Royson Langdon

She came from money
He called her honey
Her family makes wine
He's robbing her blind
When I see her and you on 2nd Avenue
Well, it makes me want to spew
So I ran away from you
I want to live on 2nd Avenue
I want her love on 2nd Avenue
Don't let her buy you 2nd Avenue
It's my street too
Now that you're married
Living on the Isle of Capri
You eat pate all day
Go for a swim in the bay
Still I can't stand to see you in a magazine
Wil your blue blood clan
And all your fans
I want to live on 2nd Avenue
I want her love on 2nd Avenue
Don't let her buy you 2nd Avenue
It's my street too
What a girl to do that
2nd Avenue
It's my only road, my 2nd Avenue
I want to live on 2nd Avenue
I want her love on 2nd Avenue
I want to run on 2nd Avenue
I want to spew on 2nd Avenue
I want to walk on 2nd Avenue
I want her child on 2nd Avenue
Don't let her buy you 2nd Avenue
It's my street too

Slow breeze slipping through my fingers
Cold dreams ejected from my mind
Wet face pressed against a window
A neon tear illuminates the sign
Almond kisses, almond kisses
The best kiss you ever had
Almond kisses, almond kisses
Come back
Back to me
Boy's breath is humid to the nipple
As Conscience: she topples to the floor
Ice, cold, tingles in the morning
As Passion: she sparks the fire for more
Almond kisses, almond kisses
The best kiss you ever had
Almond kisses, almond kisses
Come back to me
So be so strong
You can't go wrong, can't go wrong

Come on, come on
Everything's dandy
He's got slingshot teeth like a hot bamboo
He wakes up every morning at the crack o' two
Have you seen him?
Well, if you know who I mean there's no need to ask
He wears a pinstripe suit and always has the last laugh
Have you seen him?
I have no face
I am anonymous
And in my dreams
I am anonymous
Well, he steals this thyme at the side of the road
He's got a one-inch cock but nobody knows
Have you seen him?
Well, he loves to go a-sailing upon the milky ocean blue
We might take a drive in his B-52
Have you seen him?
I have no face
I am anonymous
And in my dreams
I am anonymous

Sixteen or seventeen, that's all I think you were
Fly by me one more time, I wonder who you are
The most beautiful girl in the world
I won't make promises I know I cannot keep
You'll be my sweet thing and I'll worship at your feet
The most beautiful girl in the world
So call me back one more time and nail me to your bed
Well, I'll pull my weight and wear a Monet on my head
The most beautiful girl in the world

Oh hear my prayer you people please
Incline your tiny minds to me
It's time to kiss the candyman
It's high time you were here instead of
Fighting, I don't want to fight
But if by chance the cold wind blows I've
Got the drugs to keep it up
Well I know which way the money goes

Up and down the city road
In and out we reap and sow
Rewards I've lost and never known
Which way the money goes

CHORUS

Candyman, candyman, candyman
The candyman took it
Candyman, candyman, candyman
The money go round

So up and down the city roads
In and out we reap and sow
The rewards I've lost and never known
Which way the money grows

Money grows on money trees
Pay the price for liberties and then
All we've lost is all we need
To feed those wilting seedlings

There's more than stones and sticks at stake
If you pull a rope tight it will create
A tension like a brick will break
If thrown against the road

CHORUS

Now the air is stinking breath
Like those who piss on thirsty men
I'll raise my glass to all of them
In come the assholes who can smell the money
As they chase the blood and flesh as though they
Only ever had enough to keep their withered spirits up

There's more than stones and sticks at stake
If you pull a rope tight it will create
A tension like a brick will break
If thrown against the road

CHORUS

Well
Don't need no friends in high places
No Mr. Big on the hill
Gonna do my own dirty work, yeah
'Cause when the shit hits the fan
You'd better run if you can
Gonna do my own dirty work, yeah
'Cause I'm a free man
Don't you look at me, man
No need to run in the city of dreams
Well, you can keep your confession
For Mr. Big on the hill
You did your own dirty work, yeah
How'm I gonna know when I get there?
You'll know when you get there
'Cause you're a free man
Don't look at me, man
No need to run in the city of dreams

You know I know ive been damaged , savaged
you know i know that is horrid is sordid
but you are not the only one i love
you think im someone sent from up above
well i kiss your hands your feet your hair
well if im a man, then im your fan
you?re the best thing that im ever gonna have
so take my hand and carry on and on and on

Ain?t no mistaking this is taking and raping
im sick and tired from
dreams awaking im faking

but you are not the only one i love
you think im someone sent from up above
i kiss your hands your feet your hair
well if im a man, then im your fan
you?re the best thing that im ever gonna have
so take my hand and carry on and on and on

Well I done my time in the jail of your mind
and I dug all I could toward the good of your kind
but they say it's better to be twisted black and blue
chopped down like an old wooden tree and planted new
than it is to spend a life time in the jail of your mind
CHORUS
But you don't have to be cruel to be kind
and you don't have to be a fool to be blind
and you don't have to be a down and out
to be down sometimes
Her dreams were full of dreams like leaves in the wind
that were scattered to the edges of the world and back again
Oh there's more to me than you can see from here my friends
here there are no why's so why do you pretend
I hear my critic laugh and he's my only friend
CHORUS
And now that I'm free from the jail of your mind
and I feel rather tied like a crying child
I wanted to be better than the rest
new kind of man, lot more than blood and flesh
but now I'm left on my own in the jail of my mind

Goodbye Violet Race... I still love you
Goodbye Violet Race... I stil care about you
Fear no more, for here lies
The body of Violet Race
She lay with all the dead rocks and indigenous remains
What happened to the place she used to know?
What happened to the love she used to show?
Goodbye Violet Race... I still love you
Goodbye Violet Race... I stil care about you
And even though she's dead and gone, she'll always be adored
Her life she lost although she won a prize for being a whore
But I guess you'll never know how far to go
But I guess she'll never know, she'll never know, she'll never know
Goodbye Violet Race... I still love you
Goodbye Violet Race... I stil care about you
Goodbye Violet Race... I still want you

And in the end we shall achieve in time
the thing they call divine
when all the stars will smile for me
when all is well and well is all for all
and forever after,
maybe in the meantime wait and see
We love the all the all of you
Our lands are green and skies are blue
When all in all we're just like you
We love the all of you

And when I cry for me I cry for you
with tears of holy joy
for all the days you've still to come,
and did I ever say I'd never play
or fly toward the sun

maybe in the meantime, something's missing
We love the all, the all of you
Our lands are green and skies are blue
Then all in all we're just like you
?we love the all of you

Well that sounds fine so I'll see ya sunshine
and give my love to the future of the humankind
OK. OK. it's not o.k.
and while it's on my mind there's a girl that fits the crime
of a future lover's dream that I've still to find
but in the meantime

We love the all the all of you
Our lands are green and skies are blue
Now all in all we're just like you
We love the all of you.

And in the end we shall achieve in time
The thing they call divine
When all the stars will smile for me
When all is well and well is all for all
And forever after
Maybe in the meantime wait and see
CHORUS
We love the all the all of you
Our lands are green and skies are blue
When all in all we're just like you
We love the all of you
And when I cry for me I cry for you
With tears of holy joy
And did I ever say I'd never play
Or fly toward the sun
Maybe in the meantime, something's gone
CHORUS
Well that sounds fine so I'll see you sunshine
Give my love to the future of the humankind
Okay, okay, it's not okay.
While it's on my mind there's a girl that fits the crime
For a future love dream that I'm still to find
But in the meantime.

Lucy's lost her shoe and she don't know where she put it
But I hope she'll find it some day
Cause hands that do dishes may be kind to your face
But stains they'll never wash away
Day in and after, she'd wait up by her window
Wait for all the clouds to blow away
But she won't recall that cold night in November
When her daddy made her play
Oh Lucy, what went wrong?
You never had it bad
I'll think of you before too long
And I know you ain't coming back
(Oh, Lucy... Oh, Lucy... Oh, Lucy, come back)
Lucy's lost her shoe and she don't know where she put it
What a terrible shame
And if she only knew how to turn back round and get it
She wouldn't all the same
Sometimes sits and wonders, and sometimes she'll just sit
Or making sure that everyone's ok
She'll often think of life before November
When her daddy made her play
Oh Lucy, what went wrong?
You never had it bad
I'll think of you before too long
But I know you ain't coming back
Is that such a hard thing to do?
She's only got one shoe
Lucy, don't be a fool

Welcome to this empty ministry of plenty
As I'm sure you know
We're clearly on display here
To remind you should you stray from here
Or decide to roam
Dossers dream of gossamer
And kissing with tongues
Well, they're falling in love with anyone
Races from all places and all under one sun,
Well, it sure was no fun
So I got up and ran, ran, ran from Mungo City
Mungo City--Where are you?
You make us grey when skies are blue
Mungo City, in the sky
Keeps a watchful eye on you and I
Don't think you're even thinking
Even though you're thinking: keep it underground
They're sending out distress codes
And playing with your mind though
You won't hear a sound
Nazis in the Japanese cars from Japan
Well, they're falling in love if only they'd jam
I'm telling you the tribesman wouldn't stand for this, man
Well, it sure was no scam
So I got up and ran, ran, ran from Mungo City
Mungo City--Where are you?
You make us grey when skies are blue
Mungo City, in the sky
Keeps a watchful eye on you tonight

We are never coming down
I got up, can't get down
It's like when you get to
the start of the day
The start of the day go run run away

We're still never coming down
the hair of a dog in the face of a clown
like when you get to the start of a day
the start of a day go run run away

We are never coming down
I got up, can't get down
It's like when you get to
the start of the day
The start of the day go run run away

We're still never coming down
the hair of a dog in the face of a clown
like when you get to the start of a day
the start of a day go run run away

One of these days is like a Christmas in April
One of these days is like a time in a rush
One of these days is like a disco on Death Row
When the music is over, save the last dance for me

What difference does it make
We all end up in the same wake
To dream of love or to dream of hate
A prince or a pauper, a doctor or a leper
We all end up feeding worms one of these days

One of these days, oh, yeah
One of these days, oh, yeah
One of these days is gonna take me away

And I can't believe it, no, no
How old tramp John slept outside one night and froze
It was in the municipal park
That he laid his weary bones down

Hey, hey, hey, who am I to pass judgement that way
On a prince or a pauper or a priest, it's all the same
So when I finally drop off this mortal rock
Was it one day too early or one day too late

One of these days, oh, yeah
One of these days, oh, yeah
One of these days is gonna take me away

Can't decide why all of my confidence
Is left high and dry all over and out
The truth should be known for all of it's consequence
Hangs in the balance and shadows my doubt

CHORUS

There's only a few like you
There's only one I to compromise
There's only a few who do
Big boys don't cry

So take me away from this loneliness
facing the shadows and hiding the lights
Truth should be known without which I'm all alone
Lost between this world and hiding from life

CHORUS

And when I get there I will find you

When the world died laughing, laughing at you
While others cry hungry you go with out food
Still you can see that as the world splits its sides
You're one of a million, just a wandering child
Because something meant something
Nothing to the few
Now heaven doesn't haunt you
And hell's awful
Don't tell me you love me, don't say that I do
'Cause I will believe you, I'll believe you
Now you're hurting but you just can't feel
You've got a chip on your shoulder and your arm won't heal
Sheer paranoia keeps you awake
Makes you hungry, makes you ache
She'll go enroll me, time and again
Well, I could have told you 'cause you're not my friend
Still I will believe you, I'll even lie
For all of your hurting is just sand in my eyes
Like sand in your eyes
But you can't see that with sand in your eyes
You're just one of a million wandering children

I wonder as I wandered
Do you wonder me?
I always sit, and think of you
And smile in memory

CHORUS

So if you raise a glass
To love you passed
Raise a glass to me
Cause I'm lonely as a sailor
Ship Wrecked on the sea

I always thought the captain's wife
she's the one for me
she may not be a painting
but she's the one for me

CHORUS

And as the stars fly by me
So the ocean binds me
And I'm as lonely as a sailor
Ship Wrecked on the sea

And when the sun falls heavy on my head
Don't you know, man, I could cry
'Cause whether I sink or swim you know I'll end up dead
Don't you know, man, I could cry
But if I go with the flow
Let myself go
Tonight could really be the night
It doesn't really matter
Things could only get better tonight
All aboard the Skylark it's such a lot of fun, you'll see
All aboard the Skylark where everybody travels for free
And when the world comes knocking down upon my door
Well, don't you know that it's no fun
'Cause whether you win or lose it doesn't really matter
Life has got you by the run
but if I go with the flow
Let myself go
Tonight could be the night
It doesn't really matter
Things could only get better tonight
All aboard the Skylark it's such a lot of fun, you'll see
All aboard the Skylark where everybody travels for free

And when you kiss your other lover
Well I will try to understand
And just because you're f*cking him
It doesn't mean you don't love me
I do what you want
Be what you wanna be

Space is the place where I will go
When I am all alone and
When nobody calls me on the phone and
I am all alone and
I'm meditating in the zone
All alone and
Space is the place where I will go
Space is the place

And just because you kissed your brother
It doesn't mean to say you're gay
'Cause even when you're f*cking him
It doesn't mean you don't love me
I do what you want
Be what you wanna be

Space is the place where I will go
When I am all alone and
When nobody calls me on the phone and
I am all alone and
I'm meditating in the zone
All alone and
Space is the place where I will go
Space is the...

Ahhhh
Space is the place where I will go
When I am all alone and
When nobody calls me on the phone and
I am all alone and
I'm meditating in the zone
All alone and
Space is the place where I will go
Space is the place

Space is the place, in your face
Space is the place, in your face
Space is the place, in your face
Space is the place, in your face

Space is the place
Space is the place
Space is the place (oi, oi, oi, oi...)
Space is the place

Well I'm standing on the launch pad
Looking at the stars.
I'm waiting for the countdown to begin
I'm not sure where I'm going
No, I've no way of knowing

CHORUS

But when the signal comes
It's 5, 4, 3, 2, 1!
Baby I'm a Spacehog
a Spacehog, a Spacehog, a Spacehog

Well now I see the moon
We got here oh so soon
The earth looks very different from up here
I'm picking up strange signals
I hope I'll be okay

CHORUS

Like when you fall from the sky
And see the world from the side
Love always gets in the way
Just like in Hutch and Starsky
I'd like to leave without a trace
Blow you all to outer space
See you later now I'm gone
So long I'll see you when I'm
Starside
Tell me when I'm home
Starside
Tell me when I'm home

See how we'll fall like a child
Watch them collide
Love always gets in the way
Just like in Hutch and Starsky

I'd like to leave without a trace
Press record and then erase
See you later, now I'm gone
So long, I'll see you when I'm
Starside
Tell me when I'm home
Starside
Tell me when I'm home
Tell me when I'm...home

The horror...

Aaaaah
Aaaaah
Aaaaah

Head on a plaque, it's an immediate problem (aaaaah)
So you turn and face yourself for the very first time (aaaaah)
Well, happiness comes in the form of happiness feels me over (aaaaah)
Stupid Cupid, you fucked it this time (aaaaah)

So you consult the TV for breakfast and coffee (aaaaah)
But your TV's not hungry, but that's OK (aaaaah)
And now, we're not insane, we're just pretending, at least I think we are
But who really cares that much anyway

You got nothing to do, you got nothing to smoke
No fast drugs to make your asshole choke
Nothing like heroin, I am replaced
Well, I wonder, wonder, where's my wedding bells

Tonight, I know the horror of you
Tonight, I know the horror of you
Tonight, I know the horror of you like nobody else
Tonight, I know the horror of you (aaaaah)

Got caught in the act at the very wrong time (aaaaah)
Found it like striking a match on the gasoline fire (aaaaah)
Watch the slug that slides along the edge of a razor blade, it's about the pain (aaaaah)
I talk so much shit, I need wings to survive

You got too much to do, you got too much to smoke
You feel a little silly, but you try to cope
Your brain's on the floor, oh no, what a chore
You need another reason and you want some more (aaaaah)

Tonight, I know the horror of you
Tonight, I know the horror of you
Tonight, I know
Horror of you (aaaaah)

Horror
Of
You, you
Whoa

Whoa, hey (aaaaah)
Tonight, I know the horror of you (aaaaah)

The horror...

Aaaaah
Aaaaah
Aaaaah

Head on a plaque, it's an immediate problem (aaaaah)
So you turn and face yourself for the very first time (aaaaah)
Well, happiness comes in the form of happiness feels me over (aaaaah)
Stupid Cupid, you fucked it this time (aaaaah)

So you consult the TV for breakfast and coffee (aaaaah)
But your TV's not hungry, but that's OK (aaaaah)
And now, we're not insane, we're just pretending, at least I think we are
But who really cares that much anyway

You got nothing to do, you got nothing to smoke
No fast drugs to make your asshole choke
Nothing like heroin, I am replaced
Well, I wonder, wonder, where's my wedding bells

Tonight, I know the horror of you
Tonight, I know the horror of you
Tonight, I know the horror of you like nobody else
Tonight, I know the horror of you (aaaaah)

Got caught in the act at the very wrong time (aaaaah)
Found it like striking a match on the gasoline fire (aaaaah)
Watch the slug that slides along the edge of a razor blade, it's about the pain (aaaaah)
I talk so much shit, I need wings to survive

You got too much to do, you got too much to smoke
You feel a little silly, but you try to cope
Your brain's on the floor, oh no, what a chore
You need another reason and you want some more (aaaaah)

Tonight, I know the horror of you
Tonight, I know the horror of you
Tonight, I know
Horror of you (aaaaah)

Horror
Of
You, you
Whoa

Whoa, hey (aaaaah)
Tonight, I know the horror of you (aaaaah)

I can't take the truth
From all the lies we've laid
I never caught that perfect light
Or saw those sunset rays
So burn the new age magazines
You preachers and the past
You widowed wives of instigators
I want to be the last

CHORUS

I am the last dictator
You saw the sun today
I am the last dictator
You wanted me this way

I can't take the truth
And all those other games
Like Caesar and hid Christians
The lions never waned
A clever turn of phrase
like 'Belsen was a gas'
I want to see my future first
I want be the last

CHORUS

Please excuse me
I meant no harm in being born
As world falls open wide
Like a wounded solider falls
Breaks backs in silence
Don't fall around me this time
Don't fall around me this time

My lost awakening
I've found the same as life before
When after another lonely wounded solider falls
like light fantastic
that falls upon my shoulder
fall
don't fall upon my shoulder

She gave me a call
So I gave her a smile
When I asked her for love
And what I should dial
She said 'Zero, zero, zero, zero, zero'

Please excuse me
I meant no harm in being born
As world falls open wide
Like a wounded solider falls
Breaks backs in silence
Don't fall around me this time
Don't fall around me this time

I gave her a car
So she gave me a smile
When I asked her for love
And what I should drive
She said 'Zero, zero, zero, zero, zero'