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Artist: Bon Jovi Album: Bounce* (2002) Lyrics: (Billy Falcon/Jon Bon Jovi/Richie Sambora) Love lives in New York City He got a place off of the park Heard he was standing in the ruins And in his hands a broken heart He called an army of his angels I heard they had to hide their wings It was them who brought you water If you listen closely I know you can hear The choir singing Hey, hallelujah, baby Rise Up Hold out your hands and reach out Higher Get up on your feet Rise Up Let it flow though you, baby Run it through your veins Like a healing rain Everywhere you'll see Another reason to believe I saw him down south of Canal Street Right there in a mother's eyes At a table in a restaurant window In a taxi passing by Love went running up the stairwell When the sky came falling down It was him in a newborn baby's cry He was there to make that sound That keeps this whole world spinning 'round Rise Up Hold out your hands and reach out Higher Get up on your feet Rise Up Let it flow though you, baby Run it through your veins Like a healing rain Everywhere you'll see Another reason to believe It's different than it was before Now we need it even more Fire's falling from the sky Innocence just said goodbye It may never be the same Maybe it was time to change A time to grieve A time to cry A time to live A time to fly *as bonus-track

Artist: Bon Jovi Album: Lost Highway* (2007) Lyrics: (Jon Bon Jovi) They should have put her in the movies My little country, cutie She's the reason I believe god made blue jeans I was a slicker from the city When I met that little filly I was six feet tall Till she brought me to my knees I sold my foreign car for a pick up truck And have a drink Champagne Now its jack straight up When you better like Hank here Or you rather love What's up? She put the boy back in cowboy And I was just a red-necked wanna be She put the boy back in cowboy That southern woman made a new man out of me The transformation was amazing Even Jesus couldn't save me Late at night I was such a sight to see At the rodeo she kissed me Then said "boy don't get too frisky If you're lucky you might two step home with me" Yeah, I got the boots above Was dancing high I got a big belt buckle trying to rope a cow For me the ring of fire is this cool as Johnny Cash She put the boy back in cowboy Hell, I was just a redneck wanna be She put the boy back in cowboy That's southern woman made a new man out of me That country woman made a new man out of me She put the boy back in cowboy She put the boy back in cowboy She's a live wire, bonfire Desired to be high She got me high high high She put the boy back in cowboy Hell, I was just a red-necked wanna be She put the boy back in cowboy That country woman She put the boy back in cowboy Hell, I was just a red-necked wanna be She put the boy back in cowboy It sure be nice to make your company That southern woman made a new man out of me She put the boy back in cowboy She put the boy back in cowboy She put the boy back in cowboy She put the boy back in cowboy *as bonus-track

Artist: Bon Jovi Album: 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong (2004) Lyrics: (Jon Bon Jovi/Richie Sambora) If I, I could be anyone, Could I, I be your only one? If I, I could be anything Could I be the secret that you keep Breath that you breathe your dreams while you sleep? If you, if you could read my mind Then you, you'd now I crossed that line I'd make you my Valentine I can't let you go but I know That this ring is there to remind So let's re-enact that scene From what's his name's one act play I'll be your hero and you'll be the one who got away Now I'm chasing headlights back home And you, you're sitting there on your own When we were sippin' martinis I started believing I wouldn't be leaving alone When I told you a joke and you laughed When I asked you to dance You said there's no band, there's no radio I got up real slow, started singing real low When I was melting in your arms I had to let go So let's re-enact that scene From what's his name's one act play I'll be your hero and you'll be the one If there was no tomorrow There were no yesterdays The stolen moments we've borrowed We wouldn't let slip away So let's re-enact that scene From what's his name's one act play I'll be your hero So let's re-enact that scene until our dying day I'll be the hero and you can the one Yeah, you could be the one that got away

Artist: Bon Jovi Album: Greatest Hits (2010) Lyrics: (Jon Bon Jovi/Richie Sambora) These days what's left of me ain't no Prince Charming And my Cinderella feels like she stayed at the dance too long We ain't got much but what we got is all that matters We're pickin' up the pieces, tryin' to put 'em back where they belong It's gonna be alright This is love, this is life When times get tough we're still worth the fight This is love, this is life The road here's paved with the brokenhearted We gotta finish what we started Better hold on tight This is love, this is life These days it seems like there's three sides to every story There's yours, mine, lately there's the cold hard truth Who cares who's wrong or right when we turn out the lights? We'll find forgiveness when we're in each other's arms tonight It ain't pretty but somehow we always make it through It's gonna be alright This is love, this is life When times get tough we're still worth the fight This is love, this is life The road here's paved with the brokenhearted We gotta finish what we started Better hold on tight This is love, this is life It's gonna be alright This is love, this is life When times get tough we're still worth the fight This is love, this is life The road here's paved with the brokenhearted We gotta finish what we started Better hold on tight This is love, this is life

Artist: Bon Jovi Album: Keep The Faith (1992) Lyrics: (Jon Bon Jovi/Richie Sambora) First time I heard the music I thought it was my own I could feel it in my heartbeat I could feel it in my bones My momma thinks I'm crazy My dad says I'm insane I got this boogie woogie fever That's burning in my veins They tried to take me to a doctor But it's too late for me Then they took me to a preacher That they saw on their TV Who said that for a small donation My lost soul would be saved I said I don't think so preacher I'll come back another day All I want, is to be a Rolling Stone They don't understand what we all know It feels so good that it ought to be illegal I got my vaccination from a phonograph needle I'll never grow up and I'll never grow old Blame it on the love of rock & roll My teachers didn't like me They always tried to put me down 'Cause I wore my hair too long I played my music way too loud Every little boy wants to learn to play guitar So he can pick up all the chicks And be a rock-n-roll star They said it won't last, but they misunderstood If people think it's bad then I'll be bad for good It feels so good that it ought to be illegal I got my vaccination from a phonograph needle I'll never grow up and I'll never grow old Blame it on the love of rock & roll Blame it on the love, blame it on the love Dad don't understand what the little girls know Blame it on the love of rock-n-roll All I wanted, all I ever needed My guitar gave to me Every song I've sung blame it on love Every war I've won blame it on love Everything I've done blame it on love Blame it on the love of rock-n-roll It feels so good that it ought to be illegal I got my vaccination from a phonograph needle I'll never grow up and I'll never grow old Blame it on the love of rock & roll Blame it on the love, blame it on the love Dad don't understand what the little girls know Blame it on the love of rock-n-roll

Artist: Bon Jovi Album: Lost Highway* (2007) Lyrics: (Jon Bon Jovi/Richie Sambora) He said sit down son, we've gotta talk I said "it's my life, I'm gonna do what I want I'm not gonna crawl, I'm gonna walk Walk right out that door" He said "I used to be a lot like you There's nothing you've done that I didn't do" I left and said "Dad I'm bulletproof We've been through this before" I couldn't believe it There was a tear in my old man's eye When I was leaving He tried to say goodbye He said stand tall when you stumble Stay proud when you're humbled The lessons you learn Won't be the ones that you plan And every step up that mountain Will be more than worth countin' And when you walk through the valley May you walk like a man And now I've seen a couple miles on a gravel road Been taught a couple things that I didn't know And yeah, I've even got a kid of my own Starting to sound a lot like me I learned a little thing called sacrifice Givin' up on dreams, lost a couple fights All anybody wants is a better life And something to believe Stand tall when you stumble Stay proud when you're humbled All the lessons you learn Won't be the ones that you plan Every step up that mountain Will be more that worth countin' When you walk through the valley May you walk like a man I couldn't believe it When the tears came to my eyes It isn't easy Standing on the other side I said "Sit down son we gotta talk Hey it's your life, you're gonna do what you want I won't say crawl before you walk" Cause I heard my old man in my mind sayin' Stand tall when you stumble Stay proud when you're humbled All the lessons you learn Won't be the ones that you plan And every step up that mountain Will be more that worth countin' And when you walk through the valley May you walk like a man And when you go on without me Walk, like a man Walk on *as bonus-track

Artist: Bon Jovi Album: 7800° Fahrenheit (1985) Lyrics: (Jon Bon Jovi) One heart, one other They met last summer One move she started Now they love this way The pain of pleasure Lying together You're at their mercy As the telephone's ringing on No one said there'd be nights like this Risk your life for a stolen kiss We live, we learn, we lie for the price of love We kiss then say goodbye for the price of love We live, we learn, we lie for the price of love We kiss then say goodbye for the price of love Each move goes so slow Until the doors close No secret codes now No words as baby goes down One last dance then goodbye Practicing his love lies He runs to his wife And you're left holding the knife You live your life to take that chance When you're a master of the art of romance And you know you won't cross that line Until that last slow dance We live, we learn, we lie for the price of love We kiss then say goodbye for the price of love We live, we learn, we lie for the price of love Alone our lonely hearts would die It's all in the game And the way that it's played There's no time to wonder why To catch you when you fall Answer when you call No one can hear you cry We live, we learn, we lie for the price of love We kiss then say goodbye for the price of love We live, we learn, we lie for the price of love We kiss then say goodbye for the price of love One kiss and then goodbye That's the price of love