Ellis Paul LYRICS

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Ellis Paul - Abiola - lyrics

In a far and distant country,
lived a strange and a fearsome beast
They said he killed the farmers' cattle
and laid waste to the farmers' fields,
laid waste to the farmers' fields
So the King sent out his criers
and they roamed from town to town
pledging a plot of land and his daughter's hand
to him who laid the Monster down,
to him who laid the Monster down
la la la la li da da
la la la la la la la la la la
Now Abiola, the shepard's daughter,
hadn't heard of the King's decree
She never paid much heed to rumors
and she headed out into the fields,
She headed out into the fields
When she came across the creature,
she could not believe her eyes
Cause out of all the things she had ever seen
she'd never seen a monster cry,
Seen a monster cry
The Monster said to the young girl
I never did those evil deeds
but the King has tried to blame me
and no one dares to not believe,
no one dares to not believe"
He wants the pastures for his horses
He wants the orchards for his thieves
and if the farmers come to fear me
then the King gets what he needs,
Yea, the King gets what he needs
la la la la li da da
la la la la la la la la la la
Abiola said to the Monster,
"We are going into town
and till then we'll cry
from the rooftops high
and we'll spread the truth around,
Yea, we'll spread the truth around"
Well, the children all believed them
but the grownups took their time
to break their fear
though it was clear
that the fearsome beast was kind,
Oh, the fearsome beast as kind
Then the people stormed the castle
and they drove the old King out
and for her bravery, truth, and kindness,
they gave Abi the crown,
Yea, they gave Abiola the crown
la la la la li da da
la la la la la la la la la la

Ellis Paul - Alice's Champagne Palace - lyrics

You take a rickety plane
from Seattle up into Anchorage
You step on the concrete
gazing at the midnight sun
Jump in my pickup
and we'll drive
Bring your troubles
down highway nine
I got a pullout couch
and a job lined up at the cannery
Catch a ride to Homer, Alaska,
brother, the drinks will be on me
(chorus)
We'll raise a glass
lift a chalice
Welcome to Alice's Champagne Palace
The finest bar on the strip in Homer, Alaska
If you're from New York, LA, Dallas,
you'll find a home at the Champagne Palace
Alice will pour you a cold one
You go ahead and ask her,
if you're running away to Alaska
Now the mountains rise from ocean to sky
in Homer, Alaska
And they'll steal your breath
and your troubles in the blink of an eye
You'll hear a band with a steel guitar
there's a window seat right at the bar
The whales are breeching
And Alice is preaching
"Like a Rolling Stone"
She'll push a mason jar
across the bar and say,
"Mister, welcome home"
(chorus)
You've never been to
a prettier place than Homer, Alaska
You'll never find a kinder face
than the one behind the bar
Homer's a town full of misfit toys,
renegade women, runaway boys
Everybody's got a
story here in Homer Town
I guess sometimes you gotta go
to the end of the earth
just to turn yourself around
(chorus)

Ellis Paul - All Things Being The Same - lyrics

She is searching for some form of salvation
In the corner of a bar down the street,
But the gin controls whole conversations
And plays magic tricks with her feet...
She gets up, falls down, breaks even,
Gets caught by the wrong mister right --
Hey, its a hard town.
I wouldnt want to live in it --
But I wouldnt want to give up in it,
All things being the same...
Back home shes got these pictures on her mirror,
They frame her when she looks back at her face.
They tell her where shes been --
Ill tell you where shes going,
Shes got her name on a stool down at eddie owens place...
She drinks when romance brings her down.
Like the sight of blood is a wedding gown.
Bright lights and smoke fill up this space.
Its a crowded room, but still a lonely old place...
All her friends are nothing more than strangers,
Whose names are just words on a face .
If they bumped into her out on a sidewalk on some sunday,
They wouldnt recognize her outside of the place

Ellis Paul - Ashes To Dust - lyrics

Wake up Mother I think he's coming home
I guess he grew tired of living on his own
And here I sit bewildered, wondering if I've grown
Staring out the window and waiting on the phone
(Chorus)
You see I believed in alibis, broken glass and lullabies
Born was I in the 70's
Born to catch the sun
But I'm burned alive in memories
To ashes and dust I run, I run
Wake up mother I think he's coming home
I guess he grew tired of living on his own
And here I sit bewildered, staring through the pane
The glass it is still shattered...and everything remains unchanged.
(Repeat Chorus)

Ellis Paul - 3, 000 Miles - lyrics

My name is Robert Wilson,
I'm from Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
I've been living out of a
suitcase now for fourteen days...
I walked the boulevard in Hollywood,
I caught a Vegas show that was no good --
Met a dancer there that starred in a broadway play.
But it's a lonely world from this Greyhound,
Believe me, I've been here fourteen days.
Three thousand miles,
I've been here fourteen days,
Three thousand miles...
Now twenty-one is as good a guess as any age that I'd confess to,
Let's just say I'm old enough to get away.
Back in school, I found the only written truth
On bathroom stalls and telephone booths.
I studied awhile, but college got in my way.
I've learned much more from the back of this Greyhound,
Believe me, I've been here fourteen days.
Three thousand miles,
I've come a long, long way,
Three thousand miles...
Have you seen?
The world outside is turning --
And it's yours --
we were put here for the learning.
People talk to themselves on Greyhounds,
Even the driver strains to hear
They tell the same forgotten story --
Will it fall on forgetful ears?
Down in Houston on comes this woman
With two kids and a bottle of booze,
And she cracked them both like match heads
Whenever they ventured too close to her fuse.
And I sat with a girl from Boston,
Playing cards for cigarettes.
I lost her name with the poker game,
But her face I will never forget --
You never forget the view from these windows,
Believe me, I've been here fourteen days...
Three thousand miles,
I've come a long, long way,
Three thousand miles...

Ellis Paul - Art Of Distance - lyrics

You get the call on the message machine.
Its 2 amit better be important.
Her powers out, its a sleep-walk cross town.
Rains coming down, shes got candlelight and blankets.
Is this an act between friends?
One step forward, two steps back again.
If you knew the art of distance,
Would youlay in your bed
Or take a cab across town?
You know its raining right now.
You crave her skin, well,
You crave its resistance.
When you wake up in the morning
And shes asking for time,
You give in.
Shes the queen of light and candles.
You give in, you always were a sucker
For a scandal.
You ring her bell,
She buzzes you in.
Brush off the rain,
You give her the umbrella
When she comes to you,
Wrapped in her sheets.
Is she beautiful?
How you gonna tell her?
When the touch begins,
You cradle her face.
Is this the betrayal of a friend?

Ellis Paul - 17 Septembers - lyrics

Do you remember
17 Septembers ago
Sweat on the backseat
Dylan on the radio
You peeled off your troubles
When you peeled off your old blue jeans
But in the dash light
She's like an angel fallen to earth
And you convince yourself that she's worth
Every risk you took the night the cornfields shook
Bye, bye baby, in the click of hands
Hello yet-to-be mystery man
One night in a car changed who you are
A boy a the front wheel
17 Septembers have passed
"Pop the clutch with your left heel..."
You're linking up his future, your past
And you tell him, "Your mom and me were bound for trouble-
Wedding bells at the age of 18..."
But in the dash light
He looks like an angel fallen to earth
And now you know how it cold have been worse
For every risk you took the night the cornfield shook
Bye, bye baby, in the click of the hand
Look he's a yet-to-be mystery man
Who played kick-the-can
With a glass filled with sand

Ellis Paul - 3,000 Miles - lyrics

My name is robert wilson,
Im from eau claire, wisconsin.
Ive been living out of a
Suitcase now for fourteen days...
I walked the boulevard in hollywood,
I caught a vegas show that was no good --
Met a dancer there that starred in a broadway play.
But its a lonely world from this greyhound,
Believe me, Ive been here fourteen days.
Three thousand miles,
Ive been here fourteen days,
Three thousand miles...
Now twenty-one is as good a guess as any age that Id confess to,
Lets just say Im old enough to get away.
Back in school, I found the only written truth
On bathroom stalls and telephone booths.
I studied awhile, but college got in my way.
Ive learned much more from the back of this greyhound,
Believe me, Ive been here fourteen days.
Three thousand miles,
Ive come a long, long way,
Three thousand miles...
Have you seen?
The world outside is turning --
And its yours --
We were put here for the learning.
People talk to themselves on greyhounds,
Even the driver strains to hear
They tell the same forgotten story --
Will it fall on forgetful ears?
Down in houston on comes this woman
With two kids and a bottle of booze,
And she cracked them both like match heads
Whenever they ventured too close to her fuse.
And I sat with a girl from boston,
Playing cards for cigarettes.
I lost her name with the poker game,
But her name I will never forget --
You never forget the view from these windows,
Believe me, Ive been here fourteen days...
Three thousand miles,
Ive come a long, long way,
Three thousand miles...

Ellis Paul - 9 Months To Fix The World - lyrics

^ Nine Months to Fix the World
Your momma says you're coming
I've got nine months to fix this world
seems like everything here's broken
and you're as precious as a pearl
I've got nine months to fix the world
I'd be lying if I told you
there are no wars out here on earth
no hunger, no diseases
but the truth is so much worse
I've got nine months to break this curse
[chorus]
You may think I'm sleepwalking
My cloudy head's up in the sky
You may think I'm sweet-talking
How can I listen without asking why?
You can't rely on miracles
the wisdom of the oracles
Are politicians out there killing time
the months are down to nine
I'm declaring this whole planet
every inch is holy land
so no matter where your feet fall
it's sacred where you stand
from Poughkeepsie to Bethlehem
I'm gonna clear the world of bullets
and confiscate the guns
gonna fill up all the barrels
with chewed up bubble gum
I've got nine months to get 'er done
[repeat chorus]
Gonna whittle down the Scriptures
the Bible, the Koran
Gonna whittle 'em down to one phrase
any fool could understand
"love your fellow man"
Then we'll fill up all the bombers
with corn, with appleseeds
a million gallons of clean water
we'll fill the sky with good deeds
For the people who're in need
[final chorus]
You may think I'm sleepwalking
My cloudy head's up in the sky
You may think I'm sweet-talking
How can I listen without asking why?
You can't rely on miracles
the wisdom of the oracles
Are talking politicians killing time
the months are down to nine
I've got nine months.... to fix this world ^

Ellis Paul - All My Heroes Were Junkies - lyrics

In 1968, he did shots with the doors at the whiskey-a-go-go
It was on one of those hot hollywood summer nights
He says, jimmy came in tight leather slacks, it was hot as hell
But we were drinking jack, his eyes were like quarters
Round, and black when he stepped under the stage lights...
And you know me, he says, I had pawned my only camera
I had no way to record these fleeting kodak moments
That sprung to life each and every saturday night
I was too far gone back then to have known it...
Chorus:
He says, all my heroes were junkies,
Now all my heroes are dead
I say, hey tony, consider yourself lucky
To be a junkie in a hospital bed
He says, you know judy garland never showed up when I took my walk in the land of oz
Though a cop did on a purple horse one morning
He asked me why I was staggering
I said, `because - because, because, because
The wizard never gave me no surgeon generals warning
Chorus
Bridge:
Who rolled the joint when bob dylan
Got high with the beatles? he says,
Who put my world on pins and needles?
He tells the nurses they should do something
With the ceiling in the rehab ward
Like paint a fresco to the late-great betty ford
They come in and make their jokes about
Pulling out all his power chords
He tells them, could you come up with
Something I didnt already know?
Chorus
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