I will lay down my bones among the rocks and roots of the deepest
hollow next to the streambed
The quiet hum of the earth’s dreaming is my new song
When I awake, the world will be born anew
When you’re weary, feeling small,
When tears are in your eyes, I’ll dry them all,
I’m on your side, oh, when times get rough,
And friends just can’t be found,
Like a bridge over troubled water,
I will lay me down.
Like a bridge over troubled water,
I will lay me down.
How did I get here
What song did I sing
Just what have I done to deserve such a thing
And you may ask yourself, well
How did I get here?
Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
Into the blue again after the money’s gone
Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground
But I just go on thinking and sweating
And cursing and crying
And turning and reaching
And waking and dying
And no, not a day goes by
Not a blessed day
But you’re still somehow part of my life
And there is always something there to remind me
Always something there to remind me
I was born to love you
And I will never be free
You’ll always be a part of me
I was born in Lil’ Rock,
Had a childhood sweetheart,
We were always hand in hand.
I was high-top shoes and shirt tails,
Suzy was in pig tails,
I know I loved her even then.
You know my papa disapproved it,
My mama boohooed it,
But I told them time and time again,
“Don’t you know I was made to love her,
Build a world all around her”
Yah! Hey, hey, hey.
I remember when rock was young
Me and Suzie had so much fun
Holding hands and skimming stones
Had an old gold Chevy and a place of my own
But the biggest kick I ever got
Was doing a thing called the Crocodile Rock
Oooh… I want your crocodile love.
I’m on the runway, and I’m ready to fly
I know I’ll meet you under the sky
Oh yea, I’ll come from above
Oh yea, I want your crocodile love…
See you later alligator (See you later alligator)
After 'while crocodile (After 'while crocodile)
See you later alligator (See you later alligator)
After 'while crocodile (After 'while crocodile)
Don’t you know you’re in my way now (Don’t you know you’re in my way now)
Can’t you see you cramp my style (Can’t you see you cramp my style)
Now everyone blamed his old man
For making him mean as a snake
When Amos Moses was a boy
His daddy would use him for alligator bait
Tie a rope around his neck and throw him in the swamp
Alligator bait in the Louisiana bayou
Gonna buy me a condo
Gonna buy me a Cuisinart
Get a wall-to-wall carpeting
Get a wallet full ‘o credit cards
I gonna buy me a condo, never have to mow de lawn
I gonna get me da T-shirt wit’ de alligator on
Wo, used to live in Jamaica But I don’t live dere no more
Had to change me lifestyle
Do t’ings I never done before
So now I’m just a lonely Rastaman
Living in dis American town
Gonna sell me Bob Marley records
Gonna get me some Jackson Browne
Well if I had money,
Tell you what I’d do:
I’d go downtown and buy a Mercury or two.
Crazy 'bout a Mercury,
Lord, I’m crazy bout a Mercury.
I’m gonna buy me a Mercury,
And cruise it up and down the road.
Now Old Man Rhythm is in my shoes,
It’s no use sittin’ here singin’ the blues,
So be my guest, you got nothin’ to lose,
Won’t you let me take you on a sea cruise?
Ow, ow baby, ow, ow baby,
Ow, ow baby!
Won’t you let me take you on a sea cruise?
Ho, ho, ho and a bottle of rum
Santa’s run off to the Caribbean
He thinks about boat drinks and fun in the sun
Ho, ho, ho and a bottle of rum
You better watch out,
You better not cry,
You better not pout
I’m telling you why:
Santa Claus is coming to town!
(This is my 20,000th post. I choose to make it here in my most favorite thread! :))
Don’t cry out loud
Just keep it inside, learn how to hide your feelings
Fly high and proud
And if you should fall, remember you almost had it all
All the halls we’re gonna deck
With 20K posts from our own Beck
Falalalalalalalala
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My old man, he’s a singer in the park
He’s a walker in the rain
He’s a dancer in the dark
We don’t need no piece of paper from the city hall
Keeping us tied and true no, my old man
Keeping away my blues
Old man, look at my life,
I’m a lot like you were…
Old man, look at my life
24 and there’s so much more…