Little Feat

[fox69]

"Tattoo Heart"

"Tattoo Heart"


When I was young
And thought nothing would harm me
No-one could alarm me
To the error's of my days
And the nights
Those dark starry nights
They seemed so eternal
Til they went out in a blaze

If I gave you a minute
You'd call it a day
In the life of a stranger
I'm swept away

Your heart, you never gave your heart to me
Was I so blind that
I just couldn't see
That your heart, was never in my arms
You lived in the shadows
With your tattoo heart

I no longer see you
In that cellophane mask
I don't have to deal with
Your sleight of hand past
And the nights
Ring silence from your call
Your sensual innuendo
I'm not missing it at all

It took only a minute
For me to call it a day
Now your just a memory
So very far away

Your heart, you never gave your heart to me
Was I so blind that
I just couldn't see
That your heart, was never in my arms
You lived in the shadows
With your tattoo heart

 

[fox69]

"Teenage Nervous Breakdown"

"Teenage Nervous Breakdown"


Is bad for the the body and bad for the soul
Bad for the heart, bad for the mind,
Bad for the deaf, and bad for the blind

Makes some men crazy and then they act like fools
Makes some men crazy, and then they start to drool

Unscrupulous operators could confuse
Could exploit and deceive
Conditional reflex theories and changing probabilities
It's a crass and raucous crackass place
It's a plague upon the the human race
It's a terrible illness, it's a terrible case
And it's usually permanent when it takes place

It's a teenage nervous breakdown
It's a teenage nervous breakdown

 

[fox69]

"Teenage Warrior"

"Teenage Warrior"


Gettin' it while you can
Before the fascination goes
Down to the very last man
Where it stops nobody knows

Nothin to hold you back when the feelin's right
Hidin' from the day and waitin' for the night
It's just a pretty hard thing
To keep gettin' back up after being knocked down

Ain't no backin' down
Ain't no turnin' of the other cheek
The rules of the rest of the town
Ain't the same ones out here on the street
Lookin' for anything that'll make your emotions stir
Like walkin' the street with some tight-skirt sister
It's just a pretty hard thing
To keep gettin' back up after being knocked down

I'm caught in a crossfire
Of a hopeless disillusion
Nothin' but chain link and barbed wire
Defining the confusion

Ain't really enough to hold back the winter wind
Really don't know if it's keppin you out or it's keepin' me in
It's just a pretty hard thing
To keep gettin' back up after being knocked down
It's just a pretty hard thing, A pretty tough town
Ya keep gettin' back up after being knocked down
It's just a pretty hard thing, a pretty tough town

 

[fox69]

"Texas Rose Cafe"

"Texas Rose Cafe"


Picked up on my phone in Houston
Everybody answered, everybody answered but they won't say why
Then this dancer grabbed me down by the bus stop
And she said I'm takin' you with me to the Texas Rose cafe
I got a fast car, it's a jaguar, and I'll get you to the plane on time
Drinkin' Lone Star, play guitar, we'll have a real good time
I said love to be found in Austin,
Love to be found in Austin town,
I replied that I would try, but you see my time is not my own
'Cause when I was just a big time low ball fool
My friend Leroy came to me
He said look out your window
Does the first man you see look like me?
I'm sooooore displeased

Since that time I changed my mind
About the things I'm up to
Yet the things around me stay just the same
'Cause outside my hotel window is a sign that turns from red to green
It says chop suey and join the U.S. Marines

 

[fox69]

"Texas Twister"

"Texas Twister"


The siren song is strong sometimes... on this Texas radio
They sure do play it hard and fast while they sell it soft and low
A silky voice she spoke to me from down in San Antone
"It's ladies night in Italy, you gentlemen should know"

When I saw that neon sign, knew just where to go
Her shoulders soft so I pulled off, her headlights aglow
A bartender said to me, boy I want you to meet my sister
She's high-strung and a little young, but she's a real Texas twister
A real Texas twister

I said "How young is too young? How fast is too fast?
Well how high is too high? How high is too high?"
She said "How long is this ride?" Well how long can you last?
You're gonna find out mister, when you meet that Texas twister

Well in the light she looked all right when we stepped outside
I knew that it was meant to be when she begged me for a ride
That bartender said to me, boy take your money back
Before you're done you're gonna need it son -
You might have a heart attack

I seen the sights now, Paris, Rome, and I ain't sentimental
I still remember how she said "Is this a Continental?"
No babe it's just for flash and I paid cash, she hugged me up real tight
Lay back honey I'll drive you home 'round the world tonight

She knew where every roadhouse lies, clear down to the border
Long neck Lone Stars just her size, clearly made to order
Knew how to paint a cowboy town, long before I missed her
She picked me up; she put me down, she's a real Texas twister

I said "How young is too young? How fast is too fast?
Well how high is too high? How high is too high?"
She said "How long is this ride?" Well how long can you last?
You're gonna find out mister, when you meet that Texas twister

 

[fox69]

"That's A Pretty Good Love"

"That's A Pretty Good Love"


Baby my love is deep (How deep?)
Deep as the bottom of the ocean (How pure?)
Pure as the new born baby (How bright?)
Outshine's the sun above
That's a pretty good love.

Baby my love will last (How long?)
Long as life in my body (You swear?)
I swear to you on the Bible (When?)
Any old time you say
That's a pretty good love.

Baby, please come on home (Why?)
Wanna put my arms around you (Oh Yeah?)
Squeeze you till you're ol' black cold cream (That's black)
That's the way I feel about you
That's a pretty good love.

Ain't nobody love you like I do
Honey I know just what to do
All your other women's tellin' whole lotta lies
'Cause when it comes to lovin', I'll open my eyes

Baby, I love you so (Sho' nuff)
You got me beggin' and pleading (That's right)
Your love is all I need (Say more)
There's nothin' I wouldn't do
That's a pretty good love.

Ain't nobody love you like I do
Honey I know just what to do
All your other women's tellin' whole lotta lies
'Cause when it comes to lovin', I'll open my eyes

That's a pretty good love.
That's a pretty good love.
That's a pretty good love.

 

[fox69]

"That's Her, She's Mine"

"That's Her, She's Mine"


She cooled my heels some time ago
Sent me reelin' when she chilled my toes
She stole my heart ya know, and she froze my eyes
Feelin' like this again is some surprise

She that kinda girl whose lovin'
I was meant to get
She won't drop no dime on me
No kiss and tell that I can see

Hey, that's her, and she's mine
Look don't touch 'cause lookin' I don't mind
See that girl lookin' so fine?
Ya that's her, and she's mine

I been rich ya know and I been poor
Been in love a couple of times before
I had to choose you know between the two
I'd take both, rich and in love,
I ain't no fool

When she starts to movin'
I begin to spin
She got that kind of lovin'
Always do me in

Hey, that's her, and she's mine
Look don't touch 'cause lookin' I don't mind
See that girl lookin' so fine?
Ya that's her, and she's mine

She's a tall drink of water,
And I'm such a thirsty man
She won't drop no dime on me
No kiss and tell that I can see

Hey, that's her, and she's mine
Look don't touch 'cause lookin' I don't mind
See that girl lookin' so fine?
Ya that's her, and she's mine

 

[fox69]

"The Blues Don't Tell It All"

"The Blues Don't Tell It All"


Like a steamboat floatin' in a wild monsoon
Woulda' had a better chance to see me through
Tails are high and the winds are bearin' down
Cable touchin' cable, live wires on the ground

The blues don't tell it all
The blues don't tell it all

Diamonds rushing by in a pale gray light
Balck thunder rolling with the crack of steel white
Fever runnin' high, spirit ebbin' low
Caught on the highway with too many mile to go

Maladjusted malcontent
Deliberate deception with a wounded heart
Temptation...
Temptation in an empty world

The blues don't tell it all
The blues don't tell it all
The blues don't tell it all
The blues don't tell it all

It's a rumored affair
Something cheap in the air
You been playin' for luck
But you always get caught

Double rider on a rain streaked road
Thunder rippin', engine screamin' north
Can't escape a fool in terror
The kiss of death and now you're gone
And once again I'm all alone

The blues don't tell it all
The blues don't tell it all
The blues don't tell it all
The blues don't tell it all

The blues don't tell it all
The blues don't tell it all
The blues don't tell it all
The blues don't tell it all

 

[fox69]

"The Blues Keep Coming"

"The Blues Keep Coming"


The snows are melting, the river’s on the rise
I’m looking for shelter, there’s not a place to hide
The wind is whipping like I never seen before
Bearing down like a freight train just outside my door

The blues keep coming, I can’t stop them anymore
The blues keep coming, I can’t stop them anymore

Cut loose and set adrift, a million miles of dust
On deserted roads and rusted skied, years of fading hope and trust
A thousand shouting voices now a distant roar
I’m left here in this darkness these many miles from shore

The blues keep coming, I can’t stop them anymore
The blues keep coming, I can’t stop them anymore

In my dreams it’s a long long way to heaven
I see an angel floating in the sky
In my prayers when it’s two shades south of midnight
Give me wings that I might fly

A telling lie with unforgiving days
And if I threw the dice I would’ve lost them anyway
Now I need that angel to hold me tight
Give me some lovin’, help me make it through just one more night

The blues keep coming, I can’t stop them anymore
The blues keep coming, I can’t stop them anymore

 

[fox69]

"The Fan"

"The Fan"


Heard you got an infection
Just before your lewd rejection.

Wait till the shit hits the fan
You couldn't turn him down.

Hold your address book above your knees
And kiss your soft leg there.

He was on top of the pop stars
You couldn't turn him down.

You were a sweet girl
When you were a cheerleader
But I think you're much better now.

Bought a few reds from your neighborhood dealer
And you passed out in the back of a car.

You were too messed up to climb out
What if your old man had found out?