Saturday Nite Is Dead Graham Parker

A Bm A D Everybody just looks ugly now information don't compute A Bm I draw a blank every time I think E A the football crowd is going to give me a boot CHORUS D A E And Saturday night is dead Saturday

Hotel Chambermaid Graham Parker

chambermaid I'm going to jump the garden and come on hard all right While the river's rolling outside the window Going to see her going to get love Going to shut the bellboy out tonight VERSE When the world is

You Can't Be Too Strong Graham Parker

wrong Well I ain't gonna cry, I'm gonna rejoice And shout myself dry, and go see the boys They'll laugh when I say, I left it overseas Yeah babe I know it gets dark, down by Luna Park But everybody else, is

Love Is A Burning Question Graham Parker

hard, as hard as nails Laugh at the butterfly that's just been impaled We're always running and don't know what we're running from We're always sweating bricks The only time the world makes sense to us is

Saturday Nite Earth, Wind & Fire

It was Saturday nite, the moon was bright Shining down, it's harvest light Music all around to hear, set the stage And atmosphere--many dress to suit Their taste, participate in the ego race Tonite's

The Sun Is Gonna Shine Again Graham Parker

That I can lean on you and you can put your weight on me And every man will get a chance to be what a man wants to be And every woman will look at her child and know that he's growing up free The sun is

Passion Is No Ordinary Word Graham Parker

It worked much better in a fantasy Imagination's one thing that comes easy to me Cause this is nothing else if not unreal When I pretend to touch you, you pretend to feel CHORUS Passion is no ordinary

Durban Poison Graham Parker

counter attack The funeral pyre's burning as I strike a match And everything goes up in smoke again, oh Durban Poison, oh oh oh oh, Durban Poison Durban Poison, oh oh oh oh, Durban Poison A white man is

Waiting For The Ufo'S Graham Parker

something concrete Waiting for the UFOs Waiting for the UFOs We are waiting for the UFOs We know that they're there We're just a joke they sometimes crack, they'll get away with anything The government is

Mr. Tender Graham Parker

Mr tender is something I'm not I pulled too tight when we tied the knot Surrender is something I can't, I can't let go and I rave and I rant But I resolve to solve this problem and be the one you need

Slash And Burn Graham Parker

jewels and gold While Atlas the Adonis Was holding up the globe Hey hey slash and burn Hey hey slash and burn Hey hey slash and burn That's how they feed the world That's how they feed the world America is

Sugar Gives You Energy Graham Parker

I believe every man has a chance to make good I'm convinced that this is so Equal opportunity for the king or the hood And everybody knows Sugar gives you energy Sugar gives you energy Sugar gives you

Back In Time Graham Parker

lapse photography Then they will call your name and hand you a medal Or something more practical like a whistling kettle And it'll test your metal Just try to keep grinning Knowing that this feeling is

Dancing For Money Graham Parker

When I ask you for a light you don't turn the lights out When I'm looking for a fight you don't punch my lights out Sometimes they say love is invincible I wouldn't go as far as to say that One thing I

The Heat In Harlem Graham Parker

back and wonder stand or go under, Or feel the thunder starting to swell The heat in Harlem, The heat in Harlem The heat in Harlem punches then rolls No big decision no aircondition The heat in Harlem is

Don't Ask Me Questions Graham Parker

Lead Guitar intro Em Bm A Em Bm D A Bm then Bm G Bm G Bm G Crimson autograph is what we leave behind, Everywhere man set foot. Em Bm F

Yesterday's Cloud Graham Parker

swirling and black I know we have tasted the fobidden ugly fruit Get it out of our system rip it by the root The rain came out of nowhere, a bad flashback Someone hit the switch and the sky turned black Why is

I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down Graham Parker

you too hard One of these days when you're at play, I'm gonna catch you off guard CHORUS I'm gonna tear your playhouse down, pretty soon I'm gonna tear your playhouse down, room by room You think love is

The Girl Isn't Ready Graham Parker

The girl isn't ready, the girl isn't ready The girl isn't ready, is what her mother says We just put her toys away, it seems like yesterday She has seen something better through the window She will reach

Release Me Graham Parker

Na na nah I can still feel your teethmarks in my neck your footprints on my back And the gris gris you sprinkled in my bed is starting to make me crack I can still hear your twang ringing in my ears, your

Discovering Japan Graham Parker

Her heart is nearly breaking, the earth is nearly quaking The Tokyo's taxi's braking, it's screaming to a halt And there's nothing to hold on to when gravity betrays you And every kiss enslaves you-oo-oo

Weeping Statues Graham Parker

Weeping statues, Elvis sightings Visitations, man struck by lightning Everyday someone gets a sign It rips apart the fabric of their daily lives Is it fear of flying That keeps us rooted to the ground

Too Many Knots To Untangle Graham Parker

many knots to untangle I know there's a better world somewhere you've just got to take a look Yeah but unfortunately it's in the pages of a kid's storybook Does your daddy look down on us and say this is

Don't Get Excited Graham Parker

There is always some advantage to be wielded and brought to bear It's a lonely occupation keeping others out of your hair Fingers on all the switches talk in whispers talking soft You know all my favourite

Platinum Blonde Graham Parker

Wooden tulips grow by the roadside Made in a factory in Jonjoping Fake glass baubles hang in the station Just like the passenger's imitation Then it hits you she was just the dregs All you wanna do now is

Here It Comes Again Graham Parker

the flag you were burning that's what they swore Well, here it comes here it comes, here it Here, here, here it comes again twice They tell you the preacher was hypocritical What they don't tell you is

Platinum Blonde (BBC Session) Graham Parker

Wooden tulips grow by the roadside Made in a factory in Jonjoping Fake glass baubles hang in the station Just like the passenger's imitation Then it hits you she was just the dregs All you wanna do now is

Success Graham Parker

The dreams and hopes of men Are powered by addiction And who am I to say that This is an affliction When everybody gets Suckered in and lives their Lives like fiction Writing their own story Of success

Local Girls Graham Parker

Don't talk too much 'cause she falls for the suckers, makes her feel everything is secure Don't ever leave a footprint on her floor Don't bother with the local girls Don't bother with the local girls Don't

Saturday Nite Danger Danger

outta sight Looks like another red hot Saturday Nite It`s Saturday Nite and I feel alright ..

Protection Graham Parker

no protection Em C G D G C Just can't get, just can't get no Can't get no protection, G C G C D protection, protection Every bomb is

Blue Highways Graham Parker

The kid's left home, the kid's got a kid of her own Don't knock that door, don't knock it, nobody's home The mystery sign, turn off and follow it blind The interstate is jammed and crammed with exhaust

Everything Goes Graham Parker

worry baby Everything'll work out fine But everything goes don't worry daddy's on drugs Mummy's on the welfare line And the schoolgirl's books are found in the lane Not far from where she lived And a man is

You Got The World (Right Where You Want It) Graham Parker

machine at night Drinking money for tomorrow's flight As you count your loss or bet on a black horse Sit behind the wheel of a black Porsche Use your leather organiser with your name embossed The night is

Everything Goes (Single Version) Graham Parker

worry baby Everything'll work out fine But everything goes don't worry daddy's on drugs Mummy's on the welfare line And the schoolgirl's books are found in the lane Not far from where she lived And a man is

I Don't Know Graham Parker

books and silent bells I don't know I don't know I don't know I don't know I don't know why it's not enough To feel moments of mighty love I can't think why I'm not fulfilled I don't know why my heart is

Guardian Angel Graham Parker

are looking down on you As they fold your wings and collect your things And lift you into the blue Your guardian angels they can't just fly away They're going to stay on Earth their job to do The task is

Worthy Of Your Love Graham Parker

it were nothing If I had what I haven't got, a second chance a second shot I'd be something that I'm not, I'd be worthy of your love I'd be there inside of every moment I would know how every moment is

Saturday Nite Ghostface Killah

Saturday night, Uptown Ridin past Kansas Fried Chicken What's poppin kid? We in the mix It's chilly 40 below Gate's closed gotta catch Dr.

I Want You Back (Live) Graham Parker

your heart Oh darlin' I was blind to let you go But now since I see you in his arms I want you back Yes I do now I want you back Ooh ooh baby Yeah yeah, naw Trying to live without your love Is

Soul Shoes Graham Parker

(Instrumental break) BRIDGE If you wanna leave me go dance with another guy If you wanna grieve me baby just set my soul to die (Instrumental chorus) VERSE Yeah the place is buzzin, please don't let the

Call Me Your Doctor Graham Parker

your doctor Call me your doctor Call me your doctor My hours can be flexible I'll never fail you girl I'll lay my practice out at your feet I don't have the skill to save the world The national health is

New York Shuffle Graham Parker

street Grab a gun before the police come, Don't tell me you're too sweet Down in the alley they are hitting harder Not as blown as a ball can be They're burnin flags here and just in drag here It sure is

Get Started. Start A Fire Graham Parker

The mona lisa's sister doesn't smile She tried to pose but only for a while Leonardo sent her home since then she has lived alone With her few belongings and a copy of a painting of herself unhappy She is

Oasis Graham Parker

I am a lucky man that's what I think I might come close to the edge but I never sink And I notice that vulnerable look in your eyes tonight And in the desert that passes for my heart, Sweet rain is falling

Soultime Graham Parker

Bees Would be buzzing their horns The boys would dance like robots The girls would walk a fashionable slink Now here I am like some old man Trying to recall the way the way it was Then suddenly that boy is

When I Was King Graham Parker

servants When I was King When I was King there was no country left to rule Jesters and fools were leaders all of them a royal pain Now I'm a serf but I'm still trying to be a king But putting the crown on is

Ten Girls Ago Graham Parker

yourself another dog Ah you're barking up the wrong tree And now I stand a hope in hell Of not ending up in the bottom of a well A place where all lost souls must go When they don't know where their life is

A Brand New Book Graham Parker

That chapter's over, let it blow over I found that I've become the owner Of a brand new book A brand new book I don't read between the lines I'm not ready for what I'll find I don't believe that love is

Fools` Gold Graham Parker

A D A D I been doing my homework now for a long long time A D A D And everything that I look for I know I will one day find E D E D I'm a fool so I'm told I get left in the cold E D A Cause I will ...