@ALBUM: Look what the Cat Dragged In
        (C) 1986 Capitol/Enigma Records
Artist: Poison
M/L by: B. Dall, C. C. DeVille, B. Michaels, R. Rockett

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@SONG: 1.  Cry Tough  (3:36)
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Remember the nights we sat
  and talked about all our dreams
Well little did we know then
  they were more distant than they seemed
Well I knew it
  you knew it too
The things we'd go through
  we knew the things we had to do
To make it, baby

[CHORUS:]
You gotta cry tough
  out on the streets
To make your dreams happen
You gotta cry out
  out to the world
To make them all come true

Life ain't no easy ride
At least that's what I'm told
And sometimes the rainbow, baby
  is better than a pot of gold
You've got to stick it out
  whether you're wrong or right
And you can't give in without a fight
  to make it baby

[CHORUS]

You gotta aim high, baby
  whether you lose or win
And when you get to the top
 You gotta get off or go right back down again

[CHORUS OUT]


@SONG: 2.  I Want Action  (3:05)
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I want action tonight
  satisfaction all night
I grab my hat,
  and I grab my shoes
Tonight I'm gonna to hit the streets
  and cruise
Down the main street and check it out
  and look at those school girls a hangin' around
Now I'm a sucker for a pretty face
I don't care if she's in leather or lace
  cause I'm just lookin' for a little kiss

[CHORUS:]
I want action tonight,
  satisfaction all night
You got the love I need tonight

Long legs and short skirts
  these girls hit me where it hurts
I can't wait to get my hands on them
  I won't give up till they give in
Now I'm not lookin' for a love that lasts
  I need a shot and I need it fast
If I can't have her, I'll take her and make her

[CHORUS]

Hey, sweetheart, slide on in here
No, not in the front, jump in the back
Why?
Cause there's something back there I wanna show ya
I want action tonight,
  satisfaction all night
Oh, come on, honey, I wasn't that bad!
Oh, well.
[CHORUS]

You light the fuse on dynamite
  I need you tonight


@SONG: 3.  I Won't Forget You Baby  (3:34)
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Late at night I close my eyes,
  and think of how things could have been
And when I look back
  I remember some words you had said to me
It's better to have lost at love,
  than never to have loved at all

[CHORUS]
I won't forget you baby (I won't forget you)
  even though I could
I won't forget you baby (I won't forget you)
  even though I should

Sometimes in my head I can still see pictures of you
And I laugh to myself
  when I think of all those crazy things we used to do
Although miles come between us
  just between you and me

[CHORUS]

I should let you fade away
  but that just wouldn't be me
Oh, baby

Although the miles come between us
  just between you and me

[CHORUS]

I won't forget you baby (I won't forget you)
  memories slowly fade
I won't forget you baby (I won't forget you)
  and all the plans we made
I won't forget you baby.


@SONG: 4.  Play Dirty  (4:04)
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The boys in the back room
Billy shooting pool
Trading dirty glances
  with the pretty boys playing cool
They're puttin' down the whiskey
  getting loaded tonight
It's gettin' kinda risky
  they're lookin' to fight

If you want action
  if you want a thrill
  then take it down to Jimmy's bar and grill

[CHORUS:]
And play dirty
  and dirty games too
Play dirty
  like dirty boys do

Tatoo Willy's happenin'
  he really makes a scene
He's got anything you like
  If ya know what I mean
Troubles up
  when the heat comes down
Cause down at Jimmy's
  they're not messin' around

[CHORUS]

Come on, man, let's take this right outside
Come on, sucker, hit it
The place is gettin' restless
  there's trouble in the air
All hell's about to break loose
  but these dirty punks just don't care
If you want action
  if you want a thrill
  then take it down to Jimmy's bar and grill

[CHORUS]

Hey, watch your mouth, fool.
Come on, let's take it outside
You better believe I'm carying my piece
Yeah, get, get, get out
So damn cool
Play dirty, like dirty boys do!


@SONG: 5.  Look What the Cat Dragged In  (3:08)
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I went to bed too late
  and got up too soon
My poor head still spinnin'
  from too much booze
I got a foot in the gutter
  a foot in the grave
I ain't seen home
  in the last three days

[CHORUS:]
Oh my god!  Look what the cat dragged in
  living my life sin after sin
Night rolls up, and I do it again
  oh my god!  Look what the cat dragged in

No, tell, motel, hotel, bed
  if it wasn't for the sunlight
I'd swear I was dead.
I got a girl on the left of me,
  a girl on the right
And I know damn well I slept with both last night

[CHORUS]

I'm late for work on Monday
  and my boss is bitching
I can't get out of bed
  cause my heads still spinning
My hair's in a rat's nest
  I look like hell
Am I half alive or half dead?
  I just can't tell

[CHORUS OUT]


@SONG: 6.  Talk Dirty to Me  (3:43)
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You know I never,
  I never seen you look so good
You never act the way you should
  but I like it
And I know you like it, too
  the way that I want you
I got to have you
  Oh yes, I do
I never,
  I never ever stay out late
You know that I can hardly wait,
  just to see you
And I know you cannot wait
  wait to see me too
I gotta touch you

[CHORUS:]
Cause baby, we'll be
  at the drive-in
  in the old man's Ford
  behind the bushes
  till I'm screamin' for more
Down the basement
  lock the cellar door,
  and, baby
  talk dirty to me

You know I call you
  I call you on the telephone
I'm only hoping that your home
  so I can hear you
When you say those words to me
  and whisper so softly
I gotta hear you

[CHORUS]

C. C. pick up that guitar and talk to me!

[CHORUS OUT]

That's the way I like it baby,  Oooo, yeah!


@SONG: 7.  Want Some Need Some  (3:38)
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All my friends have someone
I want someone too
Someone to hold the whole night through
I need a lover
  someone like you
Someone to make my dreams come true
Maybe if I close my eyes
  everything will be alright
  cause I don't want to be alone
No more, baby

[CHORUS:]
I want some
I need some
  anybody, somebody
Someone custom built for me
I want some
I need some
Whole lotta lover satisfaction guaranteed

I wake in the morning
  and wrap my arms around no one
But that no one
  could be someone meant for me
So I jump out of my bed
  and throw my hands on my head
  and scream I need a lover just for me
Maybe if I close my eyes
  everything will be alright
  cause I don't want to be alone
No more, baby

[CHORUS]
[CHORUS OUT]


@SONG: 8.  Blame it on You  (2:32)
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She's got pizazz
  like a razamataz
I'd like to slide it in
  but where do I begin

[PRE-CHORUS:]
Wastes all my money
  spends all my time
I ain't got no luck
  can't change her mind

[CHORUS 1:]
Blame it on you
  I can't stand up
Blame it on you
  I'm keepin' my mouth shut
Blame it on you
  I can't see straight
Blame it on you
  Ut-ohh, too late

I want a little reaction
  how 'bout a kiss or two?
She said "Jump back honey,"
I said "No can do"
Why do you always make a fool out of me?
I can't get no nookie
  Justa plain to see
[PRE-CHORUS]

[CHORUS 2:]
Blame it on you
  I can't get no sleep
Blame it on you
  I'm in six feet deep
Blame it on you
  well, I guess it's true
Blame it on you
  Yes, I do

I blame this whole damn mess, honey,
  right on you

[PRE-CHORUS]

Now listen little girl, let me explain
Why you got me in such a terrible way

[FIRST VERSE]
[PRE-CHORUS]
[CHORUS 1 & 2 OUT]


@SONG: 9.  #1 Bad Boy  (3:14)
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What you heard about me
  well, it's probably right
I'm the boy next door
  the one you were warned about
Oh yes, indeed

[PRE-CHORUS:]
Well, I'm no upstanding citizen
  but I'm standing up just the same

[CHORUS 1:]
Number-one bad boy
  who's to blame
Number-one bad boy
  ain't that a shame
Yeah, right

All my friends are two-faced
  and I'm a social disgrace
I got no morals
  don't belong in the rat race

[PRE-CHORUS]

[CHORUS 2:]
Number-one bad boy
  the one you heard about
Number-one bad boy
  go ahead, honey, kick me out

Into a lonely world
  where I'm lost without a trace
Two-faced,
  rat race
  disgrace
Will I stand up on my own?
Will I fall on my face?

Will I stand up on my own?
Will I fall on my face?

What you heard about me
  well, it's probably right
I'm the bad boy next door
  the one you were warned about
Oh yes, indeed

[PRE-CHORUS]
[CHORUS 1 & 2]
Number-one bad boy
Bad boy!


@SONG: 10. Let me go to the Show  (2:45)
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Mama, please let me go to the show
  I dig them bad boys playing that rock 'n' roll
No way, son, you can't go out tonight
  so I got real upset and put up the biggest fight

[CHORUS:]
Mama, let me go to the show
  I dig them bad boys playing that rock 'n' roll
Mama, let me go out tonight
Mama, please, before I lose my mind

Out the window
  shimmy down the tree
I take a look around
  make sure no one's watching me
I steal the keys and take
  my old man's Chevrolet
I can hear my Mama scream
  from ten miles away

[CHORUS]

Rock 'n' roll rodeo,
Rock 'n' roll rodeo

Mama, let me go to the show
  I dig them bad boys playing that rock 'n' roll
Mama, let me go out tonight
Mama, please, mama, say it one more time.

Mama, let me go to the show
  Uh-uh, no way, no way, son, N-O
Mama, let me go out tonight
I gotta, gotta go, gotta, gotta go,
  gotta, gotta go to the show

"You heard your mother, turn that shit off!"
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