operator i'm looking for a girl
you've got to help me get through
i don't know much about her
so i'm relying on you
she got rhythm but no sense of timing
she likes living but she's got no
  address
operator you've got to get me out of
  this mess
let me tell you about her

she ain't got a face
she ain't got a name
she ain't got a leg to stand upon
she's out of touch
but not out of mind
and i've got to see again that gypsy
  child
operator this is the call of the wild

she's a hitch hiker never gets a ride
but you can bet she's on time
she's always around but so hard to
  find
she causes trouble she never takes
  offence
dirty mind a heart of gold
operator don't you put me on hold

You know I'm not your lover now
It might as well be said
And then you say you're leaving
Or maybe I'm just hanging on a thread
I gave you everything
It didn't seem that much
You gave me your opinion
With the usual heavy handed touch

What can I do about the rain that falls on you
I'm not your lover now
I'm not your lover now

What can I do about the rain that falls on you
I'm not your lover now
I'm not your lover now

My head is spinning endlessly
My senses won't react
Then I'm falling through a black hole
Part of me is never coming back
How you can lose a thing you never really had
And you always hurt the one you love
And you just love to hurt me bad

What can I do about the rain that falls on you
I'm not your lover now
I'm not your lover now

What can I do about the sky that falls on you
I'm not your lover
I'm not your lover

You really must be going now
By god, is that the time?
Let me put you out of my misery
They call it being cruel to be kind
I only insult my friends
The rest can go to hell
You can read it anyway you want
Oh well, you're not so bad yourself

What can I do about the rain that falls on you
I'm not your lover now
I'm not your lover now

What can I do about the rain that falls on you
I'm not your lover now
I'm not your lover now

What can I do about the rain that falls on you
I'm not your lover now
I'm not your lover now

What can I do about the rain that falls on you
I'm not your lover now
I'm not your lover now

Nothing here for me today
Garbaggio from the men in grey
Don't do this, you can't do that
What's the point, what's the matter, anyway
Fat cat's licking cream
Dirty business, hard and mean
You got narrow eyes and hungry days
There's got to be a better way

Something here about my face
Somehing make you think I got time to waste
What you doing standing there
Why don't you call someone who cares
Fat cats all the same
Easy answers, just a game
Another day nothing changes
Oh there's got to be a better way
Got to be a better way

Oooh...

A glistening of questioners prepared the inquisition
While jackals in the shadows manoeuvre for position
A fundament of righteous men, a barrow ideals
The carriage of misjustice crushes all beneath it's wheels

Conspiracies of silence within the temple walls
Graveyards full of promises that no one can recall
A castle full of rascals, a fortress full of thieves
A parliament of silver tongues that latter to deceive aah

Oh my darling Carolina
If you get the chance to walk behind her
She's so clean, you see no splash
Just the Texas chainsaw massacre
Fat cat's got to go
I'm rockin' and rollin' from my headache to my toes
She's trying to set the world on fire
Up there in her Ivory tower

Ooh got to be a better way
Aaah got to be a better way
Got to be a better way ouh...

Chasing shadows over a horde with a sound of revealing
Dwarves and giants (twenty feet tall) fill the room with their clearing
Ooh ouh

Sounds of breathing sharpen my ears when they fade into nothing
Someone's laughter out in the street fills the night with their loving
Ooh ouh

I feel the ice in my head
Running his hands through my bed
Not even dreaming, I seem to be dead
Colours of yellow and colours of red

All I'm asking, some secret voice, is to lead me to darkness
I'm so tired, dawn never comes, I just lie in the shadows
Ooh ooh

All I'm asking, some secret voice, is to lead me to darkness
I'm so tired, dawn never comes, I just lie in the shadows
Ooh ooh

I feel the ice in my head
Running his hands through my bed
Not even dreaming, I seem to be dead
Colours of yellow and colours of red

Sweet child in time you'll see the line
The line that's drawn between the good and the bad
See the blind man shooting at the world
Bullets flying taking toll
If you've been bad, Lord I bet you have
And you've been hit by flying lead
You'd better close your eyes and bow your head
And wait for the ricochet

My mama showed me how to rock in the cradle
But I learned how to roll along
My papa said "son, gotta git some fun,
Cos when your old it ain't too good on your own"
Been so long since you heard my song
Gonna pick up my guitar and play
Felt so bad when I had to leave you
But I knew that I'd be back some day

So I'm comin' home
To give you more than you bargained for
Comin' home
No mistake I'm gonna shiver 'n' shake
Comin' home
Gonna rock 'n' roll an' give you my soul
Comin' home
I got over the pain I'm comin' home again

Groovin to American Bandstand
B.B. onstage with 'Lucille'
The thrill is gone but it won't be for long
Cos you know I like to play how you feel
Now that we're back together
Gonna shiver 'n' shake all night
I just gotta say the music I play
Will sure enough make you feel alright

Tho I learned how to rock in the cradle
An' rollin' came so easy to me
All the years I travelled the world
Made it so clear to see
It's been so long since you heard my song
Gonna pick up my guitar 'n' play
Felt so bad when I had to leave you
But I knew that I'd be back some day

Comin' home
To give you more than you baragained for
Comin' home
No mistake I'm gonna shiver and shake
Comin' home
Gonna rock 'n' roll and give you my soul
Comin' home
I got over the pain I'm comin' home again
Comin' home
Shiver 'n' shakin' anticpatin'
Comin' home
The thrill is gone but it won't be for long

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How can I see the light has gone out
How can I hear when you speak so silently
More than enough is never too much
Hold out a hand - I'm so out of touch

You want to feel as your heart would have you do
Looks on my head cannot get the message through
So that my hand can cut through
Peace in my heart can suffer too

What shall I do when they stand smiling at me
Look at them all and be so cool, oh so cool

How shall I know when to start singing my song
What shall I do when they all go by

What shall I do...

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Pass your mother
Lose your brother
Be a lover, too
We'll all together make it better
You gotta cry free

Bridges burnin'
Eyes are turnin'
Now they're learnin' fools
They're gonna talk it over
While they're talkin'
You gotta cry free

Cry free

Fists are shakin'
Homes are breakin'
Know what's makin' blues
Oh true convictions
Satisfaction
While you cry free

Got your finger on the trigger
Your cold eyes taking aim
You took a shot at my heart
Let the bullets fly
Tell me has one of them got my name

What about the heartache
What about the emptiness inside
It doesn't just fade away
Turning the knife
How much can I bleed
The cut runs deep

I can't find no salvation
Can't find no healing touch
Reaching out for mercy
A stranger in your eyes
I want you too much

What about the heartache
What about the emptiness inside
It doesn't just fade away
Turning the knife
How much can I bleed
The cut runs deep