Aggressively, we all defend the role we play.Regrettably, time's come to send you on your way.We've seen it all: bonfires of trust, flash floods of pain.It doesn't really matter, don't you worry it'll all work out.No it doesn't even matter, don't you worry that ain't what it's all about. We hope you enjoyed your stayIt's good to have you with usEven if it's just for the dayWe hope you enjoyed your stayOutside the sun is shiningSeems like heaven ain't far awayIt's good to have you with usEven if it's just for the day

Take me to the place where the white boys dance Take me to the place where they run and play My baby is gone, you might have a chance Just take me to the place where the white boys dance They hug in silence as the sun sets on their empty streetHer suspicions, well they're rising highAnd the man who sweeps him off she doesn't meet She walks inside and pours a strong one to put her mind at ease It's the calm before another storm And her brain shifts from the whiskey to the keys Take me to the place where the white boys danceTake me to the place where they run and playMy baby is gone, you might have a chanceJust take me to the place where the white boys dance Her heart is racingShe phones a friend and says “I'm in an awful place That fool's been messing 'round on meI've seen it in his eyes and on his face” Hold on a minute, you're talking crazy Don't be that jealous, girl Just tell Levon you need an hour or two, cause we're gonna go and change somebody's world Take me to the place where the white boys danceTake me to the place where they run and playMy baby is gone, you might have a chanceJust take me to the place where the white boys dance It's the calm before another stormIt's the calm before another stormAnd her brain shifts from the whisky to the keys Take me to the place where the white boys danceTake me to the place where they run and playMy baby is gone, you might have a chanceJust take me to the place where the white boys dance

Help me out I need itI don't feel like lovin' you no moreI don't feel like lovin' you no more Help me out I need itI don't feel like touchin' her no moreHelp me out I need itI don't feel like touchin' her no more Well how did it happen?I spent two long years in a strange, strange landWell how did it happen?I'd do anything just to be your man And you're not going anywhere without meThese trials don't prepare the error, noYou're not telling anyone about meAnd you shake and you plead while I sing my song I don't feel like, I don't feel likeI don't feel like lovin' youI don't feel like, I don't feel likeI don't feel like lovin' you All the different placesRingin' out like a shotgun in my headAll the pretty facesRingin' out and I just can't go to bed Well how did it happen?I spent two long years in a strange, strange landWell how did it happen?I'd do anything just to be your manI'd do anything just to be your man You're not going anywhere without meThese trials don't prepare the error, noYou're not telling anyone about meAnd you shake and you plead while I sing my song I don't feel like touchin' youI don't feel like touchin' youI don't feel like touchin' youI don't feel like touchin' you, you can't tell anyone about me But you're not going anywhere without meHelp me out I need it (help me out I need it)You can't tell anyone about me (help me out I need it)Help me out I need it I don't feel like, I don't feel likeI don't feel like lovin' youI don't feel like, I don't feel likeI don't feel like lovin' you

I'll tell you what you wanna knowBut boy you better listen closePeople gonna tell you liesDon't let it come as a surpriseThat woman's on my back againI know she's got the best intentionsBut you begin to realizeYou know you got your daddy's eyes And there's something I wanna sayI love her tooAnd all of this has got nothing to do with you And I'd like to stay but I can't becauseI've been foolin' around and I knowThat you called because you never even knew that it was hurtin' me When you put it on the other handWhen you're old enough to understandThat glove will bring it all to lifeI didn't say that made it right Cause that woman's on my back againI know she's got the best intentionsWhen you begin to realizeYou know you got your daddy's eyes And there's something I wanted to sayI love her tooAnd all of this has got nothing to do with you And I'd like to stay but I can't becauseI've been foolin' around and I knowThat you called because you never even knew that it was hurtin' me And I'd like to stay but I can't becauseI've been foolin' around and I knowThat you called because you never even knew that it was hurtin' me But sometimes people get tiredAnd I woke up a little too late to lieWell, dreams should last a long timeThis is not what I'd call goodbye I'd love to stay but I can't becauseI've been foolin' around and I knowThat you called because you never even knew that it was hurtin' me And I would love to stay but I can't becauseI've been foolin' around and I knowThat you called because you never even knew that it was hurtin' meMe I love her too

You sit there in your, heartacheWaitin' on some beautiful boy toTo save you from your old waysYou play forgiveness, watch it now, here he comes He doesn't look a thing like JesusBut he, talks like a gentlemanLike you imagined when you, were young Can we climb this mountain, I don't knowHigher now than ever beforeI, know we can make it if we take it slowLet's take it easy, easy now, watch it go We're burning down the highway skylineOn the back of a hurricane that started turningWhen you, were youngWhen you, were young And sometimes you close your eyes And see the place where you used to liveWhen you, were young They say the Devil's water, it ain't so sweetYou don't have to drink right nowBut you can dip your feet inEvery once in a, little while Woo! (Send me) (Oh) You sit there in your heartacheWaitin' on some beautiful boy toTo save you from your old waysYou play forgivenessWatch it now, here he come He doesn't look a thing like JesusBut he, talks like a gentlemanLike you imagined when you, were young (Talks like a gentleman)(Like you imagined) When you were young I said he doesn't look a thing like JesusHe doesn't look a thing like JesusBut more than you'll ever know

We took a walk that night but it wasn't the same We had a fight on the promenade out in the rain She said she loved me but she had somewhere to go She couldn't scream while I held her close I swore I never let her go Tell me what you wanna know Oh come on, oh come on, oh come on There ain't no motive for this crime Jenny was a friend of mine So come on, oh come on, oh come on Oh oh oh I know my rights, I've been here all day and it's time For me to go so let me know if it's all right I just can't take this I swear I told you the truth She couldn't scream while I held her close I swore I never let her go Tell me what you wanna know Oh come on, oh come on, oh come on Then you whisper in my ear I know what you're doing here So come on, oh come on, oh come on There ain't no motive for this crime Jenny was a friend of mine Oh come on, oh come on, oh come on Oh oh oh

Coming out of my cage And I've been doing just fine Gotta gotta be downBecause I want it all It started out with a kiss How did it end up like this? It was only a kiss It was only a kiss Now I'm falling asleep And she's calling a cab While he's having a smoke And she's taking a drag Now they're going to bed And my stomach is sick And it's all in my head But she's touching his chest now He takes off her dress now Let me go And I just can't look It's killing me And taking control Jealousy Turning saints into the sea Swimming through sick lullabies Choking on your alibisBut it's just the price I pay Destiny is calling me Open up my eager eyes 'Cause I'm Mr. Brightside I'm coming out of my cage And I've been doing just fine Gotta gotta be down Because I want it all It started out with a kiss How did it end up like this? It was only a kiss It was only a kiss Now I'm falling asleep And she's calling a cab While he's having a smoke And she's taking the drag Now they're going to bed And my stomach is sick And it's all in my head But she's touching his chest now He takes off her dress now Let me go 'Cause I just can't look It's killing me And taking control Jealousy Turning saints into the sea Swimming through sick lullabies Choking on your alibisBut it's just the price I pay Destiny is calling me Open up my eager eyes 'Cause I'm Mr. Brightside I never, I neverI never, I never

Save some face, you know you've only got oneChange your ways while you're youngBoy, one day you'll be a manOh girl, he'll help you understand Smile like you mean itSmile like you mean it Looking back at sunsets on the EastsideWe lost track of the timeDreams aren't what they used to beSome things slide by so carelessly Smile like you mean itSmile like you mean it And someone is calling my nameFrom the back of the restaurantAnd someone is playing a gameIn the house that I grew up inAnd someone will drive her aroundDown the same streets that I didOn the same streets that I did Smile like you mean itSmile like you mean itSmile like you mean itSmile like you mean it Oh no, oh no no noOh no, oh no no no

Breaking my back just to know your nameSeventeen tracks and I've had it with this gameI'm breaking my back just to know your nameBut heaven ain't close in a place like thisAnything goes but don't blink you might miss'Cause heaven ain't close in a place like thisI said that heaven ain't close in a place like thisBring it back down, bring it back down tonightNever thought I'd let a rumour ruin my moonlight But somebody told meYou had a boyfriendWho looks like a girlfriendThat I had in February of last yearIt's not confidentialI've got potential Ready? Let's roll onto something newTaking its toll and I'm leaving without youBut heaven ain't close in a place like thisI said heaven ain't close in a place like thisBring it back down, bring it back down tonightNever thought I'd let a rumour ruin my moonlight But somebody told meYou had a boyfriendWho looks like a girlfriendThat I had in February of last yearIt's not confidentialI've got potentialA rushin', a rushin' around Place yourself for me (For me)I said maybe baby please (Please)But I just don't know now (Maybe, baby)When all I wanna do is try Well somebody told meYou had a boyfriendWho looks like a girlfriendThat I had in February of last yearIt's not confidentialI've got potentialA rushin', a rushin' around Well somebody told meYou had a boyfriendWho looks like a girlfriendThat I had in February of last yearIt's not confidentialI've got potentialA rushin', a rushin' around Somebody told meYou had a boyfriendWho looks like a girlfriendThat I had in February of last yearIt's not confidentialI've got potentialA rushin', a rushin' around

When there's nowhere else to runIs there room for one more son?One more sonIf you can hold onIf you can hold on, hold on I wanna stand up, I wanna let goYou know, you know - no you don't, you don'tI wanna shine on in the hearts of menI want a meaning from the back of my broken hand Another head aches, another heart breaksI'm so much older than I can takeAnd my affection, well it comes and goesI need direction to perfection, no no no no Help me outYeah, you know you gotta help me outYeah, oh don't you put me on the back burnerYou know you gotta help me out And when there's nowhere else to runIs there room for one more son?These changes ain't changing meThe cold-hearted boy I used to be Yeah, you know you gotta help me outYeah, oh don't you put me on the back burnerYou know you gotta help me outYeah, you're gonna bring yourself downYeah, you're gonna bring yourself downYeah, you're gonna bring yourself down I got soul, but I'm not a soldierI got soul, but I'm not a soldierI got soul, but I'm not a soldierI got soul, but I'm not a soldierI got soul, but I'm not a soldierI got soul, but I'm not a soldierI got soul, but I'm not a soldierI got soul, but I'm not a soldierI got soul, but I'm not a soldierI got soul, but I'm not a soldier(Time, Truth, and Hearts) Yeah, you know you gotta help me outYeah, oh don't you put me on the back burnerYou know you gotta help me outYeah, you're gonna bring yourself downYeah, you're gonna bring yourself downYeah, oh don't you put me on the back burnerYou're gonna bring yourself downYeah, you're gonna bring yourself down Over and in, last call for sinWhile everyone's lost, the battle is wonWith all these things that I've doneAll these things that I've done(Time, Truth, and Hearts)If you can hold onIf you can hold on