Todd Rundgren

[fox69]

"Just One Victory"

"Just One Victory"



We've been waiting so long,
We've been waiting so long,
We've been waiting for the sun to rise and shine
Shining still to give us the will

Can you hear me, the sound of my voice?
I am here to tell you I have made my choice
I've been listening to what's been going down
There's just too much talk and gossip going 'round

You may think that I'm a fool, but I know the answer
Words become a tool, anyone can use them
Take the golden rule, as the best example
Eyes that have seen will know what I mean

The time has come to take the bull by the horns
(Hold that line, baby hold that line, get up boys and hit 'em one more time)
We've been so downhearted, we've been so forlorn
(We may be losing now but we can't stop trying, so hold that line, baby hold that line)
We get weak and we want to give in
(Hold that line, baby hold that line, get up boys and hit 'em one more time)
But we still need each other if we want to win
(We may be losing now but we can't stop trying, so hold that line, baby hold that line)

If you don't know what to do about a world of trouble
You can pull it through if you need to and if
You believe it's true, it will surely happen
Shining still, to give us the will

We've been waiting so long,
We've been waiting so long,
We've been waiting for the sun to rise and shine
Shining still to give us the will
Bright as the day, to show us the way

Somehow, someday,
We need just one victory and we're on our way
Prayin' for it all day and fightin' for it all night
Give us just one victory, it will be all right

We may feel about to fall but we go down fighting
You will hear the call if you only listen
Underneath it all we are here together
Shining still to give us the will
Bright as the day, to show us the way

Somehow, someday,
(Hold that line, baby hold that line, get up boys and hit 'em one more time)
We need just one victory and we're on our way
(We may be losing now but we can't stop trying, so hold that line, baby hold that line)
Prayin' for it all day and fightin' for it all night
(Hold that line, baby hold that line, get up boys and hit 'em one more time)
Give us just one victory, it will be all right
(We may be losing now but we can't stop trying, so hold that line, baby hold that line)

 

[fox69]

"Kind Hearted Woman Blues"

"Kind Hearted Woman Blues"



I got a kind hearted woman
Do anything in this world for me
I got a kind hearted woman
Do anything in this world for me
But these evil-hearted women
Man, they will not let me be

I love my baby
My baby don't love me
I love my baby, oooohhh
My baby don't love me
But I really love that woman
Can't stand to leave her be

A-ain't but the one thing
Makes Mister Johnson drink
Its worried bout how you treat me baby
I begin to think
Oh my babe, my life don't feel the same
You breaks my heart,
When you call me Mister So-and-So's name

She's a kind hearted woman
She studies evil all the time
She's a kind hearted woman
She studies evil all the time
You well's to kill me
As to have it on your mind

 

[fox69]

"Kindness"

"Kindness"



The one that showed me kindness
Was the one that taught me kindness
Though I did not recognize it
Still I might have died without it
And when I awakened
It was too late to thank her
If I live someday I'll make repayment
And show someone the kindness she showed me

When my voice grows strident
When I feel important
I'm reminded of that kindness
And where I'd be without it
I'm learning my lessons
It may take me a lifetime
Give me strength to justify my being
And show someone the kindness shown to me

 

[fox69]

"L-5"

"L-5"



Yesterday a postman
Delivered to me
The pictures that I've longed to see
A special place

A wheel in the sky
Half a mile wide
Will they have a place for me
Up in space

I'm on my way to l5
I want to stay in l5

I'm about to empty
My savings account
Hope I have the right amount
To pay the fare

If I can't leave today
I might stow away
Hiding in a storage tank
I'll get there

I'm on my way to l5
I want to stay in l5
Save me a place in l5
Give me some space in l5

Paperwork in triplicate
And endless delays
Waiting for the departure day
I hope it's soon

If you hear from my wife
I've got a new life
Somewhere between this town
And the moon

 

[fox69]

"Last Fair Deal Gone Down"

"Last Fair Deal Gone Down"



It's the last fair deal gone down,
Last fair deal gone down,
It's the last fair deal gone down, good lord,
On that Gulfport Island Road.

Ida Belle don't cry this time,
Ida Belle don't cry this time,
If you cry 'bout a nickel, you die 'bout a dime,
She wouldn't cry, but the money won't mine.

I love the way you do,
I love the way you do,
I love the way you do, good lord,
On this Gulfport Island Road.

My captain's so mean on me,
My captain's so mean on me,
My captain's so mean on me, good lord,
On this Gulfport Island Road.

Take camp, baby, and sing,
Camp, baby, and sing,
Let's camp, baby, and sing, good lord,
On that Gulfport Island Road.

I've the last fair deal gone down,
It's the last fair deal gone down,
It's the last fair deal gone down, good lord,
On this Gulfport Island Road.

I'm workin' my way back home,
I'm workin' my way back home,
I'm workin' my way back home, good lord,
On this Gulfport Island Road.

And that thing don't keep ringin' so soon,
That thing don't keep ringin' so soon,
And that thing don't keep ringin' so soon, good lord,
On that Gulf-edport Island Road.

 

[fox69]

"Le Feel Internacionale"

"Le Feel Internacionale"



Everyone is mine,
No one left behind and there's more

Wait another year,
Utopia is here and there's always more

 

[fox69]

"Liar"

"Liar"



Duty calls the faithful few
The infidel must pay his due
For your family we will provide
You will fill them with empty pride
And for you many virgins wait
Say your prayers, accept your fate

Liar
Liar liar liar
Liar liar liar
And with every lying breath
You send them to their death
Liar liar liar

We need not the authority
Of some god of morality
Nor the aid of some skeptic land
Who puts truth before our demands
And to those who defy our law
We will bring them our shock and awe

Liar
Liar liar liar
Liar liar liar
And you send them to their death
With your every lying breath
Liar liar liar
Liar liar liar

 

[fox69]

"Life Is A Drag"

"Life Is A Drag"



Submitted for your inspection
The evolutionary erection
Of primitive man
But before we explore the question of his sense of style
We must point out his predilection
To cover his glands

Brothers, we've been led to believe
That between adam and eve
There was nothing to hide
Were it not for eve's primal haste
Or a leaf strategically placed
Who knows what she'd decide
Eve and some guy named clyde

That's why life is a drag
Life is just a pose in a rag
You can play the part of
Pusher or pastor
Of harlot or hag
Life is just a dressing game
Life is a drag

The argument can be rendered
All bodies are forcibly gendered
By how they are wrapped
And though popular opinion holds this
Makes us civilized
So much deference is attended
By what's in one's lap

History proves that
Who wears the pants is as much a mere circumstance
As a matter of time
Ultimately, why should we care
Where one buys one's lace underwear
If one is so inclined
Show me yours, I'll show mine

That's why life is a drag
Fashion is a long running gag
We can deck you out in sequins or spandex
A mohawk or shag
Who remembers unisex?
Life is a drag
It's a drag
What a drag

You can be a stag in a bag
They won't know until you're stiff
On a slab and they look at the tag
What you see is what you get
Life is a drag

Let's just say
We hereby conspire
That a change of attire
Is all part of the plan

Something that was so long suppressed
Starts to show when you wear a dress
And if clothes make the man
They can unmake the man

That's why life is a drag
Life is just a pose in a rag
You can play the part of
Pusher or pastor
Of harlot or hag
Life is just a dressing game
Life is a drag
It's a drag
What a drag

Fashion is a long running gag

Aren't you glad they found a way to look hip
When your butt starts to sag

Praise the lord, designer jeans
What you see is what you get
Who remembers unisex
And who are you calling fag
Life is a drag

 

[fox69]

"Lili's Address"

"Lili's Address"


Puff we now ourselves with pride
Swelling outward far and wide
For God Herself is on our side
With heaven's plan for the motherland

"All right, all right ladies,
Settle down now, settle down"

Now, the usual formalities
Everyone, hold all your questions please
You'll all have your opportunities to
Shoot the breeze or cut the cheese

But upon this juncture I must state
How immensely you appreciate
The illusion of grandeur I create
When every trait I overrate
And every word gesticulate
In praise of the motherland

Puff we now ourselves with pride
Swelling outward far and wide
For God Herself is on our side
With heaven's plan for the motherland

"Quiet please, quiet, I'm still speaking"

Irregardless of to what we pledge
The electorate gives me the edge
And the boost to my ego that can't be measured
Ruling you is such a pleasure

Speaking of good taste in dames
I submit to you my list of names
Maybe some of them come up short on brains
But good at diplomatic games
And sycophantic without shame
I give you the cabinet

The privilege is strictly ours
To have you watch while we devour
The crumbs of presidential power
That we can grub from Lilly

She's got the wardrobe we adore
Her teeth are perfect, what is more
She knows what having friends is for
We're silly over Lilly,
Silly over Lilly
'Til we're ill, we'll sing it shrilly

Lilly is the nation's pride
And we love her like a mother

"You like me, you like me"

You don't know what this means to me
To be the one you run to see when
You need a mother

"All right, I feel good
I'm a (partridge[?])
I'm ready to take you all on
First question please"

Tell us the end, tell us the end
Can you confirm the rumours goin' 'round?
For the record, one time being
Terms of truth are being spread around

"All right, all right, settle down buddy
Are you ready to get an answer to your questions:
Yes, yes, no, maybe, no,
Maybe, not a wink, I wasn't there,
I don't recall, the dog ate it.
Now I certainly hope that clears up the air
And we can get on with important business now"

Tell us prime minister
Tell us prime minister
For the record
One time, prime minister

Sources state
That the Archbishop's hiding some
Thing of interest
Something of interest

Sources state
Maybe you're just a puppet of
Special interest
Some special interest
Special interest
Some special interest

We would like to know your posture please
On the hard line's platform policies
Like providing free to all the nation
Mandatory mass castration

For the sake of common decency
The Judeo-Christian society
Wants to guarantee a pregnancy
To anyone past twenty-three

Tell us prime minister
Tell us prime minister
We've fresh ugly rumors going 'round

For the sake of party unity
I've some photographs you'd like to see

Puff we now ourselves with pride
Swelling outward far and wide
For God Herself is on our side
With heaven's plan for the motherland

All right ladies, settle down now

 

[fox69]

"Little Red Lights"

"Little Red Lights"



You got to ease into line, boy
But once I hit the open road
I'll be sailing off and on my own

You and me in my GT
With those little red lights in front of me
When I go to heaven, you know that's where I want to be

Would you please fill it up, boy
I'd like to stop and catch myself a bite
But I sure hate to leave the road tonight

You and me in my GT
With those little red lights in front of me
When I go to heaven, you know that's where I want to be
Woah

And when I'm racing the clock
You know that I would die or kill somebody
Just to move this hunk of steel one more block

You and me in my GT
With those little red lights in front of me
When I go to heaven, you know that's where I want to be

I think I see a little red light in my rear view mirror