What it takes   It takes a dog to cry   What it takes a boy must die   What it takes sometime   Before midnight   What it takes   It takes a life      ‘Cos I was o’ so young   Misshaped before my time   Ride metallic monsters   And there’s mud in your eye   For lady do or die      It makes a woman bleed   Can’t give her all her needs   Close the door before you leave   Can almost hear her breath   It’s a shame “what you’ve become”   The things I do for love   On this road tonight   Looking for her candlelight   For lady do or die   For lady do or die      Tumbleweed, passing by   Train whistle start to cry   More people start to die   I don’t know why   God knows why      I wonder what it takes   To free someone   I wonder what it takes   Free you from your prison      Kings of the road keep travelin’ on   Every mile a ragged woe   Kings on the road keep smiling on   Play the guitar and sing the blues and cry   Play the guitar and sing the blues and cry   Play the guitar and sing the blues and cry      For lady do or die   For lady do or die   For lady do or die   For lady do or die      For lady do or die   Play the blues and cry   For lady do or die   Play the guitar   For lady do or die   Sing, sing the blues and cry   For lady do or die…