Released: November 16, 2004
Songwriter: Billy Falcon Jon Bon Jovi
Producer: Richie Sambora Jon Bon Jovi John Shanks
[Verse 1]
Come see a living, breathing spectacle
Only seen right here
It's your last chance in this lifetime
The line forms at the rear
You won't believe your eyes
Your eyes will not believe your ears
Get your money out, get ready
Step right up, yeah you, come here
[Verse 2]
You ain't seen nothing like him
He's the last one of the breed
You better hold on to your honey
Honeys, don't forget to breathe
Enter at your own risk, mister
It might change the way you think
There's no dancers, there's no diamonds
No this boy don't lip synch
[Chorus]
Here's the last man standing
Step right up, he's the real thing
The last chance of a lifetime
To come and see, hear, feel, the real thing
[Verse 2]
See those real live calloused fingers
Wrapped around those guitar strings
Kiss the lips where hurt has lingered
It breaks the heart to hear him sing
The songs were more than music, they were pictures from the soul
So keep your pseudo-punk, hip-hop, pop-rock junk
And your digital downloads
[Chorus]
[Verse 3/Bridge]
Take your seats now, folks, it's show time
Hey, Patrick hit the lights
There's something in the air
There's magic in the night
Now here's the band, they really play
I'll count the first one in
I don't know where it's going
We all know where it's been
[Chorus][2x]
[Outro]
Real thing [2x]
Come see a living, breathing spectacle
Only seen right here
It's your last chance in this lifetime
The line forms at the rear
You won't believe your eyes
Your eyes will not believe your ears
Get your money out, get ready
Step right up, yeah you, come here
[Verse 2]
You ain't seen nothing like him
He's the last one of the breed
You better hold on to your honey
Honeys, don't forget to breathe
Enter at your own risk, mister
It might change the way you think
There's no dancers, there's no diamonds
No this boy don't lip synch
[Chorus]
Here's the last man standing
Step right up, he's the real thing
The last chance of a lifetime
To come and see, hear, feel, the real thing
[Verse 2]
See those real live calloused fingers
Wrapped around those guitar strings
Kiss the lips where hurt has lingered
It breaks the heart to hear him sing
The songs were more than music, they were pictures from the soul
So keep your pseudo-punk, hip-hop, pop-rock junk
And your digital downloads
[Chorus]
[Verse 3/Bridge]
Take your seats now, folks, it's show time
Hey, Patrick hit the lights
There's something in the air
There's magic in the night
Now here's the band, they really play
I'll count the first one in
I don't know where it's going
We all know where it's been
[Chorus][2x]
[Outro]
Real thing [2x]
more tracks from the album
Have a Nice Day
- Have a Nice Day
- Story Of My Life
- Dirty Little Secret
- Unbreakable
- These Open Arms
- Story Of My Life (live)
- Last Man Standing (live)
- Who Says You Can’t Go Home (Duet Version)
- Who Says You Can’t Go Home (live duet)
- Novocaine
- Complicated
- I Want To Be Loved
- Welcome To Wherever You Are
- Who Says You Can’t Go Home?
- Last Man Standing
- Bells Of Freedom
- Wildflower
- Last Cigarette
- I Am
- Have a Nice Day (live)
From the albums
- 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can’t Be Wrong (2004)
- Have a Nice Day (2005)
Bon Jovi popular songs
- Livin’ on a Prayer
- It’s My Life
- You Give Love a Bad Name
- Always
- Wanted Dead or Alive
- I’ll Be There for You
- Bed of Roses
- Runaway
- Bad Medicine
- Thank You for Loving Me
- Never Say Goodbye
- Have a Nice Day
- Walls
- This Ain’t a Love Song
- Keep the Faith
- Shot Through the Heart
- Unbroken
- These Days
- Born to Be My Baby
- Do What You Can
- This House Is Not for Sale
- Story of Love
- In These Arms
- Roller Coaster