in the attic
lights
voices scream
nothin' seen
real's the dream

(Chorus:)
leaving the things that are real behind
leaving the things that you love from mind
all of the things that you learned from fears
nothin' is left for the years

voices scream
nothin' seen
real's the dream

toys, toys, toys
in the attic
toys, toys, toys
in the attic
toys, toys, toys
in the attic
toys, toys, toys
in the attic

lights
voices scream
nothin' seen
real's the dream

Chorus

voices scream
nothin' seen
real's the dream

toys, toys, toys
in the attic
(X8)
(fade)

if you believe in me
like I believe in you
you wouldn't be tellin' me things
that weren't exactly true
now everythin' changes
ain't nothin' the same
I'm gettin' the strangest feelin' baby
I can't remember my name

cause the life I been livin'
and the love I been givin'

would be sure to set you spinnin'
but you ain't never touchin' ground
and I'm round and round

well it was one for all
and it was all for one
and everything that we did
never bothered no one
can you remember the days
when you were sweet sixteen
and always caught in the blaze
of someone else's dreams

I'm goin' round and round ( x 16 )
I'm goin' round and round ( x 1,000,000 )

Instrumental

You see me crying, don't let it getcha down.
You see me crying, I'm back to the lost and found.

Honey whatcha done to your head?
Honey was it the words I said?
Honey whatcha done to your head?
Honey was it the words I said?

You see me crying, say your a ladies man.

You see me crying, I'm so hard to understand.

Honey whatcha done to your head?
Honey was the words that I said?
Honey whatcha done to your head?
Honey was the words that I said?

You see me crying, please say you'll stick around.
And I got to be your lover, hon, let me take you to town.
And I'll show you everything that I know.
And I'll never let you go...
Cause my love is like a merry-go-around...

Honey whatcha done to your head?
Honey was the words that I said?
Honey whatcha done to your head?
Honey was the words that I said?
Ahhh

Talk about things and nobody cares
Wearing other things that nobody wears
Ya callin' my name, but I gotta make it clear
Can't say where I'm gonna be in a year.

Some sweat hog mama with a face like a gent
Said my get up and go musta got up & went.
You got good news but you're a real good liar
Cause backstage lover set your pants on fire.
Riff 8x, then sweet emotion 2x
Pulled into town in a police car
Your daddy said I took you just a little too far.
Tellin' other things, but your girlfriend lied
Can't catch me cause the rabbit done died.

Standin' in front just shakin' your ass.
Take you back stage you can drink from my glass.
Talk about something you can sure understand
Cause a month on the road and i'll be eatin' from your hand.

blood stains the ivories on my daddy's baby grand
ain't seen the daylight since we started this band
no more, no more (2x)
store-bought clothes fallin' 'part at the seams
tea leaf-readin' gypsies fortune-tellin' my dreams
no more, no more (2x)
Holiday Inn, lock the door with a chain
you love 'em and you hate it but to me they're all the same
no more, no more (3x)

baby I'm a dreamer
found my horse and carriage

stalemate jailbait ladies can't refuse
you love 'em then you leave 'em with your sold out reviews
no more, no more (2x)
sweet-talkin' bar room ladies disease
slippin' with her lips slidin' down your knees
no more, no more (3x)

baby I'm a screamer
bound to a wife in marriage
baby I'm a dreamer
found my horse and carriage

ladies hold the aces and their lovers call it passion
the men call it pleasure but to me it's old fashioned
times they're a-changin' nothing ever stands still
if I don't stop changin' I'll be writin' my will
it's the same old story never get a second chance
for a dance to the top of the hill

babe I'm a dreamer
found my horse and carriage

backstroke lover always hidin' 'neath the covers
till I talked to your daddy, he say
he said "you ain't seen nothin' till you're down on a muffin
then you're sure to be a-changin' your ways"
I met a cheerleader, was a real young bleeder
oh, the times I could reminisce
'cause the best things of lovin' with her sister and her cousin
only started with a little kiss
like this!

seesaw swingin' with the boys in the school
and your feet flyin' up in the air
singin' "hey diddle diddle"
with your kitty in the middle of the swing
like you didn't care
so I took a big chance at the high school dance
with a missy who was ready to play
wasn't me she was foolin'
'cause she knew what she was doin'
and I knowed love was here to stay
when she told me to
(Chorus:)
walk this way
walk this way
walk this way
walk this way
walk this way
walk this way
walk this way
walk this way
just gimme a kiss
like this!

schoolgirl sweetie with a classy kinda sassy
little skirt's climbin' way up the knee
there was three young ladies in the school gym locker
when I noticed they was lookin' at me
I was a high school loser, never made it with a lady
till the boys told me somethin' I missed
then my next door neighbor with a daughter had a favor
so I gave her just a little kiss
like this!

seesaw swingin' with the boys in the school
and your feet flyin' up in the air
singin' "hey diddle diddle"
with your kitty in the middle of the swing
like you didn't care
so I took a big chance at the high school dance
with a missy who was ready to play
wasn't me she was foolin'
'cause she knew what she was doin'
when she told me how to walk this way,
she told me to

Chorus

kickin' down the road
feelin' mighty slowed
with the likes of you
gettin' mighty spaced
never had a taste
of what you're goin' through
I can't bitch
went from rags to riches
then to ragtime screamin' the blues

I wanna know why
everybody's good intention
try to make a fool out of me
I wanna know why
everybody's good intention
gotta make a fool
gotta make a fool
try to make a fool out of me

swing low
sweet cherry o
when a strange love showed me the way
ya see more

can't keep a score
when the whore's comin' on for the play
E. Poe
eatin' crow
wonder if he knowed that the raven was mad
time passed
and words lost the last
of the best thing he ever had

oh play rough
can't get enough
so they try to make a fool out of me, lordy
ain't foolin' me
ya ain't ghoulin' me
ain't foolin' me
ya ain't ghoulin' me

got me the strangest woman
believe me this trick's no cinch
but I really get her going
when I whip out my big 10 inch

record of a band that plays the blues
well a band that plays its blues
she just love my big 10 inch
record of her favorite blues

last night I tried to tease her
I gave my love a little pinch
she said now stop that jivin'
now whip out your big 10 inch

record of a band that plays those blues
well a band that plays the blues
she just loves my big 10 inch

record of her favorite blues

I, I, I cover her with kisses
and when we're in a lover's clinch
she gets all excited
when she begs for my big 10 inch

record of a band that plays those blues
well a band that plays the blues
she just love my big 10 inch
record of her favorite blues

my girl don't go for smokin'
and liquor just make her flinch
seems she don't go for nothin'
'cept for my big 10 inch

record of a band that plays the blues
a band that play the blues
she just love my big 10 inch
record of her favorite blues

goin' under - rats are in the cellar
goin' under - skin is turnin' yella
nose is runny - losin' my connection
losin' money - gettin' no affection

New York City blues
east side, west side blues
throw me in the slam
catch me if you can
believe
that you're wearin', tearin' me apart

safe complainin' - 'cause everything's rotten
go insanin' - and ain't a thing forgotten
feelin' cozy - rats are in the cellar
cheeks're rosy - skin's turnin' yella
loose and soggy - lookin' rather lazy
see my body - pushin up a-daisies

New York City blues
east side, west side blues
throw me in the slam
catch me if you can
believe
that you're wearin', tearin' me apart

New York City blues
east side, west side blues
throw me in the slam
catch me if you can
believe
that you're wearin', tearin' me apart

I'm dreaming to night
I'm leaving back home
Right!

Take me back to a south Tallahassee
Down 'cross the bridge to my sweet sassafrassy
Can't stand up on my feet in the city
Got to get back to the real nitty gritty

Yes sir, No sir
Don't come close to my
Home sweet home
Can't catch no dose
of my hot tail poon-tang sweatheart
sweathog ready to make a silk purse
from a J Paul Getty and his ear
with a face in a beer
Home Sweet Home

Get out in the field, put the mule in the stable
Ma, she's A cookin', put the eats on the table
Hate's in the City and My love's in the meadow
Hand's on the plow and my feets in the ghetto

Stand up, sit down
Don't do nothin'
Ain't no good when boss man's stuffin' it
Down their throats with paper notes
as babies cry while cities lay at their feet
When you're rockin' the street
Home Sweet Home

Momma take me home sweet home
I was the last Child, just a punk in the street.
I was the last Child, just a punk in the street.
I was the last Child, just a punk in the street.
I was the last Child, just a punk in the street.
(fade)

All your love I miss lovin'
All your kiss I miss kissin'
All your love I miss lovin'
All your kiss I miss kissin'

Ever since I left you baby, I never knew what I was missin'
All your love I miss lovin'
All your kiss I miss kissin'
All your love I miss lovin'
All your kiss I miss kissin'
Ever since I left you baby, I never knew what I was missin'

All your lovin pretty baby
That I had in store for you
All your lovin pretty baby
That I had in store for you-
What could a poor boy do?
All your lovin pretty baby
All your lovin pretty baby
All your lovin (x's 7) pretty baby
What could a poor boy do?
All your lovin pretty babay
All your kissin is kissin
All the lovin you gave me pretty babay
Ever since I left you baby,
I n-n-never knew what I was missin' aaaah

Instrumental

lord I must be dreamin'
what else could this be
everybody's screamin'
runnin' for the sea

holy lands are sinkin'
birds take to the sky
the prophets are all stinkin' drunk
I know the reason why

eyes are full of desire
mind is so ill at ease
everything is on fire
shit piled up to the knees

out of rhyme or reason
everyone's to blame
children of the season
don't be lame

sorry
you're so sorry
don't be sorry

man has known and now he's blown it
upside-down and hell's the only sound
we did an awful job and now they say it's nobody's fault

old St. Andres
seven years ago
shove it up their richters
red lines stop and go

noblemen of courage
listen with their ears
spoke but how discouraging
when no one really hears

one of these days you'll be sorry
too many houses on the stilt
three million years or just a story
four on the floor up to the hilt

out of rhyme or reason
everyone's to blame
children of the season
don't be lame

sorry
you're so sorry
don't be sorry

man has known and now he's blown it
upside-down and hell's the only sound
we did an awful job and now we're just a little too late

eyes are full of desire
mind is so ill at ease
everything is on fire
shit piled up in debris

california showtime
five o'clock's the news
everybody's concubine
was prone to take a snooze


sorry
you're so sorry
don't be sorry

man has known and now he's blown it
upside-down and hell's the only sound
we did an awful job and now we're just a little too late

Johnny come lately on a Saturday night
singin' how'd it go
backstreet boogie in the house of delight
where they steal the show
the money come sour but the ladies are sweet
and it's a love affair
whole place rockin', people stompin' their feet
when the gang's all there

he gets his lovin' every night for free
he's out there rockin' like you wouldn't believe
I sing na na na na na
na na na na na

Johnny liked to gamble with his lady Louise
she was a blackjack deuces are wild
he got to thinkin' 'bout his nose in the breeze
then Johnny looked and he smiled
he started thinkin' bout the fortune and fame
and the young girls down at his knees
he dug the money but forgot all the names
so he knew just how to appease

lick and a promise
lick and a promise
lick and a promise
he gave the ladies a lick and a promise
lick and a promise
he gave the ladies a lick and a promise

loose change clover in his early early years
had his poor mama pacin' the floors
he grabbed a guitar and a couple of beers
now the crowd keeps screamin' for more

he gets his lovin' every night for free
he's out there rockin' like you wouldn't believe
I sing na na na na na
sing na na na na na
na-na-na!

back when Cain was able
way before the stable
lighting struck right down from the sky
a mother ship with fate said let's give it a try

conscience was related
man he was created
lady luck took him by surprise
a sweet and bitter fruit
it surely opened his eyes

(Chorus:)
well she ate it
lordy it was love at first bite
well she ate it
never knowin wrong from right...

even Eve in Eden
voices tried deceiving
with lies that showed the lady the way
at first she stopped turned and tried to walk away
man he was believer
lady was deceiver
so the story goes but you see
that snake was he
she just climbed right up his tree

Chorus

evil came like rainin'
who knows who's to blamin'
something tried to lay her to waste
and all she want and need was just a little taste...

Chorus

checkmate honey, beat ya at your own damn game
no dice honey, I'm livin' on the astral plane
feet's on the ground, and your head's goin' down the drain
oh, heads I win, tails you lose, to the never mind
where to draw the line

an Indian summer, Carrie was all over the floor
she was a wet net winner, and rarely ever left the store
she'd sing and dance all night, and wrong all the right out of me
oh, pass me the vile and cross your fingers, it don't take time
nowhere to draw the line

hi ho silver, we were singin' all your cowboy songs
oh, you told Carrie, and promised her you wouldn't be long
heads I win, tails you lose, lord it's such a crime
no dice honey, you're the salt, you're the queen of the brine
checkmate honey, you're the only one who's got to choose
where to draw the line

checkmate, don't be late
take another pull
that's right
impossible
when you got to be yourself
you're the boss, the toss
the price, the dice
grab yourself a slice
nowhere to draw the line

arriving in boats, black hooded coats
tormentors climbed into my room
i crawled under my bed, covered my head
but they're flushin' me out with a broom
the leader, she's small, pinned my ass to the wall
for my seeds or she'd be losin' her past
time after time, she'd be readin' my mind
but she never got the feelin' to last
celebrate, celebrate, celebraid it
this is the critical mass
so far so good, I heard the other say
so good so far, they're takin' me away
I drink to you, your mind, her ass
we'll take a drink and break the glass
celebrate, celebrate, celebreak it
this is the critical mass
now the tallest of two, with a brush full of blue
paints surrealist scenes on the wall
so I tell her for fun, that it's really well done
but she just ain't listenin' at all
she points to my heart, tellin' me if I'm smart
I'll practice and phase
out and admit, when the shoe doesn't fit
and I went screaming out down the hall
need it
need your love
just then I heard a poundin' on the door
we're all here, sang the voice of twenty more
I drink to you alas, we'll take a drink and break the glass
celebrate, celebrate, celebreak it
we are the critical mass
time and space, is takin' me away
time erase, don't know the time of day