(D. Henley, G. Frey) I used to hurry a lot, I used to worry a lot, I used to stay out till the break of the day. Oh that didn't git it, it was high time, I quit it, I just couldn't carry on that way. Oh, I did some damage, I know it's true. Didn't know I was so lonely till I found you. Who can go the distance? We'll find out in the long run. IN THE LONG RUN We can handle some resistance if our love is a strong one. IS A STRONG ONE People talkin' about us, they got nothin' else to do. When it all comes down we will still come through in the long run. Ooh I want to tell you it's a long run. You know I don't understand why you don't treat yourself better, do the crazy things that you do. When all the debutantes in Houston, baby, couldn't hold a candle to you. Did you do it for love, did you do it for money? Did you do it for spite, did you think you had to, honey? Who is gonna make it? We'll find out in the long run. IN THE LONG RUN I know we can take it if our love is a strong one. IS A STRONG ONE Well we're scared but we ain't shakin', kinda bent but we ain't breakin' in the long run. Ooh I want to tell you it's a long run.
(T.B. Schmit, D.Henley, G. Frey) Look at us baby, up all night Tearing our love apart Aren't we the same two people who lived through years in the dark? Ooh-oh Every time I try to walk away Somethin' makes me turn around and stay And I can't tell you why When we get crazy, it just ain't right (Try to keep your head, little girl) Girl, I get lonely too You don't have to worry, just hold on tight (Don't get caught in your little world) 'Cause I love you Nothin's wrong as far as I can see We make it harder than it has to be And I can't tell you why -no,baby I can't tell you why I can't tell you why Every time I try to walk away Somethin' makes me turn around and stay And I can't tell you why, no, no, baby I can't tell you why I can't tell you why I can't tell you why
(J. Walsh, B. De Vorzon) Somewhere out on that horizon Out beyond the neon lights I know there must be something better But there's nowhere else in sight It's survival in the city When you live from day to day City streets don't have much pity When you're down down that's where you stay I was born here in the city With my back against the wall Nothing grows and life ain't very pretty No-one's there to catch you when you fall But somewhere out on that horizon Far away from the neon sky I know there must be something better And I can't stay another night
(D. Felder, D. Henley, G. Frey) Lookin' for the good life Dressed to kill She don't have to worry 'cause there's always someone else who will Loose and loaded every night Dancin' underneath the flashin' light Sayin', "Look at me baby, look at me I'm beautiful, I'm beautiful, I'm somebody" Just slip into the arms of The disco strangler He's been around here all along, baby Been waiting for his time to come You lookin' for attention darlin' He will surely give you some He's the crimson in your face du jour The fiddler in your darkest night He's the melody without a cure And Rome is burning, but that's alright Just slip into the arms of The disco strangler Just slip into the arms of The disco stranger
(D. Henley, G. Frey) Well he sits up there on his leatherette And looks through pictures of the ones that he hasn't had yet When he thinks he wants a closer look He gets out his little black telephone book (He's calling) (He's calling) (He's calling) (He's calling) Come sit down here beside me honey Let's have a little heart to heart Now look at me and tell me darlin' How badly do you want this part? Are you willing to sacrifice And are you willing to be real nice All that talent and my good taste I'd hate to see it go to waste We gon' get you an apartment, honey We gon' get you a car Yeah, we gon' take care of you, darlin' We gon' make you a movie star For years I've seen 'em come and go He says, "I've had 'em all, ya know" I handled everything in my own way I made 'em what they are today After 'while, nothing was pretty After 'while, everything got lost Still, his jacuzzi runneth over Still, he just couldn't get off He's just another power junky Just another silk-scarf monkey You'd know it if you saw his stuff The man just isn't big enough
(D. Henley, G. Frey, B. Seger, J.D. Souther) Somebody's gonna hurt someone Before the night is through Somebody's gonna come undone There's nothin' we can do Everybody wants to touch somebody If it takes all night Everybody wants to take a little chance And make it come out right There's gonna be a heartache tonight A heartache tonight, I know There's gonna be a heartache tonight A heartache tonight, I know Lord, I know Some people like to stay out late Some folks can't hold out that long But nobody wants to go home now There's too much goin' on This night is gonna last forever Last all, last all summer long Sometimes before the sun comes up The radio is gonna play that song There's gonna be a heartache tonight A heartache tonight, I know There's gonna be a heartache tonight A heartache tonight, I know Lord, I know There's gonna be a heartache tonight The moon's shinin' bright So turn out the light And we'll get it right There's gonna be a heartache tonight A heartache tonight, I know Somebody's gonna hurt someone (somebody) Before the night is through Somebody's gonna come undone There's nothin' we can do (everybody) Everybody wants to touch somebody If it takes all night Everybody wants to take a little chance And make it come out right There's gonna be a heartache tonight A heartache tonight, I know There's gonna be a heartache tonight A heartache tonight, I know Let's go We can beat around the bushes We can get down to the bone We can leave it in the parkin' lot But either way there's gonna be a - Heartache tonight, a heartache tonight, I know Oh, I know There'll be a heartache tonight A heartache tonight, I know
(D. Felder, D. Henley, G. Frey) Tell us what you gonna do tonight, mama There must be someplace you can go In the middle of the tall drinks and the drama There must be someone you know God knows you're lookin' good enough But you're so smooth and the world's so rough You might have somethin' to lose Oh no, pretty mama What you gonna do in those shoes? Got those pretty little straps around your ankles Got those shiny little chains around you heart You got to have your independence But you don't know just where to start Desperation in the singles bar All those jerk-offs in their fancy cars You can't believe your reviews Oh no, you can't do that Once you've started wearin' those shoes They're lookin' at you, leanin' on you Tell you anything you wanna hear They give you tablets of love They're waitin' for you, got to score you Handy with the shovel and so sincere Ooooo, they got the kid gloves You just want someone to talk to They just wanna get their hands on you You get whatever you choose Oh no, you can't do that Once you've started wearin' those shoes Oh no, you can't do that Once you've started wearin' those shoes
(D. Henley, G. Frey, J.D. Souther) Stare out the window You can't make the time go You don't even know why you're here Wait for the weekend To go off the deep end And make everything disappear You're lost in a teenage jail So young, so vicious, and so frail Where something is always for sale You're lost in a teenage jail You're not like your mothers You're not like the others You're not quite like anyone else They don't even know you Got nothin' to show you So get somethin' good for yourself
(D. Henley, G. Frey) There was beer all over the dance floor And the band was playin' rhythm and blues You got down and did "The 'Gator" And half an hour later you were barfin' all over your girlfriends shoes But the Greeks don't want no freaks The Greeks don't want no freaks Put a little smile on them rosy cheeks 'Cause the Greeks don't want no freaks She was the pride and the passion of Dixie She did exactly what her daddy had planned She was the perfect little sister Until somebody missed her and they found her in the bushes with the boys in the band But the Greeks don't want no freaks No, the Greeks don't want no freaks Just put a great big smile on them rosy cheeks 'Cause the Greeks don't want no freaks No, the Greeks don't want no freaks I said the Greeks don't want no freaks Just put that "monster" smile on them rosy cheeks 'Cause the Greeks don't want no freaks No, the Greeks don't want no freaks
(D. Henley, G. Frey, J. Walsh, J.D. Souther) Out in the shiny night the rain was softly falling The tracks that ran down the boulevard had all been washed away Out of the silver light the past came softly calling And I remembered the times we spent Inside the Sad Cafe Oh, it seemed like a holy place Protected by amazing grace And we would sing right out loud The things we could not say We thought we could change this world With words like "love" and "freedom" We were part of the lonely crowd Inside the Sad Cafe Oh, expecting to fly We would meet on that beautiful shore in the sweet by and by Some of their dreams came true Some just passed away And some of them stayed behind Inside the Sad Cafe The clouds rolled in and hid that shore Now that Glory Train, it don't stop here no more Now I look at the years gone by And wonder at the powers that be I don't know why fortune smiles on some And lets the rest go free Maybe the time has drawn the faces I recall But things in this life change very slowly if they ever change at all There's no use in asking why It just turned out that way So meet me at midnight, baby Inside the Sad Cafe Why don't you meet me at midnight, baby Inside the Sad Cafe