War Babies

In bed sittin' and reading by the t. v. light
Stay away from the window, thunder and lighting
And the rain, the rain keeps fallin' down
That's something that hasn't changed
Yeah, there's something inside me, it's quiet when it rains
At the end of the rainbow, there ain't no pot of gold
And the light in the morning, hardly ever shows
Ain't no easy living, everybody knows
And it's all around us........
70's scenario
She called me a prisoner, in a prison of the mass
She said acceptance from the future, is freedom from the past
And i laugh, and say "that's alright"
Things really ain't that tough
As long as i'm still able, to turn the t.v. off
At the end of the rainbow, there ain't no pot of gold
And the light in the morning, hardly ever shows
Ain't no reason living, everybody knows
And it's all around us........
70's scenario
At the end of the rainbow, there ain't no pot of gold
And the light in the morning, hardly ever shows
Ain't no reason living, everybody knows
And it's all around us........
70's scenario

He's a war baby son of zorro
He's a war baby son of zorro
War baby
Been through momma, the bomb and 'nam
He's a war, he's a war
He's a war
He's a war baby
He's a worn baby, born in '45
He's a torn baby, but he's still alive
Ate puffed wheat, x-rayed his feet
Scared baby, ain't in the atomic age
War baby
Water ice, sleeveless fights, despot, i know, yes, i know
Angel eyes, simoniz, yes, i know
He's a scared baby, afraid of a plane
Hid under his desk in a hundred air raids, scared baby
Dug in dirt, watched wyatt earp, in the atomic age
Led three lives, commie spies, holy joe, holy joe
Go marines, cloverine, yes, i know, yes, i know
He's a war baby son of zorro
He's a war baby son of zorro
War baby
Been through momma, the bomb and 'nam
He's a war, he's a war
He's a war
He's a war baby
He's a war, he's a war baby
He's a war, a war baby.

Oh baby, you know you missed the fight
(he's a trouble maker, he's a trouble man)
Alligator wrecked the bar last night
(he's a trouble maker, he's a trouble man)
I guess he had fun, to some people fun is a drag
Gathers lady had to hitch a ride
(she's a trouble lady, to a trouble man)
She got picked up by some guys in some band
You'd never believe what they did to a fan
They found a 'c' on her back, and a lead guitar strap in her hand
"arrive down on n.t.c. in a blue ford van, wanted for the connection of the
Murder of a man"
Go johnny, do what you want to do
"hey, hey, blue. i here this johnny's band is red hot"
"alright let's check him out"
Go johnny, do what you want to do
So go, johnny
"don't you know i'm a man" (go, go, johnny)
*1-85 thru' the south land (johnny)
"and my fingers are cold, but my managers tan, so watch out"
(go, go johnny)
"on the road in a dangerous van" ( go, go, johnny)
Watch 'em burn thru the south land
With my axe in my hand, watch out , for
*johnny gore and the 'c' eaters band
"holy jesus, look at 'gator up there, he's got johnny gore on
Stage by his hair"
"come on guys, give the gators a hand. i paid two dollars
Just to see this ba, ba, band"
"and i ain't gonna let no loser, put the screw on the show"
"so give us a hand 'gators crazy you know"!
Go johnny, do what you want to do
"hey man, someone throw this dude out of here"
"don't give a damn about his old lady"
Go johnny, do what you want to do
So go johnny
"hey baby, don't you know i'm a man"!
So go johnny
*repeat*

Is it a star, or is it me
You say you believe in
And the nights
When my stage smiles not so wild, and ain't coming easy
Can't you see it's me
All broken down inside
Can't you see it's me
All broken down inside
Can't you see it's me
Honey, you've been dreaming
Then they'll meet you on the streets, and say they've had
A crush on you, for a year or two, maybe three
And they say "hi, how you doing", but is it really me, or you,
You say you believe in
Baby, you've been dreaming
Can't you see it's me
All broken down inside
*can't you see it's me
All broken down inside
Can't you see it's me
All broken down inside
Can't you see it's me
*all broken down inside
Baby, you've been dreaming
You see it's me
Is it a star, or is it me
You say you believe in
And all of the nights
When my stage smile lasts awhile, coming easy
*repeat

What a crew we made up there was faustus
Burnt out from playing too many bars, on a jersey shore
And sammy, almost bald from ironing her hair too much
Back in '64
And me and phazon out of phase, of least my temporary
Name for the day
Oh, blown away and screaming
All blown away and screaming
All blown away and screaming thru' december
We crossed state lines we were burning
Although the cold could freeze your hand, to the steel
Of the wheel
Miami, just a cold hearted word
From a warm smiling man on a sign in a field
We laughed just o take up some time my (hmmm) job
Was staring to dry, and we went screaming thru' december
"quasar, quasar", where the first words i heard from faustas
All day
And giggling he apologized and then returned to flicking
His blade
I sighed bleary-eyed, and tried to remember the way, as we
Went screaming
A year does go by what a difference, twelve months can make when you're living a
Hundred years in one
And sammy, she went home and now she's living in a room with
A gun
Faustas ate glass for an appetizer, and bled all over his synthesizer
As he went screaming
As he went screaming
As he went screaming thru' december