Lightning Strikes Twice

Ain't it kinda funny that there's always been money,
Changin' hands all over the world,
I always thought the best things in life were free,
Now, i may be square, but it don't seem fair,
What there pickin' in this pocket of mine,
And a dollar for a donut ain't to far down the line

Chorus:
What's the story, old glory?,
How come your turning green?,
In the land of milk and honey, you've got to have money,
I bet you know what i mean
Even though we're willin, we can't have any children
Cause there ain't nobody home night or day,
Working eighty hours and still too many bills to pay,
Well, i got my car but i can't get far,
On a dollar's worth of gasoline,
I even give up my subscription to rolling stone magazine

Chorus:
So, what's the story, old glory,
How come your turning green?,
In the land of milk and honey, you've got to have money,
I bet you know what i mean
Chorus:
What's the story, old glory?,
How come your turning green?,
In the land of milk and honey, you've got to have money,
I bet you know what i mean
Now ain't it a sin how the japanese yen,
Had driven down our dollar bill,
It'd gettin' harder to find somethin' made in the u. s. of a.,
So ride your kawasaki and eat your teriyaki,
I'll tell you what they're gonna do,
It won't be long till they're buying me up and you

Chorus:
So, what's the story, old glory,
How come your turning green?,
In the land of milk and honey, you've got to have money,
I bet you know what i mean
Chorus:
What's the story, old glory?,
How come your turning green?,
In the land of milk and honey, you've got to have money,
I bet you know what i,
I bet you know what i,
I bet you know what i mean

Cut my teeth in kentucky, dynamitin' coal,
Turned sixteen on a tanker, haulin' crude from mexico,
Worked my way up to washington, made the timber fall,
Had a card in every union and i never missed a call,
Put me on the time clock, there ain't nothin' i can't do,
How can you tell me there's no room on the crew

Chorus:
There's no room on the crew,
Hell , i've heard that line before, yeah, i've heard it before,
Tell you what i'm gonna do to prove you can use one more,
Put your five best men together and if they fill my shoes,
Then you can tell me there's no room on the crew
Picked tennessee tobacco till the hard times ran me out,
Rolled steel up in gary, they closed that big mill down,
I did my best in detroit city, they cut production back,
Worked hard on the seaboard, for the railroad laying track,
I gotta feed my family, there ain't nothin' i wont do,
How can you tell me there's no room on the crew

Chorus:
There's no room on the crew,
I've heard that line before, i've heard it before,
Tell you what i'm gonna do to prove you can use one more,
Put your five best men together and if they fill my shoes,
Then you can tell me there's no room on the crew
Chorus:
There's no room on the crew,
I've heard that line before, oh before,
Tell you what i'm gonna do to prove you can use one more,
Put your five best men together and if they fill my shoes,
Then you can tell me there's no room on the crew,
Then you can tell me... there's no room on the crew

It was a rock and roll wedding,
Held down at a rock and roll shack,
Well the groom wore boots and leather,
Let me tell you that the bride she wore black,
Electric guitars cranked up real loud and good,
And the people next door said,
"there goes the neighborhood"

Black and white cars parked all the way around the block,
They had the music, it was crakin',
Man, i did not think it would stop,
Rockin' and rollin' like everybody knows they should,
And the people next door said,
"there goes the neighborhood"

Chorus:
Oh, no, there goes the neighborhood,
Oh, no, there goes the neighborhood
Well the preacher drove up in a harley all dressed in chrome,
And the bride and groom said "welcome to our happy home",
You know the vows were said and everybody kissed the bride,
And the people next door were lookin' for a place to hide

Then the party really started and it lasted throughout the night,
A lot of people got it right and the others just wanted to fight,
Got as hot as the flames across a hot rod hood,
And the people next door said,
"there goes the neighborhood"

Chorus:
Oh, no, there goes the neighborhood,
Oh, no, there goes the neighborhood,
Oh, no, there goes the neighborhood,
Oh, no, there goes the neighborhood,
Oh, no, there goes the neighborhood,
Rockin' and rollin' like everybody knows they should
Chorus:
Oh, no, there goes the neighborhood,
Oh, no, there goes the neighborhood,
Oh, no, there goes the neighborhood,
Rockin' and rollin' like everybody knows they should

Was drivin' in my car long about saturday night,
I met a guy in a silver trans-am at a traffic light,
He said "hey, you want to make some dough?",
Before i had a chance to say "no",
He said "all you gotta do is take miss lucy home"

He told me his name was lou, he took me aside,
He said "i really gotta go, but my baby, she needs a ride",
Well i thought it sounds kinda strange,
But he gave me twenty bucks and some change,
And said "all you gotta do is take miss lucy home"

Chorus:
Take miss lucy home, take miss lucy home,
All i gotta do is take miss lucy home,
(i don't know)
Lou took off and left me with this drunk chick,
She had purple hair and a mouthful of green lipstick,
She said "i used to live with lou,
But he's catchin' the next train to kathmandu,
He left me here so i i'll stay with you"

Well, now i'm in a mess cause i tried to be a hell of a guy,
When he said "take her home",
How could i know he meant to take her to her to mine?
Not mine!

Drivin' home in my car late last saturday night,
I met a guy in a red corvette at a traffic light,
I said "hey, you want to make some dough",
Before he had a chance to say "no",
I said "all you got to do is take miss lucy home"

Chorus:
Take miss lucy home, take miss lucy home,
All you gotta do is take miss lucy home
Chorus:
Take miss lucy home, take miss lucy home,
You gotta take miss lucy home,
All you gotta do is take miss lucy home,
(get her out of here!),
(whew!)

Out all night, till the break of dawn,
Once again you know you've done somebody wrong, yeah you did, babe,
And you know you're gonna get what's due,
One of these days it will all catch up to you

Chorus:
When it comes, its the big payback,
Don't you know its the big payback
Broken hearts, you know you've made quite a few, yeah you did, babe,
Runnin' around is all you want to do,
Livin' fast, you say you never gonna stop runnin',
One of these days, mama, you'll get whats comin'

Chorus:
When it comes, its the big payback,
Don't you know its the big payback
Time will come for the big payback,
Don't you know, its the big payback,
I tell you time's gonna come for the big payback,
Don't you know its the big payback

Big payback,
Big back,
Big payback,
Big payback