1. |
Wake the Dead
03:20
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Gonna wake the dead
Get them on their feet
Gonna count our nickels
like we’re counting sheep
Gonna rob from Peter
to pay Paul
And that’s not all
Gonna teach the children
a little history
But not too much now
Gonna cop a plea
Gonna rob from Peter
to pay Paul
And that’s not all
We might have ourselves a picnic
We might end up on the moon
They might even name a planet after me
If they ask you any questions
go ahead and tell the truth
If we have to, we can plead insanity
If it’s good enough for you, it works for me
Gonna wake the dead
Get ’em on their feet
We’re gonna form an army
Gonna plant a tree
Gonna rob from Peter
to pay Paul
Yeah, that’s not all
We might have ourselves a picnic
We might end up on the moon
They might even make a martyr out of me
And if they ask you any questions
Go ahead and tell the truth
If we have to, we can plead insanity
If it’s good enough for you, it works for me
We might have ourselves a picnic
We might wind up on the moon
We might even give ourselves the third degree
And if they ask you any questions
Go ahead and tell the truth
If we have to, we can plead insanity
If it’s good enough for you, it works for me
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2. |
Betty's Song
03:52
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Betty dreamed a rainbow
In the middle of the night
She lit a Roman candle
and she shut out the light
Betty drew a picture
of a golden calf
She stood there like a statue and
watched her family ripped in half
Oh Betty, you got my number
Yeah, you know what to do
If ever you’re in trouble, honey
I’m in trouble too
Betty threw a party
Everybody made the scene
We stood around a sculpture
that looked too much like me
Betty said come see me
I got something on my mind
We could walk the razor's edge
until the end of time
Oh Betty, you got my number
And you know what to do
If ever you’re in trouble, honey
I’m in trouble too
(repeat chorus)
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3. |
Give the Boy a Kiss
03:26
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I had another nightmare
You turned away from me
You left me here to wander
for all eternity
If there’s a silver lining
give the boy a kiss
Something to remind him
of what he might miss
I went to see the doctor
He was taking his own pulse
And I said, “Doctor, what’s the matter?”
He said, “I think I seen a ghost”
If there’s a silver lining
give the boy a kiss
Something to remind him
of what he might miss
I had another nightmare
You turned away from me
You left me here to wander
for all eternity
for all eternity
Pesadilla, pesadilla
tuve una pesadilla
en la cual yo te perdi
me dejaste esperando
pero yo nunca te vi
For all eternity…
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4. |
First Came the Thunder
03:58
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Sometimes I think the love we made
all adds up to one goodbye
I begged you for a second chance
And slept right through your alibi
Lying on my back
staring at the stars above
When first came the thunder
Then came the rain
Then there was sunshine
Now it all feels the same
I try to imagine
Just how it would be
If I’d have been you, baby
and you’d have been me
First came the thunder
Well, I get a little sentimental
when I’ve had a couple of drinks
Sometimes I think I’ll phone you
Mostly I just sit here and think
Think about your silky hair
and how you pressed your flesh to mine
First came the thunder
Then came the rain
Then there was sunshine
Now it all feels the same
I try to imagine
Just how it would be
If I’d have been you, baby
and you’d have been me
First came the thunder
Well, the road I’m on leads back to you
but I can’t see my way to the end
Sometimes it gets so quiet
I hear the words you never said
Spilling from a radio
Drifting cross a double line
First came the thunder
Then came the rain
Then there was sunshine
Now it all feels the same
I try to imagine
Just how it would be
If I’d have been you, baby
and you’d have been me
First came the thunder
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5. |
Sally Was a Cop
04:54
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Sally was a cop, but now she's a soldier
Another foot deep
Another day older
I used to be on top
Now I just roll over
I used to run hot
Now I run a little colder
Well, they're marching up the street
people hiding in their cupboards
From the crooked politicos
to the mercenary lovers
The socialites and psychopaths are
dancing with each other
Sally was a cop, but now she's a soldier
Shot in the back in the ditches of Tecate
35 bodies lying in the highway
Children forced to dig the graves of their fathers
Sally was a cop, now she's a soldier
They're marching up the street
people hiding in their cupboards
From the crooked politicos
to the mercenary lovers
The socialites and psychopaths
are dancing with each other
Sally was a cop, now she's a soldier
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6. |
Red Sky Night
03:51
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Sha la la
Sha la la la
Sha la la
Sha la la la la
Sha la la la la
Sha la la la
We’ll be gone by the morning
Under cover of a red sky night
We’ll catch a break in the weather
We’ll be running
We’ll be traveling light
And this town don’t feel like home anymore
Once upon a time it might have been
Tired of the rain filling up my shoes
I want to feel the sun shining through again
I want to feel the sun shining on my skin
Sha la la
Sha la la la
Sha la la
Sha la la la la
We’ll be gone by the morning
Under cover of a red sky night
We’ll catch a break in the weather
We’ll be running
We’ll be traveling light
I’ve been thinking about New Mexico
Maybe some place back up in the hills
Doesn’t really matter where we go
But if we don’t go now we never will
Are we running with the tide or just standing still?
Sha la la
Sha la la la
Sha la la
Sha la la la la
(repeat)
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7. |
Same Old Crime
02:29
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I wish I was a fish in the ocean
I wish I was a bird in the sky
I wish I was a rattlesnake wrapped around your finger
Everything I do, it’s the same old crime
You might be looking at me through a telescope
I might be heating you up like a pie
It doesn’t matter what on earth you’re doing
Everything we do it’s the same old crime
I went to see the father
I gave him a talking to
I made a wish one time
Crossed myself and you came true
I wish I was a fish in the ocean
I wish I was a bird in the sky
I wish I was a lizard blowing on my trumpet
Everyone I love sitting by my side
Same old crime
quisiera ser un ave en el cielo
quisiera ser un pez en el mar
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Anywhere I go
Anytime at all
I can find myself looking for you
And someday soon
’neath the crescent moon
I know you’ll be there waiting for me
Cause if it looks like a bridge that’s what it is
I can’t explain it
How it had to be between you and me
We’d make a vow only to break it in two
One lie for me, one for you
In the South of France
You reached out and took my hand
And I took your name and I wrote it in lipstick
No witness no crime
You will always still be mine
And there ain’t no judge alive who can say different
Cause if it looks like a bridge that’s all it is
I can’t explain it
How it had to be ’tween you and me
We’d make a vow only to break it in two
One lie for me, one for you
Dangerous waters ahead
We’ve been here before
Let’s take our life jackets off
and count up to four
And if it looks like a bridge that’s all it is
I can’t explain it
How it had to be ’tween you and me
We’d make a vow only to break it in two
One lie for me, one for you
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9. |
Sugar into Water
03:27
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Standing on a corner
I got to get to Tuscaloosa
I’m baking in the hot sun
I’m working on a rhyme
I’m going to the movies
Yeah, I’m sitting in the front row
Honey, you don’t know it
But you’re already mine
Yes, and we can take a song
And turn it into gold
Sugar into water, water into wine
All the politicians
drinking in the clubhouse
I can hear ‘em talking
Yeah, but I don’t know what it means
I’m minding my own business
I’m only taking out the garbage
It’s exactly like you told me, honey
Nobody’s ever what they seem
Yeah, but we can take a song
And turn it into gold
Sugar into water, water into wine
Sugar into water. . .
Play a while!
I’m spending like a sailor
Just loving you to pieces
And if you want a raincheck
Well, honey, get in line
I got a matching suitcase
I’m standing at your back steps
I’m climbing up your stairs now
I’m gonna reach the top
Yes, and we can take a song
And turn it into gold
Sugar into water, water into wine
Yeah, we can take a song
And turn it into gold
Sugar into water, water into wine
Sugar into water, water into wine
Sugar into water. . .
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Cumbia!
Catch a bird and let it fly
Out the window into the night
You’ll find out what it really means
to wake up all alone
I used to wake up next to her
Now I feel just like that bird
You’ll find me in the shadows
In the shadows I’ll be found
Somebody’s gonna split the world open
Somebody's gonna be on top
Wake up bound and broken
World open, wide open
In a mansion like a tomb
he can still smell her perfume
He found out what it really means
to wake up all alone
Now everybody’s gonna have to pay
when he rides his rocket ship away
You’ll find me in the shadows
In the shadows I’ll be found
Somebody’s gonna split the world open
Someone’s gonna be on top
Wake up bound and broken
World open, wide open
Now everybody’s gonna have to pay
when he rides his rocket ship away
You’ll find me in the shadows
In the shadows I’ll be found
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It’s a good day to walk on the water
Good day to swallow your pride
Good day to call your mother
It’s a good day to be alive
It’s a good day to watch a movie
about a killer with a sensitive side
Good day to tease a baby
It’s a good day to be alive
Yeah, It’s a good day to be alive
We sat and we cried out in the car
when a shooting star came and went
Time stood still and the seasons changed
Everything became new again
New again
It’s a good day to shame the devil
Good day to let it all ride
Good day to be a river
Oh, it’s a good day to be alive
Yeah, it’s a good day to watch a rerun
about a witness to a terrible crime
Good day to solve a puzzle
Oh, it’s a good day to be alive
Yeah, it’s a good day to be alive
It’s a good day to walk on water
Good day to swallow your pride
Good day to call your mother
Oh, it’s a good day to be alive
Oh, it’s a good day to be alive
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Chuck Prophet San Francisco, California
Since his neo-psychedelic Green On Red days, Chuck Prophet has been turning out country, folk, blues, and Brill Building classicism.
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