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<blockquote data-quote="Floyd" data-source="post: 803" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><strong>Break On Through</strong></p><p>You know the day destroys the night,</p><p>Night divides the day;</p><p>Tried to run. Tried to hide</p><p>Break on thru to the other side, break on thru</p><p></p><p>We chased our pleasures here,</p><p>Dug our treasures there</p><p>Can you still recall the time we cried?</p><p>Break on thru to the other side, break on thru</p><p></p><p>I found an island in your arms,</p><p>A country in your eyes,</p><p>Arms that chain, eyes that lie</p><p>Break on thru ...etc.</p><p></p><p>Made the scene from week to week,</p><p>Day to day, hour to hour,</p><p>The gate is straight, deep and wide</p><p>Break on thru ...etc.</p><p>Break. Break. Break. Break</p><p><strong>Soul Kitchen</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>Well, the clock says it's time to close</p><p>I guess I'd better go</p><p>I'd really like to stay here all night</p><p></p><p>The cars crawl past all stuffed with eyes,</p><p>Street lights shed their hollow glow;</p><p>Your brain seems bruised with numb surprise</p><p>Still one place to go, still one place to go</p><p></p><p>Let me sleep all night in your soul kitchen,</p><p>Warm my mind near your gentle stove</p><p>Turn me out and I'll wander, baby,</p><p>Stumbling in the neon groves</p><p>Your fingers weave quick minarets,</p><p>Speaking in secret alphabets</p><p>I light another cigarette,</p><p>Learn to forget, learn to forget</p><p><strong>The Crystal Ship</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>Before you slip into unconsciousness</p><p>I'd like to have another kiss,</p><p>Another flashing chance at bliss,</p><p>Another kiss, another kiss</p><p></p><p>The days are bright and filled with pain</p><p>Enclose me in your gentle rain,</p><p>The time you ran was too insane,</p><p>We'll meet again, we'll meet again</p><p></p><p>Oh' tell me where your freedom lies,</p><p>The streets are fields that never die,</p><p>Deliver me from reasons why</p><p>You'd rather cry, I'd rather fly</p><p></p><p>The crystal ship is being filled,</p><p>A thousand girls, a thousand thrills,</p><p>A million ways to spend your time;</p><p>When we get back, I'll drop a line</p><p><strong>Twentieth Century Fox</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>Well, she's fashionably lean,</p><p>And she's fashionably late,</p><p>She'll never rank a scene,</p><p>She'll never break a date;</p><p>But she's no drag, just watch the way she walks,</p><p>She's a Twentieth Century Fox,</p><p>She's a Twentieth Century Fox;</p><p>No tears, no fears, no ruined years, no clocks</p><p>She's a Twentieth Century Fox</p><p></p><p>She's the queen of cool,</p><p>And she's the lady who waits,</p><p>Since her mind left school,</p><p>It never hesitates;</p><p>She won't waste time on elementary talk,</p><p>She's a Twentieth Century Fox,</p><p>She's a Twentieth Century Fox;</p><p>Got the world locked up inside a plastic box;</p><p>She's a Twentieth Century Fox</p><p></p><p>Twentieth Century Fox, yeh</p><p>Twentieth Century Fox</p><p><strong>Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>Well, show me the way</p><p>To the next whiskey bar</p><p>Oh, don't ask why</p><p>Oh, don't ask why</p><p></p><p>Show me the way</p><p>To the next whiskey bar</p><p>Oh, don't ask why</p><p>Oh, don't ask why</p><p></p><p>For if we don't find</p><p>The next whiskey bar</p><p>I tell you we must die</p><p>I tell you we must die</p><p>I tell you, I tell you</p><p>I tell you we must die</p><p></p><p>Oh, moon of Alabama</p><p>We now must say goodbye</p><p>We've lost our good old mama</p><p>And must have whiskey, oh, you now why</p><p></p><p>Oh, moon of Alabama</p><p>We now must say goodbye</p><p>We've lost our good old mama</p><p>And must have whiskey, oh, you now why</p><p></p><p>Well, show me the way</p><p>To the next little girl</p><p>Oh, don't ask why</p><p>Oh, don't ask why</p><p></p><p>Show me the way</p><p>To the next little girl</p><p>Oh, don't ask why</p><p>Oh, don't ask why</p><p></p><p>For if we don't find</p><p>The next little girl</p><p>I tell you we must die</p><p>I tell you we must die</p><p>I tell you, I tell you</p><p>I tell you we must die</p><p></p><p>Oh, moon of Alabama</p><p>We now must say goodbye</p><p>We've lost our good old mama</p><p>And must have whiskey, oh, you now why</p><p><strong>Light My Fire</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>You know that it would be untrue;</p><p>You know that I would be a liar;</p><p>If I was to say to you;</p><p>Girl, we couldn't get much higher</p><p></p><p>Come on, baby, light my fire,</p><p>Come on, baby, light my fire,</p><p>Try to set the night on fire</p><p></p><p>The time to hesitate is through,</p><p>No time to wallow in the mire,</p><p>Try now we can only lose,</p><p>And our love become a funeral pyre</p><p></p><p>The time to hesitate is through,</p><p>No time to wallow in the mire;</p><p>If I was to say to you;</p><p>Girl, we couldn't get much higher</p><p><strong>Back Door Man</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>Wha, yeah!</p><p>C'mon, yeah</p><p>Yeah, c'mon, yeah</p><p>Yeah, c'mon</p><p>Oh, yeah, ma</p><p></p><p>Yeah, I'm a back door man</p><p>I'm a back door man</p><p>The men don't know</p><p>But the little girl understand</p><p></p><p>Hey, all you people that tryin' to sleep</p><p>I'm out to make it with my midnight dream, yeah</p><p>'Cause I'm a back door man</p><p>The men don't know</p><p>But the little girls understand</p><p>All right, yeah</p><p></p><p>You men eat your dinner</p><p>Eat your pork and beans</p><p>I eat more chicken</p><p>Than any man ever seen, yeah, yeah</p><p></p><p>I'm a back door man, wha</p><p>The men don't know</p><p>But the little girl understand</p><p></p><p>Well, I'm a back door man</p><p>I'm a back door man</p><p>Whoa, baby, I'm a back door man</p><p>The men don't know</p><p>But the little girls understand</p><p><strong>I Looked At You</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>I looked at you You looked at me,</p><p>I smiled at you You smiled at me</p><p>And we're on our way</p><p></p><p>I walk with you You walk with me,</p><p>I talked to you You talked to me</p><p>And we're on our way</p><p></p><p>No, we can't turn back, babe;</p><p>Yeah, we're on our way;</p><p>And we can't turn back 'cause it's too late,</p><p>Too late, too late, too late, too late</p><p>And we're on our way</p><p>No, we can't turn back, babe;</p><p>Yeah, we're on our way;</p><p>And we can't turn back</p><p><strong>End Of The Night</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>.</p><p>Take the highway to the end of the night</p><p>End of the night</p><p>End of the night</p><p>Take a journey to the bright midnight</p><p>End of the night</p><p>End of the night</p><p></p><p>Realms of bliss, realms of light,</p><p>Some are born to sweet delight</p><p>Some are born to sweet delight</p><p>Some are born to the endless night</p><p></p><p>End of the night End of the night End of the night</p><p>End of the night</p><p><strong>Take It As It Comes</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>Time to live, time to lie,</p><p>Time to laugh, time to die</p><p></p><p>Take it easy, baby, take it as it comes</p><p>Don't move too fast if you want your love to last</p><p>You've been movin' much too fast</p><p></p><p>Time to walk, time to run,</p><p>Time to aim your arrows at the Sun</p><p></p><p>Go real slow, you'll like it more and more,</p><p>Take it as it comes, specialize in having fun</p><p><strong>The End</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>This is the end, beautiful friend</p><p>This is the end, my only friend, the end</p><p>Of our elaborate plans, the end</p><p>Of everything that stands, the end</p><p>No safety or surprise, the end</p><p>I'll never look into your eyes</p><p>Again</p><p></p><p>Can you picture what will be</p><p>So limitless and free</p><p>Desperately in need</p><p>Of some stranger's hand</p><p>In a desperate land</p><p>Lost in a Roman wilderness of pain</p><p>And all the children are insane</p><p>All the children are insane</p><p>Waiting for the summer rain</p><p></p><p>There's danger on the edge of town</p><p>Ride the king's highway, baby</p><p>Weird seems inside the gold mine</p><p>Ride the highway west, baby</p><p>Ride the snake</p><p>Ride the snake, to the lake, the ancient lake, baby</p><p>The snake is long seven miles</p><p>Ride the snake</p><p>He is old and his skin is cold</p><p></p><p>The West is the best</p><p>The West is the best</p><p>Get here and we'll do the rest</p><p>The blue bus is calling us</p><p>The blue bus is calling us</p><p>Driver, where you taking us</p><p></p><p>The killer awoke before dawn</p><p>He put his boots on</p><p>He took a face from the ancient gallery</p><p>And he walked on down the hall</p><p>He went to the room where his sister lived</p><p>And then he paid a visit to his brother</p><p>And then he walked on down the hall</p><p>And he came to a door,and he looked inside</p><p>"Father?" - "Yes, son?" - "I want to kill you,</p><p>Mother, I want to..."</p><p></p><p>Come on, baby, take a chance with us</p><p>Come on, baby, take a chance with us</p><p>And meet me at the back of the blue bus</p><p>(Blue bus still now...</p><p>Come on, girl)</p><p></p><p>This is the end, beautiful friend</p><p>This is the end, my only friend, the end</p><p>It hurts to set you free</p><p>But you'll never follow me</p><p>The end of laughter and soft lies</p><p>The end of night we tried to die</p><p>This is the end</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Floyd, post: 803, member: 1"] [B]Break On Through[/B] You know the day destroys the night, Night divides the day; Tried to run. Tried to hide Break on thru to the other side, break on thru We chased our pleasures here, Dug our treasures there Can you still recall the time we cried? Break on thru to the other side, break on thru I found an island in your arms, A country in your eyes, Arms that chain, eyes that lie Break on thru ...etc. Made the scene from week to week, Day to day, hour to hour, The gate is straight, deep and wide Break on thru ...etc. Break. Break. Break. Break [B]Soul Kitchen[/B] Well, the clock says it's time to close I guess I'd better go I'd really like to stay here all night The cars crawl past all stuffed with eyes, Street lights shed their hollow glow; Your brain seems bruised with numb surprise Still one place to go, still one place to go Let me sleep all night in your soul kitchen, Warm my mind near your gentle stove Turn me out and I'll wander, baby, Stumbling in the neon groves Your fingers weave quick minarets, Speaking in secret alphabets I light another cigarette, Learn to forget, learn to forget [B]The Crystal Ship[/B] Before you slip into unconsciousness I'd like to have another kiss, Another flashing chance at bliss, Another kiss, another kiss The days are bright and filled with pain Enclose me in your gentle rain, The time you ran was too insane, We'll meet again, we'll meet again Oh' tell me where your freedom lies, The streets are fields that never die, Deliver me from reasons why You'd rather cry, I'd rather fly The crystal ship is being filled, A thousand girls, a thousand thrills, A million ways to spend your time; When we get back, I'll drop a line [B]Twentieth Century Fox[/B] Well, she's fashionably lean, And she's fashionably late, She'll never rank a scene, She'll never break a date; But she's no drag, just watch the way she walks, She's a Twentieth Century Fox, She's a Twentieth Century Fox; No tears, no fears, no ruined years, no clocks She's a Twentieth Century Fox She's the queen of cool, And she's the lady who waits, Since her mind left school, It never hesitates; She won't waste time on elementary talk, She's a Twentieth Century Fox, She's a Twentieth Century Fox; Got the world locked up inside a plastic box; She's a Twentieth Century Fox Twentieth Century Fox, yeh Twentieth Century Fox [B]Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)[/B] Well, show me the way To the next whiskey bar Oh, don't ask why Oh, don't ask why Show me the way To the next whiskey bar Oh, don't ask why Oh, don't ask why For if we don't find The next whiskey bar I tell you we must die I tell you we must die I tell you, I tell you I tell you we must die Oh, moon of Alabama We now must say goodbye We've lost our good old mama And must have whiskey, oh, you now why Oh, moon of Alabama We now must say goodbye We've lost our good old mama And must have whiskey, oh, you now why Well, show me the way To the next little girl Oh, don't ask why Oh, don't ask why Show me the way To the next little girl Oh, don't ask why Oh, don't ask why For if we don't find The next little girl I tell you we must die I tell you we must die I tell you, I tell you I tell you we must die Oh, moon of Alabama We now must say goodbye We've lost our good old mama And must have whiskey, oh, you now why [B]Light My Fire[/B] You know that it would be untrue; You know that I would be a liar; If I was to say to you; Girl, we couldn't get much higher Come on, baby, light my fire, Come on, baby, light my fire, Try to set the night on fire The time to hesitate is through, No time to wallow in the mire, Try now we can only lose, And our love become a funeral pyre The time to hesitate is through, No time to wallow in the mire; If I was to say to you; Girl, we couldn't get much higher [B]Back Door Man[/B] Wha, yeah! C'mon, yeah Yeah, c'mon, yeah Yeah, c'mon Oh, yeah, ma Yeah, I'm a back door man I'm a back door man The men don't know But the little girl understand Hey, all you people that tryin' to sleep I'm out to make it with my midnight dream, yeah 'Cause I'm a back door man The men don't know But the little girls understand All right, yeah You men eat your dinner Eat your pork and beans I eat more chicken Than any man ever seen, yeah, yeah I'm a back door man, wha The men don't know But the little girl understand Well, I'm a back door man I'm a back door man Whoa, baby, I'm a back door man The men don't know But the little girls understand [B]I Looked At You[/B] I looked at you You looked at me, I smiled at you You smiled at me And we're on our way I walk with you You walk with me, I talked to you You talked to me And we're on our way No, we can't turn back, babe; Yeah, we're on our way; And we can't turn back 'cause it's too late, Too late, too late, too late, too late And we're on our way No, we can't turn back, babe; Yeah, we're on our way; And we can't turn back [B]End Of The Night[/B] . Take the highway to the end of the night End of the night End of the night Take a journey to the bright midnight End of the night End of the night Realms of bliss, realms of light, Some are born to sweet delight Some are born to sweet delight Some are born to the endless night End of the night End of the night End of the night End of the night [B]Take It As It Comes[/B] Time to live, time to lie, Time to laugh, time to die Take it easy, baby, take it as it comes Don't move too fast if you want your love to last You've been movin' much too fast Time to walk, time to run, Time to aim your arrows at the Sun Go real slow, you'll like it more and more, Take it as it comes, specialize in having fun [B]The End[/B] This is the end, beautiful friend This is the end, my only friend, the end Of our elaborate plans, the end Of everything that stands, the end No safety or surprise, the end I'll never look into your eyes Again Can you picture what will be So limitless and free Desperately in need Of some stranger's hand In a desperate land Lost in a Roman wilderness of pain And all the children are insane All the children are insane Waiting for the summer rain There's danger on the edge of town Ride the king's highway, baby Weird seems inside the gold mine Ride the highway west, baby Ride the snake Ride the snake, to the lake, the ancient lake, baby The snake is long seven miles Ride the snake He is old and his skin is cold The West is the best The West is the best Get here and we'll do the rest The blue bus is calling us The blue bus is calling us Driver, where you taking us The killer awoke before dawn He put his boots on He took a face from the ancient gallery And he walked on down the hall He went to the room where his sister lived And then he paid a visit to his brother And then he walked on down the hall And he came to a door,and he looked inside "Father?" - "Yes, son?" - "I want to kill you, Mother, I want to..." Come on, baby, take a chance with us Come on, baby, take a chance with us And meet me at the back of the blue bus (Blue bus still now... Come on, girl) This is the end, beautiful friend This is the end, my only friend, the end It hurts to set you free But you'll never follow me The end of laughter and soft lies The end of night we tried to die This is the end [/QUOTE]
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