NO MUSS... NO FUSS Released: 1984 INJURED IN THE GAME OF LOVE (Avsec, Ierace) All right... yeah! Did you ever come up lame When you played the game of love My baby she likes to hurt me It's worse than broken bones Worse than open wounds My baby she likes playing dirty She kicked me when I was down Now I can't get up Looks like I'm gonna need a stretcher again boys CHORUS Cause she broke my heart She bust my soul I've been injured in the game of love But I like girls and rock n' roll I've been injured in the game of love I know you put your guard down Before the gun sounds C'mon babe I wanna score tonight Because the game was fun Now it's 4th and 1 C'mon baby don't say no tonight Cause when the night is through I am still be wanting you And I gotta walk all the way home tonight REPEAT CHORUS 10TH STREET (Avsec, Ierace) Me and Pooch We were from the west end of town And all the kids on the streets Used to hang at the corner playground There was Billy and Bobby and Rikki the Knife And the girl I swear I'd love till the day I died In the summers outta school You knew just what to do CHORUS On 10th Street There's no school like my old school On 10th Street There's no food like the Greasy Spoon On 10th Street There's no bar like Crazy Lou's On 10th Street I wish that I could go back home I didn't want to be your whipping post But I pledge my love to the girl I love the most And old pal Bonio he was straining his neck I guess you got a little lovin' but you lost your respect Yeah me and pooch we we're laughin' Yeah we always had a ball On 10th Street Life was so simple then On 10th Street I miss all my good old friends On 10th Street Give me a house with a picket fence On 10th Street That's my America But now they put up a parking lot They made the people all get out Damn the man with a plan to put an end I said damn the man with a plan to put an end to 10th Street On 10th Street Life was so simple then On 10th Street I miss all my good old friends On 10th Street Give me a house with a picket fence On 10th Street That's my America God Bless America God Bless America Yeah On 10th Street God Bless America RIDIN' THUNDER (Avsec, Ierace) Feel the wind blow On my way to Bobby Joe's I got the wind at my back I got my Daddy's Cadallac I'm going down to The Flats I'm gonna mingle with the river rats CHORUS Ridin' thunder Ridin' thunder I'll be ridin' thunder.. tonight Ridin' thunder Ridin' thunder I'll be ridin' thunder.. tonight Waiting for a train I been waiting on a friend I been waiting for this evening C'mon c'mon now Mary Ann Cause today I was a wide eyed boy But tomorrow I'll be a man REPEAT CHORUS Rivers rising with the sun and the heat Bobby Joe is sleeping Crashed in the backseat Now I just sat and thought for awhile The river runs for miles And I smiled Ridin' thunder Ridin' thunder I was ridin' thunder... last night Ridin' thunder Ridin' thunder We were ridin' thunder... that's right YOU'RE MY SERENITY (Avsec, Ierace) Everyday I hear the same old sounds In the same old town Sometimes my job just gets me down It's then I wonder what I'd do If you weren't around You put a smile back on my face Put everything in the right place CHORUS Whoa-oh, my-y You're my serenity Whoa-oh, my-y You're my serenity Sometimes I tried for love Sometimes I'd fight for love But either way I was afraid of love But that's before I found a love That really was true When this old man start feeling blue All he does is look at you Whoa-oh, my-y You're my serenity You're my little girl Whoa-oh, my-y You're my serenity You're just what I need You give me happiness You give me peace When this crazy world is hard to take When I feel like dropping out of the race When the leaves outside start tumbling down When my job turns me inside out The point is when this old man starts feeling blue All he gotta do is just look look look at you Whoa-oh, my-y You're my serenity Like a shower in spring Whoa-oh, my-y You're my serenity Like the sun on a winters day Whoa-oh, my-y You're my serenity Like the dawn of a new day Whoa-oh, my-y You're my serenity You're just what I need L.O.V.E. (Avsec, Ierace) You got an L You got an O V and E That spells love That's what you need L.O.V.E. Oh the name of the game is love CHORUS You got an L You got an O V and E That spells love (That's what you need) That's what you need L.O.V.E. Oh the name of the game is love Looking for some gold In a bed of urgent romance Dance your urban dance You got to believe With an L (You got an L) And an O (You got an O) V and E That spells love (That's what you need) That's what you need L.O.V.E. Oh the name of the game is love Little painted soul In a naked city Looking for some gold In a bed of urgent romance Dance your urban dance With an L (You got an L) And an O (You got an O) V and E That spells love (That's what you need) That's what you need L.O.V.E. Oh the name of the game is love For the painted face You can't wash with pity Money for a taste A reward for earnest romance Still we both take our chances We'll be dancing in the streets With an L (You got an L) And an O (You got an O) V and E That spells love (That's what you need) L.O.V.E. Oh the name of the game is love REPEAT CHORUS FOLLOW THAT CAR (Avsec, Ierace) Hey boy they say you want too much You better wake You better listen cause you're You're out of touch You better shape up You're drivin' all night You're feelin' all right CHORUS Out on the street And livin' a dream Back on the beat A part of the scene Follow that car Cause dreaming is easy Reach for your star Ya gotta believe Peope like you Ain't supposed to have dreams You better slow down So why do you still Still believe What is the low down? You're drivin' all night You're feelin' all right REPEAT CHORUS Don't ever stop believing Someday you will see it through You got to keep on driving on... yeah And you know And you know it won't be long You're drivin' all night You're feelin' all right REPEAT CHORUS DON'T CRY BABY (G. Jones) I thought I told you 'bout a half a million times Not to worry about tomorrow Cause I got everything under control I'm looking out for you But you've been waiting and wondering why I don't always make it home Lately you've been getting down and out When you're alone CHORUS Don't cry baby Don't cry now (Don't you cry no more) Don't cry baby Cause I'll be around now I'll wipe the tear drops Right off of your face Let your smile begin to shine I wanna see you with that look in your eyes Like everything's fine REPEAT CHORUS STATE OF THE HEART (Avsec, Ierace) Now I was crazy to think that I could have you I'm a fool, my love But you led me to think you could want me to That was cruel, my love I guess that I'm just a hopeless romantic at heart I keep believing in true love I live in the dark The dark CHORUS It's a state of the heart A place in the dark So barren and cold Where nothing seems to grow In the state of the heart (State of the heart) A place in the dark (Place in the dark) Where romance is a lost art In the state of the heart Well I can tell by the way you kiss goodbye That we're cool, my love And I can tell by the way you say goodnight If we're through, my love How can I go on without you Where do I start yeah Now that you're gone I can't see cause I live in the dark In the dark REPEAT CHORUS HEADED FOR A BREAKDOWN (Avsec, Ierace) Whoa-oh Yeah-h Ooh-ooh-ooh Now I've been wanting you for so long And girl my heart is beating so strong It's a physical attraction But I can't get the same reaction Cause you insist on playing games girl Well you're driving me insane girl CHORUS And I'm headed for a breakdown I can't afford another let down no no Yes I'm headed for a breakdown I'm going down down down down down You're a spider in disguise You weave your web with a pack of lies Trapped your prey with a sweet bait When he finds out it's too late Cause the spider she will tease you Have her fun before she eats you And you're headed for a breakdown I can't afford another let down no no Yeah you're headed for a breakdown Baby I'm down down down down down Breakdown! Yeah! Oh I wanna be around girl When somebody takes you down girl Somebody who is too smart To let your break another poor heart Oh life is like a spinning wheel And one day you'll see how I feel And you'll be headed for a breakdown You can't afford another let down Yes you're headed for a breakdown Down down down Oh you're headed for a breakdown You cant' afford another let down no no Yeah headed for a breakdown You're goin' down down down Yeah headed for a breakdown wooh Yeah headed for a breakdown Down down down down I WANT YOU BACK (Avsec, Ierace) Oh Maybe I spend too much on my work And maybe I left you all alone at home I didn't mean to treat you like an orphan This time I'll treat you like one of my own CHORUS You're gonna need a miracle I know but I want her back It's gonna take a miracle Whatever it takes Cause I want you back Cause I want you back You know I've had a lot of bad breaks But I've been a victim of circumstance I know I've made a lot of bad mistakes But everybody needs a second chance REPEAT CHORUS I never said how much I loved you girl I took for granted that you knew So won't ya help me through it girl You're gonna need a miracle I know but I want her back It's gonna take a miracle Whatever it takes I just a want her back You're gonna need a miracle I know but I want her back It's gonna take a miracle Whatever it takes cause I want you back Yes I want you back REPEAT CHORUS