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Lucy Ford
by Atmosphere
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Lucy Ford Lyrics
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- (What it tis it taint,& What it taint it tis
- Its the theme of ?where we're goin'?)
- [Verse 1: Slug]
- See the police man, notice the lonely man
- How do you think he keeps his head on straight?
- Can you feel his rhythm? What do you think he visions
- When he squints at the line from behind those shades
- Feel the summer's crest, overdressed
- So much sweat, his skin begins to chafe
- Its the surface wet the nervous mess
- Overbearing and jaded from carrying the weight
- Irritated and constipated
- And its all cup of player hated, funnelin consolidated
- Into the shell of one man with a gun
- Riding that thin line between the program and the sun
- And I don't hate you, for tryin to relate to
- Wishin you could find a trap door to escape through
- But if I see you as a threat to my seedling or my sibling
- I'm dying to pull the plug on your machine
- [Chorus: Slug x2]
- And I just might just find somebody
- And I just might just love somebody
- And I just might just feel somebody
- And I just might just kill somebody
- [Verse 2: Slug]
- Can you see her?
- She spends her whole day in a theater
- Livin her time in the life that she would prefer
- & she stirs nothing, comes & goes she wishes
- Surroundings oblivious to her whole existence
- But if they only knew?
- About the thoughts that she can't seem to stop from comin through
- Comin' across
- At a loss for dialogue
- Walkin through the fog
- With her eyes closed & her mind gone
- And now she lives in the films that she sees
- And dreams that she kills us repeatedly
- I'm impressed with the tolerance she brandishes
- If it was me, I would snapped from the sheer overanxiousness
- I'm waitin for the day she strolls through Muddy Waters
- And slaughters sons & daughters and bloodies smothers in coffins
- Lovely little case study castaway cutie
- Masturbating in back of that matinee movie
- And someday, oneday, when the credits roll
- She'll hold a pocket full of gunplay for the ignorant souls
- Then we'll know to what death awake touch the sleep
- Make me walk the thin line between shallow and deep end
- [Chorus: x2]
- And I just might just find somebody
- And I just might just love somebody
- And I just might just feel somebody
- And I just might just kill somebody(my body)
- [Verse 3: Slug]
- He used to write his rhymes and recite his lines all the time
- Sometimes he'd make them up right off the top of his mind
- After doin shows for years, gettin respect from peers
- Killed the ego, lookin at these people like they're weird
- Road trips, truned to head trips
- Became a hunger for sedatives and essentric ettiqutes
- Optimism needs to feed off self-esteem
- But it seems that he doesn't see it or hasn't felt a thing
- Records sell well but still undergound
- Travels town to town
- Holdin hands with fans that love his sound
- When it comes to roundance hope he can enjoy it
- Don't slow down momentum, afraid he might destroy it
- When he stops to shake the hand, I doubt they understand
- That he outstands only in the shadow of a man
- Havin a hard time with life on a drumroll
- Walkin that high-wire, passin it off is humble
- But theres a thin line,between screams and smiles
- Seen the miles, wishin he can go home & read to his child
- But tonight's the last day, put the butt in the ashtray
- Locked the door and slit both wrists backstage
- [Chorus: x2]
- [Outro: Slug]
- Onwards,forwards continuance renaissance
- Encore, ignorance wrapped inside of innocence
- Onwards,forwards continuance renaissance
- Encore, ignorance wrapped inside of innocence
- Onwards,forwards continuance renaissance
- Encore, ignorance wrapped inside of innocence
- Nothing but love for the music and its offspring
- Bouncin' off the boxsprings and tryin to make it to the crosses
- I just might just....
- I just might just....
- I just might just....[fade out]
- In tomorrow I see no promise
- and yesterday was like today
- Woke up, got up, near eleven o'clock
- butt naked except I was wearing my socks
- and that's cool, 'cause most the time this floor is cold
- stand up and stretch look around this mess
- my place has been a cage since she left me
- make my way to the kitchen, start the coffee
- then dip to the bathroom, begin the triple-s
- and wash the previous evening off me
- now out the shower, get dry, shove a q-tip in my ear
- well, what do we have here?
- it appears as if a piece of me has got motivation
- ain't nothin' wrong with a little morning masturbation
- fresh, dressed like fifty cents
- clean and awake now I'm ready to commence
- spark up the caffeine and nicotine binge
- and that's pretty much the pattern of how the day begins
- and I write for an hour, maybe half hour more
- then put on my shoes and grab my key for the door
- put my headphones on for this world I ignore
- trek down the street towards the record store
- well, then I'll be gone, friend, I'll see you around
- and I'm out, destination uptown
- in the summertime the women wear a lot of skin
- and if I sit in one spot I can take 'em all in
- sometimes I even talk, to see if I can make one grin
- if not, yo, it's cool I ain't gonna take it personally
- from Anne Landers, to Ani DiFranco to Orphan Annie
- I love all women, but most of them just can't stand me
- I don't know, maybe it's my hair or clothes
- either way it's okay, I wasn't tryin' to get laid
- I just wanted to say "I hope you have a great day"
- and then she stopped with a smile that began to blush
- I got up and headed down towards the book store
- to check the titles, that my man Michael's got me lookin' for
- my visit was short, 'cause I just couldn't feel
- that cat behind the counter actin' like I'm here to steal
- so I dipped back out into a cloud of tattoos
- pierced body parts and colorful hairdos
- and I questioned, did Babylon resemble this?
- are we getting any closer to the end of the list?
- a sensuous kiss, placed on apoco-lips
- we teach them how to make a fist, but not to resist
- and I'm wondering how'd we find this position
- but people are people and I still love 'em, especially the women
- onwards to the coffee shop, maybe Muddies(?) for a refill and some
- sociological studies
- see the junkies, while they co-exist with the sobers
- all the bugging of eyeballs, the shrugging of shoulders
- and that's when I saw her, sippin' on water
- I wanna kiss her mom just for having this daughter
- excuse me miss, I don't mean to come across strong
- but I've been waitin' a while and you've been taking too long
- and she smiled and I began to blush
- she asked if I'd like to go to the bathroom and make some love
- and I got visions of us, and the mirror getting steamed
- and that's the very moment I woke up from the dream
- Woke up, got up, near eleven o'clock
- butt naked except I was wearing my socks
- and that's cool, 'cause most the time this floor is cold
- stand up and stretch and look for my soul
- In tomorrow I see no promise
- and yesterday was like today
- In tomorrow I see no promise
- and yesterday was like today
- In tomorrow I see no promise
- and yesterday was like today
- In tomorrow I see no promise
- and yesterday was like today
- [Verse 1: Slug]
- A city of fools
- I wanna bash whoever's responsible for this incomprehensible lack of passion
- The sucker's been seduced down to the stick
- And the peasants fill their bellies with the poisons you omit
- I've come to seperate the heads and shoulders
- Of these tracin' paper soldiers
- That have been designated to take it over
- I'ma roll a couple of boulders off the cliff
- On the road below (look out below)
- 'Cause I don't know what I'ma hit (yeah)
- I live by the word until I die by your sword
- Even when I'm dead my head will live inside your RCA cords
- I wait for the right time, but it resembled now-a-days
- Descended on the Earth to put an end to all your holidays
- The assassin covered in plain clothes
- Smothered the sunlight and set flame to your rainbows
- And then came the storm (and then came the storm)
- Bewildered those that didn't contemplate
- Fake disguised as the norm (as the norm)
- And when the smoke evaporated and the damage was accessed
- The casualities were counted as they looked upon the mess
- As they focused their eyes on the horizon, who'da guessed?
- All that stood on top the hill was number seven silhouette
- [Chorus: Slug]
- (And with this) head splitting tears, cement breaking
- Weeping for these people walking in their sleep
- (these people walking in their sleep)
- My talk is not as cheap
- And my thoughts are not as deep
- As the day I woke up to discover I lost my sheep
- Head splitting tears, cement breaking
- Weeping for these people walking in their sleep
- (these people walking in their sleep)
- My talk is not as cheap
- And my thoughts are not as deep
- As the day I woke up to discover I lost my sheep
- [Verse 2: Slug]
- They say a picture's worth a thousand words
- Well I beg a thousand pardons for each word I've used for personal games
- But the letters that float through my head, that mold my sentences
- Could never be contained by your simple picture frames
- For every intoxicated moment, I hate life
- I strive to balance my aura by dancing with the light
- And sometimes it's difficult to stay quiet
- I fight it, each time I find myself walking across your eyelids
- Wishin' the malnutrition, the imagination of yours
- Could see the truth you breathe through each one of your pores
- And now the days are drastic, the nights last forever
- Wanna tear this motherfucker up and put it back together
- I'd like to ask the cats that act like they might hear
- If you spent the energy I've spit, tryin' to count the tears
- One of these days you're gonna climb the tallest building of all
- Give a warning to those below and let the tears fall
- [Chorus: Slug]
- (And with the) head splitting tears, cement breaking
- Leaping for these people walking in their sleep
- (these people walking in their sleep)
- My talk is not as cheap
- And my thoughts are not as deep
- As the day I woke up to discover I lost my sheet
- head splitting tears, cement breaking
- Leaping for these people walking in their sleep
- (these people walking in their sleep)
- My talk is not as cheap
- And my thoughts are not as deep
- As the day I woke up to discover I lost my sheet
- [Brief Singing: Some Female][x2]
- Nobody sees 'cept my mirror on the wall
- [Verse 3: Slug]
- The damage...overseen by anyone that comprehends
- The anguish...felt only by the ones that confessed
- The language...was primitive, the listener complex
- And everybody was trying to define success
- All the self-proclaimed prophets dressed up to look like poets
- Pretendin' to be martyrs that they're not
- You can learn all their names
- And engrain them on your brains
- Memories so you can spout them off the top (spout them off the top)
- Yo kill 'em all, and let God give 'em haircuts
- The flood has begun, and no one has been paired up
- So I'ma take a second and beckon the downfall
- Of your so called civilized nation
- (Yo yo yo yo yo) stop the sound now!
- (Cough)
- [Slug]
- (What's your name fool?)
- Rap is stepping to me
- They wanna get some
- But most of them should go and try to boost their monthly income
- Speaking over beats is the only time I feel complete
- I don't hear the weak and I don't fear defeat
- So what you got?
- Connect the dots, I'll raise the pot
- Remove the blood clot from the brain of hip hop
- The name remains in tip-top shape
- I'm still the back rapper scapegoat in the aim of their hate
- I came in late, took a chair in the rear
- But my classmates were well away how long I'd really been there
- My peers have been held back for years, holding back the tears
- Everybody knows our name like we was the cast from "Cheers"
- So here's to the good times, tonight is mighty special
- So fasten your seatbelts, cause I'm gonna launch this vessel
- Ain't gonna land until I'm bigger than Espo
- And bigger than ecstasy and bigger than techno
- [Chorus:]
- I wanna bigger than Jesus and bigger than wrestling
- Bigger than the Beatles and bigger than breast implants
- I'm gonna be the biggest thing to hit these little kids
- Bigger than guns, bigger than cigarettes
- A few years ago an ex-girl of mine
- Asked me to keep her name out of my rhymes
- So I said this rhyme that I'm about to say
- It came from the heart and it went this way:
- Go to hell girl, you make me sick!
- I hope your new boyfriend gets cancer in his dick
- What the fuck makes you think I'd put your name on my record?
- Yeah, now I feel a lot better
- You know what?
- I ain't drank a forty since I became old enough to drink
- Not caught up in what the fuck these people think
- Cause when I die they're gonna find the missing link
- But tonight I'm gonna rhyme it in the kitchen sink
- I'm suprised more of y'all don't get hit by cars
- Missing your surroundings, staring at the stars
- I'm lonely without a woman that wants to spar
- That's why I spent so much time in these bars
- Drunk poolside, screaming, "Do or die!"
- Looking at the water asking, "Who am I?"
- Saw my reflection, Yes! I'm super fly!
- And as you can guess again, I'm too damn high
- [Chorus]
- (What'd they say to you?)
- But they said, "Drop dead."
- I can't, I got a lot left
- More than just another arrogant, asshole pot-head
- In the top ten, who you love to hear on tracks
- Smiling for the camera while I surf upon your ear wax
- This beers flat and she kisses like a stripper
- I'm coming to terms with my status as a drifter
- Girl, I'm only in this town for one night
- And these neon lights are keeping me distracted from my plight
- I feel like a legend on a leash
- Making an effort to break every piece that I can reach
- Yeah, I got something to say, and even more to teach
- But first let me scrape these feces from my cleats
- Standing on the roof, complaining to the moon
- The only time I tell the truth is when I'm naked in my bedroom
- Soon I'm gonna reap the harvest of my struggles
- But from now on, y'all can call me Sluggles
- [Chorus]
- Bigger than Jesus
- Bigger than wrestling
- Bigger than the Beatles
- Bigger than breast implants
- [x2]
- Bigger than guns, bigger than cigarette
- Don't ever fucking question that[x6]
- [Slug]
- Enough to hold you to the brightest of lights,
- to place you dangerously close to that sun,
- enough to acknowledge the flaws you can't ignore
- and recognize the cause of what's done is done,
- more than enough to put my name behind my ideals,
- and neglect my logic twice daily.
- enough to keep me looking for my lucy in the sky with gems,
- when I remember how you used to call me baby,
- enough to look in my mirror with detest
- for every tear you shed regardless of why you wept,
- enough to curse any man who can't appreciate the depth
- of the ocean I swam till I ran out of breath.
- I love you, don't ever fucking question that,
- that's why we'll probably never get along.
- if I was better at finding the right words to say,
- I wouldn't need to write these motherfucking songs.
- [Slug]
- I love you, I love you[faded]
- never, don't ever fucking question that,
- don't ever fucking question that.
- riding the public transit,
- I study the blank stares to answer my questions
- of how and why I got so many grey hairs.
- I take care of the nervous that runs through my extension cord,
- and I reflect on that reoccurring dream where we met the Lord.
- single file lines, to give her a pound one at a time
- but when i faced her- I attempted to embrace her, she looked so fine,
- I awoke from my sleep before her bodyguard had a chance to beat me
- to submission and I still walk with my religion.
- I watched the children scurry in circles around a two-way mirror,
- worrying about which side of the glass projects the reflection clearer.
- I hear the whispers of the wind trying to get me to grin,
- gassing' me up about the love that I plucked and I've been stuck within,
- for every eclipse that stares at me
- from the other side of a paper cup of espresso-
- I light a match beneath a kettle,
- and for ever set of lips that become attached and equipped with that program
- to seek success, i bleed my ethics out a slow drip.
- I used to know a man who met a woman, dont remember where,
- big beautiful eyes and light brown hair,
- she was from the burbs, he was from the south side of the city,
- this was back when Franklin avenue was still pretty.
- two different worlds apart, but the world is just a small town-
- we all know how people like to get down.
- here we go, aquarius, pisces,
- feel the flow of the fluid as I swim through it to free my soul.
- bush shoved the cane without the glove numbed the pain.
- the magic from up above what it does for the brain,
- make the love, paint the picture,
- write the song, the player met a virgin made a virgo named him sean.
- make the love, paint the picture,
- write the song, the player met a virgin made a virgo named him sean.
- make the love, paint the picture
- and write that song till the break of dawn.
- [Slug]
- I love you- don't ever fucking question that,
- that's why we'll probably never get along.
- if I was better at finding the right words to say,
- I wouldn't have to write these motherfucking songs.[x2]
- I love you (make the love, paint the picture,
- and write that song[in faded background]).
- I love you.. I love you..
- [Slug]
- Now, when you come to apply for a job
- Don't tell 'em you're homeless
- 'Cause I promise they won't hire you
- And if they like your songs
- Just nod your head and play along
- Never tell 'em what inspires you
- I bet my fans know me better than my friends do
- Because my friends don't pay that much attention
- The fans memorize every single sentence
- Which makes them far too smart to ever start a friendship
- I need to start writing pieces about other people's problems
- 'Cause strangers are starting to get worried
- I'm in a hurry to try to slow the system down a bit
- And find happiness before I hit thirty
- OK, OK, I've said too much
- I wear my heart on my sleeve
- When all I need to do is write a hit
- Somebody shoulda showed me how to shut up and breathe
- 'Cause there's a time and place to bite your lip
- It goes peace to phobia
- For the boots made for walking
- Now if only Best Buy could break me off with a Walkman
- Everything would be fine
- I could spend time smiling
- Instead of pulling a sad clown around this island
- I've got no suggestions
- Well, maybe one
- Leave my type alone when you decide to touch that microphone
- See, me and you
- We're on different pages
- We're in different stages
- We've got different flavors
- I'mma let you do your thing
- Just as long as your thing
- Ain't got a single thing to do with me and what I'm trying to bring
- But if my name crosses your lips
- You better guard your tongue
- Pardon me, give me my respect, and keep it all in fun
- If I had extra time I'd walk around and shake everybody's hand
- (Like, how you doin' my man?)
- But I'm not allowed
- I'm trying to beat the clock now
- So I'm out, right after I rock this crowd
- It goes: ola ola olaaa (yeah)
- Ola ola olaaa (2x)
- It goes: one two three four five
- Six seven eight nine ten
- And all I ever wanted out of live was rhymin'
- Either from me or an innocent bystander
- I wasn't that picky, just give it to me quickly
- Whatever it takes, to cook these cakes
- You wanna hear your voice but don't know nothing 'bout the breaks
- And it's obvious you haven't found your place
- Got me askin', 'Who is he?"
- I'm the crocodile that the trucker tried to wrestle
- I'm the main ingredient from yesterday's special
- Close the hole and push that level
- I'll chop the head off the devil and I'll throw it at you
- And I'll be damned if I ever climb another tree
- From here on, the squirrels and birds can come to me
- From sun to sun and from sea to sea
- (Girl, they call me Slug, do you wanna make love?)
- Now all the leaders in the place, throw your hands in the air
- All the feeders in the house, throw your hands in the air
- All the thinkers here tonight, put your hands in the air
- Anybody we forgot, you can stand there and stare
- Yeah, you remember, tracksmart (?), off to a bad start
- The way I used to carry got buried in the backyard
- Caught between a scotch and a cinnamon Pop-Tart
- The bell doesn't work, foo, you better knock hard
- Line by line, I'm doing fine
- Ideas on my mind for my time
- Hail when my kind does leave behind
- They'll find that I was the one that died trying
- I would never trade the way I am for the way I'm not
- My crew is kinda popular, we get to play a lot
- And my son thinks that I am the coolest thing in the world
- 'Cause he's still too young to fall in love with girls
- It goes: ola ola olaaa
- Yeah, you're listening to the cool sounds of Atmosphere
- Ola ola olaaa
- From Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Ola ola olaaa
- Givin' a shout-out to the whole world
- Ola ola olaaa
- And we'd like to tell all of y'all, it goes:
- Ola ola olaaa
- To y'all
- Ola ola olaaa
- To us
- Ola ola olaa
- Now band, shut up, let the bassman do his thing, shush
- It's like that and
- It's like that and
- It's like this and
- It's like this and[x2]
- It goes: ola ola olaa
- Ola ola olaaa[x3]
- It goes...
- [Slug]
- If I was a rich man, I'd buy you some shoes
- Tall boots for all the dirt you walk through
- What would that do? Enable you to deal
- Without schooling you on how to touch what's real
- And if I was a smart man, I'd tell you everything that I knew
- And give it to you every time you need a talking to
- But what would that do? Teach you my guidelines
- So you can be a cheerleader at your game on the sidelines
- And if I was a driver, I'd keep my headlights on
- To see the difference between right and wrong
- I'd wear my seatbelt even when I'm in park
- Cause I don't trust the other fools that cruise through these parts
- And if I was a better cook, I'd hook up a feast
- Set a table full of food for the children to eat
- I encourage the nourishment so we can breathe
- With the knowledge that we got something accomplished
- [Chorus]
- And if I was Santa Claus, I'd fight for the cause
- Wouldn't expect nothing in return
- I'd give you everything you want, I'd be everything you need
- So you can take my hand and I can take the lead
- And if I was an honest man
- I would stop writing songs
- I'd break for a nervous breakdown for breakfast
- Tell everyone I knew to stay away from making music
- It ain't nothing but a confusing mess (confusing mess)
- And if I was you, I wouldn't hear a word I said
- Wouldn't trust nothing to start it up inside my head
- I'd make a conscious effort to live instead
- Of trying to kill the monsters that reside underneath the bed
- And if I was a hurt man
- I'd find a way to put my faith
- Into a woman that could take me from today, maybe
- I need somebody that could save me
- From the parts of myself that keep making me crazy
- And if I was a wise man
- I'd climb to the top of the mountain peak
- To think about strength versus weakness
- I'd find a point that rests a couple of feet above your head
- And figure out how I could try to help you reach it
- (Ho ho ho)
- And if I did have a choice
- I'd never want to live forever
- Just let me have a voice so I can make my points
- I can't imagine running a race with no finish line
- Just let me keep my pace and make to most of my time
- I love giving but I'm bad at receiving
- The truth is, I'd prefer to be the one bleeding
- But I'm a paranoid that stays between play and work
- Cautious and aware, 'cause I'm afraid of being hurt
- Which brings me to the issue
- And that would be this:
- How often must I ask myself why I exist?
- I feel like a freak, this world is a circus
- Just trying to find myself as well as my purpose
- [Chorus: x2]
- And if I was Santa Claus, I'd fight for the cause
- Wouldn't expect nothing in return
- I'd give you everything you want, I'd be everything you need
- And you can take my hand and I can take the lead
- I got nothing but gifts
- Keep it up in my wits
- Got me drunk on the fifth
- And now we're stuck in a ditch
- And as dumb as it gets
- I'mma run you some fibs
- I wanna touch your lips
- I wanna rub your hips
- Put a glove on the fist
- For the love that exists
- We'll keep bumping the hits
- To get my bucket of chips
- From the Bloods and the Crips
- To the skateboarding chicks
- Put the Atmosphere on your Christmas wishlist
- Put the Atmosphere on your Christmas wishlist
- (Ho ho ho ho)
- [Slug:]
- 7:30 AM, Alerted to life by a song on the radio
- The evening is over
- Another morning, another opportunity
- To do something progressive prove that he's worthy
- Up and out the door by 9 O'clock
- The sun is shining up and down the block
- There's children in the corner waiting for a bus
- That will take them to school and exploit their trust
- He starts the car, sparks with one crank
- It's those good ol' fashioned American mechanics
- And even though he'd rather own a new import
- It's dependible and more important its all he can afford
- Stops by the coffee shop to pick up some smokes and a cup of Joe
- Back into the Ford with the windows rolled up
- So when the radio rocks he can sing along freely
- With the lights out it's less dangerous
- At the top of his lungs the words burst through shameless
- Pushing that dream, trying to beat the time
- Oh well whatever nevermind
- Nothing else matters when your knifing through traffic
- Wishing it was a stickshift, it's an automatic
- Listening to the road, voice of the nomad
- How he'd love to leave drive away never go back
- Wheels keep on turning, turning turning and turning
- Alone is when he finally feels like a person
- Light another Nat Sherman
- Crack the window, feel the wind blow
- Serenity tenfold
- God bless whoever invented sunglasses
- And while your at save the saints that work the fast food drive throughs
- Objects are closer than they appear
- Cuz when your by yourself there ain't one else to lie to
- Talk radio gets a lot of play in his vehicle
- It teaches him topics to dicuss with real people
- So when he stops to get gas or hit that coffee shop
- His neurotic ass can act like he knows a whole lot
- Pour some sugar on me, my counterfeit personality
- He's a loner gotti, he's a rebel
- He's gonna drive the escort to the middle of that meadow
- Thinking about how he can leave this city
- Fill the tank and towards the water he'll flier
- Maybe he should just go get a picture at the CC
- And find a stool at the bar where he can stare at the TV
- Either way tomorrow will be just like today
- And that's all it takes to make the change
- He loves to drive more than he loves being alive
- And this town doesn't even know his real name
- It goes bye bye Miss American Pie
- Drove the Ford to the border to disturb the order
- If only that he'd know that he wouldn't be missed
- Maybe then he could have grown to exist
- [repeated till the song fades]
- So here I am, trying to be the man, right
- Using my gun to see at night, sleeping with my flash light
- In the afterlife I hope the AC works
- So while I wait well I'ma pass out and taste this curb
- And she attacked with flirts, smacked my nerves
- There in that black skirt
- Got my nature so hard it made my back hurt
- I cracked a smirk cuz I was dumb and drunk
- she gave wink and a smile and dropped a quarter in my cup
- man, people are kind of odd so I keep my eyebrow raised
- I only hear the words for what they mean, know what I mean?
- and I do believe in God cuz I keep comin across all these fine woman
- with low self esteem, you know what I mean?
- I got attention deficet, I've got the bedroom eyes
- I've the storms in my head, I've got my telephone voice
- I've got to make a decision of whether I live or die
- I'd rather just run cuz either way it's one hell of a choice
- [Chorus]
- my car is like my own personal universe
- she's my drug and it only takes twelve bucks to fill 'er up
- but in my galaxy there ain't no room for Earth
- so I'm leavin it cuz I can feel the oil pressure building up
- turning over the ignition of my solar system
- check the gauges, push in the tape, put my foot on the break
- shift existance light my cigarette
- and take it state to state until I crash into my fate
- now I'm giving back everything they gave me, not a damn thing
- it'll take me more than a good DJ to save me, and I'm not dancing
- I can't seem to make up my bed, much less my mind
- so I'm a take another puff to my head, and press rewind
- I wish this car had cruise control, so I could rest my legs
- I've got this itch to prove my soul, and test my fate
- doing hunny(hundred) in a sixty five, got stopped by a copper
- caught, spotted, and radared by a chopper
- Wisconsin-style, over the limit by forty miles
- why'd she smile?, cuz I ain't been around here for a long while
- grabbed my paper, gave her thanks?, have a nice day
- yo, word of advice, trade the doughnuts in and gets some rice cakes
- back to my travels, running from my shadows
- some hitchhikers and bikers honkin the horn harrasin the cattle
- airbags/hair back sticking to the seat, sweat drippin from the heat
- diggin through of gruel?, I'm looking for something to eat
- yo, there's a Hardee's at the next stop
- don't wanna, but I need ta'
- cuz I'm craving something to chase the taste of this tequila
- (uhh, yeah, you guys got value meals? can you put some barbecue
- sauce... I wanna honey bun. change that shit. I want chicken pebbles.
- no, onion bun, onion bun. onion rings. extra pork. word up. can you
- supersize that? yo girl, you got kind of a pretty voice. yo girl, what
- time yu get off work?)
- 90 east towards Chicago, on my way to Cincinnati
- I won't ever let em catch me, and I won't ever make em happy
- watch your wives and your daughters when I'm passin through the
- hometown, castin lines into the water, catchin goldfish out your bowl
- and I'm as cool as the cat that came to school just for lunch
- I'm the rebel pissin in the public pool, just for fun
- I speed in the sun, everyone in speakin in tounges
- find the talk radio station, yo, turn it up so it bumps
- don't cry, girl, I'm out and I'm a make my way east
- cuz everyone in my world is takin my peace
- I need release, and I don't think I'm a find it in between your legs
- yo, I'm just jokin, only going to the corner to get some eggs
- so when she starts makin the coffee I toss my bags in the back seat
- and I can remember it all like it must have happened last week
- sometimes I stop to think, for all the money I've spent
- how I'd rather live in a tent than bust my ass and pay the rent
- but I'm eager to pay my dues, and I'd be glad to pay the tollbooth
- and I've agreed to sing the blues ever since the day I broke loose
- just like a blindfolded child walking through the toy store
- voice?, not even aware that the world is my oyster
- [Chorus x2]
- [intro:]This is one of those songs you can clap along too...
- [Slug]
- Hides the eyes beneath the bill of the cap
- Walks amoungst the flies that hover over the mat
- He lies, but only when there's a reason
- Mentions life by the tragedy, the comedy, the season
- Poor at handling and managing income
- Got enough love to pass around and then some
- Been done, that there a name you can trust
- Read the whole match book and put a flame to the brush
- Good with packs, and rips up sacks
- Put the show in biz, try to give what you get
- When you let him run free with the thought
- Pull the line in, try to see what you caught
- I ain't all that bad, but I ain't all that great
- I Went back to the lab and began to mutate
- Wait. I still look the same, still got the same dumb name
- Ain't a damn thing changed
- But if you like surprises, I know of a party
- Where they all dance around to your heart beat
- Bring your own agenda and embrace your flaws
- Lets put a face on this common cause
- [chorus:]
- And he said some got pencils and some got guns
- Some know how to stand and some of them run
- We don't get along, but we sing the same song
- Party for the fight to write, and write on
- Stay gold Pony Boy, stay true outspoken
- Make a record Mr. Gangster and get 'em all open
- The theories, the stories, the truths, the myths
- Its all therapy, on top of turntablists
- This indutry's big, so big in fact (and fat?)
- We can all get some, and we can give some back
- And if its done correct, we'll make more than noise
- So pick it up, and pick me up when you're bored with the toys
- As a child Hip Hop made me read books,
- And Hip Hop made me wanna be a crook
- And Hip Hop gave me the way and something to say
- And all I took in return is a second look
- Son, you're shook, cuz ain't no such thing as half way there
- Gettin' good at actin' like you just don't care
- The circle of life trying to make it square condition
- And self sit still
- And Still.. where have all the sheep gone
- Burnt down the farm and turned the TV on
- John Coltrine, Marvin Gaye and Bob Marley all get invitations to my party
- [chorus]
- And if I spent anymore time inside my head
- I'd probably need some leather straps attatched to my bed
- And if I go another day without eating a meal
- I'm gonna show you what it means to keep it real
- And if they keep shootin' guns up and down my block
- I Swear to God I'll be the first one to call the cops
- And if I gotta hear that song ever again
- You gonna have to share some of that beer my friend
- They mistake me as happy-go-lucky
- Just another base-head bobbin' nobody
- But from where I stand, they sould like spies
- Fillin' all the children's head with lies
- Well alright, get your money right
- But right now tonight I want you to pick a side
- So when you got your power and you got your chedder
- Let's get together soldier over throw this hold and make these roads better
- Bring it on.. he said bring it on (right now)
- Ain't nothin' but a party y'all... lets get it on
- [chorus]
- Trying to lift her, pull her
- [Verse 1: Slug]
- Six, Six, Six in the mornin and I'm takin a nap
- In the back of the car, waitin for the stars to snap
- The stars on my cap remind me of the time
- We went to Fargo, with a car full of anxiety
- An angel's breast, and a tank top
- She started at my heart, she's trying to make it stop
- And if I haven't learned nothin then I've learned alot
- Mama had a baby and his head popped off
- Give it up turn it loose, for the sake of life
- If I knew now what I knew then i'd make her my wife
- I been chasin these mics for too long
- Debating with God bout who's right and who's wrong
- Got a new song to sing, a little happier, hurtin
- That I didn't learn the words until after
- The fact of the matter is a matter of fact, I doubt that
- I'll ever even try, to work it out to having her back
- Use to skip classes, now I skip breakfast
- Never skip practice and I need to flip the mattress
- To help me forget the kiss, the lips, the soft
- Mama had a baby and his head popped off
- [Chorus: x2]
- Mama had a baby and his head popped off
- We did all that we could to try and re-attach it
- I couldn't do it so I picked it up and threw it
- Off the building, just to see if all the children
- Were quick enough to catch it
- [Verse 2: Slug]
- So I'll tear down these walls, let the chips fall
- Let's all go outside and play a game of kick ball
- Laugh a little, and live alot
- She squeals and giggles when I hit that spot
- If you give me a minute and I can finish my beer
- And move a tad bit closer to the limits of here
- And when it gets clear, and the sun comes back
- We can drive too fast, we can fly off the tracks
- Tuck in your shirt, hike up your skirt
- Welcome to the jungle where the tigers give birth
- I only took my time because she looked so fine
- And it makes me crazy trying to pay em no mind
- You should save your spine and stay on the struggle
- Shoot the trouble and keep the temper subtle
- My rent just doubled, because they took my roomate
- And I'm keepin these movies cause they all past the due date
- Close, cover, before striking
- Lick a missle at the bird and try to cripple it's right wing
- and I end every sentance with a . .
- Mama had a baby and his head popped off
- [Chorus]
- [Verse 3: Slug]
- Say out loud, we must network
- Should have been, more specific
- Now have this, daily pressure
- Some of them, just don't get it
- Leave me at, the beginning
- Start over and do it well
- Shut my trap, stop complaining
- Stay sober and step on shells
- My oh my, yours oh yours (oh yours, oh yours)
- And when it snows it pours
- And when I'm running out of fire I just open the doors
- And go sit on the porch and watch the neighborhood wars
- But I've got the sun, and I've got my son
- And I've got my will to run until I'm dead and done
- And this is for the love we found and the love we lost
- Mama had a baby and his head popped off
- [Chorus]
- [Slug]
- You'd better find a way, you'd better do it soon
- It's like the middle of May and you've only got 'til June
- You've found force to watch you touch the torch to that spoon
- Even one more time, I swear to God I'm gonna implode
- Sky's too high to hold; too thick to pet
- So fold up your two-bits and hide them in your wallet
- In your pocket full of trauma, in love notes you wrote to the angels
- Gathered around the pole, crude and star-strangled
- The band turned; married in the bed made from propaganda
- I've roamed the avenues of humility
- And I've kept a toothbrush in the glove compartment
- Next to the napkins
- For when I'm finally priveliged and touched with a permanent address
- But now I'll be relaxed after this gin and tonic
- And I'll bless your track after the impact of a comet
- And I'll pay the mortgage after I finish paying homage
- I promise, consider it accomplished!
- For every cigarette butt that's tried to climb out of my ashtray
- Signifies another phase in this cascade
- The great mind, great migraine
- We think it's difficult enough to just live much less gain
- Well I put my two bucks on the table just like the sign says
- Proceeded to ask God to give me one good reason why we shouldn't perish
- She says it's careless since we are, unstable as we seem
- Selected few of y'all have found something to cherish
- I countered that, maybe just to be argumentitve, I don't know
- But I was like yo, can't we spare the ones that are worth it?
- She was like NO, I need the comparisons
- I think she could tell by the way I responded that I'm getting a little nervous
- So I went far left and just said thank you
- Thank you for the time, for the mind
- For the breath, for the flesh
- Thank you for the quest, thank you for the vision
- This vision that spawns anxiety trying to see and feel why I am living
- Time is money, every moment is costly
- So I ration emotion because existance exhausts me
- Oddly enough, I'm happy I ain't famous
- Imagine waking up to the fact that you're simply entertainment
- I bet god thinks you're amusin
- [Hook: Slug]
- to my surprise, discovered that I really don't know much
- most of much of what I know catches a (what?)[x3]
- (what are you doin?)
- [verse]
- Runnin from the bar, not my favorite hobby
- I'm relieved that I saw the speed trap before he saw me
- I don't need another ticket, I've gotta collection in the glovebox
- They make great souvenirs cause they weigh less than rocks
- Man you better slow your roll, let the numbers get low
- Like a 55 stroll to move past the patrol
- Hope he don't already know about my top speed
- Like the helicopter radar that caught me outside of Milwaukee
- I'm still livin this life, tryin to escape the problems
- Quick and quiet at night just like the insects and the goblins
- It's the gas fumes,the fast food, yo its all of the above
- It's meetin women for a weekend and fallin deep in love
- As good as it gets, man its as bad as you make it
- But ain't nuthin like bathin in a freezin river naked
- And I really don't know much but I know enough to know
- Know that I'm lost I've never been so found... (so in touch)
- Take this job and give it to someone else
- Corn on the cob is better when its hot with melted butter on top
- Could warm the soul,but this ones cold
- Cause I stole it off the side of the road
- I'm not a real thief, I don't steal more than I eat
- Everything I take I eat, I never do it for the greed
- I'm just a gravel trail type of man
- Pull the car behind the brush and get in touch with your farm land
- So if and gotta healthy lookin garden in your backyard
- I'll pull over to admire then I'll check for a dog
- And if the hairy is clear I'll be back here tonight
- Set dinner for one under the moonlight...
- [quiet]
- (discovered that, I really don't know much, most of much of what
- I know catches a, , , to my surprise,[x2]
- in the moonlights when to strike, under the stars gettin ours
- theres a breeze every night, )
- carrots,tomatoes,green beans,cabbages,rhubarb,cauliflower, corn,radishes
- [verse]
- here it comes,here it is,n there it went sunrise
- aright, now its time to get on withcha life
- loaded up the Ford, with all the rations supplies
- And hit the road to fly the friendly skies
- It's been about a month since I left St. Paulie Girl behind
- punctured the heart but it was for her own good
- left her sittin in the kitchen with the breakfast dishes
- And gave a name to this distance that she never would've understood
- roll the window down, got the sounds distortin
- And I got my last paycheck and half a carton of Newports man
- And I'm never gonna quit til I face my challenge
- And I use your mathematics just to average my gallons
- And if you buy my tape it puts work on my odometer
- 10 bucks'd take me 300 kilometers
- runnin from myself wont stop until I pop
- so keep an eye open for me at your local record shop
- [hook x8]
- And I found myself,when I lost myself[until fade]
- [Slug]
- [Mixed vocals]
- Whatta you mean what was my childhood like?
- What difference does that make?
- Yo, my childhood was messed up, so what?
- Everybody's childhood was messed up.
- This is the 90's, find me one person who had it right.
- What's that got to do with me rhyming?
- What's left?
- [Slug]
- Now when my mother died I had to take it in stride
- There ain't no room for pride in watching your father cry
- And dad made it until maybe a year later
- When they found his suicide inside of a grain elevator
- Got over it, I had no other office or options
- Thought about whether or not mom and pop was watching
- Never bothered with caution, no time for fear
- Saw my folks carry fear for most my early years
- And I learned from it, turned numb and ignored the storm
- A burning sun waiting for the world to plummet
- Finished growing up under my uncle's roof
- He taught me how to count all the way up to 100 proof
- From watching him I learned how to gather nourishment
- Living off the different women that he had to nurture him
- And on the surface I became a normal pre-teen
- More afraid of nuclear war than snake bites and bee stings
- My best friend was my TV
- Game shows and cartoons substituted for puppies, rainbows, and balloons
- Now here I am, the shy type, and I think I'm doing alright
- Considering what it was like living my life
- [Chorus repeated]
- It's nothing but sunshine
- It's all sunshine
- It's nothing but sunshine
- [Slug]
- Now it's been 17 summers since I've seen my mother
- But every night I see her smile inside my dreams
- When I was younger I didn't actually see the accident happen
- But every night I see her smile as it shatters against the screams
- I can only imagine Dad's internal reaction
- Strain, inferno burning, bound in his brain
- What's it take to make a man who owns acres of land
- Abandon the family plan and drown himself in his grains
- I'm glad I left that farm in Northern Minnesota
- Where the time moves slower and the winters are colder
- Became a city boy, where everybody acts like they older
- Where they stick to themselves and keep a chip on they shoulder
- 26 years of age, no longer full of rage
- I think it's safe to say I've turned a page on my childhood days
- When I'm drunk I make noise, but otherwise I like quietly"
- And on the weekend I go back up north to reminisce
- Remember what it was like pretending to be a kid
- Late at night I walked the fields and lurk in the shadows
- Getting even with life by murdering cattle
- Cow Skit
- [Chorus repeated]
- It's all sunshine
- It's nothing but sunshine
- It's all sunshine
- (And I'm gonna be alright, and you gonna be alright,
- You ain't gotta hold my hand, just walk with me tonight)
- [Fade out]
- (What it is, it ain't,
- and what it ain't it is,
- is a theme of a Virgo
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