I have been ringing your doorbell,
But you left me standing in the hall
And you make love by the numbers,
That doesn't mean there's any love at all
Now there you go with a big explanation
Why do you waste your time?
And there you go, under estimation
Of the thoughts that cross my mind
This is your promise that you put up for sale
It's done like a picture from a fairy tale,
But still there's a difference, let me show it to you,
This is crapola, this is shinola
I see you're still in the headlines
You pegged the latest trend again this week
I'm not impressed by the outfit,
Or your revolutionary chic
And here it comes,
I see you forming the words, you're performing the exercise
And here it comes,
It's the feeling that I heard the same speech a hundred times
This is the jabber of a chimpanzee
The motion of your mouth looks much the same to me
The differentiation might be hard to see,
But this is crapola, this is shinola
IN A TIME, IN A PLACE
IN A WORLD THEY FORGOT
LIVES THE HEART OF ME
A PART THAT JUST WON'T DIE
JUST A BOY, NOT A MAN
SENT TO WAR, IN A LAND
THEY SAID WE'D FIGHT FOR THEIR FREEDOM
BUT I FELT LIKE A HIRED HAND
SOMETIMES I HAVE TO FIND MY WAY
SOMETIMES I HAVE TO GET AWAY
CHORUS: TAKE ME BACK TO TOKYO ROAD
TAKE ME BACK TO TOKYO ROAD
WORKING HARD, FOR A PASS
GOT THE NIGHT, MAKE IT LAST
IT WAS A TIME TO REMEMBER
ALL MY LIFE I WOULD NEVER FORGET
IN A BAR, BREATHING SMOKE
SNORTING WHISKEY, DRINKING COKE
IT WAS A TIME WHEN NO-ONE WOULD DIE
AND THERE WASN'T A CARE
SOMETIMES I WISH IT WAS THAT WAY
'CAUSE SOMETIMES I HAVE TO GET AWAY
CHORUS: TAKE ME BACK TO TOKYO ROAD
TAKE ME BACK TO TOKYO ROAD
SOLO
THIS GUY TURNS AROUND
AND HE'S POINTING UP THE STAIRS
I FOUND MYSELF IN HER DOORWAY
BUT THERE WASN'T ANYBODY THERE
SHE WALKED IN THE ROOM
WITH NOTHING ON BUT A RED LIGHT
AND WITH A SMILE SHE GOT SO CLOSE TO ME
AND WHISPERED SOMETHING 'BOUT MIDNIGHT
YOU KNOW I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND A WORD SHE SAID
BUT IT FELT SO GOOD
SHE KNEW THAT I DIDN'T HAVE ANY MONEY
BUT BABY I KNEW SHE WOULD...
CHORUS: TAKE ME BACK TO TOKYO ROAD
TAKE ME BACK TO TOKYO ROAD
TAKE ME BACK TO TOKYO ROAD
TAKE ME BACK TO TOKYO ROAD