54-40 Or Fight

[Verse 1]

I've got a train drivin' through my head

Got a fever burnin' in my bed

If my telephone's ringin', somebody's dead on the line

I'm gettin' mad I'm gettin' pissed

I can't handle much more of this

Everybody sets me off, man, I'm walkin' on ice

I need something strong to pull me through

I've got to find a way to kick these blues

It's that cold in the night and I've got blood in my eyes

[Chorus]

I say 54/40 or fight

54/40 or fight

54, 54, 54/40 or fight

Alright

[Verse 2]

I've go a queesy feelin' in my guts

Can't you see that I've had enough

Everybody sets me off, man, I'm over the edge

I've got a timе-bomb tickin' inside

Fire burnin' in my eyеs

No where to hide and no where to turn

I've got a needle deep down in my soul

I've got nerves goin' out of control

My adrenalin's pumpin' and I-m ready to burst

[Chorus]

I say 54/40 or fight

54/40 or fight

54, 54, 54/40 or fight

Alright

[Verse 3]

I've got a rocket trail in my mind

I've got a feelin' that I haven't much time

I've got a time-bomb tickin' with nowhere to turn

Now these restraints that you're puttin' on me

The dealin' with society

This, the final approach, is my cause for alarm

So don't tell me what I was before

Or expect me to be something more

I'm on the defense and I'm over the line

[Chorus]

I say 54/40 or fight

54/40 or fight

54, 54, 54/40 or fight

Alright