Uriah Heep Studio Albums
INTO THE WILD





Frontiers FR CD 512 (CD) / FR LP 512 (LP)

Produced by: Mike Paxman
Recorded by: Steve Rispin at 
Liscombe Park Studios, UK in January 2011
Mixed by: Mark 'Tufty' Evans at 
Wispington Studios, UK
Mastered by: Secondwave
Art direction, design & cover artwork: Ioannis
Video director: Andrew Elmslie
Released in April 2011

1. NAIL ON THE HEAD (Box/Lanzon) 4.15
2. I CAN SEE YOU (Box/Lanzon) 4.13
3. INTO THE WILD (Box/Lanzon) 4.20
4. MONEY TALK (Lanzon) 4.44
5. I'M READY (Box/Lanzon) 4.14
6. TRAIL OF DIAMONDS (Box/Lanzon) 6.27
7. SOUTHERN STAR (Lanzon) 4.26
8. BELIEVE (Box/Lanzon) 5.09
9. LOST (Bolder) 4.51
10. T-BIRD ANGEL (Box/Lanzon) 4.01
11. KISS OF FREEDOM (Lanzon) 6.13
Bonus track on Japanese SHM-CD only:
12. HARD WAY TO LEARN ( Bolder) 5.25
Bonus Multimedia Videoclip:
NAIL ON THE HEAD 


PHIL LANZON - keyboards, vocals
RUSSELL GILBROOK - drums, vocals
BERNIE SHAW - lead vocals (except 9 TREVOR BOLDER - lead vocals)
MICK BOX - guitars, vocals
TREVOR BOLDER - bass, vocals


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NAIL ON THE HEAD

In your younger days
With your godless ways
And your gold crest limousine
You were making trends
With your so called friends
With a power so obscene
Then your hollow heart, it was torn apart
You were thrown a learning curve
If you turn your back on good advice
You get what you deserve

We hit the nail right on the head
We hit the nail right on the head
Over and over again …

He’s another guy who just wants to try
His best to make things good
He’s an honest man with a helping hand
From a run down neighbourhood
Then you hear the thud
You see the blood
His good work come undone
Step aside for the one who said
Only the good die young

I hope you don’t misunderstand me now
‘Cos I don’t want to get you down
Just looking out at all he things I see
And they keep coming round and round

We hit the nail right on the head
We hit the nail right on the head
Over and over again …

Over and over

Now we have to go down a lover’s road
On a path that ain’t so smooth
Many ups and downs
Many tears and frowns
As the sweethearts look for truth
All the lies between what she believes
Gonna have to take the fall
No fear that she will ever look back
As true love conquers all

I hope you don’t misunderstand me now
‘Cos I don’t want to get you down
Just looking out at all he things I see
And they keep coming round and round

We hit the nail right on the head
We hit the nail right on the head
Over and over again ..

Over and over

We hit the nail right on the head
We hit the nail right on the head
Over and over …


I CAN SEE YOU

She’s the candle that lights my room
Better look out ‘cos she’s coming here soon
Ooh, you’re in my mind forever
I hear every word you say
Ooh, you come to me wherever
And turn my darkness into day

You taught me how to live a life that’s full
I never realised what it is to be cool
Ooh, you pushed me off the high board
And I took it like a man
Ooh, and now I hit the high score
Hear me Momma if you can

I can hear you, I can touch you
I can see you in my head
I can touch you, I can hear you
I can see you in my head

Hold on tight to the driving wheel
You gave me strength and nerves of steel
Ooh, sometimes I do get lonely
I roll the dice and say a prayer
Ooh, I think about you only
I feel the power when you’re there

I can hear you, I can touch you
I can see you in my head
I can touch you, I can hear you
I can see you in my head

She’s the candle that lights my room
Better look out ‘cos she’s coming here soon
Ooh, if we can stay together
There’d be nothing in our way
Ooh, if this could be forever
Here me Momma when I say

I can hear you, I can touch you
I can see you in my head
I can touch you, I can hear you
I can see you in my head …


INTO THE WILD

The troopers are coming
They want me dead, not alive
Gonna run into danger
When they open fire

Don’t cry little sister
I won’t be coming home
Don’t cry little sister

In the cold hearted winter
Dogs are running at my back
The nightmare is coming in
And I’m on this frozen track

Don’t cry little sister
I won’t be coming home
Don’t cry little sister
I’ll fight this one alone

Red blood on the white snow …

If you think I’m guilty
And I’m just a gambling man
Well no one is above the law
I’m gonna have to make a stand

Don’t cry little sister
I won’t be coming home
Don’t cry little sister
I’ll fight this one alone

Red blood on the white snow …

Across the land - they’re getting closer
I keep my ear to the ground
They ride me down - got no mercy
But I never will be found
Oh little sister - don’t you cry
You know I cannot stay
I gotta find a place, a place to hide
‘Cos the blood hounds know my way

It’s the same old lies
Don’t believe what you hear about me
But I’m gonna fight ‘till it’s over
Than face the hanging tree

Don’t cry little sister
I won’t be coming home
Don’t cry little sister
I’ll fight this one alone

Red blood on the white snow
Into the wild
Red blood on the white snow
Red blood on the white snow
Into the wild

Red blood on the white snow …


MONEY TALK

Dressed right to please the crowd
All eyes can see by the way you walk
Watching you dance around
Heaven lies down, see the money talk

Kiss her in picture books
Watching her moves like a hungry hawk
Streets full of dirty looks
Heaven lies down for the money talk

Down for the money
Down, down for the money
Down for the money
Down, down for the money

Travel the dusty road
Trying your best not to fall apart
Let go your heavy load
See every man’s got a hungry heart

Down for the money
Down, down for the money
Down for the money
Down, down for the money

Dressed right to meet her crowd
All eyes can see by the way she walk
Watching her dance around
Heaven lies down, see the money talk

Down for the money
Down, down for the money
Down for the money
Down, down for the money


I’M READY

The flame burns inside of me
Sending me to who knows where
Got my finger on the pulse of life
I take my chances I don’t care

Walking with the sun shining down on my face
Seeing all the pieces just fall into place
When I feel I can understand
Why fate takes a hand
Well, I know that I’m ready

Running through the howling wind
Moving through the stinging rain
If you don’t take what is given
You only have yourself to blame

Walking with the sun shining down on my face
Seeing all the pieces just fall into place
When I feel I can understand
Why fate takes a hand
And I know I’m ready

I know so many people
Who never see the light of day
All kinds of trouble and worries
Seem to get in their way

Walking with the sun shining down on my face
Seeing all the pieces just fall into place
When I feel I can understand
Why fate takes a hand
I'm walking with the sun shining down on my face
Seeing all the pieces just fall into place
When I feel I can understand
Why fate takes a hand
And I know that I’m ready

I’m ready
I’m ready
Yeah yeah, I’m ready
I’m ready
Yeah, I’m ready
Yeah, I’m ready


TRAIL OF DIAMONDS

I had a dream at daybreak
The whole of time stood still
And in my crystal vision
I saw a shadow on a hill

And then she started walking
In to the bright blue sky
I tried to follow closely
And I knew the reason why

Then the dream it turned so slowly
Like a dream within a dream
She appeared to me so ghostly
And she kissed me with a smile

And then I saw her falling
In to the strangest town
Our distance never changing
As the walls are crashing down

Then the dream it moved so slowly
Like a dream within a dream
Then she turned to me so ghostly
And she kissed mw with a smile

Like a secret that the heart makes
Must be careful what I wish for
Could this dream last forever
Until the end of time

With a vision of perfection
In this world of ecstasy
Need the strength so I can hold on
Don’t want to die before I wake up

I had a dream at daybreak
You came and touched my soul
The deepest sense of wonder
Is knowing how to lose control

We left the ground together
So easy for us to fly
Leaving a trail of diamonds
That were seen for miles and miles

So the dream that moved so slowly
Was a dream within a dream
Then she turned to me so holy
And she kissed me with a smile

SOUTHERN STAR

Crowds were waiting on the quay
For their hero of the sea
From the greatest battle won
A toast to freedom for everyone

He talked of fear and the cannons roar
Sent a thousand souls to the ocean floor
Victory was a simple plan
Put in place by no common man

Set sail for the southern star
Set sail for the southern star
Haul away you restless souls
Set sail for the southern star

He says that he won’t sail no more
He’s hanging up his uniform
But he cannot control his soul
He’s got to chase that pot of gold

Set sail for the southern star
Set sail for the southern star
Haul away you restless souls
Set sail for the southern star

Ever fearless universe
Hold our nations together
Teach these words to young and old
Forever

Cut the anchor, today we sail
On trackless seas through storm and gale
To where the deepest water lies
To the warmer winds and balmy skies
Never to return

Set sail for the southern star
Set sail for the southern star
Haul away you restless souls
Set sail for the southern star …


BELIEVE

With the light of the world upon us
There’ll be nothing to come between us
Something up ahead worth fighting for

You’re thinking that life is easy
There’s a danger you cannot see
Do you know who is coming through your door?

To be one and free
That’s all we need
Let the morning sunlight
Take away your fear

Better believe you’ll come alive again
If you believe that all the world
Will change for me and you
Better believe you’ll come alive again
‘Cos when you believe it
Then it will happen

You will find that there’s so much giving
Look for help and see how we’re living
It’s all the things you’ve
Never done before

If you’re one and free
That’s all you need
Let the morning sunlight
Wash away for fear

Better believe you’ll come alive again
If you believe that all the world
Will change for me and you
Better believe you’ll come alive again
‘Cos when you believe it
Then it will happen

Now I have your concentration
Now I’ve got your imagination
In a world I could not ask for more
When you’re dealing with frustration
All you need is determination
There’s so much life worth fighting for

Better believe you’ll come alive again
If you believe that all the world
Will change for me and you
Better believe you’ll come alive again
‘Cos when you believe it
Then it will happen …

You better believe it …


LOST

I could feel you moving in closer
But I didn’t know you were in disguise
And I believed in the power of order
But I couldn’t tell your truth from the lies

Feeling my way, lost in the haze
No turning back, lost in your gaze

I was free but now I run for cover
‘Cos I didn’t know if I’d survive
I could feel my heart beat faster
But I couldn’t tell what she had in mind

Feeling my way, lost in the haze
No turning back, lost in your gaze
Lost in your gaze
Lost, so lost in your gaze

I can’t breathe
She pulls me under pressure
Holds me down, oh won’t let go
I didn’t know if she was fire and water
I should known she would take control

Feeling my way, lost in the haze
No turning back, lost in your gaze
Lost in your gaze
Lost, so lost in your gaze
Lost, so lost in your gaze
Lost


T-BIRD ANGEL

She’s got me going crazy
Right over the speed of sound
And I swear if she knew what she can do
This thing would leave the ground

She’s got a streamline body
Shines like pearls in a rich man’s eyes
She’s there on the list of desire
Won’t you let me take my prize

I gotta have this T Bird Angel
So we can fly away
I gotta have this T Bird Angel
And drive all night and day

She’s a two door diva
Yeah, just what I’m looking for
And lost in this moment of madness
It only makes me want her more

I gotta have this T Bird Angel
So we can fly away
I gotta have this T Bird Angel
And drive all night and day

She’s my one temptation
There with her headlights  on
She’s never too much to handle
On the road where she belongs

We’re burning out on the highway
Me with  my foot to the floor
No wonder why everybody goes crazy
Gotta drive this T-Bird more

I gotta have this T Bird Angel
So we can fly away
I gotta have this T Bird Angel
And drive all night and day
I gotta have this T Bird Angel
So we can fly away
I gotta have this T Bird Angel
And drive all night and day
T Bird Angel
And drive all night and day
Far way, so far away
So far away


KISS OF FREEDOM

Looking out at the open space
There’s a new world beginning
Got my head a-spinning
I had to laugh coz I thought it was
Too late to find a rhyme

Now I’m breathing, now I’m seeing
All the love that is flowing
Confidence a-growing
Riding high on the magic carpet
Way ahead of time

We’ll taste the kiss of freedom
It calls our name
And everyone will shine
Truth is yours and mine …

Who cares about right or wrong
When it’s down to the feeling
That sets me head a-reeling
You know it takes no rocket science
To know what’s going on

There’ll be hands a-touching hands
When we turn to each other
From the sky to the gutter
And the thrill of a lifetime
Coming down and living on

We’ll taste the kiss of freedom
It calls our name
And everyone will shine
Truth is yours and mine …

Looking out at the open space
There’s a new world beginning
Gets your head a-spinning
Flying over the wide horizon
Far away from time

We’ll taste the kiss of freedom
It calls our name
And everyone will shine
Truth is yours and mine …


HARD WAY TO LEARN
On Japanese SHM-CD Only.

I should have walked away
When I lost faith
But I knew deep inside
It was no disgrace
You see, sometimes in life 
You have to know your place
And it's a hard way to learn

I thought I was in control
And all I had was safe
But there was no way I could know
That the risk was too great
You see, sometimes life takes you
Where you don't wanna go
And it's a hard way to learn

It burns you up inside
There is no truth without lies
It takes your soul away
'Cos it's a hard way to learn

I watched the world go by
From outer space
But there's nowhere left to hide
In such a lonely place
You see, sometimes you just
Have to know your place
And it's a hard way to learn

It burns you up inside
There is no truth without lies
It takes your soul away
'Cos it's a hard way to learn

I'd swim an ocean
But I fear I’d drown
Just to escape
From this place I'm bound
Nobody told me just how hard
I would hit the ground
If I could leave
If I could only leave
I would leave right now

It burns you up inside
There is no truth without lies
It takes your soul away
'Cos it's a hard way to learn
It burns you up inside
There is no truth without lies
It takes your soul away
'Cos it's a hard way
'Cos it's a hard way
'Cos it's a hard way to learn

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