Aces High

There goes the siren that warns of the air raidThen comes the sound of the guns sending flakOut for the scramble we’ve got to get airborneGot to get up for the coming attack.Jump in the cockpit and start up the enginesRemove all the wheelblocks there’s no...

22 Acacia Avenue

If you’re feeling down depressed and lonely,I know a place where we can go.22 Acacia Avenue, meet a lady we all know.So if you’re looking for a good time,And you’re prepared to pay the price.Fifteen quid is all she asks for,Everybody’s got...

2 Minutes To Midnight

Kill for gain or shoot to maimBut we don’t need a reasonThe Golden Goose is on the looseAnd never out of season.Blackened pride still burns insideThis shell of bloody treasonHere’s my gun for a barrel of funFor the love of living death.The killer’s...

2 A. M.

I get in from work at 2 a. m.and sit down with a beerTurn on late night t.v.and then wonder why I’m hereIt’s meaningless and trivialand it washes over meAnd once again I wonderis this all there is for meHere I am againLook at me againHere I am againOn my...

Back In The Village

(Adrian Smith/Bruce Dickinson)Turn the spotlights on the people,Switch the dial and eat the worm.Take your chances, kill the engine,Drop your bombs and let it burn.White flags shot to ribbons,The truce is black and burned,Shellshock in the kitchen,Tables...

Another Life

As I lay here is lying on my bed.Sweet voices come into my head.what it is I wanna know.Please won’t you tell me it’s got to go.There’s a felling that’s inside me.telling me to get away.But I’m so tired of living.I might as well end...