Desert Song
Fractured Love
Action
Two Steps Behind (Acoustic Version)
She's Too Tough
Miss You In A Heartbeat
Only After Dark
Ride Into The Sun
From The Inside
Ring Of Fire
I Wanna Be Your Hero
Miss You In A Heartbeat (Electric Version)
Two Steps Behind (Electric Version)
Miss You In A Heartbeat (Secret Piano Version)

title: Retro Active
released: October 1993
producer(s): Def Leppard
band line-up: (at time of release) Rick Allen, Vivian Campbell, Phil Collen, Joe Elliott, Rick Savage
cover artwork: Hugh Syme and Nels Israelson
These recordings have been pieced together over a ten year period



DESERT SONG
(Clark/Elliott/Savage)

Dark and dirty like you have never seen
A mind so twisted with thoughts so unclean
My heart is racing all tattered and torn
I stand here naked as the day I was born

Only the lonely will stand
I'm holding the world in my hand
I got to believe

The sky is falling on this setting sun
Echoes of silence ringing loud and long
This isolation is the king of pain
A lost horizon in an ocean of flames

Only the lonely will stand
I'm holding the world in my hand
I got to believe

Oooh ...
I've been here before
But not as I stand here today
I wait for the dawn
Ready to walk into the light
Oooh ....
Oooh ....


FRACTURED LOVE
(Clark/Elliott/Savage)

I'm caught in a dream
Sometimes it ain't what it seems
I'm all in a daze
Can't fight my way out of this maze
I'm looking for clues
And wanting a change in the rules
I'm locked in a cage
Acting out on the wrong stage

Don't want your sympathy, no no no
Don't need the third degree, no no no
Just got to break away and scream
I'm caught in a dream

I'm stood at the edge and I'm looking down
Caught in the danger zone
I feel like a king that has lost his crown
And now I stand here alone

Don't want your sympathy, no
Don't need the third degree, no
Just got to break away and scream
I'm caught in a dream

Fractured love, fractured love
Iron fist in a velvet glove
Fractured love, fractured love
Cracks in the mirror of this fractured love

I don't care if you pull down the sky
Angry passion is a friend of mine
Reach out for the sky above
It's just a fractured love

Fractured love, fractured love
Iron fist in a velvet glove
Fractured love, fractured love
Cracks in the mirror of this fractured love

I'm caught in a dream
Why don't you set me free

Don't want your sympathy
Don't want the third degree
Just gotta break, break away and scream

Caught in a dream
Why don't you set me free

Fractured love, fractured love
Iron fist in a velvet glove
Fractured love, fractured love
Cracks in the mirror of this fractured love
Fractured love, fractured love
Fractured love, fractured love
Iron fist in a velvet glove
Fractured love, fractured love
Fractured love, fractured love
Don't give me your fractured love
Oh, oh, oh


ACTION
(A. Scott/B. Connolly/S. Priest/M. Tucker)

So you think you'll take another piece of me
To satisfy your intellectual need
Do you want, do you want
Action, action, action, action
Gonna bring you down 'cause you're pushin' me
You gotta recognize my superiority

Liar, liar, liar, liar
You know you believed it
Higher, higher, higher, higher
'Cause I'm the main man
And that's why
Everybody wants a piece of the action
Everybody needs a main attraction
I got what everybody needs
Satisfaction guarantees
And everybody wants a piece of the action

Oh, I was suicidal 'cause she was my idol
Baby, baby, baby, bring it to your knees
Now there was a time I would have walked the line
But you bled me dry with your insatiable greed

Liar, liar, liar, liar
You know you believed it
Higher, higher, higher, higher
'Cause I'm the main man
And that's why
Everybody wants a piece of the action
Everybody needs a main attraction
I got what everybody needs
Satisfaction guarantees
And everybody wants a piece of the action

Do you want, action, action
Everybody wants, everybody needs
Everybody wants, everybody needs

Everybody wants a piece of the action
Everybody needs a main attraction
I got what everybody needs
Satisfaction guarantees
Everybody wants a piece of the action
Action, action, action ...
Action, action, action ...


TWO STEPS BEHIND (ACOUSTIC VERSION)
(Elliott)

Walk away if you want to
It's okay, if you need to
Well, you can run, but you can never hide
From the shadow that's creeping up beside you
And there's a magic running through your soul
But you can't have it all

Whatever you do, I'll be two steps behind you
Wherever you go, and I'll be there to remind you
That it only takes a minute of your precious time
To turn around, I'll be two steps behind, yeah, yeah

Take the time to think about it
Just walk the line, you know you just can't fight it
Take a look around, you see what you can find
Like the fire that's burning up inside me
And there's a magic running through your soul
But you can't have it all, no

Whatever you do, I'll be two steps behind you
Wherever you go, and I'll be there to remind you
That it only takes a minute of your precious time
To turn around, I'll be two steps behind, yeah, yeah

Ohh ...
Oh, and there's a magic running through your soul
But you, you can't have it all

Whatever you do, I'll be two steps behind you
Wherever you go, and I'll be there to remind you
That it only takes a minute of your precious time
To turn around, I'll be two steps behind

Yeah baby, two steps behind
Oh sugar, two steps behind


SHE'S TOO TOUGH
(Elliott)

Black stockings and a high-heeled dress
Good looking but her face is a mess
She's no angel, oh no
Love loaded she's got plenty to spare
She'll pull your trigger if only you dare
She's no angel, oh no

She's too tough
Can't help it, she just can't help it
She's too tough
Can't help it, she just can't help it

Hands off, well it's Catch-22
You can't touch if she can't have you
She's no angel, oh no
Whiplash, give you six of the best
Lay back let her mind do the rest
She's no angel, oh no

She's too tough
Can't help it, she just can't help it
She's too tough
Can't help it, she just can't help it
She's too tough
Can't help it, she just can't help it
She's too tough
Can't help it, she just can't help it

She's too tough
Can't help it, she just can't help it
She's too tough
Can't help it, she just can't help it
She's too tough
Can't help it, she just can't help it
She's too tough

She's too tough
Can't help it, she just can't help it
She's too tough
Can't help it, she just can't help it
She's too tough
Can't help it, she just can't help it
She's too tough
Can't help it, she just can't help it
She's too tough
Can't help it, she just can't help it


MISS YOU IN A HEARTBEAT
(Collen)

I believe that there's something deep inside
That shouldn't be from time to time
I sure found out, thought love was such a crime
The more you care, the more you fall

No need to worry, no need to turn away
'Cause it don't matter, anyway
Baby

Ooh, I'd miss you in a heartbeat
Ooh, I'd miss you right away
Ooh, I'd miss you in a heartbeat
'Cause it ain't love if it don't feel that way, oh no

When we touch I just lose my self control
A sent sensation I can't hide
To love is easy, it ain't easy to walk away
I keep the faith and there's a reason why, yeah

No need to worry, no need to turn away
'Cause it don't matter, anyway
Baby

Ooh, I'd miss you in a heartbeat
Ooh, yeah I'd miss you right away
Ooh, I'd miss you in a heartbeat
'Cause it ain't love if it don't feel that way

Now, I ain't big on promises
But I'll be true to you
'Cause I'd do 'bout anything, yeah
For someone like, baby for you

Ooh, I'd miss you in a heartbeat
Ooh, yeah I'd miss you right away
Ooh, oh, gonna miss you in a heartbeat
'Cause it ain't love if it don't feel that way


ONLY AFTER DARK
(Mick Ronson)

I, I feel my spirit fly, only after dark
Oh, oh
I kiss the world goodbye, only after dark
Oh, oh
Nights with the city lights, only after dark
Oh, oh
Run like the wonder way, only after dark
Oh, oh

Won't you disappear into midnight again
Why don't you come, why won't you come
Why won't you fly, fly, fly with me
Sweet elusive fate will be our company
Oh, oh, ohh ...

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Ring out the vamp in me, only after dark
Oh, oh
Moon sinful as can be, only after dark
Oh, yeah, oh
It's wrong to feel so free, only after dark
Oh, oh, oh
Only you, you do it to me, only after dark, uh
Oh, oh

Won't you disappear into midnight again
Why don't you come, why won't you come
Why won't you fly, fly, fly with me
Sweet elusive fate will be our company
Oh, oh, ohh ...
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
Oh, oh, oh, oh ...


RIDE INTO THE SUN
(Clark/Collen/Elliott/Savage)

Go Joe, go Joe
Revvin' up, hundred 'n' four
Hammer down, foot to the floor
Such a hot ride, ridin' into the sun
Shootin' in got a ticket to ride
Movin' out, has no place to hide
When you're ridin', ridin' into the sun

We're gonna make it baby, so step inside
And if we make it baby
We're gonna ride into the sun
Just ride into the sun

Burn it up, we're gonna cruise
Get down, nothin' to lose
When you're ridin', ridin' into the sun
A hot shot hooked on the street
I'm in love, got the fire in me
When I'm ridin', ridin' into the sun

We're gonna make it baby, so step inside
And if we make it baby
We're gonna ride
Ride 'round

We're gonna make it baby, so step inside
And if we make it baby, ya know we're gonna ride
Ride into the sun
Yeah, ride into the sun
Ride into the sun, yeah


FROM THE INSIDE
(Elliott)

One, two, three, four

I am bad, I am evil
I am winter, I am pain
I'll mess up your life
I'll beat up your wife
I'll lose all your friends
And I'll win in the end

So you play the joker and I'll play the clown
And I'll laugh while you're up there
And I'll laugh when you're down
Though your screams break the silence
Oh, they won't make a sound
Na na na na na na na na

I will rise, I will take you
I will break you, never let you go
I'll shoot through your veins
I'll drive you insane
I'll poison your breath
And I'll love you to death

So you be the joker and I'll be the clown
And you'll laugh when you're up there
But you'll cry when you're down
Though your screams break the silence
Oh, they won't make a sound
Na na na na na na na na

Oh, so you play the joker and I'll play the clown
And I'll laugh while you're up there
And I'll laugh when you're down
Though your screams break the silence
Oh, they won't make a sound
Na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na


RING OF FIRE
(Clark/Collen/Elliott/Lange/Savage)

Thunder, you're tempting me
A feast of spice in the night is what I need
Ooh I'm a-ready to roar
And I'm a-ready for more
Well I'm a-ready to burn like the light into the dawn

Oh I gotta see the fire in me turn into ecstasy
So stick around and settle down, enjoy the mystery
A voice in the wilderness, there's somethin' in the air
A hidden love, forbidden pleasure, suffer secret pain

Thunder
Are you ready, ready for thunder
Feels like fire
Are you ready, ready for thunder
Ring of fire

Heartless, so indiscreet
You're stealing up from behind
A raging heat
I'm staring into the sun
I'm staring into a gun
I'm stirring up a storm
Turn it on and let it burn

Oh I gotta see the fire in me turn into ecstasy
So stick around and settle down, enjoy the mystery
A voice in the wilderness, there's somethin' in the air
A hidden love, forbidden pleasure, suffer secret pain

Thunder
Are you ready, ready for thunder
Feels like fire
Are you ready, ready for thunder
Ring of fire
Are you ready, ready for thunder
Oh, feels like fire
Are you ready, ready for thunder
Ring of fire

Thunder, you tempted me
Ya cut me up, like a knife so tenderly

Oh I gotta see the fire in me burn up my ecstasy
A hidden love, forbidden pleasure, suffer secretly

Oh no
Are you ready, ready for thunder
Feels like fire
Are you ready, ready for thunder
Ring of fire
Are you ready, ready for thunder
Feels like fire
Are you ready, ready for thunder
Ring of fire

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, oh


I WANNA BE YOUR HERO
(Clark/Collen/Elliott/Lange/Savage)

I wanna be your hero
I'll be a trick of the light
I wanna be your hero
I'll be your heat in the night

Hold tight, 'cause I like what I see
You excite, you put your finger on me
You're not too shy, you put a sting in my tail
A magic ride, and I'm-a hot on your trail
You know

You got something I want
You got something I need, yeah
I got something to say
I'm on my way

Hot licks on the tip of my tongue
Electric you turn your headlight on
You know

You got something I want
You got something I need, yeah
I got something to say
I'm on my way, oh yeah, get up and go

I wanna be your hero
I'll be a trick of the light
I wanna be your hero
In the heat of the night

Hold tight, I like what I see
Oh, just one night
That's all I'm asking for you to

You got something I want
You got something I need
I got something to say
Yeah, I'm on my way
Ooh yeah, get up and go

I wanna be your hero
I'll be a trick of the light
I wanna be your hero
In the heat of the night
I wanna be your hero
I'll be a trick of the light
I wanna be your hero
In the heat of the night
I wanna be your hero
I wanna be your hero
I wanna be your hero
I wanna be your hero
I wanna be your hero


MISS YOU IN A HEARTBEAT (ELECTRIC VERSION)
(Collen)

I believe that there's something deep inside
That shouldn't be from time to time
I sure found out thought love was such a crime
The more you care, the more you fall

No need to worry, no need to turn away
'Cause it don't matter, anyway

Ooh, I'd miss you in a heartbeat, baby
Ooh, I'd miss you right away
Ooh, I'd miss you in a heartbeat
'Cause it ain't love, ooh, if it don't feel that way

When we touch I just lose my self control
A sent sensation I can't hide
To love is easy, it ain't easy to walk away
I keep the faith and there's a reason why, yeah

No need to worry, no need to turn away
'Cause it don't matter, anyway

Ooh, I'd miss you in a heartbeat
Ooh, I'd miss you right away
Ooh, I'd miss you in a heartbeat
'Cause it ain't love, ooh, if it don't feel that way

Ain't big on promises
But I'll be true to you
'Cause I'd do 'bout anything
For someone like, baby for you

Ooh, I'd miss you in a heartbeat, I'd said baby
Ooh, I'd miss you right away
Ooh, I'd miss you in a heartbeat
'Cause it ain't love, ooh, if it don't feel that way

Yeah, ooh, baby, baby, I'd miss you in a heartbeat
YeahI'd miss you, ooh, yeah I'd miss you right away
Ooh, I'd miss you in a heartbeat
Don't you know it ain't love
Ooh, it ain't love until it feels that way, no, no
Ooh, oh, I'd miss you in a heartbeat
Can't you feel my heartbeat
Ooh, yeah, it's something deep inside, baby
Ooh, oh, ooh


TWO STEPS BEHIND (ELECTRIC VERSION)
(Elliott)

Walk away if you want to
It's okay, if you need to
Well, you can run, but you can never hide
See my shadow come creeping up beside you
There's a magic running through your soul
But you can't have it all

Whatever you do, I'll be two steps behind you
Wherever you go, and I'll be there to remind you
That it only takes a minute of your precious time
To turn around, I'll be two steps behind

Take the time and think about it
Walk the line, you just can't fight it
Look around, you see what you can find
Like the fire that's burning up inside me
There's a magic running through your soul
But you can't have it all

Whatever you do, I'll be two steps behind you
Wherever you go, and I'll be there to remind you
That it only takes a minute of your precious time
To turn around, I'll be two steps behind
So watch out

There's a magic running through your soul
But you can't have it all, no

Whatever you do, I'll be two steps behind you
Wherever you go, and I'll be there to remind you
That it only takes a minute of your precious time
To turn around, I'll be two steps behind
Yeah turn around, I'll be two steps behind

Yeah I'll be two steps behind
I'll be two steps behind you
Two steps behind
And I'll be there to remind you
Two steps behind, yeah
Two steps behind, yeah
Two steps behind, two steps behind you
Two steps behind, yeah
Two steps behind, yeah
Two steps behind, two steps behind you
Two steps behind


MISS YOU IN A HEARTBEAT (SECRET PIANO VERSION)
(Collen)

I believe that there's something deep inside
That shouldn't be from time to time
I sure found out, thought love was such a crime
The more you care, the more you fall

No need to worry, no need to turn away
'Cause it don't matter, anyway
Baby

I'd miss you in a heartbeat
I'd miss you right away
I'd miss you in a heartbeat
'Cause it ain't love if it don't feel that way, oh no

When we touch I just lose my self control
A sent sensation I can't hide
To love is easy, it ain't easy to walk away
I keep the faith and there's a reason why, yeah

No need to worry, no need to turn away
'Cause it don't matter, anyway
Baby

I'd miss you in a heartbeat
Yeah I'd miss you right away
I'd miss you in a heartbeat
'Cause it ain't love if it don't feel that way

Now, I ain't big on promises
But I'll be true to you
'Cause I'd do 'bout anything, yeah
For someone like, baby for you

I'd miss you in a heartbeat
Yeah I'd miss you right away
Oh, I'm gonna miss you in a heartbeat
'Cause it ain't love if it don't feel that way





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