Mr. Big : Deep Cuts : The Best Of the Ballads

Hard Rock / USA
(2000 - Atlantic Records)
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Letras

1. WHERE ARE THEY NOW

Staring back from inside my mirror
A boy I used to know
Shining eyes that see right through my window soul
Cowboys, kings and flying aces
Somehow saved the day
We were stealing kisses from the princess in the palace
My Alice through the looking glass
Is there really anything that lasts
Makes me wonder if time is a bullet
'Cause everything is happening too fast
I loved, I lost
Where are they now
The ones I touched
And let them fall
Where are they now
All the people that I've known
That turned out to be me
Where are they now
Waiting in a line of five o'clock shadows
Another pencil in the drawer
Tripping over echoes in my head
Wishing I was someone else instead
Makes me wonder if time is my hero
And everything will come around again


2. I'LL LEAVE IT UP TO YOU

So it's goodnight
Why don't you take a leap of faith and ask me in
And be temped by the moment
Don't you think it's time
To let imagination dance you from your doubts
So we can fall with abandon

I'll shelter you
In wonder love
Till the midnight skies
Turn blue
But I won't push
I'll leave it up to you

Close your eyes
Can you feel me whisper Closer against your skin
On a bed of velvet roses
With every little touch
My hands could tracer a path Around your heart
Deep and into your secrets

I'll shelter you
In wonder love
Till the midnight skies
Turn blue
But I won't push
I'll leave it up to you

It's only love that is
Crying out
It's in your hands
Tell me baby how do I prove To you somehow
That you should know by now just who I am

Baby, don't be afraid we're Just one more kiss away
Don't waste a perfect moon
But I won't push
I'll leave it up to you
I'll be true to you, Baby

But, I won't push
I'll leave it up to you
leave it up to you, Ohh, yes I will, Uhhh ...
It's All in your Hands,
In your heart


3. HAD ENOUGH

Ain't like any other day
Finally comes a time to decide
I won't spend another day
Stuck here in the same old bind

I can see myself as much too strong
To let this thing go on so long
It ain't a case of right or wrong
I'll put myself back up where I belong

[Chorus]
Oh- Can't you see
I've had enough had enough
I've had enough

I don't forget too easily
You're the one who told me a lie
Now you know you're free to be
Anybody's lover but mine

I can see myself as much too young
It's not too late to stick to my guns
I'll take it right back to square one
When you turn around to look for me
I'll be gone

[Chorus]

Why can't you see what you've done to me
I'm not too sure of it myself
The answer lies in a whole new beginning
The second time around


4. PROMISE HER THE MOON

Hey, yeah yeah
You don't know what you've got
Till the love is almost gone
This time, yeah she's given up
Still in a state of shock
I should've seen it coming on
It's too late for waking up
Her mind's made up
I know the dream is over
But my heart just can't let go
She's too good to be forgotten
Too good to be true
Before my world is torn apart
I'll promise her the moon
I'll promise her the moon
I was too blind to notice her
Wrapped up in myself
Workin' hard overtime, night and day
I thought we were so secure
Can' imagine someone else
Could come between us
And take her away
Her mind's made up
I know the dream is over
But my heart just can't let go
She's too good to be forgotten
Too good to be true
Before my world is torn apart
I'll promise her the moon
I'll promise her the moon
And all the time she stood by me
I never said 'I love you'
Yeah, I kept it deep down in my soul
And all the while I've been a fool
yeah, yeah yeah.


5. JUST TAKE M HEART

It's late at night and neither one of us is sleeping
I can't imagine living my life after you're gone
Wondering why so many questions have no answers
I keep on searching for the reason why we went wrong

Where is our yesterday
You and I could use it right now
But if this is goodbye

Just take my heart when you go
I don't have the need for it anymore
I'll always love you, but you're too hard to hold
Just take my heart when you go

Here we are about to take the final step now
I just can't fool myself, I know there's no turning back
Face to face it's been an endless conversation
But when the love is gone you're left with nothing but talk

I'd give my everything
If only I could turn you around
But if this is goodbye

Just take my heart when you go
I don't have the need for it anymore
I'll always love you, but you're too hard to hold
Just take my heart when you go


6. SUPERFANTASTIC

He runs around
Like it's a monkey do situation
Reach down into his soul
And get nothing at all
Ride the wave there
In a bubble made of plastic
In a water color world that's...

Superfantastic
Everything is beautiful
Nothing's too tragic
when it comes
to happy people
Bedtime stories,
Morning glories
Blue skies and
The perfect life
For you and me

Look into the eyes
Of the man and see
The main attraction
Living off the fat of the land
And standing tall
Mr. Feel Good craves satisfaction
Like an all day sucker..

Superfantastic
Everything is beautiful
Nothing's too tragic
when it comes to happy people
Bedtime stories, morning glories
Blue skies and the perfect life
For you and me

White bread, black tie,
Big boys don't cry  Lock your doors and multiply


7. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE STRONG

You can say what's on your mind
Let it all play out
There's no reason you should be so down, oh yeah
Throw away a dice
Look and where you are
And leave it all behind
Through your heart, through your soul
Through what you're looking for

Tell me what you feel
What's going on
You don't have to be strong
Even a teacher can be wrong
And they had been wrong
You can learn and now won't fall
You don't have to be strong

You've been fighting for too long
And now the thrill is gone
And the truth is why you're holding on, oh yeah
Throw away your pride
Try to realise that you got to get over
All the lies that you use
Your smile was sure disguise

Tell me what you feel
What's going on
You don't have to be strong
Even a preacher can be wrong
And they had been wrong
You can lean and now won't fall
You don't have to be strong

Tell me what you feel
What's going on
You don't have to be strong
Even a teacher can be wrong
And they had been wrong

Tell me what you feel
What's going on
You don't have to be strong
You don't have to be strong

Through your heart, through your soul
Through what you're looking for


8. ANYTHING FOR YOU

You have me burnin' up
With your bad timing
One small moment
I'm lost in your love

I'm lost and innocent
Turn my head around
Your one liners
I can do without

Easy come, easy go
I can't back down baby
I should have let you know that

I would do anything for you
Anything for you
If I only had you by my side
I would do anything for you
Anything for you
So wave goodbye
Anything for you

One day comes
And I dissappear
You'll get your independance
Free and clear

Ah, you got it in you
A chance to make it work
Your heart will keep on beating
And I'll still hurt


9. WILD WORLD

Now that I lost everything to you
You say you want to start something new
And it's breaking my heart you're leaving
Baby I'm grieving
But if you wanna leave take good care
Hope you have a lot of nice things to wear
But then a lot of thing turns bad out there

Oh baby baby it's a wild world
It's hard to get back just because it's wild
Oh baby baby it's a wild world
I'll always remember you like a child girl

You know I've seen a lot of what the world can do
And it's breaking my heart in two
Cause I never want to see you sad girl
Don't be a bad girl

But if you want to leave take good care
Hope you make a lot of nice friends out there
But just remember there's a lot of bad and beware
Baby I love you


10. AIN'T SEEN LOVE LIKE THAT

I've been miles from nowhere, crossed and doubled back
Time is a healer and I've done my time, 'cos I ain't seen love like that

I've seen the light of freedom, dim and fade to black

And I've got people tellin' me to let her go,
Don't let it turn you around

I believe in justice, I wonder where she's at
It feels like a lifetime and it just ain't fair
No I ain't seen love like that

And I've got people tellin' me to let her go,
That girl is bringing you down

You know that people tell me to let her go,
Don't let it turn you around

I've been miles from nowhere, crossed and doubled back
Time is a healer and I've done my time, no
I ain't seen love like that

No I ain't seen love like that - so many faces
I ain't seen love like that
Ain't seen love like that - ain't seen love
Ain't seen love like that - no, no I ain't


11. DANCIN' RIGHT INTO THE FLAME

All alone in the twilight
I'm a shadow in the room
Time is my companion
But it turned its back too soon
Imagination will take me anywhere I want to go
But with my ballerina
Both of us lost in a-
Love light from an old Roman candle
Midnight won't be the same
When I close my eyes
We're dancin' right into the flame
The pciture is fading
Like a vision from my soul
Nothing left but a memory

In the silver afterglow
She may be gone, but not forgotten
Inside my heart, yeah-
But with my ballerina
Both of us lost in a-
Love light from an old Roman candle
Midnight won't be the same
When I close my eyes
We're dancin' right into the flame
My mind seems to wander away
And play me like a fool
I wish it could be like the way it was
'Cause life can be so cruel
But with my ballerina
I live in a dream of a-
Love light from an old Roman candle
Midnight won't be the same
When I close my eyes
We're dancin' right into the flame

Love light from an old Roman candle
Midnight won't be the same
When I close my eyes
We're dancin' right into the flame


12. THE CHAIN

I hear their voices inside my head

There's no denying it's my private hell as
I lie in bed
I take a look around and see myself
In twenty years will I be them
I've taken all I can stand
Afraid of what kind of man I am
Does everything stay the same
Or will I break the chain
Secrets, emotions, and wounds concealed

Spirits are broken, the deepest scars that I'll never heal
They'll be back handed down from father to son
A closet full of skeletons
I've taken all I can stand
Afraid of what kind of man I am
Does everything stay the same
Or will I break the chain
I will get by

With a little understanding
'Cause it's my own life after all

I've taken all I can stand
Afraid of what kind of man I am
Does everything stay the same
Or will I break the chain


13. GOIN'WHERE THE WIND BLOWS

Somesone said life is for the taking
Here I am with my hand out waiting for a ride
I've been living on my great expectations
What good is it when I'm stranded here
And the world just passes by

Where are the sings to help me get out of this place

If I should stumble on my monent in time , How will I know
If the story's written on my face , does it show
Am I strong engough to walk on water
Smart engough to come in out of the rain
Or am I a fool going where the wind blows

Here I sit halfway to somewhere
Thinking about what's in front of me and what I left behind
On my own , supposed to be so easy
Is this what I've been after
Or have I lost my mind

Maybe this is my big chance coming to take me away

If I should stumble on my monent in time, , How will I know
If the story's written on my face , does it show
Am I strong enough to walk on water
Smart enough to come in out of the rain
Or am I a fool going where the wind blows

Here I am walking naked through the world
Taking up spacee , society's child
Make room for me , make room for me , make room for me

Am I strong enough to walk on water
Smart enough to come in out of the rain
Or am I a fool

Going where the wind blows
Going where the wind blows
Going where the wind blows
Going where the wind blows
Going where the wind blows


14. IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES

Comfort me
From a world where no one cares
Where the words turn into cages
And memories cut like glass
I closed my eyes on you
Put the blames on myself
The weight is on my shoulders
Throw my heart in the wishing well
I've got to face and tame my demons
I know it's hard to start over again,

yeah, I know.

Through trials and tribulations
Salvation's like a long lost friend
I'll take back all of the hurt
For your love I've taken for granted
I'll do anything to change
If that's what it takes
No use in pretending
Ain't no pride in it all
A cure for independence
Is when you're standing in the cold
Have I used have I used my chances
Have my bridges all been burned
Give me a sign of inspiration
To find a stone that's left unturned
I see a distant promise of Eden
Lifting my spirits so high
If I can break out of the circle
Gonna kiss that carousel goodbye
I'll take back all of the hurt
For your love I've taken for granted
I'll do anything to change
If that's what it takes (solo)
I've got to see a promise of Eden
Lifting my spirits so high
If I can break, break out of the circle
Gonna kiss that carousel goodbye

I'll take back all of the hurt
For your love I've taken for granted
I'll do anything to change, baby
If that's what it takes
Take back all of the hurt
For your love I've taken for granted
I'll do anything to change

If that's what it takes
If that's what it takes


15. TO BE WITH YOU

This one's really a blast to play.
Eric's still shocked that the rest of us dig this
Song so much.

Hold on little girl
Show me what he's doone to you
Stand up little girl
A broken heart can't be that bad
When it's through, it's through
Fate will twist the both of you
So come on baby come on over
Let me be the one to show you

[Chorus]
(I'm the one who wants to be with you
Deep inside I hope you feel it too)
Feel it too
(Waited on a line of greens and blues)
Waited on a line
(Just to be the next to be with you)

Build up your confidence
So you can be on top for once
wake up who cares about
Little boys that talk too much
I seen it all go down
Your game of love was all rained out
So come on baby, come on over
Let me be the one to hold you

[Chorus]

Why be alone when we can be together baby
You can make my life worthwhile
And I can make you start to smile

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