Lyrical Response

[Joe Ferguson forever]

I wished I was smarter
I wished I was stronger
I wished I loved Jesus
The way my wife does
I wish it had been easier
Instead of any longer
I wished I could have stood where you would have been proud
But that won't happen now
That won't happen now

There's a whole lot of singing, it's never gonna be heard
Disappearing every day without so much as a word somehow
Think I broke the wings off that little songbird
She's never gonna fly to the top of the world right now
Top of the world

[cwater10]

Levon wears his war wound like a crown
He calls his child Jesus
'Cause he likes the name
And he sends him to the finest school in town

 

Levon, Levon likes his money
He makes a lot, they say
Spends his days counting
In a garage by the motorway

 

He was born a pauper to a pawn on a Christmas Day
When the New York Times said, "God is dead
And the war's begun"
Oh, Alvin Tostig has a son today

 

And he shall be Levon
And he shall be a good man
And he shall be Levon
In tradition with the family plan
And he shall be Levon
And he shall be a good man
He shall be Levon

[Just Jack]

That ain't workin', that's the way you do it
Money for nothin' and your chicks for free

[PastaJoe]

Want you to sign your contract
Want you to sign today
Gonna give you lots of money
Workin' For MCA

[muppy]

I want you to want me
I need you to need me
I'd love you to love me
I'm beggin' you to beg me
I want you to want me
I need you to need me
I'd love you to love me
I'll shine up my old brown shoes
I'll put on a brand new shirt
I'll get home early from work
If you say that you love me
 

[cwater10]

Tonight's the night
It's gonna be alright
'Cause I love you girl
Ain't nobody gonna stop us now

 

Come on angel my hearts on fire
Don't deny your man's desire
You'd be a fool to stop this tide
Spread your wings and let me come inside, 'cause

 

Tonight's the night
It's gonna be alright
'Cause I love you girl
Ain't nobody gonna stop us now

[muppy]

… You know that it would be untrue
You know that I would be a liar
If I was to say to you
Girl, we couldn't get much higher

 

… Come on, baby, light my fire
Come on, baby, light my fire
Try to set the night on fire

[Just Jack]

Take me higher, baby
You take me higher, baby

[cwater10]

Oh, you look so beautiful tonight
In the city of blinding lights

 

Time, time, time, time, time
Won't leave me as I am
But time won't take the boy out of this man

 

Oh, you look so beautiful tonight
Oh, you look so beautiful tonight
Oh, you look so beautiful tonight
In the city of blinding lights

 

The more you know, the less you feel
Some pray for, others steal
Blessings are not just for the ones who kneel
Luckily

[WhoTom]

I thought love was more or less a givin' thing
The more I gave, the less I got, oh yeah
What's the use in tryin'
All you get is pain
When I wanted sunshine, I got rain

[muppy]

Scarecrow on a wooden cross blackbird in the barn
Four hundred empty acres that used to be my farm
I grew up like my daddy did my grandpa cleared this land
When I was five I walked the fence while grandpa held my hand

 

Rain on the scarecrow blood on the plow
This land fed a nation this land made me proud
And son I'm just sorry theres no legacy for you now
Rain on the scarecrow blood on the plow
Rain on the scarecrow blood on the plow

[cwater10]

When are you gonna come down?
When are you going to land?
I should have stayed on the farm
I should have listened to my old man

 

You know you can't hold me forever
I didn't sign up with you
I'm not a present for your friends to open
This boy's too young to be singing
The blues, ah, ah

 

So goodbye yellow brick road
Where the dogs of society howl
You can't plant me in your penthouse
I'm going back to my plough

 

Back to the howling old owl in the woods
Hunting the horny back toad
Oh, I've finally decided my future lies
Beyond the yellow brick road

[PastaJoe]

I've got those hup, two, three, four
occupation G.I. Blues
From my G.I. hair to the heels of my G.I. shoes
And if I don't go stateside soon
I'm gonna blow my fuse

[WhoTom]

I'm Uncle Sam,

that's who I am;

Been hidin' out

in a rock and roll band.
Shake the hand

that shook the hand

of P.T. Barnum

and Charlie Chan.
Shine your shoes,

light your fuse.

Can you use

them ol' U.S. Blues?

 

 

 

Edited September 8, 2022 by WhoTom

[cwater10]

If I ever get out of here
Thought of giving it all away
To a registered charity
All I need is a pint a day
If I ever get outta here

All I need is a pint a day
(If we ever get outta here)

Well, the rain exploded with a mighty crash
As we fell into the sun
And the first one said to the second one there
"I hope you're having fun"

 

Band on the run, band on the run
And the jailer man and sailor Sam
Were searching everyone
For the band on the run, band on the run
For the band on the run, band on the run

[Joe Ferguson forever]

So your home town's bringing you down
Are you drowning in the small talk and the chatter?
Are you gonna step into line like your daddy done
Punching the time and climbing life's long ladder?

You've been howling at the moon like a slack-jawed fool
And breaking every rule they can throw on
But one of these days, it's gonna be right soon
You'll find your legs and go and stay gone

Young man full of big plans and thinking about tomorrow
Young man gonna make a stand
You beg, steal, you borrow
You beg, you steal, you borrow

Well, all the friends that you knew in school
They used to be so cool, now they just bore you
Well, look at 'em now, already pulling the plow
So quick to take to grain, like some old mule

Young man full of big plans and thinking about tomorrow
Young man gonna make a stand
You beg, steal, you borrow
You beg, you steal, you borrow

Dreaming of the day you're gonna pack your bags
Put the miles away
Oh, just grab your girl and go where no one knows you
What will all the old folks say?

So your home town's bringing you down
Are you drowning in the small talk and the chatter?
Are you gonna step into line like your daddy done
Punching the time and climbing life's long ladder?

You've been howling at the moon like a slack-jawed fool
And breaking every rule they can throw on
But one of these days, it's gonna be right soon
You'll find your legs and go and stay gone

Young man full of big plans and thinking about tomorrow
Young man gonna make a stand
You beg, steal, you borrow
You beg, you steal, you borrow

Well, all the friends that you knew in school
They used to be so cool, now they just bore you
Well, look at 'em now, already pulling the plow
So quick to take to grain, like some old mule

Young man full of big plans and thinking about tomorrow
Young man gonna make a stand
You beg, steal, you borrow
You beg, you steal, you borrow

Dreaming of the day you're gonna pack your bags
Put the miles away
Oh, just grab your girl and go where no one knows you
What will all the old folks say?

[SinceThe70s]

Twisted angel, cast out of some strange heaven
Sent down here to pull me out of my shell
You show up on my doorstep - honey dripping from your mouth
Like some slackjaw Jezebel

[PastaJoe]

No, I'm no angel
No, I'm no stranger to the streets
I've got my label
So I won't crumble at your feet

And I know, baby
So I've got scars upon my cheek
And I'm half crazy
Come on and love me, baby

[cwater10]

A man decides after seventy years
That what he goes there for, is to unlock the door
While those around him criticize and sleep
And through a fractal on a breaking wall
I see you my friend, and touch your face again
Miracles will happen as we trip

 

But we're never gonna survive, unless
We get a little crazy
No we're never gonna survive, unless
We are a little crazy

[Bill from NYC]

Gideon come up with his eyes on the floor
Said "You ain't got a hinge, you can't close the door."
Moses stood up a full six foot ten
Said "You can't close the door when the wall's caved in."