Some friends of mine, just the other night
Went to hear this cool cat blow
They said he sang so good that the roof fell in
And he didn't even stop the show
They don't remember the place,
But they remember the face,
And now everybody wanna go. Woo!
Top Jimmy cooks!
Top Jimmy swings!
He's got the look! Woo!
Top Jimmy, he's the king!
Jimmy on the television
Famous people on there with him
Jimmy on the news at five!
Jimmy on the radio and even on the video
The baddest cat alive!
Drivin' all the women crazy
All they want is Jimmy baby
Love it when he rolls his eyes!
Top Jimmy cooks!
Top Jimmy swings!
He's got the look!
Top Jimmy, Woo! Shake it baby!
(Guitar Solo)
Oh! Juke joint Jimmy is the latest thing
He's got the sound that everybody digs!
Yeah the joint be jumpin'
When the band be pumpin'
and you know they play a crazy gig!
Well, you ain't been livin'
Till you seen the livin' end
Top Jimmy and his Rhythm Pigs!
Ow, Top Jimmy cooks!
Top Jimmy swings!
He's got the look!
Top Jimmy,
Oh Jimmy
Top Jimmy
Go Jimmy
Top Jimmy
Ow! He's the king!
Well, I'm feelin' better now that we're through.
Feelin' better, baby, I'm over you.
I learned my lesson, baby.
And it left a scar.
But now I see how you really are.
You're no good, no good.
Baby, you're no good.
No good, no good, no good.
Baby, you're no good.
I broke a heart, simple and true.
Broke a heart for someone like you.
We'll be coming back. Don't come running to me.
I wanna love you, maybe set you free.
You're no good, no good, no good.
Baby, you're no good.
You're no good, no good, no good.
Baby, you're no good.
(Used to be, I couldn't sleep at night, baby
Now, you go on. Do what you want to.)
We was broke and hungry on a summer day.
They sent the sheriff down to try and drive us away.
We was sittin' ducks for the police man.
They found a dirty faced kid in a garbage can.
And I'm alone, I'm on the highway, wanted dead or alive,
dead or alive.
Broken down and dirty, dressed in rags
a from the day my mama told me, "Boy, you pack your bags."
Send the mayor down in his pickup truck.
The jury look at me, say, "Outta luck."
And I'm alone, I'm on the highway, wanted dead or alive,
dead or alive.
Now, I'm broken down and dirty, dressed in rags
a from the day my mama told me, "Boy, you pack your bags."
We was sittin' ducks for the police man.
They found a dirty faced kid in a garbage can.
And I'm alone, I'm on the highway, wanted dead or alive,
dead or alive.
here it comes
that funny feeling again
Winding me up inside every time we touch.
I don't know
tell me where to begin
'Cause I never ever felt so much.
And I can't recall any love at all
oh baby
this blows them all away.
It's got what it takes
so tell me why can't this be love?
Straight from my heart
tell me why can't this be love?
I tell myself hey
only fools rush in
And only time will tell if we stand the test of time.
All I know you've got to run to win
And Ill be damned ifI'll get hung up on the line.
I can't recall anything at all
oh baby
this blows them all away.
It's got what it takes
so tell me why can't this be love? . . .
It's got what it takes
so tell me why can't this be love? . . .
Baby
why can't this be love?
Got to know why can't this be love?
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I reach across to the other side
To make contact with you
Though in slumber you fill my dreams
And I make contact with you
Don't ask me why I'm crossing over
Oh, crossing over
I never got to really know you
The way I want to now
So many things I didn't tell you
I wanna tell you now
Tell me why, oh Lord, you're crossing over?
(I gotta come back to see your face)
Oh, crossing over
(I wanna hear you call my name, feel your touch)
Reaching out, reaching out
(Hear your voice again)
(To hear your voice again)
Crossing over
(To feel your touch)
Reaching out
(To feel you)
Crossing over
(To feel)
Reaching out, reaching out
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One Way To Rock
I've heard it called by different names All over the world, but it's all the
same There's so many ways to make love A million ways to make love A million
ways, I've been thinking of Oh yea Chorus:But there's only one way There's only
one way to rock So many things can get you high I'm gonna try em all just once
before I die And you can analyze this situation To me it's all just mental
masturbation [Chorus] Now quickly, check the hands on the clock It's 8:05, it's
time to rock And this world can disagree They don't understand how it can be
And it's not my point of view It's a fact, and you know that it's true [Chorus]
Crank up the drums, crank out the bass Crank up my Les Paul in your face
[Chorus]
Walk me down to the wishing well
Help find that miracle
Splash that holy water on me
drown my faith in trinitry, yeah!
Oh yeah
Little by little, gonna get it, I swear
One more piece on the puzzle, i'm there
[CR1]Come on take me down, down, down..
I'm in a cold sweat
Lord don't let drown, drown, drown, drown
In mother earth soul, yet
Under darken skies
We'll se the light
Broken now I can't help but I feel
Someone cracked the seventh seal
Nothing sacred, nothig left
Unturned
When nothing's simple
Then nothing's learned
So take me down to the virgin spring
Wash away my suffering
Splash that holy water on me
Wash my eyes so I can't see
Come take me down, down, down...
I'm in a cold sweat
Yeah, don't let me drown ,drown, drown, drown
In mothger earth soul, not yet
Lord, I think I found, found, found
My mother lode, hey
Down, down, down, down, down, down
Take me down, down, down, down
Take me
(Words by Van Halen)
Arr-heah!
It's my life. Get off my ass, get outta my face
Man, I don't see no problem
Kickin' back, ain't kickin' you, no no!
Anyway, if I make 'em, I'll solve 'em
Whoa, oh, ohh. That's right. Yeah yeah-yeah. Woo!
Makin' plan's a waste. Ain't no future here
Got no faith, got no religion
Oh tell me why (ooh-ooh) should I (ooh-ooh)
(Ahh) Care or even, why should I try?
I just slide slide on by (ooh-ooh)
(Ahh) Never bad enough to crucify me
Huah! Put it out until Judgement Day
I'll bear the cross on Judgement Day
I done most anything, keep 'em doin' anything 'cause
Sometimes I just wanna do nothin'
Nothin' lost, so tell me how can I lose? Ha
When I'm startin' off with nothin'
Oh tell me why (ooh-ooh) should I (ooh-ooh)
(Ahh) Care or even wanna try?
I just slide (ooh) slide on by (ooh-ooh)
(Ahh) Never bad enough to crucify me.
Ow! Put it off until Judgement Day
I'll bear that (same old cross) same ol' cross
On Judgement Day. Ow!
Uh! Uh!
Ow! Hey!
(Guitar Solo)
Woo!
Hey man, everything's all right. Yeah.
Whow! Ow!
Put it off, until Judgement Day
I'll bear the cross, on, Judgement Day, hey
Put it off, put it off, until Judgement Day
I'll bear the (bear the cross) cross
On, Judgement Day
Ow! Whoa yeah! On Judgement Day
(Put it off) Oh! Whoa yeah! On Judgement Day, hey!
Wow!
I thought I saw you in the distance
I thought I'd found you once again
touched on that feelin' for an instant
could not recall just where or when
oh no
some desert island off Morocco
we had a love so hard to find
oh so full of life, so free and easy
another place, another time, oh
take me back
I wanna be there with you
it happened just like that
slip in a dream or two
come on, take me back
oh, deja vu
one soul, one mind
one light that shines
one love, so fine
oh, come on, take me back
some call it fate, some superstition
some call it luck, it's all the same
just one of the mysteries of creation
somethin' you feel but can't explain
oh, take me back
I wanna be there with you
it happened just like that
I've fallin' deep into
oh girl, come on
I want you to take me there
oh, I know, I know, I know, I know.....
take me back, baby
I swear I've been with you
it happened just like that
send me a dream or two
come on, take me back
oh, deja vu
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Oh yeah
You better call me a doctor, feelin' no pain
Overloaded, down the drain
Somebody get me a doctor
You better call up the ambulance, I'm deep in shock
Overloaded baby, I can hardly walk
Somebody get me a doctor
Somebody get me a doctor
Yeah! I'm feelin' over fine and I'm speedin' down that
line
Yeah baby, call up the doctor
Feelin' high
I'm overloaded baby, I'm sayin', "I'm fine"
Somebody get me a doctor
Somebody get me a doctor
Somebody get me a doctor
She ain't waiting 'til she gets older
Her feet are making tracks in the winter snow
She got a rainbow that touches her shoulder
She be headed where the thunder rolls
Oh oh oh, she got rhythm
Got that rhythm of the road
Oh oh oh, she get crazy
Woman get crazy if she can't go
Oh but she just looking good
She comes like the secret wind
She's as strong as the mountains, walks tall as a tree
She been there before, she'll never give in
She'll be gone tomorrow like the silent breeze
Oh oh oh, she got rhythm
Got that rhythm of the road
Oh oh oh, she get crazy
She get crazy if she can't go
Oh but she just looking good
You know how sometimes, you got to rush
You're running blind but she jumps the gun
Question is not does love exist
But when she leaves, where she goes?
I got a feeling she don't know either
Wait like the wind, watch where she blows
Oh oh, got that rhythm
That sweet rhythm of the road
Oh oh oh, she get crazy
Woman get crazy if she can't go
I live my life like there's no tomorrow And all I've got I had to steal Least I don't need to beg or borrow Yes I'm living at a pace that kills Runnin' with the devil Runnin' with the devil I found the simple life ain't so simple When I jumped out on that road I got no love, no love you'd call real Ain't got nobody waiting at home Runnin' with the devil Runnin' with the devil You know I, I found the simple life, weren't so simple, no When I jumped out on that road Got no love, no love you'd call real Got nobody waiting at home Runnin' with the devil Runnin' with the devil Runnin' with the devil Runnin' with the devil
(VAN HALEN)
are you ever so silent, when she wanted to talk
or couldn't keep quiet, when she needed a hug
come on too strong, when a little's too much
how many, how many, say i
go on and say yes, and really mean no
would you rather guess,when you just don't know
and then say i love you, but aren't willing to show
how many, how many, say i
how many, how many, say i
HOW MANY, HOW MANY, SAY I
HOW MANY, HOW MANY, SAY I
say live and let live, then so quick to judge
slow to forgive, when you're holding a grudge
don't always believe, all you need is love
how many, how many, say i
how many, how many, say i
how many, how many, say i
HOW MANY, HOW MANY, SAY I
HOW MANY, HOW MANY, SAY I
HOW MANY, HOW MANY, SAY I
HOW MANY, HOW MANY, SAY I
did you ever look down when the homeless walked by
or changed the channel when you saw a hungry child
know something to be true, then deny
how many, how many, say i
how many, how many, say i
Ain't that some shit?)
(Okay, ya ready to go?)
(Yeah)
Oh yeah!
Yeah! She's gotta have soul
Or it won't feel right
Well, just plain, clean, and simple
Wrapped up nice n' tight
And homegrown and down-home, that makes one
Cookin' up that old time, long lost recipe for me. Woo!
It's gettin' hard to find
Guess it ain't hip enough now
You take an average guy, he can't identify, uh
And there's a short supply of her fine, fine stuff
Lemme get on, lemme get on, lemme get on some o' that
Shake it up, bake it up nice, uh!
Lemme get on, lemme get on, lemme get on all that
I so love my baby's poundcake
Homegrown and down-home, yeah that's the one
Still cookin' with that old time, long lost recipe
Lemme get on some o' that
Uh-ah uh-ho ho
Uh-ah uh-ho ho. I want some o' that
Uh-ah uh-ho ho. Gimme some o' that
Uh-ah uh-ho ho-ow!
(Guitar Solo)
Ooh, got some real fine pound...poundcake. Ah
I've been out there
Tried a little bit of everything
But it's all sex without love
I found the real thing is poundcake
Homegrown and down-home, yeah that's the one
Still cookin' with that old time, long lost recipe, yeah. Woo!
She's down-home and down-home. Oh, that's my woman
Gimme some o' that
Uh-ah uh-ho ho
Uh-ah uh-ho ho. Lemme hold that
Uh-ah uh-ho ho. Uh!
Uh-ah uh-ho ho
Homegrown and down-home, woo! Come on babe
Gimme some o' that, gimme some o' that
Homegrown, way down-home. Yeah!
Uh-ah uh-ho ho, yeah, gimme some o' that. Woo!
C'mon baby
Homegrown, homegrown, down-home
Uh-ho ho
Poorman, he just want a little
Richman, wanna little bit more
Superman, he looking for Lois
Salesman, try and sell you his soul
Fatman, he ordering seconds
Pizzaman, just wanna slice
Badman, looking for attention
A goodman, he's hard to find
Milkman, looking more like your daughter
Strawman, don't have a leg to stand on
Gayman, looking for another
Candyman, yeah the candyman can
Blackman, he looking for justice
Whiteman, trying to get a tan
Woman, she belong in first class
Holyman, take me to the promise land
Everyone looking for something
Wanting their piece of the pie
Searching for their slice of heaven
I otta have mine, yeah mine
And you're the one I want
The only one I want
Yeah, the one I want
The only one I want
Boogieman, he giving me the creeps
Sandman, kicking mud in your eye
Pianoman, in the mood for a melody
Strongman, yeah he knows how to cry
Apeman, ain't nobody's uncle
A luckyman don't always know who they are
Deadman, living for tomorrow
Wiseman, following a star
I ain't saying I'm different
Wanting my pie in the sky
I'm just a little impatient
I grabbed that telephone
I thought we were alone
Telling me there's company
Your husband's comin' home
I've been thinking about this
Saturday night with you
I've been thinking about it all week long
And now I'm gonna lose it 'cause that
Son-of-a-bitch got me singin' that same old song
Got one foot out the door
Tryin' to hit the road
Ain't no match for your mean old man
I think it's time to roll
Got one foot out the door
Got one foot out the door
Think I'm gonna fight him?
Don't you let him put down
Put that to the floor
Put the pedal to the metal
And you beat it out of town
No comin' back, back for more
Pretty woman, walkin? down the street
Pretty woman the kind I'd like to meet
Pretty woman I don?t believe you, it must be true
No one could look as good as you---mercy
Pretty woman won?t you pardon me
Pretty woman I couldn?t help but see
Pretty woman oh you look lovely as can be
Are you lonely just like me---
At night I walk this stinkin' street
Past the crazies on my block
And I see the same old faces
And I hear that same old talk
And I'm searching for the latest thing
A break in this routine
I'm talkin' some new kicks
Ones like you ain't never seen
This is home
This is Meanstreet
It's our home
The only one I know
And we don't worry 'bout tomorrow
Cause we're sick of these four walls
Now what'd ya think is nothing
Might be something after all
Now you know this ain't no through street
The end is dead ahead
The poor folks play for keeps down here
They're the living dead
Come on down
Down to Meanstreet
They're dancing now
Out on Meanstreet
It's always here and now, my friend
It ain't once upon a time
It's all over but the shouting
I'll come and I'll take what's mine
We're searching for the latest thing
A break in this routine
Talkin' some new kicks
Ones like you ain't never seen
This is home
This is Meanstreet
It's our home
Only one I know
(This is home) See, a gun is real easy
(This is Meanstreet) In this desperate part of town
(This is home) Turns you from hunted into hunter
(This is Meanstreet) Go and hunt somebody down
(This is home) But hear me now, somebody said "Fair Warning, Lord !"
(This is Meanstreet) Lord, strike that poor boy down
Turn your radios on, I'll be a right there, yes I will
Turn me up real loud, I'm in your ears, ah
'N' I'm hangin' ten now baby, as I ride your sonic, ooh wave
(Good God, y'all)
I'm on fire
I'm on fire
I'm on fire
I'm on fire
Oh yeah, one time
Fire, fire, fire
Lay your bodies down, I'm in your beds, your beds
Pull your headphones on, I'm in your heads, ah
'N' I'm hangin' ten now baby, as I ride your sonic, ooh wave
(Good God, y'all)
I'm on fire
I'm on fire
I'm on fire
[repeat and fade]
I know what you're feelin' what you're feeling is easy to see. I know what you're dreamin' I have those same dreams. Woa.. Reachin' for the beat again. Lookin' for a sign. It was right here all the time, time, time, time... I am you and you are me. Do You believe? Don't you trust me? Me Wise Magic Ow! Baby it's all right. If you could see Through my eyes, Me Wise Magic I feel you breathin' Don't you trust me...(trust me) I feel you agreein' I know what you need (whoa) Don't you lie Just you listen thru me My words at best to you A fortune coo coo cookie (Who are you and where are we?) Do You believe? Don't you trust me? Me Wise Magic Yeah yeah! Woahohoh! If you could see See through my eyes, Me Wise Magic A little zen headed your way You'll get it halfway down the interstate Four days from now It all goes clear A Buddhist riff for your inner earÂ
Contact is all it takes
To change your life to lose your placein time
Contact! Asleep or awake
Coming around you may wake up tofind
Questions deep within your eyes,
Things you've never realized
Chorus:
So when you sense a change
Nothing feels the same
All your dreams are strange, love comes walkin' in
Some kind of alien
Wait for the opening
Then simply pulls a string
Another world,some other time
You lay your sanity on the line
Familiar faces familiar sights
Reach back remember with all your might
Ohh there she stands in a silken gown
Silver lights shining down
Chorus
Love comes walkin' in
Solo
Sleep and dream is all I crave
I travelfar across the Milky Way
To my master I become a slave
Til we meet again some other day
Where silence speaks as loud as war
And theearthreturns to what it was before
Chorus
Yeah, we're all fast breakers comin' out of the gates
takin' chances. We're the crash and burn.
Yeah, there is a way with beauty, but you never gave
a love cross the line where none return.
I watch my television; almost lost my mind.
It said, "Open your eyes. Leave it all behind."
I heard the wind a whisp'rin',
strong magic comin' on!
They comin' out for sure.
Come see your children; yeah, they're lighting up the skies.
Won't recognize them any more.
Ooh, mama, see the firelight.
Ooh, we're comin' out tonight.
Wolves at my door wised up quick.
Turn here and gone from on the go.
Seems the old folks who come up short were the pretty
little kids who didn't want it, no.
I had to pay admission when I came tonight.
And it said, "Open my eyes. Leave it all behind."
I heard the wind a whisp'rin',
strong magic comin' on!
They comin' out for sure.
Come see your children; yeah, they're lighting up the skies.
Won't recognize them any more.
Ooh, mama, see the firelight.
Ooh, lightin' up the sky.
Light up the sky.
Light up the sky.
Light up the sky.
Light 'em up!
Senorita I'm in trouble again and I can't get free
You're exactly what the doctor ordered
Come on talk to me, can't crow before I'm out of the woods
But there's exceptions to the rule
Senorita, do you need a friend? I'm in love with you
Catch as catch, catch as catch
Can anybody in their right mind could see
It's you and me
You say you're lonesome, just gettin' by
But you turn your eyes from me
Be sure you're hurtin' long before you fly
'Cause, you've got me
Catch as catch, catch as catch
Can anybody in their right mind could see, you and me
Catch as catch, catch as catch can
When I see you, all your little guitars sing to me
I can see you, don't know which way to turn
But the sun still shines
Don't you know that you can dance with me
Anytime?
Can't crow before I'm out of the woods
There's exceptions to the rule
Senorita, do you need a friend?
They may talk about your cold when you were
Headed for the skies
But you were young and bold, and baby
Didn't that change with a wink of your eye
Now no one's talkin' 'bout those crazy days gone by
No one talks about the times you cried
A little dreamer
A little dreamer
And then they went and they voted you
Least likely to succeed
I had to tell them baby you were armed with
All you'd need
Seems no one's talking 'bout those crazy days gone past
Weren't they amazed when you were really last?
You are the little dreamer
You were the little dreamer, yeah yeah
Yeah, they talk about your cold when you were
Headed for the skies
But you were young and bold, and baby
Didn't that change with a wink of your eye
Seems no one's talkin' 'bout the crazy days gone past
Weren't they amazed when you were really last?
You are the little dreamer
A little dreamer, yeah, oh oh
Yeah, a little dreamer
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It's not what you are
It's how you dress
That's one thing I've learned from the guys
I must confess
Now me, look, I got this job not just beeing myself
Huh uhh
I went out and bought some brand new shoes
Now I walk like someone else
Maybe I'm crazy or just too high
But all this can't be worth my
Piece of the pie
Sittin 'round just gettin' high
Temporarily pacified
I guess less is more
Something special, something new
Some brand new group to sink my teeth into
Sittin 'round just getting high
Temporarily pacified
Chorus:
That's what's going down on the inside
Don't let this getaround to the outside
This ain't no party, this ain't no show!
Sodon't be tryin' to putt no mo jo on my butt, anyway
Solo
(Dedicate one to the ladies...)
Now summertime's here babe, need somethin' to keep you cool
Ah now summertime's here babe, need somethin' to keep you cool
Better look out now though, Dave's got somethin' for you
Tell ya what it is
I'm your ice cream man, stop me when I'm passin' by
Oh my my, I'm your ice cream man, stop me when I'm passin' by
See now all my flavors are guaranteed to satisfy
Hold on a second baby
I got good lemonade, ah, dixie cups
All flavors and push ups too
I'm your ice cream man, baby, stop me when I'm passin' by
See now all my flavors are guaranteed to satisfy
Hold on, one more
Well, I'm usually passin' by just about eleven o'clock
Uh huh, I never stop, I'm usually passin' by, just around eleven o'clock
And if you let me cool you one time, you'll be my regular stop
All right boys
I got good lemonade, ah, dixie cups
All flavors and push ups too
I'm your ice cream man, stop me when I'm passin' by
See now all my flavors are guaranteed to satisfy
Yes I'm your ice cream man, stop me when I'm passin' by
I'm your ice cream man, stop me when I'm passin' by
They say all my flavors are guaranteed to satisfy
Ah, one time
I'm your ice cream man, stop me when I'm passin' by
I'm your ice cream man, stop me when I'm passin' by
They say all my flavors are guaranteed to satisfy
One time, boys
I'm your ice cream man
I'm your ice cream man
B-b-b-b-b-b-b-baby
Ah my, my, my
All my flavors are guaranteed to satis-uh-fy
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Chorus 1:
Feel like throwing in the towel don't be a fool
They're out to knock you out, put you down
For the count
Watch the left, watch the right, below
The belt
They'll run you round and round it's plain to see
It's never gonna stop they'll run ya till you drop
There ain't no power around can keep a good man down
Chorus 2:
There's still some fight in me
That's how it'll always be
Holdyour head up high, look 'em in the eye, never say die
Get up and make it work
You say that love has got you down well that's bull
If love has got you down then love can pick you right back up
There ain'tnopower around can keep a good man down
Walking down a dead end street
No mercy at your feet
They're holding all the cards, making things so hard, before it goes too far
Get up and make it work
Get up and make it workChorus 1
Chorus 2
Get up and make it work
Getup and make it work
Get up and make it work
Somewhere,lost it in a turn
Trouble seems to fit him like a glove.
First come,First served,he's serving it back,
Travels light,without a pack,without love.
He comes from nowhere,returns on his own,
late for the hanging,yes he's heading for the moon
Hang 'em High.
Leather,across his thighs,
Blasting out the night,he's terrified to drive.
One eye on the road, crashed upon his head,
One ear to the ground,he's listening to the dead.
He comes from nowhere,returns on his own,
late for the hanging,yes he's heading for the moon
Hang 'em High.
Alone to himself,he's laughing up his sleeve,
Looking back in anger,the city is rleaved.
Vision of Light,
Child of the night,
Passing by
Wow!
Ah yeah!
Calling out around the world,are you ready for a brand new beat.
Summer's here and the time is right,for dancing in the streets,
They're dancing in Chicago ( They'll be dancing )
Down in New Oreleans ( Dancing in the streets )
Up in New york city ( Dancing in the streets )
All we need is music ( sweet sweet ) sweet music (sweet sweet music )
There'll be music everywhere.
There'll be swinging,swaying,records playing,dancing in the streets,Oh!
It doesnt matter what hat you wear,just as long as you are there,
So come on
Grab a guy,grab a girl,everywhere around the world.
There'll be dancing,dancing in the streets.
( Oh )Its just an invitation,across the nation,a chance for folks to meet.
There'll be laughing and singing,music swinging,dancing in the streets
All we need is music ( sweet sweet ) sweet music (sweet sweet music )
There'll be music everywhere.
There'll be swinging,swaying,records playing,dancing in the streets,Oh!
It doesnt matter what hat you wear,just as long as you are there,
So come on
Grab a guy,grab a girl,everywhere around the world.
Dancing,dancing in the streets,
Way down in LA,everyday,dancing in the streets ( Dancing in the streets )
San Francisco way, ( Dancing in the streets ), they do it everyday now,
( Dancing in the streets )
in a word to the wisdom tooth
to tell, or not the truth
so open up and say ahh-men
rinse cup, then spit again
forked tongue in double speak
pretty soon you just might
spring a leak
inhale before you begin
your iron lung's a bag of wind
there's a fire in the hole
fire in the hole
there's a fire in the hole, fire
sweet 'n' sour, filiblister
faucet pouring, fresh 'n' bitter
come on smile and say cheese
on a count of three
got a mindful of decavities
chew your words, lest you choke
you better watch your mouth
wash it out with soap
tongue tied in a tangled web
your bile inside better left unsaid
there's a fire in the hole
fire in the hole
there's a fire in the hole, fire
rudder of ship, which sets the course
does not the bit, bridle the horse
great is the forest, set by a small flame
like a tongue on fire, no one can tame
[Instrumental]
....
it's ok, I'll do what I want
if I choose, I can take the fall
there's a choice
it's my destiny
in my hands
yeah, it's up to me
I can drive
I can shoot a gun in the streets
score me some heroin
I can jump
be the sacrifice
bear the cross just like Jesus Christ
and I don't wanna hear
what love can do
no, I ain't gonna tell ya
what's right for you
is it right to take the easy way
close your eyes
get on your knees an' pray
now you're saved by a higher voice
givin' up, givin' up, givin' up your
choice
if I'm wrong, then I'll pay for it
if I'm right, yeah you're gonna hear
about it
but I've tried, yeah, I've tried for it
I tried, I tried, 'til I'm satisfied
and i.....
I'm tired of hearing what love can do
and i.....
ain't gonna tell you what's right for
you
I've seen the damage done
down with the shotgun
don't stop the setting sun on my
kingdom com
ohhh.....
is it right to take the easy way
I don't know, I get on my knees an'
pray
now I'm saved by a higher voice
givin' up, givin' up, givin' up my choice
if I'm wrong, then I'll pay for it
if I'm right, yeah
your gonna deal with it
'cause I tried, yeah I tried for it
I'll try, I'll try, even die for it
no i.....
don't wanna hear what love can do
no i.....
I can't tell ya what's right for you
oh i...i...i...
tell you what love can do
no i...i...i...
can't say but your time is through
I've seen the damage done
oh Lord, I've heard the shotgun
I fought the setting sun
on my kingdom come
ohhh.....
don't tell me what love can do
hey, hey, hey
don't tell me what love can do
hey, hey, hey
Now who's that babe with the fabulous shadow?
It's only one scene, but to me it don't matter
Her movies get down like you won't find in my hometown
They won't believe it when they see what they're seein'
Go see baby now!
Pictures on the silver screen
Greatest thing you've ever seen
Now her name is up in lights
Everything turns out all right
Daddy's little sweetie after some damn rainbow
Got the big deal in the back of a limo
Now showbiz is so thrillin', the camera rolls she's willin'
They won't believe it when they see what they're seein'
Go see baby now!
Hey, you remember when that girl was prom queen?
Oh wow! Take it off! Take it all off!
Pictures on the silver screen
Greatest thing you've ever seen
Now her name is up in lights
Everything turns out all right
Now they believe it, now that they've seen it
Go see baby now!
Pictures on the silver screen
Greatest thing you've ever seen
Now my baby's up in lights
Everything turns out all right
Lights! Camera! Action!
[Instrumental]
Give me liberty or give me death
No truer words, have ever been said
Are you prepared
For your very last breath?
Don't you dare start
Wht you cannot finish?
So when we face, face the adversary
No longer are we the minority...
And when history repeats her hour
The pendulum will swing
Swing into power
Though not in vain like our forefathers
Freedom, never had no room for cowards
For in the end, there will be equality
Be any means necessary
The ballot or the bullet
The choice is up to you
The ballot or the bullet
Tell me what you gonna do
The sword and the pen
Can be held, by the same hand
What's it gonna take to liberate
An emancipation, a false proclamation
All these token words that you legislate
Sound a little bit absurd, and a litte too late
When a house is divided
It just will not stand
Once it's decided
(instrumental)
I am a victim of the science age
A child of the storm. Whoa, yes
I can't remember when I was your age
For me! It says no more, no more
Nobody rules these streets at night but me
The Atomic Punk
Oh, yeah. Ah-ah!
I am the ruler of these netherworlds
The underground. Whoa, yes
On every wall and place my fearsome name is hung
Just look around. Whoa, yes
Nobody rules these streets at night but me
The Atomic Punk!
Ahhah!
(Guitar Solo)
Ohh!
I am the ruler of these netherworlds
The underground. Oh-oh
On every wall and place my fearsome name is hung
Look around. Whoa, yeah!
Nobody rules these streets at night but me, nobody.
Ahhhhhh!
The love line is never straight and narrow
Unless your love is tried and true
We take a chance with new beginnings
Still we try, win or lose, take the highs with the blues
Always one more, you're never satisfied
Never one for all with you, it's only one for me
Oh, why draw the line? Meet you half the way
And you don't know what that means, oh, yeah
I feel like a running politician
Oh! Just tryin' to please you all the time
I've given you my self with no conditions
Goin' wide, runnin' long, feelin' lost but not for long
Always one more, you're never satisfied
Never one for all with you, it's only one for me
So, why draw the line? Meet you half the way
When you don't know what that means, whoa, yeah
Always one more, you're never satisfied
Never for all with you, it's only one for me
So, why draw the line? Meet you half the way
When you don't know what that means
I'll meet you half the way, whoa yeah
I'll meet you half the way, whoa
I'll meet you half the way
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
90 days on the road, is what I need
When my axe cuts me deep, I let it bleed
On the stage, off my strings, down my face
And all over me, yeah
Pumpin' up for the show
Feelin' like somethin's gonna blow
She got me all fired up
Yes, I'm all fired up
Through the ice into the fire
Blowin' steam
North n' south, east n' west, right n' left
I'm always extreme
Don't like the middle squeezin' me
I don't like nothin' in between
Yes, I'm all fired up
Got me all fired up
When the rest have packed it up
I'm alive, I'm electric, inspired
I, I'm naturally wired
Wired, naturally wired, oh
Wired
Oh I, I, I, I
Whoo
Oh yeah
I, I, I, I'm naturally wired
Naturally wired
Wired
Naturally wired
Wired
Naturally wired
Wired
Girl, you really got me now
You got me, so, I don't know what I'm doin'
Girl, you really got me now
You got me, so, I can't sleep at night
Girl, you really got me now
You got me, so, I don't know where I'm goin', yeah
Oh yeah, you really got me now
You got me, so, I can't sleep at night
You really got me, oh
You really got me, whoa, oh
You really got me
Please, don't ever let me be
I only wanna be by your side
Please, don't ever let me be
I only wanna be by your side
Girl, you really got me now
You got me, so, I don't know what I'm doin', yeah
Oh yeah, you really got me now
Got me, so, I can't sleep at night
You really got me
You really got me
You really got me
Oh, no, no, ah
Girl, you really got me now
You got me, so, I don't know what I'm doin'
Girl, you really got me now
You got me, so, I can't sleep at night
Girl, you really got me now
You got me, so, I don't know where I'm goin', yeah
Oh yeah, you really got me now
Got me, so, I can't sleep at night
You really got me
You really got me, oh
You really got me
Ain't no Red house over yonder
No stormy mondays wait for you
Ain't no midnight train to georgia
And I'm not looking for the truth
And I'll yell you what I'm hetting rid of next
You and your blues
Yes I am
You're bad mood;s permanent
Communication breakdown
Like watching some reinvent
Their 19th nervous breakdown
Woman you suffer from color
I suffered cause of you
Now everybody's suffered
'cause of you and your blues
Ain't goin' down to no crossroads
Ain't gonna dust no broom
No evil woman got a hold on me
Ain't going to heaven anytime soon
You're bad mood's permanent
Communication breakdown
Like watching some reinvent
Their 19th nervous breakdown
Woman you suffer from color
I suffered cause of you
Now everybody's suffered
I'm done with coexisting
This is heavy lifting
No more growing codependent over you
And baby while we at it
I've had it with you and your blues
(Solo)
Woman you suffer from color
I suffered cause of you
Now everybody's suffered
Woman you suffer from color
I suffered cause of you
Now everybody's suffered
Now everybody's suffered
I woke up to yet another day
Grown to expect
Expect more of the same
Except for, for a subtle change
And that is, I'm slowly fading away
Harvest moon, soon will pass
Crop is gone, left only chaff
A bitter pill, and an overcast
A flag unfurled, a half mast
A year to the day
Since you wnt away
A moment in time
When you were last mine
I'm here standing still
With more time to kill
I barely survived
Lie pouring salt on an open wound
Memory filling
Filling this empty room
I'm as bare, I'm as bare
As a barren womb
Still like the air
In a whitewash tomb
A year to the day
Since you wnt away
A moment in time
When you were last mine
I'm here standing still
With more time to kill
I barely survived
March
You're breakin' my heart
Girl, you better start
Thinkin' somethin' real
Seems like
Loving you is just
A crazy dream
But do as you feel
All these crazy women
One more crazy night
But one night's all we're given
So baby leave me alone I'm pleading
(Aaa)
Baby, stay the night
(Oh, women in love)
Oh baby, make up your mind
(Make up your mind)
I know you're in love
(Oh, women in love)
So baby, make up your mind
(Women in love)
Scream
Go on an' scream
That you love
Is all you're knowin'
But honey
(Aaa)
If you needin' a woman
Just as bad as me
(Aaa)
Ya oughta be goin'
All these crazy women
Ah just
One more crazy night
But one night's all we're given
So honey leave me alone I'm pleading
(Aaa)
(Oh ah)
Baby, stay in the night
All these crazy women
Ah just
One more crazy night
But one night's all we're given
So honey leave me alone
(Aaa)
Or lady,you're stayin' the night
(Oh, women in love)
Mm baby, make up your mind
(Make up your mind)
And I know you're in love
(Oh, women in love)
Mm babe, I know you're in love
(Women in love)
I know, I know
Ooh yeah
This woman in love
In love
In love
Ooh yeah
Ah ah han
Han han han
Ooh yeah
Ooh yeah
Oh yea hey
(Van Halen)
Hey you,wake up,get yourself together
yeah you,so you think you made it better
'cause you know it's coming at you
while your back is turned
look too long and i can't help you
so clear you head,find a way home
better make up your mind
first you say that you will
then you say you won't
well i'm just trying to figure
try and figure you out
how long can this go on
tell me what is wrong
and maybe there's a way
that we can work it out
there must be some kind of way
that we can make it right
but i,i just can't do it all
WITHOUT YOU, WITHOUT YOU
hey fool,wise up, better late than never
yeah you,you know that nothing lasts forever
nobody ever told you that your
time is running out
too bad i can't help you
how long can this go on
tell me what is wrong
and maybe there's a way
that we can work it out
there must be some kind of way
that we can make it right
but i ,i just can't do it all
WITHOUT YOU,WITHOUT YOU
the point i'm trying to make
you got to give more than you take
you gotta give,give more than you take
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How does it feel when it's loveÚFFFFA0
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Well, pump it up, pump it up
Baby make it bigger
We... I'm going crazy
Pumping it up, pumping it up
(ewww ohhh ya)
It's gonna heal ya
She put the cream in my coffee (first thing in the morning)
Put that butter on my biscuit (honeydew my melons)
Cherries on bananas (gonna need a second helpin')
You know I'm up for breakfast so early in the morning
Lock the front... Leave the back door open
Hot tube loosen up...baby been soaking
Been tokin"...been sippin'
Slip slide slippin.. all got me tripping
Well...I'm going crazy
Keeping it up... pumping it up, pumping it up
Ain't gonna kill ya
She put the cream in my coffee (first thing in the morning)
Put that butter on my biscuit (honeydew my melons)
Cherries on bananas (gonna need a second helpin')
You know I'm up for breakfast so early in the morning
Wake me up babe
Hold me up, wake me up... gotta get it up, gotta get it up,
gotta get it up, gotta get it up
(guitar solo)
She put the cream in my coffee (first thing in the morning)
Put that butter on my biscuit (honeydew my melons)
Cherries on bananas (gonna need a second helpin')
You know I'm up for breakfast so early in the morning
Got bacon on the table (first thing in the morning)
Squeeze some honey on my biscuit She put the cream in my coffee (first thing in the morning)
Put that butter on my biscuit (honeydew my melons)
Cherries on bananas (gonna need a second helpin')
You know I'm up for breakfast so early in the mornin'
Hot sweet sticky
Get it up, get it up, get it up
Wake me up babe
Wake me up babe
Lift me up babe
Gotta get up, gotta get up
Hot coffee first thing in the morning
YOU OFTEN WONDER
YOU WANNA KNOW
HOW DEEP DOES A RABBIT HOLE GO
I KNOW YOU NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT IT BUT ASK YOURSELF LATER
WHEN YOU TURN ON YOUR STEREO....DOES IT RETURN THE FAVOUR ?
I GOTTA KNOW
THAT THE TROUBLE WITH
Mmm, da yeah, mmm, Darlin', tell ya now
Do you corner my dog, it don't let you pass
Got a bad little' woman, gon' bite yo' ass
Yeah, he won't let you pass
Ahh, take!
Woo!
Wow!
Aah, precious sweetheart
Woman, all you want is good as it can get, ah yeah
Blind inspiration, girl, you're sensational
And this gets better yet, ah yeah
Well, all your dreams an' visions are based on magazines
No this ain't television, but it's more than it seems
Takers need a giver, this much you understand
All I wanna give you, babe, is the best part of a man, yeah
Let me show you, baby, make the best
Of what you have in hand, oh yeah
Just remember when you follow through
Then the over isn't planned, ah yeah
Looks just like an angel, but he just talkin' trash
You make conversation, but she's listening to your cash
Takers need a giver, this much we understand
All I want to give you, woman, is the best part of a man, yeah
Ooh!
Uhh!
Ooh! Ooh!
Love that woman, heart and soul
In the groove, on the go, you know, ah yeah
At the corner my dog won't let you pass
Got a bad lil' woman, gon' bite yo' ass, mmm, for sure, aah
Looks just like an angel, but he just talkin' trash
You make conversation, but she's listening to your cash
Takers need a giver, this much we understand
All I want to give you, woman, is the best part of a man, yeah
Best part of a man, woo!
Best part of a man, aah!
Best part of a man
I got Elvis on my elbow
When I flex, Elvis talks
I got hula girls on the back of my leg
and she hula's when I walk.
screeching cherry red
screaming 'lectric green
purple mountain's majesty
talk to me! Talk to me babe!
Swap meet Sally
Tramp Stamp Tat
house-wife to bomb-shell in the
time it took to get that new tattoo
tattoo tattoo
tattoo tattoo
Show me your dragon magic
tattoo tattoo
So autobiographic
Best believe that needle will hurt you
Best to see these true colors than follow
one of your false virtues
Little Secret to make you think
Why is the crazy stuff we never say
poetry in ink?
Smokin' day-glow red
explodo pink
purple mountains majesty
show me you, I'll show you me
Swap meet Sally
Tramp Stamp Tat
house-wife to bomb-shell in the
time it took to get that new tattoo
tattoo tattoo
tattoo tattoo
sexy dragon magic
tattoo tattoo
so very autobiographic
tattoo tattoo
got a hold on me
tattoo tattoo
he put a spell on me
hey, hey, hey, yeah, yeah, yeah oh, alright
(guitar solo)
Uncle Danny had a coal tattoo
He fought for the union
Some of us still do
On my shoulder is the number
of the chapter he was in
that number is forever like
Well, my baby, she don't want me around
She said she's tired of watchin' me fall down
She wants a good life, an' all the best
But I like that bottle better than the rest
And she said
I think that you're headed for a whole lot of trouble
Well, I think that you're headed for a whole lot of trouble
Well, I think that you're headed for a whole lot of trouble
If you take your whiskey
Well, that liquor in the night time leaves strange memories
Seems a lifetime, ooh, since yesterday
Come the daybreak, and come tomorrow
That woman's waited up all night for me again
Oh she said
Well, I think that you're headed for a whole lotta trouble yeah
I think that you're headed for a whole lotta trouble oh, yeah
Yeah ya know that you're headed for a lotta trouble
If you take your whiskey home
Some goes to women, ooh, some goes to Jesus
That I'm absolutely certain both's all right
Yeah, but it takes me at least halfway to the label
'Fore I can even make it through the night
Uh well, I think that you're headed for a whole lotta trouble
Yeah yeah, I think that you're headed for a whole lotta trouble
Baby, yeah, I think that you're headed for some trouble
If you take your whiskey home
Oh ooh baby, take your whiskey home, yeah
The winner takes all
It's the thrill of one more kill
The last one to fall
Will never sacrifice their will
Don't ever look back
On the world closing in
Be on the attack
With your wings on the wind
The games will begin
And it's sweet,sweet
Sweet victory,yeah
And it's ours for the taking
It's ours for the fight
And it's sweet,sweet
Sweet victory
And the one who's last to fall
The winner takes all
Yeah
You don't win
No silver
Oh,you only lose the gold
You push with a fever
For your time keeps tolling on
Against all the odds
Against all your pain
Your back's on the wall
But no one to blame
Oh,wild hearts won't be tamed
And it's sweet,sweet,sweet
Sweet victory,oh
And it's ours for the taking
It's ours for the fight
And it's sweet,sweet
Sweet victory
And the one who's last to fall
The winner takes all
Take it!
And the one who's last to fall
Sweet,sweet,sweet,sweet
Sweet victory,yeah
It's ours for the taking
It's ours for the fight
And it's sweet,sweet
Sweet victory,yeah
And the one who's last to fall
Oh yeah
Ain't no way I'm sittin' home tonight
I'll be out until the mornin' light
Just a hangin' 'round in the local parkin' lot
Oh, checkin' out all the girls, see what they got
Yeah they love it, when me an' the boys
Wanna play some love with them human toys
We wind 'em up n' let 'em go
Whoa! oh yeah, whoa yeah, woo
Summer nights and my radio
Well that's all we need, baby, don'tcha know?
We celebrate when the gang's all here
Ah, hot summer nights, that's my time of the year
We made it through the cold
And that freezin' snow is gettin' old, hey
Next year I'll head out for the coast
Whaddya say boys, that might just call for a toast, now whaddya say?
I got a line, you got a pole
I'll meet you down at the old fishin' hole
Them girls are bitin' good tonight
Ow! uh-oh! Whoa yeah
Summer nights and my radio
Well that's all we need, baby, don'tcha know?
We celebrate when the gang's all here
Hot summer nights, you're my time of the year
(Ahh summer nights)
You wanna talk about love?
(Ahh summer nights)
In the heat of the summer
(Ahh summer nights)
Well let's talk about love
(Ahh summer nights)
On a hot summer night, hey
In the heat of the summer
She's so fine, how about a 9 on a 10 scale
With long legs straight on up to her lunch pail
Sweet little wishbone, oh yeah
Don't wanna break her in half
Lick up one side and down the other
Always makes her laugh
She take me down, down, down to the bottom
I got everything you wanted
Give you everything you need
Still you want that sugar daddy over me
She want a sucker, sucker in a 3 piece
A sucker all dressed up in a 3 piece suit
I'm on fire with just one look
Got me a brand new number
In my little black book
But she don't like the way I dress
She don't like the way I wear my hair
But when I roll you over baby, you don't care
Just take me down, down, down, down to the bottom
Give me everything I want
Give me everything I need
You don't want that sugar daddy, not over me
She want a sucker, sucker in a 3 piece
A sucker all dressed up in a 3 piece suit
Oh say it isn't so, baby
You wanna sucker
He's just a sucker
He's just a sucker
Look at all that money, baby
Ya know your sugar daddy
You're a sugar mama
You're both a bunch of suckers
Oh how he got a big ole belly
A stone bald head
Now, listen here, honey
That ain't down your alley, no
He's just a sucker in a 3 piece
Sucker in a 3 piece suit
Sucker
Stone cold, sugar daddy
Sucker, sucker all dressed up in a 3 piece suit
I said, "Go ahead and suck it all up"
I journeyed to the North
to hear what the preacher said
"your arms are too short to box with God,
learn these words instead"
Gold tooth reflected
My advice is free
There's a trick to Christian values and its compulsory.
Stay frosty
thats what the preacher man said
Stay Frosty
his words still racket in my head
Can't control your future
cant control your friends
in a world without ends...
Stay Frosty!
I travelled to the South
The ancient Rabbi appeared to me
Voice heavy with the sands of time
he made me see
Same as Kabalah Dave but for you it's free
God guides us on our journey
But be careful with those feet!
Stay Frosty
In a world without end
Stay Frosty
Like the ancient immortals said
Don't want em to get your goat
Don't show em where its hid and that's just what I did
I looked to the East
I struggled to stay afloat
A solitary Buddhist Monk
threw me a rope
Looked me in the eye
Don't make me say this twice
You want to be a monk, you got to cook a lot of rice
Stay Frosty
In a world without end
Stay Frosty
Work hard at this my friends
Look beyond the Kung Fu fighting
God is love
best get it in writing
I wandered out West
to the California Coast
Where the folks who know about frostiness stay frostiest the most
my brand new landlord
proposed me a toast, "My West Coast host"
Stay Frosty
Chant it like a Mantra
Stay Frosty
and there's nothing you cant handle
far and wide far as you can handle
trust in Allah
But tie up your camel, and remember...
Alright, you sinners, swing
Danger in the rear view mirror, there's trouble in the wind
Badness bringing up the rear, the menace is loose again
She looks so fucking good, so sexy and so frail
Something got the bite on me, I'm goin' straight to hell
(And now we're wasting time)
Now we're wasting time
(Same ol' pickup lines)
Same ol' pickup lines
(And you keep tryin')
Wow!
(Don't waste time)
Ow, come back to your senses baby, we can come to terms
I can almost t-t-taste it, it burns
You'd be sittin' pretty but you try to take the fifth
Wearin' out my welcome, guess I better save my breath, wow!
(And now we're wastin' time)
Now we're wastin' time
(Same ol' pickup lines)
Same ol' pickup lines
(And you keep tryin')
Buddy, you keep tryin'
(Don't waste time)
Get get get get get out and push
Get get get get get out and push
Get get get get get out and push
Get get get get get out and push
Get get get get get out and push
Get get get get get out and push
Get get get get get out and push
Get get get get get out and push
Soon you'll see my silhouette a-darkening your door
I can almost t-t-taste it, I want more
No one's above suspicion, no one's got it wired
I may burn my fingers, want my iron in that fire
(And now we're wastin' time)
Ow! Now we're wastin' time
(Same ol' pickup lines)
Same ol' pick up lines
(And you keep tryin')
Buddy, you keep tryin'
(Don't waste time)
(Wow!)
Get get get get get out and push
(Hey, buddy better get out and push)
Get get get get get out and push
(Get get get get out and push)
Get get get get get out and push
(Buddy, better, get out and push)
Get get get get get out and push
(Woo! Oh!)
Get get get get get out and push
(Oh whee)
Get get get get get out and push
A little low on cash
But I'm high on luck
I wanna be your knight in shining pick-up truck
With a Chevy for my summer home,
Let's get the party started
It's lookin' like the city towed
my other apartment
She got a doorbell sign that says "Bring it,
or don't ring it"
She's the woman
She's the woman
She's the woman
She's the woman
Fate's my pimp
But she was cool
Said "if your doin' business with me Honey,
What does that make you?"
Some Casablanca gin joint
You're a nervous wreck
Your I.Q. plummets 14 points,
Her thunder thong around your neck!
This song ain't dirty,
It's really just the way we sing it (Sing it!)
She's the woman (Sing it!)
She's the woman
She's the woman
She's the woman
(Guitar solo)
She wanted something to regret
Tomorrow morning
This suburban garage-a-troi
Was worth exploring
Yeah, dreams come true
But it remains to be seen
By the time mine usually do
It's not part of me
She got a doorbell sign: "You better bring it,
or don't ring it"
She's the woman
She's the woman
Oh, oh
Mmm hmm
That's right
She don't like it when it's cut n' dry
And don't like me makin' future plans
And don't want me tryin' to pin her down
She ain't about to give an inch of ground, no, woo
Well, she can take me for a little ride
But just as long as she drive me home
Around the block maybe once or twice
And then some lovin' wouldn't that be nice? Yeah
I won't but I want it
Oh, what a fool believes
I got her in my sight
But just out of reach, oh, oh
Here we go around, 'round, 'round
Run, run, run around, 'round, 'round, 'round
Here we go around, 'round, 'round
She givin' me the run around, 'round, 'round, 'round
Uh, a just enough to keep me hangin' on
She knows exactly what I need
And right down to the nick of time
I'm chasin' love down a fine, fine line
I won't but I want it
Oh, what a fool believes
I got her in my sight
But just out of reach, whoa
Here we go around, 'round, 'round
Run, run, run around, 'round, 'round, 'round
Here we go around, 'round, 'round
She givin' me the run around, 'round, 'round, 'round
Yeah, hey yeah
Oh, yeah
Ooh, ah, it goes like this
Listen baby, ssss, ooh, ow, ah, uh
Oh man, it's hard enough, yeah
And you make it harder
Ah, fill me up, I'm never satisfied
Own me, she owns it
Here we go around, 'round, 'round
Run, run, run around, 'round, 'round, 'round
Here we go around, 'round, 'round
She givin' me the run around, 'round, 'round, 'round
Here we go around, 'round, 'round
Run, run, run around, 'round, 'round, 'round
Here we go around, 'round, 'round
She givin' me the run around, 'round, 'round, 'round, no
'Round and around
Oh, I like it, uh, I like it
Yeah, but I like it
Baby, say I like it
Uh, I said I like it
Don't wanna wait 'til tomorrow
Why put it off another day?
One by one, little problems
Build up and stand in our way, oh
One step ahead, one step behind it
Now ya gotta run to get even
Make future plans, I'll dream about yesterday, hey
Come on turn, turn this thing around
(Right now)
Hey! It's your tomorrow
(Right now)
Come on, it's everything
(Right now)
Catch your magic moment
Do it right here and now
It means everything
Miss a beat, you lose a rhythm
And nothin' falls into place, no
Only missed by a fraction
Slipped a little off your pace, oh
The more things you get, the more you want
Just trade in one for another
Workin' so hard to make it easy
Whoa, got to turn
Come on, turn this thing around
(Right now)
Hey, it's your tomorrow
(Right now)
Come on, it's everything
(Right now)
Catch that magic moment
Do it right here and now
It means everything
Said a lie to me
Right now
What are ya waitin' for? Oh yeah
Right now
(Right now)
Hey! It's your tomorrow
(Right now)
Come on, it's everything
(Right now)
Catch that magic moment
And do it right, right now
(Right now)
Oh, right now
It's what's happening
Right here and now
Right now, it's right now
Oh tell me, what are ya waitin' for?
Turn this thing around
Does it seem cold in here to you? Ah man
What's there to do tonight? Anything?
Give me another cigarette over here
Is there anything left in that bottle?
Yeah, give it here man, over here
Oh, oh yeah
Some people live apart
They break your heart so damn easy
And then one night in stunning victory
She decides and you agree, she's leaving
Will you ever be the same?
Will you ever be the same?
That's when push comes to shove
I believe it was inevitable
That's when push comes to shove
Could this be the one that got away?
I get the message, guess I knew it all along
Says, 'You're a stranger here in paradise, you fool'
It seems like forty days and forty nights
Since someone used my first name, including you
Will it ever be the same?
Is this the one that got away?
Push, shove
Push, shove
Push, shove
Push, shove
Push, shove
Push, shove
Now I'm ahead of the game
Driving me insane
Ah, it was a small change
Ooo, I'm just a pushover
Ain't that some shit?)
(Okay, ya ready to go?)
(Yeah)
Oh yeah!
Yeah! She's gotta have soul
Or it won't feel right
Well, just plain, clean, and simple
Wrapped up nice n' tight
And homegrown and down-home, that makes one
Cookin' up that old time, long lost recipe for me. Woo!
It's gettin' hard to find
Guess it ain't hip enough now
You take an average guy, he can't identify, uh
And there's a short supply of her fine, fine stuff
Lemme get on, lemme get on, lemme get on some o' that
Shake it up, bake it up nice, uh!
Lemme get on, lemme get on, lemme get on all that
I so love my baby's poundcake
Homegrown and down-home, yeah that's the one
Still cookin' with that old time, long lost recipe
Lemme get on some o' that
Uh-ah uh-ho ho
Uh-ah uh-ho ho. I want some o' that
Uh-ah uh-ho ho. Gimme some o' that
Uh-ah uh-ho ho-ow!
(Guitar Solo)
Ooh, got some real fine pound...poundcake. Ah
I've been out there
Tried a little bit of everything
But it's all sex without love
I found the real thing is poundcake
Homegrown and down-home, yeah that's the one
Still cookin' with that old time, long lost recipe, yeah. Woo!
She's down-home and down-home. Oh, that's my woman
Gimme some o' that
Uh-ah uh-ho ho
Uh-ah uh-ho ho. Lemme hold that
Uh-ah uh-ho ho. Uh!
Uh-ah uh-ho ho
Homegrown and down-home, woo! Come on babe
Gimme some o' that, gimme some o' that
Homegrown, way down-home. Yeah!
Uh-ah uh-ho ho, yeah, gimme some o' that. Woo!
C'mon baby
Homegrown, homegrown, down-home
Ohh ahh
Ooh, woman and a woman
Now the silly games you play, yea
Wow! Dealin' with your troubles
Drove me away-eyay yeah, yeah
Ooh, well a sayin' that you're leavin'
I don't wanna hear that talk
Stare at disbelief in me
When I just up and walk
Outta love
(Outta love)
Again
(Outta love)
Oh! Once again, ahh
Ooh, lovin' and livin' and treat me like a fool
(Didn't you? Didn't you?)
I mean you're doin' all you can
To make me sad an' blue, yea yea
(Didn't you?)
Oh, well ah, said you were leavin'
I don't wanna hear that talk
Stare at disbelief in me
When I just up and walk
Outta love
(Outta love)
Again
(Outta love)
Whoa wow! Once again
Lovin' and a livin' and a treat me like a fool! Wow!
(Do you? Ooo! Do You? Yeah)
Uh doin' all you can
To make me sad n' blue, wow
(Didn't you?)
Yeah
Oh, you're talkin' bout your leavin'
I don't wanna hear that talk
Stare at disbelief in me
When I just up and walk
Out of love
(Outta love)
Again
(Outta love)
A-gi-gi-gi-gi-gain
Oh, baby I'm checkin' out, I think you oughta know
I'm only wastin' time I think I better go
You ain't too civilized ohh
Loss of control
Loss of control
Loss of control
Loss of control
Loss of control
Loss of control
Loss of control
Loss of control
Loss of control
Loss of control
Loss of control
Loss of control
Loss of control
Loss of control
Loss of control
Baby I'm checkin' out, I think you oughta know, yeah
I'm only wastin' time, I think I better go
You ain't too civilized ohh
Loss of control
Loss of control
Loss of control
Loss of control
Loss of control
Loss of control
Loss of control
Loss of control
Loss of control
Loss of control
Loss of control
Loss of control
Loss of control
Loss of control
Loss of control
Baby I'm checkin' out, I think you oughta know, yeah
I'm only wastin' time, I think I better go
You ain't too civilized ohh
Loss of control
Loss of control
Loss of control
Time after time we
Walk pass the window
But we never see the ashes on the ground
Night after night
Watching the sky move
Never feel the earth spinning 'round
I didn't see you fallin'
I couldn't hear you callin'
Born with eyes wide open never learn to see
I never ment to hurt you
Was right there crying with you
Why do we harm the only thing we want to be
Trying to follow
Every footstep
I feel so lost along the way
Reading the scripture
Straight from the gspel
Never understanding what they say
I didn't see you fallin'
I couldn't hear you callin'
I've got my eyes wide open
But haven't learn to see
Yeah
I never ment to hurt you
Was right there crying with you
Why do we harm the only things we want to be
I'm just gonna be
I'm just gonna be
Yeah
(Guitar Solo)
I didn't see you fallin'
I couldn't hear you callin'
I've got my eyes wide open but haven't learn to see
I never ment to hurt you
Was right there crying with you
We only cage the very thing we want to free
I just wanna be
I just wanna be
I just wanna be me
I just wanna be
Yeah
She saw the look in his eyes
and she knew better
He wanted her tonight
and it was now or never
He made her feel so sad
Oh woh woh Jamie's cryin'
Oh woh woh Jamie's cryin'
Now Jamie wouldn't say all right
She knew he'd forget her
And so they said ah, good night
Oh and now he's gone forever
She wants to send him
a letter, uh yeah yeah
Uh just to try to make
herself feel better
It said "Gimme
(Gimme a call sometime)"
But she knows what that'll get her
Oh woh woh Jamie's cryin'
Oh woh woh Jamie's cryin'
Now Jamie's been in
love before (ahh-ahh)
And she knows what
love is for (ahh-ahh)
It should mean a little
a little more (ahh-ahh)
than one night stands
Wooh!
(instrumental)
She wants to send him
a letter, uh yeah yeah
Uh just to try to make
herself feel better
It said "Gimme
(Gimme a call sometime)"
But she knows what that'll get her
Oh woh woh Jamie's cryin'
Oh woh woh Jamie's cryin'
Oh woh woh Jamie's cryin'
Oh woh woh Jamie's cryin'...
Turn! (turn! turn! turn! turn!)
Last time, Wrong time
Outside, out of time!
But this time's our time
Right on! We'll let it shine! (Get up!)
Turn your clock back
Paint it red on back
Bring it all right back
Oh hell yeah!
Come on!
Alright!
Hey! hey! hey!
You can spend my money
Don't you waste my time (my time, my time)
Well right now makin up for lost time, yeah!
Alright! Alright!
I think it's high time we lay it out there in the line
Now it's about time
It's about time
It's about time
Yeah!
Bright lights, old fights
This time we got it right! (yeah)
It's been a long time, overtime
Second flash, you're out of sight (yeah, so get up!)
Turn your clock back
Paint it red on back
Get it all right back
Oh hell yeah yeah!
Come on!
It's alright!
Hey hey hey!
You can spend my money
Don't you waste my time (my time, my time)
Well right now makin up for big yeah!
Big, big, big time!
It's about time we lay it out there on the line
It's about time!
It's about time!
It's a just about time
Just about time yeah!
Re-turn! (re-turn re-turn)...
Turn! (turn turn)
(Guitar solo!)
It's alright!
Spend my money
Don't waste my time (my time, my time)
Well we're gonna make it up to you big time!
Big, time! big time!
Cause it's about time we lay it out on the line
It's about time!
It's about time!
It's just about time!
It's about time!
It's about time!
It's all about...
Talk about...
Wanna know...
There ain't no doubt!
It's about time!
Yeah yeah yeah...
(something)
Well, back in the past when I was treated so coldly
My love life was a darn disgrace
Needed someone to love and hold me
That's one of the reasons that I was outta place
So, this is love? Well, she finally kissed me
Had me all worked up inside
I wanted love but Cupid missed me
She, up and left and I almost died
But I was young and I was far from lonely
I been that way for a long, long year
Needed a girl to call my one and only
Is that you?
You think you got the interest
Come on and take the time
'Cause you know, I wanna be
Yours in a simple rhyme
Well, ain't life grand when ya finally hit it?
I'm always a sucker for a real good time
Woke up in life, found I almost missed it
Ain't I glad that love is blind
But I was young and I was far too crazy
Been that way for a long, long time
Needed a girl but I was just too lazy
Now that I've found you
You think you got the interest
Come on and take the time
I'm gonna be yours
In a simple rhyme, rhyme
And she made the mountains sing
Birds against an icy sky
And I heard bells ringing
I think I heard an Angel sigh
And she said, "There'll be times
There will be times"
You're gonna hear the Angels singing
You're gonna hear the Angels sing
They'll say, "Ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh"
You think you got the interest
Come on and take the time
I'm gonna be yours
You've got me captured
I'm under your spell
I guess I'll never learn
I have your picture
yes I know it well
Another page is turned
Are you for real?
It's so hard to tell
from just a magazine
Yeah, you just smile
and the picture sells
look what that does to me
(chorus)
I'll wait till your love comes down
I'm coming straight for your heart
No way you can stop me now
as fine as you are
I wrote a letter
and told her these words
that meant a lot to me
I never sent it
she wouldn't have heard
her eyes don't follow me
And while she watches
I can never be free
such good photography
(chorus)
(instrumental)
You can't imagine
what your image means
The pages come alive
Your magic greets everyone who reads
Heart-break in overdrive
Are you for real?
It's so hard to tell
from just a magazine
Yeah, you just smile
and the picture sells
look what that does to me
{Oh, wow, man, I said
Wait a second, man
What do you think the teacher's gonna look like this year?
Fuck man!}
Oh yeah, t-t-teacher stop that screamin'
Teacher don't you see? Don't wanna be no uptown fool
Maybe I should go to hell but I am doing well
Teacher needs to see me after school
I think of all the education that I've missed
But then my homework was never quite like this
Ow! Got it bad, got it bad, got it bad
I'm hot for teacher
I've got it bad, so bad
I'm hot for teacher
{Hey, I heard you missed us, we're back!
I brought my pencil
Give me something to write on, man
Whoa}
I heard about your lessons but lessons are so cold
I didn't know about this school
Little girl from Cherry Lawn, how can you be so bold?
How did you know that golden rule?
I think of all the education that I've missed
But then my homework was never quite like this
Whoa! Got it bad, got it bad, got it bad
I'm hot for teacher
I've got it bad, so bad
I'm hot for teacher, woh
{Oh man, I think the clock is slow
What are you doin' this weekend?
I don't feel tardy
Class dismissed}
Ooh, yeah
I've got it bad, got it bad, got it bad
I'm hot for teacher
Whoa
Oh! Yes I'm hot
Oh my God!
Just grease it up and bring on the heat
Throw it down and roll it over once or twice
Thenchow down
Chorus:
She's good enough, good enough to huh!
I can't get enough, I can't get enough
She's good enough to huh!
Hey meyea I been working up an appetite
Seems like the harder I work the more my body needs
I like to open up with a little six on the half shell
Then it's 3-6-9 times
Chorus
Hey waitress you got any specialshere tonight
Me and the fellas might be interested in
Rack a what
Well I'll have some of that
I'll be the first to say that I'm blind to the world
Cause I'm two days gone and I just can't see
ButI ain't no fool and honey I know a good thing
And she's comin' she'scomin'
So come on, come on, come on cause she's
Good, good, good enough
Good, good, good enough
Good, good, good enough
Well, I ain't about to go to school
And I'm sick and tired of Golden Rules
They say I'm crazy
From the wrong side of the tracks
I never see them but they're always so far back
Yeah, baby, how to say?
Well, lemme tell ya about this one time
How ya gonna tell me now?
Lemme put it to music, yeah, I say
Well, I'm sick and tired of cleaning room
And it's the final bell for pushing broom
Damned if I do and then I'm damned if I don't
Won't someone tell me what it is they all want?
It makes me blue
Fools, I live with fools
Blue, it makes me blue
Fools, I live with fools
I just can't take it
My teachers all gave up on me
No matter what they say, I disagree
And when I need something to soothe my soul
I listen to too much Rock 'n' Roll
Don't want no class reunion
The circus just left town
Why behave in public
If you're living on a playground?
It makes me blue
Fools, I live with fools
Blue, it makes me blue
Fools, I live with fools
Blue, it makes me blue
Fools, I live with fools
Blue, it makes me blue
Fools, I live with fools
All right, I say
I can see that you've got fire in your eyes
And pain inside your heart
So many things have come and torn your world apart
So baby, baby, don't give up
If you want love, you've gotta give a little
If you want faith, you've gotta believe a little
If you want peace then turn your cheek a little
Oh, you've gotta give, you've gotta give, you've gotta give to live
An empty hand reaching out for someone
An empty heart takes so little to fill
It's so much easier to push instead of pull
So baby, baby don't give up
And if you want love, you've gotta give a little
If you want faith, you've gotta believe a little, yeah
If you want peace then turn your cheek a little
Oh, you've gotta give, you've gotta give, you, you've gotta give to live
Each man's a country in his own right
And every body needs a friend
One friend, one God, one country
No man need defend, no, no
I believe in fate and destination
So much of that lies in our own hands
So if you know what you want, well then you go on out and get it
Oh baby, baby, oh baby don't you ever give up
'Cause if you want love, you've gotta give a little
And if you want faith baby you've gotta believe
You want peace, turn your cheek a little
You want love, you've gotta give
If you want love, if you want faith, you wanna believe
You wanna love somebody, you wanna share your love
You wanna give your love
Give a little bit, give a little bit, give a little bit
Give a little bit, give a little bit, give a little bit
Give a little bit, give a little bit
You gotta believe and you gotta give
Give a little, give a little bit, give a little bit, give a little bit
You gotta give a little
(One, two, one, two, three, four)
Come on, baby
Ow...
Wha-oh-a-wha-oh-wha-oh
Oh, if you wanna see other guys
Baby, I could let it slide
You wanna lover, you want a friend
Mama I can be both of them
I got the tools, to satisfy-uh
Just walk away
If I fall shy at all
Come on baby, finish what ya started
I'm incomplete, huh!
That ain't no way to treat the broken-hearted
I need some sympathy!
I like to look at the long run
I like to take each step, one by one
Right on time, you will arrive
By keepin' the dream alive
It's Alive
And it's kickin'
Inside of me
So come on baby, please
Come on baby, finish what ya started
I'm incomplete, huh!
That ain't no way to treat the broken-hearted
Ow! Come on and finish me!
(Guitar Solo)
(Baby come on)
Come on baby, you say yeah)
Baby come on)
(Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, bay-yeah!)
Now come on baby
Please
Oh baby, come on
(Come on baby finish what ya started)
(That ain't no way to treat the broken-heart)
Oh, oo-ow-oo-ow-oo-ow!
(Come on baby finish what ya started
Whoo! Gimmee. Ah!
(That ain't no way to treat the broken-heart)
Mmm, mmm-hmm
(Baby come on)
Ah. Take each step baby, one by one
(Baby come on)
Yeah. Come on
(Baby come on)
I got the tools. I'll satisfy ya
Come on baby
(Baby come on)
Wow-oo-ow-oo-ow! Yeah
(Baby come on)
(Baby come on)
(Baby come on)
So come on baby
(Baby come on)
So come on baby
(Baby come on)
Yeah!
Uh, come on!
(Baby come on)
Now, come on!
(Baby come on)
Oh, here we go! Yeah yeah
Yesterday, I saw my love light shine
Straight ahead in front of me
You never really know
When love'll come or go
But yesterday I was alone
Suddenly I walked you home
I never really knew
What love could make me do
I'll send the message in a bottle (I'll send the message)
N' trust in the mercy of the sea (Ooh ooh ooh)
Stormy weather (Ooh ooh ooh) Oh yeah (Ooh ooh ooh)
Waitin' for love to set me free
Every day I watch the tide roll in
Stay until it rolls away
Though nothin's on the shore
I'm runnin' back for more
I'll send the message in a bottle (I'll send the message)
N' pray in the mercy of the sea (Ooh ooh ooh)
Stormy weather (Ooh ooh ooh) Oh yeah (Ooh ooh ooh)
Waitin' for love to rescue me
Hey, feels so good (So good) Woo!
And it feels so nice (So nice)
When love comes around
I feel good (So good) So good, so good
An' it feels so nice (So nice) Woo!
Ow! feels so good
(Guitar Solo)
Yeah, feels so good, woo! (So good)
And it feels so nice (So nice)
When love comes around
I feel good (So good)
Hey, Gonna make her feel nice (So nice)
When love comes around
I feel good, woo! (So good)
So good, so good, so good (So nice)
Now come on baby, make me feel good
(So good)
Get up, get up, get up, get up (So nice)
Uh! Hey baby, I feel good (So good)
Outta touch most the time
Got a lotta things on my mind
Kickin' down, but where to start?
It's the hardest thing, oh, Lord
Grow it long, shave it off
Life is hard, never soft
I need a change, I need it quick
Before it makes me sick
That's what's on my mind
Now pay attention, watch your back
Pay your dues and stay on track
Got no room to second guess
Puts me under stress, oh Lord
If I were you, if you were me
Wonder who I'd wanna be
With just one wish ya can't refuse
I wouldn't know what to choose
Yeah, feelin', no I don't like
What I been told, I'm feelin'
Feelin', what no one else
Will ever know, I'm feelin'
Ohh, now Black is white and white is black, ah
Got politicians smokin' crack
And John Paul's all bullet proof
And it puts me through the roof and, yeah
If I were you and you were me
I wonder who I'd rather be
And if I had one wish
I uh, I'd take it
Feelin', oh I don't like
What I been told, I'm feelin'
And I'm seein' what no one else
Will ever know, I'm seein'
Come on, feelin'
Hey, I don't understand
These things, I'm feelin', no
Yeah!
Yeah! Oh, yeah!
Oh, yeah! Uh!
Outta touch most all the time
Got too many things on my mind
Shuttin' down
I gotta stop this thing
Yeah, feelin', no I don't like
What I been told, I'm feelin'
And I'm bleedin'
Like no one else will ever know, I'm bleedin'
Whoa, dealin'
I'm dealin' with these things, I'm feelin'
Oh, I'm dreamin'
I'm dreamin', I'm dreamin' things that show me
What I'm seein'
Yeah, seein'
I'm seein' things that don't know
What I'm feelin', yeah
Lord, I've been feelin'
I'm feelin', I'm feelin' things that
I don't, I don't know, I don't know
Lord, what I'm seein'
Yeah, yeah, yeah
It's okay, I'll do what I want if I choose
I can take the fall, there's a choice
It's my destiny in my hands
Yeah, it's up to me
I can drive, I can shoot a gun in the streets
Score me some heroin
I can jump, be the sacrifice
Bear the cross just like Jesus Christ
And I don't wanna hear what love can do
No, I ain't gonna tell you what's right for you
Is it right to take the easy way?
Close your eyes, get on your knees and pray
Now you're saved by a higher voice
Givin' up, givin' up, givin' up your choice
If I'm wrong, then I'll pay for it
If I'm right, yeah you're gonna hear about it
But I'll try, yeah I'll try for it
I'll try and I'll try, till I'm satisfied
And I, I'm tired of hearin' what love can do
And I, ain't gonna tell you what's right for you
I've seen the damage done
Yeah, I heard the shotgun
And felt the settin' sun on my kingdom come
Is it right, uh, to take the easy way?
I don't know, I get down on my knees and pray
Now I'm saved by a higher voice
Givin' up, givin' up, givin' up my choice
If I'm wrong, hey! Then I'll pay for it
If I'm right, yeah, you're gonna deal with it
'Cause I'll try, yeah I'll try for it
I'll try and I'll cry, even die for it
No, I don't wanna hear what love can do
No, I, I can't tell you what's right for you
Oh, I, I, I tell you what love can do
No, I, I, I can't say when your time is through
I've seen the damage done
Oh Lord, I heard the shotgun
I felt the settin' sun on my kingdom come, no
Don't tell me what love can do, uh
Hey hey hey, uh, hey hey hey hey
Don't tell me what love can do, alright
No candidate would I support
Jos plaform could I endorse
Antoher accomplice slinging dirt
Campaign promises falling short
I don't belong to any race
Pledge allegiance to a place
No borderline in the sand I'd trace
I'm just a sucker for a pretty face
Uncomfortable in the realm of the political
Position's always been a little left of cynical
I'm fundamentally for the individual
Preoccupied purely with the physical
When heavy is the wight of the world
And the river runs a little too deep
Like a hound dog chasing a bird
Sometimes a certain tom gotta peep
I'm a peek-a-boy, looking at girls
And I think I like, I think I like I like what I see
I don't wanna find religion
Or another man's opinion
Can't choose what's not my decision
When there's only one under the sun
There's no need to be denied
Chew before swallowing pride
I want to live so let me die
Oh my the way, what's your sign
Can't comprehend meaning
Of the metaphysical
I'd rather leave that to your so-called intellectual
But what I do know I know feels only natural
I'm just a hound-toothed heterosexual
When heavy is the weight of the world
And the river runs a little too deep
Like a dirty water doggin' a bird
Sometimes a certain tom he gotta peep
I'm a peek-a-boy, booing at girls
Calling out around the world
Are you ready for a brand new beat
Summer's here and the time is right
For dancing in the street
They're dancing in Chicago
Down in New Orleans
Up in New York City
All we need is music, sweet music
There'll be music everywhere
There'll be swinging swaying records playing
Dancing in the street
Oh it doesn't matter what you wear
Just as long as you are there
So come on ev'ry guy grab a girl
Ev'rywhere around the world
They'll be dancing
They're dancing in the street
It's just an invitation across the nation
A chance for folks to meet
There'll be laughing, singing, music swinging
Dancing in the street
Philadelphia, PA
Baltimore and D.C. now
Can't forget the Motor City
All we need is music, sweet music
There'll be music everywhere
There'll be swinging, swaying, records playing
Dancing in the street
Oh it doesn't matter what you wear
Just as long as you are there
So come on ev'ry guy grab a girl
Ev'rywhere around the world
Dancing
They're dancing in the street
Way down in L.A.
Every day
{Hey baby
Yea, yea
One, two, one, two, three, four}
Out upon the islands on a cool summer night
Buddy, you don't got to hurry, take your time
What you need is on the menu and you get it tonight
Buddy, you got womens on your mind
Could this be magic?
Or could this be love?
Could this turn tragic?
You know that magic often does
And I see lonely ships upon the water
(Better save the women and children first)
Sail away with someone's daughter
(Better save the women and children first)
I hear music on the landin', and there's laughter in the air
Just could be your boat is comin' in
Yea, you're leanin' back
And your foot's tappin' and you got your head right
There's a full moon out tonight, baby, let's begin
An' she said, "Could this be magic?
Or could this be love?"
Oh, oh
An' I said, "Could this turn tragic?
You know that magic often does"
And I see lonely ships upon the water
(Better save the women and children first)
Sail away with someone's daughter
(Better save the women and children first)
{Edward, thank you}
And she says, "Could this be magic?
Or could this be love?"
An' I say, "Could this turn tragic?
You know that magic often does"
And I see lonely ships upon the water
(Better save the women and children first)
Sail away with someone's daughter
Headless body is a topless bar
Warring clans in lowered cars
A buck is still a buck in Shanghai
and a buck is all you earn
A great night for all concerned
Steel fingers play a deadly song
Whole Lotta Shakespeare going on an on and on
It's all happening downtown
You painted daughters of the Tong underground
Don't mess around
Welcome to China Town
Well, you're in our town now
Welcome to China Town
Heroes aren't born, they're cornered
and this corner is where we write the story
Two tribes warring
Downtown after hours
The best to you each morning
Can't survive and think to win
Drugged into sin
Next episode begins and begins and begins and begins
It's all happening downtown
You painted daughters of the Tong underground
Don't mess around
Welcome to China Town
Well, you're in our town now
Welcome to China Town
It's all happening downtown
Welcome to my town, my town, my town!
(Solo)
It's all happening downtown
You painted daughters of the Tong underground
Don't mess around
Welcome to China Town
Well, you're in our town now
Welcome to China Town
I've been to Rome, Dallas, Texas
Man, I thought I'd seen it all, oh
Around the world, searchin' every corner
Man, I thought I'd hit the wall
There's a sleepy town as south of the border
If you go there once, you'll be there twice
Lots of pretty girls, coming by the dozens
The white sand sure makes a tan look nice
We can crash on the beach
You know I wanna make love in the sea
We gotta try a little dance, so cabo wabo
It's alright by me
Come on, let me take you down
I will show you around
Let me take you down
Face down in cabo kissing the ground
Land's end, you have to see it
Ain't no picture ever say it right, oh
Walkin' the streets doing that ole, the cabo wabo
Place comes to life every night, oh
I wanna crash on the beach
You know I wanna make love in the sea
Yea, it's all right there
We don't have to chase it, fits Paradise to a T
Come on, let me take you down
I will show you around
Let me take you down
Face down in cabo kissing the ground
Oh hey, oh hey
We drink Mescal right from the bottle
Salt shaker, little lick a lime, oh
Throwin' down, down tryin' to reach the bottom
Where the guave worm, well he's mine, all mine
Come on, crash on the beach
You know I wanna make love in the sea
Go try a little dance, so cabo wabo
It's alright by me
Let me take you down
I will show you around
Let me take you down
Face down in cabo kissing the ground
Face down, down in cabo
Take me down, down to cabo
Face down, down in cabo
Doin' the cabo wabo
Take me down, down to cabo
My karma just ran over your dogma.
I can feel your pain.
If everything is coming your way
You're facing the wrong lane.
Bullethead,
Bomb the moon until you're crazy dead.
B-b-b-b-b-b-bullethead
Got a different kind of true.
Bullethead,
Yes you are in danger.
I drive just like you!
How many roads must a man walk down
Before he admits he's lost.
And do you really, really drive this way
Just to piss me off?
Boldly going nowhere,
Trouble busting through.
Yeah, I'm rolling slowly
But I'm ahead of you.
Bullethead,
Bomb the moon until you're crazy dead.
B-b-b-b-b-b-bullethead
Got a different kind of true.
Bullethead,
Yes you are in danger.
I drive just like you!
Well I'm a lovin' the horn baby.
Well I'm a bullethead.
Come-a, come-a, come-a, come on baby
Well I'm a bullethead.
Hurt me!
(Solo)
Traffic is giving you trouble?
I can feel your pain.
No light at the end of the tunnel
Due to budget constraints.
Some days you're the dog,
Some days you're the hydrant.
If everything is going your way
You're facing the wrong lane.
Bullethead,
Bomb the moon until you're crazy dead.
B-b-b-b-b-b-bullethead
Got a different kind of true.
Bullethead,
Yes you are in danger.
I been sittin' here 'bout half the night
Oh momma fill my cup up
said, I came here to waste some time
I think I'm gonna' jump up
I'm singin', I'm dancin', most every night
I want to do that with you babe
Let's do this bottle right
Oh, oh, baby
Bottoms Up!
Pretty maids all in a row
Go on and set 'em up, ah
Come ma, ma, ma, ma, 'mon baby
Bottoms Up!
I'm singin', I'm dancin', most every night
I want to do that with you babe
Let's do this bottle right
Come on ma, ma, ma, 'mon, baby, bottoms up
Come on ma, ma, ma, 'mon, baby, bottoms up
Come on ma, ma, ma, 'mon, baby, bottoms up
Ma, ma, ma
You can always tell the winners
Saints and the sinners
Down at the starting line
I'm a lucid vision
Of the unforgiven
I'm your wave-tossed guy
King-size repercussions
Trouble by the dozen
Stakes have never been higher
Come back when you're younger
Cuz I can feel the thunder
1-800-It's-Time
OOOOOOHHHHH YEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH
We came... we came... we came through blood and fire
We came... we came... we came through blood and fire
Now look at all of the people here tonight...
It's a world of fools
That's just what's expected
None of 'em know it
Or even suspect it
God must love the lazy
Shiftless and the crazy
(he) put so many in line
OOOOOOHHHHH YEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH
We came... we came... we came through blood and fire
We came... we came... we came through blood and fire
Now look at all of the people here tonight...
Forgotten empires
Lost victories, long past
Every time I bloomed again
I thought it was the last
And then something crazy happens
and... BOOM!
I'm doing the victory dance!
Told ya I was comin' back...
(Told Ya!)
Say you missed me...
(Say it!)
Say it like ya mean it!
(GUITAR SOLO!)
You can always tell the winners
The saints and the sinners
Down at the starting line...
OOOOOOHHHHH YEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH
We came... we came... we came through blood and fire
We came... we came... we came through blood and fire
Hey!
Ooh, slip n' slide, push it in, uh!
A-Bitch sure got the rhythm
Holdin' back, yeah I got control
Oh, hooked inta her system
Don't draw the line
(Ooh ooh ooh) Honey I ain't through with you
Uh! The harder the better
Do it til we're black and blue
Well you never know when love will come
Hey! Better Get it while you got it
Little bit o' everything, ooh, even when it hurts
Uh! Sure feels good, wow! Uh!
Don't draw the line
(Ooh ooh ooh) Honey I ain't through with you
Uh! The harder the better
Do it til we're black and blue
Yo mama! Hey!
(Black and blue) Got ta, got ta, got ta make it right
Ow! Come on baby, good
(Black and blue)
(Guitar Solo)
Whoa!
Yeah!
(Ooh ooh ooh) Don't draw the line
(Ooh ooh ooh) Honey I ain't through with you
(Ooh ooh ooh) Uh. The Harder the better, we'll do it til
we're
(Ooh ooh ooh) Black and blue, ow!
Don't draw the line
(Ooh ooh ooh) Honey I ain't through with you
Uh, harder the better
We'll do it til we're black and blue
Yeah, the wetter the better
We'll do it til we're black and blue, ow!
(Whuh! Whuh! Whuh! Whuh!)
Do it til we're black and blue
Yeah!
Now come on baby!
Wetter the better!
Let's do it 'til
We're black and blue! Uh
Come on baby
Wind at my back
face in the sun
All my big ideas done
Big river
rollin'
Listen to a sea shell
you can hear the sea
Listen to a beer glass
that river belongs to me
Big river
rollin'
There's a river runs here
hen it rains we flood
Co-op city first 3 floods
of Charles River mud
Big river
rollin'
Oh, yeah!
Big river
rollin'
Oh, yeah!
Land's edge,
where the East begins,
The debris meets the sea
when the tide comes in
Oh, look out!
Look both ways now
(Solo 1)
Big river
rollin'
Oh, yeah!
Big river
rollin'
Oh, yeah!
Big river
Big river
Oh, yeah!
Well, way down yonder in Louisville,
Lived a cat named Big Bad Bill
I wants to tell ya
Ah the cat was rough and tough and would strutt his stuff
Had the whole town scared to death
When he walked by they all held their breath
He's a fighting man, sure enough
And then Bill got himself a wife
Now he leads a different life
Big Bad Bill is sweet William now
Married life done changed him somehow
He's the man the town used to fear
Now they all call him sweet pappa Willie dear
Stronger than Samson I declare
Til the brown skinned woman
Bobbed his hair
Big Bad Bill don't fight any more
Doing the dishes, mopping up that floor
Well he used to go out drinking
Looking for a fight
Now he gotta see that woman, every night
Big Bad Bill is sweet William now
Ah play it boys
I likes that jazz
Big Bad Bill don't fight anymore
Doing the dishes, mopping up that floor
Well he used to go out drinking
Looking for a fight
Now he gotta see that woman, every night
Big Bad Bill is sweet William now
Big Bad Bill is sweet William now
I don't know what I've been livin' on
But it's not enough to fill me up
I need more than just words can say
I need everything this life can give me, hey, hey, yeah
'Cause sometimes it's not enough, ow!
Come on baby, close your eyes, let go
This can be everything we dreamed
It's not work that makes it work, oh
No, let the magic do the work for you
'Cause honey, something reached out and touched me
Now I know all I want
I want the best of both worlds
An' honey I know what it's worth
If we could have the best of both worlds
We'd have heaven right here on earth, woo!
Well, there's a picture in a gallery
Of a fallen angel looked a lot like you
We forget where we come from sometimes
I had a dream it was really you
Something reached out and touched me
Now I know all I want
I want the best of both worlds
An' honey I know what it's worth
If we could have the best of both worlds
A little bit o' heaven right here on earth, oh
Whoa, you don't have to die an' go to heaven
Or hang around to be born again
Just tune in to what this place has got to offer
'Cause we may never be here again, ow!
I want the best of both worlds
An' honey I know what it's worth
If we could have the best of both worlds
A little heaven right here on earth, come on
I want the best of both worlds
An' honey I know what it's worth
We can have the best of both worlds
A little heaven right here on earth, yeah
Tell me, is it enough?
She was a-seaside sittin'
Just a-smokin' and a-drinkin' on ringside
On top of the world, oh yeah
She had her drink in her hand
She had her toes in the sand and whoa! Ha, ha
What a beautiful girl, ah yeah
What a sweet talkin' honey with a little bit o' money
She turn your head around
Creature from the sea with the looks to me
Like she like to fool around
What a snappy little mammy gonna keep a pappy happy
And accompany me, to the ends of the earth, ah yeah
Ah, that's why I said
Here I am, ain't no man of the world, no
All I need is a beautiful girl
Ah yeah, beautiful girls
Woo, come here, honey. Come here, come here, come here
Well, I'm a bum in the sun and I'm havin' fun
And I know you know I got no special plans (Special
plans)
All the bills are paid, I got it made in the shade
N' all I nee-nee-need is the woman, ha-ha-ha
(Understand)
What a sweet talkin' honey with a little bit o' money
She turn your head around
A creature from the sea with the looks to me
Like she like to fool around
Here I am, ain't no man of the world, no
All I need is a beautiful girl
Ah yeah, beautiful girl
Oh, come this way, babe
(Guitar Solo)
Sit down right here
Ooh la la!
Think I got it now
Now I'm a-seaside sittin'
Just a-smokin' and a-drinkin', I'm ringside
On top of the world (Top of the world)
I got a drink in my hand, I got my toes in the sand
All I need, is a beautiful girl (Beautiful girl)
Oh yeah!
Here I am, ain't no man of the world, no
All I need is a beautiful girl
Ah yeah! Beautiful girls
Whoa! I ain't lyin' to ya
Nothin' else I need
Ah yeah, beautiful girls
Sit yourself on down
Ah yeah, beautiful girls
Ah yeah, beautiful girls
Ah yeah, beautiful girls
Woo! Come here, baby. Come here. Woo!
Ah yeah, beautiful girls
What's your name, honey? What's your--hey! Hey, where
ya goin'?
Ah yeah, beautiful girls
Hey! Hey, hey! Wait a minute, wait a min... Oh!
Ah yeah, beautiful girls
I love 'em! I need 'em!
Ah yeah, beautiful girls
Can't do without 'em, no!
Ah yeah, beautiful girls
Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow!
Ah yeah, beautiful girls
Ah yeah, beautiful girls
Yesterday I was a bum and broke
Today I am a star and broke
In this town that's called progress
That's how we do biz
I've been rich and I've been poor
Rich was better, totally better
Requires a degree of acceptance
As in "must accept as is"
Drive my search engine home
Dropped and chopped in Alabama chrome
Hey what the hell, it run so
The day is dunzo
So let's have some funzo
Yours very truly,
As is
Ain't how expensive you was
Or what was you worth
Ain't no Brinks truck follows no hearse
Love the craft?
Love the buck?
Every day down here's a rainy day
We don't save up
Unspoiled by progress
As is is how's I follow through
It's not how you squeeze,
But who returns to squeeze you
No doubt
Love 'em all I says,
Ow, yeah
You know
Ow, ow!
Well, they say it's kinda frightenin' how this younger generation swings
You know, it's more than just some new sensation
Well, the kid is into losin' sleep
And he don't come home for half the week
You know, it's more than just an aggravation
And the cradle will rock
Yes, the cradle, cradle will rock
And I say, rock on
Ooh, rock on
And when some local kid gets down, they try and drum him out of town
They say, you could've at least faked it boy, fake it boy
(You could at least fake it, boy)
At an early age he hits the street
Winds up tied with who he meets
And he's unemployed
(Unemployed)
And the cradle will rock, ow!
And, the cradle, the cradle will rock
And I say, rock on
Oh I say rock on
Have you seen Junior's grades?
And when some local kid gets down, they try and drum him out of town
They say, you could've at least faked it boy, faked it boy
And so at an early age he hits the street
Winds up tied with who he meets
And he's unemployed, his folks are overjoyed
And the cradle will rock
Yes, the cradle, cradle will rock
I say, rock on
Hey, rock on
Rock on
(Rock on)
Rock on
(Rock on,say never new brain child)
Rock on
(Whoa)
(It's crazy)
Rock on
(I say, rock on)
(Rock on)
Rock on
(On, on)
Rock on
(On, on, on)
Rock on
(On, on, on)
Rock on
looking good through the window
shinin' red and blue light
a little thick in the bottom
but still' looking alright , yeah
got a pocket fulla money
got me long night ahead
a quick stop by the bulldog
score me some panama red , yeah
wham, bam, oh amsterdam
yea, yea, yea
stone you like nothin' else can
yea, yea, yea
hot damn, roll an amsterdamyea, yea, yea
if she can't , then nothin' else can
caught a plane outta moscow
spent a cold night in berlin
it's a long hard way
but i'm a comin' back again , yea
wham, bam, oh amsterdam
yea, yea, yea
stone you like nothin' else can
yea, yea, yea
yea, come on now , roll an amsterdam
yea, yea, yea
if she can't , then no one else can
yea, yea, yea....
wham, bam, oh amsterdam
yea, yea, yea
stone you like nothin' else can
yea, yea, yea
hot damn , roll an amsterdam
yea, yea, yea
if she can't , then no one else can
yea, yea, yea
wham, bam, oh amsterdam
yea, yea, yea
you don't have to worry about the man
yea, yea, yea
hot damn , burn an amsterdam yea
yea, yea, yea
stone me like nothin' else can
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