Status Quo

[fox69]

"Green Tambourine"

"Green Tambourine"


Drop your silver in my tambourine
Help a poor man fill a little dream
Give me pennies, I'll take anything
Now listen while I play my green tambourine

Watch the jingle-jangles start to chime
Reflections of the music that was mine
When I toss a coin you'll hear it sing
Now listen while I play my green tambourine

Drop a dime before I walk away
Anytime you want, I'll gladly play
Money feeds my music machine
Now listen while I play my green tambourine
Listen while I play my green tambourine

 

[fox69]

"Halloween"

"Halloween"


There's a chill in the air but I don't care
I'm out and about tonight
And out on the street ain't no place for me to be
Changing faces in different places
I'm everywhere you are
I'm looking for you, you'd better beware of me

'Cos I'm lonely (and it's Halloween)
And I'm only (nowhere to be seen)
And I'm lonely (it's Halloween)
I'm lo-o-o-o-one......

Running around but I still ain't found
Quite what I'm looking for
I'm dressed to kill but I only want to thrill somebody
Trick or treat, if you can't stand the heat
It's heisse, heisse, heisse
And only the lonely are in my sights tonight

'Cos I'm lonely (and it's Halloween)
And I'm only (nowhere to be seen)
'And I'm lonely (it's Halloween)
I'm lo-o-o-o-one.....

My smiling head creeps up on your bed
Glowing with desire
You'd better resign to give up without a fight
'Cos it's Halloween, you know what I mean
And even your bed ain't safe
When I'm through I'll be gone without a trace in the night

'Cos I'm lonely (and it's Halloween)
And I'm only (nowhere to be seen)
And I'm lonely (it's Halloween)
Halloween

 

[fox69]

"Hard Ride"

"Hard Ride"


Living a life without you
Living a life without you
I'm gonna lie for it, living a life of it
Staying alive without you
I'm living a life for a woman
I'm stringing a line with it, now that she's gone with it
Living a life without you
Living a life without you
Hey Joe, you know what I mean
It's never been done before
A hard ride was never my scene
But now I'm coming back for more

Living a life of it
Living a life of it

And it's a hard ride down a rocky road
It's a hard, hard ride all on your own
It's a hold on with all you've got
Oh, It's a hard...
Oh, it's a hard ride down a rocky road

Living a life without you
Living a life without you
It's running away with me, look at the change in me
Sleeping alone without you
When I get up in the morning
It's no good believing what I've been dreaming
Living a life without you
Living a life without you
All right, it's over and done
She's never coming back to me
A hard ride is what I've become
From now until my dying day

Living a life of it
Living a life of it

And it's a hard ride down a rocky road
It's a hard, hard ride all on your own
It's a hold on with all you got
Oh, It's a hard...
Oh, it's a hard ride down a rocky road

(Hard ride, hard ride, hard ride, hard ride
Hard ride, hard ride, hard ride)

I got a hard ride, ain't nothing new
With a rocking roll, rollin without you
It's a long time since you've been gone
And it's a hard ride down a rocky road

Oh, it's a hard ride down a rocky road
It's a hard, hard ride all on your own
It's a hold on while you've got to
It's a hard ride

Yeah it's a hard, hard, hard, hard, hard ride
Oh it's a hard, hard, hard, hard, hard ride
Yeah, it's a hard, hard, hard, hard, hard ride
Oh it's a hard...
Oh it's a hard ride down a rocky road
(It's a Hard Ride)

Living a life away, living a life away
Living a life away, living a life away

 

[fox69]

"Hard Time"

"Hard Time"


Asked my girl what she wanted from me
She said everything that I can see
I said baby what d'you think of me
And she said nothing at all

So I sit here waiting patiently
To see if there will be a change or three
I think that baby she is using me
It doesn't matter at all
And now I'm wondering which way to go

So it's a hard time for us all 'til she gets it right
Yes it's a hard time for us all, be some kind of fight
She makes the same excuse for making all the same mistakes again

Now I think of all the times we had
Yeah, of all the good and all the bad
I sometimes think that maybe I've been had
It doesn't matter at all
And now I'm wondering which way to go

So it's a hard time for us all 'til she gets it right
Yes it's a hard time for us all, be some kind of fight
She makes the same excuse for making all the same mistakes again

Asked my girl what she wanted to be
She said everything that I can be
I said baby what d'you think of me
And she said nothing at all
And so I'm wondering which way to go

So it's a hard time for us all 'til she gets it straight
Yes it's a hard time for us all, hope she's not too late
She makes the same excuse for making all the same mistakes again,
again, again
Oh it's a hard time for us all 'til she gets it right
Yes, it's a hard time for us all, be some kind of fight
She makes the same excuse for making all the same mistakes again
and again
Oh, it's a hard time, yes, it's a hard, hard time
Now, it's a hard time, yes, it's a hard, hard time
A hard, hard time
A hard, hard time

 

[fox69]

"Heart On Hold"

"Heart On Hold"


You have the technology
You are in control, you know all the angles
Forget your trigonometry
Please release my soul, please undo this tangle
You have the power remote control
One look from you and my blood runs cold
You've put my heart on hold, freeze frame
You've put my heart on hold, freeze frame
You've put my heart on hold

You had compatability
You're not giving in, you're not user friendly
There's every possibility
We can make a spark with the right connection
I need your wiring diagram
I need to break into your programme
You've put my heart on hold, freeze frame
You've put my heart on hold, freeze frame
You've put my heart on hold

You know the terminology
You leave me behind, I could use some training
Equipment is top quality
I'll supply the base, you supply the software
It's done by numbers, or so they say
So one plus one equals two today
You've put my heart on hold, freeze frame
You've put my heart on hold, freeze frame
You've put my heart on hold, freeze frame
You've put my heart on hold, freeze frame
You've put my heart on hold, freeze frame
You've put my heart on hold, freeze frame
You've put my heart on hold, freeze frame
You've put my heart on hold

 

[fox69]

"Heartburn"

"Heartburn"


No longer will I take what you're doing to me
A one man woman you'll never be
Fooling around, leading me on
You're giving me heartburn

You can't send me high, then leave me low
With just one look, woman you know
It's right for you, but wrong for me
You're giving me heartburn

Under your spell, helpless as can be
But now I'm stronger, it ain't fantasy
Living a lie just ain't for me
You're giving me heartburn

Wo-oh, now I'm living reality
Wo-oh, you ain't got nothing over me

Heartburn, set me free
From the heartburn, inflicted on me
Now I see it can no longer be
Oh release me, oh-oh-oh
Heartburn, heartburn, heartburn, heartburn

I can't explain what I felt for you
I gave all I had, what else could I do?
No longer can I turn a blind eye
Because of this heartburn

Now it's come to this, I gotta let go
My heart's on a string, swinging to and fro
I can't carry on like this, oh no
Because of this heartburn

Wo-oh, I've got to face reality
Wo-oh, I gotta be free, you ain't right for me

Heartburn, set me free
From this heartburn, inflicted on me
Now I see it can no longer be
Oh release me, oh-oh-oh
From this heartburn

Heartburn, set me free
From the heartburn, inflicted on me
Now I can see it can no longer be
Release me, oh-oh-oh
From this heartburn
Come set me free
Oh, release me

 

[fox69]

"Heavy Traffic"

"Heavy Traffic"


Everybody's been a long time talking
Ain't nobody said a word that's true
Ain't it time to stop this crap type talking
Won't you tell us what you're gonna do

Tell you what, why don't we break this pattern?
Tell you what, why don't we do some do?
All together we can make it happen
Untogether and we won't get through

Wanna drive, yeah drive
I wanna drive but I can't get nowhere
Heavy traffic all over this town
I wanna drive, yeah drive
I wanna drive, I gotta get somewhere
Heavy traffic is bringing me down.

Every time I see the red light burning
Don't it always make the air turn blue
But until we see the red light turning
There ain't nothing anyone can do

We all dream about an open highway
Making dreams is all that we can do
We'd be moving on if I had my way
Nothing can stop me getting back to you

Wanna drive, yeah drive
I wanna drive but I can't get nowhere
Heavy traffic all over this town
I wanna drive, yeah drive
I wanna drive, I gotta get somewhere
Heavy traffic coming into this town

I wanna drive, yeah drive
I wanna drive but I can't get nowhere
Heavy traffic all over this town
I wanna drive, yeah drive
I wanna drive, I gotta get somewhere
Heavy traffic is bringing me down
Heavy traffic all over this town

Heavy traffic all over this town

Heavy traffic coming into this town

 

[fox69]

"High Flyer"

"High Flyer"


Here we go another twenty four hours
Every one of them away from you
I'm laughing when I ought to be crying
Baby tell me are you crying too
You see a room in a five-star hotel
It never really meant much to me
Who needs a bottle of '57
When the water back home is free?

I'm just a flyer, getting higher
Yeah I'm getting higher, a high flyer

I've got no time on the highway
And too much time on the road
I've got no time on the highway
(on the highway)

Here we go another twenty four hours
Making money for the GPO
When we oughtta be taking it easy
We're getting ready for another show
And every day when you're all a-sleeping
And in the night you see the sun
I'm just a face in a crowd of people
Who want to tell me I'm the only one

I'm just a flyer, getting higher
Yeah I'm getting higher, a high flyer

But do I, do I, do I need to
I'm getting down when I've gotta get back to you
But do I, do I, do I want to
I'm getting down when I've gotta get back to you

I'm just a flyer, getting higher
Yeah I'm getting higher, a high flyer

 

[fox69]

"Hold Me"

"Hold Me"


This feels like something that I've had before
Changing places with myself once more
Round and round, I don't know day from night
Changing faces as I'm losing sight

Woh hold me
Hold me, I'm tired now
Yeah hold me, hold me, hold me, I'm tired now

Just like the rain that's falling all around
It disappears, like friends I thought I'd found
I can't believe that it's the same with you
So tell me baby that it isn't true

Woh hold me
Hold me, I'm tired now
Yeah hold me, hold me, hold me, I'm tired now

On Tuesdays I don't want to socialise
On Wednesdays I wake up to realise
The colour's changing and the mood is right
Oh baby, won't you stay with me tonight

Woh hold me
Hold me, I'm tired now
Yeah hold me, hold me, hold me, I'm tired now

Woh hold me
Hold me, I'm tired now
Yeah hold me, hold me, hold me, I'm tired now

 

[fox69]

"Hold You Back"

"Hold You Back"


How d'you know the music when you don't know the score
Do you think that you can make it when you don't need no more
Is it really the reason when it is not a need
Are you trying hard to write it before you can read

Hold you back, hold you back, and slow you down
Hold you back, hold you back, slow you down
Hold you back, hold you back, slow you down
Slow you down, you've gotta try

Does the clock that you're watching ever tell you 'bout the time
Does the song that you're singing sound to you like a rhyme
Will there be an answer when you stop asking why
All because of the jigsaw that makes up a lie

Hold you back, hold you back, slow you down
Hold you back, hold you back, slow you down
Hold you back, hold you back, slow you down
Slow you down, you've gotta try

How d'you know the music when you don't know the score
Do you think that you can make it when you don't need no more
Is it really the reason when it is not a need
Are you trying hard to write it before you can read

Hold you back, hold you back, slow you down
Hold you back, hold you back, slow you down
Hold you back, hold you back, slow you down
Slow you down, you've gotta try

Hold you back, hold you back, slow you down
Hold you back, hold you back, slow you down
Hold you back, hold you back, slow you down, slow you down
Hold you back, hold you back, slow you down