#5yearsoflustforlife

[iliveinadesertandabeach]

Finally

I'm crossing the threshold

From the ordinary world

To the reveal of my heart

Undoubtedly

That will for certain

Take the dead out of the sea

And the darkness from the arts

This is my commitment

My modern manifesto

I'm doin' it for all of us

Who never got the chance

For Amy and for Whitney (Shut up, shut up)

And all my birds of paradise (Shut up, shut up)

Who never got to fly at night (Shut up, shut up)

'Cause they were caught up in the dance

Sometimes it feels like I've got a war in my mind

I want to get off, but I keep ridin' the ride

I never really noticed that I had to decide

To play someone's game or live my own life

And now I do

I wanna move

Out of the black (Out of the black)

Into the blue (Into the blue)

[iliveinadesertandabeach]

Life rocked me like Mötley

Grabbed me by the ribbons in my hair

Life rocked me ultra softly

Like the heavy metal that you wear

I'm flyin' to the moon again, dreamin' about heroin

How it gave you everything and took your life away

I put you on an aeroplane, destined for a foreign land

I hoped that you'd come back again

And tell me everything's okay, ayy, babe, yeah

[iliveinadesertandabeach]

I waited for you

In the spot you said to wait

In the city on the park bench

In the middle of the pourin' rain

'Cause I adored you

I just wanted things to be the same

You said to meet me up there tomorrow

But tomorrow never came

Tomorrow never came

[iliveinadesertandabeach]

Blue is the color of the planet from the view above

Long live our reign, long live our love

Green is the planet from the eyes of a turtle dove

'Til it runs red, runs red with blood

[iliveinadesertandabeach]

I was at Coachella leanin' on your shoulder

Watchin' your husband swing in time

I guess I was in it 'cause, baby, for a minute

It was Woodstock in my mind

In the next mornin' they put out the warnin'

Tensions were rising over country lines

I turned off the music, tried to sit and use it

All of the love that I saw that night

'Cause what about all these children

And what about all their parents?

And what about all their crowns they wear

In hair so long like mine?

And what about all their wishes wrapped up like garland roses

Round their little heads?

I said a prayer for a third time

I'd trade it all for a stairway to heaven (A stairway, stairway to heaven)

I'd take my time for the climb up to the top of it (A stairway)

I'd trade the fame and the fortune and the legend (A stairway)

I'd give it all away if you give me just one day to ask Him one question

I'd give it all away if you give me just one day to ask Him one question

[iliveinadesertandabeach]

I'm smokin' while I'm runnin' on my treadmill

But I'm comin' up roses

Could it be that I fell for another loser?

I'm cryin' while I'm cummin'

Makin' love while I'm makin' good money

Sobbin' in my cup of coffee

'Cause I fell for another loser

Get that cigarette smoke out of my face

You've been wastin' my time

While you're takin' what's mine with the things that you're doin'

Talk that talk, well, now they all know your name

And there's no comin' back from the place that you came

Baby, don't do it

'Cause you got me in my feelings

(Got me feeling so much right now)

Talkin' in my sleep again

(I'm makin' no sense at all)

Talkin' while I'm screamin'

(Got me feelin' so crazy right now)

Who's doper than this bitch? Who's freer than me?

You wanna make the switch? Be my guest, baby

I'm feelin' all my fuckin' feelings

[iliveinadesertandabeach]

You're in the bar playin' guitar

I'm trying not to let the crowd next to me

It's so hard sometimes with a star

When you have to share him with everybody

You're in the club livin' it up

I'm trying not to let the crowd notice me

It's so sweet swingin' to the beat

When I know that you're doin' it all for me

And every time you look up

I know what you're thinkin' of

I know what you're thinkin' of

You want my

Groupie love

Groupie love

Groupie love

[iliveinadesertandabeach]

Is it the end of an era?

Is it the end of America?

Is it the end of an era?

Is it the end of America?

No, it's only the beginnin'

If we hold on to hope, we'll have our happy endin'

When the world was at war before

We just kept dancin'

When the world was at war before

We just kept dancin'

[iliveinadesertandabeach]

God bless America, and all the beautiful women in it

God bless America, and all the beautiful women in it

May you stand proud and strong like Lady Liberty shinin' all night long

God bless America

[iliveinadesertandabeach]

It hurts to love you, but I still love you

It's just the way I feel

And I'd be lyin' if I kept hidin'

The fact that I can't deal

And that I've been dyin' for somethin' real

That I've been dyin' for somethin' real

[iliveinadesertandabeach]

My boyfriend's back and he's cooler than ever

There's no more night, blue skies forever

I told you twice in our love letter

There's no stopping now, green lights forever

And I was like…

Take off, take off, take off all your clothes

Take off, take off, take off all your clothes

Take off, take off, take off all of your clothes

And a lust for life, and a lust for life

And a lust for life, and a lust for life

Keeps us alive, keeps us alive

Keeps us alive, keeps us alive

And a lust for life, and a lust for life

And a lust for life, and a lust for life

Keeps us alive, keeps us alive

Keeps us alive, keeps us alive (Oh)