Falling Backwards[The Complete John Waite

John Waite Falling Backwards[The Complete John Waite Lyrics
1.How Did I Get By Without You

Lyrics:J.Waite/M.Spiro/T.Pierce
Music:J.Waite/M.Spiro/T.Pierce

There was a time
When I thought I knew
Everything about this great big world
Until I met you
Into my life
Like a brand new sun
Now I find my home inside your eyes
Wherever you are

It's hard to say it
Cause I hide things so good
But you make me say it
Like only you could

I love you
More than any man could ever say
I need you
Baby let me count the ways
And I'll be here
I believe in everything you do
So how did I get by without you

For the longest time
Playing games of solitaire
Taking my wine
But now I'm with you baby
And I can dream out loud
You're as pretty as a picture
And you make me so proud

It's hard to say it
Cause I hide things so good
But you make me say it
Like only you could

I love you
More than any words could ever say
I need you
Baby let me count the ways
And I'll be here
There¹s nothing in this world I couldn't do
So how did I get by without you

You love me
Now I know that I'm the lucky guy
You've got me
And there's nowhere I can hide
So I'll be here
I believe that all my dreams came true
So how did I get by without you

In the morning light
To see you wake up next to me
It¹s a beautiful sight
Now everything's alright
Yeah

I love you
More than any words could ever say
I need you
Baby let me count the ways
And I'll be here
I believe in everything you do
So how did I get by without you

You love me
Now I know that I'm the lucky guy
You've got me
And there's nowhere I can hide
So I'll stay here
I believe in everything you do
So how did I get by without you

How did I get by
How did I get by without you in my world
How did I get by without you as my girl
You're beautiful
Beautiful
So how did I get by without you
Without you
Without you


2.In Dreams

Lyrics:J.Waite/M.Spiro
Music:J.Waite/M.Spiro

In my life I've seen such things
That I wish I had not seen
But through your eyes
I can let it go
When you're lying here with me

Sunshine knocking on my window
Couldn't wake me from this dream (we dream)
Cause baby anywhere the wind blows
I will follow you
It seems
That in my life
I still believe in dreams

Where you are is where I'll be
It's all that really matters to me
The world out there
Hey can kiss my ass
As long as I've got you I'm free
Free

Sunshine knocking on my window
Couldn't wake me from this dream (we dream)
Cause baby anywhere the wind blows
I will follow you
It seems
That in my life
I still believe in dreams

The world out there can kiss my ass
As long as I¹ve got you I'm free
Free

Sunshine knocking on my window
Couldn't wake me from this dream (we dream)
Cause I don't care which way the wind blows
I will follow you
It seems
That in my life
Cause in your life
You believe
In dreams


3.Downtown

Lyrics:J.Waite/G.Burtnick
Music:J.Waite/G.Burtnick

I wait for sundown on the fire escape
And watch the passing cars downstairs
I'm high above Korean groceries
A sublet castle in the air

It's down to cigarettes and rosaries
Christ, I wish someone would call me
Johnny Thunders on the radio
Ah but 'you can't put your arms
Around a memory'

Maybe I could find a better way
But all I need is to feel connected now

Do you remember me
I sang that song you like
I sang that song for free
Now someone else sounds like me
As I make my way downtown
Downtown
Oh yeah
Downtown

See the old men on the Bowery
Take the night train to the stars
You can find me in the usual place
Inside the Temple Bar

I hear that Sally's got a gift for me
I hear she found it on St. Mark's
These days they all just talk like poetry
And shoot their mouths off shooting sparks

Maybe I could find a better way
But all I need now is to feel connected

Do you remember me
I sang that song you like
Way back in eighty-three
Number one
High as a kite
As I made my way downtown
Downtown
Oh yeah
Downtown

They've got paper cups for charity
Kools, pills and broken teeth, and dope
But I'll take another dry martini
And a chance on hope

And now someone else waits for me
And I got to get downtown
Downtown
Oh yeah
Downtown
I'm going way downtown
Oh yeah
I'm gonna see the man
I'm going way downtown
See the man
Going down yeah
I'm gonna see the man
Going downtown
Do you remember me


4.Straight To Your Heart

Written:J.Waite/J.Cain/N.Schon/M.Spiro

I can't reach behind your eyes
You always look away
You hide behind your alibis
And change your mind from day to day
If there's something I can do
Then I'll be there
Outside your broken world
You'll see it's me who cares

Take me straight to your heart
Cause this time's real and real lasts forever
I know where you are
Cause you know I've been there before
Straight to your heart

I watch you move and I watch you dance
I watch you drift away
And I'd give anything for you
And you know that's bad
When it gets that way
You can't go on like this
And I don't wanna fight again
I don't give a damn anymore
Right or wrong you're gonna let me in

Straight to your heart
Cause this time's real and real lasts forever
I know where you are
Cause you know I've been there before
Straight to your heart this time this time
Baby I know where you are
Cause you know I've been there before

Then maybe I'll break down the walls
And my love will go
Straight to your heart

Inside
Take me inside yeah

Straight to your heart
Cause this time's real and real lasts forever
I know where you are
Cause this time we're goin' all the way
Straight to your heart
This time
This time
Baby it's straight
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
This time it's straight to your heart
Oh yeah
Cause this time it's real


5.When I See You Smile

Lyrics:D.Warren
Music:D.Warren

Sometimes I wonder
If I'd ever make it through
Through this world without having in you
I just wouldn't have a clue

Cause sometimes it seems
Like this world's closing in on me
And there's no way of breaking free
And then I see you reach for me

Sometimes I wanna give up
Wanna give in
I wanna quit the fight
And then I see you baby
And everything's alright
Everything's alright

When I see you smile
I can face the world
Oh you know I can do anything
When I see you smile
I see a ray of light
Oh I see it shining right through the rain
When I see you smile
Baby when I see you smile at me

Oh yeah

Baby there's nothing in this world that could ever do
What the touch of your hand can do
It's like nothing that I ever knew
Hey

And when the rain is falling
I don't feel it
Cause you're here with me now
I wanna ask you baby
It's all I¹ll ever need
All I'll ever need

When I see you smile
I can face the world
Oh you know I can do anything
When I see you smile
I see a ray of light
Oh I see it shining right through the rain
When I see you smile baby
Baby when I see you smile at me

Sometimes I wanna give up
I wanna give in
I wanna quit the fight
Then one look at you baby
And everything's alright
Hey everything's alright
It's alright

When I see you smile
I can face the world
Oh you know I can do anything
When I see you smile
I see a ray of light
Oh I see it shining right through the rain
Yeah
When I see you smile
Yeah I can face the world
Oh you know I can do anything now
When I see you smile
Oh yeah
Baby when I see you smile
Smile at me


6.Price of Love

Lyrics:J.Waite/J.Cain
Music:J.Waite/J.Cain

Girl sometimes it seems to me
That I don't say the things I should
To you I act like I'm no good
And you wait for me patiently
This house is not a home without you
It takes two hearts to share

Your eyes will always see through me
And bring me to my knees
And I will always turn to you
You're everything I need

And through the good and bad times
You have always been there
We hold each other close
You tell me its alright
The nights we fight about it
Never dream of giving up
That's the price of love

Love sometimes it makes us cry
Forgive me when I get it wrong
Sometimes it's hard to be that strong
And oh I would do anything
For you I'd turn the stars around
I'd find the way somehow

This time you'll see I'll build
A bridge to you again
Love shines to sweep away the past
We're more than lovers more than friends

And through the good and bad times
You have always been there
We hold each other tight you tell me it's alright
The nights we fight about it
Never think of giving up
That¹s the price of love

Your eyes will always see through me
And bring me to my knees
And I will always turn to you
You're everything I need

And through the good and bad times
You have always been there
We hold each other close you tell me its alright
And sometimes I can't give enough
That's the price of love
That's the price of love
That's the price of love
That's the price of love
That's the price of love
That's the price of love
That's the price of love


7.Act of Love

Lyrics:John Waite
Music:John Waite

Sometimes I wake up
And I watch you sleep
And in the darkness
I wonder if I'm in too deep
Help-what if it's true
I say the wrong things
Cause I'm just a jealous guy
And I hurt you sometimes
I make you cry
Oh I'm so sorry
You and I fit together hand and glove
What we've got is an act of love
That's all
There are good times
And bad times too
You're always there for me
No matter what I do
Don't ever turn away
You're everything I know
You're all I want to see
Feel like a king
When you're standing next to me
And if we disagree don't forget
You and I fit together hand and glove
What we've got is an act of love
Here we go
My love's gigantic as the weather
Our luck can come and go
But as long as we're together
I'm never never gonna wave goodbye
I light a fire
And I lock the doors
I look into your eyes
And I see what I'm looking for
Though sometimes I'm so unsure
You could say I'm out of control
Don't you know what this feels like
What I do-I do everything for you
When I look I look to you
For an act of love
It's all I feel inside
Is just an act of love
The other side of me that hides
Behind an act of love
It's only an act of love
Comin' back on me
Takin' you away
It's only an act of love
Comin' back on me
Comin' back on me
It's only an act of love
Keepin' me wide awake at night
I know it's an act of love
It's only an act of love


8.If Anybody Had a Heart

Lyrics:J.Souther/D.Kortchmar
Music:J.Souther/D.Kortchmar

In this world of right and wrong
The hardest part is beginning
By the time you find where you belong
You're either losing or winning

Well I don't know how
But people seem to know
When you want somebody bad enough
Well I want you now and wherever you go
I'm gonna love ya till you've had enough cause

If everyone had a heart
Yours would never be broken
If anybody had a heart like mine

People treat you like the clothes you wear
They only see what you show them
Let them talk baby I don't care
They don't know where we're goin'

I love you so much
And I have for so long
How could anybody doubt it
Oh just one little touch
This love is so strong
Baby how can we live without it

If everyone had a heart
Yours would never be broken
If anybody had a heart like mine

When you love somebody
You may stumble you may fall
But if you love somebody hard enough
Maybe you can get it all

If everyone had a heart
Yours would never be broken
If anybody had a heart like mine
Anybody in the world

If everyone had a heart
Yours would never be broken
If anybody had a heart like mine

If anybody had a heart

If everyone had a heart
Yours would never be broken
If anybody had a heart like mine

If anybody had a heart

If everyone had a heart...


9.Encircled

Written:J.Waite/J.Mccurry/J.Reagan

In these days of wild roses
I held a compass in my hand
I had three wishes for a future
That I won't need to understand

And I've got holly green on blood red
Manhattan Christmas on my arm
My soul ain't worth saving
Feels like I've lost my lucky charm

And I've been living in the gutter
I've been loaded like a gun
I've been sliding down the mountain
And it feels like kingdom come
And I'm always fighting windmills
Have to take it as it comes
See I'm
I'm encircled
I am

If you want me tell me
Cause I can't play this game much longer
Feels a lot like oblivion
This feeling just keeps getting stronger

And I've been living in the gutter
Without American Express
Heroes changing horses midstream
I'm detached
I'm second-guessed
Won't you please come back and get me
My whole world is in a mess
See I'm
I'm encircled
This time I am
I'm encircled
In these days of wild roses
I'm encircled
Yeah

And I've been living in the gutter
I've been loaded like a gun
I've been sliding down the mountain
And it feels like kingdom come
And I'm always fighting windmills
Have to take it as it comes
See I'm encircled
This time I am
I'm encircled
I am
In these days of wild roses

I'm encircled
I am
I'm encircled
In these of wild roses
I am
I am
I am
In these days I am
I am
Yeah
I am


10.Missing You

Written:J.Waite/M.Sanford/C.Leonard

Every time I think of you
I always catch my breath
And I'm still standing here
And you're miles away
And I'm wondering why you left

And there's a storm that's raging
Through my frozen heart tonight

I hear your name in certain circles
And it always makes me smile
I spend my time
Thinking about you
And it's almost driving me wild

And there's a heart that's breaking
Down this long distance line tonight

I ain't missing you at all
Since you¹ve been gone
Away
I ain't missing you
No matter
What I might say

There's a message
In the wild
And I'm sending you this signal tonight

You don't know
How desperate I've become
And it looks like I'm losing this fight

In your world
I have no meaning
Though I'm trying hard to understand

And it's my heart that's breaking
Down this long distance line tonight

I ain't missing you at all
Since you've been gone
Away
I ain't missing you
No matter
What my friends say

And there's a message that I'm sending out
Like a telegraph to your soul
And if I can't bridge this distance
Stop this heartbreak overload

I ain't missing you at all
Since you've been gone
Away
I ain't missing you
No matter
What my friends say

I ain't missing you
I ain't missing you
I keep lying to myself

And there's a storm that's raging
Through my frozen heart tonight

I ain't missing you at all
Since you've been gone
Away
I ain't missing you
No matter
What my friends say

Ain't missing you
I ain't missing you
I ain't missing you
I keep lying to myself

Ain't missing you
I ain't missing you
I ain't missing you
I ain't missing you

I ain't missing you
I ain't missing you
Ain't missing you
Oh no

No matter what my friends might say
I ain't missing you


11.Change

Lyrics:Knight
Music:Knight

People talking
And they're saying that you're leaving
So unhappy
With the way that you've been living

Oh oh oh
We always wish for money
We always wish for fame
We think we have the answers
Some things ain't ever gonna change (change)
It doesn't matter who you are
It's all the same (change)
What's in your heart will never change

Look in the mirror
And you see how you've been taken
You won't surrender
But now your heart is breakin'

Oh oh oh
We always wish for money
We always wish for fame
We think we have the answers
Some things ain't ever gonna change (change)
It doesn't matter who you are
It's all the same (change)
What's in your heart will never change

Do you remember
When you got your lucky break
You're looking back now
And it seems like a mistake

Oh oh oh
We always wish for money
We always wish for fame
We think we have the answers
Some things ain't ever gonna change (change)
It doesn't matter who you are
It's all the same (change)
What's in your heart will never change

It's only change (change)
It doesn't matter who you are
It's all the same (change)
What's in your heart will never change

It doesn't matter who you are
It's all the same (change)
What's in your heart will stay the same
It doesn't matter who you are
It's all the same (what¹s in your heart)
It's only
It's only
It's only change
Never (it doesn't matter)
You ain't gonna
You ain't gonna change (what's in your heart)
You ain't gonna change
Doesn't matter who you are


12.Back On My Feet Again

Lyrics:J.Waite/Bugatti/Musker
Music:J.Waite/Bugatti/Musker

I was so lonely until I met you
Told myself I'd get by without love
Drownin' my sorrows
Avoiding tomorrows
Kind of felt that I just had enough
You light up my face with your jokes and your smiles
And the way that you came here tonight
Don't know what you got
But I'm sure glad I found you
Could be wrong but it sure feels right
And here I am
I'm back on my feet again
Here I am
I'm back on my feet again
Surprised at myself
for the way that I feel
So happy that you're
here with me
Some women I've known
They've left me with nothing
But I guess that was just meant to be
And here I am
I'm back on my feet again
Here I am
I'm back on my feet again
I was down for the count
I was down
I was beat
I was cryin'
I was cornered and hurt
I was hidin' my face
Sittin' there cryin'
I was so lonely until I met you
Told myself I'd get by without love
Drownin' my sorrows
Avoiding tomorrows
Kind of felt that I just had enough
And here I am
I'm back on my feet again
Here I am
I'm back on my feet again.
Yes here I am
I'm back on my feet again
Here I am
I'm back on my feet again


13.Midnight Rendezvous

Lyrics:J.Waite/J.Cain
Music:J.Waite/J.Cain

Driving faster than you want me to
Can't help myself when I'm alone with you
Alright
Alright

I've passed the limit and there's no way back
Your kind of love gives me a heart attack
Alright
Alright

Cause baby can't you see
We need to spend some time alone
We need to see some dreams come true
I wanna feel me touching you
We need a midnight rendezvous

On the freeway with the throttle down
You drive me crazy as we drive around
Alright
All night

The way you look tonight you aim to please
The dress you're wearin' is way past your knees
Alright
Alright

Cause baby can't you see
We need to spend some time alone
We need to see some dreams come true
I wanna feel you touching me
We need a midnight rendezvous

Midnight
Midnight rendezvous
Midnight
Midnight rendezvous
Midnight
Midnight rendezvous
Midnight
Midnight rendezvous
Yeah yeah

All I really wanna do
Spend some time alone with you
Yeah
A midnight
(Baby baby can¹t you see)
(Baby baby you and me)
(Baby baby can¹t you see)
(Baby baby you and me)
A midnight rendezvous
Yeah
All I really wanna do
Oh I really wanna fuck you
Oh
Midnight rendezvous


14.Head First

Written:J.Waite/W.Stocker/A.Brock

Well the first time that I saw ya
You looked down and out
And I had my doubts
About you

But baby since I've come to know ya
I ain't got no doubts
What it¹s about

Me and baby
We're going out tonight
She's gonna treat me right
Ooh yeah
Me and sugar
We've got it all sewn up
She fills my loving cup
We're going head first

Well the second time that I saw ya
Man you'd really improved
I was really moved
How I wanted you
I'm knocking at your door
To see if you're alone tonight
Cause I need some more
Of what you got

Me and baby
We're going out tonight
She's gonna treat me right
Ooh yeah
Me and sugar
We've got it all sewn up
She fills my loving cup
We're going head first

Baby baby baby
Take me in your arms and love me
Cause you know what I am anyway
You got me on my knees
I'm gonna say please if you want me
Cause I want you so
I'm never gonna let you go

Me and baby
We're going out tonight
She's gonna treat me right
Ooh yeah
Me and sugar
We've got it all sewn up
She fills my loving cup
We're going head first

Me and baby
We're going out tonight
She's gonna treat me right
Ooh yeah
Said me and baby
We've got it all sewn up
She fills my loving cup
Ooh yeah
Me and baby
Me and baby gonna rock and roll
She fills my loving cup
It's gonna be alright
Me and baby
We're gonna rock and roll
We're gonna rip it up
We're fallin' head first


15.Broken Heart

Lyrics:John Waite
Music:John Waite

I heard that she's back in town
Heard she's been seen around
I hear she gets
what she wants everytime
I know what she put you through
I know what you'd like to do
Cause I lost my heart
to her sometime ago
So come on
Wipe your tears away
It's all that you can do
A broken heart never mends
Crying tears til the very end
At home on the boulevard
Cheap whiskey and tarot cards
Man she's outrageous
She wants the best in life
Sugar daddies with agin' wives
She's expensive everything she does
So come on
Wipe your tears away
It's all that you can do
A broken heart never mends
Crying tears til the very end
She knows what it must be like
Living in paradise
If you ain't got money she don't wanna know
I know what she put you through
I know what you'd like to do
I lost my heart to her sometime ago
So come on
Wipe your tears away
It's all that you can do
When you've got a broken heart
Come on
Wipe your tears away
It's all that you can do
Oh yeah


16.Isn't It Time

Lyrics:J.Conrad/R.Kennedy
Music:J.Conrad/R.Kennedy

Falling in love was the last thing I had on my mind
Holding you is a warmth that I thought I could never find

(Sitting here all alone)
Just trying to decide
(Whether to go all alone)
Or stay by your side
(Then I stop myself because)
I know I could cry

I just can't find the answers
To the questions that keep going through my mind
Hey babe
Isn't it time

(Isn't time it took time to wait)
(Falling in love could be your mistake)
Isn't it time
(Isn't time you took time to wait)
(Falling in love could be your mistake)

I've seen visions of someone like you in my life
A love that's strong reaching out
Holding me through the darkest night

(Sitting here all alone)
Just trying to decide
(Whether to go all alone)
Or stay by your side
(then I stop myself because)
I don't want to cry

I just can't find the answers
To the questions that keep going through my mind
Hey babe
Isn't it time

(Isn't it time it took time to wait)
(Falling in love could be your mistake)
(Isn't time you took time to wait)
(Falling in love could be your mistake)
(Isn't time you took time to wait)
(Falling in love could be your mistake)

I feel a warmth in my heart
And my soul that I never knew
This love affair gives me strength
That I need just to get me through

(Sitting here all alone)
Just wondering why
(Then I stop myself because)
I know I could cry
(Then I think of you)
And everything seems alright

I've finally found the answers
To the questions that keep going through my mind
Hey babe
Isn't it time

(Isn't time you don't have to wait)
(Don't have to wait)
I know it's time

Ooh yeah
I know it's time
It must be time
(Don't have to wait)
(Losing this love could be your mistake)
(Isn't time you don't have to wait)
(Don't have to wait)

It oughta be time

(Isn't time you don't have to wait)

(Isn't time you don't have to wait)
It must be time
(Don't have to wait)
(Losing this love could be your mistake)
(Isn't time you don't have to wait)

(Isn't time you don't have to wait)
(Losin' this love could be your mistake)
(Isn't time you don't have to wait)

It oughta be time


17.If You've Got the Time

Lyrics:J.Waite
Music:J.Waite

If I say I love ya
And lay it on the line
Yeah
Could you say you need me
And put your hands in mine

Oh I got love that grows
Oh I got love that shows
I got the love
If you've got the time
Then I've got the time

Do you say you want me
You'll give me everything
Then you could come live here
I'd even buy a ring

Oh I've got lots to learn
Oh I've got love to burn
I got the love
If you've got the time

Oh I've got love that shows
Oh I've got love that grows
I got the love
If you've got the time
Then I've got the time
Yeah

Do you say you need me
You'll give me everything
Then you could come live here
I'd even buy a ring

Oh I've got love that shows
Oh I've got love that grows
I got the love
If you've got the time
Then I've got the time

Oh I've got love that shows
Oh I've got love that grows
I got the love
If you've got the time
Then I've got the time

Oh I've got love that shows
Oh I've got love that grows
I've got the love