Coverdale and Page Album

Now I don't wanna be your slave
You're trying to drive me to an early grave
All I ever hear is that you live and breathe for me
But all you ever do, baby, is shake my tree

'Cause you keep on pushing, baby
Like you never, ever been in love before

I told you once and I told you twice
I ain't no schoolboy you can sacrifice
You want my love and you want it now
You try to love me, baby, but you don't know how

So you keep on pushing, baby
Like you've never, ever been in love before

I need love and I need time
And a little bit of both if you wanna be a friend of mine
Don't want no woman drive me outta my head
And you're the kind of girl guaranteed to wreck my bed

Love is what you need
But you cut down to the bone and make me bleed
I give you everything and still you cry
Ooh mama, the price of loving you is way too high

But you keep on talking, baby
I've heard it all before
Now I don't want you hanging around
Or kicking at my door

But, you keep on pushing, mama
Like you never, ever been in love before

I know love and I know shame
And I ain't gonna get caught up in your game
It took a little time to make me see
I ain't lookin' for a woman like you to shake my tree

So keep on talking, baby
Keep on hangin' 'round
Everything you do to me
Is sure to drag me down

And you keep on pushing, mama
Like you never, ever been in love before
Shake my tree

I don't want to be your slave
You're trying to drive me to an early grave
You keep on talking, no matter what you say
I've had enough of your kind of love to last me all my days

So keep on pushing baby
I've heard it all before
I don't want you hanging around
Or kicking at my door

Now I don't want your loving, baby, I can't take it anymore
I don't want you hanging 'round, kicking at my door
If I see your face again, I'll give you what's in store
But, you'll keep on pushing, baby
'Cause you've never, ever been in love before

My heart is breaking, my whole life is shaking, mmm
Every way I turn, I know this love is gonna burn me
But I'm waiting on you, no matter what you do

Ever since you went away, I suffer each and every day
And I can't hide the heartache anymore
You left me all alone, just waiting by the telephone
Too scared to step outside this prison door
And I'm waiting on you

No matter what you say, no matter what you do
This heart is dedicated to you
Till the rivers run dry and the sun no longer shines
I'm still gonna make you mine

I'm waiting on you
Waiting on you

Ever since I started drinking, my ship's been slowly sinking
So tell me what's a man supposed to do
When people stop and stare and see me drowning in despair
'Cause it's written on my face, what I've been going through
And I'm waiting on you

No matter what you say, no matter what you do
This heart is dedicated to you
Till the rivers run dry and the sun no longer shines
I'm still gonna make you mine

I'm waiting on you, waiting on you
I'm waiting on you, waiting on you
Yeah

My heart is breaking, my whole life is shaking
Every way I turn, I know this love is gonna burn
This love is gonna burn, love is gonna burn
Burn me, baby, burn, your love is gonna burn

Ever since you went away, I've suffered each and every day
And I can't hide the loneliness no more
All the tears I've cried, all the love I've been denied
And still you find me waiting on you, baby baby babe

No matter what you say, no matter what you do
This heart is dedicated to you
Till the rivers run dry and the sun no longer shines
I'll be waiting on you, waiting on you

My heart is dedicated to you
And I'm waiting on you, waiting on you

No matter what you say, no matter what you do
This heart is dedicated to you
Till the rivers run dry
I'll be waiting on you, waiting on you

My heart is dedicated to you
And I'm waiting on you, waiting on you

No matter what you say, no matter what you do
My heart is dedicated to you
Till the rivers run dry, I'll be waiting on you, babe

Now my days are growing cold
All the memories unfold
Thinking 'bout the friends we lost
Wondering how to count the cost
Now my days are growing cold

I can hardly wait any longer
Now the feeling's growing stronger
Thinking 'bout the times we had
Good times always turn into bad
Now my days are growing cold

Why don't you take me for a little while
Sing me songs you know will make me smile
Why don't you take me for a little while

As I watch the rising sun
I see a new day just begun
Thinking 'bout the sacrifice
Wondering how to pay the price
Now my world is growing cold

Why don't you take me for a little while
Sing me songs you know will make me smile, make me smile
Why don't you take me for a little while, yeah

So now my days are growing cold
All my memories been told
Thinking 'bout the dreams we lost
Wondering how to count the cost
Now my days are growing cold

Why don't you take me for a little while
Sing me songs you know will make me smile
Why don't you take me for a little while
Sing me songs you know will make me, make me, make me smile

Why don't you take me for a little while
Sing me songs you know will make me smile
Why don't you take me for a little while
Sing me songs you know will make me, make me, make me smile

Make me smile
Why don't you take me for a little while
Sing me songs you know will make me, make me, make me smile

Somebody take me, take me, ooh
Won't you make me smile
Sing me songs you know will make me, make me, make me smile
Make me smile

Take me to your river, baby, take me to your sea
Purify my soul and pour your ocean over me
Lead me to your chamber, where you sleep at night
Scratch your name across my back, make me feel alright

You're the best time I have ever had
You look so good, oh babe, you must be bad, ha

Diamonds on your ankles, sapphires on your shoes
Your little gems of wisdom chase away my blues
Mama's little princess, daddy's pride and joy
I'm like a kid at Christmas, playing with your toys, ooh

You shake me in the morning, I wake up black and blue
Ooh child, you act so wild, I'll name a hurricane after you
Scarlet fever kisses, little Miss Dynamite
Youngblood, you look so good, I'm gonna leave on all the lights

So I can see where I'm goin', baby
Play that thing
Mmm

So take me to your river, baby, take me to your sea
Purify my soul and pour your ocean over me
Lead me to your chamber, where you sleep at night
Scratch my name across my back, make me feel alright

I have never felt this good before
If you want I'll sleep outside your door
You're the best time I have ever had
You look so good, oh babe, you must be bad

You must be bad

You said you'd give me love
Instead you caused me pain
You made me curse and slam the door
And hang my head in shame

But it's over now
It's over now

You talked to me of virtue
And sang a song so sweet
But all I know is I could smell
The perfume of deceit

And it's over now
It's over now

You told me of your innocence
And I believed it all
But your best friend is your vanity
And the mirror on the wall

It's over now

I turned away from what I heard
And everything I saw
But now I see the light of day
I release the dog of war

So what'cha gonna do when the truth pays you a call?
How you gonna feel when you finally lose it all?
How you gonna look standing up against the wall?
What'cha gonna do, what'cha gonna say, when you feel the hammer fall?
I'm gonna see you crawl

You took your pills and washed them down
And then you talked for hours
I tried to build a garden
But you trampled all the flowers

And it's over now

Wanting this, needing that
Always after more
Now that it's all over
I release the dog of war
Release the dog of war

So what'cha gonna do when the truth pays you a call?
How you gonna look standing up against the wall?
What'cha gonna do, what'cha gonna say
When you feel the hammer fall?

What'cha gonna do, what'cha gonna say
Standing up against the wall?
So what'cha gonna do, what'cha gonna say
Mama, when you feel the hammer fall?
So whatcha gonna do?

Hey

Hey, gypsy woman, roll your dice for me
Read my Tarot cards, so I can see
I'm razor sharp, cool sunglasses
Pocketful of backstage passes
Lady Luck, roll your dice for me

The boys are feeling hot tonight
Fingers crossed, they get it right
Women to the left, women to the right
The boys are feeling hot tonight

I ain't too proud to beg for what you got
You'd melt a heart of ice, babe, you're so hot
So pump it up, raise the dead
Squeeze it, honey, 'til it's cherry red
I ain't too proud to beg for what you got

The boys are feeling hot tonight
Fingers crossed, they get it right
Women to the left, women to the right
The boys are feeling hot tonight

Feeling hot
Feeling hot
Feeling hot
Feeling hot, hot, hot, hot

Woah, woah, woah
Woah, woah, woah
Woah, woah, woah
Feeling hot

Now I just wanna make sweet love to you
And I'll do anything you want me to
So rip it up, slip an' slide
'Scuse me if my tongue gets tired
I will make some sweet love to you

The boys are feeling hot tonight
Fingers crossed, they get it right
Women to the left, women to the right
The boys are feeling hot tonight, hot, hot, hot

Ah, ah, look out baby
The boys are feeling hot tonight
The boys are feeling hot tonight
The boys are feeling hot tonight
Rip it up, baby

You said you needed love to warm you in the night
So you gave yourself to strangers who left you crying at first light
You think the world you live in doesn't notice you
But don't you worry, baby, I'll be there to comfort you

So take it easy, easy
Easy does it, baby, nice and slow
I'll take you anywhere the four winds blow

Weep no more, my lady, don't you cry
I can't paint your portrait with those tears in your eye
But I can give you love every night and day
And we will walk together, the sun and moon will light our way

Take it easy, easy
Easy does it, baby, nice and slow
I'll take you anywhere the four winds blow

I'll tell you something you'll understand
Grab a hold now, baby, and I'll lead you to the promised land, ooh
I'll make you feel so good, make you feel alright
Chase away the shadows, Ikeep you warm at night, ooh, I'll keep you warm

Take it easy, easy
Easy does it, baby, nice and slow
I'll take you anywhere the four winds blow

Gonna keep you smiling, satisfied
Nothing but blue skies on a magic carpet ride

Take it easy, easy
Easy does it, baby, nice and slow
I'll take you anywhere the four winds blow

Anywhere the four winds blow, I'll take you there
Here we go, baby, mmm, hold on
No more worry, no more pain
The sun is always shining, and it never, ever rains
And it never, ever rains
And it never, ever rains

The first thing in the morning, the last thing at night
I just wanna hold you, babe, and make you feel alright
When the sun is shining or the sky is filled with rain
Wherever we may be, I'm gonna make love with you again

Now I don't need a crystal ball to tell me it's true
'Cause I've crossed too many rivers on my way to finding you
Your smile, like a summer sun, can brighten my day
And when I'm feeling down, you chase the dark clouds away

There ain't no doubt about it, baby
I'm gonna shout about it

Take a look at yourself
Can't you see why I want you and nobody else
'Cause the first thing in the morning, the last thing at night
I just wanna hold you, babe, and make you feel alright, yeah

Sometimes I feel it in my bones, when the cold northwinds blow
But when you put your arms around me, I can feel it no more
I've been guilty of a thousand crimes in matters of the heart
But just the thought of losing you tears me apart

There ain't no doubt about it, baby
I'm gonna shout about it

Take a look at yourself
Can't you see why I want you and nobody else
'Cause the first thing in the morning, the last thing at night
I just wanna hold you, babe, make you feel alright, yeah

There ain't no doubt about it, babe
I'm gonna shout about it

Take a look at yourself
Can't you see why I want you and nobody else
'Cause the first thing in the morning, the last thing at night
I just wanna hold you, babe, make you feel alright

Take a look at yourself
Now can't you see why I want you and nobody else
'Cause the first thing in the morning, the last thing at night
I just wanna hold you, babe, make you feel, I'll make you feel, ahh

Take a look at yourself
Now can't you see why I want you and nobody else
'Cause the first thing in the morning, the last thing at night
I just wanna hold you, babe, come on

I'll make you feel so good
'Cause the first thing in the morning, the last thing at night
I just wanna hold you, babe, and make you feel alright

So take a good, long look at yourself
Can't you see why I want you and nobody else
'Cause the first thing in the morning, the last thing at night
I just wanna hold you

Mmm

I'm sick and tired and lonely and sitting in my room
Staring at the shadows, blowing smoke rings at the moon
Every night I try, every night I cry, tryin' to work out why
I just wanna know, got to know, why you keep on pushing me, baby

You love me when you want and take me when you need
Whatever you say to me, baby, make my poor heart bleed
Now I don't wanna win, but, I don't wanna lose
I don't wanna be alone no more, no more
I just wanna give you love, I just got to give you love

But you keep on giving love
You give another man your love
Ooh baby, don't you leave me this way
Don't you leave me

I never wanna hurt you, don't wanna tie you down
But every time I take a look in the mirror
I can see the heartache hanging 'round
I'm going down to the ground
Why you always wanna bring me down?
Baby, baby, why do you always bring me down?

'Cause you keep on giving love
You give another man your love
Baby, baby, don't you leave me this way
Don't you leave me, baby, baby, baby
My heart is aching, my heart is breaking for you
And I can't take it anymore, no more, no more

I'm sick and tired and lonely, nothing left to say
Just thinking 'bout you, baby, takes all my night and day
All my nights, all my days, ooh
Baby, babe, you take my breath away

'Cause you keep on giving love
You give another man your love
Baby, baby, baby, don't you leave me this way

I can't stop my love from falling down
I wanna love you in the morning
Wanna love you in the evening time

Don't you leave me, baby
Don't you ever leave me, baby
Don't you leave me, baby, no
Don't you leave me, baby

Bless me, Father, I have sinned
I've broken hearts, got drunk on gin
And still I lust for sweet young things

On the day that I was born
Bells rang out in Babylon
Still I can't tell right from wrong
No matter what the Good Book says

Now I can see the sun is shining
But I can feel the rain
Falling down to wash my tears away
Wash my tears away

Holy Mother, save your tears
You've cried for me a thousand years
But I was blind to all your fears
Now I can't stop the tears from falling down

Come the dawn of judgement day
I'll get down on my knees and pray
St. Peter don't you, don't you send me away

Now I can see the sun is shining
But I can feel the rain
Falling down to wash my tears away

Bless me, Father, I have sinned
I've broken hearts, got drunk on gin
And still I lust for everything
Every little thing

Come the dawn of judgement day
I'll get down on my knees and pray
The Good Lord don't send me away
I'll never ever go

Now I can see the sun is shining
But I can feel the rain
Falling down to wash my tears away

Wash my tears away
I'll get down on my knees
Don't send me away
Don't you send me away, no, no, no

Absolution blues
Absolution blues
Ow, ow, ow
Ow, ow, ow

I hear the sound of distant thunder echo all around
I see the tragedy of young ones lying on the ground
I see the fathers' sons and daughters, I hear the mothers crying
Nothing left for me to do, whisper a prayer for the dying

Oh, oh, a prayer for the dying

The suffocating heat of jungles, burning desert sands
Where everything reminds you, you're a stranger in a strange land
The soothing words of politicians, those bodyguards of lies
While guardian angels waste their time and every mother cries

Oh, oh, a prayer for the dying, dying, dying
Oh, oh

Machine gun, battle cry
You pray to God when the bullets fly
The bombs fall like black rain
And all your dreams take you home again
Nothing but bad dreams

You can't read, you can't write
You're so scared, you can't sleep at night
You try to carry the heavy load
Walking down Armageddon road, oh, Armageddon road

I hear the sound of distant thunder echo all around
I see the tragedy of young ones lying on the ground
I see the fathers' sons and daughters, I hear the mothers crying
Nothing left for me to do but whisper a prayer for the dying

Oh, a prayer for the dying, dying
Oh, a prayer for the dying, baby, baby
Oh, a prayer for the dying, dying
Whisper a prayer for the dying, oh

You can't run, you can't hide
You can't show what you feel inside
You're going crazy, going insane
You know you'll never be the same again, no, no

Whisper a prayer for the dying, dying, dying, dying, dying, no, no
Armageddon road, Armageddon road, I'm walking down Armageddon road