One night in Louisiana down by highway eighty four
You could hear a strange dog howling right outside his mamma's door
The baby was a killer, the cousin was a priest
The baby upped and said, "I play the music of the beast"
The devil in concordia looked down and waved his hand
The boy with jackhawk eyes became the leader of the band
The connoisseur of rhythm, rock 'n' roll and swing
But when it comes to boogie you know that he's the king
Solid ball of rock
Solid ball of rock
Solid ball of rock crashing out of the sky
It's shaking all over but he don't know why
The devil went to Memphis as he flew into the sun
He howled about redemption with a bible and a gun
The preacher beat his cheast and cried, "set my people free"
The killer said "I'll drag ya to the gates of hell with me"
Solid ball of rock
Solid ball of rock
Solid ball of rock crashing out of the sky
It's shaking all over but he don't know why
Solid ball of rock
Solid ball of rock
Solid ball of rock
The killer he was born again and saw gates of hell
The preacher found redemption in a Jacksonville motel
The devil takes the hindmost they're running out of breath
They're gonna have to reckon with the chilling hand of death
Solid ball of rock
Solid ball of rock
Solid ball of rock crashing out of the sky
It's shaking all over but he don't know why
Solid ball of rock
Solid ball of rock
Solid ball of rock crashing out of the sky
It's shaking all over but he don't know why
I remember it as a pain day althought it happened in the dark ofthe night
I was strolling throught the streets of paris
And it was cold it was starting to rain
And then i heard a piercing scream and i rushed to the scene ofthe crime
But all i found was butchered remains of two girls lay side byside
Murders in the rue morgue
Someone call the gendarmes
Murders in the rue morgue
Run before the killers go free
There's some people coming down the street
At last there's someone heard my call
I can't understand why they're pointing at me
I never done nothing at all
But i must have got some blood on my hands
Because everybody's shouting at me
I can't speak french so i couldn't explain
And like a fool i started running away
And now i've got to get away from the ares of the law
All france is looking for me
I've gotta find my way across the border for sure
Down south to italy
Murders in the rue morgue
Running from the gendarme
Murders in the rue morgue
I'm never going home
Well i made it to the front of the block
But i can't wipe the scene from my mind
And the gendarmes are chasin' me
Well i just started running around
Well i'm moving throught the shadows tonight
Away from the staring eyes
Any day they'll be looking for me
Cause i know that i show the signs of...
Murders in the rue morgue
Someone call the gendarmes
Murders in the rue morgue
Runnin' from the ares of the law
It was the law on my trail
I'm running out of places to hide
Should i return to the scene of the crime
When it's you they're looking for
If i could go directly to hell
To get me out of troubles for sure
But i know that it's on my mind
And i've got to say i've done it before
Murders in the rue morgue
They've gone from me
Murders in the rue morgue
I'm never going home
A little girl on a street corner
Worth nothing with diamond eyes
A little boy who lives in a nightmare
Daddy's gonna feed him the tears he cries
[Bridge]
A thousand broken dreams
Running through my mind
We'll rise above the screams
We'll be cruel to be kind
[Chorus]
When the tough guys tumble
The city's gonna rumble
When the tough guys tumble
The city's gonna rumble
A lullaby song for the children
He's the star of the story, is a circus clown
He's the guy with s chip on his shoulder
He's the guys that's running the town
I awoke in a room that was occupied by
those about to die
For my sleep was disturbed by the sound
of old mens cries for help
What's this place what the hell am I
doing here
What's happened to me and I'm
wondering what kind of state my
mind and body's in
[Bridge:]
Be calm please lay back
We will help you rest for a while
[Chorus:]
And I yelled "No you don't I'm not
going to sleep"
I'm just gonna get my body out of here
I pushed the bottle down away from my
face
But felt the needle stab like a spear
As my legs started shaking
The room revolved around my aching head
And the floors rushing up just to greet me
Laying there on my back as the ceiling
flies away and from me
Was I finally losing my hold on reality
[Bridge:]
Be calm take this pill
We will help you rest for a while
Sunrise wrong side of another day
Sky-high and six thousand miles away
Don't know how long I've been awake
Wound up in an amazing state
Can't get enough and you know it's the righteous stuff
Goes up like prices at Christmas, Motorhead
You can call me Motorhead alright
Brained out total amnesia
Get some mental anaesthesia
Don't move, I'll shut the door and kill the lights
If I can be wrong, I must be right
All good clean fun, have another stick of gum
Man you're looking better already, Motorhead
Remember me now, Motorhead, alright
Fourth day, five day marathon
We're moving like a parallelogram
Don't move, the morning's not a pretty sight
I guess I'll see you on the ice outside
I should be tired, and all I am is wired
I ain't felt this good for an hour
Motorhead, remember me now Motorhead