@ALBUM: Unreleased This file contains the lyrics of some unreleased Melissa Etheridge songs. I (and I'm sure the others as well) have compared as much versions with one another as I had access to, and have written down all the similarities between them, resulting in these lyrics. If there was much difference between the 'oh's and 'yeah's and repeated singing of the title, I have left them out. However, the versions I heard of "Change" had different verses, so there are two entries for that song. Last updated: October 12, 1993. Please send any corrections and/or additions to: megmond@cs.vu.nl --- --- --- --- --- @SONG: Change SOURCE: Rhythmfest 1991 TRANSCRIBED BY: Maarten van Egmond STATUS: finished, a few words may be wrong You woke me up at 3 a.m. To tell me about the fire You said she was more than just a friend And you were consumed by your desire Now what do you expect me to say I knew this would happen one day Roll me away it cuts so strange The only thing that stays the same is change You come to me you do not lie I know just what you ask I close my eyes and I say why I only hear this too shall pass Hey, you think I can open that door Cos everybody knows that I've been here before So roll me away it cuts so strange The only thing that stays the same is change Change Change - yeah Take me down, take me down to the water Oh take me down, take me down to the water I said open arms break hearts and die away Still my blood keeps rushing forward You might not leave and you might not stay then I know I'd never speak one more word Now I don't need anything that you loaned me But there's that one good thing you can stone me Oh you roll me away, it cuts so strange Only thing that stays the same is change Change Change - yeah Take me down, take me down to the water Take me down, take me down to the water Roll me away it cuts so strange Roll me away cos it cuts so strange Roll me away it cuts so strange Only thing that stays the same is change Change Change Take me down, take me down to the water Take me down, take me down to the water I'm going down, going down to the water Take me down, take me down, take me to the water --- --- --- --- --- @SONG: Change SOURCE: Chicago Theatre 1992 TRANSCRIBED BY: Maarten van Egmond STATUS: finished, a few words/lines may be wrong You woke me up at 3 a.m. To tell me about the fire You said she was more than just a friend You were consumed by your desire Now what do you expect me to say I knew this would happen one day Roll me away it cuts so strange Cos the only thing that stays the same is change Sold the lock but now it's gone Still my blood keeps pumping night tonight Oh this child is left to carry on With a dedication to the fight And I feel so short and so sweet Somewhere these spirits will meet Roll me away it cuts so strange And the only thing that stays the same is change Change Change Take me down, take me down to the water Take me down, take me down to the water Do you love me as I am Do you love me where I'm going Hard as you hold it in your hand You can't stop this wind from blowing Oh save and remember our finishing (?) It's gonna carry me away yeah Roll me away, it cuts so strange And the only thing that stays the same is change Change Change Take me down, take me down to the water Come on take me down, take me down to the water I'm going down, going down to the water Oh please take me down, take me down to the water Roll me away, it cuts so strange Roll me away because it cuts so strange Please roll me away, it cuts so strange And the only thing that stays the same is change Oh baby change That's change --- --- --- --- --- @SONG: Don't look at me SOURCE: "Welcome home Roxy Carmichael" video TRANSCRIBED BY: Maarten van Egmond STATUS: finished, a few words may be wrong THANK YOU: Susan Salek You can try, I don't care Forcing circles into squares You can spend precious time Marching in your perfect line But I don't hear that drum I'm looking for something else And if you don't like what you see You don't have to look at me If you don't like what I say You can turn the other way If you don't like what you see Then don't look at me Add it up, count me out I'm taking a different route I did not mean to offend Before I broke I chose to mend So I'll be on my way I have nothing left to say But if you don't like what you see You don't have to look at me If you don't like what I say You can turn the other way If you don't like what you see Then don't look at me Don't look at me Don't look at me Oh if you don't like what you see You don't have to look at me Hmmm If you don't, if you don't, if you don't, if you don't like what you see Then you don't have to look at me Oh You don't have to look at me Oh If you don't like, if you don't like, if you don't like Then you don't have to look at me Ah --- --- --- --- --- @SONG: Juliet, where's your Romeo? SOURCE: demo tape approx. 1985 TRANSCRIBED BY: Chris Byrne STATUS: finished Outside the door, she is waiting dressed in her jacket and jeans smokey tired eyes, innocent air all the young boys, stopping to stare beleiving, they stand a chance they caught a glance Sunday at noon opening soon All the young boys All the young boys Chorus: they want to know they want to know Juliet, where's your romeo where oh where is your romeo tell me juliet where's your romeo tell us tell us dear for we all want to know Where do you come from dear lady where are you going from here could the street be your life Are you somebody's wife do you punch in the time and are you hooked on the line pretending you never lose catching the cruise Friday at one the night's begun oh mother and father Chorus All the young boys all the young boys Chorus --- --- --- --- --- @SONG: Ready to love SOURCE: Chicago 1989 / Bottom Line New York 1989 TRANSCRIBED BY: Maarten van Egmond STATUS: finished, a few words may be wrong When I look at you, and all I can see Is the shadow of your life You see the stage is a mirror: you can see me But I can't see past its light Lovers have tried to reach down inside I only said that they were wrong But when all I've got left, is me and my pride I realize you can't buy love with a song So somebody take me out of the night Show me what life is made of Won't somebody reach inside of my heart I think that I'm ready to love I think that I'm ready to love Feels like I'm ready to love Oh Well a lesson that's learned too late is a crime I can't stand the pain of what could have been Oh it's such a shame there's noone to blame Ch:But/BL:Yet noone knows what I have seen What do you see when you look at me Do I really seem so far away But the song will go on And you will applaud And when you look at me I'll just keep singing Somebody take me out of the night Show me what life is made of Oh somebody reach inside of my heart I think that I'm ready to love I think that I'm ready to love Feels like I'm ready to love Oh show me what life's made of Somebody please reach inside of my heart I think that I'm ready to love I think that I'm ready to love Feels like I'm ready --- --- --- --- ---