GROWIN' UP TOO FAST (1984)
RECORDED AND MIXED AT JACOBS STUDIO, FARNHAM, ENGLAND
PRODUCED BY JOHN RYAN
BABY COME BACK
I’m starin’ at the four walls
Sittin’ here, waitin’ by the telephone
Your words are runnin’ through my mind child
Cut me like a knife, you don’t wanna see me any more
Well I know you’re nothin’ special
So how come you can be so impressional
I tried to figure it out, got a black out
I guess I call you inessential
Baby come back, Baby come back ‘cuz I’m all alone
Baby come back, Baby come back I’m in the danger zone
My heart ain’t made of plastic
I’m tellin’ ya, I’m gonna do somethin’ drastic, (drastic)
I’m trying to bide my time
Takin’ my time_________________________
Well I know I’m not original
But listen here, I should be more than your provisional
You keep runnin’ around, all around town
Actin’ like a cool individual
Baby come back, Baby come back ‘cuz I’m all alone
Baby come back, Baby come back I’m in the danger zone
I said, baby come back, Baby come back ‘cuz I’m all alone
Baby come back, baby come back I’m in the danger zone
Baby come back, back, back, back
Baby come back, back, back, back
Baby come back, back, back, back
Baby come back, back, back, back
Baby come back, back, back, back
Baby come back, back, back, back
Baby come back, back, back, back
Baby come back I’m in the danger zone
I said, Baby come back, Baby come back ‘cuz I’m all alone
Baby come back, (Ooh baby come back)Baby come back I’m in the danger zone
I said, Baby come back, Baby come back
Baby come back ‘cuz I’m all alone
Baby come back, (Ooh baby come back)Baby come back I’m in the danger zone
I said baby come back, Baby come back, Baby come back ‘cuz I’m all alone
Baby come back, oh baby, Baby come back I’m in the danger zone
(WRITTEN BY:BILLY RANKIN)
RIP IT UP
My head is dancin’ like a ball full of fire.
Burnin’ up with the flames gettin’ higher.
Rip it up, rip it up good.
Rip it up like y’know you really should.
We never had to say a thing to one another.
The band is hot n’they’re playin’ it like a mother.
Rip it up, rip it up good.
Rip it up like y’know you really should.
Get you on the rebound, catch y’when you fall,
Signin’ “Long Tall Sally”, gonna rip it up, rip it up.
Sweet is drippin’ from the ceiling an’ the walls.
Word is out. I hear the curtains gonna fall.
Rip it up, rip it up good.
Rip it up like y’know you really should.
Get you on the rebound, catch y’when you fall,
Signin’ “Long Tall Sally”, gonna rip it up, rip it up.
Rip it up, rip it up good.
Rip it up like y’know you really should.
Get you on the rebound, catch y’when you fall,
Signin’ “Long Tall Sally”, gonna rip it up, rip it up.
Ooh, Rip it up, Rip it up (Rip it up!)
Ooh, Rip it up, Rip it up (Rip it up! Rip it up!)
Ooh, Rip it up, Rip it up(Gonna rip it up!)
Ooh, Rip it up, Rip it up (C’mon, Rip it up! Rip it up!)
(WRITTEN BY:BILLY RANKIN)
THINK I’M IN LOVE
I’m growin up too fast
I never thought it’d last another day
But
But when I try to stay
You turn away
I don’t need to hide my feelin’s
That just leaves my senses reelin’
You’re not sure you know me well
But I bet you know the answer when you tell me
Think about it, I think I’m in love
You better think about it. I think I’m in love.
Think about it, Think about it, Think about it all the time, all the time baby
Givin’ it up, givin it up, givin up the fight
I think I’m in love
I think I’m in love (I think I’m in love)
You always look your best
It’s like a constant test of my restrain
My intention’s clear
But your obsessive fear is always plain
I got complications too
I don’t know what to say or do
I can see them gettin’ in the way
But I get so crazy when I hear you say
Think about it, I think I’m in love
You better think about it, I think I’m in love.
Think about it, Think about it, Think about it all the time, all the time baby
Givin’ it up, givin it up, givin up the fight
I think I’m in love
I think I’m in love
I think I’m in love
I got complications too
I don’t know what to say or do
I can see them gettin’ in the way
But I get so crazy when I hear you say
Think about it, I think I’m in love
You better think about it, I think I’m in love.
Think about it, Think about it, Think about it all the time, all the time baby
Givin’ it up, givin it up, givin up the fight
And I think about it,I think I’m in love
And I think about it,I think I’m in love
And I think about it,I think I’m in love
And I think about it,I think I’m in love
And I think about it........
(WRITTEN BY: BILLY RANKIN)
WHERE ARE YOU NOW
Every single day I think of the times when you were still mine
And I knew, gotta get away, get you out of my mind
I’m caught up in time and I’m blue
I don’t miss all the fun that we had
You were always around me
Where are you now
I need you now
If you were around it would be alright
Livin’ on my own
I know I’m to blame
I’m locked in my chains
And you’re free
Fallen like a stone
I’m down on the ground
I’m tied up and bound
And you’re free
I don’t miss all the fun that we had
You were always around me
Where are you now
I need you now
If you were around it would be alright
I don’t miss all the fun that we had
You were always around me
Where are you now
I need you now
If you were around it would be alright
Where are you now
I need you now
If you were around it would be alright
Where are you now
I need you now
If you were around it would be alright
(WRITTEN BY: D. McCAFFERTY, P. AGNEW,
M. CHARLTON, D. SWEET, B. RANKIN)
BABY'S GOT A GUN
Everybody knows ‘em on the streets , they’ve seen them
Caughing up another piece of meat
I tell you my my
Babys got a gun
Why you always runnin’ from the _____________________
Come along and have yourself a look
I tell you my my
Babys got a gun
Might just say
Shootin’ emotion
I showed her everything
Shootin’ emotion
I see her everyday
Shootin’ emotion
Babys got a gun
___________________prayin’ to the Lord on Sundays
Ain’t a little angel anymore
I tell you my my
Babys got a gun
I even tried to reason with a need for action
Turned around and pointed it at me
I tell you my my
Babys got a gun
I still say
Shootin’ emotion
I showed her everything
Shootin’ emotion
I see her everyday
Babys got a gun
Little Bo Peep’s gone off the deep end
Sweet sixteen’s gone away for the weekend
Shootin emotion
I showed her everything
Shootin emotion
I see her everyday
Babys got a gun
Babys got a gun
Babys got a gun
Babys got a gun
Babys got a gun
Ya Babys got a gun
Oooh Babys got a gun, ya
(WRITTEN BY: BILLY RANKIN)
NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS
Feels like only yesterday
We were so in love with one another
I guess the truth was just a dream away
You never told no lies
You never gave me no warning
But when I turned around you were gone
I still remember the days when we used to play outside
I’ve gotten wise to it baby
Should have known about it all along
Never in a million years
I can’t take another heartache
Never in a million years
I’m gonna finish what ya started
Never, never, never in a million years
Darlin’ if you want me to love you
Never in million
I did everythin’ for you
Givin’ in to all your funny notions
You just brought me up and let me go (let me go)
You would never lose no pride
Tellin’ everybody how you used me
Now you want me to forget it all
Do you remember the days when we used to play outside
I’ve gotten wise to you baby
Should have known about it all along
Never in a million years
I can’t take another heartache
Never in a million years
I’m gonna finish what ya started
Never, never, never in a million years
Darlin’ if you want me to love you
Never in a million
Never in a million, never in a, never in a million years
Never in a million, never in a, never in a million years, million years
I still remember when we used to play outside
I’ve gotten wise to you baby
Should have known about it all along
Never in a million years
I can’t take another heartache
Never in a million years
I’m gonna finish what ya started
Never in a million years
I can’t take another heartache
Never in a million years
I’m gonna finish what ya started
Never in a million years
I can’t take another heartache
Never in a million years
(WRITTEN BY: BILLY RANKIN)
CALL ME AUTOMATIC
Ooooh Oooh ya
Well I heard you’re back in town and you’re all alone
I wanna see you right now ‘fore the night’s too old
I don’t wanna hear you sayin’ that I’m way too late
We don’t have to talk love ‘cause the love can wait
You can call me automatic, Call me automatic, you
Call me automatic, You can call me automatic
Gotta have your love tonight
Well I need to get in with the lights down low
It’s not easy holdin’ back ‘cause my body’s got to go
Let me be your lover, I can be your friend
Don’t worry about nothin’ cause I’ll never let it end
Ooh,You can call me automatic, Call me automatic,you
Call me automatic, You can call me automatic
Gotta have your love tonight
Ooooh ya
You can call me automatic, Call me automatic, you
Call me automatic, You can call me automatic
Gotta have your love
Can call me automatic, Call me automatic, you
Call me automatic, call me automatic
Gotta have your love tonight
Ooh, call me automatic, gotta have your love tonight
Call me automatic, call me automatic
‘Cuz I gotta have your love tonight
Ooh, Call me automatic
(WRITTEN BY: BILLY RANKIN)
A DAY IN THE LIFE
Livin’ in the city
Tryin’ to make it through the day
There’s only one way up but you feel down
Make a firm connection
Look upon the bright side of life
Face the world with an optomistic smile
Because a day in the life is only what you make it
A day in the life is only what you give
You made tonight so why the hesitatin’
A day in the life is just a laugh away, today
When you make decisions never deal with a negative mind
You will take forever to decide
Go your own direction
Put yourself at the top of the line
Leave your tribulations far behind
Because a day in the life is only what you make it
A day in the life is only what you give
You made tonight so why the hesitatin’
A day in the life is just a laugh away
Today you’ve confidence inside
You’re glad to be alive, oooh
Open up your mind, open up your eyes, Why?
Because a day in the life is only what you make it
A day in the life is only what you give
You made tonight so why the hesitatin’
A day in the life is just a laugh away
A day in the life is only what you make it
A day in the life is only what you give
You made tonight so why the hesitatin’
A day in the life is just a laugh away, today
A day in the life
A day in the life
A day in the life
A day in the life
A day in the life
A day in the life
Oooooh
(WRITTEN BY: BILLY RANKIN)
I WANNA BE ALONE TONIGHT
Five to ten
I miss your company
But I don’t need a friend
To take the place of you
And I see you cryin’ on my shoulder
When you said your love for me was over
I wanna be alone, I wanna be alone
I wanna be alone tonight
I wanna be alone, I wanna be alone
I don’t need anyone tonight
I wanna be alone, I wanna be alone, I wanna be alone tonight
Leave me alone, Leave me alone
I’m to blame for thinkin’ you still care for me
It’s a cryin’ shame
We started out so well
Did I see you cryin’ on my shoulder
When you said your love for me was over
Ya, I wanna be alone, I wanna be alone
I wanna be alone tonight
I wanna be alone, I wanna be alone
I don’t need anyone tonight
I wanna be alone, I wanna be alone, I wanna be alone tonight
Leave me alone, Leave me alone
Didn’t I see you cryin’ on my shoulder
When you said your love for me was over
I wanna be alone, I wanna be alone
I wanna be alone tonight
I wanna be alone, I wanna be alone
I don’t need anyone tonight
I wanna be alone, I wanna be alone, I wanna be alone tonight
I wanna be alone, I wanna be alone
I don’t need anyone tonight
I wanna be alone, I wanna be alone, I wanna be alone tonight
I wanna be alone, I wanna be alone
I don’t need anyone tonight
I wanna be alone, I wanna be alone, I wanna be alone tonight
I wanna be alone, I wanna be alone, I wanna be alone tonight
(WRITTEN BY: BILLY RANKIN)
BURNING DOWN
If it takes them so long,
So long to say yes,
Why don’t they just say no?
They don’t need anyone to be put to the test
Why don’t they let us go?
Livin’ for the right to be, livin’ for the right,
Livin’ for the right to be, livin’ for the right,
Livin’ for the right to be free.
We need a plan, we needed defenses,
We couldn’t raise a smile,
As the world looked on, they raided our senses,
There can be no reconcile.
Burning down, Burning down, Burning down, Burning down.
There was a time before life was taken for granted,
‘Will never come again,
Our flower is dead, the seed is unplanted.
They put it all to flame.
Burning down, Burning down, Burning down, Burning down.
Livin’ for the right to be, livin’ for the right,
Livin’ for the right to be, livin’ for the right,
Livin’ for the right to be free.
Livin’ for the right to be, livin’ for the right,
Livin’ for the right to be, livin’ for the right,
Livin’ for the right to be free.
Burning down, Burning down, Burning down, Burning down.
(WRITTEN BY: BILLY RANKIN)