TINA TURNER LYRICS - Steel Claw

"Steel Claw"



A NIGHT IN TELEVISION WONDERLAND

ANOTHER FAIRYTALE ABOUT SOME RITCH BITCH

LYING BY THE SWIMMING POOL

IT`S THE GOLDEN SCHOOL

LIVING`S EASY WHEN YOU MAKE THE RULES



LAST FRIDAY WAS THE FIRST TIME

IT ONLY TOOK ABOUT A HALF A MINUTE

ON THE STAIRWAY

IT WAS CHILD`S PLAY

THE ODDS TURN TO EVEN

WHEN YOU GIE UP BELIEVING IN THE



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COLD LAW, STEEL CLAW

TRY TO GET ON BOARD

YOU FIND THE LOCK IS ON THE DOOR

WELL I SAY `NO WAY...'

DON`T TRY TO KEEP ME OUT OR THERE`LL BE HELL TO PAY

I DON`T KNOW WHO`S RIGHT OR WHO`S WRONG

BUT IT DOESN`T REALLY MATTER WHEN YOU`RE LYING IN THE GUTTER

IT`S A SEE SAW

A LONG HOT BATTLE WITH THE COLD LAW

IS WHAT YOU GET FOR MESSING WITH THE STEEL CLAW



THE POLITICIANS HAVE FORGOTTEN THIS PLACE

EXCEPT FOR A FLYING VISIT IN A BLACK MERCEDES

NO ELECTION TIME

THEY CROSS THE LINE

AND EVERYBODY RUNS TO WATCH THE PANTOMIME

IF THEY COULD SEE WHAT`S GOING HERE AROUND THERE

SO MANY PEOPLE HANGING ON THE EDGE

CRYING OUT GOR REVOLUTION

RETRIBUTION

THE ODDS TURN OUT EVEN

WHEN YOU GIVE UP BELIEVING IN THE



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SOMETIMES I THINK I`M GOING CRAZY

SOMETIMES I DO A LINE

MAKES ME LAUGH

MAKES ME WANT TO TAKE A JOYRIDE

ON THE HIGH TIDE

SOMETIMES I`M CONTEMPLATING SUICIDE

MEANWHILE EDDY`S ON THE WEST COAST

I HEARD HE`S SHACKING UP WITH SOME SWEET SENORITA

UP IN FRISCO YOU AND I KNOW

THE ODDS TURN OUT EVEN

WHEN YOU GIVE UP BELIEVING IN THE



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