The Music Box Lyrics

Once I was a lion tamerOnce I was a guest of honourbut the lions turned to dogsand the honour turned to fogo'er the kitchen tableOnce I was a great endeavourOnce I was a prized emb...Read Full Lyrics

Jimmy cracks a coke and he runs back puffingas he kicks the bottle out of his wayShoe sales rocket and the Iceman comethwhat his business was he wouldn't sayThe New York scene lost...Read Full Lyrics

She showed up at her psychiatrist's she blew her nose, and he looked delightedHer tumours spilled out into her handkerchiefthe good doctor lit his pipe and grinned'Cause everybody ...Read Full Lyrics

A boy meets a girl in a tunnel on a trainHe thinks that it's romantic in a Freudian wayThe girl smiles politely, he assumes she's a flirtSo he gets right down to business trying to...Read Full Lyrics

Annie thought her husband was a half-witbut she loved himand she'd wring her hands every time he left for workAnd when the Reds came through to form their unionthey'd recruit himTh...Read Full Lyrics

Back when the snakes were still biting at his heelshe'd wake up every morning with the shakes and the chills;he'd say,"Leave the lights on,leave the lights on.It's dark enough as i...Read Full Lyrics

She plays the ministerHe plays the neophyte He tries to kid a kidderShe keeps him up all nightShe's got a thing for verminHe's got an eye for toysHe's got a way with womenShe's got...Read Full Lyrics

Hey Ma,what did I look likewhen you brought me hereunder your spell?Were my eyes nice and round?Did you wear your hair down?Hey Ma, did I play fair?Hey Ma,I'll do the dishesHey Ma,...Read Full Lyrics

There's a hairspray tracing of your brains on the wallA little nuclear shadow under the disco-ballFollowing you to the powder roomYou're a DJ's puppet and a pimp's relief You work ...Read Full Lyrics

When you're comfortableyou sit and smolderYou sit at homewith the paper and a bottle of Southern ComfortYou just can't be botheredAnd if an old regret snakes its way throughYou jus...Read Full Lyrics