(Jackson Spires)
Bought a ticket in a transit station
Headed southbound for home
To take a look at my dear Mom and Papa
Show them their simple son
Take a listen...
Didn't know what I was headed back home for
All I knew it was time
When the train it pulled into the station
Far from a maddening crowd
Station master took out his gold locket
Just to check his time
People pushing to pick up their baggage
To take another line
Just take a train now
Be on time if you want to stay
You've got to take a train now, Mama
You know it's the only way
So now, if you get to wanna see your home, now
Just you get down on your knees
Listen to the birds that do surround you
Singing their sweet harmony
Buy your ticket from a Station Master
One-way ticket for home
Get along and kiss your troubles good-bye, now
It's time to get on board
Just take a train now
Be on time if you want to stay
You've got to take a train now, Mama
You know it's the only way
(Jackson Spires)
The time has come for me to say
Things I should've said, oh, yesterday
Some people I knew thought they had it made
Forgot their friends when they hit the stage
And they didn't seem to care
Oh, Their eyes were blinded by the glare
Well, I knew those boys when they were down and out
It looked like the world had turned 'em down
Now that everybody knows their name
I guess to them it's just a game
They've got their money and their cars
Oh, Lord, I guess they're Stars
You know sometimes it's hard to see
Your friends ain't what they always seem to be
If by chance I don't get through
They won't be comin' home to you
By now I hope they realize
What's in my heart and not my eyes
What's in my heart and not my eyes
What's in my heart and not my eyes
Oh, yeah, they're Stars
They're only Stars
(Shorty Medlocke)
Well, yeah, yeah, yeah, One of these mornings, it won't be long
Captain's gonna call and I'll be gone
I'll be nine hundred miles away from home
You can count the days I'm gone
You can tell the train I'm on
You can hear the whistle blow as she rolls by
She rolls by, she rolls by
Hear the whistle blow as she rolls by
My olden shoes are worn
My olden clothes are torn
And I hate to go home now this-a-way
This-a-way, this-a-way
Hate to go home this-a-way
Well, if my Mama she says so, I'll railroad no more
I'll side-track my train and go home
And go home, and go home
Side-track my train and go home
If I die a Railroad Man
I wanna be buried in the sand
So I can hear old No. 9 as she rolls by
She rolls by, she rolls by
Hear old No. 9 as she rolls by
(Jackson Spires)
Yes, I see you drivin' in your new limousine
All that you own is shiny and clean
You get your money by stealin' them blind
You know you're one of a kind
You're flyin' high every single day
Eatin' your steaks while someone else pays
But it's all right 'cause I don't need it from you
I don't count on you to help me through
Big Wheels keep runnin' over your prey
Stealin' more money everyday
Watch out, honey, don't get in their way
Don't count your money, not right away
It'll catch up to you, oh, someday
Then what will happen to your dream
They'll take away your new limousine
Big Wheels keep runnin' over your prey
Stealin' more money everyday
Watch out, honey don't get in their way
I see you drivin' in your new limousine
All that you own is shiny and clean
You get your money by stealin' them blind
Good Lord, you know you're one of a kind
Big Wheels keep runnin' over your prey
Stealin' more money everyday
Watch out, honey don't get in their way
(Jackson Spires)
Take a seat by the window, it seems the road
It stretches out for miles in front of me
To the next town to sing out another tune
My friends and I, you know, will sing them just for you
I stand alone, I stand alone
Seen the heartbreaks everyday and so have you
Seems we can't do without it, you know that it's true
As many towns I've seen and many more to come
I'll keep playing my music till my life on earth is done
Yes, I stand alone and funny as it may seem
It's not in spirit 'cause some people are with me
I've played around your towns and many have made me cry
I stand alone, in the open, not knowing why
I'll get my bags, pack my clothes, and put 'em away
Think of tomorrow 'cause tomorrow's a brand new day
Think of all the friends I've made away from home
I'm glad they were with me as I stood alone
Yes, I stand alone and funny as it may seem
It's in spirit 'cause some people are with me
I've played around your towns and many have made me cry
I stand alone, in the open, not knowing why
I stand alone, I stand alone
I stand alone, I stand alone
I stand alone, I stand alone
Hello America, hello America
Hello America, hello America
Well I'm takin' me a trip I'm going down to California
Yeah, I'm gonna try Hollywood and San Pedro Bay
I'll tell ya what I'm gonna do
I'm gonna give my love to you
I'm gonna take you where the lights are bright
I'm gonna give you my love tonight
Hello America, hello America
Hello America, hello America
I'm gonna get me a greyhound bus down the motorway
I'm gonna spend a little time in Frisco and L.A.
But when it gets to twelve o'clock
And you feel that you gotta rock
You'd better let your hair hang down
So we can boogie all over town
Hello America, hello America
Hello America, hello America
Takin' me a trip I'm going down to California
Yeah, I'm gonna try Hollywood and San Pedro Bay
I'll tell ya what I'm gonna do
I'm gonna give my love to you
So won't ya take me where the lights are bright
Won't you give me your love tonight
Hello America, hello America
Hello America, hello America
Hello America, hello America
Hello America, hello America
Troubled in mind, I'm little blue
Bet you I won't be blue always
'Cause that ol' sun's gonna shine
On Jerry Lee Lewis's back door step someday
I'm gonna lay my head
On somebody's lonesome railroad line
Let that ol' midnight special
Ease my troubled mind
Well, they tell me that old graveyard
Is a mighty lonesome place
Lord they put you six feet under
Shovellin' mud directly in your face
Well, goodbye baby, may God bless you
And may He bless ol' Killer a little bit too
Oh, don't meet you over yonder, baby
When they throw that Jerry right over you
Troubled in mind, when I'm little blue
Bet you I won't be blue always
'Cause the sun's gonna shine
On, on my back door step
Oh here it comes
Well train, train
take me on out of this town
Train, train
Lord take me on out of this town
Well that woman I'm in love with
Lord she's Memphis bound
Well leavin' here
I'm just a raggedy hobo
Lord I'm leaving here
I'm just a raggedy hobo
Well that woman I'm in love with
Lord she's got to go
Well goodbye pretty mama
get yourself a money man
Goodbye pretty mama
Lord get yourself a money man
You take that midnight train to Memphis
Lord leave me if you can
Oh take that midnight train to Memphis
Lord leave me if you can
B-b-boogie
Boogie like a baby, dance like a dog
I'm a rock 'n' roll bandit when I'm doin' my job
Well, I've been workin' from 9 to 5
Just like all of you, I gotta stay alive
Hard times comin' down on me
Fightin' my way back to the top, everyday of the week
I'm here to testify, there's another way
I won't be satisfied till the weekend's here to stay
Boogie like a baby, dance like a dog
I'm a rock 'n' roll bandit when I'm doin' my job
Well, I start drivin' on down the street,
I got a girl on the edge of town, made just for me
Feelin' good is the name of the game
I may not be no man of the world but she loves me just the same
I'm here to testify, there's another way
I won't be satisfied till the weekend's here to stay
Boogie like a baby, dance like a dog
I'm a rock 'n' roll bandit when I'm doin' my job
Boogie
Well, I'm still workin', and I'm doin' fine
Right or wrong gonna sing my song
Till the day I die
I'm here to testify, there's another way
I won't be satisfied till the weekends here to stay
Sun goes down I can't stand still
Got a flamin' little love, I can't get my fill
Boogie like a baby, dance like a dog
I'm a rock 'n' roll bandit when I'm doin' my job
Yes we are
Doin' my job
Down south, south of the border
At a new sunrise where the
Workin' woman hates law and order
Ooh, those chaquitas with incredible thighs
Too hard to handle, they're too hard for you
Too hard to handle, they're too hard
They're too tough for you
Small time gambler lays down his money
To play some five card stud
But the big time winner really was the loser
He caught a case of a unlucky love
Too hard to handle
Too hard for you
Too hard to handle
'Cause sweet Lolita's hotter than a pepper
You know her pepper's gonna burn you in two
She's a young man's dream, every mother's nightmare
Pure woman through and through
Don't take no chances on hot romances
Such as this one, it may happen to you
Too hard to handle
Too hard for you
Too hard to handle
'Cause there's no future with a snake-eyed lover
She's hung up on them ups and downs
But if you're lonely, thinkin' you're the only
Her love's the best, it's the hottest in town, ah yes
Yeah I said
Too hard to handle
This is a thing I've never known before
It's called easy livin'
This is a place I've never seen before
And I've been forgiven
Easy livin'
And I've been forgiven
Since you've taken your place
In my heart
Somewhere along the lonely road
I had tried to find ya
Day after day on that windy road
I had walked behind ya
Easy livin'
And I've been forgiven
Since you've taken your place
In my heart
Waiting, watching, wishing my whole life away
Dreaming, thinking, ready for my happy day
And some easy livin'
Somewhere along the lonely road
I had tried to find you
Day after day on that windy road
I had walked, walked behind you
Easy livin'
And I've been forgiven
Since you've taken your place
In my heart
Easy livin'
And I've been forgiven
Since you've taken your place
Take off your hat and kick off your shoes
I know you ain?t goin? anywhere
Run ?round the town, singin? your blues
I know you ain?t goin? anywhere
You?ve always been a good friend of mine
But you?re always sayin? farewell
And the only time that you?re satisfied
Is when your feet in the wishing well
Oh, yeah
Throw down your gun, you might shoot yourself
Or is that what you?re tryin? to do?
Put up a fight you believe to be right
And someday the sun will shine through
You?ve always got something to hide
Something you just can?t tell
And the only time that you?re satisfied
Is when your feet's in the wishin? well
But I know what you?re wishin? for
Love in a peaceful world, oh yeah
Love in a peaceful world, oh yeah
Love in a peaceful world
You?ve always been a good friend of mine
But you?re always sayin? farewell
And the only time that you?re satisfied
Is when your feet in the wishing well
Oh yes, my God
Everybody has a dream, yeah
Everybody has a wish
Well its seems that everybody has to tell me what to do
And I didn't listen to them so you know I won't listen to you
'Cause you know that I'm down right crazy as hell
Do what I want to do
Go Stand on the street corner begiing for change
End up being a fool
I'm warped and I'm comin' to you
Yes im out on my own and nobody speaks for me
And I dont want much but to keep on riding free
and its to bad you cant live you live for yourself
man come on make a stand and you know your nobody else
cause you know that were down right crazy as hell do what we want to do
stand on the street corner begging for change
end up being a fool
im an easy going man with a simple little plan
you know i aint nobodys tool
just becuase i dont talk to much dont think im to cool
im warped and i coming to you
# Im warped, and im outta my mind
and loved the boogie woogie
when the feeling is right
well im warped and im burning my brain
why don't you come in ride it's a rock n roll train
ohh chho choo little mama
Solo
Now im outta my own and nobody speak for me
And I dont want much but to keep on riding free
Well freedom is a fire that never goes away
And you can't have the flame unitl your dying day
we cuase yo know were done right crazy as hell
do what we wnated to do
stand on the street corner begiing for change
end up beign a fool
im easy going man with a simple little plain
you know i ant nobodys jewels
just becuase i dont talk too much
don't think im too cruel
(Jackson Spires)
As I'm dreamin' about my life
The one that I had before
As my thoughts they all drift away
I know, yes, I know
There'll never be another
Not another maker
Not another maker
There'll never be another
Now I look at empty faces
The kind that just stare back
I guess I've been a thousand places
Lord, and I know
There'll never be another
Not another maker
Not another maker
There'll never be another
There'll never be another
Not another maker
Bring all the joy that you can bring'
To the center of the earth
It sings as thunderclap through
all the Heavens it rings
On your horse with silver wings
Hurl your lance across the sky
Whirlwinds play as it flies by
Reach out your hand and touch the sky
Know how it feels to fly
I close my eyes and drift away
To another kind of place
As long as I know that I can play
My life won't be a waste
There'll never be another
Not another maker
Not another maker
There'll never be another
There'll never be another
Not another maker
(Jackson Spires)
I've been thinking about my childhood
And what your books they taught me
If things don't work out like they ought to
It wouldn't matter much to me
Yes, Look at the land
And see all the destruction
In a land that once was mine
Well, do you go forward?
I don't think so
We'll have it all back in due time
My heart belongs in an Indian world
A place that I can call my home
I've been livin' in a white man's world
Taught nothing of my own
We used to soar high as the eagles
Far as we could fly
Then you came along lookin' for your targets
Now the eagles they have died
You killed our fathers
Raped our mothers
Killed our sons and daughters too
We break your laws
We don't mean to
We can't help but what we are
My heart belongs in an Indian world
A place that I can call my home
I've been livin' in a white man's world
Taught nothing
Well, another day, another dollar, after I've sang and hollered
Oh, it's my way of living and I can't change a thing
Another town is drawing near oh, baby, I wish you were here
The only way I can see you, darlin', is in my dreams
It's a highway song, you sing it on and on, on and on
Well, the hurt you leave behind, it's the hurt that's on your mind
Oh, and last night's show took its toll on me
Well the city lights fly by me, as I lay my body in my bed
Oh, and dreams of you dance through my head
It's a highway song, you sing it on and on, on and on
Highway song is as lonely as the road I'm on
It's those big wheels that are ready to roll, we've been flyin' high and so low
Lord, and all this madness, ain't as crazy as it seems
Everywhere, they stop and stare, I'm just a stranger on this road
Oh, I stand alone, only in my dream
Highway song, you sing it on and on, on and on
Highway song is as lonely as the road I'm on
Highway song, you sing it on and on, on and on
Ooohh, play it now dog
Well it's saturday night and I'm a feelin' right,
Everything is looking good.
I love that woman that I love so well,
I love her just like I should.
Oohh gonna hit the street, out tonight,
And have myself a good time.
All the people that we'll meet,
Gonna know that you are mine.
Hoppin' bars and drivin' cars,
Settin' myself free.
Burnin' the candle at both ends,
Is the only way to be.
Feelin' good you know I should,
When I look at you.
Feelin' right you know tonight,
I'm so in love with you.
Oohh baby get down.
Oohh feelin' good you know I should,
Uh when I look at you.
Feelin' hot you know tonight,
I'm so in love with yooou.
Well it saturday night and I'm a feelin' right,
Everything is looking good.
I love that woman that I love so well,
I love her just like I should.
(Jackson Spires)
Now I've been workin' hard for so many years
Just tryin' to get myself by
Can't talk to people you don't know
That's why some of you die
Well, I live so hard and I learn so well
Just to push myself along
But if you're born to Rock & Roll, you should know
I've drank 'shine from a Mason jar
To pass my time away
Set my sights on a distant star
'Cause I wanted it that way
I learned to read and write, sing and fight
And all those other things
I'm gonna Rock & Roll, baby,
For you tonight
I'm comin' home
Lord, don't you know
When the wind it blows
I was born to Rock & Roll
I'm on my way to see Mr. "J.J."
To tell of things that I've seen
To show him, baby, that I got more
Moves than your local Cajun Queen
Can't talk to people that you don't know
That's why some of you die
But if you're born to Rock & Roll
Then you should know
I'm comin' home
Lord, don't you know
When the wind it blows
I was born to Rock & Roll
I was born to Rock & Roll
I was born to Rock & Roll
Walk me out in the morning dew, baby
Please walk me out in the morning dew
I can't walk you out in the morning dew
I can't walk you out in the morning dew, yeah
Yeah
I thought I heard a young girl cry, baby
I thought I heard a young girl cry
You didn't hear no young girl cry
You didn't hear no young girl cry today
Well, I thought I saw a flash in the sky this morning
Thought I saw a flash in the sky today
Well, the earth it trembles and
The sky is no longer blue
Now there is no more morning dew, oh today
(Solo)
Now there is no more morning dew
Now there is no more morning dew today
What they've been sayin' all these years has come true
Now there is no more morning dew
Oh, today
No more morning dew today
Won't you please walk me out in the dew
The dew
You can take all the tea in China
Put it in a big brown bag for me
Sail right 'round, all the seven oceans
Drop it straight into the deep blue see
She's as sweet as Tupelo honey
She's an angel of the first degree
She's as sweet as Tupelo honey
Just like honey baby from a bee
You can't stop us on the road of freedom
You can't keep us cause our eyes can see
Men with insight, men in granite
Knights in armor bent on chivalry
You can't stop us on the road of freedom
You can't keep us cause our eyes can see
Men with insight, men in granite
Ohh, lets get it on
Wellll, good God mama what's wrong with your face
Been out all night you're a total disgrace
Here you come again with your hands out by your side
Yes, I don't know what's the matter with you
Dad gummit money thing you act like a fool
Sometimes I don't know what's goin' on about that
Well Gimme, Gimme, Gimme that's all I ever hear
Ain't got no money to buy me a beer
Gimme, Gimme, Gimme that's all I ever get from you
You can slap that be-bop you can shove me around
Won't put me six feet in the ground
Gimme, Gimme, Gimme, you got those old gimme blues
Wellll, Mr. Businessman what do you say
I seen you a poundin' on my door today
Look at that honey, he's got his hands out by his side
Yes, gimme this, gimme that like a rubber band
He's got those stretch marks all over his hands
He's got a reputation for those old gimme bluesss
Gimme, Gimme, Gimme that's all I ever hear
Ain't got no money to buy me a beer
Gimme, Gimme, Gimme that's all I ever get from you
You can slap that be-bop you can shove me around
Won't put me six feet in the ground
Gimme, Gimme, Gimme, you got those old gimme blues
Yes, you got them blues honey
Ahh, would you get it on that slide guitar
Yes, Gimme, Gimme, Gimme that's all I ever hear
Ain't got no money to buy me a beer
Gimme, Gimme, Gimme that's all I ever get from you
And you can slap that bad old be-bop you can shove me around
Won't put me six feet in the ground
Gimme, Gimme, Gimme, you got those old gimme blues
Well I'm sure all my buddies been here before
Mr. Businessman I'm poundin' on your door
I think that man and a woman's got somethin' on me
Yes, Gimme, Gimme, Gimme that's all I ever hear
Ain't got no money to buy me a beer
Gimme, Gimme, Gimme that's all I ever get from you
You can slap that bad old be-bop you can shove me around
Won't put me six feet in the ground
Ah, she was a roller and a midnight stroller
Used to walk in the night
A little teaser, full time pleaser
Standin' under the light
Lookin' for a buyer that was lookin' to hire
Oooh, her service day or night yeah
And she's payin' for it now
Chorus:
Came a day when her looks faded away,
Her outside beauty was gone
Yet inside, still had her pride
Don't you know life goes on
Tryin' to stay young, always on the run
Livin' her life in the streets
Now they look away, this is the price that she pays
She's payin' for it, she's payin' for it now
Ah, she's payin' for it, she's payin' for it now
Ah ---- Ah --
Ah ---- Ah --
Moon is bright
And the stars my guiding light
Would you believe
I'm getting closer mile by mile
But I'll be O.K.
As long as I know you have stayed
In the skies I see you face on every cloud
I'm hypnotized with the thought of you tonight
Lonely nights away
But I know I'm in your heart
And you should know
That I've missed you from the start
Oh tonight
It's your touch that I miss and the goodnight kiss
I had to call you see to let you know what you mean to me
So turn off the light
And you know I'll be alright
And sleep peacefully
When you wake you know you'll see
Me tonight
Tonight, tonight
I've been thinking about my childhood
And what your books they taught me
If things don't work out like they ought to
It wouldn't matter much to me
Yes, Look at the land
And see all the destruction
In a land that once was mine
Well, do you go forward?
I don't think so
We'll have it all back in due time
My heart belongs in an Indian world
A place that I can call my home
I've been livin' in a white man's world
Taught nothing of my own
We used to soar high as the eagles
Far as we could fly
Then you came along lookin' for your targets
Now the eagles they have died
You killed our fathers
Raped our mothers
Killed our sons and daughters too
We break your laws
We don't mean to
We can't help but what we are
My heart belongs in an Indian world
A place that I can call my home
I've been livin' in a white man's world
O, ain't that funny, things we do for love,
Things we do for passion, well I'm feelin' kind of rough.
Too many woman, too many games,
A million faces and a million names,
Don't have much time, ain; t got the patience,
To sit around and think about this hopeless situation
Chorus:
I'm runnin' into the night, Runnin', Runnin',
I've got the power of the moonlight,
Still runnin', can't slow me down, Runnin', Runnin,
Follow my feelings till love comes around.
My, my, my, my baby, you want to catch a falling star,
You wanna catch a falling star,
You wanta put it in your pocket, thinking maybe you'll go far,
Oh, but I won't be around to save you, when you take a fall from grace,
I can't take all this madness, it's time to go,
I'm in the race.
Too many cities, Oh so bright,
Too many towns, all neon lights,
I've got to ramble, I can't stay too long,
I'm searchin' for the right one to keep me goin' strong.
It happens over and over again, Oh,
Another night is closin in.
Still a runnin', runnin' baby, I'm tryin' to find you.
Too many cities, Oh so bright,
Too many towns, all neon lights,
I've got to ramble, I can't stay too long
I'm searchin' for the right one
Verse
Now everywhere you look, you see her face,
Television, magazines, all over the place.
With cover girl eyes and skin you love to touch,
Living in the limelight, always in a rush.
When the lights are out and the cameras are gone,
Down comes the shades, she wants to be alone.
Chorus
You know that girl loves her private life.
You know that girl loves her private life.
Verse
No one ever knows life behind the scene,
Getting past the glamour, the sparkle and the sheen.
Back into the shadows, is where she wants to be,
Discretion is her answer, she needs her privacy.
Looking in the mirror, off the makeup comes,
Secretly slipping off, in the night she runs
Chorus
You know that girl loves her private life.
You know that girl loves her private life.
Cause she's a girl she has her pride, don't need no man to her inside.
Chorus
You know that girl loves her private life.
You know that girl loves her private life.
You know that girl loves her private life.
Verse
She don't live on a straight line, loves to tread on the danger zone,
Got to have a good time, doesn't like to party alone.
Only drives a fast car, loves to scare me half to death!
We always seem to go too far, sometimes it's hard to catch my breath.
Bridge
Oh, you wanna hold her and control her
She does anything she wants.
Chorus
My wild romance, my wild romance.
Verse
Now the girl don't want no chaperone, she's much too wild for that,
So wound up she's got to roam, got the moves of a jungle cat.
Bridge
Oh, you can't control her, no way to hold her
She does anything she wants.
Chorus
My wild romance, my wild romance, and
I'm so glad that I've really took the chance, cause she's
My wild romance.
Redman stands alone with his pride
Freeman knows no bounds
Tired of runnin', he's not gonna hide
Now he stands his ground
To take a man's home, there's no pity
One man's land for another man's city
-Chorus
Take it back, to the place that I love
Take it back, to the big sky's above
Take it back, on the wings of a dove
After the reign
I can tell from the look on his face
There's no justice for all
They come with their plan, and they deal another hand
Still they take it all
When it comes to your own, you're blinded by shame
To take his land, is the name of the game
-Chorus
After the reign, now who's to blame
Dreams have been washed away
-Chorus
After the reign, all though the years
After the reign, gone are the fears
After the reign, there's no more tears
We should have but we didn't
We would of if we could
But it just didn't happen
And you never understood
Can't blame a man for tryin'
Tryin' to make it last
Now you stand here cryin'
Over memories of the past
I'm not looking to hurt you
So I'll just say good-bye
It's all over now
Well sometimes it happens
Turns out that way
To many miles between us
With nothing left to say
Oh I'll never get over
This look in your eyes
Doing all our best to figure out
That it's too late now baby
'Cause it's all over now
This broken heart of mine is no surprise
And isn't that what life is all about
Doing all our best to figure out
But it's too late now baby
'Cause it's all over now
Ooooooo
(Dream on,) Yes now you've gone way too far,
Tried to steal my lovin'
Thinkin' I was your star,
(You fool,) Oh to think that I was blind,
To take my love and turn it round and treat it so unkind,
(I feel it,) Yes I feel it coming on,
A little more lip, and honey soon you'll be gone,
(Those eyes,) Oh I know it like I do,
Your Mister Moneybags is gonna say goodbye to you,
You didn't know me when I was down,
Now you know me when I come around,
So dream on, Yes dream on,
Well if you can't take it with you, when you die,
No good to have it when you're alive,
(Dream on)
(Shot down,) Like a bullet from a gun,
Another man in my bed, is that you're kind of fun,
(Missed by,) Oh ha!, you missed me by a mile!
I can see that guilty look in your smile,
How could you be so heartless and cruel,
used my love as a one-sided tool,
Dream on, Yes, dream on
Boo hoo
Well if you can't take it with you, honey when you die,
No good to have it baby when you're alive,
(Shot)
You can have her, I don't want her
I don't want you around
You have taken all the feelings
And run them in the ground
All your lyin', you been tryin'
To leave me in the cold
First you want him, then you want me
The story's gettin' old
I'm caught up in a crossfire
Oh, don't you know that you're a live wire
You got me feeling baby like I'm on fire
What's a lonely man to do?
Put another slug in the chamber
You play roulette with love
Take your chances with danger dances
You'll pay for it with blood
All your lyin', you been tryin'
To leave me in the cold
First you want him, then you want me
The story's gettin' old
I'm caught up in a crossfire
Oh, don't you know that you're a live wire
You got me feeling baby like I'm on fire
What's a lonely man to do?
Oh, don't you know that you're a live wire
You got me feeling baby like I'm on fire
What's a lonely man to do?
You've got me in your sights
There's nothin' I can do
Maybe in the dead of night
I can slip away from you
All your lyin', you been tryin'
To leave me in the cold
First you want him, then you want me
The story's gettin' old
I'm caught up in a crossfire
Oh, don't you know that you're a live wire
You got me feeling baby like I'm on fire
What's a lonely man to do?
I'm caught up in a crossfire
Oh, honey you're a live wire
You got me feeling baby like I'm on fire
What's a lonely man to do?
I'm caught up in a crossfire
Oh, don't you know that you're a live wire
You got me feeling baby like I'm on fire
What's a lonely man to do?
Crossfire
Honey you're a live wire
I'm on fire
What am I to do?
Shame, shame, shame, on you baby,
Turn around and see what you have done,
You've taken my time, drug it down the line,
Don't be so sure now that you've won,
Oh, you teased me, sometimes you pleased me,
but now I'm gone, gone, gone.
Chorus:
Took me, shook me, see what you've found,
I'm not gonna take no more foolin' around,
Rolled me, sold me, left me alone,
I'm here to tell you, I'm cold baby, I'm cold baby,
I'm Chilled to d'Bone.
Pain, pain, pain me baby, well it's just like cold steel
through my heart,
Whoa, you took your time, to twist it, now I find,
Never knew love could be so sharp,
Oh, you teased me, sometimes you pleased me,
but now I'm gone, gone, gone.
Chorus:
Took me, shook me, see what you've found,
I'm not gonna take no more messin' around,
Rolled me, sold me, left me alone, I'm here to tell you,
I'm cold baby, I'm cold baby, gettin' colder all the time,
Cold baby, I'm cold baby,
I'm Chilled to d'Bone.
Why are you doin' me wrong I want to know,
Why is your vengence so strong?
You turned your back on me so many times,
How could you think I could be so blind?
Took me, shook me, see what you've found,
I'm not gonna take all this foolin around,
Rolled me, sold me, left me alone, I'm here to tell you,
I'm cold baby, I'm cold baby, I'm Chilled to d'Bone.
Well I'm Cold baby, yeah I'm gettin' chilly,
Verse
I've been lookin' for a direction to put me in touch,
I'm a-searchin' high and low for my connection,
am I asking too much?
Way back in my mind, there's a voice that says I can
find just what I'm looking for,
Chorus
Well I'm back, back on the streets again, yes
I'm back, back where it all began.
Verse
And I need some technicolor high adventure, to stay on the move,
Well the winner's circle I am meant for, no way I can lose.
Bridge
Ain't nothin' like the real thing baby, to let you know what life
is all about.
Chorus
Yes, you've got to get back, back on the streets again,
Well I'm back, back where it all began.
Bridge
It's an ever changing wild world baby
but to stay on top you've got to believe,
Chorus
Yes, you've got to get back, back on the streets again,
Well I'm back, back where it all began.
Yes, you've got to get back, back on the streets again, yes
How long have I been walkin' this road
These feelings are getting old
I need a different pace
Move on to another place
But be careful who you borrow from,
-Chorus
Nobody rides for free
I'm livin' my dream
Nobody rides for free
You have to pay to see
If you wanna catch a ride with me.
Where I'm comin' from
And where I'm headed to
Are questions I can't answer for you
Well I don't feel like talkin'
And it damn sure beats walkin'
Let me take you for a ride
You can pay another time.
But the storm keeps a comin'
Just gotta get away
Better watch where your runnin'
Chorus
Now all I need is a little more time
When things get crazy
You gotta cross that line
But the storm keeps a comin'
Just gotta get away
Better watch where your runnin'
Well, I'm walkin' on a road that
ends when I'm gone
Lawd, I'm runnin', yeah, from all the things
I fear the most
I need some directions on how, that I can find my life
Well, I'm just like you, I Lawd, I'm searchin'
Well, they tell me that a man must crawl before he can walk
Yes, they told me, oooh. you gotta cry before you can talk
I've done me enough crawlin'
It made me moan and cry out loud,
Are you with me now?
Chorus:
Searchin' for the life you cannot find
Searchin' for the one you left behind
Gotta give me a reason, show me your light
Stand up and fight for yourself
Oooh. are you searchin'
Can you remember when you were young, you had your fun
And your first love stole your heart, maybe tore it apart
And did you pick up the pieces
Right or wrong, were you strong to fight?
Well, I was just like you, l...
Chorus:
Searchin' for the one you cannot find
Searchin' for the one you left behind
Searchin' for the one you left behind
Gotta give me a reason, show me your light
Well I pay my dues by singin' the blues
Someday it's gonna end
Well the light that shines
In the sky up above
It's just around the bend
Livin' a life, it ain't easy
Yes, you got to pay
Livin' a life, it ain't easy
Lord, you got to pay your dues
Livin' a life, it ain't easy
Pay your dues
Livin' a life, it ain't easy
Well the light that shines
In the sky up above
It's just, just, just around the bend
I said the choice is yours how you wanna pay
There's no denyin' you owe
'Cause just as sure as we all came
Baby, we got to go
Livin' a life, it ain't easy
Yes, you got to pay
Livin' a life, it ain't easy
Lord, you got you got to pay your dues
Livin' a life, it ain't easy
Ohh pay your dues
Livin' a life, it ain't easy
I said I'm just as sure
Just as sure, just as sure, oohh
Livin' a life, it ain't easy
Livin' a life, it ain't easy
(Solo)
Well just as sure,
Baby Just as sure,
Just as sure, ooh yes yes
Livin' a life, it ain't easy
Oh hit it
Well every time I'm down and out
And I don't know what to do
I drop my load and I hit the road
And play me a job or two
Yes I do
What they're sayin' keeps hitting me
Right square smack in the face
They say that my songs are no good, baby
Why don't you join the human race
You know I've had just all I can take
And I don't know what to do
Guess I'll have to hit the stage
Play me a song or two
You know I've had all I can take
Sitting here at home
I guess I'll have to hit the road
You know I love to roam
Road fever, oh don't you know I got
Road fever
You know this life has taken its toll
And I don't know where to go
And I love this life of rock and roll
But there's one thing that I know
And every time I'm down and out
And I don't know what to do
I drop my load and I hit the road
And play me a song or two
Yes I do
You know I've had all I can take
Sitting here at home
I guess I'll have to hit the road
You know I love to roam
Road fever, oh don't you know I got
Verse
I won't ever leave ya, you want me to stay,
Nothin' you can do that can turn me away,
Hanging on anyway believing the things you say, being a fool.
You've taken my life, so take my soul, that's what you said, I believed it all,
I won't be leaving you, as long as you want me to, don't walk away.
Ain't that what you said, ain't that what you said, ain't that what you said?
Chorus
Liar, liar, liar,
Verse
We have seen no night, we have seen no day,
If I ever leave ya, you want me to stay,
You can believe in me, I won't be leaving,
I won't let you go.
Ain't that what you said, ain't that what you said, ain't that what you said?
Chorus
Liar, liar, liar.
Verse
You've taken my life, so take my soul,
That's what you said, but who are we to know
You can believe in me, I won't be leaving, I won't let you go.
Ain't that what you said, ain't that what you said, ain't that what you said?
Chorus
One more day, do you know how long?
Voices out there say "sing your song"
But all they ever see is the spotlight shining
Never to know, I stand here on my own
Come on now, won't you take a chance
On the guitar slingers song and dance
Cry at night for there's no romance
On the guitar slingers song and dance
I know you don't think I've got much to lose
By the cut of my hair and the look of my shoes
Oh, but I just keep on rolling, while the wheels keep turning
And by the way, have you heard the news?
Now everyday don't come up roses
Well, it's not easy baby - oh, it just gets harder day by day
And sometimes I get this feeling, it's my life they're stealing
Oh, I can feel it
Take these words I say to heart
Can you feel the highway from my guitar?
And if you see me standing
In the spotlight shining
A young man lies with a needle in his arm,
China white in his hand
Say a little prayer for his unlucky soul
It's so sad, so sad
Fire Of The Dragon
Fire Of The Dragon
The scene was set and the time was right
A pretty girl walked the streets
Lookin' for a hand out
Turn a trick or two and she'll get
Just what she needs
'Cause it's the outlaw in the city
Voodoo in our town
Steals the life from those you pity
And leaves them under the ground
- Chorus:
Fire Of The Dragon
He left his mark all over your hands
Dirty Dragon and took 'em to their
Promised land
Cat Brown has a hit the streets
Middle East struck again
When you're shakin' and your body's so weak
It seems you just can't win
So at night when you're naked with your bride
Think about what I've said
Think about the young man and his lady love
It's so sad, so bad
'Cause it's the outlaw in your city
Voodoo in the town
Stole the life from those you pitied
And left them under the ground
I've laid alone in bed most everynight
I'm havin' dreams of you
Been hearin' things about you, I don't wanna know
Tell me woman it ain't true
You got me goin' in circles
I'm runnin' all around
You got me goin' in circles
Round and round and up and down
You say forever, I think it's now or never
My heart is in your hand
Drop it on the floor, step on it once more
You're so hard to understand
You got me goin' in circles
I'm runnin' all around
You got me goin' in circles
Round and round and up and down
You got me goin' in circles
I'm runnin' all around
You got me goin' in circles
Round and round and up and down
You got me goin' in circles
I'm runnin' all around
You got me goin' in circles
Round and round and up and down, I'm dizzy woman
You got me goin' in circles
I'm runnin' all around
Verse
Never was a choir boy, I'll never be a saint,
Got a taste for the fast life enough to make you faint,
Got myself a simple dream, that just fits my style,
I'm looking for a better land, cause I'm a little wild, and...
Chorus
Reckless boy, high up on a ledge, sometimes I'm serious,
I'm a reckless boy, living on the edge, but I'm not dangerous.
Verse
Never been the social type, well I never drink champagne,
Well I love the pretty ladies, now that's quite insane.
I've got another plan, I'll take it to the top,
Put it into overdrive, and never let it stop this...
Repeat Chorus
Bridge
Sometimes you gotta go,
Straight to the top you know.
Live it till the end.
Hell yeah
Yeah Woh oh....
Well I got up early this mornin'
And had a song come to my mind
Yes and the woman I had was grinnin'
Sez I didn't have the time
Too many people
keep hangin' on my back door
Yes and they're always askin' me
Can I have a little more
Aww you know what I got to say 'bout that
Ohh keep runnin' baby
All my dreams are sorrow
Sometimes they're hard to bear
Lawd when I think about tomorrow
Woh why should I care
Well I'm always into something
Yes you know that's right
Well everybody's always running
Time to take a free ride
And I feel like I'm
Like I'm flyin' high
(Flyin' high)
And I feel like I'm so
Lawd I'm so damn high
And it seems like that day
Just ain't ever gonna come
(Seems like I'm always on the run)
Well I never sing alone
And I love to be the star
And travellin' on the road
Has left it's battle scars
Well I feel my world is movin'
Lawd It's just around the bend
My song was born on the highway
And that's where it's gonna end
And I feel like I'm
Like I'm flyin' high
(Flyin' high)
And I feel like I'm so
Lawd I'm so damn high
And it seems like that day
Just ain't ever gonna come
Here comes a joe with a bag full of snow
He'll make you scream inside
With his wide brim hat and his Cadillac
He'll take you for a riii-ide, oh baby
Long ago you'd have sold your mother's soul
To the man on the street
But now you sell a night of love, pretty baby
To the people you meet
Your old man can't supply the both of you
You should know damn well
So the next time that your junk, baby, it runs out
You broke the night in hell,
Oh you broke the night in helllll
Your good nightmare is a junkie's dream
Your good nightmare is a junkie's (Ooooooooooo)
dreammmm
Oh Ho no (Ooooooooooo)
And don't you worry little baby (Ooooooooooo)
Some day you'll see it snow (Ooooooooooo)
Ohhh Your good nightmare is a junkie's dream
Your good nightmare Oh
is a standin' outside in the rain
Suitcase in her hand
Wheels gettin' cold and a she's getting old
And oh God don't you understand
A junkie has no promise that a he'll get by
Without pumpin' his veins
So go sell your soul for a bag full of snow
And if your lucky you'll die in vain
And if your lucky you'll die in vain, Lord, Lord
Oooooh yeahhh oh
It's nine o'clock at this old station
And my silver linin' ride is right on time
And as I buy myself a one-way ticket
For somewhere else on down the line
And I see that on their faces
Of a people that will never come home
And when I stare into the mirror, mama
See myself all alone
And did you ever stop to wonder
About the times that she laid by your side
When you know that I was right
And you finally realize
You took a left turn on a red light
Sun shines down on the desert
And it seems to make my life a haze
And I dream of my childhood sweetheart
And the freedom that I had in those days
When I wake from all my dreamin'
Will this boxcar always be my lonely home, yeah
Well I don't know where I am
And I really don't give a damn
This crazy life of mine will soon be gone
And did you ever stop to wonder
About the times that she laid by your side
When you know that I was right
And you finally realize
You took a left turn on a red light
(Solo)
Well it's nine o'clock at this old station
Once again my ride is right on time
And as I buy myself another ticket, Lord
For somewhere else on down the line
Well I'll always be a rambler
Well the ones I love always keep tellin' me
You stare too long in the mirror, son
Someday you'll be too blind to see
And now I can stop my wonderin'
About the times that she laid by my side
Now I know that I was right
And I finally realize
RUN AND HIDE
Medlocke-Spires
That look is all over your face
You've passed this way before
And even though you've lost the race
You still come back for more
I've told you since way back when
There's nothin' you can do
And even though you've tried again
You've got no place to
Run and hide
Run and hide
Your hurt is a recurring thing
You think it's come to stay
But still you keep remembering
You hope it will go away
No matter how hard you try
There's nothing that you can do
Don't live a life that's just a lie
You've got no place to
Run and hide
Run and hide
Run and hide, run and hide
I guess it's time that I should leave
I guess I'll be on my way
'Cause stayin' here is to much pain
And there's nothin' that's left to say
So if you ever need someone
To show you sympathy
Just remember the important thing
You've got no place to
Run and hide
Run and hide
Run and hide
Ah, let me tell you all about it
Well now I'm just a gambler
Oh baby, a total midnight rambler
Yes, I said a,
From the gutter to the fancy learnin' halls
But its another spin of the bottle
'Nother burn denied me
At the end of the tunnel
Think I can see the light
Cause I'm a-a reckless abandoner
And I live my life like a son-of-a-gun
Oh I'm a reckless abandoner
Ohhh, and I live my life for you
Yes, picked up the pieces
Mmmm, in my mind
I started over again
And I planned to have the music for myself
Through this thick and thin
But, it's another spin of the bottle
'Nother burn denied
And at the end of the tunnel
Think I can see the light
Light, oh yes the light
Cause I'm a reckless abandoner
(Reckless abandoner)
And I live my life like a son-of-a-gun
(Oooooooooooooooo)
Oh I'm a reckless abandoner
(Reckless abandoner)
Oh and I live my life for you
(Oooooooooooooooo)
Yes, I live my life for you
(Oooooooooooooooo)
For all of you, oh yeah
Well, tied up my bootlace
Ohhh, I finished my last drink
And I wiped the sweat off my nasty brow
I spit my blood up in the sand
But it never gets so bad
That you can't stand the pain
And the only good reason that I can think of
Is to sing a song for you again
But, it's another spin of the bottle
'Nother burn denied
And at the end of the tunnel
Think I can see the light
Light, oh yes the light
Cause I'm a reckless abandoner
(Reckless abandoner)
And I live my life like a son-of-a-gun
(Oooooooooooooooo)
Oh I'm a reckless abandoner
(Reckless abandoner)
Oh and I live my life for you
(Oooooooooooooooo)
Oh baby, I live my life for you
(Oooooooooooooooo)
Oh I live my life for you
(Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh)
For all of you, I live my life-ife-ife-ife for all of
Wellllll, it? s one more morning and I open my eyes
I take a look around me Lord its no surprise
I? m cold and hurtin? lord its all the same
No one to help me lord there? s no one to blame
I got the madness and it? s growing in my bones
No one to help me lord I? m all alone
Yeah I can feel another high its coming soon
Well I? m thinkin? baby this one? s a moon
So this is madness
That? s what this is
I can? t have any gladness
You get away from here
Ooooh, I listen to people today, every day
And I tell ya I? m going to soak it away
Been playin my music since I was only thirteen
So won? t you help me lord, you know it? s a dream
So if you ever get some wine come with me
Don? t worry momma you can count on me
I got a feelin? that it won? t be long till I
Cry the moon a little whole
So this is madness
That? s what this is
I can? t have any gladness
You get away from me
Ohhhhhhhh
Soooo, if you get me two people today, every day
Time to tell you I? m gonna soak it away
Keep messin? ? round and it won? t be long
Till all your friends who admire themselves be comin? on strong
So if you ever get some wine come with me
Don? t worry momma you can count on me
I got a feelin? that it won? t be long till I
Cry the moon a little whole
So this is madness
So this is
I can? t have any gladness
Oooh lord no
Goddamn
When your world is passing you by
You're feelin' getting late
You want to find a key that will open up
Those silver gates
You keep thinkin' that I gave it up
And in every little way
Here I come again
Oooh don'cha know
Wind blows across the sand
And there's a sleepin' haze
Seems most like it always has
And I think of better days
Oh and last year about this time
I got myself a daze
The island that I was searchin' for
Was just a breeze away
Keep thinkin' that I shook it off
And in every little way
Whatcha think I don't know no better
Oh oh don'cha know
There's a reason to see
There's a reason to life
But our heart's in your hand
You hardly know it's alive
Ahhh Wahoo
Sing a song of seven years
And I sing a song of my way
I sing a song oh baby for you
Show you how I play
I keep thinkin' that I'll wake up
And find myself alone
On an island full of promises
Standin' all on my own
You keep thinkin' that I gave it up
And in every little way
Here I come again
Don'cha know
Ohhh
Yes I got off the plane in the pouring rain
And headed down for one more show
Well I jumped in a car with a built in bar
Had another diamonds to go
Oooh Ya save your time and think it over
Spend your time with your wife or your lover
Lover wins can't stand the pain
Lover wins and her days are filled with pain
And you know, yes you know that it's so
Oooh Ya save your time and think it over
Spend your time with your friends and your lover
Neither can win they can't stand the spin
Leave it until they feel no more pain
And you know, yes you know that it's so
Lord you feel, yes you feel that it's real
Oh, oh, oh
Yeah, yeah
Oooh Ya save your time and think it over
Spend your time with no one but your lover
Be with her in the bad times and the good
Be with her always like you know you should
And you know, yes you know that it's so
Lord you feel, yes you feel that it's real
BABY BLUE
Medlocke-Spires
Well the first time that I saw her
She was standin' on the floor
And it hit me like a bolt of lightnin' baby
When she walked through the door
And the time was right
Stars were shinin' bright
And I kept fallin'
Yes it may sound funny to you
Now she's my baby blue
Well it was a jumpin' night
And everybody playin' their games
When I saw her in the light
I knew I'd never be the same
Yes the stars were bright
A jumpin' Friday night
And I kept fallin'
Well it may sound funny to you
Oh she's my baby blue
(Solo)
There's no lies between us
No games we play
So why wait till tomorrow, baby
When we can live today
And now I'm the light
The light that's shinin' bright
In her eyes, oh yes
Well it may sound funny to you
Oh she's my baby blue
Oh now listen, it may sound funny to you
Watch your brain as it dries away
Bringin' new life on some people today-ay
I've tried so hard to keep from crying' so-oo
I've tried to tell myself to let you go
See you sittin' on your throne now
Tell me baby, what you see
Yeah. Anybody of the people
Oh oh. Oh tellin' lies about me-ee
Watch the sun as it rises kind of slow
Shining on the people now, letting it know
There's gonna come a time now when?
When I've tried
and you see how all your friends now baby
All of the lies
Try a little harder (oooh)
Make a smile
Try a little harder (oooh)
All-ll the while
Try a little harder (oooh)
Bring a sunny day. Yeah
Try a little harder to come my way-ay-ay
Ohhh as soon rises the starshine
Is gonna come a cloudy day-ay
Ohhh and the rain that you make now
Gonna wash me away-ay (Ayyyy)
Try a little harder (oooh)
Make a smile
Try a little harder (oooh)
All-ll the while
Try a little harder (oooh)
Bring a sunny day. Yeah, yeah
Try a little harder to come my way-ay-ay
Yeah baby
I've seen her in Cosmopolitan
And seen her in Seventeen
Don't you know she turned my head
In all those magazines
I hold her in my dreams at night
As close as I can get
Even though she's unreachable
I just can't give up yet
I know she's gonna be the end of me
But I love you so, love you so
Young girl, young girl
Late at night she drives me mad
When I pull down the shade
Then reality hits me hard
In the light of the day
There's nothing more that I can do
Nothin' left to say
I tried and tried and wished so hard
Still she's so far away
And I know she's gonna be the end of me
But I need her so can't let go, no, no
And I know she's got me blind
And I can't see
But I love ya so, love ya so
Young girl, young girl
Don't take me
Down love's lost and found, girl
(Solo)
And I know she's gonna be the end of me
But I need her so can't let go, no, no
And I know she's got me blind
And I can't see
But I love ya so, love ya so
Young girl, young girl
Don't take me
Down love's lost and found, girl
You're the one for
You're my fantasy
Just got to have you young girl
Oh, you know it's right
For you and me tonight
Just got to have you, young girl
Girl, girl
She's one in a million
Can't you see
SUMMER DAYS (R.Medlocke/Spires)
Summertime's here, everybody's happy
Another Winter's come and gone
Give me, some baby moons
For my '55 Chevy
Oh these crazy Summer days
Well I stopped by the market, yes I did
Had a peach or two well they taste
So good I forgot where I was goin'
Oh these crazy Summer days
Don't you love these lazy Summer days
Now up in the north they're sailin'
Out in the west they're doin' fine
Yes they are, oh in the south
They're holdin' onto memories
Of all these lazy Summer days
Well I feel so good
Think I'll keep singin'
Of a time that's come and gone, yeah
Don't you just wish this could last
Forever, all these crazy Summer days
Don't you love these lazy Summer days
All these crazy Summer days
Oh I love these lazy Summer days
Don't you need these
Crazy Summer days
Oh yes
Well, don't mess with my Queenie,
Or I'll mess with your nose
Yes, you can stand there dreamin'
But don't you dare step on my toes
Cause, every man should know
Can't take what you owe.
To own a body you got to own a soul
So every man should knowww oh ohh
Yes, you might take my money
But I won't take second place
Ooh, you mess with my honey
I'll mess with your face
Cause, every man should know
Can't take what you owe-oo-woa-oh.
To own a body you got to own a soul
So every man should knowww oh ohhh
Ah yes
Woah, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha
Yes, don't mess with my Queenie
Or I'll mess with your nose
Ooh you can stand there dreamin'
But don't you dare step on my toes
Cause, every man should know
You can't take what you owe-oo-woa-oh.
To own a body you got to own a soul
So every man should knowww oh ohhh
Well I'm down to my last dime
Yes I got nothing' to do
Guess I'll put it in the jukebox baby
And play myself a little tune
All I see are the numbers, all the rockin' tunes
What ever happened to those rock 'n' roll days
Today go away too soon
Oh yes sir
Well I used to live in the country
Right by myself
I was raised on bluegrass rock 'n'roll
And the blues as well
All I see on the dancin' floor is the handsome man
With his high heel shoes and his disco blues
Ahh without any clue
See him out there on the floor-or
Dancin' till he can't dance no more
But tomorrow night he will be back again
And don'cha know that he is the dancin' man
Whoa-oa-oa
Don'cha thank on me
So if you're down to your last dime
And you got nothing' to do
Don't waste your time just runnin' around
A buyin' disco shoes
And don't worry about the bad time
'Cause it's all the same
Put your blue jeans on,
grab your favorite woman
and play the rock 'n' roll game
See him out there on the floor-or
Dancin' till he can't dance no more
Well tomorrow night he will be back again
And don'cha know that he is the dancin' man
Young man, ahhh hoooo
Feelin' low down and I'm drug out
I'm feelin' hungry again
I need a taste of your sweet lovin'
I don't think it's a sin
I don't need alot of lovin'
I don't need alot of time
I don't need much to speak of
Let me love you, won't you be mine
It's getting harder by the minute
I been away too long
It's after hours, you've got the power
To keep me comin' on strong
I don't need alot of lovin'
I don't need alot of time
I don't need much to speak of
Let me love you, won't you be mine
We're going down
We're going down, to dine at the Y
We're going down, we're going down
Yeah, did you like it?, you didn't fight it
I know it wasn't a sin
You got the power, it's after hours
I think I'm hungry again
I don't need alot of lovin'
I don't need alot of time
I don't need much to speak of
Let me love you, won't you be mine
We're going down
We're going down, to dine at the Y
We're going down, we're going down
We're going down
We're going down, to dine at the Y
We're going down, we're going down
We're going down, we're going down
One summer day, she went away
She's gone and left me, she's gone to stay
Lord she's gone, but I don't worry
'Cause I'm sitting on top of the world.
Well my lover took with my best friend
Some joker got lucky, stoled her back again
Lord she's gone, but I don't worry
'Cause I'm sitting on top of the world.
Well in the summer I have he fall
I spent my Christmas in my overalls
She's gone, but I don't worry
'Cause I'm sitting on top of the world.
Going down to the railway to catch a freight train
I'm gonna leavw this town, for her I'm bound
She's gone, but I don't worry
'Cause I'm sitting on top of the world.
One summer day, she went away
She's gone and left me, she's gone to stay
She's gone, gone, gone but I don't worry
In a room all alone waiting by the telephone
With a tear in his eye and a pen in his hand
So begins the diary of a working man
He'd been poor man all his life
And just when things were going right
Some stranger takes his woman away
He doesn't know if he'll see, oh, another day
Oh, another day
Time has come and he was right,
It was a cold and rainy night
And he thought for sure she would follow
But it won't be the same, no tomorrow
Now here's a man glory bound
In a pool of dreams about to drown
If he can just get through this night
Then maybe tomorrow things will work out right
Oh, will work out right
Well, with the pain in his blood
He'd love to take her if he could
And as he wakes with a scream
To only realize it's just reality
He woke with sweaty hands
Maybe there'll be a change in plans
With a tear in his eye and a gun in his hand
Ah, sitting in the back seat of a low
Ride automobile
We're cruisin' on the outskirts
Lookin' for a two-legged deal
We got a Dry County, can't find no spirits here
Dry County, run for your life out of fear
For things that you cannot find
Across a Dry County line
If the signs say liquor in the front baby
And poker in the rear
All you find is trouble
It's best that you get out of here
-Chorus:
You got a Dry County, can't find no vices here
No, no, no, no, no
Dry County, run for your life out of fear
Run for your life out of fear
Can't find no spirits nowhere
For things that you cannot find across
A Dry County line
Ah, L.A. to London, Buzzard Country, New Mexico
Detroit, Atlanta,
There ain't no place that's too far to go To get away from this
Dry County, can't find no vices here
Dry County, run for your life out of here
Ah, run baby, keep on runnin'
Ah, there ain't no Busch nowhere
For things that you cannot find
Road's My Middle Name
I told you once the day we met,
I wouldn't be your king.
Your little darling sweet Rickey,
Isn't my routine
I've been around enough to know,
There's relly no one else
But when I hear that siren call baby,
I just can't help myself
I gotta go, hope you'll understand
I love you so, want you to be my woman.
I hear it call baby sounds so sweet and plain
I gotta go, 'cause the roads my middle name.
Well it's hard enough to love someone,
When they're right close to home
Don't you know I know it's hard now baby
Squeezin' sugar from the phone.
Have mercy
This road is in my blood,
'Cause I'm Shorty's kid.
You gotta learn how to let me go baby,
Just like Juanita did.
Hear it call and it sounds so sweet and plain.
I gotta go, 'cause the roads my middle name.
I gotta go, 'cause the roads my middle name.
So far, far away
I traveled 'cross this world today
I'm sailin' on
Sailin' on, I'll sail away
As the spotlight falls around me
You know I'm drowin' in this life
And through it all, I hold onto you
Into the sunset, my heart is true
I'm movin' on, for one last song
I'm sailin' on, I'll sail away
Sailin' on, sailin' on, I'll say away
A time to leave, a place to see
'cause in my soul, I'm a ramblin' free
And through it all, I hold onto you
Into the sunset, my heart is true
I'm movin' on, for one last song
I'm sailin' on, I'll sail away
Sailin' on, sailin' on, I'll say away
Sailin' on, on, and on, sail away
Sailin' on, on, and on, I'll sail away
Sailin' on, on, and on, sail away
There is a lady that I know
She sounds like sunlight on the snow
And she used to set me on her knee
Sayin' she loved only me
Oooh hooo
(Oooh hooo)
Oooh hooo
There came a time when I had to leave
Sayin' this of course made me grieve
Tryin' to be a man on my own
My thoughts come back to my home
Boomer you know you're not forgotten
I think about you every day
And even though you wouldn't recognize me now
You'd remember my voice anyway
There is a lady that I know
She sounds like sunlight on the snow
And she used to set me on her knee
Sayin' she loved only me
Oooh hooo
(Oooh hooo)
Oooh hooo
Oooh hooo
(Oooh hooo)
Yeah, come on, come on, come on
Well, I'm a drivin' fool, got my foot on the gas
Look out mister, I'm gonna pass
Ninety miles an hour and I'm all alone
The wind's in my face and I'm headed for home
Up from the streets in the heat of the night
Lookin' for a lover, ain't lookin' for no fight
Don't want no trouble, cause any harm
Just want a pretty girl hangin' on my arm
Ain't no road too fast, ain't no road too slow
Fill me up with the super, show me which way to go
I'm a drivin' fool, drivin' fool
Drivin' fool, drivin' fool
Kickin' up the dirt and gravel
Faster than you ever seen
Harder than the road I travel
This is a bitchin' machine
I won't take no excuses
Don't want to hear no phony lines
Can't stand a useless muther
Wastin' my precious time
Ain't no road too fast, ain't no road too slow
fill me up with the super, show me which way to go
I'm a drivin' fool, drivin' fool
Drivin' fool, drivin' fool
It's early in the morning and I left her bed
Gimme more, gimme more is ringin' in my head
The highway's callin' and I got to move
I don't feel bad 'cause it happens to you
I really don't know where I'm goin'
This kind of life is tippin' the scale
The marker on my dipstick says I'm cool
Good-God almighty, I'm a drivin' fool
Ain't no road too fast, ain't no road too slow
Fill me up with the super, show me which way to go
Drivin' fool, drivin' fool
Drivin' fool, drivin' fool
Drivin' fool, drivin' fool
Yeeeeeee-yeah-yeah aha
Well mama, ridin' down this highway, Oh highway 95
Sometimes I don't know if I'm even dead or alive
And that is why, that is why I was born a ramblin' fool
And I got me no spendin' cabbage
And I sure do think this old world is cruel
Seems like I been here such a long time before
Used to be a free man, could knock on any woman's door
And that is why, that is why I was born a ramblin'
fool-ooo-ool
And I got me no spendin' cabbage
Sure do think this old world is cruel
Play it for me one time
Ha, ha, ha
Yes, all you'all talkin' to me
Well you work yourself on sundown, workin' like a dog
Bring your money home and your mama sez its gone
So what's the use in workin' your fingers to the bone
When your children don't even love you,
Lord, when you're gone
Take my time this time and get it right
Till my feet are spreadin' dem wings, time to take
flight
That is why, that is why I'm still a ramblin' fool
I'm such a fool
And I got me no spendin' cabbage
Sure do think this old world is cruel
Yeah
And I got me no spendin' gee dye, ah ha huh
Sure do think this old world is cruel
And I got me no spendin' cabbage
Ah yeah
Yeah hah
Well, here he comes man of the slums
Walk the streets of the ghetto
Well I beg your time
Take what you find
Before this thing gets old
(Street fighter)
Yeah.
Oh yeah, come on.
Now, let me take you babe, down to the river bed
Well, I got to tell you something
That'll go right through your head
I got a line on you babe
(I got a line on you babe)
Yeah, I got a line on you
(I got a line on you babe)
Come on.
Now, put your arms around me, every little bit of your love
Oh, you know what to do, I'll make love to you
You got the right stuff, and I do too
I got a line on you babe
(I got a line on you babe)
Yeah, I got a line on you
(I got a line on you babe)
Yeah!
Got my eye on you babe, on your velvet skin
I wanna put my hands were they've never been
Get real hot in the midnight steam
Soaking in the rain of my favorite dream
Your lips are red, the moon is blue
I only ask you once what you want to do
Gonna touch you babe 'til the night is through
Look out honey, got a line on you
Oh yeah.
Oh, now the winter's almost over,
The summer she's coming on strong.
Oh I could love you, love you, love you, love you all year long
I got a line on you babe
(I got a line on you babe)
Yeah, I got a line on you
(I got a line on you babe)
Ah yeah!
I got a line on you babe
(I got a line on you babe)
Yeah, I got a line on you
Yeah, yeah, yeah!
I got a line on you babe
(I got a line on you babe)
I got a line on you
Howdy folks, this is your old buddy Shorty Medlocke
I'd like to tell you about an old bunch of fox hounds I
Ole Ring, an Ole Tige and Ole Rover
And when we start out across them Georgia hills a-
huntin'
And them foxes sound something like this
[Harmonica] …Ooooh, ooh, ooh, git it sic em, catch it
[Harmonica] …Get em Ring. [Harmonica] …Ooooh, ooh, ooh
Ahhh, Lets crank it up now
Well I got in my pickup, my old forty ford
Had my snake skins on, and my black hat choked, and I
was ready to stroll
And I crossed over into Jackson, said to my friend
brother do you want to go
Lord are you so slow, We'll be out doing the fox chase
just
like so many times before
I dropped a glass of tea and Gomez De, Charlie said
we're right on time
Gonna bring me black jack some one on one and maybe
just a little bit of wine
We got pretty Miss Lucy bring your live gun she's
already to go
Baby, baby ain't too slow, we'll be out doing the fox
chase
just like so many times before
Aeeee
Well, free as a breeze, do what we please without a
care in the world
Just a dollar of gas, a one night of romance, were
looking for that girl
Well now, somebody call a doctor, sick on my knees,
don't think I'll be able to go, Then again, I don't
know,
but I'll be out doing the fox chase just like so many
times before
I've been going 'round in circles, trying to make my life complete,
searching for that special woman, i was about to fall,
admit defeat,
but i waited just a bit longer, held on a bit stronger,
now she's here, right on time, the closest thing to heaven,
i'll ever find.
Verse
now everybody's lookin' for an angel they can call their own,
a little taste of paradise, nothing like you've ever known.
i want to hold her just a little bit closer, so much love,
i want to show her, cause she's here, she's one of a kind,
and she's the closest thing to heaven i'll ever find.
Chorus
closest thing to heaven i'll ever find,
and when she looks at me i go out of my mind,
closest thing to heaven and she's one of a kind,
she's the closest thing to heaven, oh baby.
Bridge
yeah, i want to hold her just a little bit closer, so much love,
i want to show her, cause she's here, she's one of a kind,
and she's the closest thing to heaven, i'll ever find.
Whoa ho, Oh yeah
Yeah, I got a woman, oh lord
Sweet as she can be
I'm a workin' man, I work as hard as I can
Oh you got a hold on me
Kind of woman, yes,
She can handle her hunk of man
She can shake the sheets to a rock'n' roll beat
Lord with her easy man
In the night, Ohhh beside
Take it to the end hmmmmm
Oh in the night
Stands bright. Ohhh for love
Ooooh, in the night
I love my nightlife
Yes, just a me and my friends
Love the way it feels a-slidin' behind the wheel
Oh take it home to the end
Take my chances
To have some other lover too
When the sun comes up, Ill be in her loving cup
Oh that turn a rock star blue
In the night
Turn off the cryin,
Up with loving hmmmmm
Oh in the night
Stands bright. oh for love
Yeah baby, yeahhhh
Whoa ho
Yeah, I got no worries
The views just lookin' better every day
Well I lover her a lot, cause she's all that I got
Wouldn't want to give her away
Whoa milk and honey
She can have some other lovin' too
Well I singe the sheets to a rock'n' roll beat
Oh that turn a rock star blue
In the night
Time is right
Yes honey, for loving hmmmmm
Yeah, yeah
Oh in the night
Standin' bright for lovvvve
Wooh in the night
Standin' bright
For loving hmmmmm
Whoa in the night
Standin' bright, oh for love
Bring her, oh yes, in the night-ta
I am a savage, I'm always on the run
Four wheels my animal, this guitar is my gun
I never eat and I never sleep, oh, I got to move
Seems everywhere I stand
I'm always on white man's land
The tax man is at your door
You're caught up in the race
You're so down you need a ticket
For a trip to outer space
You wanna run, you wanna hide
This ain't what you planned
If you are a woman or a man
Your life is nothin' in his hands
Seems that everywhere I stand
I'm always on white man's land, oh yes
[Solo]
Can you remember when you've had so much fun?
Do you feel you're always at the wrong end of a gun?
You know that it's a bit too late
To start your life again
And if you are a woman or a man
Your life is nothin' in his hands
Seems that everywhere I stand
I'm always on this white man's land
Oh, go out and have your habit
You're the who's takin' it
You're the who's fakin' it
You're the one who's hearts grown cold
You're the one who's hearts grown cold
Come down and tell me that it's better
You're the who's using it
You're the who's losing it
You're the one who's got no soul
You're the one who's hearts grown cold
I touch your lips with my fingertips
I hang on every breath you take
You don't need me like I need you
You have your heartaches tonight
Every day, I just hope and pray
I just hope that you still care
That you still have your dreams, oh
Baby, honey let me tell you that
Your heart's grown cold
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Baby, honey let me tell you that
Your heart's grown cold
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Baby, honey let me tell you that
Your heart's grown cold
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Baby, honey let me tell you that
Your heart's grown cold
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Baby, honey let me tell you that
Your heart's grown cold
Yeah-ah I like that yell
Well I'm just a stranger on the open road
Always seem to find a way
It doesn't matter what you may come
Lord I'm never gonna say
A livin' hard and a runnin' wild
Always make my claim to fame
Don't turn around cause I'll be gone
Lookin' back
Someone's callin' my name
Can't you see that there is no one to blame
Lookin' back
You're caught in the flame
Well when I was young
My daddy hit your feet
Don't you ever stay in one place
Said your chances of knowin'
And becoming a man
Got a big smile on your face
With your head in the air
And your feet on the ground
We got a chance of stayin' alive
Well because rock was just lookin' me down
Said Bye, bye, bye, bye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
Ohhhh oh
Lookin' back
Someone's callin' my name
Can't you see that there is no one to blame
Lookin' back
You're caught in the flame
Well I guess your children will never know
That everything you say is doomed
I'm a stange kind a fella, Lordy don't you know
I never step on anyone's shoes
With your head in the air
And your feet on the ground
We got a chance of stayin' alive
Well take a tip from me why don'cha try to be free
Lawd I'm just a stranger on the open road
Well I left my home at the north end of Florida
Headed out for southern California
Lookin' for some fun like any other
And the open skies
Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana
Even past right through Texarkana
Lord I know that time is truly wastin'
Not getting any younger
I'm runnin' round here, and I'm looking for a pot of gold
They tell me that it sits at the end of an old rainbow
See the movie star up in the spotlight. She's growing old
And they tell me that it sits at the end of an old rainbow
Well I fell in love with a girl out in Texas
Then her daddy had me arrested
All I did was stop for some dancin', and a couple of beers
Then they ran my butt on into Arizona
Heard I was wanted out in Oklahoma
Made me feel like I was an outlaw
It might've been my long hair
I'm runnin' round here, I'm looking for that pot of gold
And they tell me that it sits at the end of an old rainbow
See the guitar man up in the spotlight, he's growing old
They tell me that it sits at the end of an old rainbow
And they left me that it sits at the end of an old rainbow
Now I'm sittin' out here I'm lonely in Nebraska
How the hell'd I get to Alaska
Would of thought by now I'd learn my lesson
But you can never tell
I'm runnin' round here, still looking for a pot of gold
And they tell me that it sits at the end of an old rainbow
I see the mileage on my face, am I growing old
A lonely boy in the city
Standing tall up to his blue jean jacket and eyes of pity
He's got a dream, now he told his Papa
"Don't you worry Daddy
I'll be back to show you what a life I've made"
With a tear falling from his eyes
He knew that he wanted to be
Oh, he wants to be, yes, he's got to be
Oh, he'd love to be a teenage idol
Standing in his hometown
Waiting for the bus that'll take him
Farther than he's ever been
Picked up his bags and kissed his sweetheart
"Don't you worry honey, I'll be back
To show you what a life I've made"
With a tear falling from her eyes
She knew that he'd love to be
Oh, he wants to be, yes, he's got to be
Oh, he'd love to be a teenage idol
Oh, if he could see, his name on the marquee
He'd live so happily, as a teenage idol
He's in another city
Standing tall up to his satin jacket and eyes of pity
He's got it all except for his Papa
"Don't you worry, Daddy
I've shown them what a pretty life I've made
Even though I'll miss you badly
You know I always wanted to be"
Oh, I want to be, yes, I've got to be
Oh, I'd love to be a teenage idol
Oh, I want to be, yes, I've got to be
Oh, I'd love to be a teenage idol
Yes, I want to be, oh, I've got to be
Oh, I'd want to be a teenage idol
Yes, I'd love to see, my name on the marquee
I'd live so happily as a teenage idol
Oh, I'd want to be, yes, I've got to be
Well, it's minus five outside your house
And ninety degrees in bed
Your wife says get up and go to work
You long-haired, lazy head
Now I know where you've been all night
And maybe what's wrong with you
You've been makin' love to the little woman
Or a midnight rendezvous
Good Mornin'
Now the young exec, he hits the deck
And oh, he's dressed to kill
Before he goes, oh yes, he knows
He's gotta have a wake-up pill
From nine to five he feels alive
Jumpin' to the speed of sound
But the young exec, he hit the deck
'Cause his little pill let him down
Chorus:
Good mornin'
Good mornin'
Good mornin', so put a smile upon your face
Being alive is no disgrace
You can make it a better place,
By havin' yourself a good mornin'
So put a smile upon your face
Being alive is no disgrace
You can make it a better place
By havin' yourself a good mornin'
Well the sun is up, let's lift a cup
And do it all over again
A little blood and a lot of sweat
Hard workin' ain't no sin
Don't sit around wearin' a frown
Your life will slip away
Give a bump and a little hump
It's gonna be a beautiful day
Every night, I hit the street
All alone burnin' with the need
Broken dreams and an empty heart have got me
I need a lover with a lot of heart
It's so hard when you're in the dark
And no one's there to help you find your way
I keep running in the night
Searchin' for the light
Cryin' for someone to rescue me
Won't you send me, send me an angel
Send me, send me an angel
Send me an angel tonight, tonight
Keep lookin' but I can't see
Listen hard but I don't believe
Is this the way it really has to be?
Say you're in or count me out
I can't live with all this doubt
Save my life with a single word
And I'm out here in the dark
I don't know where to start
Begging for my feelings to be heard
Won't you send me, send me an angel
Send me, send me an angel
Send me an angel tonight, tonight
I keep running in the night
Searchin' for the light
Cryin' for someone to rescue me
Won't you send me, send me an angel
Send me, send me an angel
Send me an angel tonight, tonight
Won't you send me, send me an angel
Send me, send me an angel
