Ian Hunter

Fare thee well, gentle maid, I'll see you on your way; And the sun will rise tomorrow And wash my sins away. For I know that I've abused you But I only had a day. And I know that's why you left me In your own sad little way - I am gone - disappeared B...

I packed my bags - in the land of rags 'Cos I don't believe in them dimmo drags Don't wanna vote for the left wing - don't wanna vote for the right I gotta have both-to make me fly Just a whitey from Blighty - heading out west Got my little green card 'n...

Girl-things ain't been goin' too good for me Girl-I'm living in the middle of a mystery You're the only one that can turn me on 'N' now that you're gone I said Girl-I'm livin' in the middle of your memory Girl-You're still the figure in my favorite fanta...

I have a dream-its only one dream But I know dreams can come true And I have a wish-its only one wish But I know wishes can too I wanna be-faraway from here With those honky tonk heroes-burnin' my ears-oh Love American music-I play it all night long J...

Neon lights in the pouring rain - it's just another Saturday Avoid the bovver boys comin' out the Indian - looking for an affray I left home on the 4th of July - in nineteen hundred and seventy five I'm just a pirate with a patch over one eye Wanna buy a drink...

Well you rang me up you say you wanna get high Now I'm underpaid and I'm overtired Riding shotgun 'round the world I'm too young to die, too old for the girls You wanna know something, I've had it with you Another Fine Mess you got me into Well, you're...

Standin' on the edge of Vesuvius - my mouth is runnin' dry Drunk on wine & wisdom - giving it all away Old enough to hate tomorrow - young enough not to know where to run Oh there ain't no rock'n roll no more - just the music of the young Apathy for t...

Vestal Virginia - ain't got a bad thought in ya - you're a bastard Mean as a killer - instinct that's within ya - you're a bastard. Laughs like a drain and it messes up my brain Cos you know I like the pain of never knowing Space cow I'll chew the bad bloo...

Life takes a little piece of you away Most everyday of your life Oh learn to get wise, you learn to compromise- You learn to criticise yourself I guess we all grow up 'cos one day everything- seems so further from the truth And you try to find yourself-...

One more town on the merry-go-round One more room with no view One more punk eatin' nothing but junk Trin' to make a phone call to you Well maybe I'll never, get myself together But something's in the back of my mid It only takes one call-you can laugh a...

Genocidal tendencies are silly to extreme After all you're still quite small you don't know where you've been You was only swearing yesterday Oh you want to win the world away But now you got nothing to say-ay-ay Boy you're getting out of hand You've go...

Green lights on Broadway All the magic seems to say Come and ride with me baby you know It's got to be the greatest show on Broadway Out here on the streets they say You can see your life in one day I long I long I long I long I long to hear every single...

Captain to Candida - we just hit earth Everyone's strange here - don't know what they're worth Got this idea - we're gonna be machines We'll play a part in their imaginary dreams Say hi - hi - hi Have you ever stopped to figure out why We're Captain Voi...

The Gulf and Western Garbage Just ain't the prettiest smell When you're sleeping on the 4th floor up It's like a living hell New York's finest rounding up the bums The firemen get no rest, And ambulances signal death, on Central Park 'n' West. Now ther...

China, china, the evening’s moving in See you, soon now, the boat moves with the wind China, china, I can see the harbour lights Light your, fire, we’ll be warm tonight China, china, the thoughts drift from the sea I’m dreaming, of you, wear your dress for me...

Three! Four! Three! Four! Three! Four! (Bunch of Ah-ah-ah's here) All this energy calling me Back where it comes from It's such a crude attitude It's Back where it belongs All the little kids growing up on the skids are goin' Cleveland Rocks, Clevel...

You might be a celebrity-everybody sits up and begs You might be the sexiest thing since God invented legs You might be a dictator, a dealer or a saint Cool is here to tell you when you're cool and when you ain't If you lose your cool-if you lose your cool...

Oh!! Well I climbed through the fence, out with the (?), head for the river plate(?). The river's not tame, heat in the city meant dogs can't smell the same. Don't wait up, I'll be home soon, but I can't come now cos I'm Dancing on the (dancing, dancing) m...

Get your son - young 'n' dumb Give him a gun - make him run Hot stuff - on a Saturday night Wait a minute - this ain't right It's that same old story Talkin' 'bout the death 'n' glory boys When your head is on the scaffold 'N' your ass is on the line...

I was having a drink with Prince Charles and the Queen When Winston Churchill stepped into my dream His head it was heavy, his voice was shakin' He said, "Look what they've done - it's the death of a Nation" I followed his shadow right out of the bar And we t...

He used to ride through the streets, crying through the alleyway Freezing cold in the early morning light Out to get a salary Detroit, Detroit TV image ain't gonna pay the bills Big big cars Detroit, Detroit The fan Detroit, Detroit Big big shots Got...

Once upon a time She was the virgin of a million lonely minds And now it's such a crying shame She does not even know her name No-one ever knew All the heavy changes she's been going through All the sons and lovers on her mind Cos easy money's hard to f...

I used to see you on the avenue You were the girl that let me follow you You used to hang out in the alleyway You sewed a button on my shirt one day I asked around til I found your name Then underneath the arches in the pourin' rain I said you (yeah you...

He asked me home at a midnight Hey you'll be lucky if it's daylight When you saw me down the alley Yeah I swear's I'm not with Annie, hey Annie, yeah 'Cause everyone's a fool, child Everyone's wild I'll say I was your fool, babe 'Cause you know that's a...

Some folk leave courage, some folk leave you hope Why am I out here hangin' like a fool at the end o' my rope Some folk leave you wisdom, some folk leave you signs You can never be sure what went on before Life is just a matter of time Picture of you...

I got a shower curtain stickin’ to my back And the o’d’ cologne sure packs a whack I got blood on my razor - my face is in shock ’n’ my hair hangin’ down like a rastaman’s locks I think I’m ready - I’m gettin’ ready Gettin’ ready teddy - we’re all gonna have...

God said to me "Gonna kick your ass - 'cos all you do is ask ask ask All that energy looking for me when I'm sitting here inside you - plain to see How I built you cell for cell gave you sights to see - gave you tales to tell Even let you help yourself for...

The kids are OK They're telling you now But you're letting them down Cause you just don't know how And it's a golden opportunity I'm spinning in space I'm laughing away Your so pathetic I can just hear them say It's like a golden opportunity You be...

It's cold outside - it looks like rain To make matters worse, I missed me last train Now I was thinking she'd show me a bed To my surprise got shown the door instead Whoa-oh where have all the good girls gone? Whoa-oh where have all the good girls gone?...

Inside, closed quarters Night's calling under blood red skies This madness, starts burning The victim of a strange desire Mistaken, we follow Restless emotions take you down Unwilling, still hunger For lustful pleasures I have found He's a good man in a bad ti...

The sun shone through the window as I lay down on your carpet Staring at the speakers - pretending to be tortured And I never moved a muscle No, I never moved a muscle The sunlight turned to shadows, and the minutes turned to hours Somebody turned the lights...

All right Gun Control, we don't want no Gun Control, we don't want no Gun Control, we don't want no Gun Control. Stick to your guns, boys, stick to your guns. We'll make a lot of money if we stick to the guns. The president's with us boys, so join in t...

You're breakin' my heart Stealing my thunder How much more can I take You're draggin' me down Holding me under How much more can I take How much more can I take Won't somebody break The news to you gently. You fill my eyes But you don't fill the hun...

Oh no, the fuzz, all in a line My oh my, I think I'm gonna die And it's just another night It's just another night Got a long black face; who goes there? All the reefer madnessput a poor kid in jail And it's just another night Yeah, it's just an...

A thousand pin-up girls to stepney to bombay Take me to fancy restaurants to be amongst the (? ) And all the blue-eyed gals of 6 foot 3 Are gonna leave you broken down on your knees Cause in the golden locks and fluttering lashes You say, I told you, all day l...

Yes, I know... I've always been nobody... I also know that I can fade speechless... Indifference is peaceful... There is a CONSCIENCE too... In a few simple words... Suffering is a hope Hope is blood Blood is life... Blood is life Words in b...

Death be my mistress, guns be my wife Breath is my witness and roads are my life Just give my future's clean as a knife Far on the way from l.a. The sun heats the saddle, sand in my hair Looking for water and there's sweat everywhere Know that i'm nearer i sm...

I still got these feelings, these feelings, these feelings I still got these feelings I wake up every morning To your pretty face smile You ain't really changed much Although it's been a while From humble beginnings To the house on the hill I've alwa...

It's such a small town rodeo Such famous people here, with nowhere to go Well it don't get to me, I think it's the pits I got no friends, I wanna split. The daily papers seek a desperate face The television cameras join in the chase It's much fun interviewing...