Richie Sambora: Stranger In This Town

(sambora, bryan)

Hey mister can you tell me
What this world's about
It might just help me out
I used to be a dreamer
But my dreams have burned
You know how luck can turn

Sometimes it's hard to find a friendly face
Feel like a stranger to the human race
It's such a lonely, lonely place

I walk alone in the darkness of the city
Got no place to call home
I might be dyin'
But you can't hear a sound
'cause midnight rain is comin' down
I'm just a stranger, a stranger in this town

Everybody loves a winner
Till the winners lose
And then it's front page news
Nobody loves a loser
When you're down and out
You know there ain't no doubt

I'm just a victim of circumstance
Please mister give me a helping hand
Brother won't you understand

I walk alone in the darkness of the city
Got no place to call home
I might be dyin'
But you can't hear a sound
'cause midnight rain is comin' down
I'm just a stranger, a stranger in this town

I'm just a victim of circumstance
Please mister give me a helping hand
Brother won't you understand

I walk alone in the darkness of the city
Got no place to call home
I might be dyin'
But you can't hear a sound
'cause midnight rain is comin' down
I'm just a stranger, a stranger in this town
I mean no danger, i'm a stranger, i'm a stranger
I'm a stranger in this town...
I mean no danger, i'm a stranger...

I'm just a stranger in this town

(sambora, j bon jovi, child, warren)

Rosie watch doin' in this low class joint
Dancin' in the dark all day
You used to be the darlin'
Of your high school scene
Now you put your love on display
Sweaty hands hand you up a dollar bill
Hungry eyes never seem to get their fill
I used to watch you walkin' down the hall
Rosie do you see me
When you hear them call your name

Rosie, rosie i wanna take you away
Rosie, rosie i'm gonna make you mine someday

Rosie, i went with you for that rose tattoo
You promised no one else would see
I used to wait and drive you home from dancin' school
Remember when you danced just for me
Our love was deeper then the night was long
But things just didn't work out like our favorite song
I used to watch you walkin' down the hall
Rosie do you see me
When you hear them call your name

Rosie, rosie i wanna take you away
Rosie, rosie i'm gonna make you mine someday

Do you remember
Our love was deeper then the night was long
But things just didn't work out like our favorite song
I used to watch you walkin' down the hall
Rosie do you see me
When you hear them call your name

Rosie, rosie i wanna take you away
Rosie, rosie i'm gonna make you mine someday

Rosie, rosie i wanna take you away
Rosie, rosie i wanna take you away

(sambora, foster)

The lightning flashed as angels
Rode fiery chargers through the clouds
That answer scared me into tears
And all the grownups laughed out loud

Now the years roll on, tired voices have all gone
Now they ride their thunder through the heavens

There's a world in every drop of rain
Embracing oceans sweep us home again
Come along with me, come along with me
Seek the truth, you shall not find another lie

They say for every living thing
There's a guide up in the sky
That helps you pass from world to world
So you never really die

Then with scythe and cloak
Death comes waltzing to your side
As the visions pass you ask
If there was meaning to your life
As you strain to hear the answer, spirits sing, and devils fiddle
As he bends to whisper in your hear, he leaves you one more riddle

Oh, the answer lies beyond the pain
All the questions in our minds, we surely ask in vain
Come along with me, come along with me
Seek the truth, and you shall find another life

And now my life is like a storm
Growing stronger every day
Like the unrelenting wind
That comes to blow our lives away
So i live each day like i know it's my last
If there is no future there must be no past

Now i know the answers never meant a thing
And with each instant that i breathe
I feel the joy that life can bring
Come along with me, come along with me
Seek the truth, you shall not find another lie
Come along with me, come along with me
Seek the truth, you shall not find another lie

(sambora)

Let me tell you a story
About body and blood
There's a fire below
Deep in the river of love
Hey pretty mama i'm just trying to be polite
I wanna make you feel the rhythm of the river tonight
And when the story is over
You'll be satisfied

Honey, honey, honey don't you understand
To make you feel like a woman
Makes me feel like a man

Let me take you down to the river of love
Baby pull me under
Make me drown in your flood
Baptize my body in your river of love
Wontcha take me down
I wanna drown
In your river of love

If you're a little lovesick
Woman i got the cure
Let me be your preacher
And you can be my whore
I feel your heart pumpin honey don't say not
I wanna dive in your river
Take you down real slow
And then your body will quiver
And the river will flow

Honey, honey, honey don't you understand
To make you feel like a woman
Makes me feel like a man

Let me take you down to the river of love
Baby pull me under
Make me drown in your flood
Baptize my body in your river of love
Wontcha take me down
I wanna drown
In your river of love

Down, down, down let me take ya
Down, down, down i wanna take ya
Let me take you down to the river of love
Baby pull me under
Make me drown in your flood
Baptize my body in your river of love
Wontcha take me down
I wanna drown
In our rive of love

(sambora)

He was a man
A ramblin' man he was yes he was
Guitar in hand
His home was on the road and that's where he was

He's seen a thousand roads
He's been a million miles
And when he'd bend a note
A tear would fill my eyes
Where are you playin'
Mr. bluesman
Mr. bluesman

Town to town
Honkytonks and dives all look the same
His gipsy heart keeps his shadow ridin' through the rain

A graveyard full of scars
His life will paint his songs
'cause when you're on the road
There's nowhere you belong
You're just alone
Where are you playin'
Mr. bluesman
Mr. bluesman

He's seen a thousand roads
He's been a million miles
And when he'd bend a note
A tear would fill my eyes
Where are you playin'
Mr. bluesman
Mr. bluesman

I've paid some dues
Now i make my living as a music man
I play the blues
I guess the blues must be just what i am

A graveyard full of scars
His life will paint his songs
'cause when you're on the road
There's nowhere you belong
You're just alone
Where are you playin'
Mr. bluesman
Mr. bluesman

He's seen a thousand roads
He's been a million miles
And when he'd bend a note
A tear would fill my eyes
Where are you playin'
Mr. bluesman
Mr. bluesman