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Artist: Alphaville
Canonical path: /alphaville/iron-john
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Iron John
Read Iron John lyrics by Alphaville on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Iron John
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If you open up the cage
You will hurt yourself
The king said it's forbidden
Or you may get hell
But the prisoner lets
You know where to find the key
Under her satin pillow
Yes, there it has to be
Modesty is fine
But it doesn't get you very far
When you make your decision
Don't be afraid of the dark
Longing for the golden ball
That it will be yours for keeps
Be sure about it as you sow
So shall you reap
Let's take a ride on iron john's shoulders
He has more gold than anybody in this world
Let's take a ride, heigh-ho on iron john
He has more gold than anyone in this world
Jump on the train to nowhere
From now on you are free
After rising from the ashes
You'll become a mystery
Too many of those strange injections
Too many gazes at the sun
The lady smiled "well, that's my business
Running after number 1"
For all their childish daydreams
You caught their falling stars
Just for the cheapest contracts
You signed your autographs
And if you started much too early
Therefore you've stopped too late
Make sure that no one stops you now
Here comes the ultimate
Let's take a ride on iron john's shoulders
He has more gold than anybody in this world
Let's take a ride, heigh-ho on iron john
He has more gold than anyone in this world
He will be with you, he will be there
If you call out the magic words
Let's take a ride on iron john's shoulders
He has more gold than anybody in this world
Let's take a ride, heigh-ho on iron john
He has more gold than anyone in this world
Let's take a ride on iron john's shoulders
He has more gold than anybody in this world
Let's take a ride, heigh-ho on iron john
He has more gold than anyone in this world
Let's take a ride on iron john's shoulders
He has more gold than anybody in this world
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Alphaville performs "Iron John", and this lyric page sits inside the Alphaville catalog on LyroVerse.
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