Hard Promises

I'm the nightwatchman
I make the rounds
I'm the nightwatchman
I gotta keep my nose to the ground

Honey this ain't no job for a man like me
I got potential, i can be just what you need
You got to think about the pros and cons
You could be right could be wrong

I'm the nightwatchman
I am security
I'm the nightwatchman
How safe do you wa nt to be?

I sit around at night, listen to the radio
If i get bored i may have a little smoke
Yeah i got a permit to wear this .38
But listen, my life's worth more than the minimum wage

I'm the nightwatchman
I am security
I'm the nightwatchman
How safe do you want to be?

You've got a dangerous background
And everything you've dreamed of
Yeah you're the dark angel
It don't show when you break up
And i'm the one who oughta know
I'm the one left in the dust
Yeah i'm the broken hear ted fool
Who was never quite enough

I'm an insider, i been burned by the fire
And i've had to live with some hard promises
I've crawled through the briars
I'm an insider

It's a circle of deception
It's a hall of stran gers
It's a cage without a key
You can feel the danger
And i'm the one who oughta know
I'm the one you couldn't trust
Yeah i'm the lonely silent one
I'm the one left in the dust

I'm an insider, i been burned by the fire
And i've had to live with some hard promises
I've crawled through the briars
I'm an insider

I'll bet you're his masterpiece
I'll bet you're his self-control
Yeah you'll become his legacy
His quiet world of white and gold
And i'm the one who ought to know
I'm the one you left to rust
Not one of your twisted friends
I'm the one you couldn't love

I'm an insider, i been burned by the fire
And i've had to live with some hard promises
I've crawled through the briars--i'm an insider

It didn't feel like sunday
It didn't feel like june
When he met his silent partner
In that lonely corner room
That overlooked the marquee
Of the plaza all-adult
And he was not lookin' for romance
Just someone he could trust

And it wasn't no way to carry on
It wasn't no way to live
But he could up with it for a little while
He was worki n' on something big

Speedball rang the night desk
Said "send me up a drink"
The night clerk said "it's sunday man...
Wait a minute, let me think
There' a little place outside of town
Might still have some wine&q uot;
Speedball said "forget it man
Can i have an outside line?"

And it wasn't no way to carry on
It wasn't no way to live
But he could up with it for a little while
He was workin' on something big

It was mon day when the day maids
Found the still made bed
All except the pillows
That lay stacked up
At the head
And one said "i know
I've seen his face
I wonder who he is"
The other said "probably
Just another clown
Working on something big"

And it wasn't no way to carry on
It wasn't no way to live
But he could up with it for a little while
He was workin' on something big

You got a criminal mind, you got criminal looks
Boy you better look out, you're gonna get hooked
Don't you ever feel guilty when you come up short
Man you better be careful, you're gonna get caught

'cause you're the criminal kind, you're the criminal kind
Man what you gonna do? where you gonna hide?
They're callin' you a sickness, disease of the mind
Man what you go nna do? you're the criminal kind

Don't you ever get tired? don't you ever wanna quit?
Yeah it's been a long time, and you still don't fit
Dog tags on the mirror, hangin' down from a chain
Give up little sister, this ain't gonna change

'cause you're the criminal kind, you're the criminal kind
Man what you gonna do? where you gonna hide?
They're callin' you a sickness, disease of the mind
Man what you gonna do? you're the criminal kind

Yeah, and that little girl you used to know
Just don't come around no more
Now she ain't there to watch the door
She don't wanna die in no liquor store
I hope they all made money, i hope they all get rich
Yeah, i hope they give hell, to every son of a bitc h
That put a man on the carpet
Or struck him out on the line
Whoever let him get a taste of the criminal life

'cause you're the criminal kind, you're the criminal kind
Man what you gonna do? where you gonna hide?
They're calli n' you a sickness, disease of the mind
Man what you gonna do? you're the criminal kind

It's gonna be another hard night
You wanna take it all alone
You wann a face up to the trouble
You wanna face up to your soul
And baby you can have it anyway you want it
You just get a little lost from time to time
Sometimes it gets a little crazy somewhere down inside

But you can still change your mind
You can change your feelings
You can still change your mind

Everybody wants all the world can give 'em
Everybody wants to get all they can get
Everybody's waiting on somethin' that hasn't come yet
And you can hide it for a little while honey
You can try and just lose it for awhile
Then it's gonna do somethin' to ya somewhere down inside

But you can still change your mind
You can change your feelings
You can still change your mind

Oh and i t gets harder by the minute girl
Oh it gets harder every day
Listen to me darlin', oh you don't have to wait

It's alright
You can still change your mind
You can still change your feelings
Just hold tight, everything's gonna be alright
If you can change your mind
You can change your feeling