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PRETTY MAIDS LYRICS
"First Cuts...And then Some" (1999 Best of/Compilation)
1. City Lights
2. Fantasy
3. Shelly The Maid
4. Bad Boys
5. Children Of Tomorrow
6. Nowhere To Run
7. In Santa's Claws
8. A Merry Jingle
9. Eye Of The Storm (live)
10. Red, Hot And Heavy (live)
11. Rock The House (live)
12. Far, Far Away (Slade Cover)
13. A Love And A Fiction
14. Crazy Horses (Osmonds Cover)
15. Where The Blood Runs Deep
1. City Lights
As the night turns everything black
Human fear'll come creeping back
Tear apart your desperate fright
But as a rescue; city light
Glimpse of neon hits your eyes
While you get beaten by violet guys
Sound of sirens though the night
But as a rescue; city light
Chorus:
If blood's the answer to darkness pain
No one will ever walk the streets again
Has told the cops about that dreadful night
But as a rescue; city light
Are you hurt some voices mutter
As your blood runs down the gutter
Someone saw a face through the night
But as a rescue; city light
Darkness melts before my eyes
As the last bit of witchcraft dies
Killed this nightmare to giant sighs
But as a rescue city light
Chorus
As the morning reaches a point of greed
Voices of horror reject my plea
A giant explosion of human fright
But as a rescue; city light
Had it all been a game in my mind
A search for thrills that you cannot find
How much more can you stand these nights
But as a rescue; city light
Chorus
2. Fantasy
I see the stars are falling down from the sky
In the summer heat
But I don't know the reason why
Maybe that's conceit
But I can hear the flowers grow
In the pouring rain
Don't ask me why 'cause I don't know
Am I going insane
Is this a dream or reality
I don't know what is going on now
Is this a nightmare please, please tell me
Where do I belong
Chorus:
Just a fantasy
Just a fantasy
Just a fantasy
Just a fantasy
Now I feel like a burning fire
Growing stronger and stronger
Telling people their desire
But they ain't got none any longer
I feel like sitting on a purple sky
Riding on the wind
Flying low and flying high
Again and again
Is this a dream or reality
I don't know what is going on now
Is this a nightmare please, please tell me
Where do I belong
Chorus
3. Shelly The Maid
Don't ever think you have paid
For the last love by Shelly the maid
She'll give you all her loving aid
When you need a warm bed - Shelly the maid
Chorus:
Shelly with her belly filled with joy
She knows how to treat her boy
She'll give you anything right
She won't leave you in the night
'Cause she knows when there's money in sight
You'll never see her pale
She'll wear purple red on her toenail
You don't ever have to be afraid
Who'll never let you down - Shelly the maid
Chorus
4. Bad Boys
Saturday night
The kids are back
Ready to fight
Ready for attack
Chorus:
They are the bad boys
They are masters of the town
You are their toy
And they will only bring you down
Out in the streets
The battle of begins
Dirty deeds
The boys are gonna win
Chorus
Bad, bad boys
Bad, bad boys
Morning light
Hits your eyes
Such a night
Can make you cry
chorus
Bad, bad boys
Bad, bad boys
5. Children Of Tomorrow
They live in the streets
Outside the walls
Left out in the cold
There's nowhere to sleep
They've taken the fall
Into the hole
They grew up with violence
They learned how to hate
And learned how to fear
They searched for silence
Before it was too late
Before it was disappeared
Chorus:
Where is the future
Where is the past
The answer's unknown
But the child of tomorrow
Don't know where he is
Or where he shall go
They are the children of sorrow
They are the children of tomorrow
And all their illusions
All of their dreams
Are all gone so far
They live with confusion
Don't know what it means
Don't know who they are
So rise all you children
Come back to life
You're wasting your time
'Cause you are the future
You are not left behind
Chorus
6. Nowhere To Run
Running around the corridors
Blood on the walls
Blood on the floors
And your brain is full of fear
Evil laughs and dreadful cries
Nowhere to run nowhere to hide
Seems like death is standing near
Chorus:
Nowhere to run
Nowhere to run
What the hell is going on
There's killer behind you back
Just waiting for attack
And your heart is beating fast
Your body's shaking, you're going insane
Something's going on in your brain
Death will overtake you at last
Chorus
The might is over, the dawn is breaking
All night long you have been waiting
It's cleaning up inside your head
You think you're safe, you're feeling high
But you're wrong I'll tell you why
Nobody escapes the castle of death
Chorus
7. In Santa's Claws
The snowy days of winter
were taken by its force
and everyone surrenders
we´re trapped in Santa´s claws
It´s heaven for the moneyman
this business overflow
the beggar doesn´t understand
this sudden give-away-show
We can´t fight each other forever
hey soldiers, step back from your lines
for a moment we all join together
at Christmas time
An orchestra of angels
and a symphony of souls
we give a little
we take a little
donate our hearts to charity
feel Joy unfold
And every little kid in town
can´t wait until the feast
when presents will be passed around
and dreams will be released
Chorus:
From all of us to all of you
this is our advice
go break the barriers of greed
let´s celebrate tonight
8. A Merry Jingle
We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
and a happy New Year
Jingle bells, Jingle Jangle
Jingle all the way
oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh
9. Eye Of The Storm (live)
Dreams of a lifetime
Thrills from long ago
These years of joy now have flown
Silhouettes in a mirror
I'll recognise her face
Ten thousand years out in space
She
She meant everything to me
Scarlet woman with eyes of gold
She's out on the edge of my dream
Venus arising
Planet caravans
Create a cosmic romance
Like a touch of her spirit
Voices from the past
Just like a spell that's been cast
I've been walking through tears and pain
Every time I catch her breath
Oh, but I still do remain
In the eye of the storm
In the eye of the storm
Seasons are changing
Winter of my life
The memories still survive
And the dreams of my love
Are coming down like rain
Every time I call out her name
And she
She meant everything to me
Scarlet woman with eyes of gold
She
She's out on the edge of my dreams
In the eye of the storm
In the eye of the storm
Eye of the storm
I am no stranger
No stranger to love any more
I've tried it all
So many times before
And I've been going through changes
But I can't fight this feeling
And I'm still dreaming on
And on and on...
[Chorus]
10. Red, Hot And Heavy (live)
Don't try to talk to your mother
she won't understand
she says you're crazy, boy you're running wild
don't try to talk to your father
he won't give a damn
saying you're lazy and a problem child
You've got to be strong
if you will survive, stay alive
Well they can kick they can beat
knock us down to the ground
but we will rise and we will march again
cause we are the heat, we are the sound
of rolling thunder in the yeah
And so we are here
and we won't give up, we won't stop
[Chorus:]
Red hot and heavy - the way it's gonna be
Red hot and heavy - now don't you see
Red hot and heavy - we're bringin' you down
so touch the ground
You know the big revolution
it's gonna be so
out in the streets we're gonna shout it out
you know the final solution
it's rock'n roll
that's what we need and we will keep it loud
And so we are here
for a night on town
rock this city down
[Chorus]
11. Rock The House (live)
People always blame us for the things we like to do
Ever since we jumped this wild and wacko roundabout
Supersonic youth a restless breed that remains
Our generation's outcast, and we love it loud
If you wanna break up
If you got your mind made up
Cast away your foolish pride
Ready for take off
We're gonna shake it up
You let it rock, we'll let you ride
Rock the house
Push it to the limit
Rock the house
Tonight we're gonna loose control
I don't need no crack to keep my feed above the ground
'Cause I'm all fired up with an electric overdose
I want to hear the sound of screaming guitars
And the pounding beat of drums that goes from head to toe
If you wanna break up
If you got your mind made up
Cast away your foolish pride
Ready for take off
We're gonna shake it up
You let it rock, we'll let you ride
Rock the house
Push it to the limit
Rock the house
Rock it till you loose control
You're gonna loose it
Rock is the drug
We've got enough to share
You want it. We got it
We've got the will to let it roll
[Chorus]
12. Far, Far Away (Slade Cover)
I've seen the yellow lights go down the Mississippi
I've seen the bridges of the world and they are for real/
I've had a red light off-the-wrist without me even getting kissed
It still seems so unreal
I've seen the morning in the mountains of Alaska
I've seen the sunset in the East and in the West /
I've sang the glory that was Rome And passed the 'Hound Dog' singer's home
It still seems for the best
And I'm far, far a-way
With my head up in the clouds
And I'm far, far a-way
With my feet down in the crowds
Letting loose around the world
But the call of home is loud
Still as loud
I've seen the Paris lights from high upon Montmartre
And felt the silence hanging low in No Man's Land
And though those Spanish nights were fine It wasn't only from the wine
It still seems all in hand
And I'm far, far away, &c...
I've seen the yellow lights go down the Mississippi
The Grand Bahama Island stories carry on
And though those aligator smiles Stay in your memory for a while
There still seems more to come
And I'm far, far away &c...
13. A Love And A Fiction
Little miss lady luck
Diamond in the rough
She took a ride into the big bad city
Where she met this bro´
Sweet talkin´romeo
Who stole her dreams and promised her the moon
She had a heart as pure as gold
But love makes blind
And stirs the soul
He took her round downtown
Spellbound her to the sound of a young heart breaking
Now she wants to get away
But she can´t let go
Every minute´s like another day
And the pain still groes
Love divides you
Blinds your vision
And you´re stuck in between
Chorus:
A love and a fiction
It´s a game of give and take
It´s a road that leads to heartache
She makes the perfect wife
Does her nine to five
Feeds the kids and sends them off to school
She turns another page
In her full wall cage
As she´s feelin´like she´s some kind of fool
She´d had enough of being pushed around
There mual be more to life
Than what she´d found
And as she walks out the door
She wishes that everything could be like before
She´s at the point of givin´up
When the light turns red
She decides to break it up
And calls it quits
It´s a struggle babe
Yes it is
Where do you run to girl
And now nothing´s gonna stop her
No one´s gonna stand in her way
Nothing in this world
Nothing´s gonna make her stay
Chorus:
14. Crazy Horses (Osmonds Cover)
There´s a message floating in the air
Come from crazy horses riding everywhere
It´s a warning it´s in every tongue
Gotta stop them crazy horses on the run
What a show there they go
Smokin´up the sky yeah
Crazy horses all got riders
And they´re you and I
Crazy horses
Crazy horses
Never stop and they never die
They just keep on puffin´how they mutiply
Crazy horses will they never hait
If they keep on moving then it´s all our fault
Chorus
So take a good look around
See what they´ve done
What they´ve done
Chorus
15. Where The Blood Runs Deep
Danny was a boy with a teenage dream
Now he´s hanging
with the dudes in a real mean team
Burning up his fuel at a tender age
When reality hit him like a slap in the face
Now he´s always on the run
He´s gotta fight gotta be strong
Where the tough gets going
Where the wild ones meet
Where the odds are low
And the talk is cheap
There´s a cold wond blowin´
Out on every street
Where the violence grows
Where the blood runs deep
Danny got caught at the sence of the crime
With a gun in his hand and a bloodatained altibi
Now he´s doing his time down at Motel Hell
Looking out at the world from a stone cold prison cell
He´s gotta hold his spirits high
He´s gotta struggle to stay alive
Chorus
He was hung up
Strung up for all his life
See the look in his eyes
The flick of the knife
Got off the rails
Sent to jail
Everybody´s got their price
In life to pay
Chorus
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