Unchained Lyrics

[Intro]
All right!
Haaa ha ha ha!

[Verse 1]
You say, I cannot get there from here, baby
And I don't care where I'm goin'
Here's to your thin red line
Mmm, I'm stepping over

[Pre-Chorus]
Thought you'd never miss me till I got a fat city address
Non-stop talker, what a rocker
Blue-eyed murder in a size five dress

[Chorus]
Change, nothin' stays the same
Unchained, and you hit the ground runnin'
Change, ain't nothin' stays the same
Unchained, yeah, you hit the ground runnin'

[Verse 2]
No, I don't ask for permission
This is my chance to fly
Maybe enough ain't enough for you
But it's my turn at a try
[Pre-Chorus]
Thought you'd never miss me till I got a fat city address
Non-stop talker, what a rocker
Blue-eyed murder in a size five dress

[Chorus]
Change, nothin' stays the same
Unchained, and you hit the ground runnin'
Change, ain't nothin' stays the same
Unchained, yeah, you hit the ground runnin'

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]
Change, nothin' stays the same
Unchained, yeah, you hit the ground runnin'
Change, ain't nothin' stays the same
Unchained, yeah, you hit the ground runnin'

[Bridge]
Woo hoo! Take a look at this!
Hey, man, that suit is you!
Woo-whee! You'll get some leg tonight for sure!
Tell us how you do! Hoo hoo hoo!
(Come on, Dave, give me a break)
Hey, hey, hey, hey! One break, comin' up!
[Chorus]
Change, ain't nothin' stays the same
Unchained, yeah, you hit the ground runnin'
Changed, ain't nothin' stays the same
Unchained, yeah, you hit the ground runnin'
Change, ain't nothin' stays the same
Unchained, yeah, you hit the ground runnin'
Change, ain't nothin' stays the same
Unchained

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Genius Annotation

Despite not being released as a single in the US, “Unchained” peaked at #13 on the Rock Chart in the summer of 1981. The song was released as a single in a few countries overseas, but had no chart impact there.

It was originally titled “Hit The Ground Running” and is their only song to feature the voice of long-time VH producer Ted Templeton, who delivers the line “Come on, Dave, give me a break”.

While Van Halen made no standard promotional music videos for Fair Warning, three live recordings from its tour (captured two months after the album’s release) were shown on MTV, with “Unchained” being one of them.

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