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Vicious Cycle Released: May 20, 2003 Recorded: November 2002 – January 2003 at Cartee Day Studios, except 15 Label: Sanctuary Producer: Ben Fowler and Lynyrd Skynyrd, except 15 This is the first album by the band following the death of original bassist Leon Wilkeson, the song Mad Hatter being a tribute in memory to him. He died during recording, but does appear on two songs, The Way and Lucky Man. Vicious Cycle is marked as the first professionally recorded album to use laser guitars. It included the single Red, White & Blue which peaked at *1 on the US charts. The CD booklet contains a recount by year of events in the band's history since 1964. In the album, Kid Rock features in the bonus track, a remake of Gimme Back My Bullets. |
Featuring: Johnny Van Zant - Lead Vocals Gary Rossington - Guitars Billy Powell - Keyboards Ean Evans - Bass Guitar Michael Cartellone - Drums Carol Chase - Background Vocals Rickey Medlocke - Guitars & Vocals Hughie Thomasson - Guitars & Background Vocals Dale Krantz Rossington - Background Vocals Kid Rock - Vocals In Gimme Back My Bullets Leon Wilkeson - Bass Guitar On The Way And Lucky Man Johnny Van Zant - Lead Vocals Gary Rossington - Guitars Billy Powell - Keyboards Ean Evans - Bass Guitar Michael Cartellone - Drums Carol Chase - Background Vocals Rickey Medlocke - Guitars & Vocals Hughie Thomasson - Guitars & Background Vocals Dale Krantz Rossington - Background Vocals Leon Wilkeson - Bass Guitar On The Way And Lucky Man Kid Rock - Vocals In Gimme Back My Bullets |
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That's How I Like It Let me tell ya, Where I come from it's grits and gravy not champagne caviar Got a pick up truck this ain't no mercedes That's who we are ohhhhh (Yeah I wouldn't change a thing) I ain't no saint sometimes a sinner and I can't tell you why but I get up every morning thank the man above (ohhhh wooo my life is good) Let me tell ya how good Like my women HOT and my beer ice cold A real fast car and my whiskey old Like a slow drive down an old dirt road That's how I like it I like to turn my music way up loud Ain't nothing better than the sound of a crowd American Flag it makes me proud, Thats how I like it - woo aa Listen now Ain't no cell phone towers you won't catch me online Workin with my hands for hours that's how I spend my time And I don't stand in line for coffee it ain't my cup of tea Out here in the country we got everything we need oooooh woooooooooo Yeah Like my women HOT and my beer ice cold A real fast car and my whiskey old like a slow drive down an old dirt road That's how I like it I like to turn my music way up loud Ain't nothing better than the sound of a crowd American Flag makes me proud, Thats how I like it ooooh wooo Thats how I like it (whistle) Like my women HOT and my beer ice cold A real fast car and my whiskey old like a slow drive down an old dirt road That's how I like it I like to turn my music way up loud Ain't nothing better than the Skynyrd crowd American Flag it makes me proud, Thats how I like it Thats why we like it Thats how I like it woooooo mmmmmm yeahhhhh |
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Pick Em Up Ooooh Yeah well sometimes I lose my direction and sometimes I jump off track, aaah But when I hideout baby I can always get it back I need to feel the cool breeze in my face The rumble of the engine between my legs Hey little sister you can color me gone So if I want to stay out all nite long You can't stop me from runnin wild yeah Don't you worry how long I'm gone I'll come back every once in awhile I pick'em up and lay'em on down I never like my feet to ever hit the ground Don't miss me when I'm gone Cuz' I'll be around I'm a free spirit baby Pick me up and lay me on down Thats right Well I know that I got me a good life Jim Beam and woman they treat me right I make my own rules, like it or not Now don't miss understand me baby I'll give in every once in awhile Yeah well it's tough love I'll leave you with a smile So if I want to stay out all nite long You can't stop me from runnin wild yeah Don't you worry how long I'm gone I'll come back every once in awhile I pick'em up and lay'em on down I never like my feet to ever hit the ground Don't miss me when I'm gone Cuz' I'll be around I'm a free spirit baby Pick me up and lay me on down I've been here I've been there I've been every where I wouldn't tell you no lies And just like me your a wild one Won't you take me runnin around I pick'em up and lay'em on down I never like my feet to ever hit the ground Don't miss me when I'm gone Cuz' I'll be around I'm a free spirit baby Pick me up and lay me on down Yeah I'm a free spirit baby pick me up and lay me on down Ya gotta lay me on down, yes you do I'm a free spirit I know ya are Johnny Oh thats what I do Uuuh ... |
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Dead Man Walkin' Mmm Let me tell ya a story Outside of Macon, off a country road Justice was forsaken when they let the wrong man go Johnny Law was shady First one on the scene They called it murder in the first degree Dead man walkin' Walkin' down the hall Judge says guilty but still he's standing tall Dead man walkin' they say broke the law Taking the life of another man Who done his daughter wrong Light 'em up Lay 'em down Take 'em out But there's more of us around When wrong is right and right is wrong Oh there's a dead man walkin' tonight Walk on Walk on Walk on (Whistle) Oooh If I asked you a question would you tell the truth Would you pull the trigger if you was standin' in his shoes Dead man walkin' I know what I'd do If someone hurt my baby I'd be walkin' too Light 'em up Oh lay 'em down Take 'em out But there's more of us around When right is wrong and wrong is right Oh there's a dead man walkin' tonight Walk on You gotta walk on baby Walk on Ohhh You gotta walk on baby Walk on Oooh Yeah So if I asked you that question would you tell the truth Dead Man Walkin' Mmmm |
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The Way Well the sun don't shine where it used to And the angels are hidin' their heads People don't listen to their hearts anymore Seems the good men all are dead There ain't no right, wrong, no in between That ain't the constitution that they wrote for me Got our heads stuck in somethin' overseas Standin' ass deep in hypocracy Ooo ... Well I found myself out on the open road Heading out into the desert Lookin' for another world that's waitin' on me That none of us can see I keep thinkin' to myself as I move along Where do we all come from Is there religion or another dimension Another place and time yeah.... Ooo ... When my life is over and done Finally made my way through it Another life has just begun Is this the way you do it Oh the way... Ooo ... Lookin' in the eyes of the man on the moon He's starin' down at me Wondering what he's thinkin' and if he knows Please let me see Life is like an open door we're all walkin' through Do you know the answers, no one knows the truth Until we pass on through When my life is over and done Finally made my way through it Another life has just begun Is this the way to it Ooo ... Walkin' on the world upside down It keeps spinnin' round and round World upside down I'm so tired of all this bullshit goin' down Finally made my way through it When my life is over and done Is this the way you do it When my life is over and done Finally made my way through it Another life has just begun This is the way you do it Oh the way... This is the way you do it Oh the way ... |
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Red White & Blue (Love it or Leave) Oooh ... We don't have no plastic L.A. friends ain't on the edge of no popular trend ain't never seen the inside of that magazine GQ we don't care if your a lawyer or a Texas oil man or some waitress busting ass at some liquor stand if you got soul we hang out with people just like you Well my hairs turning white my necks always been red my collars still blue we've always been here just trying to sing the truth to you guess you could say we've always been Red White and Blue Ride our own bikes to Sturges pay are own dues smokin camels and drinking domestic brews if you want to know where i've been just look at my hands yeah i've driven by the white house and spent some time in jail mama cried but she still wouldn't pay my bail i ain't been no angel but even god he understands My hairs turning white my necks always been red my collars still blue we've always been here just trying to sing the truth to you guess you could say we've always been red white and blue yeah that's right ... My daddy worked hard and so have I We paid our taxes and gave our lives to serve this great country so what are they complaining about yeah we love our families we love our kids you know it's love that makes us all so rich that's where were at if they don't like it they can just ... get the hell out! Yeah! My hairs turning white my necks always been red my collars still blue we've always been here just trying to sing the truth to you guess you could say we've always been red white and blue Ooo Red white and blue ya know ya know ya know red white and blue Yeah Ooo Red white and blue |
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Sweet Mama Here we go / Come on I was raised on the west side, shanty town I didn't get up until the sun went down When your back's against the wall you better get tough I Learned real quick how to swing and duck I was born in the sweet hot Florida sunshine Good looking women backwoods and moonshine Learned more about life on the street than in the school Sweet mama didn't raise no fool No she didn't Ohhh Some folks cheat and some folks lie I can judge a man by the look in his eye's Don't hand me Jack and try to call it cola I know the difference 'tween shit and shineola I was born in the sweet hot Florida sunshine Good looking women backwoods and moonshine Learned more about life on the street than in the school Sweet mama didn't raise no fool No she didn't / Play it boy's No no no / Uh huh Mama was no angel when she taught me right from wrong She knew every single note and every word in every song She taught me how to gamble and how to roll the dice If it makes you feel good do it, don't think twice I was born in the sweet hot Florida sunshine Good looking women backwoods and moonshine Learned more about life on the streets than in the school Sweet mama didn't raise no fool I was born in the sweet hot Florida sunshine Good looking women backwoods and moonshine Learned more about life on the streets than in the school Sweet mama didn't raise no fool Noooooo Talking about mama Ow I’m telling ya she's so sweet Talking about sweet, sweet, sweet mama Talking about sweet, sweet, sweet mama Talking about sweet, sweet, sweet mama |
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All Funked Up Oooh ... / Aaah ... Tornados spinnin', I sit here grinnin' I think we've all seen this movie before This is confusin', almost amusin' It's hard to tell up and down anymore When did it get so crazy, how did we lose control Everybodies shouting, how bad it really sucks Situation normal All funked up, We're all funked up We had some leaders, and they were cheaters But they came out smelling like a rose We should reject them, but we respect them For what they do when the door is closed Nothing in this world a simple man can do Stand up and be counted, ain't you had enough Situation normal All funked up, Yeah we're all funked up We're funtionally disfuntional We're funtionally yeah disfuntional We're all funked up Uuuh ... Don't you know the meaning of the word snafu Better known as trouble for me and you Murphy's law will get ya, he's on his way Same ol' same ol' shit a different day Uuuh ... Oh ... Tornados spinnin', I sit here grinnin' I think we've all seen this movie before This is confusin', almost amusin' It's hard to tell up and down anymore Everybodies shouting, how bad it really sucks Situation normal All funked up, we're all funked up ... We're all funked up ... We're all funked up ... Oh ... All funked up ... |
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Hell or Heaven Mama used to say to me, you can make your destiny Keep your feet planted on the ground You can always get it back, make a castle from a one room shack It's all of what you make of what you've found Son you're gonna find out when you're older There's always been the hand of god restin' right there on your shoulder Will it be hell or heaven on earth The choice is up to you Look to the sky, the answer is clear Are you gonna, live life for all it's worth Choose hell, or heaven on earth If you live it right, there's nothing to fear 'Cause you'll find heaven right here Saw a man the other day, had it made in every way Till his greed brought him down He was blinded by the city lights, now he shivers in the cold tonight Who will save the lifeguard when he's about to drown Will it be hell or heaven on earth The choice is up to you Look to the sky, the answer is clear Are you gonna, live life for all it's worth Choose hell, or heaven on earth If you live it right, there's nothing to fear 'Cause you'll find heaven right here You know you're gonna walk through fire You know your gonna feel the pain Oh you're gonna lose, if you want to win the game And everytime your heart is breakin' And everytime your faith is shaken Remember what mama said ... Oh that day ... Hope when my time has come I've left enough to build upon Ain't no one gonna say I didn't try Here's why ... Hell or heaven on earth The choice is up to you Look to the sky, the answer is clear Are you gonna, live life for all it's worth Choose hell, or heaven on earth If you live it right, there's nothing to fear 'Cause you'll find heaven right here You'll find heaven right here Oooohhh.. You'll find heaven right here Oooohhh.. Oooohhh ... heaven right here ... |
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Mad Hatter Oooh ... Yeah ... We just landed, we just touched down It just hit home yeah, that a good man is gone Hey Cat in the Hat, we're all gonna miss you And all your practical jokes yeah, and taking three steps with you We never say goodbye we always say so long You had nine lives I can't believe they're all gone The Mad Hatter's movin' on Yeah he's movin' on Yeah we'll see you again, one way or another And now that you're there yeah, Say hello to our brothers Oohh ... We never say goodbye we always say so long Yeah ... You had nine lives I can't believe they're all gone The Mad Hatter's movin' on The Cat in the Hat is gone ... Oooh ... Travelin' man, travelin' man His spirit's never gone It lives on and on and on and on Oooh ... Mad Hatter ... Oooh ... So tonight we'll pay tribute, and light up a match And tell all your brothers and sisters, about the Cat in the Hat Ooohhh ... He had nine lives I can't believe they're all gone I know the Mad Hatter, he's not alone The Mad Hatter's moved on Oooh ... he's gone Travelin' on Travel on Oooh ... The Mad Hatter's moved on See you later |
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Rockin' Little Town Thats right Yeah Big bad machine still makin' the scene Big wheels keep on turnin' Step on the gas gone in a flash Rubber just keeps on burnin' Cause every night is a saturday nite No matter what town we're in Open the doors and kick out the lights Just let the party begin We're just watchin' the world from this big ass bus The highway is home to folks like us Makin' the music keepin' it alive Slip in, slip out of your Rockin' little town tonight Yeah thats what we do We get into town lay our head down Really ain't nothin' to do Just watching the clock gettin' ready to rock We ain't no different than you Cause every night is a saturday nite No matter what town we're in Open the doors and kick out the lights Yeah let the party begin We're just watchin' the world from this big ass bus The highway is home to folks like us Makin' the music keepin' it alive Slip in, slip out of your Rockin' little town tonight So good to see you all again I hope this ride we're on ... Oooh ... yeah will never end Rockin' little town Cause every night is a saturday nite No matter what town we're in So open the door and kick out the lights Yeah let this party begin Cause we're watchin' the world from this big ass bus The highway is home to boys like us Makin' the music keepin' it alive Slip in, slip out of your Rockin' little town Watchin' the world from this big ass bus The highway is home to folks like us Makin' the music keepin' it alive Slip in, slip out of your Rockin' little town tonight Yeah thats what we do Oooh We'll see ya soon Yeah Little rockin town |
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Crawl Your love does something to me That I can't describe Dark eyes, see right through me and I just can't hide You drive me crazy with what you don't say and the way that you hold back love Tell me tell me won't you please please tell me Need an answer from above There you are,you're my desire and here I am, I'd be a liar If I said, I ain't gonna crawl You ain't gonna nail my heart to the wall You ain't gonna find me crying like a chid just asking for it all I ain't gonna beg I'd rather lose it all instead If that's what it takes to get you Part of me just might let you Someone like you, I'd do more than fall I just might crawl Ohhhh Seems like I get this feeling this time of night Head down sense's reeling Something just ain't right Imagination locked up inside and it's got no where to go I see my lover through another's eyes and it's killing me just to know, the truth Like playing with fire, to lose you I'd be a liar, if I said I ain't gonna crawl You ain't gonna nail my heart to the wall You ain't gonna find me crying like a chid just asking for it all I ain't gonna beg I'd rather lose it all instead If that's what it takes to get you Part of me just might let you Someone like you, I'd do more than fall I just might crawl Oooh I just might crawl Oooh I ain't gonna crawl You ain't gonna nail my heart to the wall You ain't gonna find me crying like a chid just asking for it all I ain't gonna beg I'd rather lose it all instead If that's what it takes to get you Part of me just might let you Someone like you, I'd do more than fall I just might crawl Crawl ... Sooner or later, we all fall Crawl ... |
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Jake A boy gets crazy when he's sittin' at the bar Don't you mess with Jake don't you push him too far Rotgut whiskey and homemade wine Make a good country boy just lose his mind Like a runaway train rollin' through the night the boy ain't got no fear Like a race car hittin' the wall it gets hard to steer Waitin' for the smoke to clear Oooh ... Betty got caught in the back of Bobby's car Bobby got caught with his hand in the cookie jar Her Daddy blew a fuse and went for his gun Now Bobby and Betty they're on the run Like a runaway train rollin' throught the night nothin's gonna stop them now Gotta keep on moving cover their tracks somehow Like a runaway train rollin' through the night The kids ain't got no fear Daddy swears bang is the last sound Bobby's gonna hear Oooohhh ... Waitin' for the smoke to clear Daddy finally caught 'em and he emptied his gun Put a dead end to all of Bobby's fun Oooohhh ... Good god almighty for heaven's sakes Betty's Daddy turned out to be Jake Like a runaway train rollin' through the night Jake ain't got no fear No hangman judge gonna give the boy 99 years Here sits Jake in the back of this bar Sippin' on an ice cold beer If the law had a clue all they'd do is look right here They'd see Jake Waitin' for the smoke to clear ... Waitin' for ... Oooh ... |
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Life's Lessons I listen, and still I haven't heard Tell me what is the word And if I ever heard it Would it be clear as water Oh tears run down your face Reflects the human race We're all caught up with winnin' Losing time and space Life's Lessons So you think you know it all but you're headin' for a fall Oh to make it back again You'll have to crawl and step back Take a look around are your feet still on the ground Oh can we find you in the section of lost and found Never think you've got it figured out 'cause when you do you'll begin to doubt It's time for you to open your eye's Will we look back and see what we've done Will we be proud or ashamed of what we've become Will we realize we all share one fate Or is this another Life's Lesson, too late Oooh Never think you've got it figured out 'cause when you do you'll begin to doubt It's time for you to open your eye's Oooh Will we look back and see what we've done Will we be proud or ashamed of what we've become Will we realize we all share one fate Is this another Life's Lesson, too late Will we look back and see what we've done Oooh Will we realize we all share one fate Oooh Life's Lessons Oooh Yeah Life's Lessons Oooh ... Life's Lessons Will we look back and see what we've done Will we realize we all share one fate |
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Lucky Man Well it took so long for me to realize That my destiny was right before my eyes If it were up to me to travel through this life I'd find an open space for me to live out all my dreams I'm such a lucky man, I try to be a stronger man I shed a tear or two but that don't make me a weaker man It's made me a better man, I've given all I can To a world that sometimes thinks that I'm a lesser man I remember all the things I've been through Gave myself to all those people I once knew I'm such a lucky man I'd like to thank you for the times that you have been with me I hope it meant as much to you to share these memories There's a guiding light that always seems to shine on me If I did it again I'd be happy 'til the end I'm a lucky man, I try to be a stronger man I shed a tear or two but that don't make me a weaker man It's made me a better man, I've given all I can To a world that sometimes thinks that I'm a lesser man I remember all the things I've been through Gave myself to all those people I once knew I'm such a lucky man It's right here in the moonlight ... Whoooh I'm a lucky man, I try to be a stronger man I shed a tear or two but that don't make me a weaker man It's made me a better man, I've given all I can To a world that sometimes thinks that I'm a lesser man I'm a lucky man Yeah I'm a lucky man Just a lucky man |
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Gimme Back My Bullets Life is so strange when its changin', yes indeed Well I've seen the hard times and the pressure's been on me But I keep on workin' like the workin' man do And I've got my act together, gonna walk all over you Gimme back my bullets Put 'em back where they belong Ain't foolin' around 'cause I done had my fun Ain't gonna see no more damage done Gimme back my bullets Sweet talkin' people done ran me out of town And I drank enough whiskey to float a battleship around But I'm leavin' this game one step ahead of you And you will not hear me cry 'cause I do not sing the blues Gimme back my bullets Put 'em back where they belong Ain't foolin' around 'cause I done had my fun Ain't gonna see no more damage done Gimme back, gimme back my bullets Oh, put 'em back ... where they belong Been up and down since I turned seventeen Well I've been on top, and then it seems I lost my dream But I got it back, I'm feelin' better everyday Tell all those pencil pushers, better get out of my way Gimme back my bullets Put 'em back where they belong Ain't foolin' around, 'cause I done had my fun Ain't gonna see no more damage done Gimme back, gimme back my bullets Oh put 'em back where they belong Gimme back my bullets |
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