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A quick note here: Many of these artists had more than the one hit and are not literally "wonders" --- some, such as Harry Nilsson, actually had extraordinary musical careers. However, I placed them here because they only had one song that I didn't want to make separate pages for each song, so I lumped them all in here whether or not they objectively deserve being labelled as such. As a serendipitous effect, I also enjoy having such an eclectic list ;-) Of course, many of these artists really were "one hit wonders" who came and went in the blink of an eye, leaving their single impression on the world. |
At first I was afraid I was petrified Kept thinkin' I could never live without you by my side But then I spent so many nights Thinkin' how you did me wrong And I grew strong I learned how to get along And so you're back from outer space I just walked in to find you here with that sad look upon your face I should have changed that stupid lock I would have made you leave your key If I'd have known for just one second you'd be back to bother me Go on now, go Walk out the door Just turn around now You're not welcome anymore Weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye Did I crumble Did you think I'd lay down and die? Oh no not I I will survive Oh, as long as I know how to love I know I'll stay alive I've got all my life to live I've got all my love to give And I'll survive I will survive Hey hey It took all the strength I had not to fall apart Kept trying' hard to mend the pieces of my broken heart And I spent oh so many nights Just feeling sorry for myself I used to cry But now I hold my head up high And you see in me Somebody new I'm not that chained up little person still in love with you And so you feel like droppin' in And just expect me to be free But I'm savin' all my lovin' for someone who's lovin' me [chorus]
Doctors have come from distant cities just to see me Stand over my bed disbelieving what they're seeing They say I must be one of the wonders of God's own creation And as far as they can see they can offer no explanation Newspapers ask intimate questions want confessions They reach into my head to steal the glory of my story They say I must be one of the wonders of God's own creation And as far as they can see they can offer no explanation I believe Fate smiled and Destiny Laughed as she came to my cradle: "Know this child will be able" Laughed as my body she lifted: "Know this child will be gifted With love, with patience and with faith, she'll make her way" People see me I'm a challenge to your balance I'm over your heads how I confound you and astound you To know I must be one of the wonders of God's own creation And as far as they can see they can offer me no explanation I believe Fate smiled and Destiny Laughed as she came to my cradle: "Know this child will be able" Laughed as she came to my mother: "Know this child will not suffer" Laughed as my body she lifted: "Know this child will be gifted With love, with patience and with faith, she'll make her way"
You got a fast car I want a ticket to anywhere Maybe we make a deal Maybe together we can get somewhere Anyplace is better Starting from zero got nothing to lose Maybe we'll make something But me myself I got nothing to prove You got a fast car And I got a plan to get us out of here I been working at the convenience store Managed to save just a little bit of money We won't have to drive too far Just 'cross the border and into the city You and I can both get jobs And finally see what it means to be living You see my old man's got a problem He lives with the bottle, that's the way it is He says his body's too old for working I say his body's too young to look like this My mama went off and left him She wanted more from life than he could give I said "somebody's got to take care of him" So I quit school and that's what I did You got a fast car But is it fast enough so we can fly away We gotta make a decision We leave tonight or live and die this way I remember we were driving, driving in your car The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk City lights lay out before us And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder And I had a feeling that I belonged And I had a feeling I could be someone Be someone Be someone You got a fast car And we go cruising to entertain ourselves You still ain't got a job And I work in a market as a checkout girl I know things will get better You'll find work and I'll get promoted We'll move out of the shelter Buy a big house and live in the suburbs You got a fast car And I got a job that pays all our bills You stay out drinking late at the bar See more of your friends than you do of your kids I'd always hoped for better Thought maybe together you and me would find it I got no plans I ain't going nowhere So take your fast car and keep on driving You got a fast car But is it fast enough so you can fly away You gotta make a decision You leave tonight or live and die this way
I am doll eyes Doll mouth, doll legs I am doll arms, big veins, dog beg Yeah, they really want you, they really want you, they really do Yeah, they really want you, they really want you Well, I did too I want to be the girl with the most cake I love him so much it just turned to rape I fake it so real I am beyond fake Someday you will ache like I ache Someday you will ache like I ache Someday you will ache like I ache Someday you will ache like I ache I am doll parts Bad skin, doll heart It stands for knife For the rest of my life Yeah, they really want you, they really want you, they really do Yeah, they really want you, they really want you Well, I did too I want to be the girl with the most cake He only loved those things because he loves to see them break I faked it so real I am beyond fake And someday, you will ache like I ache Someday, you will ache like I ache Someday you will ache like I ache Someday you will ache like I ache Someday you will ache like I ache Someday you will ache like I ache
In the year 2525 If man is still alive If woman can survive They may find In the year 3535 Ain't gonna need to tell the truth, tell no lies Everything you think, do, or say Is in the pill you took today In the year 4545 Ain't gonna need your teeth, won't need your eyes You won't find a thing to do Nobody's gonna look at you In the year 5555 Your arms are hanging limp at your sides Your legs not nothing to do Some machine is doing that for you In the year 6565 Ain't gonna need no husband, won't need no wife You'll pick your son, pick your daughter too From the bottom of a long black tube In the year 7510 If God's a-comin' he ought to make it by then Maybe he'll look around himself and say "Guess it's time for the Judgement day" In the year 8510 God's gonna shake his mighty head He'll either say "I'm pleased where man has been" Or tear it down and start again In the year 9595 I'm kinda wondering if man's gonna be alive He's taken everything this old earth can give And he ain't put back nothing Now it's been 10,000 years Man has cried a billion tears For what he never knew Now man's reign is through But through the eternal night The twinkling of starlight So very far away Maybe it's only yesterday
One Saturday I took a walk to Zipperhead I met a girl there and she almost knocked me dead Punk rock girl Please look at me Punk rock girl What do you see? Let's travel round the world Just you and me punk rock girl I tapped her on the shoulder And said do you have a bell? She looked at me and smiled and said she did not know Punk rock girl Give me a chance Punk rock girl Let's go slam dance We'll dress like Minnie Pearl Just you and me punk rock girl We went to the Philly Pizza Company And ordered some hot tea The waitress said well no we only have it iced So we jumped up on the table and shouted anarchy And someone played a Beach Boys song on the jukebox It was "California Dreamin" So we started screamin On such a winter's day She took me to her parents for a Sunday meal Her father took one look at me and he began to squeal Punk rock girl It makes no sense Punk rock girl Your dad is always president Who'll joust the duke of earl Yeah you're for me punk rock girl We went to a shopping mall And laughed at all the shoppers And security guards trailed us to a record shop We asked for Mojo Nixon They said he don't work here We said if you don't got Mojo Nixon then your store could use some fixin We got into her car away we started rollin I said how much you pay for this She said nothin' man it's stolen Punk rock girl You look so wild Punk rock girl Let's have a child We'll name her Minnie Pearl Just you and me Eat fudge pack and a swirl Just you and me We'll travel round the world Just you and me Punk rock girl
The Salvation Army band played And the children drank lemonade And the morning lasted all day, all day And through an open window came Like Sinatra in a younger day Pushing the town away Life in a Northern town He sat on a stony ground And he took a cigarette out And everyone else came down to listen He said "In Winter 1963 It felt like the world would freeze With John F. Kennedy and the Beatles" Life in a northern town All of the world shut down In the evening we'd talk too late Watch the water run down the drain As we followed him down to the station And though he never rode away goodbye You could see it written in his eye As the train rolled out of sight bye bye Life in a northern town
If you see something that looks like a star And it's shooting up out of the ground And your head is spinning from a loud guitar And you just can't escape from the sound Don't worry too much, it'll happen to you We were children once, playing with toys And the thing that you're hearing is only the sound Of the low spark of high-heeled boys The percentage you're paying is too high a price While you're living beyond all your means And the man in the suit has just bought a new car From the profit he's made on your dreams But today you just read that the man was shot dead By a gun that didn't make any noise But it wasn't the bullet that laid him to rest Was the low spark of high-heeled boys If you had just a minute to breath And they granted you one final wish Would you ask for something like another chance Or something similar as this Don't worry too much, it'll happen to you As sure as your sorrows are joys And the thing that disturbs you is only the sound Of the low spark of high-heeled boys The percentage you're paying is too high a price While you're living beyond all your means And the man in the suit has just bought a new car From the profit he's made on your dreams But today you just read that the man was shot dead By a gun that didn't make any noise But it wasn't the bullet that laid him to rest T'was the low spark of high-heeled boys If I gave you everything that I owned And asked for nothing in return Would you do the same for me as I would for you? Or take me for a ride And strip me of everything, including my pride? But spirit is something that no one destroys And the sound that you're hearing is only the sound Of the low spark of high-heeled boys
Here in my car I feel safest of all I can lock all my doors It's the only way to live In cars Here in my car I can only receive I can listen to you It keeps me stable for days In cars Here in my car The image breaks down Will you visit me please If I open my door In cars Here in my car I know I've started to think About leaving tonight Although nothing seems right In cars I know I've started to think I know I've started to think
Ssss-Aaaa-Ffff-Eeee-Tttt-Yyyy Safety-Dance! We can dance if we want to We can leave your friends behind Cause your friends don't dance and if they don't dance Well they're no friends of mine I say, we can go where we want to A place where they will never find And we can act like we come from out of this world Leave the real one far behind We can dance (and sing!) Ah we can go when we want to The night is young and so am I And we can dress real neat from our hats to our feet and surprise 'em with the victory cry Say We can act if want to If we don't, nobody will And you can act real rude and totally removed And I can act like an imbecile I say We can dance, we can dance --- everything's out of control We can dance, we can dance --- we're doing it wall to wall We can dance, we can dance --- everybody look at your hands We can dance, we can dance --- everybody's takin' the chance Safety dance Oh well the safety dance Ah yes the safety dance Ssss-Aaaa-Ffff-Eeee-Tttt-Yyyy Safety-Dance We can dance if we want to We've got all your life and mine As long as we abuse it, never gonna lose it Everything'll work out right I say We can dance if we want to we can leave your friends behind Cause your friends don't dance and if they don't dance Well they're no friends of mine I say We can dance, we can dance --- everything's under control We can dance, we can dance --- we're doing it wall to wall We can dance, we can dance --- everybody look at your hands We can dance, we can dance --- everybody's takin' the chance Oh Well the safety dance ah yes the safety dance Oh well the safety dance Oh well the safety dance Oh yes the safety dance Oh the safety dance yeah Oh it's the safety dance It's the safety dance Well it's the safety dance Oh it's the safety dance Oh it's the safety dance Oh it's the safety dance Oh it's the safety dance
Well it's been ten years and a thousand tears and look at the mess I'm in A broken nose and a broken heart, an empty bottle of gin Well I sit and I pray in my broken down Chevrolet While I'm singing to myself: there's got to be another way Take away, take away, take away this ball and chain Well I'm lonely and I'm tired and I can't take any more pain Take away, take away, never to return again Take away, take away, take awaaaaaay . . . take away this ball and chain Well I've searched and I've searched to find the perfect life A brand new car and a brand new suit --- I even got me a little wife But wherever I have gone I was sure to find myself there You can run all your life but not go anywhere [chorus] Well I'll pass the bar on the way to my dingy hotel room I spent all my money --- I've been drinking since half past noon Well I'll wake there in the morning or maybe in the county jail Times are hard and getting harder; I'm going to lose and destined to fail [chorus]
When a man loves a woman Can't keep his mind on nothing else He'll trade the world For the good thing he's found If she's bad he can't see it She can do no wrong Turn his back on his best friend If he put her down When a man loves a woman Spend his very last dime Tryin' to hold on to what he needs He'd give up all his comfort Sleep out in the rain If she said that's the way it ought to be Well, this man loves a woman I gave you everything I had Tryin' to hold on to your precious love Baby, please don't treat me bad When a man loves a woman Down deep in his soul She can bring him such misery If she plays him for a fool He's the last one to know Lovin' eyes can't ever see When a man loves a woman He can do no wrong He can never own some other girl Yes when a man loves a woman I know exactly how he feels 'Cause baby, baby, baby, you're my world When a man loves a woman
Did you see any action? Did you make any friends? Would you like some affection before I leave again? I've been walking behind you since you've been able to see There's never been any reason for you to think about me Did you have any bad dreams? Did you break any glass? Would you be my companion? Is there even a chance? You've been talking in circles since I've been able to cry There's never been any reason for ever telling me why Save my life, I'm going down for the last time Woman with the sweet loving better than a white line Bring a good feeling ain't had in such a long time Save my life, I'm going down for the last time Have you ever been lonely? Do you have any fun? Do you ever think of me? I'm just another one, yeah You never give me no answers, you never tell me the truth There's never been any reason for me to think about you There's never been any reason There's never been any reason There's never been any reason Yaaaaaaa There's never been any reason Save my life, I'm going down for the last time Woman with the sweet loving better than a white line (Don't you know she could) Bring a good feeling ain't had in such a long time Save my life, I'm going down for the last time Whoa Save my life, I'm going down for the last time Save my life, I'm going down for the last time Save my life, I'm going down for the last time Save my life, I'm going down for the last time
Oh oh Wee-ell-Now! Relax don't do it when you want to go to it Relax don't do it when you want to come Relax don't do it when you want to come When you want to come Relax don't do it when you want to to go to it Relax don't do it when you want to come Relax don't do it when you want to suck to it Relax don't do it when you want to come Come-oh oh oh But shoot it in the right direction Make making it your intention-ooh yeah Live those dreams Scheme those schemes Got to hit me Hit me Hit me with those laser beams I'm coming I'm coming-yeah Relax don't do it when you want to go to it Relax don't do it when you want to come Relax don't do it When you want to suck to it Relax don't do it (love) When you want to come When you want to come When you want to come Come-huh Get it up The scene of love Oh feel it Relax Relax Relax Higher higher Relax Hey- Pray
Well I'm not uptight, not unattractive Turn me on tonight, I'm radioactive (radioactive) Well it's not a fight, and I'm not your captive Turn me loose to the night - I'm radioactive (radioactive) I want to stay with you I don't want to play with you (baby) I want just to lay with you and I want you to know Got to concentrate Don't be distractive Turn me loose tonight - I'm radioactive (radioactive)
It's Christmastime There's no need to be afraid At Christmastime, we let in light and we banish shade And in our world of plenty we can spread a smile of joy Throw your arms around the world at Christmastime But say a prayer Pray for the other ones At Christmastime it's hard, but when you're having fun There's a world outside your window And it's a world of dread and fear Where the only water flowing is the bitter sting of tears And the Christmas bells that ring there Are the clanging chimes of doom Well tonight thank God it's them instead of you And there won't be snow in Africa This Christmastime The greatest gift they'll get this year is life Where nothing ever grows No rain nor rivers flow Do they know it's Christmastime at all? Here's to you --- raise a glass for everyone Here's to them --- underneath that burning sun Do they know it's Christmastime at all? Feed the world Feed the world Feed the world Let them know it's Christmastime again Feed the world Let them know it's Christmastime again
Ain't it good Ain't it right That you are with me Here tonight The music playin' Our bodies swayin' in time (In time, in time, in time) Touching you So warm and tender Lord, I feel such a sweet surrender Beautiful is the dream that makes you mine Mmm Rock me gently Rock me slowly Take it easy Don't you know That I have never been loved like this before Baby baby! [chorus] Oh my darlin' Oh my baby You got the moves that drive me crazy And on your face I see a trace of love (Of love, of love, of love) Come hold me close Don't let me go I need you, honey I love you so You were made for me by the stars above Oooh [chorus]
Bang, bang, shoot em' up, destiny Bang, bang, shoot em' up to the moon Bang, bang, shoot em' up one, two, three (One, two, three, four!) I wanted to be a spaceman That's what I wanted to be But now that I am a spaceman Nobody cares about me Hey mother earth Won't 'cha bring me back down Safely to the sea But 'round and around and around and around Is all she ever say to me I wanted to make a good run I wanted to go to the moon I knew that it had to be fun I told 'em to send me real soon I wanted to be a spaceman I wanted to be it so bad But now that I am a spaceman I'd rather be back on the pad Hey mother earth Won't 'cha bring me back down Safely to the sea But 'round and around and around and around Is just a lot of lunacy (Yeah!) 'Round and around and around and around and around (So bring me back down) 'Round and around and around and around and around Safe on the ground Hey mother earth Won't 'cha bring me back down Safely to the sea But 'round and around and around and around Is all she ever say to me, yeah You know I wanted to be a spaceman That's what I wanted to be But now that I am a spaceman Nobody cares about me Say, hey! You mother earth You better bring me back down I've taken just as much as I can But around and around and around and around Is the problem of a spaceman
[Revised 1946 version] Have you seen the well-to-do up and down Park Avenue On that famous thoroughfare with their noses in the air High hats and Arrow collars, white spats and lots of dollars Spending every dime for a wonderful time If you're blue and you don't know where to go to Why don't you go where fashion sits Puttin' on the ritz Diff'rent types who wear a day coat, pants with stripes And cutaway coat, perfect fits Puttin' on the ritz Dressed up like a million dollar trouper Trying hard to look like Gary Cooper Super duper Come let's mix where Rockefellers walk with sticks Or "um-ber-ellas" in their mitts Puttin' on the ritz Strolling up the avenue so happy All dressed up just like an English chappie Very snappy You'll declare it's simply "top-thing" to be there And hear them swapping smart tidbits Puttin' on the ritz
Her hair is Harlow gold Her lips a sweet surprise Her hands are never cold She's got Bette Davis eyes She'll turn her music on you You won't have to think twice She's pure as New York snow She's got Bette Davis eyes And she'll tease you She'll unease you All the better just to please you She's precocious And she knows just What it takes to make a pro blush She's got Greta Garbo's stand-off sighs She's got Bette Davis eyes She'll let you take her home It whets your appetite She'll lay you on her throne She's got Bette Davis eyes She'll take a tumble on you Roll you like you were dice Until you come up blue She's got Bette Davis eyes She'll expose you When she snows you Hope you're pleased with the crumbs she throws you She's ferocious and she knows just What it takes to make a pro blush All the boys think she's a spy She's got Bette Davis eyes And she'll tease you She'll unease you All the better just to please you She's precocious And she knows just What it takes to make a pro blush All the boys think she's a spy She's got Bette Davis eyes
Joey, baby Don't get crazy Detours, fences I get defensive I know you've heard it all before So I don't say it anymore I just stand by and let you fight your secret war And though I used to wonder why I used to cry till I was dry Still sometimes I get a strange pain inside Oh, Joey, if you're hurtin', so am I Joey, honey I got some money All is forgiven Listen, listen But if I seem to be confused I didn't mean to be with you And when you said I scared you, well, I guess you scared me too But we got lucky once before And I don't wanna close the door And if you're somewhere out there passed out on the floor Oh Joey, I'm not angry anymore Well, I seem to be confused I didn't mean to be with you And when you said I scared you Well I guess you scared me too But if it's love you're looking for Then I can give a little more And if you're somewhere drunk and passed out on the floor Oh Joey, I'm not angry anymore Angry anymore Angry anymore
Goodbye to you, my trusted friend We've known each other since we were nine or ten Together we've climbed hills and trees Learned of love and ABC's Skinned our hearts and skinned our knees Goodbye my friend, it's hard to die When all the birds are singing in the sky Now that the spring is in the air Pretty girls are everywhere Think of me and I'll be there We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun But the hills that we climbed were just seasons out of time Goodbye Papa, please pray for me I was the black sheep of the family You tried to teach me right from wrong Too much wine and too much song Wonder how I got along Goodbye Papa, it's hard to die When all the birds are singing in the sky Now that the spring is in the air Little children everywhere When you see them I'll be there We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun But the wine and the song like the seasons have all gone We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun But the wine and the song like the seasons have all gone Goodbye Michelle, my little one You gave me love and helped me find the sun And every time that I was down You would always come around And get my feet back on the ground Goodbye Michelle, it's hard to die When all the birds are singing in the sky Now that the spring is in the air With the flowers everywhere I wish that we could both be there We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun But the stars we could reach were just starfish on the beach We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun But the stars we could reach were just starfish on the beach We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun But the wine and the song like the seasons have all gone All our lives we had fun, we had seasons in the sun But the hills that we climbed were just seasons out of time
When I die and they lay me to rest Gonna go to the place that's best When they lay me down to die Goin on up to the Spirit in the sky Goin on up to the Spirit in the sky (Spirit in the sky) That's where I'm gonna go when I die (When I die) When I die and they lay me to rest I'm gonna go to the place that's the best Prepare yourself, you know it a must Gotta have a friend named Jesus So you know that when you die It's gonna recommend you to the Spirit in the sky (spirit in the sky) Goin on up to the Spirit in the sky That's where you're gonna go when you die (when you die) When I die and they lay me to rest I'm gonna go to the place that's the best Never been a sinner, I've never sinned I've got a friend named Jesus So you know that when I die It's gonna set me up with the Spirit in the sky [chorus] [chorus] Go to the place that's the best Go to the place that's the best Go to the place that's the best Go to the place that's the best
[American] Bangkok, Oriental setting And the city don't know that the city is getting The creme de la creme of the chess world in a Show with everything but Yul Brynner Time flies - doesn't seem a minute Since the Tyrolean spa had the chess boys in it All change - don't you know that when you Play at this level there's no ordinary venue It's Iceland... or the Philippines... or Hastings... or... or this place! [singers] One night in Bangkok and the world's your oyster The bars are temples but the pearls ain't free You'll find a god in every golden cloister And if you're lucky then the god's a she I can feel an angel sliding up to me [American] One town's very like another When your head's down over your pieces, brother [singers] It's a drag, it's a bore, it's really such a pity To be looking at the board, not looking at the city [American] Whaddya mean? Ya seen one crowded, polluted, stinking town [singers] Tea, girls, warm, sweet, sweet Some are set up in the Somerset Maugham suite [American] Get Thai'd! You're talking to a tourist Whose every move's among the purest I get my kicks above the waistline, sunshine [singers] One night in Bangkok makes a hard man humble Not much between despair and ecstasy One night in Bangkok and the tough guys tumble Can't be too careful with your company I can feel the devil walking next to me [American] Siam's gonna be the witness To the ultimate test of cerebral fitness This grips me more than would a Muddy old river or reclining Buddha And thank God I'm only watching the game, controlling it I don't see you guys rating The kind of mate I'm contemplating I'd let you watch, I would invite you But the queens we use would not excite you So you better go back to your bars, your temples, your massage parlours [singers] One night in Bangkok and the world's your oyster The bars are temples but the pearls ain't free You'll find a god in every golden cloister A little flesh, a little history I can feel an angel sliding up to me
Seventy-three men sailed up From the San Francisco Bay Rolled off of their ship And here's what they had to say "We're callin' everyone to ride along To another shore We can laugh our lives away and be free once more." But no one heard them callin' No one came at all 'Cause they were too busy watchin' Those old raindrops fall As a storm was blowin' Out on the peaceful sea Seventy-three men sailed off To history Ride, captain ride Upon your mystery ship Be amazed at the friends You have here on your trip Ride captain ride Upon your mystery ship On your way to a world That others might have missed
We'll be singing When we're winning We'll be singing I get knocked down But I get up again You're never going to keep me down Pissing the night away Pissing the night away He drinks a whisky drink He drinks a vodka drink He drinks a lager drink He drinks a cider drink He sings the songs that remind him of the good times He sings the songs that remind him of the better times Oh danny boy Danny boy Danny boy [chorus] Pissing the night away Pissing the night away [refrain] Don't cry for me Next door neighbour [chorus] We'll be singing When we're winning We'll be singing
Father wears his Sunday best Mother's tired, she needs a rest The kids are playing up downstairs Sister's sighing in her sleep Brother's got a date to keep He can't hang around Our house, in the middle of our street Our house, in the middle of our . . . Our house it has a crowd There's always something happening And it's usually quite loud Our mum she's so house-proud Nothing ever slows her down And a mess is not allowed Our house, in the middle of our street Our house, in the middle of our . . . Our house, in the middle of our street Our house, in the middle of our . . . Something tells you that you've got to get away from it Father gets up late for work Mother has to iron his shirt Then she sends the kids to school Sees them off with a small kiss She's the one they're going to miss In lots of ways Our house, in the middle of our street Our house, in the middle of our . . . I remember way back then when everything was true and when We would have such a very good time such a fine time Such a happy time And I remember how we'd play simply waste the day away Then we'd say nothing would come between us two dreamers Father wears his Sunday best Mother's tired she needs a rest The kids are playing up downstairs Sister's sighing in her sleep Brother's got a date to keep He can't hang around Our house, in the middle of our street Our house, in the middle of our street Our house, in the middle of our street Our house, in the middle of our . . . Our house, was our castle and our keep Our house, in the middle of our street Our house, that was where we used to sleep Our house, in the middle of our street Our house . . .
Fighting soldiers from the sky Fearless men who jump and die Men who mean just what they say The brave men of the Green Berets Silver wings upon their chests These are men, America's best One hundred men will test today But only three win the Green Beret Trained to live off nature's land Trained to combat hand-to-hand Men who fight by night and day Courage taken from the Green Beret Silver wings upon their chests These are men, America's best One hundred men will test today But only three win the Green Beret Back at home a young wife waits Her Green Beret has met his fate He has died for those oppressed Leaving her this last request Put silver wings on my son's chest Make him one of America's best He'll be a man they'll test one day Have him win the Green Beret
It's my party, and I'll cry if I want to Cry if I want to Cry if I want to You would cry too if it happened to you Nobody knows where my Johnny has gone But Judy left the same time Why was he holding her hand When he's supposed to be mine [chorus] Play all my records, keep dancing all night but leave me alone for a while 'Till Johnny's dancing with me I've got no reason to smile [chorus] Oh, Judy and Johnny just walked through that door Like a queen with her king Oh, what a birthday surprise Judy's wearin' his ring [chorus]
Deborah was a Catholic girl, she held out to the bitter end Carla was a different type, she's the one who put it in Mary was a black girl, and I was afraid of a girl like that Susan painted pictures sitting down like the Buddhists sat Reno was an aimless girl, a geographic memory Cathy was a Jesus-freak, she liked that kind of misery Vicky had this special way of turning sex into a song Camella couldn't sing, kept the beat and kept it strong Xylla was an archetype, the voodoo queen, the queen of rap Joan thought men were second best to masturbating in the bath Sherri was a feminist, she really had that gift of gab Kathleen's point of view was this: take whatever you can grab Seattle was another girl who left her mark upon the map Karen liked to tie me up, and left me hanging by a strap Jeannie had this nightclub walk that made grown men feel underage Mary Ellen, who had a son and said "I must go," but finally stayed Gloria, the last taboo was shattered by her tongue one night Mimi brought the taboo back and held it up before the light Marilyn, who knew no shame, was never, ever satisfied Julie came and went so fast, she didn't even say good-bye Well, Rhonda had a house in Venice, lived on brown rice and cocaine Patty had a house in Houston, shot cough syrup in her veins Linda thought her life was empty, filled it up with alcohol Katherine was much too pretty, she didn't do that shit at all Uh-uh. Not Katherine. Pauline thought that love was simple, turn it on and turn it off Jean-Marie was complicated, like some French film-maker's plot Gina was the perfect lady, always kept her stockings straight Jackie was a rich punk-rocker, silver spoon and a paper plate Sarah was a modern dancer, a lean pristine transparency Janet wrote bad poetry in a crazy kind of urgency Tanya Turkish liked to fuck while wearing leather biker boots Brenda's strange obsession was for certain vegetables and fruits Roeena was an artist's daughter, the deeper image shook her up Dee-dee's mother left her father, took his money and his truck Debbie-Rae had no such problems, perfect Norman Rockwell home Nina, sixteen, had a baby, left her parents, lived alone Bobbie joined a new-wave band, and changed her name to Bobbie-sox Eloise, who played guitar, sang songs about whales and cocks Terri didn't give a shit, was just a nihilist Ronnie was much more my style, she wrote songs just like this Jezebel went forty days drinking nothing but Perrier Dinah drove her Chevrolet into the San Francisco bay Judy came from O-hi-o, she's a Scientologist Pomerante, here's a kiss, I chose you to end this list Eighty-eight lines about forty-four women
You and I in a little toy shop Hast du etwas Zeit fuer mich buy a bag of balloons with the money we've got Dann singe ich ein Lied fuer dich Set them free at the break of dawn Von 99 Luftballons 'Til one by one, they were gone Auf ihrem Weg zum Horizont Back at base, bugs in the software Denkst du vielleicht g'rad an mich Flash the message, "Something's out there" Dann singe ich ein Lied fuer dich Floating in the summer sky Von 99 Luftballons 99 red balloons go by Und dass sowas von sowas kommt 99 red balloons floating in the summer sky 99 Luftballons Panic bells, it's red alert Auf ihrem Weg zum Horizont There's something here from somewhere else Hielt man fuer Ufos aus dem All The war machine springs to life Darum schickte ein General Opens up one eager eye 'ne Fliegerstaffel hinterher Focusing it on the sky Alarm zu geben, wenn's (sie?) war Where 99 red balloons go by Dabei war'n da am Horizont . Nur 99 Luftballons 99 Decision Street, 99 ministers meet To worry, worry, super-scurry 99 Duesenjager Call the troops out in a hurry Jeder war ein grosser Krieger This is what we've waited for Hielten sich fuer Captain Kirk This is it boys, this is war Das gab ein grosses Feuerwerk The president is on the line Die Nachbarn haben nichts gerafft As 99 red balloons go by Und fuehlten sich gleich angemacht . Dabei schoss man am Horizont 99 Knights of the air Auf 99 Luftballons ride super-high-tech jet fighters Everyone's a Silverhero 99 Kriegsminister Everyone's a Captain Kirk Streichholz und Benzinkanister With orders to identify Hielten sich fuer schlaue Leute To clarify and classify Witterten schon fette Beute Scramble in the summer sky Riefen: Kring und wollten Macht As 99 red balloons go by Mann, wer hatte das gedacht . Dass es einmal soweit kommt As 99 red balloons go by Wegen 99 Luftballons 99 dreams I have had 99 Jahre Krieg In every one a red balloon Liessen keine Platz fuer Sieger It's all over and I'm standin' pretty Kriegsminister gibt's nicht mehr In this dust that was a city Und auch keine Duesenflieger If I could find a souvenier Heute zieh ich meine Runden Just to prove the world was here... Seh' die Welt in Truemmern liegen And here is a red balloon Hab' 'nen Luftballon gefunden I think of you and let it go Denk' an dich und lass' ihn fliegen
B.B. Bumble and the Stingers Mott the Hoople, Ray Charles Singers Lonnie Mask and Twangin' Eddy Here's my ring we're going steady Take it easy, take me higher Liar, liar house on fire Locomotion, Poco passion Deeper purple, Satisfaction Baby, baby, gotta, gotta Gimmee, gimmee, gettin' hotter Sammy's cookin', Leslie's Gorey Richie Valens end of story Maha Vishnu, Fujiama Kama Sutra, Rama Lama Richard Perry, Spector Barry Righteous, Archies, Nilsson Harry Shimmy, Shimmy, Koco Boppin' Fats is back and finger poppin' Life is a rock but the radio rolled me Gotta turn it up louder So my DJ told me Life is a rock but the radio rolled me At the end of my rainbow Lies a golden oldie FM, AM hits are clickin' While the clock is tocking, ticking Friends and Romans, salutations Brenda and the Tabulations Carly Simon, I behold her Rolling stoney center folder Johnny Cash and Johnny Rivers Can't stop now I've got the shivers Mungo Jerry, Peter Peter, Paul Paul and Mary Mary Dr. John, the nightly tripper Doris Day and Jack the Ripper Got to go sir, got to swelter Leon Russel, gimme shelter Miracles in smoky places Slide guitarists and Fender basses Mushroom omelet, Bonnie Bramlett Wilson Pickett, stomp and kick it Life is a rock but the radio --- Life is a rock but the radio --- Whooo! Arthur Janoff, Primal screamin' Hawkins J. and Dale and Ronnie Kukla Fran and Norman Okla Denver John and Osmond Donny J.J. Cale and ZZ Top And L.L. Bean and Dee Dee Dinah David Bowie, Steely Dan And sing me proud oh C.C. Rider Edgar Winters, Joanie Summers Ides of March and Johnny Thunder Eric Clapton, pedal wah-wah Stephen Foster, ooo-dah, ooo-dah Good Vibrations, Help Me Rhonda Surfer Girl and Little Honda Tighter, Tighter, Honey, Honey Sugar, Sugar, Yummy, Yummy C.B.S. and Warner Brothers R.C.A. and all the others Life is a rock but the radio rolled me Gotta turn it up louder So my DJ told me Life is a rock but the radio rolled me At the end of my rainbow Lies a golden oldie (Listen...they're playing our song) Rock it, sock it, Alan Freed me Murray Kaufman tried to lead me Fish are swimmin', Boston Monkey Make it bad and play it funky Freddie King and Albert King B.B. King and frolicking Get it on and Nat Gerardi, Papalardi, Hale and Hearty There's a perfect more than human gentle words of Randy Newman; One, two, three; so oh so please, I need a breather! Tito Puente, Boffalongo, Cuba, War and even Mongo (Line not credible) Peter Dial, Alex Hood, Boogie Brass Whoo!!! California, Beatlemania, New York City, Transylvania S&G and (V&C?) and Bobby Vee and SRO, yeah yeah! Conway Twitty, Do Wah Diddy Conway Twitty, Do Wah Diddy Musicians and songwriters mentioned by name (in order of appearance): B. Bumble and the Stingers Mott the Hoople Ray Charles Singers Lonnie Mack Twangin' Eddy (Duane Eddy) Poco Deep Purple Sam Cooke Lesley Gore Ritchie Valens Mahavishnu Orchestra Richard Perry Phil Spector Jeff Barry The Righteous Brothers The Archies Harry Nilsson Fats Is Back (Fats Domino) Brenda & the Tabulations Carly Simon Noddy Holder Johnny Cash Johnny Rivers Mungo Jerry Peter, Paul and Mary Dr. John Doris Day Smokey Robinson and the Miracles Bonnie Bramlett Wilson Pickett Screamin' Jay Hawkins Dale Hawkins Ronnie Hawkins John Denver Donny Osmond J. J. Cale ZZ Top David Bowie Steely Dan Edgar Winter Joanie Sommers Osmond Brothers Johnny Thunders Eric Clapton Stephen Foster Legendary disc jockeys: Alan Freed Murray the K Song references: Elvis Presley "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck" the Eagles "Take It Easy" Sly & the Family Stone "I Want To Take You Higher" The Castaways "Liar, Liar" Little Eva "The Loco-Motion" The Rolling Stones "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" Wanda Jackson "Fujiyama" The Edsels "Rama Lama Ding Dong" Little Anthony & The Imperials "Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Bop" Hank Ballard "Finger Poppin' Time" The Monkees "Mary, Mary" The Rolling Stones "Gimme Shelter" Frankie Avalon "DeDe Dinah" Ma Rainey "CC Rider" (a hit for The Animals in the '60s) Stephen Foster "Camptown Races" The Beach Boys "Good Vibrations" "Help Me, Rhonda" "Surfer Girl" and "Little Honda" Alive N Kickin "Tighter, Tighter" ABBA "Honey, Honey" The Archies "Sugar, Sugar" Ohio Express "Yummy Yummy Yummy" The Shangri-Las "Remember (Walking in the Sand)" Les Cooper "The Boston Monkey" The Four Tops "Baby I Need Your Loving" Stevie Wonder "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" Three Dog Night "Celebrate" record labels: Kama Sutra CBS Warner Bros. RCA "all the others" dance crazes: The Fish The Swim tools of the rock trade: slide guitar Fender bass the wah-wah pedal
Goddess on the mountain top Burning like a silver flame The summit of beauty and love And Venus was her name She's got it Yeah, baby, she's got it I'm your Venus, I'm your fire At your desire Well, I'm your Venus, I'm your fire At your desire Her weapons were her crystal eyes Making every man a man Black as the dark night she was Got what no one else had Wa! [chorus] Goddess on the mountain top Burning like a silver flame The summit of beauty and love And Venus was her name [chorus]
The silicon chip inside her head Gets switched to overload And nobody's gonna go to school today She's going to make them stay at home And Daddy doesn't understand it He always said she was as good as gold And he can see no reason 'Cause there are no reasons What reason do you need to be shown? (Tell me why) I don't like Mondays (Tell me why) I don't like Mondays (Tell me why) I don't like Mondays I want to shoot the whole day down The Telex machine is kept so clean As it types to a waiting world And Mother feels so shocked Father's world is rocked And their thoughts turn to their own little girl Sweet Sixteen! Ain't that peachy keen? No, it ain't so neat to admit defeat They can see *no reasons* 'Cause there are *no reasons* What reasons do you need? [chorus] And now the playing's stopped in the playground now She wants to play with her toys a while And school's out early and soon we'll be learning And the lesson today is how to die And then the bullhorn crackles And the captain tackles With the problems and the how's and why's And he can see *no reasons* 'Cause there are *no reasons* What reason do you need to die? [chorus]
I heard you on the wireless back in Fifty Two Lying awake intent at tuning in on you If I was young it didn't stop you coming through Oh-a oh They took the credit for your second symphony Rewritten by machine and new technology and now I understand the problems you can see Oh-a oh I met your children Oh-a oh What did you tell them? Video killed the radio star Video killed the radio star Pictures came and broke your heart Oh-a-a-a oh And now we meet in an abandoned studio We hear the playback and it seems so long ago And you remember the jingles used to go Oh-a oh You were the first one Oh-a oh You were the last one Video killed the radio star Video killed the radio star In my mind and in my car We can't rewind we've gone too far Oh-a-aho oh Oh-a-aho oh Video killed the radio star Video killed the radio star In my mind and in my car We can't rewind we've gone too far Pictures came and broke your heart Look I'll play my VCR You are a radio star You are a radio star Video killed the radio star Video killed the radio star Video killed the radio star Video killed the radio star
Nothing matters but the weekend From a Tuesday point of view Like a kettle in the kitchen I feel the steam begin to brew Switchin' to glide Switchin' to glide Switchin' to glide Switchin' to glide Energy can be directed I'm turning it up, turning it down Even love can be affected Harmony's the sweetest sound Switchin' to glide Switchin' to glide Switchin' to glide Switchin' to glide Everybody gets the now now Hear it ringing in their ears Lots of ways that you can go go Look around, they'll disappear Switchin' to glide Switchin' to glide Switchin' to glide Switchin' to glide Switchin' to glide Yeah switchin' to glide Yeah switchin' to glide Ahh, yeah, oh, ahh I'm switchin' to glide I'm trying to find some way out of this hole, you know Out of this hole
Edith Sitwell giving readings, Fourteen Moscow road Osbert giving champagne parties, Sachi's got a cold Gertrude's hanging pictures, Alice making tea Me, I do the only thing that still makes sense to me I do the rock John and Yoko farming beef, raising protein quota Sometimes they make love and art inside their Dakota Rodney's feeling sexy, Mick is really frightfully bold Me, I do the only thing that stops me growing old I do the rock Well it's stimulating . . . Solzhenitsyn feels exposed, built a barbed wire prison Nitchze's six feet under but his baby's still got rhythm Einstein's celebrating ten decades but I'm afraid philosophy is just too much responsibility for me I do the rock Baby Ruth and Dizzy Dean, Best and Paul and Caudre Little Mo, Virginia Wade, Pistol Pete and O.J. I've always liked Dimaggio and Rockne's pretty Knute you know I could never whack a ball with such velocity I do the rock When I can get it It's stimulating I'm a keen student Liz and Dick and Brit and Liza, Jaqueline Kate and Farrah Meg and Roddy, John Travolta, Gov. Brown and Linda Interview in People magazine with Rona and the Queen It must be really frightful to attract publicity I do the rock myself Carter, Begin and Sadat Breshnev, Deng and Castro Everyday negotiate us closer to disastro Idi Amin and the Shah and Al-Fatah is quite bizarre I could never get the hang of ideology I do the rock Sunshine, Sunshine Well you can't get enough of it man Sunshine, Sunshine Oh, we got the top down now If you don't have the top down, pull the top down How often do you get a sunny day Come to the rock, the rock will cure your ears, man Stimulating, stimulating
And the sign said "Long haired freaky people need not apply" So I tucked my hair up under my hat and I went in to ask him why He said "You look like a fine upstanding young man, I think you'll do" So I took off my hat and said "Imagine that --- me working for you!" Sign Sign everywhere a sign Blocking out the scenery breaking my mind "Do this!" "Don't do that!" Can't you read the sign? And the sign said anybody caught trespassing would be shot on sight So I jumped on the fence and yelled at the house, "Hey, what gives you the right? To put up a fence to keep me out or to keep Mother Nature in If God was here, he'd tell you to your face, man you're some kinda sinner" [Chorus] Now, hey you Mister! Can't you read? You got to have a shirt and tie to get a seat You can't even watch, no you can't eat You ain't suppose to be here The sign said you got to have a membership card to get inside And the sign said everybody welcome, come in, kneel down and pray But when they passed around the plate at the end of it all I didn't have a penny to pay So I got me a pen and a paper And I made up my own little sign I said "Thank you, Lord, for thinking about me I'm alive and doin' fine" [Chorus] [Chorus]
I feel a hot wind on my shoulder And the touch of a world that is older I turn the switch and check the number I leave it on when in bed I slumber I hear the rhythms of the music I buy the product and never use it I hear the talking of the DJ Can't understand just what does he say I'm on a mexican radio I'm on a mexican radio I dial it in and tune the station They talk about the U.S. inflation I understand just a little No comprende, it's a riddle I wish I was in Tiajuana Eating barbecued iguana I'd take requests on the telephone I'm on a wavelength far from home I feel a hot wind on my shoulder I dial it in from south of the border I hear the talking of the DJ Can't understand just what does he say
Looking out a dirty old window Down below the cars in the city go rushing by I sit here alone and I wonder why Friday night and everyone's moving I can feel the heat but it's soothing Heading down, I search for the beat in this dirty town Downtown the young ones are going Downtown the young ones are growing We're the kids in America We're the kids in America Everybody live for the music-go-round Bright lights the music gets faster Look boy, don't check on your watch, not another glance I'm not leaving now, honey not a chance Hot-shot, give me no problems Much later baby you'll be saying never mind You know life is cruel, life is never kind Kind hearts don't make a new story Kind hearts don't grab any glory [chorus] Come closer, honey that's better Got to get a brand new experience Feeling right Oh don't try to stop baby Hold me tight Outside a new day is dawning Outside Suburbia's sprawling everywhere I don't want to go baby New York to East California There's a new wave coming I warn you
I went to a garden party to reminisce with my old friends A chance to share old memories and play our songs again When I got to the garden party they all knew my name No one recognized me; I didn't look the same But it's all right now, I learned my lesson well You see, you can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself People came from miles around everyone was there Yoko brought her walrus there was magic in the air And over in the corner much to my surprise Mr. Hughes hid in Dylan's shoes wearing his disguise [chorus] Played them all the old songs, I thought that's why they came No one heard the music, I didn't look the same I said hello to "Mary Lou", she belongs to me When I sang a song about a honky-tonk, it was time to leave [chorus] Someone opened up a closet door and out stepped Johnny B. Goode Playing guitar like a-ringin' a bell and lookin' like he should If you gotta play at garden parties, I wish you a lot of luck But if memories were all I sang, I'd rather drive a truck [chorus]
Some say love it is a river that drowns the tender reed Some say love it is a razor that leaves your soul to bleed Some say love it is a hunger, an endless aching need I say love it is a flower and you its only seed It's the heart afraid of breaking that never learns to dance It's the dream afraid of waking that never takes a chance It's the one who won't be taken who cannot seem to give And the soul afraid of dying that never learns to live When the night has been too lonely and the road has been too long And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows Lies the seed that with the sun's love in the spring becomes the rose
Leah it's been a long long time, you're such a sight you're Looking better than a body has a right to Dontcha know we're playing with fire But we can't stop this burning desire Leah! Ah, Leah! Here we go again! Ah, Leah! Is it ever gonna end? Ah, Leah! Here we go again! Ah, Leah! We ain't learned our lesson yet! I see your lips and I wonder who's been kissing them I never knew how badly I was missing them We both know we're never gonna make it But when we touch, we never have to fake it [chorus] Baby it's no good, we're just asking for trouble I can touch you but I don't know how to love you It ain't no use, we're headed for disaster Our minds say no but our hearts are talking faster [chorus] Ah Leah Leah Leah, we're never never never gonna make it!
What's with these homies, dissin' my girl Why do they gotta front What did we ever do to these guys That made them so violent Ooh-ooh, but you know I'm yours Ooh-ooh, and I know you're mine Ooh-ooh, and that's why Wee-ooh, I look just like Buddy Holly Oh-oh, and you're Mary Tyler Moore I don't care what they say about us anyway I don't care 'bout that Don't you ever fear, I'm always near I know that you need help Your tongue is twisted, your eyes are slit You need a guardian Bang! Bang! a knock at the door another big Bang! and you're down on the floor oh no! What do we do? Don't look now but I lost my shoe I can't run and I can't kick What's a matter babe are you feelin' sick? What's a matter, what's a matter, what's a matter you? What's a matter babe, are you feelin' blue?
She's a very kinky girl The kind you don't take home to mother She will never let your spirits down Once you get her off the street, ow girl She likes the boys in the band She says that I'm her all-time favorite When I make my move to her room it's the right time She's never hard to please That girl is pretty wild now The girl's a super freak The kind of girl you read about In new-wave magazines That girl is pretty kinky The girl's a super freak I really love to taste her Every time we meet She's all right, she's all right That girl's all right with me, yeah She's a super freak, super freak She's super-freaky, yow Super freak, super freak She's a very special girl The kind of girl you want to know From her head down to her toenails Down to her feet, yeah And she'll wait for me at backstage with her girlfriends In a limousine Going back in Chinatown Three's not a crowd to her, she says "Room 714, I'll be waiting" When I get there she's got incense, wine and candles It's such a freaky scene Temptations sing Ohhhhh Super freak, super freak That girl's a super freak Ohhhhh She's a very kinky girl The kind you don't take home to mother She will never let your spirits down Once you get her off the street, ow girl Blow, Danny!
Louie Louie, me gotta go Louie Louie, me gotta go A fine little girl, she wait for me Me catch the ship across the sea I sailed the ship all alone I never think I'll make it home [chorus] Three nights and days we sailed the sea Me think of girl constantly On the ship, I dream she there I smell the rose in her hair [chorus] Me see Jamaican moon above It won't be long me see me love Me take her in my arms and then I tell her I never leave again [chorus]
How gentle is the rain That falls softly on the meadow Birds high up in the trees Serenade the clouds with their melodies Oh, see there beyond the hill The bright colors of the rainbow Some magic from above Made this day for us just to fall in love Now, I belong to you From this day until forever Just love me tenderly And I'll give to you every part of me Oh, don't ever make me cry Through long lonely nights without us Be always true to me Keep this day in your heart eternally One day we shall return To this place upon the meadow We'll walk out in the rain See the birds above singing once again Oh, you hold me in your arms And say once again you love me And if your love is true Everything will be just as wonderful You'll hold me in your arms And say once again you'll love me And if your love is true Everything will be just as wonderful
If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life Never make a pretty woman your wife So for my personal point of view Get an ugly girl to marry you If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life Never make a pretty woman your wife So for my personal point of view Get an ugly girl to marry you A pretty woman makes her husband look small And very often causes his downfall As soon as he married her and then she starts To do the things that will break his heart But if you make an ugly woman your wife A-you'll be happy for the rest of your life An ug-a-ly woman cooks meals on time And she'll always give you peace of mind If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life Never make a pretty woman your wife So for my personal point of view Get an ugly girl to marry you [Sax solo] Don't let your friends say you have no taste Go ahead and marry anyway Though her face is ugly, her eyes don't match Take it from me, she's a better catch If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life Never make a pretty woman your wife So for my personal point of view Get an ugly girl to marry you [Spoken:] Say man! Hey baby! I saw your wife the other day! Yeah? Yeah, an' she's ug-leeee! Yeah, she's ugly, but she sure can cook, baby! Yeah, alright! If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life Never make a pretty woman your wife So for my personal point of view Get an ugly girl to marry you
Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey-ey, goodbye He'll never love you, the way that I love you 'Cause if he did, no no, he wouldn't make you cry He might be thrillin' baby but a-my love (my love, my love) So dog-gone willin' So kiss him (I wanna see you kiss him. Wanna see you kiss him) Go on and kiss him goodbye, now Na na na na, hey hey-ey, goodbye Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey-ey, goodbye Listen to me now He's never near you to comfort and cheer you When all those sad tears are fallin' baby from your eyes He might be thrillin' baby but a-my love (my love, my love) So dog-gone willin' So kiss him (I wanna see you kiss him. I wanna see you kiss him) Go on and kiss him goodbye, na-na na-na-na na na Na na na na, hey hey-ey, goodbye [fade in] Hey hey-ey, goodbye Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey-ey, goodbye Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey-ey, goodbye Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey-ey, goodbye [repeat many times and fade out]
I learned the truth at seventeen That love was meant for beauty queens And high school girls with clear skinned smiles Who married young and then retired The valentines I never knew The Friday night charades of youth Were spent on one more beautiful At seventeen I learned the truth And those of us with ravaged faces Lacking in the social graces Desperately remained at home Inventing lovers on the phone Who called to say come dance with me And murmured vague obscenities It isn't all it seems At seventeen A brown eyed girl in hand me downs Whose name I never could pronounce Said, pity please the ones who serve They only get what they deserve The rich relationed hometown queen Married into what she needs A guarantee of company And haven for the elderly Remember those who win the game Lose the love they sought to gain Indebentures of quality And dubious integrity Their small town eyes will gape at you In dull surprise when payment due Exceeds accounts received At seventeen To those of us who know the pain Of valentines that never came And those whose names were never called When choosing sides for basketball It was long ago and far away The world was younger than today And dreams were all they gave for free To ugly duckling girls like me We all play the game and when we dare To cheat ourselves at solitaire Inventing lovers on the phone Repenting other lives unknown That call and say, come dance with me And murmur vague obscenities At ugly girls like me At seventeen
Ho, ho, ho It's magic you know Never believe, it's not so It's magic, you know Never believe, it's not so Never been awake Never seen a day break Leaning on my pillow in the morning Lazy day in bed Music in my head Crazy music playing in the morning light I love my sunny day Dream of far away Dreaming on my pillow in the morning Never been awake Never seen a day break Leaning on my pillow in the morning light
Six a.m. day after Christmas I throw some clothes on in the dark The smell of cold Car seat is freezing The world is sleeping and I am numb Up the stairs to her apartment She is balled up on the couch Her mom and dad went down to Charlotte They're not home to find us out And we drive Now that I have found someone I'm feeling more alone Than I ever have before She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly Off the coast and I'm headed nowhere She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly They call her name at 7:30 I pace around the parking lot Then I walk down to buy her flowers And sell some gifts that I got Can't you see It's not me you're dying for Now she's feeling more alone Than she ever has before [chorus] As weeks went by It showed that she was not fine They told me son its time To tell the truth And she broke down and I broke down cause I was tired of lying Driving back to her apartment For the moment were alone She's alone And I'm alone Now I know it
I used to rule the world Seas would rise when I gave the word Now in the morning I sleep alone Sweep the streets I used to own I used to roll the dice Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes Listened as the crowd would sing "Now the old king is dead, long live the king" One minute I held the key Next the walls were closed on me And I discovered that my castles stand Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing Roman cavalry choirs are singing Be my mirror, my sword and shield My missionaries in a foreign field For some reason I can't explain Once you'd gone there was never Never an honest word And that was when I ruled the world It was a wicked and wild wind Blew down the doors to let me in Shattered windows and the sound of drums People couldn't believe what I'd become Revolutionaries wait For my head on a silver plate Just a puppet on a lonely string Oh, who would ever want to be king? I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing Roman cavalry choirs are singing Be my mirror, my sword and shield My missionaries in a foreign field For some reason I can't explain I know Saint Peter won't call my name Never an honest word But that was when I ruled the world
We've been together since way back when Sometimes I never want to see you again But I want you to know, after all these years You're still the one I want whisperin' in my ear You're still the one I want to talk to in bed Still the one that turns my head We're still having fun And you're still the one I looked at your face every day But I never saw it 'til I went away When winter came, I just wanted to go (wanted to go) Deep in the desert, I longed for the snow You're still the one that makes me laugh Still the one that's my better half We're still having fun And you're still the one You're still the one that makes me strong Still the one I want to take along We're still having fun And you're still the one (yes you are) Changing, our love is going gold Even though we grow old, it grows new You're still the one that I love to touch Still the one and I can't get enough We're still having fun And you're still the one You're still the one who can scratch my itch Still the one and I wouldn't switch We're still having fun And you're still the one You are still the one that makes me shout Still the one that I dream about We're still having fun And you're still the one You're still the one Yeah still the one We're still having fun And you're still the one
This bed is on fire with passionate love The neighbors complain about the noises above But she only comes when she's on top The therapist said not to see you no more She said you're like a disease without any cure She said I'm so obsessed that I'm becoming a bore Ah you think you're so pretty Caught your hand inside the till Slammed your fingers in the door Fought with kitchen knives and skewers Dressed me up in womens' clothes Messed around with gender roles Line my eyes and call me pretty Moved out of the house, so you moved next door I locked you out, you cut a hole in the wall I found you sleeping next to me, I thought I was alone You're driving me crazy --- when are you coming home Laid Laid
I get the same old dreams, same time every night Fall to the ground and I wake up So I get out of bed, put on my shoes, and in my head Thoughts fly back to the breakup These four walls are closing in Look at the fix you've put me in Since you've been gone Since you've been gone I'm outta my head, can't take it Could I be wrong, but since you've been gone You cast the spell, so break it Since you've been gone So in the night I stand beneath the backstreet light I read the words that you sent to me I can take the afternoon The nighttime comes around too soon You can't know what you mean to me Your poison letter, your telegram Just goes to show you don't give a damn [chorus] If you will come back Baby you know You'll never do wrong [chorus] Ever since you've been gone
No, I can't forget this evening Or your face as you were leaving But I guess that's just the way the story goes You always smile but in your eyes your sorrow shows Yes, it shows No, I can't forget tomorrorow When I think of all my sorrows When I had you there but then I let you go And now it's only fair that I should let you know What you should know I can't live if living is without you I can't live, I can't give any more Can't live if living is without you I can't give, I can't give any more No, I can't forget this evening Or your face as you were leaving But I guess that's just the way the story goes You always smile but in your eyes your sorrow shows Yes, it shows
Step one: you say we need to talk He walks you say sit down it's just a talk He smiles politely back at you You stare politely right on through Some sort of window to your right As he goes left and you stay right Between the lines of fear and blame You begin to wonder why you came Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend Somewhere along in the bitterness And I would have stayed up with you all night Had I known how to save a life Let him know that you know best Cause after all you do know best Try to slip past his defense Without granting innocence Lay down a list of what is wrong The things you've told him all along And pray to God he hears you And pray to God he hears you [chorus] As he begins to raise his voice You lower yours and grant him one last choice Drive until you lose the road Or break with the ones you've followed He will do one of two things He will admit to everything Or he'll say he's just not the same And you'll begin to wonder why you came [chorus] [chorus] [chorus]
I got a little change in my pocket goin' jing-a-ling-a-ling Wants to call you on the telephone baby, a-give you a ring But each time we talk, I get the same old thing Always "no hugg-ee no kiss-ee until I get a weddin' ring" My honey my baby, don't put my love upon no shelf She said "Don't hand me no lines and keep your hands to yourself" B-b-b-baby baby baby why you wan' treat me this way You know I'm still your lover boy I still feel the same way That's when she told me a story, 'bout free milk and a cow And said "no hugg-ee no kiss-ee until I get a weddin' vow" My honey my baby, don't put my love upon no shelf She said "Don't hand me no lines and keep your hands to yourself" (Go man go) Hold it here See I wanted her real bad, and I was about to give in But that's when she started talking about true love started talking about sin And I said, honey I'll live with you for the rest of my life She said "no hugg-ee no kiss-ee until you make me your wife" My honey my baby, don't put my love upon no shelf She said "Don't hand me no lines and keep your hands to yourself"
I remember when Mary Lou said "You wanna walk me home from school?" Well I said, "Yes, I do" She said, "I don't have to go right home And I'm the kind that likes to be alone As long as you would" I said, "Me, too" And so we took a stroll Wound up down by the swimmin' hole And she said, "Do what you want to do" I got silly and found a frog In the water by a hollow log And I shook it at her And I said "This frog's for you" She said... I don't like spiders and snakes And that ain't what it takes to love me You fool, you fool I don't like spiders and snakes And that ain't what it takes to love me Like I want to be loved by you Well, I think of that girl from time to time I call her up when I got a dime I say, "Hello, baby" She says, "Ain't you cool" I say, "Do you remember when? And would you like to get together again?" She says, "I'll see you after school" I was shy and so for a while Most of my love was touch and smile Til she said, "Come on over here" I was nervous as you might guess Still looking for somethin' to slip down her dress And she said, "Let's make it perfectly clear" She said... [chorus]
Oh, we're not gonna take it No, we ain't gonna take it Oh, we're not gonna take it anymore We've got the right to choose it There ain't no way we'll lose it This is our life, this is our song We'll fight the powers that be, just Don't pick our destiny, 'cause You don't know us, you don't belong [chorus] Oh, you're so condescending Your gall is never ending We don't want nothin', not a thing from you Your life is trite and jaded Boring and confiscated If that's your best, your best won't do Oh, Oh We're right (yeah) We're free (yeah) We'll fight (yeah) You'll see (yeah) [chorus] [chorus] No way Oh, Oh We're right (yeah) We're free (yeah) We'll fight (yeah) You'll see (yeah) [chorus] [chorus] Just you try and make us We're not gonna take it Come on No, we ain't gonna take it You're all worthless and weak We're not gonna take it anymore Now drop and give me twenty We're not gonna take it Oh, crinch pin No, we ain't gonna take it Oh, you and your uniform We're not gonna take it anymore
Come on, feel the noise Girls, rock your boys We'll get wild, wild, wild Wild, wild, wild So you think I got an evil mind I'll tell you honey And I don't know why And I don't know why So you think my singing's out of time It makes me money And I don't know why And I don't know why anymore Oh no [chorus] [chorus] Until dawn So you think I got a funny face I got no worries And I don't know why And I don't know why So I'm a scruff bag well it's no disgrace I'm in no hurry And I don't know why I don't know why anymore Oh no [chorus] So you think we are the lazy type You should know better And I don't know why I don't know why And you say I got a dirty mind I'm a mean go getter And I don't know why And I don't know why anymore Oh no [chorus]
In a gadda da vida, honey Don't you know that I'm lovin' you In a gadda da vida, baby Don't you know that I'll always be true Oh, won't you come with me And take my hand Oh, won't you come with me And walk this land Please take my hand
Crazy But that's how it goes Millions of people living as foes Maybe it's not too late To learn how to love And forget how to hate Mental wounds not healing Life's a bitter shame I'm going off the rails on a crazy train I'm going off the rails on a crazy train I've listened to preachers I've listened to fools I've watched all the dropouts Who make their own rules One person conditioned to rule and control The media sells it and you live the role Mental wounds still screaming Driving me insane I'm going off the rails on a crazy train I'm going off the rails on a crazy train I know that things are going wrong for me You gotta listen to my words Yeh-h Heirs of a cold war That's what we've become Inheriting troubles I'm mentally numb Crazy I just cannot bear I'm living with something that just isn't fair Mental wounds not healing Who and what's to blame I'm going off the rails on a crazy train
I'm all dressed up with nowhere to go Walkin' with a dead man over my shoulder Waiting for an invitation to arrive Goin' to a party where no one's still alive I was struck by lighting Walkin' down the street I was hit by something last night in my sleep It's a dead man's party Who could ask for more Everybody's comin', leave your body at the door Leave your body and soul at the door (Don't run away it's only me) All dressed up with nowhere to go Walkin' with a dead man Waitin' for an invitation to arrive With a dead man . . . Dead Man Got my best suit and my tie Shiny silver dollar on either eye I hear the chauffeur comin' to the door Says there's room for maybe just one more Don't run away it's only me Don't be afraid of what you can't see Don't run away it's only me
Love is but a song to sing Fear's the way we die You can make the mountains ring Or make the angels cry Though the bird is on the wing And you may not know why Come on people now Smile on your brother Everybody get together Try to love one another Right now Some may come and some may go We shall surely pass When the one that left us here Returns for us at last We are but a moment's sunlight Fading in the grass Come on people now Smile on your brother Everybody get together Try to love one another Right now Come on people now Smile on your brother Everybody get together Try to love one another Right now Come on people now Smile on your brother Everybody get together Try to love one another Right now If you hear the song I sing You will understand (listen!) You hold the key to love and fear All in your trembling hand Just one key unlocks them both It's there at you command
Well you're dirty and sweet, clad in black Don't look back and I love you You're dirty and sweet, oh yeah Well you're slim and you're weak You've got the teeth of a hydra upon you You're dirty sweet and you're my girl Get it on, bang the gong, get it on Get it on, bang the gong, get it on You're built like a car, you've got a hub cap diamond star halo You're built like a car, oh yeah You're an untamed youth that's the truth with your cloak full of eagles You're dirty sweet and you're my girl [chorus] You're windy and wild, you've got the blues in your shoes and your stockings You're windy and wild, oh yeah You're built like a car, you've got a hub cap diamond star halo You're dirty sweet and you're my girl [chorus] You're dirty and sweet, clad in black Don't look back and I love you You're dirty and sweet, oh yeah You dance when you walk so let's dance, take a chance, understand me You're dirty sweet and you're my girl
Oh, once upon a midnight dearie I woke with something in my head I couldn't escape the memory Of a phone call and of what you said Like a game show contestant with a parting gift I could not believe my eyes When I saw through the voice of a trusted friend Who needs to humor me and tell me lies Yeah humor me and tell me lies And I'll lie too and say I don't mind And as we seek so shall we find And when you're feeling open I'll still be here But not without a certain degree of fear Of what will be with you and me I still can see things hopefully But you Why you wanna give me a run-around Is it a sure-fire way to speed things up When all it does is sloooooooooow me down And shake me and my confidence About a great many things But I've been there I can see it cower Like a nervous magician waiting in the wings Of a bad play where the heroes are right And nobody thinks or expects too much And Hollywood's calling for the movie rights Singing "hey babe let's keep in touch" Hey baby let's keep in touch But I want more than a touch I want you to reach me And show me all the things no one else can see So what you feel becomes mine as well And soon if we're lucky we'd be unable to tell What's yours and mine the fishing's fine And it doesn't have to rhyme so don't you feed me a line [chorus] Tra la la la la bomba dear this is the pilot speaking And I've got some news for you It seems my ship still stands no matter what you drop And there ain't a whole lot that you can do Oh sure the banner may be torn and the wind's gotten colder Perhaps I've grown a little cynical But I know no matter what the waitress brings I shall drink in and always be full My cup shall always be full Oh I like coffee And I like tea I'd like to be able to enter a final plea I still got this dream that you just can't shake I love you to the point you can no longer take Well all right okay So be that way I hope and pray That there's something left to say [chorus] [chorus]
Gimme a ticket for an aeroplane Ain't got time to take a fast train Lonely days are gone, I'm a-goin' home My baby, just-a wrote me a letter I don't care how much money I gotta spend Got to get back to my baby again Lonely days are gone, I'm a-goin' home My baby, just-a wrote me a letter Well, she wrote me a letter Said she couldn't live without me no more Listen mister, can't you see I got to get back To my baby once-a more Anyway, yeah! Gimme a ticket for an aeroplane Ain't got time to take a fast train Lonely days are gone, I'm a-goin' home My baby, just-a wrote me a letter Well, she wrote me a letter Said she couldn't live without me no more Listen mister, can't you see I got to get back To my baby once-a more Anyway, yeah!
There's something happening here What it is ain't exactly clear There's a man with a gun over there Telling me I got to beware I think it's time we stop, children, what's that sound Everybody look what's going down There's battle lines being drawn Nobody's right if everybody's wrong Young people speaking their minds Getting so much resistance from behind [chorus] What a field day for the heat A thousand people in the street Singing songs and carrying signs Mostly say "hooray for our side" [chorus] Paranoia strikes deep Into your life it will creep It starts when you're always afraid You step out of line, the man come and take you away We better stop, hey, what's that sound --- Everybody look what's going down Stop, hey, what's that sound --- Everybody look what's going down Stop, now, what's that sound --- Everybody look what's going down Stop, children, what's that sound --- Everybody look what's going down
Sweet dreams are made of this Who am I to disagree I travel the world and the seven seas Everybody's looking for something Some of them want to use you Some of them want to get used by you Some of them want to abuse you Some of them want to be abused Ooh...hey...ooh...aha, oh... Ooh...hey...oh... Hold your head up, keep your head up, movin' on Hold your head up, movin' on Keep your head up, movin' on Hold your head up, movin' on
Sometimes I feel I've got to Run away I've got to Get away From the pain that you drive into the heart of me The love we share Seems to go nowhere And I've lost my light For I toss and turn I can't sleep at night Once I ran to you (I ran) Now I'll run from you This tainted love you've given I give you all a boy could give you Take my tears and that's not nearly all Oh...tainted love Tainted love Now I know I've got to Run away I've got to Get away You don't really want IT any more from me To make things right You need someone to hold you tight And you'LL think love is to pray But I'm sorry I don't pray that way [chorus] Don't touch me please I cannot stand the way you tease I love you though you hurt me so Now I'm going to pack my things and go Tainted love, tainted love Tainted love, tainted love Touch me baby, tainted love Touch me baby, tainted love Tainted love Tainted love Tainted love [break] Baby, baby Where did our love go? Oh, don't you leave me Don't you leave me no more I've got this burning, yearning yearning feeling inside me Oh, deep inside me And it hurts so bad You came into my life So tenderly With a burning love That stings like a bee And now that I've surrendered So helplessly You know I believe You want to leave me Oh, baby baby Where did our love go Oh, don't you leave me Oh, baby baby Where did our love go? Oh don't you leave me Don't you leave me no more
Guess who just got back today Them wild-eyed boys that had been away Haven't changed that much to say But man, I still think those cats are crazy They were askin' if you were around How you was, where you could be found Told 'em you were livin' downtown Drivin' all the old men crazy The boys are back in town (The boys are back in town) The boys are back in town (The boys are back in town again) You know that chick that used to dance a lot Every night she'd be on the floor, shakin' what she got When I say she was cool she was red hot I mean she was steamin' And that time over at Johnny's place Well, this chick got up and she slapped Johnny's face Man, we just fell about the place If that chick don't wanna know, forget her [chorus] Spread the word around Guess who's back in town Just spread the word around Friday night they'll be dressed to kill Down at Dino's Bar 'n' Grill The drink will flow and the blood will spill And if the boys wanna fight, you better let 'em That jukebox in the corner blastin' out my favorite song The nights are getting longer, it won't be long Won't be long till the summer comes Now that the boys are here again [chorus] The boys are back in town again Been hangin' down at Dino's The boys are back in town again
Love hurts, love scars, love wounds and mars Any heart not tough or strong enough To take a lot of pain, take a lot of pain Love is like a cloud, it holds a lot of rain Love hurts, ooo-oo, love hurts I'm young, I know, but even so I know a thing or two, I learned from you I really learned a lot, really learned a lot Love is like a flame, it burns you when it's hot Love hurts, ooo-oo, love hurts Some fools think of happiness, blissfulness, togetherness Some fools fool themselves, I guess They're not foolin' me I know it isn't true, I know it isn't true Love is just a lie made to make you blue Love hurts, Ooo-oo, love hurts I know it isn't true, I know it isn't true Love is just a lie made to make you blue Love hurts, ooo-oo, love hurts Ooo-oo, love hurts, ooo-oo
I knew a man, Bojangles and he danced for you In worn out shoes Silver hair, a ragged shirt and baggy pants The old soft shoe He jumped so high He jumped sp high Then he'd lightly touch down I met him in a cell in New Orleans, I was Down and out He looked to me to be the eyes of age As he spoke right out He talked of life He talked of life He laughed, clicked his heels and stepped He said his name, Bojangles and he danced a lick Across the cell He grabbed his pants, a better stance Oh, he jumped so high Then he clicked his heels He let go a laugh He let go a laugh Pushed back his clothes all around Mr. Bojangles Mr. Bojangles Mr. Bojangles Dance He danced for those in minstral shows and county fairs Throughout the south He spoke with tears of fifteen years how his dog and him Traveled about The dog up and died He up and died After twenty years he still grieves He said I dance now at every chance in honky tonks For drinks and tips But most the time I spend behind these county bars He said I drinks a bit He shook his head And as he shook his head I heard someone ask him please, please Mr. Bojangles Mr. Bojangles Mr. Bojangles Dance
In a way, I need a change From this burnout scene Another time, another town Another everything But it's always back to you Stumble out, in the night From the pouring rain Made the block, sat and thought There's more I need It's always back to you But I'm good without ya Yeah, I'm good without you Yeah, yeah, yeah How many times can I break till I shatter? Over the line can't define what I'm after I always turn the car around Give me a break let me make my own pattern All that it takes is some time but I'm shattered I always turn the car around I had no idea that the night Would take so damn long Took it out, on the street While the rain still falls Push me back to you But I'm good without ya Yeah, I'm good without you Yeah, yeah, yeah [chorus] Give it up, give it up, baby Give it up, give it up, now Now How many times can I break till I shatter? Over the line can't define what I'm after I always turn the car around All that I feel is the realness I'm faking Taking my time but it's time that I'm wasting Always turn the car around [chorus] Don't wanna turn that car around I gotta turn this thing around
Day after day I'm more confused So I look for the light in the pouring rain You know that's a game that I hate to lose I'm feelin' the strain, ain't it a shame Oh, give me the beat, boys, and free my soul I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away Oh, give me the beat, boys, and free my soul I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away Beginning to think that I'm wastin' time I don't understand the things I do The world outside looks so unkind I'm countin' on you to carry me through [chorus] And when my mind is free You know a melody can move me And when I'm feelin' blue The guitar's comin' through to soothe me Thanks for the joy that you've given me I want you to know I believe in your song Rhythm and rhyme and harmony You help me along makin' me strong [chorus]
You don't know how you met me; you don't know why You can't turn around and say goodbye All you know is when I'm with you, I make you free And swim through your veins like a fish in the sea I'm singin' Follow me Everything is all right I'll be the one to tuck you in at night And if you wanna leave, I can guarantee You won't find nobody else like me I'm not worried 'bout the ring you wear Cuz as long as no one knows, then nobody can care You're feelin' guilty and I'm well aware But you don't look ashamed and baby I'm not scared [chorus] Won't give you money, I can't give you the sky You're better off if you don't ask why I'm not the reason that you go astray We'll be alright if you don't ask me to stay [chorus] You don't know how you met me; you don't know why You can't turn around and say goodbye All you know is when I'm with you, I make you free And swim through your veins like a fish in the sea [chorus] [chorus] [chorus]
Red, red wine goes to my head Makes me forget that I still need her so Red, red wine, it's up to you All I can do I've done Memories won't go, memories won't go Life is fine every time Thoughts of you leave my head I was wrong, now I find Just one thing makes me forget Red, red wine, stay close to me Don't let me be alone It's tearing apart my blue heart Red red wine, you make me feel so fine You keep me rockin' all of the time Red red wine, you make me feel so grand I feel a million dollar when you're just in my hand Red red wine, you make me feel so sad Any time I see you go, it make me feel bad Red red wine, you make me feel so fine Monkey back and ease up on the sweet deadline Red red wine, you give me holy pahzing Holy pahzing, you make me do my own thing Red red wine, you give me not awful love Your kind of lovin' like a blessing from above Red red wine, I loved you right from the start Right from the start, and with all of my heart Red red wine in an eighties style Red red wine in a modern beat style Yeah Give me a little time, let me clear out my mind Give me a little time, let me clear out my mind Give me red wine, the kind make me feel fine You make me feel fine all of the time Red red wine, you make me feel so fine Monkey back and ease up on the sweet deadline The line broke, the money get choked Bunbah, ganjapani, little rubber boat Red red wine, I'm gonna hold on to you Hold on to you 'cause I know you love truth Red red wine, I'm gonna love you till I die Love you till I die, and that's no lie Red red wine, can't get your off my mind Wherever you may be, I'll surely find I'll surely find. Make no fuss, just leave us
You left me here on your way to paradise You pulled the rug right out from under my life I know where you goin' to, I knew when you came home last night 'Cause your eyes had a mist from the smoke of a distant fire Lord, I was stung, shoulda' seen it come a long time ago When I realized, the reality gave me a role If things are the same then explain why your kiss is so cold and that mist in your eyes feels like rain on the fire in my soul This lying and cryin' is upsettin' and gettin' ya nowhere It don't stack up, so slack up and pack up --- I just don't care Don't let the screen door hit you on your way out Don't you drown when your dreamboat runs onto the ground I'd just like to know: do you love him or just making time By filling his glass with your fast flowing bitter-sweet wine He'll taste the aftertaste when you come home late some night With your eyes all amist from the smoke of a distant fire Girl your eyes have a mist from the smoke of a distant fire Girl your eyes have the mist from the smoke of a distant fire girl your eyes have a mist from the smoke of a distant fire Girl your eyes have a mist from the smoke of a distant . . . A distant fire
I never knew how complete love could be 'Til she kissed me and said Baby, please, go all the way It feels so right (feels so right) Being with you here tonight Please, go all the way Just hold me close (hold me close) Don't ever let me go I couldn't say what I wanted to say 'Til she whispered, I love you [chorus] Before her love I was cruel and mean I had a hole in the place Where my heart should have been But now I've changed And it feels so strange I come alive when she does All those things to me And she says (come on) Come on (come on) Come on (come on) Come on (come on) I need ya (come on) I love ya (come on) I need ya (come on) Oh, oh, baby [chorus] Go on baby
I had visions, I was in them I was looking into the mirror To see a little bit clearer The rottenness and evil in me Fingertips have memories Mine can't forget the curves of your body And when I feel a bit naughty I run it up the flagpole and see who salutes (but no one ever does) I'm not sick but I'm not well And I'm so hot cause I'm in Hell I'm not sick but I'm not well And it's a sin to live so well Been around the world and found That only stupid people are breeding The cretins cloning and feeding And I don't even own a tv Put me in the hospital for nerves And then they had to commit me You told them all I was crazy They cut off my legs now I'm an amputee, goddamn you [chorus] I wanna publish zines And rage against machines I wanna pierce my tongue It doesn't hurt, it feels fine The trivial sublime I'd like to turn off time And kill my mind You kill my mind Paranoia, paranoia Everybody's coming to get me Just say you never met me I'm running underground with the moles (Diggin big holes) Hear the voices in my head I swear to God it sounds like they're snoring But if you're bored then you're boring The agony and the irony --- they're killing me [chorus]
It was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty Delta day I was out choppin' cotton and my brother was balin' hay And at dinnertime we stopped and walked back to the house to eat And Mama hollered out the back door "y'all remember to wipe your feet" And then she said "I got some news this mornin' from Choctaw Ridge --- Today Billie Joe MacAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge" 'n' Papa said to Mama as he passed around the blackeyed peas "Well Billie Joe never had a lick of sense, pass the biscuits, please There's five more acres in the lower forty I've got to plow" 'n' Mama said it was shame about Billie Joe, anyhow Seems like nothin' ever comes to no good up on Choctaw Ridge And now you tell me Billie Joe's jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge" 'n' Brother said he recollected when he and Tom and Billie Joe Put a frog down my back at the Carroll County picture show And wasn't I talkin' to him after church last Sunday night? "I'll have another piece-a apple pie, you know it don't seem right; I saw him at the sawmill yesterday on Choctaw Ridge, And now you tell me Billie Joe's jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge" 'n' Mama said to me "Child, what's happened to your appetite? Well, I've been cookin' all morning and you haven't touched a single bite! That nice young preacher, Brother Taylor, dropped by today; Said he'd be pleased to have dinner on Sunday, oh, by the way: He said he saw a girl that looked a lot like you up on Choctaw Ridge And she and Billie Joe was throwing somethin' off the Tallahatchie Bridge" A year has come 'n' gone since we heard the news 'bout Billie Joe 'n' Brother married Becky Thompson, they bought a store in Tupelo There was a virus going 'round, Papa caught it and he died last Spring And now Mama doesn't seem to wanna do much of anything And me, I spend a lot of time pickin' flowers up on Choctaw Ridge And drop them into the muddy water off the Tallahatchie Bridge
I try to discover A little something to make me sweeter Oh baby refrain From breaking my heart I'm so in love with you I'll be forever blue That you gimme no reason Why you make-a-me work so hard That you gimme no That you gimme no That you gimme no That you gimme no soul I hear you calling Oh baby please Give a little respect to me And if I should falter Would you open your arms out to me We can make love not war And live at peace with our hearts I'm so in love with you I'll be forever blue What religion or reason Could drive a man to forsake his lover Don't you tell me no Don't you tell me no Don't you tell me no Don't you tell me no soul [chorus] I'm so in love with you I'll be forever blue That you gimme no reason You know you make-a-me work so hard That you gimme no That you gimme no That you gimme no That you gimme no soul [chorus] [chorus]
Hey Sister, go Sister, soul Sister, go Sister Hey Sister, go Sister, soul Sister, go Sister He met Marmalade down in Old New Orleans Struttin' her stuff on the street She said, "Hello, hey Joe, you wanna give it a go?" Mmm hmmm Gitchi gitchi ya ya da da Gitchi gitchi ya ya here Mocha choco latta ya ya Creole Lady Marmalade Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir? [Do you want to sleep with me tonight?] Voulez-vous coucher avec moi? He stayed in her boudoir While she freshened up That boy drank all that Magnolia wine Oh, the black satin sheets Where he started to freak [chorus] Hey, hey, he-e-e-ey Seeing her skin feelin' silky smooth Color of cafe au lait Made the savage beast inside Roar until it cried, "More, more, more" Now he's at home doin' nine to five Living his grey flannel life But when he turns off to sleep All memories keep - more, more, more
You spin me inside outside And then you hold me so tight We'll dance and party all night Mambo mambole So kiss me in the moonlight You know it always feels right We'll dance and party all night Mambo mambole You're on my mind every day you are with me And every night, boy, you dance in my dreams We dance united --- together we are one I'll take you there, baby, come home with me Ahhhhhh [chorus] I fell in love with your voice and your laughter And just one smile always makes me believe My destiny's curious if you are mine Oh, won't you tell me if we're meant to be Ahhhhhh [chorus] Mambo mambole, oh mambo mambole Mambo mambole, oh mambo mambole Mambo mambole, oh mambo mambole Mambo mambole, oh mambo mambole And when you dance with me, boy, I know you feel my equal When you dance with me, boy, I know you feel my equal Ay ay ay ay ay ay! Mambo mambole, oh mambo mambole Mambo mambole, oh mambo mambole Mambo mambole, oh mambo mambole Mambo mambole, oh mambo mambole Ahhhhhh [chorus] [chorus] la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la laaa
I've heard there was a secret chord That David played, and it pleased the Lord But you don't really care for music, do you? It goes like this: the fourth, the fifth The minor fall, the major lift The baffled king composing Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Your faith was strong but you needed proof You saw her bathing on the roof Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you She tied you to a kitchen chair She broke your throne, she cut your hair And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Maybe I've been here before I know this room, I've walked this floor I used to live alone before I knew you I've seen your flag on the marble arch love is not a victory march Its a cold and its a broken hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah There was a time you'd let me know What's real and going on below But now you never show it to me do you? And remember when I moved in you? The holy DOVE was moving too And every breath we drew was hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Maybe there's a God above And all I ever learned from love was how to shoot at someone who outdrew you Its not a cry you can hear at night Its not somebody who's seen the light Its a cold and its a broken hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Twenty-five years and my life is still Trying to get up that great big hill of hope For a destination I realized quickly when I knew I should That the world was made up of this brotherhood of man For whatever that means And so I cry sometimes When I'm lyin' in bed Just to get it all out What's in my head And I I am feeling a little peculiar And so I wake in the morning and I step outside And I take a deep breath and I get real high And I scream from the top of my lungs "What's going on?" And I say hey, yea, yea, yea, yea Hey, yea, yea I said hey, what's going on? And I say hey, yea, yea, yea, yea Hey, yea, yea I said hey, what's going on? Ooh, oooh, oooh Ooh, oooh, oooh And I try Oh my God, do I try I try all the time in this institution And I pray Oh my God, do I pray I pray every single day For a revolution And so I cry sometimes When I'm lyin' in bed Just to get it all out What's in my head And I I am feelin' a little peculiar [chorus]
Out in the west Texas town of El Paso I fell in love with a Mexican girl Night time would find me in Rosa's cantina Music would play and Felina would whirl Blacker than night were the eyes of Felina Wicked and evil while casting a spell My love was deep for this Mexican maiden I was in love, but in vain, I could tell One night a wild young cowboy came in Wild as the west Texas wind Dashing and daring, a drink he was sharing With wicked Felina, the girl that I loved So in anger . . . I challenged his right for the love of this maiden Down went his hand for the gun that he wore My challenge was answered in less than a heartbeat The handsome young stranger lay dead on the floor Just for a moment I stood there in silence Shocked by the foul evil deed I had done Many thoughts raced through my mind as I stood there I had but one chance and that was to run Out through the back door of Rosa's I ran Out where the horses were tied I caught a good one, it looked like it could run Up on its back and away I did ride Just as fast as . . . I could from the west Texas town of El Paso Out to the badlands of New Mexico Back in El Paso my life would be worthless Everything's gone; in life nothing is left It's been so long since I've seen the young maiden My love is stronger than my fear of death I saddled up and away I did go Riding alone in the dark Maybe tomorrow a bullet may find me Tonight nothing's worse than this pain in my heart And at last here . . . I am on the hill overlooking El Paso I can see Rosa's cantina below My love is strong and it pushes me onward Down off the hill to Felina I go Off to my right I see five mounted cowboys Off to my left ride a dozen or more Shouting and shooting, I can't let them catch me I have to make it to Rosa's back door Something is dreadfully wrong, for I feel A deep burning pain in my side Though I am trying to stay in the saddle I'm getting weary, unable to ride But my love for . . . Felina is strong and I rise where I've fallen Though I am weary, I can't stop to rest I see the white puff of smoke from the rifle I feel the bullet go deep in my chest From out of nowhere Felina has found me Kissing my cheek as she kneels by my side Cradled by two loving arms that I'll die for One little kiss, then Felina good-bye
I couldn't stop moving when it first took hold It was a warm spring night in the ol' town hall There was a group called The Jokers, they were layin' it down Don'tcha know I'm never gonna lose that funky sound Rock and roll, Hoochie Koo Lawdy mama light my fuse Rock and roll, Hoochie Koo Truck on out and spread the news The skeeters start buzzing 'bout this time o' year I'm goin' round back, she said she'd meet me there We were rollin' in the grass that grows behind the barn When my ears started ringin' like a fire alarm [chorus] Hope ya'll know what I'm talkin' about The way they wiggle that thing, it really knocks me out I'm gettin' high all the time, hope ya'll are too Well come-on a little closer, gonna do it to you [chorus] That I'm tired of payin' dues Done said goodbye to all my blues Lawdy mama light my fuse
[spoken by him] I'm _so_ happy the band's doing well By the way . . . what's with the hair? Is that part of the new "image"? [sung] In the dark, I like to read his mind but I'm frightened of the things I might find Oh, there must be something he's thinking of to tear him away when I tell him that I'm falling in love, why does he say Hush hush, keep it down now, voices carry Hush hush, keep it down now, voices carry I try so hard not to get upset because I know all the trouble I'll get oh, he tells me tears are something to hide and something to fear and I try so hard to keep it inside so no one can hear [chorus] [spoken by him] What happened? Practice run late? You know, this little "hobby" of yours is going too far Why can't you for *once* do something for me? [spoken by her] Like what? [sung] He wants me . . . but only part of the time He wants me . . . if he can keep me in line [chorus] Hush hush, shut up now, voices carry Hush hush, keep it down now, voices carry Oh hush hush, darling, she might overhear Hush hush --- voices carry He said "shut up" He said "shut up" Oh God can't you keep it down Voices carry Hush hush voices carry I wish he would let me talk
Finally I figured out But it took a long, long time But now there's a turnabout Maybe 'cause I'm trying There's been times, I'm so confused All my roads, They lead to you I just can't turn and walk away It's hard to say what it is I see in you Wonder if I'll always be with you But words can't say, And I can't do Enough to prove, It's all for you I thought I'd seen it all 'Cause it's been a long, long time But then we'll trip and fall Wondering if I'm blind There's been times, I'm so confused All my roads, They lead to you I just can't turn and walk away It's hard to say what it is I see in you Wonder if I'll always be with you But words can't say, And I can't do Enough to prove, It's all for you Rain comes pouring down Falling from blue skies Words without a sound Coming from your eyes Finally I figured out But it took a long, long time But now there's a turnabout Maybe cause I'm trying There's been times, I'm so confused All my roads, They lead to you I just can't turn and walk away It's hard to say what it is I see in you Wonder if I'll always be with you But words can't say, And I can't do Enough to prove, It's all for you It's hard to say It's hard to say It's all for you
Rock 'n' roll (rock) Rock 'n' roll Rock 'n' roll (rock) Rock 'n' roll Can you still recall in the Jukebox Hall when the music played And the world span round to a brand new sound in those far off days In their blue suede shoes they would scream and shout As they sang the blues let it all hang out [chorus] Little Queenie bopped at the high school hop dancing to the beat With her U.S. Mail and her pony tail well she looked so sweet Times are changing fast, but we won't forget Though the age is passed we'll be rockin' yet [chorus]
Now when you're feelin' low and the fish won't bite You need a little bit o' soul to put you right You gotta make like you wanna kneel and pray And then a little bit of soul will come your way Now when your girl is gone and you're broke in two You need a little bit o' soul to see you through And when you raise the roof with your rock'n'roll You'll get a lot more kicks with a little bit o' soul And when your party falls 'cause ain't nobody groovin' A little bit o' soul and it really starts movin' Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah And when you're in a mess and you feel like cryin' Just remember this little song of mine And as you go through life tryin' to reach your goal Just remember what I said about a little bit o' soul A little bit o' soul, yeah (a little bit o' soul)
Doin' alright A little jiving on a Saturday night And come what may Gonna dance the day away Jenny was sweet She always smiled for the people she'd meet On trouble or strife She had another way of looking at life The news is blue Had it's own way to get to you What can I do When I remember my time with you Pick up your feet Got to move to the trick of the beat There is no lead Just take your place in the driver's seat Driver's seat Driver's seat
I was travellin' down the road Feelin' hungry and cold I saw a sign sayin' "Food and drinks for everyone" So naturally I thought I would Take me a look inside I saw so much food There was water coming from my eyes Yeah there was ham and there was turkey There was caviar And long tall glasses With wine up to y'ar And somebody grabbed me Threw me out of my chair Said before you can eat You gotta dance like Fred Astaire You know I can't dance you know I can't dance You know I can't dance you know I can't dance I can't dance I am a man of the road A hobo by name I don't seek entertainment Just poultry and game But if it's all the same to you Then yes I will try my hand If you were as hungry as me Then I'm sure you will understand Now wait a minute Of course I can dance, of course I can dance I'm sure I can dance, I'm sure I can dance I can dance I really hit the floor Ah it feels good Look at me dancing I did a two-step quick-step and a bossa nova A little Victor Sylvester and a Rudy Valentino You should have seen me moving Right across the floor Hand me down my tuxedo Next week I'm coming back for more I can dance Oh yes I can dance Look at me dance on the floor moving I feel good I can dance
Owoooooooo Who's that I see walkin' in these woods? Why, it's Little Red Riding Hood! Hey there Little Red Riding Hood You sure are looking good You're everything a big bad wolf could want (Listen to me!) Little Red Riding Hood I don't think little big girls should Go walking in these spooky old woods alone Owoooooooo What big eyes you have The kind of eyes that drive wolves mad So just to see that you don't get chased I think I ought to walk with you for a ways What full lips you have They're sure to lure someone bad So until you get to Grandma's place I think you ought to walk with me and be safe I'm gonna keep my sheep suit on Until I'm sure that you've been shown That I can be trusted walking with you alone Owoooooooo Little Red Riding Hood I'd like to hold you if I could But you might think I'm a big bad wolf so I won't Owoooooooo! What a big heart I have The better to love you with Little Red Riding Hood Even bad wolves can be good I'll try to be satisfied Just to walk close by your side Maybe you'll see things my way Before we get to Grandma's place Little Red Riding Hood You sure are looking good You're everything that a big bad wolf could want Owoooooooo I mean "baaaaaa" Baaa?
They made up their minds and they started packing They left before the sun came up that day An exit to eternal summer slacking But where were they going without ever knowing the way? They drank up the wine and they got to talking They now had more important things to say And when the car broke down, they started walking Where were they going without ever knowing the way? Anyone can see the road that they walk on is paved in gold It's always summer, they'll never get cold Never get hungry, they'll never get old and gray You can see their shadows wandering off somewhere They won't make it home, but they really don't care They wanted the highway, they're happier there today, today Their children woke up and they couldn't find them They left before the sun came up that day They just drove off and left it all behind them Where were they going without ever knowing the way? [chorus] [chorus]
In a little while from now If I'm not feeling any less sour I promise myself to treat myself And visit a nearby tower And climbing to the top Will throw myself off In an effort to Make it clear to whoever Wants to know what it's like When you're shattered Left standing in the lurch at a church Were people saying, "My God, that's tough, She stood him up, No point in us remaining --- We may as well go home" As I did on my own Alone again, naturally To think that only yesterday I was cheerful, bright and gay Looking forward to (who wouldn't do) The role I was about to play But as if to knock me down Reality came around And without so much as a mere touch Cut me into little pieces Leaving me to doubt Talk about God in His mercy Oh, if he really does exist Why did he desert me? In my hour of need I truly am indeed Alone again, naturally It seems to me that There are more hearts broken in the world That can't be mended Left unattended What do we do What do we do [instrumental] Alone again, naturally Now, looking back over the years And whatever else that appears I remember I cried when my father died Never wishing to hide the tears And at sixty-five years old My mother, God rest her soul, Couldn't understand why the only man She had ever loved had been taken Leaving her to start With a heart so badly broken Despite encouragement from me No words were ever spoken And when she passed away I cried and cried all day Alone again, naturally Alone again, naturally
Cheated and lied, broken so bad You made a vow, never get mad You played the game, though it's unfair They're all the same, who can compare? First you lose trust, then you get worried Night after night, bar after club Dropping like flies, who woke you up? On the front lawn, sprinklers turn on It's not your house, where'd you go wrong? First you get hurt, then you feel sorry Flying like a cannonball, falling to the earth Heavy as a feather when you hit the dirt How am I the lucky one? I do not deserve to wait around forever when you were there first There comes a time in a short life Turn it around, get a rewrite Call it a dark night of the soul Ticking of clocks, gravity's pull First you get close, and you get hurried [chorus] You're growing silent, the silent treatment It's not inviting now, but don't deny what you meant You get excited, you get excited You got a feeling, oh, at least you can pretend You wanna light it, you wanna light it You wanna light it now, the candle from both ends You get excited, you get excited [chorus] [chorus] First you get close, then you get worried
Billy Ray was a preacher's son And when his daddy would visit, he'd come along When they gathered around and started talkin' That's when Billy would take me walkin' Out through the back yard we'd go walkin' Then he'd look into my eyes Lord knows, to my surprise The only one who could ever reach me Was the son of a preacher man The only boy who could ever teach me Was the son of a preacher man Yes, he was, he was, ooh, yes, he was Bein' good isn't always easy No matter how hard I try When he started sweet-talkin' to me He'd come and tell me "Everything is all right" He'd kiss and tell me "Everything is all right" Can I get away again tonight? [chorus] How well I remember The look that was in his eyes Stealin' kisses from me on the sly Takin' time to make time Tellin' me that he's all mine Learnin' from each other's knowin' Lookin' to see how much we've grown and [chorus] [chorus]
Rock and roll, rock, rock and roll Rock and roll, rock, rock and roll Can you still recall In the juke box hall When the music played And the world spun 'round To a brand new sound In those far off days In their blue suede shoes, they would scream and shout As they sang the blues, let it all hang out [chorus] Little Queenie bopped At the high school hop Dancing to the beat With her U.S. Male And her pony tail Well she looked so sweet Times are changing fast, but we won't forget Though the age has passed, they'll be rockin yet [chorus]
Out for the first, the atmosphere is heavy World title lays on the line Strong and proud, he is much older I am the faster, I'm in my prime Third round late, he starts to tire Open cut over his left eye Smelling blood, attack is relentless In the box seats I see his girl cry Crying No mercy, no quarter No place to hide from me or the man Lefts and rights never came in harder No mercy, take it while you can, now! No mercy, take it while you can Back in my corner they scream "No mercy!" "Put him away, don't let him recover!" Someone's eyes drill holes in my head It is his proud determined mother Crying No mercy, no quarter No place to hide from me or the man Rights and wrongs never came in harder No mercy, take it while you can, now! No mercy, take it while you can I wish another could do this thing for me His eyes are flooded . . . God, he can't even see! I've hunted this title but now it don't seem right I fight back tears while I destroy his life [chorus]
All this energy callin' me Back where it comes from It's such a crude attitude It's back where it belongs All the little kids growin' up on the skids going Cleveland Rocks! Cleveland Rocks! Jumpin' Jane Jean is moonin' James Dean going Cleveland Rocks! Cleveland Rocks! Mama knows but she don't care She's got her worries too Seven kids and a phony affair And the rent is due All the little chicks with the crimson lips going Cleveland Rocks! Cleveland Rocks! Livin' in sin with a safety pin going Cleveland Rocks! Cleveland Rocks! I got some records from World War Two I play 'em just like me granddad do He was a rocker and I am too Now Cleveland rocks . . . now Cleveland rocks Cleveland Rocks! Cleveland Rocks! OHIO
Everybody do the Michigan Rag Everybody likes the Michigan Rag Every Mame and Jane and Ruth From Weehawken to Duluth Slide, ride, glide the Michigan Stomp, romp, pomp the Michigan Jump, clump, pump the Michigan Rag That lovin' rag!
Closing time --- open all the doors and let you out into the world Closing time --- turn all of the lights on over every boy and every girl Closing time --- one last call for alcohol, so finish your whiskey or beer Closing time --- you don't have to go home but you can't stay here I know who I want to take me home I know who I want to take me home I know who I want to take me home Take me home Closing time --- time for you to go out to the places you will be from Closing time --- this room won't be open till your brothers or your sisters come So, gather up your jackets, move it to the exits I hope you have found a friend Closing time, every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end, yeah [chorus] [chorus] Closing time, every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end
You can't touch this {repeat ad nauseam}
My, my, my my music hits me so hard
Makes me say, "Oh my Lord
Thank you for blessin' me
With a mind to rhyme and two hype feet"
It feels good, when you know you're down
A super dope homeboy from the Oaktown
And I'm known as such
And this is a beat, uh, you can't touch
I told you homeboy (You can't touch this)
Yeah, that's how we livin' and ya know (You can't touch this)
Look in my eyes, man (You can't touch this)
Yo, let me bust the funky lyrics (You can't touch this)
Fresh new kicks, and pants
You gotta like that, now you know you wanna dance
So move outta yo seat
And get a fly girl and catch this beat
While it's rollin', hold on!
Pump a little bit and let 'em know it's goin' on
Like that, like that
Cold on a mission, so fall on back
Let 'em know, that you're too much
And this is a beat, uh, they can't touch
Yo, I told you (you can't touch this)
Why you standin' there, man? (You can't touch this)
Yo, sound the bell, school's in, sucka (You can't touch this)
Give me a song, or rhythm
Makin' 'em sweat, that's what I'm givin' 'em
Now, they know
You talkin' 'bout the Hammer, you're talkin' 'bout a show
That's hyped, and tight
Singers are sweatin', so pass them a wipe
Or a tape, to learn
What's it gonna take in the 90's to burn
The charts? Legit
Either work hard or you might as well quit
That's word because you know (You can't touch this)
(You can't touch this)
Break it down!
Stop, Hammer time!
Go with the flow, it is said
That if you can't groove to this then you probably are dead
So wave your hands in the air
Bust a few moves, run your fingers through your hair
This is it, for a winner
Dance to this and you're gonna get thinner
Move, slide your rump
Just for a minute let's all do the bump
(Bump, bump, bump)
Yeah (You can't touch this)
Look, man (You can't touch this)
You better get hype, boy, 'cause you know you can't (You can't touch this)
Ring the bell, school's back in
Break it down!
Stop, Hammer time!
Every time you see me, the Hammer's just so hyped
I'm dope on the floor and I'm magic on the mic
Now why would I ever stop doin' this?
With others makin' records that just don't hit
I've toured around the world, from London to the Bay
It's "Hammer, go Hammer, MC Hammer, yo Hammer"
And the rest can go and play
Yeah (You can't touch this)
I told you (Can't touch this)
Too hot (Can't touch this)
Yo, we outta here (Can't touch this)
Now and then I think of when we were together Like when you said you felt so happy you could die Told myself that you were right for me But felt so lonely in your company But that was love and it's an ache I still remember You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness Like resignation to the end, always the end So when we found that we could not make sense Well you said that we would still be friends But I'll admit that I was glad it was over But you didn't have to cut me off Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing And I don't even need your love But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough No, you didn't have to stoop so low Have your friends collect your records and then change your number I guess that I don't need that though Now you're just somebody that I used to know Now you're just somebody that I used to know Now you're just somebody that I used to know Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over But had me believing it was always something that I'd done But I don't wanna live that way Reading into every word you say You said that you could let it go And I wouldn't catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know But you didn't have to cut me off Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing And I don't even need your love But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough No, you didn't have to stoop so low Have your friends collect your records and then change your number I guess that I don't need that though Now you're just somebody that I used to know Somebody (I used to know) (Somebody) Now you're just somebody that I used to know Somebody (I used to know) (Somebody) Now you're just somebody that I used to know I used to know, that I used to know, I used to know somebody
Yo, pretty ladies around the world Got a weird thing to show you So tell all the boys and girls Tell your brother, your sister and your mama too Cause we're about to go down And you know just what to do Wave your hands in the air like you don't care Glide by the people as they stop to look and stare Do your dance, do your dance, do your dance quick Mama, come on baby, tell me what's the word Ah, word up Everybody say When you hear the call You got to get it under way Word up --- it's the code word No matter where you say it You know that you'll be heard Now all you sucker D.J.s who think you're fly There's got to be a reason and we know the reason why You try to put on those airs and act real cool But you got to realise that you're acting like fools If there's music we can use it We need to dance We don't have the time for psychological romance No romance, no romance, no romance for me Mama, come on baby, tell me what's the word Ah, word up Everybody say When you hear the call You got to get it under way
B: Our love is alive, and so we begin B: Foolishly laying our hearts on the table B: Stumblin' in B: Our love is a flame, burning within B: Now and then firelight will catch us B: Stumblin' in M: Wherever you go, whatever you do M: You know these reckless thoughts of mine are following you F: I've falling for you, whatever you do F: 'Cause baby, you've shown me so many things that I never knew B: Whatever it takes, baby, I'll do it for you [chorus] M: You were so young, ah, and I was so free F: I may have been young but baby that's not what I wanted to be M: Well, you were the one F: Oh, why was it me? M: baby, you've show me so many things that I never seen B: Whatever you need, baby, you've got it from me [chorus]
I've seen the bright lights of Memphis and the Commodore Hotel And underneath a street lamp, I met a Southern belle Well, she took me to the river where she cast her spell And in that southern moonlight she sang a song so well If you'll be my Dixie chicken I'll be your Tenessee lamb And we can walk together Down in Dixieland Down in Dixieland Well, we made all the hot spots, my money flowed like wine Then that low down southern whiskey began to fog my mind And I don't remember church bells or the money I put down On the white picket fence and boardwalk of the house at the edge of town Oh, but boy, do I remember the strain of her refrain The nights we spent together, and the way she called my name [chorus] Well, it's been a year since she ran away Yes, that guitar player sure could play She always liked to sing along, she's always handy with a song Then one night in the lobby of the Commodore Hotel I chanced to meet a bartender who said he knew her well And as he handed me a drink, he began to hum a song And all the boys there at the bar began to sing along [chorus]
Down in Jamaica they got Lots of pretty women Steal your money then they Break your heart Lonesome Sue, she's in love with old Sam Takeen from the fire into the frying pan On and on She just keeps on trying And she smiles when she feels like crying On and on, on and on, on and on Poor old Jimmy sits Alone in the moonlight Saw his woman kiss another man So he takes a ladder Steals the stars from the sky Puts on Sinatra and starts to cry On and on He just keeps on trying And he smiles when he feels like crying On and on, on and on, on and on When the first time is the last time Can make you feel so bad But if you know it, show it Hold on tight Don't let her say goodnight Got the sun on my shoulders And my toes in the sand Woman's left me for some other man Ah but I don't care I'll just dream and stay tan Toss up my heart and see where it lands On and on I just keep on trying And I smile when I feel like dying On and on, on and on, on and on On and on, on and on, on and on On and on, on and on, on and on