The return of the Lyric Association Thread

[rdiberna]

The old hometown looks the same
As I step down from the train
And there to meet me is my mama and papa
Down the road I look and there runs Mary
Hair of gold and lips like cherries
It's good to touch the green, green grass of home

[KEZHEAD]

Well, I keep on thinkin' 'bout you, sister golden hair surprise
And I just can't live without you, can't you see it in my eyes?
I been one poor correspondent, and I been too, too hard to find
But it doesn't mean you ain't been on my mind

[Brian129]

I don't mean trouble, please don't put me down or get upset
I am not pleadin', or sayin' I can't forget you
I do not walk the floor bowed down an' bent, but yet
Mama, you been on my mind

[richblueyes]

Lately I must have changed
All day long I'm dreaming
Lately I lose my way
When I'm running some small errand
Maybe I'm lucky some people are kind
Lately you've been on my mind
It's funny what gets disregarded
Right before your eyes
It's funny how everybody else can see it
And you're the last to realise
A secret spell has caught me in the sweetest bind
Lately you've been on my mind

[KEZHEAD]

Domo arigato misuta Robotto
Domo arigato misuta Robotto
Mata au hi made
Domo arigato misuta Robotto
Himitsu wo shiritai
… You're wondering who I am secret secret I've got a secret)
Machine or mannequin (secret secret I've got a secret)
With parts made in Japan (secret secret I've got a secret)
I am the modern man

[Brian129]

Her rattlin' cough never shuts off
Is nothin' but a used machine
Her aluminum finish, slightly diminished
Is the best I ever have seen

[rdiberna]

Welcome my son
Welcome to the machine
What did you dream?
It's alright we told you what to dream
You dreamed of a big star
He played a mean guitar
He always ate in the Steak Bar
He loved to drive in his Jaguar
So welcome to the machine

[KEZHEAD]

Hand me my old guitar
Pass the whiskey 'round
Won't you tell everybody you meet that
The Candyman's in town

[rdiberna]

This old guitar has caught some breaks
But it never searched for gold
It can't be blamed for my mistakes
It only does what it's told
It's been a messenger in times of trouble
In times of hope and fear
When I get drunk and seeing double
It jumps behind the wheel and steers

[Brian129]

Going down to Sutter's Mill, to pan a little gold
I'm going down to Sutter's Mill, and stay till I get old
Going down to Sutter's Mill, now I think I'll go down there
I'm going down to Sutter's Mill, gonna get my share
Now the people, they been coming down from all the parts around
They say you can find it everywhere, it's lying on the ground
Going down to Sutter's Mill, I'm gonna sing my song
I'm going down to Sutter's Mill, would you like to come along?

[KEZHEAD]

And then along comes Mary
And does she want to give me kicks , and be my steady chick
And give me pick of memories
Or maybe rather gather tales of all the fails and tribulations
No one ever sees

[rdiberna]

...Will the wind ever remember
The names it has blown in the past?
And with this crutch, its old age and its wisdom
It whispers, "No, this will be the last"
… And the wind cries, "Mary"

[Brian129]

Now honey I've been a fool but a bigger fool
I can't remember when I've been
Just to open up my heart
And let you walk right in
Now there's one thing in this life
Ain't hard for me to do
That's as soon as I kiss the lips of another woman
I'm gonna forget all about you

[KEZHEAD]

When they insist on knowing my bliss
I tell them this
When they want to know what the reason is
I only smile when I lie, then I tell them why
your kiss is on my list

[rdiberna]

Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies
Tell me lies
Tell me, tell me lies
Oh no-no, you can't disguise
You can't disguise
No, you can't disguise
Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies

[richblueyes]

Tell me lies
Tell me sweet little lies
Oh, no, no, you can't disguise
Tell me lies
Tell me sweet little lies
If I could turn the page
In time then I'd rearrange
Just a day or two
But I couldn't find a way
So I'll settle for one day
To believe in you
Tell me lies
Tell me sweet little lies
Oh, no, no, you can't disguise
Tell me lies
Tell me sweet little lies
Oh, no, no, you can't disguise
Tell me lies
Tell me sweet little lies


oops, think I've heard this before ...

[KEZHEAD]

I'm a bookkeeper's son
I don't want to shoot no one
Well I crossed my old man back in Oregon
Don't take me alive
Got a case of dynamite
I could hold out here all night
Yes I crossed my old man back in Oregon
Don't take me alive

[rdiberna]

I'm goin' down in a blaze of glory
(Down)
Take me now but know the truth
I'm goin' down in a blaze of glory
(Down)
Lord I never drew first
But I drew first blood
I'm no one's son
Call me young gun

[Brian129]

Well look down them tracks and feeling so bad
Lost the best woman that a poor man ever had
How long, well how long baby, how long?

Well how long baby, how long has that evening train been gone?
It's been gone since that blood red sun went down

[KEZHEAD]

I been gamblin hereabouts for ten good solid years
If I told you all that went down , it would burn off both of your ears
Goes to show you don't ever know
Watch each card you play and play it slow