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SLUT
Im a slut
Im a ho
I’ll be anything
you want
Im a slut
Im a ho
all ya gotta
is want me
Im a slut
Im a ho
I’ll be anyone
ya lookin for
+ I’ll listen
+ I’ll laugh
I am yr pornographic
piece of ass
Im a priest
a politician
Im a rock star
Im a fag
Im a ceo
Im a newsman
Im yr Mommy/Daddy
Im a bear
Im a slut
Im a ho
I am woman
+ so much more
+ I’ll listen
+ I’ll laugh
I am yr pornographic
piece of ass
Im a slut
Im a ho
all ya gotta do is want me
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No One Can Be Everything
no one
can be everything
when ya think ya found the answer
in just one lover's eyes
the joke is on both o' you, babe
out the window
your truth will fly
no one
can be everything
cuz the buddha is inside you
his reflection is what you see
another life another friend is just a
hit song fantasy
no religion, no doctor
no bullets in a war
no best friend, no college
no candy in the store
we just fall in love
trip wire in the dark
an echo, a laugh
a touch, a face
a shiver, a spark
no religion, no doctor
no bullets in a war
no best friend, no college
no candy in the store
when ya fall in love
you make up everything
no one can be everything
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Hilary (Galway Girl)
oo oo (she's just a galway girl)
hi hi hi hilary
hi hi hi hilary
well she graduate
from art school
n cooks on
centre st
n she kick ass at darts
she always say hi
when ya see her at the bar
n she laugh a lot
but she real smart
hi hi hi hilary
hi hi hi hilary
her hair change color
every single week
n she call ya when
ya have a bad day
she act like a sister
but she more than that
she a hugger
n she ok
hi hi hi hilary
hi hi hi hilary
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KARAOKE
it's just the music in me
my heart
is at the centre
of the songs
i sing
my day job
takes a back seat
karaoke, karaoke
is my thing
it's just the music in me
ya can be ugly
ya can be hot
ya don' need t carry
a tune
when yr up there
with a microphone
oh baby, karaoke
it's just the music in me
climb any tower
ford any stream
you can be when you close your eyes
anyone, anyone ya want t be
it's big in japan
it's big in pakistan
everybody feel like a rock star baby
karaoke
karaoke
it's just the music in me
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I LOVE YOU IN THE RAIN
04:54
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i love you in the rain
i love you in the rain
when you r soaking wet
take off yr clothes
lay back on my bed
oh...
i love you in the sunshine
w the river at yr back
let's go in the water
+ i will kiss yr neck
oh...
i love you most at night
when you come over late
the air is soft as cobwebs
+ my big room is safe
oh...
the older i get the less i know
but one thing i learn
is when it's time t go
mm...
(i love you in the silence
when you r not around
filling up that empty space
that makes me smile in a crowd)
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7 foot woman
i was at a party
upstairs in a house
music in the kitchen
everyone come out
n way down in the hallway
this woman's quite a sight
standin' @ least 7 feet
dressed up for the night
she's so big ya can not see the sky
oh no
+ she had a cheerful face
dancin' near the stairs
shakin' up her great big body
shakin' out her hair
her hands they look like lobster claws
her feet in giant shoes
her laugh could shake the room apart
n get us on the news
she's so big ya can not see the sky
oh no
ya gotta love this lady
man she is really tall
better be yr friend tonight
r you git busted - you git busted...in th' jaw
solo
i wonder what she thinkin'
bein' way up there
lookin' down at all of us
tryin' t be fair
get herself a boyfriend
it got t be real tough
he lookin' at them boobs o' hers
git lost in there, git lost in there, git lost in there
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KITCHY
fires r burnin
+ the streets r cold
+ winter is comin'
+ im still alone
+ i miss ya baby
i miss ya bad
but im gonna stay happy
even when im
sad
come back baby...
walk about th block
til my feet r sore
a stranger's face
like a hard locked door
a wall o' beer
a late night stab
a body is found
could it be my dad
i act like a hard guy
inside im weak
th tears i shed
no one can see
got friends all over
n that's real cool
but when im sober
i feel like a lonely
fool
but it ain't that big
it ain't that tough
it ain't the end
n you ain't that much
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BEER BELLY
I got a beer belly
Aint nuthin gonna do about it
Got a beer belly
Ain't gonna change
Get a 6 pack after work
I love my corner bar
Cold one in my hand
's Heaven
I don't trust anybody 'f he don't drink
I don't trust myself when I'm drinkin
South Beach diet dat f hairdressers
...not me.
Got a big t-shirt
n baggy pants
When I'm drunk
I got a dirty rant
Anything pretty after 18 beers...
C'mere baby
Got a beer belly
You wanna touch it?
Ain't gonna change
Don't want to
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as long as it takes
baby it should get easier
ill help you if ya try
baby it could get easier
it's ok t cry
it's ok
darkness + terror
jealousy + hate
all the love you believed in
+ now yr heart breaks
+ now
put your head on my shoulder
arms round my waist
i'll hold here you forever
as long as it takes
as long
you'll make it across the river
the fire will burn yr skin
+ oh the cancer of losing
is the only way
you win
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im jus sayin'
im jus sayin
can ya meet me on the corner
+ i'll show you a sky
cut w/ romeo n juliet midnight stars
+ an upright piano upstairs
from where we are
playin' a song like a sailor
smilin' sadly up
at mars
im jus sayin
there's a cat in the yard
howlin' with love
there's an eyelash on yr face
i could make something of
but im im here all alone
n im high as a kite
wishin yr body was close by
close by me
tonight
im jus sayin
can you unlock the key to my heart?
im jus sayin
the air smells like lilacs
+ id eat em if could
gently, like kissing you softly,
here i would
there's a marque moon like
silver on sand
+ the tide drags our spirit
away, far away
from land
im just sayin
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SUMMER ROOF
up on a summer roof
in the middle of the hood
the city lights spread out so pretty
+ man we felt so good
hey yeah
we drank til the stars got blurry
we laughed til the moon looked drunk
we stared at the distance between us
we wr cool we wr sexy we had fun
we spit off the edge on the sidewalk
we pissed on the trees out back
bare feet on the tar like soft black skin
yr eyes lt up like crack
so many answers are silly
+ love never waits for clues
we lost count of the times we was up there
just screaming away the blues
i will walk you home
we might get mugged
i would kiss you if yd let me
but the sun was comin' up
up on a summer roof
in the middle of the hood
the city lights spread out so pretty
+ man we felt so good
hey yeah
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party comin' up the stairs
there's a party
comin' up
the stairs
to my house
got no business doin' anything
w/ drugs
right now
i turn out
the light
pull down
the shade
cuz the weed i smoked
tonight
made me crazy
n afraid
of how much
i love
to get high ai ai ai
maybe i should git religion
find rapture
in da sky-y-y
my voo doo doll
is stuck
w pins n
dirty needles
my head feel like
a slide trombone
whacked
n feeble
cuz o' of how much
i love
to get high ai ai ai
maybe i should git religion
find rapture
in da sky-y-y
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salut
i salute you
tip of finger
to my eyebrow
w/ a smile
+ a nod
i salute you
cuz ya know me somehow
+ i feel less lonely
when yr around
an instant tells a story
a look says the rest
+ i am feelin happy
cuz tonight
just was The Best
no words
r needed
no blood
is on the line
i salute you
like a soldier
on a battlefield
or doin' time
i salute you
on a dance floor
at a funeral r
in a bar
when yr crazy
r unhappy
r just being
who ya are
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All In This Together
Don’t hate me cuz Im different
Don’t diss me cuz I’m old
Don’ fight me over nothing
If I'm hot or if I cold
Oo oo yeah yeah
Oo oo yeah yeah
You say I got no money
Ya say I'm in a rut
My color is my Blindness
I've stolen every crutch
Wr all in this together
Wr in the same damn boat
Wr in this together
R we’re going up in smoke
Don’t blame it on the Other
Yr job when you get mad
Or the sadness or the silence
Or the darkness in this land
Oo oo yeah yeah
Oo oo yeah yeah
Cuz I believe in silver lining
I believe in having dreams
I believe in you + me, babe
We can balance on this beam
Wr all in this together
Wr in the same damn boat
Wr all in this together babe
R we’re going up in smoke
Somethin's goin' on here
You can feel it in yr bones
What's up for you is up for me, babe
Wr all in this together
Wr in the same damn boat
Wr all in this together babe
R we’re going up in smoke
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Rick Berlin (now playing w/ THE NICKEL & DIME BAND) Jamaica Plain
A giant on the Boston music scene. His colorful songwriting + strong stage presence have influenced countless other artists since the early 1970s. He continues to make music w/ intelligence + integrity, building an international reputation around his knotty, singular piano playing, straight-from-the-heart singing and a style of character-based songwriting that's drawn comparisons to Waits + Cohen ... more
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