SAXON LYRICS

1. Heavy Metal Thunder

[Written By : Byford/Quinn/Oliver/Dawson/Gill]

Kick ass If you're talking a flight
At the speed of light
You're shaking your heads to the band
If you're there on your horse
But you're not on the force
We're taking this place to the ground In the heat of the night
When you're fists are alight
Forged on anvils of steel
If your body's on fire
About to expire
We go to the threshold of pain Pull your heads back
Hold your hands high
Shake your body
If it's too loud
And you're burning hot
Fill your heads with heavy metal thunder
Heavy metal thunder On the wings of an eagle
You're hoping to fly
Holding your hands to the sky
In a blue sea of denim
Checkin' the band
With your banners and scarves heln on high If you think something more
You'll come down to the front
Don't sit there and do as they say
We're an army of thousands
Surrounded by light
Tearing this place to the ground Pull your heads back
Hold your hands high
Shake your body
If it's too loud
And you're burning hot
Fill your heads with heavy metal thunder
Heavy metal thunder Pull your heads back
Hold your hands high
Shake your body
If it's too loud
And you're burning hot
Fill your heads with heavy metal thunder
Heavy metal thunder (Repeat entire lyric set)

2. Strong Arm Of The Law

[Written By : Byford/Quinn/Oliver/Dawson/Gill]

I was listening to the music on the radio
I had a feeling that something's not right
The music was loud, we could still hear the crowd
From the gig that we played that night
We pulled into a motorway restaurant
Stopped a while and fooled around
Oh, I still had a feeling that something's not right
As we started out homeward bound Stop, get out
We are the strong arm of the law
Stop, get out
We are the strong arm of the law Into the night came a blue flashing light
A blast from the siren to make sure
That we came to a stop behind the motorway cop
Who'd been trailing us for more than an hour
He pulled us out of the car at the side of the road
He questioned us one at a time
Where is the gear that we know that you use
We said the only speed we use is our car Stop, get out
We are the strong arm of the law
Stop, get out
We are the strong arm of the law You should've seen the stupid smirk drop from his
face
It was a negative exercise
The way that we dress and the things that we do
They thought it was an easy bust
I was listening to the music on the radio
I had a feeling that something's not right
The music was loud, we could still hear the crowd
From the gig that we played that night Stop, get out
We are the strong arm of the law
Stop, get out
We are the strong arm of the law Stop, get out
We are the strong arm of the law
Stop, get out
We are the strong arm of the law Stop, get out
We are the strong arm of the law
Stop, get out
We are the strong arm of the law Stop! Get out!

3. Power & The Glory

[Written By : Byford/Quinn/Oliver/Dawson/Glockler]

I'm a soldier of fortune I'm trained and I'm ready to kill
Put me to battle I'll follow the sound of the gun
Give me an order, command me I'll fire at will I've got no emotions I'm living
with thunder and steel
I don't hear your lies all I hear are your battle cries
I'm a soldier of fortune I'm trained and I'm ready to die To the power and the
glory
Raise your glasses high
To the power and the glory
Be with me tonight A cold death awaits me tonight if I stumble or fall
My friends lay around me their bodies all tattered and torn
But mine is not to reason why, mine is just to do or die To the power and the glory
Raise your glasses high
To the power and the glory
Be with me tonight Can you feel the power
Can you feel the glory
Can you feel the power
Can you feel the glory
Can you feel the power
Is it with you tonight I'm fighting for freedom, I'm safe, I've got God on my side
What price in life can you justify your battle hymn
The General says we'll will win the war, just sacrificed a thousand more To the
power and the glory
Raise your glasses high
To the power and the glory
Be with me tonight
Tonight, tonight, tonight To the power and the glory
Raise your glasses high
To the power and the glory
Be with me tonight
Tonight, yaya

4. And The Bands Played On

[Written By : Byford/Quinn/Oliver/Dawson/Gill]

Just before dawn in the cold light
We came out of the night
A great expectation from the man who ran the show
Will it rain, will it snow, will it shine, we don't know
Are there clouds up in the sky We sat in the sun, woah-oh-oh
And the bands played on
And the bands played on
And the bands played on See the people, feel the power
There was sixty thousand there
Just like thunder the crowds began to roar
Were you there, did ya know, did ya see all the show
There was magic in the air We sat in the sun woah-oh-oh
And the bands played on
And the bands played on
And the bands played on See the rainbow shining brightly
Shooting rockets to the sky
Making music and it rolled on through the night
You could hear on the air rock n' roll everywhere
We were strangers in the night We sat in the sun woah-oh-oh
And the bands played on
And the bands played on
And the bands played on And the bands played on
And the bands played on

5. Crusader

[Written By : Byford/Quinn/Oliver/Dawson/Glockler]

(Who dares battle the Saracen) Crusader, crusader, please take me with you
The battle lies far to the east
Crusader, crusader, don't leave me alone
I want to ride out on your quest
I'm waiting, I'm waiting, to stand by your side
To fight with you over the sea
They're calling, they're calling, I have to be there
The holy land has to be free Fight the good fight
Believe what is right
Crusader, the Lord of the Realm
Fight the good fight
With all your might
Crusader, the Lord of the Realm We're marching, we're marching, to a land far from
home
No one can say who'll return
For Christendom's sake, we'll take our revenge
On the pagans from out of the east
We Christians are coming, with swords held on high
United by faith and the cause
The Saracen heathen will soon taste our steel
Our standards will rise 'cross the land Fight the good fight
Believe what is right
Crusader, the Lord of the Realm
Fight the good fight
With all your might
Crusader, the Lord of the Realm To battle, to battle, the Saracen hordes
We follow the warrior king
Onward, ride onward, into the fight
We carry the sign of the cross
Warlords of England, Knights of the Realm
Spilling their blood in the sand
Crusader, crusader, the legend is born
The future will honour your deeds Fight the good fight
Believe what is right
Crusader, the Lord of the Realm
Fight the good fight
With all your might
Crusader, the Lord of the Realm (Come Crusader let battle commence) Fight the good
fight
Believe what is right
Crusader, the Lord of the Realm
Crusader, the Lord of the Realm [Repeat]

6. Dallas 1pm

[Written By : Byford/Quinn/Oliver/Dawson/Gill]

The crowded main street, the scene was set
They check out the view, turn the radio on
Open the case, assemble the gun
Wait at the ready for the presidents run The world was shocked that fateful day
A young man's life was blown away, away, away
In Dallas 1pm White hot lead, in the back of the head
Screaming confusion, shots rip the air
Cadillac racing, cops on the run
They couldn't believe the president's hit The shooting's done, assassins run
Is he dead, no one will say
Around the world the news was flashed
We sat and watched your tragic history The world was shocked that fateful day
A young man's life was blown away, away, away
In Dallas 1pm, 1pm The world was shocked
In Dallas 1pm
We sat and watched
Tragic history
The world was shocked
In Dallas 1pm

7. Princess Of The Night

[Written By : Byford/Quinn/Oliver/Dawson/Gill]

She used to be an ironhorse
Twenty years ago
Used to bring the mail to me
Through the ice and snow
I've sat alone and watched her
Steaming through the night
Ninety tons of thunder
Lighting up the sky She was a princess of the night
I saw the writing on the wall
She was a princess of the night
I take a ride across the sky Speeding, sparks like lightning
Engine working hard
Furnace on the foot plate
Shining in the night
Iron striking metal
The sound of racing steel
It's all I ever wanna hear
It's music to my ears She was a princess of the night
I saw the writing on the wall
She was a princess of the night
I take a ride across the sky She was a princess of the night
I saw the writing on the wall
She was a princess of the night
I take a ride across the sky Ninety tons of thunder
Lighting up the sky
Steaming red hot pistons
See the wheels flash by
Hear the whistle blowing
Streaking down the track
If I ever had my way
I'd bring the princess back one day She was a princess of the night
I saw the writing on the wall
She was a princess of the night
I take a ride across the sky
(sky, sky, sky)

8. Wheels Of Steel

[Written By : Byford/Quinn/Oliver/Dawson/Gill]

Oww When my foots on the throttle there's no looking back
I leave the motor tickin' over when she's back on the track
I've got a 68 Chevy with pipes on the side
You know she's my idea of beauty, that's what I drive She's got wheels, wheels of
steel
She's got wheels of steel
Wheels of steel
Talking 'bout my wheels of steel I don't take no jibe from the motorway pigs
When I'm crusin' down the freeway I don't get no lifts
If you see me coming get out of my way
You know a Trans Am didn't, I blew it away She's got wheels, wheels of steel
She's got wheels of steel
Wheels of steel
My my my my wheels of steel I'm burnin aviation fuel my foot's to the floor
Ya know she's crusin one-forty she'd do even more
I'm burnin' solid rubber I don't take no bull
'Cause my wheels of steel are rolling
They're rolling your way She's got wheels, wheels of steel
Wheels of steel
My my my wheels of steel
Wheels of steel
Talking 'bout my wheels of steel Look out, uh I'm burnin avaiation fuel my foot's
to the floor
Ya know she's crusin' one-forty she'd do even more
I'm burnin' solid rubber I don't take no bull (shit)
'Cause my wheels of steel are rolling
If you're comin' come quick She's got wheels, wheels of steel
She's got wheels of steel
Wheels of steel
My my my wheels of steel
Wheels of steel Talking 'bout my wheels of steel
Wheels of steel
Wheels of steel
My my wheels of steel Uh, ya, wheels of steel
[Repeat to end]

9. 747 (Strangers In The Night)

[Written By : Byford/Quinn/Oliver/Dawson/Gill]

We got a 747 coming down in the night
There's no power, there's no runway lights
Radio operator try to get a message through
Tell the flight deck New York has no lights
There's no power, what do we do
A 747 coming down in the night
Try to get a message through We were strangers in the night
Both on separate flights
Strangers in the night
Going nowhere
We were strangers in the night
Both on separate flights
Strangers in the night
Going nowhere This is Scandanavian 101
Flight from Hawaii coming out of the sun
Kennedy, you should be in sight
We can't see a thing here in the night
Navigator says we're on the flight path
There's no radio, no sign of life
This is Sandanavian 101
For Gods sake get the ground lights on 'Cause we were strangers in the night
Both on separate flights
Strangers in the night
Going nowhere
We were strangers in the night
Both on separate flights
Strangers in the night
Going nowhere There's a 747 goin' into the night
There's no power they don't know why
They've no fuel they gotta land soon
They can't land by the light of the moon
They're overshooting there's no guiding lights
Set a course into the night
Scandanavian 101
For Gods sake get your ground lights on We were strangers in the night
Lost on separate flights
Strangers in the night
Going nowhere
We were strangers in the night
Lost on separate flights
Strangers in the night
Going nowhere Strangers in the night
We were strangers in the night
Strangers in the night
We were strangers in the night Strangers in the night
Both on separate flights
Strangers in the night
Going nowhere We were strangers in the night
Flight 101
Strangers in the night going nowhere

10. Motorcycle Man

[Written By : Byford/Quinn/Oliver/Dawson/Gill]

If you see me flashing by
Do not stop me, do not try
'Cause I'm a motorcycle man
I get my kicks just when I can Motorcycle man
Motorcycle man I can beat your street machine
We're taking risks, that's what we mean
'Cause I'm a motorcycle man
We get our kicks just when we can
When we can Motorcycle man
Motorcycle... If you see me riding by
Do not stop me, do not try
'Cause I'm a motorcycle man
I get my kicks just when I can
When I can Motorcycle man
Motorcycle man
Motorcycle, motorcycle
Motorcycle man I can beat your street machine
I'm taking risks, that's what I mean
'Cause I'm a motorcycle man
We get our kicks just when we can
When we can Motorcycle man
Motorcycle man
Motorcycle, motorcycle
Motorcycle man

11. Never Surrender

[Written By : Byford/Quinn/Oliver/Dawson/Gill]

I was born on the back streets
On the rotten side of town
I never had me nothin'
Just people puttin' me down
Living on the dark side
Across the railroad track
Leaving wasn't easy
But I'm never going back Never surrender
When you're up against the world
Never surrender
Stand up, fight them all
Never surrender
When you're up against the world
Never surrender
Stand up, fight them all I'm sticking in the fast lane
I never wanna quit
I'm taking all my chances
I'm gonna take 'em quick
I started at the bottom
But I'm headed to the top
Ain't nobody gonna hold me back
'Cause I'm never gonna stop Never surrender
When your up against the world
Never surrender
Stand up fight them all Never surrender
When your up against the world
Never surrender
Stand up fight them all I was born on the back streets
On the rotten side of town
I never had me nothin'
Just people puttin' me down
I'm living on the darkside
Across the railroad track
Leaving wasn't easy
But I'm never going back Never surrender
When you're up against the world
Never surrender
Stand up, fight them all (Repeat to end)

12. Denim & Leather

[Written By : Byford/Quinn/Oliver/Dawson/Gill]

Where were you in '79 when the dam began to burst
Did you check us out down at the local show
Were you wearing denim, wearing leather
Did you run down to the front
Did you queue for your ticket through the ice and snow Denim and Leather
Brought us all together
It was you that set the spirit free
Denim and Leather
Brought us all together
It was you that set the spirit free Did you read the music paper from the back and
to the front
Did you find out where to see your favorite band
Did you listen to the radio every Friday night
Did hang around your local record store Denim and Leather
Brought us all together
It was you that set the spirit free
Denim and Leather
Brought us all together
It was you that set the spirit free Do you dream of playing guitar or smashing up
the drums
Maybe you can learn to play the bass
You can always be a singer like me and front the band
When on the stage we wait at your command Denim and Leather
Brought us all together
It was you that set the spirit free
Denim and Leather
Brought us all together
It was you that set the spirit free It was you - that set the spirit free
It was you - that put us here today
It was you - that filled the concert halls
It was you - that set the spirit free Denim and Leather
Brought us all together
It was you that set the spirit free
Denim and Leather
Brought us all together
It was you that set the spirit free (Repeat to end)

13. Backs To The Wall

[Written by : Byford/Quinn/Oliver/Dawson/Gill]

People pushin' like I don't know
I'm gonna live my life like I wanted to
My hopes shot down, my backs to the wall
I've got my pride they can't take it all I've got my pride
They can't take that away
You've got your pride
They can't take that away People pushin' like I don't know
I'm gonna live my life like I wanted to
My hopes shot down, my backs to the wall
But I've got my pride they can't take it all I've got my pride
They can't take that away
I've got my pride
They can't take that away
I'm gonna be free
Gonna be free Can't take my life away
They can't take my life away
Take my life away Can't take my life away
They can't take my life away
Take my life away
Take my life away
Take my life away Back's to the wall
I'm starting to fall
Make your stand, no mans land
Will nobody give me a helping hand
Put me down, wipe me out
Do what you like but I'll put up a fight
I'm goin' to the wall
I'm goin' to the wall
I'm goin' to the wall
I'm goin' to the wall
I'm goin' to the wall
Goin' to the wall

14. Broken Heroes Live

[Written By : Byford/Dawson]

They came to fight for glory in their thousands
Young men with their dreams
They died before the guns for their country
A book of faded pictures, broken dreams Where are they now
Where are they now
Where are they now
Where are they now
The broken heroes Uncle Sam is waiting with the draft card
He says you've got to fight the Vietcong
The stations full of flags and rule Britannia
The engine pulls you out towards the Somme Where are they now
Where are they now
Where are they now
Where are they now
The broken heroes
The broken heroes
The broken heroes
The broken heroes Where are they now
Where are they now
Where are they now
The broken heroes The pipes are calling young men back to Belfast
The general says you march to Stalingrad
You rode into the valley with the hundred
Seven lonely graves on Goose Green Where are they now
Where are they now
Where are they now
Where are they now
The broken heroes
The broken heroes
The broken heroes
The broken heroes Where are they now [Repeat to end]

15. Dragon's Lair Live

[Written By : Byford/Quinn/Scarratt/Carter]

In the land of Gorron
Far across the sea
We'll journey there upon the wings of fire
Through the mystic portal
To find the ancient one
The quest to find the dragon's lair is mine Over the mountains
Far 'cross the sea
Follow the legend
Into the dragon's lair
The dragon's lair The gateway to his kingdom
Lies through the cave of dreams
There before us waits the dragon king
In halls of golden splendor
Bathed in blood red fire
The mystery of ages lies within Over the mountains
Far 'cross the sea
We'll follow the legend
Into the dragon's lair
The dragon's lair Now we stand before him
The last one of his time
To seek the ancient knowledge of the kind
He gives up words of wisdom
In a strange forgotten tongue
Tales of knights and wizards lost in time Over the mountains
Far 'cross the sea
We'll follow the legend
Into the dragon's lair
The dragon's lair
Dragon's lair
Dragon's lair
Dragon's lair

16. The Eagle Has Landed

[Written By : Byford/Quinn/Oliver/Dawson/Glockler]

Take a giant step for mankind
On a distant lunar sea
As you travel across the universe
Will you take a step, take a step for me
Will you take a step for me Voyage of an eagle
Blasting to the stars
You take the hopes and dreams of men
To find yourself, to find tranquillity
To find tranquillity Traveled across the universe
And placed the lonely flag
Out there in isolation
At the final, the final frontier
At the final frontier The world's in celebration
As we wait for your return
You took a giant leap for mankind
On another, on another world
On another world Take it easy take it slow
Don't go fast don't let go
The eagle has landed
The eagle has landed
The eagle has landed
The eagle has landed

17. 20000 ft

[Written By : Byford/Quinn/Oliver/Dawson/Gill]

If there's one thing I love
It's flying there above
Breaking through the barrier of sound
It's just like making love
Sittin' there above
Riding in my bird of silver steel Time after time
Ten miles high
I'm living my fantasies
At twenty thousand feet It's the rushing of my blood
That makes me feel so good
I can see the world below just shooting by
Twice the speed of sound
That's how I like to ride
My chariot of steel across the sky Time after time
Ten miles high
I'm living my fantasies
At twenty thousand feet
Twenty thousand feet
Twenty thousand feet If it's faster than light
Sharper than steel
I'll race across the ceiling of the world
Just like a gun
Aiming at the sun
Riding in my bird of silver steel Time after time
Ten miles high
Living my fantasies
At twenty thousand feet
Twenty thousand feet I'm floating in space
My troubles seems to disappear
Then I awake
Got to get my head back in place
Twenty thousand feet
Twenty thousand feet
Twenty thousand feet
Twenty thousand feet

18. Crusader

[Written By : Byford/Quinn/Oliver/Dawson/Glockler]

(Who dares battle the Saracen) Crusader, crusader, please take me with you
The battle lies far to the east
Crusader, crusader, don't leave me alone
I want to ride out on your quest
I'm waiting, I'm waiting, to stand by your side
To fight with you over the sea
They're calling, they're calling, I have to be there
The holy land has to be free Fight the good fight
Believe what is right
Crusader, the Lord of the Realm
Fight the good fight
With all your might
Crusader, the Lord of the Realm We're marching, we're marching, to a land far from
home
No one can say who'll return
For Christendom's sake, we'll take our revenge
On the pagans from out of the east
We Christians are coming, with swords held on high
United by faith and the cause
The Saracen heathen will soon taste our steel
Our standards will rise 'cross the land Fight the good fight
Believe what is right
Crusader, the Lord of the Realm
Fight the good fight
With all your might
Crusader, the Lord of the Realm To battle, to battle, the Saracen hordes
We follow the warrior king
Onward, ride onward, into the fight
We carry the sign of the cross
Warlords of England, Knights of the Realm
Spilling their blood in the sand
Crusader, crusader, the legend is born
The future will honour your deeds Fight the good fight
Believe what is right
Crusader, the Lord of the Realm
Fight the good fight
With all your might
Crusader, the Lord of the Realm (Come Crusader let battle commence) Fight the good
fight
Believe what is right
Crusader, the Lord of the Realm
Crusader, the Lord of the Realm [Repeat]

19. Killing Ground

[Enhanced video from Wacken 2001]
[Written By : Byford/Quinn/Scarratt/Carter]

Follow the piper follow the drum
Follow the footsteps our comrades begun
'Till the battle's, the battle's won
Follow the sabre follow the gun
For King and for Country we stand here as one
'Till the battle's done, battle's done We are brothers in arms
We fight for the cause
Together we stand
Divided we'd fall
On the killing ground
Killing ground Cannons are roaring from left and to right
Into the carnage before us we fight
'Till the day is won, day is won
Thousands have fallen around us they lie
Onwards together we fight or we'd die
'Till the day is done, day is done
Yeah We are brothers in arms
We march for the cause
Together we stand
Divided we'd fall
On the killing ground
Killing ground Charge into battle victory we cry
Onto the lances our sabres held high
Hear our battle cry, battle cry
The field is now silent conflict is done
Marching to glory through rivers of blood
To our battle cry, battle cry We are brothers in arms
We die for the cause
Together we stand
Divided we'd fall
We are brothers in arms
We die for the cause
Together we stand
Divided we'd fall
On the killing ground We are brothers in arms
We fight for the cause
Together we stand
Divided we'd fall
We are brothers in arms
We die for the cause
Together we stand
Divided we'd fall We are brothers in arms
We march for the cause
Together we stand
Divided we'd fall







SAXON LYRICS