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Triumph - Progressions Of Power- 1980
I Live For The Weekend
I Can Survive
In The Night
Nature's Child
Woman In Love
Take My Heart
Tear The Roof Off
Fingertalkin' (instrumental)-'dedicated to Mitchell'
Hard Road
Produced by Triumph
All songs written by Triumph
MCA Records/TRC Records
I LIVE FOR THE WEEKEND
Makin' my way to the job each day
Slave like a dog for my hard-earned pay
When the bell rings I'm ready to run
Gonna get high, gonna have some fun
I know the boss, he don't think I'm good
Baby I'm just badly misunderstoodCHORUS:
I live, I live, I live for the weekendYa know ya gotta serve
Ya know ya gotta please
My baby puts my mind at ease
Friday comes 'n' I'm thinkin' of you
Five o'clock, they're gonna set me loose
Come on, babe, we're gonna live it up
Don't ya know that
I can't get enough of your sweet loveCHORUS
I know, babe, you don't think I'm good
But, you got me badly understood
An' I know what I likeCHORUS
I CAN SURVIVE
My teacher told me, "Boy, you're no good
Just because you don't do what you should
You better shape up, or you're gonna fail."
But I said, "I'm leavin', cuz this is a jail."
An' I know what you're thinkin'
But don't pity me, oh no
I'll be better off out on my ownCHORUS:
I can survive
I can survive just fine
I can survive
I can survive on my ownThey tried to tell me, they tried to sell me
Play music like this, if you want to be smart
But I said, "Listen, here's what you're missin'
Music's got to have a heart."
They put me through many changes
Faces and names are clear
But I'll just leave my music
Ringin' louder in their earsCHORUS
Now you should know just what to do
Don't let other people take advantage of you now
Don't think twice, no don't hesitate
Shoot for the top, you gotta deal with fate
And I know that you'll understand
You got the power, baby, in your hands, yeahCHORUS
IN THE NIGHT
In the night, in the darkness
Love can grow or love will die
Such a strange situation
Thought I heard somebody cry
I found love, inspiration
We had time, so much to share
Came the night, came the darkness
I reached out and she wasn't thereCHORUS:
There's a voice in the night
Cryin' in the night
Can't you hear it
Can't you hear itSo much pain, persecution
Disillusion and despair
I think I need some consolation
I think I need someone to care
All my dreams, gone forever
I feel them fade
And drift away
Now I cry, cry, cry in the darkness
Can't you hear what I'm tryin' to sayCHORUS
You tell yourself,
Don't be lonely don't be scared
An' everything will be alright
But the darkness comes
An' then you hear
All those voices in the night
In the nightA time will come when you are lonely
When you get scared and too weak to fight
Then you will cry, cry, cry in the darkness
An' you'll be just another
Voice out in the nightCHORUS
NATURE'S CHILD
I was brought up in the backstreets
A motherless son with no family
Out on my own to face reality
I heard my dear daddy was just like meCHORUS:
I'm a nature's child
I'm a nature's child
On the loose, runnin' wildI live my life
Like I wanna live
I got no reasons that I have to give
Now no one's got
No chains on me
I'll tell you somethin' baby
It's the way it should beCHORUS
WOMAN IN LOVE
"Get outta here
Leave me alone"
An' she slammed the door right in my face
I know I was a little late but
I can't communicate
If romance is a race
So I knocked again
An' marched on in
Said "Baby let me state my case.
Lovers can be cruel but I don't wanna.
Why must you act like a prima donna?"CHORUS:
She's a woman in love
She's a woman in love
This messin' around is bringing me down
With my woman in loveYou say I'm crazy
No good and lazy
But you keep comin' back for more?
If you're after the money, then back off honey
I've been down that road before
So take it or leave it
But baby don't tease it
Your games are such a bore
I don't understand your philosophy
Why must our love be a tragedy?CHORUS
I don't know which way to turn
Makin' me crazy try to understand
What it means to be a man
Although I seem cruel I'm tryin' the best I can
Sometimes you treat me so low-down dirty
Baby I think we should...
Sit down and talk it overCHORUS
TAKE MY HEART
Take my heart
I lay it out before you in my song
I play my part
And hope against all hope
You play along
Take my heart
Take this magic from my mind
Take my heart
Take the dreams you always
Hoped to findCHORUS:
Take my song, take my heart
Give my dreams a chance to start
Take my song, take my heart
Take my loveI wear a song to mask my awkward face
The music helps to fill the empty space
I wish that I could hide it all away
Instead it shows in every note I play
And I play
And I playCHORUS
TEAR THE ROOF OFF
Everybody welcome to the show
I gotta message that you oughta know
Stand in the aisles
Stand on the seats
Clap you hands an' stomp your feet
C'mon girl, let's raise some hell
It's a time to scream and it's time to yellCHORUS:
Let's tear the roof off tonite
Tear the roof off tonite
The fuse is ready to light
Tear the roof off toniteHey listen, if you got the time
I see a lady she's at least a nine
She's ready to rock, ready to roll
C'mon girl let's lose control
Stick with me an' you'll feel alright
As long as you stay for the show toniteCHORUS
C'mon baby, shake me up
My head is spinnin' like a top
I got me a rock and roll machine
Let's hear ya shout, hear ya scream
Tell me that you love me like I knew you would
The party here never felt so goodCHORUS
FINGERTALKIN'
(Instrumental)
HARDROAD
CHORUS:
It's a hard road
A hard road to follow
It's a hard road,
It's the highway to tomorrowHey you, man, what do you know?
It's not so easy on the lonely road
Hey man, where do I go?
Nothin' to win, and nothin' to showCHORUS
Hey you, human sacrifice,
You paid the road, was it worth the price?
It takes, it takes, it doesn't ask twice
You could win the world,
You could lose your lifeCHORUS
You waste each precious moment
Chasing rainbows in the sky
The road lies there before you
Are you afraid to try?You're so clever,
You're so cool
But you're just another number
Just another fool
How you thirst for sweet revenge
But you're the loser in the endCHORUS
And when it's said and done
And the hard road claims you
Even though it won
No one really blames you
The truth gets lost
But the legend will grow
Yesterday's victim...tomorrow's hero
