Bad English

[Verse 1]
From a desperate place
How do I reach you
You know I scare myself
These crazy nights without you
And I feel no pain
When I see you cry
We can turn it around now
You're my reason to try
We've all seen some trouble
But we've always come through
You know things could get better
Hey babe believe me

[Chorus]
Tough times don't last
Lovers do
Baby don't give up
On me and you
Cause trouble's just a storm
That's gonna pass
Tough times don't last

[Verse 2]
We can work so hard
'Til we feel the strain
We can get so close
It's the distance we can't explain
Still I reach for you
In the pouring rain
Like a change in the weather
Here comes the sun
Things could only get better
Hey babe believe me

[Chorus]
Tough times don't last
Lovers do
Baby don't give up
On me and you
Cause trouble's like a storm
That's gonna pass
Tough times don't last

[Bridge]
You say now that your heart is breakin'
From the wild times that you've lived
Better measure the risks that you're taking
Hey babe, it can only get better

[Chorus]
Tough times don't last
Lovers do
Baby don't give up
On me and you
Cause trouble's like a storm
That's gonna pass
Tough times don't -

[Outro]
Tough times don't last
Lovers do
Me and you
Believe me baby
Oh yeah
(whoa whoa whoa)
Tough times don't last
Baby now
(whoa whoa whoa)
Oh yeah
Na na na na na na na na na
(whoa whoa whoa)
Oh yeah
It's me
It's you
(whoa whoa whoa)
Oh yeah
Tough times don't last
(whoa whoa whoa)
Oh yeah
(whoa whoa whoa)

Bad English was a short-lived hard rock supergroup best known for their chart-topping rock ballad “When I See You Smile”. The band came up with their name while shooting pool between studio takes. The term means ‘putting the wrong spin on a cue ball’.

After releasing four successful albums on his own, ex-Babys frontman John Waite felt the urge to front a band again. When his manager suggested teaming up with a previous bandmate, he reconnected with ex-Babys Jonathan Cain (while Cain’s band Journey was on hiatus) backstage at a Heart concert. Cain had already been in touch with another ex-Babys member Ricky Phillips about ‘doing a band with the rock attitude of The Babys again’. The three began writing songs together.

Neil Schon (also of the then-inactive band Journey) occasionally stopped by the studio and offered to play guitar to help the band out. However, he ended up officially joining the project and recruiting Wild Dogs drummer Deen Castronovo. After accumulating seven songs, a conference call between the band, producer Ritchie Zito and their A&R man led to adding songs written by outside songwriters like Martin Page, Mark Spiro and Dianne Warren – the latter contributing the ballad “When I See You Smile” (a song previously offered to Alias frontman Freddie Curci).

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