REO Speedwagon

Songwriter: Tom Nixon Don Henley Glenn Frey

Producer: Bill Szymczyk Allan Blazek

[Verse 1]
Oh, my, don't the sky look spacious
With the stars all shining down
And I can hear the night wind howling
With its high and lonesome sound
And I ain't had a woman in so long
I need to feed my starving soul
Come on and saddle up, boys, we're gonna ride into town
We're gonna get a little out of control

[Verse 2]
There's a card game in the corner
And the barmaid smiled at me
Well, I slipped her a sliver dollar and
She brought me a drink for free
Well, the town-folk call her the cheap one
And the gamblers call her Flo
Come on and set 'em up again
I got me a friend, and I think I'm getting out of control

[Bridge]
She's cool water, her mama taught her
Well, I got news, she's mine and mine alone

[Verse 3]
Well, if anybody's looking for trouble
I'm the one that you should try
Well, I'll fight any man who wants to
And I don't care who or why
Like the gambler in the story
You got no guts, you get no glory
And I'm betting my money on an ace in the hole
And I think I'm getting out of control

REO Speedwagon (originally styled as R.E.O. Speedwagon) is an American rock band from Champaign, Illinois. Formed in 1967, the band cultivated a following during the 1970s and achieved significant commercial success throughout the 1980s. Hi Infidelity (1980) contained four US Top 40 hits and is the group’s best-selling album, with over ten million copies sold.

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