It's over before it starts
oh don't you know
so on your marks, stand by, ready go
from london to new york
montreal to tokyo
i see visions of her
everywhere i go

what have i become
now that i'm alone
i'm just looking for a way to break
free of these walls and
and i'm just looking for a place that
i can call i can call my home yeah
has anybody out there got a soul
cause i'm just looking for a girl
the girl with a heart of gold

she always comes once
again with her champagne taste
she goes straight down the rat hole
with her total recklessness
and tomorrow will come on through
and i got nothing but a silhouette girl
met her in the darkness

and i say...
what have i become
now that im all alone
and i just looking for a way to break free of these walls and
and i'm just looking for a place
that i can call my home
has anybody out there got a soul
cause i'm just looking for a girl
the girl with a heart of gold
you know i'm just lookin for a girl
the girl with a heart of gold

yeah i'm in a corner
i'll start over
start the whole slate clean
all the pain and heartache and all the years
i was always to blame
i dream of this girl
??? ???
met her in my neighborhood
i'm a downtown member in a dark lot
don't let me be misunderstood
i'm a downtown member in a dark lot
don't let me be misunderstood

don't let me be misunderstood

i'm just looking for a way to break free of these walls yeah
i'm just looking for a place i can call my home
has anybody out there got a soul
i'm just looking for a girl
the girl with a heart of gold