Ian Gillan

I have often told you stories about the way I lived the life of a drifter waiting for the day When I'd take your hand and sing you songs Then maybe you would say Come lay with me love me and I would surely stay But I feel I'm growing older And the songs that I have sung Echo in the distance Like the sound of a windmill goin' 'round I guess I'll always be a soldier of fortune Many times I've been a traveller I looked for something new in days of old When nights were cold I wandered without you But those days I thought my eyes had seen you standing near Though blindness is confusing It shows that you're not here Now I feel I'm growing older And the songs that I have sung Echo in the distance Like the sound of a windmill goin' 'round I guess I'll always be a soldier of fortune Yes, I can hear the sound of a windmill goin' 'round I guess I'll always be a soldier of fortune

It's late in the season
Leaves are falling down
Autumn shades
Of red and brown

I heard you were leaving
Mind if I go along
I could hold your hand
And sing you a song

Always the traveller
Adrift in the wind
There's something about you
That's drawing me in

Maybe we'll make it
Through to next year
Go our own ways
And I'll meet you back here

Always the traveller
Adrift in the wind
There's something about you
That's drawing me in

Could I ever forget you
Not for a while

I'll be tasting your sweet, sweet lips
Mile after mile

And we don't have much
But these four walls
And it's just enough
To keep us warm
On those cold winter nights

Let's think about better days
Not what we did
But what we'll do

And we work so hard
Each and every day
We're growing old
We get afraid
You can count on me

Let's think about better days
Not what we did
But what we'll do

And if I had
Only one more day
I'd spend it right here with you

Under a million stars
Our two hearts pound
And that's the only thing
That matters now

We know a few things
About life and death
Pretty soon
We'll learn the rest
I'm in no rush at all

Let's think about better days
Not what we did
But what we'll do

And if I had
Only one more day
I'd spend it right here with you

The cold war's over
The hot one's just begun
From the shivers to the fever
Could be too much sun
If a thing's worth doing
It's worth doing well
But if we don't get moving
We'll be roasting in hell.

I've got to change my ways

In the house of dereliction
In the world of neglect
No-one gives a bit about
What happens next
Reaching terminal velocity
Going out with a bang
Time to fill my pockets
Gonna take what I can

I've got to change my ways

If the truth be told
But then on the other hand,
It's gonna get twisted
Any way you stand
Honesty's a virtue
Or so they say
That's a damn fool notion
Like a sense of fair play

I've got to change my ways

I bare my soul
Though I'm naturally shy
There's no point living
If I'm living a lie
I've had my share
Of disappointment and pain
But, I never felt the need
To point the finger of blame

I've got to change my ways

Deal with it your own way
Deal with it tonight
Deal with it your own way
You gotta deal with it tonight

Something in my vision
As I'm walking down the towpath
A feeling of aggression
Emanating from a psychopath
He was coming at me
The kids were in the way
I had to throw them down
I guess they thought it was a game

He was coming at me
He was coming through
Didn't need much imagination
See what he was trying to do
I was in the way
He was going to ride me down
Teach me some respect
This stupid smack-head clown

Deal with it your own way
Deal with it tonight
Deal with it your own way
You gotta deal with it tonight

The step aside was easy
And the jab he couldn't see
Laying on his back
He was looking up at me
His dignity was shattered
And the rage began to burn
He started getting up
I thought this boy will never learn

Deal with it your own way
Deal with it tonight
Deal with it your own way
You gotta deal with it tonight

He was frothing at the mouth
And screaming 'bout his rights
So I threw him in the river
And then I threw his 'bike
Now I'm questioned by the law
About some charge he wants to bring
But I got twenty-seven witnesses
Who never saw a thing

Deal with it your own way
Deal with it tonight
Deal with it your own way
You gotta deal with it tonight

There's something about you
This I know
Part of it's real
But a lot is for show
I got some indication
That if we do it your way
When I park at the station
I'll have to pay and display

Your arms are open wide
They beckon me inside
The tragedy unfolds
We'll have to break the mould

Don't stop, don't stop
Don't stop, don't stop
Don't stop
We just got started

There's something about me
That you should know
You can take it or leave it
Before I go
You wanna a piece of the action
You wanna slip and slide
If we're going to town baby
You'd better park and ride

You're driving me insane
I love this kind of pain
I love this kind of love
I just can't get enough

Don't stop, don't stop
Don't stop, don't stop
Don't stop
We just got started

What you doing?
See that badly written sign
That says
State your business
Want no undesirables
You got suits in the corridor
Where they belong
Skin's only natural
And the conversation's
Strong and easy
In the knowledge
That's as far as it goes
Talk all we want
But really
Nobody knows
And it's one of those things
You can feel it in the air
Try telling that babe
To someone who cares

And it's all safe in my mind
Nowhere to go
Girl goes to show
And time passes so slow
Girl goes to show
Girl goes to show

It's another day
And oh so
Irresponsible
Know what we want
Seems that
Nothing's impossible
No materials
To lose
Don't have to wash my hair
Don't have to wear my shoes
As we lay in the shadow
Of what might have been
Look at you now babe
You're hotter than sin
All those endless nights
I spent on my knees
Sometimes rewarded
For my efforts to please

And it's all safe in my mind
Nowhere to go
Girl goes to show
And time passes so slow
Girl goes to show
Girl goes to show

It would be nice
If the sun shone every day
A full moon dressed in a starry night
Could put us in the mood for dancing - romancing

It would be nice
If we keep this to ourselves
If we hold on to our tranquillity
Storms are always passing - never lasting

You worked so hard
You had so much passion
Thought you were hip
But you slipped out of fashion
You lost control
You lost your mind
And then you sold your soul

It would be nice
If the air was warm and clear
Zephyrs rippling on our skin
Exploring our senses - exquisite senses

You worked so hard
You had so much passion
Thought you were cool
But you dropped out of fashion
You lost control
You lost your mind
Sold your soul
Got left behind
You were so immortal
For a minute or two
Everybody had
A good look at you
Now you're gone
You left no mark
You're forever in the dark

You were so immortal
For a minute or two
We all had
A good look at you
Now you're gone
You left no mark
Stumbling around
In the endless dark
Now - just imagine if
You trade ammunition
For another way of life
A more subtle proposition
Have to believe
There'd be a lot less waste
And you'd appreciate the taste - it would be nice

She was a rude girl baby
With a bye-bye notion of love
She gave no warning
Did a handbrake into my life

It's all too much for me

She said what's up
I said not much
We live, we die
You wanna stay in touch

She don't mean nothing to me
She set my spirit free
She's crawlin' up and down my back
And there ain't no lotion for that

We got no money
So what we gonna do tonight
I'm well passed caring
We'll be staring at the walls all night

It's all too much for a white boy

She said what's happenin'
I said what you got
She set me on fire - ha!
The woman is hot

She don't mean nothing to me
She set my body free
She's crawlin' up and down my back
And there ain't no lotion for that

When it's time to leave
She has to have another dance
It's fair to assume she got
Termites loose in her pants

It's all too much pour moi

She said what's up
I said not much
We live, we die
You wanna stay in touch

She don't mean nothing to me
She set my spirit free
She's crawlin' up and down my back
And there ain't no lotion for that

I don't know where I'm going
I don't know what I'm doing
But it feels alright

I have one eye to Morocco
I only have to follow
Through the scented night

Conversation
Is fading away
The last thing
I heard you say
Was just a murmur
A distant blur
Your lips are moving
But I hear no words

All day
Sitting alone in my room
Waiting for no-one to call me
Lost in a dream of my own

I'm drawn by this obsession
With a tantalising vision
Of a swirling robe

I have one eye to Morocco
By the time I reach tomorrow
I'll be on that road

Sweet temptation
Draws me on
Gives me the strength
To cross my Rubicon
Past a point
Of no return
Ever onwards
As my bridges burn

All day
Sitting alone in my room
Waiting for no-one to call me
Lost in a dream of my own

Skipping stones
Down by the water
And you ain't doin'
Doin' what you should

Living so high
Rolling along
Times like these
How we gonna make it

Been driving for days
You on my mind
Three states away
From my Texas state of mind

The subject comes up
And you put it on ice
Yes, I'll have another
Ain't this the life

Been sipping rum
In the middle of the day
Out in the sun
Got it made the shade

Living so high
Rolling along
Times like these
How we gonna make it

Been driving for days
You on my mind
Three states away
From my Texas state of mind

All I need is some peace of mind
All I need is a place to unwind

Living so high
Rolling along
Times like these
How we gonna make it

Been driving for days
You on my mind
Three states away
From my Texas state of mind

All I need is some peace of mind
All I need is a place to unwind
All I need is some sugar and love
All I need is you wrapped around me like a glove

I've got an aching head
And my eyes on fire
I think I'm paralyzed
With desire

I know
You know
Oh oh

There's a place not far from here
Where wolves howl at the moon
If you click your heels just now
You'll find the ultimate groove
The ultimate

Lay down your axe to grind
Spit out that bitter pill
Deep breath will ease the mind
And bring us closer still

There's a place not far from here
Where wolves howl at the moon
If you click your heels just now
You'll find the ultimate groove
The ultimate

That's what I got in mind
Create some new old times
That's what I got in mind
So let's groove

And so and so and so she said
You know it's all just in your head
And if you work your demons through
All your dreams, all your dreams, all your dreams
Will come true for you
You'll find the ultimate groove

April

April is a cruel time
Even though the sun may shine
And world looks in the shade
as it slowly comes away
4월은 잔인한 계절
햇빛이 비추고
태양이 멀리서 서서히 다가와
세상이 그림자속으로 보일지라도

Still falls the April rain
And the valley's filled with pain
And you can't tell me quite why
아직도 4월의 비가 내리네
골짜기는 고통으로 가득하고
당신은 내게 도대체 왜 그런지
말해줄 수 없지

As I look up to the grey sky
Where it should be blue
Grey sky where I should see you
Ask why, why it should be so
I'll cry, say that I don't know
내가 차마 파랗지 않은
회색 하늘을 올려다 볼 때
당신은 내가 보고 있는 회색빛 하늘이
왜, 왜 그러냐고 물어보지만
나는 모르겠다고 울면서 말할거야

Baby once in a while I'll forget
and I'll smile..
But then the feeling comes again
of an April without end
Of an April lonely as a girl
In the dark of my mind
당신 이따금 나는 잊고 미소를 지을거야
하지만 그땐 4월은 끝이 없을 것 같이
내 마음 속 어두운 구석에서
당신이 홀로 외로이 있을 4월의 느낌이
다시 되살아 나지

I can see all too fine
But there is nothing to be done
when I just can't feel the sun
And the springtime's
the season of the night
난 모든게 좋아 보여
그러나 내가 밤중에
해와 봄의 계절을 느낄 수 없을 때
이뤄진 것 아무것도 없지

Grey sky where it should be blue
Grey sky where I should see you
Ask why, why it should be so
I'll cry, say that I don't know
파래야 할 회색 하늘
당신은 내가 보고 있는 회색빛 하늘이
왜, 왜 그러냐고 물어보지만
나는 모르겠다고 울면서 말할거야

Black night is not right,
I don't feel so bright,
I don't care to sit tight.
Maybe I'll find on the way down the line
that I'm free, free to be me.
Black night is a long way from home.
I don't need a dark tree,
I don't want a rough sea,
I can't feel, I can't see.
Maybe I'll find on the way down the line
that I'm free, free to be me.
Black night is a long way from home.

Black night, black night,
I don't need black night,
I can't see dark night.
Maybe I'll find on the way down the line
that I'm free, free to be me.
Black night is a long way from home.

Black night is not right,
I don't feel so bright,
I don't care to sit tight.
Maybe I'll find on the way down the line
that I'm free, free to be me.
Black night is a long way from home.
I don't need a dark tree,
I don't want a rough sea,
I can't feel, I can't see.
Maybe I'll find on the way down the line
that I'm free, free to be me.
Black night is a long way from home.

Black night, black night,
I don't need black night,
I can't see dark night.
Maybe I'll find on the way down the line
that I'm free, free to be me.
Black night is a long way from home.

Nobody gonna take my car
I'm gonna race it to the ground
Nobody gonna beat my car
It's gonna break the speed of sound
Oooh it's a killing machine
It's got everything
Like a driving power big fat tyres
And everything

I love it and I need it
I bleed it yeah it's a wild hurricane
Alright hold tight
I'm a highway star

Nobody gonna take my girl
I'm gonna keep her to the end
Nobody gonna have my girl
She stays close on every bend
Oooh she's a killing machine
She's got everything
Like a moving mouth body control
And everything

I love her I need her
I seed her
Yeah she turns me on
Alright hold on tight
I'm a highway star

Nobody gonna take my head
I got speed inside my brain
Nobody gonna steal my head
Now that I'm on the road again
Oooh I'm in heaven again I've got everything
Like a moving ground an open road
And everything

I love it and I need it
I seed it
Eight cylinders all mine
Alright hold on tight
I'm a highway star

Nobody gonna take my car
I'm gonna race it to the ground
Nobody gonna beat my car
It's gonna break the speed of sound
Oooh it's a killing machine
It's got everything
Like a driving power big
Fat tyres and everything

I love it and I need it
I bleed it
Yeah it's a wild hurricane
Alright hold on tight
I'm a highway star
I'm a highway star
I'm a highway star

I don't mind just what you say.
I never heard you, baby, never heard you anyway.
I don't care what you do
Just so long as it ain't me and you.
Sly, sly, like a demon's eye.

Everything's good, I said, everything's fine.
You don't know, don't know it's the end of your time.
How does it feel to be turned away?
I've known it, baby, almost every day.
Sly, sly, like a demon's eye.

I don't need you anymore,
I don't want you, baby, hanging round my door.
You slip and slide round my brain.
You think you're so clever, yeah, but you know you're insane.
Sly, sly, like a demon's eye.

I d-d-don't mind just what you say.
I never heard you, baby, I never heard you anyway, no I didn't.
Everything's good, everything's fine.
You don't know it's the end of your time.
Sly, sly, like the demon's eye,
Like the demon's eye.

Emmaretta, did you get my letter
I sent it to you, oh Emmaretta
Do you still feel when night is falling
Something calling, oh Emmaretta

Behind my thoughts, oh Emmaretta
I can get to you to feel better
I must go now, oh Emmaretta
Full moon's rising, oh Emmaretta

Oh, it's a thousand miles
Oh, and I need you child
Oh, they can drive me wild
What I feel can make it real

Help

Oh, it's a thousand miles
Oh, and I need you child
Oh, they can drive me wild
If what I feel can make it real

Emmaretta, did you get my letter
I sent it to you, oh Emmaretta
Do you still feel when night is falling
Something calling, oh Emmaretta

The golden light about you show me where you're from
The magic in your eye bewitches all you gaze upon
You stand up on your hill and behop all around you
They wonder where you're from oh yeah
They wonder where I found you
Oh my love it's a long way
Where you're from it's a long way

I tried to understand you, I tried to love you right
The way you smile and touch me always sets my heart alight
Your lips are like a fire burning through my soul
And people ask me where you're from
They really wanna know
Oh my soul it's a long way
Where you're from it's a long way

Magic woman wreckin' up my soul
Things you tell me have never been told
Magic woman I don't know
Electric before me I love you so I love you so

You're racing like a fireball dancing like a ghost
You're gemini and I don't know which one I like the most
My head is getting broken and my mind is getting bust
But now I'm coming with you down the road of golden dust
Oh my love it's a long way
Where you're from it's a long way

Hallelujah Hallelujah
Hallelujah

I am a preacher
with a message for my people
Over the world scratching
on the ground
Looking for the peace
that nobody has found

I am a spokesman
for a better way of living
Love is the word
and it can be heard
If you are young
the message can be sung

Let me hear you sing
Hallelujah Hallelujah
Hallelujah

Oh tell it to the man
who's power is the sermon
on the wall
Tell it to the man who says
you can misjudge them all
Tell it 'till it can be heard
above the wailing of the crowd
Tell it on the field of war
and hope you'll soon be justified
There is a better way of life
and it's not so hard to find
If you live and let the people
in your world speak its mind
I am the pupil who sells
his life for freedom
All over the world
and it can be heard
If you are young
the message can be sung

Hallelujah Hallelujah
Hallelujah

Na na na na
Na na na na na
Na na na na
Na na na na na
I got a certan little girl she's on my mind
No doubt about it she looks so fine
She's the best girl that I ever had
Sometimes she's gonna make me feel so bad
Na na na na
Na na na na na
Na na na na
Na na na na na
Hush, hush
Thought I heard her calling my name now
Hush, hush
She took my heart but I love her just the same now
Hush, hush
Thought I heard her calling my name now
Hush, hush
I need your love and I'm not to blame now
Love, love
They got it early in the morning
Love, love
They got it late in the evening
Love, love
Well, I want that needing
Love, love
Oh, I gotta get ahead of it
She's got a love like quicksand
Only took one touch of her hand
Blow my mind and I'm in so deep
That I can't eat and I can't sleep
Na na na na
Na na na na na
Na na na na
Na na na na na
Listen
Hush, hush
Thought I heard her calling my name now
Hush, hush
She took my heart but I love her just the same now
Hush, hush
Thought I heard her calling my name now
Hush, hush
I need your love and I'm not to blame now
Love, love
They got it early in the morning
Love, love
They got it late in the evening
Love, love
Well, I want that needing
Love, love
Oh, I gotta get ahead of it Na na na na
Na na na na na
Na na na na
Na na na na na
Na na na na
Na na na na na

On the lonely road I'm traveling on
The road that leads nowhere
As the ground and the sky
I keep wondering why I'm alone so alone
I've been rollin' on for just two years
The sun is my only friend
With the wind on the bend and my back in my hand
I'm alone so alone
I'm alone so alone, I'm alone so alone
I'm alone so alone and I feel like going home
With my money spent and my clothes all torn
My spirit hanging low
I ain't got no friends where the highway ends
I'm alone so alone
I'm alone so alone, I'm alone so alone
I'm alone so alone and I feel like going home, going home

Kentucky Woman
She shines in her own kind of light
She looks at you once in a day
And what′s wrong is alright
And I love her,
God knows I love her

Kentucky Woman
She gets to know you
She gets to hold you
Kentucky Woman

She ain′t the kind to turn
at the drop of her name
Well all the things she does
they turn you on just the same
And I love her,
God knows I love her

Kentucky Woman
She gets to know you
She gets to hold you
Kentucky Woman

I don′t want much
The Good Lord′s earth beneath my feet
A gentle touch
Cause that one girl in life is sweet and good
There ain′t no doubt, I′m talking about

Kentucky Woman
She gets to know you
She gets to hold you
Kentucky Woman

Kentucky Woman she shines in her own kind of light
She looks at you once in a day
And what′s wrong is alright
And I love her, yes I do, I love her

Kentucky Woman
She gets to know you
She gets to hold you
Kentucky Woman
Kentucky Woman
Kentucky Woman
Kentucky Woman

You can walk through fire
Make the north wind blow
Squeeze 'n' tease me honey
When you shake your body
You move my soul
Let me be your lover
Won't you let me be your child
Take me through your universe
Y'know that when you smile
You drive me wild

Love child
Driving me wild
Love child
Always teasin' me

You can ride your pony
Day dream in fairy tales
All I know is I need more
When I see you dance the seven veils