Molly Hatchet

Just one more morning I had to wake up with the blues. Went up on the mountain to see what I could see. The whole world was falling right down in front of me. Pulled myself out of bed, put on my walking shoes. Chorus: 'Cause I'm hung up on my dreams I'll never see. Yeah babe, oh help me babe. Or this will surely be the end of me, yeah. Climb down off the hilltop baby, Pull myself together, put on a new face, 'Cause I'm hung up on dreams I'll never see, Yeah babe, oh help me babe, And get back in the race. Or this will surely be the end of me, yeah.

There's a small jail in Georgia you all know,
Where the sun's so hot and the daylight don't show.
Where the moccasin she rests on a soft bed of sand,
You can hear the hound dog howling out the land.


Chorus:
It ain't the way I wanted it.
But Lord that's the price you pay.

I said jailer bring me water for my throat is dry,
Four walls, steel bars, I've been watching passersby,
I've been sitting here so long I'm starting to cry,
The hangman's coming, I'm surely going to die.


Chorus:
It ain't the way I wanted it.
But Lord that's the price you pay.
Oh, honk on it, boy,
A little jail cell blues here.

LEAD BREAK



I shot a man in Macon over a poker game,
I killed another in Atlanta just to build my fame,
Well, now I hear the hammers they're pounding out my name.

It ain't the way I wanted it.
But that's the price you pay.
It ain't the way I wanted it.
But Lord that's the price you pay.

Hey jailer, how about that water my throat's still dry,
Four walls, steel bars, I've been watching passersby,
I've been sitting here so damn long I'm starting to cry,
The hangman's coming I'm surely going to die.

It ain't the way I wanted it.
But Lord that's the price you pay,
(REPEAT),
It ain't the way I wanted it,
But Lord that's the price you pay.
Oh, you done out of rope son.

Oh, listen to my story:

Life is getting stranger baby.
As we travel on.
People don't know the difference no more between right and wrong.
Say it's going to be a cold dark night when the creeper comes along.
Watch out for the steel blade, baby,
All shiny and long.


Chorus:
I say it's going to be a cold dark night
Oh, when the Creeper come along. Yea.

He's tall, he's short, he's fat, he's thin.
He's out for vengence. He's out to win.
The road he walks is dark and dim.


Don't let him catch you out on a limb.
He'll cut your throat, baby,
He'll stick you in the back.
Drive off in your Cadillac.
He's more trouble than you think.
He'll kill you sugar, leave you in the drink.


Chorus:
Say, it's going to be a cold dark night
Oh, when the creeper comes along.

LEAD BREAK

New York City, you're so big and tough,
Well here we come, baby, struttin' our stuff.
Well we look kinda freaky we're pretty damn bad.
Cause Southern cookin' is all we've ever had.
Oh, cook 'em up some greens, baby.

I've seen the mountains up in Tennessee.
Sweet little hill women satisfied me.
We all know it's tough and it's an uphill battle.
But we're running 'em hard baby, sitting in the saddle.


Oh, come on baby.

New York City you're so big and tough.
My pistols are loaded, I feel rough.
Well. we've heard of your punks and high heeled steppers.
We're bad southern boys and don't you forget us.

I've been to Alabama, people ain't a whole lot to see; Skynyrd says it's a real sweet home but it ain't nothing to me. Charlie Daniels will tell you the good Lord lives in Tenessee, ha! But I'm going back to gator country where the wine and the women are free. Chorus: There's a gator in the bushes, he's calling my name, And a saying come on boy, you better make it back home again. There's a gator in the bushes, Lord, he calling my name. There's many roads I've travelled but they all kind of look the same. Old Richard Betts will tell ya Lord he was born a Ramblin' Man. Well he can ramble back to Georgia but I won't give a damn. Elvin Bishop out struttin his stuff with little Miss Slick Titty Boom. But I'm going back to gator country to get me some elbow room. Chorus: There's a gator in the bushes he's calling my name. And saying come on boy, you better make it back home again. There's a gator in the bushes, Lord, he calling my name. Yep. There's many roads I've travelled but they all kinda look the same. There's Marshall Tucker riding a rainbow searching for a pot of gold. Well they can take the highway, baby, and they can take all they can hold. The Outlaws down in Tampa town it's a mighty fine place to be. They got green grass and got high tides and sure looks good to me. Chorus: There's a gator in the bushes, he's calling my name. There's so many roads I've travelled but they all kinda look the same. Saying come on boy, you better make it back home again. There's a gator in the bushes , Lord, he's calling my name. LEAD BREAK Oh gator country, A little bit of that chomp chomp LEAD BREAK

My horse is kicking dust up off the trail, I'm just getting back from a trip to HELL. My six gun she's stapped by my side, Thunder is the horse that I ride. And it seems to me this is one hell of a way, For a man like me to earn that pay. Chorus: Outlaws on the loose. I wonder what they feel like when they're dying. Running, running from the noose. Blue steel flashing, hot lead flying, Is it worth the money I earn? Someday soon it might be my turn, For a man like me to earn that pay. And it seems to me this is one hell of a way, Outlaws on the loose, Chorus: Running, running from the noose. I'm a bounty hunter, I'll hunt you down, yeah, I will. LEAD BREAK It will....ha, ha, ha Did you know $500 will get your head blown off? Blue steel flashing, hot lead flying, I wonder what they fell like when they're dying. Is it worth the money I earn? Someday soon it might be my turn, And it seems to me this is one hell of a way, For a man like me to earn that pay. Outlaws on the loose, Running, running from the noose, Chorus: (REPEAT), I'm a bounty hunter going to hunt you down.

Well she grabbed me and asked me,
If I had a name,
She told me she was interested to see,
If I could play the game,
She said her name was victory,
She didn't want to know the rules,
That's just the way I wanted to play,
In a game designed for fools.


Chorus:
We were beatin' the odds, we were beatin' the odds,
We were beatin' the odds again,
We were gambling with our souls,
We were playing to win,
We were beatin' the odds again.

Well I rolled the dice feelin' cold as ice,
And Victory drew the cards,
We knew that loosin' when the stakes were high,
Could really hit us hard,
I strapped into the drivers seat,
With Miss Victory by my side,
She knew at a glance she was takin' a chance,
By coming along for the ride.


Chorus:
We were beatin' the odds, we were beatin' the odds,
We were beatin' the odds again,
We were gambling with our souls,
We were playing to win,
We were beatin' the odds again.

Time and space stood still that day,
With Victory's soul and mine,
We were running a race between heaven and hell,
And we could not find the finish line,
And when it was all over we won it in the end,
We were splittin' the prize when she opened her eyes,
And said Baby let's try it again.


Chorus:
We were beatin' the odds, we were beatin' the odds,
We were beatin' the odds again,
We were gambling with our souls,
We were playing to win,
We were beatin' the odds again.


Chorus:
We were beatin' the odds, we were beatin' the odds,
We were beatin' the odds again,
We were gambling with our souls,
We were playing to win,
We were beatin' the odds again.

A king without a sword - a land without a king -
One song to sing.
And you?ll soon see everything.
A truth without a voice - one song left to sing...
A wise man told me there?s something you should know:
The way you judge a man is you look into his soul?br />A voice from the past cried, ?Give peace a chance!?br />He paid our price now he?s free at last; And imagine -
How many tears will the children cry...
We called him a dreamer.
How many times must good men die?
?Till we suffer no more sadness?
Oh, stop the madness.
Stop the madness.
If ashes are ashes and dust is dust,

To the sands of the shore.
But, tell me why the peacemakers fall.
At our journeys end, then we turn to rust -
White doves in flight - peace to war -
Must we bury any more?
The hush of the crowd as the horse rode by -
The black lace veil hid her tears from my eyes...
How many times must good men die?
And we all wept in silence.
?Till they suffer no more sadness?
How many times will the children cry...
Oh, stop the madness.
Oh, stop all the madness.

On the edge of sundown, a man rode into town
His clothes were old and dirty like the guns he wore low down
And as he rode the people stared, tried to look on him
He's the man who'll take your life, take your life to boothill

Sleeps by day and rides by night
Like a mongrel always lookin' for a fight
Got cold steel a bowie knife, just his way of life
He took no one, no not a sound, stares at the edge of town
Only time that he'll be found, is on the edge of sundown

Take you for your dollars babe, take you for your gold
Make your life so miserable, he's gonna leave you mean and cold
And then he'll head on out, to another town
The only time when he'll be found, is on the edge of sundown
Next time he'll be sundown.

He's a killer and a robber and he'll make you grieve
Shoot you in the back or in your sleep
Got no name or identity
Livin' in the wind, he's free---

Just one more morning I had to wake up with the blues. Went up on the mountain to see what I could see. The whole world was falling right down in front of me. Pulled myself out of bed, put on my walking shoes. Chorus: 'Cause I'm hung up on my dreams I'll never see. Yeah babe, oh help me babe. Or this will surely be the end of me, yeah. Climb down off the hilltop baby, Pull myself together, put on a new face, 'Cause I'm hung up on dreams I'll never see, Yeah babe, oh help me babe, And get back in the race. Or this will surely be the end of me, yeah.

Oh, People, baby, what's the matter with you? Don't you just want to get up, babe, Your feet, they ain't leaving' the ground. Don't you just want to jump on up, Hearing this rocking sound? And kick your chairs out of the way? OOh we're going to rock you, baby, Oh, it's easy, can't you see? Nobody seems to want to boogie no more. Rock you till the break of day. We ain't never had no problem before, Chorus: Gonna give it to you one time. Oh, People, baby, what's the matter with you? Your feet, they're leaving' the ground. Hearing this rockin' sound. I know that you get on up, baby, Don't you just want to jump on up, Rock you till the break of day. MMM' gonna rock you , baby, And kick your chairs out of the way.

Out streetwalking on a Saturday night
Looking for the man
Staying out of sight
Trying to find something
To ease my mind
Traffic lights a-blinkin'
And I'm right on time
Come around a corner
On 4th and Main
Joint was a -jumpin'
People going insane
Jukebox a-flappin'
On through the night
I think all the boys
Are starting up a bloody reunion.
Chorus:
A bloody reunion
Well, it's a bloody reunion
Tearing up the town
Smoking on a Saturday night
Well, it's a bloody reunion
What a bloody reunion
All hell's a-poppin
Rockin' 'till the morning light.
Here comes Mary
In a long red dress
Looking hot 'n' sasy
Just like all the rest
Leaning on a lamp post
And she's dressed to kill
Lord she wants to make it
And I think I will
Coming on strong
And giving me the eye
Ain't no way
I'm gonna pass it by
Tonight we're gonna do it
Gonna get it right
Me and Miss Mary
Gonna start another
Bloody reunion.
Chorus:
A bloody reunion
Well, it's a bloody reunion
Tearing up the town
Smoking on a Saturday night
Well, it's a bloody reunion
What a bloody reunion
All hell's a-poppin
Rockin' 'till the morning light.
Chorus:
A bloody reunion
Well, it's a bloody reunion
Tearing up the town
Smoking on a Saturday night
Well, it's a bloody reunion
What a bloody reunion
All hell's a-poppin
Rockin' 'till the morning light.
Lord what a party
Everybody feelin' right
Drinking and a-smoking
Everybody's high as a kite.

Don't do no drugs
Ain't got the time
I keep it straight
But I don't mid
Cause I got love
That the only plan
I'm just a satisfied man.

Ain't no girl
Can turn my head
Cause I got better
Waitin' on the bed
She does it all
Everything will wait
Makes me a satisfied man.
Chorus:
Oohh I'm so satisfied
Yea I'm so satisfied
Oohh I'm so satisfied
Satisfied man.
In the world
That's falling down
We'll be together
No one else around
Face to face
Right to the end
Though I'm a satisfied man.
Chorus:
Oohh I'm so satisfied
Yea I'm so satisfied
Oohh I'm so satisfied
Satisfied man.
She keeps it comin'
Keeps it comin'
Keeps me goin'
Every night or every day
She keeps it goin'
Keeps it goin'
Every night for every way

In the world
That's falling down
We'll be together
No one else around
Face to face
Right to the end
Though, I'm a satisfied man.

Oh baby, make no mistake about it
I'm a satisfied man
Baby, everything you say
Everything you do
Satisfied man
Everything you do is sooo right
Satisfied man.

Oohh I'm so satisfied
Satisfied man

Oohh yea I'm so satisfied
Satisfied man

Oohh I'm so satisfied
Satisfied man

Satisfied man
Satisfied man
Satisfied man
Satisfied man
Satisfied man
Satisfied man
Satisfied man
I'm a satisfied man.

Is this how it ends?
We're strangers again
It's over but you won't explain
No kiss no goodbye,not one final lie
Just cold to the bone from the ice's that's runnin' through your veins
You have stone in your heart.

[Chorus]
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na stone in your heart
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na
What is keepin' us apart?
Stone in your stone heart.

Don't you recall the fire and all
I want you in my arms every night
But now you forget
No passion,no sweat

You poured out your love
And you're tellin' me your well is dry
You have stone in your heart.

[Chorus]
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na stone in your heart
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na
What is keeping us apart?
Stone in your heart.

Run away and hide
Keep it inside
Make believe it never happened
All you're goin' do is keep fooling you
Some day you'll find love's been passin' you by.

Will you or fight?
Let's do it right
I'm gonna get it over now
But no feelin' left

No pride to protect
You don't want my love
I don't need you in a wedding gown
You have stone in your heart

I'm outta money, outta hope & it looks like self-destruction.

I got the pedal 2 the floor & my life is runnin' faster.
Well, how much more can we take with all of this corruption?
We're flirtin w/ disaster & ya'll know what it means.
And when we play with our lives, it makes no sense to me.
I don't know about yourself, or what you plan to be, yeah.
We're gamblin' with our time & choose our destiny.

I'm travelin' down that lonesome road.
(& you know what I'm talkin about)
Yeah, and I try to turn my head away.
Feel like I'm draggin' a heavy load.
Feel about the same most every day

Speedin' down the fast lane, & honey we're playin' from town 2 town.
The boys & I been burnin' it up, can't seem to slow it down.
Got a side-step straight ahead, but I ain't sure what we're after.
Got the pedal to the floor our lives are running faster.

Flirtin' w/ Disaster ya'll damn sure know what I mean.
I don't know about yourself, or what you plan to be, yeah.

You know, but when we play w/ our lives, it makes no sense to me.
We're gamblin' with our time & choose our destiny.
We're travelin' down that lonesome road.
Flirtin' w/ Disaster every day *(and UR2 baby, huh huh).
Feel like we're draggin' a heavy load.
Yeah, and I try to turn my head away.
*(It ain't for everybody.....aw, come on man

I've been to Alabama, people ain't a whole lot to see; Skynyrd says it's a real sweet home but it ain't nothing to me. Charlie Daniels will tell you the good Lord lives in Tenessee, ha! But I'm going back to gator country where the wine and the women are free. Chorus: There's a gator in the bushes, he's calling my name, And a saying come on boy, you better make it back home again. There's a gator in the bushes, Lord, he calling my name. There's many roads I've travelled but they all kind of look the same. Old Richard Betts will tell ya Lord he was born a Ramblin' Man. Well he can ramble back to Georgia but I won't give a damn. Elvin Bishop out struttin his stuff with little Miss Slick Titty Boom. But I'm going back to gator country to get me some elbow room. Chorus: There's a gator in the bushes he's calling my name. And saying come on boy, you better make it back home again. There's a gator in the bushes, Lord, he calling my name. Yep. There's many roads I've travelled but they all kinda look the same. There's Marshall Tucker riding a rainbow searching for a pot of gold. Well they can take the highway, baby, and they can take all they can hold. The Outlaws down in Tampa town it's a mighty fine place to be. They got green grass and got high tides and sure looks good to me. Chorus: There's a gator in the bushes, he's calling my name. There's so many roads I've travelled but they all kinda look the same. Saying come on boy, you better make it back home again. There's a gator in the bushes , Lord, he's calling my name. LEAD BREAK Oh gator country, A little bit of that chomp chomp LEAD BREAK

Is this how it ends?
We're strangers again
It's over but you won't explain
No kiss no goodbye,not one final lie
Just cold to the bone from the ice's that's runnin' through your veins
You have stone in your heart.

[Chorus]
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na stone in your heart
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na
What is keepin' us apart?
Stone in your stone heart.

Don't you recall the fire and all
I want you in my arms every night
But now you forget
No passion,no sweat

You poured out your love
And you're tellin' me your well is dry
You have stone in your heart.

[Chorus]
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na stone in your heart
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na
What is keeping us apart?
Stone in your heart.

Run away and hide
Keep it inside
Make believe it never happened
All you're goin' do is keep fooling you
Some day you'll find love's been passin' you by.

Will you or fight?
Let's do it right
I'm gonna get it over now
But no feelin' left

No pride to protect
You don't want my love
I don't need you in a wedding gown
You have stone in your heart

I'm outta money, outta hope & it looks like self-destruction.

I got the pedal 2 the floor & my life is runnin' faster.
Well, how much more can we take with all of this corruption?
We're flirtin w/ disaster & ya'll know what it means.
And when we play with our lives, it makes no sense to me.
I don't know about yourself, or what you plan to be, yeah.
We're gamblin' with our time & choose our destiny.

I'm travelin' down that lonesome road.
(& you know what I'm talkin about)
Yeah, and I try to turn my head away.
Feel like I'm draggin' a heavy load.
Feel about the same most every day

Speedin' down the fast lane, & honey we're playin' from town 2 town.
The boys & I been burnin' it up, can't seem to slow it down.
Got a side-step straight ahead, but I ain't sure what we're after.
Got the pedal to the floor our lives are running faster.

Flirtin' w/ Disaster ya'll damn sure know what I mean.
I don't know about yourself, or what you plan to be, yeah.

You know, but when we play w/ our lives, it makes no sense to me.
We're gamblin' with our time & choose our destiny.
We're travelin' down that lonesome road.
Flirtin' w/ Disaster every day *(and UR2 baby, huh huh).
Feel like we're draggin' a heavy load.
Yeah, and I try to turn my head away.
*(It ain't for everybody.....aw, come on man