Inner Revolution

It started long ago, you have to understand
We thought we'd make a life, we thought we had a plan
We built it like a house and filled it up with kids
The only trouble is
I won't be back again

Cause something in my heart has taken to the wind
And nothing i can do will bring it back again
Nobody ever wins the war in the gulf between us
Something in my heart no longer could survive
Those battles in the day, the quiet in the night
I lost the will to fight the war in the gulf between us

And then it all began, the quarrels and the moods
I tip-toed all around you; you danced around me too
And somewhere in between we found the time for love
The only trouble is
It never was enough

Cause something in my heart has taken to the wind
And nothing i can do will bring it back again
Nobody ever wins the war in the gulf between us
Something in my heart no longer could survive
Those battles in the day, the quiet in the night
I lost the will to fight the war in the gulf between us

What was the sense in keeping alive
Something that never made us satisfied
Sometimes it's better to get on with your life
I don't believe in hurting each other all the time

Now after all the lawyers have eaten our remains
And after all the nights have swallowed up the pain
Then maybe we will meet, we'll find a neutral place
The only trouble is
What will we have to say?

Well something in our hearts will have to try and give
And something in our hearts will have to learn to live
Together and apart without another war between us

When the pilot informed us of what he was planning
And i heard the dirty words "emergency landing"
Well my brakes locked up and my wheels fell off
Now it's all i that can manage to go for a walk

I can see alright, all i need of the world outside
I believe instead
The important part is in my heart and not my head and
I'd just as soon be home in bed; i'd rather be right here
If my number comes up and i'm supposed to be dead
I'd rather be right here

If they voted me to be the leader of the nation
I'd rather be right here
Or i won a trip abroad, a paid vacation
I'd rather be right here
If they told me that the world was ending today
I'd rather be right here
If i had a bumper sticker this is what it would say:
I'd rather be right here

Cause i see enough; now i'm willing to be out of touch
Put my head in the sand
I wanna sit right down and take a stand
I don't need to be a traveling man; i'd rather be right here

But if you wanna see the world, well, be my guest
Where you might end up is anybody's guess
If you get on a plane, say for new orleans
And you land in smithereens, don't call me
Cause i'll be undercover with the girl of my dreams
I'm gonna be right here

"isn't this a dull affair
Enough to make me lose my hair
Tax returns and future earnings,"
I thought to myself,
"still the gods haven't lost their flair
At least they put me and her together"
And just as i was about to tell her,
She said to me,

"take me up to heaven
Up into the sky
Our love is strong enough to fly"

There i sat with the paper in my lap
Reading facts about terrible acts
'kids with guns kill for fun',
So i started to preach
"that's the trouble with society", i said,
"no respect for humanity"
And just as i was building up steam,
She said to me

"take me up to heaven
Up into the sky
Our love is strong enough to fly"

Lay your dreams beneath my head
Up here on heaven's bed
Let your eyes be the stars in the night
Up here on heaven's bed

"you need to leave your mind alone", she said to me.

Ever since i was a kid i never did fit in
While all the other fish were learning how to swim
I was dying
To be a member of the tribe

And when i went to school my head was in a cloud
The teacher said, "you will never be allowed,
So don't try
To be a member of the tribe"

Now what can a square man do
To fit in a big round world?
If i am a hand and life is a glove
I stick right out like a big sore thumb

Why don't you come over to see me sometime
I do impersonations from saturday night live
I'm dying
To be a member of the tribe

Now what can a square man do
To fit in a big round world?
Life might be a parade for some,
But i stick out like a big bass drum

I eat big macs and i watch mtv
I've been a k mart shopper since 1983
Cause i'm trying
To be a member of the tribe

So welcome to the real world
Where there's nowhere to hide
From the pain and hurt,
You've got to take it in stride
You say you've got your big problems,
Baby, join the club
You won't find the solutions with a gun or a drug

Inner revolution, shake it up baby
There's something in your life you don't like,
You got the power to change it
You can't fix it with a drug, can't kill it with a gun
Inner revolution, that's the way it's done

So welcome to the real world
Full of pain and hurt
Where there's a million excuses,
And you know what they're worth
You say you've got your big problems
Like everybody else
You won't find any answers until you find yourself

Inner revolution, shake it up baby
There's something in your life you don't like,
You got the power to change it
You can't fix it with a drug, can't kill it with a gun
Inner revolution, that's the way it's done

When you face yourself; and you look inside
You see there's nowhere to run, nowhere to hide

Inner revolution
You've got to shake up your life
You've got to make it work out
Inner revolution, you've got to do it yourself

How could you look so cool
And make me feel so hot
How could you start me up
And never let me stop
And when you touched my hand
And when you plugged me in
I said "you turn me on"
But you forgot to turn me off

Standing in the shadow of your love
So hot, i'm burnin' up
Standing in the shadow of your love

And when you look in my eyes
And you make me feel blind
How could you be so good
And make me want you so bad
And when you touch my hand
And when you plug me in
And then you call my name
I forget who i am

Standing in the shadow of your love
So hot, i'm burning up