Who Says You Can't Go Home - Bon Jovi

I spent twenty years tryin' to get out of this place I was lookin' for somethin' I couldn't replace I was runnin' away from the only thing I've ever known And like a blind dog without a bone I was a gypsy lost in the twilight zone I hijacked a rainbow and crashed into a pot of gold I've been there, done that, now I ain't lookin' back And the seeds I've sown, savin' dimes Spendin' too much time on the telephone Who says you can't go home? Who says you can't go home? There's only one place that call me one of their own Just a hometown boy, born a rollin' stone Who says you can't go home? Who says you can't go back? Been all around the world and as a matter of fact There's only one place left, I wanna go Who says you can't go home? It's alright It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright I went as far as I could, I tried to find a new face There isn't one of these lines that I would erase I left a million mile of memories on that road Every step I take, I know that I'm not alone You take the home from the boy but not the boy from his home These are my streets and only life I've ever known Who says you can't go home? Who says you can't go home? There's only one place that call me one of their own Just a hometown boy, born a rollin' stone Who says you can't go home? Who says you can't go back? Been all around the world and as a matter of fact There's only one place left, I wanna go Who says you can't go home? It doesn't matter where you are, doesn't matter where you go If it's a million miles away or just a mile up the road Take it in, take it with you when you go Who says you can't go home? Who says you can't go back? Been all around the world and as a matter of fact There's only one place left, I want to go Who says you can't go home? It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright,it's alright Who says you can't go home? It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright,it's alright Who says you can't go home? It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright,it's alright Who says you can't go home?

I spent 20 years trying to get out of this place I was looking for something I couldn't replace I was running away from the only thing I've ever known Like a blind dog without a bone I was a gypsy lost in the twilight zone I hijacked a rainbow and crashed into a pot of gold I been there, done thatand I ain't lookin' back on the seeds I've sown, Saving dimes, spending too much time on the telephone Who says you can't go home Who says you can't go home There's only one place they call me one of their own Just a hometown boy, born a rolling stone, who says you can't go home Who says you can't go back, been all around the world and as a matter of fact There's only one place left I want to go, who says you can't go home It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright, its alright I went as far as I could, I tried to find a new face There isn't one of these lines that I would erase I lived a million miles of memories on that road With every step I take I know that I'm not alone You take the home from the boy, but not the boy from his home These are my streets, the only life I've ever known, Who says you can't go home Who says you can't go home There's only one place they call me one of their own Just a hometown boy, born a rolling stone, who says you can't go home Who says you can't go back, been all around the world and as a matter of fact There's only one place left I want to go, who says you can't go home It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright, its alright I been there, done thatand I ain't looking that It's been a long long road Feels like I never left, that's how the story goes It doesn't matter where you are, it doesn't matter where you go If it's a million miles aways or just a mile up the road Take it in, take it with you when you go, Who says you can't go home Who says you can't go home There's only one place they call me one of their own Just a hometown boy, born a rolling stone, who says you can't go home Who says you can't go back, been all around the world and as a matter of fact There's only one place left I want to go, who says you can't go home It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright, its alright It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright, its alright Who says you can't go home Who says you can't go home

I won't get drunk no more, no more, the old refrain it shines with use While you sop your bread in barley-wine, and mop your floor in tobacco juice So they kicked you out of paradise, grinned and locked the garden gate What those devils called your greatest sin, Gabriel and I called your great escape Where are you gonna run Tell me, where will you roam When you can't go home You can't go home Oh, pilgrim, you can't go home The gilded cage cannot contain the gypsies of the earth The poet and the tumbleweed discuss what rootlessness is worth And pity those who never felt inspiration's cold wet nose It wakes you up in the ditch where you're tumbling 'round where the four winds blow Where are you gonna run Tell me, where will you roam When you can't go home You can't go home Oh, pilgrim, you can't go home The polaroids of indio show desert flowers entwined Their nakedness has already been blasted by the sands of time But still you thought you sad Jane would wait for you till who knows when But that little girl's got a new tattoo to let you know you can't go home again Where are you gonna run Tell me, where will you roam When you can't go home You can't go home Oh, pilgrim, you can't go home So spin the wheel of St.Columba's and ride his golden calf Climb up the silver strings of the mandolin till you can hear the angels laugh And if rock and roll is more your thing, go ahead and wear the badge Cause chaos needs another king, a pillar of smoke who don't look back Where are you gonna run Tell me, where will you roam When you can't go home You can't go home Oh, pilgrim, you can't go home I'm dirty and torn, my tails hung out, a ship with tattered sails Been down and out, around the horn to chase the great white whale Across the night and across the day, I save my song for eternity Now here I find you gazing out of the window of St. James infirmary Where are you gonna run Tell me, where will you roam When you can't go home You can't go home Oh, pilgrim, you can't go home So keep rollin', rollin' down that road you're on Keep rollin', rollin' on, rollin' on Keep rollin', rollin' down that road that you're on Keep rollin', rollin', rollin' on

I'm lying here beside you in someone else's bed Knowing what we're doing's wrong But better left unsaid Your breathing sounds like screaming It's all that I can stand His ring is on your finger But my heart is in your hands Damned if you love me Damned if you don't It's getting harder holding on, but I can't let you go Damned if you don't need me Damned if you do Oh God, I wish it wasn't me standin' in these shoes Damned, damned A door slams like a shotgun, you jump up to your feet But it's just the wind that's blowing through those secrets that we keep Made me want to want you, God knows I need to need you By the time the love is over, I'll be sleeping on the streets Damned if you love me Damned if you don't It's getting harder holding on, but I can't let you go Damned if you don't need me Damned if you do Oh God, I wish it wasn't me standin' in these shoes Damned, damned Why don't you talk to me? ('Cause I'm too blind to see) Why don't you look at me? ('Cause I'm afraid to breathe) What do you want from me? (All that I can stand) The lies are on my tongue and I can't turn back I know My soul is damned Don't worry I ain't gonna call you or hear you say my name And if you see me on the streets, don't wave, just walk away Our lives are getting twisted, let's keep our stories straight The more that I resist it, my temptation turns to fade Damned if you love me Damned if you don't It's getting harder holding on, but I can't let you go Damned if you don't need me Damned if you do God, I wish it wasn't me standin' in these shoes

My mama told me When I was younger You better speak up Don't be a number My daddy told me When it was thunder Go be the lighting Don't run for cover Who's gonna help the helpless? Sometimes we're all alone These days, we're all just looking For a place that we call home Now we can't climb over And you can't go round Build them up We'll tear them down Brick by brick Gonna watch them fall Build more bridges And tear down walls These walls Are the mountains that we climb These walls Are the great divide Brick by brick Gonna watch them fall Build more bridges Tear down walls The space between us Is getting wider We need this bar to Light the fire Show me the promise Give me some dealing There's too much hurting We need some healing Who's gonna help the helpless? Sometimes we're all alone These days, we're one step closer To that place that we call home Now we can't climb over And you can't go round Build them up We'll tear them down Brick by brick Gonna watch them fall Build more bridges And tear down walls These walls Are the mountains that we climb These walls Are the great divide Brick by brick Gonna watch them fall Build more bridges Tear down these walls I remember when the world was smaller And we both felt ten feet taller Now we can't climb over And you can't go round Build them up We'll tear them down Brick by brick Gonna watch them fall Build more bridges And tear down walls These walls Are the mountains that we climb These walls Are the great divide Brick by brick Gonna watch them fall Build more bridges Tear down these walls These walls These walls These walls Tear down these walls These walls These walls These walls Tear down walls

I was born to be of service Camp Lejeune just felt like home I had honor, I found purpose Sir, yes, sir That's what I know They sent us to a place I never heard of weeks before When you're nineteen, it ain't hard to sleep In the desert on God's floor Close your eyes, stop counting sheep You hear them bootcamp anymore We were taught to shoot our rifles Then in one, then side by side Thought we'd be made as liberators In a thousand year old fight I got this painful ringing in my ear From an IED last night But no lead light humvee war machine, could save my sargeants life Three more soldiers, six civilians Need these words to come out right God of mercy, God of light Seek your children from this life Here these words, this humble plea For I have seen the suffering And with this prayer I'm hoping That we, can be unbroken It's 18 months now, I've been stateside With this medal on my chest But there are things I can't remember And there are things I won't forget I lie awake at night with dreams of devils shouldn't see I wanna scream, but I can't breathe And Christ, I am sweating through these sheets Where's my brothers? Where's my country? Where's my how things used to be? God of mercy, God of light Seek your children from this life Here these words, this humble plea For I have seen the suffering And with this prayer I'm hoping That we, can be unbroken My service dogs done more for me Then the medication would There ain't no angel that is coming to save me But even if they could Today, 22, would die from suicide Just like yesterday, they're gone I live my life for each tomorrow So their memories will live on Once we were boys, and we were strangers Now we're brothers and we're men Someday you'll ask me, was it worth it to be of service in the end? Well, the blessing, and the curses, yeah, I'd do it all again Whoa-oh Whoa-oh Whoa-oh Whoa-oh Whoa-oh Whoa-oh (Whoa)

Breakout This time girl I've had enough You're too hot to handle with kid gloves It's too late, I hear a knock on the door The games over baby, I can't take it no more Breakout, breakout Take these chains from me You held my heart for ransom Baby, set it free Breakout, breakout Your lies can't hide what I see I'm better off on my own Promises you made me in the heat of the night Those words were broken under bedroom lights Your lips they burn, your body calls my name I can feel the fire but it's all in vain Breakout, breakout Take these chains from me You held my heart for ransom Baby, set it free Breakout, breakout Your lies can't hide what I see I'm better off on my own Breakout, breakout Take these chains from me You held my heart for ransom Baby, set it free Breakout, breakout Your lies can't hide what I see I'm better off on my own You say, "We'll meet around midnight You're gonna make me feel alright" I'm sayin', "No, no not tonight You gotta let me go" Breakout, breakout Take these chains from me You held my heart for ransom Baby, set it free Breakout, breakout Your lies can't hide what I see I'm better off on my own Breakout, breakout Take these chains from me You held my heart for ransom Baby, set it free Breakout, breakout Your lies can't hide what I see I'm better off on my own You say, "We'll meet around midnight You'll make me feel oh so right" Oh better, better but not tonight You gotta let me go Breakout, breakout Breakout, breakout Breakout, breakout