Good old General Hand Grenade
Ridin' in a motorcade
Sippin' on a lemonade
And waving at his fans
Isabella Band Aid
Wavin' at the Shrine parade
Eatin' toast and marmalade
And getting sticky hands
Good old General Hand Grenade
Ridin' in a motorcade
Lookin' for the cavalcade
To take him off to war
Isabella Band Aid
Suckin' on a Gatorade
Lookin' at the mess he made
And wonderin' what it's for
People gettin' high
People gettin' low
People gettin' nowhere
'Cause they don't know where to go
Good old General Hand Grenade
Ridin' in a motorcade
Lookin' for the cavalcade
To take him off to war
Isabella Band Aid
Suckin' on a Gatorade
Lookin' at the mess they made
And wonderin' what it's for
He woke up in the back of the van
Five in the mornin'
With the rest of the band
Waitin' for sunrise
He picked up his old guitar
With five hundred miles left to go
He started playin' soft and low
He didn't play no rock n' roll
He sang a gypsy song
Ladies, lock up your daughters
Home where they belong
Don't let 'em go where the lights are bright
And the gypsy sings his song
Don't let your restless boys
Be tempted by the sound of singin' and dancing
'Cause the last of the gypsies
Are comin' to town
As he sat on his suitcase and played
His thoughts started drifting away
Back down the highway
To the night before
To the people, the noise, and the light
And the singing late into the night
And the slippin' away
Back to the road
Ladies, lock up your daughters
Hold the brothers down
Don't let 'em go to the show tonight
When the gypsies come to town
He grew up with a need to be free
Just like the gypsies of old used to be
Ain't he just like you and me
So he's out on the road with the boys
Playing their guitars and makin' noise
Singing their songs every night
Just like a gypsy band
Ladies, lock up your daughters
Home where they belong
Don't let 'em go where the lights are bright
And the gypsy sings his song
Don't let your restless boys
Be tempted by the sound of singin' and dancing
'Cause the last of the gypsies
Are comin' to town
Lyrics By: Ra McGuire, Music By: Brian Smith
Hey wait a minute
Who do you think you are
Comin' on, comin' on
Like you're some kinda movie star
Wearing twelve hundred dollars
D'ecollet'e
You looked a whole lot better to me
From twenty feet away
You're just a 3 dressed up as a 9
You're only, wastin' my time
A 3 dressed up as a 9, hey yeah ...
(All dressed up but you're only a 3, a 3 dressed up as a 9)
Socially
You know you fit in just right
But as for me
I'm gonna have to pass tonight
Well you can say what you like
Be what you wanna be
You can suit yourself, baby
But you don't suit me
You're just a 3 dressed up as a 9
You're only, wastin' my time
A 3 dressed up as a 9, hey yeah ...
(All dressed up but you're only a 3, a 3 dressed up as a 9)
Hey wait a minute
Who do you think you are
Comin' on, comin' on
Just like you're some kinda movie star
Well you can say what you like
Be what you wanna be
You can suit yourself baby
But you don't suit me
You're just a 3 dressed up as a 9
You're only, wastin' my time
A 3 dressed up as a 9, hey yeah ...
Lyrics By: Ra McGuire, Music By: Brian Smith
Don't seem like so long ago
It's a night dream
I said the feeling would grow
For a lifetime
There were blue skies
'Til it started to rain
We were on the right track
But we got hit by the train
Musta been the wrong time
It's been a long time, a long time, a long time
It's been a long time
Why did ya leave
I said it's got to be mine
You didn't believe me
So we cut the line
Let the feeling drift away
It's been a long time
Since you came on to me
I haven't got the time
Why don't you let it be
Cut the lines
Let the feeling drift away
Drift away now darlin'
Still seems like the other day
When you told me
You were going away
There was somethin' wrong
I'm growin' tired of this
New game, baby
Please don't put me through it again
It's been too long
It's been a long time, a long time, a long time
It's been a long time
Why did you leave
I said it's going to be fine
Didn't believe you so we cut the lines
A very good friend of mine
Told me something the other day
I'd like to pass it in to you
'Cause I believe what he said to be true
He said
We're here for a good time
Not a long time
So have a good time
The sun can't shine every day
And the sun is shinin'
In this rainy city
And the sun is shinin'
Oh, isn't it a pity
And every year, has it's share of tears
And every now and then it's gotta rain
We're here for a good time
Not a long time
So have a good time
The sun can't shine every day
And the sun is shinin'
In this rainy city
And the sun is shinin'
Oh, isn't it a pity
That every year, has it's share of tears
Every now and then it's gotta rain
We're here for a good time
Not a long time
So have a good time
The sun can't shine every day
We're here for a good time
Not a long time
So have a good time
The sun can't shine every day
We're here for a good time
Not a long time
So have a good time
The sun can't shine every day
We're here for a good time
Not a long time
So have a good time
The sun can't shine every day
We're here for a good time
Not a long time
So have a good time
Reverend, reverend,
Is this a conspiracy?
Crucified for no sins
No revenge... beneath me.
Lost within my plans for life,
It all seems so unreal.
Im a man cut in half in this world,
Left in my misery.
(instrumental)
The reverend he turned to me
Without a tear in his eyes.
Its nothing new for him to see,
I didnt ask him why.
I will remember...
The love our souls had sworn to make.
Now I watch the falling rain
All my mind can see now is your (face).
Well I guess
You took my youth
And gave it all away.
Like the birth of a new found joy,
This love would end in rage...
And when she died
I couldnt cry,
The pride within my soul.
You left me incomplete
All alone as the memories now unfold.
Believe the word.
I will unlock my door...
And pass the cemetery gates.
Sometimes when Im alone,
I wonder aloud,
If youre watching over me
Some place far abound.
I must reverse my life
I cant live in the past.
Then set my soul free,
Belong to me at last.
Through all those complex years
I thought I was alone.
I didnt care to look around
And make this world my own...
And when she died
I shouldve cried and spared myself some pain.
You left me incomplete,
All alone as the memories still remain.
The way we were,
The chance to save my soul...
And my concern is now in vain.
Believe the word,
I will unlock my door...
And pass the cemetery... gates
(instrumental)
The way we were,
The chance to save my soul...
And my concern is now in vain.
Believe the word,
I will unlock my door...
You don't need me to tell you
You've got a hold on me
You know I'm not tell you
Here's how it's gonna be
Come on, take it easy
Easy's how it's gonna be
No need to get heavy
Whatcha gonna do about me
Whatcha gonna do about me
I don't know how to say it
It should come easy to me
It don't matter how we play it
Here's how it's gonna be
Come on, take it easy
Easy's how it's gonna be
No need to get heavy
Whatcha gonna do about me
It was a cold night in a hot town
When the alderman's wife pulled her shirt down
She was on to Tommy like a cheap suit
She thought his hair was cute or something
It was a cold night in a hot town
When the alderman's wife let her guard down
She was so excited she could hardly speak
The tequila swept her off her feet or something
There's a million stories in the naked dominion
Coast to coast
The real Canadians, the real Canadians
It was a hot night in a cold town
When a young accountant let his hair down
I must admit he was a cute fruit
But Harley gave him the boot anyway
There's a million stories in the naked dominion
Coast to coast
The real Canadians, the real Canadians
At a retirement party in a naval town
A Canadian groupie laid her guns down
When we asked her if she was really ready
She said she and Jesus were goin' steady
There's a million stories in the naked dominion
Coast to coast
The real Canadians, the real Canadians, the real Canadians ...
From the Malahat, to Kitimat, to Medicine Hat to Uranium City
From Thunder Bay, to Saint Jervais,
all the way to St. Johns, Newfoundland
All the young adolescents with their phony ID
And the best dressed out looking for someplace to be
Are all listening to the gambler
Who's too far gone to feel any pain
He says next to drinking, gambling is his only vice
Then it takes him half an hour to roll the dice
He says he's a gambler
But he's barely got the cards for a game
Then the gambler lays his money down
And the gambler slowly turns around
And says I may be a loser but I play the game
And this money says that no one here can say the same
Put your cards on the table
Call the waiter for another round
It's a blank check, stacked deck life that he leads
He loses what he wants and wins what he needs
He says he's a gambler
Come home
Baby woncha please come home
I'm sitting here lonely
I'm going up the wall
Come home
Baby woncha please come home
I can't do nothin'
I can't feel nothin'
I can't be nothin'
Without you
Come home
Baby woncha please come home
This place is so empty
When you're not around
Come home
Baby woncha please come home
Ever since I woke up this morning
And found myself here all alone
I just can't seem to do nothing
Baby woncha please come home
I can't do nothin'
I can't feel nothin'
I can't be nothin'
Without you
Come home
Baby woncha please come home
I'm sitting here lonely
I'm going up the wall
Come home
Baby woncha please come home
I can't do nothin'
I can't feel nothin'
I can't be nothin'
Without you
Come home
Baby woncha please come home
This place is so empty
When you're not around
Come home
Standing all alone in the parking lot light
Nobody knows what we're doin' tonight
There's gas in the car, we'll hitch it to a star
And I'll take you far from home
We'll drive away, leave the lonely days behind
Don't worry 'bout a thing
No one's gonna know, if we just
Drive away, don't matter what they say tonight
Throw your suitcase in the back
No one's gonna know if we just
Drive away
Nobody cares about the love that we've found
Because nobody knows what love means in this town
So brush back your hair, wipe the tear from your eye
And I'll take you far from home
We'll drive away, leave the lonely days behind
Don't worry 'bout a thing
No one's gonna know, if we just
Drive away, don't matter what they say tonight
Throw your suitcase in the back
No one's gonna know
No one's gonna find us
We'll be miles away when they realise we're gone
We'll leave them all behind us
At the losing end of this highway that we're on
Yeah, we'll be gone
We'll drive away, leave the lonely days behind
Don't worry 'bout a thing
No one's gonna know, if we just
Drive away
Standing all alone in the parking lot light
Nobody knows what we're doin' tonight
There's gas in the car, we'll hitch it to a star
I was down so long
Everything was goin' wrong
And the people all around me
Got the news
Lord and everything I tried
Fell to pieces and slowly died
My soul was going broke
From paying dues
I was very nearly beat
When I crawled back to my feet
Believing that a change
Was overdue
Now I'm pickin' up the pieces
And takin' out new leases
Gettin' ready for the things
I want to do
And you know I'm ready
How tough is it gonna be
Are you ready
Don't keep asking me
If I'm ready, yea, yea
Leave it up to me
I'm ready as I'm gonna be
I'm ready finally
Lord I'm ready to make my way
Take it slowly from day to day
Take it easy on myself
As I roll along
Lord knows it's down to me
To write the melody
To sing my own words
To the song
She's got a phony ID but it's plain to see
She's not quite seventeen goin' on twenty-three
The boys in her school all leave her alone
A night with Loretta means you won't make it home
Loretta
Makes me feel ten feet tall
Little Loretta
Makes me feel good
She says she's got a secret, says she'll never grow old
As long as she keeps dancin' to that good old rock and roll
Talk about the future and she just don't wanna hear
She'll love you for a minute or leave ya for a year
Loretta
Makes me feel ten feet tall
Little Loretta
Makes me feel good
Well, she's got a phony ID but it's plain to see
She's not quite seventeen goin' on twenty-three
The boys in her school all leave her alone
A night with Loretta means you won't make it home
Loretta
Makes me feel ten feet tall
Little Loretta
Here them come
The boys in the bright white sports car
Waving their arms in the air
Who do they think they are?
And where did they get that car?
There they go
The boys in the bright white sports car
Honking at all the girls
It's jack-of-all-trades Stan
And Jerry's a garbageman
Ladadada
Ladadada
Ladadada
Ladadada
There they go
The boys are really rollin'
Some old lady called the cops
Said the car is probably stolen, stolen
There they go
The boys are really rollin'
Some old lady called the cops
Said the car is probably stolen, stolen
Here they come
The boys in the bright white sports car
Waving their arms in the air
Who do they think they are?
And where did they get that car?
Ladadada
Ladadada
Ladadada
Ladadada
He kinda struts when he walks
He st . st . stutters when he talks
But the girls don't seem to care
They'll follow him anywhere
He say, 'hey, how are you'
They say 'oh my God'
He say 'whatcha wanna do' {whatcha wanna do}
They say 'any damned thing that you wanna do'
'Don't matter to me, it's up to you'
He's a boy with a beat
There's nothing he can do about it
{boy with a beat} He's lucky that way
{boy with a beat} He say oh, oh, oh
Boy with a b.b.b.beat
He's got a black leather jacket and his old blue jeans
He's got the back beat
He's got the ways and the means
He's got no money, honey
But the girls don't care
They'll follow him anywhere
He's a boy with a beat
There's nothing he can do about it
{boy with a beat} That's why he's always smilin'
{boy with a beat} He say oh, oh, oh
Boy with a b.b.b.beat
Well there's so many women
And there's so little time
It's gonna drive the poor boy crazy
'Cause they're waiting in line
Waitin' in line
He's a boy with a beat
Oh, oh, oh ...
He kinda struts when he walks
He st . st . stutters . st . stutters when he talks
But the girls don't seem to care
They follow him anywhere
Doncha know
He's a boy with a beat
There's nothing he can do about it
{boy with a beat} He's lucky that way
{boy with a beat} He say oh, oh, oh
Boy with a b.b.b.beat
He's a boy with a beat
He's a boy with a beat
That's why he's always smilin'
{boy with a beat} He say oh, oh, oh
Boy with a b.b.b.beat
He's a boy with a beat ...
Lyrics By: Ra McGuire, Music By: Brian Smith
Sometimes there's so much light in my eyes
That I can just barely see
Sometimes it gets so damned lonely
Those lights don't mean nothin' to me
Sometimes it gets so lonely
Sometimes it hurts so bad
My body starts achin'
And I cry 'cause I feel so sad
I miss you already
And I've only just gone
But if I stayed any longer
I could have never moved on
I miss you already
And I've only just gone
But if I stayed any longer
I could have never moved on
I wish I'd never moved on
I shoulda never moved on
Sometimes I get lonely
Sometimes I'm just a little blue
And the blues just come natural
When I'm thinkin' of you
I miss you already
And I've only just gone
But if I stayed any longer
I could have never moved on
I miss you already
And I've only just gone
But if I stayed any longer
I could have never moved on
I wish I'd never moved on
I always will remember Gypsy Wheeler
I used to see him ride by every day
Gypsy was a small town wheeler dealer
'Til he gave it up and just rode away
Gypsy had some trouble at the station
Teachin' some guy not to fool around
It led to a little more than conversation
You know, the next day
Gypsy was riding outta town
Keep on ridin', Gypsy Wheeler
This little town's got nothin' left for you
Keep on ridin', Gypsy Wheeler
This town's too small for a man as big as you
Gypsy ...
Where you gonna go when you're goin' crazy
Where you gonna ride to find peace of mind
I know some of the reasons have grown hazy
But Gypsy's bound to leave this house behind
Keep on ridin', Gypsy Wheeler
This little town's got nothin' left for you
Keep on ridin', Gypsy Wheeler
This town's too small for a man as big as you
Keep on ridin', Gypsy Wheeler
This little town's got nothin' left for you
Keep on ridin', Gypsy Wheeler
Oh, darlin', darlin'
It's your style to change your mind
But darlin' darlin', each time you do
I rearrange to suit you
In and out, 'round and 'round again
Ooh, darlin', darlin', life was all glitter
Everything just a game
But darlin', darlin', now you're so bitter
Everything's pouring rain
In and out, on and on
And you're turning me upside down
Turning me inside out
And I feel my head is spinning 'round
'Round, 'round we go (round, round we go)
'Round, 'round we go
Ooh, darlin', darlin', each day's a new day
A change in the weather
But darlin', darlin', each mood is a new one
Nothing remains the same
In and out, on and on
And you're turning me upside down
Turning me inside out
And I feel my head is spinning 'round
'Round, 'round we go (round, round we go)
'Round, 'round we go (round, round we go)
'Round, 'round we go
Oh, in and out, on and on
And you're turning me upside down
Turning me inside out
And I feel my head is spinning 'round
'Round, 'round we go (round, round we go)
'Round, 'round we go (round, round we go)
'Round, 'round we go (round, round we go)
With only fear and good judgement
Holding us back
We sailed out on the Northern Sea
With a boat load of crazy people
Including the shotgun and me
Does somebody know how to drive this thing
Yelled the captain as he fell to his knees
I think I mighta had a little too much today
Take me to my cabin, please
Cruisin' on a sardine boat
Loaded with crazy people
And we shall be the Santa Maria
Looking for a brave new world
The first mate shouted from the crow's nest
I think I might see land out there
Nobody moved
From where they were laying
Cause nobody really cared
Does somebody know how to drive this thing
Yelled the captain as he fell to his knees
I think I mighta had a little too much today
Take me to my cabin, please
The first mate shouted from the crow's nest
I think I might see land out there
But nobody moved
From where they were laying
Cause nobody really cared
Cruisin' on a sardine boat
Loaded with crazy people
And we shall be the Santa Maria
Looking for a brave new world
Cruisin' on a sardine boat
Loaded with crazy people
And we shall be the Santa Maria
Once upon a time, you were a friend of mine,
We used to sing songs, all night long,
And I trusted you, everything you said was true
Now I can't get through to you, something's wrong
There's a thin white line
separating yours and mine,
You want me to believe everything is fine,
And the cow jumped over the moon.
I guess superman was right,
Some people need their kryptonite,
They gotta have something, to take them away
I dont know where you're going to,
But I know I cant go there with you,
The thin white line, as turned into a wall.
There's a thin white line
separating yours and mine,
You want me to believe everything is fine,
And the cow jumped over the moon.
Round trip tickets take you back to where you started,
It's hard to start again.
One way tickets mean ya gotta go somewhere,
Every lines gotta end.
Once upon a time, you were a friend of mine,
We used to sing songs, all night long.
And I lost you, just another friend it cost you
The thin white line, as turned into a wall.
There's a thin white line
separating yours and mine,
You want me to believe everything is fine,
And the cow jumped over the moon.
And the cow jumped over the moon.
Raise a little hell, raise a little hell, raise a little hell!
Raise a little hell, raise a little hell, raise a little hell!
Raise a little hell, raise a little hell, raise a little hell!
Raise a little hell, raise a little hell, raise a little hell!
If you dont like what you got, why dont you change it?
If your world is all screwed up, then rearrange it.
Raise a little hell, raise a little hell, raise a little hell!
Raise a little hell, raise a little hell, raise a little hell!
If you dont like what you see, why dont you fight it?
If you know there's something wrong why dont you right it?
Raise a little hell, raise a little hell, raise a little hell!
Raise a little hell, raise a little hell, raise a little hell!
In the end it comes down to your thinking
And there's really nobody to blame
When it feels like your ship is sinking
And you're too tired to play the game
Nobody's going to help you
You've just gotta stand up alone
And dig in your heels and see how it feels
To Raise a little Hell of your own
Raise a little hell, raise a little hell, raise a little hell!
Raise a little hell, raise a little hell, raise a little hell!
If you dont like what you've got, why dont you change it?
If your world is all screwed up, rearrange it!
Oh ohoh
Raise a little hell, raise a little hell, raise a little hell!
Raise a little hell, raise a little hell, raise a little hell!
Raise a little hell, raise a little hell, raise a little hell!
Raise a little hell, raise a little hell, raise a little hell!
RAISE A LITTLE HELL! RAISE A LITTLE HELL!
I've been trying to call you tonight
No one home, guess I lose
And I've been dying to see you again
Don't know where, can't say when
And in the moment that it takes
To come between us
Time lifts a hand to wave good-bye
And in the moment that it takes
I realize just what we had
That's the moment that it takes
To pass us by
I've been crying to sleep every night
Reaching out, you're not there
And I've been dying to hold you again
As a lover, as a friend
And in the moment that it takes
To come between us
Time lifts a hand to wave good-bye
And in the moment that it takes
To realize just what we had
That's the moment that it takes
To pass us by
And in the moment that it takes
To come between us
Time lifts a hand to wave good-bye
And in the moment that it takes
To realize just what we had
That's the moment that it takes
To pass us by
Two for the show
And my mother wants to go
It'll break her heart when I tell her
She's too old
I'm in my place
I got makeup all over my face
I think I know my lines
But I dunno
One for the money
Two for the show
Three for the lady on the radio
Four might be the one
You'll never know, you'll never know
If only there was a better way to go {way to go}
Two for the show
Waiting in the wings
While the queen of virtue sings
It'll break her heart when I tell her
She's out of key
If they gave her half a chance
She could soon learn how to dance
So she could earn her living
Gracefully
One for the money
Two for the show
Three for the lady on the radio
Four might be the one
You'll never know, you'll never know
If only there was a better way to go {way to go}
Pretty lady
Here I am
With my heart on my sleeve
Hat in my hand
You said you could help me
Help me now
Change my life
Please show me how
A face of clay
And yet so warm
I feel like I've weathered
Eternal storm
You said you could help me
Help me now
Change my life
Please show me how
Pretty lady ...
Pretty lady
Here I am
With my heart on my sleeve
Hat in hand
You said you could help me
Help me now
Change my life
Please show me how
