@ALBUM: Stranger in This Town Artist: Richie Sambora Year: 1991 Label: Mercury/Polygram Artists: Richie Sambora: Acoustic/Electric guitars & Lead Vocals David Bryan: Keyboards Tony Levin: Bass guitar & stick Tico Torres: Percussion & drums Guest artists: Eric Clapton: Guitar solo in 'Mr. Bluesman' Randy Jackson: Bass guitar in 'One light burning' Background vocals: Tawatha Agee, Bekka Bramlett, Dean Fasano, Brenda White-King, Curtis King Jr & Franke Previte @SONG: Rest in peace (Sambora, Bryan) Voodoo woman I'll see you in my dreams Gipsy woman Down on Lonely Street Gipsy was a friend of mine In a sacred dream Voodoo woman magic child In time you will believe Every time we say goodbye Our love will rest in peace After we make love tonight Our love shall rest in peace So say a prayer and close your eyes Come lay your body down to sleep After we make love tonight Our love shall rest in peace @SONG: Church of desire (Sambora) Woke up in a cold sweat In the middle of the night Seems like a lifetime When you're wondering who's wrong or right One confession would resurrect the truth Revenge or forgiveness for sins between me and you Now we dance with the devil down lonely street, lonely street Looking for a window in the house of tears Living in hell, I pray the rain disappears I'm headed for a breakdown And the fever runs higher As I kneel at the altar I can feel your fire In the church of desire Church of desire You never find a reason why love falls from grace Some kind of voodoo, like a spirit you can't embrace There's a voice in the mirror, and a ghost in my heart That relives the passion before we were torn apart Now we dance with the devil down lonely street, lonely street Looking for a window in the house of tears Living in hell, I pray the rain disappears I'm headed for a breakdown And the fever runs higher As I kneel at the altar I can feel your fire In the church of desire Church of desire Now we dance with the devil down lonely street, lonely street Looking for a window in the house of tears Living in hell, I pray the rain disappears I'm headed for a breakdown And the fever runs higher As I kneel at the altar I can feel your fire In the church of desire Church of desire @SONG: 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 @SONG: Ballad of youth (Sambora, Morolda) Growing up today There's many mountains you must climb You're not the only one 'Cause everybody's on that line Hey mister know it all What do you recommend You think you know the answers But the questions never end Young hearts better hold on Beyond the innocence Your youth is gone So look in your mirror You got nothing to lose Don't waste your time away Thinkin' 'bout yesterday's blues Born outta passion To a world gone cold Ya wear it on your shoulders It's a heavy, heavy load I know Love and its emotions Come knocking at your door Young hearts will be broken And time's the only cure Young hearts better hold on Beyond the innocence Your youth is gone So look in your mirror You got nothing to lose Don't waste your time away Thinkin' 'bout yesterday's blues Temptation makes us fall from grace But the angels were sinners And the sinners saints Forgive yourself cause we're all the same Everybody rides on the karma train Young hearts Better hold on Beyond the innocence Your youth is gone Look in your mirror It'll tell you the truth Don't waste your time away Don't waste your life away, no, no Live today There's no time to lose Cause when tomorrow comes It's all just yesterday's news All just yesterday news @SONG: One light burning (Sambora, Foster, Morolda) All alone in the dark No walls no windows Trying hard to define Heaven from hell Standing out in the rain With just one shadow Nothing to see or believe Beyond myself See my life going by Each moment I am alive I keep reaching out, holding on, hoping Somewhere in my life There's one light burning I feel it like my heart beating inside Somewhere in my life There's one light burning All alone with my fears No words are spoken A story yet to be told Locked in my mind Hope is somewhere ahead Shining brightly But the past is always following close behind See my life going by, each moment I am alive I keep reaching out, holding on, hoping Somewhere in my life There's one light burning I feel it like my heart beating inside Somewhere in my life There's one light burning Somewhere in my life There's one light burning I feel it like my heart beating inside Somewhere in my life There's one light burning Leading the way, leading the way @SONG: Mr. Bluesman (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 @SONG: Rosie (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 @SONG: River of love (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 @SONG: Father time (Sambora, Child) Father time I couldn't make her wanna stay I couldn't seem to find the words to say Now I have to live in yesterday Father time I thought that you were on my side I thought that I could keep our love alive I thought that I could keep her satisfied The clock keeps tickin' and I keep on thinkin' 'bout you I'm knockin' at the door of your heart but I can't break through Father time Grant me just another day Of our love I tried to make her stay Father time Don't tell me it's too late All my life you know that I would wait Father time Now she's gone She didn't even say goodbye I guess she didn't have the heart to try She didn't even have the guts to lie Father time Only you can turn the page And close the curtain on this empty stage Only you can take my pain away My heart keeps breakin' and my body keeps aching for you It's time to hold on but there's nothin' left to hold on to Father time Grant me just another day Of our love I tried to make her stay Father time Don't tell me it's too late All my life you know that I would wait Father time Father, father can't you see I'm depending on you I'm dying at the door to your heart and I can't break through Father time Grant me just another day Of our love I tried to make her stay Father time Don't tell me it's too late All my life you know that I would wait Father time She's your child make her mine Father time @SONG: The answer (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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transcribed by Davide Devoti ------------------------------------------------------------------------------