The other day, I posted something in another thread where I asked members what was the first word that popped into their head when they saw/heard the word "cheap"?
My first response was from
Whoknows and his reply was "perfume". That phrase, cheap perfume, made me instantly think of Journey's DON'T STOP BELIEVING. The post went in a different direction from what I planned but it was so much fun! Example, there were other responses to the word "cheap" that included shoddy, floozy and several more and
huxley999 was able to cite songs with those words in them!
Let's pick a RANDOM word and see if a song comes to mind. My guess is not every word will trigger a song to pop into our heads, but who knows. If you would kindly post a few lines of the song that reflects "the word", the name of the song and the artist and if you like, a YouTube link to the song. PLEASE ATTACH YOUR SONG TO THE PARTICULAR "WORD OF THE DAY".
Let's have some musical fun!
i.e. BEER, WINE, WHISKEY, SODA, CHAMPAGNE, etc.
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Well sitting in a bar alone
Where no-one knows your name
Is like laying in a graveyard
Wide awake
You're scared that if you cough or yawn
You might wake up the dead
So pretend to read a paper
Or just drink instead
I'm a stand-up comedian
But I'd sit down if I could
The world just seems
To want folk like me to stand
And the punch-lines seem to disappear
Like clouds across the sky
And the laughter could be real
Or could be canned
RUM by the kettle drum
WHISKEY by the jar
At Liar's Bar
Well living with a lying man
Could never really hurt
But living with a drunk
Well no-one deserves
And you're looking for your husband
You're not sure he's still alive
Don't bother with the cemetery
He'll be down at liar's dive
I'm a traveling businessman
I just stopped in for one drink
You'll find
That I'm not like the other men
Their noses are red
Whilst mine is only pink
And they didn't choose their drink
Their drink chose them
Rum by the kettle drum
Whiskey by the jar
At Liar's Bar
And the grave-digger's smiling
At his reflection in his spade
He's visiting the seediest
The shallowest of graves
The vocal chords of elephants
And the characters of mice
They're singing "whiskey, whiskey"
So good they named it twice
Well don't pass buildings with lights on
If I said that I did I'd have lied
'Cause what looks like a Chinese restaurant
May have Chinese New Year inside
And son all my life I've been searching
The bars I've been in I forget
The lights outside ever brighter
But a light on the inside not yet
Rum by the kettle drum
Whiskey by the jar
At Liar's Bar
And he's a world-wide traveler
He's not like me or you
But he comes in mighty regular
For one who's passing through
That one came in his work clothes
He's missed his last bus home
He's missed a hell of a lot of buses
For a man who wants to roam
If I look rough I am rough
If I look sad I am
If I look broke I am broke
Just a broke down piece of man
I've turned over enough leaves
To fill an autumn
And if I had one final wish
I'd be your slave for a decade
If you could take me away from this
If you took me away from this
I'd be different you'd see
'Cause I didn't choose the drink
A drink just chose me
Rum by the kettle drum
Whiskey by the jar
At Liar's Bar
Well I'm smoking like a chimney
And I'm drinking like a fish
At Liar's Bar
Blame it all on my roots
I showed up in boots
And ruined your black tie affair
The last one to know
The last one to show
I was the last one you thought you'd see there
And I saw the surprise
And the fear in his eyes
When I took his glass of CHAMPAGNE
And I toasted you
Said "honey, we may be through"
But you'll never hear me complain
'Cause I've got friends in low places
Where the WHISKEY drowns
And the BEER chases my blues away
And I'll be okay
I'm not big on social graces
Think I'll slip on down to the oasis
Oh, I've got friends in low places
Well, I guess I was wrong
I just don't belong
But then, I've been there before
Everything's all right
I'll just say goodnight
And I'll show myself to the door
Hey, I didn't mean
To cause a big scene
Just give me an hour and then
Well, I'll be as high as that ivory tower
That you're livin' in
'Cause I've got friends in low places
Where the WHISKEY drowns
And the BEER chases my blues away
And I'll be okay
I'm not big on social graces
Think I'll slip on down to the oasis
Oh, I've got friends in low places
I've got friends in low places
Where the WHISKEY drowns
And the BEER chases my blues away
And I'll be okay
I'm not big on social graces
Think I'll slip on down to the oasis
Oh, I've got friends in low places
I've got friends in low places
Where the WHISKEY drowns
And the BEER chases my blues away
And I'll be okay
I'm not big on social graces
Think I'll slip on down to the oasis
Oh, I've got friends in low places
I've got friends in low places
Where the WHISKEY drowns
And the BEER chases my blues away
And I'll be okay
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I get knocked down, but I get up again
You are never gonna keep me down
I get knocked down, but I get up again
You are never gonna keep me down
I get knocked down, but I get up again
You are never gonna keep me down
I get knocked down, but I get up again
You are never gonna keep me down
He drinks a WHISKEY drink, he drinks a VODKA drink
He drinks a LAGER drink, he drinks a CIDER drink
He sings the songs that remind him of the good times
He sings the songs that remind him of the best times
(Oh Danny Boy, Danny Boy, Danny Boy)
I get knocked down, but I get up again
You are never gonna keep me down
I get knocked down, but I get up again
You are never gonna keep me down
I get knocked down, but I get up again
You are never gonna keep me down
I get knocked down, but I get up again
You are never gonna keep me down
He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink
He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink
He sings the songs that remind him of the good times
He sings the songs that remind him of the best times
(Don't cry for me, next door neighbour)
I get knocked down, but I get up again
You are never gonna keep me down
I get knocked down, but I get up again
You are never gonna keep me down
I get knocked down, but I get up again
You are never gonna keep me down
I get knocked down, but I get up again
You are never gonna keep me down
I get knocked down, (we'll be singing)
but I get up again
You are never gonna keep me down (when we're winning)
I get knocked down, (we'll be singing)
but I get up again
You are never gonna keep me down (ooh)
I get knocked down, (we'll be singing)
but I get up again
You are never gonna keep me down (when we're winning)
I get knocked down, (we'll be singing)
but I get up again
You are never gonna keep me down (ooh)
I get knocked down, (we'll be singing)
But I get up again (pissing the night away)
You are never gonna keep me down (when we're winning)
I get knocked down, (we'll be singing)
But I get up again (pissing the night away)
You are never gonna keep me down (ooh)
I get knocked down, (we'll be singing)
But I get up again (pissing the night away)
You are never gonna keep me down (when we're winning)
I get knocked down, (we'll be singing)
But I get up again (pissing the night away)
You are never gonna keep me down (ooh)
I get knocked down, (we'll be singing)
But I get up again (pissing the night away)
You are never gonna keep me down (when we're winning)
I get knocked down, (we'll be singing)
But I get up again (pissing the night away)
You are never gonna keep me down (ooh)
I get knocked down, (we'll be singing)
But I get up again (pissing the night away)
You are never gonna keep me down (when we're winning)
I get knocked down, (we'll be singing)
But I get up again (pissing the night away)
You are never gonna keep me down (ooh)
I get knocked down, (we'll be singing)
But I get up again (pissing the night away)
You are never gonna keep me down (when we're winning)
I get knocked down, (we'll be singing)
But I get up again (pissing the night away)
You are never gonna keep me down (ooh)
I get knocked down, (we'll be singing)
But I get up again (pissing the night away)
You are never gonna keep me down (when we're winning)
There's a tear in my BEER
Cause I'm cryin for you, dear
You are on my lonely mind
Into these last nine BEERS
I have shed a million tears
You are on my lonely mind
I'm gonna keep drinkin'
Until I'm petrified
And then maybe, these tears will leave my eyes
There's a tear in my BEER
'Cause I'm cryin' for you, dear
You are on my lonely mind
Last night I walked the floor
And the night before
You were on my lonely mind
It seems my life is through
And I'm so dog gone blue
You are on my lonely mind
I'm gonna keep drinkin
Til I can't move a toe
And then maybe, my heart won't hurt me so
There's a tear in my BEER
'Cause I'm crying for you, dear
You are on my lonely mind
Lord, I've tried and I've tried
But my tears, I can't hide
You are on my lonely mind
All these blues that I've found
Have really got me down
You are on my lonely mind
I'm gonna keep drinkin
'Til I can't even think
'Cause in the last week, I ain't slept a week
There's a tear in my BEER
'Cause I'm crying for you, dear
You are on my lonely mind
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Well, my daddy left home when I was three
And he didn't leave much to ma and me
Just this old guitar and an empty bottle of booze
Now I don't blame him 'cause he run and hid
But the meanest thing that he ever did
Was before he left he went and named me Sue
Well, he musta thought that it was quite a joke
An' it got a lot of laughs from lots a folks
Seems I had to fight my whole life through
Some gal would giggle and I'd get red
And some guy'd laugh and I'd bust his head
I'll tell ya, life ain't easy for a boy named Sue
I grew up quick and I grew up mean
My fist got hard and my wis got keen
I roamed from town to town to hide my shame
But I made me a vow to the moon and stars
I'd search the honky-tonks and bars
And kill that man that gave me that awful name
Well, it was Gatlinburg in mid-July
I'd just hit town and my throat was dry
I thought I'd stop and have myself a brew
In and old saloon on a street of mud
There at a table dealin' stud
Sat the dirty, mangy dog that named Sue
Well, I knew that snake was my own sweet dad
From a worm out picture that my mother's had
I knew that scar on his cheek and his evil eye
He was big and bent and grey and old
And I looked at him and my blood ran cold, and I said
My name is Sue, how do you do?
Now you gonna die
Yeah, that's what I told him!
Well, I hit him hard right between the eyes
And he went down but to my surprise
Come up with a knife and cut off a piece of my ear
I busted a chair right across his teeth
And we crashed through the wall and into the street
Kickin' and a gougin' in the the mud and the blood and the BEER
I tell you I've fought tougher men
But I really can't remember when
He kicked like a mule and bit like a crocodile
I heard him laugh and then I heard him cuss
He went for his gun but I pulled mine first
He stood there lookin' at me and I saw him smile
And he said, "Son, this world is rough
And if a man's gonna make it he's gotta be tough
And I know I wouldn't be there to help you along
So I gave that name and I said goodbye
I knew you'd have to get tough or die
And it's that name what helped to make you strong"
Now you just fought one hell of a fight
And I know you hate me and ya got the right
To kill me now and I wouldn't blame you if you do
But you oughtta thank me before I die
For the gravel in your gut and the spit in your eye
'Cause I'm the son of a bitch that named you Sue
Well, what could I do, what could I do?
Well, I got a choked up and threw down my gun
Called him a pa and he called me a son
And I come away with a different point of view
I think about him now and then
Every time I try and every time I win
And if I ever have a son
I think I'm gonna name him
Bill or George, any damn thing but Sue
I still hate that name
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He was working through college on my grandpa's farm
I was thirsting for knowledge and he had a car
I was caught somewhere between a woman and a child
When one restless summer we found love growing wild
On the banks of the river on a well beaten path
It's funny how those memories they last
Like strawberry wine and seventeen
The hot July moon saw everything
My first taste of love oh bittersweet
Green on the vine
Like strawberry wine
I still remember when thirty was old
And my biggest fear was September when he had to go
A few cards and letters and one long distance call
We drifted away like the leaves in the fall
But year after year I come back to this place
Just to remember the taste
Of strawberry wine and seventeen
The hot July moon saw everything
My first taste of love oh bittersweet
Green on the vine
Like strawberry wine
The fields have grown over now
Years since they've seen the plow
There's nothing time hasn't touched
Is it really him or the loss of my innocence
I've been missing so much
Like strawberry wine and seventeen
The hot July moon saw everything
My first taste of love oh bittersweet
Green on the vine
Like strawberry wine
Strawberry wine
Strawberry wine
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I wanna tell you a story,
About the house rent blues
I come home one friday,
Had to tell the landlady I done lost my job
She said that don't befront me
Long as I get my money next friday
Now next friday come I couldn't get the rent
And out the door I went
So I goes to the landlady,
I said
"You let me slide?"
I'll have the rent for you tomorrow
Or the next day I don't know
So said let me slide it on you know people,
I notice when I come home in the evenin'
She ain't got nothing nice to say to me,
But for five year she was so nice
Lord, she was lovey-dovey,
I come home one particular evenin'
The landlady said, "You got the rent money yet?",
I said, "No, can't find no job,
Therefore I ain't got no money to pay the rent"
She said "I don't believe you're tryin' to find no job"
Said "I seen you today you was standin' on a corner,
Leaning up against a post"
I said "But I'm tired, I been walkin' all day"
She said "That don't befront me,
Long as I get my money next friday"
Now next friday come I didn't have the rent,
And out the door I went
So I go in my room
Pack up my stuff and I go
And down the streets I go
I stop down
Now when I got down there
Everybody was really pleased to guest
I go to the bar
Call the bartender
I said "Look man, come on down here"
He got down there
Said, "Whatchoo want?"
"One bourbon, one scotch, one beer"
Oh I ain't seen my baby since I don't know when
Mister Bartender set'em up again
Gonna get high man, I'm gotta get loose,
I want a triple shot o' that juice
Gonna get drunk, don't you have no fear
I want one bourbon, one scotch and one beer
One bourbon, one scotch, one beer
I take some of you folks heard this story before
But I'm sittin' there at the bar
We seat there
Drinkin' bourbon
Scotch
And budweiser beer
Looked down the bar
Here come the bartender
I said
"Hey man, come on down here"
He got down there
Said "Whatchoo want?"
I said what time is it
He said the clock on the wall say it's 2 o'clock
Last call for alcohol
So what you need?
One bourbon
One scotch
One beer
No I ain't seen my baby since almost the week
Gonna drink so bad man
I can't even speak
Gonna get drunk man
Listen to me
One drink ain't enough Jack
You better bring three
Gonna get drunk
I made it really clear
I want one bourbon
One scotch
'N' one beer
One bourbon, one scotch, one beer
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Viva el vino, viva el dinero
Viva, Viva
El amor
I like to drink WINE, and money is fine
But I like the girls even more
Viva el vino, viva el dinero, viva, viva el amor
Some pesos you pass, put wine in her glass
And soon she will say "si, senor"
Viva el vino, viva el dinero, viva, viva el amor
With wine on your lips and money in your pocket
And your sweetheart in your arms
You're rich as you can be
So lift up your glass; let's sing it all together
Muchachas, caballeros, make this toast with me
We'll drink one more time with money and wine
Let's drink to the girls we adore
Viva el vino, viva el dinero, viva, viva el amor
Sing one more time, money and wine
Let's sing to the girls we adore
Viva el vino, viva el dinero, viva, viva
El amor
Whiskey and Wimmin almost wrecked my life
Whiskey and wimmin almost wrecked my life
Weren't for whiskey and wimmin, I have money today
Nightlife Nightlife Nightlife
Ain't no good ain't no good for me
I had a good start but wimmin and whiskey tore it down
Whiskey and Wimmin ain't no good for me
Whiskey and wimmin ain't no good ain't no good for me
I had a lot of money, and big fine car, but I lost everything I had
Aw I did
Alright, dig it
Cold coolin' at a bar, and I'm lookin' for some action
But like Mike Jagger said, I can't get no satisfaction
The girls are all around, but none of them want to get with me
My threads are fresh and I'm lookin' def, yo, what's up with L-o-see?
The girls is all jockin' at the other end of the bar
Havin' drinks with some no-name chump, when they know that I'm the star
So I got up and strolled over to the other side of the cantina
I asked the guy, "Why you so fly?" he said, "Funky Cold MEDINA"
Funky Cold MEDINA
This brother told me a secret on how to get more chicks
Put a little MEDINA in your glass, and the girls'll come real quick
It's better than any ALCOHOL or aphrodisiac
A couple of sips of this LOVE POTION, and she'll be on your lap
So I gave some to my dog when he began to beg
Then he licked his bowl and he looked at me and did the wild thing on my leg
He used to scratch and bite me, before he was much much meaner
But now all the poodles run to my house for the Funky Cold MEDINA
You know what I'm sayin'?
I got every dog in my neighborhood breakin' down my door
I got Spuds McKenzie
Alex from Stroh's
They won't leave my dog alone with that MEDINA, pal
I went up to this girl, she said, "Hi, my name is Sheena"
I thought she'd be good to go with a little Funky Cold MEDINA
She said, "I'd like a drink, " I said, "Ehm - ok, I'll go get it"
Then a couple sips she cold licked her lips, and I knew that she was with it
So I took her to my crib, and everything went well as planned
But when she got undressed, it was a big old mess, Sheena was a man
So I threw him out, I don't fool around with no Oscar Meyer wiener
You must be sure that the girl is pure for the Funky Cold MEDINA
You know, ain't no plans with a man
This is the 80's, and I'm down with the ladies
Ya know?
Break it down
Back in the saddle, lookin' for a little affection
I took a shot as a contestant on "The Love Connection"
The audience voted, and you know they picked a winner
I took my date to the Hilton for MEDINA and some dinner
She had a few drinks, I'm thinkin' soon what I'll be gettin'
Instead she started talkin' 'bout plans for our weddin'
I said, "Wait, slow down, love, not so fast says, I'll be seein' ya"
That's why I found you don't play around with the Funky Cold MEDINA
Ya know what I'm sayin'
That MEDINA'S a monster, y'all
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I'm headed down a highway, got my suitcase by my side
Blue skies hanging over my head, I got 500 miles to ride
I'm going down to Memphis town, to play a late night show
I hope the people are ready there, 'cause the boys are all ready to go
Well, I'm a whiskey rock a' roller
That's what I am
Women, whiskey, and miles of traveling
Is all I understand
I was born a travellin' man and my feets do burn the ground
I don't care for fancy music, if your shoes can't shuffle around
I got a hundred women or more and there's no place I call home
The only time I'm satisfied, is when I'm on the road
Well, I'm a whiskey rock a' roller
That's what I am
Women, whiskey, and miles of traveling
Is all I understand
Sometimes I wonder, where we go
Lord don't you take my whiskey; and rock n roll
Take me down to Memphis town, busdriver get me there
I got me a queenie, she got long, brown, curly hair
She likes to drink Old Grandad and her shoes do shuffle around
And everytime I see that gal
Lord she wants to take me down
Well, I'm a whiskey rock a' roller
That's what I am
Women, whiskey, and miles of traveling
Is all I understand
Sometimes I wonder, where will we go
Lord don't you take my whiskey; and rock n roll
Red, red WINE goes to my head
Makes me forget that I still need her so
Red, red WINE, it's up to you
All I can do I've done
Memories won't go, memories won't go
I'd have sworn that with time
Thoughts of you leave my head
I was wrong, now I find
Just one thing makes me forget
Red, red WINE, stay close to me
Don't let me be alone
It's tearing apart my blue heart
I'd have sworn that with time
Thoughts of you leave my head
I was wrong, now I find
Just one thing makes me forget
Red, red WINE, stay close to me
Don't let me be alone
It's tearing apart my blue heart
Red red WINE, you make me feel so fine
You keep me rockin' all of the time
Red red WINE, you make me feel so grand
I feel a million dollar when you're just in my hand
Red red WINE, you make me feel so sad
Any time I see you go, it make me feel bad
Red red WINE, you make me feel so fine
Monkey pack him Rizla pon the sweet Dep line
Red red WINE, weh give me whole heap of zing
Whole heap of zing, make me do my own thing
Red red WINE, you really know how fi love
Your kind of lovin' like a blessing from above
Red red WINE, I loved you right from the start
Right from the start, and with all of my heart
Red red WINE inna eighties style
Red red WINE inna modern beat style
Yeah
Give me a likkle time, let me clear up mi mind
Give me a likkle time, let me clear up mi mind
Give me red WINE, the kind make me feel fine
You make me feel fine all of the time
Red red WINE, you make me feel so fine
Monkey pack him Rizla pon the sweet Dep line
The line broke, the money get choked
Bun bad ganja pon him likkle rowing boat
Red red WINE, I'm gonna hold on to you
Hold on to you 'cause I know yuh love truth
Red red WINE, I'm gonna love you til' I die
Love you 'til I die, and that's no lie
Red red WINE, can't get you out mi mind
Wherever you may be, I'll surely find
I'll surely find, make no fuss, just leave us
Give me a little time, let me clear out my mind
Give me a little time, let me clear out my mind
Give me red WINE, the kind make me feel fine
You make me feel fine all of the time
Red red WINE, you make me feel so fine
Monkey back and ease up on the sweet deadline
The line broke, the money get choked
Bun bad ganja pon him likkle rowing boat
Red red WINE, you really know how fi love
Your kind of lovin' like a blessing from above
Red red WINE, I loved you right from the start
Right from the start, and with all of my heart
Red red WINE, weh give me whole heap of zing
Whole heap of zing, make me do my own thing
Red red WINE inna eighties style
Red red WINE inna modern beat style
Yeah
Red red WINE, you make me feel so fine
You keep me rockin' all of the time
Red red WINE, you make me feel so grand
I feel a million dollar when you're just in my hand
Red red WINE, you make me feel so sad
Any time I see you go, it make me feel bad
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Well, show me the way
To the next whiskey bar
Oh, don't ask why
Oh, don't ask why
Show me the way
To the next whiskey bar
Oh, don't ask why
Oh, don't ask why
For if we don't find
The next whiskey bar
I tell you we must die
I tell you we must die
I tell you, I tell you
I tell you we must die
Oh, moon of Alabama
We now must say goodbye
We've lost our good old mama
And must have whiskey, oh, you know why
Oh, moon of Alabama
We now must say goodbye
We've lost our good old mama
And must have whiskey, oh, you know why
Yeah
Well, show me the way to the next little girl
Oh, don't ask why
Oh, don't ask why
Show me the way to the next little girl
Oh, don't ask why
Oh, don't ask why
For if we don't find
The next little girl
I tell you we must die
I tell you we must die
I tell you, I tell you
I tell you we must die
Oh, moon of Alabama
We now must say goodbye
We've lost our good old mama
And must have whiskey, oh, you know why
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Strawberries cherries and an angel's kiss in spring
My summer wine is really made from all these things
I walked in town on silver spurs that jingled to
A song that I had only sang to just a few
She saw my silver spurs and said lets pass some time
And I will give to you summer WINE
Ohh-oh-oh summer wine
Strawberries cherries and an angel's kiss in spring
My summer wine is really made from all these things
Take off your silver spurs and help me pass the time
And I will give to you summer wine
Ohhh-oh summer wine
My eyes grew heavy and my lips they could not speak
I tried to get up but I couldn't find my feet
She reassured me with an unfamiliar line
And then she gave to me more summer wine
Ohh-oh-oh summer wine
Strawberries cherries and an angel's kiss in spring
My summer wine is really made from all these things
Take off your silver spurs and help me pass the time
And I will give to you summer wine
Mmm-mm summer wine
When I woke up the sun was shining in my eyes
My silver spurs were gone my head felt twice its size
She took my silver spurs a dollar and a dime
And left me cravin' for more summer wine
Ohh-oh-oh summer wine
Strawberries cherries and an angel's kiss in spring
My summer wine is really made from all these things
Take off your silver spurs and help me pass the time
And I will give to you summer wine
Mmm-mm summer wine
BRASS MONKEY, that funky MONKEY
BRASS MONKEY junkie
That funky MONKEY
BRASS, got this dance that's more than real
Drink BRASS MONKEY here's how you feel
Put your left leg down your right leg up
Tilt your head back let's finish the cup
M.C.A. With the bottle (D. Rocks the can)
Adrock gets nice with CHARLIE CHAN
We're offered MOET (we don't mind CHIVAS)
Wherever we go with bring the MONKEY with us
Adrock drinks three (Mike D. Is D.)
Double R. Foots the bill most definitely
I drink BRASS MONKEY and I rock well
I got a Castle in Brooklyn (that's where I dwell)
BRASS MONKEY that funky MONKEY
BRASS MONKEY junkie
That funky MONKEY
Because I drink it anytime and anyplace
When it's time to get ill I pour it on my face
MONKEY tastes Def when you pour it on ice
Come on y'all it's time to get nice
Coolin' by the lockers getting kind of funky
Me and the crew we're drinking BRASS MONKEY
This girl walked by she gave me the eye
I reached in the locker grabbed the Spanish Fly
I put it with the MONKEY mixed it in the cup
Went over to the girl, "Yo baby, what's up?"
I offered her a sip (sip) the girl she gave me lip (lip)
It did begin the stuff wore in and now she's on my tip
BRASS MONKEY that funky MONKEY
BRASS MONKEY junkie
That funky MONKEY (BRASS)
Step up to the bar put the girl down
She takes a big gulp and slaps it around
Take a sip you can do it (you get right to it)
We had a case in the place and we went right through it
You got a dry MARTINI thinking you're cool
I'll take your place at the bar I smack you off your stool
I'll down a '40 DOG" in a single gulp
And if you got beef you'll get beat to a pulp
MONKEY and parties and reelin' and rockin'
Def, def (girls, girls) all y'all jockin'
The song and dance keeping you in a trance
If you don't buy my record I got my advance
I drink it (I think it) I see it (I be it)
I love BRASS MONKEY but I won't give D. It
We got the bottle, you got the cup
Come on everybody let's get fff
BRASS MONKEY that funky MONKEY
BRASS MONKEY junkie
That funky MONKEY
BRASS MONKEY that funky MONKEY
BRASS MONKEY junkie
That funky MONKEY
BRASS MONKEY
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As I was goin' over
The Cork and Kerry mountains
I saw Captain Farrell
And his money he was countin'
I first produced my pistol
And then produced my rapier
I said "Stand o'er and deliver
Or the devil he may take ya".
[Chorus]
Musha ring dumb a do dumb a da
Whack for my daddy-o,
Whack for my daddy-o
There's WHISKEY in the jar-o
[Verse 2]
I took all of his money
And it was a pretty penny
I took all of his money
And I brought it home to Molly
She swore that she'd love me
Never would she leave me
But the devil take that woman
For you know she tricked me easy
[Chorus]
Musha ring dumb a do dumb a da
Whack for my daddy-o,
Whack for my daddy-o
There's whiskey in the jar-o
[Verse 3]
Being drunk and weary
I went to Molly's chamber
Takin' my money with me
And I never knew the danger
For about six or maybe seven
In walked Captain Farrell
I jumped up, fired off my pistols
And I shot him with both barrels
[Chorus]
Musha ring dumb a do dumb a da
Whack for my daddy-o,
Whack for my daddy-o
There's whiskey in the jar-o
[Verse 4]
Now some men like the fishin'
And some men like the fowlin',
And some men like ta hear
A cannon ball a roarin'
Me? I like sleepin'
Specially in my Molly's chamber
But here I am in prison
Here I am with a ball and chain, yeah
[Chorus]
Musha ring dumb a do dumb a da
Whack for my daddy-o,
Whack for my daddy-o
There's whiskey in the jar-o
[Outro]
And I got drunk on whiskey-o
And I loved, I loved, I loved
I loved, I loved, I love my Molly-o
Hey girl, what ya doing down there
Dancin' alone every night
While I live right above you
I can hear your music playing
I can feel your body swaying
One floor below me
You don't even know me
I love you
Oh my darling
KNOCK three times on the ceiling if you want me
Twice on the pipe if the answer is no
Oh, my sweetness
Means you'll meet me in the hallway
Twice on the pipe means you ain't gonna show
If you look out your window tonight
Pull in the string with the note
That's attached to my heart
Read how many times I saw you
How in my silence I adored you
Only in my dreams did
That wall between us come apart
Oh my darling
KNOCK three times on the ceiling if you want me
Twice on the pipe if the answer is no
Oh, my sweetness
Means you'll meet me in the hallway
Twice on the pipe means you ain't gonna show
I can hear your music playing
I can feel your body swaying
One floor below me you don't even know me
I love you
Oh my darling
KNOCK three times on the ceiling if you want me
Twice on the pipe if the answer is no
Oh, my sweetness
Means you'll meet me in the hallway
Twice on the pipe means you ain't gonna show
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You went away and left me long time ago
Now you're KNOCKING on my door
I hear you KNOCKING, but you can't come in
I hear you KNOCKING, go back where you been
I begged you not to go but you said goodbye
And now you're telling me all your lies
I hear you KNOCKING, but you can't come in
I hear you KNOCKING, go back where you been, oh yeah
You better get back to your used-to-be
'Cause you're kinda love ain't good for me
I hear you KNOCKING, but you can't come in
I hear you KNOCKING, go back where you been
I told you way back in Fifty-two
That I would never go with you
I hear you KNOCKING but you can't come in
I hear you KNOCKING, go back where you been
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I don't want to lose you, this good thing
That I got 'cause if I do
I will surely,
Surely lose a lot.
Cause your love is better
Than any love I know.
It's like thunder and lightning,
The way you love me is frightening.
You better knock, knock on wood, baby.
I'm not superstitious about ya
But I can't take no chance.
I got me spinnin', baby,
You know I'm in a trance.
'Cause your love is better
Than any love I know.
It's like thunder and lightning,
The way you love me is frightening.
You better KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK on wood, baby.
It's no secret,
That woman is my loving cup
'Cause she sees to it
That I get enough.
Just one touch from here,
You know it means so much.
It's like thunder and lightning,
The way you love me is frightening.
You better knock, knock on wood, baby.
You better knock, knock, knock on wood
Didn't you dig the way I rubbed you back girl
Wasn't it cool when first I kissed your lips
Was it enough to penetrate your dark world
Or were you embarrassed about the way you freaked
Well I wanna hold you
I wanna know you baby
If it's alright
Gonna take you in the room suga'
Lock you up and love for days
We're gonna be rockin' baby
'Til the cops come KNOCKIN'
Papa gonna have to leave
A message on the telephone baby
There won't be no stoppin' me
'Til the cops come KNOCKIN'
Six on a Thursday night and you be jonesin' baby
For a brother to hold you tight and keep on goin'
Last lover came and went
Didn't even hug n' kiss you n' caress you
Gimme a call it's cool the M's all open
I'm open wider than oceans
I'll be your lotion
If it's alright
Gonna take you in the room suga'
Lock you up and love for days
We're gonna be rockin' baby
'Til the cops come KNOCKIN'
Gonna take you in the room suga'
Lock you up and love for days
We're gonna be rockin' baby
'Til the cops come KNOCKIN'
Papa gonna have to leave
A message on the telephone baby
There won't be no
'Til the cops come KNOCKIN'
Please you, tease you, eat you
Make you feel so good
(Make you feel so good inside)
Loving you long if that's alright?
Gonna take you in the room suga'
Lock you up and love for days
We're gonna be rockin' baby
'Til the cops come KNOCKIN'
Gonna take you in the room suga'
Lock you up and love for days
We're gonna be
'Til the cops come KNOCKIN'
Papa gonna have to leave
A message on the telephone baby
There won't be no
'Til the cops come KNOCKIN'
Gonna take you in the room suga'
Lock you up and love for days
We're gonna be
'Til the cops come KNOCKIN'
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🇺🇲 BACK THE BLUE 😁 🇺🇸
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Tears of rain run down my window pane
I'm on my own again, good evening, sorrow
Sit and dream of how things might have been
And as I close my eyes, I get the strangest feeling
Knock, knock, who's there?
Could this be love that's calling?
The door is always open wide
KNOCK, KNOCK who's there?
Now, as the night is falling
Take off your coat and come inside
Climb the stair and then I say a prayer
For someone who could share my situation
But instead as I lay down my head
I have to leave it all to my imagination
Knock, knock, who's there?
Could this be love that's calling?
The door is always open wide
Knock, knock, who's there?
Now, as the night is falling
Take off your coat and come inside
La, la-la, la-la-la, la, la-la
La-la-la, la-la, la, la-la-la, la, la
La, la-la, la-la-la, la, la-la
La-la-la, la-la, la, la-la-la, la, la
Sit and dream of how things might have been
And as I close my eyes I get the strangest feeling
Knock, knock, who's there?
Could this be love that's calling?
The door is always open wide
Knock, knock, who's there?
Now, as the night is falling
Take off your coat and come inside
Ah, ah, ah
Take off your coat and come inside
Well (yeah) yeah
We're doin' this one for all the ladies, huh
H-Town Boys kickin' it with my boy Luke
For the 9-3, you know what I'm, sayin' 'cause we will be KNOCKIN' them boots
GI, Shazam, Dino
They gon' do a little somethin' for you real sexy like you know what I'm sayin'
Hey, yo, check the verse
Last night I thought to back
When we made good love
Listenin' to some Marvin Gaye
All night long
Now I want that old flame back
Make these moments once again comfort
So won't you, won't you, mmm
Do it for us, babe
Good lovin', body rockin', KNOCKIN' boots all night long, yeah
Makin' love until we tire to the break of dawn
But oh, come on, come on and turn the lights down, and let me get on it, yeah
'Cause when I do, just me and you, it'll be so right
A-give me some good love
(Somebody rockin' KNOCKIN' da boots)
A-give me some good love
(Somebody rockin' KNOCKIN' da boots) somebody rockin', baby, ooh
A-give me some good love
(Somebody rockin' KNOCKIN' da boots) that's all I need, I need
A-give me some good love
(Somebody rockin' KNOCKIN' da boots)
I feel so good when I'm near you
That's why I always want to be close to you
I'm so addicted, I'm so addicted
To makin' love to you, baby
All night long, baby, all night long, long, long, long
Good lovin', body rockin', KNOCKIN' boots all night long, oh, oh
Makin' love until we tire to the break of dawn
But oh, come on, come on and turn the lights down, and let me get on it, uh
'Cause when I do, just me and you, it'll be so right, so right, so right
A-give me some good love
(Somebody rockin' KNOCKIN' da boots)
A-give me some good love
(Somebody rockin' KNOCKIN' da boots) that's all I want, baby, yeah
A-give me some good love
(Somebody rockin' KNOCKIN' da boots) a little body, body rockin', yeah
A-give me some good love
(Somebody rockin' KNOCKIN' da boots) complete rockin'
Some sweet love
(Somebody rockin' KNOCKIN' da boots) give you mounds of pleasure
'Cause I'm ready (somebody rockin' KNOCKIN' da boots)
I'm so ready
I'm so ready, baby (somebody rockin' KNOCKIN' da boots)
To give you everything that we've been waitin' on
(Somebody rockin' KNOCKIN' da boots) so come on and give it to me, baby
Ah, yeah
Right about now we on the intermission tip
So all you ladies go get your towels, you know what I'm sayin', ha
'Cause it's laid out like that, you know
But wait a minute, we ain't through, kick the vamp
Whoa, oh, oh
(Somebody rockin' KNOCKIN' da boots) oh, baby, whoa
I want your good touch, lady
You're here with me, my baby
It's drivin' me crazy
So won't you come on? (somebody rockin' KNOCKIN' da boots)
Come on and rock my body, rock my body, baby
Come on and rock my body
Yeah, ha, ha, hey, I want to lay you down (lay you down)
(Somebody rockin' KNOCKIN' da boots)
So let me make some sweet lovin', baby
I wanna turn the lights down low and close the door (somebody rockin' KNOCKIN' da boots)
And do everything to you, oh
'Cause I'm ready
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Some kids born with a silver spoon
I guess that I was born a little too soon
Hard knocks, all I ever knew was hard KNOCKS
And I'm telling you, I said you'd better beware
'Cause I've had my share
Some kids born as rich as a king
But I was born without a doggone thing
Hard knocks, all I ever knew was hard knocks
And I'm telling you, I said you'd better beware
'Cause I've had my share
I walked a million miles I bet
Tired and hungry and cold and wet
I've heard that lonesome whistle blow
From New York City down to Mexico
Some kids born fancy free
Nobody never gave nothing to me but
Hard knocks, all I ever knew was hard knocks
And I'm telling you, I said you'd better beware
'Cause I've had my share
I walked a million miles I bet
Tired and hungry and cold and wet
I've heard that lonesome whistle blow
From New York City down to Mexico
Some kids born fancy free
Nobody never gave nothing to me but
Hard knocks, all I ever knew was hard knocks
And I'm telling you, I said you'd better beware
'Cause I've had my share
I said you'd better beware
'Cause I've had my share
I said you'd better beware
'Cause I've had my share of hard knocks
GunsNRoses
Mama take this badge from me
I can't use it anymore
It's getting dark too dark to see
Feels like I'm knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door, eh yeah
Mama put my guns in the ground
I can't shoot them anymore
That cold black cloud is comin' down
Feels like I'm knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door.
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I caught you KNOCKIN' at my cellar door
I love you, baby, can I have some more?
Ooh, ooh, the damage done
I hit the city and I lost my band
I watched the needle take another man
Gone, gone, the damage done
I sing the song because I love the man
I know that some of you don't understand
Milk blood to keep from running out
I've seen the needle and the damage done
A little part of it in everyone
But every junkie's like a settin' sun
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Never too soon to be through
Being cool too much too soon
Too much for me too much for you
You're gonna loose in time
Don't be afraid to show your friends that you hurt inside, inside
Pain's part of life, don't hide behind your false pride
It's a lie, your lie
If you see me getting mighty if you see me getting high
Knock me down
I'm not bigger than life
If you see me getting mighty if you see me getting high
Knock me down
I'm not bigger than life
I'm tired of being untouchable
I'm not above the love
I'm part of you and you're part of me
Why did you go away
Finding what you're looking for
Can end up being being such a bore
I pray for you most every day my love's with you now fly away
If you see me getting mighty, if you see me getting high
Knock me down
I'm not bigger than life
If you see me getting mighty, if you see me getting high
Knock me down
I'm not bigger than life
If you see me getting mighty, if you see me getting high
Knock me down
I'm not bigger than life
If you see me getting mighty, if you see me getting high
Knock me down
I'm not bigger than life
If you see me getting mighty, if you see me getting high
Knock me down
I'm not bigger than life
If you see me getting mighty, if you see me getting high
Knock me down
I'm not bigger than life
If you see me getting mighty, if you see me getting high
Knock me down
I'm not bigger than life
If you see me getting mighty, if you see me getting high
Knock me down
I'm not bigger than life
It's so lonely when you don't even know yourself
It's so lonely
It's so lonely when you don't even know yourself
It's so lonely
It's so lonely when you don't even know yourself
It's so lonely
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Mama, take this badge off of me
I can't use it anymore
It's gettin' dark, too dark to see
I feel I'm knockin' on heaven's door
KNOCK, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Mama, put my guns in the ground
I can't shoot them anymore
That long black cloud is comin' down
I feel I'm knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
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Let me tell you about a girl I know, she's my baby and I love her so
Every morning when the sun comes up
She brings me coffee in my favorite cup, that's why I know, yes I know
Hallelujah I just love her so
When I call her on the telephone
She says baby, I'm all alone
By the time I count from one to four
She'll be KNOCKING on my door
In the evening when the sun goes down
And there ain't nobody else around
She kisses me and she holds me tight
She says baby everything is alright
That's why I know, that's why I know
Hallelujah, I just love her so
Hallelujah, I just love her so
Hallelujah, I just love that chick so
Once upon a time
There was a young boy
And he had no home
To call his own
'Cause the one that he came from
It was broken too
He was broken three
Broken in four
So he took to the road
Well not that storybook road
But the road where the hard knocks
Meet the hard rocks
Yeah, that road where the hard knocks
Meet the hard rocks
Well, lessons were learned
And a heart it got burned
And the innocence turned
Like it will do
Into something tough as leather
Protect you from the weather
Yeah, some so tough
Nobody can hurt you
So you take to the road
Well not that storybook road
But the road where the hard knocks
Meet the hard rocks
Now everybody's got
A path they must tread
And tread you must
Till your dead
But if that young boy
Could pass on one fine [?]
Said never let go
Of [?] scoldin' rain
Don't become as tough as leather
Who cares about the weather
And always let love in
Even if it hurts you
'Cause we're all on the road
Not that storybook road
But the road where the hard knocks
Meet the hard rocks
Yeah, that road where the hard knocks
Meet the hard rocks
Yeah, we're all on the road
Not that storybook road
But the road where the hard knocks
Meet the hard rocks
Yeah, we're all on the road
Not that storybook road
But the road where the hard knocks
Meet the hard rocks
Many times I tried to tell you
Many times I cried alone
Always I'm surprised how well you cut my feelings to the bone
Don't want to leave you really
I've invested too much time to give you up that easy
To the doubts that complicate your mind
We BELONG to the light, we belong to the thunder
We BELONG to the sound of the words we've both fallen under
Whatever we deny or embrace for worse or for better
We BELONG, we BELONG, we BELONG together
Maybe it's a sign of weakness when I don't know what to say
Maybe I just wouldn't know what to do with my strength anyway
Have we become a habit? Do we distort the facts?
Now there's no looking forward
Now there's no turning back
When you say
We BELONG to the light, we BELONG to the thunder
We BELONG to the sound of the words we've both fallen under
Whatever we deny or embrace for worse or for better
We BELONG, we BELONG, we BELONG together
Close your eyes and try to sleep now
Close your eyes and try to dream
Clear your mind and do your best to try and wash the palette clean
We can't begin to know it, how much we really care
I hear your voice inside me, I see your face everywhere
Still you say
We BELONG to the light, we belong to the thunder
We BELONG to the sound of the words we've both fallen under
Whatever we deny or embrace for worse or for better
We BELONG, we BELONG, we BELONG together
We BELONG to the light, we BELONG to the thunder
We BELONG to the sound of the words we've both fallen under
Whatever we deny or embrace for worse or for better
We BELONG, we BELONG, we BELONG together
We BELONG to the light, we BELONG to the thunder
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I been tryin' to do it right
(Hey) I been livin' a lonely life
(Ho) I been sleepin' here instead
(Hey) I been sleepin' in my bed
(Ho) I been sleepin' in my bed
(Hey)
(Ho)
(Ho) so show me family
(Hey) all the blood that I will bleed
(Ho) I don't know where I belong
(Hey) I don't know where I went wrong
(Ho) but I can write a song
(Hey)
I BELONG with you, you BELONG with me
You're my sweetheart
I BELONG with you, you BELONG with me
You're my sweet
come on, now
(Ho) hey
(Hey)
I don't think you're right for him
(Hey) think of what it might've been if we
(Ho) took a bus to Chinatown
(Hey) I'd be standin' on Canal
(Ho) and Bowery
(Hey)
(Ho) she'd be standin' next to me
(Hey)
I BELONG with you, you BELONG with me
You're my sweetheart
I BELONG with you, you BELONG with me
You're my sweetheart
Love, we need it now
Let's hope for some
'Cause, oh, we're bleedin' out
I BELONG with you, you BELONG with me
You're my sweetheart
I BELONG with you, you BELONG with me
You're my sweet
(Ho)
(Hey)
(Ho)
(Hey)
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When you were here before
Couldn't look you in the eye
You're just like an angel
Your skin makes me cry
You float like a feather
In a beautiful world
I wish I was special
You're so fuckin' special
But I'm a creep
I'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doing here?
I don't belong here
I don't care if it hurts
I wanna have control
I want a perfect body
I want a perfect soul
I want you to notice
When I'm not around
You're so fuckin' special
I wish I was special
But I'm a creep
I'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doing here?
I don't belong here, oh, oh
She's running out the door
She's running out
She run, run, run, run
Run
Whatever makes you happy
Whatever you want
You're so fuckin' special
I wish I was special
But I'm a creep
I'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doing here?
I don't belong here
I don't belong here
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Linkin Park
Somewhere I Belong
When this began,
I had nothing to say
And I'd get lost in the nothingness inside of me
(I was confused)
And I let it all out to find that I'm not the only person with these things in mind (inside of me)
But all the vacancy the words revealed
Is the only real thing that I got left to feel (nothing to lose)
Just stuck, hollow and alone
And the fault is my own,
And the fault is my own
I want to heal, I want to feel,
What I thought was never real
I want to let go of the pain I felt so long (erase all the pain 'til it's gone)
I want to heal, I want to feel
Like I'm close to something real
I want to find something I've wanted all along
Somewhere I belong
And I've got nothing to say
I can't believe I didn't fall right down on my face (I was confused)
Looking everywhere only to find that it's not the way I had imagined it all in my mind (so what am I?)
What do I have but negativity?
'Cause I can't justify the way everyone is looking at me (nothing to lose)
Nothing to gain, hollow and alone
And the fault is my own,
And the fault is my own
I want to heal, I want to feel,
What I thought was never real
I want to let go of the pain I've held so long (erase all the pain 'till it's gone)
I want to heal, I want to feel
Like I'm close to something real
I want to find something I've wanted all along
Somewhere I belong
I will never know myself until I do this on my own
And I will never feel,
Anything else until my wounds are healed
I will never be
Anything 'til I break away from me
And I will break away, and find myself today
I want to heal, I want to feel
What I thought was never real
I want to let go of the pain I felt so long (erase all the pain til it's gone)
I want to heal, I want to feel,
Like I'm close to something real
I want to find something I've wanted all along
Somewhere I belong
I want to heal I want to feel like I'm,
Somewhere I belong,
I want to heal I want to feel like I'm somewhere I belong
Somewhere I belong
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Who knows what tomorrow brings
In a world few hearts survive
All I know is the way I feel
When it's real, I keep it alive
The road is long
There are mountains in our way
But we climb a step every day
Love lift us up where we belong
Where the eagles cry
On a mountain high
Love lift us up where we BELONG
Far from the world below
Up where the clear winds blow
Some hang on to used to be
Live their lives looking behind
All we have is here and now
All our lives, out there to find
The road is long
There are mountains in our way
But we climb a step every day
Love lift us up where we belong
Where the eagles cry
On a mountain high
Love lift us up where we belong
Far from the world we know
Where the clear winds blow
Time goes by
No time to cry
Life's you and I
Alive today
Love lift us up where we belong
Where the eagles cry
On a mountain high
Love lift us up where we belong
Far from the world we know
Where the clear winds blow
Love lift us up where we belong
Where the eagles cry
On a mountain high
Love lift us up where we belong
You BELONG To Me by Carly Simon
Why'd you tell me this
Were you looking for my reaction
What do you need to know
Don't you know I'll always be your girl
You don't have to prove to me
You're beautiful to strangers
I've got loving eyes
Of my own
You BELONG to me
Tell her, tell her you were fooling
You BELONG to me
You don't even know her
You BELONG to me
Tell her that I love you
You BELONG to me
You BELONG to me
Can it be, honey
You're not sure
You BELONG to me
Thought we'd closed the book
Locked the door
You don't have to prove to me
That you're beautiful to strangers
I've got loving eyes of my own, of my own
And I can tell
I can tell darling
You BELONG to me
You BELONG to me
You BELONG to me
Baby, I really love you
You BELONG to me
Tell her, tell her
Tell her she don't know you
You BELONG to me
You BELONG to me
You BELONG to me
You BELONG to me
Cause you BELONG to me
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Love me tender, love me sweet
Never let me go
You have made my life complete
And I love you so
Love me tender, love me true
All my dreams fulfill
For my darling I love you
And I always will
Love me tender, love me long
Take me to your heart
For it's there that I BELONG
And will never part
Love me tender, love me true
All my dreams fulfill
For my darling I love you
And I always will
Love me tender, love me dear
Tell me you are mine
I'll be yours through all the years
'Til the end of time
Love me tender, love me true
All my dreams fulfill
For my darling I love you
And I always will
The sun goes down
The night rolls in
You can feel it starting all over again
The moon comes up
And the music calls
You're getting tired of staring at the same four walls
You're out of your room
And down on the street
Moving through the crowds through the midnight heat
The traffic roars
And the sirens scream
You look at the faces, its just like a dream
Nobody know where you're going
Nobody cares where you've been
'Cause you BELONG to the city
You BELONG to the night
living in a river of darkness, beneath the neon light
You were born in the city
Concrete under your feet
It's in your blood, its in your moves
You're a man of the street
When you said goodbye
You were on the run
Tryin' to get away from the things you'd done
Now you're back again
And you're feeling strange
So much has happened, but nothing has changed
You still don't know where you're going
Your still just a face in the crowd
'Cause you BELONG to the city
You can feel it
You can taste it
You can see it
You can face it
You can hear it
You're getting near it
You want to make it
'Cause you can take it.
You BELONG to the city
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Whether I'm right or whether I'm wrong
Whether I find a place in this world or never BELONG
I gotta be me, I've gotta be me
What else can I be but what I am
I want to live, not merely survive
And I won't give up this dream
Of life that keeps me alive
I gotta be me, I gotta be me
The dream that I see makes me what I am
That far away prize, a world of success
Is waiting for me if I heed the call
I won't settle down, won't settle for less
As long as there's a chance that I can have it all
I'll go it alone, that's how it must be
I can't be right for somebody else
If I'm not right for me
I gotta be free, I've gotta be free
Daring to try, to do it or die
I've gotta be me
I'll go it alone, that's how it must be
I can't be right for somebody else
If I'm not right for me
I gotta be free, I just gotta be free
Daring to try, to do it or die
I gotta be me
Alabama's gotten me so upset
Tennessee made me lose my rest
And everybody knows about Mississippi Goddam
Alabama's gotten me so upset
Tennessee made me lose my rest
And everybody knows about Mississippi Goddam
Can't you see it
Can't you feel it
It's all in the air
I can't stand the pressure much longer
Somebody say a prayer
Alabama's gotten me so upset
Tennessee made me lose my rest
And everybody knows about Mississippi Goddam
Hound dogs on my trail
School children sitting in jail
Black cat cross my path
I think every day's gonna be my last
Lord have mercy on this land of mine
We all gonna get it in due time
I don't belong here
I don't belong there
I've even stopped believing in prayer
Don't tell me
I tell you
Me and my people just about due
I've been there so I know
They keep on saying "Go slow!"
But that's just the trouble
"Do it slow"
Washing the windows
"Do it slow"
Picking the cotton
"Do it slow"
You're just plain rotten
"Do it slow"
You're too damn lazy
"Do it slow"
The thinking's crazy
"Do it slow"
Where am I going
What am I doing
I don't know
I don't know
Just try to do your very best
Stand up be counted with all the rest
For everybody knows about Mississippi Goddam
Picket lines
School boycotts
They try to say it's a communist plot
All I want is equality
For my sister my brother my people and me
Yes you lied to me all these years
You told me to wash and clean my ears
And talk real fine just like a lady
And you'd stop calling me Sister Sadie
Oh but this whole country is full of lies
You're all gonna die and die like flies
I don't trust you any more
You keep on saying "Go slow!"
"Go slow!"
But that's just the trouble
"Do it slow"
Desegregation
"Do it slow"
Mass participation
"Do it slow"
Reunification
"Do it slow"
Do things gradually
"Do it slow"
But bring more tragedy
"Do it slow"
Why don't you see it
Why don't you feel it
I don't know
I don't know
You don't have to live next to me
Just give me my equality
Everybody knows about Mississippi
Everybody knows about Alabama
Everybody knows about Mississippi Goddam
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