Molly Hatchet

[fox69]

"The Big Payback"

"The Big Payback"


Out all night, till the break of dawn,
Once again you know you've done somebody wrong, yeah you did, babe,
And you know you're gonna get what's due,
One of these days it will all catch up to you

[Chorus:]
When it comes, its the big payback,
Don't you know its the big payback
Broken hearts, you know you've made quite a few, yeah you did, babe,
Runnin' around is all you want to do,
Livin' fast, you say you never gonna stop runnin',
One of these days, Mama, you'll get whats comin'

[Chorus:]
When it comes, its the big payback,
Don't you know its the big payback
Time will come for the big payback,
Don't you know, its the big payback,
I tell you time's gonna come for the big payback,
Don't you know its the big payback

Big payback,
Big back,
Big payback,
Big payback

 

[fox69]

"The Creeper"

"The Creeper"


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]

 

[fox69]

"The Journey"

"The Journey"


I was born one rainy morning in a little house across town
Daddy liked to roam leave Mama alone
She just couldn't tie him down
He liked his gamblin and whiskey
And mama just liked to cook and sew
It made me a man before my time
I felt many a cold wind blow

Worked real hard most all of my life
Bought a farmhouse out in the sticks
Set by the fire most every night
Working on my guitar licks
Before too long I was on my way
Playing from town to town
I guess I'm a little like Daddy was
Gotta keep on moving around

[Chorus:]
This journey takes me far away from home
Sometimes it makes me feel so alone
So alone

Now I look back on yesterday
Wondering what I'd done
Did I help somebody along the way
Or did I just look out for number one
I know I can't change a thing
So don't put me down
Cause I didn't cling to your heart
Oh I feel like dying when we're apart

[Chorus:]
This journey takes me far away from home
With nothing left to hold on to
But a voice from the telephone
It's taken me away from every love I've ever known
Sometimes it makes me feel so alone
So alone

 

[fox69]

"The Look In Your Eyes"

"The Look In Your Eyes"


Where I am gonna be tomorrow
And where in the world have I been
How did it get that far when does the madness stop
Where is it taking me how did it begin
How did it begin

[Chorus:]
With the look in your eyes
The look in your eyes I see you standing there
With the look in your eyes
The look in your eyes with the look in your eyes

What are all of these changes
Can't you see take a look around
Just another episode

As this old world turns
Deep inside this heart of mine a wildfire burns
And it burns

[Chorus:]
With the look in your eyes
The look in your eyes I see you all alone
With the look in your eyes
The look in your eyes

At night I look to the sky
We'll reach forever you and I
Forever you and I
I look in your eyes you're all I see
I shut the world out surrounding me

If you're gonna have sunshine
Lord knows gotta stand the rain
But sometimes I get to feelin
It ain't worth all this pain

[Chorus repeat]

 

[fox69]

"The Price You Pay"

"The Price You Pay"


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.

 

[fox69]

"The Rambler"

"The Rambler"



I'm going down to the river,
Just to bide my time away,
Don't you look for me tommorrow,
Cause I won't be back this way,
Oh girl I hate to leave you,
But I just can't seem to stay,
When I see the sunrise in your eyes,
Darling I'll be on the way.

The miles go by so slowly,
It seems that time stands still,
I long for the day that I can settle down,
But I guess I never will,
Oh the cities they pass by me,
Like the ships that sail the sea,
Lord I here that highway calling,
Darling I hope you'll wait for me.

Oh it's cold here in the city,
I live my life from day to day,
Guess I'll always be a rambler,
But it's so hard to find my way,
Lord I need someone to help me,
I just can't go on this way,
I need your smiling face beside me,
So darling I'm coming home today.

 

[fox69]

"There Goes The Neighborhood"

"There Goes The Neighborhood"


It was a rock and roll wedding,
Held down at a rock and roll shack,
Well the groom wore boots and leather,
Let me tell you that the bride she wore black,
Electric guitars cranked up real loud and good,
And the people next door said,
"There goes the neighborhood"

Black and white cars parked all the way around the block,
They had the music, it was crakin',
Man, I did not think it would stop,
Rockin' and rollin' like everybody knows they should,
And the people next door said,
"There goes the neighborhood"

[Chorus:]
Oh, no, there goes the neighborhood,
Oh, no, there goes the neighborhood
Well the preacher drove up in a Harley all dressed in chrome,
And the bride and groom said "Welcome to our happy home",
You know the vows were said and everybody kissed the bride,
And the people next door were lookin' for a place to hide

Then the party really started and it lasted throughout the night,
A lot of people got it right and the others just wanted to fight,
Got as hot as the flames across a hot rod hood,
And the people next door said,
"There goes the neighborhood"

[Chorus:]
Oh, no, there goes the neighborhood,
Oh, no, there goes the neighborhood,
Oh, no, there goes the neighborhood,
Oh, no, there goes the neighborhood,
Oh, no, there goes the neighborhood,
Rockin' and rollin' like everybody knows they should

[Chorus:]
Oh, no, there goes the neighborhood,
Oh, no, there goes the neighborhood,
Oh, no, there goes the neighborhood,
Rockin' and rollin' like everybody knows they should

 

[fox69]

"Time Keeps Slipping Away"

"Time Keeps Slipping Away"



It started out baby, just like a dream
Like teenage romance, we were head over heels
I can't read the future to tell what was in store
While I was sleepin', she was on out the door

I can't believe that she said I was her man
As she was my baby, that's when the trouble began
As trouble follows you around all night and day
Now that I know we'll go our separate way

Don't let the screen door hit you where the good lord split you
Cause time keeps tickin' away
Don't let the screen door hit you where the good lord split you
Cause time keeps tickin' away

What happened to the promise we made
For better, for worse, I think that we both said
We try to work it out and stay together
Then I found out, it was all spoken mirrors

If you can't stand the heat, don't look in my direction
Just leave the keys and take your obsession
What a show you put on, yeah it's quite a disgrace
Your number's on the bedroom wall, say who wants a date

Don't let the screen door hit you where the good lord split you
Cause time keeps tickin' away
Don't let the screen door hit you where the good lord split you
Cause time keeps tickin' away
Cause time keeps tickin', time keeps tickin', time keeps tickin' away

 

[fox69]

"Trust Your Old Friend"

"Trust Your Old Friend"


I'm going to tell you about it here,
I can't remember how old I was,
When Mama said to me,
If it makes you happy, son,
Then be what you want to be.
Now, Lord, that my arms they're reaching for the sky.
The people I thought were my friends are starting to wonder why,
And I say

[Chorus:]
Have some trust in your old friend, baby,
I'll be around if you need a helping hand.

I've traveled around,
Lord, playing my songs almost for free,
If you're wondering what it's worth, it means the world to me.
Now all they do is turn their heads when I walk by,
I can't see why they don't understand, hell, they just wondering why,
And I say

[Chorus:]
Have some trust in your old friend, baby,
I'll be around if you need a helping hand.

The time has come for me to say these words to all of you.
Y'all always trusted me before, well I am doing what I got to do,
You talk about me behind my back and play your foolish games.
But when it comes to real trust, baby,
it's worth much more than fame.

Have some trust in your old friend, baby,
I'll be around if you need a helping hand.
[REPEAT]

 

[fox69]

"Tumbling Dice"
(originally by The Rolling Stones)

"Tumbling Dice"
(originally by The Rolling Stones)



Women think I'm tasty, always tryin' to waste me
Make me burn the candle right down...but baby, baby
I don't need no jewels in my crown

Its all you women is low down gamblers
Cheatin' like I don't know how...but baby...baby
There's fever in the funk house now
This low down bitchin' got my poor feet a itchin'
Don't you know the duece is still wild

[Chorus:]
Baby, I can't stay...you got to roll me and
Call me the Tumblin' Dice...
Always in a hurry, never stop to worry
Don't see the time flashin' by
Honey, got no money
I'm all sixes, sevens, and nines
Say now baby, I'm the rank outsider
You can be my partner in crime

[Chorus:]
Baby, I can't stay...you got to roll me and
Call me the Tumblin' Dice...Call me the Tumblin' Dice
Oh, my, my, my, I'm the lone crap shooter
Playin' the field every night

[Chorus:]
Baby, I can't stay...you got to roll me and
Call me the Tumblin' Dice...
(You got to roll me...)
Call me the Tumblin' Dice...
(You got to roll me...)
Call me the Tumblin' Dice... (You got to roll me...)