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I wanna be the one that you want to see
On an itchy sweater
I wanna be the one that you want to see
I wanna knit you a sweater
When I think of your kisses my mind sees stars
When I think of your kisses my mind see-saws
'Cause we're growing some apples to leave for the birds and the bees.
Bees!
I don't care about spots on my apples, but leave me the birds and the bees.
Please!
A big paradise, they put up a f****ng lot.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
A gay pair of guys like to f**k a lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
A gay pair of guys put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
A gay paradise, fruit of the parking lot.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
A paid paradise put up a parking lot
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
A piggies paradise, put in a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
A pink pair of dice, the hood of a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
A pink paradise, pull up a parking lot.
They paved paradise, put up a parking lot.
Ain't very nice, put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
Big paradise, put up a f**king lie.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
Bird of paradise put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
Gay paradise, put in a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
Green paradise put up a f***ing light.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
Had fry rice and I poop up da parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
Hey father father
Hey farmer farmer
Hey paradise! Put up a f***in' lot.
The paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
Hey paradise, put up a f***ing light.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
Hey, Paradise, put up a parking lot.
or
They paved paradise, and put up a f***ing light.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
Hey, hey paradise, you put up a f***ing lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
Hey, hey, paradise, put up a parking lot
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
I don’t care about sparks on my asses
I don’t care about sparks on my apples
I love paradise. Put up a parking lot!
They paved paradise, put up a parking lot.
I paid paradise and put up a f***ing lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
It just spoils the apples.
Believe in the birds and the bees, please!
I don't care about spots on my apples,
but leave me the birds and the bees. Please!
It's a pink paradise, so put up a f*** in line.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
It's paralyzed, put up a pocket lie.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
Late last night, the birds all screamed or slammed.
Late last night, I heard the screen door slam.
Late last night, the birds are screamed or slammed.
Late last night, I heard the screen door slam.
May paradise, and put up a f***ing line.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
Mayfair on ice, put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
Now give me spots on my apples.
I don't care about spots on my apples.
Paid fifty cents, put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
Paper and ice, put up a parking lot.
They paved Paradise, and put up a parking lot.
Paved paradise to put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
Pay paradise and put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
Pink Panther and guys, put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
Pink Paradise and put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
Pink paradise, fruit of the parking lot.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
Pink paradise, put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
Pink paradise, queen of the parking lot.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
Pink paradise... they put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
Put a little dream into it.
And put them in a tree museum.
Save paradise, put up a parking lot
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
Take a pair of dice and put up a parking lot
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
The day paradise had put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
The day paradise put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
The gay paradise put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
The grey pair of eyes on the girl in the parking lot
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
The paid paradise, put up a f***ing lie.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
They paid a pair of dice
They paved paradise
They paid a pair of guys, to put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
They paid pair of dice and put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
They paid paradise and put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
They paid paradise to put up a f***ing lie.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
They paid paradise to put up a f***ing light.
They paved paradise to put up a parking lot.
They paid paradise to put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
They paid paradise, pick up a parking lot.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
They paid paradise, to put up a f***ing light.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot
They paid parasites to put on a parking light.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
They paid parasites to put up a parking lot.
or
They paid Paris dykes to put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
They painted paradise and put up a f***ing light.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put a f**king lot
Paved paradise, and put up a parking lot
They paved paradise and put up a barking dog
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
They paved paradise and put up a f***ing lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a f***ing wall.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise to put up a f***ing lie.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise to put up a f**king lot
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise, and put up a f***ing light.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise, boot up a parking lot.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
They razed paradise and put up a parking lot
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
They say paradise took out a pocket knife.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
They spade a pair of dice to put a sparking pot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
They took down a fence to put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
To leave paradise, and put up with parking lice.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
Today's paradise put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
You big paradise! You put up with fucking lies!
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Your booty and a swinging hot spot
A boutique and a swinging hot spot
In Cannes, a pin
Ink on a pin
And ice cream castles everywhere
And ice cream castles in the air
But clowns got in my way
or
But crowns got in my way
But clouds got in my way
Rows and floes of angel hair
And covid-19 everywhere
Rows and floes of angel hair
And ice cream castles in the air
I met her at a connegration owl
I met a redneck on a Grecian isle
Stole our limes disease
Still a lot of lands to see
Go with a girl named Cathy
Have fun tonight.
Go to the Mermaid Cafe
Have fun tonight.
Let's not talk about fairy tales now
Let's not talk about fare-thee-wells now
He saw me mistrusting, and I'm still acting kind
He saw me mistrusting him and still acting kind
I cleared myself, I sacrificed my boobs.
I cleared myself, I sacrificed my blues.
"Coyote"
He's not a woman at all
He's got a woman at home
"Edith and the Kingpin"
From big dumps of typewriters
From victims of typewriters
"Free Man In Paris" (MP3)
I was a free man in Paris
I was better than alive.
I was a free man in Paris
I felt unfettered and alive.
"Free Man In Paris" (MP3)
I was a free man in Paris
I felt up Kevin Federline.
I was a free man in Paris
I felt unfettered and alive.
"Free Man In Paris" (MP3)
I'd go back there tomorrow
But for the war a-ragin' on
Folks gonna starve makin' machinery
'N' rewind the popular song.
I'd go back there tomorrow
But for the work I'm taking on
Stoking the star makin' machinery
Behind the popular song.
"Free Man in Paris" (MP3)
I deal with dreamers and telephone screeners.
I deal with dreamers and telephone screamers.
"Free Man in Paris" (MP3)
You can't tease 'em all
You can't please 'em all
"Harry's House/Centerpiece"
Baby, you're my centipede.
Baby, you're my centerpiece.
'Cause I've seen som hot, hot places
Come down and smokin' a**.
'Cause I've seen som hot, hot blazes
Come down to smoke and ash.
'Cause I've seen som hot, hot places
Come down to smokin' hash.
'Cause I've seen som hot, hot blazes
Come down to smoke and ash.
'Cause I've seen some hard, hard places
Come down to smokin' ash.
'Cause I've seen some hot, hot blazes
Come down to smoke and ash.
'Cause I've seen some hot, hot blazes come down while smoking hash.
'Cause I've seen some hot, hot blazes come to smoke and ash.
Help me, I think I'm pollen
or
Help me, I think I've fallen
or
Help me, I think I'm foreign
Help me, I think I'm falling
"In France They Kiss on Main Street"
And old mid term class circumstance
And molded to middle class circumstance
"In France They Kiss on Main Street"
Feeling the breeze in those push-up brassieres
Gail and Louise in those push-up brassieres
"In France They Kiss on Main Street"
Or a lift with Melvin
Or Lead Foot Melvin
"Ladies of the Canyon" (MP3)
Covering the sunshine up
Coloring the sunshine hours
Born with a moaning cancer
Born with the moon in cancer
"Raised On Robbery" (MP3)
'Cause I was raised on rubber beans.
'Cause I was raised on robbery.
"Raised On Robbery" (MP3)
Gravestone robbery
Raised on robbery
"Raised On Robbery" (MP3)
He was drinking forty bourbon.
He was drinking for diversion.
"Raised On Robbery" (MP3)
Look at those jokers
Losin' that damned hockey game.
Look at those jokers
Glued to that damned hockey game.
"Raised on Robbery" (MP3)
He was drinking forty version.
He was drinking for diversion.
It's a Commodore Christmas
They're cutting the cheese.
It's coming on Christmas
They're cutting down trees.
"Roses Blue"
She's gotten into terracotta potions
She's gotten into tarot cards and potions
Not listened to her for some years. Just realised what an exquisite voice she has.
"Shades Of Scarlet Conquering"
Like Norris Hopewell and Robert Hale
Magnolias hopeful in her auburn hair
"Shades Of Scarlet Conquering"
Through stand in boys and extra players
Like Norris Hopewell and Robert Hale.
Through stand in boys and extra players
Magnolias hopeful in her auburn hair.
"Shades of Scarlet Conquereing"
Though stand in boys and extra players,
LIKE NORRIS HOPEWELL AND ROBERT HALE
Through stand in boys and extra players
MAGNOLIAS HOPEFUL IN HER AUBURN HAIR
hope Joni ain't pissed!!
Shine your light on me Mr Bertie
Shine your light on me Miss Liberty
And go round and round and round in a circle again
And go round and round and round in the circle game
And the painted boners go up and down
And the painted ponies go up and down
At the Circle K
In the circle game
"This Flight Tonight" (MP3)
Buffalo's name was Sam.
Above the Las Vegas Sands
"Tin Angel"
Valentines and make-believes
Tucked into a paper bag
Valentines and maple leaves
Tucked into a paperback
"Urge For Going"
I get the urge for bowling
When the meadow grass is turning brown.
I get the urge for going
When the meadow grass is turning brown.
We are stardust
We are going
And we're 'bout to s*** ourselves
After the fartin'.
We are stardust
We are golden
And we've got to get ourselves
Back to the garden.
We are started up, we are growin'
And we've got to get our breasts like Dolly Parton's.
We are stardust, we are golden
And we've got to get ourselves back to the garden.
We are tired, we are frozen
We are stardust, we are golden
"You Turn Me On I'm a Radio"
I'm a little bit horny.
I'm a little bit corny.
"You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio"
Answers - forget it
That's your heart still smokin'
Call me at the station
The lights are up there
If your head says forget it
But your heart's still smokin'
Call me at the station
The lines are open
"You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio"
If you're lyin' on the beach
With the transistor callin'
Kick off the sand cos' honey
The love's still flowin'
If you're lyin' on the beach
With the transistor goin'
Kick off the sandflies honey
The love's still flowin'
"You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio"
You get born so quick
You get bored so quick