Top lyrich chart 1988

1. Poison - Every Rose Has Its Thorn

We both lie silently still
In the dead of the night
Although we both lie close together
We feel miles apart inside

Was it something I said or something I did
Did my words not come out right
Though I tried not to hurt you
Though I tried
But I guess thats why they say

Chorus:
Every rose has its thorn
Just like every night has its dawn
Just like every cowboy sings his sad, sad song
Every rose has its thorn

Yeah it does

I listen to our favorite song
Playing on the radio
Hear the dj say loves a game of easy come and
Easy go
But I wonder does he know
Has he ever felt like this
And I know that youd be here right now
If I could have let you know somehow
I guess

Chorus

Though its been a while now
I can still feel so much pain
Like a knife that cuts you the wound heals
But the scar, that scar remains

Solo

I know I could have saved a love that night
If Id known what to say
Instead of makin love
We both made our separate ways

But now I hear you found somebody new
And that I never meant that much to you
To hear that tears me up inside
And to see you cuts me like a knife
I guess

2. Cinderella - Dont Know What You Got (Til Its Gone)

I can't tell ya baby what went wrong
I can't make you feel what you felt so long ago
I'll let it show
I can't give you back what's been hurt
Heartaches come and go and all that's left are the words
I can't let go
If we take some time to think it over baby
Take some time, let me know
If you really want to go

Don't know what you got till it's gone
Don't know what it is i did so wrong
Now i know what i got
It's just this song
And it ain't easy to get back
Takes so long

I can't feel the things that cause you pain
I can't clear my heart of your love it falls like rain
Ain't the same
I hear you calling far away
Tearing through my soul i just can't take another day
Who's to blame
If we take some time to think it over baby
Take some time let me know
If you really wanna go

Don't know what you got till it's gone
Don't know what it is i did so wrong
Now i know what i got
It's just this song
And it ain't easy to get back
Takes so long

Do you wanna see me beggin' baby
Can't you give me just one more day
Can't you see my heart's been draggin' lately
I've been lookin' for the words to say

Don't know what you got till it's gone
Don't know what it is i did so wrong
Now i know what i got
It's just this song
And it ain't easy to get back
Takes so long

Don't know what you got till it's gone no
Don't know what it is i did so wrong
Now i know what i got
It's just this song
And it ain't easy to get back
Takes so long

3. Ratt - Way Cool Jr.

Oh
Oh

New kid in town
Got fancy clothes
Old T-Bird car, baby
And you can tell your nose
He said, Where is all the action in this town?

Stop working on the women
It's on real slick
Heard enough about sin, girl
Gonna make it stick
Hey! What makes him so special anyhow?

She said, So good lookin', that's a fact
Steel guitars run across his back
The girls all know he's Way Cool Jr.

Check him out on his good side

Heard he came from Memphis
Somewhere down south
Started hangin' with the blues crowd
That's how he got that crazy sound
What is all this talkin' goin' round?

She said, So good lookin', turns me on
Out all night, keeps me up 'til dawn
The girls all know he's Way Cool Jr.

You know you can't have fire without the flame
Can't keep the fortune without the pain
That's how he makes it when he's on his own

Way Cool Jr.
You don't live it up or never live it down
Way Cool Jr.
He's the hottest thing to ever hit this town

Go man go

She said, So good lookin' and that's a fact
Steel guitar scratched off the back
Everybody knows it's Way Cool Jr.

You know you can't have fire without the flame
Can't keep the fortune without the pain
That's how he makes it when he's on his own

Way Cool Jr.
Always comin' 'round the bend
Way Cool Jr.
He's gonna live it up or never live it down
Way Cool Jr.

Way Cool Jr

4. Bon Jovi - Born to Be My Baby

Rainy night and the worked all day
We both got jobs caus theres bills to play
We got something they cant take away
Our love, our lives

Close the door, leave the cold outside
I dont need nothing when Im by your side
We got something thatll never die
Our dreams, our pride

My heart beats like a drum (all night)
Flesh to flesh, one to one (and its alright)
And Ill never let go cause
Theres something I know deep inside

You were born to be my baby
And baby, I was made to be your man

We got something to believe in
Even if we dont know where we stand
Only God would know the reasons
But I bet he must have had a plan
Cause you were born to be my baby
And baby, I was made to be your man

Light a candle, blow the world away
Table for two on a tv tray
It aint fancy, baby thats ok
Our time, our way

So hold me close better hand on tight
Buckle up, baby, its a bumpy ride
Were two kids hitching down the road of life
Our world, our flight

If we stand side by side (all night)
Theres a chance well get by (and its alright)
And Ill know that youll be live
In my heart till the day I die

Cause you were born to be my baby
And baby, I was made to be your man

We got something to believe in
Even if we dont know where we stand
Only God would know the reasons
But I bet he must have had a plan
Cause you were born to be my baby
And baby, I was made to be your man

Solo

My heart beats like a drum (all night)
Flesh to flesh, one to one (and its alright)
And Ill never let go cause
Theres something I know deep inside

Cause you were born to be my baby
And baby, I was made to be your man

We got something to believe in
Even if we dont know where we stand
Only God would know the reasons
But I bet he must have had a plan

Cause you were born to be my baby
And baby, I was made to be your man

You were born to be my baby
And baby, I was made to be your man

5. Lita Ford - Kiss Me Deadly


Went to a party last Saturday night
I didn't get laid I got in a fight uh-huh
It ain't no big thing
Late for my job and the traffic was bad
Had to borrow 10 bucks from my old man uh-huh
It ain't no big thing

But I know what I like
I know I like dancing with you
And I know what you like
I know you like dancing with me oh yeah

CHORUS
Kiss me once
Kiss me twice
Come on pretty baby kiss me deadly

Had a few beers getting high
Sitting watching the time go by uh-huh
It ain't no big thing
Nothing to eat and no T.V.
Looking in the mirror don't get it for me uh-huh
It ain't no big thing

But I know what I like
I know I like dancing with you
And I know what you like
I know you like dancing with me oh yeah

CHORUS
CHORUS

you know I like dancing with you
dancing with you, come on..

6. White Lion - Wait

wait just a moment before our love will die
cause I must know the reason why we say goodbye
wait just a moment and tell me why
cause I can show you lovin that you won't deny

wait and show your lovin like it was before
cause I won't let that feelin walk out through the door
yeah wait just a moment and try once more
cause babe I need to hold you like I did before

so if you go away I know that I will follow
cause there's a place inside my heart that tells me
hold out, hold out, hold out

wait - wait I never had a chance to love you
wait - wait if only our love could show you
wait - wait I never wanna be without you
wait - wait no I never had a chance to love you
now I only wanna say I love you one more time

solo

wait - wait I never had a chance to love you
wait - wait if only our love could show you
wait - wait I never wanna be without you
wait - wait no I never had a chance to love you
now I only wanna say I love you wait...

7. Poison - Fallen Angel

She stepped off the bus out into the city streets
Just a small town girl with her whole life
Packed in a suitcase by her feet

But somehow the lights didnt
Shine as bright as they did
On her mamas tv screen

And the work seemed harder
And the days seemed longer
Than she ever thought theyd be

But you know you got to stick to your guns
When it all comes down
Cause sometimes you cant choose
Its like heads they win
Tails youre gonna lose

Chorus:
Win big--mamas fallen angel
Lose big--livin out her lies
Wants it all--mamas fallen angel
Lose it all, rollin the dice of her life

Now she found herself in the fast lane livin day to day
Turned her back on her best friends, yeah
And let her family slip away

Just like a lost soul
Caught up in the hollywood scene
All the parties and the limousines

Such a good actress hiding all her pain
Trading her memories for fortune and fame

Just a step away from the edge of a fall
Caught between heaven and hell
Wheres the girl I knew a year ago

Chorus

Too much too soon
Or just a little too late
Cause when her ship came in
She wasnt there and it just wouldnt wait

Solo, chorus out

8. Cinderella - Gypsy Road

I used to be now I’m not what you see, lord I try
And now it seems all those dreams have come true, but they’re passing me by
Some fast talkin’ mama for a dollar put a smile on my face
I’m drivin’ all night
I end up in the same old place

My gypsy road can’t take me home
I drive all night just to see the light
My gypsy road can’t take me home
I keep on pushin’ cause it feels alright

And who’s to care if I grow my hair to the sky
I’ll take a wish and a prayer cross my fingers cause I always get by
Some fast talkin’ jerk for a dollar wiped the smile off my face
I’m drivin’ all night
Just to keep the rat in the race

My gypsy road can’t take me home
I drive all night just to see the light
My gypsy road can’t take me home
I keep on pushin’ cause it feels alright

Sometimes I feel so old
Got my lights burnin’ bright
But I’m lookin’ pretty sold
Sometimes I feel so cold
So cold
Let’s go

Got to get on home
My gypsy road can’t take me home
My gypsy road can’t take me home, t-t-take me

My gypsy road can’t take me home
I drive all night just to see the light
My gypsy road can’t take me home
I keep on pushin’ cause it feels alright

My gypsy road can’t take me home
I drive all night just to see the light
My gypsy road can’t take me home
I keep on p-p-pushin’
My gypsy road
My gypsy road
My gypsy road
My gypsy road
My gypsy road

9. Poison - Nothin But A Good Time

Now listen
Not a dime, I cant pay my rent
I can barely make it through the week
Saturday night Id like to make my girl
But right now I cant make ends meet

Im always workin slavin every day
Gotta get away from that same old same old
I need a chance just to get away
If you could hear me think this is what Id say

Chorus:
Dont need nothin but a good time
How can I resist
Aint lookin for nothin but a good time
And it dont get better than this

They say I spend my money on women and wine
But I couldnt tell you where I spent last night
Im really sorry about the shape Im in
I just like my fun every now and then

Im always workin slavin every day
Gotta get away from that same old same old
I need a chance just to get away
If you could hear me think this is what Id say

Chorus

You see I raise a toast to all of us
Who are breakin our backs every day
If wantin the good life is such a crime
Lord, then put me away
Heres to ya

Solo

10. Ratt - I Want A Woman

C'mon baby
C'mon baby
C'mon baby
C'mon baby

Yeah!

Don't wanna talk about it
And I don't wanna hear what's for sale
Just move on baby
Time has got you by the tail
Your tail

You don't know what you got till it's already gone
And now this gone as you can get
I try to reason with you but there's no reason at all
While I'm banging my head up against a brick wall

I want a woman
Not some little girl
Who had to grow up
In daddy's big world
I want a woman
Who can really love me, yeah
Dead ringer of a woman

You think I'm like a truck
Even I ain't gonna walk on glass
Well no chance
I try to love ya baby
But sometimes you're just a pain in the ass

The problem with you is that I can't get through
And all this proves is I can get
I take you up north and then you wanna go south
You're just leaving another bad taste in my mouth

I want a woman
Not some little girl
Who had to grow up
In daddy's big world
I want a woman
Who knows how to love me, yeah
Baby that's what I want

I want a woman
Not the teacher's pet
Who tried to grow up
But hasn't made it quite yet
I want a woman
Who makes me feel like nobody can

I want those legs
Groovy lips
(I want a woman)
With high heels
Shake those hips
(I want a woman)
Red dress
What a scene
(I want a woman)
C'mon baby
You'll be my wildest dreams, yeah!
(I want a woman)

I'm thinkin' now down the week so much
Think the chances that that woman's touch

I want a woman
Not some little girl
Who had to grow up
In daddy's big world
I want a woman
That knows how to love me, yeah
Baby that's what I want

I want a woman
Not the teacher's pet
Who tried to grow up
But hasn't made it quite yet
I want a woman
Who makes me feel like nobody can

I want those legs
Red dress
(I want a woman)
Groovy lips
Shake those hips
(I want a woman)
With high heels
C'mon baby
(I want a woman)
What a scene
You'll be my wildest dreams, yeah!
(I want a woman)

11. Cheap Trick - The Flame
12. Guns N Roses - Sweet Child O Mine
13. Def Leppard - Armageddon It
14. Van Halen - When Its Love
15. Bon Jovi - Bad Medicine
16. Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar on Me
17. Guns N Roses - Welcome to the Jungle
18. Europe - Superstitious
19. Edie Brickell - What I Am
20. Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind
21. Tracy Chapman - Fast Car
22. Melissa Etheridge - Like the Way I Do
23. Great White - Save Your Love
24. David Lee Roth - Just Like Paradise
25. Winger - Madalaine
26. Britny Fox - Girlschool
27. Ziggy Marley - Tomorrow People
28. When in Rome - The Promise
29. Vixen - Edge of a Broken Heart
30. Tesla - Gettin Better
31. Def Leppard - Love Bites
32. Pet Shop Boys - Domino Dancing
33. Van Halen - Finish What Ya Started
34. Britny Fox - Save the Weak
35. Midnight Oil - Beds are Burning
36. Def Leppard - Hysteria
37. Whitesnake - Give Me All Your Love
38. Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal
39. Melissa Etheridge - Bring Me Some Water
40. The Scorpions - Rhythym of Love
41. White Lion - Tell Me
42. Erasure - Chains of Love
43. Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up
44. Cher - We All Sleep Alone
45. Aerosmith - Rag Doll
46. Rod Stewart - Forever Young
47. Rick Astley - Together Forever
48. George Michael - One More Try
49. Samantha Fox - I Wanna Have Some Fun
50. Cheap Trick - Dont Be Cruel
51. George Michael - Father Figure
52. R.E.M. - Orange Crush
53. Escape Club - Wild Wild West
54. Joan Jett - I Hate Myself For Loving You
55. U2 - Desire
56. INXS - Never Tear Us Apart
57. Aerosmith - Angel
58. Steve Winwood - Dont You Know What the Night Can Do
59. Britny Fox - Long Way to Love
60. The Church - Under the Milky Way
61. Cher - I Found Someone
62. Information Society - Whats On Your Mind (Pure Energy)
63. Chicago - Look Away
64. Joan Jett - Little Liar
65. The Smithereens - Only a Memory
66. U2 - Angel of Harlem
67. Boy Meets Girl - Waiting for a Star to Fall
68. Alphaville - Forever Young
69. Midnight Oil - The Dead Heart
70. New Order - Blue Monday
71. Michael Jackson - The Man in the Mirror
72. Richard Marx - Hold on to the Nights
73. Breathe - How Can I Fall
74. Taylor Dayne - Ill Always Love You
75. George Michael - Monkey
76. Tracey Chapman - Baby Can I Hold You
77. Belinda Carlisle - I Get Weak
78. Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky
79. Depeche Mode - Route 66
80. Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Babies
81. Tracy Chapman - Talkin Bout a Revolution
82. Taylor Dayne - Dont Rush Me
83. Cheap Trick - Ghost Town
84. Steve Winwood - Roll With It
85. Robert Plant - Tall Cool One
86. Michael Jackson - The Way You Make Me Feel
87. INXS - Devil Inside
88. Rod Stewart - Lost in You
89. George Michael - Kisisng a Fool
90. Eddie Money - Walk on Water
91. Bobby Brown - My Prerogative
92. Johnny Hates Jazz - Shattered Dreams
93. Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana
94. Paul Carrack - Dont Shed a Tear
95. Expose - Seasons Change
96. Patrick Swayze - Shes Like the Wind
97. Terrence Trent Darby - Wishing Well
98. Kylie Minogue - The Loco-Motion
99. Icehouse - Electric Blue
100. 10000 Maniacs - Whats the Matter Here
101. Bobby McFerrin - Dont Worry Be Happy
102. The Bangles - Hazy Shade of Winter
103. Prince - I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
104. Hurricane - Im On To You
105. Taylor Dayne - Prove Your Love
106. Europe - Cherokee
107. John Cougar Mellencamp - Check it Out
108. INXS - New Sensation
109. Janes Addiction - Jane Says
110. R.E.M. - Finest Worksong
111. Samantha Fox - Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)
112. Tommy Conwell - Im Not Your Man
113. D.J. Jazzy Jeff - Parents Just Dont Understand
114. Annie Lenox - Put a Little Love in Your Heart
115. Elton John - I Dont Wanna Go On With You Like That
116. Van Halen - Black and Blue
117. Belinda Carlisle - Circle in the Sand
118. Salt N Pepa - Push It
119. The Bangles - In Your Room
120. Tiffany - All This Time