Extreme

I'm tired of being me
And I don't like what I see
I'm not who I appear to be

So I start off every day
Down on my knees I will pray
For a change in any way

But as the day goes by
I live through another lie
If it's any wonder why

Am I ever gonna change
If I say one thing then I do the other
Same old song that goes on forever

Am I ever gonna change
Will I always stay the same
If I say one thing then I do the other
Same old song that goes on forever
Am I ever gonna change
Will I be only one to blame
If I think I'm right, I wind up wrong
It's a futile fight that's gone on too long

Please tell me if it's true
Am I too old to start anew
'Cause that's what I want to do

But time and time again
When I think I can, I fall short in the end

So why do I even try
Will it matter when I die
Can anyone hear my cry?

Am I ever gonna change
Will I always stay the same
If I say one thing then I do the other
Same old song that goes on forever
Am I ever gonna change
Will I be only one to blame
If I think I'm right, I wind up wrong
It's a futile fight gone on too long

[Foreign content]

Am I ever gonna change
Will I always stay the same
If I say one thing then I do the other
Same old song that goes on forever
Am I ever gonna change
Will I be only one to blame
I think I'm right, I wind up wrong
It's a fuckin' fight gone on too long
Am I ever gonna change
I take it day by day
My will is weak and my flesh too strong
Peace I seek till thy kingdom comes

Extreme is an American rock band, currently headed by frontman Gary Cherone and guitarist Nuno Bettencourt. The band reached the height of their popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s with original line-up Gary Cherone, Nuno Bettencourt, Paul Geary and Patrick Badger.

Among some of Extreme’s musical influences are Van Halen, Queen, Aerosmith and Led Zeppelin. The band played at The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in 1992. Geary left the group in 1994 to form an artist management company, and Cherone joined Van Halen in 1996. The band has described their music as “funky metal” in the early days, but it would evolve much more in the mid-1990s by blending classic rock influences with post-grunge and alternative rock.

They have released five studio albums, two EPs (in Japan) and two compilation albums since their formation. The band was one of the most successful rock acts of the early 1990s, selling over 10 million albums worldwide. Extreme achieved their greatest success with their 1990 album Pornograffitti, which peaked at number 10 on the Billboard 200, and was certified gold in May 1991 and double platinum in October 1992. That album featured the acoustic ballad single “More Than Words”, which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.

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