Shout It Out Loud: Alive II Lyrics

ALIVE II (1977)

Mercury/PolyGram 314 532 382-2
RIAA: Quadruple Platinum
Billboard Chart Peak: #7
Weeks on Charts: 33
Rating: ****
Released: October 29, 1977
Re-issue: July, 1985
CD Issue: July, 1987
CD Remastered Edition: August 12, 1997

Disc One
1. Detroit Rock City (3.56)
2. King Of The Night Time World (3.05)
3. Ladies Room (3.14)
4. Makin' Love (3.13)
5. Love Gun (3.40)
6. Calling Dr. Love (3.35)
7. Christine Sixteen (2.45)
8. Shock Me (5.51)
9. Hard Luck Woman (3.06)
10. Tomorrow And Tonight (3.25)

Disc Two
1. I Stole Your Love (3.34)
2. Beth (2.24)
3. God Of Thunder (5.16)
4. I Want You (4.14)
5. Shout It Out Loud (3.38)
6. All American Man (3.13)
7. Rockin' In The U.S.A. (2.36)
8. Larger Than Life (3.59)
9. Rocket Ride (4.07)
10. Any Way You Want It (2.33)

Produced by KISS and Eddie Kramer for Remarkable Productions, Inc.
Recorded live at The Forum in Los Angeles, California. 25-28 August, 1977.Tracks 2, 9, 10 recorded in September 1977 at Electric Lady Studios in New York City.
Tracks 16-20 recorded in September 1977 at Capital Theatre in Passaic, New Jersey.
Mixed at Electric Lady Studios in New York City with assistant engineer, Neil Dorfsman.
Engineered by Eddie Kramer and tracks 16-20 were co-engineered by Corky Stasiak.
Digitally Remastered for Compact Disc by Joseph M. Palmaccio at Sterling Sound in New York City.
Remastering Supervision by Bill Levenson.

THE BAND:

Peter Criss: Drums/lead vocals on 9 & 12/back-up vocals.
Ace Frehley: Lead & rhythm guitar (all guitars on 19)/bass on 19/lead vocals on 8 & 19/back-up vocals.
Gene Simmons: Bass/rhythm guitar on 18/lead vocals on 3, 6, 7, 13, 15, 17 & 18/back-up vocals.
Paul Stanley: Rhythm & lead guitar (all guitars on 20)/lead vocals on 1, 2, 4, 5, 9-11, 14-16 & 20/ back-up vocals.

ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS:

Rick Derringer: Lead & rhythm guitar on 16.
Bob Kulick: Lead & rhythm guitar on 17 & 18.


DETROIT ROCK CITY (Paul Stanley/Bob Ezrin)

"You wanted the best and you got the best. The hottest band in the world...KISS."

Whoo, hello

I feel uptight on a Saturday night
Nine o'clock, the radio's the only light
I hear my song, it pulls me through
It comes on strong, tells me what I got to do
I got to

Get up
Everybody's gonna move their feet
Get down
Everybody's gonna leave their seat
You gotta lose your mind in Detroit rock city

Chorus
Get up, everybody's gonna move their feet
Get down, everybody's gonna leave their seat

Getting late
I just can't wait
Ten o'clock you know I gotta hit the road
First I drink, then I smoke
Start up the car, try to make the midnight show, let's go

Repeat Chorus

Movin' fast, doin' 95
I hit top speed, still movin' much too slow
I feel so good, so alive, I'm so alive
I hear my song playin' on the radio, it goes

Repeat Chorus

Twelve o'clock, I gotta, gotta rock
There's a truck ahead, lights starin' at my eyes
Oh my God, no time to turn
I got to laugh I know I'm gonna die, why

Get up, everybody's gonna move their feet

Get up, everybody's gonna leave their seat


KING OF THE NIGHT TIME WORLD (Paul Stanley/Bob Ezrin/Mark Anthony/Kim Fowley)

It's so sad, livin' at home
Far from the city and the midnight fun
It's so bad, goin' to school
So far from me and the dirty things that we do

Chorus
I'm the king of the night time world
And you're my headlight queen
I'm the king of the night time world
Come live your secret dream

It's so fine, lovin' with ease
Far from the house and the family fights
It's so fine, bein' with you
Bein' with me makes everything alright

Repeat Chorus
Alright

It's so sad, you're not content
Far from the music and the neon glow
Ain't you glad we got the time
Far from our folks, they'll never ever know

Repeat Chorus

I'm the king, the king, the king, the king
I'm the king, I'm the king, I'm the king, whoo

Whoa, yeah, I'm the king of the night time world


LADIES ROOM (Gene Simmons)

"Whoo, alright, how's everybody feel? We got some good lookin' girls. And so if girls won't get yourself kissed. Meet us in the Ladies Room."

Every time it's the same
Well, what follows me is my fame
And you're what I need to play the game, ooh yeah

You say you like to dance
Well, I think I'll take a chance
And, ooh, baby, maybe time for romance, yeah

You're such a jewel in the rough
You wanna show me your stuff
For my money, you can't be too soon, no

Chorus
Meet, meet you in the ladies room
I meet, meet you in the ladies room
For my money, you can't be too soon

You say you like to play
Well, it's too late for you to get away
You've gotta believe me, when I say, ooh yeah, ooh yeah

You're such a jewel in the rough
You wanna show me your stuff
For my money, you can't be too soon, no

Repeat Chorus

Ooh yeah, you're such a jewel in the rough
You wanna show me your stuff
For my money, you can't be too soon

Chorus Repeats Twice

You can't be too soon

Yeah, yeah


MAKIN' LOVE (Paul Stanley/Sean Delaney)

Yeah

I just hate when the girl says wait
I really want her by my side, don't hesitate

I really want her by my side, the whole night through
Do the things that we wanna do
Come on baby, don't leave me sad
You're good lookin', the best I've had

Makin' love, love, love, all night long
Love, love, all night, love, oh yeah, all night long

Red light, green light, don't say "No"
I really want her, she says "Stop" go, go, go

I really want her by my side, the whole night through
Do the things I wanna do
Come on baby, don't leave me sad
You're good lookin', whoo

Love, love, love, all night long
Makin' love, love, love, all night, whoo

Whoa, whoo, love, love, makin' love, all night long
Love, love, love, all night long
Makin' love, love, all night long
Whoa, all night, whoo

Makin' love, whoa, whoa, yeah


LOVE GUN (Paul Stanley)

"Alright, Love Gun."

I really love you baby
I love what you've got
Let's get together, we can get hot

No more tomorrow, baby, time is today
Girl, I can make you feel, okay

Chorus
No place for hidin' baby, no place to run
You pull the trigger of my
Love gun (love gun), love gun
Love gun (love gun), love gun

You can't forget me baby
Don't try to lie
You'll never leave me mama, so don't try

I'll be a gambler, baby, lay down the bet
We get together mama, you'll sweat

Repeat Chorus
Love gun, love gun

Love gun (love gun), love gun
Repeats Six Times
Whoo

Whoo


CALLING DR. LOVE (Gene Simmons)

"Alright, I know, I know everybody's hot, everybody's got rock and roll pneumonia, so let's call out Dr. Love."

You need my love baby, oh so bad
You're not the only one I've ever had
And you say you wanna set me free
Don't you know you'll be in misery, you know why

They call me, Dr. Love
They call me Dr. Love, calling Dr. Love
I am the doctor of love, Dr. Love
I've got the cure you're thinkin' of

Yeah, even though I'm full of sin
In the end you'll let me in
You let me through, there's nothin' you can do
You need my lovin', don't you know it's true

So baby please, get on your knees
There are no bills, there are no fees
Baby, I know what your problem is
The first step of the cure is, a kiss

They call me, Dr. Love
They call me Dr. Love, calling Dr. Love
I am your doctor of love, Dr. Love
I've got the cure you're thinkin' of, yeah, yeah

They call me, Dr. Love
They call me Dr. Love, calling Dr. Love
I am your doctor of love, Dr. Love
I've got the cure, yeah

They call me, Dr. Love
They call me Dr. Love, calling Dr. Love
I am your doctor of love, Dr. Love
I've got the cure you're thinkin' of, yeah

Chorus
They call me, Dr. Love
They call me Dr. Love, calling Dr. Love
I am your doctor of love, Dr. Love
I've got the cure

Yeah

Repeat Chorus
'Cause I'm the doctor of love, yeah


CHRISTINE SIXTEEN (Gene Simmons)

She's got me dizzy
She sees me through to the end
Ooh, she's got me in her hands
And there's no use in pretending

Christine sixteen, Christine sixteen

She drives me crazy
I want to give her all I've got
Ooh, she's hot every day and night
There is no doubt about it

Christine sixteen, Christine sixteen
(Overlapping)
"I don't usually say things like this to girls of your age, but when I saw you coming out of school that day, that day I knew, I knew, I've got to have you, I've got to have you."

She's been around
But she's young and clean
I've got to have her
Can't live without her, whoa no

Christine sixteen, Christine sixteen

Christine, Christine, sixteen, sixteen
Christine, yeah, yeah, yeah
You're so clean, Christine, Christine, sixteen
Christine, yeah, yeah

Christine, Christine, yeah


SHOCK ME (Ace Frehley)

"We got a little surprise for you tonight. We gonna turn the microphone over to Ace Frehley, Shock Me."

Your lightnin's all I need
My satisfaction grows
You make me feel at ease
You even make me glow, oh

Don't cut the power on me
I'm feelin' low, so get me high

Chorus
Shock me, make me feel better
Shock me, put on your black leather
Shock me, we can come together

And baby, if you do what you've been told
My insolation's gone
Girl you make me overload

Don't pull the plug on me, no, no
Keep it in and keep me high

Repeat Chorus
Come on

Shock me, baby, shock me, oh yeah
Shock me, baby, shock me, oh yeah

Shock me, make me feel better, oh yeah
I'm down to the bare wire
Shock me, put on your black leather, baby
I wanna feel your power
Shock me, we can come together, oh yeah
Come on, come on and shock me, we can come together, oh yeah

"Yeah, Ace Frehley, lead guitar, Shock Me."


HARD LUCK WOMAN (Paul Stanley)

If never I met you
If never I've seen you cry
If not for the first "Hello"
We'd never had to say goodbye

If never I held you
My feelin's would never show
It's time to start walkin'
But there's so much you'll never know

I keep telling you hard luck woman
You ain't a hard luck woman

Chorus
Rags, the sailor's only daughter
A child of the water, too proud to be a queen
Rags, I really love you, I can't forget about you
You'll be a hard luck woman
Baby, till you find you find your man

Before I go let me kiss you
And wipe the tears from your eyes
I don't wanna hurt you, girl
You know I could never lie

I keep telling you hard luck woman
You ain't a hard luck woman

Repeat Chorus
You'll be a hard luck woman
Baby, till you find you find your man

Oh yeah, bye bye, so long, don't cry
I'm just packin' my bags, yeah, leavin' you
Oh, bye bye, bye bye, baby, don't cry


TOMORROW AND TONIGHT (Paul Stanley)

Ooh, everybody's high when the week is through
Livin' like they wish they could
Listenin' to the teacher, bosses and the preacher
Ain't never done nobody good

Are you happy, baby, I've been waitin'
Are you ready, it's quarter to ten
Are you comin', don't be hesitatin'
'Cause I'm headed for the city again

Chorus
Tomorrow and tonight, tomorrow and tonight
We can rock all day, we can roll all night
Tomorrow and tonight, tomorrow and tonight
Oh yeah, aha, alright

Workin' like a dog, baby all day long
Tell you what I'm gonna do
Take you in the cellar, let me be your fella
I'm gonna teach you somethin' new

Are you happy, baby, I've been waitin'
Are you ready, to do it again
Are you comin', don't be hesitatin'
'Cause you know the night is never gonna end

Repeat Chorus
Take me

I love it
Repeat Chorus

Tomorrow and tonight, tomorrow and tonight
We can rock all day, we can roll all night
Tomorrow and tonight, tomorrow and tonight
We can rock all day, we can roll all night

Tomorrow and tonight, tomorrow and tonight
We can rock all day, we can roll all night
Tomorrow, tomorrow (whoo), tonight, yeah
We can rock all day, we can roll all night

Tomorrow (come on), tomorrow, tonight, yeah
Oh yeah, aha, alright, alright

Whoo


I STOLE YOUR LOVE (Paul Stanley)

Alright

I remember the day that we met
I needed someone, you needed someone too, yeah
Spend time takin' all you could get
Givin' yourself was one thing you never could do

You played with my heart, played with my head
I got to laugh when I think of the things you said

'Cause I stole your love, stole your love
Ain't never gonna let you go
I, I, stole your love, I stole your love
Stole your love, I stole your love

You never stop runnin' around
You pick me up, then you would still put me down
You were the girl that nobody could own
Stay for a while, then you would leave me alone

But I'm something different, ain't like the rest
How does it feel to find out you're failin' your test, how does it feel

I stole your love, stole your love
Ain't never gonna let you go, oh
I, I, stole your love, I stole your love
Stole your love, I stole your love, guitar

Listen, I stole your love, stole your love
Yeah, ain't never gonna let you go, oh
I, I, stole your love, I stole your love
Stole your love, I stole your love

Ooh, I stole your love, stole your love
I stole your love, stole your love
I stole your love, yeah
I, I, stole your love, I stole your love, whoo

I stole your love, ooh, oh, ooh, oh, ooh, oh, ooh, yeah


BETH (Peter Criss/Stan Penridge/Bob Ezrin)

Beth, I hear you callin'
But I can't come home right now
Me and the boys are playin'
But we just can't find the sound

Chorus
Just a few more hours
And I'll be right home to you
I think I hear them callin'
Oh, Beth what can I do
Beth what can I do

You say you feel so empty
That our house just ain't a home
I'm always somewhere else
And you're always there alone

Repeat Chorus

Beth, you say you're lonely
And I hope you'll be alright
'Cause me and the boys will be playin'
All night, ah, ahh


GOD OF THUNDER (Paul Stanley)

You've got something about you, oh
You've got something I need
Daughter of Aphrodite
Hear my words, take heed

I was born on Olympus
To my father a son
I was raised by the demons
Trained to reign as the one

Chorus
God of thunder and rock and roll
The spell you're under
Will slowly rob you of your virgin soul

I'm the lord of the wastelands
A modern day man of steel
I gather darkness to please me
I command you to kneel, before the

Repeat Chorus

"Peter Criss on the drums."

I am the lord of the wastelands
A modern day man of steel
I gather darkness to please me
I command you to kneel, before the

Repeat Chorus

Yeah


I WANT YOU (Paul Stanley)

In the morning I raise my head
And I'm thinkin' of days gone by
And the thing I want out of life is

I want you, I want you
I want you, I want you

You can run, you can hide
But you never get away
You can lie and deny
But you know you're gonna pay

You never loved, never thought you could
Treat you right, girl, you know I would
You can fight but tonight, there's nothin' you can do

Chorus
I want you, I want you
Baby, baby, babe, I want you, I want you

You can walk in a haze
You can travel till you die
You can live in a dream
And your life will pass you by

Every day that you hesitate
Never changin' the hands of fate
You can fight but tonight, there's nothin' you can do

Repeat Chorus
Ow

In the morning I raise my head
And I'm thinkin' of days gone by
And the thing I want out of life is

Baby, baby, babe, I want you, I want you
Baby, baby, babe, I want you, I want you

I want you, I want you
I want you, I want you, ow

"I want, I want, I, I, want, want, I want, I want, I want, yeah. I want you, yeah, yeah, ba-ba-ba-baby, ba-ba-ba-baby, I want, I want you, yeah. I want you."


SHOUT IT OUT LOUD (Gene Simmons/Paul Stanley/Bob Ezrin)

"If you people want a little bit of rock and roll. I said if you people want a little bit of rock and roll. Shout It Out Loud."

Whoo, well, the night's begun and you want some fun
Do you think you're gonna find it, think you're gonna find it
You got to treat yourself like number one
Do you need to be reminded, need to be reminded

It doesn't matter what you do or say
Just forget the things that you've been told
Can't do it any other way
Everybody's got to rock and roll, oh, ooh, oh, ooh

Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud, yeah, yeah
Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud

If you don't feel good, there's a way you could
Don't sit there broken hearted, sit there broken hearted
Call all your friends in the neighborhood, hello
Get your party started, get your party started

Don't let 'em tell you that there's too much noise
They're too old to really understand
Let's get rowdy with the girls and boys
Time for you to take a stand, yeah, yeah

Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud, yeah
Shout it, shout it, shout it out

Come on, shout it, shout it, shout it out loud, you've got to have a party
Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud, come on, turn it up louder
Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud, and everybody shout it now
Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud, come on everybody
Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud, and everybody shout it now
Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud, oh yeah
Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud

"Whoo, we love you, good night."

ALL AMERICAN MAN (Paul Stanley/Sean Delaney)

Ah, hit it

Mama told me
"Your lady's lookin' for another man"
I never worry
There ain't a need for me to take no stand

I got my reasons
The things I do are better left unsaid
I'm into pleasin'
I do my talkin' with my hands instead

Chorus
'Cause I can make some time
You got your ticket and you're lookin' fine
You're starin' at the band, you want to land
A six foot, hot look, all american man, yeah

I've been to Detroit
I've been to L.A. and I've seen St. Lou
I've had some good times
But I've been waitin' for a girl like you

Repeat Chorus

All american man

'Cause I can make some time
You got your ticket and you're lookin' fine
You're starin' at the band, you want to land
A six foot, hot look, all american man, a man

I'm a six foot, hot look, all american man, yeah, ow


ROCKIN' IN THE U.S.A. (Gene Simmons)

I'm flyin' in a 747
I'm passing by the pearly gates
And I'm comin' real close to Heaven
And my guitar just can't wait, it just can't wait

And France really had the chance, yeah
There was plenty romance
I've been to England too, there wasn't much to do
One thing I know it's true, what I would rather do

Is rockin' in the U.S.A.
Nowhere else I'd rather stay
Rockin' and a-rollin', rockin' and a-rollin'
Rockin' in the U.S.A.

German land was really neat
Just wasn't much to eat
And Denmark was great, but I just can't wait
Rockin' in the U.S.A.

Rockin' in the U.S.A. (rockin' in the U.S.A.)
Nowhere else I'd rather stay (rockin' in the U.S.A.)
Rockin' and a-rollin' (rockin' and rollin')
Rockin' and a-rollin' (rockin' and rollin')
Rockin' in the U.S.A.
Repeats Three Times

Rockin' in the U.S.A. (rockin' in the U.S.A.)
Nowhere else I'd rather stay (rockin' in the U.S.A.)
Rockin' and a-rollin' (rockin' and rollin')
Rockin' and a-rollin' (rockin' and rollin')
Rockin' in the U.S.
U.S.A.


LARGER THAN LIFE (Gene Simmons)

Do you want to make believe
But there's nothing up my sleeve
I'm a man as man can be, as you can plainly see
Don't want to see no tears, eliminate your fears
When you think you've seen it all, baby

You can't believe your eyes
What you heard weren't lies
My love is too much to hold, too much to hold, uh, much to much

I'm someone you can't fight, I'm plain in size
You can't believe your eyes, what you heard were not lies
I'm too much to hold, I can't be bought or sold
I'm far more than a man, I'm gonna make you understand
I'm larger than a life size man

And you can't believe your eyes
What you heard weren't lies
My love is too much to hold, too much to hold

My love is larger than life, ooh, larger than life
My love is larger than life, larger than life
My love is too much to hold, it can't be sold, oh no

You can't believe your eyes
What you heard weren't lies
My love is too much to hold, too much to hold

My love is larger than life, larger than life
My love is larger than life, larger than life
My love is too much to hold, it can't be sold, oh no
I'm larger than a life size man
My love is larger than life, larger than life
My love is larger than life, ooh, larger than life
My love is too much to hold, it can't be sold, oh no


ROCKET RIDE (Ace Frehley/Sean Delaney)

Lady space you like the way
I make you feel inside, take a rocket ride
From the start you wanted to fly
I got the rocket and you want the ride
Take a rocketride

Chorus
Baby wants it fast, baby wants a blast
She wants a rocket ride, she wants a rocket ride
Baby wants it fast, baby wants a blast
She wants a rocket ride, she wants a rocket ride

Lady space you better wake up fast
Countdown is comin' on, take a rocket ride
The gravity that used to hold you down
Just don't exist no more, take a rocket ride

Repeat Chorus
Come on, grab a hold of my rocket

Repeat Chorus

Baby's on her knees, baby wants to please
She wants a rocket ride, she wants a rocket ride
Baby's on her knees, baby wants to please
She wants a rocket ride, she wants a rocket ride


ANY WAY YOU WANT IT (Dave Clark)

Chorus
Any way you want it, you can call me any day, hey, hey, hey
Any way you want it, you will always hear me say, hey, hey, hey
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright
So any way you want it, that's the way it will be

You don't want money, you don't want a diamond ring, hey, hey, hey
You say you want my lovin', more than any other thing, hey, hey, hey
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright
So any way you want it, that's the way it will be

Any way, any way you want it, that's alright by me
Any way, any way you want it, that's the way it will be

Repeat Chorus

Any way, any way you want it, that's alright by me
Any way, any way you want it, that's the way it will be

Any way you want it, you can call me any day, hey, hey, hey
Any day you want it, you will always hear me say, hey, hey, hey
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright
So any way you want it, that's the way it will be
That's the way it will be, that's the way it will be


SONGS PUBLISHED BY:

Songs 16 & 19:

Hori Productions America, Inc., Rock Steady Music and Kick-A-Rock Music, admin. by PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (ASCAP)

Songs 17 & 18:

Hori Productions America, Inc. admin. by PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (ASCAP)

Song 20:

Spurs Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS)

Tracks 2, 9 & 10 studio recordings with crowd noise dubbed on. Live "Do You Love Me" and "Hooligan" still shelved. Lyric booklet and KISS tattoos as bonuses. Inner sleeves include discography. 8-page colour booklet of pictures include. Third album in a row to ship Platinum.


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