Aerosmith

Released: October 20, 1998

Songwriter: Joe Perry

Producer: Jack Douglas

[Verse 1]
You wonder why you got holes in your shoes
You wonder why they got more money than you
You wonder why you got nothing to lose
It makes no sense, don't try to figure it out

[Chorus]
You gotta walk on down
Walk on down
Walk on down
When you're shit out of luck
There's just one thing to do and that's
Walk on down
Walk on down
Walk on down
When you're shit out of luck
There's just one thing to do and that's
Yeah, huh

[Verse 2]
Well, she says that she loves ya
In your mind there's no doubt, but
You feel like a stranger
When the lights go out
As you lie there awake
You think this ain’t no gift
Don't try to figure that weight's too heavy to lift

[Chorus]
You got to walk on down
Walk on down
Walk on down
When you're shit out of luck
There's just one thing to do and that's
Walk on down
Walk on down

[Verse 3]
Because I got no time to lose
It's my life if I choose
Put on my walking shoes
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]
You got to walk on down
Walk on down
Walk on down
When you're shit out of luck
There's just one thing to do and that's
*Dog barking*
Walk on down, yeah
Walk on down, yeah
Walk on down
When you're shit out of luck
There's just one thing to do and that's
Walk on down
Walk on down, down, down
Walk on down
When you're shit out of luck
There's just one thing to do and that's
Walk on down

Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as “The Bad Boys from Boston” and “America’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band.” Formed in 1970, its founding members are Steven Tyler (vocals, keyboards, harmonica), Tom Hamilton (bass), Joey Kramer (drums), Joe Perry (guitar, vocals) and Brad Whitford (guitar).

The band released their eponymous debut studio album in 1973 featuring the single “Dream On,” which remains one of their most popular songs. Their next four albums made them rock stars across the US and Canada, spawning the hits “Sweet Emotion”, “Last Child”, “Walk This Way”, “Back In The Saddle”, “Draw The Line”, and a cover of “Come Together” for the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Soundtrack.

Before the release of their fifth album Draw The Line, the band’s substance abuse began to destroy them. Perry quit after a backstage fight with Tyler in 1979, and Whitfield left two years later. Despite moderate sales, the band’s fifth and sixth albums were considered flops when compared to the band’s past accomplishments. When Perry and Whitfield returned in 1984, their eighth album Done With Mirrors was also deemed unsuccessful despite strong reviews. Doug Herzog (MTV, VH1)

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