Lyric Music

Bryan Adam Album

Anthology 2005

Bryan Adams - When You're Gone

i've been wandering around the house all night

wondering what the hell to do

i'm trying to concentrate but all i can think of is you

well the phone don't ring cuz my friends ain't home

i'm tired of being all alone

got the tv on cuz the radio's playing songs that remind me of you

baby when you're gone - i realize i'm in love

the days go on and on - and the nights just seem so long

even food don't taste that good - drink ain't doing what it should

things just feel so wrong - baby when you're gone

i've been driving up and down these streets

trying to find somewhere to go

ya i'm lookin' for a familiar face but there's no one i know

this is torture - this is pain - it feels like i'm gonna go insane

i hope you're coming back real soon -cuz i don't know what to do

Wanna be young - the rest of my life

Never say no - try anything twice

Til the angels come - and ask me to fly

Gonna be 18 til I die - 18 til I die

Can't live forever - that's wishful thinkin'

Who ever said that - must of bin' drinkin'

Don't wanna grow up - I don't see why

I couldn't care less if time flies by

18 til I die - gonna be 18 til I die

Ya it sure feels good to be alive

Someday I'll be 18 goin' on 55! - 18 til I die

Anyway - I just wanna say

Why bother with what happened yesterday

It's not my style - I live for the minute

If ya wanna stay young - get both feet in it - 18 til I die

A 'lil bit of this - a 'lil bit of that

'Lil bit of everything - gotta get on track

It's not how ya look, it's what ya feel inside

I don't care when - I don't need ta know why

18 til I die - gonna be 18 til I die

Ya it sure feels good to be alive

Someday I'll be 18 goin' on 55! - 18 til I die

Ya there's one thing for sure - I'm sure gonna try

Don't worry 'bout the future

Forget about the past

Gonna have a ball - ya we're gonna have a blast

Gonna make it last

I'm sitting at the wheel

I got a green light

Not afraid of nothin' cuz heart and soul

I'm built for life

So let the engine roar

Push the pedal down

I want the white lines on the highway

To lead me out of town

I'm rolling on and on and on

Who knows where I'm goin'?

Life is an open road - it's the best story never told

It's an endless sky - it's the deepest sea

Life is an open road to me

Life is an open road to me

I got headlights to guide me thru the night

I got the window down and the radio playing

It makes me feel alive

I'm ridin' in the back seat - nine years old

Starin' out the window countin' the highway poles

And then I get to thinkin' - that it don't seem real

I'm flyin' through the universe in a '69 oldsmobile

And I wanna know what they're not tellin'

And I don't wanna hear no lies

I just want something to believe in

Ah - it's a lonely lonely road I'm on

This side of paradise

I'm ridin' in the back seat - black limousine

Starin' out the window at a funeral scene

And then I get to thinkin' - and it don't seem right

I'm sittin' here safe and sound and someone I love is gone tonight

I wanna know what they're not tellin'

And I don't wanna hear no lies

I just want something to believe in

Ah - it's a lonely, lonely road we're on

This side of paradise

There ain't no crystal ball - there ain't no santa claus

There ain't no fairy tales

There ain't no streets of gold

There ain't no chosen few - ya it's just me and you

And that's all we got ya...that's all we got to hold on to

Ya this side of paradise

I remember bein' a little boy in the backseat - nine years old

Always askin' questions - never did what I was told

And then I get to thinkin' like I always do

We wander 'round in the darkness but every now and then

A little light shines through

I want to know what they're not telling

I don't wanna hear no lies

I just want something to believe in

Ah - it's a lonely lonely road we're on

This side of paradise

Here I am - this is me

I come into this world so wild and free

Here I am - so young and strong

Right here in the place where I belong

It's a new world - it's a new start

It's alive with the beating of young hearts

It's a new day - in a new land

And it's waiting for me

Here I am

clue number one was when you knocked on my door

clue number two was the look that you wore

n' that's when i knew, it was a pretty good sign

that something was wrong up on cloud number nine

well it's a long way up and we won't come down tonight

well it may be wrong but baby it sure feels right

and the moon is out and the stars are bright

and whatever comes s'gonna be alright

cause tonight you will be mine - up on cloud number nine

and there ain't no place that i'd rather be

and we can't go back but you're here with me

yeah, the weather is really fine - up on cloud number nine

now he hurt you and you hurt me

and that wasn't the way it was supposed to be

so baby tonight let's leave the world behind

and spend some time up on cloud number nine

well it's a long way up and we won't come down tonight

well it may be wrong but baby it sure feels right

well we won't come down tonight

ya we won't come down tonight

no we won't come down tonight

we can watch the world go by - up on cloud number nine

Free is all you gotta be

dream dreams no one else can see

sometimes ya wanna run away

but ya never know what might be comin' round your way

ya ya ya

On a day like today

the whole world could change

the sun's gonna shine

shine thru the rain

on a day like today

ya never wanna see the sun go down

ya never wanna see the sun go down

Somewhere - there's a place for you

I know that you believe it too

sometimes if you wanna get away

all ya gotta know is what we got is here to stay

all the way

On a day like today - the whole world could change

the sun's gonna shine - shine thru the rain

on a day like today - no one complains

free to be pure - free to be sane

on a day like today

ya never wanna see the sun go down

ya never wanna see the sun go down

Free is all we gotta be

dream dreams no one else can see

but ya never know what might be comin' for you and me

ya it's gonna be

on a day like today...

I'd like to see you, thought I'd let you know

I wanna be with you everyday

Cause I've got a feeling that beginning to grow

And there's only one thing I wanna say

I'm ready - to love you

I'm ready - to hold you

I'm ready - I'm ready

Ready as I'm gonna be

She left me a long note when she left me here

Told me that love was hard to find

But baby it's easy and I'll make it clear

That there's only one thing on my mind

I'm ready - to love you

I'm reday - to hold you

I'm ready - I'm ready

Ready as I'm gonna be

(written by Bryan Adams and Elliott Kennedy)

I've been down - I've been beat

I've been so tired-that I could not speak

I've been so lost thatt I could not see

I wanted things that were out of reach

then I found you and you helped me through

and ya showed me what to do

And that's why I'm comin' back to you...

Chorus:

Like a star that guides a ship across the ocean

that's how your love will take me home back to you

And if I wish upon that star - someday I'll be where you are

I know that day is coming soon - ya, I'm coming back to you.

You've been alone, but ya did not show it

You've been in pain, but did not know it

Let me do what I needed to - you were there when I needed you

Mighta let you down, mighta messed you round

but ya never changed your point of view

and that's why I'm comin' back to you...

Repeat Chorus

I'm coming back to you

I'm coming back to you

I'm coming back to you

That day is coming soon

I'm coming back to you

What cha wanna be - when you grow up

What cha gonna do - when your time is up

What cha gonna say - when things go wrong

What cha wanna do - when you're on your own

There's a road - long and winding

The lights are blindin' - but it gets there

Don't give up - don't look back

There's a silver linin' - it's out there somewhere

Everybody wants an answer - everybody needs a friend

We all need a shinin' star on which we can depend

N' so tonight we're gonna wish upon a star

We never wished upon before - (to find what you're

looking for)

There'll be times - in your life

Ya when you' be dancin' n' shit - but you ain't gettin it

But don't get disillusioned - no, don't expect too much

Cuz if what you have is all you can get - just keep on

tryin' - it just ain't happened yet

Everybody wants ta be winner - everybody has a dream

We all need a shinin' star when things ain't what they seem

So tonight we're gonna wish upon a star

We never wished upon before - (gotta get where you're

headed for)

Everybody wants some kindness - everybody needs a break

We all need a shinin' star when things get hard to take

So tonight we're gonna wish upon a star

We never wished upon before

I love the way ya look tonight

With your hair hangin' down on your shoulders

N' I love the way ya dance your slow sweet tango

The way ya wanna do everything but talk

And how ya stare at me with those undress me eyes

Your breath on my body makes me warm inside

Let's make out - let's do something amazing

Let's do something that's all the way

Cuz I've never touched somebody like the way I touch

your body

Now I never want to let your body go...

Let's make a night - to remember

From January - to December

Let's make love - to excite us

A memory - to ignite us

Let's make honey baby - soft and tender

Let's make sugar darlin' - sweet surrender

Let's make a night - to remember - all life long

I love the way ya move tonight

Beads of sweat drippin' down your skin

Me lying here - n' you lyin' there

Our shadows on the wall and our hands everywhere

Let's make out - let's do something amazing

Let's do something that's all the way

Cuz I've never touched somebody like the way I touch

your body

Now I never want to let your body go...

Let's make a night - to remember

From January - to December

Let's make love - to excite us

A memory - to ignite us

Let's make honey baby - soft and tender

Let's make sugar darlin' - sweet surrender

Let's make a night - to remember - all life long

I think about ya all the time

Can't you see you drive me outta my mind

Well I'm never holdin' back again

Ya I never want this night to end

Cuz I've never touched somebody like the way I touch

your body

Now I never want to let your body go...

I don't look good in no Armani Suits

No Gucci shoes - or designer boots

I've tried the latest lines from A to Z

But there's just one thing that looks good on me

The only thing I want

The only thing I need

The only thing I choose

The only thing that looks good on me...is you

I'm not satisfied with Versace style

Put those patent leather pants - in the circular file

Sometimes I think - I might be lookin' good

But there's only one thing that fits me like it should

The only thing I want

The only thing I need

The only thing I choose

The only thing that looks good on me...is you

Ya it's you - it could only be you

Nobody else will ever do

Ya baby it's you - that I stick to

Ya we stick like glue

The only thing I want

The only thing I need

The only thing I choose

The only thing that looks good on me...is you

(Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, and Sting)

When it's love you give

(I'll be a man of good faith.

then in love you live.

I'll make a stand. I won't break.

I'll be the rock you can build on,

be there when you're old,

to have and to hold.

When there's love inside

I swear I'll always be strong.

then there's a reason why.

I'll prove to you we belong.

I'll be the wal that protects you

from the wind and the rain,

from the hurt and pain.

Let's make it all for one and all for love.

Let the one you hold be the one you want,

the one you need,

'cause when it's all for onee it's one for all.

When there's someone that should know

then just let your feelings show

and make it all for one and all for love.

When it's love you make

I'll be the fire in your night.

then it's love you take.

I will defend, I will fight.

I'll be there when you need me.

When honor's at stake,

this vow I will make:

that it's all for one and all for love.

Let the one be the one you want,

the one you need,

'cause when it's all for one it's one for all.

When there's someone that should know

then just let your feelings show

and make it all for one and all for love.

Don't lay our love to rest

'cause we could stand up to you test.

We got everything and more than we had planned,

more than the rivers that run the land.

We've got it all in our hands.

Now it's all for one and all for love.

It's all for love.

Let the one you hold be the one you want,

the one you need,

'cause when it's all for one it's one for all.

It's one for all.

When there's someone that should know

then just let your feelings show.

When there's someone that you want,

when there's someone that you need

let's make it all, all for one and all for love.

Sometimes words are hard to find

I'm looking for that perfect line

To let you know you're always on my mind

Ya this is love - n' I've learned enough to know

I'm never lettin' go

No, no, no - won't let go

When you want it - when you need it

You'll always have the best of me

I can't help it - believe it

You'll always get the best of me

I may not always know what's right

But I know I want you here tonight

Gonna make this moment last for all your life

oh ya this is love - n' it really means so much

I can tell from every touch

No, no, no - can't get enough

When you want it - when you need it

You'll always have the best of me

I can't help it - believe it

You'll always get the best of me

(Solo)

Ya this is love

And I've learned enough to know

I'm never letting go

No, no, no - won't let go

When you want it - when you need it

You'll always have the best of me

I can't help it - believe it

You'll always have the best of me - yeah!

When you want it - when you need it

You'll always get the best of me

I can't help it - believe it

You'll always get the best of me

You've got the best of me

Love is forever - as I lie awake

Beside you

I believed - there's no heaven

No hideaway - for the lonely

But I was wrong - crazy

It's gotta be strong

It's gotta be right

Only wanted to stay a while

Only wanted to play a while

Then you taught me to fly like a bird

Baby - thought I'd died and gone to heaven

Such a night I never had before

Thought I'd died and gone to heaven

Cause what I got there ain't no cure for

Ooo it's so easy

What you do to me all night angel

I never loved - I swear to God

Never needed no one, 'til you came along

Here I come baby

It's gotta be strong - it's gotta be right

Only wanted to stay awhile

Only wanted to play awhile

Then you taught me to fly like a bird

Baby - thought I'd died and gone to heaven

Such a night I never had before

Thought I'd died and gone to heaven

Cause what I got there ain't no cure for

I feel fast asleep - I feel drunk

I dream the sweetest dreams

Never wanna wake up

Never thought it could be this way

No doubt about it - can't live without it

Never thought it could be this good

You made love to me - the way it oughta be

Put on your best dress darling

Can't you see the time is right

There will never be another tonight

If you got your motor runnin'

Then I got my engines on

Say the word and darlin' we'll be gone

Outside the world is waitin'

But we won't lose control

So come on now - let the good times roll

You gotta ride your broom right into my room

Kick off your shoes make yourself at home

Wave your little wand - weave a little spell

Make a little magic - raise some hell

There will never be another tonight

C'mon baby - hold on tight

There will never be another tonight

I don't care if it's wrong or right

We got nothin' to lose just me and you

In your wildest dreams...

There'll never be another tonight

Who cares about tomorrow

Let the wind fill your sails

A runaway train ridin' on the rails

We got the bases loaded

Home run - power play

Tonight's the night we're goin' all the way

You gotta ride your broom right into my room

Kick off your shoes make yourself at home

Wave your little wand - weave a little spell

Make a little magic - raise some hell

There will never be another tonight

C'mon baby - hold on tight

There will never be another tonight

Flash your diamonds shine your lights

There'll never be another tonight

I don't care if it's wrong or right

Cause we got nothin' to lose just me and you

In your wildest dreams...

There'll never be another tonight

Some people they're looking for paradise

Others they're looking for inner light

Me I'm just having the time of my life

I'm headin' out, to check it out

Check it out!!

You might stop a hurricane

Might even stop the drivin' rain

You might have a dozen other guys

But if you wanna stop me baby - don't even try

I'm goin' one way - your way

It's such a strong way - let's make it our way

Can't stop this thing we started

You gotta know it's right

Can't stop this course we've plotted

This thing called love we got it

No place for the brokenhearted

Can't stop this thing we started - no way

I'm goin' your way!

You might stop the world spinnin' round

Might even walk on holy ground

I ain't Superman and I can't fly

But if you wanna stop me baby - don't even try

I'm goin' one way - your way

It's such a strong way - let's make it our way

Can't stop this thing we started

You gotta know it's right

Can't stop this course we've plotted

This thing called love we got it

No place for the brokenhearted

Can't stop this thing we started - no way

I'm goin' your way!

Oh - why take it slow

I gotta know

Nothing can stop this thing that we got

Look into my eyes - you will see

What you mean to me

Search your heart - search your soul

And when you find me there you'll search no more

Don't tell me it's not worth tryin' for

You can't tell me it's not worth dyin' for

You know it's true

Everything I do - I do it for you

Look into my heart - you will find

There's nothin' there to hide

Take me as I am - take my life

I would give it all I would sacrifice

Don't tell me it's not worth fightin' for

I can't help it there's nothin' I want more

Ya know it's true

Everything I do - I do it for you

There's no love - like your love

And no other - could give more love

There's nowhere - unless you're there

All the time - all the way

Don't tell me it's not worth tryin' for

I can't help it there's nothin' I want more

I would fight for you - I'd lie for you

Walk the wire for you - Ya I'd die for you

Ya know it's true

Everything I do - I do it for you

I was caught in the crossfire of a silent scream

Where one man's nightmare is another man's dream

Pull the covers up high and pray for the mornin' light

Cause you're livin' alone in the heat of the night

Met a man with a message from the other side

Couldn't take the pressure - had to leave it behind

He said it's up to you

You can run or you can fight - (ya that's right)

Better leave it alone in the heat of the night

In the heat of the night they'll be comin' around

They'll be lookin' for answers they'll be chasin' you down

In the heat of the night

(Where you gonna hide when it all comes down)

(Don't look back don't ever turn around)

Had to pay the piper to call the tune

Said he'd be back someday - said he'd be back real soon

Pull the shades down low - you'll know when the time is right

When you're lyin' alone in the heat of the night