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Mighty Joe Moon Lyrics
Lone Star Song There's a bullet in the heart tonight, in the heart of Texas Shout it to the Dallasites, we are rolling home They shot an angel in mid-flight and now she won't protect us Shout it to the bedlamites we are westward ho Pray the holy war is ending Like in the films of Hollywood And the angels are descending Like Koresh had said they would before too long Sing a Lone Star Song They had him nailed up to a T, with a T for Texas His disciples with artillery, they held the fort inside And by the time the story broke down at Dealey Plaza We already caught all the smoke, read the TV guide Pray the holy war is ending Like in the films of Hollywood And the choppers are descending Like Ma Reno said they would before too long Sing a Lone Star Song Lone Star Song of the south Words that can't help But escape my mouth When they bring down the house Day upon day Day upon day Day upon day Ooh ooh ooh Pray the holy war is ending Like in the films of the Hollywood And the trumpet's blast is blending With the crack of burning wood Before too long Sing a Lone Star Song Lone Star Song Lone Star Song Mockingbirds Devastation at last, finally we meet After all of these years, out here on the street I had a feeling you would make yourself known You came along just to claim your place on the throne And I have been overthrown Overthrown And I thought if I towed the right lines But these mockingbirds won't let me shine Devastation, my door was left open wide You brought me into your heart then you swallowed my pride I had a feeling you were hiding your thoughts I made a note to myself that I nearly forgot Now I am overwrought I'm overwrought And I thought if I towed the right lines But these mockingbirds won't let me shine I thought if I towed the right lines But these mockingbirds won't let me shine One day this ground will break And open up for me I hope it will, I hope it will Salutations at last, down on my knees I heard the bugle this morn, blast reveille Woke from a dream where I was in a terrible realm All my sails were ablaze, I was chained to the helm And now I am overwhelmed I'm overwhelmed And I thought if I towed the right lines But these mockingbirds won't let me shine I thought if I towed the right lines But these mockingbirds won't let me shine It's The Life If the life you have created Has buried you with luxuries outdated And you ask what is the purpose Too weak to claw your way up to the surface You resent all of your trophies They belittle human spirit like a timepiece That is ticking in your breast pocket And so you long to reach in and stop it Then your heart it will be broken And every sour word that you have spoken About everybody else Will return to act upon yourself If the life you have created Is founded on jealousy and hatred It's too late to ask questions For you're much too old to take any suggestions It's the life you have created It's the life you have created It's the life It is the life Sing Along Hammerin' hammerin' Hammerin' hammerin' Halleluhoodwink, a hound's life is for me Everything but the kitchen sink, he built it just for me Hallelu you're the thing that leads me to the mark I'd build you a river but I'm still not through with this ark Man built a furnace, a Mercedes-Benz Man built the cities of Kansas and Berlin Man slew the bison and he built a Thieves' Road That pass over Tel Aviv-Jaffa and lead to the Mother Lode Mother Lode Hallelu-half-a-wit, a fool’s life is for me Steppin' off a parapet with a dog nippin' my knee Hallelu you're the girl that whispers through the wall I'd build you a hammer with a thick head and long claws Man built an empire out of ocean and earth Man built the prisons of Joliet, San Quentin and Leavenworth And man built a market for Muhammad Ali Evel Knievel and the legacy of John Wayne… Gacy Gacy But I can't sing along (Bury my body oh) But I can't sing along (Bury my soul) But I can't sing along (Bury my body oh) But I can't sing along Sing along Sing along Hammerin' hammerin' Hammerin' hammerin' But I can't sing along (Bury my body oh) But I can't sing along (Bury my soul) But I can't sing along (Bury my body oh) But I can't sing along Sing along Sing along Man built a furnace a Mercedes-Benz Man built the cities of Kansas and Berlin Mighty Joe Moon Have you been to the Cumberland Gap oh no Fix your eyes on the green of the map oh no Where the Appalachians rise oh no Oh no Have you tasted the finest of trout oh no Have you slept in a log-burning house oh no With your feet flopping over the couch oh no Oh no Like Mighty Joe Moon there is no controlling him Drive off a bridge if he choose to swim Mighty Joe Moon can't prevent what is heaven sent Joe can't control where his money goes He's Mighty Joe Have you been to the Cumberland Gap oh no The air is sweeter than oranges now oh no Oh no Mighty Joe Moon there is no controlling him Drive off a bridge if he choose to swim Mighty Joe Moon can't prevent what is heaven sent Joe can't control where his money goes He's Mighty Joe Demon Called Deception I’m in tight with a demon called Deception It's alright, he's a treating me quite well I'm in tight with a demon called Deception He's right beside me when I fail To whisper words like “Brother nothin' here is any good See the birds they're a dropping like a star Wormwood” And all I wanted was a little patch of green We were peasants and the cotton was our king And in the fields I will sing a prisoner's song While Deception whistles right along Right along Charlie sang for a pocket full of pills While Deception was a clickin' his high heels We're in tight, playing seven one night stands And Deception made me as I am As I am As I am As I am As I am I'm in tight I'm in tight I'm in tight Truth is I'm in tight I barely saw the light Just as it clicked in Something saved my skin Something saved my skin Lady Godiva And Me She rides unclothed through the streets of Coventry Upon a great cockhorse, her hair to her knees I wore a minotaur's mask and I played the moon cow I was the last to see her anyhow No one's gonna lay eyes to see Lady Godiva and me Peeping Tom watched the whole thing from the sidelines Till Peeping Tom's peeping had stricken poor Peeping Tom blind Even those things that we know can't be seen with two eyes And all those who look her over are surely to die No one's gonna lay eyes to see Lady Godiva and me Burn up the fields of your hallowed fuel Hotter than you ought to be Bury my bones in the stinking Sands Casino For the world to see I got the mean streak I got the mean streak I got the mean streak The folks uptown they live on meat The things they say I can't repeat When you're walking down there Down there No one's gonna lay eyes to see Lady Godiva and me Drag Shoot that cannonball into my wings Shoot that cannonball into my wings Into my wings Gunpowder stings You better tell me sweet things Unload your pretty head into my ear Unload your pretty head into my ear Isn't it quaint Isn't it queer You gotta drag me back here Back here Sing Van Morrison would ya kissa-ma-eyes Sing Van Morrison would ya kissa-ma-eyes Singing it low Singing it high Would ya kissa-ma-eyes Turn me on my ear When you drag me right back here Back here You got to drag me right back here You got to drag me right back here You got to drag me right back You got to drag me right back here The Last Days of Tecumseh In the last days of Tecumseh There in the end There were rumors of invasion Even talk of spacemen But he couldn't believe All that he knew would fade In the ground below the airplanes Tecumseh were laid Happiness Nevermind me 'cause I've been dead Out of my body, been out of my head Nevermind the songs they hum You don't want to sing along There's nothin' that I said That'll bring you happiness, happiness Is hard to come by, I confess I'm bad at this thing, happiness If you find it, share it with the rest of us Nevermind the words that came Out of my mouth when all that I could feel was pain The difference in the two of us Comes down to the way You rise over things I just put down That'll bring you happiness, happiness Is hard to come by, I confess I'm bad at this thing, happiness If you find it, share it with the rest of us With the rest of us Ooh ooh ooh Nevermind me 'cause I've been dead Out of my body, been out of my head Nevermind the curse I wore Proud like a badge That just don't shine no more That'll bring you happiness, happiness Is hard to come by, I confess I'm bad at this thing, happiness If you find it, share it with the rest of us With the rest of us With the rest of us Share it with the rest of us Honey Don't Think It's the luck of the draw How you wound up with me I don't know how at all But I beg you to stay Crawl around on this earth While the world's still small Honey don't think About it too long now Honey don't think You're liable to figure me out Somethin’ wrong in my stars Could you look at my chart Help me heal these scars Could you learn to read minds In the case of mine Do you read in the dark Honey don't think About it too long now Honey don't think You're liable to figure me out You don't wanna figure me out Don't wanna figure me out Don't want to Honey don't think About it too long now Honey don't think You're liable to figure me out Honey don't think About it too long now Honey don't think You're liable to figure me out Side By Side A fear of falling, a fear that I could From a place high above my stars, well I would Be a liar to say I'm not scared anymore With a fear of falling on down to the floor To the floor These have-nots And haves divide for table scraps And lantern light and on this spot At last unite side by side by side A fear of losing this war is enough That I hold my head some days in my gloves And I wait for this stone age to slow to a stall But I fear we're nowhere near to a crawl To a crawl These have-nots And haves divide for table scraps And lantern light and on this spot At last unite side by side by side I gotta tell you there's dissension in the soup lines For they don't have much to show And if you don't believe you're standing on a land mine You'll just have to wait till it blows You'll just have to wait till it blows To the floor These have-nots And haves divide for table scraps And lantern light and on this spot At last unite side by side by side Side by side by side Side by side by side Rock Of Ages Rock of Ages I am tumbling down Where the roots of trees Embrace you I do fall upon my knees And ask you how You can just sit there and be Rock of Ages I am crumbling now In an avalanche I'm reaching for the Rock of Ages Rock of Ages Rock of Ages Father, I have stepped Beyond my bounds Now the pack I wear It weighs a thousand pounds It drags me down Makes me think crazy Oh, Rock of Ages I have gone astray Heard my brother call And I turned the other way Now I'm ashamed To face him Oh, Rock of Ages Rock of Ages Rock of Ages Reach for the Rock of Ages Rock of Ages In the avalanche I’m reaching for the Rock And I reach for the Rock In the avalanche I’m reaching for the Rock |