Better Dead Than Red
"The World Needs A Hero"
HOLD THE LINE (words and music by B. Haizlip)
Hey! Hey!
All right well its about time we hold the line
And for the truth hell it's about time
The call is sent out loud and clear
To the boys in the pubs downing their beer
And when the time comes to hold the line
Will you stand idle by?
Or will you join us in the front and rear?
Will our enemies cower in fear?
Or will you do the same things you do?
Sit around and act the fool
Spread lies about your fellow man
Causing trouble again and again
Well you wear the right clothes and you walk the walk
But I'm about sick of your clockwork talk
When the enemy seeks out our women to stalk
Will you hold the line?
Hey! Hey!
When the enemy invades our soil
And plunges our people into turmoil
Will you sing the battle cry?
Will you hold the line?
When the battle seems to tough to win
Will you ante up and kick in?
I gotta know will you hold the line?
Or will you do the same things you do?
Sit around and act the fool
Spread lies about your fellow man
Causing trouble again and again
Well you wear the right clothes and you walk the walk
But I'm about sick of your clockwork talk
When the enemy seeks out our women to stalk
Will you hold the line?
No you'll just do the same things you do
You never hold a job longer than a week or two
Fighting with your fellow man
Causing trouble again and again
Its time you start acting smart
What's all this talk about an upstart?
You aren't in the battle or playing a part
Unless you hold the line!
Hey! Hey! Hold the line!
I STAND ACCUSED (words and music by B. Haizlip)
Well you know I'm damned if I do
Hell man I'm damned if I don't
Everything you say and do
You seem to back down well I won't
I've got some things to say
And life's too short to mince my words
This is the burden that I carry
For the truth is a hatchet that you can't bury
So I'm gonna stand accused, no matter what I say and do
I'm gonna be refused, like a messenger who brought bad news
So I'm gonna stand accused, no matter what I say or do
I'm gonna be refused so why should I censor my views?
Hell it ain't easy when you fight
When you fight for what's right
And for the truth, hell why should you have to fight?
I put pen to paper
We can solve our nations' wrongs
Then a punk in Atlanta tells me
"No you can't sing that song!"
I'm gonna stand accused, no matter what I say or do
I'm gonna be refused, like a messenger who brought bad news
So I'm gonna stand accused, no matter what I say or do
I'm gonna be refused so why should I censor my views?
Oh I'm gonna stand accused, I stand accused, I stand accused and I've about had it!
I'm gonna stand accused, no matter what I say and do
I'm gonna be refused, like a messenger who brought bad news
So I'm gonna stand accused, no matter what I say or do
I'm gonna be refused so why should I censor my views?
I'm gonna stand accused! My god I stand accused!
THE WORLD NEEDS A HERO (words and music by B. Haizlip)
Lets Go!
Oh the night fell and most of us just turned and walked away
My girl cant walk safely home at night, there's gotta be a better way
There's a new day dawning but we've got a lot of work to do
I know we can see a better land because I believe in you
Well, You can ask the president, he don't know
You can ask the congressmen, they just want your vote
The world keeps on spinning, morality keeps running low
The solution is at hand, the world needs a hero
The world needs a hero, that's right OK
The world needs a hero, and right away
I know we can do it, we're tried and true
Take that first step and awake the hero in you
Well the ruins lay around us but we'll face the brand new day
Things look bad now but in time troubles fade
Hell cause we'll just keep on fighting, that's the way its gotta be
A few centuries of violence won't stand up to our eternity
I asked the government, I got no reply
Can't seek help from the boys in blue cause, their hands are tied
The world keeps on spinning, morality keeps running low
The answers are at hand, the world needs a hero
The world needs a hero, that's right OK
The world needs a hero, and right away
I know we can do it, we're tried and true
Take that first step and awake the hero in you
That's right!
JUST CAN'T LAST ONE MORE DAY (words and music by B. Haizlip)
Well I try and try and nothing seems to work out
My parents and my peers don't seem to know what I'm about
Can't stand the betrayal mixed with the attitudes
Man I don't know what the hell I'm gonna do
Cause I just cant last one more day, gonna blow up, gonna throw it all away
Yeah just cant last one more day, gonna end it all, well its already been taken away
Well day in and day out I'm told which life to live
And I've tried and tried and tried to fit it in
People see me on the streets, stares and undertones
Hatred fills my heart, cold hard stance, I still walk alone
Cause I just cant last one more day, gonna blow up, gonna throw it all away
Yeah just cant last one more day, gonna end it all, well its already been taken away oh yeah
Well 23 years, you aint got much to show
Your time is up and that's all you know
Gotta get back, back, back in the swing of things
Cause if you don't you don't know what tomorrow will bring
Cause I just cant last one more day, gonna blow up, gonna throw it all away
Yeah just cant last one more day, gonna end it all, well its already been taken away
No matter the hurt you've got to stand strong
No matter the pain you've got to press on
Cause if you let up then they'll know they got the best of you
And I've seen the worst and the best is what you need to do
Just cant last one more day, gonna blow up, gonna throw it all away
Yeah just cant last one more day, gonna end it all, well its already been
taken away oh yeah
FIRE IN THEIR EYES (words by B. Haizlip and E.O. -music by B. Haizlip)
As they march the street, as they march the home front
They hear the refrain of a past glory
A time when all were united
And the brotherhood was the one and only
Well times have changed but one thing remains
It's the spirit of the past that keeps them strong
Although others have lost faith, they will remain
For the love of the cadence is far from gone
Can you hear the mighty thunder when the boots hit the street?
The proud, the few, the tried, the true, they will never admit defeat
And when they write their history one thing they can't deny
The spirit was locked in their hearts and there was fire in their eyes
It was always more than a rite of passage
Always more than growing pains
With pride in their hearts and fire in their eyes
The spirit lives even though the faces change
At the end of the day when all is said and done
Will they bother to count the cost?
Or carry on despite those come and gone cause the fire will never be lost
Can you hear the mighty thunder when the boots hit the street?
The proud, the few, the tried, the true, they will never admit defeat
And when they write their history one thing they can't deny
The spirit was locked in their hearts and there was fire in their eyes
There was fire in their eyes.
Can you hear the mighty thunder when the boots hit the street?
The proud, the few, the tried, the true, they will never admit defeat
And when they write their history one thing they can't deny
The spirit was locked in their hearts and there was fire in their eyes
OUR HEARTS BELONG TO OUR LAND (words and music by B. Haizlip)
All right Old Glory keep flying high for me
There's still a few who believe in this country
Some will hate you but stand strong!
To this land is where our hearts belong
To the land is where our hearts belong
Spread your wings now from sea to shining sea
Those suits in DC try to tell you what to be
They tell you if you love your country you are wrong
Well to the president is not where our heart belongs
To this land is where our heart belongs
Those suits in DC try to tell you who to be
They tell you if you love your country well you are wrong
Our loyalty doesn't lie to those who'd try to ban this song!
Our hearts belong to the land
To the land is where our hearts belong
Our hearts belong to the land
To the land is where our hearts belong
WE'VE GOT OUR PRIDE (words and music by B. Haizlip)
Oh here we are
They say we're outcasts from society
A cult of misfits and trouble
Well I guess they will just have to wait and see
We've got to stand in line
We've got the wrong time
Are we gonna stand and let them win?
Or are we gonna fight til the end?
That's what I say we do in this era of lies
This time of change, time of pride
We've got our pride 2X
We've got our pride today
Are we going to watch them take it away?
We've got our pride 2X
Oh here we are
Are we the enemies of society?
Well that's what they will have you believe
If you turn on your TV
Will we believe their lies?
Will we waste our time?
I think its bound to happen
Our death certificate they've already signed
So I say we fight
In this age of lies, this time of change
Time of pride
We've got our pride 2X
We've got our pride today
Are we going to watch them take it away?
We've got our pride
We've got our pride 5X
RUINS OF CAMELOT (words and music by B. Haizlip)
Before the evil reigned the land
The trouble already began
The sins of the few cast the lots of our youth
Now the stage has been set
Now we hang our heads in regret
The past begins and ends again
I'm telling you its up to us my friends
We're living in the ruins of Camelot
We're living in the time and place that they forgot
We're living in the ruins of Camelot
Tomorrow may be worse so today its up to you
So now the stronghold falls to earth
And the people lose their worth
The forest burns down in flames
As the darkness reigns
Now we hang our heads in regret
Now the stage has been set
The past begins and ends again
I'm telling you its up to us my friends cause
We're living in the ruins of Camelot
We're living in the time and place that they forgot
We're living in the ruins of Camelot
Tomorrow may be worse so today its up to you hey!
Well we're living in the ruins of Camelot
We're living in the time and place that they forgot
We're living in the ruins of Camelot
Tomorrow may be worse so today its up to you
HECTIC CITY (words and music by B. Haizlip)
Oh I'm sick of the hustle, I'm sick of the bustle
Sick of this way of life
Spending our whole lives working the 9 to 5
Wasting our time
Sick of the traffic, I'm sick of the headaches
Sick of this way of life
Spending our whole lives working the 9 to 5
Wasting our time
It's a hectic city, hectic city
Hectic city we're wasting our time
Oh I'm sick of the hustle, I'm sick of the bustle
Sick of this way of life
Spending our whole lives working the 9 to 5
Wasting our time
Sick of the traffic, I'm sick of the headaches
Sick of this way of life
Spending our whole lives working the 9 to 5
Wasting our time
It's a hectic city, hectic city
Hectic city we're wasting our time
We're gonna die in this hectic city
You're gonna die in this hectic city
For although we try, we're gonna die
In this hectic city
Although we try, we'll never get by
In this hectic city
Hectic city, hectic city, hectic city
We're wasting our time
Hectic city, hectic city, hectic city
We're wasting our lives oh yeah!
IN DEFENSE OF OUR HOME (words and music by B. Haizlip)
Stand tall in face of your fears
Hoist the flag in defense of our home
Brave men stand steadfast for freedom
Hoist the flag in defense of our home
Cause we are the ones who will see the land that she ought to be
Cause we are the generation of leaders
Don't tell us to deny freedom cause freedom is here
Stand tall in face of your fears
Hoist the flag in defense of our home
Brave men stand steadfast for freedom
Hoist the flag in defense of our home
And strife is no longer an option
For our virtue is strength and honour
The triumph of fighting for the homeland
Raise the sword for one another
Cause we are the ones who will see the land that she ought to be
Cause we are the generation of leaders
Don't tell us to deny freedom cause freedom is here
The politicians have taxed us to no end
And the media has lied
Bureaucrats, Governors and red-tape
Have displaced our common man
So stand tall in face of your fears
Hoist the flag in defense of our home
Brave men stand steadfast for freedom
Hoist the flag in defense of our home
TIME IS CATCHING UP WITH ME (words and music by B. Haizlip)
Just yesterday I remember running through the trails
The sound of the summer wind blowing through the leaves
Things were so different then and I thank you for those times now
Yes my friend but times catching up to me
Yes times catching up to me
The things that we have shared will never be forgotten
And as you grow much older I will grow too
Still today I see how much that you have taught me
Yes but times catching up to you
Yes times catching up to you
Just yesterday I remember running through the trails
The sound of the summer wind blowing through the leaves
Things were so different then and I thank you for those times now
Yes my friend but times catching up to me
Yes times catching up to me
You have lived a great life and I'd like to thank you for this song
For without you I would never be
The beauty of you is in the spirit that you gave me
Yes but times catching up to me
Yes times catching up to me
THE WATCHMEN (alternate mix) (words and music by B. Haizlip)
Oh we are the vanguard, into glory we ride
The seekers of light in an endless night
As they construct a truth from lies
We are the ones who fight for the other side
A day will come for rapture
We should not be surprised
Some will try to save the generation of sin
Forever the watchmen
We are the watchmen 3X
Some they say there will come a day
We will reap the horrors of our sins
Look around, open your eyes, those horrors are here my friend
Day will come for rapture
And we should not be surprised
Some will try and save the generation of sin
Forever the watchmen
Oh we are the vanguard, into glory we ride
The seekers of light in an endless night
As they construct a truth from lies
We are the ones who fight for the other side
Oh we are the watchmen
We are the watchmen 3X
THE HEART THAT NEVER LIES (words and music by B. Haizlip)
Oh old one tell me a tale of days gone
So that I may learn your wisdom that I may pass along
Oh unravel the waves of truth hidden in the crashing tide
Oh break me from the evil that kills us inside
Oh tell me a tale of the eternal heart that never lies
By the roadside you have hitched
And weave through the troubled world
And fought the Great War and found the great girl
To you we raise our glasses to the ancients upon high
For the life we lead today echoes in our children's eyes
And the things we share are kept inside a heart that never lies
Oh old one tell me a tale of days gone
So that I may learn your wisdom and I may pass it on
Oh unravel the waves of truth hidden in the crashing tide
Oh break me from the evil that kills us inside
Oh tell me a tale of the eternal heart that never lies
By the roadside you have hitched
And weave through the troubled world
And fought the Great War and found the great girl
To you we raise our glasses to the ancients upon high
For the life we lead today echoes in our children's eyes
And the things we share are kept inside a heart that never lies
Was a simple time way back when
And I thought that I could conquer all
However the path that I had chosen was destined to fall
I look towards you for guidance when my worlds collide
You remind me of the compass that drives me inside
And the things we share are kept inside a heart that never lies
Old one tell me a tale of days gone
So that I may learn your wisdom that I may pass it on
Oh unravel the waves of truth hidden in the crashing tide
Oh break me from the evil that kills us inside
Oh tell me a tale of the eternal heart that never lies
Oh break us from the evil that kills us inside
Tell us a tale of the eternal heart that never lies