1. |
Hello
02:11
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- 1st Verse -
Hello, everybody hello
We are the Fancy Lads from Chicago
And we're gonna have fun everybody get ready
You know my main man Matt-a-tat-tat will keep the beat steady
ALRIGHT!
- solo -
- 2nd Verse -
Hello, everybody hello
We are the Fancy Lads from Chicago
And we're gonna have fun everybody get ready
You know my main man Matt-a-tat-tat will keep the beat steady
HELLO!
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2. |
Dance With Me
02:26
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- 1st Verse -
C'mon little girl won't ya dance with me
Standing against the wall and I'm so lonely and...
Anyway, it's my birthday
Me and my old girl used to dance all night long
Every time the DJ would spin that song but...
- Chorus -
I didn't come here to think about her
I just came to dance and chase a little skirt
Not asking for the rest of your life
Just wanna dance with you tonight
so c'mon little girl... dance with me
- 2nd Verse -
Watusi, Mashed Potato and the Boo-ga-loo
Just a couple of dances I wanna dance with you but...
Anything's cool as long as it's old school
You know my Ex used to do this thing with her hip
She'd shake 'em oh so fast it put me in a fit, look...
- Chorus -
I didn't come here to think about her
I just came to dance and chase a little skirt
Not asking for the rest of your life
Just wanna dance with you tonight
so c'mon little girl... dance with me
- Barbershop Break -
- Chorus -
I didn't come here to think about her
I just came to dance and chase a little skirt
Not asking for the rest of your life
Just wanna dance with you tonight
so c'mon little girl... dance with me
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3. |
Star Child
02:47
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- 1st Verse -
All the other boys, well they're so much better
At writing their love poems
All the other boys, well they're so much better
At performing their songs
- Chorus -
But still I'm tryin
Hard to find
The right time and the right line to let you know
That you're my Star Child
- 2nd Verse -
You talk about the other boy
And how you saw him on stage
And he drove you wild
Forget about the other boy
Since I saw you darlin'
You've been my Star Child
- Chorus -
But still I'm tryin
Hard to find
The right time and the right line to let you know
That you're my Star Child
- Bridge -
I know it's selfish
But I can't help it
It's just the way I feel
- Solo -
- Chorus -
So I'll keep tryin'
Hard to find
The right time and the right line to let you know
That you're my Star Child
You're my Star Child
You're my Star Child
God made you my Star Child
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4. |
My Show
02:33
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- 1st Verse -
Well I know it's gettin' hard
To always find a car
And your friends don't know
when when the weekend OH where you go
- Chorus -
But I see you at all of my shows
You're playing shy in the back row
I like your style
You drive me wild
From the back row
- 2nd Verse -
You say hello to the bands
And yes I know you're my fan
You say, "I love you Glam Dan."
I say "Slow Down."
He's not that kind of man
- Chorus -
And I see you at all of my shows
You're playing shy in the back row
I like your style
You drive me wild
From the back row
Shhhhh
- Solo -
- 3rd verse -
And no you're not so shy
You say you got another guy
You say he is a fancy lad
But I'm the best you ever had
- Chorus -
And I see you at all of my shows
You're not so shy in the back row
I like your style
You drive me wild
From the back row
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5. |
Big Star
03:11
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- 1st Verse -
I wanna be a big star
And I want my name it lights
I wanna be a big star
And I want it all tonight
- Chorus -
Forget fortune
I want fame
I want every teenage girl to scream my name
And I want it all,
Know know I want it all today
- Solo -
- 2nd Verse -
I-I-I wanna be a big star
Have a number one records in lights
I wanna be a big star
And play Radio City tonight
- Chorus -
Forget fortune
Don't you know I want fame
I want every teenage girl to scream my name
And I want it all
You know I want it all today
All right now
C'mon baby
Know i love you
Thinking of you
Everybody
Listen to me
I'm a big star
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6. |
Give 'Em A Show
02:22
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- 1st Verse -
When I get up
You know I get so hot
You know I pick up my guitar
And I just can't stop
When I get down
You know I go so low
I sit and I cry
At the piano
- Chorus -
And you're all so lucky tonight
Because I woke up this afternoon
Feelin' alright
Ain't gonna play you no sad song
'Cause that would just be wrong
So c'mon boys
Let's give 'em a show
- 2nd Verse -
When I zip up my boots
You know I feel so cool
You know I take the stage
And watch the girls drool
When Matt clicks those sticks
I know what's to come
We're gonna play one of my hits
We're gonna have some fun
- Chorus -
And you're all so lucky tonight
Because I woke up this afternoon
Feelin' alright
Ain't gonna play you no sad song
'Cause that would just be wrong
So c'mon boys
Let's give 'em a show
- Solo -
- Chorus -
And you're all so lucky tonight
Because I woke up this afternoon
Feelin' alright
Ain't gonna play you no sad song
Because that would just be wrong
So c'mon boys
Let's give 'em a show
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7. |
Scene Queen
03:34
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- 1st Verse -
It's Saturday Night and I'm dressed to kill
I'm going down to Club Foot just looking for a thrill
I opened those doors and what did I see?
This beautiful girl and she was lookin' at me
- Chorus -
Scene Queen
Oh stiletto heels and leather jeans
Oh you know you're just a bit obscene
You're my Scene Queen
- 2nd Verse -
You know we danced the night away
I went to speak but she said that there was nothing I could say
She said, "Come on out back you know I got myself a Chevy.
Let's go make out like a couple of teenagers down at the levee."
- Chorus -
Scene Queen
Oh stiletto heels and leather jeans
Oh you know you're just a bit obscene
You're my Scene Queen
- Solo -
- 3rd Verse -
The next Saturday night you know I was looking oh so fine
I went down to that same old club just looking for that girl of mine
You know it broke my heart what I had to see
I saw "The Don" and he was dancing with my Scene Queen
- Chorus -
Scene Queen
Oh stiletto heels and leather jeans
Oh you know you're just a bit obscene
You're my... You broke my heart
Scene Queen (Baby)
Oh stiletto heels and leather jeans (Baby)
Oh you know you're just a bit obscene
(Said if you're gonna let me go you got to tell me so)
My Scene Queen
You're my Scene Queen
You're my Scene Queen
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8. |
Tell Her What For
03:30
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- 1st Verse -
You know that girl, she's a tease
She'll have you down on your knees
And they you'll beg and plead
For a little bit of sanity
Well let me tell you somethingelse
When she takes that bottle down off the shelf
I'll tell you plain, she's like night and day
- Chorus -
So run, run away
Boy don't you stay
There ain't no good here anymore
So head for the door
and tell her what for
- 2nd Verse -
You know that girl, she's insane
When the chemical goes to her brain
Oh I, I'll tell you know no lie
That bitch is like Jekyl and Hyde
She'll steal you car, your cash card
She'll take them on down to the bar
And then she'll throw her baby
Just to make sure you're not out on a date
- Chorus -
So run, run away
Boy don't you stay
There ain't no good here anymore
So head for the door
And tell her what for
- Bridge -
Well I said I'd always love you
Always take care of you
But I just can't take it anymore
You know I love you and your two kids
But I just can't take this
So I guess I'll have to show you the door
- Chorus -
And run, run away
Boy don't you stay
There ain't no good here anymore
So head for the door
And tell her what for
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9. |
The Last Time
03:47
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- 1st Verse -
This'll be the last song I ever write about movin' on
It's done so many times and quite frankly it's a lie
This'll be the last time you ever gonna see me cry
Oh don't you know my tear ducts, they ran dry
- Chorus -
And don't you know it's all be done
I'm talking about the girls the liquor and the drugs
The Fancy Lads aren't gonna tell you how you should be
I'm just gonna sing another song about me
- 2nd Verse -
Last time I sing about the joy rock and roll can bring
If you don't know by now, you'll ain't gonna learn anyhow
Last time I write about doing blow all night
It ain't that cool, you get hooked, you're the fool
- Chorus -
And don't you know it's all be done
I'm talking about the girls the liquor and the drugs
The Fancy Lads aren't gonna tell you how you should be
I'm just gonna sing another song about me
- bridge-
Now don't ya know that politics, they got no place in rock and roll
Now don't ya know that heartbreaks, they got no place in rock and roll
Now don't ya know that you're dirty laundry, got no place in rock and roll
Now don't ya know that your girlfriend, she got no place in rock and roll
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10. |
We Just Want The Fame
04:32
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- 1st Verse -
You know it might sound weird, why we're here
If we're not in it for the dough
What can I say, We just love the show
You know the lights go up, you all shut up
and then you scream out my name
There ain't nothing that feels the same
- Chorus -
And it may sound funny, it may sound strange
The Fancy Lads don't want your money
We just want the fame
The Fancy Lads don't want your money
We just want the fame
Now we don't need no record company's money
We just want the fame
- 2nd Verse -
You it may sound strange, a bit odd
that we don't wanna do this for our job
What can we say?
We just love to play
I'll take a limousine, front page of a magazine
I'm coming thru on your TV screen
These are the things that excite me
- Chorus -
It may sound funny, it may sound strange
The Fancy Lads don't want your money
We just want the fame
The Fancy Lads don't want your money
We just want the fame
Now we don't need no record company's money
We just want the fame
- Solo -
- EPIC SOLO -
- Solo -
- Chorus -
It may sound funny, it may sound strange
The Fancy Lads don't want your money
We just want the fame
The Fancy Lads don't want your money
We just want the fame
Wouldn't dream of takin' the little kid's money
We just want the fame
You know it may sound strange...
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The Fancy Lads Chicago, Illinois
The Fancy Lads were:
Glam Dan
Posh Josh
Miracle Mike
Matt-a-tat-tat
Gone but not forgotten
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