Todd Rundgren

[fox69]

"Mary And The Holy Ghost"

"Mary And The Holy Ghost"



You got a boy child comin'
Gonna be a sonofagun

 

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"Mated"

"Mated"



Everyone asks
Are we some kind of lovers?
Everyone asks what you're doing with me
I know this is not what they want
They're afraid you've been blinded
But I already know how it's going to be

If anyone should ask
Say we're mated
For as long as this life lasts
We are mated
Why else would you be here right now
And you know we'll still be here tomorrow

Nobody else understands what I'm doing
Nobody else makes me act in this way

And because they can't comprehend
What we mean to each other
They won't leave you alone
So you know what to say

I hold you in my heart
'cause we're mated
In a very special part
We are mated
Why else would I be here right now
And you know I'll still be here tomorrow

I see things far ahead, maybe light
Maybe beautiful children
I don't have words I'm thinking of
But it's way beyond what they call love

 

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"Maybe I'm Better Off"

"Maybe I'm Better Off"



Maybe I'm better off
If I never leave this cell
Maybe I've lived enough
In a world as free as hell (just as free as hell)
Where you keep on thinking
While it's stinking
You enjoy the smell
And you lick the bowl as well
Love's out there
They tell you
They sell you anything to make you happy
Then it all just turns to crap
So maybe I'm better off
Than I was when I was young
Now that I know the cost
When you try to love someone
Guess I'm better off
In jail at thirty-one

What about all my friends?
Now I won't have to watch them die
And every time they sell out
I won't be there to question why
They can get so high
On the butts they're kissing
While they're pissing
'way each other's lives
As they shag each other's wives
No shopping, co-oping
None of the grand design to sooth the masses
'til it's time to pay your taxes
Maybe I'm better off
Than I was in days gone by

Now that I know the cost
When you set your sights too high
Yes I'm better off

It's jailbreak time for ian

Maybe I'm better off
Now that I've kissed her off
Now that they've whisked me off to the slammer and
Maybe I'm better off
Now that she's pissed me off
Now that my fist takes on a new glamour and
Maybe my mind's run off
Maybe I've just gone off my head
Maybe I've just gone 'round the bend
Maybe I'm in my own little world

It's jailbreak time for ian
Praise the lord, it's jailbreak time for ian
What the hell took you so long?

Life hands you new chances
Uncertain circumstances
Set you back
But then you win the lotto jackpot
Every time you give up (every time you give up)
Then you give up being young
Everything has a cost
That's the way this world is run
Maybe I'm better off
Now I'm free and thirty-one
I'm free, male, and thirty-one

 

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"Medley: I'm So Proud / Ooh Baby Baby / La La Means I Love You / Cool Jerk"

"Medley: I'm So Proud / Ooh Baby Baby / La La Means I Love You / Cool Jerk"




You're prettier than all the world
And I'm so proud, I'm so proud, I'm so proud of you
'Cause you're only one fellow's girl
I'm so proud, I'm so proud, I'm so proud of you
I'm so proud of being loved by you
And it would hurt, hurt to know,
If you ever were untrue, yeah
Sweeter than the taste of a cherry so sweet
Yeah, and I'm so proud, I'm so proud,
I'm so proud of you
Compliments to you from all the people we meet
Yes babe and I'm so proud, I'm so proud,
I'm so proud of you
I'm so proud of being loved by you

I did you wrong
My heart went out to play
But in the game I lost you
What a price to pay
I'm crying - ooh baby, baby

Mistakes
I know I've made a few
But I'm only human
You've made mistakes too
I'm crying - ooh, baby, baby

I'm just about at
The end of my rope
But I can't stop trying
I can't give up hope

'Cause I believe
One day I'll hold you near
Whisper I still love you
Until that day is here
I'm crying - ooh baby, baby

Many guys have come to you
With a line that wasn't true
And then you pass them by
Now you're in the center ring
And their lies don't mean a thing
Why won't you let me try
Now I don't have a diamond ring
I don't even know a song to sing
All I know is La La means
I love you

If I ever saw a girl
That I needed in this world
You are the one for me
Let me take you in my arms
And fill you with my charms
I'm sure that you will see
The things I am saying are true
And the way that I say them to you
Can't you hear me, La La means
I love you

Cool jerk, cool jerk, cool jerk, cool jerk
This cat they're talking about
I wonder who could it be
'Cause I know I'm the heaviest cat
The heaviest cat you ever did see
When you see me walking down the street
And they clapping and they speak
All the business they wish to whisper it
But they know I'm the king of the cool jerks
Ah ha ha
Look at them guys looking at me like I'm a fool
Ah but deep down inside they know I'm cool
I said now,
I said now the moment of truth has finally come
When I was gonna do some, some of that cool jerk
All right, now I want to hear a little bit
Of the drums by himself here
All right, now I want to hear a little bit of
A bass with those eighty-eights
All right, now let's hear the organ player fall in
All right now everybody, I wanna hear you howl
Ah you're cooking, you're smoking
Come on people can you do it?

 

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"Mercenary"

"Mercenary"



Close your eyes and plug your ears and turn away
I will execute the task without dismay
Just leave upon the table what you've agreed to pay
Then tell me
How do you like me now?
How do you like me now?
I will do your dirty work
Tell me, how do you like me now?
Chances are you'll never hear again from me
Not my style to put my business on the street
But you know where to find me and you also know my fee
So tell me
How do you like me now?
How do you like me now that I've
Done your dirty work
Tell me, how do you like me now?
I will lay a foe to waste
For a grudge I've never had
I will burn a field of grain
For a spite I've never had
I will spoil the wealth of kings
For a greed I'll never have
I will bring a nation down
For a cause I'll never have

 

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"Mercy Mercy"

"Mercy Mercy"



Have mercy, have mercy baby
Have mercy, have mercy on me

Well I went to see a gypsy
And had my fortune read
She said, "todd, your baby's gonna leave you.
The bags are packed up under the bed."
And I cried...

I said, "if you leave me baby,
Girl if you put me down,
Well I'm going to the nearest river child,

And jump overboard and drown."

Well now hey hey baby, hey hey now
What are you trying to do?
Well now hey hey baby, hey hey now
Please don't say we're through.

I say, "if you stay here baby,
Tell you what I'm going to do.
I'm going to work two jobs, seven days a week,
And bring my money home to you."
And I'm crying...

 

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"Midnight Sun"

"Midnight Sun"



They say you know your way around
They say you are a man of the world
You say she is a new kid in town
You think she's just another girl

You get suspicious that something is wrong
No explanation why it lasts so long
And by the look on your face, everybody knows
You can't deny that you feel exposed

You can feel the heat when the night is gone
You been burnt by the midnight sun
When you look for relief but you can't find none
You been burnt by the midnight sun

Like a train running down the track
It's too late, things are out of control
There's no way she can take you back
There's no release for the brand on your soul

You never noticed the touch of her hand
You messed around with things
You don't understand

Now you sit in darkness while a new day dies
Her face is shining when you close your eyes

When you feel the heat when the light is gone
You been burnt by the midnight sun
When you look for relief but you can't find none
You been burnt by the midnight sun

I know the feeling, you wish you'd been warned
Now you and I are brothers in arms
'cause I know the pain 'cause I know her kind
One left a feeling burning in my mind

And you feel the heat when the night is gone
I been burnt by the midnight sun
And I look for relief but I can't find none
I been burnt by the midnight sun

I can feel the heat when the light is gone
I been burnt by the midnight sun
And I look for relief but I can't find none
I been burnt by the midnight sun

 

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"Mighty Love"

"Mighty Love"



Boy said "I love you so"
Girl said "I'll never leave you"
They grew older and left each other
'Cause that's the way love goes

Then there's a time
Seems like you'll never find
Someone willing to love you
Keep on looking you'll soon discover

A mighty love
Can sometimes make you weep and moan
Said a mighty love
You sit all day by the telephone
'Cause you're all alone
You need a mighty love

Some say that you're sure to find
True love and piece of mind
At the end of the rainbow
There's no sign in the sky to follow
'Cause that's the way love goes
And so there's a rhyme
That says life will soon be fine
Love is just what you make it
Keep on loving, you'll soon discover

A mighty love
Can sometimes make a weak man strong
A mighty love
Can sometimes make a rich man weep
And knock him off his feet
To have a mighty love

 

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"Miracle In The Bazaar"

"Miracle In The Bazaar"



As jalaludin rumi has prophesied
This day
This day allah
Allah will make his presence known to you

There is a miracle in the bazaar
There is a miracle in the bazaar

There a spirit appeared in flaming green
Mamun the madman is cured

Praise be to allah
Praise be to allah
There is no God but god
There is no God but god

 

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"Most Likely You Go Your Way And I'll Go Mine"

"Most Likely You Go Your Way And I'll Go Mine"



You say you love me and you thinking of me
But you know you could be wrong
You say you told me that you want to hold me
But you know you're not that strong

I just can't do what I done before
I just can't beg you anymore
I'm just gonna let you pass

I'm gonna last
'cause time will tell just who has fell
And who's been left behind
When you go your way and I go mine

You say you disturb me and you don't deserve me
But you know sometimes you lie
You say you're breaking and you're always aching
But you know how hard you try

Sometimes it gets so hard to care
You just can't be this way everywhere
I'm gonna let you pass

Well the judge he holds a grudge
He's gonna call on you
But he's badly built and he walks on stilts
Watch out he don't fall on you

You say you're sorry for telling stories
That you know I believe are true
You say you got some other kind of lover
And I guess I believe you do

You say my kisses aren't like his
This time I ain't gonna tell you why that is
I'm just gonna let you pass