1. |
Song for Django
04:40
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SONG FOR DJANGO
Django was amazing
when he showed up for the gig
Just before the downbeat
he'd come waltzing in
Cigarette dangling
as his fingers made their way
up and down the Champs Elysee
Took you 'round the world
broke your heart and stole your girl
sang a song nobody else could sing
And all you had before
you don't need it anymore
All you need is just one perfect thing
Django had a monkey
no place they wouldn't go
Hotels didn't like it
but it was Django
One of the wise ones
who knew the only goal:
to walk out of the fire with your soul
Took you 'round the world
broke your heart and stole your girl
Left you with the sorrows of a king
And everything you knew
and all you thought was true
You'd trade it all for just one perfect thing
Trade it all for just one perfect thing
Ah... and you never see it coming
Ah... but you always see it go
I wish... I didn't know
Django was amazing
when he showed up for the gig
Just before the downbeat
he'd come waltzing in
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2. |
Brother Time
04:22
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Brother time
won't you slow down?
won't you slow down?
and give me a minute
to get back in it
catch my breath
I'm still goin'
but I could use a little rest
Brother time
you know you used to be my friend
a big blue sky
that went on without end
a slow-rolling boxcar
on a steady uphill climb
I could see where I was going
I could hop off any time
But now
everything's changed
Now
You got yourself an aeroplane
and you fly, you fly, you fly
Brother time
Brother time
Brother time
I'm not asking
for some machine
to take me back
take me back
See, I'm still strong
I'm strong and I'm ready
And I'll take on this world
if this world'll just hold steady
But now
everything's changed
Now
it's not the same
you fly, you fly, you fly
Brother time
won't you slow down
slow down
and give me a minute
give me a minute
to catch my breath
I'll be fine
you go on ahead
Brother time
Brother time
Brother time
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3. |
If We Were In Love
03:26
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We sat there talking
the car still running
neither of us noticing the time
and even in the dark
I saw it in your eyes
that shine
And each time you laughed
just when I laughed
I had a thought I almost thought was real
That if we were in love
this is how we'd feel
We've got no business
going near this
It's something we both know
it shouldn't be so hard
to see things as they are
and let go
So you told a story
and I told a story
and we never came close to a kiss
But if we were in love
it would feel like this
And maybe there's a place somewhere
and everything not meant to be
is meant to be there
where the laughter goes on
and the sorrow is gone
and the stars all align...
We sat there talking
the car still running
And I told you what I couldn't help but say
and you got quiet
and I got quiet
like that might make the whole thing go away
and I caught myself
and you caught yourself
then you took my hand and said you had to go
If we were in love
If we were in love
If we were in love
we would know
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Hung in the dungeon upside down
Each day Mr. Bumble comes around
Talkin' smack in Funkytown
I just wanna win in the end
Bang the bell to keep the score
Each time that I hit the floor
I don't mind the cheap decor
I just wanna win in the end
Jagged edge, rocky ledge
Buzz saw spininin' and the villain grinnin'
Rght now I don't care who's winning
I just wanna win in the end
Gonna feel so right
Gonna be so ready
I just hold on tight
I just hold, hold, hold, hold, hold
Steady
Sister Sarah, fortune teller
draws the hanged man in her cellar
She says I'm one lucky fella
Handsome for a bottom dweller
Throw the dice, spin the wheel
Everthing it may reveal
I'm well-acquainted with the deal
I just wanna win in the end
CHORUS
Wakin' up
in the driver's seat
Waitin' out that traffic jam
on Easy St.
I can hear
your estimations
Sir, you under-rate my patience
CHORUS
Princes in their royal chambers
Laughing at the lion tamers
I ain't asking any favors
Lost in space, I lost my crew
I scream like Plant on Zeppelin II
No one hears, it's nothing new
Quick, before the drawbridge closes
tip-toe while the dragon doses
Look at all the pretty roses
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5. |
Rodeo
04:26
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RODEO
Well, I used to be a cowboy
Well not quite a cowboy
I lived in Kansas City
back in 1892
And I wore me a six-gun
but I never got to use it
'cept for shootin' down bottles
back of Murphy's saloon
And I can't wait
for the rodeo to call
for the rodeo to call my name
One sweet ride
and the skies are gonna clear
and it's never gonna be the same
Oh, sunshine
you been on my mind
Once I had a partner
this old palomino
blind in one eye
but ever so true
And the day that she left me
I just stood on the corner
sayin' sweet nothins
with nothin' to do
And I can't wait
for the rodeo to call
for the rodeo to call my name
And I can't wait
til the skies are gonna clear
and it's never gonna be the same
Oh, sunshine
you been on my mind
wondering' what you'll see
come the day
you shine my way
hi di ho
in my rodeo
Now I pass a lotta paper
and some of it's money
and some of it's just wishes
for a little more time
cuz good days are comin'
anyone'll tell you
hard as it gets
it'll turn on a dime
It'll turn on a dime
And I can't wait
for the rodeo to call
for the rodeo to call my name
One sweet ride
and the skies are gonna clear
and it's never gonna be the same
Oh, sunshine
you been on my mind
wondering' who you'll see
come the day
you shine my way
hi di ho
in my rodeo
in my rodeo
in my rodeo
in my rodeo
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6. |
Two-Tone Johnny
04:30
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Two-tone Johnny left it all on the stage
Nothing to see but a spot on the floor
Old man came and wiped it away
And Two-tone Johnny was no more
He had a jet-black pomp and a teenage bride
Shotgun barrel for a bottleneck slide
The undisputed king… of the 1-4-5
So go – down to the crossroads
Go – down to the crossroads
everything you think you own
gonna find one day, was just on loan
Did you hear about the man with the blood-red Strat?
How he laid it on the counter and he never came bac?
Gleamin’ like a ruby on the pawnshop glass
And Johnny just a kid… couldn’t let that pass
Yeah, his eyes got big and his mouth went dry
Boss slumped over with a bottle of rye
Johnny snuck it home in a gunny sack
Played it all day long
But you knew about that
So go – down to the crossroads,
Go – down to the crossroads,
Every love you ever knew
Fades away and the bill comes due
Two-tone shoes, black and gold
Two-tone ‘Vette with the leather rolled
Cuttin’ like a solo across the land
In every new town another pickup band
From '59 to '83
He wore it ‘round his neck like a rosary
That blood-red Leo Fender love machine
Playin’ so dirty, playing so mean
solo
Two-tone Johnnie left it all on the stage
A shriek of feedback, a flash of light
There’s a million people in a mid-size hall
who swear on a Bible they was there that night
So go — down to the crossroads
Go — down to the crossroads
Pay that man, pay his price
And maybe some day your name'll be in lights (4x)
Now go!
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7. |
I Remember Spirit
03:45
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8. |
Schlitz
02:46
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I don't know but I used to hear
a man's as good as his favorite beer
My favorite beer...
was Schlitz
It was the beer that made Milwaukee famous
When you're out of Schlitz you're out of beer
Reach for all the gusto you can find
You only go around once in life
And I had a friend when I was fifteen
with a mustache for a fake ID
One weekend at Atlantic City with his folks
The boardwalk was shining bright
as we set out that summer night
with a quart of Schlitz between us and our hopes
And he met a girl and they made out
on somebody's porch while I kept a lookout
learning all I could from across the street
with a headache and a bottle at my feet
And we snuck home as the sun came up
and I didn't feel great but I didn't throw up
and either way, I knew that they were right
You only go around once in life
You only go around once in life
Well, I don't know but I used to hear
a man's as good as his favorite beer
I don't really have a favorite now
Used to be there were just a few
You made your choice and then you knew
and somehow that was comforting somehow
Schlitz was the beer that made Milwaukee famous
You had to reach for all the gust you could grab
Well, I'm still reaching, 'cause they probably were right
You only go around once in life
You only go around once in life
Schlitz was the beer that made Milwaukee famous
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9. |
Bucky's Pawnshop
04:12
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BUCKY'S PAWNSHOP
Bucky's Pawnshop
don't lean on the glass
you got questions, address 'em to the fat man with the eye patch
he's diggin' through the racing news
interrupt him when you choose
he'll look your diamond up and down and grin
call it paste and offer you a fin
Bucky's pawnshop
this ain't no museum
those skinny kids come walkin' in
each day more and more you see 'em
these items here are old and rare
don't you stand around and stare
You get one solid minute, be my witness
Bucky needs to see that you mean business
Bucky's pawnshop
nothin' stolen here
we take it and by law we hold it thirty days to clear
once you sign that little note
somebody grab you by the throat
say you stole the thing they love so dear?
Well, you send 'em on but don't you send 'em here
And it's all been sold and bought and sold before
not one thing new ever did walk through that door
whatever you bet that you come to regret
we ain't selling sympathy just a ticket out of debt
buy some time until you find your way...
Bucky's pawnshop
yeah, that's a good one there
they go down so hard and fast they hardly even care
I oughta run a background check
I really hate to ask a vet
and you don't seem the kind to make us nervous
you take it slow and thank you for your service
Bucky's pawnshop
this ain't your first time through
you should know better than to let that time run out on you
I hope you're feeling' lucky
try to tell that tale to Bucky
he don't care who wronged you
or who it once belonged to
that ticket's got a date and you got cash
in this life you gotta pay for anything that you want back
And it's all been sold and bought and sold before
not one thing new ever did walk through this door
whatever you bet that you come to regret
we ain't selling sympathy just a ticket out of debt
buy some time until you find your way
So step up to the window and find out what we pay
at Bucky's Pawnshop
Bucky's Pawnshop
Bucky's Pawnshop
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baby's in bed
with a bottle and a book and a jones
baby's in bed
with a bottle and a book and a jones
and it's too late for leavin'
leavin' well enough alone
baby's in bed with a bottle outta Tullahoma, Tennessee
baby's in bed, page 47 of an Easy Rawlins mystery
and they're looking for a body
somebody like me
And I can't go back to the way it was
tryin' to put a diamond ring on a boxing glove
and I told myself I would never go near
now my finger's on the buzzer and I'm already here
SOLO
baby's in bed
with a bottle and a book and a jones
three fingers neat, Easy's on the street
and all I do is shiver to my bones
my better instincts
had a coupla of drinks
shoulda stayed home
And I can't go back to the way it was
tryin' to put a diamond ring on a boxing glove
but I know myself and I'll never go clean
not with one last nickel for the slot machine
baby's in bed
with a bottle and a book and a jones
baby's in bed
with a bottle and a book and a jones
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11. |
Hello, Cruel World
03:43
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Two white men in bright red ties
say, Come here, sonny we've had our eyes on you.
Right away I smell the money
The manicured hands, the power tans
Have a seat. Let me fill your glass.
We predict this world will kick your ass.
Looks like it's halfway done.
Look around while you're still young.
Say hello cruel world, you can't make it stop
But you can make it big
Like the man on top
They say he's mad, they say he's crazy, but he's crazy like a fox
He knows every opportunity knocks like Fort Knox
He's gonna grab with both hands and get all he can
Can you take a hint, young man?
Say hello cruel world, whatcha gonna do?
See it's not so bad, if you're not like you
Yeah, I see it your eyes, that softness, that sweetness
but cotton candy kids like you got zero chance of beatin' this
So before your undertaker gets a text from your priest
You better you shut the fuck up how the devil's been released
How the code's been broken, how the dream's at risk
Oh you poor little babies, kids in cages, stop-and-frisk
See we're all just here for a dirty little minute
Why not take a taste of freedom and the goodies that go with it?
Say hello cruel world, what's it gonna be?
Say how do you do... to reality
Say hello cruel world, how do you dare?
Do you plead and beg with your tail between your legs
or find somethin' else down there?
See I used to be like you, I know the way it feels
I used to see my own reflection in my shiny bright ideals
But that dream is just a whore, in patent leather pumps
And you're just one more in a long line of sorry chumps
One more shill trying to build the great society
Puffed up with all your pretty piety
But little Chuckie Darwin always had it on straight:
In the struggle for survival I can eat off your plate
And his plate and her plate
and their plate, too
If you top me you can stop me
but that ain't what you do
You just fall and get trampled, a glorious example
of the march of evolution, it's a bloody revolution
where the weak and the meek and the too unique
can't stand up to nature's harsh critique
Let's be clear, does the lion shed a tear
for the antelope – goin' down his throat?
Say hello cruel world Say hello cruel world
Hello You’ve got no place else to go
We don't wanna keep you, I think we've made it known
how the precious few tend to see the world we own
It's a battleground that motherfucker stuck us in
There’s one goddamn commandment: Says you better win
Do you best to grab what you can get your sweaty hands on
You could have it all if you just had any balls on
Throw 'em down to the ground, stomp on their chest
And money is the measure of the ones who do it best.
Say hello cruel world Say hello cruel world Say hello cruel world
say hello
I'm adept, I adapt to any situation
I tend to wanna be the doctor not the patient
I tend to wanna be the fist not the face
I'm gonna fuck it if it's fine
I'm gonna kill it if I like the way it tastes
We're so high on the human race
it belongs to the swift
and if your you find your place
at the back of the pack
well sorry, Jack
It's sack you lack
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Terra Nova broke you down
Terra Nova broke you down
Put you in a trance state
Nothing to do right now
Nothing to do right now
that can't wait
Nobody watching
Nobody listening
Go where you want to
Nobody's missing
You're free to fall, or fly, or fade away
Time to paint your face
Find yourself a place
to play
Worlds are all around
Pick one off the ground
It's your day
It's your day
Terra Nova broke you down
Terra Nova broke you down
Put you in strange place
What can they throw you now
What can they throw you now
you can't shake?
How could they stop you?
What could they show you?
Where would they find you?
How would they know you?
You're free to fall, or fly, or fade away
time to play your hand
dance the only way you can
Heaven loves a fool
stumble as you may
It's your day
It's your day
Hours and hours and hours and hours
Hours and hours and hours and hours
it's all ours
Close your eyes and spin around around around
You're only made of stars
You're free to fall, or fly, or fade away
Time to paint your face
Find yourself a place
to play
Stars are falling down
Pick one off the ground
It's your day
It's your day
It's your day
Terra Nova broke you down
Terra Nova broke you down
Put you in strange place
(c) 2016 Ira Marlowe/Slow Reveal Music (BMI)
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14. |
Here In The Magic Light
03:17
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HERE IN THE MAGIC LIGHT
I met you at a party
Right away you were my friend
You were singing in the background
While I tried make amends
For everything I wasn't
and knew I'd never be
and then one day you landed here
to set the strange ones free
Here in the magic light
It's got a million colors
you can try a million ways
and for twenty-five thousand
and a couple hundred days
you tried everything
'til the very last hour
and just to watch you living
gave us all a little power
Here in the magic light
And we can still sparkle
and we can still sing
and we can still remember
how everything
changes, changes, changes, changes
Well, Shakey threw a party
and it lasted all night
Well, this one lasts forever now
if what they say is right
But you say you're a Blackstar
and I know what it means
It means you keep on shining
unseen
And we can still sparkle
and we can still sing
and we can still remember
everything
changes, changes, changes, changes
Here in the magic light
credits
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15. |
Dr. Pennyback
02:57
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Dr. Pennyback
with your mutton chops
and your hair pulled back
and your two-tone shoes from Sotheby's
I can hear your feet
on the pavement
in a steady beat
always catching up to me
Every day and every night
I never get the damn thing right
And I shut my ears
And I turn my head
And I tell myself I never heard a word you said
And I run so far
till I'm all alone
and you're still right there when I get home
Dr. Pennyback
No, you're never wrong
and you're so exact
Shine your light on every crack
Doesn't matter where I go
You will find me
and you'll crash my show
Laugh it up in the front row
And I shut my ears
And I turn my head
And I paint the town to drown out every word you said
And the colors dance
As the music plays
And it all goes up and down in waves
Pennyback
with your needle files
and your touch-up paint
and your bootblack
You don't hold back
And I shut my ears
And I turn my head
And I lock myself inside my room and hide in bed
If it all comes down
like you say it will
I can sit and watch it burning from my windowsill
Every day and every night
I never get the damn thing right
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16. |
Venus De Milo
04:22
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Venus de Milo
Watch out for beauty
somebody said
when the world's at your feet
it'll go to your head
I told myself
look inside instead
then you come around
Watch out for sorrow
dressed in disguise
I've come this far so
you think I'd be wise
and look in your heart
and not in your eyes
when you come around
Venus de Milo
it's out of my hands
all that I've seen
is all I can stand
you're comin' home late
with your arms still 'round
some other man
Didn't I know?
Each time I see you
I know what to say
It's right on my tongue
I rehearsed it all day
See, I've got my pride
and I won't live this way
then you come around
And what kind of goddess
are you s'posed to be?
to scatter your love
like the winds on the sea
The ships on the bottom
they call out to me
when you come around
Venus de Milo
it's out of my hands
all that I've seen
is all I can stand
you're comin' home late
with your arms still 'round
some other man
Venus de Milo
all I can do
is try to believe
what'll never be true
that there'll come a day
when I'll be holding all of you
didn't I know?
didn't I know?
Venus De Milo
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Frankenstein the matchmaker
builds the perfect lover
From the faces and the voices
and the memory of the others
he could almost love
Can you see him up all night?
Stitching up the final changes
Will he ever get it right?
Isn’t he somebody
you could almost love?
Almost
Any word that comes so close
is only gonna tell you just how far you have to go
Stay there
Tell yourself there’s someone out there
Waiting in a story
Now get back to your laboratory
Frankenstein the doctor
Isn’t it appalling?
How it got so out of hand
How he missed his calling
It was almost love
Every chance you wouldn’t take
Every flame that couldn’t last
Now you’ve got your pictures out
You’re drinking to the past
and all that almost was
Any time a moment came
you watched it til it turned away
You blamed it on the gods
as if you even hear a word they say
Cover up your ears before
the sound of all that came before
Comes calling, yeah it’s calling
You’re almost ready now
Is that what you’d say?
Almost
Any word that comes so close
Is only gonna tell you just how far you have to go
Go there
Could you ever dare?
To step outside your perfect mind
Scary what you just might find
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18. |
The Long Con
02:38
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WELCOME TO THE MONKEY HOUSE
Well, I made my entrance to the sound of broken glass
and I told your boyfriend he could kiss my ass
Standing in his Docker jeans
lookin' like a stockbroker at 17
Well, I never saw you since that sweaty summer night
and I thought you moved away to have your 2.5
So imagine my surprise
when I see you stumble in my lucky dive
Welcome to the Monkey House, my dear
Something tells me you might like it here
Underneath it all, it's all so clear
Welcome, welcome
Yeah, I used to see you in your daddy's Cadillac
Making pretty circles on the right side of the tracks
But the road can take you down
Look at all your new friends here in happytown
CHORUS
Underneath is all, you find out who you are
Who'd have ever pegged this girl for Maker's Mark?
Every broken dream tonight
has a thousand pieces left to catch the light
Catch the light
Welcome to the Monkey House, my dear
Something tells me you might like it here
Underneath it all, it's all so clear
Weclome to the Monkey House my dear
(Ooh-ooh, ah-ah)
Welcome, welcome, welcome
to the Monkey House
(Ooh-ooh, ah-ah)
Welcome, welcome, welcome
to the Monkey House
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20. |
Cartoons
04:25
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Jesus and Muhammad walk into a bar
and I've already gone too far
The Prophet says, "What is this place?"
while Satan makes a kissy face
I've already gone too far
John the Baptist, shootin' pool
Says, "Boy, you getter play it cool!"
I say "Man, it's just a stupid song..."
Lemme go too far, too fast, too much, too soon
Damn it all we're all cartoons
Big-headed fools, makin' up rules
when we ain't got a clue
Buddha keeps it simple
sips his Shirley Temple
While Mother Mary starts to find her groove
"Wrecking Ball" is playing, so Shiva starts to swaying
now they're making out like some girls do
And the Furies fly around me
while the Twelve Apostles pound me
and I scream between my black and my blue:
Lemme go too far, too fast, too much, too soon
Damn it all we're all cartoons
Big-headed clods, makin' up gods
then we tell 'em what to do
And I tell mine
Please, be patient and kind
with this silly thing you made called Man
We're all doin' the best we can...
Losing my patience, on the road to salvation
'cause I've already gone too far
Enlightened ones can't wake me
and the cults won't even take me
'cause I've already gone too far
Lost, lost, I ain't lost
I'm flyin' with my fingers crossed
I'm dancin' with the tempest-tossed
We'll tumble 'til they turn it off
we're slippin' 'round the serpentine
with Underdog and Augustine
I've never seen a world above
the only god I've ever seen is
Love
Love
Love
Love
Lemme go too far, too fast, too much, too soon
damn it all we're all cartoons
damn it all we're all cartoons
Moses and Krishna
Hanging in the Mission
Looking for the best burrito in town
Mary Baker Eddy
got a big placebo ready
and prays to keep the damn thing down
And Mighty Thor just drains the keg
while Pluto works on Satan's leg
I can't hear what Confucious said
just give us all our daily bread
Love
Love
Love
Love
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21. |
Boy Meets Girl
03:32
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Here's lookin' at you
that remarkable face
that starred for awhile in my show
Here's lookin' at you
who I can't replace
in that movie
I know you know
Boy meets girl
loses girl
gets her back again
The whole room cheers
through their tears
but that's not how this ends
Here's lookin' at you
and those trademark curls
those eyes so bright and blue
I used to call myself
the luckiest man
Too bad that was only Act Two
Boy meets girl
loses girl
Still believes he'll win
Sings his song
for someone gone
who calls herself his friend
Is it really romantic
hatching a plan
to convince her to fly
from the bed of a guy
who's got money and charm
that's as long as your arm
Is he actually making her happy?
Don't I want her to be?
Even if it's not me?
Here's lookin' at you
in a bright red dress
the one you wore that night
Up with a big brass band
the town at your command
Laughing At Life
Boy meets girl
loses girl
finds himself again
He can smile
alone awhile
but that's not how this ends
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Want no trouble but it comes my way
fifth of each month like judgement day
scrapin' by is how you play
try to make do, try to make my way
I keep up with the day's events
but each day leaves me in suspense
in spite of all my good intents...
Sixteen dollars and fifteen cents
I got sixteen dollars and fifteen cents
Not like I don't know the deal
keep my shoulder to the wheel
pushing harder everyday
All it does is roll away
I can say in my defense
I can't live at no expense
look at all the evidence
Sixteen dollars and fifteen cents
I got sixteen dollars and fifteen cents
But there's a place somewhere
Where it aint what you got, it ain't what you got
but what you share
So if you need it
you can have it
it's all there
I paid my bills, I paid my rent
Here it is: what I ain't spent
(Sixteen dollars and fifteen cents)
Bangin' 'round here collecting dents
(Sixteen dollars and fifteen cents)
Here it was and there it went
(Sixteen dollars and fifteen cents)
Can't live without those dead presidents
(Sixteen dollars and fifteen cents)
American dream got a 'lectrified fence
(Sixteen dollars and fifteen cents)
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23. |
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PICTURES
Just a picture in my head
drawn from something that she said
or maybe wrote, I can't remember
Either way, it doesn't matter
Just a picture in my mind
some imagined time
I never gave it much attention
Now it's hardly worth the mention
Still I remember some colors
I could almost see it taking form
Pictures come and go, there wil be others
All you do is close your eyes
to realize you still can make some more
Just a picture in my head
drawn from something that she said
Except that she meant something different
Either way, it wasn't vivid
Nothing hanging on my wall
hardly anything at all
Barely even started
Just a doodle in the margin
Still I remember some colors
I could see her coming into view
Pictures come and go, there will be others
All you do is close your eyes
to realize there's always someone new
Just a picture in my head
Just a picture in my head
Just a picture in my head
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24. |
Mayhem
02:58
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By the third Boulevardier
I had nothing more to say
There were other cards to play
Mayhem
Mayhem
Hips like a rail on the freeway
Left me too much leeway
Played me like a DJ
Mayhem
Mayhem
A crash of flesh and bone
Won't you take me home?
Won't you take me
home where it all gets wasted
And every lost tongue is tasted
All I know
All I know
On the far side of Heaven's Gate
Every single line is straight
There's a reason it can wait
Mayhem
Mayhem
Knocked down into a spiral
Slapped up for revival
I can love my rival
Mayhem
Mayhem
A crush of broken glass
See the red light flash
See the whole damn world
going down in a blender
Elvis singin' Love Me Tender
All I know
All I know
In the dark on an unmade bed
I got an aching head
I got a bleach-blonde girl who could swear
she left me back there
Standing on a corner
when in fact there
never was a place to go
puzzle pieces on the floor
All I know
A crush of broken glass
See the red light flash
See the whole damn world
going down in a blender
Cheap Trick singin' Surrender
All I know
All I know
All I know
All I know
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25. |
My Spirit Guide
03:45
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My Spirit Guide says yeah, there's a curse
Nothing I can do, he's seen worse
All those petty crimes from other times just hang around
Whatever ya did, kid
Whatever ya did, kid
drags you down
My Spirit Guide he preaches in my dreams
Everything is triple what it seems
All those catty angels talkin' trash and throwing stones
Whatever ya did, kid
Whatever ya did, kid
Who knows?
And I'm so confused and bashed and bruised and spinnin' round and round so disconnected
And I'm so exhausted, doubled crossed and tossed into the fire so unprotected
My Spirit Guide says that's to be expected
In my dream he's got a loud bow tie
and as lacy sweater vest
Just another shade of you and I
ridiculous at best
My Spirit Guide said yeah, there's a curse
If you don't like the chorus
change the verse
Every note you ever wrote
is written on your face
Whatever ya did, kid
Whatever ya did, kid
Too late
And I'm so exhausted, doubled crossed and tossed upon this sea in stormy weather
and I'm so confused and bashed and bruised
my ways to lose are born and born forever
Spirit Guide says get your shit together
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26. |
Troublesome Sky
03:54
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Gonna float like a cloud
That’s so full of rain
that it falls to the ground
And won’t get back up again
Let me stay here
Safe from the troublesome sky
Gonna swing like a door
Open so wide
That hills and the fields
Can all come inside
Sit yourself down
Safe from the troublesome sky
You will not falter
You will not run
You will not lose your way
Despite how lost you may become
There will be thunder
Sounding its might
You will walk under
As it goes by
Gonna sing like a sailor
Drunk as the sea
That knows everything
And all things to be
Rising and falling
Watching the troublesome sky
Gonna fly like a leaf
Borne on the wind
Just to see where I go
And look where I been
Nowhere and everywhere
Up in the troublesome sky
You will not falter
You will not run
You will not lose yourself
Despite how lost you may become
There will be thunder
Sounding its might
You will walk under as it goes by
You will walk under
Safe from the troublesome sky
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27. |
Scarface and Ginger
04:16
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Scarface and Ginger
at the Castaway Bar
never gonna happen
anyone'll tell you --
He's too soft and she's too hard
Picture in her wallet
Some kid she doesn't know
Scarface has a dream
he's gonna quit this scene
get a radio show
But you can't say no
when your heart says go
when your heart says
that's the one, that's the one
that's the one, that's the one
hits you like a body blow
Scarface loves so bravely
Ginger can't be bothered
Necessity's the mother
of one thing or another
but no one knows the father
Sitting 'cross the table
making eyes at her double-D's
He says you're looking good
No reply, again he tries
This time she agrees
Still you can't say no
when your heart says so
when your heart says
that's the one, that's the one
that's the one, that's the one
hits you like a body blow
up and down like tremolo
everything turns indigo
It's talking like Pinocchio
solo
Scarface and Ginger
at the Castaway Bar
the way you hear 'em tell it
every one of 'em could smell it
like a Mexican cigar
Ginger met a Cuban
when he tried to steal her phone
Scarface went for a ride
They dropped him by the riverside
Left the gun
took the calzone
But you can't say no
when your heart says go
when your heart says
that's the one, that's the one
that's the one, that's the one
hits you like a body blow
up and down like tremolo
everything turns indigo
you can't stop or even slow
'cause every sky's a rainbow
you're walking under misteltoe
you're dropping like a domino
you're pulled out by the undertow
and you can't say
you can't say
you can't say
you can't say no
credits
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28. |
One Sweet Moment
04:38
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ONE SWEET MOMENT
Silver shoes
Way too young
Walking where the stars are hung
Lately I'm not who I am at all
Turn away
'fore she sees
Such as fool it makes of me
Lately I'm just headed for a fall
And it's all because
Something that once was
I was yours and you were almost mine
One sweet moment
One sweet moment
in time
Smoky voice
Star tattoo
Any time I think of you
I know I'm not who I was at all
Stop myself
'fore I go
Tell her she reminds me so
Someone from a dream I still recall
Chorus
Pirate smile
Blue green eyes
I have lived a million lives
How can I still feel you on my skin?
Anyway
Time to go
Never even said hello
Walking out the way that she walked in
Chorus
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29. |
Big Girl Now
04:03
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In the blacklight bathroom
of a North Beach barroom
She checks her makeup
I guess I look okay
One day, I may go home again
There's a million like her
and it's no big story
when you're just fifteen and counting
on heaven's mercy
One day, I may go home again
Let it go now
Put it all away before you cry now
Something's gonna work out somehow
Oh... Baby you're a big girl no
And the traffic and the lights and all the noice
it's gonna brighten up that dark place
And the people that you meet they're gonna show you
what you need to know in this place
Anything that comes around don't let it get you down
It's not for always
Let it go now
Somehow
Baby, you're a big girl now
A big girl now
When it's after midnight
and you're on that corner
You can swear you feel the angel
standing at your shoulder
One day, I will go home again
Let it go now
Put it all away before you cry now
Something's gonna work out somehow
Oh... Baby you're a big girl now
Baby you're a big girl now
Baby you're a big girl now
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30. |
King Hotel
04:09
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Somewhere between
what I thought would happen
and what my father told me would
I got a room at the King Hotel
where the rent would do me good
Mirrors in the stairways
so you can see what’s coming
Bathroom down the hallway
Rent due every Monday
Somewhere between
the lies I’ve told
and the things I meant to do
I ran afoul of some great law
I guess I never knew
Mirrors couldn’t show me
I just wouldn’t see
I’d just comb my hair
and stare right back at me
Someday
I will rise above this story
Wake up to the sunrise
all that’s waiting for me
Someday
I will be somebody new
Enough for me
Enough for you
Way up on the seventh floor
there’s a man who used to play
Three weeks back in ‘64
for the Kansas City A’s
Just one taste of glory
All you really need
He’s got a box of photos
he pulls down for me
(instrumental)
Long before the summer night
you had to walk away
Something put a mark on me
I carry to this day
Miracles do happen
Caterpillars fly
You can make a new start
If you’ve got the heart
(chorus)
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31. |
Patience
02:23
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If I gotta wait
for the next time around
livin' in the lobby with a book I found
elevator numbers go up and down
doors open
I'm always hopin'
if I gotta wait
til hell runs cold
finger in my ear just like the prophets told
wrinkled in the bathtub
it's gettin' old
gettin old
Never had it
never had it
never had it
never had it patience
Gimme what I want
when I want it
fuck patience
Telling me to slow this freight train down
how'm I gonna get--
how'm I gonna get around?
If I gotta wait
through one more day
tunnel and a teaspoon
to chip away
double shot of dynamite
is what I say
what I say...
Never had it
never had it
never had it patience
Gmme what I want
when I want it
fuck patience
telling me to be that guru man
when you know I never can
no, I never can
Life's too good
to fit in every minute of the day
There's no time
to wait around for somebody to say
stand in line
Tellin' me to mellow with the elevator music
never had it
never had it
never had it patience
never had it
never had it
never had it patience
gimme what I want
when I want it
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32. |
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She’s bookish
and lookish
and twice what you’d expect
and you’d expect a lot
she’s clearly got
something
You were knocked out
Now you’re locked out
eyes wide in surprise
and all you see is wool
two bags full
of nothing
So why should you be proud
of stories read out loud
or songs you didn’t write
but only played?
And why would you be sad
for a thing you never had
that went away?
Gray skies
were never bluer
Tall tales
never truer
You say I'd know
if I knew her
You’re a mystic
so you missed it
She’s practical as a paperclip
still wrapped around
your colored paper heart
But you know what?
Any robot
worth the wire inside him
says that colors fade
and papers pull apart
So why should you feel more
than the backside of the door
telling you it’s time
to move along?
And why would you despair
for a girl who wasn’t there
when the girl who wasn’t there
is gone?
And the girl who wasn’t there
is gone
The girl who wasn't there
Gray skies
never bluer
Tall tales
never truer
You say I'd know
if I knew her
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33. |
St. Willie's Jukebox
03:23
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St. Willie’s jukebox
neon and gold
playing songs nobody ever heard
the singers came and went
but their songs were heaven-sent
and that jukebox
knows every word
St. Willie’s jukebox
in a corner of the sky
harmonies above and below
a chorus of stars
and sixteen bars
all full of people who know
So drain your glass
forget the past
stand a little taller
See your name
etched in the glass
hear your song
hear ‘em all sing along
St. Willie’s jukebox
the letters and the numbers
press any button and you’ll see
the words and the rhymes
and the difficult times
all written just the way they had to be
So drain your glass
and find your coat
you’ve got a long drive home
you can’t rest
on all you wrote
there’s more to do
you still got more in you
solo
So drain your glass
and find your coat
you’ve still got a long drive home
you can’t rest
on all you wrote
there’s more to do
more to do
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34. |
Heaven Never Closes
03:46
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HEAVEN NEVER CLOSES
You walked in with your thrift store shoes and no chance
and you lost your head to the retread with the implants
Woke up on a table
jukebox playing Layla
Lipstick on your collar
and your arms around a sailor
But don't
get down
so far
Look around
Remember where you are
Heaven never closes
set 'em up and knock 'em down
All the world's a bar
and every day's another round
We're dancing and we're singing
'cause there's no place else to be
They left us here with all this beer
so won't you come
come and dance with me
You caught a break when the repo man went AWOL
skipped right off the table like the 8-ball
barkeep with her sleepy eyes
is cracking jokes like ice
Tonight she hopes she's smart enough
to take her own advice
And don't
get down
so low
Somebody went and got us all
tickets to the show
Heaven never closes
Set em up and knock em down
All the world's a bar
and every day's another round
We're dancing and we're singing
'cause what else can you do
but take a shine to what you find
and I would like
to dance with you
Came all the way from Richmond with your trap kit
but they dressed you up with that monkey suit that don't fit
still you got your throne
and those Japanese Pearls
tonight that silver sparkle's flyin' all around the world
And the doomsday parade is gettin' nearer
you can see 'em comin' in your rearview mirror
Reapers in their hoodies tryin' to kill all the fun
but anybody still around is on the list, plus one
Heaven never closes
it's the only game in town
All the world's a bar
and every day's another round
We're dancing and we're singing
'cause there's no place else to be
so raise that chin and take it in
and come and dance, come and dance
come and dance with me
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35. |
Adelena
03:38
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The game goes on forever
and a few hours after that
And if the dollars let you down
the dimes can bring you back
See, every town is Vegas
once the traffic lights start blinking
but every face on every queen
Well, I know what they're thinking
Adelena, Adelena
Even now I feel your head against my shoulder
Even now I hear you breathing by my side
I don't sleep
I barel try
The game goes on forever
some nights you get the cards
That night I fell under your spell
I hit the floor so hard
They say the key to magic
is where you lead their eyes
mine were looking down at yours
To the heavens, to the skies
Adelena, Adelena
Did you know it's where you left it on the table
Did you know I never read the whole way through?
either way
I guess I knew
Yeah, the money splashes in
and the money trickles out
So many things I let fall through my hands
But each night I came home to you
with my pockets inside out
I was still the luckiest man
Adelena, Adelena
When you get this, could you do me just one favor?
Find a silver coin and let it spin
Heads I lose
tails you win
Adelena
Adelena
My Adelena
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36. |
The Invisible Man
05:16
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THE INVISIBLE MAN (As It All Goes By)
Jesus in the firmament
holding it so high
Head hung low
arms out wide
Every star
with its own place in the sky
As it all goes by
Atlas on the bottom
holding up the ground
Shoulders aching
as he turns it all around
What I'd give
to lay the whole thing down
As it all goes by
Moses in the river
Moses in the sand
Moses on the mountain
orders in his hand
Orders, orders
ancient commands
from The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man
Someone wrote a story
told through the ages
so unreal, so outrageous
and we walk on the words
and we live on the pages
and we rattle our chains
while we sing in our cages
And the wars go on
And the wars go on
Crosses on the hillsides like little white pawns
And you justify, you justify
Your silver tongue, your silver purse
You taught us all so well
We know it chapter and verse
And the greed goes on
And lines are drawn
Stretching 'round the corner
where they're sleeping on the lawn
Armies underneath the flag
with silver carts and plastic bags
And the Bible our witness
says they'll always will be with us
Mohammed up in paradise
Shadow grown so long
Dare I name him in my song?
But there's kid in a vest
climbing out of a van
Chalk up one more for The Invisible Man
Jesus in the firmament
holding it so high
Head hung low
arms out wide
Every star
with its own place in the sky
As it all goes by
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37. |
Prozac Lullaby
04:28
|
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PROZAC LULLABY
I woke up tonight
shotgun in my head
And I said to the clock
When’s it gonna stop?
And the clock said to me
When I turned away
It stops when you listen
It stops when you say
Don’t let me sleep any longer
I hear other places
Since I was eight or nine
the curses coming down
the mercy just in time
I see the ones who try to help us
From the other side
They've got their hands tied
And every grave has something
that hangs above the ground
every heart that bruises
turning yellow, blue and brown
But who would ever know
How could they know
with all the red ones still around?
Don’t let me sleep any longer
Mr. Pill
Mr. Peace
Mr. Merciful Potion
no you don't kill the pain
you just kill the emotion
and under your spell
there is something so broken
and I
can't
sleep
I woke up tonight
shotgun in my head
And I said to the clock
When’s it gonna stop?
And the clock said to me
When I turned away
It stops when you listen
It stops when you say
Don’t let me sleep any longer
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38. |
Natasha Fatale
03:50
|
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You've got secrets
I don't ask
the things I know about you
are enough to last
last me forever
'til the next world comes
you're a book I savor
you're chocolate on my tongue
Natasha Fatale
Natasha Fatale
How I try to justify my rationale
that you'll come in from the cold
to have and to hold
to have and to hold
That guy you're seeing
he's no good for you
he's in with some bad actors
and I know you must be, too
but the way I sleep
when I'm holding you
the sleep of the just
if it just were true
CHORUS
You're being followed
You know that
a tall one and a short one
It could almost make me laugh
but to see you in such danger
from without and within
You don't know how close I am
to giving in
Natasha Fatale
Natasha Fatale
when I finally sing The Internationale
we'll come in from the cold
to have and to hold
to have and to hold
to have and to hold
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39. |
Monkey's Muse
03:19
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Monkey's muse
is off the booze
Now he's found another way
to love and lose
Monkey's muse
has flown away
Now Monkey hasn't got
a goddamn thing to say
Slow down
Quiet now
It was never in your power
anyhow
Slow down
just let it fall
She was never really yours at all
Monkey's muse
long abused
Hiding in the shadows
while he made the news
Now she's gone
She's flown away
See him with his notebook
and his Perrier
Slow down
Quiet now
It was never really you
you knew somehow
Slow down
just let it go
You never wanted anyone to know
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40. |
Show Me Something True
03:13
|
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I won't stand to be the victim of a cruel joke
while you hang around and dangle all your false hope
smile that smile
move that way you do
Take it on home
or show me something true
I won't take another puff of that pipe dream
Telling me things are all they seem
Let me down
it's all they seem to do
But you could still surprise me
and show me something true
So tonight
I'll dream myself to sleep
Even if it's all
skin deep
I won't stand to be the victim of a cruel joke
and you ain't gonna fix it if it ain't broke
No, I suppse
I suppose it works for you
And it's too much work
to show me something true
Still tonight
I'll dream myself to sleep
cause you could still surprise me
yeah, you could still surprise me
and show me something true
something true
something true
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41. |
Prescott Went Slummin'
03:31
|
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Prescott went slummin'
tied a rope around his waist and headed up to Harlem
stopped into Sylvia's for coffee and dessert
ripped the alligator off his Izod shirt
Prescott went slummin'
singin' Waiting For The Man and chasin' round the women
Bonesaw Joe saw him trippin' up the street
saggin' so low and movin' to the beat of the--
Music, anyone can hear it
anybody listenin', anybody with a spirit
Music enough to keep you alive
in these dark dark days, in these dark dark times
Twistin' and jivin'
scared half to death ut never more alive and
trying to get Muffy on his iPhone 10
grinnin' with the livin' and dancin' to the din of the--
CHORUS
Prescott went runnin'
lady with a baby carriage--
thought he saw a gun and
did the uptown flag-down, first cab on Powell
Coverin' his ears from the clatter and the howl of the--
CHORUS
Prescott went slummin'
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42. |
Vive La Difference
03:25
|
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She’s not like you, it’s not like that
She’ll turn away and not look back
She’ll make a plan and not let on
Then she’s gone
Then she’s gone
You thought you had this all the way
And you knew every word to say
But she knew what you know today
All along
All along
Vive la difference
Je suis un fou je sias
Je suis un fou je sias
Je n'avais connais
Je n'avais connais
Vive la difference
Je sais que je suis un fou
Jamais plus
Jamais plus
How she smiled and how she moved
How her laughter filled the room
All that’s left are only clues
Now she’s gone
Perhaps her eyes betrayed the change
A language beautiful and strange
And you believed you spoke the same
You were wrong
You were wrong
chorus
|
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43. |
Heaven and Earth
04:33
|
|||
Everything that's happened up til now
the typewriter tapping in the background
that old ghostwriter
up all night again
starting a story
and no idea
where it ends
Everything in all imagined time
molecules dancing in rhythm in rhyme
and every chance
nothing happens at all
Throw on that dress
somebody asked you to the ball
And the sonnets and the stories
and the planets and the stars
and the spray paint names
and the tailfin cars
blue haired laides singin' oh my grace
And I can feel your love just by the look on your face
I can feel your love just by the look on your face
Everywhere I used to want to go
boxes in a basement where I'd tread on tiptoe
all that worry, all that wasted love
out in the sunlight, we dance like that's enough
And the bottles in the alley
the radicals and kings
and the chariots fly
and they're squeaking like porch swings
turnpikes and Lucky Strikes
and pawnshop stones
sycamores and pintafores
you'll evefr walk alone
And the catcalls and the pratfalls
and the barroom songs
twirling with the fireflies
for summertimes gone
radio playing somewhere deep in space
and I can feel your love just by the look on your face
I can feel your love just by the look on your face
Everything that's happened up til now
the typewriter tapping in the background
that monkey's fingers
flyin' 'cross the keys
Heaven and Earth
It's more than you could dream
Heaven and Earth
It's more than you could dream
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44. |
My Private Town
04:29
|
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I guess you think you've got me figured out
I guess you know what I'm about to say
I've dug a path so deep
It's hard to keep from going that way
And I guess you must be tired of everything
I do to keep myself from answering
the truth that won't stop knockin'
I just shut my ears and keep on walking
Ah...
Let me just stay here
Let me just stay here
And walk around
my private town
look at that skyline
Baby, it's all mine
And no one here to tell me how to be
Shouldn't they see?
Shouldn't they see?
See, I used to think that I could sort it out
the mystery of Superman in doubt
one day you can fly
next day you're just tryin' to do without
And now everybody wonders where I've gone
Maybe to the one place I belong
It's not so complicated
I just go where I'm appreciated
Ah...
Let me just stay here
Let me just stay here
And walk around
my private town
under that street light
out of the spotlight
And no one here to tell me what to do
Cuz isn't it true?
Isn''t ti true...
That we're all just robots, robots
with the voices of the gods inside
You try to listen, you to try to steer
but you're mostly just along
for the ride
Chorus
|
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45. |
Going Home
04:26
|
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I have no idea
all these mad events
that take the place
inside my heart
of something making sense
You have no idea
but of course you do
everything you gave
and everything
I still owe you
In this time, in this life, in this dream
Everywhere I go, you'll go with me
In this world, the sweetest thing I've known
a love so pure that now is going home
I have no idea
what I'm s'posed to do
every time I turn around
I can swear it's you
I can hear your feet
clicking on the floor
Can I hear you say my name
just one time more?
In this time, in this life, in this dream
Everywhere I go, you'll go with me
In my world, the sweetest thing I've known
a love so pure that now is going home
a love so pure that now is going home
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46. |
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THREE WHITE BOYS (Painting the Town)
Three white boys
sittin in the back row
Center City, Cinema 19
It's the Blaxploitation 70's
Pam Grier and Richard Roundtree
Curtis Mayfield flying high
Super Fly
Three white boys
sittin' in the back row
taking off as soon as they take roll
It's the Richard Nixon 70's
free to take our liberties
gettin' over any way we can
fuck the man
It was a time
when we were wise
we saw it all
we saw it all
we saw it all
see it in our eyes
Three white boys
on the subway tracks
North Philly Station, 2 AM
It's the Blaxploitation 70's
that world that Opie never sees
but we were danger lovers
honorary brothers
It was a time
we had it down
they knew our names
they knew our names
they knew our names
we painted the town
Nunchucks and kung fu stars and bags of cans
don't let em rattle
let your sweet hand do your talking
blockin', NY style
scope the booth and hop the gate
late night date to set the record straight
get our heads above that crowd
colors singing loud
Germantown to West Oak Lane
every car on every train
David Bowie singin' Fame
(what's the name?)
Catchin' up with the Hip City Swingers
gun slingers, gold teeth and silver fingers, it's a pity
that mob can't paint it pretty like we three
KCD
Klub City Decorators
8' foot high balloon inflators
all for three and three for one
we can't we can't be stopped from doin' what can't be done
pumpin' up the underground nation
night by night, station by station
throwing color on these dirty walls
all it takes is smarts and balls
and Jericho falls
Lombard South is reeling
decorated floor to ceiling
Baby, you don't know that feeling
Baby, you don't know that feeling
livin' in the
city of love, brother
city of love, brother
brother, say one thing we'll do the other
brother, say one thing we'll do the other
brother, say one thing we'll do the other
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47. |
One Hand Free
04:21
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ONE HAND FREE
Lightning's on a power trip
trying to see if he can rip
the sky in tiny pieces
till it falls to the ground
and the rain's comin' hard
in his rusty old car
driving like a madman
and raving at the stars
The wind is whipping
like a wicked overseer
and the trees all cower in fear
Put it all together
and you're singin' Stormy Weather
in God's dark bar room he opened down here
But I've got my coat
got my hat
got this big umbrella
And one hand free
I've got one hand free
Stand with me
Since you got created
you been perforated
Punched so full of holes
you can see right through
So I know you're not lyin'
when you say how hard you're trying
You give your all until
there's almost nothing left of you
Hurricanes get names
like baby girls and boys
They twirl and twirl in joy
Here on the ground
we're runnin' around
Trying not break like a toy
But I've got my coat
got my hat
got this big umbrella
And one hand free
I've got one hand free
Stand with me
Standing alone
Is it all we've ever known?
But you and me together
Can you imagine that?
You and me could take 'em
with one hand behind our back
And one hand free
One hand free
One hand free
Stand with me
Stand with me
Stand with me
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The man from beyond
snickered and yawned
he said, c'mon, c'mon
I was not ready
Nothing I could do
elevator in his shoe
felt my stomach jump
as we started to move
Goin' down, goin' down, goin' down
In the thrid ring of hell
I finally found my wallet
sticking from the pocket
of the devil by my side
all very well
call it what you call it
first thing that they teach you is
forget about pride
It's not like you think
they handed me a drink
I was graded with a letter
I'd hoped for better
Led me to a room
and there in the gloom
leaning 'gainst the wall
it was Brockie after all
Goin' down, goin' down, goin' down
CHORUS
Pride -- that deadly sin
every hour they drum it in
you just can't win
Pride -- they beat you down
But they don't know
their underworld...
has an underground
(Meet behind the bust of Virgil
circle in the dark beside the black fire
whisper in the blue black
a cello with a slow attack
you heard it right jack
pitchfork sons of bitches better watch thier back
This ring has been decoded
Pluto's been demoted
Meet the new dog, Rover
This boy is takin' over!)
CHORUS
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49. |
Candyland
03:28
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If big fat Freddy had just been right
she’d have gone far by now
If big fat Freddy had just been right
she’d be a star by now
known to the glitterati
soul and body
watch her watch the falling sand in
Candyland
doing the best we can
square to square, hour to hour
trying to figure out this power before it fades
Would you like to play?
Candyland
If big fat Freddy had just been real
I coulda found my way
If big fat Freddie knew the deal
I wouldn’t have to pray
to the glitterati
soul and body
Every day I scrap my plan in
Candyland
doing the best I can
square to square, door to door
and there’s always something more you just don’t see
Would you play with me?
We know nothing is forever
Let’s you and me get lost together
Candyland
doing the best we can
square to square, year to year
We could help each other here in some sweet way
Would you like to play?
In Candyland
Candyland
Candyland
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50. |
Song for Wile E.
03:41
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SONG FOR WILE E.
I knew Wile E.
when he was just a kid
He was smart, hardworking, had a future
But he couldn't lose face
He got caught up in the race
and falling down was just one more adventure
From the top
of the cliff
all you see is sky
blue and wide
when the ground runs out
you can't hold on to a cloud
but still you try
I knew Wile E.
when he was comin' up
Boy with a world of promise
Such a waste
that wild goose chase
Pride is strong
but truth is always strongest
Yeah, there's always someone faster
Always someone better
So pick up where you started, boy
Shake off that vendetta
Always some lucky bastard born to win
Let it go
while you can still get up again
I knew Wile E.
when he was just a kid
He was smart, full of heart, but couldn't listen
So it's no surprise, after seven hundred tries
He's still sure this time will be different
From the top
of the cliff
all you see is sky
blue and wide
when the ground
runs out
you can't hold on to a cloud
but still you try
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51. |
Neverland Girl
04:19
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52. |
Hail the Coifführer
03:33
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It rhymes with chump
It rhymes with county dump
And each word he speaks, leaks
From a sump pump
A bloviating mogul throwing xenophobic hate
Onto the plate of people hungry for somebody they can blame
PT Barnum would be proud about
The one-a-minute crowd and how
He works ‘em to a lather with inflammatory blather
And then there’s the ‘do, the trademark ‘do
Combover king (Combover king)
But there’s the thing (here’s the thing)
That’s a misnomer! It’s not a combover!
It’s a mad creation, a mad creation
A Dada MOMA installation
A magic puffy forelock
With a crack team working ‘round the clock
And it’s teased, and it’s sprayed, and it’s moussed, and it’s blown
And it’s blown and blown and blown and blown and blown
and blown and blown and blown and blown
and blown and blown and blown and blown
Until it takes on a life of its own
BULLHORN:
Attention! All citizens are ordered to remain indoors
until law enforcement can contain the large hirsuite life-form
now approaching Des Moines.
Iowa is gone, as the thing slithers on
Next comes New Hampshire, you can be damn sure
It swallows Carolina and always leaves behind a trail
Of steaming gel and mousse
BULLHORN:
The election is coming and the thing’s still loose!
And the crowd gets louder as victory seems surer
And the crowd shouts out, “Hail the Coiffürher!
Hail the Coiffürher! Hail the Coiffürher! Hail the Coiffürher!”
It rhymes with lump
It rhymes with Forrest Gump
But even if you’re simple, you should recognize a pimple
And America’s rump
A self-made man, a self-made man
Who once was a lad, a struggling lad
A struggling lad, who had it so bad
Starting out with nothing but the forty mil from dad
A political phenomenon, not at all uncommon
In the Thirties when in German and Italy they rose
Modern day Caligulas stoking the amygdalas
Of all the angry masses from the shrinking middle classes
How far can people stick their heads up their asses
Heads up there asses, heads up there asses?
Hail the Coiffürher! Hail the Coiffürher! Hail the Coiffürher!
Hail the Coiffürher! Hail the Coiffürher! Hail the Coiffürher!
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53. |
Donald and the Genie
03:57
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Good evening Mr. Trump
you seem surprised to see me
but you rubbed yourself in such a way
to summon up the genie
no need to be embarrassed
I understand your plight
it has plagued you all your days
but it all will change tonight
You say there is "no problem there"
you say you "guarantee it"
but behind that puff of pubic hair
I do not even see it
You with all your riches
in untold amounts
The man who has everything
...except where it counts
But it's gonna be so great! It's gonna be so great!
Just you watch! Just you wait!
I am bound to serve your will
Your wish is my command
Tt's gonna feel so big
in your tiny little hand
Such a tragedy, a curse
and your psyche was affected
You tried to make it right
with every tower you erected
You tried pills of every color
every size and every shape
There were cremes and gels and ointments
vacuum pumps and fishing weights
And then that prosthesis
how my heart ached for you
There was simply not enough
to attach it to
All that time and money spent
yet nothing could enhance it
your medical anomaly
featured in The Lancet
A man like you, so powerful and handsome
deserves a "zib" proportionate and then some!
Now it's gonna be so great! It's gonna be so great!
Just you watch! Just you wait!
I am bound to serve your will
so I must let know
I am, or course, a Muslim
Would you for like me to go?
No???
Then prepare to be the envy of the gods!
When you now become the size of Johnny Wadd's
Close your eyes, it's okay
Do not open til I say
Keep your eyes closed
Now reach down with your hand
Behold the the mighty weapon
now at your command
With apologies to Zeppelin
the schlong remains the same
But on a vastly different scale
on a vastly different frame
Now, Little Donald, it hardly seems so small
Open your eyes now, Mr. Big!
You're 14" tall
And it's gonna be so great! It's gonna be so great!
You'll finally see the world from below
Perhaps you'll be re-born
making little people porn
A garden gnome's another way to go
Time for me to run it's getting late
But whatever happens next
It's gonna be so great!
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54. |
Dumz the Nu Smarrt
02:42
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They think they got all the answers
Eggheads and smartypantsers
High brow, high brow
Laughing at the low brow
This is the dawning of The Age of the No-Brow!
Join the crowd!
Have you seen the polls?
Ain't no limit what this clown car holds!
Dumz the new smarrt
Dumz the new smarrt
Dumz the new smarrt
I was feeling stressed and so uptight
Took a rubber mallet to my head last night
It went boing boing boing atil I hit the wall
By the seventh time it hardly hurt at all
Come along!
Do your part!
!t's never too soon to start
Dumz the new smarrt
Dumz the new smarrt
Dumz the new smarrt
If there's spittle on my face it means I want to kiss you
Cuz you're sweet as a toaster and I'm sharp as a tissue
No one can stop us
No one can tame us
We're marching to the orders of a famous ignoramus
When your mouth is hanging open
And your finger's in your ear
And a clue just can't be found
Tell 'em Donny sent ya
As you join the mass dementia
Moronic is the tonic and it's coming to your town
Dumz the new smarrt
Dumz the new smarrt
Dumz the new smarrt
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55. |
My Favorite Martian
03:24
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Yesterday
I was stronger
And the daylight
lasted so much longer
And the stars
were promises
left in the sky
And then you came and said
goodbye
My favorite Martian
My favorite girl
Visitor from a far, forgotten world
Why won’t you
why won’t you
why won’t you
why won’t you stay here?
I’m losing my way here
losing my way
I saw you
as a stanger here like me
Looking ‘round
for anything familiar
like me
And the stars
were promises
places to roam
A million worlds
but you
were home
My favorite Martian
My favorite girl
Visitor from a far, forgotten world
Why won’t you
why won’t you
why won’t you
why won’t you stay here?
I’m losing my way here
losing my way
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56. |
Modern Times
04:01
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In the void and the haze and the six long days
When the dark and the light went separate ways
Dark and light, noon and night
Man and woman, wrong and right
And the question came when it all was young
Fork in the road on a serpent’s tongue
And the question said: do you still want more?
Do you want whatever’s behind that door?
It’s always modern times
Always modern times
Every lucky day we ride
Our rocket to the other side
And don’t let go
‘Cause there isn’t far to go
Baby, hold on tight
Just keep your hands inside
Came the rain and came the flood
Two by two in a river of mud
Two by two in a sea of love
Ocean covering all that was
And the walls came down
The walls came down
The waters parted and the men were drowned
And the sinners lost, the good ones saved
The unbelievers all enslaved
It’s always modern times
Always modern times
Every magic day we fly
Our rocket to the other side
And don’t be scared
Can’t you see we’re almost there?
Baby, close your eyes
Just let it all go by
And the crystal cars and the men from Mars
If they never did come, well they can’t be far
Gonna pack out things, place we’re told
Top of the world where it still gets cold
And the water runs down, the water runs down
The sea came up where there once were towns
And you can’t go back, you don’t look back,
You never look back
It’s always modern times
Always modern times
Every precious day we fly
Our rocket to the other side
And don’t despair
Don’t you see we’re almost there?
Baby, close don’t you cry
Just let it all go by
It’s always modern times
Always modern times
Always modern times
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57. |
Jukebox
02:49
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Coming soon
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58. |
Down and Low
03:18
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Coming soon...
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Ira Marlowe Berkeley, California
Ira Marlowe's songs have appeared in indy films, been featured on NPR and Dr. Demento, and received a Parent's Choice Award. He's taught songwriting at UC Berkeley and penned the tunes for four shows by a Tony-winning theatre troupe.
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