GREATEST HITS OF RICHARD MARX

surya · Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 9:40 am Post subject: GREATEST HITS OF RICHARD MARX

GREATEST HITS OF RICHARD MARX

CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT

All that I know in my life,
I have learned on the street
No magic carpet, no genie, no shoes on my feet
Will I wake up from this nightmare?
A fear that chills me to the bone
Though I may be one of many
I feel so all alone

We are the children of the night
We won�t go down without a fight
Our voice is strong, our future�s bright
And thanks to what we learned from you
We�ve grown into the children of the night

Left by my father with only this scar on my face
Told by my mother that,
�no, you were just a mistake�
I have tasted my own hunger
Sold my body to survive
Some have paid to scratch the surface
But they can�t touch what�s inside

We are the children of the night
We won�t go down without a fight
Our voice is strong, our future�s bright
And thanks to what we learned from you
We�ve grown into the children of the night

How I long for something better
Than this life I know too well
Lord, I know I�m bound for heaven
Cause I�ve done my time in hell

We are the children of the night
We won�t go down without a fight
Our voice is strong, our future�s bright
And thanks to what we learned from you
We�ve grown into the children of the night

ENDLESS SUMMER NIGHTS

Summer came and left without a warning
All at once I looked and you were gone
And now you�re looking back at me
Searching for a way that we can be like we were before

Now I�m back to what I knew before you
Somehow the city doesn�t look the same
I�d give my life for one more night
Of having you here to hold me tight; oh, please
Take me there again
Oh, oh

Chorus
And I remember how you loved me
Time was all we had until the day we said goodbye
I remember every moment of those endless summer nights

I still recall the walks along the beaches
And the way your hair would glisten in the sun
Rising in the afternoon
Making love to you under the moon, oh

Do you remember all the nights we spent in silence
Every single breath you took was mine
We can have it all again
Say that you�ll be with me when the sun brings your heart to mine
Oh, oh

Repeat chorus

There�s only so much I can say
So please don�t run away from what we have together
It�s only you and me tonight
So let�s stay lost in flight
Oh, won�t you please surrender

NOW & FOREVER

Whenever I�m weary
From the battles that raged in my head
You made sense of madness
When my sanity hangs by a thread
I lose my way, but still you
Seem to understand
Now & forever,
I will be your man

Sometimes I just hold you
Too caught up in me to see
I�m holding a fortune
That heaven has given to me
I�ll try to show you
Each and every way I can
Now & forever,
I will be your man

Now I can rest my worries
And always be sure
That I won�t be alone, anymore
If I�d only known you were there
All the time,
All this time. . .

Until the day the ocean
Doesn�t touch the sand
Now & forever
I will be your man

RIGHT HERE WAITING

Ocean�s apart day after day
And I slowly go insane
I hear your voice on the line
But it doesn�t stop the pain

If I see you next to never
How can we say forever

Wherever you go
Whatever you do
I will be right here waiting for you
Whatever it takes
Or how my heart breaks
I will be right here waiting for you

I took for granted, all the times
That I thought would last somehow
I hear the laughter, I taste the tears
But I can�t get near you now

Oh, can�t you see it baby
You�ve got me going crazy

Repeat chorus

I wonder how we can survive
This romance
But in the end if I�m with you
I�ll take the chance

Oh, can�t you see it baby
You�ve got me going crazy

HAZARD

My mother came to hazard when I was just seven
Even then the folks in town said with predjudiced eyes
That boy�s not right
Three years ago when I came to know mary
First time that someone looked beyond the rumors and the lies
And saw the man inside

We used to walk down by the river
She loved to watch the sun go down
We used to walk along the river
And dream our way out of this town

No one understood what I felt for mary
No one cared until the night she went out walking alone
And never came home
Man with a badge came knocking next morning
Here was I surrounded by a thousand fingers suddenly
Pointed right at me

I swear I left her by the river
I swear I left her safe and sound
I need to make it to the river
And leave this old nebraska town

I think about my life gone by
And how it�s done me wrong
There�s no escape for me this time
All of my rescues are gone, long gone

I swear I left her by the river
I swear I left her safe and sound
I need to make it to the river
And leave this old nebraska town

TOUCH OF HEAVEN

Your eyes burn through me,
Oh, like a raging fire.
I fall blissfully,
Every time you say just one little word.
You know it makes me crazy.
You ask way too much,
Oh, when you say that I can look but do not touch.
I have never wanted any other girl,
The way I want you, baby.
I surrender to what I can�t control.
Drunk with desire, I�ve opened up my soul

You know I would go around the world,
I�d take you anywhere,
Oh, baby anywhere,
For a touch of heaven.
Tell me what you want, I�ll give you anything,
Oh, baby everything,
For a touch of heaven

I have dreamed of this,
Your body next to mine.
Drowning in every kiss.
How I�ve longed to find my one and only girl.
And I found her in you, baby.
All I ever wanted is everything that you are.
Don�t leave me longing,
Be tender with my heart.

[chorus]

Everyone says you�ve been leading me on.
Too late for warnings, I �m already gone.
Ooh, I surrender to what I can�t control.
Drunk with desire,
I�m giving you my soul.

[chorus]

AT THE BEGINNING

We were strangers, starting out on a journey
Never dreaming, what we�d have to go through
Now here we are, I�m suddenly standing
At the beginning with you

No one told me I was going to find you
Unexpected, what you did to my heart
When I lost hope, you were there to remind me
This is the start

And life is a road that I wanna keep going
Love is a river, I wanna keep flowing
Life is a road, now and forever, wonderful journey
I�ll be there when the world stops turning
I�ll be there when the storm is through
In the end I wanna be standing
At the beginning with you

We were strangers on a crazy adventure
Never dreaming, how our dreams would come true
Now here we stand, unafraid of the future
At the beginning with you

And life is a road that I wanna keep going
Love is a river, I wanna keep flowing
Life is a road, now and forever, wonderful journey
I�ll be there when the world stops turning
I�ll be there when the storm is through
In the end I wanna be standing
At the beginning with you

Knew there was somebody, somewhere
A new love in the dark
Now I know my dream will live on
I�ve been waiting so long
Nothing�s gonna tear us apart

And life is a road that I wanna keep going
Love is a river, I wanna keep flowing
Life is a road, now and forever, wonderful journey
I�ll be there when the world stops turning
I�ll be there when the storm is through
In the end I wanna be standing
At the beginning with you

Yeah

Life is a road that I wanna keep going on
Love is a river, I wanna keep going

Starting out on a journey

Life is a road that I wanna keep going
Love is a river, I wanna keep flowing
In the end I wanna be standing
At the beginning with you

SHOULD�VE KNOWN BETTER

Another sleepless night I can�t explain
Somebody said they heard me call your name
The radio won�t let you leave my mind
I know it�s over but I don�t know why

Should�ve known better
Than to fall in love with you
Now love is just a faded memory
Should�ve known better
Now I�m a prisoner to this pain
And my heart still aches for you

There was no risk that I wouldn�t take
And not a promise that I didn�t make
All I asked was that you just hold on
And now I�m wondering what I did wrong

Chorus

I gave you all of my body and soul
Never believing we might lose control
I took my hands off the wheel

I can�t remember if the lies were true
It�s been a million years since I touched you
I thought time might help me win this game
But being away from you is slowly driving me insane

ANGELIA

Memories of you and me
Tumble inside my head
The way that we used to be
Things that we said

No one has ever made me believe so strong
You left me to wonder
How did our love go wrong

Chorus
Angelia
Where you running to now
Angelia
Got to make you turn around

I lie awake at night
Wait for the sun to shine
I still feel you next to me
Your lips on mine

Without a warning
You made our love a lie
You said you were sorry
But you never told me why

Repeat chorus

Maybe my love is in vain
Maybe you�re the hurting kind
Can�t take no more of this pain
I�ve got to get you off my mind

Tried to be what you wanted
I gave you all I had
You left me without nothin�
Nothin� but a photograph

WAIT FOR THE SUNRISE

I was born an only son
Didn�t take to the rules, like a normal child
Prisoner of things I�ve done
It�s the price you pay livin� fast and wild
I�ve spent too many nights
Lookin� over my shoulder
And the ways of the world make a heart
Grow colder
Got nowhere left to hide
The fight in me has died
So I must wait for the sunrise
Friend to fear and loaded gun

Live life like the owner of a heart of stone
No one touches, touch no one
But the road gets weary when you�re all alone
I�ve spent too many nights
Lookin� over my shoulder
And the ways of the world make a heart
Grow colder
Got nowhere left to hide
The fight in me has died
So I must wait for the sunrise
Too much done to undo
No one I can run to
I need one more chance to live my life again
I�ve spent too many nights lookin�
Over
My shoulder
And the ways of the world make a heart
Grow colder
Got nowhere left to hide
The fight in me has died
So I must wait for the sunrise

CHAINS AROUND MY HEART

Out of my sight
But the vision is still the same
Out of my mind
But the memory remains unchanged
Stones thrown in anger hold twice the hurt
Return to sender could only make things worse

Chorus
Girl, you�ve got to break these chains around my heart
Cause I�ve been lonely too long
You�ve got to break these chains around my heart
So I can finally get on with my life

Don�t ask me why
Why I�ve lived with this all alone
Locked up inside
And it�s cutting me to the bone
Love is a stranger avoiding me
Beware of danger�s the only sign I see

Chorus

Are you listening
Is there something that you�d like to say
Am I getting through
Are you just gonna leave me this way

Girl you�ve got to break these chains around my heart
Before it tears me in two
You�ve got to break these chains around my heart
That�s all I am asking of you
You�ve got to break these chains around my heart
Cause I�ve been lonely too long
You�ve got to break these chains around my heart
So I can finally get on with my life

surya · Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2005 2:32 pm Post subject:

RICHARD MARX
Album - REPEAT OFFENDER

HEART ON THE LINE

One look in your innocent eyes

And I knew you had to be the one
You walked out of all of my dreams
Never thought the day would really come
I�ve been standing in a long
Desperate line
Waiting for somebody like you
I may only be wasting my time
Don�t know what else to do
If you turn me away
Just be careful what you say
Girl, you�ve got my heart on the line
Don�t be mean, don�t be cruel
Don�t you treat me like a fool
Girl, you�ve got my heart on the line
It�s too late to be wishing I was

In somebody else�s shoes this time
I�m tied up, like a slave to a chain
Praying that you�ll please be kind
If it�s true that love�s a disease

Baby, I�m a dangerous case
I beg for mercy, got me down on my knees
You�ve got a smile on your face
If you turn me away
Just be careful what you say
Girl, you�ve got my heart on the line
Don�t be mean, don�t be cruel
Don�t you treat me like a fool
Girl, you�ve got my heart on the line
I don�t want to stay
In my own little world
So if you want to play
Won�t you show me, little girl
If you turn me away
Just be careful what you say
Girl, you�ve got my heart on the line
Don�t be mean, don�t be cruel
Don�t you treat me like a fool
Girl, you�ve got my heart on the line

IF YOU DON�T WANT MY LOVE

I know you have reservations
And you�re just along for the ride
But I see a slight hesitation
What are you trying to hide
Don�t be afraid to bare your soul

Nothing you say could be too bold
I�m growing old
If you don�t want my love
Tell me now cause I�ll survive
If you don�t want my love
I�m sure that somebody does tonight
You make a grown man quiver
It might be hard to believe
But it�s time to stand and deliver
You�ve just been playing with me
I don�t want to blow my only chance

But you�ve got to show me where you stand
Or drop my hand
If you don�t want my love
Tell me know cause I�ll survive
If you don�t want my love
It won�t be the end of my life
If you don�t want my love
Night will fall and the sun will rise
If you don�t want my love
I�m sure that somebody does tonight
I don�t want to blow my only chance

But you�ve got to show me where you stand
Or drop my hand
If you don�t want my love
Tell me now cause I�ll survive
If you don�t want my love
It won�t be the end of my life
If you don�t want my love
Night will fall and sun will rise
If you don�t want my love
I�m sure that somebody does tonight
If you don�t want my love
Ain�t gonna worry tonight
If you don�t want my love
Well somebody does tonight

NOTHIN YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT

Have you heard the news?
I�m doing what I said I would
So now you say
Boy, I always knew you could

My wildest dreams
Murdered by reality
I gave all I could give you
But now I�m taking back what belongs to me

I read you like a drugstore book
How�d I ever think you were cool
You got no bait left on your hook
You�re no friend, and buddy, I�m no fool

Ain�t nothin� you can do about it
Ain�t nothin� you can say
Ain�t nothin� you can do about it
No one�s gonna stand in my way

I�ve done my time
I�ve given up my pound of flesh
So why can�t the man seem to understand
That I�ve already passed the test

You did your best to keep me down
Tried to make my spirit give in
But I�m here to make a big, big sound
It�s your turn to lose and it�s my turn to win

Ain�t nothin� you can do about it
Ain�t nothin� you can say
Ain�t nothin� you can do about it
No one�s gonna stand in my way

I know you can never go back
Once you turn and walk out that door
Got no time for worries like that
I�m not a kid anymore

You did your best to keep me down
Tried to make my soul give in
But now I�m here to make a big, big sound
It�s your turn to lose and it�s my turn to win

Ain�t nothin� you can do about it
Ain�t nothin� you can say
Ain�t nothin� you can do about it
No one�s gonna stand in my way

REAL WORLD

I remember me sittin� on my daddy�s
Knee
Dreamin� about what life had in store for me
When I look back now it really makes me mad
The years I took for granted were the best I had
School was alright
Gave me time to fantasize
But one day I woke up
And I realized
I�m livin� in the real world
Everything�s written in black and white
Livin� in the real world
Where you don�t get nothin� unless you fight
I wanna relax but I don�t know how

The pressures on me are much stronger now
I remember the days I didn�t have a care
Aside from being afraid somebody�d cut my hair
I wanna make it
Before my chances are gone
They say be patient
But it takes too long
I�m livin� in the real world
Everything�s written in black and white
Livin� in the real world
Where you don�t get nothin� unless you fight
Real world
Where there ain�t no holiday in sight
Livin� in the real world
Where you don�t get nothin� unless you fight
Someday soon I�ll settle down for
Good
There was a time I thought I never would
I�m gonna live with a lady on a quiet beach
I�m gonna have three kids, maybe one of each
I�ve got to make it
Before my chances are gone
They say be patient
But it takes too long
I�m livin� in the real world
Everything�s written in black and white
Livin� in the real world
Where you don�t get nothin� unless you fight
Real world
Where there ain�t no holiday in sight
Livin� in the real world
Where you don�t get nothin� unless you fight

SATISFIED

We work our bodies weary to stay alive
There must be more to livin� than nine to five

Why should we wait for some better time
There may not even be a tomorrow
Ain�t no sense in losing your mind
I�m gonna make it worth the ride

Chorus
Don�t you know, I won�t give up until
I�m satisfied
Don�t you know, why should I stop until
I�m satisfied

Ignore the hesitation, that ties your hands
Use your imagination, and take a chance

I won�t let my moment of thuth pass me by
I�ve gotta make my move now or never
And if they turn mr loose on this town
They�re gonna have to hold me down

Chorus

Oh, don�t you know, ain�t gonna stop until
Were satisfied
Don�t you know, we shouldn�t stop until
We�re satisfied

Don�t you know, ain�t gonna stop until
I�m satisfied
Don�t you know, we won�t give up until
We�re satisfied

THAT WAS LULU

Music by richard marx
Lyrics by dean pichford

When you woke up this morning
On your front lawn
You had a smile on your lips and
Your wallet was gone
You remember some girl
But the rest is all a blur

Well, you�re not the first one to fall under
Her spell
I know dozens of guys who�ve been there
As well
They�ve got scars to show
And the owe �em all to her

That was lulu
Did she fool you?
That was lulu
That ain�t legal
That ain�t voodoo
That was lulu

Well, lulu�s got charms that money can�t buy
And she�s made her reputation
Making strong men cry
All the victims may change
But their stories are the same

Lulu�s there when your airplane
Just happens to crash
Still she walks away without even a scratch
Leaving in flames
But she never leaves her name

That was lulu
Did she fool you?
That was lulu
That ain�t legal
That ain�t voodoo
That was lulu

And I know what I�m talking about
I saw it all from the start
Long before she started running around
Who do you think ran away with my heart
That was lulu

That was lulu
Did she fool you?
That was lulu
That ain�t legal
That ain�t voodoo
That was lulu

TOO LATE TO SAY GOODBYE

What I had to flaunt
Has come back to haunt
Like a restless wind
And the best of times
That were left behind
They come blowing in

No one�s pushing me
Through that door
But it might as well be
A forty-four in the night

It�s too late to say goodbye
I�m all out of lies
It�s too late to say goodbye

How can I resist
One more stranger�s kiss
Should the thrill be gone
And if I must refrain
Will I wind up the same
As the jealous dogs?

From this day forward
Could be too long
But crossing the border
Would be so wrong, and you�re right

It�s too late to say goodbye
I�ve run out of lies
And it�s too late to say goodbye

I know that you�re right
It�s too late to say goodbye
I�m all out of lies
It�s too late to say goodbye
This feeling won�t die
It�s too late to say goodbye
I can�t watch you cry
It�s too late to say goodbye

WAIT FOR THE SUNRISE

I was born an only son
Didn�t take to the rules, like a normal child
Prisoner of things I�ve done
It�s the price you pay livin� fast and wild
I�ve spent too many nights
Lookin� over my shoulder
And the ways of the world make a heart
Grow colder
Got nowhere left to hide
The fight in me has died
So I must wait for the sunrise
Friend to fear and loaded gun

Live life like the owner of a heart of stone
No one touches, touch no one
But the road gets weary when you�re all alone
I�ve spent too many nights
Lookin� over my shoulder
And the ways of the world make a heart
Grow colder
Got nowhere left to hide
The fight in me has died
So I must wait for the sunrise
Too much done to undo
No one I can run to
I need one more chance to live my life again
I�ve spent too many nights lookin�
Over
My shoulder
And the ways of the world make a heart
Grow colder
Got nowhere left to hide
The fight in me has died
So I must wait for the sunrise