It’s hard for me to say the thingsI want to say sometimesThere’s no one here but you and meAnd that broken old street lightLock the doorsWe’ll leave the world outsideAll I’ve got to give to youAre these five words and I Chorus:Thank you for loving meFor being my eyes when […]
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Forgive Them Father
Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those that trespass against usAlthough them again we will never, never, never trust Dem noh know weh dem do, dig out yuh yei while dem sticking like glue,Fling, skin, grin while dem plotting fah you,True, Ah Who??? Forgive them father for they know […]
Continue ReadingTake Off
[Bubba Sparxxx]I can’t forget the bumps on the road to HeartsvilleAnd I’m scared to fly but surely Bubba Sparxxx will Shit and I ain’t slept, in a month of SundaysStill I’m wide awake as we coast out on the runway And now the captain says I’m number one for take […]
Continue ReadingMe & Bobby Mcgee
Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin’ for a trainAnd I was feelin’ near as faded as my jeansBobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rainedIt rode us all the way into New OrleansNow I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandanaAnd I was playin’ soft while Bobby […]
Continue ReadingSupergirl
You can tell by the wayShe walks that she’s my girlYou can tell by the way she talks she rules the worldYou can see in her eyes that no one is her ChiShe my girl my Supergirl And then she’d say it’s OK I got lost on the wayBut I’m […]
Continue ReadingBlind
Cynical, just your wayYou play the doubting ThomasFeel the scars and wipe the stains So you fight, and retreatAnd talk yourself out of believingin any peace that you can’t see Blind words you callBlind words will fall You’re logical, you can’t findany reason to believe in loveyou are blind Crucify, […]
Continue ReadingMagdalene
She was only seventeenIn her prime of life she was leanAnd her only dream was to be on the silver screenShe hailed from north of BaltimoreHer mama says she’d end up a whoreAnd she spent up all her dough at the movie show She’s all go go go yeah yeahShe […]
Continue ReadingStray Cat Blues
I hear the click-clack of your feet on the stairs I know you’re no scare-eyed honey. There’ll be a feast if you just come upstairs But it’s no hanging matter It’s no capital crime I can see that you’re fifteen years old No I don’t want your I.D. You look […]
Continue ReadingLove Me Do
Love, love me doYou know I love youI’ll always be trueSo please, love me doOh, love me do Love, love me doYou know I love youI’ll always be trueSo please, love me doOh, love me do Someone to loveSomebody newSomeone to loveSomeone like you Love, love me doYou know I […]
Continue ReadingStaring Into Space
Take this worldThen all it’s becomeI wanna get out of this placeWe’re all living under the sunWhy just staring into spaceGive yourself a chance to be creativeYou gotta give yourself a breakAnd the other love you receiveThey say good to the love you take Close your eyes, do you remember […]
Continue ReadingBig Long Now
It’s not cold enoughplease put his side upshe is moon graycan we show our faces now I’m not in a stringshe’s not turning graysimple as it seemscan we show our faces now endless climbI am blindwhat can I hearcall a liespeaking a phraseinstantly grownI am blindwaiting in line[again, substituting ‘why […]
Continue ReadingLondon Loves
A malady has taken him overCoughing tar in his japanese motorThe lights are magicAnd he feels luckyAnd he’s got moneyShoots like an arrow – oh LONDON LOVESTHE MYSTERY OF A SPEEDING CARLONDON LOVESTHE MISERY OF A SPEEDING HEART Its love u like, and everyone’s at itAnd words are cheap when […]
Continue ReadingSore Loser
You tried out for the high school teamSo you would have some childhood dreamsThat you and your father could shareFootball coach said you’re too smallDon’t even think of basketballYou knew you were destined to fail Went to the track meetYou wanna be an athlete (sore loser)Get back in your seat […]
Continue ReadingLemons Never Do Forget
Incident’ly there should some changes made.You’ve got to work if you should have to save.An apple is a fool but lemons never do forget.You’ve got to play it cool before they come and throw the net. Wait a while and straighten out the tie you wear.You’ve got to take it […]
Continue ReadingLifesupport
Shoot it like a gunFor you’ve never been so wrongYou’ve been taken it too farOnly out to surviveAnd it’s heavy to endureYeah, we need a lifesupport And every single day, came as it wasIt’s only fair to say, leave me out for a whileCause it’s heavy to endureYou’re way beyond […]
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