Someone really loves you
Guess who, guess who
Someone really cares
Guess who
So open your heart
Oh, then surely you'll see
That the someone who really cares is me
Someone will wait eternally, eternally
Someone who'll need your love, oh, so desperately
So open your heart
Oh, then surely you'll see
That the someone who really cares is me
The someone who really cares
Arthur Freed / Burton Lane
Somebody thrills the skies
When she looks in your eyes
Guess who?
Guess who?
Somebody longs to be part
Of the song in your heart
Guess who? Guess who?
Whose heart is sure to melt like butter
The moment that you utter
"I do" "I do"
Oh it's as plain as can be
That the someone is me
So you don't have to
(Guess who?)
Where's the girl who hurt herself last night?
(Guess who?)
Didn't kiss you and thought she was right
Everyone had told me
Be careful when he holds me
And I was
(Guess who?)
Had to listen to all that she hears
(Guess who?)
Has a pillow that's all wet with tears
You were oh-so tender
But I wouldn't surrender
Now you're gone
I told my friends "He'll never get my heart"
And when I kissed you
Had to resist you
Said "Better go"
I hurt you so
Wished you had stayed
But I made you go away
(Guess who?)
Tried to be much too cool yesterday
(Guess who?)
Let the boy that she loves get away
I never should have listened
'Cause now your love I'm missin'
It's too late
Woah, it's too late, ahh, ha
I never should have listened
'Cause now your love I'm missin'
It's too late
Oh, it's too late
Ah, oh, ah, ah, oh
You 'bout to make me slam yo' back clean out
But i luv her till death do us part
Though she divorced my pop the hard way
Back in nineteen "yassey" for the past sixteen years
I took on the responsibility of daddy...
Ma ol' burd... puttin a real buzz in my ear, makin sho' it marinate
And not go out the other ear
Guess who? stood beside me when y'all wouldn't force fed when I
Couldn't lift a spoon to my skull
God is good, God is kind mimmicin' her taught me how to say mine ...
Grace improvised wit bakin' soda when it wasn't no toothpaste
Now what that went with? my ol' burd cried tears of joy
When she heard I wasn't gon' serve time for possession
Of the "sawed off" runnin' out of spurs
When I came home blowed and couldn't find the key hole, guess who
Unlocked the doors, my Ol' burd puttin' my hairs out
I better eat before you bug me to death
Shut-up you old ungrateful ass nigga, she trying to help yo' ass...
I wasn't ready to eat yet but I enjoyed the dinner she said, "I'm glad"
Slid down my esophagus wit ease, even though she have this skin disease,
That won't allow me to gain weight do my own eyes deceive me
Guess who tuck me in before I started drivin this Benz
Again & again, told me not to and when I did...
Guess who beat the dog shit outta me kid
My Moma didn't play, shiiit, I had to pick the switches...
You guess who!
My Moma, destination unknown, went out on her own
She was barely even grown and became my Moma
I never knew my dad, so even when the times got bad
I was glad cause I had my Moma
For so long she had to be strong
I know at certain times she was wrong
But she still my Moma, it still amazes me
The Lord had to help her raise me judging from the way I used to be
My Moma, the biggest player that I know I love her so
Hell everything I got I owe to my Moma
Thank you for caring, thank you for sharing yo' luv
I guess that was yo' way of preparing
Yo' son to be the one and not the two
To make you and my daddy's dream come true
But what a surprise a car wreck left you paralyzed
The sheet was pulled over yo' eyes when the doctor advised
The family that you might not ever talk again
But you talkin' so I know that you gon' walk again
But take yo time, guess who's the inspiration for the rhyme... My Moma
Who was tha first to hold you in some arms
Tha first to change your diaper when your stomach wasn't calm
Your Moma, wit that drama brought you into this world
From a world of down under
I wonder now she know when I was lying, when I was telling the truth
With the proof she would explain how I've been skipping school
With that boys putting wholes on my back with the same belt
Around my waist that held my panst up
Takin' back only got you closer to Southern Bell
Got your forehead swell
I swear she knew when it was real or when it was fake like Clampetts
With dreads and if I couldn't handle a situation then I fled
Behind closed doors I froze, in Garnett holes I rose
Who that hell got my bond
Standing in front of that two-inch glass
A woman ready to hand the cash over for her son...
My Mama!
Sometimes we get it on, I know at times I'm wrong
Lookin' into my eyes just to let me know she tried is enough for me
I'm callin' a truce it seems we more like brother and sister
Even though she pay the bills wit the mister
Brought me home in '72 and gave me all she had
Cause I was left at birth she knew it could work
Since she gave me the first chance my song and dance
Pearl, my world, what would I do without her spark
Probably be on the street wit nothin' to eat but I got a happy home
Ever since my first day it's heaven sent now I know
What it's meant when I say
I appreciate what you've done and what you do your only son...
Guess who?
The only one that cares for real and really understands how I feel
Help me over come my fears and never left me through the years
So I dedicate this song for you, for all that you brought me through
This the type of shit that make you
This the type of shit that make you
This the type of shit that make you close for love
Close for love
God speeding... I'm over
'Cause I'm rushing to come over
Cause I need you right now girl but
I ain't tryin wake you home girl up
Since she say she ain't home
We can get it poppin we can get it on
We can do it till the sun and the moon
We can come over and over again yeah.
... feel good girl
But I give it to you good girl
I'm in the neighborhood girl
So be expecting company.
Chorus:
So guess who is coming over
Girl I got a little some' some' to show you
Girl I hope you're ready forward
I'm about to do to you yeah
So guess who is coming over
Girl I got a couple freaky things to show ya
Girl I'm tryin to get up, come up
Then I hope you're home alone.
Say anybody home hope you are alone girl
If I have you all to myself
So design show up I'm snatching for you clothing
I'ma tear you up, this... we wake the neighbors up
All over the house, girl this going down
Let me take you upstairs to your bedroom right now
Baby hold this steady for me and let me love you deeper
... feel good girl
But I give it to you good girl
I'm in the neighborhood girl
So be expecting company.
Chorus:
So guess who is coming over
Girl I got a little some' some' to show you
Girl I hope you're ready forward
I'm about to do to you yeah
So guess who is coming over
Girl I got a couple freaky things to show ya
Girl I'm tryin to get up, come up
Then I hope you're home alone.
Og my love girl
So... the freaky I wanna do to you
And your body flavor
We can start of in the kitchen on a counter...
Let me... I'ma take you beg for more
And make you come harder than before ooh
... tell a magic... hope you're all alone
[Chorus:]
This the type of shit that make you
This the type of shit that make you
This the type of shit that make you close for love
Someone really loves you
Guess who, guess who
Someone really cares
Guess who
So open your heart
Oh, then surely you'll see
That the someone who really cares is me
Someone will wait eternally, eternally
someone who'll need your love, oh, so desperately
so open your heart
Oh, then surely you'll see
That the someone who really cares is me
The someone who really cares
Ayy!!Rhymin' is a skill that I perfected
And all around the world I'm nuch respected
For all the "dope" beats that's been selected
You tape them on your tape and then eject it
From your box and run down the block
Now the whole neighborhood's in a state os shock
Feel electricity you wonder who's he?
The rhymes seems to change and it varys
In different forms and different sizes
It paralyzes and energizes
And it surprises me I thought you knew
You don't know who it is Guess?Who?
I take time and patience,public relations
Stand and scan the demand in the nation
With expertise and a new release
Make another well known rapper seem deceased
And keep him under
Make him wonder
Nine to five and if he don't survive
That's just another brother that's been buried alive
'Cause time is money
Money is time
And I got just enough time to say my rhymes
And connect each phrase,keep a crowd in amazement
I wear a suit to important engagements
Turn the whole house out,rock the old and the young
Record at Daily Planet and mix a Chung...King
And any song taht you heard me sing
It don't mean a thing if it ain't got swing
And it surprises me,I thought you knew
You don't know who it is?....GUESS?WHO?
[Cuts: Doug E.] [repeat]
Movin' and groovin' to music that's smoothin'
It's been proven by us
Biters rust,girlies lust,rappers are crazy fussed
Mandatory,definite no question,a must
Keep goin'time,keeps goin', the truth is glowin'
Everybody knows inside
Who makes the world dance,world wide!
Do the Doug E. Fresh Groove or the James Brown Slide
Or the Benetton,we could go on and on
'Till the song is gone or just groove off the 808 Bong
Or take it higher,inside fire,starts to perspire
There's no time to tire
Or max
Try to relax
How could you whip me on the mike?
Chill Will and Barry Bee is on the wax
Cuttin' it up as sharp as an axe.....Like this....
[cuts: Cut Professor,Chill Will] [repeat]
Lesson in dressin' some rappers be guessin'
Short changin' you,it's so depressin'
Transgression,Hip Hop session
All we use is spirit,heart and a whole lot of flesh and bone
All rhymes my own
Kickin' it wicked on the microphone
Solo,hollow,Hip Hop desperato
Don't play me homeboy,play Lotto
Keep the party flowin' as time pass by
And some ask the question,Why?
Will I do it,run right through it
Those that know me,they already knew
It was dope,before I did it
Left an impression,how can you forget it?
The Greatest Entertainer that's my name-a
Flakin' and breakin' on the stage is my game
Rock the whole house 'til the party is through
I won't ask who 'cause now you know who!
[Verse 1: Wax]All the fellas go ape shit, when I spit the boiling heat
Plus I put it down for the ladies like a toilet seat
I destroy the beat, the one that E created
Then we do a high five and get inebriated
[Dumbfoundead]Big Wax and DFD, that's my name abbreviated
These are rated R bars, all of y'alls are PG rated
Elevated high like someone sprinkled us with pixie dust
Catch us at a college town, sipping on a dixie cup
[Wax]Sick as fuck and unpredictable is how my vocal flow is
Inspired by crazy trains of thought, I got locomotives
I know you noticed that I flow the coldest
When me and DFD team we easily steamroll opponents
[Dumbfoundead]The soul of Otis and the heart of John Lennon
Just a couple playboys with a flock of blonde women
The South Korean James Dean, the Cuban Dean Martin
Any human being starting shit is soon to be a target
[Hook]This ain't Batman and Robin
It ain't Dolce and Gabanna
This ain't Biden and Obama
You should go and ask your momma for a clue
Guess who
This ain't Sherlock and Watson
OJ and Johnnie Cochran
Malone and John Stockton
Holla if you got a problem with it too
Guess who
[Verse 2: Wax]My verses all start proper
Turn the hipster rapper to a Wal-Mart shopper
You ain't fresh, you're from concentrate
And the thought of quitting rapping is one that you need to contemplate
[Dumbfoundead]
We rock the place and leave the ceiling collapsing
Any party that we throw you know it's finna be cracking
All you rappers biting styles and identity jacking
There's like ten of mes and ten of these Waxes
[Wax]I leave enemies mentally trapped in states of fear and self-loathing
Feeling so small they could probably fit in elf clothing
As for me, I'm a gigantic man
That'll rock it til the death like the Titanic band
[Dumbfoundead]Wearing bright hammer pants you couldn't
Touch this kind of ruckus
We're the type of mother fuckers throwing punches at your function
Chewing up these rappers like some double mint gum
Spending hundreds at a strip club using government funds
[Hook]
[Verse 3: Wax]With whack mother fuckers I just don't associate
I ain't mad at 'em I just hope they don't procreate
They gets no love, only hate
Then like a kobe steak, they get slowly ate
[Dumbfoundead]Check the trophy case, you can tell we never lose
Our videos get box office numbers, you get several views
Ebenezer Scrooge money, racking up the revenue
All we got is headbangers, like them heavy metal dudes
[Wax]You need to tell whoever's revving you up they need to pump the brakes
You couldn't spit my ad libs in five hundred takes
Don't beat yourself up, we all make dumb mistakes
You just make more than anybody else fucking makes
[Dumbfoundead]The guys that you love to hate, puffing dank, purple drink
Type to party hard the night before another working day
The dynamic duo, better act like you know
Two mother fuckers ranked numero uno
An eye can be a world
For in it are the things it sees outside
and the eye is troubled.
An eye can be a time
And watch the changing patterns hurry by
And the eye is wisdom.
An eye can be a clown
It makes a merry fool of merry fools
And the eye is laughing.
An eye can be a soul
For in it shines the hope for things to come
Night school strutter just struttin? around
He can? t find work since the band left town
He can? t get up 'cause he can? t get down
He? s a heartbroken bopper
Honor roll student graduation day
Summa Cum Laude is a big okay
The car wash king is havin' beans today
He's a heartbroken bopper
Oh, he's a heartbroken bopper
Rise from the gutters, there? s too much has gone to waste
Rise with the others, there? s too much is done in haste
He's a heartbroken bopper
Oh, he's a heartbroken bopper
Oh, you're struttin' with a heartbroken bopper
Oh, you're movin' with a heartbroken bopper
Oh, you're shuckin', heartbroken bopper
Oh, you're dancin', heartbroken bopper
Oh, you're movin', heartbroken bopper
You're rockin' with a heartbroken bopper
A struttin' and a movin' with a heartbroken bopper
Makin' it, heart broken bopper
You've seen better days, heart broken bopper
Bye bye, bye bye babe
Bye bye, bye bye babe
Bye bye, bye bye babe
Bye bye, bye bye babe
If the local rock scene has gotten you down
You got nowhere to go
You better get up on a Greyhound bus
Head down the road to T.O.
Bye bye, bye bye babe
Bye bye, bye bye babe
She got to take another chance
Her last rock and roll chance
If your whole life has gotten you down
You got nowhere to turn
There's a correspondence course in the book
Still things a young girl can learn
Bye bye, bye bye babe
You'd better trade in your box, sell your rod now, baby
But I'm singing to you
Bye bye, bye bye babe
Have a look in your comic book
Have another look, you're sinking
Bye bye, bye bye babe
Head down the road, look for a slimy toad
Nothing in your head you woman
Bye bye, bye bye babe
Hey dreambreaker, you gonna laugh
Now that you fell down?
You broke my will and stole my soul
Without even a half-ass frown
You got Coors for Sunday
You got a way with the Negro boys
Comes to steppin? on their women
Spendin? all your cash just to hear their noise
You got cool
Not even you could ever get that hip
Seems your nose started runnin? everytime
You tried to let your backbone slip
You know it ain? t right
When you? re screamin? in the morning
You got Kings at your table
They? re just a backstreet bunch of clowns
Steppin? out, have a look over
Cardboard empire would you crumble to the ground
As we watched by
Shipping magnate are you stranded on the ground
With no dog to fly...
Round the table sat the kings of circumstance
The puppeteer would pull his strings
And we would sing and dance
As the cardboard empire fell
Stone Age Neros sat behind their desks of steel
Trading paper clips
Of our empire there was nothing left untouched
But potato chips
We sat down at the banquet and the jester danced a reel
The gladiator drew his sword, we knew we were the meal
As the cardboard empire fell
Who are the people, who are the people
I was a workshop owner in the gulch for the people
And I offered myself to the world
I was a workshop owner
I was a workshop owner
I was a diesel fixer, fixed a diesel
Diesel fixed me, what a weasel
And baby was a workshop owner
Baby was a workshop owner
Baby and me were ripe for the pickin'
Well, that was the day we ran into Albert Flasher
It was a cold, snowy, rainy afternoon
And we were sittin' there in high school, my school
And Michael was a moonbeam maker
Michael was a moonbeam maker
I was a diesel fixer, fixed a diesel
Diesel fixed me, what a weasel, oh no
Baby was a workshop owner
Baby was a workshop owner
Baby and me were ripe for the pickin'
Well, that was the day we ran into Albert Flasher, ah!
I was a workshop owner in the gulch for the people
And I offered myself to the world
I was a workshop owner
I was a workshop owner
It was a Saturday night without a whole lot shakin'
Ooh my, ooh my, I was bored
I had my best duds on, it was a chance worth takin'
Somehow I was still ignored
Been too long since I been shy and lonely
Ooh, but that's okay
Need some gal to be my one and only
I got a wink and a smile from a flashy filly
Ooh my, ooh my, she looked grand
She said, "I like your style, now don't go actin' silly"
Ooh my, ooh, she grabbed my hand
Never thought that I could shake and groove it
Now I'm a dancin' fool
Dug my feet 'cause they could really move it
She got the message across and me and her got kissin'
Ooh my, ooh my, havin' fun
I know that this is the thing that I been really missin'
One more dance has just begun
No more time for feelin' shy and lonely
Now I'm a dancin' fool
Found some gal to be my one and only
Ooh, I'm a dancin' fool
Been too long since I been shy and lonely
Now I'm a dancin' fool (I'm a dancin' fool, I'm a dancer)
Been too long since I been shy and lonely
Now I'm a dancin' fool (I'm a dancin' fool, I'm a dancer)
Been too long, been too long
Now I'm a dancin' fool
Been too long since I been shy and lonely
Now I'm a dancin' fool
Been too long, been too long
Now I'm a dancin' fool (I'm a dancin' fool, I'm a dancer)
Been too long since I been shy and lonely
Get up in the mornin', get on the bus
Get up in the mornin' like the rest of us
Places to go, important people to meet
Better not get up or you might lose your seat
Bus rider
Leave the house at six o'clock to be on time
Leave the wife and kids at home to make a dime
Grab your lunch pail, check for mail in your slot
You won't get your cheque if you don't punch the clock
Bus rider
Bus rider
Grab the evenin' paper and sit down in your chair
Grab yourself a toupee 'cause you're losin' your hair
Doesn't matter what you do, you've nothin' to lose
I'm so awful goddamn glad I'm not in your shoes
Bus rider
(Bus rider) You know you're ridin' every single mornin' to there
(Bus rider) Ride, ride little man
(Bus rider) I don't wanna ride, no, I don't wanna ride
(Bus rider) Get up in the mornin', get on the bus
(Bus rider) Ooh, little man ridin' upside down, yeah
Lonely feeling deep inside
Find a corner where I can hide
Silent footsteps crowding me
Sudden darkness but I can see
No sugar tonight in my coffee
No sugar tonight in my tea
No sugar to stand beside me
No sugar to run with me
Dat'n-doo-dow dow-dat'n-doo-dow
Dat'n-doo-dow dow-dow-dow
Dat'n-doo-dow dow-dat'n-doo-dow
Dat'n-doo-dow dow
In the silence of her mind
Quiet movements where I can find
Grabbing for me with her eyes
Now I'm falling from her skies
No sugar tonight in my coffee
No sugar tonight in my tea
No sugar to stand beside me
No sugar to run with me
Dat'n-doo-dow dow-dat'n-doo-dow
Dat'n-doo-dow dow-dow-dow
Dat'n-doo-dow dow-dat'n-doo-dow
Dat'n-doo-dow dow
Jocko says "Yes" and I believe him
When we talk about the things I say
She hasn't got the faith or the guts to leave him
When they're standing in each other's way
You're tripping back now to places you've been to
You wonder what you're gonna find
You know you've been wrong but it won't be long
Before you leave 'em all far behind
'Cause it's the new mother nature taking over
It's the new splendid lady come to call
It's the new mother nature taking over
She's gettin' us all
She's gettin' us all
Jocko said "No" when I came back last time
It's looking like I lost a friend
No use callin' 'cause the sky is fallin'
And I'm getting pretty near the end
A smoke-filled room in a corner basement
The situation must be right
A bag of goodies and a bottle of wine
We're gonna get it on right tonight
'Cause it's the new mother nature taking over
It's the new splendid lady come to call
It's the new mother nature taking over
She's gettin' us all
She's gettin' us all
(Lonely feeling) Jocko says "Yes" and I believe him
(Deep inside) When we talk about the things I say
(Find a corner) She hasn't got the faith or the guts to leave him
(Where I can hide) When they're standing in each other's way
(Silent footsteps) You're tripping back now to places you've been to
(Crowding me) You wonder what you're gonna find
(Sudden darkness) You know you've been wrong and it won't be long
(But I can see) Before you leave 'em all far behind
'Cause it's the new mother nature taking over
It's the new splendid lady come to call
It's the new mother nature taking over
She's gettin' us all
She's gettin' us all
Dat'n-doo-dow dow-dat'n-doo-dow
Dat'n-doo-dow dow-dow-dow
Dat'n-doo-dow dow-dat'n-doo-dow
Dat'n-doo-dow dow
Dat'n-doo-dow dow-dat'n-doo-dow
Dat'n-doo-dow dow-dow-dow
Dat'n-doo-dow dow-dat'n-doo-dow
Vision of mine can you see it
I know a sound can you hear
I've got a place have you been there
What time of day can you meet me
At 8: 15
8: 15
8: 15
8: 15
I know a song can you sing it
I've gotten lost can you find me
I know a game can you play it
What time of night can you meet me
At 8: 15
8: 15
8: 15
8: 15
You have changed my style
Knowing all the while
I would thank you for it someday...
Sail away over northern waters
Sail away for free
Get a holiday
You're in the thick of it
Who makes the music when you die
Musicione
You're in the thick of it
Sail away over northern waters
Sail away for free
Get a holiday, musicione
Who makes the music when you die
Parking' cars, sleazy bars
Workin' on my next hot meal
Sudden chance, career romance
Changin' all the things that I'd feel
Wondering' as I'm walkin' if my choice was wrong
All the vows I had were gone
And there's one small favour I'll ask
Before you ramble on
Let me sing a tune if you come around to see me
Let me sing a song if you stop by to say hello
Baby let me croon a tune if you come around to see me
'Cause I never get a chance to sing the blues much anymore
Lost my Jew, things got blue
The kid was sinkin' first and fast
Empty bed, lies in my head
Comes from livin' deep in the past
Wonderin' as I'm lovin' if my choice was wrong
All the vows I had were still gone
And there's one small favour
I'd like to ask before you're gone
Projections under your black rims will hide you from the sun
And conscience keep you from the fact and the piece of mind you won
But bad news and paying dues leaves space for everyone
But bad news and paying dues leaves space for everyone
And I feel free when you touch me
I feel free when you touch me
I feel free when you touch me
Never ever felt this high
I can feel it baby I can feel it
And it's taking my mind away
My knees are knocking
My head is rocking
My heart's been shaking all the way
When you touch me
Now you're up inside the dark clouds
And the sunshine being there
Relax and let the sparkle in
To hide you from the wear
And water tangled gardens that are hidden in your hair
And water tangled gardens that are hidden in your hair
And I feel free when you touch me
I feel free when you touch me
I feel free when you touch me
Never ever felt this high
I can feel it baby I can feel it
And it's taking my mind away
My knees are knocking
My head is rocking
My heart's been shaking all the way
When you touch me
My my my my my my
I can feel it I can feel it
And it's taking my mind way
My knees are knocking
My head is rocking
My heart's been shaking all the way
When you touch me
I'm a-gonna raise a fuss
I'm a-gonna raise a holler
About a-workin' all summer
Just to try to earn a dollar
Every time, I call my baby
Try to get a date
My boss says
"No dice son, you gotta work late"
Sometimes I wonder, what I'm a gonna do?
But there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
Well, my mom and poppa told me
"Son you gotta make some money
If you want to use the car
To go ridin' next Sunday"
Well, I didn't go to work
Told the boss I was sick
"Now you can't use the car
'Cause you didn't work a lick"
Sometimes I wonder, what I'm a gonna do?
But there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
I'm gonna take two weeks
Gonna have a fine vacation
I'm gonna take my problem to the United Nations
Well, I called my congressman and he said
"Whoa, I'd like to help you son
But you're too young to vote"
Sometimes I wonder, what I'm a gonna do?
IT ALL COMES TOGETHER
Writer Burton Cummings
I know you've been downhearted, you've been hurtin' on the inside
Lookin' like that sun wasn't shinin' no more
Pick yourself up, smile some, and try to see the bright side
All comes together as you grow
Yes you know that it all comes together, it all comes together
All comes together as you grow
You cannot trade your wisdom for the youth that you've been missing
Cause it will all come together as you grow
I know that you've been lonely, you could have used someone to talk to
But that's just one chapter, and honey your story ain't through
You're richer with your treasure with every year that's passing
And every time you think about it honey, it'll put you through
Yes you know that it all comes together, it all comes together
All comes together as you grow
You cannot trade your wisdom for the youth that you've been missing
Take it off of my shoulders
I don't need your heavy load
Take it off of my shoulders
Devil get out of my soul
Away from my soul
Wake up angel, I am calling
Don't want to drink this misery
Help me out so I can say now
Devil get out of my soul
Away from my soul
Dancin', prancin', high financin'
No time left for love
There's only one life and you gotta make the best of it this time
Wheelin', dealin', never feelin'
What you might have been dreamin' of
There's only one chance and you gotta grab just what you can
Take it off of my shoulders
Devil get out of my soul
(J P Richardson)
On the banks of the river
Stood Runnin' Bear, young Indian brave
On the other side of the river
Stood his lovely Indian maid
Little White Dove was-a her name
Such a lovely sight to see
But their tribes fought with each other
So their love could never be
Runnin' Bear loved Little White Dove
With a love big as the sky
Runnin' Bear loved Little White Dove
With a love that couldn't die
He couldn't swim the raging river
'Cause the river was too wide
He couldn't reach Little White Dove
Waiting on the other side
In the moonlight he could see her
Throwing kisses 'cross the waves
Her little heart was beating faster
Waiting there for her brave
Runnin' Bear loved Little White Dove
With a love big as the sky
Runnin' Bear loved Little White Dove
With a love that couldn't die
Runnin' Bear dove in the water
Little White Dove did the same
And they swam out to each other
Through the swirling stream they came
As their hands touched and their lips met
The ragin' river pulled them down
Now they'll always be together
In that happy hunting ground
Runnin' Bear loved Little White Dove
With a love big as the sky
Runnin' Bear loved Little White Dove
Rock and roller steam, pulp and paper shack
Wrinkles on my head, people on my back
All going nowhere, never coming back
Got to be rich to be poor
Keeps me satisfied
Keeps me satisfied
Spending money for the time I buy
Keeps me satisfied
Man back from the dead, weasels in the pack
Approval from the Pope to stretch them on the rack
All going nowhere, never coming back
Got to be rich to be poor
Although I see her
She's baiting
Baiting
Although she's gone
She's waiting
Waiting
She brought me love and a yellow rose
I took her love and her yellow rose
Before the day ends the rose will die
She comes each day with the morning, morning
She leaves each night with the evening, evening
She brought me love and her yellow rose
I took her love and her yellow rose
Before the day ends the rose will die
And when the evening comes she takes her life and night away from me once more
I can no longer see her face once more before the rose will die
Please come back without the rose
Although I see her
She's baiting
Baiting
Although she's gone
She's waiting
Waiting
She brought me love and a yellow rose
I took her love and her yellow rose
Before the day ends the rose will die
And when the evening comes she takes her life and night away from me once more
I can no longer see her face once more before the rose will die
Please come back without the rose
NEVER HAD A LADY BEFORE
WRITER BURTON CUMMINGS
Been playin' in a band for ninety nine years
Been doing these tunes just to please your ears
Follow these changes, there are but three
They can change you know anyway you please
Now, take this tune I'm picking away
Away I pick is what I say
But every once in a while it becomes a drag
So, I come down off the money bag
I'm gonna leave this city
Leave my woman troubles far behind
Gonna leave this city
Leave my woman troubles far behind
One day she says she loves me
Next day treat me so unkind
I hopped into the station
Get me leavin' ticket just one way
I hopped into the station
Get me a leavin' ticket just one way, can't stay
One time she says she loves me
Next day say lover boy go away
I'm been playin' in a band for ninety nine years
Been doing these tunes just to please your ears
Follow the changes, there are but three
They can change you know anyway you please
Now, take this tune I'm picking away
Away I pick is what I say, yeah
But every once in a while it becomes a drag
So, I come down off the money bag
Who in the Hell are you to criticize
Every day and every night you're just a drag
You've been long gone, long gone...
You are working from a point of depression
Isn't it amazing when you find you're slipping
You've been long gone, long gone...
I guess you've always been a power-hungry specimen
You were raised with rank in mind
I'd gladly give away everything I've ever owned
For the chance to stab you from behind
Cause I'm tired of what you're saying
It's not worth the paper it's printed on
It just doesn't cut it anymore.
Each time the sun greets the new dawning
I'll try to kick you while you're down
Welcome to the Kingdom of Hatred
You'll find out soon that I wear the crown.
I'm tired of what you been sayin'
It's not worth the time to discuss it
You just don't cut it anymore.
Who in the Hell are you to criticize
You're still learning how to form an opinion
Is my world not falling down
I'm in pieces on the ground
And my eyes aren't open
And I'm standing on my knees
But if crying and holding on
And flying on the ground is wrong
Then I'm sorry to let you down,
But you're from my side of town
And I miss you.
Turn me up or turn me down
Turn me off or turn me round
I wish I could have met you in a place
Where we both belong
But if crying and holding on
And flying on the ground is wrong
Then I'm sorry to let you down,
But you're from my side of town
And I miss you.
Sometimes I feel like I'm just a helpless child
Sometimes I feel like a kid.
But baby, since I have changed
I can't take nothing home.
City lights at a country fair
Never shine but always glare
If I'm bright enough to see you,
You're just to dark to care.
But if crying and holding on
And flying on the ground is wrong
Then I'm sorry to let you down,
But you're from my side of town
You know that it would be untrue
You know that I would be a liar
If I was to say to you
Ayy, girl, we couldn't get much higher
Come on, baby, light my fire
Come on, baby, light my fire
Try to set the night on fire
Mmm, the time for hesitation's through
There's no time to wallow in the mire
Darling ,we could only lose
And our love become a funeral pyre
Come on, baby, light my fire
Come on, baby, light my fire
Try to set the night on fire
Well, you know that it would be untrue
And you know that I would be a liar
If I was to go and tell you
Mama, we couldn't get much higher
Yeah, come on, baby, light my fire
Come on, baby, light my fire
Yeah, try to set the night on fire
Ayy, hey, hey, come on, baby, light, light my fire
Yeah, come on, babe, light my fire
Don't you know it's alright?
Light my fire, light my fire, light my fire
Oh, light my fire, light my fire, light my fire
Yeah girl, girl, you better light my fire
Yeah, you better light, you better light
You better light my fire
And we are going to get much higher
Oh, oh, come on, girl, you know I love you, girl
You know I need you, babe, come on
Light, light, light, light my fire, light my fire
Light my fire, light my fire, light my fire
Light my fire, light, light, light, light
Light my, my, my, my fire, light, light, light, light
I WILL PLAY A RHAPSODY
WRITER BURTON CUMMINGS
Hamba Gahle
Khele marumba
Usalang Gahle
Khele marumba
Hamba Gahle
Khele marumba
Usalang Gahle
Khele marumba
Hamba Gahle
Khele marumba
Usalang Gahle
Khele marumba
Use your judgement, life is a mellow whip
Live it your way, your way's the best for you
Soon you might find that helping your brother
Is the best way of helping each other
Who do not understand please lend a helping hand
Hamba Gahle
Khele marumba
Usalang Gahle
Khele marumba
Hamba Gahle
Khele marumba
Khele marumba
Usalang Gahle
Usalang Gahle
Khele, Khele marumba
Khele marumba
Kiss a cousin givin' a dog a home
Be a runner someone will take you home
Soon they might find you could be a brother
that's the first sign they're helping each other
Who do not understand please lend a helping hand
You do not understand you lend a helping hand
Hamba Gahle
Khele marumba
Usalang Gahle
Three little piggies tryin' to run with the biggies
Got to reap what they sow someday
One got ballin' and the second kept stallin'
And the other one ran away
Now don't you think that should've been fine
The kicks and luxury wine
But it's dirty
Don't you think that should've been swell
Run around movin' so well
But it's dirty
You'll find out you're movin' too slow
when there's no place left to go
It gets dirty
Three young babies got the rock and roll crazies
And they each went into a slide
One kept hootin' and the other kept shootin'
And the other one up and died
Now don't you think that should've been fine
The kicks and luxury wine
But it's dirty
Don't you think that should've been swell
Run around movin' so well
But it's dirty
You'll find out you're movin' too slow
when there's no place left to go
It gets dirty
Three cute chickies hangin' out with the sickies
Do their best now to run with the pack
One took the Navy and the other took Davie
and the other one never come back
Now don't you think that should've been fine
The kicks and luxury wine
(B. Cummings - D. Troiano)
Colder women light a fire in me
Bolder women seem to tire of me
Older women put desire in me
But without 'em to hold, where would this poor man be?
Crazy women make a fool of me
Ruthless women seem so cruel to me
And painted women actin' cool with me
But without 'em to hold, where would this poor man be?
I wanna tell you what I know
I ain't sayin' it's a lot,
But I hope it's enough to teach you
To try to hang on to what you got, I wanna say
I'm only sayin' what I mean
And I'm backin' it up, cause I've already been there, son...
I know that colder women light a fire in me,
Bolder women seem to tire of me,
And older women put desire in me,
But without 'em to hold, where would this poor man be?
Sometimes you can't live with 'em,
But you can't live without 'em,
(Cummings)
I dig your suspenders
I get it on for your jeans
But your Nashville sneakers always drag me down
I like your blue Cougar
And your bona fide keys
But your Nashville sneakers always drag me down
One by one, the sneakers they will fade, dear
Left out in the sun to dry
Sketching shots of good dates that we've played, dear
People, taking me for a ride
People, nothing left inside
Knowing all along they could be the ones you're beside
Running, circumstances are all the same
Running, by now they've forgotten your name
How can they look at you bleeding and tell you the dish ran away with the spoon
All hashed out
All hashed out
All hashed out
All hashed out
People, taking me for a ride, sitting but never just thinking
People, nothing left inside, people just looking but nothing remaining
Knowing all along could be the ones you're beside
All hashed out
All hashed out
All hashed out
Nobody knows his name
Starting it over is never the same
Nobody knows his name
They just might someday...
Pullin' up stakes 1893
County Cork in Ireland way across the sea
Future made of dreams, wishes and a prayer
Knowing soon the one he loves will join him there
Over and over now he dreams of his bride to be
Over and over he prays that the life they find is what he hoped it would be.
Through the good and bad he stayed to make a stand
Things are never easy in a virgin land
Gettin' every day proud as he can be
Caring and providing for his family
Year after year he works to give them everything he can
Year after year he works so he'll never have to be someone else's man.
Nobody knows his name
Starting it over is never the same
Nobody knows his name
MY OWN WAY TO ROCK
WRITER BURTON CUMMINGS
Round about ‘20 the folks had plenty
No, they couldn't ask for too much more,
THE FATHA kept thumpin' and THE SATCH got jumpin'
And they rang right through with a roar,
Then around ‘30 when things got dirty
All the players meant a whole lot more
THE DUKE got stompin' and THE COUNT started rompin'
And what do you think it was for?
They put power in the music, and boy, you oughta hear it now,
They put power in the music, the boys are gonna show you how...
Round about ‘40 when things got sporty
They were dancin' every night till dawn,
THE BIRD got ‘em hoppin' with his crazy be-boppin'
And FRANKIE crooned on and on,
Then around ‘50 when folks got nifty
They were gettin' round to bendin' an ear,
CHUCK was duck-walkin' and THE KING got rockin'
And what do you think was here?
They got power in the music, and boy, you oughta hear it now,
They got power in the music, the boys are gonna show you how...
Then FOUR BOYS made a brand new noise, from far beyond the sea.
We loved ALL FOUR and we yelled for more, it was natural as could be,
Watts went up and loose ends went down, now it's anything it wants to be.
We got power in the music, and boy you oughta hear it now,
We got power in the music, the boys are gonna show you how,
Don't you know they gave it power, power in the music,
YAH YAH YAH,
Can't you feel it giving you now, power in the music,
YAY, YAY, YAY,
Can't you feel it growing every day, power in the music,
YAZ, YAZ, YAZ,
Don't you feel it disbursing, power in the music,
YAH, YAH, YAH
You see them dancing up and down now, there's power in the music,
YAY, YAY, YAY,
I feel it growing every day now, there's power in the music,
Get your ribbons on, honey
Get your ribbons on
We're gonna stomp, honey, all night long
I don't want your Rothschild ways
I don't want to be brand spankin' new
And if I said good-bye to the things I've known
I would never even say to you
You gotta get your ribbons on, honey
You gotta get your ribbons on
We're gonna stomp, honey, all night long
My best girlfriend, Angela
Last week up and joined the football team
And as I wiped my feet out in the vestibule
Mommy, daddy, sister all come clean
It sure was scary
When I met Mary
I didn't understand myself
I was a fool when we were in school
And she understood me better
I guess I had passion
It startled her fashion
She thought it a small price to pay
For fiery nights under northern lites
Helps the snow slowly melt away
Herbert's a loser
His father's a boozer
He didn't like himself
He lost his cool and he drowned in a pool
After writing a classic love letter
I guess too much passion
Had startled his fashion
It started and ended that day
He wrote the letter there wasn't one better
One reading turned millions his way
Now there's Mary
It isn't so scary
Now that I like myself
I'm no fool and we're not in school
The water can't get any wetter
Now I'm in fashion I'll warm up her passion
She'll think it a small price to pay
For fiery nights under northern lites
They say that misery loves company
Maybe that's why I'm lovin' you
But I've sure been hangin' around you a lot
Since your old man said you were through
Down and out woman
I love the way you do what you do
Down and out woman, woman-child
I wanna get down, down, down with you
I know you've had your tribulations
A good man is never easy to find
But I'll put the sparkle back there in your eyes
And you can leave the others all behind
Down and out woman
I love the way you look when you're blue
Down and out woman, woman-child
I wanna get down, down, down with you
Do you remember that day you told me
How long the lonely nights could be?
Well I'm just the kind to put 'em out of your mind
Now honey, try and get next to me
Down and out woman
You're lookin' awful cute when you're blue
Down and out woman, woman-child
Once we were happy then suddenly you left me I said
Why, oh, why?
Here's what happened
You got on the wrong track, yeah
Then asked me to take you back
My, oh, my
How you hurt me
Teased me
Pleased him
Instead of me
I felt so used, you know why I refused
It's my pride
Oh baby, you know it
It's my pride, yeah
There were times when you missed me and times when you kissed me
Sigh, sigh, sigh
But here's what happened
You shut me out from your embrace
Found someone else to take my place
Cry, cry, cry
How you hurt me
Teased me
Pleased him
Instead of me
I lost all I could lose, you know why I refused
I felt so used, you know why I refused
It's my pride
Oh you know it baby
It's my pride, yeah
I thought if I could change my way then you might come to me some day
Try, try, try
But here's what happened
Shook me up just like a rattle
And I gave up that losin' battle
Why, oh, why?
How you hurt me, oh
Teased me, oh
Pleased him, oh
Instead of me, oh
I felt so abused, you know why I refused
It's my pride
I'm gonna tell you one more time little girl
It's my pride
Yeah you know it baby
It's my pride
My pride, baby
Sidemen come out first
John Stockfish base guitar
Looks at the world through the eyes of Nashville,
The Riverboat and Charlie McCoy
He's just a boy
The lead guitarist Red Shea who's really come a long, long way
since rythym rocker jingle jangle
And go Red!
And Lightfoot
Edwardian, suddenly striped
His hair blondish and poetic
He is less than vinyl perfect
His foot is a precise anchor for the husk and vibrance of his voice
He is the image of Alberta
The side street near Chicago
The grim beauty of Toronto
He is an artist
He is an artist
He is an artist painting sistine masterpieces of pine and fur and backwoods
Still echos long ago the winter night of black july and then the outcome
Of an early cleveland rainfall
I sit softly among the rest waiting there for him to paint his pictures
And as the go-go girl went round and our heads were in a spin I thought about
The Crossroads, In the Early Morning Rain and Rosanna
I'm not saying that I'm sory
I'm just telling you this story
And when Lightfoot's magic calls
You can write it on your walls
'Cause that's what walls are for
Lost in the memory that time cannot erase
Here I might linger for awhile, in the trace
Of the things, not too old
That since have gotten cold
And the thoughts from before
That told me so much more
And I've got to find another way
I've got to find another way
Got to find me another way
And get along without her
Friends now would mean so much to me
When I'm alone
Time to return to friendly ways
I'm headin' home
For the things, not too old
That since have gotten cold
And the thoughts from before
That told me so much more
And I've got to find another way
I've got to find another way
Got to find me another way
And get along without her
Changin' everything I'm doin'
Changin' everything I'm sayin'
Waitin' for the comeback
Maybe today
'Til then I'll find me another way
And try to get along
Lost in the memory that time cannot erase
Here I might linger for awhile, in the trace
Of the things, not too old
That since have gotten cold
And the thoughts from before
That told me so much more
And I've got to find another way
I've got to find another way
Got to find me another way
He comes home after working for so many many years
Lays down weary on his bed
So many worries, broken dreams and fears, hurting things that people said.
Is there something you could do for him right now if you were there?
Is there some kind word that you would say to him if you were there?
He don't remember mama
His mama never saw his face
The wounds he suffered from an angry, bitter world
Are something time cannot erase
Is there something you could do for him right now if you were there?
The lone wolves howl
On Moonlight Bay
Dark moon is out
When friends fall out
When friends fall out
Birds aren't alone
You've past all doubts
Their world has grown
When friends fall out
When friends fall out
A journey is plastic for
Someone who's walking on air
He falls through elastic and
There is no net waiting there
And it's so nice to be home again
So nice to be home again
Where I belong
No night, no day
No in, no out
No work, no play
When friends fall out
When friends fall out (listen to me talkin')
When friends fall out (Baby, you got nothin')
When friends fall out
And it's so nice to be home again
So nice to be home again
Sona Sona make the sunlight cry
Sona Sona never asking why
One love creates another someday
One heart relates to another its own way (Hey, hey)
Like a child at play, please don't run away
I've heard tell of a house on a canyon
Terrace overlooks the sea
But I'm not ready, my hand's not steady
Where else should I be if I'm not busy dreamin'
Where else should I be
Sona Sona drift with time
Sona Sona take a look outside
One love relates to another someday
One heart can look at another its own strange way (Hey, hey)
Like a child at play, please don't run away
I've heard tell of a house on a canyon
Terrace overlooks the sea
But I'm not ready, my hand's not steady
Where else should I be if I'm not busy dreamin'
Where else should I be
Rich world, poor world, everyday it's gettin' modified.
rich world, poor world, aren't you glad you're on the western side,
individual luxury just might be the trump of the game,
if you come back round with a gun at your head, i'm sure the view will never be the same.
i heard something that you never been told,
you'll have trouble just trying' to get old,
i got something, gonna give you the word,
i'm interested if you have heard,
i don't really mean to bring you right down,
the safest place for you's way under the ground,
a "hot somethin'" that you never been told,
told, you been told, you been told, you been told, you been told, you been told.
Rich world, poor world, fewer places every day to hide,
rich world, poor world, i like it better on the western side,
a growing epidemic of ignorance been keeping me on the run,
with a jaded ear and a whole lot of fear, we're gonna wither up one by one.
i got something that you never been told,
gonna have trouble just tryin' to get old,
i got something that you never heard,
come on now, just spread the word,
i got somethin', gonna make you hip,
now don't go blabbin' and let it slip,
for what you got i think you over paid,
i'm afraid, i'm afraid, i'm afraid, i'm afraid.
"hi there little starving asian child with bloated belly, open sores, and look of despair. my, you are hungry, aren't you? you know, i'd love to help you get enough nutrition to perpetuate your misery a little further, but right now i've just got to finish this thesis on the divine right of kings. see you tomorrow."
"hi there little golden greekette, capri-bound modern venus, with fenced beach and medically transformed nose and midriff... i know how heartbroken you are that your best friend beat you to paris for the unveiling of the latest fashions, and i'd love to console you but, you see, i lost my right leg yesterday trying to scrounge up a shot of antibiotics. oh well..."
Rich world, poor world, everyday it's gettin' modified.
rich world, poor world, i like it better on the western side,
a growing epidemic of ignorance been keepin' us on the run,
with a jaded ear and a whole lot of fear, we're gonna wither up one by one.
i heard somethin', gonna make you blue,
don't get excited cause you know it ain't new,
i got somethin' gonna make you hip,
now don't go blabbin' and let it slip, you hear,
now i don't mean to be bringing' you down,
you won't be safe till you're layin' in the ground,
for what you got i think you overpaid,
A little boy sat crying on the floor
His daddy won't be coming home no more
He cannot reason why
His daddy had to die
And the Minstrel Boy's not singing any more.
So play violin, play
Play 'til the night is over
Music will wash away all your sorrow.
At seventeen he thought he'd never cry
And then his angel had to say goodbye
But living must go on
To face another dawn
And the Minstrel Boy's not singing any more.
So play violin, play
Play 'til the night is over
Music will wash away all your sorrow.
A moment later, life was just a dream
Remembering the things he'd done and seen
He now can reason why
He soon will have to die
And the Minstrel Boy's not singing any more.
The reverend who doesn't exist 'till you need him smiles understandingly
McCartney and Lennon just paid all the bills and made Great Britain free
And the Pink Wine Sparkles in the Glass know
How small can the world be as seen through Cleveland
Different patterns that's tall
I like them all
A bunch of young fellows from way down under led a journey that never could be
And NY no longer means New York City 'cause he once said hello to me
And the Pink Wine Sparkles in the Glass know
How small can the world be as seen through Cleveland
Different patterns that's tall
I like them all
The colour of skin still beats education
And christmas is a time to sell
And all that we know can soon be forgotten
Because what we don't know we can't tell
And the Pink Wine Sparkles in the Glass know
How small can the world be as seen through Cleveland
Different patterns that's tall
Meet my lady every morning half past nine when the bells begin to ring,
Looking out the window down the road and I see the same damn thing,
Three days to get it on, three days to get it off and three more days to die,
And I'm six feet down and I'm asking the good Lord up in heaven
You can't find all the answers if you're always standing in the rain,
And once the chance goes by it just might not come round again,
Three days to build it up, three days to tear it down and three more days to die,
And I'm still six feet down still wonderin', prayin' and asking
We gotta have a reason and you know it
Freedom, paint me a picture,
Show it to me right now, Freedom, paint me a picture,
Where are you freedom
Meet my lady every morning half past nine when the bells begin to ring,
Looking out the window down the road and I see the same damn thing,
Three days to get it on, three days to get it off and three more days to die,
And I'm six feet down and I'm asking the good Lord up in heaven
Why,
She loves me like a brother
When I'm standing by her side
She loves me like a brother
There's nothing that she won't confide.
I been standing by, watching the young thing growing
And quite frankly, I don't like what I see
I could give you lessons on how you should treat her
Cause she means so much to me
She comes to me crying when she gets down and out
Talkin' ‘bout something bad you put her through
Not gonna stand for the lies of a man
Gonna wipe away her tears
Through a woman's roughest years.
I been hearin' stories and some nasty rumors
‘bout the way you've been out tomcat'n round
Better stay away now from my prize possession
If you plan to cover that much ground
She comes to me crying when she gets down and out
Sayin' what a loser you can be
Not gonna stand for the lies of a man
Gonna wipe away her tears through the woman's roughest years.
Don't you hurt her
I'm not gonna stand for it
Don't you hurt her
It's me that you're dealing with.
She loves me like a brother
When I'm standing by her side
She loves me like a brother
TAKE ONE AWAY
WRITERS BURTON CUMMINGS, BILL IVENIUK
One cloudless morning
was it day or night
The sun and the moon were bright
Take one away
Two holy sisters lost in the desert dry
From the weight the old mule will die
Take one away
Oh mama sit down, I think it's time you knew
The day I first came to you, I was dead on arrival
And now I can hear you pleading on the radio
Mama I've joined the church you know
And I've been passing out bibles
Take one away
Three babies conceived
She couldn't afford them all
The curtain begins to fall
Take one away
Five o'clock in the morning
aw just an hour ago
She might have been alive you know
They took one away
Oh mama sit down, I think it's time you knew
The day I first came to you, I was dead on arrival
And now I can hear you pleading on the radio
Mama I've joined the church you know
And I've been passing out bibles
Take one away
Oh mama sit down, I think it's time you knew
The day I first came to you I was dead on arrival
And now I can hear you pleading on the radio
Mama I've joined the church you know
And I've been passing out bibles
I told you long ago
To stop comin' round
Your drinking and your gambling
Are a constant down
You're mock educated
And you're mock well read
Your mouth keeps moving
Not a word gets said
And it drags me down
To see you mess yourself this way
And I moan for you
Seems like I can't live with you
But I can't live without you
I know that time will never change you
So there's just no sense in living anymore
Remember at the start, we had the world by the tail
Seems like nothing we two could try just ever could fail
Then the lovin' slipped away and you stood by and you just let it
Someday I know that you'll regret it
When they send that pain on back to you
The lovin' fires burned cold, with only ashes left behind
Guess your kisses made me blind
Cause then the magic disappeared and
You stood by and you just let it
Someday I know that you'll regret it
When someone else goes and steps all over you
Seems like I can't live with you
But I can't live without you
I know that time will never change you
Vote for Dan, Danny's the man
If anyone can Dan can,
He's the boy, honest and fine
Danny can turn all your water to wine
He's got that certain something everybody should try
Comes from always diggin' himself
So take that special moment from the right time of day
And live it till there's nothing left of it.
Said it before, say it again
Once you've been gone, It's so hard to go home
Nights for free, days for a dime
Don't get a bonus for blowin' your time
You're missin' out on something everybody should try
Gettin' round to diggin' yourself
So take that special moment from the right time of day
And live it till there's nothing left of it
You've paid for the things you know
You'll keep on payin' with time
Don't look for the "Ho, Ho, Ho"
Along with reason and rhyme
Sure like to boogie after death comes callin'
Sure like rockin' when I'm far away
"Ooh Pooh Pah Doo" is lettin' Jesse watch the heavens
Paint another picture while you're turning grey
Everything I knew about was always American
Skip a stone lightly and you'll be okay
Never really get my rockin' feet to movin'
Till somebody's singing "Not Fade Away"
Got mystery train fever, and I'm a believer
And go down Moses, and I'll send you red roses
Despair, and death at an early age
You sang about truckin' and the band had it movin'
If you were a lizard then you might be gone
A little self-indulgence never moved a mountain
Don't need the fiddler yellin' "Yeah, right on!"
You're my angel from a wet salvation
You can buy and sell me so you shine me on
Your mama worked hard and the acid made you think about it
Why, mother water, are the days all gone
Got mystery train fever, and I'm a believer
And go down Moses, and I'll send you red roses
Hey man, follow your daughter home
Hey man, follow your daughter home
Hey man, follow your daughter home
Keep her out of trouble
Follow your daughter home
Staying out late in the bar with the bad men
Follow your daughter home
Keep her out of mischief
Follow your daughter home
What are the boys like she's staying and sleeping with
Follow your daughter home
Watch her
Hey man, follow your daughter home
Hey man, follow your daughter home
Keep her out of mischief
Follow your daughter home
What are the boys like she's running and dancing with
Follow your daughter home
Is she still a virgin
Follow your daughter home
Staying out late with the boys past midnight
Follow your daughter home
Tie her up
Hey man, follow your daughter home
Hey man, follow your daughter home
Keep her out of trouble
Follow your daughter home
Staying out late in the bar with the bad men
Follow your daughter home
Keep her out of mischief
Follow your daughter home
You're asking lots of questions 'bout the boys she's sleeping with
Follow your daughter home
Watch her, watch her
Hey man, follow your daughter home
Hey man, follow your daughter home
Lovely young woman, now
Hey man, follow your daughter home
Hey man, follow your daughter home
Watch her
Gary lives with Rosie
And Be Bop got something old and something new
I got something fine for you every minute now
If you wanna sit right down and stick it all right through.
They were gettin' tired of Johnny and all the big boys from N.Y.C.
They say "Jump on board pretty baby"
And I don't know but it seems like it might be a pretty good buzz to me.
They'll help you and they'll hurt you
You're asked to leave so much behind
They say forget about tomorrow
And concentrate on everything you know you're gonna find.
So move over red robin,
Have you got room for one more that just can't seem to win ...
There's no sense denying
That's your best reason on Earth for crying
Those days will never be 'round again.
There's Jackie and there's Brian
Then there's four, then there's five, and then a couple more
You be a good boy and don't drink too much I'll show you something, maybe one trick
Later on, maybe a couple more.
So step right up and put your music where your mouth is
The pretty boys can make room for one more that just can't seem to win
There's no sense denying that's the reason they found you crying
Your chance will never be 'round again.
But I'll help you in the meantime
Total up just what they're worth when they're gone
If you don't get it right the first time
I'll help you take one more crack at it much, much later on.
Anybody here see the noise, see the fear and commotion?
I think we missed it
Anybody here see the love, see the hate being motioned?
Don't give me no hand me down shoes
Don't give me no hand me down love
Don't give me no hand me down world
I got one already
Anybody here see the long distance cheer for the notion?
I think we missed it
Anybody here see the sky weeping tears for the ocean?
Don't give me no hand me down shoes
Don't give me no hand me down love
Don't give me no hand me down world
I got one already
Anybody here see the fuzzy-wuzzy loving cup explosion?
I think we missed it
Anybody here see the changing of the year-end emotion?
Don't give me no hand me down shoes
Don't give me no hand me down love
Don't give me no hand me down world
I got one already
(Don't give me no hand me down world)
I don't really need it and I'm not gonna take it
(Don't give me no hand me down world)
Don't give it to me 'cause I really don't want it
(Don't give me no hand me down world)
I don't wanna take it and I really don't need it, now
(Don't give me no hand me down world)
I don't wanna take it and I really don't need it
(Don't give me no hand me down world)
Don't wanna take it, don't wanna take it 'cause I don't wanna need it
(Don't give me no hand me down world)
You know I don't want it, know I don't need it
(Don't give me no hand me down world)
You know I don't want it, know I don't need it
(Don't give me no hand me down world)
You know I don't want it and I'm not gonna take it
(Don't give me no hand me down world)
Don't wanna take it 'cause I don't really need it
(Don't give me no hand me down world)
Thinkin' 'bout the people gone by
Screamin' that I don't wanna die
Well, you can push your head
But don't you push it too far
Thinkin' 'bout it's here and it's real
Wonderin' how I really should feel
Well, you can sell your soul
But don't you sell it too cheap
Hang on to your life, life, life
Hang on to your life
Thinkin' 'bout betraying a friend
We're thinkin' 'bout delaying the end
Well, you can ride the wind
But don't you ride it too high
Hang on to your life
Hang on to your life
Hang on to your life, life, life
Hang on to your life
Hang on to your life, life, life
Hang on to your life
Hang on to your life, life, life
Hang on to your life
Hang on to your life, life, life
Hang on to your life
Hang on to your life, life, life
{They gaped upon me with their mouths
As a ravening and a roaring lion
I am poured out like water
And all my bones are out of joint}
{My heart is like wax
It is melted in the midst of my bowels
My strength is dried up like a potsherd
And my tongue cleaveth to my jaws
You don't believe that this whole universe
Could be inside your little sister's purse
You don't believe you're just a living glob
Like Lucy, Freddy, Ricky, Frank, and Bob.
We're life in the bloodstream, baby
That's the natural progression
We're life in the bloodstream
I hope the little boy don't fall and skin his knee.
Ain't it hard when you discover
Your energy has to leave you for another
Don't it make you wanna lay down and cry
When they tell you it's time you have to die.
We're life in the bloodstream, baby
That's the natural progression
We're life in the bloodstream
Miss Fudge is only waiting for a man to come her way
she has been waiting 80 years for Mr. Maple but he doesn't know that she is waiting too
it's nothing new
Mr. Maple gets up early every morning cooks his breakfast all alone the house is cold
He needs a woman's hand to comfort him in his reclining years
He overhears
The people on the street they pass him by and sort of snicker
In his younger years he should have been a little quicker
For in the hand of someone he could love but who's to judge
If he'll ever have a meeting with Miss Fudge
Miss Fudge's hopes were fading that a man would come her way
She had been darning no ones socks and when the years crept up her misery
Just slowly pushed her on
And now she's gone
Mr Maple's life alone was just too much for him to bear
And in his heart he knew there'd never be someone to comfort him at times he cried
And then he died
But everything is better now
They're both at last together
The question now is answered for all those who wondered whether
They each at last had found a friend and if they did misjudge
You know that you're steppin' on me
Draggin' my bone to bed
You know that you're real politely
Kickin' me right in my head
But I want to move
So leave me alone
Distress me
And give somebody else your own kind of lovin'
Your kind of movin'
You're kinda thinkin' about the wrong things too
Good-bye my baby
Make em, make em, make em bounce to this
Make em, make em, make em bounce to this
Make em, make em, make em bounce to this
Make em, make em, make em bounce to this
Make em, make em, make em bounce to this
(Verse 1 -Squeak Ru)
Money, hoes and narcotics
Bitches, switches and hydraulics
Got to fill my cup to the rim
My chances of livin is gettin slim
'cause ahh, niggas playa hate me
Now the YGs think they can take me
They think the big homie got soft
But as soon as they freak, I'm lettin off, nigga
(Verse 2 -Binky Mack)
Hoo-ridin on you bustas, whuuuuut
We don't know you
Commit to sayin gangsta and throwin up the W
Always saggin wit my drink in hand
And when a nigga talks shit that's when he hits the fan
Breakin laws for the cause is a habit
Up in ya spot, jack move, I gots to have it
Break bread wit my nigga split
And all I'm thinkin 'bout is gettin rich, so...
Chorus:
Guess who just stepped out the smog...
...it's Connect Gang, nigga, 'bout to take em all
Guess who just stepped out the smog...
...AllFrumThaI 'bout to break these niggas off
Your money or your life, nigga
Don't make me have to put these caps in ya
'cause I, I gots to get paid, nigga
Won't stop till they put me in my grave, nigga
(Verse 3 -Squeak Ru)
All I can dream is the undreamable
All I can think is the unthinkable
Explodin like a goddamn bomb
Niggas be alarmed, the Fat Man spread like napalm
All my thoughts is suicidal
My hand is the groom and the 9 is the bridal
Open up the door to my world
Watch the blood rush my vein
While my brain twirls
It only takes one shot from the heater
I got the remedy for your feva
No pills, no cough drops
Just a nine millimeter wit the (shoot)
It don't stop, so...
Chorus
(Verse 4 -Binky Mack)
Now I bounce thru my town... whuuuut, a nigga fresh out
Lil' homies never seen befo', banged out
Used to hustle, shootin craps and shit
Now a nigga spittin raps, gettin snaps and shit
Check the cigar for the flaws wit the top back
Right color in the wrong hood, so I stay strapped
AllFrumThaI appears like hocuspocus
Hoes that acted bogus now they all up on us
Not give it here, don't hold back
Nigga doin big thangs like I got the sack
And it's like that and it just don't stop
Binky Mack from town it's that that 500 Block, so...
Tell your city slicking' cousin
Lay that peppermint twister down
She's been shakin' up my biscuits
Draggin' my feet all over town
There's some bacon in the kitchen
And a clean towel behind the door
Yes I'll meet you at the warehouse
Then I'll never see you no more
And it's too much for me
All that lovin' for one man
Yeah she's too much for me
But I'll do the best I can
She used to call me "Rascal"
Though, I was in love before
Then you moved in next door
Pretty blue eyes
Pretty blue eyes
All the guys in the neighborhood
Keep saying that you sure look good
With your blue eyes
Pretty blue eyes
Saw you from my window
My heart skipped a beat
Wanna sit on your doorstep
So now I can meet
Pretty blue eyes
Please come out today
So I can tell you, what I have to say
That I love you, love you
What will become of the watcher
Whatever will happen to his soul
What will become of the watcher
When the band packs up
When the lights go out
When the band packs up and goes home
Left him sitting at his table
He could no longer raise his cane
All the people missed his message
When the band packed up
When the lights went out
When the band packed up and went home
His only friends lay in the ashtray
Each night he'd call them out by name
Before him always sat the same glass
And the townfolk thought him quite insane
What will become of the watcher
Will no one dig a grave for his soul
Whatever will become of the watcher
When the lights go out
When the lights go out
(Cummings)
Gonna leave the city
Leave my woman troubles far behind
Gonna leave the city
Leave my woman troubles far behind
One time she say she love me
Next day treat me so unkind....
I hop down to the station
Get me a leavin' ticket just one way
I hop down to the station
Get me a leavin' ticket just one way
One time she say she love me
So I packed my bags and I said I'm goin' away
Out of Toronto on the next flight I was gone
And it felt so good when I called my folks
But nothing like it felt to be alone
Lost and found town
You look so good to me
Lost and found town
You're all I'll ever see
Now I'm writin' songs for a rock and roll band
Seein' places, people from a different stand
Countin' my time
And it's still the feeling of being alone
Lost and found town
You look so good to me
Lost and found town
Have a disease-free summer in Asia
Have a good old roughy tumble in Japan
Have a disease-free winter in Dauphin
And lie down
Lie down
Why is it not good enough for you
It is genuine
Born in years of later forties
Never pampered, or advised it was wise
To be chasin' after something bright and tawny
If you totaled up the score and found
That my side of the board was winning
Then my ex-friend you might be a loser
I'm too damn surly to be forgiven
Too damned unstable to be left all alone
Too damn lucky to be livin' the life I am
And livin' the life I'm lookin'at
Why is it not good enough for you
(B. Cummings - D. Troiano)
Rosanne, I gotta take it on the lam,
What do you think you been doin'
Rosanne, you need another kind of man,
What do you think you been doin'
I left my evil ways back in my burnin' days
Nights were spent just to hold you,
You left your lovin' charms in someone else's arms
What do you think you been doin', you're my ruin,
Rosanne.
The way a lovebird flies a foolish heart just dies,
Trapped in your situation,
There's nothin' I can say, I guess it's been that way
Since the dawn of creation,
Rosanne, I gotta take it on the lam,
What do you think you been doing'
Rosanne, you need another kind of man,
What do you think you been doing', you're my ruin, Rosanne.
Could have prevented all this, if we had taken the time,
Could have prevented all this, if we had made up our minds,