Styx Lyrics

Blue Collar Man Written by Tommy Shaw Lead Vocals by Tommy Shaw Give me a job, give me security give me a chance to survive I'm just a poor soul in the unemployment line my god, I'm hardly alive my mother and father, my wife and my friends You see them laugh in my face But I've got the power, and I've got the will I'm not a charity case I'll take the long night, impossible odds keeping my eye to the keyhole if it takes all that to be just what I am well I'm gonna be a blue collar man Make me an offer that I can't refuse make me respectable, man this is my last time in the unemployment line so like it or not, I'll take the long nights, impossible odds keeping my back to the wall if it takes all night to be just what I am well, I'm gonna be a blue collar man keeping my mind on a better life where happiness is only a heartbeat away paradise can it be all I heard it was I close my eyes and maybe I'm already there I'll take those long nights, impossible odds keeping my back to the wall all that to be just what I am well I'm gonna be a blue collar man do do do do do do do do do do do you don't understand do do do do do do do do do do do I'll take those long nights, impossible odds keeping my eye to the keyhole if it takes all night to be just who I am well, I'd rather be a blue collar got to be a blue collar gonna be a blue collar man
Come Sail Away I'm sailing away, Set an open course for the virgin sea, 'Cause I've got to be free, Free to face the life that's ahead of me, on board, I'm the captain, so climb aboard, We'll search for tomorrow on every shore, And I'll try, Oh Lord I'll try, to carry on I look to the sea, Reflections in the waves spark my memory, Some happy, some sad, I think of childhood friends and the dreams we had, We lived happily forever, so the story goes, But somehow we missed out on the pot of gold But we'll try best that we can to carry on A gathering of angels appeared above my head, They sang to me this song of hope and this is what they said, They said come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me lads, Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me, Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me baby, Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me I thought that they were angels, but to my surprise, We climbed aboard their starship, we headed for the skies Singing come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me lads Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me.
Crystal ball Written by Tommy Shaw Lead Vocals by Tommy Shaw I used to like to walk the straight and narrow line I used to think that everything was fine Sometimes I'd like to sit and gaze for days through sleepless dreams All alone and trapped in time All alone and trapped in time I wonder what tomorrow has in mind for me Or am I even in it's mind at all Perhaps I'll get a chance to look ahead and see Soon as I find myself a crystal ball Soon as I find myself a crystal ball Tell me, tell me where I'm going I don't know where I've been Tell me, tell me, won't you tell me And then tell me again My heart is breaking, my body's aching And I don't know where to go Tell me, tell me, won't you tell me I've just got to know Crystal ball There's so many things I need to know Crystal ball There's so many things I've got to know Crystal ball
Mr. Roboto Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto Mata ah-oo hima de Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto Himitsu wo shiri tai You're wondering who I am (Secret secret, I've got a secret) Machine or mannequin (Secret secret, I've got a secret) With parts made in Japan (Secret secret, I've got a secret) I am the modern man I've got a secret I've been hiding under my skin My heart is human, my blood is boiling, my brain IBM So if you see me acting strangely, don't be surprised I'm just a man who needed someone and somewhere to hide To keep me alive, just keep me alive Somewhere to hide to keep me alive I'm not a robot without emotions, I'm not what you see I've come to help you with your problems so we can be free I'm not a hero, I'm not a savior, forget what you know I'm just a man who's circumstances went beyond his control Beyond my control, I need control I need control, We all need control I am the modern man (Secret secret, I've got a secret) Who hides behind a mask (Secret secret, I've got a secret) So no one else can see (Secret secret, I've got a secret) My true identity Domo arigato, Mr, Roboto Domo, Domo Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto Domo, Domo Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto (Thank you very much oh Mr. Roboto for doing the jobs that nobody wants to) Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto (And thank you very much oh Mr. Roboto for helping me escape just when I needed to) Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto (Thank you thank you thank you) Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto (I wanna thank you) Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto (Please thank you) The problem's plain to see Too much technology Machines to save our lives Machines de-humanize The time has come at last (Secret secret, I've got a secret) To throw away this mask (Secret secret, I've got a secret) Now everyone can see (Secret secret, I've got a secret) My true identity I'm Kilroy! Kilroy! Kilroy! Kilroy..
Snowblind Written by Dennis DeYoung and James Young Lead Vocals by James Young and Tommy Shaw Mirror, mirror on the wall The face you've shown me scares me so I thought that I could call your bluff But now the lines are clear enough Life's not pretty even though I've tried so hard to make it so Mornings are such cold distress How did I ever get into this mess I'm snowblind, can't live without you So fine I just can't get away Now I'm snowblind, snowblind, snowblind Harmless and innocent you devil in white You stole my will without a fight You filled me with confidence, but you blinded my eyes You tricked me with visions of Paradise Now I realize I'm Snowblind, can't live without you So fine I just can't get away Now I'm snowblind, snowblind, snowblind Mirror, mirror I confess I can't escape this emptiness No more reason to pretend Here comes that same old feeling again Snowblind, can't live without you So fine I just can't get away Won't you throw me a lifeline I'm going down for the third time I'm snowblind, and I can't get away
Suite Madame Blue Time after time I sit and I wait for your call I know I'm a fool but what can I say. Whatever the price I'll pay for you, Madame Blue Once long ago, a word from your lips and the world turned around. But somehow you've changed, you're so far away I long for the past and dream of the days with you, Madame Blue. Suite Madame Blue, gaze in your looking glass You're not a child anymore. Suite Madame Blue, the future is all but past. Dressed in your jewels, you made your own rules You conquered the world and more ....heaven's door America....America...America...America... America....America...America...America... America....America...America...America... America....America...America...America... America....America...America...America... America....America...America...America... Red white, and blue, gaze in your looking glass You're not a child anymore. Red, white, and blue, the future is all but past. So lift up your heart, and make a new start And lead us away from here.
Too Much Time on My Hands Sitting on this barstool talking like a damn fool Got the twelve o'clock news blues And I've given up hope on the afternoon soaps And a bottle of cold brew Is it any wonder I'm not crazy? Is it any wonder I'm sane at all Well I'm so tired of losing- I got nothing to do and all day to do it I go out cruisin' but I've no place to go and all night to get there Is it any wonder I'm not a criminal? Is it any wonder I'm not in jail? Is it any wonder I've got Too much time on my hands, it's ticking away with my sanity I've got too much time on my hands, it's hard to believe such a calamity I've got too much time on my hands and it's ticking away from me Too much time on my hands, too much time on my hands Too much time on my hands Well, I'm a jet fuel genius - I can solve the world's problems Without even trying I have dozens of friends and the fun never ends That is, as long as I'm buying Is it any wonder I'm not the president (He's not the president) Is it any wonder I'm null and void? Is it any wonder I've got Too much time on my hands, it's ticking away with my sanity I've got too much time on my hands, it's hard to believe such a calamity I've got too much time on my hands and it's ticking away from me Too much time on my hands, too much time on my hands Too much time on my hands 		70's Music Home Page

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