"Crossfire"

Day by day, night after night
Blinded by the neon light
Hurry here, hustling there
No one's got the time to spare
Money's tight, nothing free
Won't somebody come and rescue me

I am stranded, caught in the crossfire
Stranded, caught in the crossfire

Tooth for tooth, eye for an eye
Sell your soul just to bop on by
Beggin' for a dollar, stealin' a dime
Come on can't you see that I'm
Stranded, caught in the crossfire
I am stranded, caught in the crossfire
I need some, kind of kindness
Some kind of sympathy, oh no

(Lead) Save the strong, lose the weak
Never turning the other cheek
Trust nobody, don't be no fool
Whatever happened to the golden rule

“Tightrope”

Caught up in a whirlwind can't catch my breath
Knee deep in hot water broke out in a cold sweat
Can't catch a turtle in this rat race
Feels like I'm losin' time at a breakneck pace

Afraid of my own shadow in the face of grace
Heart full of darkness spotlight on my face
There was love all around me but I was lookin' for revenge
Thank God it never found me would have been the end

(I was) walkin' the tightrope steppin' on my friends
Walkin' the tightrope (it) was a shame and a sin
Walkin' the tightrope between wrong and right
Walkin' the tightrope both day and night

Lookin' back in front of me in the mirror's a grin
Through eyes of love I see I'm really lookin' at a friend
We've all had our problems that's the way life is
My heart goes out to others who are there to make amends

We've been walkin' the tightrope tryin' to make it right
Walkin' the tightrope every day and every night
Walkin' the tightrope bring it all around
Walkin' the tightrope from the lost to found

Walkin' the tightrope stretched around the world
Walkin' the tightrope save the boys and girls
Walkin' the tightrope let's make it right
Walkin' the tightrope do it do it tonight
Walkin' the tightrope

“Wall Of Denial"

A wall of denial - is fallin' down
Whoa it's fallin' so hard - down to the ground
Never knew something so strong could be washed away by tears
But this wall of denial was just built on fear

We've all had our demons from the garden of white lies
Dressed them amused them pullin' wool over our eyes
Go so far as to love them to keep from letting them go
All the while they we're killin' us but we couldn't let it show

No matter what the trouble we carry round inside
We're never safe from the truth but in the truth we can survive
When this wall of denial comes tumblin' down
Down to the ground

Simple things in life bring the greatest pleasure
A smile, a kiss, a little baby's laughter
It makes no difference if we run away in fear
The little things in life hold us so near

No matter what the trouble we carry round inside
(We're) never safe from the truth but in the truth we can survive
When this wall of denial comes tumblin' down
Yeah this wall of denial must tumble down
Down to the ground

“Life by the Drop”

Hello there, my old friend

Not so long ago it was 'til the end

We played outside in the pouring rain

On our way up the road we started over again

You're livin' a dream....Wo you on top

My mind is achin'....Lord it won't stop

Thats how it happens....Livin' life by the drop

Up and down that road in our worn out shoes

Talkin' 'bout good things and signin' the blues

You went your way....I stayed behind

We both knew it was just a matter of time

You're livin a dream....Wo you on top

My mind is achin'....Lord it won't stop

That's how it happens....Livin' life by the drop

No wasted time....We're alive today

Churnin' up the past....There's no easier way

Time's been between us....A means to an end

God it's good to be here walkin' together my friend

You're livin a dream....Wo you on top

My mind is achin'....Lord it won't stop

That's how it happens....Livin' life by the drop

That's how it happens....Livin' life by the drop

That's how it happens....Livin' life by the drop

"Life Without You"

Oo oo now baby....Tell me how have you been

We all have missed you....And the way you grin

The day is necessary....Every now and then

For souls to move on....Givin' life back again, and again

Fly on fly on....Fly on my friend

Go on....Live again....Love again

Day after day....Night after night

Sittin' here singin' every minute....As the years go passing by....by, by, by

Long look in the mirror....We've come face to face

Wishin' all the love we took for granted....Love we have today

Life without you....All the love you passed my way

The angels have waited for so long....Now they have their way

Take your place....

Spoken Word Section of "Life Without You"

From the November 29, 1989, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble concert in Denver, Colorado.

I wanna stop right now and thank God that I'm alive and well enough to be with you all today. That it all is as well as it is with everybody here, 'cause I am glad to be here with you today…

You see it does me good to stop and think about this stuff because sometimes it's too easy to forget for a lot of us, you know, what we been through, where we come from, where we're trying to get, and where we're trying to get is back home inside, you know, back in touch with what really mean something, which is love and caring and what we got between us…

See, it took me a long time to find out, pretty much everything else is a bunch of something else, you know, 'cause for a long time all I could remember to do was run away from myself and everybody that cared, you know, and usually that meant run to the party and stay there for as long as possible…

And then one day I nearly died and it kinda dawned on me that that wasn't the right thing to do, you know, 'cause you know it's time to come home every once in a while…

What this is all about is just, I'm just asking you to take care of yourselves so you can be there for the ones that need you and love you the most, and they need you all the time. I know I do…

Are you with me? Alright.