American Bands

"She'll only come out at night, The lean and hungry type. Nothing is new, I've seen her here before. Watching and waiting. Ooh, she's sitting with you, but her eyes are on the door. So many have paid to see what you think you're getting for free. The woman is wild, a she-cat tamed by the purr of a Jaguar. Money's the matter. If you're in it for love, you ain't gonna get too far.(Oh-oh, here she comes) Watch out, boy, she'll chew you up (Oh-oh, here she comes) She's a maneater."

"If you're not an easy mark, It's a shot in the dark that hits the heart. And I know, I know, I know, I know when it's coming. I thought so anyway. Some things stay the same, And some are due for change. I thought I had them all nailed down, But you turned it around.Oh, you did it, you did it, you did it, you did it. You did it in a minute, you did it."

"Go on and go free; Maybe you're too close to see. I can feel your body move, But doesn't mean that much to me. I can't go on singing the same theme, 'Cause you can't see we've got everything Baby, even though you know.That everytime you go away, You take a piece of me with you. You just don't care. Everytime you go away, You take a piece of me with you, you."

"You play with words, you play with love. You can twist it around, baby, that ain't enough. Cause girl, I'm going to know If you're letting me in or letting me go. Don't lie when you're hurting inside, Cause you can't escape myPrivate eyes. They're watching you. They see your every move, baby."

"Everybody's high on consolation. Everybody's trying to tell me what is right for me, yeah. My daddy tried to bore me with a sermon. But it's plain to see that they can't comfort me."

"She's gone, she's gone, Oh I, oh I I better learn how to face it. She's gone, she's gone, Oh I, oh I I'd pay the devil to replace her. She's gone, and she's gone. Oh why, what went wrong?"

"When I feel cold, you warm me. And when I feel I can't go on, You come and hold me. It's you and me forever.Sara, smile. Oh, won't you smile awhile for me, Sara."

"You're a rich girl, and you've gone too far Cause you know it don't matter anyway. You can rely on the old man's money, You can rely on the old man's money. It's a bitch, girl, but it's gone too far, Cause you know it don't matter anyway. Say money but it won't get you too far, Get you too far."

"You could go either way. Is it easier to stay? I wonder what you'll do When your chance rolls around. But you gotta know how much I want to keep you. When I'm away I'm afraid it will all fall down. Please, wait for me (Wait for me)."

"When they insist on knowing my bliss, I tell them this. When they want to know what the reason is, I only smile when I lie, then I tell them why.Because your kiss, your kiss is on my list. Because your kiss, your kiss is on my list. Because your kiss is on my list of the best things in life. Because your kiss, your kiss is on my list. Because your kiss, your kiss I can't resist. Because your kiss is what I miss when I turn out the light."

"What I want, you've got, But it might be hard to handle. Like the flame that burns the candle. The candle feeds the flame yeah yeah. What I got -- full stock of thoughts and dreams that scatter And you pull them all together. And how? I can't explain, oh yeah.Well well you (ooh ooh ooh ooh) You make my dreams come true (you you) you (you you) Well well well you (ooh ooh ooh ooh) Oh yeah you make my dreams come true (ooh oooh ooh ooh) hell yeah."

"Easy, ready, willing, overtime. Where does it stop, Where do you dare me To draw the line? You've got the body, Now you want my soul. Don't even think about it Say, no go.I'll do anything That you want me to do. Yeah, I'll do almost anything That you want me too, ooh. Yeah.But I can't go for that, no, No can do. I can't go for that, no, No can do."

"Don't look now, someone's done your starving. Don't look now, someone's done your praying too.Who will make the shoes for your feet? Who will make the clothes that you wear? Who'll take the promise that you don't have to keep? Don't look now, it ain't you or me."

"Some folks are born made to wave the flag, Ooo, they're red, white and blue. And when the band plays "Hail to the Chief", Ooo, they point the cannon at you, Lord. It ain't me, it ain't me... I ain't no senator's son, no. It ain't me, it ain't me... I ain't no fortunate one, no."

"Seven thirty seven coming out of the sky, Won't you take me down to Memphis on a midnight ride?I want to move, Playing in a travelin' band, Yeah! Well I'm flying across the land, trying to get a hand, Playing in a travelin' band."

"Just about a year ago, I set out on the road Seekin´ my fame and fortune, Lookin´ for a pot of gold. Things got bad and things got worse. I guess you know the tune. Oh Lord, stuck in Lodi again."

"Down on the corner, Out in the street Willy and the poorboys are playin' Bring a nickel, tap your feet."

"Just got home from Illinois, lock the front door, oh boy Got to sit down, take a rest on the porch. Imagination sets in, pretty soon I'm singing: Doo, doo, doo, looking out my back door."

"Left a good job in the city, Workin' for the man ev'ry night and day. And I never lost one minute of sleepin' Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been. Big wheel keep on turnin', Proud Mary keep on burnin'. Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river."

"Well, take me back down where cool water flow, yeh Let me remember things I love Stoppin' at the log where catfish bite, Walkin' along the river road at night, Barefoot girls dancin' in the moonlight. I can hear the bull frog callin' me Wonder if my rope's still hangin' to the tree Love to kick my feet way down the shallow water, Shoe fly, dragon fly, get back t your mother Pick up a flat rock, skip it across Green River."

"I see the bad moon arising, I see trouble on the way. I see earthquakes and lightnin', I see bad times today. Don't go around tonight, Well, it's bound to take your life. There's a bad moon on the rise."

"Now, when I was just a little boy, Standin' to my Daddy's knee, My papa said, "Son, don't let the man get you An' do what he done to me." Because he'll get you. Because he'll get you now, now.An' I can remember the fourth o' July, Runnin' through the backwood bare. An' I can still hear my ol' hound dog barkin', Chasin' down a hoodoo there. Chasin' down a hoodoo there.Born on the Bayou. Born on the Bayou."

"Whoa, thought it was a nightmare, low, it's all so true. They told me, don't go walking slow, the devil's on the loose.Better run through the jungle. Better run through the jungle. Better run through the jungle. Don't look back to see."

"You can ponder perpetual motion, Fix your mind on a crystal day. Always time for good conversation, There's an ear for what you say.Come on the rising wind, We're going up around the bend. Yeeaahhh!"

"As long as I remember, The rain's been comin' down. Clouds of mystery pourin', Confusion on the ground. Good men through the ages Tryin' to find the sun. And I wonder, still I wonder Who'll stop the rain?"

"Pack my bag and let's get movin' 'Cause I'm bound to drift a while. Well I'm gone, gone, you don't have to worry no Long as I can see the light."

"Was riding alongside the highway, Rolling up the country side, Thinking I'm the devil's heat wave. What you burn in your crazy mind? Saw a slight distraction standing by the road. She was smiling there, yellow in her hair. Do you want to, I was thinking, Would you care?"

"Someone told me long ago, There's a calm before the storm, I know. And it's been coming for some time. When it's over, so they say, It'll rain a sunny day, I know. Shining down like water. I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain? I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain Coming down on a sunny day?"

"First thing I remember was asking papa "Why?" For there were many things I didn't know. And Daddy always smiled; took me by the hand Saying, "Someday you'll understand."Well, I'm here to tell you now each and every mother's son, You better learn it fast; you better learn it young, 'Cause someday never comes."

"Who's gonna tell you when It's too late? Who's gonna tell you things Aren't so great?You can't go on Thinking nothing's wrong, ohh no. Who's gonna drive you home Tonight?"

"Since you're gone, The nights are gettin' strange. Since you're gone, Well, nothing's makin' any sense. Since you're gone, I stumbled in the shade. Since you're gone, Everything's in perfect tense, well.I can't help it When you fall apart I (and I) can't help it Guess you better start."

"You might have forgot The journey ends. You tied your knots, You made your friends. You left the scene Without a trace, One hand on the ground, One hand in space."

"You might think I'm crazy To hang around with you. Maybe you think I'm lucky To have something to do. But I think that you're wild, Inside me is some child.You might think I'm foolish, Or maybe it's untrue. You might think I'm crazy, But all I want is you."

"Summer, it turns me upside down. Summer, summer, summer, It's like a merry-go-round.I see you under the midnight, All shackles and bows. The high shoes With the cleats a-clicking, A temperamental glow.How could you let me go?"

"One too many times, I fell over you. Once in a shadow, I finally grew. And once in a night, I dreamed you were there. I canceled my flight From going nowhere.It's all I can do To keep waiting for you."

"It takes a fast car lady to lead a double life. It takes a slow star lady if you want to do it twice You take your backseat rumble, Take your frontseat wife. Takes a fast car lady to lead a double life."

"You might think it's hysterical, But I know when you're weak. You think you're in the movies, And everything's so deep. But I think that you're wild When you flash that fragile smile."

"Why don't you dream anymore? What's in the way? How come you point to the door And ask me to stay? Why don't you flash that smile Like you used to do?... Why don't you dream anymore? What's in the way?"

"All I need is what you've got, All I'll tell is what you're not. All you know is what you hear, I get this way when you come near."

"If the illusion is real, Let them give you a ride. If they got thunder appeal, Let them be on your side.Let them leave you up in the air, Let them brush your rock and roll hair. Let the good times roll."

"(Here she comes again) When she's dancing 'neath the starry sky, ohh She'll make you flip. (Here she comes again) When she's dancing 'neath the starry sky, I kinda like the way she dips.(And she's my best friend's girl) (Well, she's my best friend's girl) Girl, But she used to be mine."

"I don't mind you comin' here And wastin' all my time. 'Cause when you're standin' oh so near, I kinda lose my mind.It's not the perfume that you wear, It's not the ribbons in your hair. And I don't mind you comin' here And wastin' all my time."

"I guess you're just what I needed (Just what I needed) I needed someone to feed. I guess you're just what I needed (Just what I needed) I needed someone to bleed."

"I don't care if you hurt me some more; I don't care if you even the score. You can knock me and I don't care. You can mock me, I don't care. You can rock me just about anywhere, It's alright.'Cause you're all I've got tonight. You're all I've got tonight. You're all I've got tonight. I need you tonight I need you tonight."

"I can't feel this way much longer Expecting to survive With all these hidden innuendos Just waiting to arrive."

"She's driving away, With the dim lights on. And she's making a play, She can't go wrong. She never waits too long, She's winding them down On her clock machine. And she won't give up, 'Cause she's seventeen.She's a frozen fire, She's my one desire. And I don't want to hold her down, Don't want to break her crown When she saysLet's go. (I like the nightlife baby) She says (I like the nightlife baby) She says (Let's go)"

"Love is to die, love is to not die, Love is to dance, love is to dance. Love is to die, Why don't you not die? Why don't you dance? Why don't you dance and dance?"

"I'll break your heart to keep you far from where all danger starts"

"All on my own Here I stand. Am I humble, am I ghost? I’m on a limb to climb To something lawless I hope Am I humble, am I ghost? I found a way To look towards this day But it all hooked up This could only go one way I’m not alive, I’m not alive enough."

"Babe, ain’t no denying That I’ve got you in my head. Girl, I’d be flying If you stood yourself and saidYou’re the one I want, You’re the one I need. You’re the one I had, So come on back to me."