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Night Ranger


A little something about Night Ranger
Night Ranger, one of the most successful touring and recording bands of the 1980s, left their indelible mark on that decade's charts with a string of five best-selling albums between 1982 and 1988 (Dawn Patrol, Midnight Madness, 7 Wishes, Big Life, and Man In Motion ) that went on to sell a total of more than 10 million copies worldwide. At the same time, their popularity was fueled by an impressive string of instantly recognizable hit singles and signature album tracks that are as much a part of 80s rocklore as Night Ranger itself, including "Sister Christian," "(You Can Still) Rock In America," "When You Close Your Eyes," "Sentimental Street," "Don't Tell Me You Love Me" and "Restless Kind," to name but a few. After calling it a day in 1989, the five Bay Area veterans embarked on a dizzying series of group and solo endeavors that were faithfully followed by the Night Ranger legions. For example, Blades founded Damn Yankees with Ted Nugent and Tommy Shaw (ex-Styx) which led to the subsequent Shaw*Blades project. "Fitz"gerald became a regular in the ever-changing Van Halen tour lineups. Watson released a pair of star-studded solo albums, then formed the equally all-star band known as Mother's Army. Gillis also attracted some of rock's big names to his solo effort, Gilrock Ranch. Keagy, another busy session rat, eventually hooked up with Gillis to play their own music and Night Ranger hits on the road.

Lyrics shown below : 'Sister Christian', 'Goodbye' , 'Four in the morning' , 'Don't tell me you love me', 'Secret of My Success', 'When you close your eyes'



Sister Christian


Sister Christian, oh the time has come
And you know that you're the only one to say
Okay

Where you goin', what you looking for?
You know those boys don't want to play no more with you
It's true

You're motoring
What's your price for flight,
And finding Mister Right?
You'll be all right tonight

Babe, you know you're growing up so fast
And momma's worrying that you won't last to say
Let's play

Sister Christian, there's so much in life
Don't you give it up before your time is due
It's true
It's true (Yeah)

You're motoring
You've got him in your sights
And driving through the night
You're motoring
What's your price for flight,
And finding Mister Right?
You'll be all right tonight

You're motoring
What's your price for flight,
And finding Mister Right?
You'll be all right tonight
You're motoring
What's your price for flight,
And finding Mister Right?
You'll be all right...
Tonight

Sister Christian, oh the time has come
And you know that you're the only one to say
Okay
But you're motoring


Goodbye As the sun hides his head For another night's rest And the wind sings His same old song And you on the edge Never close, never far Always there when I needed a friend Yet it's hard living life On this memory-go-round Always up, always down Spinning 'round and 'round and 'round And all this could be Just a dream so it seems I was never much good at goodbye There once was a time Never far from my mind On the beach, on the 4th of July I remember the sand How you held out your hand And we touched for what seemed a lifetime Now it's hard Leaving all this behind me now Like a schoolboy so lost Never found until now And all this could be Just a dream so it seems I was never much good at goodbye Yet it's hard Living life on this memory-go-round Always up, always down Turning 'round and 'round and 'round And all this could be Just a dream so it seems I was never much good at goodbye And all this could be Just a dream so it seems I was never much good at goodbye Goodbye
Four in the morning Four in the morning Came without a warning Everybody's got a place to be I got holes in my conscience Shot with a vengeance I must have been a fool not to see I need you bad It's hard to live without your company I need you bad So bad I can't take it you see Oh I Can't take anymore I can't fake anymore It's such a hard time loving you I can't take anymore I can't fake anymore It's such a hard time loving you There was a time when I knew you I held my body to you Made you feel like you never felt before And now it's all in the distance Still you keep resisting I love you like never before oh I need you bad It's hard to live without your tender touch I need you bad So bad I guess you're playing me touch Oh I Can't take anymore I can't fake anymore It's such a hard time loving you I can't take anymore I can't fake anymore It's such a hard time loving you I guess I was going in the wrong direction I guess I was thrown for a while I need to see you smile I need you so yeah I must have been going in the wrong direction I guess I was thrown for a while I need you bad It's hard to live without your company I need you bad So bad I can't take it you see I need you bad It's hard to live without your tender touch I need you bad So bad I want to tell you so much Oh I Can't take anymore I can't fake anymore It's such a hard time loving you I can't take anymore I can't fake anymore It's such a hard time loving you (Repeat)
Don't Tell Me You Love Me It ain't the way you move It ain't the way that you move me Oh no It ain't the way you shake It ain't the way that you shake me Oh no I've lived twenty-five years I'm a kid on the run I've got a pistol for action CHORUS: Don't tell me you love me Don't tell me you love me Don't tell me, I don't wanna know Don't tell me you love me Don't tell me you love me Don't tell me, I don't wanna know I love the way you use I love the way that you use me Oh yeah I love the way you shoot I love the way that you shoot to kill me Oh yeah It's taken miles and lines to learn the Right from the wrong I keep you hanging on CHORUS: Don't tell me you love me Don't tell me you love me Don't tell me, I don't wanna know Don't tell me you love me Don't tell me you love me Don't tell me, I don't wanna to know [Guitar solos] Don't tell me you love me Don't tell me you love me (You love me, you love me) Don't tell me you love me (You love me, you love me) Don't tell me you love me (You love me, you love me) Don't tell me you love me (You love me, you love me) love me love me love me yeah CHORUS: Don't tell me you love me Don't tell me you love me Don't tell me, I don't wanna to know Don't tell me you love me Don't tell me you love me Don't tell me, I don't wanna to know
Secret of my success Think of it, I, hold the world in the palm of my hand Run a comb through my hair, head on out for some new foreign land And all this could seem like a dream out the door With everyday people, face down on the floor I always said I could make it and be who I am There's a new look in sight, what a change for the new modem man With all this it seems, like I'm dying for more The streets are on fire, never seen it before It's like the sound of electric guitars Worlds collide and hearts will be broken Over and over it's the same every day- How can I say what has never concerned me The secret of my success is I'm living 25 hours a day It's amazing to me, what a fool will believe to get by With a change of your mind, I can live, I can fly The harder they come, the harder they fall I never say maybe and I go for it all Just like the sound of electric guitars Worlds collide and hearts will be broken Over and over it's the same every day- How can I say what has never concerned me The secret of my success is I'm living 25 hours a day With nothing to show, just sweat from my soul My heart's on the line and I'm dying to go Look at us now, gonna make it somehow Hold on to me baby, can't hold me down Worlds collide and hearts will be broken Over and over it's the same every day- How can I say what has never concerned me The secret of my success is I'm living 25 hours a day
When you close your eyes What do you do when it's falling apart And you knew it was going from the very start --Do you close your eyes...and dream about me? A girl in love with a gleam in your eye I was a younger boy....all dressed in white We're older now....but do you still think about me? I remember we learned about love in the back of a Chevrolet It felt so good to be young......feels like yesterday..... Chorus: When you close your eyes.....Do you dream (dream) about me? When you close your eyes.....Do you dream about me? --Do you still dream about me? I guess I don't know what I'm thinkin' Comin' off a hard night of drinkin' Angie come closer to me, I need a soul to bleed on. Well it coulda been done in a different kind of way But that ain't you, you play tough when you play It's over now.....but do you still think about me? I remember I held you so tight and we danced the night away With the moves of two wide-eyed kids...I need you so much today.... Repeat Chorus Solos I remember we learned about love in the back of a Chevrolet No good for an old memory to mean so much today Repeat Chorus