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Best Foot Forward (1985)

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  1. 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


  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
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  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
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  4. Live Every Moment

    Live every moment - love every day
    'Cus before you know it your precious time slips away.
    Live every moment - love every day
    'Cause if you don't you might just throw your love away.

    I walked for seven miles this mornin'. Footprints in the sand.
    Washed away without a warning when the water hit the land.
    But I will walk on 'til I can no longer stand.
    I'll take you by the hand and we'll...

    Live every moment - love every day
    'Cus before you know it your precious time slips away.

    There's water in the wind tonight.
    There's a chill in the air.
    It's coolin' down my skin tonight
    Soakin' through your hair.
    There's warmth enough within' tonight
    for both of us to share.
    We can take it anywhere. And we'll...

    Live every moment - love every day
    'Cus before you know it your precious time slips away.

    Sometimes I wish we could take a trip far away.
    Leave all this trouble and heartache and pain for another day.
    I will search for that place but 'til I find it all I can say is...

    Live every moment - and love every day

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


  5. 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


  6. Back On the Road Again

    Please don't hate me mama for what I'm about to do
    But the good times we've had together are just about now through
    Please don't misunderstand me, I hate to see you cry
    But I think that it might look better if I told you now goodbye

    I'm back on the road again, it's time I leave you now
    And maybe I'll see you next time, that I'm around
    Until then I hope your happy baby and good times come your way
    I'm back on the road again, I'm on my way

    Well I've loved you since the day I met you and I'll love you till the day I die
    But we both know the life I'm livin and we both know the reason why
    That I've got to leave ya mama and I've got to leave today
    But you know that I'll see you next time that I come through your town to play

    (chorus) ooh, bye-bye baby

    (solo)

    (chorus)

    Words & Music Bruce Hall
    ©1979 Large Music, all rights reserved
    Original track from the album
    Nine Lives


  7. Wherever Your Goin It's Alright

    Say good-bye
    Look to the sky
    Set your course on into the night
    Say good-bye
    Hold your head high
    Wherever you're goin it's alright

    Things must change
    You know they always do
    Get re-arranged
    No reflection on you
    Just face the danger
    And follow it through
    And the change is gonna be for the best

    Well I know
    How crazy it feels
    When you go
    Go out shufflin your heels
    So take it slow
    And make only good deals
    You're a young man and it's time to go west
    Oooh yes

    You say good-bye
    You look to the sky
    Set your course on into the night
    You say good-bye
    You hold your head high
    Wherever you're goin it's alright

    Take a chance
    Go on make your move
    Nothin' fancy
    You got nothin' to prove
    Just make a stance
    You know were countin' on you
    You are the one with the vision

    So move out
    Move ahead of the fear
    Have no doubt
    In your mind there's a very clear out
    And someone must steer
    It is you who must make the decision
    Oooh yeah

    (chorus) 3x
    (solo)
    (chorus) fade

    Words & Music Kevin Cronin
    ©1985 Fate Music, all rights reserved


  8. 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'


  9. Shakin It Loose

    She looked at me with fire in her eyes.
    Looks can't kill but she certainly tries,
    and she tried as she might.
    But I'm gonna be all right,
    Shakin' it loose tonight.

    She said honey, "Forget me quick."
    Another fool, another Hollywood trick.
    Movin' on a red light.
    But I'm gonna be all right,
    Shakin' it loose tonight.

    I got to go there's someone on the phone.
    Knock on my door, but there's nobody home
    I turned out the light
    And I'm gonna be all right,
    Shakin' it loose tonight.

    Shake, shake, shakin' it loose tonight.
    Shake, shake, shakin' it loose tonight.
    I'm gonna make it.
    Shakin' it loose tonight.

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


  10. Time For Me to Fly

    I've been around for you
    I've been up and down for you
    But I just can't get any relief
    I've swallowed my pride for you
    I've lived and lied for you
    But you still make me feel like a thief

    You got me stealin' your love away
    'Cause you never give it
    Peeling the years away
    And we can't relive it
    I make you laugh
    And you make me cry
    I believe it's time for me to fly

    You said we'd work it out
    You said that you had no doubt
    That deep down we were really in love
    Oh, but I'm tired of holding on
    To a feeling I know is gone
    I do believe that I've had enough

    I've had enough of the falseness
    Of a worn out relation
    Enough of the jealousy
    And the intoleration
    I make you laugh
    And you make me cry
    I believe it's time for me to fly

    {Refrain} Time for me to fly
    Oh, I've got to set myself free
    Time for me to fly
    And that's just how it's got to be
    I know it hurts to say goodbye
    But it's time for me to fly

    Oh, don't you know it's...
    {Refrain}

    It's time for me to fly
    {Repeat to end}

    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


  11. 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


  12. I Wish You Were There

    I know a place where you can go.
    When you're flyin' high or layin' low.
    And I've got the time.
    I've got plenty to spare.
    I've got the time, and I've got the place,
    I just wish you were there.

    I've the will to have you around.
    Whether you're up, whether you're down.
    And I know the way
    To make you shine.
    I've got the will, and I've got the way,
    I just wish you were mine.

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