| Back in the Saddle (Perry, Tyler, 4:39) Chorus: I'm back I'm back in the saddle again I'm back I'm back in the saddle again Ridin' into town alone By the light of the moon I'm looking for ol' Sukie Jones She crazy horse saloon Barkeep gimme a drink That's when she caught my eye She turned to give me a wink That make a grown man cry Chorus Come easy, go easy All right until the rising sun I'm calling all the shots tonight I'm like a loaded gun Peelin' off my boots and chaps I'm saddle sore Four bits gets you time in the racks I scream for more Fools' gold out of their mines The girls are soaking wet Not tongue's drier than mine I'll come when I get back I'm back in the saddle again I'm back I'm back in the saddle again I'm riding, I'm loading up my pistol I'm riding, I really got a fistful I'm riding, I'm shining up my saddle I'm riding, this snake is gonna rattle Chorus Ridin' high Ridin' high Ridin' high already Last Child (Tyler/Whitford, 3:27) Take Me Back To A South Tallahassee Down Cross The Bridge To My Sweet Sassafrassy Can't Stand Up On My Feet In The City Got To Get Back To The Real Nitty Gritty Yes Sir, No Sir Don't Come Close To My Home Sweet Home Can't Catch No Dose Of My Hot Tail Poon-tang Sweetheart Sweathog Ready To Make A Silk Purse From A J. Paul Getty And His Ear With A Face In A Beer Home Sweet Home Get Out In The Field Put The Mule In The Stable Ma, She's A Cookin' Hate's In The City And My Love's In The Meadow Hand's On The Plow And My Feet's In The Ghetto Stand Up, Sit Down Don't Do Nothin; Ain't No Good When Boss Man's Stuffin' Down Their Throats With Paper Notes As Babies Cry When You're Rockin' The Street Home Sweet Home Mamma Take Me Home Sweet Home I Was The Last Child, Just A Punk In The Street Rats in the Cellar (Perry/Tyler, 4:06) Goin' Under - Rats Are In The Cellar Goin' Under - Skin Is Turnin' Yella Nose Is Runny - Losin' My Connection Losin' Money - Gettin' No Affection New York City Blues East Side, West Side Blues Throw Me In The Slam Catch Me If You Can Believe That You're Wearin', Tearin' Me Apart Safe Complainin - 'Cause Everything's Rotten Go Insanin' - And Ain't A Thing Forgotten Feelin' Cozy - Rats Are In The Cellar Cheeks-re Rosy - Skin's Turnin' Yella Lookin' Rather Lazy See My Body - Pushin' Up A-daisies Combination (Perry, 3:39) The Street Is Cold, The Dawn Is Grey My Heart Says No But My Head Says Stay My Work Is Finished, Or So I've Been Told Can't Part The Three Of Us, Once We Got A Hold I Forgot The Name I Took A Shot On The Chin I'm Rearranging My Game Tell By The Shape I'm In In Line Of Fire, You Know What To Say They Gave Us No Choices, Just One Shade Of Grey My Legs Keep Movin', I Don't Seem To Stray But I Know Each Step We Take, They're One Step Away I Found The Secret, The Key To The Vault We Walked In Darkness, Kept Hittin' The Walls I Took The Time, To Feel For The Door I Found The Secret, The Key To It All I Got The Nouveauree And Dragged It Home To Bed I Traded You For Me I Took It All And Said I Find My Own Fun, Sometimes For Free I Got To Pay It To Come Lookin' For Me Walkin' On Gucci, Wearin' Yves St. Laurent Barely Stay On 'Cause I'm So Fuckin' Gaunt Sick as a Dog (Hamilton/Tyler, 4:12) Please, I just got to talk to you Please, well keep your head out of the loo Please, we're a long, long way from home Please, you'd turn a young man's face to stone Chorus: Sick as a dog, what's your story Sick as a dog, a cat got your tongue Sick as a dog, you'll be sorry Sick as a dog, 'cause you're really ain't that young Please, you were much to my surprise Please, you're a lady in disguise Please, you're the only friend I got Please, you're the last to see me rot Please, it's a shame you're so refined Please, she was the last thing on my mind Please, don't be late to take it light Please, you're gonna bay into the night Say goodnight Nobody's Fault (Tyler/Whitford, 4:25) Lord I must be dreamin' What else could this be Everybody's screamin' Runnin' for the sea Holy lands are sinkin' Birds take to the sky The prophets are all stinkin' drunk I know the reason why Eyes are full of desire Mind is so ill at ease Everything is on fire Shit piled up to the knees Out of rhyme or reason Everyone's to blame Children of the season Don't be lame Sorry, you're so sorry Don't be sorry Man has known it Now he's blown it Up-side down and hell's the only way We did an awful job And now they say it's nobody fault Old St. Andres Seven years ago Shove it up their richters Red light stop and go Noble men of courage Listen with their ears Spoke, but how discouraging When no one really hears One of these day's you'll be sorry Too many houses on stilt Three million years or just a story Four on the floor up to the hilt Chorus: Man has known it Now he's blown it Up-side down and hell's the only way We did an awful job And now we're just a little too late Eyes are full of desire Mind is so ill at ease Everything is on fire Shit piled up in debris California showtime Five o'clock's the news Everybody's concubine Was prone to take a snooze Chorus Get the Lead Out (Perry/Tyler, 3:42) Do you like good boogie Like the real boogie woogie Hear the juke box singin' Get the dance hall swingin' Won't you grab my shaker Got to meet your maker Get out the lead Get out of bed Get the lead out (Get ready), I'll show you my fist (Get ready), take hold of my wrist (Get ready), we really can't miss (Get ready) Hey good lookin' What cha got there cookin' You a young spring chicken Make your feet start kickin' No no, no no, no no, no no Oh, hey good lookin' What cha got there cookin' You a young spring chicken Make your feet start kickin' Boot it out, dance without me Lick and a Promise (Perry/Tyler, 3:05) Johnny come late on a Saturday night Singin' how de do Backstreet boogie in the house of delight Where they steal the show The money come sour but the ladies are sweet And it's a love affair Whole place rockin', people stompin' their feet When the gang's all there He gets his lovin' every night for free He's out there rockin' like you wouldn't believe Singin' na, na, na... Johnny like to gamble with his lady Louise She was a black jack deuces are wild He got to thinkin' 'bout his nose in the breeze And Johnny looked and he smiled He started thinkin' 'bout the fortune and fame And the young girls down at his knees He dug the money but forgot all the names So he knew just how to appease Chorus: Lick and a promise Lick and a promise Lick and a promise He gave the ladies a Lick and a promise Loose change clover in his early, early years Had his poor mama pacin' the floors He grabbed a guitar and a couple of beers Now the crowd keeps screamin' for more (Repeat chorus) Home Tonight (Tyler, 3:16) Now it's time To say goodnight to you And now it's time To bid you sweet adieu And baby, drink a cheers to yesterday And maybe, you'll drink those tears away So baby, don't let go Hold on real tight Cause I'll be home tonight Tonight Return to Top |
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| Album: Rocks (May, 1976) Tracks: 1. Back in the Saddle 2. Last Child 3. Rats in the Cellar 4. Combination 5. Sick as a Dog 6. Nobody's Fault 7. Get the Lead Out 8. Lick and a Promise 9. Home Tonight |
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