Call the cops and tell them what I want My battery's a hundred percent, it all made sense A bomb for a body, a hammer for a head My battery's a hundred percent, it all made sense All your stories are about your death The lemmings on the way to the cliff, the brain-dead boys Calling you a hooligan, a Border Reiver git The boxer with a box of old shit, the big white noise It's all about the money now You put the hard drive in the microwave You antelope, you are a sack of wine Huh, huh Call the cops and tell them what I want My battery's a hundred percent, it all made sense Just blame it on the empire, blame it on the empire Blame it on the empire, blame it on the empire, I don't know It's all about the Benjamins It's all about the wilderness for me Tomorrow is a wonderful idea Huh, huh It's the end of the contender The end of the contender It's the end of the contender The end of the contender Feeding time, animatronic eyes Are a-watching with delight (the end of the contender) A churning mind, oh, give me that rabid smile Those Creddahornis eyes Call the cops and tell them what I want My battery's a hundred percent, it all made sense A bomb for a body, a hammer for a head My battery's a hundred percent, it all made sense (It all made sense) The end of the contender The end of the contender The end of the contender The end of the contender

Now and then Do you wash your hands of me again? Wish me anywhere but home Drunk and on the end of your phone From time to time Do you guess what's really on my mind? Guess that "How you keeping now?" Means "Where are you sleeping now" But of course it's not polite To ask you where you spent last night And if I did you might reply That I have no right And anyway I'm fine Glad that you're no longer mine If I should tell a lie I'll cross my heart and hope to die You'd be appalled If you knew what I was doing When you called Yes, I can see I'm blundering Always end up wondering Will it ever be alright To ask you where you spent last night And can it be polite The way we never write, Of course I don't have the time, And anyway I'm fine If I should tell a lie I'll cross my heart and hope to die I hope we never die

She prob'ly works in a restaurant That's what her momma did But I don't know if she ever really Could put up with it Or maybe she sings in a nightclub 'Cause sometimes she used to sing But I don't know if it ever Amounted to anything But listen honey (Chorus) Wherever you are tonight I wish you the best of everything, in the world And I hope you found Whatever you were looking for Yeah and it's over before you know it It all goes by so fast Yeah, the bad nights last forever And the good nights don't ever seem to last And man, we never had the real thing But sometimes we used to kiss Back when we didn't understand (What we were caught up in (Chorus) (Chorus)

In the heart of the night In the cool southern rain There's a full moon in sight Shining down on the Pontchartrain And the river she rises Just like she used to do She's so full of surprises She reminds me of you In the heart of the night In the heart of the night In the heart of the night Oh, whoa, down in New Orleans There's a night bird singing Right on through till the dawn And the streets are still ringing With people carrying on It's been so long waiting Just to be here again Anticipating All the time I could spend In the heart of the night In the heart of the night In the heart of the night And I trust in your love Never falling down I trust in your love Just like I do in this town Whoa, never falling down Whoa, never falling down In the heart of the night In the cool fallin' rain There's a full moon in sight Shining down on the Pontchartrain And the river she rises Just like she used to do She's so full of surprises Oh, momma, she reminds me of you Right here, in the heart of the night In the heart of the night In the heart of the night, oh, oh Down in New Orleans And I'm so glad to be back in New Orleans Please don't wake me, don't shake me If it's only, if it's only just a dream 'Cause it's the only place I can face that makes me feel so right Below that Dixie moon and loving you In the heart of the night

(Have you ever felt the need) Have you ever felt the need (To see more than you can see?) To see more than you can see? (Look into uncertainty) Look into uncertainty (Reflections of treachery) Reflections of treachery (Would you leave the world behind?) Would you leave the world behind? (Endless life is here to find) Endless life is here to find (I can interest you in lies) I can interest you in lies (Sell your soul for all it buys) Sell your soul for all it buys Play with your insanity Shatter your reality Pulsing in your blood (I can satisfy your greed) I can satisfy your greed (For now all your debts are free) For now all your debts are free (I have all eternity) I have all eternity (To quench all the death I breed) To quench all the death I breed (Recreate the rules of play) Recreate the rules of play (From now things are done my way) From now things are done my way (None have ever won my game) None have ever won my game (Crucified them all in flames) Crucified them all in flames Play with your insanity Shatter your reality Pulsing in your blood Have you ever danced with the Devil? His temptation ever summoned you? Ever penned your name in blood? Let possession slowly swallow you When you stand under full moonlight, the attraction mesmerizes you Have you ever wondered why? It seems that evil you're attracted to Reach out to my hand Step back in time's sand Genetic wasteland Far beyond death (Sell your soul for all it buys)

It's time for me to be on my way I know I've got business to conduct And I've got places to go But I can't help looking at her sleeping instead Another morning I'll have trouble climbing out of this bed Because - she's such a temptation It's driving me crazy And it's my fascination That's making me act this way And I know what all my friends say They're afraid that I'm losing my touch But she's such a temptation I look so tired cause I don't get much sleep And I've got too many commitments that are too hard to keep And I try to be rational And I try to be wise But it all gets blown to pieces When I look in her eyes Because - she's such a temptation And nothing can save me And my only salvation Is tearing myself away And I know what all of my friends say There's a danger in wanting too much But she's such a temptation I should be leaving But I can't cut loose I have my reasons for resistance But I have no excuse And I lose my composure I could use some restraint I never claimed to be a hero And I never said I was a saint She's such a temptation It's driving me crazy And it's my fascination That's making me act this way And I can just hear all my friends say Better watch out, you're losing your touch But she's such a temptation Yes she is She's such a temptation Yes she is Yes she is She's such a temptation