This song's for you (part 2)

[Mikoyan]

I am the Sword
Motorhead
Bastards

Murder I am, you know it was me
I was the one, that you didn't see
I was the cut, down to your bone
I put you there under that stone


I, I am the blade, I am the dream of the brave
I, I am the knife, I bring grief to your life
I, I am the sword, I am the word of the Lord


Do what you will, I bring you the edge
I am the one to sever your head
I cut so deep, I can cut straight
All depends on the moves you make


I, I am the blade, I am the promise unmade
I, Iam the knife, I bring death to your life
I, I am the axe, to stop you dead in your tracks
I, I am the sword, I bring the fear of the Lord


Centuries pass, dust in the wind
I shall remain, sining in sin
The metal I am, the iron you feel
The song of the dead, the chorus of steel


I, I am the blade, I break the oath that you made
I, I am the mace, I am the blow in the face
I, I am the axe, to cut down heroes like rats
I, I am the sword, I do the work of the Lord

 

[CurtSibling]

Yo Mikoyan!

Have you got the new Motorhead "Hammered" CD yet?

It's a corker!

 

[Mikoyan]

Hello Curt, it's been ages!
I am going to get 'Hammered', when i have bought all of their previous albums.
Im going in chronologichal order!

 

[Simon Darkshade]

Here is one that Mikoyan's offering of "Death or Glory" reminded me of:


SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL - The Rolling Stones

Please allow me to introduce myself
I'm a man of wealth and taste
I've been around for a long, long year
Stole many a man's soul and faith

And I was 'round when Jesus Christ
Had His moment of doubt and pain
Made damn sure that Pilate
Washed his hands and sealed His fate


Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name
But what's puzzling you is the nature of my game

Stuck around St. Petersberg
When I saw it was a time for a change
Killed the Czar and his ministers
Anastasia screamed in vain
I rode a tank, held a general's rank
When the Blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank

Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name
But what's puzzling you is the nature of my game

I watched the gleam while your kings and queens
Ooh ooh, ooh ooh
Fought for ten decades for the Gods they made
Ooh ooh, ooh ooh
I shouted out, who killed the Kennedys
Ooh ooh, ooh ooh
When after all, it was you and me
Ooh ooh, ooh ooh

Let me please introduce myself
I'm a man of wealth and taste
And I lay traps for troubadors
Who get killed before they reached Bombay


Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name
But what's puzzling you is the nature of my game

Oh yeah, get down, hit it

Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name, oh yeah
But what's confusing you is just the nature of my game

Just as every cop is a criminal
And all the sinners saints
As heads is tails, just call me Lucifer
'Cause I'm in need of some restraint

So if you meet me, have some courtesy
Have some sympathy, and some taste
Use all your well learned politesse
Or I'll lay your soul to waste, mm yeah


Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name
But what's puzzling you is the nature of my game

Mm mean it, get down

Tell me baby, what's my name
Tell me honey, can you guess my name
Tell me baby, what's my name
I tell you one time, you're to blame

Ooh hoo, ooh hoo, ooh hoo, all right
What's my name
Tell me, baby, what's my name
Tell me, sweetie, what's my name
Ooh hoo, ooh hoo, ooh hoo, all right

 

[Whiskey Priest]

Carry On My Wayward Son - By Kansas

Once I rose above the noise and confusion
Just to get a glimpse beyond this illusion
I was soaring ever higher
But I flew too high
Though my eyes could see I still was a blind man
Though my mind could think I still was a mad man
I hear the voices when I'm dreaming
I can hear them say

Carry on my wayward son
There'll be peace when you are done
Lay your weary head to rest
Don't you cry no more

Masquerading as a man with a reason
My charade is the event of the season
And if I claim to be a wise man
It surely means that I don't know
On a stormy sea of moving emotion
Tossed about I'm like a ship on the ocean
I set sail for winds of fortune
But I hear the voices say

Carry on my wayward son
There'll be peace when you are done
Lay your weary head to rest
Don't you cry no more

Carry on
You will always remeber
Carry on
Nothing equals the splendor
Now your life's no longer empty
Surely Heaven waits for you

Carry on my wayward son
There'll be peace when you are done
Lay your weary head to rest
Don't you cry no more

 

[Becka]

Steven is dead; and Johnny got married
And me, I'm here all on my own


Adios Days
Pat Green

Adios days on the wide open prarie
The nights in the canyon are gone
Steven is dead; and Johnny got married
And me, I'm here all on my own

I'm all on my own

I used to have nights on the town of Laredo
Spinnin' them girls 'cross the floor
Now I'm too old for dancing, too far gone for the whiskey
So I don't go down there no more

Adios days on the wide open prarie
The nights in the canyon are gone
Steven is dead; and Johnny got married
And me, I'm here all on my own

My dad was a top hand when he was a young man
He rode for the Diamond-Bar-J
He'd push all day long from the back of his pony
At nighttime he'd gather the strays

Well, he hated the cities, cussed all the railroads
Said they'd lead us to fall
Now we have street cars, the cowboy is dying
Guess he weren't too far from wrong

Adios days on the wide open prarie
The nights in the canyon are gone
Steven is dead; and Johnny got married
And me, I'm here all on my own

Adios days on the wide open prarie
The nights in the canyon are gone
Steven is dead; and Johnny got married
And me, I'm here all on my own

I'm all on my own

 

[Becka]

Jimmy and Annie
Cross Canadian Ragweed

Jimmy was a small town kid
The only thing that he ever did
Was cross that south side railroad track
Annie was a small town girl
Wanted so bad to see the world
Get on a train and never look back

Throw caution to the wind don't ever turn your head
'Cause in the end we'll all be dead
Make 'em open up their ears and listen to your song
It don't matter whose right or wrong

Headed fast out of town West on 51
Half a pack of cigarettes and a glove compartment gun
Runnin' a little short on gas she said I'll step in and pay
Got a pocket full of cash and they made their getaway

Throw caution to the wind don't ever turn your head
'Cause in the end we'll all be dead
Make 'em open up their ears and listen to your song
It don't matter whose right or wrong

Arizona sun sinking slowly in the sand
Got a bag of twenty bills and a sack of contraband
Steppin' down on his foot give this thing some gas
The lights in the rearview mirror are coming on us fast

Just like the wind here came the end
They never saw it come
Jimmy knew his fate was sealed when Annie grabbed her gun

The same old broken story
I know you've heard it too
They went out in a blaze of glory with a hand held .22

Throw caution to the wind don't ever turn your head
'Cause in the end we'll all be dead
Make 'em open up their ears and listen to your song
It don't matter whose right or wrong

 

[Ozz]

There are many variations of this song. I prefer this one as it is most representative of Wales' struggle for freedom. And it never
fails to raise my spirits.


Men of Harlech stop your dreaming
Can't you see their spear points gleaming
See their warrior's pendants streaming
To this battle field.
Men of Harlech stand ye steady
It cannot be ever said ye
For the battle were not ready
Stand and never yield.
Through the hills surrounding
Let this war cry sounding
Summon all to Cambria's call
The mighty force surrounding.
Men of Harlech onto glory
This shall ever be your story
Keep this fighting words before ye
Cambria(Welshmen never)will not yield

 

[santo67]

Twilight Zone
Golden Earring

Somewhere in some lonely hotel room there's a guy starting to realive that eternal fate has turned his back on him. It's 2 A.M.

It's 2 A.M., the fear is gone
I'm sitting here waiting
The gun is still warm
Maybe my connection is tired of taking a chance

Yeah, there's a storm on the loose
Sirens in my head
Wrapped up in silence
All circuits are dead
Cannot decode
My whole life spins into a frenzy

Help, I'm stepping into the Twilight Zone
Place is a madhouse
Feels like being cloned
My beacon's been moved under moon and star
Where am I to go now that I've gone too far?
So you'll come to know
When the bullet hits the bone

I'm falling down a spiral
Destination unkown
Double-crossed messenger
All alone
Can't get no connection
Can't get through
Where are you?

Well, the night weighs heavy on his guilty mind
This far from the borderline
When the hitman comes
He knows damn well he has been cheated

Help, I'm stepping into the Twilight Zone
Place is a madhouse
Feels like being cloned
My beacon's been moved under moon and star
Where am I to go now that I've gone too far?
So you'll come to know
When the bullet hits the bone
When the bullet hits the bone

 

[napoleon526]

"Particle Man"
They Might Be Giants

Particle Man, Particle Man;
Doing the things a particle can.
What's he like, its not important.
Particle Man.
Is he a dot, or is he a speck?
When he's underwater does he get wet?
Or does the water get him instead?
Nobody knows, Particle Man.

Triangle Man, Triangle Man;
Triangle Man hates Particle Man.
They have a fight, Triangle wins.
Triangle Man.

Universe Man, Universe Man.
Size of the entire Universe Man.
Usually kind to smaller man.
Universe Man.
He's got a watch with a minute hand,
Millenium hand, and an eon hand.
When they meet it's happy land.
Powerful man, Universe Man.

Person Man, Person Man.
Hit on the head with a frying pan.
Lives his life in a garbage can.
Person Man.
Is he depressed, or is he a mess?
Does he feel totally worthless?
Who came up with person man?
Degraded man, Person Man.

Triangle Man, Triangle Man.
Triangle Man hates Person Man.
They have a fight, Triangle wins.
Triangle Man.

 

[Simon Darkshade]

MONSTER MASH - as done by the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band

I was working in the lab late one night
When my eyes beheld an eerie sight
And my monster from his slab began to rise
And suddenly to my surprise
(He did the mash)
He did the monster mash
(He did the mash)
It was a graveyard smash
(He did the mash)
It caught on in a flash
(He did the mash)
He did the monster mash
From my laboratory in the castle east
To the master bedroom where the vampires feast
The ghouls all came from their humble abode
To get a jolt from my electrode
(They did the mash)
They did the monster mash
(They did the mash)
It was a graveyard smash
(They did the mash)
It caught on in a flash
(They did the mash)
They did the monster mash
The zombies were having fun,
The party had just begun
The guests included Wolfman,
Dracula and his son
The scene was rocking,
All were digging the sound
Igor on chains backed by his baying hounds
The Coffin Bangers were about to arrive
With their vocal group The Cryptkicker Five
(They played the mash)
They played the monster mash
(They played the mash)
It was a graveyard smash
(They played the mash)
It caught on in a flash
(They played the mash)
They played the monster mash
Out from his coffin Drac's voice did ring
Seems he was troubled by just one thing
He opened the lid and shook his fist and said
"Whatever happened to my Transylvania Twist?"
(It's now the mash)
It's now the monster mash
(It's now the mash)
And it's a graveyard smash
(It's now the mash)
It caught on in a flash
(It's now the mash)
It's now the monster mash
Now everything's cool Drac's a part of the band
And my monster mash is the hit of the land
For you, the living, this mash was meant too
When you get to my door tell them Boris sent you
(Then you can mash)
Then you can monster mash
(Then you can mash)
And do my graveyard smash
(Then you can mash)
You'll catch on in a flash
(Then you can mash)
Then you can monster mash
(They did the mash)
They did the monster mash
(They did the mash)
It was a graveyard smash
(They did the mash)
It caught on in a flash
(They did the mash)
They did the monster mash

Come Down - Bush

Love And Hate Get It Wrong
She Cut Me Right Back Down To Size
Sleep The Day Let It Fade
Who Was There To Take Your Place
No One Knows Never Will
Mostly Me But Mostly You
What Do You Say Do You Do
When It All Comes Down

Chorus:
I Don't Wanna Come Back Down From This Cloud
Taken Me All This Time To Find Out What I Need

There Is No Blame Only Shame
When You Beg You Just Complain
More I Come More I Try
All Police Are Paranoid
So Am I So's The Future
So Are You Be A Creature
What Do You Say Do You Do
When It All Comes Down

(Repeat Chorus)

SWALLOWED - Bush

Warm sun feed me up and
I'm leery loaded up
Loathing for a change and
I slip some boil away

Swallowed followed
Heavy about everything but my love
Swallowed sorrowed
I'm with everyone and yet not
I'm with everyone and yet not
I'm with everyone and yet

Just wanted to be myself
Hey you said that you would love to try some
Hey you said you would love to die some
In the middle of a world on a fishhook
You're the wave you're the wave you're the wave

Swallowed borrowed
Heavy about everything but my love
Swallowed hollowed
Sharp about everyone but yourself
Swallowed oh no
I'm with everyone and yet not
I'm with everyone and yet not
I'm with everyone and yet not
I'm with everyone and yet

P1ss on self-esteem forward busted knee
Sick head blackened lungs and I'm simple Selfish son

Swallowed followed
Heavy about everything but my love
Swallowed oh no
I'm with everyone and yet not
I'm with everyone and yet not
I'm with everyone and yet not

Got to get away from here
Got to get away from here
Got to get away from here
Got to get away from here

I miss the one that I love a lot
I miss the one that I love a lot
I miss the one that I love a lot

 

[Simon Darkshade]

Down Under - Men At Work

Traveling in a fried-out combie
On a hippie trail, head full of zombie
I met a strange lady, she made me nervous
She took me in and gave me breakfast
And she said,

Do you come from a land down under?
Where women glow and men plunder?
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover.

Buying bread from a man in Brussels
He was six foot four and full of muscles
I said, Do you speaka my language?
He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich
And he said,

I come from a land down under
Where beer does flow and men chunder
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover.

Lying in a den in Bombay
With a slack jaw, and not much to say
I said to the man, are you trying to tempt me
Because I come from the land of plenty?
And he said,

Oh! Do you come from a land down under? (oh yeah yeah)
Where women glow and men plunder?
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover.

 

[CurtSibling]

Simon, do you remember the video for "Down Under"?
It was a hoot!

 

[CurtSibling]

Victory Is Mine
By VIRGIN STEELE

Your God isn't here - He is dead
Crushed by your Prophets of Dread
Death-Fire, Mist, Blood and Wine
Torn like a rose from the vine
So you run to the hills to divine
What is left of your fortune and find

VICTORY IS MINE underneath a Savage sky
VICTORY IS MINE from the darkness I have won, oh

Sad Ghosts of old victories
Come crowding the fields where we cleaved
Locked in Immortal embrace
Handsome as Death's Iron face

I will run to the hills where you hide
Seeking Vengeance for all of my kind

VICTORY IN MINE by the Hammer and the Nine
VICTORY IN MINE from the Mountains to the Sea
VICTORY IN MINE Noble tears and Kingly Pride
VICTORY IN MINE under Shadows I will fly

The Thunder meets at Twilight by the Serpentine
No blood running in these veins
Just the blackened ice of the river Styx
Swirling through a Heart of Stone

VICTORY IS MINE underneath a Savage sky
VICTORY IS MINE by the Power and the Sign
VICTORY IS MINE final Darkness, Kingdoms fall
VICTORY IS MINE under Darkness, Iam all

Oh Emalaith, oh Emalaith,
Sworn by the light of the moon
I will be here with you soon

VICTORY IS MINE

 

[CurtSibling]

Unholy Water
By VIRGIN STEELE

Flowers of Evil shiver on the firing line
Whose face can please me now?
Boundless Queen of Babylon, she rides above the sky,
I'm a Devil, I'm an Angel

The lights are getting brighter now,
Bold enough to stay your prayers

UNHOLY WATER you tell me the truth,
you tell me the lies
UNHOLY WATER you resurrect you crucify,
take me down now

Leave if you're leavin', stay if you have the right
I've never been so alonw, as I am with you tonight
The Funeral Season grows I'm an Angel, I'm a Devil
Where did it go so wrong?
Close your eyes and say good-bye

UNHOLY WATER you'rebringing me down, to Live is to Die
UNHOLY WATER the ending is clean, the ending is now
UNHOLY WATER the Rapture is mine, I drown in your slime
UNHOLY WATER you're deep in it now, you're tasting it all

UNHOLY WATER
UNHOLY WATER one last careless, then solitude
UNHOLY WATER you're feelin' it now, I never denied
UNHOLY WATER when love turns to hate, with Satan you mate
UNHOLY WATER drown in the tears, a Shadow of Fear,
The ending, the ending is now

UNHOLY WATER her breasts were full, her hair was wet
UNHOLY WATER around her throat the Serpent crept
UNHOLY WATER she utters truth, she utters lies
UNHOLY WATER she resurrects she crucifies

 

[CurtSibling]

Devil/Angel
By VIRGIN STEELE

Rising up from the bottom of the Sea,
Cryptic eyes watching me
Daughter of the Air, Demon of the Pit,
doesn't matter what you are
Riding on that road, you know it won't be long,
Gypsy child you're mine
One foot in the grave, one hand on the wheel,
Beauty calls freedom moans

Oh your pleasure is caught by the sun
Yeah the Five Senses wed
Reason is lost be quick or your dead

DEVIL/ANGEL you move like a shark on the land
DEVIL/ANGEL the Spirityearns for Sensuality

Twin hearts glow, born of rival heat,
Beauty is the only goal
The flesh becomes the soul, eternal argument,
consummate in Nature's Style
Riding on that road, you know I'm runnin' free,
Gypsy child you're mine
Hangin' on the Cross, caught between two thieves,
Energy is Liberty !!!
Oh remember your forgotten son
Yeah celestial calm
Infernal hate, your wit will disarm

DEVIL/ANGEL you ride with the Ravens of Dawn
DEVIL/ANGEL Virtue acts from impulse not from fules

DEVIL/ANGEL we're free from Tyrannical Law
DEVIL/ANGEL the lightning is all that you need

DEVIL/ANGEL, DEVIL/ANGEL, DEVIL/ANGEL oh oh

 

[CurtSibling]

Prometheus The Fallen One
By VIRGIN STEELE

I have dwelt in Heavens shining realms of bliss
I have walked the Halls of light
Once I lived in honor with the Deathless Gods,
Keeper of a secret sight

Now I suffer the Wrath, I suffer the Pain for befriending Man
Proud Rebel Thief, Stealer of Fire, I never kneel

I have chosen, I bleed for Mankind
Watch me die, I am the God in Man

I defied the Father, on his throne of gold
Now I'm captured here in chains
And he sends his eagle down to feast again
On the banquet of my flesh

Zeus, Rain down your plagues, your unnatural love,
your unnatural hate
Blind may I be but eyeless I see what you'll never know

I am golden, my force flies unseen
Blood and pride, I am the God in Man

Ten thousand years or more torment and pain
Chained to this lonely crag, the champion of slaves
And you come bearing gifts to me
Silent as the grave, I receive thee
And what's the Lie there in your eyes no mercy ...
And the day dawns in Agony, in silence I wait for my time
I will never, ever yield to you, you have no power over me ...
Release me oh release me

A river of ice a mountain of fire, I'll not reveal the one
Impaled in the sky forever despised, I'll not reveal the one
Immortal I die Immortal I die, I'll not give up on Man
Your son will survive to vanquish your tribe, I RISE!!!

I am Golden, my blood heals your wounds
Watch me die, I fear no Gods Wrath
Cursed and tried, I am the MAN in GOD

 

[CurtSibling]

Rising Unchaned
By VIRGIN STEELE

Piercing the veil of Eternity, lashed by the winds of Hades
Titan fists and Gods collide
From the caves of ice the Midgard Serpent roars
As the stars fall from the sky
War kills we die, with golden tears Odin falls

You're the deliverer-King Unchained
You're the deliverer-King Unchained

With a twilight kiss upon your frozen brow
Golden Dawn when you awake
You're the first and last whose coming was foretold
Crown of Glory, worlds unfold
Come forth arise, twelve Golden Dreams forge the prize

You're the deliverer-King Unchained
You're the deliverer-He Who Reigns

Meeting on the Twilight Bridge, the Giants of Jotenheim align
"against the Hosts of Heaven. The sun turns black and falls,
lightning cracks Bifrost the Rainbow Bridge of three hues,
while time comes to an end.
The wolf Fenrir breaks his chain, Yggdrasil, is laid waste and the
Universe comes crashing down. But after defeat, One will come
beyond the reach of all Evil, greater even than Odin, to create a
new Heaven and Earth set in a Golden Age forevermore."

Don't cry for mercy for you know there will be none
There in your darkness, you've been blinded by the sun
And you'll see me tread the air, crown of fire upon my hair,
you will die
Come forth arise, your time has come, forge the prize

Don't cry for mercy `cause you know there will be none
There in your darkness, you've been blinded by the sun
Crowned in blood I tread the air, worlds are formed within my stare
See them RISE !!!

You're the deliverer-King Unchained
You're the deliverer-King Unchained

You're the deliverer-He Who Reigns !!!

 

[Simon Darkshade]

Originally posted by CurtSibling
Simon, do you remember the video for "Down Under"?
It was a hoot!

Ja, twas!

SAD SONG - Screaming Jets

How bout a sad song to help me get further down.
So down like I'm drowning so down like I'm dying.
How bout a sad song to pull the rug from under me.
When I was ok when I was sane.
When I found my way.

How bout a warning when the bodys already doused.
And its ready for burning too late to learn
How bout a reunion when everybodys gone away.
They dont want to see you.
They dont want to find out that youre doing ok.

Will you be the first one when things get me down.
Will you be the first one to bring me around.
Resurrect my sense of believing.
Cause I sure could use the feeling.

Gotta get a handle, gotta climb up another rung.
I'm tired of being down,
I dont wanna drown.
I'm gonna walk.
Gonna walk like a walking time bomb.
I dont want to go off but I will if I'm forced to run.

Will you be the first one when things get me down.
Will you be the first one to bring me around.
Resurrect my sense of believing.
Cause I sure could use the feeling.

Something in the way I feel makes me wanna run
And there's something in the way you lead me
That stops my head from making my body go.

How bout a sad song to help get further down.
Gotta get a handle and climb another rung.

Will you be the first one when things
get me down.
Will you be the first one to bring me around.
Resurrect my sense of healing
Cause I sure could use it.
Will you be the first one when things get me down.
Be the first one to bring me around.
Resurrect my sense of believing cause I sure
Could use the feeling.

HELPING HAND - Screaming Jets


Sometimes, things get a little hazy
Sometimes, I think I’m just a little crazy
I don’t even know my own name
Soon all of me will go on up in flames
Wearing scars, on my arms and in my eyes
Are you friends, or enemies in disguise
So hard, when everybody just runs against me
Jealous words, turn into a love/hate frenzy
Won’t someone, please understand
Won’t someone, lend me a helping hand
Time is up, to do the time that’s left undone
Time to grab my hat, grab my coat, I gotta load my gun
Silly things always always are the ones that turn out worst
And it seems
The ones who love you always hurt you the most
Won’t someone, please understand
Won’t someone, lend me a helping hand
Won’t someone, please take the time to think
That your actions and words
They don’t always say what they mean
Since I was a child, I used to dream of many things
Superstars, the bizarre, kings and their pretty queens
Now it seems, I need a shot, a drink to jog my thoughts
Why does this happen all the time
Is it, is it just because
Because no-one will understand
Won’t someone, lend me a helping hand
Won’t someone, please take the time to think
That your actions and words
They don’t always say what they mean


SHIVERS - Screaming Jets

I’ve been contemplating
Suicide
But it really doesn’t suit my style
So I think I’ll just act bored instead
To contain the blood I could have shed
She makes me feel so weary
My heart is really on its knees
But I keep a poker face so well
That even my mother couldn’t tell
That my baby’s so vain
She is almost a mirror
And the sound of her name
Send a permanent shiver
Down my spine
Down my spine
Well I keep her photograph against my heart
Cause in my life she plays
A starring part
Our love could hold on cigarettes
There is no room for these cheap regrets
She makes me feel so weary
My heart is really on its knees
But I keep a poker face so well
That even my mother couldn’t tell
That my baby’s so vain
She is almost a mirror
And the sound of her name
Send a permanent shiver
Down my spine
Down my spine
Sends a permanent shiver down my spine

BETTER - Screaming Jets

You still didn't know what happened, when you knocked apon my door. The things you had and the life you lived, all the dreams you had before. Your eyes, your face, your heart and soul, you know they said it all. What happened on that day back then, the moment hurt us all.
Now you can see the reason why not everyone's the same, but you don't have to please them, or try hard to save your name.
They say you'd never get anywhere. Well, they don't care and it's just not fair, but you know and I know better.
Yes I do.
Well the weeks go by and you wonder why, is this really true? Your heard said no but your feelings showed the whole thing you never new. You and I, we knew deep down that ain't really you. We always knew that it would work out right, and we could start anew.
Now you can see the reason why not everyone's the same, but you don't have to please them, or try hard to save your name.
They say you'd never get anywhere. Well, they don't care and it's just not fair, but you know and I know better.
Things ain't always what they seem, so wake up man get outta you dream. Things ain't always what they seem so wake up. Things ain't always what they seem, wake up man, your in my dream, things ain't always......
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They said you'd never get anywhere, a little care, it's just not fair. You're never gonna get anywhere, that's what they tell me. Never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, gonna get anywhere, they don't care, that's not fair.

 

[Becka]

Corpus Christi Bay
Robert Earl Keen

I worked the rigs from three 'til midnight
On the Corpus Christi Bay
I'd get off and drink 'til daylight
Sleep the mornin' away
I had a plan to take my wages
Leave the rigs behind for good
But that life it is contagious
And it gets down in your blood

I lived in Corpus with my brother
We were always on the run
We were bad for one another
But we were good at having fun
We got stoned along the seawall
We got drunk and rolled a car
We knew the girls at every dancehall
Had a tab at every bar

If I could live my life all over
It wouldn't matter anyway
'Cause I never could stay sober
On the Corpus Christi Bay

My brother had a wife and family
You know he gave 'em a good home
But his wife thought we were crazy
And one day we found her gone
We threw her clothes into the car trunk
Her photographs, her rosary
We went to the pier and got drunk
And through it all into the sea

If I could live my life all over
It wouldn't matter anyway
'Cause I never could stay sober
On the Corpus Christi Bay

Now my brother lives in Houston
He married for a second time
He got a good job with the union
And it's keeping him in live
He came to Corpus just this weekend
It was good to see him here
He said he finally gave up drinkin'
Then he ordered me a beer

If I could live my life all over
It wouldn't matter anyway
'Cause I never could stay sober
On the Corpus Christi Bay

If I could live my life all over
It wouldn't matter anyway
'Cause I never could stay sober
On the Corpus Christi Bay