Bachman Turner Overdrive

It's been a Long time, for a little while I think I'm in over My Head... Deep Thought, that's what I've been through I don't think I'll be here again... It's a one-way street, and I can't refuse Nothing left, to lose... I'll just disappear, into atmosph...

They say I make too much money, to fit in my pocket Everyone wants to but no one can top it I meet more people in a week on the line Than one man can dream of in his whole lifetime [Chorus:] Can you understand, I'm an average man Tryin' to make a livin'...

Early in the morning When the sun begins to shine You will see this poor boy Leavin', leavin' love behind Seems it's just another day Guess I'm goin' another way Away from home She was the cause of all the grief you see me wearin' Nobody thought that...

I used to smoke my face out Right through the sky I used to love to freak out Do you wonder why I'd hear the Stones rollin' And I'd roll too I didn't care what I was doin' As long as I was with you I was blown (woo woo) And that's what you are now I...

Walk your street And I'll walk mine And should we meet Would you spare me some time? Cuz you should see my world , Meet my kind, and before you judge our minds Blue collar Sleep your sleep I'm awake and alive I keep late hours You're nine to five S...

Blue moanin', you're down so blue You do your livin' And it's what you do Did you listen to what your daddy say Or did you find it boring And just drift away Blue blue moanin' It's on it's way to you Blue blue moanin' It's really comin' through You'...

Freeways Can We All Come Together You are what you are I am what I am Can we all come together With some kind of plan I want you to laugh But you want me to cry Can we all come together Hey, why don't we try Can we all come together Can we reach across the se...

Low down dealin's in Memphis A card game in a back room I was lookin' at my last dollar Hopin' lady luck would come by soon I played out on the east side Till I heard my reputation was in doubt It was starting to look like a bad ride It looked like tim...

Everybody's been standing around like they're ready Everybody's been going around carrying signs Come on and get a few things back together And don't get lost in the stormy weather Or when you're flying like birds of a feather Don't get yourself in trouble D...

Well it's the same rhythm that's played in Memphis The face shows no pain but the beat is the same in New York And speed is just a bird in the night Carries sorrow as it flies no fixed flight It's heard out there You say your name is the same But you're...

Had a widow down in Boston You know she really trusted me Then I ran away to Cleveland >From a brand new bride-to-be Held a preacher's plate in Memphis On a dark cold Sunday night By Tuesday was in Alabam' Showing people how to do it right I'm a down and...

Burned down on the boulevard Livin' so fast and sweet and hard Don'tcha try and shoot me down Don't intend to stick around Gotta move, move on down the road Gotta move, move on down the road It's a gas when you got the dice Been to heaven maybe once o...

I've made up my mind, I've got to get out in a hurry I've stated my case There's no need to come on with worry 'Cause I'm a real straight shooter And my boot heels are clean I'll always try to do better I don't live in no dream I live Down To The Lin...

Down, Down When the mornin' comes You'll know by my shoes I've been out walking If I don't return You'll know I've found something to believe in, to believe in Waiting for the sun My heart will surely break if it starts raining It's the oasis I seek 'Cause...

Easy Groove When you feel like dancin' But you're all shook out We have found the answer Turn yourself about Find yourself some people To stand out in a line Join the ends together Now you're doin' fine Keep it smooth, ah With an easy groove, oh Keep it smoot...

We always find you on the inside looking out You dreams are always soaked in rain, Sun just don't come out Somewhere in the distance you can hear the games begin Your hopes are up but still you know, Your ship ain't comin' in You say it's love, that yo...

Pardon my life, pardon my song I hope you're not nervous, I'm not going to stay long The one installment, I've made on your heart Is not enough to cover what we're willin' to start Cause I'm a flat broke love Lord I'm a flat broke love I'm up or I'm dow...

Get up early in the mornin' Beat the clock, get out on the line I'm part of the assembly I'm just puttin' in time There's only one thing in life That helps me through Just dreamin' of the weekends baby And being with you Just dreamin' of the weekends b...

Why can't you do something right? Your name is all over the town. Your reputation is sweeping the nation. The rumors are bringing me down. You stand on the tip of my tongue, I can't get you out of my head. There's no syncopation with any relation, Coul...

Drivin' in a beat up car The highway is long but we've come so far Two thousand miles from home We got to find someplace that we can belong But, we know, the freeways in life are all pointing us home Don't you know, nothing in this life could mean anymor...

I was walking on down the alley When a face I've never seen Came so from deep in the darkness And his mouth came on real mean And I saw that he'd been liquored And he staggered up to -- you know -- he staggered up to his feet And he said, "Boy, you'd better m...

You can see'em, the things that you want But you don't have the means to buy I've been eyeing what you've got in stock And I'll tell you what's on my mind We could meet in a room with a lock If the world can't reach us, the world could be ours You like m...

You took my heart And you went away We said goodbye And we're givin' it all away Givin' it all away My mind's made up Nothing left to say We're on our own And we're givin' it all away Givin' it all away [Chorus:] Givin' it all away Happens everyd...

Look at me, I was just a man who was lonely Had some time on my hands The world's greatest plans in my jeans I saw you, you came to me like you knew me I don't think you knew that it threw me I didn't know what to say to you then I knew it would end up i...

Hey you, you say you wanna change the world It's alright, with me there's no regret It's my turn, the circle game has brought me here And I won't let down 'till every song is set You realize now You should have tried now, oooh The music's gone now You...

Headed 'cross the border Looking for a place to play I left the sun behind I don't mind But I think that it looked like rain Hold back the water I gotta find time to burn Hold back the water I gotta find time to burn Headed west to Georgia Looking...

Black witches sing their verses Of charms, hexes and curses They tried to take out my eyes But I don't have to hide I don't have to hide I don't have to hide I don't have to hide from you I don't have to hide I don't have to hide I don't have to hide...

1,2,3 Walked in thru the brass door Of an unassuming bar Bought a drink, mixed around Same routine so far I saw her, she saw me Then she smiled openly I sat too long The chance was gone But she didn't wait Saw me hesitate She drew right in I'm in...

Workin' down round the corner Things were good and that's a fact I've been workin' down round the corner, baby Got so bad I can't go back There ain't nothing they can do for me I'm on my own, I've been set free Looked in the mirror tonight Saw the face...

Blue days, aching to my bones I love you, baby don't you know Heartache like this I've never known I need you like I've never needed before [Chorus:] How long to wait til I'm round that crooked bend Don't want to hate what I can't have in the end Too m...

When will these dark clouds disappear from view When will the sun begin to shine When will I once again be near to you When will I know for sure you're mine Dreaming of those Jamaican nights Longing to hold you Jamaica take me away Take me away with you Jamai...

You can be the life of the party Or you can be the belle of the ball You can break my heart if you want to And you can make me wait for your call I can only give you my promise That I will always stay by your side You can make my heart spin in circles...

Good bye, I lied Don't cry, would you let it ride? (x2) You can see the mornin', but I can see the light Try, Try, Try, to let it ride While you've been out runnin' I've been waitin' half the night Try, Try, Try, to let it ride (R) And would you cry if I tol...

Life Still Goes On (I'm Lonely) Standin' in the street, shaved, I'm washed and neat And the time is mine But I don't even know where I'm goin' Been too long in town, just workin' right tied down But I got my pay And I'm willin' to spend what I'm earnin' Maybe...

Money She always gets a chance Music She sure knows how to dance She's a high-flying woman so reach for the sky She's gonna knock you down then pass on by She's a high-stepping prancer A tried true romancer She's a little gandy dancer And she's too much for...

Every day is an endless train You got to ride it to the end of the line Be a troubleshooter blow the bad luck away And you will make it to your station on time And you'll find out every trick in the book And that's there's only one way to get things done You'...

Johnny changed his name to speedo though he never owed a car. when the drag was down on main street, he'd be wish'en on a star. Then one day he made some money on some heavy duty deals. Turned some money over easy, spent it on a set of wheels.. Now he's lo...

Bring your pipes and bring your sword I'll meet you in the lowland Tune your banjo, don't be late It's time we all were going [Chorus:] Fling your arms and clap your hands Gather round and sing Round and round til we fall down Doing the lowland fling...

Have you got a new beat Make it on a fast sweep Movin' across the night in a coal black steed Now you're breakin' new ground Gossip wears a new crown You've been seen runnin' round on the other side of town You're a moonlight rider, You only deal in s...

I went from San Fransico To Memphis Tennessee I just had to find Muh My Sugaree I didn't know her number I didn't know the street I just drove around A hopin' we would meet I got stopped by the sherrif On a one way street Said I was goin' backwards...

I met a man who bought up land Wherever his feet would tread He asked me to El Paso Said I could stay on his spread He has horses and cows and tractors and plows And all kinds of money to burn But how can I get to Texas When my wheels won't turn There was a l...

If you listen you can hear me Lord I need someone to show me I'm not alone, take me from this neutral zone When the king of this illusion Spreads his heartache and confusion I know, I'm gonna get out of this neutral zone It used to be such a good time...

Comin' to you across country Hoping boogies still allowed You ask do we play heavy music Well are thunderheads just another cloud, we do Not Fragile, straight at you Then we vanish to the night Still in your ears but out of sight Not Fragile Don't t...

Turn me loose from all this madness Cause the situation changes day to day I been searchin' the world to find the answer I just got to find some time to slip away [Chorus:] I feel up, I feel down I feel there's no use in hangin' around I just got to ge...

First you say you want me Flirt around and haunt me Hold me til my blood starts to storm Quickly things get chilly You turn around and ask him, will he? And the two of you just walk thru the door You're a quick change artist Always in the mood for a ch...

He'll come to your city He'll come to your town If you owe somebody money He'll be comin' around You say it's complicated, there's a slight delay He says you're obligated and you have to pay He's the repo man Ya baby, he's the repo man He'll take you...

Monday morning comes too soon We all wanna sleep till the aftermoon Tryin' to get movin' but one thing's clear Takes all day getting back in gear 24-7 Workin' for the man Gotta keep doin' the best we can The weekends comin' and there ain't no doubt We j...

It's a hurried up life But it's the life I choose No use in asking me to slow down Cause I got nothing to lose But time and time is all I've got You know I born standing up with a guitar in my hand I'm not trying to come on like hollywood But hollywood...

I tried, you've got to realize The way I'm torn apart inside They're calling me now I've changed, there's something rearranged Sounds so sweet, I can't explain Calling me now [Chorus:] Rockin' all day and rollin' all night Smile for the ladies, make i...

We rented a truck and a semi to go Travel down the long and winding road Look on the map I think we've been here before, Close the doors let's roll once more. Cop on the corner, look he's startin' to write I don't need no ticket so I screamed out of sigh...

Met 'em on the highway Way out on the road Where they were a-headin' Don't think anybody knows Didn't care where, Only needed to go They're just rollin' along Pulled into a truckstop A hundred miles to go Feelin' kind of beat up After eatin' up the...

No reason to get excited But I feel a change blowin' in the wind Everythin's filled with confusion So let's start the world over again And get it second hand, slightly used, soiled Get it second hand, carelessly abused, spoiled I see you're looking to f...

You're invited to join the procession There is someone I'd like you to meet She looks like she might be for hire But you won't find her out in the street Her hair is the color of fire As she stands in the night beside me Could this be my mind, am I drea...

Trouble comes in shapes and sizes Some of them are friends Trouble is what trouble does It always has an end I've got to keep myself together Got to get it straight I've got to find some better things Before it gets too late Then I found myself a wom...

There was a man who owned a part of town Approached me in his saloon and asked me to sit down Was I unemployed or would I like a job He said he owned the stageline and there were men who liked to rob He offered me his daughter's hand, an advance of salary A...

Sun comes up in the morning Moon comes up in the night I come up when you call my name 'Cause you got the sugar, baby You got the spice Come let's dance in the moonlight 'Til to dark fades into the sun Half of the world's still sleepin' While the other...

For days I have tried to forget you And not care where you are No matter where you are But rainbows are not made from memories I got to try to find A way to ease my mind You're like a sledgehammer You keep hittin' on my mind You're like a sledgehamme...

The sun comes up The sun goes down But everything stays the same It's the same old movie Or the same old song Only the players change It's either 9 to 5 Or work all night Everybody's got to pay their dues One half are wrong One half are right Someti...

In the cool cool cool of the morning That's when I'm coming home In the cool cool cool of the morning That's when I'm coming home Stayed awake all night (Stayed awake all night) Stayed awake all night night long (Stayed awake all night) Stayed awake all nig...

I was raised, born and bred in a praire town When a dark eyed woman really laid the feelings down We were one, had our fun in our younger years Well I remember damn well she loved me And she remembers damn well she cared Stonegates, closing me in If I g...

Long legs Sally's got a million moves She broke their hearts, what could they do? Other guys bought you, some even drewl She winks, they spend, she's cool Shot gun Charlie brought the long term snoose We kicked him out, it wasn't booze Back down the all...

Only three stops to make in Alabama Everyone a one night stand Workin' for a man down South Louisiana 'Cause ZZ ain't his only band Business has been good or bad But sittin here will drive me mad [Chorus:] And I'm gonna get back where they want me Get...

You get up every morning From your alarm clock's warning Take the 8:15 into the city There's a whistle up above And people pushin', people shovin' And the girls who try to look pretty And if your train's on time You can get to work by nine And start your slavi...

Thank you for the feelin' But I think I've had enough For the sun came late this morning And I sure am feeling rough Been this way for hours Just can't seem to clear my head Thank you for the feelin' But I should have stayed in bed What a night I had Never...

Goina' down lifea's highway Sometimes you get lost Hurryina' to nowhere You forget what you forgot Lookina' for a miracle, Following a dream You get knocked down you get back up But thata's no guarantee You got it fixed Thata's what it is Things ai...

There is a house in New Orleans. They call the Rising Sun. And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy And God I know I'm one. My mother was a tailor She sewed my new bluejeans My father was a gamblin man Down in New Orleans. Now the only thing a gambler needs...

Give me a ticket for an airoplane I ain't got time to take no fast train Oh ,the lonely days are gone I'll be right home My baby she wrote me a letter I don't care how much money I got to spend I won't find my way home again Oh the lonely days are gone I'll b...

Lightning stikes inside of my brain I wonder if it'll happen again This never was really part of the plan Traffic jam Screaming nightmares that nobody hears Still running crazy after so many years Is life just something we hold in our hands Traffic jam...

Tramp Have you got a quarter for me Tramp I'll even take a dime anytime Standing on a corner Living in the street I got to made a living from The people that I meet I'm a tramp Just a tramp Spare change hand outs Begging all the time I need a sto...

Out in the street, in the meat market beat, where life strives in the heat of the night Deals are being struck and the goods are laid down, there's no one to ask if its right Lost in these depths are the youth now forgotten, and left to discover their way N...

Another place, another time I could be yours, you could be mine But we both have other lives, play different games Sometimes circumstances change but maybe someday - I could be yours, you could be mine Another place, another time Time drags on when youa...

I get up early in the morning And rush to catch a plane I'm gonna live inside my suitcase Back on the road again Big stage and bright lights Try to relax before the show So glad to be here tonight That I just can't wait to go, I gotta go Welcome home...

I'm a wild spirit and I've always been this free Lovin' the skies that I'm under Born to the wind, Ive been flyin' thru the breeze Storms roll on filled with thunder Fighting ways are natural to me Friday nights you'll find me in 'Lees' Drinkin' brew an...

Something in the way she smiles that melted my heart And that old familar feeling started haunting me There was something in the way she cried and I fell apart So I reached out to touch her She was meant for me, then she said [Chorus:] Woncha take me fo...

I met a devil woman, she took my heart away She said I had it comin' to me, but I wanted it that way I think that any love is good lovin' And so I took what I could get, mmm Oooh, oooh, she looked at me with big brown eyes And said You ain't seen nothin' yet...

I remember a time When you said you were mine, And how we'd go out together. But now that's all gone, And i'm singing this song, Hoping that you're feeling better. I was such a fool, To think we'd last forever. You turned your heart away. So now i'm...