Me and Leigh met summer of ’95
In a burgundy dress lookin’ finer than a French wine
A Cajun queen with another side
She was a schoolboy’s dream, I was out of my mind
She was lookin’ fine
She said “You want to drive me home”
But what I didn’t know…

Ooh, Ooh – I was dancing with the
Queen of New Orleans
Ooh, Ooh – Dancing in the streets of New Orleans
Ooh, Ooh – Dancing cheek to cheek in New Orleans
Ooh, Ooh – It was almost like a dream

That night I made a move, man I felt hard
When I put my hands in her cookie jar
She was more than a girl, she was a cabaret star
I was a deer in the lights of a speeding car
Nothing’s what it seems
She was a Venus de Milo in her sister’s jeans

Ooh, Ooh – I was dancing with the
Queen of New Orleans
Ooh, Ooh – Dancing in the streets of New Orleans
Ooh, Ooh – Dancing cheek to cheek in New Orleans
Ooh, Ooh – It was almost like a dream

Ooh, Ooh – I was dancing with the
Queen of New Orleans
Ooh, Ooh – Dancing in the streets of New Orleans
Ooh, Ooh – Dancing cheek to cheek in New Orleans
Ooh, Ooh – Dancing with the Queen down Bourbon St.

Ooh, Ooh – I was dancing with the Queen of New Orleans

It’s my life
It’s now or never
I ain’t gonna live forever
I just want to live while I’m alive
(It’s my life)
My heart is like an open highway
Like Frankie said
I did it my way
I just wanna live while I’m alive
It’s my life

This is for the ones who stood their ground
For Tommy and Gina who never backed down
Tomorrow’s getting harder make no mistake
Luck ain’t even lucky
Got to make your own breaks

It’s my life
And it’s now or never
I ain’t gonna live forever
I just want to live while I’m alive
(It’s my life)
My heart is like an open highway
Like Frankie said
I did it my way
I just want to live while I’m alive
‘Cause it’s my life

Better stand tall when they’re calling you out
Don’t bend, don’t break, baby, don’t back down

It’s my life
And it’s now or never
‘Cause I ain’t gonna live forever
I just want to live while I’m alive
(It’s my life)
My heart is like an open highway
Like Frankie said
I did it my way
I just want to live while I’m alive

It’s my life
And it’s now or never
‘Cause I ain’t gonna live forever
I just want to live while I’m alive
(It’s my life)
My heart is like an open highway
Like Frankie said
I did it my way
I just want to live while I’m alive
‘Cause it’s my life!

I didn’t come this far to throw the towel in
I didn’t fight this hard to walk away
If I ain’t smart enough to say I’m sorry
It’s just because the words got in the way

I remember how it used to be
I was you and you were me
We were more than just the same
Now these shoes don’t fit, my skin’s too tight
When you want a kiss, I take a bite
Let your heart call up the cops, read me my rights

Last night I drank enough to drown
Raise a toast to your good looks and to my health
Look, we both know how much I’ve let you down
Janie don’t you take your love to town

Janie don’t you take your love to town
Janie don’t you take your love to town
If I’ve got to beg, I’ll beg, just don’t walk away
Janie don’t you take your love to town

You deserve a shooter, a saint
Someone to give it to you straight
To find the soul through flesh and bone
My life’s a treasure, full of sunny weather
But it’s left me feeling cold
Now all you want to do is take me home

I hated you, the night you said you loved me
I hated you, ’cause I couldn’t love myself
I’m begging you now, baby please just hold me
I got one foot in, one foot off the ground

Janie don’t you take your love to town
Janie don’t you take your love to town
If I’ve got to beg, I’ll beg, just don’t walk away
Janie don’t you take your love to town

Sitting here while you’re fast asleep
In the bathroom by the sink
Trying to write the right words down
I turn out the lights, close my eyes
There ain’t no prayers or kiss goodnight
What I’ll forget to say tomorrow, I’ll say now
Janie don’t you take your love to town

Janie don’t you take your love to town
Janie don’t you take your love to town
If I’ve got to beg, I’ll beg, just don’t walk away
Janie don’t you take your love to town

I found a book of matches
From someplace we’ve never been
How come you hang the phone up
The minute I walk in
Last night I had this dream
That I was losing you
I woke up in a cold sweat shaking
Rescue me my heart is breaking

Say it isn’t so (tell me it’s not true)
Say it isn’t so (I believe in you)
Tell me it’s a lie (I don’t need no proof)
They did it all with strings
Say everything’s alright (couldn’t be, not you)
Say it isn’t so

Superman don’t fly
Elvis Presley died
They deep fried the king
Like some tacky cheesy bathing beauty
Dancing on the beach in a bad b-movie

Say it isn’t so (tell me it’s not true)
Say it isn’t so (I believe in you)
Tell me it’s a lie (I don’t need no proof)
Say everything’s alright (couldn’t be, not you)

Say it isn’t so (don’t give up on me)
Say it isn’t so (don’t give up on you)
Get me through the night (we’ll make it through)
Make everything alright (couldn’t be, not you)
Say it isn’t so..

Say it isn’t so (tell me it’s not true)
Say it isn’t so (I believe in you)
Tell me it’s a lie (I don’t need no proof)
Say everything’s alright (couldn’t be, not you)

Say it isn’t so (don’t give up on me)
Say it isn’t so (don’t give up on you)
Get me through the night (we’ll make it through)
Make everything alright (couldn’t be, not you)
Say it isn’t so

Gothic girls all dress in black
Serious as heart attacks
It takes a little bit of getting used to

The old man with the whiskey stains
Lost the night forgot his name
His poor wife will sleep alone again
And it ain’t hard to understand
Why she’s holding on to her own hand

It’s midnight in Chelsea, midnight in Chelsea
No one’s asking me for favors
No one’s looking for a savior
They’re too busy saving me

I’ve seen a lone, sloane ranger drive
seems her chauffeur took a dive
And sold her secrets to the sun
And later in a magazine
I finally figured what it means
To be a saint, not a queen

Two lustful lovers catch a spark
And chase their shadows in the dark
Someone’s getting off tonight
Of a big red bus that’s packed so tight
It disappears in a trail of light
Somewhere someone’s dreaming baby it’s all right…

It’s midnight in Chelsea, midnight in Chelsea
No one’s asking me for favors
No one’s looking for a savior
They’re too busy saving me
Midnight in Chelsea, midnight in Chelsea
No one’s pinned dreams on me
No one’s asking me to bleed
I’m the man I want to be
When Chelsea girls sing…

It’s morning when I go to sleep
In the distant dawn a church bell rings
Another day is coming on
A baby’s born, an old man dies
Somewhere young lovers kiss good-bye
I leave my soul and just move on
And wish that I was there to sing this song

It’s midnight in Chelsea, midnight in Chelsea
No one’s asking me for favors
No one’s looking for a savior
They’re too busy saving me

It’s midnight in Chelsea, midnight in Chelsea
No one’s pinned dreams on me
No one’s asking me to bleed
I’m the man I want to be
The man I want to be, the man I want to be
Midnight in Chelsea

Thank you for loving me
For being my eyes
When I couldn’t see
For parting my lips
When I couldn’t breathe
Thank you for loving me
Thank you for loving me

I never knew I had a dream
Until that dream was you
When I look into your eyes
The sky’s a different blue
Cross my heart
I wear no disguise
If I tried, you’d make believe
That you believed my lies

Thank you for loving me
For being my eyes
When I couldn’t see
For parting my lips
When I couldn’t breathe
Thank you for loving me

You pick me up when I fall down
You ring the bell before they count me out
If I was drowning you would part the sea
And risk your own life to rescue me

Lock the doors
We’ll leave the world outside
All I’ve got to give to you
Are these five words when I

Thank you for loving me
For being my eyes
When I couldn’t see
You parted my lips
When I couldn’t breathe
Thank you for loving me

When I couldn’t fly
Oh, you gave me wings
You parted my lips
When I couldn’t breathe
Thank you for loving me