Todd Rundgren

[fox69]

"Say No More"

"Say No More"


Say no more
I can feel you whenever you're near
Say no more
I will know all you want me to hear
I am writing with you, of you, love you
Say no more

I am lost in a river of words
Say no more
Let this feeling be all that is heard
I am by you, with you, of you, love you
Say no more

 

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"Second Wind"

"Second Wind"


Old rocking chair
It beckons you like a junkie's needle
Start thinking feeble
Cowardly lion
The special today is karma yoga
Glued to the sofa

Where was I when we lost power?
Where was I when lies were spoken?
Where was I when evil snuck in?
Where was I when hope was choking?

A spy in the house
Someday one of the kids may catch us cussing
Then turn us in
Family ties
They used to be colors in a rainbow
Now we fly solo

Give me back the passion flower
Give me back the nonconsumer
Give me back my lack of reason
Give me back my sense of humor

Blow like cyclone my second wind
Blow like typhoon my second wind
Blow like tempest my second wind

Blind by design
I've gotten the hang of not resisting
Who cares who's listening
Popular press
And we've got the video and the movies
Let's feed the zombies

Now that I know what to fight for
Now that I need more adventure
Now that I have thoughtful patience
Now that I can see the future

Put your hours in and take your pay
Like there wasn't any other way
Then I heard a voice inside me say
It was twenty years ago today
When did I get so tired?
Did I wake up half-sleeping?
I can't life slip away
To a world with no meaning

 

[fox69]

"Shine"

"Shine"


Now as the evening sun sets on you healer
Your day is over, your light is fading away at last
And the wolves howl after the healer
Fighting for pieces, bits of his shattered remains
All who could know it
First they curse you then they warn you so
Then they use you and then they go on
'til they curse you and there's no more
And they turn off all the light
That you were giving away
And they burn off but they just don't seem to shine
Is it all gone, is there no one who will shine?

Don't let the secret out, it's much too early
They are not ready but the hour is close at hand
For the wolves of the world are still hungry
But they are dying, there is no healing for them

You will know by the signs you have seen before
In your seeds of life there are more to come

The healer was not alone
He will turn on all the light
That they've been hiding away
Turn on the light
He will burn off
Come on and shine you diamond shine
They will turn on all the light
That they've been hiding away
They've got to turn on the light
They will burn off
Come on shine you diamond shine

There are a million eyes watching the world tonight
Have we learned nothing?
Do we merit another chance?
By what grace have we earned some redemption
Ten million saviors, ten billion angels of man
Those who know that such miracles can be so
They arrive because they must go
And lead believers to bring it home

 

[fox69]

"Sir Reality"

"Sir Reality"


no one ever lies
no one really dies
money brings you joy
girls are girls and boys are boys
the ocean has no salt
lack is all your fault
knowledge comes for free
surreality

the truth is plain to see
but you may not agree
much profanity
surreality
truth is plain to see
if you disagree
then you can join me
sir reality

all science is a ploy
a gun is just a toy
man is born not made
its good to be afraid
the earth is not so warm
the moon is not that cold
the rich deserve to be
surreality

the truth is plain to see
but you may not agree
much profanity
surreality
truth is plain to see
if you disagree
then you join me
sir reality

cause now i realize
no one really dies
money brings you joy
girls are girls and boys are boys
the truth is plain to see
if you disagree
then you can join me
sir reality

 

[fox69]

"Slut"

"Slut"


See that girl, watch her dance
If I knew her name I wouldn't have to sit on my hands
If my mouth don't work I get some help
And she don't mind if I don't keep my hands to myself

(You're all right)
(You put up such a good clean fight)
(I'm afraid that you lose tonight)

S - l - u - t
She may be a slut but she looks good to me
S - l - u - t
She may be a slut but she looks good to me

You're so clean, so refined
You don't care to get messy just to have a good time
She's got saggy thighs and baggy eyes
But she loves me in a way I can still recognize

(You're all right)
(You put up such a good clean fight)
(I'm afraid that you lose tonight)

S - l - u - t
She may be a slut but she looks good to me
S - l - u - t
She may be a slut but she looks good to me

(You're all right)
(You put up such a good clean fight)
(I'm afraid that you lose tonight)

S - l - u - t
She may be a slut but she looks good to me
S - l - u - t
She may be a slut but she looks good to me

S - l - u - t
She may be a slut but she looks good to me
S - l - u - t
She may be a slut but she looks good to me

S - l - u - t
She may be a slut but she looks good to me
S - l - u - t
She may be a slut but she looks good to me

 

[fox69]

"Some Folks Is Even Whiter Than Me"

"Some Folks Is Even Whiter Than Me"


There goes Todd
Yipes!
Roll on 10, 11

There ain't a man alive today
Who doesn't want to have the world in his hand
And everything to go his way
And abuse what he don't understand

Some people never can be satisfied
Less they push somebody else around
But I can't give no aid or take no side
I just watch them drag each other down because

Some folks is even whiter than me
Some folks is even blacker than me
I got myself caught in the middle somewhere
And that's just where I want to be

I'm talking 'bout the outside
Talking 'bout your inside too
I'm talking 'bout the outside
Talking 'bout your inside, talkin' 'bout your inside too

I spent a lot of time alone
And when I'm gone you won't remember my name
But I ain't never been nobody's boss but my own
And I hope that you can say the same

And I feel just like everyone around
I like so sing my songs of change like a crooner
But if we was all to live another mile uptown
I think we'd like to get it changed a whole lot sooner

Some folks is even whiter than me
Some folks is even blacker than me
I got myself caught in the middle somewhere
And I don't know where I want to be

I'm talking 'bout the outside
Talking 'bout your inside too
I'm talking 'bout your outside
Talking 'bout your inside too

 

[fox69]

"Something From Nothing"

"Something From Nothing"


Staring down a dry hole
That used to be a well
This town has dried up long ago
theres not tale left to tell
I am a sole survivor
each day I search the sky
and never a raincloud goes by
I have faith
I have faith
what is faith
something from nothing
I live without companionship
nobody takes this road
doesnt lead anywhere
since they closed the mother lode
I gaze into the horizon
until it hurts my eyes
and never a soul passes by
I have faith I have faith without faith
then there is nothing
but with faith I create something from nothing
and inside every atom
there is not an empty space
why does the sun and rainbows put a smile upon my face
and how would you become yourself from a little tiny ball
the answer is nothing at all
the answer is nothing at all
just have faith I have faith
without faith then there is nothing
but with faith I create
something from nothing
I have faith I have faith
without faith then there is nothing
but with faith I create something from nothing
something from nothing

 

[fox69]

"Something To Fall Back On"

"Something To Fall Back On"


If I gave you just a bit more time
Do you think that you would make up your mind?
You can't expect that a flower will grow
Until you get around to giving it more
Like it's only

Something to fall back on
Something to fall back on
Something to fall back on

Like a crumpled dollar hidden in your hat
For the subway home when there's no welcome mat
You'd be left with nothing if it weren't for that
When you need to find it it's right behind you

Remember when you were the talk of the town
And you didn't care if I was around
But still you kept me in the back of your head
Just like the teddy bear that you took to bed
I was only something to fall back on

And to wake up lonely is your deepest dread
So you stay connected by a tiny thread
Though you'd rather try for something else instead
When you need to find me I'm right behind you

I know I'm only
Something to fall back on

I don't know what makes me think I've the right
To tell you what is most important in life
But after all I guess I just don't care
And if you need me I will always be there
'cause when I just imagine how it will be
Then I guess it's something to fall back on
Something to fall back on for me

I need to know you'll need me sometime
Everybody needs somebody to fall back on
Fall back on me
Nobody's going nowhere
You can call me anytime
You can fall back on me
You can call on me
I'm waiting on you babe
When your world is falling down
And there's no one else around
And you're sitting, waiting by the phone
You can call me and I won't leave you alone

 

[fox69]

"Sometimes I Don't Know What To Feel"

"Sometimes I Don't Know What To Feel"


Sometimes I don't know
I just don't know what to feel

Sometimes I don't know what to feel
Everything I thought that I knew starts to look so unreal
There's a ringing in my head that keeps me awake at night
Sometimes I don't know what is right
Today I saw a car crush my little dog under it's wheel
It did not even stop, it just sped off and out of sight
Sometimes I just feel so afraid
But I know that no one else has it made
So if I just believe in myself
I won't need no help from nobody else and I can make it alone
And everything will be cool, I got to keep on keepin' on
There's nothing else I can do

Sometimes I don't know what to do
Someone said the world's going to end and I think it's true
I thought there was some love in the world
But I guess I'm wrong
Sometimes I just feel so alone
I don't want to admit to my friends that I feel confused
I wonder what I'd do with myself if the world was gone
Something makes me stay on my feet
Don't you dare admit to defeat
And if I tell myself it's all right
I can comfort myself through the night
And watch another day dawn
And everything will be cool

 

[fox69]

"Song Of The Viking"

"Song Of The Viking"


I am a viking of some note
Knuts my name and here I float
Out on the sea in a great big boat
And I'm the one who beats the drum in time

To stroke the oars that drive our galleons on
And while we rowed we had our song
And we had our god and it may seem odd
But at least there was a cause

Caught a wind and we upped the sail
Lost two ships when it turned to a gale
Down went a third when she rammed on a whale
Though we despaired we could not fail
And through it all we never faltered

Late at night I lay on the deck
Wondering why I risk my neck
Picture myself in a sinking wreck
Ande down I'm going not knowing why
I just can't quite recall the reason why

It's such a drag to carry on
But there was a cause, but there was a cause
But there was a reason
Reason
If you like I'll be your viking

Sit you down to a nordic meal
Give you strength that you might wield
A viking sword and a viking shield
And off well sail in mighty ships of yore
Perhaps we shouldn't let our hands get sore

We need someone to pull the oars
And to do the chores
So we need a cause, we need a reason, reason why