ttle paradise
The log was in my pocket when Lucy met the Rockett
She never knew the reason why

I can't deny it with that smile on her face
It's not the kill - it's the thrill of the chase

Feel it coming, it's knocking at the door
You know it's no good running, it's not against the law
The point of no return and now you know the score
And now you're learning what's knockin' at your back door

Sweet Nancy was so fancy, to get into her pantry
Had to be the aristocracy
The members that she toyed with at her city club
Were something in diplomacy

So we put her on the hit list of a common cunning linguist
A master of many tongues
And now she eases gently rom her Austin to her Bentley
Suddenly she feels so young

I can't deny it with that smile on my face
It's not the kill - it's the thrill of the chase

Feel it coming, it's knocking at the door
You know it's no good running, it's not against the law
The point of no return and now you know the score
And now you're learning what's knockin' at your back door

Feel it coming, it's knocking at the door
You know it's no good running, it's not against the law
The point of no return and now you know the score
And now you're learning what's knockin' at your back door



Under the gun

(Blackmore/Gillan/Glover)

Infidel, can you hear? Would be strange delight
I need you to give your sympathy tonight
When you hear words I say, deeds I've done
Realise I've never lost and never won

I've got a feeling that it's never right
There was a reason but it's out of sight
It's going down somewhere tonight
Under the gun

Put death in my hand, learn to fight
Who could care if it's wrong or if it's right?
We got no choice, under command
We're ordered to die or take this land

Stupid bastards and religious freaks
So safe in their castle keeps
They turn away as a mother weeps
Under the gun

When brave men fall under crimson skies
There's a sadness reflected in a soldier's eyes
Tears will dry for those I kill
Remember no more their names but someone will

The only way to be victorious
Screw the fools who think it's glorious
Who gives a toss about the likes of us?
Under the gun



Nobody's home

(Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)

Nothing I can do about it, maybe I won't even try
Your will is determined to kill any reason of mine
I see you coming with that look in your eye
You act like a king but you ain't got a thing in your mind

And now there's nobody home
My belly is aching
Your image is blown
Your lights are burning bright but nobody's home

You talk about love and affection, if only you could
You're full of pride but there's nothing inside and you think you're so good
You know you got it coming to ya - all things return
You need me, it's not gonna be my concern

And now there's nobody home
Your message is changing
The children have grown
Your lights are burning bright but nobody's home

I said that nobody's home
My belly is aching
Your image is blown
Your lights are burning bright but nobody's home

I hear you crying, what can I say?
You get what you give so forgive me as I turn away

And now there's nobody's home
A legend is dying
The seeds have been sown
Your lights are burning bright but nobody's home

I said that nobody's home
My belly is aching
Your image is blown
Your lights are burning bright but nobody's home



Mean streak

(Blackmore/Gillan/Glover)

She came home last night, rotten rolling drunk
She talk no sense but she sound good so she think
So I reached over and said: "Hello!
Is there some planet you'd care to go?"
And she said: "Venus on the rocks"

She got a mean streak - black mamba don't compete
She got a mean streak - temptation bitter sweet

She drives me crazy, gets inside my brain
She spend my money down a drain
So I roll over for my reward
How much can I afford?
And she says: "Just a little more"

She got a mean streak - black mamba don't compete
She got a mean streak - temptation bitter sweet

I can't take this no more
I tried so hard but I can't get through the door
Because one smile from those eyes and I stand there paralysed
And she says: "Beg for more!
Get down sucka, you know what I like!"

Hang on!

She got a mean streak - black mamba don't compete
She got a mean streak - temptation bitter sweet
She got a mean streak - black mamba don't compete
She got a mean streak - temptation bitter sweet



Perfect strangers

(Blackmore/Gillan/Glover)

Can you remember, remember my name?
As I flow through your life, a thousand oceans I have flown
And cold spirits of ice
All my life, I am the echo of your past

I am returning the echo of a point in time
Distant faces shine, a thousand warriors I have known
And laughing as the spirits appear
All your life, shadows of another day

And if you hear me talking on the wind
You've got to understand we must remain
Perfect strangers

I know I must remain inside this silent well of sorrow

A strand of silver hanging through the sky
Touching more than you see
The voice of ages in your mind is aching with the dead of the night
Precious life, your tears are lost in falling rain

And if you hear me talking on the wind
You've got to understand we must remain
Perfect strangers



A Gypsy's kiss

(Blackmore/Gillan/Glover)

John San, what you can? La la Janette dance in sand
What's the mystery my son?
Gypsy dan caravan, Won Tun Wan with your chinese fan
It's part of history my son

Murder and rape with your power
The tenth revolution in far away days
It's come to this - a gypsy's kiss
All your power's gonna fade in the haze

Ya who Jumme gae bile ya heed, the senorita said:
"I'll drag your lungs out through your nose"
Space truckers free and high, teamsters get ya by and by
That should keep you on your toes

They got a gun at your head
But you ain't necessarily playing their game
They can't resist a gypsy's kiss
All that's needed to drive them insane

John Wayne the Alamo, crazy horse Geronimo
I'll smoke a piece with you
Mind, body, heart and soul, we got rock and roll
And there's nothing they can do

Hear the small voice of truth
Above the shouting despair of the crowd
What do you wish? A gypsy's kiss
Gets you strong for crying out loud



Wasted sunsets

(Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)

The day is gone when the angels come to stay
And all the silent whispers will be blown away
And lying in the corner - a pair of high heel shoes
Hanging on the wall - gold and silver for the blues

One too many wasted sunsets
One too many for the road
And after dark the door is always open
Hoping someone else will show

Someone is waiting behind an unlocked door
Grey circles overhead empties on the floor
The cracks in the walls have grown too long
The slow hand is dragging on afraid to meet the dawn

One too many wasted sunsets
One too many for the road
And after dark the door is always open
Hoping someone else will show



Hungry daze

(Blackmore/Gillan/Glover)

In a dark and sweaty room in '69, tables turning
Dancing girls, silly girls, all kinds of girls and it was loud
Tuning up to madness in the back room, candles burning
Present the stinking hippy and throw the naked thunder to the crowd

In the hungry daze

The long and lonely highway drags along, it's going nowhere
Sickness, and disease, and mad corruption, something's going wrong
The mountain's getting cold and lonely, the trees are bare
We all came out to Montreux but that's another song

You've heard it all before in hungry daze

Along the mountain road to do some drinking and now we're mobile again
Different girls, laughing girls, forever girls and it's so loud
The crew have lost again - they are beaten men
The winning team united, living for the crowd

These are the hungry daze



Not responsible

(Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)

Found some money in an old black jacket
I'm going out tonight, gonna find me a woman or two
I don't know how long it'll last but I never regret the past
When I wake up tomorrow I'll be looking around for you

I got no reason to be down at the station
I got no ticket but I'm gonna take a fucking ride
Don't care where I go - I never seem to know
I never had a penny but I never wondered why
Oh no, I never wondered why

If I'm cold I need some heat
If I'm hungry then I eat
I'm not responsible

I woke up this morning and I couldn't find my shoes
It's one long party and I haven't seen the sun for days
I'd take you out tonight but I'm just a little light
So let's go out anyway, you'll be amazed

I take my woman to the palace dancing
I never coulda made it but the doorman is a friend of mine
So I raise a glass to you, the foot is on the other shoe
You can pay the bill and while you're at it pick up mine
Oh, no no, I don't mind

If it rains I stay inside
If I'm scared I run and hide
I'm not responsible, oh no

If I'm cold I need some heat
If I'm hungry then I eat
I'm not responsible