Ronnie Van Zant said it best when he said...

"All I Can Do Is Write About It"

WHEN THE CROWDS ARE GONE
Performed by Savatage
Written by Jon Oliva, Criss Oliva, and Paul O'Neill

I never wanted to know
Never wanted to see
I wasted my time
Till time wasted me
Never wanted to go
Always wanted to stay
'Cause the person I am
Are the parts that I play

© 1990 EMI April Music / Metal Membrane Music ASCAP / Paul O'Neill

KINGS OF METAL
Performed by Manowar
Written by Joey DeMaio and Ross The Boss

They wanna keep us down
But they can't last
When we get up
We're gonna kick your ass
Gonna keep burnin'
We always will
Other bands play
Manowar kills

© 1988 Inar Music ASCAP

BADLANDS
Performed by Metal Church
Written by Craig Wells, Kurdt Vanderhoof, and Mike Howe

As the world awakens me so hard
My values have been changed
I make a promise to myself
Never again
A dusty Godforsaken path
Endless to my dismay
I know these are the Badlands
Somehow I'll find my way

© 1988 Gnarly Tunes BMI

BEEN SO LONG
Performed by Seduce
Written by Mark Andrews, David Black, and Chuck Burns

It's been so long
It's been so long
It's been so long
But not long enough

© 1988 Totenkopf Songs / I.R.S. Music, Inc. BMI

DEEP IN THE GROUND
Performed by Two
Written by Rob Halford, John Lowery, and Bob Marlette

There's a hole
Deep in the ground
And I can be found
Diggin' it deeper
And if you want
You can come down
Look all around
'Cause you'll fit right in

© 1998 Interscope Records

I WOULD CHANGE MY LIFE
Performed by Nanci Griffith
Written by Robert Earl Keen, Jr.

I would change my life
I would make it right
I would change my life
If you would only change your mind

© 1987 Keen Edge Music BMI

DISEASED
Performed by Fear Of God
Written by Dawn Crosby and Michael Carlino

Mass starvation
But don't be alarmed
That part of the population
Doesn't matter much anyway
Blood drunk like water
Now no more rain
No more victims for the altar
In the temple of decay

© 1990 Seven Sacraments Music / Tribal Whore Music / ASCAP

WELCOME TO THE 90S
Performed by Souls At Zero
Written by Souls At Zero

Ain't it funny how the times change
You can change the words but they still mean the same
Lie through your teeth just to stay in the race
Shake my hand
Break my face

© 1993 Colgems-EMI Music, Inc. / Hoy Noyce Music ASCAP

LEVON
Performed by Elton John
Written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin

And Jesus, he wants to go to Venus
Leave Levon far behind
Take a balloon and go sailing
While Levon, Levon slowly dies

© 1971 Dick James Music Ltd. London

VETERAN OF THE PSYCHIC WARS
Performed by Blue Oyster Cult
Written by Eric Bloom and Michael Moorcock

You ask me why I'm weary
Why I can't speak to you
You blame me for my silence
Say it's time I changed and grew
But the war's still going on dear
And there's no end that I know
And I can't say if we're ever
Ever gonna be free

© 1981 B. O'Cult Songs, Inc. ASCAP

DO YOU REMEMBER ROCK 'N' ROLL RADIO?
Performed by Ramones
Written by Ramones

Do you remember lying in bed
With your covers pulled up over your head?
Radio playin' so no one can see
We need change and we need it fast
Before rock's just part of the past
'Cause lately it all sounds the same to me

© 1979 Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. / Taco Tunes ASCAP

EMPTY AIR
Performed by Flotsam And Jetsam
Written by Kelly David Smith, Eric Knutson, Edward Carlson, Michael Gilbert, Jason Ward and Eric Beaverman

I've spent my life
Reaching out to empty air
Slipping faster all the time
But no one seems to care

© 1994 E.M.J.E.K Music / Music Corporation Of America, Inc. / Empty Set Music

COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS
Performed by Firefall
Written by Rick Roberts

And you'll be alright
When your laughter reappears
And you learn to count your blessings
Not your tears

© 1978 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. / El Sueno Music BMI

POTTERS FIELD
Performed by Anthrax
Written by Frank Bello, Charlie Benante, John Bush and Scott Ian

I was told to love you
I was told to try
I was born to save you
I was born to die
I'll always be your scapegoat
You'll never take the blame
You never had a chance
It was your soul to save

© 1993 NFP Music ASCAP

WHO'S BEHIND THE DOOR?
Performed by Zebra
Written by Randy Jackson

How can we find out more
Who owns the keyless door
Where does the circle end
Who are the unwatched men
Where do we go from here
Faith is a fading fear
Life is a waiting room
I hope they don't call me soon

© 1981 Riddy-Diddy Publishing Corp. ASCAP

777
Performed by D'Molls
Written by Desi Rexx, Billy Dior, Lizzy Valentine and Sean Freehill

Everybody wants an answer
But nobody wants to learn
Forget about eleven
Give me seven seven seven

© 1988 Rexxtasy Music / Dizzy Mister Lizzy Music / Diorented Music / Hugh Ray Feather Music / Saint Seven Publishing BMI

VISIONS
Performed by King's X
Written by Doug Pinnick, Ty Tabor and Jerry Gaskill

The lunatic says goodbye to those who say they love him
He's wise within himself though his craziness surrounds him
From his lips come truth within insanity
And people passing by don't hear and cannot see

© 1987 Jetydosa Music ASCAP

RECIPE FOR HATE
Performed by Megadeth
Written by Dave Mustaine

Each day my shortcomings pick my pockets
My faults were letters carved in stone
As meaningful to you as words written in water
I'm left to walk this world alone

© 2001 Sanctaury Records

JUSTICE
Performed by Atomic Opera
Written by Frank Hart, Mark Poindexter, Allison Smythe, Sam Taylor and Jonas Velasco

When I pray "have mercy"
I will never ask for justice

© 1994 Giant Records

MORE THAN A FEELING
Performed by Boston
Written by Tom Scholz

When I'm tired and thinking cold
I hide in my music, forget the day
And dream of a girl I used to know
I closed my eyes and she slipped away

© 1976 CBS Inc.

TIME BOMB
Performed by Sloppy Seconds
Written by Sloppy Seconds

I got a chainsaw
All shiny and new
I got a chainsaw
And I'm looking for you

© 1989 Toxic Shock

THE QUIET ROOM
Performed by Alice Cooper
Written by Alice Cooper, Bernie Taupin and Dick Wagner

Plastic forks and spoons
No laces in my shoes
They all know what I tried to do
Outside the quiet room

© 1978 Ezra Music / Jodrell Music Inc. / Candlewood Mountain Music Corp.

GRAVITY'S GONE
Performed by Drive-By Truckers
Written by Mike Cooley & Drive-By Truckers

So I'll meet you at the bottom if there really is one
They always told me when you hit it you'll know it
But I've been falling so long
It's like gravity's gone
And I'm just floating

© 2006 Wayward Johnson's Music

DISTURBING THE PEACE
Performed by Death Angel
Written by Robert Cavestany

So don't forget the day
The people had something to say
Retribution is underway
Disturbing the peace

© 1990 USUSS Music BMI

SO FULL OF LIES
Performed by The Organization
Written by Robert Cavestany

The promise of tomorrow is all I can see
When those I trusted yesterday have failed me

© 1995 Unsafe Unsane Recordings (BMI)

NO SECRETS
Performed by Rose Tattoo
Written by Angry Anderson and John Meyer

Have you been frightened by that feeling
That some stranger knows your mind
They say we live in freedom
Are we so blind?

© 1984 J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.

CITIES SCENES AND THIEVES
Performed by Space Age Playboys
Written by Kory Clarke and Johnny Jetson

God is sad and we don't blame Him

© 1998 Clarke / Jetson Songs

INTO DUST
Performed by Metal Church
Written by Kurdt Vanderhoof and David Wayne

When everythings coming up roses
The thorns still leave scars on my hands
Just pour me a scotch and a soda
I'll get drunk and I'll act like a man

© Info not available

RED IS A SLOW COLOUR
Performed by The Gathering
Written by René Rutten

The picture on the wall is chaotic
I don't want to look at it
But when I do
I cannot speak because of the confusion in my head

© 1998 Magic Arts Publishing

MACHINE
Performed by Vanderhoof
Written by Kurdt Vanderhoof, Kirk Arrington and Damon Albright

Killin' you, killin' time
I'll face your face man anytime
Someone tampered with your soul
Pullin' your strings like a puppet show

© 1997 Vanderhoof Songs BMI

THE ELIMINATOR
Performed by Agnostic Front
Written by Agnostic Front

Hanging or lethal injection
Gas chamber
Take a last breath
Firing squad
Electrocute
We'll execute
More than one face of death

© 1986 Agnostic Front

BEAUTIFUL LIFE
Performed by Edwin McCain
Written by Edwin McCain

And the vets still talk about the Tet offensive
And the freshmen boys all look so pensive
Because living large is so expensive
Hope daddy fueled the jet...

© 1999 EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP)

PSYCHOPATH
Performed by Lizzy Borden
Written by Lizzy Borden and Gene Allen

You turn and stare
You feel someone there
A psychopath
Could be anywhere
You start to run
But you won't go very far
I'll always know where you are

© 1987 Metal Blade Records

SWEET TEA IN A
MASON JAR
Performed by Cooter "Bo" Jangles
Written by Cooter "Bo" Jangles

Sweet tea in a Mason jar
The memory takes me so far
Back to the day
When Mama used to say
Well, I love you boy
You're my pride and joy

© 2003 Bo Jangles Music

DREAMBOAT ANNIE
Performed by Heart
Written by Ann & Nancy Wilson

Going down the city sidewalk
Alone in the crowd
No one knows the lonely one
Whose head’s in the clouds
Sad faces painted over
With those magazine smiles
Heading out to somewhere
Won’t be back for awhile

© 1976 Andorra Music ASCAP

RAT TRAP
Performed by The Boomtown Rats
Written by Bob Geldof

It's only 8 o'clock but you're already bored
You don't know what it is but there's got to be more
You better find a way out, hey kick down the door
It's a rat trap...and you've been caught

© 1978 Athlone Enterprises, Inc.(BMI)

SEÑORITA
Performed by Los Lonely Boys
Written by Henry, Jojo & Ringo Garza

Mama warned me about a girl like you
Said a girl like that is going to break your heart in two
Your sexy legs and hair and nasty looking walk
Stop right there, Mama, you know that's what I want

© 2004 Garza Bros Music BMI

IT AIN'T OVER YET
Performed by The Allman Brothers Band
Written by D. Crider and J. Neal

Some night when you're lonely
And your thoughts have turned to me
Just when you least expect it
I'll come walking through your dreams

© Info not available

IF THE SHOE FITS
Performed by Hank Williams III
Written by Shelton Williams and Warren Denny

Never could respect
The sheriff tryin' to break my neck
With a few friends
And a can of mace
Born on the South Side
With a lot of rebel pride
I raised a lot of hell
In my younger days

© 1999 Curb Records, Inc.

ELECTRIC LASH
Performed by The Church
Written by Steve Kilbey

Our eyes meet and I love her
I suspect she already knows
How those eyes see me so very very clearly
Even when they're closed

© EMI Records

CAIN'S BLOOD
Performed by 4 Runner
Written by Jack Sundrud & Michael Johnson

Sweet mother, she sang in the Sunday choir
On her head was a halo, she spoke brimstone and fire
Daddy lived by the bottle, Daddy died by the barn
Well he froze one night, Mama said "Serves him right.
The devil can keep him warm."

© 1991 Magnasong Music Pub. / Red Quill Music; Almo Music Corp. BMI / ASCAP

CAN'T STAND ROCK N ROLL
Performed by The Anti-Nowhere League
Written by Exall, Culmer, Blake, Gilham & Aghssa

It's time now for a different noise
You are the dead
And we are the boys 

© C Minor Music (BMI)

DREAD AND THE FUGITIVE MIND
Performed by Megadeth
Written by Dave Mustaine

What if I do get caught?
What if there is no judgment?
If I'm right I lose nothing
If you're right I lose it all
I ought to get caught because
I'm doing something wicked
I'm guilty, haunted by my fear
And the only consequences
Are dread and the fugitive mind

© 2001 Sanctuary Records

WHERE THE DEVIL
DON'T STAY
Performed by Drive-By Truckers
Written by Mike Cooley, Ed Cooley & Drive-By Truckers

Daddy tell me another story
Tell me about the lows and the highs
Tell me how to tell the difference between what they tell me is the truth or a lie
Tell me why the ones who have so much make the ones who don't go mad
With the same skin stretched over their white bones and the same jug in their hand

© 2004 Wayward Johnson's Music

WILLOW
Performed by Wounded Soul
Written by Maria Ward

Swaying in the motions of her mind
Planted in the life she left behind
Daydreams in the abyss within her soul
Rooted in sadness...
She calls herself Willow

© Wounded Soul

  JUST AROUND THE CORNER
Performed by Low Stars
Written by Chris Seefried, Jude Christodal, Dave gibbs & Jeff Russo

I know a doctor for the proctor he says, "We both get a cut"
I guess that's all right I guess that's okay but
He's talkin' 'bout his future like it isn't even passing him by
Some people keep on talkin' 'til they're living a lie

© 2007 Denim Blue Notes (BMI) / Uru Music (ASCAP) / Feed The Pony Songs (BMI) / Jeffersongs Music Publishing (ASCAP)

 

  Return to the Rock Shoppe Main Page!