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Shelly drank a lot of boose and she kissed a lot of boysshe danced down at the beach club as the band beat out some noise and every night at midnight, the guy who left his wifehe'd buy a round, say, " Everyone, let's drink a toast to life."so they'd drink a toast to laughter and they'd drink a toast to fun and when the glass was empty they'd say," Let's drink another one."Shelly, laughing in the bar stool, never could understand whyeverything's s'posed to feel good, still she wanted to crysomething's missing, what am I searching for?God, I don't know anymorebut another cold beer and a turn around the floorweapons in this desperation warand I won't have to think those big thoughts anymoreShelly had the reputation of a girl with easy ways you never would have known it if you knew her in her younger daysher daddy trusted Jesus, every night they'd always pray he'd say, "Your father loves you Shelly, in his arms you'll always stay."she was seventeen, her daddy's life came to a sudden endshe said, "Jesus, how could You do this, I thought you were my friend."on long distance call to LA, her mother didn't careShelly walked down to the corner bar, found consolation thereSongtextethe beers and the men they'd get her from tonight until tomorrowShelly knew she was slaying sorrow on her sorrowsomething's missing, what am I searching for?God I don't know anymore but another cold beer and a turn around the floorweapons in this desperation war and I won't have to think those big thoughts anymore(instrumental)Shelly woke up trembling from a dream she had last nightshe found the love she needed in a young man's eye'sand He wasn't one of the lovers she'd held to so tight He was rocking her gently, she softly criedand way off in the distance, she could hear her daddy say," Your father in Heaven loves you, in his arms you''l always stay."This morning at Saint Mary's, Shelly knelt down in a pewshe said," I've forgotten how to pray, I don't know what to do.Something's missing, what am I searching for? God I don't know anymore, and I'm all alone down here.I'm knocking at your door. I can't take this heartache anymore.Won't You help me win this desperation war." Aus Songtexte Mania