Lyrical Response

[ExiledInIllinois]

I'm a bookkeeper's son
I don't want to shoot no one
Well, I crossed my old man back in Oregon
Don't take me alive

Got a case of dynamite
I could hold out here all night
Yes, I crossed my old man back in Oregon
Don't take me alive...

[The Real Buffalo Joe]

Old man look at my life
I'm a lot like you were
Old man look at my life
I'm a lot like you were

Old man look at my life
Twenty four and there's so much more
Live alone in a paradise
That makes me think of two

Love lost, such a cost
Give me things that don't get lost
Like a coin that won't get tossed
Rolling home to you

[WhoTom]

Oh, well, a young man
Ain't got nothin' in the world these days
I said a young man
Ain't got nothin' in the world these days

 

Well, you know in the old days
When a young man was a strong man
All the people, they'd step back
When a young man walked by

 

But you know, nowadays
It's the old man
He's got all the money
And a young man ain't got nothin' in the world these days
I said
Ain't got nothing
Got sweet nothing

[Gray Beard]

Young man, there's no need to feel down
I said, young man, pick yourself off the ground
I said, young man, 'cause you're in a new town 
There's no need to be unhappy

 

Young man, there's a place you can go
I said, young man, when you're short on your dough
You can stay there, and I'm sure you will find 
Many ways to have a good time

 

It's fun to stay at the YMCA
It's fun to stay at the YMCA

 

They have everything for you men to enjoy
You can hang out with all the boys

[ExiledInIllinois]

Look out, Mama, there's a white boat coming up the river,
with a big red beacon and a flag and a man on the rail
I think you'd better call John
'cause it don't look like they're here to deliver the mail
And it's less than a mile away
I hope they didn't come to stay
It's got numbers on the side and a gun,
and it's making big waves

Daddy's gone, my brother's out hunting in the mountains
Big John's been drinking since the river took Emmy Lou
So the powers that be left me here to do all the thinking
And I just turned twenty-two
I was wondering what to do
And the closer they got,
The more those feelings grew

Daddy's rifle in my hand felt reassuring
He told me, 'Red means run, Son, numbers add up to nothing'
But when that first shot hit the dock, I saw it coming
Raised the rifle to my eye
Never stopped to wonder why
Then I saw black and my face flash in the sky

Shelter me from the powder and the finger
Cover me with the thought that pulled the trigger
Just think of me as one you never figured,
to fade away so young
with so much left undone
Remember me to my love
I know I'll miss her

[The Real Buffalo Joe]

Yeah every time it seems like there ain't nothin' left no more
I find myself having to reach out and grab hold of somethin'
Yeah, I just catch myself wonderin', an' waitin', an' worryin'
About some silly little thing that don't add up to nothin'
 

And then she looks me in the eye, and says
We're gonna last forever and ever
And you know I can't begin to doubt it
No, 'cause it just feels so good and so free and so right
I know we ain't never gonna' change our minds about it, hey
 

Here comes my girl
Here comes my girl
Yeah, and she looks so right
She is all I need tonight

[Gray Beard]

You know my girl just called me up
And she woke me from my sleep
You should have heard the things she said
You know she hurt my feelings deep.
I'm gonna buy me a dog [A dog, a dog! Why?]
'Cause I need a friend now. [Say, you need all the friends you can get]
I'm gonna buy me a dog,
My girl, my girl, don't love me no how.

 

She used to bring me my newspaper
'Cause she knew where it was at.
She used to keep me so contented.
But I can teach a dog to do that.
I'm gonna buy me a dog,
'Cause I need a friend now
I'm gonna buy me a dog,
My girl, my girl, don't love me no how.

[row_33]

Sweet cream ladies, forward march
The world owes you a living
Sweet cream ladies, do your part,
Think of what you're giving

 

To the lost and lonely people of the night
Out of need, they seek direction for their life
They will love you in the darkness,
Take advantage of your starkness,
And refuse to recognize you in the light

[WhoTom]

And if you feel that you can't go on
And your will's sinkin' low
Just believe and you can't go wrong
In the light you will find the road

 

 

[PastaJoe]

From the dark end of the street
To the bright side of the road
We'll be lovers once again
On the bright side of the road

 

Little darlin', come with me
Won't you help me share my load
From the dark end of the street
To the bright side of the road

[WhoTom]

I've been drivin' all night, my hand's wet on the wheel
There's a voice in my head that drives my heel
It's my baby callin', says "I need you here"
And it's a half past four and I'm shiftin' gear

When she is lonely and the longing gets too much
She sends a cable comin' in from above
Don't need no phone at all

 

We've got a thing that's called radar love
We've got a wave in the air, radar love

Edited June 19, 2019 by WhoTom

[SinceThe70s]

Hello said my shaky voice, well, how you doing
I start to stutter
Ah, can't you tell I'm doing fine
There was my baby talking she's way down across the border
She says I'm going to hurry to you I've been a fool
And I'm tired of crying

[KD in CA]

She said don't worry, baby
I'll do my own crying
I'm a big girl now
Now I'm gonna be okay
Yes, I'll find a new way of living
You know I will

And you lie there without sleeping
And you stare at your wall
And you realize you're not weeping
You don't need her anymore

You say don't hate me, baby
It won't hurt you if you do
You got no reason not to
She'll kiss you on the head
Says there's no easy road for leaving
If it hurts you too

And you lie there without sleeping
And you stare at your wall
And you realize you're not weeping
You don't need her anymore

You walk by the old place
Looks like just any other place
Yeah, that's what you say
You say I'll be okay
Yes, I'll find a new way of living
Sure I will

And you lie there without sleeping
And you stare at your wall
And you realize you're not weeping
'Cause you don't need her anymore
You guess that it's over

[The Real Buffalo Joe]

Here's a little song I wrote
You might want to sing it note for note
Don't worry, be happy
In every life we have some trouble
But when you worry you make it double
Don't worry, be happy
Don't worry, be happy now

[WhoTom]

Always took candy from strangers
Didn't wanna get me no trade
Never want to be like papa
Working for the boss every night and day

 

I need a love to keep me happy
I need a love, baby won't ya keep me happy
Baby, won't ya keep me happy

[JerseyBills]

1 minute ago, WhoTom said:

Always took candy from strangers
Didn't wanna get me no trade
Never want to be like papa
Working for the boss every night and day

 

I need a love to keep me happy
I need a love, baby won't ya keep me happy
Baby, won't ya keep me happy

So I live the boss life instead , Porsche lights , weed smoke on the porch nights , driveway with sport bikes . 

She's all hype , no action , 2 years together, no traction , we was riding the waves with no captain , then being alone happened. 

 

(Not a song , used to write rhymes daily)

[SinceThe70s]

1 hour ago, WhoTom said:

Always took candy from strangers
Didn't wanna get me no trade
Never want to be like papa
Working for the boss every night and day

 

I need a love to keep me happy
I need a love, baby won't ya keep me happy
Baby, won't ya keep me happy

Folks say Papa never was much on thinking
Spent most of his time chasing women and drinking
Momma I'm depending on you to tell me the truth
Momma looked up with a tear in her eye and said, son

 

Papa was a rolling stone (well, well, well, well)
Wherever he laid his hat was his home

And when he died, all he left us was alone 

[Gray Beard]

Left a good job in the city
Working for the man every night and day
And I never lost one minute of sleeping
Worrying 'bout the way that things might have been

 

Big wheel keep on turning
Proud Mary keep on burning
And we're rolling, rolling
Rolling on the river

 

Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis
I pumped a lot of tane down in New Orleans
But I never saw the good side of the city
Until I hitched a ride on the riverboat queen

[WhoTom]

Big boss man, can't you hear me when I call
Big boss man, can't you hear me when I call
Well, you ain't so big, you're just tall, that's all

 

Got me working, boss man, working 'round the clock
I want a little drink of water, but you just won't let me stop

Big boss man, can't you hear me when I call?
Well, you ain't so big, you just tall, that's all

 

Well, I'm gonna get me a boss man, one gonna treat me right
Work hard in the day time, rest easy at night

Big boss man, can't you hear me when I call?
Well, you ain't so big, you're just tall, that's all

 

[The Real Buffalo Joe]

One, two, three o'clock, four o'clock, rock
Five, six, seven o'clock, eight o'clock, rock
Nine, ten, eleven o'clock, twelve o'clock, rock
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight

 

Put your glad rags on and join me, hon'
We'll have some fun when the clock strikes one
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight
We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylight
We're gonna rock, gonna rock, around the clock tonight

 

When the clock strikes two, three and four
If the band slows down we'll yell for more
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight
We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylight
We're gonna rock, gonna rock, around the clock tonight

 

When the chimes ring five, six and seven
We'll be right in seventh heaven
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight
We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylight
We're gonna rock, gonna rock, around the clock tonight

 

When it's eight, nine, ten, eleven too
I'll be goin' strong and so will you
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight
We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylight
We're gonna rock, gonna rock, around the clock tonight

 

When the clock strikes twelve, we'll cool off then
Start a rockin' round the clock again
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight
We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylight
We're gonna rock, gonna rock, around the clock tonight