Say so long babyTurn aroundLoneliness hits youEmptiness closes you downAlone in his carYou think of his nameTook part of you with himIt won’t be the sameYou love to reliveThe love that he givesYou love to recallThe rush of it allHe woos you so sweetThen kicks on the heatYou’re willing, you’re […]
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Totally out of controlShe owns meI didnt know that she’d know She stoned meI think I got it bad and I cant let it goI thought & youd be much better All of the cashmere all orange & greenShes naturally drop dead gorgeouscleanly gardenia and black lessareenshes naturally drop dead […]
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Well in this world of sorrow, trouble and temptationJesus always promised trial and tribulationThen He said, "You don’t have to fret or fearChildren, be of good cheer and keep walkin’ on"Children, keep walkin’ on, keep walkin’ onKeep walkin’ on, keep walkin’ on In Jesus Christ the truth is foundHe’ll keep […]
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I bet you’ve never heard ol’ Marshall Dillion sayMiss Kitty have you ever thought of running awaySettling down would you marry meIf I asked you twice and begged you pretty pleaseShe’d of said yes in a New York minuteThey never tied the knotHis heart wasn’t in itHe stole a kiss […]
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This mellow, sweet, short-haired boy, woman offers pull up a seat Take in one symphony now, we’ve just begun to battle Wrap your heel in bones of steel, turn the leg, a twist of color Autumn waited hold it to you in the colored come another Seven chinese brothers swallowing […]
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[*sound of a camera taking a picture*] [Jay]Millenium flow[MTV]Serena Altschul’s here live outside the criminal courthouse[Jay]This is {bullshit} y’all[MTV]in New York City for the first day in the trial of [Jay]I’m gone [*car speeds off*][MTV]the State vs. Shawn Carter, a.k.a. Jay-Z[Jay]Uhh, uh-huh-uh, uhh, uh-huh-uh, uhh[MTV]Whatever the verdict in this trial […]
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Yo Yo Premier?Yeah whassup G? That trip to L.A., may be delayedWhy whassup I’m on my way to the airport now Yeah well your boy Guru got knockedWHAT?! I don’t know what this is about, sounds crazy man Somethin about a gun "The court calls Keith Elam to the stand. […]
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You wanna feel it go Won’t you color me a picture of your shallow needs together you and me will find a pill to help stop you bleed all this time you thought you’d never live successfully just turn right back around and tell yourself the delivery You wanna feel […]
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Don’t be so hard on yourself.Those tears are for someone else.I hear your voice on the phone.I hear you feel so alone.My baby.Ohh my baby.Please my baby,My baby,When we were young,And truth was paramount.We were older then,And we lived our life without any doubt.Those memories,They seem so long ago.What’s become […]
Continue ReadingIt Never Goes Away
Want itYou can have it Come and take it I don’t need it Power and possessions Never quiet your obsessions Outside, we search for somethingInside, we still have nothing People deep in trouble Let their money run for doubleOutside, they search for somethingInside, they still have nothingIt never ends There’s […]
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The costumes, the scenery that make up the propsThe audience that lifts you when you’re downThe headaches, the heartaches, the packing, the flopsThe sheriff who escorts you out of town There’s no business like show businessThere’s no business I knowEverything about it is appealingEverything the traffic will allowKnowing that you […]
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Turn it up loudHahaha, ahahaha, hey manYou a little sucker for love, right?Word up, hahahahaha I shoulda seenyou was trouble right from the starrrrt, taught me so many lessonsHow not to mess with broken hearts, so many questionsWhen this began we was the perfect match, perhapswe had some problems but […]
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You want commitmentTake a look into these eyesThey burn with fire, just for you nowUntil the end of timeI would do anythingI’d beg, I’d steal, I’d dieTo have you in these arms tonightBaby I want you like the rosesWant the rainYou know I need youLike a poet needs the painI […]
Continue ReadingRotting
I’m rotting insideMy flesh turns to dustWhisper, “are you dying?” in my earI’m so sick to deathTumors in my headWhisper, “are you dying?” in my earBlack rose of deathIn my fist I clutchThorns shred my finger tipsAnd drips toxic bloodKiss me one last timeWipe off my sweatWhisper, “are you dying?” […]
Continue ReadingDestination Anywhere
Hey Babe, it’s just me parked outside your houseI know that he’s asleep, so listen to me nowDarlin’ I’m tired of living just in your dreamsI’m getting outYou know we both sold our soulsWe’re just growing old, in this sleepy, dead-end town Destination AnywhereName the place and I’ll be therePack […]
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