Bring it on Up John Cale

Everybody's praying for the rains to come And the snow is gonna fall, down on me Lost up in the desert with a gun in my hand And the locust gonna come to find me.

Hush John Cale

Hush, hush hush Put your lips on mine Put your lips on mine Hush, hush hush goodnight Hush, hush hush goodnight Hush, hush hush goodnight Hush Put your lips on mine And don't tell a soul Put your lips

Dying on the Vine John Cale

"I've been chasing ghosts and I don't like it I wish someone would show me where to draw the line I'd lay down my sword if you would take it And tell everyone back home I'm doing fine I was with

Leaving It Up To You John Cale

, leaving it, leaving it up to you Have to leave it, leave it, leave it up to you All the buildings are breaking down Like the whispering in your heart And it's sordid how life goes on When I could take

Fear Is A Man's Best Friend John Cale

Standing waiting for a man to show Wide eyed one eye fixed on the door This waiting's killing me, it's wearing me down Day in day out, my feet are burning holes in the ground Darkness warmer than a bedroom

Ghost Story John Cale

It was seven o'clock in the morning Too late to handle the day At home it was only two thirty The skin on my wrists turning grey Stood up, wished us good luck He changed his attitudes twice The

I Wanna Talk 2 U John Cale

Enter the city on the night I felt that something's wrong Building were empty Lights were out And we were running lost I heard you whisper in my ear That you were coming back this year Looking to make

Satellite Walk John Cale

Well it wasn't you and it wasn't me I took my tomahawk for a satellite walk I took my tomahawk for a satellite walk Who's been sleeping in my VCR? Who's been chewing on my PDR?

Please John Cale

Won't you help me please, I'm growing old A million years ago Won't you help me sneeze, I've caught a cold Another way to go Just hold on tightly This shows on my breed They speak so very

Things X John Cale

"Elsewhere in the temple the llamas are gearing up To assault a tiger mountain when the sun comes up Deconstructing Hollywood into the sand Putting it back together with a rubber band Legendary failures

Sold Motel John Cale

Sold in a motel engraved in the dark The hilfiger needle stabbed me twice in the back ooh – good nite A shadow crawls across my face Blurring my vision in the usual way ooh – good nite Sold motel on the

Hello There John Cale

Hooked up on a fishing line, Looking for the break of day I've never been here before anyway Its the line in my feet that's to blame.

Hello, There John Cale

Hooked up on a fishing line, Looking for the break of day I've never been here before anyway Its the line in my feet that's to blame.

December Rain John Cale

is now online There's gonna be heel to pay Somewhere south of meridian 5 We're gonna start again December December December rains December December December rains Condition Red the planet says We're up

Things John Cale

"Elsewhere in the temple the llamas are gearing up To assault a tiger mountain when the sun comes up We sat around whispering in the candle light Missing a game plan for the night Learning about the difference

The Sleeper John Cale

Your mailbox is always empty And your landlord always complains And you try to forget your past But it's just adding to your pain And it's time for one more cigarette Yes, I slept on your satin pillows

Ship Of Fools John Cale

got to eat Same old stories same old thing Letting out and pulling in Mister, there's a caravan parked out back Restless hoping for a Christian rider The black book, a grappling hook A hangman's noose on

Song Of The Valley John Cale

"I roamed the world for love and glory Full-time ambassador of mirth I never thought that I'd be sorry To squander most of my true worth The sun beats down on the valley The waves crash on the shore

I Wanna Be Around John Cale

I wanna be around to pick up the pieces When somebody breaks your heart Some somebody twice as smart as I A somebody who will swear to be true As you used to do with me Who'll leave you to learn That mis'ry

In A Flood John Cale

You thought you had it covered but you didn't The best you had to offer went up in smoke I heard from other people where you went Down the Mississippi in a flood Somewhere south of Santa Fe it started

Baby What You Want Me To Do John Cale

You got me runnin' Got me hidin' Runnin', hide hide hide Any way you wanna let it roll Yeah, yeah, yeah You got me doin' what you want me Now baby what you want me to do I'm goin' in Goin' out Goin' in

Dirty Ass Rock 'N' Roll John Cale

Well it's too damn early and your eyes are bleeding From the vicious bottle the night before And the last thing you need is a nicety-nice And small talk crawls out your ears Maybe it makes you feel just

Ski Patrol John Cale

Here comes the ski patrol It comes but once a year On down the mountain side And they'll make sure that we're all right Make sure that we're all right Sure that we're all right Sure that we're all right

The Man Who Couldn't Afford To Orgy John Cale

Oh, come on big boy, let me show you. Mmm, don't you wanna good time?"

Cleo John Cale

Cleo, Cleo, won't you come around and play girl Cleo, Cleo, won't you come around and stay girl You can find the lines to say, if you try Someone else has just confessed To drinking up all your

Rollaroll John Cale

You're sticking to me like a dirty joke A creeping back stabber, or a .....You hit like a butcher with meat on fire You're lovin' and hatin' but you've barely time Rollaroller, rollaroll Rollaroller, rollaroll

Look Horizon John Cale

"The bears are in the forest The pope's in Rome I'm on a beach in Zanzibar Or at least I'll be here soon What a shame we carry with us The residue of fools Instead of better wisdom And advance tools we

Letter From Abroad John Cale

"It's a squalid little town with a tenuous beauty The cool wet mornings are so appealing People waking up suddenly in the night Very disappointed At the water's edge fishermen smashing their boats, taking

Scotland Yard John Cale

When the hungry days are gone Then came the hungry nights Holding on to what you've got Standing in the spotlight They'll show you mostly What they want you to see Walking the city at midnight And whistling

Zen John Cale

It's midnight and our silver tongued obsessions come at us out of the dark Scrambling to be recognised before tearing themselves apart It's zen and the art of Bollywood Heroes turning on a spit The lovers

Adelaide John Cale

I want to go home, I want to go home I want to go back to Adelaide It' s time for a change, don't want to be late It's probably night in Adelaide In a day or two, I'll be there asking for you

Gun John Cale

Me and my partner we work on the run The quick try to get quicker And the creepers get hung Now it's you that got wasted tonight on the job One lost his liquor And the other lost his hand Ten sticky thumb

Fadeaway Tomorrow John Cale

or should I just take a walk Little words add up to small talk Love that's here today - fade away tomorrow Love that's here today - fade away tomorrow Love is fickle, love is true You can count on memories

Barracuda John Cale

If you always need to bring out the worst in me Ten mourners with their whiskers blowing Howling like a winter gale Dark woman like a crawler growing Growing for the carry meat The ocean will have us all

Engine John Cale

Someone is always telling me "You're just a loser" But I don't pay them too much attention So I go about my own way I got portraits, stories, paintings, lovers and things I got something locked up inside

Big White Cloud John Cale

When I stand, my back to the sea A big white cloud, looking right down on me Sound of sun, missing my eyes Everything's clear, everything's bright Big white cloud, big white cloud Big white cloud

Pablo Picasso John Cale

Words and music: jonathan richman Well some people try to pick up girls And get called assholes This never happened to pablo picasso He could walk down your street And girls could not resist his stare

China Sea John Cale

Seems like you're always dreaming Your mind is wandering far away Thinking 'bout your boy in China A junkie on the China Sea Oh your mother told me so You're gonna be all right Don't let your heart get

Mothra John Cale

Open the window In come the clouds Reaching around my neck Looked in the mirror nobody there What's gonna happen next Mothra Mothra give it a whirl Try something new today Mothra Mothra Try it again try

For A Ride John Cale

Take you shopping, then drive you home Show you The Lowlands and The Highlands No way we can get from here Someone wants to take you for a ride Someone wants to take you for a ride I'm gonna meet you on

Sudden Death John Cale

The conference is over and they're calling out the guard The Minister of Justice looks so tired The gunman on the roof picks his target carefully The last thing they expected to see was sudden death The

Twilight Zone John Cale

now you're getting bored No longer into the story of the antique road The milk of human kindness has curdled in your cup Chaucer was to Canterbury what you were to the zone Instead of trying to solve it

Vigilante Lover John Cale

"Oh you think you got a gypsy smile But it won't get you out of trouble this time All you ever had is the memory And the rose that you keep for company Anyone could have cracked the code Anybody

You Know More Than I Know John Cale

The blind may see, but stay behind relief Of all liability and greed And there's nothing more you need You know more than I know You know more than I know You know more than I know No-one listens to it

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night John Cale

Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight, And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way, Do not go gentle into that good night.

Momamma Scuba John Cale

Skin dub me down Scuba mama sink me down Love your sinking, hold me down Love you som much Skin will drown and drown Soul in deep, deep ocean water We hide in the cool, cool shade Seeking, reaping Make it

Open House Lou Reed, John Cale

Please come over to 81st street, I'm in the apartment, above the barYou know you can't miss it, it's across from the subwayAnd the tacky store with the Mylar scarvesMy skin's as pale as the outdoor's moonMy

Turn The Lights On John Cale

A shadow Living in between the me you A gambler Betting we'll be fine in the end Once in a while you'd be wrong Putting your feelings across Freaking me out in the dark Turn the lights on When you see

Reading My Mind John Cale

"I was careful and cautiously optimistic Saving enough for the Cobra on sale downtown Test driving my motor and she was reading my mind Four on the floor hugs the road designated driver tonight Driving

Satisfied John Cale

There's been a nightly visit for such a long time Because of you It's got all the hallmarks of a classic affair That we all know It may suprise us still – for both of us until You'll be wondering at it