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i had a dream, oh my
crazy dream
anything i wanted to know
anyplace i needed to go

hear my song now
people don't you listen now
sing along
you don't know what you're missing now
any little song that you know
everything that's small has to grow
and it all grows

california sunlight
sweet calcutta rain
honolulu starbright
the song remains the same
ooh ooh ohhhh

sing out hare hare
dance the hoochie coo
city lights are oh so bright
as we go sliding sliding
sliding sliding

ahhhhhhh

Dancing days are here again, As the summer evenings grow
I got my flower, I got my power,
I got a woman who knows.

I said it's alright, You know it's alright
I guess it's all in my heart
You'll be my only, my one and only
Is that the way it should start?
Crazy ways are evident
In the way that you're wearing your clothes
Suppin' buzz is precedent, As the evening starts to glow.

You told your mamma I'd get you home
But I didn't tell her I had no car
I saw a lion he was standing alone
With a tadpole in a jar.

I said it's alright, You know it's alright
I guess it's all in my heart
You'll be my only, my one and only
Is that the way it should start?
Crazy ways are evident
In the way that you're wearing your clothes
Suppin' buzz is precedent, As the evening starts to glow.

Dancing days are here again
As the summer evening grows
You are my flower, you are my power
You are my woman who knows.

I said it's alright, You know it's alright
I guess it's all in my heart
You'll be my only, my one and only
Is that the way it should start?
Crazy ways are evident
In the way that you're wearing your clothes
Suppin' buzz is precedent, As the evening starts to glow.

the queen of light took her bow and then she turned to go
the prince of peace embraced the gloom and walked the night alone
oh dance in the dark of night
sing to the morning light

the dark lord rides in force tonight and time will tell us all
oh throw down your plow and hoe
rest not to lock your homes

side by side we braved the night of the darkest of them all

i hear the horses of thunder down in the valley below
i'm waiting for the angels of avalon
waiting for the eastern glow

the apples of the valley hold the seas of happiness
the ground is rich from tender care repay do not forget
no no
dance in the darkest night
sing to the morning light

the apples turn to brown and black the tyrant's face is red
oh war is the common cry
pick up your swords and fly

the sky is filled with good and bad that mortal's never know

oh well the ride is long
the beads of time pass slow
tired eyes on the sunrise
waiting for the eastern glow

the pain of war cannot exceed the woes of the aftermath
the drums will shake the castle walls the ringwraiths ride in black
ride on
sing as you raise your bow
shoot straighter than before

no comfort has the fire at night that lights the face so cold
dance in the dark of night
sing to the morning light

the magic runes are writ in gold to bring the balance back
bring it back

at last the sun is shining
the clouds of blue roll by
with flames from the dragon of darkness
the sunlight blinds his eyes

Hello, I’ve waited here for you, everlong
Tonight, I throw myself into and out of the red, out of her head she sang

Come down and waste away with me, down with me
Slow how, you wanted it to be, I’m over my head, out of her head she sang
And I wonder when I sing along with you if everything could ever feel this real forever
If anything could ever be this good again

The only thing I’ll ever ask of you
You’ve got to promise not to stop when I say when she sang

Breathe out, so I can breathe you in, hold you in
And now, I know you’ve always been out of your head, out of my head I sang
And I wonder when I sing along with you if everything could ever feel this real forever
If anything could ever be this good again

The only thing I’ll ever ask of you
You’ve got to promise not to stop when I say when she sang

And I wonder if everything could ever feel this real forever
If anything could ever be this good again
The only thing I’ll ever ask of you
You’ve got to promise not to stop when I say when

don't wanna be an actor pretending on the stage
don't wanna be a writer with my thoughts out on the page
don't wanna be a painter cause everyone comes to look
don't wanna be anything where my life's an open book

a dream it's true
but i'll see it through
if i could be
wasting my time
with you

don't wanna be a farmer working in the sun
don't wanna be a outlaw always on the run
don't wanna be a climber reaching for the top
don't wanna be anything where i don't know when to stop

a dream it's true
but i'll see it through
if i could be
wasting my time
with you

so if i'm inside your head
don't believe what you might have read
you'll see what i might have said
to hear it

come waste your time with me
come waste your time with me
come waste your time with me
come waste your time with me

in between dim hours
in between dull days
i'm out counting flowers
i'm still chasing faith
mistake me for a pilot
mistake me for a face you know
consider this old conscience
let no trouble come my way

wasting time, you'd understand
wasting time
wasting time, we'll make our plans
wasting time

it's you alone i wish to free
on you alone i'll focus
it's not the change i wish to believe
this coming of the locusts
skipping like a skimming stone
skimming the bad chapters
swimming thru your tides alone
swimming on your laughter, we're after

wasting time, you'd understand
wasting time
wasting time, let's take the chance
wasting time

you and i, we understand
time is not for making
but just because we don't have a clue
doesn't mean we're faking, we're wasting

wasting time, you'd understand
wasting time
wasting time, we'll make our plans
wasting time

ticking away the moments that make up a dull day
you fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way
kicking around on a piece of ground in your hometown
waiting for someone or something to show you the way

tired of lying in the sunshine
staying home to watch the rain
but you are young and life is long
and there is time to kill today
and then one day you find
ten years have got behind you
no one told you when to run
you missed the starting gun

so you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking
racing around to come up behind you again
the sun is the same in a relative way but you're older
shorter of breath and one day closer to death

every year is getting shorter
never seem to find the time
plans that either come to naught
or half a page of scribbled lines
hanging on in quiet desperation is the english way
the time is gone
the song is over
thought i'd something more to say

home
home again
i like to be here when i can
when i come home cold and tired
it's good to warm my bones beside the fire
far away across the field
the tolling of the iron bell
calls the faithful to their knees
to hear the softly spoken magic spells

Big man, pig man, ha ha charade you are.
You well heeled big wheel, ha ha charade you are.
And when your hand is on your heart,
You're nearly a good laugh,
Almost a joker,
With your head down in the pig bin,
Saying "Keep on digging."
Pig stain on your fat chin.
What do you hope to find.
When you're down in the pig mine.
You're nearly a laugh,
You're nearly a laugh
But you're really a cry.

Bus stop rat bag, ha ha charade you are.
You  ed up old hag, ha ha charade you are.
You radiate cold shafts of broken glass.
You're nearly a good laugh,
Almost worth a quick grin.
You like the feel of steel,
You're hot stuff with a hatpin,
And good fun with a hand gun.
You're nearly a laugh,
You're nearly a laugh
But you're really a cry.

Hey you, Whitehouse,
Ha ha charade you are.
You house proud town mouse,
Ha ha charade you are
You're trying to keep our feelings off the street.
You're nearly a real treat,
All tight lips and cold feet
And do you feel abused?
.....! .....! .....! .....!
You gotta stem the evil tide,
And keep it all on the inside.
Mary you're nearly a treat,
Mary you're nearly a treat
But you're really a cry.

"Buddy you're a boy make a big noise
Playin' in the street gonna be a big man some day
You got mud on yo' face
You big disgrace
Kickin' your can all over the place
Singin'

'we will we will rock you
We will we will rock you'

Buddy you're a young man hard man
Shoutin' in the street gonna take on the world some day
You got blood on yo' face
You big disgrace
Wavin' your banner all over the place

'we will we will rock you'
Singin'
'we will we will rock you'

Buddy you're an old man poor man
Pleadin' with your eyes gonna make you some peace some
Day
You got mud on your face
You big disgrace
Somebody better put you back into your place

'we will we will rock you'
Singin'
'we will we will rock you'
Everybody
'we will we will rock you'
'we will we will rock you'
Alright"

Come in here, dear boy, have a cigar.
You're gonna go far,
You're gonna fly high,
You're never gonna die,
You're gonna make it if you try;
They're gonna love you.
Well I've always had a deep respect,
And I mean that most sincerely.
The band is just fantastic,
that is really what I think.
Oh by the way, which one's Pink?
And did we tell you the name of the game, boy,
We call it Riding the Gravy Train.

We're just knocked out.
We heard about the sell out.
You gotta get an album out.
You owe it to the people.
We're so happy we can hardly count.
Everybody else is just green,
Have you seen the chart?
It's a helluva start,
It could be made into a monster
If we all pull together as a team.
And did we tell you the name of the game, boy,
We call it Riding the Gravy Train.

cher was a waitress at the only joint in town
she had a reputation as a girl who'd been around
down main street after midnight brand new pack of cigs
a fresh one hangin from her lips a beer between her legs
she rides down to the river to meet with all her friends
the road goes on forever and the party never ends

sonny was a loner older than the rest
he was goin in the navy but couldn't pass the test
so he hung around town and sold a little pot
the law caught wind of sonny and one day he was caught
but he was back in business when they set him free again
the road goes on forever and the party never ends

sonny's playin eight ball at the joint where cher works
when some drunken out of towner put his hand up cher's skirt
sonny took his pool cue laid the drunk out on the floor
put a dollar in her tip jar and walked on out the door
she's running right behind him, reachin for his hand
the road goes on forever and the party never ends

they jumped into his pickup sonny jammed it down a gear
sonny looked at cher said let's get on outta here
the stars were high above em the moon was in the east
the sun was settin on em when they reached miami beach
they got a hotel by the water and a quart of bombay gin
the road goes on forever and the party never ends

they soon ran out of money, but sonny knew a man
who knew some cuban refugees who dealt in contraband
sonny met the cubans in a house just off the route
with a briefcase full of money and a pistol in his boot
the cards were on the table when the law came busting in
the road goes on forever and the party never ends

the cubans grabbed the goodies, sonny grabbed the jack
broke the bathroom window and climbed on out the back
cher drove the pickup through the alley on the side
where a lawman tackled sonny and was reading him his rights
she stepped out in the alley with a single shot 410
the road goes on forever and the party never ends

they left the lawman lying, they made their getaway
got back to the motel just before the break of day
sonny gave her all the money and blew her a little kiss
if they asked you how this happened say i forced you into this
she watched him as his taillights disappeared around the bend
the road goes on forever and the party never ends

it's main street after midnight just like it was before
21 months later at the local grocery store
cher buys a paper and a cold six pack of beer
the headlines read that sonny is going to the chair
she pulls back on main street in her new mercedes benz
the road goes on forever and the party never ends

i have run i have crawled
i have scaled these city walls
these city walls
only to be with you

but i still haven't found what i'm looking for

well here i am again in this mean old town
and you're so far away from me
where are you when the sun goes down
you're so far away from me

so far away from me
so far i just can't see
you're so far away from me
you're so far away from me

i'm tired of making love babe all alone
when you're so far away from me
tired of making out on the telephone
cause you're so far away from me

you're so far away from me
so far i just can't see
you're so far away from me
you're so far away from me

aboard a craft bereft of oar
i float upstream to find lenore
abducted by a bandit or a queen from some forgotten war

and mindful of his larval craze
the rhinothropic microgaze
ignored it and to my amazement moved to paris in twelve days

this is the work of the guelah papyrus
stranded for a moment on the ocean of osiris
absorbing all she can for every member of her clan
expanding exponentially like some recursive virus

she take me on i never fail
to ride on the redundant rail
cause though i know she's switched a track there's always one to take me back

and through the bedroom door intrude
a fretful frown to spoil the mood
cause though i never really stand that tall
she tilt my frame she watch me fall

this is the work of the guelah papyrus
stranded for a moment on the ocean of osiris
absorbing all she can for every member of her clan
expanding exponentially like some recursive virus

so maybe i could be a fly
and feed arachnid as i die
and view the ritual from within the silken tunnels that they spin

and through the bedroom door intrude
a fretfull frown to spoil the mood
cause though i never really stand that tall
she tilt my frame she watch me fall

this is the work of the guelah papyrus
stranded for a moment on the ocean of osiris
absorbing all she can for every member of her clan

this is the work of the guelah papyrus
stranded for a moment on the ocean of osiris
absorbing all she can for every member of her clan

i returned a bag of groceries accidentally taken off the shelf before the expiration date
i came back as a bag of groceries accidentally taken off the shelf before the date stamped on myself

did a large procession wave their torches as my head fell in the basket?
and was everybody dancing on the casket?
now it's over i'm dead and i haven't done anything that i want
or i'm still alive and there's nothing i want to do

i will never say the word procrastinate again
i'll never see myself in the mirror with my eyes closed
i didn't apologize for when i was eight
and i made my younger brother have to be my personal slave

did a large procession wave their torches as my head fell in the basket?
and was everybody dancing on the casket?
now it's over i'm dead and i haven't done anything that i want
or i'm still alive and there's nothing i want to do

so i won't
sit at home
and you won't
see my head in the window
and i won't
be around
ever anymore
and i'll be up there on the wall at the store

i returned a bag of groceries accidentally taken off the shelf before the expiration date
i came back as a bag of groceries accidentally taken off the shelf before the date stamped on myself

did a large procession wave their torches as my head fell in the basket?
and was everybody dancing on the casket?
now it's over i'm dead and i haven't done anything that i want
or i'm still alive and there's nothing i want to do

now it's over i'm dead and i haven't done anything that i want
or i'm still alive and there's nothing i want to do

Dear mother,
Can you hear me whining?
It's been three whole weeks
Since that I have left your home
This sudden fear has left me trembling
Cause now it seems that I am out here on my own
And I'm feeling so alone

Pay attention to the cracked streets
And the broken homes
Some call it the slums
Some call it nice
I want to take you through
a wasteland I like to call
my home
Welcome To Paradise

A gunshot rings out at the station
Another urchin snaps and left dead on his own
It makes me wonder why I'm still here
For some strange reason it's now
Feeling like my home
And I'm never gonna go

Pay attention to the cracked streets
And the broken homes
Some call it slums
Some call it nice
I want to take you through
a wasteland I like to call
my home
Welcome To Paradise

i sit around and watch the tube but nothing's on
change the channels for an hour or two
twiddle my thumbs just for a bit
i'm sick of all the same old s***
in a house with unlocked doors
and i'm !%%@#ing lazy

bite my lip and close my eyes
take me away to paradise
i'm so damn bored i'm going blind
and i smell like s***

peel me off this velcro seat and get me moving
i sure as hell can't do it by myself
i'm feeling like a dog in heat
bored indoors from the summer street
i locked the door to my own cell
and i lost the key

bite my lip and close my eyes
take me away to paradise
i'm so damn bored i'm going blind
and i smell like s***

i've got no motivation
where is my motivation
no time for motivation
smoking my inspiration

come gather round people wherever you advertise
and admit that the 60's sells chryslers and fries
and accept it that money don't talk but it lies
if your bottom line is worth saving
then you better start skimming all the anthems we've known
for the stocks they are exchanging

there's something happening here
what it is is an ad for a beer

i guess you'd say what can make me feel this way
my beer, my beer, my beer
talking bout my beer

songs that sell soaps and sell cars and sell lifestyles
anthems of freedom now corporate sieghiels
songs that bring back all those sweet memories
thanks mitsubishi and who needs trees

when i'm downsized, lost my healthcare
when i'm feeling sad
i simply remember my favorite songs
and then i don't feel so

bad about ads and my culture they're taking
bad about products that didn't need making
bad that they're buying the soul of my youth
to sell me their s*** well it's slightly uncouth

when i'm lonesome or nostalgic
feel i'm gonna cry
i simply remember my favorite songs
and then i break down and buy

i'm goin up the country where a man can be free
goin up the country where a man can be free
i'm going to someplace where there's no goddam pepsi

an action seeker on an empty street
just an alley creeper light on his feet
a young fighter screaming with no time for doubt
with the pain and anger can't see a way out
it ain't much i'm asking
i heard him say
gotta find me a future
MOVE OUTTA MY WAY

i want it all
i want it all
i want it all
and i want it now

listen all you people come gather round
gonna get me a gameplan
gonna shake it to the ground
just give me what i know is mine
people do you hear me
just give me a sign
it ain't much i'm asking
if you want the truth
here's to the future
for the dreams of youth

i want it all
i want it all
i want it all
and i want it now

i'm a man with a one track mind
so much to do in one lifetime
not a man for compromise and where's and why's and living lies
i'm living it all
and i'm giving it all
to you

it ain't much i'm asking if you want the truth
here's to the future
hear the cry of youth

i want it all
i want it all
i want it all
and i want it now

momma, just killed a man
put a gun against his head
pulled my trigger now he's dead
momma, life has just begun
but now i've gone and thrown it all away
momma ooh ooh
didn't mean to make you cry
if i'm not back again this time tomorrow
carry on
carry on
as if nothing really matters

too late
my time has come
sent shivers down my spine
body's aching all the time
good bye everybody
i've got to go
gotta leave you all behind and face the truth
momma ooh ooh
i don't wanna die
sometimes i wish i'd never been born at all

traveling in a fried out combie
on a hippie trail, head full of zombie
i met a strange lady she make me nervous
she took me in a made me breakfast
and she said

do you come from the land down under?
where women glow and men plunder
can't you hear can't you hear the thunder?
you better run you better take cover

buying bread from a man in brussels
who was 6 foot 4 and full of muscle
i said do you speak my language?
he just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich
and he said

i come from the land down under
where women glow and men plunder
can't you hear can't you hear the thunder?
you better run you better take cover

living in a den in bombay
with a slack jaw and not much to say
i said to the man are you trying to tempt me?
because i come from the land of plenty
and he said

do you come from the land down under?
where women glow and men plunder
can't you hear can't you hear the thunder?
you better run you better take cover

i'm fixing a hole where the rain leaks in
and stops my mind from wandering
where it will go
where it will go

i'm fixing the cracks that ran from the door
and kept my mind from wandering
where it will go

and it really doesn't matter
if i'm wrong i'm right
where i belong i'm right
where i belong
see the people standing there
who disagree and never win
and wonder why they don't get in my door

i seen you knocking at my cellar door
i love you baby can i have some more
gone gone the damage done

i hit the city and i lost my band
i seen the needle take another man
gone gone the damage done

i sing the song because i love the man
i know that some of you don't understand
milk blood to keep from running out

i seen the needle and the damage done
a little part of it in everyone
but every junkie's like the setting sun

janie's got a gun
janie's got a gun
dog days just begun
now everybody is on the run
tell me now it's untrue
what did he put her through?
he jacked a little bitty baby
the man has got to be insane
they say the spell that he was under
the lightning and the thunder
knew that someone had to stop the rain

run away
run away from the pain yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
run away
run run away yeah yeah yeah

janie's got a gun
janie's got a gun
her dog days just begun
now everybody is on the run
what did her daddy do?
it's janie's last i.o.u.
she had to take him down easy
and put a bullet in his brain
she said cause nobody believes me
the man was such a sleaze
he ain't never gonna be the same

Every light is burnin’
In a house across town.
She’s pacin’ by the telephone
In her faded flannel gown.
Askin’ for miracle,
Hopin’ she’s not right,
Prayin’ it’s the weather
That’s kept him out all night.
And the thunder rolls.
And the thunder rolls.

The thunder rolls
And the lightnin’ strikes.
Another love grows cold
On a sleepless night,
As the storm blows on
Out of control
Deep in her heart
The thunder rolls.

She’s waitin’ by the window
When he pulls into the drive
She rushes out to hold him
Thankful he’s alive
But on the wind and rain
A strange new perfume blows
And the lightnin’ flashes in her eyes
And he knows that she knows
And the thunder rolls
And the thunder rolls

The thunder rolls
And the lightnin’ strikes.
Another love grows cold
On a sleepless night,
As the storm blows on
Out of control
Deep in her heart
The thunder rolls.

She runs back down the hallway
To the bedroom door
She reaches for the pistol
Kept in the dresser drawer
Tells the lady in the mirror
He won’t do this again
Cause tonight will be the last time
She’ll wonder where he’s been

the long and winding road that leads to your door
will never disappear
i've seen that road before
it always leads me here
lead me to your door

the wild and windy night
that the rain washed away
has left a pool of tears
crying for the day
why leave me standing here
let me know the way

many times i've been alone
and many times i've cried
anyway you'll never know
the many ways i've tried

but still they lead me back
to the long winding road
you left me standing here
a long long time ago
don't leave me standing here
lead me to your door

not to touch the earth
not to see the sun
nothing left to do but run run run let's run

house upon the hill
moon is lying still
shadows in the trees
witnessing the wild breeze
come on baby run with me

run with me
run with me
run with me
let's run

the mansion is warm at the top of the hill
rich are the rooms and the comforts there
red are the arms of luxurious chairs
and you won't know a thing till you get inside

the president's corpse in the driver's car
the engine runs on glue and tar
come on along not going very far
to the east to meet the czar

run with me
run with me
run with me
let's run

some outlaws live by the side of the lake
the minister's daughter's in love with the snake
who lives in a well by the side of the road
wake up girl we're almost home

we should see the gates by morning
we should be inside by evening
sun sun sun
burn burn burn
moon moon moon
i will see you
soon
soon
soon

i am the lizard king
i can do anything

well i been down so goddam long that it looks like up to me
yeah i been down so very damn long that it looks like up to me
why don't one you people
come on and set me free

i say warden warden warden won't you break your lock and key
warden warden warden won't you break your lock and key
come along here mister
and let the poor boy be

i said baby baby baby won't you get down on your knees
baby baby baby won't you get down on your knees
come on little darlin
give your love to me

well i been down so goddam long that it looks like up to me
i been down so very damn long that it looks like up to me
well why don't one you people
come on
come on
come on and set me free

for america i went to vietnam
agent orange has a hold on me still
the freedom movement made me an organizer
while i was studying on the GI bill
luck of the leader is to be locked up
25 years counting 8 in the hole
i am not famous
i'm not mandela
but i am imprisoned in a jail
my name is geronimo ji jaga
and my soul is not for sale

computer programmer was my occupation
i heard about civil rights down in the south
i could not keep my mind on my programs
i had to use my heart and my mouth
i lived in harlem i was a black panther
i looked for answers for my people
i am not famous
i'm not mandela
but i am imprisoned in this jail
my name is sundiata acoli
and my soul is not for sale

down at the market no one talks about it
on the tv you won't see this tale
but if you can see me then they must free me
so won't you please lift up the veil

they call me terrorist for conspiring
against the government and companies
who strip mine, pollute and destroy
in puerto rico they do as they please
they like to talk about freedom fighters
but not in their own back yards
they took my sister and me
we're doing 83
and there will be no bail
my name is ida luz rodriguez
and my country's not for sale

driving cab is a good way to pay the rent
for a journalist who tells the truth
they been after me since i been after them
no i did not waste my youth
in philadelphia police won't help ya
except to beat you to the punch
they beat my brother
there was another
shot the policeman
but i'm doing the time
my name is mumia abu jamal
and the system is the crime

down at the market no one talks about it
on the tv you won't see this tale
but if you can see me then they must free me
so won't you please lift up the veil

once proud nations reduced to reservations
government goons come to terrorize
we had a duty to defend our families
from corruption, guns and lies
the FBI came they played that old game
divide and conquer to maintain their power
i am not famous
i am not mandela
but i am imprisoned in a jail
my name is leonard, leonard peltier
and this land is not for sale

down at the market no one talks about it
on the tv you won't see this tale
but if you can see me then they must free me
so won't you please lift up the veil

if you can see me then they must free me
so won't you please lift up the veil

well beat the drum and hold the phone
the sun came out today
we're born again there's new grass on the field
rounding third and headed for home
it's a brown eyed handsome man
anyone can understand the way i feel

oh put me in coach
i'm ready to play today
put me in coach
i'm ready to play today
look at me
i can be
centerfield

wish i was back on old rocky top
down in the tennessee hills
ain't no smoggy smoke on rocky top
ain't no telephone bills
once i had a girl on rocky top
half bear, other half cat
wild as a mink but sweet as soda pop
i still dream about that

rocky top you'll always be
home sweet home to me
good old rocky top
rocky top tennessee
rocky top tennessee

once two strangers climbed old rocky top
lookin for a moonshine still
strangers don't come down from rocky top
reckon they never will
corn won't grow at all on rocky top
soil's too rocky by far
that's why the folks on rocky top
get their corn from a jar

rocky top you'll always be
home sweet home to me
good old rocky top
rocky top tennessee
rocky top tennessee

i've had years of cramped up city life
trapped like a duck in a pen
all i know is it's a pity life
can't be simple again

rocky top you'll always be
home sweet home to me
good old rocky top
rocky top tennessee
rocky top tennessee

the wheel is turning and you can't slow down
can't let go and you can't hold on
can't go back and you can't stand still
if the thunder don't get you then the lightning will

won't you try just a little bit harder
couldn't we try just a little bit more
won't you try just a little bit harder
couldn't we try just a little bit more

round round robin run round
gotta get back where you belong
little bit harder, a little bit more
a little bit harder than you gone before

the wheel is turning and you can't slow down
you can't let go and you can't hold on
can't go back and you can't stand still
if the thunder don't get you then the lightning will

small wheel turning by the power in the rod
big wheel turn by the grace of god
every time that wheel turns round
bound to cover just a little more ground

oh i'm going down to mississippi
yes i'm going down a southern road
and if you never see me again
remember that i had to go
remember that i had to go

it's a long road down to mississippi
it's a short road back the other way
if the cops pull you over to the side of the road
well you won't have nothing to say
no you won't have nothing to say

there's a man waiting down in mississippi
and he's waiting with a rifle in his hand
and he's looking down the road for an out of state car
and he thinks that he's fighting for his land
yes he thinks that he's fighting for his land

and he won't know the clothes that i'm wearing
and he doesn't know the name that i own
but his god is large and his hate is hard
and he knows i'm coming down the road
yes he knows i'm coming down the road

oh it's not for the glory that i'm leaving
it's not trouble that i'm looking for
but there's lots of good work that's calling me down
and the waiting won't do no more
no the waiting won't do no more

don't call me the brave one for going
no don't pin a medal to my name
for even if there was any choice to make
i'd be going down just the same
i'd be going down just the same

for someone's gotta go to mississippi
just as sure as there's a right and a wrong
and even though you say that the time will change
that time is just too long
that time is just too long

so i'm going down to mississippi
oh i'm going down a southern raod
and if you never see me again
remember that i had to go
remember that i had to go

well in 1814 we took a little trip
along with colonel jackson down the mighty mississip
we took a little bacon and we took a little beans
and we met the bloody british in the town of new orleans

we fired our guns and the british kept a comin
there wasn't quite as many as there was awhile ago
we fired once more and they began to runnin
down the mississippi to the gulf of mexico

how many roads must a man walk down 42!
before you call him a man?
how many seas must the wild duck sail
before she sleeps in the sand?
how many times can the cannonballs fly
before they are forever banned?
the answer my friend, is blowing in the wind
the answer is blowing in the wind

livin easy livin free
season ticket on a one way ride
askin nothing leave me be
taking everything in my stride
don't need reason don't need rhyme
there ain't nothin that i'd rather do
goin down party time
my friends are gonna be there too

i'm on the highway to hell
highway to hell
highway to hell
highway to hell

no stop signs or speed limit
nobody gonna slow me down
like a wheel gonna spin it
nobody gonna mess me around
hey satan pay my dues
playin in a rock and roll band
hey mama look at me
on my way to the promised land

i'm on the highway to hell
highway to hell
highway to hell
highway to hell

don't stop me

i'm on the highway to hell
highway to hell
highway to hell
highway to hell
and i'm goin down
all the way
i'm on the highway to hell

well all the late night bargains have been struck
between the satin beaus and their belles
prehistoric garbage trucks have the city to themselves
echos roars dinosaurs
they're all doing the monster mash
most of the taxis and most of the whores are only taking calls for cash

i don't know how it happened
it all took place so quick
but all i can do is hand it to you
and your latest trick

my door was standing open
security was laid back and lax
but it was only my heart that got broken
you musta had a pass key made out of wax
you play robbery with insolence
and i play the blues in 12 bars down on lovers lane
and you never did have the intelligence to use
the twelve keys hanging off of my chain

i don't know how it happened
it all took place so quick
but all i can do is hand it to you
and your latest trick

well now it's past last call for alcohol
past recall's been here and gone
the landlord he finally paid us off
the satin jazzmen have put away their horns
and we're standing in sight of this wonderland
looking so bereaved and so bereft
like a bowery bum when he finally understands
the bottle's empty and there's nothing left

i don't know how it happened
it was faster than the eye could flick
but all i can do is hand it to you
and your latest trick

stepping out to angelucci's for my coffee beans
checking out the movies and the magazines
the waitress she watches me crossing from the barroca bar
i get a pickup for my steel guitar
i saw ya walking out shaftsbury avenue
scuse me talking i wanna marry you
this is seventh heaven street to me don't seem so proud
you're just another angel in the crowd
and i'm walking in the wild west end
walking in the wild west end
walking with your wild best friend

now the conductress on the number 19 she was a honey
pink toenails and hands all dirty with the money
greasy greasy greasy hair easy smile
she made me feel 19 for awhile
i went down to chinatown
in the backrooms its a man's world
all the money that goes down
duck inside the doorway duck to eat
just ain't no way you and me we can't beat
walking in the wild west end
walking in the wild west end
walking with your wild best friend

now a gogo dancing girl yes i saw her
the dj he says here's mandy for ya
i feel alright seeing her do her stuff
she's dancing high i move on by
closeups can get rough
when you're walking in the wild west end
walking in the wild west end
walking with your wild best friend.

i'll sink manhattan
right under the sea
i'll find the sweetest spot to watch as it goes away

you were so happy
with the things that you said
like he's my lower half
you laughed
but you're gonna cry

a river of tiny tears flow from your crocodile eyes
too late to apologize i say as flood waters rise

i'll sink manhattan
i'll sacrifice friends
i think they'd understand my plans
i'll never be sure

i've got a message
so before i get through
i'll find your answering machine and i'll sink it first

burn your forget me nots
admit that true love can die
no i won't apologize my love
just kiss me goodbye

emancipate yourselves from mental slavery
none but ourselves can free our minds
have no fear for atomic energy
cause none of them can stop the time

how long shall they kill our prophets
while we stand aside and look?
they say it's just a part of it
we've got to fulfill the book

won't you help to sing
these songs of freedom
cause all i ever had
redemption song
redemption song
redemption songs

i don't like whips
i don't like chains
i don't go chopping up
my neighbor's brains
don't really even like shopping
cept at the flea mart and
i hate wal-mart

now you may wonder
what's all this fuss?
if you don't like the train
take the bus
i've found religion
and just between us
i hate wal-mart

if you didn't hear the story
well here's how it is
big company sell below cost
drive mom and pop out of biz
pretty soon all over this land
one big square store identical brand
and that's why i hate wal-mart

used to be you could drive around
and stop in at three or four towns
encounter different sights and sounds
different if not unique
different accents different smells
different things to buy and sell
now it's all taco bell
i hate wal-mart

roads used to dip and wind
you drive slow relax your mind
never knew what you'd find
around the next bend
but now the freeway goes so straight
it'd go right past the pearly gates
i don't feel human i feel like freight
i hate wal-mart

i like to roam
i like to meet
individuals on the street
you always know the one you meet
is one of a kind
but more and more it seems to me
reflections of something on tv
when we're all alike nobody's free
i hate wal-mart

i boycott burger king
i boycott newt gingrich
i boycott everything which i've seen advertised
i used to go out to dinner in a diner
now they say fast food is finer
but it tastes like it fell out of an airliner
it's enough to make you weep

i don't like board games
i don't like brand names
they make inflated claims
they're full of bleep
everyone i know is a high tech dealer
want to sell me a digital potato peeler
and i don't like garrison keeler cause
he's so white

turn on my radio dial
like to hear something new once in awhile
but it's the same old crap in a brand new style
it's audio rape
but still i try to pick and choose
i turn the dial but i always lose
they only play the worst rock and roll
and once in awhile if you're lucky maybe one little rhythm and blues
and that's why
god made tapes

used to be we wore beads and bells
made our own clothes in our own way
now we all wear uniforms that say
hard rock cafe
we're in a state of sartorial decay
and that's why i hate wal-mart

if there's a pretty spot they'll pave it over
put a cloverleaf over a four leaf clover
black paint on the white cliffs of dover
it never fails

hope you like this song
thanks a bunch
could go on but i gotta go eat lunch
if you didn't like it i've got a hunch
you work in sales

so grow your own
make your own
be careful what you own
develop non-shopping to an art
and whatever you do
don't shop at wal-mart

well i asked my friend 'where is that black smoke coming from?'
he just coughed and changed the subject said 'um i think it might snow some'
so i left him sippin his tea
and i jumped in my chariot to run off and see
just why and who could it be this time

sisters and brothers daddies mothers aunt and uncline
when i reached the scene the flames were making a ghostly whine
so i stood on a horse's back
and i screamed without a whack
i said oh baby why'd you burn your brother's house down?

hey
look at the sky turn a hell fire red lord
somebody's house is burning down down down down
look at the sky turn a hell fire red lord
somebody's house is burning down down
down down down

and i tried to make this place my place
i ask for providence to smile upon me with his sweet face
but i tell you

my place is of the sun and
this place is of the dark and i
i do not feel the romance
i do not catch the spark

my place is of the sun and
this place is of the dark and i
i do not feel the romance
i do not catch the spark