Jon Bon Jovi

Released: August 7, 1990

Songwriter: Jon Bon Jovi

Producer: Jon Bon Jovi Danny Kortchmar

A penny for your thoughts now baby
Looks like the weight of the world's
On your shoulders now

I know you think you're going crazy
Just when it seems everything's
Gonna work itself out
They drive you right back down

And you said it ain't fair
That a man walks
When a bird can fly
We have to kick the ground
The stars kiss the sky
They say that spirits live
A man has to die
They promised us truth
Now they're giving us lies

Gonna take a miracle to save us this time
And your savior has just left town
Gonna need a miracle
'Cause it's all on the line
And I won't let you down
(No I won't let you down)
The river of your hope is flooding
And I know the dam is busted
If you need me I'll come running
I won't let you down... no, no

You're looking for salvation
You thought that it'd be shining
Like an angel's light
Well, the angels left this nation
And salvation caught the last train
Out tonight
He lost one hell of a fight

He said
I'm just one man, that's all I'll ever be
I never can be everything you wanted from me
I've got plans so big
That any blind man could see
I'm standing in the river
Now I'm drowning in the sea

Gonna take a miracle to save us this time
And your savior has just left town
Gonna need a miracle
'Cause your heart's on the line
And your heartbeat is slowing down
Your feet are grounded still
You're reaching for the sky
You can let 'em clip your wings
'Cause I believe that you can fly

Well my eyes have seen the horror
Of the coming of the flood
I've driven deep the thorny crown
Into the soul of someone's son
Still I'll look you in the eye
'Cause I've believed in things I've thought
And I'll die without regret
For the wars I have fought

Gonna take a miracle to save you this time
And your savior has just left town
Gonna need a miracle
'Cause your heart's doing time
And your conscience is calling you out
It ain't all for nothing
Life ain't written in the sand
I know the tide is coming
But it's time we made a stand
With a miracle

[Outro: Excerpt from Young Guns II (Intro to "Blaze of Glory")]
Kiefer Sutherland as Josiah Gordon "Doc" Scurlock:
"William H. Bonney, you are not a god"
Cocks his gun and points it at Billy
Emilio Estevez as William H. Bonney:
"Why don't you pull the trigger and find out?"

Best known as the founder and frontman of rock band Bon Jovi, Jon Bon Jovi, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, philanthropist and actor.

During his career, he has released two solo albums and 13 studio albums with the band, which to date have sold over 130 million albums worldwide. He was also inducted into the Songwriters' Hall of Fame in 2009.

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