Presence
It was an April morning when they told us we should go
With all the fun to have, to live the dreams we always had
Sending off a glancing kiss, to those who claim they know
Oh to sail away, To sandy lands and other days
Into the sun the south the north, at last the birds have flown
Oh to ride the wind, To tread the air above the din
To seek the man whose pointing hand, The giant step unfolds
If one bell should ring, in celebration for a king
Days went by when you and I, bathed in eternal summers glow
Oh the sweet refrain, Soothes the soul and calms the pain
Wandering & wandering, What place to rest the search
The mighty arms of Atlas, Hold the heavens from the earth
I know the way, know the way, know the way, know the way (X2)
Oh the mighty arms of Atlas, Hold the heavens from the earth.
You said I was the only, With my lemon in your hand
Heard a cry for mercy, In the city of the damned
You wanna do it, you wanna
When you blow it, babe, You got to blow it right
When you fake it baby,
Oh, I can have you, baby, But I don't know what to do, yeah
And now your stage is empty, bring down the curtain, baby please.
One time love, take care how you use it
A man I know, went down to Louisiana,
Now, now, now, fright subsides
Down on Bourbon street, You know it's right
New Orleans queens, Sure know how to schmooze it
One time love, take care how you use it
Nobody's fault but mine (X 2)
Devil he told me to roll (X2)
Brother he showed me the gong?
Got a monkey on my back. (X 2)
I will get down rollin' tonight
Well... Oh baby baby. Don't you want a man like me?
Well... Oh baby baby. You know when I see you walkin down the street
Talk about you, Yeah.
Oh baby baby, You know that I wanted it more
Ooh baby oh baby its alright, its alright
Well, oh baby, baby, oh you sting like a bee
Oh baby, baby, sugar sister on a silver plate
Oh baby it's alright, oh it's alright
I was burned in the heat of the moment,
Now I've got friends who will give me their shoulder,
(On the) corner of Bleeker and nowhere
So (I) looked round to hitch up the reindeer
As the moon and the stars call the order
Lost on the path to attainment
Now everything's fine under heaven
Hey babe, Hey babe,
Hey babe, Hey babe,
Let me tell you now, babe
Now my babe,
How come twenty four hours, Baby sometimes seem to slip into days?
To sing a song for you, I recall you used to say
How come twenty four hours, Baby sometimes slip into days?
There was a time that I stood tall, In the eyes of other men
How come twenty-four hours, sometimes slip into days?
Achilles Last Stand
As I turn to you, you smiled at me
How could we say no?
Oh, the songs to sing, when we at last return again
Below the streets that steam and hiss,
The devil's in his hole
Oh to touch the dream, Hides inside and never seen.
The shackles of commitment fell, In pieces on the ground
Oh to laugh aloud, Dancing as we fought the crowd
With guidance from the curving path, That churns up into stone
So fast the heart should beat, As proud the head with heavy feet.
As far away and distant, Our mutual child did grow
Oh Albion remains, sleeping now to rise again
The mighty arms of Atlas, Hold the heavens from the earth
From the earth...
For Your Life
Exhibition is your habit, Emotion second hand.
Had to pull away to save me, Maybe next time around
And she said, 'don't you wanna'?
Don't you wanna cook it, cook it, cook it?
Hadn't planned to, could not stand to try it, fry it, na na na yeah.
Oh oh babe, damned. Down in the pits you go no lower
The next stop's underground.Oh, hello underground.
Wine and roses ain't quite over, fate deals a losing hand
And I said: didn't mean to... did not mean to fail
You didn't plan it, you over-ran it
You wanna do it when you wanna
You wanna do it, do it when you wanna
Oh baby, if you fake it, mama, Baby, fake with all your might
When you fake it, mama, Please fake it right(for yourself babe)
You're fakin' it for your life, for your life, for your life, for your life
Do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, Do it when you wanna
Do it, do it, do it, Do it when you wanna
Sometime, baby, nothin' I could do
On the balance of a crystal, Payin' through the nose
And when they couldn't resist you, I thought you'd go with the flow.
Fold up your show
Hadn't planned to, Could not stand to fry in it
Hadn't planned it, I over-ran it, (fryin)
For your life, For your life.
Royal Orleans
Try to make it last all night, And if you take your pick
Be careful how you choose it, Sometimes its hard to feel it bite
Feel it bite.
had himself a bad, bad fight
And when the sun peeked through
John Cameron with Suzanna,
He kissed the whiskers, left & right
Whiskers!
Out at a hotel in the quarter, our friends check in to pass the night
Now love gets hot, but fire preceded water
Poor whiskers set the room alight.
Whiskers!
You can see my friend, they run around all through the night
Most everywhere, Until the closet's bare
Run for the razor, Doin' up my hair
Maybe for some that seems alright
When I step out, strut down with my sugar
She'd best not talk like Barry White!
Try to make it last all night, And if you take your pick
Be careful how you choose it, Sometimes its hard to feel it bite
Feel it bite.
Nobody's Fault But Mine
Trying to save my soul tonight
It's nobody's fault but mine
How to roll the log tonight
Nobody's fault but mine
Brother he showed me the ding dong ding dong
How to roll, the log tonight
Oh, it's nobody's fault but mine
Gonna change my ways tonight
Nobody's fault but mine
Nobody's fault
Candy Store Rock
Oh baby baby, I'm just as sweet as anybody could be
Oh baby baby, I want to look to your eyes, of blue
Oh baby baby, It's more than anybody else could do
Oh baby baby, Well you lookin good enough to eat
Oh baby baby, I dont believe I've tasted this before
Oh baby baby, I want it now
And every mouthfull more of you.
Oh baby baby, I'm about to kiss goodbye to this store
Oh baby baby, It ain't the wrapping that sells the goods
Oh baby baby, I got a sweet tooth when my mouth is full of you.
Ohh baby its alright...its alright
Oh baby, baby, I like your honey and it sure likes me
Oh baby, baby, I got my spoon inside your jar
Oh baby, baby, don't give me too much, don't make me starve
Oh baby, baby, I need a mouthful and I just can't wait
Oh baby, baby, see the shaking in my hand
Oh baby, baby, don't mean to fumble but it tastes so grand
Tastes so grand, tastes so grand, baby it's alright
It's alright... (repeat)
Hots On For Nowhere
Though it couldn't have been the heat of the day
When I learned how my time had been wasted,
(And a) tear fell as I turned away
Event I should happen to fall
Time and his bride growing older
I've got friends who will give me fuck all
In the land of not quite day
A shiver runs down my backbone
Face in the mirror turns grey
Searching hard trying to brighten the day
I turned around to look for the snowman
To my surprise he'd melted away.
Inside my tides dance the ebb and sway
The sun in my soul's sinking lower
While the hope in my hands turns to clay
I don't ask that my field's full of clover
I don't moan at opportunity's door
And if you ask my advice, take it slower
Then your story'd be your finest reward.
Search in the eyes of the wise
When I bled from the heart of the matter
I started bleeding without a disguise
Now and then you've got to take time to pause
When you're down on the ground, don't be messin' around
Or you'll land in a boat without oars
Hey babe, Hey babe, Hey babe,
I lost my way.
I don't know where I'm gonna find it.
Do you wanna know,
Do you really, really, wanna help me, yeah?
Let me tell you
That it feels so good that it must be right
That it feels so good that it must be right...
Tea For One
Oh twenty-four hours, Baby sometimes seem to slip into days
A minute seems like a lifetime, baby when I feel this way
Sittin, lookin at the clock, time moves so slow
I've been watchin for the hands to move
Until I just can't look no more
How come twenty four hours, Baby sometimes seems to slip into days?
A minute seems like a lifetime, Baby when I feel this way.
"Oh baby this one's for we two", Which in the end is you anyway
A minute seems like a lifetime, baby when I feel this way.
But by my own choice I left you woman, And now I can't get back again
A minute seems like a lifetime, Baby when I feel this way
A minute seems like a lifetime
When I feel this way...I feel this way