Pay Dirt

(album: Wrong Side Of Paradise - 2023)

Once upon a time bomb
I was ready to explode
I used to shoot my mouth off
I was primed to overload
I stole defeat from the jaws of victory
Dealt a bad hand every time
I was a sucker for the punishment
That never fits the crime

Hey, all you rock 'n' rollers
What ya gonna do
When there's no more smoke and mirrors?

You gotta love like you don't need nobody
You gotta fight like you've never been hurt
You gotta move like Mohammad Ali
Keep on digging 'til you hit pay dirt

So let me state in my defiance
I know too much but not enough
Life is a one-way dead-end street
And there ain't no backing up
My heart belongs to Belfast
My soul belongs to Glasgow
I move at the speed of opportunity
Utilize my own destiny

Hey, all you rock 'n' rollers
What ya gonna do
When there's no more smoke and mirrors?

You gotta love like you don't need nobody
You gotta fight like you've never been hurt
You gotta move like Mohammad Ali
Keep on digging 'til you hit pay dirt
You gotta love like you don't need nobody
You gotta fight like you've never been hurt
You gotta move like Mohammad Ali
Keep on digging 'til you hit pay dirt

Hey man don't underestimate my record collection
There's blood on the jukebox for a reason
You got two minutes to get out on the dance floor
Or pick a window 'cause that's how you're leaving
The last temptation's the greatest treason
So don't you fall back in line
You gotta agitate and instigate
Make a living out of killing time

Hey, all you rock 'n' rollers
What ya gonna do
When there's no more smoke and mirrors?

You gotta love like you don't need nobody
You gotta fight like you've never been hurt
You gotta move like Mohammad Ali
Keep on digging 'til you hit pay dirt
You gotta love like you don't need nobody
You gotta fight like you've never been hurt
You gotta move like Mohammad Ali
Keep on digging 'til you hit pay dirt