04-04-2004, 03:16
Hey-hey, mama, say the way you move
Gonna make you sweat, gonna make you groove
Ahh, child, way you shake that thing
Gonna make you burn, gonna make you sting
Hey-hey, baby, when you walk that way
Watch your heartache drip, can't keep away
Ahh yeah, oh yeah, ahh, ahh, ahh
Oh yeah, oh yeah, ahh, ahh, ahh
Well, I got a roll can't stand still
Got a flamin' heart, can't get my fill
Eyes that shine burning red
Dreams of you all through my head
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Hey baby, whoa baby, pretty baby, darling can you do it now?
Hey baby, whoa baby, pretty baby, move me while you do it now
Been too long 'till I found out
What people mean by down and out
Spend my money, took my car
Started telling a friend she gonna be a star
I don't know, but I been told
A big-legged woman ain't got no soul
Oh yeah, oh yeah, ah, ah, ah
Oh yeah, oh yeah, ah, ah, ah
All I ask for, all I pray
Steady-loving woman gonna come my way
Need a woman gonna hold my hand
Tell me no lies, make me a happy man
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
It's been a long time since I rock 'n' roll
It's been a long time since I did the stroll
Let me get back, let me get back, let me get back
Baby, where I come from
It's been a long time, been a long time, been a long, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time
Yes, it has
It's been a time since the book of love
I can't count the tears of a life with no love
Carry me back, carry me back, carry me back
Baby, where I come from, whoa-oh
It's been a long time, been a long time, been a long, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time
Ohh, seems so long since we walked in the moonlight
Makin' vows that just don't work right
Open your arms, open your arms, open your arms
Baby, let my love come runnin' in
It's been a long time, been a long time, been a long, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time
Yeah-ay, yeah-ay, yeah-ay, yeah-ay
Ooh yeah, ooh yeah, ooh yeah, ooh yeah
It's been a long time, been a long time, been a long, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time
The Queen of Light took her bow, and then she turned to go
The Prince of Peace embraced the gloom and walked the night alone
Oh, dance in the dark of night sing to the morning
The dark lord rides in force tonight, and time will tell us all
Oh, throw down your plow and hoe, rest not to lock your homes
Side by side, we await the might of the darkest of them all
I hear the horses' thunder down in the valley below
I'm waiting for the Angels of Avalon, waiting for the Eastern Glow
The apples of the valley hold the seeds of happiness
The ground is rich from tender care, repay, do not forget
Oh, dance in the dark of night, sing to the morning light
The apples turn to brown and black, the tyrant's face is red
Ohh, war is the common cry, pick up your swords and fly
The sky is filled with good and bad that mortals never know
Oh, well, the night is long, the beads of time pass slow
Tired eyes on the sunrise waiting for the Eastern Glow
The pain of war cannot exceed the woe of aftermath
The drums will shake the castle wall, the ring-wraiths are out in black
Ride on
Sing as you raise your bow, shoot straighter than before
No comfort has the fire at night that lights the face so cold
Doesn't the dark of night sing to the morning light
The magic runes are writ in gold to bring the balance back
Bring it back
At last, the sun is shining, the clouds of blue roll by
With flames from the dragon of darkness, the sunlight blinds his eyes
Bring it back, bring it back, bring it back, bring it back, bring it back, bring it back, bring it back, bring it back
Oh now oh now oh now oh
Oh now oh now oh now
Bring it back, bring it back, bring it back, bring it back
Whoo now oh now oh now oh
Oh now oh now oh now
Bring it, bring it, bring it, bring it, bring it, bring it, bring it, bring it, bring it, bring it, bring it
There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold
And she's buying a stairway to heaven
When she gets there, she knows if the stores are all closed
With a word she can get what she came for
Oooooooh, and she's buying a stairway to heaven
There's a sign on the wall, but she wants to be sure
'Cause you know, sometimes words have two meanings
In the tree by the brook, there's a songbird who sings
Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven
Ooooh, it makes me wonder
Ooooooh, it makes me wonder
There's a feeling I get when I look to the west
And my spirit is crying for leaving
In my thoughts, I have seen rings of smoke through the trees
And the voices of those who stand looking
Ooooh, it makes me wonder
Ooooooh, it really makes me wonder
And it's whispered that soon, if we all call the tune
Then the piper will lead us to reason
And a new day will dawn for those who stand long
And the forests will echo with laughter
Ohohohohohoh
If there's a bustle in your hedgerow, don't be alarmed now
It's just a spring-clean for the May queen
Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run
There's still time to change the road you're on
And it makes me wonder
Ahhh
Your head is humming and it won't go, in case you don't know
The piper's calling you to join him
Dear lady, can you hear the wind blow, and did you know
Your stairway lies on the whispering wind
And as we wind on down the road
Our shadows than our soul
There walks a lady we all know
Who shines white light and wants to show
How everything still turns to gold
And if you listen very hard
The truth will come to you at last
When all are one and one is all
To be a rock and not to roll
And she's buying a stairway to heaven
Walking in the park just the other day, baby
Whaddya think I saw?
Crowds of people sitting on the grass with flowers in their hair, said
Hey, Boy, do you wanna score?
And you know how it is
I really don't know what time it was
Woh-oh-oh
So I asked them if I could stay awhile
I didn't notice but it had got very dark and I was really
Really out of my mind
Just then a police man stepped up to me, asked us, said, please, hey, would we care
To all get in line, get in line
Well, you know
They asked us to stay for tea and have some fun
Woh-oh-oh
He said that his friends would all drop by
Ooooh-oh
Why don't you take a good look at yourself and describe what you see
And baby, baby, baby, do you like it?
There you sit, sittin' spare like a book on a shelf, busted
Ah, not trying to fight it
You really don't care if they're coming
Woh-oh-oh
I know that it's all a state of mind
Woooh-oh
If you go down in the streets today, baby, you'd better
You'd better open your eyes, wooh-oh, yeah
Folks down there really don't care, really don't care, don't care, really don't
Which, which way the pressure lies
So I've decided what I'm gonna do now
So I'm packing my bags for the Misty Mountains
Where the spirits go now
Over the hills where the spirits lie
Ooooh-oh, ooooh-oh-oh
Ooooh-oh, ooooh-oh-oh
Ooooh-oh, ooooh-oh-oh
I really don't know-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
I really don't know-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Ooh, baby
It's cryin' time
Ooh, baby
I got to fly
Got to try to find a way
Got to try any way
'Cause you know I gotta get away from you, babe
Ohh, baby
The river's red
Amm, baby
In my head
There's a funny feelin' goin' on
I don't think I can hold out long
And the owls cry in the night
Ooh, baby, baby, when the pines begin to cry
Baby, baby, baby, how do you feel?
If the rivers run dry, baby, how would you feel?
Crazed baby
Rainbow's end
Mmm, baby
It's just a den for those who hide
Who hide their love to depths of life
And ruin dreams that we all knew so, babe
And when the owls cry in the night
And baby, when the pines begin to cry
Ooh, baby, baby, how do you feel?
If the rivers run dry, baby, how would you feel?
Ahhh-ahhh-ahh-ahh-ahhh
Ahhhhhhhhh
Baby, how do you feel?
Oooh, yeah, braver indoors
Oooh, yeah, strong shields aloud
It can hold the weight of those who walk
In the foot of those who mock
Baby, on the roads of long ago
Spend my days with a woman unkind
Smoked my stuff and drank all my wine
Made up my mind, make a good start
Goin' to California with an achin' in my heart
Someone told me there's a girl out there
With love in her eyes and flowers in her hair
Took my chances on a big jet plane
Never let 'em tell you that they're all the same
Sea was red and the sky was grey
Wondered how tomorrow could ever follow today
The mountains and the canyons started to tremble and shake
As the children of the sun begin to awake
Watch out
Seems that the wrath of the gods got a punch on the nose and it started to flow
I think I might be sinking
Throw me a line if I read you the time, meet you up there where the path runs straight and
High
Find a queen without a king
They say she plays guitar and cries and sings, la la la la
Ride a white mare in the footsteps of dawn
Tryin' to find a woman who's never, never, never been born
Standing on a hill in my mountain of dreams
Tellin' myself it's not as hard, hard as it seems
If it keeps on rainin', levee's gonna break
If it keeps on rainin', levee's gonna break
When the levee breaks, I'll have no place to stay
Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan
Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan
It's got what it takes to make a mountain man leave his home
Oh well, oh well, oh well
Don't it make you feel bad when you try to find your way home
You don't know which way to go
If you're goin' down south they got no work to do
If you don't know about Chicago
Ahh, ahh, ahh
Cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do you no good
No, cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do you no good
When the levee breaks, mama, you got to move
All last night, sat on the levee and moaned
All last night, sat on the levee and moaned
I think about my baby and my happy home
Oh-oh
Ahh, ahh, ahh, ah-haa
Ahh, ahh, ahh, ah-haa
Oh, oh
Going, going to Chicago, going to Chicago
Sorry, but I can't take you
Goin' down, goin' down now, goin' down, goin' down now
Goin' down, goin' down, goin' down, goin' down
Goin' down, goin' down now, goin' down, goin' down now
Goin' down, goin' down now, goin' down, goin' do-do-do-down
Woo-ooh, woo-ooh
Gonna make you sweat, gonna make you groove
Ahh, child, way you shake that thing
Gonna make you burn, gonna make you sting
Hey-hey, baby, when you walk that way
Watch your heartache drip, can't keep away
Ahh yeah, oh yeah, ahh, ahh, ahh
Oh yeah, oh yeah, ahh, ahh, ahh
Well, I got a roll can't stand still
Got a flamin' heart, can't get my fill
Eyes that shine burning red
Dreams of you all through my head
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Hey baby, whoa baby, pretty baby, darling can you do it now?
Hey baby, whoa baby, pretty baby, move me while you do it now
Been too long 'till I found out
What people mean by down and out
Spend my money, took my car
Started telling a friend she gonna be a star
I don't know, but I been told
A big-legged woman ain't got no soul
Oh yeah, oh yeah, ah, ah, ah
Oh yeah, oh yeah, ah, ah, ah
All I ask for, all I pray
Steady-loving woman gonna come my way
Need a woman gonna hold my hand
Tell me no lies, make me a happy man
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
It's been a long time since I rock 'n' roll
It's been a long time since I did the stroll
Let me get back, let me get back, let me get back
Baby, where I come from
It's been a long time, been a long time, been a long, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time
Yes, it has
It's been a time since the book of love
I can't count the tears of a life with no love
Carry me back, carry me back, carry me back
Baby, where I come from, whoa-oh
It's been a long time, been a long time, been a long, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time
Ohh, seems so long since we walked in the moonlight
Makin' vows that just don't work right
Open your arms, open your arms, open your arms
Baby, let my love come runnin' in
It's been a long time, been a long time, been a long, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time
Yeah-ay, yeah-ay, yeah-ay, yeah-ay
Ooh yeah, ooh yeah, ooh yeah, ooh yeah
It's been a long time, been a long time, been a long, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time
The Queen of Light took her bow, and then she turned to go
The Prince of Peace embraced the gloom and walked the night alone
Oh, dance in the dark of night sing to the morning
The dark lord rides in force tonight, and time will tell us all
Oh, throw down your plow and hoe, rest not to lock your homes
Side by side, we await the might of the darkest of them all
I hear the horses' thunder down in the valley below
I'm waiting for the Angels of Avalon, waiting for the Eastern Glow
The apples of the valley hold the seeds of happiness
The ground is rich from tender care, repay, do not forget
Oh, dance in the dark of night, sing to the morning light
The apples turn to brown and black, the tyrant's face is red
Ohh, war is the common cry, pick up your swords and fly
The sky is filled with good and bad that mortals never know
Oh, well, the night is long, the beads of time pass slow
Tired eyes on the sunrise waiting for the Eastern Glow
The pain of war cannot exceed the woe of aftermath
The drums will shake the castle wall, the ring-wraiths are out in black
Ride on
Sing as you raise your bow, shoot straighter than before
No comfort has the fire at night that lights the face so cold
Doesn't the dark of night sing to the morning light
The magic runes are writ in gold to bring the balance back
Bring it back
At last, the sun is shining, the clouds of blue roll by
With flames from the dragon of darkness, the sunlight blinds his eyes
Bring it back, bring it back, bring it back, bring it back, bring it back, bring it back, bring it back, bring it back
Oh now oh now oh now oh
Oh now oh now oh now
Bring it back, bring it back, bring it back, bring it back
Whoo now oh now oh now oh
Oh now oh now oh now
Bring it, bring it, bring it, bring it, bring it, bring it, bring it, bring it, bring it, bring it, bring it
There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold
And she's buying a stairway to heaven
When she gets there, she knows if the stores are all closed
With a word she can get what she came for
Oooooooh, and she's buying a stairway to heaven
There's a sign on the wall, but she wants to be sure
'Cause you know, sometimes words have two meanings
In the tree by the brook, there's a songbird who sings
Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven
Ooooh, it makes me wonder
Ooooooh, it makes me wonder
There's a feeling I get when I look to the west
And my spirit is crying for leaving
In my thoughts, I have seen rings of smoke through the trees
And the voices of those who stand looking
Ooooh, it makes me wonder
Ooooooh, it really makes me wonder
And it's whispered that soon, if we all call the tune
Then the piper will lead us to reason
And a new day will dawn for those who stand long
And the forests will echo with laughter
Ohohohohohoh
If there's a bustle in your hedgerow, don't be alarmed now
It's just a spring-clean for the May queen
Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run
There's still time to change the road you're on
And it makes me wonder
Ahhh
Your head is humming and it won't go, in case you don't know
The piper's calling you to join him
Dear lady, can you hear the wind blow, and did you know
Your stairway lies on the whispering wind
And as we wind on down the road
Our shadows than our soul
There walks a lady we all know
Who shines white light and wants to show
How everything still turns to gold
And if you listen very hard
The truth will come to you at last
When all are one and one is all
To be a rock and not to roll
And she's buying a stairway to heaven
Walking in the park just the other day, baby
Whaddya think I saw?
Crowds of people sitting on the grass with flowers in their hair, said
Hey, Boy, do you wanna score?
And you know how it is
I really don't know what time it was
Woh-oh-oh
So I asked them if I could stay awhile
I didn't notice but it had got very dark and I was really
Really out of my mind
Just then a police man stepped up to me, asked us, said, please, hey, would we care
To all get in line, get in line
Well, you know
They asked us to stay for tea and have some fun
Woh-oh-oh
He said that his friends would all drop by
Ooooh-oh
Why don't you take a good look at yourself and describe what you see
And baby, baby, baby, do you like it?
There you sit, sittin' spare like a book on a shelf, busted
Ah, not trying to fight it
You really don't care if they're coming
Woh-oh-oh
I know that it's all a state of mind
Woooh-oh
If you go down in the streets today, baby, you'd better
You'd better open your eyes, wooh-oh, yeah
Folks down there really don't care, really don't care, don't care, really don't
Which, which way the pressure lies
So I've decided what I'm gonna do now
So I'm packing my bags for the Misty Mountains
Where the spirits go now
Over the hills where the spirits lie
Ooooh-oh, ooooh-oh-oh
Ooooh-oh, ooooh-oh-oh
Ooooh-oh, ooooh-oh-oh
I really don't know-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
I really don't know-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Ooh, baby
It's cryin' time
Ooh, baby
I got to fly
Got to try to find a way
Got to try any way
'Cause you know I gotta get away from you, babe
Ohh, baby
The river's red
Amm, baby
In my head
There's a funny feelin' goin' on
I don't think I can hold out long
And the owls cry in the night
Ooh, baby, baby, when the pines begin to cry
Baby, baby, baby, how do you feel?
If the rivers run dry, baby, how would you feel?
Crazed baby
Rainbow's end
Mmm, baby
It's just a den for those who hide
Who hide their love to depths of life
And ruin dreams that we all knew so, babe
And when the owls cry in the night
And baby, when the pines begin to cry
Ooh, baby, baby, how do you feel?
If the rivers run dry, baby, how would you feel?
Ahhh-ahhh-ahh-ahh-ahhh
Ahhhhhhhhh
Baby, how do you feel?
Oooh, yeah, braver indoors
Oooh, yeah, strong shields aloud
It can hold the weight of those who walk
In the foot of those who mock
Baby, on the roads of long ago
Spend my days with a woman unkind
Smoked my stuff and drank all my wine
Made up my mind, make a good start
Goin' to California with an achin' in my heart
Someone told me there's a girl out there
With love in her eyes and flowers in her hair
Took my chances on a big jet plane
Never let 'em tell you that they're all the same
Sea was red and the sky was grey
Wondered how tomorrow could ever follow today
The mountains and the canyons started to tremble and shake
As the children of the sun begin to awake
Watch out
Seems that the wrath of the gods got a punch on the nose and it started to flow
I think I might be sinking
Throw me a line if I read you the time, meet you up there where the path runs straight and
High
Find a queen without a king
They say she plays guitar and cries and sings, la la la la
Ride a white mare in the footsteps of dawn
Tryin' to find a woman who's never, never, never been born
Standing on a hill in my mountain of dreams
Tellin' myself it's not as hard, hard as it seems
If it keeps on rainin', levee's gonna break
If it keeps on rainin', levee's gonna break
When the levee breaks, I'll have no place to stay
Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan
Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan
It's got what it takes to make a mountain man leave his home
Oh well, oh well, oh well
Don't it make you feel bad when you try to find your way home
You don't know which way to go
If you're goin' down south they got no work to do
If you don't know about Chicago
Ahh, ahh, ahh
Cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do you no good
No, cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do you no good
When the levee breaks, mama, you got to move
All last night, sat on the levee and moaned
All last night, sat on the levee and moaned
I think about my baby and my happy home
Oh-oh
Ahh, ahh, ahh, ah-haa
Ahh, ahh, ahh, ah-haa
Oh, oh
Going, going to Chicago, going to Chicago
Sorry, but I can't take you
Goin' down, goin' down now, goin' down, goin' down now
Goin' down, goin' down, goin' down, goin' down
Goin' down, goin' down now, goin' down, goin' down now
Goin' down, goin' down now, goin' down, goin' do-do-do-down
Woo-ooh, woo-ooh