1. Was it something I said or something I did
   We feel miles apart inside
2. Though I tried not to hurt you
   Just like every night has its dawn

"Every Rose Has Its Thorn" is the popular power ballad from rock band, Poison. Led by Bret Michaels, the song was released on the group's 1988 album "Open Up and Say... Ahhh!"

1. Well if you told me you were drowning, I would not lend a hand
   So you can wife off that grin, I know where you've been
2. Can you feel it coming in the air tonight, oh Lord, oh Lord
   It's all been a pack of lies

"In the Air Tonight" is Phil Collins' debut single from 1981. The song appeared on his debut album "Face Value."

1. Your web, I'm caught
   Black lace, on sweat
2. I don't want to break these chains
   I hear you calling

"Poison" is the 1989 power ballad from Alice Cooper. The song was released on his album "Trash."

1. Silhouetted in the back
   Heaven isn't too far away
2. How I love the way you move
   And it's looking pretty worn

"Heaven" was recorded in 1988 by the group rock band "Warrant." The song appears on their 1989 album "Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich."

1. How do I get you alone
   Oh I hope that it won't end though
2. And now it chills me to the bone
   You don't know how long I have wanted

"Alone" is the popular 1980s power ballad recorded by Heart in 1987. The song appeared on the album "Bad Animals."

1. That I'm feelin' for you
   Let 'em say we're crazy
2. I don't care 'bout that
   Baby, don't ever look back

These lyrics come from the 1987 song "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" by Starship. The song appeared on the album "No Protection."

1. It's too late
   When you scream
2. When you call
   In your dreams

"Drive" is the 1984 song from the rock band The Cars. The song appeared on their album "Heartbeat City."

1. I fear unless I make it all to clear
   We can take what was wrong
2. Why can't we just hold on
   When we hear the voices sing

"Broken Wings" is the 1985 song my Mr. Mister that appears on their album "Welcome to the Real World."

1. But there's something that you forgot
   On the way to the top
2. Don't you want someone to care about you
   I can't tell you what you're feeling inside

"What About Love" is another popular power ballad from Heart. The song was released on their eponymous 1985 album.

1. I'm holding out for a hero
   There's someone reaching back for me
2. Late at night I toss and I turn
   Racing on the thunder and rising with the heat

"Holding Out for a Hero" is the hit 1980s ballad from the film "Footloose." The song was performed by Bonnie Tyler.

1. I just died in your arms tonight
   Her diary sits on the bedside table
2. And I don't see an easy way to get out of this
   It must've been some kind of kiss

These lyrics are from the 1980s power ballad "(I Just) Died in Your Arms." The song was released on the Cutting Crew's 1986 album "Broadcast."

1. Far away from each other
   You're just the part of me i can't let go
2. Just for the day
   I just want you to know

"Hard to Say I'm Sorry" is a power ballad by Chicago. The song was released on their 1982 album "Chicago 16."

1. I'd steal the sun from the sky for you
   Words can't say what love can do
2. I'll be there for you
   I'd live and I'd die for you

"I'll Be There For You" is the power ballad by '80s rock band, Bon Jovi. The song was released on their 1988 album "New Jersey."

1. There were moments of gold
   There were night of sacred pleasure
2. It was more than any laws allow
   But it's all coming back to me

"It's All Coming Back to Me" is the popular 1980s power ballad originally recorded by Pandora's Box in 1989. The song would later gain even more fame after Celine Dion's recording in 1996.

1. The sun will rise without you
   Oh but I saw in you, now I see through
2. I'm not missing what we ain't making
   You are giving what I'm not taking

"Don't Shed a Tear" is the 1987 Paul Carrack song that was released on his album "One Good Reason."

1. I only wanted to see you underneath the purple rain
   It's time we all reach out
2. I only wanted to see you laughing in the purple rain
   It's such a shame our friendship had to end

"Purple Rain" is the popular ballad by Prince. The song was featured on his 1984 album of the same title.

1. Now I will just say goodbye
   I was me but now he's gone
2. Think why I should even try
   Cannot stand this hell I feel

"Fade to Black" is the popular '80s ballad by Metallica. The song was released on their 1984 album "Ride the Lightning."

1. Always wanting more, he'd leave you longing for
   In a flash he was gone, it happened so soon
2. The way he moved, it was a sin, so sweet and true
   Black velvet if you please

"Black Velvet" is the 1989 Alannah Myles single that was released on her eponymous album.

1. I need you by my side
   I can't stop the feeling
2. This must be love
   I can feel my love for you

"Is This Love" is the 1987 power ballad by Whitesnake that appears on their eponymous album.

1. But listen to your heart before you tell him goodbye
   Sometimes you wonder if this fight is worthwhile
2. I don't know where you're going and I don't know why
   So much to mention but you can't find the words

"Listen to Your Heart" was released in 1988 on the Roxette album "Look Sharp!"

1. Time after time you were there for me
   Love letters in the sand, I remember you
2. We spent the summer with the top rolled down
   And when you needed me, I came through

"I Remember You" is the 1989 power ballad by Skid Row that appears on their eponymous album.

1. This one goes out to the one I love
   Fire
2. Another prop has occupied my time

"The One I Love" is the '80s power ballad by R.E.M. The song was released in 1987 on their album "The Man Who Loved Yngve."

1. If you really want to go
   I can't let go
2. I can't give you back what's been hurt
   Don't know what you got till it's gone

"Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)" is the 1988 song by Cinderella that appears on their album "Long Cold Winter."

1. And I'm getting closer than I ever thought I might
   On a cold, dark winter's night
2. You make everything so clear
   I only wish I had the strength to let it show

These lyrics are from the ''80s power ballad "Can't Fight This Feeling." Recorded in 1984, the song was released on the REO Speedwagon album "Wheels Are Turnin'."

1. I said hey, what's going on
   That the world was made up of this brotherhood of man
2. And I scream from the top of my lungs
   And so I cry sometimes

"What's Up" is the 1982 single released by the group 4 Non Blondes on their album "Bigger, Better, Faster, More!"

1. Shotgun
   Who's the one you want
2. Who's it you're with
   What's your vice or wish

"White Wedding" is the 1982 single released by Billy Idol on his eponymous album.

1. It keeps me warm as life grows colder
   In case I need it when I'm older
2. To change this lonely life
   It looks like love has finally found me

"I Want to Know What Love Is" is the popular 1980s power ballad by Foreigner. The song was released on their 1984 album "Agent Provocateur."

1. But we climb a step every day
   When it's real, I keep alive
2. Live their livees, looking behind
   Where the eagles cry on a mountain high

"Up Where We Belong" was first recorded in 1982 by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes for the film "An Officer and a Gentleman."

1. And there's a storm that's raging
   There's a message in the wild
2. And it looks like I'm losing this fight
   And that's my heart that's breaking

"Missing You" is the 1984 song by John Waite that appears on his album "No Brakes."

1. When today doesn't really know, doesn't really know
   I want you to come back and carry me home
2. Away from this long lonely nights
   I can't be too late to say that I was so wrong

"All Out of Love" is the 1980 song by Air Supply that was released on their album "Lost in Love."

1. Darling leave a light on for me
   This is just the beginning
2. I don't know when I'll see you again
   I can't explain I just don't know

"Leave A Light On" is the 1989 single by Belinda Carlisle. It was released on her album "Runaway Horses."

1. An' I've made up my mind, I ain't wasting no more time
   I pray you give me strength to carry on
2. Like a drifter I was born to walk alone
   Just another heart in need of rescue

"Here I Go Again" is the Whitesnake power ballad that was originally recorded in 1982 for their "Saints & Sinners" album.

1. Love with tongues of fire
   Purge the soul
2. Flame on burn desire
   Make love your goal

"The Power of Love" is the popular 1984 power ballad by Frankie Goes to Hollywood. The song appears on their album "Welcome to the Pleasuredome."

1. Do you think twice, or just touch 'n' see?
   I don't wanna touch you too much baby
2. So I don't wanna be there when you decide to break it
   Love bites, love bleeds

"Love Bites" is the 1987 Def Leppard song that appears on their album "Hysteria."

1. Wondering where I am
   Faithfully
2. I'm still yours
   Through space and time

After "Don't Stop Believin'," one of Journey's most popular songs is their power ballad, "Faithfully." The song appears on their 1983 album "Frontiers."