Top Priority
Album - 1979 - Debaser id 99900

I want to plant to the star in the sky,
One you can find at the end of the night.
I want to climb a ladder to space,
Leave without trace, `cos now is the time.
Things are gonna be so clear,
When I`m light years from here,
In some other space.
Let me take the tear from your eye,
Leave it behind, stay by my side.

Won`t you follow me where I`m bound,
Time`s for borrowing now.
Won`t you follow me, time is tight,
Before things swallow me down.

I`ve been locked in this cage,
Gonna break away, before it`s too late.
I`m gonna re-write the page,
Take the stage, and live tomorrow today.


You`ll find the dreams you mislaid,
They won`t run away, all the dues have been paid.
Yes, it`s time to depart, go with your heart,
Follow the flame.

Won`t you follow me where I`m bound,
Time`s for borrowing now.
Won`t you follow me, time is tight,
Before things swallow me down.

Won`t you follow me where I`m bound,
Time`s for borrowing now.
Won`t you follow me, time is tight,
Before things swallow me down.

Won`t you follow me where I`m bound,
Time`s for borrowing now.

Now ain't it strange that I feel like Philby, there's a stranger in my soul
I'm lost in transit in a lonesome city, I can't come in from the cold
I'm deep in action on a secret mission, contact's broken down
Time drags by, I'm above suspicion, there's a voice on the telephone

Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah

Well it sure is dark in this clockwork city, contact's never gonna show
I've got a code which can't be broken, my eyes never seem to close
Well, I'm standing here in the silent city, shadows falling down
I'm disconnected but I don't need pity, the night's gonna burn on slow

Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah


Yeah, yeah, yeah

Now ain't it funny that I feel like Philby, a stranger on a foreign shore
I've got my plans and I must move quickly, there's a knock upon the door
Still in transit and I'm close to danger, my cover can't be blown,
It's getting strange and it's getting crazy, tell me, what is going on?

Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah

Four o'clock and nothing's moving, six o'clock and the daylight's stirring
Morning comes, must be moving on
All night long my mind's been burning, makes me feel such a long, long way from home, home

Now ain't it strange that I feel like Philby, there's a stranger in my soul
I'm lost in transit in a lonesome city, I can't come in from the cold

Well you always were a problem
Always running wild
Trouble is your middle name
You know you're the wayward child
You always get your feet wet
You always play with knives
Watch that you don't cut yourself
You know you're the wayward child
They call you the wayward child
Well you've always gone your own way
Sometimes you play with fire
Well can you run forever
Before you run right out of time
Will you run right out of time
Nothing's gonna change you


It ain't no use
Well who is gonna tame you
Tie you in a noose
Well no one's gonna change ya
Ain't no use
And no one's gonna tame you
Tie you in a noose
Well you always were a problem
Never meek and mild
Life is just a street fight
Well you know you're the wayward child
You always get your feet wet
You always play with knives
Watch that you don't cut yourself
You know you're the wayward child x3

I need a keychain
to lock up all this trouble
I need a fast train
leaving on the double
I'm going some place
that's hard to follow
Got that feeling
that i should be long gone
I'm as bad as i can get
I'm playing Russian roulette
I need a keychain
baby right now
I'm playing no games
this ain't no water pistol
Ain't it insane
there's no chance of missing
No one holds me
you ain't got my number
If you see me
just run for cover
Well i'm as wild as i can get
I'm playing Russian roulette
I got no keychain
,baby, right now
Well I'm in a guided missile
and i'm lost in the sky
I won't be returning untill
things feel right
I got a poison pen letter
Ain't that all i need
some pretty woman's
trying to make a ghost of me
I got a keychain
to lock up all my sorrow
i need some fast plane
I'm leaving in a hurry
I'm going some place
where you can't follow
I got that feeling
that i shouldn't be long gone
I'm as mad as i can get
i'm playing Russian roulette
Need a keychain, baby, of mine

Well, I'm hanging round the depot boys,
Trying to get a job,
I`m so sick and tired of being laid off.

No silver lining, no rainbow's end,
Bills in my mail-box, that's all they ever send,
All they ever send.

Well, I'm hanging round the corner, boys,
Holding up the well,
Feeling kinda sloppy, waiting for a call.

Running out of patience, running out of cool,
Don't turn on the radio, I don't want to hear the news,
Don't want to hear the news.
Yeah...

Well, you sure look good,
Baby, sure look neat,
Sure make sense from your head to your feet.

You don't want to know me now,
But you're gonna change your mind,
I'm going to Fat City, gonna do things in style.

Well, you sure look good,


Baby, sure look neat,
Making all the ice melt when you walk down the street.

You don't want to know me now,
But you`re gonna change your mind,
I'm going to Fat City, gonna do things in style.
Yeahhh...

Well, my motor won't run men,
I'm sure it's on the blink,
Ain't had no gasoline since God knows when.

I'm waiting for that woman, ain't she ever gonna show?
Don't keep me waiting, I got some place else to go,
Some place else to go.

Well, I'm hanging round the depot, boys,
Can't get a job,
I'm so sick and tired of being laid off.

No silver lining, no rainbow's end,
Blues in my mail-box. that's all they ever send,
All they ever send,
All they ever send.
Yeahhhhh....

Well, like a bad penny you've turned up again,
You're in my sights, there's a mist on my lens.
I think you know how it was when I tripped and fell,
Well, you double-dealed me, baby and I broke like a shell.
Like a bad penny you've sure lost the glow
But I'm out of reach, your smile's sure gone cold.
Well, it can't ever be like it was then,
Well, don't you fool with me, baby,
Don't you mess with my plans.

Some stormy nights, your memory haunts me,
You won't go away.

Well, like a bad penny you have turned up in the change,
Try to fit into the picture, you can't get inside the frame.
I think you know I'm still sore, but I'm on the mend,
Times sure have changed, it won't happen again.

Well, like a bad penny spins around and around,
Well, you won't know what's gone wrong when it all falls down,
You got to learn from now on to stop playing games,
You ought to keep on moving, you got to spin on your way.

Some lonely nights, I hear you calling,
Won't you go away?

Well, like a bad penny you have turned up again,
You're in my sights, there's a mist on my lens.
I think you know how it was when I tripped and fell,
Well, you double-dealed me, baby, I cracked like a shell.