Whitesnake are an English England rock Rock music band, founded in 1977 by David Coverdale (formerly of Deep Purple). The band's early material has been compared by critics to Deep Purple but by the mid 1980s Whitesnake had moved away from the early blues influenced hard rock to a more commercial heavy metal Heavy metal music style.
Whitesnake were named the 85th greatest hard rock band of all time by VH1. [read more] - Lie Down (A Modern Love Song)
You got the smile of a Monalisa,Know it all an' giving nothing away.You make the sins of a vestal virgin,Look nothing more that a roll in the hay.So lie down, I think I love you,Lie down, I think I care.Lie down, I...
- Mistreated
(Blackmore/Coverdale)I've been mistreated, I've been abused.I've been struck downhearted, baby, I've been confused'cause I know, yes, I know I've been mistreated.Since my baby left me I've been losing my mind, you...
- Might Just Take Your Life
(Blackmore/Coverdale/Lord/Paice)I got more than I asked for,there ain't nothin' I need.I took all till I had more,I'm always takin' the leadOld man shakin' dice down on the street,try'n to make a livin' somehowbut I'm...
- Trouble
I was raised a gambler's sonAnd before I could walk,I had to learn how to run.And I never, never everPlayed a loaded dice.But, I rolled a lot of womenWith a heart as cold as ice.On the run againLooking for a place to...
- Come On
I don't go looking for trouble,It's always coming my way,But, I've been looking for you,And like the summer sun, you welcome my day.So come on, come on,And give your man some rock 'n' roll,And get yourself some sweet...
- Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City
Ain't no love in the heart of the city,Ain't no love in the heart of town.Ain't no love, sure 'nuff is a pity,Ain't no love 'cos you ain't around.Baby, since you been around.Ain't no love in the heart of the...
- Outlaw
(Coverdale/Lord/Marsden)When I left my homeI was not much more than a child,My mother started cryingShe knew that I was born to be wild'Cos I was looking for the bright lights of the big city,A red hot town where the...
- You 'n' Me
(Coverdale/Marsden)Well it's five in the morningWhen will you be home,I'm tired of waiting here babyAll on my ownAll I got for comfort is some cheap red wineBut, the thought of what you're doing gives me no peace of...
- Mean Business
(Coverdale/Moody/Marsden/Murray/Dowle)You're taking a walk on the wild sideIf you're gonna take a chance with me,I'm gonna make you take a look on the insideAnd you might not like what you seeSo don't you knock on my...
- We Wish You Well
(Coverdale)I'm sad to say it's time to goBut, until we meet again along the roadRemember this on your journey home,When you hear the thunder roar you're not aloneWe wish you well, we wish you well,In times of trouble...
- Medicine Man
(Coverdale)You never leave her alone,I can see you never learnWhen you're playing with fire,You get your fingers burnedThere ain't no use in crying,Baby don't delay,You can call your doctor,I'll be there right away...
- Long Way From Home
(Coverdale)I would do anything I could to be near you,Walk all night in the pouring rainTo be at your sideMy heart is aching for love,My body's shaking with desireBelieve me, baby, when I sayI will drink you dryI...
- Rock An' Roll Angels
(Coverdale/Moody)I'm goin' looking for a womanWith the night in her eyes,Someone to take all the small talkAnd laugh at the liesA high heeled double trouble backstage queen,Who gets what she wantsAnd knows where she's...
- Help Me Thro' The Day
(Russel)Help me through the day,Help me through the nightBaby your sweet lovingWill make everything all rightHelp me through tomorrowWhen stormy weather comesLord make me realizeThat you're my woman I can see so much...
- You're So Fine
(Coverdale/Vandenberg)I want you so bad,The thought is driving me madLike a cat on the prowl,You come when you wantAnd not when I callSo sly, so pretty,I wanna steal all the keys to your cityTight skirt, skinny...
- Woman Trouble Blues
(Coverdale/Vandenberg)The womans name was trouble,She put the blame on meI asked her what her game was,She said "Misery"I didn't ask no questions,I did not even prayWhen the angel on my shoulderSaid I should walk away...
- Oi
(Coverdale/Vandenberg)Instrumental.
- Crying
(Coverdale/Vandenberg)I smell troubleAnd where there's smokeThere must be fire...You sow your seeds of jealousyAnd the flamesJust keep on growing higher...This can't be love anymore,I know, 'cause I've doneEverything...
- Anything You Want
(Coverdale/Vandenberg)I need your love to get me throughAll the things I wanna do,Babe, if you want me toI'll get on my knees for youBut, you gotta give me a little sign,You got the same thing on your mindEvery day...
- Take Me Back Again
(Coverdale/Vandenberg)Now I smoke a lot of cigarettes,And I've been drinking too much wineYou've been patient and understanding,I guess I went to far this timeI cut you with my drunken words,So much sharper than a...
- All In The Name Of Love
(Coverdale/Vandenberg)Some people tell meThe blues ain't bad,But, I've never know anythingMake me feel so sad...Running on empty, hurting to the core,When everything don't mean nothing any more... From a distanceEvery...
- Too Many Tears
(Coverdale/Vandenberg)I used to be the man for you,Did everything you wanted me to,So, tell me, baby,What did I do wrong...I told you what you wanted to know,Precious secrets never spoken before.All I'm asking,Where...
- Restless Heart
(Coverdale/Vandenberg)Restless heart, restless mind,I'm tired of wasting,My precious time. There are times in my life,I don't know witch way to turn,When everything I touchI get my fingers burned...Dreams to ashes,...
- Your Precious Love
(Coverdale/Vandenberg)I'm far from home,And tired of this place,I miss your good, good loveAnd your sweet embraceCan't sleep at nightWith you on my mind,I just wanna run to you, baby,Leave it all behind 'Cause it...
- Can't Stop Now
(Coverdale/Vandenberg)My mama always saidIf you want you should get in fastWhile the going's goodLie like a rug if you fool aroundJust don't get caught with your trousers down Somebody stop me,Tie me downI tell you,...
- Stay With Me
(Pagowoy/Weiss)Where did you goWhen things went wrong, baby,And who did you run to,To find a shoulderTo lay your head upon.Baby, wasn't I there,Didn't I take good care of you. Oh no, I can't believe you leaving...
- Can't Go On
(Coverdale/Vandenberg)I've been feeling sentimental,In a melancholy way,Blues siting on my shoulder,Getting heavier every day... Staring into space,One thing on my mind,I've been trying to drownThe thought of youBy...
- Don't Fade Away
(Coverdale/Vandenberg)As I stand at the crossroad,I see the sun sinking low...With my cross of indecision,I can't tell which way to go...Now I have seen the seven wondersAnd I have sailed the seven seas,I've walked...
- Girl
(Coverdale/Marsden/Murray)I have never known a womanWho loves me like you do,You treat me like a dogAn' make me shake my tail for youI know the game you're playingWhen you're turning all your tricksIt's written on...
- Wine, Women An' Song
(Coverdale/Lord/Marsden/Moody/Murray/Paice)I ain't an educated manAs all you Fleet Street preachers know,It's just the simple things in lifeGet my motor running, ready to goIf I can make you smileI will raise my...
- Lonely Days, Lonely Nights
(Coverdale)I've been burning my bridgesFor too many years,Drowning the sorrowOf too many tearsWomen and whiskeyAre my only friends,One gives me strength,One just pretends I've been waiting my whole lifeFor things to...
- Hit An' Run
(Coverdale/Marsden/Moody)I've never had a home sweet home lifeAn' I don't want a nine to five,So many women I knowThink they can tie me down,But, I will never let them take me aliveI hit an' run, hit an' run, hit an'...
- Hot Stuff
(Coverdale)I'm ready for you,Are you ready for meI've got a burning heart,It won't let me beI feel the hunger, my spirit yearns,I've got to feed the feverOf a love that burns I walk the street 'round midnight,Looking...
- Child Of Babylon
(Coverdale/Marsden)When I heard the sound of thunderOn the day that I was born,I was blinded by the lightingAn' baptised in the stormMy father started cryingWhen he saw what he had done,But, my mother started...
- Till The Day I Die
(Coverdale)When ice cold winds of winterChill me to the bone,An' thoughts of summer breezesTurn my heart to stoneThat's when I need a hand to guide me,When it's more than I can bearA shoulder I can cry on,Someone to...
- Don't Break My Heart Again
(Coverdale)I'm gonna take it to the limit of my love,Before I turn and walk awayI've had enough of holding onThe promises of yesterdayEvery day of my life, it seems,Trouble's knocking at my door,It's hard to try and...
- Come An' Get It
(Coverdale)Are you woman enoughTo take a man like meBaby, I know what you gotYou make it easy to see... Now I wanna give you my lovingBelieve me, babe, it's trueMaybe more than you bargained for,But, now it's up to...
- Would I Lie To You
(Coverdale/Marsden/Moody)Hey girl, if you want me,Come an' get meDon't hang aroundOr we could spend the night sleeping aloneIf you could change your style, for a while,An' look in my direction,Tell me do I look the...
- Breakdown
Getting near the end, now I knew the time was right for a breakdown.Megaton surprise but your eyes never made it a shakedown.Shot you full of rock 'n' roll, couldn't make your soul,Didn't burn you to the bone.Do what...
- Steal Away
And when the day is doneI'll find you woman, and run,Don't ask no question.And you won't get no lies,And if you steal away,I'll be your only lover.And I will love you till the day that I die.And if you steal away,I'll...
- Bloody Mary
When you're waltzing down the High StreetSinging that sweet French perfume songLooking out for the boys who couldn't sing along.Moving like a dancer on the ballroom floor,Sweet ballerina get me begging for moreWhen...
- Keep On Giving Me Love
Oh, you told me you were burned by holy water,And the priest forgot the wordsHe was trying to say.It seems your best friendIs your own reflection,And no promise of loveIs gonna make you wanna stay.I don't mind,You can...
- Only My Soul
Only my soul, stops me crying,Wondering why I feel alone.And only my love keeps me fromWeeping, so bad,Giving me strength, to carry on.Lead me on thro' restless waters,Walk with me along the way.Live the moment, and...
- Queen Of Hearts
She was the keeper of all my reason,Possessor of all I owned,She kept me on the edge of darknessWith words as cold as stone.Then you came along,Your eyes were flashing with desire,Oh babe, you got me burning, so...
- Nighthawk (Vampire Blues)
Gypsy woman told meI've got to walk the nightLike a fallen angel,I'm blinded by the light.I need to find a love child,Who never did no wrong.A superstitious womanTo love me all night long.Let me love you.My heart...
- Day Tripper
Got a good reasonFor taking the easy way out.Got a good reasonFor taking the easy way out.She was a day tripper,One way ticket, yeah.It took me so long to find out, and I found out.Day tripper, day tripper, day...
- Love To Keep You Warm
If you want love,You gotta be coolAnd if you deny it,Then baby you're a fool.I'm telling you now,Don't you hide it away.Because you need to keep you warm both night and day.I could come homeLate at nightAnd after some...
- Don't Mess With Me
Fly like an eagle,An outlaw of the sun,Stealing 'round your bedroom doorA case of hit 'n run.Sinner, sinner,I'm no angel you can see.So I will tell you nowAnd I won't say it again,Don't mess with meOh baby, don't mess...
- Free Flight
Head on down the highwayAcross the county line,I've had my fill of small town thrillsGonna leave it all behind.Free flight, free flight.I'm careless in my loving,Shameless in my style,If I get caught by the short 'n...
- Belgian Tom's Hat Trick
Instrumental.
- The Time Is Right For Love
When I saw you in the GardenSweet lilac in your hair,The sunlight seemed to surround youAnd bless the morning air.I wondered what your name wasAnd if you would dance with me,I heard you cry for mercyBut, my eyes they...
- Looking For Love
(Coverdale/Sykes)I'm tired of waitingAn' closing my eyesI'm asking myselfWhy is it all my horizonsAre so far awayI look in the mirrorDon't like what I seeIn my reflectionA stranger is staring at meLooking for loveThe...
- Judgement Day
(Coverdale/Vandenberg)The night is gone,The time has comeTo find a new day has begun,An' it promises to stayTo soothe the pain of wasted yearsAn' kiss away the bitter tearsA love to light the way And from the...
- Now You're Gone
(Coverdale/Vandenberg)Now you're goneI can feel my heart is breaking,An' I can't go onWhen I think of the love that you've taken In the night I pray for your embrace,Every time I close my eyesI can't escape your...
- Sweet Lady Luck
(Coverdale/Vandenberg)You hold all the Aces,I never get the chance to dealFlick of the wrist and you cut me down,I'm spinning like a roulette wheelYou say that love's a gambleBut, you play with loaded diceYou hide...
- Slow An' Easy
(Coverdale/Moody)You keep on pushing, babe,Like I've never known beforeYou know you drive me crazy, child,An' I just wanna see you on the floorI wanna superstitious womanAn' she got a superstitious mindI can't see...
- Shake My Tree
(Coverdale)You talk too much,Never saying what's on your mind,It's written on your face,An' in the words you hide behindI know what you want,I can see what you're looking for,I know what you want from me,An' I'm gonna...
- Crying In The Rain
(Coverdale)A black cat moansWhen he's burning with the feverA stray dog howlsWhen he's lonely in the nightA woman goes crazyWith the though of retributionBut, a man starts weepingWhen he's sick and tired of life I...
- You're Gonna Break My Heart Again
(Coverdale/Sykes)Now I knowI've seen that lookOn your face beforeWhen you realisedAll the memoriesWalked right out the door... Now it's eye for an eyeA tooth for a toothNo more hiding behind the truthI'm gonna get...
- Love Ain't No Stranger
(Coverdale/Galley)Who knows where the cold wind blows,I ask my friends, but, nobody knowsWho am I to believe in love,Oh, love ain't no strangerI looked around an' what did I seeBroken hearted people staring at me,All...
- Still Of The Night
(Coverdale/Sykes)In the Still of the NightI hear the wolf howl, honeySniffing around your doorIn the Still of the NightI feel my heart beating heavyTelling me I gotta have more In the shadow of nightI see the full...
- She's A Woman
(Coverdale/Marsden)She got everything I need,She makes me smile, she makes me bleed'Cos she's a woman She got the end, she got the means,She's in my heart and in my dreamsAn' it makes me cry I wanna make her mineShe...
- Love Man
(Coverdale)I've spent close on sixteen yearsWatching your pretty flower growLittle girl, little girl, now tell meEverything you knowAbout the oceans and the skies,The mountains and the trees,And then I'm tell you...
- Carry Your Load
(Coverdale)I take what I want,And I got my eye on youIt's late in the eveningWhat are you gonna do I got the place,If you got the time,I got the motion, baby,If you got the mind So wise man tell meWhat it means to...
- Blindman
(Coverdale)I was dreaming of the past,Why do good times never lastHelp me Jesus, show the wayI can't hold on another day I was hungry, felling low,I just couldn't make out which way to goChasing rainbows that have no...
- Black And Blue
(Coverdale/Moody)You never call me, babe,Until your man is gone,I know it's youWhen I pick up the telephone You ask me how I amAnd if I'm doing well,When all you want from meIs just to ring your bell Take your time,...
- Cheap An' Nasty
(Coverdale/Vandenberg)Come on baby...I get so confused,But, my heart knows you're one of a kindLeather an' lace, an angels face,Riding on a one track mindYou're fully loaded with cruise control,My four wheels rock...
- Kittens Got Claws
(Coverdale/Vandenberg)Walking down the streetYou're the center of my universeYou got the world in your pocket,My manhood in your purseYou ain't a bad girl, honey,No matter what the neighbours say,It's just that you...
- Sailing Ships
(Coverdale/Vandenberg)Do you rememberStanding on the shore,Head in the clouds,Your pockets filled with dreamsBound for gloryOn the seven seas of life,But, the ocean is deeper than it seems The wind was with youWhen...
- Slow Poke Music
(Coverdale/Vandenberg)Y'know the joint was jumpingLike a dancing fool,I saw you standing in the cornerLooking oh, so coolI had a word with the DJTo make the music hot,I'm gonna get you on the dance floorIf you are...
- The Deeper The Love
When I look backOn everything I've doneI know you must have criedA river of tears,But, you were thereWhen I was feeling lowTo walk me through my darkest fears.So when the sun goes downAn' those nights grow colder,I...
- Slip Of The Tounge
(Coverdale/Vandenberg)Sometime after midnightThe heat begins to rise,Girl, you'd shame the DevilWith that look that's in your eyesI know what's on your mindAn' I can't run away,If I don't give you what you wantThere's...
- Wings Of The Storm
(Coverdale/Vandenberg)On an' on, the road goes on,An' it'll go on forever,Time will show if you and IWill walk that road togetherThrough fire an' water, ice an' snow,Heaven above us, an' hell below,Holding on, trying...
- Ain't Gonna Cry No More
(Coverdale/Moody)Rising with the morning sunI turn to greet the dawn,Knowing I must face another daySleepless night behind me,Just a memory of pain,My heart has always been a cross to bear Lord I know the...
- Sweet Talker
(Coverdale/Marsden)I can tell by way you walk,You give it all awayBy the sweet way that you talk, yes you do You got long legs, a black girl sway,The way you shake your bootyGives your schoolgirl game away, yes it...
- Take Me With You
Every time I see my baby home,I wanna kiss a little better so I get stoned.Gonna spread her pretty legs so I can see,Sweet lip honey be the death of meAnd I will discover you'll be my midnight lover,Oh babe, bring it...
- Ready An' Willing
(Coverdale/Lord/Moody/Murray/Paice)I wanna be loved,Don't wanna be teased.I don't want no womanGetting down on her knees. I'm ready an' willingTo reach for the sun,So I can get me some lovingBefore I'm gone. I want...
- Lovehunter
(Coverdale/Moody/Marsden)I need a woman to treat me goodAnd give me everything a good woman shouldEveryday and every nightShe'd be waiting on her brown-eyed boy To come and treat her rightI'm a love hunter...
- Walking In The Shadow Of The Blues
(Coverdale/Marsden)I love the blues,They tell my story,If you don't feel it you can never understandSo many times I thought about itAnd now I know just what it means to be a man Everyday I realize you can see it in my...
- Young Blood
(Coverdale/Marsden)If you feel the rolling thunderAn' your eyes see lightning strike,Don't be afraid, just call on meI'll bring you shelter from the nightWhen the wind is howlingI'll hold you near,An' soothe your...
- Victim Of Love
(Coverdale)I'm down on loveAn' I don't give a damn,I take my chancesWhenever I canLike a lamb to the slaughter,Another sacrifice,For giving love to womanWith a heart stone cold as iceI'm down on loveAn' I'm clean out...
- Bloody Luxury
(Coverdale)Now when I first met youI was rolling along,Just a bar room croonerSinging heartbreak songs,An' I supposed I could never get next to youBut, you seemed quite happy with my companyYou kept my body heat...
- Saints An' Sinners
(Coverdale/Lord/Moody/Marsden/Murray/Paice)Get ready for Judgement dayAn' the final curtain call,Don't lie when you testify'Cos the Good Lord know you're allSaints an' sinners, priests an' thieves,Saints an' sinners,...
- Rough An' Ready
(Coverdale/Moody)I take what I wantAn' I steal anything that I need,I would do anythingTo get my satisfaction guaranteed'Cos I'm looking for love,The time has comeI'm looking for love,An' I mean to get me someI'm...
- Love An' Affection
(Coverdale/Moody)Well, I love the way you walkWith your skin tight stride,You got my eyes wide openAn' my loose tongue tiedA French kiss mouthAn' a smile so bad,You're the finest womanThat I ever hadSo it's alright,Do...
- Dancing Girls
(Coverdale)I don't need a doctor, I don't need a priest,I don't need no superstitious cures for my releaseI'm flesh an' blood, skin an' boneA little petticoat company can't get me stoned So just gimme the night,Skin...
- Summer Rain
Lately Ive been thinking Even tho' Im miles away I can feel your love around me Youre with me every day And of all the roads Ive traveled All that Ive been thro' No matter where life takes me Im never far from you You...
- Best Years
Somebody help me I'm feeling low I've been down so long don't know which way to go drowning in sorrow in deep misery someone throw me a line I'm clean out of time Lord I've got to break free You came along like a sun...
- 'Til The End Of Time
So far away from you, my darling I feel weary down to my bones I'm coming home to your good loving And I'll never, ever leave you alone I will love you deep as the ocean I will love you 'til the sun don't shine I...
- A Fool In Love
I got a woman, sweet AdreneBest of woman I have ever seenGypsy blood runnin' through her veinLord, have mercy, now she's driving me insaneAn' I got a woman, voodoo childShe drives me crazy, she drives me wildShe paint...
- All I Want, All I Need
Wherever you goI'll be thereI'll be waiting to care for youWhatever you wantI'll try to giveNo matter what I have to doThrough thick and thinI'll be your friendBy your side 'till the very endYou're all I want, all I...
- Gambler
(Coverdale/Galley)I've been a gypsyFor a thousand yearsA victim of circumstanceI go wherever my destiny callsI'm caught in a game of chance I stand on the outsideLooking at loveI wanna get insideI stand on the...
- Hungry For Love
(Coverdale)I keep hangin' on the promise of love Your eyes tell me that I'm gonna seeI feel the hunger like a starving manHoney, when you stand close to meI start to shiver, I start to shake,Chills up an' down my...
- Guilty Of Love
(Coverdale)I believe my love for youIs a love that will last forever,An' I'm here to testifyI'm a prisoner of your heartBaby don't you believeWhen I tell you I love youThat I really mean it,Don't you walk away,Don't...
- Give Me More Time
(Coverdale/Galley)I want youI need your rhyme,But, you keep saying, babe,It's gonna take timeI know the heartacheI put you through,Believe me, babe,I'm gonna make it up to you You are the reasonI'm down on my...
- Spit It Out
(Coverdale/Galley)I never knew what a kiss could meanUntil the first time I kissed you,You took my love in the palm of your handAn' showed me what a woman could doNow I don't want sugar coated lovingJust silver tongue...
- All Or Nothing
(Coverdale/Galley)Tonight's the nightTo come in out of the cold,I've waited such a long, long timeI'm getting out of control All or nothingThat's what I want from you,I'm gonna give you everything I gotNow what are...
- Standing In The Shadow
(Coverdale)I'm running away from a feelingHiding my face in the sandI'm scared to love and lose againI don't know if I canI don't need the night to remind meWhere the lonely people goI try running away from loveBut,...
- Bad Boys
(Coverdale/Sykes)I know you, you know meI'm the black sheep of the family,I'm in an' out of troubleI'm the talk of the townI get wild in the streetWhen the sun goes down I steal around, like a thief in the...
- Don't Turn Away
(Coverdale/Sykes)You say your dreams are burned to ashesAnd your smiles have turned to tears,It seems to me you welcome sanestAs you surrender to your fearsSo what's a man like me supposed to doWhen all I want is just...
- Straight For The Heart
(Coverdale/Sykes)I'm coming round to see you,Kicking down your doorI've got to tell you girlI really can't take no more'Cos I've been hearing about youEverybody says you're front page newsLaying it down, all around...
- Children Of The Night
(Coverdale/Sykes)I'm getting readyI'm in the mood to fool aroundIt's time for actionNow the boys are back in townSo turn up the music,Make it loud and proudLet's see reactionLet the spotlight hit the crowdDon't hide...
- Fool For Your Loving
I was born under a bad sign, left out in the coldI'm a lonely man who knows just what it means to lose controlBut I took all the heartache and turned it to shameNow I'm movin', movin' on and I ain't taking the...
- Is This Love
I should have known betterThan to let you go aloneIt's times like theseI can't make it on my ownWasted days, and sleepless nightsAn' I can't wait to see you againI find I spend my rimeWaiting on your callHow can I...
- Here I Go Again
I don't know where I'm goinbut I sure know where I've beenhanging on the promises in songs of yesterday.An' I've made up my mind, I ain't wasting no more timebut here I go again, here I go again.Tho' I keep searching...
- Every Rose Has Its Thorn
We both lie silently stillIn the dead of the nightAlthough we both lie close togetherWe feel miles apart insideWas it something I said or something I didDid my words not come out rightThough I tried not to hurt...
- Slide It In
You talk too much, Never saying what's on your mind, It's written on your face, I lead the world you hide behind. I know what you want, I can see what you're looking for, I know what you want from me, An' I'm gonna...
- Soldier Of Fortune
(Blackmore/Coverdale)I have often told you storiesAbout the wayI lived the life of a drifterWaiting for the dayWhen I'd take your handAnd sing you songsThen maybe you would sayCome lay with me love meAnd I would...
- Give Me All Your Love
(Coverdale/Sykes)When I first saw you babyYou took my breath away,I knew your name was TroubleBut, my heart got in the wayI couldn't stop myself from reaching out,I could not turn awayI don't even know your nameAn' I...
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