When You Were Mine lyrics

Well I stood by the streetlight
And I whispered your name
To the circle of darkness again
In the mercury night
The snow fell like cocaine
But all I want for Christmas is you
I'd been out with some good friends
And we raised a glass or two
It's the time of the year to get loose
Like a dog on the freeway
With the headlights in my eyes
All I get from you is the truth

Her I.D, says she's 21
But she's just 17
Her apron says Mary
But her real name is Jean
She's working cleaning tables off
At the local Dairy Queen
And she's the real thing
Yeah
Young hearts can fly restless and wild
Though it's a thousand days away
She's got the will and she'll find a way
To the stage of the Bluebird Cafe
To the stage of the Bluebird Cafe
She's got her boyfriends name

The day begins with CNN
And it looks like WWIII
The forecast calls for freezing rain
It doesn't matter much to me
The Wheel of Fortune never turns
It's all insanity
Have you seen her my friend?
I've been up all night
I've been out all day
Though I try to pretend
That she's still in town
And I'll be ok
Till I can hear her footsteps
Outside my door again

In the cruel month grey morning
I woke up freezing cold
To possibly start over
Before the day got old
To my anger in my solitude
I had to say goodbye
So I turned on my ignition
No reason to deny
I-95
Alright
From the canyons on the sidewalks
Where the wall st. banners fly
To the farmlands and the deserts
And the flying saucer skies
To the running of the life lines
The highway spirits rhyme

Do you think you have to act
like you're someone else with me
Like a cover girl
Or a barbie doll
Or a beauty queen
You'll be gone when I wake up
to the Rolling Stones
And the jukes and earls
But I ain't looking for
An imaginary girl
Who are you really?
Come on tell me
Deep behind blue eyes
And what's on today's agenda
In your enterprise
Do you weigh the odds before you speak

Nobody feels any pain
Tonight as I stand inside the rain
Everybody knows
That baby's got new clothes
But lately I've seen her
Ribbons and her bows
Have fallen from her curls
She takes just like a woman
She makes love just like a woman
And she aches just like a woman
But she breaks just like a little girl
Yes she does
Yeah
Queen Mary
She's my friend

I've been out here in this wasteland
Throwing horseshoes at the stars
Nickel, Silver, and pearl inlay
On an old guitar for my new life
For the playwright and the printer
Theme cafes and tourist bars
They're on a permanent vacation
Like butterflies in killing jars
How the hell did it get this far
Let's go now
Maybe we'll walk
Maybe we'll fly
C'mon now
Let's get outta here

Put on something pretty baby
And turn down the lights
Let's leave the world outside the window
For just
Just one night
And show me
I'll show you what my love is good for
And I'll always be there for you baby
And I'll always be your man
Cause the touch of your hand
smooth on my skin
In the midnight hour
Let it begin
Show me how to love you
Straight through the night

You say there's nothing wrong
With the lessons that your learning
The school of the streets
You'll kick next year
Skateboarding Hollywood and Vine
Yeah
You're a spaced out face in a crowd
You're 17 and shooting
The cars slow down to check you out
And your tattered freak flag flies
For sale, your habit
Where to? Let's go!
I know
Out on the Internet tonight
Deals made

Inside these moments waiting
Beneath the windows of
The house of Love
Like Romeo to Juliet above
The lights out on the freeway
They lead me back to you
For always and forever now
I'll be with you
Cause you know that I've come here for a reason
Tell me that there's something to this rhyme
Listen to your heart
Tell me what you want now
But don't let me be denied
And be my valentine

Sweet 17 in summertime
Drunk on elderberry wine
Laughing in the cornfields
And taking our sweet time
The world was ours together
And all the things we had
Were cast up in the future baby
How could things turn out bad?
Now I ain't waiting for
those days to return
You showed me what love was
I had such a lot to learn
Hey baby
I never knew a love so fine (When you were mine)