Street Fighting Man


Ev’rywhere I hear the sound of marching, charging feet, boy ‘Cause summer’s here and the time is right for fighting in the street, boy But what can a poor boy do Except to sing for a rock ‘n’ roll band ‘Cause in sleepy London town There’s just no place for […]


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Less is More


Jesus, I prayTake all my mistakesThrow them awayDestroy them for my sake Jesus, I call out ’cause I’m sorryBecause I fall so short of your gloryTo the best of my abilityI’m practicing humilityAnd I lay myself before‘Cause less is more All that I haveI lay beforeWith my pride on the […]


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Sell Out


well, i know you can’t work in fastfood all your lifebut don’t sign that paper tonight, she said,but it’s too late.i don’t remember what i read, i don’t rememberwhat they said, i guess it doesn’t matter,i guess it doesn’t matteranymore – you’re gonna go to the record storeyou’re gonna give […]


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Private Emotion


Every endless night has a dawning dayEvery darkest sky has a shining rayAnd it shines on you baby can’t you seeYou’re the only one who can shine for me CHORUSIt’s a private emotion that fills you tonightAnd a silence falls between usAs the shadows steal the lightAnd wherever you may […]


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She’s So Cold


I’m so hot for her, I’m so hot for her I’m so hot for her and she’s so cold I’m so hot for her, I’m on fire for her I’m so hot for her and she’s so cold I’m the burning bush, I’m the burning fire I’m the bleeding volcano […]


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Hold On To Your Hat


Hold on to your head Hold on to your hat You’re screaming down the alley And never coming back Get out of my bod Get out of the sack Don’t give me no lip Don’t give me no crap No way Get out the madhouse Tear it all down Get […]


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Thank You For Not Moshing


when i’m in the pit, i’m gonna punch and kickwhen i’m in the pit, don’t you know i’m gonna%$@# up $#!% got my wife beater on, steel toe doc martins onmy feet yea i run around in a little circle, i’mwonderin’ who to beat and you know it’s reallycool, cause […]


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Stray 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 […]


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Born As Ghosts


The hills find peaceLocked armed guard postsSafe from the screamsOf the children born as ghostsGates guns and alarmsShape the calm of the dawnPeering down into the basinWhere death lives onWhere young run foaming at the mouth with hateWhere burning batons beat the freezing who shakeUnder the toxic sunsets they dine […]


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On With The Show


Good evening one and all we’re all so glad to see you here We’ll play your favorite songs while you all soak up the atmosphere We’ll start with over river, then maybe stormy weather, too I’m sure you know just what to do On with the show good health to […]


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Just My Imagination


I look out my window watch her as she passes by I say to myself I’m such a lucky guy To have a girl like her is a dream come true And of all the girls in New York she loves me true It was just my imagination, once again […]


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Rockaway Beach


Chewing out a rhythm on my bubble gum The sun is out and I want some. It’s not hard, not far to reach We can hitch a ride To Rockaway Beach. Up on the roof, out on the street Down in the playground the hot concrete Busride is too slow […]


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Pinhead


Gabba gabba We accept you We accept you One of us. I don’t wanna be a pinhead no more I just met a nurse that I could go for. D-U-M-B Everyone’s accusing me.


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How To Disappear Completely


That there, that’s not meI go where I pleaseI walk through wallsI float down the Liffey I’m not hereThis isn’t happeningI’m not here, I’m not here In a little whileI’ll be goneThe moment’s already passedYeah, it’s gone I’m not hereThis isn’t happeningI’m not here, I’m not here Strobe lights and […]


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Big Ideas (Don’t Get Any)


Don’t get any big ideasThey’re not gonna happenYou paint your house white and feel the noiseBut there’ll be something missing And now that you found it, it’s goneNow that you feel it, you don’tI’m not afraid She stands stark naked and she beckons you to bedDon’t go you’ll only want […]


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