Nazareth

[fox69]

"Road Trip"

"Road Trip"


Two thirty in the morning and it happened again
My alarm is ringing and I'm late for the plane
Got me walkin' into walls, I can't handle the pace
I've be home for seven hours, now I'm packing my case.

For a road trip
(I just can't take no more)
A hell of a road trip
It's a road trip
(I just can't feel no more)
Hell of a road trip.

Crossin' over borders in a catatonic state
Continental breakfast just arrived on my plate
Got a point of entry visa - It's a pain in the ass
Lay over in Stavanger, Lord, we're havin' a gas.

On a road trip
(I just can't take no more)
A hell of a road trip
It's a road trip
(I just can't feel no more)
Hell of a road trip.

Here comes the bus ride
Twelve hours on from the first flight
I don't want to get on a boat tonight
Don't want to get on a boat tonight.

Later in the evening as the night closes in
Flying the domestic and the problems begin
Got a hundredweight of baggage and a carnet to fill
Still no destination and I'm ready to kill.

On a road trip
(I just can't take no more)
Hell of a road trip
It's a road trip
(I just can't feel no more)
Hell of a road trip
It's a road trip
(I just can't take no more)
Hell of a road trip
On a road trip
(I just can't take no more)
A hell of a road trip
Yes, it's a road trip
(I just can't feel no more)
Hell of a road trip
It's a road trip
(I just can't feel no more)
Hell of a road trip
It's a road trip
(I just can't take no more)
Hell of a road trip
It's a road trip
(I just can't feel no more)
Hell of a road trip.

It's a road trip.

 

[fox69]

"Robber And The Roadie"

"Robber And The Roadie"


When Willie met Ronnie he was runnin' up a track
He was bent down, burned out, carryin' a sack
Come on boy, you got to stop and help me some
And keep this money hidden when the police come
Ronnie was shiverin' and makin' funny sounds
He was lookin' like a fox
That was runnin' from the hounds
Sure little buddy, I can lighten up your load
You half it up, I'll hit it up, I'll take it down the road
Never had a better combination been planned
'Cos Willie was a roadie with a rock 'n' roll band
They were heads back, celebratin', drinkin' moonshine
Heads down, here we go across another state line
Tanked up and bullet proof
They couldn't give a monkey's
Damn if he didn't hide the money in a drum case
Pack 'em up, hit em up, do another show
The robber and the roadie got a long way to go
Willie and Ronnie
Anytime they wanted they would pull another job
Anywhere they found a place
And it was fat enough to rob
If Ronnie saw the police he would make a little sign
Then Willie stuck the money in the band's back line
In the main racks, bass stacks
Anywhere he thought it could
Be hidden out of sight
Until the finished out in Hollywood
Split it down the middle
When they took it out the sound
The robber and the roadie got enough to go around
Willie and Ronnie
The robber and the roadie
Forty seven days and they had only one to go
When the telegram arived
To say the band wouldn't show
The crowd was getting' nasty and it turned into a rage
The bottles and the bodies started coverin' the stage
Then the cops came running in
And breaking up the riotin'
When they saw the money falling
Out the back of everything
Hey little buddy think it's time to run and duck
The robber and the roadie could be runnin' out of luck
Willie and Ronnie had to skip it out of town
They were sittin' by the highway like Jackson Browne
They were stickin' out their thumbs
In the middle of the night
When they saw the car comin' with the spinnin' red light
Wide eyed, tongue tied feelin' pretty stranded
No use in runnin' they were caught red handed
Pull 'em in, lock 'em up, put 'em in a row
The robber and the roadie got nowhere to go
Willie and Ronnie
The robber and the roadie
We got state police and the FBI
Willie and Ronnie
You get a big reward
If you can make these boy's mamas cry
The robber and the roadie
We got the national guard and the bear in the sky
Willie and Ronnie
You get a big reward if you can make these mothers cry
The robber and the roadie

 

[fox69]

"Rock 'n' Roll Telephone"

"Rock 'n' Roll Telephone"


I don’t know where I am
Or what day it is
‘Cause I lost my watch and my phone
And no, I don’t feel the biz

Got no money in my pocket
And my clothes are pretty funky
And my hair is all frizz
I have been cast out of the loop with no alternatives

I need my Rock ’n’ Roll Telephone
So I can call you when I’m not at home
To make me feel less like I’m all alone
I need my Rock ’n’ Roll Telephone

Don’t have a sundial
It’s gettin’ harder to smile
Don’t get a wake-up call
I’m feelin’ out of place and you can see it in my face
Looks like I lost it all

I need my Rock ’n’ Roll Telephone
So I can call you when I’m not at home
To make me feel less like I’m all alone
I need my Rock ’n’ Roll Telephone

I need my Rock ’n’ Roll Telephone
So I can call you when I’m not at home
To make me feel less like I’m all alone
I need my Rock ’n’ Roll Telephone

I need my Rock ’n’ Roll Telephone
So I can call you when I’m not at home
To make me feel less like I’m all alone
I need my Rock ’n’ Roll Telephone

 

[fox69]

"Ruby Tuesday"

"Ruby Tuesday"


She would never say where she came from
And yesterday don't matter if it's gone
When the sun is bright
Or on the darkest night
No one knows.......she comes and goes
[chorus:]
Goodbye ruby tuesday
Who could hang a name on you
When you change with every new day
Still I'm gonna miss you
No question why she needs to be so free
She'll tell you it's the only way to be
She just can't be chained
To a life where nothing's gained
And nothing's lost.......at such a cost
[chorus]
There's no time to lose I heard her say
Cast your dreams before they slip away
Tired all the time
Lose your dreams and you will lose your mind
Ain't life unkind
[chorus x4]

 

[fox69]

"Sad Song"

"Sad Song"


Every song I sing's a sad song,
Every note seems out of key,
Every line I write falls out of rhyme,
Since you're far away from me.
Every night I watch the stars fall,
Watch them till I'm fast asleep,
But when I'm sleeping, I'm not dreaming,
Since you're far away from me.
Oh but I need you,
Honest I do,
You know that I miss you,
I'll always miss you.
Every song I hear's a sad song,
Every word applies to me,
Loneliness is something I know about,
Since you're far away from me.

 

[fox69]

"Salty Salty"

"Salty Salty"


Hey sailor, what you think, hey buy a girl a drink
That was the first thing she said to me
I was on dry land but I was back at sea
She was so pretty but she was so mean
C'mon boys, I'm sure you've been
[chorus:]
Na, na, na, na, na salty salty
Na, na, na, na, na salty salty
Hey mama what's your name, hey what's it matter
You just tied up from your long voyage
I'm sure gonna make you feel better
She was a beauty she was so good
Doin' her duty now it's understood
[chorus]
Hey lady, what's your game, hey can I play it
Everybody knows when the price is right
So just come out and say it
She was a beauty she was so good
Doin' her duty now it's understood.

 

[fox69]

"See Me"

"See Me"


See me in the light of your affection
See me I'm starring in your show
Hear me in righteous conversation
Guarantee I'll save your soul.
Heed me and listen to my story
Yes, siree, I'm reapin' what I sew
Don't leave me in swampy territory
Good or bad, I'm the devil that you know.
I walk the world and I look around
Seeing is believing when it's faith that counts
Lovin' is so easy when there ain't no doubt.
Save me from the pain of my addiction
Hold me when you've got to take control
Break me, I want your absolution
Rosary is the only way to go.
I walk the world and I look around
Seeing is believing when it's faith that counts
Lovin' is so easy when there ain't no doubt.
Bathe me in the rising tide
Take me to a land of promise
Grab me if you see me slide
Won't be the first time
Don't stay away
Now the ship is rollin' over
Pray for the day
When it all fades to the past.
Paint me in a world of song
Join me in the evening chorus
Tune me when you sing along
Till we see the sundown
Take my mistake
As a one time aberration
Make for the break
In the shadow that we cast.
That's me you've heard all my excuses
Tease me, but I don't want you to go
Just love me and all my complications
Play me
Be the string,
I'll be the bow.
I walk the world and I look around
Seeing is believing when it's faith that counts
Lovin' is so easy when there ain't no doubt.
See me... see me...
See me... see me... see me...
See me.

 

[fox69]

"See You, See Me"

"See You, See Me"


Where is the rhyme, where is the reason
Who stands to judge me in this way
Some call it choice, some call it treason
Why find me guilty on this day
Stay home and watch it on T.V.
Stay home and watch it on T.V.
See you - See me
Now is the time, now is the season
When we should have something to say
You keep your faith, I'll keep my freedom
Why should we listen anyway
Stay home and watch it on T.V
Stay home and watch it on T.V
See you - See me
How is there no way of pleasing
And who has the answer of the day
When will they stop all of the squeezing
Why should we play the game their way
Stay home and watch it on T.V
Stay home and watch it on T.V
See you - See me
Stay home and watch it on T.V
Stay home and watch it on T.V
See you - See me

 

[fox69]

"Shanghai'd In Shanghai"

"Shanghai'd In Shanghai"


Standing on a corner in downtown L.A.
Waiting for the man to come along
She comes up to me and says " Too bad, too sad"
You know that he's been dead and gone.
L.A. lady, kinda shady
She picked him up and took him home
I woke up groggy my sight was smoggy
And I knew that it had been blown
Early in the morning sitting in a hotel
Moscow's looking fine through the wine
Spaced out I crashed out
When the K.G.B. came on the line.
It's a cold one, bein' sent down
It's gotta be fifty below
Mama here's a postcard to let you know
I'm in a saltmine and looking for coal
Shanghai'd in Shanghai
Stood on in Tuscon
Ripped off and kicked right out the bed
Flyin' across the desert from Texas to Tuscon
But we're headed for a southern star
The captain says it's fine in Havana
This dude behind me needs a cigar.
He's a big one, he's got a big gun
I guess we better go along
Mister we've got a gig in Arizona
Second billing to the rolling stones
Shanghai'd in Shanghai
Stood on in Tuscon
Ripped off and kicked right out the bed
Shanghai'd in Shanghai
Laid low in 'Frisco
Done in and left behind for dead

 

[fox69]

"Ship Of Dreams"

"Ship Of Dreams"


Here we are
We sail on a ship made of dreams

And I
I only exist to believe
The stars
The stars that I see watching me

Hold me close
Your arms and your love comfort me
The sea
Is deep and it waits endlessly
Oh why
To give just to take it from me

Here we are
We sail on a ship made of dreams
And I
I watch for a sign constantly
The sea
Is deep and it waits ceaselessly.