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At the far end of the midway
by the double ferris wheel There's a band that plays so snakey You can't help how you feel Emmie Mae ran away With a man as dark as night You can see him, if you go there Second trumpet to the right They play "Night Train" So snakey Black girls dancing Long and lanky Barkers barking Step right up, folks! The show is about to begin It's Harlem in Havana time Step right in! Silver spangles See 'em dangle in the farm boy's eyes Hootchie kootchie Auntie Ruthie would've cried If she knew we were on the inside. When Emmie Mae ran away She came back a bottle blonde God! The gossips had a gourmet feast Chomping on how she was born But miracle of miracles Cuz we were underage She got us nearly front row seats To the right side of the stage See that tall girl? That's a man That one, too Big yellow feather fan Barkers barking Step right up, folks! The show is about to begin It's Harlem in Havana time Step right in! Silver spangles See 'em dangle in the farm boy's eyes Hootchie kootchie Auntie Ruthie would've died If she knew we were on the inside. |
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| 2. |
| 4:10 |
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Since I lost you
I can't get through the day Without at least one big boo-hoo The pain won't go away What am I gonna do? Man from Mars This time you went too far I fall apart Everytime I think of you Swallowed by the dark There is no center to my life now No grace in my heart Man from Mars This time you went too far I call and call The silence is so full of sounds You're in them all I hear you in the water And the wiring in the walls Man from Mars This time you went too far |
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| 3. |
| 3:46 |
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He said "You think you're a lady
But I know you're a woman We are as young as the night" I said "No telephones ringing No company coming Just the lap of the lake and the firelight" And the lonely loon and the crescent moon What a pocket of heavenly grace But in France they say Everyday Love puts on a new face Love has many faces About a month or so later he said "Why can't you be happy You make me feel helpless when you get this way" I said "I'm up to my neck in alligators Jaws gnashing at me Each one trying to pull a piece away" Darling, you can't slay these beasts of prey Some bad dreams even love can't erase But in France they say Everyday Love puts on a new face Love has many faces He said "I wish you were with me here The leaves are electric They burn on the river bank Countless heatless flames" I said "Send me some pictures then And I'll paint pyrotechnic Explosions of your autumn till we meet again I miss your touch and your lips so much I long for our next embrace" But in France they say Everyday Love puts on a new face Love puts on a new face Love has many faces Many many faces |
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| 4. |
| 3:38 |
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"Kiss my ass!" I said
and I threw my drink Tequila trickling Down his business suit Must be the Irish blood Fight before you think Turn it now You can't cowtow You can't undo it It's his town And that went down Like a lead balloon Lead lead lead lead balloon He said "Sic her, Rover" That went over Like a lead balloon Lead lead lead lead balloon Lead balloon An angry man is just an angry man But an angry woman Bitch! I had to ask him for a helping hand It came with the heart Of a Bonaparte Of a frozen fish It's his town And that went down Like a lead balloon Lead lead lead lead balloon He said "Sic her, Rover" That went over Like a lead balloon Lead lead lead lead balloon Lead balloon Lead balloon, lead lead lead lead balloon Lead balloon, lead lead lead lead balloon Lead balloon, lead lead lead lead balloon Lead balloon It's his town and that went down Like a lead balloon Lead lead lead balloon He said "Sic her, Rover" That went over Like a lead balloon Lead lead lead lead balloon Lead balloon Lead lead lead lead balloon Lead lead lead lead balloon Lead balloon |
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| 5. |
| 4:17 |
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The general offered
No apologies He said "The soldiers erred in judgement They should have hired a hooker" No apologies to the outraged Japanese No "Sorry little girl" The pigs just took her Tireskids and teethmarks What happened to this place? Lawyers and loan sharks Are laying America to waste Freddie said that "Juan thinks, I think He's the devil" What a lofty title For such a petty little tyrant Bigger beasts abound And they kick this world around At this crazy speed With violence and greed Tireskids and teethmarks What happened to this place? Lawyers and loan sharks Are laying America to waste So what makes a man a man In these tough times As druglords buy up the banks And warlords radiate the oceans Ecosystems fail Snakes and snails and puppy tails Are wagging in the womb Beneath the trampled moon Tireskids and teethmarks What happened to this place? Lawyers and loan sharks Are laying America to waste The general offered No apologies |
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| 6. |
| 4:18 |
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I stepped outside to breathe the air
And stare up at the stars Big dipper hanging there Over the rented car Over the rented car I'm a runaway from the record biz From the hoods in the hood and the whiny white kids Boring! The old man is snoring And I'm taming the tiger (You can't tame the tiger) Tiger, tiger burning bright Nice, kitty kitty Tiger, tiger burning bright Sophia says "It's hard to catch And harder still to ride The time to watch the beast the best Is when it's purring at your side" Purring at your side Accolades and honors One false move and you're a goner Boring! The old man is snoring And I'm taming the tiger (You can't tame the tiger) Tiger, tiger burning bright Nice, kitty kitty Tiger, tiger burning bright In the forest of the night The moon shed light On my hopeless plight As the radio blared so bland Every disc, a poker chip Every song just a one night stand Formula music, girly guile Genuine junkfood for juveniles Up and down the dial Mercenary style I watched the stars chuck down their spears And a plane went blinking by And I thought of Anna Wild and dear Like fireworks in the sky Fireworks in the sky I'm so sick of this game It's hip, it's hot Life's too short, the whole thing's gotten Boring! The old man is snoring And I'm taming the tiger (You can't tame the tiger) Tiger, tiger burning bright Nice, kitty kitty (Boring!) Tiger, tiger burning bright (You can't tame the tiger) Oh, be nice, kitty kitty (Boring!) Tiger, tiger burning bright Nice, kitty kitty (Boring, boring!) Tiger, tiger burning bright (Fight to the light, fight to the light) In the forest of the night |
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| 7. |
| 3:55 |
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It was a dark and a stormy night
Everyone was at the wing-ding They weren't the wing-ding type So they went up on the train bridge Where the weather was howling And oh, oh, my my When that train comes rolling by No paper thin walls, no folks above No one else can hear The crazy cries of love They were laughing, they were dancing in the rain They knew their love was a strong one When they heard the far off whistle of a train They were hoping it was going to be a long one Cuz oh, oh, my my When that train comes rolling by No paper thin walls, no folks above No one else can hear The crazy cries of love In the back booth of an all night cafe Two dripping raincoats are hanging Outside in the weather The shade on the streetlight is clanging And they smile ear to ear and eye to eye Ice cream is melting on a piece of pie Oh, my my No one else can hear The cries of love Every kiss was sweet and strong Every touch was totally tandem As the train come a-rumbling along They sang a lover's song of wild abandon And oh, oh, my my When that train comes rolling by No paper thin walls, no folks above No one else can hear The crazy cries of love No paper thin walls, no folks above No one else can hear The crazy cries of love |
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| 8. |
| 2:59 |
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This is really something
People will be envious But our roles aren't clear So we musn't rush Still, we're burning brightly Clinging like fire to fuel I'm grinning like a fool Stay in touch We should stay in touch Oh! Stay in touch In touch Part of this is permanent Part of this is passing So we must be loyal and wary Not to give away too much Til we build a firm foundation And empty out old habits Old habits Stay in touch We should stay in touch Oh! Stay in touch In touch During times like these The wise or influential They can bear the imperfections They can keep the money No doubt about it No doubt that's essential No doubt that's always been a tricky one for me So, we should just surrender Let fate and duty shape us Let light hearts remake us Let the worries hush In the middle of this continent In the middle of our time on Earth We perceive one another Stay in touch We should stay in touch Oh! Stay in touch In touch |
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| 9. |
| 4:42 |
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I went so numb on Christmas day
I couldn't feel my hands or feet I shouldn't have come She made me pay For gleaming with Donald down her street She put blame on him And shame on me She made it all seem so tawdry and cheap "Oh, let's be nice, Mama, open up your gifts You know, happiness is the best facelift" I mean, after all, she introduced us Oh, but she regrets that now Shacked up downtown Making love without a license Same old sacred cow She said, "Did you come home to disgrace us?" I said, "Why is this joy not allowed? For God's sake, I'm middle-aged, Mama And time moves swift And you know happiness is the best facelift" Oh, love takes so much courage Love takes so much shit He said "You've seen too many movies, Joni" She said "Snap out of it!" Oh, the cold winds blew at our room with a view All helpful and hopeful and candlelit We kissed the angels and the moon eclipsed You know, Happiness is the best facelift We pushed the bed up to the window To see the Christmas lights On the east bank across the steaming river Between the bridges lit up Paris-like This river has run through both our lives Between these banks of our continuing delights Bless us, don't let us lose the drift You know, Happiness is the best facelift. |
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| 3:43 |
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Words and Music by
Isham Jones and Gene Willaden (1942) So here's to you May your dreams come true May old father time Never be unkind And through the years Save your smiles and your tears They're just souvenirs They'll make music in your heart Remember this Each new day is a kiss Sent from up above With an angel's love So here's to you May your skies be blue And your love blessed That's my best to you Remember this Each new day is a kiss Sent from up above With an angel's love So here's to you May your skies be blue And your love blessed That's my very best to you |
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