John Parr

Songwriter: Mick McConnell John Parr

Producer: John Parr

Think you got a make on me
Sussed me out based on what you see
Hey baby I got news for you
I'm a right hand man with a left hand screw

And nobody, nobody, nobody gives a damn

One last chance is all I need
A girl like you gonna set me free
I'm a lost cause emotionally
Lost my heart at wounded knee

And nobody, nobody, nobody understands
Yeah nobody, nobody, nobody gives a damn

And the world keeps turnin'
And the lies keep hurtin'
And the fire keeps on burnin'
And we're just feedin' the flames

I learned my lesson
Learned it well
She burned me up and it hurt like hell
The more I learn the less I know
Her eyes said yes but her mouth said no

And nobody, nobody, nobody understands
Yeah nobody, nobody, nobody gives a damn

And the world keeps turnin'
And the lies keep hurtin'
And the fire keeps on burnin'
And we're just feedin' the flames

And nobody knows, nobody cares
Walk a mile in the shoes
The devil in you is runnin' scared

And the world's gone crazy
And there's nothin' can save me
And it's simply amazin'
Ain't one damn thing gonna change

And the world keeps on turnin'

John Parr (born 18 November 1952) is a Grammy-nominated English musician, best known for his 1985 US #1 single “St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion)” and for his 1984 single “Naughty Naughty” (US Rock #1). Parr was nominated for a Grammy award for “St Elmo’s Fire” in 1985.

Parr first entered the music scene when he was 12 years old and formed a band with two fellow schoolmates, which they named The Silence. The band had achieved some success. They eventually became professional and started to tour Europe. He then joined a band named Bitter Suite who were a huge success in the working men’s clubs in Yorkshire, he then formed a “Super Band” with musicians from other working men’s club bands, and named the band Ponders End , a band that set a new precedent for the bands in the north.

Parr secured a publishing deal with Carlin America in 1983 and in the same year Meat Loaf asked him to write some songs for his new album. It led to a fateful meeting with John Wolff, who was tour manager for The Who. Foreseeing the initial demise of The Who, Wolff was looking for a new venture and considered Parr to be a suitable partner. Parr first visited America in 1984 and worked with Meat Loaf on Bad Attitude. Meanwhile, Wolff secured Parr’s solo Atlantic recording deal in New York.

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