Hanoi Rocks Album

There's a place up ahead and I'm goin'
Just as fast as my feet can fly
Come away, come away, if you're goin'
Leave the sinkin' ship behind

Come on the risin' wind
We're goin' up around the bend

Bring a song and a smile for the banjo
Better get while the gettin's good
Hitch a ride to the end of the highway
Where the neons turn to wood

Come on the risin' wind
We're goin' up around the bend

You can ponder perpetual motion
Fix your mind on a crystal day
Always time for a good conversation
There's an ear for what you say

Come on the risin' wind
We're goin' up around the bend

All the times I spent suffering in school
Y' know, thinking I was supercool
All the teachers gave me so much grief
I wanna blow 'em up just to get some relief

Sister, sister, they call me a parasite
Sister, sister they wanna bury me alive
All day, all week, all term long
They'd dump on me hoping I'd be gone

Time made me realize why should I be victimized
So I took control and decided to teach
I wanna teach highschool!

I tell the little buggers what to wear
I show 'em how to set and dye their hair
There'll be no costumes at our swimming pool
There'll be no ugly girls at my highschool

Girls who are very bright
Must stay in class all night, and practice their biology
I love to teach highschool
I need to teach highschool
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Time made me realize that I could brutalize
And get revenge with impunity
If I could teach highschool
A, B, C, D, E, F, G
How I love anatomy
2+2 and 3+3
Students have a ball with me

So many things that mean a lot, So many things that I never got, You can look boy,
but you can't touch, What I don't have seems to mean so much
A beat up Chevy or Mercedes Benz
Should make no difference in the end
But I get mad, baby real upset
'Cos what I want I can never get
They're just like cattle walking down the street
Some get so fat while others never eat
I may be shut out but I ain't finished yet
My mind is blank I take another drink
I'm not destroyed but I'm right on the brink
I sit and count them shot by shot
The little things that I never got
Those uptown ladies on 5th Avenue
It's like I hate them but I want them too
I may be shut out but I ain't finished yet
I don't get it, I don't get it at all
I don't get it, I don't get it at all
Why I can't get it, Why it's a thing I'll never get
Why I can't get it, Why it's a thing I'll never get
A yacht and a Rolls and a private jet, A dirty blonde in a red Corvette
Wife and kids and a house and a pet, Those are the things that I can't get

Beneath the streets, in the cars, on the trains, or in the underground, I'll be waiting
You can spare a dime, or you're gonna be mine and We're going dancing tonight
In the tunnels underground the subway rats run all around, and hungry
So come and hide, step inside, we're going on a midnight ride
On the subway underground it gets, a little rough, this ain't No tunnel of love
Hurricanes running through my veins, I know that You're lost and alone
And I feel no pain, In my sea of drains, In my my underwater world
Welcome to the ocean, Welcome to the sea, Welcome to the jungle, Deep inside of me
Sink or swim, you dive right in and you, Know this ain't no place to mess around in
In my swamp underground the quicksand slowly Sucks you down
Down here I call the shots, like it or not, What you got I'm getting, You have to come down to my slum
Well Welcome Chum, Now sit down and shut up
I lay you wide open, For all the world to see

don't you ever leave me baby, don't you ever leave me now
don't you ever leave me baby, if you leave me you will kill me now
the lights are slowly going down, out on Times Avenue
and me, i'm all alone, watching the rain falling down on my face
a crowd of people passing by, i don't think they recognize me
they fade away into the night, thats when i think about you
don't you ever leave me baby, don't you ever leave me now
don't you ever leave me baby, if you leave me you will kill me now
i start living in the memory of you, i start living in the memory of you
i start living in the memory of you , and the memory of all them things
that you and me used to do, yeah, and there's one more thing i wanna tell you
i wanna tell you how much i really love you, and i really do
the lights are slowly going down, out on Times Avenue
and me, i'm all alone, watching the tears falling down on my face
a subway train is passing by, driving into the night
i jump inside cause i ain't got nowhere to sleep, that's when i think about you
don't you ever leave me baby, don't you ever leave me now
don't you ever leave me baby, if you leave me you will kill me now
i start living in the memory of you, i start living in the memory of you, i start living in the memory of you
and all them funny things, that you and me used to do
you remember, you remember all them things, that you and me used to do
don't forget, don't bloody never forget, don't you ever leave me baby
don't you ever leave me now, don't you ever leave me baby
if you leave me you will kill me now
i start living in the memory of you, i start living in the memory of you, i start living in the memory of you
and the sweet taste of your lips, and the sweet taste of your body
and the sweet taste of the lips between your legs

Took too much of this, had too much of that
But with you I never got enough
I thought there'd never be love in my life
And that's sad 'cos when I think what I could've had
It makes me feel so bad

I smoked a lot of sky, I drank a lot of rain
Anything to ease my pain
But now your touch is all it would take
And that's a shame 'cos I can never come home again

And you're a million miles away
I'll never get a chance to hold you
So my message is the wind
I pray that it gets through to you

Loving you was so easy
And leaving you was so very hard
And now I'm living in this ocean of blue
In the corner of a prison yard I should have listened to you.

And you're a million miles away
I'll never get a chance to hold you

Please don't be thinking of me
Please just forget about me...

All these broken dreams
Have made me see
That I'm strung out, somebody rescue me
Well, do I have to tell you that I love you
Do I have to tell you that I care
Do I have to tell you that I need you to be there

Cos in the middle of the night
When I`m much too weak to fight
You know you're such a welcome sight
In the middle of the night
Yeah

On the boulevard of broken dreams
Yeah I talk so bad and I act so mean
On the boulevard of broken dreams
I gotta get back on my feet

And was it only yesterday
You came my way
Or was it just a while ago

And do I have to tell you you're my lover
Do I have to tell you I'm your slave
And so we have to dance until you`re dancing
On my grave

And my lips are turning white
And my jaw is getting tight
And the sun is burning bright
In the middle of the night
Yeah

On the boulevard of broken dreams
She'll eat your heart and she'll eat your face
On the boulevard of broken dreams
And I gotta get back on my feet

Do I have to tell you that I need you
Do I have to show you that I care
Do I have to lie and steal to have you
Do I have to sell myself somewhere
Then we can dance all night together
You'll be my queen I'll be your slave
And we can stay awake forever
Until we're dancing on my grave

On the boulevard of broken dreams...
Boulevard of broken dreams...

[No lyrics]

Wy little lover's gonna be another, copy of Raquel Welch, I'll build her a house and a made named Jill
And spend the rest of my life down in Beverly Hills,
I'll never have to feed her, And she'll stay pretty all the time, Oh, yes she will
I love the way she's gonna rock and roll, From the early morning 'til late late night
Non stop rock 'n' bop and she'll never ever die
When I want money she can go to work, As a roadie for Adam Ant
And if he comes on strong he'll be in for a shock, 'Cos she'll open his face and clean his clock
I'll never have to feed her, And she'll stay pretty all the time
Rock 'n' roll, My little girl, the best in the world
Softer than steel, she's alarmingly real, My mechanical girl, my satanical pearl
You're the best in the world, Wild thing, I think I love you
I'll never have to clean her, And she'll stay perfect all the time (Oh yeah)

London is grey but it's great in it's way, If you're just barrelling through
You find a first class boiler and she Boils your cares away
Well life is a gas, but the laughs never last, So you add a handful of blues
Now that's a first class ticket if you wanna get away
'Cos if you hang around the greys and browns, They'll just bring you down
Well it's a useless rap you got to cut the crap
go directly to the things that matter to you
Have to cut corners or fade away, Have to cut corners or fade away
Going through channels in ties and grey flannels, Just slows everything down, And when I want a thing, I want it right away
Going straight for the heart, tears your wardrobe, Apart, but it wears the other guy down
I may look a mess but I'm dressed to get my way

I'm gonna take a holiday,
Be somewhere far away,
I won't be back for awhile
For a long long time,
I wanna get away from the west
To the place that I like best,
And where the nights are long
And the girls are pretty

I'm goin' to rock till I drop,
Around the clock,
And never ever gonna stop
Gonna send you a postcard from Hanoi,
I won't be comin' back
So beware, my baby,
(Well) I am ten thousand miles away

The Chinese girls make me happy,
its enough if i tell 'em
I'm not from the U.S.A.,
And they believe every word I say
Hanoi rocks every morning,
At night I'll fall asleep
To the smell of romance,
As I see my geisha girl dance

Round and round the world goes around,
I used to believe I was such a happy guy
Now I've found my place on earth,
Leavin for Europe just can't be worth
Baby, baby, won't you take my hand,
To aikido garden
Well you understand,
Propaganda surrounds us
but never mind what they say,
I ain't goin' back home,
I ain't goin' back home

Chinese guys make me happy,
But its enough if i tell 'em
I'm not from the U.S.A.,
And they believe every word I say

There is no holiday,
'Cause holiday is every day
And let me tell you the truth,
If I leave I'd be a fool

Hey little girl won't you come along, yeah,
well, I'm gonna take you to where I come from, yeah
It's a place with no heart, a place without pity,
it's a place that's called the Mystery City

Hey!, We're gonna take a ride to the Mystery City,
We're not coming back so buy a one-way ticket oh yeah!
We're leaving right now for the Mystery City,
Got no heart, don't want no pity

Hey little girl, you'll love it there,
Just backcomb your hair, let's get outta here
We can't stay here, baby this is nowhere,
New boys waiting for you everywhere there

chorus

There's a lonestar queen, a lonestar queen,
She's waiting for me
There's a lonestar queen, a lonestar queen,
She's waiting for me
down in Mystery City, Down in Mystery City, down in Mystery City

I know you'd call this a paradise, dear,
People judge you by the clothes you wear
Well, it's a wham bam gangbang everynight here,
I tell you everywhere else is just nowhere!

There's a lonestar queen, a lonestar queen,
She's waiting for me down in Mystery City
Oh, there's a million girls waiting for me,
Down in Mystery City, I don't care

A million girls, million curls, Million pearls, Waiting for me...

Well I have a Saturday night drive in a subway train
A lot of speed inside my brain,
Shakin', breakin' it loose
The best that I can do,
I gotta get out, gotta get out now
I wanna hear my wheels scream and shout,
Get out of the subway
Get my wheels on the street, And start motorvatin'

runnin all alone in a lowdown street,
just a searching for my medicine
And a little satisfaction from a woman, Is all I need

I gotta pull myself together,
Hey hey hey, hear me say
I gotta drive right into the fire,
And I'm burnin', burnin' burnin'
I'm motorvatin'

I've got skin thight jeans and high heel shoes,
A leather jacket and nothing to lose
Gotta rock the nation, down the filling station
Don't try to get a ride in my Cadillac,
You don't look good enough for that

Sure I am a loner but I'm never alone, I get by on my own

We've gotta pull ourselves together,
Hey hey hey, that's what I say
We've gotta pull ourselves together,
Hey hey hey, now hear me say
We've got to drive right into the fire,
And start burning, burning, burning
We're motorvatin', We're motorvatin'

For your love, I'd give anything
For your time,...the stars above
And if I ever get you,
I'll never let you go...Oh! No!
Don't deny...
You have seen me before
Realize, look me in the eye, just a while
I've got love, I won't hide it
Now, when I finally found it
Hey you! Hey you! Where did you come from?
A supermarket corridor?
Hey you! Hey you! What's going on?
When I turned my head away...
She had gone the other way
Oh where! Over there! She walks again.
I had to be her boyfriend
Hey you! It's true, baby there I stood
When I looked her in the eye,
She gave me a sweet smile
For your love, I'd give anything
For your time,...the stars above
And if I ever get you,
I'll never let you go...
Don't deny...
You have seen me before
Realize, look me in the eye, just a while
I've got love, I won't hide it
Now, when I finally found it
I've seen you many times before
For each time, you give mean more
I'd like to be always yours
So it's up to you! Please take me home
with you! Oh Wooh!
For your love, I'd give anything
For your time,...the stars above
And if I ever get you,
I'll never let you go...Oh! Oh!
Well you, you're the sweetest thing for you,
I'd give anything
If you're a dream, then let me sleep forever,
Until I get you (Until I get you)
Until I get you (Until I get you)
Until, I get you ooo (Until I get you)
Until, I get you (Until I get you) Baby!
Until I get you (Until I get you)
Until I get you (Until I get you)
I'll be dreaming of you every night...
All of my time

The beat is getting stronger
I can't take it any longer
Everytime I go to sleep I wake up to this beat
Inside of me

You can't ignore ths beat
You have to get up on your dancing feet
You will have no time to eat
The beat is so much stronger than me
Oh yes it is

I observe and I learn
Today I have been reversed
And it seems to me now like I'm the center of the universe

People ask me if I'm going insane
But I say it's just this missile in my vein
It comes on hard, there's no stop, no start
And it kicks so strong, the kick goes on
Over and over 'til you can't belong
It's an endless song
One, two, three, it goes on

Oooo mental beat
Oooo mental beat

Your hero's just a zero
And you're just another wierdo
It comes on like a bomber
A long distance drummer
If you can't hear the beat you must be deaf

Hanoi Roxx has got the beat
Boy, they never seem to sleep
And the only explanation
Is that there is no protection
Against the mental beat

So let's go

Accidents happens about everyday
But that day special followed by a heat wave
Rush hour just began I ran for my life
I can't afford to miss the bus
Or I'll go and miss all the fuss
Cos this time it's a must
I'm gonna meet the boys and Suzy
I just can't miss her tonight
Tonight I'm so hot - Gee! I'm so hot

Well, is she tight
Is she in need of a lover like me?
Oh, there she is now!
I gotta go - and give her a great big kiss
And now that I'm in her I don't wanna lose her
These moments are takin' me to heaven
But they don't seem to take her anywhere at all
I wonder what is wrong
Please, tell me what is wrong!

Remember all them nites we wrote on the walls that "Punks never die!"
Hot love in the nights, the days we spent undrground

Accidents happens about everyday
But that day special 'cos Peter was taken a way and Suzy
She moved to another town
So here I'm all alone in the summer heat
Looking at this empty street
All here's left is writings on the walls
I wonder were all the 11th street kidz are today
Where have they all gone?

Well the musics slowly dying and i'm jumping outta my jeans
i jump into the bed your there already waiting for me
ain't this a perfect way to spend the night
there ain't no better way of killing time
than loving you, your that a girl oh oh,

It's reached top speed and i'm getting inside you
well this is hot stuff mama, taste it, it sure tastes good
yes it does,
it may be cold outside but in you the fires burning
and when you bite me woman i no, love is hurting

oh tragedy, life reminds me bout a symphony on the radio
first a little bit to fast then a little bit much to slow
oh tragedy, life reminds me bout a symphony i heard today
first a little bit to fast then a little bit much to slow for me,
ow!!!

I wake up in the morning and i feel the pain in my head
if it's rest i need, i'd rather be dead,
no destinations in this life i live
no expectations i just drift and drift and drift

Life is like tragedy reminds me bout a symphony on the radio
first a little bit to fast then a little bit much to slow
oh tragedy,life reminds me bout a symphony i heard today
first a little bit to fast then a little bit much to slow for me,
for me let's go!!!

Life is like tragedy reminds me bout a symphony on the radio
first a little bit to fast then a little bit much to slow
oh tragedy,life reminds me bout a symphony i heard today
first a little bit to fast then a little bit much to slow for me,
for me ow!!!

I wanna stay in the sun,
I gotta have my fun,
When the work is done
down The Malibu Beach

And when the winter is gone,
I won't stay for long,
Just turn the radio on
down The Malibu Beach

I'll find a sweet, sweet girl,
A sea pearl,
She'll make me burn that naughty girl
I'll find a skinhead girl,
That Brixton Pearl
Ooh down the Malibu Beach

Gonna take a holiday down Malibu Beach...
That's what I'll do!