Living on the edge of the night

You went off the river
Smoke stacks fade to blind
This town's my own, ridin'free and alone
And I'm looking back
Maybe I know some people
Maybe I break some rules
But this is the street, I've got to compete
Baby, I ain't no fool

So I take a little bad with the good
It ain't just black and white
(It still ain't black and white)
You've got to deal with the real
Woo, living on the edge of the night

Every wild desire
Beckons from the dark
I've made my bed but I can't risk my head
While I still swim with sharks
Everyone needs something
Sometimes they don't know why
But so much good's been misunderstood
In the blink of the eye

So I take a little bad with the good
It ain't just black and white
(It still ain't black and white)
You've got to deal with the real
Woo, living on the edge of the night

You say that you don't like it
Or maybe it's just my life
So you live yours and I'll keep mine
Rolling like a wheel through the city
Living on the edge of the night
And when the black rain's down
In this cold gray town
I'll be waiting
Waiting at the edge of the night
Woo, living on the edge of the night
Woo, living on the edge of the night

The passenger


I am the passenger
And I ride and I ride
I ride through the citys backside
I see the stars come out of the sky
Yeah, theyre 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 citys a rip in the sky
And everything looks good tonight
Singin la la la la la-la-la la
La la la la la-la-la la
La la la la la-la-la la la-la
Get into the car
Well be the passenger
Well ride through the city tonight
See the citys ripped insides
Well see the bright and hollow sky
Well see the stars that shine so bright
The sky was made for us tonight
Oh the passenger
How how he rides
Oh the passenger
He rides and he rides
He looks through his window
What does he see?
He sees the bright and hollow sky
He see the stars come out tonight
He sees the citys ripped backsides
He sees the winding ocean drive
And everything was made for you and me
All of it was made for you and me
cause it just belongs to you and me
So lets take a ride and see whats mine
Singing...
Oh, the passenger
He rides and he rides
He sees things from under glass
He looks through his windows 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
Oh, lets ride and ride and ride and ride...
Singing...

Wild America

One night out in L.A.
I met a Mexicana
with a butchy girlfriend
who I thought was a man
they took me to the alley
to have a little chat
people lined the corner
doin' this and that
in wildAamerica

Now I'm in a black car
with my Mexicana
she's got methedrine but
I want marijuana
I don't want to drive home
not in my condition
so I ask my friend Matt
to handle the ignition
in wild America

exterminate the brutes

Rollins: yeah
Iggy: yeah
Rollins: yeah
Iggy: yeah
Iggy: well I mean I like it here...do you have
anything you'd like to say to America?
Rollins: I'd just like to say at this point that
I'm 24 hour, 7 day a week, 365 day a year American


I was glad that ?
had a sense of humor
this time of the morning
I tend to get gloomy
She laughed and said "Iggy,
you have got a biggy!"
I had no reply
so I just closed my eyes
in wild America
exterminate the brutes

They're goin' wild
goin' wild
they're goin' wild
they're goin' wild baby
they got all kinds of fuckin' stuff
they got everything you could imagine
they're so goddamned spoiled
they're poisoned inside
they judge a man by what he's got
and they wanna have more and more
more power, more freedom
taller kids, longer lives
everything, bigger houses, slaves, whoa

Jealousy


He's got a great big hit
He's in a limousine
When i see his face
Somethin' starts to freeze

He's got money for miles
His girl comes out of Vogue
When he acts like an ass
He's treated like a rogue

I feel it comin' it's flushin' my face
I feel it comin' jealousy baby
I feel it comin' it's boilin my blood
I feel it comin' jealousy baby
I feel it comin' flushin' my face
I feel it comin' jealousy baby
I feel it comin' boilin' my blood
I feel it comin' jealousy baby
This isn't for the first time in my life

She comes from top cheekbones
She never worried hard
You could camp an army
On her family's yard
When I look at blue blood
I want to make it mud
and tear that difference down
Rock an' roll is how

I feel it comin' it's breakin' my neck
I feel it comin' jealousy baby
I feel it comin' boilin' my blood
I feel it comin' jealousy baby
I feel it comin' boilin my blood
I feel it comin' jealousy baby
I feel it comin breakin' my neck
I feel it comin' jealousy baby

This isn 't for the first time in my life
I feel it comin' it's flushin' my face
I feel it comin' jealousy baby
I feel it comin' boilin my blood
I feel it comin' jealousy baby
I feel it comin' flushin' my face
I feel it comin' jealousy baby
I feel it comin' breakin' my neck
I feel it comin' jealousy baby
I feel it comin' heatin' my eyes
I feel it comin' jealousy baby
Jealousy baby

Candy

It's a rainy afternoon in 1990
The big city
Jesus, it's been 20 years
Candy,you were so fine

Beautiful beautiful
girl from the north
You burned my heart
With a flickering torch
I had a dream
That no one else could see
you gave me love
for free

Candy candy candy I can't let you go
All my life you're haunting me
I loved you so
Candy candy candy I can't let you go
Life is crazy
Candy baby

Yeah, well it hurt me real bad when you left
I'm glad you got out, but
But I miss you

I've had a hole in my heart for so long
I've learned to fake it and just smile along
Down on the street
Those men are all the same
I need a love
not games
not games

Candy candy candy I can't let you go
All my life you're haunting me
I loved you so
Candy candy candy I can't let you go
Life is crazy
I know baby
Candy baby

Candy candy candy I can't let you go
All my life you're haunting me
I loved you so
Candy candy candy
Life is crazy
Candy baby
Candy baby
Candy, candy

Cock In My Pocket

I got my cock in my pocket
And I'm reelin
Down the old highway
I got my cock in my pocket
And I'm reelin
Down the old highway
I'm gonna whip it on you honey
Taste your blood today
I got my cock in my pocket
And it's shovin up
Through my pants
I got my cock in my pocket
And it's shovin up
Through my pants
I just wanna fuck
This aint no romance
I got my cock in my pocket

No Fun

No fun my babe no fun
No fun my babe no fun
No fun to hang around
Feeling that same old way
No fun to hang around
Freaked out for another day
No fun my babe no fun
No fun my babe no fun
No fun to be around
Walking by myself
No fun to be alone
In love with nobody else
Well maybe go out maybe stay home
maybe call Mom on the telephone
Well come on, well come on...

1969

Well it's 1969 OK all across the USA
It's another year for me and you
Another year with nothing to do
Last year I was 21 I didn't have a lot of fun
And now I'm gonna be 22 I say oh my and a boo-hoo
It's 1969 OK all across the USA
It's enother year for me and you
Another year with nothing to do
Another year with nothing to do
It's 1969
1969 1969 1969 1969 baby
And it's 1969 bayyyyyyybee
Baby
Baby

Lust for life

Here comes Johnny in again
With liquor and drugs
And a fast machine
He's gonna do another strip tease.

Hey man, where'd ya get that lotion?
I've been hurting since I'm up again
With something called love
Yeah, something called love.
Well, that's like hypnotizing chickens.

Well, I'm just a modern guy
Of course, I've had it in the ear before.
I have a lust for life
'Cause I've a lust for life.

I'm worth a million in prizes
With my torture film
Drive a GTO
Wear a uniform
On a government loan.

I'm worth a million in prizes
Yeah, I'm through with sleeping on the sidewalk
No more beating my brains
No more beating my brains
With liquor and drugs
With liquor and drugs.

Well, I'm just a modern guy
Of course, I've had it in my ear before
Well, I've a lust for life (lust for life)
'Cause I've a lust for life (lust for life, oooo)
I've got a lust for life (oooo)
Got a lust for life (oooo)
Oh, a lust for life (oooo)
Oh, a lust for life (oooo)
A lust for life (oooo)
I got a lust for life (oooo)
Got a lust for life

Well, I'm just a modern guy
Of course, I've had it in my ear before
Well, I've a lust for life
'Cause I've a lust for life.

Well, here comes Johnny in again
With liquor and drugs
And a fast machine
I know he's gonna do another strip tease.

Hey man, where'd ya get that lotion?
Your skin starts itching once you buy the game
With something called love
Love, love, love
Well, that's like hypnotizing chickens.

Well, I'm just a modern guy
Of course, I've had it in the ear before
And I've a lust for life (lust for life)
'Cause I've a lust for life (lust for life)
Got a lust for life
Yeah, a lust for life
I got a lust for life
A lust for life
Got a lust for life
Yeah a lust for life
I got a lust for life
Lust for life
Lust for life
Lust for life
Lust for life
Lust for life

Blah Blah Blah

Pop before the war
lunch before the score
steady as she goes
following my nose
I'm a bull mongrel
that's me

Shimon Peres
whatcha gonna do
I'm from detroit
blow the reveille
deatho knocko
that's me little ol'me
glamorous me

Johnny can't read
blah blah blah
I' can't see
blah blah blah
tuna on white
guns all night
blah blah blah

Cat taboo girl-
raped by an ape
cat taboo girl
jam the sucker in
you dig the mongrels
guardian of the state
says you gotta go
bombin' low

Senator Rambo
merrily you go
monkey butcher knows
a cab to find abank
a bank to find a loan
'cause you can't be alone
you dig the mongrels

Violent peace
blah blah blah
buy it right now
blah blah blah
we are the world
we are so huge
blah blah blah
johnny can't read
blah blah blah
I' can't see
blah blah blah
tuna on white
guns all night
blah blah blah

blue jeans coolies
everything huge
petrified food
pizza killers
from napalm to nice guy
nifty fifty
hit 'em where they live

the most spoiled brats
on god's green earth

Moonlight Lady

Who's gonna tell you goodnight?
Who's gonna put out the light?
I love you and love is almost crazy
Slippin' through the so and so's
Over all the fields we go
Moonlight lady

Don't wanna tell you so long
Don't wanna mess up your song
Feelin' like I do I'm almost crazy
Choosin' all the red blue jeans
Watchin' people be so mean
Moonlight lady

I'm on fire
And I can hardly breathe
Time goes by
And all alone
My poor heart grieves

I love you just 'cause I do
I didn't plan it with you
But now we're here we might as well accept it
We're together for all time
Marching through the fields of dimes
Moonlight lady

Blood On My Cool

Sun shinin' on my Rolls
Why living I don't know

Two-thirds habitual
One-third is ritual

How cool are the songs i sing
How cool is anything
Good sex good shit good sleep
I'm spyin'

That check was pretty big
I'll spend it pretty quick
My body's pretty shot
I'm dyin'

Everyday is a duel with the fool with the blood on your cool
Every night is a hee hawing mule when there's blood on your cool
Everyone that you meet is a ghoul when there's blood on your cool
Cruelty will be your school when there's blood on your cool
Blood of the cool

That check was pretty big
Grab hold and then grab more
Didn't have to look too far
I learned this from rock stars

Soul fights against the beast
Beast has a world for feed
A world of cruelty
Doesn't do shit for free

Birds singing I am sad
Soul leaves but I'm not mad
Oh, fuck it, yes I am
It's either me or them

Sun up, big see is blue
Not working how 'bout you?
Don't even fight the weather
That makes me feel better

Wide moon of memory
Big voice inside of me
Short time to live and die
Quick fading live of lies
I think about it when i get old
Payment for being bold

Might be a crown but still
I might get a fucking bill

Real Wild Child

Well I'm just outa school
Like I'm real real cool
Gotta dance like a fool
Got the message that I gotta be
A wild one
Ooh yeah I'm a wild one

Gotta break it loose
Gonna keep 'em movin' wild
Gonna keep a swingin' baby
I'm a real wild child

Gonna met all muh friends
Gonna have ourself a ball
Gonna tell my friends
Gonna tell them all
That I'm a wild one
Ooh yeah I'm a wild one

Gotta break it loose
Gonna keep 'em movin' wild
Gonna keep a swingin' baby
I'm a real wild child

I'm a real wild one
An' I like a wild fun
In a world gone crazy
Everything seems hazy
I'm a wild one
Ooh yeah I'm a wild one

Gotta break it loose
Gonna keep 'em movin' wild
Gonna keep a swingin' baby
I'm a real wild child

I'm a wild one
I'm a wild one
I'm a wild one
Oh baby
I'm a wild one

Gotta break it loose
Gonna keep 'em movin' wild
Gonna keep a swingin' baby
I'm a real wild child