1. |
Princess Henrietta
06:50
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Good princess I got your letter
Your family really don't sound so nice
So I'm gonna save you Henrietta
I never did believe in sacrifice
(Just a little longer)
I gotta keep working on this thing
(Just a little more time)
I stole your passkey from the king
(Just a little longer)
Of candy apples and peppermints
(Just a little more time)
I'm gonna be your Little Prince
And I'm racing through the castle
And I'm slippin' on the stones
And I hear you calling in my bones
And she's waiting for the signal
She's sippin' her tea
She knows I'm coming to set her free, yeah
Cause Henrietta spoke to me...
Henrietta lives on the hundredth floor
Three big locks on a cast iron door
And her daddy don't let her go outside
Says the kingdom gonna need a virgin bride
(Just a little longer)
Some Xanax in your mommy's Scotch
(Just a little more time)
I'll tiptoe past the midnight watch
(Just a little longer)
I got my Windex and my Drano
(Just a little time)
They ain't tossin' you in no volcano
And I'm racing through the castle
And I'm slippin' on the stones
And I hear you calling in my bones
And she's waiting for the signal
She's sippin' her tea
She knows I'm coming to set her free, yeah
Cause Henrietta spoke to me...
And I finally found somebody I care about
I finally found somebody I care about
(It's true)
I finally found somebody I care about
And it's you
(Just a little longer)
Ooh, make it better, Henrietta
(Just a little more time)
I'm gonna make you mine
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2. |
Mile By Mile
03:40
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Mile by mile
My hands in my pockets and my feet on the ground
Mile by mile
I know I've got to find you, I've been every where in town
Smells like thunder
Feels like rain
Mile by mile
Takes so long to walk away the pain
Day by day
I got time to lose, I got money to burn
Heads or tails
I got a quarter in my pocket 'cause my luck is gonna turn
Roll through red lights
Stop for green
Mile by mile
Everywhere I go it's your face I'm seeing
Don't touch 'cause you're feeling lonely
It's just the same old game
Don't say that you love me only
Just quiet down a while
I can't sleep at night
Got too much going on
Don't laugh don't you even smile
Just keep on walking mile by mile
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3. |
Nightingale
04:41
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Hey young girl staring at me
Smiling so mysteriously
Your eyes so shiny and your lips so red
Do you know this tune playing in my head
Hey Cordelia don't you frown
Though your daddy went crazy and your
House burned down
I'm gonna make everything all right
I'm singing just for you tonight
I got a tune running through my head and it
Won't go away
Singing to me softly, singing to me day
After day
And I want you darling, and I don't want
Nobody but you
We can jam in the daylight, we can jam
The whole night through
'Cause I need someone to turn me on
Someone to wake beside at dawn
Someone to sing my song
And be my Nightingale.
Someone to kiss beneath the moon
And sleep with in the afternoon
Someone to sing my tune
And be my Nightingale.
Your face so fine and your body so shy
England in the rain is no place to be
Go find your lover out across the sea
Girl do you hear the music playing
Do you understand what the singer is saying
And these visions that we both have seen
Baby can you tell me just what they mean?
I got a tune running through my head that I
Want you to hear
Play it for you darling, for your sisters and
The good King Lear
And I been dreaming of a day when the sun
Will shine again
Shine on through your lightning, shine on
Through your thunder and rain
'Cause I need someone to turn me on etc.
So won't you listen to the band
And won't you try to understand
And won't you let me be your fool
And hold you by the hand
And sing until I see that you are smiling...
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4. |
Thirsty
04:03
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I was thirsty
I thought you might pour me a drink
Forty days in the desert
'Cause I needed time to think
I was lonely
I thought you might comfort me
Forty dreams of darkness
I thought would make me see
And after all our nervous Monday morning glances
And after all our dollar ninety-nine romances
And after you had failed to save me
The sky opened up and forgave me
And it rained
A fallen angel in the night
And it rained
A promise of sunlight
And it rained
A prayer to a lost king
And it rained
The answer to everything
Now I'm empty
Let the rain wash me down
Pretty soon the ice will melt
And the birds will be back in town
Now I'm movin'
But I got nowhere to go
Pretty soon you'll hear from me
Or see me at the show
And after all the times I spied on you undressing
And after all our tender Conoco caressing
And after you had failed to save me
The sky opened up and forgave me
And it rained etc.
Just one more Sunday that I had to see
That nobody's really what they seem to be
And it so hurts my pride
To get shut outside
And when I gave up all my high hopes for you
When I gave up all the things that I thought I knew
When I finally saw that nothing is true
I had nothing to say
And nothing to do...
And it rained etc.
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5. |
Stone House
03:55
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Can I buy you an ice cream cone?
Call you every night on the telephone?
Until one day
I make my way
Up to the gate of your big Stone House
Maybe some wine and candlelight
Or driving out late on a rainy night
Until I see
You smile at me
.From the top-story window of your big
Stone House.
Now everybody seems to know your name
And all the world it seems can play your game
But I can't get by
No matter how I try
I fall down, fall down (in a rhythm the same)
Why?
Can I bring a pussy willow up to your door
Bang your piano till my wrists get sore
Until you smile
And let me in a while
Sittin' with you in your big Stone House.
Will you come dance in a bar downtown?
And drink with me till we both fall down?
I'll drive and drive
Till I finally arrive
Right up at the gate of your big Stone House.
Now everybody seems to love your ride
And all the world it seems can come inside
But I can't get by
No matter how I try
I fall down, fall down (in a rhythm the same)
Why?
Can I buy you an ice-cream cone?
Can I have you all for my own?
Until I find
Some peace of mind
Up there on the stair of your big Stone House.
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6. |
Molly
04:45
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Molly M-M-M-Molly
Such a curious name
I say it again and again
And it still sounds just the same
Molly M-M-M-Molly
Turns my lovelight on
Every night we been talking on the phone
Till just about dawn
On a drive down I-95
With Molly's snow-white hand in mine,
Chemical factories and halogen lights
And shivers down my spine
Can I be thinking thoughts of love?
Why does this always take me by surprise?
I must confess her sweet caress
Hit me like Cupid's arrow right between the
Eyes
Molly M-M-M-Molly, make it better now,
Molly M-M-M-Molly, make it all right
Molly oh Molly do you want to be mine,
Like a flower opening in the sunshine?
Molly oh Molly is it gonna be kind,
Like a corkscrew opening a bottle of wine?
Every day of the calendar we'll be together
Two cats in the cradle, two birds of a feather,
Staring for hours between your green eyes
No mystery, no puzzle, no lies
So many times I've been hurt, so many
Times I've cried,
So many times I thought my heart had died.
Why didn't she love me? Why don't she
Care?
And when I look back it's just emptiness
There.
Some things so fine never last it seems,
Not lace-filled fantasies, or lingerie dreams.
And everything I know, everything that's
True
Comes back in a circle pointing straight to
You,
Molly M-M-M-Molly, make it better now,
Molly M-M-M-Molly, make it all right
Sweet illusions of the heart
Build palaces out of empty air
And when the palaces fall apart
We cry for what was never there
Molly do you feel my fireworks burning?
Do you feel that nasty old feeling returning?
Love can be crazy, love can be cruel
But I'd rather die a sinner than a holy fool.
Molly M-M-M-Molly, make it better now,
Molly M-M-M-Molly, make it all right
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7. |
The Ballroom
05:24
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I walk into the ballroom alone
The maitre'd is busy on the phone
I wonder where you are
As I walk up to the bar and get a drink
Ooh, I need to think.
Dancing on the floor has begun
The couples stroll out one by one
Excuse me can I get a light
How's the gentleman tonight
Where have you gone
Something ain't right
And I've seen sad ladies in blue
Hearts all torn up in two
And I've heard stories that I know ain't true.
And I feel empty, and confused
So many years have gone by
Since I looked into your eye
My drink is bitter
And the ballrooms' crystal glitter leaves me cold
I feel so old
The ballroom stretches onward for miles
A thousand ladies wear satin smiles
A golden chandelier
Violins in my ear
And I'm still looking
But I know you're not here.
And I've seen sad ladies in blue
Hearts all torn up in two
And I've heard stories that I know ain't true
And I feel empty, and confused
And I always thought I'd be here with you
Ooh, are you out there
Do you hear me when I call
Do you remember, do you care at all
That I'm lonely lonely lonely without you
And I can't stop thinking about you
Oh Oh, and I feel empty, and confused
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8. |
Run To You
04:21
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When it's late in the evening, no light and no sound
Mind is on empty, defenses are down
I'll shut my eyes to an ocean of blue
And run to you
I'll run to you
My bow bounces over the foamy white crest
I'll hold fast the tiller and pray for the best
And when the storm smashes my raft of bamboo
I'll run to you
I'll run to you
And all the emotions and thoughts in my brain
Are an army of soldiers camped out on the plain
They're sleeping in the sun
And the soldiers in the army are tired and slow
You can set them all up in a row
And see how they run
The fisherman wakes at the first light of day
He casts out his nets in the calm of the bay
And when he gets lonely in his tiny canoe
He'll run to you
He runs to you
The captain is losing his taste for command
He slaps at mosquitoes with the palm of his hand
His uniform's dirty, his report's overdue
So he runs to you
He runs to you
And all of my dreams and desires for more
Are a navy of sailors washed up on the shore
They're sleeping in the sun
And the sailors in the navy are tired and slow
You can set them all up in a row
And see how they run
And all of my clumsy attempts to explain
Are a poor ragtag army marching home in the rain
You can shoot them one by one
And the soldiers in the army are tired and slow
You can set them all up in a row
And see how they run
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9. |
Crazy Head
04:01
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When the sky is dark and the night is warm
I am the center of your storm
Do you feel like setting the world on fire
Or lighting it up like a neon wire
And I'm driving us home like a runaway train
And you're tasting the moonlight and drink- ing the rain
And I'm spinning around until I'm nearly dead
In your crazy head
I'm just a little toy soldier baby don't you see
Just playing the hand that you're dealing to me
Like those magic cards of yours can tell
I got to pass through heaven on my way to hell
And we're crashing through the walls of the chapel of love
And you're keeping me safe from the thunder above
And I don't think I heard a single word you said
In your crazy head
Won't you let me come inside now
In your crazy head
What have you got to hide now
In your crazy head
Straight as an arrow
Sharp as a knife
Am I the angel of death or the devil of life?
Don't you keep me waiting
Don't you shut the door
Don't you give me a taste and leave me crying for more
And we're crashing through the walls of the chapel of love etc.
Won't you let me come inside now
In your crazy head
What have you got to hide now
In your crazy head
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10. |
Hammer and a Spike
04:43
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Ouch!
You're hurtin' me, mama!
You gotta let go
Don't squeeze it so
Ooh!
Breaking me in two
What business you got
Lookin' so hot?
No no no, I ain't talking 'bout true love no more
Just do the deed
Gimme what I need
No no no, I ain't knocking when I walk in your back door
No more romance
Now let's just dance, anyway
Not today
Yes it's true girl I sure liked you
Anyway, not today
Yes it's true what's a guy to do
She goes about her business with a hammer and a spike in hand
She likes to drink beer, and she likes to hear the band
Don't know much about love, though I tried to teach her
Why'd I ever think that I could reach her?
Why'd I ever think that I could reach her?
With a hammer and a spike
She nailed my heart
Right up to the wall
She let me fall.
And I wonder what the next one will be like.
With a hammer and a spike
She busted my balls
She let me bleed
Oh yes indeed
And I never want to see her again
Been in love since I don't know when
And I know I'll always miss her now and then...
And if you ain't got no love to give, then you ain't got no life to live.
And if you ain't got no love to give, then you ain't got no life to live.
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11. |
Wendy
04:47
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Blonde Wendy, the principal's daughter
Scrubs her teeth to a pearly white
Bathes herself in wine and water
Getting set to go out tonight.
She covers her face with precious lotions
Cover her legs with nylon mesh
Dances all night with awkward motions
How does Wendy stay so fresh?
And Wendy won't give me the time of day, no
But I still love her anyway, oh
And if I ever speak with her
Here is what I'll say:
Do you hear the music, Wendy, do you hear the tune?
Do you think it might bear some relevance to what you're doin'?
Do you watch the sunrise at the very end of your day?
Do you hear the music, Wendy...
Ain't you got nothing to say?
"Well we're driving into town Mom but don't let it trouble you
My girlfriend's driving and she'll stay straight
We're all going in to see GSW
Don't expect me home till late."
She'll see the band again tomorrow
Wendy always comes back for more
Keeps a little something to drown out her sorrow
Hidden in the medicine cabinet door.
And Wendy won't give me the time of day, no
But I still love her anyway, oh
And if I ever speak with her
Here is what I'll say:
Do you hear the music, Wendy, do you hear the tune?
Do you think it might bear some relevance to what you're doin'?
Do you watch the sunrise at the very end of your day?
Do you hear the music, Wendy...
Ain't you got nothing to say?
Do you hear, do you hear, do you hear
Do you hear the music Wendy?
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12. |
Imogene
05:33
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Well it was late in September
When I saw you there
Walking down Seventh Street
With your new funky hair
Blonde and green
Did you think it was outta sight?
Or were you just trying to turn me on
It worked alright
But then you turned to me and said now I don't want to
See you here
Anymore
Imogene won't speak to me
No matter how I try to make her
It turns out the same
Imogene won't be surprised
No matter how I try to take her
It's a funny game
Well it's just an idea
I been tossing round
Gotta get this straightened out
Before I put it down
You and your new girlfriend
Been having lots of fun
Lots of fun without me
Is she the only one?
But then you turned to me and said now I don't want to See you here
Anymore
Imogene won't speak to me
No matter how I try to make her
It turns out the same
Imogene won't be surprised
No matter how I try to take her
It's a funny game
It's a funny game
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13. |
Tina's Town
04:38
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Tina sees the people no one else can see
Tina invites her friends upstairs for tea
She sits and cries
Through misty eyes
Lays out her sugar and cream
Tina she don't want to lose out on her dream
Tina used to walk alone down by the shore
Tina now she don't walk there anymore
By rusty wrecks
And the smell of sex
Don't know what made her change her mind
Tina darling whatever did you find?
Let's go down to the river
Let's swim out to the sea
We might drown in the ocean
Or we might live to be free
And I don't know how the folks can say
That there ain't no fire in the kids today
And I don't know why you let the word go round
That there's nothing doing in Tina's town
Tina inside on a sunny afternoon
Tina her daddy's gonna be back soon
Layin' down the law
With an old chainsaw
He's all bent out of shape today
Tina tells her little friends to hide away
Tina tells her friends to come upstairs and play
Tina tells them to make her daddy go away
Laugh through the halls
Blood on the walls
Turning into ashes by and by
Tina tells her little friends to say good-bye
Let's go down to the river etc
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14. |
Into the Sea
06:24
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I remember the sun's clear light
Pushing away the last trace of night
As I awoke on the muddy plain
Fireworks from the night before
Like echoes from a distant war
Rang in my ears and in my brain
And from the hilltop I could see
The ocean sparkling peacefully
The ivory beach's crescent jewel inviting me
Am I the last one left?
Am I the last one left?
And must I ride
To catch the early tide
And walk out, walk out, walk out
Into the sea...
Get down before the shooting begins
Doesn't matter which side wins
In endless rows the bayonets shining
A sole ray of sunlight a moment defining
Shoot! Shoot!
The sergeant called from the rocky crest
While a seagull winged its anxious way
Across the sky to find a nest
Explosion of anger crystallize
Forgotten inner nature rise
And blacken out the sun
Stand, don't run
Till dark among the hundreds left for dead
I chew the leaden bullethead
And turn my toes to the skies
Try to close my eyes
Mother where have you gone
You didn't come home before dawn
And I need to see your face
'Cause I don't know this place
Lover I'm going away
So many things I forgot to say
I'll see you in the night
In the golden firelight
Coming round coming round
Like a circle about to begin again
Going down going down
Gonna sleep with the fishes and forgotten men
Coming round coming round
Like a circle about to begin again
Going down going down
Into the sea...
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