POINT BLANK

15 Dec 1978 version

Say your prayers little darling and go to bed tonight
Pray that tomorrow everything will be alright
But tomorrows fall in number, in number one by one
Wake up and you're dying, you don't even know what from
Well they shot you point blank, they shot you in the back baby
Point blank, you've been fooled this time, little girl that's a fact
Point blank, right between the eyes, they got you
Point blank, right between the pretty lies that they sell,
And there's nothing you can do about it baby

They fed you baby and they raised you, how fast you learned
That all the pretty little things that baby sees, baby has to earn
So you worked your hands down to the bone
Till drove you at night
But still that pretty little things that baby wants
She can never have, 'cause they got you 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, they got you
Point blank, right between the pretty lies that they sell

Day turns to night time
And the night  turns to day
And all, all of your hopes and your promises
Somehow they just fade away
Till they got you, they got you good, holding your number
And just try to stay alive, but don't you know girl
that no-one survives, baby unhurt
No-one survives untouched, no-one survives...

Hearts filled with anger, and hearts tough with hate
You see them faces on the street, and you just turn away
But baby it's too late
You hear 'em cryin' to you in the night
And you hear that knockin' at your door
There's no sleep for baby tonight and so
You stumble out into the morning
Searching for your usual fix
But baby them old distractions
Man they just don't give the kicks they used to
So you go home and pack your pistol
You go out lookin' for someone
But girl, can't you see they got you caught in the middle
You don't know where to aim your gun
Oh baby baby point blank
Right between the eyes, baby 
Point blank, right between the pretty lies that they sell,
Point blank, they got you in their sights,
Point blank, one false move and baby the lights go out
They've got you in their sights
Point blank, one false move and baby the lights go out, baby
Point blank, one false move, and baby the lights go out
Point blank, one false move, just one false move girl,
They've got you in their sights, baby
Point blank, one false move, and baby the lights go out

This is a 'end of tour' version of the song, played at The Winterland, San Francisco, CA, 15 Dec 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: 07 Jul 1978 and 19 Sep 1978, and see how this song evolved until the final album version.

Available on:

1. The River (disc 2- track 1)