B i o g r a p h y (by Official site)
Even with birthdays separated by 60 years and 10 days, entertainers Nellie McKay and Doris Day are cut from the same cloth. The two share a passion for animal rights, a sunny gosh–gee–swell positivity and a love for the Great American Songbook—as well as a depth, complexity and progressivism that belies the toothy grins for which both are known. McKay’s Verve Records salute to the woman born Doris Mary Ann Von Kappelhoff, Normal As Blueberry Pie – A Tribute to Doris Day, features the iconic New York singer/songwriter interpreting a colorful selection of songs from Day’s extensive recordings—with the smart arrangements and crackerjack instrumentalists listeners have come to expect. “We were trying to connect with the many time periods in Doris’ life,” McKay explains, “from the big bands to the post–McCarthy era.” For Nellie, producing, arranging, and performing Normal As Blueberry Pie was the natural outcome of all the years she has spent listening enraptured to Ms. Day’s music. “She was – and still is – ahead of her time,” says Nellie, who was awarded the Doris Day Music Award in 2005 for “The Dog Song” in recognition of her dedication to animal rights. Nellie reviewed a recent biography of Day for The New York Times, and is one of the few people in 30 years to be granted an interview with Ms. Day (The Bark magazine, 2007). “What she possessed – beyond her beauty, physical grace and natural acting ability – was a resplendent voice that conveyed enormous warmth and feeling,” writes Nellie (The New York Times, 2007). Normal As Blueberry Pie features 12 songs handpicked from over 600 recordings of Ms. Day's, as well as an original by McKay. The album bridges the big band era of the ‘40s (“Sentimental Journey”,“Dig It”) with Day’s later film career (“The Very Thought of You” from Young Man With a Horn, “Send Me No Flowers” from the film of the same name). So why Doris? What is it about this mid–century star that so captivated a teenager coming of age in northeastern Pennsylvania? ‘I was initially attracted to her optimism and her gaiety,” McKay says. “Her approach to life is irresistible.” But as the young prodigy continued exploring, she discovered Day’s sunny smiles hid reservoirs of strength, with the star remaining “America’s sweetheart” through a behind–the–scenes horror show: abusive husbands, personal trials and financial calamity. McKay quotes Greta Garbo to summarize Day’s mysterious appeal: “Anyone who has a continuous smile on (her) face conceals a toughness that is almost frightening.” “It’s really incredible that something on a major label hasn’t been done in tribute to Doris Day before, because she’s made so many records,” McKay marvels. “It seemed like her film career overshadowed her music, and there’s so much there.” Nellie plays several instruments on the album, and used ‘old–time’ mics to evoke a wide range of moods (all lovingly engineered and mixed by recording maestro James Farber). Since her audacious double–album debut Get Away From Me, Nellie McKay has been a creative dynamo, releasing Pretty Little Head and Obligatory Villagers, making her Broadway debut (as Polly Peachum in The Threepenny Opera), performing onscreen (in PS I Love You) and currently writing music and lyrics for the premiere production of Election: The Musical. Since her emergence on the scene, McKay has been known as an outspoken and fierce advocate for animal rights, feminism, civil rights and other deeply felt progressive ideals. But at first glance the choice of material on Normal as Blueberry Pie is devoid of pointed statements. However, as McKay notes, “There are so many ways to be an advocate.” And while the messages are subtle, they’re certainly present. “The people most in need of Doris Day are the cynics,” McKay observes. “She’s such a breath of fresh air.” McKay also scoffs at the notion that offering an album of faithfully rendered selections from the Great American Songbook means that she’s lost her edge. There’s nothing wrong with beauty, she asserts. “I’d love it to be a kind of lullaby,” she says. “I don’t mind if people fall asleep to this record because it’s very hard to fall asleep sometimes. We’re so over–stimulated. You don’t want to have to work yourself to exhaustion. You don’t want to have to take some pharmaceutical. Why not listen to some music and relax?” Exasperating, exhilarating, and altogether uncategorizable, this fourth album again showcases Nellie’s fresh take on music and life with a curtsy to Doris, a nod to convention, and a unique twist all her own.
David Manhattan Avenue Sari Ding Dong Baby Watch Your Back The Dog Song Waiter I Wanna Get Married Change the World It's a Pose Toto Dies Won't U Please B Nice To Me Inner Peace Suitcase Song Work Song Clonie Respectable Really
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Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive Baby (you've got what it takes) BB Blues Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea Black Sheep Body and Soul Bold Marauder A Christmas Dirge Christmas Waltz Clothes Line Saga Compared to what Did I Remember Face of a faith Georgy Girl How Are You I Cover The Waterfront If I Needed Someone I feel pretty If I Had You I'm So Tired John-John Just One of Those Things Late Again Me gusta mañana My Buddy One's On The Way Our Life Pasadena girl Pennies from Heaven Ridiculous Route 66 Touch Me Bad Weed (All I Want for Christmas) A World Without Love
Get Away From Me
David Look at you you're young Having so much fun Gonna be a star Blah blah blah And click there goes the phone I don't wanna know What my Horoscope's predicting Just pour me a drink ‘Cause I need a kick I don't wanna think I just wanna sip David don't you hear me at all David won't you give me a call Waiting here not making a sound David come around Mister bushie says I'm your president I have lots to say Hey hey hey And click goes the remote There you have my vote Catching the next boat out of here Just pour me a drink ‘Cause I need a lie I don't wanna think I just wanna die David don't you hear me at all David don't you hear through the wall Waiting here not making a sound David come around Chaos pervades the world outside Days offer spades of hurled outcries Gone is the fair and five and dime But he is there He's so fine Listen to her play Has something to say Even has a rap Clap clap clap But click there goes the lid Sorry 'bout the fib I ain’t got a grip on nothing Just pour me a drink Right outta the can I don't wanna think I just want my man David don't you hear me at all David dear I'm just down the hall Waiting here not making a sound David come around Manhattan Avenue Send a breeze A pitbull's yelp A tender squeeze A cry for help Make it now And make it fast Such memories Can never last I long for the days Music and mayhem Mama's a smiling friend In the scuzzy hue of the sunlight Manhattan avenue Lionel please Watch o'er our door The children tease I beg for more Chipping paint The ceiling's spent Aw ain’t it great Can't make the rent I long for the days Kittens are mewling Junkies are prowling Deep in the jazzy hue of the streetlight Manhattan avenue How wild it is What strange a vice That a mugger and a child should share the same paradise Oh but dreams come true on Manhattan avenue Sari Sometimes I feel like I shouldn’t apologize so much That it’s jive it’s a crutch I just used when I’m judged Being fudged by a face I can’t erase and can’t see ‘Cause I misplaced a dossier or Monty Python CD Or something stupid like that But Jesus is that so bad To make my ego go splat Like a tire going flat Or fat on a Big Mac I’m being attacked Tit for tat You fucking bureaucrats You can just apologize back But I don’t know when it comes and it goes All the highs and the lows In this motionless psychosis Aie aie aie and I die fading straight away Aie aie aie and I cry every waking day I don’t know what else to say I’m sorry for the mess The stupid way I’m dressed I guess I failed my test Oh don’t you know I’m sorry for my views I must have been confused And yet you know that really I’m sorry for you Well now I don’t mean to offend, much Just comprehend When you’re female and you’re fenced in and Phen-phened to no end And no Zen guide to men will help you fend off the brethren And then the pen appears And better than the oxygen network Or the sword or the spear or the fork Or the bored pork-fed horde It’s a mooring post The whore you’ll miss the most when you’re away When you’re in Snowshoe PA Doing some play from Backstage That deals with Aids and race and gays and Relationships and ballet And then you’re like “hey yeah what’d you say? I can just sing my troubles away?” But then you’re fucked ‘cause you gotta make a buck And the whole world sucks And you’re like a lame duck That’s lying dying trying to sell out But there’s no one buying and there’s all this doubt And you can preen and dream and scream and shot But your life’s affliction is the fiction of Faust
But I don’t know when it comes and it goes All the highs and the lows In this motionless psychosis Aie aie aie and I die fading straight away Aie aie aie and I cry every waking day I don’t know what else to say I’m sorry for the time The stupid way I rhyme I knew I should have chose a life of crime I’m sorry for my blues I guess it’s all old news And yet you know that really I’m sorry for you I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m sorry I also mirror this apology This ideology of sorry In part of the liberal theology that’s leading us to hari-kari It’s like a mythology, almost Like a malingering ghost As we slowly decompose Writing in the grave of the polls Crying for Senator Wellstone and then proceeding to moan At our own supposed sabotage of the elections at home “Oh somebody phone home! The American people have spoken!” Now is that certain? Maybe those nice Midwestern folks were just joking In any case there’s no use in doping choking moping and sobbing Come on you disheartening dobbins Saying sorry is my problem So to conclude I’m a little of a prude So it’s difficult for me to have to allude To all this rude crude verbal baggage But I manage ‘cause I’m a savage inside I may listen to Enya’s greatest hits And try to control my hissy fits with pride Won’t get my hair dyed But oh the onus of lying all the time I don’t wanna say, “die motherfucker!” But I wouldn’t mind if you did Sometimes even the nice girl’s ego has to override the id And so before I flip my lid my crib And get myself out of this bind You can hear what’s on my lips but you don’t know What’s in my mind I’m sorry for the mess The stupid way I’m dressed I guess I failed my test Oh don’t you know I’m sorry for my views I must have been confused And yet you know that really I’m sorry for you I’m sorry for you I’m sorry for you I’m sorry Yes yeah Ding Dong My cat died and I quickly poured myself some gin Did she die from old age or was it for my sins God I loved her oh so much Miss her little kitty touch Does she miss me does she care Oh I miss her kitty stare Do you have a little time Would you like to ease my mind Talk for hours and never stop Chop your head off Be a lighter person Brighter person nicer But you've heard it all before So ding dong There's the doorbell hello man in white He's gonna make you all well Get you through the night But hey now You don't feel better As you take your fresh bromide Maybe this man of letters lied Let me tell you 'bout a dream I had the other night You were in it boy you sure gave me a super fright I was walking down the street Downtown by the DMV You popped out behind a door It was odd you were on all fours Do you have some time to spare You were barking at a bear It said hey you'd better stop Chop your head off Be a lighter person Brighter person Nicer But you've heard it all before So ding dong There's the doorbell Hello man in red He's gonna make you all well Get you into bed But hey now You don't feel better As you wake and slowly rise Maybe this smooth jet-setter lied Stick around one minute more I'm smarter than you think Do I sound like an old bore Oh man it's just the drink I didn't always hit the gin There were times when I fit in They'll never know how much I tried Did I tell you my cat died Do you have a little time Would you like to feel sublime Run away and never stop Chop your head off Be a lighter person Brighter person Nicer But you've heard it all before So ding dong There's the doorbell Hello man in black He's gonna make you all well There's no going back But hey now you don't feel better As you drift off in the tide Maybe this jack the ripper lied And you died Baby Watch Your Back Baby watch your back Baby watch your back ... I watched you come and go and never noticed Like daily papers, faces, knick-knacks But now I’ve seen you And you are my focus Baby watch your back I went my days and nights Not knowing of you But now you fill my every minute And I can't stop myself for my thoughts Of you are infinite I watch you You hate me I don't like you But I want to have your baby You ain’t got no soul I don't really get you You ain’t got no soul Like I’ve never met you You ain’t got no soul But I'm gonna let you in For a big surprise Baby watch your back Baby watch your back Watch out Now you walk down the street and I follow Wearing my wig and funny glasses And I will follow you wherever you go Baby watch your back I'll catch you one day in the rain or the fog And then you'll realize how I care And I'm invincible for I am like smog I'm everywhere I touch you I feel you I brush you Soon I’ll steal you You ain’t got no soul But I'm gonna let you in For a big surprise Baby watch your back Baby watch your back Watch out Baby watch your back! The Dog Song I'm just a walking my dog Singing my song Strolling along Yeah it's just me and my dog Catching some sun We can't go wrong My life was lonely and blue Yeah I was sad as a sailor I was an angry 'un too Then there was you Appeared, when I was entangled With youth, and fear, and nerves Jingle jangle Vermouth and beer Were getting me mangled up But then I looked in your eyes And I was no more a failure You looked so wacky and wise And I said, lord I'm happy 'Cause I'm just a walking my dog Singing my song Strolling along It's just me and my dog Catching some sun We can't go wrong 'Cause I don't care 'bout your hating and your doubt And I don't care what the politicians spout If you wanna companion Well just go right to the pound And find yourself a hound And make that doggie proud 'Cause that's what it's all about My life was tragic and sad Yeah I was the archetypal loser I was a pageant gone bad Then there was you on time And wagging your tail In the cutest mime And you was in jail I said woof, be mine And you gave a wail And then I was no longer alone And I was no more a boozer We'll make the happiest home And I said lord I'm happy 'Cause I'm just a walking my dog Singing my song Strolling along It's just me and my dog Catching some sun We can't go wrong 'Cause I don't care 'bout your hating and your doubt And I don't care what the politicians spout If you need a companion Well just go right to the pound And find yourself a hound And make that doggie proud 'Cause that's what it's all about That's what it's all about That's what it's all about That's what it's all about Waiter Oh waiter bring me my check soon I have a hectic schedule I'm saddened by the news that we won I wonder what I'd say to the bomb Where are you now Where are you going Do you mind And do you care That you will die Do you despair And do you allow For what you are choking Do you know Just what you do The fickle snow It's ‘cause of you Waiter I need my change I need it now sooner not Later It may seem strange but have you seen the paper Maybe it's victory Maybe it's history Maybe it's you The scuds drop down like butterflies They're loved and round and very wise They're just like you and me As they tend Their incandescent need for a friend Where are they now Where are they headed Do they see The little ones And do they flee Or do they run And do they feel proud As they are embedded Do they ask Or do they tell To mask the fact They're going to hell Waiter I need my change I need it now sooner not Later It may seem strange but have you seen the paper Maybe it's erotic Maybe it's despotic Maybe it's you Waiter I need my change I need it now sooner not Later It may seem strange but have you seen the paper Maybe it's victory Maybe it's history Maybe it's you Nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina in the morning I Wanna Get Married I wanna get married Yes, I need a spouse I want a nice Leave it to Beaverish Golden retriever and a little white house I wanna get married I need to cook meals I wanna pack you cute little lunches For my Brady bunches Then read Danielle Steele I wanna escape This rat race I’ve created I’m feeling enervated I don’t care if I make it I just want to bake a sugar cake for you To take to work in the morn And I’ll stay home cleaning the dishes And keeping your wishes all warm I wanna get married That’s why I was born I wanna partake in bake sales for the classroom I wanna hear the sweet tune Of Sally’s little vroom-vroom As she zooms around my broom As I exhume the gloom Of my shallow life I wanna be simple and honest and dimpled ‘cause I am your wife I will never tarry I’m not even torn I wanna get married That’s why I was born
Change the World I wake up I am bored To my pictures I implore Should I go or stay What should I be today Make a leap Go to sleep Should I cry or should I weep Where should I go from here Am I hetero or queer Oh, self discovery What joy it is I need recovery Caffeinated fizz Should I run Should I hide Happy pill or suicide Contribute or refute Have a kid Then call it cute Oh, self-esteeming, in suburbia My shelf is teeming A pet named Chia Oh what should I say What should I pray Who would care if I went ahead And punched the wall Oh what do I care What should I wear What do I care What does it matter If I change the world at all I listen to some rap I give myself a slap Come on use the pain Drink up from the rain Just arise unsupervised Healthy wealthy you know wise Dance around Make a sound Let yourself become unwound God, I’m so German Have to have a plan Please Ethel Merman help me out this jam Ding a ling Ring a ding Anything just do something Feeling dense On the fence Civil disobedience Come on now’s the hour Go and deviate Can’t you feel the power Hope you appreciate Oh what should I say What should I pray Who would care if I went ahead And punched the wall Oh what do I care What should I wear What do I care What does it matter If I change the world at all OK Dr. Phil Ready for my pill Flex my psychic muscle Guess we’d better hustle People are dying now Do something you ugly cow Sorry for myself again Me, my wallet and my men Jesus I love you Frank I love you, too Hit the road together Get out of the zoo No exit Just a pit Apocalyptic and a zit Hurry now Pack your bags Adieu you mall scallywags Got my sneakers velcroed Snap my book bag on Goodbye little zip code How can I go wrong Oh what should I say What should I pray Who would care if I went ahead And punched the wall Oh what do I care What should I wear What do I care What does it matter If I change the world at all What does it matter If I change the world at all It's a Pose Jimmy, you know my love is true And Davy, you know I love only you And Mitchie, you give meaning to every day And Nathan, hold on I got something to say Men folk they need their women But women don’t need their men Ladies can walk away grinning But guys act surprised I thought I was your man Why’d you leave me baby Well sir here’s a maybe Maybe it’s because we can “what the hell do you mean?” Well for instance You get a one you want twofold “and what else?” You’re a fiend, you’re tight-fisted Got no moral molars Shrug your shoulders Sell your soul to get your gold But hey hey hey That ain’t nothing to do with you You’re a sensitive Joe I’m forgetting But every woman knows It’s a pose, just a pose You’re preening in your armchair And I’m steaming at your knee Go on pontificating like I care Peter Lorrie, then a story about AC/DC Harvard-educated, frustrated dictator Tyrant with a PHD “What the hell do you mean?” Well for instance You have started every war “And what else?” You’re obscene, a coincidence Get your pornos from Time Warner Who is fornicating foreign shores But hey hey hey That ain’t nothing to do with you You’re a sensitive Joe, I’m forgetting But every woman knows It’s a pose, just a pose Sammy, oh let me put away the kettle Oh no honey Your arrogance is what makes you special And Manny, of course When you leave you are missed Fellas can’t you see I’m pissed Trying to enjoy my reading But you insist on interpreting text Oh go on fuck off I’m pleading Every sentence is a pretext for sex sex sex sex God you went to Oxford Head still in your boxers But you’re male so what should I expect? “what the hell do you mean?” Well for instance You’ve committed every rape “and what else?” I won’t heed your insistence Mr. Copulating populating masturbating denigrating Birth of a Nation instigating violator of my escape But hey hey hey, that ain’t nothing to do with you You’re a sensitive Joe, I’m forgetting But every woman knows It’s a pose, just a pose Heaven knows The world’s your ho But she’s getting too old For your pose Oh, there she goes Toto Dies And when the dawn breaks through the drums start Beating the morning to the farm Your grimace widens and your lips part Sounding the silent alarm And when the bells explode they scatter Hitching a hand unto the breeze The grand bureaucracy grows fatter Whistling the old melodies Oh-ee-oh goes the Buckingham jewel guard Oh-ee-oh goes the cop on the beat Oh-ee-oh goes the kid in the schoolyard Oh-ee-oh goes the kid on the street Hey man what’s happening with you? I watched that episode too Maybe I’ll get some Chinese I’ll have the dumplings No MSG please And when the night breaks through they wonder If all they lost was self-respect They pass the homes of greed and plunder Still, lingering on, the disconnect Oh-ee-oh sitting down for the evening Oh-ee-oh through the civil earthquake Oh-ee-oh safe in bed and they’re dreaming Heaven knows if they’ll ever awake Yeah I’ll have my coffee black Hey look we’re bombing Iraq I guess that’s the only way Oh did I tell you we got Fifi spayed? And when they get to work they hear drums The boom fills all the empty space They file papers lada-dee-dum Trimming their shoebox with lace Oh-ee-oh but there’s something a growing Oh-ee-oh through the bustle and hiss Oh-ee-oh fuck the lawns that need mowing Oh-ee-oh there is something amiss Oh-ee-oh oh-ee-oh oh-ee-oh Oh-ee-oh-ee-oh-ee-oh Won't U Please B Nice To Me If you would sit Oh so close to me That would be nice Like it’s supposed to be If you don’t I’ll slit your throat So won’t you please be nice If you would hug your arms right around me That would be snug Like it’s supposed to be If we part I’ll eat your heart So won’t you please be nice Oh don’t you love this romancing Know that it’s your life you’re chancing Isn’t it nice Now you’ve married me Sugar and spice Like it’s supposed to be If you go I’ll get your dough So won’t you please be nice Stop with your jazz oratory I only listen to top forty N’Sync rules Isn’t it nice Together we’ll always live No sacrifice We’ll vote conservative If you run I’ll pull a gun Give me head or you’ll be dead Salute the flag or I’ll call you a fag Oh won’t you please be nice Inner Peace In high school it was cool to say You look funny You’re a retard dummy A retarded dummy Yeah you suck out of luck You’re no Playboy bunny Hey hey So you laugh, it’s a gas They’re right on the money They’re just being funny, hysterically funny Yeah I’m stupid it’s true Now can we be chummy? Maybe But then it hits you, then it kicks you Then you realize you’re not unique And you ignore it, you implore it Just to let you turn the other cheek Don’t wanna think about the schools in Bosnia Don’t wanna sing about food in Somalia I don’t need this, I don’t see this All I want is inner peace Graduate but too late College will just hurt you Soon they’ll all desert you Get your just desserts you All essays MLA format they’ll convert you Could they? So you try it’s like pie Get just more alert you They’ll not try to hurt you Only you can hurt you So you say, so you play They would not subvert you Would they? But then it hits you, then it kicks you Then you realize you’re not unique And you ignore it, you implore it Just to let you get on through the week Don’t wanna think about the new armed forces Don’t wanna sing about no carriage horses I don’t need this, I don’t see this All I want is inner peace You pretend it’s the end Ah yes I’m all grown now Uh-huh I’m at home now Fool, you’re never home now Even this laugh’ll pass Go answer your phone now You’ll see See I told you you’re old Now you’re all alone now Look ma how I’ve grown now Ain’t you proud I’m grown now Look this head is all dead See how much you’ve done now You pussy But then it hits you, then it kicks you Then you realize you’re not unique And you ignore it, you implore it Just to let you find the “om” you seek Don’t wanna think about the fall elections Don’t wanna sing about no vivisection I don’t need this, I don’t see this All I want is inner peace Inner peace Suitcase Song When it says goodbye You don’t hear it sigh Does that it mean That it’s gone far far away Is this your day to Buy a paper Draw a moustache Make the mayor a giraffe Try and tempt fate Get pneumonia Recuperate with soy bologna Can you hear the rain a plopping slowly With a soft and soapy thud Don’t you worry about a mopping, sholy You’ll only find yourself with mud Me falta una maleta Me falta una maleta When you go to bed Lay your fuzzy head By the nightstand Where you turned off your phone Nobody’s home, now Ride the subway Make graffiti Go to Famous Ray’s Buy ziti Get the paper No more artwork Make the mayor a dartboard Can you hear the rain a plopping slowly With a soft and soapy thud Don’t you worry about a mopping, sholy You’ll only find yourself with mud Me falta una maleta Me falta una maleta Work Song Deliver the paper deliver the porn Deliver the baker deliver the morn A quivering gibbering shivering mass Of sunshine and good times that I have to pass On the way to my job on the way to my work On the way to that slobbering hovering jerk Who’s my boss today Who’s my boss to stay Who’s my supervisor when I’m in my grave A slave on the run still under the gun Of Attila the Hun with a cinnamon bun I don’t know son, was there something I missed I don’t think Fritz Lang was a fantasist Metropolis exists is this If you listen close you can hear the piss Every day’s another loss Need the pay so please the boss Through the sludge they mingle by the mile Every worker looks ahead Ah the kiddies must be fed So they trudge along in single file Joo ming boohaaooo And you turn and you toil And you burn and you boil In the tourniquet coil Of the white folks’ soil Spoiling with a malaise worse than disses or dope Waking up in a haze With your wishes and hopes And your poor little dreams All wrapped up in burlap That you carry around For a sniff or a snack Or a taste in your haste To get right back on track Outta whack with the pack But acquiring the knack Of ignoring the rustle That quietly seethes The hustle, the buy-it The air that you breathe Every day’s another loss Need the pay so please the boss Through the sludge they mingle by the mile Every worker looks ahead Ah the kiddies must be fed So they trudge along in single file Joo ming boohaaooo Clonie My oh my walking by Who’s the apple of my eye Why it’s my very own Clonie Oh if I should stroll the ‘hood Who knew I could look so good Just talking on the phone to Clonie We are pals It’s cool ‘cause we’re not lonely Shallow gene pool There’s nothing to my only Clonie Me and you, hustling through Holding on through thick and thin Just day by day our DNA ‘Cause the Olsen twins got nothing on us We’ll survive Side by side Mother Nature don’t you call her phony She’s my clonie Respectable There's a rich boy But he doesn't spend He just drinks his Poland Spring He's a quick boy walking round the bend Or at home alone reading And he wants to do good And he wants to do right So he does what he should But he's got to subscribe To the rules of the tribe Now you're Playing for the team Everybody loves to love a winner And you're busting the beguine Everybody knows you're no beginner But ah the bums say oh Things ain’t what they seem You're the respectable member of society But you don't have nothing on me You gotcha east side certified pedigree But you won't have nothing you'll see Because I warned you They would scorn you But you never did a thing When you go in for the kill Everybody wants to make it happen And you make a hundred mil Everybody wants to scratch your back then But ah the freaks say oh Things ain’t what they seem You're a respectable member of society But you don't have nothing on me You gotcha upper crust dinner tux sanctimony But you won't have nothing you'll see Because I told you They would mold you But you never did a thing Are you gonna tell Are you gonna hide Are you Gonna join the crowd or split Who are you paying Ah what are you saying Are you gonna sell Are you gonna buy Are you gonna fizzle out or hit Where are you laying Ah what are you saying He's a grown man And he wears a tie And his laugh is hard and fast He's a old man Far before his time And his jacket holds a flask And he tried to do good And he tried To do right So he did what he could But he had to subscribe To the rules of the tribe Now you're looking for a queen Everybody talks too much and argues And it makes you wanna scream Don't these little punks Realize who they're talking to But ah the scrubs say oh Things ain’t what they seem You're a respectable member of society But you don't have nothing on me You gotcha caterers and prada and your maitre'd But you won't have nothing you'll see Because I warned you They would burn you But you never did a thing You're the respectable members of society But you don't have nothing on me You're the respectable members of society You're so respectable You're the respectable members of You're so respectable Really Am I sad Not sad enough really Am I mad Not mad enough clearly Am I Complacent Completely Lacking in sincerity Yes indeed I am Am I tough Not tough enough really Am I rough Not rough enough nearly Am I lying here On the ground Watching you get pushed around Yes indeed I am Really I don't know why I'm such a wimp I realize I'm just your pimp But what can I do What can I do Am I small Not small enough really I feel lame and circumspect I feel your pain and yet I feel sympathy Empathy It's just that I'm super busy right now Really I don't know why I'm such a shit I realize This doesn't help a bit But what can I do What can I do Am I bad Not bad enough really I feel angry and upset I could write you a small check Look I wish you luck And here's you're buck It's just that I'm a yuppie Yes indeed I am Really
Pretty Little Head
Cupcake Do you know you're always on my mind I know we seek and we shall find Somewhere to go Mother please I'm feeling low as can be When will they see Do you know you're always in my thoughts I know protection can't be bought Somewhere to hide Mother please I wanna cry What a tease When will they see Come on, now you’ve got some time I wanna hear it ‘cause I need an answer I know youth dies young But our youth's just begun And ain't it a beautiful day ‘Cause it's true, baby I need you And damned if I say I do Gertrude would approve I need you, in the morning I need you, in the silent afterglow Won't you let my loving show, baby Oh, anyone can toe the line Except for me, ‘cause I'm a disco dancer All my life I've been A gopher with a grin My smile is fading away ‘Cause it's true, baby I need you To shatter the status q Truman would approve I need you, in the morning I need you, in the sunshine, rain, or snow Won't you let my loving show, baby Otherwise I don't want to hear it You got me talking, talking, talking Well it's better than you ‘Cause I say, I don't wanna fear it That look that says, exactly what you think of me ‘Cause that's when you would be free Oh from my love My love Baby, baby Come on, honey stop denying Or I'm forever gonna be a bachelor Leave the steps of your house Get down to the courthouse Gimme a g and an a, y ‘Cause it's true, baby I need you I'm damned if I say I do Jesus would approve I need you, in the morning I need you, in the scarlet afterglow Won't you let my loving show, baby I need you, in the morning I need you, to sustain my sorry soul Won't you let my loving show, baby I need you, I need, you, I need you I say, I don't wanna hear it You got me talking, talking, talking Well it's better than you I need you, I need, you, I need you I, I need you To get over the rainbow Won't you let my loving show I need you, I need, you To get over the rainbow Oh, oh, oh baby I don't wanna hear it I don't wanna hear it I don't wanna hear it You got me talking, talking, talking Well it's better than you
Pink Chandelier Fuzzy are the lights Fuzzy like your smile Fuzzy really nice Suzy like your style Hello stranger Fellow stranger Hello stranger Walking straight in a fog Blue chandelier Where you go tonight Dizzy is the trance Dizzy leads the dance Dizzy goes the fan Lizzie likes romance Hello stranger Fellow stranger Hello stranger Stay out late as a dog Pink chandelier Where you are tonight Penny for your thoughts Penny really cares Penny from the block Jenny likes your hair Hello stranger, fellow stranger Hello stranger, hello stranger…
*** Thanx a lot to garconfou for this one ***
There You Are In Me Every single thing will only bring another sad solution Every single hurt will only curse another substitution Everyone you meet secures a wretched seat within your memory Wipe their filthy feet upon the yearning of your soul There you are in me No one ever loved me Not at school and home was so sadistic I dont wanna be another fool another sad statistic Everyone you know secures a wretched glow within your memory Wipe their filthy toes upon the yearning of your mind There you are in me Mother, mother why you tear away Counting up the stars like any other Brother, brother can you hear me say Not that far I've just gone undercover Selfish, stupid, so self-serious Balderdash, I got no money Shellfish, cupid, so delirious Leave me 'nuff alone Uptight, upright, long nights, furious Darwin asks "You Got The Money?" Big cry, big guy, fish eye curious Can this be my home Everyone you tell secures a wretched hell within your memory Wipe their filthy smell upon the yearning of your mind There you are in me Mother, mother why you tear away Counting up the stars like any other Brother, brother can you hear me say Not long far I've just gone undercover Dumbass, smartass, so self-serious What disgrace I got no money Well-read, dopehead, so delirious Leave me 'nuff alone Frothin', coughin', right ridiculous Face to face, "You got the money?" Upset, inbred white trash glorious Can this be my home Everyone you touch secures a wretched crutch within your memory Wipe their filthy mush upon the yearning of your soul There you are in me
Yodel Standing in the break of a yawn Where you done left me alone There's nothing happening to hide Sitting in the shade of the lawn As everybody goes home There's nothing left here to find Standing with my back to the wall Minding the sky as it's falling all around me Listening for a break in the rain For it's not drowning my pain anymore Standing in the shade of the yard Where everybody works hard And everybody is dying Walking to the temple of art Where I'm found out as a fraud And there's nobody who's buying
The Big One Hey! As you're walkin' down the street Might wanna skip a beat And think it over Hey! Walkin' to the corner store But it ain't there no more If you want a loaf of bread You try a pharmacy instead Another chain will set you free Oh, oh, oh, hey! When you go to pay the rent You see it's all been spent The purse is empty Hey! Money, money make a buck But you're all outta luck This town ain't friendly now A thousand faces stare you down Each one's afraid of what you seek Oh, oh, oh Slither in your suit Can't deny it Hide behind the view Gentrify it Take a life or two The revolution's comin' round Clingin' to the door Quiver, cower Profit off the poor Fight the power Hurt them even more That's why they took Bruce Bailey down Took Bruce Bailey down Hey! Looking like the jack is back But he ain't gonna attack His hands are flippin' Hey! Druggies dying in the halls They're banging on the walls Your Ma ain't trippin' now It ain't a home if you ain't allowed What time's the cease fire Where's the heat Spitting on the old Sister, brother Shittin' on your soul Welfare mother Profit is the goal The revolution's coming round Paying off a loan Mass eviction Elevate the zone Ain't no fiction Breakin' up a home That's why they took Bruce Bailey down) Took Bruce Bailey down No more tokens, take a train You swipe a piece of plastic paper No more smoking on the plane You gripe they'll take you to the jailer Bide your time, it's all in vain They tell you as you meet your maker Grief's the mother of invention Pain's the midwife to your labor Turn it, burn it, cure it, endure it If you are able, sucker Hey! People standing in the park It's getting mighty dark The kids are scowlin' Hey! Shutter up the windows tight This is an evil night The wind is howling fast Another tragedy has passed Another stain on you and me Oh, oh, oh Slither in your sea Can't deny it Hide behind the view Gentrify it Take a life or two The revolution's comin' round Clinging to the door Quiver, cower Profit off the poor Fight the power Hurt them even more That's why they took Bruce Bailey down Took Bruce Bailey down Spittin' on the old Sister, brother Shitting on your soul Welfare mother Profit is the goal The revolution's coming round Payin' off a loan Mass eviction Elevate the zone Ain't no fiction Breakin' up a home That's why they took Bruce Bailey down Took Bruce Bailey down
G.E.S. There you are There you're good and gleaming There you are There you're bold and beaming There you sit Every bit built to last There you were There you travelled slowly There you were You were life unfolding Now you've quit Now they've broken the mast Doo doo doo... The town's for sale Doo doo doo... It never fails And I can make it happen And I can make it fun And I can watch it flatten out And I can make it run
I Will Be There Been working a long long time See her in the news Calling her on her crime But she can’t refuse Cause she’d quit it if she could Knowing that she should But admit it she’s alright Gotta keep the fight on And so she cries Through weary eyes, we see I don’t have to have you But you know I want you And you know I love you And so I care But if you won’t have me And if you won’t see me If you ever need me I will be there Been working a long long day Now it’s getting dark April is on the way See you in the park Cause she’d make it if she could Knowing that she should But she’s taken up above Keep on fighting love on And so she cries Through wary eyes, we see I don’t have to have you But you know I want you And you know I love you And so I care But if you won’t have me And if you won’t see me If you ever need me I will be there I don’t have to have you But you know I want you And you know I love you And so I care But if you won’t have me And if you won’t see me If you ever need me I will be there…
The Down Low I don’t see nothing I don’t see nothing I don’t see nothing I don’t see nothing It isn’t bad to know your limitations That we know can come to good But if you had to know your situation I see no reason you should You don’t have to know, and say If you’re in the clear It’s on the down low Don’t you find it Anything you hear It’s on the down low Don’t you mind it Hold your head up high That will see you through Dry your little eyes Don’t mess up your life by seeking truth It isn’t hard to get an education Know you want to come to good But, you can hardly bet on imitation I see no reason you should You don’t have to know, and say If you’re in the clear It’s on the down low And you won’t find that Anything you hear It’s on the down low And don’t you mind it Walk right down the stairs That will see you through Drive the thoroughfare Don’t mess up your life by seeking truth You, you should live in flowers where the sun does shine Chinga Chinga Chinga Chinga Chinga Chinga Chinga Chinga oh ho lay ! I spend all my idle hours biding time I know it ends some day It isn’t bad to diss your situation That we know can come to good But you’d be mad to miss your coronation And I see no reason you should You don’t have to know, and say If you’re in the clear It's on the down low And you won’t find that Anything you hear It’s on the down low Don’t you mind it Hold your head up high That will see you through Dry your little eyes Don’t mess up your life you’re overreaching Trying to find to seek the truth I don’t see nothing I don’t see nothing I don’t see nothing I don’t see nothing I don’t see nothing I don’t see nothing I don’t see nothing I don’t see nothing...
Long And Lazy River You’re supposed to have a laugh And have a lot to say You’re supposed to have a gas And make your getaway But do you know you can’t be wrong How do you know you can’t be wrong You’ve got a long and lazy river to your soul I wasn’t sure about anything, no I was secure in a rendering Headed west now I guess I’ma wandering, no Wishing I weren’t good at squandering All I had You’ve got a lot that’s lame And royal alibis I’ve got a lot of shame And things are dead inside But do you know you can’t be wrong How do you know you can’t be wrong You’ve got a long and lazy river to your soul I know I wear you down You’re looking awful bored But if you’re skipping town And say you’ll take no more Well do you know you can’t be wrong How do you know you can’t be wrong You’ve got a long and lazy river to your soul Color me damned Feeling petrified, yes Tear up my plans leave me weather blind Guess it’s past It’s a flash from the other side Fading fast, goes the mast It’s a bitter climb, all I had And now I know you’re mad I know you’re filled with hate I know that as I stand here You know I’m too late But do you know you can’t be wrong How do you know you can’t be wrong You’ve got a long and lazy river to your soul To your soul… To your soul…
I am nothing You, traffic on the line Strangers all around Nothing here but time I don't see a sound Floating high above Every little town People who can love Please don't leave me now I am nothing Please don't leave me out I am nothing You, coursing through my veins Pulsing every pound Panic on parade Cutting through the crowd Music fills my brain I know I let you down Take me back again Please don't leave me now I am nothing Please don't leave me out I am nothing You, footsteps on the floor Do they make a sound Open up the door Please don't leave me now
Bee Charmer
Hello Cindy Lauper : Sewed everything you said Together in a thread Repeating in my mind Each word like a rhyme Like a penny serenade Lifting through a song He said the record's overplayed Where did I go wrong Nellie McKay : You never stayed at first Could not commit the time Ignored all the quirks But he still did the crime And when he goes away I know you'll call and cry Cindy Lauper : And when he calls up to tell Now I'm gonna cry Nellie McKay : But I know you're mine When you're on the line Cindy Lauper : Is it something I said Nellie McKay : Would you let him walk away Cindy Lauper : Got it stuck in my head Nellie McKay : Don't you hear a word I say Cindy Lauper : Is it something I said Nellie McKay : Every night the same old moan It's ahhh, I'm waiting till my Joe comes home Everytime he asks me how I feel When I tell him, the phone goes dead Nellie McKay : I'm the queen of QVC You're leaning on my ear You mean the world to me Though the connection isn't clear Like my ink sputs seventy-eights Convenient when you're low Cindy Lauper : Feel like an antelope on a nature show Oh no! I guess I gotta go Nellie McKay : But I know you're mine When you're on the line Cindy Lauper : Is it something I said Nellie McKay : Would you let him walk away Cindy Lauper : Got it stuck in my head Nellie McKay : Don't you hear a word I say Cindy Lauper : Is it something I said Nellie McKay : Everytime we're on the phone It's ahhh, I'm waiting till my Joe comes home Cindy Lauper : Hey ! Nellie McKay : Cast away romance Cindy Lauper : What's it gonna take Nellie McKay : No knights with shiny armor Cindy Lauper : Hey ! Nellie McKay : Try a different dance Oh, I'm a real bee charmer Cindy Lauper : Well I scold and I scratched to make him stay But he don't wanna know from me Why that old alley cat, he runs away Nellie McKay : Lock the door and lose the key Cindy Lauper : Is it something I said Nellie McKay : Would you let him walk away Cindy Lauper : I got it stuck in my head Nellie McKay : Don't you hear a word I say Cindy Lauper : Is it something I said Nellie McKay : Every night the same trombone It's ahhh, I'm waiting till my Joe comes home Cindy Lauper : Hey ! Nellie McKay : Let's correct romance Let's correct romance With knights in shiny armor What's it gonna take Try a different dance Oh, I'm a real bee charmer...
Swept Away I'm swept away Yes I'm off the ground flying Swept away Yesterday's all but gone Like a hurricane You are tossing me round Swept away And today you're the one For society Shimmy shimmy shimmy And you go, oh no For propriety Shimmy shimmy shimmy And you go no no But now I'm swept away Yes I'm past the sound barrier Swept away Yesterday's all but done Like a novocain shootin' Up through my arm faster Swept away And today you're the one For society Shimmy shimmy shimmy And you go, oh no For propriety Shimmy shimmy shimmy And you go no no But now I'm swept away Yes I'm past the sound barrier Swept away Yesterday's all but done Like election day you are Robbing me blind mister Just-a swept away And today you're the one
Real Life Don't ask me what I'm thinking I can't handle it Didn't plan on this Don't ask me what I'm drinking Hey hutt hey what's up Nothing doing But if I had a real life I could break my hands And maybe feel life Not understand it As if I had a real life Not a bland and broken false reality Sign up for lie detection They'll examine me Shine a light and see They'll find a slight depression Say it can't be done Nothing comes from fun But if I had a real life I could break the mold And maybe steal life From those who stole it As if they had a real life Not an old and smokin' false reality Girl gone crazy Riding the wave Riding away out World don't faze me Nothing to save Nothing to save us now Anyhow Buy me a billionaire And maybe I'll forget Maybe I'll accept Write me a baudelaire And sign me up a cut If you're going up Cause if I had a real life I could break it down And maybe feel a life Not just drown in it As if I had a real life Not a town and country false reality Girl gone crazy Riding the wave Riding away out World don't faze me Nothing to save Nothing to save us now Anyhow Destroy the government And set me up as king I've been wondering About the precedent That pushing me around Going underground Cause if I had a real life I could break the rules And maybe feel life Instead of foolish As if I had a real life Not a cruel and choking false reality
Tipperary You will have a house in Tipperary A cottage by the sea A cottage on the prairie A home for you and me A house in Tipperary A house in Tipperary Where we can go Out to our cottage by the sea You may be wack You may be intrepid You pray a lot You stay on track You may be accepted You may have thoughts But try to make it happen Try to fight it out Just stick around You’re down for the final count You will have a house in Tipperary A cottage by the sea A cottage on the prairie A home for you and me A house in Tipperary A house in Tipperary Where we can go Out to our cottage by the sea You may be wack You’re staying intrepid You play a lot You take a tack You may be accepted You may have thoughts But try to make it happen Try to fight it out Just stick around, You’re down for the final count Get down Get down…
Gladd It’s been a long time coming But I know you are the one Here at home at last the days have ceased It’s been a long time coming And I know we’ve just begun All the pain has passed and there is peace If the breath was warm and tender Now the breath becomes a yawn And I’ve been returned to sender And I’m better since I’m gone… It’s been a long time coming But I know you are the one Here with time erased I’m at my best It’s been a long time coming And I know we’ve just begun Without a pretty face I can just rest But the march is still ongoing I can hear the drummers roll And it can’t show signs of slowing It is too, dear, it’s my soul… It’s been a long time coming But I know you are the one Here at home at last the days have ceased It’s been a long time coming And I know we’ve just begun All the pain has passed and there is peace
Food We're gonna get some food in the house tonight Get some food in the house tonight We're gonna get some food in the house tonight Get some food in the house For to starve is to hate is to kill is to sin Better love's on your plate get your fill and dig in We're gonna get some food in the house tonight Get some food in the house tonight We're gonna get some food in the house tonight Get some food in the house Hell is strife and confusion be frightened or fine Well if life's an illusion we might as well dine We're gonna get some food in the house tonight Get some food in the house tonight We're gonna get some food in the house tonight Get some food in the house We're gonna get some food on the table tonight Get some food on the table tonight We're gonna get some food on the table tonight Get some food in the house Well now we're feeling full in the house tonight Feeling full in the house tonight Oh yeah we're feeling full in the house tonight Feeling full in the house We're gonna go to sleep in the house tonight Go to sleep in the house tonight We're gonna go to sleep in the house tonight Go to sleep in the house
We had it right
Nellie Mckay : Watching you glide towards me dear Oh oh oh, it's clear Rumor was wrong We were right Kd Lang : Swathed in all white as if a dove Oh oh oh, my love You heard it wrong we were right Nellie Mckay : Though your ears may hear it all my friend Rumor has it, rumor has it wrong Nellie Mckay & Kd Lang : And though your eyes may see it happening Rumor has it, rumor has it wrong Kd Lang : Watching you walk towards me sweet Oh so complete Rumor was wrong We were right Nellie Mckay : Clutching your coat as we depart Oh oh oh, my heart You heard it wrong We were right Rumor had it wrong Nellie Mckay & Kd Lang : Rumor had it wrong And we had it right Nellie Mckay : Quit talking bout it Nellie Mckay & Kd Lang : Rumor had it wrong....
Columbia is bleeding Another day begins And there you are The mother sways her shins Here comes the footstep of the man who'll make your dreams The tube is fitted in And there you are The tepid seditive Then a scream Hold your placard up Cold and coffee cup After go to a bar Hand your flier out I must admire How dedicated you are I don't wanna know if you're having fun Or your maddens are on sale I don't wanna know if you've got a gun or a new stepson Or you think you're gonna bail Chris Hougan She had to run Last night been a lot of fun But now it's French A little tense She hadn't done the reading There she sat Hoped to pass Didn't think to face the fact that Oh by gosh Alas alack Columbia is bleeding Walking down Off the bus Vickie Lucas crossed campus Was thinking how She's made it now That successful feeling Walked by fast Hailed a cab No clue that she'd passed a lab And while she's sitting in lit class Columbia is bleeding The surgeon is in town And there you are The clamp is comin' down Then a scream Everybody knows protestors are those Schmoes who don't have a life See these scientists seeking differences Have to suffer such strife I don't wanna know if you're havin fun Or your maddens are on sale I don't wanna know if you got a gun or a new stepson Or you think you're gonna bail Generalize Proselytize Words were spilling out their sides As Charles Eise Buys his supplies Gets ready for a feeding Tried for track Hit the mat Didn't think to face the fact That while he's thinking Man that's wack Columbia is bleeding Quite a snob He didn't tip Nice guy Rob watched the eclipse Then looked around I've made it now I'm just so glad to be here Made a pass Got hand slapped Didn't think to face the fact That while he's mackin on that ass Columbia is bleeding You don't have a religion But you have fingers ten They clutch at your incision You roll them up and Then a scream They're just animals Make good edibles Fester filth and disease Check the bible son We got dominion We can do as we please I don't wanna know if you're having fun Or your maddens are on sale I don't wanna know if you've got a gun or a new stepson Or you think you're gonna bail Tee tee green Mezzanine Ended up beside the team Then gave a cheer Got some beers With friends who started streaking Back with Zach Said “I look fat” Didn't think to face the fact That while she's under self attack Columbia is bleeding Rodney J Began to pray His momma lost her life that day Had been a year It wasn't clear If he was safe or screaming As he jabbed the bible flap He didn't think to face the fact That barbarism killed the cat Columbia is bleeding This is the ivy league Columbia is bleeding
Lali est Paresseuse Avez-vous de la glace ce soir Il est temps de partir ce soir Oui apportez une chaise ce soir Je n’aime pas beaucoup cela ce soir Ecoutez s’il vous plait ce soir Il est temps de partir ce soir Est-ce que vous fumez ce soir Je n’aime pas beaucoup cela ce soir Oui montrez-moi Le chemin ce soir Lali est paresseuse Oui montrez-moi Le chemin ce soir Lali est paresseuse Oui ! Mais non Est-ce authentique Je ne sais pas Montrez-moi le chemin vers la boutique J’adore ce soir Avez-vous de la glace ce soir Il est temps de partir ce soir Oui apportez une chaise ce soir Je n’aime pas beaucoup cela ce soir Oui montrez-moi Le chemin ce soir Lali est paresseuse Oui montrez-moi Le chemin ce soir Lali est paresseuse
Happy Flower You and me We sweat We slave We gamble recklessly as if a dagger in the dark Me and you We misbehave We trample fecklessly upon the bladder of our hearts But it’s a happy flower in the morning sun And it’ll keep perfuming when the morning’s done This ain’t no tacky flower in a masquerade And it’ll keep on blooming till it steals the shade Of the garden ‘neath our windowpane You and me We leave We lie We’re running through the ramble off the road of sad goodbyes Me and you We tease We try We’re cutting off the ample charms put forward from the skies But it’s a happy flower in the morning sun And it’ll keep on glowing when the morning’s done And though our happy flower doesn’t make a sound Well it’ll keep growing till it fills the ground Of the garden ‘neath our windowpane Happy flower, happy flower, happy flower...
Mama And Me
"Mama I don't wanna be here it's alright darling Shhhh I don't wanna be here anymore What do you want" "I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna I wanna pony pony" It's just my mama and me And though I know it may be Hard to be mama and me But we've got time time time With my mom by my side I know I'll always survive We'll never give up the fight Cause we got time time time time I didn't wanna go So far from home But it was time you know Children got to roam But now I need her so She's my mom There's a lot of things that I'm proud of in this world I got a pinch of Shirley Chisholm and a sprinkle of "that girl" Are you looking at me 'Cause there's no one else here I'm a legally blonde three, the curse with big hair And now the critics’ve weighed in, well it's time to give credit To the person who's the limit although she's never said it To whom I am indebted who cuts the final edit She's my mama mama mama and I want you all to get it It's just my mama and me And though i know it may be Hard to be mama and me But we've got time time time With my mom by my side I know i'll always do right We'll never give up the fight Cause we got time time time time So hold on, hold tight This meeting's adjourned For people with degrees You got a lot to learn We've been earning jackshit man, feeling the burn Lost the girdle, jump the hurdle, so now it's our turn Yeah I've been living with my mama since I was an embryo Never had Nintendo saw a lot of Brecht though I only knew new since Jewel went Techno You think I'm gonna listen and write you a check, no I was so small, barely big enough to crawl My mother would call me as I stalled by the wall In the daycare I was placed in while she's making low wages My crayons tracing those crazy sad faces And I tasted my soul all those coals in the mountains Moving over me slowly Scolding me when I'm lonely And waiting for mama to unfold me And hold me She told me "we're gonna be ok" It's just my mama and me And though I know it may be Hard to be mama and me But we've got time time time With my mom by my side I know I'll always do right We'll never give up the fight Cause we got time time time time I think back to those days, it makes me so mad Can't even fathom, the chasm she had to collapse I'm an educated woman, but I wanna attack Wanna slap my granddad, wanna whack my dad Where were you when we were at the welfare office The atmosphere's toxic, the clerks are obnoxious The kids nosh on chocolate chomping their losses Can't even charge the clothes Or play with osh b' gosh boxes Those bruises, short fuses, with bad guys with black eyes The losing, the oozing, of blood down your right thigh The wanting to die with your nose broken, heart choking Hitching a ride with a chain smoking, plain spoken Gent who's gonna drive you as far as he can But he ain't got the rent and you ain't got a man "What now mama? Tell me you got a plan." "We're gonna make little darling with a government grant." It's just my mama and me And though I know it may be Hard to be mama and me But we've got time time time With my mom by my side I know I'll always survive We'll never give up the fight Cause we got time time time time I didn't wanna go So far from home But it was time you know Mom needs time alone But now I need her so She's my Mom "I hate you mother! Leave me alone!!" "I love you mommy, I love you mommy I love you mommy i love you mommy" "I want a suicide pill. Give me a suicide pill mommy!" "I wanna die with you, I wanna die with you" "You bitch! Get me a suicide pill!"
Pounce I'm gonna pounce, pounce I'm gonna pounce I'm gonna pounce, pounce I'm gonna pounce I'm gonna pounce, pounce I'm gonna pounce I'm gonna pounce Meow Like a pussy cat I'm gonna pounce, pounce I'm gonna pounce I'm gonna pounce, pounce I'm gonna pounce I'm gonna pounce, pounce I'm gonna pounce I'm gonna pounce Meow Like a pussy cat I'm gonna pounce, pounce You're feelin' hollow for the deal is done I'm gonna pounce, I'm gonna pounce, pounce You hear a rustle but you pass on by I'm gonna pounce, I'm gonna pounce, pounce You see a shadow stretching over the sun I'm gonna pounce That's when the cutest little kitty comes and hits you in the eye I'm gonna pounce, pounce Meow I'm gonna pounce I'm gonna pounce, pounce Meow I'm gonna pounce I'm gonna pounce, pounce Meow I'm gonna pounce, pounce I'm gonna pounce Meow Like a pussy cat
Old Enough Never thought I’d live to be old enough To be old enough to feel like this and Never thought I’d figure it out enough To be loud enough to make you listen On and on the meadows sing They ring out merry the view On and on my conscience blared And shared my longing for you Never thought I’d live to be old enough To be bold enough to make a difference Never thought I’d figure it out enough To be proud enough to take my mission Never thought I’d live to be smart enough To have heart enough to find a better way Never thought I’d live to be old enough To have soul enough to pass perdition Never thought I’d count up the years enough To be clear enough on my convictions Life ain’t all it claims to be It clings to me when it’s blue Life brought all its pain to me And shamed my longing for you Never thought I’d live to be old enough To be told enough to lose the bullies Never thought I’s to learn enough To be firm enough to live life fully Never thought I’d live to be strong enough To be young enough to find a better song Then you came along Never thought I’d live to be old enough
Obligatory Villagers
Mother of pearl Feminists don't have a sense of humor Feminists just want to be alone Feminists spread vicious lies and rumors They have a tumor on their funny bone They say Child molestation isn't funny Rape and degradation's just a crime Lighten up, ladies Rampant prostitution, sex for money What's wrong with that Can't these chicks do anything but whine? Dance break! Woo-hoo Take it off They say Cheap objectification isn't witty It's hot Equal work and wages worth the fight Sing us a new one On-demand abortion, every city Okay, but no gun control Won't these women never get a life? Feminists don't have a sense of humor Poor Hilary Feminists and vegetarians Feminists spread vicious lies and rumor They're far too sensitive to ever be a ham That's why these feminists just need to find a man I'm Dennis Kucinich, and I approve this message Oversure Maxine Schreck was a very lucky lady! Maxine Schreck was a very lucky girl! Who you wanna be Maxine Schreck! Who you wanna see Maxine Schreck! Have you got some time Have you got some spine Have you got something to begin with Or are you in a sinwich Have you got some nerve Have you got some verve Have you got something to depend on Or do you fender bend on And if you say no Do you mean to go down below the earth with nothing Now you've got my name And you've got my fame Have you got something to remind you of who you used to be Or are you happy being me Moonlight and roses Starlight and fairytales that won't come true Good news for those who pine away The day comes shining through Kittens high hattin' Sittin' on satin with a host who's catnip fond For those who seize the day The way is paved beyond-er I didn't know the world was like this If I’d have known, then I’d be psychic If I had a clue Then maybe I’d be blue as a mockingbird Why do you think she laughs so much I didn't know I had such problems If I’d have known, then I’d have solved them But looking down the road The Oklahoma toad's beckoning to me Gin rummy Wake up in a small cafe Sweatshop in the sunshine Set sail and you're far away Never using force Cold coffee or cabarnet Brick-hoppin' the daydream Shoe drops and you're bound to pay Gotta stay the course You just wanna get, you don't wanna give You may forget, but you'll never forgive And what is the point of live and let live If they're stealin' your cup of joe It's a slick sham, hot damn You wind up in a toe jam You better scram fast, Sam The quicksand's gettin' close Now say it again if you will Have you got the nerve to give it up at the beginning And does it hurt you (does it hurt you) Does it hurt you (does it hurt you) My time was a miracle Insipid and satirical A madrigal of lyrical twists In the fists of a Christmas invitational Crisp and informational It seemed like a good idea at the time Why cry, mr. Magpie I spy kofi Fee, i mean see I mean, freedom ain't cheap I mean the first test address No such thing as good press The best dressed messer in all Washington, D.C. Now say it again if you will Have you got the nerve to give it up at the beginning And does it hurt you (does it hurt you) Does it hurt you (does it hurt you)
Livin' Oh, livin's a bunch of shit Shittin's a part of livin' Fartin's a friend of shittin' Aye and so we carry on Bring me a clarinet Get me a big brown derby Buy me a lie a whale and sing a winter song
Identity Theft Because I'm tired of maturity Airport insecurity Running from the thought police Fighting with the go-betweens Hold up let me steal a breath Cause we're dealing with identity theft You need an education I don't see why I got to You need a good degree As to assimilate So little time So much to be bored by If no one trod along Harvard lawn No one'd make a nuclear bomb They don't teach you how to care Empathising if you dare Euthanize your sense of fair play Better to obey No child is free Why it's queasy to see Is that an elementary or a penitentiary Huh geez Get off my back Beat it Take it to town Man idiots go to college to get dumbed down Oh it leaves you bereft Oh identify theft I may be wrong I don't know why I may be wrong but I’ll try Because I'm sick of the insanity Watching horny manatee Feeling like a libertine Dealing with the death machine Hold em up It's a street arrest And we're dealing with identity theft You need a publication I don't see why I got to You need a press release As to assimilate Journo-fascist profiteers Pornotastic pioneers Bonbonbastic puppeteers Get away from me How can you write what we read That ain't my reality You disabuse humanity humility and fealty Oh you guess you got an edge Hiding your hedge from the feds Putting down the little veg Ignorance is a right, not a privilege I'm finished done and had it And while you fuckers are at it As far as I'm concerned Pluto's still a planet Oh you die a quick death Oh identity theft I may be wrong I don't know why I may be wrong but I’ll try Because I'm sick of all the sabotage Where's my female entourage Looking for some kinda closure All I'm finding is Ray Bolger Hold up, hell yeah I’ll confess Cause we're dealing with identity theft You need an occupation I don't see why I got to You need a boss to please Blah blah blah blah blah you're late Yakety yak Don't look wack Nellie you're a heart attack Murder murder on the wall Who's the butchest one of all Where'd you get that vegan dress A flea market Oops I forgot You design for target Shun violence and religion Don't ever play with nuns But I punched a man on Broadway Just to watch him cry Every guy I went to try Said I fight him but I can't think why Bent unhinged and singed I cringe to watch the main event But in the end there's no success like revenge Oh it leaves you bereft Oh identity theft I may be wrong I don't know why I may be wrong but I’ll try Because I'm tired of the hypocrisy Is it them or is it me If Jesus Christ is left in ruin Satan buddy how you doing Hold em up it's a street arrest And we're dealing with identity theft Because I'm tired of being sweet and nice Fuck you once and fuck you twice Show your passport Get that stamp Funny like a Nazi camp Hold em up, hell yeah I’ll confess 'Cause we're dealing with identity theft
Galleon Saturday night in the men's ensemble dressing room Starting a fight in the men's ensemble lair Beware of dreams come true It means you have to share a room But tell'em I’ll be there It's Saturday night They said we're one big family But I’m just duckin' tangerines And looking for my gun It's Saturday night There's lots of hate and jealous fear And there's no favored nations here Now where's my elf ears gone It's Saturday night Saturday night in the men's ensemble dressing room Watching the fight in the men's ensemble lair You may escape the cage But then you have to share a stage And tell'em I’ll be there
It's Saturday night And now's the time to vindicate Tomorrow's just a matinee And then we settle scores It's Saturday night Another week and then I’m done Just one more piece of chewing gum And I don't care no more It's Saturday night Saturday night in the men's ensemble dressing room Starting a fight in the men's ensemble lair You may escape the crypt But keep your distance from all scripts Because before you're even aware You'll be there It's Saturday night Saturday night in the men's ensemble dressing room Starting a fight in the men's ensemble lair It's Saturday night Politan Santa Maria can you hear me I've got no reason to live They say I’ve been lucky But it's all relative Won't you make it easy I've got to erase all the pain They say it's behind me But it keeps coming back But if you knew my love Then you would see my love Never meant to interfere with all your plans And if you cannot see Why don't you come for me And escape me to the world of politan Io que la noche se hace A la manana parece Policeman please arrest me I'd rather live in a jail Than have to stay out here Where everything fails Won't you give me something I'll pay you awfully well I will reimburse you If you'll just make the deal But if you knew my love Then you would see my love Never meant to interfere with all your plans And if you cannot see Why don't you come for me And escape me to the world of politan You gotta say I’m an island In the pacific As miss o'day would say the view's terrific The moral of the story is a doozy Dizzy parade You gotta say I’m an island Oh you can't fake it No if everybody knew the way to make it The laurel and the glory would be taken Man I’d be made Testify As we approach fait weather As we entertain our maiden endeavor Round us still the chorus beats The schools, the streets There's always danger there For men will divest Only to a certain point For each divines their own experience And to our own We must attest They say authority's essential They are insincere They say discipline is fundamental You will persevere And when you've lost your fear Then that's when you must Testify Raise your hands up to the sky Clouds are coming closer but a don't you cry Because you ain't got time just keep on striving testifying Testify Raise your hands up to the sky Clouds are coming closer but a don't you cry Because you ain't got time just keep on striving testifying As you pack the tools of past illusions You have lost your nerve Set them near you lest they cause confusion Keep some in reserve To get what you deserve You're gonna have to testify Raise your hands up to the sky Clouds are coming closer but a don't you cry Because you ain't got time just keep on striving testifying Testify Raise your hands up to the sky Clouds are coming closer but a don't you cry Because you ain't got time just keep on striving testifying Mama you got me my corduroy jeans Do your own laundry if you want them clean Mama the workload they're putting me through Like i don't know Mama you got me my history books Yeah and i thought me I’d take me a look But doesn't matter what you do or say Because it ain't my history anyway Feast or famine you're crying at the disco You have lost your way The peace they were planning died in San Francisco Floating on the bay Just close your eyes and pray Then stand up straight and testify Raise your hands up to the sky Clouds are coming closer but a don't you cry 'Cause you ain't got time just keep on striving testifying Testify Raise your hands up to the sky Clouds are coming closer but a don't you cry Because you ain't got time just keep on striving testifying... Zombie Should you plan to travel way down south Wow oh oh! Woman to woman i gotta tell you about A curse! A curse that rose out of the deep green swamp Wow oh oh! It hollers murder And it makes you jump And then it says Do the zombie Wah ah ah ah ! Do the zombie whoah yeah ! Wah ah ah ! Do the zombie Wah ah ah ah ! Do the zombie whoah yeah ! Wah ah ah ! When i was younger just a little girl Wow oh oh! Lennon glasses and a ponytail Huh huh! My mama told me honey pack your trunk Wow oh oh! We're going to Mississippi do the bayou bump Where they say Do the zombie Wah ah ah ah ! Do the zombie whoah yeah ! Wah ah ah ! Do the zombie Wah ah ah ah ! Do the zombie yeah yeah yeah yeah ! Wah ah ah ! One day i set out for a walk The path soon grew quite dark i saw My shadow running faster Hurry, slow mo Coming after me After me And it said Do the zombie Wah ah ah ah ! Do the zombie whoah yeah ! Wah ah ah ! Do the zombie Wah ah ah ah ! Do the zombie whoah wow yeah ! Wah ah ah ! And zombie don't have to dance Sha na na And zombie don't dance at your command Oh sha na na But zombie don't have to wait Oh sha na na So come on Come on Do the voodoo shake Do the zombie Wah ah ah ah ! Do the zombie whoah yeah ! Wah ah ah ! One day I set out for a walk The path soon grew quite dark i saw My shadow running faster Hurry, slow mo Coming after me After me And it said Do the zombie Wah ah ah ah ! Do the zombie whoah yeah ! Wah ah ah ! Do the zombie Wah ah ah ah ! Do the zombie whoah wow yeah ! Wah ah ah ! The sun is shining and you're feeling fine Wow oh oh! As you pass the mason-dixie line Huh huh! The forest echoes and the treeleaves snap Wow oh oh! Hey what's that sound spin around Who dat Then they say Do the zombie Wah ah ah ah ! Do the zombie whoah yeah ! Wah ah ah ! Do the zombie Wah ah ah ah ! Do the zombie yeah yeah yeah yeah ! Wah ah ah ! Do the zombie, zombie woah yeah...
Normal as Blueberry Pie
The very thought of you ( Ray Noble ) The very thought of you And I forget to do The little ordinary things That everyone ought to do I'm living in a kind of daydream I'm happy as a queen And foolish though it may seem To me that's everything The mere idea of you The longing here for you You'll never know how slow the moments go Till I'm near to you I see your face in every flower Your eyes in stars above It's just the thought of you The very thought of you, my love It's just the thought of you The very thought of you, my love Do, Do, Do ( George Gershwin ) Oh, do, do, do What you've done, done, done Before, baby Do, do, do, what I do, do, do Adore, baby Let's try again Sigh again Fly again to heaven Baby, see It's A, B, C I love you And you love me I know, know, know What a beau, beau, beau Should do, baby So don't, don't, don't Say it won't, won't, won't Come true, baby My heart begins to hum Dum, de, dum De, dum, dum, dum So do, do, do What you've done, done, done before I remember the bliss Of that wonderful kiss You said that a boy Could never give more joy From any little miss I remember it quite It was a wonderful night Oh, how I'd adore it If you would encore it I know, know, know What a beau, beau, beau Should do, baby So don't, don't, don't Say it won't, won't, won't Come true, baby My heart begins to hum Dum, de, dum De, dum, dum, dum So do, do, do What you've done, done, done before A Wonderful Guy ( Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein ) I expect everyone of my crowd to make fun Of my proud protestations of faith in romance And they'll say I'm naïve as a babe to believe Every fable I hear from a person in pants Fearlessly I'll face them and argue their doubts away Loudly I'll sing about flowers in spring Flatly I'll stand on my little flat feet and say Love is a grand and a beautiful thing I'm not ashamed to reveal The world famous feeling I feel I'm as corny as Kansas in August I'm as normal as blueberry pie No more a smart little girl with no heart I have found me a wonderful guy I am in a conventional dither With a conventional star in my eye And you will note there's a lump in my throat When I speak of that wonderful guy I'm as trite and as gay as a daisy in May A cliché coming true I'm bromidic and bright As a moon-happy night Pouring light on the dew I'm as corny as Kansas in August High as a flag on the Fourth of July If you'll excuse an expression I use I'm in love, I'm in love I'm in love, I'm in love I'm in love with a wonderful guy Meditation ( Antonio Carlos Jobim - Ray Gilbert ) In my loneliness When you're gone and I'm all by myself And I need your caress I just think of you And the thought of you holding me near Makes my loneliness soon disappear Though you're far away I have only to close my eyes And you are back to stay I just close my eyes And the sadness that missing you brings Soon is gone and this heart of mine sings Yes I love you so And that for me is all I need to know I will wait for you Till the sun falls from out of the sky For what else can I do I will wait for you Meditating how sweet life will be When you come back to me Yes I love you so And that for me is all I need to know I will wait for you Till the sun falls from out of the sky For what else can I do I will wait for you Meditating how sweet life will be When you come back to me Mean To Me ( Roy Turk / Fred Ahlert ) You're mean to me Why must you be mean to me Gee, honey, it seems to me You love to see me crying I don't know why I stay home Each night when you say you'll phone You don't and I'm left alone Singing the blues and sighing You treat me coldly Each day in the year You always scold me Whenever somebody is near, dear It must be great fun to be mean to me You shouldn't, for can't you see What you mean to me You treat me coldly Each day in the year You always scold me Whenever somebody is near, dear It must be great fun to be mean to me You shouldn't, for can't you see What you mean to me Baby can't you see what you mean to me Crazy Rhythm ( Roger Wolfe Kahn / Irving Caesar ) Crazy rhythm, here's the doorway I'll go my way, you'll go your way Crazy rhythm, from now on we're through Here is where we have a showdown I'm too high-hat, you're too low-down Crazy rhythm, here's goodbye to you They say that When a high-brow meets a low-brow Walking along Broadway Soon the high-brow, he has no brow Ain't it a shame and you're to blame What's the use of prohibition You produce the same condition Crazy rhythm, I've gone crazy too Now every Greek, each Turk, each Latin The Russians and the Prussians as well When you seek the lure of Manhattan Are sure to come under your spell You need a folksong to soon throw away Those Harlem smoke songs they soon learn to play Can't you fall for Carnegie Hall Oh, Danny, call it a day and we'll say Crazy rhythm, here's the doorway I'll go my way, you'll go your way Crazy rhythm, from now on we're through Get on now, go Here is where we have a showdown I'm too high-hat, you're too low-down Crazy rhythm, here's goodbye to you Shoe shoe ! They say that When a high-brow meets a low-brow Walking along Broadway Soon the high-brow, he has no brow Ain't it a shame and you're to blame What's the use of prohibition You produce the same condition Crazy rhythm, I've gone crazy too Kick it ! Absolutely pip! That's fine Down low, huh huh That's jazz I'm feeling hot as Brian! Crazy rhythm, here's the doorway I'll go my way, you'll go your way Crazy rhythm, from now on we're through Here is where we have a showdown I'm too high-hat, you're too low-down Crazy rhythm, here's goodbye to you They say that When a high-brow meets a low-brow Walking along Broadway Soon the high-brow, he has no brow Ain't it a shame and you're to blame What's the use of prohibition You produce the same condition Crazy rhythm, I've gone crazy too Sentimental Journey ( Les Brown, Ben Homer, Bud Green ) Gonna take a sentimental journey Gonna set my heart at ease Gonna make a sentimental journey To renew old memories Got my bags, got my reservations Spent each dime I could afford Like a child in wild anticipation I Long to hear that, "All aboard!" Seven, that's the time we leave at seven I'll be waiting up at heaven Counting every mile of railroad track That takes me back Never thought my heart could be so yearny Why did I decide to roam Gonna take that sentimental journey Sentimental journey home Never thought my heart could be so yearny Why did I decide to roam Gonna take that sentimental journey Sentimental journey home
If I Ever Had a Dream If I ever had a dream I would dream of sunny skies of blue Clover ‘neath the fields of cream Bungavilla and the roses too The wind is a symphony Flowing low across the silver sea He’ll sway on a summer breeze Twinkling shadows from a canopy No arms to hold you down Your own dear nature will see you through If I ever had a dream It would be for you If I ever had a wish (if she ever had wish) Butterflies and bumble bees would play (buzz buzz woooh) Purple moonbeams on the mist (purple moonbeams on the mist) Crowds of calla lilies show the way (this way) Bush, bramble and burbling streams Gurgling gently down a berth of green How mirthful a melody Sunlight playing on the water’s glean (lovely) Somewhere the heart can roam Far from the damage that some can do If I ever had a dream (if she ever had a dream) It would be for you Somewhere the heart can roam Far from the damage that some can do If I ever had a dream It would be for you Black Hills Of Dakota ( Sammy Fain / Paul Francis Webster ) Take me back to the black hills The black hills of Dakota To the beautiful Indian country That I love Lost my heart in the black hills The black hills of Dakota Where the pines are so high That they kiss the sky above And when I get that lonesome feeling And I'm miles away from home I hear the voice of the mystic mountains Calling me back home So take me back to the black hills The black hills of Dakota To the beautiful Indian country That I love And when I get that lonesome feeling And I'm miles away from home I hear the voice of the mystic mountains Calling me back home So take me back to the black hills The black hills of Dakota To the beautiful Indian country That I love To the beautiful Indian country That I love To the beautiful Indian country That I love Dig it
( Johnny Mercer / H.Borne ) Oh I can't dance ! Yes you can ! Stop that Oh I really can't Oh yes you can come on right, left, right, left Just give it a try Really, you can teach me Oh yeah You got the legs for 'Cause it seems to me Oh it seems to you I said it seems to me You said it seems to you A such embarrassing situation calls for concentration Do you dig me Jack We dig you Jack Can you think of a plan We solid can Can you sing and dance I'll take a chance Are you boots on right I got laced up tight Is Miss Miller a killer From a spanish villa Is her dancing mellow Why, mellow as a cello Then it seems to me Obviously You wanna go right into your topsickory I never could do the Conga Could never get through the Conga But if you say do the Conga I ain't hep to that step But I'll dig it I never could see Mazurkas They're poison to me, Mazurkas But if it's to be Mazurkas I ain't hep to that step But I'll dig it When they invented the Charleston She was a total flop Right But say if you want to Charleston I'll never stop I'll dance till I drop I never could dig the Polka The corniest jig, the Polka But if you say dig the Polka I ain't hep to that step But I'll dig it Alright Oh there you go, there you go down You can dance sugar That's not so hard What was that dance called I never could do the Conga Could never get through the Conga But if you say do the Conga I ain't hep to that step But I'll dig it I never could see Mazurkas They're poison to me, Mazurkas But if it's to be Mazurkas I ain't hep to that step But I'll dig it When they invented the Charleston I was a total flop But say if you want to Charleston She'll never stop She'll dance till I drop I never could dig the polka The corniest jig, the polka But if you say dig the polka I ain't hep to that step She ain't hep to that step I ain't hep to that step She ain't hep to that step She ain't hep to that step... Send me no flowers ( Hal David / Burt Bacharach ) Ever since the day that you went away You've been sending flowers to me Send me no flowers today Instead of sending flowers come back to me And hold me in your arms again There is nothing that a flower can say That your lips can prove with a kiss Send me no flowers today Got a lot of flowers and what I miss Is being in your arms again After a break up To kiss and make up is divine My darling It doesn't matter Just who was right or who was wrong As long as you're still mine Call me up and say that you're on your way Til you're back how lonely I'll be Send me no flowers today Instead of sending flowers come back to me And love me just as I love you After a break up To kiss and make up is divine My darling It doesn't matter Just who was right or who was wrong As long as you're still mine Call me up and say that you're on your way Til you're back how lonely I'll be Send me no flowers today Instead of sending flowers come back to me And love me just as I love you Close your eyes ( Bernice Petkere ) Close your eyes Rest your head on my shoulder and sleep Close your eyes And I will close mine Close your eyes Let's pretend that we're both counting sheep Close your eyes This is divine Music play Something dreamy for dancing While we're here romancing It's love's holiday And love will be our guide Close your eyes When you open them dear I'll be near by your side So won't you close your eyes Music playing Palm trees swaying Dolphins playing It's a lover's holiday And our love will show us the way Close your eyes And envision this vision I see You and me Let's close your eyes Close your eyes Rest your head on my shoulder and sleep Close your eyes I will close mine Close your eyes Let's pretend that we're both counting sheep Close your eyes This is divine Music play Something dreamy for dancing While we're here romancing And it's love's holiday And our love will be our guide Close your eyes When you open them dear I'll be near by your side So won't you close your eyes Close your eyes Close your eyes Close your eyes Close your eyes Close your eyes Close your eyes Close your eyes Close your eyes I remember you ( Victor Schertzinger / Johnny Mercer ) I remember you You're the one who made My dreams come true A few kisses ago I remember you You're the one who said "I love you too" I do Didn't you know I remember, too A distant bell And stars that fell like rain Out of the blue When my life is through And the angels ask me to recall The thrill of them all Then I shall tell them I remember you I'll Never Smile Again ( Ruth Lowe ) I'll never smile again Until I smile at you I'll never laugh again What good would it do For tears would fill my eyes My heart would realize That our romance is through I'll never love again I'm so in love with you I'll never thrill again To somebody new Within my heart I know I will never start To smile again Until I smile at you Within my heart I know I will never start To smile again Until I smile at you
Home Sweet Mobile Home
Bruise On The Sky The New York Times invents the news I did not see where they were going Behind the dying afternoon I follow, restlessly devoted Tell me your mind Tell me you'll always follow Send me a sign Send me a smile like Charo I need your lovin' eyes At least your cyanide I had a dream I saw a rainbow I could have sworn I saw the sun pass by I had a dream I saw the pain go But what I hoped would be my rainbow Was just a bruise on the sky Hide in my closet, feeling trapped This used to be a prime location The heavens clap and then collapse A melancholy invocation Tell me your mind Tell me you'll always follow Send me a sign Send me a smile like Charo I need your lovin' eyes At least your cyanide I had a dream I saw a rainbow I could have sworn I saw the sun pass by I had a dream I saw the pain go But what I hoped would be my rainbow Was just a bruise on the sky I used to think about it When I say 'think', I mean 'satirize' I was extreme about it My dreams would bleed on the sun street cries As if my whole darn soul Was gripped in atomic eyes I had a dream I saw a rainbow I could have sworn I saw the sun pass by I had a dream I saw the pain go But what I hoped would be my rainbow Was just a bruise on the sky
Adios If time Runs like a river I saw my people bathed in blood And if the faithful find the sinners I'll have to leave all I have loved Adios Goodbye oh hypocrite heathens Adios Goodbye oh false paradise Adios Goodbye oh rinky-dink Eden And may you lie yourselves to sleep Tonight We're marching Through the madness With not a soul about to see We're moving through the fortress Chasing the ghosts of anarchy Adios Goodbye my Frankenstein lady Adios Goodbye oh pagan delight Adios Goodbye and good riddance baby And may you lie yourselves to sleep Tonight
Caribbean Time Caribbean time in motion Fireflyin' across the ocean And I Can See the future Caribbean, Caribbean, Caribbean Caribbean, Caribbean, Caribbean In the modern pot-boiler Anesthetize your mind And if you want to be a lawyer You're gonna need an alibi And if you crave being an outlaw Better to make a plan For the guns and the promises they feed you Will drag you in the sand Nobody come clever enough Before they get their, move their mainland rough I'm takin’ no direction, and I’m walkin’ a real slow For the words of oppression are go go go Caribbean time in motion Fireflyin' across the ocean And I Can See the future Barbados to Barcelona Caribbean time hereunder I Can See the future Caribbean, Caribbean, Caribbean Caribbean, Caribbean, Caribbean If you want a dictator You'd best get organized And if you want to be a hater You make trains run on time And if you crave a good pupil Bring glory to the schools And mind your Qs and Ps 'Cause an island breeze Is breaking all the rules Caribbean time in motion Fireflyin' across the ocean And I Can See the future Antigua to Macedonia Darwinian time is over I Can See the future It's no military time It's an island time Nobody come clever enough Before they get their, move their mainland rough I'm takin' no direction, and I’m walkin' a real slow For the words of oppression are go go go Caribbean time in motion Fireflyin' across the ocean And I Can See the future Barbados to Barcelona Caribbean time hereunder I Can See the future Caribbean, Caribbean Caribbean, Caribbean, Caribbean Caribbean, Caribbean, Caribbean Caribbean, Caribbean, Caribbean Caribbean, Caribbean, Caribbean It's no military time It's an island time
Please I mean, I must have said: "Please, Lord, Send me a hard luck childhood" "Please, Bub, Spare me a hot romance" "Please, Lady, Gift me with genius, not pleasure" "Please, Mrs. Henry, Start me off without a chance" I must have said: "Please, Sir, Let me lay in the sewer that claim me And let me wallow there, even as I lose my sea" "Please, Mr. Hula Hoop, keep on ballistic You must be a manic guy to be so sadistic" "Please, Lord, I just love being me" For every mom-and-pop and College Green The harvest moon, a lynchin' tree 'Cause an Americana misery Makes what a mess of me That underwater conversation Hasn't got a clue She should know real hardship
Beneath The Underdog Come on, come on, let's try and make it You tell yourself, this time for sure But I would rather sit and crave it I'm not wanted anymore I had a kind of friend in you It wasn't pleasant all the time But though my heart is jaded I think winnin' is overrated Lookin' through frosted windows I envy the soft contented sighs But I don't get people I don't get the things they think are reasonable So you'll find me Here right beneath the underdog When life's impossible Hold tight beneath the underdog That's where I'm comfortable And I know I'm a fool, perhaps I rationalize what I can't have But no, here right beneath the underdog That's where I'd rather be Maybe someday I will see A kind of personality Who makes the world better And when that happens I may find I miss the nervous daily grind It's hard to stand this peace of mind It's truly finer on the outside Oh, the outside I've conquered mountains, so to speak And looked down from a higher peak But it seems so creepy When it can leave you feelin' sleazy So settin' off from this hill camp I'd rather be her little tramp My own companion Or maybe with one whose tail is waggin' So you'll find us Here right beneath the underdog When life's impossible Hold tight beneath the underdog That's where I'm comfortable And I know I'm a fool, perhaps And rationalize what I can't have But no, here right beneath the underdog That's where I'd rather be I'd rather be I'd rather be Dispossessed I gotta exorcise your spirit from my soul (From my soul) I gotta exorcise your spirit, keep me whole (Yes, yes) I'm gonna go downtown tomorrow And ship your spirit yonder I gotta exorcise your spirit from my soul I gotta exorcise your spirit from my mind (From my mind) I gotta exorcise your spirit, demon kind (Oh, yeah) And while you're cryin' out to Benji (Whoo) I'm gonna desecrate your memory I'm gonna exorcise your spirit from my mind Oh, you got me by the bay (By the bay) And you got me by the river (Day by day) And I'm feelin' like a hotdog in a military bog And I cannot find my way through the fog And you got me on the run (On the run) And I cannot beg differ (In a gun) And I'm feelin' like cool cat with a cavalry hat And I cannot find my crack in the glass I gotta exorcise your spirit from my soul (From my soul) I gotta exorcise your spirit, keep me whole (Yeah, yeah) I'm gonna go downtown tomorrow And ship your spirit yonder I'm gonna exorcise your spirit from my soul And you got me by the bay (By the bay) And you got me by the river (Day by day) And I'm feelin' like a hotdog in a military bog And I cannot find my way through the fog And you got me on the run (On the run) And I cannot beg to differ (In a gun) And I'm feelin' like cool cat who needs a cavalry hat And I cannot find my crack in the glass And the whistle blows ooh-wee Take me 'way from here ooh-wee-woo Ooh-wee, have to stray from here Keep on keepin' on I gotta exorcise your spirit from my soul (From my soul) I gotta exorcise your spirit, keep me whole (Yes, yes) And may your pots come like a copper 'Cause you intoxicate me pauper I gotta exorcise your spirit from my soul I gotta exorcise your spirit from my soul (From my soul) I gotta exorcise your spirit, keep me whole (Yeah, yeah) I'm gonna go downtown tomorrow And ship your spirit yonder I gotta exorcise your spirit from my soul Yes, yes Oh, yes Yeah, yeah Glossy G The Portal There's a house down Willow Lane Just a simple seaside shack Through the wind and pourin' rain She wants you black There's a portal o'er the door In the evening, comes a draft From the life we had before You left Lost in Baton Rouge And all I got's the sense of it 'Cause all I had was you Lost down Pico Way And all I got's incensed by it Now don't you go away There is nothin' left to say (I love you so) There is nothin' left to do There is nothin' left to make (I love you so) There is nothin' left of you I'm in trouble and I do not see the light There's a problem with my sight It's a fight to stay alive and it's not fair You're everywhere Callin' up my past But they're all gone and tired of me And all my cryin' spells Talkin' back to fate But fate has done expired on me And you who knew me well I'm in trouble and my heart is set to fold There's a problem with my soul I'm a stone and it's not rollin' half-way there You're everywhere There is nothin' left to say (I love you so) There is nothin' left to do There is nothin' left to take (I love you so) There is nothin' left of you Lost on Willow Lane Our love has turned to tumbleweed Now don't you blow away ¡Bodega! I love me an old-fashioned bodega (Bodega) From the sea sides and the mountains pouring down (Pouring down) Through Cairo, Caracacas y Cartagena (Tagena) To the old-fashioned, soul-passioned town When love fills the air and he asks me "When will you be mine?" I sighed, my Valentine's Proposed to me in a bodega (Bodega) When romance has won and he asked me "What home shall we have?" I laughed, "my better half Just build it inside a bodega, bodega" I love me an old-fashioned bodega (Bodega) Where the fruits and the flowers stay this dry (Stay this dry) School children come eager to buy their ortegas (Ortega) For as goes the bodega, goes the life Me amo un bodega pasado de moda De moda Y me veo a prueba le va Le va Té negro, boletos, paletas y soda Y soda En el templo de la gente lo callas When storm clouds appear, and he tells me "The landlords are loose" I yell, "my grand Cayuse, fight with me to save the bodegas" (Bodega) When justice has won (Si se puede!) "The demons have lost their demands" I cry, "my darling love Make love to me in a bodega, bodega" I love me an old-fashioned bodega (Bodega) Pretty lights through the darkened paths of Rome (Paths of Rome) Lead the crippled, the broken and even the beggars (The beggars) To their old-fashioned, soul-passioned home Take me home Take me home Ole! Bodega! Coosada Blues There's a town near Old Montgomery Past the land where palm trees roll In the heart of Magnolia country Callin' me home, sweet mobile home We had left that coastal city Traveled north across the plain Till those soft, sweet, postal diddies Led us a ways up Kennedy Lane Oh, save my soul on a rainy day Honey, my heart's been petrified Oh, take me whole in the month of May Darling, don't leave me paralyzed When I finally saw you comin' Over hill and windin' road Leadin' crowd silently drummin' Straight for our home, sweet mobile home Oh, save my soul on a rainy day Honey, my heart's been petrified Oh, take me whole in the month of May Darling, don't leave me paralyzed Through the South land of my memories 'Neath an ivy-covered dome Every day's a long, lonely cemetery Callin' me home, sweet mobile home No Equality There's no equality here There's no equality anywhere And every failing face Is quickly replaced By one you can't lose It's an illusion I'll even do revolution That's never meant to occur Won't happen to her Won't happen to you And you let me down slowly Let me down slow and you turned me around Let me down easy Let yourself go, now you're goin' to town Baby, baby, can't you see What this hypocrisy is doin' to me We should've kicked over the ladders From the start You used to be my lover You used to be my soul, soul brother I used to believe That you could conceive Conceive with my love But you let me down slowly You let me down slow and you turned me around Let me down easy Let yourself go, now you're goin' to drown Baby, baby, can't you see What this absurdity is doin' to me We should've kicked over the ladders From the start There's no equality Nobody knows the trouble I've seen No one supposes just how mean I can be I play the victim and I really care And all I've ever wanted is Everything I'm gonna have There's no equality here There's no equality on earth I fear There are so many ??? The boss and the border It's me or it's you That's why I let you down slowly Let you down slow and I turned you around Let you down easy Let myself go, now we're both set to drown Baby, baby, can't you see What this futility is doin' to me We should've kicked over the ladders From the start There's no equality
Absolute Elsewhere They say minds move mysteriously Well, I've seen them all And I still don't believe it, In my nightmares, monotonously They open the door Set my heart free from dreaming I never could believe your face Young enough to consume my false befitting I never could believe your eyes But still, I'm surprised For it's the real deal There's nothing I fear This is a clear deal Excellent I feel Caught in the rapture Lost in the silence Absolute elsewhere Where's the asylum Next day morn and I pick up the phone Walk through the door, down the hall to the ballroom Past the servants, who beckon and groan They proffer the floor, but my feet keep on falling I never could believe your face Young enough to consume my false befitting I never could believe your eyes But I've been said wise For it's the real deal There's nothing I fear, This is a clear deal Excellent I feel Caught in the rapture Into the violence Absolute elsewhere Where's the asylum For it's the real deal There's nothing I fear This is a clear deal Excellent I feel Caught in the rapture Lost in the silence Absolute elsewhere Where's the asylum In my nightmares, monotonously Unknown Reggae I met him at a protest Dolled up in his finest finery A Malcolm X t-shirt And a tambourine The loving, it was hopeless The cannons fell and shook the barricade We came in at the chorus I could hear him say Eatin' that burger Pass the kitchen condiments Eatin' that mother Don't that hot sauce hit the spot Eatin' that torture Don't you let your conscience harm you Aye, for that mother can't see you suffer And one for all and all for another (Pourin' rain, pourin' rain) A long October under the sun (Pourin' rain, pourin' rain) Change comes for the better (If you want it) Our change will come Hey, you! Eatin' that burger All you "All Americans" Eatin' that mother Give the chef my compliments Eatin' that torture Yeah, you show such understandin' Aye, but that mother can't see you suffer... And one for all and all for another (Pourin' rain, pourin' rain) A long October under the sun (Pourin' rain, pourin' rain) Change comes for the better If you want it Our change will come... stop Eatin' that burger Pass the kitchen condiments Eatin' that mother Don't that a hot sauce hit the spot Eatin' that torture Won't you let your conscience warn you Aye, for that mother you can't see suffer Bluebird Bluebird Bring back my happiness And see me through This clouded hour Bluebird On wings of loveliness Carry me to a field In flower Thunder Comes roaring up inside I see a purple tide And shadows weigh me Bluebird I wait with tenderness So bring his love To me Bluebird Bring back my loneliness And see me through This crowded hour Bluebird Where once was hopefulness This heart has swift congealed And soured Culture Carries me in its swell I see the faces well Too well for dreaming Bluebird Bring back my happiness Oh, bring his loving heart To me
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Sunny Afternoon (The Kinks) The tax man's taken all my dough And left me in my stately home Lazing on a sunny afternoon And I can't sail my yacht He's taken everything I've got All I've got's this sunny afternoon Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze I got a big fat papa trying to break me And I love to live so pleasantly Live this life of luxury Lazing on a sunny afternoon In the summertime In the summertime In the summertime I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake My boyfriend's run off with my car And gone back to his ma and pa Telling tales of drunkenness and cruelty Now I'm sitting here Sipping at my ice cold beer Lazing on a sunny afternoon Help me, help me, help me sail away Well give me two good reasons why I oughta stay 'Cause I love to live so pleasantly Live this life of luxury Lazing on a sunny afternoon In the summertime In the summertime In the summertime In the summertime In the summertime In the summertime In the summertime Quicksilver Girl (Steve Miller Band) She's a quicksilver girl A lover of the world She spreads her wings And she's free She's a quicksilver girl A lover of the world She's seen every branch On the tree I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake Ah, ah, quicksilver girl Ah, ah, quicksilver girl Ah, ah, quicksilver girl Ah, ah, quicksilver girl If you need a little lovin' She'll turn on the heat If you take a fall She'll put you back on your feet If you're all alone She's someone to meet If you need someone She's a quicksilver girl A lover of the world She spreads her wings And she's free Poor People (Alan Price) Poor people are poor people And they don't understand A man's got to make whatever he wants And take it with his own hands Poor people stay poor people And they never get to see Someone's got to win in the human race If it isn't you, then it has to be me So smile while you're makin' it Laugh while you're takin' it Even though you're fakin' it Nobody's gonna know Nobody's gonna know I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake It's no use mumbling It's no use grumbling Life just isn't fair There's no easy days There's no easy ways Just get out there and do it And sing and they'll sing your song Laugh while you're getting on Smile and they'll string along And nobody's gonna know Nobody's gonna know Nobody's gonna know Nobody's gonna know We all want justice but you got to have the money to buy it You'd have to be a fool to close your eyes and deny it There's a lot of poor people who are walking the streets of my town Too blind to see that justice is used to do them right down All life from beginning to end You pay your monthly installments Next to health is wealth And only wealth will buy you justice There'll always be a fool who insists on taking his chances And that is the man who believes in true love romances He will trust and rely on the goodness of human nature Now a judge will tell you that's a pathetic creature All life from beginning to end You pay your monthly installments Next to health is wealth And only wealth will buy you justice Money, justice Money and justice Money, justice Murder In My Heart For The Judge (Moby Grape) Murder in my heart for the judge Murder in my heart for the judge Well that mean old bastard wouldn't budge Murder in my heart for the judge Walked into the courtroom, Know this was gonna bring me down And that bloviated turd representative of justice And the prosecutor began to frown I'm sorry, sorry for the things I've done I'm sure to change my evil ways And the judge looked down at me and said For getting smart boy I'm gonna give you more than a lifetime I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake Murder in my heart for the judge Murder in my heart for the judge Well that mean old bastard wouldn't budge I've got murder in my heart for the judge Then he said if you look like a man I will be your friend Just give me your money Give me your time I don't want to see your ugly face here again, no, no Murder in my heart for the judge Murder in my heart for the judge Well that mean old bastard wouldn't budge Murder in my heart for the judge The all seeing monitor Buzzing in the sky The techno [?] madness All seeing third eye Murder in my heart for the judge Murder in my heart for the judge Well that mean old bastard wouldn't budge Murder in my heart for the judge Murder, murder in my heart Murder, don't take me away Murder, murder in my heart Murder, oh murder, murder Bold Marauder (Richard Farina) It's hi ho hey, I am the bold marauder And hi ho hey, I am the white destroyer For I will show you silver and gold, and I will bring you treasure I will wave a widowing flag, and I will be your lover And I will show you grotto and cave and sacrificial alter And I will show you blood on the stone and I will be your mentor And night will be our darling and fear will be our name It's hi ho hey, I am the bold marauder And hi ho hey, I am the white destroyer For I will take you out by the hand and lead you to the hunter And I will show you thunder and steel and I will be your teacher And we will dress in helmet and sword and dip our tongues in slaughter And we will sing a warrior's song and lift the praise of murder And Christ will be our darling and fear will be our name I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake It's hi ho hey, I am the bold marauder And hi ho hey, I am the white destroyer For I will sour the winds on high and I will soil the river And I will burn the grain in the field and I will be your mother And I will go to ravage and kill and I will go to plunder And I will take a fury to wife and I will be your father And death will be our darling and fear will be our name Itchycoo Park (The Small faces) Over Bridges of Sighs To rest my eyes in shades of green Under Dreaming Spires To Itchycoo Park, that's where I've been What did you do there, I got high What did you feel there, well I cried But why the tears there, I'll tell you why It's all too beautiful It's all too beautiful It's all too beautiful It's all too beautiful I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake I feel inclined to blow my mind Get hung up, feed the ducks with a bun They all come out to groove about Be nice and have fun in the sun I'll tell you what I'll do, What will you do I'd like to go there now with you You can miss out school, won't that be cool Why go to learn the words of fools What will we do there, we'll get high What will we touch there, we'll touch the sky But why the tears there, I'll tell you why It's all too beautiful It's all too beautiful It's all too beautiful It's all too beautiful I feel inclined to blow my mind Get hung up, feed the ducks with a bun They all come out to groove about Be nice and have fun in the sun It's all too beautiful It's all too beautiful It's all too beautiful It's all too beautiful It's all too beautiful It's all too beautiful It's all too beautiful... Mrs. Brown, You've Got A Lovely Daughter (Tom Courtenay) Mrs. Brown, you've got a lovely daughter Girls as sharp as her are something rare But it's sad, she doesn't love me now She's made it clear enough, it ain't no good to pine She wants to return those things I bought her Tell her she can keep them just the same Things have changed, she doesn't love me now She's made it clear enough, it ain't no good to pine I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake Walkin' about Even in a crowd, well You'll pick her out Makes a bloke feel so proud If she asks if I've been 'round to see you ('round to see you) Tell her that I'm well and feelin' fine (feelin' fine, oh) Don't let on, don't say she's broke my heart I'd go down on my knees but it's no good to pine Mrs. Brown, you've got a lovely daughter (lovely daughter) Mrs. Brown, you've got a lovely daughter (lovely daughter) Mrs. Brown, you've got a lovely daughter Not so sweet Martha Lorraine (Country Joe And The Fish) She hides in an attic concealed on a shelf Behind volumes of literature based on herself And runs across the pages like some tiny elf Knowing that it's hard to find Stuff way back in her mind Winds up spending all of her time Trying to memorize every line Sweet Lorraine Ah, sweet Lorraine Sweet lady of death wants me to die So she can come sit by my bedside and sigh And wipe away the tears from all my friends eyes Then softly she will explain Just exactly who was to blame For causing me to go insane And finally blow out my brain I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake Sweet Lorraine Hmm, sweet Lorraine Well you know that it's a shame and a pity You were raised up in the city And you never learned nothing 'bout country ways Ah, country ways The joy of life she dresses in black With celestial secrets engraved on her back And her face keeps flashing that she's got the knack But you know when you look into her eyes All she's learned she's had to memorize And the only way you'll ever get her high Is to let her do her thing and then watch you die Sweet Lorraine Ah, sweet Lorraine Now she's the one who gives us all those magical things And reads us stories out of the I Ching Then she passes out a whole new basket of rings That when you put on your hand Makes you one of the Angel Band And gives you the power to be a man But what it does for her you never quite understand Sweet Lorraine Ah, sweet Lorraine Well you know that it's a shame and a pity You were raised up in the city And you never learned nothing 'bout country ways Oh country ways, oh 'bout country ways Yeah, country ways, oh, country ways If I Fell (The Beatles) If I fell in love with you Would you promise to be true And help me understand 'Cause I've been in love before And I found that love was more Than just holding hands If I give my heart to you I must be sure From the very start that you Would love me more than her If I trust in you Oh please Don't run and hide If I love you too Oh please Don't hurt my pride like her 'Cause I couldn't stand the pain And I would be sad If our new love was in vain So I hope you see That I would love to love you And that she will cry When she learns we are two I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake 'Cause I couldn't stand the pain And I would be sad If our new love was in vain So I hope you see That I would love to love you And that she will cry When she learns we are two If I fell in love with you Red Rubber Ball (Paul Simon and Bruce Woodler) I should have known you'd bid me farewell There's a lesson to be learned from this and I learned it very well Now I know you're not the only starfish in the sea If I never hear your name again, it's all the same to me And I think it's gonna be all right Yeah, the worst is over now The morning sun is shining like a red rubber ball You never care for secrets I confide For you I'm just an ornament, something for your pride Always running, never caring, that's the life you live Stolen minutes of your time were all you had to give And I think it's gonna be all right Yeah, the worst is over now The morning sun is shining like a red rubber ball The story's in the past with nothing to recall I've got my life to live and I don't need you at all The roller-coaster ride we took is nearly at an end I bought my ticket with my tears, that's all I'm gonna spend I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake And I think it's gonna be all right Yeah, the worst is over now The morning sun is shining like a red rubber ball I think it's gonna be all right Yeah, the worst is over now The morning sun is shining like a red rubber ball Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying (Gerry and the Pacemakers) Don't let the sun catch you crying The night's the time for all your tears Your heart may be broken tonight But tomorrow in the morning light Don't let the sun catch you crying The night-time shadows disappear And with them go all your tears For the morning will bring joy For every girl and boy So don't let the sun catch you crying We know that crying's not a bad thing But stop your crying when the birds sing I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake It may be hard to discover That you've been left for another But don't forget that love's a game And it can always come again Oh, don't let the sun catch you crying Don't let the sun catch you crying, oh no Oh, oh, oh Hungry Freaks, Daddy (The Mothers of Invention) Mister America Walk on by Your schools that do not teach Mister America Walk on by The minds that won't be reached Mister America Try to hide The emptiness that's you inside But once you find that the way you lied And all the corny tricks you tried Will not forestall the rising tide of Hungry freaks, Daddy They won't go For no more Great mid-western hardware store Philosophy that turns away From those who aren't afraid to say What's on their minds The left-behinds Of the Great Society Hungry freaks, Daddy I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake Mister America Walk on by Your supermarket dream Mister America Walk on by The liquor store supreme Mister America Try to hide The product of your savage pride The useful minds that it denied The day you shrugged and stepped aside You saw their clothes and then you cried Those hungry freaks, Daddy They won't go For no more Great mid-western hardware store Philosophy that turns away From those who aren't afraid to say What's on their minds The left-behinds Of the Great Society Wooden Ships (Crosby, Stills & Nash) If you smile at me I will understand 'Cause that is something Everybody everywhere does in the same language I can see by your coat, my friend That you're from the other side There's just one thing I got to know Can you tell me please who won You must try some of my purple berries Yes, I've been eating them For six or seven weeks now haven't got sick once Probably keep us both alive I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake Wooden ships on the water very free Easy, you know the way it's supposed to be Silver people on the shoreline let us be Very free and easy Sail away where the morning sun goes high Sail away where the wind blows sweet and young birds fly Take your sister then by the hand Lead her far from this barren land Horror grips us as we watch you die All we can do is echo your anguished cry Stare as all you human feelings die We are leaving You don't need us Go and take a sister then by the hand Lead her far from this foreign land Far away where we might laugh again We are leaving, you don't need us Sailing ships on the water very free Easy you know the way it's supposed to be Silver people on the shoreline let us be Very free and easy
Sister Orchid
My Romance (Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers) My romance doesn't have to have a moon in the sky My romance doesn't need a blue lagoon standing by No month of may, no twinkling stars No hide away, no soft guitars Help and participate instead of copy and paste My romance doesn't need a castle rising in Spain Nor a dance to a constantly surprising refrain Wide awake I can make my most fantastic dreams come true My romance doesn't need a thing but you Angel Eyes (Earl K. Brent, Matt Dennis) Try to think that love's not around Still it's uncomfortably near My old heart ain't gaining no ground Because my angel eyes ain't here Help and participate instead of copy and paste Angel eyes, that old Devil sent They glow unbearably bright Need I say that my love's misspent Misspent with angel eyes tonight So drink up all you people Order anything you see Have fun you happy people The drink and the laughs on me Pardon me but I got to run The fact's uncommonly clear Got to find who's now number one And why my angel eyes ain't here Excuse me while I disappear Small Day Tomorrow (Bob Dorough) I dont have to go to bed I got a small day tomorrow A small day tomorrow I dont have to use my head Ive got a small day tomorrow I can sleep the day away And it won't cost too much sorrow Not tomorrow So tonight this cat will play She's got a small day tomorrow Now those big wheels With all their big deals Are gonna need their sleep But I'm a drop out Who'd rather cop out Than run with all the sheep Help and participate instead of copy and paste Honey child tonight's the night And there's a car I can borrow Till tomorrow We can swing, we're out of sight We got a small day tomorrow Now all those big wheels With all their big deals Are gonna need their sleep But I'm a drop out Who'd rather cop out Than run with all the sheep Honey child tonight's the night And there's a flight I can borrow Till tomorrow We can swing till broad daylight We got a big night And a small day tomorrow Willow Weep for Me (Ann Ronell) Willow weep for me Willow weep for me Bend your branches green Along the stream that runs to sea Listen to my plea Listen willow And weep for me Gone my lover's dream Lovely summer dream Gone and left me here To weep my tears into the stream Help and participate instead of copy and paste Sad as I can be Hear me willow And weep for me Whisper to the wind and say that love's a sin To leave my heart a-breaking, and making a moan Murmur to the night to hide her starry light So none will find me sighing and crying all alone Oh, weeping willow tree, weeping sympathy Bend your branches down along the ground and cover me When the shadows fall, bend over willow and weep for me Willow weep for me Willow weep for me Bend your branches green Along the stream that runs to sea Listen to my plea Listen willow And weep for me Gone my lover's dream Lovely summer dream Gone and left me here To weep my tears into the stream Sad as it may be Hear me willow And weep for me Whisper to the wind and say that love's a sin Leave my heart a-breaking, and making a moan Murmur to the night to hear her starry light So none will find me sighing and crying all alone Weeping willow tree, weeping sympathy Bend your branches down along the ground and cover me When the shadows fall, bend over willow and weep for me Oh willow, willow, willow, willow... Willow weep for me Willow weep for me Willow weep for me Bend your branches green Along the stream that runs to sea Listen to my plea Listen willow And weep for me Gone my lover's dream Lovely summer dream Gone and left me here To weep my tears into the stream Sad as I can be Hear me willow And weep for me Whisper to the wind and say that love's a sin To leave my heart a-breaking, and making a moan Murmur to the night to hide her starry light So none will find me sighing and crying all alone Oh, weeping willow tree, weeping sympathy Bend your branches down along the ground and cover me When the shadows fall, bend over willow and weep for me The Nearness of You (Hoagy Carmichael/Ned Washington) It's not the pale moon that excites me That thrills and delights me, oh no It's just the nearness of you It isn't your sweet conversation That brings this sensation, oh no It's just the nearness of you When I'm in your arms And I feel you so close to me All my wildest dreams come true Help and participate instead of copy and paste I need no soft lights to enchant me If you'll only grant me the right To hold you ever so tight And to feel in the night The nearness of you Georgia On My Mind (Hoagy Carmichael/Stuart Gorrell) Melodies bring memories Memories of a song A song that sing of Georgia Back where I belong Georgia, Georgia The whole day through Just an old sweet song Keeps Georgia on my mind Georgia on my mind Georgia, Georgia A song of you Comes as sweet and clear As moonlight through the pines Other arms reach out to me Other eyes smile tenderly Still in peaceful dreams I see The road leads back to you Georgia, Georgia No peace I find Just an old sweet song Keeps Georgia on my mind Help and participate instead of copy and paste Georgia, Georgia No peace I find Just an old sweet song Keeps Georgia on my mind Just an old sweet song Keeps Georgia on my mind Lazybones (Johnny Mercer/Hoagy Carmichael) Lazybones, sleeping in the sun How you expect to get your day's work done Never get your days work done Sleeping in the noon day sun Lazybones, sleeping in the shade How you expect to get your cornmeal made Never get your cornmeal made Sleeping in that evening shade When taters need spraying, I bet you keep praying The bugs'll fall off of the vine And when you go fishing, I bet you keep wishing The fish won't grab at your line Help and participate instead of copy and paste Lazybones, loafing through the day How you expect to make a dime that way Never make a dime that way Never hear a word I say When taters need spraying, I bet you keep praying The bugs'll fall off of the vine And when you go fishing, I bet you keep wishing The fish won't grab at your line Lazybones, loafing through the day How you expect to make a dime that way Never make a dime that way Well, look it here Never hear a word I say Where or When (Lorenz Hart/Richard Rodgers) When youre awake, the things you think Come from the dream you dream Thought has wings, and lots of things Are seldom what they seem Sometimes you think youve lived before All that you live to day Things you do come back to you As though they knew the way Oh the tricks your mind can play It seems we stood and talked like this, before We looked at each other in the same way then But I can't remember where or when Help and participate instead of copy and paste The clothes you're wearing are the close, you wore The smile you are smiling you were smiling then But I can't remember where or when Some things that happened for the first time Seem to be happening again And so it seems that we have met before And laughed before, and loved before But who knows where or when Everything Happens To Me (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) Black cats creep across my path Until I'm almost mad I must have roused the Devil's wrath 'Cause all my luck is bad I make a date for golf and you can bet your life it rains I try to give a party and the guy upstairs complains I guess I'll go through life just catchin' colds and missing trains Everything happens to me I never miss a thing, I've had the measles and the mumps And every time I play an ace, my partner always trumps I guess I'm just a fool who never looks before she jumps Everything happens to me At first my heart thought you could break this jinx for me That love would turn the trick to end despair But now I just can't fool this head that thinks for me I've mortgaged all my castles in the air Help and participate instead of copy and paste I've telegraphed and phoned, I sent an Air Mail Special too You answer was "Goodbye", there was even postage due I fell in love just once and then it had to be with you Everything happens to me In A Sentimental Mood (Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills, Duke Ellington) In a sentimental mood I can see the stars come through my room While your loving attitude Is like a flame that lights the gloom On the wings of every kiss Drifts a melody so strange and sweet In this sentimental bliss You make my paradise complete Help and participate instead of copy and paste Rose petals seem to fall It's all I could dream to call you mine My heart's a lighter thing Since you made this night a thing divine In a sentimental mood I'm within a world so heavenly For I never dreamt that you'd be loving sentimental me In a sentimental mood I'm within a world so heavenly For I never dreamt that you'd be loving sentimental me My Romance (Reprise) (Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers) My romance doesn't have to have a moon in the sky My romance doesn't need a blue lagoon standing by No month of may, no twinkling stars No hide away, no soft guitars My romance doesn't need a castle rising in Spain Nor a dance to a constantly surprising refrain Wide awake I can make my most fantastic dreams come true My romance doesn't need a thing but you Help and participate instead of copy and paste My romance doesn't need a castle rising in Spain Nor a dance to a constantly surprising refrain Wide awake I can make my most fantastic dreams come true My romance doesn't need a thing but you My romance doesn't need a thing but you My romance doesn't need a thing but you
Bagatelles
How About You (Burton Lane / Ralph Freed) I like New York in June, how about you I like a Gershwin tune, how about you I love a fireside when a storm is due I like potato chips Moonlight and motor trips How about you I'm mad about good books, can't get my fill And Walter Huston's looks give me a thrill Holding hands in a movie show When all the lights are low May not be new But I like it, how about you I'm mad about good books, can't get my fill And Walter Brannon's looks, they give me a thrill Holding hands in a movie show When all the lights are low May not be new But I like it, how about you Up A Lazy River Up a lazy river by the old mill run That lazy, lazy river in the noon day sun Linger in the shade of a kind old tree Throw away your troubles, dream a dream with me Up a lazy river where the robin's song Awakes the brand new morning we can love for long Blue skies up above, everyone's in love Up a lazy river, how happy you can be Up a lazy river with me Up a lazy river where the robin's song Awakes the brand new morning we can love for long Blue skies up above, everyone's in love Up a lazy river, how happy you can be Up a lazy river with me The Best Things In Life Are Free The moon belongs to everyone The best things in life are free The stars belong to everyone They gleam there for you and me The flowers in spring, the robins that sing The sunbeams that shine They're yours, they're mine And love can come to everyone The best things in life are free The flowers in spring, the robins that sing The sunbeams that shine They're yours, they're mine And love can come to everyone The best things in life are free The best things in life are free Rockabye Your Baby Any time I hear a mammy sing her babe to sleep Slumber deep That's the time The shadows 'round my heart begin to creep And I weep Wonder why I went away What a fool I've been Take me back to yesterday In your arms again... Rock-a-bye your baby With a Dixie melody When you croon, croon a tune From the heart of Dixie Just hang my cradle, Mammy mine Right on that Mason Dixon Line And swing it from Virginia To Tennessee with all the love that's in ya "Weep No More My Lady," sing that song again for me And "Old Black Joe" just as though you had me on your knee A million baby kisses I'll deliver If you will only sing "The Swanee River" Rock-a-bye your rock-a-bye-baby with a Dixie melody I Concentrate On You Whenever skies look gray to me And trouble begins to brew Whenever the winter winds become too strong I concentrate on you When fortune cries "Nay, nay" to me People declare "You're through" Whenever the blues become my only songs I concentrate on you On your smile, so sweet, so tender When at first my kiss you do decline On the light in your eyes when you surrender And once again our arms intertwine And so when wise men say to me That love's young dream never comes true To prove that even the wise men can be wrong I concentrate on you I concentrate and concentrate on you Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay My, oh, my, what a wonderful day Plenty of sunshine headin' my way Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay Mister Bluebird's on my shoulder It's the truth, it's action Everything is satisfaction Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay Wonderful feeling, wonderful day Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay My, oh, my, what a wonderful day Plenty of sunshine headin' my way Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay Mister Bluebird's on my shoulder It's the truth, it's action Everything is satisfaction Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay Wonderful feeling, feeling this way Accentuate The Positive
(Johnny Mercer / Harold Arlen) You've got to accentuate the positive Eliminate the negative Latch on to the affirmative Don't mess with Mister In-Between You've got to spread joy up to the maximum Bring gloom down to the minimum Have faith or pandemonium Is liable to walk upon the scene To illustrate my last remark Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark What did they do Just when everything looked so dark Man, they said we better, accentuate the positive Eliminate the negative Latch on to the affirmative Don't mess with Mister In-Between No, don't mess with Mister In-Between To illustrate my last remark Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark What did they do Just when everything looked so dark Man, they said we better, accentuate the positive Eliminate the negative Latch on to the affirmative Don't mess with Mister In-Between No, don't mess with Mister In-Between One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) It's quarter to three There's no-one in the place Except you and me So set 'em up Joe I've got a little story You outta know We're drinking my friend To the end of a brief episode Make it one for my baby And one more for the road I've got the routine So put another nickel in the machine I'm feeling so bad I wish you'd make the music dreamy and sad Could tell you a lot But you've got to be true to your code Make it one for my baby And one more for the road You'd never know it But buddy I'm a kind of poet And I got a lot of things to say And when I'm gloomy You simply gotta listen to me Until it's talked away Well, that's how it goes And Joe I know you're getting anxious to close So thanks for the cheer I hope you didn't mind my bending your ear This touch that I've found Must be drowned or it soon might explode Make it one for my baby And one more for the road The long long long
Hey Guys, Watch This
The Drinking Song There goes my heart There goes my wrecking ball Here lies a part I never knew I say a prayer I've asked a thousand times Why you're up there when I'm with you And I just want to drink and drink and drink and drink and drink I just want to let the spirits help me close my eyes I'm just gonna drink and never think, just keep on drinking till I die For my baby's gone to angels in the sky There goes a friend I was the lucky one Here lies a heart that was so true This is the end It's something permanent Here comes the cost of loving you And I just want to dream and dream and dream and dream and dream I'm just gonna let the memory lift me from this life I just want to dream and never scream again, just dream until I die For my angel's flown to heaven Yes, I've lost my loving baby Now my baby's with them angels in the sky
Luckiest Mood I used to take my harmon mute And balance it on one knee Bouncing like a baby So eager for us to play now I'm in the luckiest mood It's just the luckiest mood of my life I'm in the luckiest frame of mind Goodbye to heartache and strife Someone told me I was a fool Only a fool to go dreaming I am in the luckiest mood It's just the luckiest mood of my life Luckiest mood of my life Luckiest mood of my life And when the day is dippin' down Unhappiness comes to creep Look at the horizon She's bending her beak for me Now I'm in the luckiest mood It's just the luckiest mood of my life I'm in the luckiest frame of mind Goodbye to heartache and strife Someone told me I was a fool Only a fool to go dreaming I am in the luckiest mood It's just the luckiest mood of my life I am in the luckiest mood It's just the luckiest mood of my life I'm in the luckiest frame of mind Goodbye to heartache and strife Someone told me I was a fool Only a fool to go dreaming I am in the luckiest mood It's just the luckiest mood of my life I am in the luckiest mood It's just the luckiest mood of my life I'm in the luckiest frame of mind Goodbye to heartache and strife Someone told me I was a fool Only a fool to go dreaming I am in the luckiest mood It's just the luckiest mood of my life Baby luckiest mood of my life baby I am in the luckiest mood It's just the luckiest mood of my life I'm in the luckiest frame of mind Goodbye to heartache and strife Someone told me I was a fool Only a fool to go dreaming I am in the luckiest mood It's just the luckiest mood of my life Badumbump Two lost barrettes Graze fireballs Just bottle caps and dominoes You'll never know what you have missed You're all alone in the infinite And I never mind anymore what you see You're on to me but your sympathy is all wrong I'm just a bump on the wall A scratch off bet Mere detritus Some tossed cassettes On needle tips You'll never know what you dismiss You're off again on your endless quest And I seldom hear anymore what you say You're tired of me and your shattered dreams are all gone I'm just a lump on the lawn You and me higher than the ocean breezes fall And if life passes by the broken bear it all anyway Carry me back to whence I came To a place without a name Full of puzzled aeroplanes So strange, so strange Hydrants jet, sweepers roar Past party hats from discount stores Loose cigarettes chase magazines Sweet memories of gasoline And I shouldn't care anymore what you think You're over me and your shame and grief are spot on I'm just a bum on the road Forever Home And a kind of misery Comes a-creepin' over me I've got nothin' left to lose 'Cept these weary blues I'll do almost anything Pinochet and robins sing No way out and nothin's right Can this be a sign Forever home Nevermore forever roam Over hill and mountain Home is where the heart would rather be Patiently I've got nothin' left to give Lost the only life I'll live Truckstop treats and midnight booze Sloughin' off the mews Cabin fever which way out Drugstore season mixed with doubt Lost the inky recipe Can this be a dream Forever home Nevermore forever roam Here with love beside me Home is where the heart would rather be Patiently Forever well Home is where I'll ever dwell Here with love to guide me Flowing there, a hearth for you and me Faithfully Manic scenes of lethargy Miles to go before I weep Wonder what lies next in store Can this be a door Forever home Nevermore forever roam Over hill and mountain Home is where the heart would rather be Patiently Forever well Home is where I'll ever dwell Love an endless fountain Flowing there, a hearth for you and me Faithfully Find a rubble rin tin tin Time for trouble mixed with gin All my life has just begun Could you be the one Driftin Driftin' My man and me we're driftin' And if a breeze is liftin' We're driftin' on by Rollin' Somewhere old molly's lowin' And if a breeze gets blowin' We're rollin' on by I wanted to be happy But I couldn't be The future's plain for me We wander aimlessly Wait and see so Amblin' Somewhere the sky's meanderin' And while the river's ramblin' We're amblin' on by Cruisin' Tappin' the waves we're cruisin' And if a pale moon's brewin' We're cruisin' on by I wanted to be happy But I couldn't be The future's plain for me We wander aimlessly Wait and see so Driftin' Me and the sea we're driftin' And if a fever's liftin' We're driftin' through time For we've got nothing but time Driftin' by The Party Song I went to a party Stayed there 20 years one night There were bright balloons A pale monsoon of decadent delight The people at this party Were alive or seemed to be Pretty hearts percuss as coconuts And gentle was the sea And I know you've got to pine a little Find your mettle Tenderly May the fire burn brighter than the blade Luminate through spires and the shroud As a silence settles on the big parade The day that party burns into the ground Eyes of Hiroshima All those melted ears and chins The world was relieved and still agrees it was worth it in the end It meant the fight was over The explicit one at least As the streamers fell we bid farewell to war and welcomed peace And I know you're bound to mind the weather Time will tether faithfully May the ashes flower from the flame Coat the smoldering pyre without sound As we dash upon the vast ash-covered plain The day that party burns into the ground Nothing comes from nothing and I was not twice naive But where innocence meets common sense There's far too much to grieve You who stood for nothing Now you will not stand at all Whispered epitaphs and laughing gas come right before the fall And I know you've got to strive forever A fine endeavor Heavenly Peals of laughter scatter after war Stealing through the rafters of the town Though we stumble on the unfamiliar shore The day those tower walls come tumbling down May that party burn to the fucking ground Queen Mary Queen for a day They'll call me queen for a day And every day of my life If that life is with you In clover out of the past We'll find the hope there will last And every moment that's past Has a fine future too And if we're asked What of the present tense my dear We'll say it's common sense it's clear The portal's peeking through How I love you How I love you And I love you Patiently Queen for the night Not just a fling but a flight Where everything will come right In my kingdom with you Queen for a day They'll call me queen for a day And every day of my life If that life is with you In clover out of the past We'll find the hope there will last And every moment that's past Has a fine future too And if we're asked What of the present tense my dear We'll say it's common sense it's clear The portal's peeking through How I love you How I love you And I love you Patiently Queen for a day They'll call a queen's holiday Where every monarch holds sway In our kingdom for two Queen for the night Not just a fling but a flight Where everything will come right In my kingdom with you Queen for a day Although they may be passé But every queen has her day And that day is with you Initiation You've seen a face that can remain unfazed While being put in her place She must be custom made for you What can she do From a young age was made to feel ashamed Of many dreams she dreamed And so she gave away the view I'm made for you Everytime you yell when you point and shout Everytime you tell me what it's all about I get deja vu to a youth lived through the eyes of another When you live in fear long enough you hear Subtle warning signs coming through loud and clear So you disappear in the well-worn gears of a life undercover I've been abused so I'm used to it Used to just takin' it 'Stead of breaking down I just get nondescript and to avoid conflict I don't react I don't talk back no matter what the cue Avert my eyes and muffle sighs Just visualize you're through I was made for you She says okay 'bout 50 times a day Guess that's the price you pay If you want to maintain the peace She's well policed Then walks on eggs As every morsel begs And finds herself with dregs This is a famine not a feast To say the least Everytime you jeer when you laugh out loud When you tell me you are anything but proud I can hear the sound of the cheering crowd Hound you on for another When you land that punch with a sickening crunch And a hush settles over the peanut munchers Seeing you flush as you feel the rush of a thug unrecovered I've been accused so I'm used to it Used to just fakin' it 'Stead of flipping out I just look drab and whipped and just get on with it I don't respond I can't come on no matter what you do Desensitized, I muffle cries Just visualize you're through I was made for you We've turned a page At least that's what you say We're gonna make our way Out of this crazy maze we drew She's sorry too Things gotta change I'll let you out your cage We can escape our fates And pave a different avenue This time it's true Then you slam that boot With a grand salute And the pain blooms brighter than a hoop de do I recall the brute force that called galoot Haulin' off for another It's a real meet cute When you point to shoot Fool brooding down the barrel of the bullet chute Got no therapeutic effect can mute it Or run duck and cover I've been amused so I'm used to it Used to gettin' over it Part of giving up is when you're giving in And to forgive again I don't fight back I can't relax No matter what is said Just close my eyes and hold my sides And visualize you're dead I was made for this I was made for this Did I Catch You Dreaming Did I catch you dreaming Did I catch you drifting away Did I catch you hoppin' a train to an ancient rendezvous Did I watch you leaning Falling softly into the gray Of an absent moon Lilting through the noon of an absent day Are you troubled and lonely Or are you at peace in your heart Does the scuffling pace of the human race Echo through the dark (lovely dark) No I hope when dreaming There is only dreamland to do And when you awake I hope dreams will wait for you Did I catch you dreaming Are you floating high in the blue Did I catch that gleam in your sigh as you fly new altitudes Are you safe from scheming Are you far from merry go rounds Will the hazy forms of an aimless morn wash away the sounds Are you curled and cozy in the labyrinth womb of your mind Are you something rare in the parceled air of a distant time (far from thine) Yes I hope when dreaming there is only dreamland to do And when you awake I hope dreams will follow you Lali Lali, lali are you near me Lali, lali can you feel me Lali here in the indigo Lali follow the rivers' flow There she goes Lali singing in the mornin' Lali dancing through the evening Lali out of captivity Lali cherish your liberty You're the one you need Lali, lali can you hear me Lali, lali won't you see me Lali here in the afterglow Lali knows where she's going to Here she goes There she goes Lali laughing in the morning Lali whistlin' through the evening Lali you are the rising sun Lali know when the day is done You're the one you need (you need) You're the one you need (you need) You're the one you need Dreamliner In the shade of a distant caravan We all began to sway In a glade with a sun kissed garrison We fell into this play I never knew I could love you the way I do Every slip of the wave a symphony A tropic dream come true I never guessed I could hold you above the rest For to leave is complete catastrophe Ah yes, I never guessed Tag along Three steps beyond the splendor I was wrong A foolish fond dementia Our only care is to wander forever there Through the lush unbespoken luxury The hush our only prayer I never knew I could love you the way I do In this paradise found a part of me A tropic dream come true Make A Wish Once there was a girl born into poverty Brought into this wicked world the land of slavery Her parents said all that's behind All you do is set your mind And you will find a life that's ripe with possibility They gave her books and records too Look at all that you can do Simone Biles and Booker T Richard Wright and RBG Sprinkle that black girl magic Your gown will sweep the floor The future is female And it's gonna last ever more Reap the fruits of sweet resistance Nonetheless she persisted Si se puede ain't no line And baby girl it's your time Anything whites can do you can do too Any job that you see that's what you can be She say I know what I wanna be What do you wanna be I know what I wanna be What do you wanna be I know what I wanna be What do you wanna be I want to be Jeffrey Dahmer You want to be Jeffrey Dahmer I wanna be Jeffrey Dahmer Sweet little innocent black girl Drillin' them holes in the motherfuckin' heads Mean little white boy Drillin' more holes in more heads Who ya gonna vote for Can't vote for the hombre doesn't make sense Female Jeffrey Dahmer Gon' be first woman president So her daddy say why you wanna drill all those holes in the head And her mama say something about it just doesn't seem right Daughter say look black people been starved in the belly of the ship as you know Drowned beat suffocated Stuffed down had our whole lives violated We been hung whipped scarred in all places Burnt to a crisp in a sea of grinnin' faces Tongues ripped out as they shove us in the mud Babies taken from us and our genitals cut Tie us break us chain enslave us Drag us from the back of a truck in the black dust Jasper Texas known as gravel necklace For an evil nexus it's a blank canvas proud Could be anywhere your hometown Full of pain and degradation found Libacious clowns 'stead of 40 acres We ain't gonna get no reparations And women huh that's a joke How many girls get slapped and choked By the end of this song Think I'm wrong? Numbers higher than Cheech and Chong Woman beat every nine seconds Fists rain down every direction Everything's a weapon Well intentioned Messed molestin' Send her a lesson Threatening to finish one raped every minute Happens on the streets or behind the spinet We're in it - think clitorectomies And the sex trade is a slave trade over 10 million a year Name me an object hasn't been stuffed up some woman's orifice somewhere sometime What's more folks I like girls and that's another danger to fear So that's why I want to be the first black woman And the first gay female to lure indigent youth to my basement Bore holes in their skulls, and fill the holes with acid In this I will be a pioneer and I can help pave the way for others Her mama says well when you put it that way And her daddy says we just want you to be happy honey She says thanks ma thanks pa as she fetches her hat and coat What you doing now where you plan to go I'm gonna shuffle round home depot Sweet little innocent gay girl Drillin' them holes in the motherfuckin' heads Mean little straight boy Drillin' more holes in more heads Who ya gonna vote for Can't vote for the hombre doesn't make sense Female Jeffrey Dahmer Gon' be first woman president So she pulls out of the driveway Pulls into the bar Finds a lanky staring blankly at a thick unlit cigar Is he man or baby maybe 17 at most She says you need a light for that He looks at her like he seen a ghost What's that you're feeling You remind me of my mom Are you a runaway Is it that obvious I had to come here escape my pa Bashed my head into the sheetrock Late last night I'd had enough Sounds like you been through some toxic masculinity What you need is some toxic femininity Have some drinks Grab some snacks She shows him her photographs Would you like a place to pass out for the night is cold They head back to the fortress I mean her happy home Leads him to the basement shows him mattress made of memory foam Hands him a xanax, we all need some love Have you been through it too Who needs drama life enough Pours him a nightcap Glass macrame Oh I like that I got it on Etsy I feel so safe here Can I just get a refill Sure babe, we got all night Then it's drill, baby, drill Sweet little innocent sad girl Drillin' them holes in the motherfuckin' heads Mean little fine boy Drillin' more holes in more heads Who ya gonna vote for Can't vote for the hombre doesn't make sense Female Jeffrey Dahmer Gon' be first woman president
Non Albums Tracks
Baby (you've got what it takes) (Brook Benton, Murray Stein and Clyde Otis - Rumor has it OST EP) Well, now, it takes more than a robin To make the winter go And it takes two lips of fire To melt away the snow Well, it takes two hearts a-cookin' To make a fire grow And baby you've got what it takes Oh yeah You know it takes a lot of kissin' To make a romance sweet Oh, it takes a lot of lovin' To make my life complete Mmm, and it takes a lot of woman To knock me off my feet And baby, you've got what it takes. Alright I said, mm, mm, mm. uh-huh, mm, mm, mm You know you've got just what it takes Because it takes more than an effort To stay away from you It'd take more than a lifetime To prove that I'll be true But it takes somebody special To make me say, "I do." Oh, yeah And baby, you've got what it takes Ah, ah, hah Mm, mm, uh-huh, mm, mm, mm Yes sir You know you've got just what it takes Well it takes more than an effort To stay away from you Oh babe It'd take more than a lifetime, babe To prove that I'll be true But it takes somebody special, ah To make me say, "I do. Well And baby Baby You got what it takes Oh Waouh ! Oh yeah Because it takes more than an effort To stay away from you It'd take more than a lifetime To prove that I'll be true Oh well well But it takes somebody special To make me say, "I do." Oh, baby And baby, you've got what it takes Oh baby, you've got what it takes Oh baby, you've got what it takes Keep it coming, keep it coming Oh baby, you've got what it takes Waouh !
BB Blues
(Rumor has it OST EP) Turn off all the lights Cannot stand the sunrise Turn off all the lights Turn away my little honey pie Give me back my sweet change Give me back my time What have I done Since I've wrapped my arms around you I wish I'd never seen the sun Gather up my heart Take it from the window Gather up my heart Let me drift within my limbo Give me back my heartache Give me back my home What have I done Since I've wrapped my arms around you I wish I'd never seen the sun Since I've wrapped my arms around you I wish I'd never seen the sun
Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea (Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler) I don't like you But I guess I need you You got me in between The devil and the deep blue sea I should hate you But I guess I love you You've got me in between The devil and the deep blue sea I want to cross you off my list But when you come knocking at my door Fate seems to give my heart a twist And I come running back for more I forgive you 'Cause I can't forget you You've got me in between The devil and the deep blue sea I want to cross you off my list But when you come knocking at my door Fate seems to give my heart a twist And I come running back for more I should hate you But I guess I love you You've got me in between The devil and the deep blue sea
Black Sheep
(Rumor has it OST EP)
Now the not alone You're on your own Welcome home Follow through the street Now here's the heat Welcome back home Whipping wind upon your face Slow child while you can 'Round the bend where one's who chase So wild as a lamb Flowers keep growing Water flowing Life is kind Still every scene's a memory I won't miss Motors are humming Water flooding Numb the mind Still this is someone else's form of bliss Slam out the gate Tempting fate Got to roll Never escape what you know Who could, could you Who could, could you Who could, could you, could you, could you, could you, could you Who could, could you Who could, could you Who could, could you, could you, could you, could you, could you Who could, could you Charming bits of flotsam Floating in your sea of mind Wondering the reason Should you leave it all behind Weaving through the leavings You were wrong and so was I Seeking something perfect in the wreckage of my mind Flowers keep growing Water flowing Life is kind Still every scene's a memory I won't miss Pictures parading Water glazing Numb the mind Still this is someone else's form of bliss Mommy, Mommy
Body and Soul ( Green, Heyman, Sour / Live Piano Jazz with Marian McPartland ) My heart is sad and lonely For you I sigh, for you dear only Why haven't you seen it I'm all for you body and soul I spend my days in longing And wondering why it's me you're wronging I tell you I mean it I'm all for you body and soul I can't believe it It's hard to conceive it That you’d turn away romance Are you pretending It looks like the ending Unless I could have one more chance to prove, dear My heart a wreck you're making You know I'm yours for just the taking I'd gladly surrender myself to you body and soul My life a wreck you're making You know I'm yours for the very taking I’d gladly surrender myself to you body and soul
Bold Marauder (Mimi & Richard Fariña) It's hi, ho, hey I am the bold marauder And hi, ho, hey I am a white destroyer For I will bring you silver and gold And I will show you treasure I will bring you blood on the stone And I will be your mentor And I will show you grotto and cave And sacrificial altar And I will wave a widowing flag And I will be your lover And night will be our darling And fear will be our name It's hi, ho, hey I am the bold marauder And hi, ho, hey I am white destroyer For I will take you out by the hand And lead you to the hunter I will show you thunder and steel And I will be your teacher And we will dress in helmet and sword And dip our tongues in slaughter And we will sing that warrior's song And lift the praise of murder And Christ will be our darling And fear will be our name It's hi, ho, hey I am the bold marauder And hi, ho, hey I am the white destroyer For I will sour the winds on high And I will soil the river And I will burn the grain in the field And I will be your mother And I will go to ravage and kill And I will go to slaughter And I will take a Fury to wife And I will be your father And death will be our darling And fear will be our name
A Christmas Dirge Christmas time may always be the saddest time of year But if misery loves company let's play at solitaire If you've any thought to our forgotten dream Here's a swallowed prayer and not so silent scream Please don't chop another Christmas tree Please just let her live and let her breathe Spare the little flower as you didn't spare my heart Tend each thirsty flower, don't tear her apart Please don't axe another evergreen Please don't make that cut however clean Bless each fragrant nettle and how happy she will be Cradle every blossom and kiss them for me Please don't slice another Christmas fir Please don't kick another to the curb Put away the hog's head and the fetish for the flesh Death is no requirement for your happiness Please don't kill another living thing Please don't sap her veins but let them sing Don't tether her branches to the chair or kitchenette Whether our romance is a thrill or regret Please don't squeeze another Christmas crown Just to build her up and break her down Please don't slowly starve her whilst the party rages on I know what it feels like to shiver in the sun Please don't chop another Christmas tree Every wild soul craves liberty Cherish every being, any species, any size I'm a weeping willow yet I still empathize So though you've got your life and family Though you've chosen and it wasn't me Though my future's decked in misery Oh please oh please don't chop that Christmas tree Merry Christmas everybody!
Christmas Waltz
( Mad Men OST ) Frosted windowpanes Candles gleaming inside Painted candy canes on the tree Santa's on his way He's filled his sleigh with things Things for you and for me Copy paste is a sin, always on the run is better It's that time of year When the world falls in love Every song you hear Seems to say "Merry Christmas May your new year dreams come true" And this song of mine In three quarter time Wishes you and yours The same thing, too
Clothes Line Saga (Bob Dylan) After a while we took in the clothes Nobody said very much Just some old wild shirts and a couple pairs of pants Which nobody wanted to touch Mama come in and picked up a book Papa asked her what it was Someone else asked, what do you care Papa said well, just because Then they started to take back their clothes Hang 'em on the line It was January the thirtieth And everybody was feelin' fine The next day, everybody got up Seein' if the clothes were dry The dogs were barking, a neighbor passed Mama, of course, she said 'hi' Have you heard the news he said with a grin The vice president's gone mad Where downtown when last night Hmm, say, that's too bad Well, there's nothing we can do about it, said the neighbor It's just something we're gonna have to forget Yes, I guess so said Ma Then she asked me if the clothes was still wet I reached up, touched my shirt And the neighbor said, are those clothes yours I said, some of them, not all of them He said, you always help out around here with the chores I said, some of the time, not all of the time Then my neighbor blew his nose Just as papa yelled outside Mama wants you to get in here and bring them clothes Well, I just do what I'm told so I did it, of course I went back in the house and Mama met me And then I shut all the doors
Compared to What (Roberta Flack) I Love the lie and lie the love Hangin' on, with a push and shove Possession is the motivation That is hangin' up the God-damn nation Looks like we always end up in a rut Everybody now Trying to make it real, compared to what Slaughterhouse is killing hogs Twisted children killing frogs Poor dumb rednecks rolling logs Tired old ladies kissing dogs Hate the human, love that stinking mutt I can't use it Try to make it real, compared to what The President, he's got his war Folks don't know just what it's for Nobody gives us rhyme or reason Have one doubt, they call it treason We're chicken-feathers, all without one gut God damn it! Tryin' to make it real, compared to what Church on Sunday, sleep and nod Trying to duck the wrath of God Preacher's fillin' us with fright Trying to tell us what he thinks is right He really got to be some kind of nut I can't use it Tryin' to make it real, compared to what Oh yeah Where's that bee, where's that honey Where's my God and where's my money Unreal values, crass distortion Unwed mothers need abortion Kind of brings to mind ol' young King Tut He did it now Tried to make it real, compared to what Tried to make it real, compared to what
Did I Remember (Billie Holiday) Did I remember To tell you I adore you And I am living for you alone Did I remember To say I'm lost without you And oh how mad about you I've grown You were in my arms And that was all I knew We were alone, we two What did I say to you Did I remember To tell you I adore you And pray forevermore you are mine Did I remember To tell you I adore you And I am living for you alone Did I remember To say I'm lost without you And oh how mad about you I've grown You were in my arms And that was all I knew We were alone, we two What did I say to you Did I remember To tell you I adore you And pray forevermore you are mine
Face of a faith
(Rumor has it OST EP) You are the light I follow You are the face of a faith I love Oh my darling believe in me You are the hymn I cover You are the king of an Indian dove Oh my darling the fever in me I wait for a while, I know But I let it go, yes I let it go My fear is gone You are the hope I cherish You are the care of a prayer I love Oh my darling believe in me In me Believe in me
Georgy Girl (Jim Dale / Tom Springfield) Hey there, Georgy girl Swinging down the street so fancy-free Nobody you meet could ever see The loneliness there inside you Hey there, Georgy girl Why do all the boys just pass you by Could it be you just don't try Or is it the clothes you wear You're always window shopping But never stopping to buy So shed those dowdy feathers And fly a little bit Hey there, Georgy girl There's another Georgy deep inside Bring out all the love you hide And, oh, what a change there'd be The world would see a new Georgy girl Come on, Georgy girl Wake up, Georgy Girl A new Georgy Girl
How Are You
(David Byrne & Fatboy Slim feat. Nellie McKay / Here Lies Love LP) How are you - I'm learning English You're looking good - it's so hot today We should keep in touch - oh you'd better be going It's a long long way - to your uncle's place I got a job - it's just okay And how's your dad - it's hard to say I miss you all - it's been so long And who can say where love has gone And your life - is just beginning And my life - is almost through I've given up - never finished school There was too much - too much work to do How are you, shall we get a soda You're looking good - it's so hot today We should keep in touch - oh you'd better be going It's a long long way - to your uncle's place I was right there - right with your mother And her last words - 'fore she passed away Did they tell you - about the promise Should I ask you, tell me what'd they say And there's no way that you could help me And you're barely better off than I You’re a beauty - sing like an angel We're together for both our lives How are you - well, I'm okay You're looking good - it's hot today I miss you all - it's been so long And who can tell where love has gone Now I've really liked this conversation It was long ago - you were just a child It's getting late - I must be going Life is hard sometimes - but I'll be alright How are you Oh I'm okay This is a nice place It's so hot today How are you Oh I'm okay This is a nice place It's so hot today
I Cover The Waterfront (Billie Holiday) Away from the city that hurts and mocks I'm standing alone by the desolate docks In the still and the chill of the night I see the horizon, the great unknown My heart has an ache its as heavy as stone Will the dawn coming on make it light I cover the waterfront I'm watching the sea Will the one I love be coming back to me I cover the waterfront In search of my love And I'm covered by a starlit sky above Here am I patiently waiting Hoping and longing Oh, how I yearn Where are you Are you forgetting Do you remember Will you return I cover the waterfront In search of my love And I'm covered by a starlit sky above Here am I patiently waiting Hoping and yearning Oh, how I yearn Where are you Are you forgetting Do you remember Will you return I cover the waterfront I'm watching the sea Will the one I love be coming back to me Yes the one I love will soon come back to me
If I Needed Someone
( The Beatles Tribute ) If I needed someone to love You're the one that I'd be thinking of If I needed someone If I had some more time to spend That I guess I'd be with you my friend If I needed someone Had you come some other day Then it might not have been like this But you see now I'm too much in love Carve your number on my wall And maybe you will get a call from me If I needed someone Ah, ah, ah, ah If I needed someone to love You're the one that I'd be thinking of If I needed someone If I had some more time to spend That I guess I'd be with you My friend if I needed someone Had you come some other day Then it might not have been like this But you see now I'm far too much in love Carve your number on my wall And maybe you will get a call from me If I needed someone Ah, ah
I Feel Pretty ( West Side Story ) I feel pretty Oh so pretty I feel pretty and witty and wet And I pity Any girl who isn't me today I feel charming Oh so charming It's alarming how charming I feel And so pretty That I hardly can believe I'm real See the pretty girl in that mirror there Who can that attractive girl be Such a pretty face Such a pretty dress Such a pretty smile Such a pretty me I feel stunning And entrancing Feel like running And dancing for joy For I'm loved By a pretty wonderful boy
If I Had You (Frank Sinatra) I could show the world how to smile I could be glad all of the while I could change the gray skies to blue If I had you I could leave the old days behind Leave all my pals, I'd never mind I could start my life anew If I had you I could climb a snow-capped mountain Sail the mighty ocean wide I could cross the burning desert If I had you by my side I could be a king, dear, uncrowned Humble or poor, rich or renowned There is nothin' I couldn't do If I had you
I'm So Tired (The Beatles) I'm so tired I haven't slept a wink I'm so tired My mind is on the blink I wonder should I get up And fix myself a drink No, no, no I'm so tired I don't know what to do Oh no, I'm so tired My mind is set on you I wonder should I call you But I know what you would do You'd say I'm putting you on But it's no joke, it's doing me harm You know I can't sleep, I can't stop my brain You know it's three weeks, I'm going insane You know I'd give you everything I've got For a little peace of mind I'm so tired I'm feeling so upset Although I'm so tired I'll have another cigarette And curse Sir Walter Raleigh He was such a stupid get You'd say I'm putting you on But it's no joke, it's doing me harm You know I can't sleep, I can't stop my brain You know it's three weeks, I'm going insane You know I'd give you everything I've got For a little peace of mind I'd give you everything I've got For a little peace of mind I'd give you everything I've got For a little peace of mind
John-John Have you heard it tonight Have you cured your addiction They're both damaged and white Wanna cure your affliction Soybeans help women with menopause symptoms But there it is on tv, tv It's John John's in the house He draws a crowd He's got his medals gleamin John John's got the move He's got the groove He's got me soothed and screamin John John's got the brawn He's taken over my lawn Broke my blender Ralphie is the one But i must live with John John till november Do you feel like a liar Do you feel like a hypocrite You're torn by desire Wanna go to both benefits Run for your life It's the heat of july And then there it is on tv, tv It's John John's in the house He's getting down He's tried his hand at bakin John John's got the glow He stole the show His hand is sore from shakin John John plays the part He's chowing on tofutti Dent my fender Ralphie has my heart But i must live with John John till november I hate to watch debates You cut him out You cut him out And in the florida race You cut them out You cut them out But John John's in the house He's spouting proust He's got good eloqution John John's walking tall He's got the drawl Won't be no executions John John looks above He's talking of being returned to sender Ralph's the one i love But i must live with John John till november
Just One of Those Things
(Rumor has it OST EP) It was just one of those things Just one of those crazy flings One of those bells that now and then rings Just one of those things It was just one of those nights Just one of those fabulous flights A trip to the moon on gossamer wings Just one of those things If we’d thought a bit of the end of it When we started painting the town We'd have been aware that our love affair Was too hot not to cool down So good-bye, dear, and amen Here's hoping we meet now and then It was great fun But it was just one of those things It was just one of those things It was just one of those crazy flings One of those bells that now and then rings Just one of those things It was just one of those nights Just one of those fabulous flights A trip to the moon on gossamer wings Just one of those things If we’d thought a bit of the end of it When we started painting the town We'd have been aware that our love affair Was too hot not to cool down So good-bye, dear, and amen Here's hoping we meet now and then It was great fun But it was just one of those things
Late Again Well, I opened my eyes It was almost three, so I walked my little dog in the nursery I took a little shower, and I put up my hair and pants So I quickly did my eyelash, applicate Put some extra for my doggy in the doggy tray Said: "Hey, now, what am I forgetting?" Made a little promise to you, and I'm late again! Well, I got the corner, and I realised I'd forgot my lunch I'd forgot my fries I'd forgot to make my bed and mend my hair So I ran upstairs with my tambourine And spent a few minutes with the Lauder in The fridge said: "Shouldn't you be getting?" Made a little promise to you, and I'm late again! I know each night you're waiting there Well, you begin to curse Begging me why each and every time But I beg you to forgive me If you only knew my nerves, you would see I'm trying So I got to the big train, running fast When I realised I forgot my cash But I had a card, so I hopped to the machine When I got on board, I said that was that Then the conductor said: "Fire on track!" If I hadn't been for that delay, I'm guessing Made a little promise to you, and I'm late again! Well, we finally got off to the street There was a huge ass valley And who should I meet but a man who said he used to be Howard Dean Well, we got some coffee And I picked a spray I said: "I know you're waiting, but what can I say?" Said: "I'll see you next week in Trenton." Made a little promise to you, and I'm late again! I know each night you're waiting there The tears begin to start, begging me why each and every time But I beg to forgive me If you only knew my heart, you would see I'm tryin’ Well, around the corner, and there you are And I'll it right quick: I got hit by a car I barely escaped my life How are you, friend? But you looked right through me, and turned away As you're walking off, I can hear you say: I hope you spend your life regretting Made a little promise to me, and you're late again You're late again I'm late again! Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah, woah, woah!
Me gusta mañana ( Stereogum.com Special Track )
Que día más bueno Está dejado y está lloviendo ¿Qué tiempo hará mañana? Está despejado, está despejado Yo toco la guitarra, y el clarinete y la opera Y me gusta, me gusta mañana Que día más bueno Está nublado y está lloviendo ¿Qué tiempo hará mañana? Hace mucho sol, y hace mucho calor Me gusta la ensalada y el gazpacho y la tortilla Y me gusta, me gusta mañana Mañana Plato vegetariano Oh sí sí Vegetariano Mañana, mañana No limpio el pescado Oh no no No me gusta la carne Que día más bueno Está nevando y hace viento ¿Qué tiempo hará mañana? Está despejado, está despejado Me gusta, me gusta mañana Y me gusta, me gusta mañana.
My Buddy ( Home Sweet Mobile Home Deluxe ed. ) You're something more than sunny And you're electrifying me I'm gonna love your money You got a style that sets me Is this the new temerity I'm gonna mend you many I didn't know it could be nothing, right How could I could know it'd come to nothing, right But what you say and what you give are to very different things, boy I didn't know it could be nothing, right How could I could know it'd come to nothing, sight But what you say and what you give is no kind of way to live My buddy used to be someone who was striving endlessly Somebody who loved me and could never go wasting One who says that it's true or dies But my buddy has it made Everybody wants to be his slave Got so many hearts they ought to start a parade Singing nobody could ever replace, replace my buddy I don't mean to be frightened But you know we have history This is my life I'm betting Your floral face is fading Are you beside or far away You say I get you, baby What did you say My buddy used to be someone who was striving endlessly Somebody who loved me and could never go wasting One who says that it's true or dies But my buddy has it made Everybody wants to be his slave Got so many hearts they ought to start a parade Singing nobody could ever replace, replace my buddy You go You come You come You go There's no escape There's no control I look for warning signs But warning signs are on the ??? Another dream that bites that dust Another bee I cannot trust I should protest Just give in But I wanna be free-ee-ee I didn't know it could be nothing, right How could I could know it'd come to nothing, right But what you say and what you give are to very different things, boy I didn't know it could be nothing, right How could I could know it'd come to nothing, sight But what you say and what you give is no kind of way to live My buddy used to be someone who was striving endlessly Somebody who loved me and could never go wasting One who says that it's true or dies But my buddy has it made Everybody wants to be his slave Got so many hearts they ought to start a parade Singing nobody could ever replace, replace my buddy Buddy My buddy, my buddy, my buddy Your buddy Misses you
One's On The Way ( Shel Silverstein / Loretta Lynn Cover ) They say to have her hair done Liz flies all the way to France And Jackie's seen in a discotheque doin' a brand new dance And the White House social season should be glittering and gay But here in Topeka the rain is a fallin' The faucet is a drippin' and the kids are a bawlin' One is a toddlin' and one is a crawlin' and one's on the way I'm glad that Raquel Welch just signed a million dollar pact And Debbie's out in Vegas workin' up a brand new act While the TV's showin' Newlyweds a real fun game to play Here in Topeka the screen door's a bangin' The coffee's boilin' over and the wash needs a hangin' One wants a cookie and one wants a changin' and one's on the way Now what was I doin' Jimmy get away from there darn there goes the phone Hello honey what's that you say you're bringin' a few ole buddies home You're callin' from a barn get away from there No not you honey I was just talkin' to the baby Say honey would you mind stop at the market place and hello hello well I'll be The girls in New York City they all march for women's lib And Better Homes and Gardens shows the modern way to live And the pill may change the world tomorrow but meanwhile today Here in Topeka the flies are a buzzin' The dog is a barkin' and the floor needs a scrubbin' One needs a spankin' and one needs a huggin' Lord one's on the way Gee I hope it ain't twins again
Our Life ( Home Sweet Mobile Home Deluxe ed. ) He bet me He told me he'd never forget me Regret me is something he never could do He laughed, then he looked like a kid on vacation Could hardly contain his elation His world had aligned with his view He told me he felt that he'd gave up on our life It took a minute to realise he wasn't referring to we Though blood smiles may glisten like poison Though kind eyes can moisten with treason With the whole time though our life was never to be Oh, our life Our life meant something to me The mountains, and rivers, and springtime, and summer November brings cold, winter nights by the fire The rainfall outside of that movie, a phone call They always glue to me at ??? A kitten, a pumpkin, a pie He told me he felt that he'd gave up on our life It took me a minute to realise For I was to blinded to see through the blossoms Who shelter the sun from the pavement The sadness, which end of the day meant If you love someone, set them free Oh, our life Our life meant something to me He told me he felt that he'd gave up on our life It may take a lifetime to realise he wasn't referring to we Though living a bachelor existence is lovely And living means most to the lonely Though our life was never to be Oh, our life Our life meant something to me Oh, our life Our life meant something to me Oh, our life Our life meant something to me
Pasadena girl
(Rumor has it OST EP) What is my name Who is this fool What is this game What are the rules There you go, having a party Have you got a lot to see Before I know Having somebody ain't all it's cracked up to be For me Pasadena girl Strike down my hands Strike down my heart Strike out this plan White out this part There you go, having a party Have you got a lot to share Before I know Having somebody mightn't be the best idea For me Pasadena girl Problems of the lifetimes, often everywhere Solving them takes fighting as a pair Do we dare? Please let me be This ain't no good 10,000 feet from where I stood There you go, having a party Have you got a lot to give Before I know Having somebody maybe ain't the way to live For me Pasadena girl Problems of the lifetimes, often everywhere Solving them takes fighting as a pair Do we dare? There you go, having a party Have you got a lot to show Before I know Having somebody maybe ain't the way to go For me Pasadena girl
Pennies from Heaven ( Burke, Johnston / Live Piano Jazz with Marian McPartland ) Everytime it rains, it rains Pennies from heaven Don't you know each cloud contains Pennies from heaven You'll find your fortune's falling All over town Be sure that your umbrella Is upside down Trade them for a package of Sunshine and flowers If you want the things you love You must have showers So when you hear it thunder Don't run under a tree There'll be pennies from heaven For you and me
Ridiculous
I want clean water (you're being ridiculous) I like fresh air (you're being absurd) I guess i oughta (guys don't be assholes) Forget to care (better than petulance) I dig plant farmers (narcissists) Not GMOS (it's not that big a deal) And marijuana (it needs further study) Just let it grow (there you go again) Who will provide Rara ridiculous Haha you're hopelessly naive To believe in a world that exists Lala we're having fun Wawa disaster capitalists And the system's not broken it's fixed I won't encourage (what is it this time) The TPP (it's not all bad) Or health insurance (it's working it's working) Insanity (just give it time) No private prisons (how you gonna pay for it) Or public hell (two sides to every story) Give war provisions (they know what they're doing) A fat farewell (what about the terrorists) Who will provide In the real world did you copy and paste too? Rara ridiculous Haha you're hopelessly naive To believe in a world that exists Yaya we're having fun Chacha the incrementalist twist But the system's not broken it's fixed You shoulda listened to your kids Not corporate nationalists Nor fortunate fantasists who ill disguise their proto-fascist fist You can't remember who to blame Those you hate or those you agree with But the latter is hard to resist Missing ballots, lack of coverage Shortened hours, smears & bomb scares Closed primaries, endless waitlines, big money bribes Call election day beforehand Now stop the count Bernie you gotta admit she won fair and square right I'll give you a very short answer: no I want my daughter (you're being ridiculous) To grow up strong (you just hate women) But endless slaughter (what about trump) Ain't feminism (you just want trump) No border trauma (i'm baffled i just don't understand) Or muslim bans (be quiet) I wish obama would stop bombing them (there you go again) Who will survive Rara our parents said Haha our grandparents & friends As they echoed establishment press Wawa you sold us out And now you wonder why we're pissed Cause our future's not broken it's fixed
Route 66 ( Bobby Troup / Live Piano Jazz with Marian McPartland ) It winds from Chicago to L.A. More than two thousand miles all the way Get your kicks on route sixty-six Everytime ??? On route sixty-six San Bernandino, San Bernandino, San Bernandino Is also pretty you see Amarillo, Gallup, New Mexico, Flagstaff, Arizona. Don’t forget Winona, Kingman, Barstow, San Bernandino Won’t you get hip to this timely tip When you make that zazizuzizuzuzizu trip Get your kicks on route sixty-six.
Touch Me Bad
( Terrible Thrills Vol. 1 / Steel train Cover ) Alright I wake up in the morning and I Never stop, ever stop I don't know what went wrong Digging up an old wound Never to leave it He's like a devil And I spot a demon And I don't know what was real Where are you going Do you even know I will follow you I feel bad for nothing anymore 'Cause I spent many years Counting dots Kissing walls Saying prayers Clicking jaws Eating Colors Nothing black Wouldn't touch me Touch me, bad Touch me, bad Touch me, bad Touch me, bad Goodnight I go to bed dreaming I'll change But I never move, never stop I don't know what went wrong Digging up an old wound Never to leave it He's like a devil And I saw a demon I don't know what was real Where are you going Do you even know I will follow you I feel bad for nothing anymore 'Cause I spent many years, many years Counting dots Kissing walls Saying prayers Clicking jaws Eating Colors Nothing black Wouldn't touch it Touch me, bad Tunnel eyes Through a tube Lights out Goo goo goo ga joob Goo goo goo ga joob Goo goo goo ga joob I spent many years flipping out
Weed (All I Want for Christmas) Weed (that's all I want for christmas) Weed (a cradle of good cheer) Weed (a perfect part of this bliss) Every christmas day of the year Comes love I'm on a rocket ship to nowhere I got a pocketful of miracles Ain't got no fare Sweetheart Upon a pond of potent portent We got a spherical lyrical mystical chimerical Temple of content Walking sideways trying to make my way Anybody up in the club cept the ofay It's that time again Hope and love go jittering Stead of running pell mell best to take a chill pill We need perspective of sweet remove Let's get high, it's a stone groove Little doggie slow it down slow it down Sour willie nelson & a sloeful crown Go to town every race place your faith in the mantra Kwanzaa hannukah don't forget kwanzaa Leggo ambition nothing but friction Comes from the conviction that your depiction Of yourself requires a manic tension feast Least of all in a setting set for street release Starving deep in the belly Machiavelli's beast You want the strife of humankind to finally cease? Start getting sublime on the peaceful leaf In the real world did you copy and paste too? Weed (that's all I want for christmas) Weed (a cradle of good cheer) Weed (a perfect part of this bliss) Every christmas day of the year One love We'll let a kerchief cover our scars With every scheming demon picture inside You unchain my heart Fucked up We're climbing every silvery stair & almost getting lost never feels so good As an unfamiliar tear Why does jimmy carter always got to play the martyr Want to get barack obamarama pardoning the marijuana Tuscarora to bogota – intifada or de nada Put a fatwa on your father if he can't be fucked to bother The war on drugs was always designed To have the kingpins scooping profits While the victim's doing time Every mai lai brown eye small fry fall guy Letter from the DI crawling up the crackpipe Cut down in your prime – minimum to life Do a line get a fine must be cause you're light Native trust – paradise past Take a puff – deport your ass ‘you bet I did and I enjoyed it' White boy who deployed more pot arrests Than any had before for simple pot possession 40% of present penitentiaries Are on a pot-related charge Or charges solely based on weed These are prison afflictions of the non-addicted Fuck the rigged vote flippin & the prohibition Schedule one HAS GOT TO GO Of the THC to cannabidiol We're the largest jailer of the literal slaves But today's the day breaking up the gates Whether black puerto rican asian jamaican Yah likkle more big up mi sistren then What you be tokin round rainbow's end? Weed (that's all I want for christmas) Weed (a cradle of good cheer) Weed (a perfect part of this bliss) Every christmas day of the year Weed (that's all I want for christmas) Weed (a cradle of good cheer) Weed (let's all smoke pot for christmas) Every christmas day of the year
A World Without Love (John Lennon / Paul Mccartney) Please lock me away And don't allow the day Here inside where I hide With my loneliness I don't care what they say I won't stay in a world without love Birds sing out of tune And raindrops hide the moon I'm OK, here I'll stay With my loneliness I don't care what they say I won't stay in a world without love So I wait and in a while I will see my true love's smile She may come, I know not when When she does I lose So baby until then Lock me away And don't allow the day Here inside where I hide With my loneliness I don't care what they say I won't stay in a world without love I don't care what they say I won't stay in a world without