The second studio album from Damn Yankees is another slice of the rock and roll stylings that are Nugent’s trademark. The track “Dirty Dog” features a catchy hook and chorus, with excellent guitar mastery and a killer drum line while the title track “Don’t Tread On Me” evokes the heavy guitar vibe of Def Leppard. One of the best tracks that demonstrate Uncle Ted’s salivating guitar licks is “This Side of Hell”, reminiscent of early Aerosmith. This energetic and brawny album is sure to satisfy any heavy-metal lover.
Young, rich and famous
What you want to be
You give it everything you got
But your sympathy
Been with everybody in the magazines
You know you’re spinning so fast
That you’re running out of fantasies
What you want is
What you need is
What you’re willing to be
It’s so strange
You feel so insane
It’s like–who’s that talking to me
Here’s your 15 minutes of fame
What you gonna give me
To ease the pain
When it’s all over
Won’t know your name
Here’s your 15 minutes of fame
No satisfaction
Your simple creed
You know you pour in everyone you got
Just to fill the need
No doubt you’re witness
To a major scene
But you better not lose your touch
Or you’re history
What you want is
What you need is
What you’re willing to be
It’s so strange
You feel so insane
It’s like–who’s that talking to me
Here’s your 15 minutes of fame
It’s a risky business
It’s a liar’s game
Into the spotlight and out again
Come and get your 15
Your 15 minutes of fame
Here’s your 15 minutes of fame
It’s a risky business
It’s a liar’s game
Into the spotlight and out again
Come and get your 15
Your 15 minutes of fame
There’s a face in the mirror
And you close your eyes
Much easier to turn away
Than to take a look inside
So you’re thinking it’s over
Walking away
Let your little world crash and burn
Oh, what a price to pay
Didn’t anybody tell you
It’s not who’s right or wrong?
Hold the line
Is this what’s going on?
Where you going now?
When your world’s turned inside out
Isn’t love what it’s all about?
Where you going now?
When you get to the top of the hill
Gonna be there yes I will
There’s a crack in the mirror
There’s a hole in the sun
Full moon in the midnight sky
And you feel like you wanna run
So you blow out the candle
And you turn off the light
Then you stumble into darkness
Do you believe that love is blind?
Didn’t anybody tell you
It’s never too late to try?
Hold the line
Before you say goodbye
Where you going now?
When your world’s turned inside out
Isn’t love what it’s all about?
Where you going now?
When you get to the top of the hill
Gonna be there yes I will
Now I’m not talking ’bout what’s good for me
And I’m not saying, how you ought to be
But if there is a message shining on through to you
Take a little piece of mind
And let your love light shine
Didn’t anybody tell you
It’s never too late to try?
Hold the line
Before you say goodbye
Where you going now?
When your world’s turned inside out
Isn’t love what it’s all about?
Where you going now?
When you get to the top of the hill
Gonna be there yes I will
Where you going now?
When your world’s turned inside out
Isn’t love what it’s all about?
Where you going now?
When you get to the top of the hill
Gonna be there yes I will
Gonna be there yes I will
Can’t you see I’m a lovable man
Got a plaque on the wall
Baby can I help you understand
Times a-wastin’ and I’m ready to rock
Well did I show you my clock
It’s got diamonds all around the band
Try to touch you, you push me away
All I hear you say is
Get down dirty dog
You don’t know right from wrong
And I’m not one of your bitches
Get back you dirty dog
Been messin’ where you don’t belong
Stop sniffin’ round my britches
Can’t take it when you’re callin’ me names
Yeah I think it’s a shame
You can do me like the way you do
You big teaser now you throw me bone
Then you hurry me home
Honey what am I supposed to do
I don’t deserve it
You’re makin’ me pay
You push me away when you say
Get down dirty dog
You don’t know right from wrong
And I’m not one of your bitches
You said get back you dirty dog
Been messin’ where you don’t belong
Stop sniffin’ round my britches
Well that’s a dog gone lie
You gotta give me a try
I’m walkin’ out that door
Ain’t gonna scratch no more
Gonna sever my relation
Dig a little deeper hole
Get a little self control
One more night out in the cold
Face down in my doggie bowl
She said
Get down dirty dog
You don’t know right from wrong
And I’m not one of your bitches
Get back you dirty dog
Been messin’ where you don’t belong
Stop sniffin’ round my britches
Mister please
Won’t you tell me I’m alright
I’m so lonely
I been thinking I could die
I got me a woman
She bled her soul
All over me
I think she’s crazy
What you gonna do with me
Brother brother
Can’t you hear them mission bells
Calling out
All them sinners bound for hell
Ain’t no stranger
Been down that road before
So brother brother
Won’t you tell me I’m alright
I’m alright
Ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah
Smoking mother nature into the dust
Yeah that’s all I see
Praying to gods that are made out of rust
And thinking what you might have been
Now I suppose I could change my vows
Yeah that’s all I need
Maybe some day you’ll find me fishing
For the lock that fits with my key
Gonna change it baby that me
Ah, ah, hey mister
Never one to count
Take a look at my life
What a work of art I see
Got no love baby living off the tracks
With the chains and the shackles on me
Now I’m with you gonna head on south
Sliding down to Mexico way
Maybe someday you’ll find me sitting
On a beach where the palm-ah trees sway
And heaven’s just a little kiss away
Won’t you help me mister please
Now I suppose I could change my vows
Yeah that’s all I need
Maybe someday you’ll find me fishing
For the lock that fits with my key
Gonna change it baby that’s me
Won’t you help me mister please
Mister please
Won’t you tell me I’m alright
I’m so lonely
I been thinking I could die
I got this woman
She bled her soul all over me
Now I think I’m crazy
What you gonna do with me
Mister please
Haven’t I seen your face before
You greased the handles on my door
Took me for a ride
Down lover’s highway
Uh huh, oh yeah
Let’s shake it up
Next time you’re going my way
I don’t want you comin’ down
Spread your lightning all around
Yeah that’s right baby
Let your firefly
Let your firefly
Well pretty faces turn to stone
Pack their bags and head for home
When I dress you in that little next to nothing
Uh huh
I don’t think I need you now
Or what
You got to let me know
How far you want to go
Is it yes or no
Unless unless you let me know we never ever ever
Ever gonna get started
Some people never learn
That you just might get burned
Now you just say the word
Come on say it say it to me to me come on
Now say it to me
Once you get started it’s hard to get off the road that you’re on
Let your firefly
Let your firefly
Let your firefly
Let your firefly
Let your firefly
Let your firefly
Let your firefly
Let your firefly
There was a time
When a man lived by his word
And the simple truth
Was not so hard to take
When his enemies
Were thousands of miles away
And he stood by
The promises he’d make
All that I ask for
All that I need
Is someone that I can believe
Yeah
Just like the air
That we breathe in a single day
To a drowning man
How much do you think he’d pay
All that I ask for
All that I need
Is someone that I can believe
When I listen to the things you try to say
Any ordinary man would fade away
But if you want I’m ready to receive
I know that I can believe
Every word you say
And the love you give away
Goes straight to my heart
And everything you do
And how you follow through
Can keep us together
Or tear us apart
When I listen to the things you try to say
Any ordinary man would fade away
But if you want I’m ready to receive
Well I would not have it any other way
I know that I
I know that I
I know that I can believe
