Bonfire - Knock Out (1991) + ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Claus Lessmann - Lead and Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitars Angel Schleifer - Guitars, Backing Vocals Jorg Deisinger - Bass, Backing Vocals Edgar Patrick - Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals Produced, Recorded and Mixed by Mack at Musicland Studios, Munich, Germany. Artwork and Design: Brey Graphics. Logo Artwork: Achim Gutbrad. Cover Photography: Fred Stichnoth. Band Photography: Didi Zill. Wardrobe: Felix Lederer. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track Listing 1) Streets Of Freedom (Schleifer, Lessmann / Lessmann) 4:58 2) The Stroke (Billy Squier) 4:25 3) Dirty Love (Deisinger, Schleifer, Lessmann / Lessmann) 3:50 4) Rivers Of Glory (Schleifer, Lessmann / Lessmann) 4:53 5) Home Babe (Schleifer, Lessmann / Lessmann) 4:57 6) Shake Down (Deisinger, Schleifer, Lessmann / Lessmann) 3:03 7) Hold You (Schleifer, Lessmann / Lessmann) 4:20 8) Down And Out (Schleifer, Lessmann / Lessmann) 3:38 9) Take My Heart And Run (Lessmann, Michael Voss-Shon) 5:55 10) All We Got (Deisinger, Schleifer, Lessmann / Lessmann) 4:42 11) Fight For Love (Schleifer, Lessmann / Lessmann) 5:13 12) Tonmeister (Patrick-Witzemann) 9:02 - CD bonus track ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1) Streets Of Freedom (Schleifer, Lessmann / Lessmann) 4:58 You get up every morning to the same old song But it's tearing you up inside 'Cos life means more ... to you... Than only just making it through Feel like you're caught in a prison cell Once you're in, there's no way out You're doing time, what's your crime It's burning in the back of your mind Chorus 1: You start to dream about running away and leaving it all behind You just pack your bags and go Do it or you'll never know Chorus 2: Ride the streets of freedom, it's time to do or die You can't stop believing, you just say goodbye Ride the streets of freedom (2) You can barely make it through the week You're just working but you never see Just what it means ... to live... For the things you've had to give Streets are crazy, but you don't mind 'cos you've seen them all before So was it just a dream Now you know what your life can mean Ride the streets of freedom, it's time to do or die You can't stop believing, you just say goodbye Ride the streets of freedom (2) Ride them, ride The roads has got you hypnotized and you're feeling like you've never felt before Hold on, just one more time and I know ... you'll be alright Chorus 1 & 2 Chorus 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2) The Stroke (Billy Squier) 4:25 (from Billy Squier "Don't Say No" (1981)) Now everybody, have you heard If you're in the game, then the stroke's the word Don't take no rhythm, don't take no style Got a thirst for killin', grab your vile, yeah Oh! You put your hand right out, give a firm handshake Talk to me ... about that one big break Spread your ear-pollution ... both far and wide Keep your contributions by your side and... Stroke me, stroke me Could be a winner for you move quite well Stroke me, stroke me Stroke You got your number down Stroke me, stroke me Say you're a winner, man you're just a sinner now You put your left foot out, keep it all in place Work your way ... right into my case First you try to to beg me, you make my backbone slide But when you find you bled me, skip on by Keep on - stroke me, stroke me Give me the business all night long Stroke me, stroke me (2) You're so together boy Stroke me, stroke me Say you're a winner but man you're just a sinner now (Spoken): Stroke Better listen now, I ain't no joke - No! Let your concience fail ya, just do the stroke Dontcha take no chances, keep an eye on top Do your fancy dances, you can't stop, you just... Stroke me, stroke me (6) C'mon, ready Stroke me, stroke me Yeah Stroke me, stroke me (6) Say you're a winner, man you're just a sinner now ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3) Dirty Love (Deisinger, Schleifer, Lessmann / Lessmann) 3:50 You walked up, dangerous smile, hungry like a crocodile You've got the devil ... in your eyes I was taken by the sheer surprise You eat my body, eat my soul Don't tell me that I'm losing control You tried to kill me ... with one bite Man, I can't believe we're doing it right, no Dirty, dirty love But such a good time All I've got to do is survive Dirty, dirty Always a good time Baby baby baby Chorus: Bang on your dirty love - every night but it's not enough Tell me honey - do you like it rough? Just bang on your dirty love I was good, your were bad You were the best time ... that I ever had But now it's late, I've got to go You make it harder than you'll ever know Dirty, dirty love Had a good time Maybe we can do it again Dirty, dirty Such a good time Baby baby baby Chorus Bang on - No matter where we're going Gonna keep on bangin' Bang on - Caught up in your dirty love Dity, dirty love (2) Chorus (2) Bang on your dirty love ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4) Rivers Of Glory (Schleifer, Lessmann / Lessmann) 4:53 Feeling lonely, it's desperation I've got nobody, only one place to go Down to the rivers of glory Surrounded but I'm still alone There are faces I still remember All the times that I hoped for more Down to the rivers of glory Will I ever know for sure... And you keep saying... Chorus: Give me your heart tonight I need someone to talk to, someone to fill my life Give me your heart tonight Don't tell me that you love me, 'cos it hurts me inside Home is always where your heart is You smile and laugh but you don't understand Down to the rivers of glory And I can't turn this boat around... So baby, baby... Chorus I tried to swim against the stream and leave it all behind Had to fight the pain inside but it got me every time Baby, baby... Chorus Give me your heart tonight I need someone to talk to, someone to fill my life - someone in my life... Give me your heart tonight Don't tell me that you love me, 'cos it hurts me up inside Yeah yeah ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5) Home Babe (Schleifer, Lessmann / Lessmann) 4:57 (Radio playing): I've been praying every night ... just to have you back with me... I close my eyes and I drink illusions And sometimes I fade into a dream You know, I can't wake up from this confusion The empty bottle and the empty bed ... are all so real Loving myself ... seems to be the hardest part, yeah Trying to fight that feeling, I wanna be there for you Everything will be alright when you're home baby - will be alright You don't know how I'm missing you, now you're gone Yeah yeah I thought I had it all together Can't understand where I went wrong, oh no So many people tried to tell me Don't turn yourself around because you're throwing it all away Needing you ... seems to be my destiny Feels like dying without you, set me free, yeah Everything will be alright when you're home baby - will be alright You don't know how I'm missing you, now you're gone I've been praying every night ... just to have you back with me I just wanna to hold you in my arms - yeah yeah yeah Everything will be alright when you're home baby - will be alright You don't know how I'm missing you, now you're gone I've been praying every night ... just to have you back with me I just wanna hold you in my arms - yeah yeah Everything will be alright when you're home baby You don't know how I'm missing you, now you're gone I've been praying every night ... just to have you back with me I just wanna hold you in my arms - yeah yeah yeah Everything will be alright when you're home baby - will be alright You don't know how I'm missing you, now you're gone I've been praying every night ... just to have you back with me... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6) Shake Down (Deisinger, Schleifer, Lessmann / Lessmann) 3:03 Heading down the freeway, just outside L. A. I was coming back with a friend of mine We'd been cruising 'round all day, yeah yeah yeah We were just getting started to move when the lights came down from behind They never told us what we had done but we're lying on the ground 'What about our rights?' I said, he said 'Not here in this town' Chorus: Shake down - with the gods that show no mercy Shake down - somebody called the devil ... and he's got the gun People just kept on driving like it happens every day Sweat and blood running down my face But there was nothing I could say, no no no We couldn't move, we were scared to death but we were doing what we could Going down somebody said 'Another night in Hollywood' Chorus (2) I never knew crime was so exciting TV cops and movie stars Don't you think it's gone so far? Chorus Shake down (3) (Spoken): Shake you down ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7) Hold You (Schleifer, Lessmann / Lessmann) 4:20 Oh yeah Ooh yeah Turn your head - walk away But deep inside you really want to stay Are you ready Love is gonna get you Every night - you make the scene But you won't tell me what you really need Are you ready Love is gonna get you Falling in love ain't no crime - love's no crime, love's no crime I'll just keep believing, yeah Chorus: ... that I'm gonna hold you and love you Never gonna let you go now baby Hold you and love you through the night Just let your heart surrender Hold you and love you every night Whoah yeah Take my hand - Feel the heat Can't you see that it's you I need Are you ready Love is gonna get you If you close your eyes you can see the light I got the curtain feeling that the time is right Are you ready Love is gonna get you If you could just give it a try - just give it a try, give it a try And I could start believing, yeah Chorus ... that I'm gonna hold you and love you Never gonna let you go now baby Hold you and love you through the night - yeah Just let your heart surrender Hold you and love you every night Whoah ... that I'm gonna hold you and love you Never gonna let you go now baby Hold you and love you through the night Just let your heart surrender (2) Hold you and love you every night Never gonna let you go Oh yeah (2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8) Down And Out (Schleifer, Lessmann / Lessmann) 3:38 I come home and I find you gone Walk up the stairs and you're lying in another man's arms, oh yeah You woke me up in the middle of a dream I always thought that this would never happen to me Wow no This heart ... shot down ... like a bullet without a sound Jump back, get outta my way, yeah Down and out - 'Cos my heart's on fire but I'm still not burning Down and out - And you know I'm coming back again, yeah Sweet talk, try to justify, I know you by now That your love was only a lie I'm going back, gonna take control Put the money on the table 'cos my heart has taken its toll Oh yeah You make love, it's my turn You can feel it when it starts to burn This time ... you're on your own Baby Down and out - 'Cos my heart's on fire but I'm still not burning Down and out - And you know I'm coming back again, yeah Down and out - So life goes on and the world keeps turning Down and out - And you know I'm coming back to win So down Down and out - 'Cos my heart's on fire but I'm still not burning Down and out - And you know I'm coming back again, yeah Down and out - So life goes on and the world keeps turning Down and out - And you know I'm coming back to win So down Down and out (2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9) Take My Heart And Run (Lessmann, Michael Voss-Shon) 5:55 Tears fall like rain, can't you see them They keep me from closing my eyes Wounds always heel though they're bleeding Sometimes we just need to cry Don't tell me you're leaving, don't call it destiny Desperate sometimes but now I've found my paradise Take my heart and run ... 'till the end of time Love's forever young ... in this heart of mine I don't know ... where we're going But I put my faith in you Just take my heart and run Just take it and run Love's not a game of denial You're playing for keeps every time I keep on thinking it's my turn... And you're gonna tell me you're mine Don't tell me you're leaving, don't call it destiny So desperate sometimes but now I've found my paradise Take my heart and run ... 'till the end of time Love's forever young ... in this heart of mine I don't know ... where we're going But I put my faith in you To wake up alone it can't be right You played the game, I paid the price Desperate sometimes but now we've found our paradise Don't tell me you're leaving, don't call it destiny Desperate sometimes but now I've found my paradise Take my heart and run ... 'till the end of time Love's forever young ... in this heart of mine Take my heart and run... - take my heart ... 'till the end of time - yes, 'till the end of time Love's forever young ... in this heart of mine I don't know (2) ... where we're going, baby But I put my faith in you Just take my heart and run Just take it and run Take it and run, babe ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10) All We Got (Deisinger, Schleifer, Lessmann / Lessmann) 4:42 Ow! Alright Don't slow down - life's illusion It's getting harder every day for me to see, ooh So don't slow down - my confusion 'Cos I can twist and turn 'till finally I'm free Oh yeah Heaven or hell - we ride on time, yes I ride on time Down this never ending road Oh yeah Chorus: And we've got is all we need Love's come and rescued me All we've got is all we need Somebody has finally set me free So turn it on - just the good times I can walk up to the edge and still look down Turn it on - in your own mind 'Cos our life is something we can turn around Oh yeah Heaven or hell - we ride on time, yes I ride on time What we need is what we've got, today Chorus Stright ahead this time, we'll stay close together now We'll make it last forever, oh oh oh All we've got it all we need Chorus (2) And we've got is all we need (8) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11) Fight For Love (Schleifer, Lessmann / Lessmann) 5:13 I remember the winters ... when time it just stood still Making love by the fireside, God it felt so real And I still feel it burning ... when I look into your eyes Time was all we had to waste and I never wondered why I remember the summers ... and the never-ending nights, yeah We drove around forever and ever knowing it was right But sometimes we could see ... into the eye of the hurricane It's love and pain, it's one and the same Every single breath we took was full of emotion No matter what they say, we'll never walk away Chorus: For love, we'll always fight for love No you'll never have to cry, no I'll never say goodbye For love, we'll always fight for our love Like a light into the darkness... I will show you, I will show you how I remember the springtime, we were kids and playing love Growing older and so much bolder, we couldn't get enough We always took for granted ... that everything would turn out right But dreams were not enough this time, this time we had to fight, yeah Every single little time we kissed was more than a promise... That we'll take each other's hand ... and we'll make the final stand Chorus How to find the way, oh oh We're fighting, fighting for love For love, we'll always fight for love, baby No you'll never have to cry - you'll never have to cry No I'll never say goodbye For love, we'll always fight for our love Like a light into the darkness... I will show you, I will show you my love We'll always fight for love No you'll never have to cry, no I'll never say goodbye For love, we'll always fight for our love - we'll stay together Like a light into the darkness... I will show you, I will show you how Fight for our love Ooh oh oh, baby Fight for our love ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12) Tonmeister (Patrick-Witzemann) 9:02 - CD bonus track Instrumental ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We're especially grateful to our families and friends for their love and believe in U$. Bonfire endorses: ESP Guitars, Washburn Acoustic Guitars, Warwick Bass Guitars, GHS Strings, Maxima Gold Strings, Peavy Amplification, Randall Amplification, Electro Voice Mics and Transmitters, Digitech FX Processors, TAMA Drums, Paise Cymbals and Shawstix. 'Your stuff is fantastic'