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Oh, I'm leaning on a rail
Letting my eyes roam over the plain Oh, I'm laughing on my break Feeling like a captive on a long chain Watch the people pick up sticks Big boss man cracks his whip It's serious but we laugh to keep from crying (whoa, crying) Spouting out the company line Everything here's just fine He says he cares about me but he's lying (whoa, lying) And up, up in the big house The king of the hill Oh, I'm watching the boss man Talking to his sister with the dirty hands They sit, cussing at the rules Wishing they could lose me as fast as they can He's got me in the roughest rig He thinks I took his brother's gig People say they've got the game rigged (whoa, rigged) His daddy gave him everything A job and a house and his earring Why does he think that I'm so threatening, (whoa, so bad) And up, up in the big house King of the hill And there, driving the big cat King of the hill I'm over in my space Swatting bugs, sweat stains rolling down my face I'm trying not to drink Knowing I've got to roll out of this place Watch the people pick up bricks King of the hill with his nightstick Caught up in accounting tricks Throw a bone to the poor hicks Got some candy, take a lick Great white hope, shooting bricks Time to let us all share the wealth (whoa, the wealth) Getting coffee for the big stick Hand in his pants at the skin flick Leisure suit, but thinks he's slick Lots of poisons, take your pick Mama, mama, mama come quick Feeling like I'm getting sick Have you noticed any nervous tics Think I'd better take care of myself (whoa, myself) And up, up in the big house King of the hill And there, driving the big cat King of the hill |
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I'm on a long sojourn
I'm sitting here shedding my skin Don't know about inside, ugly on the outside They're all messing with me for the shape I'm in I'm looking for a clean slate Just need to find a new mind state Hey, let's go looking for squirrels Let's find something to do I think she's shooting it right at you Look down I said right at you And the hail falls hard And the wind whips my face And I'm a long, long way from anywhere real safe And the storm clouds are flying high Mud all over my face And I'm a long, long way from my resting place Hey, let's duck down this side street Maybe no, nobody else will see Everybody sees us as big fat bastards But I can just see you looking at me Ever feel like a side-show attraction Ever feel like a walking infraction Some people call me Tarzan in my big, big sweats Don't know just what they mean Maybe not good, real bad I bet And the hail falls hard And the wind whips my face And I'm a long, long way from some sheltered space And the storm clouds are flying high Mud all over my face And I'm a long, long way from my resting place I'm looking for a clean slate Just need to find a new way, way to relate You ever feel like a street walker I get by being a funny talker All those funny jokes sting, so keep walkin' And the hail falls hard And the wind whips my face And I'm a long, long way from some sheltered space And the storm clouds are flying high Mud all over my face And I'm a long, long way from my resting place |
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There was a little girl picked up a doll
Oh, so white as snow Said this is me as I really am Same little girl picked up a doll Looked just like her And threw it away in the garbage, the garbage can One man in a courtroom with a grim-faced stare A sea of armchair experts judging what's said One man saw another man, oh, that could've been him One man and a woman saw nothing but red, red, red You're looking at a picture I'm looking at it too Do you see what I see today, hey Let's talk about the difference Find out what's in the way Open our eyes, see the same See the same way One man saw a healer doing such good, good things One man saw a sinner by the Holy Sea Well Jesus and the Pharisees didn't see eye to eye But the man on the shore saw so clearly You're looking at a picture I'm looking at it too Do you see what I see today, hey Let's talk about the difference Find out what's in the way Open our eyes, see the same See the same way I want to be at the meeting Well, I want to be in that number When we all see, see the same See the same way One man saw a million men Standing in peaceful grace One man saw nobody missing work Telling lots of bad jokes Might just make you feel good But you never know who you Who you hurt with your words You're looking at a picture I'm looking at it too Do you see what I see today, hey Let's talk about the difference Find out what's in the way Open our eyes, see the same See the same way, hey now There was a man playing G.I. Joe Way back there in the woods In training for the coming of the promised war Seeing all conspiracy Needs somebody to blame If only he could open up Love a little more, hmm You're looking at a picture I'm looking at it too Do you see what I see today, hey Let's talk about the difference Find out what's in the way Open our eyes, see the same See the same way, hey now I want to be at the meeting Well, I want to be in that number When we all see, see the same See the same way |
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Spent the night over at a friend's place
Sunday morning came he was in my face Said I want to take you to a place Put you in a state of grace Drove way out to a cinder block house I walked in like a Thomas in doubt Saw a man in a reptile suit With a rattling sound Whoa no, whoa no I can't get with this here I know Never seen nothin' like this before Hey-ey-hey-ey And Hallelujah and praise the man Upstairs with the long hand Wrap the snake and the angels sing Take your ride with the preacher in the ring There was bitin' and jumpin' And moans and wails Believers out shakin' on the spirit trail Then some came and threw The man in jail, the man in jail He lifted up the snake overhead so high Eyes closed tight but he praised the sky Was a wild-eyed scramble over tables And chairs to see the light Whoa whoa so long Copperheads and sacred songs The book of Mark[1] couldn't be wrong Hey-ey-hey-ey Hallelujah and praise the man Upstairs with the long hand Wrap the snake and watch 'em all sting As they go ten rounds with the preacher in the ring Say they're lockin' 'em up They've got 'em on the run Might as well sue all the doctors When they don't get it done Not everything everybody does Works all the time, son Whoa no, whoa no Say you got the answer Well how do you know? It works for me that's all I know Hey-ey-hey-ey Hallelujah and praise the man Upstairs with the long hand Wrap the snake and watch 'em all sting As they go ten rounds with the preacher in the ring |
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I'm shaking my shadow hand
Shaking my shadow hand In light of all I've learned so far I don't believe I'm so strange In spite of all this time I spend Calling the air by a name When the first light goes over the trees He will be singing with me And if I feel like singing alone He always leaves me be I'm shaking my shadow hand As the sun moves round the bend With an imaginary man And we'll make believe around and around again I'm shaking my shadow hand There's a man out walking around in the night A lantern in his hand Looking all around, searching in vain For an honest man In my little world of make-believe I talk to myself or my friend If some real life comes tempting me I'm going back in my room again I'm shaking my shadow hand As the sun moves round the bend With an imaginary man And we'll make believe around and around again I'm shaking my shadow hand So nice to pretend, think I'll do it again No cards to send, no torn heart to mend A little imagination and then A world of fantasy with my friend I'm shaking my shadow hand As the sun moves round the bend With an imaginary man And we'll make believe around and around again I'm shaking my shadow hand As the sun moves round the bend With an imaginary man And we'll make believe again It's my shadow hand |
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I would try most anything
While I stand here lingering Have a couple of songs to sing To take your mind away Promises of treats I bring I'd give you most everything Doesn't change anything You're just going away Going away going, going, gone away again Here today, gone tomorrow Little ones can't hide their sorrow Gong, going, gone away See you holding back a tear The moment when I disappear You look and look until it's clear He's gone for a long time You say don't make a special trip here Please don't because I fear Some of my new friends Might just spy a tear Going away going, going, gone away again Here today, gone tomorrow Little ones can't hide their sorrow Gong, going, gone away That's enough places, Dad Can't you see from our faces, Dad? Going away going, going, gone away again Here today, gone tomorrow Little ones can't hide their sorrow Gong, going, gone away If you see a sunlight moon Know that I can see it too Know that I am with you Promise I'll be home soon I'm kind of glad that you miss me Sort of hope you keep insisting |
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You know I think it's a funny thing
People talk without listening People listen without hearing I do it all the time You know it's a funny phenomenon People on their constant run So obvious to me and yet I never stop to get set Listen to the silence You might hear what you're looking for Hearing nothing but the sound of your mind Listen to the silence A little quiet time You just might find what you're after If you close your eyes, hmmm There's a jackhammer here, a speechmaker there Here a gun, there a gun, everywhere See my man go tearing his hair When everything's fine I don't pretend to know a lot I'll do the best with what I've got Clear my head and give it a shot Till the stars line up right Listen to the silence You might hear what you're looking for Hearing nothing but the sound of your mind Listen to the silence A little quiet time You just might find what you're after If you close your eyes This isn't deep, it's not profound It;s just something that I think about now Had to find a new way around The old way's not right Self-help books and the latest moves Who knows what will get you through Don't know about me, less about you I don't know but I'll try Listen to the silence You might hear what you're looking for Hearing nothing but the sound of your mind Listen to the silence A little quiet time You just might find what you're after If you free your mind It's a noisy life I'm living right now Believe I've done my time in the loud Noisy life I'm living right now I've played my joyful song with a loud sound |
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I think maybe I knew her in school
In my memory's faded view I remember years ago Her name I barely knew Years later I saw her in town Knocking on my window talking loud She said, "Baby do you need a date Or just a little foolin' around" Way down where the red light's low Slinkin' down where the bad seeds grow Crawlin' where the sun don't show 'Neath the sad moon Walking the streets, all on display Standing there and laying in wait She looks at me and I look away 'Neath the sad moon I said, "Thanks, no I don't need that" But as she turned her naked back She turned to go, and I just had to stare at her walking away Looking out there it might be me But for the grace of God, oh, I can see A grain of sand, a strand of hair A chromosome of someone's dare Way down where the red light's low Slinkin' down where the bad seeds grow Crawlin' where the sun don't show 'Neath the sad moon Walking the streets, all on display Standing there and laying in wait She looks at me and I look away 'Neath the sad moon Couldn't help but follow her Felt so bad but couldn't stop Curiosity's got me Worth a damn I know I'm not I put her down, but want her too Ashamed to say I want her a lot Guess I'll go and move along Let it go, let it drop Way down where the red light's low Slinkin' down where the bad seeds grow Crawlin' where the sun don't show 'Neath the sad moon Walking the streets, all on display Standing there and laying in wait She looks at me and I look away 'Neath the sad moon |
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Jenny drove out to Vegas for the first time
Picked up a guy hitching on the highway side Rode into town together looking for a sign Thought they saw something in the keno lights She'd always do what she should Nice girl of the neighborhood Had everything that money could buy Went out for a ride, looking for the Funhouse, dark as night Strap in for the long ride Funhouse, don't be frightened Who knows what you'll find Jimmy was fascinated with the made men Went out to find any movie he could rent Died his hair black, bought him an olive oil suit To run with the wolves, like Romulus in Reno would I know you play by the rules But I know you've got a dark streak too Go out for a closer view Go out for a ride, looking for the Funhouse, dark as night Strap in for the long ride Funhouse, don't be frightened Who knows, you might like it She loved how she felt that tingle in her body When she had her palm read in the back of the house She loved how everybody loved her when she took it out Would jump around, would scream and shout Forbidden fruit sure tastes fine Better than towing the long, straight line Careful what you ask for you might just find You like it when you cross the line, looking for the Funhouse, dark as night Strap in for the long ride Funhouse, don't be frightened Who knows what you'll find Funhouse, dark as night Strap in for the long ride Funhouse, danger's high Who knows, what you might find Funhouse, dark as night Strap in for the long ride Funhouse, dno't be frightened Who knows, you might like it |
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I'm sitting wondering, watching the parade
In my ever-present chair People laughing and smiles all around me Balloons and paper in my hair There's a man in a car with the top down Waving wildly at me The poor son of a gun, I know he's thinking Better him, him than me I've stared down the devil, and had to look away Called out to the angels, but no-one ever came Laid down odd and even, but double zero played That's alright, I'm a lucky one Such a fortunate son I was always taught well, taught well To be the strong one and keep it inside But sometimes I sit beside the freeway And howl out at the dark, dark sky I might just have to go out and burn one Have a drink or a few Fade away in a cloudy haze of smoke And give the old man's best salute I've stared down the devil, and had to look away Called out to the angels, but no-one ever came Laid down odd and even, but double zero played That's alright, I'm a lucky one Such a fortunate son I might just have to go out and burn one Have a drink or a few Fade away in a cloudy haze of smoke And give the old man's best salute I've stared down the devil, and had to look away Called out to the angels, but no-one ever came Laid down odd and even, but double zero played That's alright, I'm a lucky one Such a fortunate son |
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Crawl up the back steps
Up to the back door Reach up in the dark Turn the handle a little more Open up real slow So the door won't creak Look ahead, look behind Don't shuffle your feet Hey - They say he's crazy, they say he's gone We play our tricks, make up funny songs Sneaking around, feeling badly Sneaking up on Boo Radley Hear the caterpillar crawl Hear the bedbugs bite Hear the crickets scream All the sounds of the night Hear the sound of footprints On the ground I think I see Don't step on the lightning bugs Watch the crack in your knees They say he's crazy, they say he's gone We play our tricks, make up funny songs Sneaking around, feeling badly Sneaking up on Boo Radley They say he's funny, got a loose screw Stay away, he's a threat to you Give him a break, what do we know Might turn out we would like him so We fear what we just don't know I heard he served a long time ago Saw some things we'll never know We laugh and sneak around in the night Fun and games but I know it's not right Both scared and fascinated Ignorant we castigate him Both scared and fascinated Ignorant we flagellate him They say he's crazy, they say he's gone We play our tricks, make up funny songs Down the street, walking sadly My little sister, loves him madly I'm feeling like the Man From Gladly Sneaking up on Boo Radley Sneaking up on Boo Radley |
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This is no fond farewell
You can be sure I could wish It was no farewell at all It's been a good long run Oh, to be sure I don't regret much Not much at all I'm gonna love the night away Gonna do what I want to any old day And all at once I know the clouds Gonna clear for me And I will do all right Well in truth, I might I may be stumbling round on some cold night And I will miss the times when we were so right Although it seems so long ago, so long This is my swan song, I'm gone, gone This is no sorrowful day You can be sure I've got No axe to grind at all It's circumstance or burn out You can be sure I've been grinding Till I'm grinding to a halt Sometimes it's the right thing to cut the cord You've been holding on hard but your hands get sore Sometimes it's worth it, but sometimes you wonder what for And I will do all right Well in truth, I might I may be stumbling round in some dim light And I will miss the times when it was so right Although it seems so long ago, so long This is my swan song, I'm gone, gone And I will do all right Well in truth, I might I may be stumbling round on some cold night And I will do all right Well in truth, I might I may be stumbling round on some cold night And I will miss the times when we were so right Although it seems so long ago, so long This is my swan song, I'm gone, gone This is my swan song, I'm gone, gone I'm gone, yeah, I'm gone I'll be long, long gone, long gone |
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You're saying I've got
Got a lot, lot of nerve To say that we could We could be friends You're thinking I'm just Another one telling lies Don't want to be fooled Fooled again When you always go your way And I always go mine Maybe one day we'll come together Go across the great divide I heard somebody Calling you a bad name I was speechless Didn't say anything to him Next time I swear It's gonna be different I promise not to be silent again And you always go your way And I always go mine Maybe one day we'll come together Go across the great divide And I always cross to the other side But I go back every time Maybe one day we'll come together Go across the great divide I saw a bombed aisle Heard a gunshot ring Saw two matchsticks burn Felt the bedsheets sting Ugly words on a wall And a robe in flames I saw a little boy smile When the clouds did move away And you always go your way And I always go mine Maybe one day we'll come together Go across the great divide |
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I'm walking outside
And I see you arrive I say let's go for a ride And have a good old time, whoa I'm saving up lies Or just stay quiet every time While you talkin' your line Keep everything fine, whoa, fine Between us, I can see Things are not what they used to be My old friend changed Or maybe it was me Things get so complicated Jokes made, friendships dissipated Long silence but I speak Now so belated I say, hey, wait a minute What's that you said? Not so sure that I heard you right Whoa, oh, hey, wait a minute Oh, say that again You're in the dust Drawing a long straight line We'd be playing outside We'd swing on the swings Shared most everything Sit there and even sing Now I sit and wonder Why it's a friendship charade Looking for fights all day I don't want to play, whoa But I do, here we go I fire off another lame remark You're in the dark No bite, just your bark But it leaves a painful mark Oh, painful mark on your soul Takes its toll I might as well fold I've got my courage up Gonna roll low I say, hey, wait a minute What's that you said? I'm not so sure that I heard you right Whoa, oh, wait a minute Say that again You're in the dust drawing a long straight line We talk and talk But you never see Unreconstructed defiantly My old friend changed Or maybe it was me Things get so complicated Jokes made, friendships dissipated I've stayed quiet So we don't get alienated I say, hey, wait a minute What's that you said? I'm not so sure that I heard you right Whoa, oh, hey, wait a minute Oh, say that again You're in the dust drawing a long straight line Wait, wait a minute Oh, say that again Watch yourself drawing A line in the dust |
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