1. Big guns
2. Sweet little sister
3. Can't stand the heartache
4. Piece of me
5. 18 and life
6. Rattlesnake shake
7. Youth gone wild
8. Here I am
9. Makin' a mess
10. I remember you
11. Midnight/Tornado
Big guns
1. She was a ballerina on a subway train
stiletto heels and a candy cane
looked like a number on a station wall
hot of the tail of a social call
I wet my lips I thought I had it made
like Valentino with a hand grenade
I made my move with my libido on
She circled once and then she dropped the bomb.
Ref. 1 She got the big guns
pointed at my heart
bang bang shootin' like a firin' squad
Big guns
She blew me away, and I went down in flames.
2. I met a sidewalk preacher on a roller skate
He said he had the key to the heaven's gate, huh,
I'll wait for the movie 'cause I've been there before
and learned that like is a battle, love is war.
Ref. 2 She got the big guns
pointed at my heart
bang bang shootin' like a firin' squad
Big guns
took me by surprise
she got my lovin' reachin' for the sky.
(Back to Ref. 1)
(Solo)
I'm doin' time as a backseat Romeo
play solitaire with my hands in the air
another night and no bullets to spare.
(Back to Ref.)
Big guns
Big guns
Big guns…
She really really had the big guns
She shot me, and I went down in flames…
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Sweet little sister
1. She blew my mind behind the wreckin' machine
she was a shit load of trouble called the Subway Queen
had a hip with bad habits and a shake that was a bit obscene, no
One night I caught her runnin' out the cellar door
there was about a million people lyin' flat on the floor
for such a sweet little lady I would swear she's gotten to the core, oh yes
She's got her hands in the cookie jar, smilin' like an alligator
makin' headlines in the back of her car, tight-lipped now but sink ships later.
Ref. I know one thing or two about her - sweet little sister
Her mama'd kill her if she knew what she do, she's my - sweet little sister
She'll love ya black and blue - sweet little sister
She's Mona Lisa with a new tattoo, she's my - sweet little,
sweet little sister...
2. Say, ev'ry quittin' time is another disease
Too many cowboys ridin' high shootin' low at the knees
The black hand boogie is the price you pay for bein' the squeeze
The petting's gettin' heavy got her tongue in her ear
Her friend is doin' time for kickin' ass on a queer
They're in a mental state and all their friends are here, oh yes
She's tellin' lies through her burgundy lips, angel in a mission of mercy
She'll get you dancin' with the crack of her whip,
She'll take you up to heaven in her rocket ship.
(Back to Ref.)
(Solo)
She's got her hands in the cookie jar, smilin' like an alligator
makin' headlines in the back of her car, tight-lipped now but sink ships later.
(Back to Ref.)
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Can't stand the heartache
Can't stand the heartache….
1. Fall in love with a twisted lady
suicide with a cover girl
spend all your time then you got stuck payin' the price
Oh up town, kickin' down into a spin
Face the wall, take it all you just can't win.
Ref. Can't stand the heartache
so bleeds the red red rose
Time heals a broken heart
but that's just the way it goes
I can't stand, I can't stand the heartache.
2. You know you got caught in the line of fire
by stander innocence
You caught your own 'til it wasn't yours anymore
Waste away another day into the night
You're at home by the phone it don't seem right.
(Back to Ref.)
You held me like a prisoner
and I don't know
why I stay here from the start.
(Solo)
Uptown, run me down under your wheels
I pray one day you'll know how it feels.
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Piece of me
1. Sleazin' in the city
you know I'm lookin' for a fight
I'm on my heels and lookin' pretty
on a Saturday night, night, night
Good God, bless my soul
I need a fix of Rock 'n' Roll
Come on baby you've gotta wait and see
You better hurry
to get a piece of me.
2. Caught a lonely lady
she's cryin' on a cigarette
I've got nasty, nasty habits
and that's all she's gonna get on me
Ref. One for the money, two for the show
Around and around and around we go
Take a look at what you might need
You better hurry
to get a piece of me.
I don't have looks, I don't have money
but I know one thing for sure
One night ain't enough for my love
she wanted more, more, more…
(Solo)
(Back to Ref.)
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18 & life
1. Ricky was a young boy, he had a heart of stone
Lived 9 to 5 and he worked his fingers to the bones oh
Just barely out of school, came from the edge of town
Fought like a switchblade so no one could take him down no
He had no money, no, no good at home
Walked the street a soldier and he fought the world's alone and now it's
Ref. Eighteen and life you've got it
Eighteen and life you know
Your crime is time and it's
Eighteen and life to go
Eighteen and life you've got it
Eighteen and life you know
Your crime is time
and it's eighteen and life to go.
2. Tequila in his heartbeat, his veins burned gasoline
It kept his motor runnin', but it never kept his clean
They said he loved adventure, "Ricky's the wild one"
He married trouble, had a courtship with a gun
Bang bang shoot them up, the party never ends
You can't think of dyin' when the bottle's your best friend and now it's
(Back to Ref. )
"Accidents will happen", they all heard Ricky say
He fired his six-shot to the wind, that child blew a child away…
(Solo)
(Back to Ref.)
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Rattlesnake shake
1. Tricky little Vicky walks along South Street
She learned her French from the boys that she'd meet
I've gotta laugh when I hear them say:
"She's a sweet little cheese when the cat's away"
I know what you've been tryin'
but what you've got ain't worth buyin'
can't make livin' workin' door to door.
Ref. Shake shake, shake it like a rattlesnake
Boom boom, baby out go the light
Shake shake, shake it like a rattlesnake
Stayin' up late, doin' the rattlesnake shake.
2. Juicy Miss Lucy always diggin' on trunks
She's on the corner talkin' trash with the punks yeah
Her buried treasure is so easy to see
'cause talk is cheap, and so is she
You're lost in search of passion
but Prince Charming ain't in fashion
so let it bleed if you wanna stay.
(Back to Ref.)
(Solo)
(Back to Ref. 2 times)
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Youth gone wild
1. Since I was born they couldn't hold me down
Another misfit kid another burned out town
I never played by the rules and I never really cared
My nasty reputation takes me ev'rywhere
Well I look and see it's not only me
So many others have stood where I stand
We are the youth (hey!) so rise your hands!
Ref. They call us problem child
We spend our lives on trial
We walk an endless mile
We are the youth gone wild!
We stand and we won't fall
We're one and one for all
The writing's on the wall
We are the youth gone wild!
2. Boss' screamin' in my ear about who I'm supposed to be
Get a three-piece Wall Street smile and son you'll look just like me
I said "Hey man there's something you oughta know
Well I'll tell ya Park Avenue leads to Skid Row!"
Well I look and see it's not only me
We stand in stall ain't never a doubt
We are the youth (hey!) so shot it out!
(Back to Ref.)
Well let me hear you get wild!
(Solo)
(Back to Ref.)
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Here I am
1. Six-foot one and lonely, dressed in spaghetti rags
standin' at the bus-stop with her alligator bag
What can you do?
No, no, no what can I do?
I'd better see a doctor 'cause I think I'm gettin' hooked on you
I ain't much for talkin' but all I've got to say is
Ref. Here I am
Close your eyes and I'll be superman
Here I am
Come on and take my love while you can.
2. She broke a million hearts on second Avenue
with her German cigarettes and designer attitude
What can you do?
No, no, no, what can I do?
My love's been goin' blind since the first time I laid eyes on you
Ain't much for conversation but I've got to let you know:
(Back to Ref.)
You don't need a crystal ball
to see she's got it all oh.
(Solo)
(Back to Ref. 2 times)
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Makin' a mess
1. T-bone Billy just a singin' the blues caught his lady with another man
Lit up a smoke and did some talkin' with the back of his hand
She started shakin', started losin' her mind but he was kickin' back and playin'
it cool
Signed her walkin' papers took the 5:15 to Kalamazoo
Sing for your supper, nobody rides for free
Eat your heart out I'll send it C.O.D.
Ref: One, two baby what you do
Three, four let me show you the door
You're better off dead than makin' a mess of me
Five, six take your last licks
Seven, eight let me give it to you straight
You're better off dead than makin' a mess of me
2. Now Billy-boy's out havin' a ball, playin' fiddle at the local bar
Dark shades, cool kicks, he's Hollywood Boulevard.
Slick Daddy with his fat cigar sayin': "Sign upon the dotted line!"
He shook his head and said: "All I need is that fiddle of mine!"
Sing for your supper, nobody rides for free
Take your big time I'll take care of me yeah Sing for your supper, nobody rides
for free
Eat your heart out I'll send it C.O.D.
(Back to Ref.)
Say, trouble came knockin'
but Billy keeps rockin', like this...
(Solo)
(Back to Ref.)
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I remember you
1. Woke up to the sound of the pourin' rain
the wind would whisper and I'd think of you
and all the tears you cried that called my name
and when you needed me I came through.
I paint the picture of the days gone by
when love went blind and you would make me see
I stared a lifetime into your eyes
so that I knew that you were there for me
time after time you were there for me.
Ref. Remember yesterday
walkin' hand in hand
love letters in the sands, I remember you
Through the sleepless nights
through ev'ry endless day
I wanna hear you say, I remember you, oh...
2. We spent the summer with the top rolled down
wished ever after would be like this
You said "I love you baby" without a sound
I said I'd give my life for just one kiss
I'd live for your smile and die for your kiss.
(Back to Ref.)
We've had our share of hard times
but that's the price we paid
And through it all we kept the promise that we made
I swear you'll never be lonely…
(Solo)
Woke up to the sound of the pourin' rain
washed away a dream of you
But nothing else could ever take you away
'cause you'd always be my dreams come true
Oh my darling, I love you…
(Back to Ref.)
Remember yesterday
walkin' hand in hand
love letters in the sands, I remember you
Through ev'ry sleepless night
through ev'ry endless day
I wanna hear you say
I remember, I remember you…oh yeah.
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Midnight/Tornado
1. The night approaches after dark you have no chance
Ooh when moonlight takes the sky, you'll feel my dark romance
I'm on your footsteps and I wait behind your back
I spread like fire upon the streets, I'm ready to attack
I'm the only thing you need
Upon your love I feed.
Ref. 1 When the clock strikes midnight
I'm on the prowl of love
When the clock strikes midnight
the time is right to call you out.
2. When I'm feelin' wicked and my blood is runnin' hot
electric is my touch baby, you don't know what you've got
Only in the evening and at night I come alive
So try to keep your passion deep, I need it to survive
I'm the only thing you need
Upon your love I feed.
(Back to Ref. 1)
Ref. 2 When the clock strikes midnight
when the wicked moon starts to rise
when the clock strikes midnight
you know I'm alive…
(Solo)
(Back to Ref.)
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