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Money
Talks
(Airey/Gillan/Glover/Morse/Paice)
I was young
and healthy
Extremely wealthy
I swung in the trees
And did as I pleased
I thought I was rich
Oh yeah
Such
sweet seduction
I could feel the suction
Greasing my palm
And doing no harm
Just making some deals
What a bitch
Money
talks to me
Whispers in my ear
Gives me everything I want
Everything I want
I had rising
stock
So I got more pockets
I knew somewhere to stick it
Where no-one would nick it
I kinda went private
And
then, aha
Such sweet seclusion
No more intrusion
Too much food on my plate
But there's guards at the gate
Such joy
I could almost die of it
Money
talks to me
Lays it on the line
Gives me everything I want
Everything I want
Money goes
to money
Yes it always returns
Finds its way back to the big house
Where it lives all alone
Wraithlike silent partners
Operators of the system
Give words of quiet assurance
To an otherwise healthy victim
It's all
coming back to me
I would swing in the trees
And I'd swim in the ocean
I used to show some emotion
I was not
to blame
I feel no shame
The structure was shaking
Was there for the taking
I had the resources
But then, oh no
Someone outbid me
I can't take it with me?
Then I will devour it
I can't go without it
It's simply a question of
Market forces
Money
talks to me
Whispers in my ear
Gives me everything I want
Everything I want
Money talks to me
Laughs right in my face
Gives me everything I want
Everything I want
Girls
Like That
(Airey/Gillan/Glover/Morse/Paice)
I'm in
a bad spot babe
I can't hear what you say
I'd love to stop and talk
You keep fading away
Just the way she said it
Something in her tone
Always so convincing
But she's good on the phone
I'll wait until she's ready
That could be a while
She always takes her time
Then she turns up in style
Something not right
Didn't recognise the car
Women being what they are
There is
no sense of reason
In a reasonable world
Makes any sense at all
To a reasonable girl
She said you know what I mean
But I couldn't understand
Didn't know what she said
I'm a reasonable man
It wasn't meant that way
I was only having fun
She looked me in the eye
But the damage was done
I got the vague impression
She was under my thumb
I looked the other way
And I had to succumb
Girls
like that
I want girls like that
Girls like that
I like girls like that
Wrong
Man
(Airey/Gillan/Glover/Morse/Paice)
I wasn't
in the room when the action was going down
I may have been there once but at the time I was out of town
I'm seeing strange fruit, they're saving off with his head
One way or another I'll end up dead
You got
the wrong man
You don't understand
You got the wrong man
You got the wrong man
I do what I can
I plead
not guilty to the charges you've laid out on your desk
l know what you're thinking "Oh yes - this is a DSF"'
I think I'm prime ministerial material but I can't lie to you
So I'm out of the running
But from here in my cell I imagine
Wouldn't that be something
You got
the wrong man
You don't understand
You got the wrong man
You got the wrong man
I do what I can
Rapture
Of The Deep
(Airey/Gillan/Glover/Morse/Paice)
I told
you once about a place that I had accidentally stumbled upon
Can you imagine how it feels to find somewhere that you can
do no wrong
But it's alright you're safe in my hands
I'll meet
you in the sky tonight and we will trace some undiscovered stars
We'll go beyond the universe beyond all understanding, hey,
it's not that far
But it's all right I feel safe in your hands
I can't
stand living this way
Getting by from day to day
I'm drinking from your loving cup
I told you things were looking up
Oh oh oh so good
Oh it feels so good
We're all
the same but then again we're all quite different in our own
peculiar ways
We've come so far and now we're going through another phase
But it's alright
We made it so far
I can't
stand living this way
Getting by from day to day
I'm drinking from your loving cup
Told you things were looking up
As we all
know it's hard to breathe when something spiritual has taken
place
We don't know why we don't know how we've been transformed into
a state of grace
But it's alright
We walk in our sleep
Yes it's alright
This is rapture of the deep
Clearly
Quite Absurd
(Airey/Gillan/Glover/Morse/Paice)
After all
we said today
The strangest thought occurred
I feel I ought to tell you
But it's clearly quite absurd
Wouldn't it be wonderful
If you could read my mind
Imagine all the stuff
That we could leave behind
How many words you waste
Before you're understood
Or simply sow some seeds
You'd do it if you could
Let me take a moment
Of your time
Inside you mind
I know
what you're thinking
But I don't know what to say
The turmoil and the conflict
You don't have to feel that way
Look into my eyes
And feel my hand upon your heart
Holding us together
Not tearing us apart
How many words we waste
To justify a crime
Compare it to an act of love
That really takes no time
Why not take a moment
Of your time
Inside your mind
Don't
Let Go
(Airey/Gillan/Glover/Morse/Paice)
I get lost
on a regular basis
I'm not alone, I see the same old faces
Back on the road it's a worthy opponent
I get home in the heat of the moment
What's
that stuff always rise to the surface
College cream, it always emerges
Be what you are I tell myself
And myself tells me we can't be anybody else
You always
sleep with a smile on your face
Much as I want to put myself in your place
Not my business, I've got dreams of my own
I try to recall but when I wake up it's gone
Don't
let go of that image
You'll never see it again
I can hear
voices they're buzzing in my head
Eyebrows raised, was it something I said
A long hot night, it crept in like a thief
The engine stopped, the seatbelt popped
And her jaw dropped in disbelief
Don't
let go of that beast
You'll never see it again
Don't
let go of that whisky bottle
You'll never see it again
Back
To Back
(Airey/Gillan/Glover/Morse/Paice)
I read
in the news
That the average man
Is uplifted five times a day
I’m confused I have to confess
My feeling never goes away
I know it’s right
They asked the average man
In a survey across the nation
I can’t understand the average man
Keeps losing his concentration
Oh you
gotta use it
Oh you gonna lose it
I’m just
begun
When you’re all done
I see you running down the road
Can’t hear a thing
My mind is blasted
And my head is about to explode
Feeling the pain
Just more of the same
As we're rolling through the night
Going so fast
We’re sure to hit the next town
Before the last one’s out of sight
Oh you
gotta use it
Oh you gonna lose it
Back to
back
One on one
Shake it up
Move it on
Back to back
One on one
Turn it up
Hold it down
Kiss
Tomorrow Goodbye
(Airey/Gillan/Glover/Morse/Paice)
I threw
a rock in the lake and it sank to the bottom
The waves spread out but the rock got forgotten
The ripples came back just as we feared
Looking for the rock but the hole disappeared
It’s somewhere in the middle some way down
The last guy that went looking almost certainly drowned
He ran
out of time
He can kiss tomorrow goodbye
Yes I piss
in the water and burn down the trees
I watch as the creatures fall to their knees
They ain’t got a clue as disaster looms
They’re too busy choking on toxic fumes
They got no hope and there’s no point running
No matter what they do I keep on coming
They
ran out of time
They can kiss tomorrow goodbye
I did a
bad thing
I did a bad thing
I did a bad thing
I did a bad thing
Well hallelujah
and holy mackerel
All we got left is a thief and a jackal
The writing is big and it’s there on the wall
Oh how the mighty empires fall
There’s nothing to fix it’s much too late
Sit down and prepare to meet your fate
You have
ran out of time
Kiss tomorrow goodbye
Junkyard
Blues
(Airey/Gillan/Glover/Morse/Paice)
Broken
down relations, beaten up guitars
Making one last appearance in a heap of old cars
Brambles and weeds flourishing amongst
Lines of empty bottles and rambling drunks
Junkyard
blues sounds familiar
I’m never alone
Always remind me of home
Once of
a dozen covered with stains
Blistered and stinking was all that remained
Cannibalised machines, mysterious bones
Unwanted contents of anonymous homes
Those
junkyard blues sounds familiar
Take me back
Always remind me of home
Mangy old
dog scratching in the dust
Burned out Mercedes surrendering to rust
All this stuff was good for something
But here it is now, good for nothing
Junkyard
blues sounds familiar
I’m never alone
Always remind me of home
Before
Time Began
(Airey/Gillan/Glover/Morse/Paice)
The daylight
fades and the stars comes out
But there’s never much to talk about
Another day goes rushing by and here we are just wondering why
We have to belong with a sense of purpose
That’s all we need, without them we’re worthless
Ah, we’ve come so far, hmm, but then again
All we see is more of the same
It’s getting crowded here we agree no doubt
Oh dear brother what’s it all about?
Hey you
over there, why don’t you throw down your spear?
We all need some help right now
Where are we going from here?
The way things are working out
It won’t be too long before we have to move
Better start thinking about it while there’s still time to choose
Every
day of my life I discover
Someone murdering my sisters and brothers
In the name of some god or another
What do you know?
For the
first precious few it’s time to go
What might have been we’ll never know
All those bad ideas became the law
Oh yes, we’ve forgotten what we’re looking for
All of you angels, it’s time to gather your wings
Leave it all behind you won’t need any of those things
We’re going on through the darkness hand in hand
To step into the future
Before time began
And for
those who remain with your chosen gods
May your prayers be answered
MTV
(Airey/Gillan/Glover/Morse/Paice)
I was driving
through the night
Into an endless tunnel of fog
When it dawned on me something was wrong
I was in a trance, hypnotised
Bored beyond belief
I was listening to the same old song
I know every lick, every word
Every nuance
I'm on first name terms with the crew
But I'd better get used to this poop du jour
Sure as hell they won't play anything new
Oh yes
I love you really
Classic Rock Radio
Oh my dear it's time for bed
Time for you to go
Everyone is asleep
The pirates
took to water, stole the charts
But sadly that didn't go down well with those upstairs
Who require loyalty
The establishment considered
That the uncontrolled appreciation of music
Was a danger to royalty
The mighty empire roared
As Cash 'n' Everett on the high seas
Looked like they'd get blown out of the water
They did of course eventually come ashore
As meek as mice or to be more accurate
As lambs to the slaughter
Oh yes
I love you really
I stand to attention
Oh Fanny, I love you dearly
Something else I should mention?
You sweet thing
Let's
not talk about MTV
I don't even want to start
I want to take a look at Classic Rock Radio
We're talking about the state of the art
Mr Grover
'n' Mr Gillian
You musta made a million
The night that Frank Zappa caught on fire
Could you tell us all about it
Keep it short and use my version
Or everyone out there'll think I'm a liar
We can speak about Bananas for one second
Just because I understand
You have to get them off your chest
But in the meantime while your talking
Could you do some more of these here ID's
And then this station might maintain some interest
Oh yes
I love you dearly
But why do you exist?
Oh yes I love you really
Is there something that I missed?
Things
I Never Said
(Airey/Gillan/Glover/Morse/Paice)
Don't get
me started, let's get it right
There's no use to talk about it deep into the night
Don't ask about secrets I could tell
I'm gonna keep them to myself
No bad decisions,
no good advice
No time to think about it even once or twice
No second chances looking down the road
When there's the only way, only way to go
Oh it
makes me wonder
What's going on inside my head
Well could it be the pressure that I'm under
Makes me forget the things I never said
I can't
remember, I can't forget
Take it from me there's not a moment of regret
Since the day I learned to tie my shoes
I found it hard to spread the news
Oh it
makes me wonder
What's going on inside my head
Well could it be the pressure that I'm under
Makes me forget the things I never said
It's hard
to swallow, it's hard to take
When I think about it now my knees begin to shake
Never came to me to mention at the time
Tell the truth it never crossed my mind
Oh it
makes me wonder
What's going on inside my head
Well could it be the pressure that I'm under
Makes me forget the things I never said
Oh it
makes me wonder
What's going on inside my head
Could it be the pressure that I'm under
Makes me forget the things I never said
All songs
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