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MAIN BUY LYRICS CREDITS	Now I'm Your Mom Girls on My Mind Something Ain't Right She's Mad Hanging Upside Down A Walk in the Dark Twistin' in the Wind The Cowboy Mambo (Hey Lookit Me Now) Monkey Man A Million Miles Away Tiny Town Somebody NOW I’M YOUR MOM He is a boy You are a girl And you will always stay that way But there are people In this world Who’d like to change what nature made And if you take that decision They they will made that incision — down below The birds and the bees Are singin’ for me And this is the song I heard them singin’ Tweedle dee dee Tweedle dee dee But I never heard a word they’re tellin’ me Oh little girl Please understand And listen to the words I say I was your dad Now I’m your mom I hope you’ll comprehend someday I didn’t mean to confuse you And now I know that it’s hard to understand The birds and the bees Are singin’ for me But I never heard a word they’re sayin’ Tweedle dee dee Tweedle dee dee Freedom of choice is what they’re bringin’ And when Columbus sailed Upon that mighty sea Well, we are just like him Yes, we are pioneers Into the great unknown The wild unchartered lands There ain’t no turnin’ back Ain’t gonna be no chains on me Who would ever believe Caterpillars like me Turning into a butterfly Well, I was suddenly free The birds and the bees Are singin’ for me And this is the song I heard them singin’ Tweedle dee dee Tweedle dee dee Freedom of choice is what they’re bringin’ You know I’m man enough Ain’t gonna run and hide My love is mighty tough My love is mighty wild I got a pair a’ wings And I’m gonna fly away Too late to turn back now Tomorrow came today — for me GIRLS ON MY MIND Seems like that ev’rywhere I go Seems like that ev’rything I do Seems like ev’rything I dream about Seems like ev’rywhere I look Well I got girls, girls on my mind I think about them mostly all the time Oh — so tell me what you’d do? Oh — if you were in my shoes? No, thank you, please, I’m only looking I don’t believe we’ve met before I guess I died and went to heaven Or else I’m lookin’ out my nose (Cause) I got girls, girls on my mind I think about them sometimes all the time Oh — well what about tonight? Oh — so what about today? People say that I am crazy People say that I am strange But I don’t care about what people say Cause they can’t see inside my brain I ’ve got girls girls girls girls girls girls Ev’ry lil’ girl — stays in my mind Oh — and when I go to sleep Oh — I pray my soul to keep I’m the star of my own movie Honey, I’m the leading man You might ask yourself — who is that guy? With the girls upon his mind? I got girls girls girls girls girls — girls on my mind Ev’ry lil’ girl Stays in my mind Long, short n’ tall — they’re all in my mind Flyin’ all around All around my mind Flyin’ up and down All through my mind SOMETHING AIN’T RIGHT Prime-time in the living rooms And how all the drapes are closed Moonlight shinin’ from above (It) seems that ev’rybody knows (that) Oh — something ain’t right Oh — something ain’t right Well, god can turn the world around And he can push it in the dirt And he can tear it all apart And he don’t care who’all gets hurt Oh — something ain’t right Oh — something ain’t right There’s a place where money grows on trees (But) the only way to reach it’s on your knees C’mon down — you old fart Let’s see if you have got a heart It ain’t true — it’s all lies Are you the devil in disguise I won’t give up — won’t bow down I’m gonna tear your playhouse down Oh — something ain’t right Oh — something ain’t right Face to face — man to man I’ve seen the lord and you ain’t him It’s our life — it’s our time You don’t care if we sink or swim Oh — something ain’t right Oh — something ain’t right Twinkle twinkle twinkle little star Who the hell now do you think you are? Oh — something ain’t right Oh — something ain’t right Oh — something ain’t right Oh — something ain’t right. SHE'S MAD Bangin’ his head Stab in the back Look her in the eye and Buddy, you can tell she’s crazy Smack in the face Look at ’em go Take a look around & you can see I don’t mean maybe If sex is a weapon Who’s winnin’ the war? My legs are too tired I can’t run anymore She’s mad She’s sore I’m gettin’ out for sure My time Is up I just can’t stand this stuff (Said) look where you’re goin’ You don’t even know what you’re knowin’ Look where you’re goin’ You don’t even know what you’re knowin’ Heaven’s above Look out below B-B-B-B-B-B---Baby Fell on his back Rubbin’ his head Pretty little girl; sure as hell she ain’t no lady I’m mild as a bunny I’m meek as a lamb You lead me to slaughter I’m mud in your hands I know — I say I’m findin’ out today Someway — somehow I’m gonna pull you down Blow me away Leave me alone I’m beggin’ you Please come on home All over the house All over the town Bit ’im in the hand so ’e turned around and hit ’er with a hammer Flippity flop When does it stop Here they come again And that’s the way they live together So — look where you’re goin’ You don’t even know what you’re knowin’ Look where you’re goin’ You don’t even know what you’re knowin’ HANGING UPSIDE DOWN Window shoppin’ Finger poppin’ Hangin’ in our fav’rite shopping mall Looky looky A little cutie A little kitten she deserves a home Tell you dudes when I get old enough Bet that I am gonna try some stuff Twisted sister Don’t ’cha miss her But there’s a hundred more where she came from Wiggle wiggle Jiggle jiggle Jesus, how the babes are almost grown! I don’t need to watch the news at night Anyone can see we’re outa time -- Hangin’ on Hangin’ out Got my hundred dollar shoes Hangin’ round Hangin’ free We got nothin else to do What goes up Must come down Oh, she took an overdose Hangin’ out Hangin’ free Till our mama takes us home Shimmy shimmy Gimmie gimmie We don’t need you & we don’t need love Gotta have it I’m gonna grab it It ain’t stealing, hey, it’s only fun When you live inside the pleasure dome You don’t ever wanna go back home Hangin’ on Hangin’ out Some are hangin’ upside down A perfect world A perfect girl Oh — another year rolls by I’m the king You’re my queen When those zombies all awake A broken heart A broken home Ain’t no tears upon your face Hangin’ on Hangin’ out There’s a place for me & you Hangin’ round Hangin’ free We got nothin’ else to do Turn it up Fade it down Yeah, that song it saved my life Perfect teeth A perfect smile Oh, she was a friend of mine Let’s go out To the place Where the hands of time are slowed No one walks No one dies No more hassles anymore A WALK IN THE DARK I’m takin’ all your little toys away You don’t have any say so in your future The pretty colors and the shiny lights Do we just chase whatever we desire? Oh silent night Oh holy night Sometimes you see me Sometimes you don’t You’ll get to know me better (After a walk in the dark) The monster in the mirror (We’ll take a walk in the dark) Woah — take a walk in the dark Woah — take a walk in the dark I’m not afraid to close my eyes at night I’m not aftraid of what my dreams will show me I saw a fish that had a human head I saw some things that I would like to show you: The broken glass This car’s on fire Open the cages And set them free Mine eyes have seen the glory (I took a walk in the dark) It ain’t no bedtime story (We’ll take a walk in the dark) Woah — take a walk in the dark Woah — take a walk in the dark Oooh -- Who will help ya’ now? Surrender, My love Burn baby burn Let it all come down Jesus, Mary and the Holy Ghost Took one look and said, “Hey, we’re lost!” “How the hell do we get outa here?” They shit their pants, they got so scared No matter who you are (Ya need a walk in the dark) The sweetest thing I ever saw (I took a walk in the dark) (Woah...I took a walk in the dark) TWISTIN' IN THE WIND Now Washington, D.C. S’a funny little town The further you look into it The further things stick out You oughta be ashamed You oughta be destroyed I’ll chop you into little bits And feed you to my dog(s) Well well well well well What have we got here? What have we got now? Hey hey hey hey hey Twistin’ in the wind Twistin’ all night long So can you picture this? A taste of what will be The weatherman is wrong again It looks like rain to me I heard the whistle blow The train has jumped the track The mighty engine’s outa gas Bureaucratic heart attack My sister likes the boys They kinda like her, too My mama says “Be careful” Sister says, “No, that ain’t cool” My daddy fell in love Down at the factory And me, I like to sit around Get high, and watch T.V. Well well well well well What have we got here? What have we got now? Hey hey hey hey hey Twistin’ in the wind Twistin’ all night long Now I can take a joke I’m laughin’ at myself I faked my way through college I faked my way through sex I been falling down too long I been bangin’ up my head And if I could stay on my feet I’d prob’ly go right back again Now Harry’s got a gun And he just turned fourteen He dresses like a gangster But he’s livin’ on the street They kicked him in the balls And shaved off all his hair They put a current through his head And left him lyin’ there Well well well well well What have we got here? Hey hey hey hey hey Twistin’ in the wind Twistin’ all night long They say that crime don’t pay The judge does not agree ’Cause if you got the money He will surely set you free I’ll watch you burn in hell I’ll see you in your grave I’d like to watch you suffer for The evil that you made High dee Hi-dee ho What a funny clown The fat man he fell off the wall And can’t get up again It’s time to say goodbye It’s time to say goodnight Who ever is the last one out Well please turn out the light THE COWBOY MAMBO (HEY LOOKIT ME NOW) I can’t find my way around this table I can’t find my way around your face I can’t find my way around your body And wasted days turn into wasted nights But Hey lookit me now! Hey lookit me now! The future isn’t quite what you imagined Ev’rything you valued has been sold Ev’ry heart that takes a chance is broken Now I don’t see you laugh at us no mo’ Hey lookit you now! Hey lookit you now! Green grass grows around the backyard shithouse That is where the sweetest flowers bloom We are the flowers growin’ in God’s garden And that is why he spreads the shit around So Hey lookit us now! Hey lookit us now! Hey lookit me now! Hey lookit me now! MONKEY MAN Back from the war Covered in red, white & blue So here I am But I got nowhere to go Heaven help you now Heaven help you now Monkey man Life is more than just survivin’ Take a look Is there anybody drivin’? Saturday night I’m gettin outa my head Who’s laughin’ now You should be runnin’ my friend Heaven help us now Heaven help us now Monkey man D.N.A. and evolution Slide on down Let’s get back to the beginning Driving with my whiskey in my hand And there you go — what’s goin’ on Outa control into the promised land And down we go Monkey man Are we just some weird mutation? Oh, my mind! Someone pinch me, am I dreamin’? Like a snake I will strike without a warnin’ Monkey man Let’s get back to where we started Slide on down Evolution’s goin’ backwards A MILLION MILES AWAY I ain’t gonna work here no more I ain’t gonna work here no more Honey, come & dance with me Cause I ain’t gonna work here no more The stars gonna fall from the sky The stars gonna fall from the sky Diamonds, jewels & rubies too And the stars gonna fall from the sky Oh-- Oh-- A million miles away from here And I ain’t gonna work here no more You can’t tell a man by his clothes You can’t tell a man by his clothes A toad is a prince in someone else’s eyes And you can’t tell a man by his clothes I ain’t gon’ be treated this way I ain’t gon’ be treated this way This time I think they’ve gone too far And I ain’t gon’ be treated this way Oh-- Oh-- A million miles away from here And I ain’t gon’ be treated this way Oh — Oh -- A million miles away from there And we ain’t gonna work here no more Some sunny day I been waitin’ so long -- Gonna walk right outa here And I ain’t gonna work here no more We must have been out of our minds We must have been out of our minds You don’t have to cry no more We must have been out of our minds Oh — Oh -- A million miles away from here And we must have been out of our minds Oh — Oh -- A million miles away from here And I ain’t gonna work here no more A million miles away from here And I don’t have to cry anymore TINY TOWN It’s a tiny town, & you can hang around With me And it’s a tiny town, & ev’rybody knows what You been doin’ ’Cause it’s a tiny town, teeny weeny town, tiny town, tiny town And ev’ry little town, if you look around Is a tiny town, tiny town, tiny town Be careful my darlin’ What you say and do The shit that you make Comes right back to you And the whole wide world is a tiny town Full of tiny ideas With each tiny heart pumpin’ up and down Come by tiny with me Such a tiny town, but we have trouble Livin’ with each other Some would knock you down Someone else would like to steal your lover It’s a tiny town and it’s enough to make you Lose your mind And mother nature say — she don’t play that way So quit your cryin’ Mama still loves you When you go astray You don’t need to push Her in her grave In my tiny mind you are tiny too I’ll be tiny tonight For each tiny me there’s a tiny you Close your tiny town eyes And the birds sweetly singin’ In the tiny town trees And the animals ask what we’re doin’ It’s as plain as can be I see your sadness Like birds in the air I see them all Flying away In each tiny heart in this tiny world Is a tiny desire And each tiny boy and each tiny girl Close their tiny town eyes (Repeat 1st chorus) And the whole wide world is a tiny town Full of tiny ideas With our tiny hearts pumpin’ up and down Come be tiny with me SOMEBODY Somebody’s gettin’ outa bed Somebody’s gettin’ herself dressed Somebody’s combin’ back her hair Somebody’s dancin’ down the stairs And on the T.V. and in the magazines She sees the people she would like to be Somebody steals away her dreams Somebody — race is all they see Somebody take(s) away her pride Somebody don’t know wrong from right See how we are There ain’t no 4-leaf clover In the blink of an eye Ev’rything changes We gotta start all over Down in that deep muddy river (so long ago) Blood is much thicker than water (the angels know) Love is the ocean we swim in (so long ago) Carry us to our beginning (the angels know) Somebody take(s) away my name(s) Somebody tell me who I am Somebody testify for love Somebody where are you tonight? Down in that deep muddy river (so long ago) Blood is much thicker than water (the angels know) She hears a voice sweetly singing (so long ago) Down in that deep purple ocean (the angels know) But we never know where we’re goin’ (so come on home) And carry us to our beginning (the angels know) TOP