”Bastards of Young” Melodie de: The Replacements God, what a mess, on the ladder of success Where you take one step and miss the whole first rung Dreams unfulfilled, graduate unskilled It beats pickin’ cotton and waitin’ to be forgotten We are the sons of no one Bastards of young We are the sons of no one Bastards of young The daughters and the sons Clean your baby womb, trash that baby boom Elvis in the ground, no waitin’ on beer tonight Income tax deduction, what a hell of a function It beats pickin’ cotton and waitin’ to be forgotten We are the sons of no one Bastards of young We are the sons of no one Bastards of young Not daughters and the sons Unwillingness to claim us You got no war to name us (alright) The ones who love us best are the ones we’ll lay to rest […]
The Replacements – ”I will dare”
”I Will Dare” Melodie de: The Replacements How young are you? How old am I? Let’s count the rings around my eyes How smart are you? How dumb am I? Don’t count any of my advice Oh, meet me anyplace or anywhere or anytime Now how are you, meet me tonight If you will dare, I might dare Call me on Thursday, if you will Or call me on Wednesday, better still Ain’t lost yet, so I gotta be a winner Fingernails and a cigarette’s a lousy dinner Young, are you? Oh-oh, oh Meet me anyplace or anywhere or anytime Now, I don’t care, meet me tonight If you will dare, I will dare Meet me anyplace or anywhere or anytime Now, I don’t care, meet me tonight If you will dare, I will dare Baby How young are you? How old am I? Let’s count the rings around my […]
The Replacements – ”Alex Chilton”
”Alex Chilton” Melodie de: The Replacements If he was from Venus, would he feed us with a spoon? If he was from Mars, then that’d be cool Standing right on campus, would he stamp us in a file? Hangin’ down in Memphis all the while And children by the million sing for Alex Chilton when he comes ‘round They sing, I’m in love, what’s that song? Yeah, I’m in love with that song Cerebral rape and pillage in a village of his choice Invisible man who can sing in a visible voice Feeling like a hundred bucks, exchanging good lucks face to face Check-checkin’ his stash by the trash at St. Mark’s Place And children by the million sing for Alex Chilton when he comes ‘round They sing, I’m in love, what’s that song? Well, I’m in love with that song I never travel far Without a little big star, […]