POINT BLANK

07 Jul 1978 version

Well say your prayers little darling and go to sleep tonight
Pray that come tomorrow everything will be alright
But tomorrow falls in number, you're numbered one by one
Look up girl you're dying, and you don't even know what from
Well baby, point blank, right between the eyes, they got you
Point blank, right between them pretty lies that they sell
Right between the eyes, baby
Point blank, right between them pretty lies that they tell

They fed you and they raised you and then one day you learned
All the things that baby wants, baby has to earn
So you work all day until you broke at bed
And then all them pretty things you like
Well you will never have, 'cause darling
Point Blank, they shot you from behind, baby
Point Blank, the joke's on you, they got you girl this time
They've got you in their sights, baby
Point Blank, one false move and baby the lights go out

Day turns to night time
And night turns to day
There's no time, no time for living
All things just fade away, but you go on
And you run, you keep your place, your number
You run for your life
But baby no-one survives untouched
No-one survives untouched, no-one survives
Hearts full of anger eyes filled with hate
You see them on the street, you try to turn your eyes away
But little girl, this time it's too late
You hear their voices at night as you lock the door
There'll be no sleep tonight for baby
She don't believe them lies anymore
And she stumbles into the morning
Tryin' for her usual fix
But baby them old distractions
They just ain't got the kicks no more
And so you pack your pistol
And you go out lookin' for someone
But you're stuck in the middle girl
You don't know where to aim the gun
They got you caught, they got you in their sights, baby
Point blank, they got you in their sights, baby
Point blank, one false move and baby the lights go out
Well right between the eyes, baby, point blank, right between them pretty lies that they tell
Point blank, they got you in their sights, baby
Point blank, one false move and baby the lights go out
Point blank, right between the eyes, oh oh oh oh
Point blank, right between them pretty lies that they sell
Point blank, point blank, point blank, right between them pretty lies that they sell
Point blank, they've got you in their sights, baby
Point blank, one false move, and baby the lights go out

This is the very first version of the song, played at The Roxy, Los Angeles, CA on 07 Jul 1978. Lyrics will later evolve night by night, until the final album version. Check also outtake 1, outtake 2, outtake 3, outtake 4, outtake 5, and outtake 6, and also the live versions: 19 Sep 1978 and 15 Dec 1978, and see how this song evolved until the final album version.

Available on:

1. The River (disc 2- track 1)