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[devilmunchkin]

Dressed to Depressed by Murderdolls

I got a snotty nose
I got nappy hair
My mommy don't love me
And my daddy don't care
My sister's a slut
And my brother's a drunk
And I'm standing in the mirror now
Getting myself all dressed up

Everything's okay
At least that's what they say
One foot in the gutter
The other's in the grave
Punch the clock I'm your slave
For the rest of my life 12 hours a day
No future, no way
I was born to lose but that's okay

Dressed to, dressed to depress
You couldn't ask for anything less
Dressed to, dressed to depress
My whole life's a ****ed up mess

Dressed to, dressed to depress
You couldn't ask for anything less
Dressed to, dressed to depress
My whole life is ****ed up

[boann]

george strait
check yes or no


It started way back in third grade
I used to sit beside Emmylou Hayes
A pink dress, a matching bow, and her ponytail
She kissed me on the school bus but told me not to tell
Next day I chased her around the playground
Cross the monkey bars to the merry-go-round
And Emmylou got caught passing me a note
Before the teacher took it I read what she wrote


Do you love me do you want to be my friend
And if you do
Well then don't be afraid to take me by the hand
If you want to
I think this is how love goes
Check yes or no

Now we're grown up and she's my wife
Still like two kids with stars in our eyes
Not much has changed I still chase Emmylou
Up and down the hall around the bed in our room
Last night I took her out in a white limousine
Twenty years together she still gets to me
Can't believe it's been that long ago
When we got started with just a little note

Do you love me do you want to be my friend
And if you do
Well then don't be afraid to take me by the hand
If you want to
I think this is how love goes
Check yes or no

[SlowwHand]

Two For Tuesday; Chuck Berry

Too Much Monkey Business

Runnin' to-and-fro - hard workin' at the mill.
Never fail in the mail - yeah, come a rotten bill!
Too much monkey business. Too much monkey business.
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in!

Salesman talkin' to me - tryin' to run me up a creek.
Says you can buy now, gone try - you can pay me next week, ahh!
Too much monkey business. Too much monkey business.
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in!

Blond have good looks - tryin' to get me hooked.
Want me to marry - get a home - settle down - write a book!
Too much monkey business. Too much monkey business.
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in!

Same thing every day - gettin' up, goin' to school.
No need for me to complain - my objection's overruled, ahh!
Too much monkey business. Too much monkey business.
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in!

Take home - something wrong - dime gone - will hold
Order suit - hoppered up for telling me a tale - ahh!
Too much monkey business. Too much monkey business.
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in!

Been to Yokohama - been fightin' in the war.
Army bunk - Army chow - Army clothes - Army car, aah!
Too much monkey business. Too much monkey business.
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in!

Workin' in the fillin' station - too many tasks.
Wipe the windows - check the tires - check the oil - dollar gas!
Too much monkey business. Too much monkey business.
Don't want your botheration, get away, leave me!

TOO MUCH MONKEY BUSINESS FOR ME!!

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Oh Baby Doll

Oh Baby Doll!
when bells ring out the summer free
Oh baby doll
will it end for you and me?
We'll sing our old Alma Mater
and think of things that used to be

I remember it so well
back when the weather was cool
we used to have so much fun
when we were walking to school
if we stopped off to hear
the latest songs they sing
and we just make it in
before the bells would ring

Oh Baby Doll!
when bells ring out the summer free
Oh baby doll
will it end for you and me?
We'll sing our old Alma Mater
and think of things that used to be

When the teacher was gone
that's when we'd have a ball
we use to dance and play
all up and down the hall
we had a portable radio
we was ballin' the jack
We'd be all back in order
when the teacher got back

Oh Baby Doll!
when bells ring out the summer free
Oh baby doll
will it end for you and me?
We'll sing our old Alma Mater
and think of things that used to be

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Promised Land

I left my home in Norfolk Virginia,
California on my mind.
Straddled that Greyhound, rode him past Raleigh,
On across Caroline.

Stopped in Charlotte and bypassed Rock Hill,
And we never was a minute late.
We was ninety miles out of Atlanta by sundown,
Rollin' 'cross the Georgia state.

We had motor trouble it turned into a struggle,
Half way 'cross Alabam,
And that 'hound broke down and left us all stranded
In downtown Birmingham.

Straight off, I bought me a through train ticket,
Ridin’ cross Mississippi clean
And I was on that midnight flyer out of Birmingham
Smoking into New Orleans.

Somebody help me get out of Louisiana
Just help me get to Houston town.
There’s people there who care a little 'bout me
And they won't let the poor boy down.

Sure as you're born, they bought me a silk suit,
Put luggage in my hands,
And I woke up high over Albuquerque
On a jet to the promised land.

Workin' on a T-bone steak a la carte
Flying over to the Golden State;
The pilot told me in thirteen minutes
We'd be headin' in the terminal gate.

Swing low sweet chariot, come down easy
Taxi to the terminal zone;
Cut your engines, cool your wings,
And let me make it to the telephone.

Los Angeles give me Norfolk Virginia,
Tidewater four ten O nine
Tell the folks back home this is the promised land callin'
And the poor boy's on the line.

[boann]

I Believe
Skip Ewing/Donny Kees

Every now and then soft as breath upon my skin
I feel you come back again
And it’s like you haven’t been gone a moment from my side
Like the tears were never cried
Like the hands of time are holding you and me
And with all my heart I’m sure we’re closer than we ever were
I don’t have to hear or see, I’ve got all the proof I need
There are more than angels watching over me
I believe, I believe

Chorus
That when you die your life goes on
It doesn’t end here when you’re gone
Every soul is filled with light
It never ends and if I’m right
Our love can even reach across eternity
I believe, I believe

Forever, you’re a part of me
Forever, in the heart of me
And I’ll hold you even longer if I can
The people who don’t see the most
Say that I believe in ghosts
And if that makes me crazy, then I am
‘Cause I believe

There are more than angels watching over me
I believe, I believe

[Richelieu]

Kenny Wayne Shepperd - Blue on Black


Night
falls
I'm alone
Skin
yeah, chilled me to the bone
You, turned and you ran,
oh yeah
Oh, slipped right from my hand

Hey
Blue on black,
tears on a river
Push or a shove,
it don't mean much
Joker on Jack
Match on a fire
Cold on ice
its a dead man's touch.
Whisper or a scream,
doesn't change a thing
Don't bring you back
Blue on black
Oh Yeah
Blue on Black

Blind, oh,
now I see
truth, lies,
and in between.
Wrong,
can't be undone
Oh Slipped,
from the tip of your tongue

Hey
Blue on black,
tears on a river
Push or a shove,
it don't mean much
Joker on Jack
Match on a fire
Cold on ice
its a dead man's touch.
Whisper or a scream,
doesn't change a thing
Doesn't bring you back
yeah
Blue on black
oh, blue on black.

Blue on black,
tears on a river
Push or a shove,
it don't mean much
Joker on Jack
Match on a fire
Cold on ice
its a dead man's touch.
Whisper or a scream,
doesn't change a thing
Don't bring you back
Blue on black
oh yeah
Blue on Black

yeah
Blue on black,
tears on a river
Push or a shove,
it don't mean much
Joker on Jack
Match on a fire
Cold on ice
its a dead man's touch.
Whisper or a scream,
doesn't change a thing
Doesn't bring you back
Blue on black
oh
blue on black
oh
blue on black
oh
blue on black

[SlowwHand]

How's it going, you ask ?

Life in a Northern Town
Dream Academy

The Salvation Army band played.
And the children drank lemonade.
And the morning lasted all day, all day.

And through an open window came,
Like Sinatra in a younger day.
Pushing the town away...

(Hey-oh, ma-ma-ma....)
(Hey-oh, ma-ma-ma, hey-oh)
Life in a northern town
All of the work shut down
(Hey-oh, ma-ma-ma)

He sat on the stony ground.
And he took a cigarette out.
And everyone else came down to listen.

He said in Winter 1963
It felt like the world would freeze,
With John F. Kennedy and the Beatles.

(Hey-oh, ma-ma-ma....)
(Hey-oh, ma-ma-ma, hey-oh)
Life in a northern town
All of the work shut down
(Hey-oh, ma-ma-ma)

As the evening turned to rain
Watch the water run down the drain
As we followed him down to the station.

And though he never would wave goodbye
You could see it written in his eye,
As the train rolled out of sight, bye bye...

(Hey-oh, ma-ma-ma....)
(Hey-oh, ma-ma-ma, hey-oh)
Life in a northern town
All of the work shut down
(Hey-oh, ma-ma-ma)

[Clear Skies]

The Goons - The Tiddlywinks National Anthem
to the tune of Men of Harlech

Other nations are before us
With their Sputniks and explorers
What can confidence restore us?
Naught but Tiddlywinks!

On the fields of Eton
Former foes were beaten
But today all patriots play
This sport which needs such grit and concentration

Through this game of skill and power
England knows her finest hour
And her stronghold, shield and tower
Must be - Tiddlywiiiiiiiiiiiiinks!

[SlowwHand]

[Clear Skies]

Originally posted by SlowwHand

Thought you'd like that one

[devilmunchkin]

slow hand...awesome song!

My Plague by Slipknot

I'm in conniptions for the final act you came here for
The one derivative you manage is the one I abhor
I need a minute to elimanate for everyone the
Everyday bull**** things that you have done

Your impossible ego **** is like a
Megalomaniacal tab on my tongue
You ****ing touch me I will rip you apart
I'll reach in and take a bite out of that
**** you call a heart

I don't mind being ogled, ridiculed
Made to feel miniscule
If you consider the source, it's kinda pitiful
The only thing you really know about me is..

That's all you'll ever know

I know why you blame me
I know why you plague yourself

I'm turning it around like a knife in the shell
I wanna understand why, but I'm hurting myself
I haven't seen a lot of reasons to stop it
I can't just drop it
I'm just a bastard, but at least I admit it
At least I admit it

I know why you blame me
I know why you plague yourself

Kill you - **** you - I will never be you
Kill you - **** you - I will never be you
I can't ****ing take it anymore
A snap of the synapse
And now it's ****ing war
Kill you - **** you - I will never be you

[SlowwHand]

Triple Shot Thursday; The Human Puppet, Lyle Lovett

Ballad Of The Snow Leopard And The Tanqueray Cowboy

Comfort me, said she,
With your conversation,
With the cocktails
And the candlelight
In your eyes;
It's funny how we hunger
For some inspiration,
And everything else
that money just won't buy.
Men have lied,
Many good girls have gone astray,
Just to hear the gypsy play
one more lilting cowboy tune,
And as the rivers run dry,
And the mountains blow away,
They sing of lovers and how they lay,
Beneath this crazy frontier moon.
I ain't no golden boy,
I ain't no Grecian dancer,
And I ain't no loudmouthed cowboy
from the West,
I'm not the kind of man
with all the answers,
But I surely know the songs
that suit me best.
But lately I've had something on my mind,
It's growing stronger all the time,
Calling out when I'm alone,
But I'm a poet
And I'm bound to walk the line,
Between the real and the sublime,
And give the muses back their own.
It's a penny for your thoughts,
It's a dollar for your kisses,
Keep a running tab on the time,
'Cause what I've got the most of
Is what she misses,
The clock is hers,
The hourglass is mine.
But I'm her lover,
Not a man bent on revenge,
Hanging out here on the fringe,
Of my native borderlands.
Counting the days
the sun shone golden across her head,
Lying on the banks of the bayou's edge,
Kicking up some Southeast Texas sand.

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West Texas Highway

Now I was driving down
a West Texas highway,
I saw a hitchhiker
and his thumb was pointing my way,
He didn't look suspicious
and he didn't look any too clean.
I put on my brakes
and I opened my door,
I could tell he was a bum
by the muddy boots he wore;
He said, "I'm going down to Haskell,
Got a woman down in Abilene."
He said, "East Texas
is where I come from,
I was working a rodeo out there,
And it sure got humdrum.
So I'm just traveling around
A whole lot of Texas I've seen.
"I'm mighty glad
you were going my way,
In your brand new clothes there
And your great big Chevrolet,
I'm going down to Haskell,
Got a woman in Abilene."
Well, he was grinning like a possum
And a mighty happy rascal,
And he waved good-bye
When I let him out in Haskell;
And that's about the last
of that old road tramp
I ever did see.
But I'm still wishing
To this very day,
That he had my clothes
And my big Chevrolet,
And it was me going to Haskell,
With a woman down in Abilene.


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That's Right (you're Not From Texas)


You say you're not from Texas
Man as if I couldn't tell
You think you pull your boots on right
And wear your hat so well
So pardon me my laughter
'Cause I sure do understand
Even Moses got excited
When he saw the promised land
That's right you're not from Texas
That's right you're not from Texas
That's right you're not from Texas
But Texas wants you anyway
That's right you're not from Texas
That's right you're not from Texas
That's right you're not from Texas
But Texas wants you anyway
See I was born and raised in Texas
And it means so much to me
Though my girl comes from down in Georgia
We were up in Tennessee
And as we were driving down the highway
She asked me baby what's so great
How come you're always going on
About your Lone Star State
I said that's right you're not from Texas
That's right you're not from Texas
That's right you're not from Texas
But Texas wants you anyway
That's right you're not from Texas
That's right you're not from Texas
That's right you're not from Texas
But Texas wants you anyway
Oh the road it looked so lovely
As she stood there on the side
And she grew smaller in my mirror
As I watched her wave goodbye
Those boys from Carolina
They sure enough could sing
But when they came on down to Texas
We all showed them how to swing
Now David's on the radio
And old Champ's still on the guitar
And Uncle Walt he's home with Heidi
Hiding in her loving arms
That's right you're not from Texas
That's right you're not from Texas
That's right you're not from Texas
But Texas wants you anyway
That's right you're not from Texas
That's right you're not from Texas
That's right you're not from Texas
But Texas wants you anyway
They're OK in Oklahoma
Up in Arkansas they're fair
But those old folks in Missouri
They don't even know you're there
But at a dance hall down in Texas
That's the finest place to be
The women they all look beautiful
And the men will buy your beer for free
And they'll say that's right you're not from Texas
That's right you're not from Texas
That's right you're not from Texas
But Texas wants you anyway
That's right you're not from Texas
That's right you're not from Texas
That's right you're not from Texas
But Texas wants you anyway
So won't you let me help you Mister
Just pull your hat down the way I do
And buy your pants just a little longer
And next time somebody laughs at you
You just tell 'em you're not from Texas
That's right you're not from Texas
That's right you're not from Texas
But Texas wants you anyway
That's right you're not from Texas
That's right you're not from Texas
That's right you're not from Texas
But Texas wants you anyway

[SlowwHand]

Reflections of My Life
Marmalade


The changing of sunlight to moonlight
Reflections of my life, oh, how they fill my eyes
The greetings of people in trouble
Reflections of my life, oh, how they fill my mind

All my sorrows, sad tomorrows
Take me back to my own home
All my cryings (all my cryings), feel I'm dying, dying
Take me back to my own home (oh I'm going home)

I'm changing, arranging, I'm changing
I'm changing everything, ah, everything around me

The world is a bad place, a bad place
A terrible place to live, oh, but I don't wanna die

[Bas]

Husker Du - Everything Falls Apart

If I listened to the things that you said
everything would fall apart
If I did all the things that you do
everything could fall apart
Let's not listen to the things that they say
everything can fall apart
Let's think about our actions before we do them
everything will fall apart

I got nothing to do
You got nothing to say
Everything is so ****ed up
I guess it's natural that way.

Everything falls apart

If I did all the things that you do
everything could fall apart
If I listened to all the things that you told me
everything would fall apart
Let's think about our actions before we do them
everything will fall apart
If we do all the things as we say
everything can fall apart.

I got nothing to do
you got nothing to say
everything is so ****ed up
I guess it's natural that way

I got nothing to do
you got nothing to say
everything is so ****ed up
I guess we like it that way

If I listened to the things that
you said everything

Husker Du - Data Control

A nine digit number
For every living soul
That is all they talk about
At Data Control
They know everything about you
Keeping secrets is too hard
Your life is all recorded for you
In holes punched in computer cards

Data Control (digital readout)
Data Control (perforated feedout)
Data Control (microfilm files)
Data Control (1984 style)

A multinational corporation
A stockholder's dream
A nightmare of diversity
A defense system so supreme
Too technical to talk about
Too complex for layman's brains
It's enough to make you paranoid
Or drive you crazy losers sane

Bad Religion - Faith in God

It's all right to have faith in god
But when you bend to their rules and their ****ing lies
That's when I start to have pity on you

You're living on a mound of dirt,
But you can't explain your reason for existence
So you blame it on god

So much hatred in this world and you can't decide
Who's pulling the strings
So you figure it's god

Your whole life foreshadows death
And you finally realize you don't want to die alone
So you'll always have god

It's all right to have faith in god
But when you bend to their rules and their ****ing lies
That's when I start to have pity on you

It's all right to have faith in god
But when you bend to their rules and their ****ing lies
That's when I start to have pity on you

There's people in the world today
Who say they're Jewish, Christian and such,
They're all ignorant fools

They'll tell you you can't have your own way
unless you pay money and dedicate your life
Or you'll be damned in hell

Don't be feeble like all of them,
You have your own brain full of thoughts and choices,
So use it don't let them use you

It's all right to have faith in god
But when you bend to their rules and their ****ing lies
That's when I start to have pity on you

[Clear Skies]

Because the day is arriving soon...
Semisonic - Surprise

I feel the day is arriving soon
When I can't stay around anymore
They'll look in all the familiar rooms
Until they feel the breeze through the door

Then they can say it's the company that I keep
So they never have to believe in the tears I weep

I'm gonna surprise them all
When they look and I'm gone, gone, gone
I'm gonna surprise them all
Because I've already moved along

You can stay if you have to do
It's got to be your own decision
But someday I will be back for you
And then you better not refuse me again

Cos one more chance is all I'll promise to provide
And circumstances choose for those who can't decide

I'm gonna surprise them all
When they look and I'm gone, gone, gone
I'm gonna surprise them all
Because I've already moved along
Already moved along

I'm gonna surprise them all
When they look and I'm gone, gone, gone
I'm gonna surprise them all
Because I've already moved along
Already moved along

[SlowwHand]

Plans?