the fish swim low "You know what Bert," Charlie said, "you got the wrong attitude. Sometimes life's a big game and tthe paths you can choose. Things may go wrong, but ya gotta stand
We will be driving in little time bombs everywhere One a seat in a skyscraper with aluminum hair therre'll be someone downstairs Collecting all our names
John Wayne was always bald And he had a woman's name Valentino was a momma's boy He cried in his tent all night long And Harry Truman finally Dropped
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(Kurt Weill/Bertolt Brecht/Marc Blitzstein) Performed by Stan Ridgway and the Fowler Brothers John was all present and Jim was all there And Georgie was
Can I get a light from you, Mr. Smith? And do you know where the party is? I've been walking a blue streak all night long And I'm tired of looking for
CHORUS Jack talked, Jack talked like Jack talked like a man on fire Jack talked, Jack talked like Jack talked like a man on fire Jack talked like a man
I work for the newspapers Any news is I always say But I don't write no daily column Talk is cheap and so's my pay And when my work day's over I pocket
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(Wall of Voodoo) Performed by Wall of Voodoo I feel a hot wind on my shoulder And the touch of a world that is older Turn the switch and check the number
In a time between two wars When a slip could get you killed A man appeared with a master plan And they called him Wild Bill He talked you 'round in circles
The room was dark It looked like someone had to get out fast A window open by the fire escape "How long have you been following this guy?" The bell boy
Water is crashin' on the rocks down below A side window rolls down on an El Dorado Hear the hush of the voices...there's a flash from inside And no one
Youth is truth they say And old is rolled away Grey is shown the door While youth just paints the floor With many colors Bright and rainbow colors Bright
Time is lifeless Time is here Time is frozen And it seems like years Time is rolling Time is wrong No one knowing Why it takes so long Chorus: But then
Your key light's bright, your close-up's now This picture could tank, but you'll make out somehow Manhattan calls Ignore Hong Kong Directors ring But you stand
Sue, turn out the lights It's time to close up?c?cwe're through Gotta clear it out So let's drink up, it's past two Girl, don't push 'em out They can
Now you're a long way from graduation and the age of teen Sometimes you feel like you woke up on the wrong side of the scene You pull yourself out of