Lyricist : Jon Bon Jovi/John M. Shanks

Composer : Jon Bon Jovi/John M. Shanks

Does the sun still shine on a dead-end street

Will a rose still grow out of broken concrete

Is there anything left for a sinner like me?

I'm tired of talking 'bout someday

All that we been given are the dog days

Nothing is forgiven, it's the hard way

Right or wrong

I'm tired of talking 'bout somehow

Wake up, and it's welcome to your breakdown

This family tree's got nothing left to prove now

Me and you

We're the living proof

Close your eyes and tell me what you think you see

Is faith and hope enough to make a fool believe?

Is there anything left for a sinner like me?

I'm tired of talking 'bout someday

All that we been given are the dog days

Nothing is forgiven, it's the hard way

Right or wrong

I'm tired of talking 'bout somehow

Wake up, and it's welcome to your breakdown

This family tree's got nothing left to prove now

Me and you

We're the living proof

First the son becomes the father

Then the father is the son

It's a never-ending circle and the circle's never done

This love will last forever

We're not footprints in the sand

It's time you understand

I'm tired of talking 'bout someday

All that we been given are the dog days

Nothing is forgiven, it's the hard way

Right or wrong

I'm tired of talking 'bout somehow

Wake up, and it's welcome to your breakdown

This family tree's got nothing left to prove now

Me and you

We're the living proof