Tonight, Tonight

The Smashing Pumpkins

Time
Is never time at all
You can never ever leave
Without leaving a piece of you

And our lives are forever changed
We will never be the same
The more you change, the less you feel

Believe
Believe in me
Believe, Believe!

That life can change
That you're not stuck in vain

We're not the same, we're different
Tonight, Tonight

Tonight
So bright
Tonight, Tonight

And you know you're never sure
But you're sure you could be right
If you held yourself up to the light

And the embers never fade
In the city by the lake
The place where you were born

Believe
Believe in me
Believe, Believe!

In the resolute urgency of now
And if you believe there's not a chance
Tonight, Tonight

Tonight
So bright
Tonight, Tonight

We'll crucify the insincere
Tonight, Tonight
We'll make things right
We'll feel it all
Tonight, Tonight
We'll find a way to offer up the night
Tonight
The indescribable moments of your life
Tonight
The impossible is possible
Tonight, Tonight

Believe in me as I believe in you
Tonight
Tonight, Tonight
Tonight, Tonight


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    hmf, well I just say the video is brilliant, the song is brilliant, Billy is brilliant.

    imthecootieon May 11, 2002   Link

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