Without any training It's pouring, it's rainingTraining or a trade Hey, you bet I'm afraid Unequipped with askill But I'm thrilled with the thrill Underskilled, unpreparedHey, who wouldn't be scared Bring on the obstacles And burn me abridge I'm not sure, should I call This my range or a ridge?There ain't none too high If I'm up for the climb I'll go zero tosixty And stop on a dime A dime for a dozen If that's what you'reafter A moment of silence A lifetime of laughter On the brighterside And on a happier not The noise, well it's just love Thatgets caught in my throat The end of the line's Not the end of arope Just a salesman Selling a bucket of hope When the bucketgets kicked And my chips are all cashed My intentions,conventions Are finally Smashed
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Well he was fueled by a lackDrew inspiration from a need So many problems to crack And mouthsto feed Crooked was the path And brazen was the walk A cockyswagger, up the ladder And could he ever talk The last hurrah?Nah! I'd do it again The Rascal King behind the bars Or the onein front of them The love of God And constant contradictions Withjust a smile, wink or nod What's stranger, fact or fiction? Andnever ceasing to amaze On a regular basis First hand into hispocket Or first fist into the faces The last hurrah? Nah! I'd doit again The Rascal King behind the bars Or the one in front ofthem A legendary character When? Only then Where? Only there Ahero or a hooligan? Well, that part's never clear Pride or shame,it's all the same Who's innocent or who's to blame? Politics orjust a game? Well in the end they knew his name The last hurrah?Nah! I'd do it again The Rascal King behind the bars Or the onein front of them
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Royal Oil, come on bubble andboil Stabs like a dagger, make you stagger On the hot tin foilMind your mind or it will surely spoil Then you sleep down in thesoil Nothing comes from nothing, come on Royal Oil When you smokeor poke the poison You lose the chance to be tomorrow Look out onthe horizon And see the sadness, the pain and the sorrow I can'tsay enough about the stuff Or what it has in store When you smokeor poke the poison You won't be anymore Royal Oil, come on bubbleand boil Stabs like dagger, make you stagger On the hot tin foilMind your mind or it will surely spoil Then you sleep down in thesoil Nothing comes from nothing, come on Royal Oil Royal Oil hascut many down to size Spikes gonna strike the weak and strongalike And then forever, and ever close those eyes Make up yourmind to keep your mind up And to your life be loyal Nothing comesfrom nothing, come on Royal Oil Royal Oil, big trouble brewingLong, lonely road, long road to ruin Wrong path to take, greatbig mistake And then you sleep down in the soil Nothing comesfrom nothing, come on Royal Oil
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Have you ever been close totragedy Or been close to folks who have Have you ever felt a painso powerful So heavy you collapse I've never had to knock But Iknow someone who has Which makes me wonder if I could It makes mewonder if I've never had to knock on wood And I'm glad I haven'tyet Because I'm sure it isn't good That's the impression that Iget Have you ever had the odds stacked up so high You need astrength most don't possess Or has it ever come down to do or dieYou've got to rise above the rest I've never had to knock on woodBut I know someone who has Which makes me wonder if I could Itmakes me wonder if I've never had to knock on wood And I'm glad Ihaven't yet Because I'm sure it isn't good That's the impressionthat I get I'm not a coward, I've just never been tested I'd liketo think that if I was, I would pass Look at the tested and thinkthere but for the grace go I might be a coward, I'm afraid ofwhat I might find out I've never had to knock on wood But I knowsomeone who has Which makes me wonder if I could It makes mewonder if I've never had to knock on wood And I'm glad I haven'tyet Because I'm sure it isn't good That's the impression that Iget
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It's so hard to face That in this day and ageSomebody's race Could trigger somebody's rage And somebody'spreference Can drive some total stranger To make somebody,somehow Feel the wrath of their anger Why were we put here? Whatfor? we're unsure We sure weren't put here to hate Be racist, besexist Be bigots, be sure We won't stand for your hate Why so cutand dry A simple concept missed Give tolerance a try Thisconfusion still exists Ignorant mongers No area's gray Couldn'tbe any wronger In this age and day Why were we put here? Whatfor? we're unsure We sure weren't put here to hate Be racist, besexist Be bigots, be sure We won't stand for your hate Now howfar have we come? How come there still are some Who won't letsome March to the beat of a different drum To face it, it's sohard You must be on your guard It's not okay And you're not freeto be a different way Let's try to erase it, it's time that weface it If we don't, then who will? shame on us let's try toerase it, it's time that we face it let's face it, the time isupon us
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That bug bit me, I'll admitStunned - it took a while to hit but when it hit me, I was bitShit, I came clean with it No match, who am I No match, who am I,so why try to deny it Just a regular guy, who won't even try itthe bug's been around Since time began It's bitten bigger Badderbastards than the one I am it can cripple And it can paralyzeWhen I felt its tooth I told the truth to my surprise I saw thebug and I gotta say Ahh I tried to get away I tried to run, Itried to fight But the bug was there to bite no match, who am I?Must respect the insect, it injects and infects If I mayinterject, I love the effects The bug's been around Since timebegan It's bitten bigger Badder bastards than the one I am It cancripple And it can paralyze When I felt its tooth I told thetruth to my surprise
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Gonna dive into a dive I'vedove into before Gonna haunt a haunt I've haunted Like a milliontimes or more A familiar joint Where Getting drunk's the onlypoint To frequent this place With any frequency at all Countin'on a remedy I've counted on before Goin' with a cure that's neverfailed me What you call the disease, I call the remedy Whatyou're callin' the cause, I call the cure Gonna sing a song, asong to you A song I've sung before Belt out a ballad that I'vebelted out A million times or more The words I'm gonna scream Andgetting drunk's the central theme To the lyrics, if you can Makethe lyrics out at all Countin' on a remedy I've counted on beforeGoin' with a cure that's never failed me What you call thedisease, I call the remedy What you're callin' the cause, I callthe cure Just a devotion to a potion Please no applause Adedication to a medication A crutch a cure a cause What I'vecounted on to pick me up Has knocked me to my knees Before I hitthe floor once more I'll call it the disease
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Familiar with his kind He'llbeat someone down for fun He's got an ax to grind And he'lltarget anyone brass knuckles in his pocket Steel-toed shoes Lifeof the party When you factor in booze Familiar with his kindHe'll target anyone He's got a group of friends And they're alllike minded guys The fun never ends And the party never diesSomebody crossed their path At the worst time to do it Toes tothe temple And he didn't live through it he's got a group offriends They'll target anyone Violence, when will they learn?Time's running out And the tables will turn The days have beennumbered And your number's coming up Senseless, when will theylearn? Time's running out and the tables will turn The days havebeen numbered And your number's coming up The charge what?homicide? Alone he took the fall His friends all testified Theyweren't there at all He cried like a baby When his sentence waspassed For himself and not the victim But this victim was hislast Still familiar with his kind Too many of them left behind Upto all that he once was No other reason, just because Too manyincidents none are isolated Each coincidence is closely relatedFamiliar with his kind He'll target anyone
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You would break so easily Sofragile that it frightens me A harsh sudden reality A painfulpossibility To see it's like the strangest dream To be it needsto still be seen As loud as any noise you've heard As quiet as awhispered word Try to answer questions forced Forced inside of meYou were forced across the line you're not providing me you wouldbreak so easily I watched you break so easily What's it like tobe right up against Not stay on this side of the fence A line sofine it can't be traced A life so suddenly erased Two camethrough just like a train A flash and nothing's been the same Tryto answer questions forced Forced inside of me You were forcedacross the line You're not providing me Providing me with what Ineed To put a cover on You took the answers when you broke Soeasily you're gone once the same until You broke so easily Tellme now
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He didn't hit me for a home Orhit me up 'cause he was cold He was addicted to drugs And I couldsee that in his eyes What about me? Well I was only rolled hedidn't rob me for food It wasn't hunger, but a jonze he needed afix, Someone will fix my broken bones And I'll feel better in themorning The pain will fade as time goes by What was taken, Iwon't miss, or I'll replace Nevermind me, well I'm all right Heseemed to hate what he was doing He sure knew how to get it donePossessed by an addiction I don't have to comprehend What aboutme? Well he whipped me with a gun He didn't rob me for food Itwasn't hunger, but a jonze he needed a fix Someone will fix mybroken bones And I'll feel better in the morning The pain willfade as time goes by What was taken, I won't miss, or I'llreplace Nevermind me, well I'm all right
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Woke up early On the tenthanniversary GOOD MORNING Fit in clips of it Between food prepshorts Weather reports Check the day's commute And a look atsports I remember how the wind Was knocked from me Before itbecame footage A footnote in history Recently I think I heard Itcould have been avoided It shouldn't have occurred Ad fundamentalobligation To my parents and my kids LIFE Gave me a glimpse of itdon't know who shot him They never caught him Let's get to thebottom And blow off the lid I'm trying to keep a balance like theplates on top of sticks Chip away 'til it goes down When it goesdown apply the kicks Recently I think I heard it could have beenavoided It shouldn't have occurred Sadly we're desensitized Toall the scandals and the cover ups The conspiracies and lies
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They played something They madesomething Brand new a baby blue machine brass tacks, duct tapeFor the great escape Packed in there like sardines back and forthEast, south, west, north Shred the atlas burn the map Often lostAnd paths criss-crossed Wake me up I need a nap They didsomething Which meant something And that got them some attentionEyes wide A roller coaster ride Great pride in this invention Ithink they're selling Snake oil At the dog and pony show In thegarden gee Would you pardon me And by the way how does it growThe explanation's unexplainable Holding onto something Oncedreamt unattainable The course was never charted So don't lookinto the books The secret not the recipe It's got to be the cooksThey made something They played something Blood, sweat, and elbowgrease If you can't stand the heat in the kitchen Get out it willincrease Last train to where? hey get out of here Nothing'smeasured and nothing's weighed A dash of honesty In the recipethat's the first mistake you've made 1,2 what's in the stew 3,4no one's really sure 5,6 what's in the mix 7,8 this stuff tastes
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