Lay Them Down - Tommy Shaw: Song Lyrics, Music Videos & Concerts

Lay Them Down

104

Rock

Lay Them Down was released on January 1, 1987 by Rhino Atlantic as a part of the album Ambition

Song Details

Release DateJanuary 1, 1987

LabelRhino Atlantic

LanguageEnglish

Melodicness

Acousticness

Valence

Danceability

Energy

BPM110

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LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Tommy Shaw

Performer

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Tommy Shaw

Songwriter

Terence Thomas

Songwriter

Lyrics

Mischief in motion

Seemed innocent enough

Wild-eyed devotion

Now you can't give it up

Back on your feet again

You call it luck

You'll justify anything

Rather than give it up

It should not have to be so hard

If you don't see it in the cards

Lay them down

(Lay them down, lay them down)

You don't need them anymore

(Lay them down, lay them down, lay them down)

Hey, hey, hey

The only breath the gambler brings

Is this face won't show his hand

He's perfected a way

To shut out everything

There's a fire where the children are

But you refuse to see the flame

They try to warn you, baby

But you won't leave your game

It should not have to be so hard

If you don't see it in the cards, yeah

Lay them down

(Lay them down, lay them down)

You don't need them anymore

(Lay them down, lay them down, lay them down)

Put 'em down

You can't think of folding your hand

You can't think of walking away

Not 'til you win one more game

Then you won't need it anymore

Won't need it anymore

It should not have to be so hard

If you don't see it in the cards

Lay them down

(Lay them down, lay them down)

Lay them down

(Lay them down, lay them down)

It should not have to be so hard

(Lay them down, lay them down, lay them down)

Lay them down, lay them down, yeah

(Lay them down, lay them down, lay them down)

Oh, lay them down, oh, hey

(Lay them down, lay them down, lay them down)

Oh, come on, lay them down

Yeah

Written by: Terence Thomas, Tommy Shaw

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