Rory Gallagher

[fox69]

"Public Enemy No.1"

"Public Enemy No.1"


Well she's nothing much,
But she looks like a gangster's moll.
Well there ain't no doubt about it,
I know she ran with Mad Dog Coll.

She's the driver of the getaway car,
Public enemy number 1.

Well, she's fact and she's fiction,
All wrapped up into one.
Sound, lights and vision,
Street car collisions and all.

We got the G-men on a mission,
They can't catch up at all.
Well, won't you have that motor twitchin',
For public enemy number 1, number 1.

Well the marked man unmarked car,
Waiting out in the cold got his work cut out,
Well a travel guide to a shooting star,
Is the only clue we left about.

It's a battle of wits, a psyche-out,
Synchronised tension's taking hold,
It's a battle of wits, a psyche-out,
Synchronised tension's taking hold, taking hold.

B-girl oh B-girl,
Be my permanent alibi.
Well you got to keep your eyes peeled,
Stay alert at the wheel tonight.

Keep the key in the ignition,
We won't get no remission this time.
Won't you have that motor twitchin',
When I come running by.
I come running by...yeah.

 

[fox69]

"Race The Breeze"

"Race The Breeze"


Well that sounds like the night train, blowin' its stack
Spreading its wings on homeward track
Arrived here this morning, won't be here for long
As fast as a shooting star, that's' what them eight wheels are for

Come on baby lets jump aboard
It's a mean piece of transport baby
You know that's no joke

On board the aging gamble smiles as he peels
The seal off a new deck, then he quietly deals
Hands round the table from the bottom he slips three
Watch yourself if you play this game the fastest card game on wheels
Come on, won't you be there when it leaves
Can't you hear them talkin' about it together we could race the breeze

It shines out a light, in the darkest night
To make us feel alright
To make us feel alright
I've prayed every night
That you will wanna go there too
Come on darlin', let's go

Night is over as the dawn begins to crack
Sounds like a hen hatching in a chicken shack
Late last night I think I heard a lonely cry
Heard the blind owl howling in a moonless sky
Come on

Won't you be there when it leaves
Can't ya hear me talkin'
Together we could race the breeze

Old engine driver never stepped on the ground
Got no degree in geography but he's been around
Knows all the back lines, eyes can hardly see
Don't tell this man to slow down
'Cause he don't know what you mean
Come on

Won't you be there when it leaves
Can't you hear me talkin baby
Together we can race the breeze

It shines out a light, in the darkest night
To make us feel alright
To make us feel alright
I've prayed every night
That you will wanna go there too
Alright

Well that sounds like the night train, blowin' its stack
Spreading its wheels on homeward track
Arrived here this morning, won't be here for long
As fast as a shooting star, that's' what them eight wheels are for

Won't you be there when it leaves
Can't you hear me talkin' baby
Together we can race the breeze

Can't you hear me talkin' baby
Together we can race the breeze

Can't you hear me talkin' baby
Together we can race the breeze

 

[fox69]

"Ride On Red, Ride On"

"Ride On Red, Ride On"


Well I left my home in Vicksburg and startet travelling north
Made it to New Orleans as the bus was taking off
The citizens' committee was giving away the fare
Saying, "If you don't like the south, boy, just ride on outta here"
Ride on, ride on Red, ride on
Gonna ride off to my freedom
And make those Northern States my home.
We made it into Shreveport, where we were supposed to eat
I got myself a sandwich and ate it on the street
Ride on, Louisianna Red, ride on
Gonna ride on to your freedom

And make those Northern States your home.
We made it into Little Rock, we made another state
took the whole of the U.S. army to make one school integrate
Ride on, ride on Red, ride on
Gonna ride on to your freedom
And make those Northern States your home.
Well I live here in New York and I am doing fine
Have myself a ball above the Mason-Dixon line
Ride on, ride on Red, ride on
Gonna ride on to my freedom
And make those Northern States my home.

 

[fox69]

"Road To Hell"

"Road To Hell"


Soft-soaped on the road to Hell
So many times I've tripped and fell
No chances left
The sky is falling down on me

Yeah...

One step from the demons' fire
Can't stop the train, and flames get higher
Too late to save me
The wall's coming down on me

Yeah...

Broken wishes and broken dreams
Close to the edge, I cut it lean
No regrets
The flame's getting higher on me

Yeah...

Push the tempo, push the time
No excuses, not this time
No way out
The ground's opening up on me

Yeah... oh yeah...

Can you feel the heat?
Coming from the street
Pouring down on me... yeah...

They tried to keep me on a long thin chain
Thanks, but no thanks just the same
You saw it coming
The devil's got the jump on me

Yeah...

Lost soul on the road to Hell
Wind up the motor and ring the bell
No stopping now
The pain's coming down on me

Yeah...

Straight time on the road to Hell
No mercy time at the wishing well
No turning back
The Angels gonna cry on me

Yeah...

 

[fox69]

"Rue The Day"

"Rue The Day"


You seemed to be like a real good idea,
At the time, at the time.
You lifted me up to some higher ground,
Then you knocked me down on the ground.
But I rue that day like I don't know how.
You picked me up right out of the tide,
My eyes weren't open wide.
I was blind,
But I see much better, much better now.
Well, I roll with the punches, I sway with the curves,
I walked on a tightrope, didn't lose my nerve.
Stayed on the canvas, couldn't count me out,
Never threw in the towel, yeah, I saw the fight out and how.
All fifty rounds.
Well, I roll with the punches, I sway with the curves,
I walked on a tightrope, didn't lose my nerve.
Stayed on the canvas, couldn't count me out.
Never threw in the towel, yeah, I saw the fight out and how.
You lifted me up to some higher ground,
Then you knocked me down on the ground.
You lifted me up right out of the tide,
My eyes weren't open wide.
I was blind,
But I see much better, much better now.
You seemed to be like a real good idea,
At the time, don't know why.
But I rue that day like I don't know how,
I rue that day as of now.
I rue that day like I don't know how.

 

[fox69]

"Secret Agent"

"Secret Agent"


My baby's got a secret agent,
To watch me like a hawk,
Well, my baby's got a secret agent,
To watch me like a hawk.

He knows each time I leave my house,
He knows each time I move around.

Ow...

Secret agent, won't you please take my advice?
Secret agent, secret agent,
Won't you please heed my advice?
You crossed me once, don't cross me twice,
I'm gonna cut you down to size.

I'll make that man,
Turn in his badge in the morning,
I slip around,
But I'm too quick to catch in the morning,
I'll make that man turn in his badge,
I'll slip around him, I'm too quick to catch,
No jealous woman is gonna keep tabs on me.

Well, she's got that secret agent,
And he's breathing down my spine,
Yea, she's got that secret agent,
And he's breathing down my spine,
He must like working overtime,
I think I'm always hard to find.

Oh, secret agent, secret agent,
Gonna have a showdown before long,
Won't you listen, secret agent,
We're gonna have a showdown before long.

I know you pack a forty-four,
I hope you know just what it's for,
I know you pack a forty-four,
I hope you know just what it's for,
Just keep your shadow from my door.

Oww...

 

[fox69]

"Seems To Me"

"Seems To Me"


Seems to me, I've been all tore down before.
It seems to me, I've been down this way before.

Tears in your eyes baby, don't fool me anymore.
Tears in your eyes baby, don't fool me anymore.

Fool me anymore.
Yeah...

I must admit it, guess my race is run...yeah..
I must admit it baby, it's a case of hit and run.

Don't look for me baby, 'cause I'm circling around the sun.
Don't laugh at me baby, I'm circling around the sun.

Yeah....oww....yeah...

Feel six feet under, feel like a drowning man...yeah...
Feel six feet under, feel like a drowning man.

Man overboard, and you won't lend a hand.
Man overboard, you won't lend a hand...yeah...

Seems to me you've gone for broke this time.
Seems to me you've gone for broke this time.

Hung, drawn and quartered.
You've hung me on the line...yeah...

 

[fox69]

"Seven Days"

"Seven Days"


Seven days of thunder eight days of rain
The feeling that I'm under
Is like a ball'n chain, like a ball'n chain
Just round the corner I know a store
Gonna trade in my razor and bay a 44
And I'll come knocking knocking door to door
The feeling in my head is like all out war
All out war third world war
And if they catch me and put me in the chair
You can sit beside me there's plenty room to spare
You are the reason I am in tis fix will you cry for me
When they throw that switch throw that switch
This time they'll lock me up for sure
Throw away the key when they slam the door
City to city town to town
Seven days running
Will they track me down
Will they track me down

 

[fox69]

"Shadow Play"

"Shadow Play"


In the flinty light, it's midnight
And stars collide.
Shadows run, in full flight
To run, seek and hide.
I'm still not sure what part I play
In this shadow play, this shadow play.
In the half light, on this mad night
I hear a voice in time.
Well, I look back, see a half-smile
Then it's gone from sight.
Won't you tell me how I can find my way
In this shadow play, this shadow play.
Sounds come crashing
And I hear laughing
All those lights just blaze away.
I feel a little strange inside
A little bit of Jekyll, a little Mr. Hyde.
Sounds come crashing
Can I hear laughing?
All those lights just blaze away.
I feel a little strange inside
A little Dr. Jekyll, a little Mr. Hyde.
Thoughts run wild, free as a child
Into the night.
Across the screen a thin beam
Of magic light.
Things they just don't look the same
In this shadow play, this shadow play
Shadow play, shadow play.
I can't run away from this shadow play

 

[fox69]

"Shin Kicker"

"Shin Kicker"


Well, it's a shin-kicking morning,
Gotta kickstart today,
Wind up my machine and I'll be on my way.
Owwww...

Well, a burning fever
Woke me up at the dawn,
I didn't have a choice, I had to carry on.

Well, my engine's overheating
And I'm running out of gas,
I only got two speeds and it's slow and fast.
Yeah..

Well, I got to find a town that's got some action,
Got to find a place that's open late, right away
Owww...

Well, I got to find a town that's got more action,
Got to find a place stays open late, right away
Yeahhh...

C. C. Mama,
Motorcycle queen,
I'm gonna catch up with you with my lightning wheels.
Yeah...

It's cold, black coffee,
Eggs and grease,
Stop in at the truckstop, I don't want to sleep.

Well, it's a shin-kick morning,
I'm gonna turn up the heat,
I'm racing all the truckers and I got them beat,
You know I'm racing all the truckers and I've got them beat,
Racing all the truckers and I've got them beat.

Wind up my machine and I'll be on my way,
Wind up my machine and I'll be on my way,
Wind up my machine and I'll be on my way,
Yeah......