B i o g r a p h y (by Stephen Thomas Erlewine)
Few bands in the history of rock & roll were riddled with as many contradictions as the Who. All four members had wildly different personalities, as their notoriously intense live performances demonstrated. The group was a whirlwind of activity, as the wild Keith Moon fell over his drum kit and Pete Townshend leaped into the air with his guitar, spinning his right hand in exaggerated windmills. Vocalist Roger Daltrey strutted across the stage with a thuggish menace, as bassist John Entwistle stood silent, functioning as the eye of the hurricane. These divergent personalities frequently clashed, but these frictions also resulted in a decade's worth of remarkable music. As one of the key figures of the British Invasion and the mod movement of the mid-'60s, the Who were a dynamic and undeniably powerful sonic force. They often sounded like they were exploding conventional rock and R&B structures with Townshend's furious guitar chords, Entwistle's hyperactive bass lines and Moon's vigorous, chaotic drumming. Unlike most rock bands, the Who based their rhythm on Townshend's guitar, letting Moon and Entwistle improvise wildly over his foundation, while Daltrey belted out his vocals. This was the sound the Who thrived on in concert, but on record they were a different proposition, as Townshend pushed the group toward new sonic territory. He soon became regarded as one of the finest British songwriters of his era, as songs like "The Kids Are Alright" and "My Generation" became teenage anthems, and his rock opera, Tommy, earned him respect from mainstream music critics. Townshend continually pushed the band toward more ambitious territory, incorporating white noise, pop art and conceptual extended musical pieces into the group's style. The remainder of the Who, especially Entwistle and Daltrey, weren't always eager to follow him in his musical explorations, especially after the success of his first rock opera, Tommy. Instead, they wanted to stick to their hard-rock roots, playing brutally loud, macho music instead of Townshend's textured song suites and vulnerable pop songs. Eventually, this resulted in the group abandoning their adventurous spirit in the mid-'70s, as they settled into their role as arena-rockers. The Who continued on this path even after the death of Keith Moon in 1978, and even after they disbanded in the early '80s, as they reunited numerous times in the late '80s and '90s to tour America. The group's relentless pursuit of the dollar was largely due to Entwistle and Daltrey, who never found successful solo careers, but it had the unfortunate side effect of tarnishing their reputation for many longtime fans.
However, there's little argument that at their peak, the Who were one of the most innovative and powerful bands in rock history. Pete Townshend and John Entwistle met while attending high school in the Shepherd's Bush area of London. In their early teens, they played in a Dixieland band together, with Entwistle playing trumpet and Townshend playing banjo. By the early '60s, the pair had formed a rock & roll band, but Entwistle departed in 1962 to play in the Detours, a hard-edged rock band featuring a sheet-metal worker named Roger Daltrey. By the end of the year, Townshend had joined as a rhythm guitarist, and in 1963, Daltrey became the group's lead vocalist once Colin Dawson left the band. Within a few months, drummer Doug Sandom had parted ways with the Detours, and the group added Keith Moon, who had previously drummed with a surf-rock band called the Beachcombers. The Detours changed their name to the Who in early 1964. As the group struggled to get a break, Pete Townshend attended art school, while the remaining three worked odd jobs. Soon, the band became regulars at the Marquee club in London, which is where Townshend first smashed one of his guitars out of frustration with the sound system; the destruction would become one of his performing signatures. Soon, the group cultivated a small following, which led to the interest of manager Pete Meaden. Under the direction of Meaden, the Who changed their name to the High Numbers and began dressing in sharp suits in order to appeal to the style and R&B-obsessed mod audience. The High Numbers released one single, "I'm the Face"/"Zoot Suit," which was comprised of two songs written by Meaden. After the single bombed, the group ditched him and began working with Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp, two fledgling music business entrepreneurs who had previously failed as film directors. Instead of moving the band away from mod, Lambert and Stamp encouraged them to embrace the movement, offering them advice on both what to play and what to wear, including pushing the target T-shirt that became a key visual signature. The group reclaimed the Who name and began playing a set that consisted entirely of soul, R&B and Motown — or, as their posters said, "Maximum R&B." By late 1964, they had developed an enthusiastic mod following. At the end of 1964, the Who signed with Decca on the strength of Townshend's "You Really Got Me" knockoff, "I Can't Explain." The group entered the studio with producer Shel Talmy, who previously worked with the Kinks, and the single was released to little attention in January 1965.
Once the Who appeared on the television program Ready, Steady, Go, the single shot up the charts, since the group's incendiary performance, featuring Townshend and Moon destroying their instruments, became a sensation. "I Can't Explain" reached the British Top Ten, followed that summer by "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere." That fall, "My Generation" climbed all the way to number two on the charts, confirming the band's status as British pop phenomenons. An album of the same name followed at the end of the year, and early in 1966, "Substitute" became their fourth British Top Ten hit. Following "Substitute," the Who acrimoniously left Talmy, and Lambert became the group's producer. Lambert and Stamp decided that every member of the Who should contribute songs to the group's second album in order to generate more revenue. Although the ploy meant A Quick One was uneven, Lambert's presence allowed Townshend to write the title track as a ten-minute mini-opera, an idea he would expand over the next few years. Upon its 1966 release, A Quick One became another British hit. In America, the group was ignored until A Quick One was retitled Happy Jack and its title track reached the Top 40 in 1967. By that time, the group had already eclipsed A Quick One with The Who Sell Out, a concept album constructed as a mock-pirate radio broadcast. The album featured "I Can See for Miles," which became the group's first Top Ten hit in America. That year, the group also appeared at the Monterey Pop Festival. During 1968, the Who delivered their final mod single with the bizarre "Dogs." By that time, the mod audience had declined considerably, and the single bombed, sending Townshend into seclusion to write a rock opera about a deaf, dumb and blind boy with a gift for pinball. As he worked on the record, the compilation Magic Bus — The Who on Tour was released in America. The Who returned in 1969 with the double concept album Tommy, which was acclaimed as the first successful rock opera. The album became a huge hit, earning positive reviews from mainstream publications as well as underground rock magazines. Tommy climbed into the American Top Ten as the group supported the album with an extensive tour, where they played the opera in its entirety, including dates at the London Coliseum and the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. In some respects, Tommy became too successful, since it soon overshadowed the Who themselves; it was performed as a play across the world and would eventually be filmed by Ken Russell in 1975 (the movie starred Roger Daltrey) — plus, in 1993, Townshend turned it into a Broadway musical with director Des McAnuff. While the legacy of Tommy would prove formidable, in 1970 Townshend was stumped about how to follow it up. As he worked on new material, the group released Live at Leeds in 1970, as well as the single "The Seeker." The following year a singles collection called Meaty, Beaty, Big and Bouncy was released. Eventually, he settled on a sci-fi rock opera called Lifehouse, which he intended to be strongly influenced by the teachings of his guru, Meher Baba. Townshend also intended to incorporate electronics and synthesizers on the album, pushing the group into new sonic territory. The remainder of the Who weren't particularly enthralled with Lifehouse, claiming not to understand its plot, and their reluctance contributed to Townshend suffering a nervous breakdown.
Once he recovered, the group picked up the pieces of the now-abandoned Lifehouse project and recorded Who's Next with producer Glyn Johns. Boasting a harder, heavier sound, Who's Next became a major hit, and many of its tracks — including "Baba O'Riley," "Bargain," "Behind Blue Eyes," "Won't Get Fooled Again" and Entwistle's "My Wife" — became cornerstones of album-oriented FM radio in the '70s. The success of Who's Next prompted Townshend to attempt another opera. This time, he abandoned fantasy in order to sketch a portrait of a '60s mod with Quadrophenia. As he wrote the album in 1972, he released Who Came First, a collection of private recordings and demos he made for Meher Baba. Around that time, Entwistle, frustrated at his lack of songwriting input in the Who, began his own solo career, pursuing his with more dedication than Townshend. Quadrophenia was released as a double album in 1973, and although the band attempted to play the music on tour, technical difficulties prevented them from doing so. The Who began to fragment after the release of Quadrophenia, as Townshend began to publicly fret over his role as a rock spokesman; in private, he began sinking into alcohol abuse. Entwistle concentrated heavily on his solo career, including recordings with his side projects Ox and Rigor Mortis, as Daltrey alternately pursued an acting career and solo recordings. Moon, meanwhile, continued to party, celebrating his substance abuse and eventually releasing the solo album Two Sides of the Moon, which was studded with star cameos. During this hiatus, the group released the rarities collection Odds and Sods. Meanwhile, Townshend continued to work on songs for the Who, resulting in the disarmingly personal The Who by Numbers in 1975. The record and its accompanying tour became a hit, but following the tour's completion, they officially took an extended hiatus. The Who reconvened in 1978 to release Who Are You. Instead of responding to the insurgent punk movement, which labeled the Who as has-beens, the album represented the group's heaviest flirtation with prog rock since Quadrophenia. The album became a huge hit, peaking at number two in the American charts and reaching platinum. Instead of being a triumphant comeback, though, Who Are You became a symbol of tragedy, since Keith Moon died of a drug overdose on September 7, 1978, mere months after the record's release.
Since Moon was such an integral part of the Who's sound and image, the band had to debate whether continuing on was a wise move. Eventually, they decided to continue performing, but all three surviving members would later claim that they felt the Who ended with Moon's death. Hiring Kenny Jones, a former member of the Small Faces, as Moon's replacement, as well as keyboardist John "Rabbit" Bundrick to round out the lineup, the Who began working on new material in 1979. Before they released a new record, they released the live documentary The Kids Are Alright and contributed music to Franc Roddam's cinematic adaptation of Quadrophenia, which starred Phil Daniels. The Who began touring later in 1979, but the tour's momentum was crushed when 11 attendees at the group's December 3, 1979 concert at Cincinnati's Riverfront Coliseum were trampled to death in a rush for choice festival seating. The band wasn't informed of the incident until after the concert was finished, and the tragedy deflated whatever goodwill they had. Following the Cincinnati concert, the Who slowly fell apart. Townshend became addicted to cocaine, heroin, tranquilizers and alcohol, suffering a near-fatal overdose in 1981. Meanwhile, Entwistle and Daltrey soldiered on in their solo careers. The band reconvened in 1981 to record and release Face Dances, their first album since Moon's death. The album was a hit but received mixed reviews. The following year, they released It's Hard and embarked on a supporting tour billed as their farewell to fans. The live Who's Last was released in 1984 as a commemoration of the tour. The farewell tour didn't turn out to be the final goodbye from the Who. While Entwistle and Daltrey slowly faded away, Townshend continued recording to relative success. However, the Who still haunted him. The group reunited to play Live Aid in 1985, and three years later, they played a British music awards program. In 1989, Townshend agreed to reunite the band, with Jones being replaced by session drummer Simon Phillips, for a 25th anniversary tour of America. Whatever goodwill the Who had with many fans and critics was squandered on that tour, which was perceived as simply a way to make a lot of money. The Who reunited again in 1994 for two concerts to celebrate Roger Daltrey's 50th birthday. Following the success of his Broadway adaptation of Tommy, Townshend decided to revive Quadrophenia in 1996, reuniting the Who to perform the piece at the Prince's Trust concert in Hyde Park that summer. The Who followed it with an American tour in the fall, which proved to be a failure. The following summer, the Who launched an oldies tour of America which was ignored by the press. In October 2001, they played the Concert for NYC benefit for families of the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks. In late June, 2002, The Who had once again regrouped and were about to kick off a North American tour when John Entwistle died at the age of 57 in Las Vegas' Hard Rock Hotel.
My generation Out In The Street Out! Out in the street I'm talkin' 'bout slowly I'm not gonna rest Woman, you don't know me Yeah, you don't know me, no Know me, no Know me, no Yeah, but I'm a-gonna know you Hey listen, woman You just can't throw me I won't stand it If you don't know me If you don't know me, no Know me, no Know me, no Yeah, but I'm a-gonna know you Listen to me I'm telling you You look at me, woman Yeah, tell the truth I know your mind I can see that you're in need I'll show you woman Yeah, that you belong to me You're gonna know me, no Know me, no Know me, no Yeah, I'm a-gonna know you Give me no reasons Said you'd go free It's not gonna be now If you gotta know me You're gonna know me now Know me now Know me now Yeah, you're gonna know me I Don't Mind I don't mind your love I don't mind the one you're thinkin' of I know, I know You gonna miss me I don't mind your love so sound I don't mind, it can't go cold I know, I know You gonna miss me I don't mind, it's the end of my song I don't mind, good-bye, so long I know, said, baby I know You gonna miss me The Good's Gone I know when I've had enough When I think your love is rough The good's gone The good's gone The good's gone The good's gone The good's gone out of our love I know it's wrong We should enjoy it, but The good's gone The good's gone Once we used to get along Now, each time we kiss, it's wrong The good's gone The good's gone The good's gone The good's gone The good's gone out of our love I know it's wrong We should enjoy it, but The good's gone The good's gone Now it ain't no fun And the good's gone now We used to love as one But we have forgotten now I know when I've had enough When I think your love is rough The good's gone The good's gone The good's gone The good's gone The good's gone out of our love I know it's wrong We should enjoy it, but The good's gone The good's gone It's gone forever La La La Lies If I'm so lost without a friend Tell me, who's this by my side? This girl with eyes like gems And cool reactions to your lies Lies La la la la la la lies You can't repeat what you put 'round All the things that made me cry You kicked me when I was down And they hurt me all those lies Lies La la la la la la lies I've got my girl and together we're strong To laugh at you and prove you wrong I don't insist that you feel bad I just want to see you smile Don't ever think you made me mad I didn't listen to your lies Lies La la la la la la lies If I'm so lost without a friend Tell me, who's this by my side? This girl with eyes like gems And cool reactions to your lies Lies La la la la la la lies I don't insist that you feel bad I just want to see you smile Don't ever think you made me mad I didn't listen to your lies Lies La la la la la la lies Much Too Much Much too much to bear Your love is hard and fast Your love will always last If it's you I need I've got to pay the levy Got to pay 'Cause your love's too heavy on me And it's much too much to bear If I ever leave you darlin' I hope you see That I really love you But your love's too heavy on me And it's much too much to bear When I make love to you Do all the things you want me to do You never think of me Always cry a bevy Bevy of tears 'Cause your love's too heavy on me And it's much too much to bear There was a time I could give all I had to you But my enthusiasm waned and I can't bear the pain Of doing what I don't want to do Much too much to bear Your love is hard and fast Your love will always last If it's you I need I've got to pay the levy Got to pay 'Cause your love's too heavy on me And it's much too much to bear My Generation People try to put us d-down (Talkin' 'bout my generation) Just because we get around (Talkin' 'bout my generation) Things they do look awful c-c-cold (Talkin' 'bout my generation) I hope I die before I get old (Talkin' 'bout my generation) This is my generation This is my generation, baby Why don't you all f-fade away (Talkin' 'bout my generation) And don't try to dig what we all s-s-say (Talkin' 'bout my generation) I'm not trying to cause a big s-s-sensation (Talkin' 'bout my generation) I'm just talkin' 'bout my g-g-g-generation (Talkin' 'bout my generation) This is my generation This is my generation, baby Why don't you all f-fade away (Talkin' 'bout my generation) And don't try to d-dig what we all s-s-say (Talkin' 'bout my generation) I'm not trying to cause a b-big s-s-sensation (Talkin' 'bout my generation) I'm just talkin' 'bout my g-g-generation (Talkin' 'bout my generation) This is my generation This is my generation, baby People try to put us d-down (Talkin' 'bout my generation) Just because we g-g-get around (Talkin' 'bout my generation) Things they do look awful c-c-cold (Talkin' 'bout my generation) Yeah, I hope I die before I get old (Talkin' 'bout my generation) This is my generation This is my generation, baby The Kids Are Alright I don't mind other guys dancing with my girl That's fine, I know them all pretty well But I know sometimes I must get out in the light Better leave her behind with the kids, they're alright The kids are alright Sometimes, I feel I gotta get away Bells chime, I know I gotta get away And I know if I don't, I'll go out of my mind Better leave her behind with the kids, they're alright The kids are alright I know if I go things would be a lot better for her I had things planned, but her folks wouldn't let her I don't mind other guys dancing with my girl That's fine, I know them all pretty well But I know sometimes I must get out in the light Better leave her behind with the kids, they're alright The kids are alright Sometimes, I feel I gotta get away Bells chime, I know I gotta get away And I know if I don't, I'll go out of my mind Better leave her behind with the kids, they're alright The kids are alright Please, Please, Please Please, please, please, please me (You don't have to go) Baby please, baby please, please me (You don't have to go) Baby please, baby please don't go (You don't have to go) Don't go, I said baby, don't baby I love you so (You don't have to go) Baby, you know you broke my heart when you went away (You don't have to go) I said, I said, I said I'll see you some other day (You don't have to go) I said, baby, baby, please, don't go (You don't have to go) Don't go, no baby, no baby I love you so (You don't have to go) Take this pain from my heart Baby, let me take you by the hand (You don't have to go) Baby, baby let me, let me be your lover man (You don't have to go) Baby please, baby please don't go (You don't have to go) Don't go, I said baby, don't baby I love you so (You don't have to go) Please, please, please, please me (You don't have to go) Baby please, baby please, please me (You don't have to go) Baby please, baby please don't go (You don't have to go) Don't go, I said baby, don't baby I love you so (You don't have to go) Please please me It's Not True It's not true You say I've been in prison You say I've got a wife You say I've had help doing Everything throughout my life It's not true, it's not true I'm telling you 'Cause I'm up here and you're nowhere It's not true, so there I haven't got eleven kids I weren't born in Baghdad I'm not half-Chinese either And I didn't kill my dad It's not true, it's not true I'm telling you 'Cause I'm up here and you're nowhere It's not true, so there If you hear more rumors You can just forget them too Fools start the rumors None of them are true It's not true, it's not true I'm telling you 'Cause I'm up here and you're nowhere It's not true, so there You say I've been in prison You say I've got a wife You say I've had help doing Everything throughout my life I haven't got eleven kids I weren't born in Baghdad I'm not half-Chinese either And I didn't kill my dad It's not true, it's not true I'm telling you 'Cause I'm up here and you're nowhere It's not true, so there It's not true, it's not true I'm telling you 'Cause I'm up here and you're nowhere It's not true, so there A Legal Matter I told you why I changed my mind I got bored by playing with time I know you thought you had me nailed But I've freed my head from your garden rails Now it's a legal matter, baby You got me on the run It's a legal matter, baby A legal matter from now on My mind's lost in a household fog Wedding gowns and catalogs Kitchen furnishings and houses Maternity clothes and baby's trousers Now it's a legal matter, baby Marryin's no fun It's a legal matter, baby A legal matter from now on I told you why I changed my mind I got bored by playing with time I know you thought you had me nailed Well, I've freed my head from your garden rails Now it's a legal matter, baby You got me on the run It's a legal matter, baby A legal matter from now on You ain't the first and you ain't the last I gain and lose my women fast I never want to make them cry I just get bored, don't ask me why Just wanna keep doing all the dirty little things I do And not work all day in an office just to bring my money back to you Sorry, baby Instant Party (Circles) Circles, my head is going round in circles My mind is caught up in a whirlpool Dragging me down Time will tell if I'll take the homeward track Dizziness will make my feet walk back Walk right back to you chorus: Everything I do, I think of you No matter how I try, I can't get by These circles, leading me back to you Round and around and around and around and around and around and around and around and around And round and round like a fool I go Down and down in the pool I go Dragging me down (chorus) There one thing could kill the pain of losing you But it gets me so dizzy then I'm walking right back again Back to you Time will tell if these dreams are nearly fact Don't know why I left, I'm coming back Coming on back to you
A Quick One Run, Run, Run Run, run, run Run, run, run Run, run, run Run, run, run Well baby, better take my advice A black cat crossed your path twice The moon came out next to the 1 Then you opened your umbrella in a room You better run, run, run Run, run, run Run, run, run Run, run, run Well you ain't the luckiest girl I know And you won't get luckier the way you're going Your horseshoe's rusty and your mirror's cracked You walk under ladders then you walk right back You better run, run, run Run, run, run Run, run, run Run, run, run When you dropped that little pin Never thought what a mess it'd get you in Little pin, little pin, bring me luck Because I stopped to pick you up You better run, run, run Run, run, run Run, run, run Run, run, run Well now, little girl, I'm helping you I hope you believe what I say is true Whenever you run, I'll be running too Whenever you run, I'll be following you You better run, run, run Run, run, run Run, run, run Run, run, run Run, run, run Boris the Spider Look, he's crawling up my wall Black and hairy, very small Now he's up above my head Hanging by a little thread Boris the spider Boris the spider Now he's dropped on to the floor Heading for the bedroom door Maybe he's as scared as me Where's he gone now, I can't see Boris the spider Boris the spider Creepy, crawly Creepy, crawly Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly There he is wrapped in a ball Doesn't seem to move at all Perhaps he's dead, I'll just make sure Pick this book up off the floor Boris the spider Boris the spider Creepy, crawly Creepy, crawly Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly He's come to a sticky end Don't think he will ever mend Never more will he crawl 'round He's embedded in the ground Boris the spider Boris the spider I Need You Knowing Is what people tell you That you're thinking wrong Embrace you, But they really mean "So long" You talk to them They laugh aloud Yet they run to you In any crowd Please talk to me again I need you We're dancing We will come and dance near you We want to learn Let us come and sitar with you Distort my ears when The music's loud Yet you raise your hatchet In the yellow crowd Please talk to me again I need you Knowing Is what people tell you That you're thinking wrong Embrace you, But they really mean "So long" You talk to them They laugh aloud Yet they run to you In any crowd Please talk to me again I need you Whiskey Man Whiskey Man's my friend, he's with me nearly all the time He always joins me when I drink, and we get on just fine Nobody has ever seen him, I'm the only one Seemingly I must be mad, Insanity is fun If that's the way it's done Doctors say he just a figment of my twisted mind If they can't see my Whiskey Man they must be going blind Two men dressed in white collected me two days ago They said there's only room for one and Whiskey Man can't go Whiskey Man will waste away if he's left on his own I can't even ring him 'cause he isn't on the phone Hasn't got a home Life is very gloomy in my little padded cell It's a shame there wasn't room for Whiskey Man as well Whiskey Man's my friend, he's with me nearly all the time He always joins me when I drink, and we get on just fine Just fine Heat Wave Heat wave Heat wave Whenever I'm with you Something inside Starts to burn deep And my heart's filled with fire Could be that I'm very sentimental Or is this just the way love's supposed to be? chorus: I got a heat wave Burning in my heart I can't keep from crying Tearing me apart Sometimes she calls my name Yeah, yeah, yeah, I can't explain I feel, yeah I feel I feel this burning flame This high blood pressure's got a hold on me 'Cause this is the way love's supposed to be (chorus) Oh yeah Oh yeah Oh yeah Oh yeah Just give me another chance This could be a new romance Heat wave Heat wave Heat wave Heat wave Don't Look Away Don't go and hide Yesterday you were my girlfiend If you do My inside goes around and around in a whirlwind There's a stone in my shoe So I can't catch you up My head's in a lion's mouth Wants to eat me up Right here today Don't look away I've always been true And I still love you So don't look away There's a lot you can do To get me away You've got to stay Don't look away Don't look away I once heard you say If I ever was down you would help me Now my head's being chewed up You pretend that you don't see There's a stone in my shoe So I can't catch you up My head's in a lion's mouth Wants to eat me up Right here today Don't look away I've always been true And I still love you So don't look away There's a lot you can do To get me away You've got to stay Don't look away Don't look away I've always been true And I still love you So don't look away There's a lot you can do To get me away You've got to stay Don't look away Don't look away Don't look away Don't look away Don't look away See My Way Some way, some day, I'll find a way To make you see my way Even if you don't think like I do You know that it's true It's your mind that I seek Tried so hard to make me think my point of view was bad Although at times when you kept on I thought that I was mad I'm glad it's goodbye You don't have to ask why Come back another day Come back when you see my way You see my way Tried so hard to make me think my point of view was bad Although at times when you kept on I thought that I was mad Some way, some day, I'll find a way To make you see my way I'm glad it's goodbye You don't have to ask why Come back another day Come back when you see my way You see my way You see my way So Sad About Us La la la la la la la La la la la la la la La la la la la la la La la la la la la la So sad about us So sad about us Sad that the news is out now Sad, suppose we can't turn back now Sad about us So bad about us So bad about us Bad - never meant to break up Bad - suppose we'll never make up Bad about us Apologies mean nothing When the damage is done But I can't switch off my loving Like you can't switch off the sun La la la la la la la La la la la la la la La la la la la la la La la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la So sad about us So sad about us Sad - never meant to break up Sad - suppose we'll never make up Sad about us A Quick One While He's Away I. Her Man's Been Gone Her man's been gone For nearly a year He was due home yesterday But he ain't here Her man's been gone For nigh on a year He was due home yesterday But he ain't here II. Crying Town Down your street your crying is a well-known sound Your street is very well known, right here in town Your town is very famous for the little girl Whose cries can be heard all around the world III. We Have A Remedy Fa la la la la la Fa la la la la Fa la la la la la Fa la la la la We have a remedy You'll appreciate No need to be so sad He's only late We'll bring you flowers and things Help pass your time We'll give him eagle's wings Then he can fly to you Fa la la la la la Fa la la la la Fa la la la la la Fa la la la la Fa la la la la la Fa la la la la la We have a remedy Fa la la la la la la We have a remedy Fa la la la la la la We have a remedy Fa la la la la la la We have a remedy Fa la la la la la la (spoken) We have a remedy. We have! Little girl, why don't you stop your crying? I'm gonna make you feel all right IV. Ivor The Engine Driver My name is Ivor I'm an engine driver I know him well I know why you feel blue Just 'cause he's late Don't mean he'll never get through He told me he loves you He ain't no liar, I ain't either So let's have a smile for an old engine driver So let's have a smile for an old engine driver Please take a sweet Come take a walk with me We'll sort it out Back at my place, maybe It'll come right You ain't no fool, I ain't either So why not be nice to an old engine driver? Better be nice to an old engine driver Better be nice to an old engine driver V. Soon Be Home We'll soon be home We'll soon be home We'll soon We'll soon, soon, soon be home We'll soon be home We'll soon be home We'll soon We'll soon, soon, soon be home Come on, old horse Soon be home Soon be home Soon We'll soon, soon, soon be home We'll soon We'll soon, soon, soon be home We'll soon be home Soon be home ... VI. You Are Forgiven Dang, dang, dang, dang, dang, dang, dang, dang, dang Cello, cello, cello, cello, cello, cello Cello, cello, cello, cello, cello, cello Cello, cello, cello, cello, cello, cello Cello, cello, cello, cello, cello, cello I can't believe it Do my eyes deceive me? Am I back in your arms? Away from all harm? It's like a dream to be with you again Can't believe that I'm with you again I missed you and I must admit I kissed a few and once did sit On Ivor the Engine Driver's lap And later with him, had a nap You are forgiven, you are forgiven, you are forgiven ... (ad lib) You are forgiven Happy Jack Happy Jack wasn't old, but he was a man He lived in the sand at the Isle of Man The kids would all sing, he would take the wrong key So they rode on his head on their furry donkey The kids couldn't hurt Jack They tried and tried and tried They dropped things on his back And lied and lied and lied and lied and lied But they couldn't stop Jack, or the waters lapping And they couldn't prevent Jack from feeling happy But they couldn't stop Jack, or the waters lapping And they couldn't prevent Jack from feeling happy The kids couldn't hurt Jack They tried and tried and tried They dropped things on his back And lied and lied and lied and lied and lied But they couldn't stop Jack, or the waters lapping And they couldn't prevent Jack from feeling happy (I saw ya!)
The Who Sell Out Radio London Monday... Tuesday... Wednesday... Thursday... Friday... Saturday... Sunday... Armenia City In The Sky If you're troubled and you can't relax Close your eyes and think of this If the rumors floating in your head all turn to facts Close your eyes and think of this Armenia, city in the sky Armenia, city in the sky If you ever want to lose some time Just take off, there's no risk If you ever want to disappear Just take off, and think of this Armenia, city in the sky Armenia, city in the sky The sky is glass, the sea is brown And everyone is upside-down Armenia, city in the sky Armenia, city in the sky Freak out! Freak out! Radio London Wonderful Radio London... Whoopee! Heinz Baked Beans One, two, three, four! What's for tea, Mum? What's for tea, darling? Darling, I said "what's for tea?" What's for tea, daughter? Heinz baked beans Radio London More music (x 4) Mary-Anne With The Shaky Hands I danced with Linda I danced with Jean I danced with Cindy Then I suddenly see Mary-Anne with the shaky hands What they've done to her man Those shaky hands Mary is so pretty The prettiest in the land Guys come from every city Just to shake her shaky hands Linda can cook Jean reads books Cindy can sew But I'd rather know Mary-Anne with the shaky hands What they've done to her man Those shaky hands Mary-Anne with the shaky hands What they've done to her man Those shaky hands Mary-Anne with the shaky hands What they've done to her man Those shaky hands Premiere Drums Premiere Drums! (x 8) Odorono She sang the best she'd ever sang She couldn't ever sing any better But Mister Davidson never rang She knew he would forget her She'd seen him there And put herself to ransom He had stared He really was quite handsome She had really looked her best She couldn't ever look any better But she knew she'd failed the test She knew he would forget her Triumphant was the way she felt As she acknowledged the applause Triumphant was the way she'd felt When she saw him at the dressing room door She was happier than she'd ever been As he praised her for her grace But his expression changed, she had seen As he leant to kiss her face It ended there He claimed a late appoinment She quickly turned To hide her disappointment She ripped her glittering gown Couldn't face another show, no Her deodorant had let her down She should have used Odorono Radio London It's smooth sailing with the highly successful sound Of wonderful Radio London! Tattoo Me and my brother were talking to each other 'Bout what makes a man a man Was it brain or brawn, or the month you were born We just couldn't understand Our old man didn't like our appearance He said that only women wear long hair So me and my brother borrowed money from Mother We knew what we had to do We went downstairs, past the barber and gymnasium And got our arms tattooed Welcome to my life, tattoo I'm a man now, thanks to you I expect I'll regret you But the skin graft man won't get you You'l be there when I die Tattoo My dad beat me 'cause mine said "Mother" But my mother naturally liked it and beat my brother 'Cause his tattoo was of a lady in the nude And my mother thought that was extremely rude Welcome to my life, tattoo We've a long time together, me and you I expect I'll regret you But the skin graft man won't get you You'll be there when I die Tattoo Now I'm older, I'm tattooed all over My wife is tattooed too A rooty-toot-toot, rooty-tooty-toot-toot Rooty-toot-toot tattoo too To you Radio London Radio London reminds you: Go to the church of your choice. Our Love Was Is Our love was ... Our love was famine, frustration We only acted out an imitation Of what real love should have been Then suddenly ... Our love was flying Our love was soaring Our love was shining Like a summer morning Flying, soaring Shining morning Never leaving Lying, dying Love love love long Love love love long Love love love long Love love love long Love love love long Love love love long Love love love long Love love love long Love love love long Love love love long Love love love long Love love love long Our love was flying Our love was soaring Our love was shining Like a summer morning Our love was famine, frustration We only acted out an imitation Of what real love should have been And then suddenly ... Our love was flying Our love was soaring Our love was shining Like a summer morning Big "L" You're a pussycat, you're where it's at The one that's in on every play The in sound - Big "L" Speakeasy, drink easy, pull easy. Rotosound Strings Hold your group together With Rotosound Strings! I Can See For Miles I know you've deceived me, now here's a surprise I know that you have 'cause there's magic in my eyes I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles Oh yeah If you think that I don't know about the little tricks you've played And never see you when deliberately you put things in my way Well, here's a poke at you You're gonna choke on it too You're gonna lose that smile Beacuse all the while I can see for miles and miles I can see for miles and miles I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles Oh yeah You took advantage of my trust in you when I was so far away I saw you holding lots of other guys and now you've got the nerve to say That you still want me Well, that's as may be But you gotta stand trial Because all the while I can see for miles and miles I can see for miles and miles I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles Oh yeah I know you've deceived me, now here's a surprise I know that you have 'cause there's magic in my eyes I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles Oh yeah The Eiffel Tower and the Taj Mahal are mine to see on clear days You thought that I would need a crystal ball to see right through the haze Well, here's a poke at you You're gonna choke on it too You're gonna lose that smile Beacuse all the while I can see for miles and miles I can see for miles and miles I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles and miles and miles and miles and miles I can see for miles and miles I can see for miles and miles I can see for miles and miles I can see for miles and miles Charles Atlas The Charles Atlas course with Dynamic Tension Can turn you into... a beast of a man. I Can't Reach You I'm a million ages past you A million years behind you too A thousand miles up in the air A trillion times I've seen you there Your hair is golden, mine is grey You walk on grass, it turns to hay You blood is blue and mine is red My body strains, but the nerves are dead I can't reach you I've strained my eyes I can't reach you I've split my sides I can't reach Tryin' to get on you See, feel or hear from you The distances grow greater now You drink champagne and past me plow You fly your plane right over my head You're still alive and I'm nearly dead I can't reach you With arms outstretched I can't reach you I crane my neck I can't reach Tryin' to get on you See, feel or hear from you Once I caught a glimpse Of your unguarded, untouched heart Our fingertips touched and then My mind tore us apart I can't reach you With arms outstretched I can't reach you I crane my neck I can't reach Tryin' to get on you See, feel or hear from you I can't reach you With arms outstretched I can't reach you I crane my neck I can't reach Tryin' to get on you See, feel or hear from you Medac Henry Pond had no fun Had a face like a currant bun This adolescent little fella Was nicknamed by his friends "Old Yella" The doctors gave him creams and lotions To try to sooth the boys emotions But all in vain; the acne stayed Henry's hopes began to fade Then, when just about to crack He found another cream - Medac When Henry in the mirror peered His pimples all had disappeared Henry laughed and yelled "I got 'em! Me face is like a baby's bottom" Relax Relax and settle down Let your mind go 'round Lay down on the ground And listen to the sound Of the band Hold my hand Open up your mind We'll love right where we lie I'll know you from inside You're like a horse I'll ride O'er the sand Through the land Relax and let your mind roll on Over all your problems Relax and let your mind roll on Over all your problems We try harder and harder, tryin' to get our way But it's a long, long wait until Judgement Day So settle your affairs and take your time 'Cause everything in the world is yours and mine Yours and mine Relax and settle down Let your mind go 'round Lay down on the ground And listen to the sound Of the band Hold my hand Relax! Silas Stingy Once upon a time there lived an old miser man By the name of Silas Stingy He carried all his money in a little black box Which was heavy as a rock With a big padlock All the little kids would shout When Silas was about Chorus: Money, money, money bags Money, money, money bags There goes mingy Stingy There goes mingy Stingy Money, money, money bags Money, money, money bags There goes mingy Stingy There goes mingy Stingy Silas didn't eat, which was just as well He would starve himself for a penny He wore old clothes and he never washed 'Cause soap cost a lot And the dirt kept him hot All the little kids would shout When Silas was about (chorus) In the back of his head Was a voice that said "Someone will steal it all You'll be lying in the gutter with an empty box The thieves will be having a ball" (chorus) He bought a safe to put the box in And a house to put the safe in And a watchdog on a chain to make quite sure And his face was very funny When he counted up his money And he realized he hadn't any more (chorus) Sunrise You take away the breath I was keeping for sunrise You appear and the morning looks drab in my eyes And then again I'll turn down love Having seen you again Once more you'll disappear My morning put to shame You take away the breath I was keeping for sunrise You appear and the morning looks drab in my eyes And then again I'll turn down love Having seen you again Once more you'll disappear My morning put to shame Sometimes I fear that this will go on my life through Each day I spend in an echoed vision of you And then again I'll turn down love Remembering your smile My every day is spent Thinking of you all the while The times I've let myself down My head's spinning 'round My eyes see only you The chances I've lost Opportunities tossed Away and into the blue You take away the breath I was keeping for sunrise You appear and the morning looks drab in my eyes And then again I'll turn down love Having seen you again Then again you'll disappear My morning put to shame Rael The wretched in their millions Will overspill their borders And chaos then will reign in our Rael Rael, the home of my religion To me the center of the Earth The Red Chins in their millions Will overspill their borders And chaos then will reign in our Rael My heritage is threatened My roots are torn and cornered And so to do my best I'll homeward sail And so to do my best I'll homeward sail Now Captain, listen to my instructions Return to this spot on Christmas Day Look toward the shore for my signal And then you'll know if in Rael I'll stay If a yellow flag is fluttering Sickly herald against the morn Then you'll know my courage has ended And you'll send your boat ashore But if a red flag is flying Brazen bold against the blue Then you'll know that I am staying And my yacht belongs to you Now Captain, listen to my instructions Return to this spot on Christmas Day Look toward the shore for my signal And then you'll know if in Rael I'll stay He's crazy if he thinks we're coming back again He's crazy if he thinks we're coming back again He's crazy if he thinks we're coming back again He's crazy, anyway If a yellow flag is fluttering Sickly herald against the morn Then you'll know my courage has ended And you'll send your boat ashore
*** Thanx to Gary who corrected some mistakes *** Track Records Inner Groove Track Records (x 16)
Tommy Overture Captain Walker Didn't come home His unborn child, Will never know him Believe him missing With a number of men Don't expect To see him again. It's a Boy Nurse: It's a boy Mrs. Walker it's a boy. It's a boy Mrs. Walker it's a boy. Chorus: A son! A son! A son! You Didn't Hear It (1921) Lover: I've got a feeling twenty one Is going to be a good year. Especially if you and me See it in together. Father: So you think 21 is going to be a good year. It could be for me and her, But you and her-no never! I had no reason to be over optimistic, But somehow when you smiled I could brave bad weather Mother: What about the boy? What about the boy? What about the boy? He saw it all! Mother and Father: You didn't hear it You didn't see it. You won't say nothing to no one ever in your life. You never heard it Oh how absurd it All seems without any proof. You didn't hear it You didn't see it You never heard it not a word of it. You won't say nothing to no one Never tell a soul What you know is the Truth. Amazing Journey Deaf Dumb and blind boy He's in a quiet vibration land Strange as it seems his musical dreams Ain't quite so bad. Ten years old With thoughts as bold as thought can be Loving life and becoming wise In simplicity. Sickness will surely take the mind Where minds can't usually go. Come on the amazing journey And learn all you should know. A vague haze of delerium creeps up on me. All at once a tall stranger I suddenly see. He's dressed in a silver sparked Glittering gown And His golden beard flows Nearly down to the ground. Nothing to say and nothing to hear And nothing to see. Each sensation makes a note in my symphony. Sickness will surely take the mind Where minds can't usually go. Come on the amazing journey And learn all you should know. His eyes are the eyes that Transmit all they know. Sparkle warm crystalline glances to show That he is your leader And he is your guide On the amazing journey together you'll ride. Eyesight To The Blind (The Hawker) The Hawker: You talk about your woman I wish you could see mine, You talk about your woman I wish you could see mine, Every time she starts to lovin' She brings eyesight to the blind. You know her daddy gave her magic I can tell by the way she walks. You know her daddy gave her magic I can tell by the way she walks. Everytime we start shakin' The dumb begin to talk. She's got the power to heal you never fear She's got the power to heal you never fear Just a word from her lips And the deaf begin to hear. Christmas Father: Did you ever see the faces of children They get so excited. Waking up on christmas morning Hours before the winter sun's ignited. They believe in dreams and all they mean Including heavens generosity. Peeping round the door To see what parcels are for free In curiosity. And Tommy doesn't know what day it is. Doesn't know who Jesus was or what praying is. How can he be saved? From the eternal grave. Surrounded by his friends he sits so silently, And unaware of everything. Playing poxy pin ball Picks his nose and smiles and Pokes his tongue at everything. I believe in love But how can men who've never seen Light be enlightened. Only if he's cured Will his spirits future level ever heighten. And Tommy doesn't know what day it is. Doesn't know who Jesus was or what praying is. How can he be saved? From the eternal grave. Tommy can you hear me? Tommy can you hear me? Tommy can you hear me? How can he be saved? Tommy: See me, feel me Touch me, heal me. See me, feel me Touch me, heal me! Tommy can you hear me? Tommy can you hear me? Tommy can you hear me? How can he be saved? Cousin Kevin Cousin Kevin: Were on our own cousin, all alone cousin. Let's think of a game to play Now the grownups have all gone away. You won't be much fun being blind deaf and dumb But I've no one to play with today. D'you know how to play hide and seek? To find me it would take you a week, But tied to that chair you won't go anywhere There's a lot I can do to a freak. How would you feel if I turned on the bath, Ducked your head under and started to laugh. What would you do if I shut you outside, To stand in the rain and catch cold so you died? I'm the school bully ! The classroom cheat. The nastiest playfriend, You ever could meet. I'll stick pins in your fingers And tread on your feet... Maybe a cigarette burn on your arm Would change your expression to one of alarm, I'll drag you around by a lock of your hair Or give you a push at the top of the stairs... I'm the school bully ! The classroom cheat. The nastiest playfriend, You ever could meet. I'll put glass in your dinner And spikes in your seat... The Acid Queen Gypsy: If your child ain't all he should be now This girl will put him right. I'll show him what he could be now Just give me one night. I'm the Gypsy - the acid Queen. Pay before we start. I'm the Gypsy - The acid queen. I'll tear your soul apart. Give us a room and close the door Leave us for a while. Your boy won't be a boy no more Young, but not a child. I'm the Gypsy - the acid queen. Pay before we start. I'm the Gypsy the acid queen. I'll tear your soul apart. Gather your wits and hold on fast, Your mind must learn to roam. Just as the Gypsy Queen must do You're gonna hit the road. My work is done now look at him He's never been more alive. His head it shakes his fingers clutch. Watch his body writhe I'm the Gypsy - the acid queen. Pay before we start. I'm the Gypsy - I'm guaranteed. To break your little heart. Do You Think It's Alright Mother: Do you think it's alright, To leave the boy with Uncle Ernie? Do you think it's alright; He's had a few too many tonight! D'you think it's alright? Father: I think it's alright, yes I think it's alright. Fiddle About Uncle Ernie: I'm your wicked Uncle Ernie I'm glad you won't see or hear me As I fiddle about Fiddle about Fiddle about ! Your mother left me here to mind you Now I'm doing what I want to Fiddling about Fiddling about Fiddle about! Down with the bedclothes Up with the nightshirt! Fiddle about Fiddle about Fiddle about ! You won't shout as I fiddle about Fiddle about Fiddle about Fiddle about ! Fiddle, fiddle, fiddle. Pinball Wizard Local Lad: Ever since I was a young boy, I've played the silver ball. From Soho down to Brighton I must have played them all. But I ain't seen nothing like him In any amusement hall... That deaf dumb and blind kid Sure plays a mean pin ball ! He stands like a statue, Becomes part of the machine. Feeling all the bumpers Always playing clean. He plays by intuition, The digit counters fall. That deaf dumb and blind kid Sure plays a mean pinball ! He's a pinball wizard There has got to be a twist. A pinball wizard, S'got such a supple wrist. 'How do you think he does it? I don't know! What makes him so good?' He ain't got no distractions Can't hear those buzzers and bells, Don't see lights a flashin' Plays by sense of smell. Always has a replay, 'n' never tilts at all... That deaf dumb and blind kid Sure plays a mean pinball. I thought I was The Bally table king. But I just handed My pin ball crown to him. Even my usual table He can beat my best. His disciples lead him in And he just does the rest. He's got crazy flipper fingers Never seen him fall... That deaf dumb and blind kind Sure plays a mean pinball. There's a Doctor I've Found Father: There's a doctor I've found Could bring us all joy! There's a doctor I've found could cure the boy! There's a doctor I've found could cure the boy! There's a man I've found could remove his sorrow, He lives in this town let's see him tomorrow, He lives in this town let's see him tomorrow! Go to the Mirror Boy Doctor: He seems to be completely unreceptive. The tests I gave him show no sense at all. His eyes react to light the dials detect it. He hears but cannot answer to your call. Tommy: See me, feel me, touch me, heal me. See me, feel me, touch me, heal me. Doctor: There is no chance no untried operation. All hope lies with him and none with me. Imagine though the shock from isolation. When he suddenly can hear and speak and see. Tommy: See me, feel me, touch me, heal me. See me, feel me, touch me, heal me. Doctor: His eyes can hear his ears can see his lips speak All the time the needles flick and rock. No machine can give the kind of stimulation, Needed to remove his inner block. Go to the mirror boy! Go to the mirror boy! Father: I often wonder what he's feeling. Has he ever heard a word I've said? Look at him now in the mirror dreaming What is happening in his head? Tommy: Listening to you I get the music. Gazing at you I get the heat Following you I climb the mountain I get excitement at your feet! Right behind you I see the millions On you I see the glory. From you I get the opinions From you I get the story. Father: What is happening in his head Ooooh I wish I knew, I wish I knew. Tommy Can You Hear Me Tommy can you hear me? Can you feel me near you? Mother: Tommy can you feel me? Can I help to cheer you. Smash the Mirror Mother: You don't answer my call With even a nod or a twitch But you gaze at your own reflection! You don't seem to see me But I think you can see yourself. How can the mirror affect you? Can you hear me Or do I surmise? That you fear me can you feel my temper RISE. Do you hear or fear or Do I smash the mirror. Do you hear of fear or Do I smash the mirror? SMASH! Sensation Tommy: I overwhelm as I approach you Make your lungs hold breath inside! Lovers break caresses for me Love enhanced when I've gone by. You'll feel me coming, A new vibration From afar you'll see me I'm a sensation. They worship me and all I touch Hazy eyed they catch my glance, Pleasant shudders shake their senses My warm momentum throws their stance. You'll feel me coming A new vibration From afar you'll see me I'm a sensation. I leave a trail of rooted people Mesmerised by just the sight, The few I touch are now disciples Love as One I Am the Light... Soon you'll see me can't you feel me I'm coming... Send your troubles dancing he knows the answer I'm coming... I'm a sensation. Miracle Cure Newsboy: Extra! Extra! Read all about it. Pin Ball Wizard in a miracle cure! Extra Extra read all about it EXTRA! Sally Simpson Outside the house Mr. Simpson announced that Sally couldn't go to the meeting. He went on cleaning his blue Rolls Royce and she ran inside weeping. She got to her room and tears splashed the picture of the new Messiah. She picked up a book of her fathers life and threw it on the fire! She knew from the start Deep down in her heart That she and Tommy were worlds apart, But her Mother said never mind your part... Is to be what you'll be. The theme of the sermon was come unto me, Love will find a way, So Sally decided to ignore her dad, and sneak out anyway! She spent all afternoon getting ready, and decided she'd try to touch him, Maybe he'd see that she was free and talk to her this Sunday. She knew from the start Deep down in her heart That she and Tommy were worlds apart, But her Mother said never mind your part... Is to be what you'll be. She arrived at six and the place was swinging to gospel music by nine. Group after group appeared on the stage and Sally just sat there crying. She bit her nails looking pretty as a picture right in the very front row And then a DJ wearing a blazer with a badge ran on and said 'here we go!' The crowd went crazy As Tommy hit the stage! Little Sally got lost as the police bossed The crowd back in a rage! But soon the atmosphere was cooler as Tommy gave a lesson. Sally just had to let him know she loved him and leapt up on the rostrum! She ran cross stage to the spotlit figure and touched him on the face Tommy whirled around as a uniformed man, threw her of the stage. She knew from the start Deep down in her heart That she and Tommy were worlds apart, But her Mother said never mind your part... Is to be what you'll be. Her cheek hit a chair and blood trickled down, mingling with her tears, Tommy carried on preaching and his voice filled Sally's ear She caught his eye she had to try but couldn't see through the lights Her face was gashed and the ambulance men had to carry her out that night. The crowd went crazy As Tommy left the stage! Little Sally was lost for the price of a touch And a gash across her face! OOoooh. Sixteen stitches put her right and her Dad said 'don't say I didn't warn yer'. Sally got married to a rock musician she met in California Tommy always talks about the day the disciples all went wild! Sally still carries a scar on her cheek to remind her of his smile. She knew from the start Deep down in her heart That she and Tommy were worlds apart, But her Mother said never mind your part... Is to be what you'll be. I'm Free Tommy: I'M FREE-I'm free, And freedom tastes of reality, I'm free-I'm free, AN' I'm waiting for you to follow me. If I told you what it takes to reach the highest high, You'd laugh and say 'nothing's that simple' But you've been told many times before Messiahs pointed to the door And no one had the guts to leave the temple! I'm free-I'm free And freedom tastes of reality I'm free-I'm free And I'm waiting for you to follow me. Chorus: How can we follow? How can we follow? Welcome Tommy: Come to my house Be one of the comfortable people. Come to this house We're drinking all night Never sleeping. Milkman come in! And you baker, Little old lady welcome And you shoe maker Come to this house! Into this house. Come to this house Be one of us. Make this your house Be one of us. You can help To collect some more in Young and old people Lets get them all in! Come to this house! Into this house. Ask along that man who's wearing a carnation. Bring every single person from Victoria Station, Go into that hospital and bring nurses and patients, Everybody go home and fetch their relations! Come to this house Be one of the comfortable people. Lovely bright home Drinking all night never sleeping. We need more room Build an extension A colourful palace Spare no expense now Come to this house Be one of us Come into this house Be one of us Come to this house Into this house Welcome Tommy's Holiday Camp Uncle Ernie: Good morning Campers! I'm your Uncle Ernie And I'll welcome you to Tommy's Holiday Camp The camp with the difference Nevermind the weather When you come to Tommy's The holiday's forever We're Not Gonna Take It Tommy: Welcome to the Camp, I guess you all know why we're here. My name is Tommy And I became aware this year If you want to follow me, You've got to play pinball. And put in your earplugs Put on your eyeshades You know where to put the caulk Hey you getting drunk, so sorry! I've got you sussed. Hey you smoking Mother Nature! This is a bust! Hey hung up old Mr. Normal, Don't try to gain my trust! 'Cause you ain't gonna follow me any of those ways Although you think you must Guests: We're not gonna take it We're not gonna take it We're not gonna take it We're not gonna take it We're not gonna take it Never did and never will We're not gonna take it Gonna break it, gonna shake it, let's forget it better still Tommy: Now you can't hear me, your ears are truly sealed. You can't speak either, your mouth is filled. You can't see nothing, and pinball completes the scene. Here comes Uncle Ernie to guide you to Your very own machine. Guests: We're not gonna take it We're not gonna take it We're not gonna take it We're not gonna take it We're not gonna take it Never did and never will Don't want no religion And as far as we can tell We ain't gonna take you Never did and never will We're not gonna take you We forsake you Gonna rape you Let's forget you better still. Tommy: See me. Feel me. Touch me. Heal me. Listening to you, I get the music. Gazing at you, I get the heat. Following you, I climb the mountains. I get excitement at your feet. Right behind you, I see the millions. On you, I see the glory. From you, I get opinions. From you, I get the story.
Who's next Baba O'Riley Out here in the fields I fight for my meals I get my back into my living I don't need to fight To prove I'm right I don't need to be forgiven Don't cry Don't raise your eye It's only teenage wasteland Sally, take my hand Travel south crossland Put out the fire Don't look past my shoulder The exodus is here The happy ones are near Let's get together Before we get much older Teenage wasteland It's only teenage wasteland Teenage wasteland Oh, oh Teenage wasteland They're all wasted! Bargain I'd gladly lose me to find you I'd gladly give up all I had To find you I'd suffer anything and be glad I'd pay any price just to get you I'd work all my life and I will To win you I'd stand naked, stoned and stabbed I'd call that a bargain The best I ever had The best I ever had I'd gladly lose me to find you I'd gladly give up all I got To catch you I'm gonna run and never stop I'd pay any price just to win you Surrender my good life for bad To find you I'm gonna drown an unsung man I'd call that a bargain The best I ever had The best I ever had I sit looking 'round I look at my face inm the mirror I know I'm worth nothing without you And like one and one don't make two One and one make one And I'm looking for that free ride to me I'm looking for you I'd gladly lose me to find you I'd gladly give up all I got To catch you I'm gonna run and never stop I'd pay any price just to win you Surrender my good life for bad To find you I'm gonna drown an unsung man I'd call that a bargain The best I ever had The best I ever had Love Ain't For Keeping Layin' on my back In the newly mown grass Rain is coming down But I know the clouds will pass You bring me tea Say "the babe's a-sleepin'" Lay down beside me Love ain't for keeping Black ash from the foundry Hangs like a hood But the air is perfumed By the burning firewood The seeds are bursting The spring is seeping Lay down beside me Love ain't for keeping Lay down beside me Love ain't for keeping Lay down beside me Love ain't for keeping Lay down my darling Love ain't for keeping My Wife My life's in jeopardy Murdered in cold blood is what I'm gonna be I ain't been home since Friday night And now my wife is coming after me Give me police protection Gonna buy a gun so I can look after number one Give me a bodyguard A back belt Judo expert with a machine gun Gonna buy a tank and an aeroplane When she catches up with me Won't be no time to explain She thinks I've been with another woman And that's enough to send her half insane Gonna buy a fast car Put on my lead boots And take a long, long drive I may end up spending all my money But I'll still be alive All I did was have a bit too much to drink And I picked the wrong precinct Got picked up by the law And now I ain't got time to think Gonna buy a tank and an aeroplane When she catches up with me Won't be no time to explain She thinks I've been with another woman And that's enough to send her half insane Gonna buy a fast car Put on my lead boots And take a long, long drive I may end up spending all my money But I'll still be alive And I'm oh so tired of running Gonna lay down on the floor I gotta rest some time so I can get to run some more She's comin'! She's comin'! Song Is Over The song is over It's all behind me I should have known it She tried to find me Our love is over They're all ahead now I've got to learn it I've got to sing out chorus: I'll sing my song to the wide open spaces I'll sing my heart out to the infinite sea I'll sing my visions to the sky high mountains I'll sing my song to the free, to the free I'll sing my song to the wide open spaces I'll sing my heart out to the infinite sea I'll sing my visions to the sky high mountains I'll sing my song to the free, to the free When I walked in through the door Thought it was me I was looking for She was the first song I ever sang But it stopped as soon as it began Our love is over It's all behind me They're all ahead now Can't hope to find me (chorus) This song is over I'm left with only tears I must remember Even if it takes a million years The song is over The song is over Searchin' for a note, pure and easy Playing so free, like a breath rippling by Gettin' In Tune I'm singing this note 'cause it fits in well With the chords I'm playing I can't pretend there's any meaning here Or in the things I'm saying But I'm in tune Right in tune I'm in tune And I'm gonna tune Right in on you Right in on you Right in on you I get a little tired of having to say "Do you come here often?" But when I look in your eyes and see the harmonies And the heartaches soften I'm getting in tune Right in tune I'm in tune And I'm gonna tune Right in on you (right in on you) Right in on you (right in on you) Right in on you I've got it all here in my head There's nothing more needs to be said I'm just bangin' on my old piano I'm getting in tune with the straight and narrow (Getting in tune with the straight and narrow) Getting in tune with the straight and narrow (Getting in tune with the straight and narrow) Yeah, I'm getting in tune with the straight and narrow (Getting in tune with the straight and narrow) I'm singing this note 'cause it fits in well With the way I'm feeling There's a symphony that I hear in your heart Sets my head a-reeling But I'm in tune Right in tune I'm in tune And I'm gonna tune Right in on you (right in on you) Right in on you (right in on you) Right in on you Baby, with you Baby, with you Baby, with you Baby, with you Baby, with you I've got it all here in my head There's nothing more needs to be said I'm just bangin' on my old piano I'm getting in tune with the straight and narrow Getting in tune with the straight and narrow (repeat) Goin' Mobile I'm goin' home And when I wanna go home I'm goin' mobile Well, I'm gonna find a home And we'll see how it feels Goin' mobile Keep me movin' I can pull up by the curb I can make it on the road Goin' mobile I can stop in any street And talk with people that we meet Goin' mobile Keep me movin' Out in the woods Or in the city It's all the same to me When I'm drivin' free, the world's my home When I'm mobile Hee, hoo! beep beep! Play the tape machine Make the toast and tea When I'm mobile Well I can lay in bed With only highway ahead When I'm mobile Keep me movin' Keep me movin' Over 50 Keep me groovin' Just a hippie gypsy Come on move now Movin' Keep me movin', yeah Keep me movin', groovin', groovin', yeah Movin', Yeah Mobile, mobile, mobile, mobile, ... I don't care about pollution I'm an air-conditioned gypsy That's my solution Watch the police and the tax man miss me I'm mobile Oooooh, yeah, hee! Mobile, mobile, mobile yeah Behind Blue Eyes No one knows what it's like To be the bad man To be the sad man Behind blue eyes No one knows what it's like To be hated To be fated To telling only lies But my dreams They aren't as empty As my conscience seems to be I have hours, only lonely My love is vengeance That's never free No one knows what it's like To feel these feelings Like I do And I blame you No one bites back as hard On their anger None of my pain and woe Can show through But my dreams They aren't as empty As my conscience seems to be I have hours, only lonely My love is vengeance That's never free When my fist clenches, crack it open Before I use it and lose my cool When I smile, tell me some bad news Before I laugh and act like a fool If I swallow anything evil Put your finger down my throat If I shiver, please give me a blanket Keep me warm, let me wear your coat No one knows what it's like To be the bad man To be the sad man Behind blue eyes Won't Get Fooled Again We'll be fighting in the streets With our children at our feet And the morals that they worship will be gone And the men who spurred us on Sit in judgement of all wrong They decide and the shotgun sings the song I'll tip my hat to the new constitution Take a bow for the new revolution Smile and grin at the change all around Pick up my guitar and play Just like yesterday Then I'll get on my knees and pray We don't get fooled again The change, it had to come We knew it all along We were liberated from the fold, that's all And the world looks just the same
And history ain’t blamed ‘Cause the banners have all flown in the last war”
I'll tip my hat to the new constitution Take a bow for the new revolution Smile and grin at the change all around Pick up my guitar and play Just like yesterday Then I'll get on my knees and pray We don't get fooled again No, no! I'll move myself and my family aside If we happen to be left half alive I'll get all my papers and smile at the sky Though I know that the hypnotized never lie Do ya? There's nothing in the streets Looks any different to me And the slogans are replaced, by-the-bye And the parting on the left Are now parting on the right And the beards have all grown longer overnight I'll tip my hat to the new constitution Take a bow for the new revolution Smile and grin at the change all around Pick up my guitar and play Just like yesterday Then I'll get on my knees and pray We don't get fooled again Don't get fooled again No, no! Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! Meet the new boss Same as the old boss
Quadrophenia I am the Sea Is it me, for a moment... Bell boy... Love, reign o'er me... Can you see the real me, can you, can you? The Real Me I went back to the doctor To get another shrink. I sit and tell him about my weekend, But he never betrays what he thinks. Can you see the real me, doctor? I went back to my mother I said, "I'm crazy ma, help me." She said, "I know how it feels son, 'Cause it runs in the family." Can you see the real me, mother? The cracks between the paving stones Look like rivers of flowing veins. Strange people who know me Peeping from behind every window pane. The girl I used to love Lives in this yellow house. Yesterday she passed me by, She doesn't want to know me now. Can you see the real me, can you? I ended up with the preacher, Full of lies and hate, I seemed to scare him a little So he showed me to the golden gate. Can you see the real me preacher? Can you see the real me doctor? Can you see the real me mother? Can you see the real me? Cut My Hair Why should I care If I have to cut my hair? I've got to move with the fashions Or be outcast. I know I should fight But my old man he's really alright, And I'm still living at home Even though it won't last. Zoot suit, white jacket with side vents Five inches long. I'm out on the street again And I'm leaping along. I'm dressed right for a beach fight, But I just can't explain Why that uncertain feeling is still Here in my brain. The kids at school Have parents that seem so cool. And though I don't want to hurt them Mine want me their way. I clean my room and my shoes But my mother found a box of blues, And there doesn't seem much hope They'll let me stay. Zoot suit, etc. Why do I have to be different to them? Just to earn the respect of a dance hall friend, We have the same old row, again and again. Why do I have to move with a crowd Of kids that hardly notice I'm around, I have to work myself to death just to fit in. I'm coming down Got home on the very first train from town. My dad just left for work He wasn't talking. It's all a game, 'Cos inside I'm just the same, My fried egg makes me sick First thing in the morning. The Punk Meets the Godfather PUNK: You declared you would be three inches taller You only became what we made you. Thought you were chasing a destiny calling You only earned what we gave you. You fell and cried as our people were starving, Now you know that we blame you. You tried to walk on the trail we were carving, Now you know that we framed you. I'm the guy in the sky Flying high Flashing eyes No surprise I told lies I'm the punk in the gutter I'm the new president But I grew and I bent Don't you know? don't it show? I'm the punk with the stutter. My my my my my mmmm my my my. GGGGG-g-g-g-g generation. PUNK: We tried to speak between lines of oration You could only repeat what we told you. Your axe belongs to a dying nation, They don't know that we own you. You're watching movies trying to find the feelers, You only see what we show you. We're the slaves of the phony leaders Breathe the air we have blown you. G.F.: I'm the guy etc. I have to be careful not to preach I can't pretend that I can teach, And yet I've lived your future out By pounding stages like a clown. And on the dance floor broken glass, The bloody faces slowly pass, The broken seats in empty rows, It all belongs to me you know. PUNK: You declared etc. I'm One Every year is the same And I feel it again, I'm a loser - no chance to win. Leaves start falling, Come down is calling, Loneliness starts sinking in. But I'm one. I am one. And I can see That this is me, And I will be, You'll all see I'm the one. Where do you get Those blue blue jeans? Faded patched secret so tight. Where do you get That walk oh so lean? Your shoes and your shirts All just right. But I'm one etc. I got a Gibson Without a case But I can't get that even tanned look on my face. Ill fitting clothes I blend in the crowd, Fingers so clumsy Voice too loud. But I'm one. The Dirty Jobs I am a man who looks after the pigs Usually I get along okay. I am man who reveals all he digs, Should be more careful what I say. I'm getting put down, I'm getting pushed round, I'm being beaten every day. My life's fading, But things are changing, I'm not gonna sit and weep again. I am man who drives a local bus I take miners to work, but the pits all closed today. It's easy to see that you are one of us. Ain't it funny how we all seem to look the same? We're getting put down etc. My karma tells me You've been screwed again. If you let them do it to you You've got yourself to blame. It's you who feels the pain It's you that feels ashamed. I am a young man I ain't done very much, You men should remember how you used to fight. Just like a child, I've been seeing only dreams, I'm all mixed up but I know what's right. I'm getting put down etc. Helpless Dancer (Roger's theme) When a man is running from his boss Who hold a gun that fires "cost" And people die from being cold Or left alone because they're old And bombs are dropped on fighting cats And children's dreams are run with rats If you complain you disappear Just like the lesbians and queers No one can love without the grace Of some unseen and distant face And you get beaten up by blacks Who though they worked still got the sack And when your soul tells you to hide Your very right to die denied And in the battle on the streets You fight computers and receipts And when a man is trying to change But only causes further pain You realize that all along Something in us going wrong... You stop dancing. Is It in my Head I see a man without a problem I see a country always starved, I hear the music of a heartbeat, I walk, and people turn and laugh. Is it in my head Is it in my head Is in my head here at the start? Is it in my head Is it in my head Is it in my head, or in my heart? I pick up phones and hear my history. I dream of all the calls I miss. I try to number those who love me, And find exactly what the trouble is. Is it in my head etc. I feel I'm being followed, My head is empty Yet every word I say turns out a sentence. Make love to a stranger Just asking for directions Turn from being help to being questions. I see a man without a problem. I've Had Enough You were under the impression That when you were walking forward You'd end up further onward But things ain't quite that simple. You got altered information You were told to not take chances You missed out on new dances Now you're losing all your dimples. My jacket's gonna be cut and slim and checked, Maybe a touch of seersucker, with an open neck. I ride a G.S. scooter with my hair cut neat, Wear my wartime coat in the wind and sleet. Love Reign O'er Me. Love Reign O'er Me. Love. I've had enough of living I've had enough of dying I've had enough of smiling I've had enough of crying I've taken all the high roads I've squandered and I've saved I've had enough of childhood I've had enough of graves... Get a job and fight to keep it, Strike out to reach a mountain. Be so nice on the outside But inside keep ambition Don't cry because you hunt them Hurt them first they'll love you There's a millionaire above you And you're under his suspicion. I've had enough of dancehalls I've had enough of pills I've had enough of streetfights I've seen my share of kills I'm finished with the fashions And acting like I'm tough I'm bored with hate and passion I've had enough of trying to love. 5:15 Why should I care, why should I care? Girls of fifteen Sexually knowing The ushers are sniffing Eau-de-cologning The seats are seductive Celibate sitting Pretty girls digging Prettier women. Magically bored On a quiet street corner Free frustration In our minds and our toes Quiet stormwater M-m-my generation Uppers and downers Either way blood flows. Inside outside. Leave me alone. Inside outside. Nowhere is home. Inside outside, Where have I been? Out of my brain on the five fifteen. On a raft in the quarry Slowly sinking. On the back of a lorry Holy hitching. Dreadfully sorry Apple scrumping. Born in the war Birthday punching. He man drag In the glittering ballroom Gravely outrageous In my high heel shoes Tightly undone They know what they're showing Sadly ecstatic That their heroes are news. Why should I care? Sea and Sand Here by the sea and sand Nothing ever goes as planned, I just couldn't face going home It was just a drag on my own. They finally threw me out My mother got drunk on stout, My dad couldn't stand on two feet, As he lectured about morality. Now I guess the families complete, With me hanging round on the street Or here on the beach. The girl I love Is a perfect dresser, Wears every fashion Gets it to the tee. Heavens above, I got to match her She knows just how She wants her man to be Leave it to me. My jacket's gonna be cut slim and checked Maybe a touch of seersucker with an open neck I ride a G.S. scooter with my hair cut neat I wear my wartime coat in the wind and sleet. I see her dancing Across the ballroom UV light making starshine Of her smile. I am the face, She has to know me, I'm dressed up better than anyone Within a mile. So how come the other tickets look much better? Without a penny to spend they dress to the letter. How come the girls come on oh so cool Yet when you meet 'em, every one's a fool? Come sleep on the beach Keep within my reach I just want to die with you near I'm feeling so high with you here. I'm wet and I'm cold But thank God I ain't old I should have split home at fifteen Why didn't I ever say what I mean? There's a story that the grass is so green, What did I see? Where have I been? Nothing is planned, by the sea and the sand Drowned There are men high up there fishing, Haven't seen quite enough of the world, I ain't seen a sign of my heroes, And I'm still diving down for pearls. Let me flow into the ocean, Let me get back to the sea. Let me be stormy and let me be calm, Let the tide in, and set me free. I'm flowing under bridges, Then flying through the sky, I'm travelling down cold metal Just a tear in baby's eye. Let me flow into the ocean Let me get back to the sea Let me be stormy and let me be calm Let the tide in, rush over me. I am not the actor This can't be the scene But I am in the water, As far as I can see... I'm remembering distant memories Recalling other names. Rippling over canyons, And boiling in the train. Let me etc. Bell Boy (Keith's theme) The beach is a place where a man can feel He's the only soul in the world that's real, Well I see a face coming through the haze, I remember him from those crazy days. Ain't you the guy who used to set the paces Riding up in front of a hundred faces, I don't suppose you would remember me, But I used to follow you back in '63. I've got a good job And I'm newly born. You should see me dressed up in my uniform. I work in hotel, all gilt and flash. Remember the place where the doors were smashed? Bell Boy! I got to keep running now. Bell Boy! Keep my lip buttoned down. Bell Boy! Carry this baggage out. Bell Boy! Always running at someone's heel. You know how I feel, always running at someone's heel. Some nights I still sleep on the beach. Remember when stars were in reach. Then I wander in early to work, Spend the day licking boots for my perks. A beach is a place where a man can feel etc. People often change But when I look in your eyes, You could learn a lot from A job like mine. The secret to me Isn't flown like a flag I carry it behind This little badge What says... Bell Boy! Dr. Jimmy (Including John's theme, Is It Me?) Laugh and say I'm green I've seen things you'll never see. Talk behind my back But I'm off the beaten track. I'll take on anyone Ain't scared of a bloody nose, Drink till I drop down With one eye on my clothes. What is it? I'll take it. Who is she? I'll rape it. Got a bet there? I'll meet it. Getting High? You can't beat it. Doctor Jimmy and mister Jim When I'm pilled you don't notice him, He only comes out when I drink my gin. You say she's a virgin. I'm gonna be the first in. Her fellah's gonna kill me? Oh fucking will he. I'm seeing double But don't miss me if you can. There's gonna be trouble When she choses her man. What is it? etc. Doctor Jimmy and mister Jim etc. Is it me? For a moment The stars are falling. The heat is rising The past is calling. I'm going back soon Home to get the baboon. Who cut up my eye, Messed up my Levis. I'm feeling restless Bring another score around Maybe something stronger Could really hold me down. Love Reign O'er Me (Pete's theme) Only love Can make it rain The way the beach is kissed by the sea. Only love Can make it rain Like the sweat of lovers' Laying in the fields. Love, Reign o'er me. Love, Reign o'er me, rain on me. Only love Can bring the rain That makes you yearn to the sky. Only love Can bring the rain That falls like tears from on high. Love Reign O'er me. On the dry and dusty road The nights we spend apart alone I need to get back home to cool cool rain. The nights are hot and black as ink I can't sleep and I lay and I think Oh God, I need a drink of cool cool rain. Get Out and Stay Out Get out and don't come back no more, Get out and don't come back no more. Get out, don't come back, Get out, don't come back, Get out, and don't come back no more.
Four faces
He kicked me out He kicked me out He kicked me out He kicked me out You must've heard of them, a kind of screwed-up blend Split personality Two sides to fight and argue all night over coffee or tea Well, that's okay, I wouldn't mind, touche Or even three, and that's no joke But with a four-way split, the pocket money's hit And all of me is broke I got four heads inside my mind Four rooms I'd like to lie in Four selves I want to find And I don't know which one is me I get four papers in the box each day Four girls ringing that I want to date I look in the mirror and see my face But I don't know which one is me (I don't know which one is me) He kicked me out, He kicked me out He kicked me out, He kicked me out I wake up over here and then I'm over here I'm trying to brush my teeth It's little things that are hard Like starting up the car and I'm still underneath I get along alright, in fact it's fun at night I get four-dimensional dreams But I have to think before I take a drink I get hungover times sixteen There are four records I want to buy Four highs I'd like to try Every letter I get I send four replies And I don't know which one's from me I've got four hang-ups I'm trying to beat Four directions and just two feet I've got a very very secret identity And I don't know which one is me You think it's funny, I can tell Well, you don't understand too well I get so lonely and turned around But I can't let it bring me down I got four hang-ups I'm trying to beat Four directions and just two feet Got a very very secret identity And I don't know which one is me
Joker James
( Original Written Lyrics )
Sally was a stamp collector, pretty little girl One day she dated James brought love into her world A tense romantic moment as they sat down on the couch The whoopee cushion roared and I'm afraid it's over now. Lucy was a cool one, always got her high Then she too dated James and true love took her higher Her brand-new beau suggested a new way to get stoned Put itching powder in a drink and now she's all alone. Joker James you did it again Caused somebody pain Lived up to your name, didn't you Joker James ? Mary Anne Had shaky hands, always scared by men Then she dated James and she never scared again 'Cause nobody went near her, and Mary is so glum Since Jester James gave Mary Anne some onion-flavored gum Joker James you did it again Caused somebody pain Lived up to your name, didn't you Joker James ? Sense of humor cannot woo her You just threw another wheeze her way Wizard pranks won't get you thanks You just threw another love away Jeannie practiced judo, and didn't like bad jokes The two of them went home so that he could meet her folks No jokes on Judo Jeannie, we knew he had no hope But Mum and Dad he wheezled with hilarious blackface soap ! Alice was a different kettle, always wore a smile Her skin felt like a perfect petal, laughter all the while Her sense of humor throws him, and deep in love he falls But when he tries to sign the paper, the rubber pencil calls... Joker James, you're not to blame The joke's on you and now you're blue It's a shame but that's the game Joker James Joker James you did it again Caused somebody pain Lived up to your name, didn't you Joker James ?
The who by numbers Slip Kid One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight ... I've got my clipboard, text books Lead me to the station Yeah, I'm off to the civil war I've got my kit bag, my heavy boots I'm runnin' in the rain Gonna run till my feet are raw Slip kid, slip kid, second generation And I'm a soldier at thirteen Slip kid, slip kid, realization There's no easy way to be free No easy way to be free It's a hard, hard world I left my doctor's prescription bungalow behind me I left the door ajar I left my vacuum flask Full of hot tea and sugar Left the keys right in my car Slip kid, slip kid, second generation Only half way up the tree Slip kid, slip kid, I'm a relation I'm a soldier at sixty-three No easy way to be free Slip kid, slip kid Keep away old man, you won't fool me You and your history won't rule me You might have been a fighter, but admit you failed I'm not affected by your blackmail You won't blackmail me I've got my clipboard, text books Lead me to the station Yeah, I'm off to the civil war I've got my kit bag, my heavy boots I'm runnin' in the rain Gonna run till my feet are raw Slip kid, slip kid, slip out of trouble Slip over here and set me free Slip kid, slip kid, second generation You're slidin down the hill like me No easy way to be free No easy way to be free No easy way to be free However Much I Booze I see myself on T.V., I'm a faker, a paper clown It's clear to all my friends that I habitually lie; I just bring them down I claim proneness to exaggeration But the truth lies in my frustration The children of the night, they all pass me by Have to drench myself in brandy In sleep I'll hide But however much I booze There ain't no way out There ain't no way out I don't care what you say, boy There ain't no way out I lose so many nights of sleep worrying about my responsibilities Are the problems that screw me up really down to him or me? My ego will just confuse me Some day it's going to up and use me Fish me out another tailor-made compliment Tell me about some destiny I can't prevent And however much I squirm There ain't no way out There ain't no way out I don't care what you say, boy There ain't no way out Won't somebody tell me how to get out of this place?! Then the night comes down like a cell door closing Suddenly I realize that I'm right now, I'm on the scene While sitting here all alone with a bottle and my head a-floating Far away from the phone and the conscience going on at me And on at me, and I don't care what you say There ain't no way out There ain't no way out Now the walls are all clawed and scratched Like by some soul insane (alt: in sin) In the morning I hungoverly detach myself I take no blame I just can't face my failure I'm nothing but a well fucked sailor You at home can easily decide what's right By glancing very briefly at the songs I write But it don't help me that you know There still ain't no way out Won't somebody tell me? I don't care what you say, boy There ain't no way out There ain't no way out There ain't no way out There ain't no way out Give me the key, lock it away There ain't There ain't There ain't no way out There ain't no way out There ain't no way out Squeeze Box Mama's got a squeeze box She wears on her chest And when Daddy comes home He never gets no rest 'Cause she's playing all night And the music's all right Mama's got a squeeze box Daddy never sleeps at night Well the kids don't eat And the dog can't sleep There's no escape from the music In the whole damn street 'Cause she's playing all night And the music's all right Mama's got a squeeze box Daddy never sleeps at night She goes in and out and in and out and in and out and in and out She's playing all night And the music's all tight Mama's got a squeeze box Daddy never sleeps at night She goes, squeeze me, come on and squeeze me Come on and tease me like you do I'm so in love with you Mama's got a squeeze box Daddy never sleeps at night She goes in and out and in and out and in and out and in and out 'Cause she's playing all night And the music's all right Mama's got a squeeze box Daddy never sleeps at night Dreaming From The Waist I feel like I want to break out of the house My heart is a-pumping, I've got sand in my mouth I feel like I'm heading up to a cardiac arrest I want to scream in the night, I want a manifest I've got that wide awake, give-and-take, five o'clock-in-the-morning feeling I've got the hots for the sluts in the well thumbed pages of a magazine I want to drive, want to fly like I do in the dreams I've never really been in I want to hump, want to jump, want to heat up, cool down in a dream machine I'm dreaming ... from the waist on down I'm dreaming ... but I feel tired and bound I'm dreaming ... of a day when a cold shower helps my health I'm dreaming ... dreaming - of the day I can control myself Day I can control myself Sound like a priest and then I'm shooting dice I'm burning tires with some guy whose hair is turning white I know the girls that I pass, they just ain't impressed I'm too old to give up, but too young to rest I've got that numb-to-a-thumb over-dubbed Feeling social when the world is sleeping The plot starts to thicken then I sicken and I feel I'm cemented down I'm so juiced that the whorey lady's sad sad story has me quietly weeping But here comes the morning Here comes the yawning demented clown I'm dreaming ... but I know it's all hot air I'm dreaming ... I'll get back to that rocking chair I'm dreaming ... of the day I can share the wealth I'm dreaming ... dreaming - of the day I can control myself Day I can control myself Hey, hey! The day I can control myself Imagine A Man Imagine a man Not a child of any revolt But a plain man tied up in life Imagine the sand Running out as he struts Parading and fading, ignoring his wife Imagine a road So long looking backwards You can't see where it really began Imagine a load So large and so smooth That against it a man is an ant Then you will see the end You will see the end Imagine events That occur everyday Like a shooting or raping or a simple act of deceit Imagine a fence Around you as high as prevention Casting shadows, you can't see your feet Imagine a girl You long for and have And the body of chalky perfection and truth Imagine a past Where you wish you had lived Full of heroes and villians and fools And you will see the end You will see the end And you will see the end You will see the end Oh yeah Imagine a man Not a child of any revolt But a man of today feeling new Imagine a soul So old it it is broken And you will know your invention is you And you will see the end You will see the end You will see the end You will see the end Oh yeah Success Story Friday night, I'm on my way home They oughta make work a crime I'm home for the weekend I'm gonna make the most of my time There's a rock and roll singer on the television Giving up his music, gonna take up religion Deserted rock and roll To try to save his soul Saturday night, gotta gig with the band Playing the electric guitar Someday I'm gonna make it Gonna be a super-duper-star Get a big flashy car And a house for my Ma The big break better happen soon 'Cause I'm pushing twenty-one Just like Cinderella When she couldn't go to the ball A voice said, "I'm your fairy manager You shall play the Carnegie Hall" I gotta give up my day job To become a heartthrob I may go far if I smash my guitar Away for the weekend I've gotta play some one-night stands Six for the tax man, and one for the band Back in the studio to make our latest number one Take two-hundred-and-seventy-six You know, this used to be fun Monday morning, I just got home Six and the birds are singing I need a drink and my clothes are wet Ooh, and my ears are still ringing There's a rock and roll singer boppin' on the TV He used to be a preacher, but now he sings in a major key Abandoned (Amended?) his decision to the new religion They Are All In Love Where do you walk on sunny times When the rivers gleam and the buildings shine How do you feel goin' up hallowed halls And the summer clothes brighten gloomy halls And they're all in love And they're all in love Where do you fit in phphtth (blows raspberry) magazine Where the past is the hero and the present a queen Just tell me right now where do you fit in With mud in your eye and a passion for gin And they're all in love And they're all in love Hey, goodbye all you punks Stay young and stay high Just hand me my checkbook And I'll crawl out to die Like a woman in childbirth Grown ugly in a flash I'm seen magic and fame Now I'm recycling trash And they're all in love And they're all in love And they're all in love And they're all in love Blue Red And Grey Some people seem so obsessed with the morning Get up early just to watch the sun rise Some people like it more when there's fire in the sky Worship the sun when it's high Some people go for those sultry evenings Sipping cocktails in the blue, red and grey But I like every minute of the day I like every second, so long as you are on my mind Every moment has its special charm It's all right when you're around, rain or shine I know a crowd who only live after midnight Their faces always seem so pale And then there's friends of mine who must have sunlight They say a suntan never fails I know a man who works the night shift He's lucky to get a job and some pay And I like every minute of the day I dig every second I can laugh in the snow and rain I get a buzz from being cold and wet The pleasure seems to balance out the pain And so you see that I'm completely crazy I even shun the south of France The people on the hill, they say I'm lazy But when they sleep, I sing and dance Some people have to have the sultry evenings Cocktails in the blue, red and grey But I like every minute of the day I like every minute of the day How Many Friends I'm feelin' so good right now There's a handsome boy tells me how I changed his past He buys me a brandy But could it be he's really just after my ass? He likes the clothes I wear He says he likes a man who's dressed in season But no-one else ever stares, he's being so kind What's the reason? How many friends have I really got? You can count 'em on one hand How many friends have I really got? How many friends have I really got? That love me, that want me, that'll take me as I am? Suddenly it's the silver screen And a face so beautiful that I have to cry out Everybody hears me But I look like a fool now With a cry and I shy out She knows all of my friends But it's nice to find a woman who's keen on living Now I think I've reached the end I wonder in the dead of night - how do I rate? How many friends have I really got? How many friends have I really got? How many friends have I really got? That love me, that want me, that'll take me as I am? It's all like a dream you know When you're still up early in the morning And you all sit together to watch the sun come through But things don't look so good When you could use a bit of warning Then you know that no-one will ever speak the truth about you How many friends have I really got? How many friends have I really got? How many friends have I really got? That love me, that want me, that'll take me as I am? When I first signed a contract It was more than a handshake then I know it still is But there's a plain fact We talk so much shit behind each other's backs I get the willies People know nothing about their own soft gut So how come they can sum us up Without suffering all the hype we've known How come they bum us up How many friends have I really got? You can count 'em on one hand How many friends have I really got? How many friends have I really got? That love me, that want me, that'll take me as I am? In A Hand Or A Face Ain't it funny how they're all Cleopatra When you gaze into their past When you find out about their birth sign You realize there was no need to have asked All the history of a soul in torment Contained (Ingrained?) in a hand or a face Ain't it funny how they all fire the pistol At the wrong end of the race I am going round and round I am going round and round I am going round and round I am going round Going round and round There's a man going through your dust bin Only this time he's looking for food There's a tear in his eye, you don't know him Oh but you know what he's going through Ain't it funny that you can't seem to help him Bein' sick as he staggers away Is it weird that you hate a stranger Can a detail correct your dismay? I am going round and round I am going round and round I am going round and round I am going round Going round and round
Who Are You New Song You need a new song I'll set the words up so they tear right at your soul Don't take me too long But there's a danger that I'll plagiarize something old My fingers kill me as I play my guitar 'Cause I've been chewing down at my nails My hairline ain't exactly superstar But there's one thing that never fails This never fails I write the same old song with a few new lines And everybody wants to cheer it I write the same old song you heard a good few times Admit you really want to hear it Whenever I see you You always treat me like I'm some kind of perfect man Just 'cause I please you You explain, but you don't think I can understand My head is spinning as I scrawl with my pen 'Cause I've been pouring vodka in my soul Nothing really ever changes my friend New lamps for old New lamps for old We sing the same old song, just like a vintage car You can look but you won't ever drive it We drink the same old wine from a brand new jar We get hung over, but we always survive it Turn on the radio Love is proclaimed Again and again and again Join in and sing Now, don't be ashamed Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain Let it rain Let it rain We hum the same old lines to a different crowd And everybody wants to cheer it We run on endless time to reach a higher cloud But we never ever seem to get near it We sing the same old song Had Enough I've had enough of bein' nice I've had enough of right and wrong I've had enough of tryin' to love my brother I've had enough of bein' good And doin' everything like i'm told I should If you need a lover, you'd better find another Life is for the living Takers never giving Suspicion takes the place of trust My love is turning into lust If you get on the wrong side of me you better run for cover I've had enough of bein' trodden on My passive days are gonna be long gone If you slap one cheek, well, I ain't gonna turn the other Life is for the living Takers never giving Fooling no one but ourselves Good is dying Here comes the end Here comes the end of the world I'm gettin' sick of this universe Ain't gonna get better; it's gonna get worse And the world's gonna sink with the weight of the human race Hate and fear in every face I'm gettin' ready and I've packed my case If you find somewhere better, can you save my place? Fooling no one but ourselves Love is dying Here comes the end Here comes the end Here comes the end of the world 905 Mother was an incubator Father was the contents of a test tube in the ice box In the factory of birth My name is 905, And I've just become alive I'm the newest populator Of the planet we call Earth In suspended animation My childhood passed me by If I speak without emotion Then you know the reason why Knowledge of the universe Was fed into my mind As my adolescent body Left its puberty behind And everything I know is what I need to know And everything I do's been done before Every sentence in my head Someone else has said At each end of my life is an open door Automatically defrosted When manhood came on time I became a man I left the "ice school" behind Now I'm to begin The life that I'm assigned A life that's been used before A thousand times I have a feeling deep inside That somethin' is missing It's a feeling in my soul And I can't help wishing That one day I'll discover That we're living a lie And I'll tell the whole world The reason why Well, until then, everything I know is what I need to know And everything I do's been done before Every sentence in my head Someone else has said At each end of my life is an open door Sister Disco As I walked through that hospital door I was sewn up like a coat I got a smile from the bite of the wind Watched the fresh fall of snow I knew then that my life took a turn I felt strong and secure And with adhesive tape over my nose I felt almost demure Goodbye Sister Disco With your flashing trash lamps Goodbye Sister Disco And to your clubs and your tramps Goodbye Sister Disco My dancing's left you behind Goodbye, now you're solo Black plastic; deaf, dumb and blind Bye, goodbye Sister Disco, Now I go I go where the music where the music fits my soul And I, I will never let go, I'll never let go 'Til the echo of the street fight has dissolved I will choose nightmares and cold stormy seas I will take over your grief and disease I'll stay beside you and comfort your soul When you are lonely and broken and old Now I walk with a man in my face Ooh, a woman in my hair I've got you all lookin' out though my eyes My feet are a prayer Goodbye Sister Disco With your flashing trash lamps Goodbye Sister Disco And to your clubs and your tramps Goodbye Sister Disco My dancing's left you behind Goodbye, now you're solo Black plastic; deaf, dumb and blind Music Must Change Deep in the back of my mind is an unrealized sound Every feeling I get from the street says it soon could be found When I hear the cold lies of the pusher, I know it exists It's confirmed in the eyes of the kids, emphasized with their fists But the high has to rise from the low Like volcanoes explode through the snow The mosquito's sting brings a dream But the poison's derange The music must change For we're chewing a bone We soared like the sparrow hawk flied Then we dropped like a stone Like the tide and the waves Growing slowly in range Crushing mountains as old as the Earth So the music must change Sometimes at night, I wake up and my body's like ice The sound of the running wild stallion, the noise of the mice And I wondered if then I could hear into all of your dreams I realize now it was really the sound of your screams But death always leads into life But the street fighter swallows the knife Am I so crazy to feel that it's here prearranged? The music must change It's gets higher and higher Smouldering like leaves in the sun Then it bursts into fire Its rhythm grows strong It's so new and so strange Like bells in the clouds, then again The music must change But is this song so different? Am I doing it all again? It may have been done before But then music's an open door Deep in the back of my is an unrealized sound Every feeling I get from the street says it soon could be found When I hear the cold lies of the pusher, I know it exists It's confirmed in the eyes of the kids, emphasized with their fists But the high has to rise from the low Like volcanoes explode through the snow The mosquito's sting brings a dream But the poison's derange The music must change For we're chewing a bone We soared like the sparrow hawk flied Then we dropped like a stone Like the tide and the waves Growing slowly in range Crushing mountains as old as the Earth So the music must change Trick of the Light Wide awake in the middle of the night I wonder how she's feelin' Is it just a trick of the light Or is her ceiling peeling? She's sitting up in bed, shakin' her head At a copy of "True Confessions" Ooh, it must seem like a fairy tale To a woman of her profession But was I all right? (was I all right?) Did I take you to the height of ecstasy? Was I all right? (was I all right?) Did a shadow of emotion cross your face Or was it just another trick of the light? But was I all right? (was I all right?) Did I take you to the height of ecstasy? Was I all right? (was I all right?) Did a shadow of emotion cross your face Or was it just another trick of the light? Come on, tell me What's a nice girl like you doin' in a place like this? They don't make girls like you no more And I'd like to get to know you On closer terms than this But I guess you've heard it all before Lady of the night Won't you steal away with me? Lady of the night Won't you steal away with me? The money's lyin' on the floor, she looks at me Shakes her head and sighs Out of time, out the door Red light shinin' in my eyes But was I all right? (was I all right?) Did I take you to the height of ecstasy? Was I all right? (was I all right?) Did a shadow of emotion cross your face All right? But was I all right? All right? Guitar and Pen You're alone above the street somewhere Wondering how you'll ever count out there You can walk, you can talk, you can fight But inside you've got something to write In your hand you hold your only friend Never spend your guitar or your pen Your guitar or your pen Your guitar or your pen Your guitar or your pen Your guitar or your pen When you take up a pencil and sharpen it up When you're kicking the fence and still nothing will budge When the words are immobile until you sit down Never feel they're worth keeping, they're not easily found Then you know in some strange, unexplainable way You must really have something Jumping, thumping, fighting, hiding away Important to say When you sing through the verse and you end in a scream And you swear and you curse 'cause the rhyming ain't clean But it suddenly comes after years of delay You pick up your guitar, you can suddenly play When your fingers are bleeding and the knuckles are white Then you can be sure, you can open the door Get off of the floor tonight You have something to write When you want to complain, there's no one can stop you But when your music proclaims, there's no one can top you You are wearing you heart on your jumping feet You've got a head start away from the street But is that what you want, to be rich and be gone? Could be there's just one thing left in the end Your guitar and your pen When you sing to your mum, and you hum and you croon And she says that she'd like it "with more of a tune" And you smash your guitar at the end of the bed Then you stick it together and start writing again And you know that it won't be too long 'til your back To bring her some money, she's calling you "honey" Stashed in a bloody great sack In your Cadillac You're alone You're alone You're alone above the street somewhere Wondering how you'll ever count out there You can walk, you can talk, you can fight But inside you've got something to write In your hand you hold your only friend Never spend your guitar or your pen Your guitar or your pen X8 Never spend your guitar or your pen Love is Coming Down Surrounded by people A real heavy crowd But inside I still feel lonely now Should I get away From the high heels so proud Is there something different life can show me now First chance - I blew it, I better start it all again Second chance - Ooh, I knew it wouldn't be as easy as they said Third chance - I'm cut up, life's like a razor's edge Fourth chance - Ooh, I'm all shut up and I'm standing on the ledge And I'm goin' down (I'm goin' down) Goin' down (I'm goin' down) Goin' down (I'm goin' down) Ooh, down I'm not a loser But did I really win? Can I afford to go through it all again? I hope I don't sound As immature as I feel But when I get wise, I'll give you a call, my friend First chance - I blew it, I better start it all again Second chance - Ooh, I knew it wouldn't be as easy as they said Third chance - I'm cut up, life's like a razor's edge Fourth chance - I'm all shut up and I'm standing on the ledge Now I'm goin' down (I'm goin' down) Goin' down (I'm goin' down) Goin' down (I'm goin' down) Ooh, down (down) Love is coming down on me, ooh yeah Love is burning, teaching, turning out in me Love is coming down, down Down, down Down, down I'm not a loser But did I really win? I'm lookin' forward to doin' it all again Who Are You Who are you? Who, who, who, who? Who are you? Who, who, who, who? Who are you? Who, who, who, who? Who are you? Who, who, who, who? I woke up in a Soho doorway A policeman knew my name He said "You can go sleep at home tonight If you can get up and walk away" I staggered back to the underground And the breeze blew back my hair I remember throwin' punches around And preachin' from my chair chorus: Well, who are you? (Who are you? Who, who, who, who?) I really wanna know (Who are you? Who, who, who, who?) Tell me, who are you? (Who are you? Who, who, who, who?) 'Cause I really wanna know (Who are you? Who, who, who, who?) I took the tube back out of town Back to the Rollin' Pin I felt a little like a dying clown With a streak of Rin Tin Tin I stretched back and I hiccupped And looked back on my busy day Eleven hours in the Tin Pan God, there's got to be another way Who are you? Ooh wa ooh wa ooh wa ooh wa ... Who are you? Who, who, who, who? Who are you? Who, who, who, who? Who are you? Who, who, who, who? Who are you? Who, who, who, who? (chorus) I know there's a place you walked Where love falls from the trees My heart is like a broken cup I only feel right on my knees I spit out like a sewer hole Yet still recieve your kiss How can I measure up to anyone now After such a love as this? (chorus)
Face Dances You Better You Bet You better you better you bet. I call you on the telephone my voice too rough with cigarettes. I sometimes think I should just go home but I'm dealing with a memory that never forgets I love to hear you say my name especially when you say yes I got your body right now on my mind and I drunk myself b-lind to the sound of old T-Rex To the sound of old T-Rex - who's next? When I say I love you you say you better You better you better you bet When I say I need you you say you better You better you better you bet You better bet your life Or love will cut you like a knife I want those feeble minded axes overthrown I'm not into your passport picture I just like your nose You welcome me with open arms and open legs I know only fools have needs but this one never begs I don't really mind how much you love me A little is really alright When you say come over and spend the night Tonight When I say I love you you say you better You better you better you bet When I say I need you you say you better You better you better you bet You better bet your life Or love will cut you like a knife I lay on the bed with you We could make some book of records Your dog keeps licking my nose And chewing up all those letters Saying "you better" You better bet your life You better love me, all the time now You better shove me back into line now You better love me, all the time now You better shove me back into line now. I showed up late one night with a neon light for a visa But knowing I'm so eager to fight can't make letting me in any easier I know tha~t I been wearing crazy clothes and I look pretty crappy sometime But my body feels so good and I still sing a razor line everytime. And when it comes to all night living I know what I'm giving I've got it all down to a tee And it's free. When I say I love you you say you better You better you better you bet When I say I need you you say you better You better you better you bet You better bet your life Or love will cut you like a knife Don't Let Go The Coat I can't be held responsible for blown behaviour I lost all contact with my only saviour No-one locked me out because I failed to phone up I can't bear to live forever like a loner Don't let go the coat It's easy to be sad: when you lack a partner But how would I react to a broken heart now It ain't really true rock and roll unless I'm Hanging onto you and when I hold it next time I won't let go the coat I try to explain but you never understand it I need your body but I can't just demand it I won't let go like a stray at heel (Never let it out of your sight) Every lonely wife knows the way I feel (Don't let go tonight) Don't let go the coat Never let go the coat Your friends all pass for life is just a market But you have to finish everything you started So I live my life tearing down the runway Sure to get the hang of hanging in there someday Don't let go the coat Won't get no more chances - forget the war dances Go blind and hang on - don't try the slang son Never let go the coat. Cache Cache Did you ever sleep in a bear pit With apple cores and mice along Did you ever lay on ice and grit Or search for a place where the wind was gone Did you ever tramp up endless hills Past cosy homes with secret beds Did you ever dream of a suicide pill And wake up cold to the smell of bread Well I have slept there badly twice And shared my straw with scratchin mice Although you'll find some deep brown hair I'll tell you something for nothing There ain't no bears in there (cache cache) Not a single bear in there (cache cache) Did you ever have to make a draw For a hard wooden bench or a bed of stone Did you ever jemmy a stable door Or scare the horse to escape the snow Did you ever invade a neat little yard Wake up the children who hope for ghosts Did you ever cause their dogs to bark Their guests to curse their noisy hosts Don't jump in expectin fun Don't swagger in there with your elephant gun Don't enter the cage with wavin chairs Cos I'll tell you something for nothing There ain't no bears in there (cache cache) Not a single bear in there (cache cache) Did you ever pass the police at work And hope that they might take you in Did you ever wonder why music hurts When someone plays it aloof to sin Did you ever believe that a smile could cure A happy face keep you warm at night? Were you ever fooled by laughters lure Only to find that they laughed in spite? Chorus: (as above) Did you ever finally find a place A soft warm bed in a room of flowers And when you finally laid down your face You found you slept for a hundred hours A hundred hours. There ain't no bears in there (cache cache) The Quiet One Everybody calls me the quiet one You can see but you can't hear me Everybody calls me the quiet one You can try but you can't get near me I ain't never had the gift of gab But I can't talk with my eyes When words fail me you won't nail me My eyes can tell you lies Still waters run deep so be careful I don't drown you You've got nothing to hear I've got nothing to say Sticks and stones may break your bones But names can never down you It only takes two words to blow you away Everybody calls me the quiet one But you just don't understand You can't listen you won't hear me With your head stuck in the sand I ain't never had time for words that don't rhyme My headd is in a cloud I ain't quiet - everybody else is too loud Still waters run deep so be careful I don't drown you You've got nothing to hear I've got nothing to say Sticks and stones may break my bones But names can never down you It only takes two words to blow you away. Did You Steal My Money I wake up on broken glass But you left your number All the members of the cast Reckon I was lumbered Did you steal it Did you screw me Did you peel it Did you do me Are you out there Mr no-one Is my investment growing Sorry that I got so drunk But I wrote you a poem Did you search me Did you turn me over While I cold turkeyed On the sofa Did you steal my money How can we forgive a grievance Now that we all live with demons Did you know that poor old veteran That you kicked out of his bed Says that he cannot forget you But he does not wish you dead Leave his gold watch in reception He will keep the sixteen stitches in his head Did you steal his money Did you pinch my trainer football Say if you half inched it Thought I heard a female foot fall While I washed my kitchen Did you use me Why'd I trust you Why'd you abuse me I won't bust you Did you steal my lorry It fell right off my lorry Did you pinch my brasso Nick my gelt you asshole How Can You Do It Alone Saw a man about fifty or so He looked lonely but his eyes were bright He was walking up the Holland Park Road And I stopped him to ask for a light He practacally froze when I spoke But eased when he saw my cigarette Then I saw as he lit up my smoke Beneath his coat he was naked and wet With eyes full of shame For he knew that I knew He slumped to the wall with a moan I said "I know there's no name For what you go through But how can you do it alone." I crossed the street to the local newstore Flicked through some cheap magazines Beside me some schoolkid I saw Push some girlie mags down into his jeans The shop girl was watching amazed Asked me to call for the police. She screamed at his blushing young face And he escaped into the streets. With eyes full of shame etc. Do it alone, how can you do it alone, I need your help, so I can do it by myself. Do it alone, don't have to breathe down a phone I ain't got a clue, 'bout the things that you do But how...can you do it alone. How can you do it. Back at the flat my girl sat in the shower And wasn't too keen on me sharing She came out well after an hour And by that time I was past caring Some women it seems have the knack Of attaining that stars in their dreams They simply relax and lay back While people like us scratch our jeans. With eyes full of shame And I know it must show I slump - and I fall and I groan Will somebody explain What I need to know How can you do it alone. How can you do it. How can you do it without any help How can you do it all by yourself. Daily Records This could be suffering This could be pleasure I'm unaware of any difference My head is aging My balls are aching But I'm not looking for deliverence This could be letting on This could be highly cut I'm unaware of ~any difference One says it can't be done Then somebody does it - but I'm not watching for equivalents. I just don't quite know how to wear my hair no more No sooner cut it than they cut it even more Got to admit that I created private worlds Cold sex and booze don't impress my little girls Daily records Just want to be making daily records Try to avoid the bad news in the letters Just wanna be making records Play in - play out - fade in - fade out Making records day in - day out And they say it's just a stage in life But I know by now the problem is a stage And they say just take your time and it'll go away But I know by now I'm never gonna change I could be losing you I could be coming through I'm unaware of any difference You still support me now You love me anyhow And I am still under your influence We've had some years of hate But now we're in the eights I'm unaware of any difference I need you even more My money keeps me poor I'm still amazed at your omnipotence I look at baggy suits and leather capped with puke I look at Richmond married couples denim look I watch my kids grow up and ridicule the bunch~ When you are eleven the whole world's out to lunch Daily records Just wanna keep making daily records Can't exist no more in chains and fetters Just wanna keep making records Play in - play out - fade in - fade out Making records day in - day out Just wanna be making daily records. You You - you're wasting my time We're making music we're doing fine Then a slap in the face takes me back to the starting line You - your wasting my life You can't lose what you've already lost Your arms are open but your legs are crossed Save me - save me I'm going down for the third time Save me - save me Somebody throw me my next line Too hot for me to handle So cold I'm getting nowhere Pinch me to see if I'm sleeping Maybe it's only a nightmare You - why did it have to be you? Of all those girls I had to choose You win and I lose You - you with the poisonous eyes One look and I'm hooked One touch and my goose is cooked Save me - save me I'm going down for the third time Save me - save me Somebody throw me a life line Too late to change partners Too late you've got no chance Too late to change partners Too late to say I don't dance You - there's a name for girls like you You lead me on like a lamb to the slaughter Then you act like a fish out of water You - there's a name for girls like you You've coming on like a steam train Then you blow me away just like a hurricane Save me - save me I'm going down for the last time Save me - save me Somebody throw me a lifeline Save me I'm falling From the top of the page to the next line Save me I'm burning From tips of my toes to my hairline Too hot for me to handle So cold I'm getting nowhere Pinch me to see if I'm sleeping Maybe it's only a nightmare. Another Tricky Day You can't always get it When you really want it You can't always get it at all Just because there's space In your life it's a waste To spend your time why don't you wait for the call (Just gotta get used to it) We all get it in the end (Just gotta get used to it) We go down and we come up again (Just gotta get used to it) You irritate me my friend (This is no social crisis) This is you having fun (No crisis) Getting burned by the sun (This is true) This is no social crisis Just another tricky day for you You can always get higher Just because you aspire You could expire even knowing. Don't push the hands Just hang on to the band You can dance while your knowledge is growing (It could happen anytime) You can't expect to never cry (Patience is priceless) Not when you try to fly so high (Just stay on that line) Rock and roll will never die (This is no social crisis) etc. Another tricky day Another gently nagging pain What the papers say Just seems to bring down heavier rain The world seems in a spiral Life seems such a worthless title But break out and start a fire y'all It's all here on the vinyl (No crisis) etc. Repeat verse 1. (Just gotta get used to it) Gotta get used to waiting (Just gotta get used to it) You know how the ice is (Just gotta get used to it) It's thin where you're skating (This is no social crisis) etc. Just another tricky day for you fellah
It's Hard Athena Athena, I had no idea how much I'd need her In peaceful times I hold her close and I feed her My heart starts palpitating when I think my guess was wrong But I think I'll get along She's just a girl - she's a bomb Athena, all I ever want to do is please her My life has been so settled and she's the reason Just one word from her and my troubles are long gone But I think I'll get along She's just a girl - she's a bomb Just a girl just a girl Just a girl just a girl Just a girl just a girl She's just a girl Athena, my heart felt like a shattered glass in an acid bath I felt like one of those flattened ants you find on a crazy path I'd of topped myself to give her time she didn't need to ask Was I a suicidal psychopath? She's just a girl - she's a bomb Consumed, there was a beautiful white horse I saw on a dream stage He had a snake the size of a sewer pipe living in his rib cage I felt like a pickled priest who was being flambed You were requisitioned blondie She's just a girl - she's a bomb I'm happy, I'm ecstatic Just a girl just a girl Just a girl just a girl Just a girl just a girl She's just a girl Look into the face of a child Measure how long you smiled Before the memory claimed How long would children remain How long would children remain Athena, you picked me up by my lapels and screamed "leave her" It felt like waking up in heaven on an empty meter And now you're stuck with a castrated leader And I hate the creep, I didn't mean that She's a bomb I just said it She's a bomb I didn't mean it, please She's a bomb Athena, I had no idea how much I need her My life has been so settled and she's the reason Just one word from her and my troubles are long gone But I get along She's just a girl, she's a bomb She's just a girl, she's a bomb It's Your Turn Up here on the ledge I'm getting pushed to the edge People line up behind me to step into my shoes, Up here in the precipice I'm getting close to my nemesis People fighting each other to jump into my blues There's a young kid inside me somewhere He stays up all night, a vampire that never dies, With the blood and the moon in his eyes I hear his voice when I'm comin' down, Sleep is for fools, whe never see the sunrise, Who never get to live twice. I was a face in a magazine, When you were still playin' with your plasticine, Now you're doggin' my tail, ridin' the slipstream, You can take the fans and the enemies The little girls who squeeze and tease Then pass on their social disease, Go get your penicillin. I know you young and dumb, I know where you're comin' from. Don't know where you're goin' to, But I bin there same as you, You're running out of ideas, And new hats to try on. I know you middle age Same song, different page, I know what you're goin' through Made the same mistakes as you, All you want is some hope And a shoulder to cry on. There's a stranger inside me somewhere That shadow behind me, don't even look like me. An echoed apology. He's a wolf in sheep disguise, I wake up in places I don't even recognize, Pretender in paradise. It's your turn, step up and take it If you've got the guts to hang on You can make. C'mon, c'mon, come on, Ooooh take it! Cooks County People are suffering I'll say it again People are suffering I'll say it again People are suffering I'll say it again So remember when you're looking for trouble That trouble is already busy with weaker men People are hungry I'll say it again People are hungry I'll say it again People are hungry I'll say it again So don't you abuse that body It'll snap without assistance my friends The song goes on I'll sing again until the music enervates The song goes on The sting of pain will dull and finally fade away The song goes on Through centuries of history it reverberates The song goes on On curving comets track the music makes it way This song is so long It ends up where it begins People are lonely I'll say it again People are lonely I'll say it again People are lonely I'll say it again So don't let them run too far from home You'll be alone for sure on that you can depend People are bleeding I'll say it again People are bleeding I'll say it again People are bleeding I'll say it again So put away that switchblade knife Tighten up the knot that'll help this bloodshed end The song goes on - the song goes on This song Is so long It ends up where it begins. People are suffering I'll say it again and again People are hungry I'll say it again and again People are lonely I'll say it again and again. It's Hard Any tough can fight - few can play Any fool can fall - few can lay Any stud can reproduce - few can please Anyone can pay - few can lease It's hard (It's a hard hard hand to hold It's a hard land to control) Any man can claim - few can find Any girl can blink - few can lie Anyone can promise - few can raise Anyone can try - but a few can stay Any brain can hide - few can stand Any kid can fly - few can land Any gang can scatter - few can form Any kid can chatter - few can inform It's hard - It's very very very very hard - so very hard It's hard (It's a hard hard hand to hold It's a hard land to control) Any soul can sleep - few can die Any wimp can weep - few can cry Everyone complains - few can state Anyone can stop - few can wait It's hard - It's very very very very hard - so hard Anyone can do anything if they hold the right card So I'm thinking about my life now I'm thinking very hard Deal me another hand Lord, this one's very hard Deal me another hand Lord, this one's very hard Dangerous Can you feel it? watching you in the darkness Touching you like a sickness Fear is taking control, The beach head is the street. In the gutter lies defeat. Fear is the key to your soul That makes you dangerous So dangerous to yourself Can you feel it in the shadows? Watching you, touching you, Can you feel it in the shadows? Watching you, touching you Changing you into a mad dog. Howling at the moon. And you're so far out of tune Better learn how to sing. Fences, we put up our defences. Then we come to our senses. It may keep them out But it keeps us in And that makes us dangerous We're all dangerous to ourselves This is a jungle, not illusion, Jungle city, in confusion, We are the next step in evolution, The new stone age, revolution. Back to the stone age, constitution No solution Can you feel it in the shadows? Watching you, touching you, Can you feel it in the shadows? Follow you, swallow you. Can you feel it? Fear is the key. Can you feel it? Fear is the key. Can you feel it? Can you feel it? Fear is the key to your soul. Eminence Front The 1 shines And people forget The spray flies as the speedboat glides And people forget Forget they're hiding The girls smile And people forget The snow packs as the skier tracks And people forget Forget they're hiding. Behind an eminence front Eminence front - It's a put on. Come on join the party Dress to kill Won't you come and join the party Dress to kill. The drinks flow People forget That big wheel spins, the hair thins People forget Forget they're hiding The news slows People forget The shares crash, hopes are dashed People forget Forget they're hiding. Behind an eminence front Eminence front - it's a put on Come on join the party Dress to Come on join the party Dress to Come on join the party Dress to Come on join the party Dress to kill Dress yourself, dressed to kill. I've Known No War I've known no war And if I ever do I won't know for sure Who'll be fighting whom For the soldiers lonely tomb Now opens as soon as the referee's gun starts to roar I'll know no war Galbraith took his pen To break down the men Of the German army defeated On the nineteenth day Of a spring day in May Albert Speer was deleted And as soon as the battle was over I was born in victorious clover And I've never been shot at or gassed Never tortured or stabbed And I'm sure - I'll never know war I know I'll never know war And if I ever do The glimpse will be short Fireball in the sky No front line battle cries Can be heard and the button is pushed By a soul that's been bought I'll know no war In and out of reach loft The medals are lost They belong to a lone broken sailor His provinces now Are the bars of the town His songs and his poems of failure For his grandchildren can't see the glory And his own kids are bored with the story But for him they'd have burned behind netting >From the brink they were grabbed And I'm sure I'll never know war I've known no war And if I ever do I won't know for sure Who'll be fighting whom For the soldiers lonely tomb Now opens as soon as the referee's gun starts to roar I'll know no war War - I've known no war I'll never know war And if I ever know it The glimpse will be short Fireball in the sky No front line battle cries Can be heard as the button is pushed by a soul that's been bought And the armies remaining will judge without people or courts And there's no point pretending that knowing will help us abort I'll know no war One Life's Enough There's a scene Indelible, it hangs before my eyes In our teens, incredibly Together with no ties. That was a life enough for me One life's enough for me. Throw back your heard Let yout body curve Into the long grass of the bed Pull me down into your hair And I'll push and swerve As we both gasp in the evening air Yeah Throw back your head Ley your body curve into the long grass of the bed Pull me down into your hair And I'll push and swerve As we both gasp in the evening air One At A Time One at a time Always ready to fight over the little things One at a time, she's Always ready to fight over the little things. She's going crazy and the table starts shakin', She's been abusin' her body again Her vision gets hazy and the bottles start breakin' She's been seeing that man again. If you want her, you can keep her 'Cos I can only handle one at a time, You can take her. I've got someone waitin' in line And I'd like to But I can only handle one at a time One at a time. I found out she's continually cheatin' She insists, she so innocent. So I stayed out at another late meeting And she waited up for another arguement. If you want her, you can keep her 'Cos I can only handle one at a time, You can take her. I've got someone waitin' in line And I'd like to But I can only handle one at a time One at a time. I'm moving on to something better, There must be something better than this, She's got me so confused As to who's being used Call her up right away You've got her number And I promise not to pick up the phone You can pick her up in your clapped out Humber I just hope it can get you home If you want her, you can keep her 'Cos I can only handle one at a time, You can take her. I've got someone waitin' in line And I'd like to But I can only handle one at a time One at a time. Why Did I Fall For That The streets of the future littered with remains Of both the fools and the so called brains The whole prediction is enough to kill But only God knows if it won't or it will Nobody knows why we fell so flat Some silly creature said we'd never crack Most would just survive and then bounce back But the rest are crying "Why'd I fall for that crap" Why did I fall for that? So many rash promises sincerly made By people who believed that we were being saved They made us all believe that we were acting white But the truth is we've forgotten how we used to fight Nobody knows why we fell so flat We're impotent and neutered like whining cats We've found the piper but we've lost the rats But the kids are crying "Why'd I fall for that dad?" Why did you fall? It never rains under my umbrella Four minutes to midnight on a sunny day Maybe if we smile the clock'll fade away Maybe we can force the hands to just reverse Maybe a word, maybe maybe is a curse Nobody knows why we fell so flat We've never been taught to fight or to face up to facts We simply believe that we'd remain intact But history is asking why did you fall for that Why did you fall? Why did I fall for that Why did I fall for that Why did I fall for that A Man Is A Man You talk about crazy affairs You talk about your life as though it mattered You get attention 'cos you block the stairs Bragging about some bottles you have shattered Well I met a man who really lives He really does it all But what really matters is the heart he gives He makes your talk seem small When a man is a man He doesn't act to a plan He don't have to perform like John Wayne in some B feature flick A man is a man When he can offer his hand Not afraid of appearing insane if he can't break a brick I know a man who's a man Can't you sometimes crack a smile Do you think if you did we would run and tell I know one day your big villian style Will collapse as they turn the key in the door of your cell I know a man who was once like you But he opened his heart No one is really bad right through He's just another part When a man is a man And he drinks 'til he's canned He can drop to the floor, he can weep, we won't ask the price A man is a man He can fall he can stand We won't love him more if he keeps his soul on the ice I know a man who's a man Every one of us is looking for fame He's a looker He's a dresser He's a genius under pressure I know a man who could tighten your rein He's a father He's a brother He's a rock He's a lover He's a man he's a man He doesn't act to a plan He don't have to get hitched to a train in some muscle beach trick A man is a man When he can offer his hand Not afraid of apprearing insane if he can't break a brick Be a man who's a man Cry If You Want Once it was just innocence Brash ideas and insolence But you will never get away With the things you say today But you can try if you want Dont' you get embarrassed when you read the precious things you said Many many years ago when life appeared rosy red No one ever shared your bed Nothing ever filled your head Except yourself and little Ted And scary dreams that you were dead. Don't you want to hide your face When going through your teenage books And read the kind of crap you wrote About "Ban the Bomb" and city crooks Think about how long it took To get over that sudden "Yuk" When in the mirror you would look Well now my son you're well in stook Cry if you want Cry if you want Didn't you writh in anger when you saw the man in his big car Didn't you drive a banger and a gallon didn't get you far Should have been a famous star But that ain't what you really are You could shout your last harrah While they are propping up the bar Maybe things were better then Before you led a promised life Rash commitements and heavy raps and left wing spiel all compromised You fall in love with other's wives Drive 'em nuts with empty lies Angry 'cos you lost the prize Forgot the color of their eyes. Cry if you want Cry if you want Let your tears flow Let your past go Don't you get embarrassed when you think about the way you were Yesterday the day before when you were young with much to learn Aren't you glad it's your last term No more acting lowly worm You can make the suckers squirm When you tell them how much you earn Don't you feel ashamed at all the bitterness you keep inside Does your ego save your face "I had a go - I really tried" Now you know your leaders lied Does it stop you acting snide Or are you still a boy that cried Tears now surely long since dried. Cry if you want Cry if you want
Endless Wire
Fragments Are we breathing out Or breathing in Are we leaving life Or moving in Exploding out Imploding in Ingrained in good Or stained in sin Are we breathing out Or breathing in Are we leaving life Or moving in Are we breathing out Or breathing in Are we breathing in We are a billion fragments Exploding outward Like broken glass, we damage Even in defeat We are tiny pieces Falling now and settling Like snowflake crystal Building on the city street Snowflakes falling Snowflakes falling Snowflakes falling Snowflakes falling Are we the parts Are we the whole Are we the thoughts Are we the soul The parts of me And this is true The parts of me Belong to you Are we breathing out Or breathing in Are we leaving life Or moving in Exploding out Imploding in Ingrained in good Or stained in sin Are we the parts Are we the whole Are we the thoughts Are we the soul The parts of me And this is true The parts of me The parts of you Belong to you And you And you And you...
A Man In A Purple Dress How dare you wear robes and reside How dare you cover your head to hide Your face from God How dare you smile from behind your beard To hide the fact that your hearts are feared And wave your rod How dare you be the one to assess Me in this godforsaken mess You, a man in a purple dress A man in a purple dress When you place your frown Between my God and prayer However grand your crown Or dignified your hair Men above men all prats In your high hats You priest, you mullah so high You pope, you wise rabbi You're invisible to me Like vapour from the sea I lovingly mock you noble lords We all dress up to grand awards I do that as well I dare condemn your fashion sense At least you're not astride the fence That wouldn't sell But I will deliver this address Your souls conditioned don't impress You, a man in a purple dress A man in a purple dress
Mike Post Theme
We're not strong enough We're not young enough We're not alone enough, or cold enough Emotionally we're not even old enough Late at night, we're in a video-game dream There is no lover in this numbered scene We summon every childhood ghost we've seen Then suddenly we hear that Mike Post theme Everything is all right (bong de bong) We've prayed today (la-da-da-da-dah) Everything is OK (bong de bong) We've played today Late at night on the underground train Through endless suburbs in endless pain Then deep in the tunnel under the London rain Suddenly we hear Mike Post again Everything is all right (bong de bong) We've prayed today (la-da-da-da-dah) If there really is a God (bong de bong) We should be laid today We watch those films That make men cry Young lovers kiss Then fight and die We start to yearn We climb the vine We have to face The truth some time We're not strong enough We're not young enough We're not alone enough, not cold enough Emotionally we're not even old enough For love... But late at night we find the racing tame We're faced with women and a reality game We feel alive; we feel new and blind We're having Mike Post in the air this time Everything is all right (bong de bong) We've prayed today (la-da-da-da-dah) If there really is a God (bong de bong) We should get laid today There comes a time in every little punk's life When he has to write a song for his common-law wife We make our women wait until they wanna scream But we can always whistle that Mike Post theme Everything is all right (bong de bong) We've prayed today (la-da-da-da-dah) If there really is a God (bong de bong) We should get laid today We watch those films That make men cry Young lovers kiss Then fight and die We start to yearn We climb the vine We have to face The truth sometime
In The Ether In the ether I hang suspended I wait for you And I know you're near In this high heaven My world's upended I feel no passion I feel no fear I'm dizzy with love But you never appear In the gloom of this room Of this cell down here I know this place Isn't truly real And that like my love It expands and sprays The light will find me Will bend toward me Yet I'm marooned In a billion days I'm drunk with you And I can't explain Who or where I am Or how I'm in pain Rocking and rocking me Rhythm is shocking me Just like a child in your fist You are knocking me Rocking and rocking Autistic, caged I am Rocking and rocking And rocking enraged I am drunk with you And I can't explain Who or where I am Or how I'm in pain In the ether In the ether In the ether I wait for you Hanging in this mist That I know's unreal There is nothing there There's no you, no me Even though it's crazy I still appeal This is heavenly hell I appear insane I have no idea Who there is to blame
Black Widow's Eyes You jumped out of an alley With surprise in your black widow's eyes I was prepared to be unprepared Been preparing for lights I fell right in love with you Into a thousand parts I blew I fell right in love with you I was caught in a corner He recoiled from a broken romance Taking breath after once undead I had a firm grip on my pants I fell right in love with you Through a hundred hearts you flew I fell right in love with you Strange that when infatuation calls We think that we've got real love in our life It pumps like the pressure in a station hall As the express train thunders on by I fell right in love with you As the blood came blowing through I fell right in love with you Across the room I saw your eyes Black window looking back at me You held a gun As children cried You touched some wires They shattered me I was blown into a blue There'd been nothing I could do I fell right in love with you I rose up to the station Smelt your scent by the door You stood waiting so patient Just one wait, then no more I fell right in love with you There'd been nothing I could do I fell right in love with you Across the room I saw your eyes Black window looking back at me You held a gun As children cried You touched some wires They shattered me
Two Thousand Years Two thousand years Two thousand years Two thousand years Two thousand years Have I waited To ask if I have loved you To know if I have served you To find if I've obeyed you To know if I've betrayed you Two thousand years Two thousand years Two thousand years Two thousand years Two thousand years Have I waited Then find I can't be perfect Not even a perfect snake To know that we are hated You suffer for my sake Two thousand years Two thousand years Two thousand years Two thousand years Have I waited And so I have a chance to love As you intended You really lived and died for me Is the waiting really ended Two thousand years Long, long years Long, long, long, long years I have waited Two thousand long, long years Two thousand long, long years Two thousand long, long years Two thousand long, long years Two thousand long, long years Two thousand long, long years
God Speaks Of Marty Robbins And when the world began I'd been asleep forever I opened one eye 'Twas then it was I Got the whim to wake And when the weight of space Rolled like it was an ocean One became one Father and son Watched the sunrise break And as the ocean warmed And from this dream we woke One sang to greet the dawn One pursed his lips and spoke Wake up and hear the music Wake up and hear the music play Wake up and hear the music Wake up and hear what the people say I heard the heavens sing Predicting Marty Robbins I knew I'd find Music and time Were the perfect plan I watched my son sail on A little ship a-bobbin' I had to grow I needed to know Exactly who I am And as the ocean warmed And from this dream we woke One sang to greet the dawn One pursed his lips and spoke Wake up and hear the music Wake up and hear the music play Wake up and hear the music Wake up and hear what the people say Wake up and hear the music Wake up and hear the music play Wake up and hear the music Wake up and hear what the people say
It's Not Enough It's not enough Whatever you give A little bit more You always need A little more man A little more seed It's not enough It's not enough Whatever I give It's never enough I gave you cash I gave you love All that I heard Was "It's not enough" I work so hard It gets so tough Whatever I give Never feels like enough It's not enough It's not enough Whatever I give It's never enough When I'm on my knees I keep taking your stuff Make sure that you know It's never enough You said you'd go as far As to turn to my friend Who once warned me of you Said you'd hasten my end Because I have lent Every ounce of my juice My essence is spent You'll always want A little more pink I'll always need A little more ink It's not enough It's not enough Whatever I give It's never enough However I praise However I puff Though you may smile It won't be enough Right at the end When I start to bluff An' the lift's going down An' I start acting tough It's not enough It's not enough Whatever I give It's never enough I'll find someone else To finish filling me up I'll smile and admit You were never quite enough Like Brigitte Bardot In Godard's “Le Mépris” I can't love you enough To make you complete You appear in my dreams With some new courtier You need me there to see What you need to convey It's not enough It's not enough Whatever I give It'll never be enough No hysterical scene You will never play rough I'm the one who will scream But it won't be enough It's never enough It's never enough It's not enough It's not enough Whatever I give It'll never be enough I'll never hold you How can I scold you It's not enough It's not enough Whatever I give It'll never be enough
You Stand By Me When I'm in trouble You stand by me When I see double You stand by me You take my side Against those who lied You take my side Gimme back my pride When I been losing You stand by me When I’ve been boozing You stand by me You take my side Against those who lied You take my side Gimme back my pride I suppose I could make it all my own I know I'd arrive all skin and all bone You are the strongest back I've ever known You carried me, carried me, carried me You carried me home When I'm crying You stand by me When I am dying You stand by me
Sound Round I'm young in my camper van The world feels old and new I fear the future man As I take in the view Don't know where to head now Give up Go back My friends are all dead now Or stifled in the sack Sound round, Feel the ground Feel the pulse We have found Breathe in Feel the spin Where's the dream That we were in Sound round, Feel the ground Feel the pulse We have found
Pick Up The Peace Now I'm in the ether Look down at time I see three children Prepare to walk the line I see them older When life is done I was a loser At the game they won Come on let's try To pick up the peace You and I On our hands and knees Come on let's try To touch the Fleece Come on let's try To pick up the peace How do old people forget That the wars we've seen Are about me longing for you You longing for me
Unholy Trinity Three kids from the neighbourhood Three different lives Three different ways to be The identical smiles We're not the same But we can talk We kiss and link our arms We take a walk We watch the tide ever way Carry our ides through the sea We hear the music Remember being free We are unholy trinity And love forever But we are the sea We are the ocean We are the free We are unholy trinity Trilby's Piano Your mother loves her brother But her brother loves his lover And his lover is my cover My one and only other - my angel My angel Trilby Who said I will be What I should still be Genius would fill me - she loves Hymie Only one Hymie No one else on earth could ever blind me - like this Or even find me - such bliss If you were gone You'd still be here Only one Hymie Why can't they see that life excites me This boy ignites me His family fights me But he's still here Only one Hymie... Endless Wire We found this pile of paper Written by that ether man He hatched a mad old caper He had a mad old plan He'd turn us into music He'd show us to our portals He gathered wire and angels To entertain immortals Out on the endless wire Fragments Of Fragments Are we breathing out Or breathing in Are we leaving life Or moving on Are we breathing out Or breathing in Are we breathing in We are tiny pieces Falling now and settling Like snowflake crystal Building on the city street Snowflakes falling Snowflakes falling Snowflakes falling Snowflakes falling Are we the parts Are we the whole Are we the thoughts Are we the soul The parts of me And this is true The parts of me Belong to you Breathing out Breathing in Breathing out Breathing in Breathing out Breathing in Belong to you And you And you And you... We Got A Hit We got our folks together We broke down barriers We found a dream to dream We were the carriers We got rich and famous Papers at our door We talked a load of crap They wanted more We got a hit They Made My Dream Come True People died where I performed People cried when Glass deformed Shots rang out as the singer yawned The band played on until the dawn Lies and drunks and drugs and fools Tricks and stunts disguise the tools Was the victim dead, was the blood in pools Was this not part of show-biz rules? They made my dream come true Mirror Door If you don't hear me, how can I tell you If you don't listen, why should I speak If you're indifferent, how can I reach you Just 'cause you're angry don't assume I'm weak Howling Wolf, and old Link Wray Dave Van Ronk and Doris Day Bobby Darin, Brownie McGhee Elvis, Buddy and Eddie C. Music makes me, makes me strong Strong vibrations, make me long Long for a place where I belong You will find me in this song. Who will walk through the mirror door Will there be music, or will there be war Will we be rich, or will we be poor Who will walk through the mirror door Who will walk through the mirror door Will there be music, or will there be war Will we be rich, or will we be poor Who will walk through the mirror door A thousand angels, a million children Fire and fear in a suicide eye Golden stairway to a Zeppelin heaven Rolling thunder under New York sky Frank 'n' Ella, Ray 'What'd I Say' Johnny Cash and Johnnie Ray Amadeus and Ludwig Van Henry, Johann and the doo dah band. We are here in celebration This music's gonna make us strong We climb up high, to the golden station Curtis Mayfield ain't waiting long (Get on board...) Who will walk through the mirror door Will there be music, or will there be war Will we be rich, or will we be poor Who will walk through the mirror door Who will walk through the mirror door Will there be music, or will there be war Will we be rich, or will we be poor Who will walk through the mirror door Howling Wolf, and old Link Wray Dave Van Ronk and Doris Day Bobby Darin, Brownie McGhee Elvis, Buddy and Eddie C. Frank 'n' Ella, Ray 'What'd I Say' Johnny Cash and Johnnie Ray Amadeus and Ludwig Van Henry, Johann and the doo dah band. Keep on climbing Tea & Theatre Will you have some tea At the theatre with me We did it all Didn't we Jumped every wall Instinctively Unravelled codes Ingeniously Wired all the roads So seamlessly We made it work But one of us failed That makes it so sad A great dream derailed One of us - gone One of us - mad One of us - me All of us sad All of us sad Lean on my shoulder now This story is done It's getting colder now A thousand songs Still smoulder now We play them as one We're older now All of us sad All of us free Before we walk from this stage Two of us Will you have some tea Will you have some tea At the theatre with me
We Got a Hit
( Extended Version )
We got our folks together We broke down barriers We found a dream to dream We were the carriers We got rich and famous Papers at our door We talked a load of crap They just wanted more We got a hit Good news, we got a hit We got a hit Good news, we got a hit We got a hit We got a hit…We got our folks together We broke down barriers We found a dream to dream We were the carriers We got a hit Good news, we got a hit We got a hit Good news Hit They made my dream come true They made my dream come true They made my dream come true They made my dream come true We came under pressure We need time to fly Inside the cause of treasure There was an evil lie We were bruised and battered We were bound and taped We were nude and shattered We’d been coldly raped
( Extended Version ) We found this pile of paper Written by that ether man He hatched a mad old caper He had a mad old plan He'd turn us into music He'd show us to our portals He gathered wire and angels To entertain immortals Out on the endless, endless Out on the endless wire Out on the endless, endless Out on the endless, endless Endless, endless wire We found hope and fire A door with out a key Across the endless wire ‘Cross electronic sea He'd turn us into music He'd show us to our portals He gathered wire and angels To entertain immortals Out on the endless, endless Out on the endless wire Out on the endless, endless Out on the endless, endless Endless, endless wire Out on the endless, endless Out on the endless wire Out on the endless, endless Out on the endless, endless Endless, endless wire….
Non Albums Tracks
Anytime You Want Me Anytime anytime anytime anytime you want me, Come on back, come on home. Ran away and left me alone in this empty place, Anywhere I go, whoa whoa, all I see is your sweet face, Though my pain keeps on growing, There's one thing, baby, you should be knowing... Anytime you want me (come on back), Anytime you want me (come on back), Anytime you want me (come on back, whoa yeah). Tried to make you happy the very best I could, Anything you wanted, whoa whoa, just like a good man should, Even though you did me wrong, I'll be waiting no matter how long... Anytime you want me (I'll be here), Anytime you want me (I promise I'll be here, baby), Anytime you want me (I'll be by your side, whoa yeah). Said I'll forgive you for everything in the past, All I need is one more chance, I know, I know it will last. Now you heard my story, know just what's on my mind, Tired of being lonely, whoa whoa, I've had my share of crying, Without you I can't go on, I'll be waiting no matter how long... Anytime you want me (anytime you want me), Anytime you want me (anytime you need me), Anytime you want me (anytime you want me now), Oh oh oh, anytime you want me. Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere I can go anyway, way I choose I can live anyhow, win or lose I can go anywhere, for something new Anyway, anyhow, anywhere I choose I can do anything, right or wrong I can talk anyhow, and get along Don't care anyway, I never lose Anyway, anyhow, anywhere I choose Nothing gets in my way Not even locked doors Don't follow the lines That been laid before I get along anyway I dare Anyway, anyhow, anywhere I can go anyway, way I choose I can live anyhow, win or lose I can go anywhere, for something new Anyway, anyhow, anywhere I choose Anyway Anyway I choose, yeah Anyway I wanna go, I wanna go 'n do it myself, Do it myself Do it myself, yeah Anyway, way I choose Anyway I choose Yeah, yeah Ain't never gonna lose the way I choose The way I choose The way I choose Bald Headed Woman Yeah I don't want no bald headed woman, It'll make me mean yeah lord it'll make me mean, Yeah I don't want no bald headed woman, It'll make me mean yeah lord it'll make me mean. Yeah I don't want no sugar in my coffee, It'll make me mean yeah lord it'll make me mean, Yeah I don't want no sugar in my coffee, It'll make me mean yeah lord it'll make me mean. Yeah I'm traveling on a bald headed mountain, I've done my time, I've done my time, Yeah I've been traveling them bald headed mountains, I've done my time, I've done my time, I said I've done my time, I done my time. I said I've done my time now yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah, I've done my time yeah, I've done my time yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah. Don't want no bald headed woman baby, Yeah gonna make me mean, make me mean, I don't want no bald headed woman, That's gonna gonna make me mean make me mean now, Don't want no sugar in my coffee, Gonna make me mean, make me mean, Don't want no sugar in my coffee, Gonna make me mean, make me mean. Barbara Ann Ba ba ba, ba Barbara Ann, Ba ba ba, ba Barbara Ann, Barbara Ann, take my hand, Barbara Ann You've got me rockin' and a'rollin' Rockin' and a'reelin' Barbara Ann I went to a dance Looking for romance Saw Barbara Ann so I thought I'd take a chance With Barbara Ann, Barbara Ann You've got me rockin' and a'rollin' Rockin' and a'reelin' Barbara Ann Tried Mary Lou, Tried Peggy Sue, Tried Freddie too But I knew she wouldn't do Like Barbara Ann, Barbara Ann You've got me rockin' and a'rollin' Rockin' and a'reelin' Barbara Ann Barbara Ann, Barbara Ann... Batman Batman Batman Batman Batman [etc.] Bucket T Bucket bucket T T, bucket T bucket T, Bucket bucket T T, bucket T bucket T, Bucket bucket T T, bucket T bucket T, Found her in a barn in Tennessee I paid five bucks for my Bucket T Took me three years of sweat and blood To clean off all that Tennessee mud chorus: My Bucket T (Bucket T) Bucket T (Bucket T) My Bucket T (Bucket T) My Bucket T (Bucket T) T T T... Bucket bucket bucket... Cruise down the street in front of school I wanna rev it up but I gotta be cool Drivin' down the road I'll get my kicks A'poppin' the clutch and a'slippin' the sticks [chorus] I was right, too, she's first in her class There's nothing on the freeway she don't pass All the girls want to take a ride with me But there's only one seat in my Bucket T [chorus] Daddy Rolling Stone Girl you think you've had loving, Girl you think you've had fun, Girl you ain't a seen nothin' 'til I come along. I'm a daddy, I'm a daddy, I'm a daddy, Yeah I'm a daddy daddy I'm daddy rolling stone. I got a friend named Cody, He's got a girl named Chris, I'm gonna steal that girl though he's twice my size, 'Cause I know how to do it like this. I'm a daddy, I'm a daddy, I'm a daddy, Yeah I'm a daddy daddy I'm daddy rolling stone, I'm daddy rolling stone, I'm daddy rolling stone, Daddy rolling stone, call me daddy rolling stone. I said I got a friend named Cody, He's got a girl named Chris, I'm gonna steal that girl though he's twice my size, 'Cause I know how to do it like this. I'm a daddy, I'm a daddy, I'm a daddy, daddy, I'm daddy rolling stone, I'm daddy rolling stone, Just call me daddy rolling stone dear, Long hair long nose, daddy rolling stone. Here 'Tis Whoa, whoa, whoa (whoa, whoa, whoa), I said whoa, whoa, whoa (whoa, whoa, whoa), I love my baby (whoa, whoa, whoa), Yeah, my baby love me (whoa, whoa, whoa), And now when we get together (whoa, whoa, whoa), Yeah, how happy we could be (whoa, whoa, whoa). And I say all day (whoa, whoa, whoa), Yeah, I said all night (whoa, whoa, whoa), The reason well I'm so happy (whoa, whoa, whoa), Yeah, my baby treated me right (whoa, whoa, whoa), Yeah, I sayin' all night long (whoa, whoa, whoa), Yeah, I said all night long (whoa, whoa, whoa). Said all day (whoa, whoa, whoa), Yeah, I said all night too (whoa, whoa, whoa), And now when we get together, baby (whoa, whoa, whoa), Yeah, no tellin' what we might do (whoa, whoa, whoa), Yeah, I said all night long (whoa, whoa, whoa), And I said all night long (whoa, whoa, whoa). And now, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa (whoa, whoa, whoa), And I say whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa (whoa, whoa, whoa). I Can't Explain Got a feeling inside (Can't explain) It's a certain kind (Can't explain) I feel hot and cold (Can't explain) Yeah, down in my soul, yeah (Can't explain) I said ... (Can't explain) I'm feeling good now, yeah, but (Can't explain) Dizzy in the head and I'm feeling blue The things you've said, well, maybe they're true I'm gettin' funny dreams again and again I know what it means, but Can't explain I think it's love Try to say it to you When I feel blue But I can't explain (Can't explain) Yeah, hear what I'm saying, girl (Can't explain) Dizzy in the head and I'm feeling bad The things you've said have got me real mad I'm gettin' funny dreams again and again I know what it means but Can't explain I think it's love Try to say it to you When I feel blue But I can't explain (Can't explain) Forgive me one more time, now (Can't explain) I said I can't explain, yeah You drive me our ot my mind Yeah, I'm the worrying kind, babe I said I can't explain I'm A Boy One girl was called Jean Marie Another little girl was Felicity Another little girl was Sally Joy The other was me, and I'm a boy My name is Bill, and I'm a head case They practice making up on my face Yeah, I feel lucky if I get trousers to wear Spend evenings taking hairpins from my hair chorus: I'm a boy, I'm a boy But my ma won't admit it I'm a boy, I'm a boy But if I say I am, I get it Put your frock on, Jean Marie Plait your hair, Felicity Paint your nails, little Sally Joy Put this wig on, little boy chorus Wanna play cricket on the green Ride my bike across the street Cut myself and see my blood Wanna come home all covered in mud chorus I'm the Face I'm the face baby, is that clear, I'm the face baby, is that clear, I'm the face if you want it, I'm the face if you want it, dear, All the others are third class tickets by me, baby, is that clear. I'm the big wheel baby, won't you roll with me, I'm the big wheel baby, won't you roll with me, So many cats down the scene, honey, ????? hardly see. Wear ivy league jackets, white buckskin shoes, I wear ivy league jackets, white buckskin shoes, So many tickets down the scene honey, They're like to blow a fuse. I'm the face baby, is that clear, I'm the face baby, is that clear, I'm the face if you want it, I'm the face if you want it, dear, All the others are third class tickets by me baby, is that clear. In the City Come along Into the city Where the girls are pretty And you can't go wrong Take your time No need to hurry Don't have to worry Cause it won't take long Well you can surf in the city You can swim in the pools Do anything you want Because there ain't no rules Drive your super-stock carbur to the long highway And you can drag. In the city in the falling right The kids are hip and they can dance all night In the city all the girls are pretty and they go... Come along Into the city Where the girls are pretty And you can't go wrong Well you can surf in the city You can swim in the pools Do anything you want Because there ain't no rules Drive your super-stock carbur to the long highway And you can drag. In the city in the falling right The kids are hip and they can dance all night In the city all the girls are pretty and they go... In the city, into the city... I've Been Away I've been away so long Wonder where I went wrong Spent my last years in a cell Never ever go away again I've been so sad and lonely Never ever ever gonna go away again It's a waste of time doing time When you dind't commit a crime It wasn't me it was my brother Bill And I'd have to tell never gonna speak to Bill again He's made me sad and lonely Never ever gonna speak to brother Bill again It was no use, they put my brother on the jury He bribed the others 'cause he owns the local brewery They let me out today Brother Bill's gonna pay No one's ever gonna speak to Bill again Never ever gonna speak to Bill again He'll be too cold and bony Never ever gonna go away again Never ever gonna go away again Never ever gonna go away again Leaving Here Hey, fellas, have you heard the news, Yeah, the women in this town have been misused, Yeah, I seen it all in my dreams last night, Girls leaving this town 'cause you don't treat 'em right. Oh, take a train (take a train), fly by plane (fly by plane), Yeah, gettin' tired (gettin' tired), sick and tired (sick and tired). All you fellas better change your ways, Yeah, leaving this town in a matter of days, Girls are good, you better treat 'em true, I seen fellas running around with someone new. Gettin' tired (gettin' tired), sick and tired (sick and tired), Yeah, leavin' here (leavin' here), leavin' here (leavin' here), I said leavin' here, yeah yeah yeah, don't want to leave all here, Be a while, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah. The love of a women is a wonderful thing (oh yeah), Yeah, the way you treat 'em is a crying shame (oh yeah), I tell you, fella, yeah, it won't be long (oh yeah), Yeah, before these women they all have gone (oh yeah). Yeah, gettin' tired (gettin' tired), sick and tired (sick and tired), Yeah, take a train (take a train), fly by plane (fly by plane), Yeah, gonna leavin' here, yeah leavin' here, Yeah, leavin' here, ya gonna leave all here now, Baby baby baby, please don't leave here. Lubie (Come Back Home) I said I, I left my wife and child (Lubie come back home), And lord my conscience is about to drive me wild (Lubie come back home), A little voice inside my head goes on and on (Lubie come back home), Said Lubie Lubie you better go back home. I said I, I thought I'd make it by myself (Lubie come back home), And now my baby she got my heart dropped on a shelf (Lubie come back home), I said I, I still you're my baby now (Lubie come back home), Said Lubie Lubie you better go back home. You better go on home (Lubie come back home), I said yeah Lubie go on home (Lubie come back home), I said you better go home girl, Ah yeah you go home. Go on home home home home home home, Yeah Lubie go on home home home home home home, Yeah Lubie go on home home home home home home, Little bit soft, everybody go soft, Go on home to see my baby, Yeah you know that she loves you daddy like crazy. I say my misses I'm gonna stay what I'm gonna do, Gonna buy you a monkey and a new dog too yeah, The guys have got yeah to get 'em to see my baby, A little bit louder, everybody go on go louder, yeah yeah yeah yeah. Now Lubie where you been, I said I, I left my wife and child (Lubie come back home), And lord my conscience is about to drive me wild (Lubie come back home), A little voice inside my head goes on and on (Lubie come back home), Said Lubie Lubie you better go back home. You better go on home (Lubie go back home), I said yeah Lubie go on home (Lubie go on home), I said you better go home girl, Ah yeah you go home. Go on home home home home home home, Yeah Lubie go home home home home home home, Yeah Lubie go home home home home home home, Yeah Lubie go home home home home. Motoring I say hey hey everybody come on let's go for a ride, motorvating, Yeah grab your baby and pull her right by your side, motorvating, Go around to Main Street and go on right over to here, motorvating, Yeah we're gonna have a lot of fun, So turn your motor on yeah and let it run, Motorvating, yeah motorvating. Yeah put two hands on the wheel like a real good driver should, motorvating, Get out your door and make sure that you check your hood, motorvating, Be sure you don't drive too fast, You don't want it to be your last, motorvating, Yeah we gonna motor all night long, And when it starts to rain turn your wipers on, Motorvating, yeah motorvating. You turn your motor on and rev it up fast, Put it in gear yeah and step on the gas, motorvating, Yeah motorvating, I said I said hey hey hey everybody, Come on let's go for a ride, motorvating, Yeah grab your baby and pull her right by your side, motorvating, Yeah yeah we're gonna motor all night long, And when it starts to rain turn your wipers on, motorvating, Yeah motorvating, yeah yeah yeah, I said yeah yeah, motorvating. Shout and Shimmy Do you feel alright? Well do you feel alright children? Do you feel alright? You know you make me want to shout shimmy, oh yeah you gonna shout shimmy, Oh yeah you gonna shout shimmy, oh yeah you gonna shout shimmy, Oh yeah you know I walk up to the front, I try to do the flop, I walk up to the back, and I move on side to side, Then I stop, oh yeah and then I drop, Oh yeah and then I drop, oh yeah and then I do a little thing ?????, Do you feel alright? Do you feel so good? Do you feel so good? Do you feel alright? Do you feel alright? Tell me now, tell me now, Do you feel alright? Do you feel alright? Everybody do you feel so good? You know I feel alright, you know you make me want to shout shimmy, Oh yeah you gonna shout shimmy, oh yeah you gonna shout shimmy, Oh yeah you gonna shout a little bit soft, shout a little bit quieter, Shout a little bit soft, come on soft, shout a little bit soft, A little bit soft, cool down, cool down, come on, cool it down, I feel so good, I feel alright, drum on, drum on, drum on drummer, Everybody everybody everybody clap your hands, come on clap your hands, Clap your hands, a little bit harder, a little bit louder, A little bit harder, a little bit louder, a little bit louder, Come on and shout, everybody, come on and shout, come on and shout baby, Come on and shout baby, do you feel alright? Do I feel so good? Do you feel alright? Do I feel so good? Call a doctor, call a doctor, Do you feel alright? Do you feel alright? Do you feel alright? Do you feel alright? Do you feel alright? You know I feel so good I'm gonna shout and shimmy all night, I feel all, you know I feel alright. Substitute You think we look pretty good together You think my shoes are made of leather But I'm a substitute for another guy I look pretty tall but my heels are high The simple things you see are all complicated I look pretty young, but I'm just back-dated, yeah Substitute your lies for fact I can see right through your plastic mac I look all white, but my dad was black My fine looking suit is really made out of sack I was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth The north side of my town faced east, and the east was facing south And now you dare to look me in the eye Those crocodile tears are what you cry It's a genuine problem, you won't try To work it out at all you just pass it by, pass it by Substitute me for him Substitute my coke for gin Substitute you for my mum At least I'll get my washing done Zoot Suit I'm the hippiest number in town and I'll tell you why, I'm the snappiest dresser right down to my inch wide tie, And to get you wise I'll explain it to you, A few of the things that a face is supposed to do. I wear zoot suit jacket with side vents five inches long, I have two-tone ????? yeah you know this is wrong. But the main thing is unless you're a fool, Ah you know you gotta know, yeah you know, yeah you gotta be cool. So all you tickets I just want you to dig me, With my striped zoot jacket that the sods can plainly see, So the action lies with all of you guys, Is how you look in the other, the other, yeah, the other cat's eye. Well don't you see, well don't you see, well don't you see now, Well don't you see now, come on baby, 'cause don't you see now, oh baby, Well don't you see now, you drive me wild, hmm hmm hmm, you're crazy-looking now.
Call Me Lightning See that girl who's smiling so brightly, Well I reckon she's cool and I reckon rightly, She's good looking and I ain't frightened, I'm gonna show you why they call me lightning. Hey little girl who's dancing so lightly, My XKE is shining so brightly, The noose around us is slowly tightening, I'm gonna show you why they call me lightning. Hey little girl who's dancing so lightly, My XKE is shining so brightly, The noose around us is slowly tightening, I'm gonna show you why they call me lightning. You can't catch me, I'm as fast as can be, Call me lightning, I'm as fast as can be, No you can't catch me, no you can't catch me. Disguises I used to know everything about you But today when I tried to point you out to one of my friends I picked the wrong girl again Don't see you in the crowd anymore I think it's you but I can't be sure You're wearing disguises Occasionally a girl surprises me When she turns out to be you Wearing disguises I don't think you want me to see you ever again And today I saw you dressed as a flower bed Last week you had a wig on your head Directing traffic in the street And your shoes were too big for your feet You were wearing disguises Occasionally a girl surprises me When she turns out to be you Wearing disguises [repeat first verse] Wearing disguises Wearing disguises Wearing disguises Wearing disguises Doctor, Doctor Doctor, there's something wrong with me My health is not all that it used to be My heart is out of beat, I got chokers on my feet My eyesight's getting dimmer, I can't see Doctor thanks for seeing me today, I'm glad, I've got every sickness there is to be had I had whooping cough last month And today I've got the mumps And tomorrow I'll catch chicken pox as well. Doctor doctor doctor make me well I've not got long to go now I can tell Doctor doctor doctor make me well I've not got long to go I can tell I've not got long to go I can tell Those pills I took have no effect at all Just the other day I had a nasty fall And I think I broke my jaw when it hit the kitchen floor And I'm shrinking last week I was five foot four I've been getting shivers lately, is it flu? I know the bug is going round, what can I do? It's about to pick on me, I've still got the other three Do you think I caught smallpox I'd get flu? [chorus] Do you think it's time that I made out my will? I'll leave everything to you to pay my bill Just how long is there to go Please tell me I want to know But on second thoughts don't tell me, I'm too ill. Dogs The first time we met you were a kennel maid, You gave me a tip I got me forecast paid, You were holding a greyhound in trap number one, Your white coat was shining in the afternoon sun. Now we're both together, We're never gonna break apart, no no, 'Cause we're a happy couple you and me, With a greyhound at either knee. I'll have ten shillings to win on Camera Flash, young man, What dog's that, it's a deuce, look at it. There was nothing in my life bigger than beer, There was nothing in my life bigger than beer, 'Ceptin' you, little darling, 'Ceptin' you, little darling, We're a happy couple you and me, With a greyhound at either knee. We go to the dog track on Saturday night, We put all our money on a dog that we like, A kiss and a cuddle, a hot meat pie, Two dollar tickets and a starry sky. There was nothing in my life bigger than beer, There was nothing in my life bigger than beer, 'Ceptin' you, little darling, 'Ceptin' you, little darling, We're a happy couple you and me, With a baby on either knee. Yes it's you little darling, Yes it's you little darling, Now it's you little darling, Now it's you. Girl, where's me wage packet ?????, Ah I'll put twenty-five knicker please on Gallop Printer, Oh, I hope the wife don't find out, Yes, it's sure to win, isn't it, Yes, I know, it's a good dog, I saw it run at White City, Just last week, broke the record, Gallop Printer, Nice dog, yes, lovely form, lovely buttocks. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Hyde, Hyde. Someone is spending my money for me, The money I earn I never see, In all things I do he interferes, All I know is trouble as soon as he appears. Mister Hyde, Mister Hyde, Mister Hyde, Mister Hyde, Hyde. When I drink my potion my character changes, My whole mind and body rearranges, This strange transformation takes place in me, Instead of myself everybody can see... Mister Hyde, Mister Hyde, Mister Hyde, Mister Hyde, Hyde. Whenever you're with me make sure it's still me, I've got to the stage I can't tell which I'll be, The loveable fellow who'll buy you a drink, Then when he's drunk his he'll change in a wink into... Hyde, Mister Hyde, Mister Hyde, Mister Hyde, Hyde. Early Morning Cold Taxi 3:36, it's cold, I know I'm growing old, With life's best side on the downward slope, It's in my own hands, I know I'll cope, My girl's with me and all my friends can see. Here I am again, Early morning cold taxi. Early morning cold taxi. Done it before, do it again, Know from experience it's not in vain, She's the best I've had, I cannot see, what someone else can do to me. It's a long way home but love's so warm, you'll see. Here I am again, Early morning cold taxi. Early morning cold taxi. Early morning cold taxi, Each time I do it, I feel so down and out, Early morning cold taxi, 'though my mind thinks strange I'll keep on, no doubt. 3:36, it's cold, I know I'm growing old, One day we'll be wed, This I know for it's what she said, Then no more will my mind be uneasy. Early morning cold taxi, Each time I do it, I feel so down and out, Early morning cold taxi, 'though my mind thinks strange I'll keep on, no doubt. 3:36, it's cold, I know I'm growing old, One day we'll be wed, This I know for it's what she said, Then no more will my mind be uneasy. Here I am again, Early morning cold taxi. Early morning cold taxi. Fortune Teller Went to the fortune teller To have my fortune read I didn't what to tell her I had a dizzy feeling in my head Said she'd take a look at my palm Said "Son do you feel kind of warm?" And she looked into her crystal ball Said "You're in love." Said it could not be so, Not with all the girls I know. Said when the next one arrives Looking into her eyes. I left there in a hurry Much to my big surprise The next thing I discovered The fortune teller told me lies So I ran back to that woman Mad as I could be Told her I didn't see nobody How she made a fool out of me At last something shook me As if it came down from above And now the fortune teller And I fell in love Girl's Eyes Girl's eyes, butterflies, how she cries, can't get through to you, She knows all the charts, breaks her heart, thinks a lot of you, Each time you play a melody, it means the earth to this little girl, Can you be cruel and break her heart, tear her small world apart. She's there, eyes aglow, very front row, don't throw sticks at her, Please don't look her way, see her way, don't care anyway. It's you who led her on, I see, Just leave her down in her misery, She don't want help from you and me, Can't tell a note from a symphony. It's you who led her on, I see, Just leave her down in her misery, She don't want help from you and me, Can't tell a note from a symphony. Girl's eyes, butterflies, how she cries, can't get through to you, She knows all the charts, breaks her heart, thinks a lot of you, Each time you play a melody, it means the earth to this little girl, Can you be cruel and break her heart, tear her small world apart. Glow Girl Separates and lingerie, seven pairs of shoes, Lots of Woolworth's makeup, a pair of Black Watch trews, Your out-of-tune piano, sentimental photographs, A million little memories, a million little laughs. The wing of the airplane has just caught on fire, I say without reservation we ain't getting no higher. All you wanted from me, all I had to give, Nothing matters you'll see, when in paradise you live, The plane is diving faster, we're getting near the ground, Nobody is screaming, no one makes a sound. It's a girl, Mrs. Walker, it's a girl, It's a girl, Mrs. Walker, it's a girl, It's a girl, Mrs. Walker, it's a girl, It's a girl, Mrs. Walker, it's a girl. Jaguar Grace space race. Everything they've seen you have seen, Everywhere they've been you have been, Everything they've done you have been and done already. Every lovely spot near or far, You can reach them too in your car, Or you might be there now if you own a jag already. The radio blasting, the girls are glancing, The dash is dancing with gleaming eyes. Grace space race. Grace space race. Jaguar, jaguar, jaguar, jaguar.
*** Thanx a lot to Fritz who corrected this one *** The Last Time Well I told you once and I told you twice But you never listen to my advice Don't try very hard to please me With what you know it should come easy Well this might be the last time This might be the last time May be the last time, I don't know. No [incomplete] Little Billy Little Billy was the fattest kid in his class Always the last in line All the other little kids would laugh at him Said he'd die before his time Ha ha ha ha Ha ha ha ha Little Billy didn't mind Most of the kids smoked cigarettes Just to prove that they were cool The teacher didn't know about the children's games And Billy always followed the rules Ha ha ha ha Ha ha ha ha Little Billy didn't mind Billy was big on the outside But there's an even bigger man inside Ten million cigarettes burning every day And Billy's still doing fine Now Billy and his classmates are middle-aged With children of their own Their smoking games are reality now And cancer's seed is sown Ha ha ha ha Ha ha ha ha Little Billy's didn't mind Most of them smoke maybe forty a day A habit Billy doesn't share One by one they're passing away Leaving orphans to Billy's care Ha ha ha ha Ha ha ha ha Ha ha ha ha Little Billy doesn't mind Ha ha ha ha Ha ha ha ha Little Billy's doing fine Magic Bus Every day I get in the queue (Too much, Magic Bus) To get on the bus that takes me to you (Too much, Magic Bus) I'm so nervous, I just sit and smile (Too much, Magic Bus) You house is only another mile (Too much, Magic Bus) Thank you, driver, for getting me here (Too much, Magic Bus) You'll be an inspector, have no fear (Too much, Magic Bus) I don't want to cause no fuss (Too much, Magic Bus) But can I buy your Magic Bus? (Too much, Magic Bus) Nooooooooo! I don't care how much I pay (Too much, Magic Bus) I wanna drive my bus to my baby each day (Too much, Magic Bus) I want it, I want it, I want it, I want it ... (You can't have it!) Thruppence and sixpence every day Just to drive to my baby Thruppence and sixpence each day 'Cause I drive my baby every way Magic Bus, Magic Bus, Magic Bus ... I said, now I've got my Magic Bus (Too much, Magic Bus) I said, now I've got my Magic Bus (Too much, Magic Bus) I drive my baby every way (Too much, Magic Bus) Each time I go a different way (Too much, Magic Bus) I want it, i want it, I want it, I want it ... Every day you'll see the dust (Too much, Magic Bus) As I drive my baby in my Magic Bus (Too much, Magic Bus) Melancholia My coffee's cold, my paper's old, My heart is sold to melancholia, My clothes are torn, my shoes are worn, My heart is born to melancholia. A strange surprise, what I despise in other guys is here in me, They lose their girl, they lose their world, And then they cry for all to see, I've never felt so bad, the fires drive me mad. The sheets are gray, left since the day she went away, I lost all power, The dust is thick, the dog is sick, the kids have picked most of the flowers. The sun is shining, but not for me, The sun is shining, but not for me. I've never felt so bad, the fires drive me mad. The sheets are gray, left since the day she went away, I lost all power, The dog is sick, the dust is thick, the kids have picked most of the flowers. Naked Eye Take a little dope And walk out in the air The stars are all connected to the brain. Find me a woman and lay down on the ground, Her pleasure comes falling down like rain, Get myself a car, I feel power as I fly, Oh now I'm really in control, It all looks fine to the naked eye, But it don't really happen that way at all, Don't happen that way at all. You sign your own name and I sign mine, They're both the same but we still get separate rooms, You can cover up your guts but when you cover up your nuts, You're admitting that there must be something wrong, Press any button and milk and honey flows, The world begins behind your neighbor's wall, It all looks fine to the naked eye, But it don't really happen that way at all, Nah nah no, don't happen that way at all. You hold the gun and I hold the wound, And we stand looking in each other's eyes, Both think we know what's right, Both know we know what's wrong, We tell ourselves so many many many lies, We're not pawns in any game, we're not tools of bigger men, There's only one who can really move us all, It all looks fine to the naked eye, But it don't really happen that way at all. Pictures of Lily I used to wake up in the morning I used to feel so bad I got so sick of having sleepless nights I went and told my dad He said, "Son now here's some little something" And stuck them on my wall And now my nights ain't quite so lonely In fact I, I don't feel bad at all Pictures of Lily made my life so wonderful Pictures of Lily helped me sleep at night Pitcures of Lily solved my childhood problems Pictures of Lily helped me feel alright Pictures of Lily Lily, oh Lily Lily, oh Lily Pictures of Lily And then one day things weren't quite so fine I fell in love with Lily I asked my dad where Lily I could find He said, "Son, now don't be silly" "She's been dead since 1929" Oh, how I cried that night If only I'd been born in Lily's time It would have been alright Pictures of Lily made my life so wonderful Pictures of Lily helped me sleep at night For me and Lily are together in my dreams And I ask you, "Hey mister, have you ever seen" "Pictures of Lily?" Rael II What I see is all I've seen, In my sweetest sleep in dreams, What I feel is all I've felt, When by newborn babes I've knelt, What I know now is all I've known, That has been good while I have grown, Bless the thoughts that made me sail And the God who made Rael. Shakin' All Over When you move in right up close to me That's when I get the shakes all over me Quivers down my backbone I got the shakes in the knee bones Shivers down my thigh bones Like I'm Shakin' all over That's what happens when you say goodnight to me Bring this feeling all inside of me Quivers down my backbone I got the shakes in the knee bones Shivers in the thigh bones Like I'm Shakin' all over Someone's Coming Goodnight baby, Someone's a-comin', someone's a-comin', Goodnight baby, Gotta get a-runnin', gotta get a-runnin'. Your father doesn't like me, Told you that you couldn't see me any more, That's why we meet in secret, That's why we're hiding here. Goodnight baby, Same time tomorrow, same time tomorrow, Goodnight baby, See you here tomorrow, see you here tomorrow. Your mother made you stay in, When she saw you going out with me, You'll say you'll take the dog out, Then you sneak out here to me. If your parents find you here, You're gonna get a hiding, gonna get a hiding, So I'll vanish, disappear, See you here tomorrow, see you here tomorrow. Summertime Blues Well, I'm a-gonna raise a fuss, I'm a-gonna raise a holler About a-workin' all summer Just to try to earn a dollar But every time I call my baby Try'na get a date My boss says, "No dice, son, You gotta work a-late." Sometimes I wonder what I'm a-gonna do There ain't no cure for this summertime blues Well, my mom 'n' poppa told me, "Son, you gotta earn some money If you wanna use the car To go ridin' next Sunday." Well, I didn't go to work, Told the boss I was sick - "Now you can't use the car 'Cos you didn't work a lick!" Sometimes I wonder what I'm a-gonna do There ain't no cure for this summertime blues Well, I'm gonna take two weeks, Gonna have a fine vacation, I'm gonna take my problem To the United Nations. Well, I called my congress man and he said - quote -, "I'd like to help ya son But ya're too young to vote" Sometimes I wonder what I'm a-gonna do There ain't no cure for this summertime blues
*** Thanx a lot to Fritz & Lizard king who corrected some mistakes *** Under My Thumb Under my thumb's the girl who once had me down Under my thumb's the girl who once pushed me around It's down to me, the diff'rence in the clothes she wears It's down to me, the change has come, she's under my thumb Under my thumb's a squirming dog who's just had her day Under my thumb's a girl who has just changed her ways It's down to me, the way she does what she's told It's down to me, the change has come, she's under my thumb Under my thumb's a Siamese cat of a girl Under my thumb she's the sweetest pet in the world It's down to me, the way she does what she's told It's down to me, the change has come, she's under my thumb Under my thumb her eyes are just kept to herself Under my thumb, well, I can still look at someone else It's down to me, the way she talks when she's spoken to It's down to me, the change has come, she's under my thumb Young Man Blues Oh well a young man ain't got nothin' in the world these days I said a young man ain't got nothin' in the world these days You know in the old days When a young man was a strong man All the people they'd step back When a young man walked by But you know nowadays It's the old man, He's got all the money And a young man ain't got nothin' in the world these days I said nothing Everybody knows that a young man ain't got nothin'. Everybody! Everybody knows that a young man ain't got nothin' He got nothin' Nothin' Take it easy on the young man They ain't got nothin' in the world these days I said they ain't got nothin'! They got sweet fuck-all!
Dig We old ones, have seen two wars When you're sick and afraid And there's danger around Take a pick and a spade And Cut into the ground Away from the light Away from the sound Make a trap for the beast Dig his burial mound Dig for your life Dig to the death Dig for Salvation Till your very last breath Dig for protection Dig for release Dig for resurrection Dig for peace We old ones, have seen two wars When you dream of a laser That sears your soul Slices like a razor Burns like coal You can bet you'll forget When the rock starts to roll And the last meets the least By the watering hole Dig it down deep Dig it out wide Dig it pleasure Dig it for pride Dig it for treasure Dig it for stones Dig it for the metal And dig it for the bones We old ones, have seen two wars.
Faith in Something Bigger It may be warm but the snow is going to fall, Enough to cover us all. We've gotta be strong men and follow a path again. We've got to have faith in something bigger, Faith in something bigger, Faith in something big inside ourself. It might be cold but the heat of our love will melt, The snow we never felt. We're young and hardy again, we bow to weaker men. We've got to have faith in something bigger, Faith in something bigger, Faith in something big inside ourself. The more we learn, the less we believe to be true. The more we prove, the more remains to be proved. We've gotta be strong men and follow a path again. We've got to have faith in something bigger, Faith in something bigger, Faith in something big inside ourself, inside ourself. Faith in something bigger (x 8)
Fire Fire! I'll take you to burn Fire! I'm gonna take you to learn I'll see you burn You fought hard and saved and earned Now all of it's going to burn In your mind, your tiny mind You know you've been completely blind Don't you dream of what you left so far behind? Fire! To destroy all we've done Fire! To end all we've become I'll see you burn You were living your life just like a little girl Spreading your wings in the middle of this little world In your mind your tiny mind You know you've fallen far behind Now you're gonna burn Fire! You're gonna burn! Heaven and Hell On top of the sky is a place where you go if you've done nothing wrong, If you've done nothing wrong. And down in the ground is a place where you go if you've been a bad boy, If you've been a bad boy. Why can't we have eternal life, And never die, Never die? In the place up above you grow feather wings and you fly round and round, With a harp singing hymns. And down in the ground you grow horns and a tail and you carry a fork, And burn away. Why can't we have eternal life, And never die, Never die? Here for More You can pack up your bags and go looking, For all things that need to be done, Or you can spend all your life not thinking, Never ending what you begun. You take a step in the right direction, But the man knocks us down on the floor, And although he may think we are broken, We'll get up and take two steps more. It's your life to do what you want to, By the way you push yourself out to the fore, And whatever you think of the reason, You bet your life you're here for more. It's your life to do what you want to, By the way you push yourself out to the fore, And whatever you think of the reason, You bet your life you're here for more. You may think that you're pretty good people, And you run at an even score, But whatever you think you are here for, You bet your life you're here for more. I Don't Even Know Myself There's nothing in the way I walk that could tell you where I'm going, There's nothing in the words I speak that can betray anything I'm knowing, Don't think about the way I dress, you can fit me on a labelled shelf, Don't pretend that you know me 'cause I don't even know myself, Ooh I don't know myself. I don't mind if you try once in a while, I don't mind if I cry once in a while, The doors aren't shut as tight as they might seem, I'm just trying to fight my way out of this dream. Don't listen to the words I say, weighing up if I'm enlightened, Don't shiver as you pass me by, 'cause mister I'm the one who's frightened, The police just came and left, they wanted me and no one else, Don't pretend that you know me 'cause I don't even know myself, I said I don't know myself. I don't mind if you try once in a while, I don't mind if I cry once in a while, The doors aren't shut as tight as they might seem, I'm just trying to fight my way out of this dream. Do you remember me, I don't remember you, Do you still love me, you know I think you do, I have been gone, and some prison warder knows my scream, I'm just trying to fight my way out of this dream. There's only five who know my real name, And my mother don't believe they know it, What she called me is the way I'm staying, And no one'll ever know it, Come on all of you big boys, come on all of you elves, Don't pretend that you know me 'cause I don't even know myself, I said I don't know myself. I don't mind if you try once in a while, And I don't mind if I cry once in a while. Join Together When you here this sound a-comin', Hear the drummers drumming, I want you to join together with the band, We don't move in any 'ticular direction, And we don't make no collections, I want you to join together with the band. Do you really think I care, What you read or what you wear, I want you to join together with the band, There's a million ways to laugh, And every one's a path, Come on and join together with the band. Everybody join together, I want you to join together, Come on and join together with the band, We need you to join together, come on and join together, Come on and join together with the band. You don't have to play, You can follow or lead the way, I want you to join together with the band, We don't know where we're going, But the season's right for knowing, I want you to join together with the band. It's the singer not the song, That makes the music move along, I want you to join together with the band, This is the biggest band you'll find, It's as deep as it is wide, Come on and join together with the band, Hey hey hey hey hey hey, well everybody come on. Come on and join, join together with the band, We need you to join together, everybody come on, Hey hey hey, join together with the band. Let's See Action Let's see action, let's see people, Let's see freedom, let's see who cares, Take me with you when you leave me And my shell behind us there. I have learned it, known who burned me, Avatar has warmed my feet, Take me with you, let me see you, Time and life can meet. Nothing is everything, everything is, nothing is, Please the people, audiences, Break the fences, Nothing is. Let's see action, let's see people, Let's see freedom up in the air, Let's see action, let's see people, Let's be free, let's see who cares. Let's see action, let's see people, Let's see freedom up in the air, Let's see action, let's see people, Let's be free, let's see who cares. Give me a drink boy, wash my feet, I'm so tired of running from my own heat, Take this package and here's what you do, Gonna get this information through. I don't know where I'm going, I don't know what I need, But I'll get to where I'm gonna end up, And that's alright by me. Let's see action, let's see people, Let's see freedom up the air, Let's see action, let's see people, Let's be free, let's see who cares. Let's see action, let's see people, Let's see freedom in the air, Let's see action, let's see people, Let's be free, let's see who cares. Nothing is everything, everything is nothing. Long Live Rock Down at the Astoria the scene was changing, Bingo and rock were pushing out X-rating, We were the first band to vomit in the bar, And find the distance to the stage too far, Meanwhile it's getting late at ten o'clock, Rock is dead they say, Long live rock. Long live rock, I need it every night, Long live rock, come on and join the line, Long live rock, be it dead or alive. People walk in sideways pretending that they're leaving, We put on our makeup and work out all the lead-ins, Jack is in the alley selling tickets made in Hong Kong, Promoter's in the pay box wondering where the band's gone, Back in the pub the governor stops the clock, Rock is dead, they say, Long live rock. Long live rock, I need it every night, Long live rock, come on and join the line, Long live rock, be it dead or alive. Landslide, rocks are falling, Falling down 'round our very heads, We tried but you were yawning, Look again, rock is dead, rock is dead, rock is dead. The place is really jumping to the high-watt amps, 'Til a 20-inch cymbal fell and cut the lamps, In the blackout they dance right into the aisle, And as the doors fly open even the promoter smiles, Someone takes his pants off and the rafters knock, Rock is dead, they say, Long live rock, long live rock, long live rock. Long live rock, long live rock, long live rock, Long live rock, long live rock, long live rock. Long live rock, I need it every night, Long live rock, come on and join the line, Long live rock, be it dead or alive. Now I'm A Farmer I've got a spade and a pick-axe And a hundred miles square of land to churn about My old horse is weary but sincerely I believe that he can pull a plough Well I've moved into the jungle of the agriculture rumble, To grow my own food And I'll dig and plough and scrape the weeds Till I succeed in seeing cabbage growing through Now I'm a farmer, and I'm digging, digging, digging, digging, digging Now I'm a farmer, and I'm digging, digging, digging, digging, digging It's alarming how charming it is to be a-farming How calming and balming the effect of the air Well, I farmed for a year and grew a crop of corn That stretched as far as the eye can see That's a whole lot of cornflakes, Near enough to feed New York till 1973 Cultivation is my station and the nation Buys my corn from me immediately And holding sixty thousand bucks, I watch as dumper trucks Tip New York's corn flakes in the sea Now I'm a farmer, and I'm digging, digging, digging, digging, digging Now I'm a farmer, and I'm digging, digging, digging, digging, digging It's alarming how charming it is to be a-farming How calming and balming the effect of the air Now look here son The right thing to say Isn't necessarily what you want to say The right thing to do Isn't necessarily what you want to do The right things to grow Ain't necessarily what you want to grow Your own happiness Doesn't necessarily teach you what you want to know Well I'm suntanned and deep, so's the horse And my hands are deeply grained Old horse is a-grazing, it's amazing Just how lazily he took the strain Well my pick and spade are rusty, Because I'm paid on trust to leave my square of cornfield bare It's alarming how charming it is to be a-farming How calming and balming the effect of the air When you grow what I grow Tomatoes, potatoes, stew, eggplants ... Potatoes, tomatoes ... gourds Postcard chorus: We're having a lovely time, wish you were here We're having a lovely time, wish you were here There's miles of frankfurters and people who hurt us in Germany We haven't played since yesterday There's just ten more shows and one week to go We'd all like to go chorus Great piles of spaghetti, bad vibes like confetti in Italy We go by train and not by plane We'd come home by car if it wasn't too far To drive home by car Hope you're well at home, Next week I'll try to phone, Not very long to go, I'll tell you when I'm coming home as soon as I know chorus There's lots of French fries, disapproving eyes in the U.S.A. We've had no shows since I don't know There's just one thing wrong, we've been here too long The money's all gone chorus There's kangaroos and we're bad news in Australia Thrown off the plane for drinking beer So long on the plane it drove us insane So long on the plane Hope you're well at home, Next week I'll try to phone Not very long to go I'll tell you when I'm coming home as soon as I know chorus We've done very well, but we've been to hell and heaven as well Pure and Easy There once was a note, pure and easy, Playing so free, like a breath rippling by. The note is eternal, I hear it, it sees me, Forever we blend it, forever we die. I listened and I heard music in a word, And words when you played your guitar, The noise that I was hearing was a million people cheering, And a child flew past me riding in a star. As people assemble, Civilization is trying to find a new way to die, But killing is really merely scene changer, All men are bored with other men's lies. I listened and I heard music in a word, And words when you played your guitar, The noise that I was hearing was a million people cheering, And a child flew past me riding in a star. Gas on the hillside, oil in the teacup, Watch all the chords of life lose their joy, Distortion becomes somehow pure in its wildness, The note that began all can also destroy. We all know success when we all find our own dreams, And our love is enough to knock down any walls, And the future's been seen as men try to realize, The simple secret of the note in us all. I listened and I heard music in a word, And words when you played your guitar, The noise that I was hearing was a million people cheering, And a child flew past me riding in a star. There once was a note, pure and easy, Playing so free, like a breath rippling by. There once was a note, listen (x 18) Put the Money Down I got lost in the back streets, trying to get here tonight, The police were asking questions, they took me to the wrong place twice. I even lost my passport, and I forgot my name and town, But now I'm here by the water, put the money down. Before I walk on the water, Put the money down, down, down, There are bands killing chickens, My hero's getting pushed around, 'round, 'round. I don't know if I trust you as you try to shoot me down, Before I walk on the water, Put the money down, down, down, Put the money down. It was a beautiful day in Columbus when the fences fell But the five loaves and the fishes ain't going to be much help, I got a hungry juggler here who wants to be at the head, Before he walks the water he wants his bread. Take a glass of that light brown ale and a purple pill, If the air don't get you too sure as hell the pill will, Oh, mommy, mommy, please may I go downtown? He's gonna walk on the water, Put the money down, Put it down, before I walk on the water, Put the money down, down, down. There are bands killing chickens, My hero's getting pushed around, round, round, I don't know if I trust you as you try to shoot me down, I'm gonna walk on the water, Put the money down, down, down, down, down, Put the money down. In a tin cup. Relay You can hear it in the street, see it in the dragging feet, The word is getting out about control, Spies they've come and gone, the story travels on, The only quiet place is inside your soul. From tree to tree, from you to me, Traveling twice as fast as on any freeway, Every single dream, wrapped up in the scheme, They all get carried on the relay. Relay, things are brewing, Relay, something's doing, Relay, there's a revolution, Relay, relay, hand me down a solution, yeah. Pass it on, come on, a relay. Someone disapproves of what you say and do, I was asked to see what I could really learn you, Don't believe your eyes, they're telling only lies, What is done in the first place don't concern you. >From tree to tree, from you to me, Traveling twice as fast as on any freeway, Every single dream wrapped up in the scheme, They all get carried on the relay. Relay, things are brewing, Relay, something's doing, Relay, there's a revolution, Relay, relay, hand me down a solution, yeah. Pass it on, pass it on, pass it on, hey you, pass it on, We're on the relay, get a moving, get on a moving on, The relay, the relay, the relay, the relay.
Saturday Night's Alright (for Fighting) It's getting late have you seen my mates, Go on and tell me when the boys get here. It's seven o'clock and I want to rock, Want to get a belly full of beer. My old man's drunker than a barrel full of monkeys And my old lady she don't care My sister looks cute in her braces and boots with a handful of grease in her hair. Hey... Don't give us none of your aggravation, We've had it with your discipline. Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting, get a little action in. I get about as oiled as a diesel train, gonna set this dance alight. Cause' Saturday Night's the night I like, Saturday Nights Alright.. Alright, Alright! Well, we're packed pretty tight in here tonight and I'm looking for a dolly who'll see me right. I may use a little muscle to get what I need, and sink a little drink and shout out, "She's with me!". A couple of the sounds that I really like are the sound of a switchblade and a motorbike. I'm a juvenile product of the working class, who's best friend floats in the bottom of a glass. Don't give us none of your aggravation, we've had it with your discipline. Saturday Night's Alright for fighting, to get a little action in. I get about as oiled as a diesel train, gonna set this dance alight. Cause Saturday Night's the night I like, Saturday Night's Alright... Alright, Alright! Chorus: Saturday, Saturday, Saturday! Pete T.: Take me to the pilot, lead me to the chamber, Take me to the pilot, I am but a stranger, Na na na, na na na... Chorus: Saturday, Saturday, Saturday! The Seeker I've looked under chairs I've looked under tables I've tried to find the key To fifty million fables chorus: They call me The Seeker I've been searching low and high I won't get to get what I'm after Till the day I die I asked Bobby Dylan I asked The Beatles I asked Timothy Leary But he couldn't help me either chorus People tend to hate me 'Cause I never smile As I ransack their homes They want to shake my hand Focusing on nowhere Investigating miles I'm a seeker I'm a really desperate man I won't get to get what I'm after Till the day I die I learned how to raise my voice in anger Yeah, but look at my face, ain't this a smile? I'm happy when life's good And when it's bad I cry I've got values but I don't know how or why I'm looking for me You're looking for you We're looking in at other And we don't know what to do chorus Too Much of Anything I think these hands have felt a lot, I don't know, what have I touched, I think these eyes have seen a lot, I don't know, maybe they've seen too much. I think this brain has thought a lot, Searching, trying to find the crutch, I think this heart has bled once too often, This time it's bled a bit too much. Too much of anything, too much for me, Too much of everything gets too much for me. I can't remember before '49, But I know that '48 was there, My ears let in what I should speak out, Hmmm, there's something in the air. Ooh, I've overloaded on my way, Bye, bye, bye, bye, you better keep in touch. Think your ears hear a whole lot of music, And like me they've caught a bit too much. Too much of anything, is too much for me, Too much of everything gets too much for me. I think these hands have felt a lot, I don't know, what have I touched, I think these eyes have seen a lot, I don't know, maybe they've seen too much. I think this brain has thought a lot, Oh, searching, trying to find the crutch, I think these ears hear a whole lot of music, And like me they've heard a bit too much. Too much of anything, is too much for me, Too much of everything gets too much for me.
Twist And Shout Well shake it up baby now Twist and shout Come on come on come on come on baby now Come on and work it on out You know you look so good You know you look so fine Come on and twist a little closer now And let me know that you're mine Well shake it up baby now Twist and shout Come on come on come on come on baby now Come on and work it on out You know you look so good You know you look so fine Come on and twist a little closer now And let me know that you're mine Well shake it up baby now Twist and shout Come on come on come on come on baby now Come on and work it on out You know you twist a little girl You know you twist so fine Come on and twist a little closer now And let me know that you're mine Well shake it up baby etc... Waspman Waspman... Sting, sting Don't get stung You're gonna get stung [etc.] Water The foreman over there hates the gang, The poor people on the farms get it so rough, Truck drivers drive like the devil, The policemen they're acting so tough. They need water, Good water, They need water, And I'm sure there isn't one of us here Who'd say no to somebody's daughter. No, no, no, no, no. The foreman over there hates the gang, The poor people on the farms get it so rough, Truck drivers drive like the devil, The policemen they're acting so tough. They need water, Good water, They need water, And maybe somebody's daughter. Indian Lake is burning, The New York skyline is hazy, The River Thames is turning dry, The whole world is blazing. We need water, Wow yeah good water, Ooh we need water, And maybe somebody's daughter. Ah gimme gimme good water, Ah gimme gimme gimme good water, Ah gimme good water, Please don't refuse me, mister, I seen your daughter at the oasis And I'm beginning to blister. My Chevrolet just made steam, Your crop is laying foul, My grass skirt's lost its green, I'm alive but I don't know how. I need water, good good water, They need water, Gimme gimme gimme good water, Wow, gimme gimme gimme good water, Gimme gimme gimme good water, Come on gimme gimme gimme... [faintly:] Champagne! When I Was a Boy When I was a baby I hadn't a care in the world, But now I'm a man, my troubles fill my head, When I was five it was good to be alive, But now I'm a man, I wish that I were dead. My how time rushes by, The moment you're born you start to die, Time waits for no man, And your life's spent, it's over before you begin. As I sit here at my window, My life comes back to me, It's been so long since the good days, It's been so long. And I count up all the wasted years, The hopes and the fears, The laughs and the tears, And I wonder, I wonder, I wonder what went wrong. When I was a boy I had the mind of a boy, But now I'm a man, ain't got no mind at all, When I was in my teens I had my share of dreams, But now I'm a man, ain't got no dreams at all. My how time rushes by, The moment you're born you start to die, Time waits for no man, And your life's spent, it's over before you begin. As I sit here at my window, My life comes back to me, It's been so long since the good days, It's been so long. And I count up all the wasted years, The hopes and the fears, The laughs and the tears, And I wonder, I wonder, I wonder what went wrong.