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song list next song Van Halen: Letter A Van Halen: Van Halen 3 Ballot Or The Bullet
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Give me liberty or give me death
No truer words have ever been said
Well are you prepared for your very last breath?
Don't you dare start what you cannot finish

So when we face, face the adversary
No longer are we the minority

And when history repeats her hour
The pendulum will swing, swing into power
Though not in vain like our forefathers
Freedom, never had no room for cowards

For in the end, there will be equality
By any means necessary

The ballot or the bullet
The choice is up to you
The ballot or the bullet
Tell me what you gonna do
The sword or the pen
Can be held by the same hand

What's it gonna take to liberate?
An emancipation, a false proclamation?
All these token words that you legislate
Sound a little bit absurd. Hey! And a little too late

When a house is divided, it just will not stand
Once it's decided, a line drawn in the sand

Ah! The ballot or the bullet
The choice is up to you
The ballot or the bullet
Tell me what you gonna do
The sword or the pen
Can be held by the same hand

(Guitar Solo)

The ballot or the bullet
The choice is up to you
The ballot or the bullet
Tell me what you gonna do

The ballot or the bullet
The choice is up to you
The ballot or the bullet
Tell me what you gonna do
The sword or the pen can be
The sword or the pen can be
The sword or the pen can be
The sword or the pen can be
The sword or the pen can be
held, held by the same hand!
song list next song previous song Van Halen: Balance Baluchitherium
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song list next song previous song Van Halen: Van Halen II Beautiful Girls
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She was seaside sittin', just a smokin' and a drinkin' on ringside,
on top of the world, oh, yeah.
She had her drink in her hand; she had her toes in the sand and whoa,
what a beautiful girl, ah, yeah.

What a sweet talkin' honey with a little bit of money can
turn your head around.
Creatures from the sea with the look to me like she'd like to fool around.
What a snappy little mammy.  Gonna keep her pappy happy
and accompany me to the ends of the earth, ah, yeah.

Here I am, ain't no man of the world, no.
All I need is a beautiful girl.
Ah, yeah!  Beautiful girls.

Well, I'm a bum in the sun and I'm having fun.
And I know you know I got no special plans.
All the bills are paid. I got it made in the shade,
and all I nee, nee, need is the woman.

What a sweet talkin' honey with a little bit of money can
turn your head around.
Creatures from the sea with the looks to me like she'd like to fool around.

Here I am, ain't no man of the world, no.
All I need is a beautiful girl.
Ah, yeah!  Beautiful girls.

Now, I'm a seaside sittin', just a smokin' and a drinkin';
I'm ringside, on top of the world.
I got a drink in my hand; I got my toes in the sand.
All I need is a beautiful girl.

Here I am, ain't no man of the world, no.
All I need is a beautiful girl.
Ah, yeah! Beautiful girls.
Ah, yeah! Beautiful girls.
song list next song previous song Van Halen Live! Right Here, Right Now Van Halen: 5150 Best Of Both Worlds
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I don't know what I've been livin' on, but
It's not enough to fill me up
I need more than just words can say
I need everything this life can give me. Hey hey yeah
'Cause sometimes it's not enough. Ow!

Come on baby, close your eyes, let go
This can be everything we dreamed
It's not work that makes it work, oh
No, let the magic do the work for you

'Cause honey, something reached out and touched me
Now I know all I want

I want the best of both worlds
An' honey I know what it's worth
If we could have the best of both worlds
We'd have heaven right here on earth. Woo!

Well, there's a picture in a gallery of a
Fallen angel looked a lot like you
We forget where we come from sometimes
I had a dream it was really you

Something reached out and touched me
Now I know all I want

I want the best of both worlds
An' honey I know what it's worth
If we could have the best of both worlds
A little bit o' heaven right here on earth, yeah

Whoa, you don't have to die an' go to heaven
Or hang around to be born again
Just tune in to what this place has got to offer
'Cause we may never be here again. Ow!

I want the best of both worlds
An' honey I know what it's worth
If we could have the best of both worlds
A little heaven right here on earth. Come on!

I want the best of both worlds
An' honey I know what it's worth
We can have the best of both worlds
A little heaven right here on earth, yeah

Tell me, is it enough? Wow!
Now will it ever be enough? Wow oh oh ooh
song list next song previous song Van Halen: Diver Down Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now)
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Well,way down yonder in Louisville,
Lived a cat named Big Bad Bill,
I wants to tell ya,
Ah the cat was rough and tough and would strutt his stuff
Had the whole town scared to death,
When he walked by they all held their breath,
He's a fighting man, sure enough

And then Bill got himself a wife,
Now he leads a different life...

Big Bad Bill is sweet William now,
Married life done changed him somehow,
He's the man the town used to fear,
Now they all call him sweet pappa Willie dear,
Stronger than Samson I declare,
Til the brown skinned woman,
Bobbed his hair

Big Bad Bill dont fight any more,( No he dont )
Doing the dishes,mopping up that floor ( Yes he is )
Well he used to go out drinking,
Looking for a fight,
Now he gotta see that woman,everynight,
Big Bad Bill is sweet william now

Ah Play it boys.
I likes that jazz.

Big Bad Bill dont fight any more,( No he dont )
Doing the dishes,mopping up that floor ( Yes he is )
Well he used to go out drinking,
Looking for a fight,
Now he gotta see that woman,everynight,
Big Bad Bill is sweet william now ( doing the dishes )
Big Bad Bill is sweet william now ( mop up dat floor )
Big Bad Bill is sweet william now

Cha........ Yeah!
song list next song previous song Van Halen: Balance Big Fat Money
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Al, do you want a click on this one?
I don't need no stinkin' click!
Two, three, four

Some say money is bad for the soul
Bad for the rock, bad for the roll
Bad for the heart, bad for the brain
Bad for damn near everything, oh yeah!

Oh. Hey, it must be good for somethin'
Come on, pay the rent
(Yes)

Telephone, telefax, telefuckin' teletrash
Tell a cop, tell a friend, think we hit the stoney end
Nothin' left, nothin' right, now they want a bigger bite
Everybody wants some, everybody wants big money. Oh yeah!
They want big fat money
That's what I want, big fat money

Too much temptation, 'nuff to kill a generation
Space station, starvation, premature ejaculation
This ain't groovy, this ain't funky
It's on my back but it ain't my monkey, no! Oh yeah
Gimme some o' that big, big money
That's what I want, big fat money. Yo!
Big, big money!

(Guitar Solo)

Ow! Smoke this, eat that, my old lady's gettin' fat
High rise, high rent, before it's earned it's all been spent
Where's it gonna come from? Who's it gonna go to?
I ain't beatin', but I'm bein' eaten by money. Oh yeah
Big big money. Woo!
Now gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme!
Some o' that big money. Oh yeah
That's what I want

Well all right (Big Money) Oh, big big money (Big Money)
Now gimme, gimme, gimme (Big money) some o' that big money (Money). Woo!
That's what I want
It's all I need
Gimme big fat money
Yeah, I gotta wallet full
Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme!
Grab me some a-that big fat money
song list next song previous song Van Halen: OU812 Black And Blue
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Slip n' slide, push it in
Bitch sure got the rhythm
I'm holding back, yeah, I got control
Hooked into her system
Don't draw the line
Honey, I ain't through with you
The harder the better
Let's do it 'til we're black and blue
Well, you never know when love will come
Gotta get it while you got it
A little bit of everything, even when it hurts
Sure feels good
Don't draw the line
Honey, I ain't through with you
The harder the better
Let's do it 'til we're black and blue
Yo mama!
Black and blue
Black and blue, yo mama!
Black and blue
Gotta, gotta, gotta, get it right
Black and blue
Don't draw the line
Honey, I ain't through with you
The harder the better
We'll do it 'til we're black and blue
Don't draw the line
Baby, I ain't through with you
The harder the better
Let's do it 'til we're black and blue
The wetter the better
Let's do it 'til we're black and blue
Do it 'til we're black and blue
The wetter the better
Let's do it 'til we're black and blue
song list Van Halen: Letter C previous song Van Halen: Van Halen II Bottoms Up!
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I've been sitting here 'bout half the night.
Oh, mama, fill my cup up.
Said I came to waste some time.
I think I'm gonna jump up.

I'm singin', I'm dancin' most every night.
And I want to do that with you babe.
Let's do this bottle right.

Oh, oh, baby, bottoms up.

Pretty maids, all in a row, go on, set 'em up, up.
Come um um um um um, baby, bottoms up.

I'm singin', I'm dancin' most every night.
And I want to do that with you, babe.
Let's do this bottle right.

Come um um um um um, baby, bottoms up.
Come um um um um um, baby, bottoms up.