Old 97's

[fox69]

"Por Favor"

"Por Favor"


What will you say to St. Peter
When you meet him in the by and by?
Will you grease your way into Heaven?
Oh can you even look St. Peter in the eye?
Oh will you tell him all your details of your sinnin'?
Will you tell him all the loved ones you done lost?
Will you name off all the broken hearted women?
Or the one who double-crossed you and got herself double-crossed?
I said, "Dear Lord, por favor, I need a favor
Well can You help me get back that what is no more?
Well I double-crossed the woman who was two-timin' me
She gave me one good reason, I gave her what for
Por favor, por favor, por favor, ah por favor"
What will you say to your Savior
When you meet Him in the promised land?
Will you walk with Him through the valley?
Or will you let your Savior lead you by the hand?
Oh will you tell Him all the details of your sinnin'?
Will you tell Him all the loved ones you done hurt?
Will you name off all the broken hearted women?
Or the one you buried three feet deep in wet East Texas dirt?
I said, "Dear Lord, por favor, I need a favor
Well can You help me undo that what is done for?
Well I double-crossed the woman who was two-timin' me
She gave me one good reason, yeah I gave her what for
Por favor, por favor, por favor, ah por favor"
Oh I said, "Dear Lord, por favor, I need a favor
Well can You help me get back that what is no more?
Well I double-crossed the woman who was two-timin' me
She gave me one good reason, yeah I gave her what for
Por favor, por favor, por favor, ah por favor"
Por favor, por favor, por favor, ah por favor
Ah por favor, por favor, por favor

 

[fox69]

"Question"

"Question"


She woke from a dream
Her head was on fire
Why was he so nervous?

He took her to the park
She crossed her arms
And lowered her eyelids

Some day somebody's gonna ask you
A question that you should say yes to
Once in your life
Baby tonight I've got a question for you

She'd had no idea
She started to cry
She said in a good way

He took her by the hand
Walked her back home
And they took the long way

Some day somebody's gonna ask you
A question that you should say yes to
Once in your life
Baby tonight I've got a question for you
I've got a question for you

 

[fox69]

"Ray Charles"

"Ray Charles"


We put on Ray Charles and broke up
You were packed and gone when I woke up
Ray just kept on singing
He had Georgia on his mind
You just keep on leaving
You keep leaving all the time

Wonder if the stars will die tonight
Yeah I wonder if the cats[?] are gonna fight
There's no rest for the restless
So I doubt that you'll sleep well
I don't think that I will
My head's ringing like a bell

Love is blind and I don't blame her
Cause lately I ain't been too much to see
I'd bring some girl home but then I'd have to pay her
Won't you come home with me Rosemary

When I walked in the bar you tried to hide
But I took my old place right by your side
You looked like a raccoon
With those circles round your eyes
If my offer is improper
Please come home with me tonight

Well I'll prick myself and see if blood comes out
I'll play until the whole damn tape runs out
I'll put on that Ray Charles record
If you'll make some drinks
Nothing is the matter
It don't matter what you think

Love is blind and I don't blame her
Cause we all could use a little sympathy
I'd bring some girl home but then I'd have to pay her
Won't you come home with me Rosemary

Love is blind and I don't blame her
Cause lately I ain't been too much to see
I'd bring some girl home but then I'd have to pay her
Won't you come home with me Rosemary

 

[fox69]

"Ride"

"Ride"


There is a white hot sun
And a big blue sea
From the 101
To the Tappan Zee
There is a shadow world
On the other side
And I will ride, ride, ride

I will grow impatient for your love
But you will not recognize
How I might die inside
Unless I ride

There is a hollow moon
And a big black sky
From Apollo's tomb
To the 405
There is a shadow world
On the other side
And I will ride, ride, ride

I will grow impatient for your love

But you will not recognize
How I might die inside
Unless I ride

I grow impatient for your love
But you will not recognize
How I might die inside
Unless I ride

I grow impatient for your love
But you will not recognize
How I might die inside
Unless I ride
Unless I ride
Unless I ride
Unless I ride
Unless I ride
Unless I ride
Unless I ride

 

[fox69]

"Rocks Off"
(originally by The Rolling Stones)

"Rocks Off"
(originally by The Rolling Stones)



I hear you talking when I'm on the street
Your mouth don't move, but I can hear you speak
What's the matter with the boy
He don't come around no more
Is he checking out for sure
Is he gonna close the door on me

And I'm always hearing voices on the street
I want to shout but I can't hardly speak
I was making love last night
To a dancer friend of mine
I can't seem to stay in step
'Cause she comes every time that she pirouettes over me

And I only get my rocks off when I'm sleeping
And I only get my rocks off when I'm dreaming

And I'm zipping through the days at lightning speed
Plug in, flush out, fire the fucking feed
Heading for the overload
Splattered on a dusty road
Kick me like you've kicked before
Well, I can't even feel the pain no more

And I only get my rocks off when I'm sleeping
And I only get my rocks off when I'm dreaming

Feel so mesmerized, can't describe the scene
Feel so hypnotized, all inside of me
And the sunshine bores the daylights out of me
Chasing shadows, moonlight mystery
Headed for the overload
Splattered on a dusty road
Kick me like you've kicked before
I can't even feel the pain no more

And I only get my rocks off when I'm sleeping
And I only get my rocks off when I'm dreaming
And I only get my rocks off when I'm sleeping
And I only get my rocks off when I'm dreaming
And I only get my rocks off when I'm sleeping
And I only get my rocks off when I'm dreaming
I only get my rocks off when I'm sleeping
I only get my rocks off when I'm dreaming

 

[fox69]

"Rollerskate Skinny"

"Rollerskate Skinny"


Roller skate skinny and the terrible twos
How can you have everything and nothing to lose
You and nobody see eye to eye
You're gonna wake up with a ghost instead of a guy

Bulletin board on the wall of a church
Soaking up the city from a top-step perch
You're gonna break down on a midnight date
Gonna curse this town, you're gonna run late

You're pretty as a penny, roller-skate skinny
Pretty as a penny, roller-skate skinny

Do you want to meet up at the Pickwood Bowl
We could knock nine down and leave one in the hole
Wouldn't be here if the Athenia hadn't sunk
Or if Dear ol Dad hadn't got so drunk

Every other day is a kick in the shins
Every other day it's like the day just wins
But you make it all right, you make it OK
You make me sorta glad that I waited till today

You're pretty as a penny, roller-skate skinny
Pretty as a penny, roller-skate skinny

Roller-skate skinny and the terrible twos
Two years in and it's time to choose
Love feels good when it sits right down, puts its feet up on the table it
Sends a bowl around

Ain't nobody gonna see eye to eye
With a girl who's only gonna stand collarbone high
Rain's gonna come in fair-sized drips
And we're gonna go to heaven wearing paper-hat ships

You're pretty as a penny, roller-skate skinny
Pretty as a penny, roller-skate skinny

I believe in love, but it don't believe in...
I believe in love, but it don't believe in me
I believe in love, but it don't believe in me
...

 

[fox69]

"Salome"

"Salome"


Salome, uncross your heart
I know what goes on inside, it's over before it starts
Well I'll stay all night, I'll wait right here
Full moon might work magic, girl but I won't disappear

And I'm tired of makin' friends
And I'm tired of makin' time
And I'm sick to death of love
And I'm sick to death of tryin'
And it's easier for you
Yeah, it's easier for you

And it's easier for you
Yeah, it's easier for you

Salome, untie my hands
Well I'll find another lady and you'll wreck another man
It's over now, yeah, and so are we
My blood's turned to dirt girl, you broke every part of me

And I'm tired of makin' friends
And I'm tired of makin' time
And I'm sick to death of love
And I'm sick to death of tryin'
And it's easier for you
Yeah, it's easier for you

And it's easier for you
Yeah, it's easier for you

And I'm tired of makin' friends
And I'm tired of makin' time
And I'm sick to death of love
And I'm sick to death of tryin'
And it's easier for you
Yeah, it's easier for you

And it's easier for you
Yeah, it's easier for you

And it's easier for you
Yeah, it's easier for you

 

[fox69]

"She Hates Everybody"

"She Hates Everybody"


She's a lovely girl but she's a misanthrope
She's sick of the world, she's at the end of her rope
She's had it up to here with everyone but me

Cowboys, bankers, bikers too
She hates 'em all and she might hate you
But when we're alone, she's as sweet as she can be

It's why it feels so good when she takes my hand
When she tells me I'm her man
So good when she holds me tenderly
I'm the only one that she don't mind
The one man out of all mankind
She hates everybody but me

It's hard sometimes with a misanthrope
I got grave concerns and it ain't no joke
I wake up wonderin' when she gonna turn on me

In a cold sweat in the dead of the night
I reach across and I turn on the light
There she is sleepin', as sweet as she can be

It was so hard to win her heart
It's hard as a rock except for one little part
That's why I don't sleep so easily

Yeah, I'm so glad to be one of a kind
But I'm scared to death she might change her mind
She hates everybody but me

And I'll miss her when she's gone
My misanthrope
And I'll think of how it was
And I'll hold out hope
She'll think back on how it used to be
When she hated everybody but me

And how it felt so good when she took my hand
When she told me I'm her man
So good when she held me tenderly
I was the only one that she didn't mind
The one man out of all mankind
She hates everybody but me
She hates everybody but me
She hates everybody but me

 

[fox69]

"She Loves The Sunset"

"She Loves The Sunset"


She loves the sunset
She loves the cocktail bell
She loves the trembling, that evening brings,
Or might as well
There is no other love I have known
Who could ever take over her thrown
I love a girl
She loves the sunset

She loves me also
She loves me just as well
She loves me trembling,
And everything, oh I can tell
There is no other man in her dreams
Although every so often it seems
I love a girl
She loves the sunset

Oh, it's the simple things,

Oh but simple things, are scarce
You've got to figure out
About what, and for whom, you care

Night time is falling
But I fell long ago
Lets say the trembling, that evening brings,
Is just the cold
I hope I'll always be by her side
Even if I'm just along for the ride
I love a girl
She loves the sunset
I love a girl
She loves the sunset
I love a girl
She loves the sunset

 

[fox69]

"Singular Girl"

"Singular Girl"


Well you can tell it to the radio
Tell it to the television
They are not listening
They are only machines
I could sit around all day worrying and wishing
I was one of them
So you can tell it to me
Talking to you girl is like long division, yeah

I've been trying to find you
May I remind you, I'm under oath now
I've been trying to see you
Cuz I can see you, want the truth now
I've been trying to tell you
That I can tell you are
A singular girl
You got the teeth of the hydra upon you
Singular girl, singular girl

Well you can blame it on the moonlight
Blame it on plate tectonics
You thought I wasn't listening but I was
Talk about attraction
Talk about electronics
Well you are the reason
You are because
Talking to you girl is like long division, yeah

I've been trying to find you
May I remind you, I'm under oath now
I've been trying to see you
Cuz I can see you, want the truth now
I've been trying to tell you
That I can tell you are
A singular girl
You got the teeth of the hydra upon you
Singular girl, singular girl

Talking to you girl is like long division, yeah
I've been trying to find you
May I remind you, I'm under oath now
I've been trying to see you
Cuz I can see you, want the truth now
I've been trying to tell you
That I can tell you are
A singular girl
You got the teeth of the hydra upon you
Singular girl, singular girl
Singular girl
You got the teeth of the hydra upon you
Singular girl, singular girl