the  last  of  the  independants  -  rory  gallagher

i  caught  the  red-eye  at  midnight,

in  the  nick  of  time,

on  the  747,

and  we  soon  were  flying  high.

lord,  i  had  no  time  to  lose,

things  were  getting  hot,

only  i  know  where  we  stashed  the  loot,

the  mob  wants  to  know  the  spot.

they  got  the  muscle  in  from  cleveland,

the  fire-power  from  detroit,

they  missed  me  in  new  jersey,

though  things  got  pretty  tight.

well,  they  caught  my  scent  in  richmond,

at  the  hotel  savoy,

but  i  got  out  the  laundry  shute,

and  went  to  chicago,  illinois.

i'm  the  last  of  the  independents,

yeah,  they're  searching  coast  to  coast,

only  i  know  where  we  hid  the  loot,

eleven  years  ago.

i  caught  the  red-eye  at  midnight,

in  the  nick  of  time,

on  the  747,

we  soon  were  high  and  wide.

the  moon  was  laughing  at  me,

like  it  did  not  have  a  care,

but  i  just  smiled  right  back  and  said,

"you  ain't  going  anywhere".

well,  i  want  out  of  the  rackets,

and  the  numbers  game,

'cos  when  you  cross  the  big  boss,

you  only  got  yourself  to  blame.

i  won't  sing  like  a  canary,

and  i  won't  go  naming  names,

well,  i  don't  need  police  protection,

well,  i'll  play  it  my  own  way.

i'm  the  last  of  the  independents,

well,  i  play  by  my  own  rules,

yes,  i'm  the  last  of  the  independents,

the  syndicate,  well,  it  don't  approve.

well,  i'm  the  last  of  the  independents,

well,  i  got  to  keep  on  the  move,

well,  i'm  the  last  of  the  independents,

well,  i  got  no  time  to  lose,

time  to  lose,

time  to  lose,

i've  got  no  time,

well,  i've  got  no  time  to  lose,

well,  i've  got  no  time,

well,  i've  got  no  time  to  lose,

well,  i've  got  no  time,

well,  i've  got  no  time  to  lose,

well,  i've  got  no  time,

well,  i've  got  no  time  to  lose.