Brandi Carlile

Songwriter: Brian May

[Intro]
Oooh yeah

[Verse 1]
Get your party gown, get your pigtail down
Get your heart beating baby
Got my timing right, got my act all tight
It's gotta be tonight, my little school babe

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Your momma says you don't and your daddy says you won't
And I'm boiling up inside
There is no way I'm gonna lose out this time
Oh, no

[Chorus 1]
Tie your mother down, tie your mother down
Lock your daddy out of doors, I don't need him nosing around
Tie your mother down, tie your mother down
Give me all your love tonight

[Verse 2]
"You're such a dirty louse, go get out of my house"
That's all I ever get from your
Your family ties, in fact, I don't think I ever heard
A single little civil word from those guys

[Pre-Chorus 2]
But you know I don't give a light, I'm gonna make out all right
I've got a sweetheart in hand to put a stop to all that
Snipin' and grousin' goin' on all night

[Chorus 2]
Tie your mother down, tie your mother down
Send your little brother swimming with a brick, that's alright
Tie your mother down, tie your mother down
Or you ain't no friend of mine

[Guitar Solo]

[Pre-Chorus 3]
Your mommy and your daddy are gonna plague me till I die
They can't they understand it, I'm just a peace loving guy

[Chorus 3]
Tie your mother down, tie your mother down
Get that big big big big big big daddy out the door
Tie your mother down, yeah, tie your mother down
Give me all your love tonight
All your love tonight

[Outro]
Give me every inch of your love
All your love tonight, yeah
All your love
Tonight

Brandi Carlile (born June 1, 1981) is an award-winning singer-songwriter, whose music ranges from Americana, to country, pop and folk-rock. Known for her raw, powerful vocals and intense stage prescence, she initially gained attention with her sophomore album The Story in 2007. Over a decade later, she earned six Grammy nominations for her 2018 album By The Way, I Forgive You, the highest-charting album of her career that made her the most-nominated woman that year.

In 2019, Carlile had a busier year than ever, having co-founded the female country supergroup The Highwomen, and co-producing country legend Tanya Tucker’s comeback album While I’m Livin'.

In the early 2000s, she met twins Phil and Tim Hanseroth, who became her long-time bandmates and songwriting collaborators. According to an interview in No Depression, the three consider themselves a band despite Carlile’s name being on the endeavor, and they equally share their publishing equity, no matter who wrote any particular song.

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