1973
Vertigo
Line up: John Lawton - Lead Vocals Peter Hecht - Keyboards Dieter Horns - Bass/Vocals Peter Hesslein - Lead Guitars/Vocals Joachim Reitenbach - Drums Guests: Herbert Bornhold - Percussion
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I'm Just a Rock & Roll Singer 1973 Vertigo |
Line up: John Lawton - Lead Vocals Peter Hecht - Keyboards Dieter Horns - Bass/Vocals Peter Hesslein - Lead Guitars/Vocals Joachim Reitenbach - Drums Guests: Herbert Bornhold - Percussion |
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Groovin’ Stone Gone, holdin' onto no chains Leavin', feelin' no more bad pains Feel like a groovin' and I never see the light Goin' to the break of day Just tryin' to put things right Livin' for the parties and the fun I might have had Smilin' for the people and drinkin' with the band Free, got no time for thinkin' Leavin', got no time for relaxin' Looks like another rising rainbow Writing songs for the next show Are you ready to go back To the days of feelin' sad Are you ready to go back To the days of feelin' sad Waitin' for the next stop, oh yeah When that day comes There'll be no more time for regrettin' Watch the hands on the clock turn around There's no stoppin' Na na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na na Who am I now What am I Na na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na na Who am I now Free, got no time for thinkin' Livin', got no time for relaxin' Wait 'til tomorrow And then I'll push it through Wait 'til it breaks me And then I'll start anew Folks said I was no good Didn't have no room to fly Papa used to beat me Didn't stop to wonder why Gone, holdin' onto no chains Leavin', feelin' no more bad pains Feels like another rising rainbow And the groovin' slides my backbone Are you ready to go back To the days of feelin' sad Are you ready to go back To the days of feelin' sad When that day comes There'll be no more time for regrettin' Watch the hands on the clock turn around There's no stoppin' Na na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na na Who am I now What am I Na na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na na Who am I now Are you ready to go back To the days of feelin' sad Are you ready to go back To the days of feelin' sad ... |
Closed Curtains I've played the part of a travelling man Acting my part from the very first line But now I see, there's been a big change in me From today I know that the curtains are closed I've read the stories of brotherhood Been around the world more than one time But now I see, there's been a big change in me But today I know that the curtains are closed Oh feeling alright My wandering days are through I've had enough But I hang around Oh we're getting uptight I know just what to do My time has time has come for getting on Yes, got to settle down Oh feeling alright My wandering days are through I've had enough But I hang around Oh we're getting uptight I know just what to do My time has time has come for getting on Yes, got to settle down Drunk from the cup of Satan's blood Worked 'til my hands could take no more Up in the clouds, for the whole world to see But today I know that the curtains are closed Looked over hills 'til my eyes got weak Sand 'til my song began to tire But now I see, there's been a big change in me And today I know that the curtains are closed Oh feeling alright My wandering days are through I've had enough But I hang around Oh we're getting uptight I know just what to do My time has time has come for getting on Yes, got to settle down Oh feeling alright My wandering days are through I've had enough But I hang around Oh we're getting uptight I know just what to do My time has time has come for getting on Yes, got to settle down |
Born On The Run Run through the night Though the shadows are chasing Rain and the wind Beat my face as I go Keep movin' on My first time and I'm drownin' So hard to run I got no place to go Frightened to turn Don't know what's behind me Fear of the doubt Keeps my head running wild Keep movin' on Through the night that surrounds me So hard to run Just a nobody town Questions I've asked All the answers the same Nobody seems to know why Raised so wild I'm too hard to tame Keep movin' on Maybe someone will die Brought up in the dirt Never heard of good livin' Folks died young Preacher told me so Life is to take Never heard of givin', no Born on the run I got no place to go Questions I've asked All the answers the same Nobody seems to know why Raised so wild I'm too hard to tame Keep movin' on Maybe someone will die Questions I've asked All the answers the same Nobody seems to know why Raised so wild I'm too hard to tame Keep movin' on Maybe someone will die |
Blind Freedom Try just a little harder And you will see That your life will get stronger Just one touch From the hand of magic Freedom lies over the hill Drinkin' his wine Biding his time We've got a lot to be grateful for We've got a chance Let the lovelight open your door Just too much The cries of a hungry child Sound of love Heart out of time Breaking his mind Glad he ain't mine See the sun in the early dawn flying high Thinkin' of better times And dreamin' of life yet to come Tomorrow's the next day in your life Bless your heart, we've spent a lot of time Drinkin' wine, yeah, floatin' by Drink yourself, we're goin' to need some time To change the light of day into tomorrow's night So what should you listen to Run, let freedom show you the way Wings that can fly Will bring you a better day Just one touch From the hand of magic Freedom lies over the hill Drinkin' his wine Biding his time We've got a lot to be grateful for We've got a chance Let the lovelight open your door Just too much The cries of a hungry child Sound of love Heart out of time Breaking his mind Glad he ain't mine We've got a lot to be grateful for We've got a chance Let the lovelight open your door Just too much The cries of a hungry child Sound of love Heart out of time Breaking his mind Glad he ain't mine |
Rock’n’Roll Singer Just a rock 'n roll singer moving every night trying to keep my music alive I'm a rock 'n roll bringer Sticking to the road so won't you take a ride One day I'm gonna make it Be young enough to take it Rockin' ain't easy oh yeah My head gets queasy, aha My voice gets wheesy oh yeah But I'm gonna go rock'n'rolling, rock'n'rolling Just a rock and roll singer Moving down the road - no time to stop and take a break My group a real humdinger Swinging every night till my back begins to ache One day I'm gone make it Still young enough to take it Rocking ain't easy oh yeah My voice is getting wheesy My head is getting queasy But I'm gonna go Rock and rolling, Rock'n rolling Shake your money maker, take your blue suede shoes off and sing Hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah, hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah! Oh na na na na na na na, oh na na na na na na na na Rock 'n roll - yeah Get myself a truckload, cross the country once more Rocking in the old way, heading for the next day Thinking everybody's saying Come on go Oh na na na na na na na, oh na na na na na na na na Rock 'n roll - yeah Rock and rolling, rock and rolling ... |
Lonely City Days Time after time The day breaks on the city I got a lot of things to do Gotta see my girl in this great big lonely city We got a lot of things to do Children play on the streets down below in the rain No one cares Woman sits on the step of the city bank, alone People rich, people poor No one cares what the other one thinks No one does, it's true No news, no news Ahhhhh The day strikes on this rumbling roaring city The fog and smog protect my view Ain't seen my girl, I know she must be busy The telephone rings through But I shop on the streets down below in the rain No one cares Evenin' breaks and the lights of the city can shine through Old man, little girl No one cares what the other one thinks No one does, it's true No news, no news Ahhhhh Lonely city days I got a lot of things to do Yeah Children play Evenin' breaks Bad news, bad news Mother's son on the street down below Old man, little girl Singin' The hard times The hard times The hard times |
Mary’s Breakdown Little Mary sit and drawin' Funny pictures on the wall And thinkin' how good it used to be Mother couldn't help her Her father didn't care What became of Mary He didn't see The note lay on the table The troubled things it said I'm leavin' Because there was no doubt It's been the same old story Since little Mary's birth Trouble and you leave It's still the same What if you're the one to blame Little Mary sit and cryin' Her funny pictures fell Not old enough to know the reason why Photo's smile frankly But still it's not the same The toys and games of someone else's child Maybe they'll come tomorrow Go home to make their own The wishin' and hopin' never dies Little Mary's world Lies shattered on the ground Sorrow and despair lies all around No one hears that weeping sound Maybe they'll come tomorrow Maybe they'll come today Little heart is waiting Waiting for the break Sister says don't worry She smiles a friendly smile But baby, pumpkins splatter They're going to let you die Now Mary's world is over Broken heart, the doctor says There's nothing more that he can do for her A little life is ended The worries are all gone Memory of Mary lingers there The note lay on the table The troubled things it said I'm leavin' Because there was no doubt It's been the same old story Since little Mary's birth Trouble and you leave It's still the same Slowly little Mary dies Maybe they'll come tomorrow Maybe they'll come today Little heart is waiting Waiting for the break Sister says don't worry She smiles a friendly smile Mary's pumpkin splatters They're gonna let her die |
Song For Louie Wings of time Play the smiles of only you, my love For the teardrops were falling From a sad sad song With you And I've got a book filled with daydreams Written in lonely rhymes But the rhymes, they get harder Without you Though the autumn wind blows cold And my song is new Only you Maybe someday, somewhere You'll be listening to the magic Of the dreams that were born In an old-fashioned song For understanding And words that I penned in Throwing the blinds when the sun comes up That room is bare Trying to put out the light of candle Trying so hard Though it's dark I've tried so hard to forget The smiles of you my love But the tears, but the tears Keep on falling from a sad sad song And I've got a book filled with daydreams You wrote in happy times But the times they get harder Without you Though the summer wind blows warm And my song is new Only you Baby, sometime, somehow You'll have heard my song of magic, oh In a dream that went wrong In an old-fashioned song For understanding And words that I penned in Throwing the blinds when the sun comes up That room is bare Trying to put out the light of candle Trying so hard Though it's dark |