Paul Blackburn

Love me for money or love me for gain
Love me for beauty or love me from shame
Somebody told me it's all just the same, it's all the same
I want to share in your closet affair
So now you're hearing the point of this affair
Yet somebody told me it's going nowhere
It's going nowhere
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All the words inside my grimy heart are falling apart
Falling apart today
Love me for money or love me for gain
Love me for beauty or love me from shame
Somebody told me that it's all the same, it's all the same
I want to share in your closet affair
So now you're hearing the point of this affair
Yet somebody told me it's going nowhere, it's going nowhere
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All the words inside my grimy heart are falling apart
Falling apart today
All the words inside my grimy heart are falling apart
Falling apart today

Once upon a time, not too long ago,
We took a day out in Manchester.
We all fall down,
There's not enough hours in our day.
Played a bit of football, fell into the union,
Barged our way to the toilet.
With the Kung Fu king,
There's not enough hours in our day.
I remember seeing someone, dressed in a suit,
Looking like a lunatic.
And we all fall down,
There's not enough hours in our trip.
Well Academy coffee, is breaking your hands,
We got lovely posters to sell.
We all fall down,
There's not enough hours in our day.
We like lovin' yeah,
And the wine we share.
We like lovin' yeah,
And the wine we share.
Finally made our way back to the train,
Rolling into Sheffield tonight.
And it all falls down,
There's not enough hours in our life.
Try and guess my weight, wait at the station,
Whippin' Piccadilly tonight.
And it all falls down,
There's not enough hours in our life.
We like lovin' yeah,
And the wine we share.
We like lovin' yeah,
And the wine we share.

Once upon a time, not too long ago,
We took a day out in Manchester.
We all fall down,
There's not enough hours in our day.
Played a bit of football, fell into the union,
Barged our way to the toilet.
With the Kung Fu king,
There's not enough hours in our day.
I remember seeing someone, dressed in a suit,
Looking like a lunatic.
And we all fall down,
There's not enough hours in our trip.
Well Academy coffee, is breaking your hands,
We got lovely posters to sell.
We all fall down,
There's not enough hours in our day.
We like lovin' yeah,
And the wine we share.
We like lovin' yeah,
And the wine we share.
Finally made our way back to the train,
Rolling into Sheffield tonight.
And it all falls down,
There's not enough hours in our life.
Try and guess my weight, wait at the station,
Whippin' Piccadilly tonight.
And it all falls down,
There's not enough hours in our life.
We like lovin' yeah,
And the wine we share.
We like lovin' yeah,
And the wine we share.

Once upon a time, not too long ago,
We took a day out in Manchester.
We all fall down,
There's not enough hours in our day.
Played a bit of football, fell into the union,
Barged our way to the toilet.
With the Kung Fu king,
There's not enough hours in our day.
I remember seeing someone, dressed in a suit,
Looking like a lunatic.
And we all fall down,
There's not enough hours in our trip.
Well Academy coffee, is breaking your hands,
We got lovely posters to sell.
We all fall down,
There's not enough hours in our day.
We like lovin' yeah,
And the wine we share.
We like lovin' yeah,
And the wine we share.
Finally made our way back to the train,
Rolling into Sheffield tonight.
And it all falls down,
There's not enough hours in our life.
Try and guess my weight, wait at the station,
Whippin' Piccadilly tonight.
And it all falls down,
There's not enough hours in our life.
We like lovin' yeah,
And the wine we share.
We like lovin' yeah,
And the wine we share.

Hello my friend
How long have you been dying
To start out again
Lets turn around and see the truth for once ?
See what you are trying for

Now where ya goin?
Now where ya goin?
Meet me now
Where ya goin?
Cause everyone will follow you
Where ya goin?

Where ya goin?

Hello my friend
I'm seeing new horizons
I'm dreamin of the end (?)
Lets burn it down and spread the ash around
Nothin here to guide us

Now where ya goin?
Now where ya goin?
Lead me now
Where ya goin?
Cause everyone will follow you now

Yeah you should be dancin'
If you have the chance that
is what we all will be doin'
Yeah into the future
Cut it all loose now
instead you hold a steady line

It's not the answer
will you take a chance on
what we all should be doin' here

so many to lean on
isn't my own reason
to why you hold the steady line

Now where ya goin?
Now where ya goin?
Leave me high
Where ya goin?
Cause everyone can take it on
Can take it away if they want to

Hello
Hello
Hello
Hello

We came, we came, we came again.
To stem the tide and point the blame.
Came back for more, came back to see what you had in store.
Everyone join around, everyone... (Yeah.)

So you want to spin the world around?
So you want to spin the world around and everybody else. (Come on down.)
So you want a big catastrophe?
Won't you send it right over to me, I got some time. (Everybody runnin' high.)

The same, the same, the same again.
To steal the time and haunt the place.
Just because it's there don't mean you see it anywhere.
Maybe it's a trick of the light, maybe... (Yeah.)

So you want to spin the world around?
So you want to spin the world around and everybody else. (Come on down.)
So you want a big catastrophe?
Won't you send it right over to me, I got some time. (Everybody come alight.)

So you want to spin the world around?
So you want to spin the world around and everybody else. (Coming down.)
So you want a big catastrophe?
Won't you send it right over to me, I got some time. (Everybody learnin' how.)

So you want to spin the world around?
So you want to spin the world around and everybody else. (Coming down.)
So you say we haven't turned around?
So you say we haven't turned around, just everybody else. (Goin' round.)

(Goin' round

We came, we came, we came again
To stem the tide and point the blame
Came back for more
Came back to see what you had in store
Everyone join the line, everyone
Yeah

So you wanna spin the world around?
So you wanna spin the world around?
And anybody else, cut 'em down

So you wanna make catastrophe?
Won't you send it right over to me
I got some time
Everybody running high

The same, the same, the same again
To steal the time and haunt the graves
Just because it's there
Don't mean you see it anywhere
Maybe it's a trick of the light
Maybe, yeah

So you wanna spin the world around?
So you wanna spin the world around?
And anybody else, cut 'em down

So you wanna make catastrophe?
Don't you send it right over to me
I got some time
Everybody come alive

Yeah
So you wanna spin the world around?
So you wanna spin the world around?
And anybody else, bring 'em down

So you wanna make catastrophe?
Don't you send it right over to me
I got some time
Everybody running high

So you wanna spin the world around?
So you wanna spin the world around?
And anybody else, cut 'em down

So you say we haven't turned around?
So you say we haven't turned around?
Just everybody else is going wrong
Going wrong

We came, we came, we came again
To stem the tide and point the blame
Came back for more
Came back to see what you had in store
Everyone join the line, everyone
Yeah

So you want to spin the world around?
So you want to spin the world around
And anybody else, cut 'em down?
So you want to make catastrophe?
Won't you send it right over to me?
I got some time
Everybody running high

The same, the same, the same again
To steal the time and haunt the graves
Just because it's there
Don't mean you see it anywhere
Maybe it's a trick of the light
Maybe, yeah

So you want to spin the world around?
So you want to spin the world around
And anybody else, cut 'em down?
So you want to make catastrophe?
Don't you send it right over to me
I got some time
Everybody come alive

Yeah
So you want to spin the world around?
So you want to spin the world around
And anybody else, bring 'em down?
So you want to make catastrophe?
Don't you send it right over to me
I got some time
Everybody running high

So you want to spin the world around?
So you want to spin the world around
And anybody else, cut 'em down?
So you say we haven't turned around?
So you say we haven't turned around?
Just everybody else is going wrong
Going wrong

Take, me down.
To where you hide.
Lay, me down.
Lay me down inside.
Why, d'you scowl?
About the specific time.
Tijuana Lady, where did you go yeah?
Chasing you around old Mexico.
Gotta, find my way back to San Diego.
Baby where d'you hide?
Take me down.
To where you hide.
Lay, me around.
Lay me around inside.
Baby, go south,
Cos I know you hide.
Tijuana Lady, lets take it slow yeah.
I know that I'm no head honcho.
I'll keep you warm in my silky poncho.
Tijuana Lady, where did you go?
I heard you lost, in la sombrero.
Tijuana Lady, which way d'you flow?
El Mariachi desperado.
Where d'you hide?
Tell me where d'you hide?

Take, me down.
To where you hide.
Lay, me down.
Lay me down inside.
Why, d'you scowl?
About the specific time.
Tijuana Lady, where did you go yeah?
Chasing you around old Mexico.
Gotta, find my way back to San Diego.
Baby where d'you hide?
Take me down.
To where you hide.
Lay, me around.
Lay me around inside.
Baby, go south,
Cos I know you hide.
Tijuana Lady, lets take it slow yeah.
I know that I'm no head honcho.
I'll keep you warm in my silky poncho.
Tijuana Lady, where did you go?
I heard you lost, in la sombrero.
Tijuana Lady, which way d'you flow?
El Mariachi desperado.
Where d'you hide?
Tell me where d'you hide?

Take, me down.
To where you hide.
Lay, me down.
Lay me down inside.
Why, d'you scowl?
About the specific time.
Tijuana Lady, where did you go yeah?
Chasing you around old Mexico.
Gotta, find my way back to San Diego.
Baby where d'you hide?
Take me down.
To where you hide.
Lay, me around.
Lay me around inside.
Baby, go south,
Cos I know you hide.
Tijuana Lady, lets take it slow yeah.
I know that I'm no head honcho.
I'll keep you warm in my silky poncho.
Tijuana Lady, where did you go?
I heard you lost, in la sombrero.
Tijuana Lady, which way d'you flow?
El Mariachi desperado.
Where d'you hide?
Tell me where d'you hide?

(One, two, three, four)

These three sins have finally found me
Lust, ambition and greed
Creeping in the back door they came without warning
And burned whatever they could steal
They've burned whatever they could steal

So please could you go back where you came from again
We don't want to harm ya
We don't want to harm ya
We are not your armour
We're your friends

These three sins have fell from their horses
And taking me and you for a ride
Deliver us from evil when the devil disowned me
The serpents and the snakes will decide
The serpents and the snakes will decide

So please could you go back where you came from again
We don't want to harm ya
We don't want to harm ya
We are not your armour
We're your friends

So please could you go back where you came from again
We don't want to harm ya
We don't want to harm ya
We are not your armour
We're your friends

There it was
Something beautiful
There it was
Something wonderful

Someone lying on my pillow
Someone knocking at my door
Here she comes
Here she comes

There it was
Something beautiful
There it was
Something wonderful

Someone lying on my pillow
Someone knocking at my door
There she was
There she was
There she was
There she was

From the day we arrive on this planet
And blinking, step into the sun
There's more to see than can ever be seen
More to do than can ever be done

There is far too much to take in here
More to find than can ever be found
But the sun rolling high
Through the sapphire sky
Keeps great and small on the endless round

It's the circle of life
And it moves us all
Through despair and hope
Through faith and love
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the circle
The circle of life

It's the circle of life
And it moves us all
Through despair and hope
Through faith and love
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the circle
The circle of life

A-one, two, three, what you tanglin' with me for?
Believe me, 'cause baby I won't lie.
A-five, six, seven, only girls go to heaven,
If you leave me, then baby I won't die.

'Cause if they say that you're wrong,
Don't cry, you're making it worse.
And if they say that you're wrong,
Don't cry.

A-one, two, three, stop stranglin' me,
I'll keep breathing, don't matter how hard you try.
A-seven, eight, nine, you'll never take me alive,
You could steal me, but babe you could not buy me.

'Cause if they say that you're wrong,
Don't cry, you're making it worse.
And if they say that you're wrong,
Don't cry.

Well if they say that you're wrong,
Don't cry, you're making it worse.
And if they say that you're wrong,
Don't cry.

And if they say that you're wrong,
Don't cry, you're making it worse.
And if they say that you're wrong.

I couldn't tell
The weight of the world was on your shoulders
Couldn't tell you were unhappy
You were unwell

I go along
Like nothing is wrong, no need to worry
Too late to feel sorry
Upon borrowed time

And now there's no answers
No easy way out
Take it all if you want
Take it all if you want

If you know how to run, sweet Virginia, you should run
If you know how to play, sweet Virginia, you should play
If you know how to sing, sweet Virginia, you should sing
If you know how to be, be without me, you should be
You should be

I couldn't see
It seems I don't learn or get the message
Don't know how you carry it
All by your self

How can it be?
It doesn't belong, it's so not funny
This vintage of violence
Again on parade

And now there's no wonder
No shelter from shame
Be alone if you want
Be alone if you want

If you know how to run, sweet Virginia, you should run
If you know how to play, sweet Virginia, you should play
If you know how to sing, sweet Virginia, you should sing
If you know how to be, be without me, you should be
You should be

If you know how to run, sweet Virginia, you should run
If you know how to play, sweet Virginia, you should play
If you know how to sing, sweet Virginia, you should sing
If you know how to be, be without me, you should be
You should be

I couldn't tell
The weight of the world was on your shoulders
Couldn't tell you were unhappy
You were unwell

I go along
Like nothing is wrong, no need to worry
Too late to feel sorry
Upon borrowed time

And now there's no answers
No easy way out
Take it all if you want
Take it all if you want

If you know how to run, sweet Virginia, you should run
If you know how to play, sweet Virginia, you should play
If you know how to sing, sweet Virginia, you should sing
If you know how to be, be without me, you should be
You should be

I couldn't see
It seems I don't learn or get the message
Don't know how you carry it
All by your self

How can it be?
It doesn't belong, it's so not funny
This vintage of violence
Again on parade

And now there's no wonder
No shelter from shame
Be alone if you want
Be alone if you want

If you know how to run, sweet Virginia, you should run
If you know how to play, sweet Virginia, you should play
If you know how to sing, sweet Virginia, you should sing
If you know how to be, be without me, you should be
You should be

If you know how to run, sweet Virginia, you should run
If you know how to play, sweet Virginia, you should play
If you know how to sing, sweet Virginia, you should sing
If you know how to be, be without me, you should be
You should be

Harry's on the run, he's got good reason
Since he bought a gun, he'll never sleep again
Widow sleeps alone, she never shuts her window
Mandy knows what's fun, she just don't know what's right

Come on, step inside
Come on, step inside, don't walk on by
Step inside
Come on, step inside

Sequins on his shirt, Stevie's up for dancing
Always been a flirt, Carol steps in line
History to the bone, memory to the marrow
Old an' weary man, treads a travelled road

Come on, step inside
Come on, step inside, don't walk on by
Step inside
Come on, step inside

Standing in the sun, trolling cold Maria
A Hare Krishna drum sounds distantly in time
The blood comes off like grime, in the wash hand basin
Just another crime, reason with her

Step inside
Come on, step inside, donm't walk on by
Step inside
Come on, step inside, don't walk on by
Step inside
Come on, step inside

Do you ever stop and wonder
Where you'd be without her

Do you listened, do you listened, do you listened
To what she said to you

The sound of sounds ain't lightning

The whisper, the promise, the solace
Of where you're lead to me
Yeah

The sound of sounds ain't lightning
Yeah

Her sound of sounds ain't lightning

Have you forgotten who you are
(Have you forgotten who you are)
Have you forgotten who you are
(Have you forgotten who you are)

Could you ever stop and wonder
Could you live without her

The sound of sounds ain't lightning
Yeah

The sound of sounds ain't lightning
Yeah

The sound of sounds ain't lightning
Yeah, yeah
(The sound of sounds ain't lightning)

The sound of sounds ain't lightning

Do you ever stop and wonder
Where you'd be without her

Do you listened, do you listened, do you listened
To what she said to you

The sound of sounds ain't lightning

The whisper, the promise, the solace
Of where you're lead to me
Yeah

The sound of sounds ain't lightning
Yeah

Her sound of sounds ain't lightning

Have you forgotten who you are
(Have you forgotten who you are)
Have you forgotten who you are
(Have you forgotten who you are)

Could you ever stop and wonder
Could you live without her

The sound of sounds ain't lightning
Yeah

The sound of sounds ain't lightning
Yeah

The sound of sounds ain't lightning
Yeah, yeah
(The sound of sounds ain't lightning)

The sound of sounds ain't lightning

So, it's alright now
It's alright now
So settle down
I will be around
God only knows why I'm so mild
But I'm the one who'll be around
When the cat's among the pigeons and the word is getting round
I say it's alright now, it's alright now
It's alright
So, is it alright now?
It's alright now
So settle down
I won't share that frown
When the cat's among the pigeons
And the word is getting round
When the promises are broken
And the premise is unsound
I'll say it's alright now
When the secret's somehow spoken
And they're trying to steal the crown
I'll say it's alright now
It's alright now
It's alright
God only knows just where I'm bound
But I'm the one who'll stay around
When the clowns are tryin' to steal your crown
I'll just say it's alright now

There's a place out near the Eighties
South of the border, west of the sun
And if we send out all the A-team
Silhouettes will creep out of the dark

There's a place out in the Nineties
North of the border, east of the light
We can send out all the B-team
Silhouettes will creep out every time

In a time before the Forties
North of the border, south of the sun
Well, we can send out anybody
Silhouettes will creep out of the dark

In a time after the Fifties
South of the border, east of the light
We can send out everybody
Silhouettes will creep out every time

Come all you faithful and rise
Things aren't what they might seem
With all the makeshift lies
You'll never come back clean
You'll never come out clean

Come all you faithful and rise
Things aren't what they might seem
With all the makeshift lies
You'll never come out clean

Come all you faithful and rise
Things aren't what they might seem
With all the makeshift lies
You'll never come back clean
You'll never come out

I've been caught in a trap I set for myself
I don't want to be here when you could be somewhere else
So why'd I sit on my hands like a book on a shelf
Where nothing but dust is falling?
Everyone 'round here lives in silence

If I had something to say I'd say what I mean
How'd you lose all your words? I swear it's obscene, I curse
How'd you look at yourself as the mirror turns green?
Yeah, only the fools ignore us
Everyone 'round here lives in silence

I could wait all my life for someone to think
I can't open your eyes but I can make you blink at me
So please don't try to be nice, don't need your advice
Please leave me to die of boredom
Everyone 'round here lives in silence

Silence
They wait for the end
Silence
They bow and they bend
Silence
Their homes they defend
Silence

I've been caught in a trap I set for myself
I don't want to be here when you could be somewhere else
So why'd I sit on my hands like a book on a shelf
Where nothing but dust is falling?
Everyone 'round here lives in silence

If I had something to say I'd say what I mean
How'd you lose all your words? I swear it's obscene, I curse
How'd you look at yourself as the mirror turns green?
Yeah, only the fools ignore us
Everyone 'round here lives in silence

I could wait all my life for someone to think
I can't open your eyes but I can make you blink at me
So please don't try to be nice, don't need your advice
Please leave me to die of boredom
Everyone 'round here lives in silence

Silence
They wait for the end
Silence
They bow and they bend
Silence
Their homes they defend
Silence

I've been caught in a trap I set for myself
I don't want to be here when you could be somewhere else
So why'd I sit on my hands like a book on a shelf
Where nothing but dust is falling?
Everyone 'round here lives in silence

If I had something to say I'd say what I mean
How'd you lose all your words? I swear it's obscene, I curse
How'd you look at yourself as the mirror turns green?
Yeah, only the fools ignore us
Everyone 'round here lives in silence

I could wait all my life for someone to think
I can't open your eyes but I can make you blink at me
So please don't try to be nice, don't need your advice
Please leave me to die of boredom
Everyone 'round here lives in silence

Silence
They wait for the end
Silence
They bow and they bend
Silence
Their homes they defend
Silence

Well hey, how's tricks man
Think I seen you before
Blank blank do ya
You looked a lot older
You been workin' out
Whats wrong with that

Well he came back and
Came marching in
Shot shot to the
He found a good reason
Do it for the money
Whats wrong with that

Control your bad side in to peril
We come down
Hold the line
You'll survive
Dead wrong

So please stop talking
Start puckering up
My ears are blank
Its the special occasions
You do it for the money
Can't go wrong with that

Explode or capsize
Provide my poet
If you're down
Town the line
You're so fine
Dead wrong

Well hey, how's tricks man
Think I seen you before
Blank blank do ya
You looked a lot older
You been workin' out
Whats wrong with that

Well he came back and
Came marching in
Shot shot to the
He found a good reason
Do it for the money
Whats wrong with that

Control your bad side in to peril
We come down
Hold the line
You'll survive
Dead wrong

So please stop talking
Start puckering up
My ears are blank
Its the special occasions
You do it for the money
Can't go wrong with that

Explode or capsize
Provide my poet
If you're down
Town the line
You're so fine
Dead wrong

Bust up, no trust, gettin' along
Best get clean, get on
She's gone, I'm gone, ruff stuff, something's wrong
Best get clean, get on

I'm spending all her money on the best that I can buy

So I'm locked up, trussed up, shackles on
Best get clean for her
A jittery soup stuffed turkey cold cop
Best get clean for her

I'm hot and feeling funny, I'm sweating to get dry

Darling, come back
I've given up fags and drugs now baby
Darling, come back
I've had enough of the ruff stuff baby
Darling, come back
Been hanging around in smack bogs baby
Darling, come back
I've given up fags and drugs now baby

Leave ya, fever, breather
Get off, get off, get on
Feeling weak, down beat, two weeks of
"Turin Mead" hell for her

I'm sick with paranoia, it's the most that i can do

Hot meal, warm bath, on my feet
Got it beat for you
Take a look, early nights, good books
Cook and clean for you

So go and call your mother, yeah cause she's been using too

Darling...

You like to think that you're taking over
But I can tel you I'm running the show
I can put you in your place so easy
It's not what but who you know.

I give my best, take you to the cleaners
Wash your hair and cleanse your soul
You did the hippy-trippy, feels good while it lasted
But it's no match for rock 'n roll.

Treating me like royalty is not gonna matter
Cause I am the King
And the King ain't listening to anyone who isn't wearing leather.

Treating me like royalty is not gonna matter
Cause I am the King
And the King ain't listening to anyone who isn't wearing leather, at all.

Treating me like royalty is not gonna matter
Cause I am the King
And the King ain't listening to anyone who isn't wearing leather.

Treating me like royalty is not gonna matter
Cause I am the King
And the King ain't listening to anyone who isn't wearing leather.

Treating me like royalty is not gonna matter
Cause I am the King
And the King ain't listening to anyone who isn't wearing leather, at all.

Rosalita's crawling round the knees
Rest my head, she's calling to me
In my dreams she's there for me
But open my eyes to see you there
I am falling

Sweetness, since you left me
It's been your flag I'm flying
But I'm sick of crying
Why did you choose to deceive me?
Was your plan just to kiss, fuck and leave me?
So, considerately, just please talk to me
I won't portray myself so pitifully
My little conceit, you see
Is that I will never need you more than now

Rosalita's walking out on me
Close the door, she's stalling, I see
She's so sweet, but not for me
But as we sit around and laugh about
She's trying to call me

Darling, though you hurt me
It's not from my lack of trying
You've got a fear of flying high
You have lost your patience
I see myself sink in your estimations
Forget the salutations
Just please study these tears
Your bitter words they just confirm my fears
Gonna let it fuck up all the years
Yet I will not need you more than now

Beautiful bitch, I could consider this a simple glitch
You're just a hopeless stitch in time
But then for your crimes
Please find yourself a little guilty with these lines
Got your conscience on my mind
Because I could not need you more
Oh, I could not need you more
Yeah, I could not need you more than now
Could not need you more than now

Gonna take that medicine, a cold, cold medicine, make me what I am
Gonna go down steady, gonna get my measure, I got credit with the medicine man

*Said I'm on fire, I'm on fire

Well, he mix the medicine and he take credit when he puts it in my hand
Gonna go down steady, gonna get my measure, I got credit with the medicine man

*Said I'm on fire, I'm on fire

Rie's car runnin' me over but I don't mind
Rie's car drivin' me homeward 'cos I don't drive

Rie's car runnin' me over, runnin' me over but I don't mind
Rie's car drivin' me homeward 'cos I don't drive

Well, I'm smokin' in bed again, I didn't get the sign that said I should be up by ten
Gonna go down steady, gonna get my measure, I got credit with the medicine man

*Said I'm on fire, I'm on fire
*Said I'm on fire, I'm on fire
*Said I'm on fire, I'm on fire
*Said I'm on fire, I'm on fire

Rie's car runnin' me over but I don't mind
Rie's car drivin' me homeward 'cos I don't drive
Rie's car takin' me over but I don't mind
But I don't mind
But I don't mind
But I don't mind

You can write your tunes with rhythm and blues as your alibi
You can sell your soul and lay the blame on the passers-by
You shake your body on the TV screen
It seems to me, you'd try anything twice
And swing it out and use it as your aphrodisiac
You can give it to me, to me
Plain to see that I'll give it you back
You let it flow, let it go, there's nothing to it
Anyone can try anything twice, try anything twice

Chasing after stories that have already been told
Cannot look old Son House in the eyes
I know where you carry such a fragile load
But I've got yours, and you've got mine
It's a rhythm and blues alibi

La la la la la la la la la la laaa..
You can take a trip through your juke joint smoke-filled paradise
You can give it your all, 'cause you are walking a fine, fine line, la
You shake your booty on the TV screen
Seems to me, you'd try anything twice
You'd try anything twice
Well let me hear you now..

Chasing after stories that have already been told,
Couldn't I look old sunhouse in the eyes,
I know where you carry such a fragile load,
And I've got yours, you've got mine
It's a rhythm and blues alibi
La la la la la etc.