Well the times gettin' hard for you, little girl I'm a hummin' and a strummin' all over God's world You don't remember when you got your last meal And you forgot just how a woman feels You didn't know what rock n' roll was Until you met a drummer on a Greyhound bus I got there in the nick of time Before he got his hands across your state line
We're in the middle of the night on the open road And the heater don't work and it's oh-so cold You're gettin' tired, baby, lookin' kinda beat The music of the street, drive you off your feet You didn't know how rock n' roll looked Until you caught your sister with a guy from the group Half-way home in the parking lot By the look in her eyes she was givin' what she got
You know, ah-ah-ah Once bitten twice shy, babe You know, ah-ah-ah Once bitten twice shy, babe You know, ah-ah-ah Once bitten twice shy, babe
Woman, you're a mess, gonna die in your sleep All the blood on my amp and my Les Paul's beat I can't leave you home 'cause you're runnin' around My best friend told me you're the best lick in town You didn't know that rock n' roll burned So you bought a candle and you loved and you learned You got the rhythm, you got the speed Mama's little baby likes it short and sweet
You know, ah-ah-ah Once bitten twice shy, babe You know, ah-ah-ah Once bitten twice shy, babe, hey, hey You know, ah-ah-ah Once bitten twice shy, babe
I didn't know you got a rock n' roll record Until a saw your picture on another guy's jacket You told me I was the only one And look at you now, well it's dark as it's dumb
Ah-ah-ah Once bitten twice shy, babe You know, ah-ah-ah Once bitten twice shy, babe, ha, get up You know, ah-ah-ah Once bitten twice shy, babe Oh, you know,ah-ah-ah Once bitten twice shy
How can I be like any guy ? Why do they have to make me run ? What do they care about the clothes I wear ? What do they get from making fun ?
We got a lot of space So if you don't like my face It ain't me who's going anywhere.
'Cause I don't care, let ‘em laugh at me If that's so fair, I don't have to care To be free until they laugh at me.
And I'll cry for you And I'll pray for you And I'll do everything that the man upstairs said to do I'll do it all for you, babe, oh.
It's got to be sometime It's got to be somewhere I'm gonna make that achievement Oh, maybe the next time That you don't wear a silk tie I can walk by and say hi Say hi instead of why Instead of why, babe Instead of why Instead of why, babe Instead of why Instead of why, babe Instead of why Instead of why, babe Instead of why What did I do, what did I say ? What did I do, what did I say ? What did I do, what did I say ? What did I do, what did I say ? What did I do, what did I say ?
== Forgot my six-string raiser, hit the sky Half way to Memphis 'fore I realised Well I rang the information, my axe was cold They said she rides the train to Oreoles.
Now its a mighty long way down the dusty trail And the sun burns hot on the cold steel rails And I look like a bum and I crawl like a snail All the way from Memphis.
Well I got to Oreoles you know, it took a month And there was my guitar, electric junk Some spade said: 'Rock and rollers, you're all the same' 'Man that's your instrument' - I felt so ashamed.
Now its a mighty long way down rock and roll Through the Bradford Cities and the Oreoles And you look like a star but you're still on the dole All the way from Memphis.
Yeah it's a mighty long way down rock and roll From the Liverpool docks to the Hollywood Bowl And you climb up the mountains and you fall down the holes All the way from Memphis.
Yeah it's a mighty long way down rock and roll As your name gets hot so your heart grows cold And you gotta stay young man, you can never be old All the way from Memphis.
Yeah it's a mighty long way down rock and roll Through the Bradford Cities and the Oreoles And you look like a star but you're really out on parole All the way from Memphis. ==
When I was just sixteen - I stood waiting for a dream - at Barker Street bus station every night When I tried to get it on - she just looked at me with scorn - my courage turned to dust and I took flight
For those looks they seemed to say You ain't nuthin' - Go away You're just a face in the crowd so I went home and I vowed I'm gonna be somebody - someday
Her name was Irene Wilde - Oh such beauty for a child When she started dating boys - I nearly died For I could not barely stand to see someone hold her hand I felt I had to crawl away and hide In my mother's living room I composed so many tunes All the same - just a frame - for her name, and just to say Gonna be somebody - someday
Wild as your name I soon left that country town I been around, seen some fame, seen some ups and seen some downs Smile through your shock when you hear your name aloud It's that face in the crowd - didn't dig it - much too proud...
When I was just sixteen I stood waiting for a dream A Barker Street bus station non affair At the time it seemed so sad, but it did not turn out bad If you hadn't messed me up I'd still be there And I think most folks agree, a little put-down makes them see They ain't no chain - just a link and that's why you made me think Gonna be somebody - be somebody - be somebody - someday
Oh no, the fuzz, all in a line My oh my, I think I'm gonna die And it's just another night It's just another night
Got a long black face; Who goes there? All the reefer madnessput a poor kid in jail And it's just another night Yeah, it's just another night
Oh take it easy boy or it's DOA Chrome on my body and a lot of folks say That it's just another night Hey, It's just another night Oh, it's just another night on the other side of life
Head one's a saw-bones and he wrecked my chair Said "How'd you like to do it in a room downstairs" And it's just another night Oh, just another night
Hey now, Papa Joe, Don't you pull my hair All this intrigue, it gets me out of my league And it's just another night It's just another night
His old man spent a fortune just to get him in But baby boy growed up just as stupid as him And it's just another night It's just another night It's just another night on the other side of life
Just another night, hung down slow I don't like the hotel let me go Hells bells! Give me a chance! This rock 'n' roller don't wanna dance Just another night Just another night Well, it's just another night on the other side of life
I never felt so bad; Where's my shades? It's gonna be a long one getting crazed A head spoutin' noodles said, "What do you plead?" I said "You ain't got to touch a man to make a man bleed"
'N' it's just another night (on the other side) It's just another night (on the other side) It's just another night (on the other side) It's just another night (on the other side) It's just another night (on the other side) It's just another night (on the other side) It's just another night (on the other side) It's just another night (on the other side) It's just another night (on the other side) It's just another night (on the other side) It's just another night (on the other side) It's just another night (on the other side) It's just another night (on the other side) It's just another night!
All this energy callin' me Back where it comes from It's such a crude attitude It's back where it belongs
All the little kids growing up on the skids go Cleveland rocks, Cleveland rocks Jumpin' Jane Jean moonin' James Dean, he's going Cleveland rocks, Cleveland rocks Cleveland rocks, Cleveland rocks Cleveland rocks, Cleveland rocks Cleveland rocks, Cleveland rocks
Mama knows, but she don't care She got her worries, too Seven kids and a phony affair And the rent is due
All the little chicks with the crimson lips go Cleveland rocks, Cleveland rocks She's livin' in sin with a safety pin, she's going Cleveland rocks, Cleveland rocks Cleveland rocks, Cleveland rocks Cleveland rocks, Cleveland rocks Cleveland rocks, Cleveland rocks
I got some records from World War II I play 'em just like me granddad do He was a rocker, and I am, too Oh, Cleveland rocks Yeah, Cleveland rocks So find a place, grab a space And never speed for more
Well I finally found you out All through your mess of dreams You won't make it to the night and your standing in my light You know you've been bad for me You ain't got the weight to hate But you ain't no pretty sight And your standing in my light
Move over cause your standing in my light Move over cause your standing in my light Move over cause your standing in my light (yeah) Move over cause your standing in my light
Now when your old man beats the drums Gotta run run run that's dumb A little less ego A little more fight Move over cause your standing in my light
Things go bad and the risks get high Sweeping dead bodies 'cross an open sky You took my pictures from your walls Ain't gonna trade with the pain of the New York Dolls
Move over cause your standin in my (Move over cause your standin in my) Move over cause your standin in my (Move over cause your standin in my) Move over cause you standin in my (Move over cause your standin in my) Move over cause you standing in my light Move over cause your standing in my light Move over cause your standing in my light Move over cause your standing in my light Move over cause your standing in my light Move over cause your standing in my light Yeah.......Alright Move over cause your standing in my light
I wish you luck on your very last chance Cause I knew you blew it at the song and dance you froze my feelings, but thats alright and your standing in my light
Vestal Virginia - ain't got a bad thought in ya - you're a bastard Mean as a killer - instinct that's within ya - you're a bastard. Laughs like a drain and it messes up my brain Cos you know I like the pain of never knowing Space cow I'll chew the bad blood running through ya Kiss you as you hit the floor 'cos you don't even know that you're a bastard
There's a crisis in the kitchen but that don't stop you bitchin' - you're a bastard You got that Yellowjacket touch, with the stings that hurt so much - you're such a bastard Flirting in the shadows, aiming all those little arrows, you're as shallow as the gallows you got me in to. (yeah) Voodoo dolls gonna line the room, handcuffs glinting in the gloom, one day you'll find that hidden door, inside everyone screams that you're a bastard. (you're such a)
You twist me til I'm lame, then you spin the coin again - you're such a bastard You're so naturally perverse, you ain't even gotta rehearse -you're such a bastard Fly like a witch, without running in some pitch Why don't you break the switch that takes me over My prison is your brain, your prisoner's insane Forgot all the keys, you can break the chains but you don't even take the blame you bastard.
(Bastard, bastard) I'm enjoying that lately, you know just the beginnings
(bastard) The agony and the ecstacy meeting at the middle of my mouth The agony and the ecstacy can't spit it out. Sometimes on a rainy day I draw you. Hope for....love.
Well Billy rapped all night about his suicide How he kick it in the head when he was twenty-five Speed jive don't want to stay alive When you're twenty-five.
And Wendy's stealing clothes from Marks and Sparks And Freedy's got spots from ripping off the stars from his face Funky little boat race.
Television man is crazy saying we're juvenile deliquent wrecks Oh man, I need TV when I got T. Rex Oh brother you guessed., I'm a dude dad.
(All the young dudes) Hey dudes (Carry the news) Where are ya (Boogaloo dudes) Stand up, come on (Carry the news) (All the young dudes) I want to hear you (Carry the news) I want to see you (Boogaloo dudes) And I want to talk to you all of you (Carry the news).
Now Lucy looks sweet cause he dresses like a queen But he can kick like a mule, it's a real mean team But we can love, oh yes we can love.
And my brother's back at home with his Beatles and his Stones We never got it off on that revolution stuff What a drag, too many snags.
Now I've drunk a lot of wine and I'm feeling fine Got to race some cat to bed Oh is there concrete all around or is it in my head? Yeah, I'm a dude dad.
(All the young dudes) Hey dudes (Carry the news) Where are ya (Boogaloo dudes) Stand up (Carry the news) (All the young dudes) I want to hear ya (Carry the news) I want to see you (Boogaloo dudes) And I want to relate to you (Carry the news)
(All the young dudes) What dudes (Carry the news) Let's hear the news come on (Boogaloo dudes) I want to kick you (Carry the news) (All the young dudes) Hey you there with the glasses (Carry the news) I want you (Boogaloo dudes) I want you at the front (Carry the news) Now you all his friends (All the young dudes) Now you bring him down cause I want him (Carry the news) (Boogaloo dudes) I want him right here bring him come on (Carry the news) Bring him here you go (All the young dudes) I've wanted to do this for years (Carry the news) There you go (Boogaloo dudes) How do you fee (Carry the news).
Please share my bed and I swear That I won't touch you nowhere Just need your warmth and your care Don't wanna mess around
And when the daylight comes Yeah when the daylight comes Oh when the daylight comes I'll be on my way
Yeah when the daylight comes Yeah when the daylight comes Yeah when the daylight comes I'll be on my way
But there's a song in the air and it knows that you're there 'cause it's making me share you with my life I know I know I know that I want to weave you in words want to paint you in verse want to leave you in someone else's dreams it seems the only way, Hey! I can thank you, thank you baby
Some people say that we're sinners Some people say that we're winners We make good gossip at dinners They try to pin us down
But when the daylight comes Yeah when the daylight comes Oh when the daylight comes I'll be on my way
Yeah when the daylight comes Yeah when the daylight comes Oh when the daylight comes We'll be on my way
Well the times gettin' hard for you, little girl I'm a hummin' and a strummin' all over God's world You don't remember when you got your last meal And you forgot just how a woman feels You didn't know what rock n' roll was Until you met a drummer on a Greyhound bus I got there in the nick of time Before he got his hands across your state line
We're in the middle of the night on the open road And the heater don't work and it's oh-so cold You're gettin' tired, baby, lookin' kinda beat The music of the street, drive you off your feet You didn't know how rock n' roll looked Until you caught your sister with a guy from the group Half-way home in the parking lot By the look in her eyes she was givin' what she got
You know, ah-ah-ah Once bitten twice shy, babe You know, ah-ah-ah Once bitten twice shy, babe You know, ah-ah-ah Once bitten twice shy, babe
Woman, you're a mess, gonna die in your sleep All the blood on my amp and my Les Paul's beat I can't leave you home 'cause you're runnin' around My best friend told me you're the best lick in town You didn't know that rock n' roll burned So you bought a candle and you loved and you learned You got the rhythm, you got the speed Mama's little baby likes it short and sweet
You know, ah-ah-ah Once bitten twice shy, babe You know, ah-ah-ah Once bitten twice shy, babe, hey, hey You know, ah-ah-ah Once bitten twice shy, babe
I didn't know you got a rock n' roll record Until a saw your picture on another guy's jacket You told me I was the only one And look at you now, well it's dark as it's dumb
Ah-ah-ah Once bitten twice shy, babe You know, ah-ah-ah Once bitten twice shy, babe, ha, get up You know, ah-ah-ah Once bitten twice shy, babe Oh, you know,ah-ah-ah Once bitten twice shy
Vestal Virginia - ain't got a bad thought in ya - you're a bastard Mean as a killer - instinct that's within ya - you're a bastard. Laughs like a drain and it messes up my brain Cos you know I like the pain of never knowing Space cow I'll chew the bad blood running through ya Kiss you as you hit the floor 'cos you don't even know that you're a bastard
There's a crisis in the kitchen but that don't stop you bitchin' - you're a bastard You got that Yellowjacket touch, with the stings that hurt so much - you're such a bastard Flirting in the shadows, aiming all those little arrows, you're as shallow as the gallows you got me in to. (yeah) Voodoo dolls gonna line the room, handcuffs glinting in the gloom, one day you'll find that hidden door, inside everyone screams that you're a bastard. (you're such a)
You twist me til I'm lame, then you spin the coin again - you're such a bastard You're so naturally perverse, you ain't even gotta rehearse -you're such a bastard Fly like a witch, without running in some pitch Why don't you break the switch that takes me over My prison is your brain, your prisoner's insane Forgot all the keys, you can break the chains but you don't even take the blame you bastard.
(Bastard, bastard) I'm enjoying that lately, you know just the beginnings
(bastard) The agony and the ecstacy meeting at the middle of my mouth The agony and the ecstacy can't spit it out. Sometimes on a rainy day I draw you. Hope for....love.
All this energy callin' me Back where it comes from It's such a crude attitude It's back where it belongs
All the little kids growing up on the skids go Cleveland rocks, Cleveland rocks Jumpin' Jane Jean moonin' James Dean, he's going Cleveland rocks, Cleveland rocks Cleveland rocks, Cleveland rocks Cleveland rocks, Cleveland rocks Cleveland rocks, Cleveland rocks
Mama knows, but she don't care She got her worries, too Seven kids and a phony affair And the rent is due
All the little chicks with the crimson lips go Cleveland rocks, Cleveland rocks She's livin' in sin with a safety pin, she's going Cleveland rocks, Cleveland rocks Cleveland rocks, Cleveland rocks Cleveland rocks, Cleveland rocks Cleveland rocks, Cleveland rocks
I got some records from World War II I play 'em just like me granddad do He was a rocker, and I am, too Oh, Cleveland rocks Yeah, Cleveland rocks So find a place, grab a space And never speed for more
