Golden Earring

All set, court's in session
This judge's got no compassion
Witness, show me your right hand
I swear, nothing but the truth now
I was allright till she came along
I was allright, then it all went wrong
The devil made me do it, oh, oh, oh ,oh
It was an act of a man possessed
The devil made me do it
Your honour, I'm innocent
D.A's, got a mighty strong case
Lawman, saw the whole thing
Confess, yeah I stole that furcoat
Confess, yeah I stole a BMW
Confess, I was only trying
to keep my baby satisfied
Bullshit, that's the truth now
Bullshit, so help me God
You should have seen her slide
out of her neglige
Het skin was hot touch intoxicating
and if you were me
you would have done the same
So spare me the gutter
Save me from the ball and chain

Future


You better get out of the line of fire
If you wanna stay alive
I always knew it would take a liar
In this brave new world to survive

It's gonna happen in the future
It didn't happen in the past

Rule and divide and control the seven seas
Your power and pride guarantee defeat
So fine, your lips on mine light a dangerous flame
When love grows in exile, it'll find you back again

They shot you down on the steps of a white house
Climbin' out to rescue me
They said you made a giant step for mankind
And the plate's still empty, "c'est la vie"

It's gonna happen in the future
It didn't happen in the past

Baby Dynamite


With a dream in her pocket
Flight ticket in hand
She's going off to the crazy land
Green pastures, like blankets unfold
Out the door and down the hall

Crazy river, with a cold shiver
Deep in water she dives
She's got herself involved
and now it's evolved
Into interstellar overdrive

Well I know she's got a talent for finding me
When she happens to be in the vicinity
She'll be on the phone
When the dancin' is done
Probably all alone

My baby dynamite
your lucky stars are out tonight
And your cards are on the table
All the odds are in your favour
Dynamite
heaven says you're doin' alright
With a heart that's shaped like a diamond
You've been cut for the assignment

Don't be a moth, hidin' pain
When your wings go up in flame
Money is a rocket, blow it sky high
The more you get, the more you fly
Green pastures that unfold
A future carved out of solid gold

Found in a river, hidin' a treasure
Impossible to find
And your soul's sold to the payroll
while it's tryin' to have a good time

Stayin' up, walkin' around
Talkin' muscle and makin' sounds
Like baby dynamite
your lucky stars are out tonight
And your cards are on the table
All the odds are in your favour
Dynamite
heaven says you're doin' alright
With a heart that's shaped like a diamond
You've been cut for the assignment

The old man told me and he told me good
The old man taught me every trick in the book
And when he expired in a whispered groan
He said, go crush the empire operate alone
'Cause you're the last of the Mohicans
You're the last of the killer tribe
You better find the man who runs it
The man who's gonna set this world on fire
Behind a wall of titanium
You gotta tear it down stone by stone
In the middle of the evening
In the middle of the night
I'll come a prowlin'
I can smell his hide
Looks like a vampire in broad daylight
So I pull the trigger put an end to the fight
'Cause I'm the last of the Mohicans
I'm the last of the killer tribe
I'm gonna start multiplying
Like a fast eagle in disguise
I won't help you none
Redskin is about to track you down
I disguise protect you no
From the last flash of indigo
Here we go

Lost And Found


I am not an object
Somethin' you throw away
I am no piece of junk
That's on a stationary train
I want you to get a message
To the one that's gonna set me free
Tell her to hurry, tell her to recognize me
'Cause I'm beginning to believe
That forever I'll live on a shelf
Of the lost and found

Between a cane and an umbrella
A wallet and a chain of keys
My dreams are full of you
And my nights without you are empty
I'm going under, yeah I'm going under
Had a name, had a number
Went and lost it all instead
and I'm beginning to believe
that forever I'll live on a shelf
Of the lost and found

I am not a misplaced object
A person you throw away
Some piece of junk
That's been left on a stationary train
I want you to get a message
To the one that's gonna set me free
Tell her to hurry, tell her to identify me
'Cause I'm beginning to believe
That forever I'll be another case
Of the lost and found
Yeah I'm beginning to believe
that I'll never get to leave this place
they call lost and found

(Somewhere in a lonely hotel room, there's a guy starting to realize that eternal fate has turned its back on him.)
(It's two a.m...)

It's two a.m. (It's two a.m.)
The fear has gone (The fear has gone)
I'm sittin' here waitin' (I'm sittin' here waitin')
The gun still warm (The gun still warm)
Maybe my connection is tired of takin' chances

Yeah there's a storm on the loose, sirens in my head
I'm wrapped up in silence, all circuits are dead
I cannot decode, my whole life spins into a frenzy

Help I'm steppin' into the twilight zone
The place is a madhouse,
Feels like being cloned
My beacon's been moved under moon and star
Where am I to go, now that I've gone too far?
Soon you will come to know,
When the bullet hits the bone
Soon you will come to know,
When the bullet hits the bone

I'm falling down a spiral,
Destination unknown
A double-crossed messenger,
All alone
I can't get no connection,
Can't get through,
Where are you?

Well the night weighs heavy on his guilty mind
This far from the borderline
And when the hit man comes
He knows damn well he has been cheated
And he says

Help I'm steppin' into the twilight zone
The place is a madhouse,
Feels like being cloned
My beacon's been moved under moon and star
Where am I to go, now that I've gone too far?
Soon you will come to know,
When the bullet hits the bone
Soon you will come to know,
When the bullet hits the bone
When the bullet hits the bone

(instrumental break)

Help I'm steppin' into the twilight zone
The place is a madhouse,
Feels like being cloned
My beacon's been moved under moon and star
Where am I to go, now that I've gone too far?

Help I'm steppin' into the twilight zone
The place is a madhouse,
Feels like being cloned
My beacon's been moved under moon and star
Where am I to go, now that I've gone too far?
Soon you will come to know,
When the bullet hits the bone
Soon you will come to know,
When the bullet hits the bone
When the bullet hits the bone
When the bullet hits the bone
When the bullet hits the bone
When the bullet hits the bone

Chargin' Up My Batteries


Well I couldn't live if I don't see a miracle happen
Stayin' up waitin' here with you
And I do believe in a mystery that needs unraveling
Stayin' up being here with you, in tune
Well, I'm runnin' around
in circles painted on the ground

I don't know how they got us here
I don't know why it don't come clear
Confession that I have to make
Expression that I have to fake
This situation on the other hand
Is a matter I cannot comprehend
When plugs don't spark in the dark
I'm chargin' up my batteries, chargin' up my batteries
Hey now, gimme full capacity
chargin' up my batteries
Hey now, any day now

It's no tragedy but I hear the good times fadin'
Like a spotlight changin' green to blue
Yes I do believe something better be happenin'
Before the night comes through
Ain't it true, yeah it's true

Well, I'm runnin' around
in circles painted on the ground
I don't know how they got us here
I don't know why it don't come clear
Confession that I have to make
Expression that I have to fake
This situation on the other hand
Is a matter I cannot comprehend
When plugs don't spark in the dark
I'm chargin' up my batteries, chargin' up my batteries
Hey now, gimme full capacity
chargin' up my batteries
Hey now, any day now

Secrets


Tell me what's happenin'
Curiosity doin' me in
Something strange's happenin'
You keep a closed door behind you
Got a window I can't see through
Lock your mail inside a drawer
Never did me like that before

Don't tell me it's another one of your secrets

I smell conspiracy
Don't let me down
I'm on the outside baby
Waitin' for a friendly sound
Don't let me go to pieces
Celebratin' all alone
I come apart bit by bit
Add a number to your top secret list
In between hot and cold
You'll find the truth is
working against us
I wanna know more

Don't tell me it's another one of your secrets

You make a move clandestine
Underground hide and seek
Get away with incidents
By lack of evidence
On the verge of committing a crime
Sendin' out a private eye
Defender of innocence
Trigger of coincidence
Right between hot and cold
Right between the left and the right eye
Tonight for instance

Don't tell me it's another one of your secrets

I've been drivin' all night
My hand's wet on the wheel,
There's a voice in my head
That drives my heel,
And my baby calls that she needs me here
It's half past four and I'm shifting gear

When she gets lonely
And the longing gets too much
She sends a cable comin' in from above
We don't need to talk at all
We got a thing that's called radar love
We got a wave in the air~ radar love

Radio's playin' some forgotten song
Brenda Lee's coming on strong,
The road has got me hypnotized
And I'm spinning into a new sunrise

When I get lonely
And I'm sure I've had enough
She sends her comfort coming in from above
We don't need a letter at all
We got a thing that's called radar love
We got a line in the sky~ radar love

No more speed I'm almost there
Gotta keep cool now, gotta take care
Last car to pass here I go
And the line of cars goes down real slow

And the radio played some forgotten song
Brenda Lee's coming on strong
And the newsman sang his same song
Oh, one more radar lover gone

When I get lonely
And I'm sure I've had enough
She sends her comfort coming in from above
We don't need a letter at all

We got a thing that's called radar love
We got a line in the sky
We got a thing that's called radar love
We got a thing that's called radar love

I'm a-runnin' on empty and my good-luck charm
It's like a mojo workin' 'gainst this heart of mine
Just a split second for my heart to know
It wouldn't take long to fall for you

And it hurts like hell
And I know it shows
Taking me down with a single blow
That's what you get when you been hit

By the hammer of love,
Hit, by the hammer of love
Hit, by the hammer of love
The hammer of love, the hammer of love

I'm defying all the laws of gravity
Floating on air and with sympathy
The doctor says you're runnin' outta luck
Cause you've been struck by the hammer of love

And it hurts like hell
And I know it shows
Taking me down with a single blow
That's what you get when you been hit

By the hammer of love
Hit, by the hammer of love
Hit, by the hammer of love
The hammer of love, the hammer of love

Right on the head
Like a ton of bricks
It's like a ringing the bell
Yeah, and you know, you know
That it hurts like hell
And I know it shows
Taking me down with a single blow

You've been hit by the hammer of love
You've been hit by the hammer of love
The hammer of love, the hammer of love

You look real good in your blue jeans
And a pink sweater
But in a cocktail dress I guess
You look even better
I got your photographs
And the memories lined up on the table
But you're gone with the wind
And I wish I was dead
Just like Clark Gable

The sun goes down for a lonely fool
Like darkness in the temple of doom
I need a guiding light
Tell me What am I supposed to do...

Albino Moon
Where you been tonight?
Hidin' behind a cloud
Albino Moon...

Albino Moon
What's it all about?
Hidin' behind a cloud
Albino Moon...

Am I blind or am I right
Pour your light into my room

Make my baby find her way back home real soon
Albino Moon

Put your red lips on my daydream
Imagine we're together
In the back-seat of my car
On the shiny white leather..
I got your photographs
And the memories lined up on the table
But you're gone with the wind
And I wish I was dead
Just like Clark Gable

The sun goes down for a lonely fool
Like darkness in the temple of doom
I need a guiding light
Tell me...What am I supposed to do...

Albino Moon
Where you been tonight?
Hidin' behind a cloud
Albino Moon...

Albino Moon
What's it all about?
Hidin' behind a cloud
Albino Moon...

Can't tell the top from the bottom
All your bad vibes I got 'm
I'm workin' like a dog
Just can't get ahead, no no
Well, all I drink is water
And all I eat is bread

Workin' like a dog, but I just can't get ahead
I gotta room with a view made out of bricks
I'm a pushover for all your pricks and dicks

I'm going up, I'm going down
In this skyscraper hell of a town
I'm going up, I'm going down
In this skyscraper hell

My friends I double-cross 'm
Live and die forgotten
I'm sleeping like a log
Sweating in my bed y'all
And all I drink is water
And all I eat is bread

Workin' like a dog, I just can't get ahead
I gotta room with a view made out of bricks
I'm a pushover for all your pricks and dicks

I'm going up, I'm going down
In this skyscraper hell of a town
I'm going up, I'm going down
In this skyscraper hell of a town
I'm going up, I'm going down
In this skyscraper hell of a town

Skyscraper hell, skyscraper hell
Skyscraper hell, skyscraper hell of a town

I'm going up, I'm going down
Skyscraper hell of a town

I'm kicking down the road
I got a top hat on
With my head in overload
I heard a radio song

There was something in the air
I think I know it well
Watchin' everybody stare
You know I never tell
You knocked me to the floor
With a sound I never heard (2x)

I was walking down the street
Saw you sneakin' out your house
Know who you're gonna meet
In the criminal hour

Saw you slip right through the door
You whispered just a word
Then you knocked me to the floor
With a sound I've never heard

Colourblind, risking your life
A brush stroke and a rooftop dive
Eccentric hero in a hookers bed
A dog without a leash, a sirloin fed
Breakable heart, I believe you said
If life's a shadow, gimme a shot in the head
If life's a shadow, gimme a shot in the head

Colourblind, slightly cock-eyed
The world at your feet in the city tonight
Burning like a flame instead of hanging
Like a puppet from a spiders' web
Unbeatable heart, I think you said
If life's a dream, gimme a shot in the head
If life's a dream, gimme a shot in the head

Welcome home baby, the skies are red
The clouds are blue and the streets are wet
Welcome home baby, the drinks are free
Your face is green in the neon-light
Welcome home baby, farewell goodbye

Colourblind, before the paint dries
Saturday night, one more time
Eccentric hero in a hookers bed
A dog without a leash, a sirloin fed
Unbeatable heart, I think you said
If life's a dream, gimme a shot in the head
If life's a dream, gimme a shot in the head

Welcome home baby, the skies are red
The clouds are grey and the streets are wet
Welcome home baby, the drinks are free
Your face is green in the neon-light
Welcome home baby, farewell goodbye

Welcome home baby, the skies are red
The clouds are blue and the streets are wet
Welcome home baby, the drinks are free
Your face is green in the neon-light
Welcome home baby, farewell goodbye

You know the first time I saw the X-Files
I was stoned as usual
Here comes Scully walking in
Zappin' through the Cartwrights
Fox Mulder went and lost his gun
He keeps holding on to the flashlight

Shining bright on lost memories
Scully, I can't forget your sweet sixteen
I'm not an alien
I fear it's not a dream
I wish you'd recognize the voice
That sang your favourite song

At Kansas City Airport
Got the jukebox on wheels, hello
There's a Talkin' Head silently
Tappin' on my shoulder
I'm standing there I'm stunned
Flying high as a kite
My hero he turns out to be
Just an ordinary guy
Lickin' on a lollypop
Looking insecure
One look in his eyes and I knew for sure
I might never come this close, to a rising star
I may be crazy, but he killed me with that song

And oh, on a night like you
And oh, on a night like you
And oh, on a night like you
When memories explode....

Faster, faster
It's pure delight
Flashing past and blinding my eyes
Memories you've been trying to blow away
Keep on coming back again

The band is in the basement
It's Saturday night
In Richmond, VA after a gig with The Pie
Seeing it all through the clouds of my birthday surprise
Delicious Donna decides to write a new episode

I remember being introduced
Stevie's face was small
He just kept me reeling
Man, we were laughing at the dark
Getting ready to march all the way back home to Mars
One last fuel stop at Itchycoo Park

And oh, on a night like you
And oh, on a night like you
And oh, on a night like you
When memories tend to explode

Kingfisher's eyes shine as black as coal
On the edge of the morning
Gaze at me from across the room
The candle light....dying

Music it sounds like a waterfall
Makes you feel like you're drowning
Kingfisher's eyes, you're like black pearl
SWatchin' the ghosts, surround me

Dragon, demon, goblin, gorgon,
Savage-ly tryin' to drag me down!!

The Candy Man's at the door again
Ringing the bell, I won't let him in
There's a storm a-raging inside my brain
Playing tricks with me in the dark

Don't believe a single word
That your ears have ever heard

Dragon, demon, goblin, gorgon,
Savage-ly tryin' to drag me down!!

The Vagabond outside he knows
The medicine don't work no more
The hurricane inside my head
Is nailing me to the floor

Don't believe a single word
That your ears have ever heard

Picking up the pieces now
Wipe the sweat from off my brow
By the cool light of the moon
Chase the ghosts out from my room
By the cool light of the moon
Kingfisher between me and you
Kingfisher between me and you

Dragon, demon, goblin, gorgon,
Savage-ly tryin' to drag me down!!

The Candy Man's at the door again
Ringing the bell, I won't let him in
There's a storm a-raging inside my brain
Playing tricks with me in the dark

Don't believe a single word
That your ears have ever heard

Dragon, demon, goblin, gorgon,
Savage-ly tryin' to drag me down!!

Kingfisher's eyes shine as black as coal
On the edge of the morning
Gaze at me from across the room
The candle light....dying

In the morning when I wake up
I recover from a dream
And beside me is my sweet heart
Still asleep innocently

Turn the tap on
Splash some water
On my cheeks and suddenly
I remember in the mirror
Who I am and where I've been

Coming in, looking out
Lookin' in, findin' out
Coming in, looking out
Lookin' in and going out

There's a postcard on the doorstep
With a stamp I've never seen
And a stray dog says good morning
To the sunshine I believe

Every minute, every hour
Ever time-out, go between
God keeps trying new inventions
For a bullet on a broken wing
And the Lord knows
It's a smoke screen
Messin' up again
Bless my soul
You're in control now

Coming in, looking out
Lookin' in, findin' out
Coming in, looking out
Lookin' in and going out

Coming in, looking out
Lookin' in, findin' out
Coming in, looking out
Lookin' in and going out

The Thief is in the parking lot
The thief is at your door
The thief, he leaves the broken glass
While you been scrapin' dollars
Just to pay high rent
He comes a-prowlin' in the dead of night

La la la la la la la la la la

The thief is in without a knock
The thief is on the stairs
Guess who's here to ruin your life
He just come and go without leavin' fingerprints
And never say goodbye

La la la la la la la la la la

Take what's mine - everything I live for
Take your time - all that you desire
Take what's mine, but you can't have my soul

So all you pretty girls
And all you handsome boys
Hold on to your heart
When you hear suspicious noise yeah

La la la la la la la la la la

Take what's mine - nothin' left to live for
Take what's mine - sneakin' out the window
Take what's mine, Take your time
Take what's mine - everything I paid for
Take your time - leave me on the sidewalk
Take what's mine, Take your time
Take what's mine - anything worth stealing
Take your time - you can hurt my feelings
Take what's mine, take what's mine
But you can't have my soul