Skid Row ~ Skid Row Lyrics

Big Guns

  (Bolan, Hill, Snake, Affuso)

She was a ballerina on a subway train

Stiletto heels and a candy cane

Looked like a number on a station wall

Hot on the tail of a social call

I wet my lips I thought I had it made

Like Valentino with a hand grenade

I made my move with my libido on

She circled once and then she dropped the bomb

She got the big guns

Pointed at my heart

Bang Bang shooting like a firing squad

Big guns

Blew me away

And I went down in flames

I met a sidewalk preacher on a roller skate

He said he had the key to heaven's gate

I said: "I'll wait for the movie, 'cause I been there before"

And learned: life is a battle and love is war

She got the big guns

Pointed at my heart

Bang bang shooting like a firing squad

Big guns

Took me by surprise

She's got my lovin' reachin' for the sky

She got the big guns

Pointed at my heart

Bang bang shooting like a firing squad

Big guns

Blew me away

And I went down in flames

Solo

  I'm doing time as a back seat Romeo

  Play solitaire with my hands in the air

  Another night and no bullets to spare

She got the big guns

Pointed at my heart

Bang bang shooting like a firing squad

Big guns

Took me by surprise

She's got my lovin' reachin' for the sky

She got the big guns

Pointed at my heart

Bang bang shooting like a firing squad

Big guns

Blew me away

And I went down in flames

Big guns (big guns)

Big guns, blew me away

And I went down in flames

Big guns, big guns

She really, really got the big guns

She shot me down in flames

Sweet Little Sister

  (Bolan, Snake)

She blew my mind behind the wrecking machine

She was a sh!tload of trouble called the Subway Queen

Had a hip with bad habits and a shake that was a bit obscene

One night I caught her running out the cellar door

There was about a million people lying flat on the floor

For such a sweet little lady I would swear she's rotten to the core

  She got her hands in the cookie jar smiling like an alligator

  Makin' headlines in the back of her car

  Tight-lipped now but sink ships later

I know a thing or two about - sweet little sister

Her mama kill her

If she knew what she do - sweet little sister

She'll love ya black and blue - sweet little sister

Mona Lisa with a new tattoo,

She's my sweet little - sweet little sister

Every quittin' time is another disease

Too many cowboys ridin' high shootin' low at the knees

The back hand boogie is the price you pay for being the squeeze

The pettin's getting heavy got her tongue in her ear

Her friend is doing time for kickin' a$$ on a qu**r

They're in a mental state and all their friends are here

  She's tellin' lies through her burgundy lips

  Angel on a mission of mercy

  She'll get you dancin' with the crack of her whip

  Take you up to heaven in her rocket ship

I know a thing or two about - sweet little sister

Her mama kill her

If she knew what she do - sweet little sister

She'll love ya black and blue - sweet little sister

Mona Lisa with a new tattoo,

She's my sweet little - sweet little sister

Solo

  She got her hands in the cookie jar smiling like an alligator

  Makin' headlines in the back of her car

  Tight-lipped now but sink ships later

I know a thing or two about - sweet little sister

Her mama kill her

If she knew what she do - sweet little sister

She'll love ya black and blue - sweet little sister

Mona Lisa with a new tattoo,

She's my sweet little - sweet little sister

Can't Stand The Heartache

  (Bolan)

Fall in love with a twisted lady

Suicide with a cover girl

Spent all your time, then you got stuck paying the price

  Uptown, kick it down, into a spin

  Face the wall, take it all, you just can't win

Can't stand the heartache

So bleeds the red, red rose

Time heals a broken heart

But that's just the way it goes

Can't stand, can't stand the heartache

You got caught in the line of fire

Bystander innocence

You held your own till it wasn't yours anymore

  Waste away another day into the night

  You're at home by the phone, it don't seem right

Can't stand the heartache

So bleeds the red, red rose

Time heals a broken heart

But that's just the way it goes

Can't stand, can't stand the heartache

  You held me like a prisoner

  And I don't know

  Why I stayed here from the start

Solo

  Updown, run me down under your wheels

  I pray, one day, you'll know how it feels

Can't stand the heartache

So bleeds the red, red rose

Time heals a broken heart

But that's just the way it goes

Can't stand the heartache

So bleeds the red, red rose

Time heals a broken heart

But that's just the way it goes

Can't stand the heartache

So bleeds the red, red rose

Time heals a broken heart

But that's just the way it goes

Can't stand, can't stand the heartache

Piece Of Me

  (Bolan)

Sleazin' in the city

Lookin' for a fight

Got my heals and lookin' pretty

On a Saturday night, night, night

  Good God, bless my soul

  I need a fix of rock 'n' roll

  Come on baby you gotta wait and see

  You better hurry

To get a piece of me

Caught a lonely lady

Crying on a cigarette

I got nasty, nasty habits

And that's all she's gonna get

  One for the money, two for the show

  So 'round and 'round and 'round we go

  Take a look at what-a you might need

  You better hurry

To get a piece of me

I don't have looks, I don't have money

But I know one thing's for sure

One night ain't enough of my love

She wanted more, more, more

Solo

Sleazin' in the city

Lookin' for a fight

Got my heals and lookin' pretty

On a Saturday night, night, night

  One for the money, two for the show

  So 'round and 'round and 'round we go

  Take a look at what-a you might need

  You better hurry

To get a piece of me

To get a piece of me

To get a piece of me

18 And Life

  (Bolan, Snake)

Ricky was a young boy, he had a heart of stone

Lived 9 to 5 and worked his fingers to the bone

Just barely out of school, came from the edge of town

Fought like a switchblade so no one could take him down

  He had no money, ooh no good at home

  He walked the streets a soldier and he fought the world alone

  And now it's...

Eighteen and life you got it

Eighteen and life you know

Your crime is time and it's

Eighteen and life to go

Eighteen and life you got it

Eighteen and life you know

Your crime is time and it's

Eighteen and life to go

Tequila in his heartbeat, his veins burned gasoline

It kept his motor running, but it never kept him clean

They say he loved adventure, Ricky's the wild one

He married trouble and had a courtship with a gun

  Bang, bang shoot 'em up, the party never ends

  You can't think of dying when the bottle's your best friend

  And now it's...

Eighteen and life you got it

Eighteen and life you know

Your crime is time and it's

Eighteen and life to go

Eighteen and life you got it

Eighteen and life you know

Your crime is time and it's

Eighteen and life to go

  "Accidents will happen" they all heard Ricky say

  He fired his six-shot to the wind

  That child blew a child away

Solo

Eighteen and life you got it

Eighteen and life you know

Your crime is time and it's

Eighteen and life to go

Eighteen and life you got it

Eighteen and life you know

Your crime is time and it's

Eighteen and life to go

Rattlesnake Shake

  (Bolan, Snake)

Tricky little Vicky walks along South Street

She learned her French from the boys that she'd meet

I gotta laugh when I hear them say

She's a sweet little cheese when the cat's away

  I know what you been trying,

  What you got ain't worth buying,

  Can't make living working door to door

Shake, shake, shake it like a rattlesnake

Boom, boom baby out go the lights

Shake, shake, shake it like a rattlesnake

Staying up late doing the rattlesnake shake

Juicy Miss Lucy always diggin' on junk

She's on the corner talkin' trash with the punks

Her buried treasure is so easy to see

'Cause talk is cheap and so is she

  You're lost in search of passion

  (But) Prince Charming ain't in fashion

  So let it bleed if you wanna stay

Shake, shake, shake it like a rattlesnake

Boom, boom baby out go the lights

Shake, shake, shake it like a rattlesnake

Staying up late doing the rattlesnake shake

Solo

Shake, shake, shake it like a rattlesnake

Boom, boom baby out go the lights

Shake, shake, shake it like a rattlesnake

Staying up late doing the rattlesnake shake

Shake, shake, shake it like a rattlesnake

Boom, boom baby out go the lights

Shake, shake, shake it like a rattlesnake

Staying up late doing the rattlesnake shake

Youth Gone Wild

  (Bolan, Snake)

Since I was born they couldn't hold me down

Another misfit kid, another burned-out town

Never played by the rules!  Never really cared

My nasty reputation takes me everywhere

  I look and see it's not only me

  So many others have stood where I stand

  We are the young so raise your hands

They call us problem child

We spent our lives on trial

We walk an endless mile

We are the youth gone wild

We stand and we won't fall

We're the one and one for all

The writing's on the wall

We are the youth gone wild

Boss screamin' in my ear about who I'm supposed to be

Getcha a 3-piece Wall Street smile and son you'll look just like me

I said "Hey man, there's something that you oughta know,

I tell ya Park Avenue leads to Skid Row."

  I look and see it's not only me

  We're standin' tall ain't never a doubt

  We are the young, so shout it out

They call us problem child

We spent our lives on trial

We walk an endless mile

We are the youth gone wild

We stand and we won't fall

We're the one and one for all

The writing's on the wall

We are the youth gone wild

Solo

They call us problem child

We spent our lives on trial

We walk an endless mile

We are the youth gone wild

We stand and we won't fall

We're the one and one for all

The writing's on the wall

We are the youth gone wild

We are the youth gone wild 

Here I Am

  (Bolan, Snake)

Six foot one and lonely

Dressed in spaghetti rags

Standing at the bus stop

With her alligator bags

  What can u do?

  No, no, no, what can I do

  I better see a doctor

  'Cause I think I'm getting hooked on you

  I ain't much for talkin'

  But all I got to say is

Here I am

Close your eyes and I'll be Superman

Here I am

Come and take my lovin' while you can

She broke a million hearts

On 2nd Avenue

With her German cigarettes

And designer attitude

  What can u do?

  No, no, no, what can I do

  My love's been goin' blind

  Since the first time I laid eyes on you

  Ain't much for conversation

  But I got to let you know

Here I am

Close your eyes and I'll be Superman

Here I am

Come and take my lovin' while you can

  You don't need a crystal ball

  To see she's got it all

Solo

Here I am

Close your eyes and I'll be Superman

Here I am

Come and take my lovin' while you can

Makin' A Mess

  (Bach, Bolan, Snake)

T-bone Billy just a singin' the blues,

Caught his lady with another man

Lit up a smoke and did some talkin'

With the back of his hand

She started shakin', started losing her mind

But he was kicking back and playing it cool

Signed her walkin' papers took the 5:15 to Kalamazoo

  Sing for your supper, nobody rides for free

  Eat your heart out, I'll send it C. O. D.

One, two baby what you do,

Three, four let me show you the door

You're better off dead than makin' a mess of me

Five, six take your last licks,

Seven, eight let me give it to you straight

You're better off dead than makin' a mess off me.

Now Billy-boy's out havin' a ball playin' fiddle at the local bar

Dark shades, cool kicks, he's Hollywood Blvd.

Slick Daddy and his fat cigar sayin': "Sign upon the dotted line!"

He shook his head and said: "All I need is that fiddle of mine!"

  Sing for your supper,

  Nobody rides for free

  Take your big time, I'll take care of me

One, two baby what you do,

Three, four let me show you the door

You're better off dead than makin' a mess of me

Five, six take your last licks,

Seven, eight let me give it to you straight

You're better off dead than makin' a mess off me.

  When trouble came knockin'

  Billy kep-a-rockin' like this ...

Solo

  Sing for your supper,

  Nobody rides for free

  Eat your heart out, I'll send it C. O. D.

One, two baby what you do,

Three, four let me show you the door

You're better off dead than makin' a mess of me

Five, six take your last licks,

Seven, eight let me give it to you straight

You're better off dead than makin' a mess off me.

One, two baby what you do,

Three, four let me show you the door

You're better off dead than makin' a mess of me

Five, six take your last licks,

Seven, eight let me give it to you straight

You're better off dead than makin' a mess off me.  

I Remember You

  (Bolan, Snake)

Woke up to the sound of pouring rain

The wind would whisper and I'd think of you

And all the tears you cried, that called my name

And when you needed me I came through

I paint a picture of the days gone by

When love went blind and you would make me see

I'd stare a lifetime into your eyes

So that I knew that you were there for me

Time after time you were there for me

Remember yesterday - walking hand in hand

Love letters in the sand - I remember you

Through the sleepless nights and every endless day

I'd wanna hear you say - I remember you

We spent the summer with the top rolled down

Wished ever after would be like this

You said I love you babe, without a sound

I said I'd give my life for just one kiss

I'd live for your smile and die for your kiss

Remember yesterday - walking hand in hand

Love letters in the sand - I remember you

Through the sleepless nights and every endless day

I'd wanna hear you say - I remember you

  We've had our share of hard times

  But that's the price we paid

  And through it all we kept the promise that we made

  I swear you'll never be lonely

Solo

Woke up to the sound of pouring rain

Washed away a dream of you

But nothing else could ever take you away

'Cause you'll always be my dream come true

Oh my darling, I love you

Remember yesterday - walking hand in hand

Love letters in the sand - I remember you

Through the sleepless nights and ever endless day

I'd wanna hear you say - I remember you

Remember yesterday - walking hand in hand

Love letters in the sand - I remember you

Through the sleepless nights and every endless day

I'd wanna hear you say - I remember you

Midnight/Tornado

  (Fallon, Snake)

The night approaches, after dark you have no chance

Ooh, when moonlight takes the sky, you'll feel my dark romance

I'm on your footsteps and I wait behind your back

I spread like fire upon the streets I'm ready to attack

  I'm the only thing you need

  Upon your love I feed

When the clock strikes midnite

I'm on the prowl of love

When the clock strikes midnite

The time is right to call you out

When I'm feeling wicked and my blood is running hot

Electric is my touch baby you don't know what you got

Only in the evening at night I come alive

So try to keep your passion deep I need it to survive

  I'm the only thing you need

  Upon your love I feed

When the clock strikes midnite

I'm on the prowl of love

When the clock strikes midnite

The time is right to call you out

When the clock strikes midnite

When the wicked moon starts to rise

When the clock strikes midnite

I'm alive

Solo

When the clock strikes midnite

I'm on the prowl of love

When the clock strikes midnite

The time is right to call you out

When the clock strikes midnite

When the wicked moon starts to rise

When the clock strikes midnite

I'm alive