Execution Day

I stare in the mirror, my eyes refuse to blink
Sympathy for me, hell, I can’t even think
Send for the iceman, my temperature is startin’ to rise
I’ve heard it before, I know the truth from the lies

Is it any wonder heaven’s racked with thunder?
And all of my dreams go under like the fallin’ rain

Execution day…
Execution day…
Execution day…
Execution day…

Voices that hover like locusts keep smothering me
Twisting and turning my senses like a cyclone at sea
Don’t touch me now—won’t let you crucify me
You ain’t no damn jury, you can’t pass no sentence on me

Is it any wonder heaven’s racked with thunder?
And all of my dreams go under like the pourin’ rain

Execution day…
Execution day…
Execution day…
Execution day…

Whose blood on whose hands?
Where’s the promises they preached for this land
Standin’ here with bibles clutched in their hands
Whose blood on whose hands?
Whose blood on whose hands?
(whose blood… whose hands…)

Execution day…
Execution day…

Father my hands are shakin’
I see the light that’s breakin’
Show me the way to set my soul free
I hope it rains on me—
Let it rain on me

Execution day…
Execution day…
Execution day…
Execution day....

Rock ‘n’ Roll Mercenaries

(talking)
(talking)
(talking)
(talking—wealth)
(talking—money)
(talking—power)
(talking—horses)
(talking—fun)
(talking—self)
(talking—power)
(talking—diamonds)
(talking—ego)
(talking—man)
(talking—wealth)

(talking—power)
(talking—power)
(talking—power)
(talking—power)
(repeats)

Money is power—power is fame

Meat: Hmmm, talking about Rock ‘n’ Roll Mercenaries
Soldiers of fortune by some other name
John: I’m talking about Rock ‘n’ Roll Mercenaries
Money is power—and power is fame

Meat:Everything you pay to hear
John:Just listen
Meat:Everything to catch your ear
John:Just listen

John: Whatever it takes, they’re ready to sell
Anything and everything—they do it themselves

Meat: Hmmm, talking about Rock ‘n’ Roll Mercenaries
Soldiers of fortune by some other name
John: I’m talking about Rock ‘n’ Roll Mercenaries
Money is power—and power is fame

John: Young are the victims so easily swayed
Meat: By subliminal poison, all continuous placed
Both: Our conscience is a load, so heavy to carry
For a Rock ‘n’ Roll Mercenary

Meat: Talking about Rock ‘n’ Roll Mercenaries
Soldiers of fortune by some other name
John: I’m talking about Rock ‘n’ Roll Mercenaries
Money is power—and power is fame

(talkin’… talkin’…)
(talkin’… talkin’…)
(talkin’… talkin’…)
(talkin’… talkin’…)
(repeats)

John: It starts with a game, see how they play
‘Til all of the laughter is faded away
Meat: Ooh, it’s not for the song, it’s not for the love
It’s just for the gold and there is never enough
John:Never enough

Frank: Talking about Rock ‘n’ Roll Mercenaries
Soldiers of fortune by some other name
Meat: Oh I’m talking about Rock ‘n’ Roll Mercenaries
Money is power—and power is fame

Meat:It’s not for the song
John:It’s not for the love
Meat:It’s just for the gold
John:It is never enough

Meat: Oh I’m talking about (Rock ‘n’ Roll Mercenaries)
Soldiers of fortune by some other name
John: I’m talking about Rock ‘n’ Roll Mercenaries
Money is power—and power is fame, yeah yeah, oo-ooh oh….

(Rock ‘n’ Roll Mercenaries)
John:Yeaaah… haha

(talkin’… talkin’…)
(talkin’… talkin’…)
(talkin’… talkin’…)
(talkin’… talkin’…)
(repeats out)

Meat: Rock ‘n’ Roll Mercenaries
Oh, I’m talking about
John: Talkin’ bout
Hey hey....
(fade)

Gettin’ Away with Murder

She thought she had the only key
She thought you only opened up to her, well, you see
I don’t know why you call it love

She thought she was the brightest light
But someone else was lighting up your life, what I think
I don’t know why you call it love

I’m not suspicious, no not me
But I’m not blind and I’d have to be, not to see

Gettin’ away with murder, you can love a girl and hurt her
That’s gettin’ away with—gettin’ away with murder
You can tell a girl you love her while you’re working on another
That’s gettin’ away with—gettin’ away with murder

You had to love and run
Two in the hand has left you holdin’ none, and I don’t
I don’t know how you call it love, no no

You’re not demanding, no not you
You’re understanding, you do what you want

She thought she was the brightest light
But someone else was lighting up your life, what I think
I don’t know why you call it love

I’m not suspicious, no not me
But I’m not blind and I’d have to be, not to see

Gettin’ away with murder, you can love a girl and hurt her
That’s gettin’ away with—gettin’ away with murder
You can tell a girl you love her while you’re working on another
That’s gettin’ away with—gettin’ away with murder

You said I was the only one
But you were cheating all along
There ought to be a law for what you’ve done

I got to save you from yourself
I got ta stop you hurtin’ someone else

Gettin’ away with murder, you can love a girl and hurt her
That’s gettin’ away with—gettin’ away with murder
You can tell a girl you love her while you’re working on another
That’s gettin’ away with—gettin’ away with murder

you can love a girl and hurt her
That’s gettin’ away with—gettin’ away with murder
You can tell a girl you love her while you’re working on another
That’s gettin’ away with—gettin’ away with murder....

One More Kiss (Night of the Soft Parade)

Part One

At sunset you hear the soft parade is coming
The cars and the beast behind all starts humming
And ooh, you got a cool machine, so let’s get it running
We’ll break the silence of the night
And you know they’re gonna hear us comin’

We always see them whisper
We know they’re gonna talk
They fantasise the mysteries ‘bout the night and the dark

So baby one more kiss, baby one more kiss
We never have to say goodbye
Oh, one more kiss, baby one more kiss
It brings a little luck to the night

Artists got their earshels, they’re ready on the mark
Gonna try and take the pictures of the dust and the gold in the sparks
And ooh, you got a cool machine, baby, let’s get it running
You never looked so good before
And your time it’s finally comin’

‘Cause our home is the wind
We’re the gods of the mornin’
Champions of the night
When the engine’s are rumblin’

Oh, our home is the wind
We’re the gods of the mornin’
Champions of the night
When the engine’s are rumblin’

So just one more kiss, baby, one more kiss
We never had to say goodbye
One more kiss, baby one more kiss
I never wanna see you cry

One more kiss, baby one more kiss
It brings a little luck to the night
One more kiss, one more kiss
We never have to say goodbye....

Part Two

(ready—ready to roll)
(ready—ready to roll)
(ready—ready to roll)
(ready—ready to roll)

Under my foot gonna hit it down
Take this stance before the crowd
Sleepin’ city, urban fall
Summer’s sadness time to answer the call

(cool machine—get it runnin’—ready to roll)

Soft hands around my neck
One more kiss then time to connect
Leave this child, leave me all alone
This one’s mine and I’m takin’ it home

(ready—ready to roll)
This one’s mine and I’m takin’ it home....

Part Three

Now behind closed walls new histories start to rise
Of the soft parade and the heroes where they lie
And, ooh, you got a cool machine, baby let’s get it running
You never looked so good before
and you know your time it’s finally comin’

‘Cause our home is the wind
we’re the gods of the mornin’
Champions of the night
When the engine’s are rumblin’

Oh, our home is the wind
We’re the gods of the mornin’
Champions of the night
When the engine’s are rumblin’

(one more kiss, one more kiss)
(one more kiss, one more kiss)
(one more kiss, one more kiss)

It brings a little luck
Brings a little luck to the night

(one more kiss, one more kiss)
Ooh one more kiss
One more kiss, baby one more kiss
We never have to say goodbye

And, ooh, you got a cool machine
Let’s get it runnin’....
(fade)

Blind Before I Stop

And I’ll go blind before I stop
They’re gonna have to come and lock me up
And I’ll go blind before I stop
‘Cause this boy mama just wanna rock

There’s a two ton fireball burnin’ through the headphones
Cuttin’ up my head, makin’ ashes of my soul
A lightning bolt petition—tonite I’m gonna sign
Trouble out my window and I’m gonna find it

And I’m feelin’ the fever, takin’ in the heat
Bouncin’ to the boogie, hittin’ with the beat
Wrapped in the rhythm—dancin’ till we drop

And I’ll go blind before I stop
They’re gonna have to come and lock me up
And I’ll go blind before I stop
‘Cause this boy mama just wanna rock

Moonlite madness masquerade
Got my invitation baby, time to play
Rip off the headphones, shove my arm into the socket
Sound comes rushing thru me like an intravenous rocket

And I’m feelin’ the fever, takin’ in the heat
Bouncin’ to the boogie, hittin’ with the beat
Wrapped in the rhythm—dancin’ till we drop

And I’ll go blind before I stop
They’re gonna have to come and lock me up
And I’ll go blind before I stop
‘Cause this boy mama just wanna rock...

Doin’ it in the market, doin’ it in the mall
Doin’ it in the busses and the high school hall
Doin’ it in the alley, doin’ it for free
Now they’re doin’ it baby on MTV

Doin’ it in the backseat, doin’ it on the beach
Doin’ it in the grandstand, just dancin’ on the seats
Doin’ it in the movies, doin’ it on the train
Doin’ it a mile high in a big jet plane....

And I’m feelin’ the fever, takin’ in the heat
Bouncin’ to the boogie, hittin’ with the beat
Wrapped in the rhythm—dancin’ till we drop

And I’ll go blind before I stop
They’re gonna have to come and lock me up
And I’ll go blind before I stop
‘Cause this boy mama just wanna rock

I’ll go blind before I stop
They’re gonna have to come and lock me up
I’ll go blind before I stop
‘Cause this boy mama just wanna rock....

Burning Down

If it takes them so long, so long to say yes
Why don’t they just say no?
We don’t need anyone to be put to the test
Why don’t they let us be?

Livin’ for the right to be
Livin’ for the right
Livin’ for the right to be
Livin’ for the right
Livin’ for the right to be free

We needed a plan, we needed defences
They couldn’t raise a smile
As the world looked down, they raided our senses
There can be no reconcile

Livin’ for the right to be
Livin’ for the right
Livin’ for the right to be
Livin’ for the right
Livin’ for the right to be free

Burnin’ down
Burnin’ down
Burnin’ down
Burnin’ down

Burnin’ down
Burnin’ down
Burnin’ down
Burnin’ down

There was a time our life was taken for granted
I’ll never come again, our flower is dead
The seed is unplanted, they put it all to the flame

Burnin’ down
Burnin’ down
Burnin’ down
Burnin’ down

Livin’ for the right to be
Livin’ for the right
Livin’ for the right to be
Livin’ for the right
Livin’ for the right to be free

Burnin’ down
Burnin’ down
Burnin’ down
Burnin’ down....

Standing on the Outside

I ain’t livin’ here no more
I ain’t even keepin’ score
It’s too late to change, it’s over
I’m drowned in a sea of tears

Nothin’ I can say to you
Makes any difference
There ain’t nothin’ I can do
None of it makin’ sence

Standing on the outside
Lookin’ in at you
Standing on the outside
I’m runnin’ out of time

I’m so tired of being alone
In a world that feels so cold
There’s got to be a light that I can find
There’s got to be a soul somewhere that shines for me

Now I don’t want to live without love any more
I just wanna live my life
Love’s gotta open up the door
Show me it’s light again

Standing on the outside
Lookin’ in at you
Standing on the outside
I’m runnin’ out of time

Nothin’ I can say to you
Makes any difference
There ain’t nothin’ I can do
None of it makin’ sence

Standing on the outside
Lookin’ in at you
Standing on the outside
I’m runnin’ out of time....

Masculine

This one of the neighbors from down the street. This racket of this music is been going on all afternoon, an’ I’m sick ‘n’ tired of it. If it doesn’t stop—I’m calling the police!

You got me on the run, you got me your way
Now I’m feeling pretty good and I’m beginning to sweat
Your love is so fine, you got me feelin’ alright
Going out of my mind—I got to have you tonight

The girl’s so deep inside like blood in my veins
Never lets me hide, now I’m going insane
It makes me climb the walls, bite my nails to the bone
It’s always by my side, it never leaves me alone

When it’s time to get tough
I’m masculine (masculine, masculine)
When she wants to play rough
I’m masculine (masculine, masculine)
Masculine

I know that I’m a man from the spark in my soul
It can make you so hot, you go out of control
Grab her by the hair, drag her back to your cave
It’s what makes me a man—people always stay the same

When it’s time to get tough
I’m masculine (masculine, masculine)
When she wants to play rough
I’m masculine (masculine, masculine)
Masculine....

(masculine, masculine)
(masculine, masculine)
(anytime, anyplace, anyway) In the heat of the nite
(masculine, masculine)
And the dark of the day

(masculine, masculine)
Anytime, anyplace, anyway

When it’s time to get tough
I’m masculine (masculine, masculine)
When she wants to make love
I’m masculine
What you’d say?
When it’s time to get tough
I’m masculine
Aaaaaah yeah
When she wants to play rough
I’m masculine (masculine, masculine)
When she wants to make love
(masculine, masculine)
If you push me, I’ll shove
I’m masculine
When she wants to play rough
I’m masculine....

A Man and a Woman

And the band began to play
Without a song they lose their way
A song of love and custom dreams
A song of yesterday

When they danced
When they danced
Her skirts were lifted high
She felt the music in his arms
The danger in his eyes

And a woman said, No
And a man said, But I love you so…
And a woman moved closer
And a man said, Take my love into your heart…
I must have you here by my side…

It happened all to fast
They came to love and they came to last
No-one remembers now who lied
True love is made of glass

And a woman said, Change
And a man said, As soon as I can…
And a woman said, Open up
And a man said, Your way is right…
You’re my love I want to be holdin’ you down…

In the evening of their lives
No regrets and clear blue skies
They met again in old New York
He tells he one sweet lie

When they danced
When they danced
And a man said, I love you so…
And a woman moved closer
And a man said, Take my love into your heart…
I must have you here by my side…

Special Girl

Into each life a little sunlight want to shine
Let me tell you fortune life that once was mine

She was a special girl
She meant the world to me
And I gave her everything

When I found her I’d been looking everywhere
And when I lost her I was lost beyond despair

She was a special girl
She meant the world to me
And I gave her everything

Dreams are hard to touch
Could it be I love her too much?....

She was a special girl
And she meant the world to me
And I gave her everything

Bottom line is, she was fine in every way
And it’s not with hesitation that I say

She was a special girl
And she meant the world to me
And I gave her everything

Dreams they come and go
But thoughts, like love, will always grow....

(special girl)
(special girl)....

Rock ‘n’ Roll Hero

I sold my soul to Rock ‘n’ Roll
When it didn’t cost a thing
Stacks of scratched up 45’s
And taught myself how to sing

What does it take to be a Rock ‘n’ Roll Hero
Just like the king

Livin’ in a blaze of glory
Burnin’ it up in a smoke filled club
Givin’ your soul to the world

Like a Rock ‘n’ Roll Hero
A soldier of fortune in the night
Like a Rock ‘n’ Roll Hero

When the white-hot lights cut thru the night
And the sound of the thunder starts rearing
That’s when you know what you’re saving it for
And you know the feeling like a Rock ‘n’ Roll Hero

I owe it all to Rock ‘n’ Roll
And I wouldn’t want to change a thing
Got this old guitar strapped round my neck
And my baby waitin’ in the wings

What does it take to be a Rock ‘n’ Roll Hero
Just like the king

Livin’ in a blaze of glory
A spark in your eyes, a flame in your soul
Givin’ your soul to the world

Like a Rock ‘n’ Roll Hero
A soldier of fortune in the night
Like a Rock ‘n’ Roll Hero

When the white-hot lights cut thru the night
And the sound of the thunder starts rearing
That’s when you know what you’re saving it for
And you know the feeling like a Rock ‘n’ Roll Hero....