(Ed Sanford And Michael McDonald)
He was born on the wrong side
Where hopelessness breeds
Where pride is hard to come by
And violence fills a need
Lord, what can the future be
Lookin' from his point of view
'cause here on these desperate streets
Better a short lived legend
Then a long life played for a fool
Homeboy wants to rule the hot town
And the innocent will fall

(Tom Whitlock And Chris Thompson)
To a restless heart, it's been a long time comin'
For a dreamers dream, I would keep on runnin'
I know it's right to be with you, save me
One step away from the promised land
Reach out and take my hand
I need you darlin'
Never been this close to love before
Never needed anybody more than I need you darlin'
Through a lonely heart there's a fire burning

(Paul Carrack And Michael McDonald)
With a future as bright as we see
We got to go in with our eyes open wide
For as good as love can be
I can't help being afraid in the back of my mind
For all the dreams we see come true
Girl there's one thing that can't be denied
Baby, we've got a long road ahead
We haven't even started yet
Which makes it easy to forget
Baby, love can break your heart

(Peter Leinheiser And Michael McDonald)
It's not enough, there's never enough...
As we look out on a world
Full of people, places and things
They seem so important to us
There's no harm in that girl
But for all the joy it can bring
We know that's not all we're gonna find
But when it comes to you and me
I know the most important part
Is what we have in our hearts
Baby it's all we really need

(Harry Garfield And Michael McDonald)
Not every hope is a dream come true
Not every heart is made of steel
Not all love sees the end of time
And more hearts than not will be broken tryin'
But I believe that love is enough
In the healing of your touch
Because you show me
What it's all about
I would never find out
Unless you showed me
How easily we complicate the simple things

(Gardner Cole And Seth Swirsky)
Now I need your touch tonight
Nobody else will do
The time is right
Love's a game and we're both in it
Playin' for real, we will win it
Gonna show them how it's meant to be
We're gonna make it together
We're gonna tear it up
Take it to the limit girl
We're gonna make it together
We're gonna tear it up
Never see the finish
Now tomorrow seems so bright

(Darrell Brown And Michael McDonald)
So long ago that you can hardly remember
So far away but not so out of mind
And you're still waiting to be forgiven
Whose problem is it after all this time
Down deep inside, if I were in your shoes
I know in my heart, I'd never do that to you
It's time to decide, if I still wanna try
If love's gonna last, there's one thing I gotta find

(George Hawkins And Michael McDonald)
I try to see you clearly
But I just turn the other cheek
Though I love you dearly
I'm only losin' sleep
What am I supposed to learn
From a broken heart
What have you to gain
By tearin' my world apart
Don't you know that...
No amount of tears
Could ever wash away
No amount of heartache
Could ever make love fade
Girl there's nothin' I can do

(Chuck Sabatino And Michael McDonald)
From a promise to a lie
From lies to regret
Turn your back on truth baby
And that's always what you get
A man could drown in a love so deep baby
I'm not beggin' you to stay
It's just lonely talk
You don't hear a word I say
You just turn and walk away baby
If I'm on my knees and prayin'
To the lord above
When he listens to my prayer

(Diane Warren And Michael McDonald)
I know that you're afraid to love
You've been hurt before
Love broke your heart so you closed the door
Now here I am outside your world,
Wishin' you'd let me in
Give me half a chance to prove you wrong
Baby all your tears have come and gone
Talkin' 'bout a brand new start
Take it to heart, baby believe it
This love is so strong that it won't let you go

(David Pack And Michael McDonald)
When the morning breaks with the rising sun
Our past mistakes are gonna be undone
'cause no other love could have opened my eyes
To the simple joy of just being alive
'cause in this world it still takes love to get the word started
Talkin' 'bout change just ain't enough to get the word started
We gotta show the world what we're made of, get the word started