One moment of madness
One leap into the flame
One moment of sadness
A fleeting glimpse, a lifetime"s pain
Now fate has cast its spell
You"ve only got yourself to blame
One brief blinding vision
One cut against the grain
One brief fear of decision
So much to lose so much to gain
You tangled with the dice
You made your sacrifice in vain
Solo
Now fate has cast its spell
You"ve only got yourself to blame
The Shout
Words and music by Keith Reid and Robin Trower
You tell me that you love my stuff
Baby that ain"t good enough
You tell me that you think I"m great
Maybe you"re a little late
You say you wanna buy me lunch
Mister you just hit the crunch
You say you wanna hear my views
Sister you ain"t heard the news
Chorus:
I"ve quit the job
I"ve shut the shop
I"ve hung the rag
And slung the slot
I"m giving up my life for art
Sold the horse and smashed the cart
I"ve seen the error of my ways
No use living in a daze
No use living in a dream
Sometimes you have to scream
No more howling at the moon
Time to try a different tune
No more staring at the sun
Time to try a different drum
Time to try a different clock
Wind it up and let it rock
Time to kill those nagging doubts
Turn it up and shout it out
Repeat Chorus
Madhouse
Words and music by James Dewar and Robin Trower
The public adores you
Man about town
Seems that your love life
Is bringing you down
Early in the morning
As quickly you drive
You"re all caught up
In a network of lies
[Alternative first verse from "demo" version ...
There"s a cop on the corner
And he tells what he saw
To a judge and jury
Who live by the law
And he counsels the witness
And they sit there on high
But they"re all caught up
In a network of lies]
Sweet Cinderella
They"ll work you to death
They want let you leave them
You life"s a mess
They"ll tell you they love you
Just look in their eyes
You"re all caught up
In a network of lies
Chorus:
Madhouse
It"s a madhouse
Madhouse
Yes you"re all caught up
In a network of lies
Yes business as usual
And there"s people for sale
They"ll buy and they"ll sell you
They"ll fight tooth and nail
Cause business is business
There"s always the cry
You"re all caught up
In a network of lies
Repeat Chorus - Solo - Repeat Chorus
One leap into the flame
One moment of sadness
A fleeting glimpse, a lifetime"s pain
Now fate has cast its spell
You"ve only got yourself to blame
One brief blinding vision
One cut against the grain
One brief fear of decision
So much to lose so much to gain
You tangled with the dice
You made your sacrifice in vain
Solo
Now fate has cast its spell
You"ve only got yourself to blame
The Shout
Words and music by Keith Reid and Robin Trower
You tell me that you love my stuff
Baby that ain"t good enough
You tell me that you think I"m great
Maybe you"re a little late
You say you wanna buy me lunch
Mister you just hit the crunch
You say you wanna hear my views
Sister you ain"t heard the news
Chorus:
I"ve quit the job
I"ve shut the shop
I"ve hung the rag
And slung the slot
I"m giving up my life for art
Sold the horse and smashed the cart
I"ve seen the error of my ways
No use living in a daze
No use living in a dream
Sometimes you have to scream
No more howling at the moon
Time to try a different tune
No more staring at the sun
Time to try a different drum
Time to try a different clock
Wind it up and let it rock
Time to kill those nagging doubts
Turn it up and shout it out
Repeat Chorus
Madhouse
Words and music by James Dewar and Robin Trower
The public adores you
Man about town
Seems that your love life
Is bringing you down
Early in the morning
As quickly you drive
You"re all caught up
In a network of lies
[Alternative first verse from "demo" version ...
There"s a cop on the corner
And he tells what he saw
To a judge and jury
Who live by the law
And he counsels the witness
And they sit there on high
But they"re all caught up
In a network of lies]
Sweet Cinderella
They"ll work you to death
They want let you leave them
You life"s a mess
They"ll tell you they love you
Just look in their eyes
You"re all caught up
In a network of lies
Chorus:
Madhouse
It"s a madhouse
Madhouse
Yes you"re all caught up
In a network of lies
Yes business as usual
And there"s people for sale
They"ll buy and they"ll sell you
They"ll fight tooth and nail
Cause business is business
There"s always the cry
You"re all caught up
In a network of lies
Repeat Chorus - Solo - Repeat Chorus