After Hours
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Jackie lives in a trailer park just outside of New York
you can catch her there anytime of the day
all the boys seem to know her well
she's got big brown eyes and ponytails
with a smile that will knock you out of the state
sometimes when she's alone at night she likes to open all the blinds
turn the music on and start to dance
one by one she takes off her clothes
and prances all around the floor
while all the boys are peeking over the fence, saying
sweet jackie please, won't you come and dance with me, oh so
sweet jackie please, won't you come and stay the night with me
when she's walking down the street
it's such a sight oh what a treat
as you watch her make 'n her way through the candy store
she'll come out sucking on a lollipop
her juicy lips will make you drop
as you fall to your knees 'n beg for more, so
sweet jackie please, won't you come and dance with me so
sweet jackie please, won't you come and stay the night with me
hoop, doh doh dum doh dum doh dum
hoop, doh doh dum doh dum doh dum
all the other girls in town don't like it when she comes around
cause they know that jackie will steal the show
when she walks into a room
the place lights up from her sweet perfume
then she'll slowly take your breath right out the door
Today is such a great day to be alive on this sunny April afternoon
Wednesday came with many bricks
I woke up feeling kind of sick
what was a hand is now a fist
I'm so tired of wondering
in every song I'm struggling
will she find her comforting
like a book you've read on a rainy day
I'm the girl without a name
the one that's always left off the page
but have you seen the Butterfly
how it wakes into another life
more beautiful as the one that died
today is such a great day to be alive on this sunny April afternoon
today is such a great day to be alive on this sunny April afternoon
have you ever wanted to die
cuz nothing seemed to go to right
are you contemplating suicide
how every thought becomes so vague
cuz feelings are so hard to say
so magically they're swept away
like a wild horse that knows it's free
a seasoned flower blossoming
that's what I would like to be
yes today is such a great day to be alive on this sunny April afternoon
today is such a great day to be alive on this sunny April afternoon
Lord I feel I've lost command
the ship I've built is crashing from my hands
everything seems so unclear
my tattered sails have all but disappeared
there was a lightning crash right over me
it struck so hard my ship began to sink
and just as the sea began to take me down
someone reached right in and rescued me
la la la la la la la
stranded so very very long
lately lord I just don't feel too strong
see hopeless is carrying me away
I'm on my knees begging for today
there was a lightning crash right over me
it struck so hard my ship began to sink
and just as the sea began to take me down
someone reached right in and rescued me
Lord hear my prayer, hear my prayer love will rescue me
Lord hear my prayer yes I know, I know, I know you'll rescue me
when your fear turns to faith, you'll find that you won't feel so alone
when your weakness turns to strength, you'll find that your suddenly back home
Lord hear my prayer, hear my prayer love will rescue me
Lord hear my prayer yes I know, I know, I know you'll rescue me
Lord I feel I've lost command
the ship I built is crashing from my hands
In early morning I'm still gettin high
counting my penny's like a desperate barfly
see me and Jack Daniels stay up wide awake
counting the circles babe that compliment the lines on my face
baby, get it while you can
chasing ole smokey to pacify the shakes
when your a loser babe
you have to cure the pains and the aches
baby, get it while you can
hell is my heaven the devil stands right by my side
there ain't no halo to hang above my life
baby, get it while you can
In early morning as I'm sipping wine
will you still love me, baby through rain or shine
baby, get it while you can
One day we'll run away
build a house made of straw and clay
worship every moonlit night
while we bang upon the drum
plant seeds to grow the trees
that will supply the needs
to raise a wall of segregation
while we bang upon the drum
a social enemy has prayed upon thy faith
a loss of dignity
is getting in thy way
real soon the sand dunes
will blow across every afternoon
blinding us with a grain of salt
as we bang upon the drum
we'll plant our feet in land
far surpassing machines of man
thanking mother for this revelation
while we bang upon the drum
a common legacy
has graced me with new faith
a needle and a thread
has woven my new fate
One day in the afternoon
One day in the afternoon
one day we'll run away
build a house made of straw and clay
worship every moonlit night
as we bang upon the drum
a social enemy has prayed upon thy faith
a loss of dignity is getting in thy way
One day in the afternoon
One day in the afternoon
Have you ever wanted to corrupt the whole wide world?
cause your sick and tired of watching everyone
stop to smell the roses
everydays a fuckin holiday for you my friend
maybe you would like to share the wealth
or graciously pretend
does anybody really truly know what P.C. means?
maybe its just another way to say
hey we don't like what you are doing
waiting for a big gold medal to fall from out of the sky
awarding you good Samaritan of 1999
sometimes I'd like to throw a brick or two
at all the aggravating fates of doom
we'd like to recognize the pains your going through
but somedays never seem to end
2-3
Are we sane or have we lost it once again
we can only hope this day will come to an end
Have you ever wanted to blow up the whole wide world?
cause your sick and tired of all the politics
that screw you out of rent
waiting to climb up the ladder that shows a better life
but it don't include exactly how, which way, when or why
sometimes I'd like to throw a brick or two
at all the superficial pricks in the zoo
we'd like to recognize the pains your going through
but somedays never seem to end
2-3
Are we sane or have we lost it once again
we can only hope somedays will never end
Are we sane or have we lost it once again
we can only hope somedays will never end
we'd like to recognize your lack of patience my friend
but somedays will never seem to end!
Jesus, I will follow
for each day is forgiving and never alone
as we walk through miles of disbelief
it will be his hand the guides you
leading you home
he said
You carry on
a new day will come
You carry on
a new day will dawn
I am woman
a mountain I will climb
I've been beat down and I've been broken
but each day I give it another try
each road we travel
will show a different life
sometimes living ain't easy
but Jesus will help you get it right
will carry on
a new day will come
will carry on
a new day will dawn
Woman, how do you feel?
it looks like your gonna cry,
is everything alright?
are your days
dropping you in a hole
no signals no signs
no reasons or rhymes
and just when you thought you'd be down on your knees
I'll say baby come with me please
and we'll just
fly away
fly away
don't you need to get higher
Baby Baby Baby
I wanna get close to you
but I'm so afraid
honey, I'm so afraid
that one day you'll wake up and realize your wasting time, your sweet time
when I pick up the phone
you're not alone
and there I'll be standing wondering what's wrong
I'll say oh baby take me along
and we will
fly away
fly away
don't you need to get higher
no no no no
I don't know how you feel
talk to me baby
come with me baby
come with me baby
and we will
fly away
fly away
yes we need to get higher
Thank you for your sweetness
a hundred miles of pure delight
when we get together baby
my temperature's a hundred and five
I want to be your lover
wanna do you in the back of my car
can't you see my body aches
let me take it just a little too far
why don't you
come up to my room
let me show you how to have a good time
I won't care if you rip out my hair
cuz baby that means that I'm doing you right
take me up to the sky
let me feel your body tonight
I wanna lay in your bed
let me ride
I'll fix you all up sugar
shift your body into overdrive
I wanna coke you up my love
lick your lips until we're both feelin' high
let me be your pusher
feel you up when your gettin' too dry
I wanna taste your sweet sweet love
so shut up and turn off the lights
why don't you come up to my room
let me show how to have a good time
I don't care if you rip out my hair
cuz baby i know that means I'm doing you right
take me up to the sky
let me feel your body tonight
I wanna lay in your bed
so let me ride
now that the party's over
I'm sure you had a really good time
I don't need your number baby
and I don't need you to bother to write
you and me are all that we'll be
yes I'm better if we both say goodbye
I don't care if you rip out my hair
cuz baby I know I was doing you right
We were wasting all the wine
gettin high like two old friends
shootin shit half wit politics
rockin til 12:09
till the neighbor up above
didn't like our points of view
so we regressed by breaking glass
from the bottles we both drank through
hey you keep it down some us are singing the blues
we got jobs and wives to feed
and gotta buy the kids new shoes
we don't care cuz we're not there
we're gonna party til the cows come home
kick back take off your hat
why don't you party til the cows come home
how we love to raise the brow
of a double shifted family man
he's pissed and things he missed
it's a life we don't understand
work right through the afternoon
never break until a quarter to four
that fool who bothered us is nine to fiven at the corner store
hey mister how's business today?
I'll take a sixer and a bottle of gin
go ahead and keep the change
you see Uncle Sam slapped me some skin
we dont care cuz we're not there
we're gonna party til the cows come home
kick back take off your hat
why don't you party till the cows come home
What will we become
fallen children of the sun
growing much too fast
how much longer will we last?
without a ray of love to shine on everyone
and the silence we all wish we woke upon
we once were innocent but now we're far too gone
carry on, chasing the sun
carry on, we'll carry on
we'll carry on til we become one
carry on, carry on
tales and fantasies
are all we're left with to believe
castles in the sand
no one really gives a damn
without a stone to throw, how would ripples fade away
would there be make-believe, if nothing had to change
who are we fooling, holding on to so much rage
we'll carry on, chasing the sun
we'll carry on, carry on
carry on til we become one
carry on, carry on
welcome, welcome to this humble house of age
we would like to help you in your humble state
time has granted you so many open doors
now it's up to you to choose which one is yours
carry on, chasing the sun
we'll carry on, carry on
carry on til we become one
carry on, we'll carry on
