I hear you talking when I'm on the street, Your mouth don't move but I can hear you speak. What's the matter with the boy? He don't come around no more, Is he checking out for sure? Is he gonna close the door on me?
I'm always hearing voices on the street, I want to shout, but I can't hardly speak. I was making love last night To a dancer friend of mine. I can't seem to stay in step, 'Cause she come ev'ry time that she pirouettes over me.
And I only get my rocks off while I'm dreaming, I only get my rocks off while I'm sleeping.
I'm zipping through the days at lightning speed. Plug in, flush out and fire the fuckin' feed. Heading for the overload, Splattered on the dirty road, Kick me like you've kicked before, I can't even feel the pain no more.
But I only get my rocks off while I'm dreaming, (only get them off) I only get my rocks off while I'm sleeping. (only get them off)
Feel so hypnotized, can't describe the scene. Its all mesmerized all that inside me. The sunshine bores the daylights out of me. Chasing shadows moonlight mystery. Headed for the overload, Splattered on the dirty road, Kick me like you've kicked before, I can't even feel the pain no more.
But I only get my rocks off while I'm dreaming (only get them off, get them off), I only get my rocks off while I'm sleeping (only get them off, get them off).
Mama says yes, Papa says no, Make up you mind 'cause I gotta go. I'm gonna raise hell at the Union Hall, Drive myself right over the wall.
Rip this joint, gonna save your soul, Round and round and round we go. Roll this joint, gonna get down low, Start my starter, gonna stop the show. Oh, yeah!
Mister President, Mister Immigration Man, Let me in, sweetie, to your fair land. I'm Tampa bound and Memphis too, Short Fat Fanny is on the loose. Dig that sound on the radio, Then slip it right across into Buffalo. Dick and Pat in ole D.C., Well they're gonna hold some shit for me.
Ying yang, you're my thing, Oh, now, baby, won't you hear me sing. Flip Flop, fit to drop, Come on baby, won't you let it rock?
Oh, yeah! Oh, yeah! From San Jose down to Santa Fe, Kiss me quick, baby, won'tcha make my day. Down to New Orleans with the Dixie Dean, 'Cross to Dallas, Texas with the Butter Queen.
Rip this joint, gonna rip yours too, Some brand new steps and some weight to lose. Gonna roll this joint, gonna get down low, Round and round and round we'll go.
Wham, Bham, Birmingham, Alabam' don't give a damn. Little Rock fit to drop. Ah, let it rock.
I wanna tell you 'bout a dance that's goin' around everybody's doin' it from the grownups down Don't move your head don't move your hands don't move your lips just shake your hips Do the hip shake, babe do the hip shake, babe shake your hip, babe shake your hip, babe
What you don't know don't be afraid just listen to me and do what I say Don't move your head don't move your hands don't move your lips just shake your hips Do the hip shake, babe do the hip shake, babe shake your hip, babe shake your hip, babe well ain't that easy
Well, I met a little girl in a country town she said, "What do you know there's Slim Harpo!" Didn't move her head didn't move her hands didn't move her lips just shook her hips Do the hip shake, babe do the hip shake, babe shake your hip, babe shake your hip, babe well ain't that easy
No good, can't speak, wound up, no sleep. Sky diver insider her, skip rope, stunt flyer. Wounded lover, got no time on hand. One last cycle, thrill freak Uncle Sam. Pause for bus'ness, hope you'll understand. Judge and jury walk out hand in hand. Dietrich movies, close up boogies, Kissing cunt in Cannes.
Grotesque music, million dollar sad. Got no tactics, got no time on hand. Left shoe shuffle, right shoe muffle, Sinking in the sand. Fade out freedom, steaming heat on, Watch that hat in black. Finger twitching, got no time on hand.
Wadin' through the waste stormy winter, And there's not a friend to help you through. Tryin' to stop the waves behind your eyeballs, Drop your reds, drop your greens and blues.
Thank you for your wine, California, Thank you for your sweet and bitter fruits. Yes I got the desert in my toenail And I hid the speed inside my shoe.
But come on, come on down Sweet Virginia, Come on, honey child, I beg of you. Come on, come on down, you got it in ya. Got to scrape the shit right off you shoes.
I want you to come on, come on down Sweet Virginia, I want you come on, honey child, I beg of you. . I want you come on, honey child you got it in you. Got to scrape that shit right off you shoes.
But come on, come on down Sweet Virginia, Come on, come on down, I beg of you. Come on, come on down, you got it in you. Got to scrape that shit right off you shoes.
Hey let him follow you down, Way underground wind and he's bound. Bound to follow you down, Just a dead beat right off the street. Bound to follow you down. Well the ballrooms and smelly bordellos And dressing rooms filled with parasites. On stage the band has got problems, They're a bag of nerves on first nights. He ain't tied down to no home town, Yeah, and he thought he was wreckless. You think he's bad, he thinks you're mad, Yeah, and the guitar player gets restless.
And his coat is torn and frayed, It's seen much better days. Just as long as the guitar plays Let it steal your heart away, Let it steal your heart away.
Joe's got a cough, sounds kind a rough, Yeah, and the codeine to fix it. Doctor prescribes, drug store supplies, Who's gonna help him to kick it
Well his coat is torn and frayed, It`s seen much better days. Just as long as the guitar plays Let it steal your heart away, Let it steal your heart away.
Got a sweet black angel, Got a pin up girl, Got a sweet black angel, Up upon my wall. Well, she ain't no singer And she ain't no star, But she sure talk good, And she move so fast. But the gal in danger, Yeah, de gal in chains, But she keep on pushin', Would ya take her place? She countin' up de minutes, She countin' up de days, She's a sweet black angel, woh, Not a sweet black slave. Ten little niggers Sittin' on de wall, Her brothers been a fallin', Fallin' one by one. For a judge they murdered And a judge they stole, Now de judge he gonna judge her For all dat he's worth. Well de gal in danger, De gal in chains, But she keep on pushin' Would you do the same? She countin' up de minutes, She countin' up de days, She's a sweet black angel, Not a gun toting teacher, Not a Red lovin' school mom, Ain't someone gonna free her, Free de sweet black slave, Free de sweet black slave.
I'm the man on the mountain, come on up. I'm the plowman in the valley with a face full of mud. Yes, I'm fumbling and I know my car don't start. Yes, I'm stumbling and I know I play a bad guitar.
Give me little drink from your loving cup. Just one drink and I'll fall down drunk.
I'm the man who walks the hillside in the sweet summer sun. I'm the man that brings you roses when you ain't got none. Well I can run and jump and fish, but I won't fight You if you want to push and pull with me all night.
Give me little drink from you loving cup. Just one drink and I'll fall down drunk.
I feel so humble with you tonight, Just sitting in front of the fire. See your face dancing in the flame, Feel your mouth kissing me again, What a beautiful buzz, what a beautiful buzz, What a beautiful buzz, what a beautiful buzz. Oh, what a beautiful buzz, what a beautiful buzz.
Yes, I am nitty gritty and my shirt's all torn, But I would love to spill the beans with you till dawn.
Give me little drink from your loving cup. Just one drink and I'll fall down drunk.
Grabbed hold of your coat tail but it come off in my hand, I reached for your lapel but it weren't sewn on so grand. Begged, promised anything if only you would stay, Well, I lost a lot of love over you. Fell down to my knees and I hung onto your pants, But you just kept on runnin' while they ripped off in my hands. Di'mond rings, vaseline, you give me disease, Well, I lost a lot of lover over you. I boogied in the ballroom, I boogied in the dark; Tie you hands, tie you feet, throw you to the sharks. Make you sweat, make you scream, make you wish you'd never been, I lost a lot of love over you.
When your spine is cracking and your hands, they shake, Heart is bursting and you butt's gonna break. Your woman's cussing, you can hear her scream, You feel like murder in the first degree. Ain't nobody slowing down no way, Ev'rybody's stepping on their accelerator, Don't matter where you are, Ev'rybody's gonna need a ventilator. When you're trapped and circled with no second chances, Your code of living is your gun in hand. We can't be browed by beating, we can't be cowed by words, Messed by cheating, ain't gonna ever learn. Ev'rybody walking 'round, Ev'rybody trying to step on their Creator. Don't matter where you are, ev'rybody, ev'rybody gonna Need some kind of ventilator, some kind of ventilator. What you gonna do about it, what you gonna do? What you gonna do about it, what you gonna do? Gonna fight it, gonna fight it?