I.O.U.
Give me a/get me out of this little stinkin' fresh air
Ninety days in the electric chair
Step right up son
Gonna show you something ain't never been done
You're all fucked
Listen, it don't cost much
I lay down the line that you touch
Never do what you're told
There'll be time, believe me, when you're old
You're all wrong and I'm right
Please be on your honor
Please be on your side [...sucker?]
(back in here)
Listen to the story all right
I'm losing all I own on that dotted line
Step right up son
Gonna show you something ain't never been done
You're all wrong and I'm right
You see I want it in writing, I owe you nothing
want it in writing, I owe you nothing
want it in writing
ALEX
CHILTON
If he was from Venus, would he feed us with a spoon?
If he was from Mars, wouldn't that be cool?
Standing right on campus, would he stamp us in a file?
Hangin' down in Memphis all the while
Children by the million sing for Alex Chilton when he comes
'round
They sing "I'm in love. What's that song?
I'm in love with that song."
So we will (Cerebral?) rape and pillage in a village of
his choice.
Invisible man who can sing in a visible voice.
Feeling like a hundred bucks, exchanging good lucks face
to face.
Checkin' his stash by the trash at St. Mark's place.
(chorus)
I never travel far, without a little Big Star
Runnin' 'round the house, Mickey Mouse and the Tarot cards.
Falling asleep with a flop pop video on.
If he was from Venus, would he meet us on the moon?
If he died in Memphis, then that'd be cool, babe.
(chorus)
I
DON'T KNOW
Do we give it up? (I don't know)
Should we give it hell? (I don't know)
Are you makin' a fortune? (I don't know)
Or don't you wanna tell? (I don't know)
Should we give it up? (I don't know)
Or hang around some more? (I don't know)
Should we buy some beer? (I don't know)
Can I use your hairspray?
One foot in the door, the other foot in the gutter
The sweet smell that you adore, yeah I think I'd rather
smother.
Should we top it off? (I don't know)
It's startin' to smoke. (I don't know)
Who's behind the board? (I don't know)
They tell me he's a dope. (I don't know)
What the fuck you sayin'? (I don't know)
Our lawyer's on the phone. (I don't know)
How much are you in for? (I don't know)
What did we do now?
One foot in the door, the other one in the gutter
The sweet smell that they adore, I think I'd rather smother
One foot in the door, the other one in the gutter
The sweet smell that they adore, well I think I'd rather
smother
(4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12)
Are you guys still around? (I don't know)
Whatcha gonna do with your lives? (Nothin'!)
One foot in the *fuckup*, the other one in the gutter
The sweet smell that you adore, hey I think I'd rather smother
One foot in this door, the other one in the gutter
The sweet smell that they adore, oh I think I'd rather smother
NIGHTCLUB
JITTERS
Nightclub jitters, I take a drink before I hit the town
Night life critters scurry to that sultry, smoky sound
Hurry now the sun is goin' down
To the nightclub jitters, only thing that scares me is the
dark
The night life critters: "What's the cover? Where should
we park?"
Stay at home just once for a lark.
They say "Now don't be a stranger."
It really don't matter to me
I'd be willing to wager
That it don't matter much if we keep in touch
Nightclub jitters, I take a drink before I hit the town
Night life critters, they scurry to that sultry smoky sound
Oh hurry now the sun is goin' down
They say "Now don't be a stranger."
Hell, it really don't matter to me
I'd be willing to wager
That it don't matter much if we keep in touch
Don't matter much 'cause I got a touch
In the nightclub
In the nightclub
THE
LEDGE
All eyes look up to me
High above the filthy streets
Heed no bullhorn when it calls
Watch me fly and die, watch me fall
I'm the boy they can't ignore,
For the first time in my life, I'm sure
All the love sent up high to pledge
Won't reach the ledge
Wind blows cold from the west
I smell coffee, I smell doughnuts for the press (on their
breath?)
A girl that I knew once years ago
Is tryin' to be reached on the phone
I'm the boy she can't ignore,
for the first time in my life, I'm sure
All the love sent up high to pledge...
(Repeat)
Priest kneels silent, all is still
Policeman reaches from the sill
Watch him, watch him try his best
There'll be no medal pinned to his chest
I'm the boy they couldn't ignore,
for the first time in my life, I'm sure
(Repeat)
I'm the boy for the last time in my life
All the love that they pledge
For the last time will not reach the ledge
NEVER
MIND
Absolution is out of the question
It makes no sense to apologize
The words I thought I brought I left behind,
So never mind
All over but the shouting, just a waste of time
Never mind
All over but the shouting, just a waste of time
I'm not ready as I'll ever be
I climb the walls, I fall into the sea
I'm not ready as I'll ever be
And I suppose your guess is more or less as bad as mine
All over but the shouting, just a waste of time
Never mind
All over but the shouting, just a waste of time
And I suppose your guess is more or less as bad as mine
You oughta tell me, you oughta say if you're not sure
You oughta tell me, you got to help me remember
Never mind
All over but the shouting, just a waste of time
Never mind
All over but the shouting, just a waste of time
Never mind
Never mind
Never mind
Never mind
The words I thought I brought I left behind
So never mind
VALENTINE
Well you wish upon a star that turns into a plane
And I guess that's right on par
Who's left to blame?
If you were a pill
I'd take a handful at my will
And I'd knock you back with something sweet and strong
Plenty of times you wake up in February make-up
Like the moon and the morning star you're gone
(chorus:)
Tonight makes love to all your kind
Tomorrow's makin' Valentines
Hey you pop up in this old place
So sick and so refined (divine?)
Are you strung out on some face?
Well I know it ain't mine
If you were a pill, I'd take a handful at my will,
And I'd knock you back with something sweet and strong
Trouble keeping your head up when you're hungry and you're
fed up,
Like a moon and a lone star you're gone
(chorus)
If you were a pill, I'd take a handful at my will,
And I'd knock you back with something sweet as wine
Yesterday was theirs to say, this is their world and their
time
Well if tonight belongs to you, tomorrow's mine
(chorus)
(chorus)
SHOOTING
DIRTY POOL
Rock 'n roll loudmouth, spew in my glass
Stroke another one down, right behind my back
Do us all a favor, get yourself a spine
Everybody's chokin' on the grapevine
(chorus:)
Shootin' dirty pool, spewin' dirty lies
Shootin' dirty pool, spewin' dirty lies
I heard it on the airwaves, I've seen it in my glass
Get your money on the table, get your head out of your ass
You're the coolest guy that I ever have smelt
I ain't a notch on nobody's belt
(chorus)
Why don't you get a haircut, sister? {bottle breaking} That's
it!
(chorus)
RED
RED WINE
A bottle of Chablis, hey now, that ain't no stuff for me
Chateau Timberley, as long as I can't see
Gallo or Muscatel, either one would be just swell
I didn't come here to fight, hey just as long as that ain't
white
Now I ain't no connoiseur cat - the conno-sewer/kinda sewer
rat
Red red wine on Sunday
Always tastes so good
Red red wine
Red red wine
Red red wine if you would
Hey now as long as it is red, oh set 'em up until we're
dead
A Saturday sippin' beer is just a jug without a year
Now I ain't no connoiseur cat, I think you guessed that
Red red wine on Sunday
Just like Martin said
Red red wine
Red red wine
Set us up 'till we're dead
I ain't no connoiseur cat, conno-sewer rat
... on Sunday
Just like Martin said
Red red wine
Red red wine
Set us up 'till we're dead
SKYWAY
You take the skyway, high above the busy little one-way
In my stupid hat and gloves, at night I lie awake
Wonderin' if I'll sleep
Wonderin' if we'll meet out in the street
But you take the skyway
It don't move at all like a subway
It's got bums when it's cold like any other place
It's warm up inside
Sittin' down and waitin' for a ride
Beneath the skyway
Oh, then one day, I saw you walkin' down that little one-way
Where, the place I'd catch my ride most everyday
There wasn't a damn thing I could do or say
Up in the skyway
Skyway
Skyway (sky away)
CAN'T
HARDLY WAIT
I'll write you a letter tomorrow
Tonight I can't hold a pen
Someone's got a stamp that I can borrow
I promise not to blow the address again
Lights that flash in the evening,
Through a crack in the drapes
Jesus rides beside me
He never buys any smokes
Hurry up, hurry up, ain't you had enough of this stuff
Ashtray floors, dirty clothes, and filthy jokes
See you're high and lonesome
Try and try and try
Lights that flash in the evening,
Through a hole in the drapes
I'll be home when I'm sleeping
I can't hardly wait
I can't wait. Hardly wait.
