1. Running The Gauntlet

Running the gauntlet from player to star
Someday soon thay'll know who you are
Never in laughter but always in jest
Take a vacation you need the rest
Ten thousand years could never make me
Change my mind
There's something out there
I've just gotta find
Seldom a real one but always a kiss
Sometimes a joker but never a miss
Living in sorrow but feeling no pain
Comes to relieve you but never the same
Ten thousand years could never make me
Change my mind
There's something out there
I've just gotta find

2. Rock'N'Roll Party In The Street

You know, and I know
This ain't gonna last forever
Let's take the advantage
While we still can
I'm sure you'll find
The days couldn't get any longer
Day after day is getting old fast

Lets have a knock down drag out
Rock 'n roll party in the street
Get all the boys together
Have 'em tell everybody
That they meet
Friday night at midnight
We're all gonna get what we need
A knock down drag out
Rock 'n roll party in the street

You know and I know
We ain't gonna show no mercy
To anyone that tries
To get in our way
I'm sure you'll find
We got to put the word out
For certain
Once the party gets started
We're all here to stay

Lets have a knock down drag out
Rock 'n roll party in the street
Get all the boys together
Have 'em tell everybody
That they meet
Friday night at midnight
We're all gonna get what we need
A knock down drag out
Rock 'n roll party in the street

3. Burn The City Down

People getting restless
I can see it in their eyes
Hot summer nights
Can really hypnotize
We gotta do something
To feel the blood run in our veins
Turn on the neon lights
But the night remains

We can't hold back
Very much longer
Cause the feeling
Keeps getting stronger

We can hide away
Till the night takes the sun
But what worries me
Is the summer's just begun
Another sleepless night
Destination never found
We gotta do something
Before we burn the city down

I hear the voices calling
From the thirty second floor
I feel the subway rumble
As I run out through the door
I gotta find someone
All the streets are mine to roam
But I just can't face it
Can't spend tonight alone

We can't hold back
Very much longer
Cause the feeling
Keeps getting stronger

We can hide away
Till the night takes the sun
But what worries me
Is the summer's just begun
Another sleepless night
Destination never found
We gotta do something
Before we burn the city down

4. Heat In The Street

Late one night I was layin' in bed
When I heard the fron door slam
Felt the steel of a '38
Said "Freeze, boy, I'm the man"
I said please don't pull it, I don't want no bullet
Sir what you got on me?
"Got powder in your hooter, no title for your scooter
And I think you better come with be"
Better be careful now
He knows your name
Got your number now
Don't want your
Heat in the street
Heat in the street
Everybody bein' careful 'cause there
Heat in the street
Night get cold in the county jail
And the floor gets kinda hard
"To keep the tourists from gettin' in
I'm gonna keep those windows barred"
It won't be deep, but I know I'll sleep
In the arms of security
"It ain't no trouble 'cause they pay me double
For workin' on Saturday"
Better be careful now
He knows your name
Got your number now
Don't want your
Heat in the street
Heat in the street
Everybody bein' careful 'cause there
Heat in the street
Two months later when I got out
Felt just like a dream
I hit the road doin' 56
When I heard the siren scream
I knew if I could gun it I could sure outrun it
But I saw him lookin' my way
"I said, don't even try it or, boy, you're gonna buy it
Ha ha, this ain't your day"
Better be careful now
He knows your name
Got your number now
Don't want your
Heat in the street
Heat in the street
Everybody bein' careful 'cause there
Heat in the street

5. Now Or Never

Terri said she didn't want to go back
To the city of angels no more
She had seen enough fallen angels
To last a lifetime
I told her not to be bitter
Nothing ever stays the same
She knew all the time I was lying
I could see her pain

She said she wants to go out tonight
And feel the warmth of these citylights
And wants the clock to strike midnight forever

Terri said she didn't want to hold back
She wants to love me all through the night
She wants to show me her darkest secrets
By candlelight
Terri said she's gonna miss the old man
Drinking cheap wine and sleeping in the park
Or hiding out underneath the highway
Till after dark

She said she wants to go out tonight
And feel the warmth of these citylights
And wants the clock to strike midnight forever

She said because it's our last night
She wants to break the rules
And that's alright by me
'Cause I think it's now or never

6. Life's Just An Illusion

Where are you going my friend?
Have you learned yet why you are here?
Is that sadness in your eyes
Tears of sorrow or tears of fear?
Lift your head!
You know you've got to try
Try to find another way
Keep in mind no matter what you do
Tomorrow is yet another day

Life's just an illusion
Don't fill yours with pain
Pain leads to confusion
Confusion will drive you insane

Quickly life will pass us
So don't fret over where you have been
Time will wait for no one
So set a goal and start over again
Friends will help
The asking's all you do
They will help you on your way
With a smile you know you'll always find
Tomorrow is yet another day

Life's just an illusion
Don't fill yours with pain
Pain leads to confusion
Confusion will drive you insane

Life's just an illusion
Don't fill yours with pain
Pain leads to confusion
Confusion will drive you insane

7. Eagle Flies Alone

Lonely night out on the highway
Dreamin' of a girl I left
A million miles ago
The thunder and the rumblin' of these engines
Write out my story
And they spill it on the road
Some say I'm only causin' trouble
But the truth is I've ridden through that rubble
And I know
The eagle always flies alone
I'm lookin' for somethin' to believe in
Wondrin' just how far I'll have to go
The rain stings and keeps my eyes wide open
And the pain brings the water
That washes off my soul
Some say I'm only causin' trouble
But the truth is I've ridden through that rubble
And I know
The eagle always flies alone
I don't know where it is I'm goin'
And I don't care
Maybe I won't like it when I get there
But the road seems to wander on forever
With the feeling of the wind
Blowin' in my hair
Some say I'm only causin' trouble
But the truth is I've ridden through that rubble
And I know
The eagle always flies alone

8. Living On The Edge

You've been lyin' to yourself
Tryin' to live in someone else
Hearing screams that you can't explain
From the fire inside your brain
But you can't
No you can't
Run away
Can't you see that you've been
Livin' on the edge of reality
And you've gone too far
You tried to run and hide
Behind the depths of your insecurity
Now you've gone too far
Look around, have you found
All the dreams you left behind
When you search through your long ago
Can you still recall the times
When you tried
But you can't
Run away
Can't you see that you've been
Livin' on the edge of reality
And you've gone too far
You tried to run and hide
Behind the depths of your insecurity
Now you've gone too far
Now you notice
The changes that you made
And all the tears you cried
Over choices you tried to evade
Can't you see that you've been
Livin' on the edge of reality
And you've gone too far
You tried to run and hide
Behind the depths of your insecurity
Now you've gone too far

9. All Through The Night

I ain't tryin' to hide nothin'
We both know what we came here for
Let's don't waste no more money or time
Let's just stand up and walk right out that door
And fin us a place where there's magic
You can tell what's gonna happen
You can tell it's right
And I'm gonna show you
All through the night
I can tell by your eyes you been lonely
You probably heard all that and more
I can show you I'm special, baby
I got tricks you ain't seen before
Not even in magazines
You can tell what's gonna happen
You can tell it's right
And I'm gonna show you
All through the night
Forget about all of the others
Tell'em you're comin' with me
Let them make all the promises, baby
I'll just give you a one night guarantee
You'll never find any better
You can tell what's gonna happen
You can tell it's right
And I'm gonna show you
All through the night

10. First Time, Last Time

And when it all comes down
Will dreams be spinning 'round my head
And as the lifetimes pass
Will I recall all that I've said
There must be joy in total freedom
So let your fears all pass
And light will break out from the darkness
Not the first time or the last
And when it all comes down
Will things you've done direct your soul
And as the lifetimes pass
Will you reach out to grasp your goal
There must be joy in total freedom
So let your fears all pass
And light will break out from the darkness
Not the first time or the last

11. Forever

I will love you forever
Though mountains may rise
Crumble and fall
I'll be sure
I'll know through it all
I love you

I will want you forever
And don't let the lies you hear
Break your heart
No one could know
What I've known from the start
I love you

And if you should ever go
There is something you should know
That I will love you forever
That I will love you forever
That I will love you forever

12. Back On The Streets

These streets are made for living
And for never growing old
Valleys built for laughter
And for souls already sold
Ten thousand people waiting
For another sleepless night
They walk the streets in search of
Someone to make everything alright

And the silence keeps on howling
Screaming in my head
And makes me think of something
That somebody out there said
I'm back on the streets again
I'm back on the streets again

And the buildings seem to breathe in
A never ending breath
And the subways all show signs of
A never ending death
And the smell of something burning
Is floating in the air
Outside someone's crying
But nobody seems to care

And the silence keeps on howling
Screaming in my head
And makes me think of something
That somebody out there said
I'm back on the streets again
I'm back on the streets again

These streets are made for living
And for never growing old
Valleys built for laughter
And for souls already sold
Ten thousand people waiting
For another sleepless night
They walk the streets in search of
Someone to make everything alright

And the silence keeps on howling
Screaming in my head
And makes me think of something
That somebody out there said
I'm back on the streets again
I'm back on the streets again