High Stakes & Dangerous Men – 1992
Phil Mogg - Vocals Laurence Archer - Guitar Pete Way - Bass Guitar Clive Edwards - Drums Don Airey – Keyboards Terry Reid - Backing Vocals Stevie Vann - Backing Vocals
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High Stakes & Dangerous Men – 1992 |
Phil Mogg - Vocals Laurence Archer - Guitar Pete Way - Bass Guitar Clive Edwards - Drums Don Airey – Keyboards Terry Reid - Backing Vocals Stevie Vann - Backing Vocals |
Borderline Mogg, Way & Archer Daylight's rising across the plains This rig is streaking like a hellbound 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 hellbound train Albuquerque now, New Mexico This is the … 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 |
Primed for Time Mogg, Way & Archer 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 glamour 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 |
She's the One Mogg, Way & Archer 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 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... |
Ain't Life Sweet Mogg, Way, Archer & Edwards Kick out the cat / turn back the clock Ain't life sweet baby look what I got They took the TV honey Oh 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. oh, more is less Going down / down on down |
Don't Want to Lose You Mogg, Way & Archer 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 'Cos I don't want to lose you Hold on to this love 'Cos 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 Lakeshore 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 'Cos life gets so cruel And there's a promise I made you darling now Just one golden rule Hold on to this love 'Cos I don't want to lose you Hold on to this love 'Cos I don't want to lose you Hold on to this love 'Cos I don't want to lose you Hold on to this love 'Cos 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 'Cos I don't want to lose you Hold on to this love 'Cos I don't want to lose you Hold on to this love 'Cos I don't want to lose you Hold on to this love 'Cos I don't want to lose you |
Burnin' Fire Mogg, Way & Archer 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 |
Running up the Highway Mogg, Way & Archer 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 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 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 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 |
Back Door Man Mogg, Way & Archer 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 oh 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 Oh 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 |
One of Those Nights Mogg, Way & Archer 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 got 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 |
Revolution Mogg, Way & Archer 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.... |
Love Deadly Love Mogg, Way & Archer 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 |
Let the Good Times Roll Mogg, Way & Archer 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 let's 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 let's 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 |