Molly Hatchet

[fox69]

"Penthouse Pauper"

"Penthouse Pauper"


Now if I were a bricklayer,
I wouldn't build just anything,
If I was a ballplayer,
I wouldn't play no second string,
And if I were some jewelry, baby,
Lord, I'd have to be a diamond ring,
If I was a secret, you know I would never be told,
If I was a jug of wine,
Lord, my flavor would be plenty old,
I could be 'most anything,
But it got to be 24-karat solid gold

[Chorus:]
I'm the Penthouse Pauper; I've got nothing to my name
I'm the Penthouse Pauper; I've got nothing to my name,
I can be 'most anything,
'Cause when you got nothin' it's all the same

If I was a gambler, you know I'd never lose,
And if I were a guitar player,
I'd have to play the blues

If I was a hacksaw (hatchet), my blade would be razor sharp,
If I were a politician, I could prove money could talk,
You can find the tallest building,
Lord, you know I'd have the house on top

[Chorus:]
I'm the Penthouse Pauper; I've got nothing to my name
I'm the Penthouse Pauper; I've got nothing to my name,
I can be 'most anything,
'Cause when you got nothin' it's all the same

 

[fox69]

"Poison Pen"

"Poison Pen"



Poison Pen can there be no end,
The words on the page,
Make you no man's friend,
Change a man's fate,
With a drop of a line,
What your gonna write about next time,
Bite like a snake,
But it's never too late to look,
Yourself in the eye,
You're gonna have to pay for all you say,
Before your ink runs dry

Poor Mr. Pen you're the Devils friend,
you talk so much there ain't no end,
Is it a game to wreck my mind,
When you print your name at the Top of the line,
The bite of a snake,
Is easier to take,
'Cause once that ink is dry,
The venom's on the page,
Till you end your days,
Makes me wonder why

Poison Pen you're no man's friend,
Wish I knew what's inside of you,
Poison Pen ain't there no end,
To those men with the Poison Pen

Poison Pen can there be no end,
The words on the page,
Make you no man's friend,
Change a man's fate,
With a drop of a line,
What your gonna write about next time,
Bite like a snake,
But it's never too late to look,
Yourself in the eye,
You're gonna have to pay for all you say,
Before your ink runs dry

Poison Pen you're no man's friend,
Wish I knew what's inside of you,
Poison Pen ain't there no end,
To those men with the Poison Pen

Poison Pen you're no man's friend,
Wish I knew what's inside of you,
Poison Pen ain't there no end,
To those men with the Poison Pen

Ooh Poison Pen

 

[fox69]

"Power Play"

"Power Play"


What you gona do
When you're feelin' blue
You think you're lookin'
At some river run dry
Well, it's nothing new
Still the same old dues
There ain't no reason for asking why.

[Chorus:]
'Cause it's a power play
Just like yesterday
There ain't no second-guessing now
Well, you had your way
So what can you say
One shot is all you're allowed.

There's a catch-22
Just waitin' on you
Try talkin' your way out of this
For all those lies
There behind your eyes
I'll know it's something
I'll never miss.

[Chorus:]
'Cause it's a power play
Did you know your way
Did you burn all your bridges behind
Is there another way back
To that good old track
Or are we just wasting our time.

What you gona do
When you're feelin' blue
You think you're lookin'
At some river run dry
Well, it's nothing new
Still the same old dues
There ain't no reason for asking why.

[Chorus:]
'Cause it's a power play
Just like yesterday
There ain't no second-guessing now
Well, you had your way
So what can you say
One shot is all you're allowed.

[Chorus:]
'Cause it's a power play
Did you know your way
Did you burn all your bridges behind
Is there another way back
To that good old track
Or are we just wasting our time.

[Chorus:]
'Cause it's a power play
Just like yesterday
There ain't no second-guessing now
Well, you had your way
So what can you say
One shot is all you're allowed.

[Chorus:]
'Cause it's a power play
Did you know your way
Did you burn all your bridges behind
Is there another way back
To that good old track
Or are we just wasting our time.

 

[fox69]

"Rainbow Bridge"

"Rainbow Bridge"



Everybody's got a different life story, there ain't no two alike
We all have family hardships, do our best just to survive
Early springtime morning, the life I knew came to an end
I lost my lover and my wife and my very closest friend

Your mama and your daddy always raised an eye to see
They tried to give you all the love they had and ever need
I gave you unconditional love, so you would never feel alone
We picked out an ice cold house that you turned into our home

So let's celebrate the lady we were lucky to know at all
I'm so sorry that she's gone, but her spirit lives on and on
As you cross the rainbow bridge, you're in my heart

And it wasn't just so I love you, I never put no one above you
I think about you every minute of every day
You and mama are above me 24/7, 365
I know you're walkin' with the angels and yourself is out tonight

So let's celebrate the lady we were lucky to know at all
I'm so sorry that she's gone, but her spirit lives on and on
As you cross the rainbow bridge, you're in my heart

 

[fox69]

"Respect Me In The Morning"

"Respect Me In The Morning"


Well, I remember when I met you baby
Back a long time ago
Well, you were telling me you loved me
I bet you just didn't know
Well, now you say
That you've got news for me
Well, I know it's the hurting kind
Well, I know you're gonna tell me
Baby, you can never see
And you keep on screaming at me
As I'm going out the door

[Chorus:]
Respect me in the morning
Don't love you no more
Well, I've been coming here
Loving you baby
Seven long nights a week
But every time I leave you
You're right back out on the streets
And you been saying you've been true to me
My friends they say
You're telling me lies
And if you don't straighten up your act
I think I'm gonna blacken your eyes
And you keep screaming at me
As I'm walking out the door.

Well, I remember when I met you baby
Back a long time ago
You were telling me you loved me
How much you just didn't know
But now you say you got news for me
Well, I know it's a hurting kind
I know you're gonna tell me
Baby, you can never be mine
And you keep on screaming at me
As I'm going out the door

[Chorus:]
Oh, respect me in your morning
I don't want 'round it no more
And you keep on screaming at me
As I'm going out the door
Respect me in the morning
Or don't come 'round here no more

 

[fox69]

"Roadhouse Boogie"

"Roadhouse Boogie"



Rockin' round this country and rollin' round the world
We've seen a lot of faces and we spanked a million girls
You're waitin' on me, you're walkin' backwards my friend
This road goes on forever and it's never gonna end

When we take the stage
There's no reason through the night
Give everything every time

Roadhouse boogie, shakin' all night long
All or nothin', playin' till the dawn
Roadhouse boogie, shakin' all night long
All or nothin', playin', say shakin' all night long

Shakin'

I've been from city to city, every town in between
I'm ridin' steel horses, chasin' my life's dream
I'm on tour forever and that's all that I know
I'm always on the run, yes I'm always on the go

When we take the stage
And we'll turn it up real loud
Do our best to do you proud

Been down many a dusty road
And I felt that cold wind blow
And that cold wind blow

Roadhouse boogie, shakin' all night long
All or nothin', playin' till the dawn
Roadhouse boogie, shakin' all night long
All or nothin', playin', shakin' all night long

Livin' out of a suitcase, standin' on the line
I worked without a net, I guess I'm doing alright
New York City to Birmingham, Alabama
Chicago, Daytona, Lafayette, Louisiana

When we take the stage
And we turn the amps to ten
Then you'll understand my friend

I'm the luckiest guy I know
Cause I'm livin' the life I love
Yeah, it's all I know

Roadhouse boogie, shakin' all night long
All or nothin', playin' till the dawn
Roadhouse boogie, shakin' all night long
All or nothin', playin' till the dawn
Till the dawn
Said, roadhouse boogie

 

[fox69]

"Rolling Thunder"

"Rolling Thunder"



Brothers riding to the wall from all across the land
The wars been over twenty years but they still come who can
Read the names of the land of the free
Think of the brothers who went down for you and me.

I ran into an old friend I hadn't seen in 20 years
Talked about the good old days and cried some tears
You've never seen the things he's trying to forget
Saw hell for 18 months you ain't sen nothing yet

Rolling thunder writings on the wall
Six feet under brothers heard the call
Rolling thunder writings on the wall
Death with honor dreams will never fall

This wall is for Americans who fought in Vietnam
Who fought and died for rich old men who never held a gun
Read the names of the boys who went down for me and you
Just keep it in your mind you're name could be there too. yet.

 

[fox69]

"Saddle Tramp"

"Saddle Tramp"


Well, I pulled out of canyon county
Great cradle of the west
My mama and me and one lone dog
Tryin to do our best
Strangers all around me
Said none knew my name
I came to take back this land
I came to stake my claim, yes sir

The farm is all I've ever know
It bears my family name
But, damn, my brother got drunk one night
And lost it all in a poker game
Shots rang through the silence
I heard the angels cry
You never arrive a winner a saint or a sinner
The boy said aces high

[Chorus]
Saddletramp you're back in action
Lookin for the man that took my brother
I came to put him down
Saddletramp you spend your whole life
Runnin like the wind....going for the bounty but
Riding for the thrill

Mama died of a broken heart
The way myy brother threw his life away
But when they put him in the ground
It like to kill me just the same
Half past the hour of midnight
I looked into the killers eyes
I pulled my 45 and bullets started flyin
The man he had to die

[Chorus 2x]

Everytime you take a life,
The devils watching you
He'll fill you with a pack of lies
And he'll steal your soul from you......I say

 

[fox69]

"Safe In My Skin"

"Safe In My Skin"


JR lived out in the woods all his natural born life
Ma and Pa kept him working no time to take a wife
Kept him working, work it hard boy
He couldn't take it no more he said hey I'm going away
I got a date with lady luck gonna see what she has to say

Down from the mountain wild in the streets
First trip to the big city it ain't nothing but doggone pity
Looking for a little company

Cleaned his truck got it all gassed up
Till it would blind you from the shine
Scrubbed himself down put his Sunday pants on
Hot damn he was ready to ride

[Chorus: x2]
Down from the mountain wild in the streets
Said hey baby what's your name said I want
To jump in your game
Looking for a little company

Well I saw the dragon lady she was walking up to me
Said good God Almighty baby Lord have mercy
What a sight she was to see
She gave me a wink of her eye said boy won't you come on in
She had a face that looked like an angel but her body was built for sin

[Chorus]

 

[fox69]

"Sailor"

"Sailor"



Met an old man on the street,
A dirty hat laying at his feet,
I looked and saw adventure in his eyes,
Singing them songs from yesterday,
From over the hills and far away,
Lord that old man had me hypnotized.

I went on in to my nine-to-five,
Hoping I could stay alive,
I knew that something in my life was wrong,
All night long I could not sleep,
The trouble here was buried deep,
I couldn't help but hear the old man's song.

I'm rolling down the highway,
I fly the friendly skies,
I'm just a hobo,
I'm on the railroad tracks tonight,
I'm dancing through the desert,
I see the city lights,
I'm just a sailor on the sea of life.

The feeling swept right over me,
I left my home and my security,
I finally found a place where I belong,
Back out there on the road again,
Going back where I have never been,
Now I'm finally free to sing my song.

I'm rolling down the highway,
I fly the friendly skies,
I'm just a hobo,
I'm on the railroad tracks tonight,
I'm dancing through the desert,
I see the city nights,
I'm just a sailor on the sea of life,
I'm just a sailor on the sea of life.