Saxon Album

It is the night, my body's weak (*)
I'm on the run, no time for sleep
I've got to ride, ride like the wind
To be free again

I was born the son of a lawless man
Always spoke my mind with a gun in my hand
Lived nine lives, gunned down ten
Gonna ride like the wind

And I've got such a long way to go (**)
To make it to the border of Mexico
So I'll ride like the wind
Ride like the wind

Accused and tried and told to hang
I was nowhere in sight when the churchbells rang
Never was the kind to do as I was told
Gonna ride like the wind before I get old

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Travelling down life's highway, carry the heavy load
Where will we be, be tomorrow, somewhere down the road
We won't forget the friends we made along the way
Soon we'll be together, together one fine day

Where the lightning strikes, is where we're gonna be (*)
Stood on the edge of tomorrow, there waits our destiny

I hear the sound of rolling thunder, like the beating of a drum
There's many been, been before us, there are many still to come
See the new day, the new day dawning, it's only just begun
We march into the future, towards the rising sun

Beyond the wide, wide horizon, there's many paths to tread
A journey filled, filled with wonder, is waiting just ahead

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You keep me waiting, you won't answer the phone
I know you're home, but you're not alone
Stop playing games girl
You're playing with my heart

I was a fool to fall for your lies
It took so long for me to open my eyes
I was a stranger
A stranger from the start

How long must I stand out in the cold (*)
Can't you see the writing's on the wall
I been waiting
I can't wait anymore

The more I want you, the less I get
I've been alone since the day that we met
I'm trying hard girl
I'm trying to forget

I walked the streets and I stood at your door
You gave me nothing and I came back for more
You were a stranger
A stranger to my heart

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I was a fool to fall for your lies
It took so long for me to realise
I was a stranger
A stranger from the start

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I can't stop my tears from falling (*)
Falling down like rain
Your words of wisdom
Call to me
I hang my head in shame
We're living in the calm before the storm
We're living in the calm before the storm

He used to be the fisherman
Who sailed the mighty sea
Searching for the harvest from the deep
But now the fleets are rusting hulks
Anchored at the quay
Floating on a cold grey empty sea

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My father was a working man
He gave his life to me
His spirit reaches out
Through time and guides my destiny

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The band played and the cameras turned
As the bottle smashed on her bow
The flagship of the gilded age
Moved slowly out to sea
Never had such luxury
Been seen afloat before
They said she was unsinkable
The fools were wrong once more

S.O.S. (*)
We're sinking fast, you better get to the boats
S.O.S.
The captain cried for God sakes save your souls

Sailing on into the night
Toward the northern star
Laughter rang, people danced
Under crystal chandeliers
No-one sensed the danger
In the unforgiving sea
Steaming into legend
A voyage into history
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2,000 tortured souls cry out
Cry out from their sleep
Damned to spend eternity
Travellers of the deep

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Emma stands alone tonight
Staring at the stars
Trying to find the reason why
Her world was torn apart
She's sick and tired of trying to keep
The wolves back from the door

She couldn't stand the pain (*)
She tried to come in from the rain
She was a victim of her heart
Is no-one to blame

What happened to the dreams she had
Visions of her life
Now they're only shadows
Fading in the night
She's given up believing
Turned her back and slammed the door

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Emma weeps alone tonight
Passion was her crime
No-one hears her cry for help
Her back's against the wall
She's standing on her very edge
She's waiting for the fall

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A city divided
The West and the East
Tear down the walls
And give them release
People are marching
They're out in the street
Shouting for freedom
Shouting for peace

How many more children (*)
Must die on the wall
They'll never be free
Until the bell tolls

The toll of the bell
Is Liberty's song
A city united
Is where they belong
A push of the button
And everything's gone
Total destruction
Comes with the bomb

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Somebody gets all the breaks, but it's never youMaybe today is the day you'll pull troughEveryone's chasing their dream at the end of the rainbowYou gotta follow your heart, that's where you have to go
We are strong (*)We will surviveWe are strongWe will survive
Battered and tornRide out the stormBreak through the clouds of nightAnd head on home
Life keeps kicking you down, but you come back for moreYou take all the knocks pick yourself up off the floorEveryone's looking for someone to hold in the nightBelieve in yourself, stand tall and take up the fight
We are strong (*)We will surviveWe are strongWe will survive



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Out of the sky came the sound of the thunder
Hiding the sun from your sight
Remember the screams of the Jeicho siren
Howling like wolves in the night

Attack! They are coming with the dawn (*)
Attack! Your city's going to fall
Jericho siren

Run for your lives, run with the refugee
They're pounding you blow after blow
Your country is burning the screams of humanity
Rise from ashes below

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We were on the Russian border
When the news began to break
Of a nuclear reactor melting down
Sending deadly clouds of dust
Into the atmosphere
Falling down like rain on the ground

We were laying in the sun
Listening to the radio
When someone said you'd better get inside
We didn't know how serious the situation was
That many people to the North had died

Red alert, red alert (*)
Screaming in my head
There's something I'm not sure of going down
Red alert, red alert
Screaming in the night
That fallout seems to follow me around

We made our way to Hungary
Thinking we were safe there from the storm
But the deadly cloud was high above taken by the wind
Spreading like a plague across the land
A threat you couldn't see
Nothing you could feel
But something evil floating in the air
Look towards the East
The danger yet to come
For the Earth
We made a silent prayer

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Ride out the storm, no looking back
Stand up and fight, fight for glory
Live fast die young, you're born to run
Stand up and fight, fight for glory

Ride like the wind, straight through the night
Ride out forever
Close to the edge, I'm burning out
Ride out forever
Walking the line, I'm out of time
It's now or never
This street of dreams, I'm breaking out
Ride on forever

Ride out the storm, no looking back
Stand up and fight, fight for glory
Live fast die young, you're born to run
Stand up and fight, fight for glory

Run with the pack, I'm on the loose
No place in heaven
Into the dark, no amount of time
No lucky seven
Open the gates, I'm rolling out
Ride on to freedom
Can't put me down, I've had enough
These chains of freedom

Ride out the storm, no looking back
Stand up and fight, fight for glory
Live fast die young, you're born to run
Stand up and fight, fight for glory

Ride like the wind, straight through the night
Ride out forever
Close to the edge, I'm burning out
Ride out forever
Walking the line, I'm out of time
It's now or never
This street of dreams, I'm breaking out
Ride on forever

Ride out the storm, no looking back
Stand up and fight, fight for glory
Live fast die young, you're born to run
Stand up and fight, fight for glory

Ride out the storm, no looking back
Stand up and fight, fight for glory
Live fast die young, you're born to run
Stand up and fight, fight for glory

Live fast die young!

Big wheels are rolling
On thru' the night
We hit the city in the morning
No time to eat or sleep
Six concerts in a week
Take the show across the nation
Could this be San Antone?
Or am I stood in Rome?
Is this real or am I dreaming?
Standing by the backstage door
Just like the one before
We're here to set the spirit free

Give us the stage (*)
Turn on the lights
Fire up the sound
We'll rock the nations

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Wait for the curtain call
Excitement in the hall
Stage crew ready at their stations
The houselights start to dim
Another show begins
Now it's time to rocks the nations
Stand in the flashing lights
The music fills the night
This is what we've all been waiting for
We take the last encore
The first of many more
The spotlight takes the final bow

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Big wheels are rolling
On thru' the night
Daylight comes without no warning
North, South, East and West
We'll put you to the test
As we rock across your nation

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We've been out in the cold
Trying to get in
We've been ripped off and rolled
Heads in a spin

Nothing can stop us breaking through
Finding our way back home to you
Standing alone in the fight
You've never been out of our sight

We're back on the streets again (*)
We're back on our feet again
Out of the night
Into the light
We're back on our feet again
We're back, we're back on the streets again
We're back, we're back on the streets again

Caught in a crossfire
No-one can win
They bled off the power
Our spirit within
Standing our ground
We're digging in
This time round
We're gonna win
The banners are flying high
We're reaching for the sky

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