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It's here the family's broken and it's here the lonely say that the heart has got to open in a fundamental way: Democracy is coming to the U.S.A.
quote:The ponies run, the girls are young, The odds are there to beat. You win a while, and then it's done - Your little winning streak. A Thousand Kisses Deep --LC
The bad boys win, the good girls win, the whole world wins and loses and wins all over again. Wait long enough and your turn will come.
Nothing that is won lasts forever. No ill-gotten gain, no hard-won victory, no precious thing, no heartbreaking story. It's win and lose and win again, and then lose it all on that last fatal stake.
Closing time, fallow. "All the women tear their blouses off / and the men they dance on the polka-dots / and it's partner found, it's partner lost / and it's hell to pay when the fiddler stops / It's closing time."
So what's worth bargaining for? What's worth the stink and the shit and the spin, what's worth the pain and the retching and the vainglorious stretch to the final round?
In the end we only have ourselves to face. Closing time, and when the door swings shut, it's a mirror on the side facing you, and you can see yourself all clear-like. Naked. What's it worth, love, to like what you see?
That's closing time. Make it worth the price of admission.
Sweetheart, I'm drunk off my patootie on pina coladas, and the love of my life is waiting for pillow talk in the gentle dark. Enjoy yourself in the tavern -- To my ever-lasting joy, I have a prior commitment.
We are so lightly here. So much joy, so much sweet in the sour. Have a good time and raise a little eyebrow ruckus in that inimitable fallow-style.
Yes, I am off duty. Yes, no more frequin' call, yes, no more ungodly cross-coverage of souls I don't know in the middle of the night. Rejoice with me! Residency is over.
*off to celebrate in the time-honored style
Cheers.
quote:Ah we're drinking and we're dancing and the band is really happening and the Johnny Walker wisdom running high And my very sweet companion she's the Angel of Compassion she's rubbing half the world against her thigh
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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 Every One
-The Wings, Band on the Run
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quote:They sentenced me to twenty years of boredom For trying to change the system from within I'm coming now, I'm coming to reward them First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
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Come on along and listen to the lullaby of Broadway the hip hooray and bally-hoo (who? YOU know who), the lullaby of Broadway the rumble of a subway train, the rattle of the taxis The daffydil(do)s who entertain at Angelo's and Maxie's. When a Broadway baby says, "good night" It's early in the morning; Manhatten babies don't sleep tight until the dawn. Good night, baby, good night. Milkman's on his way Sleep tight, baby, sleep tight. Let's call it a day.
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This here is the place I will be staying There isn’t a number. you can call the pay phone Let it ring a long, long, long, long time If I don’t pick up, hang up, call back, let it ring some more If I don’t pick up, pick up. the sidewinder SLEEPS, SLEEPS, SLEEPS in a coil
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God has got his phone off the hook, babe Would he even pick up if he could It's been a while since we saw that child Hanging 'round this neighbourhood You see his mother dealing in a doorway See Father Christmas with a begging bowl Jesus, sister's eyes are blistered The High Street never looked so low
-U2, If God Would Send His Angels
(bumped to drum up a little U2 excitement with the new album coming soon!)
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"Outside of this window In ten degrees just before dawn A plastic Mary blinks Illuminated from the inside My heart glows with the spirit of Christmas "
"Jamestown Christmas," Donna the Buffalo
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Poor puppy, you look so sad, I guess you think that no one ever felt so bad before. Everybody has the blues, everybody has the blues. Everybody knows the way that you feel today.
Everybody gets to sit and cry, everybody gets to wonder why. Everybody gets to watch the sky turn grey.
Maybe you lost your job, maybe you lost your girl, maybe you feel like you're losing your mind that's not the end of the world.
Everybody gets to feel some pain, everyone got to get to caught out in the rain. Everybody got some days that they can't explain.
Everybody got the blues, everybody has the blues. Everybody knows the way that you feel today
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Hehe, that song reminded me of TWO songs by Sting from his Mercury Falling album:    Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot   When you're down and they're counting When your secrets all found out When your troubles take to mounting When the map you have leads you to doubt When there's no information And the compass turns to nowhere that you know well Let your soul be your pilot Let your soul guide you He'll guide you well    All Four Seasons   Watching the weatherman's been no good at all Winter, spring, summer, I'm bound for a fall There are no long term predictions for my baby She can be all four seasons in one day
How will I know? How can I tell? Which side of the bed she takes when the day begins She can be kind She can be cruel She's got me guessing like a game show fool
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There's a problem, feathers iron Bargain buildings, weights and pulleys Feathers hit the ground before the weight can leave the air Buy the sky and sell the sky and tell the sky and tell the sky
Don't FALL on me (What is it up in the air for) (It's gonna fall) FALL on me (If it's there for long) (It's gonna fall) FALL on me (It's over it's over me) (It's gonna fall)
-R.E.M., Fall on Me
how can you be excited for new U2 when new R.E.M. comes out firsT?!?! I am so excited about REM, and hoping that U2 will be better than their previous effort.
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Lights go down - it’s dark The jungle is your head - Can’t rule your heart I’m feeling so much stronger than before Your eyes are wide And though your soul it can’t be bought You might wonder
Hello, hello... Hola! I'm at a place called Vertigo (Yeah, that's right!) It’s everything I wish I didn’t know Except you give me something... I can feel, feel
-U2, Vertigo
(I'm a bit excited for the new release...... to say the least. )
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When the lights go down in the City And the sun shines on the bay I want to be there in my City Ooh, ooh
So you think you're lonely Well my friend I'm lonley too I want to go back to my City by the bay Ooh, ooh
-Journey, Lights
[edit: By the way, Annie, you cheated. You're not supposed to use as a link the word that the previous person used as a link. Yes, I'm the Think Of A Lyric Rule Nazi. ]
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It’s Friday night and you’re looking clean Too early to start the rounds A ten-minute drive from the gold coast back Makes you sure you’re pleasure bound
And it’s four o’clock in the morning And all the people have gone away Just you and your mind and Lake Shore Drive Tomorrow is another day And the sun shines fine in the morning time Tomorrow is another day
And there ain’t no road just like it Anywhere I’ve found Running south on Lake Shore Drive Heading into town Just snaking on by on LSD Friday night’s trouble bound
- Aliota Haynes & Jeremiah, "Lake Shore Drive" (gotta love music bout my town LOL)
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Another Saturday night and I ain't got nobody I've got some money 'cause I just got paid Now how I wish I had someone to talk to I'm in an awful way.
"Another Saturday Night," by Sam Cooke
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I gotta get out of these overalls They're throwin' a dance at the union hall I just got paid so I got a little cash I been workin' all week gonna have me a blast
Monday, Tuesday, Humday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday Take up all of my life, And that ain't right I get my rest on Sunday But I have a little fun on Saturday night
S.A.T.U.R.D.A.Y, Saturday night S.A.T.U.R.D.A.Y
I'm gonna wash and wax my truck I got a date with lady luck She's gonna wear her dancin' shoes We're gonna get just a little footloose
Monday, Tuesday, Humday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday Take up all of my life, And that ain't right I get my rest on Sunday But I have a little fun on Saturday night
S.A.T.U.R.D.A.Y, Saturday night S.A.T.U.R.D.A.Y, Saturday night Saturday night Saturday night Saturday night
Well the band just played their last song But me and my baby gonna party on, you know that's right Gonna find another place with a neon light Can't go home 'cause it's Saturday night
Monday, Tuesday, Humday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday Take up all of my life, And that ain't right I take my rest on Sunday But I have a lot of fun on Saturday night
S.A.T.U.R.D.A.Y, Saturday night S.A.T.U.R.D.A.Y, Saturday night S.A.T.U.R. All dressed up Saturday night S.A.T.U.R. Ready Saturday night S.A.T.U.R.D.A.Y All dressed up, ready to go, come on baby let's hit the road
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I got a hundred dollars smokin' in my billfold I know I oughta save it but it's burnin' a hole Right through my pocket and into my skin Come Monday morning I'll be broke again.
It's finally Friday I'm free again I got my motor running for a wild weekend It's finally Friday I'm outa' control Forget the workin' blues And let the good times roll.
"Finally Friday," by George Jones
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Once I lived the life of a millionaire, Spendin' my money, I didn't even care. Takin' my friends out to have a good time Drinkin' bootleg liqour, champagne and wine.
Then I began to fall so low, Didn't have a dime, had no place to go. If I ever get my hands on a dollar again, I'm gonna squeeze it 'til that eagle grins.
Nobody knows you when you're down and out, In your pocket not one penny, And your friends, what friends? Hmph. You haven't any. When you get back on your feet again, Everybody wants to be your long-lost friend. It's mighty strange, but without a doubt, Nobody knows you when you're down and out.
-Nobody Knows You (When You're Down and Out) (so many people have recorded it, I can't find the original writer)
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When i think about the Lord How He saved, how He raised me How He filled me with the Holy Ghost How He healed me to the uttermost When i think about the Lord How he picked me up Turned me around How He set my feet On solid ground
It makes me want to shout Hallelujah! Thank you, Jesus! Lord, you're worthy Of all the glory, and all the honor And all the praise!
James Huey, "When I Think About The Lord"
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When we dance together, my world's in disguise, It's a fairy-land tale that's come true, And when you look at me with those stars in your eyes I could waltz across Texas with you.
Waltz across Texas with you in my arms, Waltz across Texas with you. Like a storybook ending, I'm lost in your charms, And I could waltz across Texas with you.
-Waltz across Texas, Ernest Tubb
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I woke up this morning, Texas on my mind Thinking about my friends, and a girl I left behind The way she held me when we kissed, the loving we've done And how I left her waving goodbye, standing in a Texas sun
"Texas on My Mind," by Django Walker
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Well, I left my home and my one true love East of the Ohio River My father said we'd never wed For I had neither gold nor silver But my darling dear, please shed no tear For I think that it's fair to warn ya That I'll return to claim your hand As the King of California
"The King of California," by Dave Alvin
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"Old New York City is a friendly old town, From Washington Heights to Harlem on down. There's a-mighty many people all millin' all around, They'll kick you when you're up and knock you when you're down. It's hard times in the city, Livin' down in New York town."
"Hard Times in New York Town, by Bob Dylan
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so where'd you go? how was your vacation home? well obviously you were busy, too busy for me. so this is how you leave me? i'm broken hearted on the floor. my tears seep through the crack under my door. where i am locked in, shut down. i'm so tired of picking myself up off the ground. so happy valentine's day. i hope the sun's out in New York . i hope he bought you roses. i hope he bought you roses. so happy valentine's day. i hope the sun's out in new york. i hope he bought you roses. i hope he bought you roses.
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"Moses supposes his toeses are roses But Moses supposes Erroneously, Moses he knowses his toeses aren't roses , As Moses supposes his toeses to be! Moses supposes his toeses are Roses , But Moses supposes Erroneously, A mose is a mose! A rose is a rose! A toes a toes! Hooptie doodie doodle..."
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Now, I goin' to Rosedale, Take my rider by my side Still barrelhouse, If it's on the riverside, yeah I know my baby, Lord, I said, "is really sloppy drunk" I know my mama, Lord, a brownskin, but she ain't no plum
"Travelling Riverside Blues," Led Zeppelin
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We met a young girl on Main Street, wanted to just pass her by She was homely, so lonely, she said, "can i make love to you." We shouted 157 Riverside Avenue.
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Ooo, you're givin' me the fever tonight I don't wanna give in I'd be playin' with fire You forget, I've seen you work before Take `em straight to the top Leave `em cryin' for more I've seen you burn `em before
Fire and ice You come on like a flame Then you turn a cold shoulder Fire and ice I wanna give you my love But you'll just take a little piece of my heart
You'll just tear it apart
Movin' in for the kill tonight You got every advantage when they put out the lights It's not so pretty when it fades away Cause it's just an illusion in this passion play I've seen you burn `em before
So you think you got it all figured out You're an expert in the field, without a doubt But I know your methods inside and out And I won't be takin' in by Fire and ice
Fire & Ice - Pat Benatar
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This body. This body holding me. Be my reminder here that I am not alone in This body, this body holding me, feeling eternal All this pain is an illusion.
Twirling round with this familiar parable. Spinning, weaving round each new experience. Recognize this as a holy gift and celebrate this chance to be alive and breathing.
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