Saxon : And the Bands Played on (Single)

NWOBHM / United-Kingdom
(1992 - Old Gold Records)
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1. AND THE BANDS PLAYED ON

Just before dawn in the cold light
We came out of the night

A great expectation from the man who ran the show
Will it rain, will it snow, will it shine, we don't know
Are there clouds up in the sky

We sat in the sun, woah-oh-oh
And the bands played on

And the bands played on
And the bands played on

See the people, feel the power
There was sixty thousand there

Just like thunder the crowds began to roar
Where you there, did ya know, did ya see all the show
There was magic in the air

We sat in the sun woah-oh-oh
And the bands played on

And the bands played on
And the bands played on

See the rainbow shining brightly
Shooting rockets to the sky

Making music and it rolled on through the night
You could hear on the air rock n' roll everywhere
We were strangers in the night

We sat in the sun woah-oh-oh
And the bands played on
And the bands played on

And the bands played on
And the bands played on
And the bands played on

2. 747 (STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT)

We got a 747 coming down in the night There's a 747 goin' into the night

There's no power, there's no runway lights There's no power they don't know why

Radio operator try to get a message through They've no fuel they gotta land soon

Tell the flight deck New York has no lights They can't land by the light of the moon

There's no power, what do we do They're overshooting there's no guiding lights

A 747 coming down in the night Set a course into the night
Try to get a message through Scandinavian 101
For Gods sake get your ground lights on

We were strangers in the night
Both on separate flights We were strangers in the night
Strangers in the night Lost on separate flights

Going nowhere Strangers in the night
We were strangers in the night Going nowhere

Both on separate flights We were strangers in the night
Strangers in the night Lost on separate flights
Going nowhere Strangers in the night

Going nowhere
This is Scandinavian 101
Flight from Hawaii coming out of the sun Strangers in the night

Kennedy, you should be in sight We were strangers in the night

We can't see a thing here in the night Strangers in the night
Navigator says we're on the flight path We were strangers in the night

There's no radio, no sign of life Strangers in the night
This is Scandinavian 101 Both on separate flights

For Gods sake get the ground lights on Strangers in the night
Going nowhere
'Cause we were strangers in the night We were strangers in the night

Both on separate flights Flight 101
Strangers in the night Strangers in the night going nowhere
Going nowhere

We were strangers in the night
Both on separate flights

Strangers in the night
Going nowhere

3.NEVER SURRENDER

I was born on the back streets
On the rotten side of town

I never had me nothin'
Just people puttin' me down

Living on the dark side
Across the railroad track

Leaving wasn't easy
But I'm never going back

Never surrender
When you're up against the world
Never surrender

Stand up fight them all
Never surrender

When you're up against the world
Never surrender
Stand up fight them all

I'm sticking in the fast lane
I never wanna quit

I'm taking all my chances
I'm gonna take 'em quick

I started at the bottom
But I'm headed to the top

Ain't nobody gonna hold me back
'Cause I'm never gonna stop

Never surrender
When you're up against the world

Never surrender
Stand up fight them all

Never surrender
When you're up against the world

Never surrender
Stand up fight them all

I was born on the back streets
On the rotten side of town

I never had me nothin'
Just people puttin' me down
I'm living on the darkside

Across the railroad track
Leaving wasn't easy
But I'm never going back

Never surrender
When you're up against the world

Never surrender
Stand up fight them all

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