Bark at the Southern Moon

[Intro] (Heavy overdrive guitar riff building up with a thumping southern rock beat) (Aggressive guitar bend, short laugh) Yeah... turn that Marshall up! [Verse 1] I grew up on a gravel road with a beat-up six-string box Learning chords from Skynyrd, but my soul was born to rock When the midnight air got heavy, I flipped the dial late at night Heard a roaring **Crazy Train** roll in and spark the dark to light He was the Prince of the Darkness, with a bat-wing in the sky Showed a kid from the red dirt how to make a guitar cry [Chorus] Now I’m **Flying High Again** on a southern interstate Got a **Shot in the Dark** and a heavy-metal fate There’s **No More Tears** left in this bottle on the bar Just a **Diary of a Madman** written on a steel guitar Raise a glass to the legend, let the big amplifiers roar Yeah, the Ozzman cometh through the southern church door! [Verse 2] He taught me how to scream when the world told me to kneel Forged a country outlaw in a suit of **Iron** steel We’d light a fire in the woods, crank the speakers till they blow Channeling **Mr. Crowley** down a dirt road long ago Now every time I hit the stage and drop the heavy riff I’m paying homage to the king who gave the rock 'n' roll its gift [Chorus] 'Cause I’m **Flying High Again** on a southern interstate Got a **Shot in the Dark** and a heavy-metal fate There’s **No More Tears** left in this bottle on the bar Just a **Diary of a Madman** written on a steel guitar Raise a glass to the legend, let the big amplifiers roar Yeah, the Ozzman cometh through the southern church door! [Guitar Solo] (Blistering, dual-lead electric guitar solo mixing southern slide work with heavy Sabbath-style riffs) [Bridge] When the road gets long and weary, and the shadows start to grow I hear **Mama, I’m Coming Home** floating through the radio He proved you can walk through the fire and survive the wild ride Leave a trail of heavy thunder that’ll never die inside! [Chorus] Yeah, I’m **Flying High Again** on a southern interstate Got a **Shot in the Dark** and a heavy-metal fate There’s **No More Tears** left in this bottle on the bar Just a **Diary of a Madman** written on a steel guitar Raise a glass to the legend, let the big amplifiers roar Yeah, the Ozzman cometh through the southern church door! [Outro] Gonna **Bark at the Moon** till the daylight starts to break Turn the gain all the way up for the Prince's sake Yeah! Dave Crandall on the fretboard... Ozzman lives forever! (Feedback fades out with heavy crashing drums and a trailing guitar slide) [END]