Well, Billy rapped all night about his suicide, how he'd kick it in the head when he was twenty-five, speed jive, don't want to stay alive when you're twenty-five. and Freddie's got spots from ripping off the stars from his face, And Wendy's stealing clothes from Marks and Sparks funky little boat race. The television man is crazy saying we're juvenile deliquent wrecks, oh man, I need TV when I got T Rex oh brother you guessed All the young dudes (Hey dudes!), carry the news (Where are ya?), I'm a dude dad. boogaloo dudes (Stand up, come on!), All the young dudes (I want to hear you.), carry the news. carry the news (I want to see you.), boogaloo dudes (I want to talk to you - all of you.), carry the news.
Now Lucy looks sweet cause he dresses like a queen but he can kick like a mule - it's a real mean team but we can love, oh yes - we can love. And my brother's back at home with his Beatles and his Stones, we never got it off on that revolution stuff, what a drag - too many snags. Now I've drunk a lot of wine and I'm feeling fine, I've got to race some cat to bed, is that concrete all around, or is it in my head, yeah, All the young dudes (Hey dudes!), I'm a dude dad. carry the news (Where are ya?), All the young dudes (I want to hear ya.), boogaloo dudes (Stand up!), Carry the news carry the news (I want to see you.), boogaloo dudes (I want to relate to you.), carry the news. carry the news (Let's hear the news - come on!), All the young dudes (C'mon dudes!), boogaloo dudes (I want to kick you), carry the news. carry the news (I want you.), All the young dudes (Hey you there - you with the glasses!), carry the news (Are you all his friends?). boogaloo dudes (I want you in the front!), All the young dudes (Will you bring him down, 'cause I want him!), carry the news carry the news (There you go!). boogaloo dudes (I want him right here, bring him come on - bring him!), boogaloo dudes (How do you feel?), All the young dudes (I've wanted to do this for years!), carry the news (Sick!).carry the news (There you go!),
How long 'fore you realise you swing How long 'fore you realise you sting From the good to the bad to the ugly change How long 'fore you start to rearrange How long how long 'fore you realise that all's strange
How long will it take to turn you around How long will it take to bend you down It makes you believe in the [real] exchange How long will it take for me to rearrange How long how long 'fore you realise that all's strange
Well i don't care what the people may say I don't give a - anyway I don't care what the people may say I don't care what the people may say I don't give a - anyway I don't care what the people may say
How long 'fore you realise what you missed
How long 'fore we we get out and may get pissed You get all the books from the corn exchange Really mad at this outrage How long how long 'fore you realise that all's strange I don't care what the people may say I don't give a - anyway I don't care what the people may say I don't care what the people may say I don't give a - anyway I don't care what the people may say
How long How long How long How long Won't you tell me how long Won't you tell me how long Won't you tell me how long Won't you tell me how long How long will it take How long will it take How long will it take (yeah) How long will it take
I've been sitting here thinking When i started out drinking I went on to the dope surely just to change my life I cried a tear and a beer for me I lost everything near and dear to me Namely my children and my wife I've an idea of having a good time Was sitting up there with my head between my knees Well i knew everything there was to know Everything except which way to go I cried oh god please take me will you take me please
(yeah) many a time (well i) swore up and down I don't need none of this junk that's a floating round I could quit - let me finish what i've got After all this stuff sure costs a lot Then i get my feet back on the ground Now i can't tell nobody how to live their life Even though inside we're all the same All these things are toys i was playing with You know, you know we're all losers in the end
(well now) since i've been straight I haven't been in my cups I ain't shooting downs i ain't using ups
You know i'm still as crazy as a loon Even though i don't run out and cop a spoon Thank the good lord god well i've had enough I've got a friend and his name is robertson He told me "don't need to be stoned to know a friend Believe me you're all beautiful people just the way you are Tell me, what has that stuff done for you so far?"
I've been sitting here thinking i've been winking i've been blinking Well i don't have to sit around no more on the nod With my head in the air (you know) I can do anything i can do it straight i can do it so much better now Its gotta start Right here in your own back yard Yes it's gotta start back your own b
Darkness darkness be my pillow Take my hand let me sleep In the coolness of your shadow In the silence of your deep Darkness darkness hide my yearning For the things that cannot be Keep my mind from constant turning Toward the things that cannot see (no, no)
Darkness darkness long and lonesome With the day that brings my happiness I have found the edge of silence Oh i am in depths of fear Darkness darkness be my blanket
Cover me with the endless night Take away take away the pain of your way Fill the emptiness with light (na na na na)
Darkness darkness be my pillow Take my hand let me sleep In the coolness of your shadow In the silence of your deep Darkness darkness hide my yearning For the things that cannot be Keep my mind keep my mind from constant turning Toward the things that cannot see
All the changes they will take their time In the morning dust they'll begin to rise Halfway to a borderline Well i can see the end For the very first time
Well i know i lost just a little bit on the journey When my mind's been split by little things that didn't fit on the way Oh i know i lost just a little bit on the journey 'cos i'm trying so hard to get going
There's a man on a bridge called suicide And he hides his head while the coast is dark And the river drags and the water sways Oh his rags've seen better days
And i guess he lost just a little bit on the journey For his mind was split by little things that didn't fit on the way (oh) yes i know he lost just a little bit on the journey
For every gift he had to give For every life (yeah) he had to live Well they meant nothing without her to guide him on his way
Well he told her he was a leader Of a well respected [load]
But when he tried to leave her Well she looked right down her nose Many times he tried to make her believe in herself But she wouldn't listen to a word he said
Well he followed her though the darkness All the chances i take He followed her though the wilderness Her mystery to break Many times he tried to make her believe in herself But she wouldn't listen to a word he said
So for 40 days and for 40 nights Well they tied my [ways] they can see the light And the angel screamed in my nightmare ride And the changes left (yeah) but they will take their time
And i guess i lost just a little bit on the journey Yes i know i lost just a little bit on the way I know i lost just a little bit on t
Oh angeline, i love you, your mouth is like a sting And when i close my eyes each night, i often hear you sing Imagination's hidden book, you wrote it on the wing And when i vowed to comfort you, well you swallowed everything
Angeline, oh my angeline My sweet angeline - you have rendered me unseen I would cry a million smiles for my indian city queen
Well your body it is broken in so many different ways And when i stoop to find your head, well it disappeared in haze. Your blood flows like the finest juice - the kiss of burgundy And where it comes from no one knows, but where it's going i can't see
Angeline, oh my angeline
My sweet angeline - (y'know) you have rendered me unseen I would cry a million smiles for my indian city queen
Angeline, oh my angeline You little angeline - you have rendered me unseen I would cry a million smiles for my indian city queen
And your crystal-coloured cardboard bins - attack me from the paint And i think that i am getting lost among the swollen states Oh rescue me or bury me, for i care not what you do There is just one thing that i want to say am i really you
Angeline, oh my angeline My sweet angeline - you have rendered me unseen I would cry a million smiles for my indian city queen
Well my brother he was a drinking man And i asked him for release He said this won't do you no good And sent for the police
Well they busted me for nothing Cos they said i was insane So they let my body go But they locked away my brain
Well i wandered freely as a bird that had broken both its wings And i hated them and they hated me and i hated everthing And i realise that to survive well my body is not mine And i feel neglected feel rejected
Living in the wrong time
And to those of you who always laugh Let this be your epitaph
And my head is down and i'm called a clown by comedians that grace The living stage of every page of worthless meaningless space But i swear to you before we're though you're gonna feel our every blow We ain't bleeding you we're feeding you but you're too f*cking slow
And to those of you who always laugh Let this be your epitaph
The willow in the wind is gently weeping No city lights tonight for she is sleeping But in a little while she will awake and gently smile My angel of Eighth Avenue, Manhattan morning.
Somewhere a siren sounds and she is turning She moves my arm around 'cause she is burning She has so much to give but so little time to live My angel of Eighth Avenue, Manhattan morning.
As I look down the streets are slowly forming And the ladies of the night have start performing And the trash-collectors horn salutes the dawning And soon the workward bound will they wake up yawning And soft warm hands behind that give no warning Tell me, for just one hour have I been learning
I have so much to say but so little time to stay With my angel of Eighth Avenue, Manhattan morning With my angel of Eighth Avenue, Manhattan morning
I was born on the wrong side of the river Where the sun never shone on my brass Though the seasons were rapidly changing Oh the best things were coming too fast
I was waving the flag of indifference Never knowing the real reason why Casting doubt on my uncertain future It was time for a sudden goodbye
I was born on the wrong side of the river Where the sun never shone on my breast Though the seasons were rapidly changing Oh the best things were coming too fast
We were so close there was no room We bled inside each other's wounds We all caught the same disease We all sang our songs of peace
Lay down, lay down, let it all down Let your bright face smile up at the ones who stand and frown Lay down, lay down, let it all down Let your bright face smile up at the ones who stand and frown
Oh raise the candles high 'cos if you don't we can't stand black against the light Oh raise them high again 'cos if you do we can stand dry against the rain
Lay down, lay down, let it all down Let your bright face smile up at the ones who stand and frown Lay down, lay down, let it all down Let your bright face smile up at the ones who stand and frown
We were so close there was no room We bled inside each other's wounds We all caught the same disease We all sang our songs of peace Some came to sing some came to pray Some came to keep the night away
Oh raise the candles high 'cos if you don't we can't stand black against the light Oh raise them high again 'cos if you do we can stand dry against the rain
Lay down, lay down, let it all down Let your bright face smile up at the ones who stand and frown Lay down, lay down, let it all down Let your bright face smile up at the ones who stand and frown Lay down, lay down, let it all down Let your bright face smile up at the ones who stand and frown Lay down, lay down, let it all down Let your bright face smile up at the ones who stand and frown
You can call on me whenever you need me Hanging around never did any good And I want you to know the way that I feel Is good inside Oh oh oh oh oh It must be love
I can see the garden of light all around me Cursin' in songs from those evergreen trees (?) And no one can say I'm a natural fool For walkin' this way Oh oh oh oh oh It must be love
Love love love Love love love Love love love It must be love
When you smile at me I can see all the stars at night Succulent moonlight is stroking your hair And I want you to know the way that I feel Is good inside Oh oh oh oh oh It must be love
Love love love Love love love Love love love It must be love
Love love love Love love love Love love love It must be love
The original mixed-up kid Sleeps with the ladies all night Home in the morning light To nothin'
Climbs in to an empty bed Pillows around his head Hide the tears he sheds For no one
And Byron said Happiness is born its twin In those who share, for they will always win But what about the man who tries so hard But his heart is locked within
The original mixed-up kid Must have been at the end of the line When they gave out the forms to sign For someone
And he can't make up his mind where he wants to go Ain't there a heaven ain't there a hell well he just don't know For in a crowded street he can see the sleet When the other men just see the snow
The original mixed-up kid be on your conscience bound (?) For you turned him upside down for nothin'
Maybe I'm just a loser Maybe it's because my boots ain't as clean as they could be Came to town with an even chance I'm feeling down the people I meet ain't fair to me
Gave it a try but now I'm ready to cry And run back to the place where I was raised
Maybe I'm just unfortunate Maybe I'm alone in thinking that I've got a lot to say Too far in to be anywhere Lost in the place where nobody seems to know the way
Gave it a try but now I'm ready to cry And run back to the place where I was raised
Home is where I wanna be Home is where you'll always see Friendly faces that'll never turn you down Or say goodbye
Maybe I'm just a loser Maybe it's because my boots ain't as clean as they could be Came to town with an even chance I'm feeling down the people I meet ain't fair to me
Gave it a try but now I'm ready to cry And run back to the place where I was raised
Home is where I wanna be Home is where you'll always see Friendly faces that'll never turn you down Or say goodbye
You keep a knockin' but you can't come in You keep a knockin' but you can't come in You keep a knockin' but you can't come in Come back tomorrow night try it again You say you love me but you can't come in You say you love me but you can't come in You say you love me but you can't come in Come back tomorrow night try it again You keep a knockin' but you can't come in You keep a knockin' but you can't come in You keep a knockin' but you can't come in Come back tomorrow night try it again
Ah Yeah
Oh
You say you love me but you can't come in You say you love me but you can't come in You say you love me but you can't come in Come back tomorrow night try it again You keep a knockin' but you can't come in You keep a knockin' but you can't come in You keep a knockin' but you can't come in Come back tomorrow night try it again
Come on Ohh ah Yeah
Wah hey
Listen Contrary to what various people say This is the best pos-, this is the best possible form of music there ever was Just this
It's all a load of bullshit You can, can play a guitar, you can ??? It's got nothing to do with it, this is what it's
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Well I got a woman mean as she can be I got a woman just as mean as she can be right Sometime I'm thinking come over here with me
I said shake baby shake I said shake baby shake Come on Now shake baby shake I'm thinking there's a whole lot of shakin' goin' on
This is a number called 'What Did I Say', by Jerry Lee Lewis And we'd like you to answer him, get into it you know-a
His feet lay heavy on the road that led to Birmingham Unseeing eyes, defeated cries, the mysteries of men. Many hears, the helpless tears that leave the troubled brow A man once tall, he fought them, but he is older now.
For in your youth, you think the truth will always win the game Some men are Kings, some men are rooks, some men are pawns to blame But if your skin is coloured black, well the dice are hidden in The minds of fools who twist the rules, so you can never win
Birmingham, Birmingham, underneath your face There's nothing but a space - you're hollow.
Unlighted sky, begins to cry, the shabby coat is weak And homes with windows dressed in warmth, and mouths that never speak His mind is dead, the visions spread the past before his feet And thankfully he wears that dream that shields him from the street
Goodnight my friend, this is the end, you'll never cry again You'll never have to smile away the bastards and the maimed Is it too late, or can you wait to take another's hand And walk together down that road that leads to Birmingham
Birmingham, Birmingham, underneath your face There's nothing but a space - inside you.
Birmingham, Birmingham, underneath your face There's
Leaving me girl and moving on down the road You left me many burdens such a heavy load Well the crossroads all my life it has been And it sure does bring me out when I think about what went down And I'm so afraid but now I'm trying to see Well you can preached me like a lesson I just rode on through life till I took the time to concentrate on you You can bring me a lot of gold If you don't have a lot of soul But you just can't live in Texas I'm leaving here tonight for the very last time
And where you're living now you'll find out and how that you never had a Yes I'm leaving you babe cause now I know that you ain't mine Well you can preached me like a lesson You can bring me a lot of gold If you don't have a lot of soul friend But you just can't live in Texas
Well I'm leaving here tonight for the very last time Yes I'm leaving you girl cause now I know that you ain't mine Some day a change will come and you'll be there beside me one more time Yeah! One more time Yes you'll be there beside me And you'll be there beside me One more time One more time
