20:20 Vision
(Tattoo - 1973)

People talk about her
Like she was a diamond on a shelf
People talk about her
Like she was a diamond on a shelf
Well, I got 20:20 vision
I can see that for myself
I got a high steppin', baby
You know she's really 'bout as good as gold
I got a high steppin', baby
You know she's really good as gold
She can make my grandpa
Feel like he's six years old
I got 20:20 vision and that's all I need
Enough to keep my baby here by me
Well, you know my little baby
She buzz something like a bumble bee
Well, you know my little baby
She buzz like a bumble bee
And I won't complain
If she comes 'round here and stings me
Sting me!
I got 20:20 vision and that's all I need
Enough to keep my baby good company
You know my little baby
I'd recognise her anywhere
If I seen her in a crowd
I'd recognise her anywhere
She can even make my grandpa
Get up outta his wheelchair
All the boys hang around her
But she says she don't love no-one else
All the boys hang around
But she says she don't love no-one else
Well, I got 20:20 vision
I can see that for myself
I got 20:20 vision
I can see that for myself

Ain´t It Good
(Against The Grain - 1975)

The way you treat your man
It's less than good
It sure ain't kind
It's your mistake
You'll see in time
When i'm gone, when i'm gone
Well, it's been so long
Since i felt that glow
The flame was bright
But it's burning low
I should be gone
But i'm slow to go
Serves me right,serves me...
It doesn't seem clear
What happens from here and now
You've called the tune, but maybe soon
Someone must pay for the piper
Well, it ain't too late
To change your mind
for it's time you know
just where i stand
Well, let me know
'Cos i got plans
From now on, from now on, from now on

Ain´t No Saint
(Defender - 1987)

I ant no saint
I can't turn the other cheek
I ain't no saint
But you can cool my temper
By the words you speak
I'll tell you straight from the shoulder
Straight from the hip
I'm falling over, she makes the pieces fit
If I get arrested or in some legal twist
She talks to the judge and gets the case dismissed
I ain't no saint
Won't make it through the pearly gates
I feel alright down hear lord
I think heaven's gonna have to wait
She doesn't tell me how to make a living
Don't lock her love up with a key
If I'm down my head is spinning
Don't call a doctor or a priest
I ain't no saint
Won't tow the party line
I ain't no saint
But you get my nomination
Every single time
I ain't no saint
Won't make it through the pearly gates
I feel alright down here, Lord
I think heavens gonna have to wait
I'll tell you straight from the shoulder
Straight from the hip
I feel alright down here, Lord
I think Heavens gonna have to wait

All Around Man
(Against The Grain - 1975)

I ain't no doctor, i ain't no doctor's son
But i'll fill your prescription
Till the real doctor comes, till the real doctor comes
I ain't no sailor, ain't no sailor's son
But i'll be your navigator
Till the marines hit town, till the marines hit town
I'm a handyman, an all around man
I'm a handyman, all around man
And when your husband comes
That's when the handyman's gonna scram
I ain't the DA, ain't the DA's son
But i'll talk to the jury
And i'll see justice done,I'll see justice done
Handyman, i'm a handyman
An all around man, all around man
I ain't no astronaut, from Cape Kennedy i don't come
Just step inside my rocket ship
I''ll take you circling round the sun
We'll head off for Pluto, Venus and Mars
Step inside, baby, i'll take you very far
I'm a handyman, an all around man
An all around man, an all around man
And when your husband comes
That's when the handyman is gonna scram

A Million Miles Away
(Irish Tour ´74 - 1974)

This hotel bar is full of people
The piano man is really laying it down
Even the old bartender is a high as a steeple
So why tonight should I wear a frown?

The joint is jumping all around me
And my mood is really not in style
Right now the blues want to surround me
But I'll break out after a while

Well, I'm a million miles away, I'm a million miles away
Sailing like a driftwood on a windy bay
Yes, I'm a million miles away, I'm a million miles away
Sailing like a driftwood on a windy bay

Why ask how I feel
Well, how does it look to you?
I feel hook line and sinker
I lost my captain and my crew

I'm standing on the landing
And there's no one there but me
That's where you'll see me
Looking out on the deep blue sea

There's a song on the lips of everybody
There's a smile all around the room
There's conversation overflowing
So why must I sit here in the gloom?

This hotel bar has lost its people
The piano man has caught the last bus home
The old bartender is asleep in the corner
So why must I still be here, I don't know
Let me tell you

I'm a million miles away, I'm a million miles away
Sailing like a driftwood on a windy bay
I'm a million miles away, I'm a million miles away
Sailing like a driftwood on a windy bay
Yes, I'm a million miles away, I'm a million miles away
Sailing like a driftwood on a windy bay
Well, I'm a million miles, I'm a million miles, I'm a million miles
Sailing like a driftwood on a windy ba

At The Bottom
(Against The Grain - 1975)

Takes a fool to know how i feel
Feel like a fish running out a spinning reel
Bite on a hook and you'll know just what i mean
That's what it's like at the bottom
That's what it's like at the bottom
It took time to come and make you see
Life ain't what it appears to be
It's the luck of the draw and the old spinning wheel
Like a message in a bottle
Like a message in a bottle
Watching the sky with, tears in my eyes
I feel lonely
Time's flying by, but i start to smile
It's not easy
Takes a fall to land you on your knees
Kick that ball if it lands right at your feet
Watch it fly, high above the trees
Till it lands in tomorrow
Till it lands in tomorrow
Till it lands in tomorrow

At The Depot
(Top Priority - 1978)

Well, I'm hanging around the depot, boys,
Trying to get a job,
I'm so sick and tired of being laid off,
No silver lining, no rainbow's end,
Bills in my mailbox, that's all they ever send,
All they ever send.
Well, I'm hanging around the corner, boys,
Holding up the wall,
Feeling kinda sloppy, waiting for a call.
Running out of patience, running out of cool,
Don't turn on the radio, I don't want to hear the news,
Don't want to hear the news.
Well, you sure look good, baby, sure look neat,
Sure make sense from your head to your feet,
You don't want to know me now, but you're gonna change your mind,
I'm going to Fat City, gonna do things in style.
Well, you sure look good, baby, sure look neat,
Sure make sense from your head to your feet,
Making all the ice melt when you walk down the street,
Making all the ice melt when you walk down the street.
You don't want to know me now, but you're gonna change your mind,
I'm going to Fat City, gonna do things in style.
Well, my motor won't run man,
I'm sure it's on the blink,
Ain't had no gasoline since God knows when,
I'm waiting for that woman, ain't she ever gonna show?
Don't keep me waiting, I got some place else to go,
Some place else to go.
Well, I'm hanging round the depot, boys,
Can't get a job,
I'm so sick and tired of being laid off,
No silver lining, no rainbow's end,
Blues in my mailbox, that's all they ever send,
All they ever send,
All they ever send.

Bad Penny
(Top Priority - 1978)

Well, like a bad penny you have turned up again,
You're in my sights, there's a mist on my lens.
I think you know how it was when I tripped and fell,
Well, you double-dealed me, baby and I broke like a shell.
Like a bad penny you've sure lost the glow
But I'm out of reach, your smile's sure gone cold.
Well, it can't ever be like it was then,
Well, don't you fool with me, baby,
Don't you mess with my plans.
Some stormy nights, your memory haunts me,
You won't go away.
Well, like a bad penny you have turned up in the change,
Try to fit into the picture, you can't get inside the frame.
I think you know I'm still sore, but I'm on the mend,
Times sure have changed, it won't happen again.
Well, like a bad penny spins around and around,
Well, you won't know what's gone wrong when it all falls down,
You got to learn from now on to stop playing games,
You ought to keep on moving, you got to spin on your way.
Some lonely nights, I hear you calling,
Won't you go away?
Well, like a bad penny you have turned up again,
You're in my sights, there's a mist on my lens.
I think you know how it was when I tripped and fell,
Well, you double-dealed me, baby, I cracked like a shell.

Banker´s Blues
(Blueprint - 1973)

If you got money in the bank
don't let your woman draw it out
"Cos she'll take all your money and
Then she'll kick you out
I had money
And a fast Cadillac car
But I made a big mistake, let my bay know where they are
And she took all my possessions
And then she threw me out
Now young man
Head my advice
I'll tell it once
And then I'll tell it twice
Keep an eye on your old lady anytime
That you go stepping out
There's only one woman
That I hate more
You know who that is?
Why that's my mother
My baby's fast
But her mother's even faster on the draw
My baby
My little baby,
I believe she's gonna jump and shout
When I walk down to the bank
And draw all of my money out
Well if you got money in the bank
Don't let your woman draw it out
'Cos she'll take all your money out
And the she'll throw you out

Barley And Grape Rag
(Calling Card - 1976)

Well don't care if I get arrested
'Cos tonight they'll need more than a ball and chain
I don't care whose interested,
I'm coming into town just the same
I've been alone, I've been feeling blue,
I think I need a little drink or two,
Be my friend, tell me where the place is
Where the whiskey flows and the dices roll till dawn?
My baby's done me wrong you must have guessed it,
My heart's slow I think it must be told
That I don't want ot know where East or West is
'Cos pretty soon I won't feel the cold.
When I'm walking down mainstreet, feeling no pain
Along comes a cop, he can take my name
And explain to me what a federal case is,
I'm mixing the barley with the grape again
Bright city lights, make me feel alright,
I'm right or wrong and tomorrow never comes.
I don't care if i get investigated
And the city fathers they all black my name.
I'm pretty sure you can smell the traces,
For tomorrow morning, I'll take all the blame.
I've been feeling bad and feeling blue
I think I need a little whiskey or two,
God, brother, you look like you could do with it too
(That's true)
Tonight I'll sleep on a walking-cane
I don't care if I get arrested
Cause tonight they'll need more than a ball and chain.
I don't care whose interested,
I'm coming into town just the same
I've been feeling alone and I've been feeling blue.
I think I need a little drink or two.
Be my friend, tell me where the place is
Where the whiskey flows and the dices roll till dawn

Big Guns
(Jinxed -1982)

Well, you think you're sitting pretty
But you're sitting on a powder keg.
Well, you think you're standing steady
But you're weak as a matchstick leg.
Well, there's a rumble in the city,
There's a call out for your head.
Now isn't it a pity
Your future's just a lump of lead.
But now you're running scared, you've got no place to run;
You're caught between the law and the Big Guns.
Well, it's a long way from the pool halls,
Through the rackets and the petty crime.
Well, you thought you were a tough one
But you've bitten off too much this time.
You've stepped on the wrong toes,
Now look who you've upset.
You walked on the wrong toes,
You've got your picture on the police gazette.
Well, now you're running scared, you've got no place to run;
Yor're caught between the law and the Big Guns.
Your backis against a wall, you don't like it there at all.
Now you!re too proud to fall, you got no friends you can call.
Well, you never felt so gritty,
The sweat's pouring down your back.
You're like a tiger in the jungle
And you can't find your way back.
You hadn't played your cards right,
You hadn't seen the signs,
Well, you tried to run the whole game,
Now you've come to the end of the line.
Well, now you're running scared, you've got no place to run;
Now you're face to face with the Big Guns.

Bought And Sold
(Against The Grain - 1975)

I'm feeling bought and sold
You're just a 3 card trickster
That's something i should've known
All the good's sure gone bitter
Hear me now, hear me right
You think you've got it made
You think you've got my number
You'd better check again
You don't intend to stay here
Hear me now, hear me right
It's time wasting checking upon you
You're high-flying, you'll be crash-landing soon
You want your world my friend
I think those days are numbered
I've had it up to here
Everything's come asunder
Hear me now, hear me right
I'm feeling bought and sold
you're just a 3 card trickster
That's something i should've known
All the good's sure gone bitter
Hear me now, hear me right

Bourbon
(Jinxed -1982)

Well, he's drinking down the bourbon like it was soda pop,
Trying to quell a feeling he knows ain't gonna stop;
He's mortgaged out his blood for one more chance to breath
He had the D. T. 's for breakfast, the shakes till noon,
He picked up his bag and left his motel room;
His head is held high but his heart is on its knees.
Well, he packed his guitar and his bar-room tan,
Gotta get some miles behind him as fast as he can;
Another destination, some P!ace else to play.
Well, he left a life behind him in some old trailer park.
They tried to make it work; it was ruined from the start.
He had to shake the rust; it became time to leave.
It's a honky-tonk engagement,
But there's no better place to play.
His face feels like crazy pavement,
It's getting more lined every day.
Well, he's gonna write a letter and try to explain.
She says he's too old to have these growing pains,
But something keeps him moving, living on through the night
But as the night approaches, a change is in the air,
His heart is pumping fast, he's got no cares.
The music befriends him, it can take him anywhere.
It's a honky-tonk engagement,
But there's no better place to play.
His mind feels like crazy pavement,
He's getting crazed out every day.
Well, he's drinking down the bourbon like it was soda pop,
Trying to quell a feeling he knows ain't gonna stop;
He's mortgaged out his blood for one more chance to play.
He had the D. T's for breakfast, the chills till noon,
He packed his guitar and left his motel room;
His head is held high but his heart is on its knees.

Brute Force & Ignorance
(Photo-Finish - 1978)

Brute Force & Ignorance
just hit town
looking like survivors
found and lost and found
Brute force & ignorance have come to play
a one night stand at in 8 o'clock
Then they'll be on their way
This old town's exploding
And the mayor's uptight
He'd like to make it to the show
but he knows it's not in his night
he's got to be beholding
to his legal spouse
But she's put the thumbscrews on him
and snuck out of the house
There she goes
Picture on the poster
Raised an eyebrow or two
At fifty five to seven
Lord, you should've seen the queue.
City slick and country hick
They came one and all
The traffic-light girl and the downhome kids
Assembled in the hall.

Bullfrog Blues
(Live in Europe - 1972)

Well did you ever
Well did you ever
Well did you ever
Well did you ever
Wake up with
them Bullfrogs on your mind?
Well did you ever wake up
with them Bullfrogs on your mind?
You had to sit there laughing
Laughing just to keep from crying
My mother got em
My father got em
My sister got em
My brother got
I woke up this morning, my grandmother had them too
Don't you know about that, I got the Bullfrog blues
Bullfrog
Called up my doctor, was not feeling so well
Well I called up my doctor, was not feelin so well
He looked inside his bag and said 'Well' "Well"
You don't need no doctor, you don't need no pill
You don't need no doctor, you don't need no pill
And take my advice, it'll surly cure your ills
Head on down to New Orleans
The prettiest place you've eve seen
Head on down to the river bed
That's where the music never ends
OPen your ears, don't you feel good
Get yourself one helluva shot of rythm 'n' blues
Go on down to New Orleans
The greatest place you've ever been
Get on down to the river bed
Dig the music of the Cajun bands
Honky tonk piano, make you feel good
Open your ears to rythm 'n' blues
Well did you ever wake up
With them bullfrogs on your mind"
Well did you ever wake up
With them Bullfrogs on your mind?
You had to sit there laughin'
Laughin' just to keep from crying.
Well did you ever wake up
with them Bullfrogs on your mind?
Well did you ever wake up
with that one woman on your mind?
You had to sit there laughin'
Laughin just to keep from cryin'

Calling Card
(Calling Card - 1976)

Well, the rain ain't fussy about where it lands,
It'll find you no matter where you stand
It's gonna rain brother, and it's gonna rain hard
When the blues comes calling with it's calling card
It ain't so funny when you'd rather die,
Ain't no pleasure when that girl don't reply
To your love sick letter that you wrote in tears
About feeling so bad for a million years.
Watch out brother, be alert,
Whatever you do, don't show that hurt
Don't show that hurt.
I've been subjected, I've been so distressed
Come back baby, to clean up this mess,
Clean up this mess.
It ain't so funny when you'd rather die,
Ain't no pleasure when that girl don't reply
To your lovesick letter that you wrote in tears
About feeling so bad for a million years.
Yeah, the rain ain't fussy about where it falls,
It rains on one like it rains on all
But when it falls brother, it's gonna rain hard
When the blues comes calling with it's calling card
Watch out brother, be alert,
Whatever you do, don't show that hurt,
Don't show that hurt.

Can´t Believe It´s True
(Rory Gallagher - 1970)

Can't believe it's true, I can't believe it's true
Baby where are you, baby where are you
In the night I'm walking in my sleep
A lonely man who just can't get no peace
Oh how I wish I just could see your face
Then I would wipe the floor place by place
Clock on the wall, why do you bother to chime at all
Clock on the wall, why does this have to happen at all
In the day I'm walking on the street
Hear the sound, steps walking after me
That's just trouble, follow with me about
That is one thing I can't do without
Clock on the wall, why do you bother to chime at all
Spot on the wall, did I really see it moving at all
Can't believe it's true, I can't believe it's true
I wonder where are you, I wonder where are you
And in the night I'm talking in my sleep
The things I say I just can't repeat
D on't need no fingerprints to know
You've got your hands on my very soul
Clock on the wall, why do you bother to chime at all
Clock on the wall, why does this have to happen at all

Continental Op
(Defender - 1987)

There's a body in the bay
The cops are taking it away
They said this case was closed
It only shows you that - never know
So who they gonna get when the troubles got to stop
Here's my card
I'm the Contintental Op
Jane Doe in the bay
Now that's exhibit 'A'
Bloodstains on the dress of the millionairess
But I saw you leavin' town
I'm gonna have to track you down
Just like a hound
You slipped through the web
And you might have dodged the Feds
But who they gonna get when you've out foxed the cops
Here's my number
I'm the Continental Op
Call the agency, we never close
First consultation is free
Check my reputation, check my pose
But first check my fee
There's a menace on the streets
Offering infants sweets
Don't give this man a ride
Lock your car from the inside
He's suspect No. 1
But I guess his race is run
He left a set of prints
He's not as smart as he thinks
'Cause who they gonna get when the trouble's gotta stop
Here's my card
I'm the Continental Op
There's a body in the bay
The cops have taken it away
They say this case was closed
It only shows that you never know
Bruises 'round the neck
When they did a body check
I saw you leaving town
I'll track you down like a hound
Who they gonna get when you've outfoxed the cop
Here's my card
I'm the Continental OP
Yeah, who they gonna get when you've out foxed they cops
Here's my badge
I'm the Continental OP

Country Mile
(Calling Card - 1976)

Well, I was born on the side of a road
A gap in the hedge, did you hear what I said?
Born in a house with no slates,
But I wouldn't switch, I didn't have a stitch.
Always been out on a limb,
I've been hard to mend like a kick in the shins
You only see me smile when I eat up a country mile
Born on the green light, a mission to move,
Something to groove, an itch in my shoes,
I heard the wail of the train
From a burning stack and I jumped on the back
We'll the engineer threw the switch
And got to my brain, I've never been the same
You'll only see me smile when I eat up a country mile
Gotta make tracks, gotta loose some rust,
Grease my heels, I'll race to bust,
Don't blink your eye or you wont see me again
Well I was born on the spoke of a wheel,
Not part of a set and I'm runnin' yet
I ran before I could walk,
The price of the fare was hardly ever there
I saw an eighteen-wheeler move
And I couldn't choose, I just had to cruise,
You'll only see me smile when I eat up a country mile
Well I was born on the wrong side of the road,
A gap in the hedge, did you hear what I said?
Born in a house with no slates
But I wouldn't switch, I didn't have a stitch.
I've always been out on a limb,
I've been hard to mend like a kick in the shins
Gotta make tracks, gotta raise the dust,
Grease my heels, I'll race to bust,
Don't blink an eye or you won't see me again

Cradle Rock
(Tattoo - 1973)
(Irish Tour ´74 - 1974)

If I was a cradle then you'd let me rock
If I was a pony then you'd let me trot
If I was the atom then you'd split me into three
But when I want to see you, baby
How come you lock your door on me?
If I was a baby you wouldn't let me fall
If I was an outlaw you wouldn't have me caught
If I was a tiger you wouldn't have me caged
If I was somebody else you would act your age
You'll miss out if you leave me out of your day and night
I will try to make you see and hear what I got to say
It's all about me and you, alright
If I was a blind man then you'd make me see
If I was a deaf man you'd give me hears to hear
If I was a lame man you'd give me legs to walk
But if you were true to me, baby
You would listen when I talk
If I was a cradle then you'd let me rock
If I was a pony then you'd let me trot
If I was the atom then you'd split me into three
But when I want to see you, baby
How come you lock your door on me?

Cross Me Off Your List
(Against The Grain - 1975)

You can't rub me out and cross me off your list
Try to clean the slate just like i don't exist
Till it seems that i am nowhere to be seen
If you wanna talk about it baby
You'll know just where i'll be
You can freeze me out but you'll never win
You think you won't melt but the ice is thin
Sometimes i sit down and try to work it out
But i keep on holding, baby
And you keep on holding out
I could be so free, that's the way i ought to be
I'll just wait and see
'Cos you've passed that jinx on me
First you freeze me out and then you freeze me in
I try to sort it out but where do i begin
But today i think that i've got used to you
If you're looking for me, baby
You will know where i'm going to
You can freeze me out and cross me off your list
Try to clean the slate just like i don't exist
Till it seems that i am nowhere to be seen
If you wanna talk about it,baby
You'll know just where i'll be
I could be so free, that's the way i ought to be
I'll just wait and see
'Cos you've cast your spell on me

Doing Time
(Defender - 1987)

I'm breaking rocks and I'm ding time
She's on the street of mine
I drove the car
I took the fall
I walk the cell, alright I cry till dawn
At night I cry till dawn
The days are long but time will pass
I'm breaking out, I soon will get my chance
I'm in a cell, it's 9 by1 0
She's living it up on champagne and wine
I took the rap
But I'll get loose after a while
Get loose after a while
Deep in the night just like a child
I walk the cell, my mind is running wild
I'm going numb from to much waiting
"till my dying day
I'll suffocate from too much hating
There'll be hell to pay
I'm going rot from to much waiting
'Till my dying day
My soul is bruised, my heart is shaking
There'll be hell to pay
I'm digging, ditches I'm breaking stones
Sewing mailbags, ain't no fun,
Bread and water, my life is complete
Hold my breath
'Till i'm back on the streets
Back out on the streets
Revenge is sweet, or so they say
Just watch your step, I'm breaking out today
Revenge is sweet, or so they say
Just watch your step, I'm breaking out today

Don´t Know Where I´m Going
(Deuce - 1971)

i don't know where i'm going
i don't know where i've been
cause i haven't seen my baby
since i don't know when
I'm walking down that long road
with a smile up on my face
i'm broken hearted
but you won't see a trace
Feeling disconnected
These blues are out to kill
sweap them in the corner
put 'em in the bin
Allright so you don't sympathise
i don't expect that you should
Walk right for one day you might
run into this patch of grey clouds too
Allright so you don't sympathise
i don't expect that you should
Stay bright for one day you might
run into this patch of grey clouds too
Gravel in my pockets
from the places i have been
The soles of my shoes are paper thin
I got sand here in my pockets
from the place that i come from
That's where i'm going
so i'll say so long

Don´t Start Me Talkin´
(Defender - 1987)

Well I'm goin' Down The Road
Stop in Fanny Mays
Gonna tell Fany what I heard her boyfriend say
Don't start me talkin'
I'll tell you everything I know
I'm gonna break up this signifying', cause somebody's got to go
Jack gave his wife two dollars
To go down town to get some market
Ol' George stops her
He knocked her down
And blackend her eye
She gets back home tells her husband a lie
Don't start me talkin'
I'll tell you everything I know
I'm gonna break up this signifin' cause somebody got go
She borrowed some money
To go to the beauty shop
She honked his horn
She began to start
She said bay take me 'round the block
I'm going to the beauty shop
To have my hair socked
Don't start me talkin'
I'll tell you everytjhing I know
I'm gonna break up this signifin' cause somebody got to go

Double Vision
(Jinxed -1982)

You give me double vision, strange transmission,
When you walk in the room.
Tongue-tied feeling, can't see the ceiling;
You've turned out the moon.
Tell me, darling, what you're trying to do.
You give me double vision, strange condition,
When you act that way.
I'm walking sideways, my nights become days,
But I feel okay.
Tell me, darling, what you're trying to do.
You give me double vision, soul transmission,
When you act so cruel.
My mind is reeling, can't see the ceiling,
'Cos you've turned out the moon.
Tell me, mama, what you're trying to do.
You got me jumpin' like a man with the voodoo.
Tell me, darling, what you're trying to do.
You got me crazy like a man with the voodoo.

Do You Read Me
(Calling Card - 1976)

Do you read me, won't you tell me?
If you read me, then please believe me, when I say
Yes I've been waiting, seems like forever
I've been waiting, my situation ain't got much better
Well I've been waiting, the situation don't get much better
You don't do unto others as you do unto me,
Well, why am I the only one that treats you this way?
Well, you got that something and it's hard to specify,
I can't diagnose that look in your eyes.
You don't do unto me, like I know you could
Why am I the only one who's misunderstood?
Ashes to ashes, and it's dust to dust,
Well, if you won't take me then I guess the devil must.
I've been hurting, my hearts been burning,
I've been hurting, but I've been learning, just the same
Well, I've been waiting, seems like forever
While I've been waiting,
my situation ain't got much better
While I've been waiting,
the situation ain't got much better
I've been waiting,
the situation don't get much better

Easy Come, Easy Go
(Jinxed -1982)

From easy come and easy go,
Now you're not so carefree.
You found the thorn behind the rose,
You took it, oh, so badly.
Lost inside yourself,
You've gotta break out soon.
You've gotta try again
To hear a brand new tune.
Once easy come and easy go,
You just hear sad notes lately.
You used to fly and chase the wind,
I don't know you lately.
Don't take it, oh, so bad,
Things are gonna change.
Don't make it, oh, so sad,
The sun will shine again.
Please don't lock me out,
What's it all about?
I'll change it all completely.
Won't you let me in,
Don't you need a friend?
If I can help, just call me.
I'm easy come and easy go,
Don't paint it all so sadly.
Before you know the light will shine,
Don't burn out completely.
Locked inside yourself,
You've gotta break out soon.
Come on and try again,
And hear a different tune.

Edged In Blue
(Calling Card - 1976)

I've cried enough tears to fill up an ocean,
Surely you see that my worlds been broken?
Here I am, where are you?
Help me please, help me through.
Here I am, where are you?
All my days are edged in blue You made up your mind and nothing can change it,
You want to be free but I can't rearrange it,
Here I am, where are you?
Tell me please, what to do,
All my days are edged in blue I'd go anywhere, if I thought you'd be there
'Cos I've made up my mind that's where I belong.
I traveled the world 'cos I couldn't be told,
Told by my heart that you really had gone.
Our lines got crossed through all things unspoken.
A tangle of knots not easily opened,
Here I am, where are you?
All my days are edged in blue.
Help me please, pull me through
Here I am, where are you?
Can't you see I'm edged in blue.

Empire State Express
(Fresh Evidence 1990)

I went down to the station. .
Leaned against the door,
Went down to the station,
Leaned against the door
I knew it wa the Empire Stae Express,
I could tell by the way she blows.
I asked the depot agent,
"Please let me ride the blinds"
Asked the depot agent,
"Please let me ride the blinds"
He said, "Son, I wouldn't mind
But the Empire State ain't mine"
You know that Empire State,
She rides on eastern time.
That Empire State,
Rides on Eastern time,
She's the 'rollingingest' baby,
On the New York Cental line.
It was a mean ol' fireman
And a low down engineer.
It wa a cruel fieman
And a low-down engineer
That tok my woman away
And left me standing here.
Yes, the engineer blew the whistle,
The fireman rang the bell
The engineer blew the the whistle,
The fireman rang the bell
It was a cruel fireman
And a low-down engineer
Tha t took my woman away
And left poor me standing here
Yes, the engineer blew the whistle
The fireman rang the bell
The engineer blew the whistle,
The fireman rang the bell.
My woman's on board,
She's waving me fare-thee-well.
I'm gonna tell you
What that mean ol' train will do.
I'm gonna tell you
What that mean ol' train will do.
They'll take your woman away
And shoot black smoke back at you.
They'll take your woman away
And shoot black smoke back at you.

Failsafe Day
(Defender - 1987)

What I see just takes the heart from me
It's all okay they keep telling me
Some how I fell like it's Failsafe Day
You know it almost feels like Failsafe Day
It's not the time don't go sad on me
Yeah we can run, the illusion is free
Let's not throw this chance away
You know it's almost Failsafe Day
And deep inside I hear that something
Like a silent scream
And In the night I hear that rumbling
Keep on hoping it's a dream
Wish there was time to borrow or steal
'Cause there's this stranger in the air I breath
Deep down it feels like Failsafe Day
There gonna fade us all away
Deep inside I hear that something
Like a silent scream
The Voice inside just tells me one thing
Keep on hoping boy it's just a dream
What I see just chills the hear in me
It's okay but the keep on fooling me
You know it's just Failsafe Day
Somehow it feels like Failsafe Day
You know it's almost Failsafe Day
They're gonna fade it all away

Follow Me
(Top Priority - 1978)

I want to plant a star on the sky
One you can find at the end of the night
I wanna climb a ladder to space
and leave without trace
cause now is the time
Things are gonna be so clear
Well I'm light years from here
in some other space
Let me take a tear from your eye
and leave it behind stay by my side
Won't you follow me
Where i'm bound
Time's for borrowing now
Won't you follow me
time is tight
Before things swallow me down
I've been locked in this cage
gonna break away before it's too late
I'm gonna rewrite the page take the stage
and live tomorrow today
You'll find the dreams you mislaid
They wanna runaway
all the due's have been paid
Yes it's time to depart
Go with your heart follow the flame
Won't you follow me
Where i'm bound
Time's for borrowing now
Won't you follow me
time is tight
Before things swallow me down
Won't you follow me
Where i'm bound
Time's for borrowing now
Won't you follow me
time is tight
Before things swallow me down
Won't you follow me
Where i'm bound
Time's for borrowing now

For The Last Time
(Rory Gallagher - 1970)

You've done me wrong for the last time
Y ou've sung your song, now I've gone and do sing mine
Out loud, so loud like the (..)
You've played around for the last time
Y ou've shown your claws, now I've gone and do show mine
Watch out, I feel about in the night
You went around since the very first day
You've had your moment now I'm gonna have my play
So long, I'll be gone in the night
You've put me down for the very last time
I hit the floor but I got up on the count of night
G ood bye, don't cry when I'm gone

Fuel To The Fire
(Photo-Finish - 1978)

Had me a whiskey, and I chased it.
Got me some trouble, gonna face it.
Well if I had a trump card, I would place it.
That's for sure. Yeah.
I had a dream, but I can't trace it.
I call out your name, so you might hear it
But it only adds fuel to the fire.
In my soul. Yeah.
If I could just re-write the pages.
Wake up with peace, with the way it is.
I don't want to live in this world, if you can't grace it.
Anymore. Anymore, yeah.
Friends try to raise my spirits higher.
But there's no dulling this strong desire.
They don't feel the heat of the fire.
In my soul. In my soul.
Had me a whiskey, and I chased it.
Got me some trouble, gonna face it.
Well if I had a trump card, I would place it.
Yeah, at your door. Yeah, yeah...aw..

Going To My Hometown
(Live in Europe - 1972)

Mama's in the kitchen baking up a pie
Daddy's in the back yard "Get a job son,
You know you ought to try"
I packed up my bag headed down the road,
I got me a job from Henry Ford
But I made a mistake, I moved much to far
And know I know what the lonesome blues are...
I'm getting homesick, I'm getting blue
I need someone to talk to
I'm getting lonesome, I'm getting blue,
Let me tell you where I'm going to...
Yes I'm going to my hometown
I don't care even if I have to walk
Yes I'm going to my hometown
I don't care even if I have to walk
I got move on now baby, I got no more time left to talk
Yes I'm going to my hometown,
Sorry but I can't take you..
Yes I'm going to my hometown
Sorry but I can't take you
Only got one ticket,, you know I can't afford two.
Take me home.
The day I left,
You know the rain was pooring down,
The day I left
You know the rain was pooring down
I'm going home again baby,
I believe the sun's gonna come on out
Let's go home, boy, let's go home
Yes I'm going to my hometown
You know baby I gotta go
Going to my hometown
You know I just have to go.
I really love you woman
I'll see you in a year,, maybe no, maybe yes.
Going to my hometown
I'm going to my hometown
Going to my hometown,
Going to my hometown
Going to my hometown

Gypsy Woman
(Rory Gallagher - 1970)

The gypsy woman told me
You were your mother's bad luck child
T he gypsy woman told me
You were your mother's bad luck child
You're having a good time now
You'll be having trouble after a while
Went to see the gypsy woman
To have my fortune told
S he said run right home right away
And look through your keyhole
The gypsy woman told me
You were your mother's bad luck child
Yu're having a good time now
You'll be having bad times after a while
I believed everything the gypsy woman told me
Every single word she said
I ran right home right away
And looked through my keyhole
Another man in my bed
The gypsy woman told me
You were your mother's bad luck child
You're having a good time now
You'll be having bad times after a while

Hands Off
(Rory Gallagher - 1970)
(Blueprint - 1973)

Anyone can tell you lies, like one and one are two
And then call round and tell that "Im not right for you"
Hands off,
You're gonna hear me saying,
Hands off,
Things sure need some changing,
Hands off,
We'd all be much better
Anyone can tell you lie like one and are two
And all cal 'round and tell "that I'm not right for you"
Hands off,
I've had enough interrogation
Hands off,
Do you hear what I say?
Hands off,
Oh do you need persuading?
Hands off,
I've had enough interrogation.
Hands off,
D' you hear what I say?
You know that I'm a peaceful man, now as a general rule
That's the way I'd like to keep it.
If I had to choose,
Hands off.
Now here's the situation,
Hands off.
My girl needs consideration,
Hands off.
Did you hear what I say?
There's people letter-writing until the ink turns green
Trying to ruin reputation, send it to a magazine,
Hands off.
Now here's the situation,
Hands off.
My girl needs consideration,
Hands off.
We'd all be better off then.
Hands off,
Now here's the situation,
Hands off.
My girl needs consideration,
Hands off.
Did you hear what I say?
Hands off,
Now here's the situation,
Hands off.
My girl needs consideration,
Hands off.
Did you hear what I say?
Hands off,Off
Now here's the situation
Hands off,
Did you hear what I say

Hellcat
(Jinxed -1982)

Well there's a hellcat, loose cat, hear it wail
It can stop you down the street, you cannot get away
Welll it's gonna get to you, got the demon power
You got to run, run, brother you know your soul's on fire
You got to run, run, brother you know your soul's on fire.
Wekll there's a strange, strange feeling chilling your hands
A shadow in your doorway, freeze you where you stand
You play your dice with the devil, now it's much too late
Well don't you know you got a hellcat on your trail.
The sound that haunts you from the dark will dawn
Don't go away no more when the morning comes
There's a step on the stairs, a storm in your sails
That you know you got a hellcat by the tail
Yeah, you've done and got a hellcat on your trail.
Oh yeah.
Well there's a hellcat, loose cat, hear it moan
Stalking your shadow all night long
It's the darkest feeling this side of hell
Well don't you know you've got a hellcat by the tail
You know you've got a hellcat by the tail.
Well hellcat.
Well hellcat.
Well hellcat.
Well hellcat.

I Could`ve Had Religion
(Live in Europe - 1972)

I could've had religion, I could religion
But my little girl wouldn't let me pray
I swear to the world she drove my spirit away
She drove my spirit away, she drove my spirit away
I could've had religion, I could've had religion
But my little girl wouldn''t let me pray
I tell the truth, she drove my spirit away
She drove my spirit away
I could've been, I could've been a preacher,
But I changed my mind the other nigh
The woman I have now, she would not treat me right
She would not treat me right
I've been a bad man, as bad can be
Gonna pray to the Lord above to send his blessing on me
I want some mercy, you got set my soul free
Set my soul free, Please..
I could've had, I could've had religion
But my little girl wouldn't let me pray.
Well, demon woman, you sent the devil my way,
You sent the devil my way.
Oh Lord above please send my fire,
Send your mercy right down to me.
That woman set the devil on me,
She set the devil on me,
She set the devil one me,
She set the devil on me.
Could've had religion

I Fall Apart
(Rory Gallagher - 1970)

Like a cat that's playing with a ball of twine
That you call my heart
Oh, but baby is it so hard
To tell the two apart
And so slowly you unwind me
'til I fall apart
I'm only living for the hour
That I see your face
W hen that happens I don't
Wanna be no other place
'til the end of time
You'll be on my mind
I don't mind waiting for your love
For of time I've got plenty of
Rrain or shine please bring out your love
Make it shine like the stars above
I'm only living for the moment
When I hear your voice
Oh, I'm waiting
I don't have any choice
And the day is long
So won't you come where you should be
Like a cat that's playing with a ball of twine
That you call my heart
Oh baby, is it so hard
T o tell the two apart
And so slowly you unwind it
'til I fall apart

If I Had A Reason
(Blueprint - 1973)

If I had a reason I'd tell you what it is,
Must I explain how I feel
I've tried and I've tried to make it so clear
But my time is just wasted I fear
Well it's only an old song but it serves it's purpose so well
By the cry in your voice Im can tell
When you sing there's a feeling behind the words
That brings it all back again
I'm reaching, I'm reaching, while you slip away
I'm searching for words I can say
I'm listening, I'm listening, tryin' not to hear
You say that we might met one day
There's a picture that's faded and curling from it's frame
Of a face that smiles patiently,
It might smile forever to make me feel better
But I might just bust it and see.
Oh I'm reaching, I'm reaching while you slip away,
I'm searching for words I can't say.
I'm listening, I'm listening tryin' not to hear
You say that we might meet some day
There's answers to questions that we both wanna know
But those answers keep evading me
There's rhymes and there's reasons,
There's rights and there's wrongs
For being what you are to me.
If I had a a reason I'd tell you what it is
Would you do the same thing for ne?
"Cause the minute you go there's one thing I know,
That day will mean nothing to me.

I´ll Admit You´re Gone
(Calling Card - 1976)

I'll admit you're gone - when I think I'm able
Just like the song, you turned all the tables
Now I know I'm wrong, life is hard to shoulder
I won't last too long, each day is getting colder
Falling constantly, shadows haunting me
Moving silently, day by day
Watching hopefully, waiting anxiously
That you might hear me, someday.
That's what I pray
That's all I pray
I'm gonna be ok, it's gonna be okay
Looking ahead, nothing but blue days
But somehow I keep hanging on.
I should spend sometime looking for new ways
'Cos blue days have taken quite a toll
The journey we were on - can't believe it's over
I can feel the storm but I can't run for cover
Where di I belong I just keep on searchin'
I want to see the dawn of the day when stop hurting
Falling constantly, shadows haunting me
Moving silently, day by day.
Watching hopefully, anxiously
That you might hear me, someday.
That's what I pray
That's all I pray,
It's gonna be ok, I'm gonna be okay

I'm Not Surprised
(Rory Gallagher - 1970)

I´ m not surprised you didn't take the time to write me
I'm not surprised you didn't take the time to call
B ut baby, you know it really shook me
When, baby, I heard you're not coming back at all
I'm not surprised you didn't stop the thing about me
I'm not surprised you let me vanish from your mind
B ut baby, you know it overtook me
W hen my friend said you're gonna leave me here behind
Why must it be, why must it be
Why must it be, why must it be
I'm not surprised you started out without me
I'm not surprised you even stopped to care
B ut baby, if you must desert me
When you go don't talk about me when I'm not there

In Your Town
(Live in Europe - 1972)

Look out baby, your man is back in town
Look out baby, I won't stand no messin' round.
The first man I wanna see is the Chief of Police
Bring that man right over here,
Stand him right in front of me
I wanna cause no trouble, no fuss, no fight
But look out man, you know it's Saturday night.
The second man I wanna see is the old Fire Chief
Bring that man right over here
Stand him right in front of me
I wanna cause no trouble, no fuss, no fight
But see this match, I might set this whole place a light
The third man I wana see is the old D.A.
Bring that man right over here, don't let him get away
He was the man who locked me inside
All my young years rot until I died
Four bare walls, one cold floor
That's all they gave me, they would give me no more.
Now you come along baby, ask me how I've been
I've been up the river to a place they call Sing Sing
Sing Sing,
Sing Sing.
Mama and papa wrote me to say "Hey son,
Please write and tell us how you're getting on"
"Dear son they said the rumors all around town
There gonna lock you up some more years
For something you ain't done
Picked up my pen and I wrote right home,
'Dear mama and papa, now listen to your son,
They've taken my Twenty-two years, twenty-three days.
Twent-four minutes
They made it 99 years
I might die in here'
On cellblock three, make no mistake,
We've had it up to the teeth,
We've had all that we can take
We got some rope, a grapling hook
And late at night we're gonna make that jump
It's only forty feet down that wall
And if we hit the highway
Wegot an hour before were missed at all
Going to pick up a ride from a pickup truck
When we hit town'
When we hit town
Everybody better duck
Now I'm back in your town
In your town
In your town
Now I'm back in your town
In your town
In your town
I'm back in your town

I Take What I Want
(Against The Grain - 1975)

Well, i take what i want, i'm a bad go-getter
Yeah, that's what i am
I never lose and i ain't no quitter
'Cos i take what i want
And baby, i want you
Well, i've been watching you walk by
And i haven't said one word, not one word
But now i'm out to get you, baby,
And i'm gonna make you my girl, my loving girl
'Cos i take what i want
Gonna pick you up now, baby, and carry you away
So you'd better pack up now, baby, pack it up today
Well here i am, i'm just a big bad man
When i walk away, baby, you'll be holding my hand
I take what i want
Well, i'm a bad go-getter
Yeah, that's what i am
I never lose and i ain't no quitter
'Cos i take what i want
And baby, i want you
Gonna pick you up now, baby, and carry you away
So you'd better pack up now, baby, pack it up today
Well here i am, i'm just a big bad man
When i walk away, baby, you'll be holding my hand
I take what i want
Well, i'm a bad go-getter
That's what i am
I never lose and i ain't no quitter
'Cos i take what i want
And baby, i want you

It´s You
(Rory Gallagher - 1970)

When the days begin to climb on me
And I begin to feel that I can't please
Tthere's only one thing I can do
Call on the one who pulls me through
That is you, yeah you
When I'm lost in some old lonely town
And there ain't no sound of you around
A voice comes whispering through my ear
And I can almost feel you here
So near, so near
When the nights begin to drag me down
And there ain't nobody else around
There's only one place I must be
Close to you, you close to me
To me, to me
When the days begin to climb on me
And I begin to feel that I can't please
There's only one thing I can do
Call on the one who pulls me through
That is you, yeah you
Call on the one who pulls me through
That is you, yeah you

It Takes Time
(Rory Gallagher - 1970)

Everytime baby i got you on my mind
L ittle by little i watch my love slow down
Y eah yeah do you know what it means to be alone
T oday you're laughing baby
T ommorow you could be crying
Well you live for the day
You're goin on your own
You got a little child here now come on and try to make it home
Y eah yeah do you know what it means to be alone
Today you're laughing woman
Tomorrow you could be crying
Live for the day you're goin on your own
You got a little child here now come on and try and make it home
Yeah do you know what it means to be alone
Today you're laughing woman
Tomorrow you could be crying
Yeah yeah do you know what it means to be alone
T oday you're laughing woman
T omorrow you could be crying

Jackknife Beat
(Calling Card - 1976)

Shake it, baby, before it shakes you,
Get it, baby, and let it take you where you want it to
Don't say maybe, that just won't do,
You say I'm crazy
But this music's got me feeling good.
I know it's fever, but I don't need no cure
You're the doctor,
I'm your patient that's for sure,
I'm your patient that's for sure.
Hear it, baby, sneakin' on through,
You'll know it, baby, when that rhythm
gets inside your shoes.
Now don't say maybe, you know it's good for you
Don't drive me crazy
Just tell me what you're gonna do.
Don't run baby, I'm telling you
And it's too late, baby,
Because this rhythm's creeping up on you,
You know it's creeping up on you.
We got a Jackknife Beat,
Sounds like an ice cream truck rolling down a back street
We got the whole thing going like a pneumatic drill
The guitar man's playing like he's fit to kill
We got a Jackknife Beat,
A killer of a backbeat,
Syphon off the syrup, let it take a back seat
What's cooking in the kitchen has come to a boil
What's brewing in the basement's bound to overspill
Shake it baby, before it shakes you,
Get it, baby, and let it take it to where you want it to.
Don't say maybe, you know that won't do
You say I'm crazy
But this music's got me feeling good
You call it fever, but I got the cure
Yeah, your the doctor
And I'm your patient that's for sure,
I'm the patient that's for sure.

Jinxed
(Jinxed -1982)

My heart's in trouble, my soul's on fire,
My mind is aching for my one desire.
This heavy weather, will it never seem to end,
I start to wonder will my poor heart ever men
I don't know what I'm supposed to think;
This must be some kind of jinx.
My line's been tapped, my mail's been screened
I could be wrong but that's the way I feel.
Everything I try just crumbles before I start,
Feel like a lost child, searching in the dark.
Will I swim or will I sink;
This must be some kind of jinx.
You've got your heart locked up
And you've thrown away the key.
Feel like I'm sinking down
Into the endless sea.
My heart's uneasy, my soul's on fire.
You're the ice - please put out this fire.
This crazy weather, will it never seem to end
It's getting harder with all the bad news that
I don't know what I'm supposed to think;
This must be some kind of jinx.
I don't care what anybody thinks,
'Cos this must be some kind of jinx.
Will I swim or will I sink;
This must be some kind of jinx.

Just Hit Town
(Top Priority - 1978)

Well i just hit town
and I flew in the by the seat of my pants
Well i just touched down
and got me some crazy plans
I'm an ace i'm a deuce
I'm a buzzin all over the land
And it ain't no use
to change the way i am, the way i am
Ah Yeah
Well i just touched base
been in motion for a hundred days
I'm wound up like a motor or a rocket
in outer space
I'm an ace i'm a deuce won't you put my mind at ease
Well i can't slow it down
got to take some more of these, more of these
Won't you give me the green light
give me a chance to move
Turn on your love light, you know that i approve
Well i just touched ground
and i got in by the seat of my pants
I ain't broken down but i found
a new place to land
I'm an ace i'm a deuce I'm a crazy free-range man
And it ain't no use to change my open plan,my open plan
Well I'm feelin' kinda crazy, what to go on a mad-cap spree
Step on my air-brakes, I gotta let off some steam
I'm an ace i'm a deuce
I'm flying all over the land
And it ain't no use to change the way i am x2

Just The Smile
(Rory Gallagher - 1970)

Just the smile that is spreading all over her face
Could warm up the room and set fire to the place
Yes it could, you know it could
Now the fog is clinging all over the town
put one foot in front, then you might just fall down -
on the ground. She's in town
Like the rain that is falling all over the land
She cools down my mind when she touches my hand
Feels so good yes so good
Just the smile that is spreading all over her face
it could warm up the room and set fire to the place
yes it could, you know it could

Keychain
(Top Priority - 1978)

I need a keychain
to lock up all this trouble
I need a fast train
leaving on the double
I'm going some place
that's hard to follow
Got that feeling
that i should be long gone
I'm as bad as i can get
I'm playing Russian roulette
I need a keychain
baby right now
I'm playing no games
this ain't no water pistol
Ain't it insane
there's no chance of missing
No one holds me
you ain't got my number
If you see me
just run for cover
Well i'm as wild as i can get
I'm playing Russian roulette
I got no keychain
,baby, right now
Well I'm in a guided missile
and i'm lost in the sky
I won't be returning untill
things feel right
I got a poison pen letter
Ain't that all i need
some pretty woman's
trying to make a ghost of me
I got a keychain
to lock up all my sorrow
i need some fast plane
I'm leaving in a hurry
I'm going some place
where you can't follow
I got that feeling
that i shouldn't be long gone
I'm as mad as i can get
i'm playing Russian roulette
Need a keychain, baby, of mine

Kickback City
(Defender - 1987)

They say this town will kill you
They say this town ain't got no soul
This town could take a child's smile
And turn it into stone
But don't you think I know that
This place has cut me to the bone
Trouble crawling up your back
Fear just eats your soul
You say this town will eat you up
You say this town ain't got no heart
You try to learn all your lines
And you try to play the part
With all this double dealing
I tell you brother, you get smart
Hear in Kickback City
You're lost before you start
People in subways look half-dazed to me
Renting tomorrow
Investing in sorrow
No belief
Faces in side sides streets, hiding like angels from grace
Selling your sorrow
Renting tomorrow
You're out of place
They say this town will kill you
They say this town ain't got no soul
They'll set you up and pull the switch
'Till you've unraveled on the floor
But I won't let it beat me
Though trouble's knocking on my door
Somehow it's just your smile
that keeps me coming back for more
Here in Kickback City
Feel I'm going down slow
Here in Kickback City
Feel I'm going down slow

Kid´Gloves
(Fresh Evidence 1990)

Well, they sprung me out of Quentin,
I'm back on the mob's payroll
They can buy my body
Sure they can't buy my soul.
I'm working out of Stockton
I''m weighing in at two -o -one
But there's a man in the front row
Sent down by the mob with a gun.
For 'Kid Gloves', 'Kid Gloves', I'm back out on the street.
'Kid Gloves', the master to the beat
'Kid Gloves', I'll do anything but dive.
We'll the bought me out of Quentin.
They've gone and placed their bets.
I've got to throw the fight
Just to save my neck.
Saying 'yes' to the set up
Made me feel so cheap
But the street felt so good
Now I've only got myself to beat
A deal is a deal
But you know I just can't win
The mob oughta know
My conscience is wearing thin
For 'Kid' Gloves, I'm back in the ring
'Kid ' Gloves, I'll fight anything
'Kid" Gloves, I'll do anything but dive.
'Kid Gloves', I'm back on the street
'Kid" Gloves the master to beat
"Kid" Gloves, Ill do anything but cry,
'Kid' Gloves, I'm back on my feet
"Kid" Gloves, The master to beat
"Kid" Gloves, I'll do anything but cry
"Kid" Gloves, I'm back in the ring.
"Kid Gloves, I'll fight anything
"Kid Gloves" I'll do anything but dive
Well, they burned me out of Quentin,
They've gone and placed their bets
I've got to throw a fight
Just to save my neck.
Saying yes to the set up
Made me feel so cheap
But the street felt so good
Now I've only got myself to beat
"Kid Gloves, I'm back out on the street
"Kid' Gloves, the master to beat
'Kid' Gloves, I'll do anything but dive
'Kid' Gloves, I'm back in the ring
"Kid" Gloves, I'll fight anything
'Kid' Gloves, I'll do anything but cry
"Kid Gloves, I'm faster on my feet
"Kid Gloves, the master to beat
'Kid" gloves, I'll do anything but dive

Last Of The Independants
(Photo-Finish - 1978)

I caught the Red-Eye at midnight
In the nick of time
On the seven four seven
And we soon were flying high.
Lord, I had no time to lose
Things were getting hot
Only I know where we stashed the loot
The mob wants to know the spot.
They got the muscle in from Cleveland
The fire-power from Detroit
They missed me in New Jersey
Though things got pretty tight.
Caught my scent in Richmond
At the Hotel Savoy
But I got out the laundry shute
And went to Chicago, Illinois.
I'm the Last of the Independants
Yeah, they're searching coast to coast
Only I know where we hid the loot
Eleven years ago.
I caught the Red-Eye at midnight
In the nick of time
On the seven four seven
We soon were high and wide.
The moon was laughing at me like it did not have a care
But I just smiled right back and said
'You ain't going anywhere'.
Well, I want out of the rackets
And the numbers game
'Cos when you cross the big boss
You only got yourself to blame.
I won't sing like a canary
And I won't go naming names.
I don't need police protection
I'll play it my own way.
I'm the Last of the Independants
Well, I play by my own rules.
Yes, I'm the Last of the Independants
The Syndicate, well, it don't approve.
Well, I'm the Last of the Independants
Well, I got to keep on the move.
Well, I'm the Last of the Independants
Well, I got no time to lose
Time to lose.

Laundromat
(Rory Gallagher - 1970)
(Live in Europe - 1972)

What do you think of that?
I'm sleeping down at the Laundromat
If you should pass on by
Be sure to drop on in
Well I don't have no clothes to clean
To put inside the machine
It's the craziest place I've ever been.
Come 'round and meet my friends,
They'll be there with me
With me to the end,, with me to the end, with me to the end
You say I told you so.
But baby bad times come and go
If you don't know that by now,
Then you'll never know
Well I don't have no clothes to clean
To put inside the machine.
It's the craziest place I've ever been
Well come 'round meet my friends
They'll be there with me, With me to the end, with me to the end, with me to the end
You ay I told you so
But, baby, bad times come and go
If you don't know that by now
Then you'll never know.
What do you think of that
I'm on the street like an old stray cat
If you should look for me
You'll know exactly where to go
Come round and meet my friends
They'll be there with me
With me to the end, with me to the end, with me to the end

Let Me In
(Against The Grain - 1975)

Open up and let me in
Can't you see about the shape i'm in
i need your loving, it must be soon
I know you really can be so cruel
I could be wrong and i could be right
You're gonna keep me waiting all the night
I'm breaking up now, can't you tell
i've been awake since i don't know when
I may be right and i may be wrong
You're gonna leave me waiting all night long
That's not the way it ought to be
Come on, baby, won't you see by me
I have waited, what's it gonna be
In your world then, who's replacing me
Can't you see just where you're placing me
Open up and let me in
DO something about the shape i'm in
I need your loving and it must be soon
I know you really can be so cruel

Livin' Like A Trucker
(Tattoo - 1973)

Well, I've been living like a trucker for a month or more
Well, I'm steaming like a diesel that cannot feel its throes
Well, I'm closing all the windows, keeping out the rain
But I'm not complaining, in fact I'd do it all again
I'm a ramblin' man, cannot stop a travellin' man
I've been singing for my supper but I never get to eat
Well, I queue up at the dinner but I cannot find a seat
Well, I've been livin' like a gypsy, feelin' like a king
Really feel like singin', you know that's the mood I'm in
I'm a ramblin' man, some kind a travellin' man
You'll never catch me working nine to five
That's for some people but me, I wanna ride
All around the world, to the planet's end
I've seen some places, but more I ain't seen yet
Lose an hour, gain an hour, somewhere on the map
Flyin' through the time-zones, another plane to catch
Why I've always gotta see what's on the other side
So I pack my bags, get on my way, catch my train and ride
I've been living like a hawker in days both hot and cold
Well, I'm sleepin' if I have to, before the wagons roll
Well, I've been hopin' and I've been prayin' since I was last here
Tell your mama not to worry, come on baby, get on up here
I'm a ramblin' man, some kind a travellin' man
Well, I've been living like a trucker for a month or more
Well, I'm steaming like a diesel that cannot feel its throes
Well, I'm closing all the windows, keeping out the rain
But you won't hear me complaining, in fact I'd do it all again
I'm a travellin' man, some kind a ramblin' man
Yes, I'll do it all again, I'll do it all again, baby
Travellin' man, travellin' man

Loanshark Blues
(Defender - 1987)

Give me till monday, that's only a day or two
Give me till monday, that's only a da or two
I'll pay you back with interest, if it's the last thing I do, Yeah
I'll pay you back with interest, if it's the last thing I do, Yeah
Give me till monday, that's only a day away
Give me till monday, that's only a day away
I'm down on my knees, got one foot in the grave
I'm down on my knees, got one foot in the grave
I've got the Loanshark Blues
I've got the Loanshark Blues
Give me an offer I can't refuse
My wife needs shoes
The kids must eat
Feel so cold, I can't feel my feet
Can't get my hands on one thin dime
Gonna turn to a life of crime
No work here, so I'll walk the street
Sign on the door, feel I'm beat
I know you run Pier 15
You got a grip on all my dreams
I got the Loanshark Blues
The Loanshark Blues
Give me an offer I can't refuse
Give me till monday, that's only a day or two
Give me till monday, it's only a day or two
I'll pay you back with interest, if it's the the last thing I do, Yeah
I'll pay you back with interest, if it'd the last thing I do, Yeah
I got the Loanshark Blues
The Loanshark Blues
Give me an offer I can't refuse
The roof's got holes, see the sky'
I can't get straight, and I have tried
I'm in your debt, I'm well aware
I'll break the law 'cause I don' care
Living on a knife edge I have been
Moving' on down with the longshoremen
On the docks we're locked out again
I got the Loanshark Blues
The Loanshark Blues
Give me an offer I can't refuse
I got the Loanshark Blues
The Loanshark Blues
Give me an offer I can't refuse

Loose Talk
(Jinxed -1982)

Loose talk from up-tight people
Looking out for blood to draw.
Just keep cool, don't let it phase you,
All that stuff ain't worth a straw.
Tight talk from stay-put people,
Aimed to hurt, aimed to wound.
Step on your toes, step on your fingers,
Just don't take it, now don't be fooled.
Don't let them know where you're going,
Don't play their games or they'll snow you in.
Call on me if they derail you,
Call on me 'cos I won't lock you in.
Don't let them know where you're going,
Don't play their games 'cos they'll snow you in.
Call on me if they derail you,
Stay with me 'cos I won't lock you in.
Double-talking, double-meaning
Tight-rope tactics to trip you up.
Don't play their games, go where your heart says,
Keep on pushing, you'll get there yet.
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah.

Lost At Sea
(Against The Grain - 1975)

Lost at sea like a sailor
You found me, you were my saviour
Tossed about, like a coaster
The reef was near but you came closer
Reaching out, i don't know how
Raise the sails and leave and take me straight home
I can almost see the distant shoreline
Caught in tides, friends of no-one
Winds which lie drove me straight on
Who knows when but i was spared

Maybe I Will
(Deuce - 1971)

Running through a pool of rain
I think i'll do it one more time again
I hope i always feel this way
maybe i will
Searching for a piece of ground
where i can lay my body down
with the earth for a pillow under my head
Wake up in the morning
it's a brand new day
And though it seems the same
it's different from yesterday
Then i read the leaves
and put my cup away
Running down a country lane
Looking on a a field of grain
Just to see you smile
makes me feel alive again
Opening another door
I'll see what i have not seen before
Maybe i'll find what i'm looking for
Running through a pool of rain
I think i'll do it one more time again
I hope i always feel this way
maybe i will
maybe i will

Messin´ With The Kid
(Live in Europe - 1972)

What's this I hear going all around town?
The people are sayin' you gonna put the kid down
Lordy, what your doing?
You call it what you want,
I call it messin' with the kid.
You told me you loved me
You told me a lie,
I love you woman till the day I die
Lordy, what you doin
You can call it what you want
I call it messin' with the kid
You took the kids' car and drove all around town
Tellin' everybody you're gonna put me down,
Lordy, what you doing
Call it what you want
I call it meson' with the kid
Messin' with the kid
Messin' with the kid
Messin' with the kid
Messin' with the kid
Lordy what you doing
You call it what you want,
I call it messin' with the kid
You told me you love me
You told me a lie
I love you woman till the day I die
Took my car and drove all around town,
Tellin' everybody you gonna put me down
Lordy what you doing,
I call it messin' with the kid
Messin' with the kid
Messin' with the kid
Messin with the kid
Messin' with the kid
Messin' with the kid

Middle Name
(Fresh Evidence 1990)

Well, a hurricane is on it's way
Across the Bible belt
Just watch the sway of the sugar cane
Move from right to left
I must be gone when the morning comes,
Must be heading west.
I could hang around, go down in the storm
It's anybody's guess
Still can't find you
Still can't find you
Well, sorrow is my middle name
And I'll tell you something else.
Since you've been gone
I've been broken down
Been hanging 'round this lonesome town
Feeling less and less
What is gonna happen here
Is anybody's guess
Still can't find you
Still can't find you
Who's gonna hide you
Well, a Terraplane just passed my way
Wont give me a ride
Standing on the freeway
The wind is rising high
I could make it out, there is no doubt
But can't leave you behind
Still, I cannot find you
Still, cannot find you
What can I do?

Moonchild
(Calling Card - 1976)

You are a Moonchild and pretty soon child
I've got that feeling I'm gonna make you smile forever
If I can
Just give me a sign and I'll show you my plan
You are a blue child, forever true child
You know I'll try to paint the skies blue forever
If I can.
Just give me a sign and I'll show you my plan.
Tell me why you look so sad,
Time slips by like grains of sand
Just put your future in my hands
You are a Moonchild and pretty soon child
I've got the feelin I'm gonna make you smile forever.
If I can.
Just give me a sign and I'll show you my plan,
Just give me a smile and I'll show you my plan,
Just give me a sign and I'll show you my plan.

Off The Handle
(Top Priority - 1978)

Well i fly off the handle
a little too quick
Guess you could call me a nervous man
For the last week or two
It don't take too much
to make me wanna raise my hand
Well it's one of those days
when you'd rather not be
so low down and dirty
your luck's out to sea
Well i fly off the handle
a little too fast
You know friends think I look like an angry man
like bad memory turned up again
I find it hard not to raise my hand
Well it's one of those towns
Where you'd rather not stay
come back and see it
some other day
Well it's one of those nights
when you know you're alone
feeling half crazy
just body and soul
Well my cat won't scratch
or show its claws
It just prowls around the house all day
for the last night or two
I can't eat or drink
I think i'm gonna fade away
Well it's one of those days
When you'd rather not be
so low down and lonesome
your luck's out to sea

Out Of My Mind
(Deuce - 1971)

Well you took me out of my mind baby
You took me out of my head
My friends have gone to look for me
I ain't been seen yet
No i ain't disappeared
i'm only over here
Well you found me out of my skull baby
staring at the stars
You will appear now just in time
to what i was looking for
I had no place to run
Did not have anyone
Well i wonder
why the day is so bright
What can the reason be
You light up the darkest night
like a pearl out of the sea
Hope it can always be
but i must wait and see
Give me some of your love baby
That is all i need
Tell me what it's all about
Tell me what you see
Where have you been so long
My tears have dried and gone
Where have you been so long
all my blues have gone
Well you took me out of my mind baby
You took me out of my head
My friends have gone to look for me
I ain't been seen yet
No i ain't disappeared
i'm only over here
No i ain't disappeared
i'm only over here

Out On The Western Plain
(Against The Grain - 1975)

When i was a cowboy, out on the Western Plain
When i was a cowboy, out on the Western Plain
Well, i made half a million
Working hard on the bridle reins
Come a cow-cow yicky, come a cow-cow yicky,yicky yea
What was the greatest battle ever on the Western Plain
What was the greatest battle ever on the Western Plain
When me and a bunch of cowboys rode into Jesse James
Come a cow-cow yicky, come a cow-cow yicky,yicky yea
Now when me and a bunch of cowboys rode into Jesse James
When me and a bunch of cowboys rode into Jesse James
Well, the bullets were a-flying just like a shower of rain
Come a cow-cow yicky, come a cow-cow yicky,yicky yea
What was the greatest battle ever on Bunker Hill
What was the greatest battle ever on Bunker Hill
When me and a bunch of cowboys rode into Buffalo Bill
Come a cow-cow yicky, come a cow-cow yicky,yicky yea

Philby
(Top Priority - 1978)

Now ain't it strange that I feel like Philby,
There's a stranger in my soul
I'm lost in transit in a lonesome city
I can't come in from the cold
I'm deep in action on a secret mission
Contact's broken down
Time drags by, I'm above suspicion,
There's a voice on the telephone
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. 2x
Well it sure is dark in this clockwork city
Contact's never gonna show
I've got a code which can't be broken,
My eyes never seem to close
Well, I'm standing here in the silent city
Shadows falling down
I'n disconnected but I don't need pity,
The night's gonna burn on slow.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. 2x
Now ain't it funny that I feel like Philby,
A stranger on a foreign shore.
I've got my plans and I must move quickly,
There's a knock upon the door.
Still in transit and I'm close to danger,
My cover can't be blown,
It's getting strange and it's getting crazy,
Tell me, what is going on?
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. 2x
Four o'clock and nothing's moving,
Six o'clock and the daylight's stirring,
Morning comes, must be moving on.
All night long my mind's been burning,
Makes me feel such a long, long way from home, home
Now ain't it strange that I feel like Philby,
There's a stranger in my soul
I'm lost in transit in a lonesome city
I can't come in from the cold

Pistol Slapper Blues
(Live in Europe - 1972)

Well I'd know my dog
Anywhere hear him bark
Well I know my rider, if I see her in the dark
Ain't it cold for your mother
When you don't say that you love me?
We'll, that's alright , woman
You gonna need my help someday
You didn't say you loved me
When you where stretched out across my bed.
You drinkin' moonshine whiskey
And talkin' all outta your head
Ain't but to kind of people
In this world that I can't stand.
That a lying woman, and a cheatin', knockin' man
We'll I feel like slapping
My pistol in your face
I'm gonna let the grave yard be your resting place
Well I know my dog
Any Where I hear him bark
I'd know my rider, if I seen her in the dark

Public Enemy No. 1
(Top Priority - 1978)

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 No.1
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
Won't you have that motor twitchin'
for Public enemy No.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

Race The Breeze
(Blueprint - 1973)

Well that sounds like the nigh train,
Blowing its stack
Spreadin' its wheels all
Over the track.
I arrived this morning , won't be here for long
As fast as a shooting star,
That's what them eight wheels are for
Come on and jump aboard
It's a mean peace of transport, baby
You know that's no joke
On board the aging gambler
Smiles as he peels
The seal off a new deck,
Then he quietly deals
Hands a round the table, from the bottom he slips three
Watch yourself, if you play this game
Fastest card game on wheels.
Won't you be there when it leaves?
Can't you hear me talkin' darlin?
Together we can race the breeze
It shines out a light,
In the deepest darkest night
To make us feel alright
To make us feel alright
I've prayed every nigh
That you will want to go there too.
Come on darlin',
lets go
Night is over
Dawn begins to crack,
Sounds like a hen hatching
In a chicken shack
Late last night I heard a lonely cry,
Heard the brown owl howling
In a moonless sky
Come on..
Can't you hear me talkin' baby?
Together we can 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.
Alright,
Won't you be there when it leaves?
Can't you hear me cryin' honey?
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
You will wanna go there too.
Well that sounds like the night train,
Blowing its stack
Spreadin' its wheels all
Over the track.
I arrived here this morning, but not for long
As fast as a shooting star,
That's what them eight wheels are for.
Together we can race the breeze.
Don't you hear me talkin' baby?
Be there when it leaves.
Don't you hear me talkin' honey?
We can race the breeze.
Hear me talkin' baby,
We can race the breeze

Ride On Red, Ride On
(Jinxed -1982)

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.

Road To Hell
(Defender - 1987)

Soft-soped on the road to hell
So many times I've tripped and fell
No chances left
The sky is falling down on me
One step from the demons' fire
Can't stop the train
The flames are getting higher
Too late to save me
The wall is coming down on me
Broken wishes, broken dreams
Close to the edge
I cut it lean
No regrets
The angels gonna cry on me
Push the tempo, push the time
No excuses, not this time
No way out
The ground is opening up on me
Can you feel the heat
Coming from the street
Pour rain down on me
They tried to keep me on a long thin chain
Thanks but no thanks just the same
You saw it coming
The devil has got a jump on me
Lost soul on the road to Hell
Wind up the motor and ring the bell
No stooping now
The pains coming down on me
Straight time on the road to hell
No mercy time at the wishing well
No running back
Angels gonna cry for me

Secret Agent
(Calling Card - 1976)

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 know each time I leave my house,
He know each time I move around
Secret agent, won't you please take my advice?
Secret agent, secret agent
Won't you please head my advice?
You crossed me ounce, don't cross me twice
I'm going to cut you down to size
I'll make that man turn in his badge in the mornin'
I slip around but I'm to quick to catch in the morning
I'll make that man turns 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 a secret agent,
and he's breathing down my spine,
Yes, she's got a secret agent
and he's breathing down my spine,
He must like working overtime
I think I'm always hard to find.
Secret agent, secret agent,
gonna have a show down before long
Won't you listen, secret agent
We're gonna have a show down before long
I know you pack a fourty-four,
I hope you know just what it's for
I hope you know just what it's for
Just keep my shadow from my door

Seven Days
(Defender - 1987)

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 cornered know a store
Gonna take in my razor
Buy a 44
And I'll come knocking
Knocking on your door
The feeling in my head
I like all-out-war
Third world war
And if they catch me
You can sit beside me
There's plenty room to spare
You are the reason I'm in this 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

Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
(Blueprint - 1973)

He was the seventh son of a seventh son
People claimed that he could cure anyone
He had the power there is no doubt
From his healing hands the light shone all about
No magic potion or mystic words,
His eyes stared at you, no sound was heard
People came from north and south
To see this faith healing man, see what he was all about
Cured the young and cured the old
Soon the whole nation knew his name
Seventh son of a seventh son
Is it to late
Now that I've come?
Seventh son of a seventh son
Is it to late?
You know why I've come
Outside his door where queues ten deep,
Soon this faith healing man could get no sleep.
On the street they milled outside
Soon this man had to spend his days inside
He cured a woman who could not speak
And you know the blind child? Now he can see
Never asked for payment or took anything from them
Faith healing man was not the same
One day a man with a big cigar
Drove into town in a long, long silver car.
He made a deal, said thin boy would go far,
Said he'd make this faith healing country boy into a movie star.
The seventh son of a seventh son
He moved away from this small town
To the city he soon came
He looked up in lights, saw his name.
See all the people who knew him well,
As though he was still here, the stories they all tell
About the time he made the lame boy walk
But know you have to pay hear him talk
One day he returned from the city of lights
You know something had happened there, his powers had died
But know he says he won't cure no more
Faith healin' man you have returned
Seventh son of a seventh son
Is it to late? You know why I've come
Seventh son of a seventh son,
To be cured
Well half went up with those big city lights
Seventh son of a seventh son

Shadow Play
(Photo-Finish - 1978)

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

Shinkicker
(Photo-Finish - 1978)

Well, it's a shin-kick morning
Gotta kickstart the day
Wind up my machine and I'll be on my way.
Well, a burning fever
Woke me up at dawn
I didn't have no choice, I had to carry on.
Well, my engine's overheating
And I'm running out of gas
I only got the two speeds and it's slow and fast.
Well, I got to find a town that's got some action
Got to find a place stays open late
Right away.
C.C. Mama
Motorcycle queen
I'm gonna catch up with you with my lightning wheels.
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

Should´ve Learnt My Lesson
(Deuce - 1971)

Should've learnt my lesson
long long time ago
Should've learnt my lesson
long long time ago
Bored like a mule
i've always learnt my lesson slow
Should have listened
taken my friends advice
Should have listened
to my best friends and to my eyes
They said "you must be prepared to lose"
If you choose to chance the dice
Well i'm feeling
about as tired as a bad pair of shoes
When you don't fit
then you know it's time to move
But if you had my troubles you'd be cryin too
My first mistake
was when i thought that you'd be true
My first mistake
was when i thought that you'd be true
now i realise that was a foolish thing to do

Sinner Boy
(Rory Gallagher - 1970)

City streets and rolling cars
Tthe only sound you can hear
B ut you know you might be wrong
Just look right over here
Back up against the wall
Hands on the bottle
You're gonna walk on by
B ut then he crys you gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta..
Take that sinner boy home
Wrap him up, keep him warm
He won't do you no harm
Take him home right away
He's got no place to stay
Let him walk right inside your home
Go on and ask him his name
L et him try to explain
W hat the world done him wrong
T ell the man, lift him up
T ake away the paper cup
One more inside him won't do him no good
Sinner boy
Take that sinner boy home
Wrap him up, keep him warm
He won't do you no harm
Ttake him home right away
He's got no place to stay
Let him walk right inside your home
Take that sinner boy home
W rap him up, keep him warm
He won't do you no harm

Sleep On A Clothes-Line
(Tattoo - 1973)

I could sleep on a clothes line as easy as pie
I can't keep my eyes open, no matter how I try
I got to sit down, I can't stay on my feet
I been up all night, I been walkin' the street, oh yeah
Looking for my baby
But everywhere I've gone
They tell me I've just missed you
It's gone on too long
Well, I'd go up on a mountain and I'd fight a wild cat
Walk over Niagara and all the way back
Get lost in the jungle and I'd live up a tree
That's what I would once do if you would stay with me, oh yeah
Looking for you, baby
Gone from pillar to post
Everywhere I just missed you, baby
About a minute at the most
Well, I've been looking for you, baby
In every cafe, diner and bar
All the faces there they know you
And they say you can't have gone too far
But you've gone far enough, baby
I found out you've done me wrong
Don't ask to know who's the fool
I won't be the one
Well, I could sleep on the tail-plane of a jumbo jet
Walk over the ocean and I'd never once get wet
Go skatin' on an iceberg and that's what I would once do
Every dime and dozen times just to hear you say "I love you"
Looking for you, baby
But everywhere I go
They tell me I just missed you, baby
About a minute at the most
Well, I could sleep on a clothes line as easy as pie
I can't keep my eyes open, no matter how I try
I got to sit down, I can't stay on my feet
I been up all night, I been walkin' the street, yeah
Looking for you baby
But everywhere I've gone
They tell me I've just missed you, baby
No, it's gone on too long, yeah
Gone on too long, baby

Smear Campain
(Defender - 1987)

The dirty tricks department is working overtime
Trying to stop the candidate from getting in this time
With the silken fist
Now you've crossed the company
With a Judas kiss
They've got you on the list
We'll your friends in low places
Have tightened up the screws
They made this town a nightmare
You're trapped, what can you do
The quality of mercy
Is really out of reach
Don't call on the ones you peeled
Practice what you preach
The Wheels are now in motion, all the traps are set
Under this commotion, will walk into this mess
The stars intoxicated, - they're at the staring gate
He may never make it to the planned T.V debate
He can't fight off the big bucks of the old brigade
He's gotta watch his step
In this smear capmgain
They called a snap election in the summer heat
The town is reeling backwards
Like a drunk man on the street
Feed those lies
Bend those minds at any price
Foul or fair
As long as it's not there
Election time
Don't believe the papers, it's not anybody's race
He's not a rank beginner, it's not a children's game
He's got my nomination, if he breaks through the chains
Or they'll shoot him down on main street in this
Smear Canpgain
Just watch the party faithful fuel the dream machine
They've fuged up all the issues
Eat the scandal sheet
The dirty tricks department is nearly half insane
Trying to stop the candidate with a
Smear Campgain

Souped-Up Ford
(Against The Grain - 1975)

Take your foot off the brakes
But you won't stop my souped-up Ford
Well, you can set your watch 'cos i won't stop
I've got my foot to the floor
Well, this greedy jeep don't need no sleep
Eats all the gas that you can pour
It's a front-wheel drive and it sounds like a bee-hive
Good lord, that's for sure
I'm blowing town, not breaking down
Can't you hear that sound, those wheels on the ground
I'm on my way, i can't stay
Make no mistake, i'm pulling out today
Hit that spot on the dial and wait for a while
Till those tubes are all a-glow
Got to be nice to the wheel, you need nerves of steel
But you know that is no joke
Well, i guararntee you'll feel higher
On those pneumatic tyres
'Cos they sure grip the road
Keep that engine clean, feed it good gasoline
Good Lord that's for sure
I'm blowing town, i won't be breaking down
I'm moving down, hear those wheels hitting the ground
I'm on my way, i sure can't stay
Make no mistake, I'm leaving this town today
No highway cop's gonna make me stop what i've started
'Cos i won't be free till i get up
and go where my heart is
You know what it takes to try
To catch up to my souped-up Ford
Well, make no mistake by applying the brakes
When i say "All aboard"
Well, you can roll up the sidewalk
And end all the small talk
When i shift them gears
'Cos i won't be back till i head down the track
A thousand miles from here

Tattoo'd Lady
(Tattoo - 1973)
(Irish Tour ´74 - 1974)

Tattoo'd lady, bearded baby
They're my family
When I was lonely
Something told me where I could always be
Where I could push the penny, if you've got any
You'll meet me down at the shooting gallery
You know I'm a fair ground baby
Wonder what made me fall for the pearly queen
Well, I spent my youth under canvas roof
As I roamed from town to town
I'm not foolin' when I say I got no schoolin'
Never liked the class-bell sound
From inside the caravan, I hear the fair-ground band
Sounding good as they can be
You know I can't be found, if you look around
Tomorrow we'll be gone by dawn, oh yeah
Now hear it on the loudspeaker say
The fire eater is a real fine sight to see
You know he's a death cheater
Some kind of central heater
Be sure to save a seat for me
Let me tell you 'bout
Wicked Sadie, she's no baby
The law came and tried to close her side show down
But soon she had the DA cheering
The police chief wearing her garter for a crown
Oh, I spent my youth under canvas roof
As I roamed from town to town
I'm not foolin' when I say I got no schoolin'
Never liked the school-bell sound
From the caravan, I hear the fair-ground band
Sounding really good as they can be
You know I can't be found and if you look around
Tomorrow I'll be gone by dawn
Tattoo'd lady, bearded baby
They're my family
When I was lonely
Something told me where I could always be
Where I could push the penny, we have any
You'll meet me down at the shooting gallery
Fair ground baby
Wonder what made me fall for the pearly queen

The Devil Made Me Do It
(Jinxed -1982)

Well, the devil made me do it, do it, do it,
The devil made me trip and fall.
The devil drove me to it, to it, to it,
Till I had no chance at all.
What did I do that was so bad
To go and get myself arrested?
Just in town to have some fun
But I ended up in the trash can.
There I was in the witness stand,
My eyes turned towards the jury,
Trying to recall what went wrong last night
But it won't come right back to me.
Yeah, the devil made me do it, do it, do it,
The devil made me trip and fall.
Well, the devil drove me to it, to it, to it,
Till I had no mind at all.
The lawyer said, "Son, won't you plead the fifth
And don't speak unless requested".
Using all the words at his command,
His skills were sorely tested.
Then, to my complete surprise,
They went and called a hostile witness;
The devil himself, well he took the stand
And that's where my case rested.
Well, the devil drove me to it, to it, to it,
The devil made me trip and fall.
Well, the demon drove me to it, to it, to it,
Till I had no chance at all.
What did I do that was so bad
To go and get myself arrested?
Well, I was just in town to have some fun
But I ended up in the trash can.
There I was in the witness box,
My eyes turned towards the jury,
Trying to recall what went wrong last night
But it won't come back to me.
Well, the devil made me do it, do it, do it,
The devil made me trip and fall.
Well, the devil drove me to it, to it, to it,
Till I had no mind at all.
The devil drove me to it, to it, to it,
The devil made me trip and fall.
The devil drove me to it, to it, to it,
Till I had no chance at all.
Well, the devil drove me to it, to it, to it,
The devil made me trip and fall.
Well, the demon drove me to it, to it, to it,
Till I had no chance at all,
Till I had no chance at all,
Till I had no mind at all.

The King Of Zydeco
(Fresh Evidence 1990)

Well, it's a straight line as the crow flies
To a heaven hear on earth
And if you make time, it's a cool drive.
Head down to the coast
If your taste runs to the gumbo,
Don't know where to go,
Let me introduce you to
The King of Zydeco
If you're head leaks like a trainer,
The sea comes to your door,
A strange sound from the juke-joint,
A mile just down the road
Believe it when you hear it,
The sound of a 'rubbing board' board,
Let me introduce you to The King of Zydeco
Move it over
Open up that line
Roll it over,
Buddy, I'm insane.
You wont feel like a stranger,
You've found a second home
You cant get out of your tree there
When the music hits your soul.
Bye-Bye 'Big Brother'
"Cause I'm going away
I wanna listen to the man
They call Clifton Cheniere.
Feel like a statistic,
Feeling shrink-wrapped up too.
It's dun-time baby
You been to long in school.
Head down to the place
Near to Thibodoux
Let me introduce you to
The King of Zydeco
Move that semi
Buddy, I'm insane.
It's now or never
I can't touch the brakes.
Well, it's a stone's throw from the Bayou
And I can see the sign,
Shining like a beacon
Right on through the night.
No more airs and graces,
Gotta catch the show,
Let me introduce you to
The King of Zydeco.

There´s A Light
(Deuce - 1971)

There's a light that shines on me
ever since you came to me
It won't go,it won't go away
Now i know that you're gonna stay
Now that i know
your love means so much more to me now
Come here now baby
Now look what you've done to me now
I don't pray for what could have been
I feel i'm flyin naturally
I can fly but i won't go away
In your sky that's where i wanna stay
Come here now baby
Now look what you've done to me now
If i don't show would you know
where to look for me now
I do not stare absently
Counting waves up on the sea
Now i know where i wanna stay
There ain't no hard decisions to make
Come here now baby
Now look what you've done to me now
If i don't show would you know
who to send for me now
There's a light (x3)

They Don't Make Them Like You Anymore
(Tattoo - 1973)

They don't make them like you anymore, that's for sure
And when they made you
They made sure they threw away the mould
It comes as no surprise to me
That I wanna be in your vicinity
If I stand close to you, I'm not sure if I'm really there
With my feet on the ground but my head's lost in the air
Oh, how I wish you could see
That I'd love to be in your vicinity
Where would I go, what would I do
If you should run from me?
How does it show when you're to lose
Will you explain to me?
There's something growing
There's something showing
There's something won't let me be
Where would I go, what would I do
If you should run from me?
How does it show when you're to lose
Will you explain to me?
There's something growing
There's something showing
There's something won't let me be
They don't make them like you anymore, that's for sure
And when they made you
They made sure they threw away the mould
Oh, how I wish you could be
I wanna be in your vicinity
Well, I've heard that one day
Everything comes to him who waits
Well, that may be so, but you know it might be too late
Oh, how I'd love to see
That I wanna be in your vicinity

Used To Be
(Deuce - 1971)

Baby i no longer wanna be
just a thorn in your side
Tell me what you gave me baby
and i will give you back
The troubles you gave to me
Gonna wrap em up in a box
tie 'em up with string
send 'em back to you
They no longer mean a thing to me
Better get used to bein' my used to be
Baby i no longer wanna be
just a cushion for your pride
here's my badge back baby
This man's gotta ride away
Before you make me change my mind
I'll be gone before you notice that i'm not around
You'll look everywhere baby
but i just won't be found
Better get used to being my used to be
I used to be the hands of your clock baby
But i always knew in time
I'd no longer be the key to your lock baby
and you would change your mind
I used to be the hands of your clock baby
But i always knew in time
I'd no longer be the key to your lock baby
and you would suddenly change your mind
Baby i remember a time
when you really used to try
But nowadays baby
you can't even look me in the eye
Your love is drifting with the tide
Well i ain't gonna blame you
if you ain't gonna blame me
I'll just move on down
i'm sure that you'll agree
get used to bein' my used to be
Well i ain't gonna blame you
if you ain't gonna blame me
I'll just move on down the line
i'm sure that you'll agree
better get used to bein' my used to be

Walk On Hot Coals
(Blueprint - 1973)
(Irish Tour ´74 - 1974)

Well I lost my shirt at a card game in which I never had a chance
Well I lost my shirt at a card game in which I never had a chance
The deck was marked, the game was rigged,
You could not tell at a glance.
Well, Lost my job on the weekend and I was back out on the street
Well, I lost my job on the weekend and I was back out on the streets
No way to get a dollar, but I spent it at the roulette wheel
Well I walk on hot coals, sleep on a bed of nails
Walk on thin ice, skate on razor blades
Got my little girl beside me no matter what else fails.
Well I spent it all down at the race track
All the way my horsre led the field
Well I spent it all down at the race track
All the way my horse led the field
But it was a hoax, the mare was doped,
a length to win she fell down on her knees
Gonna throw away my lucky penny, rabbit's foot and gypsy ring
Gonna throw away my lucky penny, rabbit's foot and gypsy ring
not gonna gamble on my baby,
on this loosing streak I might not win
Well I walk on hot coals, sleep on a bed of nails
Walk on thin ice, skate on razor blades
Got my little girl beside me no matter what else fails
Well I walk on hot coals, sleep on a bed of nails
Walk on thin ice, skate on razor blades
Got my little girl beside me no matter what else fails

Wave Myself Goodbye
(Rory Gallagher - 1970)

Well I don't know anymore
I don't know why I feel so sore
I only know I love you more
I feel so blue I think I'll wave myself goodbye
The people say you fade away
From my mind you wouldn't stay
But you get stronger there everyday
You know I feel so alone I think I'll wave myself goodbye
This time next time it's all the same
I'll just go on playin a losin game
Until one day baby I’ll even forget your name
Someday someday
It takes a fool too long to see
Can’t make out the wood for the trees
I must have been blind as I could be
But now I feel so blue I think I'll wave myself goodbye
Well I don't know anymore
I've lost you for sure
I only know I want you more
I feel so blue I think I'll wave myself goodbye

Wayward Child
(Top Priority - 1978)

Well you always were a problem
Always running wild
Trouble is your middle name
You know you're the wayward child
You always get your feet wet
You always play with knives
Watch that you don't cut yourself
You know you're the wayward child
They call you the wayward child
Well you've always gone your own way
Sometimes you play with fire
Well can you run forever
Before you run right out of time
Will you run right out of time
Nothing's gonna change you
It ain't no use
Well who is gonna tame you
Tie you in a noose
Well no one's gonna change ya
Ain't no use
And no one's gonna tame you
Tie you in a noose
Well you always were a problem
Never meek and mild
Life is just a street fight
Well you know you're the wayward child
You always get your feet wet
You always play with knives
Watch that you don't cut yourself
You know you're the wayward child x3

Whole Lotta People
(Deuce - 1971)

A whole lotta people talking,
trying to make sense
Seems everybody's living on a barbed wire fence
Whole lotta people too proud to call
'Cause it won't get no help at all
Everybody's waiting for the good news day
But it seems so far away
Wonder if it's ever gonna come
'Cause the way it's been
The restless one
Lot of things have gotta change
If it's not already too late
But it is worth the wait
So, let's not hang our heads
The light will shine one day
(Ohhww!)
Lot of things have gotta change
If it's not already too late
But it is worth the wait
So, let's not hang our heads
The light will show through yet
(Yeahh!)
Now listen, Baby, and listen well
I've got only one thing to tell
Don't you worry about people telling lies
They're only catching flies
A whole lotta people talking,
trying to make sense
Seems everybody's living on a barbed wire fence
Whole lotta people too proud to call
'Cause it won't get no,
cause it won't get no,
cause it won't get no
help at all,
help at all

Who's That Coming
(Tattoo - 1973)
(Irish Tour ´74 - 1974)

Tell me who's that coming
Not walking or running
Cool as the mountain breeze
Well, that song she's humming
Could make my guitar start strumming
Automatically
Tell me who's that speaking
Make my heart start beating
Really wanna make it pound
Well, those words she's saying
Could make even the devil start praying
On his knees down upon the ground
She's always had just what it took
To read me like I was an open book
There's something burning deep inside of me
And she's the only one who can set me free
Tell me who's that coming
Not hitching or thumbing
Looking straight at me
Well, I sure am gunning
You know she's the one and
I guess she'll always be
Well, tell me who's that coming
Not walking but running
Cool as the mountain breeze
Well, that song she's humming
Could make this guitar start strumming
Automatically
She's always had just what it took
To read me like I was an open book
There's something burning deep inside of me
And she's the only one who can set me free