[1]I've got you on my mind, pretty baby
So don't you open your heart to me
For all the years of my life
I've only brought misery
Run away while you still can do it
And don't turn your eyes at me
If somehow our sights do meet
Who knows what we will see?
REFRAIN
'cause baby, I don't wanna hurt you
But it's goddamn rock'n'roll in my mind
It's making me go places I do not know
Doing things I have never thought about
And I can't stop writing songs about it
It's just the way I live my life
My heart's following this music's square beat
Of rock, freedom and love
[2]But you don't care 'bout my words
And my warnings are wasted on you
Your mind is set on gettin' what you want
You're so sure you won't end up blue
Don't you know that I am but a weak man,
And I cannot resist your charms?
It's too late to use common sense
When I already hold you in my arms
REFRAIN
[3]And in time you will find that I was right:
I am not something worth dreaming of
The spark that's happened between us
Is headed down the death row-ow-ow-ow
And you'll head off, breaking every promise
I never asked you to make
But I will be forever grateful
That for some time we walked hand in hand
REFRAIN
And you know, I've never wanted to hurt you
And my life is a merry-go-round
I'm going on and on in a circle
But at least I've got something to write about
And I can't stop singing my soul out
It's just the way I live my life
My heart's following this music's square beat
Of rock, freedom and love