Mean Machine

Mean Machine
all titles composed / written by Lucifer's Friend
Peter Hesslein, Dieter Horns, John Lawton, Peter Hecht, Herbert Bornholdt
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One Way Street to Heartbreak	Hey Driver
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well listen to me mister	dawn comes searching through the open window
if you're needing what I'm thinking - tonight	she is going back home no more need to be told
just take a stroll down main street	hearts are racing grab a cab the station :
well you'll be taken care of - alright	its all over baby that’s all she wrote
.	hey driver - make em burn : make em burn
the air is cool if the price is right	.
there 's hope at every door	take me down to the line - down to platform 9
.	will we get there on time - make em burn make em burn
you're on a one way street to heartbreak	take me down to the line - hope I get there on time
no more roads to go	down to platform 9 - make em burn - make em burn
you're on a one way street to heartbreak	we can make it if we try
come on let me show you more	.
.	parents doubt that we could work it out :
this aint no time for high class	those heartless words that drove us to the city
you don't need to act so funny - tonight	love has gone no sense in holding on
well just take a look around you	there's nothing else to say her love was pity
well there's freedom for your money - alright	hey driver - well make em burn yeah - make em burn
.	(chorus)
your just a face in an empty crowd	(solo)
that's how it has to be	(chorus)
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now listen - you're on a one way street to heartbreak	Mean Machine - instrumental
one way street to heartbreak	.
oh yeah a one way street to heartbreak	Cool Hand Killer
one way street to heartbreak
oh yeah said heartbreak	don't trust those crying eyes
yeah said heartbreak	behind them hiding is a danger
yeah yeah yeah	he'll greet you with a smile
.	although he's just a passing stranger
and more and more	.
hey - yeah yeah	he leads a life of mr. average man
heartbreak on a one way street	working the hours nine to five
heartbreak on a one way street	he lives alone and does the best he can
yeah yeah yeah	when the night closes in , you run for your life
one way street to heartbreak	.
.	he is a cool hand killer
Fire and Rain	eyes as cold as ice
..	he is a cool hand killer
hey in the mirror is it really you - is that what's left of the pride	running in the night
another look would tell you what to do - you’ve reached the end of the ride	.
nothing fancy but you got the style - a cool headed dude	you see him everyday
with that glint in your eye	he's just a face in every station
.	he takes the rush hour train
hey in the mirror is that really me - who knows what your going through	to some suburban destination
you been put down you were to blind to see - now here's what your gonna do	.
just pick it up and put it back inside - you wore your heart on your	nobody notices when he goes by
sleeve without a disguise	the feelings deep inside his soul
.	he had his girls all leave him - by and by
lets take the fire and rain and start it over again	when the night closes in, his blood's running cold
lets take the fire and rain cos you aint got - you got no pain	(repeat etc..)
fire and the rain	.
(solo)	Born to the City
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hey in the mirror what's been going on - your in a hell of a mess	one more night, oh well
they think your crazy but you proved them wrong and you aint got no regrets	one more life going out of the door
just turn your head when you walk away - cos the blues got to lose	spare me all the heartbreak
it’s the name of the game	take it slow, don't you give anymore
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(chorus)	one more night forgetting
.	all those days in the life of a fool
and now its all over - (they pushed you aside)	spare me all the pity
	no one cares if you live by the rule
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they took what you gave them (there's nothing inside)	going nowhere what do I care now
I just hope I'm getting through - wipe that grin of your face,	changing skylines , bringing lifelines down
cos I'm telling you	.
(chorus)	I was born to the city
..	raised out of pity
Action	moving all the time
.	born to the city
we want action (repeat)	raised out of pity
guaranteed	living, living a lie
just because you're grown up	oh, oh, living, living a lie
don't think you got it sown up	oh, oh, living, living a lie
daddy let me put you wise	.
we'll show you we're ready	no more nights pretending
even though you tell me	seeing lights spelling out my name
we can see your disguise	streets are no existence
.	one way moves in a two way game
people know we've changed	.
and we can re-arrange this	lines of mercy paying down and out
all the time you're putting us down	crowded sidewalk cutting small talk down
it got you your respect	.
it's time you gave away your crown	I was born to the city
.	raised out of pity
we wont wait for nobody	living, living a lie
no one's getting in our way	born to the city
we are all sick and tired of listening	raised out of pity
to every single word you say	moving all the time
we want action , satisfaction	oh, oh, living, living a lie
we want action , guaranteed	oh, oh, living, living a lie
we want action , satisfaction	.
we want action , guaranteed	Let me down Slow
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they think it's kind of silly	well, just another night, trying to get it right
to show us that they're willing	doing just as well as you're able
every time they're coming around	give it to me slow, just a little more
well that was your mistake	christ, I know you're willing and able
'cause this time I'm gonna break	.
every piece of solid ground	me I'm in the right
.	you you're on the left
you've got to take a chance	don't be leading me to temptation
'cause it's leading us a dance	I guess it's time to go, well jus a little more
power in the palm of your hand	you'll be leading me to damnation
you think you're all ok	.
but there's gonna come a day	let me down slow - don't let go
you wither in the drifting sand	if you don't mean nothing at all
(repeat)	let me down slow - don't let go
.	feeling like I'm ready to fall
One Night Sensation	.
.	i gotta make you see
whats 's that you say, and what's that you're doing	don't smile that way at me
your method she fits like a glove	every time you think that I'm ready
all that you've given, is all that you take	where it's gonna stop
but baby you didn't give love	don't spill another drop
.	christ, you know I'm here and I'm ready
you're leaving me flat, like a mouse in a trap	.
casting your spell over me	well, just another night
don't take a thrill, but you know that you will	feels like any night
don't take the life out of me	lay your stacks up high on the table
.	I gotta stop and think, well just another drink
ready to do, what you want me to do	christ, you've proved you're willing and able
ready to hear what you say	.
just give me time, and I'll do what you ask	let me down slow - don't let go
ready to do it your way	feeling like I'm ready to fall
.	let me down slow - don't let go
one night sensation	feeling like I'm ready to fall
just won't let go	.
one night sensation	Bye Bye Sadie
just can't say no	.
.	ever since she was a young girl, little Sadie's made the news
now that you're here, don't go wasting your time	from her style of country singing, to the blues
faith is a healer they say	.
all that I'm asking, is all that you're giving	now Sadie's hit the big time, and it's taken her away
but baby there must be a way	to the city lights where she knows she's got to stay
(repeat)	.
no way , this game you play	bye bye Sadie, girl don't you cry
oh tonight, oh tonight - all night	hide the tears behind a smile
.	until the morning light (yeah)
one night sensation	bye bye Sadie, girl don't you cry
and you just won't let me go	it's much too late, been a big mistake
you're a one night sensation	.
and I, I just can't say no	so bye bye bye
no way, this game you play	well two years in the big time
oh tonight	took her money and her pride
.	'cause her looks had gone and left her high and dry
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	the last we heard of Sadie
	well she had no time to choose
	left her pining for the drinking and the booze
	(repeat 2x)