54/40 Or Fight

I've got a train drivin' through my head

Got a fever burnin' in my bed

If my telephone's ringin', somebody's dead on the line

I'm gettin' mad i'm gettin' pissed

I can't handle much more of this

Everybody sets me off, man, i'm walkin' on ice

I need something strong to pull me through

I've got to find a way to kick these blues

It's that cold in the night and i've got blood in my eyes

I say 54/40 or fight



I've go a queesy feelin' in my guts

Can't you see that i've had enough

Everybody sets me off, man, i'm over the edge

I've got a time-bomb tickin' inside

Fire burnin' in my eyes

No where to hide and no where to turn

I've got a needle deep down in my soul

I've got nerves goin' out of control

My adrenalin's pumpin' and i-m ready to burst

I say 54/40 or fight



I've got a rocket trail in my mind

I've got a feelin' that i haven't much time

I've got a time-bomb tickin' with nowhere to turn

Now these restraints that you're puttin' on me

The dealin' with society

This - the final approach, is my cause for alarm

So don't tell me what i was before

Or expect me to be something more

I'm on the defense and i'm over the line

I say 54/40 or fight