White lightning

This is the longest song by Def Leppard, I think - more than 7 minutes, and it is one of the darkest songs ever written in rock music.

To me, White Lightening is the best song ever written by this great band. The song is from their debut 1992 album "Adrenalize".

This song has special meaning to me. First time I listened to it when the album came out in 1992. It was a dark period for me too, so it matched my mood then. I won't forget that moment, I was in my beautiful room, sitting on my bed, a white cassette in my hand written on it Def Leppard. I put it on and there it is... it was the first song. I won't forget the feeling I got when listening to the eerie guitar on the intro of the song... then the riffing by the great Phil Collen (who did all the guitar parts during the recordings of the album "Adrenalize"), the changing melodies, the main and backing vocals (the lyrics), and the solo...... wow.... what a solo!! all haunted me since... until now.

Knowing that the song was originally written as a tribute to late guitarist Steve Clark, who died during the recording sessions of the album which that song came from, knowing that, while listening to the song, it just give me the shiver

I saw Def Leppard last year and I wished they played that song, I was disappointed because they didn't do that.

No promises, no guarantees
When you come down here
Youre already on your knees
You wanna ride white lightnin
Then sign your name
If you wanna dance with the devil
You gotta play his way, play the game

You gotta taste that sweetness
Cause you cant say no
But are you ready for the nightmare
When you cant let go
Like a soldier of fortune
When the money runs dry
You got rivers of bitter tears in your eyes

You wanna leave but you cant let go
You wanna stop but you cant say no
Youll never laugh about it
You just cant live without it
You had enough but you just want more
You never get what youre lookin for
Youll never laugh about it, never

You got both ends burning
Youre like a moth to a flame
Youre going off the rails
Like a runaway train
Its a no win situation
And theres no way out
And no one will ever hear you scream and shout

You wanna leave but you cant let go
You wanna stop but you cant say no
Youll never laugh about it
You just cant live without it
You had enough but you just want more
You never get what youre lookin for
Youll never laugh about it, never

Run - hes coming to claim you
Run - nowhere to hide away
Run - you dance with danger
Run - oh, you gotta ride the...

White lightnin - on a dead end street
White lightnin - where the deadbeats meet
White lightnin - its a one-way ride
White lightnin - oh, theres nowhere to hide

Such a lonely road you ride
Its not easy when you dont know why
Such a heavy load you hide
You never leave no matter how you try

Run - hes coming to claim you
Run - nowhere to hide away
Run - oh, you dance with danger
Run - oh, you gotta ride the...

White lightnin - on a dead end street
White lightnin - where the deadbeats meet
White lightnin - its a one-way ride
White lightnin - oh, theres nowhere to hide

White lightning - can you feel it, can you feel it?
White lightning - its so dangerous
White lightning - no promises, no guarantees
White lightning - cause when you come down here, boy
Youre already on your knees
White lightnin - both ends burnin, like a moth to a flame

I didn't find any video of that song. I found a live footage from the band performance in Sweden, 1992 tour. I also found on youtube a video of how the solo of "white lightening" is played... one of the best solos ever, applause for defleputube for his stunning work