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<blockquote data-quote="Floyd" data-source="post: 816" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><strong>Knocking At Your Back Door</strong></p><p>(Blackmore/Glover/Gillan)</p><p></p><p>Sweet Lucy was a dancer</p><p>But none of us would chance her</p><p>Because she was a Samurai</p><p>She made electric shadows</p><p>Beyond our fingertips</p><p>And none of us could reach that high</p><p>She came on like a teaser</p><p>I had to touch and please her</p><p>Enjoy a little paradise</p><p>The log was in my pocket</p><p>When Lucy met the Rocket</p><p>And she never knew the reason why</p><p></p><p>I can't deny it</p><p>With that smile on her face</p><p>It's not the kill</p><p>It's the thrill of the chase</p><p></p><p>Feel it coming</p><p>It's knocking at the door</p><p>You know it's no good running</p><p>It's not against the law</p><p>The point of no return</p><p>And now you know the score</p><p>And now you're learning</p><p>What's knockin' at your back door</p><p></p><p>Sweet Nancy was so fancy</p><p>To get into her pantry</p><p>Had to be the aristocracy</p><p>The members that she toyed with</p><p>At her city club</p><p>Were something in diplomacy</p><p>So we put her on the hit list</p><p>Of a common cunning linguist</p><p>A master of many tongues</p><p>And now she eases gently</p><p>From her Austin to her Bentley</p><p>Suddenly she feels so young</p><p><strong>Under The Gun</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>(Blackmore/Glover/Gillan)</p><p></p><p>Infidel can you hear</p><p>Would be strange delight</p><p>I need you to give your sympathy tonight</p><p>When you hear what I say</p><p>Deeds I've done</p><p>Realize I've never lost and never won</p><p></p><p>I've got a feeling that it's never right</p><p>There was a reason but it's out of sight</p><p>It's going down somewhere tonight</p><p>Under the gun</p><p></p><p>Put death in my hand</p><p>Learn to fight</p><p>Who could care if it's wrong or if it's right</p><p>We got no choice</p><p>Under command</p><p>We're ordered to die or take this land</p><p></p><p>Stupid bastards and religious freaks</p><p>So safe in their castle keeps</p><p>They turn away as a mother weeps</p><p>Under the gun</p><p></p><p>When brave men fall</p><p>Under crimson skies</p><p>There's a sadness reflected in a soldier's</p><p>eyes</p><p>Tears will dry</p><p>For those I kill</p><p>Remember no more their names but</p><p>someone will</p><p></p><p>The only way to be victorious</p><p>Screw the fools who think it's glorious</p><p>Who gives a toss about the likes of us</p><p>Under the gun</p><p><strong>Nobody's Home</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>(Blackmore/Glover/Gillan/Lord/Paice)</p><p></p><p>Nothing I can do about it</p><p>Maybe I won't even try</p><p>Your will is determined to kill any</p><p>Reason of mine</p><p></p><p>I see you coming</p><p>With that look in your eye</p><p>You act like a king but you ain't got a</p><p>thing</p><p>In your mind</p><p></p><p>And now there's nobody home</p><p>My belly is aching</p><p>Your image is blown</p><p>Your lights are burning bright</p><p>But Nobody's Home</p><p></p><p>You talk about love and affection</p><p>If only you could</p><p>You're full of pride but there's nothing</p><p>inside</p><p>And you think you're so good</p><p></p><p>You know you got it coming to ya</p><p>All things return</p><p>You need me</p><p>It's not gonna be my concern</p><p></p><p>And now there's nobody home</p><p>Your message is changing</p><p>The children have grown</p><p>Your lights are burning bright</p><p>But nobody's home</p><p></p><p>I hear you crying</p><p>What can I say</p><p>You get what you give so</p><p>Forgive me as I turn away</p><p></p><p>Nobody's home</p><p>A legend is dying</p><p>The seeds have been sown</p><p>Your lights are burning bright</p><p>But Nobody's Home</p><p><strong>Mean Streak</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>(Blackmore/Glover/Gillan)</p><p></p><p>She came home last night</p><p>rotten rolling drunk</p><p>She talk no sense but she sound good</p><p>so she think</p><p>So I reached over and said Hello</p><p>Is there some planet you'd care to go</p><p>And she said Venus on the rocks</p><p></p><p>She got a mean streak</p><p>Black Mamba don't compete</p><p>She got a mean streak</p><p>Temptation bitter sweet</p><p></p><p>She drives me crazy gets inside my brain</p><p>She spend my money down a drain</p><p>So I roll over for my reward</p><p>How much can I afford</p><p>And she says</p><p>Just a little more</p><p></p><p>I can't take this no more</p><p>I tried so hard but I can't get thru' the</p><p>door</p><p>Because one smile from those eyes</p><p>And I stand there paralyzed</p><p>And she says</p><p>Beg for more get down sucka you know</p><p>what I like</p><p>oh hang on</p><p><strong>Perfect Strangers</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>(Blackmore/Glover/Gillan)</p><p></p><p>Can you remember remember my name</p><p>As I flow through your life</p><p>A thousand oceans I have flown</p><p>And cold spirits of ice</p><p>All my life</p><p>I am the echo of your past</p><p></p><p>I am returning the echo of a point in time</p><p>Distant faces shine</p><p>A thousand warriors I have known</p><p>And laughing as the spirits appear</p><p>All your life</p><p>Shadows of another day</p><p></p><p>And if you hear me talking on the wind</p><p>You've got to understand</p><p>We must remain</p><p>Perfect Strangers</p><p></p><p>I know I must remain inside this silent</p><p>well of sorrow</p><p></p><p>A strand of silver hanging through the</p><p>sky</p><p>Touching more than you see</p><p>The voice of ages in your mind</p><p>Is aching with the dead of the night</p><p>Precious life (your tears are lost in</p><p>falling rain)</p><p></p><p>And if you hear me talking on the wind</p><p>You've got to understand</p><p>We must remain</p><p>Perfect Strangers</p><p><strong>A Gypsy's Kiss</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>(Blackmore/Glover/Gillan)</p><p></p><p>John San what you can</p><p>La la Janette dance in sand</p><p>What's the mystery my son</p><p>Gypsy Dan Caravan</p><p>Won Tun Wan with your Chinese fan</p><p>It's part of history my son</p><p></p><p>Murder and rape with your power</p><p>The 10th revolution in far away days</p><p>It's come to this</p><p>A gypsy's kiss</p><p>All your power's gonna fade in the haze</p><p></p><p>Ya who' Jumme gae bile ya heed</p><p>The Senorita said</p><p>I'll drag yer lungs out through yer nose</p><p>Space truckers free and high</p><p>Teamsters get ya by and by</p><p>That should keep you on your toes</p><p></p><p>They got a gun at your head</p><p>But you ain't necessarily playing their</p><p>game</p><p>They can't resist</p><p>A Gypsy's Kiss</p><p>All that's needed to drive them insane</p><p></p><p>John Wayne The Alamo</p><p>Crazy Horse Geronimo</p><p>I'll smoke a piece with you</p><p>Mind Body Heart and Soul</p><p>We got Rock and Roll</p><p>And there's nothing they can do</p><p></p><p>Hear the small voice of truth</p><p>Above the shouting despair of the crowd</p><p>What do you wish</p><p>A Gypsy's Kiss</p><p>Gets you strong for crying out loud</p><p><strong>Wasted Sunsets</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>(Blackmore/Glover/Gillan)</p><p></p><p>The day is gone</p><p>when the angels come to stay</p><p>And all the silent whispers</p><p>will be blown away</p><p>And lying in the corner</p><p>a pair of high heel shoes</p><p>Hanging on the wall</p><p>gold and silver for the blues</p><p></p><p>One too many wasted sunsets</p><p>One too many for the road</p><p>And after dark the door is always open</p><p>Hoping someone else will show</p><p></p><p>Someone is waiting behind</p><p>an unlocked door</p><p>Grey circles overhead empties</p><p>on the floor</p><p>The cracks in the walls have</p><p>grown too long</p><p>The slow hand is dragging on</p><p>afraid to meet the dawn</p><p></p><p>One too many wasted sunsets</p><p>One too many for the road</p><p>And after dark the door is always open</p><p>Hoping someone else will show</p><p><strong>Hungry Daze</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>(Blackmore/Glover/Gillan)</p><p></p><p>In a dark and sweaty room in '69</p><p>tables turning</p><p>Dancing girls, silly girls, all kinds of girls</p><p>and it was loud</p><p>Tuning up to madness in the back room</p><p>candles burning</p><p>Present the Stinking Hippy and throw the</p><p>naked thunder to the crowd</p><p>In the Hungry Daze</p><p></p><p>The long and lonely highway drags along</p><p>it's going nowhere</p><p>Sickness and disease and mad</p><p>corruption</p><p>something's going wrong</p><p>The mountain's getting cold and lonely</p><p>the trees are bare</p><p>We all came out to Montreux</p><p>but that's another song</p><p>You've heard it all before</p><p>In hungry daze</p><p></p><p>Along the Mountain Road to do some</p><p>drinking</p><p>and now we're mobile again</p><p>Different girls, laughing girls, forever</p><p>girls</p><p>and it's so loud</p><p>The crew have lost again</p><p>they are beaten men</p><p>The winning team united</p><p>living for the crowd</p><p>These are the hungry daze</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Floyd, post: 816, member: 1"] [B]Knocking At Your Back Door[/B] (Blackmore/Glover/Gillan) Sweet Lucy was a dancer But none of us would chance her Because she was a Samurai She made electric shadows Beyond our fingertips And none of us could reach that high She came on like a teaser I had to touch and please her Enjoy a little paradise The log was in my pocket When Lucy met the Rocket And she never knew the reason why I can't deny it With that smile on her face It's not the kill It's the thrill of the chase Feel it coming It's knocking at the door You know it's no good running It's not against the law The point of no return And now you know the score And now you're learning What's knockin' at your back door Sweet Nancy was so fancy To get into her pantry Had to be the aristocracy The members that she toyed with At her city club Were something in diplomacy So we put her on the hit list Of a common cunning linguist A master of many tongues And now she eases gently From her Austin to her Bentley Suddenly she feels so young [B]Under The Gun[/B] (Blackmore/Glover/Gillan) Infidel can you hear Would be strange delight I need you to give your sympathy tonight When you hear what I say Deeds I've done Realize I've never lost and never won I've got a feeling that it's never right There was a reason but it's out of sight It's going down somewhere tonight Under the gun Put death in my hand Learn to fight Who could care if it's wrong or if it's right We got no choice Under command We're ordered to die or take this land Stupid bastards and religious freaks So safe in their castle keeps They turn away as a mother weeps Under the gun When brave men fall Under crimson skies There's a sadness reflected in a soldier's eyes Tears will dry For those I kill Remember no more their names but someone will The only way to be victorious Screw the fools who think it's glorious Who gives a toss about the likes of us Under the gun [B]Nobody's Home[/B] (Blackmore/Glover/Gillan/Lord/Paice) Nothing I can do about it Maybe I won't even try Your will is determined to kill any Reason of mine I see you coming With that look in your eye You act like a king but you ain't got a thing In your mind And now there's nobody home My belly is aching Your image is blown Your lights are burning bright But Nobody's Home You talk about love and affection If only you could You're full of pride but there's nothing inside And you think you're so good You know you got it coming to ya All things return You need me It's not gonna be my concern And now there's nobody home Your message is changing The children have grown Your lights are burning bright But nobody's home I hear you crying What can I say You get what you give so Forgive me as I turn away Nobody's home A legend is dying The seeds have been sown Your lights are burning bright But Nobody's Home [B]Mean Streak[/B] (Blackmore/Glover/Gillan) She came home last night rotten rolling drunk She talk no sense but she sound good so she think So I reached over and said Hello Is there some planet you'd care to go And she said Venus on the rocks She got a mean streak Black Mamba don't compete She got a mean streak Temptation bitter sweet She drives me crazy gets inside my brain She spend my money down a drain So I roll over for my reward How much can I afford And she says Just a little more I can't take this no more I tried so hard but I can't get thru' the door Because one smile from those eyes And I stand there paralyzed And she says Beg for more get down sucka you know what I like oh hang on [B]Perfect Strangers[/B] (Blackmore/Glover/Gillan) Can you remember remember my name As I flow through your life A thousand oceans I have flown And cold spirits of ice All my life I am the echo of your past I am returning the echo of a point in time Distant faces shine A thousand warriors I have known And laughing as the spirits appear All your life Shadows of another day And if you hear me talking on the wind You've got to understand We must remain Perfect Strangers I know I must remain inside this silent well of sorrow A strand of silver hanging through the sky Touching more than you see The voice of ages in your mind Is aching with the dead of the night Precious life (your tears are lost in falling rain) And if you hear me talking on the wind You've got to understand We must remain Perfect Strangers [B]A Gypsy's Kiss[/B] (Blackmore/Glover/Gillan) John San what you can La la Janette dance in sand What's the mystery my son Gypsy Dan Caravan Won Tun Wan with your Chinese fan It's part of history my son Murder and rape with your power The 10th revolution in far away days It's come to this A gypsy's kiss All your power's gonna fade in the haze Ya who' Jumme gae bile ya heed The Senorita said I'll drag yer lungs out through yer nose Space truckers free and high Teamsters get ya by and by That should keep you on your toes They got a gun at your head But you ain't necessarily playing their game They can't resist A Gypsy's Kiss All that's needed to drive them insane John Wayne The Alamo Crazy Horse Geronimo I'll smoke a piece with you Mind Body Heart and Soul We got Rock and Roll And there's nothing they can do Hear the small voice of truth Above the shouting despair of the crowd What do you wish A Gypsy's Kiss Gets you strong for crying out loud [B]Wasted Sunsets[/B] (Blackmore/Glover/Gillan) The day is gone when the angels come to stay And all the silent whispers will be blown away And lying in the corner a pair of high heel shoes Hanging on the wall gold and silver for the blues One too many wasted sunsets One too many for the road And after dark the door is always open Hoping someone else will show Someone is waiting behind an unlocked door Grey circles overhead empties on the floor The cracks in the walls have grown too long The slow hand is dragging on afraid to meet the dawn One too many wasted sunsets One too many for the road And after dark the door is always open Hoping someone else will show [B]Hungry Daze[/B] (Blackmore/Glover/Gillan) In a dark and sweaty room in '69 tables turning Dancing girls, silly girls, all kinds of girls and it was loud Tuning up to madness in the back room candles burning Present the Stinking Hippy and throw the naked thunder to the crowd In the Hungry Daze The long and lonely highway drags along it's going nowhere Sickness and disease and mad corruption something's going wrong The mountain's getting cold and lonely the trees are bare We all came out to Montreux but that's another song You've heard it all before In hungry daze Along the Mountain Road to do some drinking and now we're mobile again Different girls, laughing girls, forever girls and it's so loud The crew have lost again they are beaten men The winning team united living for the crowd These are the hungry daze [/QUOTE]
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