I was under the boss when they made himand I was made a short time after thatI was under oath when I testifiedI’m under government protectionnow theyre calling me a ratMr. Moran that’s who I amsome call me Sal some call me Samsome call me when they’re in a jam’cause I’m the man I’m Mr. MoranI eat punks like you I do for breakfastyoure just a bowl of cereal to meI might be from deep in the heart of Texasor maybe I’m from New Yorkmake that Knoxville TennesseeMr. Moran that’s who I am…they will motherfuck me in a heartbeatbut first theyve got to find me to do thatI’ve been selling Ecstasy in Arizonaunder government protectionnow who’s a fuckin’ rat?Mr. Moran…

Everybody’s better than I amI think everybodys better than meeverybodys swell I guesstheyre doing well some more or lesseverybodys better than I am I thinkyou know to be king you don’t need a castleto row back to shore can sure be a hassleeverybodys acting like I dont mattereverybody’s into the acttoo many of them to avoidit could be that I’m paranoidI matter as a matter of factyou know to be king you don’t need a castle…why you walk around with your head low downthe true king rules without a crown if your boat’s afloat after the typhoon row it safely back to the lagoon and never mind the green grass you won’t mow or what it is you have or don’t to show or what it is you can or can’t afford the good are good without reward you know to be king you don’t need a castle…

Up around 95sailing down Storrow Driveleft exit into Kenmore Squareslowed down when I got thereand thats when it was crystal clearit wasnt there it wasnt whereI left it when I left itI want my city backback the way it used to beI want it back the way it wasI looked around and foundthis doesn’t feel like my hometownand I don’t like the way it does feelstepped out to take a closer lookheld in with every step I tookthe sadness I felt just to look aroundI looked up to the Citgo Signyou used to be a friend of minedo you agree with me at one timethis was once such sacred groundbut now I want my city back…how should I feel when the place where I first learned I could feel is no longer where I left itwhen I left it not so long agohow should I feel? How should I feel?how should I feel? I dont knowI want my city back…

Sometimes sometimes you ve got to be the punch lineand sometimes sometimes you get to tell the jokethere s no difference on the end that you end up onI’ve got a preference I’ll defend right right over wrongI won’t wait till they say whenor wait for them to tell me when I canwhy would I wait for themif I waited for them thenI’d be no different then themand I’m so certain that I amsomeone someone will try to be the hammerand someone somebody ends up as the nailwho cares what end you end up onhammers break and nails bendI’ll still take right right over wrongand that s what I’ll defend that’s what I’m defending

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Q: The Old School Off The Bright

Bring in the skins with the pinsand the patches on their flightsthe rovers with the cloverswhove spent far too many nightsout with us till closing timewe hope were not imposing on youget the crew togetherits the old school off the brightflush the boys out of Dotwere gonna need them thereand tell the trouble-makers thathang out in Harvard Squarewe need every able assholeevery asshole you can sparewe’re going off the brightinvite them to this fine affairtell the Irish in Southiethe South End Puerto Ricansthe North End Italiansthe wind bags up on Beacon Hillthere will be no tomorrowits going down tonightso get the crew togetherits the old school off the brightwe want the punks the drunksthe lay abouts the steady working joesthe white collars the rednecksand our blue blooded bros.the jocks the preps the stonersthe homeless and homeownersevery loser boozer drug abusersharpie and Two-Tonerwell take the jills and bring on the jacksfrom Forrest Hills all the way to Father Mac’sthe rude girls and the rudiesdont fail its your duty cause tonight will be the nightso get the crew togetherits the old school off the bright

Lyricist- Tanya Lacey John Harrison

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Album- All I Have

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We were never supposed to go this far for real And now I see it all so clear How holding back from you Just makin' me want you with me And now now were getting all so close And wantin' everyday a little more Of each-others touch what we waitin' for See whenever I lie down to sleep Thoughts are swi ...

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