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Little Feat - Brides Of Jesus - lyrics

Bill Payne, Lowell George
Matthew stood by the wall and watched his love below
Her pale hair came in golden rings down below her shoulders
As she waved and slowly turned around
To find the path that led her to the ancient gate was closed
She said Matthew why won't you tell me what it is you see
Your smile so wide this figured grin
You look as if, you look as if you're looking right through me
Why won't you tell me how it is you see
Through the darness all around me
No amulets or chains will work to keep the demons from
Or hide the night filled eyes from the brides of Jesus
The brides of Jesus
The brides of Jesus
Keep them over me
Keep them over me, can't you see
On tender-hooks and to be pleasure bent
His voice it scratched the air
May bring you so much sorrow
That you may be entertaining angels unawares

Little Feat - All That You Can Stand - lyrics

B. Wray, B. Payne, P. Barrere
Might be a story you read in a book
'Bout a irl who drank from the devil's cup
Might be someone you know so well
Just might be me, you never can tell
Le dame Laveau burning at the stake
You're the hero, but just a little bit too late
Might be you, might be me
Might be some gris gris that you just can't see
Spirits in the bedroom
Candles in the hall
Shadows on the ceiling
Don't answer the call
I'm gonna take you back
I'm gonna take you way back
And give you
All that you can stand
I'm gonna give you
All that you can stand
Fires off the coast of Martinique
Stories you've heard, you dare not speak
Down on a rampart, you don't go alone
Might be an angel of mercy
Might be a black cat bone
Echoes in the stairwell
Curtains start to blow
Sugar, Honey, a touch of steel
There's something you should know
I'm gonna take you back
I'm gonna take you way back
And give you
All that you can stand
I'm gonna give you
All that you can stand
Dance Colinda on St. John's eve
Bells on her ankles
Makes you believe
Good time dresses on Lake Pontchatrain
A vision in the rain
Spirits in the bedroom
Candles in the hall
Shadows on the ceiling
Don't answer the call
I'm gonna take you back
I'm gonna take you way back
And give you
All that you can stand
I'm gonna give you
All that you can stand

Little Feat - A Distant Thunder - lyrics

B. Payne, S. Murphy, P. Barrere
give my best to thosei I care for
with firends a simple nod will do
I bow to those who've come and gone before me
a handshake to the past
it gets me through
been a little bit good and a little bit sad
let the dirt and dust fall where it may
a distant thunder and it takes my breath away
tumblin' in a whirlwind pullin' clouds from the sky
pressure is a pyramid in a scream that no one hears
a thousand lifetimes couldn't cover my tears
oh cover my tears
measured distance through the heartbeats
measured time holds all my beliefs
these shotgun visions are all I've ever lived with
a scattered mind from a reckless youth
I cover my ears, I cover my eyes
still all the fears, still heard the lies
a distant thunder and it takes my breath away
tumblin' in a whirlwind pullin' clouds from the sky
pressure is a pyramid in a scream that no one hears
a thousand lifetimes couldn't cover my tears
oh cover my tears
took convention for a rough ride
a genius under glass set adrift
direction all but fading
like a kiss that leaves you floating in a trance
the rivers I cross the memories I keep
a minute to smile, forever to weep
a distant thunder and it takes my breath away
tumblin' in a whirlwind pullin' clouds from the sky
pressure is a pyramid in a scream that no one hears
a thousand lifetimes couldn't cover my tears
oh cover my tears
a distand thunder, I feel like I'm slippin' under
tumblin' in a whirlwind pullin' clouds from the sky
of all those times that I've turned and looked away
a thousand lifetimes couldn't cover my tears
oh cover my tears

Little Feat - All That You Dream - lyrics

Paul Barrere, Bill Payne
I've been down, but not like this before
Can't be 'round this kind of show no more

All, all that you dream
Comes through shinin silver lining
Clouds, clouds change the scene
Rain starts washing all these cautions
Right into your life, makes you realize
Just what is true, what else can you do
You just follow the rule
Keep your eyes on the road that's ahead of you

I've been down, but not like this before
Can't be 'round this kind of show no more

All of the good, good times were ours
In the land of milk and honey
And time, time adds its scars
Rainy days they turn to sunny ones
Livin' the life, livin' the life lovin' everyone

I've been down, but not like this before
Can't be 'round this kind of show no more
I've been down, but not like this before
Can't be 'round this kind of show no more

I've been down, but not like this before

Little Feat - Bed Of Roses - lyrics

shaun murphy - bill payne
she had a drive-by childhood
a plastic jesus on her chest
a mean mean girl
with a certain snake allure
a heart like 16 midnights
and a surgical voice
keepin strange for some change
empty eyes with a haunted look
leanin hard, she lost her place
try as she might
she couldnt take my advice
its a desperate conclusion
people with a grudge
and a mind you can not budge
aint no bed of roses
tryin to turn your life around
aint no bed of roses
time wont move no mountain
just the faith in the leap, my friend
a cliff dwellin creeper
and a runaway
on the ol cat slide of town
see how you run, oh see how you pay
another honest mistake
if dreams are all you need
then alone is where youll be
im the leader of the middle
and i see that streak in you
was it somethin you were born with
or did it just seep on through?
its a nightmare on a budget
just enough to keep you off track
always somethin for nothin
on the road, to hell and back
aint no bed of roses
tryin to turn your life around
aint no bed of roses
(time) wont move no mountain
just the faith in the leap, my friend
im the leader of the middle
and i see that streak in you
was it somethin you were born with
or did it just seep on through?
its a nightmare on a budget
just enough to keep you off track
always somethin for nothin
on the road, to hell and back
aint no bed of roses
tryin to turn your life around
aint no bed of roses
(time) wont move no mountain
just the faith in the leap, my friend
aint no bed of roses
tryin to turn your life around
aint no bed of roses
(time) wont move no mountain
just the faith in the leap, my friend

Little Feat - Boom Box Car - lyrics

Paul Barrere
Yes you drivin' me crazy with your boom box automobile
Yeah you drivin' me crazy with your boom box automobile

Now I'd love to see you lose the keys to that menace on four wheels
It's so amplified... ain't no wonder why your paint's begun to peel
And those sub woofers hammerin' they're givin' my head a pain
It's either you or me if its me you see I'll jus' cop the plea...
hey judge... I'm insane
I'm sore insane

You and your boom box car
You and your boom box car
Ya gone and drove me too far
With your boom box car

With all this rap dap 'o' lappin' and those bass drums a flappin
At a million and twenty dee bees
It's got my eyeballs bleadin' and my eardrums pleadin'
I'm beggin' mercy, please, please, please
But what has got me so mad is when you tell me oh dad
Ya 'bout as square as you can be
Would ya think I's neater if I blew out your tweeters
With this 12 guage across my knees
Give up the keys

You and your boom box car
You and your boom box car
Ya gone and drove me too far
With your boom box car

You know that back in my day we'd drive our Chevrolets
And take our dates way up on Blueberry Hill
And with very straight faces say "the submarine race
Well they start about a quarter 'til"
But now you and your clowns just like to ride around town
With you volume knobs at ten
And the only thing bangin' in your station wagon
Is the beat bouncin' off your head
Ya might be brain dead soon be stone deaf

From your boom box car
Yes your boom box car
You gone and drove me too far
In your boom box car

Little Feat - Be One Now - lyrics

Fred Tackett, Lowell George
Well, I see you so far away
In my memory you will stay
There's a good life, a right way to go
But sometimes I feel so low

If you wanna love me, wanna be my friend
Be one now, be one now
And you say you need me and you want to share
Darlin', where's your love? Darlin', where?

Take a chance, you can't play it safe
Trust your soul, you won't lose your faith
Sometimes right but more times wrong
Wrong can turn out right they say
Just a different shade of gray

There's a moonrise in an eastern sky
Clouds they try but cannot hide
And the storm will cease and the sun will shine
Roll away for all mankind

Take a chance, you can't play it safe
Trust your soul, you won't lose your faith
Sometimes right but more times wrong
Wrong can turn out right they say
Just a different shade of gray

There's a way to a better life
Hesitate, you know you'll pay the price
If you ever slip and fall
There's a love here after all, a love here after al

It's a new day, never mind the past
Lay it down 'cause it won't last
And you say you need me and you say you care
Where's your love, darlin'? Oh, darlin', where?

Take a chance, you can't play it safe
Trust your soul, you won't lose your faith
Sometimes right but more times wrong
Wrong can turn out right they say
Just a different shade of gray

Take a chance, you can't play it safe
Trust your soul, you won't lose your faith
Sometimes right but more times wrong
Wrong can turn out right they say
Just a different shade of gray

Little Feat - A Apolitical Blues - lyrics

Lowell George
Well my telephone was ringing
And they told me it was Chairman Mao
Well my telephone was ringing
And they told me it was Chairman Mao
You can tell him anything
'Cause I just don't wanna talk to him now

I've got the apolitical blues
And that's the meanest blues of all
Apolitical blues
And that's the meanest blues of all
I don't care if it's John Wayne
I just don't wanna talk to him now

Little Feat - Ain't Had Enough Fun - lyrics

B. Payne, F. Tackett, P. Barrere, S. Murphy, C. Strand
Woke up this mornin' just about noon
Rolled back on over, it was way too soon
My sensibilities hadn't stirred you see
Might bother some, but it don't bother me
'Cause some people say ain't had enough fun
Some people say ain't had enough fun
I'll tell ya when I'm done
But until that time, ain't had enough fun
Right 'round the corner, right over the hill
Somebody's waitin' for some new thrill
They can wait there all of their life
Spinnin' them wheels 'til the time is right
As for me, I think I'll jump right into the fight
'Cause some people say ain't had enough gun
Some people say ain't had enough gun
I'll tell ya when I'm done
But until that time, ain't had enough fun
Why some people sure wound up tight
I'm here to tell ya Lord -- I got too many chills
To feel 'em all in one night
Now who says ya can't teach an old dog new tricks
Jus' fire off a few rounds at the poor boy's kicks
Ruler boy says don't worry
The monkey ain't dead so what's your hurry
The show ain't over so people please grab your seats
'Cause some people say ain't had enough gun
Some people say ain't had enough gun
My time ain't yet begun
So don't say I'm finished, no
I'll tell ya when I'm done
Until that time, I ain't had enough fun

Little Feat - Borderline Blues - lyrics

B. Payne, B. Wray, P. Barrere, S. Murphy, F. Tackett
I sit upon a hill and gaze out on the diamond lights
Strange night, strange city, down below
Neon lights will guide me
Take us all to a better place
Hang on, hang on
Wait for me, just wait for me
Another's smile reminds me
The past is ours, old friend of mine
The pictures still remain
One more night
Hold on, hold on
One more night
With these borderline blues
From a whisper to a shout
Before the flame burns out
Tomorrow is forever
So hold on one more night
Borderline blues
On the run in another city
Another country far from home
Walk slow and listen, the soul says it all
Silent conversations
Borderline blues far behind me
There lies my destiny
Wating for me, waiting for me
It's takin' me a long time
Long lost from sleeping
I'm coming home, I'm coming home
One more night
Hold on, hold on
One more night
With these borderline blues
From a whisper to a shout
Before the flame burns out
Tomorrow is forever
So hold on one more night
Borderline blues
I see the coast, the stars
Spread to the four corners of the world
Free for just an instant
As I fell back down to earth
It's not enough to care anymore
Not enough room to hide
Troubles come and go
But the child remains inside (inside)
One more night
Hold on, hold on
One more night
With these borderline blues
From a whisper to a shout
Before the flame burns out
Tomorrow is forever
So hold on one more night
Borderline blues
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