My mother used to treat me like a fool
Made sure I did my homework and I wasn't late for school
Told me exactly what to wear and how and when to cut my hair
But a boy can only stand so much then he has to make a move.
My dad didn't have too much to say
He had to agree with ma
It made his life much easier
But it didn't get me too far
He'd sit there in his armchair with his paper in his hand
And tell me not to answer back when I tried to make him understand.
So I said
Who in the hell do you think you are?
Telling me what to do
Who in the hell do you think you are?
I'm old enough to take care of myself
And I'm big enough to take care of you.
I'm gonna go to school if and when I please
I'm gonna grow my hair down to my knees
No more uniforms and suits, go put on my jeans
You're just my mum and dad
You ain't the king and queen.
My teachers never liked me, said I had a nasty mind
Always gave me extra work and made me stay behind
They picked the hardest questions for me the hardest they could find
So once day when I was old enough
I stood up and said I resign.
Don't wanna know about geography
I'd rather have pornography
Keep your history and geology
Gonna teach myself biology, the easy way.
(Fiddle Solo)
Who in the hell do you think you are?
Telling me what to do
Who in the hell do you think you are?
I'm old enough to take care of myself
And I'm big enough to take care of you.
So I got myself an office job sweeping up all day
Licking stamps and making tea which I took round on a tray
I went into the boss and asked him for a raise in pay
He said ask me in seven more years young man
I'm busy go away.
So I said
Who in the hell do you think you are?
Telling me what to do
Who in the hell do you think you are?
I'm old enough to take care of myself
And I'm big enough to take care of you.
I'm gonna sleep in every morning
Get up when I stop yawning
Pick up my unemployment pay
Lay back and watch TV all day.
Do you remember the first time we kissed?
Baby, the drive in movie, one kiss I couldn't resist
Baby, you went again with another boy to see the part you missed
Baby you can be so mean.
You promised to love me for rich or for poor
Baby, to be faithful and true, this is what you swore
Baby, how come our kids look like the fella next door?
Baby you can be so mean.
Oooh baby I begged you on my knees to let me stay
But you slammed my fingers in the door
Sticks and stones may break my bones
But you hurt me, you hurt me a whole lot more
Oh - oh.
(Sax Solo)
Maybe I was a fool to love you anyhow
But how was I to know
You'd run around with every boy in town
And then tell me, tell me to pack up and go
Baby, you left me kneeling with my head on the floor
Baby, wondering why, with my hand still in the door
Baby, maybe it's cause I love you much much more than you love me.
Baby, you were the one that said we must part
Baby, you said you never loved me right from the start
Baby, you took the kids, the car, the house, and left me a broken heart
Baby, you can be so mean
(Small, Powers *)
I should have seen her coming
I should have known right away
I should have started running
Everybody told me
I should have known from the start
What you were up to, I should have known better then
Now I knew.
Too much too soon , too much too soon.
You got the feeling things cannot fly
No matter what you get you wanna buy
Well baby what's a boy to do
Well now don't talk to samson
When I move too fast you want to jump
Well baby better buy me out.
Too much too soon , too much too soon.
Too much too soon , too much too soon.
I came out feeling hurting knowing
What else can I say
I came out feeling it's too much too soon
Well baby gotta get away.
Too much too soon , too much too soon.
Too much too soon , too much too soon.
The whole world is full of people living lives of worry
What's the hurry, who cares?
The whole world is full of people wasting time just thinking
Thinking that they're sinking, who cares?
Don't care was made to care
Don't care was tried
Don't care was hung by his worries 'til he nearly died.
Some people think I'm crazy
Others just think I'm lazy
But I know that I'm stronger
People say that I neglect my responsibilities
But I don't mind cause I'll live longer.
Everybody says they pay their bills the day they're sent
I don't even pay my rent, who cares?
Everybody says they need their breakfast every morning
I'm satisfied with yawning, who cares?
Don't care was made to care
Don't care was tried
Don't care was hung by his worries 'til he nearly died.
Some people think I'm crazy
Others just think I'm lazy
But I know that I'm stronger
People say that I neglect my responsibilities
But I don't mind cause I'll live longer.
Don't care was made to care
Don't care was tried
Don't care was hung by his worries 'til he nearly died.
Some people think I'm crazy
Others just think I'm lazy
But I know that I'm stronger
People say that I neglect my responsibilities
But I don't mind cause I'll live longer.
The whole world is full of people living lives of worry
What's the hurry, who cares?
The whole world is full of people wasting time just thinking
Thinking that they're sinking, who cares?
When you're hungry and your stomach's feeling thin
You find the nearest restaurant and walk right in
Says the waiter with a sigh
You're not dressed without a tie
And you bite your lips to keep the swear words in.
What kind of people are they
What kind of people are they
They've only got their jobs to do
That's why they've got it in for you, you.
Have you ever sat behind a traffic jam
When you'd get there quicker if you walked or ran
When you finally get out, at the front of it no doubt
You'll find a policeman causing chaos with his hand.
What kind of people are they
What kind of people are they
They've only got their jobs to do
That's why they've got it in for you, you .
When you park your car in some deserted street
Give the parking meter sixpences to eat
When the money's been digested
You'll find that you just invested
In the profits of a traffic warden's beat.
In the searchlights
You could see us as we circled around
Down below us you were screaming, I could hear the sound
I could see your arms reaching up to me
Like a demon, I could feel the madness
Running through the crowd, we were freedom
From the moment that we hit the ground
And the wild man he laid the thunder down
Do you remember me?
Like I remember you
In a sea of hands you came shining through
In the mist of time, I can see it now
All my life I will remember this
(Under a raging moon)
For this moment I was born for it
(Under a raging moon)
Under a raging moon
We were flying there
Under a raging moon
We saw Zion there
It ended all too soon
Under a raging moon
We were out there
When they handed us the rebel's crown
All the headlines
All they tried to do was tear us down
But the wild man, he didn't fool around
Do you remember me?
'Cause I remember you
Yeah, you won my love
When the dream came true
When my blood ran high, I can hear it now
All my life I will remember it
(Under a raging moon)
For this moment I was born for it
(Under a raging moon)
Under a raging moon
We were flying boy
Under a raging moon
It's worth dying for
It ended all too soon
Under a raging moon
Under a raging moon
Taking me back to better times
We never read the danger signs
Why are the young
Why are the young so blind?
Do you remember me?
'Cause I remember you
Yeah, you won my love
When my dream came true
All my life I will remember this
(Under a raging moon)
For this moment I was born for it
(Under a raging moon)
All my life I will remember it
(Under a raging moon)
For this moment I was born for it
(Under a raging moon)
Do you remember me?
Do you remember me?
Face to face but you're talking long distance
Can't stand up but you still try to dance
Qualude shuffle, up to my table
Two steps back, one step advance.
I can tell by the smile you're trapped in
You've been smoking your breakfast again
Real life specimen, Space Captain
Know where to stop but you don't know when.
Try me, I could be all that you need to get high
Try me, I don't promise to teach you to fly
Try me, I could be all that you need to get high
Try me, I don't promise to teach you to fly.
Life begins at midnight if you're feeling down
The white man's talking powder turns you round
Powder y'nose don't mean what you suppose
In this town it's inside not out.
I can tell by the smile you're trapped in
You've been smoking your breakfast again
Real life specimen Space Captain
Know where to stop but you don't know when.
Try me, I could be all that you need to get high
Try me, I don't promise to touch the sky
Try me, I could be all that you need to get high
Try me, I don't promise to teach you to fly
Try me, I could be all that you need to get high
Try me, I don't promise to teach you to fly
Try me, I could be all that you need to get high
Try me, become addicted to me
I could be all that you need to get high
Try me, I don't promise to touch the sky
Try me, I could be all that you need to get high
Can you see the real me...can ya...can ya...
I went back to the doctor
To get another shrink
I sit and tell him 'bout my weekend
But he never betrays what he thinks
Can you see the real me doctor?
I went back to my mother
I said I'm crazy ma help me
She said I know how it feels son
'cause it runs in the family
Can you see the real me mother?
The cracks between the paving stones
Like rivers of flowing veins
Strange people who know me
Peeping from behind every window pane
The girl I used to love
Lives in this yellow house
Yesterday she passed me by
She doesn't want to know me now
Can you see the real me, can you?
I ended up with the preacher
Full of lies and hate
I seemed to scare him a little
So he showed me to the golden gate
Can you see the real me, preacher?
I don't need no conversation
I got everything I need
I'm happy sitting up here
With my ten little friends, Mr. Bones, and me.
I ain't going to the party
I don't want no cakes n' tea
I'm happy sitting up here
With my ten little friends, Mr. Bones, and me.
I keep myself to myself
And I disconnect the phones
My ten little friends are playing piano
Mr. Bones is on trombone.
I don't need no conversation
I got everything I need
I'm happy sitting up here
With my ten little friends, Mr. Bones, and me.
I don't need no television
Ain't got time to watch TV
I'm too busy sitting here playing
With my ten little friends, Mr. Bones, and me.
I keep myself to myself
And I disconnect the phones
Someone called the other day
Said old Teddy Greenstreets passed away
They buried him on Saturday,
They said it was a lovely way to go
In his sleep, didn't know a thing
His wife couldn't go
Her second husband took her uptown to a show
His sons and daughters emigrated said,
It cost too much to travel home
Sent a wreath and a sheath.
Isn't it a shame that no one came
The funeral was quiet, but all the same
He's much better off where he is now
Rest in peace, Teddy.
Someone called the other day
Said old Teddy Greenstreets passed away
They buried him on Saturday,
They said it was a lovely way to go
In his sleep, didn't know a thing
Isn't it a shame that no one came
The funeral was quiet, but all the same
He's much better off where he is now
Rest in peace, Teddy
(Small, Powers, Sigerson*)
I just saw Suzie the other day man she was looking fine
She's the one that I want Baby she's a right on time
Suzie won't tell a soul when I want her love
I get so out of control when I need a little ass
Suzie- you make me feel
Suzie-you make me feel
There she is in red-hot heels on her heart shaped bed
Holding on to teddy bear I wish it was me instead
Little Suzie on a sandy beach wearing a piece of string
Does the girl know how I feel showing me everything?
Suzie-you make me feel
Suzie you make me feel
(Guitar Solo)
Well I run right home after school I get there quarter to four
I say hi to my mom and dad then I go and lock the bathroom door
My mom gets so upset Daddy says it's just a stage
All I know is when I need the girl I go in by the page (Today)
You make me feel, Suzie-you make me feel
Suzie-you make me feel, Suzie-you make me feel
(Guitar Solo)
Keep your shoes on babe, I said Su-Su-Su-Su-Su-Su-Suzie
I love it, I love it
Spank the monkey Baby-spank the monkey
She's as tight as you want Ha-Ha She's as tight as you want
Yes she isâ¦.hey hey-ow
When you move in right up close to me
That's when I get the shakes all over me
Quivers in my backbone
I got the shakes in my kneebones
Quivers in my thighbone
Shakin' all over
Just the way that you say goodnight to me
Brings this feelin' all inside of me
Quivers in my backbone
I got the shakes in my kneebones
Quivers in my thighbone
Shakin' all over
(Solo)
Quivers in my backbone
I got the shakes in my kneebones
Quivers in my thighbone
(J. Entwistle)
Track Music, Inc.
I had a girl, Kate was her name
We used to roller skate together
Now it will never be the same.
Now she's gone, she's gone, she's gone, she's gone
To that great skating rink in the sky.
I remember that day
As if it were yesterday
We were skating side by side
In the fast lane on the motorway
Now she's gone, she's gone, she's gone, she's gone
To that great skating rink in the sky.
She was skating way too fast
She was far too daring
When she crashed into that truck
In a shower of ball bearings.
(In Elvis talk)
They took her to the hospital
But it was far too late
She died in the ambulance and
And that night, that night I
I wear my skates.
Now she's gone, she's gone, she's gone, she's gone
To that great skating rink in the sky.
I had a girl, Kate was her name
We used to roller skate together
Now it will never be the same.
Now she's gone, she's gone, she's gone, she's gone
To that great skating rink in the sky.
She's gone, she's gone, she's gone, she's gone
(Big Chicken)
Gather round the bar let's have a race
I want to see how much beer I can pour into my face
Bottoms up down it goes, sending bubbles up my nose
Pick me up and lay me somewhere safe
Don't stand me up I'll fall, lean me up against the wall
Never touch the demon drink again
All I'll touch is tea
Alcohol's destroying me.
All I want to do is sleep
All I want to do is sleep.
Everything is spinning round
Got to get up off the ground
Sorry if I've missed my round
This one's on me lads here's a pound.
Everything is spinning round
Got to get up off the ground
Sorry if I've missed my round
This one's on me lads here's a pound.
Take me out and put me in a taxi
Tell the driver where to go 'cos I don't think I know
See you all tomorrow in the bar
I've got to come back cause I've had to leave the car.
All I want to do is sleep
California, I gotta warn ya
Keep thinking while I'm away,
Because I'm coming back
I'm coming back.
Shangri-la you ain't that far
Just over the rainbow bar,
You know I'm coming back
I'm coming back
If I can find a way
I'm coming back.
It's a small world, if you seen it time after time
So many cities, you can never be everywhere
I've seen places, I've seen faces I never want to see again
Nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there.
(Guitar Solo)
London town don't wear that frown
I won't let you down,
You know I'm coming back
I'm coming back
Here I am again, back on the plane
Only thing that keeps me sane,
Is the fact I'm coming back
I'm coming back
I don't know exactly when,
But I'm coming back.
I'm coming back, I'm coming back
(J. Entwistle)
Track Music, Inc.
My life's in jeopardy
Murdered in cold blood is what I'm gonna be
I ain't been home since Friday night
And now my wife is coming after me
Give me police protection
Gonna buy a gun so
I can look after number one
Give me a bodyguard
A back belt Judo expert with a machine gun
Gonna buy a tank and an airplane
When she catches up with me
Won't be no time to explain
She thinks I've been with another woman
And that's enough to send her half insane
Gonna buy a fast car
Put on my lead boots
And take a long, long drive
I may end up spending all my money
But I'll still be alive
All I did was have a bit too much to drink
And I picked the wrong precinct
Got picked up by the law
And now I ain't got time to think
Gonna buy a tank and an aeroplane
When she catches up with me
Won't be no time to explain
She thinks I've been with another woman
And that's enough to send her half insane
Gonna buy a fast car
Put on my lead boots
And take a long, long drive
I may end up spending all my money
But I'll still be alive
And I'm oh so tired of running
Gonna lay down on the floor
I gotta rest some time so
I can get to run some more
She's comin'!
Ever since I first saw you
I never seem to get you of my mind
When I tried to say hello
you tried to go, I made you stay behind
Now your always hangin' round
You never touch the ground
You make me feel so small
Wish I was ten feet tall.
Remember when I lost my cool
Shouted at you, you nearly hit the ceiling
Your trying to make me feel like a fool
Ignoring me you really hurt my feelings
Now your always hangin' round
You never touch the ground
You make me feel so small
Wish I was ten feet tall.
I'm gonna bring you down to my size
One of these days I'm gonna make you fall
I'm gonna bring you down to my size
Smash your head against the wall.
(Guitar Solo)
Now your always hangin' round
You never touch the ground
You make me feel so small
Wish I was ten feet tall.
I'm gonna bring you down to my size
One of these days I'm gonna make you fall
I'm gonna bring you down to my size
Smash your head against the wall.
Ever since I first saw you,
I never seem to get you off my mind
When I tried to say hello,
You tried to go I made you stay behind
Now your always hangin' round
You never touch the ground
You make me feel so small
Lucille, you don't do your daddy's will
Lucille, you don't do your daddy's will
There ain't nothing to ya, but I love you still
Lucille, please come back where you belong
Lucille, please come back where you belong
I've been good to you baby, please don't lead me along
I woke up this mornin', Lucille was not in sight
I asked her friends about her but all their lips was tight
Lucille, please come back where you belong
I've been good to you baby, please don't lead me along
Lucille, you don't do your daddy's will
Lucille, you don't do your daddy's will
She kissed me ,while I was sleeping
Goodbye in her eyes
She knew the spell had broken
It came as no surprise.
You win some, you lose some
Lady Luck has just run out on you
A new day is coming up
The black night is almost through.
As the door closed behind her
I opened my eyes
The pillow was empty
It came as no surprise.
Fly away lovebird
You're learning to fly
Now the winter, is over
So am I, so am I.
Fly away lovebird
You're learning to fly
Now the winter, is over
So am I, so am I.
(Guitar Solo)
You win some, you lose some
Lady Luck has just run out on you
A new day is coming up
The black night is almost through.
A letter on the table
With nothing much inside
Just a note saying so long
And thanks for the ride.
Fly away lovebird
You just learned to fly
Now the winter is over
So am I, so am I
Fly away lovebird
You just learned to fly
Now the winter is over
Love is a pain
Love is a heart attack
It's so easy to take
But so hard to give back
The doctor told me this is a showdown
You're living too fast
You've got to slow down
You're heart can't take it
You're gonna break it
You're not gonna make it.
Love is a pain
Love is a heart attack
It's so easy to fall in
But so hard to get back
The doctor told me, you've got to choose
Between living or dying
And sex, drugs, and booze
Drugs I can handle
Booze I can quit
But giving up love, I can't take it.
Death is nature's way of telling you to stop
Love, is a heart attack
Sex is just the icing on the top
Underneath, everything is jet black.
Set your pacemaker to a boogie beat
You gotta dance, love out of your life
Set your pacemaker to a boogie beat
You gotta dance, love out of your life
Set your pacemaker to a boogie beat
You gotta dance, love out of your life
Set your pacemaker to a boogie beat
You gotta dance, dance, dance.
(Guitar Solo)
I've got one more night to live
Maybe two, if we can take it slow
One more night of love
With you, such a nice way to go
Love is a pain
Love is a heart attack.
Love is a pain
(J. Entwistle)
I go where the music takes me
A turn the music takes me home
She knows she can never shake me
The longest love I've ever known
Now I can't stop, stop living this life
One note at a time, the words you speak begin to rhyme
Just one more song one more time
This is the last song, this is the last song
I go where the music takes me
A turn the music takes me home
She took this kid from the last gig
And put a man a super door
Now I can't stop, I never want to stop
Stop playing
I'm alive I'm the survivor
Still standing where giants have stood
They're bleeding now
If only they could
You think not enough to wake the dead
Maybe they would
Home is where the music takes me
This is where the music takes me home
Home is where the music takes me
She 's a hard mistress
She never lets you go
Now you can't stop
Stop living your life
One note at a time
This is the end of the line
We are out of song we are out of time
It's time to say good night
We wish you all good night
This is the last song
This is where the music takes me home
This is the last song
We wish you all good night
(instrumental)
I was just a kid with a bass guitar
Burning ambition
Just a kid on a shooting star
Man with a mission
Nobody told me life up here
Was an endless vacation
Hope I get old before I die
M m my degeneration
All the King's horses and all the King's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again
You just sit on the fence afraid of the past
No plan for the future
Watching the world go by so fast Just do what suits you
Nobody told me life up here
Was an endless vacation
Hope I get old before I die
M m my degeneration
All the King's horses and all the King's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again
I'm still the kid with the bass guitar
Still got ambition
But you tie me down with these golden chains
Too many conditions
Just give me a stage, give me four strings
And someone to listen
Give me a song any fool could sing
And the right musicians
All the King's horses and all the King's men
J. Entwistle)
I use to feel I was shooting blanks at an amazon
Your body was always the state of the arch
You came on like a blitz you hit me and now you're gone
Your love is made a bombshed of my heart.
Can you tell me somebody please is there life after love
Somebody please is there life after love.
I used to dream we were Josephine and Napoleon
When you said not tonight you stole my life
You had more to hide than a jungle of Lorrion
You were the Greeceâ¦. abortion all the time.
Can you tell me somebody please is there life after love
Somebody please is there life after love.
You left me dancing about on a high wire
Just one false move and I'll bolt into hell's fire
Can you tell me somebody please is there life after love
Somebody please is there life after love.
Is there life after love, Is there life after love, Is there life after love is there love?
Is there life after love, Is there life after love, Is there life after love is there love?
Is there life after love, Is there life after love, Is there life after love is there love?
I wonder what would happen if my dog could talk
Would he look me in the eye and say take me for a walk
When I gave him his dinner would he shake his head
And say take it away I want caviar instead?
Thank you Mother Nature
For the way you got things planned
Don't ever change a thing, I'm happy as I am
Imagine living in a place where the sea was red
And your legs were in the position now occupied by your head
Imagine living in a place where black was white
And white was black, even the night.
I wonder what would happen if my fish could fly
Would it leap from its tank and hit the cat in the eye
Out through the window and into the sky
I'm so glad that sharks can't fly.
Thank you Mother Nature
For the way you got things planned
Don't ever change a thing, I'm happy as I am
Imagine living in a place where the sea was red
And your legs were in the position now occupied by your head
Imagine living in a place where black was white
And white was black, even the night.
I wonder what would happen if the moon fell down
Would it leave a white circle,
Where they painted around
I'm drowning in the fountain of your love
In the whirlpool of my mind you're all I'm thinking of
I'm sinking into the tear drops in your eyes
I'm floating on the cushion of your sighs.
It's hard to write a love song
That has something new to say
It's hard to write a love song
Without using old clichés.
I love you I need you, I want you for my own
Please don't ever leave me, I couldn't stand to be alone
I'm swimming in the ocean of your kiss
How could I have known, your kiss would be like this.
(String and Piano Solo)
This is my first love song
And this is my last
I'm getting too choked up inside
Better finish it fast.
I'm sailing through the stars up above
I found out this morning
The uncle that I was mourning
Was living off the insurance in South America
I found out this morning
Just as the day was dawning
When I saw his suntanned photograph in the paper
I found out this morning
That I'd been led up the path again
Led up the path again.
I found out tonight
You're not the woman I want
You're not the woman I was looking for or thought I'd found
I found out tonight
You're married with three little kids
And a great big husband who weight lifts
I found out tonight
That I'd been led up the path again
Led up the path again.
She must have seen me coming
I must have looked as though I was running
Everybody takes me for a fool
She must have laughed until she cried
She must have laughed until she died
Everybody takes me for a fool
It's so uncool.
I'll find out tomorrow
That I was the cause of sorrow
That my mother and father had to get married the day after I was born
I'll find out tomorrow
That just like the mark of Zorro
That I have a name that suits my personality
I'll find out tomorrow
That I've been led up the path again
Led up the path again.
I'll find out tomorrow
That I've been led up the path again
Led up the path again
(Small, Powers *)
The way you walk the way you smile
The way you mess your hair
Your kind of talk it's only you, can make me stop and stare
Across the room you cross your legs I cross my heart and swear
I hold my breath I close my eyes, it's just not fair.
Your love, your love is like a hurricane
Your love, your love is like a hurricane.
When I look in your eyes I'm in the eye of the storm
Tell me truth; tell me lies you make me glad to be born
Thoughts of love in the night come rumbling through my brain
You're like an animal, girl it's physical
I never take.
Your love, your love is like a hurricane
Your love, your love is like a hurricane.
I wanna feel you crashing down, it's like thunder, it's like lightning
I wanna feel you crashing downâ¦on me ya!
Whoa baby baby your love your love your love your love.
Your love, your love is like a hurricane
Your love, your love is like a hurricane.
(Instrumental)
Have you ever had the feeling that you've been this place before
But you haven't, not in this life
You've seen it, you've done it, you've heard it all before
But you haven't, not in this life.
Do you believe in Santa Claus and loving at first sight
I hope you do, cause I do
Do you believe in ghosts that rattle chains at dead of night
I hope you do, cause I do.
Cause I believe in everything
Cause that's the simplest way for me to be
I believe in everything
To believe in everything you hear and see.
Cause I believe in everything
Cause that's the simplest way for me to be
I believe in everything
To believe in everything you hear and see.
Have you ever had the feeling that you've been this place before
But you haven't, not in this life
You've seen it, you've done it, you've heard it all before
But you haven't, not in this life.
Do you believe in witchcraft, Heaven and Hell, King Kong
Reincarnation, fairies at the bottom of the garden
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, goblins, ghouls and witches
Things that go bump in the night
Telepathy, eternal youth, Mickey Mouse, Father Christmas.
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
Had a very shiny nose
And if you ever saw it you would even say it glows
You ain't nothing but a hound dog
Crying all the time
You ain't nothing but a hound dog
Crying all the time
You ain't never caught a rabbit
And you ain't no friend of mine
When they said, "You was high classed"
It was just a lie
When they said, "You was high classed"
It was just a lie
You ain't never caught a rabbit
And you ain't no friend of mine
On top of the sky is a place where you go,
If you've done, nothing wrong
If you've done nothing wrong.
And down in the ground is a place where you go
If you've been a bad boy
If you've been a bad boy.
Why can't we have eternal life
And never die
Never die.
In the place up above, you grow feather wings,
And you fly, round and round
With a harp singing hymns.
And down in the ground you grow horns
And a tail, and you carry a fork
And moan and wail.
Why can't we have eternal life
And never die
Never die.
(Guitar Solo)
On top of the sky is a place where you go
If you've done, nothing wrong
If you've done nothing wrong
And down in the ground is a place where you go,
If you've been a bad boy
If you've been a bad boy.
Why can't we have eternal life
And never die
Nobody loves the fallen angel
Once he's hit the ground
There's only one way to go and that's down
Nobody loves the prince of evil
Don't need him around
So Lucifer's hiding underground.
You aim high, but you hit low
He stays, and you go
Black sky, hello
Goodbye, rainbow.
(Guitar Solo)
Nobody loves a fallen idol
Failure leaves a scar
And memories only go so far
Nobody cares but everyone stares
As you stagger to the bar
That face is familiar
Didn't he used to be a star?
You aim high, but you hit low
Blue skies, Acapulco
Dark eyes, incognito
You live fast, better spend slow
Or it's goodbye, to the chateau
Hello, Skid Row.
You aim high, but you hit low
You live fast, better spend slow
Black sky, hello
(Small, Powers *)
Your love is like a hurricane
Your love is like a hurricane
I said your love is like hurricane
Your love is like a hurricane
(Small, Powers *)
Billy and me we've been friends since '65
Thought there were days that would never end
Man we were so alive
Now I'm bald with a little bit older gone our separate ways
Hey boy if you're still out there I'm thinking about you today.
Oh where does the time go, oh where does the time go.
Billy was a fighter yea you could knock them out
Whenever I got myself in trouble you taught them what a friend was about
But now I hear he's moved up north with his wife and kids
Hey boy if you're still out there I was a remembering.
Oh where does the time go, oh where does the time go.
Keeps on slipping away, oh yea
Nothing stays the same, oh no.
Oh⦠me and Billy
Where am I gonna go?
What am I gonna do?
There's no one to guide me
Now that I'm on my own
I make my own decisions
There's no one behind me.
I do my own talking
Do my own walking
Nobody on which to rely
Do my own lying
Do my own trying
You never let your apron strings untie.
If I said I'm sorry that you've gone
I'd be lying
I feel more sorry for myself
I'm crying, I'm crying.
Wish you'd have let me think
And do for myself
Knowing one day you'd leave me
Knowing one day you'd die
The least you could have done
Is make sure that I could live easy
That I could I do my own talking
Do my own walking
Had a code that I could live by
Do my own lying
Do my own trying
Make sure that I could get by.
If I said I'm sorry that you've gone
I'd be lying
I feel more sorry for myself
I'm crying, I'm crying.
(Guitar Solo)
If I said I'm sorry that you've gone
I'd be lying
I feel more sorry for myself
Entwistle, Luongo, Levi & Townsend (c) 1997
I've sat and waited for years
Looking for signs to appear-to me
But all I'd see
Was clouded in mystery
And now that I've turned the page
I've broken out of my cage-of fear
That kept me here
A prisoner for so many years
Chorus:
When the sun comes up
The moon goes down
You can find your way back home
If you wait 'til the sun comes round
Now that the tables have turned
I'm taking all that I've learned-with me
Now I can see
The truth is what's burning free
Repeat Chorus:
Bridge/Solo
Now I can stand on my own
No fear of being alone-again
The darkness ends
The moment I see my old friend
Entwistle, Luongo & Levi
Copyright 1997 Bitsa Talent Inc.
You can't see evil, but it's there
Feel its presence, it hangs in the air
When trouble knocks and enters the room
I'll be there
CHORUS
Sometimes things don't go quite the way we plan
Sometimes you have to choose to be a boy or be a man
The signs of life are far and few
It seems at times just me and you
No one listens
No one cares
Who will answer silent prayers
CHORUS
Sometimes things don't go quite the way we plan
Sometimes you have to choose to be a boy or be a man
Well a young man
Ain't got nuthin' in the world these days
I said a young man
Ain't got nuthin' in the world these days
Well you know in the old days
When a young man was a strong man
All the people, they stepped back
When a young man walked by
But you know nowadays
It's the old man, who's got all the money
And a young man
Ain't got nuthin' in the world these days
(solo)
Nowadays it's the young man
Who ain't got nuthin' in the world these days
Ain't got nuthin'
Friday night, I'm on my way home
They oughtta make work a crime
I'm home for the weekend
Gonna make the most of my time
There's a rock and roll singer
On the television
Givin' up his music, gonna take up religion
Abandoned rock and roll to try to save his soul
Saturday night, got a gig with the band
Playin' the electric guitar
Someday, I'm gonna make it
Gonna be a super-duper star
Buy a big flashy car
And a house for my ma
The big break better happen soon
'cause I'm pushin' twenty-one
Just like Cinderella,
when she couldn't go to the ball
(a voice said), âI'm your fairy manager,
you shall play Carnegie Hall.â
Gotta give up your day job
To become a heart throb
I may go far
If I smash my guitar
Away for the weekend, I gotta play some one-night stands
Six for the taxman and one for the band
Back in the studio to make our latest number one
Take 276, you know this used to be fun...
Sunday mornin', I just got home
Six and the birds are singin'
I need a drink, and my clothes are wet
Ooh and my ears are still ringin'
There's a rock and roll singer
Boppin' on the TV
He used to be a preacher
But now he sings in a major key
Who'd drown a cat
Who'd do a thing like that
If you would, you're mine.
Who'd whip a horse
A lost soul of course
Those who work are mine.
They're mine (mine), they're mine (mine).
They're mine (mine , they're mine (mine).
Who'd rob an old woman,
Take her pension from her bag
Those who, steal are mine.
Who'd take a life
Being friend, foe, wife
Those who kill are mine.
They're mine (mine), they're mine (mine).
They're mine (mine), they're mine (mine).
Get behind me Satan
The devil takes all those that sin
Deliver us from evil
The devil takes all those that sin.
Who'd shoot a rabbit
A very nasty habit
Those who hunt are mine.
Who'd go to war
Like countless times before
Those who war are mine.
They're mine (mine), they're mine (mine).
They're mine (mine), they're mine (mine).
Get behind me Satan
The devil takes all those that sin
Deliver us from evil
The devil takes all those that sin.
Everybody's mine
At sometime
Everybody's mine
You'll enjoy your stay
'Til you're all reborn some day
Until you are, you're mine
You're mine (mine) , you're mine (mine).
You're mine (mine), you're mine (mine).
Get behind me Satan
The devil takes all those that sin
Deliver us from evil
The devil takes all those that sin.
Get behind me Satan
The devil takes all those that sin
Deliver us from evil
The devil takes all those that sin.
Get behind me Satan
The devil takes all those that sin
Deliver us from evil
Too late the hero
It all comes to zero
And I, I wish I could stop
And start it again.
It's the end of my movie
The bad guys beat me easy
And I, I wish I could stop
And start it again.
It's easy to live in your imagination
If you can't control the situation
You just cut and start it again
It's easy to live in your imagination
You have to make an alteration
You just cut and start it again.
How I wish I could live on the silver screen
Like the stars in the movie magazines
With a happy ending as the final scene.
Too late the hero
It all comes to zero
And I, I wish I could stop
And start it again.
It's the end of my movie
The bad guys beat me easy
And I, I wish I could stop
And start it again.
It's easy, the villains always wear black
They see your guns and turn back
It only happens in the movies
It's easy, the heroes always wear white
The ladies fall off the sight
It only happens in the movies.
As the Viking ship drifts off to the sea
The black sail bursts into fire
I turn to kiss the princess
I have to pacify her
The arrows fall
The sky is red
The music gets higher and higher.
The battle's done
I'm on my way home
A hero's welcome on the shore
Single handed, all by myself
I've just won the war
You talk about the weather
Sun's out - it's gonna rain
It's gonna pour down.
Take a drive - no car
Take walk - let's stay home
And fool around.
You talk about religion
Moses - Jezebel
Go to church - go to bed
Godspell - go to Hell
Why can't you talk dirty?
I like it, when you talk dirty
You talk about politics
White House - whore house
Revolution - prostitution
President - Mickey Mouse.
You talk about music
Chopin - too square
Heavy metal - too loud
Top twenty - who cares?
Why can't you talk dirty?
I like it, when you talk dirty.
Playboy, Mayfair, Penthouse - White House
Filthy naked poses - Moses
Masochism, sadism, lesbianism - communism
Suntan, striptease, can-can - Chopin.
(Guitar Solo)
You talk about painting
Van Gough - kiss my, ear
Gaugin - go where?
Van Dyke - she's queer.
You talk about Shakespeare
Romeo - or Juliet
Dickens - good idea
Oliver Twist - not quite yet
Why can't you talk dirty?
I like it, when you talk dirty.
Playboy, Mayfair, Penthouse - White House
Filthy naked poses - Moses
Masochism, sadism, lesbianism - communism
Suntan, striptease, can-can - Chopin
Talk dirty, talk dirty
Talk dirty, talk dirty
(External Youth)
Just give me one year of your life my friend
And I'll make you look twenty years younger
I've done it for others I can do it for you
New life, new body, and new friends too
I can make you look as you've never felt before.
Here's a very famous film star
Who took a one year course of my treatment
Ten inches off the waist
New hair stuck on with paste
And he acts as well as he ever did before.
You'll be as virile as ever
Unaffected by the weather
Old age will seem to pass you by
And you won't detect a sign, of old Father Time
Over sixty but you'll look like thirty-four.
A very prominent politician
In danger of losing his position
A devastating smile
Looked real up to a mile
And he lies as well as he ever did before.
This very well known pop singer
Had ceased to be a swinger
New hair, nose, teeth, and eyes
Touch of padding round the flies
And he sings as well as he ever did before.
You'll be as virile as ever
Unaffected by the weather
Old age will seem to pass you by
And you won't detect a sign, of old Father Time
Entwistle & Luongo Copyright 1997 Bitsa Talent Inc.
Walking down the highway
Nothing going my way
Shift into high by walking faster
He's a rebel without a car
Waiting on the nightfall
Waiting for a phone call
Until it's time to shift into shape
He's a rebel without a car
CHORUS:
Walking from the daylight
Searching for the black (k)night
Somebody's going to rust in pieces
He's a rebel he's a rebel
My armor's gleaming
My motors screaming
Time to wake up and check the oil
He's a rebel without a car
CHORUS:
Walking from the daylight
Searching for the black (k)night
Somebody's going to rust in pieces
He's a rebel he's a rebel
I'm back on the highway
The start of a new day
Shift into low gear and walk into the sunrise
He's a rebel without a car
(J. Entwistle)
Track Music, Inc.
I went down to my tailor, to get myself a suit, and to measure
It's been a long long time since I looked like a gentlemen of leisure
He spent an awful lot of time on my inside leg
You don't get that kind of treatment when you buy stuff of the peg
When I finally picked it up and saw the label inside
I saw a sight that made my mouth gape open wide.
It said made in Japan
Made in Japan
Their ain't nothing made here in this country anymore
Try the made in Japan, Hong Kong or Singapore
Made in Japan
I went along to the showroom to buy myself a secondhand car
I didn't have much money so I knew I wouldn't get very far
The salesman said " how much do intend to spend,
you only get what you pay for, in the end"
He said "you can't afford a Bentley or a Cadillac
But take a look at this motor I've got out back.
It said made in Japan
Made in Japan
Their ain't nothing made here in this country anymore
Try the made in Japan, Hong Kong or Singapore
Made in Japan
Me and my girl last week we went to church and got wed
I didn't bother cost so I decided I'd get married instead
We went to Miami for the honeymoon
I couldn't wait to get her in the hotel room
But when she came out of the bathroom,
My knees turned to jelly
Well I saw what she had tattooed just below her belly.
It said made in Japan
Made in Japan
Their ain't nothing made here in this country anymore
Try the made in Japan, Hong Kong or Singapore
You should have seen it coming
But it happened way too fast
Now you're right back where you started
And your future is your past
You tried to move a mountain
It's like whistling in the breeze
You racked your brain for answers
And then wound up on your knees
Chorus:
It begins at the moment you're born
Just like chasing a king with a pawn
It's like taking the bull by the horns
But I'll try again today
Yes I'll try again today
Like a game of Snakes (Chutes) & Ladders
Or castles in the sand
Just when you think you've got it
It slips right through your hands
You can try and move a mountain
But it's best to walk around
If you flow with the river
It will never drag you down
Repeat Chorus:
It begins at the moment you're born
Just like chasing a King with a pawn
It's like taking the bull by the horns
But I'll try again today
Entwistle, Luongo & Levi
Copyright 1996 Bitsa Talent Inc.
(Alan Vocal)
May I see your papers please the secret agent said
It's very hard to keep your cool when there's danger up ahead
You took a plane from Washington to face the other side
Now your agency is gone and there's no where left to hide
Left for dead
Down in the red
Left for dead and gone
What don't kill us will make us strong
(Steve Vocal)
30 days of dusty trails under the desert sun
You got in trouble in town last night now you spend your days on the run
Banditos spot his silhouette the sun was in his eyes
They took his money, horse and gun now the buzzards fill the skies
Left for dead
Down in the red
Left for dead and gone
What don't kill us will make us strong
(John Vocal)
Me and my girlfriend going steady she's the light of my life
At a candle light dinner tonight I'm gonna ask her to be "my wife"
We talked about our hopes and dreams and a love that never ends
Then she said those fatal words to me " why can't we just be friends
Left for dead
Now he's brown bread
Left for dead and gone
What don't kill us will make us strong
Now, I was just being friendly
No need to act like that
Don't call that policeman girl
I take what I said back
How was I to know that you weren't that kind of girl
It's kind of hard to tell, nowadays anyway.
Can't we talk this over, come here
I'm sorry if you've been offended
It wasn't what I'd intended
I take back every word I said.
I was looking for someone to tell my troubles to
That's all I wanted to do, honestly
I'm a family man and my family mustn't know
Where I go in the evenings.
Now, I was just being friendly
No need to act this way
All I did was ask you
How much I'd have to pay
How was I to know that you weren't that kind of girl
It's kind of hard to tell, nowadays anyway.
Can't we talk this over, come here
I'm sorry if you've been offended
It wasn't what I'd intended
I take back every word I said.
I was looking for someone to tell my troubles to
That's all I wanted to do, honestly
I'm a family man and my family mustn't know
Where I go in the evenings.
(Synthesizer and Guitar Solo)
I was looking for someone to tell my troubles to
That's all I wanted to do, honestly
I'm a family man and my family mustn't know
Where I go in the evenings.
Now, I was just being friendly
Wish you could understand
This wasn't meant to happen
This wasn't what I'd planned
How was I to know that you weren't that kind of girl
Entwistle, Luongo, Townsend & Levi (c) 1997
Better smarten up boy, Big city games are not your style
Better watch your mouth son, Cause you can even lose your smile
Chorus:
Eiffel Tower Brooklyn Bridge
You get poor and they get rich
Don't be a sucker
Don't be a sucker
Taken off a mouthful, Are you biting more then you can chew
Swim in deep water, Is the current gonna swallow you
Repeat Chorus:
Eiffel Tower Brooklyn Bridge
You get poor and they get rich
Don't be a sucker
Don't be a sucker
Walking down the alley, Seeing things you shouldn't see
Something deep inside you, Says this isn't where you ought to be
Eiffel Tower Brooklyn Bridge
You get poor and they get rich
Don't be a sucker Don't be a sucker
Don't be a sucker Don't be a sucker
Don't be a sucker Don't be a sucker
(Small, Powers *)
Well, it looks like the party's over
Lose the feeling and you head for cover
You never told me, why I had to go
Well, there's one thing baby that I want you to know
Too many nights I lie awake crying for your love
But you don't care my hearts about to break
Oh here it comes.
I feel heartache coming on, I feel heartache and it's coming on.
What is the reason that you kick me down
Well I feel like custard, at the little big horn
You shot your arrows straight through my heart, through my heart
And you left me in down for love and it's tearing me all apart
Took away all that I had, when you took away your love
Did you have to leave me all so glad
Oh here it comes.
I feel heartache coming on, I feel heartache and it's coming on
(Guitar Solo)
I feel a, heartache, oh coming on
I said I feel, said it cuts me deep it cuts me deep It cuts me wide cuts me deep
Townsend, Entwistle, Levi & Luongo (c)1997
(spoken)
Come with us, We are the old ones
We shall rule the earth, You could share our power
You will live forever, Don't be afraid, We are your friends
We are peace, We are love
We are the way to paradise
We are truth, We are life
We are the way to paradise
What do you do when temptation is strong
You try to resist but you want to belong
Look in your heart to find the way
How can you tell what's right and what's wrong
When they ask you to sing and you don't know the song
Look in your heart to find the way
Come with us, We are the old ones
We shall rule the earth, You could share our ultimate power
You will live forever, Don't be afraid, We are your friends
We are peace, We are love
We are the way to paradise
We are truth, We are life
We are the way to paradise
What do you do when temptation is strong
You try to resist but you want to belong
Look in your heart to find the way
How can you tell what's right and what's wrong
When they ask you to sing and you don't know the song
Look in your heart to find the way
We are peace, We are love
We are the way to paradise
We are truth, We are life
I'm gonna pull your strings
And make you do things,
That you really don't want to do
I'm gonna spin you around,
Screw you into the ground,
'Til I make a star out of you.
I'm the dancing master
I'm gonna teach you to dance.
I'll make you lose control
To my rock and roll
'Til your feet run out of space
I won't let you stop
Until you drop
You have to move to win the race.
I'm the dancing master
I'm gonna teach you to dance.
(Joe and John trade licks)
Disco here, disco there, dance
Disco here, disco there, dance
Disco here, disco there, dance
Disco here, disco there, dance.
Whether you like it or not
It's gonna get hot
When you shift the light fantastic
You got to press some muscle
To do the hustle
To the shiny muse of black plastic.
I'm the dancing master
(J. Entwistle)
Iâ¦.whoâ¦I
Got a girl with black hair
Got a red head and she's a dead head too
Got a two tone blonde and one that matches
But I ain't got you
I've had too many years of one-night stands
Too many "just good friends" too many ships that sank in the night
I never sail again.
There are bridges under the waters but love that fly in my friend
I'm looking for love not a lover, a love that doesn't have to end
I've had too many years of one-night stands too many just good friends
And too many ships that sank in the night
I never sail again.
Now I'm ready, ready for love
Ain't no doubt about it, I'm looking for love
And I'm looking for you, and I'll be looking for me.
Bridges under the water
Hello, good-bye and a-men
I'm looking for love not a lover, a love that doesn't have to end
I've had too many years of one-night stands too many just good friends
Too many ships that sank in the night
And never sail again.
(Guitar Solo)
Now I'm ready, ready for love
Ain't no doubt about it, I'm ready for love
I followed you to the gates of hell
I followed you to the Bates motel
I'm ready, ready for love
And I'm looking for you, but are you looking for me
Said I'm ready, ready for your love
Entwistle (c) 1978
When I was a kid my mother used to tell me
If you don't behave and do what I say
I'm going to tell your Dad when he gets home
And there'll be hell to pay
Pick yourself up off the floor
And put those toys away
Wash that face and hands
You'd think your skin was turning gray
The Bogeyman will get you
Sure as night turns into day
The Bogey man will get you
He'll come and drag you away
Sit up straight and eat your greens
Stop playing with your food
Don't pick your nose at the table
Go straight to bed, that's very rude
So I spent the night with my head in the covers
Protected by electric light
When my Mom came in to say good night
I nearly died of fright
Chorus
The Bogeyman will get you
Sure as night turns into day
The Bogeyman will get you
He'll come and drag you away
Now I'm all grown up I realize how silly kids can be
But I stay up all night with a baseball bat
Entwistle (c) 1979
I'm tired just kicking my heels at home
Waiting for the phone to ring
Anything but sit around all day and play
The electric drummer way
No audience applauds they can't see through doors
Chorus
But I got to get back on the road
Life is like a heavy stone around my neck
When I can't hit the deck
Back on the road
Turn on my guitar and empty all the pain
Play to you again
The world's a stage and I am just a player
Waiting for my turn to wear the crown
The world's a stage and I am just a player
You cut my strings and I fall down
Playing with yourself can send you blind
To everything you hear
Blind from ear to ear
Going crazy, being lazy
I find myself forgetting who I am
Maybe I'm a madman
Chorus
But I got to get back on the road
Life is like a heavy stone around my neck
When I can't hit the deck
Back on the road
Turn on my guitar and empty all the pain
Luongo
Copyright 1994 Bitsa Talent Inc.
Walk across the flaming sand where everyone must go
Seek the cradle of the mountains where winds of wisdom blow
Cast a starward eye observe the heavens as they dance
At the crossroads this could be your chance
Will you hide your eyes
Or will you follow
When you see the light
In your search for justice do you look inside yourself
Do you really want to know the truth
Will you hide your eyes
Or will you follow
When you see the light
When you ask the question will you hear the answer
While your heart is screaming in the night
In the darkest hour you will find the strength
(c) 1997 Entwistle, Luongo, Townsend & Levi
A million miles away seems like only yesterday
My soul was free
I was young without a care there was something in the air
Simplicity
I've lost what once was mine to the greedy hands of time
Now I'm afraid
As I start to realize something's missing in my eyes
My life is gray
And everyday reality gets stronger
Don't turn your back it won't disappear
Seize the day, seize the night, face the fear
It's gets very hard to tell if the ocean in the shell
Is what it seems
Get your head out of the sand take your life in both your hands
And live your dreams
The rainbow in your tears points the way through all your years
Of sleepless nights
The sun still shines above the clouds and as long as you know how
You'll see the light
Don't listen to the ocean in a seashell
The waves inside are not what they appear
Seize the day, seize the night, face the fear
Cause everyday reality gets stronger
Don't turn your back it won't disappear
What are we doing here
Such a long way away from home
We've been away so long
Away so long away from home.
So what are we doing here
In a place where we have no friends
All we can do is sit and cry
Let the time drag by and think of home.
Home, what a day that will be
The faces of people we love that we'll see
The memories of what we had left will return
The present remains the past is just burned.
And there's only twenty-five days, six hours, and ten minutes
And this'll all be five thousand miles away
Whoops there goes another day
I'm wishing my life away.
So what are we doing here
Such a long way away from home
We've been away so long
Away so long away from home.
What are we doing here
In a place where we have no friends
All we can do is sit and cry
Let the time drag by and think of home.
Home what a day that will be
The faces of people we love that we'll see
The memories of what we had left will return
The present remains the past is just burned.
And there's only twenty-five days, six hours, and ten minutes
And this'll all be five thousand miles away
Whoops there goes another day
Whatcha gonna do when your wife finds another
Takes the kids and the car and half of the house
Whatcha gonna do, move in with your mother
And spend your time looking to find a new spouse.
Thinking it over
It ain't worth the worry
Starting over to make a new life
Thinking it over
I decided not to bother
I decided to take my own life.
I'm on the ledge outside my window
The ground is ten stories below
As I look down, the crowd look up
Wondering whether I'll jump or not.
Whatcha gonna do, disappoint all those people
Or make a splash in the headlines next day
Whatcha gonna do, waste the time of those policemen
Or let your audience have their own way.
Thinking it over
I decided not to bother
I decided to take my own life
Thinking it over
It ain't worth the worry
I decided to take my own life
Whatcha gonna do, disappoint all those people
Or make a splash in the headlines next day
Whatcha gonna do, waste the time of those policemen
Or let your audience have their own way.
Thinking it over
I decided not to bother
I decided to save my own life
Thinking it over
I decided not to bother
I'm waiting at the end of your garden
Waiting for you to turn on the light
I don't care if your husband's there
I'm hidden by the night
I can't afford to buy the kind of dirty books
That show naked ladies with big chests
I can't afford to pay a woman to keep we warm at night
But that don't mean that I can't show no interest.
There's no cause for alarm
I don't mean no harm
I'm just looking
I'm just hoping for a glimpse
Of something I've never had and never will
I'm just window shopping.
That's why I'm waiting at the end of your garden
Waiting for you to turn on the light
I don't care if your husband's there
I'm hidden by the night.
I can't afford to buy the kind of books
That show naked ladies with big chests
I can't afford to buy a woman to keep we warm at night
But that don't mean that I can't show no interest.
There's no cause for alarm
I don't mean no harm
I'm just looking
I'm just hoping for a glimpse
Of something I've never had and never will
I'm just window shopping.
That's why I'm waiting at the end of your garden
Waiting for you to turn on the light
Please don't draw the curtains
Or I won't sleep tonight.
I can't afford to buy the kind of dirty books
That show naked ladies with big chests
I can't afford to buy a woman to keep we warm at night
But that don't mean that I can't show no interest.
I can't afford to buy the kind of dirty books
That show naked ladies with big chests
I can't afford to buy a woman to keep we warm at night
The honest spirit been blue iced
It's chilling me to the bone
Maybe now it's right
Yeah, I think that it's time to go
Every nation all around
Feeling kind of weird
Faster than both light and sound
I think I'm gonna disappear
'Cause I'm a stranger in a strange land
Just a stranger, a solitary man
All alone I stand
Just a stranger in a strange land
By the time you hear my voice
I already will be gone
I don't have much choice
I already stayed too long
In another place and time
I'll find where I belong
Until that day arrives
I guess I'll be moving on
'Cause I'm a stranger in a strange land
Just a stranger, a solitary man
All alone I stand
Just a stranger in a strange land
Yeah, yeah
No matter where I go
I feel like a refugee
I guess somewhere I know
There's got to be a place for me
I feel so lonely, yeah
No matter where I go
I feel like a stranger, yes, I do
Yes, I do, I feel like a stranger
I'm a stranger in a strange land
Just a stranger, a solitary man
I'm a stranger in a strange land
Just a stranger, a solitary man
Yeah, yeah, I feel like a stranger
Who's that knocking at the bottom of my door?
Who's that lying on the floor
Like a fallen meteor
It's the sleeping man.
Tomorrow just slipped away
Whatever happened to yesterday
You play you pay
Sleeping man.
Sandman please leave him alone
Let him out of the twilight zone
Just for once let him answer the phone
Sleeping man.
Sandman please leave him alone
Let him out of the twilight zone
Just for once let him answer the phone
Sleeping man.
After supper eyes shut tight
Night is day and day is night
He's not a pretty sight
Sleeping man.
Face down on the table, drink in his hand
He doesn't hear the noise of the band
With a head full of ideas and eyes full of sand
Lies the sleeping man.
Sandman please leave him alone
Let him out of the twilight zone
Just for once let him answer the phone
Sleeping man.
Sandman please leave him alone
Let him out of the twilight zone
Just for once let him answer the phone
Sleeping man.
(Guitar Solo)
Sing a long lullaby to the sleeping man
Grab some zzz's, sleeping man
Said goodnight again to the sleeping man
(J. Entwistle)
Track Music, Inc.
I got a girl, her name is Peg
She looks kind of pretty but she's got a wooden leg
She's got a leg shaped like the leg of a chair
But when it comes to dancing, no one can compare
Peg Leg Peggy she really knows how to hop
She really knows how to hop
She really knows how to hop
When it comes to dancing she's the queen
She sounds just like a sewing machine
Peg Leg Peggy she really knows how to hop
She really knows how to hop
She really knows how to hop
She's got a sister 's got a mouth so wide
Eats her dinner with the plate inside
When she sings you think her face is gonna split in two
She sings four part harmony while she's kissing you
Wide Mouth Winnie, she really knows how to kiss ya
She really knows how to kiss ya
She really knows how to kiss ya
When it comes to kissing she's an ace
But make sure you don't get lipstick all over your face
Wide Mouth Winnie, she really knows how to kiss
She really knows how to kiss
She really knows how to kiss
(Bridge)
Wide Mouth Winnie, she really knows how to kiss ya
She really knows how to kiss ya
She really knows how to kiss ya
When it comes to kissing she's an ace
But make sure you don't get lipstick all over your face
Wide Mouth Winnie, she really knows how to kiss
She really knows how to kiss
She really knows how to kiss
Winnie's got a friend who's got four eyes
Two in the middle and one on each side
When you take her to the movies it's really swell
She can look into your eyes and watch the film as well
Four-eyed Fannie, she really can flash those eyes
She really can flash those eyes
She really can flash those eyes
When you take her to the movies, you'll nearly die
When you kiss her ears, you look her right in the eye
Four-eyed Fannie, she really can flash those eyes
She really can flash those eyes
(Please Wake Me Up)
Now I'm asleep what shall I dream of tonight
Now I'm asleep what shall I dream of tonight
Will it be girls or will it be money
Will it be sad or will it be funny
Will it be raining or will it be sunny
Tonight, tonight.
Please wake me up
I'm having a nightmare
Please somebody wake me up
I'm having a nightmare
And it doesn't feel like it's ever gonna stop
It doesn't feel like it's ever gonna stop
Please wake me up
I'm having a nightmare.
Please wake me up
I'm having a nightmare
Please somebody wake me up
I'm having a nightmare
And it doesn't feel like it's ever gonna stop
It doesn't feel like it's ever gonna stop
Please wake me up
I'm having a nightmare
Please somebody wake me up
I'm having a nightmare
And it doesn't feel like it's ever gonna stop
It doesn't feel like it's ever gonna stop
It doesn't feel like it's ever gonna stop
It doesn't feel like it's ever gonna stop
It doesn't feel like it's ever gonna stop
It doesn't feel like it's ever gonna stop
It doesn't feel like it's ever gonna stop
It doesn't feel like it's ever gonna stop
(J Cymbal)
Jalo Music, Inc
(Bop-bop-bop singing by bass voice)
Mr. Bass Man, you've got that certain somethin'
Mr. Bass Man, you set that music thumpin'
To you it's easy when you go 1-2-3, d-d-b-bop-a-bop
(Bass voice: You mean b-b-BOP-p-p-bop bop bop...)
Mr. Bass Man, you're on all the songs
B-did-did-a-boom-boom, B-dit-dit-a-boom-boom-bom
Hey Mr. Bass Man, you're the hidden King of Rock 'n' Roll, d-d-b-bop-a-bop
(Bass voice: No no, b-b-BOP-p-p-bop bop bop...)
It don't mean a thing when the lead is singin'
Or when he goes "Hi-yi-yi-yi-yi-yah"
Mr. Bass Man, I'm askin' just one thing:
Will you teach me? Yeah, the way you sing?
'Cause Mr. Bass Man, I wanna be a bass man too, d-d-b-bop-a-bop
(Bass voice: Try this, b-b-BOP-p-p-bop bop bop...)
Mr. Bass Man, I think I'm really with it
B-did-did-a-boom-boom, a-boom-boom-b-dit-dit-dit-dit
Oh, Mr. Bass Man, now I'm a bass man too, d-d-b-bop-a-bop
(Bass voice: That's it, b-b-BOP-p-p-bop bop bop...)
(Scat bass duet between John & bass voice)
It don't mean a thing when the lead is singin'
Or when he goes "Hi-yi-yi-yi-yi-yah"
Mr. Bass Man, I'm askin' just one thing:
Will you teach me? Yeah, the way you sing?
'Cause Mr. Bass Man, I wanna be a bass man too, d-d-b-bop-a-bop
(Bass voice: Try this, b-b-BOP-p-p-bop bop bop...)
Mr. Bass Man, I think I'm really with it
B-did-did-a-boom-boom, a-boom-boom-b-dit-dit-dit-dit
C'mon, Mr. Bass Man, now I'm a bass man too, d-d-b-bop-a-bop
(Bass voice: Getting good, b-b-BOP-p-p-bop bop bop...)
You're in trouble
Big trouble
Judy's boyfriend got out today
When he was in jail you took his girl away
When he gets back you're gonna have to pay him double
You'd better worry
Or you'll be sorry
He's at the edge of town and he's got a gun
Better get out fast, get up and run
You won't get no help from anyone here son
Better hurry.
Forget the romance
Move your pants
If you don't get out now
You won't get another chance.
Cause he's a mad dog
Don't get into a fight
He's a mad dog
Better shoot on sight
Before he tries to bite.
(Sax Solo)
You'd better run 'til you drop
Don't try to stop
Find a mountain
And climb right up to the top.
Cause he's a mad dog
Don't get into a fight
He's a mad dog
Better shoot on sight
Before he tries to bite.
Use your head
Or you'll be dead
He's at the end of the street, and he's shouting your name
He's lost his girl and you're to blame
Any second now that gun'll spit flame and lead.
Anyhow
It's too late now
With a smile on his face he walks through the door
Fires his gun and your head hits the floor
Did you really think love was worth dying for
It's just trouble.
You'd better run 'til you drop
Don't try to stop
Find a mountain
And climb right up to the top.
Cause he's a mad dog
Don't get into a fight
He's a mad dog
Better shoot on sight
(J. Entwistle)
Two names on a screwed up piece of paper
Two smiles on a photograph, two souls living as one,
So easy to tear apart
There's no fool like a young fool
Ain't no school can teach you that cool
Ain't no love like your first love
It's gets you here in your heart
I never thought it could end like this
With my back against the wall, so tall
Make me wish that the first kiss never happened at all
You knew from the start, right here in your heart
That love doesn't last right here in your heart
Forever after is a long long time,
But the happy ones are blind to the kind of deal they sign
When your life is on the line
Now the words have all been said and the tears have all been shed
And the lawyers fly in lazy circles up above your head
But you still got your heart, they can't take you heart
You knew from the start, that love doesn't last
Right here in your heartâ¦. Come on and lose it againâ¦.
There's no fool like a young fool
Ain't no school can teach you that kind of cool
Ain't no love like your first love
It's gets you here in your heart
You should have listen, to your heart
Girls are a thing that have always mystified me
One thing I'll never understand
There's more of those girls than us boys
But they never seem to be at hand
Well, I decided I was gonna be a real lady killer
I was gonna get more than my share
So I went out hunting and soon found out
It's safer hunting grizzly bear.
So much for the lady killer
You never could
So much for the lady killer
You just ain't no good.
Let me tell you 'bout number one
She sure was fun
I met her at a dance it was my first romance,
I was a lucky son of a gun
We danced for a while then she flashed a smile
So I said let's take a walk outside
She said I don't think I'd better, here comes my fella
He had shoulders four feet wide.
So much for the lady killer
You haven't got a clue
So much for the lady killer
The ladies are killing you.
Well I was getting frustrated
Sweet sixteen and never been kissed
I got infuriated (down down)
Not even one girl on my telephone list.
So I went to Amsterdam and wham bam
I was caught out in the rain
I ran into a restaurant
My legs were crossed with the pain
I asked a waitress where the mens room was
But she didn't understand
So I pointed to the place and she slapped my face
I ended up on the witness stand.
So much for the lady killer
So juvenile
So much for the lady killer
You ain't got no style.
Well I was getting frustrated
Sweet sixteen and never been kissed
I got infuriated (down down)
Not even one girl on my telephone list.
So I went along to the doctor
I said, doctor is there something wrong with me?
He said, stick out your tongue, say aagh and now cough
Not as far as I can see
Oooh you're trying too hard, sit down and relax
I'll tell you what you gotta do
Thre ain't no sense in running after them
Well turn around and let them run after you.
So much for the lady killer
It wasn't meant to be
So much for the lady killer
You'd better run off to sea
There you can be a maneater, maneater
Queen bee baby
I ain't never been scared of dying
Everybody has to go sometime
When I say that I ain't lying
You only die once in a lifetime
But when it comes to facing you
Well baby that's taboo
Cause I'm so scared of you.
You got the evil eye
No matter how hard I try
I can't get my eyes off you
I'm shaking in my shoes
I just can't refuse
There ain't nothing I can do.
(Sax Solo)
You terrify me
Petrify me
Oooh with your voodoo
You hypnotize me
Paralyze me
I'm so, so scared of you.
I ain't never backed out a fist fight
Got black eyes and a broken nose
And I can drink all day and drink all night
And come out smelling like a rose
But when it comes to fighting you
Honey, I'm all through
Cause I'm so scared of you.
You got the evil eye
No matter how hard I try
I can't get my mind off you
I'm shaking in my shoes
I just can't refuse
There ain't nothing I can do.
(Sax Solo)
You terrify me
Petrify me
Oooh with your voodoo
You hypnotize me
Paralyze me
I'm so, so scared of you.
I ain't never been afraid of spiders and snakes
Rats, bats, and worms
Tidal waves and earthquakes
And I drink away the germs
But when it comes to facing you
Oh baby, I'm all through
Cause I'm so scared of you
When I'm feeling blue
I stick a pin in the picture of you
Beside my bed and I feel better
When I'm feeling sad
I remember that you were the worst lay I ever had
And I feel better.
Don't you try to tell me
That I'm to blame
You're the one that ought to feel ashamed
You can't keep an animal that ain't been tamed
You didn't even know the fella's name.
When I'm feeling down
I just throw the clothes that you left here around
And I feel better.
When I'm feeling great
It's only because I'm consumed with hate
For you and I feel better.
Don't you try to tell me that I'm to blame
When you're the one that ought to feel ashamed
You can't keep an animal that ain't been tamed
You didn't even know the fella's name.
When I'm in the mood
I shout all the swear words that you thought were rude
And I feel better
When I feel alone
I make obscene remarks on the telephone
To you and I feel better.
Don't you try to tell me that I'm to blame
When you're the one that ought to feel ashamed
You can't keep an animal that ain't been tamed
You didn't even know the fella's name.
(Guitar Solo)
When I'm feeling blue
I stick a pin in the picture of you
Beside my bed and I feel better
When I'm feeling sad
I remember that you were the worst lay I ever had
And I feel better.
Don't you try to tell me that I'm to blame
When you're the one that ought to feel ashamed
You can't keep an animal that ain't been tamed
When I'm looking at you I just don't know what to do with my eyes
When my gaze meets yours it's just like I'm hypnotized
My eyes start to burn
Everything spins round
I get double vision
I'm spellbound
I always seem to end up with my eyes on the ground
Instead of you.
You make me fall to pieces
Itsy bitsy teeny weeny pieces
I fall to pieces
Itsy bitsy teeny weeny pieces
They're gonna send me in a box labeled jig-saw puzzle
Addressed to you
Addressed to you.
I'm your puppet but you tangle my strings
You leave me hanging like a dummy
You clip my wings
I'm in a Chinese puzzle and I can't get out
Will someone let me off of this roundabout.
(Piano Solo)
You make me fall to pieces
Itsy bitsy teeny weeny pieces
I fall to pieces
Itsy bitsy teeny weeny pieces
They're gonna send me in a box labeled jig-saw puzzle
Addressed to you
Addressed to you.
Just to be near you makes me perspire
My insides feel like they've caught on fire
It seems just as though my head's gonna burst
Keep trying to do my best but always do my worst.
When I'm walking with you I just don't know what to do with my feet
I'm walking on a cloud and my legs don't even reach the street
I stumble, I trip, all over the place
Fall over my feet and end up flat on my face
When I get up you're gone
I just can't keep pace with you.
You make me
You make me
You make me fall to pieces
Itsy bitsy teeny weeny pieces
I fall to pieces
Itsy bitsy teeny weeny pieces
They're gonna send me in a box labeled jig-saw puzzle
Addressed to you
Had Enough
I've had enough of being nice
I've had enough of righting wrong
I've had enough of trying to love my brother
I've had enough of being good
I'm doin' everything like I'm told I should
If you need a lover, you'd better find another
Life is for the living
Takers never giving
Suspicion takes the place of trust
My love is turning into lust
If you get on the wrong side of me, you better run for cover
I've had enough of being trodden on
My passive days are gonna be long gone
If you slap one cheek well I ain't gonna turn the other
Life is for the living
Takers never giving
Fooling no one
But ourselves
Good is dying
Here comes the end, here comes the end of the world
I'm gettin' sick of this universe
Ain't gonna get better, it's gonna get worse
And the world's gonna sink with the weight of the human race
Hate and fear in every face
I'm gettin' ready and I've packed my case
If ya find somewhere better, can you save my place?
Fooling no one
But ourselves
Love is dying
(J. Entwistle)
Track Music, Inc.
You can keep your classical music
You can stuff your rhythm and blues
And you know what you can do with your Dixieland to
You can stick it anyplace you chose.
Just give me that rock 'n roll
All I want is that rock 'n roll
Just give me that rock 'n roll
All I want is that rock 'n roll
Take me back home and I'll be up 'til seven
I don't want to stay in Hell take me back to Heaven
Back to rock 'n roll.
Don't give me no high classed opera
Give me music with some drive
And I just can't take an old swan lake
I want to feel like I'm still alive
Just give me that rock 'n roll
All I want is that rock 'n roll
Just give me that rock 'n roll
All I want is that rock 'n roll
Take me back home and I'll be up 'til seven
I don't want to stay in hell take me back to Heaven
Back to rock 'n roll.
(Guitar Solo)
Don't give me no boogie woogie
I don't like big bands that swing
All I want to hear is that rock 'n roll
I learned that kind of thing.
Just give me that rock 'n roll
All I want is that rock 'n roll
Just give me that rock 'n roll
All I want is that rock 'n roll
Take me back home and I'll be up 'til seven
I don't want to stay in hell take me back to Heaven
(J. Entwistle)
Track Music, Inc.
Well you heard of the shake and the boogaloo
The mashed potato and the hoochie coo
You heard of the twist and the funky chicken too
Well here's a new dance that's gonna teach you to do.
Here's the first dance and It's really easy
Well it's kind of hard work and called the wheezy
You just run on the spot as fast as you can go
And when you get tired you just puff and blow.
And do the wheezy baby
Do the wheezy baby
Do the wheezy baby
Everybody get up and dance c'mon
Here's another dance that I think you'll like
You stand still and do nothing and it's called the strike
You don't have to use your body ain't it a groove
You just wait until someone else makes the first move.
Do the strike baby
Do the strike baby
Do the strike baby
Everybody get up and dance c'mon
Well theirs a brand new dance with a brand new angle
It's the very last waltz and it's called the dangle
You tie a rope round your neck and stand on a chair
And you kick it away and your dancing on air.
Do the dangle baby
Do the dangle baby
Do the dangle baby
Everybody get up and stand
To the dangle baby
To the dangle baby
To the dangle baby
Chorus
The moon shines down on lovers
But there's a darker side of night
The stars were made for lovers
But there's a darker side of night
Verse
The beast with a thousand eyes
Was just a peacock in disguise
But the shadows at your feet
Hide the warriors in the street
Chorus
The Moon shines down on lovers
But there's a darker side of night
The stars caress young lovers
But there's a darker side of night
Solo / Modulation
Verse
The monster under your bed
Was just an old teddy bear without a head
You're not afraid of Halloween
But you won't spend the night on floor 13
Chorus-out
Mr. Moon shines down on lovers
But there's a darker side of night
The stars embrace young lovers
Six thirty in the morning, I'd just got to sleep
I felt so tired didn't even count sheep
I woke up with six policemen standing by the bed
The voice of doom was ringing in my head
Get up fella, and don't make no fuss
Put your clothes on, you gotta come with us.
To cell number seven
Cell number seven
Cell number seven
Cell number seven ain't exactly Heaven.
Bill the con said, I think it appears
I've only been dreaming the last four years
Wiggy said, I'm having so much fun
Cell number one has something for everyone
Meanwhile in Boston the kids were queuing
Back in Montreal we were just stewing.
In cell number seven
Cell number seven
Cell number seven
Cell number seven's a long way from Heaven.
Micky boy was busy banging his cell
While the admiral was trying to talk his way outta Hell
Well Bobby needs a change of seed and sand
The promoter's tearing out his hair screaming where's the band?
(Guitar Solo)
The chicks were in the chicken shack eating bread and honey
The hotel manager was adding up the money
Come on froggies let us pay
We got a show to do
We gotta get away.
In cell number two was the singer of The Who
Pacing up and down like a tiger in a zoo
Cousin Graham didn't even know what he'd done
To make them take away his, Nikon
Meanwhile in Boston the kids were waiting
While back in Montreal we were just speculating.
In cell number seven
Cell number seven
Cell number seven
Cell number seven ain't nothing like Heaven.
The Birdman was sleeping in cage number three
Waiting for the sound of a turning key
While Dougal the Dane leant against the wall
Frightened to sleep in case he should fall
And meanwhile in Boston the kids never knew
That in cell numbers two, three, and seven were The Who.
Cell number seven
Me and Moonie were in cell number seven
He dribbled on my jacket in cell number seven
Oo hoo
Snored like a goat
(J. Entwistle)
Track Music, Inc.
I was walking down the sidewalk
With my coat strung over my back
When a car pulled up beside me
A big black Cadillac
A man said, son have you seen a man with a gun
He's got a scar across his eye
Looks a little like me, a real mean one
I said, sir I ain't seen nothing
I ain't seen nothing at all
I said, sir I ain't seen nothing
I ain't seen nothing at all
He said, son if you're lying
You'll never leave this town alive
Gonna fit you concrete overshoes
And you're gonna take a dive
(Drum solo)
The car pulled away and I ran off
So afraid I wanted to cry
When a man jumped out of the doorway
He had a scar across his eye
He said, son have you seen a big black Cadillac
With a man in the front looks a bit like me
And two more in the back
I said, sir I ain't seen nothing
I ain't seen nothing at all
I said, sir I ain't seen nothing
I ain't seen nothing at all
He said, son if you're lying
You'll never leave this town
Wherever you run, I'll find you
And then I'll gun you down
(Bass Solo)
He ran one way and I ran the other
Nearly bit clean through my lip
When I bumped into a policeman
With a six-gun on his hip
He said, son have you seen a big black Cadillac
With one man in the front and two more in the back
Or a man with a scar
I said, I ain't seen nothing
I ain't seen nothing at all
I said, stop I ain't seen nothing
I ain't seen nothing at all
I said, stop I ain't seen nothing
I ain't seen nothing at all
I said, stop I ain't seen nothing
Mother was an incubator
Father was the contents
Of a test tube in the icebox
In the factory of birth
My name is 905
And I've just become alive
I'm the newest populator
Of the planet we call earth
In suspended animation
My childhood passed me by
If I speak without emotion
Then you know the reason why
Knowledge of the universe
Was fed into my mind
As my adolescent body
Left its puberty behind
And everything I know is what I need to know
Everything I do's been done before
Ev'ry sentence in my head
Someone else has said
At the end of my life is an open door
Automatically defrosted
My manhood came on time
I became a man
I left the ICE school behind
And now I'm to begin
The life that I'm assigned
A life that's been lived before
A thousand times
I have a feelin' deep inside
That something is missin'
There's a feelin' in my soul
And I can't help wishin'
That one day I'll discover
That we're livin' a lie
And I'll tell the whole world
The reasons why
But until then, all I know is what I need to know
Everything I do's been done before
Ev'ry idea in my head
Someone else has said