Story Behind The Song
Motor City Showdown was recorded at renowned residential studio, Long View Farm, with the musicians of a Boston band known as Meltdown. Gil Markle, owner of Long View Farm shares inspiring music stories about the many great classic artists who have recorded at Long View: www.studiowner.com.
Song Description
Passionate Detroit rock performed by songwriter and lead guitarist Dick Wagner.
| Song Length |
5:16 |
Genre |
Rock - Hard Rock, Rock - General |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Restless, Troubled |
Subject |
General, Youth |
| Similar Artists |
Billy Joel, Alice Cooper |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1980 - 1989 |
| |
Lyrics
MOTOR CITY SHOWDOWN
Dick Wagner
On the streets together
We were brothers forever
Lookin' so tough.
That was enough
To get us anywhere babe
Neighborhood jails could never hold us too long
Every night we were on the street
Facing down anybody we meet
Never left no one standing on their feet
Motor city showdown
Someone's got to go down
Oh my lord, please don't ever let it be me
Motor city showdown
Lyin' on the cold ground
Oh my lord, is that really you,
Standin' over me?
I used to walk beside you
Carry an equalizer
Saturday night we'd always collide
Down on Bagley Street
Take a ride down to the south side of the city
Tell me how are they still building cars in the motor city factories...
I'd be with you tonight,
But time caught up to me.
Motor city showdown
Someone's got to go down
Oh my lord, please don't ever let it be me
Motor city showdown
Lyin' on the cold ground
Oh my lord, is that really you,
Standin' over me?
I wanna go back
Oh
Motor city showdown
Take me back
Standing over me
You know Motor city showdown
I gotta go back
Tell me how are they still building cars
In the motor city factories,
I'd be with you tonight
But time caught up to me.
Yes it is ... Not up to me
Motor city showdown
Motor city showdown
Someone's gotta go down
Please don't let it be me.