Little Feat Chords and Lyrics
- Ain't Had Enough Fun Lyrics
- All That You Can Stand Lyrics
- All that You Dream Lyrics
- Apolitical Blues Lyrics
- Be One Now Lyrics
- Big Bang Theory Lyrics
- Blue Jean Blues Lyrics
- Boom Box Car Lyrics
- Borderline Blues Lyrics
- Brides of Jesus Lyrics
- Business As Usual Lyrics
- Cadillac Hotel Lyrics
- Cajun Girl Lyrics
- Cajun Rage Lyrics
- Cat Fever Lyrics
- Changin' Luck Lyrics
- China White Lyrics
- Clownin' Lyrics
- Cold, Cold, Cold Lyrics
- Crack in Your Door Lyrics
- Crazy Captain Gunboat Willie Lyrics
- Daily Grind Lyrics
- Day or Night Lyrics
- Dixie Chicken Tab
- Don't Try So Hard Lyrics
- Down Below the Borderline Lyrics
- Down in Flames Lyrics
- Down on the Farm Lyrics
- Down the Road Lyrics
- Drivin' Blind Lyrics
- Easy to Slip Lyrics
- Fast and Furious Lyrics
- Fat Man in the Bathtub Lyrics
- Feel the Groove Lyrics
- Feelin's All Gone Lyrics
- Feets Don't Fail Me Now Lyrics
- Fool Yourself Lyrics
- Front Page News Lyrics
- Got No Shadow Lyrics
- Gringo Lyrics
- Hamburger Midnight Lyrics
- Hangin' On to the Good Times Lyrics
- Hate To Lose Your Lovin' Lyrics
- Heaven's Where You Find It Lyrics
- Hi Roller Lyrics
- I've Been the One Lyrics
- Join the Band Lyrics
- Juliette Lyrics
- Keepin' Up With the Joneses Lyrics
- Kiss It Off Lyrics
- Kokomo Lyrics
- Let It Roll Lyrics
- Listen to Your Heart Lyrics
- Livin' on Dreams Lyrics
- Long Distance Love Lyrics
- Long Time Till I Get Over You Lyrics
- Loved and Lied To Lyrics
- Mercenary Territory Lyrics
- Missin' You Lyrics
- Mojo Haiku Lyrics
- Oh Atlanta Lyrics
- Old Folks Boogie Lyrics
- One Clear Moment Lyrics
- One Love Stand Lyrics
- Over the Edge Lyrics
- Perfect Imperfection Lyrics
- Rad Gumbo Lyrics
- Rad Gumbo
- Red Streamliner Lyrics
- Representing the Mambo Lyrics
- Rock and Roll Doctor Lyrics
- Rock & Roll Everynight Lyrics
- Rocket In My Pocket Lyrics
- Roll Um Easy Lyrics
- Romance Dance Lyrics
- Romance Without Finance Lyrics
- Sailin' Shoes Lyrics
- Shake Me Up Lyrics
- Shakeytown Lyrics
- Six Feet of Snow Lyrics
- Skin It Back Lyrics
- Snakes on Everything Lyrics
- Somebody's Leavin' Lyrics
- Spanish Moon Lyrics
- Spider's Blues (Might Need It Sometime) Lyrics
- Straight From The Heart Lyrics
- Strawberry Flats Lyrics
- Takin' My Time Lyrics
- Teenage Nervous Breakdown '69 Lyrics
- Teenage Nervous Breakdown Lyrics
- Teenage Warrior Lyrics
- Texas Rose Cafe Lyrics
- Texas Twister Lyrics
- The Fan Lyrics
- The Ingenue Lyrics
- Things Happen Lyrics
- Those Feat'll Steer Ya Wrong Sometimes Lyrics
- That's Her She's Mine Lyrics
- Time Loves A Hero Lyrics
- Tripe Face Boogie Lyrics
- Trouble Lyrics
- Truck-Stop Girl
- Two Trains Lyrics
- Voices on the Wind
- Wake Up Dreaming Lyrics
- Walkin All Night Lyrics
- Willin'
- Woman in Love Lyrics
------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Ain't Had Enough Fun
Woke up this mornin' just about noon
Rolled back on over, it was way too soon
My sensibilities hadn't stirred you see
Might bother some, but it don't bother me
'Cause some people say ain't had enough fun
Some people say ain't had enough fun
I'll tell ya when I'm done
But until that time, ain't had enough fun
Right 'round the corner, right over the hill
Somebody's waitin' for some new thrill
They can wait there all of their life
Spinnin' them wheels 'til the time is right
As for me, I think I'll jump right into the fight
'Cause some people say ain't had enough gun
Some people say ain't had enough gun
I'll tell ya when I'm done
But until that time, ain't had enough fun
Why some people sure wound up tight
I'm here to tell ya Lord -- I got too many chills
To feel 'em all in one night
Now who says ya can't teach an old dog new tricks
Jus' fire off a few rounds at the poor boy's kicks
Ruler boy says don't worry
The monkey ain't dead so what's your hurry
The show ain't over so people please grab your seats
'Cause some people say ain't had enough gun
Some people say ain't had enough gun
My time ain't yet begun
So don't say I'm finished, no
I'll tell ya when I'm done
Until that time, I ain't had enough fun
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
All That You Can Stand
-- B. Wray, B. Payne, P. Barrere
Might be a story you read in a book
'Bout a irl who drank from the devil's cup
Might be someone you know so well
Just might be me, you never can tell
Le dame Laveau burning at the stake
You're the hero, but just a little bit too late
Might be you, might be me
Might be some gris gris that you just can't see
Spirits in the bedroom
Candles in the hall
Shadows on the ceiling
Don't answer the call
I'm gonna take you back
I'm gonna take you way back
And give you
All that you can stand
I'm gonna give you
All that you can stand
Fires off the coast of Martinique
Stories you've heard, you dare not speak
Down on a rampart, you don't go alone
Might be an angel of mercy
Might be a black cat bone
Echoes in the stairwell
Curtains start to blow
Sugar, Honey, a touch of steel
There's something you should know
I'm gonna take you back
I'm gonna take you way back
And give you
All that you can stand
I'm gonna give you
All that you can stand
Dance Colinda on St. John's eve
Bells on her ankles
Makes you believe
Good time dresses on Lake Pontchatrain
A vision in the rain
Spirits in the bedroom
Candles in the hall
Shadows on the ceiling
Don't answer the call
I'm gonna take you back
I'm gonna take you way back
And give you
All that you can stand
I'm gonna give you
All that you can stand
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
All That You Dream
I've been down, but not like this before
Can't be 'round this kind of show no more
All, all that you dream
Comes through shinin silver lining
Clouds, clouds change the scene
Rain starts washing all these cautions
Right into your life, makes you realize
Just what is true, what else can you do
You just follow the rule
Keep your eyes on the road that's ahead of you
I've been down, but not like this before
Can't be 'round this kind of show no more
All of the good, good times were ours
In the land of milk and honey
And time, time adds its scars
Rainy days they turn to sunny ones
Livin' the life, livin' the life lovin' everyone
I've been down, but not like this before
Can't be 'round this kind of show no more
I've been down, but not like this before
Can't be 'round this kind of show no more
I've been down, but not like this before
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Apolitical Blues
Well my telephone was ringing
And they told me it was Chairman Mao
Well my telephone was ringing
And they told me it was Chairman Mao
You can tell him anything
'Cause I just don't wanna talk to him now
I've got the apolitical blues
And that's the meanest blues of all
Apolitical blues
And that's the meanest blues of all
I don't care if it's John Wayne
I just don't wanna talk to him now
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Be One Now
Well, I see you so far away
In my memory you will stay
There's a good life, a right way to go
But sometimes I feel so low
If you wanna love me, wanna be my friend
Be one now, be one now
And you say you need me and you want to share
Darlin', where's your love? Darlin', where?
Take a chance, you can't play it safe
Trust your soul, you won't lose your faith
Sometimes right but more times wrong
Wrong can turn out right they say
Just a different shade of gray
There's a moonrise in an eastern sky
Clouds they try but cannot hide
And the storm will cease and the sun will shine
Roll away for all mankind
Take a chance, you can't play it safe
Trust your soul, you won't lose your faith
Sometimes right but more times wrong
Wrong can turn out right they say
Just a different shade of gray
There's a way to a better life
Hesitate, you know you'll pay the price
If you ever slip and fall
There's a love here after all, a love here after al
It's a new day, never mind the past
Lay it down 'cause it won't last
And you say you need me and you say you care
Where's your love, darlin'? Oh, darlin', where?
Take a chance, you can't play it safe
Trust your soul, you won't lose your faith
Sometimes right but more times wrong
Wrong can turn out right they say
Just a different shade of gray
Take a chance, you can't play it safe
Trust your soul, you won't lose your faith
Sometimes right but more times wrong
Wrong can turn out right they say
Just a different shade of gray
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Big Bang Theory
Sit down fool let's have a conversation
I got a few opinions 'bout our co-habitation
What's a matter baby did I do something wrong?
I took out the garbage and I mowed the lawn
This ain't about what you do or don't do
Although I'd like to get into that too
Now, you always complainin' about what I forgot
Now, you runnin' cold when I'm runnin' hot
Doors are slammin' windows rattle
Raise a flag put an end to this battle
It's all of this talk that is makin' us weary
Loves harder to figure thatn the big bang theory
Looky here baby you could do a lot worse
Well you ain't the center of the universe
Hey, I'm light years better than what you've ever had
Anthropic principles oh so sad
Say what?
Listen up
When I wanna get lucky all we do is fight
Wore yourself out on the remote last night
Doors are slammin' windows rattle
Raise a flag put an end to this battle
It's all of this talk that is makin' us weary
Loves harder to figure thatn the big bang theory
Now you got me thinkin' 'bout the way things are
Look here bullet-boy, you ain't always right
You can't even find your way home at nights
What's up with that?
I'd like to address the way you bring home the car
You're out-o-gas, full-o-trash
You talkin' trash while you spendin' my cash
What happened to the fender, I'm afraid to ask
You so cute when you're mad
You're a fright when we fight
Must be a better way to spend the night
Opposite attraction began this reaction
100% pure satisfaction
Hey super nova better move on over
'Bout me and you, woman and man
Been this way since time began
Doors are slammin' windows rattle
Raise a flag put an end to this battles
It's all of this talk that is makin' us wary
Loves harder to figure than the big bang theory
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Blue Jean Blues
I caught the bus out of New Orleans
Tipped my hat to the land of dreams
Looked out the window to try to forget
Where I was goin' ain't figured out yet
Southern Summer's got me soaked in sweat
I feel the cool green lawns of Connecticut
Miles apart, but it's all the same road
Holdin' barbed wire, had to let her go
Side-slippin' blind-sided zydeco feet
Hi-steppin' jumpin' don'thca feel the beat
A wash of noise comin' down the street
I singed before I felt her heat
She was a perfect girl
Livin' in a perfect world
A tightly packed package
From her head to her shoes
So stylishly ripped in her blue jean blues
The wills and won'ts of the social fete
dos and don'ts of cultural etiquette
The riddles of the politically correct
These are all things I don't seem to get
I'se all adrift in her garden set
I felt like God's own patriot
Miles apart but it's all the same road
I kissed her hand and said I got to go
She was a perfect girl
Livin' in a perfect world
A tightly packed package
From her head to her shoes
So stylishly ripped in her blue jean blues
Duck the bullets, hit the bricks
You know I got to get away quick
This constant adoration
Staggers the imagination
Found myself down at the old log inn
Swattin' skeeters and remembering
Dimpled chin on her pretty little face
The curves of her body I won't soon erase
She was a perfect girl
Livin' in a perfect world
A tightly packed package
From her head to her shoes
So stylishly ripped in her blue jean blues
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Boom Box Car
Yes you drivin' me crazy with your boom box automobile
Yeah you drivin' me crazy with your boom box automobile
Now I'd love to see you lose the keys to that menace on four wheels
It's so amplified... ain't no wonder why your paint's begun to peel
And those sub woofers hammerin' they're givin' my head a pain
It's either you or me if its me you see I'll jus' cop the plea...
hey judge... I'm insane
I'm sore insane
You and your boom box car
You and your boom box car
Ya gone and drove me too far
With your boom box car
With all this rap dap 'o' lappin' and those bass drums a flappin
At a million and twenty dee bees
It's got my eyeballs bleadin' and my eardrums pleadin'
I'm beggin' mercy, please, please, please
But what has got me so mad is when you tell me oh dad
Ya 'bout as square as you can be
Would ya think I's neater if I blew out your tweeters
With this 12 guage across my knees
Give up the keys
You and your boom box car
You and your boom box car
Ya gone and drove me too far
With your boom box car
You know that back in my day we'd drive our Chevrolets
And take our dates way up on Blueberry Hill
And with very straight faces say "the submarine race
Well they start about a quarter 'til"
But now you and your clowns just like to ride around town
With you volume knobs at ten
And the only thing bangin' in your station wagon
Is the beat bouncin' off your head
Ya might be brain dead soon be stone deaf
From your boom box car
Yes your boom box car
You gone and drove me too far
In your boom box car
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Borderline Blues
I sit upon a hill and gaze out on the diamond lights
Strange night, strange city, down below
Neon lights will guide me
Take us all to a better place
Hang on, hang on
Wait for me, just wait for me
Another's smile reminds me
The past is ours, old friend of mine
The pictures still remain
One more night
Hold on, hold on
One more night
With these borderline blues
From a whisper to a shout
Before the flame burns out
Tomorrow is forever
So hold on one more night
Borderline blues
On the run in another city
Another country far from home
Walk slow and listen, the soul says it all
Silent conversations
Borderline blues far behind me
There lies my destiny
Wating for me, waiting for me
It's takin' me a long time
Long lost from sleeping
I'm coming home, I'm coming home
One more night
Hold on, hold on
One more night
With these borderline blues
From a whisper to a shout
Before the flame burns out
Tomorrow is forever
So hold on one more night
Borderline blues
I see the coast, the stars
Spread to the four corners of the world
Free for just an instant
As I fell back down to earth
It's not enough to care anymore
Not enough room to hide
Troubles come and go
But the child remains inside (inside)
One more night
Hold on, hold on
One more night
With these borderline blues
From a whisper to a shout
Before the flame burns out
Tomorrow is forever
So hold on one more night
Borderline blues
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Brides of Jesus
Matthew stood by the wall and watched his love below
Her pale hair came in golden rings down below her shoulders
As she waved and slowly turned around
To find the path that led her to the ancient gate was closed
She said Matthew why won't you tell me what it is you see
Your smile so wide this figured grin
You look as if, you look as if you're looking right through me
Why won't you tell me how it is you see
Through the darness all around me
No amulets or chains will work to keep the demons from
Or hide the night filled eyes from the brides of Jesus
The brides of Jesus
The brides of Jesus
Keep them over me
Keep them over me, can't you see
On tender-hooks and to be pleasure bent
His voice it scratched the air
May bring you so much sorrow
That you may be entertaining angels unawares
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Business As Usual
Come home last night wishin I could unwind
Turned on the news ya know it blew my mind
Current affairs got me in a spin
People everywhere doin' each other in
Fussin' and fightin' from dusk till dawn
Lyin', stealin, wheelin', dealin', it just keeps rollin' on
Nothin but bad news and it's wearin' kind of thin
With every news situation sems to be a no win
It's just business as usual
It's just business as usual
Send in the funds, keep the faith alive
Without your checks how can we survive
We got cars in the yard, bills to pay
Crosses to bear, we got souls to save
Each and every day, people sittin' round, a Sunday go to meetin' town
T.V. prophets bringing on a judgement day
The rectory's wrecked, the preacher's funds are goin' slowin' down
Elders eyes see their good life slippin' away
It's just business as usual
It's just business as usual
If it rings of truth throw it out the window
If you need any proof, it's any way the wind blows
If you're askin' me, I'll tell you that I don't know
And so it goes, so it goes
And it'all goin' down, on the outskirts of town
I saw it on the radio, in the heart of the village
It's rape, plunder, and pillage
I got it off the press, so it must be so
It must be so
It's just business as usual
It's just business as usual
It's just business as usual
It's just business as usual
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Cadillac Hotel
You can open the window
Where the sunset meets the sea
Everything's for sale
Everything's for free
Sweet mother Mary
Sells her fortunes well
She's got all the answers
Just might save you from hell
Across the street at the bottomless cup
You can drink and drink but you can
Never get enough
You can have yours with sweet and low
You might even have the blues to go
One shot Johnny
Got a dog on a rope
Goin' from table to table
With a pocket full of hope
Rodeo riders and scarlet women
Lean against your walls
The show they're waitin' for
Is just three steps down the hall
The of king of jive looks like the queen of please
Makes his livin' on his hands and knees
You give and you give 'till you give it all
Oh, just think if these walls could talk, oh
I've climbed so high
And I've surely fell
Every story has a hero
Down at the Cadillac Hotel
El Dorado Slim
Works behind the desk
Either day or night
He can handle any request
J. C.'s screamin'
Bout turnin' water to wine
Got all in a big brown bag
In the lobby, just past nine, in an old Maytag
The homeless and haunted and street Van Gogh's
Lace their souls up tight
Hang your coat on a fin, you finally got in
Get ready for Cadillac night
Across the street at the bottomless cup
It's not about money, you can never get enough
A handful of honesty, a fist full of pride
It's not how you live, it's how you survive
I've climbed so high
And I've surely fell
Every story has a hero
Down at the Cadillac Hotel
I've climbed so high
And I've surely fell
Ten thousand feet to zero
Down at the Cadillac Hotel
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Cajun Girl
Serious blue eyes, so pale and so shy
Look closer 'cause she's got that look in her eye
Red hair that sails on a soft southern breeze
Fingers that fly on accordion keys
You ain't seen nothin', 'till you've seen my cajun girl
She's really somethin', my sweet singing cajun girl
Cook cajun, speak creole, and lay on the spice
Her fancy so free on these Saturday nights
She sings and she plays at the parish hall dance
Big city chanteuses just don't stand a chance
You ain't seen nothin', 'till you've seen my cajun girl
She's really somethin', my sweet singing cajun girl
Might find me a dream, just West of New Orleans
If you pole up the bayou St. John
The way twin fiddles play
And she squeezes her box until dawn
All night they carry on
Tell long leg Lucille I must send my regrets
It's nothin' she's done, it's just someone I met
With innocent heart, true talent so rare
She bloom on the bayou, this flower so fair
You ain't seen nothin', 'till you've seen my cajun girl
She's really somethin', my sweet singing cajun girl
You ain't seen nothin', 'till you've seen my cajun girl
Might find me a dream, just West of New Orleans
If you pole up the bayou St. John
The way twin fiddles play
And she squeezes her box until dawn
All night they carry on
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Cajun Rage
Met a ragin' cajun
Down in Louisiana
In her high button shoes
And her flowered dress
Said her name was Hannah
She said do you know
We do it to and fro
Backwards and forwards
It's all the same
Just like ya say my name
And then she shake it
I can't mistake it
The way she moves ya know,
It's pure poetry
Now she's shakin' for me
Allons danser, petite cherie
Come on, come on, come on
Wan't you dance for me
Oh yeah
We do the cajun rage (what you call it?)
Doin' the cajun rage (yeah, yeah)
We do the cajun rage (what you say?)
Doin' the cajun rage (whoa, yeah)
Couchez fandango, that the king 'a' tango
Called the cajun rage
Now the cajun rage
And its incantations
Gone from town to town, state to state
Right across the nation
Ya jus' take the moves
Ya get from Rhythm and blues
Ya put yer one foot down
Back the bottom around
To that crazy sound
It get you shakin
keeps ya achin'
When ya doin' it right it's pure poetry
So do it for me
Allons danser, petite cherie
Come on, come on, come on
Wan't you dance for me
We do the cajun rage (what you call it?)
Doin' the cajun rage (yeah, yeah)
We do the cajun rage (what you say?)
Doin' the cajun rage (whoa, yeah)
Put yer belly in the rhumba
That's a kind 'a' samba
Called the cajun rage
No heel and toe
No do se do
Now the two-step craze has turned the page
With that new old dance called the cajun rage
Now I'm way outta line
And I feel so fine, so fine
She said ya can't do that
In your cowboy hat
Put the hoe down, honey
Let's cut the chat, oh yeah, oh yeah
We do the cajun rage (what you call it?)
Doin' the cajun rage (yeah, yeah)
We do the cajun rage (what you say?)
Doin' the cajun rage (whoa, yeah)
We do the cajun rage (what you call it?)
Doin' the cajun rage (yeah, yeah)
We do the cajun rage (what you say?)
Doin' the cajun rage (whoa, yeah)
Couchez fandango, dat's the kinda tango
Withyer belly in the rhumba
That's a kind 'a' samba
Lotta hip shakin', boppin',
That's the kinda rockin'
With the nude lambatta, ya know that's gotta
Be the cajun rage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Cat Fever
Livin' in strange dreams
Takin' prescribed medication
Where will i take me, where will it take me
My vision's all marred by a careless
Chance visit on the part of me
Cat fever, I got cat fever
My breathin is harder sittin in back of the theatre
When will he make
Forgot about fixin the leak in my faucet
What come over me
I'll let my dogs loose prayin' that they
Will protect me
Give me a bullet, one silver bullet
I won't let them get me 'cause those
Demon figures are after me
Cat fever, I got cat fever
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Changin' Luck
There's a feelin' in the sky tonight
Tough as nails and I feel the cold wind start to bite
Folks I meet seem so cold
Blown like leaves their faces hard and set in stone
I'd just like to know
Cold and tired, hope all gone
Just how far this road goes on
I'd just like to see
All or nothin', high or low
Just how far this game can go
Plant my feet on foreign soil
No return I crossed that mil some time ago
Cast my eyes on streets that shine
Reflect my image and I know I'm livin' on borrowed time
I'd sure like to feel
Dreams I chased so long ago
Weren't wasted miles on empty roads
I'd just like to believe
All these desperate cries I hear
Are falling on a sympathetic ear
In world of illusions
All you're left with is your changin' luch
Kisses and tears and unanswered questions
Just a child of chance with your changin' luck
Changin' luck
A song I've heard since I was young
Sounds so sweet on this lonely street, makes me cry
Askin' myself why oh why
I'm such a fool to listen to this deadly kind of lullaby
I'd just like to know
Cold and tired, hope all gone
Just how far this road goes on
I'd just like to see
All or nothin', high or low
Just how far this game can go
In world of illusions
All you're left with is your changin' luch
Kisses and tears and unanswered questions
Just a child of chance with your changin' luck
Changin' luck
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
China White
I said blow away, blow away
This cruel reality
And keep me from its storm
Suspicion has crept in, and ruined my life
I'm messed up, and hassled, and worn
Well its pure indignation
Just another sensation
And I'd like to knock on that door
But the boy he keeps on callin' for more
Yes and my sweet China White
She ain't here tonight
And love has robbed me blind
So cast away, cast away
From this ball full of pain
For it sinks beneath the waves
Yes and my sweet China White
She ain't here tonight
Oh and love has robbed me blind
Some sweet Maureen has robbed me blind
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Clownin'
Now you got the style attitude so well and proper
Your etiquette's a cut above the rest
You got the kind of walk sets them heads a turnin'
My heart's burnin' yearnin' for your best
How 'bout for a while ya give this boy a tumble
Do the rhumba you know what I mean
Ya throw me a smile something to remember just one time
I'm down here on my knees
Won't you please stop your teasin'
Ya know you got no reason
To be clownin' with my heart
Can't you see what you're doin' with your recipe for ruin
Got me drownin' no it's tearin' me apart
Before I'd ever let you see me cryin'
I'd eat boiled owl, girl if I'm lyin I'm dyin' -- I'm gonna walk
Well you set that choir on fire every Sunday mornin'
The way you sashay into church
All the brothers and the sisters down in that amen corner
Roll their eyes in disbelief at your short skirts
Oh man, you shook their chakras
You got their zodiacs so outta whack
It's apocalypse now and it's all your fault
I ain't runnin' scared, no I won't hide my eyes
I'm on you like a cowboy on a mail order bride
So won't you please stop your teasin'
Ya know you got no reason
To be clownin' with my heart
Can't you see what you're doin' with your recipe for ruin
Got me drownin' no it's tearin' me apart
Before I'd ever let you see me cryin'
Tar and feather me, babe, if I'm lyin I'm dyin' -- I'm gonna walk
Won't you please stop your teasin'
Ya know you got no reason
To be clownin' with my heart
Can't you see what you're doin' with your recipe for ruin
Got me drownin' no it's tearin' me apart
Before I'd ever let you see me cryin'
I'd eat boiled owl, girl if I'm lyin I'm dyin' -- I'm gonna walk
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Cold, Cold, Cold
Cold, cold, cold
Cold, cold, cold
Freezing, it was freezing in that hotel
I had no money, my special friend was gone
The TV set was busted so she went along
I called room, room service,
I'm down here on my knees
A peach or a pear, or a coconut please,
But they was cold
Well it's been a month since I seen my girl
Or a dime to make the call
'Cause it passed me up, or it passed me by,
Or I couldn't decide at all
And I'm mixed up, I'm so mixed up
Don't you know I'm lonely
And I wish the world would get off of my case
And get on one of its own
Cold, cold, cold
Cold, cold, cold
That woman was freezing, freezing cold
Well I tried everything to warm her up
Now I'm living in this cold hotel
'Cause she passed me, up or she passed me by,
Or I couldn't decide at all
Oh I'm mixed up, yes I'm mixed up
Don't you know I'm lonely
Of all the things I had to do
I had to fall in love
You know she's cold
Turn your clock back woman when you see me comin' round
My feet don't, feet don't even touch the ground
don't be cold, don't be cold
don't be cold, don't be cold
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Crack in Your Door
I don't even know what I did wrong
But her old man said if I didn't get out of town
I might not live too long
And I can still see her mother with her hair up in rolls
As she cast a telling glance at that young girl's red hot eyes
Sometimes I think I could lose
All my troubles but here I stand
They're trying to cure me with nicotine and whiskey
Watching their faces passing me by
And I've been holding out my hand
Waiting for love to come at my command
But the glow from around my head is gone
And if I don't get a ride real soon
I might be dead in the ground
Sometimes I think I could lose
All my troubles but here I stand
They're trying to cure me with nicotine and whiskey
Watching their faces passing me by
There's no need to follow
Look into the eyes of this wandering stranger
I won't rob or steal your money
So don't let the wind through the crack in your door
Don't let the wind through the crack in your door
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Crazy Captain Gunboat Willie
Crazy Captain Gunboat Willie
Growled out his commands
And all the able seamen
Clicked their heels and swore
They would protect the noble ship
In peace-time and in war
And they danced a jig until the dawn
Sang a loyal sailors song
Drank a pot of steaming rum
Did all the things that loyal sailors do
Captain Bill expressed great glee
All the things that he had planned
Were made to go his way
All the fares he had collected and salted away
Made his lips turn in a smile
Just then Luke the rat from down below
Called to Gunboat Bill
He said
Listen to those madmen wail
They've been at sea for ninety days
Without the sight of land
No it doesn't look so good to me
No it doesn't look so good at all
The captain pondered what the rat had said
Until he could think of nothing more
Then he threw his crew into the foaming sea
At least a thousand miles from shore
And he danced a jig until the dawn
Sang a loyal captain's song
Drank a pot of steaming rum
Did all the things that loyal captains do
The rat looked hard at Gunboat Bill
And he said in a serious style
As he leapt into the water
Don't believe, no don't believe
Don't believe everything that you hear
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Daily Grind
Movin' round the grand design
Gettin' stranger every day
Knowin' that our time will come
And it might not be so far away
Wonderin' where to draw the line
Believin' that the water just might turn to wine
You can get yourself in trouble
Livin' out other people's lies
When they tell you how the price is bound to double
Here's friendly word to the wise
There's a fine print on that guarantee
Things ain't what they appear to be
And we're living like there ain't no tomorrow
Dealin in some dangerouse times
And it comes right down to beg steal or borrow
To try and make the daily bread
And keep up with this daily grind
Never been much for givin' up
I take my chancesa as they come
But the days are long and the nights are gettin' rough
What's livin' when you're always on the run?
They'd have you think than you can choose
Tell you how you're sure to win -- you just can't lose
And if you think they can walk on water
You been listenin' to too many lies
'Cause we're living like there ain't no tomorrow
Dealin in some dangerouse times
And it comes right down to beg steal or borrow
To try and make the daily bread
And keep up with this daily grind
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Day or Night
You can say what you want
People runnin', talkin', it's all going on up and down the street
Young girls selling their wares, no cares
Ah, history's left its mark, aha
Old folks that were able
Now can table it at their own expense
They wouldn't miss it, they don't care if it's day or night
Oh the city she makes
Sometimes your soul to feel floating just like a leaf in the wind
Street is stream so it carries you past your present schemes 'til there is no end
Left right in the alley
No one catches you but the gentle wind
There ain't no Jane, no Jill, no Sally to see you through
There ain't no Jane, no Jill, no Sally to see you through
So you do what you want
And pretend again that it's time to roam 'cause you can't go home
Maybe you'll find your way today,
But while you're at it you'll have some fun
And through tears of laughter
You know it's nothing until you find someone
You wouldn't miss it
You don't care if it's day or night
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Dixie Chicken
It sounds a lot better if you play these chords up the neck a bit....
-----------5---------------------------------------------------------------
-----------5------9-----7--------------------------------------------------
-----------6------9-----7--------------------------------------------------
-----------7------9-----7--------------------------------------------------
-----------7------7-----5--------------------------------------------------
-----------5---------------------------------------------------------------
Guitar intro / Chorus......
-------------------------------------------12------------------------------
------------------------------------13b14------13b14-----------------------
----14--14--14--14--12------14--14-----------------------------------------
------------------------14-------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
----14--14--14--14--12------14--9------------------------------------------
------------------------14---------12--10--11------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------13--------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A E
I've seen the bright lights of Memphis, and the Commodore Hotel
A
and underneath the streetlamp, I met a southern belle
C C# D A E
Well she took me to the river, where she cast her spell
A
and in that southern moonlight, she sang a song so well
CHORUS
E A E
If you'll be my dixie chicken, I'll be your Tenessee lamb
A E A A E A
and we can walk together down in Dixieland, down in Dixieland
Well we made all the hotspots, my money flowed like wine
and then that low-down southern whiskey, began to fog my mind
and I don't remember church bells, or the money I put down
on the white picket fence and boardwalk, of the house at the edge of town
oh but boy do I remember, the strain of her refrain
and the nights we spent together, and the way she'd call my name
CHORUS
Well it's been a year since you ran away,
yes that guitar player should could play
she always liked to sing along,
she's always handy with a song
and then one night in the lobby, yeah, of the Commodore Hotel
I chanced to meet a bartender, who said he knew her well
and as he handed me a drink, he began to hum a song
and all the boys there at the bar, began to sing along
CHORUS
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Don't Try So Hard
Heart don't beat so hard this time
Let her go, you know it's done without a doubt
Don't fall back into that same "I'm all alone" and sit an' pine
She's just another thing we could learn to live without
We were caught up in that fiery passion of the moment
Hopin that love was here to stay
It looked like true romance well worth takin' a chance
Ah but then that love just slowly slipped away
I let her changin' heart, and her dissatisfaction
Manifest itself in my confusion
I was tryin' to make some sense of that volatile attraction
When her haughty disposition made m lose my way
I must admit I spent a fine short moment
Fightin' to take control not willin' to take the chance
I thought I couldn't let go
Sentimental fool you know
A casualty of big romance
Heart don't try so hard this time
There's another lover waitin' around another paradigm
These tears we cry are just a waste of water don't you know
You've got to learn to see when something's finally gone
And just let it go
It seem like every time you found the real thing
First thing you know you pickin' yourself up off the floor
Seems like you just get started
Then your first degreee down-hearted
The next thing you hear is the slammin' of the door
Don't try so hard this time
There's another lover waitin' around another paradigm
These tears we cry are just a waste of water don't you know
You've got to learn to see when something's finally...
Say goodbye and keep on walkin'
Don't try so hard this time
There's another lover waitin' around another paradigm
These tears we cry are just a waste of water don't you know
You've got to learn to see when something's finally gone
And just let it go
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Down Below the Borderline
A side shot from south of the border
Was a hot spot for all the fools from here to the corner
Looking for a square deal
A fair deal
She don't need a gun
She's an ultimatum
She can turn on a dime
She can turn on a dime
They're just fine darlin'
You can drop me anywhere there
Down below the borderline
Down below the borderline
Down below the borderline
Holding out your hand she be acting so demanding
She don't leave no stone for you to stand on
And if you think you might not be down here sometime
Down below the borderline
Onomatopoetry symmetry in motion
They heard about that girl clear across the ocean
To love her is a thrill, so tell me it's for real
Shell break away and leave you crying at some stop sign
Down below the borderline
Down below the borderline
Down below the borderline
Holding out your hand she be acting so demanding
She don't leave no stone for you to stand on
And if you think you might not be down here sometime
Down below the borderline
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Down in Flames
Sister sister, she rides so easily
Like some sidewalk angel, like a sail out on the sea
Far out on my horizon, she slips away from me
Here with my momento and her air of mystery
One high heeled stiletto what did she ever mean to?
A touch of nails of crimson, from some vision in the night
Slowly fadin' out of sight
I sure hate to see her leavin'
Sure hate to see her go
What will I ever do without her
I just don't know
She said we were in love last night
In love with no last name
Last night the fire was burnin' bright now I'm goin' down
Goin' down in flames
Sister sister, did you even feel the heat?
Your kisses felt so gently, like the rain falls on the street
I still feel the fire, I'll never lose that memory
It'll always be with me
I sure hate to see her leavin'
Sure do hate to see her go
What will I ever do without her
I just don't know
She said we were in love last night
A love with no last name
So I let her build that fire so bright now I'm goin' down
Goin' down in flames
We said we were in love last night
Caught up in our own games
Last night I felt the fire so bright
Now I'm goin' down, goin' down
Said we were in love last night
Now nothing seems the same
So I let her build that fire so bright
Now we're goin' down, goin' down in flames
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Down on the Farm
They all asked about you
Down on the farm
The cows asked, the pigs asked
The horses asked, too
All wanna know why to the city
You moved, changed your name to Kitty
What's come over you?
It ain't true; it ain't true, Linda Lou
Say it ain't true, Linda Lou
It ain't true; it ain't true, Linda Lou
Say it ain't true, Linda Lou
They's all bawling 'bout you
Down on the farm
The cows bawl, the pigs bawl
The horses bawl, too
Miss you so much that crying's
All we can do
Weeping and wailing, praying
You'll come home soon
It ain't true; it ain't true, Linda Lou
Say it ain't true, Linda Lou
It ain't true; it ain't true, Linda Lou
Say it ain't true, Linda Lou
I hear you're working in a saloon
I hear ya work from midnight 'til noon
I might be from the woods
But them hours don't sound so good
What do you do in here barroom?
It ain't true; it ain't true, Linda Lou
Say it ain't true, Linda Lou
It ain't true; it ain't true, Linda Lou
Say it ain't true, Linda Lou
You can't dance so I assume
In a bag you couldn't carry a tune
I might be from the woods
But these hours don't sound so good
What you doin' in here barroom?
It ain't true; it ain't true, Linda Lou
Say it ain't true, Linda Lou
It ain't true; it ain't true, Linda Lou
Say it ain't true, Linda Lou
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Down the Road
I gave you high steppin' slippers
But you still can't move your feat
And it's cold in the morning
So I turn away at the heat
You say faster so I speed up
But still I'm much too slow
I feel your innuendo
You got all the answers, least they say you do
But when I start to strut my stuff
You say "hey it ain't time to go"
That ain't what I've been told
Guess I better meet you down the road
Down the road
You know sometimes I wanna steal away and stare
Until my face it touch the ground
My dinner in Chicago, oh my breakfast down the line
If you don't hear from me girl, I hope you're feelin' fine
'Cause I've been doin' time, hope you're feelin' fine
Call me up, catch a plane
But don't think of taking another game
'Cause my regular lady she gets my pocket change
Do you want my every thought
Well come over here and try to get me off
Won't you please me
Shake your dignity
Put a little on me
On me, on me, on me
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Drivin' Blind
Lookin back in my rear view mirror
At the boy with the Texas plates
Momma was startin' to worry
I said momma, it's way too late
Four wheels in my favorite color
Gonna roll me away
This time there ain't no other
This time I can't be saved
Ain't no curve that I can't handle
Ain't no mountain I can't climb
So young and foolish
I was drivin' blind
With my heart wide open
It was just a matter of time
I didn't see the signals
I was drivin' blind, drivin' blind
Got bombs in my pocket
Got dreams in my head
Everyday feels like the 4th of July
Everything's painted cherry red
Somewhere in middle America
I'm standin' in the rain
Gonna try to walk on water
Find somebody that feels the same
Roll down the window
The freeway is clear
suddenly all my passions re-appear
I know the power of innocence
Learned the meaning of fate
Rode a dream all the way down to the ocean
Watched it tumble in the waves
Perseverance pulls me
It's gonna take me way
I want it so badly
This time I can't be saved, I can't be saved
Ain't no curve that I can't handle
Ain't no mountain I can't climb
To be young and foolish
Shouldn't be a crime
with my heart wide open
just a matter of time
Didn't see the signals
Couldn't read the signs, I was drivin' blind
Drivin' blind
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Easy to Slip
It's so easy to slip
It's so easy to fall
And let your memory drift
And do nothin' at all
All the love that you missed
All the people that you can't recall
Do they really exist at all
Well my whole world seems so cold today
All the magics's gone away
And our time together melts away
Like the sad melody I play
Well I don't want to drift forever
In the shadow of your leaving me
So I'll light another cigarette
And try to remember to forget
It's so easy to slip
It's so easy to fall
And let your memory drift
And do nothin' at all
All the love that you missed
All the people that you can't recall
Do they really exist at all
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Fast and Furious
People like to talk about Sally
Ya know she's not that kind a girl
She wear them over size shirts on black skin tights
She don't have to ask for nothin'
Don't have to pay no mind
She gets anything she wants' cause she's better than the rest
She jumped the boat
I jumped the gun
It's her and me and the settin' sun
Into her arms I love to love her so
She's fast and furious
Fast and furious
And loves so curious
She's fast and furious
Fast and furious
She make love so mysterious
When she's fast and furious
She's flat out runnin' on the fast track
She take you all around the world
Where there's smoke there's fire and that's a fact
The girl just loves to travel
Her feet never ever touch the ground
Ya better keep it up or your gonna be left behind
She jumped the boat
I jumped the gun
It's her and me and the settin' sun
Into her arms I love to lover her so
She's fast and furious
Fast and furious
And loves so curious
She's fast and furious
Fast and furious
She make love so mysterious
When it's fast and furious
Yeah people like to talk about Sally
But they don't know the girl
She's like a runaway train when she go all night
There's no way you can stop her
She's gotta hold the control
Her foot's to the floor when she rock and roll
She jumped the boat
I jumped the gun
It's her and me and the settin' sun
Into her arms I love to lover her so
She's fast and furious
Fast and furious
And loves so curious
She's fast and furious
Fast and furious
She make love so mysterious
When it's fast and furious
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Fat Man in the Bathtub
Spotcheck Billy got down on his hands and knees
He said "Hey momma, hey let me check your oil all right?"
She said "No, no honey, not tonight
Comeback Monday, comeback Tuesday, then I might."
I said Juanita, my sweet Jaunita, what are you up to?
My Juanita
I said Jaunita, my sweet taquita, what are you up to?
My Juanita
Don't want nobody who won't dive for dimes
Don't want no speedballs 'cause I might die tryin
Throw me a line, throw me a line
'Cause there's a fat man in the bathtub with the blues
I hear you moan, I hear you moan, I hear you moan
Billy got so sad, dejected, put on his hat and start to run
Runnin' down the street yellin' at the top of his lungs
All I want in this life of mine is some good clean fun
All I want in this life and time is some hit and run
I said Juanita, my sweet Jaunita, what are you up to?
My Jaunita
I said Jaunita, my sweet taquito, what are you up to?
My Juanita
Put my money in your meter baby so it won't run down
But you caught me in the squeeze play on the cheesy side of town
Throw me a dime, throw me a line
'Cause there's a fat man in the bathtub with the blues
I hear you moan, I hear you moan, I hear you moan
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Feel the Groove
Don't you know
It's the way you go
You can get further
Sure can be murder
Try to hard
That ain't so smart
First you start trippin'
Then you start slipping
I, I like peace of mind
Leaving my troubles
In the wind behind
I like grooving'
Doin' what I do
If you like to feel good
Can you feel the groove
Can't you see
What your trying to be
You can never make it
If you try and fake it
Pick and choose
Win or lose
You can last longer
If you're a little bit stronger
Feel the groove
You got to feel the groove
Feel the groove
You ought to feel the groove
Feel the groove
You got to feel the groove
Feel the groove
You ought to feel the groove
Negative
Attitudes
Like a fire that's burning
all the things you should be learning
And positive
Attitudes
Help you in growing
Towards the things you should be knowing
I, I like peace of mind
Leaving my troubles
In the wind behind
I like grooving'
Doin' what I do
If you feel good
Can you feel the groove
Feel the groove
You got to feel the groove
Feel the groove
You ought to feel the groove
Feel the groove
You got to feel the groove
Feel the groove
You ought to feel the groove
You'll never make it
If you fake it
You got to feel the groove
You'll never make it
If you fake it
You ought to feel the groove
You'll never make it
If you fake it
You got to feel the groove
You'll never make it
If you fake it
You ought to feel the groove
Feel the groove
You got to feel the groove
Feel the groove
You ought to feel the groove
Feel the groove
You got to feel the groove
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Feelin's All Gone
Well you know you're kinda cold-blooded
To come back beggin' to me
Like you never done me wrong
And I hate to be so hard-hearted
But I'm sick and tired o' talkin' to ya
And I've been without her lovin' too long
But if you think I'd be fool enough
To take you back you're all wrong
Just because you're sad and lonely
Don't come back cryin' to me
'Cause it broke my heart to see you go
And I have to say I used to love you so
But since you left me alone
The memory's here -- but the feelin's all gone
Well you ran around and lead me on
Denied you'd ever let me go
And then you let me down
You left me two kinds of broken-hearted
And I'm through tryin' to win your sympathy
So you'd better not come back around
But if you think I'd be fool enough
To take you back you're all wrong
Just because you're sad and lonely
Don't come back cryin' to me
'Cause it broke my heart to see you go
And I have to say I used to love you so
But since you left me alone
The memory's here -- but the feelin's all gone
You know I tried so hard to treat you right
Tried my best to make you see
But all you do is run around
Spend your evenings downtown
With your high handed friends in their finery
But if you think I'd be fool enough
To take you back you're all wrong
Just because you're sad and lonely
Don't come back cryin' to me
'Cause it broke my heart to see you go
And I have to say I used to love you so
But since you left me alone
The memory's here -- but the feelin's all gone
But since you left me alone
The memory's here -- but the feelin's all gone
But since you left me alone
The memory's here -- but the feelin's all gone
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Feets Don't Fail Me Now
Your daddy says I'm no good
Your momma says keep away
Got to tell you truthful girl you can never make me stay
I got something up and down this coast
Bet you my last dollar girl I can love your love the most
Don't the sunrise look so pretty
Never such a sight
Like a rollin' into New York City
With the skyline in the morning light
Roll right through the night
Roll
Roll right through the night
I said Roll
Semi-smokin mama, you got to give me some
Heard you got the biggest -- hmm -- the biggest truck in town
Right on through to Baltimore you got to love me now
Got to do me gently, well it's feets don't fail me now
Don't fail me, feets don't fail me now
Don't the sunrise look so pretty
Never such a sight
Like a rollin' into New York City
With the skyline in the morning light
Roll right through the night
I said roll
Roll right through the night
Roll right through the night
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Fool Yourself
Look out child your bound to change,
You can't ever stay the same
Cause if you keep on singin' the same old lines
You're going to look around babe and find your friend's out of town
Watch out girl the words your sayin' don't really fit the play
Somebody else you might talk to now
Knows what you sayin' what you mean
They don't help your style
You might say you ain't got a hold on yourself
You might say you always try your best
You might say you only need a rest
You might say you can only fool yourself
I said fool yourself
I said fool yourself
Don't believe the words you read
They're written on the street
And every time you know you play their game
They'll knock you down and take your pride away
See how bad you need to cry
But no matter how you try
It's the same old story once again
You always have number one who calls you friend
I call you friend
You might say you ain't got a hold on yourself
You might say you always try your best
You might say you only need a rest
You might say you can only fool yourself
I said fool yourself
I said fool yourself
I said fool yourself
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Front Page News
Don't it always seem to hit you
Rght when you think you can lay back easy
Those times are hard to come by
Sittin' still with nothin' on your mind
Memories are friends that you had
It's so clear if you need to see
I can count on you, you can count
You can count on me
Those clouds outside your doorway
Don't seem so dark or move so fast
If you keep on rocking long as it keeps raining
Back and forth on your porch
Just keep on rocking, keep on rocking
If I could only tell you what I feel now
It's been so long inside of me
All the years that I've been trying
To stay in touch, to stay in line
Trying just to be myself, be myself
And no one else
Front page right through to back page
Have I got news for you
You know the story; it's the truth; love's the proof
If you keep on rocking long as it keeps raining
Back and forth on your porch
Just keep on rocking; keep on rocking
Have I got news for you
Front page, back page
Have I got news for you
Front page, back page
Have I got news for you
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Got No Shadow
Take yourself you who love no one else
I can see all that's changing
It ain't so hard smooth as you like it
when you like when you like
it all takes time but
when you know it's work it
You keep your dreams it may be dark tonight
Tomorrow dark to light
It's up to you and me
It could start tonight
Take your life I know you been longing for
some good dreams good dreams well it's
all right smooth as you like it
when you like when you like
got no shadow living in the closet with me
you once traveling lonely
got no shadow living in the closet with me
making room for you and you for me
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Gringo
Gringo, Southern California bound
Gringo, take a stop and look around
(come and lay your money down)
Ain't no banana republic, gringo
There's oil deep beneath the ground
Two or three weeks in Mexico
And you think you've seen it all
Gringo, stars and stripes out in the cold
Gringo, here's a hand you can take hold of
(even though we're bought and sold)
Drink Coca-Cola says the sign there
America has made its mark
(they said blood is thicker than water)
Something tells me we really oughta
Come out of the dark
Night long saxophone in the barrio
(the chicas will warm you)
They can be persuasive gringo
With stars in their eyes
Spend a week in Acapulco
No Esperanto needed there
Lovers are like broken glass
They're everywhere
(the chicas will warm you)
They can be persuasive gringo
With stars in their eyes
Gringo, think of this before you leave
Gringo, the truth is easy to deceive
(if truth you're ready to receive)
Between the open road are your memories
Tender hearted though they may be
(they say blood is thicker than water)
(they say all suffering comes to an end)
(the common saying for friend is amigo)
Gringo
Red Cadillac at sunset slowing down
For another look at that border town
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Hamburger Midnight
Square knees was asking for a reason
How can I go sleeping in a car
I got red hot tires my tires are smokin'
I'm so broke I don't wanna stop
My gears are crying
My gears are crying
I got the ha hamburger
ha hamburger
I got the ha hamburger midnight blues
Got a grease mother she's a holder finder
Keeper of the scooter gas
You gotta lift your tail and seal you fate
Snort the crank your old man stashed
And ride a tin can
Ride a tin can street machine
Square knees was asking for a reason
How can I go sleeping in a car
I got red hot tires my tires are smokin'
I'm so broke I don't wanna stop
My gears are crying
My gears are crying
I got the ha hamburger
I got the ha hamburger
I got the ha hamburger midnight blues
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Hangin' On to the Good Times
Hey old friend, it's been such a long time
Since I saw your smilin' face pressed against my window pane
Though it's the middle of the night
And we were racin' the light of the mornin'
All those new thoughts dawnin'
About the wrong and the right
We spent our money so fine
The girls were standing in line
Every other night
Was always the same
Paradise without any shame
We'd stay up all night
Tryin' to find just the right rhymes
And we were fightin' the good fight
Hangin' on to the good times
Jaunita she's a little bit older now
Spotcheck Billy looks just the same
Three card monte on the boulevard
With mirrors on his shoes
And I just have to laugh
When I recall the time down in New Orleans
Don't ya know
Rained us out of an indoor show
We spent our money so fine
The girls were standin' in line
Down in the quarters at lucky Pierre's
A time of our life without any cares
We'd stay up all night
Tryin' to find just the right rhymes
And we were fightin' the good fight
Hangin' on to the good times
Yes old friend we had some times
And later on the moon declined
To shine its light so benevolently
It's grace withheld from our company
and though we went our own ways
We couldn't escape from where we came
So we find ourselves back at the table again
Tellin' stories of survivors and friends
We'd stay up all night
Tryin' to find just the right rhymes
And we were fightin' the good fight
Hangin' on to the good times
Up all night
Tryin' to find just the right rhymes
And we were fightin' the good fight
Hangin' on to the good times
Up all night
Tryin' to find just the right rhymes
And we were fightin' the good fight
Hangin' on to the good times
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Hate To Lose Your Lovin'
Last night I sat my baby right down
And said the talk's all round the town
You're cheatin' while I work all day
I guess that feelin's finally gone
And I got so tired of spendin' my nights alone
So I packed my bags and I'm goin' away
But I sure would hate to lose your lovin' don't you know
If you said good-bye it just wouldn't feel right some how
'Cause it felt so good
Whole lot better than I thought it could
Honey I hate to lose you now
Well I swore I wouldn't sit and cry
'Cause my baby left me both high and dry
Wouldn't sit and pine gonna move on down the line
Well I knew just what I had to do
Had to find me some love that's new
'Cause lovin's so easy to find
But I sure would hate to lose that lovin' don't you know
If you said good-bye it just wouldn't feel right some how
'Cause it felt so good
Whole lot better than I thought it could
Honey I hate to lose you now
But I think it's gonna be all right
'Cause I found a little girl last night
And she said you better just move on in
'Cause I got my rent paid through next week and I'll be out tonight
But don't ya know I'll do my best to be back by ten
I sure would hate to lose that lovin' don't you know
If you said good-bye it just wouldn't feel right some how
'Cause it felt so good
Whole lot better than I thought it could
Honey I hate to lose you now
Don't you know
Honey I hate to lose you now
Tryin to tell you
Honey I hate to lose you now
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Heaven's Where You Find It
Every time I see you
You're singin' the same old blues
You've got it wrong, love's not a matter of pride
It's a matter of pick and choose
If the sun was shinin'
You'd probably wish for rain
With you, up is down, in is out,
I'm tired of hearing you complain
Heaven's where you find it
Don't you know it's true
Heaven's where you find it
Standin' right there, right in front of you
We got somethin' goin'
Sweeter than a buckwheat cake
Can't you see love's in your backyard
Right here waitin' for you to take
Why don't we stop this nonsense
Get your feet back on the ground
For a country boy you got your nerve
You been livin' large all over this town
Heaven's where you find it
Don't you know it's true
Heaven's where you find it
Standin' right there, right in front of you
I know you men are prowlers
Can't leave nothin' alone
You always think the grass is greener
I got more than you need, right here at home
Just behind the pearly gates
With permission, I'll demonstrate
Here's a clue, for what it's worth
There's a paradise right here on Earth
Heaven's where you find it
Don't you know it's true
Heaven's where you find it
Standin' right there, right in front of you
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Hi Roller
Hi roller and a lowball jack
Stuck outside trying to truck it on back
Marooned on a lake, in a bad boder town
Watchin' the marks lay their money down
Hey now Jack, say hi, here's a sight to see
There's a queen of hears, and her fancy's free
Ace in the hole, it feels so nice
I'm just a fool, in a pair of dice
So hi roller, you're a lowball Jack
Stuck out of luck, get on back
She said she's a winner, that was easy to see
I told her there was something she could do for me, yeah
Lady, oh lady, be the wild card in my hand
I can't win for losing
In this no man's land
I been dealin' from the bottom
The bottom of the deck
Blind alleys and dead ends, it's a lousy
Shipwreck
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
I've Been the One
I've been the one who has been frightened
And almost borne away
By the very thoughts that I feared yesterday
And it must be dust or smoke that's in my eyes
How can I cry about something from someone that I won't see
Oh my friends all say she had her chance
Let's go shoot some pool
You know a fool is just a fool
And I've tried everything that whiskey cures
But the pain endures
And now I'm feeling that pain
I put my pride in my pocket
That's how I'll spend my loneliest days
And it must be dust or smoke that's in my eyes
Don't know what to do
Hold the lamp above the rafters
These smoke-filled rooms will not replace her
I've been the one who has been frightened
And almost borne away
By the very thoughts that I feared yesterday
And it must be dust or smoke that's in my eyes
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Join the Band
Hey Lordy... (join the band, be good rascal...)
Hey join the band, be good rascal and join the band
Hey Lordy...
Join the band, be a good rascal and join the band
Oh huh oh ho ho ho
Yeah, hah
Oh huh oh ho ho ho
Yeah
Hey Lordy join the band, be a good rascal and join the band
Hey join the band, be a good rascal and join the band
Oh huh oh ho ho ho
Yeah
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Juliette
Don't sing sad songs Juliette
'Cause I heard you've been out to get it
I seen you dancin' all night long
What they said about you I hope it
Don't turn out wrong
Red, red roses, lyin' on the ground
Heartache and pain
They call you by name
They follow you around
Juliette talk sweet Juliette
Juliette
The sky is all cast over
And the stars refuse to shine
And your lonely, your life is lonely
Ah in time
Over here don't concur
He said you were out of control
But I don't mind if you were with her one time
So called prince of rock and roll
Red, red roses, lyin' on the ground
Heartache and pain
They call you by name
They follow you around
Juliette
I'm so sorry Juliette
Juliette
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Keepin' Up With the Joneses
Keepin' up with the Joneses is killing me
Go on and hang that man who says the best things in life are for free
Keepin' up with the Joneses is killing me
She's just one more bad habit I was too blind to see
The lady and I was happy at first
Just livin' from day to day
Off the wall came the call said we're destined to fall
If I don't bring home more pay
Keepin' up with the Joneses is killing me
Go on and hang that man who says the best things in life are for free
Keepin' up with the Joneses is killing me
She's just one more bad habit I was too blind to see
She spent all my money just like it was spare change
I wonder what I'll lose first my life or my mind
Don't know the doors from the windows
Shee keeps me amused, damaged, and abused
And she said "Small change don't make no sense
and your words are worthless too
And ya best bring home more bacon, darlin',
or you and me is through"
Keepin' up with the Joneses is killing me
Go on and hang that man who says the best things in life are for free
Keepin' up with the Joneses is killing me
She's just one more bad habit I was too blind to see
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Kiss It Off
One so sad, feeling's painful
You can't deny, there is no peace
Is no love, milk-toasted love
Ain't no velvet glove
You were the child of some electric nightmare
And you could move mountains, the swords of fire
They keep you around to watch their house of gold
Keep the hungry away from the sacred grove
You were holy and you made me wonder how
But you looked like a devil who would sieze and shake you down
On the hopes of a tyrant
No one makes it over
There is no peace
Is no love, a milk-toasted love
Ain't no velvet glove
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Kokomo
Now, anybody ever seen her, they call her
Miss Demeanor
Watch the way she slides from side to side
Move so loose, look so good
Plays in every game she could
Now, she smell so sweet, like apple pie
Oh so good 'bout to make me die
For a slice or two I'd be a fool
'Round the neighborhood they say
She don't give no slice away
You can Kokomo in a china cup
Kind of love I need come from deep inside
Feel so good, oh so right
Oh so good and tight
Kokomo with me, Kokomo with me tonight
Now, if you ever, ever see her just call her
Miss Demeanor
Plays in every game, game around
Always keeps her aces down
Broken hearts all over town
You can Kokomo in a china cup
Kind of love I need come from deep inside
Feel so good, oh so right
Oh so good and tight
Kokomo with me, Kokomo with me tonight
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Let It Roll
Rollin' down highway 95
Sailin' through her hometown countryside
Move on over stand astride
My cruise control's in overdrive
Need to take my baby for a ride
Ooo she's like a smooth stretch of highway
Ooo she's like a cool Summer breeze
If my motor's runnin' right, we might lose control tonight
Got the shape I love to squeeze, looks that bring me to my knees
Oh please, let it roll tonight
Might be doin' more thahn fifty-five
When I sit my baby right down by my side
Where the rubber hit the road
This rig don't dig no overload
Come on, and let my baby ride
Ooo she's like a smooth stretch of highway
Ooo she's like a cool Summer breeze
If my motor's runnin' right, we might lose control tonight
Got the shape I love to squeeze, looks that bring me to my knees
Oh please, let it roll tonight
Now I know just how heaven feels
When she reach beneath my big old steerin' wheel
Dyna flow, power glide
Bored and stroked, I'm satisfied
When I take my baby for a ride
Ooo she's like a smooth stretch of highway
Ooo she's like a cool Summer breeze
If my motor's runnin' right, we might lose control tonight
Got the shape I love to squeeze, looks that bring me to my knees
Oh please, let it roll tonight
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Listen to Your Heart
Lookin' out on the evening light
You see the lightnin' and the thunder rollin' in
As you strain to keep that setting sun in sight
Ya start to get that Summer feelin' back again
of a time
lost in illusion
not afraid to cross that line
You don't have to close your eyes
You don't have to turn away
You can't expect to take the right road every morning
When you start to feel the words get in the way
Listen to your heart
And what it has to say
You say you're searchin' for some common ground
The golden thread that keeps us all together
And you wish these troubled times would turn around
Bring back just a little warmer weather to your life
To shine through the sorrow
And not fade out with the morning light
But you don't have to close your eyes
You don't have to turn away
You can't expect to take the right road every morning
When you start to feel the words get in the way
Listen to your heart
And what it has to say
You say you're lookin' to leave the danger zone
Lookin to leave off all this pain and sorrow
And you hate so much to live your life alone
But with half a chance you'd say good-bye tomorrow
To be free
From all this confusion
And hav it like it used to be
Soft as a Summer day
Warm as a gentle breeze
Rollin' out across the sea
But you don't have to close your eyes
You don't have to turn away
You can't expect to take the right road every morning
When you start to feel the words get in the way
Listen to your heart
And what it has to say
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Livin' on Dreams
Another grey dawn another day gone
Deeper in debt as the night draws in
There's something inside me
Rings like a melody
Pullin' my heart like a frozen wind
Seems like most of my life's spent gettin' by day to day
Fendin' off new hard times arrival
Little by little I try as the days go by
Waitin' around on some kind of luck's revival
There's a full moon risin' just about midnight
A high tide comin' 'round just about dawn
But I know it can't last
Livin' on dreams and the shadows they cast
Got to be strong
One of these days I gotta be gone
Been livin' on dreams just a little too long
The sleep comes hard and money does too
So I wake up worried in the mornin' light
As the sun comes through the tears in the window shades
It don't seem fair that it has to be such a fight
The women keep comin' 'round
Spendin' my hard earned pay
Bent on the minimization of my survival
Been holdin' me down
But one fine day
Gonna break these chains of denial
There's a full moon risin' just about midnight
A high tide comin' 'round just about dawn
But I know it can't last
Livin' on dreams and the shadows they cast
Got to be strong
One of these days I gotta be gone
Been livin' on dreams just a little too long
Little by little I try as the days go by
To find some way to break these chains of denial
There's a full moon risin' just about midnight
A high tide comin' 'round just about dawn
But I know it can't last
Livin' on dreams and the shadows they cast
Got to be strong
One of these days I gotta be gone
Been livin' on dreams just a little too long
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Long Distance Love
Ah, hello...Give me missing persons, they said
What is it that you need?
I said oh, I need her so...She said you've
Got to stop your pleading
'Cause no matter what you do,
Even pray to heaven above, ooh
All you'll ever get from her is
Long distance love
I read the papers
And I got the blues
I'm so sad to hear the news
Help wanted, but not enough
You know these times are gettin' rough
'cause no matter what Ido
Even pray to heaven above
All I ever get from her is long distance love
Woo-oh-ah-ha
You know her toes were so pretty
And her life so sweet
I wonder do she know
Do she she know she hurt me so
'cause no matter what I do
I even pray to heaven above
All I seem to get from her is
Long distance love
Long distance love
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Long Time Till I Get Over You
Baby what's wrong with you
Have to tell ya it seemed like we were through
And your memory's almost gone
Met this girl in New York City
That took the night train all the way from Buffalo
Just to see the midnight show
And every time I start to feelin' stronger
You call me up with just the right line
Keep me hangin' on a little longer
That's where I stumble every time
I keep thinkin' it'd be all right
Wondrin' when you'd come back home
Come to your senses girl and hold me tight
Love me like ya used to do
It's gonna be a long time till I get over you
I don't mind the lonely days so much
Can't take those long nights dreamin' bout your tender touch
Lyin' awake waitin' for the phone to ring
Got to my courage up
And find a way that I can cut you loose
But it don't seem to be no use
Got to tell ya every time I start to feelin' stronger
You call me up with just the right line
Keep me hangin' on a little longer
It get me every time
I keep thinkin' it'd be all right
Wondrin' when you'd come back home
Come to your senses girl and hold me tight
Love me like ya used to do
It's gonna be a long time till I get over you
Seem like every time I start to feelin' stronger
You call me up with just the right line
Keep me hangin' on a little longer
And don't it get me every time
I keep thinkin' it'd be all right
Wondrin' when you'd come back home
Come to your senses girl and hold me tight
Love me like ya used to do
It's gonna be a long time till I get over you
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Loved and Lied To
Wanna go back home, but I'm afraid to fly
Wanna fall in love, but the price is way too high
And I'd like to go to heaven, but I don't wanna die
And I'd like to hang around, but I'm not about to lie
Oh you really laid me low last night
A beautiful deception
You're messin' with my line of sight
changing my perception
Of the push and shove that come with love
And the pain you put me through
You see I'd never been loved and then lied to
And I don't need no final glance
Don't need a romance left to circumstance
It's much too high a price to pay
Don't need to know the reason why you walked away
Loved and lied to, brought down broken hearted
Hung out to dry alone and left to take a chance
To try and find someway to take me back to where we started
Brought down, laid low, turned around and loved and lied to
And I wanna fall in love again with sweet infatuation
Wanna rise above the cares and heartaches of my station
And I'm dreamin' of a life that I could live with resignation
Where I wouldn't be loved and denied to
Don't give me that solemn gaze
Don't start in talkin' 'bout better days
Don't start turnin' things around
Don't try to make me think you didn't mean to let me down
Loved and lied to, brought down broken hearted
Hung out to dry alone and left to take a chance
To try and find someway to take me back to where we started
Brought down, laid low, turned around and loved and lied to
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Mercenary Territory
Is it the lies?
Is it the style?
It's a mercenary territory
I wish you knew the story
I've been out here so long dreamin up songs
I'm temporarily qualmless and sinking
I've did my time in that rodeo
It's been so long and I've got nothing to show
Well I'm so plain loco
Fool that I am I'd do it all over again
Is it the style?
Is it the lies?
Is it the days into nights
Or the "I'm sorry"s into fights
Now some kind of man, he can't do anything wrong
If I see him I'll tell him you're waiting
'Cause I'm devoted for sure but my days are a blur
Well your nights turn into my mornings
Well I did my time in that rodeo
Fool that I am I'd do it all over again
Is it love keeps you waiting so long
Makes you say I'll see you around
The forces that be, they just don't see
While your nights turn into my mornings
Is it the style?
Is it the lies?
Is it the days into nights
Or the "I'm sorrys" into fights
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Missin' You
Missin' You, I'm missin' you
All those lovely things you do
I tell ya true, it hurts theway I'm missin' you
Nashville at sunrise
Rains poundin' on my window
Draws my sleepless eyes
To witness one more dawn a break
Winter's cold outside
Oh I broke down and cried
'Cause I'm missin' you, I'm missin' you
And all those lovely things you do
I'll tell ya true it hurts the way I'm missin' you
'Cause I'm missin' you, I'm missin' you
And all those lovely things you do
I'll tell ya true it hurts the way I'm missin' you
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Mojo Haiku
I got a juju on my haiku
I got a mojo on my sutra too
And all she did was barely look my way
State of grace in the wink of an eye
One startlin' moment face to face and I was through
Finished with this folderol
Free from all this lah-dee-dah and whoop-dee-do
She took me like a rollin' river runnin' wide
Just like some sacred recitation
Fulfill some longin' somewhere deep inside
Somethin' that defies communication
I'm enlightened since she looked my way
Gave me what I needed all this time
Walked right throught he door
And I saw what I was lookin' for
The kinda place where words ain't worth a dime
I was spendin' too much time alone
Seekin' liberation in some sacred rhyme
Too much thought, too much idle time
But that all changed with the touch of her hand
She brought some fundamental passions into play
No doubt about it, I felt the darkness start to slip away
No way I could keep from fallin'
Hallelujah I could hear my callin'
Ringin' through the moonlit night
Givin' me the eyes to see the light
I'm enlightened since she looked my way
Gave me what I needed all this time
Walked right throught he door
And was just what I was lookin' for
The kinda place where words ain't worth a dime
I'm talkin' 'bout the land beyond the pale
The kinda thing that ain't for sale
I'm enlightened since she looked my way
Gave me what I needed all this time
Walked right throught he door
And I saw what I been lookin' for
The kinda place where words ain't worth a...
I'm enlightened since she looked my way
Gave me what I needed all this time
Walked right throught he door
And I saw what I been lookin' for
The kinda place where words ain't worth a dime
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Oh Atlanta
They got a place down Kentucky
Right down near Ohio
Where you can watch the planes at night
People line up to watch each flight
I said watchin' them planes
I wish I was on one
I'm sittin' here thinkin' 'bout my red head dream
If I could only see her tonight
Oh Atlanta, Oh Atlanta!
I said yeah! yeah! yeah! Atlanta, got to get back to you
Well you can drop me off on Peachtree
I got to feel that Georgia sun
And the women there in Atlanta
They make you awfully glad you come
I said watchin' them planes
I wish I was on one
I'm sittin' here thinking 'bout my crazy dream
If I could only be there tonight
Oh Atlanta, Oh Atlanta!
I said yeah! yeah! yeah! Atlanta, got to get back to you
We make a day and how just you and me
But the music plays all night
They got the boogie band blowin' that's bound for hell
And when they get to movin' they never stop
You just keep on playin' that down home beat
You just keep on layin' it down hot
I wish I was on one
I'm sittin' here thinkin' bout my red haired dream
If I could only see her tonight
Oh Atlanta, Oh Atlanta!
I said yeah! yeah! yeah! Atlanta, got to get back to you
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Old Folks Boogie
Off our rockers, actin' crazy
With the right medication we won't be lazy
Doin' the old folks boogie
Down on the farm
Wheelchairs, they was locked arm in arm
Paired off pacemakers with matchin' alarms
Gives us jus' one more chance
To spin one more yarn
And you know that you're over the hill
When your mind makes a promise that your body can't fill
Doin' the old folks boogie
And boogie we will
'Cause to us the thought's as good as a thrill
Back at the home,
No time is your own,
Facillities there, they're all out on loan
The bank forclose, and your bankruptcy shows
And your credit creeps to an all-time low
So you know, that you're over the hill
When your mind makes a promise that your body can't fill
Try and get a rise from an atrophied muscle,
And the nerves in your thigh just quivers and fizzles
So you know, that you're over the hill
When your mind makes a promise that your body can't fill
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
One Clear Moment
I see you lookin' 'round searchin' for some good times girl
Ain't no doubt about it, nothin' sweeter in this world
forget the ringin' on your party line
I'll be there in person and I'll be right on time
Give me just one clear moment
I can turn your head around
All I need is one clear moment
To get you back up off the ground
I see you cryin' and I don't know why
The way you look you should be flyin' high
In that one clear moment
Overheard you talkin' 'bout your lover walkin' out the door
It's just the same sad story, you know we've heard it all before
We've all been kicked we've all been pushed around
I'll claim your heart back from the lost and found
Give me just one clear moment
I can turn your head around
All I need is one clear moment
To get your feet back up off the ground
I hear you callin' for some sympathy
I got the answer that can set you free
In that one clear moment
You're wonderin' how I'll make your grey skies blue
I see the doubt in your eyes, but what I say is true
Ah gimme that one clear moment
I can turn your head around
All I need is one clear moment
To get you back up off the ground
I hear you callin' for some sympathy
I got the answer that will set you free
In that one clear moment
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
One Love Stand
It's been a one man show that I been runnin'
On a two way street for love
And I see no end to the dead end (dead end)
'Til you come back home
I tried everything to keep remembering
One good woman, one good man
Two shots of happiness in one life span
It takes a one good woman
The only thing that hurts is the memory
Of having once lived by myself
And I've tried every kind of woman
I said woman, put my love out on the shelf
Took everything and left my ears ringing
One good woman, one good man
Two shots of happiness in one life span
It takes one good woman to make a one love stand
I feel at home in a foreign land
Know what's next when there's nothing planned
Talking about love (Talking about love)
You know it takes two
She took everything and left my ears ringing
One good woman - one
Two shots of happiness - two
It takes one good woman
To make a one love stand
One good woman
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Over the Edge
Well I just don't know what to do
And I hate this confusion
I got all these questions and nowhere to lose them.
I asked for answers, got only advice
Advice is so cheap: now everyone's got a hype
To get the truth I guess you must pay the price
Don't go fallin' over the edge
Don't let your wanderin mind
Drive you out of your head
Stay on that fine line
Hold on to that thread
'Cause pain is all you'll find by fallin' over the edge
Dive on in, that's what they said
If you're lucky -- live thru it
You'll find your answers within
But if you crash and burn
The worst is you're dead
And dying can't be worse than life is over the edge
So don't go fallin' over the edge
Don't let your wanderin mind
Drive you out of your head
Stay on that fine line
Hold on to that thread
'Cause pain is all you'll find by fallin' over the edge
Just pain plain waitin' for you over the edge
Well I still don't know what to do
I know it's all an illusion
In fact -- knowing that only adds more confusion
I search for the truth, but mostly troubles I find
The truth can be costly, troubles don't cost a dime
You can have all you want because they're there all the time
Don't go fallin' over the edge
Don't let your wanderin mind
Drive you out of your head
Stay on that fine line
Hold on to that thread
'Cause pain is all you'll find by fallin' over the edge
Just pain plain waitin' for you over the edge
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Perfect Imperfection
There's a girl standin' on a corner
Watchin' love walk right out her door
Thought that love was like a shiny diamond
Blinded by the light, she did not see the flaw
Now she's lonely, standin' there for hours
Wishin' he would change his mind
Caught in that paradox of feelings
Wonderin' why the hurt when it used to feel so fine
Love is a perfect imperfection
Sometimes happy, sometimes sad
Whenever love comes your direction
Don't ya hide away, don't ya hide, don't ya hide
You know that there's no reason
For you to be alone
Just 'cause love's treason
Broke, broke you happy home
You can't celebrate
When all you feel is sufferin' heartache
Goin' down to that lonely corner
Sidewalk stretchin' out beneath my feet
Wish I could walk, walk right up to her
And tell her what I know of love
What I know, it ain't always so sweet
Love is a perfect imperfection
Sometimes happy, sometimes sad
Whenever love comes your direction
Don't ya hide away, don't ya hide, don't ya hide
Love is a perfect imperfection
Sometimes happy, sometimes sad
Whenever love comes your direction
Don't ya hide away, don't ya hide, don't ya hide
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Rad Gumbo
If you walk in right off the street
You can take the load right off your feet
Mamma bring the menu to your seat
But the bill of fare be short & Seet
Won't find no etouffe
Mamm never ever could cook that way
She's all ancien regime
No nouvell cuisine
She's cooking gumbo
A mighty rad gumbo
It's the only way she can go
Down at the Club Rad Gumbo
Now the heads and shells stay in the stock
She stirs her roux and really rocks
One gallon shellfish stock or water
Man this gumbo is made to order
Two toes of garlick finely chopped
Man this party just can't be stopped
Mamma's pots are boiling, band starts to blow
Piano keys flying like Fats Domino
She's cooking gumbo
A mighty rad gumbo
It's the only way she can go
Down at the Club Rad Gumbo
Oh no, no escargot, no cordon bleu
This ain't the place to go lookin' for beef stew
But if you like tender shrimp and rice
If ya think ya can stand the spice
She's cooking gumbo
A mighty rad gumbo
Now people come from miles around
To see what Mamma's puttin' down
Everybody knows her name
She in the seafood hall of fame
I gotta get that recipe
If it means the death of me
Get my spyboy to sneak a look
Into Mamma's book
She's cooking gumbo
A mighty rad gumbo
It's the only way she can go
Down at the Club Rad Gumbo
She's cooking gumbo
A mighty rad gumbo
It's the only way she can go
Down at the Club Rad Gumbo
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Rad Gumbo
G
If you walk right in off the street Take the load right off your feet
D G
Mama bring a menu right to your seat But the bill of fare be short and sweet
C G
Won't find no etoufee Mama never ever could cook that way
C D
She on the same regime No neuavo quiseen
G
She cook gumbo...A mighty rad gumbo
D
It's the only way you can go
G
Down at the club Rad gumbo
G
Heads and shells they go in the stock She stirs the brew and really rocks
D G
One gallon tailfish stock of water Man this gumbo's made to order
C G
Two cloves of garlic finely chopped Man this party just Can't be stopped
C D
Mama's pots a boilin' band starts to blow Piano keys flyin' like Fats Domino
G
She cook gumbo...A mighty rad gumbo
D
It's the only way you can go
G
Down at the club Rad gumbo
G
Oh no no escargo no cor-don-blu
G
This aint' the place to go lookin' for beef stew
D
But if you like tender shrimp n' rice
D
If you think you can stand the spice
G
She cook gumbo...A mighty rad gumbo
G
Now the people come from miles around Dig what Mama's puttin' down
D G
Everybody knows her name She in the seafood hall of fame
C G
I gotta get that recipie If it means the death of me
C D
Get my spy boy to sneak a look In Mama's book
G
She cook gumbo...A mighty rad gumbo \
D \
It's the only way you can go TWICE
G /
Down at the club Rad gumbo /
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Red Streamliner
Red streamliner rollin'
rollin' down the track the things you see
With your wheels in motion through desert, mountain, ocean
I hear you every night, is it a dream?
Red streamliner rollin' down, comin' down on me
Red streamliner rollin', rollin' long so free
Your past keeps comin' back on me
To far and near, away from here
Where people move a mile a minute
This hurricane livin' with you and me in it
Long into the night, that whistle offers light
Red streamliner rollin'
I wish you'd tell me 'bout the things you see
I'm lookin', lookin' down the tracks you ride
Knowin' that they're your only guide
I see them every night, is it a dream?
And when the sidewalks roll up at night
Just as stations pass by
Once the leader of the wild, wild west
Hurricane livin' been a lifelong song
Now you're cast of steel and cast aside
Broken dreams maybe, but you haven't died
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Representing the Mambo
Gretta's flunky, some boot-licking lackey, some wild-eyed Romeo
Winds op the mountain with Rio down below
Drives too slowly past a burning impromptu altar
Attended by no one of visible means
Could be a warning shining us on, but we're far too gone
We're on our way to see some Johnny
Representing the mambo
Representing the mambo... mambo... mambo oooh.. mambo
Rounding the corner we come to a halt
Doors fly open as we prepare for assault
Out from the shadows step the dangerous boys
Hands hiding weapons, they treat them like toys
Debutante Gretta, the taxidermist's daughter
She knows what to say
She knows how to mingle, she knows the lingo
Muchachos wh're here to see Johnny
Representing the mambo
Representing the mambo... mambo... mambo oooh.. mambo
Gretta leads us through the stone carved archway
Into the school of samba, the place of sacred rites
We push through a gauntlet of limpwristed handshakes
And empty cotillion air kisses
Gretta smiles as we make our way to the bar
The new crowd says I remind them of Frank
Who died of excessive nymphets
In Barcelona... in Barcelona
Who's that with Gretta? You know how she is...
Yeah, never the same one twice
I wonder if by any chance you would like a piece of cake
No thank you, my ears are too sweet now
A strange choice of work, but forensically it's true
Sudden thunder clap drum roll
Gretta's on the stage... she's a honey of a hun
This blue-eyed angel girl
Announces proudly to everyone in the room
Senhores y senores here's Johnny
Representing the mambo
Representing the mambo... mambo... mambo oooh.. mambo
Gretta Gretta I've got to slip away
It just won't work between us
Your daddy runs the house of pain
You are the taxidermist's daughter
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Rock and Roll Doctor
There was a woman in Georgia didn't feel just right
She had fever all day and chills at night
Now things got worse, yes a serious bind
At times like this it takes a man with such style I cannot often find
A doctor of the heart and a doctor of mind
If you like country with a boogie beat he's the man to meet
If you like the sound of shufflin' feet he can't be beat
If you wanna feel real nice, just ask the Rock and Roll doctor's advice
It's just a country town but patients come
From Mobile to Moline from miles around
Nagodoches to New Orleans
In beat-up old cars or in limousines
To meet the doctor of soul, he's got his very own thing
Two degrees in be-bop, a PHD in swing
He's the master of rhythm he's a rock and roll king
If you like country with a boogie beat he's the man to meet (he's the man to meet)
If you like the sound of shufflin' feet he can't be beat (I say he can't be beat)
If you... If you wanna
If you wanna feel real nice, just ask the Rock and Roll doctor's advice
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Rock & Roll Everynight
I wanna shake the floors, raise the roof
Don't shut me down, 'cause I'm livin' proof
I'm like the hurricane
Daddy ain't gonna turn you loose
Don't fight it, 'cause it ain't no use
Way back when, I was meek and mild
The boogie-woogie got me, turned the mild to wild
It threw me down, ain't got no strength to fight
I gotta rock & roll, baby, rock & roll everynight
Everynight, everynight
You can ride shotgun
And count the red tail lights
Everynight, everynight
You can roll the dice, take your chances
Hit the highway and roll your troubles away
Buckle your belts and don't be shy
We got a barrel-roll goin' and we're ready to fly
We can get there, we're lookin' at a non-stop flight
I wanna rock & roll, baby, I'm feelin' like dynamite
Everynight, everynight
You can ride shotgun
And count the red tail lights
Everynight, everynight
You can roll the dice, take your chances
Hit the highway and roll your troubles away
Front and center
Doctor'll give you a thrill
I'm gonna give you a shot
and cure all you'alls ills
Come on everybody let's get up let's go
Meet me tonight, after the show
Keep op with my tail lights
We're headin' on down the road
It's a shortcut to hell
But we got a long way to go
Everynight, everynight
You can ride shotgun
And count the red tail lights
Everynight, everynight
You can roll the dice, take your chances
Hit the highway and roll your troubles away
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Rocket In My Pocket
My baby called me up
She said, "Why don't you ever take me out?
Pick me up in your brand new car
You shake the short change from your old fruit jar"
I put on my dancin' shoes
We headed straight for the rhythm and blues
The music was hot, but my baby was not
I've got a rocket in my pocket, I said rocket
Ya fingers in the socket
Fingers in the socket, fingers in the socket
No way for you to stop it
That rocket c'mon, you get off it oh
Rocket, said rocket, said rocket, said rocket, said rocket, said rocket
Don't understand that girl, I can't explain
She got one foot on the platform, the other on the train
I got a rocket in my pocket, yeah I said rocket
Finger in the socket
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Roll Um Easy
Whoa I am just a vagabond, a drifter on the run
the eloquent profanity, it rolls right off my tongue
And I have dined in palaces, drunk wine with kings and queens
But darlin', oh darlin', you're the best thing I ever seen
Won't you roll me easy, oh slow and easy
Take my independence, with no apprehension, no tension
You're a walkin', talkin' paradise, sweet paradise
I've been across this country, from Denver to the ocean
And I never met girls that could sing so sweet like the angels that live in Houston
Singing roll me easy, so slow and easy
Play that concertina be a temptress
And baby I'm defenseless
Singing harmony, in unison, sweet harmony
Gotta hoist the flag and I'll beat your drum
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Romance Dance
Me and you, nothing to do
What am I gonna do with you
How's the chance
You and I go make romance
'Cause that's the kind of rockin' I need
takes a pinch and a bite and squeeze
And I'm down on my knees
Well come on girl take a chance with me
A good ol' romance dance for me
Well I loved my way through the South one day
Runnin' scared all along the way
Wandering, looking to hide
Decided to head for the Mexico line
I had nothing going for me but my shoes
When I ran into a girl from Jaurez
Didn't care who or from where I came
Don't matter where in the world you goin'
Comes to lovin' it's all the same
All the same
And it's so insane
But I can't complain
What I need to be happy
Pretty girl in a lonely town
What I got to do to you
To get you to do the mess around
'Cause that's the kind of rockin' I need
takes a pinch and a bite and squeeze
And I'm down on my knees
Well come on girl take a chance with me
A good ol' romance, no pants dance for me
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Romance Without Finance
No I'm not the type of girl to say
Baby, if you wanna play you pay
No way, I'm not that kind
Oh yeah -- I've got love on my mind
Down in the quarter
Out on the corner, walkin' the line
They say romance without finance
That's a crime
Mercy me, heavens above!
What's money got to do with love?
I need a squeeze without a doubt
Won't put my hold on your bank account
I need a lover
under the cover of the night
And if it's romance without finance
That's all right
Let us give you some free advice
Say that love must have its price
Can't you see girl, you're wastin your time
That boy, he ain't got a dime
They don't know if your love is true
They don't see what I see in you
You got a touch, feelin' so fine
I don't care about your bottom line
Down in the quarter
Almighty dollar's on their minds
But I'll take romance over finance
Every time
I don't care what your daddy do
I don't care if your blood is blue
Legal tender's bringin' me down
It ain't what makes my world go round
I need a lover
Seens me some tender eyes that shine
I'll take my romance over finance
Every time
Romance without finance
And I'll take romance over finance
Every time
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Sailin' Shoes
Lady in a turban, cocaine tree
Does a dance so rhythmically
She's cryin', and a singin' and having a time
and gee that cocaine tree look fine
You've got to put on your sailin shoes
Put on your sailing shoes
Everyone will start to cheer
When you put on your sailin' shoes
Jedidiah, he's got a dime
Says he catch a more fish, every time
Well I've got a line, and you've got a pole
And I'll meet you at the fishin' hole
You've got to put on your sailin shoes
Put on your sailing shoes
Everyone will start to cheer
When you put on your sailin' shoes
Doctor, doctor, I feel so bad
This is the worst day, I ever had
Have you this misery a very long time?
Well if you if, I'll lay it on the line
You've got to put on your sailin shoes
Put on your sailing shoes
Everyone will start to cheer
When you put on your sailin' shoes
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Shake Me Up
Jump start my heart I'm all broke down
Hot wired and short of cash just outside of town
Roll the dice, I'll take the chance
Played out... there ain't no doubt I need a new romance
Seems I'm short a dime on my nickel bet
Waitin' for my number, but it ain't come up yet
Change my luck.. I'm on my knees
Let's see how good it gets
Shake me up, (shake me up)
Shake me up, (shake me up)
Shake me up
Baby I can take it
Don't care how ya do it
Just shake it
Spendthrift and foolish, beaten like a mule
Cotton mouthed... so confused... stumblin' like a fool
Hold me up... I'm sinkin' low...
I got... one shot... so come on girl let's go
Got that kinda something that turns my head around
Got the walk... got the talk
Let's take it on downtown
Shake me up, (shake me up)
Shake me up, (shake me up)
Shake me up
Come on girl get to it
I don't care how ya do it
Just shake me
Sounds like a diamond back, feels like a heart attack
When ya shake it
Love the way ya move and everything you do
Got me runnin' hot... I'm shakin now... so please don't stop
I got it bad but baby that's no crime
On a flight tomorrow night... somewhere down the line
Treat me right, shake me while you can
Feel free... give me everything you can
Shake me up, (shake me up)
Shake me up, (shake me up)
Shake me up
Baby let's get through it
I don't care how ya do it
Just shake me
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Shakeytown
First time that I saw her
down at the predator's ball
She was lookin' ore thatn a little bit lost
Like this was her very first cattle call
She was a quick understudy
She learned to use her appeal
'Cause now all you hear is the squeal of the wheels
Of her super-nice over-priced automobile, yeah
She's makin my heart beat
Jumpin' at every turn
A hundred miles an hour, yeah
Like she's got money to burn
Whoa, she's an overnight sensation
Oh yeah, she knows her way around
Won't waste time on conversation
Gonna take ya right down
Down to Shakeytown
Ya' know she took me honky-tonkin'
Out on the Westside Drive
Whe was star at the monkey bar
And I was social suicide
And now she's off in a corner
With a Hollywood wheel
Lookin' to hook a development deal for
Fifty grand, honey, and all she can steal
She got the hang of the fast life
She gets thte parts that don't speak
She introduce me to jack-knife
That's her agent this week
Whoa, she's an overnight sensation
Oh yeah, she knows her way around
Won't waste time on conversation
Gonna take ya right down
Down to Shakeytown
She will take you down
Take you all the way down
Down to Shakeytown
Got a Czech director, yeah
And her Italian camera man
Ya know they try to protect her
But she's doin' the best that she can
Whoa, she's an overnight sensation
Oh yeah, she knows her way around
Won't waste time on conversation
Gonna take ya right down
Down to Shakeytown
She will take you down
Take you all the way down
Down to Shakeytown
She will take you down
Take you all the way down
Down to Shakeytown
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Six Feet of Snow
Six feet of snow comin' through my radio
It's rainin' in stilettos from here clear down to Mexico
My hands they're numb from hangin' on that
Steering wheel
They're frozen tight, hope the wind
Don't blow me off the road tonight
Don't you know the ice and snow
Is sneakin' in through my windows
Don't you know how much I hate to
Be so cold and so alone
I'm comin' home
If it wasn't for the lines that wind side by side
I'd be lying next to her, next to her tonight
Sweet New Orleans, that's where my girl
She waits for me
Hair so long and eyes so green
She's the prettiest girl I've ever seen
Don't you know the ice and snow
Is sneakin' through this boy's window
Don't you know how much I hate to
Be so cold and so alone
I'm comin' home
If it wasn't for the lines that wind side by side
I'd be lying next to her, next to her tonight
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Skin It Back
Well I'm waitin' for something to take place
Something to take me away from this race
'Round city to city, town to town
Runnin' around in the shoes of a clown
And that desperate, no count, desperado
A thief of love, my business is the street
I be shakin' 'em down
In old Colorado
Texas she's nice, but Georgia's oh so sweet
Steal away with me darlin' your lovin' just can't be beat
So it seems that the world keeps on turnin' but so what
I don't doubt it, it just keeps on the move
You're a dream, and that's all that I ask for
So well now, I'm wonderin' just how I'm gonna tell it to you
Skin it back (skin it back)
Somethin' real, somethin' to feel
I can't find a soul who'll take on this mess
It's those rock and roll hours, early graves without flowers
Please, please darlin' put my mind at rest
I'm beggin' please darlin' put my mind at rest
So it seems that the world keeps on turnin' but so what
I don't doubt it, it just keeps on the move
You're a dream, and that's all that I ask for
So well now, I'm wonderin' just how I'm gonna tell it to you
Skin it back tell it to you
Skin it back tell it to you
Skin it back tell it to you
Skin it back tell it to you
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Snakes on Everything
Someone looking out for me
You can step right up and show yourself if you will
It seems like I've been hiding from my friends too long
You can take over for a while-- I need the rest
A chance to laugh it off
I ain't made sense in so long -- I almost quit trying
This can't be the way it's supposed to work
I've tried by myself and now I want to try it out with you
You may not believe I need it -- I haven't shown it in the past
It took me a while to get above myself
I barely made the test
you're out there and I feel you
So come on out of hiding
Someone looking out for me
You can step right up and show yourself if you will
It seems like I've been hiding from my friends too long
You can take over for a while -- I need the rest
A chance to laugh it off
I ain't made sense in so long -- I almost quit trying
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Somebody's Leavin'
Tell me somebody
What was it like when you saw your whole life go under?
Did you cry?
Was there someone there or were you on your own
Why can't two people
Leave well enough alone
Just being here is lonely
So why don't you just give me a chance to come into your life
Did you hear me when I told you I loved you
Forgetting what you might not know
Somebody's leavin' tonight
Somebody's leavin' tonight
So why don't you let me take you down to old mexico
Where you can dream, none so sweet as dream I have of holding you
Did you hear me when I told you I loved you
Forgetting what you might not know
I've tried so many ways just to tell you
But you left me here jus to hold my own
And I know that you been hurting, 'cause I been hurtin' too
Somebody's leavin' tonight
Somebody's leavin' tonight
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Spanish Moon
Well the night that was high, we got into town
Was the night that the rain, it froze on the ground
Down the street I heard such a sorrowful tune
Comin' from the place they call the Spanish Moon
Well I stepped inside, and stood by the door
While a dark-eyed girl sang, and played the guitar
Hookers, and hustlers, filled up the room
I heard about this place they call the Spanish Moon
One false step, you get done in
It's a cold situation
If that -- that don't -- kill you soon
The women will down at the Spanish Moon
I pawned my watch, and I sold my ring
Just to hear that girl singing, (hear that girl sing)
Don't take long, to wake up ruined
The women will down at the Spanish Moon
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Spider's Blues (Might Need It Sometime)
Spider was a funny old fellow,
Had long skinny arms and legs
He used to spin around the dance floor,
That's how he got his name
Well long last Sunday down at the May soiree
Hurricane Lucy hit Spider and the bodies flew every which way
Spider told Lucy "Girl I'd like to give ya a piece of my mind"
She said, "Ya better hold on, Ya better hold on
Ya better hold on to it honey
You might need it sometime"
Well the Spider and Lucy they started datin' in June
They danced every night together from then until the August moon
Shined a light so bright they began to swoon
Then the Spider asked Lucy "girl won't you be my bride?
I got a hundred dollar bill and a slightly used Cadillac ride
And girl if ya say I do I'll give ya everything I got that's mine"
She said, "Ya better hold on, Ya better hold on
Ya better hold on to it honey
You might need it sometime"
Now the Spider and Lucy were gettin' hitched in the Spring
He took his hundred dollar bil and he bought the girl a cracker jack ring
Standing there at the alter it was as quiet as a tomb
Til he promised her 44 kids and a house with 22 rooms
Lucy screamed "Spider, are you crazy? What's wrong with you?
Ya better hold on, Ya better hold on
Ya better hold on to it honey
You might need it sometime
Ya better hold on, Ya better hold on
Ya better hold on to it honey
You might need it sometime"
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Straight From The Heart
It was a mystery, one of a kind
No doubt about it
Over my shoulder I was lookin' to see
Just what was comin', comin' at me
One step up, two steps back
Right on the money
Got me right on the line
Straight from her heart
Straight into mine
Feelin' I'm gettin'
Comin' through fine
I'm gettin' it
Straight from the heart
Try to remember, don't you forget
don't ever doubt it
Up from behind just hiding from view
The love of a lifetime my sneak in on you
One step up, two steps back
Right on the money
Clear down the line
Straight from the heart
Straight to your mind
The love that you're gettin'
Is comin' through fine
You're gettin' it
Straight from the heart
You're lookin' so puzzled, no need to be
Didn't I tell you don't ever doubt me
One step up, two steps back
What got behind you
Well, it got through to me
Straight from the heart
Straight to your mind
The love that you're gettin'
Is comin' through fine
You're gettin' it
Straight from the heart
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Strawberry Flats
Ripped off and run out of town
Had my guitar burned when I was clownin'
Haven't slept in a bed for a week
And my shoes feel like they're part of my feet
Let me come down where I won't be a bother to no one
Let me unwind please give me a hole to recline in
Knocked on my friend's door in moody texas
And asked if he had a place for me
His hair was cut off and he was wearing a suit
And he said not in my house, not in my house
You look like you're part of a conspiracy
Now I'm six hours out on strawberry flats
Trying to get to Waco 'fore it freezes over
They're stopping every one who looks too wierd
At the ghoul bust Texas road block
Oh let me come down where I won't be a bother to no one
Let me unwind please give me a hole to recline in
Got a ride on a highway king
Made the cross road by nine fifteen
If I don't find a place to crash
Well I might as well cash it all in
If I was a no 'count gambler or a Texas fool
Or a millionaire with a suit and real short hair
Or do you even care
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Takin' My Time
I'm just takin' my time so please don't rush me
I gotta sort out some things I didn't know existed
I've been here before I know where the traps lie
I can only take what's there 'cause the rest doesn't matter
I'm tired of talk so please don't rush me
You know I want the same things that you do
You're wastin' your time the way you come on to me
Slow down your rhymes and try to reason
You can't make things move any faster
By second-wishing them to death
You seem to be living on a level that's decent enough
You got what you wanted so why do you tell me
I'm on the wrong track
I'm doing the best I can do
Why try to out-guess a situation
That I know you're not even fully aware of
I want you to know that if it keeps on this way
I can't keep on letting you bring me down
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Teenage Nervous Breakdown '69
Some contend that rock and roll
Is bad for the body and bad for the soul
Bad for the heart, bad for the mind,
Bad for the deaf and bad for the blind
It makes some men crazy and then they talk like fools
Some men crazy and then they start to drool
When the sky is all cast over, and the stars refuse to shine
Pigs are fallin' in the swamps, the lizard's on the vine
Frank from knees is fallin' fam ba deema quirk
The sky is turning yellow and the birds are fallin' down
When it's several planes of Egypt strikes you in your tracks
Led by sorrow stolen down in East LA
When they keep your spinners and take your tires away
When you get your last presecription from your favorite quack
You know that it is written, you know what it can mean
It's like livin' in an airport underneath a plane
It's like sleepin' on a freeway in the center lane
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Teenage Nervous Breakdown
Some contend that rock and roll
Is bad for the the body and bad for the soul
Bad for the heart, bad for the mind,
Bad for the deaf, and bad for the blind
Makes some men crazy and then they act like fools
Makes some men crazy, and then they start to drool
Unscrupulous operators could confuse
Exploit and deceive the reflex theories and change the probabilities
It's a crass and rockous crackas place
With pavlov on the the human race
It's a terrible illness, it's a terrible case
And it's usually permanent when it takes place
It's a teenage nervouse breakdown
Nervous teenage breakdown
Some contend that rock and roll
Is bad for the the body and bad for the soul
Bad for the heart, bad for the mind,
Bad for the deaf, and bad for the blind
Makes some men crazy and then they act like fools
Makes some men crazy, and then they start to drool
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Teenage Warrior
Gettin' it while you can
Before the fascination goes
Down to the very last man
Where it stops nobody knows
Nothin to hold you back when the feelin's right
Hidin' from the day and waitin' for the night
It's just a pretty hard thing
To keep gettin' back up after being knocked down
Ain't no backin' down
Ain't no turnin' of the other cheek
The rules of the rest of the town
Ain't the same ones out here on the street
Lookin' for anything that'll make your emotions stir
Like walkin' the street with some tight-skirt sister
It's just a pretty hard thing
To keep gettin' back up after being knocked down
I'm caught in a crossfire
Of a hopeless disillusion
Nothin' but chain link and barbed wire
Defining the confusion
Ain't really enough to hold back the winter wind
Really don't know if it's keppin you out or it's keepin' me in
It's just a pretty hard thing
To keep gettin' back up after being knocked down
It's just a pretty hard thing, A pretty tough town
Ya keep gettin' back up after being knocked down
It's just a pretty hard thing, a pretty tough town
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Texas Rose Cafe
Picked up on my phone in Houston
Everybody answered, everybody answered but they won't say why
Then this dancer grabbed me down by the bus stop
And she said I'm takin' you with me to the Texas Rose cafe
I got a fast car, it's a jaguar, and I'll get you to the plane on time
Drinkin' Lone Star, play guitar, we'll have a real good time
I said love to be found in Austin,
Love to be found in Austin town,
I replied that I would try, but you see my time is not my own
'Cause when I was just a big time low ball fool
My friend Leroy came to me
He said look out your window
Does the first man you see look like me?
I'm sooooore displeased
Since that time I changed my mind
About the things I'm up to
Yet the things around me stay just the same
'Cause outside my hotel window is a sign that turns from red to green
It says chop suey and join the U.S. Marines
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Texas Twister
The siren song is strong sometimes... on this Texas radio
They sure do play it hard and fast while they sell it soft and low
A silky voice she spoke to me from down in San Antone
"It's ladies night in Italy, you gentlemen should know"
When I saw that neon sign, knew just where to go
Her shoulders soft so I pulled off, her headlights aglow
A bartender said to me, boy I want you to meet my sister
She's high-strung and a little young, but she's a real Texas twister
A real Texas twister
I said "How young is too young? How fast is too fast?
Well how high is too high? How high is too high?"
She said "How long is this ride?" Well how long can you last?
You're gonna find out mister, when you meet that Texas twister
Well in the light she looked all right when we stepped outside
I knew that it was meant to be when she begged me for a ride
That bartender said to me, boy take your money back
Before you're done you're gonna need it son --
You might have a heart attack
I seen the sights now, Paris, Rome, and I ain't sentimental
I still remember how she said "Is this a Continental?"
No babe it's just for flash and I paid cash, she hugged me up real tight
Lay back honey I'll drive you home 'round the world tonight
She knew where every roadhouse lies, clear down to the border
Long neck Lone Stars just her size, clearly made to order
Knew how to paint a cowboy town, long before I missed her
She picked me up; she put me down, she's a real Texas twister
I said "How young is too young? How fast is too fast?
Well how high is too high? How high is too high?"
She said "How long is this ride?" Well how long can you last?
You're gonna find out mister, when you meet that Texas twister
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
The Fan
Heard you got an infection
Just before your lewd rejection
Wait'll the shit hits the fan
You couldn't turn him down
Hold your address book above your knees
And kissed your soft legs there
He was on top of the pop stars
You couldn't turn him down
You were a sweet girl
When you were a cheerleader
But I think you're much better now
Bought a few reds from your neighboorhood dealer
And you passed out in the back of a car
You were too messed up to climb out
What if your old man had found out?
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
The Ingenue
She ain't real friendly for no good reason
Claims her life's been filled with treason
Says she's cursed by a toothless gypsy
Wonderin' why her life's so greasy
With doulbe blades she dulls her senses
Spiteful girl by all consensus
All her life it's been the same
Hell she don't even like her name
She longs to be the ingenue
To leading men tall dark and handsome
But now the play has passed her by... oh my
There's no exit
Oh no there's no way out at all
There's no exit
Jumped a train in Italy
On her way to gay Paris
Down in the Loire Valley
She got sho drunk she couldn't see
Stumblin' through a metro station
In a mood for conversation
Fortune teller read her palm
Told her that her time was gone
She longs to be the ingenue
To leading men tall dark and handsome
But now the play has passed her by... oh my
There's no exit
Oh no there's no way out at all
There's no exit
She used to model as a child
With Bardot's looks and Gigi's laughter
Enfant terrible creation
Of a sockless adman's mind
Played her first recital at the tender age of nine
Strains of Clare de Lune
Mater sipping wine
Pater in the garden gazing
At those ponies grazing
The spoils of a lonely child
She longs to be the ingenue
To leading men tall dark and handsome
Once just a jet-trash kid
Down at Les Halles
Her frequent trips to Nice
In Monaco she was always welcome
She was embraced by all society
Along the way she lost her charms
Now the play has passed her by
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Things Happen
I had a dream the other night
One of those dreams you hear about
Was ridin' a downtown bus uptown
But I couldn't get off... oh no, I couldn't get off
Then the angel of mercy
she takes me by the hand
Says we're all goin' to heaven some day
Don't worry, don't hurry
Just do what you can, because
Things happen in their own sweet time
Things happen, things happen
Things happen in their own sweet way
Don't you wait for tomorrow get your livin' today
Thought I knew what I wanted
Ya know, be a big success
And to get what I wanted
I just had to do my best... just do my best
But when your best just ain't good enough
Think you'll never get ahead
It leaves ya wonerin' jus' what it is ya tryin' to prove
And ya trying to prove it to
Things happen in their own sweet time
Things happen, things happen
Things happen in their own sweet way
Don't you wait for tomorrow get your livin' today
Think ya want this
Ya know you want that
Don't wanna wait for nothin' no no
That's a matter of fact, just a matter of fact
No matter how hard I want
Make everythin' be right
I still must remember yeah that
Left is loose, right is tight
And payday comes on Friday night
Things happen in their own sweet time
Things happen, things happen
Things happen in their own sweet way
Don't you wait for tomorrow get your livin' today
Things happen in their own sweet time
Things happen, things happen
Things happen in their own sweet way
Don't you wait for tomorrow get your livin' today
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Those Feat'll Steer Ya Wrong Sometimes
I was staring at myself in the mirrored sunglasses
Set on six foot five of Texas Ranger
He hollered turn down your radio son
I stuttered officer wha-what have I done?
You were doing better than a hundred and one
Why ya driving like the devil's on your tail?
I started pleading my case and getting no sympathy
I said I'm in the Feat... I'm travelin' from town to town
Don't you know my face
I'm on the radio most all the time
And I didn't realize I had the hammer down
So please don't haul me off to jail
When the Feats are on the box the speed just slips my mind
I start to sing along, tap my toe, slap the dash in time
The ranger laughed and said as he looked me in the eye
Son those Feat'll steer ya wrong sometimes
I was on my way to Puerto Rico on a 24 city run
They promised me the world that's what I got
'Cause Texas is a world all of its own
It takes a lifetime to drive from Eastland to Van Horn
He said didn't you hear my siren whine
I been chasing you since the Jim Hogg County line
I was thinking real hard about tenderin' my notice
But the bills came in and piled up to my chin
Paul called and said we're on our way to Rhome
This tour's gonna save your happy home
Now we're going to:
London, Liverpool, Italy, Paris, Egypt, Dublin, Frisco, Waco,
Athens, Gouldbusk, Troy, and Miami, Moody, Beaumont, Edinburgh, Lubbock
Pecos, Deadwood, Fife, del Rio,
Houston, Austin, all around Dallas
Texas is a world all of its own
'N if you let me off this time
From now on I'll keep in mind
That those Feat'll steer you wrong sometimes
When the Feats are on the box the speed just slips my mind
I start to sing along, tap my toe, slap the dash in time
But the ranger said to me as he handed me the fine
Son those Feat done steered ya wrong this time
Those Feat'll steer ya wrong sometimes
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
That's Her She's Mine
She cooled my heels some time ago
Sent me reelin' when she chilled my toes
She stole my heart ya know, and she froze my eyes
Feelin' like this again is some surprise
She that kinda girl whose lovin'
I was meant to get
She won't drop no dime on me
No kiss and tell that I can see
Hey, that's her, and she's mine
Look don't touch 'cause lookin' I don't mind
See that girl lookin' so fine?
Ya that's her, and she's mine
I been rich ya know and I been poor
Been in love a couple of times before
I had to choose you know between the two
I'd take both, rich and in love,
I ain't no fool
When she starts to movin'
I begin to spin
She got that kind of lovin'
Always do me in
Hey, that's her, and she's mine
Look don't touch 'cause lookin' I don't mind
See that girl lookin' so fine?
Ya that's her, and she's mine
She's a tall drink of water,
And I'm such a thirsty man
She won't drop no dime on me
No kiss and tell that I can see
Hey, that's her, and she's mine
Look don't touch 'cause lookin' I don't mind
See that girl lookin' so fine?
Ya that's her, and she's mine
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Time Loves A Hero
Well they say time loves a hero
but only time will tell
If he's real, he's a legend from heaven
If he ain't he was sent here from hell
Hear me well
Seein' ain't always believin'
Just make sure it's the truth that you're seein'
Eyes sometimes lie, eyes sometimes lie
They can be real deceivin'
I got an Uncle in Puerto Rico
Spends his days in the sun
his nights in the casinos
He left the States many years ago
Took a fishin' boat to Puerto Rico
Now my aunt, she is sad and lonely
She'll never know that she drove him away
As a coward I admire his courageous ways
Well they say time loves a hero
but only time will tell
If he's real, he's a legend from heaven
If he ain't he was sent here from hell
Some say my uncle, that he's a zero
His life is as a shell, he left it back at Stateside
I'd say he's doin' pretty well, without his shell
Bumming 'round the beaches of Puerto Rico
The beauty of the sunrise and sunset
To his friends he wish he could tell
They're at home still runnin' for bells
Better San Juan than that blue collar hell
Well they say time loves a hero
but only time will tell
If he's real, he's a legend from heaven
If he ain't he was sent here from hell
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Tripe Face Boogie
Buffalo'd in buffalo
Entertained in Houston
New York, yew nork,
You gotta choose one
Tripe face boogie
Boogie my sneakers away
I don't want your money
Don't want your time
Please don't hype me honey
Or I'll give you back your dime
Tripe face boogie
Boogie my sneakers away
I don't dig potato chips
A can't dig torts
Tripe my guacamole, baby
Tripe my shorts
Hype boogie
Tripe boogie
Hype boogie
All night Long
You bring your guitar and I'll bring the wine
We'll blow out our speakers, just one more time
Tripe face boogie -- Look Out!
Give tripe face his way
Look Out!
Give tripe face his day
Look Out!
Give tripe face his way
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Trouble
You yelled hey when your car wouldn't start
So you got real nervous and started to eat your heart out
Now you're so fat your shoes don't fit on your feat
You got trouble
And it's tailor made
Well mama lay your head down in the shade
'Cause your eyes are tired, and your feat are too
And you wish the world was as tired as you, whoa
Well I'll write a letter, and I'll send it away
And put all the trouble in int you had today
Oh your telephone ring and you went "oh ho"
You forgot about this, and you forgot about that
'Cause you got to get back to what you doing
Goodbye, click that, so and so
You're an island and on your own
You yelled hey when the stove blew up
Upset? why yes
And the footprints on your ceiling, they're almost gone
And you're wondering why?
Well mama lay your head down, don't you cry
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Truck Stop Girl
* I have to admit that this version is played in a more similar fashion t=
o the Kelly Willis/Jay Farrar version on "Rig Rock Deluxe".
His [G]tail lights [D]flickered as he [G]pulled into the [D]truck stop
[G]Same old crowd was [D]hangin out a[A]gain tonight
He said [G]fill up my tank while I [Bm]go check my [A]load
[A]Feels [G]like it's [Bm]shiftin [A]all a[D]round
[G]Was the [A]kind of [D]man [A]do what he [Bm]could
A[G]bove all he had [D]integri[A]ty
[G]He was so [D]young on a [Bm]10 city [A]run
In [G]love with a [D]truck stop [A]girl [G] [D]
[G]As he went in[D]side he was [G]nearly [D]greeted
[G]By the one with [D]whom he was in [A]love
[G]She held out a [D]glass & said [Bm]have a[A]nother
[A]This [G]is the [Bm]last time [A]we can [D]meet
With her [G]hair [A]piled up [D]high the [A]look in her [Bm]eye
[G]Turn any [D]good man's blood to [A]wine
[G]All his [A]eyes could [D]see All his [G]eyes could [A]see
Was the [G]stares of [D]those all around [G]him [A] [D]
[D]Ran out [A]to the [G]lot [G]Got in[A]to his [D]rig
[D]Drove off without [G]tightening [D]down
Was a [G]terr[A]ible [D]thing to see [A]what re[G]mained
Of the rig that poor [A]Danny was [D]in
[G]He was so [D]young on a [Bm]10 city [A]run
In [G]love with a [D]truck stop [A]girl [G] [D]
Yes[G]he was so [D]young on a [Bm]10 city [A]run
In [G]love with a [D]truck stop [A]girl [G] [D]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Two Trains
In 1966 I found my love
In 1967 I had all there was
And as my time went by I was satisfied
Until that situation took me by surprise
Now there's two trains runnin' - on that line
One train's me, and the other's a friend of mine
You know it would be all right, be just fine
If the woman took one train, and left the other behind
Illusion it is just the same conclusion
I don't know how to play the game
Of what it is or how it's going to be
When one train is my friend and the other train is me
Easy, I say easy, I can't push or shove her
So I guess I really care
Now I'm not one to hide my love behind a lock and key
But if things keep going the way they are there's no place left for me
There's two trains runnin' - on that line
One train's me, and the other's a friend of mine
You know it would be all right, be just fine
If the woman took one train, and left the other behind
Two trains, two trains, two trains, two trains
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Voices on the Wind - Little Feat
D G A
Standing by the ocean
A
Watch it tear away the shore
D G A
Glide out upon the desert
A
The horizon is the door
D G A
And though your voice is shouting
A
Above the wind it can't be heard
D G A
Drop all sense of reason
A
It's there you'll find your worth
F G
And though you are surrounded
C F
Feeling quite alone
Dm A# C G D There's a
light to guide you home
(chorus)
A
If you stand with your face
D
To the wind off the water
A
At the point of land's end
G
Where the ocean begins
A
Look to the memory
D
Of the ones gone before
A D
The light and the meaning of
E A G D
The Voices on the Wind.
Searching for safe passage
As you knock on every door
You still can hear the howling
Of the mongrel dogs of war
You call out for some comfort
Seeking shelter from the night
A raging rain's upon you
Feeling tired of the fight
And though you are surrounded
Feeling quite alone
There's a light to guide you home
(chorus)
Their words carry over water
And fall back down to earth
What follows is the silence
As you contemplate their worth
A vision comes before you
But the meaning's still unclear
Standing at the threshold
As you watch it disappear
And though you are surrounded
Feeling quite alone
There's a light to guide you home
(chorus)
---------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Wake Up Dreaming
Maybe there's another place
Some other time or space
I never have to leave something to believe
Maybe love will find a way
And this time come to stay
Another way to be if love could just find me
But I wake up dreamin' again
And, oh, the things I see
I wake up dreamin' again
I only wish I knew how o make this dream come true
Every new day brings sunshine and everything
I've seen it somewhere before
One more reason why
I don't let it pass me by
Another way to feel
With a love that can be real
But I wake up dreamin' again
And, oh, the things I see
I wake up dreamin' again
I only wish I knew how o make this dream come true
Close my eyes and your love, like a warm rain,
Washes over me
Maybe there's another place
Some other time or space
I never have to leave something to believe
Maybe love will find a way
And this time come to stay
Another way to be if love could just find me
But I wake up dreamin' again
And, oh, the things I see
I wake up dreamin' again
I only wish I knew how o make this dream come true
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Walkin All Night
Well she was plantin' her feet on the sidewalk
Listenin' for signs of the small talk
Waitin', hesitatin', got tired of all that waitin'
Decided to walk around - that blonde bull
She's been waitin' once again on the home town
There ain't enough room this time 'round
I gotta chasin' that woman all around town
Seems that satisfaction just can't be found
'Cause she's a side street swinger
She's a side street swinger
Got a kiss on her lips for the askin'
Just gotta keep movin' - She's bear walkin -
She's gotta wiggle her way up them sidestreets
Lookin' for a ride through town
Well I've been savin' my money for a week
Tryin' to be somethin' real sweet
I can't find the one, you know my luck is so dumb
She's probably walkin' all over the street
She's a side street swinger
She's a side street swinger
Got a kiss on her lips for the askin'
Just gotta keep movin' -
She's bear walkin all night
She's bare walkin' all time
She's been waitin' once again on the home town
There ain't enough room this time 'round
But the woman's too scared to try and slow down
Those bulls will just love to take her down town - downtown
She's gotta wiggle her way up them sidestreets
Lookin' for a ride through town
She's a side street swinger
She's a side street swinger
Got a kiss on her lips for the askin'
Just gotta keep movin' -
She's bear walkin all night
She's bear walkin all night
She's bare walkin' all time
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Willin' by Little Feat
----------------------
INTRO
G D(*)(see notes) Em C G C C+2(see notes) C G (twice)
G
I've been worked by the rain (some versions substitute hurt or washed for
worked)
D(*)
Driven by the snow
Em C
Drunk and dirty - don't you know
G C C+2 C G
But I'm still.. ..willin
G
(And I was) Out on the road
D(*)
Late at night
Em C
Seen my pretty Alice in every headlight
G C C+2 C G
Alice.. ..Dallas Alice
CHORUS
G C D
And I been from Tucson to Tucumcari
D G
Tehachapi to Tonapa
G C
Driven every kind of rig that's ever been made
C D D(**)
Driven the back roads so I wouldn't get weighed
(No chords - let previous D resound)
And if you give me
(No chords again but I use a stepping C)
C step down to G
Weed, Whites and wine
G D
And you show me a sign
D G C C+2 C G
I'll be willin' to be movin'
G
Kicked by the wind
D(*)
Robbed by the sleet
D(*) Em C
Had my head stoved in but I'm still on my feet
C G C C+2 C G
And I'm still .... in a whole lot of trouble
G D(*)
Smuggled some smokes and folks from Mexico
Em
Baked by the sun
C G
Every time I go to Mexico
C C+2 C G
And I'm still....
REPEAT CHORUS
NOTES
D(*) - many different chord variations have been suggested here,
including Bm and pure D. I use a hybrid of D with a 6th
string bass on the second fret since this bass note is
very important to the flow of the song. If you're lucky
your thumb can cover this, but mine won't so I usually
take the easy route and play 1st string 2nd fret plus
6th string 2nd fret with all the other strings open - not
such a good sound but FAR easier when you're trying to sing
as well !
C+2 - this is simply a slide of C up 2 frets. However, I prefer
to use normal open D instead as it had a better ring to it.
I've tried to match the words up with the chords but I guess it's
one of those songs you have to know quite well to get the inflections right.
Also, there's so many versions of this around the lyrics and especially
Lowell Georges asides at the end of verses etc change slightly. This version
is transcribed from the live album 'Waiting For Columbus'.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Of Page
Woman in Love
Well she's the kind of girl that you dream about
Got the big blue eyes that'll knock you out
Got a hand on your wallet, and a smil on her face
And a heavenly voice, that says let's go to my place
Well she knows what she wants... she's a woman in love
And she wants what she knows... she's a woman in love
A whole lotta money, and a passel of clothes
No one got to tell ya... she's a woman in love
She's about as hot as a smokin' gun
A Saturday night special, she packin' plenty of fun
She got me sweatin' bullets on a cold Winter night
I got one in the chamber with the safety off
You know I feel all right
Well she knows what she wants... she's a woman in love
And she wants what she knows... she's a woman in love
A diamond necklace and a string of pearls
No one got to tell ya... she's a woman in love
She's a hard workin' girl, spends her days on her feet
She got the pulse of the office, never skips a beat
But don't you know it's a shame, yeah it ain't fair
She works twice as hard as the boys upstairs
She put in more hours for half the wage
Ain't no wonder this girl's in a rage
Well she knows what she wants... she's a woman in love
And she wants what she knows... she's a woman in love
A whole lotta money, and a passel of clothes
No one got to tell ya... she's a woman in love
Well she knows what she wants... she's a woman in love
And she wants what she knows... she's a woman in love
A diamond necklace and a string of pearls
No one got to tell ya... she's a woman in love
------------------------------------------------------------------------
