Believe In Me
Recorded basically in one day,
When I was a young boy Now I'm not a young boy Now that I'm a grown man I'd climb any mountain But I'm still my own man Come on
I Love You
A very wry (objective?!!) view of a relationship gone bad. Again I It's been four months since I see your picture in a magazine Chorus Cause I still love you Buy a ticket to a subway train Chorus Cause I still love you I saw you at a restaurant down on And you're foolin' yourself when And I'm lyin' fallin' down in the alley Chorus I saw some chick the other day My eyes are tired but I still look cool (spoken)If you thought I needed you why
Man In The Meadow Extra extra read all about my Chorus Saw a friend of mine And why'd this dream fade so Set down beside your grave Chorus
(Fucked Up) Beyond Belief The tax man cometh and he takes The monster came up its ugly
Could It Be You
Could it be you Saw your gaze Chorus Came across this grace Chorus Could it be you
Just Not There
(spoken)Why does everything always end Once again I woke up this Chorus Run my hands through You know I look but just can't find Chorus That's alright, girl Yesterday I met a girl just like you Chorus That's alright, girl
Punk Rock Song Hate/Pain/Greed/Suc-cess/Ooh You got somethin' to say to me You try to cramp my style, And now I got a great big I saw the news, I've read the
The Majority You call me the mean man And it's so easy for you Your white housewives And it's so easy for you You got to think about your chil- You call me the mean man And it's so easy for you, Your white housewives Got to think about the You got to think about the
10 Years It's been a long time since I've seen Then you call came across my I said I'll try to make it Ten years didn't seem so long Many days and nights have It's been ten years since (Whisper) It's been a long time I think about the past, it's gone Let's celebrate now that we're It's been ten years since I've seen
Swamp Song I don't really need the ego Chorus So I played that guitar Chorus Uh uh uh Chorus-Bridge Repeat
Trouble Trouble always follows me The only age I know is the They try to make a mess out of me They try to make a mess out of me Always follow me
Fuck You "Come on Doc tell it like it is A bitch is a bitch and you been dissed"
"This is Doc from the mob She had the nerve to ask "What And I don't really want you baby This bed that you made's a been This bottle that I drink is for you That's me that's right I'm sick of I don't really want you, baby Said I don't really care This bed that you made's a been This bottle that I drink is for you You said you'd really take care of See I don't know what you're
Lonely Tonite Do you remember walkin' hand in hand I'm lonely tonite I used to read you bedtime stories I'm so lonely tonite Remember you used to protect me Tonite Tonite
(drum tracks morning, then bass,
rhythm guitars, then vocals).
Slash came in that night and did
the guitar solo.
Said some man parted some sea
They said believe in us
Why should they lie to me
What I believe is what I believe
But I still get fooled sometimes
It's so goddamned easy
(Girl Part) Ha! Why should I believe in you?
I've got lots of other men
Who buy me diamonds
and all the things you could never dream of giving me
Believe in you? Yeah, right!
(spoken) Oh shit, not again...
Be the best that I can be
Been down every rocky road
And I'm bloodied at my knees
But I treat you like a princess
Never ask to be the king
Just believe in me
Believe in me
Believe in me
Yeah yeah
Where does it leave me
When you don't believe in me
Where does it leave me
When you don't believe in me
Yeah I'd cross any sea
I might break down and cry
But I'd drop down my bottle of rye
If you'd just believe in me
Believe in me
Believe in me
Where does it leave me
When you don't believe in me
Where does it leave me
When you don't believe in me
Yeah I'm still my own man
And I do what I can
And while you're treating me raw
I still make my own law
I still make my own law
Believe in me
Believe in me
Yeah....me
Believe in me
Yeah
Come on
Believe in me
Can't you see just believe in me
Come on
Believe in me
Yeah yeah
Believe in me
recorded the whole song in a day...myself!!
You gone away
My bed is empty and my heart
Still feels the pain yeah the pain
I look away still see you starin' at me
At me
I walk the streets at night
And there's no one else in my sight
but you
In my mind
Yeah I still love you
I
A one-way token just to end my pain
From you yeah from you
Ticket says destination unknown
The car stops and I'm back at home
all alone
Without you without you
I walk the streets at night
And there's no one else in my
sight but you
In my mind
Yeah I still love you
I
42nd Street
Drinkin' red wine and laughin'
I kept walkin' by myself with a bottle
of rye
I don't need you baby
you say
You don't need me
I said you're foolin' yourself
When you say you don't need me
Yeah I'm lyin' to myself as I'm
screamin'
She had a smile that looked so cool
It looked like you so I walked away
My tears are past
And I don't need you, don't need
you, need you
would I be lookin' at chicks and
lookin' at French fashion magazines?
Did drum tracks w/West playing 12
string ovation...finished the rest of
the song that day!! Teddy came in
later and played keys. For Todd....
Loss of sanity
I have often wondered what my
Life really means to me
Wasted days and broken dreams
Let it all slip away from me
And if you pick up the pieces of
A broken man, you'll find a
Fan of the family
Yeah the family
Now you're all alone
In the meadow
Sedate your lonely soul
With the man in the meadow
No need to telephone
When you're out in the meadow
Cause you live your life alone
With the man in the meadow
And me
Guess he just didn't see me
Looked into his eyes
And he walked right through me
He lived a life of alibies and
Broken ties that set him free yeah
free, yeah free
Fast
And why am I lookin' towards
The past to set me free
From me and my family
My family yeah yeah
At peace with God and the holy
Slave
We're gathered here to shed
A tear
And think about our goddamn mortal
Years
You had your start
You made your mark
And then you turn around
And leave us in the dark, fuck
In the dark
A song Matt and I would screw
around with at GN'R soundchecks
The two of us along with
Teddy went in the studio and
recorded in one take!! Months
later in Paris, Jeff Beck was staying
in the hotel room across from
me, heard the song, and asked if
he could "have a go" at the song.
My hands shaking I called Doug,
our manager, studio time was
booked in London the following
day!!
This is a warning
You got democracy, debauchery,
and a communist regime
They tore, that wall down just to
keep people happy
But it goes back up again
all your money away
Tax bracket, what a racket
They spend it like two-bit thieves
head
And it's just enough to keep
Your children fed?
You stumble, you get up and then
you heave
Man, it's so fucked up beyond
belief
A very lonely point in my life. A
song about the endless nights
alone. Just hoping that just
maybe, maybe, she might come
into my life. The only song I used
a drum machine (LINN 9000) to
achieve a certain sound, then
overdubbed real drums on
choruses and outro! By the
way - that is a real 22-piece
orchestra.
Might be my woman
Could it be you
The one that makes me feel like a
man - yeah
It put me in a haze
It was amazing
I saw a little girl
Put me in a whirl
Just left me gazing
The one that makes me feel like a
strong man
'Cause that's what I am
Put me in my place
Baby
I'm still learning
That life is young
Past things I've done
Just for you
I'm yearning
Could it be true
The one that makes me feel like a
man
Could it be you
Could it be you
I'm still learning
I'm still learning
Picture a girl and yourself in a
deep embrace (both mentally and
physically) and waking up and
realizing it was just a dream. For
me it was an occurance that happened quite often.
Not no more!!Slash played lead!
up feeling so goddamn cold
morning
And a warm spot still long cold
gone
Then smell of you and your sweet
perfume
Still lingers on, lingers on, lingers
on
I wrap my arms around you
But all I get is icy cold yeah
Your long blonde hair
But once again you're just not
there
Just not there
the reasons
To face another day
Cause I feel like crawling up inside
girl
Just fading away, fading away, fad-
ing away...
I want you to know that I'll keep on
walking
I got both my feet on the ground
And check it out I'm gonna stick it
to you
She had the same smile and same
sweet perfume
So I turned around and walked away
Me, my blade and my bottle of blues
My bottle of blues
My bottle of blues
Repeat
I keep walking, I keep walking, I
keep walking, I keep
walking, I keep walking
A point of severe, over-the-top
angst in my life!! We made a mosh
pit in the control room, of course,
much to the dismay of the studio
owner! (Hey Buddy we fixed it!)
Well say it to my face
I'm so sick of society
That says I'm out of place
I come around, you run and
Hide, pretend you don't know me
The time will come, you'll pay
The price, just wait and
See
When that word means nothin'
To me
Just go away, you're fuckin'
Decay
And you thought you had the
Right to kick dirt at me?
House and my dick' real hard
Was that your daughter with
blonde hair, I think
I got her pink panties man, send
her back over
You let life mean nothing man
Worth of status went too far
All this shit you see, never
Meant dick to me
Lines
I've seen it for myself
Now you're the ones I clearly see
That really need some help
So now you ask me to join your
Club of upper society
You twist shit up, you turn around
You think you're the picture of
morality
The first song I recorded, not even
planning on doing a record. We
were doing the Illusions records at
A&M studios in Hollywood when a
day off came up. Since there was
a full room set up with gear...empty,
I took advantage!! (Lenny Kravitz
came in later that night and sang)
You point your finger at me
Having problems with authority
In every major city
The majority, the majority
And there's no peace for you
The majority
And your money-sucking friends
Don't need you to be I'll be me to
the end
The majority, the majority
And there's no peace for you
dren
Fuck bureaucracy
Take the weight off your shoul-
ders
We're not the public enemy
Can't you see, can't you see
I say you call me the
mean man
the majority, the majority
And there's no peace
for you
And your money-sucking
friends
Don't need you to be
cause I'll be me to the end
children, think think about
the children
children
Something I came up with, (with help from Gilby)
written about my ten year high school reunion.
I got an invitation, don't know why,
I never graduated!
you, baby
telephone
Said old friends are meeting
Will you come up maybe
You left me talking to a tone
Has it been that long, baby
Has it been that long since I've
gone away
passed since
I've seen you, mama
So many things have passed
our eyes
A ring has come and gone
from my finger, baby
I've stumbled, fallen down
and yes I've even cried
Chorus
I've seen you, baby
Since I've promised
you the moon
It's been that long since
I've whispered in your ear
Let's celebrate now that
we're home
since I've seen you, yeah!
You're a memory from the past
That'll always last
But life goes on, but it's been
so long...etc.
away so fast
I'm still the same human being
I've traveled many miles and all
just the while
I've learned about the things I've
seen
It's been ten years since I've seen
you, baby
Since I've promised you the moon
It's been that long since I've whis-
pered sweet in your ear
home
you, baby
Since I've promised you the moon
It's been that long since I've whis-
pered in your ear
Maybe I'll call ya or just see ya
soon
I labeled the song before I wrote
lyrics because it had a really dark,
macabre sound, (if a swamp
could speak). The words speak
for themselves (I despise the
cliché Rock Star life). Jeff Beck
again played lead, West Arkeen
and I played rhythm.
Of being a pop star
Playing rock & roll makes
Me stand hard & tall
Once an old man with blood on
his hands
Said "Pick up my guitar and
use it"
The he took it from me said "Let
Your soul run free"
People get so stuck on getting
their
Name in lights
Fuckin' some famous model
Keepin' their assholes tight
Til my dick got hard
I fucked that bitch night & day
Time went by and that old man died
Got a note "Remember what I
said"
Brought flowers to his grave
Laid 'em down, and my fingers
Started to bleed I was finally free
I was finally free yeah
Don't get me wrong I ain't singin'
This song bout bros who truly
deserve it
But money & fame is for those
truly
Lame. The ones who need
to get their
Heads lit
So I play my guitar, Yeah I played
that bitch all night
Long
Yeah I played my guitar I was
finally free
So keep your head clear don't
believe what you hear
Just play what comes from your
soul
But if money & fame is your
fuckin' game
Then I hope you die fat & old
A song I wrote about basically
walking the unbeaten path of life
and all the shit that goes along
with it! Baz sang it and Snake
played lead, thanks guys.
But trouble ain't a bad place to be
I'll get my shit by it, if I can
But I stand on my own, and I'm
my own man
dark age
All the people I know put me in a
cage
The only age I know is the
dark age
The only light I know is in this dark
space
I'm the portrait of your patroniza-
tion
Have you ever looked at my face?
They're heading for a social cata-
strophe
Alienation, false masturbation,
incrimination
My soul salvation, discrimination,
isolation
No consolation here
Always follow me
Always follow me
Always follow me
Always follow me
Always follow me
Always follow me
A song 'bout bein' pissed,
fuck that shit.
My buddy
"Doc" from "Haus Mob"
wrote and did the rap
part,
Rob from Skids
played drums.
This tune is
based on a riff I'd been
screwing
around with for years.
and I about to step to ya"
I'm a tell a lil tale about a
trifle ass crook
She was the love of my
life yeah well that's a joke
We got home early from
tour about a quarter to
seven
After 6 months of hell I
missed my lil piece of heaven
Duff dropped me by the
pad about nine fifteen
Me benz was in the drive
way wait mine's black and that's
Dark green
The door was ajar I threw a clip in
my nine
I dropped my hat on disgust my
girl was blown his mind
I couldn't believe it she was sit-
ting there had knee pads
On and everything beat this
you doin home so soon"
Bitch this is my world, my house
and my room
As she tried to explain with fake
tears in her eyes
I despised the past love and
believing her lies
Just pack your shit and honey
leave my ring
She left with what she came with
not a goddamn thing
I said honey you lost/now you're
a mirage
So get that shit out of my driveway
and the fuck outta
Dodge Matt Dillon's gonna run
your ass out
I don't really need you
Said I
I don't really care
I I don't really need you mama
Said no more no more
torn and tattered
And it smells like another man
baby
You've made me just a meaner
man
I did all I could every change I got
Bought you diamonds pearls
even
Gave you my rock. But you
Threw it away on a 6-month fling
This motherfucker's a square
Can't even sing
So you ladies be warned don't
diss my crew
Cause my crew will do for me
before you will do
But we got each other back
Enough's enough
That's Doc from the Mob and my
homeboy Duff
hearing la de da le de da
From your ass
I - I don't really need you, mama
Said no more no more
torn and tattered
And it smells like another man
now, baby
You've made me just a meaner
man, yeah
me
Instead you just made me bleed
How's that make you feel, huh?
thinkin
My name's Doc not Nintendo
You can't play me
So don't call, don't come see
me
I want you to leave the keys to my
house
Leave the keys to my car
Leave me the keys to me home-
boy's car
Cause I know you got his keys
Ice Cube said it best
A bitch is a bitch
Doc:Yo, Duff let's get out of here.
Wait a minute this is my
motherfuckin' house
Duff: That's right man
GN'R played Dallas that night 'til
1:00 am. Studio time was booked
at 3:00 am. Jim and I went in,
turned off all the lights, lit candles
and rolled tape. I wrote it on the
spot (little did Jim know!!). Also
did drum tracks for Swamp Song.
We got out at about 3:00pm!!
My brother Matt and his buddy Bob
played horns later in L.A.
Did you understand, well, I did
We used to listened to that song
Are you lonely tonight?
I think the king sang it
Yeah lonely tonight
That's right
I'm so lonely, so lonely tonite
From my fright
Now I stand here with a bottle in
My hand
Who cares? What's different?