Road Album Lyrics by Alice Cooper

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I'm Alice

I know what you want, I know what you need
Something unworldly from another breed
Created just for your lust with exquisite control
A thing you can trust to satisfy your soul
It takes more than a mask to make more than a thrill
To complete that task, it takes a special skill
A little bit of this and just a sprinkle of that
With a dagger and a cane and a silk top hat

Ooh, I know you're lookin' for a real good time
Ooh, so let me introduce you to a friend of mine

I'm Alice, I'm the master of madness, the sultan of surprise
I'm Alice, so don't be afraid, just look into my eyes, oh yeah

They hang me from the gallows and they chop off my head
But like Lazarus rising, I come back from the dead
The shameless pretenders have come and they've gone
But I stand here before you and the legend lives on

Ooh, it's a myth, wrapped in glory that they don't understand
Ooh, the fabulous story of who I really am

I'm Alice, the master of madness, the father of fright
I'm Alice, I'm yours forever but you're mine tonight, oh yeah

For a slice of heaven in this living hell
Come and be with the me that you know so well
For a slice of heaven in this living hell
Come and be with the me that you know so well

For a slice of heaven in this living hell
Come and be with the me that you know so well
For a slice of heaven in this living hell
Come and be with the me that you know so well

I accept your adoration and I revel in your fear
But it's your imagination that has brought you here
So, here's the revelation and let me make it clear
That I am your creation and now I disappear

I'm Alice, I'm a master of madness, the sultan of surprise
I'm Alice, so don't be afraid, just look into my eyes
I'm Alice, the master of madness, the father of fright
I'm Alice, I'm yours forever but you're mine tonight, oh yeah

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Welcome To The Show

Forgot my life, forgot my face
I'm not a member of the human race
My time is here, my time is now
I play the creature 'cause I know how
My lips are red, my eyes are black
And I'm as scary as a heart attack
I hear the screams, I love the heat
I love tribal demon beat

They hit the lights, I hit the stage
(You're so cool, you're all the rage)
I come to let you out of your cage (hey)

Welcome to the show
Welcome to the show
Are you ready to ride to the other side
You know you wanna go
Welcome to the night
You gonna feel the fright
Welcome to the show

I like your look, I like your style
Your painted faces make me smile
You know the act, you know the dream
You know exactly when to scream

We light it up and you burn it down
(You're so cool, you wear the crown)
Because I move this holy ground

Welcome to the show
Welcome to the show
Are you ready to ride to the other side
You know you wanna go
Welcome to the game
You'll never be the same
Welcome to the show

Alright band
Put your hands in
Top hat
Cane
House lights
Intro tape
It's time

Welcome to the show
Welcome to the show
Are you ready to ride to the other side
You know you wanna go
Welcome to the game
You'll never be the same
Welcome to the show

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All Over The World

We played in Paris, France where we drank champagne
Somehow I lost my pants, yeah, then I woke up on a train
I was invited to a jail down in old Hong Kong
I jumped my bail, hit the trail, played the gig and I was gone

You know it's all about the show
And we kill it wherever we go

All over the world
All over the world
That's why they like it, love it
Yeah, all over the world

We hit the stage with rage around nine o'clock
We're always louder than hell and we're harder than rock
Rolled into England and China, Ukraine and Brazil
Slayed 'em in Sydney and Fargo, Zanzibar and Seville

They know it's all about the show
All the Jenny's and all of the Joe's
From Katmandu to Kokomo
'Cause we kill it wherever we go

All over the world
All over the world
That's why they like it, love it
Yeah, all over the world

Another day, another night
Another month, another year
You know that rock will never die
As long as we don't disappear

Never be our final show
Never be our final shot
We give it everything we know
We give it everything we've got

All over the world
All over the world
That's why they like it, love it
Yeah, all over the world

All over the world
All over the world
That's why you like it, love it
Like it, love it
Like it, love it
Yeah, all over the world

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Dead Don't Dance

If I wasn't in a band, I'd probably be a criminal
I estimate my options would be absolutely minimal
I'd be drinking all day but dying of thirst
Smoking and choking and worse

The dead don't dance, the dead don't dance
They just stumble around like zombies in a trance
'Cause the dead don't dance

If I wasn't in a band, they would need to do away with me
They'd put me in the ground with profound animosity
I'd sing to the worms but they'd turn their back
My beats would be under attack

'Cause the dead don't dance, the dead don't dance
They just stumble around like zombies in a trance
'Cause the dead don't

I'd try to organize a graveyard hop, oh yeah
I'd mis-prioritize and it'd be a flop, oh no
So, I would be demoralized but I wouldn't stop
And I'd probably be deportalized to some other plot, oh

'Cause the dead don't dance, the dead don't dance
They stumble around like zombies in a trance
'Cause the dead don't dance, the dead don't dance
They just stumble around like zombies in a trance
'Cause the dead don't dance

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Go Away

She's like a burn in the third degree
Like a constant itch, driving me crazy, oh yeah
She's like a fly buzzin' 'round my head
That makes me cry, wishin' I was dead, oh no

She spams me every night
She calls, she texts, she writes

No matter what I do, no matter what I say
That girl just won't go away
Why won't she understand I'll never be her man?
That girl just won't go away
Why won't she just go away?

She's a thorn stickin' in my shoe
Like a kidney stone that just won't pass through, torture
I met her once back in '92
At a Detroit show, now she sticks like glue, that's her

She spams me every night
She calls, she texts, she writes

No matter what I do, no matter what I say
That girl just won't go away
Why won't she understand I'll never be her man?
That girl just won't go away
Why won't she just go away?

I could cut my hair, I could hide my face
I could shoot myself into outer space, bye-bye
I could change my number, I could change my name
But she'd hunt me, find me just the same, no lie

I tried to be polite
Don't call, don't text, don't write

No matter what I do, no matter what I say
That girl just won't go away
Why won't she understand I'll never be her man?
That girl just won't go away
That girl just won't go away
Just go away, please

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White Line Frankenstein

(Hey)
Well, I'm a big bad wolf and I drive alone
I'm the seventh son and bad to the bone

I feel a little bit dead but tonight I'm alive
Gotta load in my nose, gonna drive, drive, drive
(Hey)
Got no wife, no snotty kids, got no alimony
I live for the road 'cause I gotta be free

They call me white line Frankenstein
White line Frankenstein

On the road to the show, I'm a gigolo
And all the girls know they can get a ride
(Oh, yeah)
'Cause I'm a hell of a man in a one-night stand
They're eatin' out of my hand, so satisfied

The highway's my heart and this truck is my home
I'm a road rat, baby, I'm a rock 'n rollin' stone

They call me white line Frankenstein
White line Frankenstein
(White line Frankenstein) that's me

Got oil in my veins, a gut full of gas
Get out of my way 'cause I'm movin' fast

I'm roarin' thunder at lightin' speed
Got this metal monster that I gotta feed
(Hey)

The highway's my heart and this truck is my home
I'm a road rat, baby, I'm a rock 'n rollin' stone

They call me white line Frankenstein
They call me white line Frankenstein
They call me white line Frankenstein
'Cause I'm a white line Frankenstein
Get out of my way

White line Frankenstein

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Big Boots

We made a dinner stop at the burger shop
The waitress was a goddess from the bottom to the top
"Tell me what you want, I mean you boys have gotta eat"
I couldn't read the menu, I was starin' at her feet
I couldn't help thinkin'
What a woman, what a pair (what a pair, what a pair)

She got big boots, baby got boots
She got big boots
She got big boots, baby got boots
She got big boots, oh yeah

"My name is Fancy", she said with a drawl
"I left my number on the check, just in case you wanna call"
"You got room on that bus?" She whispered with a smile
"Just the two of us, I'll make it worth your while"
But I was still thinkin'
What a woman, what a pair (what a pair, what a pair)

She got big boots, baby got boots
She got big boots, oh yeah
She got big boots, baby got boots
She got big boots, oh yeah

"You must be in a band, I'll bet you see the world
I wouldn't understand, I mean, I'm just a country girl
We're good on coffee but the pie is gettin' low
And I'm fresh out of innocence, just thought you'd like to know"

She got big boots, baby got boots
She got big boots
She got big boots, baby got boots
She got big boots

She got big boots, baby got boots
She got big boots, oh yeah
She got big boots, baby got boots
She got great big boots, oh yeah, oh yeah
Well, you know what they say about big boots

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Rules Of The Road

So, if you wanna be like me
Here's the rules, one, two, three
You gotta find a killer band
Then bust your ass, you understand?

You gotta rock, you gotta roll
You gotta shock and lose control

Four, five, six and then you lose your mind
Collet your chicks and now you're doin' fine
Be sure you find a girl from East LA
'Cause she will never, ever let you pay

So you can rock, so you can roll
So you can shock and lose control (c'mon boy)

These are the rules of the road
These are the rules of the road
If you wanna be hot, if you wanna be cool
You only get one shot, gotta follow the rules
The rules of the road

Before you even start to board
That private jet that you can't afford
You gotta buy a mansion and flashy car
In case you actually do become a star

And then you rock, then you can roll
Then you can shock and lose control

These are the rules of the road
These are the rules of the road
If you wanna be hot, if you wanna be cool
You only get one shot, gotta follow the rules
The rules of the road

I've been at this game for a long time
And I'm gonna share some wisdom with you
Rule number one, always get the money (money)
Rule number two, remember to always get the money
And rule number three, never forget to remember to always get the money

If it is in a glass, drink it
If it is offered to you, take it
If you can drive it, drive it hard
And if you follow these simple rules by the age of twenty-seven
Well, you're gonna die, hahaha

These are the rules of the road
These are the rules of the road
If you wanna be hot, if you wanna be cool
You only get one shot, gotta follow the rules
The rules of the road

These are the rules of the road
These are the rules of the road
If you hear my words and you heed them well
You'll be heading down that road to hell
'Cause these are the rules (of the road), huh

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The Big Goodbye

I don't give a damn
Tomorrow I'll be movin' on
So why are we pretending?
'Cause you know who I am
It's what I told you all along
And you know this is ending

I can't be your saint or shining knight
Ain't no way to paint this black heart white

You went to all that trouble
I hate to burst your bubble
But here comes the big goodbye

You're looking for a man
A hero from a fairytale
You're nothing but a dreamer
'Cause babe, I'm in a band
And I can't be your holy grail
I'm a liar and a schemer

I know I took your heart last night
But now it's time to see the light

You went to all that trouble
And I hate to burst your bubble
But here comes the big goodbye

I can't be your saint or shining knight
So now it's time to see the light

You went to all that trouble
And I hate to burst your bubble
And though your heart is breaking
There ain't no point in faking
So here comes the big goodbye

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Road Rats Forever

We work the band 'cause they make it rock
But we're the guys that make it roll
We move the drums and amps and props

We're road rats, we're a pack
And the road's our home

On the road half my young man's life
I spent a lot of time
Ain't got no bread to show for it
Road rats, all the cash spent on whites and wine

We're the men behind the man
We're the backbone muscle clan
We do a thousand one-night stands
If the star can make it
If the band can shake it
Hell, if those guys can take it
We can, yeah

We do this job and we live this life
We hear that roar and we love it to death
We moved the drums and amps and props

Road rats on the road 'til our final breath
Road rats on the road 'til our final breath
Road rats on the road 'til our final breath
Road rats on the road 'til our final breath

We're the men behind the man
We're the backbone muscle clan
We do a thousand one-night stands
If the star can make it
If the band can shake it
Hell, if those guys can take it
We can, yeah

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Baby Please Don't Go

It's the time of the morning that I really dread
Dressing in the dark so I don't wake you from our bed
But as I reach the door, you turn and you whisper soft and low

Baby, please don't go
Baby, please don't go

I said a thousand times before, "Babe, you know I really want to stay"
'Cause, lying here in your arms, it feels so simple and so safe
You pull me close and you sing to me in a voice that melts my soul

Baby, please don't go
Baby, please don't go

I had a dream that I'm dying to tell
'Cause it starts so sweet and it ends so well
And leaving you is as hard as hell, you know, you know

Baby, please don't go
You know I ain't trying to break your heart
Baby, please don't go
We both knew what we had to do
And we knew it right from the start
It's just not fair to leave you lying there
In your golden afterglow

Saying "Please don't go"
Baby, please don't go
(Baby, please don't go)

Saying "Please don't go"
(Baby, please don't go)
Oh, baby, please don't go
(Baby, please don't go)

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100 More Miles

I'm ragged and I'm tired
I'm shaking 'cause I'm wired
Just finished up the final show
It's really strange to me
I've got no place at all to be
Nobody yelling, "Hey man, it's time to go"

Can't seem to get from A to B
There's no reality but my own
White line fever's running wild
Still a hundred more miles 'til I'm home
And all that I need is just a little more speed and I'm home

I'm delirious and crazy
My vision's blurred and hazy
And so's my recollection of you
'Cause it's a gypsy occupation
Town to town across the nation
But babe, it's what I've gotta do

Just your face is what I'm seein'
'Cause I'm sick and tired of bein' on my own
White line fever's running wild
Still a hundred more miles 'til I'm home
And all that I need is just a little more speed and I'm home

I'm almost home
I see the sign ahead, it says a hundred more miles

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Magic Bus

Every day I get in the queue (Too much, magic bus)
To get on the bus that takes me to you (Too much, magic bus)
I'm so nervous, I just sit and smile (Too much, magic bus)
Your house is only another mile (Too much, magic bus)
Thank you, driver, for getting me here (Too much, magic bus)
I'm gonna buy you a case of beer (Too much, magic bus)
No, I don't want to cause no fuss (Too much, magic bus)
But can I buy your magic bus? (Too much, magic bus)

I want it, I want it, I want it, I want it, I want it, I want it
(You can't have it)

I don't care how much I pay (Too much, magic bus)
I wanna drive my bus to my baby each day (Too much, magic bus)
Every day you'll see the dust (Too much, magic bus)
As I drive my baby in my magic bus (Too much, magic bus)

Magic bus (Magic bus)
Magic bus (Magic bus)
Magic bus (Magic bus)
Magic bus (Magic bus)
See Alice Cooper Live

I Got it, I got it, I got it, I got it, I got it, I got it, I got it, I got it

[Guitar Solo]


Too much, magic bus
Too much, magic bus
Too much, magic bus
Too much, magic bus