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  1. Ward

    Ward A Stepford Husband

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    Johnny rosin up your bow and play your fiddle hard.
    'Cus hell's broke loose in Georgia and the devil deals the cards.
    And if you win you get this shiny fiddle made of gold.
    But if you lose, the devil gets your soul.
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    They put a parking lot on a piece of land
    Where the supermarket used to stand.
    Before that they put up a bowling alley
    On the site that used to be the local Palais.
    That's where the big bands used to come and play.
    My sister went there on a Saturday.

    Come dancing,
    All her boyfriends used to come and call.
    Why not come dancing, it's only natural?

    Another Saturday, another date.
    She would be ready but she'd always make him wait.
    In the hallway, in anticipation,
    He didn't know the night would end up in frustration.
    He'd end up blowing all his wages for the week
    All for a cuddle and a peck on the cheek.

    Come dancing,
    That's how they did it when I was just a kid,
    And when they said come dancing,
    My sister always did.

    My sister should have come in at midnight,
    And my mum would always sit up and wait.
    It always ended up in a big row
    When my sister used to get home late.

    Out of my window I can see them in the moonlight,
    Two silhouettes saying goodnight by the garden gate.

    The day they knocked down the Palais
    My sister stood and cried.
    The day they knocked down the Palais.
    Part of her childhood died, just died.

    Now I'm grown up and playing in a band,
    And there's a car park where the Palais used to stand.
    My sister's married and she lives on an estate.
    Her daughters go out, now it's her turn to wait.
    She lets them get away with things she never could,
    But if I asked her I wonder if she would,

    Come dancing,
    Come on sister, have yourself a ball.
    Don't be afraid to come dancing,
    It's only natural.

    Come dancing,
    Just like the Palais on a Saturday.
    And all her friends would come dancing
    Where the big bands used to play.
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  3. Ward

    Ward A Stepford Husband

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    We three kings of Orient are
    Bearing gifts we traverse afar
    Field and fountain, moor and mountain
    Following yonder star

    O Star of wonder, star of night
    Star with royal beauty bright
    Westward leading, still proceeding
    Guide us to thy Perfect Light

    Born a King on Bethlehem's plain
    Gold I bring to crown Him again
    King forever, ceasing never
    Over us all to rein

    O Star of wonder, star of night
    Star with royal beauty bright
    Westward leading, still proceeding
    Guide us to Thy perfect light

    Frankincense to offer have I
    Incense owns a Deity nigh
    Pray'r and praising, all men raising
    Worship Him, God most high

    O Star of wonder, star of night
    Star with royal beauty bright
    Westward leading, still proceeding
    Guide us to Thy perfect light

    Myrrh is mine, its bitter perfume
    Breathes of life of gathering gloom
    Sorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dying
    Sealed in the stone-cold tomb

    O Star of wonder, star of night
    Star with royal beauty bright
    Westward leading, still proceeding
    Guide us to Thy perfect light

    Glorious now behold Him arise
    King and God and Sacrifice
    Alleluia, Alleluia
    Earth to heav'n replies

    O Star of wonder, star of night
    Star with royal beauty bright
    Westward leading, still proceeding
    Guide us to Thy perfect light
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    You remind me of the babe
    (What babe?)
    Babe with the power
    (What power?)
    Power of Voodoo
    (Who do?)
    You do
    (Do what?)
    Remind me of the babe

    I saw my baby, crying hard as babe could cry
    What could I do?
    My baby's love had gone
    And left my baby blue
    Nobody knew

    What kind of magic spell to use
    Slime and snails
    Or puppy dog tails
    Thunder or lightning
    Then baby said......
    Dance magic, dance (dance magic, dance)
    Dance magic, dance (dance magic, dance)
    Put that baby spell on me
    Jump magic, jump (jump magic, jump)
    Jump magic, jump (jump magic, jump)
    Put that magic jump on me
    Slap that baby, make him free

    I saw my baby, trying hard as babe could try
    What could I do?
    My baby's fun had gone
    And left my baby blue
    Nobody knew

    What kind of magic spell to use
    Slime and snails
    Puppy dog's tails
    Thunder or lightning
    Then baby said....

    Dance magic, dance (dance magic, dance)
    Dance magic, dance (dance magic, dance)
    Put that baby spell on me

    Jump magic, jump (jump magic, jump)
    Jump magic, jump (jump magic, jump)
    Put that magic jump on me
    Slap that baby, make him free

    Dance magic, dance (dance magic, dance)
    Dance magic, dance (dance magic, dance)
    Dance magic, dance (dance magic, dance)
    Dance magic, dance (dance magic, dance)
    Jump magic, jump (jump magic, jump)
    Jump magic, jump (jump magic, jump)
    Put that baby spell on me (ooh)

    You remind me of the babe
    (What babe?)
    The babe with the power
    (What power?)
    Power of Voodoo
    (Who do?)
    You do
    (Do what?)
    Remind me of the babe

    Dance magic, dance, ooh ooh ooh
    Dance magic, dance magic, ooh ooh ooh
    Dance magic

    What kind of magic spell to use
    Slime and snails
    Or puppy dog tails
    Thunder or lightning
    Something frightening

    Dance magic, dance
    Dance magic, dance
    Put that baby spell on me

    Jump magic, jump
    Jump magic, jump
    Put that magic jump on me
    Slap that baby make him free

    Dance magic, dance (dance magic, dance)
    Dance magic, dance (dance magic, dance)
    Dance magic, dance (dance magic, dance)
    Dance magic, dance (dance magic, dance)
    Jump magic, jump (jump magic, jump)
    Jump magic, jump
    Put that magic jump on me
    Slap that baby

    Dance magic, dance (dance magic, dance)
    Dance magic, dance (dance magic, dance)
    Dance magic
    Slap that baby make him free
    Dance magic, dance (dance magic, dance)
    Dance magic, dance (dance magic, dance)
    Dance magic, dance (dance magic, dance)
    Dance magic, dance (dance magic, dance)
    Dance magic, dance (dance magic, dance)
    Dance magic, dance (dance magic, dance)
    Dance magic, dance (dance magic, dance)
  5. Jenee

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    First time I ever heard this song, but I like it! It's by The Moldy Peaches

    You're a part time lover and a full time friend
    The monkey on you're back is the latest trend
    I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
    But you

    I kiss you on the brain in the shadow of a train
    I kiss you all starry eyed, my body's swinging from side to side
    I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
    But you

    Here is the church and here is the steeple
    We sure are cute for two ugly people
    I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
    But you

    The pebbles forgive me, the trees forgive me
    So why can't, you forgive me?
    I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
    But you

    I will find my nitch in your car
    With my mp3 DVD rumple-packed guitar
    I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
    But you

    Du du du du du du dudu
    Du du du du du du dudu
    Du du du du du du dudu du

    Up up down down left right left right B A start
    Just because we use cheats doesn't mean we're not smart
    I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
    But you

    You are always trying to keep it real
    I'm in love with how you feel
    I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
    But you

    We both have shiny happy fits of rage
    You want more fans, I want more stage
    I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
    But you

    Don Quixote was a steel driving man
    My name is Adam I'm your biggest fan
    I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
    But you

    Squinched up your face and did a dance
    You shook a little turd out of the bottom of your pants
    I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
    But you

    Du du du du du du dudu
    Du du du du du du dudu
    Du du du du du du dudu du
    But you
  6. Ward

    Ward A Stepford Husband

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    As the sun hides its head
    For another nights rest
    And the wind sings
    Its same old song

    And you on the edge
    Never close, never far
    Always there when I needed a friend

    But it's hard living life
    On this memory-go-round
    Always up, always down
    Spinning round and round and round

    And all this could be
    Such a dream, so it seems
    I was never much good at goodbye

    There once was a time
    Never far from my mind
    On the beach, on the 4th of July

    I remember the sand
    How you held out your hand
    And we touched for what seemed a lifetime

    But it's hard
    Leaving all this behind me now
    Like a schoolboy so lost
    Never found until now

    And all this could be
    Such a dream, so it seems
    I was never much good at goodbye

    And it's hard
    Living life on this memory-go round
    Always up, always down
    Spinning round and round and round

    And all this could be
    Such a dream, so it seems
    I was never much good at goodbye
    (x2)

    Goodbye (x2)
  7. Volpone

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    I like big butts, now I cannot lie,
    You other mothers can deny,
    But when a girl walks in with an itty-bitty waist
    And a round thing in your face you get sprung...

    My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard,
    And there life is better than yours...

    ...My humps, my humps, my lovely lady lumps....
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  8. Lanzman

    Lanzman Vast, Cool and Unsympathetic Formerly Important

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    Windin' your way down on Baker Street
    Light in your head and dead on your feet
    Well another crazy day
    You'll drink the night away
    And forget about everything
    This city desert makes you feel so cold.
    It's got so many people but it's got no soul
    And it's taking you so long
    To find out you were wrong
    When you thought it had everything

    You used to think that it was so easy
    You used to say that it was so easy
    But you're tryin'
    You're tryin' now
    Another year and then you'll be happy
    Just one more year and then you'll be happy
    But you're cryin'
    You're cryin' now

    Way down the street there's a lad in his place
    He opens the door he's got that look on his face
    And he asks you where you've been
    You tell him who you've seen
    And you talk about anything

    He's got this dream about buyin' some land
    He's gonna give up the booze and the one night stands
    And then he'll settle down there's a quiet little town
    And forget about everything

    But you know he'll always keep movin'
    You know he's never gonna stop movin
    Cus he's rollin'
    He's the rollin' stone

    And when you wake up it's a new mornin'
    The sun is shinin' it's a new morning
    You're goin'
    You're goin' home.
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  9. oldfella1962

    oldfella1962 the only real finish line

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    I've been to Baker Street in London a few times.
    Also, I've seen Lee Ho Fooks in Soho, London but never ate there.
  10. Volpone

    Volpone Zombie Hunter

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    ...this place is old, it feels just like a beat-up truck,
    I turn the engine but the engine doesn't turn...
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  11. Jenee

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    It was an early morning yesterday
    I was up before the dawn
    And I really have enjoyed my stay
    But I must be moving on

    Like a king without a castle
    Like a queen without a throne
    I'm an early morning lover
    And I must be moving on

    Now I believe in what you say
    As the undisputed truth
    But I have to have things my own way
    To keep me in my youth

    Like a ship without an anchor
    Like a slave without a chain
    Just the thought of those sweet ladies
    Sends a shiver through my veins

    And I will go on shining
    Shining like brand new
    I'll never look behind me
    My troubles will be few

    (Goodbye stranger it's been nice)
    (Hope you find your paradise)
    (Tried to see your point of view)
    (Hope your dreams will all come true)
    (Goodbye Mary, Goodbye Jane)
    (Will we ever meet again)
    (Feel no sorrow, feel no shame)
    (Come tomorrow, feel no pain)

    Sweet devotion, (Goodbye Mary)
    It's not for me (Goodbye Jane)
    Just give me motion, (Will we ever)
    To set me free (meet again)
    Land in the ocean, (Feel no sorrow)
    Far away (feel no shame)
    By my chosen (Come tomorrow)
    Every day (feel no pain)

    So Goodbye Mary, (Goodbye Mary)
    Goodbye Jane (Goodbye Jane)
    Will we ever (Will we ever)
    Meet again (meet again)

    Now some they do and some they don't
    And some you just can't tell
    And some they will and some they won't
    With some it's just as well

    You can laugh at my behavior
    That'll never bother me
    Say the devil is my savior
    But I don't pay no heed

    And I will go on shining
    Shining like brand new
    I'll never look behind me
    My troubles will be few

    (Goodbye stranger it's been nice)
    (Hope you find your paradise)
    (Tried to see your point of view)
    (Hope your dreams will all come true)
    (Goodbye Mary, Goodbye Jane)
    (Will we ever meet again)
    (Feel no sorrow, feel no shame)
    (Come tomorrow, feel no pain)

    Sweet devotion, (Goodbye Mary)
    It's not for me (Goodbye Jane)
    Just give me motion, (Will we ever)
    To set me free (meet again)
    Land in the ocean, (Feel no sorrow)
    Far away (feel no shame)
    By my chosen, (Come tomorrow)
    Every day (feel no pain)

    Now I'm leaving, (Goodbye Mary)
    Got to go, (Goodbye Jane)
    Hit the road (Will we ever)
    I'm sayin' once again, (meet again)
    oh yes I'm leaving (Feel no sorrow)
    Got to go, (feel no shame)
    Got to go. (come tomorrow)
    I'm sorry another day (feel no pain)
    But Goodbye Mary, (Goodbye Mary)
    Goodbye Jane (Goodbye Jane)
    Will we ever (Will we ever)
    Meet again (meet again)

    Oh I'm leavin'
    I've got to go
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    Black Dove Mildly Offensive

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    America by Stephen Lynch


    Hey hey, whatdya say,
    I come from a place called the U.S of A,
    Ho ho, whadya know,
    Hop in my car and let's go.

    Oh this is a song for America,
    Home of the red, white and blue,
    Land of Marilyn Monroe and James Dean,
    Apple pie, baseball and Shell gasoline,
    And if you don't love her, Fuck you!

    Beloved by all from Tikrit to Beijing,
    If the world were a school we'd be Homecoming King,
    Worshipped by France and by North Vietnam,
    Afghanistan thinks were da' bomb!

    Oh this is a song for America
    Home of the red, white and blue,
    Land of Marilyn Monroe and James Dean,
    Apple pie, baseball and Shell gasoline,
    SUV's, handguns and US magazine,
    And if you don't love her, Fuck you!

    Our human rights record is something of note,
    We freed all our slaves and gave women the vote,
    Everyone's equal forever always,
    Unless you're one of them Gays.

    Oh this is a song for America
    Home of the red, white and blue,
    Land of Marilyn Monroe and James Dean,
    Apple pie, baseball and Shell gasoline,
    SUV's, handguns and US magazine,
    Low carb diets and fast-food cuisine,
    And if you don't love her, Fuck you!

    To all war-torn nations, to those in turmoil,
    We'll help you kill despots, we'll help you drill oil,
    And if you don't want our help, that's okay.
    We're coming in anyway.

    Oh this is a song for America
    Home of the red, white and blue,
    Land of Marilyn Monroe and James Dean,
    Apple pie, baseball and Shell gasoline,
    SUV's, handguns and US magazine,
    Low carb diets and fast-food cuisine,
    Crack cocaine, Abu Graib and nicotene,
    Swindling CEO's getting off clean,
    Housewives all hopped up on amphetimenes,
    Nipples get rated NC-17,
    FEMA and levies and Hurricane Katrine,
    George Bush's great rolling war machine....

    ....I think we're in trouble, don't you?

    It might seem I don't think our country's so great,
    But intolerance, bigotry, greed's what I hate,
    Most folks are honest and decent and true,
    Peacefull, compassionate, good through and through,
    That's what it means to be red, white and blue...

    And if you don't think so, FUCK YOU!
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    Volpone Zombie Hunter

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    That's the way (uh-huh, uh-huh) I like it.
  14. Sean the Puritan

    Sean the Puritan Endut! Hoch Hech!

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    No heartaches, felt no longer lonely
    Nights of waiting finally won me
    Happiness is all rolled up in you

    And now with you as inspiration
    I look toward a destination
    Sunny bright that once before was blue

    I have no more than I did before
    But now I've got all that I need
    For I love you and I know you love me

    So take my hand I'll start my journey
    Free from all the helpless worry
    That besets a man when he's alone

    For strength is mine when we're together
    And with you I know I'll never
    Have to pass the high road for the low

    I have no more than I did before
    But now I've got all that I need
    For I love you and I know you love me

    Play, magic fingers
    Eee haa
    Oh, pick up losers

    I have no more than I did before
    But now I've got all that I need
    For I love you and I know you love me
    Yes I love you and I know you love me
  15. Ward

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    When the time is right and the night is bright
    We will see the things we've come to find
    I've been searching for just a little more
    but the days girl just slip away
    And the red sunset that we just met
    I can see forever
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    I hear the train a comin'
    It's rolling round the bend
    And I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when,
    I'm stuck in Folsom prison, and time keeps draggin' on
    But that train keeps a rollin' on down to San Antone..
    When I was just a baby my mama told me. Son,
    Always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns.
    But I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die
    When I hear that whistle blowing, I hang my head and cry..

    I bet there's rich folks eating in a fancy dining car
    They're probably drinkin' coffee and smoking big cigars.
    Well I know I had it coming, I know I can't be free
    But those people keep a movin'
    And that's what tortures me...

    Well if they freed me from this prison,
    If that railroad train was mine
    I bet I'd move it on a little farther down the line
    Far from Folsom prison, that's where I want to stay
    And I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away.....
  17. oldfella1962

    oldfella1962 the only real finish line

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    "called up my mama, said I'm in love with this stripper, yo!" :exactly:
  18. Volpone

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    My daddy left home when I was three,
    Never left much for Ma and me,
    Just this old guitar and an empty bottle of booze...
  19. Ward

    Ward A Stepford Husband

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    Whoop, there it is!
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    Dammit. I left my ipod at home this morning. :(
  21. sandbagger

    sandbagger Fresh Meat

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    I dedicate this song to the workin' man
    For ever' man that puts in a hard
    Eight or ten hours a day of work and toil and sweat
    Always got somebody lookin' down his neck
    Tryin' to get more out of 'im
    Than he really ought to have to put in.

    After twenty-nine long years of workin'
    In this shop with Oney standin' over me ...
    Today when that old whistle blows
    I'll check in all my gear and I'll retire ...

    The superintendent just dropped by and said
    They'd planned my little get together ...
    Then he said I'd never a made it
    If old Oney hadn't held me to the fire.

    I've seen him in my dreams at night
    And woke up in the mornin' feelin' tired ...
    And old Oney don't remember, when I came here
    How he tried to get me fired ...
    With his folded hands behind him
    Every mornin' Oney waited at the gate ...
    Where he'd rant and rave like I committed murder
    Clockin' in five minutes late.

    But today they'll gather 'round me
    Like I've seen 'em do when any man retires
    Then old Oney's gonna tell me
    From now on I'm free to do what I desire ...

    He'll present me with that little old gold watch
    They give a man at times like this ...
    But there's one thing he's not countin' on
    Today's the day I give old Oney his.

    I've been workin', buildin' muscles
    Oney's just been standin' 'round a gettin' soft
    And today about four-thirty
    I'll make up for every good night's sleep I've lost ...
    When I'm gone I'll be remembered
    As the workin' man who put his point across
    With a right hand full of knuckles
    'Cause today I show old Oney who's the boss.

    Hmmmm! What time is it? Four thirty!
    Hey, Oney!
    Oney! Ha ha ha ha!



    She said she's gonna quit me,
    If I didn't quit the booze.
    So I just started drinkin' more,
    To see if she would really choose.
    And I have to hand it to that girl:
    She meant every breath.
    An' I'm glad she did, 'cause I was about,
    To drink myself to death.

    Because my drinkin' problem left today.
    She packed up all her things and walked away.
    Well, it looks like off the bottle now is where I'm gonna stay,
    Because my drinkin' problem left today.

    -Instrumental Break-

    Well, she said I had problems:
    Boy, was she ever right?
    To keep from goin' home to her,
    I'd stay out, drunk, all night.
    And I believe that woman left me,
    In the nick of time.
    If she'd a-stayed much longer,
    I'd have drinked up my last dime.

    Because my drinkin' problem left today.
    She packed up all her things and walked away.
    And it looks like off the bottle now is where I'm gonna stay,
    Because my drinkin' problem left today.

    Yeah, it looks like off the bottle now is where I'm gonna stay,
    Because my drinkin' problem left today.
  22. Ward

    Ward A Stepford Husband

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    Yeah, put some drive in your country
    Keep country drivin' on
    When the music gets you movin'
    You know that can't be wrong
    Every time I hear that outlaw stuff on my car radio
    It makes me wanna drive it just as fast as it will go
    Put some drive in your country
    Let's keep country drivin' on
  23. Jenee

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    A long, long time ago...
    I can still remember
    How that music used to make me smile.
    And I knew if I had my chance
    That I could make those people dance
    And, maybe, they’d be happy for a while.

    But february made me shiver
    With every paper I’d deliver.
    Bad news on the doorstep;
    I couldn’t take one more step.

    I can’t remember if I cried
    When I read about his widowed bride,
    But something touched me deep inside
    The day the music died.

    So bye-bye, miss american pie.
    Drove my chevy to the levee,
    But the levee was dry.
    And them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye
    Singin’, "this’ll be the day that I die.
    "this’ll be the day that I die."

    Did you write the book of love,
    And do you have faith in God above,
    If the Bible tells you so?
    Do you believe in rock ’n roll,
    Can music save your mortal soul,
    And can you teach me how to dance real slow?

    Well, I know that you’re in love with him
    `cause I saw you dancin’ in the gym.
    You both kicked off your shoes.
    Man, I dig those rhythm and blues.

    I was a lonely teenage broncin’ buck
    With a pink carnation and a pickup truck,
    But I knew I was out of luck
    The day the music died.

    I started singin’,
    "bye-bye, miss american pie."
    Drove my chevy to the levee,
    But the levee was dry.
    Them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye
    And singin’, "this’ll be the day that I die.
    "this’ll be the day that I die."

    Now for ten years we’ve been on our own
    And moss grows fat on a rollin’ stone,
    But that’s not how it used to be.
    When the jester sang for the king and queen,
    In a coat he borrowed from james dean
    And a voice that came from you and me,

    Oh, and while the king was looking down,
    The jester stole his thorny crown.
    The courtroom was adjourned;
    No verdict was returned.
    And while lennon read a book of marx,
    The quartet practiced in the park,
    And we sang dirges in the dark
    The day the music died.

    We were singing,
    "bye-bye, miss american pie."
    Drove my chevy to the levee,
    But the levee was dry.
    Them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye
    And singin’, "this’ll be the day that I die.
    "this’ll be the day that I die."

    Helter skelter in a summer swelter.
    The birds flew off with a fallout shelter,
    Eight miles high and falling fast.
    It landed foul on the grass.
    The players tried for a forward pass,
    With the jester on the sidelines in a cast.

    Now the half-time air was sweet perfume
    While the sergeants played a marching tune.
    We all got up to dance,
    Oh, but we never got the chance!
    `cause the players tried to take the field;
    The marching band refused to yield.
    Do you recall what was revealed
    The day the music died?

    We started singing,
    "bye-bye, miss american pie."
    Drove my chevy to the levee,
    But the levee was dry.
    Them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye
    And singin’, "this’ll be the day that I die.
    "this’ll be the day that I die."

    Oh, and there we were all in one place,
    A generation lost in space
    With no time left to start again.
    So come on: jack be nimble, jack be quick!
    Jack flash sat on a candlestick
    Cause fire is the devil’s only friend.

    Oh, and as I watched him on the stage
    My hands were clenched in fists of rage.
    No angel born in hell
    Could break that satan’s spell.
    And as the flames climbed high into the night
    To light the sacrificial rite,
    I saw satan laughing with delight
    The day the music died

    He was singing,
    "bye-bye, miss american pie."
    Drove my chevy to the levee,
    But the levee was dry.
    Them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye
    And singin’, "this’ll be the day that I die.
    "this’ll be the day that I die."

    I met a girl who sang the blues
    And I asked her for some happy news,
    But she just smiled and turned away.
    I went down to the sacred store
    Where I’d heard the music years before,
    But the man there said the music wouldn’t play.

    And in the streets: the children screamed,
    The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed.
    But not a word was spoken;
    The church bells all were broken.
    And the three men I admire most:
    The father, son, and the holy ghost,
    They caught the last train for the coast
    The day the music died.

    And they were singing,
    "bye-bye, miss american pie."
    Drove my chevy to the levee,
    But the levee was dry.
    And them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye
    Singin’, "this’ll be the day that I die.
    "this’ll be the day that I die."

    They were singing,
    "bye-bye, miss american pie."
    Drove my chevy to the levee,
    But the levee was dry.
    Them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye
    Singin’, "this’ll be the day that I die."
  24. Jenee

    Jenee Driver 8

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    Now here you go again
    You say you want your freedom
    Well, who am I to keep you down?
    It's only right that you should
    Play the way you feel it

    But listen carefully to the sound
    Of your loneliness
    Like a heartbeat drives you mad
    In the stillness of remembering
    What you had
    And what you lost...
    And what you had...
    And what you lost

    (Oooooh)

    Oh, thunder only happens when it's raining
    Players only love you when they're playing
    Say, women...they will come and they will go
    When the rain washes you clean, you'll know
    You'll know

    Now here I go again, I see, the crystal visions
    I keep my visions to myself
    It's only me
    Who wants to wrap around your dreams and...

    Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?
    Dreams of loneliness...
    Like a heartbeat drives you mad...
    In the stillness of remembering
    What you had
    And what you lost...
    What you had...
    Ooh, what you lost

    Thunder only happens when it's raining
    Players only love you when they're playing
    Women, they will come and they will go
    When the rain washes you clean, you'll know

    Oh, thunder only happens when it's raining
    Players only love you when they're playing
    Say women, they will come and they will go
    When the rain washes you clean, you'll know
    You'll know
    You will know
    Oh, oh, oh you'll know
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  25. Jenee

    Jenee Driver 8

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    I'll never be your beast of burden
    My back is broad, but it's a hurting
    All I want is for you to make love to me
    I'll never be your beast of burden
    I've walked for miles, my feet are hurting
    All I want is for you to make love to me

    Am I hard enough, Am I rough enough
    Am I rich enough, I'm not to blind to see

    I'll never be your beast of burden
    So let's go home and draw the curtains
    Music on the radio
    Come on baby make sweet love to me

    Am I hard enough, Am I rough enough
    Am I rich enough, I'm not to blind to see

    Oh little sister
    Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty girl

    Solo

    You're a pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty girl
    Pretty, pretty, such a pretty, pretty, pretty girl
    Come on baby please please please

    I'll tell ya
    You can put me out...on the street
    You can put me out...with no shoes on my feet
    But you can put me out, put me out, put me out of misery

    All your sickness, I can suck it up
    Throw it all at me, I can shrug it off
    There's one thing baby, that I don't understand
    You keep telling me, I ain't your kind of man
    Ain't I rough enough
    Ain't I tough enough
    Ain't I rich enough, in love enough
    Ooh, ooh, please

    I'll never be your beast of burden
    I'll never be your beast of burden
    Never, never, never, never, never, never, never be

    I'll never be your beast of burden
    I've walked for miles and my feet are hurtin
    All I want is you to make love to me

    I don't need no beast of burden
    I need no fussin
    I need no nursin
    Never, never, never, never, never, never, never be
  26. Uncle Albert

    Uncle Albert Part beard. Part machine.

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    He stumbled into faith and thought
    God, there is all there is
    The pictures in his mind arose
    And began to breathe
    And all the gods and all the worlds
    Began colliding on a backdrop of blue

    Blue lips, blue veins

    He took a step but then felt tired
    He said I'll rest a little while
    But when he tried to walk again
    He wasn't a child
    And all the people hurried fast, real fast
    And no one ever smiled

    Blue lips, blue veins
    Blue, the color of our planet
    From far, far away
    Blue lips, blue veins
    Blue, the color of our planet
    From far, far away

    He stumbled into faith and thought
    God, there is all there is
    The pictures in his mind arose
    And began to breathe
    And no one saw and no one heard
    They just followed the lead
    The pictures in his mind arose
    And began to breathe

    And no one saw
    And no one heard they just followed the lead
    The pictures in his mind awoke
    And began to breed

    They started off beneath an olive tree
    And they chopped it down to make a picket fence
    And marching along the railroad tracks
    They smiled real wide for the camera lens
    As they made it past the enemy lines
    Just to become enslaved in the enemy lines

    Blue lips, blue veins
    Blue, the color of our planet
    From far, far away
    Blue lips, blue veins
    Blue, the color of our planet
    From far, far away

    Blue, the most human color [x3]
    Blue lips, blue veins
    Blue, the color of our planet
    From far, far away
  27. Ward

    Ward A Stepford Husband

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    You can look at the menu, but you just can't eat
    You can feel the cushion, but you can't have a seat
    You can dip your foot in the pool, but you can't have a swim
    You can feel the punishment, but you can't commit the sin
    And you want her, and she wants you
    We want everyone
    And you want her and she wants you
    No one, no one, no one ever is to blame

    You can build a mansion, but you just can't live in it
    You're the fastest runner but you're not allowed to win
    Some break the rules, and live to count the cost
    The insecurity is the thing that won't get lost
    And you want her, and she wants you
    We want everyone
    And you want her, and she wants you
    No one, no one, no one ever is to blame

    You can see the summit but you can't reach it
    Its the last piece of the puzzle but you just can't make it fit
    Doctor says you're cured but you still feel the pain
    Aspirations in the clouds but your hopes go down the drain
    And you want her, and she wants you
    We want everyone
    And you want her, and she wants you
    No one, no one, no one ever is to blame
    No one ever is to blame
    No one ever is to blame
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  28. Jenee

    Jenee Driver 8

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    Say your prayers little one
    Dont forget, my son
    To include everyone
    Tuck you in, warm within
    keep you free from sin
    till the sandman he comes
    sleep with one eye open
    gripping your pillow tight

    CHORUS
    Exit, light
    Enter, Night
    Take my hand
    we're off to never-never land

    Somethings wrong, shut the light
    heavy thoughts tonight
    And they aren't of snow white
    dreams of war, dreams of liars
    dreams of dragon's fire
    and of things that will bite
    sleep with one eye open
    gripping your pillow tight

    CHORUS

    SOLO

    Now I lay me down to sleep (x2)
    I pray the lord my soul to keep (x2)
    If i die before i wake (x2)
    I pray the lord my soul to take (x2)

    hush little baby, don't say a word
    never mind that noise you heard
    it's just the beasts under your bed
    in your closet, in your head
  29. Lanzman

    Lanzman Vast, Cool and Unsympathetic Formerly Important

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    I'm so tired of being here
    Suppressed by all my childish fears
    And if you have to leave
    I wish that you would just leave
    'Cause your presence still lingers here
    And it won't leave me alone

    These wounds won't seem to heal
    This pain is just too real
    There's just too much that time cannot erase

    [Chorus:]
    When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears
    When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears
    And I held your hand through all of these years
    But you still have
    All of me

    You used to captivate me
    By your resonating light
    Now I'm bound by the life you left behind
    Your face it haunts
    My once pleasant dreams
    Your voice it chased away
    All the sanity in me

    These wounds won't seem to heal
    This pain is just too real
    There's just too much that time cannot erase

    [Chorus]

    I've tried so hard to tell myself that you're gone
    But though you're still with me
    I've been alone all along

    [Chorus]
  30. Nautica

    Nautica Probably a Dual

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    What you know is what you are.
    Hollywood is Shangri-La.
    Will you ever make your mind up there?

    I see thunder rolling through the sky.
    Heaven burning in your eyes.
    In my dreams I know that you still care.

    Won't somebody show me the way?
    Show me the way...to your heart.

    Refrain
    Send me a Wise man, a book about love
    My breath has been taken, I've been shaken.
    You keep me waiting at the edge of the World
    On a rocky shoreline, like the wind run wild.
    Oh what can I do know? I want you now.
    You've got me lookin' through the eyes of a child.

    I don't know what to say or do.
    All I know is I need you,
    like the desert needs the rain in May
    Won't somebody show me the way, please...
    show me the way...to your heart.

    [Refrain]

    Got me lookin'
    Got me lookin'
    Lookin' thru the eyes of a child
    Yes you do, you know you do.

    won't somebody show me the way,
    please...Show me the way...to your heart.

    [Repeat Refrain twice]