ALCATRAZZ LYRICS

No Parole From Rock'n'Roll (1983)

1. Island In The Sun

2. General Hospital
3. Jet To Jet
4. Hiroshima Mon Amour
5. Kree Nakoorie
6. Incubus
7. Too Young To Die, Too Drunk To Live
8. Big Foot
9. Starcarr Lane
10. Suffer Me

1. Island In The Sun

They named it the rock, land of the living dead

A repose for the rich and famous
All the infamous would tell each other's lies
Why did they want to tell the truth

[Chorus]
On an island in the sun
Cool Pacific winds blow

Most were poets and they wrote in basic prose

On the walls of their sunset blvd.
In their nine by five rooms, became inspired
By the silence in sight of the city

[Full chorus]
On an island in the sun
Cool Pacific winds blow
Just across the bay
Battered by the waves

[Solo]
 [Full chorus] - Key change
Two Sailawena's
[Full chorus]

2. General Hospital

I awoke in a room that was occupied by those about to die

For my sleep was disturbed by the sound of old men’s cries for help
What's this place what the hell am I doing here
What's happened to me and I'm wondering what kind of state my mind
and body's in

[Bridge]
Be calm please lay back
We will help you rest for a while

[Chorus]

And I yelled "No you don't I'm not going to sleep"

I'm just gonna get my body out of here
I pushed the bottle down away from my face
But felt the needle stab like a spear

As my legs started shaking

The room revolved around my aching head
And the floors rushing up just to greet me
Laying there on my back as the ceiling flies away and from me
Was I finally losing my hold on reality

[Bridge]
Be calm take this pill
We will help you rest for a while

[Chorus]
And I yelled "No you don't I'm not going to sleep"
I'm just gonna get my body out of here
I pushed the bottle down away from my face
But felt the needle stab like a spear

3. Jet To Jet

On a short trip we made a landing

 Then we were strangers in town
How they stared as we made our exit
We're white they're all brown
Dr. Livingstone where are you when we need you the most
We're white as ivory on the ivory coast

[1/2 Chorus]
Jet into jet

Eat their poison like true ambassadors

We will drink up their beer
So predictable washed out white
Men foreigners are here
Call me master I'll call you boy
If that's all that you need
How that wounds me just leave me here to bleed

[Solo]

Black mans burden is on his shoulder and keeps him well in his place
Two hundred pounds worth of megawatts
That smack him in the face
There's no reason to take the weight
Life's not strapped to your head
Don't wear the token till the token black is dead

[Chorus]

4. Hiroshima Mon Amour

It was newborn and ten feet tall,

But they called it Little Boy,
And C7, H5, O6, N3 they called him
T-N-T.

The fireball would dim the sun,

Promising death in its cruelest form.

Hiroshima Mon Amour

As we beg to be forgiven do you spit,
In our face and curse us all.

The fireball that shamed the sun,

Burning the shadows on the ground,
 As the rain falls to dry the land,
Leaving desert for the thirsty man.

They all said it would end the war,

And we thanked Christ for the bomb,
And the priests and witches all agreed,
They should die to keep them free.

The fireball that shamed the sun,

Burning the shadows on the ground,
As the rain falls to dry the land,
Leaving the desert for the thirsty man.

HIROSHIMA!!!

5. Kree Nakoorie

Masters of the world hidden from our eyes

In the sun we grew sharing the same light
Elegant warrior my gun and your spear
Killers that keep our lives apart

Pictures from the air stole away your souls

Aerobatic thieves photographic freeze
Lead by the legend of Kree Nakoorie
The man that hides away from man so hard to understand

[Solo]

Flying bladed ships carried us to you

As you walked away trees obscured our view
Scared by the legend of Kree Nakoorie
The man that hides from all the world
The masters of the world

6. Incubus

[Instrumental]

7. Too Young To Die, Too Drunk To Live

Chemical kids lost in the street, looking for some kind of saviour
Perverted minds lead them like sheep into the slaughter they have to face

[Chorus]
Too young to die, too drunk to live
As they follow in the path of believers before them
Too young to die, but there won't be too long to live

Daddie's princess fixes her hair, powders her nose from the inside
Smokes in the car, drinks her last beer, soon she'll be ready for one more
day

Head for the classroom and to hell but the clock up on the wall hold the
blind face of freedom

There's time to die but she just needs more time to live

[Solo]

Years from now

Look how they change
They're so mature and respected
Makes them laugh
They were such fools
So unaware of the real live world
Honey I'm home, fix me a drink
It's been a long hard day and the boss drove me crazy
Watching the clock on the wall for the happy hour

8. Big Foot

Lonely giant you walk alone

You the ice man come from the cold

[Chorus]
Himalayan Mountains are your home

Long lost brother look at my face

Through the ions, you hide and I wait

[Chorus]
Himalayan Mountains are your home

[Solo]
 Mountain, trapped in snow
Warm your blood runs
Come in from the cold

[Chorus]
Himalayan Mountains are your home

9. Starcarr Lane

Just a young boy's memory summer days

Chasing rabbits through the fields
Taking water from the well
And the warmth of the grandfather smile
And his magical eyes

[Chorus]
It's hard to go back again to be who we have been
Hot as the memory burns it's cold and wearing thin
(In Star Carr Lane)

By the light of Kerosene

Deals of cards and dominoes
Play for matches play for laughs
Flirting with the radio
Climb the stairs in the dark by the candlelight eye in the night

[Chorus]
It's hard to go back again to be who we have been
Hot as the memory burns it's cold and wearing thin
(In Star Carr Lane)

All the stone faced sepia stares

Looking out with secret smiles
In defiance of the years
Remember me I knew you well
And the warmth of the grandfather
Smile from his magical eyes

It's hard to go back again to be who we have been

Hot as the memory burns it's cold and wearing thin
(In Star Carr Lane)
 10. Suffer Me

The cold December day I came

You knew me well but I was a stranger
You suffer me, oh oh you suffer me
Oooo suffer me
Why you suffer me

I touched you
You felt my heart

Oh how you suffer me oh you suffer me

Oh suffer me
Why did you suffer me

[Solo]

Oh suffer me why did you

How could you suffer me
Suffer wo oa oh

Graham Bonnet - Vocals

Yngwie Malmsteen - Guitar

Gary Shea - Bass

Jan Uvena - Drums

Jimmy Waldo - Keyboards

Dennis Mackay - Producer

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