No Surprize

NINETEEN-SEVENTY-ONE
WE ALL HEARD THE STARTER'S GUN
NEW YORK WAS SUCH A PITY
BUT AT MAX'S KANSAS CITY WE WON

WE ALL SHOT THE SHIT AT THE BAR
WITH JOHNNY O'TOOLE AND HIS SCAR
AND THEN OLD CLIVE DAVIS SAID
HE SURELY GONNA MAKE US A STAR
I'M GONNA MAKE YOU A STAR
JUST THE WAY YOU ARE

BUT WITH ALL HIS STYLE
I COULD SEE IN HIS EYES
THAT WE IS GOIN' ON TRIAL
IT WAS NO SURPRIZE

THE BOYS KEPT KICKIN' ASS
AS USUAL THE TIME WOULD TELL
BUT SOME BITCH IN THE CHOIR
THREW WATER ON THE FIRE OF HELL
SHE LOVED TO SHOW AND TELL
LORD SHE LOVED TO TELL

MM BUT WITH ALL OUR STYLE
YOU COULD SEE IN THEIR EYES
THAT WE IS STILL ON TRIAL
YEAH IT WAS NO SURPRIZE
NO SURPRIZE
NO SURPRIZE
NO SURPRIZE

MIDNIGHT LADY SITUATION FETAL
VACCINATE YOUR ASS WITH YOUR PHONOGRAPH NEEDLE

I SAY LOOKIE HERE FRIEND A MINE
WHO SCRATCH LIKE YOU NEED CALOMINE
FLAMINGO BOOTS SOLES A-CREAKIN'
STILL IN LOVE AND PUERTO RICAN TOO

RIDIN' ON WHEELS A-HELL
SMOKIN' OUR AXLE GREASE
OH THE BACKSTAGE IS ROCKIN'
AND WE'RE COPPIN' FROM THE LOCAL POLICE
THAT'S RIGHT THE LOCAL POLICE
OR THE JUSTICE OF PEACE
  your ass

BUT WITH ALL OUR STYLE
YOU COULD SEE IN THEIR EYES
THAT WE IS STILL ON TRIAL
BABY IT'S NO SURPRIZE
NO SURPRIZE
NO SURPRIZE
NO SURPRIZE

ROCK AND ROLL JUNKIE WHORE
GOT MY FOOT INSIDE THE DOOR
KNOCK-KNOCK KNOCK-KNOCK KNOCK
NOBODY'S KEEPIN' SCORE

BAD TIMES GO AWAY COME AGAIN SOME OTHER DAY
TOPAZ AND SASSAFRASS WILL KEEP THE BLUES AWAY