"AEROSMITH: GET A GRIP" "AMAZING" I kept the right ones out And let the wrong ones in Had an angel of mercy to see me through all my sins There were times in my life When I was goin'insane Tryin'to walk through The pain When I lost my grip And I hit the floor Yeah, I thought I could leave but couldn't get out the door I was so sick and tired Of livin'a lie I was wishin'that I Would die It's Amazing With the blink of an eye you finally see the light It's Amazing When the moment arrives that you know you'll be alright It's Amazing And I'm sayin'a prayer for the desperate hearts tonight That one last shot's a Permanent Vacation And how high can you fly with broken wings? Life's a journey not a destination And I just can't tell just what tomorrow brings You have to learn to crawl Before you learn to walk But I just couldn't listen to all that righteous talk I was out on the street, Just tryin'to survive Scratchin'to stay Alive It's Amazing With the blink of an eye you finally see the light It's Amazing When the moment arrives that you know you'll be alright It's Amazing And I'm sayin'a prayer for the desperate hearts tonight "CAN'T STOP MESSIN'" Sitting at a stop sign Lookin'for a friend of mine Walking to salute the flag Talkin'to some he/she Slidin'over next to me Man, she said, this life is a drag It's a shaky situation I'm hangin'on my will And I got no satisfaction From a hundred dollar bill But I got what I came for And I'll do it 'til I drop You do what you want to do I ain't never gonna stop You say you got something that makes you feel good And you can't stop messin'with it All your life you've been so misunderstood 'Cause you can't stop messin'with it Sittin'by the seashore Dreamin' 'bout a little more Circlin' the classifieds 976 Man I need another fix I'll never have to kiss the bride Yeah, the city is a war zone This country gone to hell And the beer cans in the alley From the rich folks on the hill They're screamin'hallelujah But I don't give a damn 'Cause I got my own religion Yeah, it's right here in my hand You say you got something that makes you feel good And you can't stop messin'with it All your life you've been so misunderstood 'Cause you can't stop messin'with it "LINE UP" If you think that you're strong Wanna fight well come on And line up When the going gets tough And your talk ain't enough Line up We gotta get up, get out before they get us down 'Cause livin'up against the wall, yeah Has got us locked up Come on and line up So don't be surprised when they pull the wool over yo eyes Yeah don't gett makes you feel good And you can't stop messin'with it All your life you've been so misunderstood 'Cause you can't stop messin'with it If you think that you're strong Wanna fight well come on And line up When the going gets tough And your talk ain't enough Line up We gotta get up, get out before they get us down 'Cause livin'up against the wall, yeah Has got us locked up Come on and line up So don't be surprised when they pull the wool over yo eyes Yeah don't get funked up If you got all the stuff And you can't get enough Then line up If you're out on a limb And you wanna come in Then line up Your head's down, sittin' 'round Pick yo face up off the ground And get yo self together baby And learn to stand tough Come on and line up We better get to it instead of Just standing around It's time to get down If you're playing to win And your only way in Is line up If we all wanna live Then we all gotta give Line up We gotta get up, get out Before they get us down 'Cause livin'up against the wall Yeah, has got us locked up Come on and line up You better get to it Instead of just standin'around Yeah, it's time to get down If you got all the stuff And you can't get enough Line up Line up If you think that you're strong Wanna fight then come on Line up Line up "CRAZY" Come 'ere baby You know you drive me up a wall the way you make good on all the nasty Tricks you pull Seems like we're makin'up more than we're makin'love And it always seems you got somn'on your mind other than me Girl, you got to change your crazy ways You hear me Say you're leavin'on a seven thirty train and that you're headin'out to Hollywood Girl you been givin'me that line so many times it kinda gets like feelin'bad Looks good That kinda lovin' Turns a man to a slave That kinda lovin' Sends a man right to his grave... I go crazy, crazy, baby, I go crazy You turn it on Then you're gone Yeah you drive me Crazy, crazy, crazy, for you baby What can I do, honey I feel like the color blue... You're packin'up your stuff and talkin'like it's tough and tryin'to tell That it's time to go But I know you ain't wearin'nothin'underneath that overcoat And it's all a show That kinda lovin' Makes me wanna pull Down the shade, yeah That kinda lovin' Yeah now I'm never gonna be the same I go crazy, crazy, baby, I go crazy You turn it on Then you're gone Yeah you drive me Crazy, crazy, crazy, for you baby What can I do, honey I feel like the color blue... I'm losin'my mind, girl 'Cause I'm goin'crazy I need your love, honey I need your love Crazy, crazy, crazy, for you baby You turn it on, then you're gone Yeah you drive me I'm losin'my mind, girl 'Cause I'm goin'crazy Crazy, crazy, crazy, for you baby "GOTTA LOVE IT" Psychedelic sandwich Any way you can feel it You shouldn't try to conceal it baby You got to make up your mind Any way I can steal it Any way you can deal it to me You know the pleasure's all mine You gotta love it You better own it You gotta love it And God knows it You gotta shu uh shove it I'm gonna make things happen Goin' 'round'n, 'round'n, 'round I wanna say you're a firecracker I wanna say you're a switchblade knife You make your sex a career Comin'down from an all night tripper Pull your foot from the ruby slipper 'Cause you can't get there from here You gotta love it You better own it You gotta love it And God knows it You gotta shu uh shove it I'm gonna make things happen Goin' 'round'n, 'round'n, 'round I got this feeling deep inside my gut Overwhelming feeling of I know not what One thing's for sure I ain't got time for those who can't relate You gotta learn to love the midnight madness You gotta revel in the good and badness If yin 'n yang is your thing What I gotta do to try and reach ya Is it for real or just a double feature So let's go throw the I Ching You gotta love it You wanna own it You gotta love it And God knows it You gotta shu uh shove it I'm gonna make things happen Goin' 'round'n, 'round'n, 'round "CRYIN'" There was a fine When I was so brokenhearted Love wasn't much of a friend of mine The tables have turned, yeah 'Cause me and them ways have parted That kind of love was the killin'kind All I want is someone I can't resist I know all I need to know by the way that I got kissed I was cryin'when I met you Now I'm tryin'to forget you Love is sweet misery I was cryin'just to get you Now I'm dyin' 'cause I let you Do what you do-down on me Now there's not even breathin'room Between pleasure and pain Yeah you cry when we're makin'love Must be one and the same It's down on me Yeah I got to tell you one thing It's been on my mind Girl I gotta say We're partners in crime You got that certain something What you give to me Takes my breath away Now the word out on the street Is the devil's in your kiss If our love goes up in flames It's a fire I can't resist I was cryin'when I met you Now I'm tryin'to forget you Love is sweet misery I was cryin'just to get you Now I'm dyin'just to let you Do what you do what you do down to me, baby, baby, baby I was cryin'when I met you Now I'm tryin'to forget you Your love is sweet misery I was cryin'when I met you Now I'm dyin' 'cause I let you Do what you do down to, down to, down to, down to I was cryin'when I met you Now I'm tryin'to forget you Your love is sweet I was cryin'when I met you (fade) "SHUT UP AND DANCE" Talk is cheap, shut up and dance Don't get deep, shut and dance Love has got me down A tear just hit the ground So I started writing you this song But the words I wrote came out all wrong Yeah, but it's alright When you can't define the crime Then life ain't worth a dime When they take away everything you got And they rub your nose in the funky spot Not without a fight When you work your fingers to the bone Now what does that get you-NOTHING In a crowd of people You're still alone You hope that tells you something The road to heaven is paved in hell And it makes you wonder Why we're here at all Check out the shape of your circumstance He wears the dress and she wears the pants Here come Jill and she needs romance But you can't do jack so shut up and dance! Sex is like a gun You aim, you shoot, you run When you're splittin'hairs with Mr. Clean It's like gettin'head from a guillotine And the night has just begun Talk is cheap, shut up and dance Don't get deep, shut and dance "WALK ON DOWN" You wonder why you got holes in your shoes You wonder why they got no more money than you You wonder why you got nothin'to lose It makes no sense, don't try to figure it out You gotta... walk on down Walk on down Walk on down When you're shit outta luck There's just one thing to do and that's Yeah, huh Well she says that she loves ya In your mind there's no doubt, but You feel like a stranger When the lights go out As you lie there awake You think this ain't no gift Don't try to figure that weight's too heavy to lift You gotta... walk on down Walk on down Walk on down When you're shit outta luck There's just one thing to do and that's Walk on down Walk on down 'Cause I got no time to lose It's my life if I choose Put on my walkin'shoes Walk on down Walk on down Walk on down When you're shit outta luck There's just one thing to do and that's Walk on down Walk on down Walk on down When you're shit outta luck There's just one thing to do and that's Walk on down Walk on down Walk on down When you're shit outta luck There's just one thing to do and that's Walk on down "FLESH" The day rolls in, the night rolls out Desire rules without a doubt The heart beats fast, you salivate And when you come it won't be late I guess by now you got the score A little taste you want it more From San Antone to Marrakesh Yeah when the night comes Everybody gotta have FLESH You got me all soakin'wet FLESH-the only thing that's worth the sweat From the day that Eve did Adam Down to Romeo and Juliet Everybody gotta have... The prince of lust has met his match The witch has brewed her baddest batch His sword is sharp and hard as stone Her cauldron begs for one more bone And so my love, this story's told From modern times to days of old From Boston, Mass to Bangladesh Yeah, when the night comes Everybody gotta have... The prince of lust has met his match The witch has brewed her baddest batch His sword is sharp and hard as stone Her cauldron begs for one more bone And so my love, this story's told From modern times to days of old From Boston, Mass to Bangladesh Yeah, when the night comes Everybody gotta have FLESH It's got me all soakin'wet FLESH - the only thing that's worth the sweat, yeah From the Mississippi River To the highest mountain in Tibet Everybody gotta have... FLESH-you got me all soakin'wet FLESH-the only thing that's worth the sweat FLESH-you got me all soakin'wet FLESH-the only thing, the only thing, the only thing From a Sufi in a rickshaw to a bimbo in a pick Corvette Everybody gotta have... "LIVIN'ON THE EDGE" There's somethin'wrong with the world today I don't know what it is Something's wrong with our eyes We're seeing things in a different way And God knows it ain't His It ain't no surprise We're livin'on the edge We're livin'on the edge We're livin'on the edge There's somethin'wrong with the world today The light bulb's gettin'dim There's meltdown in the sky If you can judge a wise man By the color of his skin Then mister you're a better man than I We're livin'on the edge You can't help yourself from fallin' Livin'on the edge You can't help yourself at all Livin'on the edge You can't stop yourself from fallin' Livin'on the edge Tell me what you think about your sit-u-a-tion Complication - aggravation Is getting to you If chicken little tells you that the sky is fallin' Even if it wasn't would you still come crawlin' Back again? I bet you would my friend Again & again & again & again & again Tell me what you think about your sit-u-a-tion Complication - aggravation Is getting to you If chicken little tells you that the sky is fallin' Even if it wasn't would you still come crawlin' Back again? I bet you would my friend Again & again & again & again Something right with the world today And everybody knows it's wrong But we can tell 'em no or we could let it go But I would rather be hanging on Livin'on the edge Livin'on the edge Livin'on the edge Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Livin'on the edge You can't help yourself from fallin' Livin'on the edge You can't help yourself at all Livin'on the edge You can't stop yourself from fallin' Livin'on the edge You can't help yourself You can't help yourself Livin'on the edge You can't help yourself at all You can't help yourself Livin'on the edge You can't stop yourself from fallin' Livin'on the edge "FEVER" I got a rip in my pants and a hole in my brand new shoes I got a Margarita nose and a breath full of Mad Dog Booze I got the fever, fever, fever, fever Yeah, they threw me outta jail I tell ya it ain't fair I tried to kiss the judge from the electrica'chair Yeah we're all here 'cause we're not all there tonight... The guitar's cranked and the bass man's blown a fuse And when the whole gang bangs tell me then what's your excuse? I got the fever, fever, fever, fever Fever gives ya lust with an apetite It hits ya like the fangs from a rattlesnake bite Yeah we're all here 'cause we're not all there tonight... We can't run away from trouble There ain't no place that far But if we do it right at the speed of light There's the back seat of my car, caviar I was feelin'so high I forgot what day Now I'm feelin'low down even slow Seems way too fast And now the booze don't work 'Cause the drugs ran out of gas I got the fever, fever, fever, fever The buzz that you be gettin'from the Crack don't last I'd rather be O.D.in'on the Crack of her ass Yeah we're all here 'cause we're not All there tonight My first time ever lover We fell asleep out on the lawn And when I woke up I was all alone Makin'love to the Crack of Dawn So yo, I beg yo pardon sir, The gangster of love rides again You know I gotta chill It gimme such a thrill Like a burnin'plague Yeah get outta my way Fever may be Hell and a cross to bear As long as I'm in heaven honey I don't care You look so good baby look so fine I tell you you're the image of the perfect crime You get so tired holdin'on so tight If you think you're goin'crazy Well you may be right I got the fever, fever, fever, fever Yeah we're all here 'cause we're not All there that's right "GET A GRIP" Got to get a grip Skin and bones it ain't such a pity If you think I'm vain, better shut ya lip I can't explain how to be a fat city You gotta live large, gotta let it rip Skin and bones, it ain't such a pity Don't cha gimme no flack, honey shut ya lip Ya gotta have stones if you're living in the city If you wanna hang loose gotta get a grip rip Once upon a crime I thought I was cool but I don't want to brag Once I crossed the line I think I musta zigged when I shoulda zagged Got to get a grip Skin and bones it ain't such a pity If you think I'm vain, better shut ya lip I can't explain how to be a fat city You gotta live large, gotta let it rip Same old same old every day if things don't change you're just gonna rot 'Cause if you do what you've always done you'll always get what you always got Got to get a grip Skin and bones it ain't such a pity If you think I'm vain, better shut ya lip I can't explain how to be a fat city You gotta live large, gotta let it rip Skin and bones, it ain't such a pity Don't cha gimme no flack, honey shut ya lip Ya gotta have stones if you're living in the city If you wanna hang loose gotta get a grip Who knows for sure yeah without a doubt What goes on when the lights go out Or who pulls in when I pull out And what is a one-eyed trouser trout? I was so shortsighted Now the wrong been righted I feel so delighted I get so excited Got to get a grip Skin and bones it ain't such a pity If you think I'm vain, better shut ya lip I can't explain how to be a fat city You gotta live large, gotta let it rip Skin and bones, it ain't such a pity Don't cha gimme no flack, honey shut ya lip Ya gotta have stones if you're living in the city If you wanna hang loose gotta get a grip rip Skin and bones, it ain't such a pity Don't cha gimme no flack, honey shut ya lip Ya gotta have stones if you're living in the city If you wanna hang loose gotta get a grip rip If ya wanna get high in a New York minute Choke that smoke, honey crack the whip Your head gets dead As long as you're in it You wanna hang loose, gotta get a grip Skin and bones, it ain't such a pity Don't cha gimme no flack, honey shut ya lip Ya gotta have stones if you're living in the city If you wanna hang loose gotta get a grip "EAT THE RICH" Well I woke up this morning On the wrong side of the bed And how I got to thinkin' About all those things you said About ordinary people And how they they make you sick And if callin'names kicks back on you Then I hope this does the trick 'Cause I'm sick of your complainin' About how many bills And I'm sick of all your bitchin' 'Bout your poodles and your pills And I just can't see no humor About your way of life And I think I can do more for you With this here fork and knife Eat the Rich: there's only one thing that they're good for Eat the Rich: take one bite now-come back for more Eat the Rich: I gotta get this off my chest Eat the Rich: take one bite now, spit out the rest So I called up my head shrinker And I told him what I'd done He said you'd best go on a diet Yeah I hope you have some fun And a don't go burst a bubble On rich folks who get rude 'Cause you won't get in no trouble When you eats that kinda food Now they're smokin'up their junk bonds And then they go get stiff And they're dancin'at the yatch club With Muff and uncle Biff But there's one good thing that happens When you toss your pearls to swine Their attitudes may taste like shit But go real good with wine Eat the Rich: there's only one thing that they're good for Eat the Rich: take one bite now-come back for more Eat the Rich: I gotta get this off my chest Eat the Rich: take one bite now, spit out the rest Believe in all the good things That money just can't buy Then you won't get no bellyache From eatin'humblr pie I believe in rags to riches Your inheritance won't last So take your Grey Poupon my friend And shove it up your ass! Eat the Rich: there's only one thing that they're good for Eat the Rich: take one bite now-come back for more Eat the Rich: don't stop me now I'm goin'crazy Eat the Rich: that's my idea of a good time baby