Greatest Hits

I THINK I'M GOING TO KATMANDU,
THAT'S REALLY, REALLY WHERE I'M GOING TO.
IF I EVER GET OUT OF HERE,
THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO.

K-K-K-K-K-KATMANDU,
I THINK THAT'S WHERE I'M GOING TO.
IF I EVER GET OUT OF HERE,
I'M GOING TO KATMANDU.

I GOT NO KICK AGAINST THE WEST COAST
WARNER BROTHERS ARE SUCH GOOD HOSTS.
I RAISE MY WHISKEY GLASS AND GIVE THEM A TOAST,
I'M SURE THEY KNOW IT'S TRUE.

I GOT NO RAP AGAINST THE SOUTHERN STATES.
EVERY TIME I'VE BEEN THERE IT'S BEEN GREAT.
BUT NOW I'M LEAVING AND I CAN'T BE LATE
AND TO MYSELF BE TRUE.

THAT'S WHY I'M GOING TO KATMANDU,
UP TO THE MOUNTAINS WHERE I'M GOING TO,
AND IF I EVER GET OUT OF HERE
THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO.

K - K - K - K - K - KATMANDU,

THAT'S REALLY, REALLY WHERE I'M GOING TO,
OH, IF I EVER GET OUT OF HERE
I'M GOING TO KATMANDU.

I GOT NO QUARREL WITH THE MIDWEST,
THE FOLKS OUT THERE HAVE GIVEN ME THIER BEST.
I LIVED THERE ALL MY LIFE,
I'VE BEEN THIER GUEST,
I SURE HAVE LOVED IT, TOO.

I'M TIRED OF LOOKING AT THE T.V. NEWS.
I'M TIRED OF DRIVING HARD AND PAYING DUES.
I FIGURE, BABY, I'VE GOT NOTHING TO LOSE,
I'M TIRED OF BEING BLUE.

THAT'S WHY I'M GOING TO KATMANDU,
UP TO THE MOUNTAINS WHERE I'M GOING TO.
IF I EVER GET OUT OF HERE
THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO.

K - K - K - K - K - KATMANDU,

TAKE ME, BABY, 'CAUSE I'M GOING WITH YOU.
IF I EVER GET OUT OF HERE
I'M GOING TO KATMANDU.
I AIN'T GOT NOTHING 'GAINST THE EAST COAST.
YOU WANT SOME PEOPLE, WELL THEY GOT THE MOST.
AND NEW YORK CITY'S LIKE A FRIENDLY GHOST,
YOU SEEM TO PASS RIGHT THROUGH.

I KNOW I'M GONNA MISS THE U.S.A.,
I GUESS I'LL MISS IT EVERY SINGLE DAY,
BUT NO ONE LOVES ME HERE ANYWAY,
I KNOW MY PLAYING IS THROUGH.

THAT'S WHY I'M GOING TO KATMANDU,
UP TO THE MOUNTAINS WHERE I'M GOING TO.
IF I EVER GET OUT OF HERE,
THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO.

K-K-K-K-K-KATMANDU,

REALLY, REALLY GOING TO,
IF I EVER GET OUT OF HERE...
IF I EVER GET OUT OF HERE...
IF I EVER GET OUT OF HERE...

I'M GOING TO KATMANDU.

(Bob Seger)

HE WANTS TO DREAM LIKE A YOUNG MAN
WITH THE WISDOM OF AN OLD MAN.
HE WANTS HIS HOME AND SECURITY,
HE WANTS TO LIVE LIKE A SAILOR AT SEA.

BEAUTIFUL LOSER, WHERE YOU GOONA FALL?
YOU REALIZE YOU JUST CAN'T HAVE IT ALL.

HE'S YOUR OLDEST AND YOUR BEST FRIEND,
IF YOU NEED HIM, HE'LL BE THERE AGAIN.
HE'S ALWAYS WILLING TO BE SECOND BEST,
A PERFECT LODGER, A PERFECT GUEST.

BEAUTIFUL LOSER, READ IT ON THE WALL
AND REALIZE, YOU JUST CAN'T HAVE IT ALL.

...YOU CAN'T HAVE IT ALL,

YOU CAN'T HAVE IT ALL,

OH, OH, ... CAN'T HAVE IT ALL.

HE'LL NEVER MAKE ANY ENEMIES,
HE WON'T COMPLAIN IF HE'S CAUGHT IN A FREEZE.
HE'LL ALWAYS ASK, HE'LL ALWAYS SAY PLEASE.

BEAUTIFUL LOSER, NEVER TAKE IT ALL
'CAUSE IT'S EASIER, FASTER WHEN YOU FALL,

YOU JUST DON'T NEED IT ALL

OH, OH, ... YOU JUST DON'T NEED IT ALL.

(Bob Seger)

They say the sun
Is gonna grow someday
It's gonna get a real close
And burn us all up
No more traffic in the street
No more road rage
No more pretending
Things are real tough

I cant promise you tomorrow
No one has the right to lie
You can beg and steal and borrow
It won't save you from the sky

Let me see a show of hands
Tell me the truth now
What happens if
Nuetrinos have mass
I can't tell you about tomorrow
I'm as lost as yesterday
In between your joy and sorrow
I suggest you have your say
Here's to the little things
The sports section
The weather channel
A good battery

From Greatest Hits 2 Released 11/4/03

Here comes old Rosie she's looking mighty fine
Here comes hot Nancy she's steppin' right on time
There go the street lights bringin on the night
Here come the men faces hidden from the light
All through the shadows they come and they go
With only one thing in common
They got the fire down below
Here comes the rich man in his big long limousine
Here comes the poor man all you got to have is green
Here comes the banker and the lawyer and the cop
One thing for certain it ain't never gonna stop
When it all gets too heavy
That's when they come and go
With only one thing in common
They got the fire down below
It happens out in Vegas happens in Moline
On the blue blood streets of Boston
Up in Berkeley and out in Queens
And it went on yesterday and it's going on tonight
Somewhere there's somebody ain't treatin' somebody right
And he's looking out for Rosie and she's looking mighty fine
And he's walking the streets for Nancy
And he'll find her everytime
When the street light flicker bringing on the night
Well they'll be slipping into darkness slipping out of sight
All through the midnight
Watch 'em come and watch 'em go
With only one thing in common
They got the fire down below

I need some wisdom
I need some truth
I need some beauty
I need some proof

And in the meantime
I need a place to hide
If I had you babe I'd be satisfied

Went to the ocean
stood in the surf
I felt the water
I felt the earth
I head the angels
They couldnt be denied
If I had you babe
I'd be satisfied

Who's gonna beleive me
I'm a broken down dog
But I can still snarl with the best
The train is leavin
We can catch it if we run
We can leave it all behind
This utter emptiness

You are the reason
That I was born
You are the answer
I'm lookin for
All of the others
Just stood around and lied
If I had you babe
I'd be satisfied

Ooooh yeah
awwwh yeah
Awwwh


Bob Seger - released on Greatest Hits 2 11/4/03

She packed up her bags
and she took off down the road
Left me here stranded
with the bills she owed

She gave me a false address
Took off with my American Express
Sunspot Baby
She sure had me way outguessed

She left me here stranded
like a dog out in the yard
Charged up a fortune
on my credit card

She used my address and my name
Man that was sure unkind
Sunspot Baby
She sure has a real good time

I looked in Miami
I looked in Negril
The closest I came was a month old bill
I checked the Bahamas and they said she was gone
I can't understand why she did me so wrong

But she packed up her bags
And she took off down the road

Said she was going to visit sister Flo
She used my address and my name
And man that was sure unkind
Sunspot Baby
I'm gonna catch up sometime

Sure had a real good time

I used to smoke five packs of cigarettes a day
It was the hardest thing to put them away
I drank four or five bottles of wine
I kept a glass in my hand all the time.
Breakin' those habits was hard to do
But it's nothin' compared to the changes
That you put me through

Tryin' to live my life without you, babe
Is the hardest thing I'll ever do
Tryin' to forget the love we once shared
Is the hardest burden I'll ever bear

I had the worst reputation in town
For chasin' all the women around
I thought changin' my way of living was hard to do
But it's nothing campared to the cahnges
That you've put me through
I've done everything I've tried to do
But it's gonna take a miracle to get me over you

Tryin' to live my life without you, babe
Is the hardest thing I'll ever do
Tryin' to forget the love we once shared
Is the hardest burden I'll ever bear

(Bob Seger)

From the Live LP "Nine Tonight"
Recorded live at the Boston Garden, October 6, 1980

Until you've been beside a man
You don't know what he wants
You don't know if he cries at night
You don't know if he don't
When nothin comes easy
Old nightmares are real
Until you' ve been beside a man
You don't know how he feels
Once inside a woman's heart
A man must keep his head
Heaven opens up the door
Where angels fear to tread
Some men go crazy
Some men go slow
Some men go just where they want
Some men never go
Oh blame it on midnight
Ooh shame on the moon
Everywhere it's all around
Comfort in a crowd
Strangers faces all around
Laughin right out loud
Hey watch where your goin
Step light on old toes
Cause until you've been beside a man
You don't know who he knows
Oh blame it on midnight
Ooh shame on the moon
Oh blame it on midnight
Ooh shame on the moon

(Rodney Crowell)