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The Deborah Harry song catalog you find on this page was compiled by me, the webmaster, with the help of my personal record collection, booklets, biographies, setlists, ASCAP, the LoC (Library of Congress), articles and (live) bootlegs. It's my goal to create a page which features Deborah's complete musical body of work, no matter if Deborah was in any way musically involved herself or whether she contributed her own lyrics to a project. In order to keep up the standard of this page and to make it grow you can help by submitting song titles and/or information which are missing on this site. Every contribution is greatly appreciated. Official song lyrics were taken from booklets. I transcribed those songs myself where no official lyrics were available (with no guarantee for their accuracy). I apologize for possible errors and will gladly take corrections. I kindly ask you not to copy any of these lyrics from this page.
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lyrics: Chris Stein
Music: Chris Stein

Dick Johnson Songs (ASCAP)

 

FEATURED ON

No Exit [album] (1999)

Livid/Live [live album] (2000)

 

UNDER THE GUN (FOR JEFFREY LEE PIERCE)

I still can picture him his hands in his back pockets he wasn't much for words but when the wise kids made a racket he'd just have to go downtown throw his weight around before starting over

Say did you hear I've got a band some guys I know from L.A. we'll own the Rio Grande I'll pay you back next Friday you know it sure ain't big just some cats I dig they said they'd do the gig

Oh Desperado why don't you spend your life in Colorado oh Restless Shadow out in the blue hills you're feeling hollow

Oh El Diablo why did you spend your life in California I should have warned ya no place to go now but falling over

Some hands can't make it on the run under the gun not for the younger oh Jack Daniels I feel your hunger

I know you did your best but you thought that you did not I wish that I had known before I heard the last shot you know, it's not a sin that little badge of tin just a momento

So sad you loved in vain my comrades lost in battle the music wars are done from London to Seattle we all pay to play and all our yesterdays are starting over

Oh Desperado why don't you spend your life in Colorado oh Restless Shadow out on the blue hills you're feeling hollow

Oh El Diablo why did you spend your life in California I should have warned ya no place to go now but falling over

Ready to die now he's ready to die

REMIXES & OTHER VERSIONS

[no official remixes available]

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