Poison

What you heard about me Is probably right I'm the boy next door The one you're warned about oh yes indeed Well, I'm no upstanding citizen but I'm standing up just the same Number one bad boy who's to blame Number one bad boy Ain't that a shame Yeah...

Like animals tonight we make it You give me an inch I'm gonna take it I'll steal your love like a thief To be as one is my belief Don't look back have no regrets Like beasts of prey we must feed on it I'll be your one, your one and only To feel me burn come cl...

Well it's Friday night and I'm waiting On your call girl, like I do Am I wasting my time by this telephone line Waiting on your call to come through Chorus: I should be already over you Tell me Mama, what can I do It's been a long hard road that you put me thr...

Now pardon my personal demons, child but if you do insist Sit down and listen to me story awhile, cause it goes something like this The joint was small but we were having a ball At a place called the Blue Duck Inn When I couldn't help but notice her My future...

Child is born from the act of love And woman dies from the act of love Something ain't right around here Laugh at a man when he's alive And then cry for him when he dies Something ain't right around here Still I dream of sex, still I dream of sex Maybe, baby...

I can’t say I ain’t been around That I ain’t done my time Seems like this big old world Has been one big shoe to shine But I never ever took a dime For what comes naturally And if I never knew the truth Well she’d be fine with me One night she stayed over he...

Like this All the king's horses And all the king's men Ain't got a hope in hell Of puttin' my pieces back together again I've seen things in my life that should never be seen I'm talkin' things that'd make your skin crawl I wanna go back to a simpler time Wher...

There's an alley cat slowly walkin' down a dirty street Watching a cop on the take marching to his city beat You got five fingers Johnny stealing everything in sight You gotta be bad to be good in the dead of the night Wowowow, kick it You're dancing in fire,...

Come on, come on Get on your dress and put on a smile Lets lose this place and get out awhile, awhile, awhile You don't need nothin' fancy Just a whole lot of attitude I'll be your man now baby If you're doing what I want you to do I keep on tellin' ya She...

Well it's four o'clock in the morning and I'm knocking on your door She says she's tired of me Don't want me here no more She said stop your pissin' and moanin' and groanin' go sleep outside with them dogs Now honey let me please explain cause I didn't mean yo...

So you want to talk about the pain Talk to me, please explain Maybe I know what your going through You got so much pain to hide You keep it locked up deep inside In a room no one gets to I can't feel the way you feel Maybe i, I've got those same scars, same...

(yeah, blues!) I won't ask where you're going If you don't ask where I've been 'cause if you're looking for an answer, babe I wouldn't know where to begin. I don't know what I want sometimes But I sure know what I likes You've got that thing about you Gets me...

She's got pizzazz like a razzmatazz I'd like to slide it in but where do I begin Wastes all my money spends all my time I ain't got no luck can't change her mind Blame it on you I can't stand up Blame it on you I'm keepin' my mouth shut Blame it on you I can...

In a smoky room Could have been a devil's tomb 90 miles east of LA Feeling desperate and cold Barely 19 years old Searching for the light in the pouring rain I visualize the cold reality If I don't try, the answer dies inside of me Chorus: Blind faith takes me...

Like this....I've never seen a woman baby That looks quite the way you do The way you shake that thing now honey, Can't take my eyes off you The way you work it honey It brings me to my knees You give me what I'm looking for, I'll give you what you need And I...

Stand and rise and before your eyes the lions will appear And when they do they'll be filling you with all the lies you will need to hear Mr. Politician, just keep on dishin' your shit for the TV screen Turn off his camera, he'll drop the propaganda faster tha...

My chick is driving me crazy she thinks that I'm lazy Just because I'm good at nothing all day My baby don't get it so my job, I quit it bust my ass, hell I barely get paid People like to put me down And just because I hang around Don't they understand it's my...

I'm gonna take a freight train down at the station, Lord I don't care where it goes Gonna climb a mountain, the highest mountain, Lord And gonna jump off, ain't nobody, ain't nobody gonna know Can't you see, oh, can't you see, What that woman, Lord She been do...

I've got no worries I've got no regrets Who they think they're kidding They ain't seen nothing yet You point my finger try to tell me I'm wrong That never stopped me from singin' my song I got the last laugh at the things they do Eliminate them at the turn of...

Coughing, Blues?: "Gol, Bret--don't touch me there!" Bret: I'm gonna tell you who we are. Well we're big rock singers we got golden fingers And we're loved everywhere we go (That sounds like us) We sing about beauty and we sing about truth At ten million dolla...

(here it comes) Well funky monkey's in the jungle tonight They got two by two don't hear me right Band playing loudly baby Gone are the days when the days gone I said gone When the monkeys are gone Gone or dead this is what they said chorus Lost Mary Cries,...

Remember the nights we sat And talked about all our dreams Well, little did we know then They were distant than they seemed Well I, oh I knew it, hey you knew it too The things we'd go through Well, we knew the things, we had to do To make it, baby Y...

Well when you're sitting there in your silk upholstered chair Talkin' to some rich folk that you know Well I hope you won't see me in my ragged company Hell, you know I could never be alone Take me down little Susie, take me down I know you think you're t...

She'll slide you in, you taste the sin She slowly gets inside your head You feel her take control and she'll steal your soul She's the devil lying in your bed She's the lord of your thighs and it's no surprise You're playing with loaded gun She's a kille...

When I was a child staring at the tube I saw sex, violence and death on the news One day I saw the Duke kill someone Daddy said don't worry boy, they're just acting son All I want is attention from somebody Somebody pay attention to me Like them actors I got n...

Don't Give Up An Inch [Chorus] Don't give up an inch girl If you won't take me for the mile Don't give up an inch girl If you won't take me for a mile Miles from home and I'm all alone And looking for a first time We took a long ride And there by yo...

Now that you've been bought and sold you don't got time to fix the mess your in and if I may be so bold I bet you couldn't even do it again. Lying like yesterday's paper just outside your door Chorus: Now you need me to clean your shoes walk on water be in the...

We both lie silently still In the dead of the night. Although we both lie close together We feel miles apart inside Was it somethin' I said or somethin' I did Did my words not come out right Tho' I tried not to hurt you Tho' I tried But I guess that's...

She stepped off the bus out into the city streets Just a small town girl with her whole life packed in a suitcase by her feet But somehow the lights didn't shine as bright as they did On her mama's TV screen And the work seemed harder Days seemed longer...

good god what do i see pretty little thing just looking at me ohhhh ohhhh sexy thing i say walk that thing right over here just one thing i've got to make clear ohhhh ohhhh sexy thing pre-chorus the way you move your body it's driving me insane do...

Well, I calls my baby on the telephone She says hurry home Bret cause I'm all alone Oh now giddyap, hurry, and don't be late Cause a b-b-b-b-baby I just can't wait She starts talkin' dirty right in my ear Making herself so perfectly clear She needs some good l...

welcome to my city the girls are so damn pretty such a pity, they don't come for free just call me pimp daddy i'll roll ya one big fatty i think your gonna like hangin with me chorus welcome to my city of sin i believe your gonna fit right in yes th...

I want to go I want to go home now I want to go I want to go home now (lets go) saturday night rainbow bar and grill where there's cocaine lines and a little white pill a beer and a gin now I can't see straight slip it in, no glove, oops, too late I re...

Well you just step right up, you sexy thing Tell me what's been goin' on in that funky little brain Come dance with the devil You want it when it's gonna cost you 'cause nothing comes for free When you're living in a human zoo Chorus Dance sister dance throug...

In one ear and out the other Told myself this girl is trouble, yeah Everyone that looks at her Is tragically struck in love bridge Wait a minute... This chick's got me addicted I hate her so even though I wish she was my girl Chorus: I hate every bone in your...

Well the talk on the street Says you might go solo A good friend of mine saw you leavin by the back door I need to know(I need to know) I need to know(I need to know) If you think youre gonna leave Then you better say so I need to know(I need to know) I need...

If there's a tear on my face It makes me shiver to the bone It shakes me, Babe It's just a heartache that got caught in my eye And you know I never cry, I never cry Sometimes I drink more than I need Until the TV's dead and gone I may be lonely But I'...

I want action tonight Satisfaction all night I grab my hat and I grab my shoes Tonight I'm gonna hit the streets and cruise Down the main strip and check it out With those schoolgirls a hangin' around Now I'm a sucker for a pretty face I don't care if she's in...

Well she stepped into the room Right then she got my eyes She had an ass like a truck and two amazing thumping thighs She's been like no other Just one big fat mother freak So ???? She likes whips and chains and things She don't need no diamond rings Couldn't...

Late at night I close my eyes And think of how things could have been And when... I look back I remember some words you had said to me It's better to have lost at love Then never to have loved at all I won't forget you baby (I won't forget you) Even...

Oh yeah Rock you baby My pretty girl, you move so sexy in your skin Spread your wings for me, let my love come in My sexy girl, all the world's your stage You love to feel my passion You love to feed my rage Chorus Give me your faith, you take my hand You be...

I went to bed too late and got up too soon My poor head still spinnin' from too much booze I got a foot in the gutter A foot in the grave I ain't seen home In the last three days Chorus: Oh my god look what the cat dragged in Livin' my life sin after sin Night...

I dont mind you comin here And wastin all my time cause when youre standin oh so near I kinda lose my mind, yeah. Its not the perfume that you wear Its not the ribbons in your hair I dont mind you comin here And wastin all my time I guess youre just what I ne...

I've spent my life waiting For that famous final scene I believe you know the one-- When she falls in love with me As for you, you've been fakin' your smile Fillin' your time on small talk And cheap wine Knowing in your heart there was someplace That you'd rat...

Did you ever get up on the wrong side of bed With an achin' head and just fall apart? You're running late, the boss is bitchin', It's cold outside, and the car won't start Well I don't mean to bitch I swear Cause we all got our cross to bear Chorus: But when I...

So you want to talk about the pain Talk to me, please explain Maybe I know what your going through You got so much pain to hide You keep it locked up deep inside In a room no one gets to I can't feel the way you feel Maybe I, I've got those same scars, same sc...

Mama, please let me go to the show I dig those bad boys playing that rock and roll No way, son, you can't go out tonight So I got real upset, put up the biggest fight Chorus: Mama, let me go to the show I dig those bad boys playing that rock and roll Mama, let...

Sitting here in my cell writing a letter Thanking all the people who made my living conditions better And thanks to the justice system I'm making a million My lawyer got me a book deal Now I'm making a killing just from making a killing I got an agent for th...

I felt this before now I feel it again No matter how hard I try this feeling won't end So I, pretend you're here by my side tonight, on this lonely ride I keep telling myself that.. (Chorus) Life goes on while you're miles away And I need you. Time rolls on as...

Of all the words that I've spoken And lies that I've told Of all the hearts left broken Begged for, bought, and sold Lord I'm feeling lonely Feel like I can't go on The streets have all grown cold now The mysteries all gone She's all gone She's all...

West side, east side Little Willy, Willy wears the crown, he's the king around town Dancing, glancing Willy drives them silly with his star shooter shimmy shuffle down way past one and feeling alright cuz with little Willy round they can last all nigh...

Two bit Billy was the coolest cat I ever saw Didn't want no piece of the pie he had to take it all With his guitar slung low, hanging right above the knees He made the biggest scene He made the ladies scream He had a state fair smile if you know what I m...

Got no time to think about good intentions Got no time to think about indiscretions Don't wanna think about past reflections Don't wanna think about tomorrow Chorus Cuz I'm liv'in in the now, yeah Hold tight it'll be alright Liv'in in the now Hold tight it'll...

Good girls go to heaven bad girls go to hell The rest of them get rich And do just what they feel Well rich boys live in houses And poor boys live in sin The rest of them get married And are never seen again Well let me tell a story explain the shape...

I went to bed too late and got up too soon My poor head still spinnin' from too much booze I got a foot in the gutter A foot in the grave I ain't seen home In the last three days Oh my god look what the cat dragged in Livin' my life sin after sin Ni...

She goes down slow like a shot of gin She's got an angel's face and a devil's grin She kinda stared me down as I looked her up She said "I'm your poison, now you drink a cup." In the heat of the night is when she comes alive She's gonna push you push you...

When you was a child life's a game But you got all the rules all changed Pray to a spiritual God for material things Then wait by the phone but it dont ring So if you feel like you fell behind That mountain has got to big to climb Want to hang your head and s...

I heard a funny thing about me Lately I've been living on the edge I won't say that ain't true, But who the hell are you I don't recognize my own face or my friends. Chorus: Hey, Mr. Smiley Read the writing on the wall Wake up, Mr. Smiley Before you don't wake...

My friend called just the other day Packed it up he won't be back this way It's not your heart but the spirit they break There's only so much a small town boy can take See the eyes of the countless masses Drinking life from the empty glasses Chorus: No more...

Lately boy, your head ain't right And nothing seems to thrill you Word on the streets is No sex no more 'cause, it'll kill you You touch, she bites, You push, she shoves Then she yells in your ear No glove, no love Oh, it'll ruin the mood But you know she's ri...

Now Listen Not a dime, I can't pay my rent I can barely make it through the week Saturday night I'd like to make my girl But right now I can't make ends meet I'm always workin' slavin' every day Gotta get a break from the same old same old I need a ch...

What you heard about me Was probably right I'm the boy next door The one you were warned about Oh yes, indeed Well, I'm no upstanding citizen but I'm standing up just the same Number one bad boy who's to blame Number one bad boy Ain't that a shame Yeah, righ...

Well, i stepped into the room, right then she caught my eye, had an ass like a truck, and too amazin' from the prize shes been like no other, just wanna make that mother brick house Chorus: one more for the bone, she likes lips and one more for the bone, she...

I just needed someone to hold When the bottle was empty and the nights grew cold In my hour of darkness In my time of need You were my angel of mercy And helped me to believe You touched my soul When I was lonely You held me up when I couldn't fly There's no w...

My album sucks, the critics say I can't sing and I can't play All I care about is sex and money I look out-dated, I think that's funny Chorus But I'm too shallow to really give a damn Cause I sing for a party rock band In '86, fans ripped out my hair Now it'...

The boys in the back room Billy shooting pool Trading dirty glances with pretty boys playing cool They're putting down their whiskey Getting loaded tonight It's gettin' kind of risky They're lookin' to fight If you want action if you want a thrill Then take it...

When I hear the music... Lord, I'm gonna let it play... Somethin' like that! Did you ever get up on the wrong side of the bed With an achin' head, and just fall apart You're runnin' late, the boss is bitchin' It's cold outside and your car won't start Well I d...

My daddy said "Son, don't you come to me cryin' Cause money don't make you a happy man" He said the grass is always greener Any place except where you stand He said some are born to win And some born to lose And sing them poor boy blues Watch out I've lived up...

Power to the.... Good evening people, Welcome to my party Bring on the night, let's get it started You want blood on the stage, well baby you've got it I welcome all the people who have truly been my friends F*ck all the bitches who broke my heart again Love a...

Well I'm sitting here this evening I've got some old friends on my mind, yeah I do Yeah, me and Slick and Davy saluting Mr. Daniels For the very first time We was jamming to old Jimi, singing Purple Haze, no doubt, no, no I think between weed and whiskey my he...

Hearts of fire Streets of stone Modern warriors Saddle iron horses of chrome Taste the wild Lick the wind Like something they never saw before Their jaws dropping to the floor Steel made of soul and sin Rebels born without a care And the day he lis...

Mr Rocket...Thank You Come on Boys!!! You show us everything you've got You keep on dancin' and the room gets SO hot You drive us wild, we'll drive you crazy You say you wanna go for a spin The party's startin' babe, I'll let you in You drive us wild,...

Sexual Thing Jam Blues Man There you lay all by yourself So please allow me to introduce myself I welcome you to the house of sin Open you mind let the games begin I'm your lust and I'm your greed I'm every sick thought that you ever done dreamed Le...

She's my cherry pie, Cool drink of water, such a sweet surprise. Tastes so good, make a grown man cry, Sweet cherry pie. Swingin' on the front porch, Swingin' on the lawn. Swingin' where we want, Cause there ain't nobody home. Swingin' to the left, And swingi...

a small town girl with big time dreams but nothing's ever as it seems a mother waves her girl goodbye then slowly hangs her head and cries hollywood hills and the big city lights outside her window they burn bright someday the world will praise her fame they'l...

Shut Up, Make Love Shit piled up to your knees Her old man thinks You're a social disease Dog pissed on the floor left a stain Your old lady's naggin' Driving you insane She stopped taking the pill Then left you Sued you for a mil You've got your pr...

I'd like to put to rest the rumours I'd like to put to bed the lies I'd like to throw away the past And show you how I feel inside I'll be your taxi and your driver I'll be your road if you need I'd like to push and push and push Just to make you pleased B...

Well I see him on the TV Preachin' 'bout the promised lands He tells me to believe in Jesus Steals the money from my hands Some say he was a good man But Lord I think he sinned yeayeah Twenty-two years of mental tears Cries a suicidal Vietnam vet Who...

Mama's got a squeeze box She wears on her chest And when Daddy comes home He never gets no rest 'Cause she's playing all night And the music's all right Mama's got a squeeze box Daddy never sleeps at night Well the kids don't eat And the dog can't s...

We all carry the cross and speak what we're taught Lies and money become the white man's god We've burned all our bridges one too many times The time has come now to draw the line Chorus: You know you've got to Stand, stand, stand for what you believe You kno...

Strange I was heading down the highway and she's going my way She climbed in next thing I knew We started laughing, smoking, we got to talking Yeah we've both been hurt a time or two I knew she didn't love me But I didn't think she'd want me no Right...

Strike Up The Band Living off the friends we made Never ever getting paid Kicking ass and paying dies Lose our mind in self abuse Loving ladies by the score Waking up and wanting more I hope my mama understands When I strike up the band Well I spit...

My baby said she don't want to see my face She kicked me right on out of her place Now I'm back with the band and my girl is long gone She broke my heart bad so I wrote down this song I'm about as sad as they come Yeah, I'm stupid, stoned and dumb...

You know I never I never seen you look so good You never act the way you should But I like it And I know you like it too The way that I want you I gotta have you Oh yes, I do You know I never I never ever stay out late You know that I can hardly wait Just to...

That's The Way I Like It When it's boy meets girl and it starts a fire Two hearts burn with pure desire A candle burns a midnight oil Lust the love and raise the spoil [Chorus] When the girl goes down That's the way I like it When the wheel goes roun...

When I lost my way You were my light When the others wronged me You did me right When I look in your eyes Don't tell me lies You tell me the truth Your words, they get me through This is all I've got This is all I'd say If this were my last day This is my l...

The Scream A verdict heard by the jury's word... they're lying I watch as victims of our slave ships battle with the demons inside But no wrong ever righted or proved by the innocent dying I pray from the ashes of the ruins, the answer will rise (The Sc...

Theatre Of The Soul On a cold night in a hotel in New Orleans Came the final blow And somehow somewhere we lost sight in our Search for that pot of gold And all that happened I don't understand Could somebody here Somebody here please explain to me B...

Tragically Unhip I'm uneducated My clothes outdated I'm not politically correct I still hate small talk And fast cars and hard rock Still adds up about 16, 18 I should be expressing All my inner repression I guess depression's now a cultural thing...

What's got you so jumpy? Why can't you sit still, yeah? Like gasoline you wanna pump me And leave me when you get your fill, yeah Every time I touch you honey you get hot I want to make love you never stop Come up for air you push me to the floor What's been...

Lately I can tell that something ain't right I don't' see the fire when I look in your eyes One time up and the next time down This may be the last time that you'll see me around...said Well it sure seems to me nothing matter tonight And all those things...

Valley Of Lost Souls I hit the highway Touch life barely sixteen No angel of mercy Coming down to save the soul of me I took a Greyhound limousine Straight to grand central NYC It was ass, gas, or grass, living fast Nobody rides for free [Chorus]...

Want Some, Need Some All my friends have someone I need someone too Someone to hold the whole night through I need a lover someone like you Someone to make my dreams come true Maybe if I close my eyes Everything will be alright Cause I don't wanna...

Wasteland Alone on my steel horse I ride The engine echoes in the night Through a concrete jungle a wasteland i call home No fears and no regrets No apologies for the things I've said And believe me child it's the life I've known [Chorus 1] I will ri...

Hey, uh huh huh Hey, uh huh huh What I like about you, the way you hold me tight Tell me I'm the only one, wanna come over tonight, yeah You're whispering in my ear Tell me all the things that I wanna to hear, 'cause that's true That's what I like abou...

Wishful Thinkin' Came to Hollywood Gonna be a movie star She got off the bus But she didn't get far Now she can act as good as Meryl Streep Dreams of stardom when she sleeps The casting couch just makes her scream Wasn't like this in her dream [Chor...

Your Mama don't dance and your Daddy don't rock and roll Your Mama don't dance and your Daddy don't rock and roll But when evening comes around and it's time to hit the town Where do you go You gotta rock it The old folks say that you gotta end your date by t...