SoTD: Talking Heads – Once In A Lifetime

And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack
And you may find yourself in another part of the world
And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful
Wife
And you may ask yourself-well…how did I get here?

Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/after the moneys gone
Once in a lifetime/water flowing underground.

And you may ask yourself
How do I work this?
And you may ask yourself
Where is that large automobile?
And you may tell yourself
This is not my beautiful house!
And you may tell yourself
This is not my beautiful wife!

Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/after the moneys gone
Once in a lifetime/water flowing underground.

Same as it ever was…same as it ever was…same as it ever was…
Same as it ever was…same as it ever was…same as it ever was…
Same as it ever was…same as it ever was…

Water dissolving…and water removing
There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Carry the water at the bottom of the ocean
Remove the water at the bottom of the ocean!

Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/in the silent water
Under the rocks and stones/there is water underground.

Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/after the moneys gone
Once in a lifetime/water flowing underground.

And you may ask yourself
What is that beautiful house?
And you may ask yourself
Where does that highway go?
And you may ask yourself
Am I right? …am I wrong?
And you may tell yourself
My god!…what have I done?

Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/in the silent water
Under the rocks and stones/there is water underground.

Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/after the moneys gone
Once in a lifetime/water flowing underground.

Same as it ever was…same as it ever was…same as it ever was…
Same as it ever was…same as it ever was…same as it ever was…
Same as it ever was…same as it ever was…

Artist: Talking Heads
Album: Stop Making Sense
Release Date: 1984

SoTD: Kanye West – Stronger

(Work it, make it, do it,
Makes us harder, better, faster, STRONGER!)

Work it harder, make it better,
do it faster, makes us stronger,
more than ever, hour after
hour work is never over

Th-th-that that don’t kill me
Can only make me stronger
I need you to hurry up now
‘Cause I can’t wait much longer
I know I got to be right now
‘Cause I can’t get much wronger
Man I been waitin’ all night now
That’s how long I’ve been on ya

I need ya right now
I need ya right now

Let’s get lost tonight
You could be my black Kate Moss tonight
Play secretary, I’m the boss tonight.
And you don’t give a fuck what they all say, right?
Awesome, the Christian in Christian Dior
Damn they don’t make ‘em like this anymore
I ask, ‘Cause I’m not sure
Do anybody make real shit anymore?
Bow in the presence of greatness
‘Cause right now thou has forsaken us
You should be honored by my lateness
That I would even show up to this fake shit
So go ahead go nuts, go ape shit
Especially in my pastel, all my bape shit
Act like you can’t tell who made this
New gospel homey take six, and take this, haters

N-n-now th-that that don’t kill me
Can only make me stronger
I need you to hurry up now
‘Cause I can’t wait much longer
I know I got to be right now
‘Cause I can’t get much wronger
Man I been waitin’ all night now
That’s how long I’ve been on ya

I need ya right now
I need (Me likely) ya right now

I don’t know if you got a man or not
If you made plans or not

If God put me in your plans or not
I’m trippin’, this drink got me sayin’ a lot
But I know that God put you in front of me
So how the hell could you front on me
There’s a thousand yous
And only one of me

I’m trippin’, I’m caught up in the moment right?
‘Cause it’s Louis Vuitton Don night
So we goin’ do everything that Kan like
Heard they’d do anything for a Klondike
Well I’d do anything for a blonde dyke
And she’ll do anything for the limelight
And we’ll do anything when the time’s right
Uh, baby you’re makin’ it
(Harder, better, faster, stronger)

Oh

Th-that that don’t kill me(oh)
Can only make me stronger(oh)
I need you to hurry up now(oh)
‘Cause I can’t wait much longer(oh)
I know I got to be right now(oh)
‘Cause I can’t get much wronger(oh)
Man I been waitin’ all night now
That’s how long I’ve been on ya

I need ya right now
I need ya right now

You know how long I’ve been on ya?
Since prince was on Apollonia
Since OJ had Isotoners

Don’t act like I never told ya
Don’t act like I never told ya
Don’t act like I never told ya
Don’t act like I never told ya
Don’t act like I never told ya

Uh, baby you’re makin’ it

(Harder, better, faster, stronger)

N-n-now th-that that don’t kill me
Can only make me stronger
I need you to hurry up now
‘Cause I can’t wait much longer
I know I got to be right now
‘Cause I can’t get much wronger
Man I been waitin’ all night now
That’s how long I’ve been on ya

I need ya right now
I need ya right now
I need ya right now
i need ya right now

Never over
Never over
Never over
Never over
Never over
Never over
Never over

Artist: Kanye West
Album: Graduation
Release Date: 2007

SoTD: Warren Zevon – Lawyers, Guns And Money

Well, I went home with the waitress
The way I always do
How was I to know
She was with the Russians, too

I was gambling in Havana
I took a little risk
Send lawyers, guns and money
Dad, get me out of this

I’m the innocent bystander
Somehow I got stuck
Between the rock and the hard place
And I’m down on my luck
And I’m down on my luck
And I’m down on my luck

Now I’m hiding in Honduras
I’m a desperate man
Send lawyers, guns and money
The shit has hit the fan

Send lawyers, guns and money…

Artist: Warren Zevon
Album: Excitable Boy
Release Date: 1978

SoTD: Stray Cats – Stray Cat Strut

Oooh, Oooh, Oooh, Oooh,

Black and orange stray cat sittin’ on a fence
Ain’t got enough dough to pay the rent
I’m flat broke but I don’t care
I strut right by with my tail in the air

Stray cat strut, I’m a ladies’ cat,
A feline Casanova, hey man, thats where its at
Get a shoe thrown at me from a mean old man
Get my dinner from a garbage can

Yeah don’t cross my path

I don’t bother chasing mice around
I slink down the alley looking for a fight
Howling to the moonlight on a hot summer night
Singin’ the blues while the lady cats cry,
“Wild stray cat, you’re a real gone guy.”

I wish I could be as carefree and wild,
but I got cat class and I got cat style.

I don’t bother chasing mice around
I slink down the alley looking for a fight
Howling to the moonlight on a hot summer night
Singin’ the blues while the lady cats cry,
“Wild stray cat, you’re a real gone guy.”

I wish I could be as carefree and wild,
but I got cat class and I got cat style.

Artist: Stray Cats
Album: Stray Cats
Release Date: 1981

SoTD: Clarence "Frogman" Henry – Ain’t Got No Home

Dedicated to my parents who are currently living with us until they get their own place to live… Yes, they are/were homeless until about two weeks ago. Love, peace and hair grease!

I ain’t got no home
No place to roam
I ain’t got a home
No place to roam
I’m a lonely boy
I ain’t got a home

I ain’t got no sister
I ain’t got a brother
I ain’t got a father
Not even a mother
I’m a lonely boy
I ain’t got a home

Woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo

Well, I got a voice
And I love to sing
I can sing like a bird
And I can sing like a frog
I’m a lonely boy

I ain’t got a home
I ain’t got a girl
I ain’t got a son
I ain’t got no kin
I ain’t got no one
I’m a lonely frog
I ain’t got a home

Woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo

Madam, take me in
Let me be your friend
Won’t you take me in
Let me be your friend
I’m a lonely boy
I ain’t got a home

Woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo

Artist: Clarence “Frogman” Henry
Album: Ain’t Got No Home
Release Date: 1956

SoTD: Whodini – The Freaks Come Out At Night

The freaks come out at night
The freaks come out at night
The freaks come out at night
(The freaks come out!)
The freaks come out at night

Discos don’t open till after dark
And it ain’t till twelve till the party really starts
And I always had to be home by ten
Right before the fun was about to begin
Crowds of people lined up inside and out
Just one reason, to rock the house
But in the day time the streets was clear
You couldn’t find a good freak anywhere, ’cause

The freaks come out at night
The freaks come out at night
The freaks come out at night
(The freaks come out!)
The freaks come out at night

Now when freaks get dressed to go out at night
They like to wear leather jackets, chains and spikes
They wear rips and zippers all in their shirts
Real tight pants and fresh mini skirts
All kinds of colors runnin’ through their hair
And you could just about find a freak anywhere
But then again, you could know someone all their life
But might not know they’re a freak unless you see them at night, ’cause…

The freaks come out at night
The freaks come out at night
The freaks come out at night
(The freaks come out!)
The freaks come out at night

Now the party’s jumpin’, the place is packed
And when the crowd’s like this, I’m ready to rap
But before I could bust a rhyme on the mic
Freaks are all over me like white on rice
Freaks come in all shapes, sizes and colors
But what I like about ‘em most is that they’re real good lovers
They do it in the park, they do it in the dark
But most freaks are known for breakin’ hearts
You could never tell what a freak was thinkin’ of
And you may never catch a freak without at least one glove
And they don’t walk, when they step, they strut!
And nine times out of ten they drive you nuts
But take my advice, you don’t stand a chance
Freaks are so bad they got their own dance
So if you wanna live a nice quiet life
Do yourself a favor, don’t come out at night, ’cause…

Hut, hut, hut!
Hut, hut, hut!
Hut, hut, hut!

The freaks come out at night
The freaks come out at night
The freaks come out at night
(The freaks come out!)
The freaks come out at night

Hut one, hut two
Hut hut hut

The freaks come out at night
The freaks come out at night
The freaks come out at night
(The freaks come out!)
The freaks come out at night

The freaks come out at night
The freaks come out at night
The freaks come out at night
(The freaks come out!)
The freaks come out at night

The freaks come out at night
The freaks come out at night
The freaks come out at night
(The freaks come out!)
The freaks come out at night

Artist: Whodini
Album: Escape
Release Date: 1984

SoTD: Blue Oyster Cult – Burnin’ For You

Home in the valley
Home in the city
Home isn’t pretty
Ain’t no home for me

Home in the darkness
Home on the highway
Home isn’t my way
Home will never be

Burn out the day
Burn out the night
I can’t see no reason to put up a fight
I’m living for giving the devil his due

And I’m burning, I’m burning, I’m burning for you
I’m burning, I’m burning, I’m burning for you

Time is the essence
Time is the season
Time ain’t no reason
Got no time to slow

Time everlasting
Time to play besides
Time ain’t on my side
Time I’ll never know

Burn out the day
Burn out the night
I’m not the one to tell you what’s wrong or what’s right
I’ve seen signs of what (freezing their eyes) went through

Well I’m burning, I’m burning, I’m burning for you
I’m burning, I’m burning, I’m burning for you

Burn out the day
Burn out the night
I can’t see no reason to put up a fight
I’m living for giving the devil his due

And I’m burning, I’m burning, I’m burning for you
And I’m burning, I’m burning, I’m burning for you

Artist: Blue Oyster Cult
Album: Fire Of Unknown Origin
Release Date: 1981

SoTD: Amy Holland – She’s On Fire

Don’t be mistaken by the first impression.
And watch out for that innocent expression.

She’s not what she seems
Don’t wait in her dreams
‘Cause when she breaks away from the child
And the woman is wild
So wild

She’s on fire
And she burns through the night at the speed of light
She’s on fire
With the heat of the beat right beneath her feet
She’s on fire
And the name of the game is to fuel her flame
She’s on fire…

And so the dance with danger’s your decision
But understand she’s not quite like her vision

I’m warning you now
You sure you know how?
‘Cause she can take your heart
And the child and the woman is wild
So wild

She’s on fire
And she burns through the night at the speed of light
She’s on fire
With the heat of the beat right beneath her feet
She’s on fire
And the name of the game is to fuel her flame
She’s on fire… She’s on fire
And she burns through the night at the speed of light
She’s on fire
With the heat of the beat right beneath her feet
She’s on fire
And the name of the game is to fuel her flame
She’s on fire…

She’s on fire… and she’s burning…

Artist: Amy Holland
Album: Scarface OST
Release Date: 1983

SoTD: Blancmange – Living On The Ceiling

You keep me running ’round and ’round
Well, that’s alright with me
Up and down, I’m up the wall, I’m up the bloody tree
That’s alright with me, yeah, that’s alright with me
Well, it feels alright to me, yeah, it looks alright to me

And I’m so tall, I’m so tall
You raise me and then you let me fall
I’m so small, I’m so small
Wrap me round your finger, see me fall
Here we go

You keep me running round and round
Well, that’s alright with me
Nothing, nothing, nothing’s going to step in my way
Living on the ceiling, no more room down there
Things fall into place, you get the joke, fall into place

And I’m so tall, I’m so tall
You raise me and then you let me fall
I’m so small, I’m so small
Wrap me round your finger, see me fall
Here we go

You keep me running round and round
Well, that’s alright with me
Up and down, I’m up the wall, I’m up the bloody tree
Hiding from your questions, questions you won’t ask
Why am I up the tree, you say? Why are you down there, I say?

I’m so tall, I’m so tall
You raise me and then you let me fall
I’m so small, I’m so small
Wrap me round your finger, see me fall
I say

Artist: Blancmange
Album: Happy Families
Release Date: 1982

SoTD: Alice Cooper – Your Own Worst Enemy

You’re your own worst enemy.
You’re a walking catastrophe.

You get up every morning on the wrong side of the bed.
You butter your hand instead of the bread.
Drink enough coffee to wake the dead.

You’re doing 85 and the light is turning red.
The judge took your license and forbid you to drive.
And your heart is pumping bacon and you’re barely alive.

You’re your own worst enemy
You’re a walking catastrophe
You’re at war with yourself and nobody else
You’re a danger. You’re a danger.

You trip on your shoelace and fall on your face.
Your hair is a mess, your clothes a disgrace.
Your stocks went south and your girlfriend is gay.
Your dog ate your cat and that was your GOOD day.

You’re your own worst enemy.
You’re a walking catastrophe.
You’re at war with yourself and nobody else.
You’re a danger.

You’re your own worst enemy.
You’re a walking catastrophe.
You’re at war with yourself and nobody else.
You’re a danger. You’re a danger.
To every stranger.

You’re a mess,
Yes, yes,

Artist: Alice Cooper
Album: Dirty Diamonds
Release Date: 2005