MEGATOP PHOENIX The Lyrics
START (B.A.D.)
"This is the Universe. Big isn`t it?"
REWIND (B.A.D.)
The troop was weak and weary
Rations running low
Mission seemed impossible
We had to save the show
Lost our map and compass
Canteens got a hole
David took Goliath
A little rock and roll
Rewind operator
Gonna kill `em with sound
Bawling out murder
And selector come down
Just like General Custer
There`s indians all around
Wagon train`s on fire
War cry bugle sound
Never had to worry
When the chips were down
Held each others hands
And we stood our ground
Rewind operator
Gonna kill `em with sound
Bawling out murder
And selector come down
Rewind operator
Gonna kill `em with sound
Bawling out murder
And selector come down
Better beans and freedom
Than cake and slavery
As long as were together
That`s good enough for me
Every inch a battle
Had to see it through
With some love and laughs
And each other too
Rewind operator
Gonna kill`em with sound
Bawling out murder
And selector come down
We might be mad or stubborn
We`ll hold our heads upright
The cavalry`s a coming
To save the show tonight
Just like in a movie
The ending must be good
We`ll ride off into sunset
Just like I said we would
Sing
Rewind operator
Gonna kill`em with sound
Bawling out murder
And selector come down
Rewind operator
Gonna kill`em with sound
Bawling out murder
And selector come down
Ring the alarm...
ALL MINK AND NO MANNERS (B.A.D.)
Mink coates and no manners
Mink coates and no manners
UNION, JACK (Jones/Letts/Williams)
Make a stand
Before you fall
Your country needs you
To play football
Wake up can`t
You hear the call
All for one and one for all
All for one and one for all
What happened to
You men of might
When things were wrong
You made them right
All for one and one for all
All for one and one for all
Now in the classroom
I was told
About the Empire
How you were bold
A pint of beer
Like passes by
Your spirits squased
Just like a fly
Across this green
And pleasant land
The powers slipping
Through your hand
All for one and one for all
All for one and one for all
Wake up can`t
You hear the call
Your country needs you
To play football
Make a stand
Before you fall
Your country needs you
To play football
Wake up can`t
You hear the call
All for one and one for all
All for one and one for all
God bless the Queen
Her people too
God bless this country
And see us through
All for one and one for all
All for one and one for all
CONTACT (Jones/Donovan)
Feelings fly around
Around up in the air
Bouncing off the walls
Getting under my hair
On the carpet in the weave
Up in trees on the leaves
Feelings flying everywhere
I`m on the right track
For what I want to say
I got to get it out
There ain`t no other way
To make contact
There ain`t no getting away
From how I feel today
Feelings flying around
Around up in the air
Out in the hall
And sitting in my chair
I`ve seen them on the train
Coming down with the rain
Feelings flying everywhere
I`m on the right track
For what I want to say
I got to get it out
There ain`t no other way
To make contact
There ain`t no getting away
From how I feel today
Feelings flying around
Around up in the air
Some are really small
They come from over there
Hard to ignore
I see them all the more
Feelings flying everywhere
I`m on the right track
For what I want to say
I got to get it out
There ain`t no other way
To make contact
There ain`t no getting away
From how I feel today
I`m on the right track
For what I want to say
I got to get it out
There ain`t no other way
To make contact
There ain`t no getting away
From how I feel today
I`m on the right track
For what I want to say
I got to get it out
There ain`t no other way
To make contact
There ain`t no getting away
From how I feel today
DRAGON TOWN (Jones/Letts/Roberts/Williams)
China Town friday night
The weekend`s allright
Dragon dance the yellow streets
Gambling Dens and sour sweet
Neon signs inside of my head
Better thought and never said
As long as I don`t get to close
And I don`t offend my hosts
No way out on Gerrard Street
Dragon`s heart begins to beat
If this night could last all day
Order you and take away
At this corner we must part
Say goodnight where Soho starts
In the Lido people stare
Pretending I don`t care
Thrown a menu I can`t read
What number do you need
Fortunes told and fire crack
Letter bold you must get back
I really have no appetite
Dragon town on friday night
No way out on Gerrard Street
Dragon`s heart begins to beat
If this night could last all day
Order you and take away
If this night could last all day
Order you and take away
No way out on Gerrard Street
Dragon`s heart begins to beat
If this night could last all day
Order you and take away
If this night could last all day
Order you and take away
No way out on Gerrard Street
Dragon`s heart begins to beat
If this night could last all day
Order you and take away
BABY, DON`T APOLOGISE (Jones/Letts)
I stand and sing
Hit wood and string
Like many men before
I try my best
And wish the rest
Know what I`m going for
Baby don`t apologise
Never had regrets
Wait untill eternity
Sorry you wont get
I`m standing here
A target clear
My head is in the stock
It rains refuse
Some shout abuse
And others throwing rocks
Baby don`t apologise
Never had regrets
Wait untill eternity
Sorry you wont get
What it is is what it is
Not what it could be
What you see is what you get
Without apology
What I am is loud and clear
For all to see for all to hear
For what I am ain`t no excuse
I tried to change but it`s no use
Baby don`t apologise
Never had regrets
Wait untill eternity
Sorry you wont get
Baby don`t apologise
Never had regrets
Wait untill eternity
Sorry you wont get
Baby don`t apologise
Never had regrets
Wait untill eternity
Sorry you wont get
IS YOURS WORKING YET? (B.A.D.)
"Ladies and Gentlemen I trust that everyone is enjoying the music"
AROUND THE GIRL IN 80 WAYS (Jones/Letts)
A bunch of flowers a word you say
A sparkle in your eye
A second glance you tip your hat
But the girl just passes by
Around the girl in 80 ways
Take her out tonight
Put my arms around you
Squeeze and hold you tight
80 ways around the girl
Most of them I know
All of them are substitutes
For feelings I don`t show
A phone call when you`re miles apart
Alone you lie you cross your heart
Wine and dine by candlelight
Admit you`re wrong when she is right
Around the girl in 80 ways
Take her out tonight
Put my arms around you
Squeeze and hold you tight
80 ways around the girl
Most of them I know
All of them are substitutes
For feelings I don`t show
Show concideration to make her day
If she like surprises don`t give the game away
Passion romance ni history
Adds that air of mystery
Don`t be late your meeting place
Smother her and give her space
A sense of humour little jokes
Shows you`re not like other blokes
Around the girl in 80 ways
Take her out tonight
Put my arms around you
Squeeze and hold you tight
80 ways around the girl
Most of them I know
All of them are substitutes
For feelings I don`t show
Little gifts and a birthday card
Because deep down you`re not so hard
Tender moments sweet caress
Says more than words can express
80 ways around the girl
Most of them I know
All of them are substitutes
For feelings I don`t show
Tell her what she needs to know
Eating out taking in a show
Walk her home and say goodnight
You play it cool she wonders why
JAMES BROWN (Jones/Letts)
Hey Yeah!
Hey Yeah!
I got soul
Dress got holes
Got a brand new van
Gun and Cherokee
Driving fast like flashes past
Cops are chasing me
Hotpants she looked fine
She said that she was mine
She was cute torched my suit
And that`s the bottom line
It`s a mans mans world
In America
Jump back in my cell
Please please please
In America
Slipping into hell
On my trail
Car chase boogaloo
FBI `n CIA
And the Russians too
Kicking down the door
Couldn`t take no more
When I`m about there is no doubt
That papas` word is law
It`s a mans mans world
In America
Jump back in my cell
Please please please
In America
Slipping into hell
High speed chase
On my case
Radio ahead
A.P.B. after me
They said I shot the bed
It`s a mans mans world
In America
Jump back in my cell
Please please please
In America
Slipping into hell
Shooting up her mink
Gunshots in the air
Jumpback my car
Goodfoot out of there
Roadblock ahead
Try to flag me down
Soul power and miles per hour
Feet don`t touch the ground
`Cause I got soul
Dress got holes
Intent to kill
But she loves me still
It`s a mans mans world
In America
Jump back in my cell
Please please please
In America
Slipping into hell
It`s a mans mans world
In America
Jump back in my cell
Please please please
In America
Slipping into hell
I got soul
I`m superbad
Living in America
Sure does drive you mad
It`s a mans mans world
In America
Jump back in my cell
Please please please
In America
Slipping into hell
Bullets hit the wheel
Riccochet could sweat
Talking loud black`n proud
Said papa don`t mess
Can you walk the line
Rookie read my rights
Million hits
Did the splits
This is Dynamite
Funky time behind
Road block up ahead
Driving fast flashes past
Superbad I said
Papas` on the run
With a cherokee and gun
People and need a hit
When you`re chasing number 1
It`s a mans mans world
In America
Jump back in my cell
Please please please
In America
Slipping into hell
EVERYBODY NEEDS A HOLIDAY (Jones/Letts)
Everybody needs a holiday
Everybody needs a holiday
Everybody needs a holiday
Close your eyes
And hit the sack
While your asleep
I`ll watch your back
Grab a chair
Have a seat
I`ve got the wheel
Rest your feet
I`ll stand guard
And keep the wolves at bay
Watch the fire
While you dream away
Earned a rest
I know you worked all day
I know
And everybody needs a holiday
Take a break
Shake that frown
Re-assess
What`s going down
Spare a thought
While you sit
Reconsider
And admit
I`ll stand guard
And keep the wolves at bay
Watch the fire
While you dream away
Earned a rest
I know you worked all day
I know
And everybody needs a holiday
Earned a rest
I know you worked all day
I know
And everybody needs a holiday
I`ll stand guard
And keep the wolves at bay
Watch the fire
While you dream away
Earned a rest
I know you worked all day
I know
And everybody needs a holiday
I`ll stand guard
And keep the wolves at bay
Watch the fire
While you dream away
Earned a rest
I know you worked all day
I know
And everybody needs a holiday
MICK`S A HIPPIE BURNING (B.A.D.)
Don`t dig there
Dig it elsewhere
You`re digging it round
And it ought to be square
Don`t dig there
Dig it elsewhere
You`re digging it round
And it ought to be square
Don`t dig there
Dig it elsewhere
You`re digging it round
And it ought to be square
The shape of it is wrong
It`s much too long
And you can`t put a hole where a hole....
HOUSE ARREST (Jones/Letts/Roberts/Donovan)
Park Lane Green it`s saturday night
West End Central flashing lights
We`ve come to dance the night away
U.V. dry ice and DJ
Speaker pump that devil sound
Everybody`s getting down
Moonwalk over to the gents
Exit Zombie money spent
Speaker pump that devil sound
Everybody`s getting down
Moonwalk over to the gents
Exit Zombie money spent
Turnstile toilets I joined the queue
Drinks at the bar drugs in the loo
I entered Jekyll and came out Hyde
Mister Chevignons inside
Bouncers Bimbos Lager louts
Zombie dancefloor bugging out
Ball outside the night is still
Smiley moves in for the kill
Bouncers Bimbos Lager louts
Zombie dancefloor bugging out
Ball outside the night is still
Smiley moves in for the kill
Cops and dogs in transit vans
At 4 o`clock we raid clubland
T for Tango through the door
First us two and then you four
West End Central flashing lights
Park Lane Green it`s saturday night
We`ve come to dance the night away
U.V. dry ice and DJ
Speaker pump that devil sound
Everybody`s getting down
Moonwalk over to the gents
Exit Zombie money spent
THE GREEN LADY (Jones/Letts/Roberts)
A window to the Orient
In a picture frame
I know you are a Lady
Nobody knows your name
Lady from the Orient
In a council flat
She never looks me in the eye
She never answers back
If I could buy a ticket
I`ll gladly run away
Ride in on the trade wind
And marry you someday
Staring at my masterpiece
The boys all read Parade
Chong Sam and red lipstick
Her skin a precious jade
Lady from the Orient
In a council flat
She never looks me in the eye
She never answers back
If I could buy a ticket
I`ll gladly run away
Ride in on the trade wind
And marry you someday
Mass produced a daydream
Or should I pay the rent?
Breakout of the concrete
Set sail for Orient
Lady from the Orient
In a council flat
She never looks me in the eye
She never answers back
If I could buy a ticket
I`ll gladly run away
Ride in on the trade wind
And marry you someday
Dry your eyes Salomé
Mona Lisa too
Lady in the picture frame
My heart belongs too you
Lady from the Orient
In a council flat
She never looks me in the eye
She never answers back
If I could buy a ticket
I`ll gladly run away
Ride in on the trade wind
And marry you someday
Lady from the Orient
In a council flat
She never looks me in the eye
She never answers back
If I could buy a ticket
I`ll gladly run away
Ride in on the trade wind
And marry you someday
LONDON BRIDGE (Jones/Letts/Roberts)
What`s a thousand shade of grey
A beauty only seen by day
Skateboards thunder by and pigeons fly
Where I feel ok
London Bridge is falling down
They`re taking bids from all around
Give me dollars I don`t want pounds
London Bridge is falling down
But I still love this town
From the Tower to the Underground
Now Rome is Rome but it ain`t home
And neither is Paris
Wherever I`ve been and all that I`ve seen
This is home to me
London Bridge is falling down
They`re taking bids from all around
Give me dollars I don`t want pounds
London Bridge is falling down
But I still love this town
From the Tower to the Underground
I like it when sometimes you see
How things used to be
Music Hall bless `em all
Those ealing comedies
London Bridge is falling down
They`re taking bids from all around
Give me dollars I don`t want pounds
London Bridge is falling down
But I still love this town
From the Tower to the Underground
London Bridge is falling down
They`re taking bids from all around
Give me dollars I don`t want pounds
London Bridge is falling down
But I still love this town
From the Tower to the Underground
From the Tower to the Underground
From the Tower to the Underground
From the Tower to the Underground
From the Tower to the Underground
STALAG 123 (Jones/Letts/Roberts)
I`m fixing on a jail break
But the door is open wide
Stuck in Stalag 123
And there ain`t no one to bribe
I got the Studio Blues
And some other bad news
The basements been swamped by a flood
I got the Studio Blues
And it`s ruined my shoes
My Boogies all covered in mud
Daydreames of the great escape
Of music on the run
Do an Albert R N
And go straight to number 1
I got the Studio Blues
And some other bad news
The basements been swamped by a flood
I got the Studio Blues
And it`s ruined my shoes
My Boogies all covered in mud
No windows no air and second hand gear
We`d only stop for tea
Digital toys Rizla and Playboys
Some kind of democracy
Called the Studio Blues
And some other bad news
The basements been swamped by a flood
I got the Studio Blues
And it`s ruined my shoes
My Boogies all covered in mud
I got the Studio Blues
And some other bad news
The basements been swamped by a flood
I got the Studio Blues
And it`s ruined my shoes
My Boogies all covered in mud
END (B.A.D.)