(Coverdale/Moody)    Getting near the end, now I knew the time was right for a breakdown  Megaton surprise but your eyes never made it a shakedown  Shot you full of rock 'n' roll, couldn't make your soul,  Didn't burn you to the bone  Do what the man says, take the money and run    But, I never saw the splendour  In stealing all your gold,  Taking all your silver  And doing what I'm told    I never saw the tears but I knew you cried for rhythm 'n' blues  Screaming like a wildcat I knew that I had nothing to lose  Shot you full of rock 'n' roll, couldn't make your soul,  Didn't burn you to the bone  Do what the man says, take the money and run    But, I never saw the splendour  In stealing all your gold,  Taking all your silver  And doing what I'm told.     It's just a breakdown,  Breakdown,  Breakdown,  Breakdown     Shaking like a leaf in the wind see me blowing away  Never see me fall on the ground till I've had my say  Shot you full of rock 'n' roll, couldn't make your soul,  Didn't burn you to the bone  Do what the man says, take the money and run    But, I never saw the splendour  In stealing all your gold,  Taking all your silver  And doing what I'm told    It's just a breakdown,  Breakdown,  Breakdown,  It's just a breakdown    Getting near the end, now I knew the time was right for a breakdown  Megaton surprise but your eyes never made it a shakedown  Shot you full of rock 'n' roll, couldn't make your soul,  Didn't burn you to the bone  Do what the man says, take the money and run    But, I never saw the splendour  In stealing all your gold,  Taking all your silver  And doing what I'm told    It's just a breakdown,  Breakdown,  Breakdown,  Breakdown