Shore Leave Lyrics

If I was a seagull high and aloof I'd sail to the highest perch on your roof But I ain't no seagull, you know my name And the wind's blowin fortune, the wind's blowin pain And so i...Read Full Lyrics

Mamas in the kitchen, Daddies on the phone And nobody knows what's going on But I've got those So long I'll see you cause my Buick's outside waiting blues Well one for the money, ...Read Full Lyrics

Yeah! This is a national message! N.A.S.A. worldwide! One, take the spotlight off me. (take the spotlight of me) I remember when the Cubans was first on Broadway. With dark and...Read Full Lyrics

(Walter Donaldson/Edgar Leslie) When you hear sweet syncopation And the music softly moans T'ain't no sin to take off your skin And dance around in your bones When it gets too hot...Read Full Lyrics

Take me home You silly boy Put your arms around me Take me home You silly boy All the world's not round without you I'm so sorry that I broke your heart Please don't leave my side...Read Full Lyrics

Well the dawn cracked hard just like a bull whip Cause it wasn't takin' no lip from the night before As it shook out the street, the stew bums showed up Just like bounced checks, r...Read Full Lyrics

Why plant a seed deep in the ground? Why, why, why, why, why put a stone on a grave in town? Why, why, why, why Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me why it's so Tell me, tell me, tel...Read Full Lyrics

Get a job, save your money, listen to Jane Everybody knows umbrellas cost more in the rain And all the news is bad Is there any other kind? And everybody’s talking at the same ti...Read Full Lyrics

(Tom Waits/William Burroughs) That's the way the stomach rumbles That's the way the bee bumbles That's the way the needle pricks That's the way the glue sticks That's the way the p...Read Full Lyrics

(After hours at napoleone's pizza house) A cab combs the snake, Tryin' to rake in that last night's fare, And a solitary sailor Who spends the facts of his life like small change ...Read Full Lyrics