"What we've got here is failure to communicate / Some men you just can't reach... / So, you get what we had here last week / Which is the way he wants it! / Well, he gets it! / N' I don't like it any more than you men." *

Look at your young men fighting / Look at your women crying / Look at your young men dying / The way they've always done before

Look at the hate we're breeding / Look at the fear we're feeding / Look at the lives we're leading / The way we've always done before

My hands are tied / The billions shift from side to side / And the wars go on with brainwashed pride / For the love of God and our human rights / And all these things are swept aside / By bloody hands time can't deny / And are washed away by your genocide / And history hides the lies of our civil wars

D'you wear a black armband / When they shot the man / Who said "Peace could last forever" / And in my first memories / They shot Kennedy / I went numb when I learned to see / So I never fell for Vietnam / We got the wall of D.C. to remind us all / That you can't trust freedom / When it's not in your hands / When everybody's fightin' / For their promised land

And I don't need your civil war / It feeds the rich while it buries the poor / Your power hungry sellin' soldiers / In a human grocery store / Ain't that fresh / I don't need your civil war

Look at the shoes your filling / Look at the blood we're spilling / Look at the world we're killing / The way we've always done before / Look in the doubt we've wallowed / Look at the leaders we've followed / Look at the lies we've swallowed / And I don't want to hear no more

My hands are tied / For all I've seen has changed my mind / But still the wars go on as the years go by / With no love of God or human rights / 'Cause all these dreams are swept aside / By bloody hands of the hypnotized / Who carry the cross of homicide / And history bears the scars of our civil wars

"We practice selective annihilation of mayors / And goverment officials / For example to create a vacuum / Then we fill that vacuum / As popular war advances / Peace is closer" **

I don't need your civil war / It feeds the rich while it buries the poor / Your power hungry sellin' soldiers / In a human grocery store / Ain't that fresh / And I don't need your civil war / I don't need your civil war / I don't need your civil war / Your power hungry sellin' soldiers / In a human grocery store / Ain't that fresh / I don't need your civil war / I don't need one more war

I don't need one more war / Whaz so civil 'bout war anyway

*Strother Martin-from the film Cool Hand Luke
**Peruvian Guerilla General

I try and feel the sunshine / You bring the rain / You try and hold me down / With your complaints / You cry and moan and complain / You whine an tear / Up to my neck in sorrow / The touch you bring / You just don't step inside to 14 years / So hard to keep my own head... / That's what I say / You know...I've been the beggar... / I've played the thief / I was the dog...they all tried to beat

But it's been / 14 years of silence / It's been / 14 years of pain / It's been / 14 years that are gone forever / And I'll never have again

Your stupid girlfriends tell you / That I'm to blame / Well they're all used-up has-beens / Out of the game / This time I'll have the last word / You hear what I say / I tried to see it your way / It won't work today / You just don't step inside to 14 years / So hard to keep my own head... / That's what I say / You know...I've been the dealer...
Hangin' on your street / I was the dog...they all tried to beat

But it's been / 14 years of silence / It's been / 14 years of pain / It's been / 14 years that are gone forever / And I'll never have again

Bullshit and contemplation / Gossip's their trade / If they knew half the real truth / What would they say / Well I'm past the point of concern / It's time to play / These last 4 years of madness / Sure put me straight / Don't get back 14 years / In just one day / So hard to keep my own head / Just go away / You know...just like a hooker she said / Nothin's for free / Oh I tried to see it your way / I tried to see it your way

Yesterday, There was so many things / I was never told / Now that I'm startin' to learn / I feel I'm growing old

'Cause yesterday's got nothin' for me / Old pictures that I'll always see / Some things could be better / In my book of memories / Prayers in my pocket / And no hand in destiny / I'll keep on movin' along / With no time to plant my feet

'Cause yesterday's got nothin' for me / Old pictures that I'll always see / Some things could be better / If we'd all just let them be

Yesterday's got nothin' for me / Yesterday's got nothin' for me / Got nothin' for me

Yesterday, There was so many things / I was never shown / Suddenly this time I found / I'm on the streets and I'm all alone

Yesterday's got nothin' for me / Old pictures that I'll always see / I ain't got time to reminisce old novelties

Yesterday's got nothin' for me / Yesterday's got nothin' for me / Yesterday's got nothin' for me / Yesterday / Yesterday

Mama take this badge from me / I can't use it anymore / It's getting dark too dark to see / Feels like I'm knockin' on heaven's door

Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door / Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door / Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door / Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door

Mama put my guns in the ground / I can't shoot them anymore / That cold black cloud is comin' down / Feels like I'm knockin' on heaven's door

Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door / Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door / Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door / Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door

"You just better start sniffin' your own / Rank subjugation jack 'cause it's just you / Against your tattered libido, the bank and / The mortician, forever man and it wouldn't / Be luck if you could get out of life alive"

Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
(repeated several times)

Why do you look at me when you hate me / Why should I look at you when you make me hate you to / I sense a smell of retribution in the air / I don't even understand why the fuck you even care / And I don't need your jealousy yeah / Why drag me down in your misery / And when you stare don't you think I feel it / But I'm gonna deal it back to you in spades / When I'm havin' fun ya know I can't conceal it / 'Cause I know you'd never cut it in my game- Oh no / And when you're talkin' about a vasectomy- Yeah / I'll be writin' down your obituary- history

You got your bitches with / the silicone injections / Crystal meth and yeast infections / Bleached blond hair, Collagen lip projections / Who are you to criticize my intentions / Got your subtle manipulative devices / Just like you I got my vices / I got a thought that would be nice / I'd like to crush your head tight in my vice- PAIN!!

And that goes for all you punks in the press / That want to start shit by printin' lies instead of the things we said
That means you / Andy Secher at Hit Parader / Circus Magazine / Mick Wall at Kerrang / Bob Guccione Jr. at Spin, / What you pissed off cuz your dad gets more pussy than you? / Fuck you / Suck my fuckin' dick

You be rippin' off the fuckin' kids / While they be payin' their hard earned money to read about the bands / They want to know about / Printin' lies startin' controversy / You wanta antagonize me / Antagonize me motherfucker
Get in the ring motherfucker / And I'll kick your bitchy little ass / PUNK

I don't like you, I just hate you / I gonna kick your ass, / Oh yeah! Oh yeah!

You may not like our integrity yeah / We built a world out of anarchy / Oh yeah!

AND IN THIS CORNER WEIGHING IN AT 850 POUNDS- GUNS N' ROSES

Get in the ring / Yeah

Yeah this song is dedicated to / All the Guns n'fuckin' Roses fans / Who stuck with us through all the Fucking shit / And to all those opposed... / Hmm...well

I got the shotgun blues / Shotgun blues / I said I don't know what I did / But I know I gotta move / I got the shotgun blues / Shotgun blues / I can't wait here forever / I got too much here to lose

An now you're blowin' smoke / I think you're one big joke / Me...I gotta lot to learn / An I'm still waitin' for the heads to turn / You say I walk a line / Fuck they move it every time / You walk a mile in my shoes / And then you tell me 'bout singin' the blues / You get what you pay for / An freedom's real high priced / An while your rippin' off children / Somebody's fuckin' your wife / It's never made a difference / It's only how you survive

I got the shotgun blues / Shotgun blues / I said I don't know what I did / But I know I gotta move / I got the shotgun blues / Shotgun blues / I can't wait here forever / I got too much here to lose / An now you ask me why
I said it's do or die / I'll stick it right in your face / And then I'll put you in your motherfuckin' place / And you...you can suck my ass / An I think it's so low class / Me...I'm just so concerned / I'm still waitin' for your ass to burn / Ooooh you want a confrontation / I'll give you every fuckin' chance / With your verbal masturbation
Me...I just like to dance / How's that for provocation / I'm just makin' a stance / An I'm tired of the frustration
Of livin' inside of your lies / And I'm wired on indignation / I said somebody's got to die

I got the shotgun blues / Shotgun blues / I said I don't know what I did / But I know I gotta move / I got the shotgun blues / Shotgun blues / I can't wait here forever / I got too much here to lose / I got the shotgun blues / Shotgun blues / listen motherfucker / you're about to pay your dues / I got the shotgun blues / Shotgun blues / If you're goin' up against me / then you know you're gonna lose / I know / I know (there's ways - that we - can find)
I know / I know

You think anyone woth an I.Q. over fifteen / would believe you shit... fuckhead / nothin' but a fuckin' pussy

We all come in from the cold / We come down from the wire / An everybody warms themselves / To a different fire
When sometimes we get burned / You'd think sometime we'd learn / The one you love is the one / That should take you higher / You ain't got no one / You better go back out and find her

Just like children hidin' in a closet / Can't tell what's goin' on outside / Sometimes we're so far off the beaten track / We'll get taken for a ride / By a parlor trick or some words of wit / A hidden hand up a sleeve / To think the one you love / Could hurt you now / Is a little hard to believe / But everybody darlin' sometimes / Bites the hand that feeds

When I look around / Everybody always brings me down / Well is it them or me / Well I just can't see / But there ain't no peace to found / But if someone really cared / Well they'd take the time to spare / A moment to try and understand / Another one's despair / Remember in this game we call life / That no one said it's fair

Breakdown / Let me hear it now / Breakdown / Let me hear it now / Yeah / Breakdown / Let me hear it now / Breakdown / Let me hear it now / Get down with yo' bad self / Alright

I've come to know the cold / I think of it as home / When there ain't enough of me / To go around / I'd rather be left alone / But if I call you out of habit / I'm out of love and I gotta have it / Would you give it to me / If I fit you needs / Like when we both knew we had it / But now the damage's done / And we're back out on the run / Funny how ev'rything was Roses / When we held on to the Guns / Just because you're winnin' / Don't mean you're the lucky ones

Breakdown / Let me hear it now / Breakdwon / let me hear it now / Yeah / Breakdown / Let me hear it now / Breakdown / Let me hear it now

"There goes the challenger being chased / by the blue blue meanies on wheels / the vicious traffic squad cars are after 7 our lone driver / the last american hero / the-the electric sintar / the demi-god / the super driver of the golden west! / two nasty cars are close behind / the beautiful lone driver / the police cars are getting closer, closer... / closer to our soul hero in his soul mobile / yeah baby! / they're about to strike, they gonna get him,
smash!, rape! / the last beautiful free soul on this planet / but... it's written if the evil spirit arms / the tiger with claws / brahman provided wings for the dove / thus spake the super guru"

I know this chick she lives down on Melrose / She ain't satisfied without some pain / Friday night is goin' up inside her...again / Well crack the whip / 'Cause that bitch is just insane / I'm serious

She's pretty tied up / Hangin' upside down / She's pretty tied up / An you can ride her / She's pretty tied up
hangin' upside down / I can't tell you she's the right one / Oh no, oh no, oh no

Once there was this rock n' roll band rollin' on the streets / Time went by and it became a joke / We just needed more and more fulfilling- Uh-huh / Time went by and it all went up in smoke / But check it out

She's pretty tied up / Hangin' upside down / She's pretty tied up / An you can ride her / She's pretty tied up hangin' upside down / Ohh I can't tell you she's the right one / Oh no, oh no, oh no

Once you made that money it costs more now / It might cost a lot more than you'd think / I just found a million dollars / That someone forgot / It's days like this that push me o'er the brinks / Cool and stressing / (pronounced:Kool ranch dres'ing)

She's pretty tied up / Hangin' upside down / She's pretty tied up / An you can ride her / She's pretty tied up
hangin' upside down / And I can't tell you she's the / right one / Oh she's the right one...(etc.)

(But I can tell you a thing or two / 'Bout somethin' else / If you really wanna know-Know what I'm sayin')

Gonna find a way to cure this loneliness / Yeah I'll find a way to cure the pain / If I said that you're my friend / And our love would never end / How long before I had your trust again / I opened up the doors when it was cold outside / Hopin' that you'd find your own way in / But how can I protect you / Or try not to neglect you / When you won't take the love I have to give / I bought me an illusion / An I put it on the wall / I let it fill my head with dreams / And I had to have them all / But oh the taste is never so sweet / As what you'd believe it is- / Well I guess it never is / It's these prejudiced illusions / That pump the blood / To the heart of the biz

You know I never thought / That it could take so long / You know I never knew how to be strong / Yeah, I let you shape me / But I feel as though you raped me / 'Cause you climbed inside my world / And in my songs / So now I've closed the door / To keep the cold outside / Seems somehow I've found the will to live / But how can I forget you / Or try not to reject you / When we both know it takes time to forgive

Sweetness is a virtue / And you lost your virtue long ago / You know I'd like to hurt you / But my conscience always tells me no / You could sell your body on the street / To anyone whom you might meet / Who'd love to try and get inside / And bust your innocence open wide

'Cause my baby's got a locomotive / My baby's gone off the track / My baby's got a locomotive / Got ta peel the bitch off my back / I know it looks like I'm insane / Take a closer look I'm not to blame / No

Gonna have some fun with my frustration / Gonna watch the big screen in my head / I'd rather take a detour / 'Cause this road ain't gettin' clearer / Your train of thought has cut me off again / Better tame that boy 'cause he's a wild one / Better tame that boy for he's a man / Sweetheart don't make me laugh / You's gettin' too big for your pants / And I's think maybe you should / Cut out while you can / You can use you illusion- / Let it take you where it may / We live and learn / And then sometimes it's best to walk away / Me I'm just here hangin' on / It's my only place to stay at least / For now anyway / I've worked too hard for my illusions / Just to throw them all away

I'm taking time for quiet consolation / In passing by this love that's passed away / I know it's never easy- / So why should you believe me / When I've always got so many things to say / Calling off the dogs a simple choice is made / 'Cause playful hearts / Can sometimes be enraged / You know I tried to wake you- / I mean how long could it take you / To open up your eyes and turn the page

Kindness is a treasure- / And it's one towards me you've seldom shown / So I'll say it for good measure / To all the ones like you I've known / Ya know I'd like to shave your head / And all my friends could / paint it red / 'Cause love to me's a two way street / An all I really want is peace

But my baby's got a locomotive / My baby's gone off the track / My baby's got a locomotive / Got ta peel the bitch off my back / I know it looks like I'm insane / Take a closer look I'm not to blame / No

Affection is a blessing / Can you find it in your sordid heart / I tried to keep this thing ta-gether / But the tremor tore my pad apart / Yeah I know it's hard to face / When all we've worked for's gone to waste / But you're such a stupid woman / And I'm such a stupid man / But love like time's got its own plans

'Cause my baby's got a locomotive / My baby's gone off the track / My baby's got a locomotive / Got ta peel the bitch off my back / I know it looks like I'm insane / Take a closer look I'm not to blame / Yeah / If love is blind I guess / I'll buy myself a cane

Love's so strange

How could she look so fine / How could it be she might be mine / How could she be so cool / I've been taken for a fool / So many times / It's a story of a man / Who works as hard as he can / Just to be a man
who stands on his own / But the book always burns / As the story takes it turn / An leaves a broken man / How could she be so cool / How could she be so fine / I owe a favor to a friend / My friends they always come through for me- Yeah / It's a story of a man / Who works as hard as he can / Just to be a man / who stands on his own
But the book always burns / As the story takes it turn / An leaves a broken man / If you could only live my life
You could see the difference you make to me- To me / I'd look right up at night / And all I'd see was darkness
Now I see the stars alright / I wanna reach right up and grab one for you / When the lights went down in your house / Yeah that made me happy / The sweat I make for you / Yeah...I think you know where that comes from

Well I'd look right up at night / And all I'd see was darkness / Now I see the stars alright / I wanna reach right up and grab one for you / When the lights went down in your house / Yeah that made me happy / The sweat I make for you / I think you know where that comes from

How could she look so good (So good) / How could she be so fine / How could she be so cool / How could it be she might be mine

When you're talkin to yourself / And nobody's home / You can fool yourself / You came in this world alone / (Alone)

So nobody ever told you baby / How it was gonna be / So what'll happen to you baby / Guess we'll have to wait and see / One, two

Old at heart but I'm only 28 / And I'm much too young / To let love break my heart / Young at heart but it's getting much too late / To find ourselves so far apart

I don't know how you're s'posed / To find me lately / An what more could tou ask from me / How could you say that I never needed you / When you took everything / Said you took everything from me

Young at heart an it gets so hard to wait / When no one I know can seem to help me now / Old at heart but I musn't hesitate / If I'm to find my own way out

Still talkin' to myself / And nobody's home / (Alone)

So nobody ever told us baby / How it was gonna be / So what'll happen to us baby / Guess we'll have to wait and see

When I find out all the reasons / Maybe I'll find another way / Find another day / With all the changing seasons of my life / Maybe I'll get it right next time / An now that you've been broken down / Got your head out of the clouds
You're back down on the ground / And you don't talk so loud / An you don't walk so proud / Any more, and what for

Well I jumped into the river / Too many times to make it home / I'm out here on my own, an drifting all alone / If it doesn't show give it time / To read between the lines / 'Cause I see the storm getting closer / And the waves they get so high / Seems everything We've ever known's here / Why must it drift away and die

I'll never find anyone to replace you / Guess I'll have to make it thru, this time- / Oh this time / Without you

I knew the storm was getting closer / And all my friends said I was high / But everything we've ever known's here / I never wanted it to die

I'm a cold heartbreaker / Fit ta burn and I'll rip / your heart in two / An I'll leave you lyin' on the bed / I'll be out the door before ya wake / It's nuthin' new ta you / 'Cause I think we've seen that movie too

'Cause you could be mine / But you're way out of line / With your bitch slap rappin' / And your cocaine tongue
You get nuthin' done / I said you could be mine

Now holidays come and then they go / It's nothin' new today / Collect another memory / When I come home late at night / Don't ask me where I've been / Just count your stars / I'm home again

'Cause you could be mine / But you're way out of line / With your bitch slap rappin' / And your cocaine tongue / You get nuthin' done / I said you could be mine

You've gone sketchin' too many times / Why don't ya give it a rest / Why / Must you find / Another reason to cry

While you're breakin' down my back n' I been rackin' out my brain / It don't matter how we make it / 'Cause it always ends the same / You can push it for more mileage / But your flaps r' wearin' thin / And I could sleep on it 'til mornin' / But this nightmare never ends / Don't forget to call my lawyers / With ridiculous demands / An you can take the pity so far / But it's more than I can stand / 'Cause this couchtrip's gettin' older / Tell me how long has it been / 'Cause 5 years is forever / An you haven't grown up yet

You could be mine / But you're way out of line / With your bitch slap rappin' / And your cocaine tongue / You get nuthin' done / I said you could be mine / You should be / You could be mine

Yeah!

If we could see tomorrow / What of your plans / No one can live in sorrow / Ask all your friends / Times that you took in stride / They're back in demand / I was the one who's washing / Blood off your hands

Don't you cry tonight / I still love you baby / Don't you cry tonight / Don't you cry tonight / There's a heaven above you baby / And don't you cry tonight

I know the things you wanted / They're not what you have / With all the people talkin' / It's drivin' you mad / If I was standin' by you / How would you feel / Knowing your love's decided / And all love is real

An don't you cry tonight / Don't you cry tonight / Don't you cry tonight / There's a heaven above you baby / And don't you cry tonight

I thought I could live in your world / As years all went by / With all the voices I've heard / Something has died / And when you're in need of someone / My heart won't deny you / So many seem so lonely / With no one left to cry to baby

An don't you cry tonight / An don't you cry tonight / An don't you cry tonight / There's a heaven above you baby / And don't you cry / Don't you ever cry / Don't you cry tonight / Baby maybe someday / Don't you cry / Don't you ever cry / Don't you cry / Tonight

You wan'da step into my world / It's a sociopsychotic state of bliss / You've been delayed in the real world / How many times have you hit and missed? / You cat-scan shows disfiguration / I wanna laugh myself to death / With a misfired synapse / with a bent configuration / I'll hold the line while you gasp for breath / You wanna talk to me
So talk to me / You wanna talk to me (7 times) / You can't talk to me / You don't understand your sex / You ain't been mindfucked yet / Let's do it (3 times) / Oh my distorted smile
Guess what I'm doing now