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Dokken – Tooth and Nail (1984) | Track profile | Dork

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Tooth and Nail
Tooth and Nail

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Tooth and Nail

Release date: 13th September 1984

From Tooth and Nail

About This Track

"Tooth and Nail" is a track by Dokken, from the album Tooth and Nail, released 13th September 1984. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Dokken

Dokken

Lyrics

Tooth and Nail

[Verse 1]

Desperate living, driving me mad

Writings on the wall

Crushed all our hopes and the dreams we once had

Just to watch them fall

[Pre-Chorus]

Tearing it up in the daytime

Burning it down at night

[Chorus]

How long does it take

To break the spell

Straight to the top

Tooth and Nail

[Verse 2]

Last generation, reckless and free

Up against the odds

Thoughts of revenge are going through me

Fate lies in the cards

[Pre-Chorus]

Tearing it up in the daytime

Burning it down at night

[Chorus]

How long does it take

To break the spell

Straight to the top

Tooth and Nail

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 3]

Desperate living, trying to see

Breaking all the rules

Only the strong are gonna be free

From a world of fools

[Pre-Chorus]

Tearing it up in the daytime

Burning it down at night

[Chorus]

How long does it take

To break the spell

Straight to the top

Tooth and Nail

[Chorus]

How long does it take

To break the spell

Straight to the top

Tooth and Nail

[Outro]

Tooth and Nail

Tooth and Nail

Straight to the top

Tooth and Nail

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Track details

From Tooth and Nail

1984

Album

Release year

1984

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—Heartless Heart

—Bullets to Spare

—Without Warning

—Tooth and Nail

—When Heaven Comes Down

—Turn On the Action

We're Going Wrong

Back in the Streets

Step Into the Light

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Only Heaven Knows

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For the Last Time

The Victim of the Crime

Can’t Fight This Love (Bonus Track)

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Point of No Return

Standing On the Outside

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

Better Off Before

Don't Bring Me Down

The Last Goodbye

Care For You (Unplugged)

Everybody Needs (To Be with Someone)

Goodbye My Friend

There Was a Time

Heart Full of Soul

Haunted Lullabye

Voice of the Soul

Change the World

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Crazy Mary Goes Round

Sky Beneath My Feet

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Puppet on a String

Convenience Store Messiah

Hard to Believe

Nothing Left to Say

Inside Looking Out

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Hole in My Head

Lesser of Two Evils

Shadows of Life

Too High to Fly

Paris Is Burning (Live)

Day After Day (You Don’t Care for Me)

Back for the Attack

Burning Like a Flame

Lost Behind the Wall

Cry of the Gypsy

Sleepless Night

Standing in the Shadows

Stop Fighting Love

Lightnin' Strikes Again

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Will the Sun Rise

Unchain the Night

Don't Lie to Me

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Turn On the ActionTooth and Nail

When Heaven Comes DownTooth and Nail

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Stick to Your Guns

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Paris Is Burning

I Can't See You

Breaking the Chains

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Dokken — Breakin' the chains

Dokken — When the good die young

Dokken — How Many Lives

Dokken — It's Not Love (Live)

Dokken — Upon Your Lips

Dokken — Tooth and Nail (Live)

Dokken — Let It Be True

Dokken — Alone Again (Live)

Dokken — Deep Waters

Dokken — Give It Up

Dokken — Only Heaven Knows

Dokken — Sign Of The Times

Dokken — I Will Remember

Dokken — Kiss of Death (Live)

Dokken — Hard Sensation

Dokken — For the Last Time

Dokken — Tonight

Dokken — Waterfall

Dokken — The Victim of the Crime

Dokken — Today

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Dokken — Empire

Dokken — Burning Tears

Dokken — Best of Me

Dokken — Fade Away

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Dokken — I Remember

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Dokken — Heart to Stone

Dokken — Give Me a Reason

Dokken — It Means

Dokken — Judgment Day

Dokken — Oasis

Dokken — Release Me

Dokken — Point of No Return

Dokken — Standing On the Outside

Dokken — Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

Dokken — Still I'm Sad

Dokken — Escape

Dokken — Better Off Before

Dokken — Letter to Home

Dokken — Can You See

Dokken — Prozac Nation

Dokken — Don't Bring Me Down

Dokken — Haunted

Dokken — The Last Goodbye

Dokken — Care For You (Unplugged)

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Dokken — I Surrender

Dokken — Everybody Needs (To Be with Someone)

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Dokken — There Was a Time

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Dokken — Walk Away

Dokken — Paris Is Burning (Live)

Dokken — Day After Day (You Don’t Care for Me)

Dokken — Alone Again

Dokken — Mr. Scary

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Dokken — Lost Behind the Wall

Dokken — Prisoner

Dokken — Cry of the Gypsy

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Dokken — Unchain the Night

Dokken — Jaded Heart

Dokken — In My Dreams

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Dokken — It's Not Love

Dokken — Bullets to Spare (from Tooth and Nail)

Dokken — Without Warning (from Tooth and Nail)

Dokken — Just Got Lucky

Dokken — Turn On the Action (from Tooth and Nail)

Dokken — When Heaven Comes Down (from Tooth and Nail)

Dokken — Heartless Heart (from Tooth and Nail)

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Dokken — Stick to Your Guns

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Credits

Credited: Don Dokken, Elektra Records, Geoff Workman, George Lynch, George Marino, ILL BILL, Jeff Pilson, Michael Wagener, Mick Brown, Tom Werman