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| 1. |
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There was a man in the jungle
Trying to make ends meet Found himself one day with an axe in his hand When a voice said "Buddy can you spare that tree We gotta save the world - starting with your land" It was a rock 'n' roll millionaire from the USA Doing 3 to the gallon in a big white car And he sang and he sang 'til he polluted the air And he blew a lot of smoke from a Cuban cigar And the stars are looking down Through a hole in the sky And if they can see, they cry That's obvious And the walls are coming down Between the west and the east You don't have to be a hippie to believe in peace That's obvious... obvious There was a kid in the city selling crack to get by Got caught one day with a gun in his hand When a voice said, "Okay, get 'em up in the air You're too young to live like this But you ain't too fast to die." Just another foot-soldier in a stupid little war Another sound-bite on the American scene Caught between the supplier only dreaming of money And the demand of the man with money Who needs a little help to dream So we starve all the teachers And recruit more Marines How come we don't even know what that means It's obvious And the walls are coming down Between the eagle and the dove You don't have to be a hippie to believe in love That's obvious... obvious |
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| 2. |
| 3:05 |
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I could cool out
I couls hang loose I could lay my head back in this comfortable noose I could watch the paint dry On these rented walls Or I could run wild with the first wild thing that calls Goin' downtown . . . goin' downtown Goin' downtown . . . to stand 'round and stare And put people down for not being there Goin' downtown . . . and I'll see you there But I saw you laugh At that girl having fun To show some emotion . . . just isn't done You can look but don't touch That's as far as it goes You're only as good as the cut of your clothes Goin' downtown . . . goin' downtown Goin' downtown . . . to stand 'round and stare And put people down for not being there Goin' downtown . . . and I'll see you there |
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| 3. |
| 3:40 |
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Please mister can't you help me try to find my baby's house
It's three in the morning in the pouring rain I can't find the house and i forgot the number But I gotta give her these roses to relieve her pain Don't laugh... just tell me you've been there before So we fight but we fight every evening And I tell you every morning I just love her more And life goes on... filled with disasters and friction And life can be strange But love can be stranger than fiction Only love can be stranger than fiction Excuse me operator... tell me what time it is Me and my lover been in bed all day I think I strained a muscle I didn't know I had And tell me what day it is anyway Don't laugh... just tell me you hear what I say I love her so much I don't even know what planet I'm on Love her so much I wish she'd just go away And life goes on... filled with bizarre contradictions And life can be strange But love can be stranger than fiction Only love can be stranger than fiction I know that sometimes love goes But sometimes it comes back to getcha And when love grows It grows like a flower or grows like a tumor Love shows that God has a sense of humor Life goes on... ever immune to prediction And life can be strange But love can be stranger than fiction Only love can be stranger than fiction |
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| 4. |
| 2:29 |
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I can't help about the shape I'm in
I can't sing, I ain't pretty and my legs are thin But don't ask me what I think of you I might not give the answer that you want me to Oh well And when I talk to God I know he'll understand He says, "Stick by me, I'll be your guiding hand But don't ask me what I think of you I might not give the answer that you want me to" Oh well |
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| 5. |
| 2:04 |
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Jamie G. I want you
Even though I know that I can't have you Even though I don't know which way you go I'm dying to come with you What kind of times are these A guy can't do what he pleases But the way that you tease I'd risk all diseases Jamie G. I want you Even though I know that I can't have you Even though I don't know which way you go I'm dying to come with you C'mon let's drink champagne Before they bring back Prohibition Smoke a pack or two Then try another position Jamie G. I want you Even though I know that I can't have you Even though I don't know which way you go I'm dying to come with you |
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| 6. |
| 3:37 |
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You might have seen me hangin' around
I never miss one night I could be on the town I used to be another one like you Always running home to that special one or two And when I think of all the years of finding out What I already knew Now I spead myself around And you can have 3 minutes too 'Cause I'm a hit single Lookin' out for number one I got a line or two that never fail And every time you look around I'll be there on your tail I'm nothing special but I don't give in Before you know it I'll be there right underneath your skin And if you think that being serious and smart Gets you where you should be You must be not only joking But way too heavy for me 'Cause I'm a hit single Goin' straight to number one And when I die and go to pure pop heaven The angels will gather around And ask me for my whole life story And ask for that fabulous sound But I know they're gonna stop me As I start going through every line And say please not the whole damn album Nobody has that much time Please . . . Just the hit single You gotta love that number one |
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| 7. |
| 4:22 |
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It's All Too Much
Some days I can't get started Wondering which shoe to put on first Or should I brush my teeth Before or after I put on my shirt So many big decisions Boiled or scrambled, fried or even raw I'm so damn open-minded Used to think I'm lucky but I'm cursed I hate this supermarket But I have to say it makes me think A hundred mineral waters It's fun to guess which ones are safe to drink Two hundred brands of cookies 87 kinds of chocolate chip They say that choice is freedom I'm so free it drives me to the brink And you know why - it's all too much It's all too much for me to bear What kind of shampoo suits my hair It's all too much (1) for me to do (1) Especially without you Won't you please come home Honey please come home I read the morning paper But it all changes by the evening news The world got so much smaller I don't know which piece of it to choose I'd like to fight apartheid Wish that I could fight the guy upstairs I'd solve a dozen cases If only there weren't so many clues What shall we do this evening Send out for some sushi and champagne Stay in and watch TV 50 channels can't all be the same Maybe go to a movie 50 films on 50 tiny screens They say that choice is freedom I'm so free it's driving me insane And you know why - it's all too much It's all too much for me to stand So much supply and no demand There's just too much (2) to struggle throu (2) Especially without you Won't you please come home Honey please come home I'd like to get to know All the many people I could be If I just had the time I'm sure I could find out which one is me Maybe I need religion Or meditation 'til I disappear They say that choice is freedom I'm so free I'm stuck in therapy And you know why - it's all too much It's all too much for me to take Try to be real, feel like a fake It's all too much to follow thru Especially without you Please come home Honey please come home Won't you please come home |
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| 8. |
| 4:01 |
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You come into my life
And then you go away You make me feel like a fool For wanting you to stay But I'm a busy guy A lot of things to do But there's a reason why Some of them just seem to lose their flavor I feel like death warmed up I can't taste the coffee in my cup I feel so low I'm underground Every time you're not around And if I didn't feel so high And if I didn't feel so proud Then I wouldn't cry I wouldn't feel so down When you're not around You come and fill me up With ecstasy and pain And then I run on empty 'Til I see you again But I've got things to do And places I can go I guess I can't blame you If some of them just seem to feel like nowhere No, I don't feel so great I can't taste the sandwich on my plate I try to sing but there's no sound Every time you're not around And if I didn't feel so high And if I didn't feel so proud Then I wouldn't cry I wouldn't feel so down When you're not around |
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| 9. |
| 4:11 |
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I guess we can still be friends
I guess we can talk at least But if we were seventeen Imagine the things we'd do I know that those days are over I'm glad that those games are won And the winners ride off into the sunset But it's not the same for you And I don't want to play Those nasty games that adults play But I can't let you go And I can't see another way And I know that she's the only one for me But you know that if I could split in two The other me - would stay all night The other me - would hold you tight The other me - would be the only one for you When I see you there alone It almost breaks my heart But it doesn't break enough For me to break my whole life apart I guess we could still be friends And we can talk all night But I have to bite my tongue And sometimes words don't come out right We're old enough to know What we can think or say out loud To know that hearts are not just Cards to play when two's a crowd And I know that she's the only one for me But you know that if I could split in two The other me - would stay all night The other me - would hold you tight The other me - would be the only one for you The other me . . . Would take you so far away from here And he'd be . . . A man with a mission . . . The other me . . . Might even be better than this one And I know that she's the only one for me But you know that if I could split in two The other me - would stay all night The other me - would hold you tight The other me - would be the only one for you |
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| 10. |
| 6:35 |
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See the guy in the corner
The one who's drinking another glass There's a look in his eye That I've seen so many times in the past I've seen it in the mirror And I've seen it in my friends When we realize we've lost ourselves And we try to make amends He'll drink another two or three And the room will start to spin Then he'll try to let the feelings show But he'll find he can't give in You remember what your brother said Remember what your brother said "I'll tell the whole class if I see you" You remember what your mother said Remember what your mother said "Never be a man if you do" See the guy in the corner Putting out another cigarette Maybe someone is dying From something that they can't cure yet Maybe a lover is cheating Maybe a lover just left But something's gone, maybe forever And it's something that he can't forget You remember what your brother said |
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| 11. |
| 4:26 |
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I'm moving my car forward a foot at a time
Another red light another warning sign Is that rain on the windshield Wonder if it's raining on the Jersey side Tapping my fingers to the radio But I don't hear a thing Watching the hookers move in and out of the light One of these days one of these days . . . One of these days I'm gonna smash somebody's car And smash the copper's face As they take me away . . . But I gotta go home now (don't wanna go to my house) Only forty minutes to the Jersey side Me and Suzy used to read the news and stay up all night We used to see a lot of people then we just got tired And gave birth to a perfect little alibi I take a sip of diet soda and loosen my tie Another red light another warning sign Hey that Puerto Rican hooker must be six feet tall One of these days one of these days . . . One of these days I'm gonna turn the car around And keep on going 'Til I lose track of time . . . But I gotta go home now (don't wanna go to my house) Thirty five minutes to the Jersey side Another red light another warning sign One of these days one of these days |
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| 12. |
| 3:32 |
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There goes another one
Another happy couple on the road to emptiness I think of my father and mother Can they imagine how two people can get in this mess But the old songs say - love's forever And the old songs never say die But a song can't keep us together How can that beautiful song be a lie Me I blame the old songs Filling hearts with rebellion and romance Our book of revelations And all we had to do was dance Play us another one Play us the hopes and dreams of twenty years ago They're all over the bloody radio It's like they're telling us there's nowhere left to go And the old songs say - "be my baby" And the old songs say - "she loves you" All the songs we'll sing come what may be I like those songs But I'd like something new Me I blame the old songs Protect us all against a change of course All our great expectations Turn to alimony and remorse |
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| 13. |
| 5:09 |
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I don't love you
But I'm lost Thinking of you And the ghosts Of so many special moments That passed so quickly at the time And now they come and track me down And echo round and round and round And time goes quickly Or disappears completely And I feel like I fade away Like drowning I don't need you But it's so hard To be without you Though you're not far away I censor my emotions And tell myself to bide my time But every time you come around You batter my defenses down But so gently Like some sweet hypnosis And the world just slips away I'm drowning It's dark My heart is pounding I'm sinking down Into a pool of passion There's laughter as I drown Like so many lost before me Damned by lust and gone to hell And then I look into your eyes And something melts I shake inside And cool water Washes me all over Washes me away And still I'm drowning |
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