1.Introducing'the Best Years'
2.The Mad, Mad Moonlight
It was just like a dream, yeah, a surreal scene, like a blue
orange
I thought my senses had gone, like i was writing a song about a
foot-long
Syringe
And she said, 'hello, dear, it's my party
'so i hope you'll be smart, hee hee
And i said,'i don't know, but i think i'll go fix me a stiff
drink'
Well, i sat there and stared, because at first i was scared of
this female
Tarzan
And while she talked with the apes about champagne and grapes, i
approached her
Garden
And she said,'now, now, don't try to leave me,
'it's unfair to deceive me
'i could kill if you try to escape me, come upstairs my friend'
Now i knew, i knew, i couldn't be that mean,
So i tried, yeah i really tried to leave her but she was a
Big, big, big, big girl, big girl
Hurled out the door, it was becoming more of a test of honour
Would i go, would i stay, could i do it all day and be a certain
gonnor
And she said,'now you're so young and tender,
'and don't be concerned with my gender
It was hard but i managed to send her away up to those fluffy
white clouds
It was hard on the brain but i would do it again for the
satisfaction
She weighed 203 but that was ok by me, there was lots of action
And she said,'shall we dance in the moonlight
'it would be so nice on a june night
But i said,'if it's ok by you, i'll just sit here a take me a
rest'
3.Mr. Raffles
Man, it was mean to be seen in the robes you wore for lent
You must've known that it was easter
There for a while, in your smile, i could see mexico blood say
'this is true i was a teaser'
There were a thousand! man it has being exchanged for pesetas
Man! it was hard not to laugh out loud
I couldn't believe the size of the crowd
You must have fooled them into coming
Wow! there were women and children, too
They would have hanged us if they knew
I think i know for certain
Inside you sniggered so hearty, you only came for the party
Man, it was mean, it was mean, man, it was mean
Remember the time, what a time, we had down in barcelona
After you'd been slaying babies
There, for a time, i was fooled by your disguises, but i
Never thought of smashing rules
You wore the yellow bandana and gave out heavenly manna
Then in amsterdam you were perfect fun
You never let on you had a gun
And then you shot that spanish dancer
The speed at which we ran for a mile or two,
They would have crucified us if they knew
I think i know for certain
Inside you sniggered so hearty, we only killed for the party
Man, it was mean, it was mean, man, it was mean
Man, show me something i've never seen, you're only real in your
Dream machine
And all your games are a little drastic
Just throw me out if i get obscene but that's the way that i've
Always been
I think i know for certain
Inside you sniggered so hearty, we're only living a party
Man, it was mean, it was mean, man, it was mean
4.It Wasn't Me
It wasn't me who wrote the epitaph
I only burned the old girl's photograph
And threw the kitten in the fire, see
You ask me your father he'll remember mee
It was so fantastic, he burned like a matchstick
You know i'm sorry for what i've done
I wasn't me who wrote to gideon
I only ate the homing pigeon
And ordered taxis in the early hours
And sent a wreath of withered flowers
I broke both her heels, that was quite a deal
I've said i'm sorry for having fun
Chorus： now you say i'm responsible for killing them
I say it was god - he was willing them
It wasn't me who lit the kerosene
I only polished the floor with vaseline
And asked the doctor not to come around
And hid her savings in the lost and found
It was all electric when her cuts went septic
I then apologized again
It wasn't only me who blew their brains
I certainly admit to putting chains
Around their necks so they couldn't move
But there were others being quite crude
That was quite a gang waiting for the bang
I only take the blame for lighting the fuse
Chorus： now you say i'm responsible for killing them
I say it was god - he was willing them
It wasn't me who put your ma away
It wasn't me who put your pa away
It wasn't me who stole their plastic teeth
It wasn't me who caused this awful grief
I did it all in jest, this i must confess
Anything i did was for the best
Chorus： now you say i'm responsible for killing them
I say it was god - he was willing them
5.Panorama
Murder follows me like a leech from sunset, hard on my heels to
the midnight
Beach
Multitudes of every skin, around the glowing sparks they begin
To sing
Everybody is watching the dancer, all the way from barcelona
Teddy boy's are farming, it's all a little alarming
Chorus： i felt forty-five and was barely alive
I saw a human tribe and was terrified
Cross-legged and nonchalant, i try to make the sermon read
Back to front
Laughing all the time, this soeech goes like a dream and all
Of us hits the streets
Everybody screams 'follow the leader' and begging now for food
from
The feeder
Murder taps my shoulder - i fell the air getting colder
Chorus： i felt forty-five and was barely alive
I saw a human tribe and was terrified
Simply, now it's matter of time, everything is loose but soon
It will be fine
Giving out whiskey and rules, we're just dangling our feet
sitting
Here by the pool
Everybody is calling me something (all the time we're looking
for something)
Teddy boys in armour, threatening my whole panorama
Chorus： i felt forty-five and was barely alive
I saw a human tribe and was terrified
6.Make Me Smile
You've done it all, you've broken every code
And pulled the rebel to the floor
You spoilt the game, no matter what you say
For only metal - what a bore!
Blue eyes, blue eyes, how come you tell so many lies？
Chorus： come up and see me, make me smile
Or do what you want, run on wild
There's nothing left, all gone and run away
Maybe you'll tarry for a while
It's just a test, a game for us to play
Win or lose, it's hard to smile
Resist, resist, it's from yourself you have to hide
Chorus： come up and see me, make me smile
Or do what you want, run on wild
There ain't no more, you've taken everything
From my believe in mother earth
How can you ignore my faith in everything
When i know what faith is and what it's worth
Away, away, and don't say maybe you'll try
Chorus： come up and see me, make me smile
Or do what you want, run on wild
7.Back To The Farm
Only twilight, calm and barkless; no more daylight, only
darkness;
Only twilight, only twilight made the change without delay
Hope'n' psyche, open brainy; they throw my key to the drainy;
Open psyche, open psyche - a chance to take without decay
Many attempts to swim puddles, lead to contempt, often muddled;
Many attempts, many attempts; someone's listening again
Nothing, no more come from judy; lots of colour come from moody
Nothing／no more, nothing／no more, i'm putting new coaches on the
train
We was angry, no ! disheartended; stole the pantry, not the
garden;
We was angry, we was angry - back to the farm, back to the farm
No more angry, no ! more busy; got me sanctuary, ask who is he ？
No more angry, no, no angry - we're rolling around in hyper
schemes
8.49th Parallel
Chorus：think i'll have lines on my face
When i get out of this place
So i guess i'll be ever so carefull
It wouldn't help to deny
I'm well advised to comply
By the rules or be ever so tearful
I caught a vulture, he came up behind me
I put a chain on his claws
I caught another - been trying to find me
I slit a vein in his jaws
Tied the two of them up with guitar-strings (only fed them a
bone)
Grinned and put my hands in my pockets
To drift away to a land of my own
Chorus： think i'll have lines on my face
When i get out of this place
So i guess i'll be ever so carefull
It wouldn't help to deny
I'm well advised to comply
By the rules or be ever so tearful
We played a game of cowards and heroes
We lay the rules on the floor
But then we spoke of flowers and quiros
It ended up in a draw
But all the time they were bound and belittled
I wouldn't let them go . go, go !
I only want to use them for skittles
And drift away to a land of my own
They were begging over and over;
'if we behave can we feed ？'
Began to throw them piece of clover
And said;'now count the leaves !'
I realised it was only a battle
And went to look for the war (haw ! haw !)
My brains began then to rattle
And drift away to a land of their own
9.The Best Years Of Our Lives
European maids, hard to ignore
You, me and the boys, barred from the shore
Fresh-faced imbeciles, laughing at me
I've been laughing myself, is that so hard to see？
Do i have to spell each letter out, honestly!
If there's no room for laughter there's no room for me
Try looking at you, rather than me
No truth is in here, it's all fantasy
Since the last time we met i've been through
About seven hundred changes and that's just a few
And the changes all tend to be something to do
But you've got to believe thaythey're all done for you
Chorus： you'll think it's tragic when that moment arrives
Ah, but it's magic, it's the best years of our lives
Lost now for the words to tell you the truth
Please banter with me the banter of youth
If i knew how to say it i'd say it for you
If i knew how to whisper i'd whisper,for you
If i knew how to waltz i'd get up and dance for you
If t thought i could run i'd come running to you
I've discovered now how to be fair
This 1 could teach you if only i dare
The only conclusion 1've reached in my life
Is that if i should die i should die-by the knife
Since it's only a matter of courage all right,
Die a man or a martyr, the two would be nice, so nice
Chorus： you'll think it's tragic when that moment arrives
Ah, but it's magic, it's the best years of our lives
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