Buckle Down


Hah!On the iceNo holdin’My soulI want menNot miceNo stoppin’My throw Hah!Get this!Reds areBack billsWorkOr play ballOr just turn me loose I know what’s fight, in life, you better buckle downDon’t give up your fight, in life, you better buckle downTwo days with might, in life, you better buckle downLeave dreams […]


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Blues Turns To Grey


So now that she is gone You won’t be sad for long For maybe just an hour or just a moment Of the day Then blue turns to grey And try as you may You just don’t feel good You don’t feel alright And you know that you must find […]


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Tempo Slow


What’s up babyI know what you’re thinkingWhat did I call you over here for I wanna take you somewhere [Chorus]Tempo slow, lights down lowLet me take you to a placeWhere only love grooves go Step into my territory And let the vibes beginDon’t be afraidJust let this love groove inLet […]


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Factory Girl


Waiting for a girl who’s got curlers in her hair Waiting for a girl she has no money anywhere We get buses everywhere Waiting for a factory girl Waiting for a girl and her knees are much too fat Waiting for a girl who wears scarves instead of hats Her […]


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Just


can’t get the stink off,he’s been hanging around for days.comes like a comet,suckered you but not your friends.one day he’ll get to you,teach you how to be a holy cow. you do it to yourself you doand that’s what really hurts isyou do it to yourself just you,you and no-one […]


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She Just Wants To Be


It’s not that she walked awayHer world got smallerAll the usual placesThe same destinationsOnly something’s changed. It’s not that she wasn’t rewardedWith pomegranate afternoonsAnd Mingus, Chet Baker and chessIt’s not stampede and fortuneOf prim affectationsShe’s off on a riot(?)And she knows nowIs greater than the wholeOf the pastIs greater and […]


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Asi Es La Vida


Que dificil es decir lo siento Traicionar un juramento Un aniversario sin promesas Sin un solo beso Profanar la cama en que dormimos Y la mesa que gozamos Y beber del vaso que bebimos Con distintos labios Es la vida Que culpa tengo yo Que me lia siempre con una […]


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Already Over Me


As you poured out the drinks for me I felt your hooks sink right into me And I knew you were my destiny And I thought you’d get the best of me On the way down to Mexico As I danced in yuor rodeo You say poverty is picturesque As […]


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Cambia La Piel


Te tomo la mano y no siento tu manoNos damos un beso y no siento tus labiosEn tus ojos no luce el azul del cieloTe miro y lo que veo me parece extranoCuando se abre la puerta no me late el corazonSi en la noche te encuentro ya no pierdo […]


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Highest Trails Above


Sinking into the stars Diving in for a swim Soaring like a super hero Past the end of Disneyland Through dragon mist Above alpine peaks To the cloudy lace To the highest trails above I feel so safe I feel content Send you all my love Southern winds, shining rays […]


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Something Stupid


I know I stand in lineUntil you think you have the timeTo spend an evening with meAnd if we go someplace to danceI know that there’s a chanceYou won’t be leaving with me Then afterwards we drop into a quiet little placeAnd have a drink or twoAnd then I go […]


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Dancing With Mr. D


Down in the graveyard where we have our tryst The air smells sweet, the air smells sick He never smiles, his mouth merely twists The breath in my lungs feels clinging and thick But I know his name, he’s called Mr. D. And one of these days he’s gonna set […]


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Old Man Kensey


Old Man Kensey wants to be a sign painter First he’s got to learn to read He’s gonna be a clown on TV Flexes his elbow taunt and free That’s my folly, I believe Drink up the lake Kensey’s awake That’s my folly, that’s my mistake Old Man Kensey wants […]


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King Of Comedy


Make your money with a suit and tie Make your money with shrewd denial Make your money expert advice, If you can wing it Make your money with a power ply Make your money with a buyout bribe Make it lie as long as you mean it I’m not king […]


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Adios


Er legt die Nadel auf die Aderund bittet die Musik hereinzwischen Hals und Unterarmdie Melodie fährt leise ins Gebein Los Er hat die Augen zugemachtin seinem Blut tobt eine Schlachtein Heer marschiert durch seinen Darmdie Eingeweide werden langsam warmLos Nichts ist für dichnichts war für dichnichts bleibt für dichfür immer […]


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