Triumph - Allied Forces - 1981



 
 

Fool For Your Love
Magic Power
Air Raid - instrumental
Allied Forces
Hot Time (In The City Tonight)
Fight The Good Fight
Ordinary Man
Petite Etude - instrumental
Say Goodbye


Produced by Triumph
All songs written by Triumph
RCA Records(LP)/TRC Records(CD)








 
                  FOOL FOR YOUR  LOVE

                  Hey Mama, say what you wanna, tell me
                    It's all up to you
                    I know you've been runnin' all over town, honey
                    But what should I do?
                    Love can run hot, love can turn cold
                    Break your heart in two or so I've been told

                    Yes I know, oh baby, I want you to hear what I say
                    I'm a fool for your love
                    Yes I am

                    Your live is vicious, slightly malicious
                    Coiled like a snake in your heart
                    Man is a hard one, cold as a handgun
                    Like I was at the start
                    But  I keep lettin' love get the better of me
                    My head is spinnin', honey
                    Can't you see what I need

                    Oh baby, I want you to hear what I say
                    I'm a fool for you love

                    Oh baby, I want you to hear what I say
                    I'm a fool for your love
                    I'm a fool for your love
 

                  MAGIC POWER

                  Somethin's at the edge of your mind,
                    You don't know what it is
                    Somethin' you were hopin' to find but
                    Your not sure what it is
                    Then you hear the music and
                    It all comes crystal clear
                    The music does the talkin' says the things
                    You want to hear

                    CHORUS:
                    I'm young, I'm wild and I'm free
                    I got the magic power of the music in me

                    She climbs into bed, pull the covers overhead and
                    Turns her little radio on
                    She's has a rotten day so she hopes the DJ's gonna
                    Play her favorite song
                    It makes her feel much better,
                    Brings her closer to her dreams
                    A little magic power makes it better that it seems

                    She's young now, she's wild now, she wants to be free
                    She gets the magic power of the music in me

                    If you're thinkin' it over but you just can't sort it out
                    Do you want someone to tell you what they think
                    It's all about
                    Are you the one and only who's sad and lonely,
                    Reachin' for the top
                    Well the music keeps you goin' and it's never gonna stop

                    The world is full of compromise, the infinite red tape
                    But the music's got  the magic, it's your one chance for escape
                    So turn me on - turn me up - it's your turn to dream
                    A little magic power makes it better than it seems

                    CHORUS
 

                  AIR  RAID

                    (Instrumental)
 

                  ALLIED FORCES

                  I've got something on my mind
                    I want you to know
                    Rock troops are on the move
                    It's startin' to show
                    Paratroopers everywhere
                    Can't you see
                    Strategic weapons
                    Are something we don't need

                    CHORUS:
                    Allied Forces in every nation
                    Allied Forces gonna take control
                    Allied Forces of my generations
                    Allied Forces of rock 'n' roll

                    Youth culture in overdrive
                    Mass frustration
                    Too much, too little, too late
                    Class alienation
                    Denim armies working
                    Consolidate the might
                    War games, maneuvers
                    Rehearsals in the night

                    CHORUS

                    I've got something on my mind
                    I want you to know
                    Rock troops are on the move
                    It's startin' to show
                    Paratroopers everywhere
                    Are ready to fight
                    We're mobile allies
                    Marchin' every night

                    CHORUS
 

                  HOT TIME (IN THIS CITY TONIGHT)
 

                    We're sending out the invitation
                    Come and join the celebration
                    This old town is up to something
                    Everybody's really jumpin'
                    Rock 'n' roll is dynamite

                    We got a hot time in this city tonight

                    Rock me baby like a long lost friend
                    Then roll me over and do it again
                    I'm so high I'm on the ceiling
                    Everybody's got the feeling
                    The music's like pure dynamite

                    We got a hot time in this city tonight

                    Ladies and gentlemen lend me an ear
                    I got the news that you been waitin' to hear
                    It's no trick, it's a rock 'n' roll treat
                    The heavy metal kids're dancin' in the street
                    This whole town is really havin' a ball
                    Even got 'em rockin' down at City Hall
                    I never ever seen such a beautiful sight

                    We got a hot time in this city tonight

                    Hard rock rhythm is in your soul
                    Baby let the good times roll
                    The neighbors wanna call the cops
                    But the party's never gonna stop
                    Everything is gonna be alright

                    We got a hot time in this city tonight
 

                  FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT

                  The days grow shorter and the nights are getting long
                    Feels like we're running out of time
                    Every day it seems much harder tellin' right from wrong
                    You got to read between the lines

                    Don't get discouraged, don't be afraid, we can
                    Make it through another day
                    Make it worth the price we pay

                    The Good Book says it's better to give than to receive
                    I do my best to do my part
                    Nothin' in my pockets I got nothin' up my sleeve
                    I keep my magic in my heart

                    Keep up your spirit, keep up your faith, baby
                    I am counting on you
                    You know what you've got to do

                    CHORUS:
                    Fight the good fight every moment
                    Every minute every day
                    Fight the good fight every moment
                    It's your only way

                    All your life you've been waiting for your chance
                    Where you'll fit into the plan
                    But you're the master of your own destiny
                    So give and take the best that you can

                    You think a little more money will buy your soul some rest
                    You'd better think of something else instead
                    You're so afraid of being honest with yourself
                    You'd better take a look inside your head

                    Nothing is easy, nothing good is free
                    But I can tell you where to  start
                    Take a look inside your heart
                    There's an answer in your heart

                    CHORUS
 

                  ORDINARY MAN

                  Look in the mirror tell me what do you see
                    Or can you lie to yourself like you're lyin' to me
                    Do you fall asleep real easy feelin' justified and right
                    Or do you wake up feelin' empty in the middle of the night
                    You want to think you're different,
                    But you know you never can
                    You're just another ordinary man

                    Hey politician, can't believe a word you say
                    Almighty media, whose truth d'you sell today?
                    Watchdog of justice, who keeps their eye on you?
                    Con man, song in hand, who you singin' to?
                    The more I get to see, the less I understand
                    I'm just another ordinary man

                    CHORUS:
                    Ordinary man
                    Comes a time to take a stand

                    No rest for the wicked - they get it while they can
                    The preachers and the  teachers and your local congressman
                    Everybody plays the game they played since time began
                    Lawyers and accountant - your media man
                    Everybody's talkin' but nothin's gettin' said
                    You're looking for the truth you better look inside your head
                    I see the flash of lightnin'
                    I hear the thunder roll
                    A hungry knive, a slice of life
                    It cuts another soul

                    Power finds a way to those who take a stand
                    Stand up ordinary man

                    Once I thought the truth was gonna set me free
                    But now I feel the chains of its responsibility
                    I will not be a puppet I cannot play it safe
                    I'll give myself away with a blind and simple faith
                    I'm just the same as you I just do the best I can
                    That's the only answer...for an ordinary man

                    CHORUS

                    No such thing as easy answers
                    You play to win and you take your chances

                    CHORUS

                    Here's to health, here's to wealth
                    May you never doubt yourself

                    CHORUS
 

                  PETITE ETUDE

                    (Instrumental)
 

                  SAY GOODBYE

                    Got a lot on my mind I want to tell you
                    I don't know where to start
                    You're gettin' way outta line I want to tell you
                    You're actin' too damn smart
                    This little game you're playin'
                    Has lost its fun somehow
                    You  had me goin' but I figured it out
                    An' I'm not playin', I'm not playin' now

                    CHORUS:
                    Say goodbye, I'll be leavin' in the mornin'
                    Nothin' you can do to make me stay
                    Say goodbye, I'll be leavin' in the mornin'
                    Say goodbye, it's the only thing to say
                    Then I'll be on my way

                    Little girl, dressed to kill
                    I see through your disguise
                    You wanna be big time but you never will
                    Cuz I see through all your lies
                    You say you're somethin' special
                    Well you talk a real good game
                    But now the party's  over
                    An' you just don't sound
                    You just don't sound the same

                    CHORUS

                    Don't say you love me
                    Don't say you need me
                    Say goodbye

                    CHORUS