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from Steely Dan - A Decade Of Steely (1985)
Drive west on Sunset
To the sea Turn that jungle music down Just until we're out of town This is no one night stand It's a real occasion Close your eyes and you'll be there It's everything they say The end of a perfect day Distant lights from across the bay Babylon sisters shake it Babylon sisters shake it So fine so young Tell me I'm the only one Here come those Santa Ana winds again We'll jog with show folk on the sand Drink kirschwasser from a shell San Francisco show and tell Well I should know by now That it's just a spasm Like a Sunday in T.J. That it's cheap but it's not free That I'm not what I used to be And that love's not a game for three Babylon sisters shake it Babylon sisters shake it So fine so young Tell me I'm the only one My friends say no don't go For that cotton candy Son you're playing with fire The kid will live and learn As he watches his bridges burn From the point of no return Babylon sisters shake it Babylon sisters shake it So fine so young Tell me I'm the only one |
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from Steely Dan - A Decade Of Steely (1985)
Five names that I can hardly
Stand to hear Including yours and mine And one more chimp who isn't here I can see the ladies talking How the times are getting hard And that fearsome excavation On Magnolia Boulevard CHORUS: And I'm going insane And I'm laughing at the frozen rain And I'm so alone Honey when they gonna send me home Bad sneakers and a Piña Colada My friend Stompin' on the avenue By Radio City with a Transistor and a large Sum of money to spend You fellah, you tearin' up the street You wear that white tuxedo How you gonna beat the heat Do you take me for a fool Do you think that I don't see That ditch out in the valley That they're digging just for me CHORUS |
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from Steely Dan - A Decade Of Steely (1985)
When Black Friday comes
I'll stand down by the door And catch the grey men when they Dive from the fourteenth floor When Black Friday comes I'll collect everything I'm owed And before my friends find out I'll be on the road When Black Friday falls you know it's got to be Don't let it fall on me When Black Friday comes I'll fly down to Muswellbrook Gonna strike all the big red words From my little black book Gonna do just what I please Gonna wear no socks and shoes With nothing to do but feed All the kangaroos When Black Friday comes I'll be on that hill You know I will When Black Friday comes I'm gonna dig myself a hole Gonna lay down in it 'til I satisfy my soul Gonna let the world pass by me The Archbishop's gonna sanctify me And if he don't come across I'm gonna let it roll When Black Friday comes I'm gonna stake my claim I'll guess I'll change my name |
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from Steely Dan - A Decade Of Steely (1985)
Bodhisattva
Would you take me by the hand Bodhisattva Would you take me by the hand Can you show me The shine of your Japan The sparkle of your china Can you show me Bodhisattva Bodhisattva I'm gonna sell my house in town Bodhisattva I'm gonna sell my house in town And I'll be there To shine in your Japan To sparkle in your China Yes I'll be there Bodhisattva |
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from Steely Dan - A Decade Of Steely (1985)
This is the day
Of the expanding man That shape is my shade There where I used to stand It seems like only yesterday I gazed through the glass At ramblers Wild gamblers That's all in the past You call me a fool You say it's a crazy scheme This one's for real I already bought the dream So useless to ask me why Throw a kiss and say goodbye I'll make it this time I'm ready to cross that fine line CHORUS: I'll learn to work the saxophone I'll play just what I feel Drink Scotch whisky all night long And die behind the wheel They got a name for the winners in the world I want a name when I lose They call Alabama the Crimson Tide Call me Deacon Blues My back to the wall A victim of laughing chance This is for me The essence of true romance Sharing the things we know and love With those of my kind Libations Sensations That stagger the mind I crawl like a viper Through these suburban streets Make love to these women Languid and bittersweet I'll rise when the sun goes down Cover every game in town A world of my own I'll make it my home sweet home CHORUS This is the night Of the expanding the man I take one last drag As I approach the stand I cried when I wrote this song Sue me if I play too long This brother is free I'll be what I want to be CHORUS |
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from Steely Dan - A Decade Of Steely (1985)
In the mornin you go gunnin'
For the man who stole your water And you fire till he is done in But they catch you at the border And the mourners are all singin' As they drag you by your feet But the hangman isn't hangin' And they put you on the street CHORUS: You go back Jack do it again Wheel turnin' 'round and 'round You go back Jack do it again When you know she's no high climber Then you find your only friend In a room with your two timer And you're sure you're near the end Then you love a little wild one And she brings you only sorrow All the time you know she's smilin' You'll be on your knees tomorrow CHORUS Now you swear and kick and beg us That you're not a gamblin' man Then you find you're back in Vegas With a handle in your hand Your black cards can make you money So you hide them when you're able In the land of milk and honey You must put them on the table CHORUS |
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from Steely Dan - A Decade Of Steely (1985)
Worry the bottle Mamma, it's grapefruit wine
Kick off your high heel sneakers, it's party time The girls don't seem to care what's on As long as it plays till dawn Nothin' but blues and Elvis And somebody else's favorite song Give her some funked up music, she treats you nice Feed her some hungry reggae, she'll love you twice The girls don't seem to care tonight As long as the mood is right FM - no static at all Give her some funked up music she treats you nice Feed her some hungry reggae she'll love you twice The girls don't seem to care tonight As long as the mood is right FM - no static at all |
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from Steely Dan - A Decade Of Steely (1985)
Way back when
In Sixty-seven I was the dandy Of Gamma Chi Sweet things from Boston So young and willing Moved down to Scarsdale Where the hell am I Hey Nineteen No we can't dance together No we can't talk at all Please take me along When you slide on down Hey Nineteen That's 'Retha Franklin She don't remember The Queen of Soul It's hard times befallen The sole survivors She thinks I'm crazy But I'm just growing old Hey Nineteen No we got nothing in common No we can't talk at all Please take me along When you slide on down The Cuervo Gold The fine Columbian Make tonight a wonderful thing No we can't dance together No we can't talk at all |
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from Steely Dan - A Decade Of Steely (1985)
While the music played
You worked by candle light Those San Fransisco nights You were the best in town Just by chance you crossed The diamond with the pearl You turned it on the world That's when you turned the world around Did you feel like Jesus Did you realize That you were a champion in their eyes On the hill the stuff Was laced with kerosene But yours was kitchen clean Everyone stopped to stare At your technicolor motorhome Every A-Frame had your Number on the wall You must have had it all You'd go down to LA on a dare And you'd go it alone Could you live forever Could you see the day Could you feel your whole world Fall apart and fade away Get along Get along Kid Charlemagne Get along Kid Charlemagne Now the patrons have all Left you in the red Your low-rent friends are dead This life can be very strange All those day-glow freaks Who used to paint the face They've joined the human race Some things will never change Son you were mistaken You are obsolete Look at all the white men On the street Clean this mess up Or we'll all end up in jail Those test-tubes and the scale Just get them all out of here Is there gas in the car I think the people down the hall Know who you are Careful what you carry 'Cause the man is wise You are still an outlaw in their eyes |
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from Steely Dan - A Decade Of Steely (1985)
I remember the thirty-five sweet goodbyes
When you put me on the Wolverine Up to Annandale It was still September When your daddy was quite surprised To find you with the working girls In the county jail I was smoking with the boys upstairs When I heard about the whole affair I said oh no William and Mary won't do CHORUS: Well I did not think the girl Could be so cruel And I'm never going back To my old school Oleanders growing outside her door Soon they're gonna be in bloom Up in Annandale I can't stand her Doing what she did before Living like a gypsy queen In a fairy tale Well I hear the whistle but I can't go I'm gonna take her down to Mexico She said oh no Guadalajara won't do CHORUS California tumbles into the sea That'll be the day I go Back to Annandale Tried to warn you About Chino and Daddy Gee But I can't seem to get to you Through the U.S. Mail Well I hear the whistle but I can't go I'm gonna take her down to Mexico She said oh no Guadalajara won't do CHORUS |
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from Steely Dan - A Decade Of Steely (1985)
I've seen your picture
Your name in lights above it This is your big debut It's like a dream come true And when you smile for the camera I know they're gonna love it I like your pin shot I keep it with your letter Done up in blueprint blue It sure looks good on you So won't you smile for the camera I know I'll love you better Peg It will come back to you Peg It will come back to you Then the shutter falls You see it all in 3-D It's your favorite foreign movie |
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from Steely Dan - A Decade Of Steely (1985)
Your everlastin' summer, you can see it fadin' fast
So you grab a piece of somethin' that you think is gonna last Well, you wouldn't even know a diamond if you held it in your hand The things you think are precious I can't understand Are you reelin' in the years, stowin' away the time Are you gatherin' up the tears, have you had enough of mine Are you reelin' in the years, stowin' away the time Are you gatherin' up the tears, have you had enough of mine You've been tellin' me you're a genius since you were seventeen In all the time I've known you, I still don't know what you mean The weekend at the college didn't turn out like you planned The things that pass for knowledge, I can't understand Are you reelin' in the years, stowin' away the time Are you gatherin' up the tears, have you had enough of mine Are you reelin' in the years, stowin' away the time Are you gatherin' up the tears, have you had enough of mine I spent a lot of money and I spent a lot of time The trip we made to Hollywood is still etched upon my mind After all the things we've done and seen you find another man The things you think are useless I can't understand Are you reelin' in the years, stowin' away the time Are you gatherin' up the tears, have you had enough of mine Are you reelin' in the years, stowin' away the time Are you gatherin' up the tears, have you had enough of mine |
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from Steely Dan - A Decade Of Steely (1985)
We hear you're leaving, that's ok
I thought our little wild time had just begun I guess you kind of scared yourself, you turn and run But if you have a change of heart Rikki, don't lose that number You don't wanna call nobody else Send it off in a letter to yourself Rikki, don't lose that number It's the only one you own You might use it if you feel better When you get home I have a friend in town, he's heard your name We can go out driving on Slow Hand Row We could stay inside and play games, I don't know And you could have a change of heart Rikki, don't lose that number You don't wanna call nobody else Send it off in a letter to yourself Rikki, don't lose that number It's the only one you own You might use it if you feel better When you get home [break] You tell yourself you're not my kind But you don't even know your mind And you could have a change of heart Rikki, don't lose that number You don't wanna call nobody else Send it off in a letter to yourself Rikki, don't lose that number It's the only one you own You might use it if you feel better When you get home Rikki, don't lose that number (Rikki, don't lose that number) Rikki, don't lose that number |
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from Steely Dan - Sun Mountain (1986)
I never seen you looking so bad my funky one
You tell me that your superfine mind has come undone *Any major dude with half a heart surely will tell you my friend Any minor world that breaks apart falls together again When the demon is at your door In the morning it won't be there no more Any major dude will tell you Have you ever seen a squonk's tears? Well, look at mine The people on the street have all seen better times *Repeat I can tell you all I know, the where to go, the what to do You can try to run but you can't hide from what's inside of you *Repeat |
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from Steely Dan - Sun Mountain (1986)
I'm not one to look behind I know that times must change
But over there in Barrytown they do things very strange And though you're not my enemy I like things like they used to be And though you'd like some company I'm standing by myself Go play with someone else I can see by what you carry that you come from Barrytown Don't believe I'm taken in by stories I have heard I just read the Daily News and swear by every word And don't think that I'm out of line For speaking out for what is mine I'd like to see you do just fine But look at what you wear And the way you cut your hair I can see by what you carry that you come from Barrytown In the beginning we recall that the word was hurled Barrytown people got to be from another world Leave me or I'll be just like the others you will meet They won't act as kindly if they see you on the street And don't you scream or make a shout It's nothing you can do about It was there where you came out It's a special lack of grace I can see it in your face I can see by what you carry that you come from Barrytown |
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from Steely Dan - Sun Mountain (1986)
Take the worst of this quirky world
Roll it up in a ball Add the hair of a go-go girl Turn it into a dance that's called The bloody... Brain Tap Shuffle Lose your mind You'll see the oceans part You'll think your goin' blind You can talk about your daily grind While she'll dish out the soft shoe If makin' money doesn't suit your mind We've got something here Here for you You can sit there and suck your thumb Hear the rock and roll hum But you're just a crazy wall flower Till you join all your friends on the floor And do the... Brain Tap Shuffle Lose your mind You'll see the oceans part You'll think your goin' blind Take your clothes off and start to shake Shake rattle and roll Watch the walls and the ceiling quake Let it move your body and soul And do the... Brain Tap Shuffle Lose your mind You'll see the oceans part You'll think your goin' blind |
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from Steely Dan - Sun Mountain (1986)
A race of angels bound with one another
A dish of dollars laid out for all to see A tower room at Eden Rock, his golf at noon for free Brooklyn owes the charmer under me Brooklyn owes the charner under me His lady's aching to bring a body down She daily preaches on where she wants to be An evening with a movie queen, a face we all have seen Brooklyn owes the charmer under me Brooklyn owes the charmer under me A case of aces done up loose for dealing A piece of island coolin' in the sea The whole of time we gain or lose, and power enough to choose Brooklyn owes the charmer under me Brooklyn owes the charmer under me |
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from Steely Dan - Sun Mountain (1986)
I recall when I was small
How I spent my days alone The busy world was not for me So I went and found my own I would climb the garden wall With a candle in my hand I'd hide inside a hall of rock and sand On the stone an ancient hand In a faded yellow-green Made alive a worldly wonder Often told but never seen Now and ever bound to labor On the sea and in the sky Every man and beast appeared A friend as real as I *Before the fall when they wrote it on the wall When there wasn't even any Hollywood They heard the call And they wrote it on the wall For you and me we understood Can it be this sad design Could be the very same A wooly man without a face And a beast without a name Nothin' here but history Can you see what has been done Memory rush over me Now I step into the sun *Repeat |
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from Steely Dan - Sun Mountain (1986)
Charlie Freak had but one thing to call his own
Three weight ounce pure golden ring no precious stone Five nights without a bite No place to lay his head And if nobody takes him in He'll soon be dead On the street he spied my face I heard him hail In our plot of frozen space he told his tale Poor man, he showed his hand So righteous was his need And me so wise I bought his prize For chicken feed Newfound cash soon begs to smash a state of mind Close inspection fast revealed his favorite kind Poor kid, he overdid Embraced the spreading haze And while he sighed his body died In fifteen ways When I heard I grabbed a cab to where he lay 'Round his arm the plastic tag read D.O.A. Yes Jack, I gave it back The ring I could not own Now come my friend I'll take your hand And lead you home |
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from Steely Dan - Sun Mountain (1986)
Will you walk a little faster? said a whiting to a snail
There's a porpoise close behind us, and he's treading on my tail Don't you see how eagerly the turtles and the lobsters all advance They are waiting on the shingle, won't you come and join the dance? Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, won't you join the dance? (3x) You can really have no notion how delightful it will be When they take us up and throw us, with the lobsters in the sea But the snail replied "Too far, too far!" and gave a look askance Said he thanked the whiting kindly, but he would not join the dance Would not, could not, would not, could not, would not join the dance (Chorus) (2x) (Solo) What matters it how far we go? his scaly friend replied There is another shore, you know, upon the other side The further off from England the nearer is to France Then turn not pale, beloved snail, but come and join the dance (Chorus) (repeat to fade) |
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from Steely Dan - Sun Mountain (1986)
(vocalizing)
The fish are flying in the county seat The cops are searching for a missing beat And Billy Burroughs, is he still on the nod? Deal with the girlfriend, not a demigod But be assured that if this shaken world is sucked into the sun More to come There’s more to come And when the seventh day at last is done More to come There’s more to come The ladies sure look like they're craving for me But ain't that just what they're supposed to be? I hear the man is moving in next door The boys will have to use the second floor You might have answers I can understand, but I know only one More to come Yeah, more to come And when the seventh day at last is done More to come Yeah, more to come The kids have torn a yellow packard apart Ain't that enough to break a rich man’s heart? I see the rats have found the cradle again I'll let you know if I remember when There's one conclusion that I must defend, it's where we started from Ho! More to come Yeah, more to come And when the seventh day at last is done Ohhh, more to come More to come |
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from Steely Dan - Sun Mountain (1986)
When I'm sure you’re gone at last
I make believe that I have no past I make good cheer and wipe away all the tears I take another room, find another friend And when I feel that you're not real I stop and then Oh wow it's you again How odd I should meet you here Oh wow it's you again You haunt me You taunt me Why don't you disappear? This hotel had a view One brick wall and shades of blue I paid my bill and started over again I flipped another penny, counted up to ten I let’er rip just like a gypsy dog and then Oh wow it's you again How odd I should meet you here Oh wow it's you again You haunt me You taunt me Why don't you disappear? In this warm and foreign place There's not one familiar face It seems this time I've left myself far behind I write another letter I know I'll never send I lock the door and walk out for some air and then Oh wow it's you again How odd I should meet you here Oh wow it's you again You haunt me You taunt me Why don't you disappear? |
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from Steely Dan - Sun Mountain (1986)
Savoy sides presents a new saxophone sensation
It's Parker's band with a smooth style of syncopation Kansas City born and growing You won't believe what the boys are blowing You got to come on man And take a piece of Mister Parker's band You'll be riding by, bareback on your armadillo You'll be grooving high or relaxing at Camarillo Suddenly the music hits you It's a bird in flight that just can't quit you You got to come on man And take a piece of Mister Parker's band We will spend a dizzy weekend smacked into a trance Me and you will listen to A little bit of what made the preacher dance Bring your horn along and you can add to the pure confection And if you can't fly you'll have to move in with the rhythm section Either way you're bound to function Fifty-Second Street's the junction You got to come on man And take a piece of Mister Parker's Clap your hands and take a piece of Mister Parker's Come on man and take a piece of Mister Parker's band |
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from Steely Dan - Sun Mountain (1986)
"Quick, some redhots," cried the handsome fullback
I'm so nervous at this lonely bivouac All the men have long since gone to bed Once again explaining why in Miss Cheever it's always raining And the roaring of the lamb Brought my friends out in the rain Now nobody's quite the same No one's to blame There's a fight reported in the wash-dry Smart Eugene refused to share his moon-pie What a shame they start them off so young Who's to blame for this one Who'll pay the prophet the day they miss one And the roaring of the lamb Then revealed its awesome powers And the minutes turned to hours No one's the same Blandon's baby broke for Eastern Parkway Red Kimono torn and soaked in salt spray Very chic, this wild thing on the run Magnifique, beguiling (nailed Gwynan's ???) daughter But no one's smiling And the roaring of the lamb Brought my friends out in the rain Now nobody's quite the same No one's to blame |
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from Steely Dan - Sun Mountain (1986)
When I lost my way home
I was helpless like a small child No eyes of my own That could take me through the nighttime No moonlight to guide me No shadow to hide me Then in the dark I found Sun Mountain I once had a friend Tried to help me in a bad way When I got to the end Of a long and lonely highway Strung out and downhearted Right back where I started There in the dark I found Sun Mountain Here in my world I remember all the things I left behind And if I need them they will be there, a part of my mind It's only a house And the rooftop is the blue sky No windows or walls And the days or years pass by I slept throught the daylight I woke up, it was midnight There in the dark I found Sun Mountain There in the dark I found Sun Mountain |
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from Steely Dan - Sun Mountain (1986)
Hey people
I can't seem to make up my mind ‘cause I'm undecided You're the reason why My delay is just a way of telling you that I I love you Go away I hate you No please stay I want you I'm so undecided So divided inside of me Hey baby Suddenly I found that my whole world is turned upside down And I'm broken hearted I can testify Who can free this part of me? Till then I know that I I love you Go away I hate you No please stay I want you I'm so undecided So divided inside of me I love you Go away I hate you No please stay I want you I'm so undecided So divided inside of me I love you Go away I hate you No please stay I want you I'm so undecided So divided inside of me I love you Go away |
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from Steely Dan - Sun Mountain (1986)
Hunting in the Sea of Japan,
Ambrose left the tourist trail behind him. So bold with his gun in his hand, Of his furs there was no need to remind him. Tripping over a Holy Man, Mind that here you don't choose your friends, Ambrose asked for a helping hand, He heaved his chest, and pointed West, To where the river runs. With Josie back home on his mind, Brushing off the fruit flies of the season, And 'Brosie was surely struck blind, By a sight that defies human reason: On an island of gleaming rock, Jutting up from the blue lagoon, A ceremonial music box And from it flowed, a bright new mode, That made our hero swoon. A finer minor from China. The World when the traveler returned, As you know played out its bloody romances. But Ambrose he knew what he'd learned, With his prize in hand he took his chances. Soon the sound that delights the ear, Blended in with the armies' roar. When the warriors strained to hear, This new bebop, this shooting star, Their guns were bullet-full. A finer minor from China. A finer minor from China. A finer minor from China. |
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from Steely Dan - Sun Mountain (1986)
I'm about to cry and I don't know the reason
I can see the start of a difficult season I can't let it get me down when everything is going wrong Ain't it good to know that I can be strong? Darling as long as you go where I go I can't complain about the pain and the heartache* The tears when your kisses disguise the lies My eyes don't see And what do I need to know As long as you go where I go? Wake up in the morning where the bad news can't find me Walking in the sunshine with you right behind me This lazy living sure treats me right, but come tomorrow we’ll be gone And anywhere at all is where I belong Darling as long as you go where I go I'm unaware of the cares and the sorrow The hurt that your loving can hide from me My eyes don't see And what do I need to know As long as you go where I go? |
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from Steely Dan - Aja (1993)
Up on the hill People never stare They just don't care Chinese music under banyan trees Here at the dude ranch above the sea Aja When all my dime dancin' is through I run to you Up on the hill They've got time to burn There's no return Double helix in the sky tonight Throw out the hardware Let's do it right Aja When all my dime dancin' is through I run to you Up on the hill They think I'm okay Or so they say Chinese music always sets me free Angular banjoes Sound good to me Aja When all my dime dancin' is through I run to you |
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from Steely Dan - Aja (1993)
In the corner Of my eye I saw you in Rudy's You were very high You were high It was a cryin' disgrace They saw your face On the counter By your keys Was a book of numbers And your remedies One of these Surely will screen out the sorrow But where are you tomorrow I can't cry anymore While you run around Break away Just when it Seems so clear That it's Over now Drink your big black cow And get out of here Down to Greene Street There you go Lookin' so outrageous And they tell you so You should know How all the pros play the game You change your name Like a gangster On the run You will stagger homeward To your precious one I'm the one Who must make everything right Talk it out till daylight I don't care anymore Why you run around Break away Just when it Seems so clear That it's Over now Drink your big black cow And get out of here |
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from Steely Dan - Aja (1993)
This is the day Of the expanding man That shape is my shade There where I used to stand It seems like only yesterday I gazed through the glass At ramblers Wild gamblers That's all in the past You call me a fool You say it's a crazy scheme This one's for real I already bought the dream So useless to ask me why Throw a kiss and say goodbye I'll make it this time I'm ready to cross that fine line CHORUS: I'll learn to work the saxophone I'll play just what I feel Drink Scotch whisky all night long And die behind the wheel They got a name for the winners in the world I want a name when I lose They call Alabama the Crimson Tide Call me Deacon Blues My back to the wall A victim of laughing chance This is for me The essence of true romance Sharing the things we know and love With those of my kind Libations Sensations That stagger the mind I crawl like a viper Through these suburban streets Make love to these women Languid and bittersweet I'll rise when the sun goes down Cover every game in town A world of my own I'll make it my home sweet home CHORUS This is the night Of the expanding the man I take one last drag As I approach the stand I cried when I wrote this song Sue me if I play too long This brother is free I'll be what I want to be CHORUS |
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from Steely Dan - Aja (1993)
I know this super highway This bright familiar sun I guess that I'm the lucky one Who wrote that tired sea song Set on this peaceful shore You think you've heard this one before Well the danger on the rocks is surely past Still I remain tied to the mast Could it be that I have found my home at last Home at last She serves the smooth retsina She keeps me safe and warm It's just the calm before the storm Call in my reservation So long hey thanks my friend I guess I'll try my luck again Well the danger on the rocks is surely past Still I remain tied to the mast Could it be that I have found my home at last Home at last |
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from Steely Dan - Aja (1993)
You In your Lark You're a mark You're a screamer You know How to hustle Daddy Is a rare Millionaire I don't care Yeah you Got the muscle I got the news Yes dear How did you know Can't you see our love will grow Take it In your hand All the sirens And the band Get to bendin' my ear How Was I to know About the warm Soulful secret You been keepin' for years I got the news Slow down I'll tell you when I may never walk again Broadway Duchess Darling if you only knew Half as much as Everybody thinks you do What I hear May be true I would still be proud To know you Spanish kissin' See it glisten You came ragin' Love rampagin' I got the news Yes dear How did you know Can't you see our love will grow |
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from Steely Dan - Aja (1993)
We're gonna break out the hats and hooters When Josie comes home We're gonna rev up the motor scooters When Josie comes home to stay We're gonna park in the street Sleep on the beach and make it Throw down the jam till the girls say when Lay down the law and break it When Josie comes home When Josie comes home So good She's the pride of the neighborhood She's the raw flame The live wire She prays like a Roman With her eyes on fire Jo would you love to scrapple She'll never say no Shine up the battle apple We'll shake 'em all down tonight We're gonna mix in the street Strike at the stroke of midnight Dance on the bones till the girls say when Pick up what's left by daylight When Josie comes home When Josie comes home So bad She's the best friend we ever had She's the raw flame The live wire She prays like a Roman With her eyes on fire When Josie comes home So good She's the pride of the neighborhood She's the raw flame The live wire She prays like a Roman With her eyes on fire |
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from Steely Dan - Aja (1993)
I've seen your picture Your name in lights above it This is your big debut It's like a dream come true And when you smile for the camera I know they're gonna love it I like your pin shot I keep it with your letter Done up in blueprint blue It sure looks good on you So won't you smile for the camera I know I'll love you better Peg It will come back to you Peg It will come back to you Then the shutter falls You see it all in 3-D It's your favorite foreign movie |
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from Steely Dan - Old Regime (1996)
Take the worst of this quirky world
Roll it up in a ball Add the hair of a go-go girl Turn it into a dance that's called The bloody... Brain Tap Shuffle Lose your mind You'll see the oceans part You'll think your goin' blind You can talk about your daily grind While she'll dish out the soft shoe If makin' money doesn't suit your mind We've got something here Here for you You can sit there and suck your thumb Hear the rock and roll hum But you're just a crazy wall flower Till you join all your friends on the floor And do the... Brain Tap Shuffle Lose your mind You'll see the oceans part You'll think your goin' blind Take your clothes off and start to shake Shake rattle and roll Watch the walls and the ceiling quake Let it move your body and soul And do the... Brain Tap Shuffle Lose your mind You'll see the oceans part You'll think your goin' blind |
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from Steely Dan - Old Regime (1996)
A race of angels
Bound with one another A dish of dollars Laid out for all to see A tower room at Eden Rock His golf at noon for freelyn owes the charmer Under meHis lady's aching To bring a body down She daily preaches On where she wants to be An evening with a movie queen A face we all have seenlyn owes the charmer Under meA case of aces Done up loose for dealing A piece of island cooling in the sea The whole of time we gain or lose And power enough to chooselyn owes the charmer Under me |
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from Steely Dan - Old Regime (1996)
I don't like waiting for a knock on the door
I don't like wondering why I got no mercy for a man and his tears He's just living a lie I got a feeling like I'm losing my cool That's no way to be You got me crying, got me playing the fool That's what you're doing to me Ohhh, you gotta come back baby I don't want to say how long it's been Five days and I gotta know now Come back baby I don't want to live alone again My old man never told me how I don't like lying all alone in my bed Nobody calling my name I can't say thank you for a kick in the head But I need you just the same See me settin’ by the side of the road People starin’ and smilin’ They got no mercy for a man and his tears Can't you hear me cryin’? Ohhh, you gotta come back baby I don't want to say how long it's been Five days and I gotta know now Come back baby I don't want to live alone again My old man never told me how You gotta come back baby I don't want to say how long it's been Five days and I gotta know now Come back baby I don't want to live alone again My old man never told me how |
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from Steely Dan - Old Regime (1996)
I hear you found a brand new friend
Well, if I try to take you back again If I decide to make amends Don't let me in You know, I'd like to be inside But don't you listen when you hear me cry Not even just to say goodbye Don't let me in I say no, no, no, no, oh noooo Don't let me in I say no, no, no, no, oh noooo Don't let me in Don't let me in Hey, I never want to do you harm Don't pay no head to all my false alarms If I should come with pleading arms Don't let me in You hear a knocking on your door The pounding of a heart you can't ignore But soon it isn't there no more Don’t let me in I say no, no, no, no, oh noooo Don't let me in I say no, no, no, no, oh noooo Don't let me in Don't let me in I say no, no, no, no, oh noooo Don't let me in I say no, no, no, no, oh noooo Don't let me in Don't let me in I say no, no, no, no, oh noooo Don't let me in I say no, no, no, no, oh noooo Don't let me in Don't let me in I say no, no, no, no, oh noooo Don't let me in I say no, no, no, no, oh noooo Don't let me in |
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from Steely Dan - Old Regime (1996)
I'm working hard from mornin’ ‘til night
My shoulder bendin’ to the wheel I get home, you start to run me down How do you think it makes me feel? Your lashin’ tongue, it hurts my soul I start to thinkin’ and I lose control I'm not movin’ like I know I should Or feelin’ like I'd like to feel And I spend my days just foolin’ around I can't function, honey, when you run me down Oh darlin’, don't you run me down I gotta make a little fortune So I can bring it on home to you You're only hurtin’ yourself my friend Treatin’ me the way you do My hands are tied behind my back I'm drinking dinner from a paper sack Every day is the fourth of july And I'm nothin’ but an april fool Well, I spend my days just cruisin’ around I can't function, honey, when you run me down Oh darlin’, don't you run me down I'm half a man with half a heart I hear you laughin’ and I fall apart I'd like to put it on the table But I'm lost before I even start You do me wrong and it's bringing me down My idle ways are the talk of the town You make me feel like a do-nothing clown I can't function, honey, when you run me down Oh darlin’, don't you run me down Oh darlin’, don't you run me down (spoken) Hey, don’t you run me down darlin’ It’s not polite In public! In public? Down there in front of Abraham & Strauss? I seen it I was a W, now I’m an L Somethin’ wrong with my… |
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from Steely Dan - Old Regime (1996)
What's this fierce new change?
Has your juggernaut reached my door? Am I out of range? Think another thought before Babies are ground up in the last big round-up Ease your head, play it cool in a patio chair Try to design a postcard from your mind Piggy bank, ooooo-whee If it's Heaven-sent you'll go far Listen well to me Smoke that seven cent cigar Can that rumba and Avogadro's Number Ease your head, play it cool in a patio chair Try to design a postcard from your mind Polaroid galore Snap my jelly roll, count your change For your midnight chore Play that "sell-your-soul" exchange Menthol filter tip danglin' from your nether lip Ease your head, play it cool in a patio chair Try to design a postcard from your mind If John Doe writes another book With words that just won't quit Why must I forge through it? Let George do it |
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from Steely Dan - Old Regime (1996)
Will you walk a little faster? said a whiting to a snail
There's a porpoise close behind us, and he's treading on my tail Don't you see how eagerly the turtles and the lobsters all advance They are waiting on the shingle, won't you come and join the dance? Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, won't you join the dance? (3x) You can really have no notion how delightful it will be When they take us up and throw us, with the lobsters in the sea But the snail replied "Too far, too far!" and gave a look askance Said he thanked the whiting kindly, but he would not join the dance Would not, could not, would not, could not, would not join the dance (Chorus) (2x) (Solo) What matters it how far we go? his scaly friend replied There is another shore, you know, upon the other side The further off from England the nearer is to France Then turn not pale, beloved snail, but come and join the dance (Chorus) (repeat to fade) |
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from Steely Dan - Old Regime (1996)
I heard them whispering
I saw their eyes, their jests Their secret smiles Dance a wild new tango Overrun the great placenta And who received the first bang-bang? It was the whole Goddamned [dead]* gang *[???] What can the price for freedom be? The old Regime is falling The ball and chain is gone, you see The winning team is calling For volunteers, don't hesitate The old regime is falling Who got the bottles? Who got the ladies' fashions And the tray? Did you get the radio? Did you get the prince’s collar? Well don't you know I got the cheap So what you got you'd better keep But that brunette, she comes with me The old Regime is falling The ball and chain is gone, you see The winning team is calling For volunteers, don't hesitate The old regime is falling Gotta get a move on What's in your hand? It's just my things left in the sand Now I'll drive with four wheel drive Air in the breadbox Cheese in the mouths of babes Is fine with me Yes I'm on your side Deal me in and do your preaching But won't you carve the turkey now? I know I've earned my share somehow By morning who knows where I'll be? The old Regime is falling The ball and chain is gone, you see The winning team is calling For volunteers, don't hesitate The old regime is falling |
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from Steely Dan - Old Regime (1996)
Jolly tricks
And politics May pass you by Soul ram Little men With stick pins Leave you high and dry Soul ram Baby runs the show She's got a soul ram Understand Who could know That she'd be up on top All night long Never stop Right or wrong? Carousels And wishing wells Are fine for some Soul ram After dark Tacoma Park Can sure be fun Soul ram Baby oughta know She's got a soul ram So well planned I suppose That she don't need her friends Anymore Just pretends Knows the score Baby let it grow She's got a soul ram In her hand Never knew She dug the heavy stuff Steely Dan Play it rough Backdoor man Jelly roll Can't save your soul This mama can Soul ram Soul ram Soul ram |
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from Steely Dan - Old Regime (1996)
Hunting in the Sea of Japan,
Ambrose left the tourist trail behind him. So bold with his gun in his hand, Of his furs there was no need to remind him. Tripping over a Holy Man, Mind that here you don't choose your friends, Ambrose asked for a helping hand, He heaved his chest, and pointed West, To where the river runs. With Josie back home on his mind, Brushing off the fruit flies of the season, And 'Brosie was surely struck blind, By a sight that defies human reason: On an island of gleaming rock, Jutting up from the blue lagoon, A ceremonial music box And from it flowed, a bright new mode, That made our hero swoon. A finer minor from China. The World when the traveler returned, As you know played out its bloody romances. But Ambrose he knew what he'd learned, With his prize in hand he took his chances. Soon the sound that delights the ear, Blended in with the armies' roar. When the warriors strained to hear, This new bebop, this shooting star, Their guns were bullet-full. A finer minor from China. A finer minor from China. A finer minor from China. |
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from Steely Dan - Gold/ Expanded Edition (1997)
Drive west on Sunset To the sea Turn that jungle music down Just until we're out of town This is no one night stand It's a real occasion Close your eyes and you'll be there It's everything they say The end of a perfect day Distant lights from across the bay Babylon sisters shake it Babylon sisters shake it So fine so young Tell me I'm the only one Here come those Santa Ana winds again We'll jog with show folk on the sand Drink kirschwasser from a shell San Francisco show and tell Well I should know by now That it's just a spasm Like a Sunday in T.J. That it's cheap but it's not free That I'm not what I used to be And that love's not a game for three Babylon sisters shake it Babylon sisters shake it So fine so young Tell me I'm the only one My friends say no don't go For that cotton candy Son you're playing with fire The kid will live and learn As he watches his bridges burn From the point of no return Babylon sisters shake it Babylon sisters shake it So fine so young Tell me I'm the only one |
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from Steely Dan - Gold/ Expanded Edition (1997)
Songwriters: Fagen, Donald;Becker, Walter
In the corner Of my eye I saw you in Rudy's You were very high You were high It was a cryin' disgrace They saw your face On the counter By your keys Was a book of numbers And your remedies One of these Surely will screen out the sorrow But where are you tomorrow I can't cry anymore While you run around Break away Just when it Seems so clear That it's Over now Drink your big black cow And get out of here Down to Greene Street There you go Lookin' so outrageous And they tell you so You should know How all the pros play the game You change your name Like a gangster On the run You will stagger homeward To your precious one I'm the one Who must make everything right Talk it out till daylight I don't care anymore Why you run around Break away Just when it Seems so clear That it's Over now Drink your big black cow And get out of here |
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from Steely Dan - Gold/ Expanded Edition (1997)
Bodhisattva Would you take me by the hand Bodhisattva Would you take me by the hand Can you show me The shine of your Japan The sparkle of your china Can you show me Bodhisattva Bodhisattva I'm gonna sell my house in town Bodhisattva I'm gonna sell my house in town And I'll be there To shine in your Japan To sparkle in your China Yes I'll be there Bodhisattva |
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from Steely Dan - Gold/ Expanded Edition (1997)
Those trucks in the street
Is it really Monday Time to find some trouble again Make a bid for romance While the dollar stands a chance Dumb love in the city at century's end We tap to this line Dancing on a mirror There's no disbelief to suspend It's the dance, it's the dress She's a concept more or less Dumb love in the city at century's end (At century's end) Nobody's holding out for heaven It's not for creatures here below We just suit up for a game The name of which we used to know It might be careless rapture This kid's got the eye Call it pirate radar Scooping out the roof for some trend But there's nobody new So she zeroes in on you Dumb love in the city at century's end (At century's end) Nobody's holding out for heaven It's not for creatures here below We just suit up for a game The name of which we used to know By now it's second nature Scratch the camera We can grab the locals Let's get to the love scene, my friend Which means look, maybe touch But beyond that not too much Dumb love in the city at century's end Dumb love in the city Love in the city at century's end Love in the city at century's end Love in the city at century's end Love in the city at century's end |
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from Steely Dan - Gold/ Expanded Edition (1997)
Some turnout, a hundred grand Get with it we'll shake his hand Don't bother to understand Don't question the little man Be part of the brotherhood Yes it's chain lightning It feels so good Hush brother, we cross the square Act natural like you don't care Turn slowly and comb your hair Don't trouble the midnight air We're standing just where he stood It was chain lightning It feels so good |
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from Steely Dan - Gold/ Expanded Edition (1997)
This is the day of the expanding man
That shape is my shade There where I used to stand It seems like only yesterday I gazed through the glass At ramblers, wild gamblers That's all in the past You call me a fool You say it's a crazy scheme This one's for real I already bought the dream So useless to ask me why Throw a kiss and say goodbye I'll make it this time I'm ready to cross that fine line I'll learn to work the saxaphone I play just what I feel Drink Scotch whiskey all night long And die behind the wheel They got a name for the winners in the world And I want a name when I lose They call Alabama the Crimson Tide Call me Deacon Blues My back to the wall A victim of laughing chance This is for me The essence of true romance Sharing the things we know and love With those of my kind Libations Sensations That stagger the mind I crawl like a viper Through these suburban streets Make love to these women Languid and bittersweet I'll rise when the sun goes down Cover every game in town A world of my own I'll make it my home sweet home (refrain) This is the night of the expanding man I take one last drag As I approach the stand I cried when I wrote this song Sue me if I play too long This brother is free I'll be what I want to be |
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from Steely Dan - Gold/ Expanded Edition (1997)
Worry the bottle Mamma, it's grapefruit wine Kick off your high heel sneakers, it's party time The girls don't seem to care what's on As long as it plays till dawn Nothin' but blues and Elvis And somebody else's favorite song Give her some funked up music, she treats you nice Feed her some hungry reggae, she'll love you twice The girls don't seem to care tonight As long as the mood is right FM - no static at all Give her some funked up music she treats you nice Feed her some hungry reggae she'll love you twice The girls don't seem to care tonight As long as the mood is right FM - no static at all |
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from Steely Dan - Gold/ Expanded Edition (1997)
Down at the Lido they welcome you
With sausage and beer Klaus and The Rooster have been there too But lately he spends his time here Hangin' with the Mayor and all his friends And nobody cares Where the sailor shuts out the sunrise Blacked out on the stairs CHORUS: Knock twice, rap with your cane Feels nice, you're out of the rain We got your skinny girl Here at the Western World Ruthie will give you the silver key To open the red door Lay down your Jackson and you will see The sweetness you've been cryin' for In the night you hide from the madman You're longing to be But it all comes out on the inside Eventually CHORUS In the night you hide from the madman You're longing to be But it all comes out on the inside Eventually CHORUS |
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from Steely Dan - Gold/ Expanded Edition (1997)
Way back when in sixty-seven
I was the dandy of Gamma Chi Sweet things from Boston So young and willing moved down to scarsdale where the hell am I (Hey nineteen!) No we can't dance together No we can't talk at all Please take me along, when you slide on down Hey nineteen~ That's Aretha Franklin She don't remeber The queen of soul It's hard times be fallen The sole survivors She thinks I'm crazy But I'm just growing old Hey nineteen~ No we got nothing in common No we can't talk at all Please take me along When you slide on down repeat:The Cuervo Gold The fine Columbian Make tonight a wonderful thing No we can't dance together No we can't talk at all |
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from Steely Dan - Gold/ Expanded Edition (1997)
Hello one and all; was it you I used to know?
Can't you hear me call on this old ham radio? All I've got to say, I'm alive and feeling fine Should you come my way you can share my poison wine No marigolds in the promised land, There's a hole in the ground where they used to grow Any man left on the Rio Grande Is the king of the world as far as I know I won't take your bread; I don't need no helping hand I can't be no savage; I can't be no highwayman Show me where you are; you and I can spend this day Driving in my car through the ruins of Santa Fe I'm reading last years papers, although I don't know why Assassins, cons and rapers might as well die When you come around, no more plain regrets Watch the sun go brown smoking cobalt cigarettes There's no need to hide, taking things the easy way If I stay inside I might live till Saturday No marigolds in the promised land There's a hole in the ground where they used to grow Any man left of the Rio Grande Is the king of the world, king of the world as far as I know |
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from Steely Dan - Gold/ Expanded Edition (1997)
Crewmen of the true companion
I can see you're tired of action In this everlasting twilight Home is just a sad abstraction. Just beyond the troubled skyways Young men dream of fire and star shine. I've been dreaming of my own green world Far across the reach of space time. |
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from Steely Dan - Can'T Buy A Thrill (1999)
A race of angels bound with one another
A dish of dollars laid out for all to see A tower room at Eden Rock, his golf at noon for free Brooklyn owes the charmer under me Brooklyn owes the charner under me His lady's aching to bring a body down She daily preaches on where she wants to be An evening with a movie queen, a face we all have seen Brooklyn owes the charmer under me Brooklyn owes the charmer under me A case of aces done up loose for dealing A piece of island coolin' in the sea The whole of time we gain or lose, and power enough to choose Brooklyn owes the charmer under me Brooklyn owes the charmer under me |
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from Steely Dan - Can'T Buy A Thrill (1999)
A race of angels
Bound with one another A dish of dollars Laid out for all to see A tower room at Eden Rock His golf at noon for freelyn owes the charmer Under meHis lady's aching To bring a body down She daily preaches On where she wants to be An evening with a movie queen A face we all have seenlyn owes the charmer Under meA case of aces Done up loose for dealing A piece of island cooling in the sea The whole of time we gain or lose And power enough to chooselyn owes the charmer Under me |
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from Steely Dan - Can'T Buy A Thrill (1999)
If you listen you can hear it it's the laughter in the street
It's the motion in the music, and the fire beneath your feet All the signs are right this time, you don't have to try so very hard If you live in this world, you're feelin' the change of the guard Na na na na, na na na na Na na na na, na na na na All you cowboys and your neighbours, can you swallow up your pride ? Take your guns off if you're willin', and you know we're on your side If you wanna get through the years, It's high time you played your card If you live in this world, you're feelin' the change of the guard Na na na na, na na na na Na na na na, na na na na Repeat [Na na na na, na na na na] to fade |
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from Steely Dan - Can'T Buy A Thrill (1999)
Times are hard, you're afraid to pay the fee
So you find yourself somebody who can do the job for free When you need a bit of lovin' 'cause your man is out of town That's the time you get me runnin' and you know I'll be around *I'm a fool to do your dirty work oh yeah I don't wanna do your dirty work no more I'm a fool to do your dirty work oh yeah Light the candle, put the lock upon the door You have sent the maid home early like a thousand times before Like the castle in his corner in a medieval game I foresee terrible trouble but I stay here just the same *Repeat Solo |
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from Steely Dan - Can'T Buy A Thrill (1999)
In the mornin' you go gunnin' for the man who stole your water
And you fire till he is done in but they catch you at the border And the mourners are all singin' as they drag you by your feet But the hangman isn't hangin' so they put you on the street *You go back, Jack, do it again, wheels turinin' 'round and 'round You go back, Jack, do it again When you know she's no high climber then you find your only friend In a room with your two timer, but you're sure you're near the end Then you love a little wild one, and she brings you only sorrow All the time you know she's smilin', you'll be on your knees tomorrow *Repeat Guitar Solo Keyboard Solo Now you swear and kick and beg us that yopu're not a gamblin' man Then you find you're back in Vegas with a handle in your hand Your black cards can bring you money so you hide them when you're able In the land of milk and honey you must put them on the table *Repeat |
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from Steely Dan - Can'T Buy A Thrill (1999)
I decline to walk the line they tell me that I'm lazy
Worldly wise I realise that everybody's crazy A womans voice reminds me to serve and not to speak Am I myself or just another freak You know there's fire in the hole and nothing left to burn I'd love to run out now there's nowhere left to turn With a cough I shake it off and work around my yellow stripe Should I hide or eat my pride or wait until it's good and ripe? My life is boiling over It's happened once before I wish someone would open up the door Don't you know there's fire in the hole and nothing left to burn I'd love to run out now there's nowhere left to turn Solo Chorus |
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from Steely Dan - Can'T Buy A Thrill (1999)
Now they lay his body down, Sad old men who run this town
I still recall the way he led the charge and saved the day Blue blood and rain, I can hear the bugle playin' *We've seen the last of good King Richard Ring out the past, his name lives on and on Roll out the bones and raise up the pitchers Raise up your glass to good King John Uh huh While they plundered far and wide, all his starving children cried And though we sung his fame we all went hungry just the same He meant to shine to the end of line *Repeat Raise up your glass to good King John Raise up your glass to good King John |
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from Steely Dan - Can'T Buy A Thrill (1999)
Felonius my old friend step on in and let me shake your hand
So glad that you're here again for one more time let your madness run with mine Streets still unseen we'll find somehow no time is better than now *Tell me where are drivin' midnight cruiser Where is your bounty of fortune and fame I am another gentle man loser Drive to Harlem or somewhere the same The world that we used to know people tell me it don't turn no more The places we used to go familiar faces that aint smilin' like before The time of our time has come and gone I fear we been waitin' too long *Repeat Solo *Repeat |
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from Steely Dan - Can'T Buy A Thrill (1999)
A world become one of salads and sun, only a fool would say that
A boy with a plan, a natural man wearin' a white Stetson hat Unhand that gun begone there's no one to fire upon If he's holding it high he's telling a lie I heard it was you talkin' bout a world where all is free It just couldn't be, and only a fool would say that The man in the street draggin' his feet, don't wanna hear the bad news Imagine your face there in his place standing inside his brown shoes You do his nine to five drag yourself home half alive And there on the screen a man with a dream Chorus |
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from Steely Dan - Can'T Buy A Thrill (1999)
Your everlasting summer, and you can see it fadin' fast
So you grab a piece of something that you think is gonna last But you wouldn't even know a diamond if you held it in your hand The things you think are precious I can't understand Are you reelin' in the years Stowin' away the time Are you gatherin' up the tears Have you had enough of mine Are you reelin' in the years Stowin' away the time Are you gatherin' up the tears Have you had enough of mine You've been telling me you were a genius since you were seveteen In all the time I've known you I still don't know what you mean The weekend at the college didn't turn out like you planned The things that pass for knowledge I can't understand Are you reelin' in the years Stowin' away the time Are you gatherin' up the tears Have you had enough of mine Are you reelin' in the years Stowin' away the time Are you gatherin' up the tears Have you had enough of mine I've spent a lot of money and I've spent a lot of time The trip we made to Hollywood is etched upon my mind After all the things we've done and seen you find another man The things you think are useless I can't understand Are you reelin' in the years Stowin' away the time Are you gatherin' up the tears Have you had enough of mine Are you reelin' in the years Stowin' away the time Are you gatherin' up the tears Have you had enough of mine |
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from Steely Dan - Can'T Buy A Thrill (1999)
Your everlastin' summer, you can see it fadin' fast,
So you grab a piece of somethin' that you think is gonna last Well, you wouldn't even know a diamond if you held it in your hand The things you think are precious I can't understand Are you reelin' in the years, stowin' away the time Are you gatherin' up the tears, have you had enough of mine Are you reelin' in the years, stowin' away the time Are you gatherin' up the tears, have you had enough of mine You've been tellin' me you're a genius since you were seventeen In all the time I've known you, I still don't know what you mean The weekend at the college didn't turn out like you planned The things that pass for knowledge, I can't understand Chorus I spent a lot of money and I spent a lot of time The trip we made to Hollywood is still etched upon my mind After all the things we've done and seen you find another man The things you think are useless I can't understand Chorus |
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from Steely Dan - Can'T Buy A Thrill (1999)
With stocking face I bought a gun, the plan was set, the plan was done
Looked at my watch and started for the door, Now the food here aint so good no more and they closed the package store Love your mama, love your brother, love 'em till they run for cover Turn the light off, keep your shirt on cry a jag on me Oh Michael, oh, Jesus, you know I'm not to blame You know my reputation for playing a ggod clean game Oh Michael, oh, Jesus, I'll keep my promise when You turn that heartbeat over again My poisons named, you know my brand, so please make mine a double, Sam Stir it up nice, I'll eat it right here Yeah, this highway runs from Paraguay and I've just come all the way Chorus We warned the corpse of William Wright not to cuss and drink all night Ticket in hand, we saw him laid to rest Oh, but zombie see and zombie do, he's here with me and you Chorus |
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from Steely Dan - The Royal Scam (1999)
Agents of the law
Luckless pedestrian I know you're out there With rage in your eyes and your megaphones Saying all is forgiven Mad Dog surrender How can I answer A man of my mind can do anything [Chorus:] I'm a bookkeeper's son I don't want to shoot no one Well I crossed my old man back in Oregon Don't take me alive Got a case of dynamite I could hold out here all night Yes I crossed my old man back in Oregon Don't take me alive Can you hear the evil crowd The lies and the laughter I hear my inside The mechanized hum of another world Where no sun is shining No red light flashing Here in this darkness I know what I've done I know all at once who I am [Chorus] |
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from Steely Dan - The Royal Scam (1999)
Where did the bastard run
Is he still around Now you gotta tell me everything you did baby I'm gonna get a gun Shoot the lover down Are you gonna tell me everything you did baby Traces are everywhere In our happy home Now you better tell me everything you did baby I jumped out of my easy chair It was not my own Now I want to hear about everything you did baby I never knew you You were a roller skater You gonna show me later (Turn up the Eagles the neighbors are listening) You know how people talk I wonder what they say I think you better tell me everything you did baby I never knew you You were a roller skater You gonna show me later You never came to me When you were so inclined Yes you could have told me everything you did baby I know where baby's at I know your filthy mind Now you're gonna do me everything you did baby |
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from Steely Dan - The Royal Scam (1999)
Babs and Clean Willie were in love they said
So in love the preacher's face turned red Soon everybody knew the thing was dead He shouts, she bites, they wrangle through the night She go crazy Got to make a getaway Papa say CHORUS: Oh - no hesitation No tears and no hearts breakin' No remorse Oh - congratulations This is your Haitian Divorce She takes the taxi to the good hotel Bon marché as far as she can tell She drinks the zombie from the cocoa shell She feels alright, she get it on tonight Mister driver Take me where the music play Papa say CHORUS At the Grotto In the greasy chair Sits the Charlie with the lotion and the kinky hair When she smiled, she said it all The band was hot so They danced the famous Merengue Now we dolly back Now we fade to black Tearful reunion in the USA Day by day those memories fade away Some babies grow in a peculiar way It changed, it grew, and everybody knew Semi-mojo Who's this kinky so-and-so? Papa go CHORUS |
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from Steely Dan - The Royal Scam (1999)
While the music played
You worked by candle light Those San Fransisco nights You were the best in town Just by chance you crossed The diamond with the pearl You turned it on the world That's when you turned the world around Did you feel like Jesus Did you realize That you were a champion in their eyes On the hill the stuff Was laced with kerosene But yours was kitchen clean Everyone stopped to stare At your technicolor motorhome Every A-Frame had your Number on the wall You must have had it all You'd go down to LA on a dare And you'd go it alone Could you live forever Could you see the day Could you feel your whole world Fall apart and fade away Get along Get along Kid Charlemagne Get along Kid Charlemagne Now the patrons have all Left you in the red Your low-rent friends are dead This life can be very strange All those day-glow freaks Who used to paint the face They've joined the human race Some things will never change Son you were mistaken You are obsolete Look at all the white men On the street Clean this mess up Or we'll all end up in jail Those test-tubes and the scale Just get them all out of here Is there gas in the car I think the people down the hall Know who you are Careful what you carry 'Cause the man is wise You are still an outlaw in their eyes |
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from Steely Dan - The Royal Scam (1999)
I recall when I was small
How I spent my days alone The busy world was not for me So I went and found my own I would climb the garden wall With a candle in my hand I'd hide inside a hall of rock and sand On the stone an ancient hand In a faded yellow-green Made alive a worldly wonder Often told but never seen Now and ever bound to labor On the sea and in the sky Every man and beast appeared A friend as real as I Before the fall when they wrote it on the wall When there wasn't even any Hollywood They heard the call And they wrote it on the wall For you and me we understood Can it be this sad design Could be the very same A wooly man without a face And a beast without a name Nothin' here but history Can you see what has been done Memory rush over me Now I step into the sun Before the fall when they wrote it on the wall When there wasn't even any Hollywood They heard the call And they wrote it on the wall For you and me we understood |
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from Steely Dan - The Royal Scam (1999)
No I'm never gonna do it without the fez on Oh no No I'm never gonna do it without the fez on Oh no That's what I am Please understand I wanna be your holy man No I'm never gonna do it without the fez on Oh no Ain't never gonna do it without the fez on Oh no That's what I am Please understand I wanna be your holy man No I'm never gonna do it without the fez on Oh no Don't make me do it without the fez on Oh no That's what I am please understand |
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from Steely Dan - The Royal Scam (1999)
And they wandered in
From the city of St. John Without a dime Wearing coats that shined Both red and green colors From their sunny island From their boats of iron They looked upon the promised land Where surely life was sweet On the rising tide To New York City did they ride Into the street See the glory (See the glory of) Of the royal scam They are hounded down To the bottom of a bad town Amid the ruins Where they learn to fear An angry race of fallen kings Their dark companions While the memory of Their southern sky was clouded by A savage winter Every patron saint Hung on the wall, shared the room With twenty sinners See the glory (See the glory of) Of the royal scam By the blackened wall He does it all He thinks he's died and gone to heaven Now the tale is told By the old man back home He reads the letter How they are paid in gold Just to babble in the back room All night and waste their time And they wandered in From the city of St. John Without a dime See the glory (See the glory of) Of the royal scam See the glory (See the glory of) Of the royal scam See the glory (See the glory of) Of the royal scam |
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from Steely Dan - Katy Lied (1999)
If I had my way
I would move to another lifetime I'd quit my job Ride the train through the misty nighttime I'll be ready when my feet touch ground Wherever I come down And if the folks will have me Then they'll have me [Chorus] Any world that I'm welcome to Is better than the one I come from I can hear your words When you speak of what you are and have seen I can see your hand Reaching out through a shining daydream Where the days and nights are not the same Captured happy in a picture frame Honey I will be there Yes I'll be there [Chorus] I got this thing inside me That's got to find a place to hide me I only know I must obey This feeling I can't explain away I think I'll go to the park Watch the children playing Perhaps I'll find in my head What my heart is saying A vision of a child returning A kingdom where the sky is burning Honey I will be there Yes I'll be there [Chorus] |
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from Steely Dan - Katy Lied (1999)
Five names that I can hardly
Stand to hear Including yours and mine And one more chimp who isn't here I can see the ladies talking How the times are getting hard And that fearsome excavation On Magnolia Boulevard CHORUS: And I'm going insane And I'm laughing at the frozen rain And I'm so alone Honey when they gonna send me home Bad sneakers and a Piña Colada My friend Stompin' on the avenue By Radio City with a Transistor and a large Sum of money to spend You fellah, you tearin' up the street You wear that white tuxedo How you gonna beat the heat Do you take me for a fool Do you think that I don't see That ditch out in the valley That they're digging just for me CHORUS |
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from Steely Dan - Katy Lied (1999)
When Black Friday comes I'll stand down by the door And catch the grey men when they Dive from the fourteenth floor When Black Friday comes I'll collect everything I'm owed And before my friends find out I'll be on the road When Black Friday falls you know it's got to be Don't let it fall on me When Black Friday comes I'll fly down to Muswellbrook Gonna strike all the big red words From my little black book Gonna do just what I please Gonna wear no socks and shoes With nothing to do but feed All the kangaroos When Black Friday comes I'll be on that hill You know I will When Black Friday comes I'm gonna dig myself a hole Gonna lay down in it 'til I satisfy my soul Gonna let the world pass by me The Archbishop's gonna sanctify me And if he don't come across I'm gonna let it roll When Black Friday comes I'm gonna stake my claim I'll guess I'll change my name |
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from Steely Dan - Katy Lied (1999)
Some turnout, a hundred grand Get with it we'll shake his hand Don't bother to understand Don't question the little man Be part of the brotherhood Yes it's chain lightning It feels so good Hush brother, we cross the square Act natural like you don't care Turn slowly and comb your hair Don't trouble the midnight air We're standing just where he stood It was chain lightning It feels so good |
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from Steely Dan - Katy Lied (1999)
Daddy don't live in that New York City
No more He don't celebrate Sunday on a Saturday night No more Daddy don't need no lock and key For the piece he stowed Out on Avenue D Daddy don't live in that New York City No more Daddy don't drive in that Eldorado No more He don't travel on down to the neighborhood Liquor store Lucy still loves her coke and rum But she sits alone 'Cause her daddy can't come Daddy don't drive in that EldoradoNo more Driving like a fool out to Hackensack Drinking his dinner from a paper sack He says I gotta see a joker And I'll be right back Daddy don't live in that New York City No more He can't get tight every night Pass out on the barroom floor Daddy can't get no fine cigar But we know you're smoking Wherever you are Daddy don't live in that New York City No more |
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from Steely Dan - Katy Lied (1999)
Katy tried
I was halfway crucified I was on the other side Of no tomorrow You walked in And my life began again Just when I'd spent the last piaster I could borrow All night long We would sing that stupid song And every word we sang I knew was true Are you with me Doctor Wu Are you really just a shadow Of the man that I once knew Are you crazy are you high Or just an ordinary guy Have you done all you can do Are you with me Doctor Don't seem right I've been strung out here all night I've been waiting for the taste You said you'd bring to me Biscayne Bay Where the Cuban gentlemen sleep all day I went searching for the song You used to sing to me Katy lies You could see it in her eyes But imagine my surprise When I saw you Are you with me Doctor Wu Are you really just a shadow Of the man that I once knew She is lovely yes she's sly And you're an ordinary guy Has she finally got to you Can you hear me Doctor Are you with me Doctor Can you hear me Doctor Are you with me Doctor Can you hear me Doctor Are you with me Doctor Can you hear me Doctor Are you with me Doctor Can you hear me Doctor |
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from Steely Dan - Katy Lied (1999)
Kids, if you want some fun,
Mister La Page is your man; He's always laughing, having fun, Showing his films in his den. Come on, come on. Soon you will be eighteen, I think you know what I mean Don't tell your mamma, your daddy or mamma, They'll never know where you've been. Everyone's gone to the movies, now we're alone at last; Everyone's gone to the movies, now we're alone at last. Listen to what I say, He wants to show you the way Right down the hallway with open arms To teach you a new game to play. Come on, come on. Soon it will be too late, Bobbing for apples can wait; I know you're used to sixteen or more, Sorry we only have eight Everyone's gone to the movies, now we're alone at last; Everyone's gone to the movies, now we're alone at last. solo Come on, come on. Kids, if you want some fun, See what you never have seen; Take off your cheaters sit right down, Start the projection machine. Everyone's gone to the movies, now we're alone at last; Everyone's gone to the movies, now we're alone at last. |
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from Steely Dan - Katy Lied (1999)
Rose darling come to me Snake Mary's gone to bed All our steaming sounds of love Cannot disturb her in her night Or raise her sleeping head All I ask of you Is make my wildest dreams come true No one sees and no one knows Rose darling come to me Snake Mary dreams along I would guess she's in Detroit With lots of money in the bank Although I could be wrong You must know it's right The spore is on the wind tonight You won't feel it till it grows Rose darling my friend With only you and what I've found We'll wear the weary hours down Rose darling come to me The clock is close at hand All my empty words of love Can never screen the flash I feel Or make you understand Honey can't you see I know it's real it's got to be Why not chase it where it goes |
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from Steely Dan - Katy Lied (1999)
Lost in the Barrio I walk like an Injun,
So Carlo won't suspect something's wrong here. I dance in place and paint my face And act like I belong here. Throw back the little ones and pan fry the big ones; Use tact, poise and reason and gently squeeze them. Hot licks and rhetoric don't count much for for nothing; Be glad if you can use what you borrow. So I pawn my crown for ride uptown And buy it back tomorrow. Done like a matador I pray for the weekend And hope the little girls still throw roses. Else I change my bait and move upstate Before the season closes. |
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from Steely Dan - Katy Lied (1999)
Who are these children Who scheme and run wild Who speak with their wings And the way that they smile What are the secrets They trace in the sky And why do you tremble Each time they ride by Throw out your gold teeth And see how they roll The answer they reveal Life is unreal Who are these strangers Who pass through the door Who cover your action And go you one more If you're feeling lucky You best not refuse It's your game the rules Are your own win or lose |
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from Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic (1999)
I never seen you looking so bad my funky one
You tell me that your superfine mind has come undone *Any major dude with half a heart surely will tell you my friend Any minor world that breaks apart falls together again When the demon is at your door In the morning it won't be there no more Any major dude will tell you Have you ever seen a squonk's tears? Well, look at mine The people on the street have all seen better times *Repeat I can tell you all I know, the where to go, the what to do You can try to run but you can't hide from what's inside of you *Repeat |
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from Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic (1999)
I never seen you looking so bad my funky one You tell me that your superfine mind has come undone CHORUS: Any major dude with half a heart surely will tell you my friend Any minor world that breaks apart falls together again When the demon is at your door In the morning it won't be there no more Any major dude will tell you Have you ever seen a squonk's tears? Well, look at mine The people on the street have all seen better times CHORUS I can tell you all I know, the where to go, the what to do You can try to run but you can't hide from what's inside of you CHORUS |
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from Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic (1999)
I'm not one to look behind I know that times must change
But over there in Barrytown they do things very strange And though you're not my enemy I like things like they used to be And though you'd like some company I'm standing by myself Go play with someone else I can see by what you carry that you come from Barrytown Don't believe I'm taken in by stories I have heard I just read the Daily News and swear by every word And don't think that I'm out of line For speaking out for what is mine I'd like to see you do just fine But look at what you wear And the way you cut your hair I can see by what you carry that you come from Barrytown In the beginning we recall that the word was hurled Barrytown people got to be from another world Leave me or I'll be just like the others you will meet They won't act as kindly if they see you on the street And don't you scream or make a shout It's nothing you can do about It was there where you came out It's a special lack of grace I can see it in your face I can see by what you carry that you come from Barrytown |
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from Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic (1999)
I'm not one to look behind I know that times must change But over there in Barrytown they do things very strange And though you're not my enemy I like things like they used to be And though you'd like some company I'm standing by myself Go play with someone else I can see by what you carry that you come from Barrytown Don't believe I'm taken in by stories I have heard I just read the Daily News and swear by every word And don't think that I'm out of line For speaking out for what is mine I'd like to see you do just fine But look at what you wear And the way you cut your hair I can see by what you carry that you come from Barrytown In the beginning we recall that the word was hurled Barrytown people got to be from another world Leave me or I'll be just like the others you will meet They won't act as kindly if they see you on the street And don't you scream or make a shout It's nothing you can do about It was there where you came out It's a special lack of grace I can see it in your face I can see by what you carry that you come from Barrytown |
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from Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic (1999)
Charlie Freak had but one thing to call his own
Three weight ounce pure golden ring no precious stone Five nights without a bite No place to lay his head And if nobody takes him in He'll soon be dead On the street he spied my face I heard him hail In our plot of frozen space he told his tale Poor man, he showed his hand So righteous was his need And me so wise I bought his prize For chicken feed Newfound cash soon begs to smash a state of mind Close inspection fast revealed his favorite kind Poor kid, he overdid Embraced the spreading haze And while he sighed his body died In fifteen ways When I heard I grabbed a cab to where he lay 'Round his arm the plastic tag read D.O.A. Yes Jack, I gave it back The ring I could not own Now come my friend I'll take your hand And lead you home |
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from Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic (1999)
Charlie Freak had but one thing to call his own Three weight ounce pure golden ring no precious stone Five nights without a bite No place to lay his head And if nobody takes him in He'll soon be dead On the street he spied my face I heard him hail In our plot of frozen space he told his tale Poor man, he showed his hand So righteous was his need And me so wise I bought his prize For chicken feed Newfound cash soon begs to smash a state of mind Close inspection fast revealed his favorite kind Poor kid, he overdid Embraced the spreading haze And while he sighed his body died In fifteen ways When I heard I grabbed a cab to where he lay 'Round his arm the plastic tag read D.O.A. Yes Jack, I gave it back The ring I could not own Now come my friend I'll take your hand And lead you home |
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from Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic (1999)
I got one and you want four
It's so hard to help you I can't keep up with you no more And you treat me like it's a sin But you can't lock me in You want me here with you right to the end No thank you my friend I fear the monkey in your soul Won't you turn that bebop down I can't hear my heart beat Where's that fatback chord I found? Honey don't you think it was wrong To interrupt my song? I'll pack my things and run so far from here Goodbye dear I fear the monkey in your soul |
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