Slang Of Ages
Let me put it this way doll
And I know it's getting late
I can tell from the planes of your face
That you're from out of state
But here in the Willows now here's the deal
Tomorrow's for squarestonight's for real
Drop me off in Groovetime
Do I hear the Slang of Ages
Show me how it's done
Now did you say you were from the Netherlands
Or was that Netherworld?
If you grew up in Amsterdam
Then I'm the Duke of Earl
These tabs look iffyyou say they're good
Let's roll with the homeysknock on wood
Drop me off in Groovetime
Soothe me with the slang of ages
Show me where I turn
You are part of the Dreaming
The end of my life so far?
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Janie Runaway
It must have been my lucky thursday
Your dad went on that spree
Before the crew could put out the fires
You hopped a bus for nyc
Down in tampa the future looked desperate and dark
Now youre the wonderwaif of gramercy park
Chorus:
Who makes the morning fabulous
Who says todays a fun day
Why do I feel like sailing again
Honey its you - janie runaway
Lets grab some takeout from dean and deluca
A hearty gulping wine
You be the showgirl and Ill be sinatra
Way back in 59
Sweetness in heels - look at you - in long black gloves
Come to old blue eyes tell me - who do you love
Chorus:
Who makes the traffic interesting
Rescues a dreary sunday
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I. G. Y.
Standing tough under stars and stripes
We can tell
This dreams in sight
Youve got to admit it
At this point in time that its clear
The future looks bright
On that train all graphite and glitter
Undersea by rail
Ninety minutes from new york to paris
Well by seventy-six well be a.o.k.
What a beautiful world this will be
What a glorious time to be free
Get your ticket to that wheel in space
While theres time
The fix is in
Youll be a witness to that game of chance in the sky
You know weve got to win
Here at home well play in the city
Powered by the sun
Perfect weather for a streamlined world
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Doctor Wu
Katy tried; I was half-way crucified.
I was on the other side of no tomorrow.
You walked in and my life began again
Just when I'd spent the last piaster I could borrow
All night long we would sing that stupid song
And ev'ry word we sang I knew was true.
Are you with me, Doctor Wu?
Are you really just a shadow of the man that I once knew?
Are you crazy, are you high or just an ordinary guy?
Have you done all you can do?
Are you with me, Doctor?
[solo]
Don't seem right; I've been strung out here all night.
I've been waiting for the taste you said you'd bring to me.
Biscayne Bay, where the Cuban gentleman sleep all day,
I went searching for the song you used to sing to me.
Katy lies; you can see it in her eyes.
But imagine my surprise when I saw you.
Are you with me, Doctor Wu?
Are you really just the shadow of the amn that I once knew?
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New Frontier
Yes were gonna have a wingding
A summer smoker underground
Its just a dugout that my dad built
In case the reds decide to push the button down
Weve got provisions and lots of beer
The key word is survival on the new frontier
Introduce me to that big blonde
Shes got a touch of tuesday weld
Shes wearing ambush and a french twist
Shes got us wild and she can tell
She loves to limbo, that much is clear
Shes got the right dynamics for the new frontier
Well I cant wait til I move to the city
til I finally make up my mind
To learn design and study overseas
Have you got a steady boyfriend
Cause honey Ive been watching you
I hear youre mad about brubeck
I like your eyes, I like him too
Hes an artist, a pioneer
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Your Gold Teeth
Got a feeling Ive been here before
Watching as you cross the killing floor
You know youll have to pay it all
Youll pay today or pay tomorrow
You fasten up your beaded gown
Then you try to tie me down
Do you work it out one by one
Or played in combination
You throw out your gold teeth
Do you see how they roll
I have seen your iron and your brass
Cant you see it shine behind the glass
Your fortune is your roving eye
Your mouth and legs
Your gift for the runaround
Torture is the main attraction
I dont need that kind of action
You dont have to dance for me
Ive seen your dance before
Do you throw out your gold teeth
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Any World That I'm Welcome To
If I had my way I would move to another time;
I'd quit my job, ride the train through the misty night-time.
I'll be ready when my feet touch the ground, wherever I come down,
And if the folks will have me, then they'll have me.
Any world that I'm welcome to [any kind of world]
Any world that I'm welcome to
Any world that I'm welcome to
Is better than the one I come from.
I can hear your words when you speak of what you are and have seen;
I can see your hand reaching out through a shining daydream.
Where the days and nights are not the same, captured happy in a picture frame;
Honey, I will be there, yes, I'll be there.
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I got this thing inside me that's got to find a place to hide me.
I only know I must obey this feeling I can't explain away.
I think I'll go to the park, watch the children playing;
Perhaps I'll find in my head what my heart is saying.
A vision of a child returning, in a kingdom where the sky is burning;
Honey, I will be there, yes, I'll be there.
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Lucky Henry
Dusted down in shanty town behind a sky of red
Hoist upon some frozen dawn exploding in my head
Fast asleep in trouble deep or wide awake and burning
Stuck inside some strangers hide whose karma keeps returning
Where you trail that holy grail of darkness and despair
Way cross town, now up now down, as though youd really care
On the bus across from us seen once in silhouette
The old mans face you couldnt place that now you cant forget
Down and dirty
There you go
Lucky henry says hello
Burned his bridges high and low
And down the road and gone
Its raining boxcars did you know
From county cook to baltimore
Where ever those old jockeys go
To live out their lifelines
Burning down that two lane town the boys call hollywood
Kicked around now lost now found now lost again for good
Badly placed or half erased or lost in space and time
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Things I Miss The Most
I don't mind the quiet
Or the lonely nights
I don't miss the funky attitudes
And I don't miss the fights
I lie on the couch 'til suppertime
And hunker down and read the Post
And that's when I remember the things I miss the most:
The talk
The sex
Somebody to trust
The Audi TT
The house on the Vineyard
The house on the Gulf Coast
These are the things I miss the most
I kinda like frying up
My sad cuisine
Getting in bed and curling up with a girlie magazine
Sometimes in the corner of my eye
I see that adorable ghost
And then ba-boom I remember the things I miss the most
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The Nightfly
Im lester the nightfly
Hello baton rouge
Wont you turn your radio down
Respect the seven second delay we use
So you say theres a race
Of men in the trees
Youre for tough legislation
Thanks for calling
I wait all night for calls like these
An independent station
Wjaz
With jazz and conversation
From the foot of mt. belzoni
Sweet music
Tonight the night is mine
Late line til the sun comes through the skylight
Ive got plenty of java
And chesterfield kings
But I feel like crying
I wish I had a heart like ice
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