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Johnny Don't Care
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Back to topJohnny's so cool, he's the king of the school
Johnny's as sharp as a blade
Johnny's a must, and he's got it sussed
Johnny's in the star parade
Johnny's on cue, and he's better than you
He'll sneer at the clothes you wear
He's never gonna do what he's told
But Johnny don't careJohnny's got ears and he sometimes hears
Some things he's not meant to know
Johnny's got eyes and it's not a surprise
That Johnny can see where to go
Johnny's so neat, so fast on his feet
He can run as quick as a hare
But if you can run faster than him
Then Johnny don't care.He don't care, not Johnny
He don't care, not Johnny
He don't care, not Johnny
Johnny, Johnny don't careJohnny's alone, but he's quite at home
He leaves all the girls on the shelf
Some people say that he has to be gay
But he's just in love with himself.
Sometimes it's true he will look through you
With a hundred thousand million yard stare
But if you look back through him
Then Johnny don't care.He don't care, not Johnny
He don't care, not Johnny
He don't care, not Johnny
Johnny, Johnny don't careJohnny's never gonna...grow up
Johnny's never gonna...get old
Johnny's never gonna...get boring
He's gonna spread his wings and he's gonna go soaring...Johnny's got class though he's short on cash
But he's never had cash to miss
Johnny's got style and he's versatile
You can't get cooler than this
And in town at weekends the pennies he spends
Make him feel like a millionaire
But if you've got more money than him
Then Johnny don't care.He don't care, not Johnny
He don't care, not Johnny
He don't care, not Johnny
Johnny, Johnny don't careJohnny won't go to college to pick up knowledge
He learns in the school of hard knocks
Johnny's intense but he's got common sense
Johnny's crazy like a fox
He's got no intention for self re-invention
Johnny's not gonna go there
There's no future for Johnny at all
But Johnny don't careHe don't care, not Johnny
He don't care, not Johnny
He don't care, not Johnny
He don't care, not Johnny
He don't care, not Johnny
He don't care, not Johnny
Johnny...
Johnny don't care! -
Land That Taste Forgot
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Back to topIt's not the land of lost content
It isn't Shangri La
It's not the market in Tashkent
Or the crazy crosstime bar
It surely isn't Paradise
And it's not a parking lot
It's a place that isn't very nice
It's the land...that taste forgotThey set up a diversion
To turn the cars away
So not a single person
Can ride this road today
And now you're stranded here alone
Your prospects aren't so hot
You're stuck without a telephone
In the land that taste forgotMedusa's house of pleasure
Has caught you in its spell
You're a man of endless leisure
And you know her all too well
A thousand men have breathed their last
Upon this very spot
But a thousand more come thick and fast
To the land that taste forgotYou punched the alligator
Then you hid inside the cave
You said you'd see them later
If they learned how to behave
The fat man's short one chromosome
His genes are in a knot
No wonder he feels quite at home
In the land that taste forgotThe rabbits here forgot to hop
The birds forgot to fly
You shopped the fat man to the cop
But he had an alibi
Medusa turned your heart to stone
As part of her great plot
And you just repeat what you've been shown
In the land that taste forgotThe rain fell down in litres
As Medusa stood there wet
She came outside to meet us
But she hasn't found us yet
And now you have a tricky choice
To be stabbed or hanged or shot
For having a dissenting voice
In the land that taste forgotYou sang the Wabash Cannonball
While eating sirloin steak
You found the truth behind it all
Was written on the cake
But when they bought you burritos
The chilli was too hot
So you sat there eating Cheetos
In the land that taste forgotYou burned the fat man in the fire
Then froze him in the ice
You said he was a liar
When he said your hair looked nice
So he ran away to East Podunk
And on a vacant lot
He built a shop to sell old junk
From the land that taste forgotMedusa had an falling out
With some of her own snakes
You told her that there was no doubt
That you'd got what it takes
So you drew your silver dagger
And you cut the Gordian knot
Then you strolled off with a swagger
To the land that taste forgot...That land has kept you to this day
You say you're doing well
But every time I talk to you
You sound as bored as hell
You don't know hope or love or fear
And if you do, so what?
You've made your bed and it's right here
In the land that taste forgot. -
The Only Fool
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Back to topWhere did the truth go?
Who stole the show?
Are the good times coming back?
Will I ever know?
Will you or won't you?
Am I wrong or am I right?
Why do I wake up screaming in the middle of the night?The sun is shining, the weather's fine,
The only hate around here is mine.
Here comes the rain and the downpours,
The only hate around here is yours.
I do things you cannot see,
The only fool around here is me.
You see things I cannot do,
The only fool around here is you.Who loves ya, baby?
Who holds the key?
Why does all the shit that's flung stick so hard to me?
Can you hear me shouting?
Do you know my voice?
Will you stay here with me when it's time to make the choice?If I miss the point again will you know or care?
The things I spend my life upon are neither here nor there....the only fool around here is you,
The only fool around here is you. -
Strange Jane
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Back to topJane was odd but she knew how to have fun
Shot a man's eye out with a BB gun
Hid from the cops and went on the run
Hasn't been seen since 2001
She said, if this is strange who wants to be normal
She said, if this is strange who wants to be normal?Jane shot her teacher cos she knew she could
But he didn't die cos the bullet was a dud
She went into a forest and came out of a wood
The goods were odd but the odds were good
She said, if this is strange who wants to be normal?
She said, if this is strange who wants to be normal?She said, if this is strange
Then I'm Strange Jane
And I love myself far too much to change
And if that's strange, who wants to be normal?
If that's strange, who wants to be normal?Jane has a bottle, it's inside her head
Sometimes she drinks whiskey and sometimes Code Red
Sometimes she just eats cheese instead
Cheese is good for you, that's what Jane said
She said, if this is strange who wants to be normal?
She said, if this is strange who wants to be normal?She said, if this is strange
Then I'm Strange Jane
And I love myself far too much to change
And if that's strange, who wants to be normal?
If that's strange, who wants to be normal?Jane lit a fire on a mountain top
Danced around it singing the blitzkrieg bop
Gave a grizzly bear a karate chop
Jane never did know when to stop
She said, if this is strange who wants to be normal?
She said, if this is strange who wants to be normal?She said, if this is strange
Then I'm Strange Jane
And I love myself far too much to change
And if that's strange, who wants to be normal?
If that's strange, who wants to be normal?And I'm Strange Jane
And you're Strange Jane
It's all we have to keep away the pain
And if we're strange, who wants to be normal?
And if we're strange, who wants to be normal?And I'm Strange Jane
We're all Strange Jane
And we know it's okay to be a bit insane
And if we're strange, who wants to be normal?
And if we're strange, who wants to be normal? We Are The Struts
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Back to topRigid, vivid, torpid, livid
Hold you together, hold you forever
Dumb and dumber Take your Number
We are the struts and we're oh so cleverWe are the struts, we are the struts
Rattling and bumping through society's ruts
We are the struts, yeah, we are the struts
We can put into words what we feel in our gutsSee us, know us, steer us, show us
In every city, in every town
Fragile, brittle, big and little
Take us away and your house crashes downWe are the struts, we are the struts
A six-pack of ifs and a bagful of buts
We are the struts, yeah, we are the struts
You can sing so much louder when you're kicked in the nutsRust, corrosion, dust, erosion,
Take you to bed but you keep your clothes on
Can't bend steel, can't break titanium
Can't you feel it in your cranium?Aimless, blameless, nameless, shameless
Wake from your resting, you are predestined
Start your thinking, stop your sinking
Life is a fight that's worth contestingWe are the struts, we are the struts
Rattling and bumping through society's ruts
We are the struts, yeah, we are the struts
We can put into words what you feel in your guts
We are the struts, oh, we are the struts
A six-pack of ifs and a bagful of buts
We are the struts, yeah, we are the struts
You can sing so much louder when you're kicked in the nutsAnd we know this...
'Cos we are the struts.