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Steve Miller Band — Overdrive
Album: Sailor
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Released: 1968
Length: 3:49
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Well, the room is a cyclone
And you are in the eye
There ain't no movement
Things that could die
But the reelin' and the spinnin'
Of the rock and roll sides
Will all be gone before midnight
And die before sunrise

You better go to overdrive
Go to overdrive
If you know what it is
And you wanna stay alive
You better go to overdrive
Go to overdrive

Yes, the corner's full of monkeys
And your ear drum's full of lies
Time is out the window
And there's echoes in your sides
They've been burnin' down your walls
Ever since the peep of dawn
And now the dealer's in the fireplace
Tryin' to turn it on

You better go to overdrive
Go to overdrive
If you know that it's time


And you oughtta take a dive
You better go to overdrive
Go to overdrive

Go to overdrive
Go to overdrive
You know what it is
And you wanna stay alive
You better go to overdrive
Go to overdrive

Now the light road's gettin' restless
Cause he knows your overdue
But it's just another train ride
Bein' all the same to you
And the last shot's at your finger tips
Like that flicker in the grass
And the last cord hits the ashes
And you know you gotta pass

You better go to overdrive
Go to overdrive
If you know that it's time
And you oughtta take a dive
You better go to overdrive
Go to overdrive
Comments (15)add comment
Steve Miller in a Dylan ripoff phase. This is even worse than his "time keeps on slippin, slippin, slippin" phase
Posted 4 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
Wow! You will never hear this classic Miller tune on any other service. Radio Paradise forever....
Posted 4 years ago by Bitchin_Bob    [ Reply ]
I dig it!
Posted 12 years ago by mmoyer    [ Reply ]
This hasn't been played in over 8 years?
Posted 12 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
I cannot believe that this guy made a living playing tripe like this. Singing off key elementary school poetry passed of as lyrics, playing his guitar with his mittens on, what were we on back in the 70's?? ....... Oh yeah I remember now...
Posted 20 years ago by tovarisch    [ Reply ]
sar5w wrote:
miles davis was right in his assessment of steve miller . . .
For the curious: a "sorry-ass cat".
Posted 21 years ago by Shimmer    [ Reply ]
I loved the first 5 Steve Miller albums. Your Saving Grace is a desert island disc.
Posted 21 years ago by Freebish    [ Reply ]
sar5w wrote:
miles davis was right in his assessment of steve miller . . .
When he said ...?
Posted 21 years ago by alotlikeyou    [ Reply ]
miles davis was right in his assessment of steve miller . . .
Posted 21 years ago by sar5w    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by JCJ: Wow how old is this one? way different than his Fly Like an Eagle type stuff
This was when he was a skinny little guy standing on the back of a flat bed truck doing free concerts with the Dead (among others) in the Panhandle of Golden Gate Park.
Posted 21 years ago by Knot_Head    [ Reply ]
Who new Dylan and Miller were seperated at birth?
Posted 22 years ago by bobringer    [ Reply ]
Wow how old is this one? way different than his Fly Like an Eagle type stuff
Posted 22 years ago by JCJ    [ Reply ]
I think this was also done at the time when Boz Scaggs was still playing with Steve. Great 60\'s stuff that you won\'t hear any where else but RP.
Posted 22 years ago by GGendeman    [ Reply ]
Love this \"pre-top 40\" Steve Miller stuff. Wasn\'t Ben Sidran on this tune, too? Love to hear more. How \'bout some \"Brave New World\" tunes like \"Got Love \'Cause You Need It\" and \"Kow Kow\", or do I have to wire the Mac to the turntable to digitize my own?
Posted 22 years ago by dempster9    [ Reply ]