11. TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT Leave me alone I'm in control I'm in control And girls lie too much And boys act too tough Enough is enough Well, on the minds Of other men I know she was... I said, "Just take it or leave it And take it or leave it And take it or leave it And take it or leave it Oh, just take it or leave it And take it or leave it Oh, take it" That's right Oh, he's gonna let you down He's gonna let you down He's gonna let you down He's gonna break your back for a chance He's gonna steal your friends if he can He's gonna win someday I fell off the track, now I can't go back I'm not like that Boys lie too much Girls act too tough Enough is enough Well on the minds Of other girls I know he was... I said, "Just take it or leave it And take it or leave it And take it or leave it And take it or leave it Oh, just take it or leave it And take it or leave it Oh, take it" That's right Oh, he's gonna let you down He's gonna let you down He's gonna let you down He's gonna break your back for a chance He's gonna steal your friends if he can He's gonna win someday Oh, he will...
									10. TRYING YOUR LUCK You said you couldn't stay You've seen it all before I know They sold you on their way Oh, honey, that's OK No harm, he's armed Setting off all your alarms When I find out I hope it's you who set this trap And storefronts rarely changed At least I'm on my own again Instead of anywhere with you But, to me, it's all the same And I lost my page. Again I know this is so rare But, I'll try my luck with you This life is on my side Well, I am your one? "Believe me, this is a chance," oh oh Let's see what's for sale He's trying hard to give his job a chance Oh, it's never gonna be It's sad, but I agree The signals don't seem right They last for just one night, and then I'm sorry that I said: "That we were just good friends" No harm, he's armed Setting off all your alarms They're trapped I can't be there in time I'll think about that And I lost my page again I know this is so rare But, I'll try my luck with you This life is on my side Well, I am your one? "Believe me, this is a chance," oh oh
								09. NEW YORK CITY COPS Oh! I meant - Ah! No, I didn't mean that at all Here in the streets of American nights Rise to the bottom of the meaning of life Studied all the rules, and I want no part But I let you in just to break this heart Even though it was only one night It was fuckin' strange Nina's in the bedroom She says, "Time to go now" But leavin' it ain't easy I've got to let go Oh, I've got to let go And the hours they went to slow I said every night She just can't stop sayin': "New York City cops New York City cops New York City cops They ain't too smart New York City cops New York City cops New York City cops They ain't too smart" Just kill me now 'cause I'll let you down I swear one day we're gonna leave this town "Stop" Yes, I'm leaving 'cause this just won't work They act like Romans, but they dress like Turks Soft time in your prime See me, I like the summertime But...hey Nina's in the bedroom She says, "Time to go now" But leaving it ain't easy Oh, I've got to let go I've got to let go Oh, trapped in an apartment She would not let them get her She wrote it in a letter,: "I've got to come clean The authorities, they've seen Darling, I'm somewhere in between" I said every night She just can't stop sayin': "New York City cops New York City cops New York City cops They ain't too smart New York City cops New York City cops New York City cops They ain't too smart"
				05. SOMEDAY In many ways, they'll miss the good old days Someday, someday Yeah, it hurts to say, but I want you to stay Sometimes, sometimes When we was young, oh man, did we have fun Always, always Promises, they break before they're made Sometimes, sometimes Oh, Maya says I'm lacking in depth I will do my best You say you wanna stay by my side Darlin', your head's not right See, alone we stand, together we fall apart Yeah, I think I'll be alright I'm working so I won't have to try so hard Tables, they turn sometimes Oh, someday... No, I ain't wastin' no more time And now my fears They come to me in threes So, I Sometimes Say, "Fate my friend, You say the strangest things I find, sometimes" Oh, Maya says I'm lacking in depth Say I will try my best You say you wanna stay by my side Darlin', your head's not right See, alone we stand, together we fall apart Yeah, I think I'll be alright I'm working so I won't have to try so hard Tables, they turn sometimes Oh, someday... I ain't wasting no more time
		03. SOMA Soma is what they would take when Hard times opened their eyes Saw pain in a new way High stakes for a few names Racing against sun beams Losing against fig trees In your eyes And I am Stop And go In your eyes See I am Stop And go In your eyes Let's go When I saw her for the first time Lips moved as her eyes closed Heard something in his voice "And I'll be there", he says Then he walks out Somehow he was trying Too hard to be like them Well I am Stop And go In your eyes And I am Stop Oh, darling, let me go Tried it once and they like it Then tried to hide it Says, "I've been doing this 25 years" But I'm not listening no more And these friends, they keep asking for more Oh, yeah Oh, but that's it					08. HARD TO EXPLAIN Was an honest man Asked me for the phone Tried to take control Oh, I don't see it that way I don't see it that way Oh, we shared some ideas All obsessed with fame Says we're all the same Oh, I don't see it that way I don't see it that way Raised in Carolina "I'm not like that" Trying to remind her When we go back I missed the last bus, I'll take the next train I try but you see, it's hard to explain I say the right things, but act the wrong way I like it right here, but I cannot stay I watch the TV; forget what I'm told Well, I am too young, and they are too old The joke is on you, this place is a zoo "You're right it's true" Says he can't decide I shake my head to say Everything's just great Oh, I just can't remember I just can't remember Raised in Carolina, she says: " I'm not like that" Trying to remind her When we go back I say the right things but act the wrong way I like it right here but I cannot stay I watch the TV; forget what I'm told Well, I am too young, and they are too old Oh, man, can't you see I'm nervous, so please Pretend to be nice, so I can be mean I miss the last bus, we take the next train I try but you see, it's hard to explain
					06. ALONE, TOGETHER No choice now, it's too late Let him go, he gave up I gave up Lisa says, "Take time for me" Dropping him down to his knees Ah, chest down... Take me away See I've got to explain Things, they have changed In such a permanent way Life seems unreal Can we go back to your place? Oh, "You drink too much" Makes me drink just the same People tried. Felt so right Giving themselves good advice Looking down sometimes felt nice... He knows it's justified to kill to survive He then in dollars makes more dead than alive Let's suck more blood, let's run three hours a day The world is over but I don't care 'Cause I am with you Now I've got to explain Things, they have changed In such a permanent way Life seems unreal Can we go back to your place? "You drink too much" Makes me drink just the same The first time, it happened too fast The second time, I thought it would last We all like it a little different...
			04. BARELY LEGAL I didn't take no shortcuts I spent the money that I saved up Oh, Momma running out of luck Like my sister, don't give a fuck I wanna steal your innocence To me, my life, it don't make sense Those strange manners, I loved 'em so "Why won't you wear your new trench coat?" I should've worked much harder I should've just not bothered I never show up on weekdays Something that you learned yesterday "Drive you to work; you'll be on time These little problems they're not yours and mine," "Come on and listen to what I say I've got some secrets that'll make you stay" I just want to turn you down I just want to turn you around Oh, you ain't never had nothin' I wanted, but... I want it all I just can't figure out... Nothing And all together it went well We made pretend we were best friends Then she said, "Oh, you're a freak" "They ordered me to make mistakes" Together again, like the beginning It all works somehow in the end The things we did, the things you hide For the record it's between you and I Oh, I didn't take no shortcuts I spent the money that I saved up Oh, Momma running out of luck Like my sister, don't give a fuck I wanna steal your innocence To me my life, it just don't make any sense Those strange manners, I loved 'em so "Why won't you wear your new trench coat?" I just want to misbehave I just want to be your slave Oh, you ain't never had nothing I wanted, but... I want it all I just can't figure out... Nothin' chorus repeat.			07. LAST NITE Last night, she said: "Oh, baby, I feel so down. Oh it turns me off, When I feel left out" So I, I turned 'round: "Oh, baby, don't care no more I know this for sure, I'm walkin' out that door" Well, I've been in town for just now fifteen minutes now And Baby, I feel so down And I don't know why I keep walkin' for miles See, people they don't understand No, girlfriends, they can't understand Your Grandsons, they won't understand On top of this, I ain't ever gonna understand... Last night, she said: "Oh, baby, don't feel so down. Oh, it turns me off, When I feel left out" So I, I turn 'round: "Oh, baby, gonna be alright" It was a great big lie 'Cause I left that night, yeah Oh, people they don't understand No, girlfriends, they won't understand In spaceships, they won't understand And me, I ain't ever gonna understand... Last night, she said: "Oh, baby, I feel so down. See, it turns me off, When I feel left out" So I, I turn 'round: "Oh, little girl, I don't care no more. I know this for sure, I'm walking out that door," yeah