Styx

Released: February 18, 2003

Songwriter: Gowan Jack Blades Todd Sucherman James Young Tommy Shaw Glen Burtnik

Producer: Gary Loizzo James Young Tommy Shaw

[Verse 1: Tommy Shaw]
So they say that a man
Can't live in this world
If he's wearing his heart on his sleeve
I can
And they say that a man
Can't understand
What a woman needs when she cries
I can, I can

[Chorus: Tommy Shaw & Glen Burtnik]
And I can see you standing in the yard
Tending the roses in your garden
The sun is shining through your cotton dress
And I will freeze this moment here in time
I could live forever in your garden, oh yes
Yes I can

[Verse 2: Glen Burtnik (with Tommy Shaw)]
The fool doesn't know
What he's missing the most
It's a bitch and a place to be in
Here I am
How would I know
I could give up the ghost
And still hold all your dreams in my hand
Here I am, here I am

[Chorus: Tommy Shaw & Glen Burtnik]
And I can see you standing in the yard
Tending the roses in your garden
The wind is blowing through your golden hair
And I will freeze this moment here in time
I could live forever in your garden, oh yes
Yes I can

[Chorus: Tommy Shaw & Glen Burtnik]
And I can see you standing in the yard
Tending the roses in your garden
The sun is shining through your cotton dress
And I will freeze this moment here in time
I could live forever in your garden, oh yes
Yes I can

[Outro: Tommy Shaw & Glen Burtnik]
And I can be your man
Yes I can

Styx is a rock band from Chicago formed in 1970. They enjoyed great success with pop rock and hard rock songs, and became famous for their power ballads and album releases of the mid 1970s and early 80s.

The band has gone through some famously nasty internal struggles, drug problems, illnesses and deaths, but continues to perform today (with a significantly altered line-up). Tommy Shaw, from Montgomery, AL, left but returned to the band. Drummer John Panozzo developed a debilitating drinking problem and ultimately died. Dennis DeYoung developed an acute case of photosensitivity, and he left the band. They fought among themselves for control of the band name. Glen Burtnik also left and returned, this time on bass, to replace Chuck Panozzo (John’s brother), who had also left the band. (whew.)

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