From the album Vagabonds Of The Western World in 1973
I am your main man if you're looking for trouble I'll take no lip 'cause no ones tougher than me If I kicked your face you'd soon be seeing double Hey little girl, keep your hands off me 'cause I'm a rocker
I love to rock and roll I get my records from the Rock On stall Sweet rock and roll Teddy boy, he's got them all
Down at the juke joint me and the boys were stompin' Bippin' an a boppin', telling a dirty joke or two In walked this chick and I knew she was up to something I kissed her right there out of the blue [ Thin Lizzy Lyrics are found on www.songlyrics.com ]
I said "Hey baby, meet me I'm a tough guy" Got my cycle outside, you wanna try? She just looked at me and rolled them big eyes And said "Ooh I'd do anything for you 'cause you're a rocker"
That's right I'm a rocker
I love to rock and roll I get my records from the Rock On stall Sweet rock and roll Teddy boy, he's got them all
And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson, Jesus loves you more than you will know (Wo wo wo). God bless you, please, Mrs. Robinson, Heaven holds a place for those who pray (Hey hey hey, hey hey hey).
We'd like to know A little bit about you For our files. We'd like to help you learn To help yourself. Look around you. All you see Are sympathetic eyes. Stroll around the grounds Until you feel at home.
And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson, Jesus loves you more than you will know (Wo wo wo). God bless you, please, Mrs. Robinson, Heaven holds a place for those who pray (Hey hey hey, hey hey hey).
Hide it in a hiding place Where no one ever goes. Put it in your pantry with your cupcakes. It's a little secret, Just the Robinsons' affair. Most of all, you've got to hide it from the kids.
Coo coo ca-choo, Mrs. Robinson, Jesus loves you more than you will know (Wo wo wo). God bless you, please, Mrs. Robinson, Heaven holds a place for those who pray (Hey hey hey, hey hey hey).
Sitting on a sofa On a Sunday afternoon, Going to the candidates' debate, Laugh about it, Shout about it, When you've got to choose, Every way you look at it, you lose.
Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you (Woo woo woo). What's that you say, Mrs. Robinson? "Joltin' Joe has left and gone away" (Hey hey hey, hey hey hey).
Well... you didnt wake up this morning, cause you didnt go to bed. You were watching the whites of your eyes turn red!
The calendar on your wall -- is ticking -- the days off.
Youve been reading some old letters. You smile and think how much youve changed. All the money in the world couldnt buy back those days.
You pull back the curtains, and the sun burns into your eyes. You watch a plane flying across a clear blue sky. This is the day -- your life will surely change. This is the day -- when things fall into place.
You couldve done anything, if youd wanted. And all your friends and family think that youre lucky. But the side of you theyll never see Is when youre left alone with the memories That hold your life together like -- glue
You pull back the curtains, and the sun burns into your eyes. You watch a plane flying across a clear blue sky. This is the day -- your life will surely change. This is the day -- when things fall into place.
This is the day -- your life will surely change. (repeat to fade)
You jump in front of my car when you, You know all the time that Ninty miles an hour, girl, is the speed I drive You tell me its alright, you dont mind a little pain You say you just want me to take you for a ride
Youre just like crosstown traffic So hard to get through to you Crosstown traffic I dont need to run over you Crosstown traffic All you do is slow me down And Im tryin to get on the other side of town
Im not the only soul whos accused of hit and run Tire tracks all across your back I can see you had your fun But darlin cant you see my signals turn from green to red And with you I can see a traffic jam straight up ahead
Youre just like crosstown traffic So hard to get through to you Crosstown traffic I dont need to run over you Crosstown traffic All you do is slow me down And I got better things on the other side of town
WHEN THE NIGHT HAS COME AND THE LAND IS DARK AND THE MOON IS THE ONLY LIGHT WE SEE NO I WON´T BE AFRAID NO I WON´T BE AFRAID JUST AS LONG AS YOU STAND, STAND BY ME
AND DARLING, DARLING STAND BY ME OH, NOW, NOW, STAND BY ME STAND BY ME, STAND BY ME
IF THE SKY THAT WE LOOK UPON SHOULD TUMBLE AND FALL AND THE MOUNTAIN SHOULD CRUMBLE TO THE SEA I WON´T CRY, I WON´T CRY NO I WON´T SHED A TEAR JUST AS LONG AS YOU STAND, STAND BY ME
AND DARLING, DARLING STAND BY ME OH, STAND BY ME STAND BY ME, STAND BY ME, STAND BY ME
WHENEVER YOU´RE IN TROUBLE WON´T YOU STAND BY ME OH, NOW, NOW, STAND BY ME OH, STAND BY ME, STAND BY ME, STAND BY ME
DARLING, DARLING STAND BY ME STAND BY ME OH STAND BY ME, STAND BY ME, STAND BY ME
Finished with my woman cause she couldnt help me with my mind People think Im insane because I am browning all the time All day long I think of things but nothing seems to satisfy Think Ill lose my mind if I dont find something to pacify
Can you help me thought you were my friend Whoah yeah
I need someone to show me the things in life that I cant find I cant see the things that make true happiness, I must be blind
Make a joke and I will sigh and you will laugh and I will cry Happiness I cannot feel and love to me is so unreal
And so as you hear these words telling you now of my state I tell you to enjoy life I wish I could but its too late
Free- is all that she could bleed That’s why’ll she’ll never stay White- bare naked in the night Just lookin’ for some play Just another girl that wants to rule the world Any time or place And when she gets into your head You know she’s there to stay
You want it She’s got it Molly’s Chambers gonna change your mind She’s got your Your pistol Molly's chambers gonna change your mind
Slow- She’s burnin’ in your soul With whispers in your ear It’s okay I’ll give it anyway Just get me out of here You’ll plead- you’ll get down on your knees For just another taste And when you think she’s let you in That’s when she fades away
You want it She’s got it Molly’s Chambers gonna change your mind She’s got your Your pistol Molly's chambers gonna change your mind Molly's chambers gonna change your mind (guitar) You want it She's got it Molly's chambers gonna change your mind She's got your Your pistol
you could have a steam train if you'd just lay down your tracks you could have an aeroplane flying if you bring your blue sky back
all you do is call me I'll be anything you need
you could have a big dipper going up and down, all around the bends you could have a bumper car, bumping this amusement never ends
I want to be your sledgehammer why don't you call my name oh let me be your sledgehammer this will be my testimony show me round your fruitcage 'cos I will be your honey bee open up your fruitcage where the fruit is as sweet as can be
I want to be your sledgehammer why don't you call my name you'd better call the sledgehammer put your mind at rest I'm going to be-the sledgehammer this can be my testimony I'm your sledgehammer let there be no doubt about it
sledge sledge sledgehammer
I've kicked the habit shed my skin this is the new stuff I go dancing in, we go dancing in oh won't you show for me and I will show for you show for me, I will show for you yea, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I do mean you only you you've been coming through going to build that power build, build up that power, hey I've been feeding the rhythm I've been feeding the rhythm going to feel that power, build in you come on, come on, help me do yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, you I've been feeding the rhythm I've been feeding the rhythm it's what we're doing, doing all day and night
Once I had a love and it was a gas Soon turned out had a heart of glass Seemed like the real thing, only to find much o' mistrust Love's gone behind Once I had a love and it was divine Soon found out I was losing my mind It seemed like the real thing but I was so blind Much o' mistrust Love's gone behind In between what I find is pleasing and I'm feeling fine Love is so confusing, there's no peace of mind If I fear I'm losing you It's just no good, you teasing like you do Once I had a love and it was a gas Soon turned out had a heart of glass Seemed like the real thing, only to find much o' mistrust Love's gone behind Lost inside Adorable illusion and I cannot hide I'm the one you're using please don't push me aside We coulda made it cruising yeah La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La La La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La La Yeah, riding high on love's true bluish light Ooh, oh Ooh, oh Ooh, oh Ooh, oh Once I had a love and it was a gas Soon turned out to be a pain in the ass Seemed like the real thing only to find much o' mistrust Love's gone behind Ooh, oh Ooh, oh Ooh, oh Ooh, oh
I thought love was only true in fairy tales Meant for someone else but not for me. Love was out to get me That's the way it seemed. Disappointment haunted all my dreams.
Then I saw her face, now I'm a believer Not a trace of doubt in my mind. I'm in love, I'm a believer! I couldn't leave her if I tried.
I thought love was more or less a given thing, Seems the more I gave the less I got. What's the use in tryin'? All you get is pain. When I needed sunshine I got rain.
Then I saw her face, now I'm a believer Not a trace of doubt in my mind. I'm in love, I'm a believer! I couldn't leave her if I tried
Its happy hour again I think I might be happy if I wasnt out with them And theyre happy its a lovely place to be Happy that the fire is real the barman is a she Where the haircuts smile And the meaning of style Is a night out with the bass Where you win or you lose And its them who choose And if you dont win then youve lost
What a good place to be Dont believe it cause they speak a different language And its never really happened to me {its happy hour again} Dont believe it cause they speak a different language And its never really happened to me {its happy hour again}
Its another night out with the boss Following in footsteps overgrown with moss And they tell me that women grow on trees And if you catch them right they will land upon their knees
Where they open all their wallets And they close all their minds And they love to buy you all a drink And then we ask all the questions And you take all your clothes off And go back to the kitchen sink
I was on my way home from high school Stuck at the crossing I dug in for a duel But at the last moment I buried the brakes My life split in two directions, into two separate fates
I got on the last flight to Amsterdam But couldn't hit the runway so we took off again Oh, there's no need to worry, the captain cut in The winds are less angry over in Berlin
You know it's true the other shoe It waits for you, what can you do? Remember to show gratitude The darkest night is nothing new
Sonny's got a problem, all the mini mart clerks know She knows nothing of Eminem's suburban gangster flow Oh, maybe it's random how each moment unfolds It didn't feel like the wrong time or place until they cut off her clothes
A sunny feeling is taken away A sunny feeling is taken away A sunny feeling is taken away A sunny feeling is taken away
I'm on my way home from my high school I'm always contemplating why the kids are still cruel Oh, the kids are still cruel
A sunny feeling is taken away A sunny feeling is taken away A sunny feeling is taken away Some of the feeling is taken away
Come As you are As you were As I want you to be As a friend As a friend As a known memory Take your time Hurry up The choice is your Dont be late Take a rest As a friend As a known memory Memory ah Memory ah Memory ah
Come Doused in mud Cept in bleach As I want you to be As a trend A a friend As a known memory ah Memory ah Memory ah Memory ah
And I swear That I dont have a gun No I dont have a gun No I dont have a gun
Memory ah Memory ah Memory ah Memory ah {dont have a gun}
And I swear That I dont have a gun No I dont have a gun No I dont have a gun No I dont have a gun No I dont have a gun
Everybody's talkin' at me Can't hear a word they're sayin' Only the echos of my mind People stop and stare I can't see their faces Only the shadows of their eyes
I'm Going where the sun keeps shinin' Through the pourin' rain Goin' where the weather suits my clothes Bankin' off of a northeast wind And sailin' on a summer breeze Skippin' over the ocean like a stone
I'm Going where the sun keeps shinin' Through the pourin' rain Goin' where the weather suits my clothes Bankin' off of a northeast wind And sailin' on a summer breeze Skippin' over the ocean like a stone
Everybody's talkin' at me Can't hear a word they're sayin' Only the echos of my mind I won't let you leave my love behind No, I won't let you leave my love behind I won't let you leave my love behind No, I won't let you leave my love behind
You're the first one to get there And always the last one to leave You're the first one to chuckle But the last one to grieve I know all too well the world takes a daily beating
Please don't talk about murder while i'm eating
You walk into the temple And call it a church I try to keep things simple But you always need the works Your life is marked by numbers and symbols Excessive drinking from out of golden thimbles Just a moment of silence i'm needing
So let's not talk about murder while i'm eating
You get all hot and bothered At the strangest times and places But don't notice the looks on all the other faces You're dressed for summer in the middle of december What you've all but forgotten I painfully remember I don't care in the least what you're reading
My name is Luka I live on the second floor I live upstairs from you Yes I think you've seen me before
If you hear something late at night Some kind of trouble. some kind of fight Just don't ask me what it was Just don't ask me what it was Just don't ask me what it was
I think it's because I'm clumsy I try not to talk too loud Maybe it's because I'm crazy I try not to act too proud
They only hit until you cry And after that you don't ask why You just don't argue anymore You just don't argue anymore You just don't argue anymore
Yes I think I'm okay I walked into the door again Well, if you ask that's what I'll say And it's not your business anyway I guess I'd like to be alone With nothing broken, nothing thrown
She's got a smile that it seems to me Reminds me of childhood memories Where everything Was as fresh as the bright blue sky Now and then when I see her face She takes me away to that special place And if I'd stare too long I'd probably break down and cry
Sweet child o' mine Sweet love of mine
She's got eyes of the bluest skies As if they thought of rain I hate to look into those eyes And see an ounce of pain Her hair reminds me of a warm safe place Where as a child I'd hide And pray for the thunder And the rain To quietly pass me by
Sweet child o' mine Sweet love of mine
Where do we go Where do we go now Where do we go Sweet child o' mine
Billy Ray was a preacher's son And when his daddy would visit he'd come along When they gathered around and started talkin' That's when Billy would take me walkin' Out through the back yard we'd go walkin' Then he'd look into my eyes Lord knows, to my surprise
The only one who could ever reach me Was the son of a preacher man The only boy who could ever teach me Was the son of a preacher man Yes he was, he was, ooh, yes he was
Bein' good isn't always easy No matter how hard I try When he started sweet-talkin' to me He'd come'n tell me "Everything is all right" He'd kiss and tell me "Everything is all right" Can I get away again tonight?
The only one who could ever reach me Was the son of a preacher man The only boy who could ever teach me Was the son of a preacher man Yes he was, he was, ooh, yes he was (yes he was)
How well I remember The look that was in his eyes Stealin' kisses from me on the sly Takin' time to make time Tellin' me that he's all mine Learnin' from each other's knowin' Lookin' to see how much we've grown and
The only one who could ever reach me Was the son of a preacher man The only boy who could ever teach me Was the son of a preacher man Yes he was, he was, oh yes he was
(The only one who could ever reach me) He was the sweet-talkin' son of a preacher man (The only boy who could ever teach me) Was the son of a preacher man
(The only one who could ever reach me) Was the sweet-talkin' son of a preacher man FADE
Hey mama, don't you treat me wrong Come and love your daddy all night long All right now, hey hey, all right
See the girl with the diamond ring She knows how to shake that thing All right now now now, hey hey, hey hey
Tell your mama, tell your pa I'm gonna send you back to Arkansas Oh yes, ma'm, you don't do right, don't do right Aw, play it boy
When you see me in misery Come on baby, see about me Now yeah, all right, all right, aw play it, boy
When you see me in misery Come on baby, see about me Now yeah, hey hey, all right
See the girl with the red dress on She can do the Birdland all night long Yeah yeah, what'd I say, all right
Well, tell me what'd I say, yeah Tell me what'd I say right now Tell me what'd I say Tell me what'd I say right now Tell me what'd I say Tell me what'd I say yeah
And I wanna know Baby I wanna know right now And-a I wanna know And I wanna know right now yeah And-a I wanna know Said I wanna know yeah
Spoken: Hey, don't quit now! (c'mon honey) Naw, I got, I uh-uh-uh, I'm changing (stop! stop! we'll do it again) Wait a minute, wait a minute, oh hold it! Hold it! Hold it!
Hey (hey) ho (ho) hey (hey) ho (ho) hey (hey) ho (ho) hey
Oh one more time (just one more time) Say it one more time right now (just one more time) Say it one more time now (just one more time) Say it one more time yeah (just one more time) Say it one more time (just one more time) Say it one more time yeah (just one more time)
Hey (hey) ho (ho) hey (hey) ho (ho) hey (hey) ho (ho) hey
Ah! Make me feel so good (make me feel so good) Make me feel so good now yeah (make me feel so good) Woah! Baby (make me feel so good) Make me feel so good yeah (make me feel so good) Make me feel so good (make me feel so good) Make me feel so good yeah (make me feel so good)
Huh (huh) ho (ho) huh (huh) ho (ho) huh (huh) ho (ho) huh
Awh it's all right (baby it's all right) Said that it's all right right now (baby it's all right) Said that it's all right (baby it's all right) Said that it's all right yeah (baby it's all right) Said that it's all right (baby it's all right) Said that it's all right (baby it's all right)
Woah! Shake that thing now (baby shake that thing) Baby shake that thing now now (baby shake that thing) Baby shake that thing (baby shake that thing) Baby shake that thing right now (baby shake that thing) Baby shake that thing (baby shake that thing) Baby shake that thing (baby shake that thing)
Woah! I feel all right now yeah (make me feel all right) Said I feel all right now (make me feel all right) Woooah! (make me feel all right) Tell you I feel all right (make me feel all right) Said I feel all right (make me feel all right) Baby I feel all right (make me feel all right)
Two kindsa love That ain't bad Get it right away Get with it, man When you get back home Back up in Cleveland You look on up That's where I'll be
You're 2 kindsa love... Ain't that the law up above You got 2 kindsa love
It's in... Gonna dig myself Dig myself a hole Alright baby, down in the ground When I get up ain't on one around Yeah, 2 kindsa love ??... Way down below and up above You got it
You're 2 kindsa love (with ad lib)
The way I feel right now You're lookin' good Come on, baby Let me hear you howl Everybody's alright Everybody's alright
When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful, A miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical. And all the birds in the trees, well theyd be singing so happily, Joyfully, playfully watching me. But then they send me away to teach me how to be sensible, Logical, responsible, practical. And they showed me a world where I could be so dependable, Clinical, intellectual, cynical.
There are times when all the worlds asleep, The questions run too deep For such a simple man. Wont you please, please tell me what weve learned I know it sounds absurd But please tell me who I am.
Now watch what you say or theyll be calling you a radical, Liberal, fanatical, criminal. Wont you sign up your name, wed like to feel youre Acceptable, respecable, presentable, a vegtable!
At night, when all the worlds asleep, The questions run so deep For such a simple man. Wont you please, please tell me what weve learned I know it sounds absurd But please tell me who I am.
You are drunk and you are surly In Latino lover mode We all know what's on your agenda We've broken the code
Oh I've got no right to lay claim to her frame She's not my possession You cunt.
Get your hands off my woman motherfucker Get your hands off my woman motherfucker Yeah
Octoped, you've got six hands too many And you can't keep them to yourself You're too fat and too old to marry So they left you on the shelf
Oh I've got no right to lay claim to her frame But you soiled my obsession You cunt.
Get your hands off my woman motherfucker Get your hands off my woman motherfucker Get your hands off my woman motherfucker Get your hands off my woman motherfucker Ow! Get your hands off my woman motherfucker Get your hands off my woman motherfuuuuuuuuuuckaaaaa!
- Everybody be cool, this is a robbery! - Any of you fucking pricks move, and I'll execute every motherfucking last one of you!
Me and Fast got the gats; we're out to rob a bank. We got Steve outside carrying a full pack. Now everything's cool and everything's smooth. (Hey that's smooth) I walked up to the teller, I gave her the letter She gave me the loot with puckered up lips and a wink that I found cute, and I said, "baby, baby, baby" (Is this some Kharmic-Chi love thing happening here baby or what.) By that time Fast tapped me with the 9 he said it was time to blow, ya know. So out the door we go. Back to the ride with Steve inside and alive; off we drive I hurt my lower lumbar, you know we'll never get far, riding around in a stolen police car, so we dropped it off and piled in a Caddy; Steve was driving because I had to talk to my man about something.
- Look, I don't know anything about any fucking set-up, you can torture me all you want. - Torture you, that's good, that's a good idea, I like that one.
Running around robbing banks all wacked off of Scooby Snacks! (2x)
I don't give a fuck about the hell's gate, ain't punkin' the crowd and I'm still standing up straight. So, we pull these jobs to make a little money; no one gets hurt if they don't act funny. On the way to the yacht, we almost got caught, fast is shooting mailboxes, not knowing where the cop is. They're at the Dunkin Donuts, adjacent from the Froman's whose mailbox fast had just exploded. They gave chase, but my man Steve is an ace; we lost those brothers with haste. We casted off and along we went off Bermuda to an island resort we rented.
- Sonny, I need you cool, are you cool? - I am cool.
Running around robbing banks all wacked off of Scooby Snacks! (4x)
brass buttons, green silks and silver shoes warm evenings, pale mornings, bottle of blues and the tiny golden pins that she wore up in her hair brass buttons, green silks and silver shoes my mind was young until she grew my secret thoughts known only by the few it was a dream much to real to be leaned against too long all the time I think she knew her words still dance inside my head her comb still lies beside my bed and the sun comes up without her it just doesn't know she's gone ooh, but I remember everything she said brass buttons, green silks and silver shoes warm evenings, pale mornings, bottle of blues and the tiny golden pins that she wore up in her hair brass buttons, green silks and silver shoes
Diamond life, lover boy. We move in space with minimum waste and maximum joy. City lights and business nights. When you require streetcar desire for higher heights.
No place for beginners or sensitive hearts When sentiment is left to chance. No place to be ending but somewhere to start.
No need to ask. He's a smooth operator, smooth operator, smooth operator, smooth operator.
Coast to coast, LA to Chicago, western male. Across the north and south, to Key Largo, love for sale.
Face to face, each classic case. We shadow box and double cross, Yet need the chase.
A license to love, insurance to hold. Melts all your memories and change into gold. His eyes are like angels but his heart is cold.
No need to ask. He's a smooth operator, smooth operator, smooth operator, smooth operator.
Coast to coast, LA to Chicago, western male. Across the north and south, to Key Largo, love for sale.
Cause it's a bittersweet symphony this life Trying to make ends meet, you're a slave to the money then you die I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down You know the one that takes you to the places where all the veins meet, yeah No change, I can't change, I can't change, I can't change, but I'm here in my mold , I am here in my mold But I'm a million different people from one day to the next I can't change my mold, no, no, no, no, no
Well, I've never prayed, But tonight I'm on my knees, yeah I need to hear some sounds that recognize the pain in me, yeah I let the melody shine, let it cleanse my mind , I feel free now But the airwaves are clean and there's nobody singing to me now
No change, I can't change, I can't change, I can't change, but I'm here in my mold , I am here with my mold And I'm a million different people from one day to the next I can't change my mold, no, no, no, no, no
(Well have you ever been down?) (I can't change, I can't change...) (Ooooohhhhh...)
'Cause it's a bittersweet symphony this life Trying to make ends meet, trying to find some money then you die I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down You know the one that takes you to the places where all the veins meet, yeah You know I can't change, I can't change, I can't change, but I'm here in my mold, I am here in my mold And I'm a million different people from one day to the next I can't change my mold, no,no,no,no,no I can't change my mold, no,no,no,no,no I can't change my mold, no,no,no,no,no
(It justs sex and violence melody and silence) (It justs sex and violence melody and silence) (I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down) (It justs sex and violence melody and silence) (I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down) (Been down) (Ever been down) (Ever been down)(Lalalalalalaaaaaaaa...) (Ever been down) (Ever been down) (Have you ever been down?) (Have you ever been down?) (Have you ever been down?)
The world was on fire and no one could save me but you. It's strange what desire will make foolish people do. I never dreamed that I'd meet somebody like you. And I never dreamed that I'd lose somebody like you.
No, I don't want to fall in love (This world is only gonna break your heart) No, I don't want to fall in love (This world is only gonna break your heart) With you (This world is only gonna break your heart)
What a wicked game to play, to make me feel this way. What a wicked thing to do, to let me dream of you. What a wicked thing to say, you never felt this way. What a wicked thing to do, to make me dream of you and,
I want to fall in love (This world is only gonna break your heart) No, I want to fall in love (This world is only gonna break your heart) With you.
The world was on fire and no one could save me but you. It's strange what desire will make foolish people do. I never dreamed that I'd love somebody like you. And I never dreamed that I'd lose somebody like you,
No, I want to fall in love (This world is only gonna break your heart) No, I want to fall in love (This world is only gonna break your heart) With you (This world is only gonna break your heart) No, I... (This world is only gonna break your heart) (This world is only gonna break your heart)
i heard there was a secret chord that david played and it pleased the lord but you don't really care for music, do you well it goes like this the fourth, the fifth the minor fall and the major lift the baffled king composing hallelujah
hallelujah...
well your faith was strong but you needed proof you saw her bathing on the roof her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you she tied you to her kitchen chair she broke your throne and she cut your hair and from your lips she drew the hallelujah
hallelujah...
baby i've been here before i've seen this room and i've walked this floor i used to live alone before i knew you i've seen your flag on the marble arch but love is not a victory march it's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah
hallelujah...
well there was a time when you let me know what's really going on below but now you never show that to me do you but remember when i moved in you and the holy dove was moving too and every breath we drew was hallelujah
well, maybe there's a god above but all i've ever learned from love was how to shoot somebody who outdrew you it's not a cry that you hear at night it's not somebody who's seen the light it's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah
You get a shiver in the dark Its been raining in the park but meantime South of the river you stop and you hold everything A band is blowing dixie double four time You feel all right when you hear that music ring
You step inside but you dont see too many faces Coming in out of the rain to hear the jazz go down Too much competition too many other places But not too many horns can make that sound Way on downsouth way on downsouth london town
You check out guitar george he knows all the chords Mind hes strictly rhythm he doesnt want to make it cry or sing And an old guitar is all he can afford When he gets up under the lights to play his thing
And harry doesnt mind if he doesnt make the scene Hes got a daytime job hes doing alright He can play honky tonk just like anything Saving it up for friday night With the sultans with the sultans of swing
And a crowd of young boys theyre fooling around in the corner Drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform soles They dont give a damn about any trumpet playing band It aint what they call rock and roll And the sultans played creole
And then the man he steps right up to the microphone And says at last just as the time bell rings thank you goodnight now its time to go home And he makes it fast with one more thing we are the sultans of swing
Kid what changed your mood Youve gone all sad so I feel sad too I think I know some things we never outgrow You think its wrong I can tell you do How can I explain When you dont want me to
Kid my only kid You look so small youve gone so quiet I know you know what Im about I wont deny it But you forgive though you dont understand Youve turned your head Youve dropped by hand
All my sorrow, all my blues All my sorrow
Shut the light, go away Full of grace, you cover your face
Kid gracious kid Your eyes are blue but you wont cry I know angry tears are too dear You wont let them go
When you move in right up close to me That's when I get the shakes all over me
Quivers down my backbone I got the shakes down my knee bone Yeah the tremors in my thigh bone Shakin' all over
Just the way that you say goodnight to me Brings that feelin' on inside of me
Quivers down the backbone I got the shivers down the thigh bone Yeah the tremors in my back bone Shakin' all over
Quivers down my backbone Yeah the shakes in my knee bone I got the tremors in my thigh bone Shakin' all over
Well, you make me shake and I like it, baby You make me shake and I like it, baby Well, shake, shake, shake Shake, shake Shake, shake, shake Shake, shake, shake
(oo) What you want (oo) Baby, I got (oo) What you need (oo) Do you know I got it? (oo) All I'm askin' (oo) Is for a little respect when you come home (just a little bit) Hey baby (just a little bit) when you get home (just a little bit) mister (just a little bit)
I ain't gonna do you wrong while you're gone Ain't gonna do you wrong (oo) 'cause I don't wanna (oo) All I'm askin' (oo) Is for a little respect when you come home (just a little bit) Baby (just a little bit) when you get home (just a little bit) Yeah (just a little bit)
I'm about to give you all of my money And all I'm askin' in return, honey Is to give me my profits When you get home (just a, just a, just a, just a) Yeah baby (just a, just a, just a, just a) When you get home (just a little bit) Yeah (just a little bit)
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Ooo, your kisses (oo) Sweeter than honey (oo) And guess what? (oo) So is my money (oo) All I want you to do (oo) for me Is give it to me when you get home (re, re, re ,re) Yeah baby (re, re, re ,re) Whip it to me (respect, just a little bit) When you get home, now (just a little bit)
R-E-S-P-E-C-T Find out what it means to me R-E-S-P-E-C-T Take care, TCB
Oh (sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me) A little respect (sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me) Whoa, babe (just a little bit) A little respect (just a little bit) I get tired (just a little bit) Keep on tryin' (just a little bit) You're runnin' out of foolin' (just a little bit) And I ain't lyin' (just a little bit) (re, re, re, re) 'spect When you come home (re, re, re ,re) Or you might walk in (respect, just a little bit) And find out I'm gone (just a little bit) I got to have (just a little bit) A little respect (just a little bit)
I used to listen to the radio And I don’t guess they’re listenin’ to me no more They talk too much but that’s okay I don’t understand a single word they say Piss and moan about the immigrants But don’t say nothin’ about the president A democracy don’t work that way I can say anything I wanna say
So fuck the FCC Fuck the FBI Fuck the CIA Livin’ in the motherfuckin’ USA
People tell me that I’m paranoid And I admit I’m gettin’ pretty nervous, boy It just gets tougher everyday To sit around and watch it while it slips away Been called a traitor and a patriot Call me anything you want to but Just don’t forget your history Dirty Lenny died so we could all be free
Hello, it's me I've thought about us for a long, long time Maybe I think too much but something's wrong There's something here that doesn't last too long Maybe I shouldn't think of you as mine
Seeing you Or seeing anything as much as I do you I take for granted that you're always there I take for granted that you just don't care Sometimes I can't help seeing all the way through
It's important to me That you know you are free 'Cause I never want to make you change for me
Think of me You know that I'd be with you if I could I'll come around to see you once in a while Or if I ever need a reason to smile And spend the night if you think I should
It's important to me That you know you are free 'Cause I never want to make you change for me
Think of me You know that I'd be with you if I could I'll come around to see you once in a while Or if I ever need a reason to smile And spend the night if you think I should
Maybe, maybe it's the clothes we wear, The tasteless bracelets and the dye in our hair, Maybe it's our kookiness, Or maybe, maybe it's our nowhere towns, Our nothing places and our cellophane sounds, Maybe it's our looseness,
But we're trash, you and me, We're the litter on the breeze, We're the lovers on the streets, Just trash, me and you, It's in everything we do, It's in everything we do...
Maybe, maybe it's the things we say, The words we've heard and the music we play, Maybe it's our cheapness, Or maybe, maybe it's the times we've had, The lazy days and the crazes and the fads, Maybe it's our sweetness,
But we're trash, you and me, We're the litter on the breeze, We're the lovers on the street, Just trash, me and you, It's in everything we do, It's in everything we do...
Yeah... All is quiet on New Year's Day A world in white gets underway I want to be with you Be with you night and day Nothing changes on New Year's Day On New Year's Day
I will be with you again I will be with you again
Under a blood red sky A crowd has gathered in black and white Arms entwined, the chosen few The newspapers says, says Say it's true it's true... And we can break through Though torn in two We can be one
I...I will begin again I...I will begin again
Oh... Maybe the time is right Oh...maybe tonight...
I will be with you again I will be with you again
And so we're told this is the golden age And gold is the reason for the wars we wage Though I want to be with you Be with you night and day Nothing changes On New Year's Day
Who's gonna teach you how to dance? Who's gonna show you how to fly? Who's gonna call you on the lame-dope-smoking, Slackin' little sucker you are?
Who's gonna get you from behind? Who's gonna ring your little bell? Who's gonna con you into buying a television set revolution they sell?
When are you gonna blow the game? When are you gonna blow the screen? When will you tell them that the crap doesn't last And you found a way to make your own dreams
The crap doesn't last and you found a way to make yourself scream
Well I died a million times And I picked my culture well And I built myself a gate They can all now go to hell
I'm never gonna work another day in my life The gods told me to relax They said I'm gonna be fixed up right I'm never gonna work another day in my life I'm way too busy powertripping But I'm gonna shed you some light
Get down!
Who's gonna teach you how to dance? Who's gonna show you how to fly? When you get tired of the crap baby move over here and maybe buy some of mine
I'm never gonna work another day in my life The gods told me to relax They said I'm gonna be fixed up right I'm never gonna work another day in my life I'm way too busy powertripping But I'm gonna shed you some light
I'm never gonna work another day in my life The gods told me to relax They said I'm gonna be fixed up right I'm never gonna work another day in my life I'm way too busy powertripping But I'm gonna shed you some light
Teddy sniffing glue, he was 12 years old Fell from the roof on East Two-nine Cathy was 11 when she pulled the plug On 26 reds and a bottle of wine Bobby got leukemia, 14 years old He looked like 65 when he died He was a friend of mine
Those are people who died, died They were all my friends, and they died
G-berg and Georgie let their gimmicks go rotten So they died of hepatitis in upper Manhattan Sly in Vietnam took a bullet in the head Bobby OD'd on Drano on the night that he was wed They were two more friends of mine Two more friends that died
Those are people who died, died They were all my friends, and they died
Mary took a dry dive from a hotel room Bobby hung himself from a cell in the tombs Judy jumped in front of a subway train Eddie got slit in the jugular vein And Eddie, I miss you more than all the others And I salute you brother
Those are people who died, died They were all my friends, and they died
Herbie pushed Tony from the Boys' Club roof Tony thought that his rage was just some goof But Herbie sure gave Tony some bitchen proof "Hey," Herbie said, "Tony, can you fly?" But Tony couldn't fly, Tony died
Those are people who died, died They were all my friends, and they died
Brian got busted on a narco rap He beat the rap by rattin' on some bikers He said, "Hey, I know it's dangerous, but it sure beats Riker's" But the next day he got offed by the very same bikers
Those are people who died, died They were all my friends, and they died
Teddy sniffing glue, he was 12 years old Fell from the roof on East Two-nine Cathy was 11 when she pulled the plug On 26 reds and a bottle of wine Bobby got leukemia, 14 years old He looked like 65 when he died He was a friend of mine
Those are people who died, died They were all my friends, and they died
G-berg and Georgie let their gimmicks go rotten So they died of hepatitis in upper Manhattan Sly in Vietnam took a bullet in the head Bobby OD'd on Drano on the night that he was wed They were two more friends of mine Two more friends that died
Those are people who died, died They were all my friends, and they died
Mary took a dry dive from a hotel room Bobby hung himself from a cell in the tombs Judy jumped in front of a subway train Eddie got slit in the jugular vein And Eddie, I miss you more than all the others And I salute you brother
Those are people who died, died They were all my friends, and they died
From the album Put a Little Love in Your Heart in 1969
Think of your fellow man lend him a helping hand put a little love in your heart. You see it's getting late oh please don't hesitate put a little love in your heart. And the world will be a better place and the world will be a better place for you and me you just wait and see
Another day goes by and still the children cry put a little love in your heart. If you want the world to know we won't let hatred grow put a little love in your heart. And the world will be a better place and the world will be a better place for you and me you just wait and see
Take a good look around and if you're lookin' down put a little love in your heart I hope when you decide kindness will be your guide put a little love in your heart. And the world will be a better place and the world will be a better place for you and me you just wait and see put a little love in your heart....
