unknown » Lyrics [+ Lisätä +] |
1. _ Vultures
Say boys and girls don't you want to have fun
Why bother to walk when you'd rather run
Why bother with books when you've got a gun
Come fly with me right into the sun
In another world, in another time
I can picture you and me together
If i close my eyes tight and think real hard
I can float lighter than a feather
If i try even harder who knows what i might find
Why maybe a pearl of wisdom
I would trade these pearls for a parcel of flesh
In flesh we were all invented
Is it time to play? said the ratboy to the ratgirl
Can we fly today, can we look here for some fresh kill
In concentric circles we'll carve up the sky
Looking for a big surprise
Fly like a vulture, fly like a vulture....
In another world, in another time
I can picture us a happy family
With our happy kids all flying all around
And leaving far behind the rat-race
Is it time to play? said the tortoise to the rabbit
Can we fly today, are we creatures all of habit
In concentric circles we'll carve up the sky
Waiting for a big surprise
Fly like a vulture, fly like a vulture...
Say boys and girls don't you want to have fun
Why bother to crawl when you'd rather run
Why bother to walk when you'd rather fly
Come join the party way up in the sky
Is it time to play? said the ratboy to the ratgirl
Can we fly today, can we look here for some fresh kill
In concentric circles we'll carve up the sky
Looking for a big surprise
Fly like a vulture, fly like a vulture...
more free lyrics
|
2. _ California Girls
Now pluto girls are neat but you know they'll
Eat you up alive
Although they're nice to know when it's a thousand below
It isn't easy to survive
And neptune girls are great for dancing
With a dozen arms and legs
They really hold you tight and they can boogie all night
But it's so hard to kiss three heads
[chorus]
I wish they all could be california girls
I wish they all could be california girls
Now martian girls are really pretty
With complexions bright and green
But nothing can surpass an andromeda lass
I think their pointed heads are keen
And saturn girls are really funny they can
Make you laugh to death
With methane clouds alas combined with hydrogen gas
Why it's a chore to take a breath
[chorus]
I wish they all could be california girls
I wish they all could be california girls
[guitar solo]
[chorus]
I wish they all could be california girls
I wish they all could be california girls (etc. etc.)
[chours ii] - girls- girls- girls- girls -i need
Girls -girls- girls- girls - i need... (etc. etc.)
[chorus iii]- calif--ornia calif--ornia calif-- ornia
Calif--ornia calif--ornia calif-- ornia
more free lyrics
|
3. _ Treadmill
You've got me so i'm running round and round in circles
You've got me so i can't see my own face
You've got me so i feel i've been like this forever
You've got me so i'm crazy with disgrace
I know what's on your mind
But it's not what you think it is
I know what's on your mind
But it's not what you think it is
Running on a treadmill after you and i'm
Running on a treadmill now
Running on a treadmill after you and i'm
Running on a treadmill now
more free lyrics
|
4. _ Louise
[english verse]
The way you speaak - into my ear
The way i feel when i know you
Are near
Something so good, it must be wrong
Louise ---be true to me
[french verse]
[chorus]
When i think about what i've missed
Without you i'd cease to exist
If you leave me, lord i would cry
Three weeks best, i'd curl up and die
Be true to me, te'moi cherie, louise, louise
I - yi - yi
[chant verse]
Have you seen my baby
Yes, all the time
Then you know it's true
What - i'm in love
How can you be so sure
What - tell the truth
Does it come from your heart
Yes it does
Where
Deep inside
Where
From the center
Good
Best of luck, and you will need
Plenty of that
more free lyrics
|
5. _ Animals
Lie down and close your eyes
Hey now, hey now, hey now, hey
You may be in for a little suprise
Hey now, hey now, hey now, hey
(??? over here something moving on the floor here)
Hey now, hey now, hey now, hey
Something wild with a mind of it's own
Hey now, hey now, hey now, hey
Scamper about like little tiny beasts
Looking for a house
(or maybe just a hole
And complain to the mouse)
Baby baby don't cry
Scamper all around way up in a tree
So far from the ground
Where they'll never catch me
(???) through my brain
Baby baby don't cry
They're part of the scheme
Nature always is
Physical it seems
We don't have a (basement)
Something isn't right
Baby baby don't cry
Scamper throught the night
Our little ears alert
(????????????)
It wouldn't even hurt if we
Had a little fun
Baby baby don't cry
Baby baby don't cry
Baby baby don't cry
Cause animals are under our skins
Those animals deep within
Those animals scampering about
Cause there ain't nothing
To try to stop them baby
Hey now, hey now, hey now, hey
And they say
Hey now, hey now, hey now, hey
Hey now, hey now, hey now, hey
Wake up, they're coming alive
We're changing so fast
We don't want to be left behind
Can't stop
Baby baby don't cry
I jump around the sidewalk
(until it starts to whir)
We don't need clothes
Soon we'll have our own fur
Oh what's wrong
Baby baby don't cry
Don't feel bad
I'm going away
I'll come back
Looking for you some day
Hang on baby
Baby baby don't cry
Cause animals are under my skin
Those animals deep within
Why don't they leave me alone
They're bringing me down
It's just a matter of time
I'm on the line i'm on the line
The whole things come undone
We're all on the line
Get back
I'll never come back
Those animals
The animals
Those animals are under my skin
Those animals are under my skin
Those animals are under my skin
Those animals are under my skin
And they say
Hey now, hey now, hey now, hey
more free lyrics
|
6. _ Go Away
Everytime i see you now it makes me feel so bad
Reminds me of the memories i wish i never had
Standing in a crowded room too dark for me to see
Someone's pushing from behind, just leave me room to breathe
And go away from me, just go away
To another time, another place
To another world, another dream
Go away from me...
Walking down the sidewalk in a crowd that doesn't care
Bumping into shoulders every eye is on the street
There's a man with tattered clothes who's cursing at the air
Everyone is slowing down to catch a little peak
(repeat chorus)
Everytime i wake up and i see myself again
Staring in the mirror like a burnt out piece of wood
Searching every feature for a single trace of life
Couldn't find the answer 'cause the mirror never lies
(repeat chorus)
more free lyrics
|
7. _ Kiss My Ass
Everybody says they wanna be my friend
Gimme that smile all over again
Shut your mouth now and give it a rest now
Come on baby now and kiss my ass
Cause i'm crying, over again.
Everybody tells me that this is it
I'm telling you baby, it don't mean shit.
I'm sorry i've started to sound real crass now,
Come on, come on, come on, come on come on baby,
(chorus)
Well come on little baby
Won't you cut the chitter chatter
Come sit here on daddy's lap and won't you tell me what's the matter.
Come on everybody, mix your vinegar with honey
Make your future so exciting if you'd only stop your whining.
I'm a first class son of a bitch
How i'd really like to grant your wish
I'm afraid little darling, it just won't pass
Now, come on baby now and kiss my ass
Cause i'm crying over again.
You're pushing too hard, you're pushing on me
You're pushing too hard, _____________________
You're pushing too hard, you're pushing too hard on me
Oh i really want to have some fun, _________________________
You're pushing too hard (5 times)
Over and over (5 times)
(chorus)
I'm so excited i can barely speak
If you show me a chicken, i'll show you a geek.
You've heard all about my dubious past now
Come on baby now and kiss my ass
Cause i'm crying, over and over and over again.
(repeat)
more free lyrics
|
8. _ Lightning
(chorus)
Hey, what's all the fuss about?
Hey, what's all the fuss about?
Hey, what's all the fuss about?
Hey, what's all the fuss about?
They say lightning, they say lightning
Lightning never strikes twice in a row
Generations, generations
First they fight and then they forget
What they were fighting about in the first place
Here it comes, the big explosion
Haven't i seen that once before
Or is it just some deja vu
Just some long forgotten dream
Just some silly memory
History does not repeat, it never, never does
(repeat chorus)
(bridge)
I should know
I've been hit three times (or was it four?)
I'm a walking testimony
Come here, look at these holes
I'm a walking testimony
Just look at these holes, look at these holes!
Generations, generations
Fathers never teach their sons
And grandpa never talked to them and so on
Memories are inconvenient
When there's lessons to be learned
That just might rock the boat too much
Cause anxiety and such
We cannot walk without our crutches
We cannot walk, we cannot walk, we never, never could
(repeat chorus and bridge)
Hey, what's all the fuss about?
Hey, what's all the fuss about?
Hey, what's all the fuss about?
Hey, what's all the fuss about?
They say lightning, they say lightning
Lightning never strikes twice in a row
more free lyrics
|
9. _ Happy
Don't got a pretty girl who loves me alot
Don't got a fast car that looks real hot
Don't got a fine pad or stereo
And i don't do well in the school where i go, go, go, go, go
But i'm happy, happy
I'm happy though the world is upside down
I'm happy that we all made it through another day
When i pick up the phone i still remember what to say
I'm happy that my brain still lives inside my head
Most of all i think i'm happy
Happy that i ain't dead
I read the paper, i saw the news
All those people out there singin' the blues
They get excited, why don't they just relax
All we got to do is kick back, back, back
And be happy, happy
Happy though the whole world is ready to blow
I'm happy that i made it through another day
When i pick up the phone i still remember what to say
I'm happy that my brain still lives inside my head
Most of all i think i'm happy
Happy that i ain't dead
I know a guy with plenty of loot
You'd never catch him in a two dollar suit
He's got gold chains, plenty of rings
He told me money, it don't mean a thing, don't mean a thing
If you ain't happy, happy
Happy though the whole world is upside down
Be happy that you made it through another day
When you pick up the phone you still remember what to say
Be happy that your brain still lives inside your head
Most of all i think i'm happy.....
I'm happy
I'm happy though the whole thing is ready to blow
Be happy that the sun has rised up again
That somewhere in this world i still got a friend
Be happy that the big one, it hasn't dropped yet
Be happy that you still got something
Something, something to forget
I'm happy
(i'm happy, so happy)
more free lyrics
|
10. _ Bachelor Party
It's the last time, it's the last chance
It's a fond farewell to a golden age
And it's hard to tell until it's gone away
It's a long goodbye to carefree life
It's the last chance to get out of line
What's going on here?
It's the end of an era
It's a precious moment
And the moment's gonna last
It's gonna last all night
It's a bachelor party, gonna pull out the plugs <---?
It's a firm commitment (_____) to be totally insane (insane)
It's a solemn vow (serious) to forget you have brains (no brains)
It's an indication (tell tale) of a hidden desire (passion)
It's a wild ride (wild sex) through a ring of fire (too hot)
What's going on here?
It's an initiation and it's paradise
It's a celebration and it's gonna last all night long
It's a bachelor party, it's gonna last all night long
Gonna pull out the plugs <---? and it's gonna last all night long
It's a bachelor party and it's gonna last all night long
Gonna pull out the plugs and it's gonna last all night
It's the last time to break all the rules
And it's the last resort for a ship full of fools <---?
It's a bachelor party, we're gonna pull out the plugs <---?
We're gonna get you goin' <---?
It's an indication of a hidden desire
It's a wild ride through a ring of fire
What's going on here?
It's the last time to break all the rules
And it's the last resort for a ship full of fools
And it's the last time as a free agent
And it's the last chance, it's gonna last all night long
(chorus)
more free lyrics
|
11. _ The Last Time
Now it's the last time to remember what you said to me
And i'm the last person in the world i thought i'd be
And now it's high time to be something bigger than we are
It's never too late to reverse a thing that's gone too far
(1st chorus)
And i think the whole world's laughing at us
But i don't care, that's not the point
There's so much more
There's so much more than meets the eye
Oh, when you're around i'm blind
Now it's the last time to leave the shadows far behind
And it's the last time to clear the cobwebs from our mind
And it's the last time to bury all our memories
And it's the last time before everything just fades away
(2nd chorus)
And i wish that you were here with me
And i wish that somehow things would change
You'd lose your fear of me
And i feel that things might be okay
Oh, wouldn't that be strange
Now it's the last time to reconsider what we've done
And it's the last time to start all over from day one
(repeat 2nd chorus)
(repeat 1st chorus)
more free lyrics
|
12. _ The Winning Side
It's the winning side
And everybody's cheering for the winning side
And the children leave their homes to join the winning side
And when jesus comes he'll march on with the winning side
And we've got all the right answers on the winning side
And the guiding light
Whether wrong or right
And we have no fear
No we have no fear
Waiting for the sign
We will give our lives
We will give our lives
And i feel so isolated
It's so lonely here at night
I could almost feel you near me
I imagine that you're with me
On the winning side
We don't ask too many questions on the winning side
And i've got this strange sensation on the winning side
I don't recognize the faces of the winning side
And we all live here in cages . . .
Someone cried last night
And it made a sound
With my eyes closed tight
I hear everything
I can hear your voice
When i kiss the ground
When i kiss the ground
And i'd like to know you better
And i'd like to know your name
I could really show you something
If you give me half a chance
'cuz i'm on the winning side
(winning side)
In the sleepless night
When the blindness comes
Washing over me
Like a giant wave
On a sandless beach
Washing over me
I am proud to be . . .
And i'd like to take you somewhere
That you've never been before
And i feel so isolated
And i feel so all alone
Here on the winning side
(and i feel so all alone)
more free lyrics
|
13. _ Open Eyes
May the memories not be forgot
May we never lose our mind
May no one tamper with our thoughts
For the sake of open eyes
For open eyes my dear
For open eyes
We will not drink to blindness dear
We'll drink to open eyes!
The mindless cretin on parade
They may fill our lives with fear
Should we forgive and look away
Well perhaps, but not this year!
For open eyes my dear
For open eyes
We will not drink to blindness deat
We'll drink to open eyes
Our enemies may come on strong
They may try to break our will
Should we forgive and look away
Just before we spring to kill!
For open eyes my dear
For open eyes
We will not drink to blindness dear
more free lyrics
|
14. _ Gimme A Break
You were the one who could never decide
Your always complaining the company's too restraining
You think your sweeter than the rest
But deep inside your scared to death
You've got your finger in the pie
The time has come to pick a side...
[sax]
First you say one thing then you change your mind
You think it's great you say its hot
You turn around and then it's not
On saturday night you wear punk rags
But you drive a white porsche with custom tags
You'd like to chance it but you just don't know
Cause your getten' blind from too much snow
I hate you but i need the deal
Let's discuss it over a big hot meal
Gimme a break...gimme a break...etc.etc.
[sax]
Don't you think we're tough enough? (think twice)
Think that you can hold us back? (no way)
Don't you know we got the stuff? (sure thing)
Now were on the warpath
Sorry... it's not too late... gimme a break
[sax solo]
Don't you know i'm tired of waiten'? (so tired)
And i'm tired of being nice (so nice)
Can't ya look me in the eyes?
Don't ya know i'm coming out?...
Sorry...it's not too late... gimme a break
You got the job now so you call the shots
You got the access to the bread
You said by now that i'll be dead
But let me tell you something friend
Your days are numbered to the end
You see that young cat down the hall
He's waiten' for you to trip and fall
You'll beg for your job down on your knees
You'll kiss the ground and ask him please to
Give you a break
Give you a break
Give you a break...
more free lyrics
|
15. _ Ballad Of The Caveman
I'll tell you 'bout a caveman lived a million years ago
When mother earth was young and dinosaurs walked to and fro
His skull contained but half a brain but he didn't mind at all
He's a hot shot caveman, yah do dah (?)
Who loved to fight and brawl
He walked the misty plate in time to find whatever he could find
Then at last he saw her there, covered with hair
A cavegirl looking right his way, half naked, half well who can say
Such a thing he'd never seen before, well then need i tell you more
The caveman fell in love, love, love
And so he wielded his club
Oooh oooh what could he do?
You can't blame a fellow for trying his luck,
He's just a simple caveman who wanted to---
Well when the cavegirl came around she had some things to relate
About the methods he used to communicate
And she said--
(female spoken)
I never expected a caveman to exhibit much finesse,
But a fifty pound club ain't exactly a caress
So if you want to call me, you better learn to talk
Until you learn some manners buddy,
Take a walk!
more free lyrics
|
16. _ Better Luck Next Time
Black is for the nighttime
Preys upon the day
Red is for the blood that flows like rivers in our veins
Gray is for betrayal
What you did to me
White is for the blinding light
That i know i'll never see, know i'll never see
Found you in the gutter
You needed tenderness
I gave you everything i had
I gave you all my trust
Handed out so neatly
Caught me in your trap
When i needed you the most
You stab me in the back, stab me in the back
Better luck, better luck, better luck next time
If you do it once there'll never be a second time
Better luck, better luck, better luck next time
Find somebody else, you're never gonna be mine
How do you find the nerve
To lie right to me face
How do you find the nerve
Black is for the nighttime
Preys upon the day
Red is for the blood that flows like rivers in our veins
I try and find excuses
For what you did to me
Can't forget that burning rage
When i wake up thinking of your face
For the blinding swiftness of revenge
That i know i'll never see, know i'll never see
Better luck, better luck, better luck next time
If you do it once there'll never be a second time
Better luck, better luck, better luck next time
Find somebody else, you're never gonna be mine
Better luck, better luck, better luck next time (better luck, better luck)
Better luck, better luck, better luck next time (better luck, better luck)
How do you find the nerve
To lie right to me face
How did you find the nerve
Better luck, better luck, better luck next time (better luck, better luck)
Better luck, better luck, better luck next time (better luck, better luck)
Better luck, better luck, better luck next time (better luck, better luck)
more free lyrics
|
17. _ I'm Afraid
Afraid of the dark
Afraid of the light
Don't walk in the park
Afraid of the night
Afraid to get stabbed
Or hit by a car
Afraid of the streets
Afraid to go far
Afraid of the sky
Don't like to be high
I don't want to fall
Afraid i might die
Afraid of my friends
Don't like to be seen
Afraid to be nice
Afraid to be mean
Afraid that the wind
Will knock over trees
Afraid of my dog
Afraid of his fleas
[chorus]
Peace of mind
Hard to keep
Hard to find
Look ahead
Look behind
Looking for
Peace of mind
Can't relax
Can't unwind
Deep inside
Secret mind
Oh no!
Afraid to be caught
Afraid to be free
Afraid to make love
Afraid of vd
Afraid of the rain
Don't like to get wet
Afraid to take drugs
They make me forget
Afraid that the air
Will make me get sick
Afraid that a girl
Will cut off my....oh!
Someone tell me how it happened
Why my head is so confused
Can it be my circuits finally blew a fuse
Can a human being really change into a humanoid
Or is my imagination paranoid
All i need is peace and quiet, maybe just a little time
Turn the channel, turn the channel piece of mind
[repeat chorus]
Afraid of success
Afraid to grow old
Afraid that my brain
Is covered with mold
Afraid that i might
Ce put on a shelf
But that's not the least, oh, oh!
Afraid of myself
more free lyrics
|
18. _ Tough As Nails
Mr. macho loves his women with such dedication
Second only to his car that drives as fast as light
On a highway bad jet fighters come from all directions
Shooting verbal missiles, find their target right on sight, right on sight
In the office things get rough as action is diminished
Staring at a paper he is lost inside his head
Dreaming of a battlefield with guns and ammunition
All around, the bodies of the wounded and the dead, and the dead
(chorus)
'cause he's tough as nails
He's tough as nails
He's tough as nails
He's tough as nails
He's such a live wire
He's such a live wire
He's such a live wire
He's such a live wire
Now its time for football and a bout with heavy drinking
Holding so much liquor makes him feel like a man
As he drifts out on the sea on a ship that's slowly sinking
Quietly salutes himself and the courage he once had, he once had
(repeat chorus)
Walking round and round in circles
Waking up in a cold sweat
Falling down a stairway and the tv dinner's not done yet
Smash a window, crash a car
And buy a pair of leather shoes
Take a sweetheart to a movie
Cash a check and pay some dues
He's such a live wire
He's such a live wire
He's such a live wire
He's such a live wire
(repeat chorus)
Walking round and round in circles...
more free lyrics
|
19. _ Forbidden Zone(ep)
Living in the sixth dimension
Things get rough
Living in the sixth dimension
Can be tough
It's so hard when your on your own
When your on your own
Moving in the wrong direction
Brings bad luck
Living without protection
Really sucks
It's so hard when your on your own
You might fall into the forbidden zone
Going down, down, down
How far can you go?
You might fall into the forbidden zone
Going down, down, down
'cross the border line
The guards look scary but the girls are pretty fine
I'm going down
I'm going down
I'm going down i go
Turning me around
Turning me around
Turning me around i know
Living in the sixth dimension
Moving in the wrong direction
Living in the sixth dimension
Moving in the wrong direction
Living in the sixth dimension
Moving in the wrong direction
It's so hard when you're on your own
When your on your own
The forbidden zone
Going down, down, down
How far can you go
You might fall into the forbidden zone
Going down, down, down
'cross the border line
The guards look scary but the girls are pretty fine
Going round, round, round
Driving me insane
Everything looks different
But nothing has changed.
more free lyrics
|
20. _ Commando Girls
This next song is
Is dedicated to those american fighting girls!
That's right
Those american fighting girls
Who aren't afraid to take the law into their own hands.
To die if necessary!
To keep our cities safe from criminal scum.
The oingo boingo proudly salutes the american commando girls
Commando girls
Commando girls
Commando girls won't you come out tonight?
Commando girls won't you come out and fight?
Commando girls you'll never never catch them crying!
By daytime they're receptionists
Accountant girls so clean
Late at night they hit the streets
Soldiers with a dream.
When they go out they arm themselves
With kakis and fatigues
They're tough as nails and armed to the teeth
With automatic m-16s
Iconoclastic girls that know the plan
To finnish the job like no one else can
To fight so the city's safe for you and me
Oh!
Commando girls won't you come out tonight?
Commando girls won't you come out and fight?
Commando girls you'll never never catch them crying!
They prowl the streets in disciplined packs
Looking for acts of violence
Sweet little poison pussycats
They travel smooth and silent
And when they spot their guilty prey
They waste no time on busts
They stand their ground and open fire
Unload their might of justice
Oh!
Take no prisoners and leave no clues
Read all about it in the morning news
Nobody out there knows what really happened!
Oh!
Command girls won't you come out tonight?
Commando girls won't you come out and fight?
Commando girls you'll never never catch them crying!
[guitar solo]
When my little girl comes home at night
Exhausted from her fighting
When she unzips her camouflage tights
She always looks so inviting!
Slippery skin all covered with sweat
Shivering in the moonlight.
Smell the gunpowder and sweet hot breath
We're gonna have fun tonight!
Oh!
Under the covers it's hard to know
She risked her life just minutes ago
A stiff salute to their courage and their passion!
Commando girls...
[repeat this verse 3x]
Giddy up giddy up get 'em all right
Round em up round em up round em up tight
Ready now ready now ready for the fight
Shoot em up shoot em up shoot em in the night
Commando girls won't you come out tonight?
Commando girls won't you come out and fight?
Commando girls you'll never never catch them crying!
Never catch them crying!
Never catch them crying!
Commando girls...
Commando girls...
Commando girls...
Commando girls...
Commando girls...
more free lyrics
|
21. _ Don't Go In The Basement
Oh..
You can tell a dirty story
In the old conservatory...
But don't go in the basement!
You can make a scene
On the mezanene
But don't go in the basement!
You can fill yourself with static
With the ghosts up in the attic
But don't go in the basement!
You can light yourself a torch
On the old front porch
But don't go in the basement!
Oh you may think that it's real cool
To ride down the bannister like some darn fool
Oh don't go... dont go!!
Don't go in the basement!
You can feel quite aloof
Playing rummy on the roof
But don't go in the basement!
Where the cockroaches dance
You can wallow in romance
But don't go in the basement!
You may think that it's deluxe
To ride the bannister filled with rust
Oh don't go, don't go!
Don't go in the basement!!!!
more free lyrics
|
22. _ Take Your Medicine
Walk with my eyes closed
I bump my head
Look at the stars falling on the ground
Saw someone crawling underneath my bed
Looked in the mirror caught my reflection, said oh...
Just take your medicine
Just take your medicine
And don't complain if it don't taste good
Just take your medicine
Just take your medicine
If it don't do the trick then i know what will
Open the paper
Eat ham and eggs
Java in a cup
Middle of the front page
I saw a man with a gun
Pointing at his head
Eyes in the camera
I can almost hear him say, oh...
Just take your medicine
Just take your medicine
And don't complain if it don't taste good
Just take your medicine
Just take your medicine
If it don't kill ya first then i know what will
I met an angel
Come from above
I buy her everything
Could this be love?
She gives me sweet dreams and nightmares too
Early in the morning she whispers in my ear, oh...
(chorus)
more free lyrics
|
23. _ Hold Me Back
Driving fast and ditching school, breaking all the precious rules.
It's too hard, to make a living.
I need a kick, i need a girl so badly i could scream.
I'm sick of watching people on t.v.
I feel the wind, in my face
I need a car at the start of the race
I need a highway and a beer
If i don't stop now there's plenty to fear
(chorus)
Hold me back, oh won't you hold me back
I can get violent any time
Hold me back, i feel another attack
Brewing deep inside
Hold me back, oh won't you hold me back.
Hold me back, oh won't you hold me back
Hold me back
Teacher doesn't understand,
Just how dangerous i am.
I need a break, from the world
Now more than ever, i need it good
I need something i can taste
And a vacation from the human race
I need money, i need it bad
If i don't have it, i get mad
If i get mad i do such terrible things
I get real crazy and i make girls scream.
more free lyrics
|
24. _ Lap Of Luxury
I work all day and i work all night 4x
I work all day and i work all night
I work so my wife and kids will have a pleasant life
I work as many jobs as i can
I'm proud to work i guess i'm just a working man
-who am i to complain
I live in the lap of luxury
I got a car and a big tv that's so fine
I go to the pictures when i can
-the pictures take me to far-away lands
-almost makes me forget who i am
Sometimes at work i've a fantasy
That i'm a man who livesa life of mystery
(but) then the whistle brings me to
I can't forget why i'm here, i've got a job to do
-responsibility- is much more important to a man like me
I work all day and i work all night
I work all day and i work all night - etc. etc.
Guitar solo
I got a job at the factory
But i don't mind cause i know that the job is right for me
I don't complain i'm satisfied
And i don't care to rub elbows with the wealthy
They've got their problems too, i don't envy them a bit don't ya know
I'm doin' what i want and it ain't so bas
I've got everything that a man could have
(i'm) living in the lap of luxury - living in the lap of luxury
Work all day and i work all night
I work all day and i work all night etc. etc.
more free lyrics
|
25. _ Everybody Needs
I'm gonna bet you that heartaches
And true love and feeble excuses
For repressed desire adds fuel to the fire
And the human condition goes on and goes on and goes on
(chorus)
Everybody needs it
Everybody needs
Everybody needs it
Everybody needs
And i get so blue when i'm stuck all day in school
And i get so blue when i'm stuck all day in school
And i stare at the back of my old notebook
And the teacher gives me a dirty look
And i've got just one thing on my mind
No matter how hard i try and try
I feel like someone else
I feel like someone else
Everybody needs
Big boy, real cool, you can tell he's no one's fool
And he tries so hard to come off like a star
You can tell by the way he combs his hair
By the cocky grin and that moody stare
By the way he leans and juts out his hip
And you think any second that he might slip
But he feels like someone else
And he feels like someone else
I know what's on his mind
I know what's on his mind
(repeat chorus)
And i'm gonna bet you that i know what's on your mind
Pretty baby, i'm gonan bet you that i know what's on your mind
Young girl, so wild, she wears a ponytail
And she cooks inside with a passion she can't hide
And she's got that ju-ju in her eyes
Makes boys and old men come alive
And she knows the power that she possesses
When they start to melt under her caresses
She feels like someone else
She feels like someone else
I know what's on her mind
I know what's on her mind
(repeat chorus)
True love and virtue get put in a closet
Like jeckyll and hyde, when it starts you can't stop it
No need to feel guilty, 'cause you're not alone
When the fire consumes you and nature takes over
The heartache and true love and feeble excuses
For repressed desires add fuel to the fire
When the fire consumes you and nature takes over
And the human condition goes on and goes on and goes on
(repeat chorus)
Everybody needs
more free lyrics
|
26. _ Cool City
Icy steel shooting through concrete, cool city
Mountains of glass reflect the sky
Everybody feels real good in cool city
Each day brings a new surprise
Johnny came two-thousand miles to the cool city
He came to see what makes things tick
He cut his hair and bought new clothes in the cool city
Finally found his life's ambition
How to do nothing perfectly
To do it with style so gracefully
'cause life is so delicious in cool city
Outside no one's on the street
Don't stop or you'll miss a beat
Someone's standing in a doorway -- cool city
You open the door and check him out so casually
The music's blasting all night long in cool city
They recognize his face, so it's all right
This one knew the right address
He even knew someone in a band
While the others wait all night standing there in
Cool city
So hard to make the right friends
You might have to sell some skin
The nights go on forever
The blacks they all hate the whites
The whites think they're tough, but they're not, cool city
The boys go out with each other
The girls who will be in movies
If you're high, you're in the right place, cool city
Animals seek out their own kind
Shake some hands and take a lunch in cool city
Someone's going to try and tempt you
Listen to all the brilliant plans in the cool city
It's all free now, but you'll pay later with your soul
Pray to the the objects on the wall
That you'll stay young and never grow old
So come on, the water's fine
Have a drink, snort a line
'cause the nights get very chilly here in cool city
more free lyrics
|
27. _ The Cat Is Dead
Deedle dee, three tots are we.
And we're as clever as can be.
We live with grandma ida and our dear old grandpa ned
And little baby mike (the brat)
And don't forget the siamese cat
And in the attic from detroit is big, fat uncle fred
Oh grandpa wishes he were rich,
And grandma just complains (the bitch)
And uncle fred gets drunk while mike just cries all night and day
The cat thinks that he owns the place
He bites and scratches on the face
It'd be so nice if they just went away, away
Ooh daddle, daddle daddle daddle daddle daddle day
(chorus)
The cat is dead, the cat is dead
I went to pat him on the head
He didn't purr, he didn't meow he didn't blink or snip.
He seemed to have a funny smile that made me laugh
But all the while, the tail that used o flip and flap
Got awful cold and stiff.
We chopped him into tiny bits,
And seasoned him with apple bits
And with some dust, we made a crust and put him in a pie.
Into the oven he did sit, until the crust was nice and crisp
I'll love that little kitty till i die.
Dee die, dee di-de-di-de-di-de-di-de-di-de-di-de-di.
The cat is dead, the cat is dead.
And mikey too, and uncle fred
Expiring oh so suddenly while sipping down some tea.
The tea was hot, the tea was hot
With stricknine and a little spice to
Cover up the funny taste of our conspiracy.
When grandpa saw what we had done,
He went straight for his hunting gun
But we were quick we sole the clip
The rest is history
To make sure grandma wouldn't flea
We gave her a lobotomy
And now's she's just as happy as can be
Dee dee, dee deedle deedle deedle deedle deedle deedle dee
(chorus)
more free lyrics
|
28. _ Something Isn't Right
Once in a lifetime something happens no one understands
Turns the whole world inside out, turns water into blazing sand
Who in the world who ever guess that something wasn't right
Who can explain when the sun comes up in the middle of a winter night
I'm burnin' up now baby
I'm burnin' up now baby, baby please
Who would have guessed that when i first set eyes upon your face
History would be rearranged and nothing would ever be the same
Who would believe that in my heart is a piece of burning coal
Slowly turning from a fire to a raging blaze without control
I'm burnin' up now baby, i'm burnin' up now baby
I've seen so much, it scares me
I can't cool off cause something isn't right
What do you think would happen if i sat outside your door
Howled like a dog and played guitar and begged you baby, baby please
How do you think your folks would feel if i broke into your house
Snuck in your room while you were asleep
And prayed to you down on my knees <---?
I'm burnin' up now baby
I'm burnin' up now baby
I've seen so much, it scares me
I can't cool off cause something isn't right
Who in the world would ever guess
That somewhere in the middle of our cozy nest <---?
There were dark things lurking in the back of your mind
Just open the window and look with your eyes <---?
Where in the good book does it say
That destiny cannot be changed
Who in the world would ever know
If you walked out the door and never came home
Cause something is not right
more free lyrics
|
29. _ It Only Makes Me Laugh
I don't know why i feel this way
I don't know if it's right or wrong to laugh at misfortune
Darkness can never last too long
Every time i think i'm falling
And there's nobody around to hold me up
And it seems like the world has come to an end
I look for miles but not a face is friendly
Then suddenly a hole opens up in the ground
The bottom of the hole is a raging fire
I try to jump over but there's no way
The next thing i know, i'm going down
(chorus)
Does it hurt?
Oh, it really doesn't matter
Does it burn?
Oh, i don't feel a thing
Does it sting?
Oh, yeah, it really doesn't matter
Does it hurt?
Oh, i don't give a damn
When i find myself falling and i hit the bottom
It only makes me laugh
It only makes me laugh
When i go down the hole and i hit the bottom
The last time that i fell in love
The love was milk and honey but the milk turned sour
The woman became a monster
And everyone i knew had become a stranger
And the room went black and my luck was spent
The floor opened up, down i went
(repeat chorus)
It only makes me laugh
It only makes me laugh
It only makes me laugh
Coming right back
Coming right back
'cause you can't keep me down
Can't keep me down
Oh, in the ground
Does it hurt?
Oh, it really doesn't matter
Does it burn?
Oh, i don't feel a thing
I don't mind just a little pain
Ooh, oh yeah
Whoa...
Remembering when i was a young man
How everything seemed to turn against me
I didn't know a soul, it was an alien place
The sun was covered by a dark cloud
And though i tried, i couldn't find a way to escape
The only way to go was straight down
(repeat chorus)
It only makes me laugh
It only makes me laugh
It only makes me laugh
It only makes me laugh
I don't know why i feel this way
I don't know if it's right or wrong to laugh at misfortune
Darkness can never last too long...
When you laugh in its face
When you laugh in its face
I don't know why i feel this way...
more free lyrics
|
30. _ You Got Your Baby Back
They gave you such a hard time
When they took your babe away
You heard it on the airwaves
That she joined the sla
Oh the stories, tape recordings
Just when things seemed at their worst
Then the good lord heard you calling
And he gave back patty hearst
You got your baby back
Poor girl is out of the sack
Silly young thing, was just a fling
Like any teenager would do
But daddy is here now, to buy you some clothes
And maybe a new cadilliac
You got your baby back
When she started to flee, you gave food for free
But you knew that you would'nt go broke
The day in the bank, the sporting, the prank (?)
Was just a fraternity joke
You got your babe, that's no lie
Thanks to the old fbi
Time to relate and sit by a pool
And maybe she'll go back to school
And daddy is here now, to buy you some clothes
Amd maybe a new cadilliac
You got your baby back
(spoken)
Why patty baby
I knew deep down in my heart that you'd be coming back to your papa
And honey, i did'nt believe a thing they said in all those silly little old
Newspapers,
Especially the ones i didn't own.
But don't worry darling, we'll be keeping your supper warm
When she started to flee, you gave food for free
But you knew that you wouldn't go broke
The day in the bank, the sporting, the prank
Was just a fraternity joke.
You got your baby back, poor girl is out of the sack
Silly young thing, was just a fling like any teenager would do
But daddy is here now, to buy you some clothes and maybe a new cadilliac
You got your baby back (repeat three times)
more free lyrics
|
31. _ Sucker For Mystery
And i've always been a sucker for mystery
And i've always been a sucker for mystery
And i've always been a sucker for mystery
And i've always been a sucker for mystery
So i turn to the left and i turn to the right
But none of the answers are in sight
So i made a mistake maybe once or twice
And i can't even get to paradise
And a priest came up to me and touched my face
He said terrible things happen round this place
Such terrible things happen round this place
Such terrible things happen round this place
No demon, no man has got a clue
But surely son, the end will turn out right for you
'cause i've always been a sucker for mystery
And i've always been a sucker for mystery
There's a little boy walking up the stairs
Through a dark hallway that leads nowhere
He comes to a door but he's afraid to knock
And he bends down low and peers throught the lock
And there's a tall man standing with a glistening knife
And he's stooping over something that has no life
With stifled tears he starts to turn away
But a strange little voice seems to whisper
"stay!"
He's always been a sucker for mystery
And he's always been...
(chorus)
I don't want to say good bye
I want to give it one more try
I don't want to say good bye
I want to give it one more try
Won't somebody help
Won't somebody help
I'm all alone now with nothing to do
And i'm all dressed up with nowhere to go
And i'm stuck with two tickets to an awful show
And my mouth's full of words but i've got nothing to say
And i've been sitting in front of the tv set all day
And my head's in a vice and it won't let up
And my feet won't move and if that ain't enough
The telephone rings... "hello!"
I've seen children with such angry faces
When you look in their eyes, it makes you want to cry
There's a time and a place for everything
There's a time and a place for everything
Now it doesn't seem fair
But who cares they're someone else's
As long as they don't come close to mine
There's a time and a place for everything
There's a time and a place for everything
So we packed our bags and went back to the hotel
In back of the squalor and the living hell
And they sell you this and they sell you that
They sell you their sister for a buck and a half
Such terrible things happen round this place
Such terrible things happen round this place
Such terrible things happen round this place
And people disappear without a trace
And i've always been a sucker for mystery
And i've always been...
Well the mystery that intrigues me the most
Is the one that makes men give up hope
The pride and the search for even little things
That might give a meaning, or even a hint
Cause how can a free man not have hope
When he hasn't even reached the end of his rope
I don't want to say good bye
I want to give it one more try
I don't want to close the gate
I still think that it's not too late
I know when i reach the end
I want to start all over again
And i've always been a sucker for mystery...
more free lyrics
|
|
|
|