The Eagles
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SATURDAY NiGHT
BiTTER CREEK
ALREADY GONE
MY MAN
DESPERADO
TEQUiLA SUNRiSE
TAKE iT TO THE LiMiT
THE LONG RUN
HOTEL CALiFORNIA
i CAN'T TELL YOU WHY
LiFE iN THE FAST LANE
SATURDAY NiGHT
(R. Meisner, D. Henley, G. Frey, B. Leadon)
Seems like a dream now, it wasn't so long ago
The moon burned so bright and the time went so slow
And I swore that I loved her and gave her ring
The bluebird was high on the wing
Whatever happened to Saturday night
Finding a sweetheart, and holding her tight?
She said, "Tell me, oh, tell me, was I all right?"
Whatever happened to Saturday night?
The years brought the railroad, it ran by my door
Now there's boards on the windows and dust on the floor
And she passes the time at another man's side
And I pass the time with my pride
What a tangled web we weave, go 'round with circumstance
Someone show me how to tell the dancer from the dance
Whatever happened to Saturday night
Choosing a friend, and losing a fight?
She said, "Tell me, oh, tell me, are you all right?"
Whatever happened to Saturday night?
Whatever happened to Saturday night?
Once I was young and so unsure
I'd try any ill to find the cure
An old man told me
Tryin' to scold me
"Oh, son, don't wade too deep
In Bitter Creek"
(Bitter Creek)
Out where the desert meets the sky
Is where I go when I wanna hide
Oh, peyote (oh, peyote)
She tried to show me (tried to show me)
"You know there ain't no cause to weep
At Bitter Creek"
(Bitter Creek)
We're gonna hit the road for one last time
We can walk right in and steal 'em blind
All that money (all that money)
No more runnin' (no more runnin')
I can't wait to see the old man's face
When I win the race
(Bitter Creek)
ALREADY GONE
(J. Tempchin, R. Standlund)
Well, I heard some people talkin' just the other day
And they said you were gonna put me on a shelf
But let me tell you I got some news for you and you'll soon find out it's true
And then you'll have to eat your lunch all by yourself
Cause I'm already gone
And I'm feelin' strong
I will sing this victory song
Woo, hoo, hoo [x2]
The letter that you wrote me made me stop and wonder why
But I guess you felt like you had to set things right
Just remember this, my girl, when you look up in the sky
You can see the stars and still not see the light
And I'm already gone
And I'm feelin' strong
I will sing this victory song
Woo, hoo, hoo [x2]
Well, I know it wasn't you who held me down
Heaven knows it wasn't you who set me free
So often times it happens that we live our lives in chains
And we never even know we have the key
But me, I'm already gone
And I'm feelin' strong
I will sing this victory song
'Cause I'm already gone
Yes, I'm already gone
And I'm feelin' strong
I will sing this victory song
'Cause I'm already gone
Yes, I'm already gone
Already gone... [ADLIB]
Tell me the truth, how do you feel?
Like you're rollin' so fast that you're spinnin' your wheels?
Don't feel too bad, you're not all alone
We're all tryin' to get along
With everybody else tryin' to go their way
You're bound to get tripped and what can you say?
Just go along till they turn out the lights
There's nothing we can do to fight it
No man's got it made
Till he's far beyond the pain
And we who must remain
Go on living just the same
I once knew a man, very talented guy
He'd sing for the people and the people would cry
They knew that his song came from deep down inside
You could hear it in his voice and see it in his eyes
And so he traveled along
Touch your heart, then be gone
Like a flower he bloomed till that old hickory wind
Called him home
My man's got it made
He's gone far beyond the pain
And we who must remain
Go on living just the same
Now, my man's got it made
He's gone far beyond the pain
And we who must remain
Go on living just the same
We who must remain
Go on laughing just the same.
DESPERADO
(D. Henley, G. Frey)
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses?
You been out ridin' fences for so long now
Oh, and you're a hard one, I know that you got your reasons
These things that are pleasin' you can hurt you somehow
Don't you draw the queen of diamonds, boy
She'll beat you if she's able
You know the queen of hearts is always your best bet
Now it seems to me some fine things
Have laid upon your table,
But you only want the ones you can't get
Desperado, oh, you ain't gettin' no younger
Your pain and your hunger, they're drivin' you home
And freedom, oh, freedom, well that's just some people talkin'
Your prison is walkin' through this world all alone
Don't your feet get cold in the winter time?
The sky won't snow and the sun won't shine
It's hard to tell the nightime from the day
You're losin' all your highs and lows
Ain't it funny how the feelin' goes away?
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses?
Come down from your fences, open the gate
It may be rainin' but there's a rainbow above you
You better let somebody love you (let somebody love you)
You better let somebody love you before it's too late.
TEQUiLA SUNRiSE
(D. Henley, G. Frey)
It's another tequila sunrise
Starin' slowly 'cross the sky
Said goodbye
He was just a hired hand
Workin' on the dreams he planned to try
The days go by
Every night when the sun goes down
Just another lonely boy in town
And she's out runnin' 'round
She wasn't just another woman
And I couldn't keep from comin' on
It's been so long
Oh, and it's a hollow feelin'
When it comes down to dealin' friends
It never ends
Take another shot of courage
Wonder why the right words never come
You just get numb
It's another tequila sunrise
This old world still look the same
Another frame.
TAKE iT TO THE LiMiT
(R. Meisner, D. Henley)
All alone at the end of the evening
And the bright lights have faded to blue
I was thinking 'bout a woman who might have loved me (and I never knew)
You know I've always been a dreamer (spent my life running 'round)
And it's so hard to change (can't seem to settle down)
But the dreams I've seen lately
Keep on turning out
And burning out and turning out the same
So put me on a highway and show me a sign
And take it to the limit one more time
You can spend all your time makin' money
You can spend all your love makin' time
If it all fell to pieces tomorrow (would you still be mine?)
And when you're looking for yor freedom (nobody seems to care)
And you can't find the door (can't find it anywhere)
When there's nothing to believe in
Still you're coming back, you're running back
You're coming back for more
So put me on a highway and show me a sign
And take it to the limit one more time
Take it to the limit, Take it to the limit, Take it to the limit one more time [ADLIB]
THE LONG RUN
(D. Henley, G. Frey)
I used to hurry a lot, I used to worry a lot
I used to stay out till the break of the day
Oh, that didn't get it, it was high time I quit it
I just couldn't carry on that way
Oh, I did some damage, I know it's true
Didn't know I was so lonely till I found you
You can go the distance, we'll find out in the long run (in the long run)
We can handle some resistance, if our love is a strong one (is a strong one)
People talkin' about us, they got nothin' else to do
When it all comes down we will still come through, in the long run
Oh, I want to tell you it's a long run
You know I don't understand why you don't treat yourself better
Do the crazy things that you do
'Cause all the debutantes in Houston, baby
Couldn't hold a candle to you
Did you do it for love, did you do it for money?
Did you do it for spite, did you think you had to, honey?
Who is gonna make it? We'll find out, in the long run (in the long run)
I know we can take it, if our love is a strong one (is a strong one)
Well, we're scared but we ain't shakin'
Kind a bent but we ain't breakin' in the long run
Oh, I want to tell you it's a long run
In the long run, in the long run
Gonna find out, oh, fi-fi-fi-find out, long, long, long
Run, run baby, run, run baby.
HOTEL CALiFORNIA
(D. Felder, D. Henley, G. Frey)
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim, I had to stop for the night
There she stood in the doorway I heard the mission bell
And I was thinking to myself, "This could be heaven or this could be hell"
Then she lit up a candle and she showed my the way
There were voices down the corridor, I thought I heard them say...
Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place) such a lovely face
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Any time of year (any time of year) you can find it here
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys that she calls friends
How they dance in the courtyard sweet summer sweat
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
So I called up the captain, "Please bring me my wine"
He said, "We haven't had the spirit here since nineteen sixtynine"
And still those voices are calling from far away
Wake you up in the middle of the night just to hear them say...
Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place) such a lovely face
They livin' it up at the Hotel California
What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise) bring your alibis
Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice
And she said "We are all just prisoners here of our own device"
And in the master's chambers they gathered for the feast
They stab it with their steely knives, but they just can't kill the beast
Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
"Relax" said the night man, "We are programmed to receive
You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave".
i CAN'T TELL YOU WHY
(T. B. Schmit, D. Henley, G. Frey)
Look at us baby, up all night
Tearing our love apart
Aren't we the same two people who lived
Through years in the dark? Oh
Every time I try to walk away
Somethin' makes me turn around and stay
And I can't tell you why
When we get crazy, it just ain't right (try to keep your head little girl)
Girl, I get lonely too
You don't have to worry, just hold on tight (don't get caught in your little world)
'Cause I love you (Oh)
Nothin' s wrong as far as I can see
We make it harder than it has to be
And I can't tell you why, no baby
I can't tell you why [x2]
Every time I try to walk away
Somethin' makes me turn around and stay
And I can't tell you why, no baby
I can't tell you why [x3]
LiFE iN THE FAST LANE
(J. Walsh, D. Henley, G. Frey)
He was a hard headed man, he was brutally handsome
And she was terminally pretty
She held him up and he held her for ransom
In the heart of the cold, cold city
He had a nasty reputation as a cruel dude
They said he was ruthless, they said he was crude
They had one thing in common, they were good in bed
She'd say, "Faster, faster, the lights are turning red"
Life in the fast lane
Surely make you lose your mind
Life in the fast lane
(Are you with me so far?)
Eager for action and hot for the game
The coming attraction, the drop of a name
They knew all the right people, they took all the right pills
They threw outrageous parties, they paid heavily bills
They were lines on the mirror, lines on her face
She pretended non to notice she was caught up in the race
Out every evenin' until it was light
He was too tired to make it, she was too tired to fight about it
Life in the fast lane
Surely make you lose your mind
Life in the fast lane
Life in the fast lane
Everything all the time
Life in the fast lane
Blowin' and burnin' blinded by thirst
They didn't see the stop sign, took a turn for the worst
She said, "Listen baby, you can hear the engine ring"
"We've been up and down this highway, haven't seen a god damn thing"
He said, "Call the doctor, I think I'm gonna crash"
"The doctor says he's coming, but you gotta pay him cash"
They went rushin' down that freeway, messed around and got lost
They didn't get they were just dyin' to get off
And it was life in the fast lane
Surely make you lose your mind
Life in the fast lane
Life in the fast lane
Everything all the time
Life in the fast lane [x3]