L.A. Woman

THE WASPI wanna tell you `bout Texas Radio and the Big BeatComes out of the Virginia swampsCool and slow with plenty of precisionWith a back beat narrow and hard to masterSome call it heavenly in it`s brillianceOthers, mean and ruthful of the Western dreamI love the friends I have gathered together on this thin raftWe have constructed pyramids in honor of our escapingThis is the land where the Pharaoh diedThe Negroes in the forest brightly featheredThey are saying, "Forget the night.Live with us in forests of azure.Out here on the perimeter there are no starsOut here we is stoned - immaculate."Listen to this, and I`ll tell you `bout the heartacheI`ll tell you `bout the heartache and the lose of GodI`ll tell you `bout the hopeless nightThe meager food for souls forgotI`ll tell you `bout the maiden with raw iron soulI`ll tell you thisNo eternal reward will forgive us now for wasting the dawnI`ll tell you `bout Texas Radio and the Big BeatSoft drivin`, slow and mad, like some new languageNow, listen to this, and I`ll tell you `bout the TexasI`ll tell you `bout the Texas RadioI`ll tell you `bout the hopeless nightWandering the Western dreamTell you `bout the maiden with raw iron soulTHE CHANGELLINGUh!Uha!Gedu!I live uptownI live downtownI live all aroundI had money, and I had noneI had money, and I had noneBut I never been so brokeThat I couldn`t leave townI`m a ChangelingSee me changeI`m a Changelin`See me changeI`m the air you breathFood you eatFriends your greetIn the sullen street, wowSee me changeSee me change, youI live uptownI live downtownI live all aroundI had money, yeah, and I had noneI had money, yeah, and I had noneBut I never been so brokeThat I couldn`t leave townWell, I`m the air you breathFood you eatFriends your greetIn the sullen street, wowEw ma!Uh, ah!You gotta see me changeSee me changeYeah, I`m leavin` townOn a midnight trainGotta see me changeChange, change, changeChange, change, changeChange, change, changeChange, change, changeWoa, change, change, changeRIDERS ON THE STORMRiders on the stormRiders on the stormInto this house we`re bornInto this world we`re thrownLike a dog without a boneAn actor out on loanRiders on the stormThere`s a killer on the roadHis brain is squirmin` like a toadTake a long holidayLet your children playIf ya give this man a rideSweet family will dieKiller on the road, yeahGirl ya gotta love your manGirl ya gotta love your manTake him by the handMake him understandThe world on you dependsOur life will never endGotta love your man, yeahWow!Riders on the stormRiders on the stormInto this house we`re bornInto this world we`re thrownLike a dog without a boneAn actor out aloneRiders on the stormRiders on the stormRiders on the stormRiders on the stormRiders on the stormRiders on the stormLOVE HER MADLYDon`t ya love her madlyDon`t ya need her badlyDon`t ya love her waysTell me what you sayDon`t ya love her madlyWanna be her daddyDon`t ya love her faceDon`t ya love her as she`s walkin` out the doorLike she did one thousand times beforeDon`t ya love her waysTell me what you sayDon`t ya love her as she`s walkin` out the doorAll your loveAll your loveAll your loveAll your loveAll your love is goneSo sing a lonely songOf a deep blue dreamSeven horses seem to be on the markYeah, don`t you love herDon`t you love her as she`s walkin` out the doorAll your loveAll your loveAll your loveYeah, all your love is goneSo sing a lonely songOf a deep blue dreamSeven horses seem to be on the markWell, don`t ya love her madlyDon`t ya love her madlyDon`t ya love her madlyL.A. WOMANWell, I just got into town about an hour agoTook a look around, see which way the wind blowWhere the little girls in their Hollywood bungalowsAre you a lucky little lady in The City of LightOr just another lost angel...City of NightCity of Night, City of Night, City of Night, woo, c`monL.A. Woman, L.A. WomanL.A. Woman Sunday afternoonL.A. Woman Sunday afternoonL.A. Woman Sunday afternoonDrive thru your suburbsInto your blues, into your blues, yeahInto your blue-blue BluesInto your blues, ohh, yeahI see your hair is burnin` Hills are filled with fireIf they say I never loved youYou know they are a liarDrivin` down your freewaysMidnite alleys roam Cops in cars, the topless barsNever saw a woman...So alone, so aloneSo alone, so aloneMotel Money Murder MadnessLet`s change the mood from glad to sadnessMister Mojo risin`, Mister Mojo risin`Mister Mojo risin`, Mister Mojo risin`Got to keep on risin`Mister Mojo risin`, Mister Mojo risin`Mojo risin`, gotta Mojo risin`Mister Mojo risin`, gotta keep on risin`risin`, risin`Gone risin`, risin`I`m gone risin`, risin`I gotta risin`, risin`Well, risin`, risin`I gotta, wooo, yeah, risin`Woah, ohh yeahWell, I just got into town about an hour agoTook a look around, see which way the wind blowWhere the little girls in their Hollywood bungalowsAre you a lucky little lady in The City of LightOr just another lost angel...City of NightCity of Night, City of Night, City of Night, woah, c`monL.A. Woman, L.A. WomanL.A. Woman, your my womanLittle L.A. Woman, Little L.A. WomanL.A. L.A. Woman WomanL.A. Woman c`monL�AMERICAYeeeaahhI took a trip down to L`AmericaTo trade some beads for a pint of goldI took a trip down to L`AmericaTo trade some beads for a pint of goldL`America, L`America, L`AmericaL`America, L`America, L`AmericaC`mon people, don`t ya look so downYou know the rain man`s comin` ta townChange the weather, change your luckAnd then he`ll teach ya how ta...find yourselfL`AmericaFriendly strangers came to townAll the people put them downBut, the women loved their waysCome again some other dayLike the gentle rainLike the gentle rain that fallsI took a trip down to L`AmericaTo trade some beads for a pint of goldI took a trip down to L`AmericaTo trade some beads for a pint of goldL`America, L`America, L`AmericaL`America, L`America, L`AmericaL`AmericaHYACINTH HOUSEWhat are they doing in the Hyacinth House?What are they doing in the Hyacinth House?To please the lions in this dayI need a brand new friend who doesn`t bother meI need a brand new friend who doesn`t trouble meI need someone and who doesn`t need meI see the bathroom is clearI think that somebody`s nearI`m sure that someone is following me, oh yeahWhy did you throw the Jack of Hearts away?Why did you throw the Jack of Hearts away?It was the only card in the deck that I had left to playAnd I`ll say it again, I need a brand new friendAnd I`ll say it again, I need a brand new friendAnd I`ll say it again, I need a brand new friend, the endCRAWLING KING SNAKEWell, I`m the Crawlin` King SnakeAnd I rule my denI`m the Crawlin` King SnakeAnd I rule my denYeah, don`t mess `round with my mateGonna use her for myselfCaught me crawlin`, baby, windowGrass is very highKeep on crawlin` till the day I dieCrawlin` King SnakeAnd I rule my denYou better give me what I wantGonna crawl no moreCaught me crawlin`, babyCrawlin` `round your doorSeein` everything I wantI`m gonna crawl on your floorLet`s crawlAnd I rule my denC`mon, give me what I wantAin`t gonna crawl no moreAlright, crawl a whileC`mon crawlC`mon crawlGet on out there on your hands and knees, babyCrawl all over meJust like the spider on the wallOoo, we gonn` crawl, one moreWell, I`m the Crawlin` King SnakeAnd I rule my denCall me the Crawlin` King SnakeAnd I rule my denYeah, don`t mess `round with my mateGonna use her for myselfCARS HISS BY MY WINDOWThe cars hiss by my windowLike the waves down on the beachThe cars hiss by my windowLike the waves down on the beachI got this girl beside meBut she`s out of reachHeadlight through my windowShinin` on the wallHeadlight through my windowShinin` on the wallCan`t hear my babyThough I called and calledYeah, rightWoo!Windows started tremblin`With a sonic boomWindows started tremblin`With a sonic boom, boomA cold girl`ll kill youIn a darkened roomYeah, wooRideRide onWeooooo!Wawa, eooo!Oooo, owa, owaaa!Wa, waaaaea!Ooo, wa, wa, wa, wa, waa!Uh-huhBEEN DOWN SO LONGWell, I`ve been down so Goddamn longThat it looks like up to meWell, I`ve been down so very damn longThat it looks like up to meYeah, why don`t one you peopleC`mon and set me freeI said, warden, warden, wardenWon`t you break your lock and keyI said, warden, warden, wardenWon`t ya break your lock and keyYeah, come along here, misterC`mon and let the poor boy beBaby, baby, babyWon`t you get down on your kneesBaby, baby, babyWon`t you get down on your kneesC`mon little darlin`C`mon and give your love to me, oh yeahWell, I`ve been down so Goddamn longThat it looks like up to meWell, I`ve been down so very damn longThat it looks like up to meYeah, why don`t one you peopleC`mon, c`mon, c`mon and set me free