Fifteen Minutes of Fame Written by Tommy Shaw, Jack Blades, Ted Nugent Lead Vocals by Tommy Shaw Young, rich and famous What you want to be You give it everything you got But your sympathy Been with everybody in the magazines You know you're spinning so fast That you're running out of fantasies What you want is What you need is What you're willing to be It's so strange You feel so insane It's like--who's that talking to me Here's your 15 minutes of fame What you gonna give me To ease the pain When it's all over Won't know your name Here's your 15 minutes of fame No satisfaction Your simple creed You know you pour in everyone you got Just to fill the need No doubt you're witness To a major scene But you better not lose your touch Or you're history What you want is What you need is What you're willing to be It's so strange You feel so insane It's like--who's that talking to me Here's your 15 minutes of fame It's a ri

Don't Tread On Me Written by Tommy Shaw, Jack Blades, Ted Nugent Lead Vocals by Jack Blades and Tommy Shaw Freedom rider on a midnight cruise On my way, I got nothing to lose Sister mercy gonna take my hand Lead me over to the promised land But you'd better not set your sights on me 'Cause it just might spoil your victory Don't you dare, don't you tread on me Don't you tread on me Don't you try and make some fool of me Don't you dare, don't you tread on me We walked the ground of ancient ones Lit the fire with a Rising Sun You and me, we got a full on rage Won't get fooled, no I won't be caged Make love not war, was your claim to fame Now you're takin' me down, well I won't be tamed Don't you dare, don't you tread on me Don't you tread on me Don't you try and make some fool of me Don't you tread on me You'd better turn and walk away Don't you tread on me Might learn to love another day Now I know you ne

Where You Goin' Now Written by Tommy Shaw, Jack Blades, Ted Nugent Lead Vocals by Jack Blades There's a face in the mirror And you close your eyes Much easier to turn away Than to take a look inside So you're thinking it's over Walking away Let your little world crash and burn Oh what a price to pay Didn't anybody tell you It's not who's right or wrong Hold the line Is this what's going on Where you goin' now When your world's turned inside out Isn't the love what it's all about Where you goin' now When you get to the top of the hill Gonna be there yes I will There's a crack in the mirror There's a hole in the sun Full moon in the midnight sky And you feel like you want to run So you blow out the candle And you turn out the light Then you stumble into darkness Do you believe that love is blind Didn't anybody tell you It's never too late to try Hold the line Before you say goodbye Where you going' now When your worl

Dirty Dog Written by Tommy Shaw, Jack Blades, Ted Nugent Lead Vocals by Tommy Shaw Can't you see I'm a lovable man Got a plaque on the wall Baby can I help you understand Times a-wastin' and I'm ready to rock Well did I show you my clock It's got diamonds all around the band Try to touch you, you push me away All I hear you say is Get down dirty dog You don't know right from wrong And I'm not one of your bitches Get back you dirty dog Been messin' where you don't belong Stop sniffin' round my britches Can't take it when you're callin' me names Yeah I think it's a shame You can do me like the way you do You big teaser now you throw me a bone Then you hurry me home Honey what am I supposed to do I don't deserve it You're makin' me pay You push me away when you say Get down dirty dog You don't know right from wrong And I'm not one of your bitches You said get back you dirty dog Been messin' where you don't

Mister Please Written by Tommy Shaw, Jack Blades, Ted Nugent Lead Vocals by Jack Blades Mister please Won't you tell me I'm alright I'm so lonely I been thinking I could die I got me a woman She bled her soul all over me I think she's crazy What you gonna do with me Brother brother Don't you hear them mission bells Calling out all them sinners bound for hell Ain't no stranger Been down that road before So brother brother Won't you tell me I'm alright I'm alright Ah, ah, ah Ah, ah, ah Smoking mother nature into the dust Yeah that's all I see Praying to gods that are made out of rust And thinking what you might have been Now I suppose I could change my vows Yeah that's all I need Maybe some day you'll find me fishing For the lock that fits with my key Gonna change it baby that me Ah, ah, ah, ah, hey mister Never one to count Take a look at my life What a work of art I see Got no love baby living off the tracks With the chains and the shackl

Silence Is Broken Written by Tommy Shaw, Jack Blades, Ted Nugent Lead Vocals by Tommy Shaw Never again You say the words and let The sunshine in again You can close your eyes And know it's safe inside To sing you lullaby (Now I lay me down) You broke the chains And you won't be silent anymore Oh no! Now you're gonna shout about it No! No more! Yeah yeah this is the end The silence is broken now It's over now The words have been spoken And with every word you say You blow away The tears of another time Face to face Anyone can see you're not The child you were before (Now I lay you down) You take your place No one can take away your heart Oh no! There can be no doubt about it No! No more! Yeah yeah this is the end The silence is broken now It's over now The words have been spoken And with every word you say You blow away Never again You say the words and let The sunshine in again You can change the world No one can take away your heart The silence is broken now It

Firefly Written by Tommy Shaw, Jack Blades, Ted Nugent Lead Vocals by Tommy Shaw Hey haven't I seen your face before You greased the handles on my door Took me for a ride Down lover's highway Uh huh, oh yeah Let's shake it up Next time you're going my way I don't want you comin' down Spread your lightning all around Yeah that's right baby Let your fire fly (firefly, firefly) Let your fire fly Well pretty faces turn to stone Pack their bags and head for home When I dress you in that little next to nothing Uh huh, oh yeah Kiss me where it hurts I'm feeling something It sure kills me come and wait Makes me want to stay and play That's right, come on girl Let your fire fly (firefly, firefly) Let your fire fly (firefly, firefly) Let your fire fly I don't think I want your love, uh uh I don't think I need you now, or what You got to let me know How far you want to go Is it yes or no Unless, unless you let me know we never ever ever Ever gonna get s

Someone To Believe Written by Tommy Shaw, Jack Blades, Ted Nugent Lead Vocals by Tommy Shaw There was a time when a man lived by his word And the simple truth was not so hard to take When his enemies were thousands of miles away And he stood by the promises he'd make All that I ask for All that I need Is someone that I can believe Yeah Just like the air that we breathe in a single day To a drowning man how much do you think he'd pay All that I ask for All that I need Is someone that I can believe When I listen to the things you try to say Any ordinary man would fade away But if you want I'm ready to receive I know that I can believe Every word you say And the love you give away Goes straight to my heart And everything you do And how you follow through Can keep us together or tear us apart When I listen to the things you try to say Any ordinary man would fade away But if you want I'm ready to receive Well I would not have it any other way I know that I I know that I I kn

This Side Of Hell Written by Tommy Shaw, Jack Blades, Ted Nugent Lead Vocals by Jack Blades I don't want to talk that much about anything And I don't want to know about who you been seeing My will is on, and I can't say no The feeling's strong, but I can't let go, baby You got me living this side of hell Living this side oh well You got me salivating Was it Pavlov's intention Living this side of hell I don't know much about wide-eyed innocence Or hanging around with your cheap intelligence My brain went south as I hit the floor And all I want is more and more, honey You got me living this side of hell Living this side oh well While I was goin' to school you bent me over the rules Living this side of hell I come around and start to knock at your door I hear a voice say "She don't live here no more" That's it for me, I guess I don't get to score And then you woo me, you do me, you chew me up and spit me out You keepin' it up '

Double Coyote Written by Tommy Shaw, Jack Blades, Ted Nugent Lead Vocals by Tommy Shaw I was standing on the corner with a suitcase in my hand There was a woman right behind me sayin' "honey won't you be a man" I said I'd love to baby, but I've got to go be with this band I got to go go go Go baby go Go honey go Double coyote man I got to go go go Go baby go Go mama go Double coyote man I couldn't believe it when somebody said You was out on the road with another band I got to go go go Go baby go Go mama go I got to go go go Go baby go Go mama go Double coyote man Yes I am You all work that thing out now, c'mon "I couldn't believe it when somebody said you was out on the road in the back of the bus with the opening act and the technical crew and the manager too...what's the matter with you, man?"

Uprising Written by Tommy Shaw, Jack Blades, Ted Nugent Lead Vocals by Ted Nugent, Tommy Shaw Thunder on the mountain Fire in the sky The rainbow is my brother I will choose to live or die A stampede on the prairie That brings me to my knees My spirit is the eagle And he will set me free I am an uprising citizen Another night of horror The streets are living hell The gangland has no honor Just that dying smell Where is the vigilante He is better than the knave Life's a penny ante I refuse to be a slave Never Because I am an uprising citizen Red man When you feel an uprising And your blood runs cold You dig a little deeper To the bottom of the hole Oh our time has come Oh our time Uprising When you feel an uprising And your blood runs cold You look a little deeper To the bottom of your soul Oh our time has come Oh our time Uprising You dig a little deeper To the bottom of the hole Uprising Yeah

Bonestripper Written by Tommy Shaw, Jack Blades, Ted Nugent Ooooh ya got busted On a midnight ride And now ya want justice Well, just step inside He's gonna roll ya Like a loaded gun You pulled the trigger I heard the shot You better get your mother Ready or not Goin' down (Goin' down) Bonestripper Ya don't know what ya got Until you turn to Mr… (Goin down) Mr. Bonestripper Do ya feel lucky Are you ready to pay Do ya feel guilty 'Cause it's judgment day He's got a notion You'll never see the sun come up again You make a motion But he make the law You're guilty, son So down you go Goin' down (Goin' down) Bonestripper You don't know what you got Until you turn to Mr… (Goin down) Mr. Bonestripper Time to take your medicine son He's got a notion You'll never see the sun come up again You'll make a motion But he makes the law You're guilty, son So down you go Bet you wish you was never born C'mon Goin' down (Goin' d