Bad Is Beautiful

A cheap one
To take you from here to heaven
Do you believe that that will do for you?
A quick one
To unwind the slow turning hours
Do you believe that that's what you deserve?

You touch my arm with your hand
And my secret eye sees your shirt on the floor
And i pull away while trying to stay by your side

And i'm tumbling, tumbling
Out of the open arms of sin
Tumbling, tumbling
From ragtime to rags again

Listen
I'm thinking words i'm not saying
This is not the time to betray my desire for you

I'm sorry
I led you into my indecision
I was hoping that you could wash my confusion away

You touch my arm with your hand
And my secret eye sees your shirt on the floor
And i pull away while trying to stay by your side

And i'm tumbling, tumbling
Out of the open arms of sin
Tumbling, tumbling
From ragtime to rags again

Parting
Torn from your side with a whisper
We stare at the clock aware that it's too late

Trust me
Someday we will be lovers
But somehow i wish that i'd shared a cheap one with you

And i'm tumbling, tumbling
Out of the open arms of sin
Tumbling, tumbling
From ragtime to rags again

Baby let's do it right now
Baby let's do it right now
Baby let's do it right now
Baby let's do it right now
I got the time - i got the love
Baby i'm a rubber cement man
Baby won't you do it with your hand
Baby won't you touch it with your hand
Baby won't you love me with your hand
Baby won't you do it with your hand
I got the time - i got the love
Baby i'm a rubber cement man

Baby won't you do it with my friend
Baby won't you do it with my friend
Oh baby please
Baby won't you do it with my friend
I got the time - he got the love
Baby i'm a rubber cement man

Oh baby baby baby baby baby baby
Babybabybabylet'sdoitrigthnowrightnow
Rightnow oooh one two three four...

(ralph covert - waterdog music / ascap)
A bed and a chair
An empty box on the stair
A smile in the mirror
As she picks up the phone
A place of her own
She calls me to say
She moved in today
If i'm doing nothing
She's got somewhere to go
A place of her own

And home is more than a pillow on the floor
It's more than four walls and a doorway
It's your space to grow

I drop by at eight
With chinese food in a bag
She says the walls need painting
Then laughs and pulls me close
A place of her own

And home is more than a pillow on the floor
It's more than four walls and a doorway
It's your space to grow

A place of her own

I was 23 and living in the city
I met a long-legged blonde on friday night
It was a head on collision of passion
We made wild-eyed, loose-lipped love all night
On saturday we went out dancing
I could see she wanted to be free
She said, "darling, i'm sorry to leave you this way..."
I said, "how can you walk out on me?"

(chorus)
She said, "hey, hey, my, my, what's the story?
How can you say i broke your heart?
Someone as old as you should never look for the truth
In promises made in the dark."

Well, i went back to her apartment
I waited all night in my car
When she got there i said, "hey you can't take him to bed!"
She said, "who in the hell do you think you are?"

Chorus

When her boyfriend pulled out a revolver
I smiled and i said my farewells
Love can take you to the sun, love can take you to the moon
It's not worth getting you killed

Chorus

Whatever it takes to get inside your heart
Someone will, i hope it's me
Whatever it takes to get beneath your skin
Someone will, i hope it's me
(chorus)
The sand on my feet
And the sun on my face
Jeune fille in a white sundress

Late afternoon i watch the waves roll in
Soft and slow against the beach
I watch you walk down the wooden steps
Sky grey eyes smile at me

Chorus

And when i talk with her
I can't understand a word
She says so sweetly
But i don't care
Because i have such a crush on her
It feels as if she fell from heaven

Midnight in the restaurant
Ocean breeze, crescent moon
A song is playing on the radio
"ma cherie amour" - i think of you

Chorus

And someday i'll walk
With the sun in my face
And jeune fille in a white sundress

Maybe we don't belong together
I won't tell if you won't worry
There's time enough for time to tell
What's going on - i'm in no hurry
Don't look now, the sun is creeping
Another night without sleeping
(chorus)
It's not a perfect world
But it's still good to be alive
If you don't know by now, you'll probably never understand
The way it feels to want to live
One perfect moment

You been acting mighty fresh
Lay down, it's time we did some talking
I'm afraid of what we've done
Starting something we'll have trouble stopping
And i don't care if you spend my money
Someone might as well, honey

Chorus

It's one of those days i can't stand up
Seems like gravity's getting stronger
I'm crashing through my cartoon life
Looks like i'll make it one day longer
And maybe i'm right, and maybe i'm wrong
Maybe this is just another pop song

It's not a perfect world
But it's still good to be alive
If you don't know by now
You'll probably never understand
The way it feels to want to live
One perfect moment

Death don't walk in the front door
He sneak in the back like a thief in the night
Death don't fight like a brave man
He put a knife in your back as you stand in the dark
Lord how i wish
That you could hear this song
Death don't care if you like him
Death won't buy you a drink
Death don't hear me knocking
He don't care for a fool like me
Lord how i wish
That you could hear this song

You gave me your warmth, didn't you?
As if i knew what i should do
My face in your hair, then suddenly
My feet on the cold ground
Squeezing the puzzle together

Death don't walk in the front door
He sneak in the back like a thief in the night
Death don't fight like a brave man
He put a knife in your back as you stand in the dark
Lord how i wish
You could criticize this song

You gave me your warmth, didn't you?
As if i knew what i should do
My face in your hair, then suddenly
My feet on the cold ground
Squeezing the puzzle together