Jimmy Barnes

[fox69]

"Something's Got A Hold"

"Something's Got A Hold"



When you’re lost and wandering blindly
Through the desert on the mountain
And your spirits desert you
We will find them and climb that mountain

Here I am, I won’t desert you
Take my hand and I won’t let you go

Something’s got a hold on me tonight
I can’t let this feeling go, it would not be right
Something’s got a hold on me and it won’t let me go

If you’re searching with no one to turn to
Losing the road to come home
Set your sights beyond the horizon
What’s before you nobody knows
Make a stand, I will go where you lead me
It’s our chance to find out where we belong

Something’s got a hold on me tonight
I can’t let this feeling go, it would not be right
Something’s got a hold on me and it won’t let me go
I surrendered without any fight

Well the world ain’t a garden of Eden
And the answers never seem very clear
And together we become so much stronger
We can face it and have nothing to fear

Something’s got a hold on me tonight
I can’t let this feeling go, it would not be right
Something’s got a hold on me and it won’t let me go
I surrendered without any fight
Something’s got a hold on me tonight
I can’t let this feeling go, it would not be right
Something’s got a hold on me and it won’t let me go
I surrendered without any fight
Something’s got a hold on me tonight
Something’s got a hold on me tonight

 

[fox69]

"Sorry"

"Sorry"



As hard as I can try – can’t be refined
The limits that I seek ain’t being defined
What’s the point of hanging on this
Razor’s edge I’m sliding on
I have to say these are the best of times

I still recall the first time I saw you
At night alone I feel so lost - it’s true
It’s not that I’m unhappy here with you
In all the world you’re all that I would choose
And I know sometimes I cannot hide
The different worlds we make collide
But opposites attract so what’s the use

Sorry sorry – I seek but I don’t find
Sorry sorry – you drive me out of my mind
Sorry sorry – I know I look sincere
Sorry sorry – I’m busting out of here

Because there’s a line I always bend
I can’t define and I can’t defend
Where living stops and dreaming never ends

Sorry sorry

 

[fox69]

"Spend The Night"

"Spend The Night"



Hold it to your heart now baby, share it with no other
Twist and turn unwind it baby, but do not blow your cover
Tell it to nobody girl cause it’s our little secret now

I wanna hold you till you cry until the day is though
Girl I wanna spend the night with you
I wanna hold you till you cry until the day is though
Girl I wanna spend the night with you

Tell it to nobody girl cause it’s our little secret
Write it in your locket girl and throw away the key
Hold it to the light now baby, see that it is perfect now

I wanna hold you till you cry until the day is though
Girl I wanna spend the night with you
I wanna hold you till you cry until the day is though
Girl I wanna spend the night with you
I wanna hold you till you cry until the day is though
Girl I wanna spend the night with you
I wanna hold you till you cry until the day is though
Girl I wanna spend the night with you

Hold it to the light now baby see that it is perfect now
Tell it to nobody girl and make sure you won’t back down

I wanna hold you till you cry until the day is though
Girl I wanna spend the night with you
I wanna hold you till you cry until the day is though
Girl I wanna spend the night with you
I wanna hold you till you cry until the day is though
Girl I wanna spend the night with you
I wanna hold you till you cry until the day is though
Girl I wanna spend the night with you

Spend the night with you

 

[fox69]

"Stagger Lee"

"Stagger Lee"



The night was clear and the moon was yellow
And the leaves came tumbling down

I was standing on the corner when I heard my bulldog bark
He was barkin' at the two men who was gamblin' in the dark
It was stagger lee and billy, they were two men gambling
Stagger lee threw a seven, billy swore that he threw an eight

Stagger lee told billy, I can’t let you go with that
You have won all my money and my brand new stetson hat
Stagger lee went home and he got his forty-four
Said I’m goin' to the barroom got to pay the debt I owe

Stagger lee went to the barroom and he stood across the barroom door
He said nobody move and he pulled that forty-four
Stagger lee heard billy say please don’t take my life
I’ve got three hungry children and a very happy wife
Stagger lee shot billy, well he shot that boy so bad
That the bullet went though billy and it broke the bartender’s glass
That’s got to teach you a lesson some how

 

[fox69]

"Stand Up"

"Stand Up"



Spent your life on the fence
And wonder where the time went
From the time you were born
You always did what you've told

When you've gone there's nothing you leave behind
Always easy to please
Never get off your knees
Give and you will receive
Just like a kick in the teeth

How long can you just turn the other cheek
Tell me what you've got to lose
There's just so much you can do

Stand up, one shot can make a nation cry
One voice can make them wonder why
One spark can make a fire burn
One lesson everybody must learn

You gotta search for the truth
It's just so easy to lose
When there's so many lies
That find a way to get through

I know the future is in your hands
Don't hide your head in your hands
There's just so much you can stand

Who's gonna answer your prayers
When you are no longer there
If you're looking for signs
You must be crazy or blind
I know the future is in your hands
Tell me what you gotta lose
There's so much more you can do

 

[fox69]

"Still Got A Long Way To Go"

"Still Got A Long Way To Go"



Oh, well I’ve got one more remaining hour
With you in this dusty room
And you know that just like some plastic flowers
You just never see them bloom
Oh I burned the candle for you so many times
You know they never burn too slow
And I’ve still got a long way to go

I came across a wise man
Seemed that he might understand
Promised that he would lighten up my load
(yes he did now) I put my money in his hand
Thought he was a ticket man
Sent me off down the road
Well I put my trust in oh so many a man
Never tell who’s friend or foe
And I’ve still got a long way to go

Time can be so hard
Ain’t no shuffling of the cards that you dealt
This I know, now I know
I walked though fields of snow
Feeling warm from the after-glow
I thought I’d never feel the cold
And you know that I saw a star up in the sky
Felt that it could be mine
Instead it was the king of rock’n’roll
Yeah and things aren’t always quite as they seem, no
I’d paid nothing to see the show
And I’ve still got a long way to go
Still got a long way
Still got a long way
Listen now, I’ve still got a long way
Still got a long way
Still got a long way
Still got a long way
I’ve still got a long way
Still got a long way
Still got a long way
Still got a long way
I’ve still got a long way to go

 

[fox69]

"Stone Cold"

"Stone Cold"



When I get home I found you sleeping
I said the words you know are true
And I'm stone
Stone cold in love with you

You don't have to turn the light on
Ain't had more than just a few
And I'm stone
I'm stone cold in love with you

You don't have to wonder why now
Look at all the things you've been to me
I'll build my whole life on the sweet foundation
You've given, baby you know what I mean

I left my friends back in the poolroom
They'll still be drowning out the blues
I'm stone
I'm stone cold in love with you

You don't have to wonder why
Look at all the things you've been
My heart lies on the sweet foundation
You've given, baby you know what I mean

I see your face below the window
I see the moonlight coming through
And I'm stone
I'm stone cold in love with you
Yes I'm stone
I'm stone cold in love with you

 

[fox69]

"Stumbling"

"Stumbling"



It took me a while
Yes I walked for miles
Somehow I've gone right off the road
So I paid the price
I don’t know whats right
But every step I took was wrong
Just when I thought my savior’s come
I tried to walk when I should run

Now I know that I'm, I'm stumbling ready to fall
Makin’ a mess of it all
And I can’t put it right if I try

I’m playing the game
Always end up the same
You end up alone when
Luck runs out
Maybe I'm lost will I be found
I’m counting the cost
You’re not around

Now I know that I'm stumbling ready to fall
Makin’ a mess of it all
And I can’t put it right if I try
I know that I'm, I'm stumbling ready to fall
Makin’ a mess of it all
And I can’t put it right if I try
Stumbling ready to fall

How can I tell you
That you always take the path you
Think is right
How can you walk through on your own
And face another right

You get what you give
Your life’s like a river
You start at the top
And it just goes down

I know that I'm stumbling ready to fall
Makin’ a mess of it all
And I can’t put it right if I try
Stumbling ready to fall
I’m stumbling ready to fall
Makin’ a mess of it all
Can’t put it right if I try

 

[fox69]

"Sweat It Out"

"Sweat It Out"



Heat goes up and rain won't fall
We've run so far it's time to crawl
And we all forget each lesson learned
We played with fire and now we'll all get burned
Gonna have to sweat it out

Can't ignore it or pass the blame
While lovers walk in acid rain
Feed the world was just a song
They want to bleed the world and build a bomb

Gonna have to sweat it out
But how long will it take
Til the message gets through to you
A change is due, starting here with me and you

Gonna have to sweat it out
Gonna have to work it out

And politicians, thieves and banks
Together help us all walk the plank
They offered us the very best
Until our souls are repossessed

If we're so sharp, how come we're falling apart
We've been the fools
We've kept on bending the rules
Our rise and fall has taken no time at all
For what it's worth the meek inherit the earth
What's left behind just makes them angry and blind
Too late to try, just kiss the whole world goodbye

 

[fox69]

"Sweet Soul Music"

"Sweet Soul Music"



Do you like good music
That sweet soul music
Just as long as it's swingin'
Oh yeah, oh yeah

Out here on the floor now
We're going to a go go
Ah dancin to the music
Oh yeah, oh yeah

Spotlight on Lou Rawls y'all
Ah don't he look tall y'all
Singin' loves a hurtin' thing now
Oh yeah, oh yeah

Spotlight on Sam and Dave now
Ah don't they look boss y'all
Singin' hold on I'm comin'
Oh yeah, oh yeah

Spotlight on Wilson Pickett
That wicked picket Pickett
Singin Mustang Sally
Oh yeah, oh yeah

Spotlight on Otis Redding now
Singing fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa
Fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa
Oh yeah, oh yeah

Spotlight on James Brown now
He's the king of them all, yeah
He's the king of them all, yeah
Oh yeah, oh yeah