JETHRO TULL: This Was (1968)

1. My Sunday Feeling
2. Some Day the Sun Won't Shine for You
3. Beggar's Farm
4. Move on Alone
5. Serenade to a Cuckoo
6. Dharma for One
7. It's Breaking Me Up
8. Cat's Squirrel
9. A Song for Jeffrey
10. Round
11. One for John Gee
12. Love Story
13. Christmas Song

MY SUNDAY FEELING

My Sunday feeling is coming on over me.
My Sunday feeling is coming on over me,
Now that the night is over.
Got to clear my head so I can see.
Till I get to put together,
that old feeling won't let me be.

Won't somebody tell me where I laid my head last night?
Won't somebody tell me where I laid my head last night?
I really don't remember,
But with one more cigarette and I think I might.
Till I get to put together,
well that old feeling can't get me right.

Need some assistance, have you listened to what I said?
Need some assistance, have you listened to what I said?
Oh, I don't feel so good.
Need someone to help me to my bed.
Till I get to put together,

that old feeling is in my head.

SOME DAY THE SUN WON'T SHINE FOR YOU
In the morning, gonna get my things together.
Packing up and I'm leaving this place.
I don't believe you'll cry, there'll be a smile upon your face.

I didn't think how much you'd hurt me.
That's something that I laugh about.
Bring in the good times, baby.
And let the bad times out.

That old sun keeps on shining,
But someday it won't shine for you.
In the morning I'll be leaving.
I'll leave your mother too.

BEGGAR'S FARM
You're taking chances and your reputation's going down.
Going out in the night-time, you think you made no sound.
But you don't fool me 'cos I know what you feel.
If you ignore all the things I see, someday soon’s gonna find you
Way down on Beggar's Farm, way down on Beggar’s Farm

I pay my money for no returns.
I think I need you gonna find someone.
Oh, you don't fool me 'cos I know what you feel.
When you go out I ask you why.
And I won't worry when I see you lying down on Beggar's Farm.

When you run to me, gonna turn away.
Won't even listen when you try to say
that you were only foolin’ ‘round 'cos I know what you feel.
But if you ask me nicely, woman I'll wake up early one day soon
and I'll visit you down on Beggar's Farm.

MOVE ON ALONE
I feel so sad now that she's gone,
I've been loving that woman too long.
There is no place to go because my friends have all moved,
Got nothing but sit in the sun.
Got tired of crying, guess I'll move on alone.

My bed is so empty and my heart is grown cold,
Guess I'll just die before I grow old.
The place is untidy, that's `cos I ain't done my dirt,
I just grown tired of thinking.

Got tired of crying, guess I'll move on alone.

SERENADE TO A CUCKOO

(Instrumental)

DHARMA FOR ONE
She's really turned on by the television, and vice versa.
Here's a song called, and it still can be described.
Yes, right, rearranged though nevertheless.
A new lease on life, in other words, it's just a bit louder.

“Dharma For One''.

Dharma, seek and you will find
truth within your mind, Dharma.

Dharma, each to his own we say,
together we'll end astray, Dharma, Dharma.

Truth is like freedom, it doesn't fool me
Be true to yourself, never think that you're free.
And Dharma will come eventually, yeah.
Dharma, Dharma, Dharma.

Dharma, seek and you will find
truth within your mind, Dharma, Dharna.

Truth is like freedom, it doesn't fool me
Be true to yourself, never think that you're free.
And Dharma will come eventually, yeah.

Dharma, Dharma, Dharma, Dharma

IT'S BREAKING ME UP
So many long days. in so many ways.
I try to get through to what lies deep inside of you.
Oh, baby. I said, you're breaking me up, woman.
Yeah, you're breaking me down.
You're lying in little pieces
Scattered all around.

You're doing your worst to see me get hurt.
You're waiting to see the tears running out of me.
But, oh, baby, I said you're breaking me up, woman.
You're breaking me down.
You're lying in little pieces
Scattered all around.

My teares have run dry and you wonder why.
I've found a new woman who don't do the things you can.
Oh, baby, I said you're breaking me up, woman.
You're breaking me down.
You're lying in little pieces
Scattered all around.

CAT'S SQUIRREL

(Instrumental)

A SONG FOR JEFFREY
Gonna lose my way tomorrow,
gonna give away my car.
I'd take you along with me,
but you would not go so far.

Don't see what I do not want to see,
you don't hear what I don't say.
Won't be what I don't want to be,
I continue in my way.

Don't see, see, see where I'm goin',
Don't see, see, see where I'm goin',
Don't see, see, see where I'm goin' to,
I don't want to.

Everyday I see the mornin'
come on in the same old way.
I tell myself tomorrow brings me
things I would not dream today.

Gonna lose my way tomorrow,
gonna give away my car.
I'd take you along with me,
but you would not go so far.

Don't see what I do not want to see,
you don't hear what I don't say.
Won't be what I don't want to be,
I continue in my way.

Don't see, see, see where I'm goin',
Don't see, see, see where I'm goin',
Don't see, see, see where I'm goin' to,

I don't want to.

ROUND

(Instrumental)

ONE FOR JOHN GEE

(Instrumental)

LOVE STORY
Going back in the morning time
to see if my love has come around, yeah.
Going back in the morning time
to see if my love has come around, yeah.
I know what I will find
That she is wasting time
She could be picking roses.

Going back in the morning time
to see if my love has seen the light, yeah.
Going back in the morning time
to see if my love has seen the light, yeah.
Oh, I told her last night
She should improve her sight
She could be painting the roof.

Going back in the morning time
to see if my love has come around, yeah.
Going back in the morning time
to see if my love has come around, yeah.
She offered me no sound,
Her head is in the ground,
She could be calling for winter.

CHRISTMAS SONG
Once in royal David's city stood a lonely cattle shed,
Where a mother held her baby.
You'd do well to remember the things he later said.
When you're stuffing yourselves at the christmas parties,
You'll just laugh when I tell you to take a running jump.
You're missing the point I'm sure does not need making
That christmas spirit is not what you drink.

So how can you laugh when your own mother's hungry,
And how can you smile when the reasons for smiling are wrong?
And if I just messed up your thoughtless pleasures,
Remember, if you wish, this is just a christmas song.

Hey! santa! pass us that bottle, will you?

RORY GALLAGHER: Fresh Evidence (1988)

1. Kid Gloves
2. The King of Zydeco
3. Middle Name
4. Alexis
5. Empire State Express
6. Ghost Blues
7. Heaven's Gate
8. The Loop
9. Walkin' Wounded
10. Slumming Angel

KID GLOVES
Hit me...
They sprung me out of Quentin,
I'm back on the mob's payroll.
They can buy my body,
Sure they can't buy my soul.

I'm working out of Stockton,
I'm weighing in at two-o one.
But there's a man in the front row,
Sent down from the mob with a gun.

For ‘Kid’ Gloves, I'm back on the street.
‘Kid’ Gloves, the master to beat.
‘Kid’ Gloves, I'll do anything but dive.

Well, they bought me out of Quentin,
They've gone and placed their bets.
I've got to throw the fight,
Just to save my neck.

Saying ‘yes’ to the set-up,
Made me feel so cheap.
But the street felt good,
Only got myself to beat.

Oh....
‘Kid’ Gloves, I'm fast on my feet,
‘Kid’ Gloves, the master to beat.
‘Kid’ Gloves, I'll do anything but cry.

‘Kid’ Gloves, I'm back in the ring.
‘Kid’ Gloves, I'll fight anything.
‘Kid’ Gloves, I'll do anything but dive.

Yeahhhh...woooo....

A deal is a deal,
But you know you just can't win.
But the mob ought to know,
My conscience is wearing thin.

They sprung me out of Quentin,
I'm back on the mob's payroll.
They can buy my body,
Sure they can't buy my soul.

I'm working out of Stockton,
I'm weighing in at two-o one.
There's a man in the front row,
Baby bring him down, he's got the gun.

Yeahhh....

‘Kid’ Gloves, I'm back on the ring.
‘Kid’ Gloves, I'll fight anything.
‘Kid’ Gloves, I'll do anything but dive.

‘Kid’ Gloves, I'm back on the street.
‘Kid’ Gloves, the master to beat.
‘Kid’ Gloves, I'll do anything but cry.

Yeah....

Well, they burned me out of Quentin
They've gone and placed their bets.
I've got to throw the fight,
Just to save my neck.

Saying ‘yes’ to the set-up,
Made me feel so cheap.
But the street felt so good,
Only got myself to beat.

‘Kid’ Gloves, I'm back on the street,
‘Kid’ Gloves, the master to beat.
‘Kid’ Gloves, I'll do anything but dive.

‘Kid’ Gloves, I'm fast on my feet.
‘Kid’ Gloves, the master to beat.

‘Kid’ Gloves, I'll do anything but dive.

THE KING OF ZYDECO
Well, it's a straight line as the crow flies,
To a heaven here on earth.
And if you make time, it's a cool drive,
Head down to the coast.
If your taste runs to the gumbo,
Don't know where to go?
Let me introduce you to the King of Zydeco.
If your head leaks like a strainer,
The sea comes to your door.
A strange sound from the juke-joint,
A mile just down the road.
Believe it when you hear it,
The sound of the rubbing board.
Let me introduce you to the King of Zydeco.
Yeahh..

Move it over,
Open up that lane.
Roll it over,
Buddy, I'm insane.

You won't feel like a stranger,
You've found a second home.
You can get out of your tree there,
When that music hits your soul.
Bye-bye Big Brother,
'Cause I'm going away,
I wanna listen to the man,
They call Clifton Chenier.

Feel like a statistic,
Feeling shrink-wrapped too.
It's fun-time baby,
You've been too long in school.
Head down to the place,
Near to Thibodaux,
Let me introduce you to the King of Zydeco.

Move that semi,
Buddy, I'm insane.
It's now or never,
I can't touch the brakes.

Well, it's a stone's throw from the Bayou,
And I can see the sign.
Shining like a beacon,
Right on through the night.
No more airs and graces,
Gotta catch the show.

Let me introduce you to the King of Zydeco

MIDDLE NAME
Well a hurricane is on its way,
Across the Bible Belt..
Just watch the sway of the sugar cane,
Move from right to left.

It could be gone when the morning comes,
Should be heading west.
I could hang around, go down in the storm,
It's anybody's guess.

Still can't find you,
Still can't find you.

Well, sorrow is my middle name,
And I'll tell you something else.
Since you've been gone,
I'm broken down,
I cannot trust myself.

Been hanging 'round this lonesome town,
Feeling less and less.
What is gonna happen here,
Is anybody's guess.

Still can't find you,
Still can't find you.
Who's gonna hide you?

Yeah...

Well, a Terraplane just passed my way,
Won't give me a ride.
Standing on the freeway,
The wind is rising high.

I could make out, there is no doubt,
But can't leave you behind.
Still, I cannot find you,
No matter how I try.

Still can’t find you.
Still can’t tind you.

What can I do?

ALEXIS

(Instrumental)

EMPIRE STATE EXPRESS
Went down to the station,
Leaned against the door.
Went down to the station,
I...leaned against the door.
I knew it was the Empire State,
Can tell by the way she blows.

Asked the depot agent,
"Please let me ride the blinds".
Asked the depot agent,
"Please let me ride the blinds".
He said, "Son, I like to help you...you know,
But the Empire State ain't mine".

The Empire State...you know she,
Rides on Eastern time.
The Empire State,
She rides on Eastern time,
She's the "rollingest" baby,
On the New York Central line.

It was a mean ol' fireman,
And a low-down engineer.
It was a cruel fireman,
A low-down engineer.
That took my baby away,
Left poor me sitting here.

Engineer blew the whistle,
The fireman rang the bell.
The engineer blew the whistle,
The fireman rang the bell.
My woman's on board,
She's was waving me fair-well.

I'm gonna tell you what that,
Mean ol' train will do.
I'm gonna tell you,
What that mean ol' train will do.
Take your woman away,
And shoot back black smoke back at you.

They'll take your woman away,
And shoot black smoke back at you.
Take your woman away,
And shoot black smoke back at you.

Let's go...

GHOST BLUES
Came home this morning,
Looking half-way like a ghost.
Walked in this morning,
Feeling half-way like a ghost.

Face looked like marble,
My blood burned just like toast.
Face looked like marble,
My blood burned just like toast.

Yeah...yeah

If I had some sense,
I`d tear that building down.
If I had some sense,
I`d tear that building down.

No more gin house,
Just smiles instead of frowns.
No more gin house,
Smiles instead of frowns.

Came home this morning,
Found her crying by the door.
Came home this morning,
Found her crying by the door.

Make my promise,
Won't barrel-house no more.
You've got my word,
Won't barrel-house no more.

I can see the ghost,
Feeling like a ghost.

Came home this morning,
Looking half-way like a ghost.
Came home this morning,
Feeling half-way like a ghost.

Face looked like marble,
My blood burned just like toast.
Face looked like marble,

Blood burned just like toast.

HEAVEN'S GATE
You're feeling haunted,
See those shadows on the shades?
You're stalking 'round the room,
Your name is on a blade.
The darkness 'round your neck
Is like a metal claw,
Who is gonna save you?
Who will hear your call?
Hear you call..yeahh..

You'll never get to heaven,
Putting money in the plate.
Can't bribe St. Peter,
When you're at Heaven's gate.
Right now you wonder,
How crazy things can be,
You dealt your own hand,
Five-card Destiny.

Roller-coaster, feeling from the floor.
Someone stole the, key right from your door.

Just what you needed,
Shadows on the blinds.
Feel so somersaulted,
Trying to keep your sense of time.
Lightning on the windows,
Just to seal your fate.
Who is gonna save you,
When you're at Heaven's gate?

Yeahh....heaven's gate.

THE LOOP

(Instrumental)

WALKIN' WOUNDED
I'm walkin' wounded,
Got my heart in a sling.
I've been injected,
Till I don't feel a thing.
You got me hurting,
Where it gets me most.
If I had some sense,
I'd move back to the Southern Coast.
Yeahhhh....

I'm truly wounded
Like a fox in a snare.
I feel inspected,
'Cause I'm caught in your glare.
You've done your damage,
Are you sure that you're through?
Don't cross me no more,
I've had enough of you.

Yeahhhh....

I'm sleepwalkin',
Like an unlit fuse,
I'm breaking out, baby,
Got no time to lose.

I feel suspended',
Got no lust for life.
You drew my picture,
As sharp as a knife.
Time is a wastin',
But the message got through.
Don't cross me no more,
I've had enough of you.

I'm walkin' wounded,
Got my heart in a sling.
I've been injected,
Till I don't feel a thing.
You got me hurtin',
Where it gets me most.
I've got some sense now,

I'm going back to the Southern Coast.

SLUMMING ANGEL
You're like a Slumming Angel,
Lost on the wrong side of town.
Just want to see the pictures,
Tell your man, "Turn down the sound".
You're acting wise but aren't you afraid,
Round here you might get blown away.
Like a Slumming Angel,
Lost on the wrong side of town.

Slumming Angel,
Lost on the wrong side of the tracks.
I saw you ask the poor kid,
To take the time to show you back.

Don't burn your wings,
Flying too high.
Around here you just might end up dying.

Like a Slumming Angel,
Lost on the wrong side of town.

Slumming Angel,
Don't you know your way around?
Yeahh..

Straight out of heaven,
Don't you know where you stand?
Take off those rose-colored glasses,
This place is no wonderland.

You're like a Slumming Angel,
Born on the wrong side of the tracks.
Saw you ask the poor boy,
To take the time to show you back.

Go home to your daddy,
Where you ought to go.
Things have changed around here,
Don't you know?

You're like a Slumming Angel,
Lost on the wrong side of town.
Slumming Angel,
Lost on the wrong side of town.
Yeahh..

Slumming Angel,

Let me show you around.

RORY GALLAGHER: Defender (1987)

1. Kickback City
2. Loanshark Blues
3. Continental Op
4. I Ain't No Saint
5. Failsafe Day
6. Road To Hell
7. Doing Time
8. Smear Campaign
9. Don't Start Me Talkin'
10. Seven Days
11. Seems To Me
12. No Peace For The Wicked

KICKBACK CITY
They say this town will kill you
They say this town ain't got no soul
This town could take a childs smile
And turn it into stone
But don't you think I know that
This town has cut me to the bone
Trouble crawling up your back
Fear just eats your soul

You say this town will eat you up
You say this town ain't got no heart
You try to learn all your lines
And you try to play the part
With all this double dealing
I tell you brother you get smart
Here in kickback city
You're lost before you start

People in subways look nearly half dazed to me
Renting tomorrow investing in sorrow no belief

Faces in sidestreets hiding like angels for grace
Selling you sorrow renting tomorrow you're out of place

They say this town will kill you
They say this town ain't got no soul
They'll set you up and pull the stitch
Till you unravelled on the floor
But I won't let it beat me
Though trouble's knocking in my door
Somehow it's just your smile
That keeps me coming back for more
Here in kickback city
Feel I'm going down slow
Here in kickback city

Feel I'm going down slow

LOANSHARK BLUES
Give me til Monday, that's only a day or two
Give me til Monday, that's only a day or two
I'll pay you back with interest, if it's the last thing that I do yeah
I'll pay you back with interest, if it's the last thing that I do yeah

Give me til Monday, that's only a day away
Give me til Monday, that's only a day away
I'm down on my knees, Ive got one foot in the grave
I'm down on my knees, I ve got one foot in the grave

I've got the Loanshark Blues I've got the Loanshark Blues
Give me an offer I can't refuse

My wife needs shoes my kids must eat feel so cold, I can't feel my feet
Can't get my hands on one thin dime gonna turn to a life of crime
No work here, so I walk the street sign on the door, feel I'm beat
I known you run Pier 15 you got a grip on all my dreams

I got the Loanshark Blues the Loanshark Blues
Give me an offer I can't refuse

Give me til Monday, that s only a day or two
Give me til Monday, that's only a day or two
I'll pay you back with interest, if it's the last thing that I do
I'll pay you back with interest, if it s the last thing that I do

I got the Loanshark blues the Loanshark Blues
Give me an offer I can't refuse

The roofs got holes, see the sky can't get straight and I have tried
I'm in your debt, I'm well aware I'll break the law ‘cause I don't care
Living on a knife edge I have been but I'm to though to just give in
Moving on down with the longshore men on the docks we're locked out again

I got the Loanshark Blues the Loanshark Blues
Give me an offer I can't refuse

I got the Loanshark Blues the Loanshark Blues

Give me an offer I can't refuse

CONTINENTAL OP
There's a body in the bay
The cops are taking it away
They said this case was closed
It only shows that you never know

So who are they going to get when the trouble's got to stop
Here's my card I'm the continental op

Jane Doe in the bay, now that's exhibit "A"
Bloodstains on the dress, of the millionaires
But I saw you leaving town, I'm gonna have to track you down
You've slipped through the web and you might have dodged the feds
But who are they going to get when you've outfoxed the cops
Here's my number I'm the continental op

I'm the continental op
Call the agency, we never close
First consultation is free
Check my reputation, check my pose
But first you ought to check my fee

There's a menace on the streets, offering infants' sweets
Don't give this man a ride, lock your car from the inside
He's suspect No. 1, but I guess his race is run
He left a set of prints, he's not so smart as he thinks

'Cause who are they gonna get when you've outfoxed the cops
Here's my card I'm the continental op

'Cause who are they gonna get when you've outfoxed the cops

Here's my badge I'm the continental op

I AIN'T NO SAINT
I ain't no saint I can't turn the other cheek
I ain't no saint Can't turn the other cheek
But you can cool my temper by the words I hear you speak

I'll tell you straight from the shoulder
Tell you straight from the hip
If I'm falling over, she makes the pieces fit
If I get arrested or in som legal twist
She talks to the judge and gets the case dismissed

I ain't no saint won't make it through the pearly gates
I feel alright down here, Lord I think heaven's gonna have to wait

She don't tell me how to make a living

Don't lock her love up with a key
If I'm down my head is spinning

Don't call a doctor or a priest

I ain't no saint won't toe the party line
I ain't no saint I won't toe the party line
But you get my nomination every single time

I'll tell you straight from the shoulder
Straiht from the hip
Believe the tallest stories if I hear it from your lips
Don't need to worry about the crazy shape I'm in
This tender magic surely gives me a thrill

I ain't no saint
Won't make it through the pearly gates
I feel allright down here lord

I think heaven's gonna have to wait

FAILSAFE DAY
What I see just takes the heart from me
It's all okay they keep telling me
Somehow it feels like failsave day
You know it's almost failsave day

It's not the time now don't go sad on me
Yeah we can run the illusion is free
Let's not just throw this change away
You know it's almost failsave day

And deep inside I hear that something
Like a silent scream
And in the night I hear that rumbling
Keep on hoping that it's just a dream

Wish there was some time to buy or steal
'Cause there's this stranger in the air I breathe
Deep down it feels like failsave day
They're gonna fade us all away

Deep inside I hear that something
Like a silent scream
The voice inside just tells me one thing
Keep on hoping that it's just a dream

What I see just chrills the heart in me
It's all okay but they're not fooling me
You know it's almost failsave day
Somehow it feels like failsave day
You know it's almost failsave day

They're gonna fade it all away

ROAD TO HELL
Soft-soaped on the road to hell
So many times I tripped and fell
No changes left the sky is falling down on me

One step from the demons' fire can't stop the train
The flames get higher too late to save me
The wall is coming down on me

Broken wishes and broken dreams
Close to the edge I cut it lean
No regrets the angels gonna cry on me

Push the tempo push the time
No excusus not this time
No way out the ground is opening up on me

Can you feel the beat
Coming from the street
Pour rain down on me

They try to keep me on a long thin chain
Thanks but no thanks just the same
You saw it coming the devil has got the jump on me

Lost soul on the road to hell
Wind up the motor and ring the bell
No stopping now pain is coming down on me

Straight time on the road to hell
No mercy time at the wishing well

No turning back angels going to cry for me

DOING TIME
I'm breaking rocks and I'm doing time
She's on the streets with a friend of mine
I drove the car I took the fall
I walk the cell at night I cry ‘til dawn
At night I cry ‘til dawn
The days are long but time will pass
I'm breaking out I soon will get my change

I'm in my cell it's ten by nine
She's living it up on champagne and wine
I took the rap I have to smile
Time drags by but I'll get loose after a while
Get loose after a while
Deep in the night just like a child

I walk the cell my mind is running wild

I'm going numb from too much waiting
Until my dying day
I'll suffocate from too much hating
There'll be hell to pay

I'm gonna rot from too much waiting
'Til my dying day
My soul is bruised my heart is shaking
There'll be hell to pay

I'm digging ditches I'm breaking stones
Sewing mailbags it ain't no fun
Bread and water my life is complete
Hold my breath ‘til I'm back out on the streets
Back out on the streets

Revenge is sweet or so they say
Just watch your steps I'm breaking out today
Revenge is sweet or so they say

Just watch your steps I'm breaking out today

SMEAR CAMPAIGN
The Dirty Tricks department,
Is working overtime.
Trying to stop the candidate,
From getting in this time.
The wheels are now in motion,
All the traps are set.
Under the commotion,
He'll walk into this net.

The state's intoxicated,
They're at the starting gate.
He may never make it,
To the planned T.V. debate.

He can't fight off the big bucks,
Of the old brigade.
He's gotta watch his step,
In this Smear Campaign.

They called a snap election,
In the summer heat.
This town is reeling backwards,
Like a drunk man on the street.

Yeah....

Feed those lies, bend those minds,
At any price.
Foul or fair, as long as he's not in there, Election Time.

Yeah..

Smear Campaign.

Don't believe the papers,
It's not anybody's race.
He's not a rank beginner,
It's not a children's game.

He may get the nomination,
If he breaks through the chain.
Or they'll shoot him down on Main Street,
In this Smear Campaign.

Just watch the party faithful,
Fuel the dream machine.
They've fudged up all the issues,
Eat that scandal sheet.

The Dirty Tricks department,
Are nearly half insane.
Trying to stop the candidate,
With a Smear Campaign.

Smear Campaign.
Yeah...
Smear Campaign.

DON'T START ME TALKIN'
Well I'm going down the road
Stop in Fanny Mays
Gonna tell Fanny what I heard her boyfriend say

Don't start me talkin'
I'll tell everything I know
I'm gonna break up this signifyin'
'Cause somebody's got go

Jack gave his wife two dollars
To go downtown to get some market
Gets out on the street
Ol' George stops her
He knocked her down
And blackened her eye
She gets back home and tells her husband a lie

Don't start me talkin'
I'll tell everything I know
I'm gonna break up this signifyin'
'Cause somebody's got go

She borrowed some money
To go to the beauty shop
She honked his horn
She beegan to start
Said take me bay ‘round the block
I'm going to the beauty shop
To have my hair socked

Don't start me talkin'
I'll tell everything I know
I'm gonna break up this signifyin'

'Cause somebody's got go

SEVEN DAYS
Seven days of thunder eight days of rain
The feeling that I'm under
Is like a ball'n chain, like a ball'n chain

Just round the corner I know a store
Gonna trade in my razor and bay a 44
And I'll come knocking knocking door to door
The feeling in my head is like all out war
All out war third world war

And if they catch me and put me in the chair
You can sit beside me there's plenty room to spare
You are the reason I am in tis fix will you cry for me
When they throw that switch throw that switch

This time they'll lock me up for sure
Throw away the key when they slam the door

City to city town to town
Seven days running
Will they track me down

Will they track me down

SEEMS TO ME
Seems to me, I've been all tore down before.
It seems to me, I've been down this way before.
Tears in your eyes baby, don't fool me anymore.
Tears in your eyes baby, don't fool me anymore.

Fool me anymore. Yeah....

I must admit it, guess my race is run...yeah..
I must admit it baby, it's a case of hit and run.

Don't look for me baby, 'cause I'm circling around the sun.
Don't laugh at me baby, I'm circling around the sun.

Yeah....oww....yeah...

Feel six feet under, feel like a drowning man...yeah..
Feel six feet under, feel like a drowning man.

Man overboard, and you won't lend a hand.
Man overboard, you won't lend a hand...yeah..

Seems to me you've gone for broke this time.
Seems to me you've gone for broke this time.

Hung, drawn and quartered.

You've hung me on the line

NO PEACE FOR THE WICKED
No peace for the wicked,
No way, no how.
If you've gone and done it,
You gotta pay somehow.
No use complaining,
About the hand that feeds.
Now you know that it's raining,
How come you talk to me?
How come you talk to me?

Well..yeah..

Well your friends in high places,
Won't bail you out this time.
With all your social graces,
It's like a pantomime.

Feeling so uneasy,
You can't tell friend from foe.
You're always looking back to see,
Who's coming through the door.

You sold protection,
Fed the common fear.
Took 'yes' for an answer,
You didn't see the tears.

Collecting for the loanshark,
With the silken fist.
Now you've crossed the 'company',
With the Judas kiss.
They've got you on the list.

Yeah...

You're like a loaded heater,
Just about to go off on the street.
You need a baby-sitter,
To pick you up if you can't stand the heat.

Yeah...

No peace for the wicked,
No way, no how.
If you've gone and done it,
You gotta pay somehow.

No use complaining,
About the hand that feeds.
Now you know that it's raining,
How come you talk to me?
How come you talk to me?

Yeah...

Well your friends in low places,
Have tightened up the screw.
They've made this town a nightmare,
You're trapped. What can you do?

The quality of mercy,
Is really out of reach.
Don't call on the ones you peeled,

Practice what you preach.

RORY GALLAGHER: Jinx (1982)

1. Big Guns
2. Boubon
3. Double Vision
4. The Devil Made Me Do It
5. Signals
6. Jinxed
7. Easy Come Easy Go
8. Nothin' But The Devil
9. Ride On Red, Ride On
10. Lonley Mile
11. Loose Talk

BIG GUNS
Well, you think you're sitting pretty,
But you're sitting on a powder keg.
Well, you think you're standing steady,
But you're weak as a matchstick leg.
Well there's a rumble in the city,
There's a call out for your head.
Now isn't a pity,
You're future's just a lump of lead.

But now you're running scared you've got no place to run,
You're caught between the law and the Big Guns.

Yeah...

Well, it's a long way from the pool halls,
To the rackets and the petty crime.
Well, you thought you were a tough one,
But you've bitten off too much this time.
You've stepped on the wrong toes,
Now look who you've upset.
Well, you walked on the wrong turf,
You got your picture on the police gazette.

Well, now you're running scared, got no place to run,
You're caught between the law and the - Big Guns.

Yeahhh..

Your back's against a wall, you don't like it there at all.
Now your world's about to fall, you got no friends you can call.

Well, you never felt so gritty,
Well, the sweat's pouring down your back.
You're like a tiger in the jungle,
And you can't find your way back.
You haven't played your cards right,
You hadn't seen the signs.
Well, you tried to run the whole game,
Now you've come to the end of the line.

Well, now you're running scared, you've got no place to run.

Now you're face to face with the Big Guns.

BOURBON
Well, he's drinking down the bourbon like it was soda pop,
Trying to quell a feeling he knows ain't gonna stop,
He's mortgaged out his blood for one more chance to breathe.
He had the D.T.'s for breakfast, the shakes till noon,
He picked up his bag and left the motel room,
His head is held high but his heart is on it's knees.

Well, he packed his guitar and his bar-room tan,
Gotta get some miles behind him as fast as he can,
Another destination, some place else to play.

Well, he left a life behind him in some old trailer park.
They tried to make it work; it was ruined from the start.
He had to shake the rust, it became time to leave.

It's a honky-tonk engagement,
But there's no better place to play.
His face feels like crazy pavement,
It's getting more lined every day.

Well, he's gonna write a letter and try to explain,
She says he's too old to have these growing pains,
But something keeps him moving, living on through the night.

But as the night approaches, a change is in the air,
His heart is pumping fast, he's got no cares.
The music befriends him, it can take him anywhere.

It's a honky-tonk engagement,
But there's no better place to play.
His mind feels like crazy pavement,
He's getting crazed out every day.

Well, he's drinking down the bourbon like it was soda pop,
Trying to quell a feeling he knows ain't gonna stop,
He's mortgaged out his blood for one more chance to breathe.

He had the D.T.'s for breakfast, the chills till noon,
He picked up his bag and left the motel room,

His head is held high but his heart is on it's knees.

DOUBLE VISION
You give me double vision, strange transmission,
When you walk in the room.
Tongue-tied feeling, can't see the ceiling,
You've turned out the moon.

Tell me, darling, what you're trying to do.

You give me double vision, strange condition,
When you act that way.
I'm walking sideways, my nights become days,
But I feel okay.

Tell me, darling, what you're trying to do.

You give me double vision, soul transmission,
When you act so cruel.
My mind is reeling, can't see the ceiling,
'Cause you've turned out the moon.

Tell me, mama, what you're trying to do.
You got me jumpin' like a man with the voodoo.

Tell me, darling, what you're trying to do.

You got me mad like a man with the voodoo.

THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT
Well the devil made me do it, do it, do it,
The devil made me trip and fall,
The devil drove me to it, to it, to it,
Till I had no chance at all.
What did I do that was so bad,
To go and get myself arrested?
Just in town to have some fun,
But I ended up in the trash can.
There I was in the witness stand,
My eyes turned towards the jury,
Trying to recall what went wrong last night,
But it won't come right back to me.

Yeah, the devil made me do it, do it, do it,
The devil made me trip and fall,
Well, the devil drove me to it, to it, to it,
Till I had no mind at all.

The lawyer said, "Son, won't you plead the fifth,
And don't speak unless requested".
Using all the words at his command,
His skills were sorely tested.
Then to my complete surprise,
They went and called a hostile witness,
The devil himself, well he took the stand,
And that's where my case rested.

Well, the devil drove me do it, do it, do it,
The devil made me trip and fall,
Well, the demon drove me to it, to it, to it,
Till I had no chance at all.

What did I do that was so bad,
To go and get myself arrested?
Well, I was just in town to have some fun,
But I ended up in the trash can.
There I was in the witness box,
My eyes turned towards the jury,
Trying to recall what went wrong last night,
But it won't come right back to me.

Well, the devil made me do it, do it, do it,
The devil made me trip and fall,
The devil drove me to it, to it, to it,
Till I had no mind at all.

The devil made me do it, do it, do it,
The devil made me trip and fall,
The devil drove me to it, to it, to it,
Till I had no chance at all.

Well, the devil drove me to it, to it, to it,
The devil made me trip and fall,
Well, the demon drove me to it, to it, to it,
Till I had no chance at all,
Till I had no chance at all
Till I had no mind at all.
Ohhh...that's right...oh yea

SIGNALS
Who's that calling way out there?
I've got your signal, loud and clear.
In the distance a light is near,
Through the night, sharp as a spear.
My mind sees all the things my eyes can't see,
What are you trying to say to me?
I've got your signal,
Feel your signal.

Everything seems very strange,
And now you're not that far away.
I feel so calm, I don't feel fear,
Behind that light I know you're there.

My ears hear sounds I've never heard before,
Tell me what you've really come here for.
I've got your signal,
Ohh.... feel your signal.

There's a beacon flashing in the distant night,
Don't feel time passing right before my eyes.
Is my dreaming beyond control?
I feel these movements here below.

Is this the end, or is there more?
I'll stay suspended for evermore.
My eyes hear all the things my heart can't see,
What are you trying to do to me?
I've got your signal,
Feel your signal.

There's a beacon flashing in the distant sky,
Don't feel time passing right before my eyes.
Who's that calling from way out there?
Got your signal, loud and clear.

In the distance I know you're there,
Through the night, sharp as a spear.
My mind sees all the things my eyes can't see,
What are you trying to say to me?
Well, I've got your signal,
I've got your signal,

Feel your signal.

JINXED
My heart's in trouble, my soul's on fire,
My mind is aching for my one desire.
This heavy weather, will it never seem to end,
I start to wonder will my poor heart ever mend.
I don't know what I am supposed to think,
This must be some kind of jinx.

My line's been tapped, my mail's been screened,
I could be wrong but that's the way I feel,
Everything I try just crumbles before I start,
Feel like a lost child, searching in the dark.

Will I swim or will I sink,
This must be some kind of jinx.

You've got your heart locked up,
And you've thrown away the key,
Feel like I'm sinking down,
Into the endless sea.

My heart's uneasy, my soul's on fire,
You're the ice--please put out this fire.
This crazy weather, will it never seem to end.
It's getting harder with all the bad news that you send.

I don't know what I am supposed to think,
This must be some kind of jinx.
I don't care what anybody thinks,
'Cos this must be some kind of jinx.
Will I swimor will I sink,

This must be some kind of jinx.

EASY COME, EASY GO
I'm easy come and easy go,
Now you're not so carefree.
You found the thorn behind the rose,
You took it, oh, so badly.
Lost inside yourself,
You've gotta break out soon.
You've gotta try again,
To hear a brand new tune.

Oh yeah...

Once easy come and easy go,
You just hear sad notes lately.
You use to fly and chase the wind,
I don't know you lately.

Don't take it, oh, so bad,
Things are gonna change.
Don't make it, oh, so sad,
The sun will shine again.

Oh yeah...

Please don't lock me out,
What's it all about?
I'll change it all completely,
Won't you let me in,
Don't you need a friend?
If I can help, just call me.

I'm easy come and easy go,
Don't paint it all so sadly.
Before you know the light will shine,
Don't burn out completely.

Locked inside yourself,
You've gotta break out soon.
Come on and try again,

And hear a different tune.

NOTHIN' BUT THE DEVIL
Well you know yourself little girl,
You ain't treating your daddy right.
Leave home in the morning,
Ain't back till late at night.
That's nothin' but the devil,
Make you treat me the way you do.
I'm gonna break out like the measles,
I'm gonna be all over you.

Went out early this morning baby,
You dressed up like a queen.
Saying you going to see your sister,
But your sister, you've never seen.

That's nothin' but the devil,
Make you treat me the way you do.
I'm gonna break out like the measles,
Gonna inject you with the Asian flu.

Well you know yourself little girl,
Doing your daddy wrong.
You go out in the evening,
You're never coming home.

It's nothin' but the devil,
Make you treat me the way you do.
Break out like the measles,
Inject you with the Asian flu.

Well you know yourself little girl,
Treating your daddy wrong.
Go in the mornin',
Come back alone.

Nothin' but the devil,
Make you treat me the way you do.
I'm gonna break out like the measles,
I'm gonna be all over you.

I'm gonna break out like the measles,

Gonna be all over you.

RIDE ON RED, RIDE ON
Well I left my home in Vicksburg and startet travelling north
Made it to New Orleans as the bus was taking off
The citizens' committee was giving away the fare
Saying, "If you don't like the south, boy, just ride on outta here"
Ride on, ride on Red, ride on
Gonna ride off to my freedom
And make those Northern States my home.
We made it into Shreveport, where we were supposed to eat
I got myself a sandwich and ate it on the street
Ride on, Louisianna Red, ride on
Gonna ride on to your freedom
And make those Northern States your home.
We made it into Little Rock, we made another state
took the whole of the U.S. army to make one school integrate
Ride on, ride on Red, ride on
Gonna ride on to your freedom
And make those Northern States your home.
Well I live here in New York and I am doing fine
Have myself a ball above the Mason-Dixon line
Ride on, ride on Red, ride on
Gonna ride on to my freedom

And make those Northern States my home.

LONELY MILE
It's five 'o'clock in the morning,
Ain't got a dime.
Standing under your window,
That ain't no crime.
Keeping out of the weather,
Up for the dawn.
Yeah I'm stealing stealing,
When I should be gone.

Six 'o'clock in the morning,
Ain't got no prayer.
Cause your never no answer,
But I know your there.

It's my own fault you see,
It must be the wine.
Got this fever, getting deeper,
Until it cuts like a knife.
yeah

You've got me walking that lonely mile,
Just like a child.
Why you trying to act so tough,
Tell me what's my crime.
yeah

Nine 'o'clock in the morning,
Still no sign.
Turn on the big sun,
Switch down the night.
Like a hand in a glove.

We were partners in crime,
I'm goin to leave here.
Shouldn't be here,

Walk down that lonely mile.

LOOSE TALK
Loose talk from up-tight people,
Looking out for blood to draw.
Just keep cool, don't let it phase you,
All that stuff ain't worth a straw.
Tight talk from stay-put people,
Aimed to hurt, aimed to wound.
Step on your toes, step on your fingers,
Just don't take it, now don't be fooled.

Don't let them know where you're going,
Don't play their games or they'll snow you in.
Call on me if they derail you,
Call on me 'cause I won't lock you in.
Yeah......

Don't let them know where you're going,
Don't play their games 'cause they'll snow you in.
Call on me if they derail you,
Stay with me 'cause I won't lock you in.
Yeah......

Double-talking, double-meaning
Tight-rope tactics to trip you up.
Don't play their games, go where your heart says,
Keep on pushing, you'll get there yet.

Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah

RORY GALLAGHER: Top Priority (1979)

1. Follow Me
2. Philby
3. Wayward Child
4. Keychain
5. At the Depot
6. Bad Penny
7. Just Hit Town
8. Off the Handle
9. Public Enemy No. 1
10. Hellcat
11. The Watcher

FOLLOW ME
I want to plant to the star in the sky,
One you can find at the end of the night.
I want to climb a ladder to space,
Leave without trace, 'cos now is the time.
Things are gonna be so clear,
When I'm light years from here,
In some other space.
Let me take the tear from your eye,
Leave it behind, stay by my side.

Won't you follow me where I'm bound,
Time's for borrowing now.
Won't you follow me, time is tight,
Before things swallow me down.

I've been locked in this cage,
Gonna break away, before it's too late.
I'm gonna re-write the page,
Take the stage, and live tomorrow today.
You'll find the dreams you mislaid,
They won't run away, all the dues have been paid.
Yes, it's time to depart, go with your heart,
Follow the flame.

Won't you follow me where I'm bound,
Time's for borrowing now.
Won't you follow me, time is tight,
Before things swallow me down.

Won't you follow me where I'm bound,
Time's for borrowing now.
Won't you follow me, time is tight,
Before things swallow me down.

Won't you follow me where I'm bound,

Time's for borrowing now.

PHILBY
Now ain't it strange that I feel like Philby, there's a stranger in my soul
I'm lost in transit in a lonesome city, I can't come in from the cold
I'm deep in action on a secret mission, contact's broken down
Time drags by, I'm above suspicion, there's a voice on the telephone

Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah

Well it sure is dark in this clockwork city, contact's never gonna show
I've got a code which can't be broken, my eyes never seem to close
Well, I'm standing here in the silent city, shadows falling down
I'm disconnected but I don't need pity, the night's gonna burn on slow

Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah

Now ain't it funny that I feel like Philby, a stranger on a foreign shore
I've got my plans and I must move quickly, there's a knock upon the door
Still in transit and I'm close to danger, my cover can't be blown,
It's getting strange and it's getting crazy, tell me, what is going on?

Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah

Four o'clock and nothing's moving, six o'clock and the daylight's stirring
Morning comes, must be moving on
All night long my mind's been burning, makes me feel such a long, long way from home, home

Now ain't it strange that I feel like Philby, there's a stranger in my soul
I'm lost in transit in a lonesome city, I can't come in from the cold

WAYWARD CHILD
Well, you always were a problem,
Always running wild,
Trouble is your middle name
You know you're a wayward child.
Well, you always get your feet wet,
You always play with knives,
Well watch that you don't cut yourself,
You know you're a wayward child,
They call you the wayward child.

Well you always go you're on way,
Sometimes you play with fire,
Well, can you run forever,
Before you run right out of time,
Oh, will you run right out of time,

No one's gonna change you,
It ain't no use,
Well, who is gonna tame you,
Tie you in a noose.

Well, nothing's gonna change you,
It ain't no use,
Oh, no one's gonna tame you,
Tie you in a noose.

Well, you always were a problem,
Never meek and mild,
Life is just a street fight,
Well, you know you're the wayward child,
They call you the wayward child.

You always get your feet wet,
You always play with knives,
Well watch that you don't cut yourself,
You know you're the wayward child,
You know you're the wayward child,

You look like a wayward child.

KEYCHAIN
I need a keychain, to lock up all this trouble.
I need a fast train, leaving on the double.
I'm going someplace, that's hard to follow.
Got that feeling, that I should be long gone.
I'm as bad as I can get, playing Russian roulette.
I need a keychain, baby right now.

I'm playing no games, this ain't no water pistol.
Ain't it insane, there's no chance of missing.
No one holds me, you ain't got my number.
If you see me, just run for cover.

Well I'm as wild as I can get, I'm playing Russian roulette.
I got no keychain, baby right now.
Owww....

Owww...
Well I'm in a guided missile, and I'm lost in the sky.
I won't be returning, until things feel right.
I got a poison pen letter, ain't that all I need.
Some pretty woman's, trying to make a ghost of me.

I got no keychain, to lock up all my sorrow.
I need a fast plane, I'm leavin' in a hurry.
I'm going some place, where you can't follow.
I got that feeling, that I should be long gone.

Well I'm as mad as I can get, I'm playing Russian roulette.

Need a keychain, baby, all mine

AT THE DEPOT
Well, I'm hanging round the depot boys,
Trying to get a job,
I`m so sick and tired of being laid off.
No silver lining, no rainbow's end,
Bills in my mail-box, that's all they ever send,
All they ever send.

Well, I'm hanging round the corner, boys,
Holding up the well,
Feeling kinda sloppy, waiting for a call.

Running out of patience, running out of cool,
Don't turn on the radio, I don't want to hear the news,
Don't want to hear the news.
Yeah...

Well, you sure look good,
Baby, sure look neat,
Sure make sense from your head to your feet.

You don't want to know me now,
But you're gonna change your mind,
I'm going to Fat City, gonna do things in style.

Well, you sure look good,
Baby, sure look neat,
Making all the ice melt when you walk down the street.

You don't want to know me now,
But you`re gonna change your mind,
I'm going to Fat City, gonna do things in style.
Yeahhh...

Well, my motor won't run men,
I'm sure it's on the blink,
Ain't had no gasoline since God knows when.

I'm waiting for that woman, ain't she ever gonna show?
Don't keep me waiting, I got some place else to go,
Some place else to go.

Well, I'm hanging round the depot, boys,
Can't get a job,
I'm so sick and tired of being laid off.

No silver lining, no rainbow's end,
Blues in my mail-box. that's all they ever send,
All they ever send,

All they ever send.

BAD PENNY
Well, like a bad penny you have turned up again
You're in my sights, there's a mist on my lens
I think you know how it was when I tripped and fell
Well, you double-dealed me, baby and I broke like a shell

Like a bad penny you've sure lost the glow
But I'm out of reach, your smile's sure gone cold
Well, it can't ever be like it was then
Well, don't you fool with me, baby
Don't you mess with my plans

Some stormy nights, your memory haunts me, you won't go away
Well, like a bad penny you have turned up in the change
Try to fit into the picture, you can't get inside the frame
I think you know I'm still sore, but I'm on the mend
Times sure have changed, it won't happen again

Well, like a bad penny spins around and around
Well, you won't know what's gone wrong when it all falls down
You got to learn from now on to stop playing games
You ought to keep on moving, you got to spin on your way

Some lonely nights, I hear you calling
Won't you go away?

Well, like a bad penny you have turned up again
You're in my sights, there's a mist on my lens
I think you know how it was when I tripped and fell

Well, you double-dealed me, baby, I cracked like a shell

JUST HIT TOWN
Well, I just hit town and I flew in by the seat of my pants,
Well, I just touched down and got me some crazy plans.
I'm an ace, I'm a deuce, I'm a buzzin` all over the land,
And it ain't no use to change the way I am.
The way I am.....oh yeah...
Well, I just touched base, been in motion for a hundred days,
I'm wound up like a motor or a rocket in outer space.
I'm an ace, I'm a deuce, wont you put my mind at ease,
Well, I cant slow down, got to take some more of these.
More of these....oh yeah....ahhhhhh....

Wont you give me the green light, give me a chance to move,
Turn on your love-light, you know that I approve.

Well, I just touched ground and I got in by the seat of my pants,
I ain't broken down but I found a new place to land.
I'm an ace, I'm a deuce. I'm a crazy free-range man,
And it ain't no use to change my open plan.
Open plan....oh yeah....

Well, I'm feeling kinda crazy, want to go on a mad-cap spree,
Step on my air-brakes, I gonna let off some steam.
I'm an ace, I'm a deuce, I'm flyin` all over the land
And it ain't no use to change the way I am.
I'm an ace, I'm a deuce, I'm flyin` all over the land
And it ain't no use to change the way I am.
Yeah.....
The way I am.

Thank you mam.

OFF THE HANDLE
Well, I fly off the handle a little too quick,
Just call me a nervous man.
For the last week or two, it don't take too much,
To make me wanna raise the sand.

Yeah...

Well, it's one of those days,
When you`d rather not be,
So low down and dirty,
Your luck's out at sea.

Owwww....

Well, I fly off the handle a little too fast,
You know, friends say I look like an angry man.
Like a bad memory you turned up again,
I find it hard not to raise my hand.

Well, it's one of those towns,
Where you'd rather not stay,
Come back and see it some other day.

Oh Yeah... oh come on...

It's one of those nights
When you know you're alone,
Feeling half-crazy, just body and soul.

Well, my cat won't scratch, or show its claws,
It just prowls round the house all day.
For the last night or two, I can't eat or drink,
I think I'm gonna fade away.

Well, it's one of those things
Where you'd rather not be,
So low down and lonesome,

Your luck's out at sea.

PUBLIC ENEMY No. 1
Well she's nothing much,
But she looks like a gangster's moll.
Well there ain't no doubt about it,
I know she ran with Mad Dog Coll.
She's the driver of the getaway car,
Public enemy number 1.

Well, she's fact and she's fiction,
All wrapped up into one.
Sound, lights and vision,
Street car collisions and all.

We got the G-men on a mission,
They can't catch up at all.
Well, won't you have that motor twitchin',
For public enemy number 1, number 1.

Well the marked man unmarked car,
Waiting out in the cold got his work cut out,
Well a travel guide to a shooting star,
Is the only clue we left about.

It's a battle of wits, a psyche-out,
Synchronised tension's taking hold,
It's a battle of wits, a psyche-out,
Synchronised tension's taking hold, taking hold.

B-girl oh B-girl,
Be my permanent alibi.
Well you got to keep your eyes peeled,
Stay alert at the wheel tonight.

Keep the key in the ignition,
We won't get no remission this time.
Won't you have that motor twitchin',
When I come running by.

I come running by...yeah.

HELLCAT
Well there's a hellcat, loose cat, hear it wail
It can stop you down the street, you cannot get away
Well it's gonna get to you, got the demon power
You got to run, run, brother you know your soul's on fire
You got to run, run, brother you know your soul's on fire

Well there's a strange, strange feeling chilling your hands
A shadow in your doorway, freeze you where you stand
You play your dice with the devil, now it's much too late
Well don't you know you got a hellcat on your trail
Well don't you know you got a hellcat on your trail

The sound that haunts you from the dark will dawn
Don't go away no more when the morning comes
There's a step on the stairs, a storm in your sails
That you know you got a hellcat by the tail
Yeah, you've done and got a hellcat on your trail

Oh yeah

Well there's a hellcat, loose cat, hear it moan
Stalking your shadow all night long
It's the darkest feeling this side of hell
Well don't you know you got a hellcat by the tail
You know you've got a hellcat by the tail
Well hellcat
Well hellcat
Well hellcat

Well hellcat

THE WATCHER
Is there a car straight under a light that's burning?
Prepared by your soul for all the secrets you're holding.
Step back in time machine for a mind that's frozen.
This is a mind that will challenge the full moon.
Capture on acid a man whose mind is exploding.
This is a life from the edge of the map that's turning.
There on a map they check on the eye of the beholding.
This is a flag for a mind that's frozen.
Don't look for more deep in the sun it's turning.
Ants all over your eyes broken ???

They're watching,
They've got you now.

They're showing pictures on a screen,
Time slips and places where you've been.

They're little secret of Saigon.
You trust them mostly to Hong Kong.

Guess what's right in the market place?
Selling secrets at the lowest price.
Eye to eye, come on it's your weakness.
A childish game, marked with foolish ??
Walking city, cat 'n' mouse charming.

They've got you - they've got you now.

They'll watch you - they've got you now.

RORY GALLAGHER: Photo-Finish (1978)

1. Shin Kicker
2. Brute Force & Ignorance
3. Cruise On Out
4. Cloak & Dagger
5. Overnight Bag
6. Shadow Play
7. The Mississippi Sheiks
8. The Last Of The Independents
9. Fuel To The Fire
10. Early Warning
11. Juke Box Annie

SHIN KICKER
Well, it`s a shin-kicking morning,
Gotta kickstart today,
Wind up my machine and I'll be on my way.
Owwww....
Well, a burning fever
Woke me up at the dawn,
I didn't have a choice, I had to carry on.

Well, my engine's overheating
And I'm running out of gas,
I only got two speeds and it's slow and fast.
Yeah..

Well, I got to find a town that's got some action,
Got to find a place that's open late, right away
Owww...

Well, I got to find a town that's got more action,
Got to find a place stays open late, right away
Yeahhh..

C. C. Mama,
Motorcycle queen,
I'm gonna catch up with you with my lightning wheels.
Yeah...

It's cold, black coffee,
Eggs and grease,
Stop in at the truckstop, I don't want to sleep.

Well, it's a shin-kick morning,
I'm gonna turn up the heat,
I'm racing all the truckers and I got them beat,
You know I'm racing all the truckers and I've got them beat,
Racing all the truckers and I've got them beat.

Wind up my machine and I'll be on my way,
Wind up my machine and I'll be on my way,

Wind up my machine and I'll be on my way

BRUTE FORCE & IGNORANCE
Brute Force and Ignorance,
Just hit town,
Looking like survivors,
From the Lost and Found.
Brute Force and Ignorance,
Have come to play,
A one-night stand at eight o`clock,
Then they`ll be on their way.

This old town`s exploding,
And the mayor`s uptight,
He`d like to make it to the show,
But he knows it`s not his night.

He`s got to be beholding,
To his legal spouse,
But she`s put the thumbscrews on him,
And snuck out of the house.

There she goes.

The picture on the poster,
Raised an eyebrow or two,
At fifty-five to seven,
Lord, you should`ve seen the queue.

City slick and country hick,
They came one and all,
The traffic-light girl and the downhome kids,
Assembled in the hall.

Brute Force and Ignorance,
Yes, that`s the name,
The young folks gonna miss them,
Now they`ve gone away.

Well, the show got so crazy,
Today they took the billboard down,
I`ll never forget the scene last night,
When the band was escorted out of town.

This little town`s back in slow motion,
I`m sad to say,
After the confusion,
It`ll never be the same.

Well, I took a walk down Main Street,
Just to pass the time,
And I could hear that music,
Still rolling through my mind.

Brute Force and Ignorance,
They sure hit town,
And if you want to find them, buddy,

They`re down at the Lost and Found.

CRUISE ON OUT
Well that cat you will be payin',
You ought to make you there,
When that drummer hits the rim shot,
It almost busts the snare.
You put on your cat clothes,
And I will put on mine,
Together pretty babe,
We're gonna cruise on down the line.

Come on and cruise on out with me,
Won't you cruise on out with me.

Well that cat I will be paying,
C'mon and get your share,
I've got transportation,
And I can get you there.

Well I know your daddy's anxious,
That you told a lie,
I guess he's goin' to blow his stack,
If you don't come home on time.

Come on and cruise on out with me,
Won't you cruise on out with me.

Yeah...

Well this feelin' I will pick it,
Just as long as you will stay,
The boys in the band will play all night,
If they would have their way.

If you want to dress up to the night,
And look like something else,
I'm goin' to put on my alligator shoes,
I'll go out to play..

Come on cruise on out with me,
Won't you cruise on out with me.

Well, the fat man plays that upright,
Freeze you at the knees,
This band's in full control,
of 37 and one half keys.

In this full scale commotion,
The place will never drop,
You better leave town gracefully,
If you're too pooped to pop.
You better leave town gracefully,
If you're too stuped to stop.

Come on cruise on out with me,
Well, won't you cruise on out with me.

Well that cat you will be payin',
You ought to make you there,
When that drummer hits the rim shot,
It almost busts the snare.

You put on your cat clothes,
And I will put on mine,
Together pretty babe,
We're gonna step on down the line.

Won't you cruise on out with me,
Come on, cruise on out with me.
Won't you cruise on out,
Cruise on out,
Cruise on out with me.

Won't you cruise on out,
Cruise on out,
Cruise on out,
Cruise on out with me.

Come on cruise on out,
Cruise on out,
Cruise on out,

Cruise on out with me.

CLOAK & DAGGER
She's got that cloak and dagger,
Sidewalk swagger,
Silent danger in her style.
An air of mystery,
You know it hit me,
When I saw those flashing lines.

Oh no, well don't you run and hide,
Lord I've been hypnotized,

Use no small town chatter,
She got the moonlight manner.
Use sleight of hand,
Tricks of the light.

Ain't no pretender,
She's a real contender.
Snakes and ladders ain't her style.

Oh no, well don't drive me wild,
Oww.. I'm feeling so mystified.

Oh..yeah...

Owww...

Oh yeah, you know you drive me wild,
Well I'm feeling so mystified.

Owww...

I've got that awkward stammer,
I just sorta stand there.
Some crazy feeling,
Cramps my style.

I should know better,
She's a real upsetter.
Well that moonlight manner,
Has got my mind.

Oh yeah, well don't you run and hide,

Oh yeah, I feel hypnotized.

OVERNIGHT BAG
Packed my things in an overnight bag,
A toothbrush and guitar, got no tail to drag.
Gonna leave, on the next passing breeze.
My heart is heavy, as a sky full of rain,
Mind full of notions, that I just can't explain.
The reasons why, just can't be supplied.

Trapped by a heartache, and freed by my will,
Sentenced to wander, so much time to kill,
Hear my plea, and rescue me.

Packed my sorrows in an overnight bag,
But I'll be gone much longer than that,
Who knows when, we'll meet again?

Too many sleepless nights, put my soul on edge,
And so many restless moods, lay heavy in my head.

Too many sleepless nights, put my soul on edge,
And so many restless moods, lay heavy in my head.

Wrote down my thoughts, and I sealed them in hope,
Sent them to you in a blue envelope,
Not received, it seems to me.

I had some things that I wanted to say,
But my chance, well it just blew away,

On the breeze, like some mystery

SHADOW PLAY
In the flinty light, it's midnight, and stars collide
Shadows run, in full flight, to run, seek and hide
I'm still not sure what part I play,
in this shadow play, this shadow play

In the half light, on this mad night, I hear a voice in time
Well, I look back, see a half-smile, then it's gone from sight
Won't you tell me how I can find my way?
In this shadow play, this shadow play
In this shadow play, this shadow play

Sounds come crashing, and I hear laughing
All those lights just blaze away
I feel a little strange inside
A little bit of Jekyll, a little Mr. Hyde

Sounds come crashing, can I hear laughing?
All those lights just blaze away
I feel a little strange inside
A little Dr. Jekyll, a little Mr. Hyde

Thoughts run wild, free as a child, into the night
Across the screen a thin beam, of magic light
Things they just don't look the same
In this shadow play, this shadow play
Shadow play, shadow play
I can't run away from this shadow play

Shadow play, shadow play

THE MISSISSIPPI SHEIKS
I saw the Mississippi Sheiks,
On the corner of the street,
Oh, was it just a dream,
Like I've been traveling in a time machine.
Ohhh.

So come along with me,
Back to the southern streets,

I saw old Peg Leg Howell,
His gang was making quite a sound,
I heard Bo Carter wail,
And that git-fiddle-combo played.


Come along and see,
The Mississippi Sheiks.

Come on.....

What you gotta lose,
Can't ya hear me callin', calling you?

You've never lived at all,
Till you've done that Georgia crawl,

Well, I hear you little girl,
You say you've been around this world.
From Moscow to Abilene,
But there is one place you've yet to see,

So, come along and see,

The Mississippi Sheiks

THE LAST OF THE INDEPENDENTS
I caught the Red-Eye at midnight,
In the nick of time,
On the 747,
And we soon were flying high.
Lord, I had no time to lose,
Things were getting hot,
Only I know where we stashed the loot,
The mob wants to know the spot.

They got the muscle in from Cleveland,
The fire-power from Detroit,
They missed me in New Jersey,
Though things got pretty tight.

Well, they caught my scent in Richmond,
At the Hotel Savoy,
But I got out the laundry shute,
And went to Chicago, Illinois.

I'm the Last of the Independents,
Yeah, they're searching coast to coast,
Only I know where we hid the loot,
Eleven years ago.

I caught the Red-Eye at midnight,
In the nick of time,
On the 747,
We soon were high and wide.

The moon was laughing at me,
Like it did not have a care,
But I just smiled right back and said,
"You ain't going anywhere".

Well, I want out of the rackets,
And the numbers game,
'Cos when you cross the big boss,
You only got yourself to blame.

I won't sing like a canary,
And I won't go naming names,
Well, I don't need police protection,
Well, I'll play it my own way.

I'm the Last of the Independents,
Well, I play by my own rules,
Yes, I'm the Last of the Independents,
The Syndicate, well, it don't approve.
Yeoowww...

Well, I'm the Last of the Independents,
Well, I got to keep on the move,
Well, I'm the Last of the Independents,
Well, I got no time to lose,
Time to lose,
Time to lose,
Yeoowww.

I've got no time,
Well, I've got no time to lose,
Well, I've got no time,
Well, I've got no time to lose,
Well, I've got no time,
Well, I've got no time to lose,
Well, I've got no time,

Well, I've got no time to lose.

FUEL TO THE FIRE
Had me a whiskey, and I chased it,
Got me some trouble, gonna face it,
But if I had a trump card, I would place it,
That's for sure....yeah....
I had a dream, but I can't trace it,
I call out your name, so you might hear it,
But it only adds fuel, to the fire,
In my soul....yeah....

If I could just, re-write the pages,
Wake up with peace, with the way it is,
I don't wanna live in this world, if you can't grace it,
Anymore....anymore.....yeah...

Friends try to raise my spirits, higher,
Well, there's no doubting, the stong desire,
They don't feel the heat, of the fire,
In my soul....In my soul....

Had me a whiskey, and I chased it,
Got me some trouble, gonna face it,
But if I had a trump card, I would place it,

Yeah...At your door....oh yeah...

EARLY WARNING
Early warning came this morning,
Hit me lower than the bottom rung.
Feel a warning in a tail spin,
Now I'm livin' on an iron lung.
Near the doorway I saw a ghost play,
A shadow talking where their mouth has been.
These are strange days in every which way,
And my head is in a downward spin.

Helter-skelter in the shelter,
Can't believe it, it can get no worse.
See no tomorrow time to borrow,
Now I'm waiting for the nuclear nurse.

May the west win by an ill wind,
Can't remember when I've seen the sun.
Ain't no pity for my city,
Well let me at you, no I've got to run.

Who'll remember, that's what we're there for,
And that's my election too.
Heard a whisper from a dark stair,
Cast no shadow, is that you?

Helter-skelter in the shelter,
Can't believe it, it can get no worse.

See no tomorrow time to borrow,
Now I'm waiting on the nuclear nurse,
Now I'm waiting on the nuclear nurse,

Can't believe it, it can get no worse.

JUKEBOX ANNIE
Jukebox Annie knows all the tricks, she waters down the whiskey,
She marks all the decks, she won't give me credit,
But she charms me to bits, she sure makes the time stand still.
Jukebox Annie heard all the tales, she always listens cause it never fails,
She's seen all the winos, who've run on the rails,
She sure takes away the chill.

Well, your the one I'm gonna miss, one smile from you can make the pieces fit,
I'm out here living by my wits, my heart's bound to overspill.

Jukebox Annie won't you stay to play,
You're always acting like you're hard as nails,
Won't you listen to what I say, you can't keep this man at bay.

Ow....

Well, Jukebox Annie knows all the names,
Of every lonely outlaw, and every wanted man.
Well, let me tell you brother, she's good for bail,
She'll bring you back from hurtin', when it tips the scales.

Jukebox Annie knows all the tricks, she waters down the whiskey,
She marks all the decks, she won't give me credit,
But she charms me to bits, she sure makes the time stand still.

Jukebox Annie heard all the tales, she always listens cause it never fails,
She's seen all the winos, who've gone on the rails,
She sure takes away the chill.

Oh, you're the one who kissed me, when I'm out here behind the drivin' wheel,
You know I think about you, quite a bit,
You sure keep away the chill.
Jukebox Annie, Jukebox Annie. Yeah..yeah..yeah

RORY GALLAGHER: Calling Card (1976)

1. Do You Read Me
2. Country Mile
3. Moonchild
4. Calling Card
5. I'll Admit You're Gone
6. Secret Agent
7. Jacknife Beat
8. Edged In Blue
9. Barley And Grape Rag
10. Rue The Day
11. Public Enemy (B-Girl Version)

DO YOU READ ME
Do you read me, well won't you tell me?
If you read me, then please believe me, when I say,
Yes I've been waiting, seems like forever.
I've been waiting, my situation ain't got much better,
Well I've been waiting, the situation don't get much better.

You don't do unto others as you do unto me,
Well, why am I the only one that treats you this way?
Well, you got that something and it's hard to specify,
I can't diagnose that look in your eyes.

You don't do unto me, like I know you could,
Why am I the only one who's misunderstood?
Ashes to ashes, and it's dust to dust,
Well, if you won't take me then I guess the devil must.

I've been hurting, my hearts been burning,
I've been hurting, but I've been learning, just the same.

Well, I've been waiting, seems like forever,
While I've been waiting,
My situation ain't got much better,
While I've been waiting,
The situation ain't got much better,
I've been waiting,

The situation don't get much better.

COUNTRY MILE
Well I was born on the side of a road
A gap in the hedge
Did you hear what I said?
Born in a house with no slates
But I wouldn't switch
I didn't have a stitch
Always been out on a limb
I've been hard to mend
Like a kick in the shins

You'll only see me smile
When I eat up a country mile

Born on the green light, a mission to move
Something to prove, an itch in my shoes
I heard then wail of a train
From a burnin' stack and I jumped on the back
Well the engineer threw the switch
And it got to my brain, I've never been the same

You'll only see me smile
When I eat up a country mile

Gotta make tracks, gotta raise the dust
Grease my heels
Out race the bus
Don't blink your eyes
Or you won't see me again

Born a spoke of the wheel
Not a part of the set and I'm running yet
I ran before I could walk
The price of the fare was hardly ever there
Saw an eight wheeler move
And I couldn't choose
I just had to cruise

You'll only see me smile
When I eat up a country mile

Well I was born on the side of a road
A gap in the hedge
Did you hear what I said
Born in a house with no slates
But I wouldn't switch
I didn't have a stitch
Always been out on a limb
I've been hard to mend
Like a kick in the shins

You'll only see me smile
When I eat up a country mile

Gotta make tracks, gotta raise the dust
Grease my heels
Out race the bus
Don't blink your eyes

Or you won't see me again

MOONCHILD
You are a moonchild and pretty soon child
I've got a feeling that
I've gonna make you smile forever

If I can
Just give me a sign,
and I show you my grain

You are a blue child forever true child you
Know that I tried to scrape the skies blue forever

If I can
Just give me a sign,
and I show you my grain

Tell me why, you look so sad
Time slips by like trace of sand

Just put your future in my hand
Tell me why you look so sad

You are a moonchild and pretty soon child
I've got a feeling that

I've gonna make you smile forever

CALLING CARD
Well the rain ain't fussy 'bout where it lands
It'll find you hiding no matter where you stand
It's gonna rain brother and it's gonna rain hard
When the blues come calling with his calling card

It ain't too funny when you'd rather die
Ain't no pleasure when that girl don't reply
To your lovesick letter that you wrote in tears
About feeling so bad for a million years

Watch out brother, be alert
Whatever you do, don't show that hurt, don't show that hurt

I've been so subjected, I've been so distresses
Come back baby, to clean up this mess, clean up this mess

It ain't so funny when you'd rather die
Ain't no pleasure when that girl don't reply
To your lovesick letter that you wrote in tears
About feeling so bad for a million years

Well the rain ain't fussy 'bout where it falls
It rains on one just like it rains on all
But when it falls brother, it's gonna rain hard
When the blues come calling with his calling card

Watch out brother, be alert

Whatever you do, don't show that hurt, don't show that hurt

I’LL ADMIT YOU'RE GONE
I'll admit you're gone, when I think I'm able,
Just like in that song, you turned all the tables,
Now I know I'm wrong, life is hard to shoulder,
I won't last too long, each day is getting colder.
Falling constantly, shadows haunting me,
Moving silently, day by day,
Watching hopefully, waiting anxiously,
That you might hear me, someday.
That's what I pray,
That's all I pray,
I'm gonna be okay, it's gonna be okay.

Looking ahead, there's nothing but blue days,
But somehow I keep hanging on.
I should spend time looking for new ways,
'Cos blue days have taken quite a toll.

The journey we were on - can't believe it's over,
I can feel the storm, but I can't run for cover.
Where do I belong I just keep on searchin'?
I want to see the dawn of the day when stop hurting.

Falling constantly, shadows haunting me,
Moving silently, day by day.
Watching hopefully, waiting anxiously,
That you might hear me, someday.
That's what I pray,
That's all I pray,

It's gonna be okay, I'm gonna be okay.

SECRET AGENT
My baby`s got a secret agent,
To watch me like a hawk,
Well, my baby`s got a secret agent,
To watch me like a hawk.
He knows each time I leave my house,
He knows each time I move around.

Secret agent, won`t you please take my advice?
Secret agent, secret agent,
Won`t you please heed my advice?
You crossed me once, don`t cross me twice,
I`m gonna cut you down to size.

I`ll make that man,
Turn in his badge in the morning,
I slip around,
But I`m too quick to catch in the morning,
I`ll make that man turn in his badge,
I`ll slip around him, I`m too quick to catch,
No jealous woman is gonna keep tabs on me.

Well, she`s got that secret agent,
And he`s breathing down my spine,
Yea, she`s got that secret agent,
And he`s breathing down my spine,
He must like working overtime,
I think I`m always hard to find.

Oh, secret agent, secret agent,
Gonna have a showdown before long,
Won`t you listen, secret agent,
We`re gonna have a showdown before long.

I know you pack a forty-four,
I hope you know just what it`s for,
I know you pack a forty-four,
I hope you know just what it`s for,

Just keep your shadow from my door.

JACK-KNIFE BEAT
Shake it baby, before it shakes you
Get it baby and let it take you
Where you want it to

Don't you maybe
That just won't do
You say I'm crazy
But this music's got me feelin' good

I know it's fever
I don't need a cure
You're the doctor
I'm your patient that's for sure
I'm your patient that's for sure

Hear it baby
Sneaking on through
You'll know it baby
When that music gets inside your shoes

It's too late baby, what do you do
Hear it baby
Hear it baby
Sneaking on through
You'll know it baby
When that music gets inside your shoes
You know it's creeping up on you

Scat

We got that Jackknife beat
A killer of a back beat
Sounds like an ice truck
Rolling down a back street

Yeah, we got the whole thing going like a pneumatic drill
The guitar man's playing like he's fit to kill, oh yeah

We got that Jackknife beat
A killer of a back beat
Siphon off the syrup
Let it take a back seat
What's cooking in the kitchen has boiled to the brim
What's brewing in the basement
Is bound to over spill, oh yeah

Shake it baby, before it shakes you
Get it baby and let it take you
Where you want it to

Don't you maybe
That just won't do
You say I'm crazy
But this music's got me feelin' good

Got a fever
I don't need a cure
You're the doctor
I'm your patient that's for sure

I'm your patient that's for sure

EDGED IN BLUE
I've cried enough tears to fill up an ocean,
Surely you see that my world's been broken?
Here I am, where are you?
Help me please, pull me through.
Here I am, where are you?
All my days are edged in blue.

You made up your mind and nothing can change it,
You want to be free but I can't rearrange it.

Here I am, where are you?
Tell me please, what to do,
Here I am, broken into,
All my days are edged in blue.

I'd go anywhere, if I thought you'd be there,
'Cos I've made up my mind that's where I belong.
I've traveled the world 'cos I couldn't be told,
Told by my heart that you really had gone.

I'd go anywhere, if I thought you'd be there,
'Cos I've made up my mind that's where I belong.
I've traveled the world 'cos I couldn't be told,
Told by my heart that you really had gone.

Yeah....

Our lines got crossed through all things unspoken.
A tangle of knots not easily opened,

Here I am, where are you?
Help me please, pull me through.
Here I am, where are you?
All my days are edged in blue.
Here I am, where are you?
Help me please, pull me through,
Here I am, where are you?

Can't you see I'm edged in blue.

BARLEY AND GRAPE RAG
Well I don't care if I get arrested,
'Cos tonight they'll need more than a ball and chain,
I don't care who's interested,
I'm coming into town just the same.
I've been so alone, I've been feeling blue,
I think I need a little drink or two,
Be my friend, tell me where the place is,
Where the whiskey flows and the dices roll till dawn?

My baby's done me wrong you must have guessed it,
My heart's so low I think it must be told,
That I don't wanna know where east or west is,
'Cos pretty soon I won't feel the cold.

When I'm walking down mainstreet, feeling no pain,
Along comes a cop, he can take my name,
And explain to me what a federal case is,
I'm mixing the barley with the grape again.

Bright city lights, make me feel alright,
I'm right or wrong and tomorrow never comes.
I don't care if I get investigated,
And the city fathers they all black my name.

I'm pretty sure that you can smell the traces,
For tomorrow morning, I'll take all the blame.
I've been feeling bad and feeling blue,
I think I need a little whiskey or two,
God, brother, you look like you could do with it too.
(That's true)
Tonight I'll sleep on a walking-cane.

Bright city lights, make me feel alright,
I'm right or wrong and tomorrow never comes.
I don't care if I get arrested,
Cause tonight they'll need more than a ball and chain.

I don't care who's interested,
I'm coming into town just the same,
I've been feeling alone and I've been feeling blue.
I think I need a little drink or two.

Hey, be my friend, tell me where the place is,

Where the whiskey flows and the dices roll till dawn.

RUE THE DAY
You seemed to be like a real good idea,
At the time, at the time.
You lifted me up to some higher ground,
Then you knocked me down on the ground.
But I rue that day like I don't know how.
You picked me up right out of the tide,
My eyes weren't open wide.
I was blind,
But I see much better, much better now.

Well, I roll with the punches, I sway with the curves,
I walked on a tightrope, didn't lose my nerve.
Stayed on the canvas, couldn't count me out,
Never threw in the towel, yeah, I saw the fight out and how.
All fifty rounds.

Well, I roll with the punches, I sway with the curves,
I walked on a tightrope, didn't lose my nerve.
Stayed on the canvas, couldn't count me out.
Never threw in the towel, yeah, I saw the fight out and how.

You lifted me up to some higher ground,
Then you knocked me down on the ground.
You lifted me up right out of the tide,
My eyes weren't open wide.
I was blind,
But I see much better, much better now.

You seemed to be like a real good idea,
At the time, don't know why.
But I rue that day like I don't know how,
I rue that day as of now.

I rue that day like I don't know how.

PUBLIC ENEMY Nº 1 (B-GIRL VERSION)
Well she's nothing much,
But she looks like a gangster's moll.
Well there ain't no doubt about it,
I know she ran with Mad Dog Coll.
She's the driver of the getaway car,
Public enemy number 1.

Well, she's fact and she's fiction,
All wrapped up into one.
Sound, lights and vision,
Street car collisions and all.

We got the G-men on a mission,
They can't catch up at all.
Well, won't you have that motor twitchin',
For public enemy number 1, number 1.

Well the marked man unmarked car,
Waiting out in the cold got his work cut out,
Well a travel guide to a shooting star,
Is the only clue we left about.

It's a battle of wits, a psyche-out,
Synchronised tension's taking hold,
It's a battle of wits, a psyche-out,
Synchronised tension's taking hold, taking hold.

B-girl oh B-girl,
Be my permanent alibi.
Well you got to keep your eyes peeled,
Stay alert at the wheel tonight.

Keep the key in the ignition,
We won't get no remission this time.
Won't you have that motor twitchin',
When I come running by.

I come running by...yeah.