ROCKS

1-BACK IN THE SADDLE

(Tyler, Perry)

(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 lookin' for old 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'd 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

no tongue's drier than mine, I'll come when I get back!

(Chorus)

I'm ridin', I'm loadin' up my pistol

I'm ridin', I really got a fistful

I'm ridin', I'm shinin' up my saddle

I'm ridin', this snake is gonna rattle

(Chorus)

ridin' high!(3x)

already! 

2-LAST CHILD

(Tyler, Whitford)

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 sweatheart 

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' 

put the eats on the table 

hate's in the City and My love's in the meadow 

hand's on the plow and my feets 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.

3-RATS IN THE CELLAR

(Tyler/Perry)

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

4-COMBINATION

(Perry)

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 God damn gaunt

5-SICK AS A DOG

(Tyler/Hamilton)

please, I've just got to talk to you

please, well get your head out of the loon

please, we're a long long way from home 

please, you'll 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 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'd be the last to see me rot

(CHORUS)

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

(CHORUS)

take it light (4x)

say goodnight

6-NOBODY'S FAULT

(Tyler/Whitford)

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 and now he's blown it

upside-down and hell's the only sound

we did an awful job and now they say it's nobody's fault

old St. Andres seven years ago

shove it up their richter scale

redlines stop and go

noblemen of courage listen with their ears

spoke but how discouraging when no one really hears

one of these days you'll be sorry

too many houses on the stilt

three million years or just a story

four on the floor up to the hilt

man has known and now he's blown it

upside-down and hell's the only sound

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

7-GET THE LEAD OUT

(Tyler/Perry)

do ya like good boogey

like the real boogey woogie

hear the juke box singin'

get the dance hall swingin'

won't ya 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)

oh, hey good lookin'

what ya got there cookin'

you a young spring chicken

A-make your feet start kickin'

oh, hey good lookin'

what ya got there cookin'

you a young spring chicken

make your feet start kickin'

boot it out, dance without me

8-LICK AND A PROMISE

(Tyler/Perry)

Johnny come lately 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

I sing na na na na na

na na na na na

Johnny liked to gamble with his lady Louise

she was a blackjack deuces are wild

he got to thinkin' 'bout his nose in the breeze

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

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

9-HOME TONIGHT

now it's time to say good night to you

now its time to bid you sweet adieu

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

so baby, don't let go

hold on real tight

'cause i'll be home tonight

tonight, tonight