I Live My Way

(Harris/Bayley/Gers)

Sometimes when I feel the anger
Sometimes when I'm all alone
Sometimes when I feel surrounded
Like all the doors are closed
I feel like I've been a prisoner
I feel like I've been a tool
Let people try to judge me
When they're not in my shoes

*I've lived on my knees
Trying to please
It's time to change

Some people are only happy
When they can watch you fail
And to them every day is
Another coffin nail
I think that I've found the answer
I think that at last I know
We've only got one lifetime
I'll make my life my own

*Repeat
To live my own way

I live my way
Living for today
Don't care what they say

Communication Breakdown

(Bonham/Jones/Page/Plant)
(Note: Shame on you if you don't know the original performer)
(Note: Shame on you if you don't own the original album)

Hey, girl, stop what you're doin'!
Hey, girl, you'll drive me to ruin.
I don't know what it is that I like about you,
But I like it a lot.
Won't let me hold you,
Let me feel your lovin' charms. /* lovin' touch, maybe? */

*Communication Breakdown,
 It's always the same,
 I'm having a nervous breakdown,
 Drive me insane!

Hey, girl, I got something I think you ought to know.
Hey, babe, I wanna tell you that I love you so.
I wanna hold you in my arms, yeah!
I'm never gonna let you go,
'Cause I like your charms.

* Chorus

I want you to love me all night...

* Chorus

I want you to love me all night
I want you to love me
I want you to love...yeah!  I want you to love!

Black Bart Blues

(Harris/Dickinson)

(spoken into)
Bruce 'What the fuck is that?'
Nerd  'Hi, guys, are you in a band or something?
       I mean it would be so cool
       if you were in a band 'cos you're
       Driving a big bus with band on the front of it'
Bruce  'Why don't you shut up and get on board will ya?'
Nerd   'Wow! I have it here you got a stereo and a microwave
       And, and you got a beer,
       I'd like a Heineken if you've got one'
       that's real cool, that's great, yeah!'
Bruce  'Would you like to see Black Bart?'
Nerd   'Who's Black Bart?'
Bruce  'Let me introduce you'

Black Bart's seen it
Black Bart knows
Black Bart's done it
The Black Bart blues
Suspended in suspension
Many evil nights in Tennessee, and elsewhere
We all got to try the Black Bart blues

Black Bart's truckin' ain't what it seems
Black Bart's lookin'
Don't know where she's been
Maybe she's an acrobat
Spends her evenings dancing on a pole
We all got to try the Black Bart blues

Black Bart tried most anything
Black Bart liked it but he couldn't sing
So he asked me to tell ya
Try it for yourself and you will see
We all got to try the Black Bart blues

(spoken)
Bruce 'What did you do that for?'
Nerd  'I'm sorry, I just..., I guess I'm not used to...
Bruce 'Shut up and get on with it will you'

Black Bart's livin' across the ocean now
Black Bart's lookin' to come back somehow
So if you are a dancer,
You could dance his pole in May
That's a maypole

Black Bart's coming
Now Black Bart's gone
Black Bart did it so I wrote this song
Whatever and however,
In and out or several at a time mmm yes!
We all got to do the Black Bart blues
Here comes the guitar solo

We all got to try the Black Bart blues
Yowsa!  Yowsa!  Yowsa!

Burning Ambition

(Harris)

So you think you can own me, well you'd better just think again
You'd better watch your steps now, woman, cause I ain't like those other men
There's something burning inside me that makes me want to be free
And when I get these feelings honey, you better keep away from me

There's things in life now, baby, that I know I've got to do
And I need your love now, baby, to help me see it through
So you think you can own me, well you'd better just think again
You'd better watch your steps now, woman, cause I ain't like those other men

SOLO

So you think you can own me, well you'd better just think again
You'd better watch your steps now, woman, cause I ain't like those other men
There's something burning inside me that makes me want to be free
And when I get these feelings honey, you better keep away from me

Chevrolet

(Billy Gibbons)
(Note: Performed at the Marquee club 19.12.1985)
(Note: Original by ZZ Top, on album Rio Grande Mud)

In a flat Forty-One with my strat on the door
we was goin' to the country for what we came for.
I'm sure you've smelled the trees in the air.
The best of motor cruisin's just the joy to get there.

I was approachin' Simonton down by the cotton gin.
There was old man Berkman trying to flag me in.
He asked if I would stay awhile and if I needed gas.
I said, "No thanks, anyhow I don't drive too fast."

        Hallelujah, hallelujah,
        ride my Chevrolet.
        Hallelujah, hallelujah,
        ride my Chevrolet.

I took the road down to Cinco
through that red Brazos River land,
done hit that freeway at sunset.
Now the big city lights are at hand.

        Hallelujah, hallelujah,
        ride my Chevrolet.
        Hallelujah, hallelujah,
        ride my Chevrolet.

Cross-Eyed Mary

(I. Anderson)
(Note: Original by Jethro Tull, on album Aqualung)

Who would be a poor man  a beggerman, a thief
if he had a rich man in his hand
Who would steal the candy from a laughing baby's mouth
if he could take it from the money man

Cross-eyed Mary goes jumping in again
She signs no contract but she always plays the game
She dines in Hampstead village on expense accounted gruel
and the jack knife barber drops her off at school

Laughing in the playground gets no kicks from little boys
would rather make it with a letching gray
Or maybe her attention is drawn by Aqualung
who watches through the railings as they play

Cross-eyed Mary finds it hard to get along.
She's a poor man's rich girl and she'll do it for a song
She's a rich man's stealer but her favour's good and strong
She's the Robin Hood of Highgate helps the poor man get along

Doctor Doctor

(Schenker/Mogg)
(Note: Original by UFO, on album Phenomenon)

Doctor doctor, please
Oh, the mess I'm in
Doctor doctor, please oh, the mess I'm in
She walked up to me and really stole my heart
And then she started to take my body apart

*Livin' lovin' I'm on the run
So far away from you
 Livin' lovin' I'm on the run
So far away from you

Doctor doctor, please
Oh I'm goin' fast
Doctor doctor, please, oh, I'm goin' fast
It's only just a moment
She's turning paranoid
That's not a situation for a nervous boy

**Doctor doctor, please
Oh, the mess I'm in
Doctor doctor, please oh, the mess I'm in
But you look so angry as I crawled across your floor
She's got the strength, and I can't take any more

*repeat
**repeat

Freude, Schöner Götterfunken

Excerpt from Ode To Joy by Friedrich Schiller
Note: Performed at Stuttgart Schleyerhalle 4.12.1990. Just a couple of
seconds in the middle of Sanctuary.
See also: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no. 9 in D minor, opus 125,
fourth movement
                                   (translation by Paul Brians)
Freude, schöner Götterfunken       Joy, lovely divine light,
Tochter aus Elysium                Daughter of Elysium
Wir betreten feuertrunken,         We march, drunk with fire,
Himmlische, dein Heiligtum.        Holy One, to thy holy kingdom.
Deine Sauber binden wieder,        Thy magic binds together
Was die Mode streng geteilt;       What tradition has strongly parted,
Alle Menschen werden Brüder,       All men will be brothers
Wo dein sanfter Flügel weilt.      Dwelling under the safety of your wings.

Judgement Day

(Bayley, Gers)

There are no marks upon a man
That can say he's good or bad
No label and no tell tale sign
That can show he's full of lies

*By your deeds you will be known
Time will tell truth will show
As we exhale every breath
We all got closer to our death

**What will you say
What will you say
On judgement day
On judgement day

When you look into their eyes
You don't know what they hide
No label and no tell tale sign
That can show he's full of lies

*Repeat
**Repeat

Ignorance is bliss is that the reason
We can not read another's mind
If we knew what thoughts were dancing
Through each others heads
Would we all be driven mad
Would we all be dead

*Repeat
**Repeat

Kill Me Ce Soir

(G.Kooymans/B.Hay/J.Fenton)
(Note: Original by Golden Earring, on album Continuing Story of Radar Love)

Remember that song called kill me
From Victim's last LP
Too much for a risc for a golden disc
The price he paid for money

Ce soir, ce soir
Assassination d'un Rock & Roll star
Ce soir, ce soir
Assassination d'un Rock & Roll star

Sing your song, you can't go wrong
Tempted his business advisor
No need for alarm, you'll come to no harm
He didn't mention the sniper

Ce soir, ce soir
Assassination d'un Rock & Roll star
Ce soir, ce soir
Assassination d'un Rock & Roll star

The news is read, the need is fed
One yawn ah, two yawn ah
And back to bed
Turn off the light, and hold me tight
C'mon, maman, bend down your head
And just sing on, immortal song
Fini, belle vie, bonne nuit

Remember that song called kill me
A lecture on political chicanary
Of peoples rape, recorded on tape
Brought shame to the presidency


Tonight, tonight
One more point for human rights
Tonight, tonight
One more point for human rights

Remeber that song kill me
Once used by a man from Gallilea
He had nothing to lose, he was King of the Jews
Secured his place in history

Ce soir, ce soir
Assassination d'un provocateur

The news is read, the poison's spread
One yawn ah, two yawn ah
And back to bed
Turn off the light, and hold me tight
C'mon, maman, bend down your head
And just sing on, immortal song
Fini, belle vie

Vick played his part, with all his heart
He wasn't prepared for the shock
When howling lead bit into his head
A new martyr for the book of rock
A new martyr for the book of rock
The book of rock
A new martyr for the book of rock

King Of Twilight

(Nektar)
(Note: Original by Nektar, on album "A tab in the ocean". Actually, on
the Nektar album this was two separate songs: "Crying in the dark"
and "King of Twilight".)

Crying In The Dark

I've been trying, trying so hard
I've been crying, crying in the dark
Don't forsake me, the time of mine is near
Don't ever break me and the world that brought me here

Sick and lonely, waiting for you       /* ??? */
Sick and lonely, wondering what to do
Can you hear me, when I say to you
You give me your hand, I'll give mine to you

King of twilight

When the king of twilight shows me
I will take ten steps to see
Forty leaves I pay for freedom

For a chance to be free
For a chance to be free

When the king of twilight calls you
take a step and you will see
We all need a quick solution

For a chance to be free
For a chance to be free
Free

When the king of twilight shows me
I will take ten steps to see
Forty leaves I pay for freedom

For a chance to be free
For a chance to be...
FREE

My Generation

(Pete Townshend)
(Note: Original by The Who, on album "Sings My Generation")

People try to put us d-down TALKIN' 'BOUT MY GENERATION
just because we get around. TALKIN' 'BOUT MY GENERATION
Things they do look awful c-c-cold. TALKIN' 'BOUT MY GENERATION
I hope I die before I get old. TALKIN' 'BOUT MY GENERATION
This is my generation,
this is my generation, baby.

Why don't you all f-fade away? TALKIN' 'BOUT MY GENERATION
Yeah, don't try and dig what we all s-s-say. TALKIN' 'BOUT MY GENERATION
I'm not tryin' to cause a big s-s-sensation, TALKIN' 'BOUT MY GENERATION
I'm just talkin' 'bout my g-g-g-generation. TALKIN' 'BOUT MY GENERATION
It's my generation,
it's my generation, baby.

Why don't you all f-fade away? TALKIN' 'BOUT MY GENERATION
Yeah, don't try d-dig what we all s-s-s-s-s-say. TALKIN' 'BOUT MY GENERATION
Not tryin' to cause a big sensation, TALKIN' 'BOUT MY GENERATION
Just talkin' 'bout my g-generation. TALKIN' 'BOUT MY GENERATION
Yeah, my generation,
this is my generation, baby,
generation, generation.

People try to put us d-down TALKIN' 'BOUT MY GENERATION
just because we g-g-g-get around. TALKIN' 'BOUT MY GENERATION
Things they do look awful c-c-cold. TALKIN' 'BOUT MY GENERATION
I hope I die before I get old. TALKIN' 'BOUT MY GENERATION
It's my generation,
this is my generation, baby,
ma-ma-my generation.

TALKIN' 'BOUT MY GENERATION Talkin' about
TALKIN' 'BOUT MY GENERATION my generation,
TALKIN' 'BOUT MY GENERATION my generation,
TALKIN' 'BOUT MY GENERATION my generation,
TALKIN' 'BOUT MY GENERATION yes, my generation, baby
TALKIN' 'BOUT MY GENERATION yes, my generation,
TALKIN' 'BOUT MY GENERATION yes, my generation,
TALKIN' 'BOUT MY GENERATION yes, my generation,
TALKIN' 'BOUT MY GENERATION it's my generation.

Rainbow's Gold

(Terry Slesser/ Kenny Mountain)
(Note: Original by the Beckett, on album "Beckett")

In the heat of the morning
when your day is still dawning
And your bird, she's singing
Catch your soul, he's willing to fly away

Packed your bags in a hurry
Because your mind's in a worry
Mark my words, you're gonna be sorry if you ever fly away

Sweet little girl with the Saint Da Vinci-smile
Stares at me with sadness in her eyes
I'm not sure if she's really real or make-believe
Maybe she's a vision that comes to only me

Cause I'm so tired
Yes I'm so tired
So tired
Yes I'm so tired

SOLO

REPEAT FIRST VERSE

Sanctuary

(Steve Harris/Paul Di'anno/Dave Murray)

Out of the winter came a war horse of steel.
I've never killed a woman before, but I know how it feels.

*Chorus*:
  I know you'd have gone insane if you saw what I saw.
  So now I've got to look for sanctuary from the law.
  So give me sanctuary from the law and I'll be alright.
  Just give me sanctuary from the law and love me tonight, tonight.

I met up with a 'slinger last night to keep me alive.
He spends all his money on gambling and guns to survive.

*Chorus*

I can laugh at the wind, I can howl at the rain.
Down in the Canyon or out in the plain.

*Chorus*

Sheriff Of Huddersfield

(Iron Maiden)
(Note: the Japanese Stranger In A Strange Land EP has a lyric sheet which
 contains hilarious errors in the Rodney's rap part. Highly recommended,
 although for entertainment purposes only.)

Life in a city living in L.A.
Is a long way from Huddersfield town
The back of the Rainbow's a long way from heaven
But that's where he get's his pork pie
Limos and ladies they're driving him queasy
Rugby and cricket's unknown
Baseball and football they're making him lazy
Your fan club says "Rodney come home"

(chorus)
The Sheriff of Huddersfield locked in his castle
Look down on Hollywood Hills
The Sheriff of Huddersfield locked in his castle
You're our own Hot Rod on wheels

A good game of arrows a few dozen barrels
The Nautilus rusts in the yard
But for Yorkshire he's yearning but because he's earning
He'll always live in L.A.
A custom made wallet that stays in his pocket
And never comes out to pay bills
He's winning at poker and playing the Joker
And he always cheats when he deals

(repeat chorus)

(Rodney's rap)
Hello, let me introduce meself!
My name is Rodney. I'm  immensely strong.
When I were a lad, I could lift up five
navies on an end of a shovel.
The reason I never took martial arts because
I was immensely fearsome and
I'd probably kill everybody
I came into contact with it.
I was phenomenally strong.
Pride and ego, my lads, pride and ego,
is what makes the world rotate.
And every




She's Gone
(Note: Performed at the Marquee club 19.12.1985)
(Note: Original by Black Sabbath, on album Technical Ecstasy)

I've been gone a long long time,waiting for you
I din't want to see you go
And now it's hurting so much,what can I do?
I wanted you to be my wife
The days are passing slowly,since you've gone
Your memories are all I have
I sit here waiting but you'll never show
Without you I can't carry on

You said you'd always love me,all of my life
And then you said your last goodbye
Why the sudden change,why all the lies,
I should have seen it in your eyes
The endless hours of heartache,waiting for you
My summer love has turned to rain
The silent emptiness of one sided love
My life means nothing now you're gone...





Space Station #5
(Montrose/Hagar)
(Note: Original by Montrose, on album Montrose)

Start, with the sun
And move on out
The future's in the skies above
The heavens unfold
And a new star is born
Space and time makin' love

Chorus:
Oh what a time we had
Living on the ground
I've moved to station #5
See you next time around,
Next time around

As far you want, as close as you need
It's all in the mind, you know
This old world hasn't really seen it's day
It's here, time to go

Chorus

Remember when it was so clear
We were young, but the memory still remains
To pick fruit from a tree
Fish from the seas
Now nothing's left here, but the stains
Well I can't cry no more
Can only be glad
There's other places we can be
If the time suits you right
I'm leaving tonight
Come fly away
With me!
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
Oh, yeah

Start, with the sun
And move on out
The future's in the skies above
The heavens unfold
A new star is born
Space and time makin' love

Chorus





Twilight Zone
(Steve Harris/Dave Murray)

She lays in bed at night and that is when I make my call.
But when she stares at me, she can't see nothing at all,
Because, you see, I can't take no shape or form.
It's been three long years since I've been gone.

I can't get used to purgatory, you know it really makes me cry.
I'll never know the reason why I had to go.
Oh, oh, I'm crying,
Oh, oh, oh, deep inside of me.
Oh, oh, oh, can't you see me?
Ah can't you see me?

I'm looking forward to her spirit coming over to me.
I feel tempted to bring her over to see just what it's
Like to be hanging on the other side.
I feel so lonely, it's a long time since I died.

I try to show her that she's never gonna be alone,
Because my spirit is imprisoned in the twilight zone.
Oh, oh, I'm crying,
Oh, oh, oh, deep inside of me.
Oh, oh, oh, can't you see me?
Ah can't you see me?






Total Eclipse
(Steve Harris/Dave Murray/Clive Burr)

Cold as steel the darkness waits, it's hour will come
A cry of fear for the chosen worshipping the sun
Mother natures black revenge on those who waste her life
War babies in the garden of Eden shall turn our ashes to ice

CHORUS:
Sunrise is gone, freezing up the fires
Sunrise is gone, numbing all desires
Sunrise is gone, Sunrise is gone

Around the world the people stop with terror-stricken eyes
A shadow cast upon them all to crush them like a fly
In the icy rain and whiplashed seas there's nowhere left to run
The hammer blows of winter fall like a hurricane

REPEAT CHORUS

Around the world the nations wait
for some wise words from their leading light
You know it's not only madmen who listen to fools
"Is this the end" the millions cried
clutching their riches as they died
Those who survive must weather the storm

SOLO

Gone are the days when man looked down
They've taken away his sacred crown
To be so free, it took so long
It's not the journeys end, it's just begun





That Girl
(Andy Barnett/M. Goldsworthy/P. Jupp)
(Note: Original by FM, on album Indiscreet.)

The words she said turned out why
desperation fills her eyes
Hold her in your arms
don't let go

When you taste defeat, when you loose again
Fight and win, never give in
Hold her in your arms
don't let go

BRIDGE:
That girl you need
Gonna knock you off your feet
That girl, you know
She'll never let you go

CHORUS:
That girl, That girl, That girl you need
That girl, That girl, That girl, That girl

Can you hear her call, call out your name
Think about you, cry without you
Hold her in your arm
Don't let go

Can you taste defeat, when you loose again
Fight and win, never give in
Hold her in your arms
don't let go

REPEAT BRIDGE

REPEAT CHORUS

SOLO

REPEAT CHORUS (x2)

You need!