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High and Dry

Def Leppard

℗ 1981 Mercury Records SRM 1 4021

Def Leppard • 1981 • High and Dry

DEF LEPPARD's second album, «High 'n' Dry», continues in the vein of the anthemic, working-class hard rock of their debut. While still opting for a controlled musical attack, and melodies as big-sounding and stadium-ready as possible, the band opens up its arrangements a bit more on «High 'n' Dry», letting the songs breathe and groove while the rhythm section and guitar riffs play off one another. MTV helped break the album in the U.S. with its heavy rotation of the video for the unabashedly dramatic rock ballad «Bringin' on the Heartbreak». — Steve Huey.

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Let It Go

(Pete Willis — Steve Clark — Joe Elliott)

Cool woman, cool eyes, you got me hypnotized
So head down, get a rhythm, stop your stalling and your bitching
Rock steady, we're still shaking, I'm ready for the taking
So make your move, you might be, get ready for the big scene

Let it rock, yeah
Let it roll, let it,
Let it go, let it go
You gotta let it rock, come on
Let it roll, yeah just let it go

Slow down, hold on, you're too fast, you're too strong
Take it easy, take it slow, make it last, don't let go
A warm body is one way, you're not leaving, c'mon stay
So get down on your knees, and let me know you're here to please

Let it rock, yeah
Let it roll, let it
Let it go, let it go
You gotta let it rock, come on
Let it roll, yeah just let it go

Let it go
Let it go
Let it go

Cool woman, cool eyes, you got me hypnotized
Slow down, hold on, you're too fast, too strong
I need a woman, I want her to love
A wound up woman
And you got what I want, what I want

Slow down, hold on
You're much too fast, you're much too strong
Take it slow, make it last
Take it easy, not too fast
Don't let go

No, I'm rock steady, we're still shaking
And I'm ready for the taking
So make your move, you might be
And get a-ready for the big scene

Let it rock, let it
Let it roll, let it
Let it go, let it
Let it, let it rock
Let it, let it roll
Let it, let it go
Let it go

Let it rock, yeah
Let it roll, let it
Let it go, let it go
You gotta let it rock, come on
Let it roll, yeah
Let it go

Another Hit and Run

(Rick Savage — Joe Elliott)

Union Jack is back with a hole in his head
He's gettin' badly burned every time
He's laughin' at me and dancin' on my sneakers
And his sixties songs are blowin' up my speakers

I say you got no respect, respect for authority
You're just playing your dirty tricks and then come cryin' to me

Hit and run, hit and run
It's just a hit and run
Another hit and run

The bulldog's lost his bite and his breath has gone bad
Now the whole damn world is really laughin' mad

I say you got no respect, respect for authority
You're just playing your dirty tricks and then come cryin' to me

Hit and run, hit and run
It's just a hit and run
Another hit and run
Hit it

Oh bring it down, oh you bring it down
I said you ain't got no respect
I said you ain't got no respect
No you ain't got no respect
And you hit me when I'm down
Bastard, bastard, bastard...

Hit and run, hit and run
It's just another hit and run
I said it's just another hit and run
Oh yeah, hit and run
Hit and run, hit and run
Hit and run, hit and run
Hit and run
It's just another hit and run
Hit and run

High and Dry (Saturday Night)

(Steve Clark — Rick Savage — Joe Elliott)

Saturday, I feel right, I been drinking all day
Yes I got a date, a midnight ride, I had to get it away

Yeah, I'm not a loner, I'm not a fool
Don't need a reason, reason to be cool
I got my whisky, I got my wine
I got my woman and this time the lights are going out

Saturday night, high
Saturday night, high 'n' dry
Saturday night, I'm high
Saturday night, high 'n' dry

I feel bad, I feel mean, I'm up and down and in between
On the bottle, I'm on the line, I'm up and feeling fine

I'm not a loner, I'm not a fool
Don't need a reason, reason to be cool
I got my whisky, I got my wine
I got my woman, and this time the lights are going out

Saturday night, high
Saturday night, high 'n' dry
Saturday night, I'm high
Saturday night, high 'n' dry
Oh take me high

Saturday, kickin' out, her train was comin' to me
I gotta move, number one, saturday night on the run

Saturday night, high
Saturday night, high 'n' dry
Saturday night, got my whisky
Saturday night, got my wine
Saturday night, got my woman
Saturday night, high 'n' dry
You gotta try me tonight

Bringin' on the Heartbreak

(Steve Clark — Pete Willis — Joe Elliott)

Gypsy, sittin' lookin' pretty 
A broken rose with laughin' eyes 
You're a mystery, always runnin' wild 
Like a child without a home 
You're always searching, searching for a feeling 
That it's easy come and easy go 
Oh I'm sorry but it's true 

You're bringin' on the heartache 
Takin' all the best of me, oh can't you see 
You got the best of me, oh can't you see 

You're bringin' on the heartbreak 
Bringin' on the heartache 
You're bringin' on the heartbreak 
Bringin' on the heartache 
Can't you see 

You're such a secret, misty eyed and shady 
Lady how you hold the key 
Oh you're like a candle, your flame slowly fadin' 
Burnin' out and burnin' me 
Can't you see 
Just try and say to you 

You're bringin' on the heartache 
Takin' all the best of me, oh can't you see 
You got the best of me, oh can't you see 

You're bringin' on the heartbreak 
Bringin' on the heartache 
You're bringin' on the heartbreak 
Bringin' on the heartache 
Can't you see, can't you see 
No no no 

You got the best of me, oh can't you see 
You got the best of me, oh can't you see 

You're bringin' on the heartbreak 
Bringin' on the heartache 
You're bringin' on the heartbreak 
Bringin' on the heartache 
You're bringin' on the heartbreak 
Bringin' on the heartache 
You're bringin' on the heartbreak

You Got Me Runnin'

(Pete Willis — Steve Clark — Joe Elliott)

I don't care too much for
Your backstabbin' and side steppin'
You're all sweet talk, you're all lust
You're the kind yeah, I don't trust
I gotta get out, step aside
Before you damage my pride
Let me through don't spoil my view
I gotta get away, away from you

Oh no no never thought I'd feel so low
You got me runnin', you got me runnin'
But I ain't gonna hide
And yesterday everything seemed okay
Yeah you better run and hide away
Oh you better hide

You're out, out on the street
But I'm back on my feet
I might lose it, so get wise
Stop your usin' and your lies
Oh my friend don't stick around
Your time is up, the chips are down
Let me through don't spoil my view
I gotta get away, away from you

Oh no no never thought I'd feel so low
You got me runnin', you got me runnin'
But I ain't gonna hide
And yesterday everything seemed okay
Yeah you better run and hide away
Oh you better hide

You got me runnin', you got me runnin'
You got me runnin', you got me runnin'
You got me runnin', you got me runnin'
You got me runnin', runnin', runnin'

Runnin' away
Watch me run
Runnin', runnin', runnin'

Oh no no never thought I'd feel so low
You got me runnin', you got me runnin'
But I ain't gonna hide
And yesterday everything seemed okay
Yeah you better run and hide away
Oh you better hide

You got me runnin', you got me runnin'
You got me runnin', you got me runnin'
You got me runnin', you got me runnin'
You got me runnin', you got me runnin'
I'm gettin' out, you got me runnin'
You can't say no no more, you got me runnin'
Get out the door, you got me runnin'
You got me runnin'

Lady Strange

(Pete Willis — Steve Clark — Rick Allen — Joe Elliott)

I never needed love before till I met you girl
A girl like you I have never seen
You came into my life like a whirlwind girl
You let me know what lovin' really means

Lady strange, oh lady strange I want you
Lady strange, oh lady strange I need you

You got me where you want me girl so no messin' around
You know I never played that hard to please
I've been here many times before and walked this sacred ground
But this time you got me on my knees, you got me

Lady strange, oh lady strange I want you
Lady strange, oh lady strange I need you
Lady strange, oh lady strange I want you
Lady strange, oh lady strange yes I want you
I need you

Oh you're so strange

Taking love from you's like taking candy from a baby
But lady strange there is no stranger lady, no
Just you and me, we make love, good love
So let me know what lovin' really means, woman please

Lady strange, oh lady strange I want you
Lady strange, oh lady strange I need you
Lady strange, oh lady strange I want you
Lady strange, oh lady strange I need you
I need you, I want you, yeah

On Through the Night

(Steve Clark — Rick Savage — Joe Elliott)

The wait is done, the battle's won
So count the cost before you run
Cause on and on your time was power
The clock on the wall ticks away the hours
Come on down, you're flyin' high
You'll never win if you never try
Stop the hate and carry the load
Come on, get this show on the road

On through the night, you can't stop me now
On through the night, you won't stop me anyhow

The stakes are high and gettin' higher
I'm flat on my face and you call me liar
I'm watching you, you're watching me
You're watching every move that I can see
My reputation's still at stake
I play it safe for safety's sake
Your ego and your promises
Are gonna fade again and again

On through the night, you won't stop me now
On through the night, you won't stop me anyhow
Not anyhow

All you want to hear is the audience applause
You can't get on stage for a country clause
And the road ahead seems a little rough
If you want to know my feelings I'd say that's tough
And that's tough

Your wheels ain't turnin', you're out of gas
You pay by check but they take cash
Two roads ahead but which to take
And you can't see it's your mistake
They're waitin' for you
They're waitin' for me
And what seems like eternity
It's all tradition, it'll get you yet
In rock'n'roll there's no safety net

On through the night, you can't stop me now
On through the night, you can't stop me anyhow
On through the night, goin' on and on, on and on
On through the night, you can't stop me anyhow
No no not anyhow

Mirror, Mirror (Look into My Eyes)

(Steve Clark — Joe Elliott)

Mirror mirror just watchin' with your eye of glass
You're just a fortune wheel with something that I wanna ask
Mirror mirror got my fate lyin' in your hands
You're the fool, you're the juggler
Hangman and lover, you're not like no other

Take a look into my eyes, tell me what you see
Take a look into my eyes, tell me is it true
Take a look into my eyes, oh when I look at you
Take a look into my eyes, tell me is it me
Is it really me?

Mirror mirror gotta know just what you see
My crystal ball you're lookin' so sly and so sleazy
Mirror mirror hangin' there with that crack in your eye
You make me stumble, make me blind
Time after time and line by line

Take a look into my eyes, tell me what you see
Take a look into my eyes, tell me is it true
Take a look into my eyes, oh when I look at you
Take a look into my eyes, tell me is it me

Mirror mirror
Oh tell me

You're the fool, you're the juggler
I ain't met a lover, you're like no other, so

Take a look into my eyes, tell me what you see
Take a look into my eyes, tell me is it true
Take a look into my eyes, oh it just couldn't last
Take a look into my eyes, gonna have to smash the glass

Take a look, take a look
Take a look into my eyes, take a look
Take a look into my eyes, oh yeah
Take a look into my eyes
Take a look into my eyes
Take a look into my eyes
Take a look into my eyes, take a look, take a look
Take a look into my eyes, look into my eyes
Take a look into my eyes, tell me if it's me
Baby

No No No

(Rick Savage — Pete Willis — Joe Elliott)

She was a foxy rocker, a roxy roller, an unchained sex machine
Slippin' slidin', electric glidin' and boy she was mean
I said mean
High class dealer, sippin' her tequila comin' on pretty strong
Real love stealer, rebel rousin' squealer, she said go but I said no

I kept saying no, no no no no no
I kept saying no, no no no no no

Waiting at the back door, couldn't take it anymore
Didn't know where she'd been
She looked pretty neat, turnin' on the heat and only seventeen
Seventeen
Windin' her up, bringin' her down, she wanted it just the same
Said stick around, that's when I found I only had myself to blame

I kept saying no, no no no no no
I kept saying no, no no no no no

High class dealer, sippin' on tequila, comin' on really strong
Rhythm stealer, rattle off squealer, she said go but I said no

Well I kept saying no, no no no no no
Well I kept saying no, no no no no no
Well I kept saying no, no no no no no
I say no no no
I say no no no
I say no no
No

Bringin' on the Hearbreak [remix]

(Steve Clark — Pete Willis — Joe Elliott)

Gypsy, sittin' lookin' pretty
A broken rose with laughin' eyes
You're a mystery, always runnin' wild
Like a child without a home
You're always searching, searching for a feeling
But it's easy come and easy go
Oh I'm sorry but it's true

You're bringin' on the heartache
Takin' all the best of me, oh can't you see
You got the best of me, oh can't you see

You're bringin' on the heartbreaks
Bringin' on the heartache
You're bringin' on the heartbreak
Bringin' on the heartache
Can't you see

You're such a secret, misty eyed and shady
Lady how you hold the key
Oh you're like a candle, your flame slowly fadin'
Burnin' out and burnin' me
Can't you see
Just trying to say to you

You're bringin' on the heartache
Takin' all the best of me, oh can't you see
You got the best of me, oh can't you see

You're bringin' on the heartbreak
Bringin' on the heartache
You're bringin' on the heartbreak
Bringin' on the heartache
Can't you see
Can't you see
No no no

You got the best of me, oh can't you see
You got the best of me, oh can't you see

You're bringin' on the heartbreak
Bringin' on the heartache
You're bringin' on the heartbreak
Bringin' on the heartache
You're bringin' on the heartbreak
Bringin' on the heartache
You're bringin' on the heartbreak

Me and My Wine [remix]

(Rick Savage — Steve Clark — Joe Elliott)

Well I'm down in the alley of Sally and I'm feeling my way
And it's four in the morning, I don't have a lot I can say
I know I'm looking for some satisfaction
But there ain't much news
Got some walking from a back reaction
I'm hanging down and loose

Me and the boys have been drinking
Feeling like this is the wrong time for thinking
All I can say is I'm doing fine with just me and my wine

Now my brain and my body are runnin' on different rails
And I died and just say hi what if all else fails
Oh I woke up in a subway station
Lying half dead on the floor
I don't remember anything
What happened the night before

Oh me and the boys have been drinking
Feeling like this is the wrong time for thinking
All I can say is I'm doing fine with just me and my wine

Now listen
My hair's a real mess, I feel and look like a joke
And there's a hole in my jeans, I just ran right out of smokes
You know I'd like to get to know you
But I ain't got the time
I'm finding it harder and harder
To make this damn thing rhyme

Just me and my wine
Well just me and my wine
You know that I'm doing fine
Well just me and my wine
Thank you