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Pray Naked

By The Seventy Sevens

Woody

i'm staring headlong
into the jaws of death
big teeth, big mouth,
bad bad breath
and i promised myself
i'd never do this again
and i don't understand it

help me, i'm going down again
help me, i can't tell
none of my friends
1 2 3, struck out again
pull a sheet over me,
but don't cover my head

i wanted bliss, ended up like this
betrayed myself with
my own judas kiss
momma never told me
there would be days like this, no!

you get what you pay for, i guess
can i pay for this?
i been eaten up and swallowed
by what i wanted
and i wanted more, more than this
tell me, what's worth more
what you'll lie for or
what you'll die for
i follow my heart
and it lies and it lies
and i don't understand it

help me, i'm going down again
help me, when will this ever end?
1 2 3, if i strike out again, do i lose?
am i dead? dead
am i dead? dead
am i dead? dead
am i dead? dead

Smiley Smile
(special thanks to Dennis Wilson)

open up your eyes
it's a smile
brighten up your face
smile awhile with me
it's true
i still believe in you...

tuned in the radio
to a passion play
sounds much better now
sounds all the same
say this, say that
it's just a game
some things go 'round and 'round
but never change

no phony eyes
no phony eyes

flipped on the videos
chasing a rhyme
watched all the scary bones
into the night
fade in, fade out
build up the hype
paper thin images
drifting from sight

no phony eyes
no phony eyes

a thin veil of innocence
can't smother the flame
of this angry atmosphere
we're all insane face it, don't space it
it's not just a game
too many phony eyes
too little shame

no phony eyes
no phony eyes

Kites Without Strings

i was high
like a kite you pulled me through
when you ran
i followed you

clipped at the wings
you held all my strings
i was taught
but never learned a thing

is it any wonder
i came crashing down
when i did i hit solid ground
was it all a blunder
or were all those years i spent
head in clouds heaven sent

gotta learn to walk
before you run
you flew before you
learned either one

now you're gone, you're gone
now you're gone, you're gone

tangled in you
i aimed for the wild blue
when i hit the ground
what a bitter earth i found

kites without strings
fly on to bigger things
but you brought me down
you were determined,
i was bound

you can't fly away
from who you are
you tried and you
drifted way too far

now you're gone, you're gone
now you're gone, you're gone

flying on the ground
is always wrong
i let it go but you kept holding on

now you're gone, you're gone
now you're gone, you're gone
now you're gone, you're gone
now you're gone, you're gone

you've gone away
i'll never be the same
maybe time will heal the wound or
time could tear apart
the love within our hearts
so far we've strayed

i know it's done but
i still believe you're
the only one fine day
that love will bring you back
into my arms

come back baby
don't you stay
away and
leave me only
sad and lonely
beggin' you to say
come what may
you'll come back
stay forever
leave me never
baby please

go deep inside, you'll find
the ties that bind up all
our dreams and hopes together
will you take them one by one
and break them
you're forgetting the one
that made them, please
don't forsake them this way

come back baby
don't you stay
away and
leave me only
sad and lonely
beggin' you to say
come what may
you'll come back
stay forever
leave me never
baby please

if you don't come back, baby
tell 'em all i'm crazy, but
don't you ever say you cared
baby i love you and

if you're thinking of me
come on over here and love me girl,
i'm giving you the right
to all of me

come back baby
don't you stay
away and
leave me only
sad and lonely
beggin' you to say
come what may
you'll come back
stay forever
leave me never
baby please

rain, a winter's rain
smears the neon window pane
the corner table is in the dark
just like me
black, all i can see is black

i'm in the deep end
thrown into the deep end
don't pull the plug while
i'm in the deep end

fade, you won't fade
from my memory for one day
double-edged memories
hover around my broken heart
dead, sometimes i feel so dead

i'm in the deep end
thrown into the deep end
don't pull the plug while
i'm in the deep end

time, soothing time
take this misery from my mind

i'm in the deep end
thrown into the deep end
don't pull the plug while
i'm in the deep end

time, soothing time

The Rain Kept Falling In Love

i curse the sun in the summer
burns me up till i'm blind
i curse the cold in the winter
but i don't really mind
if they asked any money
i would give any money
to the sun and the wind
and the rain to be kind

prayed the rain to keep up
but it kept coming down
washed my hands of it all
but it's all over town
i would give any money
to see the sky again sunny,
but i'll
let it rain
really pour
salt my tears
let me drown

rain on rain on
rain on rain on
the rain kept falling in love

can the dirt in the ground
sprout a seed all alone
can the dirt in my heart
go away on it's own
if you asked me for money
i would give you the money
to make the rain wash the stain
take my shame and go home

rain on rain on
rain on rain on
the rain kept falling in love

been around a time or two
never seen anything like you
beaten down to the ground
i couldn't lift my head,
couldn't turn around
i found you
i found joy
i got the smiling face
of a little boy
with you time stands still
i can swallow any bitter pill

you gotta young look
a young touch
never knew that
i could love this much
'till you put in your lovin' clutch

you know i've been around
around the track
was bound to lose
'cuz i was too far back
and then you
made your move upon my soul
i had to get ya 'fore i got too old
you saw the gaping
hole in my heart
i let this world tear it all apart
you filled it up & filled it in
you didn't care where it had been

you got a young look
a young touch
never know that
i could love this much
till you put in your lovin' clutch
you gave an old man
a young heart
transplanted from
the broken parts
jump started with your
lovin' spark
you got a holy hold, hold on me

you told me it's just
a matter of time
before the gas runs out
and i can agree with that feeling
'cuz i'm kind of reeling
in the same doubt
about you and me
and i can see that it's time
for you to give me yours and
me to give you mine
'cuz it's a bad thing when two
like me and you
don't share the same bed
in this house

look baby look, look into my eyes
can you see the tears flowing down
will you love me baby,
love me all you can
can i be your man right now
right now

and i know it's been
a long long time
since i took you,
took you by the hand
and showed you my world,
and showed you where i stand
'cuz i'm a little scared,
just a little scared
'cuz you see me for what i am
and i'm a man that wants you
yeah, only you
and i want to squeeze
everything out of you and me
and pour it out, pour it out,
pour it out

look baby look, look into my eyes
can you see the tears
flowing down
will you love me baby,
love me all you can
can i be your man right now
look baby look, look into my eyes
can you see the tears
flowing down
right now

Nuts For You

goin' my own way
gives me a thrill
until i take a spill
oh, what a kill
goin' my own way
i have to flag a ride
out to the end of the road
where i've already died

but if you pick me up
you'll need to dust me off
'cuz i'm low down, dirty
good for nothing' i thought
yeah, if you pick me up
you'll need to carry me
'cuz i'm damaged, naked
blind, i cannot see
no i cannot see

goin' my own way
it's such a colorful ride
where my heart
spells out my crimes
in living black and white
goin' my own way
i can't get my fill
i need to know your will
i need to know your will

'cuz it's a crowded road
it's a lost highway
where you still carry your load
at the end, at the end,
at the end of the day
but if i take your trail
i can lose that weight
shed it off, shake it out
move it on, move it out
get it off, get it out

if i take your trail
i'm bound to fail
in the eyes of this world
where what a man does
is what a man's worth
but it's worth it all
if i can look you in the face
at the end of this road
at the end of this place
i may bust my butt
they may say i'm nuts
but i'm nuts for you
i'm nuts for you
if it's what you'd have me to do
i'll be a nut for you

no matter who you are
no matter what you do
there's only one thing
i ask of you
and that's if you pray
then when you pray
be naked prey
pray naked

Self-made Trap

i'll beat the rap for a self-made trap
get all tied up in endless crap
quicksand, i planned
pitfalls, i dig 'em all

self-made rope
and self-made binds
i'm all wrapped up
in a sour grape vine
a human web,
i've spun every thread
tight nets, i weave all i can get
a rats maze wouldn't faze
brick walls, i'm enthralled

self-made traps, self-made snares
handicaps and wheelchairs
drown myself in rain,
freeze myself in snow
help comes fast, pride goes slow
could be free if i choose
born to win, dying to lose

self-made twine,
hand-made chains
i'm all bound up and self-contained
jail cells, i build well
lions dens, i got a yen
land mines, i design
avalanche, i wouldn't blanch

self-made traps, self-made snares
handicaps and wheelchairs
drown myself in rain,
freeze myself in snow
help comes fast, pride goes slow
could be free if i choose
born to win, dying to lose

the warden comes to set me free
i grip the bars, swallow up the key
it's like serving time
when there's none left
on a fast train nowhere
but we're not there yet
the scenery moves
the train stands still

dungeon dark,
i'll quench every spark
a hangman's noose,
never leave 'em loose

self-made traps, self-made locks
combinations i forgot
for guards and gates i await
i'm a natural born inmate
could be free if i choose
born to win, dyin' to lose
lust came fast, love left slow
the die is cast, the word is no