It's the dawn of the day and I'm crashed and I'm smashed As it is I'm feelin' like my chips are cashed All of my clothes strewn all over the room The
Sittin' at a stop sign Lookin' for a friend of mine Waitin' to salute the flag Talkin' to some he/she Slidin' over next to me Man, she said, this life
I met a babe in a backseat drive-in back in the saddle she'd sit pulled on the reins just to keep me risin' she loved to chomp at the bit daddy do it
You act like a prima donna Playing so hard to get Sittin' so cool and nonchalant Draggin' on a cigarette You keep a wall all around you I'll get
Ooh, on the beach at cartegena she, salty baby with the name-a oh, chiquita oh, love chiquita she, takes to walkin' in the sunshine she, she'll be lovin
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The street is cold, the dawn is grey my heart says no but my head says stay my work is finished, or so I've been told can't part the three of us, once
I took a course in hallelujah I went to night school for the blues I took some stuff they said would cool ya but nothing seemed to light my fuse but
Sitting on a castle On the floor with Esmeralda Waiting for the Geezer Captain Crunch to come around Feeling suicidal ?Coz of certain situations Hanging
It be night time when shadows fade She was dressed like a chamber maid All decked out in silk and I took her Like a cat takes to milk Come here little
Come Here baby You know you drive me up a wall the way you make good on all the nasty tricks you pull Seems like we're makin' up more than we're makin
Now you say you lonely You cry the whole night through Well you can cry me a river, Cry me a river, I cried a river over you. Now you say you're sorry
(Mississippi Fred McDowell) Well I look way down that lonesome road Well I look way down that lonesome road Way way down Way way down Way way down that
Here come ol' flat top He come grooving up slowly He got Joo Joo eye-ball He one holy roller He got hair down to his knee Got to be a joker He just do
Darkness, darkness, hungry to the bone Darkness, darkness, take my body home God I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love She like a pooka
Arriving in boats, black hooded coats tormenters climbed into my room I crawled under my bed, covered my head but they're flushin' me out with a broom
Ahhh, I love to look into your big brown eyes They talk to me and seem to hypnotize They say the things nobody dares to say And I'm not about to let
I'll tell you little secret make you want to jump and shout when you talk to me in circles take your foot out of your mouth it's hard enough to make