American Spy Lyrics

(ian hunter/darrell bath/honest john plain) Well you rang me up you say you wanna get high Now I'm underpaid and I'm overtired Riding shotgun 'round the world I'm too young to die...Read Full Lyrics

(ian hunter) Standin' on the edge of vesuvius - my mouth is runnin' dry Drunk on wine & wisdom - giving it all away Old enough to hate tomorrow - young enough not to know where to...Read Full Lyrics

(hunter/mcnasty) Life takes a little piece of you away Most everyday of your life Oh learn to get wise, you learn to compromise- You learn to criticise yourself I guess we all gro...Read Full Lyrics

(ian hunter) One more town on the merry-go-round One more room with no view One more punk eatin' nothing but junk Trin' to make a phone call to you Well maybe I'll never, get myse...Read Full Lyrics

(ian hunter/mick ronson) Genocidal tendencies are silly to extreme After all you're still quite small you don't know where you've been You was only swearing yesterday Oh you want ...Read Full Lyrics

(ian hunter) Green lights on broadway All the magic seems to say Come and ride with me baby you know It's got to be the greatest show on broadway Out here on the streets they say ...Read Full Lyrics

Captain to Candida - we just hit earth Everyone's strange here - don't know what they're worth Got this idea - we're gonna be machines We'll play a part in their imaginary dream...Read Full Lyrics

(ian hunter) The gulf and western garbage Just ain't the prettiest smell When you're sleeping on the 4th floor up It's like a living hell New york's finest rounding up the bums Th...Read Full Lyrics

(ian hunter) Three! Four! Three! Four! Three! Four! (bunch of ah-ah-ah's here) All this energy calling me Back where it comes from It's such a crude attitude It's back where it ...Read Full Lyrics

(ian hunter) You might be a celebrity-everybody sits up and begs You might be the sexiest thing since God invented legs You might be a dictator, a dealer or a saint Cool is here t...Read Full Lyrics