Divine Madness

It was a hot afternoon
The last day of june,
And the sun was a demon.
The clouds were afraid.
One ten in the shade,
And the pavement was steamin'.

I told billy ray
In his red chevrolet
I needed time for some thinkin'.
He was just passing by
When i caught that boy's eye,
And i swore it was winkin'.

I was thirty-one,
He was seventeen.
He knew nothing about love.
I knew everything.
But he sat right down
On the front porch swing,
And i wondered what the
Coming night would bring.

Sun closed my eyes,
Climbed to the skies.
It was starting to swelter.
The sweat trickled down
The front of my gown.
I thought it would melt me.

I threw back my hair
Like he wasn't there
And i sipped, oooh, something coolin'.
My shoulders bare,
He tried not to stare,
Whoa, but i knew i wasn't foolin'.

I looked deep into those eyes of blue,
I said, "boy, i know you're young,
Don't know what to say or do.
But stay with me 'til the sun goes away
And i will chase the boy in you away!"

Guess you know why
That kid caught my eyes,
Oooh, and why the memory still lingers.
Go back in my mind
To the very first time,
Ooh-ooh-ooh, i felt the touch of somebody's fingers.
I go back in my mind
To the very first time
Oh, i felt the touch of somebody's fingers.
And go, go back in my mind
To the very first time i felt . . .

I go back in my mind
To the very first time
I felt the touch
Of somebody's fingers.
The first time.
The first time.

Here comes the rose, looking mighty fine.
Here comes ol' nancy, walking right in time.
Here comes the stripper, bringing on the night.
Here come the boys, faces hidden from the light.

Walk through the shadows.
Well, they come and they go.
Only one thing on their mind:
Fire down below.

Whoa, here come the rich man in his big, long limousine.
Here come the poor man, all you got to have is green.
Here come the banker, lawyer and the cop.
One thing's for certain, it's never gonna stop.

When it all gets too heavy
They come and they go. there they go.
One thing on their mi-mi-mi-mind:
Fire down below.

Whoa, there they go.
One thing on their mi-mi-mi-mi-mind:
Fire down below.

It happens out in vegas, moline,
On the blue-blood streets of boston,
In berkley, out in queens.
Went on yesterday, it's going on tonight.
Somewhere there's somebody
Treatin' somebody right.

I'm lookin' at the rose.
I'm lookin' mighty fine.
I walk the streets,
I'll find you any time.
Where the street lights flicker,
Bringing on the night,
I'll be slipping into darkness;
Slippin' out of sight.

Oh, through the midnight
I come! i go!
Only one thing on my my mind:
Fire down below.
One thing on my my my mind:
Fire down below.
Fire, fire, fire, hoo, hoo, hoo.
One thing on my my mind:
Fire down below.

It's ninety-three degrees,
And the radio says a storm front's movin' in.
Sure is hot.
There's a double feature down at the fox,
But everybody's seen it twice.
And, besides, the air conditioner's broke.

The old lady who runs the ice cream store
Got robbed last week.
She put a lock on the door,
And a bell on the lock.
Now she doesn't answer the door,
'cause she takes that good long look at you,
And you look too tough.

The air is hot and heavy and wet,
And you just can't get high.
That's when sparks fly on e street.
And the little girls walking lookin' so hot,
And the little boys' souls grow weak
When the girls give them a double shot.

School boy pops pull out the stops on a friday night.
And those teenage tramps in skin-tight pants
Do the e street dance,
But in their heart and soul they know it's all right.

Just like those kids down there,
Ooh, hooked up in a scuffle.
Dressed in snake skin suits;
Packed with detroit muscle;
Doin' the e street shuffle.
Ooh, the shuffle.
Doin' the e street shuffle.
Ooh, the shuffle.

"hey, betty? is that jimmy's ring you're wearing?"
"uh huh."
"oh! must be nice riding on that motorcycle after school, huh?"
"uh huh."
"is he picking you up after school today?"
"unh uh!"
"well, where'd ya meet him?"

I met him at the candy store.
He turned around and smiled at me.
Ya get the picture? (yes, we see)
That's when i fell for the leader of the pack.

My folks were always puttin' him down.
Down! down!
They said he came from the wrong side of town.
They told me that he was bad,
But i knew that he was sad.
And thats why i fell for the leader of the pack.

One day my dad said, "find someone new."
New! new!
I had to tell my jimmy that,
Whoa, we were through.
He stood up and then he asked me why.
But all i could do was cry.
I'm sorry i hurt you,
The leader of the pack.

He sort of smiled and he kissed me goodbye.
The tears were beginning to show.
And as he drove away from me
On that rainy, rainy night,
I begged him to go slow.
But whether he heard me
I'll never, never, never, never know!
Look out now, now, look out!
Whoa oh no no no! whoa no no no! no! no!

I felt so helpless! what could i do-wo-wo-wo-wo?
The only, only love that we had was through.
At school they all stop and stare.
I can't hide the tears.
I just don't care!
I will never forget you,
The leader of the pack!
Whoa-oo-woh! gone gone gone!
Gone gone gone!
The leader of the pack is,
Now he's gone!
The leader of the pack is,
Now he's gone!
The leader of the pack is, whoa gone!
Gone gone gone!
Gone gone gone!
Gone gone gone!

Spring is here and the sky is so very blue.
Whoa-o-o-o, birds all sing as if they knew,
Today's the day we'll say, "i do,"
And we'll never be lonely anymore.

Because we're goin' to the chapel
And we're gonna get married,
Goin' to the chapel
And we're gonna get married,
Gee, i really love you
And we're gonna get married,
Goin' to the chapel of love.

Bells will ring and the sun is gonna shine.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, i'm gonna be his, he's gonna be mine.
We're gonna love until the end of time,
And we'll never be lonely anymore.

Because we're goin' to the chapel
And we're gonna get married,
Goin' to the chapel
And we're gonna get married,
Gee, i really love you
And we're gonna get married,
Goin' to the chapel of love.
One more time around, oh.

Goin' to the chapel and we're, oh, gonna get married,
Goin', goin' to the chapel, baby; we're gonna get married, married,
Oh, gee, i really love you, c'mon baby,
We're gonna get married, married,
Goin' to the chapel of love.
Oooh, a one more time,
We're goin' to the chapel of love.
C'mon, c'mon and let me hear it,
Goin' to the chapel of love, love, love.

Shooby doo-whop, wa da
Bette: "that is the pits ending to a really terrific song!"
Man: "that is the worst ending i've ever heard!"

I saw her today at the reception.
She had a glass of wine in her hand.
She said, "well, now i have to go meet my connection."
At her feet was a footloose man.

I heard her say,
"you can't always get what you want.
You can't always get what you want.
You can't always get what you want,
But if you try sometimes, you just may find,
Surely you will find you get what you need.
Oh, don't you find that you will get what you need?"

Well, i'm leavin' my family, leavin' all my friends.
My body's at home, but my heart's in the wind
Where the clouds are like headlines upon a new front page sky.
My tears are salt water. the moon's full and high.

And i know martin egan is gonna be proud of me.
Many before me been called by the sea
To be up in the crows nest singin' my saying:
Shiver me timbers. sailing away.

And the fog's liftin, the sand's shifting, i'm drifting on out.
Old captain ahab's got nothin' on me.
Swallow me, don't follow me. i travel alone.
The water's my daughter. i shall skip like a stone.

And the fog's lifting, the sand's shifting, i'm drifting on out.
Old captain ahab longs to hear me shout.
Swallow me, don't follow me. i travel alone.
The water, she's my daughter. i'll skip like a stone.

Won't you please call my old man. tell him not to cry.
My goodbyes are written by the moon in the sky.
Say, nobody knows me. can't further my stay.
Shiver me timbers. i'm sailing away.

La, la, la, la, la, la.
La, la, la, la.
La, la, la, la, la, la, la,
La, la-a, la.

La, la, la, la, la, la.
La, la, la, la.
La, la, la, la, la, la, la,
La, la-a, 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,.
La, la, la, la, la, la . . .

Samedi et vendredi et lundi et dimanche.
Anouilh, belmondo, fernandel et bardot,
Montalban, ricardo, la la la.

Sandra dee, dame may whitty sont ici egalement.
Henry et nancy et vaslav ninjinsky et
Lucy et desi et la la la.

J'aime tous les gens dont je parle, vous savez.
Parce qu'ils viennet me voir quand je dors.
Je chante de petites chansons pour eux, tu sais,je danse plaisante, veux etre morte.

Pacino et tricia et spiro
Jackson cinq et simone signoret
Zizi jeanmarie, mamie eisenhower, ursula andress,
Carmen mcrae, farouk, aimee anouk.

Samedi et vendredi et lundi et dimanche.
Larry, curly, et moe.
Dylan et deniro.
Debonair marcello, la la la.

Ils sont ici dans mes cauchemars.
Et savez-vous pourquoi?
Parce que je mange.
Je mange de saucisson.
Je mange do saucisson, la la la.

Bienvenus a mes cauchemars.
Bienvenus a mes cauchemars.
Bienvenus a mes cauchemars.
Bienvenus a mes cauchemars.
Bienvenus a mes cauchemars.
Bienvenus a mes cauchemars.
Bienvenus a mes cauchemars.
Bienvenus a mes cauchemars