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Johnny Ciccane
04:59
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Johnny was a race car driver
He drove an old white Chevrolet
They say he’d won a million in prizes
He’d burned up every line ‘cross every state
Johnny’s his name – That’s Johnny Ciccane
Well Johnny never had any rival
There weren’t a man alive he couldn’t take
Then one day there came a driver
With 666 stamped on his license plate
Drivin’ a red Firebird, the devil appeared
The devil said ”Hey Johnny,
I’ve heard you’re pretty fast n’all
And that car of yours they say it can’t be beat
Well I got a proposition see? How ‘bout you and me
Go head to head and take it to the street?
If you win they’ll call you the greatest of them all
If I win I’ll have your soul to keep”
Well Johnny thought a while and with a little smile said
“Hey Bee-lzi-bub you got yourself a deal
So let’s settle this in style and run the ¼ mile
Down Main street for everyone to see
Cos’this town sure as hell ain’t big enough for you and me”
T’was a race of survival for Johnny Ciccane
Let’s go Johnny-Let’s go Johnny-Go Johnny-GO!
Well Johnny won that race and the title
And the devil turned back to a ball of flame
And they said that when Johnny retired
In every racing town they knew his name
So when you hear that engine roar and the spinning of the
wheels or see the lights shine bright before the dawn
Ya’know he’s out there racing with the devil on his heels
That’s Johnny! “The greatest of them all”
Johnny’s the name –Johnny Ciccane
Johnny’s the name-The driver –Johnny Ciccane
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Promises Promises
04:37
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Promises will ring true, roses red and skies all blue
If you promise that you’d let me do all the things
I’ve wanted to. Promises between me & you
Promises up through the roof crossin’ wires & bending truth
Gonna send em’ up to cut em’ loose
And cover lies of fire as flames are rising higher
Promises between me and you.
So don’t talk to me like I rained down in the last shower
No I ain’t the one born every minute I was born on the hour
Promises to get you through just one owner shiny-new
If I promised all the world to you I ain’t nothin’ but a liar
Liar liar liar, liar liar pants on fire!
If I promised you a miracle, If I promised every cup was full
Til’ it’s running over over you with all that you desire
And all you can rely on, there ain’t truer words I’ve spoken
To say promises are meant to be broken
Promises between me and you
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Kite
03:50
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The cutest and sweetest girl that’s for me is
Coming around here and she’s coming to stay
She’s my favorite everything I live and breathe in
Til’ next time I see her I’ll be counting the days
I’m floating in her sky up over the world high
Just like a kite I’m blowin’ away
She’s my sweet signorina, my garden of eve my heart skips a beat when she’s calling my name
I try so hard to please her my knees they go weak
I’m falling deeper for her everyway
I’m floating in her sky up over the world high
Just like a kite I’m blowin’away
Around the earth and the sun the moon and the stars
I hope to stay up and never land (yeah yeah yeah) She’s so mysterious I long just to kiss
Her lips are as sweet as and soft as the rain
She’s my favorite everything I live and breathe in From her head to her feet let me count up the ways
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Snakes & Ladders
03:57
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She’s talkin’ some kind of riddle, I can’t understand at all
She’s cussin’ like a sailor, I’m ducking her cannonballs
Feels like riding a rollercoaster or fairground carousel
Her lovin’s like snakes and ladders
She’s either from heaven or hell
She tells me there’s no other, I’m best yet of ém all
Says we’ll be together for always and evermore
Then she’s breakin’ my LP records, abusing all of my friends
Her lovin’s like snakes and ladders
And I just don’t know where I stand, where??
She’s a warm-loving soul then cold as ice
She’s so hard to read it’s like rollin’ dice
Monday she’s a monster,Tuesday she’s from heaven sent
Wednesday she’s like a stranger, Thursday I’d best forget
By Friday she’s like a tiger inbedding her claws in me
On Saturday I’m just caught in a bind
Cos’ Sunday we’ll start up again
She calls me to say it’s over and thanks for the times
She’s leaving on the next train,aint nothin’ can change her mind
Then she rises like a volcano, her arms they pull me in
Her lovin’s like snakes and ladders and I climb up every day
She’s a cooling summer rain then the whirling eye of the storm
Her lovin’s like snakes and ladders
And I’m sick of playin’ all these up and down games
Yeah I should be moving along
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Betty had her heart set on a boy so handsome
She felt life could be all fairytales
He left her for her best friend while standing at the altar Underneath the sound of wedding bells
Pushed a dagger through her heart and that’s got to leave a mark.
A sailor on the high seas just living out his life dream
Kept his back to the wind and the wind into his sails
He ran across some pirates and they hoisted jolly Rodger
They tied his hands & made him walk the plank until he fell
He was taken by sharks and that’s got to leave a mark
Big city fire sparked by lighting was all too fast to outrun
Flames grew wild it was all so frightening
And burned hotter than the sun
And people climbed to the top of the towers and prayed
As smoke turned the blue sky to grey
And If to hide and burn or jump either way
We know that’s got, that’s got to leave a mark
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Test my love
03:18
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Well I might be loving you just a little too much
Maybe I’m in a little deep maybe I move a little fast
You’ll see I’m not the one to do anything by half
It’s all or nothing babe until you say that’s enough
Come on and test my love come on and test my love
If you want the best of love to rain from the heavens above ? Test me
Well I’ve only just met you I don’t know anything
Don’t want to push you too far or seem overbearing
If I got more than need and you can’t fit it in
You can turn the other cheek maybe take it on the chin
Come on and test my love come on and test my love
If you want the best of love I’ll confess my love to you
Test my love
Well sometimes I get crazy yeah I can’t help it much
Maybe come on a little strong maybe I’m losing my touch
So if my love’s too large or it’s too hard to take
Well let me down easy baby don’t leave me this way
Come on and test my love come on and test my love
If you want the best of love to rain from the heavens above on you? test my love
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Cliff Richard must die
05:10
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Nothin’ lasts forever and we all bleed or wither in time
And you will turn to dust and yes-siree so should I
It’s the same for everyone all saints and sinners alike
You’re just throwin’ away good money if ya’ think that you can buy it
Well some of us go peacefully and some who will go out with a bang
Some of us are taken early that I can’t understand
So if you’re with the devil or if you’re-a lovin’ Jesus Christ
Stick to your guns and mettle with your last throw of the dice
And when the world has stopped on turning when all the wells and oceans dry, when it’s all too late,if that’s our fate,I’ll raise a glass up to the sky
In hope Cliff Richard must die
Well if you like romancin’ or tasting the finest wines
Or if you had the chance to ever lay a sweet virgin bride
If you love to bend the law or you love ropes that bind
Then find the one that does it for you and know that ain’t no crime
If you find no heaven no burnin’ hell no after life
And If you find that everything you ever learned was all a pack o’ lies
But if you meet your maker then look him into the eyes
And give praise for taking Cliff and baby don’t you cry
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This city tonight
04:26
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Lately I’m wired I could sleep but I don’t
I could stay in tonight but TV’s a joke
I’ve been working real hard I can’t take anymore
So I’m driving to my baby’s cos’ my baby can score
We’ll get some up town, we can laugh and fall to the ground
Get in close to the sound where it’s nice and loud we can jump & shout
And it’s not too far to get down
Feel the old school temperature rise
Fever so high get ready to go where there’s
No rules just whatever you like
Babe we’ve gotta burn this city tonight
Some cat in a grey suit is hanging about
He’s the law in disguise, he’s checking us out
He knows how to find all the kinds who want more
In the line around the corner from the candy store
We’ll get some and run around we can laugh and fall to the ground
Get in close to the sound where it’s nice and loud we can jump & shout
And it’s not too far to get down
When it’s cold all the way through late May, June & July
Just burnin’ love will keep us warm
Stars and stripes, the TV’s so Americanized
Wake up, wake up, we can sleep whenever we die
Get it on, do the show & when the cops come one of us hide
Get in close to the sound where it’s nice and loud we can jump and shout
And it’s not too far to get down.
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Read ém & weep
03:45
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You got me everything I wanted baby-But I got nothin’ from you
You say you like the way I turn it on-Hey don’t go blowin’ your fuse
You never could take it all -I never said that I would
I wrote it down to tell you all honey-I said I already knew
Your sugar ain’t sweet, the word’s on the street, read’em & weep
You got a lot of nerve to tell me off sugar-Hey I got nothin’ to lose
You make me want to scratch that itch bitch!-I must’ve got that from you
With all the girls, I see you baby-Hey they all came on to me
They turn you on I know you like that-Well I ain’t no dog at your feet
Your sugar ain’t sweet, the word’s on the street, read’em & weep
Yeah deal me out I’m cashin’ in love-You got nothin’ more I want babe
Girl I’ll clean you out and I’ll be takin’ that shirt
You been a’ cheatin’ under the table-Hey I was fixin’ my shoe
That old trick don’t cut it here-Don’t play me like I’m a fool
So lay it down all your dirty money honey-Ya’ know I’m playin’ for real
My hand is strong so don’t string me along baby-Hey I’ll be closin’ this deal
Your sugar ain’t sweet, the word’s on the street, read’em & weep
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What you want
03:38
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Give me time give me hope give me love give me something
Give me some til’ I find til’ I find my way
Give me heart give me soul give me all or give me nothin’
And give me up give me up give me up today, give me it all
I’ll give you stars that’ll shine if you’re lost in a desert
I’ll give you some light to break through skies of grey
You can rely on me so if there’s some kind of danger
I’ll make it all make it all make it all just fade away
I’ll give you it all
If that’s what you want then say honey let it show
When the cold rain is falling let me know
And if you want stay, if you’re feeling low inside
If that’s what you want.
Give me a sign that you want that you want me to want you
I wanna feel that you’re mine when you’re miles away
Keep me up keep me strong I’ll give you some kind of shelter
And I’ll keep you warm inside hide you from the rainy days
I’ll give you it all
If that’s what you want then say, honey let it show
When the cold rain is falling let me know
And if you want stay if you’re feeling low inside
If that’s what you want then say
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Angel
03:42
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Angel so good looking I was stunned when I met you
Whatever was I thinking to ever dare let you go
Oh angel I loved your dance and you sure were nice to me
I’ve struggled to forget you I’ve trouble gettin’ sleep
I don’t know how to reach you without ringing all the wrong bells I’m starting to break up I don’t know if I can wait too long
Too long not to know.
Angel I seek direction I cannot find my way through
This dire situation Cos’ I don’t want you to peg me wrong No!
Oh why did I ever let you run away? It’s a cruel lesson no less than hard to bear that I may never find you all again and so far from grace is such a long way to fall oh! Angel
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Hellbent
02:18
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I’m hell bent and coming at em’
Gonna catch em’can’t let em’out of my sight
You can bet I’ll grand slam em’
Win the jam and gonna make em’ cry
So come on and talk derby to me
I’m hell bent it’s automatic
I’ve gotta have it,i gotta 1 track mind
I confess it’s like a drug and
I kinda love it when crossing over the line
Like a dream I’m down on my knees…oh please!
I’m hell bent on it baby
Goin’ crazy all of the time
It goes straight into my head and
I need a medic to get it out of my mind
The other girls ain’t in the running
I’ll take em’ out yeah 1 at a time
From the hip I’m gonna whip
I can’t stop til I’m satisfied
I’m gonna win yeah and it’s all in
I’m hell bent you can bet
I’m gonna win Yeah I’m hellbent!
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Hot rods cruisin’ down my street I hear their motors rumblin’
The guzzling of gasoline get’s the heart a’ pumpin’
But what I’ve been thinking ‘bout all along is all those pretty faces Of all those beautiful hot chicks with tattoos in spotty dresses
Hot chicks with tattoos in spotty dresses hot chicks with tattoos in spotty dresses,for hot lips and hairdos I’m lost and defenseless
Against hot chicks with tattoos in spotty dresses
Cars and chrome ‘a shining have come from far off places
Hotted up well-oiled machines all lining up for races
Although I dig that kind of thing they ain’t really as precious
As all those mighty fine hot chicks with tattoos in spotty dresses Just rock n’ roll playing all night long I hear the bass a’ thumpin’ The fever’s got me burning up oh Lord I tell ya somethin’
I get down on my knees and pray yeah I really must confess, yes!
Oh’ boy I dig those hot chicks with tattoos in spotty dresses
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14. |
Everybody Knows
04:25
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Day will break and the sun will rise
It sure as ain’t no surprise
Every breath in every life’s
Handed down through every mothered-child
It’s evolution yes everybody knows
Fish will swim and the birds will fly
It’s happened ever since the dawn of time
In every ocean and country sky
Under frozen lakes over mountains high
Ain’t no illusion if everybody knows it
Now tall buildings reach up and touch the sky
Rumble and shake from side to side
Old mother nature she’s growing tired
Shake them money-makers from their all time highs
There aint too much gonna come for free
And there ain’t no lovin’ if you follow greed
And there aint no easy way to take you higher
And there aint no losin’ if you’ve never tried
It ain’t no secret if everybody knows it
That tree that stands up high and tall
Fed on cemetery blood and bones
The wind it howls through the branches low
And every tiny leaf will die and fall
What comes-goes yes everybody knows this
Everybody knows
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15. |
Hook Line & Sinker
04:04
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I met Liza-Jane at a party that I’ve tried to forget
I was like a moth to her flaming eyes and her lips
And while I tried hard to not stare and be less obvious
I heard a song in my head swing in time with her hips
Something took me over I was knocked out, I was blown right away
Immersed in her breathing I said “Lord glory be
And have mercy on me in some way” I swear I fell Hook Line and Sinker
We drank all night she said we had to sneak into her dorm
She said she’s a nurse and that’s where she kept her uniform
Well my pulse was high and my heart rate went risin’ up to the red
The last thing I recall was feeling light in the head
Without a sound I went down that’s all I remember
When she woke me said I’d rose to the task that she’d laid out for me
I’d swallowed the bait Hook Line and Sinker
I asked Liza-Jane was I something? she said that wasn’t her name
And she had lied and I’d played right into her hands
She said we’d both been to the same school when we were young
And all this time she’s collected all the boys one by one then
She pulled out a switchblade and said her name was Wayne
And “boy don’t you ruin my plan”
I picked up my clothes and pulled on my boots then
For my life I ran.
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52Pickups Brisbane, Australia
Brisbane rockers 52PICKUPS rip through the gears with their debut album SNAKES & LADDERS.From the starting grid to the
finish line it's clear that these guys 'n' gal mean business & their business is ROCK! Drenched in sweat'n'swagger & laiden with hooks these
tales of life & death,love & lust, hotcars & hotchicks swoon up against a backdrop of op- shop-retro twang & heartfelt thump.It's a winner!
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