BEYOND THE TEMPLE
one of the first songs performed by Leppard in the beginning, available only on older bootlegs

Beyond the temple
There lies a tomb with a king from long ago
A traveler from a distant planet
Ten thousand years or so
The legend tells of an agin' man
Whose city he built alone
Till the pirates of our western world
Tore it down stone by stone

The clouds are gettin' heavy
As he points unto the sky
But with the guidance of his finger
He let the lightning fly

So don't turn around, don't turn around
Lightning don't strike twice
Don't turn around, don't turn around
Death is a very high price

He gathered up his people
And he took them underground
To the caves of silvery water
Where they never could be found

The king came to the surface
Could not believe what he had found
The temple left in ruins
His city knocked to the ground

He went back to his people
Sad news he had to tell
The only justice for the king
Was to put these men in hell

So don't turn around, don't turn around
Lightning don't strike twice
Don't turn around, don't turn around
Death is a very high price

His face showing sorrow
His heart full of grief
His life's work in ruins
Destroyed by a thief

His people just sit around
His children just cry
The king's mind is all confused
Just wonderin' why

The temple split in half
And scattered through the desert
The dust had risen in the air
The race of people had to live in devastation
Why wasn't he even there

Message from the gods to gather up his people
The kingdom couldn't lose them there
That's when all the gods and all are livin' peaceful
Just a galaxy away

The king rose up from underground
To light the darkened sky
Red lights, green lights, blue lights flashing
It seemed a mile high

As it lifted from the ground
And soared into the air
The king looked at what might have been
A world that needed care

A storm had risen quickly
Across the take of hope
Now there's no trace of the king
Just a memory carved in stone

So don't turn around, don't turn around
Lightning don't strike twice
Don't turn around, don't turn around
Death is a very high price
Don't turn around, don't turn around
Lightning don't strike twice
Don't turn around, don't turn around
Death is a very high price


WARCHILD
one of the first songs performed by Leppard in the beginning, available only on older bootlegs

Warchild, your heart is broken
Your mind is breakin', it's such a shame
Warchild, your body's broken
Your woman's taken, it's not a game

People once shared your wisdom
Shared your memory, shared your dreams
Now your thoughts have all been shattered
What once was rhythm are now just screams

Warchild, I used to love you
The whole world loved you, we used to care
Warchild, your mind has been emptied
So all you do now is just sit n' stare

People once shared your wisdom
Shared your memory, shared your dreams
Now your thoughts have all been shattered
What once was rhythm are now just screams

Your lady's waiting, she's hesitating
Not knowing why
Warchild, the pain you're showing
The pain is knowing that you're gonna die

People once shared your wisdom
Shared your memory, shared your dreams
Now your thoughts have all been shattered
What once was rhythm are now just screams


MISTY DREAMER (Elliott/Savage)
one of the first songs performed by Leppard in the beginning, available only on older bootlegs

The sun that is rising is glistening down on the hill
The pool of confusion is silently still
The thoughts of another keep runnin' through my mind
As I search for the answer, it's never easy to find

The prophet stood on the hill and firmly he gripped his sword
As the angels of wisdom were singing a heavenly chord
So I look back and wonder if I should be asking for more
As a traveler in limbo who's washed up onto the wrong shore

In the morning when I wake up
And the story starts to break up
Then it's plain to see
What's wrong with me
So the curtains they are drawn back
And my mind is simply torn back
To reality, you see, to me, I'm just a misty dreamer

I slipped by the waterslide
And I thought I heard my true love screamin'
So I opened my eyes and shook my head
And I realized I was only dreamin'

So close your eyes and drift away
Tomorrow seems like yesterday for you

Your conscience guided by a light
Your memory won't be here tonight
The sorrow that eyes are showing
Doesn't hide your spirit flowing

So close your eyes and drift away
Tomorrow seems like yesterday for you

Drift away
Tomorrow seems like yesterday for you


MEDICINE MAN
one of the first songs performed by Leppard in the beginning, available only on older bootlegs

I'm the doctor, I can mend your broken heart
I'm the healer, I could take you right back to the start

So if you wanna take the chance well you better be sure
Baby, I'm the medicine man, I've got the cure
I'm the medicine man

I will make you the kinda girl that feels no pain
I can take you and put you back together again

So if you wanna jump on board well you better be sure
Baby, I'm the medicine man, I've got the cure
I'm the medicine man
That's what I am
Doing what I can
’Cause I'm the medicine man

Listen, lady, don't make me drive you outta your mind
'Cause together this remedy's not hard to find
So if you wanna take the chance and I'm damn sure that you do
Baby, I'm the medicine man
Now the rest's up to you

I'm the medicine man
That's what I am
Doing what I can
'Cause I'm the medicine man

Medicine man, medicine man


GOOD MORNING FREEDOM
(Clark/Savage/Willis/Elliott)

Well good morning freedom
I've been woken to a brand new day
Good morning freedom
Now it seems that you have a different way
Starts today

So now I'm free
And now you're ready to take my chance again
So come with me
And I'll take you to the rainbow's end

Oh good morning freedom
I'd like to take you by the hand
And if you doubt me
Just listen to the fan
And you'll understand

So now I'm free
And now you're ready to take my chance again
So come with me
And I'll take you to the rainbow's end

So now I'm free
And now you're ready to take my chance again
So come with me
And I'll take you to the rainbow's end


ME & MY WINE
(Savage/Elliott/Clark)
found on the re-release of High 'N' Dry

Ooh yeah, wha's going on
Oh yeah, oh

Well I'm down in the alley of Sally and I'm feeling my way
And it's four in the morning, I don't have a lot I can say
I know I'm looking for some satisfaction
But there ain't much news
'Cause I'm working from a gutter reaction
I'm hanging down and loose, oh

Me and the boys have been drinking
Feeling like this I got no time for thinking
So all I can say is I'm doing fine 
With just me and my wine, uh

Now my brain and my body are runnin' on different rails
And the guy who just said "Hi" was as hard as nails, ow
Oh I woke up in a subway station
Lying half dead on the floor
I don't remember anything
What happened the night before

Oh me and the boys have been drinking
Feeling like this I got no time for thinking
So all I can say is I'm doing fine 
With just me and my wine, oh

Oh, oh yeah
Oh yeah, oh yeah

Now listen
My hair's a real mess, I feel and I look like a joke
And there's a hole in my jeans
I just run right out of smokes, ha ha

You know I'd like to get to know you
But I ain't got the time
And I'm finding it harder and harder
To make this damn thing rhyme

Just me and my wine
Well just me and my wine
You know that I'm doing fine 
With just me and my wine, oh
Thank you!


RELEASE ME
(E. Miller/D. Williams/R. Yount)
performed by Stumpus Maximus and the Good Ol' Boys (bka Malvin Mortimer and Def Leppard)
found as a b-side to "Rocket" and "Armageddon It" singles

Hey please release me, let me go
And for I don't love you anymore
To waste our lives would be a shame
And release me and let me love again
Oh I have found a new love dear
And I will always want her near
Her lips are warm while yours are cold
And release me my darling let me go, ah

Please release me, let me go
And for I don't love you anymore
And to live our lives would be a shame
And so release me and let me love again

Hmmmmm, ladadadadadadaaaa
Hmmmmm, ladadadadadadadadadadaaaa
Ahhhh, ladadadadaa, ooohhh
Wahhhhhhh, ladadadadadadadadadaaa

So please release me, let me go
And for I don't love you anymore
And to live our lives would be a shame
And so release me and let me love again

Hey please release me, stand up
And for I don't love you anymore
To live, *belch* excuse me, would be a shame
And so release me and let me love again
So release me and let me love again
Let me go, let me go



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