Hello, hello, this is Monkeywrench, come in,
Calling Money Hutch headquarters.
Tell Smoky Grayhead the « bus stopper » is a guy.
Tell « Mister Magden » to check on the « chocolate (shotput?). »
And I thought this was a glamorous job.
Well, there’s that man who’s got everything that he needs
And when the world is falling in he’ll never bleed
He goes by Jones in Istanbul and Smith in Peru
His job’s never through
It’s time to start this little game of cat and mouse
And try to keep one step aheadЁCЁCthere’s strangers in the house
His watch is really a radio, his gun a pen
He knows that it’s all gone, no mom, nobody wins
Chorus:
Spy world x16
spoken
Shaken, not stirred, okay?
You may read another lyric song:
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And a missing man begins to cough And no one knows the lost ones from the found And lady luck, well, she can’t explain To a hardened coin or a bill, the game It seems everything changes hands when it hits the ground They said it’s dog eat dog, cat eat mouse And mouse eat […]...
- Newspapers – Stan Ridgway
Any news is good news, I always say But I don’t write no daily column Talk is cheap, and so’s my pay And when my workday’s over I pocket five or ten from the tray And then I start it up again at five a. m. I stack ’em up just to throw ’em away […]...
- The Big Heat – Stan Ridgway
A window open by the fire escape How long have you been following this guy, the bellboy asked Not long enough, ’cause we got here too late And everybody wants another piece of the pie today, he said You gotta watch the ones who always keep their hands clean Chorus: It’s the big heat, there’s […]...
- Twisted – Stan Ridgway
You’re twisted, that’s what you are Just like a bee buzzin’ in a jar Frayed and ragged, spent and strained Watchin’ that water spin down the drain You think that no one sees ya hidin’ your dirt And no one sees the spots and stains on your shirt There’s a big empty room there behind […]...
- Can’t Complain – Stan Ridgway
My back’s gone out and I got my finger cut gnarly. The job’s the same, and so’s the boss. He’s still a big ass, and my wallet got lost. My wife’s sick in bed, she says she’ll never get well. And all these kids today have gone to hell. And all that government paperwork caught […]...
- Knife And Fork – Stan Ridgway
I’m comin’ back home to you Stuck to you like crazy glue Don’t wanna go on living without Something left to shout about We’ll play the game of love and fate I’ll be the knife and fork, and you be the plate… Now welcome baby to my pad of delights Have a drink… do you […]...
- Tomorrow – Stan Ridgway
Think about the night before and everything I said I’ve made lots of promises I know that I can’t keep So I’ll do ’em tomorrow That seems like a pretty good idea to me Life is movin’ fasterЁCЁCI can feel it everyday I have trouble keepin’ up with what other people say Big problems in […]...
- A Mission In Life – Stan Ridgway
It’s time to close upЁCЁCwe’re through Gotta clear it out So let’s drink up, it’s past two Girl, don’t push ’em out They can walk out on their own How many times I gotta tell you, Bob, You gotta drink up and go home I don’t run a business Just to talk to you all […]...
- Time Wave Zero – Stan Ridgway
Clean the cobwebs from my head Twisted ribbon of my DNA It’s like the spaceman said A million miles from reality, that’s where « The line will form a hero » Where dimensions sleep and dreams collide Chorus: Take us all down in time wave zero Time wave zero Time wave zero Time wave zero […]...
- Look At Their Way – Stan Ridgway
All these people around are givin’ me looks Keep a big secret on the quiet side Where’s the nearest place to hide? Chorus: Look at their way Been around long enough now And they’ll be around after everyone’s gone A mother makes love to her only son Turn on the lights and watch them run […]...
- Tse Tse Fly – Stan Ridgway
Was looking for good business Something to take away the risk Break or bust or call it quits See an object in the air See an object touch my hair I was walking through the jungle, and I Was looking for good business My energy is draining Touching down on my arm I’m feeling kinda […]...
- Peg And Pete And Me – Stan Ridgway
Workin’ here at Pete’s Two years ago it was just the thing Workin’ cars part time every week I met ’em both at a drag race They both dressed pretty snappy that day Pete’s wife Peg, she put the make on me While Pete just looked the other way Now no one can say what […]...
- The Passenger – Stan Ridgway
On the wall, just a passenger and that is all Taking off on a midnight flight The airline ticket in his hand held tight Polar route, destination: oblivion “;Can I take that little box that you’re sitting on, sir?”; “;No, that’s alright, miss, I’ll hold it right here I’ll need it later on when I […]...
- Man Of Stone – Stan Ridgway
I crawled out of this wilderness, a debt I had to pay I must have tipped the scales somewhere way back Never saw the seeds I’d sewn So now I travel backwards looking for a man of stone A foggy night, a neon light… I’ve seen him standing there Movin’ where the shadows creepЁCЁCno he […]...
- End Of The Line – Stan Ridgway
You are my only confidant And my only friend Together we will share everything Until the very end Chorus: There’s no one here who shares my views Or sees the way I can see But there’s just one thing that you’ll understand You’ll have to even up with me At the end of the line […]...
- The Last Honest Man – Stan Ridgway
Then a man began to yell About savin’ souls to heaven And for the sinner, there was hell But later on that night In a hotel room down the road He kept his meeting for a cat-o-nine beating From a leather-clad man named Moe Chorus: An honest man We’re looking for the last honest man […]...
- The Gumbo Man – Stan Ridgway
On the rocks down below A side window rolls down On an El Dorado Hear the hush of the voices There’s a flash from inside And nobody bothers to conceal What they cannot hide Chorus: So if you see the gumbo man Tell him now he’s gotta change his plan Stir it left and stir […]...
- Beyond Tomorrow – Stan Ridgway
Beyond tomorrow Beyond tomorrow Beyond tomorrow Beyond tomorrow We will be driving in Little time bombs everywhere On a street in a skyscraper With aluminum hair There’ll be someone downstairs Collecting all our names Numbers all in a file somewhere Everyone will be saved Chorus repeat Someone will be in the air In a plane […]...
- Mr. Smith – Stan Ridgway
And do you know where the party is? I’ve been walking a blue streak all night long And I’m tired of looking for a place to piss Can you tell me about yourself, Mr. Smith? Yeah, me, you can read like an open book I don’t hide myself like some other people do When there’s […]...
- Gone The Distance – Stan Ridgway
Noddin’ off you fall asleep No one understands their pain Look outside it’s about to rain Fallin’ out of a blue sky Walk the dog and swat the fly No one’s ’round to recognize Shades of black behind blue eyes Now you’ve gotta prove it all to me Or you can let it pass just […]...
- Crystal Palace – Stan Ridgway
Why does everyone I know keep makin’ lots a’ dough I guess I’ll find out soon when I get to that crystal palace in the sky I’ve heard stories second hand about its grand interior Its gold and silver strands, cathedral ceilings way up high All the furnishing’s unique when you get to your crystal […]...
- Hear That Bird – Stan Ridgway
I wonder what he’s seein’ I don’t see Now everybody’s happy, but today I feel so wrong So I guess I’ll just shut up and move along Chasin’ dreams that float like dust in th’ air Grab ’em once, but twice, they disappear Up in smoke they hover, like dope rings from a bong So […]...
- Walkin’ Home Alone – Stan Ridgway
Crumpled up and rollin’ down the street Away And there’s a piece of gum Just waitin’ for a ride on someone’s feet Today Chorus: And tonight I’ll be walkin’ home alone Now, there’s a million things I said And twice as many that I didn’t say Yay-ay And I remember an afternoon A broken coffee […]...
- I Wanna Be A Boss – Stan Ridgway
And I been taking telephone calls I can tell this job’s at the end of the line And I’m ready for the fall But I been watchin’ the boss carefully And he always seems to be havin’ a ball And then I scratch my head and wonder Why I’m down here and he’s up the […]...
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I’ve got a big American problem Somethin’ that I cannot solve by myself I’ve got a big American problem Somethin’ that I need some help from the shelf Way down in Somalia Where the starving children play Where our soldiers are sittin’ around Wonderin’ just what to do with the day There are many people […]...
- Ring Of Fire – Stan Ridgway
Is a burnin’ thing And it makes A fiery ring I was bound by Wild desire I fell into a Ring of fire Chorus: I fell into a burnin’ ring of fire I fell down, down, down, and the flames got higher And it burns, burns, burns, the ring of fire The ring of fire […]...
- Highway Song – Stan Ridgway
Sing it with me peopleЁCЁCit won’t be long Underneath the stars, the devil you say What you can’t sing now, you better throw away Chorus: I sing a-la-la-la-la-lalalala And everybody knows how to sing a highway song Like a needle in a haystack, I’ve been searchin’ round I got a bluesteel gun, and an old […]...
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=========== Some people say a man is made out of mud A poor man’s made out of mud and muscle and blood Muscle and blood and skin and bones A mind that’s weak and a back that’s strong You load sixteen tons, what do you get Another day older and deeper in debt St. Peter […]...
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They all say that it’s a lonely town Wide open spacesЁCЁCempty rooms If the weather holds out, you can get there by noon Shadows crawl on the highway line Don’t rush, you’ve got time Pull into a donut shop And get a cup of mud Ask for directions from a plumber outside He says “;don’t […]...
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On an ocean of blame We pick pockets in the crowds Near the gold mines of shame And I will wear a red ruby ring That reflects the full moon Meet me on the corner tonight And we’ll sleep deep down in the sand dunes Chorus: Susie climbed a mountain of tacks She lost control […]...