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Producer: Robert John "Mutt" Lange

Additional Musicians: Pete Willis (guitar)

Recording Location: Battery Studios (London)

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High ‘N’ Dry

1.	Let It Go	LYRICS Cool woman, cool eyes, you got me hypnotized So head down, get a rhythm Stop your stalling and your bitching I'm rock steady, I'm still shaking I'm ready for the taking So make your move, yeah, make me And get ready for the big "C" Let it rock, yeah Let it roll, let it Let it go, let it go You gotta let it rock, come on Let it roll, yeah just let it go Slow down, hold on You're too fast, you're too strong Take it easy, take it slow Make it last, don't let go We're one body, it's one way You're not leaving, c'mon stay So get down on your knees And let me know you're eager to please Let it rock, yeah Let it roll, let it Let it go, let it go You gotta let it rock, come on Let it roll, yeah just let it go Let it go Let it go Let it go Cool woman, cool eyes You got me hypnotized Slow down, hold on You're too fast, too strong I need a woman, a woman to love One good woman And you got what I want, what I want Slow down, hold on You're much too fast, you're much too strong Take it slow, make it last Take it easy, not too fast Don't let go No, I'm rock steady, but still shaking And I'm ready for the taking So make your move, yeah make me And get a-ready for the big "C", yeah Let it rock, let it Let it roll, let it Let it go, let it Let it, let it rock Let it, let it roll Let it, let it go Let it go Let it rock, yeah Let it roll, let it Let it go, let it go You gotta let it rock, come on Let it roll, yeah Let it go	04:44
2.	Another Hit And Run	LYRICS Union Jack is back with a hole in his head He's gettin' badly burned every time He's laughin' at me and dancin' on my sneakers And his sixties songs are blowin' up my speakers I say you got no respect Respect for authority You're just playing your dirty tricks And then come cryin' to me Hit and run, hit and run It's just a hit and run Another hit and run The bulldog lost his bite and his breath has gone bad And the whole damn world is really laughin' mad [Repeat Bridge] [Repeat Chorus] Hit it!! Oh bring it down Oh you bring it down I say you ain't got no respect I say you ain't got no respect No you ain't got no respect And you hit me when I'm down Hit and run, hit and run It's just another hit and run I said it's just another hit and run Oh yeah, hit and run Oh yeah, hit and run Oh yeah, hit and run Oh yeah, hit and run Oh yeah, hit and run It's just another hit and run Hit and run	05:06
3.	High ‘N’ Dry (Saturday Night)	LYRICS Saturday, I feel right I been drinking all day Yes I got a date, a midnight ride I had to get it away Yeah, I'm not a loner, I'm not a fool Don't need a reason, reason to be cool I got my whiskey, I got my wine I got my woman, and this time the lights are going out Saturday night - High Saturday night - High 'n' dry Saturday night - I'm high Saturday night - High 'n' dry Ow, I feel bad, I feel mean I'm up and down and in between On the bottle, I'm on the line I'm up and feeling fine Oh I'm not a loner, I'm not a fool Don't need a reason, reason to be cool I got my whiskey, I got my wine I got my woman, and this time the lights are going out [Repeat Chorus] Oh take me high Saturday, kickin' out, her train was comin' to me I gotta move, number one Saturday night on the run Saturday night - High Saturday night - High 'n' dry Saturday night - Got my whiskey Saturday night - Got my wine Saturday night - Got my woman Saturday night - High 'n' dry You gotta try me tonight	03:27
4.	Bringin’ On The Heartbreak	LYRICS Gypsy, sittin' lookin' pretty The broken rose with laughin' eyes You're a mystery, always runnin' wild Like a child without a home You're always searching, searching for a feeling That it's easy come and easy go Oh I'm sorry but it's true You're bringin' on the heartbreak Takin' all the best of me Oh can't you see? You got the best of me Whoah can't you see? You're bringin' on the heartbreak Bringin' on the heartache You're bringin' on the heartbreak Bringin' on the heartache Can't you see? Oh whoah You're such a secret, misty eyed and shady Lady how you hold the key Oh you're like a candle, your flame slowly fadin' Burnin' out and burnin' me Can't you see? Just try and say to you You're bringin' on the heartache Takin' all the best of me Oh can't you see? You got the best of me Whoah can't you see? You're bringin' on the heartbreak Bringin' on the heartache You're bringin' on the heartbreak Bringin' on the heartache Can't you see? Can't you see? No no no You got the best of me Oh can't you see? You got the best of me Whoah can't you see? You're bringin' on the heartbreak Bringin' on the heartache You're bringin' on the heartbreak Bringin' on the heartache You're bringin' on the heartbreak Bringin' on the heartache You're bringin' on the heartbreak	04:33
5.	Switch 625	LYRICS Oh oh oh whoah Oh oh oh whoah Oh oh oh whoah	03:04
6.	You Got Me Runnin’	LYRICS Hang on Yeah Ha ha ha ha ha I don't care too much For your backstabbin' and side steppin' You're all sweet talk, you're all lust You're the kind, yeah, I don't trust I gotta get out, step aside Before you damage my pride Let me through don't spoil my view I gotta get away, away from you Oh no no never thought I'd feel so low You got me runnin' You got me runnin' I ain't gonna hide And yesterday everything seemed okay Yeah you better run and hide away Oh you better hide You're out, out on the street But I'm back on my feet I might lose it, so get wise Stop your usin' and your lies Oh my friend don't stick around Your time is up, the chips are down [Repeat Bridge] [Repeat Chorus] And yesterday everything seemed okay Yeah you better run and hide away Oh you better hide You got me runnin' - You got me runnin' You got me runnin' - You got me runnin' You got me runnin' - You got me runnin' You got me runnin', runnin', runnin' C'mon Whoah Oh oh oh Oh yeah Runnin' and runnin' Runnin' Oh Watch me run Runnin', runnin', runnin' Oh no no never thought I'd feel so low You got me runnin' You got me runnin' I ain't gonna hide And yesterday everything seemed okay Yeah you better run and hide away Oh you better hide You got me runnin' - You got me runnin' You got me runnin' - You got me runnin' You got me runnin' - You got me runnin' You got me runnin' - You got me runnin' You got me runnin' - You got me runnin' You can't say no no more You got me runnin' - You got me runnin' You got me runnin' - You got me runnin'	04:26
7.	Mirror, Mirror (Look Into My Eyes)	LYRICS Mirror mirror Just watchin' with your eye of glass You're just a fortune wheel With something that I wanna ask Mirror mirror Got my fate lyin' in your hands You're the fool, you're the juggler Hangman and lover, you're not like no other Take a look into my eyes Tell me what you see Take a look into my eyes Tell me is it true? Take a look into my eyes Oh when I look at you Take a look into my eyes Tell me is it me? Is it really me? Mirror mirror Gotta know just what you see My crystal ball You're lookin' so sly and so sleazy Mirror mirror Hangin' there with that crack in your eye You make me stumble, make me blind Time after time and line by line [Repeat Chorus] Mirror mirror Oh tell me You're the fool, you're the juggler I ain't met a lover, you're like no other Take a look into my eyes Tell me what you see Take a look into my eyes Tell me is it true? Take a look into my eyes Oh it just can't last Take a look into my eyes Gonna have to smash the glass Take a look into my eyes Take a look into my eyes Take a look Take a look into my eyes Oh yeah Take a look into my eyes Take a look into my eyes Take a look into my eyes Take a look into my eyes Take a look Take a look into my eyes Look into my eyes Take a look into my eyes Tell me if it's me Baby, baby, baby, baby Baby, baby, baby, baby	04:09
8.	No No No	LYRICS Oh yeah She was a foxy rocker, a roxy roller An unchained sex machine Yeah Slippin' slidin', electric glidin' And boy she was mean, I said mean High class dealer, sippin' her tequila Comin' on pretty strong Real love stealer, rebel rousin' squealer She said go but I said no I kept saying no, no no no no no I kept saying no, no no no no no Waiting at the back door Couldn't take it anymore Didn't know where she'd been She looked pretty neat, turnin' on the heat And only seventeen, seventeen Windin' her up, bringin' her down She wanted it just the same Said stick around, that's when I found I only had myself to blame I kept saying no, no no no no no I kept saying no, no no no no no High class dealer, sippin' on tequila Comin' on really strong Rhythm stealer, rattle off squealer She said go but I said no Well I kept saying no, no no no no no Well I kept saying no, no no no no no Well I kept saying no, no no no no no I say no no no I say no no no I say no no No no no no no no no No no no no no no no	03:16

Description

HIGH 'N' DRY is the second studio album by DEF LEPPARD released on July 11, 1981. Its title song, "High 'n' Dry (Saturday Night)", made #33 on VH1's 40 Greatest Metal Songs. The album charted at #38 on The Billboard and #26 on the UK Albums Chart.

High 'n' Dry was reissued on 31 May 1984 with two bonus songs “Bringing’ On The Heartbreak (Remix) and a remixed version of a 1981 B-side, “Me & My Wine". The “Bringing’ On The Heartbreak" (Remix) was released in 1984 as a single, peaking at No. 61 in the US charts.

Videos for both were made, featuring Phil Collen (who was not in the band at the time of the album's recording). Both bonus tracks were omitted from the mid-1990s re-releases of the album.