise to myself
I'll never get that low again

We were taught if man believes in
What he wants in America
It's only a matter of time, just a matter of seasons
But I walk through the houses of dreams that died
I see the ones still trapped there the ones that tried
But spent the rest of their lives wondering why
And searching for reasons (and they never wake up)

This is the real world, you've got to know just when to bend
Here in the world, precious little matters in the end
This is the real world, the real town without pity
This is the real world, in the shadow of the city

Just another soul lost in America
I was so frustrated and I got so lonely
It almost took a miracle to open up my eyes

World Start Turning (turn into the wind)
World Start Turning (some things were never meant to be)
I've been standing on the beach
Crying to the raging sea
I was falling, falling
Heart start beating (turn into the wind)
Heart start beating (some things were never meant to be)
Made a promise to myself
I'll never get that low again

You can't stop the world, cant' stop the world

Never could settle for where I was
Too many places I was trying to be
The times I succeeded and the times I failed
You know that no one will remember but me

World Start Turning, World Start Turning
I've been standing on the beach
Crying to the raging sea
I was falling, falling

Heart start beating (turn into the wind)
Heart start beating (some things were never meant to be)
Made a promise to myself
I'll never get that low again…

 

[fox69]

"Written In Rock"

"Written In Rock"



On my way back from a wedding
I drove round some of the old streets
I got swept up by the memories
Of cold nights and warm sheets
I parked outside the house we'd lived in
I tried to think of all the pain
But all I remembered was the laughter
And the precious trust we can't reclaim

There are no second prizes
And there will be no consolation wreath
We may as well miss by a mile
As miss by the skin of our teeth
They all thought we were some sure thing
I had the bloody coat and wedding ring

But nothing's Written In Rock
I know I'm not the one
Was I just the great pretender
Written In Rock
There was no battle won
Only a mutual surrender
No guarantees, that's alright
If I was gonna stay,
I would have stayed all night
Bye bye love, you were so damn right
Nothing's Written In Rock
Nothing's Written In Rock

You finally learned the deep dark secret
That I knew you were waiting for
So I watched the death of innocence
Of the young dreamer at life's door
This world can tear your soul to pieces
If you give it half a chance
There are no rules to remember
There are no written steps to the dance

I don't believe in fate
I don't believe in blind luck of the draw
I don't believe in love
I mean I don't believe anymore
They all thought we were the real thing
I had the bloody coat and the wedding ring

But nothing's Written In Rock
I know I'm not the one
Was I just the great pretender
Written In Rock
There was no battle won
Only a mutual surrender
No guarantees, that's alright
If I was gonna stay,
I would have stayed all night
Bye bye love, you were so damn right
Nothing's Written In Rock
Nothing's Written In Rock

I remember you all dewy-eyed and breathless
Pointing the direction to the great promised land
I remember me all petrified and restless
Wondering what you were hiding in the other hand

Everybody keeps a lonely heart
And everybody gets that feeling
Everybody needs another heart
To give a little bit of healing to a battered soul

Oh, nothing's Written In Rock…

Nothing's Written In Rock
I know I'm not the one
Was I just the great pretender
Written In Rock
There was no battle won
Only a mutual surrender
No guarantees, that's alright
If I was gonna stay,
I would have stayed all night
Bye bye love, you were so damn right
Nothing's Written In Rock
Nothing's Written In Rock

Oh, nothing's Written In Rock…

 

[fox69]

"You & Me"

"You & Me"



Leaving the worst behind
Seeing the best is right in front of me
Caught in the chains that bind
Running away from anything that breathes

Of all the things I’ve said and done
I’ve burned the bridge and then some
There’s no one else I trust to come through oh

You and me will get it done eventually
When all the world will burn
To the point of no return
I know it’s true
I've found it all comes down to you

Given this frantic pace
Just having a friendly face to share my pain
Well gimme another go
Just giving it one more show for one more day

I’ve come to think about the friends
I thought I could depend on
No one else can do what you do, oh

You and me
Will get it done eventually
When all the world will burn
To the point of no return
I know it’s true
I've found it all comes down to you and me
Oh you and me

Falling down a rabbit hole with me

Oh oh you and me
Will get to there eventually

You and me
Will get it done eventually
When all the world will burn
To the point of no return
I know it’s true
I've found it all comes down to you and me
Oh you and me

And all the world will burn

 

[fox69]

"You Can Really Do It (If You Try)"

"You Can Really Do It (If You Try)"


You can really do it if you try
You can really do it if you try
You can really do it if you try
If you'll just let your mind take over.

I, I, I believe in you
You know there's nothing you can't do
Sun, sun, sun will shine on, shine on through
The moment that you realize it's true, oh yes, it is.

You can really do it if you try
You can really do it if you try
You can really do it if you try
If you'll just let your mind take over.

Dream, dream, dream, no time to dream away
'Cause you've got better things to do
High, high time to get yourself together
'Cause I know you can make it if you try, oh yes, you can.

You can really do it if you try
You can really do it if you try
You can really do it if you try
If you'll just let your mind take over.

Du du du du ...

High, high time to get yourself together
'Cause I know you can make it if you try, oh yes, you can.

You can really do it if you try
You can really do it if you try
You can really do it if you try
You can really do it if you try
You can really do it if you try
If you'll just let your mind take over.

Du du du du ...

 

[fox69]

"You Can't Judge A Book"

"You Can't Judge A Book"


Well, you can't judge a book by looking at the cover
No, you can't judge a man by looking at the cover
And you can't judge a book by looking at the cover.

When I was young and went to school
My mama taught me the magic rule
And what she said I tried my best to follow.

She said
You can't judge a book by looking (at the cover)
No, you can't judge a man by looking (at the cover)
And you can't judge a book by looking (at the cover).

Then I left school and moved around
And what I saw and what I found
Made me remember what she said to follow.

She said
You can't judge a book by looking (at the cover)
No, you can't judge a man by looking (at the cover)
And you can't judge a book by looking (at the cover).

And now I think, by now I'd know
That what appears is not always so
And I remember what she said to follow.

She said
You can't judge a book by looking (at the cover)
No, you can't judge a man by looking (at the cover)
No, you can't judge a book by looking (at the cover)