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Righteous Woman
02:40
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She knows exactly what she's doing.
It's all part of her plan.
She knows exactly what she wants, now.
The power's in her hand.
She's been setting up all the pieces,
and she'll direct you where to stand.
She's a righteous woman.
She's a righteous woman.
She knows precisely where she's going.
She's been there once before.
She knows the lengths that she must travel
to reap her big reward.
You can't stop her ship from sailing,
so you'd better climb aboard.
She's a righteous woman.
She's a righteous woman.
She knows exactly how to love you
and keep you satisfied.
She knows the perfect words to say, now.
She waits for your reply.
There's no earthly way you could tame her,
so why would you even try?
She won't be held down by anybody,
so you had best do all you can.
Her love, it don't come cheap now.
She'll let you eat it from her hand.
And though you fight, and beg, and plead nightly with this woman,
she's going to make you a better man.
She's a righteous woman.
(righteous woman)
She's a righteous woman.
(righteous woman)
She's a righteous woman.
(righteous woman)
She's a righteous woman.
(righteous one)
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2. |
In Your Mind
03:32
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Skin and bones and hair and meat
Eyes and ears and hands and feet
Electrify the heartbeat
Everything is in your mind
Know it
Everything is in your mind
Love and hate and birds and bees
Pride and shame and sand and trees
God and nature war and peace
Everything is in your mind
Believe it
Everything is in your mind
I'd like to meet you in the flesh
Sure wish you would come back down
Get dressed up Take the train downtown
and dance like no one else is around
Don't neglect the imperfections
They keep you on the ground
Recently I've found you've got the best imperfections around
Doors and chairs and one-way streets
Politics and drum machines
In this game you must compete
Everything is in your mind
Perceive it
Everything is in your mind
Hey
We all want to be the people that you only ever see in your dreams
Yeah
Well it's all in our heads
It's the thoughts that you drop into the stream
You can't imagine the satisfaction
Man and woman in and out
Smoke and drink and twist and shout
Can't be sure without a doubt
Everything is in your mind
Forget it
Everything is in your mind
I need it
Everything is in your mind
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3. |
Have Mercy
04:28
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Well, It's breaking my heart, woman. And I don't know what to do.
We just moved up to Chicago. Yeah, and thought we'd start anew.
But we're running short on money, and we're running out of time.
I can't find nobody to hire me. I haven't made a single dime.
Girl, I try my best to please you. Make you dinner most every night,
but the tensions keep on rising, and there's no relief in sight.
Now my bank account is empty, and my credit's running low
I'm so anxious I can't sleep at night There's no bread without the dough.
Have mercy Have mercy Have mercy
Have mercy on me please.
Please listen to me woman, I want to marry you some day,
I wanna buy us a home with a picket fence out in Californ-i-a
And we could live in the lap of luxury, drink champagne every night.
No money problems to worry about when we turn out the lights.
But until that day comes honey, I'm gonna love you the best I can.
I'm gonna treat you like the queen of England, you just gotta understand.
I wanna climb that ladder of success, just gotta find the damn thing first.
Without your love and sympathy, well I'm starting to think I'm cursed.
Have Mercy on my heart and soul
Have Mercy on my mind
Have Mercy on my plans and dreams
Have Mercy please be kind
Have Mercy on my eyes and ears
Have Mercy on my spine
Have Mercy every day and night
Have Mercy all the time
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4. |
Never Get It
04:57
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Old man stands in your place
Face made out of wood
Wondering where the time went
He used to have it so good
Now he's never gonna get it back
She let him slip through her hands
Plans didn't pan out
Somewhere along their journey
He chose to take a different route
And she's never gonna get it back
Never gonna get it back
Never gonna get it
Mother suckles her son
One day she runs dry
The bottle's all he's got now
But it only seems to make him cry
Cause he's never gonna get it back
You can't hang on to your youth
Truth is it's a lie
For better or for worse now
You're alive until you die
And you're never gonna get it back
No ya never never never never never never get it back
No you'll never never never never never never get it back
No you'll never never never never never never get it back
No you're never NEVER
Never gonna get it
Old man up on the stage
Sage words handed down
Blank faces from the darkness
What happened to his town
No he's never gonna get it back
Never gonna get it back
Never gonna get it
Never gonna get it back back back back back back back...
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5. |
Cut Your Hair
04:05
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Well life can be so mundane
You hear yourself complain and it makes you feel ill
You're thinking it's time for a change
A personal rearrangement
You wanna feel new again
Why not shed your skin
Baby you should cut your hair
Baby you should cut your hair
It'll make you feel better now
Cause predictability is making a mockery of your personality
But it doesn't have to be so
In all probability you write your own destiny believe in causality
Clearly it's plain to see that you're in control
Better choose your role
Oh and Baby you should cut your hair
Baby you should cut your hair
Its time to turn a new leaf you see
Just listen to me
And baby you should cut your hair
Baby you should cut your hair
If you're tired of the old you
Why not change your do
It's grown so long
Down past your ears and your neck and your shoulders
So say so long
To the feeling that you're only going to grow older
Do what your friend says
Trim a few inches
Change up your style if only for a while
Whoa
Life can be so mundane
You hear your self complain and it makes you feel ill
Same thing every day
You're thinking its time for a change
You wanna feel new again
Why not shed your skin
And baby you should cut your hair
Baby you should cut your hair
It'll make you feel better now
Let me know you how
Oh and Baby you should cut your hair
Baby you should cut your hair
Its time to turn a new leaf you see
Just listen to me
And baby you should cut your hair
Baby you should cut your hair
If you're tired of the old you
Why not change your do
Oh baby you should cut your hair
Baby you should cut your hair
La la la da da du du dum
Cut it off
Cut it off
Cut your hair
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6. |
Its The Slacks
03:46
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Is it the way he combs his hair just right?
Or is it the way that he can talk all night?
The sixties shades or his perfect moustache?
What makes this dandy such an ideal catch?
It's the slacks..
Found them a the vintage shop for just ten bucks a leg.
Matched them with a paisley top and loafers made of suede.
Now he has to hurry home to prepare for the night.
Covers himself in cologne, he's gonna do alright.
He looks so confident. He smiles with his teeth.
Where does he get it, his certain mystique?
It's the slacks.
He moves like a lion.
He's a dancing Don Juan.
He's got style and swagger with his power pants on.
It's the slacks.
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7. |
Uptight
03:51
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There once existed not long ago
A righteous feeling down in my soul
I had no fears or anxieties
I lived my life and did what I pleased
Now that I'm older
The pressure's on
No room for error
Innocence gone
This paranoia rotting my brain
This uptight feeling won't go away
Uptight
I just can't take it no more
I'm feeling uptight
My thoughts are out of control
I'm spinning uptight
The stress is taking it's tole
Don't like it uptight
Ya ya ya ya ya woo
Worn out all day
Can't sleep at night
All my frustrations
wound me up tight
My thoughts are clouded
I can't see straight
Would get some help but
Think it's too late
I must escape this bad state of mind
Must loosen up and try to unwind
Take a vacation down by the beach
Leave all life's worries far out of reach
Uptight
I just can't take it no more
I'm feeling uptight
My thoughts are out of control
I'm spinning uptight
The stress is taking it's tole
Don't like it uptight
Ya ya ya ya ya woo
Look inside yourself and find
You can adjust your state of mind
See the world through a child's eyes
Don't know what to do, just improvise
Uptight
Don't wanna be uptight
Don't wanna be uptight
I don't wanna be uptight
Don't wanna be uptight
No
Don't wanna be uptight
I don't wanna be uptight
Don't wanna be uptight
I don't wanna be uptight
No
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John Kill Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis independent songwriter, performer, and low budget music producer
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