Raincheck (Dusseldorf, Germany, December 19th, 1998) Songtext
von Van Morrison

It′s not high finance
It's called heart and soul
If it′s rock and roll
Got to go, go, go, go, go

Oh keep on moving on up to the higher ground
Oh keep on moving on up, I got to stand my ground
Oh keep on moving on up, I wanna stick around
Won't let the bastards grind me down
Won't let the bastards grind me down
Won′t let the bastards grind me down


Call me Raincheck (call me Raincheck)
In the afternoon
Call me Raincheck (call me Raincheck)
Need a shot of rhythm and blues
Call me Raincheck (call me Raincheck)
On a golden autumn day
Call me Raincheck (call me Raincheck)
I won′t fade away
I won't fade away
I don′t fade away
I don't fade away unless I want to

Can′t take my love away (my love away)
Ah, 'cause it′s here to stay ('cause it's here to stay)
If it fades away (fades away)
Come back another day (come back another day)

Oh keep on moving on up to the higher ground
Oh keep on moving on up, I wanna stick around
Oh keep on moving on up, oh got to stand my ground
Won′t let the bastards grind me down
Won′t let the bastards grind me down
Won't let the bastards grind me down


My name is Raincheck
In the afternoon
My name is Raincheck
Need a shot of rhythm and blues
My name is Raincheck
On a golden autumn day
My name is Raincheck
And I don′t fade away
I don't fade away
I don′t fade away
I don't fade away unless I want to (unless I want to)

Move it up, move it up, move it up, move it up
Move it up, move it up, move it up, move it up, move it up
Move it up, move it up, move it up, move it up
Grind me down, grind me down, grind me down

My name is Raincheck
In the afternoon
My name is Raincheck
Need a shot of rhythm and blues
My name is Raincheck
On a golden autumn day
My name is Raincheck
And I don′t fade away
I don't fade away
I don't fade away
I don′t fade away unless I want to

Put on your dancing shoes (dancing shoes)
Dance away your blues (dance away your blues)
When I′m feeling like this (feeling like this)
I got nothing to lose (I got nothing to lose)

Oh keep on moving on up to the higher ground
Oh keep on moving on up and I'll stick around
Oh keep on moving on up, got to stand my ground
Won′t let the bastards (grind me down)
Won't let the bastards (grind me down)
Oh, won′t let the bastards (grind me down)

My name is Raincheck
In the afternoon
My name is Raincheck
Need a shot of rhythm and blues
My name is Raincheck
On a golden autumn day
My name is Raincheck
And I don't fade away
I don′t fade away
I don't fade away
I don't fade away unless I choose
I choose, I choose, I choose
No, I don′t fade away
I don′t fade away
I don't fade away unless I choose
I choose, I choose
I choose, I choose, I choose
I choose, I choose, I choose
I choose, I choose, I choose
I choose, I choose, I choose
No, I won′t fade away
I won't fade away
I don′t fade away (unless I want to)