(Dimucci/Fasce)
I've been sitting here thinking
When I started out drinking
I went on to the dope surely just to change my life
I cried a tear and a beer for me
I lost everything near and dear to me
Namely my children and my wife
I've an idea of having a good time
Was sitting up there with my head between my knees
Well I knew everything there was to know
Everything except which way to go
I cried oh God please take me will you take me please
(Yeah) Many a time (well I) swore up and down
I don't need none of this junk that's a floating round
I could quit - let me finish what I've got
After all this stuff sure costs a lot
Then I get my feet back on the ground
Now I can't tell nobody how to live their life
Even though inside we're all the same
All these things are toys I was playing with
You know, you know we're all losers in the end
(Well now) since I've been straight
I haven't been in my cups
I ain't shooting downs I ain't using ups
You know I'm still as crazy as a loon
Even though I don't run out and cop a spoon
Thank the good Lord God well I've had enough
I've got a friend and his name is Robertson
He told me ";Don't need to be stoned to know a friend
Believe me you're all beautiful people just the way you are
Tell me, what has that stuff done for you so far?";
I've been sitting here thinking I've been winking I've been blinking
Well I don't have to sit around no more on the nod
With my head in the air (you know)
I can do anything I can do it straight I can do it so much better now
Its gotta start
Right here in your own back yard
Yes it's gotta start back your own back yard
Everybody has their own beautiful back yard
You might find oil wells in your own back yard
You might find anything in your own back yard
You might even find my shadow in your own back yard
(Who knows what you might dig up)
(Ian Hunter)
A mountain train's coming down the track
She ain't wasting time
She's carrying me cause I'm going back
Right to the Delaware line
She knows well I ain't been anywhere
Because I crawl back every time to her
Walkin' with a mountain
Walkin' with a mountain
Troubles and tears
I'll take it in years
I left so many behind
I may be a train rearranged
Who knows what I'll find
But everything's better in my life I know
I can face any grades that I'm on
Walkin' with a mountain
Walkin' with a mountain
(alright)
(hey hey hey)
(oh) I'm walkin' with a mountain
Walkin' with a mountain
When she talks to me I know she sees
Where I'm heading to
She sits winks takes it all in
Just admires the view
And if I had a choice in life
I'd take that mountain for my wife
I'm walkin' with a mountain
Walkin' with a mountain
Walkin' with a mountain
Walkin' with a mountain
Walkin' with a mountain
Walkin' with a mountain
Walkin' with a mountain
Walkin' with a mountain
Jumping Jack Flash it's a gas
Jumping Jack Flash it's a gas
Jumping Jack Flash it's a gas
Jumping Jack Flash it's a gas
Jumping Jack Flash it's a gas
Jumping Jack Flash it's a gas
(Ian Hunter)
All the changes they will take their time
In the morning dust they'll begin to rise
Halfway to a borderline
Well I can see the end
For the very first time
Well I know I lost just a little bit on the journey
When my mind's been split by little things that didn't fit on the way
Oh I know I lost just a little bit on the journey
'Cos I'm trying so hard to get going
There's a man on a bridge called suicide
And he hides his head while the coast is dark
And the river drags and the water sways
Oh his rags've seen better days
And I guess he lost just a little bit on the journey
For his mind was split by little things that didn't fit on the way
(Oh) Yes I know he lost just a little bit on the journey
For every gift he had to give
For every life (yeah) he had to live
Well they meant nothing without her to guide him on his way
Well he told her he was a leader
Of a well respected [load]
But when he tried to leave her
Well she looked right down her nose
Many times he tried to make her believe in herself
But she wouldn't listen to a word he said
Well he followed her though the darkness
All the chances I take
He followed her though the wilderness
Her mystery to break
Many times he tried to make her believe in herself
But she wouldn't listen to a word he said
So for 40 days and for 40 nights
Well they tied my [ways] they can see the light
And the angel screamed in my nightmare ride
And the changes left (yeah) but they will take their time
And I guess I lost just a little bit on the journey
Yes I know I lost just a little bit on the way
I know I lost just a little bit on the journey
Oh I know I lost just a little bit on the journey
Yes I guess I lost just a little bit on the way
Yes I know I lost just a little bit on the journey
(Everybody's got a journey)
(Mick Ralphs)
Listen woman you needn't look so stupid when I call your name out loud
Cause everybody thinks you're a sweet smelling girl with intelligence and you
know how
I wouldn't want anyone else to know
About the way you really are
You're just a rock and roll queen
You know what I mean
And I'm just a rock and roll star
Listen woman you needn't go to bed with everybody that you meet
Cause everybody thinks you're a sweet little girl with intelligence in your
feet
I wouldn't want anyone else to know
About the way you really are
You're just a rock and roll queen
You know what I mean
And I'm just a rock and roll star
Alright!
You're just a rock and roll queen
You know what I mean
And I'm just a rock and roll star
(fade)
(Ian Hunter)
Forgot my six-string razor - hit the sky
Half way to Memphis 'fore I realised
Well I rang the information - my axe was cold
They said she rides the train to Oreoles
Now its a mighty long way down the dusty trail
And the sun burns hot on the cold steel rails
'N I look like a bum 'n I crawl like a snail
All the way from Memphis
Well I got to Oreoles y'know - it took a month
And there was my guitar, electric junk.
Some spade said ";Rock'n'rollers, you're all the same.
Man that's your instrument."; I felt so ashamed.
Now its a mighty long way down rock'n'roll
Through the Bradford Cities and the Oreoles
'N you look like a star but you're still on the dole
All the way from Memphis
Yeah it's a mighty long way down rock'n'roll
From the Liverpool docks to the Hollywood Bowl
'N you climb up the mountains 'n you fall down the holes
All the way from Memphis
Yeah its a mighty long way down rock'n'roll
As your name gets hot so your heart grows cold
'N you gotta stay young man, you can never be old
All the way from Memphis
Yeah its a mighty long way down rock'n'roll
Through the Bradford Cities and the Oreoles
'N you look like a star but you're really out on parole!
All the way from Memphis
(Ian Hunter)
His feet lay heavy on the road that led to Birmingham
Unseeing eyes, defeated cries, the mysteries of men.
Many hears, the helpless tears that leave the troubled brow
A man once tall, he fought them, but he is older now.
For in your youth, you think the truth will always win the game
Some men are Kings, some men are rook, some men are pawns to blame
But if your skin is coloured black, well the dice are hidden in
The minds of fools who twist the rules, so you can never win
Birmingham, Birmingham, underneath your face
There's nothing but a space - you're hollow.
Unlighted sky, begins to cry, the shabby coat is weak
And homes with windows dressed in warmth, and mouths that never speak
His mind is dead, his visions spread that pass before his feet
And thankfully he wears that dream that shields him from the street
Goodnight my friend, this is the end, you'll never cry again
You'll never have to smile away the bastards and the pain
Is it too late, or can you wait to take another turn
And walk together down that road that leads to Birmingham
Birmingham, Birmingham, underneath your face
There's nothing but a space - inside you.
Birmingham, Birmingham, underneath your face
There's nothing but a space - you're hollow.
(Richard Penniman)
(All wight. On! Costin' bread, innit!
Get the skins going, Slasher!
Okay, let's go).
You keep a knocking, but you can't come in.
You keep a knocking, but you can't come in.
You keep a knocking, but you can't come in.
Come back tomorrow night, try it again.
You say you love me but you can't come in.
You say you love me but you can't come in.
You say you love me but you can't come in.
Come back tomorrow night, try it again.
You keep a knocking, but you can't come in.
You keep a knocking, but you can't come in.
You keep a knocking, but you can't come in.
Come back tomorrow night, try it again.
You say you love me but you can't come in.
You say you love me but you can't come in.
You say you love me but you can't come in.
Come back tomorrow night, try it again.
You keep a knocking, but you can't come in.
You keep a knocking, but you can't come in.
You keep a knocking, but you can't come in.
Come back tomorrow night, try it again.
You say you love me but you can't come in.
You say you love me but you can't come in.
You say you love me but you can't come in.
Come back tomorrow night, try it again.
You keep a knocking, but you can't come in.
You keep a knocking, but you can't come in.
You keep a knocking, but you can't come in.
Come back tomorrow night, try it again.
You say you love me but you can't come in.
You say you love me but you can't come in.
You say you love me but you can't come in.
Come back tomorrow night, try it again.
You keep a knocking, but you can't come in.
You keep a knocking, but you can't come in.
You keep a knocking, but you can't come in.
Come back tomorrow night and try it again.
All right.
(Ian Hunter)
Across the naked desert
That housed a million hurts
But I heard a voice call unto me
";Beware";, is what it said
You're asking all the questions
That is dangerous to do
For you ain't got any answers
And your time is nearly through
There's an ill wind blowing
From the west unto the east
And I see my world going
From a beauty to a beast
And the time is getting nearer to 1974
There's an ill wind blowing
And it's blowing us, blowing us,
Yes it's blowing us off the shore
And the fortunes fading from my face
And I feel a thousand fears
How many know that illness grows
It never disappears
And I wonder when the Medicine Man
Knows that they are sane
They qualified in genocide
And specialise in pain
There's an ill wind blowing
From the west unto the east
And I see my world going
From a beauty to a beast
And the time is getting nearer to 1974
There's an ill wind blowing
And it's blowing us, blowing us,
Yes it's blowing us off the shore
There's an ill wind blowing
From the west unto the east
And if my redeemer lay there
Then he's fighting with a Priest
And the time is getting nearer
To the opening of the door
There's an ill wind blowing
And it's blowing us, blowing us,
Yes it's blowing us off the shore
(See you later)
Ladies and Gentlemen,
The golden age of rock and roll....
Everybody hazy, shell-shocked and crazy.
Screaming for the face at the window.
Jeans for the genies, dresses for the dreamies,
Fighting for a place in the front row.
Ohhh, Ohhh, Ohhh
(It's good for your body, it's good for your soul)
Ohhh, Ohhh, let's go!
(It's the golden age of rock and roll).
Well you getta little buzz, send for the fuzz,
Guitars getting higher and higher.
The dude in the paint thinks he's gonna faint,
Stoke more coke on the fire.
Ohhh, Ohhh, Ohhh
(You gotta stay young, you can never grow old)
Ohhh, Ohhh, Whoooa
(It's the golden age of rock and roll).
The golden age of rock and roll will never die,
As long as children feel the need to laugh and cry.
Don't wanna smash - want a smash sensation,
Don't wanna wreck; just recreation,
Don't wanna fight - but if you turn us down
We're gonna turn you around gonna mess with the sound.
The show's gotta move, everybody groove
There ain't no trouble on the streets now.
So if the going gets rough,
Don't you blame us
You ninety-six decible freaks
Ohhh, Ohhh, Ohhh
(Its good for body, its good for your soul)
Ohhh, Ohhh, Whoooa
(It's the golden age of rock and roll).
Ohhh, Ohhh, Ohhh
(You gotta stay young, you can never grow old)
Ohhh, Ohhh, Whoooa
(Its good for body, its good for your soul)
Ohhh, Ohhh, Whoooa
(It's the golden age of rock and roll).
Ohhh, Ohhh, Ohhh
(You gotta stay young, you can never grow old)
Ohhh, Ohhh, Whoooa
(Its good for body, its good for your soul)
Ohhh, Ohhh, Whoooa
(It's the golden age of rock and roll).
Baby took me out last night
Got a little cadillac bite.
Shook me about - inside out
Didn't get home 'till light.
She's a grower, a goer - you gotta get to know her
No chooser, a cruiser - you turn around she'll lose you
Burned out as the light turned green
Smoke-screened off her rail.
He didn't see me comin' but he shoulda saw me runnin'
Faster than the U.S. mail.
She's a speeder, a leader
You're really gotta meet her
You see her, she thrills you, you look at her she'll kill you.
Listen, fella, baby don't you sell her
Don't you try and steal her away
Hush, man logs in her dam
Think you better fade away
Detonator, jail-baiter - a radar radiator
She'll annoy ya, destroy ya - she'll bring ya down in fire
Create her, mistreat her - no use tryin' to beat her
I was a city child with a dead end smile
And a worm's-eye point of view
Oh, I knew my way, I was a back street stray
And I had my eyes on you
Now I got this friend and he's a screwdriver jiver
You know, some kinda automobeat on the street
And he has converted me to rock 'n' roll
I just wanna dance to
Honaloochie boogie, yeah
I get in time, don't worry 'bout the shirt shine
Honaloochie boogie yeah
You sure started somethin'
Now, my hair gets longer as the beat gets stronger
Wanna tell Chuck Berry my news
I get my kicks outta guitar licks
And I've sold my steel toed shoes
Now I got this friend and he's a spider west sider
You know, he's hung up on a protection rejection thing
But I have made him see the light
He just wanna dance to
Honaloochie boogie, yeah
I get in time, don't worry 'bout the shirt shine
Honaloochie boogie, yeah
You sure started somethin'
Honaloochie boogie, yeah
I get in time, don't worry 'bout the shirt shine
Honaloochie boogie, yeah
You sure started somethin'
Honaloochie boogie, yeah
I get in time, don't worry 'bout the shirt shine
Honaloochie boogie, yeah
You sure started somethin'
Honaloochie boogie, yeah
I get in time, don't worry 'bout the shirt shine
Honaloochie boogie, yeah
(Ian Hunter/Overend Watts/Mick Ralphs/Verden Allen/Dale Griffin)
I changed my name in search of fame
To find the Midas touch
Oh I wish I'd never wanted then
What I want now twice as much
We crossed the mighty oceans
And we had a few divides
But we never crossed emotion
For we felt too much inside
You know all the tales we tell
You know the band so well
Still I feel, somehow, we let you down
We went off somewhere on the way
And now I see we have to pay
The rock'n'roll circus is in town
Buffin lost his child-like dreams
And Mick lost his guitar
And Verden grew a line or two
And Overend's just a rock'n'roll star
Behind these shades the visions fade
As I learn a thing or two
Oh but if I had my time again
You all know just what I'd do
Rock'n'roll's a loser's game
It mesmerises and I can't explain
The reasons for the sights and for the sounds
We went off somewhere on the way
And now I see we have to pay
The rock'n'roll circus is in town
So Rock'n'roll's a loser's game
It mesmerises and I can't explain
The reasons for the sights and for the sounds
The greasepaint still sticks to my face
So what the hell, I can't erase
The rock'n'roll feeling from my mind
From my mind...from my mind...from my mind
From my miiiiiind...from my miiiiind...from my miiiiiiiiind
From my miiiiiiiiiiiind
(Ian Hunter)
When my mind's gone
All I do is sit and think
And the days go by
I don't remember anything
And yesterday becomes tomorrow
And I can see the day after tomorrow
I can even see next year
When my mind's gone
When my mind's gone
And the time goes fast
And the shadows fly away
If this feeling lasts
Then I won't have to find a thing to say
What once was clean is now unclean
What once was straight is now unstraight
What once was free is now unfree
What once was cold is now uncold
What once was me is now not me
When my mind's gone
When both my minds gone
When all of my mind's gone
When my mind's gone
So I'll take my secrets
I'll take them with me to my grave
And if I'm taking yours
Then I will try to make it safe
There ain't nothing going right
There ain't even nothing going wrong that's right
And day is day
And night ain't night
And night is day
And day is night
And spring is summer
And autumn's winter
When my mind's gone
When my mind's gone
When my mind's gone
Everything's gone
When my mind's gone
When my mind's gone
When my mind's gone
When my mind's gone
(Ian Hunter)
Oh Angeline, I love you, your mouth is like a sting
and when I close my eyes each night, I often hear you sing
Imagination's hidden book, you wrote it on the wing
And when I vowed to comfort you, well you swallowed everything
Angeline, oh my Angeline
My Sweet Angeline - you have rendered me unseen
I would cry a million smiles for my Indian City queen
Well your body it is broken in so many different ways
And when I stoop to find your head, well it disappeared in haze.
your blood flows like the finest juice - the kiss of burgundy
and where it comes from no one knows, but where it's going I can't see
Angeline, oh my Angeline
My Sweet Angeline - (y'know) you have rendered me unseen
I would cry a million smiles for my Indian City queen
Angeline, oh my Angeline
You little Angeline - you have rendered me unseen
I would cry a million smiles for my Indian City queen
And your crystal-coloured cardboard bins - attack me from the paint
and I think that I am getting lost among the swollen states
oh rescue me or bury me, for I care not what you do
there is just one thing that I want to say am I really you
Angeline, oh my Angeline
My Sweet Angeline - you have rendered me unseen
I would cry a million smiles for my Indian City queen
(Verden Allen)
I know you have a second love
Another one you're thinking of
What is there now that I can do
I'll always feel the same for you
Why does it have to be this way
Maybe before we'll change some day
I only hope that you will stay
Can't keep going on this way
Well if you go away from me girl
Well I know that you're not the one to blame
When I see the tears come running from your eyes
It'll make you start
It'll make you start to realise
I'm crossed between your second love
It ain't just me you're thinking of
And what is there now that I can do
I'll always feel the same about you
On morning shadows you were ill-spent
"It's time", you said, or is it time you went?
I tried so hard to leave you
I tried to sleep, the hours you keep
Oh Lord, I wish I could escape this iron veil
Ride on my son, ride on my son
Ride until you fail
Something comes and something goes
And something dies before it grows
And I'm like a sea diver
Who's lost in space
("Sweet", said His Grace)
Oh Lord, I wish I could escape this iron veil
Ride on my son, right on my son
Yeah, You really got me going
You got me so I don't know what I'm doing
Yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night.
Yeah, You really got me going
You got me so I don't know what I'm doing
Yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night.
Yeah, You really got me going
You got me so I don't know what I'm doing
Yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night.
You really got me, you really got me.
Girl, don't even set me free
I always want to be by your side
Girl, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night
Yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I don't know what I'm doing
Yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I don't know what I'm doing
You really got me, you really got me.
Yeah, You really got me going
You got me so I don't know what I'm doing
Yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night.
Yeah, You really got me going
You got me so I don't know what I'm doing
Yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night.
You really got me, you really got me.
(Ian Hunter)
Well you know the way we go
And you know the way we see
Grateful for the chosen road
Nice to have the memories
And you know we won't forget you
And you know we'll always care
We won't follow no superstitions
We ain't running anywhere
(hey)
Thankyou for the way you've been
Each and every night
Thankyou for most everything
Thankyou baby, thankyou baby
Thankyou baby, thankyou baby
You are one of us yes you are
(hey hey you know you know)
You are one of us yes you are
(yes everywhere we go)
(and its everywhere we've seen)
You are one of us yes you are
(ooo yeah)
(everything we do)
(thankyou)
(I said thankyou)
(I said thankyou)
(Mick Ralphs)
I was born on the wrong side of the river
Where the sun never shone on my brass
Though the seasons were rapidly changing
Oh the best things were coming too fast
I was waving the flag of indifference
Never knowing the real reason why
Casting doubt on my uncertain future
It was time for a sudden goodbye
I was born on the wrong side of the river
Where the sun never shone on my breast
Though the seasons were rapidly changing
Oh the best things were coming too fast
(Guy Stevens)
(Instrumental)
(Mick Ralphs)
Who do you think you are looking at me like that
Put your face on someone else's head
Where do you think you're at hanging around my leg
Put yourself in someone else's bed
Whiskey women, American lay
Whiskey women, American way
What do you want from me clutchin' at my blue jeans
You don't know where those old jeans have been
Why do you look so hurt when I tell you where to go
You've been there before from what I've seen
Whiskey women, American lay
Whiskey women, American way
Who do you think you are looking at me like that
Put your face on someone else's head
Where do you think you're at hanging around my neck
Put yourself in someone else's bed
Whiskey women, American lay
Whiskey women, American way.
(Ian Hunter)
I followed the night till the morning sunlight
And I thought of the changing times
And I followed the child with the evergreen smile
And the blue broken tears start to cry
Blue broken tears hide away the years
Misty highway seems colder today
And I saw a Waterlow where the evergreen grows
And the wise man knows why he crys
And I heard a child call me away from this all
And the blue broken tears start to rise
Blue broken tears ain't nobody here
Lost in the sun my only young one
Blue broken tears our love disappears
The evergreen dies drowned in my eyes
Wooohooo.....
She doesn't have to say - she only has to look
I think she sees through me - reads me like a book
And I'm in love with her, and she's in love with me
And the love goes sailin' on - across the stormy seas.
Mmmmm, I got my babe, Mmmmm, I got my babe,
She's a right-on child, she goes smilin'
Woohooo....Woohooo
Sometimes I go over the line, she has to bring me down,
And the pride pulls heavy, makes some evil sounds.
But I'm in love with her, and she's in love with me
And the sea runs calmer now, I kiss the love that sleeps.
Mmmm, I got my babe, Mmmm I got my babe,
She's a right-on child, she goes smilin'
O-O-Oh....O-O-Oh
Mmmm, I got my babe, Mmmm I got my babe,
Mmmm, I got my babe, Mmmm I got my babe,
Mmmm, I got my babe, Mmmm I got my babe,
Mmmm, I got my babe, Mmmm I got my babe
(Transcribed by Steve Norgrove, Jim Madden, et al)
Will there come a time when sorrow's hard to find
And all those nursery rhymes will find a meaning
There's got to be a change, thoughts to rearrange
Does it seem so strange to try redeeming
Only time will show if the unrelenting blow
That's cast from down below does strike the ceiling
Life must still go on whatever's right or wrong
Realise what's gone and was never healing
(Mick Ralphs)
Sitting here alone again
Wondering where it is
Can't begin to figure out
The reason for our mess
Maybe theres no cause or comfort
In the way we live
Forget about the way we got here
It's hard enough to live
And you are what you are
You are what you are
You are what you are yes you are
You can see the answers all around
Any chosen day
Life is always what you make of it
Find a better way
Look to find the best in people
Do what you want to do
Treat yourself as any other
'Cause everyone is you
And you are what you are
You are what you are
You are what you are yes you are
(oh oh hey hey)
(Ian Hunter/Guy Stevens)
This isn't a song in the true sense of the word - it is an end-of-session jam (sounds a bit like 'The Journey'); but I have included it anyway.
This has been
the Mott the Hoople
light orchestra, [who've] been
playing some goodies
and some newies
and some oldies
and some filthies
and some weirdies
and some queries
just for you
(Ian Hunter)
Baby if you just say you still care
Follow you most anywhere
Roll away the stone, roll away the stone.
And, in the darkest night,
I'll keep you safe and all right
Roll away the stone, roll away the stone
Won't you roll away the stone
Why be cold and so alone?
Won't you roll away the stone
Don't you let it die
No matter if fools say we can't win
I know I'll fall in love again
Roll away the stone, roll away the stone
So sing - we still got a chance
Baby in love and sweet romance
Roll away the stone, roll away the stone
Won't you roll away the stone
Why be cold and so alone?
Won't you roll away the stone
Don't you let it lie
There's a rockabilly party on Saturday night
Are you gonna be there
(Well I got my invite)
Gonna bring your records
(Ohh, will do)
Made it!
Won't you roll away the stone
Why be cold and so alone?
Won't you roll away the stone
Don't you let it die
Come on roll
Come on roll, yeah
Come on roll
I want you to roll
Come on..... yeah
Come on roll
(Lou Reed)
Standing on the corner
Suitcase in my hand
Jack is in his corset and Jane is in her vest
And me I'm in a rock and roll band
Riding in a Stutz Bearcat Jim
Those were different times
And the poets studied rules of verse
And all the ladies rolled there eyes
Sweet Jane
Sweet Jane
Sweet Jane
Now Jack he is a banker
And Jane she is a clerk
And they're both saving up all their money
And when they come home from work
Sitting by the fire
Radios a-play
A little classical music for you kids
To the march of the wooden soldiers and you can hear Jack say
Sweet Jane
Sweet Jane
Sweet Jane
Some people like to go out dancing
Other people they got to work
And there's always some evil mothers
I tell you life is just full of dirt
And the women never really faint
And the villains always blink their eyes
And children are the only ones that blush
And that life is just to die
But anyone who had a heart
He wouldn't want to turn around and break it
And anyone who ever played a part
He wouldn't want to turn around and hate it
Sweet Jane Sweet Jane Sweet Jane Sweet Jane
Sweet Jane Sweet Jane Sweet Jane Sweet Jane
Oh my sweet Jane
Too many people about
Telling me what to do with myself
It's hard to get around
Walking on soft, soft ground
Well they can say what they feel
'Cause I'm completely foreign
I know it's clear, it's putting
My mind, my mind at ease
She's reliable but demanding
She orders me about
She often keeps on wanting
'Til the morning light is out
Too many mouths
Arguing over nothing
It's hard to get around
(Ian Hunter)
Just done some living - still got the pain.
Ain't done much giving - just my name
Ride on my son, that cold steel rail.
Still following you, oh lord I wanna try and lose this iron bail.
Ride on the sun, ride on the sun, until you break.
And the City doctor's - try to see.
There's a future - left for me.
So I show them the rainbows, they're too colour blind.
I'm hard to find, oh lord give me the strength so I can speak.
Ride the sun, ride on the sun, until you break.
Oh Undertaker - switch off your TV
I don't know who's dead - Is it you or is it me
For your calculations, Innocent eyes (?)
You are in doubt, on lord I'm trying to find out just where I am
Ride on the sun, ride on the sun, until I break.
(Mick Ralphs)
Walking down the rocky road
Wondering where my life is leading
Rolling on to the bitter end
Finding out along the way
What it takes to keep love living
You should know how it feels my friend
Ooh want you to stay
Ooh want you today
And I'm ready for love
Oh baby I'm ready for love
Ready for love
Oh baby I'm ready for love
Oh oh oh oh oh
Don't let go you know I'm ready for you
Don't you be slow you know what I'm going to do
Give it to me you know what I'm talking of
Give it to me I'm ready for love
Now I'm on my feet again
Better things are bound to happen
All my dues surely must be paid
Many miles and many tears
Times were hard but now they're changing
You should know that I'm not afraid
Ooh want you to stay
Ooh want you today
I'm ready for love
Oh baby I'm ready for love
Ready for love
Oh baby I'm ready for love
Oh oh oh oh oh
Don't let go you know I'm ready for you
Don't be slow you know what I'm going to do
Why don't you give it to me you know what I'm talking of
Give it to me I'm ready for love
Oh I'm cold and I'm ready for love
Oh baby I'm ready for love
Ready for love
Oh baby I'm ready for love
Oh oh oh oh oh
Ooh ahh
(Instrumental)
(Mick Ralphs)
(Instrumental)
(Ian Hunter)
The original mixed-up kid
Sleeps with the ladies all night
Home in the morning light
To nothin'
Climbs in to an empty bed
Pillows around his head
Hide the tears he sheds
For no one
And Byron said Happiness is born its twin
In those who share, for they will always win
But what about the man who tries so hard
But his heart is locked within
The original mixed-up kid
Must have been at the end of the line
When they gave out the forms to sign
For someone
And he can't make up his mind where he wants to go
Ain't there a heaven ain't there a hell well he just don't know
For in a crowded street he can see the sleet
When the other men just see the snow
The original mixed-up kid be on your conscience bound (?)
For you turned him upside down for nothin'
(Mick Ralphs/Ian Hunter)
Know that I grow my hair just to scare the teacher
My goodness gracious me ain't little Johnny a creature
And I lost count of the times when I never bathed
I'm one of the boys
One of the boys
I don't say much but I make a big noise
And it's growing alright its growing
I borrowed Gypsy's Gibson just to show them
And now I'm a rock and roll star I don't want to know them
If they want a stray they better go out a grow one
I'm one of the boys
One of the boys
I'm only human so I ain't got much choice
And I know it yeah I know it
Alright!
Hit it come on!
I'm just one of the boys
One of the boys
I don't say much but I make a big noise
And it's growing yeah its growing
I'm one of the boys
One of the boys
I'm only human so I ain't got much choice
And I know it yes I know it
One of the boys
I'm just one of the boys
One of the boys
I'm just one of the boys
One of the boys
I'm just one of the boys
One of the boys
I'm just one of the boys
Lets go! Alright!
Just just just just just
(fade)
(Ian Hunter)
No wheels to ride
No wheels to travel
No tracks to take on down
The road I walk is getting heavy
But I must still go on
And in the night
I hear the calling
As the train goes by
Then all I hear is my footsteps falling
Upon the tears I cry
(yeah)
If I could find a better way to get to you
You know that I would
No money lines my pockets now
But by the spring you know that it should
Well I just cant wait to catch that greyhound bus
That will take me back right to your side
(oh oh)
Can't get enough
Can't get enough
I can't get enough of your love
(baby)
(whoa)
(hey)
So I'll go on making time
'Til I can see a way
Maybe tomorrow I'll find a future
Baby all I can say
If I can find a better way to get to you
You know that I will
Nobody rides my pockets now
But by the spring you know yes you know that they will
And someday soon I'll see you there waiting at the station just for me
(oh)
I just can't wait
I just can't wait
I just can't wait
For you to get back
(home)
(oh please)
(Ian Hunter)
Well I know this life is real
If I close my eyes I see
All around mw worlds of a million ways
But still I feel
The truth is here in me
It does not matter what you see
For my face is living on borrowed time
But still I feel
I can feel (I'm telling you baby)
I can feel
I can feel
So bury me alone
You can take your flowers home
For there ain't no peace in this world that I know
But I can feel
baby baby
I can feel (whoa)
I can feel (I'm telling you oh)
I can feel (whoa)
(oh yeah)
I can feel (whoa)
I can feel
I can feel
I can feel (come on)
I can feel (whoa)
I can feel
(Mick Ralphs)
The light in the bar came on
The place was in a mess
An hour before there'd been an awful scene
Early on that day while Matt was on the phone
His long time friend took a fancy to his little Christine
Matt was in a state when I saw him later on
Tried to cool him down but he was havin' none
";I'm gonna fix him good";, said Matt in a chokey way
Together we know the sound of a ready gun
Well it must have been around eight
When we both saw Sam's hunched back
Holdin' up a boarded bar room wall
Matt soon altered that as he kicked Sam to the floor
Pretty soon the place was one big brawl
Someone doused the lights
Still the pumps blew
Suddenly a voice caught in the night
";Whoever comes off best can only lose my hand
Leavin' now you are welcome to your fight, you can have it";.
Well Matt he cocked his gun
Fired towards that voice
";I'd rather know you're dead"; was his reply
Christine breathed her last
The bar was like a tomb
Not a sound, except to hear Sam call
The light in the bar was on
The place is in a mess
An hour before there'd been an awful scene
Early on that day while Matt was on the phone
His long time friend took a fancy to his little Christine.
(Safka)
We were so close there was no room
We bled inside each other's wounds
We all caught the same disease
We all sang our songs of peace
Lay down, lay down, let it all down
Let your bright face smile up at the ones who stand and frown
Lay down, lay down, let it all down
Let your bright face smile up at the ones who stand and frown
Oh raise the candles high
'cos if you don't we can't stand black against the light
Oh raise them high again
'cos if you do we can stand dry against the rain
Lay down, lay down, let it all down
Let your bright face smile up at the ones who stand and frown
Lay down, lay down, let it all down
Let your bright face smile up at the ones who stand and frown
We were so close there was no room
We bled inside each other's wounds
We all caught the same disease
We all sang our songs of peace
Some came to sing some came to pray
Some came to keep the night away
Oh raise the candles high
'cos if you don't we can't stand black against the light
Oh raise them high again
'cos if you do we can stand dry against the rain
Lay down, lay down, let it all down
Let your bright face smile up at the ones who stand and frown
Lay down, lay down, let it all down
Let your bright face smile up at the ones who stand and frown
Lay down, lay down, let it all down
Let your bright face smile up at the ones who stand and frown
Lay down, lay down, let it all down
Let your bright face smile up at the ones who stand and frown
(Sonny Bono)
Well how can I be like any guy
Why do they have to make me run
What do they care about the clothes that I wear
What do they get from making fun
Well we got a lot of space
And if you don't like my face
It ain't me who's going anywhere
Cause I don't care
Let them laugh at me
If that's so fair
Well then I don't have to care
To be free until they laugh at me
And I'll cry for you
And I'll pray for you
And I'll do everything that the man upstairs said to do
I'll do it all for you babe
Yes well I'll do it all for you
It's got to be sometime
It's got to be somewhere
I'm going to make that achievement
Then maybe the next time
That you don't wear a silk tie
And I can walk by and say hi
Say hi instead of why
Instead of why babe
Instead of why
Instead of why babe
Yeah!
Instead of why babe
Instead of why babe
Instead of why babe
Instead of why babe
Why do you laugh at me
Why do you laugh at me
Why do you laugh at me
Why do you laugh at me
Yeah!
Mott the Hoople
(Ian Hunter/Verden Allen)
God ain't jive
For I can see his love
As it runs alive
'N one by one
Through fields of rusted wire
The war has just begun
Oh, cross over shame like the wise dove
Who cares not for fame just for shy love
'N rejoice for the king ain't lost his throne, oh no
He's still here, you are not alone
Correct your heads
For there's a new song rising
High above the waves
Go write your time
Go sing it on the streets
Go tell the world, but you go brave
Oh my sweet instant Christian you are such a sly clown
Too many questions, no replies now
'N rejoice for the king ain't lost his throne, oh no
He's still here, you are not alone
I got an idea
Go tell the superstar
All his hairs are turning grey
Star-spangled fear
As all the people disappear
The limelight fades away
Cos if you think you are a star
For so long they'll come from near and far
But you'll forget just who you are (yes you will)
You ain't the nazz
You're just a buzz
Some kinda temporary
Cross over shame like the wise dove
Who cares not for fame just for shy love
Oh-oh, my sweet instant Christian you are such a sly clown
Too many questions, no replies now
'N rejoice for the king ain't lost his throne. Oh no.
He's still here, you are not alone, you are not alone.
Keep a knockin' but you can't come in
Keep a knockin' but you can't come in
Keep a knockin' but you can't come in
Come back tomorrow night and try it again
You said, you love me and you can't come in
Keep a knockin' but you can't come in
Keep a knockin' but you can't come in
Keep a knockin' but you can't come in
Come back tomorrow night and try it again
You said, you love me and you can't come in
You said, you love me and you can't come in
You said, you love me and you can't come in
Come back tomorrow night and try it again
You said, you love me and you can't come in
You said, you love me and you can't come in
Come back tomorrow night and try it again
Keep a knockin' but you can't come in
Keep a knockin' but you can't come in
Keep a knockin' but you can't come in
Come back tomorrow night and try it again
You said, you love me and you can't come in
You said, you love me and you can't come in
You said, you love me and you can't come in
(Mick Ralphs)
You can call on me whenever you need me
Hanging around never did any good
And I want you to know the way that I feel
Is good inside
Oh oh oh oh oh It must be love
I can see the garden of light all around me
Cursin' in songs from those evergreen trees (?)
And no one can say I'm a natural fool
For walkin' this way
Oh oh oh oh oh It must be love
Love love love
Love love love
Love love love
It must be love
When you smile at me I can see all the stars at night
Succulent moonlight is stroking your hair
And I want you to know the way that I feel
Is good inside
Oh oh oh oh oh It must be love
Love love love
Love love love
Love love love
It must be love
Love love love
Love love love
Love love love
It must be love
(That one's for you, Brian)
(Mick Ralphs)
When I feel so down, like a worn out shoe
Gotta grease my wheels, turn around and crawl to you
And you turn me on, like you did before
But it won't be long you'll be running through the door
Lovin' you is hard enough, lovin' you is strange
Burnin' up my days and nights, lock me up in chains
Then you cast your spell on me, I hear rock'n'roll
Keeps my motor runnin' cool, rollin' down the road
I'm a cadillac, I'm just holding back
All the speed inside just to let me ride you through
You're a thunderbird cruisin' round my heart
But don't push your luck, I don't always play my part
Lovin' you is hard enough, lovin' you is strange
Burnin' up my days and nights, lock me up in chains
Then you cast your spell on me, I hear rock'n'roll
Keeps my motor runnin' cool, rollin' down the road
You know I'm not for sale, I'm just here for fun
Call me up sometime, try and catch me on the run...
(Mick Ralphs)
Maybe I'm just a loser
Maybe it's because my boots ain't as clean as they could be
Came to town with an even chance
I'm feeling down the people I meet ain't fair to me
Gave it a try but now I'm ready to cry
And run back to the place where I was raised
Maybe I'm just unfortunate
Maybe I'm alone in thinking that I've got a lot to say
Too far in to be anywhere
Lost in the place where nobody seems to know the way
Gave it a try but now I'm ready to cry
And run back to the place where I was raised
Home is where I wanna be
Home is where you'll always see
Friendly faces that'll never turn you down
Or say goodbye
Maybe I'm just a loser
Maybe it's because my boots ain't as clean as they could be
Came to town with an even chance
I'm feeling down the people I meet ain't fair to me
Gave it a try but now I'm ready to cry
And run back to the place where I was raised
Home is where I wanna be
Home is where you'll always see
Friendly faces that'll never turn you down
Or say goodbye
(Mick Ralphs/Ian Hunter)
Well the colours cross my mind in a wave
And the feelings that I find so very hard to say
And I've gone with the rain making out
But you never felt the same you are in doubt
Well
You mystified me I know
And then you walked by me
And the spell was broken in two
Too soon my eyes grow dim and I try
To recognise the figures drifting by
And too late the sane man comes with the key
And I fight the loneliness that just ain't me
And now the evening bows to the night
And I feel the world go down before my eyes
And recklessly I'm running round
As I try to find another that ain't so proud
Hey you know
There's someone who seems like you in every way
I'm going to search I'm going to search I'm going to search
I'm going to search every day
Many years ago in my past
I realise my dream would never last
And constantly the letters fade
And I sense the better half is already played
And the colours cross my mind in a wave
And the feelings that I find so very hard to say
And I've gone with the rain making out
But you never you never felt the same you are in doubt
Oh you're still in doubt
Alright
Whenever I think about the life I used to live by
I wonder when I'm gonna get back
It seems a long time since I moved into the city
Gotta get away from all that
I'm going home, yeah
I'm going home
I can see the fire glow reflected on the wall
Feel the backdrop looking down the empty hall
Knew that I was born to live with it all, live with it all
Well, I'm roaming around in no particular direction
Just wearin' the shoes off my feet
Lookin' for somewhere I'm never gonna find here
[Incomprehensible] street
I'm going home, yeah
I'm going home
I can feel the fire glow reflected on the wall
Feel the backdrop looking down the empty hall
Knew that I was born to live with it all, hey yeah
I'm going home, yeah
I'm going home
I can feel the fire glow reflected on the wall
Feel the backdrop looking down the empty hall
Knew that I was born to live with it all, live with it all
Whoa, I'm coming home, girl
Whoa, I'm coming home, girl
Whoa, I'm coming home, girl
Whoa, I'm coming home, girl
Whoa, I'm coming home, girl
Eight-track machine playing 'Half Moon Bay'
Drivin' in my Volks down on Hamstead Way
Her mother got bust on a 88
And her brother got stuck on my number plate
Hey mister bartender won't you gimme some wine
I gotta get outta town, meet my baby on time
He put five gallons in my petrol tank
You know we just about made it but her breath sure stank yeah
Drivin' sister rock'n'roll
She's got feel on the wheel
Drivin' sister rock'n'roll
She don't make with no brakes
Drivin' sister rock'n'roll
She's an automobeat on the street
Drivin' sister rock'n'roll
She's much too much on the clutch
Drivin' sister rock'n'roll
She got her feet on the wheel
Drivin' sister rock'n'roll
She don't make with no brakes
I said drive, drive, drive, drive
And drive little sister drive
I said drive, drive, drive, drive
You could never know just how sad I feel
'Cause I've been down so long and I don't know
Where to come
Looking out the back door
To the empty hills beyond over there
There's something I don't understand
Yeah, you can make what you like of it
(Ian Hunter)
I dreamt of being horses in shackles of gold
And the men that were young then are now terribly old
The graveyard was creaking with too many bones
While the bishop was praying his cassock was sold
Three cheers for the innocent though he is perverse
Three screams for the hangman as he cries for the hearse
I weep for the rebels conventional ways
For he loses his mind while the devious stay
By the way
If the world saluted you
Well what would you do if you could be there
Well would you still take me
Would you take me anywhere
If the world saluted you
Well what would you say when things were down
Would you still want me
Would you want me around
So come all ye faithful and slaughter your lambs
Your minds have been whipped by experienced hands
I wish we were children I'd welcome the change
And the mind of an old man you can't rearrange
Ain't it strange
If the world saluted you
Well what would you do if you could be there
Would you still
Would you still take me anywhere
If the world saluted you
What would you say when things were down
Would you still want me
Would you still want me around
(Doug Sahm)
Leaving me girl and moving on down the road
You left me many burdens such a heavy load
And it sure does bring me out when I think about what went down
Well the crossroads all my life it has been
And I'm so afraid but now I'm trying to see
I just rode on through life till I took the time to concentrate on you
Well you can preached me like a lesson
You can bring me a lot of gold
But you just can't live in Texas
If you don't have a lot of soul
I'm leaving here tonight for the very last time
Yes I'm leaving you babe cause now I know that you ain't mine
And where you're living now you'll find out and how that you never had a friend
Well you can preached me like a lesson
You can bring me a lot of gold
But you just can't live in Texas
If you don't have a lot of soul
Well I'm leaving here tonight for the very last time
Yes I'm leaving you girl cause now I know that you ain't mine
Some day a change will come and you'll be there beside me one more time
One more time
Yeah!
And you'll be there beside me
One more time
Yes you'll be there beside me
One more time
It ain't so long ago since we were just two kids
Remember well, memories we all hid
But you're much older now, although you still are young
I know you well, I'm like you
Hey Rose, you're finer than you know
Why hang around with clothes of another name
Hair so dyed, she lost too much inside
Ain't nothing left to hide in the game
Hey Rose, how do you laugh in your own show
Try to fight the fears that rise within
Rock 'n' roll slag, oh, my, you're such a drag
Trying to find the corner to inject
Hey Rose, so silently she goes
Careful not to make up, see your maker
Hey Rose, how do you laugh when she's on the show
Try to fight the fears that rise within
Hey, rock 'n' roll slag, oh, oh, you're such a drag
Trying to find the corner to inject
Hey Rose, you're finer than you know
Take good care of what you say
If you don't they'll think you're insane
And hold you down like a dog
Every day will be a nightmare
When I see your pale pale face
Looking as though it is lost
Now I know there ain't no-one
To lead you through your nightmare
Feels are waiting to come
But you don't know what you want anymore
For your pillow now lies high
And the days they are starting to fly
When I see your pale pale face
Looking as though it is lost
Now I know there ain't no-one
To lead you through your nightmare
When I see your pale pale face
Looking as though it is lost
Now I know you need someone
Well, my brother, he was a drinking man and I asked him for release
He said, ?This won't do you no good, and sent for the police"
Well, they busted me for nothing, 'cos they said, I was insane
So, they let my body go, but they locked away my brain
Well, I wandered freely as a bird that had broken both it's wings
And I hated them and they hated me, and I hated everything
And I realize that to survive, well, my body is not mine
And I feel neglected feel rejected, living in the wrong time
And to those of you who always laugh
Let this be your epitaph
And my head is down and I'm called a clown by comedians that grace
The living stage of every page of worthless meaningless space
But I swear to you before we're though you're gonna feel our every blow
We ain't bleeding you we're feeding you but you're too fucking slow
And to those of you who always laugh
The way that you move makes me think
That you're a dead ringer for a rock 'n' roll singer
And the way that you dance makes me wanna create
Some kind of scene in your life
Know that you could have some kind of fun with me
Anyway give it a try
'Cause you're a fun loving girl, yes you are
I'm just a fun loving guy
Well I seen you before just hanging around me
Trying to pretend that your players is nothing
I can be naughty and I can be nice
Who can predict for girls in the game
Know that you could have some kind of fun with me
Anyway give it a try
'Cause you're a fun loving girl, yes you are
I'm just a fun loving guy
Well don't look so nervous since I closed the door shut
You wouldn't want anyone else to get in
And a black leather belt hangs on the wall
Should be warning enough not to try to get in
Know that you could have some kind of fun with me
Anyway give it a try
'Cause you're a fun loving girl, yes you are
Hi, there your friendly neighborhood sadist
Want to take you for a ride
Come on tell me 'bout the nights that I make you cry
Two tiny purple hands crawling out across the floor
All I could hear was a voice "Give me more more more"
My baby call me when she want a tale
My baby call me when she want a tale
My baby call me when she want a tale
She knows it's right in her heart I never fail
She's a sucker
God help the woman who's late for work
I get a green light flashing red
Like a superstar brass town queen whose crown I bled
Now I just ran out of aspirin for an aching head
So I guess I'll have to do it just one more time instead
My baby call me when she want a tale
My baby call me when she want a tale
My baby call me when she want a tale
She knows it's right in her heart I never fail
She's a sucker
Good games' play games' no names
Well' that's alright if you can stand the pain
You can smoke my cigar all night through the link in your chain
Stand up baby, it's time to go
Well' look what's here maybe if we do it slow
My baby call me when she want a tale
My baby call me when she want a tale
My baby call me when she want a tale
Sixty-nine was [Incomprehensible] wine
Have a good time, what's your sign
Float up to the roundhouse
On a Sunday afternoon
In seventy we all agreed
A king's road flat was the place to be
'Cause Chelsea girls are the best
In the world for company
In seventy-one all the people come
Bust a few seats but it's just in fun
Take the Mick out of top of the pops
We play better than they do
In seventy-two was born to lose
We slipped down snakes into yesterday's news
I was ready to quit
But then we went to Croydon
Do you remember the Saturday gigs?
We do, we do
Do you remember the Saturday gigs?
We do, we do
The tickets for the fantasy were twelve and six a time
A fairy tale on sale
Oh, seventy-three was a jamboree
We were the dudes and the dudes were we
Did you see the suits and the platform boots?
(Oh dear, oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, oh boy)
In seventy-four on the Broadway tour
We didn't much like dressing up no more
Don't wanna be hip but thanks for a great trip
Do you remember the Saturday gigs?
We do, we do
Do you remember the Saturday gigs?
We do, we do
But now the kids pay a couple of quid
'Cause they need it just the same
It's all a game, a grown-up game
But you got off on those Saturday gigs
And we did, we did
'Cause you got off on those Saturday gigs
And we did, we did
And we got off on those Saturday gigs
And you did, you did
And we got off on those Saturday gigs
'Cause you did, you did
Goodbye, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye
No puppet, no liar, won't bend my lips to wire, no
Don't pressurize me so
Don't gamble, with my life or you won't live to do it twice
Oh, take some good advice from me and let the wires rock
All dressed in black so nobody sees you
Smile in the wings, tell me I please you
Call me a king and watch for the woodworm to choke me
And you're like a giraffe, the performance is poor
Watch the audience laugh as my head hits the floor
When I'm broken in half you still reach for the floor
Stop, I've had enough of this
The pantomime's reversed
I need, you feed
I greed, you bleed
Marionette, I ain't one yet
Teacher's pet, well, you'd better forget it
Marionette, I ain't one yet
Teacher's pet, go check your stocks and shares
And when the coffin comes
Make sure there's room for two
You lied, I led
I died, you're dead
Marionette, I ain't one yet
Teacher's pet, you'd better forget it
Marionette, I ain't one yet
Teacher's pet, go check your product
A traitor, deceiver, a groovy disbeliever I thought
A puppet was a thing cheap taught, no way
Creator, conceiver, romantic love receiver, caught
Who are you?
The nerve
I wanna get out, I wanna get out
I wanna get out, I wanna get out
I wanna get out
Oh, he wanna play chords to the chick on the street
He wanna play words to a world that don't speak
He wanna play people who play hide n' seek when they don't talk
He wanna play a riff to the man with the wires
He wanna play lead but his hand's getting tired
He just wanna play but don't know how to say
Stop, okay, the show's been fun
But my wood's begun to warp
They won, I'm done
New one, begun
Marionette, I did my best
Teacher's pet, it just couldn't last
Marionette, get me out of this mess
Teacher's little pet, it happened so fast
Marionette, now I need a rest
Teacher's pet, where's my sanity gone mother?
Marionette, I did my best
Teacher's little pet, I'm just like all the others
They gambled, with my life
And now I've lost my will to fight
Oh God these wires are so tight
Well, I picked her up on a Saturday night
[Incomprehensible] poison but she felt alright
Oh dear, what a sight, when I saw her in the light of day
She was a speakeasy sleazer of the highest degree
Oh, you should hear the stories, she was laying on me
We really got it on as she held my point of view, oh oh
Oh, she's a lounge lizard
Coming on strong
Who you fooling
It's me you're with
Lounge lizard
Come on, come on
You got to be joking
Give give give, yeah
Well, I don't care if your sisters [Incomprehensible]
I don't mind where your Momma come for
Just give it to me, just pull it through me, alright
Golly is a dolly, got makeup on
I don't mind, just keep your raincoat on
No hesitation, no reputations to scale us
Oh, she's a lounge lizard
Coming on strong
Who you fooling
It's me you're with
Lounge lizard
Come on, come on
You got to be joking
Give give give
Hey hey hey
Oh, she's a lounge lizard
Coming on strong
Who you fooling
It's me you're with
Lounge lizard
Come on, come on
You got to be joking
Just give give give
Oh, she's a lounge lizard
Come on, come on
Who you fooling
It's me you're with
Lounge lizard
Come on, come on
You got to be joking
Give give give
I said, give give give
Give give give
Give give give
Give give give
Old man Tyler had a crash in his car
Down on the fortune highway
Doctor said, "It was his cruel sick heart
Didn't go to church on Sunday"
Oh your pace is going to knock you dead
Out of the race you got time to spare
Jerkin' crocus is the cause of the cross you bear
Didn't you wish you were there
I know what she want
Just a lick of your ice cream cone
I know what you say
Papa's in bed well, hey hey hey
When he got stuck with a hole in his head
She asked to try it my way
Get down low with all that haughty jive
You don't know what it's like babe
Oh oh oh it's getting down around here
I got nothing to hide I'm to tired to fear
Jerkin' crocus didn't kill me but she sure came near
She's a nads puller
I know what she want
A judo hold on a black man's balls
I know what you think
Ease over baby, going to rock that thing
Alright
I know what she want
Just a lick of your ice cream cone
I know what you say
Papa's in bed well, hey hey hey
I know what she want
A judo hold on a black mans bones
And I know what you think
Ease over baby, going to rock that thing
Alright
C'mon jerkin'
C'mon jerkin', c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon
Jerkin', jerkin', jerkin', jerkin'
I know
No no no no
Alright
I know
That's better
No no no no
I scream at you for sharing
'N I curse you just for caring
I hate the clothes you're wearing, they're so pretty
'N I tell to not to see me
'N I tell you not to feel me
'N I make your life a drag, it's such a pity
'N I watch your warm glow palin'
'N I watch your sparkle fadin'
As you realize you're failin', cause you're so good
Now I don't mean to upset you
But there's so much crime to get through
If only I could make it easier, then I would
Oh I wish I was your mother
I wish I'd been your father
'N then I would have seen you
Would have been you as a child
Played houses with your sisters
And wrestled with all your brothers
And then who knows
I might have felt a family for a while
It's no use me pretendin'
You give and I do the spendin'
Is there a happy ending, I don't think so
Cause even if we make it
I'll be too far out to take it
You'll have to try and shake it from my head
Oooooh I wish I was your mother
I wish I'd been your father
'N then I would have seen you
Would have been you as a child
Played houses with your sisters
And wrestled with all your brothers
And then who knows
All right, come on now
Well it's Sunday afternoon
I'm sitting in my living room
And I'm stung by love
Baby, don't care about me
She got a place on the North End Road
I been around, the curtains were closed
And I'm stung by love, stung by love
Baby, don't care about me
I got the growing man blues
Can't get it on the National Health
I got the growing man blues
Guess I'll have to get it myself
Come on, all right
Yeah yeah
Well, I follow her around
She means another [Incomprehensible]
And I'm stung by love
Baby, don't care about me
I'm shy [Incomprehensible]
It's about eleven when she turns off the light
And I'm stung by love, stung by love
Baby, don't care about me
I got the growing man blues
Can't get it on the National Health
I got the growing man blues
Guess I'll have to get it myself
Yeah oh no yeah hey hey oh yeah oh
Oh all right, yeah
He's got the growing man blues
Can't get it on the National Health
I got the growing man blues
Baby, baby tried to phone you, they said you were gone
Baby, baby please come home to me where you belong
Foxy, Foxy, you're all I have to hold
Don't leave me alone, out in the cold
Baby, baby how I missed you, my love grows so strong
Baby, baby wanna kiss you all night long
Foxy, Foxy, oh, you're all I'm living for
You're all I see, I need nothing more
When I put my arms around you, I'll surround you
Make a vow to never see you sighing
Darling when you cry it makes me die
Foxy, Foxy, oh, I need you every day
Not just when you want, not just when you say
But I know I'll always love you
Stars above shine down upon you
Never leave me ever
Darling will you be forever true?
Foxy, Foxy, come out tonight
Foxy, Foxy, it'll be alright
Foxy, Foxy, oh let me into your heart
Foxy, Foxy, give me one more chance
Foxy, Foxy, give me one more dance
Foxy, Foxy, don't let them keep us apart
Foxy, Foxy, don't neglect me
Foxy, Foxy, please don't reject me
Foxy, Foxy, don't let it end 'fore it starts
Foxy, Foxy, oh oh oh oh
Foxy, Foxy, oh oh oh oh
Yes, I've been dreaming about you every day
Every day, each and every day
And I've been thinking about you all night long
I even wrote a song
Just to try and tell you how I really feel
To make you understand my love is real
That you're on my mind all the time
I wish to God, you were mine once again
I remember talking to you
I remember walking with you
I remember laughing all the time
When you were mine
Now the day seems so long
I can't face the night alone
I beg you, please
Won't you please come home?
I remember talking to you
I remember walking with you
I remember laughing all the time
I remember singing to you
I remember dreaming with you
I remember loving, you were, were mine
And now the day seems so long
I can't face the night all alone
I beg you please
Momma's little jewel, just out of school
Fresh from the nuns that made you
Don't know why but I'm going to try
To re-in-celibate you
Momma's little jewel, you got the rules
But I'll be the one to educate you
Take what's mine, take a little time
And don't bite the hand that makes you
True when I hold you near, well I'm
Caught, even when I'm on the road
And I'm wearing my scorpio faces, when I
Come in the midnight sun
What you want I can't buy
So why don't you try it my way?
What you look for ain't in the book
I'm going to show you someday
Laugh in the evening, when I
Catch you with my watering gun now
Wearing my scorpio faces, when I
Come in the midnight sun
You won't rise, you won't shine
You won't even try boys
You've got brains, if you love changes
You'll have to play with my toys
Momma's little jewel is such a little fool
Thinks she can learn all the answers
She don't want to feel, she just want to steal
Don't want to take any chances
True when I hold you near, well I'm
Caught even when I'm on the road
And I'm wearing my scorpio faces, when I
Come in the midnight sun now
Laugh in the evening, when I
Catch you with my watering gun now
Wearing my scorpio faces, when I
Come in the midnight sun now
Come in the midnight sun, when I
Come in the midnight sun, when I
Come in the midnight sun, when I
I changed my name in search of fame to find the Midas touch
Oh I wish I'd never wanted then what I want now, twice as much
We crossed the mighty oceans and we had a few divides
But we never crossed emotion, for we felt too much inside
You know all the tales we tell, you know the band so well
Still I feel, somehow, we let you down
We went off somewhere on the way and now I see we have to pay
The rock n' roll circus is in town
Buffin' lost his child-like dreams and Mick lost his guitar
And Verden grew a line or two and Overend's just a rock n' roll star
Behind these shades, the visions fade, as I learn a thing or two
Oh but if I had my time again you all know just what I'd do
Rock n' roll's a loser's game, it mesmerizes and I can't explain
The reasons for the sights and for the sounds
We went off somewhere on the way and now I see we have to pay
The rock n' roll circus is in town
So rock n' roll's a loser's game, it mesmerizes and I can't explain
The reasons for the sights and for the sounds
The greasepaint still sticks to my face, so what the hell I can't erase
The rock n' roll feeling from my mind
From my mind
From my mind
From my mind
The willow in the wind is gently weeping
No city lights tonight for she is sleeping
But in a little while she will awake and gently smile
My angel of Eighth Avenue, Manhattan morning
Somewhere a siren sounds and she is turning
She moves my arm around 'cause she is burning
She has so much to give but so little time to live
My angel of Eighth Avenue, Manhattan morning
As I look down the streets are slowly forming
And the ladies of the night have start performing
And the trash-collectors horn, salutes the dawning
And soon the work ward bound will they wake up yawning
And soft warm hands behind that give no warning
Tell me, for just one hour have I been learning
I have so much to say but so little time to stay
With my angel of Eighth Avenue, Manhattan morning
Long, long time ago
Oh, I can still remember
How the music used to make me smile
And we knew if we got a chance
That we could make the people dance
And maybe they?d be happy for a while
'Cause February made us shiver
With every paper we delivered
Bad news on the doorstep
I couldn?t face one more step
Oh, I can?t remember if I cried
When they told me about his widowed bride
But something touched me here inside
Little whizz kid mystified me, she was a New York City beat
She came on flash - monster mash, motors in her feet
Now we moved out of Manhattan to her home on the Brooklyn Heights
Her dad's a street punk and her mum's a drunk, but we made out alright
Far far from home, oh I felt so alone
Could not spin to the speed of the city
Oh send me my ticket, I'm too scared to stick
With my little whizz kid - such a pity
Now she really tried her hardest just to make me leave the band
She even hired a toy "rent-a-boy" straight from a Times Square stand
Oh thank you little whizz kid, but me and my friends gotta eat
So get back to school or the tying pool, just get yourself out on the
street
Send you victorious, happy and glorious
You got the stardust, the sawdust, and the smile
Don't lose your sting, how I'd hate you to swing
Oh my little whizz kid you got such a style
She's a cute super sleeper, she don't dive in deeper
A natural leaper, she don't let people pass
Watch out for the auto-mite, quick or she's outta sight
Oh my whizz kid, you know you're such a gas
I'm a missing link, poolroom stink, I can't talk
(Well that's too bad)
What's goin' on, somethings wrong, I can't work
Can't go to school, the teacher's a fool, the preacher's a jerk
(Well that's such a drag)
Got nothin' to do, street corner blues, and nowhere to walk
Violence, violence
It's the only thing that'll make you see sense
Violence, violence
It's the only thing that'll make you see sense
Gotta fight, nothings right, livin' nowhere
(That's so sad)
Watch out for the gun, snake on the run, hide in my hair
You keep your mouth shut, or you'll get cut, I like to scare
(Bet you're so mad)
I'm a battery louse, a superstar mouse, I don't care
Get off my back or I'll attack
And I don't owe you nothin'
(Okay)
Head for your hole, you're sick and you're old
And I'm here to tell you somethin'
Violence, violence
It's the only thing that'll make you see sense
Violence, violence
It's the only thing that'll make you see sense
Violence, violence
It's the only thing that'll make you see sense
Violence, violence
It's the only thing that'll make you see sense
Violence, violence
It's the only thing that'll make you see sense
Violence, violence
It's the only thing that'll make you see sense
Violence, violence
It's the only thing that'll make you see sense
Violence, violence
It's the only thing that'll make you see sense
Telling you for your own good now
You don't have to stay if you want to leave here, whoa oh
Giving up just a piece of my mind
Give my heart but I lost it long ago, whoa oh
Tell me, what you gonna do when your first love leaves you?
How you gonna feel when it all deceives you?
I know what it's like to be alone
One thing more, I'll never fall in love till I'm gone
So please don't think that I don't feel it
Sometimes I can't hide the way I'm bearing, whoa oh
'Cause I've been hurt so bad, it feels like years
To know the things that I am carrying, what I am
Tell me, what you gonna do when your first love leaves you?
How you gonna feel when it all deceives you?
I know what it's like to be alone
One thing more, I'll never fall in love till I'm gone, yeah
What you gonna do when your first love leaves you?
How you gonna feel when it all deceives you?
I know what it's like to be alone
I'm feelin' ugly - I'm feelin low - mornin' mirror - you ain't no rose
And did I mean it - or did I lie - or did I dream it
Oh! Christ I'm tired.
Why then did ya have to grin, now the blood rolls down my chin
Oh You know you painted so much blue, and I'm much younger than that too
Oh mirror - what did I do to you?
You're my voyeur - see every line - chase them to destinations
On through time
And you're my diary - yeah, the bitter truth - unexpurgated - a
mis-spent youth, oh
Do you have to paint teeth green, when they're snowy, white and clean?
Do you have to make eyes red, when they're clear and fresh instead?
Oh mirror, I wish you'd lose your head
Sometimes I'm on a gig, and I'm feeling kinda good
I run and look at you, just like a pop star would
But you just glare at me with those dark accusing eyes
That say "My make-up's good...."I'd like to.... I'd like so much to...."
Oh I'll never look at you again - 'cause I'm really not that vain
Seven years bad luck ain't that long - before I smash you, hear my song
Oh, if my wheel could take another turn
And if my life replaced itself again
I wouldn't want a single thing to change
Oh, it's been good, though it's been strange
And if my dreams were willing to come true
Oh, I would not even try to force them through
I'm sure there's things I've missed, that others preached
The goals they reached, they weren't for me
Rest in peace
Even though worries seem to mount
Don't let them count
Rest in peace
Throw all those miles and paper smiles away
Though you will willow pattern pictures through the rain
And swallow when your heart begins to breathe
Just like the birds, do what they please
'Cause you know, we ain't gonna be here all that long
And when I go I want to know I sung
If there's a road ahead, I'll jump right in
Just got to win, this is my hymn
Rest in peace
Even though your worries seem to mount
Don't let them count
Rest in peace
SHUT UP!!!
It's clean the chimneys kids, and it's 1974
Shake a fist, make Oliver Twist
there's no way you ain't poor
Work the mine, work the factory line
Watch the news, get the blues, blow a fuse
Number One ain't gettin' it done
And Number Two always got to lose
Pearl 'atta girl, high school hooker
Money funny honey, cook book looker
Roy atta' boy, silk suit slicker
Easy fee degree, cute boot licker
Now I'll tell you something
It seems like the rich dudes live in the sun
And if Eton be a democracy - well I'm gonna get me some
They got no chins and they always win
Piece of glass hides the class from the mass
Uni-own Jack is starting to crack
The greed breed's killin' off the grass
Come on, own up! - you're blown-up, you're shown-up
Amatuers - amateurs - bullshit calamitors!
Pearl 'atta girl, high school hooker
Money funny honey, cook book looker
Roy atta' boy, silk suit slicker
Easy fee degree, cute boot licker
Thought you said, you'd make us into a star
You just jive, you connived with our lives
You're a scar, a disgrace, such a waste, filthy taste - lost your case
Hi Number Ten, how's things goin'?
Times are a-changin', winds are blowin'
Big white chief, false teeth showin'
I'm sittin' here growin, I'm sittin' here knowin'
You're on the lamm, can't control it
You're just a sham, you mink stole it
Roy atta' boy, silk suit slicker
Easy fee degree, cute boot licker
Pearl 'atta girl, high school hooker
Momma's little jewel, just out of school
Fresh from the nuns that made you
Don't know why but I'm going to try
To re-in-celibate you
Momma's little jewel, you got the rules
But I'll be the one to educate you
Take what's mine, take a little time
And don't bite the hand that makes you
True when I hold you near, well I'm
Caught, even when I'm on the road
And I'm wearing my scorpio faces, when I
Come in the midnight sun
What you want I can't buy
So why don't you try it my way?
What you look for ain't in the book
I'm going to show you someday
Laugh in the evening, when I
Catch you with my watering gun now
Wearing my scorpio faces, when I
Come in the midnight sun
You won't rise, you won't shine
You won't even try boys
You've got brains, if you love changes
You'll have to play with my toys
Momma's little jewel is such a little fool
Thinks she can learn all the answers
She don't want to feel, she just want to steal
Don't want to take any chances
True when I hold you near, well I'm
Caught even when I'm on the road
And I'm wearing my scorpio faces, when I
Come in the midnight sun now
Laugh in the evening, when I
Catch you with my watering gun now
Wearing my scorpio faces, when I
Come in the midnight sun now
Come in the midnight sun, when I
Come in the midnight sun, when I
Come in the midnight sun, when I
I was a city child with a dead end smile
And a worm's eye point of view
Oh, I knew my way, I was a backstreet stray
And I had my eyes on you
Now I got this friend and he's a screwdriver, jiver
You know, some kinda automo-beat on the street
And he has converted me to rock 'n' roll
I just wanna dance to
Honaloochie boogie, yeah
Now get in time, don't worry 'bout the shirt shine
Honaloochie boogie, yeah
You sure started somethin'
Now my hair gets longer as the beat gets stronger
Wanna tell Chuck Berry, my news, oh, yeah
I get my kicks outta guitar licks
And I've sold my steel toed shoes
Now I got this friend and he's a spider west sider
You know, he's hung up on a protection, rejection thing
But I have made him see the light
He just wanna dance to
Honaloochie boogie, yeah
Get in time, don't worry 'bout the shirt shine
Honaloochie boogie, yeah
You sure started somethin'
Honaloochie boogie, yeah
Now get in time, don't worry 'bout the shirt shine
Honaloochie boogie, yeah
You sure started somethin'
Honaloochie boogie, yeah
Get in time, don't worry 'bout the shirt shine
Honaloochie boogie, yeah
You sure started somethin'
Honaloochie boogie, yeah
Get in time, don't worry 'bout the shirt shine
Honaloochie boogie, yeah
Darkness, darkness, be my pillow
Take my hand let me sleep
In the coolness of your shadow
In the silence of your deep
Darkness, darkness, hide my yearning
For the things that cannot be
Keep my mind from constant turning
Toward the things that cannot see, no, no
Darkness, darkness, long and lonesome
Is the day that brings my happiness
I have found the edge of silence
Oh, I am in depths of fear
Darkness, darkness, be my blanket
Cover me with the endless night
Take away, take away the pain of your way
Fill the emptiness with light, na na na na na
Darkness, darkness, be my pillow
Take my hand and let me sleep
In the coolness of your shadow
In the silence of your deep
Darkness, darkness, hide my yearning
For the things that cannot be
Keep my mind, keep my mind from constant turning
See my thoughts - and see my scars- see my clothes - I dress to kill
See my blood - and see my gun.
The Crash Street Kidds are comin' to get ya
(Better run, better run, better run)
The Crash Street Kidds are comin' to get ya
(You'll get done, you'll get done, you'll get done)
Heed my faults - and heed my curse - heed my frustration - you just
don't know
A new town nothing - send for the hearse.
The Crash Street Kidds are comin' to get ya
(Better run, better run, better run)
The Crash Street Kidds are comin' to get ya
(Just for fun, just for fun, just for fun)
Pull down the wires, set you on fire - I'm getting too tired to resist,
We'll torture your flats, you keep us like rats - then you
Tell 'em we're brats and the press twist our fist - get me out of this
mist.
Hear me swear - hear every word - I ain't just a number
I wanna be heard - The TV announcer he talks to the scum
The Crash Street Kidds are comin' to get ya
(Better run, better run, better run)
The Crash Street Kidds are comin' to get ya
(Prick your thumb, prick your thumb, prick your thumb)
I ain't been solved, I'm uninvolved - I've been annulled
And I can't seem to prove it.
You're so pure - you know the cures - just keep us poor
The juvenile delinquent bit
The Crash Street Kidds are comin' to get ya
(Better run, better run, better run)
The Crash Street Kidds are comin' to get ya
(One's your son, one's your son, one's your son)
The Crash Street Kidds are comin' to get ya
(Better hide, better hide, better hide)
The Crash Street Kidds are comin' to get ya
(Take a ride, take a ride, take a ride)
The Crash Street Kidds are comin' to get ya
(You're too late, you're too late, you're too late)
The Crash Street Kidds are comin' to get ya
(Where's your mates? Where's your mates? Where's your mates?)
The Crash Street Kidds are comin' to get ya
(You're exposed, you're exposed, you're exposed)
The Crash Street Kidds are comin' to get ya
(Now you're closed, now you're closed, now you're closed)
The Crash Street Kidds are comin' to get ya
(Now you're dead, now you're dead, now you're dead
Now you're dead, now you're dead, now you're dead
Now you're dead, now you're dead, now you're dead
Now you're dead, now you're dead, now you're dead
Now you're dead, now you're dead, now you're dead
Now you're dead, now you're dead, now you're dead
Well Billy rapped all night about his suicide
How he'd kick it in the head when he was twenty-five
Speed jive don't want to stay alive
When you're twenty-five
And Wendy's stealing clothes from Marks and Sparks
And Freddy's got spots from ripping off the stars
From his face, funky little boat race
Television man is crazy
Saying were juvenile deliquent wrecks
Oh man I need TV when I got T Rex
Oh brother you guessed
I'm a dude dad
All the young dudes (Hey dudes)
Carry the news (Where are ya)
Boogaloo dudes (Stand up come on)
Carry the news
All the young dudes (I want to hear you)
Carry the news (I want to see you)
Boogaloo dudes (And I want to talk to you all of you)
Carry the news
Now Lucy looks sweet cause he dresses like a queen
But he can kick like a mule its a real mean team
But we can love oh yes we can love
And my brothers back at home with his Beatles and his Stones
We never got it off on that revolution stuff
What a drag too many snags
Now I've drunk a lot of wine and I'm feeling fine
Got to race some cat to bed
Oh is there concrete all around
Or is it in my head
Yeah
I'm a dude dad
All the young dudes (Hey dudes)
Carry the news (Where are ya)
Boogaloo dudes (Stand up)
Carry the news
All the young dudes (I want to hear ya)
Carry the news (I want to see you)
Boogaloo dudes (And I want to relate to you)
Carry the news
All the young dudes (What dudes)
Carry the news (Lets hear the news come on)
Boogaloo dudes (I want to kick you)
Carry the news
All the young dudes (Hey you there with the glasses)
Carry the news (I want you)
Boogaloo dudes (I want you at the front)
Carry the news (Now you all his friends)
All the young dudes (Now you bring him down 'cause I want him)
Carry the news
Boogaloo dudes (I want him right here bring him come on)
Carry the news (Bring him here you go)
All the young dudes (I've wanted to do this for years)
Carry the news (There you go)
Boogaloo dudes (How do you feel?)
Now Alice needed money I put $10 on the breeze,
As the wind died away she sank way below her knees,
And as a hurricane passed by she clutched the money from the sky,
She must have been at least a fathom high.
She works the 42nd beat on 42nd street,
with all her golden ambitions and dead rhinestones in her feet,
and when a stranger said she sucked she just smiled believing luck,
as she climed into his truck to make a buck.
Oh my god, she's running round the trees,
Said she couldn't touch them because they're so real.
Alice you remind me of Manhattan,
The seedy and the snaz, the shoeboys and the satins,
Like a throne made of gilt that too many johns have sat in,
Oh, I got my eyes on you.
Now keep a watch on your watch and a watch on her watch,
cause if you ain't too careful he's gonna kick you in the crotch,
and you're out in the cold and you know that you've been rolled,
and the cops don't even stop and you feel old.
See Alice really liked you but you stayed a while too long,
now she wants you to forget it and come back before too long,
but make it quick if you could, she's gonna star in Hollywood,
the producer seems to think, she's kinda good.
Me and my camera eyes sitting on a fence,
laughing at the lights of New York City.
Alice you remind of Manhattan,
the seedy and snaz, the shoeboys and the satins,
like a throne made of gilt that too many johns have sat in.
Oh, just come over.
ROLL UP
See Alice on the palace where her name adorns the boards,
ain't no flash in her Cannes, she got the willpower of a horse,
and it's a long way to Broadway from a 42nd lay,
or is it really just a couple of blocks away.
Now I wonder if she wonders if I wonder if she wonders
about the times I put her down when she seemed to be right under?
She told me morals are traditions, contradictions, superstitions,
see Alice is always based on split decisions.
Me and my stupidity sittin' on a fence
and digging what I thought was New York City.
Oh Alice, you remind me of Manhattan,
the seedy and snaz, the shoeboys and the satins,
like a throne made of gilt that too many johns have sat in,
Oh, I like you
Yeah Alice, the lights were meant for you,
your weaknesses successful and your selfishness the clue,
you gotta lose what you get and for what you get you lose,
Oh, I know it.
Oh Alice, don't stop and think a minute
or your brain is gonna get ya, drop your heart right in it,
and you're a shooting star and you'll die if you don't win it.
Yeah
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