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Toys in the Attic
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TOYS IN THE ATTIC In the attic - lights - voices scream - nothin seen - real's a dream Leavin the things that are real behind Leavin the things that you love remind All of the things that you learn for fears - nothin is left for the years - voices scream - nothin seen - real's a dream Toys ... In the attic - lights - voices scream - nothin seen - real's a dream
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UNCLE SALTY
Uncle salty told me
stories of a lonely baby
with a lonely kinda life to lead
Her mammy was lusted
daddy he was busted
they left her to be trusted 'til the orphan bleeds
But when she cried at night no one came
- n when she cried at night went insane
Uncle salty told me
when she was just a baby
that she'd get by and maybe someday she'd see
But soon she found her mother's
love for all the others
the pushers and the shovers was the life to lead
But when she cried at night no one came
- n when she cried at night went insane
oooh, it's a sunny day outside my window .....
Now she's doin any
for money and a plenty
a sailor with a penny or two or three
Her's is the cunnin
for men who come a-runnin
they all come for fun n it seems to me
That when she cried at night no one came
- n when she cried at night went insane
oooh, it's a sunny day outside my window .....
ADAM'S APPLE
Back when Cain was able
Way before the stable
Lightnin' struck right down from the sky
a mother ship with Fate said let's give it a try
Conscience was related
Man it was created
Lady luck took him by surprise
her sweet and bitter fruit, it surely opened his eyes
Well, she ate it - lordy it was love at first bite
Well, she ate it - never knowin wrong from right...
Even Eve in Eden
Voices tried deceivin
With lies that showed the lady the way
at first she stopped and turned n tried ta walk away
Man he was believer
Lady was deceiver
So the story goes but you see
the snake was he n she just climbed right up his tree
So, she ate it - lordy it was love at first bite
Well, she ate it - never knowin wrong from right...
Conscience was related
Man who was created
When lady luck took him by surprise
her sweet and bitter fruit, it surely opened his eyes
Evil came like rainin
Who knows who's to blame n
Somethin tried to lay her ta waste
n all she want n need was just a little taste
WALK THIS WAY
Backstroke lover always hidin neath the covers til I talk to ya daddy, say
He said ya ain't seen nothin til yer down on a muffin then you're sure ta be a changin your way
I met a cheerleader, was a real young bleeder - oh, the times I could reminisce
Cuz the best things in lovin with a sister and a cousin only started with a little kiss
- like this
Seesaw swingin with the boys in the school n your feet flyin up in the air
Singin hey-diddle-diddle wit your kitty in the middle of the swing like ya didn't care
So I took a big chance at the high school dance with a missy who was ready to play
Wazza me she was foolin, cuz she knew what she was doin n I knowed love was here to stay
- when she told me to walk this way...
- just gimme a kiss
- like this
School girl sweetie with your classy kinda sassy little skirts climbin way up the knee
There was three young ladies in the school gym locker when i noticed they was lookin' at me
I was a high school loser - never made it with a lady til the boys told me somethin I missed
Then my next door neighbor with a daughter had a favor - so i gave her just a little kiss
- like this
BIG TEN INCH RECORD
Got me the strangest woman - believe me, this trick's no cinch - but I really get her goin
When I whip out my big ten inch record of a band that plays the blues...
She just love my big ten inch record of her favorite blues
Last night I tried ta tease her - I gave my love a little pinch - she said, now stop that jivin
Now whip out your big ten inch record of a band that plays the blues...
She just loves my big ten inch record of my favorite blues
I cover her with kisses - n when we're in a lover's clinch, she gets all excited
When she beg for my big ten inch record of a band that plays the blues...
She just loves my big ten inch record of my favorite blues
My girl don't go for smokin n liquor just make her flinch - seems she don't go for nothin
Cept for my big ten inch record of a band that plays the blues...
She just loves my big ten inch record of my favorite blues
SWEET EMOTION Sweet emotion ..... Ya talk about things that nobody cares Wearin out things that nobody wears You're callin my name but I gotta make clear I can't say baby, where I'll be in a year Some sweat hog-a mama with a face like a gent Said my get up and go musta got up and went Well I got good news, she's a real good liar Cuz a backstage boogie set yer pants on fire Sweet emotion... I pulled into town in a police car Your daddy said I took ya justa little too far Ya tellin other things, but your girlfriend lied Ya can't catch me cuz the rabbit done died - yes it did Standin in the front justa shakin your ass I take ya back stage you can drink from my glass Or talk about somethin you can sure understand Cuz a month on the road n ya might be eatin from your hand
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NO MORE NO MORE Blood stains the ivories of my daddy's baby grand I ain't seen the daylight since I started this band No more, no more... Store bought clothes fallin apart at the seams Tea leaf readin gypsies fortune-tellin my dreams No more, no more... Holiday Inn - lock the door with the chain You love em and ya hate it, but ta me they're all the same No more, no more... Baby I'm a dreamer - found my horse and carriage Stalemate jailbait - ladies can't refuse You love em then ya leave em with your sold out reviews No more, no more... Sweet talkin bar room - ladies disease Slippin with her lips slidin down your knees No more, no more... Leadin my life a screamer - bound to a wife in marriage Baby I'm a dreamer - found my horse and carriage Ladies hold the aces when their lovers call the passion The men call it pleasure but ta me it's old fashion Times they're a-changin nothin ever stands still If I don't start my a-changin I'll be writin my will It's the same old story never get a second chance For a dance to the top of the hill Baby I'm a dreamer - found my horse and carriage
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ROUND AND ROUND
If you believe in me like i believe in you
You wouldn't be tellin me things that weren't exactly true
Now everythin changes - ain't nothin the same
I'm gettin the strangest feelin, baby - I can't remember my name
Cuz the life I been livin
And the love I been givin
Will be sure ta set ya spinnin'
With your feet never touchin' the ground
And around and 'round
Well it was one for all n it was all for one
And everythin that we did never bothered no one
Now everythin changes - ain't nothin the same
I'm gettin the strangest feelin, baby - I can't remember my name
Cuz the life I been livin
And the love someone dealin
Will be sure ta set ya spinnin
With your feet never touchin the ground
- and around and 'round...
Can you remember the days when you were sweet sixteen
And always caught in the blaze of someone else's dreams - look here
Now everythin changes - ain't nothin the same
I'm gettin the strangest feelin, baby - I can't remember my name
I'm goin round n round ...
YOU SEE ME CRYING
You see me cryin - don't let it get ya down
You see me cryin - I'm back to the lost and found
Honey, what ya done to your head
Honey, was the words I said
You see me cryin - ya say you're a ladies man
You see me cryin - so hard to understand
Honey, what ya done to your head
Honey, was the words I said
You see me cryin - please say you'll stick around
And I got ta be your lover - Honey, let me take ya ta town
And i'll show you everything around
And I'll never ever let you down
Cuz my love is like a merry-go-around
Honey, what ya done to your head
Honey, was the words I said