(King Tut) Now, if I’d known
They’d line up just to see him,
I’d taken all my money
And bought me a museum. (king Tut)
Buried with a donkey (funky Tut)
He’s my favorite honkey!
Born in Arizona,
Moved to Babylonia (king Tut)
(Tut, Tut) Dancin’ by the Nile, (Disco Tut, Tut)
The ladies love his style, (boss Tut, Tut)
Rockin’ for a mile (rockin’ Tut, Tut)
He ate a crocodile.
He gave his life for tourism.
Golden idol!
He’s an Egyptian.
They’re selling you!
Now, when I die,
Now don’t think I’m a nut,
Don’t want no fancy funeral,
Just one like ole king Tut. (king Tut)
He coulda won a Grammy, (king Tut)
Buried in his Jammies, (king Tut)
Born in Arizona, moved to Babylonia,
He was born in Arizona, got a condo made of stone-a,
King Tut!
A stone’s throw from Jerusalem
I walked a lonely mile in the moonlight
And though a million stars were shining
My heart was lost on a distant planet
That whirls around the April moon
Whirling in an arc of sadness
I’m lost without you I’m lost without you
Though all my kingdoms turn to sand
And fall into the sea
I’m mad about you I’m mad about you
You fill up my senses like a night in a forest
Like the mountains in springtime, like a walk in the rain,
Like a storm in the desert, like a sleepy blue ocean.
You fill up my senses, come fill me, again.
Be it sight, sound, the smell, the touch.
There’s something,
Inside that we need so much,
The sight of a touch, or the scent of a sound,
Or the strength of an oak deep in the ground.
The wonder of flowers, to be covered, and then to burst up,
Through tarmack, to the sun again,
Or to fly to the sun without burning a wing,
To lie in the meadow and hear the grass sing,
To have all these things in our memory’s hoard,
And to use them,
To help us,
To find…!
Ride, ride my see-saw,
Take this place
On this trip
Just for me.
Ride, take a free ride,
Take my place
Have my seat
It’s for free.
I worked like a slave for years,
Sweat so hard just to end my fears.
Not to end my life a poor man,
But by now, I know I should have run
City nights, summer breeze makes you feel all right
Neon lights, shinin’ brightly make your brain ignite
See the girls with the dresses so tight
(Give you love) Give you love if the price is right
Black or white, in the streets there’s no wrong and no right, no
Outta sight, buy your kicks from the man in the white
Feels all right, powder pleasure in your nose tonight
See the men paint their faces and cry
(Like some girls) Like some girls, it makes you wonder why
City life, sure it’s cool but it cuts like a knife, like a knife, it’s your life
So forget all that you see
It’s not reality, it’s just a fantasy
Can’t you see what this crazy life is doin’ to me?
Life is just a fantasy, can you live this fantasy life?
Life is just a fantasy, can you live this fantasy life?
Excitable boy, they all said
And he rubbed the pot roast all over his chest
Excitable boy, they all said
He took in the four a.m. show at the Clark
Excitable boy, they all said
And he bit the usherette’s leg in the dark
Excitable boy, they all said
Well, he’s just an excitable boy
Life isn’t easy from the singular side
Down in the hole some emotions are hard to hide
It’s your decision it’s a chance that you take
It’s on your head it’s a habit that’s hard to break
Do you need a friend would you tell no lies
Would you take me in are you lonely in the dark…
I guess I thought you’d be here forever
Another illusion I chose to create
You don’t know what ya got until it’s gone
And I found out a little too late
I was acting as if you were lucky to have me
Doin’ you a favor I hardly knew you were there
But then you were gone and it was all wrong
Had no idea how much I cared
Now being without you takes a lot of getting used to
Should learn to live with it, but I don’t want to
Living without you, it’s all a big mistake
Instead of getting easier, it’s the hardest thing to take
I’m addicted to ya babe
You’re a hard habit to break
Won’t listen to any advice
Momma’s telling me I should think twice
But left to my own devices,
I’m addicted – it’s a crisis!
My friends think I’ve gone crazy
My judgment’s gettin’ kinda hazy
My steeze is gonna be affected
If I keep it up like a lovesick crackhead
She knows that I’ve been doing something wrong
But she won’t say anything
She thinks that I was with my friends yesterday
But she won’t mind me lying
Because
Mother stands for comfort
Mother will hide the murderer
It breaks the cage, and fear escapes and takes possession
Just like a crowd rioting inside
(Make me do this, make me do that, make me do this, make me do that)
Am I the cat that takes the bird
To her the hunted, not the hunter?
Mother stands for comfort
Mother will hide the murderer
Mother hides the madman
Mother will stay mum
Everyday brings change
And the world puts on a new face
Certain things rearrange
And this whole world seems like a new face
Secretly I’ve been tailing you
Like a fox that preys on a rabbit
I had to get you and so I know
I had to learn your ways and habits
Ooooooooooo you were the catch that I was after
I looked up and I was in your arms
And I know that I was captured
What’s this whole world coming to
Things just ain’t the same
Any time the hunter gets captured by the game
We carry a sensitive cargo
Below the waterline
Ticking like a time bomb
With a primitive design
Behind the finer feelings
This civilized veneer
The heart of a lonely hunter
Guards a dangerous frontier
Baby, baby when I look at you
I get a warm feelin’ inside
There’s something 'bout the things you do
That keeps me satisfied
I wouldn’t lie to you, baby
It’s mainly a physical thing
This feeling that I got for you, baby
Makes me wanna sing
I feel for you
I think I love you
I feel for you
I think I love you
(Chaka Khan let me rock you let me rock you Chaka Khan, let me rock you that’s all I wanna do Chaka Khan let me rock you let me rock you Chaka Khan let me rock you 'cause I feel for you Chaka Khan won’t you tell me what you wanna do, do you feel for me the way I feel for you? Chaka Khan let me tell you what I wanna do I wanna love you wanna hug you wanna squeeze you too let me take you in my arms let me fill you with my charms Chaka 'cause you know that I’m the one to keep you warm, Chaka I’ll make it more than just a physical dream I wanna rock you, Chaka, baby 'cuz you make me wanna scream let me rock you rock you…)
Sailin’ away on the crest of a wave
It’s like magic
Rollin’ and ridin’ and slippin’ & slidin’
It’s magic
And you, and your sweet desire,
You took me, higher and higher
It’s a livin’ thing,
It’s a terrible thing to lose
It’s a given thing
What a terrible thing to lose
Making believe this is what you conceived
From your worst day,
Moving in line then you look back in time
To your first day
And you, and your sweet desire,
You took me, higher and higher
It’s a livin’ thing,
It’s a terrible thing to lose
It’s a given thing
What a terrible thing to lose
Takin’ a dive 'cos you can’t halt the slide
Floating downstream,
So let her go don’t start spoiling the show
It’s a bad dream