Scared straight from my heart The way you fake your love in the dark I wanna face the truth Bright from the start It won't do much good If we're worlds
I don't get too low When everything goes wrong I don't get too high When everything's alright I know i'm always safe Tho' i don't play that way I listen
Well come on! Well the kids want a little action The kids want a little fun The kids all have to get their kicks Before the evening's done CHORUS Cause
It's a lie when you told me what you said It's a lie, things you hid inside your head I realize why I always failed to see the times That you cried It
Written by Michael Monroe, Phil Grande & Danny Lewis Scared straight from my heart The way you fake your love in the dark I wanna face the truth Bright
(Michael Monroe, Jude Wilder) So sad my little one Why always so sad Such sorrow in one little life Where does it all come from? Why can't I make it go
Well Judas swore to Jesus "Man, I could never turn you in." Jesus turned the other cheek and said "You're gonna let the Devil win." Corruption's still
Misery marches next to you Corrupting all the things you do Happiness can be in your family Victim of T.V. CHORUS Ooh, the Nights Are So Long Ooh, the
Jolly Ollie was a stool pigeon On the payroll of the F.B.I. Reverend Jim sold instant religion With a license from the man in the sky Billy the Kid was
Stalemate In the city, all alone I'm an orphan of the world No pity, got no home They measure your hopes and dreams In dollar$ and cents Fear and loathing
While you were looking at me The world passed you by You held your prejudice sacred And left your dreams behind While you were looking at me The homeless
Look around get a real scare I see a mess beyond repair The word is fine if you don't mind A touch of hell from time to time Or a few darkened minds higher
I will find a way to get to you some day Oh but I, babe I'm so afraid I'll fall. Yeah! Now you can hear me call CHORUS Shake Some Action's what I need
Feel so restless, I am Beat my head against the pole Try to knock some sense Down in my bones And even thought they don't show The scars are so old And
Why did you come here Who let you in Whatever the motive You can't feed off me Since i stopped caring Got sick of hating Why should i cut myself Down
There used to be a place I could call my home It was just another phase Now I'm sitting here alone I was living in a whirl Now it's history But I can'
I got new shoes I'm walking new ground I had old friends But they're no longer around I'm tired of the same scene Playing over and over again Some people
Don't you think it's amazing That i even function in this world There's no point of reference For this kind of grief Don't need it anymore You may not
