Testi These Days

Hey god

J: Ok, ready?
R: Just about
J: Let’s go

Hey God, I’m just a little man I got a wife and family
But I almost lost the house, yeah I bought into the dream
We’re barely holding on when I’m in way too deep
We’re two paychecks away from living out on the streets

She’s a workin’ single mom, like a saint she don’t complain
She never says a word, but she thinks that she’s to blame
Her son just got convicted, he blew some cop away
She did her best to raise him, but the world got in the way

Hey God
Tell me what the hell is going on
It seems like all the good shit’s gone
It keeps on getting harder hanging on
But hey, hey, hey, hey God
There’s nights you know I want to scream
These days you’re even harder to believe
I know how busy you must be
But hey, hey, hey, hey God
Do you ever think about me

Born into the ghetto – 1991
Just a happy child playing beneath the summer sun
A vacant lot’s his playground, by 12 he’s got a gun
The odds are bet against him, junior don’t make 21

I’d get down on my knees
I’m going to try this thing your way
I’ve seen a dying man too proud to beg
Spit on his own grave
Was he too gone to save?
Or did you even know his name?
Are you the one to blame
Ah…I got something to say

Do you ever think about me
Oh hey God, hey God
Think about me
Do you ever think about me
Hey God, hey God, hey God
Think about me

SOMETHING FOR THE PAIN

J: God save the Queen
R: Why?
J: She can’t swim

Happiness, it’s been no friend to me
But forever after ain’t what it’s all cracked up to be
Yeah, I had a taste, you were my fantasy
But I almost lost my faith when I hit reality

I don’t need no Guru to tell me what to do
When you’re feeling like a headline on yesterday’s news

Come on , come on, come on

Give me something for the pain
Give me something for the blues
Give me something for the pain
When I feel I’m danglin’ from a hang-man’s noose
Give me shelter from the rain
Give me something I can use
To get me through the night
Make me feel all right, something like you

Come on , come on, come on

Loneliness has found a home in me
My suitcase and guitar are my only family
I’ve tried to need someone, like they needed me
Well I opened up my heart but all I did was bleed

I don’t need no lover, just to get screwed, oh yeah
They don’t make no bandage that’s gonna cover my bruise

Come on , come on, come on

Pull me under, run through my veins – (Help I’m falling)
To a place where I feel no pain
Be the pillow under my head – (Night is calling)
Cover me when I’m in your bed
Take me higher than I’ve ever been – (Feels like I’m flying)
Take me down and back again
Come to me, be my disguise – (Christ, I’m dying)
Open your coat, let me crawl inside

Come on , come on, come on
Come on , come on, come on

Come on , come on, come on, come on, come on
come on, come on, come on, come on, come on

(Gimme) – Give me something for the pain
(Gimme) – Give me something for the blues, oh yeah
(Gimme) – Ah just gimme something for the pain baby
(Gimme)

THIS AIN’T A LOVE SONG

Should’ve seen it coming when the roses died
Should have seen the end of summer in your eyes
I should have listened when you said good night
You really meant goodbye

Baby ain’t it funny how you never ever learn to fall
You’re really on your knees when you think you’re standing tall
But only fools are know-it-alls
And I’ve played that fool for you

I cried and I cried, there were nights that I died for you baby
I tried and I tried to deny your love drove me crazy, baby

If the love that I’ve got for you is gone
If the river I’ve cried ain’t that long
Then I’m wrong, yeah, I’m wrong
This ain’t a love song

Baby I thought you and me would stand the test of time
Like we got away with the perfect crime
But we were just a legend in my mind
I guess that I was blind

Remember those nights dancing at the masquerade
The clowns wore smiles that wouldn’t fade
You and I were renegades
Some things never change

It made me so mad ’cause I wanted it bad for us baby
And now it’s so sad that whatever we had ain’t worth saving oh-oh-oh

Uh-uh

I cried and I cried, there were nights that I died for you baby
I tried and I tried to deny your love drove me crazy, baby

If the love that I’ve got for you is gone
If the river I’ve cried ain’t that long
Then I’m wrong, yeah, I’m wrong
This ain’t a love song
If the pain that I’m feeling’s so strong
Is the reason that I’m holding on
Then I’m wrong, yeah, I’m wrong
This ain’t a love song
Then I’m wrong, yeah, I’m wrong
This ain’t a love song
Then I’m wrong, yeah, I’m wrong
This ain’t a love song

Oh oh…
…Oh oh…
…Oh oh…

THESE DAYS

I was walking around, just a face in the crowd
Trying to keep myself out of the rain
Saw a vagabond king wear a styrofoam crown
Wondered if I might end up the same
There’s a man out on the corner
Singing old songs about change
Everybody’s got their cross to bare, these days

She came looking for some shelter with a suitcase full of dreams
To a motel room on the boulevard
I guess she’s trying to be James Dean
She’s seen all the disciples and all the “wanna be’s”
No one wants to be themselves these days
Still there’s nothing to hold on to but these days

These days the stars seem out of reach
These days there ain’t a ladder on the streets, oh no no
These days are fast, nothing lasts in this graceless age
There ain’t nobody left but us these days

Jimmy Shoes busted both his legs, trying to learn to fly
From a second story window, he just jumped and closed his eyes
His momma said he was crazy – he said, “Momma, I’ve got to try
Don’t you know that all my heroes died?
And I guess I’d rather die than f-fade away” ,yeah

These days the stars ain’t out of reach, yeah
These days there ain’t a ladder on the streets, oh no no
These days are fast, nothing lasts, it’s a graceless age
Even innocence has caught the midnight train
There ain’t nobody left but us these days

(Who-uh-oh-oh)
(Who-uh-oh-oh) – I know Rome’s still burning
(Who-uh-oh-oh) – Though the times have changed
(Who-uh-oh-oh) – This world keeps turning round and round and round and round
These days

These days the stars seem out of reach, yeah
But these days there ain’t a ladder on the streets, oh no no
These days are fast, love don’t last it’s a graceless age
Even innocence has caught the midnight train

These days the stars seem out of reach, yeah
These days there ain’t a ladder on the streets, oh no no
These days are fast, nothing lasts, there ain’t no time to waste
There ain’t nobody left to take the blame, oh no no
There ain’t nobody left but us these days
Ain’t nobody left but us these days

LIE TO ME

Rumour has it that your daddy’s coming down he’s gonna pay the rent
Tell me baby, is this as good as this life is gonna get
It feels like there’s a stranger standing in these shoes
But I know I can’t lose me ’cause I’d be losing you

Yeh-yeh-yeh-yeah
Yeh-yeh-yeh-yeah

I know I promised baby I would be the one to make our dreams come true
I ain’t too proud of all the struggles and the hard times we’ve been through
When this cold world comes between us please tell me you’ll be brave
Cause I can realize the danger when forgiveness fades away

If you don’t love me lie to me
‘Cause baby you’re the one thing I believe
Let it all fall down around us, if that’s what’s meant to be
Right now if you don’t love me baby lie to me

Yeh-yeh-yeh-yeah
Yeh-yeh-yeh-yeah

Pour another cup of coffee, babe, I got something to say to you
(I don’t wanna die, no more)
But I ain’t got the winning ticket, not the one that’s gonna pull us through
(I don’t wanna die, no more)
No one said that it’d be easy let your old man take you home
But know if you walk out on me than darling I’d be blown

If you don’t love me lie to me
‘Cause baby you’re the one thing I believe
Let it all fall down around us, if that’s what’s meant to be
Right now if you can love me baby lie to me, uhhh-uh

Baby, I can take it
Ohhhhhu-whoa

It’s a bitch, that life’s a roller coaster ride
The ups and downs will make you scream sometime
It’s hard believing that the thrill is gone
But we got to go around again, so let’s hold on

If you don’t love me lie to me
‘Cause baby you’re the one thing I believe
Let it all fall down around us, if that’s what’s meant to be
Right now if you can love me baby lie to me

(Yeh-yeh-yeh-yeah) – C’mon lie to me
(Yeh-yeh-yeh-yeah) – Baby I can take it
(Yeh-yeh-yeh-yeah) – C’mon lie to me
(Yeh-yeh-yeh-yeah) – Yeh-yeh-yeh-yeh-yeh-yeah!
(Yeh-yeh-yeh-yeah) – C’mon lie to me
(Yeh-yeh-yeh-yeah) – C’mon lie to me
(Yeh-yeh-yeh-yeah) – Lie to me
(Yeh-yeh-yeh-yeah) – Yeh-yeh-yeh-yeh-yeh-yeah!
(Yeh-yeh-yeh-yeah) – C’mon lie to me
(Yeh-yeh-yeh-yeah) – Tell me that the thrill is gonna be alright
(Yeh-yeh-yeh-yeah) – C’mon get me through the night
(Yeh-yeh-yeh-yeah) – Yeh-yeh-yeh-yeh-yeh-yeah!
(Yeh-yeh-yeh-yeah) – Uuuh-uh

DAMNED

D: There was something you were singing there that made sense

I’m lying here beside you in someone else’s bed
Knowing what we’re doing’s wrong but better left unsaid
Your breathing sounds like screaming, it’s all that I can stand
His ring is on your finger, but my heart is in your hands

Damned if you love me, damned if you don’t
It’s getting harder holding on, but I can’t let you go
Damned if you don’t need me, damned if you do
Oh God, I wish it wasn’t me standing in these shoes
Damned, damned

A door slams like a shotgun, you jump up to your feet
Just the wind that’s blowing through the secrets that we keep (Uh uh uh)
Made me wanna want you, God knows I need to need you
By the time the love is over I’ll be sleeping on the streets

(Why won’t you talk to me?) – Because I’m too blind to see
(Why won’t you look at me?) – Because I’m afraid to breathe
(What do you want from me?) – All that I can stand
The lies are on my tongue and I can’t turn back I know my soul is damned

Don’t worry I ain’t gonna call you or hear you say my name
And if you see me on the street, don’t wave just walk away
Our lives are getting twisted, let’s keep our stories straight
The more that I resist it, my temptation turns to fade

Damned if you love me, damned if you don’t
It’s getting harder holding on, but I can’t let you go
Damned if you don’t need me, damned if you do
Uh God, I wish it wasn’t me standing in these shoes
Damned, ohh damned
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah
Ah damned
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeaoh

MY GUITAR LIES BLEEDING IN MY ARMS

“Misery likes company”
I like the way that sounds
I’ve been trying to find the meaning
So I can write it down
Staring out the window
It’s such a long way down
I’d like to jump
But I’m afraid to hit the ground

I can’t write a love song
The way I feel today
And I can’t sing no song of hope
I’ve got nothing to say
Life is feeling kind of strange
Since you went away
I sing this song to you wherever you are
As my guitar lies bleeding in my arms

I’m tired of watching TV
It makes me want to scream
Outside the world is burning
Man that’s so hard to believe
Each day you know you’re dying
From the cradle to the grave
I get so numb sometimes
That I just feel the pain

I can’t write a love song
The way I feel today
And I can’t sing no song of hope
I’ve got nothing to say
Life is feeling kind of strange
It’s strange enough these days
I send this song to you whoever you are
As my guitar lies bleeding in my arms

Staring at the paper – (Staring at the paper)
I don’t know what to write – (I don’t know what to write)
I’ll have my last cigarette – (My last cigarette)
Well, turn out the lights
Maybe tomorrow – (Maybe tomorrow)
I’ll feel a different way – (Feel a different way)
But here is my delusion – (Here is my delusion)
I don’t know what to say

I can’t write a love song
The way I feel today
And I can’t sing no song of hope
I’ve got nothing to say
And I can’t fight the feelings
That are burning in my veins
I send this song to you wherever you are
As my guitar lies bleeding

I can’t write a love song
The way I feel today
And I can’t sing no song of hope
There’s no one left to save
And I can’t fight the feelings
Buried in my brains
I send this song to you wherever you are
As my guitar lies bleeding in my arms
As my guitar lies bleeding in my arms
As my guitar lies bleeding in my arms

(IT’S HARD) LETTING YOU GO

It ain’t no fun lying down to sleep
And there ain’t no secrets left for me to keep
I wish the stars up in the sky would all just call in sick
And the clouds would take the moon out on some one-way trip

I drove all night down streets that wouldn’t bend
But somehow they drove me back here once again
To the place I lost at love, the place I lost my soul
I wish I’d just burn down this place that we called home

It would all have been so easy
If you’d only made me cry
And told me how you’re leaving me
To some organ grinder’s lullaby

But it’s hard, so hard, it’s tearing out my heart
It’s hard letting you go

Now the sky, it shines a different kind of blue
And the neighbor’s dog don’t bark like he used to
Well me, these days, I just miss you
It’s the nights that I go insane
Unless you’re coming back for me
That’s one thing I know that won’t change

‘Cause it’s hard, so hard, it’s tearing out my heart
‘Cause It’s hard letting you go

(Oh-wuoh-oh-oh-oh Ohh-oh-oh)
(Oh-wuoh-oh-oh-oh Ohh-oh-oh)
(Wuoh-oh-oh Woh-oh-oh)

Now some tarot card shark said I’ll draw you a heart
We’ll find you somebody else new
Well I’ve made my last trip to those carnival lips
When I bet all that I had on you

It’s hard, it’s hard
It’s hard, so hard
Oh It’s hard letting you go
Ah It’s hard, so hard, it’s tearing out my heart
But it’s hard letting you go, yeah
(Wuoh-oh-oh-oh Wuoh-oh-oh)
(Wuoh-oh-oh-oh Wuoh-oh-oh)
(Oh-wuoh-oh-oh-oh) – It’s been five thousand hours, two hundred days
(Ohh-oh-oh) – I curse every minute that you went away
(Oh-wuoh-oh-oh-oh) – It’s hard Lettin’ you go
(Ohh-oh-oh)
(Oh-wuoh-oh-oh-oh) – It’s hard, so hard
(Ohh-oh-oh) – It’s hard, so hard
(Oh-wuoh-oh-oh-oh) – It’s hard
(Ohh-oh-oh) – Lettin’ you go
Lettin’ you go

HEARTS BREAKING EVEN

It’s cold, cold, cold, cold, cold night tonight
I can’t get you off of my mind
God knows I’ve tried
Did I throw away the best part of my life
When I cut you off, did I cut myself with the same damn knife
Hide my tears in the pouring rain, had my share of hurt and pain
Don’t say my name, run away, cause it’s all in vain

My hearts breaking even, now there’s no use we even try
Hey I cried, yeah I lied, hell I almost died
Both got our reasons, let’s just fold the cards and say goodbye
It’s all right, just two hearts breaking even tonight

It’s been a long, long, long, long, long time
Since I’ve had your love here in my hands
We didn’t understand it, we couldn’t understand it
But nothing’s fair in love and hate
You lay it all down and walk away, before it’s too late
Danced all night as the music played
Sheets got tangled in the mess we made
There in the stains, we remain
No one left to blame

My heart breaking even, now there’s no use we even try
Hey I cried, yeah I lied, hell I almost died
Both got our reasons, let’s just fold the cards and say goodbye
It’s all right, just two hearts breaking even tonight

Go on, get on with your life
Yeah, I’ll get on with mine
Broken hearts can’t call the cops,
Yeah it’s the perfect crime
Twisting and turning the night keeps me yearning
I’m burning alive
I’m paying the price again
But I’ll see the light again

Hey-yeah! Yeah!
Yeh-yeh-yeh-yeh-yeh-yeh-yeh-yeh-yeh-yeh-yeh-yeh-yeah

Oh get out, go, walk out the door
Saying you don’t care for me anymore
That’s alright, just two hearts breaking even tonight
Your love life like we used to do
Tell me how in the world to be better than you?….ah!

Ah, two hearts breaking even tonight
Ohh, all right
Ohh

SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN

(He-he-he-he)
(He-he-he-he)

I lost all faith in my God, in his religion too
I told the angels they could sing their songs to someone new
I lost all trust in my friends – (Uoh-oh-oh)
I watched my heart turn to stone – (Uoh-oh-oh)
I thought that I was left to walk this wicked world alone

(Uoh-oh-oh)

Tonight I’ll dust myself off
Tonight I’ll suck my gut in
I’ll face the night and I’ll pretend
I got something to believe in

(He-he-he-he) – Something to believe in
(He-he-he-he)

And I had lost touch with reason – (Uoh-oh-oh)
I watched life criticize the truth – (Uoh-oh-oh)
Waiting for a miracle
I know you have too

(Uoh-oh-oh)

Though I know I won’t win
I’ll take this one on the chin
We’ll raise a toast and I’ll pretend
I got something to believe in

If I don’t believe in Jesus – (He-he-he-he)
How can I believe the Pope? – (He-he-he-he)
If I don’t believe in heroin – (He-he-he-he)
How can I believe in dope? – (He-he-he-he)
If there’s nothing but survival – (He-he-he-he)
How can I believe in sin? – (He-he-he-he)
In a world that gives you nothing – (He-he-he-he)
We need something to believe in

(He-he-he-he) – Something to believe in
(He-he-he-he) – Something to believe in
If I don’t believe in Jesus – (Don’t believe in Jesus)
How can I believe the Pope? Yeah – (He-he-he-he)
If I don’t believe in heroin – (Don’t believe in heroin)
How can I believe in dope? (He-he-he-he)
If there’s nothing but survival (Nothing but survival)
How can I believe in sin? (I don’t believe in sin)
In a world that gives you nothing,
I need something to believe in

(He-he-he-he) – Something to believe in
(He-he-he-he) – Something to believe in
(He-he-he-he) – Something to believe in
(He-he-he-he) – Something to believe in
(He-he-he-he) – Something to believe in
(He-he-he-he) – Something to believe in
(He-he-he-he) – Something to believe in
(He-he-he-he)

IF THAT’S WHAT IT TAKES

Uh-uuuh

I played the part of a broken heart upon a shelf
I played that part so lonely and so well
Thought that love belonged to someone else
Not me and you
Yeah, I know that you’ve been shattered, you been bruised
We both know what it feels like when you lose
But I’d bet my life on a roll of the dice for you

I bet you counted all the tears, I bet you’ve cried
I bet you swore you’d never let love back inside
‘Cause it hurt you way too bad to say goodbye
Now, there’ll be times when I might put us to the test
And it’s hard for broken hearts to just forget
But I’m driving blind, I’ll lay it all on the line for you

So when you feel like jumping
Just when your heart starts pumping
When you’re stading out on that ledge
Staring over the edge
I’ll be there to talk to you down
I’ll be there before you hit the ground

If that’s what it takes, that’s what I’d do
Tonight’s the night, I’m gonna prove it to you
Do I have to break down, baby just to break through
If that’s what it takes, that’s what I’d do
If we take the time to get right, I know we’ll pull through
If it took all my life, I’d prove it to you
If that’s what it takes, that’s what I’d do
If that’s what it takes
I do anything baby

Uh-uh-uh, oh yeah
I’ll do anything you want me to, baby for bringing you
It’s all right, all right, all right, all right, all right
Uh-uh-uh, oh yeah
Oh baby, oh-oh
Uh-uh-uh, oh yeah

DIAMOND RING

Diamond ring, wear it on your hand
It’s gonna tell the world, I’m your only man
Diamond ring, diamond ring
Baby, you’re my everything, diamond ring

Red, red rose brought it home to you
Blood red rose, tells me that you’re true
Red, red rose, blood-red rose
Like a fire inside that grows, blood-red rose

When you’re hungry, I will fill you up
When you’re thirsty, drink out of my loving cup
When you’re crying, I’ll be the tears for you
There is nothing that I wouldn’t do for you

Mmmmm-mmm
Ohh-oh

When you’re hungry, I will fill you up
When you’re thirsty, drink out of my loving cup
When you’re crying, I’ll be the tears for you
There is nothing that I wouldn’t do

No, you know, I bleed every night you sleep
‘Cause I don’t know if I’m in your dreams
I want to be your everything

Diamond ring, wear it on your hand
Gonna tell the world, I’m your only man
Diamond ring, diamond ring
Baby, you’re my everything, diamond ring
Darling, you’re my everything, diamond ring
Now you’ve got me on your string, diamond ring

BITTER WINE

We met some time ago, when we were almost young
It never crossed my mind to ask where did you come from?
I didn’t have much money, so I stole you a rose
You were dressed like an orphan in Salvation Army clothes

I never thought I’d lose you, no, I’d rather go blind
I thought I saw the future, but the fortune teller lied

You’re love was my salvation
It could always get me high
What was once Holy Water
Tastes like bitter wine

I know I wasn’t funny, but you laughed at all my jokes
When I was choking on the words to say, you stuck your finger down my throat
The first night I said I love you, you told me to go to hell
You were giving he head, on that creeky old bed at the Ol’Duvol Motel

Just like everything, even good love has to die
Ain’t no sympathy when it says goodbye

You’re love was my salvation
It could always get me high
What was once Holy Water
Tastes like bitter wine
Oh, yeah

Just like everything, good love has to die – (Good love has to die)
Ain’t no sympathy when it says goodbye
No one even cried
We were one of a kind
One of a kind, yeah

Love left me stranded at the station
And the last train’s gone by
What was once Holy Water
Tastes like bitter wine

You’re love was my salvation
It could always get me high
You take the bad Holy Water
Now all that’s left is bitter wine

ALL I WANT IS EVERYTHING

J: Tico wants the lights
T: It’s getting dark
D: Look at that big moon light out there
R: Wow, it’s ten to three, it’s getting dark
T: Yeah, it’s fucking dark

Some 15 year old kid sits on his porch just half-past noon
Trying to figure out just what he’s doing Why he had to grow up so soon
With all the gangs, all the guns-watcha gonna learn in school
There’s got to be some way out of here He says “Man, this life is cruel”

I used to love this Puerto Rican girl who lied to change her life
She changed her name, her face because the grass looked greener on the other side
Turned her back, she ran away straight into the night
Her friends, her family feel the pain, but she’s the one who cries

(Tell me what you want) – Tell me what you want
(Tell me what you need) – Tell me what you need
(I want everything) – I want it all

Had enough of havin’ nothing
I won’t take just anything
I got my mind set on something
All I want is everything
It’s my life Mr “I ain’t running”
I’m no puppet on a string
I want more than I see coming
All I want is everything
All I want is everything

Say a prayer for Donnie, he died in his room just the other day
His brother come home found him dead on the floor with a needle in his vain
The cops come down with a body bag, they said “Donnie was a casually”
I said “All it’s about is the boy checked out: he couldn’t handle reality”

(Tell me what you want) – Tell me what you want
(Tell me what you need) – Ah, tell me what you need
(I want everything) – I want it all

Ah, I want it all

(Tell me what you want) – Oh tell me what you want
(Tell me what you need) – Won’t you come and tell me just what you need
(Tell me what you want) – Ah, tell me what you want
(I want everything) – Everything

Had enough of havin’ nothing
I won’t take just anything
I got my mind set on something
All I want is everything
Well it’s my life Mr “I ain’t running”
I’m no puppet on a string
I want more than I see coming
All I want is everything
All I want is everything
All I want is everything
All I want

Well I want it all, yeah
I want it, I want it, I want it, I want it
I want it, I want it, I want it, I want it
I want it, I want it, I want it, I want it
I want it, I want it, I want it, I want it

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Testi These Days

Hey god

SOMETHING FOR THE PAIN

THIS AIN’T A LOVE SONG

THESE DAYS

LIE TO ME

DAMNED

MY GUITAR LIES BLEEDING IN MY ARMS

(IT’S HARD) LETTING YOU GO

HEARTS BREAKING EVEN

SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN

IF THAT’S WHAT IT TAKES

DIAMOND RING

BITTER WINE

ALL I WANT IS EVERYTHING

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