The Alan Mann Band
‘‘No Deal, No Sleep’’
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I Want To Know You
I want to know you
I want to know just how you are
I want to show you
And if I can’t, it’s just no good
Just might have been
But it means the world to me, oh yeah!
Some live for whiskey
They get messed up and fight it out all night
Some live for money
And that makes them happy
And then it’s alright
I’d like to show you everything
And I hope you understand
You love, you drink, you smoke
I talk and talk and talk
I can only hope you understand
Don’t put me on, now
Bad acting never got me off
Oh, yes!
(bridge)
I want to know you
I want to know everything about you now
I want to show you
See, I’ve been around, and
If I can’t, it just won’t work out
It’s just my hobby
But it means the world to me!
Oh, yeah!
Listen to me now
I want to know you (and everything about ya!)
I want to know the size of your dress
I want to show ya
’Cause every time ya talk to me
What comes out seems like such a mess
Don’t put me on now
Don’t say you understand
Bad acting never gets you off
Oh, yeah! Oh, yeah! Oh, yeah! Oh, yeah!
She loves you
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
Oh, yeah! Oh, yeah! Oh, yeah! Oh, yeah! (repeat and fade)
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New Orleans
She was a pretty little girl from New Orleans
She was a perfect girl if you know what I mean
She’d take you down by the river and she’d walk around, then
Down is up and up is down
Can’t see you, don’t know where you are
But I can hear you call me in the dark
I bet you fall down on your mezzanine
Hey, baby, when you gonna come back to me…to me
Here she comes now
(sax solo)
She may be in Boston in a Cadillac
Or living with some sort of aristocrat, hey, baby
New Orleans is now where it’s at
C’mon baby, come on back
Somebody told me that you called my name
Walkin’ barefoot on a river bank
Now you’re livin’ in the lap of luxury
Ya got everything, but ya ain’t got me
Not this one
There she goes!
(guitar solo)
I can’t talk, I can’t think, I can’t sleep at night
I wake up dazed, close out the night
You did something when you went away
You better bring it back, ’cause it belongs to me…too me
There she goes, now!
(sax-guitar duet/bridge)
Please, mister postman, take a message for me
’Cause she’s the woman that I’ve got to see
Mister postman, take a letter for me
Address unknown, New Orleans
New Orleans
New Orleans
Down south, ooh!
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You’re Not The Only One
It’s the confirmation of my affection, for you were
It just seems like confrontation every time
I stand in front of you
I’m on the front and you’re the enemy
Just give me some support
You don’t have to stand behind me
Reach out, take my hand and be my girl
And stand beside me
You’re not the only one
You’re not the only one
Another walk with you at night
All kinds of passions got the price
There are no substitutes for love
A million places we should go
A million faces we should know
There’s only one thing that we don’t have enough of
Just give me some support
You don’t have to stand behind me
Reach out, take my hand and be my girl
And stand beside me
You’re not the only one
You’re not the only one
All the church bells ring and the angels sing
We haven’t got a thing, we’ve got each other
Give me another chance
We both got one wrath
The whole world’s a mess
But hope’s eternal
Just give me some support
You don’t have to stand behind me
Reach out, take my hand and be my girl
And stand beside me
You’re not the only one
You’re not the only one
(sax solo/bridge)
(repeat chorus and fade)
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Let’s Pretend
Let’s pretend you’re the one who loves me
Can’t do other than to think about me
Let’s pretend
Let’s be friends, we got a month so Sundays
Why not try to make ’em…fun days
Let’s pretend
(sax solo)
An hour spent to bend out of shape, with your needs
It’s enough to make a heart beat
Let’s pretend
Standing on the outside, baby
Trying to get a message to you, babe
Imagine it’s a passion, everything that I do
I love you, babe, do I want you bad
(sax solo)
Standing on the outside, baby
Trying to get a message to you, babe
Imagine it’s a passion, everything that I do
I love you, babe, do I want you bad
Let’s pretend we got all the time in the world
And you’re gonna be my only girl
Let’s pretend
Let’s pretend that we’re not gonna pretend
Everybody has a…happy end
Let’s pretend
Let’s pretend
Let’s pretend
Let’s pretend
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No Deal, No Sleep
No brain, no pain, no nothing
Love and hate are just words
Just odorless, colorless, speechless
No universe, no, no (no, no), no, no
Yes, yes (yes, yes), why? Who cares
Ooooh! Blind
I had a vision, I know I had a vision
I had a vision, a vision to discover I was blind
I had a feeling, my brain sent a signal, it said it to me
My brain, my feeling, my mind
No phones, no dimes, no quarters
It’s all just in your mind
Not mine, not mine
If you didn’t have a brain, it wouldn’t be the same
Life and death are just a name in the brain’s game
Ooooh! Blind
I fell in love, I know I fell in love
God is love, but what the hell is God?
I read the book, they made me read the book
Every little word that I can read
Guilty of guilt, innocent of innocence
Justice of the peace, pieces of nothing
Never say, never say, never say, never say, time, time
Row your boat ashore, row your fuckin’ boat
Feed it to a goat, nobody floats
No sea, no word, no wind…..no war
I told the truth, I know what I saw
I saw it with my eyes
My eyes can’t see, no crime
I ain’t got a thought, a thought in the world
I’m drivin’ down my street, no deal, no sleep, live, die
I had a vision, I know I had a vision
I had a vision, no deal, no sleep, live, die
I read the book, they made me read the book
Every fuckin’ word, no deal, no sleep, live, die
Hey, baby, I felt love, I know I felt love
I know I felt love, God is love, no deal, no sleep, live, die
Now I ain’t got a thought, a thought in the world
I’m drivin’ down my street, no deal, no sleep, live, die
Live, die, live, die, live, die, live….live, die
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Who’s That Girl?
Who’s that girl?
She got me wrapped around her fingers
And I don’t even know her, who’s that girl?
She makes me wanna make the same mistakes
And I’m seein’ her al night just to remember her face
Whoo!
What’s her name?
It doesn’t matter ’cause when we met she did not impress me
When we touched, my heart went limp and
Surrendered to the chemistry
I think I’m gonna call her up
And we’re gonna have a real good time together
Whoo!
And it feels like destiny (it does, baby)
It doesn’t matter what she said
She’s looking so right to me
We’re gonna go to the movies (what time?)
We’re gonna go to my bar (what time?)
We’re gonna see me on stage, I’m gonna do it for you
I’m gonna do it for youuuuuuuuu!
Who’s that girl?
Who’s that girl? (she’s lookin’ good)
Who’s that girl?
She’s lookin’ good
She’s lookin’ good
She’s lookin’ good, just like I knew she would
Who’s that girl?
Who’s that girl? (I wanna know)
Who’s that girl?
She make me wanna…She make me wanna…She make me want to
She make me wanna rock…She make me wanna rock
She make me wanna rock… She make me wanna rock
She make me wanna rock, rock, rock, rock, oh, rock ’n roll
(sax solo)
Who’s that girl? (whoa, mama)
Who’s that girl? (what’s your real name? She’s lookin’ good)
Who’s that girl? (who’s that girl?)
Who’s that girl? (who’s that girl? who’s that girl?)
Who’s that girl? (sha la, la, la)
Who’s that girl? (sha la, la, sha, la, la)
Who’s that girl? (sha la, la, la, la la, la)
Who’s that girl? (who’s that girl?)
Who’s that girl? (who’s that girl?)
Who’s that girl? (who’s that girl?)
Who’s that girl? (sha la, la, la)
Who’s that girl? (who’s that girl?
She lookin’ good!
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All songs written by Alan Mann except
Let’s Pretend, written by Jerry Healy and Mark Greenberg
© 1981 Mad Mann Publishing (BMI)
These lyrics have been posted for informational,
educational and reference purposes only