Crazy Nights

RIAA: Platinum --Billboard Chart Peak: #18 --Rating: **1/2
Released: 18 September, 1987
Produced by Ron Nevison.
Recorded at One on One Recording Studios, Canoga Park, CA. by Ron Nevison
and Toby Wright; Rumbo Recorders, Canoga Park, CA. by Ron
Nevison and Julian Stoll; Can-Am Recorders, Tarzana, CA. by
Ron Nevison and Jeff Poe. March-June, 1987.
Mixed at Can-Am Recorders by Ron Nevison, June & July, 1987.


   Phil Ashley____________Keyboards
   Eric Carr______________Drums/back-up vocals.
   Tom Kelly______________Back-up vocals.
   Bruce Kulick___________Lead & rhythm guitar/back-up vocals.
   Gene Simmons___________Bass/lead vocals/back-up vocals.
   Paul Stanley___________Rhythm guitar/keyboards/lead vocals/back-up vocals.

CRAZY, CRAZY NIGHTS

People try to take my soul away, but I don't hear the rap that they all say
They try to tell us we don't belong, that's alright, we're millions strong
This is my music, it makes me proud, these are my people and this is my crowd

Chorus:
These are crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy nights
These are crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy nights

Sometimes days are so hard to survive, a million ways to bury you alive
The sun goes down like a bad bad dream
You're wound up tight, gotta let off steam
They say they can break you again and again, if life is a radio, turn up to ten

And they try to tell us that we don't belong
But that's alright, we're millions strong
You are my people, you are my crowd, this is our music, we love it loud

I'LL FIGHT HELL TO HOLD YOU

In a world of doubt and danger, you see it everywhere
Your friends turn into strangers, does anybody care
But when all hope is lost, I'm gonna be there, whatever the cost
When you feel lost
Someone to hold you with all of their might
Through the darkness night, I'll be there

Chorus:
I'll fight hell to hold you, no river too deep or mountain high
I'll fight hell to hold you by my side
I'm gonna fight hell to hold you, till time stands still and worlds collide
I'll fight hell to hold you by my side

Ooh, the jealous and the lonely, they try to keep us apart
But let 'em come between us, that's when the trouble starts
'Cause there's one thing I know, I'll be beside you wherever you go
You can be sure
Someone to carry you into the light, swear with all my might, I'll be there

'Cause there's one thing I know, I'll be beside you wherever you go
You can be sure
Someone to carry you into the light, swear with all my might, I'll be there

BANG BANG YOU

My love is like a cannonball, I'm takin' aim and you're gonna fall
Don't hide or try to get away, you know the rules and you're gonna play

Chorus:
And we go one, two, three, four, when midnight comes, I'll be at your door
Five, six, seven, eight, oh, oh, I just can't wait
I'm gonna bang, bang you - I'll shoot you down with my love gun, baby
Bang, bang you - I got you in the heart, you're gonna be mine, yeah

Hands up, reach for the sky, I'll treat you good, 'cause I'm a bad guy
If love's a crime I've got a hundred schemes
I'll be the villain in your book of dreams

Bang, bang you, I'll shoot you down with my love gun, baby
Bang, bang you, I got you in the heart, you're gonna be mine, yeah
(repeats out)

NO, NO, NO

Yeah, I'm down and out, but don't count me out
Listen here babe, gonna show you what it's all about
It's time for love, and you're welcome to it
It's a dirty job, but somebody's gotta do it

So here I am, do you want me now, just show me where, and I'll show you how
I wanna know

Chorus:
No, no, no - don't say you won't if you will
No, no, no, no - don't say you've had your thrill
No, no, no - don't say you can't 'cause you can
No, no, no, no - baby don't say no, no, no

What's mine is mine, and yours is mine
Baby just sign on the dotted line
You got nine lives, like an alley cat
Just stick with me and I'll show you where it's at

You never lied, so take a bow, that was then, babe, and this is now
I wanna know

Just when you thought it was s-s-safe
Gonna show you where, gonna show you how
Don't stop me now, got my foot in the door

HELL OR HIGH WATER

Here I am, all alone, been two days since you've been gone
Three a.m., wide awake, yeah I'm lonely, and I can't take it

You win a few, you lose a few, but I can't help missing you
Can't sleep at night, ain't feelin' right, but I'm gonna get to you

Chorus:
Come hell or high water - I'm gonna love you
Come hell or high water - gonna hold you
Come hell or high water - wrap my arms around you
Come hell or high water

Now you're gone, hurt so bad, feelings I have never had
Been so long since you've been mine, now I'm wound in the lost and found
And there you stand, now I know, I'm never gonna let you go
Ain't foolin' around, no, no, gonna make every minute count

Gonna love you, hold you, wrap my arms around you
Baby don't doubt it, ain't no doubt about it

I'm gonna love you - come hell or high water
Gonna hold you - come hell or high water
Wrap my arms around you - come hell or high water - yeah

Come hell or high water - come hell or high water
Come hell or high water - come hell or high water
Come hell or high water - come hell or high water
Come hell or high water - come hell or high water
Yeah!

MY WAY

Oh the heat is on, and my back's against the wall
You know it's tough to be strong, in a world that makes you crawl
I'm never gonna stop, I'm never gonna give up in the fight
'Cause after the battle is done, all you've got left is your pride

Chorus:
I'm gonna talk like I talk, walk like I walk my way
I'm gonna go where I go, ain't takin' no my way

Here in the danger zone, it's a jagged edge we climb
But if you take it like stone, and stand on your own
You can make the grade in time
I'm never gonna run, I'm never gonna tell myself a lie
'Cause after it's all said and done, I won't be wonderin' why
And I'll know that under the gun, I am the one who's got the right to decide

I'm never gonna run, I'm never gonna tell myself a lie
'Cause after it's all said and done, I've got the right to decide

WHEN YOUR WALLS COME DOWN

Liar, liar, got your pants on fire
I know you want it, you know you want it too
Hey diddle diddle, when the cat wants to fiddle
The kitten's gotta give him the moon

And they say "you gotta look before you leap"
And "we're gonna judge you by the friends you keep"
But you're looking nasty and I'm in too deep
You'll be real happy to be losing sleep

Chorus:
When your walls come down, when your walls come down
When your walls come down, you get so crazy when there's no one around

You got your script from a Cosmo guide, "15 Ways to Find a Lover"
Don't you make me chase you, cause the author lied
You'll get your answers, babe, under the covers

You say "I wanna wait until I'm really sure"
And "I want a love to last forever more"
And "I've got my pride, I've got my dignity"
Well you'll swallow everything when you're with me

When your walls come down, when your walls come down
When your walls come down, ah, you're so
(Come here baby and - auw...)

And they say "you gotta look before you leap"
And "we're gonna judge you by the friends you keep"
Listen, you're looking nasty and I'm in too deep
You'll be real happy to be losing sleep

REASON TO LIVE

Out of love, there's nobody around, all I hear is the sound of a broken heart
Out of time, no more waitin' for you
Now the hurtin's through, and a new day starts
And I feel a change in my life, I sailed into dark and endless nights
And made it alive

Chorus:
Everybody's got a reason to live, baby
Everybody's got a dream and a hunger inside
Everybody's got a reason to live, but it can't be your love

Out of touch, with myself for so long, now a feelin' so strong comin' over me
Down the line, there's a lesson I've learned
You can love and get burned, if it has to be
And I see a change in my life, and I'm not alone when I'm strong inside
And I realize

And I feel a change in my life
And I'm not alone when I'm strong inside and I realize

GOOD GIRL GONE BAD

It ain't love, but it ain't so bad
She ain't nothin' like you ever had
Face of a woman, hands of a child, yeah
Been a long time comin', now she's goin' wild

She's a good girl gone bad, one kiss can drive me mad
Good girl - come on - show me the way

The girl can't help it, she's out of control
I gotta have her, she's so hot to hold, yeah
She's gettin' her way, but I'm havin' my fun
Steamin' up the window with the radio on

She ain't searchin', she knows the score, it ain't love she's lookin' for
But now she's gone too far, she found love in the back of my car

She's a good girl gone bad, one kiss can drive me mad
Good girl - come on - show me the way
She's a good girl gone bad, the best love I ever had
Good girl - come on - take me away, oh, take me away, take me away

She ain't searchin', she knows the score, it ain't love she's lookin' for
But now she's gone too far, I know

She's a good girl gone bad, one kiss can drive me mad
Good girl, come on, show me the way
She's a good girl gone bad, the best love I ever had
Good girl, come on, take me away

TURN ON THE NIGHT

Everyone's thinkin' they're so hot tonite, but there's a fire in your eyes
Everybody wants you girl, but I want you more than any other guy
You got what I want, I got what you need, fire below
So if you know it, show it, don't let me go, whooah

Turn on the night - I can't wait, can't wait any longer
Turn on the night - yeah, I wanna feel this feeling get stronger

Take me in your arms, I'll take you into my heart
Let's bring this love to life
C'mon baby put your finger on the switch, let's make some sparks ignite
Show me what you want, show me what you need, fire below
C'mon and take me, shake me, don't let me go, whooah

Chorus:
Turn on the night - I can't wait, can't wait any longer
Turn on the night - yeah, I wanna feel this feeling get stronger
Turn on the night - I can't wait, can't wait any longer
Turn on the night - yeah, you know this feeling keeps getting stronger

Hey babe - you got what I want, I got what you need, fire below
So if you know it, show it, don't let me go, whooah

THIEF IN THE NIGHT

Far off in the distance, a shape in the night, alright
On a mission of mercy, if the price is right
He tries to possess her and she bites

It's a ritual slaying, but the tables are turned, oh no
And now he's prayin', but it's his turn to burn

Like a thief in the night - she breaks into his heart
Like a thief in the night - she never leaves her mark

In a hotel chamber, on a cryptic note
'Cos where there's fire, there's gotta be smoke, oh no
Footsteps in the twilight, and red nails 'round his throat

It's a ritual slaying, without strings attached, oh no
And now he's praying, but there's no turning back

Like a thief in the night - she breaks into his heart
Like a thief in the night
Like a thief in the night - she never leaves her mark
Like a thief in the night - alright, alright

Like a thief in the night - she breaks into his heart
Like a thief in the night - alright, alright
Like a thief in the night - she never leaves her mark
Like a thief in the night