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Slave With No Chains

Words & Music by Fabio Melis © 2021

The lights go out but she stands out from the crowd
With her long red curly hair
That blows so free in the summer's wind
She dances while she's singing

The sign now says the band will play
Her favorite song and she could laugh or she could cry
'cause she's got a very good mood but a tender little heart

So come on baby call the roll
Here is the rock'n'roll show
Now let the music free her soul
It's nothing she can control
It's nothing she can explain
guitars & drums drive her brain
She can't even feel the rain
'Cause she's a slave with no chains to the music

Surrounded by high piles of books
She works so hard for her dreams and for good high grades
But when the radio starts playing songs like "Frankie"
Oh she can't stand still

And when at night she proudly wears
a bronze guitar pendant just above her breast
You'll always find a doe-eyed Man in love
That will ask her to be his wife
And she'll run away

So come on baby call the roll
Here is the rock'n'roll show
Now let the music free her soul
It's nothing she can control
It's nothing she can explain
guitars & drums drive her brain
She can't even feel the rain
'Cause she's a slave with no chains to the music

Her passion for rock’n’roll
Is a burning fire that will never fade
And it's a bright and shiny light so hard to find in someone else's eyes
It's pure energy

So come on baby call the roll
Here is the rock'n'roll show
Now let the music free her soul
It's nothing she can control
It's nothing she can explain
guitars & drums drive her brain
She can't even feel the rain
'Cause she's a slave with no chains to the music

Oh she's dancing yeah
I see her walking away
I see her walking away
She's dancing
She's dancing in the rain

Musicians:
Fabio Melis: Lead Vocals, All Guitars, Piano, Backing Vocals
Beppe Basile: Drums
Daniele Di Noia: Bass
Domenico Langella: Organ
John Isley: Tenor Saxophone
   

Album:
Runaway Train (2022)
Recorded and Mixed by Fabio Melis - Mastering By Leonardo Carioti
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