U.K. Album

Danger money Danger money
Danger money Danger money Danger money

I'm 3000 miles from home, I'm so tired and I'm all alone
It's a good thing that I'm single, wish I could swing all night long
But I got a job with a price on my head so I must get away
It's one hell of a lifestyle but then it brings in the pay

Nowhere to hang my gun (no time to say hello)
And every mother's son (he wants to see you swing)
I take the job again (and you will never know)
I dread the moment when (the telephone will ring)

Danger money Danger money
Danger money Danger money Danger money

I got a Luger strapped to my thigh, I got a Magnum as well
I got my cold eyes for comfort, I can be hotter than hell
I'm a professional man, I could see you in seconds flat
I can show you no mercy, well they don't pay me for that

A fine political mess (and someone's got to go)
Just leave name, time and address (in plain sealed envelope)
I get out just in time (and no-one tells the tale)
And all that's left is mine (but how do you feel?)

Danger money Danger money Danger money

I am a soldier of fortune, I've got the will to survive
But when the brass tacks are down I'm lucky to be alive
When I think back on my past, well I'd do the same thing again
I got a bug now for the danger, just take the money and run

I start this whole machine (and when the bullets fly)
I'm nowhere to be seen (you're too afraid to die)
It's on the news tonight (they wonder who you are)
I'm on another flight (but you're going nowhere)

Danger money Danger money Danger money

It's 5 o'clock
Driving down Park Lane
As London leaves
For the weekend again
Through the dark city streets
In the clinging rain
I take my car
Towards the Thames
And Waterloo

Rendezvous 6:02
Rendezvous 6:02

Was that a face I saw?
No, just a trick of light
It's getting clearer now
But moving out of sight
It's cold and late
And I can't miss that train
I turn around
Walk through the arch
Of Waterloo

Rendezvous 6:02
Rendezvous 6:02

Rendezvous 6:02
Rendezvous 6:02

I saw the same hooded face
He beckoned me from the gate
Did you not know, my friend?
Ten years ago was the end
After the war
Waterloo was no more
But your ticket states
There is one train
It's leaving now
And there is a place
Remember my face
And Waterloo

Midnight Mass, a yellow moon
Wonder walked from my window
Now she sings a different tune
Golden tones, out of the blue
Now the sky is clearing
Looking through her crystal eyes
Waiting widows loom before her
Cutting her back down to size
The thing she's searching for is
The only thing she needs

Gazing in simplicity
Towards ambitions that she craves
The best thing since Arithmetic
MGBs and current raves
Now the sky is clearing
Looking through her crystal eyes
Waiting widows loom before her
Cutting her back down to size
The thing she's searching for is
The only thing she needs

Creamed-up kitten screaming for her next injection
Dead dog in the driveway – protein for infection
The most exclusive restaurants got a few uninvited diners
Don't worry if you're under-age – they've special schemes for minors

Caesar's Palace Blues, Caesar's Palace Blues

I lost my shirt on my last hand, I nearly sold my shoes
I came up trumps last weekend so I've got to pay my dues
Cards fall, faces change, cat's cunning shows
Same rules still apply, either way you lose

Lovers on the carpet, Cupid's dream for certain
But there's always someone hiding right behind the hotel curtain
They've cameras in the casino and bugs under your bed
But all the gold in Vegas couldn't bring Caesar back from dead

Caesar's Palace Blues, Caesar's Palace Blues
Caesar's Palace Blues, Caesar's Palace Blues

Nothing to lose – Now I can really break it
Nothing to lose – Now I don't have to fake it
If you can't use – Forget it then I don't need it
Nothing to lose – If it ain't hot I'll leave it

Nothing to show but no-one to stop me I'm going away
I'm kicking my heels, rolling the wheels and I'm leaving today

Nothing to lose – I gotta run for my life
Nothing to lose – Shoot out and shine those search lights
Nothing to lose – I'm ready to cross that border line
Nothing to lose – I'm going to make it stick this time

Nothing to show but no-one to stop me I'm going away
I'm kicking my heels, rolling the wheels and I'm leaving today

Nothing to lose – I gotta run for my life
Nothing to lose – Shoot out and shine those search lights
Nothing to lose – I'm ready to cross that border line
Nothing to lose – I'm going to make it stick this time
Nothing to lose – Now I can really break it
Nothing to lose – Now I don't have to fake it
Nothing to lose – Forget it then I don't need it
Nothing to lose – If it ain't hot I will leave it
Nothing to lose – I gotta run for my life
(fade out)

Stop!
Been wrong so many times before
I was always laying down the law
And all attractions were a bore
They led me back to you

Uniforms were an allergy
They never felt quite right to me
They conjured war-time Germany
And God knows we need that

Temptation boundaries will never know
The time when my morale was low
The circumstances always show
The place was yours or mine

Carrying no cross before me
No prize to idolize no story
To tell of adolescent glory
Just void, empty spaces nothing to show
No point of reference or place to go
But one thing I'd ignored and so
The light came shining through

Been wrong so many times before
Was always laying down the law
One thing you cannot ignore
Bad boys can come clean
Emotions I could not control
Illuminate my heart and soul
I saw a light, I scored a goal
And what price peace of mind?