CAN'T STOP THE FLOOD
(Hughes/Marsh)
Well my mind is free again
And my soul is on the mend
Won't somebody hear my plea?
There is a storm inside of me
Turn back the pages
There lies my fate
My intuition I hesitate
The storm it rages
Sky burnin' black
Hold back the river
No turnin' back
I got my freak flag flyin' again
I can feel the pressure begin
Can you see I'm misunderstood?
Because you can't stop the flood
Live on the outside
Walk throughout the pain
You know I can't hide
From where I came
Ain't nobody gonna understand
You're gonna find me
In the promised land
INSIDE
(Hughes/Marsh)
I don't wanna keep ya
But I just wanna say
I paint the Mona Lisa
I'm gonna break away
I gotta keep my life a simple thing
I feel inside
I just wanna live this way
I feel inside
I just wanna live today
Why did I have to walk away when I was seventeen?
And now it all comes back to me
'Cos I know where I've been
I gotta keep my life a simple thing
I feel inside
I just wanna live this way
I feel inside
I just wanna live today
I feel inside
You gotta give before you receive
And now you gotta believe
The way I feel inside
The way I feel inside
OUT ON ME
(Hughes)
Can you hear the wind blow?
Can you hear it
Callin' your name?
You don't wanna go slow
You just wanna tell me
I'm to blame
About to lose my patience
You just wanna push me
To the flame
I'm gonna build a big fence
And I want you to know
It's a cryin' shame
I just want to talk to you
But all you want to do is
Take it out on me
(Tell me how you really feel)
Take it out on me
(Tell me are you real)
Take it out on me
I don't want to hear you say that you're reckless
I don't want to hear it anymore
I pray to god to give you strength because you're faithless
But all you wanna do
All you wanna do
Is take it out on me
Now listen to me brother
Can you hear my voice out in the rain
You think about no other
I can see your life is filled with pain
I see you on the pages
Of the weekly Hollywood Gazette
But still your soul it rages
How can you judge my life when you haven't lived yet?
I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE
(Fekaris/Zesses)
I just want to celebrate
Another day of livin'
I just want to celebrate
Another day of life
I put my faith in the people
But the people let me down
So I turned the other way
And I carry on anyhow
I had my hand on a dollar bill
And the dollar bill flew away
But the sun is shinin' down on me
And it's here to stay
Don't let it all get you down, no no
Don't let it all turn you around
Well I can't be bothered with sorrow
And I can't be bothered with hate oh no
I'm usin' up my time, with feelin' fine, everyday
DON'T LET IT SLIP AWAY
(Hughes/Marsh/Scott)
My brain is automatic
My body my machine
I don't listen to the static
'Cos I'm somewhere in between
It's time to face the music
It's time to make a plan
You know I'm telepathic
I'm a hoochie coochie man
I can't let go
No I just can't let it go
It don't bother me no more
So let me introduce myself
In case you didn't know
That one thing comes before my health
This child has gotta grow
Don't let it slip
Don't let it slip away
Don't let it slip
Don't let it slip away
I'm not tryin' to be reckless
But I am a little vain
I have a kinda weakness
I'm addicted to the pain
Now you can call me papa
Or you can call me 'G'
And i will go the distance
I know you will agree
Can't find a cure
I can't find a cure
It don't bother me no more
So let me introduce myself
In case you didn't know
That one thing comes before my health
This is gonna grow
FEELS LIKE HOME
(Hughes/Crook)
It's been so long
How the time it slips away
And I don't know how long I've been gone
And I feel strong
And I only want to say
Sleepin' on my pillow in a velvet dream
Now you know what I was wishing for
Lookin' from my window
I know what it means
And you know you'll always be the one
Wherever I go
I'll never have to be alone
'Cos it feels like home
Now its goodbye to the hard times
I'm gonna leave them all behind
And I know why
I keep movin'
Inside me is your picture
Painted just for you
I hope dear God you guide me
Through the dawn
I will never leave you
You know I'm not that kind
I'll be with you in the morning sun
'Cos I need you so
And you know it's been so long
But it feels like home
And you know you'll always be the one
Wherever I go
And I'll never have to be alone
'Cos it feels like home
And I want to be where my mind is free
Take the shackles away
From hands
Like the willow tree
You keep callin' me
We grow stronger
Together we stand
When I open my eyes
I do realize that love
Has overcome me
'Cos your gonna see what you
Want me to be and I won't keep you waitin'
I am coming back
Down the railroad track
I will find you, find you
'Cos I don't want to live
My life alone
I'm gonna spend my days
With love and hope, understanding
Out in the garden of eden
This is my life
This is my dream
Now I just what it means
And I'll never have to be alone
'Cos it feels like home
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HIGHBALL SHOOTER
(Blackmore/Coverdale/Hughes/Lord/Paice)
Well I'm a rock'n'roll preacher
Not a Sunday school teacher
You ain't no shady lady
But I love the way you strut your stuff
You're a snow queen looking mean
Tryin' to make it on the scene
I guess you love it
'Cause I always see you hangin' around
You're a Highball Shooter
You make it easy to see
Highball Shooter
You sure ripped the low ones off me
A magnet brought you to me
Told me your name was Jo
You said you liked my music
And you really did enjoy the show
Now I wanna play piano
But my fingers don't agree
They're busy on you woman
And I feel your fingers workin' on me
You're a Highball Shooter
You make it easy to see
Highball shooter
You sure ripped the low ones off me
It's time to leave you honey
I know you're feeling sad
Don't you cry now baby
You know that only makes me mad
I see you everywhere I go
Every town and place
I can't recall your name
But I know I won't forget your sweet face
You're a Highball shooter
You make it easy to see
Highball shooter
You sure ripped the low ones off me
'Cause you're a Highball shooter
You make it easy to see
Highball shooter
You sure ripped the low ones off me
WHEN YOU FALL
(Hughes/Marsh)
Cold, but still you keep ridin'
Try to find a higher place
Gold and Silver are your passion
Hide behind your painted face
When you fall
Say goodbye to the future
When you fall
You let your karma burn
When you fall
A freak of mother nature
You never learn
Eyes that killed me with persuasion
Throw away the evil seed
Now your life is filled with tension
Lies, you're lost inside your greed
I won't be there in your corner
'Cos the truth of the matter is
I couldn't stay
I want to be the one
To let you down slowly
'Cos you scare me to death
And you don't have a good thing to say
I WILL FOLLOW YOU
(Hughes/Marsh)
It is the season of my life
The world keeps turnin'
And now that I have seen the light
I'll keep learnin'
I sacrifice material things
That surround me
In my soul I am building
A love that was meant to be
I get my faith in the morning
I let my conscience ride
I feel a new day is dawning
And there's one that I want to do,
I will follow you
(it's true)
You know that I'll be good to you
Because love is everything
No matter what you say or do
I'll be yearnin'
The children the children
That live in your heart
They are callin', callin'
They are waiting with god
BEYOND THE NUMB
(Hughes)
Gone, she rides the dawn
Calm, before the storm
Now the angels cry
How will I get by?
It makes you fly it makes you run
It gets you high beyond the numb
Where did you go wrong?
Careless all along
So you sail away
No you could not stay
Why did you go
I just got to know
Fall on your knees
Call your disease
BIG SKY
(Hughes/Ellis)
You're packing your suitcase
You're closing the door
Move on to a new place
Won't see you no more
And the tears fall
From heaven again
I will miss you my old friend
Headed for big sky
Swim with the dolphins
Down in the bay
Out in the sunlight
It's a beautiful day
And we look through kaleidoscope eyes
In the sunrise
Headed for big sky
Later that morning
I stood by your bed
I'll meet you in Venice
That's what you said
And it looks like
Blue skies ahead
So goodbye my friend
Headed for big sky
COSMIC SPELL
(Hughes)
Ooh baby can you hear me
Down the phone?
Do you still wear that precious stone?
Just maybe, you wanna talk to me?
You'll never guess where I have been
I'm livin' with an alien
Where everything is green
A simple twist of fate again
As I slip into my dream
If you're wonderin'
And you don't know where I've been
I'm on another road
I did not hear the bell
Now I'm flyin'
I'm not livin' in my skin
I'm on another code
I'm in a cosmic spell
(Why have I waited all these years?
I hesitated through my fears)
Do tell me, are you qualified?
Before I take you on this ride
I think I'll satisfy your need
Now won't you take the funky seed?
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