Jon has (very) often referred to how Europe "keep the secret alive" during the ninties until their big return to the US scene in 2000 with It's My Life. It would be exaggerating it to say that they weren't successful during the ninties but These Days and Destination Anywhere went virtually unnoticed in the US. In contrast, during that time Bon Jovi were the biggest band in the world outside the US.
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These days the stars seem out of reach
But these days there ain't a ladder on these streets
These days are fast, love don't last in this graceless age
Even innocence has caught the midnight train
And there ain't nobody left but us these days
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