1.Ain't Life Sweet
Lyricist:Archer Laurence, Clive Edwards, Mogg Phil, Way Pete
Kick out the cat, turn back the clock
Ain't life sweet baby, look what I got
They took the TV honey, ohh, babe, now they took the car
I skipped the bills, yeah and I've been drinking at the bar
Ain't life a treat, it ain't so sweet
When you're down on down, down on down
The bank's foreclosing
And there's a foot inside my door
The telephone's not ringing
And I can't take it anymore
I'm off the track, my last six pack
And I'm down on down, going down
Ain't life a treat, it ain't so sweet
When you're going down, down on down
Hit me Shorty
My God the kids are screaming
And the help, she ain't been paid
My baby upped and left me
Well, I hope she's getting laid
Ain't life a treat, it ain't so sweet
When you're down on down, going down
I'm just bad luck, looks like I got stuck
Down on down, down on down
I took it to the limit, now I'm really in it
Going down, right on down
Just like the I.R.S. ohh, more is less
Going down, down on down
2.Back Door Man
Lyricist:Archer Laurence, Mogg Phillip John, Way Peter Frederick
I'm every man here in disguise
Lie, cheat and give you a spoonful of lies
I'm a high toned mother with an axe to grind
Come a little closer honey, see what you find
Your worst nightmares all rolled in one
I'll find you, sure as the rising sun
Don't make a noise it's understood
'Cos this ain't no story like red riding hood
I'm your back door man, I'm your back door man, ohh, yeah
I'm your back door man, come on babe, and I'll take you where I
can
Systematically I choose at will
But with you there's an obscene thrill
It's funny now how you can't say no
It's the smell of fear that you love so
I'm your back door man, I'm your back door man, oh yeah
I'm your back door man baby, just take it where you can
This first kiss has a touch of ice
Now, how's that feel? It ain't so nice
Blackhearted mamma, I've something new
Ohh, Lord look what I've turned into
I'm your back door man, I'm your back door man
I'm your back door man, I'm your back door man
3.Borderline
Lyricist:Archer Laurence, Mogg Phil, Way Pete
Daylight's rising across the plains
This rig is streaking like a hell bound train
I smuggle whiskey, I smuggle gin
Where there's a need, well, I just truck on in
I'm a gambling man, son of a gun
I'll take the risks now, baby, I'll make the run
Wanna get home now, back in the saddle
Ain't gonna drive this kinda grade 'A' cattle
Daylight's rising across the plains
This rig is streaking like a hell bound train
Albuquerque now, New Mexico
This rig is class it ain't a one night show, yeah
And I'm one step closer to the devil
One step further from the law
Lord, I guess I'm just on borrowed time
But I'm one step closer to the
One step closer to the borderline
18 hours on this one long shift
Wanna hear the sweet sound of my tailgate lift
Lord, I'm dying out on this road
Wanna see my baby, help me unload
And I'm one step closer to the devil
One step further from the law
Lord, I guess I'm just on borrowed time
But I'm one step closer to the
One step closer to the borderline
Rolling stock now, shifting steel
Got a woman with a touch to heal
Diesel, dust and my wheels are humming
So close to home, can you feel me coming?
And I'm one step closer to the devil
One step further from the law
Lord, I guess I'm just on borrowed time
But I'm one step closer to the
One step closer to the borderline
To the borderline, to the borderline
And I'm one step closer to the devil
One step further from the law
Lord, I guess I'm just on borrowed time
But I'm one step closer to the
One step closer to the borderline
To the borderline, to the borderline
Wheels are rollin' down on home
4.Burnin' Fire
Lyricist:Archer Laurence, Mogg Phil, Way Pete
Well, she struck like lightning
Sent the blood rushing to my head
And she was so exciting
I took a walk I didn't have to be led
And I had my highlights, I had it all
I thought that life was my crystal ball
Now there's a highway running
She drove a truck right through my life
I jumped in to the burnin' fire
Led by lust and my desire
I jumped in to the burnin' fire
Led by lust my desire
Well, I was born a preacher
Fire and brimstone, I'm a Baptist man
She was God's own creature
What she didn't know you wouldn't understand now
And I had my highlights, I had it all
I thought that life was my crystal ball
Now there's a highway running
She drove a truck right through my life
I jumped in to the burnin' fire
Led by lust and my desire
I jumped in to the burnin' fire
Led by lust my desire
Well, she skipped across the floor
And she looked so fine
With her hair flowing back
I thought she was mine
I dreamed on in my own head
Now Lord, I wish I was dead
I jumped in to the burnin' fire
Led by lust and my desire
I jumped in to the burnin' fire
Led by lust my desire
I jumped in to the burnin' fire
Led by lust and my desire
I jumped in to the burnin' fire
Led by lust my desire
I jumped in, I jumped in
To the burnin' fire and you don't win
I jumped in, I jumped in
To the burnin' fire and you don't win
I jumped in to the burnin' fire
Led by lust and my desire
I jumped in to the burnin' fire
Led by lust my desire
5.Don't Want To Lose You
Lyricist:Archer Laurence, Mogg Phil, Way Pete
Is she waiting now?
Do you think she really really cares?
Is she standing and looking with her hope?
Her fingers through her hair
Looking at the future you and me, baby
Life lately don't seem like wonderland
Nothing here nothing coming in
Money goes like a wino's gin
Slips through my hands
And I know it ain't easy
I get drunk like a fool
There's a promise I made you, darling now
Just one golden rule
Hold on to this love
'Cause I don't want to lose you
Hold on to this love
'Cause I don't want to lose you
When the lights go down
Do you think she really really cares?
As she's lying there with her arms around you
A strange affair
Looking at the lights on Lake shore Drive
In the windy city now, will our love stay alive?
Last night I held you in my arms
You looked and said, 'Baby, we will survive'
And I know it ain't easy
'Cause life gets so cruel
And there's a promise I made you, darling now
Just one golden rule
Hold on to this love
'Cause I don't want to lose you
Hold on to this love
'Cause I don't want to lose you
Hold on to this love
'Cause I don't want to lose you
Hold on to this love
'Cause I don't want to lose you
And I know it ain't easy
I get drunk like a fool
There's a promise I made you, darling now
Just one golden rule
Where you gonna go, who you gonna run to?
Who you gonna see tonight, babe?
What you gonna wear, who you gonna know?
Who you gonna see tonight my, baby?
From the back of a one dollar down
Did you ever think I wouldn't be around?
This ain't a stand off ain't no fight
But where you gonna be sleeping tonight?
Hold on to this love
'Cause I don't want to lose you
Hold on to this love
'Cause I don't want to lose you
Hold on to this love
'Cause I don't want to lose you
Hold on to this love
'Cause I don't want to lose you
6.Let The Good Time Roll
Lyricist:Archer Laurence, Mogg Phil, Way Pete
Now here's an invitation
It's on page 33
Attractive and exciting female
Must be looking for someone like me
Looking through your magazine
Now here's a cryptic clue
Yes, the river is swollen
This one could be, could be for you
Come on lover pickup the phone
02900 in the Twilight Zone
Oh, she lets the good times roll
Come on, baby, now free my soul
Oh, she lets the good times roll
Heat it up and just let me go
A knight in shining armor
Honest and sincere
That's the way I'll word it now
Oh, plus a good career
Sticky situations
They will fade away
Place an ad in this column
And find a love you pray
Come on, baby, pick up the phone
Dial my number in the twilight zone
Oh, she lets the good time roll
Take it real fast or you can take it slow
Oh, she lets the good time roll
Just pump it up, now let me go
Oh, she lets the good times roll
She takes it fast or you can take it slow
Oh, she lets the good times roll
Now heat it up, babe, just don't let go
Oh, she lets the good times roll
She takes it fast or you can take it slow
Oh, she lets the good times roll
Now heat it up, babe, just don't let go
7.Love Deadly Love
Lyricist:Archer Laurence, Mogg Phil, Way Pete
A Greyhound bus weaves its way across town
I'm sitting here thinking
Never thought I could be brought down
And low, yes, I'm sinking
Bet on a wild one, I got stitched
Caught up in a fight
I was dreaming, dreaming, oh I saw you last night
(I got a)
4 by 8 on Riker's Yard
8 to 15 I'm doin' hard
For you and your lover
Shot through the head
Air conditioning lead
The honeymoon was over with the telephone bill
Yes, you've been tumbled with your fingers in the till
The Chelsea Hotel with a private line
Now it's payback time
Sha, la, la, la, I can't let you go
It's not over till it's over, no
Sha, la, la, la, I can't set you free
Oh no, can't let go
'Cause I put you right above
Love deadly love
Love deadly love
Through the shadows of my backyard
Now brother, I'm leaving a calling card
This mission tonight
Feels so right Mr. D.O.A.
Some they can take it and some lie down
Some just wear that thorny crown
Like a halo 'round the head
Oh now, you're better off dead
Sha, la, la, la, I can't let you go
It's not over till it's over, no
Sha, la, la, la, I can't set you free
Oh no, can't let go
'Cause I put you right above
Love deadly love
Love deadly love
Sha, la, la, la, I can't let you go
It's not over till it's over, no
Sha, la, la, la, I can't set you free
Oh no, can't let go
'Cause I put you right above
Love deadly love
Love deadly love
There's a visit and one phone call
And sometimes a stroll
If I'm straight in five years
Maybe remission or parole
Bet on a wild one, I got stitched
Caught up in a fight
I was dreaming, dreaming, oh I saw you last night
(I got a)
4 by 8 on Riker's Yard
8 to 15 I'm doin' hard
For you and your lover
Shot through the head
Air conditioning lead
Five card stud that's your game
I'll cut stack and lose it's all the same
You could never say no
Never say, no, no, no, no
Love deadly love, love deadly love
Love deadly love, love deadly love
Love deadly love, love deadly love
8.One Of Those Nights
Lyricist:Archer Laurence, Mogg Phil, Way Pete
Guess it's just the same old story
Fool, I didn't have a chance
She took me like a house that's burning
Never gave a second glance
Eat 'em up, let 'em go and you never, let your feelings show
She ain't here and you're asking why
Life's a bitch and then you die
Come on lover just let go, is there something I should know
Was it just one of those nights
Something you don't remember, yeah
Just one of those crazy nights
Something I don't remember
Sitting at the bar drinking beer
Happy hour's over and love's cost me dear
The piano player sits at his stool
He's playing 'Feelings', ain't life cruel
Uptown, downtown life's a river
And I wish I could drown
I could still hear those loving sighs
A lesson learnt love's just a lie
I know I made a big mistake
With love there's no even break
There's a price you have to pay
I got the bill when I heard you say
(Was it)
Just one of those nights
(Baby)
Something I don't remember
Just one of those crazy nights
Something you don't remember
Was it just one of those nights, baby
Something I don't remember
Just one of those crazy nights
Something I don't remember
(Was it)
Just one of those nights
(Baby)
Something I don't remember
Just one of those crazy nights
Something you don't remember
9.Primed For Time
Lyricist:Archer Laurence, Mogg Phil, Way Pete
Hey now, pulled up back of the parking lot
This ain't Miss Daisy now, look what I got
.357 and it's primed for time
I'm just 16 but I'm blowing like a wind chime
I get up, I go down, guess you could say
I'm from the wrong side of town
Tank commander in my neighborhood
Well read my lips, is this understood
It's your nervous breakdown
It's your teenage shakedown
Your nervous breakdown
(Just one of those things)
I've seen all the movies on the late late show
Clint and Schwarzenegger taught me all I know
So open up and hand the money here
This is the start of an illustrious career
I get up, I go to bed
I sleep good with a price on my head
I love the glamor the girls and the car
From lemonade to Old Courvoisier
It's your nervous breakdown
It's your teenage shakedown
Your nervous breakdown
(Just one of those things)
It's your nervous breakdown
It's your teenage shakedown
Your nervous breakdown
10.Revolution
Lyricist:Laurence Archer, Phillip John Mogg, Peter Fredrick Way
Love lies bleeding, from the east now to the west
I'm waiting to put your loving to the test
I need to know, I need to give
I need to feel to breathe and live
I'm cutting loose and I'm breaking out
I'm goin' to leave you, baby in no doubt 'cause
This will be my own revolution
With a burning flag held high
I will make my own constitution
Till the day I die
Sensations in every move that you ever make
Revelations what you now give you can't take
I need to know, I need to give
I need to feel to breathe and live
I'm cutting loose and I'm breaking out
I'm goin' to leave you baby in no doubt 'cause
This will be my own revolution
With a burning flag held high
I will make my own constitution
Till the day I die
If hell is to give, I'm wondering what I'm going to do
And I just couldn't see, oh, and how
My feelings run hot and I just couldn't stop now
This will be my own revolution
With a burning flag held high
I will make my own constitution
Till the day I die
This will be my own revolution
With a burning flag held high
I will make my own constitution
Till the day I die
This will be my own revolution
With a burning flag held high
I will make my own constitution
Till the day I die
Till the day I die
Till the day I die
Till the day I die
...
11.Running Up The Highway
Quit my job at the 7-11
3-D vision and a glance of heaven
Picked up my six string began to play
Just one touch and it started to say
All your dreams will come true
Lovely mansion with a pool so blue
A red Ferrari and a model for a wife
Oh yes it looks I was born for the good life
* Running up the highway looking for something
Looking for something I can't see
Running up the highway looking for something
Looking for something I can't see
A thousand motels waiting to trash
TV dinners, well I love that bash
And if you Eddie, just say Hi
This party's open so drop on by
All your dreams will come true
A sunny haven from the Inland Revenue
Hot nights in Paris a chance to dance
Since I signed up I've been living in a trance
* Repeat
I'm feeling sick like Dawn of the Dead
I've got Marines marching through my head
John-Boy Walton, he's so nice
So come in this must be paradise
All your dreams will come true
That lovely mansion with its pool so blue
A red Ferrari and a model for a wife
Oh yes it looks I was born for the good life
* Repeat
12.She's The One
Lyricist:Archer Laurence, Mogg Phil, Way Pete
No use in pretending, it's not been and gone
There's no defending, this feeling's all too strong
Every time and every place, I see magic in your eyes
I wanna see you, feel you, hold you tight
Till hell ices over, I'll be waiting tonight
Oh, she's the one, I was stripped right down now
Yeah, she had me reeling
Oh baby, she's the one and nothing feels better
And I know now, she's the only one
Dealing with emotions, we can uncreate
Being held under, oh, how you infatuate
Every step and every move, I see it in your eyes
I wanna see you, feel you, hold you tight
Till hell ices over, I'll be waiting tonight
Oh baby, she's the one, I was cut right down now
Oh, she left me reeling
Oh baby, she's the one, nothing felt better
And I can't forget her, she's the only one, only one
Oh, she's the one, I was stripped right down now
Yeah, she left me reeling
Oh baby, she's the one, and nothing felt better
And I can't forget her, she's the only one, only one
Only one, she's the one, I was stripped right down now
Yeah, she left me reeling
Oh baby, she's the one, and nothing felt better
And I can't forget her, she's the only one, only one
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