Nights Are So Long
Lyrics reproduced by kind permission of Michael Monroe
SHE'S NO ANGEL
(By Ronnie Thomas)
(Additional lyrics by Michael Monroe and Stiv Bators)
Well she looks too young to know right from wrong
She sleeps all day ‘cause her nights are long
She’s no angel
And her Mommy thinks she’s a good little girl
But she knows too well the wicked ways of the world
She’s no angel
What do you think of in your room
You know you lost it much too soon
What would Daddy think about his English Rose
She took me in the garden by the hose
She’s no angel
Well would he let you out all night
If he’d seen your legs in fishnet tights
She’s no angel
What do you think of in your room
You know you lust it much too soon
There ain’t no doubt about it
She just can’t live without it
So I give it when I can
She never answers the telephone
She gets so hot when she’s all alone
She’s no angel
Does your Mommy know what’s inside your head
Did your Daddy know I was in your bed
She’s no angel
Does she wonder why you won’t wear white
Did she ever see her stray cat scratch and bite
She’s no angel
She’s a bad little girl and she’s dangerous
MILLION MILES AWAY
(By
Frank Secich)
You must stay behind. I’m sorry, it's so
It's nothing personal but you can't go
Cause I’m with the girl who's got the stuff
It's not real life but it's good enough
CHORUS
And I’m a million miles away, away, away, away
I’m a million miles away
And you can't reach me today
I’m disconnected all the way
What's the disturbance, I’m eating my meal
How in the hell do you know what I feel
They're playing at killing out here in the street
When I’d give anything for a good night's sleep
REPEAT CHORUS
At the War Museum there's a new art show
A self portrait of Vincent Van Gogh
Of course I was there to cash in my soul
Now get me out of here before I lose control
I’m a million miles away, away, away, away
I’m a million miles away, away, away, away
Repeat.
Repeat.
SHAKE SOME ACTION
(By
Jordan/Wilson)
I will find a way to get to you some day
Oh but I, babe I’m so afraid I’ll fall. Yeah!
Now you can hear me call
CHORUS
Shake Some Action’s what I need
To let me bust out at full speed
And I’m sure that’s all I need
To make it alright
It’s taken me so long
To get where I belong
Oh, but oh love, please don’t send me back that way. Yeah
For I will make you pay
REPEAT CHORUS
Yeah!
Make it alright.
If you don’t dig what I say
Then I will go away
And I won’t come back this way again, no
‘Cause I don’t need a friend
REPEAT CHORUS
It’s a
lie when you told me what you said
It’s a lie, things you hid inside your head
I realize why I always failed to see the times
That you cried
It’s a
lie when you walk the other way
It’s a lie when you tell me you can’t stay
It’s no too late to be the man who realized
When we died
It’s a lie. It’s a lie.
It’s a
lie when you talk about it
Alibis become your big habit
Wondering who you can tell your tales to
When all the words are see-through, see-through
It’s a lie. It’s a lie.
It’s a
lie when you tell me it’s a fact
It’s a lie, black is white and white is black
I feel inclined to smile ‘cause you see
Your eyes remind me all the while
It’s a
lie. It’s a lie. It’s a lie.
It’s a lie.
(By Tyner/Smith/Kramer/Thompson/Davis)
Well come on!
Well the kids want a little action
The kids want a little fun
The kids all have to get their kicks
Before the evening’s done
CHORUS
Cause they’re going to
Highschool Rah, Rah, Rah
Highschool Sis Boom Bah
Highschool Hey Hey Hey
You better let them have their way. Yeah!
They only want to shake it up baby
Dance to the rockin’ band
They only want a little excitement
They like to get a little out of hand
REPEAT CHORUS
Now! Uh!
Let’s go!
The kids know what the deal is
They’re getting farther out every day
We’re gonna be takin’ over
You better get out of the way
REPEAT CHORUS:
Cause they’re going to
Highschool Rah, Rah, Rah
Highschool Sis Boom Bah
Highschool Hey Hey Hey
You better get out the way
Highschool Rah, Rah, Rah
Highschool Cha Cha Cha
Highschool Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, I said
Highschool Rah, Rah, Rah
Highschool My, My, My
Highschool Sis Boom Bah
Highschool Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
Highschool Hey Hey Hey
etc.
NIGHTS ARE SO LONG
(By
Jimmy Zero)
(Additional lyrics by Michael Monroe)
Misery marches next to you
Corrupting all the things you do
Happiness can be in your family
Victim of T.V.
CHORUS
Ooh, the Nights Are So Long
Ooh, the Nights Are So Long
Hard to think things in my view
For ten years, people I met you
Things that I ignored
Places I explored
There was sad times stored
REPEAT CHORUS
The places that we used to be
They turned to haunting memories
This society got no place for me
Love my misery
REPEAT CHORUS
etc.
CAN'T GO HOME AGAIN
(By
Michael Monroe/Cody Lee)
There used to be a place
I could call my home
It was just another phase
Now I’m sitting here alone
I was living in a whirl
Now it’s history
But I can’t go back, my friend
I’m gonna keep on ‘til the end
CHORUS
I know everything’s gonna be O.K.
But I can’t go, I can’t go home again
I used to know a face
Thought I was in love
But I was in a haze
Now I think I’ve learned enough
And I can’t go back again
I’m the loser in the end
REPEAT CHORUS
Seen the strangest things
Stories I could tell
Angels with their wings
Clipped by those from hell
But I can’t go back, my friend
I’m gonna keep on ‘til the end
REPEAT CHORUS
And I can’t go back again
I’m the loser in the end
REPEAT CHORUS
I can’t go, I can’t go home again
I can’t go home again.
TOO RICH TO BE GOOD
(By
Michael Monroe)
Ain’t no rules when you’re at the top
Money talks but it’s all you got
Sell your soul for wealth and fame
And you can never buy it back again
They pay a lot to keep you free
But you’re guilty of impunity
A million fans look up to you
And you can get away with murder too
Too bad you really couldn’t play
And you got nothing to say
CHORUS
You’re Too Rich To Be Good
You got more than you should
Too Rich To Be Good
Got more than you should
You spend your cash and talk a lot of trash
You’re too smug, you act so brash
Can’t trust nobody you’ve never know
Got no friends but you’re never alone
You’re out of touch with reality
You’ve gone too far to see
That
REPEAT CHORUS
Ain’t no rules when you’re at the top
Sure money talks but it’s all you got
Sell your soul for wealth and fame
And you can never buy it back again
REPEAT CHORUS......
YOU CAN’T PUT YOUR ARMS AROUND A MEMORY
(By
Johnny Thnuders)
Feel so restless,
I am
Beat my head against the pole
Try to knock some sense
Down in my bones
And even thought they don’t show
The scars are so old
And when they go
They let you know
You can’t put your arm around a memory
You can’t put your arm around a memory
You can’t put your arm around a memory
Don’t try
Don’t try.
KEEP IT UP
(By
Michael Monroe)
Well Judas swore to Jesus
"Man, I could never turn you in."
Jesus turned the other cheek and said
"You’re gonna let the Devil win."
Corruption’s still the word today
It’s the same old sin
Keep It Up. Keep It Up.
You get what you give and you gotta live
Keep It Up.
Can’t you see, you can’t stop this crazy scene
Well I’ve walked the earth for a thousand years
I know the story well
Well you can’t go wrong when you live that long
I’ve done my time in this hell
You wanna see World War Three,
Well, well, well, well, well
Keep It Up. Keep It Up.
Ain’t got much time, better make up your mind
Keep It Up.
Just let it be, you can’t stop this crazy scene
When Jesus comes back He’s gonna be riding in a shiny limousine
‘Cause He’s gotta look good for the headline news
And the cover of a magazine
We know money and power is the key to this whole scene
Keep It Up. Keep It Up.
Ain’t got much time, gotta make up your mind
Keep It Up.
It’s so obscene, makes no sense to me.
Keep It Up. Keep It Up.
Ain’t got much time, gotta make up your mind
Keep It Up. Uh, uh, uh
Keep It Up, though it makes no sense
You gotta Keep It Up, see what you get!
Keep It Up. Keep It Up.
Ain’t got much time, gotta make up your mind
Keep It Up. Keep It Up. Keep It Up. Keep It Up.
