01. THIS IS SHANGRI-LA

i've been around the world, and i wrote a million songs
it's all a bore to me
i've slept in the gutter and i've lied with the dogs
it never bothered me
said the sherrif he come to, with his little boys in blue
they been looking for me, child
but with my crystal-sheen guitar i'm another ego star
so give it to me
get me to the stage...it brings me home again
this is shangri-la.
i'm tripping on it now...it brings me home again
this is shangri-la
i look bad in shorts, most of us do
don't let that bother me
i'm the football who is who, and i don't believe in smack
so don't you die on me
don't you die on me
cause love is all good people need
and music sets the sick ones free
without love no one grows, nothing gonna ever sing
because if this is shangri-la, honey
and you have gathered for the feast
my bread is your body, the wine is blood child
the wine is blood babe
the wine is...
give it to me!
get me to the stage...it brings me home again
this is shangri-la
i'm tripping on it now...it brings me home again
this is shangri-la
take me to the stage...it brings me home again
i'm tripping on it now...it brings me home again
oh, yeaaa...

02. STARDOG CHAMPION

san francisco, where the flowers bloom in spring
i said, fade to winter...and see what disease brings
sugustino, with his eyes once a shining sea
i said he's half a shadow...god don't let that be me
i'm a stardog champion
west virginia, that's where my father lies
he was a wartime hero, the kind that money buys
it's a diamond bracelet, for my mommy's memory
that's all she wrote boy...that's all she wrote for me
i'm a stardog champion
i'm a stardog
that's right
and the children
they used to sing of love
with grace
from the lord above
i said the children they used to sing out loud
sing it loud


03. HOLY ROLLER

oooh baby gotta put me back together
i need your smooth dog lovin' oh, yeah
and so i'm sending off the little monster
gonna turn it up inside your head
do you believe?
holy roller
like a holy roller
like a holy roller
in my head
i said you loin queen parader
i'm gonna get you down on all fours
and then you gotta show me what you're made of...little darling
i'll meet you child...by the backdoor babe
like a holy roller
like a holy roller
to my head
the love-bone breakdown.
that's right...all right you people...see i, see i got somethin' to say to you people out there...you gotta listen to me people, you gotta listen to me... yeeeeeah, the lord's comin' down people. yeeeeeah he's gonna take ya whole, he's gonna eat ya whole people...like a big grizzly bahr comin' out of the closet and eat ya whole...ya see the lord's gonna come and get ya people and ya gotta beware because the mother love bone camp knows what to do about it... ya see i been around i seen a lotta long haired freaks in my day, but those boys in mother love bone i'll tell ya they know what's right for ya...ya know they're like malt-o-meal for ya, they're good for ya...they're like soup, they're like nothing bad, let me tell ya that much...i tell ya people, the lord's comin', and if you don't believe, and if you don't believe in what i can convey to ya, i tell ya people: love rock awaits ya people..yeeeah lo and behold, lo and behold...
holy roller
like a holy roller
to my head


04. BONE CHINA

in the morning
she gone crazy
with a painted picture
her father's story
bone china...my friends
bone china...let the summer come again
she be dancing by the moonlit sky
i'm talkin' to you
she be drinking all my early times
she be movin' like a butterfly
i'm just waiting on that dream...because the fast ones always ride for free
ugly morning...she's a jezebel's daughter
she's like a brunnhilda
a child of the water
bone china...my friends
bone china...let the summer come again
she be dancing in the moonlit sky
she be moving like a butterfly
she be shaking like a girl from shine
she be moving like a, high fallootin, like a
i'm just waiting on that dream...cause the fast one
the fast ones...always ride for free


05. COME BITE THE APPLE

how did i get here?
what song did i sing?
and just what have i done
to deserve such a thing?
you say...i've heard all that before
so won't you give it up babe...stop using me
you say...i've heard all that before
so bring me an apple...i'm cryin'
i been persecuted...like a lying man
the spirit provides me
?
the spirit gives but it also can take away
you say...i've heard all that before
so won't you give it up babe...just stop using me boy
you say...i've heard all that before
so come bite the apple
i'm run down
like soddom to gammorah, all dead now
so please stop to laugh, and pity me
my soul means well, but i'm sorry
my skin it is withered and i'm nervous, yes i am
my future was in my hands till i washed it all away
washed it all away
said, get along...little sister
heard you're doin' well
get along little sister
doin' well


06. STARGAZER

i'm crazy, crazy...i'm the boy
who defies all, yeah
lift me higher, than anyone
and hold me arms
woman, woman, she outta mind
and simply out of soul
she gets me higher than anyone
and i miss her so
so do it
i miss her so
stargazer you call the shots
and i'll take all
star you kick with me...oh please
stargazer you call the shots
i take all
stargazer won't you kick with me
oh please
i dance a dancer...i'm all wrong
she thinks she's young and wise
but oh, no...no
she dance around my...my dirty little cable car
and fix me up with a guy...why?
c'mon
why'd you do this to me, babe?
stargazer you cry in blue
anything i've ever seen
ain't as good as you child
i'm not trying to push your feelings
but i know you hold me like butter in your hands
cry for me and rub it in
cry for the saviors and the prophet's son
dream of me and julie ann
oh xana come back again


07. HEARTSHINE

waste away my tears...babe i can't cry no more
no more, no less...my love
i said, my brother's drowning
like a star babe, like a slower suicide
me i gave mine away
i give you my heartshine
yes i do
i give to you my heartshine
only for you
a sad hello to death, i'm a stubborn goat on trial
no more, no less
i said time will tell, if love is gonna have the strength to push it
the strength to push my pain away
i give to you, i give to you my heartshine
i give to you my heartshine
i give you my heartshine
i give to you my...
love flourishes
love flourishes
you've gotta value love supreme
love flourishes
love flourishes


08. CAPTAIN HI-TOP

i am magnificent!
i'm the instigator of the me generation
the official seminator of the female population
scoff at my rivals cause they ain't cool
and i rewrote the bible, and i made my own rules
captain hi-top the love commander
?
i'm the ego star forever after
captain hi-top the love commander
hide your mom, control your sister
i'm the hip-hop surgeon of the mindless eye
i said...take me babe, in between your ? thighs
and these stories of my image ain't up to par
i'll tell you what i'll do
i slid the beast to farah, saying babe, babe, babe, babe, babe, babe, babe, babe
baby, i'm a star
captain hi-top the love commander
? i'm the ego star forever after
captain hi-top the love commander
hide your mom, control your sister


09. MAN OF GOLDEN WORDS

wanna show you something like
the joy inside my heart
seems i've been living in the temple of the dog
where would i live, if i were a man of golden words?
and would i live, at all?
words and music, my only tools
communication
and on her arrival, i will set free the birds
it's a pretty time of year, and the mountains sing out loud
tell me, mr. golden words, how's about the world?
tell me can you tell at all?
words and music, my only tools
communication
let's fall in love with music
the driving force in our living
the only international language
divine glory, the expression
the knees bow, the tongue confesses
the lord of lords, the king of kings
the king of kings
words and music, my only tools
communication


10. CAPRICORN SISTER

stick it to me baby
my loving father i showed him no pain
taste of eucalyptus dances and shakes
mother love bone...mama papa talkin' to me
love breeds like rabbits i'm gonna set you free now
tell me about your dream
chartreuse regalia and purple pie petes
you dance electra and night becomes day
got my mama in the kitchen
she always bitchy bitchy bitchin
so i made my proclamation
to control my masturbation, babe
mother love bone...mama papa talkin' to me, yeah
love breeds like rabbits i'm gonna set you free now
talk about your dream to me got my mama in the kitchen
she always bitchy bitchy bitchin
so i made my proclamation
to control my masturbation, babe
burgundy baby
with your blue eyed soul
you play the hits and i'm on that roll
capricorn sister
freddie mercury
jupiter child cry
mother love bone...mama papa talkin to me, yeah
love breeds like rabbits i'm gonna set you free now


11. GENTLE GROOVE

like my world i'm on fire
i am full of desire, yeah
no more preaching on your part
no more love on my pillow, yeah
come dance with me in my room
you can hold me hands, yeah
i'm gonna be your boyfriend
and you can call me names
and nothing's gonna change the way i feel for my love
and nobody's gonna slow my gentle groove
till kingdom come thy work is done on earth as it is in dallas
come play with me in my room
you can hold me hands
i'm gonna be your boyfriend
you can call me names...a names
and nothing's gonna take the power away from my love
and no one's gonna change the way i feel
and nobody's gonna slow my gentle groove
till kingdom come thy work is done on earth as it is in dallas
and nobody's gonna take my love away
and nobody's gonna slow my gentle groove
till kingsom come thy work is done on earth as it is in dallas


12. MR. DANNY BOY

what can i take from you?
what can i take from you?
what's worth one plug nickel from a silly fool?
what can i take from you
why did i leave you there?
why did i leave you there?
with your long black kitty and your funky hair
why did i leave you there?
give it to me!
talkin' about a friend of mine
see mr. danny boy
did ya see mr. danny boy
why did i leave you there?
why did i leave you there?
with your long black kitty and your funky hair
why did i leave you there?
i said baby
stop lovin' by the rules
i heard the rumors danny
stop your talkin' danny
i heard the rumors danny
lost down in santa fe
i had love with a runaway
and to think my daddy thought i was gay
said i lost mine in santa fe
the riff miester is my friend
the riff miester is my friend
i love that motherfucker till the very end
bolan was my man
said baby
stop lovin' by the rules
i heard the rumors, danny
stop your talkin danny
i heard the rumors, danny
it's a long long road for this here desperado
and its cold cold cold visions of tomorrow
so when was the last time you wrote for me a song
i said babe, stop loving by the rules
and don't play for sorrow
don't play the fool
don't play the fool


13. CROWN OF THORNS

you ever heard the story of mr. faded glory?
say he who rides a pony must someday fall
i been talkin' to my alter
life is what you make it
and if you make it death well rest your soul away
away, away, yeah child
it's a broken kind of feeling
she'd have to tie me to the ceiling
a bad moon's a-comin' better say your prayers, child
i wanna tell her that i love you
but does it really matter?
i just can't stand to see you dragging down again
again, (?) again
so i'm singing
and this is my kinda love
it's the kind that moves on
it's the kind that leaves me alone
yes it does
and this is my kinda love
it's the kind that moves on
it's the kind that leaves me alone
i used to treat you like a lady
now you're a substitute teacher
this bottle's not a pretty, not a pretty sight
i owe the man some money so i'm turnin over honey
you see mr. faded glory is a-once again doin' time
and this is my kinda love
it's the kind that moves on
it's the kind that leaves me alone
yes it does
and this is my kinda love
it's the kind that moves on
it's the kind that, it's the kind that...
leaves me alone
like a crown of thorns, it's all who you know
so don't burn your bridges, woman, cause someday, yeah
kick it!
this is my kinda love
it's the kind that moves on
it's the kind that leaves me alone, yeah
this is my kinda love
it's the kind that moves on
it's the kind that, it's the kind that...yeah yeah
baby i said come on, come on, come on, come on yeah
i said baby
don't burn your bridges, woman


14. THRU FADEAWAY

you can fadeaway my love i will always -
remember your faces, thru fadeaway -
bless all of your eyes, i realize you're my reason
and i will always cherish the days, when our souls will be together
she's my sunshine, my moonshine
she's ma' hot, ma hotma ghandi
she's my lady, she's from euphrates
sure 'nuff give that woman to me
you're just another one, just another statistic
you're needle-sickness, illed weakness
yeah, you killed, yeah you killed, yeah you killed me boy


15. MINDSHAKER MELTDOWN

that old viscious screaming within
the talk of the building with the crash about
and broken glass it slides across his skin
they both cry till exhausted and wind up in each other's arms
it's a mindshaker meltdown
it's a spreading disease
i've seen it before girl, i hope they come after me
cause i'm a bad motherfucker, selfish and sick
you better say your prayers baby cause it's coming down quick
it's a mindshaker meltdown
it's a spreading disease
it's a mindshaker meltdown
i hope they come after me
he lost control, her voice like a fire alarm
realize he could've hurt his love without knowing it at all
it seems he transforms when she screams her song
possesed by a broken window and her crying for love
it's a mass jubilation, with jesters and thieves
a kind of group masturbation as they crucify me
cause i'm a hollywood dreamboy, a pinup in their eyes
i represent mama all you despise


16. HALF ASS MONKEYBOY

scratching and dreaming till night turns into day
it's a surefire method to waste your life away
but i'm obliged to give you my disease
i'm abracadabra i do what i please
stone cold mama...she's a bird from a feather
i focus all my energy, understanding you
such a pretty little prancer in a burgandy blue
witch hazel eyeballs taking care of love
remember the key mama...understand my words
stone cold mama...she's a bird from a feather
half ass monkeyboy
half ass monkeyboy
half ass monkeyboy
if you want a plate of my beef swellington baby
you're gonna have to pay the cover charge
open wide let me suck the gate


17. CHLOE DANCER/CROWN OF THORNS

chloe don't know better
chloe just like me, only beautiful
a couple of years of difference
but those lessons never learned
chloe danced the tables in the french quarter
always been given so i can't always make her laugh
but i'm proud to say
and i won't forget
time spent laying by her side
time spent laying by her side
and dreams like this must die
you ever heard the story of mr. faded glory?
say he who rides a pony must someday fall
i been talkin' to my alter
life is what you make it
and if you make it death well then rest your soul away
away away yeah child
it's a broken kind of feeling
she'd have to tie me to the ceiling
a bad moon's a comin' better say your prayers
i wanna tell her that i love her
but does it really matter?
i just can't stand to see you dragging down
again
so i'm singing
this is my kinda love it's the kind that moves on
it's unkind and leaves me alone
yes it does
i uses to treat you like a lady
now you're a substitute teacher
this bottle's not a pretty, not a pretty sight
i owe the man some money so i'm turnin over honey
you see mr. faded glory is once again doin' time
this is my kinda love
it's the kind that moves on
it's unkind and leaves me alone
yes it does
like a crown of thorns it's all who you know
so don't burn your bridges woman cause someday, yeah
kick it!
baby i said com' on, com' on, com' on, com' on yeah i said baby
don't burn your bridges woman


18. CAPRICORN SISTER (SHINE VERSION)

baby, i'll give it some more, one time
my loving father i showed him no pain
sing it, taste of eucalyptus, it dances and shakes
mother love bone...mama papa talkin' to me
love breeds like rabbits i'm gonna set you free
chartreuse regalia and purple pie petes
you dance electra and night becomes day
(?) said...
goodbye baby, goodbye baby
psyche
goodbye baby, goodbye baby
save me
little mama (?) drinking all my wine, wine
got tattooed shoulders, and a suit o' fine
suck my mind, baby
goodbye baby, goodbye baby
goodbye baby, goodbye baby
drink this
burgundy baby
with your blue eyed soul
you play the hits and i'm on that roll
capricorn sister
freddie mercury
jupiter child cry
mother love bone...mama papa talkin to me
love grows like a rabbit i'm gonna set you free
set your mother free
i'll send ya mother love bone
i'll send ya, kicka baby
(?) mother love bone
(????????)


19. LADY GODIVA BLUES

yeeha
i said well...
you can call me helpless, you can call me gone
take it with my left hand, but rock n roll and i stand on
can't kill a tornado, i can't (?) a man that (?)
i've been in the boat, child, yes i've seen
a dotted line
i'm fixin on the 80s, lady godiva blues
again
ray of sunshine, let me call upon my star
take a look around baby and see who the hell you really are
you're a (mixing?) of the 80s, lady godiva...
i've listened to you, lady godiva blues
give it to me
sing it (?)
the reason i don't (?)
ah bring down the lights boys, i got a story to tell yav a little (?), she lookin oh so fine
smellin like a captain crunch and drinkin all my wine
she been (?) on a satellite tv
she been drinkin all my jack daniels and smoking all my (?)
i'm fixin on the 80s, lady godiva blues
i said, can i get a...how about you?
san antonio, lousiana, or to baton rouge
west virgina, a mountain momma
she the landlord (?) to (?), boy
yeah she is
the line ain't no line, no line
stoney boy
check it, check it
check it, check it (?)
check it, check it
check it, check it (?)
check it, check it
check it, check it (?)
baby baby
san antonio, texas, you're a damn good friend of mine