RORY GALLAGHER: Against the Grain (1975)

1. Let Me In
2. Cross Me Off Your List
3. Ain't Too Good
4. Souped-Up Ford
5. Bought And Sold
6. I Take What I Want
7. Lost At Sea
8. All Around Man
9. Out On The Western Plain
10. At The Bottom
11. Cluney Blues
12. My Baby, Sure

LET ME IN
Open up and let me in,
Can't you see about the shape I'm in.
I need your loving, it must be soon,
I know you really can be so cruel..oww..

I could be wrong and I could be right,
You're gonna keep me waiting all the night.
I'm breaking up now. Can't you tell?
I've been awake since I don`t know when.

I may be right and I may be wrong,
You're gonna leave me waiting all night long.
That's not the way it ought to be,
Come on baby, won't you see by me.

I have waited, what's it gonna be?
In your world then, who's replacing me?
Can't you see just where you're placing me?

Open up and let me in,
Do something about the shape I'm in.
I need your loving and it must be soon,

I know you really can be so cruel

CROSS ME OFF YOUR LIST
You can rub me out and cross me off your list,
Try to clean the slate just like I don't exist.
Till it seems that I am nowhere to be seen.
If you wanna talk about it baby,
You'll know just where I'll be.

You can freeze me out but you'll never win,
You think you won't melt but the ice is thin.
Sometimes I sit down and try to work it out.
But I keep on holding baby,
And you keep on holding out.

I could be so free,
That's the way I ought to be.
I'll just wait and see,
'Cause you've passed that jinx on me.

First you freeze me out,
And then you freeze me in.
I try to sort it out,
But where do I begin.

But today I think that I've got used to you,
If you're looking for me baby,
You will know where I'm going to.

You can freeze me out and cross me off your list,
Try to clean the slate just like I don't exist.
Till it seems that I am nowhere to be seen.
If you wanna talk about it baby,
You'll know just where I'll be.

I could be so free,
That's the way I ought to be.
I'll just wait and see,

'Cause you've cast your spell on me

AIN'T TOO GOOD
Well, it ain't too good,
The way you treat your man,
It's less than good,
It sure ain't kind,
It's your mistake,
You'll see in time,
When I'm gone, when I'm gone.
Well, it's been so long,
Since I felt that glow,
The flame was bright,
But it's burning low,
I should be gone,
But I'm slow to go,
Serves me right, serves me...

It doesn't seem clear,
What happens from here and now,
You've called the tune, but maybe soon,
Someone must pay for the piper.

Well, it ain't too late,
To change your mind,
For it's time you knew,
Just where I stand,
Well, let me know,
'Cause I got plans,

From now on, from now on, from now on.

SOUPED-UP FORD
Take your foot off the brakes,
But you won't stop my souped-up Ford.
Well, you can set your watch 'cause I won't stop,
I've got my foot to the floor.
This greedy jeep don`t need no sleep,
Eats all the gas that you can pour.
It`s a front-wheel drive and it sound like a bee-hive,
Good Lord, that`s for sure.

I`m blowing town, not breaking down,
Can`t you hear that sound, those wheels on the ground.
I`m on my way, and I can`t stay,
Make no mistake, I`m pulling out today.

Hit that spot on the dial and wait for a while,
Till those tubes are all a-glow.
Got to be nice to the wheel, you need nerves of steel,
But you know that is no joke.

Well, I guarantee you`ll feel higher,
On those pneumatic tires.
`Cos they sure grip the road,
Keep that engine clean, feed it good gasoline,
Good Lord, that`s for sure.

I`m blowing town, I won`t be breaking down,
I`m moving down, hear those wheels hiKing the ground.
I`m on my way, I sure can`t stay,
Make no mistake, I`m leaving this town today.

No highway cop`s gonna make me stop,
What I`ve started.
'Cos I won`t be free till I get up,
And go where my heart is.

You know what it takes to try,
To catch up to my souped up Ford.
Well, make no mistake by applying the brakes,
When I say "AII aboard".
Well, you can roll up the sidewalk,
And end all the small talk,
When I shift them gears.
`Cos I won`t be back till I head down the track,

A thousand miles from here

BOUGHT AND SOLD
I'm feeling bought and sold,
You're just a three card trickster.
That's something I should've known,
All the good's sure gone bitter.

Hear me now, hear me right.

You think you've got it made,
You think you've got my number.
You'd better check again,
I don't intend to stay here.

Hear me now, hear me right.

It's time-wasting,
Checking up on you.
You're high-flying,
You'll be crash-landing soon.

That's true.
All right.

You want your world my friend,
I think those days are numbered.
I've had it up to here,
Everything's come asunder.

Hear me now, hear me right.

I'm feeling bought and sold,
You're just a three card trickster.
That's something I should've known,
All the good's sure gone bitter.
Hear me now, hear me right.

I TAKE WHAT I WANT
Well, I take what I want,
I'm a bad go-getter, yeah, that`s what I am.
I never lose and I ain't no quitter yet,
'Cos I take what I want, and baby, I want you.

Well, I've been watching you walk by,
And I have not said a word, not one word.
But now I'm out to get you, baby,
And I'm gonna make you my girl, my loving girl.
'Cos I take what I want and baby I want you.

Gonna pick you up now baby,
And carry you away.
So you`d better pack up now baby,
Pack it up today.

Well here I am, I'm just a big bad man.
When I walk away baby,
You'll be holding my hand.

I take what I want,
Well, I'm a bad go-getter, yeah.
Yeah.
I never lose and I ain't no quitter yet.
'Cos I take what I want,
And baby, I want you.

Owww...all right...

Gonna pick you up now baby,
And carry you away. (yes I am)
So you'd better pack up now baby.
Pack it up today.

Well, here I am, I'm just a big bad man.
When I walk away baby,
You'll be holding my hand.

I take what I want,
Well, I'm a bad go-getter yeah.
I never lose and I ain't no quitter yet,
'Cos I take what I want,
And baby, I want you.

LOST AND SEA
Lost at sea like a sailor,
You found me you were my saviour.

Tossed about like a coaster,
The reef was near but you came closer.
Reaching out I don`t know how.

Raise the sails and leave,
And take me straight home.
I can almost see the distant shoreline.

Caught in tides friends of no-one,
Winds which lie drove me straight on.

Who knows where but I was spared.

ALL AROUND MAN
I ain`t no doctor, I ain`t no doctor`s son,
But I`ll fill your prescription,
Till the real doctor comes,
Till the real doctor comes.
I ain`t no sailor, ain`t no sailor`s son,
But I`ll be your navigator,
Till the marines hit town,
Till the marines hit town.

I`m a handyman, an all around man,
I`m a handyman, all around man,
And when your husband comes,
That`s when the handyman`s gonna scram.

I ain`t the DA, ain`t the DA`s son,
But I`ll talk to the jury,
And I`ll see justice done.

Handyman, I`m a handyman,
An all around man, all around man.

I ain`t no astronaut,
From Cape Kennedy I don`t come.
Just step inside my rocket ship,
I`ll take you circling round the sun.

We`ll head off for Pluto, Venus and Mars,
Step inside, baby, I`ll take you very far.

I`m a handyman, an all around man,
An all around man, an all around man,
And when your husband comes,

That`s when the handyman is gonna scram.

OUT ON THE WESTERN PLAIN
When I was a cowboy out on the Western Plain.
When I was a cowboy out on the Western Plain.
Well, I made a half a million,
Working hard on the bridle reins.
Come a cow-cow yicky. come a cow-cow yicky, yicky yea.

What was the greatest battle ever on the Western Plain?
What was the greatest battle ever on the Western Plain?
When me and a bunch of cowboys rode into Jesse James.

Come a cow-cow yicky, come a cow-cow yicky, yicky yea.
Come a cow-cow yicky, come a cow-cow yicky, yicky yea.

Now me and a bunch of cowboys rode into Jesse James.
When me and a bunch of cowboys rodc into Jesse James.
Well, those bullets were a-flying just like a shower of rain.

Come a cow-cow ylcky come a cow-cow yicky, yicky yea.
Come a cow-cow ylcky come a cow-cow yicky, yicky yea.

What was the greatest battle ever on Bunker Hill?
What was the greatest battle ever on Bunker Hill?
When me and a bunch of cowboys rode into Buffalo Bill.

Come a cow-cow yicky, come a cow-cow yicky, yicky yea.
Come a cow-cow ylcky, come a cow-cow yicky, yicky yea.

AT THE BOTTOM
Takes a fool to know how I feel,
Feel like a fish running out a spinning reel,
Bite on a hook and you'll know just what I mean,
That`s what it`s like at the bottom,
That`s what it`s like at the bottom.

It took time to come and make you see,
Life ain`t what it appears to be,
It`s the luck of the draw and the old spinning wheel,
Like a message in a bottle,
Like a message in a bottle.

Watching the sky, with tears in my eyes,
I feel lonely,
Time`s flying by, but I start to smile,
It`s not easy.

Gaze at the sky, with tears in my eyes,
I feel lonely,
Time`s flying by, I start to smile,
It`s not easy.
Takes a fall to land you on your knees,
Kick that ball if it lands right at your feet,
Watch it fly, high above the trees,
Till it lands in tomorrow,
Till it lands in tomorrow,

Till it lands in tomorrow.

CLUNEY BLUES

(Instrumental)

MY BABY, SURE
Break them!
Get down, y'all!
Y'all come back now ya hear? Alright.
Okay that the way they talk?
Bye Chester!
Take that hairy hippie out of the dressing room!
Scoop that muck off your boots,
Before you come in the house, son.
Okay.
Your mouth's full now?
Right, we' ll begin, ok....
One two three four!

Well, my baby,
Sure got me lovesick.
That I guess it's plain to see,
She sure knows her way around.
'Cause her daddy owns the whole damn town,
And he don't give a damn for me.

Well, my baby's,
Alway's got an answer.
Every time she can't be found,
Well, she'll be stepping out around.
And she calls up,
And she says she's mine.
And I am crazy one more time.

I' m gonna write myself a letter.
I'm gonna send it in the mail.
I've got to sort me out.
'Cause if I don't somehow,
I' ll never be the same again.

woo hah!

I' m gonna write myself a letter.
I'm gonna send it through the mail.
I've got to sort me out.
'Cause if I don't somehow,
I' ll never be the same again.

Well, my baby,
Sure stays out late nights.
Till it begins to tire me down.
Well if I live in gold,
Well, I don't feel better anyway,
And I drive back to town.

There' s a red light on the wall,

And that means you' re coming home.