PastaJoe

I had a job in the great north woods Working as a cook for a spell But I never did like it all that much And one day the axe just fell So I drifted down to New Orleans Where I's lucky for to be employed Working for a while on a fishing boat Right outside of Delacroix But all the while I was alone The past was close behind I seen a lot of women But she never escaped my mind and I just grew Tangled up in blue

A broom is drearily sweeping Up the broken pieces of yesterday's life Somewhere, a queen is weeping Somewhere, a king has no wife And the wind, it cries, "Mary"

Maybe someday, saved by zero I'll be more together Stretched by fewer thoughts that leave me Chasing after my dreams, disown me, loaded with danger So maybe I'll win (saved by zero) Maybe I'll win (saved by zero)

You dreamed of a big star He played a mean guitar He always ate in the Steak Bar He loved to drive in his Jaguar So welcome to the machine

The king is gone but he's not forgotten (Johnny Rotten, Johnny Rotten) Is this the story of Johnny Rotten? (Johnny Rotten, Rotten Johnny) It's better to burn out 'cause rust never sleeps The king is gone but he's not forgotten

Tell your soul That it's pure and kind Tell your heart To leave all worries behind Tell your voice To make each song a prayer To make it heard And to fill the air

You wake up late for school, man you don't want to go You ask you mom, please? but she still says, no You missed two classes, and no homework But your teacher preaches class like you're some kind of jerk You gotta fight for your right to party

Hey you, out there in the cold Getting lonely, getting old Can you feel me? Hey you, standing in the aisles With itchy feet and fading smiles Can you feel me? Hey you, don't help them to bury the light Don't give in without a fight

Where you been lately? There's a new kid in town Everybody loves him don't they? (A-a-h...) And he's holding her And you're still around

Remember when you were young? You shone like the sun Shine on you crazy diamond! Now there's a look in your eyes Like black holes in the sky Shine on you crazy diamond!

Father wears his Sunday best Mother's tired, she needs a rest The kids are playing up downstairs Sister's sighing in her sleep Brother's got a date to keep He can't hang around Our house, in the middle of our street Our house, in the middle of our

Here comes old Rosie she's looking mighty fine Here comes hot Nancy she's steppin' right on time There go the street lights bringin' on the night Here come the men faces hidden from the light All through the shadows, ah, they come and they go With only one thing in common They got the fire down below

Doesn't have a point of view Knows not where he's going to Isn't he a bit like you and me? Nowhere man please listen You don't know what you're missing Nowhere man, the world is at your command

There was a gas strike, oil strike, lorry strike, bread strike Got to be a Superman to survive Gas bills, rent bills, tax bills, phone bills I'm such a wreck but I'm staying alive

Somewhere beyond the sea She's there watching for me If I could fly like birds on high Then straight to her arms I'd go sailing

But still they lead me back To the long winding road You left me standing here A long, long time ago Don't keep me waiting here Lead me to your door

You've got a smile so bright You know you could have been a candle I'm holding you so tight You know you could have been a handle The way you swept me off my feet You know you could have been a broom The way you smell so sweet You know you could have been some perfume Well, you could have been anything that you wanted to, and I can tell The way you do the things you do (The way you do the things you do) Oh, baby (The way you do the things you do)

Hey, baby, they're playin' our song, The one we used to hear when we used to get along, Hey, baby, they're playin' our song, Let's get back together, that's where we belong.

And it gets so dark in here I can't see through doubts and fears Walled in by expectation, I need a deviation Change in perspective, alternative view To help me see clearly, observe something new All I want is a window to look through All I need is a window to look through It's the only thing that I really wanna do anyway

I ain't got no time for lovin' 'Cause my time is all used up Just to sit around creatin' All that groovy kind of stuff But I'm a man, yes I am And I can't help But love you so

Staring blindly into space Getting up to splash my face Wanting just to stay awake Wondering how much I can take Should I try to do some more? Twenty five or six to four

We're living in a bad dream They've forgotten all about mankind But you were the only they backed up to the wall All those years ago Yeah, you were the one who imagined it all All those years ago

Whiskey bottles, and brand new cars Oak tree you're in my way There's too much coke and too much smoke Look what's going on inside you Ooooh that smell Can't you smell that smell Ooooh that smell The smell of death surrounds you

Precious and few are the moments we two can share Quiet and blue, like the sky, I'm hung over you And if I can't find my way back home, it just wouldn't be fair 'Cause precious and few are the moments we two can share