Great Expectation

The Jolly Boys Great Expectation Lyrics
1.The Passenger

I am the passenger
I ride and I ride
I ride through the city's backsides

I see the stars come out of the sky
Yeah, they're bright in a hollow sky
You know it looks so good tonight

I am the passenger, I stay under glass
I look through my window so bright
I see the stars come out tonight

I see the bright and hollow sky
Over the city's a rip in the sky
And everything looks good tonight

La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la

Get into the car, we'll be the passenger
We'll ride through the city tonight
We'll see the city's ripped backsides

We'll see the bright and hollow sky
We'll see the stars that shine so bright
And everything was made for you and me
All of it was made for you and me

La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la

He rides and he rides
He sees things from under glass
He looks through his window's eye
He sees the things he knows are his

He sees the bright and hollow sky
He sees the city asleep at night
He sees the stars are out tonight

And all of it is yours and mine
And all of it is yours and mine
So let's take a ride and ride and ride

La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la


2.Nightclubbing

Nightclubbing, we're nightclubbing
We're what's happening
Nightclubbing, we're nightclubbing
We're an ice machine

We see people brand new people
They're something to see
When we're nightclubbing
Bright white clubbing
Oh, isn't it wild?

Nightclubbing, we're nightclubbing
We're walking through town
Nightclubbing, we're nightclubbing
We walk like a ghost

We learn dances brand new dances
Like the nuclear bomb
When we're nightclubbing
Bright white clubbing
Oh, isn't it wild


3.You Can't Always Get What You Want

I saw her today at a reception
A glass of wine in her hand
I knew she would meet her connection
At her feet was her footloose man

No, you can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
And if you try sometime you find
You get what you need

I saw her today at the reception
A glass of wine in her hand
I knew she was gonna meet her connection
At her feet was her footloose man

You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes you might find
You get what you need

Oh yeah, hey, hey, hey, oh

And I went down to the demonstration
To get my fair share of abuse
Singing, 'We're gonna vent our frustration
If we don't we're gonna blow a 50-amp fuse'
Sing it to me now

You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes well you just might find
You get what you need, oh baby, yeah, yeah

I went down to the Chelsea drugstore
To get your prescription filled
I was standing in line with Mr. Jimmy
And man, did he look pretty ill

We decided that we would have a soda
My favorite flavor, cherry red
I sung my song to Mr. Jimmy
Yeah, and he said one word to me and that was dead
I said to him

You can't always get what you want, no
You can't always get what you want
(Tell ya, baby)

You can't always get what you want
(No)
But if you try sometimes you just might find
You get what you need
Oh yes, woo

You get what you need, yeah, oh baby
Oh yeah

I saw her today at the reception
In her glass was a bleeding man
She was practiced at the art of deception
Well, I could tell by her bloodstained hands

You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes you just might find
You just might find, you get what you need

You can't always get what you want
(No, no, baby)
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want

But if you try sometimes you just might find
You just might find
You get what you need, ah yes