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Star Box (1993)

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  1. In Your Letter

    In your letter ooh in your letter
    In your letter ooh in your letter
    In your letter ooh in your letter
    In your letter ooh in your letter

    In your letter you said you didn't love me
    You said you're gonna leave me
    But you could've said it better
    Oh in your letter, you said you couldn't face me
    You said you could replace me
    But you could've said it better

    You could've left him only
    For an evening let him be lonely
    But you hid behind your poison pen and his pride
    You could've told him something
    And proved to me you don't love him
    But you hid behind your future full of lies

    Instrumental bridge

    You could've left him only
    For an evening let him be lonely
    But you hid behind your poison pen and his pride
    You could've told him something
    And proved to me you don't love him
    But you hid behind your future full of lies

    In your letter you said you didn't love me
    You said you're gonna leave me
    But you could've said it better
    Oh in your letter, you said you couldn't face me
    You said you could replace me
    But you could've said it better

    Words & Music Gary Richrath
    ©1980 Slam Dunk Music, all rights reserved
    Original track from the album
    Hi Infidelity


  2. Take It On the Run

    Heard it from a friend who
    Heard it from a friend who
    Heard it from another you been messin' around
    They say you got a boy friend
    You're out late every weekend
    They're talkin' about you and it's bringin' me down

    But I know the neighborhood
    And talk is cheap when the story is good
    And the tales grow taller on down the line
    But I'm telling you, babe
    That I don't think it's true, babe
    And even if it is keep this in mind

    {Refrain}

    You take it on the run baby
    If that's the way you want it baby
    Then I don't want you around
    I don't believe it
    Not for a minute
    You're under the gun so you take it on the run

    You're thinking up your white lies
    You're putting on your bedroom eyes
    You say you're coming home but you won't say when
    But I can feel it coming
    If you leave tonight keep running
    And you need never look back again

    {Refrain x 3}

    Heard it from a friend who
    Heard it from a friend who
    Heard it from another you been messin' around

    Words & Music Gary Richrath
    ©1980 Slam Dunk Music, all rights reserved
    Original track from the album
    Hi Infidelity


  3. Don't Let Him Go

    So you figure that you've got him all figured out
    He's a sweet talkin stud
    Who can melt a girl's heart with his pout
    He's the kind of lover that the ladies dream about

    He's got plenty of cash
    He's got plenty of friends
    He drives women wild
    Then he drives off in a mercedes-benz
    He's got a long wick with a flame at both ends
    He's hot

    But don't let him go
    Just give him a chance to grow
    Take it easy, take it slow
    And don't let him go

    He makes you so angry
    He makes you so sore
    The weight may be worth it
    But how can you wait anymore
    When you're wonderin what you're waitin' for
    Baby I don't know

    But don't let him go
    He just needs a chance to grow
    Take it easy, take it slow
    And don't let him go
    Don't let him go

    Words & Music Kevin Cronin
    ©1980 Fate Music, all rights reserved
    Original track from the album
    Hi Infidelity


  4. Keep On Loving You

    You should've seen by the look in my eyes, baby
    There was somethin missin
    You should've known by the tone of my voice, maybe
    But you didn't listen
    You played dead
    But you never bled
    Instead you lay still in the grass
    All coiled up and hissin

    And though I know all about those men
    Still I don't remember
    Cause it was us baby, way before then
    And we're still together
    And I meant, every word I said
    When I said that I love you I meant
    That I love you forever

    And I'm gonna keep on lovin you
    Cause it's the only thing I wanna do
    I don't wanna sleep
    I just wanna keep on lovin you

    (solo)

    And I meant every word I said
    When I said that I love you I meant
    That I love you forever

    (chorus)

    Words & Music Kevin Cronin
    ©1980 Fate Music, all rights reserved
    Original track from the album
    Hi Infidelity


  5. Keep The Fire Burnin

    Keep the fire burnin'
    Let it keep us warm
    The world will keep on turnin'
    Let it turn you on
    Let us not stop learnin'
    We can help one another be strong
    Let us never lose our yearnin'
    To keep the fire burnin' all night long

    You've been changing so much
    I'm not sure your in touch with what's real
    You just come and you go
    Never letting me know how you feel
    And I'm livin here in doubt
    There's so much to talk about
    I know that we can work it out

    Chorus

    We've been through this enough
    It gets rough but there's nowhere to run
    This is where we belong
    We are strong, we can never give up
    If we wanted to we could
    But we've always understood
    To keep lookin' for the good

    Words & Music Kevin Cronin
    ©1982 Fate Music, all rights reserved
    Original track from the album
    Good Trouble


  6. I Do' Wanna Know

    You have said as much as you can say
    Your heart is just about to overflow
    Must be something more I can do
    Some new plateau
    I'm listening to you
    Dying to know
    Everything that your feeling
    Every change you undergo
    Just don't tell me that you love me
    Because I do' wanna know

    I do' wanna know how much you love me
    I do' wanna know how much you care
    I do' wanna, I do' wanna, I do' wanna know
    I do' wanna do what I'm supposed to
    I do' wanna wear what I'm supposed to wear
    I do' wanna, I do' wanna, I do' wanna know

    You are gonna do what you must do
    You are gonna go where you want to go
    You are gonna hear what you hear
    Fear what you fear
    Don't say a word
    Don't let it show
    You will be what you will be
    You will reap everything you sow
    Just don't tell me that you love me
    Because I do' wanna know

    Words & Music Kevin Cronin
    ©1982 Fate Music, all rights reserved
    Original track from the album
    Wheels Are Turnin'


  7. Can't Fight This Feeling

    I can't fight this feeling any longer
    And yet I'm still afraid to let it flow
    What started out as friendship, has grown stronger
    I only wish I had the strength to let it show

    I tell myself that I can't hold out forever
    I said there is no reason for my fear
    Cause I feel so secure when we're together
    You give my life direction
    You make everything so clear

    And even as I wander
    I'm keeping you in sight
    You're a candle in the window
    On a cold, dark winter's night
    And I'm getting closer than I ever thought I might

    And I can't fight this feeling anymore
    I've forgotten what I started fighting for
    It's time to bring this ship into the shore
    And throw away the oars, forever

    Cause I can't fight this feeling anymore
    I've forgotten what I started fighting for
    And if I have to crawl upon the floor
    Come crushing through your door
    Baby, I can't fight this feeling anymore

    My life has been such a whirlwind since I saw you
    I've been running round in circles in my mind
    And it always seems that I'm following you, girl
    Cause you take me to the places that alone I'd never find

    And even as I wander I'm keeping you in sight
    You're a candle in the window on a cold, dark winter's night
    And I'm getting closer than I ever thought I might

    And I can't fight this feeling anymore
    I've forgotten what I started fighting for
    It's time to bring this ship into the shore
    And throw away the oars, forever

    Cause I can't fight this feeling anymore
    I've forgotten what I started fighting for
    And if I have to crawl upon the floor
    Come crushing through your door
    Baby, I can't fight this feeling anymore.

    Words & Music Kevin Cronin
    ©1984 Fate Music, all rights reserved
    Original track from the album
    Wheels Are Turnin'


  8. Love Is A Rock

    My love is a rock, an immovable force
    Anywhere that you are, my love is right here
    With any tick of the clock
    Life can change it's course
    But my love will not
    My love is a rock

    Headed out into uncharted waters
    What you feel is your only guide
    And each step that you take brings you closer
    Just trust what you feel inside
    Cause something's telling you to keep on going
    Telling you that your aim is true
    Could be the voice of reason, or just blind devotion
    Whatever it is, it's calling out to you, singing....

    Chorus

    Mixed messages shoot through a wire
    Tender turmoil in your voice
    Change is spreading through you like a fire
    Bridges are burning, you made your choice
    And as you're searching for peace in your world
    You may find yourself spinning around, and around, and around
    While the pain you've endured
    Only serves to make you surer
    Of the strength you have found, and then....

    Chorus

    You may not be looking for love, but love may find you
    You may choose to close your eyes and run
    You may leave love far behind you
    In your eyes I can see the future
    In your heart I can always trust
    In your mind I will live on forever
    In your arms I will turn to dust
    These are feelings like I have never known
    The song of my very soul
    I can no longer silently sing it
    I'm gonna take it to the mountain and let it roll singing.....

    My love is a rock, an immovable force
    Anywhere that you are, my love is right here
    With any tick of the clock
    Life can change it's course
    Some things are here and then gone before you know
    Some things disappear without a chance to grow
    But my love will not
    My love is a rock

    Words & Music Kevin Cronin
    ©1990 Warner Chappell Music Ltd./Bug Music Ltd., all rights reserved
    Original track from the album
    The Earth, A Small Man, His Dog And A Chicken


  9. In My Dreams

    There was a time some time ago
    When every sunrise meant a sunny day, oh a sunny day
    But now when the morning light shines in
    It only disturbs the dreamland where I lay, oh where I lay
    I used to thank the lord when I'd wake
    For life and love and the golden sky above me
    But now I pray the stars will go on shinin', you see in my dreams you love me

    Daybreak is a joyful time
    Just listen to the songbird harmonies, oh the harmonies
    But I wish the dawn would never come
    I wish there was silence in the trees, oh the trees
    If only I could stay asleep, at least I could pretend you're thinkin' of me
    'Cause nighttime is the one time I am happy, you see in my dreams

    Chorus:
    We climb and climb and at the top we fly
    Let the world go on below us, we are lost in time
    And I don't know really what it means
    All I know is that you love me, in my dreams

    (Solo)

    I keep hopin' one day I'll awaken, and somehow she'll be lying by my side
    And as I wonder if the dawn is really breakin'
    She touches me and suddenly I'm alive

    chorus repeats 2x

    Oho, in my dreams

    Words & Music Kevin Cronin & Tom Kelly
    , all rights reserved
    Original track from the album
    Life As We Know It


  10. Here With Me

    Maybe it's too late but this feelin is runnin through my soul
    I think I learned what love is but I'm afraid I let it go
    Maybe it's too late, maybe you've already changed your mind
    Turned lovin into leavin and I'm on the outside
    You can't take these words to bed with you and hold onto them at night
    They can't erase the emptiness and make everything alright
    But your laughter and your tenderness will never disappear
    No matter where you are tonight a part of you is here with me
    Here with me, I don't know where you are, all I know is I need you to be
    Here with me, I know it's not to late, to turn around and get it straight
    It's not fate to have you here with me

    I can hear your voice promising your love will never die
    I can feel your golden skin on mine beneath the desert sky
    So how can it be true, how can you just turn and let me go
    Let the story of your life with mine forever go untold
    I can't take these words to bed with me and hold onto them at night
    They can't erase the emptiness and make everything alright
    Cause your laughter and your tenderness will never disappear
    No matter where you are tonight a part of you is here with me
    Here with me, I don't know where you are, all I know is I need you to be
    Here with me, I know it's not too late, to turn around and get it straight
    It's not fate to have you here with me

    (solo)

    Here with me, I don't know where you are, all I know is I need you to be
    Here with me, I know it's not to late, to turn around and get it straight
    It's not fate to have you here with me
    (repeat)

    Words & Music Kevin Cronin
    ©1988 Fate Music, all rights reserved
    Original track from the album
    The Hits


  11. Roll With the Changes

    As soon as you are able
    Woman I am willing
    To make the break that we
    Are on the brink of
    My cup is on the table
    Our love is spilling
    Waiting here for you to
    Take and drink of

    So if you're tired of the
    Same old story
    Turn some pages
    I'll be here when you are ready
    To roll with the changes

    I knew it had to happen
    Felt the tables turnin'
    Got me through my darkest hour
    I heard the thunder clappin'
    Felt the desert burnin'
    Until you poured on me
    Like a sweet sunshower

    So if you're tired of the
    Same old story
    Turn some pages
    I'll be here when you are ready
    To roll with the changes

    Roll with the changes

    Words & Music Kevin Cronin
    ©1978 CBS Inc., all rights reserved
    Original track from the album
    You Can Tune A Piano, But You Can't Tuna Fish


  12. Keep Pushin

    I used to be lonely till I learned about livin alone
    I found other things to keep my mind on
    And I'm gettin to know myself a little bit better
    Whoa , I keep pushin on
    Keep pushin on, yeah

    Goin through all the changes I made so many mistakes, oh yes I did
    Tryin to leave behind the heartaches
    And sometimes I think I was a little bit crazy, oh yeah
    Whoa, I keep pushin on

    Keep pushin, keep pushin, keep pushin, keep pushin on
    Keep pushin, keep pushin, you know you have got to be so strong
    Keep pushin, keep pushin, well even if you think your strength is gone
    Keep pushin on

    (solo)

    Well it's comin together I finally feel like a man, oh yes I do
    I never thought that I'd be where I am, oh
    Everyday I wake a little bit higher
    Whoa I keep pushin on, oh yeah
    (repeat chorus)

    Words & Music Kevin Cronin
    ©1976 CBS Inc., all rights reserved
    Original track from the album
    R.E.O


  13. Back In My Heart

    A grey ghost night
    On an Eastern flight
    Sixteen thousand miles away
    I lay awake
    When the morning breaks
    But what can I do to get you
    Back in my heart again

    The towns top gun
    Safe at number one
    No man's will can change my life
    Safe and certain
    But now I'm hurtin
    So what can I do to get you

    Chorus

    Back in my heart again
    Blowin through my life
    Life a cold winters wind
    Now in my mind I know I didn't win
    I want you back in my heart again

    Baby, baby
    What can I say
    I was wrong so I ran away
    A million miles
    Wont make me smile
    I want you, want you, want you

    Words & Music Gary Richrath
    ©1982 Slam Dunk Music, all rights reserved
    Original track from the album
    Good Trouble


  14. Ridin The Storm Out

    Ridin' the storm out, waitin' for the thaw out
    On a full moon night in the Rocky Mountain winter.
    My wine bottle's low, watching for the snow
    I've been thinking lately of what I'm missing in the city.

    And I'm not missing a thing
    Watchin' the full moon crossing the range
    Ridin' the storm out
    Ridin' the storm out.

    My lady's beside me, she's there to guide me.
    She says that alone we've finally found home.
    The wind outside is frightening,
    but it's kinder than the lightning life in the city.
    It's a hard life to live but it gives back what you give.

    Words & Music Gary Richrath
    ©1973 CBS Inc., all rights reserved
    Original track from the album
    Ridin' The Storm Out


  15. One Lonely Night

    You and your baby had some words today
    Til not another word was left to say
    I see that grin boy
    Maybe you think you'll win boy
    Until the sun goes down and once again boy

    One lonely night
    One lonely night
    That's all it takes to completely break you

    They say it's darkest right before the dawn
    But oh those darkest hours can be so long
    You're feelin' strong boy
    Tellin' yourself she's wrong boy
    But how much longer can this night go on boy

    (Chorus)

    Ooh she's such a good find
    Have you gone and lost your mind
    You should know she's one of a kind

    Words & Music Neal Doughty
    ©1984 Janisongs, all rights reserved
    Original track from the album
    Wheels Are Turnin'


  16. All Heaven Broke Loose

    All heaven broke loose
    It hit me like a shot right out of the blue
    All heaven broke loose
    I was shaken by the power of love
    Taken by the power of you

    If I don't get to heaven
    For the things that I've done
    I guess it's all just history now
    Too late to be the innocent one
    I know that I've been led astray
    Love has torn me apart
    But each day is a victory now
    Since you have given peace to my heart
    Oh, I was a little bit crazy then
    Wheels kept turnin around
    And I kept losin ground
    ‘Till you stopped me from fallin again

    Chorus

    The love that you've given me
    Is a love that is true
    And each time I feel like running
    I come running home to you

    Words & Music Jesse Harms, Adrian Gurvitz, Neal Doughty
    ©1990 Warner Chappell Music Ltd./Bug Music Ltd., all rights reserved
    Original track from the album
    The Earth, A Small Man, His Dog And A Chicken


  17. Half-Way

    How did we end up ending up this way
    I always thought that we could work it out
    At times I wondered if we'd last out the day
    But my love was always stronger
    Stronger than my doubt
    Then here we are, are we running out of time?
    We've come so far to leave it all behind
    But that's how I feel
    I wanna know how you feel

    I'd walk all night for you baby
    Stand in the pourin rain
    But you gotta meet me baby, half way
    You know that I don't wanna give up
    Do anything to make you stay
    But you gotta meet me baby, half way

    I couldn't tell you what you meant to me
    I kept those feelings hidden far away
    And hoped that you could tell by looking at me
    Now you know what you needed
    Is too late to say....

    That I love you more than I ever knew I could
    And I need you now like I never thought I would

    Chorus

    I thought about livin my life without you
    In this cold, cold world
    Well I'm no man of steel
    But I'd walk on fire for you
    That's just how I feel

    Chorus

    Words & Music Kevin Cronin, Jesse Harms & M. Spiro
    ©1990 Warner Chappell Music Ltd./Bug Music Ltd./Sc, all rights reserved
    Original track from the album
    The Earth, A Small Man, His Dog And A Chicken