Somedays are Diamonds
Verse 1 When you asked how I’ve been here without you I’d like to say I’ve been fine and I do But we both know the truth is hard to come by And if I told the truth that’s not quite true – Chorus Some days are diamonds, some days are stones Sometimes the hard […]
Paint It Black
Intro – Verse 1 I see a red door and I want it painted black No colours anymore, I want them to turn black I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes I have to turn my head until my darkness goes – [Verse 2] I see a line of cars and […]
I Saw Her Standing There
Verse 1 Well, she was just seventeen, You know what I mean, And the way she looked was way beyond compare, So how could I dance with another, Oh when I saw her standing there – Verse 2 Well she looked at me, And I, I could see, That before too long I’d fall in […]
Learning to Fly
[Verse 1] Well, I started out down a dirty road Started out all alone And the sun went down as I crossed the hill And the town lit up, the world got still – [Chorus] I’m learning to fly, but I ain’t got wings Coming down is the hardest thing – [Verse 2] Well, the […]
Bad Bad Leroy Brown
Verse 1 Well the South side of Chicago Is the baddest part of town And if you go down there You better just beware Of a man named Leroy Brown Now Leroy more than trouble You see he stand ’bout six foot four All the downtown ladies call him “Treetop Lover” All the men just […]
Venus
[Intro] — [Verse 1] A goddess on a mountain top Was burning like a silver flame The summit of beauty and love And Venus was her name — [Chorus] She’s got it Yeah, baby, she’s got it Well, I’m your Venus I’m your fire, at your desire Well, I’m your Venus I’m your fire, at […]
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Intro Wee-hee-hee-hee (a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh) Wee-oh aweem away (a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh) Wee-hee-hee-hee (a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh) Wee-oh aweem away (a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh) — Chorus a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh — Verse 1 In the jungle, the mighty jungle The lion sleeps tonight In the jungle, the quiet jungle The lion sleeps tonight (ho, […]
Ain’t no Sunshine
Verse Ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone It’s not warm when she’s away Ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone And she’s always gone too long Anytime she’s goes away — Verse 2 Wonder this time where she’s gone Wonder if she’s gone to stay Ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone And this house just ain’t […]
All Summer Long
Verse She was 17 And she was far from in-between It was summertime in northern Michigan — Splashing through the sandbar Talking by the campfire It’s the simple things in life like when and where We didn’t have no internet But man, I never will forget The way the moonlight shined upon her hair — […]
Crossroads
[Verse 1] I went down to the crossroads Fell down on my knees I went down to the crossroads Fell down on my knees Asked the Lord above for mercy “Save me, if You please!” — [Verse 2] I went down to the crossroads Tried to flag a ride I went down to the crossroads […]