1. Cartesian Dreams

We shake, we bake
We wanna have it all
But it's all in the hands of fate
We ache, we take
We wanna suck it up, but damn the luck
Reality asphyxiates

Tell me, have you ever been curious?
Why our lovely plans turn out so strange
Something isn't right
And will it make you feel furious
To find your precious pain was all insane

'Cause we walk, walk in a dream
We scheme and we plan
We plan and we scheme
What we think we know is a joke
Because after all
Baby, it's all Cartesian dreams

You like thrills, big chills
Yon wanna snap it up, lap it up
Like it's a pill
So, you fight the night
But you can't comprehend the bitter end
Just fold onto itself again

Tell me, don't you think that it's dangerous
To search for meaning in this life?
What do you think we'd see?
Don't you know it's insane for us
To look for any reason in reality?

We walk, walk in a dream
We scheme and we plan
We plan and we scheme
What we think we know is a joke
Because after all
Baby, it's all Cartesian dreams

'Cause we walk, walk in a dream
We scheme and we plan
We plan and we scheme
What we think we know is a joke
Because after all
Baby, it's all Cartesian dreams

'Cause we walk, walk in a dream
We scheme and we plan
Baby, it's all Cartesian dreams
'Cause we walk, walk in a dream
We scheme and we plan
Baby, it's all Cartesian dreams

2. Born To Be Your Baby

I got the skills for you
I got the chops
Ooh-ooh, I know your weakness
When you get the jones, baby
I call the shots
'Cause only I know your secrets

I couldn't make it in the boardroom
I couldn't cut it in the classroom
But when you talk about the backroom
Baby, I'm on top

I was born to be your baby
Born to make ya crazy
Born to keep you satisfied
I was made to feed you sweet tooth
And to give you sweet truth
I was born
I was born to be your savior tonight, yeah

You don't need no methadone
To get you off
Ooh-ooh, just come pick my pockets
I'm locked and I'm loaded for you
When you need a shot
To get you off like a rocket

You know I never made the big bucks
I know my only luck is bad luck
But when you talk about the good stuff
Baby, I'm the tops

I was born to be your baby
Born to make ya crazy
Born to keep you satisfied
I was made to feed you sweet tooth
And to give you sweet truth
I was born
I was born to be your savior tonight

I can ease the pain
While I fan the flames
Pumping through your veins

I couldn't make it in the boardroom
I couldn't cut it in the classroom
But when you talk about the backroom
Baby, I'm on top

I was born to be your baby
Born to make ya crazy, yeah
I was born to be your lover
Baby, undercover
Lady, I was born
I was born to be your baby

Born to be your baby
Born to make ya crazy
Born to keep you satisfied
Oh, babe, you got a sweet tooth
I can give ya sweet truth
I was born
I was born to be your baby tonight

Born to be your baby tonight
Born to be your baby

3. Desert Rain

"In the Battle of Iraq
The United States and our allies...
...have prevailed"

In the city, in the dead of the night
The king sits on his throne
And he moves around the pieces
And he makes the facts his own
In the desert, a million miles away
A boy looks to the sky
And he sees the night exploding
And the tears come to his eyes

And he wonders:
What do they want?
What do they want?

It's a desert rain
A cavalcade of flames
Fired in the name
Of the sacred and profane
And we're all to blame
And nothing will remain
Unless we rise up
To stop this desert rain
Desert rain

To the fat cats behind the wheel
Nothing is taboo
As they thirst for domination
And they hunger for the crude
In the desert, in the dead of the night
The boy, he prays alone
And he wants to be a hero
So he's strapping on a bomb

And we wonder:
What do they want?
What do they, what do they want?

It's a desert rain
A cavalcade of flames
Fired in the name
Of the sacred and profane
And we're all to blame
And nothing will remain
Unless we rise up
To stop this desert rain
Desert rain

Oh, and we wonder:
What do they want?
What do they, what do they want?

It's a desert rain
A cavalcade of flames
Fired in the name
Of the sacred and profane
And we're all to blame
And nothing will remain
Unless we rise up
To stop this desert rain

This desert rain, this desert rain
This desert rain, this desert rain
And we're all to blame
And nothing will remain
Unless we rise up
To stop this desert rain
Desert rain

4. Sweet September

When I close my eyes, you're all around
And I'm lost in time, but what can I do?
It's true that all I see is you
I've got to move on
But I can't, I can't stop dreaming

When I close my eyes, I feel your touch
I'm lost in your arms forever
You're by my side and in a rush
I'm back in that sweet September

(Ooh-ooh-ooh...)
You're mine again
(Ooh-ooh-ooh...)
It never ends
It never ends

When I lay me down to fall asleep
I can hear the sound of silent goodbyes
As we tried
And the leaves feel from the sky
Like you and I
But I, I keep on dreaming

When I close my eyes, I feel your touch
I'm lost in your arms forever
You're by my side and in a rush
I'm back in that sweet September

(Ooh-ooh-ooh...)
You're mine again
(Ooh-ooh-ooh...)
It never ends
(Ooh-ooh-ooh...)
If only it were true, yeah
And what I wouldn't do
To get close to you

Yeah, I'd walk through fire
And I'd break down walls
For your heart's desire
And I'd sell my soul
And I'd risk everything
And I'd take any torment
For just one more moment with you

When I close my eyes, I feel your touch
And I'm lost in your arms forever
You're by my side and in a rush
I'm back in that sweet September

(Ooh-ooh-ooh...)
You're mine again
(Ooh-ooh-ooh...)
It never ends
(Ooh-ooh-ooh...)
And I can still pretend

5. Bangin'

Here I am, bangin' on your backdoor
It's 4 AM, but I don't care
I'm gonna keep on bangin' like I did before
Until I know you're gonna let me in

Can't we stop this grand charade?
It always ends the same
Every night we play the game
But you can't fight fate

Hey, hey, here I am
Do you want a telegram?
Can't you hear me comin' 'round?
Bangin', bangin'
Hey, hey, listen up
I ain't gonna give it up
Never am I gonna stop
Bangin' bangin'

Whoo!

There you are sittin' pretty in your little dress
Just peeking out through those baby blues
Enough's enough, girl, time for you to acquiesce
Or ain't I playin' it like you want me to?

Can't we stop this damn pretend?
So we can make amends
Any fools knows you intend
For me to get you in the end

Hey, hey, here I am
Do you want a telegram?
Can't you hear me comin' 'round?
Bangin', bangin'
Hey, hey, listen up
I ain't gonna give it up
Never am I gonna stop
Bangin' bangin'

Can't we stop this grand charade?
It always ends the same
Every night we play the game
But you can't fight fate
(Can't fight fate)

Hey, hey, here I am
Do you want a telegram?
Can't you hear me comin' 'round?
Bangin', bangin'
Hey, hey, listen up
I ain't gonna give it up
Never am I gonna stop
Bangin' bangin'

Hey! Hey!
(Oh, give it up)
Never am I gonna stop
Bangin', bangin'
Hey, listen up
(Oh, don't pretend)
I'm gonna get you in the end
Bangin', bangin'

Hey! Hey!
(Oh, give it up)
Never am I gonna stop
Bangin', bangin'
Hey, listen up
(Oh, don't pretend)
I'm gonna get you in the end
Bangin', bangin'

6. A Simple Plan

Ooh... ooh...
Ooh... ooh...

Nobody can feel the pain
That's what you said
Nobody remains the same
Everything changes
Somebody's left in the rain
Again and again

You have to live your life
Like the host of a grand parade
(Blinded by the lights)
I tried to shine a light
On the face of the masquerade

I am a, a simple man
I had a, a simple plan:
To love you, ooh...
Just to love you, ooh...

Nobody can change the game
To try is insane
Somebody cut to the vein
It's all erased

You couldn't understand
Why you're loneliest in the crowd
(Ooh, it broke your heart)
I tried to take your hand
And to help you to cry out loud

I am a, a simple man
I had a, a simple plan
Now I have blood on my hands
I loved you, yes, I loved you

I'll try to shine your light
On the face of the masquerade
(Face of the masquerade)

I am a, a simple man
I had a, a simple plan
Now I have blood on my hands

I am a simple man
(A simple man)
I am a simple man
I am a simple man
I am a simple man

I am a, a simple man
I had a, a simple plan

7. Never Never Look Back

Get up, get up, get up and get away
Get up, get up, get up and get away

They say it's darkest before the dawn
And the night will pave the way to the light of day
But some night you wish that you were never born
And you want to throw it away, throw it away

Throw it away
Down the long dark hole where the rabbit will run away
Into a far better place

Don't turn around
Don't turn away
And never, never look back
There will be a better day
Go toe to toe
Go face to face
And never, never look back
There will be a better day

Get up, get up, get up and get away

The sun is going down so fast
It's hard to find your way to the light of day
When all your dreams are fading fast
You feel it slipping away, slipping away

Slipping away
Down the long black hole where the rabbit will run away
Into a far better place

Don't turn around
Don't turn away
And never, never look back
There will be a better day
Go toe to toe
Go face to face
And never, never look back
There will be a better day

Don't turn around
Don't turn away
And never, never look back
There will be a better day

Get up, get up, get up and get away
And never, never look back
There will be a better day
Get up, get up, get up and get away
And never, never look back
There will be a better day

8. The Bigger They Come

This is a story of sin
A tale that's as old as the wind
And I played right into his hands
We were much thicker than thieves
But I was a fool to believe
And to show him my secrets and plans

He promised riches above and beyond
Showed me the ropes and just strung me along
Taught me the game, but played me like a pawn
And he'd take all my trust and just grind it to dust

And now, they say, walk away, boy
But the bigger they come, the harder they fall
I pray for the days, boy
When the bigger they come, the harder they fall

Now that the fight's in my hands
I'm wielding the laws of the land
And I pray that justice prevails
But we know that justice is blind
And fate can sometimes be unkind
And there is no option to fail

So I have prepared and if worst comes to worst
I'll make my own laws till he's riding a hearse
Nothing less will ever quench my thirst
For some sweet revenge, I would fight to the and

Oh, but, they say, walk away, boy
But the bigger they come, the harder they fall
I pray for the days, boy
When the bigger they come, the harder they fall

He promised riches above and beyond
Showed me the ropes and just strung me along
Taught me the game, but played me like a pawn
And he'd take all my trust and just grind it to dust

And now, they say, walk away, boy
But the bigger they come, the harder they fall
I pray for the days, boy
When the bigger they come, the harder they fall

They say, walk away, boy
But the bigger they come, the harder they fall
I pray we'll see the days, boy
When the bigger they come, the harder they fall

9. Repo Man

Watch out!

Slipping on down the bayou
She was sucking on the hair of the dog
I laid a hand on the cheek of that lady
She wore a little white dress
Opened to the heat of the sun
I said, "baby babe, I got something to tell you
And I am afraid he ain't gonna like it at all, no, no
You see, your old dog's back in town
And I'm sniffing around
And like a dog that wants his bone
I wanna take you home"

I'm the repo man
Come to take you back again
Yeah, you wanna vibe me all night long
I'm the repo man
Come to steal you back again
You wanna jack me, baby
Wanna throttle and shake me
And ride me till the dawn

I've been working on down in Mobile
Sweating like a chain gang thug on the side of the road
When I heard some tan Mustang's parking in your driveway
So I slammed back down to town to claim
What I say I'm owed, Lord
No fool's gonna take my pride
Your body and your mind
Have been mine since the dawn of time

C'mon and ride with the repo man
Come to take you back again
Yeah, you wanna vibe me all night long
I'm the repo man
Come to steal you back again
You wanna jack me, baby
Wanna throttle and shake me
And ride me till the dawn
Oh, yeah, yeah, the repo man

Watch out!
You better lock your doors!

No fool's gonna take my pride
Your body and your mind
Have been mine since the dawn of time

C'mon and take a ride
With the repo man
Come to take you back again, oh, yeah
I'm the repo man
Come to steal you back again
You wanna jack me, baby
Wanna throttle and shake me
And ride me till the dawn

I'm the repo man
(Oh, yeah)
Come to take you back again
Yeah, you wanna vibe me all night long
I'm the repo man
(Whoa, yeah)
Come to steal you back again
(Whoa, yeah, yeah, yeah)

Better lock your doors!
What? Ha, ha!

10. Saved By Rock

Come on!

I was a young buck in my 22nd year
I was living out the life I'd laid to waste
When some winsome fallen angel let me hear Disraeli Gears
I'll tell ya, ever since that day I've had Blind Faith

I never knew I was lost till I was found
She turned me around
She tuned me in and that night
I saw the light when I heard the sounds

I was saved by rock
Saved by Jimi
Saved by rock
Ooh, with a little bit o' Cream
Saved by rock
With a holy electric shock
I was saved by rock

And I'm here to testify, to testify

She took my hand and when she led me to the bed
She said that I should lay my weary had to rest
She turned around and when she spun that 45
I knew right there and then that I had heard the best

She played "If 6 Was 9", it was divine
It sent chills up my spine
And then she teed up T-Rex
It grooved my sex, it blew my mind

I was saved by rock
Saved by Jimi
Saved by rock
Ooh, with a little bit o' Cream
Saved by rock
Now I've got faith
I've joined the flock
I was saved by rock, yeah

I never knew I was lost till I was found
She turned me around
She tuned me in and that night
I saw the light when I heard the sounds

Saved by rock
Saved by rock

I was saved by rock
Saved by Jimi
Saved by rock
Ooh, with a little bit o' Cream
Saved by rock
Like a holy electric shock
I was saved by rock

Saved by rock
Ooh, with a little bit o' Cream
Saved by rock
Like a holy electric shock
I was saved by
I was saved by rock
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

11. Joanna

Words out, we're coming to town
Words out, so spread it around
Words out, and the word is true
I'm gonna make time to make time with you

I missed you when I played LA
Missed you in Detroit, in Philadelphia, PA
I missed you in Bowling Green
You scored backstage passes, but you couldn't get to me

Oh... Joanna, I'm gonna take my time
Oh... Joanna, you've got a ticket to ride

Now listen up!

This tour we've got new rules
No wives, no girlfriends too
We're on the road, we said bye-bye
I'm gonna get you, baby, 'cause it's party time

You're the best I ever did find
That night in Kansas City, well, you blew my mind
And now you're gonna make my day
I'm bleeding for you, babe, and you're the best Band-Aid

Oh... Joanna, I'm gonna get you
Oh... Joanna, so you can do what you do, yeah
Oh... Joanna, you got a ticket to ride

I missed you when we played in Hong Kong
You know I tried to, baby, but I couldn't stay long
But I had you in Wichita Falls
I've been around the world, and Jo, you smoked them all

Oh... Joanna, I'm gonna take my time
Oh... Joanna, you got a ticket to ride
Oh... Joanna, I've gotta get to you, yeah
Oh... Joanna, so you can do what you do

Yeah, yeah, I like what you do, oh!
I'm gonna get to you