1. |
Crazy
03:56
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I've got a pocket full of holes
Head in the clouds the king of fools
You've got a ribbon of rainbows
The sun in your eyes burning through
Could be I'm happy and sad
Could be I'm losing my head over you
Well, you've gotta be crazy, baby
To want a guy like me, yeah
You've gotta be out of your mind, crazy
So if I'm dreaming don't wake me tonight
If this is all wrong I don't want it right
'Cause you're the one sure thing
When I get lost in the game once again
Hey, I'm a lucky guy
Without a reason and I don't understand
Well, you've gotta be crazy, baby
To want a guy like me, yeah
You've gotta be out of your mind, crazy
Well, there must be some kind of mistake
To give your heart away, yeah
You've gotta be out of your mind, crazy
I've got a pocket full of holes
Head in the clouds the king of fools
You've got a ribbon of rainbows
The sun in your eyes burning through
Could be I'm happy and sad
Could be I'm losing my head over you
Well, you've gotta be crazy, baby
To want a guy like me, yeah
You've gotta be out of your mind, crazy
Well, there must be some kind of mistake
To give your heart away, yeah
You've gotta be out of your mind, crazy
Well, you've gotta be crazy, baby
To want a guy like me, yeah
You've gotta be out of your mind, crazy
Well, there must be some kind of mistake
To give your heart away, yeah
You've gotta be out of your mind, crazy
Well you've gotta be crazy baby
To want a guy like me, yeah
You've gotta be crazy, baby
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2. |
That Thing You Do!
02:45
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You......Doing that thing you do
Breakin' my heart into a million pieces
Like you always do
And you...Don't mean to be cruel
You never even knew, about the heartache
I've been going through
When I'm trying and try to forget you girl
But it's just so hard to do
Everytime you do that thing you do
I, know all the games you play
And I'm gonna find a way to let you know that
You'll be mine someday
'Cause we...Could be happy can't you see
If you'd only let me be the one to hold you
And keep you here with me
Cause I try and try to forget you girl
But it's just so hard to do
Everytime you do that thing you do
I don't ask a lot
(I don't ask a lot)
But I know one thing for sure
(Know one thing for sure)
It's the love that I haven't got girl
And I just can't take it anymore
Cause we...Could be happy can't you see
If you'd only let me be the one to hold you
And keep you here with me
Cause it hurts me so just to see you go
Around with someone new
And if I know you you're doing that thing
Everyday just doing that thing
I can't take you doing that thing you do
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As the sunset turns to gold
And we’ll stop doing what we’ve been told
And as the moon lights up your eyes, girl
I’ll keep sending you flowers
Because your vision makes a sound
When I’ve had you on my mind
When all the folks think is "my, my, my"
I’ll keep sending you flowers
I will send them and you’ll wonder
Am I right to play that tune?
I will send them and you’ll wonder
Do I have your heart in mind?
Because your eyes just can’t escape me
When we’ve danced just as before
Then I’ll tell you what I want to
I’ll keep sending your flowers
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A very old friend came by today
'Cause he was telling everyone in town
Of the love that he just found
And Marie's the name of his latest flame
He talked and talked and I heard him say
That she had the longest blackest hair
The prettiest green eyes anywhere
And Marie's the name of his latest flame
Though I smiled, the tears inside were burning
I wished him luck and then he said goodbye
He was gone but still his words kept returning
What else was there for me to do but cry
Would you believe that yesterday
This girl was in my arms and swore to me
She'd be mine eternally
And Marie's the name of his latest flame
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5. |
Adirondack Hills
04:24
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We went driving through those Adirondack hills
Lookin’ for some kind of Adirondack thrill
We were wild and nobody could tame us
Livin’ free and nobody could change us
The smell of the pines on a star-lit night
But one fine day up there I came upon a girl
Her dark brown hair shone brighter than anything in this world
If at first I tried to resist her
Now I just want to constantly kiss her
Underneath the beauty of a star-lit night
We went driving through those Adirondack hills
We went driving through those Adirondack hills
Lookin’ for some kind of Adirondack thrill
We were wild and nobody could tame us
Livin’ free and nobody could change us
The smell of the pines on a star-lit night
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6. |
Rosy & Grey
05:41
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I want to take a streetcar downtown, Read Henry Miller and wander around
And drink some Guinness from a tin, 'Cause my U.I. cheque has just come in
Ah, where you been... because
Chorus:
Everything is coming up rosy and grey - Ah, the wind is cold but the smell of snow warms me today
And your smile is fine and it's just like mine and it won't go away, 'cause Everything is rosy and grey
You've been under my skin for more than eight years,
It's been eight years of laughter and eight years of tears
And I don't know what the future can hold, or will do, for me and you
But I'm a much better man for having known you, Yeah, you know that's true, because...
Chorus
Break:
Well, I've been told that there's a sucker born every day - Well, I wonder who, yeah, I wonder who
Maybe the one who doesn't realize there's a thousand shades of grey
'Cause I know that's true, yes I do, I know that's true - How about you?
Well, they're picking up trash and they're putting down roads,
And they're brokering stocks, the class-struggle explodes
And I'll play this guitar just the best that I can, Well, maybe I'm not and maybe I am,
Who gives a damn?
Chorus
Well, I've kissed you in France and I've kissed you in Spain
And I've kissed you in places I'd better not name
And I've seen the sun go down on Sacre Coeur
But I like it much better going down on you
Ah, you know that's true
Chorus
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7. |
Dead Flowers
04:55
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Well, when you're sitting there in your silk upholstered chair
Talkin' to some rich folk that you know
Well, I hope you won't see me in my ragged company
Well, you know I could never be alone
Take me down little Susie, take me down
I know you think you're the queen of the underground
And you can send me dead flowers every morning
Send me dead flowers by the mail
Send me dead flowers to my wedding
And I won't forget to put roses on your grave
Well, when you're sitting back in your rose pink Cadillac
Making bets on Kentucky Derby Day
Ah, I'll be in my basement room with a needle and a spoon
And another girl to take my pain away
Take me down little Susie, take me down
I know you think you're the queen of the underground
And you can send me dead flowers every morning
Send me dead flowers by the mail
Send me dead flowers to my wedding
And I won't forget to put roses on your grave
Take me down little Susie, take me down
I know you think you're the queen of the underground
And you can send me dead flowers every morning
Send me dead flowers by the U.S. Mail
Say it with dead flowers in my wedding
And I won't forget to put roses on your grave
No, I won't forget to put roses on your grave
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8. |
Kathy Under the Stars
04:47
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I was sitting there, watching TV
Kathy came and sat on my knee
She put her finger in my ear
But I pulled it out so I could hear
What the newsman on the television said
He said the king of rock' n roll was dead
And in the spooky television light
She said, "Don't ever forget this night."
I was lovin' Kathy under the stars, the night that Elvis died
I was lovin' Kathy under the stars, the night that Elvis died
As we walked across the dew wet field
I never ever thought she would yield
To my young body's aching desire
For an older woman's well banked fire
By the left hand I was led
To the place that we would make our bed
And embracing in the blue moonlight
She said, "Don't ever forget this night."
I was lovin' Kathy under the stars, the night that Elvis died
I was lovin' Kathy under the stars, the night that Elvis died
She was eighteen, and I was seventeen
I found out then what passion could mean
I thought I loved her, but I didn't know how
I don't love her when I see her now
With the 8-track turned up loud
She made a young man feel strong and proud
And in the coolness of the morning light
She said, "Don't ever forget this night."
I was lovin' Kathy under the stars, the night that Elvis died
I was lovin' Kathy under the stars, the night that Elvis died
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9. |
'Cuz I Love You
03:24
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‘Cuz I love you – I can laugh through all the pain
‘Cuz I love you – hear me chuckle in the rain
So many people have tried to put me down
They’ll never understand the true love that I’ve found
‘Cuz I love you – (‘Cuz I love you) - I will be yours for all time
‘Cuz I love you – (‘Cuz I love you) - our future will be just fine
‘Cuz I love you – (‘Cuz I love you) - I can laugh through all the pain
‘Cuz I love you – (‘Cuz I love you) - hear me chuckle in the rain
We’re so much older now, we’re bound to pass the test
And though I’m bad with words, this time I must confess
That I love you – (that I love you) - let me walk you down that aisle
And say “I love you” (I love you) - to that girl that makes me smile
‘Cuz I love you – (‘Cuz I love you) - there is nothing I won’t do
To prove I love you – (‘Cuz I love you) - I’ll be your champion true & blue
I’ve made my mind up now, it’s you I want for keeps
So hold on tight now girl, this is not the time to weep
‘Cuz I love you….
‘Cuz I love you….
‘Cuz I love you….
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10. |
Sometime in the Morning
02:56
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Sometime in the morning
A simple thought may occur to you,
And you hold her,
And tell her all the things you never told her
Your love has shown me things
I never thought I could see
I didn't know (I didn't know)
It could be done so easily now I know (now I know)
You're where it is for me
Sometime in the evening
You're sitting there by the fireside
And she'll touch you
And you'll realize how much you never knew before,
How much you couldn't see
You didn't know (you didn't know)
It could be done so easily now you know
She's all a girl could be
Now in her childlike eyes
You see the beauty there
You know it was always there
And you need no longer wear a disguise
Sometime in the morning
You'll just reach out and she will be there,
Close as the summer air
Sometime in the morning (she will be there) she will be there
Sometime in the morning (she will be there) she will be there
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11. |
I Threw it All Away
03:52
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I once held her in my arms
She said she would always stay
But I was cruel
I treated her like a fool
I threw it all away
Once I had mountains in the palm of my hand
And rivers that ran through every day
I must have been mad
I never knew what I had
Until I threw it all away
Love is all there is, it makes the world go 'round
Love and only love, it can't be denied
No matter what you think about it
You just won't be able to do without it
Take a tip from one who's tried
So if you find someone that gives you all of her love
Take it to your heart, don't let it stray
For one thing that's certain
You will surely be a-hurtin'
If you throw it all away
If you throw it all away
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12. |
Backseat Driver
02:16
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I was driving down the road,
I was driving down the highway
90 miles an hour, I said "Nobody get in my way."
My baby was riding in the passenger side,
She said "Maybe next time we go for a ride –
you'll watch where you're driving!"
Oooh, I was riding
with a BACKSEAT DRIVER, yeah.
If I turned to the left,
She said "Turn to the right."
“Speed up - Slow down!"
It went on like that all night.
This back seat driving, is driving me insane
She said "Whoa, honey, you're in the wrong lane. You better back up, .
We're gonna crack up, baby!" BACKSEAT DRIVER, yea!
So, I tried.to please her, I tried driving slowly…
I tried not to tease her…but what do you know
…she strapped on her safety belt,
She shut her eyes up tight,
She said, "Baby, when will you ever get it right? …
“You're driving too fast,
I want this ride to last
You missed the red light,
that's it for tonight!"
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13. |
In Dreams
02:50
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A candy-colored clown they call the sandman
Tiptoes to my room every night
Just to sprinkle stardust and to whisper
Go to sleep, everything is alright
I close my eyes then I drift away
Into the magic night, I softly say
A silent prayer like dreamers do
Then I fall asleep to dream my dreams of you
In dreams I walk with you
In dreams I talk to you
In dreams you're mine all of the time
We're together in dreams, in dreams
But just before the dawn
I awake and find you gone
I can't help it
I can't help it
If I cry
I remember that you said goodbye
It's too bad that all these things
Can only happen in my dreams
Only in dreams
In beautiful dreams
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14. |
Without You
05:36
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No, I can't forget this evening
Or your face as you were leaving
But I guess that's just the way the story goes
You always smile but in your eyes your sorrow shows
Yes, it shows
No, I can't forget tomorrow
When I think of all my sorrows
When I had you there but then I let you go
And now it's only fair that I should let you know
What you should know
I can't live, if living is without you
I can't live, I can't give any more
Can't live, if living is without you
I can't give, I can't give any more
Well, I can't forget this evening
Or your face as you were leaving
But I guess that's just the way the story goes
You always smile but in your eyes your sorrow shows
Yes, it shows
Can't live, if living is without you
I can't live, I can't give anymore
I can't live, if living is without you
I can't live, I can't give anymore
(Living is without you)
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15. |
Bomber's Lullaby
03:33
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We love to walk
Hands in claw
Along the festering fusion shore
We step in mud and flesh and gore
And every second I love you more
I love the way your hair falls, down around your shoulders
Around the floor and around those boulders
I love the way you hold your head
It looks real good hung beside the bed
I love the way your veins show
I love the way your eyes glow
One is red and one is white
And I can read by their shining light
And when you cry
It’s quite obscene
To see not tears of kerosene
Your nails are black
Your lips are blue
And you skin has got an azure hue
But you are still the girl I knew
Deep inside lurks the essential you
But as I try to feel your pain
I stick my hand inside your brain
And now I know will never be the same
Because yesterday the bombers came
Oh my mutated dove
Oh my radioactive love
Here let me kiss your rubber glove
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16. |
Eve of Destruction
04:30
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The Eastern world, it is explodin'
Violence flarin', bullets loadin'
You're old enough to kill but not for votin'
You don't believe in war, but what's that gun you're totin'?
And even the Jordan river has bodies floatin'
But you tell me over and over and over again my friend
Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction
Don't you understand what I'm trying to say?
Can't you feel the fear that I'm feeling today?
If the button is pushed, there's no running away
There'll be no one to save with the world in a grave
Take a look around you boy, it's bound to scare you, boy
But you tell me over and over and over again, my friend
Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction
Yeah, my blood's so mad, feels like coagulatin'
I'm sittin' here just contemplatin'
I can't twist the truth, it knows no regulation
Handful of Senators don't pass legislation
And marches alone can't bring integration
When human respect is disintegratin'
This whole crazy world is just too frustratin'
And you tell me over and over and over again my friend
Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction
Think of all the hate there is in Red China
Then take a look around to Selma, Alabama
Ah, you may leave here for four days in space
But when you return, it's the same old place
The poundin' of the drums, the pride and disgrace
You can bury your dead but don't leave a trace
Hate your next door neighbor but don't forget to say grace
And you tell me over and over and over and over again my friend
You don't believe we're on the eve of destruction
You don't believe we're on the eve of destruction
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17. |
Going Underground
03:41
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Some people might say my life is in a rut
But I'm quite happy with what I got
People might say that I should strive for more
But I'm so happy I can't see the point
Somethings happening here today
A show of strength with your boys brigade
And I'm so happy and you're so kind
You want more money of course I don't mind
To buy nuclear textbooks for atomic crimes
And the public gets what the public wants
But I want nothing this society's got
I'm going underground (going underground)
Well the brass bands play and feet start to pound
Going underground (going underground)
Well let the boys all sing and the boys all shout for tomorrow
Some people might get some pleasure out of hate
Me, I've enough already on my plate
People might need some tension to relax
Me, I'm too busy dodging between the flak
What you see is what you get
You've made your bed, you better lie in it
You choose your leaders and place your trust
As their lies wash you down and their promises rust
You'll see kidney machines replaced by rockets and guns
And the public wants what the public gets
But I don't get what this society wants
I'm going underground (going underground)
Well the brass bands play and feet start to pound
Going underground (going underground)
So let the boys all sing and the boys all shout for tomorrow
We talk and talk until my head explodes
I turn on the news and my body froze
The braying sheep on my TV screen
Make this boy shout, make this boy scream!
Going underground
Going underground!
I'm going underground!
I'm going underground!
These braying sheep on my TV screen
Make this boy shout, make this boy scream!
Going underground (going underground)
Well, let the brass bands play and feet start to pound
Going underground (going underground)
Well, let the boys all sing and let the boys all shout
Going underground (going underground)
Well, let the brass bands play and feet go pow, pow, pow
Going underground (going underground)
So let the boys all sing and let the boys all shout for tomorrow
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18. |
Fall On Me
02:57
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There's a problem, feathers, iron
Bargain buildings, weights and pulleys
Feathers hit the ground before the weight can leave the air
Buy the sky and sell the sky and tell the sky and tell the sky
Don't fall on me (what is it up in the air for?) (it's gonna fall)
Fall on me (if it's there for long) (it's gonna fall)
Fall on me (it's over, it's over me) (it's gonna fall)
There's the progress we have found (when the rain)
A way to talk around the problem (when the children reign)
Building towered foresight (keep your conscience in the dark)
Buy the sky and sell the sky and bleed the sky and tell the sky
Don't fall on me (what is it up in the air for?) (it's gonna fall)
Fall on me (if it's there for long) (it's gonna fall)
Fall on me (it's over, it's over me) (it's gonna fall)
Don't fall on me
Well, I could keep it above
But then it wouldn't be sky anymore
So if I send it to you, you've got to promise to keep it whole
Buy the sky and sell the sky and lift your arms up to the sky
And ask the sky and ask the sky
Don't fall on me (what is it up in the air for?) (it's gonna fall)
Fall on me (if it's there for long) (it's gonna fall)
Fall on me (it's over, it's over me) (it's gonna fall)
Don't fall on me (what is it up in the air for?) (it's gonna fall)
Fall on me (if it's there for long) (it's gonna fall)
Fall on me (it's over, it's over me) (it's gonna fall)
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19. |
Shooting Star
05:48
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Well Johnny was a schoolboy
When he heard his first Beatles song
'Love Me Do' I think it was
From then it didn't take him long
Got himself a guitar
Used to play every night
Now he's in a rock 'n' roll outfit
And everything's alright
Don't you know? Don't you know?
Johnny told his Mama
"Hey, Mama, I'm goin' away
I'm gonna hit the big time
Gonna be a big star someday"
Mama came to the door
With a teardrop in her eye
Johnny said, "Don't cry Mama
Smile and wave goodbye"
Don't you know?
Don't you know that you are a shooting star?
Don't you know that you are a shooting star?
And all the world will love you just as long
Long as you are
Well, Johnny made a record
Went straight up to number one
Suddenly everyone loved
To hear him sing the song
Watchin' the world go by
Surprisin' it goes so fast
Johnny looked around him and said, "Hey
I made the big-time at last, yeah!"
Don't you know that you are a shooting star?
Don't you know that you are a shooting star?
All the world will love you just as long
Long as you are
Don't you know that you are a shooting star?
Don't you know that you are a shooting star?
All the world will love you just as long
Long as you are
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20. |
With God on Our Side
06:19
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Oh my name it ain't nothin'
My age it means less
The country I come from
Is called the Midwest
I was taught and brought up there
The laws to abide
And that land that I live in
Has God on its side
Oh, the history books tell it
They tell it so well
The cavalries charged
The Indians fell
The cavalries charged
The Indians died
Oh, the country was young
With God on its side
The Spanish-American
War had its day
And the Civil War, too
Was soon laid away
And the names of the heroes
I was made to memorize
With guns in their hands
And God on their side
The First World War, boys
It came and it went
The reason for fighting
I never did get
But I learned to accept it
Accept it with pride
For you don't count the dead
When God's on your side
The Second World War
Came to an end
We forgave the Germans
And then we were friends
Though they murdered six million
In the ovens they fried
The Germans now, too
Have God on their side
I've learned to hate the Russians
All through my whole life
If another war comes
It's them we must fight
To hate them and fear them
To run and to hide
And accept it all bravely
With God on my side
But now we got weapons
Of chemical dust
If fire them, we're forced to
Then fire, them we must
One push of the button
And a shot the world wide
And you never ask questions
When God's on your side
Through many a dark hour
I've been thinkin' about this
That Jesus Christ was
Betrayed by a kiss
But I can't think for you
You'll have to decide
Whether Judas Iscariot
Had God on his side.
So now as I'm leavin'
I'm weary as Hell
The confusion I'm feelin'
Ain't no tongue can tell
The words fill my head
And fall to the floor
That if God's on our side
He'll stop the next war
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21. |
Troubled Times
03:42
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When you think you've found something worth holding onto
Were reaching for attention, hoping she would notice you
Collecting bottles and thrown-away cans
Like she was returnable
One day would fill your hands
Ow she loved you, all you imagined
Fit so well into you plans
Maybe one day soon it will all come out
How you dream about each other sometimes
With the memory of how you once gave up
But you made it through the troubled times
Pining away every hour in your room
Rolling with the motion, waiting til it's opportune
Sitting there watching time fly past you
Why do tomorrow
What you could never do
How she loved you
All you imagined
All this shit she put you through
Maybe one day soon it will all come out
How you dream about each other sometimes
With the memory of how you once gave up
But you made it through the troubled times
And it takes a lot of nerve to ask how she is doing
Start with a weak foundation, you will end in ruins
The ways the days and hours pass you'll never understand
Falling like rain through your hands
Maybe one day soon it will all come out
How you dream about each other sometimes
With the memory of how you once gave up
But you made it through the troubled times
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There's a new sun Rising up angry in the sky
And there's a new voice Saying we're not afraid to die
Let the old world make believe It's blind and deaf and dumb
But nothing can change the shape of things to come
There are changes Lying ahead in every road
And there are new thoughts Ready and waiting to explode
When tomorrow is today The bells may toll for some
But nothing can change the shape of things to come
The future's coming in, now Sweet and strong
Ain't no-one going to hold it back for long
There are new dreams Crowding out old realities
There's revolution Sweeping in like a fresh new breeze
Let the old world make believe It's blind and deaf and dumb
But nothing can change the shape of things
But nothing can change the shape of things
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23. |
Signs
04:19
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And the sign said
"Long-haired freaky people
Need not apply"
So I tucked my hair up under my hat
And I went in to ask him why
He said, "You look like a fine upstandin' young man
I think you'll do"
So I took off my hat and said, "Imagine that
Huh, me workin' for you", Whoa
Sign, sign
Everywhere a sign
Blockin' out the scenery
Breakin' my mind
Do this, don't do that
Can't you read the sign?
And the sign said
"Anybody caught trespassin'
Will be shot on sight"
So I jumped on the fence and I yelled at the house
"Hey! What gives you the right
To put up a fence to keep me out
But to keep Mother Nature in?
If God was here, he'd tell you to your face
'Man, you're some kind of sinner'"
Sign, sign
Everywhere a sign
Blockin' out the scenery
Breakin' my mind
Do this, don't do that
Can't you read the sign?
Now, hey you, mister, can't you read?
You got to have a shirt and tie to get a seat
You can't even watch, no, you can't eat
You ain't supposed to be here
The sign said, "You've got to have a membership card
To get inside"
And the sign said
"Everybody welcome
Come in, kneel down and pray"
But when they passed around the plate at the end of it all
I didn't have a penny to pay
So I got me a pen and a paper
And I made up my own little sign
I said, "Thank you, Lord, for thinkin' 'bout me
I'm alive and doin' fine"
Sign, sign
Everywhere a sign
Blockin' out the scenery
Breakin' my mind
Do this, don't do that
Can't you read the sign?
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24. |
The Dogs
01:39
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The dogs, they had a meeting
They came from near and far
And some they came by chariot, and some by motor car
And when they had assembled, according to the book
Each dog took off his asshole
and hung it on a hook
And then the meeting started, complete with ladies choir
'Til some big stupid mongrel
stood up and shouted: "Fire!"
And then the panic started, and without a second look
each dog took any asshole
from any random hook
And that's the only reason
a dog will leave his bone
to sniff another's asshole
in hopes it is his own
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25. |
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As I walk through this wicked world
Searchin' for light in the darkness of insanity
I ask myself, "Is all hope lost?
Is there only pain and hatred and misery?"
And each time I feel like this inside
There's one thing I wanna know
What's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding?
What's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding?
And as I walk on through troubled times
My spirit gets so downhearted sometimes
So where are the strong and who are the trusted?
And where is the harmony, sweet harmony?
'Cause each time I feel it slippin' away
Just makes me wanna cry
What's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding?
What's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding?
So where are the strong and who are the trusted?
And where is the harmony, sweet harmony?
'Cause each time I feel it slippin' away
Just makes me wanna cry
What's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding?
What's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding?
What's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding?
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26. |
Highway Song
04:09
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There are clouds on the horizon
A storm is coming our way
And so for tonight girl
In your bed I will stay
But when you awake
I’ll be gone with the rain
I’ll be back on the highway again
Chorus:
Because I was born on the highway
Walking shoes on my feet
And I get all I need
From the people that I meet
And you should see me as I move along
I’ll be singing my highway song
When the stars are in the night sky
I lay down to rest
By the side of the highway
Is where I sleep best
But when the birds start to singing
My backpack I am swinging
And I am back on the highway again
Chorus repeat
Spoken words:
(One day on the Highway
I’ll take my last step
And I’ll make my last stand
And like so much road kill
On my face I will land…)
I don’t think about tomorrow
And yesterday’s gone
But if there’s a heaven
I hope the road’s wide and long
And when I get to those golden gates
I hope they like my highway song
Chorus repeat
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27. |
Broken Headlight
04:21
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By the light of a broken headlight
I will follow the road North
Past the breakups and the breakdowns
Until I find myself
And I know that I’ll be older
And I know I’ll still be scared
And I don’t know if I’ll like the man
That I find standing there
Chorus:
It’s a long road from here to Timbukto
But that’s as far as I could get away from you
It’s a long way from anywhere to Nome
But the longest roads are the roads that take you home
By the light of a broken headlight
I will follow the road East
Under storm clouds and through blizzards
To the belly of the beast
And you know that I may slay him
But you know he may slay me
Ahh! But until we get there
We’ll have to wait and see
Chorus repeat
By the light of a broken headlight
I will follow the road West
Where the sunrise stings my ears
And the sunset burns my eyes
And when I see that ocean
Well I know that I will cry
Ahh! But when I see the concrete
I may lay down and die
Chorus repeat
By the light of a broken headlight
I will the follow the road South
Past the honky tonks and juke joints
Til I get to your front door
And if you choose to answer
You will find me on my knees
Begging for forgiveness
Baby Please
Chorus repeat
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28. |
Lazarus
05:57
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Hi my name is Lazarus
I once was dead but now I’m well
Yes I was snatched back from the gates of Hell
Yes, I was saved by Jesus literally
I was saved by Jesus
I don’t know why
I was saved by Jesus
I guess he’s just that kind of guy
Know where the hell is Jesus?
I hear he’s living with his pa
And I’m stuck here with a bedroll
And a six-string guitar
That’s why I walk through the
Valley of tears
Because I’ve been alive
For over two thousand years
Because I was saved by Jesus Literally
I was saved by Jesus
I don’t know why
I was saved by Jesus
But oh lord it’s my time to die
I went up to the mountain
And I met Satan there
He promised all I could see
And women gold and fair
He’d teach me domination
And the art of betrayal
Now I’m a million miles from heaven
With the devil on my tail
I went into a tavern
In the darkest part of town
I met a man, with a thorny crown, who looked a little down
I said “hold still Jesus while I pull out that nail
Because I’m a million miles from heaven with the devil on my tail”
This sinner ain’t going to heaven
I’m prepared to bet
But if making love with you
Is as close as I can get
Well that’s alright with me.
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29. |
Edie
04:57
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I remember I cried
When they told me
How Edie had finally died
And if I told you that I knew her
Well then I probably lied
Too many needles and stories
Too many silvery walls
When all I know for certain
Is Edie don’t live here no more
We’re making a film in the morning
Rushes of plastic and pain
Scenes and liquids transforming
We’re shooting then shooting again
There were people who smiled through the make up
And people who lied through their teeth
And Warhol stood pissing above us
As we stood applauding beneath
They were giving us hell
In the Chelsea Hotel
Calling us “misfits for hire”
But Edie knew how to answer
Then she nearly got lost in the fire
So many boys in the morning
So many ghosts in the night
When all she ever needed
Was someone to say: “it’s alright”
A star that shone for a moment
A youthquake mark 10 on the scale
A neon-lit lost generation
Whose mascara was heavy and stale
A hand full of pills, and some unpaid bills
And a need to get more of the pie
A feather and lace Madonna
A child who was yearning to fly
A face too perfect to mention
A soul too heavy to float
Looking for love in faces
Of people who just came to gloat
We helped ourselves to your talent
We helped ourselves to your love
Then stole all your memories as well
I remember I cried when they told me
How Edie had finally died
And if I told you I knew her
Well then I probably lied
Too many needles and stories
Too many silvery walls
When all I know for certain is
Edie don’t live here no more
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30. |
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There are clouds on the horizon
A storm is coming our way
And so for tonight girl
In your bed I will stay
But when you awake
I’ll be gone with the rain
I’ll be back on the highway again
Chorus:
Because I was born on the highway
Walking shoes on my feet
And I get all I need
From the people that I meet
And you should see me as I move along
I’ll be singing my highway song
When the stars are in the night sky
I lay down to rest
By the side of the highway
Is where I sleep best
But when the birds start to singing
My backpack I am swinging
And I am back on the highway again
Chorus repeat
Spoken words:
(One day on the Highway
I’ll take my last step
And I’ll make my last stand
And like so much road kill
On my face I will land…)
I don’t think about tomorrow
And yesterday’s gone
But if there’s a heaven
I hope the road’s wide and long
And when I get to those golden gates
I hope they like my highway song
Chorus repeat
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31. |
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No words can express
The horror I felt
When they stormed the Capitol
A moment was lost
“It can’t happen here”
But they stormed the Capitol
Draped in flags
Of anger and hate
When they stormed our citadel
I was at a loss
Of words and thoughts
When they stormed the Capitol
The cult of a man
“Your ideals be damned!”..
When his followers trashed the Capitol
I hope to see
All things that ought to be, and
Our shining Capitol untarnished upon the hill
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Yod Crewsy/The Dark Marbles Long Lake, New York
former guitarist with the SplatCats (1984-1986) and founding member of the JackLords (1988-1990) and band leader of the Dark Marbles (1987- present)
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