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She says she wants to see me
She's tired of stayin in
She says she wants some rockin'
Shes got the right man
I'm gonna take her ridin'
Out past the edge of town
Out where the wind's still racin' free on the heartland
I'll be there nine tonight
nine tonight
nine tonight
Can't wait for nine tonight
nine tonight
nine tonight
I'll be there nine tonight
ooh, nine tonight
nine tonight
She might be my baby
She might be mine - tonight
Nine tonight
nine tonight
nine tonight
she might be mine tonight
I'm movin' in to action
I'm shinin' up mt wheels
I'm tryin' hard to think of the right things to say now
The sun is slowly sinkin'
Here comes a great big moon
I'm startin' up my engine
It won't be long now
I'll be there nine tonight
nine tonight
nine tonight
Can't wait for nine tonight
nine tonight
nine tonight
I'll be there nine tonight
ooh, nine tonight
nine tonight
She might be my baby
She might be mine - tonight
Nine tonight
nine tonight
nine tonight
she might be mine tonight
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All right, you guys feel funky tonight, ah yeah
this is an old Memphis song, old Memphis song
I used to smoke
Five packs of cigarettes a day
It was the hardest thing
To put them away
I drink four or five bottles of wine
I kept a glass
In my hand all the time
Breaking those habits was hard to do
But nothing compared to the changes
You put me through
Trying to live my life without you babe
It's the hardest thing I'll ever do
Trying to forget the love we once shared
It's the hardest thing I'll ever have
All right, I said
I had the worst reputation in town
For chasing all the women around
I thought changing my way of living
Was hard to do
But it's nothing compared to the changes
That you put me through
I've done everything I've tried to do
But it's gonna take a miracle
To get me over you
Trying to live my life without you babe
It's the hardest thing I'll ever do
Trying to forget the love we once shared, yeah
It's the hardest thing I'll ever have
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A gypsey wind is blowin warm tonight
the sky is starlit and the time is right
and still your tellin me you have to go
before you leave there's somethin you should know
yeah
something you should know babe
I've seen you smilin in the summer sun
I've seen your long hair flyin when you run
i've made my mind up that its meant to be
someday lady you'll accomp'ny me
someday lady you'll acomp'ny me
out where rivers meet the soundin sea
your high above me now your wild and free
oh but someday lady you'll accomp'ny me
someday lady you'll accomp'ny me yeah
ohh
Some people say that love's a losin game
you start with fire but you lose the flame.
the ashes smolder but the warmths soon gone
you end cold and loneley own your own
Ill take my chances babe i'll risk it all
i'll win your love or i'll take the fall
ive made my mind up girl its meant to be,
someday lady you'll accomp'ny me
someday lady you'll acomp'ny me
it's written down somewhere its got to be
your high above flyin wild and free
oh but someday lady you'll accomp'ny me
someday lady you'll accomp'ny me yeah
someday lady you'll acomp'ny me
out where rivers meet the soundin sea
i feel it in my soul its meat to be
oh someday lady you'll accomp'ny me
someday lady you'll accomp'ny me yeah
you will acompany me
ohh
yeah
i know yuu will a-comp'ny me yeah
ahh
somday lady
ohh
somday lady
your gonna comp'ny me
your gonna walk with me and talk with me
yeah
ohh gonna comp'ny me
gonna comp'ny me yeah
someday
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She stood there bright as the sun on that California coast
He was a midwestern boy on his own
She looked at him with those soft eyes, so innocent and blue
He knew right then he was too far from home
He was too far from home
She took his hand and she led him along that golden beach
They watched the waves tumble over the sand
They drove for miles and miles up those twisting turning roads
Higher and higher and higher they climbed
And those Hollywood night
In those Hollywood hills
She was looking so right
In her diamonds and frills
All those big city nights
In those high rolling hills
Above all the lights
She had all of the skills
He'd headed west 'cause he felt that a change would do him good
See some old friends, good for the soul
She had been born with a face that would let her get her way
He saw that face and he lost all control
He had lost all control
Night after night, day after day, it went on and on
Then came that morning he woke up alone
He spent all night staring down at the lights of LA
Wondering if he could ever go home
And those Hollywood nights
In those Hollywood hills
It was looking so right
It was giving him chills
In those big city nights
In those high rolling hills
Above all the lights
With a passion that kills
In those Hollywood nights
In those Hollywood hills
She was looking so right
In her diamonds and frills
All those big city lights
In those high rolling hills
Above all the lights
She had all of the skills
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Just take those old records off the shelf
I'll sit and listen to 'em by myself
Today's music ain't got the same soul
I like that old time rock 'n' roll
Don't try to take me to a disco
You'll never even get me out on the floor
In ten minutes I'll be late for the door
I like that old time rock 'n' roll
Still like that old time rock 'n' roll
That kind of music just soothes the soul
I reminisce about the days of old
With that old time rock 'n' roll
Won't go to hear them play a tango
I'd rather hear some blues or funky old soul
There's only one sure way to get me to go
Start playing old time rock 'n' roll
Call me a relic, call me what you will
Say I'm old-fashioned, say I'm over the hill
Today's music ain't got the same soul
I like that old time rock 'n' roll
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I remember standin on the corner at midnight
tryin to get my courage up
there was this long loveley dancer in a little club downtown
loved to watch her do her stuff
through the long lonely nights
she filled my sleep
her body softly swayin
to that smokey beat
down on mainstreet
down on mainstreet
and The poolhalls, the huslters , and the losers
used to watch em through the glass
well i'd stand outside at closin time
just to watch her walk on past
unlike all the other ladies
she looked so young and sweet
as she made her way alone down that empty street
down on mainstreet
down on mainstreet
oooooh
sometimes even now, when im feelin lonely and beat
i drift back in time and i find my feet
down on mainstreet
down on mainstreet
down on mainstreet
down on mainstreet
down on mainstreet
down on mainstreet
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Seems like yesterday
But it was long ago
Janey was lovely she was the queen of my nights
There in darkness with the radio playin low
And the secrets that we shared, mountains that we moved
Caught like a wildfire out of control
Til there was nothin left to burn and nothin left to prove
And I remember what she said to me
How she swore that it never would end
I remember how she held me oh so tight
Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then
Against the wind
We were runnin against the wind
We were young and strong we were runnin against the wind
And the years rolled slowly past
And I found myself alone
Surrounded by strangers I thought were my friends
Found myself further and further from my home and I
Guess I lost my way
There were oh so many roads
I was livin to run and runnin to live
Never worried about payin or even how much I owe
Movin' eight miles a minute and for months at a time
Breakin all of the rules that would bend
I began to find myself searchin
Searchin for shelter again and again
Against the wind
Little somethin against the wind
I found myself seekin shelter against the wind
Well those drifting days are past me now
I've got so much more to think about
Deadlines and commitments
What to leave in, what to leave out
Against the wind
I'm still runnin against the wind
I'm older now but still runnin against the wind
Well I'm older now but still runnin against the wind
Against the wind
Against the wind
Still runnin
Against the wind
Against the wind
Against the wind...
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Here comes old Rosie she's looking mighty fine
Here comes hot Nancy she's steppin' right on time
There go the street lights bringin on the night
Here come the men faces hidden from the light
All through the shadows they come and they go
With only one thing in common
They got the fire down below
Here comes the rich man in his big long limousine
Here comes the poor man all you got to have is green
Here comes the banker and the lawyer and the cop
One thing for certain it ain't never gonna stop
When it all gets too heavy
That's when they come and go
With only one thing in common
They got the fire down below
It happens out in Vegas happens in Moline
On the blue blood streets of Boston
Up in Berkeley and out in Queens
And it went on yesterday and it's going on tonight
Somewhere there's somebody ain't treatin' somebody right
And he's looking out for Rosie and she's looking mighty fine
And he's walking the streets for Nancy
And he'll find her everytime
When the street light flicker bringing on the night
Well they'll be slipping into darkness slipping out of sight
All through the midnight
Watch 'em come and watch 'em go
With only one thing in common
They got the fire down below
Oh, burning down below
It happens out in Vegas, it happens in Moline
On the blue blood streets of Boston
Up in Berkeley and out in Queens
And it went on yesterday and it's going on tonight
Somewhere there's somebody ain't treatin' somebody right
And he's looking out for Rosie and she's looking mighty fine
And he's walking the streets for Nancy
And he'll find her everytime
And when the street light flicker bringing on the night
Well they'll be slipping into darkness slipping out of sight
All through the shadows
Watch 'em come and watch 'em go
Oh, they go
With only one thing in common
They got the fire down below
They've got one thing in common
They've got the fire down below
Only got one thing in common
They got the fire down below
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She’s totally committed
To major independence
But she’s a lady through and through
She gives them quite a battle
All that they can handle
She’ll bruise some
She’ll hurt some too
But oh they love to watch her strut
Oh they do respect her but
They love to watch her strut
Sometimes they’ll want to leave her
Just give up and leave her
But they would never play that scene
In spite of all her talking
Once she starts in walking
The lady will be all they ever dreamed
Oh they’ll love to watch her strut
Oh they’ll kill to make the cut
They love to watch her strut
Yeah love to watch her strut
Watch her strut
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I take my card and I stand in line
To make a buck I work overtime
Dear Sir letters keep coming in the mail
I work my back till it's racked with pain
The boss can't even recall my name
I show up late and I'm docked
It never fails
I feel like just another
Spoke in a great big wheel
Like a tiny blade of grass
In a great big field
To workers I'm just another drone
To Ma Bell I'm just another phone
I'm just another statistic on a sheet
To teachers I'm just another child
To IRS I'm just another file
I'm just another consensus on the street
Gonna cruise out of this city
Head down to the sea
Gonna shout out at the ocean
Hey it's me
And I feel like a number
Feel like a number
Feel like a stranger
A stranger in this land
I feel like a number
I'm not a number
I'm not a number
Dammit I'm a man
I said I'm a man
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Who's goin' ride that chrome 3-wheeler?
Who's goin' to make that first mistake
Who wants to wear those gypsy leather
All the way to Fire Lake
Who wants to break the news about Uncle Joe?
You remember Uncle Joe
He was the one afraid to cut the cake
Who wants to tell poor Aunt Sarah?
Joe's run off to Fire Lake
Joe's run off to Fire Lake
Who wants to brave those
bronzed beauties, Lyin in the sun
with their long soft hair fallin', flying as they run
ah they smile so shy and they flirt so well and
they lay you down so fast they ltil you look straight up and say
Oh Lord am I really here at last?
Who wants to play those eights and aces?
Who wants a raise who needs a stake?
Who wants to take that long-shot gamble?
and head out for Fire Lake....
And Head out......
Who wants to go to Fire Lake..........
And Head out.....
Who wants to go to Fire Lake.........
Hey.... Head out.....
Who wants to go to Firelake
Head out....Head out...
Who wants to go to Fire Lake
Out to Fire Lake
Who's goona do it?
Who wants to go to Fire Lake?
Alright! Who wants to do it?
Who wants to go to Fire Lake
Who wants to do it?
Who wants to go to Fire Lake
Who wants to do it now?
Oooooooooooooooo...Yeh...
Who wants to go to Fire Lake.
Who wants to go to Fire Lake
Hey Who wants to head out Oooooooooooo head out Ooooooooooooo
Oooooooo
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Have you heard the news
It's all over town
If you ain't heard it boys
You better sit down
I got the story here
It's hot off the press
Brace yourself now
And take a deep breath
Grob a hold of something
Hold on tight
Betty Lou's gettin' out tonight
First heard the rumor down on 12th and Main
The poor druggist he was going insane
His stuff is selling out like never before
He finally had to up and close the store
All the boys were getting ready to fight
Betty Lou's gettin' out tonight
Betty Lou's gettin' out tonight
Betty Lou's gettin' out tonight
She was bad
Her momma got mad
But now her momma said it's all right
All the boys are getting ready and right
Betty Lou's gettin'out tonight
Betty Lou
Betty Lou
It's all true
It's really true
What do you think about that boys
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i know it's late
I know your weary
I know your plans don't include me
still here we are
both of us lonely
longing for shelter from all that we see
why should we worry
no one will care girl
look at the stars so far away
We've got tonight
who needs tomorrow
we've got tonight babe why dont you stay
deep in my soul
I've been so lonely
all of my hopes fading away
ive longed for love
like everyone else does
i know ill keep searchin even after today
so there it is girl
i've said it all now
and here we are babe
what do you say
we've got tonight
who needs tomorrow
we've got tonight babe why dont you stay
i know its late I know your weary
ohhhh I know your plans dont include me
still here we are
both of us lonely , both of us lonely
we've got tonight
who needs tomorrow
lets make it last
lets find a way
turn out the light come take my hand now
we've got tonight why dont you stay
we've got tonight
who needs tomorrow
lets make it last
lets find a way
turn out the light come take my hand now
we've got tonight why dont you stay
ohh we've got tonight
who needs tomorrow
lets make it last
lets find a way
turn out the light come take my hand now
we've got tonight why dont you stay
ohhh ohhhhh why dont you stay
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i was a little too tall could have used a few pounds
tight pants points hollerin' out
she was a black-haired beauty with big dark eyes
points on her own settin way up high
way up firm and high
out past the cornfields where the woods got heavy
out in the backseat of my sixty chevy
workin on mysteries without any clues
workin on our night moves
tryin to make some frontpage drive-in news
workin on the night moves
in the summertime
mmm in the sweet summertime
we weren't in love, oh no far from it
we weren't searchin for some pie-in-the-sky summit
we were just young and restless and bored
livin by the sword
and we'd steal away every chance we could
to the backrooms, and alleys, or the trusty woods
I used her, she used me, but neither one cared
we were gettin our share
workin on our night moves
tryin to lose the awkward teenage blues
workin on our night moves
mmm and it was summertime
mmm sweet summertime summertime
ohhh
wonderin
felt the lightning yeah
and we waited on on the thunder
waited on the thunder
i woke last night to the sound of thunder
how far off i sat and wondered
started humming a song from nineteen sixty two
aint it funny how the night moves
when just dont seem to have as much to lose
strange how the night moves
with autumn closing in
mmm
night moves
mmmm
night moves
yeah
i remember
oh sure remember the night moves
aint it funny how you remember
aint it funny how you remember
i remember i remember i remember i remember
oooohh ohh ohh
and we were workin
workin and practicin
workin and practicin all of the night moves
night moves
ooooh i remember
yeah yeahi remember
lord i remember lord i rememeber
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So you’re a little bit older and a lot less bolder
Than you used to be
So you used to shake em down
But now you stop and think about your dignity
So now sweet 16s turned 31
You get to feeling weary when the work days done
Well all you got to do is get up and into your kicks
If you’re in a fix
Come back baby
Rock and roll never forgets
You better get yourself a partner
Go down to the concert or the local bar
Check the local newspapers
Chances are you won’t have to go too far
Yeah the rafters will be ringing cause the beat’s so strong
The crowd will be swaying and singing along
And all you got to do is get in into the mix
If you need a fix
You can come back baby
Rock and roll never forgets
Oh the bands still playing it loud and lean
Listen to the guitar player making it scream
All you got to do is just make that scene tonight
Heeey! tonight
Well now sweet sixteens turned thirty-one
Feel a little tired feeling under the gun
Well all chuck’s children are out there playing his licks
Get into your kicks
Come back baby
Rock ’n roll never forgets
Said you can come back baby
Rock ’n roll never forgets
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In the heat of the day, down in Mobile, Alabama
Workin' on the railroad with a steel drivin' hammer
Tryin' to get some money, get some brand new shoes
Tryin to find a lady, chase away my blues
Hot and wasted Lord sweatin' in the sun
(?) 'till my work is all done
Later in the evening when the sun is sinking low
I'll be out there waitin' for the whistle to blow
Sittin' in the teepee smokin' out on the track
Drivin' in a Chevy till my foreman get back
Suddenly I hear the breakman up and shout
There's a non-stop train comin' two miles out
Everybody jumpin' and a screaming around
Tryin to get the line an get the teepee down
Railroad owner's 'bout to go insane
Tryin' to get the workers out the way of the train
Here come the engineer honk his horn
He got a train you got to let it roll on
Let it rock
All night long
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