I LIVE FOR THE WEEKEND
Words and music by Triumph

Makin' my way to the job each  day
Slave like a dog for my hard-earned pay
When the bell rings I'm ready  to run
Gonna get high, gonna have some fun
I know the boss, he don't think  I'm good
Baby I'm just badly misunderstood
'Cause you know what I like

CHORUS:
I live, I live, I live for the weekend
I live, I live, I live for the weekend

Ya know ya gotta serve
Ya know ya gotta please
My baby puts my mind at  ease
Friday comes 'n' I'm thinkin' of you
'Cause at five o'clock, they're  gonna set me loose
Come on, babe, we're gonna live it up
Don't ya know  that
I can't get enought
Of your sweet love

CHORUS

I know, babe, you don't think I'm good
But, you got me badly  understood
An' I know what I like

CHORUS


I CAN  SURVIVE
Words and music by Triumph

My teacher told me, "Boy, you're no  good
Just because you don't do what you should
You better shape up, or  you're gonna fail."
But I said, "I'm leavin', cuz this is a jail."
An' I  know what you're thinkin'
But don't pity me, oh no
I'll be better off out on my own

CHORUS:
I can survive
I can survive just fine
I can survive
I can  survive on my own

They tried to tell me, they tried to sell me
Play music like this, if you want to be smart
But I said, "Listen, here's what you're missin'
Music's  got to have a heart."
They put me through many changes
Faces and names are  clear
But I'll just leave my music
Ringin' louder in their ears

CHORUS

Now you should know just what to do
Don't let other people take advantage  of you now
Don't think twice, no don't hesitate
Shoot for the top, you gotta deal with fate
And I know that you'll understand
You got the power, baby, in your hands, yeah

CHORUS


IN THE NIGHT
Words  and music by Triumph

In the night, in the darkness
Love can grow or love will die
Such a strange situation
Thought I heard  somebody cry
I found love, inspiration
We had time, so much to  share
Came the night, came the darkness
I reached out and she wasn't there

CHORUS:
There's a voice in the night
Cryin' in the night
Can't you  hear it
Can't you hear it

So much pain, persecution
Disillusion and despair
I think I need some  consolation
I think I need someone to care
All my dreams, gone  forever
I feel them fade
And drift away
Now I cry, cry, cry in the darkness
Can't you hear what I'm tryin' to say

CHORUS

You tell yourself,
Don't be lonely don't be scared
An' everything will  be alright
But the darkness comes
An' then you hear
All those voices in  the night
In the night

A time will come when you are lonely
When you get scared and too weak to  fight
Then you will cry, cry, cry in the darkness
An' you'll be just another
Voice out in the night

CHORUS


NATURE'S CHILD
Words and music by Triumph

I was brought up in the backstreets
A  motherless son with no family
Out on my own to face reality
I heard my dear daddy was just like me

CHORUS:
I'm a nature's child
I'm a nature's child
On the loose,  runnin' wild

I live my life
Like I wanna live
I got no reasons that I have to  give
Now no one's got
No chains on me
I'll tell you somethin'  baby
It's the way it should be

CHORUS


WOMAN  IN LOVE
Words and music by Triumph

"Get outta here
Leave me alone"
An' she slammed the door right in my face
I know I was a little  late but
I can't communicate
If romance is a race
So I knocked again
An' marched on in
Said "Baby let me state my case.
Lovers can be  cruel but I don't wanna.
Why must you act like a prima donna?"

CHORUS:
She's a woman in love
She's a woman in love
This messin' around is bringing me down
With my woman in love

You say I'm crazy
No good and lazy
But you keep comin' back for more?
If you're after the money, then back off honey
I've been down that  road before
So take it or leave it
But baby don't tease it
Your games are such a bore
I don't understand your philosophy
Why must our love be a tragedy?

CHORUS

I don't know which way to turn
Makin' me crazy try to understand
What it means to be a man
Although I seem cruel I'm tryin' the best I  can
Sometimes you treat me so low-down dirty
Baby I think we  should...
Sit down and talk it over

CHORUS


TAKE MY  HEART
Words and music by Triumph

Take my heart
I lay it out before you  in my song
I play my part
And hope against all hope
You play along
Take my heart
Take this magic from my mind
Take my heart
Take the dreams you always
Hoped to find

CHORUS:
Take my song, take my heart
Give my dreams a chance to start
Take my song, take my heart
Take my love

I wear a song to mask my awkward face
The music helps to fill the empty  space
I wish that I could hide it all away
Instead it shows in every note I play
And I play
And I play

CHORUS


TEAR THE ROOF OFF
Words and music  by Triumph

Everybody welcome to the show
I gotta  message that you oughta know
Stand in the aisles
Stand on the seats
Clap you hands an' stomp your feet
C'mon girl, let's raise some hell
It's a time to scream and it's time to yell

CHORUS:
Let's tear the roof off tonite
Tear the roof off tonite
The  fuse is ready to light
Tear the roof off tonite

Hey listen, if you got the time
I see a lady she's at least a  nine
She's ready to rock, ready to roll
C'mon girl let's lose  control
Stick with me an' you'll feel alright
As long as you stay for the  show tonite

CHORUS

C'mon baby, shake me up
My head is spinnin' like a top
I got me a rock  and roll machine
Let's hear ya shout, hear ya scream
Tell me that you love  me like I knew you would
The party here never felt so good

CHORUS


FINGERTALKIN'
Music by Triumph

Instrumental


HARD ROAD
Words and music by Triumph

CHORUS:
It's a hard road
A hard road to follow
It's a hard road,
It's the highway to tomorrow

Hey you, man, what do you know?
It's not so easy on the lonely road
Hey  man, where do I go?
Nothin' to win, and nothin' to show

CHORUS

Hey you, human sacrifice,
You paid the road, was it worth the price?
It takes, it takes, it doesn't ask twice
You could win the world,
You could  lose your life

CHORUS

You waste each precious moment
Chasing rainbows in the sky
The road lies there before you
Are you afraid to try?

You're so clever,
You're so cool
But you're just another number
Just another fool
How you thirst for sweet revenge
But you're the loser in the  end

CHORUS

And when it's said and done And the hard road claims you
Even though  it won
No one really blames you
The truth gets lost
But the legend will  grow
Yesterday's victim...tomorrow's  hero