Mother Fist And Her Five Daughters

Way back then i was a champion
A fighter in the ring
And all the crowds would cheer
My praises they would sing
Now i am a forgotten man
A hobo out alone
No champ to push me on
Nothing, no-one to call my own

I was a dark eyed boy
Stars in his eyes
Promises made flesh and blood
Grip of arm
And granite charm
Oh, times were golden
Times were good
Sinew young
And skin of ore
Molten and streaming with dreams
Now i nod away the days
Barely remembering names it seems

Oh, i would smile
To hear the bell
Ringing out my glory
Like a bull i paced the ring
My bloody territory

I held on high
The fist in glove
The symbol of my power
Now i wait
A punch drunk fool
To fade away forever

Broken noses
Broken jaws
And many broken hearts
An idol
And a hero
Till my courage fell apart
And now my brain a-ringing
With the final bell and count
They hold my hand up limply
Told the world
That i was out!
I didn't mind the scars
The blood
The crushing of the hand
But to lose a nation's
Love, respect
Is something i'll never understand

I'm gonna bury my head
And cry

Over there
In the cold
Stands the hustler
His eyes are old
He has seen a million ugly scenes
Places where men droop with mould
The backrooms
Where soiled goods are sold
Seen with opened eyes since frail fifteen
He has found it hard at first
But on his brow there sits a curse
For when the young must suffer
At the hands of men

Memories of christmas past
Were never there to ever last
Things as were can never
Be again

Over there
By the wall
Stands the hustler
He's not very tall
He's trampled by the jaded by the sly

He's seen the darker side of men
First fascinated and then
He found his urge to laugh
An urge to cry

He'll find close friends
No friend at all
He feels so lonely, tired and small
How few are chosen from
The golden call

There's something in us all it seems
To crave adventure
Hunt for dreams
But corruption the seducer spoils our schemes
And surely as the snow will melt
The hustler
Grabs his soul and heads for home
With lessons learnt under his belt

Over there
By the wall
Stands the hustler
With the men of law
On either side to flank the sallow youth
But some of us will never learn
It takes the blow of fists to burn
How painfully we suffer for the truth

Well it seems you have a heart
I saw it once so i know it's true
You let it out on sundays when
You let it beat me black and blue
When you went and stole my heart
I saw it go so i know it's true
It was a ruby, ruby, ruby red
It was the most precious gift i could give to you

It was as red as the sun in the evening sky
It was as red as the fire in a panther's eye
It was as red as the rose under the summer sun
Like a fire from a killer's gun

Ruby, ruby red
Shine a light onto this boy's bed
There's a street lamp glowing in my head
Oh, ruby, ruby, ruby red

Well it seems you have a soul
You let it go so i know it's true
It was a ruby, ruby, ruby red
It keeps me warm when i'm feeling sad and blue
Well you went and stole my heart
I saw it go so i know it's true
I wrapped it up in a bouquet of barbed wire
It was the wickedest gift i could give to you

It was as red as the sun in the evening sky
It was as red as the fire in a panther's eye
It was as red as the rose under the summer sun
Like a fire from a killer's gun

Ruby, ruby red
Shine a light onto this boy's bed
There's a street lamp glowing in my head
Oh, ruby, ruby, ruby red

Oh just like johnny rio baby
I need to be desired
I give up looking for my past
For the ones i left behind
Ruby red, ruby red, hey, hey, hey

Ruby, ruby red
Shine a light onto this boy's bed
There's a street lamp glowing in my head
Oh, ruby, ruby, ruby red

It was the most precious jewel
I could give to you
Colour me red when i'm feeling blue
The colour of a kiss
In a young girl's dream
The mark of a guillotine
A drop of blood from a single thorn
Red wet sheets in the afternoon
A red light leading to my tomb
Ruby red all around my room

Ruby, ruby red
Oh shine a light onto this boy's bed
Oh, ruby, ruby, ruby red

Well now i've been on my own for many a year
Seems like i'll never get loved
Got me a hand on this brother of mine
And i'm gonna get me the rub
Turn me the lights down to a purple glow
Put bessie smith on the wail
Bring me the five young daughters
And help my ship to set sail

Mother fist never gets angry
Mother fist she never gets bored
I don't have to feed her
I just have to need her
She cries give me the word

When i'm downtown in barcelona
When i'm pissed or when i'm pissed off
Mother fist just gives me her tender kiss
And some of her sexy stuff
And i lock my door from the inside
Turn my mind to sweet sweet pain
And i wail just like yma sumac
Mother fist she never complains

Mother fist never gets angry
Mother fist she never gets bored
I don't have to feed her
I just have to need her
She cries give me the word

Now i don't care if i'm in a prison
In confinement solitary
A soldier lost in the legion
Or a sailor out on the sea
A beggar, thief or a rich man
A gunman mercenary
A one legged crook
An armenian cook
As long as my mother's with me

Mother fist never gets angry
Mother fist she never gets bored
I don't have to feed her
I just have to need her
She cries give me the word

Saint judy
She's staggering across the floor
Saint judy
Behaving like a whore
Saint judy
She's giving it all the tears
She tears her dress
Looks a mess
Well i've wanted to do it for years
Well i've wanted to do it for years

Now i had a dream
Well, more a fantasy
Kip noll, john holmes and me
All in bed we were going o.t.t.
What a sight to see
What a sight to see

Well a diva a day
Keeps the boredom away
I love 'em when they throw up their arms
And they bathe in that applause
Shouting
Screaming
Singing
Stamping
Slamming hotel doors
Champagne chilled
And the pills well spilled
All wide eyes
And overkill

Minks
The drinks
The curves
The kinks
Always acts before she thinks
Well that's what you call a star boys
That's what you call a star

Too many of my skeletons
In other people's closets
Too many people taking
Without leaving deposits
Too many people bringing me down
Bringing me down

Well they may find me on a hotel floor
High heels in a pool of gore
Curtains closed
And a bolted door
Breaking every law

And if i die before i wake up
I pray the lord don't smudge my make-up
The dress will be fine when the hem i take up
The dress will be just fine

Sometimes i feel like a moral-less child
Sometimes i feel that i've gone too wild
Spilled my guts
Done myself in
Died for a multitude of sins
It feels good to die for your sins
It feels so good
So good boys

Well, let's all put on our sequinned dresses
And end it all in tears
Lets all holler and beat our breasts
Ending it all in tears
Christ i've wanted to do this for years

Saint judy
What are we going to wear?
Saint judy
Our souls we're gonna bear
Saint judy
She's squeezing out those tears
She tears her dress
Looks a mess
Christ i've wanted to do this for years

And he dances every night
Framed in candles
And white white light
All is revealed
When all is too bright
You're such a pleasure
A wonderful pain
Makes me never want
To love again
But sorrow always comes
To those with fickle fame

And the tears are gonna come
The tears are gonna come

We are consumed by corruption
Old before our time
Hurt by others' hunger
Scarred by love as greed (how i need)
How cruel the birthday of 17
Youth behind you
The long years ahead
Showing you what you might have been
Instead of drifting, drifting, drifting

And the tears are gonna come
The tears are gonna come

Foundations crumble
Walls subside
We all break apart
When there's heartache inside
Hold back those years
Those tears
With a futile pride (we're gonna come clean)
Beware of love
And of dark-eyed men
They're sweet and they're tender
But they have no hearts
Just long smashed
Cruel shards of broken glass

And the tears are gonna come
The tears are gonna come

And all those songs
That made me cry
Keep flooding back
And years of new discovery and you
Disturbing my dreams
Now we're flowing down that river
Heading for the delta
I don't know which way to flow
But my heart's a forest fire
And yours a field of snow

I don't know which way to flow
Don't know which way
Don't know which way
To flow