Tom Blankenship

lowdown, cheatin, aint no need for repeatin,
so love, dawg, cant ye see? That you never gotta fight with me.
Hurtin. Beatin. Aint no need for repeatin,
so love dawg cant ye see, that you never gotta bleed for me.
Chancing, glancing, sho nuff mood for romancing
so love dawg cant ye see that you only gotta dance with me.

try to walk this earth an honest man,
but eveil waves at me its ugly hand.
The radar watches me from above, shouting down:
"I hope you make it on this earth."
Sometimes this world will leave you, lord,
kickin and a screamin, wonderin if you'll see the next day through.
But as for me I do believe that good luck comes from tryin,
so until I get mine ill work me the whole day through.

Hey
The Christmas curtain falls on lawbreakers who pave the way
For thoughtless folks like me and J. who'd pay
But can't afford the finer things in life
So we heist them all
We're criminals that never break the law

So
To all you frowns, go down to town square and get some action
From the Christmas girl that lives inside your womb
She's always there, I think that I'm certain
You pay to get behind her Christmas curtain
You're the criminal that never breaks the law

strangulation
I don't wanna feel a thing.
When your hands close tight around my neck,
and force the air that I breathe.
I don't wanna feel a thing.
Yes she was a young girl.
Bout the age of 23.
but somehow the lord never smiled down upon her,
so she flew out on a breeze.
Said: "I don't wanna feel a thing, I don't want to feel a thing."
Sure he was a good kid. But his phone it'd never ring.
He got tired of walkin a tightrope,
needin too much to drink.
So he got on a knee.
"I don't want to feel a thing"
but I know there's someone that loves up above
and want to fix you a dream.
He wants to sit down and think.
He wants to pour you a drink.
And you wont feel a thing. You wont feel a thing.

2o times i wish you'd understand, that you're breakin the
heart of this heartbreakin man.
20 times i wish you'd use the door, cause
you're makin this heart want some more. oooooo

somebody stole my lighter.
and where it go'd is higher.
i was another boy, down in another town.
armed with casino bars, tight
whores and tinseltown. but i stayed. oooo. oh but i stayed.
she had a cigarette and asked if i had a light.
out it came, and i gave it
to her, and off into the night.....
his arms were thin, and off into the
night, they ran. oooo they ran. oooo they ran.

It's a bad idea, to go down to the pier by yourself after dark.
It's a bad idea, cause they're down on their luck
and they've lost touch with their bleeding hearts.

Bad idea, cause I've felt that way and I know I shouldn't have gone.
The time is near, to come forward with whatever killed your spark.

There's still time, for you,
to change your mind or whatever else you do.
There's still time.

Ooh...

It's a bad idea, to go down to the pier by yourself after dark.
It's a bad idea, cause they're down on their luck
and they've lost touch with their bleeding hearts.

Bad idea, cause I've felt that way and I know I shouldn't have gone.
The time is near, to come forward with whatever killed your spark.

There's still time, for you,
to change your mind or whatever else you do.
There's still time.

Ooh...

Forever

from nashville to kentucky, my heart it draws the line,
somewhere someone thinks of me,
i just wish it was somewhere i could find.
TAKE ME OUT of this dead-end nightmare.
TAKE ME OUT of this hell im in.
TAKE ME OUT of this dead end nightmare,
and put me back in a world i can live.

All alone at the end of the day, really tired it's time to hit the hay.
It was always good to hear you say:"you never were a
drawback, you always were an asset, you never were a drawback,
no you weren't."
Put away your corset, put away your shoe,
put away the old september blues

surely your lips deceive me. surely i know you're fine.
and if we get too close this evening, well apart we'll grow in time...
and i know (that you're mine). oooo.
sherie your heart, i'll take you there, it ain't far.
and if all else fails, i'll come running back,
wonderin where you went with my heart.
sherie your arms deceive me, sherie i know you're fine...
and i know (that you're mine) sherie your heart,
i'll take you there, it ain't far.
and if all else fails, i'll come running back,
wonderin where you went with my heart.

ev-O-lyn i hope this cant be true.
ev-O-lyn, you know my hearts with you.
dont try to tell me there's another boy,
don't try to use me like a lovers toy.
ev-O-lyn you know this cant be true.
from what i found the ground remains with you.
don't try to tell me theres another boy,
don't try and use me like a lovers toy.
"aw take it away johnny!!!"

Stolen as the war begun, this time your soul is my one.
I belong to a race of robots, drownin out my one.
Anytime your war gets out
of hand I'll take it on.
Stolen as the wars begun, this time your soul is my one.
I'D MOVE ON, but I know you'll need me some day.
I'D roll ON, but I know you'll need me some day

i've got the ocean blue.
i've got a picture of you with green green eyes
and a cocaine smile and a little worry anymore.
i've got a house in a court, i've got a car and a door and a big left arm.
and a little worry any more, cause i tried, i did.
sorry, you know im sorry you know i'd give you anything on a dime.
sorry again. cut your little head.
but sorry don't mean nothin, if sorry's still in bed.
you dont say "i'll wait up"

joe was born in new york city, son of paul and catherine.
always down and always out,
but his morals always seemed just fine.
there will be bigotry and there will be open minds.
there will be days of peace you'll never have the time.
AS LONG AS YOU KEEP A STRAIGHT FACE,
i will be there when you die
i was born in east kentucky, home of where the grass is dyed.
always down and always out,
but my morals always seemed just fine.
there will be bigotry and there will be open minds.
there will be days of peace you'll never have the time.
as long as you keep a straight face,
i will be there when you die.

trapped in gasoline, a lizard on a string, no one ever screams any more.
its called THE DARK. its not a sunny day for the dark.
let in the dark, then you you can sleep and fuck and park.
let in the dark, it's not another day for the dark.
let in the dark, then you can sleep and move and park.
so tight, i can't breathe, gods fingers chokin me,
like a prisoner on his knees,
beggin won't do a thing for me so c'mon (you can't fight it)
people, oh they're my thing these days,
they like to swim, and catch them rays.
MONEY, dont do a thing for me, im happy now, thats how i be.
it's called the dark.

you said, evan, is comin over again.
and i said, if he does, i'll kick his head in.
i've known you for years, i know all your moves,
i just cant believe that it caved in this soon.
and i'm playin it over and over again in my head.
you said evan is comin over again.
i asked where you go'd, and you said where you went:
he took you to movies and carnival tents.
bought you big houses and payed all the rent.
and i'm playin it over and over again in my head.
oh but Los Angeles ain't that far,
and the rest of the girls said they'd be there, by my car.

butch cassidy i could've been your friend,
and rode with you and the sundance kid.
we'd laugh awhile and we'd smile a bit,
cause crimes like our arent counterfit.
they say you never even killed a man,
till it came right down to your final stand.
bullets flyin and the wounded cryin
and your buddy he's goin down.
get lower and the feelins show
and you gave off the final sound.
cause a soldiers death is so much better than defeat just hangin around.
defeat just hangin around.