SIDE 1

1. ALLEY CAT BLUES

Tough time in the city
Times are getting hard
Spending all my money
Just drinking at the bar
My feet are getting dirty
Since I wore away my shoes
Now my doctor's gone and told me
I got the alley cat blues

I don't want suicide
I don't want sympathy
But them alley cats
Got their claws on me

Alley cat howl
Alley cat scream
Alley cat prowl
Alley cat mean

When you got too little
Too little ain't enough
When you ain't got nothing
You know times are getting tough
Don't ask the little big man
'Cause he'll only kick you down
keep on looking for your chances
And your time will come around

I don't want suicide
I don't want sympathy
But them alley cats
Got their claws in me

Alley cat howl
Alley cat scream
Alley cat prowl
Alley cat mean


2. DEVIL'S DRIVING

I take the good with the bad
When I'm happy and when I'm sad
Steal my time, and I'll give it for free
Seems a little bit crazy to me
One day what's good, next it's a drag
The money that's spent
On what's to be hurt
No tickets to heaven that way
No-one takes in stories
Caves what they say

Devil's driving, on a fast ride
Devil's driving, by my side
Devil's driving, no time limit
Devil's driving, in it to the finish

Get a push up, get a kick down
Some bear the scars, some wear the crown
Look so hard they can't see
All gets a little more crazy to me
If they get what they want
Do they want what they get
Sure fire winners
Or each way bets
Whatever happens you can't stay
Can't back out, you can't get away

Devil's driving …

You pay your money, take your chance
Blind lead the blind on this insane dance
Dead or alive get no guarantee
Still seems a little bit crazy to me
No-one questions each selfish game
End up believing that they're thinking the same
Make up your mind, it's a one-way ride
You can't run and you can't hide

Devil's driving …


3. DON'T TOUCH ME

I just bought me a second-hand mac
Hole in the front and a split in the back
Wear it at night, not in the day
Frighten all the little girls away
Don't like the light, I like the dark
My favorite haunt's your local park,
Find a quiet place behind some bush
You can look at the merchandise

Please don't touch me, 'cause you'd only spoil my fun
Please don't touch me, 'cause I do my thing and run
Please don't touch me, 'cause you'd only spoil my fun
Please don't touch me, 'cause I do my thing and run

Best twills tied at the knee
See me flit from tree to tree
I got the best little hobby, it's too much
You can look at the merchandise, but please don't touch

Please don't touch me, 'cause …

Getting into phone calls too
Ha, ha, ha, I'll be ringing you
Can't help myself, I'm getting worse
Can't repeat what you hear, it's so perverse
Quite a nice guy really, and I'm not really sick
I mean fair's fair I bet you turn your trick,
What I do's not bad,don't hurt that much
You can look at the merchandise, but please don't touch

Please don't touch me, 'cause …


4. EYES TELLIN' YOU

Watching TV with the sound full on
Your mind's dead, your resistance gone,
Endless ads selling soap and beans
Smooth voices promise suburban dreams
Let the ratings tell what's good for you
If it's on TV you know it must be true

Eyes tellin' you, what's good for you
Eyes tellin' you, what's good for you
Tellin' you, the eyes tellin' you

Simulated violence on the silver screen
It's so real, they bleed, they scream,
Sitting brain-washed in the cathode glow
Real news becomes just another side-show
Truth and fantasy mix tight as super-glue
If it's on TV you know it must be true

Eyes tellin' you …

The vision control will order you
The eye says you're the chosen few
Who are better than him, can't you see
Someone might be lyin' but it still gets through
If it's on TV you know it must be true

Eyes tellin' you …


5. HELP ME

Lying in the gutter
Can't remember what I done
Got a lawman standing over me
Sayin' "Get on your two feet, son"
I said "No, leave me alone,
I'm OK where I am
Just leave me lying down
I'll move away when I can …"

Taken into custody
Placed upon a prison floor
Drinking was my only crime
Never felt this bad before
Mama, mama, come rescue me
Take my pain away
'Cause as soon as I am sober
Just another forgotten day

Help me oh Lord,
Help me please
You gotta help me
I'm a friend in need

Help me oh Lord …

I was taken up to see the judge,
Stood looking at the man
Looked so righteous, when he said "Son,
Going to help you if I can,
Listen, I'll give you good advice
You got to mend your ways,
To help you our best, think I better send you
On a Government holiday …"

Help me oh Lord …


SIDE 2

1. POWER CRAZY

This town's rotten, best forgotten
Can't hide behind your door
Fear is grippin', good life slippin'
We've been pumped like a whore
Poison's hangin' like a black death shroud
Kids all taken to the street
Atmosphere's hot, waitin' for the shot
Mad men in the drivin' seat
Lined up on the wall
Waitin' for the call

Come on, kick down the door, power crazy
It's time to even the score, power crazy
Time to get off the floor, power crazy
We ain't takin' no more

People are dyin', someone tryin'
To run the show for number one,
Making promises they don't keep
To cover up for what they've done
Hard life livin' on a short time-fuse
Patience gonna crack
No-one's carin', no-one's sharin'
Don't be surprised when yer stabbed in the back
Lined up on the wall
Waitin' for the call

Come on, kick down the door, power crazy …

Come on, kick down the door, power crazy …


2. SILVER LADY

Silver lady, come slip on down
Silver lady, cruising round uptown
Towin' pretty boys 1-2-3
Silver lady put your spell on me

Silver lady
Silver lady

Silver lady, shine like mirrored glass
Silver lady, I'll forget my past
Keep layin' those lines out 1-2-3
Silver lady work your spell on me
Silver lady, need it more and more
Can't break out, I can't find the door
Keep on doin' it cause can't you see
Heaven and hell, it's all the same to me

Silver lady
Silver lady

Silver lady be a friend tonight
Silver lady sparkle in the light
Open my eyes, set me free
Silver lady, lay your spell on me
Can I live my life under your spell
Yes I could,
Take me to heaven, take me to hell
Can I live my life under your spell
Yes I could
Take me to heaven, take me to hell

Silver lady, need it more and more
Can't break out, I can't find the door
Keep on doin' it cause can't you see
Heaven and hell, it's all the same to me

Silver lady
Silver lady


3. TRIGGER HAPPY

She's a backbone busta
I don't trust her
She's tryin' to be a friend of mine
High-heel boots, bleached-out roots
She's sellin' her life for a line
Her time is comin', can't keep runnin'
High noon is comin' up fast
Stole all my money, it ain't funny
She's gonna answer for her past

Trigger happy, trigger happy
When she steps in front of my gun
Trigger happy, trigger happy
Coulda been a whole lotta fun.

Live it up sister, ain't gonna miss ya,
I know it for a long time now
Got ya heart, I hit it, no need to admit it
I got close to you and how
The move I'm talkin', the faster you're walkin'
The message sure to get through
No place for me, it's the same story
There's always someone richer for you

Trigger happy, trigger happy …

Trigger happy, trigger happy …


4. NIGHT AFTER NIGHT

Night after night, day after day
You take a piece of my heart away
Time after time, again and again
You leave me lost in some kinda pain

Night after night, out on the road
Day after day, out here on my own
Night after night, out on that lonely road
Mile after mile, it's my only home

Sound upon sound, beat after beat
I need to see you out of your seat
Show after show, drink after drink
See I need you so I don't have to think

Night after night, out on the road …

Stage after stage, crowd after crowd
It's all I know how to do, so I got to do it proud,
Don't you run away, don't leave me alone
Can't you see if you do, it would turn me to stone

Night after night, out on the road …


5. KILLING TIME

Come round this mornin' put my head in my hands
My eyes full of sleep and my mouth full of sand
The room is reeling I can't focus on the wall
I can't remember just what I'm doing here at all,
Hoping my freedom has arrived with the mail
Just like a criminal, I'm running free on bail
One day is going down and not a thing to do
Living like a schizo on a split-level view
No way up, no way down
Got to find a way out of this town
No way up and there ain't no way down
Gotta level out before I hit the ground

Killing time, killing me
Killing time, killing me
Killing time, killing me
Killing time, is that the way it has to be ?

Let me sign right here, sign anywhere
Don't keep askin' questions, it just ain't fair
Take my chances on the run instead of standin' still
Don't wanna end up flyin' from a high-rise window
Gotta do more livin' than I've been allowed to got
Hey, look out world, I ain't finished with you yet
Me and a million others got a part in the same cast
Must be gettin' somewhere but it feels like nowhere fast

Killing time, killing me …