Songs

KEEP ON RUNNING FOR YOUR LIGHT

Let confusion have its time
cause it will...
along with poverty, war, and crime.
that's right

just keep running for your light
all right
all right
though you've completely lost your mind
just grind
see giving up's the only crime
give it time

and keep running for your light
although your mind screams out with fright
all night.
Just keep running for your light,
and you'll be all right.

though you've been on empty for a mile,
just smile
it's all a game of might and wile
you gotta smile
and keep running for your light,
cause under that blue sky so bright,
you'll feel all right.
(you'll feel all right)

LET THERE BE LIGHT

I ain't no God,
ain't even a big man,
But I'm gonna say it simply cause I can:
"let there be light, light
let there be love, let it shine bright
and soar like a dove.
Oh, let there be light,
let there be love
Let there be music, and magic,
and dancing all through night."

You know, they call me insane, insane!
At least I own my own brain.
let there be light, light
let it shine forth with might...
and let there be song;
cause
without it everything's wrong,
and let there be trust, trust,
honor our brother we must

And let there be lust, lust!
bite that apple you must,
or your soul will simply rust
though you soak it in pain

Above all,
let there be love
sweet kindness and love;
let's try for heaven on this earth
cause there ain't one above.
(afraid there ain't one above)

BRITANI'S SONG

All the temples of Babylon are closing down, closing down.
Horsemen of the Apocalypse; they're gaining ground, gaining
ground...
Gaiia's tears; they're pouring down, pouring down.

Everything passes, it's true;
Things fall apart, yes they do.
But as long as I'm living,
Girl, I will always love you.

All the temples of Babylon are closing down, closing down.
My friend Lazarus, he's all around, all around.
The real people, they're leaving town, leaving town.

Everything passes, it's true,
Things fall apart, yes they do.
But as long as I'm living,
girl, I will always love you.

Old Beezlebub, he wears a crown, wears a crown.
The truth these days, it's lost and found, lost and found.
The poor lunatics:
they can't get out, can't get out.

Everything passes, it's true;
Things fall apart, yes they do.
But as long as I'm living,
girl, I will always love you.

THE SKINNY CAT THAT COULD

i'm the skinny cat that could
i ain't got no time to knock on wood
i'm the skinny cat that could
i ain't got no knuckles to knock on wood
seems i'm always walking a fence
barking dogs on either side
but I got a graceful leap
and a damn tough gnarly hide
these birds always singing that I can't fly
but yo! I can prowl
someday I'll down an owl
watch me hustle a mouse
sure I feel bad
that he left the house...
never should have left the house
yo
i mac five, six alleys
8, 9 dames
i never stick around for their hissy games
I'm gonna puff bob marly today
no, I don't care what ol McGruff say

BORN ON BLACK CAT ROAD

Life's been a little bit hard on me,
I been places you need never see.
too much drinking
and too few drugs;
too many kicks
and too few hugs.
I'd like to know what you mean by God,
couldn't see no angel through this smog.
So I play my cards and I roll my dice;
what I call workin, you call vice.

Cause I was born on Black Cat Rd.
so many hard years ago,
I don't know where the wind may blow this boy...
but I've learned not to hope too hard.

I ain't got much use for the talking types...
once you break free, they talk nice.
and I've read Plato, I've read Kant;
these damn bad eyes is all I got.

Cause I was born on Black Cat Road
so many hard years ago,
and I don't know where the wind
may blow this boy...
but I've learned not to think too hard,
learned not to think too hard

And if dreams come true
I hope they will
cause come the first
I can't pay the bills.
I'm still fightin for this dream
that means so much to me.
It's a white picket fence and three loving wives
and that's all that I need

Cause I was born on Black Cat Rd,
so many hard years ago
and I don't know where the wind may blow this boy
but I try not to drift too far

Been hustlin this ol block since ten
wearing this chain since the again twelve.
And I'd do the same damn again
so just judge me and go to hell.
yeah, I may be cut cock but
you just try me and you'll see
still got the eye of the tiger;
I fight diry, low and mean.

Cause I was born on Black Cat Rd.
so many hard years ago
and I don't know who'd ever save this boy
but I try not to slip too far...
try not to slip too far

IT'S ALLRIGHT MAMA

It's allright mama
just a little turbulence
didn't mean to yell at you
didn't mean to make you wince
it's all right mama
it's all right mama
smoke some marijuana
no, I won't drive the car
anyway not very far
never pawn your guitar
it's all right mama
it's all right mama.

it's all right mama
I'll get you some cracker jacks
one more drink and I'll relax
the toy inside is all I ask.
it's all right mama
it's all right mama

it's all right mama
sorry that I bought a boat,
promise you she's gonna float,
I don't care how we vote
I don't care how we vote
it's all right mama
it's all right mama

it's all right mama
sorry that I had to go
really did warn you though
couldn't let you damn my flow
it's all right mama
it's all right mama

it's all right mama
there isn't any fault at all,
you can still have a ball
don't you go and build a wall.
it's all right mama
it's all right mama
it's all right... mama