Status Quo

fox69 · 01.02.2017

"Nothing Comes Easy"

"Nothing Comes Easy"

Fussing and fighting alone with our friends
Holding our breath and hoping it never will end
It's been a long, long haul
We would be ducking and diving, a rise then a fall
Pretending the ups and the downs didn't matter at all
And we got it almost right
Well there were hundreds and hundreds of mumbling miles
Always a personal reason to cop or to smile
Now there's a green light

We came and we went, we went then we came
Slowly but surely we learnt that it wasn't a game
But it was good clean fun
We were just second-hand cars along with the rest
Holding our own and hanging on in with the best
Nothing comes easy

Drinking and thinking what we'd rather do
Nothing of any real interest is coming on through
Maybe we're all right now
But in the end does it matter, matter at all?
Scratching a living and having one hell of a ball
Nothing comes easy

fox69 · 01.02.2017

"Obstruction Day"

"Obstruction Day"

I woke up this morning, the sky was blue
Gonna take it easy, got nothing to do
Ain't going to work, no bills to pay
It's a perfect day

Then I slipped on the soap as I got in the shower
I'd turn on the lights, but there was no power
Could this happen to me? Is this starting to be
An obstruction day?

We can send a man up to the moon, a satellite to Mars
We've got microwaves and Ladyshaves and supersonic cars
There's so much money in your pocket it don't matter who you are
'Cos there ain't no way to delay an obstruction day

I went for a drive but I wasn't alone
Too many people jamming the road
I'm gonna be late, I declare a state
Of obstruction day

Yeah, we can climb the highest mountain, tunnel right under the sea
We got mobile homes, mobile phones, digital pay TV
With all this technology we think that we are free
But there ain't no way to delay an obstruction day
Obstruction day

You can check it out with the weatherman, but you see the sun don't shine
Make plans if you wanna, and hope that it works out fine
You'll reach your destination but you won't arrive on time
'Cos there ain't no way to delay an obstruction day
No, there ain't no way to delay an obstruction day
Woah, there ain't no way to delay an obstruction day

fox69 · 01.02.2017

"Oh Baby"

"Oh Baby"

Oh baby, why don't you come home?
Oh baby, don't you leave me alone
Oh baby, been away for far too long

When you get home, gonna sing you this song
They're gonna know 'cos you've treating me wrong
Oh baby, been away for far too long

Oh baby, why don't you come home?
Oh baby, don't you leave me alone
Oh baby, been away for far too long

When you get home, gonna sing you this song
They're gonna know 'cos you've treating me wrong
Oh baby, been away for far too long

fox69 · 01.02.2017

"Oh! What A Night"

"Oh! What A Night"

Walking the tightrope and losing my pole
I hang on by my teeth
One of those nights, it didn't feel too right
Gonna cry myself to sleep

Oh! What a night
Oh! What a flight it was
Oh! Oh! What a night

No telephone news and I'm missing you
I can't afford to phone
There's a thousand people using my room
But I never felt so alone

Oh! What a night
Oh! What a flight it was
Oh! Oh! What a night

I picture your face, I keep on hearing your voice
I'm dying in the sheets
I can't think too much, so I drink too much
I still can't get to sleep

Oh! What a night
Oh! What a flight it was
Oh! Oh! What a night

fox69 · 01.02.2017

"Ol' Rag Blues"

"Ol' Rag Blues"

When you look into a mirror tell me what do you see?
Is it Pictures of Lily crying, you know what I mean?
I've been livin' high, I've been livin' low
Like a bird in the sky this is the way to go

What you gonna do with those faded blues you wear?
What you gonna do with those ol' rag blues?
What you gonna do with those ol' blue jeans you wear?
Ol' rag blues, ol' rag blues, ol' rag blues

Did you think it was forever? Well now you know
The summer sun keeps shining, shine through the blue
I've been livin' high, I've been livin' low
Never give up tryin', oh no, no, no

What you gonna do with those faded blues you wear?
What you gonna do with those ol' rag blues?
What you gonna do with those ol' blue jeans you wear?
Ol' rag blues, ol' rag blues, ol' rag blues

I can hear you callin' somewhere in the blue
Can you hear me callin' for you? For you?

What you gonna do with those ol' blue jeans you wear?
Ol' rag blues, ol' rag blues, ol' rag blues

fox69 · 01.02.2017

"Old Time Rock And Roll"

"Old Time Rock And Roll"

Just take those old records off the shelf
I'll sit and listen to 'em by myself
Today's music ain't got the same soul
I like that old time rock 'n' roll

Don't try to take me to a disco
You'll never even get me out on the floor
In ten minutes I'll be late for the door
I like that old time rock 'n' roll

Still like that old time rock 'n' roll
That kind of music just soothes the soul
I reminisce about the days of old
With that old time rock 'n' roll

Won't go to hear them play a tango
I'd rather hear some blues or funky soul
There's only one sure way to get me to go
Start playing old time rock 'n' roll

Still like that old time rock 'n' roll
That kind of music just soothes the soul
I reminisce about the days of old
With that old time rock 'n' roll

Call me a relic, call me what you will
Say I'm old-fashioned, say I'm over the hill
Today's music ain't got the same soul
I like that old time rock 'n' roll

Still like that old time rock 'n' roll
That kind of music just soothes the soul
I reminisce about the days of old
With that old time rock 'n' roll

Still like that old time rock 'n' roll
That kind of music just soothes the soul
I reminisce about the days of old
With that old time rock 'n' roll, rock 'n' roll

fox69 · 01.02.2017

"On The Road Again"

"On The Road Again"

Well, I'm so tired of crying,
But I'm out on the road again
I'm on the road again.
Well, I'm so tired of crying,
But I'm out on the road again
I'm on the road again
I ain't got no woman
Just to call my special friend

You know the first time I traveled
Out in the rain and snow
In the rain and snow
You know the first time I traveled
Out in the rain and snow
In the rain and snow
I didn't have no payroll,
Not even no place to go

And my dear mother left me
When I was quite young
When I was quite young
And my dear mother left me
When I was quite young
When I was quite young
She said "Lord, have mercy
On my wicked son"

Take a hint from me, mama,
Please don't you cry no more
Don't you cry no more.
Take a hint from me, mama,
Please don't you cry no more
Don't you cry no more.
'Cause it's soon one morning
Down the road I'm going

But I aint going down
That long old lonesome road
All by myself
But I aint going down
That long old lonesome road
All by myself
I can't carry you, baby,
Gonna carry somebody else

I can't carry you, baby,
Gonna carry somebody else
I can't carry you, baby,
Gonna carry somebody else
On the road again

On the road again
On the road again....

fox69 · 01.02.2017

"Once Bitten Twice Shy"

"Once Bitten Twice Shy"

Well the times are gettin' hard for you little girl
I'm a hummin' and a strummin' all over God's world
You can't remember when you got your last meal
And you don't know just how a woman feels
You didn't know what rock n' roll was
Until you met my drummer on a grey tour bus
I got there in the nick of time
Before he got his hands across your state line

I said, I, I-i, I, I'm once bitten, twice shy, babe
I, I-i, I, I'm once bitten, twice shy, babe
I, I-i, I, I'm once bitten, twice shy, babe

Now it's the middle of the night on the open road
The heater don't work and it's oh-so cold
You're lookin' tired, you're lookin' kinda beat
The rhythm of the street sure knocks you off your feet
You didn't know how rock n' roll looked
Until you caught your sister with the guys from the group
Half-way home in the parking lot
By the look in her eyes she was givin' what she got

I said, I, I-i, I, I'm once bitten, twice shy, babe
I, I-i, I, I'm once bitten, twice shy, babe
I, I-i, I, I'm once bitten, twice shy, babe

Well, woman you're a mess, gonna die in your sleep
There's blood on my hands and my Fender's beat
Can't give you home for messin' around
My best friend told me you're the best lick in town
You didn't know that rock n' roll burned
So you bought a candle and you lived and you learned
You got the rhythm, you got the speed
Mamma's little baby likes it short and sweet

I said, I, I-i, I, I'm once bitten, twice shy, babe
I, I-i, I, I'm once bitten, twice shy, babe
I, I-i, I, I'm once bitten, twice shy, babe

I said, I, I-i, I, I'm once bitten, twice shy, babe
I, I-i, I, I'm once bitten, twice shy, babe
I, I-i, I, I'm once bitten, twice shy, babe
I, I-i, I, I'm once bitten, twice shy

fox69 · 01.02.2017

"One By One"

"One By One"

Seen a lot of places
Looked at many faces, one by one
And I wonder where they've been

And when I see my good friends
Standing around me, one by one
Then I know just what it means
Only happens in my dreams

There's been a lot of games to play
I've tried to live a better way
Had to do it my own way
It didn't happen every day

And when I see the angels
Walking around me, one by one
Then I'll know just what to do

I'll think of all the places
Remember all the faces, one by one
Then I'll take a look at you
And I'll know those dreams were true

There could be other games to play
I'll leave 'em for another day
Now I'm learning what to say
And I can look the other way

How I've changed, since I met you
And now I wanna carry on
This love, I know can take us through
And all the hurt and pain will be undone

There's so many thought inside my head
About the things I could have said
And all the words I should have read
Now I can think of you instead

And all the other games to play
I'll leave 'em for another day
Cos now I'm learning what to say
And I can look the other way
Ooh

fox69 · 01.02.2017

"One For The Money"

"One For The Money"

I found myself with no-one I could turn to
The situation went from bad to worse
While I was out there taking care of business
Oh I was moving forward in reverse

I started out with every good intention
I wanted just to get back on my feet
The enemy will soon be gunning
It won't be long before I'm running
And I'll be calling for the fleet

I'm gonna move to the light
Gonna stand up and fight
I'm gonna show I was wrong
I'm gonna win back the right
Oh it wasn't for the wont of trying that I turned to the other side
One for the money

I never made enough for what I needed
I thought that I could find an easy way
But I was wrong and now I'm running
It won't be long, and they'll be gunning for me
And everybody's closing in on me

I'm gonna move to the light
Gonna stand up and fight
I'm gonna show I was wrong
Gonna win back the right
Oh it wasn't for the wont of trying that I turned to the other side
One for the money

I'm gonna move to the light
Gonna stand up and fight
I'm gonna show I was wrong
Gonna win back the right
Oh it wasn't for the wont of trying that I turned to the other side
One for the money

One for the money, one for the money.....