AC/DC - Powerage (1978)++ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bon Scott - Lead Vocals Malcolm Young - Rhythm Guitar Angus Young - Lead Guitar Cliff Williams - Bass Phil Rudd - Drums Produced by Harry Vanda and George Young. Recorded at Albert Studios, Sydney, Australia. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track Listing 1) Rock'n'Roll Damnation (Young, Young, Scott) 3:31 2) Down Payment Blues (Young, Young, Scott) 6:00 3) Gimme A Bullet (Young, Young, Scott) 3:21 4) Riff Raff (Young, Young, Scott) 5:14 5) Sin City (Young, Young, Scott) 4:40 6) What's Next To The Moon (Young, Young, Scott) 3:28 7) Gone Shootin' (Young, Young, Scott) 5:04 8) Up To My Neck In You (Young, Young, Scott) 4:10 9) Cold Hearted Man (Young, Young, Scott) 3:36 - Non-Australian bonus track 10) Kicked In The Teeth (Young, Young, Scott) 3:52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1) Rock'n'Roll Damnation (Young, Young, Scott) 3:31 They say that you play too loud Well baby that's tough They say that you got too much Can't get enough They tell you that you look a fool But baby I'm a fool for you They say that your mind's diseased Shake your stuff Chorus: And it's a - rock'n'roll damnation Ma's own whippin' boy Rock'n'roll damnation Take a chance while you still got the choice You say that you want respect Honey for what? For everything that you've done for me, blah Thanks a lot Get up off your bended knees You could ... set your mind at ease My temperature's running hot Oh, I've been waiting all night for a bite of what you got Chorus Oh, it's a hot life Damnation - They're puttin' you down Damnation - All over town Damnation - 'Cause you're way outta reach Livin' on the streets you gotta practice what you preach Chorus Damnation - Left a happy home... Damnation - to live on your own Damnation - You want to live in sin Damnation - It's a rock'n'roll Damnation - Just a bundle of joy Damnation - You're a toy for a boy Damnation - You got ... dollars in your eye Damnation - Chasin' that pie in the sky Damnation - Rock'n'roll Damnation ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2) Down Payment Blues (Young, Young, Scott) 6:00 I know that it's evil I know that it's got to be I know I ain't doing much Doing nothing means a lot to me Living on a shoe string A fifty cent millionaire Open to charity Rock'n'roller welfare Sitting in my Cadillac Listening to my radio Suzy baby get on in Tell me where she want to go I'm living in a nightmare She's looking like a wet dream I got myself a Cadillac But I can't afford the gasoline Chorus: I've got holes in my shoes ... and I'm way overdue Down payment blues Get myself a steady job Some responsibility Can't even feed my cat ... on social ... security Hiding from the rent man Ow, it make me want to cry Sheriff knocking on my door Ain't it funny how the time flies Sitting on my sailing boat Sipping off my champaign Suzy baby all at sea Say she want to come again Feeling like a paper cup Floating down a storm drain Got myself a sailing boat But I can't afford a drop of rain Chorus Down payment blues (3) I've got holes in my shoes... And I'm way overdue I got the down ... payment ... blues ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3) Gimme A Bullet (Young, Young, Scott) 3:21 Ow She had the word, had the way The way of letting me know She knew the game, called the play Ow, she hit me low She said, 'Now you go your way, I'll go mine... And that's a start' Doctor, doctor Ain't no cure ... for the pain in my heart Chorus: Gimme a bullet to bite on Something to chew Gimme a bullet to bite on And I'll make believe, I'll make believe it's you Don't need no drink, don't need no drug Don't need no sympathy Sooner or later Send me a bill ... for what she's doing to me Operator, long distance lips ... on the telephone Come tomorrow, come to grips ... with me all alone Chorus Bullet to bite on Ow Gimme a bullet to bite on Yeah C'mom Gimme a bullet to bite on Oh, you're a bullet baby A bullet to bite on Oh yeah ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4) Riff Raff (Young, Young, Scott) 5:14 See it on the television every day, hear it on the radio It ain't humid but it sure is hot ... down in Mexico The boy is trying to tell me Near beginning of the end Say they've all been there Too late my friend Riff raff Always good for a laugh Ha ha ha Riff raff Go on, laugh yourself in half Smile awhile Now I'm the kind of guy who keeps his big mouth shut Don't bother me Somebody give me one arm up, leave me in misery I've never shot nobody, don't even carry a gun I ain't done nothing wrong, I'm just having fun Riff raff Always good for a laugh Riff raff Go on, laugh yourself in half Oh yeah ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5) Sin City (Young, Young, Scott) 4:40 Diamonds ... and dust Poor man last, rich man first Lambourginis, caviar Dry martinis, Shangri-la I got a burning ... feeling ... deep inside of me It's yearning ... but I'm going to set it free I'm going in ... to sin city I'm gonna win ... in sin city Where the lights are bright Do the town tonight I'm gonna win ... in sin city Oh I'm gonna rule you baby Go Ow! Ladders ... and snakes Ladders give, snakes take Rich man, poor man Beggarman, thief Ain't got a hope in hell That's my belief Fingers Freddy, Diamond Jim Better get ready Look out, I'm coming in So spin that wheel, cut that pack ... and roll those loaded dice Bring on the dancing girls and put the ... champaign on ice I'm going in ... to sin city I'm gonna win ... in sin city Where the lights are bright Do the town tonight I'm going in ... to sin city ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6) What's Next To The Moon (Young, Young, Scott) 3:28 Well I tied my baby to the railroad track Cannonball down the line Giving that woman just a one more chance... To give it to me one more time Engineer wishing he was home in bed ... dreaming about Casey Jones Wide-eyed woman woman half a mile ahead thinking about broken bones Chorus: It's her love that I want It's her love that I need It's her love got to have It's her love Heavenly body flying across the sky Superman was out of town Come on, honey, gotta change your tune... 'Cause it's a long way down Clark Kent looking for a free ride ... thinking about Louise Lane It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a ... suicide ... and that'd be a shame Chorus But what's next to the moon? Long Arm looking for a fingerprint ... trying to find the mystery clue Hitting me with the third degree .... working on a thumb screw Alright, officer, I confess Everything's coming back I didn't mean to hurt that woman of mine It was a heart attack It's her love that I want It's her love that I need It's her love got to have It's her love guaranteed Chorus What's next to the moon? I'll never stop I'll never say bye bye Girl, what's next to the moon? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7) Gone Shootin' (Young, Young, Scott) 5:04 Feel the pressure rise Hear the whistle blow Found a ticket of her own accord Yeah, I don't know Packed your heart in a travelling bag ... and never said bye bye Something missing in the neighbourhood All the crying eyes I stirred my coffee with the same spoon Do a favourite tune Gone shootin' My baby gone shootin' Wrap yourself around, uh ... like a second skin Backed a favourite nag ... but she could never win I took a number in another town She took another pill She was running in an overdrive ... up until my overkill She never made it past the bedroom door What was she aiming for? Gone shootin' She's gone Gone, gone, gone Gone shootin' My baby's gone shootin' Oh yeah Gone shootin' I'm gonna have to get a gun Gone shootin' Look out, look out Gone shootin' She could have anyone Gone shootin' She sure is loaded Gone shootin' Down, down, down, she's gone Gone shootin' I used to love her so ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8) Up To My Neck In You (Young, Young, Scott) 4:10 Well I've been up to my neck in trouble Up to my neck in strife Up to my neck in misery ... for most of my life I've been a fool And you know what a fool can do I'm telling you You came along when I needed you Now I'm up, I'm up to my neck in you And I've been up to my neck in pleasure Up to my neck in pain I've been up to my neck on the railroad track Waitin' for the train ... to cruise on through Well baby my time is due Oh it's way overdue You came along and you pulled me through Now I'm up, up to my neck in you Oh, it feels good Well I've been up to my neck in whiskey I've been up to my neck in wine, yeah I've been up to my neck in wishing ... that ... this neck wasn't mine I was a loser, you weren't lost baby Baby you were too good, too good to be true What you've got no one else could do Now I'm up, I'm up to my neck in you Oh, it feels good Yeah you came along when I needed you Oh I'm up to my neck in you ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9) Cold Hearted Man (Young, Young, Scott) 3:36 - Non-Australian bonus track No one knew ... where he came from He never knew himself Call her Ma, call him Pa but he was born to someone else No one fooled ... or messed him around 'Cause they were all afraid Ain't no lies Ice in the eyes of ... Leeroy Kincaid Cold hearted man One time lover, heart in his hand Cold hearted man And you can't trust nothing you don't understand Cold hearted man (2) Like a snake ... he had no friends He didn't need no one Hurt his pride, deep inside he was another mother's son Reputation, broken glass Everybody prayed For their lives on the street... Where they happened to meet ... Leeroy Kincaid Cold hearted man One time lover, heart in his hand Cold hearted man That's what he was And you can't trust nothing you don't understand Cold hearted man (2) Sometimes you can't see ... the other side It's too well hidden ... for the naked eye One time lover ... with his heart in his hand Two time loser, a broken man Cold hearted man He was the cold hearted man Cold hearted man (3) Oh so cold, cold hearted man Cold hearted man (2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10) Kicked In The Teeth (Young, Young, Scott) 3:52 Two-faced woman with the two-faced lies I hope your two-faced living made you satisfied Tell me baby I was your only one While you've been running around town with every mother's son Told your story about the women like you Told your story about the things you do I used to think that you were ... sugar and spice I should've listened to my mother's advice Kicked in the teeth again Sometimes you lose, sometimes you win Kicked in the teeth again Ain't this misery ever gonna end? And I've been ... kicked in the teeth, kicked in the teeth again Two-faced woman, such a crying shame Don't know nothing, you're all the same You run around, hope you had your fun You never know who's gonna win ... till the race been ... run Kicked in the teeth again Sometimes you lose, sometimes you win Oh no Kicked in the teeth again Ain't this misery ever gonna end? And I've been ... kicked in the teeth, kicked in the teeth Kicked in the teeth again Ow! ------------------------------------------------------------------------