1. IN THE NAME OF ROCK AND ROLL

I got a call to pick up my girlfriend
I picked her up at a quarter to five,
And between this, that, and the other thing,
It's a wonder I was barely alive.
After a session of total enjoyment
We drove to a local bar,
She turned the radio to a disco station,
I kicked the chick right out of my car.
Sayin, “Baby, you got a problem
Any fool can plainly see....”

Next night I took another beautiful lady out on the town
And not wanting to steal her virtue,
I kept my temptation all the way down.
On the way back, she turned the radio dial
To where the New Wave battered my brain,
You know I tied her up and didn't let her out,
Moanin, “Baby, you got a problem
Any fool could plainly see,
And while you got that problem,
I'll be damned if you're gonna' ride with me!”

Wanna' see my baby tonight,
But only if she plays my music right.
One question I got for you:

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Will you bear a gun when a band decides to come,
Will you beg to stay when the band decides to play,
Will you stand and stare as the songs move your soul,
Will you say a prayer in the name of rock and roll?


2. QUEEN FOR A DAY

“The mad game the world so loves to play,”
In heaven or in earth.
The gods know that they must be destroyed,
It's a legacy from birth.
Something riddled, something rhymed,
Something sight unseen,
Life to her is a shattered game
Of which she is the queen.

And it's just a game
Do you know her name?
Do you think she'll cry?
When I finally die?

Inside, outside, Balder's alarmed,
He knows what is to be.
Frygga's life is not her own
With a daughter such as she.
The woman god should have made before man
As long as the parts were fresh,
Is about to stir the Asgaard's pot
Into a terrible mess.

And it's just a game
Do you know her name?
Do you think she'll cry?
When I finally die?

To love, there is beauty
To passion, flame
With mortals such as we,
And in the end
We choose to blame it on
Goddesses such as she.
‘Cause she's a
Queen for a day,
Queen for a day,
Queen for a day,
She's a queen for a day.


3. NEVER SAY YOU DON'T CARE (JUST SAY YOU DON'T MIND)

I met a girl not long ago,
She had no friends, so I was told,
A face so pretty that looked so sad,
“Hey, girl, don't feel so bad!”
Then she looked into my eyes,
She smiled at me, without a disguise,
She stole my heart and turned it to gold.
“Hey, girl, come stay with me,
You have troubles, I'll set them free!
Follow your heart, don't follow your mind
And you'll see that our love is not blind.”

Nights go by, she fills my dreams.
“Is this girl mine? Like heaven it seems!”
Times we spend together are too short – it's not fair,
I really don't mind but I really do care.
“When I ask you to take my hand,
Hey, woman, can I be your man?
Marry me, for I love you so!”

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Never say you don't care, just say you don't mind,
A love like ours is so hard to find.
Our love is so right, our love is on time,
Never say you don't care, just say you don't mind.

Times are hard, days go by too fast,
Will the chain hold or will it last?
Nobody's perfect, we all know it's true,
But no matter what happens I'll still be loving you.

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Now my girl has left me and gone too,
I have no one to sing this song to.
I cry for her love, her pretty face,
Hoping she'll be back with open arms to embrace.
Then I'll look into her eyes,
I'll smile at her, without a disguise,
I'll steal her heart and turn it to gold!

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“Hey, girl, come stay with me,
You have troubles, I'll set them free!
Follow your heart, don't follow your mind
And you'll see that our love,
And you'll see that our love,
And you'll see that our love is not blind.”


4. THE IMAGINATION

What a fool's day's wasted!
Never knew what a genius tasted
Knights in armor, gilded dreams of long ago...
In your mind imbedded
Like a virgin to be wedded,
Many keys to kingdoms you'd like to know....

I can't explain this fever
‘Tis the mask of the Great Deceiver
Cloudin' up the minds of children young of age...
Lights of time's a-flashin'
Teenage society's crashin'
The Book of Time must turn another page....

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And the imagination
Is the tie that binds
The words of the hearts to
The thoughts of minds!

What you do with pictures?
Put them somewhere on a lectern
And let them play back the century...
One hundred years go by
No one knows where or why
This life is something that's made for me!

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5. CHILDREN OF THE EIGHTIES

Well, they say this generation has only one thing on our minds,
Don't tell me it's the same old story I've heard too many times!
The ways of life are many, but the joys of living are few,
And you'll find your friends, if any, are having better times than you!
Gotta' believe it...gotta' believe it's true!

In the evening we assemble at the crossroads of our choice
And the towns around us tremble at the echo of our voice!
There is no room for slumber, there's no place for parents' fears,
‘Cause it's them that we outnumber and it'll be that way for years!

If you try and ask them for the car,
They say, “Boy, who do you think you are?”

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I wanna' know if your judgments are right
Why do they never hold up at night?
I gotta' see what's waiting for me...
Babies, don't you know someday you've got to grow?
Children of the Eighties, wake up!
Rock and roll is a cause to take up!
By waiting you will only see it!
Do like us and you can be it!


6. ACROSS THE THRESHOLD

Hiding in the darkness there's a soul that can't be seen
Either black or white – it makes no diff'rence to me.
Standing at the edge of time, looking to the dawn,
Nice to see the naked world with its colors on and on and on...

Happy in its prison, a soul seeks no release,
One or two months go by, all is quiet peace.
Then a forced intrusion and a lynch mob plays the game,
If the warden gives her permission, who the hell's to blame?

If a fire is in you burning, take care to keep it small.
The world will keep on turning – if you're dizzy, you will fall...

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On and on, where all but fools may know,
On and on, across the threshold we will go.
On and on, where all but fools may know,
On and on, across the threshold we will go.

Standing in the sunshine, darkness ever down
Summer's sitting on his throne and wearing Winter's crown!
Seasons stopped in midstream – no complaint at all!
It's the wish of every soul who heeds the threshold's call...

Those who seem amazed, take advice from those who try:
You're here for many days, live a life before you die!

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7. ON WITH THE SHOW

Have you heard the good news? Tell me!
The band is back in town!
Tickets for your money – sell me,
The crowd's gathered ‘round!
Down the hall to the stage,
The fans jumped outta' their seats,
Three young ladies looked my way,
They said, “Hey, baby, won't you come with me?”

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“Oh, no! Got to go on with the show!
“Oh, no! Got to go on...
“Oh, no! Got to go on with the show!
“Oh, no! Got to go on...”

Windin' out the concert – playin',
Feelin' hot and so, so, sore!
Makin' my way offstage – stayin',
The crowd calls out for more!
Agent says we gotta' go
Back for one more song,
Even though we're back each year,
The crowd can't wait that long!

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8. (WE'RE GONNA') ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK

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9. CHAIN REACTION

She comes in the night with leather so tight,
Lookin' the way that only she can,
One look at me and she plainly sees
I was destined to be her man
She came to me and sat on my knee,
Let me tell you that was all I could take!
She said, “Let's go! For I've got to know
“About the love that we're gonna' make!”
I know your aim is called satisfaction
Because your chain brought on the reaction!
I know your aim is called satisfaction
Because your chain brought on the reaction!

Take in her spell, my resistence fell,
I found myself locked in the links of her love,
Metal embrace, the look on her face,
These are the things that my dreams are made of!
I know your aim is called satisfaction
Because your chain brought on the reaction!
I know your aim is called satisfaction
Because your chain brought on the reaction!

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It was a chain reaction, chain reaction, chain reaction...


10. GET AWAY

Your love's causin' trouble and I'll burst the bubble
And end this sweet love affair,
You tell me you need me and you'll never leave me,
I'm afraid I don't care.

I've had enough of you struttin' your stuff,
And your bitchin' too,
And if we don't put a stop to this, darlin',
This is what we're gonna' do...

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Can't you see, baby?
You're not right for me!
Can't you see, mama?
I'm gonna' set you free!
I got to get away, yeah, from your love, baby
I got to get away, yeah....

I'm hittin' the fast lane, I'm tearin' away,
Please don't make me look back...
Don't tell me you want me or that you care,
Ain't gonna' take that slack, no, no, no, no

I've had enough of you struttin' your stuff,
And your bitchin' too,
And if we don't put a stop to this, darlin',
This is what we're gonna' do...

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I'm tellin' you woman, there just ain't no way!
I'm tellin' you baby, I've got to get away!

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