She's a Goddess

He sets his watch by her smile
He wakes up now
She flies above the city
He stands in the dark, waving at the clouds
He hopes no one can see him now

She's a goddess
She's a mover
She's a color
She's a lover
She's a goddess
She's a goddess
She's a goddess
She's a goddess

He gets his news reading her hand
He runs for the bus
She's holding back the clock
He stands at his desk staring at the clouds
He hopes no one can hear him now

She's a goddess
She's a service
She's a pilot
She's silent
She's a goddess

Her breath is sweet blowing through the trees
He drifts off now
She flies above the city
He lies so still, he doesn't make a sound
He knows nothing can get him now



I Got the Papers Right Here

I got the papers right here
Illegal angel You're falling in a cloud
Dropping mascara tears
I got the papers right here
Delinquent darling
This time the bill of love
Isn't gonna clear

You can have your stolen heart
You can have your diamond ring
You can have just everything
You can carry
I got the papers right here
Baby
I got the papers right here
Baby

It was a lonely night
And I was falling
I met you baby
Down by the courthouse square
It is a lonely night
And we are parting
Pack it up baby
I got the papers right here



This Really Happened

I threw a rock across the sea
Knocked a halo off your head
I did it like a hula hoop

The bad had a party at the Trouble Tree and
The whiskey had brown eyes and
Fear the only thing not on my mind
I did not really have the time and
The band had a party at the Trouble Tree and
The whiskey had brown eyes and
Love was everywhere on the phone and
I did not want to go home and
This really happened
This really happened
This really happened
Long ago, and oh so far away

Back in my alley I was saving jokes and
The monster had me tied and
Fear the only thing not on my mind
I did not really have the time and
The band had a party at the Trouble Tree and
The whiskey had brown eyes and
Love was everywhere on the phone and
I did not want to go home and
I was shot, Battle of Kinsley
Right before we dropped the bomb
I guess we really showed 'em there

Back from the city to a foreign home and
Blissed, anesthethighsed and
Fear the only thing not on my mind
I did not really have the time and
The band had a party at the Trouble Tree and
The whiskey had brown eyes and
Love was everywhere on the phone and
I did not want to go home and
This really happened
This really happened
This really happened
Long ago, and oh so far away



I Do, I Do

Shine up those city lights
Dust off Empire State
My baby's flying to the city tonight
I'm gonna meet her at JFK

Straighten the towers
Paint the avenue
She's my polaroid bride
Won't understand a word I'm telling you
Or the neon signs

Shine up those city lights
Wake up Miss Liberty
My baby's coming all dressed in white
We're gonna be so happy

Comb the river
Brush the park out
She's my catalog girl
I gotta name her before the morning but
Right now just get these words

I do, I do, I do, I do
That's it baby we're almost through
I do, I do, I do, I do
I'm the guy you're belonging to
I do, I do, I do, I do
I did it baby, now so do you
I do, I do, I do, I do
I'm the guy you're belonging to

Shine up those city lights
Dust off Empire State
My baby's flying to the city tonight
I'm gonna meet her at JFK

Button the bridges
Zipper up Broadway
She's my back page bride
Won't understand a word now anyway
Right now just get this right

I do, I do, I do, I do
That's it baby we're almost through
I do, I do, I do, I do
I'm the guy you're belonging to
I do, I do, I do, I do
I did it baby, now so do you
I do, I do, I do, I do
I'm the guy you're belonging to



Love Songs about Girls

Love songs, about girls
Kick you from a doorway at maximum volume

Now I'm finally all locked up
Well they keep following me
Driving by, sneaking down from above
Will you come back to me
Why so sorry tonight
One minute it's only my heels, the next
Will you come back to me

Love songs, about girls
Hide in elevators, they're up inside the ceiling

I think I finally lost them Ma
No, they keep following me
Flying in my window screaming baby baby
WIll you come back to me now
Why so sorry tonight
See they wanna get me all alone
Then it's will you come back to me

Love songs, about girls
Love songs, about girls
About girls
About girls



The Enchanted Car

On a lonely lot
In a far away town
Where the roads turn back
Signs turn around

We're floating
We're flying
Don't look at me
I'm not driving
I'm trapped in
The enchanted car

She's a cancelled coupe on worn out wheels
Rust is showing through painted steel
They made me such a fantastic deal
Now i'm trapped behind the wheel

We're skiing
We're gliding
Don't look at me
I'm not driving
We're trapped in the enchanted car
No gassing
No stopping
I can't get the door to open
We're trapped in
The enchanted car

I guess I should have wondered
Or looked more carefully
I guess I should have known better
I won't be coming home now
I miss my family
I guess I should have known better



Happy Birthday

Happy birthday Well happy birthday So it's your birthday Well happy birthday Happy birthday Happy birthday Happy birthday Happy birthday

Yes it is Thank you Yes it is thanks thank you thanks thank you thanks

I got some records from my mom
I got some tickets to see
Madonna from my sister
And then I got, well, I mean I didn't get
I kinda went out and spent, you know I mean
I bought some stuff for myself

Happy birthday Well happy birthday It's your birthday? Well, happy birthday Have a happy birthday Happy birthday Have a happy birthday Happy birthday

Uh huh thanks a lot Uh huh it is thank you I will, thanks thank you thanks thank you

And I got a case of beer
from my very best friends
And a carton of cigarettes
And a hundred-thousand new guitars
And a free ticket to the universe
And a way to make a living
without having to work, I love it

Happy birthday



Captain Astro

He lived alone
On his own planet
He broadcat live
And ran cartoons
I was too young
To see the seams
His cardboard ship
And checkbook eyes

Captain Astro
Captain Astro
See you here
At the same time
Until then
What do we say
Captain Astro
Captain Astro

He turned the dial
On his big screen
I was afraid
Of Daffy Duck
He smiled until
The camera stopped
He stepped outside
To have a smoke

Captain Astro
Captain Astro
See you here
At the same time
Until then
What do we say
Captain Astro
Captain Astro

He lived alone
And stayed out late
He broadcast live
Then hit the bars
I fell asleep
Wearing my secret ring
I was his guest
In my dream

Captain Astro
Captain Astro
See you here
At the same time
Until then
What do we say
Captain Astro
Captain Astro



Light of Doubt

Back at the bar there's a girl named Marie
She's drunk as hell, and should be avoided
Tonight is a light you will never see

Moonlight on your letter
Cover me, cover me cover this house
I wait for the dream that lies in this bed
I wait for the light of doubt
the light of doubt
the light of doubt
the light of doubt

Here in a town where the sea used to rise
I washed my hands with a bottle of beer
They shut off my water at 5 a.m.

It's snowing in heaven
Cover me, cover me cover this house
I wait for the dream that will not forget
I wait for the the light of doubt
the light of doubt
the light of doubt
the light of doubt
Creeps down on my pillow
Cover me, cover this house
I wait for the dream that lives in this bed



When the Cryin's Done

She's set to trade her life for his
And a coat with a better hide
I don't have to tell you this
But she won't be satisfied
The light bulb in her head
Might look pretty dim
When the cryin's done
The cryin's done
When the cryin's done
The cryin's done

A small desire and a little greed
And a cheap unsure adjustment
She's so desperate to be liked
He thinks that he's wanted
The real thing when it hits
Won't please anyone
When the cryin's done
The cryin's done
When the cryin's done
The cryin's done

She's set to go off with him
And tear the place apart
She's got a sketch or two in mind
And none of them's a heart
The sign out on the knob
Won't mean anything
When the cryin's done
The cryin's done
When the cryin's done
The cryin's done



I Can't Stop Shaking

When I died and went to heaven
Was not very happy there
I came back to think about it
I'll show you where I fell
In a furnished room with my trusty little pal
When I was sick he brought me orange juice anyway

I can't stop shaking I can't stop shaking
Through the hall and door and yard
Down the alley like a leaf
I can't stop shaking I can't stop shaking
In the waste I hear a hum
At this point it's very weak

At the white hotel the porter said
Get your ass out of here
I went out and bought that building
Lived there over ninety years
When the neon sign went out
I tore the fucker down
Sleep now in the safe
On my National Geographics

I can't stop shaking I can't stop shaking
Tonight they barricade the streets
Build their shadows from those flames
I can't stop shaking I can't stop shaking
Through the square and street and park
Like I have another sense
When you die and go to heaven
I'll show you to your cell
You sit and think about it
Tin cup of honeyed milk



The Man with the 4-Stroke Heart

Well everybody thought they had their problems
'Tll the man on the Harley walked in
Highway bugs crawling out of his hair
Looking at the jukebox, kicking it dead
They let him shoot a couple dozen throwbacks
To the tune of national pride
He's all thumb in the middle of nowhere
With a dead hog by his side

It won't start every time just like that
With a compliment or a kick
Better open it up a little bit more
I can't see much but I think he's sick
He'll never say it's too much trouble to push
For that wheel and them wings
Honey just shut up, please And help the man
With the 4-stroke heart
The man with the 4-stroke heart

Well Frankie was a commie from way back
He was good with the lighter and flag
Old man croaked, left him with the Texaco
Per minute is the only revolutions he has
The man thought there'd be another problem
But one hopeless case is enough
Watching Frank work on the reason for living
And holding that wrench with a brotherly touch

Something's loose and rattling around
Looks to me he's slowing down
He'll be late for a head bashing
But those boots weren't made for walking

Well everybody thought they were accomplished
Until the man on the Harley walked in
"Mom" on his arm in a purple valentine
Did he need a collar or a leather bassinet
Pepsi and a fistful of quarters
So the boys know he's gonna be late
Ambassador of fear in sweat-soaked denim
Not an angel but he kept his place

It won't start every time just like that
With a compliment or a kick
Better open it up a little bit more
I can't see much but I think he's sick
He'll never say it's too much trouble to push
For that wheel and them wings
Honey just shut up, please And help the man
With the 4-stroke heart
The man with the 4-stroke heart



Friend in the City

I got a friend in the city and I'm on a city street
Won't loan me money but lets me hang out
When I'm out in the country
and I'm looking for a friend
Get on a train, ride it to the city
I got a friend in the city, but an opposite friend
Ugly guy with an old disease
When I'm down in the city and I'm walking through the street
I know I have a friend in the city

He's a friend to me
He's a friend to me
Lotta hand in the city
Asking for my pennies
Or a little time
On the face of the city
Through a window
He is scarred

I got a friend in the city and he's really been beat
Doesn't get to rest or even sit down
When I'm out in a field at the edge of the sky
I see a shape, my friend he's a city
I got a friend in the city that's my philosophy
Doesn't know my name but lets me hang out
When I'm flying to the city
and I see the city lights
Smiling at me like a friend in the city

He's a friend to me
He's a friend to me
Got my hand in the city
Asking for some pennies
Or a little time
In the face of the city
Through a window
I get scarred

I had that homemade fear
Getting knocked out, victimized
Until I got to know my friend
And had a coupla things realized
Had a problem of looking up
Talking to the wrong kind of citizen
Until I got to know my friend
Things got very much better then

I got a friend in the city and what are friends for
Won't hold my hand and lets me hang out
When I'm so damn lonely I forget my name
Get on a train, ride it to the city
I got a friend in the city, it's important to me
Might try to kill me but nothing personal
When I'm down in the city and I'm walking through the street
I know I have a friend in the city

He's a friend to me
He's a friend to me
Lotta hand in the city
Asking for my pennies
Or a little time
On the face of the city
Through a window
He is scarred



I Know Two People Who Love to Fight

When he gets his money on about the first
Gotta little something in mind for her
They don't get halfway through the night

Yeah, she heard that shit one too many times
He won't be able to comprehend
Last one home turns out the lights
I know two people who love to fight
I know two people who love to fight
I know two people who love to fight
I know two people who love to fight

When she finds that dress she used to wear
Puts those pins up in her hair
She's a little bit faded and a little tight
She's gonna kick his ass tonight

Well I guess I've known her since she knows when
Always gone out hunting with him
And I guess I get my lesson from life
I know two people who love to fight
I know two people who love to fight
I know two people who love to fight
I know two people who love to fight

Did I ever tell you how
I guess I ought be going now
I'd know I'd watch the kettle and knife
I know two people who love to fight
I know two people who love to fight
I know two people who love to fight
I know two people who love to fight

Two doves cooing in a apple tree
Pretty much looking like it ought to be
At least somebody gets it right
Yeah, she'll have just quite about enough of that
He doesn't have to sit and listen to this
She hopes he's goddamn satisfied
I know two people who love to fight
I know two people who love to fight
I know two people who love to fight
I know two people who love to fight



 

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