[Susan Foreman]

The third song on the album is called 'Pain', and it is probably my favourite track on the album

It's a fun song, with some of the most offensive (but hilarious) lyrics that Alice has used for a long time!

The song was using in the 1980 film 'Roadie', which (as well as Alice), starred Meatloaf, Blondie, Hank Williams and Roy Orbison amongst others

Alice Cooper - vocals
Davey Johnstone - Lead Guitar
Fred Mandel - Guitar, Keyboards
Dennis Conway - Drums
"Cooker" John LoPresti - Bass
Backing Vocals - Flo And Eddie, Joe Pizzulo, Fred Mandel, Ricky 'Rat' Tierney and Keith Allison.

03/10 - Pain (Cooper, Johnstone, Mandel)



"I'm hidden in the scream when the virgin dies
I'm the ache in the belly when the baby cries
And I'm the burnin' sensation when the convict fries

I'm pain
I'm your pain
Unspeakable pain
I'm your private pain

And I'm the compound fracture in the twisted car
And I'm the lines on the face at the tramp at the bar
And I'm the reds by the bed of the suicide star
You know me..

I'm pain
I'm your pain
Your own private pain
Unfathomable pain

And it's a compliment to me to hear you screamin' through the night
All night
Tonight

I'm the holes in your arm when you're feeling the shakes
And I'm the lump on your head when you step on the rake
And I'm the loudest one laughing at the saddest wake

Yes I'm pain
I'm just pain
I`m dear old pain
You need your pain

And I'm the loudest one laughing at the saddest wake

I'm the salt in the sweat on the cuts of the slaves
I was the wound in the side while Jesus prayed
I was the filthiest word at the vandalized grave

Ahh so pain
Do you love me pain
I love my pain
I'm your pain

It's a compliment to me to hear you screamin' through the night
All night
Tonight"

'Leather Boots' is a fun, rockabilly song

Sure, it's short and as insubstantial as hell, but it's cute!

Try as I might, I have not been able to find any information about songwriter Geoff Wester, so I do not know if he was connected with any other bands, or if he had written anything else

04/10 - Leather Boots (Wester)



"Leather boots poundin' the floor
Black and shiny kickin' the door
The police, hit the streets
They would never take the boots off of their feet

If I break the law and get caught
I could get smashed in the face by the big boys
'Cause they're frightened by the real world
Frightened by the real world
Scared of the real world. Oh yeah.

I saw a cop, he looked pretty shot
By some criminals, left there to rot
I took a look, no one around
I put his boots on, stomped on the ground

Stood so tall and felt so strong
I wanted to be just like them
So I could hurt somebody
Hurt somebody

(Hurt somebody, hurt somebody )
Scared of the real world. Oh yeah

Scared of the real world. Oh yeah

Don't litter or score in the dark
Don't kill your lover and don't overpark
'Cause if you murder or if you loot
Get the heel of my new leather boots

If I break the law and get caught you could get smashed in the face by this young boy
Who is frightened by the real world
This boy is frightened by the real world
I gonna hurt somebody
'Cause I'm frightened of the real world. Oh yeah"