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by Daniel Rachel.
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Norman
Mailer said the only night in History
When
faced with Forman and Ali
For
the first time in my life
I
would receive a punch greater than mine
Well
its something to behold
There
is no prisoner without stones
There
are no heroes without goals
Quit Your Low Down Ways
Tom
Howard stole the picture of the decade
Shocking
a nation to see Snyder and Gray
But
what I cannot believe are the tears the young Ruth Ellis truly grieved
Well
that’s something I mistake
There
are no fighters without slaves
There
are no victors without claims
Quit Your Low Down Ways
Of
all the people and the places that you passed
A
different way of seeing your life in a glass
To
come across the paths that you never met
And
thank your Gods you never kept
Well
its something I can’t explain
There
are is no feeling without pain
There
can be no love if you play those games.
Quit Your Low Down Ways
"One of the best songs I’ve ever written recorded by Rachel’s Basement at Rockfield Studios. Brilliant performances by Marc Olivier (guitars) Martin Betts (bass). I’ve never played it live solo. The lyrical inspiration comes from Muhammad Ali’s ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ and Tom Howard's photograph of Ruth Snyder in the electric chair."