Shake My Tree Written by   David Coverdale, Jimmy Page Lead Vocals by David Coverdale 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

Waiting On You Written by   David Coverdale, Jimmy Page Lead Vocals by David Coverdale 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

Take Me For A Little While Written by   David Coverdale, Jimmy Page Lead Vocals by David Coverdale 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

Pride And Joy Written by   David Coverdale, Jimmy Page Lead Vocals by David Coverdale 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 Ooh, ooh 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, w

Over Now Written by   David Coverdale, Jimmy Page Lead Vocals by David Coverdale 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 ya 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 ya gonna do, what ya 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

Feeling Hot  Written by   David Coverdale, Jimmy Page Lead Vocals by David Coverdale 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' s

Easy Does It Written by   David Coverdale, Jimmy Page Lead Vocals by David Coverdale 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, I keep you warm at night, ooh, I'll keep you warm Take it easy

Take A Look At Yourself Written by   David Coverdale, Jimmy Page Lead Vocals by David Coverdale 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 i

Don't Leave Me This Way Written by   David Coverdale, Jimmy Page Lead Vocals by David Coverdale 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, no more I just wanna give you love I just gotta 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 k

Absolution Blues Written by   David Coverdale, Jimmy Page Lead Vocals by David Coverdale 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

Whisper A Prayer For The Dying Written by   David Coverdale, Jimmy Page Lead Vocals by David Coverdale 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 th